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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
WEST LIBERTY

WEST LIBERTY. vs.. Va. July 2f.--
4 number from here attended the Law.
inf Of the corner stone Of the new
Christian church 40 Bethany on last
sunday
The dedication services al Clinton
were largely attended
The summer term Of school AZ the
Normal closes TUESDAY
Mrs q. s. Bofsford. G. * Uofaford
fnd Hosella Berger. NJ Whcclinc. have
been visiting relatives here
Misses CallIc W. Curtis and Maud
% Curtis leave next week for Noun.
tain Lake Park to spend their yaca.
ton
SIR and Mrs EIchlcman and family
~ Cleveland. Ohio are visiting Nr.
end Mrs Robert layurc.
Mr. and Mrs Lester Wilson. of
Wheeling. we're guests on sunday at
ths Gardner home
Mr. and Mrs. 8 s. VoU and wade
Ioll Mr. and Mrs Ralph Morrison
and little sons. of valley Grove. we're
VISITING relatives hero SUNDAY
Mics Julia Ridrlcv Del home from tho
hcspitsl and Del slowly improving
Misses Romano Bell and Jeanette
Irving students Of BETHANY COLLEGE.
we're visitors here last week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
VICTORIA THEATRE.

Patrons of Victoria theatre uifI ha..
their Iuet opportunity to-day f1 see tho
M,Eurua Associate Players fu the conc
eds .Uur Girl iu "a Thousand" and those
who have NOT seen lf have missed a rare.
fr0Hf Dol fnta production every rrrrurar
~ The company f4 EiEfu an OururfunIfe
fu mi. play fNrIr talents and if has hr.r
most successful production Taaf
uirhf frH crowd gave Joe NrEnraa VINO
appears in one uI OBJ. leading COMEDY.
parts. quite ar ovation and an other
bored
Tonight ln addition o. the rrruIa-
rrrf.rmnure Che HwHfrure Will rrrfrrnr
80 fNrt have au Nr.UfiunaIft fine bill
fH present Common. IrE fn. r.0rrra. srf
ruruIna The hrlHu.r of The wrrE r.nf..
nee and rIrHf fnr r"r. raug VIII rrrarrif
I7.' I.Nnun. fran which there BE- rH
MOVE popular PLAY iV ere EnrfIeh fs.
suisse Mics Kramer Nfiea 90 srr
Miss Conference.-The ere an Given enron.
parts in th. production.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
Realty Transac,Ions

Thomas Jones OF Weirton has pur-
chased lot Is in the Heazelett sub
dlvis ION Of Holidays Cove W. Va.
from Geo. r. Woods, the local agent
G.. /. Buchannon has purchased To-,
No. 80 in the Heazelett subdivision
plan OF los AZ Holidays Cove. ".
Va. from Geo. +. Woods.
Jake Ilrich has purchased a house
on Allegheny street through Geo. r..
woods and has moved into IL. This
Is the last OF the new houses erected
BY the mill company on that street
this spring.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
HAMMOCK, OHIO

ENNNUrk. 3D.. July 90 Mise Martha
Lee Ir visiting her uncle. Robert Lee
and fHuiIN. OF CoenuCfou.
Mr. Thomas TunuUuu Ia visiting Hi
fnr home uf William Mcfarland
Mr charm kfrr. OF f'Ifteburrh. o.
tI.ItUE IIr sister. Nra Alice I.nfnl
ufHr hero
Mrs. Pearl THua ava daughter .a .fII.
.nE Uu lIrrF.ur friends this week
II| N."U hHIr PLAYED for fHf d ~
tIHIraFUfe
Mrs. alice Lodge was shopping Dol
M Nrf.re Hr NouIHr
~ and Mre GEORGE caldwell Nr
THaEI"f DHlIvsI and dauehtsr rtheI
aud SON Walter drove o. NnurfHIf fn
ST. George ta1fwrIIr machine and
.rrnf sabbath no william rHIdwrIIH
The Hammock band Furnished murI-
.0r fhr ufdreaH given hy ZION John
Lcufz. candidate Tor T.. Senator. FfI.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
Marriage Licenses

Guy Wallace Atkinson. Coraopolis
Pa; and Mary Anna Perlichek. Beaver
Hill. Pa
Charles s. Limbaugh. Grafton. Pa.
and Elsa ). Young. Pittsburgh. Pa.
nharles Klein. Charleroi. Pa, anc
Mile Sheba. Roscoe. Pa.
james ". Burkett. LOckport. Pa
and Eva Maud Mcdowell. Robinson
Pa.
Luigi Briggs and josephine Battal
liza. both OF wellsburg.
Julio Branciaroli and Jeannett,
battallia. both OF Wellsburg.
jackson Pitcairn McCutcheon. OF
bbranord' Pa. and Sophia Mcguire. OF
Pitcairn. Pa
Marie Adelia David Monitor. OF Mid
way. Pa. and Olive Stenguire. OF Mid
way. Pa.
Joseph Korn and Veronica Donahue
both OF Pittsburgh. Pa.
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Glen Nlay pool. G-9rEe Marsh and
lse Nrisht ~ Follansb be played Win
ne Nouiers baseball team against the
Fast ANslla team. on last Safurdsv -
ternoon. The game vas the second
OF series 70 b. PLAYED between these
team and vas very interesting and
Nitness. BY larEs crowd Al a
game pisyed az Avella several weeks
ago tne Golfers team lost by a score
% 10 10 I but pfacticed hard between
the two games and Saturday although
inc game was close and hardest
fought ever played az Golfers they
succesded In getting away with the
victory % score Of 5 20 4 IN ten N
uinEE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
Wellsburo Bow 20 Boy

Bernie" Hahn, Weusbure.s a.,
nght weight boxer. Is matched 10 20
eignt rounds with kid" SaboIe ~
tollansbee. al the Central Rink Sfep.
ppehViiie. Ohio, on Monday evening
lily I.th. Hahn completely ont.
cIassed The Follansbee lad in their last
match. and expects TO dupIicsta ,bI
ieat thls time and get a better mates
IN the future. Hahn is a ligbfninr
Iast POKER. and with a little more ~.
perlence VIII rank among the best in
she business, He is young yet. and m
man and still young enough 10 boIJ
me eau Tor years. A number of irbf
rams from this city will see him In
action next Monday. ' ID
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Retail eRocERs' NOTICE TO TIE

Retail eRocERs' NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC:
The public ie hereby advised that all
Grocery stores will b.. closed .rbursds,,.
July t3rd. on account OF their gGth An
uual outing % b. held 81 Wheciinr
iark. lheir patrons ttho puhltcl are
OF pleasure with Those whom they do
business with throughout tho enttre
year. 10 ', thc 'roccra only real holiday.
THE RETAIL dRoCERs' PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION or WHrTLIra
AND VICINITY
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WelIshurn Ne,.La

Mrs. Homer Narian and children
have returned 20 Wellsburg after a
months visit in Point Pleasant
Mss Mss Mary Care Of Follsnsbee. was
Mellsburg caller on Tuesday.
Thomas Evans. Of Follansbee was A.,
Wellsburg on Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. ?. VI. Wheeler n,
Cross Creek District. were week .erd
Miss Nellie Malonev was n Ratbor,.
caller last evening
whitaker keesey left this morning
for a visit In Davis. w. Va
Daniel StorCk. w = Etcesser
Oharles p. Bailey and Charles Never
were business callers in WeIrfon "a.
morning
Miss Martha Mahon is visiting AZ
the home % Mr. and Mrs Fred I.
Han. az Oberlin. Ohio on SUNDAY
for the lakes TO spend the rest Of m.
summer
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Marriage Announced

The announcement OF the marriage
Of Mr.. August villa and Miss Lottie
Carr. two prominent young people OF
foliAnsbee was read out az the 81
Johns Catholic church In WensburE
last sunday The date for the wed
dinE has not yet been set but will
take place within a short time Botn
are popular young people. Mr. Villa
II employed as a cutter at the Jeffer-
son Glass factory
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

Margaret Ward asks $4,000 lam.
sr's from the StcuhcnVille and East
Liverpool Traction co for Injuries
800 tanned ON August IS. 1913. when
seeing fno controller box on a car burn
.r1 omit smoke. etc. and thinking
herself i1 d1r-eT she Jumped from
d." cor and was injured Negligence
D. ALLEGED
Peoples Credit Clothing Co W. elf
l1Id long. appeal suit from docket 81
Ju ffDr Uowufr
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Brooke County Improvement Com.
pany TO T. J. Mahan. OF Follansp nee
parcel OF land in the town of Follans.
pee consideration. $40 and other val
u ,aoie considerations. Dated April 3.
T. J. Swearingen to Mrs Hattie
Morrow. lots Nos. 20 and u In the
seventh addition TO the town OF Fol.
lansbee; consideration. $40 and other
II. 1914. 'u''
Mary $. Given. Of welIsburg. IN
ANNA l. Wade. of Wellsburg. eastern
nan OF lot No. 81 in the Lazearville
addition to the town OF WeIlsburs.
Ssonsideration, $40. Dated July IS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

The coal miners a. the La Belle
IRON Works shaft are out on a strike
~ cause few Of them. all .oreign
mlners. think there is something
NIohE with the weight scales. This
ai-undcrstandin- Dol due to some work
monE the forciCn miners by an J. vs..
W. who told them the scales we're
wrong
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

Hardly a day passes that one or
more Of the agents OF some of the
sldte administration officials do not
,uIu up mere on some Ostensible bust
ness mission with politics a. a $40
inc OF Importance. Moral-Swat Gov.
Coz in November.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
ATLANTIC CIV HOTELS.
HOTEL FROyTEyAC

HOTEL FR0NTENAC k a.. iss ,ss
from Beach. The most popular scctinn.
between TIE two famous piers. central 60
zrut a. the hCst. curaciIN 1le Wal
maize very special terms % - SO.
So 80. .i1oo ~. includins targe ocs.n
rooms. metal BIDS elevator. baths
phonss. superior table. with Whit. seG d
vice. table ~u.riird ctrect from farm
pure water. sanitary plumb - parchrs
~ srinuk thr 0crAn and ltnar.iy aIk
T. rokist W. q. WATTS
fy-1f-r
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May Get Tact Factory

Parties have been interviewing and
CORES ponding with George r. Wood
cor corning n location for a tack fac
torN IN Follansbee. They want 10
oicanize a local company and have
asked his advice concerning the or
ganizing OF H. There are many good
factory sites here and IL Is likely the
matter OF building this one will be
suro thing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
STEUBENVILLE

,SIEUBENVlLLE. Ohio. July III
The women who were arresteJ TO- -,
laging in the recent Amazonian 1 a.
". riot ~ Bradley waived a hearing
a. Smithheld today and were held
CIuer bond for court The oficiaIs
arc not disposed TO act harsh with
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

Tho school enumeration IF the roun
tN or compiled shows NJ .f3q between
thr ages Of and % years or these.
Ht' are in Strubcuvii1c. 500 boz To
fuuto. ll2- in NinEo. Z-1 in Mt Pleas
Hnl in1 In Grover. $50 In DulonvaIr.
-.' ln Brilliant $3.50 ln Adcna. 521 .n
I. Pleasant township
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house
NJ and Mrs VI. T. rr-r~ anr MARTIN
and En.e Lyle Of UnIoutovr. wore t.l-i-
ness callers Monday evening
Mrs zach States and dtuEhfrr. Mary
or" Visiting Mrs. Skaters parents Nr
am VIZ -.---.- ---- LL---I..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

Antonio Neay. II wears and Mary
Oolili. 10 years. Of Steubenville
bonataniOnio Nario. p wears and
Maria -. Zarcasso. lg years. OF lingo
Jno. Rudloski, Jr.. p wears and Julia
Ldmbori, 20 years. Of RhodesdaIe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
Take charoe OF worL

Robert Nichols and Charles NJ.
Elroy left last evening for KoLorao
ND where they will work Al SIass
factory thati being erected. Mr.
Nicholls will have charge of the work
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
Millinery 10 Mnur

The Witten millinery. nov loc,,od
at 80 Seventh street. will be iocstcJ
IN the building formerly occupied bv
Ine Nickham news stand. between
Sharles and Main streets, on Seyentb
by the first OF August -"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
Al Meyer Buried.

Funeral services were held over the
rGenalns OF Al Meyer. who died on
noon, at 23O D. m. al tho home ~
ms daughter, Mrs. Harold Brownlee
OF Commerce. Many friends and rel.
atives attended the funeral Rev y
NJ Biddle. OF the Christian Church
99InclateI lnterment was made In
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SEALED PROPOSALS
-
chants ind Other VVhoIsaaIs f1onI.~.

chants ind Other whoiesais Deaisrs.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN FRAT
Ihe state koard Of Control OF the State
G. West virginia viii receive bids daf q
a. It's office At Charl~eton. Vest virginia
aor furnishing supplies for tire -evoral
STATE institutions. the financial manage
ment OF which Is vested n said Rosrd
Contracts will De AWARDED 10 the Lowest
bidders, quality consifcred and oshor
things being equal West Virginia q a..
ers VIII be given preference
listH OF supplies needed viii be fur
niEhcd Bidders on recefrt Of reoucsse
stating the lire dssied
STATE BOARD pF CONTROL.
jr-l-u Cha -iegtca West Virztnis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

1a@NNa kClh
Annfructor Arthur NcCorf noH as
iorrs 81 m~u az uurk EradinE ire
40 lofs helurEiEr 10 fhe Follarst.e.
Nalhoiic Church o. leTsrsou street
~ tolndafiol au1 other cement
vera On fhe da~inna haIre s-.-~t.
~ ID ,. Davies Ia The urcharf haE
81 ben completed hy Mr. NcCnft
Nortract cT NcCort has roHnpletef q
cement toCr in The basement % The
dee.ling oul~c b. Nrx William
walker On Raufslf axenne
Mr. NcCorf has BIDS or (. ----h.- ~
fAca faftons FOR dwellings Which are
tn D. erected about town tbs summer
so pr"dicia = stil larger bulldlng
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factory Started I'm FvII-

The Crescent Glass Factor stsr,os
IN tull on Monday morning. after The
annual lay-of OF two weeks. All he
SHOPS are working. and with many
orders ahead the factory will enjoy \
long period Of prosperity. -
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SUMMER RESORTS.
CLAIRVOYANT

----- = - -7-l|@@1--~l--~|~
CONBULT Mrs. Meadow noted clair.
voysnt on all business and love az
fairs Fourth and Center. Fulton. Elm
Grove car. iv11-p
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
DIED

sTARLIHd-On Monday July %. 1876
az 1890 o'clock %. M. al the residence
81 her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs b.
Ingram. so. 20. Fast FIRST street.
HELEN VIRGINIA STARTLING. In
The 18th year Of her age
Funeral serN ices from her late real.
dsnCr. Thursday .ruoun NJ 3 O'Clock.
Friends uf the family are invited Co
attend. Intcrment Greenwood Gene
frrF.
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s,.r, a1 ,..;: sse 81 sss,ls So, q
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Continue TO improve

Fred Shaddick. Sr.. and Josiah
scott. the two men who were serious
ly injured in an automobile misha o
near Oakdale. Pa. several weeks AGO
are stun improving slowly and IL is
now thought there Will be no serious
results Of the accident Mr. Scott's
lcft knee cap which was broken in
three places is healing slowly and n
Is thought he VIII be able to use II
as wei as ever within a few more
weeks. Mr.. Shaddick who had his
nose broken and was bruised about
the body and thought 10 he hur, in.
ternally. has been very low AT times
since the accident. but OF late has
been resting easily and will pun
through.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
HOTEL NEW ENGLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA AVE and Beach
Private baths, running water o. roqms.
elevator TO street level Fine porchce
capacity. $50. Special rates Booklet.
BRYAN 4 WILLIAMS
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FolIansbee Noten.

Mrs; W. II. Butler and daughter.
Miss Nellie. Of KittanninE. Pa. are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. %. Robertson
or Virginia avenue.
James stephens spent Saturday and
sunday with friends in the country
I'd. Buckley of Martins Ferry. q
spent Sunday with Follansbee friends
Al Brown Of Wheeling visited Mr.
and Mrs. 7. NJ. Godfrey OF Main
street on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. James PAUL OF Nahab
Wheeling. ."
Misses Russie McCutchin and
Grace Powell OF YOUNGSTOWN ohio
are guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Glass
Grineth Of Mahan avenue.
MI. and Mrs. Al Turner OF Stem
henville were Sunday visitors at tho
nome OF 5. l.. Turner OF Main street.
toward McCreary and family of
Avella; Pa. spent Sunday with Mr..
ana Mrs. Leo Lusk
w. G. Griffith returned Yesterday
IRON short visit TO Pittsburgh. pa
Frank Lewis spent Sunday al the
Of town ~
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hOiei bOtnWell VirsiniS T any, n ss, =.
ond houfs from Boardwalk and steel
Pier. Every appointment Highest
standard IN cuisine ana service B5ok.
let. }. & y. r. Boutwell, ap-6t-tAu-4
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

New Hotel HygelaSS.sSTT h hosk ANA snd
railroad depots. Best central locatio
can plan 50 up weekly. Restaurant az
tachef Dinners Is and 35c. Meals AZ all
hours jy17-2Ot
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
The IexinqiOu

HE Lexington Hgs Grounds N f@ ,,,,s
tennis courts adjoining Beach only
hotel where guests may 80 from house
20 surf IN bathing attire .Stthout using
stfests. which n prohibited. Care ~
bathing suits sud use OF hath hou se- Be-
iree Running water in rooms. private
baths Tango uarlnrs. orchestra. 81 En
and % daily. s. 90 $3.50 weekly. Am
eiican plan. White service Booklet
nALL g EOsE-RANs. MEL.
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HOTEL KEEpERToN

ave. and tho beach. the center Of an az
fractions and best bathing Capacity
+Nn. Elevator private baths. etc Noted
table. Bathing from house. no charss.
Special 81 Up weekly. J. & e McGGl
july1o-e6t
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WESTMONT HOTEL

Rhode Island Avenue and Beach Entire
j. unohstruCtcd view. surrounded b,
beautiful lawns: coolest location: ever,
comfort al reasonable rates. Booklet
FREDERICK KLEIN. JR. jy11-Ist
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Nentrsl go surruuntingsl orrn~t~ rrutrstruf anf
Cafhulir churchesi carariff 80 ne thruushout.
rnnninG ~at~r m reruas private hsfh. ulatal trds
ts f~~f - rHrrhes sNo~ 81 a. fr~sh v~efl -
sfnfr~ssrrs~s~d, -hifr service. Boa rt - srfs y
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THE WILTSHIRE

-. o.s and beach ocean
view. capacity 15c. private baths run.
ming water IN rooms. elevator. musir
Special $500 up weekly. $500 daily
'p N al the year. booklet.
SAMUEL. FILLS
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MANTEp-MkiE HELP

NAsTnp--At encs ss.e - sea AN
err a. s.l~s ecys u wors ssf.,-a
-caont Asply st ChrCalstion a. psra-
Eest Asfs.tsvucsr. bst-~-N . sna
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09

to Be Deeneat

there. There men fought with men
and with wild beasts. Hundreds OF
men were killed in day, while the
Roman beauties applauded with
frenzy.
When one gladiator had another
helpless at his feet. he appealed to
he Roman women in the front seats
to settle the fate of the fallen one.
II The loser had not fought with sui.
iicient savageness. the women turned
their thumbs yiciously down and the
victor cut the throat OF his fallen op.
ponent.
Just as the French women exam.
ined the muscles OF the prizefghters
the other day in Paris, the Roman
women inspected the leading clad.
ators before they went TO the slaugh-
ter and examined their physical con.
dition closely. An ancient Roman
writer tells us that however brutal
and ugly glediators were, there were
always women ready TO adore them
and TO consider them as beautiful as
Adonis
81 pompe.i which was a Summer
resort OF the Romans. there is
scribblinc on the wall preserved 10.
DAY which speaks OF one Of the glad
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09

Why does the love OF brutal snec.
iacleS by women foreshadow the
downfall OF society? II is n re.
version TO sayaGery without the
courage and the impulses thai led
the original savage 10 struggle up.
wards. Savagcs love exhibitions OF
brute strength and fcrocity. war
dances and barbarous display of all
kinds. Unlike the oyer.civilized men
ana women who so to priZeights.
they are all eager 10 risk their own
lives and bodies in contests of feroc-
lily and endurance. Civilization is
simply n process Of replacing the
savage rule of brute force by the
rule Of reason. Every prizefght is
display of saVagery worse than
any war dance or scalp hunt OF the
real savases. IL is an undoing of the
good that has been done.
In nearly every human being there
is a lingering love OF cruelty, or. al
least. cruelty exercises a certain fas
cinaton for him. The suppression OF
this primal instinct is the great work
OF civilized morality. Many a man
OF refinement feels q curiosity to
witness a scene of cruelty which he
would be ashamed 10 acknowledge
CopyrjCht 1914 nv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
EXCLUSIVE Society of
Traitors Descendants

Although The scat Of the patrio.
Government and the Cradle Of Lib.
eriy. Philadelphia in Revolutionary
times was still the hotbed Of loyal
ism. The Quaker clement. opposed
TO war ana violence. passivcly sup
ported the British crown and refused
aid TO The struggling Continentals
The fashionable element OF what wa.
then the leading city in tho Colonies
likewise was Tory No season va:
ever so brilliant rs that OF the Win
ter of l7IT-1S. when the British
army occupied the city, while Wash
ington's tattered forces froze and
starved Mt Valley Forge. a few mile.
away. The families whose descend
ants are still among the leaders Of
fashion In the city, royalty enter
tanned the redcoat invaders.
1t is among these social leaders
that the society Is being formed
They are taking it seriously. too
They see no joke in the fact that
their organization will be based on
list Of men who were once threatened
with prosecution for grave crime
Eligibility TO membership in The so
cicty. in fact. will be determined BIZ
the blacklist issued by the ATTORNEY.
General.
4 self-appointed committee of these
descendants is now cnga ged In
canvass for other members, and In
the near future meeting will be
held for the purpose Of effecting a
permanent organization. This will
doubtless be accomplished in one OF
the Quaker meeting houses. the CON
-regations of which contain many
descendants Of men who are admitted
10 have hindered the cause of in
dependence by their loyalty to the
English King.
Their object. they declare. Is 10
preserve records of these men. their
ancestors who We're mnligned BY the
Contlnentals, and whom many per.
sons despisc to this day, and to per
petuate the Interests in common
formed by their ancestors under try.
Ing conditions when they believed
tney were doing their duty by
God and man in supporting their
sovereign. King George of England,
ana opposing war and boodshed With
an us horrors. The present genera
tlon of Americans in this age of pro
ereSslVeness. they declare, are more
apr 10 recognize the justice Of this
Inc committee is now delving into
lore TO ascertain. If nos.
slble. just who the descendants of
these loyaists are. They also will
advertise through historical societiev
ana magazines for persons eligible
lor membership. There will he M
attempt however, to secure q great
OF members, as the society
VIII retain certain cxcusiveness in
order to afford proper prestige and
Standing among other hereditary orr.
sanlzations. Not much Is cXpertod
20 De accomplished during the SIM.
mer months. but with the advent ~
fall the plans of the Organization
Will take definite shape.