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Fo u d Irish Giant a
"W of a Man."
Who Walled n
Whaled by a Second
Rater Who Walked
Right Up and Biffed
Him Cold.
Liverpool Showed Fight
ers a-Plenty, Big,
Strong Ones, Too, But
Rioting and Yanking
Iron Bars Out of Win.
doWs Was Their Spe.
cialty-Modern Dioge-
mes Still Hunting, but
Dependent.

Diogenes had nothing on Bob Vernon.
D!ogcnes valnly hunted the circum-
scrtbed world OF his time for an honest
mar. Bob Vernon. who is known in the
sporting world from New York to san
Francisco and from Canada to New
Orleans. Is just back in New York from
. fruitless aunt In Europe for a white
hope.
"Friena Diogenes." said Vernon to-
day. might have found an honest man
had he Jared far enough. but. believe
me. there Is not. 70 my mind. a white
man living to-day who possesses the
strength. tina boxing skin, the q~ulckness
10 whip Jack johnson. All the qualities
] have mentioned must be possessed by
the white hope who might stand e show
with the dusky champion
This Is praise, indeed. of Jack Johnson,
coming from Boz Vernon. for Vernon,
big and wholesome ana whole hearted
himself. esteems James J. Jenries, one
time champion. as tne greatest white
fighter that ever lived. In admitting ths
prowess Of the conqueror of Ieffrics the
tears stand In Bob Ve-aon's eyes and
his mustache droops dejectedly. J~effries
has cost Bob Vernon a lot OF money.
STARTED HIS QUEST AFTER
RENO WATERLOO.
No man seated at the rlngside at Reno
on July 4. 1910. had a keener interest in
tho obscqules Of James j. Jefrries's
championship. Mr.. Vernon a fondly
imagined that James ]. Jeffrles was un-
beatable. lie backed his belief with al
most enough money to MI a moving AN.
Jefiries Was his sporting Joss. His feel
ings toward Jack Johnson could not be
described for transmission through the
mails.
When the usually genl'l Vernon re-
covered from the awful experience at
Reno. he set his face tesoluielY IN the
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thought there was q riot inside. You
rever heard such cheering. Jack John
son was there. In Paris he comes close
to being a popular idol. His popularity
in London is waning because OF the
newspaper campaign against his forth
coming battle with Bombardisr Wells.
but he 10 to get $4,000 OUT Of the
fight"
Hopeless as he feels. Vernon Is still
willing to entertain white hope propo-
sitions. He will look over white hopes
brought to his attention with the same
fervor that a man shows in welcoming
q life Insurance agent.
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BLACK HAND BOMB
R0UTS HUNDREDS
FROM THEIR BEDS
Blows Doors Off Hinges and
SmaShes Windows in West
.. Houston Street.

A Black Hand bomb was exploded
early to-day In front Of q fish store
kept by Emilio & Co. on the ground floor
Of tho fve-story tenement house at No.
III West Houston street. The cellar
overs were blown from their hinges, q
door wa blown OF. windows were
smashed and several hundred inhabi-
tants of the neighborhood went into q
panic.
Pietro Lavari. father-in-iaw Of Louis
F~uggazi, lessee Of the tenement, who
lives on the Thompson street side Of
the same house. told the police that as
he was looking out Of . window on the
West Houston street side he Jaw a
young man stop IN front Of the fish
store, apparently to light . cigarette.
The explosion followed almost immed!-
ately. blu Lavari did not zee what be-
came Of the young man.
Patrolman Alietzhauser Of tho Mac
douga street station, was within q hun
dred feet of the house and reached the
scene OF the explosion in a few seconds.
He saw no one lPatrolman Katx, who
wal at West Broadway and West Hous.
ton street. stopped q man who was rum
ming. but the man after ward produced
evidence that he had been calling a few
doors away and was running only be-
cause he was scared.
All the persons found In the tenement
were detained until they accounted for
themselves.
The fish store firm Is composed OF
Nicholas and Joseph Emilio OF No. 81
Mott street and Joseph Mucessi of No.
10 West Houston street. The Emiios
~ ~ aL-a
who until lately had a fish store on Sew
enth avenue. had received several Black
Hand letters which he turned over TO
The police.
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SCHMlTTBERGER ACCUSES
FlATBUSH POLICEMEN.
Says He Found Some OF Post,
Others Not at All-Took Whis-
KEY Bottles Of Several.

Flatbush citizens OF lack OF police pro-
lection and consequently daily and
nightly robberies. Chief Inspector
Schmittberger returned to Headquarters
early this morning with evidence. he
says. Of officers on post and not to be
found. and OF others found In drinking
saloons.
Part OF the inspectors evidence con-
sists Of half emptied bottles Of wh!s-
key which he took from policemen.
Flatbush people yesterday told Com
missioner Waldo that conditions were
60 bad that thieves were In the habit
Of driving up to residences in automo-
biles and hauling away what they liked.
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ROBBED SALVATION ARMY.
Missing Clerk Trapped Through
Two of the "~I.assies.~

Edward Weldon. forty-three years DID,,
formerly a clerk In the Salvation Army
Hotel in Chatham Square. was locked
up this morning in the Oak street sta
ton on a charge Of larceny.
The police say that Weldon disap-
peared from the hotel on Sept. II and
tina at the same time Sl13 OF The receipts
Of the hotel were missed. Two Saliva
ton Army lassies saw Weldon in the
neighborhood Of First venue and Tween
ty-second street yesterday and detec-
tives were notified. The police say that
part OF the missing none was found
when he was searched. and that he
confessed.
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courage that would make the tabled
gameness or the Spartan boy look like
the demeanor of a yellow dog. As
rapidly as possible the white hope
hunter put his affairs In order and.
early In June. he sailed away from these
shores with the zest OF enthusiasm spur
ring him on.
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set himself Ward walked up to him,
hit him on the jaw and put him to
sleep. when the white hope woke up
he wanted to go home.
1--WE had plenty" he admitted.
Sorrowfully Vernon secured Ireland.
White hopes were as scarce In that
warliko domain as cheers for King
George and Queen Mary. Crossing over
To Liverpool. whioh city Is supposed to
house the toughest and most mercilcss
batilers In tho United Kingdom. Yer
non landed In the midst, as 1t were. OF
the great trik
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THE

from ths Cleveland Plain Dcaler.)
Say. you've heard Tommy Bingle
tell what he'd do IL u highwayman
tackled him."
Sure. Lots of times. He'd give the
fellow q crack across the wrist and
send his revolver flying"
"Did you hear what he did when that
lone rufilan cleaned up the passengers
in a parlor car last week.
mo, what did he doT"
HE burst into tears"
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Hunted White Hopes World Over;:
Vernon Is Home, White Hopeless

another man than I have SAID about
Johnson. but every time he mot me he
had a broad grin n a good jolly. Let
no n tell you that johnson has no
brains. II he were a white man he
would be as popular q fighter as ever
lived.
Il got into Paris one day and drove
to the Grand Hotel. As I entered I
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WHALE OF A MAN." THIS GIANT

Landing in London. he tarrled not.
He FASTENED to Dublin. where he met
the man who had uncovered the white
hope. This man wished that Vernon
should tarry a while In Dublin and par
take Of the good cheer thereof.
Nay. nay" said h New Yorker.
SHOW me the wild 1rishman Of whom
you know"
They took Vernon out to a place close
TO Glasnevin Cemetery. Dublin. and In
troduced him to a whale of a a He
was truly a giant. this Celt. quick on
his feet. clear OF eye n complexion
and exhibiting a pair OF hands that
looked like a couple Of punches Of
bananas.
The giant had bsen s~mothsr!ng the
aspirations OF all the boxers around
Dublin. He stripped for Vernon and
was a dream Of physical perfection.
MY eye" aid the white hope
chaser. This fellow looks to be the
goods"
Vernon had taken out from London
with him a clever English boxer named
Ward, who was a long way from cham
pionship form. Ward put on boxing
gloves with the white hope of Glasnev!n
cemetery. A brief n painful scene
ensued. -..
The white hope put up his hands and
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with the name OF Mrs. Parker. asking
the cashier, A. X. Chapman. to pay the
bearer the o OF the check.
Mr.. Chapman became suspicious and
called q detective, who trailed the
messenger boy TO the Union Square
Hotel. where Miller vus waiting. The
youth confessed when arrested.
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WHITE HOPES ALL TOO PLENTY
IN LIVERPOOL.

The biggest and strongest men ! ever
saw" says Vernon. are those Liver
pool Irishmen. Rough! They are bear
cats. | saw seven Of them put their
shoulders to one VI those two-story
street cars and topple It over. l saw
many of them yank iron bars out OF
windows and use them like falls on the
devoted police force. Whoops, but
Liverpool Is the warlikc town.
At the risk of his life, Vernon
travelled the r~iot-racked streets OF
Liverpool, seeking a white hope. He
picked up tho strongest and ~handiest
men that common repute could bring
forth made them face the boxer,
Ward. White hope after white hope
became white ~despairs.
lie construed with sporting men OF the
north of England and none could rec
ommend him to a white hope. De-
iectedly he returned to London. Seek
ing out "A trainer OF fighters. he made
known his mission. This trainer and
aslle aiders and abet,ers brought white
hopes In droves 10 Vernon's quarters.
Not one made good.
In Paris and Brussels and Amsterdam
n other cities the quest went on.
Finally, Vernon threw up his hands.
Like the inhabltant OF Rising Sun. Indi-
ana, who exclaimed when he first saw
a double-humped camel. There amt
no sich thing Vernon admitted there
was no white hope,
FOUND JOHNSON A REAL IDOL
IN PARIS.
"Thc funny thing about It Is" says
Vernon. that | crossed Johnson's trail
time n again In London and Paris.
Nobody could say harder things about
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ANOTHER EX-SHERIFF SHORT

~ Office for several years the audi
tors fud that fc.l1-s the amount
agreed upon In settlement with the
county court. has not yet been turned
over 'o ffs present eherT To fh.s
fhe taN commissIoue- has added .n-
'crcsf amounting to S'14-f ues.fes
the amount not turned over. nearly
al OF the remaining difference Que
from Allen ls interest Du tares col
iecfed after thc fret of January dur
ms the four years OF bis term This
interest amounted % sffssfe
The auditors report. complied bv
Chief Accountant p A Dover shows
that the county court OF uodIr Ike
county Uas opposed 20 Swing sheriff
Allen credit for discounts. buf that
The sheriff refused to turn over the
money in bis hands untI after hc had
deducted The amount of the discount.
in other words. that be- has arbIt-ar.
b taken The discount
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NEGRO MURDERS JEWELER
BLOOD-BESPATTERED SHOES
AUSE ARREST.
Isaac NOgel Slain by Elevator Man
Ten Thousand in Gems Are
Declared Missing.

NEW YORK. Dec f-For the muir.
der of Isaac 5 VoleL 90 4esf-h.
dealer bon gene Joseph Roberts q
t'-ro elevator man. was held without
uaii hy The coroner fo.uiFhf upon
charges made by detectives who ol,a..
noned bin aI afternoon Roberts
ASSERTS Die inroceu,e. buf admits. tho
polio" say. otusr-hIp ~ yellow shoes
spaiter"4 With blood found NOT far
from Tho body. rims and fountain
pen belonging formerly to tho dead
man Roberts explains the blood on
The shoes hy saying that ha sfapped
in The pool around fha dead mans
bead. declares hc bought tho ring
fEo weeks ago and that he picked up
tln pen from fhe fo0r carly TODAY
Terence NefeI's. o. friend ~ Rob.
e-t-. ie hold as material witness
Ne'el.e told fhe police. fles say tha.
Roberts hired him to wash windows
yesterday afternoon. brf that when be-
tried f1 enter tho building af nIehf
Roberts refused Dim access fg tho
basement Thieves lifted from tho
dead mans body gems valued af go.
600 Noarrs watch vas found iafsr
In tf' tasrmer. if bore finger prints
tarcrah which tre police hope to con.
fIef Che murderer
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fo1n9 Girl ore q Ire Victims q
Outrage Perpstrstsd By rsroes.
see WHITES

MEMPHIS Tenn Dec c-rao
n--rpas and one young regrsss we're
burned t1 death o. mob 1r uh.ta
land -flarfs gho object to rre oers.
p11rg NJ land by negroes. near ga
flnraa. Tenn. yesterday. according
I1 urarrf reports received here f0-
day Ila lFrrH.rr ls eaId to have or
CURED '.n miles from clifton. Tenn
The 'hrnr negroes we're travelling 90
a c.n v.fh load cf -aed cotton They
uere way .a.1 80 feI f1 The WAGON.
load ~ cotton fff said that the
mob. after building a Gre beneath ha
wagon. stood Fuard anNl The negroes
arre cremafrI
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SLUM LABOR
TREATED LINE SLAVES
On SUGAR TRI ST FARMS
Human Derelicts Held in Condl
iion> bordering on Peonage in
Contract system.
Colorado Bect-Growers shocks
House Investigators; Says Tariff
Aids Trust Alone.

lSiiiNGTON. Dec. Depicting
conditions In th, sugar beet Fields %
colorado approaching peonagc. James
hNuhtu. uf Meade. Cuio TO-DAY told
iH' -ufa.ird sugar trust inNestikat.
ihE committee of the house that the
'ifN derviictr. recruited from the
'iums. w"r- kept practically Ia a state
rf huudaF" liis statement caused a
mild sensation
Nr hudAin. described system OF
contract labor In u., Colorado nelds
sad detailed the EardshipS he
charged v~r~ inflicted on working
p"opI" recruited by the Great West
~rn sugar company lie said that a
man. his vile and several children.
ranEiur from sieht years upward.
would put in from zen 10 sixteen
hours q dhN 81 bach breaking work
which au American would rcorn
90 do
Protective system
lA" committee took great interest
in hIs description of the ~slum labor.
democrats. led by Representative Ra-
h'r. of Callforuia. sought 10 show bv
'r- witness that the tarim protection
levied lu the name Of American In.
lor did nof reach down TO the Rus
-.ahs and Hiudus Who worked In the
Colorado beet fields Tn. Republic
ans. Representatives Fordney. Kinds
and Malhy. emphasized the point that
americans would not descend to the
labor
Mr Bodkin oppressed the belief that
iA' sugar company was not paying a
fair price Tor beets lie said his crop
paid him about Ss75 ton. The profit
Du an acre was small
Tsrin Benefits Rennsrs.
30 tho tarin rs OF any beneat tho
s1ear company gets it, said the wit
ness
W 2 Wnle'. New York sugar eX.
pert recommended the adoption OF
th" Danish -ystem 0f Internal taxa
lion and "ncouraKemenf of the beet
sugar industry by the United states.
ii~ said f fhis we're done sugar
would Dee 10 cents per pornd cheaper
iu tAe United States. although the In
'rrual revenue rate OF taxation would
1r 90 cents per hundred weight. This
-'A would yield 500. 900. 900 81 revenue
fD the government. which now raises
tl."p"."0' ou %" import tax ON
sugar
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NJ COY'S CONVERTED
Feudist Family embrace Reaqo
sitting Win Hsthelds az
Churcn Affair

WILLIAMSON. W Ea Ds,
Not fD boz o4tdone by tae Hatfield.
tt4 McCoys have also smhrs-4d r.
IgIcn. and .f now looks as 10 fr.
deadly Hatfield McCoy feud which
has broken out Iut.rmIffrrt-t dgrIa
'ne past fuenty.fta or more years d.
nf an c1I for au time Member os
both fFe hatfield and Mccoy clan
attended biz county srnfa. ,rrooI
convention here. coming miles through
drilling rain and snow over rYafs Cd
most Irnpa fsahla f0r vehIcIe- uu-.re
f1' convention -fhe Ha'GeIde and lfe.
Co.'s he'd short family reunion. fuf
10 vas peaceful Affair
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Packers Plea
Is Not Guilty
SPEEDY TRIAL EXPECTED
FOR THE BEEF BARONS.
Twelve eniremen Passed al Close
Of the First Days Effort
10 Get Ju1.
Packers Still Hope Government
May End Trial by Declaring
Law Inv alid.

CHICAGO Dee After ..-Ht
Hc-r- drsiol, trA.-. in TIE SAYS uf
strand llri-. and special plras th .
DAr's uf ten Chicago meat latArr..
Indicted Tor alleged Nioist ous of fh-
CRIMINAL provisions Cd. tas sherman
antitrust lav. reached tral tolat
Indications acre tast th. early Stages
rt iur trial a. least pou4 o. r.rIl.
for tre government examination 90
tur nret panel o! .lfyIu-n aas brIrt
h} agreement cHch side I. entitled
Feb fri.ff prrsmptor1 challenges. aui
o. nisht OBJ. governments bad ever.
rt-"l ZEN uf these Nu.r of ga. t.
n.r-u"r had b,.cu questioned b., fu,.
t~irns- Questions ol Atrorl., SHr..
.au. for tte government Indicated
taat fh" arcrptah.iits of Juror
liurea chi-ny o1 his Nllurns.. fo
accept as part of The government s
function the regulation of affairs of
private business.
The rNrDt prTsuuri fria' ou. each
rr"s p--rt.N~ juror mirht have had
0ifn ant uf the defendants al cd were
sone into clrefll,
Defendants plead Net Guilty.
tII ~ tht defendants wer, iu court
immediately after thc case Was
called Personal pleas uf not rlut,
wcr" entered and th" examination Of
N"utrrmcn begun
Richmond Dean general manager
of tnr Pullman company. fellow club
member with mnst ut iu, defendants.
" BOO vas passed iu t.~ morning s,.
SION. was challenged b1 ths govern.
mru' .u tie afternoon. BOO Spite ,t hi .
sr-'Iou tha. hls friendship with fh'
defendants would nnt prevent hs rem
leriuc au iwpari 81 verdict
Robert Grant. 90 official o. fn. Na.
uonal Hinge company also was cha.
lenEed when ae said he 4ould have
conscientious scrEIiea against cu-
forcing q penalty FOR violation a. the
sherman law
pth"r yenuremeu Who Expressed
doubt 90 ta" proprivty Of the govern.
mcnt exercising control of business
conduct pcremptor ly rnrr Challenged
no Attempts 20 Evade
AftorueIs here are of ihe opinion
thar 200" trial ViI proceed si'hout an,
further attempts OF counsel Toy the
pa.Hrr- to cause DELAY The ouIr as
tuu uoe uoajlus which would bring
stop to fts proceedings Is su al-
l'''-' '' .'i' t.t.'N tN'f.f'f .r.I I'f'lN'
cour- f1r 4 IY,lug nu tt- constitution.
a.lfF ui rie criui uiI provisions OF tnr
Iau.
This appeal VAS llcd ue.. scp.
together uifa 90 pleH far stay of
Proceedings pending rlo decision The
Har. ."rf. f Vas ral4 vsrr resting their
hopes f.tf fIc h.Eh court a0ld d,.
r.ar. tne HN confrs~t t0 ff. cons
'u .ou and hrns rt- f-iaI FOO lu ahru1,
.uI
The De- .ur.men boo bad been pss
cd hF tfe government wore ordered
s"d ap fHl ehf. and fte rest of the
trilrn ordered ir court tomorrow
Som" ".I boz questioned hy the DO
f~rre Hl.I 90 least four have been
trailF accepted br fhe government
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SOCIALIST DEFEAT
l7 los Angeles. Was Crucnins. None
Coming Within 5000 of Cei0a
Elected

Los ANGELES Dec o. Complete
refa-rs from 800 olf 1f .f- precincts "a
yesterday. a municipal election. gIvo
George Alexander. Incumbent candI
f.fa cf tra Good Government Ieagra
fo- mayor. slf-s votes and JOB Harr..
man. S0rl.t -f. TO feo ssIr-
precinct. d.. -le suburbs bad s rez.s.
'rnflor of I 80 are expected f8
run about cs.u h-ftee- Alexander end
Hartman
Tfs entire Good Government ticket
tns elected. SO Socialist candidate
ior a-y rf-- came eI-h.n 81 n.0 votes
% Winning
ProtIb.f.on vas defeated there being
iFtf votes f1- f and s-.1f4 AGAINST
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W. VA. REPU BLICANS
60 OVER STU ALTON
Chairman Highland ana :. '. Mat.
ihe~S Assure Taft He Will
Have Support Of state.
by T. ". ARNOLD
Intelligence Bursau.
NashlnEtnn. ID q n q

Intsiiisenoer Bursnu.
washington. ID c. Dec. g
NirsH J.. Highland. chairman OF fb,
republican state C1mmtfia. az ,y.--
virginia. and Samuel y Afaf,t.v.
hi7 predecessor in the Office. u.r.
t'ahi"d an interview with tho Prr-f
cent az the White House to-day po
"iicai conditions in West Nirgfris ar-
understood TO have been discussed
and 10 is said that tho vf.Itors from,
west virginia assured the Presidan,
thai %" would not only have th. dole
cation from the State 20 the \st.cr,i
'onVention. but that he would get The
electoral vote a. we'll Whether Tho
matter of candidates Va- discussed
could not D. learned tonight
One Lone Delegate.
wheeling had bur single repr.sen
iafite az The annual convention of fha
National Rivers and Iiarlors Coneras-
which convened here today Urnffre
'on had tho largest presentation
from ih" state. with dozen or more
delegates Among them b. United
states Minister Norfhcott. stationed
at Manasua. Nicaragua
Urge Ohio Rivers Claims
Members Of tho Ohio Vali.s I'm
proVcmcnt Association were given a
hearing before tho river. and har
bors committee % Courres. TODAY
and urrvi the liberal appropriation o.
money Tor the Ohio river and the au.
ihor.fation of large amount OF work
ON The continuing contract system as
neers of the army
Wiley-Hushes Contest.
The Wroy.Huchcs contest case i.
about fo come up A. least Georrc IS
Wallace. counsel for Mr Wiley. i4
understood to have feieErapteI for hIe
client to come f1 Washington Mr
Hughes has uo counsel hero. and will
have none unless rho matter i4 heard
before che committee. In which event
boz may be represented.
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TALK TO TAFT 9-F0OT STAGE FOR KANAWHA
TWO BlRDMEN FALL
hubert osiey and Passenger Killed ,-
'heht az Fiey. England. When
Eeroplane Drops.

LONDON. Dec. sA doubt. a,ia.
iion fatality occurred al Fley. near
Scarboroush. YORKSHIRE. THE moru.ne
Hubert oA.cy. an aviator. was killed
instantly and his passenger. Rober,
Weiss. sustained injuries from Vh,cr
he died soon aftervards
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PIPE HURLED rHRouoa
BODY OF WOPNwEN

-rf. ...fat,. f. f.s rr.rI. es-.r-
L.kiNs. ND. unc t While q
'. ""im'r Has working rf'h a piece
NJ pir" nn "a sanmiI af Uurhr serfar
fff frn rnn uaa csurhf -t a haIf .r
such a way as fo throw If -hroueh fre
mna BODY. iuf.r-.nr terrible Injuries
fH rl He died at local hospital fa.
d1f NoimDr aaE T.rrInian. Ls
years old and single
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CIVIL WAR TELEGRAPHER
rs CALLED BY DEATH

UPPER sANDTSKY. O. Dec
Col 3. A Hawkins. aged o.. who. as
20 prlsate iu the signal service OF the
Union army. Was fhe frsf 10 telegraph
20 Washington the news OF The com
piriion of sherman march to the
sea. died herc iast night
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SI.250.OOO ASKED
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
ongreNNman Gttlepage Offers
Bill 10 Raise Dams Three
Feet.
BY Il n ARNOLD
intsuigsneeT Bureau.

washington. %. C. Dee 6.
'n-i's-man Lirlepaga 20 day in.
'fodr''d 'vo bills one appropr!st.ns
'i.''.o"" 10 add three fcct each 10
rue fs'Ehi OF The locks and dams ln
'h' Great kanawha riyer 80 a. To- Civ,
stage % nine feet Instead az iii,
The change Is asked In the interest or
ihe kanawha coal operators. who
Would Do ar disadvantage II their
fittshurgh competitors have a nine.
loot stage while they have but six
Ih" other BIN Introduced ly MIR
Littcpaga is Intended 10 impos..
tf'ai'r restrictions on the shipment
'i liquors into -dry territory
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-07
W. q. Alien. Former shs-ir % Dod
dricge County. Owes Sf654. Audit
Shows

futsilrsncsr Bursau.
CHARLESTON. Dec AccoriIng
20 the report and copy % an audit
hled with the county court and prose.
cutting attorney of notdrIfre county
bv Tax Commlssioucr Fred O Blue.
W u Allen. former sheriff of that
county. owes noddritEe county S..
4faSa the state % West virginia
fsfo oO1. while the sum ~ $500 0f Is
found ~ the amount OF the discount
Alien took durinE the four years oi
his term. but which is nor made as O.
ending against the former sheriff for
ne reason that this question has not
vet been decided By the supreme cour,
u appeals.
Although W. B. Allen has been out