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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-15

You'll Have to Push.
DIR. Lyon iikened the Christian life
to a heavy train that needed push.
er engine" to help 1t over the hills
1--WE have been trying simply by the
engine of Gods kindness and good
Tess to get the Indifferent and the
ungodly up the hill toward Heaven.
We need 10 hitch on 4 pusher engine
and realize that the life away from
Christ is lost, lost, eternally lost!
ooh, friends away from Jesus,
how man you so to your home tonight
and close your eyes in sleep and re-
ject Christ, knowing that II death
claimed you before the morning, 1t
would find you lost, that the caverns
OF the doomed would resound with
the wall of your lost soul?
ut was the realization that he was
lost that brought tibet iailer TO the
point where he cried out, What must
do to be saved?' That man meant
business. It's pleasure to find men
and women who are meaning business.
Some people act MS though they are
putting the Lord under obligations to
them for coming to Christ.
\. "Thc harlots OF Fairmont will 20
Into the Kingdom of God before some
of you church members of Fairmont
will, because you have been standing
OF in your Indifference and doing moth.
ing to bring others to Christ.
Now the jailer was ready for Paul's
answer. Paul told him, Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall;
. be saved Belief isn't simply assent.
We may assent to lots of things that
we don't believe" DR.. Lyon empha.
sized this point by stating that a
man might join the bucks, or the
goats, or the screech owls-or even
the polecats-take Off his clothes, put
a mask on his face and humble, Yes
YES to everything said to him. ell
asgents TO 1t. That isn't belev-
Faith isn't simply sincerity" said
Or. Lyon. and he spoke of what
! he termed the insuilicency OF the ar.
gument OF Christian Scientists. by
asking whether II he took dose o.
strychnine that he believed to be cal.
omel, would the effect be Injurious:
Mrs. Eddy says that the reason that
come things are poisonous TO us is be.
cause We have always associated the
idea OF poison with them. If you gave
a poison to dog the dog wouldn't
have had any associations Of that
kind; wouldn't 1t harm him? Isn't It
ridiculous the way some people take
up with that nonsensical idea OF Chris.
tian ScieRce?"
The argument was further present.
ed by considering the possibilities
Of blind mans falling over a preci
pice that he didn't believe in because
he couldn't see.
eve see the need OF belief in almost
everything. Some folks say that they
have no beliefs. Then you have no
intellect. You have no creed? Creed
ID character have the relationship of
cause and effect. II you are TO have
great life you have to be strength.
ened and inspired by great belief.
"The fact that great business enter.
prices are britt upon faith is apparent
from pontinent incident of the panic
of 1907. ! asked the State bank ex-
aminer II Iowa how long bank could
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-15

thence over the hill to the residence
of P. c. McBee, and thence to Merr!.
fields residence, at or near the end OF
Cherry Avenue, a distance OF 40 miles.
S. Ninth Street Extension, begin.
ming at the intersection of Eighth
Street and oLcust Avenue. in the Fifth
Ward of the City OF Fairmont, and run.
ming thence up Short Avenue to the
intersection OF Short Avenue and
Ninth Street, and thence up Ninth
Street TO the County Road, and thence
up tho County Road to the intersec-
ton OF said County Road and the Fair
mont and Warrington Pike. at or near
p. c. McBee's residence, distance Of
l mile.
G. The Fairmont and Wheeling
Pike. beginning at the boundary line
between Fairmont District and Paw
Paw District, at or near Ballah's resi-.
dence on Finch's Run, and running
thence down said Pike, on Finch's
Run, crossing Buffalo Creek, and
through the town f'Barrackville, and
thence over the hill by the NJ. A. Jol.
lin farm, down to the intersection of
said pike and the County Road at Mer.
rifield's, at or near the end of Cherry
Avenue. and thence down Cherry Ave.
nue. to the intersection of Cherry Ave.
nue. and Jackson Street, in the Third
Ward of the City Of Fairmcnt, a dis.
lance of Sc miles.
7. Beginning at the intersection OF
the County Road and the Fairmont
and Warrington Pike at C D. Coma.
ways residence and running thence
down the County Road on Buffalo
Creek, passing Jamson Coal & Coke
Company's Mine No. to residence OF
Dr. T. j. Conway, thence crossing the
b. e. o. Railroad and Buffalo Creek,
passing Ices residence, thence TO the
left to the intersection of Falrmont
and Wheeling Pike with said County
Road. at Billingsley's Store, in the
Town OF BafrackeiIlc, distance OF
IS miles.
8. The County Road paralleling the
Fairmont and Mannintgon Railroad
ICompany's Street Car Line, beginning
at the intersection of the said road
ana the Falrmont and Wheeling Pike,
at or near the County Bridge crossing
Buffalo Creek in BarrackvilIe, and
thence up said road to the intersection
OF said road and the County Road lead.
ing across the bridge. over Buffalo
Creek TO Dr. Conaway's residence.
9. The Fairmont and Morgantown
Pike, beginning at the boundary line
between Fairmont District and Paw
Paw District, at or near the Dakota
Mine, and running thence up said
Pike, passing through the Town of
GAINESVILLE. crossing Buffalo Creek
and over the b. & o. Railroad to Pike
street. and thence up Pike street into
the City OF Fairmont to Quincy street,
thence down Quincy Street to the in.
iersection of Quincy Street and Adams
or Main Street, and thence with Adams
or Main Street to the Court House, a
distance OF miles.
10. Parks Avenue and Barney
Street. beginning at the bridge cross.
inS the Monongahela River at Skin.
ner's Tavern, in the City OF Fairmont,
and running thence up Parks Avenue
10 the intersection of Parks Avenue
and Adams or Main Street; thence be.
ginning With the Intersection of Adams
or Main Street and Barney Street,
thence down Barney street to the In.
tersection Of Barney Street and Jack.
son Str 1t in the City of Fairmatn. a
listanr, AZ about Q ~, ;Ioz
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-15
BUSINESS HOUSES
Continued from Page Two.l
You'll Have to Push.

brought that man to the point Of a
desire to be saved"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
PRINCESS SPIC|A
CONN|TSSU|C|DE
NEAR HEIDELBERG
Found In Her Room in Fathers
Palace With Bullet Hole
in Temple.
COULD NOT MARRY BANKERS
SON AND RETAIN HER TITLE.

lieidelburg, Sept. 1S-Princes!
Spigia SaXe-weuimar-eifenach o.
Germany, a beautiful yonug woman
of sunny disposition and much court
ed by officers with whom she Otter
rode at Baden court, committed sui
eide last night. Her body with a
bullet in the temple was found In
her room in the palace of her father
Prince Wilhelm, near here today,
The death OF the princess was duf
to a love atiAli. she was engaged to
Hans Won Bleichrodre, eldest son oi
the senior member Of the most
powerful banking house in Germany
When the engagement was announc
ed prematurely some months ago, II
was learned the reigning grand
duke. Prince William Ernest siren
uously prohibited the union unless
the princess renounced all title aud
dignity which she refused to do.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
DICKSON WANTS
TENTS RETURNED
Government Property Sent Here
Duding Flood Must be Sent
Back at Once.

During the high water last spring
the state shipped the city of Cairo
a large number of tents, poles and
pins, to be used in housing refugees
from the Hooded districts who
were brought to this city to be cared
for by local authorities.
Yesterday Mayor Wood was in re-
eeipt of letter from Adjutant Gen
eral Frank S. Dickson asking that
these tents be returned at the earl
lest possible convenience. and in
complying with the request, the city
wishes to round up the belongings
and send them to Springfield at
once.
Quite a number Of persons are
known to have tents in their posses
sion and they should be turned ovc'
to Commissioner Chas. Feuchter i'm
meidately AS the equipment is
government property, it would be a
serious offense to hold back the
tents after a warning has been given
to return them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
GOVERNOR SETS
ASIDE A FIRE
PREVENTION day
October 8 Designated in Proclama-
tion Issued Recommending Its
Observance.
SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT
FIRES ARE ENUMERATED

In 4 proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Edward F. Dunno, October
ninth has been set aside by him as
State Fire Prevention Day and he
earnestly reccomends that the peo-
pie of Illinois observe it by a general
cleaning up and removal of rubbish.
trashand waste from their premises
He urges that all heating apar
atus and chimneys be gone over and
placed in proper condition fol
winter use and states that all pub
lie and private institutions, hotels
1sylums. factories and theatres
should be carefully looked over on
that day and, when necessary, any
changes made that viii fulther pro
cect the safety of the occupants.
Following the governors sugges
tion that cities give attention TO tht
matter of better building regula-
tiORs, fire protection as we'll as adde.'
apparatus for fire lightlng, the loca'
authorities, will no doubt, act on
the matter, as pointed out. Cairo i.
in need of better fire fighting equip
ment, according to one Of the Cit
commissioners, and this will be ont
of the early moves OF the admins
tration.
The recommendation that fira
drills be held on that day in insti
tutions, factories. and in public, pri
vate and paroehial schools, will n
doubt be concurred In by managers
ef factories throughout the city an
also by Superintendent Clendenen
the various public school buildings
Concluded on Sixth Page.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
SULzfR DOES NOT
STAND IN PERSON
BEFORE TRIBUNAL
Impeached New York Executives
Attorneys Enter Special Ap-
pearance" in HIS Behalf.
JUDGE RULES MEMBERS
MUST BE SWORN

Albany. n. Y. Sept. William
Sul2er, governor. of New York
charged by the assembly with high
crimes and misdemeanors, failed to
appear in person today before the
hight court OF impeachment when 1t
convened, to begin the trial which
will determine his guilt or inno-
cence. "
Instead his aattorneys entered a
special appearance" in the COVER
nor's behalf and challenged the or
ganizatioh OF the court and its juris-
diCtion over the accused
The objection of counsel were
swept ASIDE temporarily by chief
Judge Cullen of the Court Cg APP
peals presiding, and the impeach-
ment trial proceeded to organize.
The court convened al noon and ad-
journed an hour later until tomor-
row to permit a committee OF three
to prepare and report rules of pro-
Ceedure.
The first challenge came when
Senator Frawley was called upon to
take the oath. Frawley is chairman
of the legislative comm ttee which
furnished the evidence upon which
the assembly board of managers
based its charges. Admitting the
right to challenge Judge Cullen
ruled that members of the court
must be sworn before any proceed
ings were taken and Frawley finally
took the oath.
The impeachment court as consti-
tuted today. numbered 81, 4S Sena
tors and Judges of the Court of
Appeals, two-thirds majority of the
court required by the constitution to
convict.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
FORMER J0NESB0R0 MAN
DIES HERE OF PNEUMONIA

Alexander j. Phipps died Thurs
day morning at 7:15 o'clock after
an illness OF fifty-two hours with
pneumonia He made his home with
his son-in-law, Elder J. II. Pennock,
pastor Of the Calvary Baptist
church, 232 Sixteenth street.
Mr.. Phipps had been a resident of
Cairo but short time, having come
here with Elder Pennock from
Jonesboro, Ill.,, the early part bf
this month, but he was quite we'll
known here. He was a cousin of
Newt Young, of Thirty-fourth
street and an uncle OF William
Rudd, of Thirty-sixth and Elm
streets.
He leaves one daughter and one
son, Mrs. ]. II Pennock, OF Cairo,
and Icel J. Phipps, OF Maiden. Mo.
His remains were shipped to Ar
lington, KY. his old home, for
burial, and the funeral viii be held
at the First Baptist church, of Ar
Iington, where he had been a mem
Der for twenty-five years. His wife
died some twelve years ago.
He died on his fortieth wedding
anniversary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
KEVY ANN IN DEFIANCE
SAYS 'TT CANT BE DID

White man, lse done paid ilf-
teen hundred dollars TO- dis yal
house and 20 all KANT demolition 1t
and turn me out in de cold this
wintah, was the edict hurled at
some of the city police officers yes
terday when they told "Keyy Anne
an old pegross and resident OF
wild Cat Chute" that the shack
she lived in would soon be torn down
and she would have to aunt other
quarters.
Keyy Anne has been an inhabi-
tant of the Chute" for 10 these
many years and the $500 resi-
dence she speaks OF is one of the
shacks of the Clancy estate at
Twelfth and Railroad streets and
were recently declared a detriment
and disgrace to the city, and their
is now only the matter
of short time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
TO CELEBRATE A
FESTAL OCCASION
Lutheran Church Will Observe
Thanksgiving and Harvest
Hcme Service Sunday.

The Emmanuel Lutheran church
is to celebrate next Sunday, Sept. 81,
with the annual Thanksgiving and
Harvest Home service both in the
mornlng and evening, This is one
OF the most important festive occa-
sions on the Lutheran calendar and
Sundays occasion promises to be
more elaborate than any before.
The church will be specially deco
rated for the occasion and the choir
will render special music. Rev. G.
Robt. Dunlap, the pastor will pre-
sent a sermon on Thanksgiving
in the morning and in the evening
he will discourse on "The Harvest
Home"
The public generally is invited to
attend.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
THAW HAS AUTO
RIDE IN CUSTODY
OF THE SHERIFF
States the Day Was the Most En-
ioyable for Him in Many
Years.
SEARCHES FOR PRECEDENT
OF CASE WITH LAWYERS

Concord, N. H.. Sept. IS.-"This
has been the most enjoyable day |
have had in years" said Harry Ken
dall Thaw as he returned from a
long automobile ride in the country
today
The outing was arranged by Sher-
iff Drew who has Thaw in custody
pending the outcome Of the extradi-
tion hearing before Governor SEEKER
next Tuesday.
Accompanied by the sheriff and his
assistants. newspaper men and
photographers. Thaw was cheered
by a crowd as the party left the ho-
tel The auto whirled out of the
city II niles distant to Bosewan.
Thaw went over with his lawyers
the results of their all day search in
the law books of the state library
for precedent bearing upon extradi-
tion proceedings.
The lawyers said they were well
satisfied with the outcome of their
Investigation and expressed conf
dence that they had a strong case
for the governors consideration.
A New York man mas been in
Concord since Monday circulating a
petition asking the governor to re-
lease Thaw, was forcibly elected
from Thaw's hotel late today. Dur
ing the evening remarks by him
were construed as threats against
William Tragers Jerome and the po-
lice sent him out of the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
STEEL P|L|NC IS
BEING DRIVEN TO
REINFORCE LEvEE
Work Begun Yesterday on Interlock
ing Steel Sheets to Keep Water
From Undermining Wall.
CONTRACTORS FEAR GAZERS
MAY MEET WITH ACCIDENT

Work on the interlocking Steel
plling along the levee began yester-
day. This piling is sheets OF steel
which are driven into the ground to
protect the stone wall of the lavee
from being undermined by the
water. The sheets interlock, form-
ing a solid wall through which no
water can pass.
A ditch is first dug at the base Of
the old wall and these sheets of
steel are firmly planted at the base.
On top of this piling the concrete
will be built. reinforcing and
heightening the wall.
The work was started yesterday
at Sixteenth street and was carried
on to the north. As soon as that
part of the leyee is well under way,
work will commence to the south OF
Sixteenth street.
Crowds of people thronged the
levee where the men are working,
and the contractors expressed fear
that someone would be hurt before
the work is completed. The dump
cars are bringing dirt to the spot,
and 1t is impossible to keep the peo-
pie away from the dangerous work.
This is also the case ON the Mssis-
sippi leyee
The General Railroad Construc-
tion company has this portion of the
contract from the Walsh Coastruc-
tion company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19

"Kevy' @mous as an old tim
darkcy character has raised her chi.
dren and her children's children i
the house she speaks of and she i.
loathe to give up the domicle. He
defiance to the police yesterday i
typical of her quaint evasive Gull
bling as likewise was the statemen'
that she owned the house.
In her better days, "Keyy" wa.
known as Mrs. William Patterso:
and from the statement that sh
owns a $500 home one would be
lieye she We're enjoying reminiseen
ces of "the happy days"
Incidentally, with her valuation
of $500 placed on one of the build
ings in wild Cat Chute Cairoitej
owning modest cottages in NOR
desirable parts Of the city will won
der what price they can get fo
their property.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
HAS BEEN rs YEARS ON JOB

n. d. Finch, the Illinois Centra.
ticket agent, has been for the past
twenty-five years in the employ OF
that road, All but four years OF
this time he has spent in the Cairo
office
Every one who travels through
Cairo knows Mr.. Finch, and he is
widely known in railroad circles.
Mr. Finch recently has had copy
righted tourists map, which does
away with the worry incident to try
ing to figure out a time table.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
RETURN FROM PREsBYTERY
MEETING AT CARTERVILLE

Rev A. Ms EelIs of Inc Presby,
terian church and Judge William s
Dewey have returned from Carter.
iSlle, ILL.,, where they have been at
tending the meeting OF thes Cairo
Presbytery. Rev. Eells delivered
the opening address, ard Judge
Dewey addressed the meeting on
Foreign missions
A meeting viii be held at the
Cairo Presbyterian church Tuesday
afternoon to examine candidates for
the ministry The successful candi-
dates viii be ordained Tuesday even
ing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
CARNIVAL Al, MOUNDS.

The Order Of Owls of Mounds are
to give a big carnival in their city
next week and will also strive to
make the features a homecoming
as well for the many former resi-
dents who have moged to other
climes. The merchants are assist
ing the Owls and the event promises
to be memorable one. For the o.
casion the Owls have secured the
Great Scheesley Shows, an organic
tion sa'f to be capable of fulfilling
all that could be expected in the
line.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
HUERTA ADVISES
GEN. FELIX DIAz
TO RETURN HOME
Wishes TO Place No Obstacle In Path
Of Latter For Presidential
Chair.
AUTHORITIES C0NFTSCATE
3 AUTOS AT EAGLE PASS

Mexico City, Sept. 1S-lnstruc-
tions have been sent by President
Huert2 to Gen. Felix Diaz now in
Europe to return to Mexico imme.
diately. 1t is expected he will sail
within few days.
This fact Is learned on high auth
ority and IL is regarded here as in
dicating that Gen. Huerta intends
to abide by the pact signed by the
American embassy last February to
place no obstacle in the path of
Diaz in his candidacy for the presi-
dency
Eagle Pass, Sept. 1S-Fore warn
ed they declared, and plans are
being formed for the seizure of Pie
dras Nagrass, the provisional capt.
tai of the revolutionist leader today
caused the arrest Of fifty strangers
found strolling about the streets of
the Mexican town opposite this city.
Eagle Pass, U. s., military auth
critics confisticated three automo-
biles found in store room and con-
signed to Mexlcans. Col. Sibley the
commander of u. S. troops, said
here tonight it had been reported to
him the autos were to be used in
transporting men across the border
but whether by rebels or federals
he did not say. Rebel leaders, how
ever, profess to know nothing of the
autos nor of the consignees.
The men arrested will be tried be-
fore military court and if found
guilty OF being federal spies, on
which charge they are held, they
porbahly will be executed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
WOULDN'T SUBMIT
TO AN OPERATION
II it is Worse Than the Medicine,
the Doctors VIII Never Cut
Amos.

Amos Gordon, colored, fireman on
the Theseus, is hoping he may re-
cover from his serious illness with
out the necessity for an operation
Amos was feeling i'll yesterday and
didn't shovel coal as fast as has
been his wont for the past ten
years.
"Therc sure is something the mat
ter with me-" he said to Volley
Davis, the engineer. why, Amos
you're Sick, said Davis. You 60
to the hospital and tell them you
have come for an operation. That's
the only thing that win save your
life"
Amos staggered into the Marine
hospital an hour later and begged
them to operate on him. For
what2" asked the doctor. II don't
know" said Amos, but Mr., Davis
said you had to do it to save my
life"
The doctor extmined him and be.
lieved that an operation was un.
necessary, but he did not tell Amos
He gave him some medicine which
he said was 10 prepare him for the
operation. Amos took the medicine
with many grimaces, and was prom.
ised a dose every ten minutes for two
hours.
Before the second dose could BIZ
brought, Amos found himself alone
in the room and slipping out the
door, ran for home as fast as hi!
legs would carry him. He now be.
leves that a good run was all he
needed, and if he has to take eleven
more doses of that same medicine
before they begin to carve him, the
carving will never be done.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
rAILER LEE BOYD AND
HIS WILLING WORKERS

Jailer Lee Boyd and his gang of
willing workers" from the city
'ockup have been engaged the past
several days in cutting the weeds
md grass on Park avenue from
ross treet and that part of the city
oresens O eleaned-up appearance as
ompared to the more recent past.
Practically ever since Jailer Boyd
has been In Office he has had his
men out in various part of the city
cutting weeds, and the abatement
Of this nuisance during the sum-
mer by his activity was noticeable
in many places
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
AGED PRISONER DIES;
SERVED 80 YEARS

MichiganCity, Ind. SeSpt, 1S-
James Vogus, life prisoner from
Kokomo, Ind, is dead today after
serving thirty-three years. He had
perfect prison record. He was
sentenced for killing his father in a
Kokomo saloon in 1880. During his
incarceration Vogus left prison only
once. That was two years ago when
Warden Fogarty took him and four
other "lifers" on an auto ride to
Laporte.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
JAMES J. HILL. rs,
FETED BY employees

Glacier Park. Mont, Sept. 1S-
James ]. Hill. founder of the Great
Northern railway, celebrated his
seventy-fifth birthday here. More
than 800 members of the Veterans
association of the Great Northern,
headed by William J. Mcmillan, it's
president, attended the first annual
session of the organization at the
park. The veterans presented Mr..
Hill with hughe bunch of roses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
AUT0ISTS AID H0UNNDS
IN TRAILING FUGITIVE

Mobile. Ala. Sept 1S.--More than
500 men ia automobiles participated
In a man hunt with bloodhounds at
Collins. Mss. that ran down John
.C. Easterliug, wealthy land owner.
He is now injail pending an lnyestl-
cation into an ineendiary fire that
destroyed a $4,000 school building
which Easterling objected to on ac-
count OF the increase in taxation.
The hounds coming on Easternng
leaped on him and had to be beaten
of.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
URGE LITTLE. WHITE
HOUSE FOR MARSHALL

Washington, Sept. 1S.-A little
White House for the Vice President
of the United States will be estab-
lished here II the views of Represen-
tative Frank Clark of Florida, chair
man of the committee on public
grounds and privileges, are carried
out by Congress. Mr.. Clark believes
that home for Vice Presidents
should be built at the national capt.
tai and he also thinks 1t would help
"a cabinet officer greatly If he were
also given home.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-19
CALL SUNDERLAND TO
REPLACE WHEELER

Rome Sept. 1S.-A private cable
deceived here states that George
Sunderland, American Consul Gen.
eral at Canton, China, has been
designated to succeed Post Wheeler
as secretary of the American En-
bassy in Rome. Mr.. Wheeler has
left for Washington, where he has
been called to explain certain
charges filed against him.