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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19
AGED PASTOR
CALLED HOME
DR.. FLANAGAN, FORMER PASTOR
FAiRMoNT PRESBYTERIAN
Gnu RICH, DIES, AGED 81.
REV. sToETzER AND OTHER MIN.
lsTERs WILL ASSIST IN THE
BURIAL CEREMONIES.

Word reached Fairmont yesterda,
OF the death Of Rev. James II. Flana
gan. D. D., OF Grafton for a number O
years pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church here and one OF the best beloy
ed ministers In the state. DR.. Flana
gan died at Belle Vernon. Pa, at tn,
home OF his aged brother John Flana
gan. where he had been spending sew
eral weeks.
DR.. Flanagan served as pastor here
from 1862 until 1872, and during tina,
time he greatly endeared himself no,
only to his congregation, but to every
one who knew him. For many years
past DR.. Flanagan has been called
time and again to Fairmont to offlciat,
or assist at a marriage OF some form
er parishioner or to conduct a burial
service over some dear friend.
Dr. flanagan was born on the farm
where he died 81 years ago. First fol
lowing farming in the early spring
time Of his youth, he later laugh,
stif6of a short while, afterward enter
ed washington and Jefferson College
and after his graduation from that In
stitution entered the Presbyterian
theological Seminary OF Allegheny
"a, where he studied for and became
a minister OF God. For short time
be had charge OF the Presbyterian
congregations in Kingwood and Reads.
vile. In Preston county, and then 10.
Gated in Fairmont, where for ten
years he was pastor OF the Presbyter.
ian church. During the Civil war in
the COS DIR. Flanagan then a young
minister, went to Grafton and organic.
ed the Presbyterian church there con.
tinulng as Its pastor until his retire.
ment some eleven years ago.
Dr.. Flanagan was first moderator OF
the PRESBYTERIAN Synod Of West Viz.
ginia' Which met in Parkersburg for
organization II years ago. He receiv.
ed the degree Of Doctor OF Divinity
from the West Virginia University ut
Morgantown in recognition OF his
learning and long and faithful service
in the cause OF Christ.
The pail bearers at the funeral will
De the officers OF the Presbyterian
church Of Grafton, who viii 60 in d
oouy to Elm Grove. and Rev. McClel,
land Will be assisted In the conductinp
OF the funeral services by Revs. II. Q,
stoetzer, Of Fairmont: DR.. Buchanan
OF Morsantown, and the pastor of the
Elm Grove Presbyterian church, OF
which Mrs. Flanagan's father was
long the pastor.
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by several members OF the Washing.
ton naval militia and by a hundred
young civilians. who made most OF
the noise.
The mob then rushed to q storeroom
occupied until recently by the In.
dustrial Workers OF the World at Fifth
avenue, near Stewart. The wreckers
found the place deserted; the tenants
had moved. They then proceeded 10
The Socialist headquarters on Fifth
avenue near Stewart. smashed in the
plate glass front and nailed American
flags on the front OF the building.
AS the naval men were crossing
Pike street at Sixth, they were over.
hauled by an automobile full OF pc.
licemen. headed by big captain who
told the soldiers that If they did not
dispense he would arrest every one OF
them. The policemen by maneuvcr.
ing separated the men in uniform and
scattered them. No handling OF them
was necessary. The men shouted to
the police:
Your mayor won't do anything to
protect the flag. SO We are saving your
city"
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FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY.

The funeral Of Mr.. F. II. Robinson,
an aged citizen of this city, whose
death occurred on Thursday morning
at his home on Market street, was
conducted this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from the Diamond Street Methodist
Episcopal church.
The services which we're of an i'm.
pressive nature were conducted b.
Rev. l.. B. Bowers. pastor OF the
church OF which the deceased had
been member for long number OF
years. Large numbers of friends anu
relatives of the deceased attended the
services.
Following the services the remains
were conveyed to Maple Grove Gene
terry where they were laid to rest.
Among the out OF town people here
for the funeral we're Mr.. c. L. Robin
son and family, OF Winchester, Va.
and Mrs. A. ]. BonnaReld, OF Tunnel
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AGED LADY DIES.

Mrs. Alcinda Burton. aged 81 years,
died last evening at the home OF Rev.
c. w. Neptune on Days Run. after
an illness with complication OF dis.
eases. The deceased was an exem.
plury woman and had been a member
OF the Willow Tree Baptist church
since childhood.
She is survived by brother and
three sisters. One daughter, Mrs.
Levi Clelland, of Barrackville. also
survives. f-,.,-j
The funeral will take place from
the Baptist church at Barackville on
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock with
interment there. Rev. Newton will
conduct the funeral services. Under.
taker r. L. Cunningham has charge
OF the funeral arrangements.
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Meeting at Loop
Park Sundau
INTERESTING TALKS TO BE CIV.
EN- FROM PLATFORM BY
MEN WHO "HlT THE TRAIL"
MISS ANDERSON ONE OF cITy,s
BEST SoLoISTS WILL
SING.

tomorrow Afternoon at 3:15 o'clock
ahother platform meeting will be hello
at Loop Park. under the auspices OF
he Y. NJ. c. A. and Personal Worker,
League. These meetings are proving
intensely popular and tomorrow's
meeting promises to be the most in.
teresting meeting of the series. the
committee in charge have arranged
Tor a number OF interesting talks BY
some OF Fairmont's most pertinent
men who hit the trail'' during the
recent eyangelistic campaign.
A pleasing feature OF these meet.
ings has been the song service and
special music and at tomorrow's ser
vice special emphasis will be laid OIL
his part OF the program. Miss Rusd
Anderson. one OF Fairmont's mos
pleasing soloists will render several
selections. Miss Anderson Is thor.
oughly familiar with the requirements
or the evangeltstic singer, having had
a number of years experience in this
line OF work, she will be sure to pleas,
all who hear her tomorrow.
A large crowd is anticipated, ant
to give proper transportation facilitie.
the traction company will have a mum
Der OF special cars at Loop Park a
i:3O at which time the meeting viii
close.
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Has Cure For
Hunch Back
QUAKER CITY SAvANT MAKES
BIG CLAIMS FOR TREAT
MENT.

PHILADELPHIA. July 19.-"No
child need ever again grow up a
hunchback."
This statement was made last night
by Dr. J. Torrance Rugh. OF this city,
who has saved two babies from being
cripples for life and another, 2-year
old Joseph Kelley OF American street
K undergoing in his tenement home
the first part OF the Rugh treatment
with the promise to his mother thai
the child's back will soon be fixed
straight and strong for the rest OF his
life.
long end costly hosDital treatments
and months OF agony for the little vic
tim. strapped to the neck in hot and
expensive plaster casts, are done away
with. The apparatus used by DR.
Rugh is an oblong frame OF foul
pieces OF lead pipe. After the spina
column has Strengthened a bone.graft
ing operation to s"rp'nnt diseased
bones with healthy structures is pei
formed II necessary.
The secret OF the treatment is tina
the leaden sides OF the frame bend a.
the back straightens, SO that the bod!
takes a natural position and the bacl
is kept perfectly straight, and tn
pressure against its tendency Il
bunch" Is gradually increased.
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DIVIDEND PAID
BY LOCAL B. 8 |.
ASSOCIATION
sLocAL COMPANY PAYS STOCK,
HOLDERS 4Ls PER CENT.
RI SEMi.ANNuALLY.
FILLING GREAT NEED IN COM.
MuNlTY BY PROVIDING FUNDS
FOR HOME BUILDERS.

The Fairmont Building and Loan
Association has declared semi.annual
dividends Of 3h per cent. on the paid
up stock and Az per cent, on the in.
stallment stock. The financial state
ment Of the association, which is
shown elsewhere in this paper, shows
that the association is having very
healthy growth and that It Is filling a
great need of the community is shown
by the fact that over one hundred
thousand dollars has been loaned for
the buying or building Of homes. Most
of the loans are made IN small
amounts to the wage Garner to help
him buy a home, and the plan OF re.
paying the loans in small weekly pay.
ments Is very popular.
AS savings institution the Build.
ing and Loan Association has no su-
perior as its system of small weekly
savings has been the means of giving
many q start on the road to prosper.
Fly. That the money deposited In the
Fairmont Building and Loan Associa-
ton Is safe is to be seen by the state
ment which shows that the loans are
secured by first deeds Of trust on real
estate, the appraised value of which IS
almost twice the amount OF the loans.
Members can join the association at
any time by seeing the secretary at
the offices on the first floor OF the ia.
cobs building.
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Taft and to get our people actively to
work. ! convinced Vorys that II he
wished TO get large percentage OF
our organization busy he had better
get Judge Taft 10 get In communica,
lion with Mr.. Van Cleave, Mr.. Parry,
Mr.. KirbyG Mr.. Schwedtman and the
other leaders. This he claimed he
could bring about In the very near fu.
ture and wanted me to aid him.
Mulhall wrote to Schwedtman on
September Is complaining OF lack
OF funds and saying he saw nothing
but defeat in all the districts we are
planning in" unless more money was
forthcoming. He added that leaders
OF the Republican party thought that
the association was playing very bad
politics" and doing more harm than
god with our tariff issue" In a letter
dated September 10. which Mulhall
swore was written by John Kirby. Jr.,
one time president OF the National
Association of Manufacturers, the
writer said he was openly accused OF
being "Forakerite, and donot deny
! am" He praised the courage Of
conviction showed by the Senator
against the rabble and clamor Of ra.
venous public when he knows he is
right"
Roosevelt's Fight For Hughes.
Mulhall swore he received n letter
from T. V. Farrell. written Septem.
Der II. referring to the New York Re.
publican committee and picturine
Roosevelt as welding the "big stick"
In support OF Hughes for governor.
Woodruff, Parsons, Odell and
Barnes had long conference Sunday
afternoon. and as the result. Sunday
evening $50 votes were secured to de.
feat Hughes, Is more than were need.
ed, and up to Monday noon It was
only question Of who they would
agree upon" said the letter. The
President, seeing his advice ignored
and his candidates possibly defeated.
started to work and pulled every wire
within his power. Root, CocAs and
every ofiicehoider received their in.
structions. AS n result, when the
nomination was offered 10 a good man
he refused rather than offend the
President or administration.
"The leaders seeing the folly OF
going further, threw up their hands
and accepted Hughes. but as yet !
have not learned upon what condl
TONS"
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DEBT COMMISSION MEETS
AT CHARLESTON JULY %,

The West virginia dept commission
Will meet In Charleston. July % when
1t will carefully consider the matters
that will be brought before 1t at that
time. Judge Mason who Is chairman
OF this commission, will preside at
the meeting.
On July % there will be n joint
meeting OF the West Virginia debt
commission and the Virginia debt com
mission TO be held in Washington. d
c.. in the New willard Hotel. Just
what will be done at this meeting Ii
not known as there is no way OF tell.
ing what will come before the com.
missions for their consideration.
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State Road Engineer Here.

A. D. Williamson, the civil engi.
neer OF Marlinton. who was recently
appointed state road engineer by Gov.
ernor Hatfield. was a visitor here yes.
terday. He came here from Morgan.
town where he made arrangements
to open his headquarters which will
be In rooms of the library building,
OF the university. BY the provisions
OF the law Mr.. Williams is required 10
make his headquarters at Morgan.
town. He will move his family to
that city from Marlinton within few
days.
Mr.. Williams did not give out any
thing regarding the workings OF the
new department nor OF the new state
road bureau. OF which he is chairman
ex.officio. The buerau has not yet
been organized nor are all Of the
plans for this organization been 'ully
completed. A discussion of the bu
reaa will take place at the governor :
office in Charleston on July "a. The
other members OF the bureau are f.
D. aSnderson. of Morgantown; W. II.
Arnett, OF Hinton. and George B. Choir.
pening. OF Clarksburg.
Mr.. Williams went from here TO
Cla -ksbug.
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LOCAL SOLDIER
BOYS OFF FOR
CAMP. DAWSON
SPECIAL TRAIN WILL CONVEY
COMPANIES II AND TO
CAMP, LEAVING SUNDAY
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
DRILLED MEN IN TWO LOCAL
COMPANIES.
oMENs FIRST REGIMENT BANE
GOING - TROPHIES WILL
BE SHOT FOR.

Company III commanded by Capt.
Charles Neptune. and Company l un.
der the command OF Capt E. B. Car
skadon, accompanied by Omen's First
Regiment band, under the command
Of Adjutant Claude .Layman, will
leave here Sunday morning at $50
o'clock for Camp Dawson. The state
troops will go to the camp in a spe.
cial train which will run over the Bal.
timore and Ohio by way OF Grafton
to Rowlesburg and from there over
the Morgantown and Kingwood road
10 Camp Dawson.
The Third Battalion and Company
d. Of Littleton. OF the First Battalion
will be at Camp Dawson for the next
seven days. All OF the troops in camp
the next week will return to their
homes hext Saturday. Company D, OF
Littleton was 10 have been at Camp
Dawson before this but there was
smallpox at that town and for time
It was reported that Company d would
not be at camp this year on that &C.
count but the disease has been rout.
ed and It Is safe for the company to 20
TO the state camp.
Captain Neptune will have at least
sixty men in his company and Captain
Carskadon will have almost that many
Captain Neptune is taking with him
the Davis Cup, q trophy that his COM
pany has wone two legs for superio:
championship. He is also taking with
him the DUPONT trophy for which his
company has one leg. These trophies
will be shot for and the holders for
The next year will be determined at
the shooting test to be held at Camp
Dawson beginning July 81 and ending
July 30. At this shoot team OF fl.
teen men will be picked TO represent
West Virginia In the national and in.
ternational shooting test to be held at
Camp Perry, o.
Il Is believed that West virginia
will have good showing in the ma.
tional and international contests. In
the Intercollegiate, contest taking Ill
all Of the institutions Of the United
States the team representing the Uni.
versity OF West Virginia won first
honors, defeating all competitors. C.
L. Burdette, OF Charleston, holds the
individual championship OF the world,
an honor that he. won in the Olympic
games in the international contest
held at Stockholm.
Claude Stewart, OF Company H. is
another man that has n record that is
worrying a lot OF contestants. He
has record OF 243 out OF a possible
256 points.
The local companies and the First
Regiment band will attract consider
able attention at the camp. The repu-
tation OF the companies Is well estab.
lished and they command attention
wherever they are seen.
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work and early to-day there was not
a sailor to be seen on the streets.
The march OF the hundred OF ciyi.
lians marshalled by the sailors who
led the procession waving American
flags seized from the festival potlacah
was not without amusing features,
Whenever the provost guard hove In
sight sailors rioters disappeared In the
crowd
SEATTLE, WASH. July 19.-The
mob reformed in the north part OF
the city after 1t had been dispersed
and went back to the Socialist head.
quarters on Fifth avenue and Virginia
street and sacked the place, destroy.
ing the furniture and large quantity
of Socialist literature.
SEATTLE. Wash. July ia party
OF United States marines and sailors
from the Pacific reserve fleet, most o.
the sailors wearing the name bands
OF the cruisers Colorado and Cali
fornia, started last night to clean ur
the town." as they expressed II, by at
tack on Socialist and Industrial Work
ers Of the World headquarters.
A second party OF men from the Pa
, cific reserve fleet attacked the big In
dustrial Workers headquarters OF
Washington street in the southern par
OF the city. The contents OF the build
ing were dragged into the street and :
bonfire made of them.
A provost guard OF fifty men from
the fleet was hurried ashore in cut
tiers to arrest all the men ashore.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels wa
dining on the cruiser West Virginia
the guest OF Admiral Reynolds at tn,
time the rioting began.
! About a dozen men OF wars-men, a!
young, were n the first wrecking par
. ~ to get under way, They were aidet
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19
Arrested for Forgery.

Deputy Sheriff Buckley and B. &
o. Officer Gibson arrested Andrew
Jellski, at the B. & o. station yester.
day, as he stepped of the Wheeling
tain. Jellskl was charged with forg.
ing check on the German National
Bank OF Wheeling. The local officers
were given description of the man
and they had little trouble in identi,
Tying him. He was placed in the
county Jail and the bank officers a;
Wheeling were notified Of the arrest.
The cashier of the German Nation.
al came on the next train but he was
not able to identify the prisoner at
first. He had Jellski to write mis-
name and his signature was Identical
to the Chirography OF the check. Jell.
ski was taken back to Wheeling.
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AlJlRA[L
CONTINUED from Page one.)

they were jumping the law as far as
corporations are concerned subscrib.
ing to our campaign funds" said Mui.
hall, in letter to Schwedtman, from
indianapolis September &c, 1908.
There are hundred and one ways
to get around that and we all kno"
that, and cannot see why Mr.. Van
Gleave cannot go around 1t just as
well as the large manufacturers here. ,
In a.letter to John Kirby. Jr., from
Indianapolis, just after some OF the
Archbold letters had been made pub
lie. referring to Senator Foraker. Mut.
hall said he still had faith in Ohio's
great Senator" and thought he would
win. He expressed surprise that
Roosevelt was stirring up the tSand'
ard Oil matter, and said. the Presi'
dent is playing very por politics"
Instead of gaining votes. he will
find on the third OF November that i;
will be losing game" said the let
ter. Even the standard Oil Company
has Its friends. and | cannot under
stand why a man OF his stripe will
think It Is a crime for a man to hon
estIy work for corporation OF thai
kind"
September II, 1908, Mulhall wrote
schwedtman about visit to Cincin
natl and breakfast with A. l .vorys
Mr., Tafts ''chief OF staff"
vorys Anxious for Help.
was an entirely differen
man to what he was in Chicago" tbs
letter said. "He Is more than anxiou.
TO have some Of the people see Judge
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ENGINEER succuMss.

CLARKSBURG. W. Va. July 10
""">- CLARK. . locomotive engineer,
died in a hospital here of injuries re.
ceived yesterday when his engine and
several cars on lumber road at
Levisy. twenty miles from Curtin
jumped the track and rolled down q
mountain side. His body will be TAX.
~ IN shelir- function cav rnrr'v.
for burieI. He is survived by a wild.
ow and five children.
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LARGE Crowd at Park

One of the largest crowds that has
ben seen at Loop Park this season was
there last night TO see the splendid
bill that Manager Deshon had for his
patrons. Not one OF the large assem-.
blage was dissatisfied with the attrac'
ton offered last night. The same bill
will be presented to the audience this
evening.
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The Board OF Education OF Fairmont
Independent district met yesterday
but adjourned until today. The cleo.
ton OF teachers was to have taken
place but this was deferred owing to
Superintendent Roster being out OF
the city.
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MONEY IN WHEAT.

$1,000 Buys Puts or Calls on 10000
bushels OF wheat. No further Risk.
A movement OF SC from price gives
you chance to take s5OO.OO; 4c $500:
&c $4,000. etc. Write for particulars
THE CENTRAL STOCK & GRAIN CO.
Park eIdg., Cleveland, o,
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Two Admitted to Miners Hospital.

Two Admitted to Miners Hospital.
Steve Kozac. employed in the mines
at Century. W. aV. was admitted 10
the Miners Hospital Friday. He was
caught in fall OF slate. Both OF his
legs were broken and he also sus.
tanned crushed hip.
Sam Quarless. colored, miner at
Annabeffe, was admitted TO the MI.
ners' Hospital Friday. He was suf.
fering with a broken leg.
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WOOD PULP DECISION
NOT TO BE APPEALED.

WASHINGTON. July 19.-Secretary
McAdoo today finally decided not TO
appeal the decision OF the Customs
Court granting free entry Of wool
pulp and paper TO all countries hay.
Ing favored nation" treaty with the
United tSates, because that privilege
is granted to Canada. The treasury
did not surrender three million dollars
In duty.
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NEW
BRIEFS


William E. Watson, ST.. OF Smith
town. director OF the First National
Bank. and a prominent man OF the
county. Is recovering from a serious
Sick spell. For several days his con.
dition was alarming.
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While it's very little thing. a grain
Of dust in your eye is a very important
thing while it's there. So II is with
other little things. The loss OF q ten.
OF a furnished room tenant
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Fined $500 For Assault.

Frank Fenny was arrested Friday
for assaulting Tony Lakata, an EN-.
Ploye OF the B. & o. Officer Gibson
made the arrest. Fenny was arrang.
ed before Justice Fleming and was
fined SIS and costs. The prisoner had
not money and was committed to Jail
to serve time.
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Band Co~cert

Band Concert
Omen's First Regiment band will
give an open air concert this evening
in l-ont Of the court house. A splen.
did program OF musical selections will
be played.
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