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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
RRYAN REEusEs ID sPEAk.

SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-William
Jennings Bryan refused to deliver an
address today at mass peace meet
ing Of the American Independence UL-
ion, an association Of Irish and Ger
mans, who have the common issue
against the expectation Of arms to
Great Britain. Mr.. Bryan said he ex.
pected TO attend a reception for the
governors, E. D. Boyle, OF Nevada, and
n. C. Stuart, OF Virginia, at the same
hour the meeting was scheduled. Mr..
Bryan recently accepted an invitation
to speak at the mass meeting provided
other sugagenants here permitted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
Name Acting Head
Of Wesleyan College

BUCKHANNON, July S.-Resulting
from a conference at Buckhannon be-
tween some Of the trustees Of West
Virginia Wesleyan College Of the lat
ter place and the Rev. William E.
Hammaker, pastor OF a Methodist
Episcopal church at Dayton. o.. and
prospective applicant for the presiden-
cy of the college, announcement is
made that Thomas w. Haught, mem.
Der Of the college faculty for several
years. will for the present look after
the institution as acting president.
The board OF trustees will not select
a successor to the Rev. Carl G. Dow.
ney. who recently resigned the presl-
dency, until fall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
Brings Big Suit
Against the B. & O

CLARKSBURG. July s.-Suit for
$50, 900 damages has been instituted
in United States District Court here
by Mrs. Nancy Maxwell Of Lost Creek
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. She brings the suit as admin
istratrix of the estate Of her husband,
Isaac Maxwell. who was run down
and killed several months ago by 3
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train
while he and others were crossing q
track at Point Marion, Pa. in an auto
mobile. He received injuries frou
which he died few days later in o
Pittsburgh hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
TERRIFIC TEMPEST SWEEPS
MIDDLE WESTERN STATES,
TOWNS ALMOST WIPED OUT
County Court Allows
Many Road Claims

The county court was in session all
day today, passing bills submitted for
construction work done on the county
roads by the various contractors dur
ing the month Of June. About $1,000
was allowed for the months work on
Fairmont avenue and Main street:
$1,000 on the Bell Run road; $1,000
on the Dakota road; 5000 on the
West Fork road and the road to Hun
saker bridge: $4,000 on the Buffalo
Creek road from Barrackville to the
Katy, all in Fairmont district: and a
total OF $4,000 on the roads nj Man
nipgton district.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
EXPLOSION STARTS BLAZE,
MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM
BOMB PLACED BY HOLT
46 Applicants For
Medical Licenses

PARKERSBURG. W. Va. July s.
The public health council OF the state,
began the summer examination OF ap'
plicants for license to practice medi'
cine In the state. There are forty-six
applicants. including two from Wheel
ing. they being r. L. Devereaux and
John C. Hupp.
DR.. ]. L. Jepson, Of Wheeling. state
commissioner Of health. and DR.. W. J.
Davidson. OF this city. are conducting
the examination until other members
of the council arrive. A business ses'
sion will be held Thursday evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
U. S. To operate
SayTille Wireless
fRv Assocla tea Press. J

WASHINGTON, July 8.-The gov.
ernment today took over the Sayyille.
L. L, wireless station the only remain
ing privately operated direct means
Of communication between the United
States and Germany. Secretary Dan
iels announced that Captain Bullard.
IN charge Of the naval radio. had gone
to take over the station and would con-
tinue its operations with naval forces.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
.cARRANzA FORCES
NEAR MEXICO CITY
Military Trains Operating
In Ten Miles OF the
Capital.
tRy Associated Press.l }

WASHINGTON. July S.-The Car.
rama forces have pushed their attack
on the convention forces defending
Mexico City up to within 10 miles Of
the capital.
Their military trains are operating
that close to the city. Department dis.
patches from Vera Cruz gave this re.
port
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-08
The Weather.

West virginis and Western Pennsyl.
vania-Fair tonight and Friday; rising
temperature Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
CHINESE MINISTER
AT SILK CONVENTION
Tells Delegates Of His COun.
try's Interest i'm the In
dustry Here.

P~ATERsnN, y. T., oct. 13.-At the sec
ond days session IF the first national
SILK convention here to-day were Raj
Flu Shah. Chinese Minister TO the United
States. and Judo Rossati, agricultural
and commercial xpert attached to the
Italian Consulate in New York. both OF
whom addressed the 400 delegates in the
city hall this afternoon. assuring the
manufacturer of this country of China s
and Italy's support in %furthering the
silk industry. In his address the Chinese
Minister said
The Republic of China is deeply In
terested in the development OF the silk
industry in this country and regards
with pleasure any movement which
tends to develop that industry beyond
the wonderful achievements the Am IL
can manufacturers have realized. 1t
shall Ice my pleasure to observe closely
the convention and its effect upon the
silk industry and to report in full to
my Government so that the silk pro-
ducers Of nina who join with the SILK
manufacturers of America in COMMON
interest in that great industry may
know what the silk men of America ar.
doing
Mr.. Rossati said that Italy. the cradle
Of the silk industry in Europe, Is
greatly pleased at the z with OF the
silk business in the United States,
which is now by far the largest con-
sumner Of raw silk in the world.
Fully one-third of the hands en-
ployed in the silk mills OF Americ4,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
COUNT LYNAR LOUDON
ACCUSED OF BIGAMY
Held on Charge Made by Up.
state WOman-Widely
Known by Diplomats.

Count Man Ly Loudon, who says
he is a German nobleman, vas arrested
early this morning at ia Convent ave-
nue. by Detective Russo and brought 10
Police Headquarters, where he WAS
charged with higamy, The complainant
Is Mrs. Rosr O'Brien Of Albion. y. V.
The Count is said To be "A friend Of
Count Won Berustorfr, the German Am
bassador. He was living at the Convent
avenue address az Mas Landen' and
was arrested under that name. Mrs.
l.anden was with him. 1t Is said tina
the count under The name Of LNu.r
had been married TO Mrs. Rose OEricn.
"A poiiceinau'S widow, and that he W,s
also married under the name of Max de
Chiinang to Miss Minnie Wendt ia
P~oughkeepsie. Both women are living
In a recent application for a passport,
IN which he stated that ne was born in
the old Aston House. the Count gave his
address as 10 West Eighty-ffth street.
1t WAS said there that 10 wife of the
Count had ever been there with him.
In other papers alleged 10 have been
found in the Counts apartment. II was
set forth that he was naturalized In
roughkeepe'e.
Count Lynar was received by many
high Washington officials In a recent
Visit there. He was an inventor OF many
articles for use IN war. including an
unsuitable battlesA!p, an armorcd auto
mobile and a por'oOn bridge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
FIRE IN ERB HOME
DOES $4,000 DAMAGE
Rug Worth $1,000 Ruined Be.
fore Blaze in Drawing Room
Was Qucnchcd.

Newman Erh. president Of the Iowa
Central. the Ann Arbor and other West
ern railroads and president and "A dlrec-
tor OF many corporations, who suffered
"a dangerous Illness last month when he
took two bichloride OF mercury tablets
by mistake while on a train bound from
New York 10 his summer home at Deal
Beach, y. j.. met with misfortune In
another form yesterday when fire caused
damage estimated AZ more than $4,000
in his house at 25 East Seventy-fourth
street.
Mr.. I,rb and his son-in-iaw and
daughter, Mr.. me Mrs. Jesse Mayer.
were In the house when at 3 80 +. NJ.
a shade over "A candle on the wall of
the drawing room took fire. a servant
summoned Policeman Weiss of the West
Sixty seventh street station. who brought
two fremen with him.
Policemen and fremen put out the
blaze with AZ little damage to the yalu-
able furnishings of the room as pos
sible. Before the fire was out, however.
II had ruined a rug valued at $1,000. "A
rug of slightly less value. an ANTIQUE
chair of rare d sign and valuable oak
panelling. The ceiling Of the room,
which is covered with a painting bv
V. Tijelli and IL much admired. escaped
Injury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
MOSS CAMPAIGNS IN AUTO.
Refers 10 as .That In.
grateful Man In Albany"

Speaking from an automobile Frank
Moss, Progressive and American part,
candidate for District Attorney, began
his canvass yesterday afternoon in the
Tenderlion. whore he addressed thou
sands Of workers In loft buildings.
IN the evening he made speeches I'm
Yorkvllle, where the Perkins orators
were also out in autos, and he closed
the days speaking at a joint meeting
I'm the Tenth Assembly district at 222
East Tenth street of the Progressive
party and the Citizens Welfare Asso.
citation.
Regarding his defeat In the Republican
primaries Mr.. Moss said the orders came
from that ungrateful nan in Albany"
lie said that his work in the District
Attorneys office made possible tho rise
of Charles $ Whitman to the Governor.
ship,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
COCKTAILS SEES LONG
JOB AHEAD ON CANAL
Tells War Department New
Slides Occur When Old Ones
Are Drcdgcd Out.

NAsHiTGToN. Oct. 13.-The War De-
partment to-day received from Gov.
Goethals a detailed statement Of the
slides in faillard cut, which have
closed the Panama Canal to navigation
for n indefinite period.
Gov. Goethals states that 4, will he
impossible to predict when the canal
VIII u" open again ON account 81 the
uncertainty as to what will happen
after a portion Of the material now in
the channel has been removed. lie cx-
PRESSES the opinion hat further move
ments OF earth may occur "a such re-
movals Will lessen the weight OF loose
earth now on the sides NJ the cut.
His message to the War Department
was as follows:
The mass of material involved In
the break of October. 1915, which has
been sliding gradually into the prisn
moved precipitately. This, combined
witt a similar movement from tho
break which occurred just opposite ON
the west bank in August, causes present
conditions.
The length of the channel involved,
i'"'' i''i' " Will'n sUN feet has "a
present width OF % feet and "A depth Of
j To 10 feet. For the week ended
October . 200, oo0 cubic yards Of ma
terial were drodged. but as the move
ment continued. the result has been only
what the slides left In the first instance.
The canal is therefore closed tenn
porarily.
q the east side the bank Is I'm
ward of 300 feet above the canal level.
ANA on the west side varies from 200 TO
400 feet above, Material is settling and
there are new earth wave with deem
depresslons behind. these being some
500 to 500 feet from the canal prism
with an elevation of from 60 to so feet
above the water surface.
"Thes" waves undoubtedly counter
balance the weight Of the broken mass
ON either side and when removed NAV
cause another similar movement. hence
the impossibility Of making any pre-
dictlor as to date Of reopening until
after the waves which now block the
channel have been emoved and the
action OF the remaining material is de-
termined.
Heavy rains materially affect tho
movement, Whether light draught ships
can pass in advance of 30 feet draught
must depend on conditions under which
a reasonably secure channel is attained,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
CONFIRMED BY WRIGHT.
I%nNrntor Expects to Take Rest for
Year ~ Least.

bA>TON. Ohio, oct. l3.-Orv1ll.
Wright gave out Il statement here to-
day confirming the sale OF the greater
part of his stock in the Wright Acro-
plane Company. He said
The sale includes everything. NJ
purchasers will take all OF the stock on
hand and will continue the manufacture
OF aeroplanes. | shall retain some stock
in the company and probably he con-
suited in an advisory capacity. | will
give my time to scientific research along
the lines of aviation. | have no particu-
lar Improvement or device in mind. but
something new Is arising all the time.
The stabil!zcr was the latest and most
valuable addition. and motors always At
ford an Interesting study | think | shall
ENJOY the respite from business cares"
Mr.. Wright said the sale includes the
factory. equipment, grounds. patents and
a long time lease on the aviation fieh.
lie has been III nearly a year and cX-
poets to take a rest for - year a. least
Then he win devote himself TO research
and inventive work
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
MRS. CARROLL GAINS DECREE
Legally Separated From brother
Of Late Ts NJ many Man.

supreme our Justice Philbin an
nounced yesterday that he would grant
n separation to Mrs. Mary +. Carroll
from KERN F. Carroll. who is associated
with the Fiss, Doerr a Carroll Horse
Company and is "A brother of the late
Joseph n. Carroll, long prominent In
Tammany. Mrs. Carroll, who IL the
mother of eleven children. seven Of
whom are living. brought her suit after
she read the story OF a Mrs. X. +. Car
roll OF 20 Burling avenue Flushing, who
had been bitten by "A dog. Carroll didn't
defend the action.
Mrs. Carroll testified that her hus-
band had been away from hom. for six
years. She said she last saw him "A
wear ago when he confessed that ne had
been WIN with another and
said he would leave the woman and re-
turn to MS family as soon as he could.
\ son and daughter Of the CAROLS testi-
fled against their father.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
SUBWAY WANTS $40, 900, 900.
Public Hearing Ordered m New
Bond Application.

The Public Service commission or
dered yesterday that a public hearing be
held October 10 at II O'Clock. on the ap-
plication of the New YORK Municipal
Railway Corporation for permission to
issue $50, 900 900 in 4 per cent, sinking
fund gold bonds under it's first mortgage
to the Central Trust Company of New
York, trustee, dated, July |, 49,,
The commission on March 30, 1913.
'gave its approval To the mortgage, which
,is for 100000 600, and authorized the
company at that time To issue $40 900, =
600 in bonds, 1t is estimated that the
New York Municipal Railway Corpora
ton will expend about $50, 000, 900 in the
construction and equipment of the dual
system, and the present application Is
to cover the remaining S2O,00o,Oo of
that amount.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14

financial gain by promoting a big indus
trial aerOpiauc company. The Wright
AerQplaue Company was 9Hanized in
November, 1909. Among fine men who
BECAME directors were Cornelius Van
derbilt, Theodore =. Shonts. Allan A.
Ryan, Morton +. Plant, Howard Gould.
Robert J.. Collier. Andrew Freedman.
August belmont. Edward J. Rerwind
and Russell A. Alger.
Eventually, however. the Weights
bought back the greater part of the
stock which those gentlemen held. The
company owns all the Wright patents on
a~eroplancS
The terms which the Wrights made
with persons purchasing aeroplanes Were
regarded 10y many as tending 10 retard
the aeroplaue business in this country.
They Also charged makers % machines
which the WI"ghts regarded as infring-
ing ou IN" WrlrAt patents $1,000 for 4
six, month, lictnsr and $2j Tor every
day that any mgrhinc made a flight. The
old Wright company did not go as en-
teAsivelv into the manufacture of ma
chimes as was anticipated at he time of
its organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14

he said, 'are Of Italian extraction, IL
am correctly informed. ! look forward
Nit confidence to the bright prospects
for the silk Industry In the United
States"
In the evening at the Yyceum Theat,.
the silk industry from cocoon to the
finished garment was illustrated "
motion pictures taken abroad and n
this country.
Features OF the convention which an
pealed greatly to the public TO-DAY
were the exhibit Of weavings in n,
historical room of the City Hall. ar.
ranged by DIR. H. Meyeritiefstahl "
Paris. who had gathered specimen,
valued at more than 100000. and the
collection of woven pictures In thu
Chamber Of Commerce rooms gather i
by James A.. Matthews of the pa,sy.
son Textile School.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
ELLIS ISLAND TRIPS FOR
C. O CABIN DEFERRED
Order Holding All Except First Class Passengers for
Examination Suspended Pending Hearing Mon
day-266 Aboard the st. Louis Escape.

Passenger Co,fsre,,o n, - s,.,. .,r..,
In consider ali nhaso. 80 ~ n,,o..,on
II will cost tbo I,ns. aren't a doiia,
a dav az ion1 a.. da,ai.oa .anond cah,r
pa sssngers arc Lsn, or IS,,s Island bui
il was said bv ~ ,a,aaar n, an. M
tho biu co~,nn,n;a, It,. ~, 80 ,,n,
protestinp about ,ha axn.ns. hut ,hs
Injustice that m,eh, hs dove worth
second class ,assana. 81 ,ha swa.,
OF he order IN s.cond cahir Tram n
tho United states
NJ .ecora c,h,r p.ssep.
gers n was sa,d w.ra maraiv ,o,r,.,,
and were entitIod N yair Treatment,
from America as Amer;c.n. yniny CO.
ond cabin should he entitled 20 fair
treatment In fore,yn mort. In neacefu,
times f
Tha,o uor au, ,.,,.. 49,. ,,,.s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
PANAMA. TOURISTS WIN.
May Bring In 800 Worth oS
Goods From There Duty Free.

Travellers stopping at Panama on
the way TO this port from the Pacific
have been required to pay duty on all
articles they bought In me Republic Of
Panama. Recently American oyage
protested against this and Collector
Malone referred the question to the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The passengers asked that they be
permitted to take advantage of the act
granting Americans returning from
abroad the privilege of bringing In 500
worth OF goods free OF duty. Secretary
McAdoo sent this letter to the Col
lector yesterday:
II have reviewed the question and
have reached the decision that passen-
gers from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast n vice versa by way OF the
canal are residents of the United
States returning from abroad within
the meaning OF the tariff act and are
entitled to the 500 exemption. The
previous instructions of the Depart
ment are therefore superseded"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
60 LONG BEACH CHALLENGES.
W. ~. Reynolds. Party Leader
Has to swear In His Name.

LONG BEACH, Oct. 13.-The pol'tica
fight between ex-senator William II
Reynolds and the Long Beach Civic A..
ISOLATION tied up the registration e..
day with challenges until. in order 20
finish before closing time, the five mem.
bers of the election board took regis,ra-
lions separately. Altogether about 2os
registered. OF these at least sixty were
challenged and had TO swear In the
names. The challenging was dore
chiefly by Warren T.. Burns and eN-
Judge Henry +. Cohen. representing tn
Civic Association.
Thomas Healy. the restaurant mar.
was allowed to register without dispu,a
bu, several OF his employees We're chat
lenged. Ex-senator Reynolds himself
was The first to be challenged. He swor"
in his registration. giving his address a.
Castles by-the-Sea, which he owns.
Ex-Village President John q. Gerhard
and ex-Trustees W. y. Talbot and VIII.
lam -. O'Brien. who resigned las,
month, are running for reelection o.
the Reynolds ticket. They are opposed
by James H.. Becker. for president. and
W. b. Wilson and Herman Goldsmith
for trustees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
SEEK TO STOP STATE LOAN.
nitcd Heal Estate NV Oct
Order to shaw Cause.

Wilder, Ewing x Patterson. as Eeu-
ersl counsel, and j. lleeker Mile, at
torney Of record, representing the United
Real Estate owners Association. OBJ
ta!ned from Justice Barlow $. Weeks
yesterday an order. returnable to-day.
against the state Comptroller and the
interested banks To show cause why an
injunction should not issue against them
To- prevent the payment and collection of
tre 81. 600, 600 State loan. which falls
due tomorrow,
tn" loan Was negotiated IN lure to
pay tho running expenses OF the stat.
until October I The lending banks are
che Central Trust Company. United
states Trust Company. New York Trust
Company. Bankers Trust Company, the
Bank of Manhattan Company and the
Farmers loan aud Trust Company
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
SAYS WARDEN OSBORNE
WAS VERY RUDE TO HIM
DR.. Diedling Has Made Formal
Complaint to the Attor-
ney General.

OssINrNG, Oct. 13.-Dr. Rudolph Died
ling. the member OF the state Prison
Commission who failed yesterday in his
second attempt to investigate Warden
Thomas Mott Osborne's administration
Of Sing Sing prison. announced tonight
that he had complained to Attorney
General Woodbury. regarding the treat
ment ne received yesterday from the
warden.
81 nave instructed the secretary Of
the state Prison Commission DR.. Died
ling said. ito write to the Attorney
General reciting the events that took
place at Sing Sing when ! undertook
to investigate conditions there yesterday
and explaining the treatment I received
from Warden Osborne. ! made no rec
concentrations or suggestions to the At
torney General as to what course he
should pursue. ! intend to go through
with this investigation and shall return
to Sing Sing prison II the circumstance
warrant II. / have no feeling against
Mr.. osborn In this matter. am merely
acting In accord with my duties"
DR.. Diedling did not go to Comstock
prison to-day, as he had planned to do
In order to examine various former in
mates of Sing Sing now at Comstock.
He said that he expected to max these
examinations on Saturday.
ALBANY, Oct. 13.-Another demand
was made to-day upon Warden osborne
Of Sing Sing for reports on recent as
saults committed in the prison. OF these
demands by Superintendent of Prisons
A - "