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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
PIONEER RESIDENT OF MARION
COUNTY SUCCUMBS TO 0PE-
RATION IN THAT CITY.
HAD SUFFERED FOR OVER A
YEAR WITH SERIOUS AFFEC-
TON OF THE HIP.
ONE OF BEST KNOWN AND MOST
HIGHLY ESTEEMED RESI-
DENTS OF COMMUNITY.

William HrNry Watson. one Of Tia
best known residents of Marion coum-
ty and Il member Of a pioneer famii?
Of West Virginin, died this morning
IN Richmond, Virginia. in ST. Eliza
bcth's hospital where he had been u
patient for several weeks. While il
was known that Mir. WntS"n-a cUuur
tion was critical. favorable report
had been received from time to time
and the hope was entertained that he
might recover to some extent. Yes
terday afternoon. however. less ia
vorublc news was received so that his
relatives here were in a measure pra,
pared for the sad tidinss which came
today.
For the past year Mr. Wat. on hh
Suffered from serious affection OI
the hip. He continued to grow worse
and as last resort he entered th,
Richmond hospital for an operation.
AT first 1t was thought uHadVisabla
to operate owing to the general con
dition Of his health but after a few
weeks there he had improved to suriI
an extent that thC operation wLs per
formed 1t was through Mr.. Wai.
sons desire that hr waS taken Il
Richmond and 'Iat hC underwent he
operation. He ,ucGu ibCd al an earl!
hour this morning.
Deceased was Il soT Of tile lat
fumes Otis Watson ard Matilda IalGh
Watson and was born August /
1892, In Marion county. His fathtr
was pioneer coal operator and i,
was through his executive a5iIit!
tuat the solid foundation was laid nn
which the consolidation Coal com
pany has since buiit its mammoutL
business.
William Watson. however. WAS :
farmer at heart and followed that
pursuit all his life. He Was most sue
cossful in his chosen vocation anC
owned Number Of valuable farms in
Marion county lie resided with hi
family At R0cEviCw Farm" near Mo.
nGngah.
Deceased was united N marriage
in BuckhanuOn. W. Va. April y!
1859 with Miss Mary Ellen Grov'
daughter Of George and Ann Itohi
Lirovc. To this union eight childrcL
were born, sis OF whom survive
namely Mrs. Anna Rohrbou&n. Wli'
Of Chas. L. RohrbOugh, of kinmlndy
ILL.,: Mrs. Mary Lowe, wife OF ka;.
Lowe. of this Guy: :;rs, Caroline Ped
dicord, wife of George Pcddicord, q.
Monongah: Misses Margaret anf
Ruth Watson at home. and Harry
Watson. manager Of the W Va. di
tContiEued on Page Eighth
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
TAKING OF TOWN OF ORIZABA
WOULD CUT OFF COMMUNI-
CATION WITH COAST.
REBELS ARE PREPARING TO AT
TACK THAT PLACE SHORTLY
WITH A LARGE FORCE.
SITUATION IS CONSIDERED AT
WASHINGTON BY PRESIDENT
WILSON AND CABINET.

MEXICO CITY, Nuv. 49, Owing
to the mcnacinE OF the town Of Oriza-
bu by the rebels aud the consequent
threatening Of communication be.
,wecn the federal capital and Vera
Clul foreigners are flocking to the
coast in large numbers. They see .
pos billly Of being bottled in Mexico
Cily and every train to Vera Cruz is
loaded to its capacity.
Col. Ramirez in command of thH
garrison at Orizaba is terrifying SRA
gctic points about the city and re-
ports to the government that he will
be able to resist any attack by the
rebels. \ battle was fought yester-
day at Aria de Rosalos in the state of
Hlch0acam between 60 federal soldiers
md 35O rebels. The rebels are said
o have withdrawn from the field uti-
r three hours of lighting leaving -
CONTINUED OF Page Four
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
Blow Up House
WithDynonite
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OCCURS IN
THE COAL FIELDS OF
COLORADO.

TRlNADAD. Nov. 1S.-An eXpI0S-
ion of dynamite early today wrecked
the home Of DUminick Pcffclo at
Piedmont. i miles west of here and
damaged several nearby buildings.
pcrrclo who was alone in the house
escaped without serious injury. The
military authority declared the en-
pIosion to he the work Of coal mine
strikers OF the S0pliS Camp Colony.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
KILLS FAwN BY MISTAKE

VANDERGRlFT. Pa. Nov. lS.-
After unintcntiOnally killing a buck
fawn while hunting in Goshen town
shin near CIcarfirld, \. II. Bralc, Il
business man Of Nandergrift. hunt
ed up the game warden Of the dis
trict and paid a fine Of $50. He lat
rr gave the vcmcson TO the Clear
rirld Hospital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
BAND OF BURGLARS AT WORK

~. i.lllIttA -
NEW CASTLE. Nov, lS.-0n or
ganized gang of burglars seems to be
operating here. Four residences In
the fashionable district were entered
and lotted Saturday night. No ar
rests have been made and the police
have no clue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
DEMOCRATIC.
CITY Commissioners.

City Commissioners.
j. Waite. Barnes.
Anthony Bowen.
Members Of Council.
First Ward-F. B. BaItholow.
Second ward-F. W. Mcintyre.
Third ward-T. A. Hunsaker.
Fourth wa:d-Earl II. Smith.
Fifth ward-Charies Powell.
Sixth ward--John w. Polling.
Seventh ward-J. E. Anderson.
Eighth ward-Carl Riggs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
PROGRESSIVE.
City Commissioners.

City Commissioners.
A. L. Lehman. q
Ira L. Smith.
Members of CoGncil.
First ward-C. E. ;jwisher.
Second ward--J. VI. Snowdcn.
Third ward-Io be filled,
Fourth ward-0. A. Watson.
Fifth wsrd-Huah HaIr.
Sixth w8rd-C. 0. Henry,
Seventh ward-G. II. AllCndcr
Eighth ward-H. J. Ross,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
PROHIBITION.

City Commissioners.
W. S. Pit2er.
j. A. Swiger.
Members CT Council,
First ward-Lutc Brown.
Second ward-AleX Thorn.
Third ward-0. Neace.
Fourth ward-J. c. Phillips.
Fifth ward-W. T. Mencar.
Sixth ward-J. H. Coffey,
Seventh ward-Perry Pople.
Eighth ward-F. P. Kelley.
Refuses to serve.
Continued on rage Scven.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
CLIFFORD D. MEREDITH AND q.
F. DAVIS THE NOMINEES OF
THE REPUBLICANS.
J. W. BARNES, A. BOWEN FOR
DEMOCRATS. A. L. LEHMAN,
!. L. SMITH FOR PRO-
GRESSIVES.
THE TICKETS.

City Commissioners.
2. F. Davis.
c. c. Meredith.
Members OF Council.
First ward. B. Crowl.
Second ward-James A. Meredith.
Third ward-Frank B. Clayton.
Fourth ward-Frank ]. Boydston.
Fifth ward-C. E. McCray, Sr.
Sixth ward-Frcd Helmick.
Seventh ward--J. W. Purdy.
Eighth ward-C. F Crane.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18

REAoHEs PEOPLE WHO BUY
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
How Could She7

A bright spirit of earlier days. Char
lev McKeand. an advocate ready for
any emergency. dropped into court too
late one day TO read the dispositions and
found himself faced with the duty of
defending a woman for stealing pair
of boots. He burst into a moving ha-
rangue and said he would read the very
words of her defense on arrest since
they bore 1.-The stamp of conscious in
nocence." He seized the dispositions
and went on: "Ha! Here we are. Oh,
him. He faltered a little when he
saw them. well, gentlemen, this un-
educated woman does not put it as you
or / would put it, but l said would
read her words. and l will. What she
saws is: How the - could | have the
- boots when he was wearing themY
And. gentlemen" continued McKeand
IN a concluding burst of eloquence. Il
ask you with some confidence, how the
- could sheF'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13

Mrs. S. S. c., Van Buren, s.,
Kingston, n. Y. full name fur
nished on application) had such
decided benefit from using Foley S
Honey and Tar Compound that she
shares her good fortune with othe.
She writes: "Foley's Honey and Ia
Compound brought my voice back
to me during severe case of bron-
chitis and laryngitis. Oh, how many
people l have recommended it to-"
B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
Loo Much Riding.

A Kansas man who shutters badly
visited Chicago and got into the ele-
vator of one of the skyscrapers. He
worked his jaw frantically. but could
not get the elevator boy to understand
what floor be wanted until he had
been carried up fourteen stories above
where he wanted to go. Then he came
down to the lower floor and started up
again. After he had gone through this
performance several times he stepped
out in disgust and hunted up the
man who was directing the running
of the elevators. 'S-s-say." he STAN
mered. "w-w-w-w-would y-you m-mind
speakin' tito th-th-that f-f-fel-feller In
th-that cage? | w-a-wa-wa-w want ito
st-st-stop at the s-s-sixth floor. b-b-but
b-before | can s-s-say s-s-siIth h-he
has me up ito 1.-THE t-t-twenty-s-sey-
enth. kansas City Star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
NO CHRISTMAS TREE FAMINE.
United States Quarantine Affects Small
Area of Production.

The Christmas tree ban of the de-
partment of agriculture, which affect
ed only the movement of Christmas
trees across the quarantine lines of the
gypsy and brown tailed moth infested
districts of New England, stirred up a
hornets nest.
To offset what the department re-
CARDS as a general misinterpretation
the federal horticultural board has is
sued notice that no restrictions what
ever are placed on the movement of
Christmas trees or green's cut outside
the known gypsy moth infested terri
tory. comparatively limited in area in
New England. and that the quarantine
order would Interfere very little, If at
all with this business. as most of the
cutting of Christmas trees and green's
is done beyond the limits of the quar-
antined area.
While Christmas trees and greens
cut within the infested area may not
go into interstate cratic because of the
fmpossibility of so inspecting the trees
as to prevent their carrying possible
infestation with gypsy moth eggs. this
restriction does not prevent the local
movement of such trees within the
Quarantined district.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
linz Supersnded.

As newer corners crowd the fore
Wf drop behind.
We who have labored long and sore
Times out of mind
And keen are yet must not regret
To drop behind.
Yet there are OF us some who grievs
To go behind,
Stanch. strenuous souls who scarce believe
Their fires declined
And know none cares remembers. spares
Who go behind.
It's not that we have unforetold
The drop behind.
We feel the new must Gust the old
In every kind,
But yet we think must we, must we,
Too, drop behind?
Thomas Hardy.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
Result of the Chase.

John Burroughs is well known as one
of the foremost Of nature writers in
this country. Some time ago he visited
his brother Eden Burroughs, who lives
in the Catskills. at a place called HO-
bart. The two brothers went fox hunt
ing together The honor of the hunt
came to Eden. who shot the only fox
1t so happened that fOxskins We're
worth about 50 at that time, and the
successful Nimrod took much pride in
telling how he got the better of the
sage of Slabsides. Later, in boasting
to a few friends about it in the pres
ence of his brother. John. he was in
terrupted by: You have Dragged about
that fox hunt long enough. You shot
the fox. sold the skin and got So.
wrote a little account of the hunt and
got $50 from the magazine which pub
lished it. So there you are!'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13

come. all too soon. when the little
green door would open for them. 1t
was the first time in the history of the
death house there had been any sing
ing on the morning of "A man going
away They went away from the
death house usually between 4 and D
O'clock in the morning. This mans
name was Charles Swinton. He lost
his nerve on the last night. and ! think
his mind was unbalanced. At the last
| don't believe he knew what was hap
pening TO him.
Lawrence Spohr was musician in
the army. He shot man. At times
he gave us concert on a harmonicon.
and he could make that mouth organ
talk. 1t was wonderful. the music he
made. He could play anything from
ragtime to the classics. He could have
the harmonicon whenever he called for
1t. When he stopped playing be had
to hand it over to the keeper. Spohr
succeeded in getting another trial aft
er / left and is now In the Tombs.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
Dragged In Through the Door.

THAT night. the last night. we pray
ed with him and sang with him as
with the rest He went away. cursing
and fighting. and had to be finally
dragged through the door And
heard that lust before he was placed
in the chair he begged for It few mo-
ments in which TO make his peace with
God. He fell upon his knees and prayed.
"Only once did we sing for man
on the day he was going away He
asked us the night before to sing as he
went out In the Arms of Jesus. We
sang it. but with indifferent success.
Too many were thinking of the day to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
Health Warning.

Chilled and wet feet result in con
costing the internal organs, and in
flammation Of kidneys and b adj
der, with rheumatic twinges and
pain in back, generally follow. Use
Foley Kidney PILLS. They are he
best medicine made for all disorders
of the kidneys, for bladder Irregular
tiles, and for backache and rheuma-
tism. They do net contain habit
forming drugs Tonic in action, quiet
in results. B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13

When Burton Holmes recently
gave his celebrated travelogue on
Panama" at Orchestra Hall, Chi
cago he was seriously in crop
ed by continual coughing of the
audience. No one annoys willing
ly and if people with coughs, colds,
hoarseness and tickling in throat
would use Foley's Honey and tar
compound, they could quickly cure
their coughs and colds and avoid
this annoyance. B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
are You a Cold suffsrsr?

Take DR.. Kings New Dis overy.
The best cough, cold, threat and
lung medicine made. Money re-
funded if it fails to cure you. Do
not hestitate-take it at our risk.
g1rst dose helps. ]. R. Wei s, F oy
dada, Texas, writes: 'Dr. King S
New Discovery cured my terrible
cough and cold. l gained 10
pounds" Buy it at all druggis s.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-13
Surprise Your Friends.

For four weeks regulaly use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
stimulate the liver, improve diges-
ton, remove blood impurities, PIN
pies and eruptions disappear from
your face and body and you feel
better. Begin at once. Buy at all
druggists.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
New Proof That the Moon Is a Mischief Maker

teral which easily filters out and shows the different
directions in which light is turned from the poles.
When light fully polarzed its rays all turned in
way plane. Ordinary light has its
going in all planes directions at the same time.
1t happens that some minerals and substances
will only permit rays of light pass through them,
those rays come in plane To all other rays of
the light the crystal mineral is opaque. Thus,
light is transmitted through such substance, it
shows selects only those which correspond to its
preference. Quartz Is only one of many such things.
1t is used in polarlscope. Ii the light OF the moon is
thus analysed 1t Is found to be "polarized.'
Now ii is thing to learn that the moons light
is thus DETECTED But Bryant searched all the authori
ties, but could find who had thought to
examine polarized light with regard any possible
chemical effect from it.
Therefore, the British savant began his experiments
with the hope that such effects would be found. few
of his experiments were made with 200 candlepower
Osram lamp. Later tests carried out with 80
cande-power carbon flament lamps. The light from
these electric bulbs pOarized by of pile
of seven sheets of plate glass, backed with silver
mirror. In this way the reflected light of the moon
from the duplicated in the laboratory. More
powerful beams of light than those used will only
to confirm DR.. Bryants discoveries.
He obtained the most surprising results. with fish.
He cut up slices of fish and hung some of them up
before the direct of light and others from the same
fish in the reflected poarized beams The fish in the
poarzed light decayed long before the other Slices
although the heat several degrees lower than in the
direct light.
Then tests were made with seeds, plants, meat,
JAM canesugar solution, and other things In every
the polarized light had decided effect upon the
organic substances
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Mrs. Gates, the Divorced
Wife.

This year it became apparent that
poor Charlie Gatess race was rapid
ly coming to an end. His mind and
body were wearing out under the
terrible strain of his reckless life.
He acquired blood poisoning by hurt
ing his knee while cranking his au-
tomobile. His NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
train bumped his head against the
roof of the car. He ate Unfortunately
Of the richest kind of food in too
great a hurry. Wine and other
drinks added to his troubles, al
though he was not what is ordinar-
lily called a drunkard
Charlie Gates died without leaving
any children, and the family of John
w. Gates has come to an end.
Charlie Gates was not an alto
gether wicked man. There have been
young millionaires whose influence
has been much worse. But the I'M
timely death of young Gates serves
to teach an impressive moral lesson,
as the Rev. DR.. Peters truly points
out. And it is double lesson for it
includes lesson for parents. Young
Gates was the result of the inspira-
ton and the influence of his father
from the father the son learned to
value all the things of this world
which are not worth while.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16

breaking the speed limit. Once he
was arrested for speeding along
Constitution Hill, park road that
skirts the grounds OF Buckingham
Palace in London. Here even horses
are required to drive slowly out OF
respect for the royal family
When he was fined $50 Gates re-
marked to the magistrate: Say,
old man, I'm no piker. Make it a
fine. You won't see me again for a
week or two"
Whenever he travelled by rail-
road he hired special trains and
cars. In this way he spent several
million dollars. In 1911 he travelled
all the way from Yuma, Ariz., to New
York by special. The section Of
the journey from Chicago to New
York he made in sixteen hours ana
forty-nine minutes, a speed record
for special trains. At one part OF
the journey he worked the speed up
as high as nine-two miles an
hour.
In September last he came all the
way from Minneapolis to New York
by special train at a cost of $3,046,
brought three nurses with him, for
he was coming East to be treated
for his accommodating diseases.
Then he took another special back
to Wyoming to make an effort to
regain his health. That proved his
last journey.
Once at Los Angeles he said
good-by to a friend who had board
ed the train for San Diego. Then
hastily hired a special and arrived
there in time to meet his friend S
train as it came in.
At Columbus, Ohio, his valet BY
mistake had his special car attached
to train for st. Louis. When Gates
was in hurry to get to Cincinnati.
When Gates discovered the mistake
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
The Rake in the Madhouse the Last Scene in Hogarths
Famous Series of Satirical Pictures, "The
Rake's Progress"
Rake's Progress"

he destroyed all the crockery in the
dining car of the train by throwing
II at his valet.
Not infrequently Gates became in
volved in some nocturnal fight al
though his lavishness with his
money tended to avert these affairs.
One night he persistently criticised
the pool playing of w. j. de Aguero,
a prominent member of the New
York Athletic Club. When Mr..
Aguero requested him to be quiet he
hit the prominent member on the
nose. For this he YVES suspended for
a time.
Gates was married at twenty-five
to Miss Mary w. Martin, of Chicago,
who was even younger. Her life
was inevitably made unhappy by
Gates's reckless living. in spite or
his generosity and good nature. In
1911 his wife obtained a divorce
from him In New York, mentioning
a prominent musical comedy star.
When the suit was begun Gates
was in California nursing his al
ready shattered health. He immedi-
ateiy took a special train back TO
New York, sending his wife hourly
kilograms saying that he was get
ting better. They did nothing to
stop the divorce.
Two months later he married Miss
Florence Hopwood, daughter of F.
F. Hopwood, Of MinneapolisA She
was a remarkably pretty girl. II
July of this year a very circumstan-
tial report reached New York that
MIRA Hopwood had thrashed his SON
in-law in McCormicks cafe in INN
enapolis. The report specified that
Mr.. Hopwood knocked Charlie down
twice, and mentioned what he said
to him. Presumably he was serious
ly dissatisfied with his son-in-law's
ways Of living.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16

IT. HE poets have always said the devil in the
moon for mischief and the amatory effect of the
moon upon loving SWANS and maids is too well
known for comment Following close upon the
work of Professor Wood of Johns Hopkins who
found that moonlight exerts peculiar influence upon
certain chemicals, comes Professor Bryant, British
a mischief maker.
There is scarcely any region this globe from the
equator to the newly found continent of the Arctic
circle and the lately discovered South Pole, where
there is not general belief in the powerful and dele
FERROUS effects of moonlight fish, newly planted
seeds, and to lesser extent meat which is to be-
come food
Many analogous and related beliefs have to do with
dangers persons who forced to sleep out of doors
exposed to the full glare of the MOON especially
tropical directed fully in the face of the sleeper
1t is unnecessary discuss this only tropical effect
because the very farmer you meet hereabous will
tell you of damage done by moonlight to newly sown
seeds, and how a sheet must be thrown young
bulbs at night of fun
Suddenly, in his laboratory, 1t occurred to DR.. Bry
ant to the idea that all of these effects of the
moon if true, depend upon the wellestablished fact
that the light of the since it is reflected light
from the is less poarZed. Polarzed light
the scholars say, polarization, is the quality or
power that light has of having its turned away
from the zenith North Pole 1t is sort of turning
around of the waves of light similar to what the
hands of clock make when they leave twelve O'Clock
Twelve o'clock is the POLE and the rays repealed
from such point when light is polarized.
If reflected light is examined by physicist with an
instrument called the poariscope, it is always found
to contain some poarized light. The polarscope Is
merely a glass made of quartz or some similar ma
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
How Young Charlie Gates Reckless Spendthr Hurried
Himself Into an Untmely Grave by Feverish1y
Pursuing Everything That Was Not Worth While
" The Wages of Sin Is Death
By DR.. Madison C. Peters,
Pastor of the Peoples Church. New York

To Editor:
vTERILY "The Wages of Sin Is Death"-and Charles
lying in his at the of 81 teaches solemn
lesson which it is the moral duty of your newspaper
preach readers Seldom do find perfect
ample of ms-spent He-rarely picture
v0on to all things the world that profess
neglect of all things that worthy. The great
Hogarth his day awakened the public
by his powerful pictorial of The Rakes Progress And
this "Rakes Progress"
told your powerful columns made equally
useful purpose. MADISON c. PETERS.