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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-21
PLACE Big LOANS
Hcsse & Kirchner Lend LARGE
Amounts o. Money on Local
Business Properties.

number ~ big loans on local
business properties have been placed
by Hossc a kirchner during the past
week. The smallest Of those was
$4,000. while tho largest was more
rhau twice as much. This firm was
commisa'orcl % short time ago ~
place % very ilrcc sum ~ money in
eocd loans and is meeting with great
success.
Through tho firm ~ IIcsso A. Kir.
elmer. Herman Fisher has bought the
Charles Hartman property AZ asia
Wood street and will take possession
in few days
liesse a Kirchncr arc building n
modern eivroom house a. Edglng
Ton. which will hc placed on the mar
kef when completed
John $ Cole is building n hand
some new bungalow af Glcunova
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-21
ForOoIe

CENTER WHEELING swelling ofsfr
rooms o. ne north eide 81 Twerty-thlrd
street near Cnapllnc rna and water
Eoou cellaff corner lof arranged FOR two
families Nue. ho sold 90 close an e.
tate, al $500 co.
TWELFTH STREET PROPERTY
eer Byron. ter rooms and barn. within
three minutes walk ~ the Srhnufbarh
hui.finE Lof f0N100 feet A rare on
EorfurffV. 40 al. 600 co.
BARGAIN At r.FATUF rfve
rnowcf fra No fwei'Ira Lot TFrfoo
feet Fruit trees. hedge fence chicken
house etc. nice home fnr 8 600 20.
Look &C. up
EENRT ". CUUDEuTo. Aonrr.
Real Estate and f1suranca
tlb-le Hcfmulhach Hida
Nat - Both Phones Bell tfsS-R
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-21
FOR SALE

6 roomed brick house, contain
ing also two good attic rooms, on
LOT 32xllS feet. Has cemented
laundry. both gasses and water.
All in good condition. On Jacob,
between Twenty-Second and Twen-
ty-third SITS. Price very reasonable.
4 roomed cottage. having bath
and pantry, on lot ll5XllS feet
Also chicken house on lot. Five
minutes walk northeast Of Echo
Point station. Only S2SOO.OO.
roomed house, containing a
bath, on lot 60xl00 feet. Adjoins
above cottage. S33OO.OO.
S. NESBiTT F.
eotn Phones. 1920 Market ST
Money 60 Loan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-21
WATER RENTS ARE NOW DUE
AND PAYABLE.

but few more days remain for
consumers 90 avail themselves OF the
TO- discount Pay now and avoid
the rush 40 the end.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-21

s. woman feels hcr superiority when
% man refuses to arcuc with her.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-21

Chapline ST. seven-roomed house. Ar
ranged for two families. nodsr1 n
every. respect. hardwood floors, cabinet
mantlesi stable In rear-fS 500 90.
E"ii -, double brick. five rooms each
and finished attic, hot and cold vrsfcr
natural and city gas-t663O 90
Twenty-siNth St. cight-rooned house.
- 300 90 "'u'ss
Eoff st. seven-rooned brick IN fron,
uNe-roomed brick In rear. must be soi4
Immediately 10000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
LIVE ONES CAUGHT MAPPING.
Doom Of Phillies Sympathizes with Re.
tired Base Runners.

When man springs something from
a new angle, he is usually worth listen.
ing to, even though he is wrong, for there
are not many new angles left. Manager
Charles Doom of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals says Whenever | catch man
mapping off first base. and then hear
the spectators in the bleacher seats call
ing him such names as 'bonehead,' dope
and other pleasant titles. feel like apol-
ogizing to the victim / manage to catch
off the base DO you know the type of
players that get caught off the bases
They are generally the fastest and live
lest players on the team. A poor base
runner will seldom be caught off the
base for the reason that he viii not
as a rule get off the bag far enough TO
afford such an opportunity to the oppos.
ing catcher
"The man who is caught is the fellow
who is on his toes and taking a big lead.
and not the leaden-footed player who
is waiting for the succeeding bstsman to
drive him around the circuit He sticks
to the bag as If it were heaven. and will
hardly move an inch except when some
body hits the ball As result. it il
sometimes an effort for base runners OF
that kind 10 get to second base on q.
single"
There is something to what DOOM
says, but, as is usual in such cases. he
did not say it all All credit is lue to
a man who gets caught of first sr-
cause he was making a desperate effort
to steal a lead that would make il pos
sible for him 10 get down to second
on the next bali pitched On the other
hand. many a man is caught Oft first
who had Just strolled of and went %
sleep 1t is silly TO say that even the
average man who is caught OIL first by
a peg from the catcher Is nm enterpris-
ING runner. for often enough he really is
4 bonehead Of the worst sort Fans
should distinguished between the two
varieties of being caught of FIRST
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
Mother and Daughter
Both Glad to Recommend Partisan Sage.
the Guaranteed Hair Grower and
Dandruff Cure.

Mrs. ]. r. Burgess writes from 5l4
Plum street. Danville Va, June 4, 1910.
as follows:-
II have used Partisan Sage and find
it to be all you claim for IT, and cheer.
fully recommend it 70 anyone who is
suffering from any hair dandruH, or
scalp trouble
On the same date Ruth 0dille Burgess.
the charming little daughter OF Mrs.
Burgess, wrote;--
Il am only a little girl, but want
to tell what Partisan Sage has done for
me. had a scalp disease that looked
like dandruff and when it was combed
up there would be a bloody water under
the dandruf, Mamma tried everything
in the way Of a hair tonic. without re-
suits. until she saw the advertisement Of
Partisan Sage; she got bottle and II
cured me. but kept on using il. Now
7 have as beautiful a head OF hair as
any girl"
Men. women and children. in every sec.
tion Of America. who are using ordinary
commercial hair tonic, should give parj-
sian Sage a trial II is so far ahead OF
all others that one application viii prove
its great superiority.
II is guaranteed bv the Red Cross
Pharmacy 70 stop falling hair and itch
ing scalp. and to drive out all dandruH
in two weeks OF money back. II grows
hair in abundance and gives to the hair
a lustrous and fascinating appearance.
"a cents q large bottle at the Red Cross
Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15

nard run brought him in. We took
'em TO camp and in order to frighten
'em told 'em we was goin' to hang 'em
TO the limb of tree.
''They knowed well enough that's
what's done TO boss thieves. and they
believed we was In earnest What
dye s'pose they did, They begun to
cry. This give US such contempt fur
'em that l says 10 Josh. says /
'Sich snivelin' younkers oughtn't TO
be lowed to live. They'll never make
men. and the women wouldn't have EN-
around. Let's string 'em up shore
'@Then one of EN- said, wringin' his
hands: We hain't men; we're gals
Our folks is starvin' over thar, and
we tried to git yer stock to sell EN-
and git somepin fur the children
Me and Josh looked at each other.
4 be doggoned says /. II ever saw
sich boss thieves before. What luck
we didn't shoot at emf
81 told you,' says Josh. i wouldn't
like to kill one Of EN-.
I'VE give up the tent TO em ana the
blankets and made 'em as comfort.
able as could. and Josh and / built
a FIRE and lay down by it for the rest
o. the night Next mornln' we give
'em fine breakfast ov hard tack and
bacon washed down with coffee. Then
we told EN- we'd go and see what we
could do fur their folks. We found
list what the gals said we'd And. There
wor three families In mighty bad
way not only fur food, but other
things.
when the gals got on their own
clothes they was good lookin'. and
offered to marry one II Josh'd marry
t'other and settle down and take care
Of the hull crowd, seen there warn't
no men among 'em. the men hRvin'
been killed of either by Indians or fur
boss steaIn'. Josh agreed, and we
dipped up fur fust choice. Josh won
It, but | didn't keer, since they was
both fine gals.
I'VE axed EN- If they'd agree to our
plan, and they said they didn't see
how they could help themselves.
I'VE Just been married. and we're
eoin' to make settlement on this land
we're squatted on"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
DEMAND $4,000 BY
MAIL FROM MELLEN
Stamford Man Arrested Charged with
Attempted Blackmail Of Promi-
nent People.

Stamford, Ct. Feb. l5.-Hugh Ennis,
q years Of age, son OF John Ennis, the
noted pedestrian, who recently walked
from New York to San Francisco. was
arrested yesterday in this city. charged
with having attempted blackmail. II is
alleged that he had sent letters to a
number OF persons. demanding money.
Among those to whom letters were
sent, it was learned yesterday, was Pres
ident Charles $, Melen OF the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad. The
letter, which was received by Mr. Mellen
several weeks ago. demanded that the
sum OF 5000 be placed at designated
spot at the Elm street bridge ia this
city, under penalty OF having the freight
house and other buildings Of the rail
road company here blowHup.
Suspicion was directed TO Ennis. and
similarity between his handwriting and
that OF the letter led to his arrest
Following the arrest, he is said to have
confessed TO sending the letters. He
will be examined as TO his sanity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
SHELLS PIERCED
KATAALIN ARM0R
Proved That They Are Effective at Long
Range Under Battle Con-
ditions.

Washington, Feb. IL In the light Of
fuller reports on the firing test in the
lower Potomac river last Friday when
l2-inch shells fired By the monitor Tai
lahassee penetrated armor plate targets
erected on the ram Katahdin at a dis
lance Of 5000 yards. naval ordinance
experts have reiterated their contention
that service pr0jectiles retain their eff
fectiveness at long battle ranges Only
limited information hitherto has been
available in connection with an attack
upon armor under conditions approx
mating those Of actual battle.
The experiment is accepted by the
naval officers as confirmation OF the
theoretical deductions which previously
have been relied upon in regard to the
fight Of projectiles and the nature Of
the impact at long ranges
The first shot which struck the tar.
get penetrated the armor, but the shell
was broken to pieces. The second pr0-
jectile struck the top OF the forward
target. dug out piece OF steel meas
uring three and one half feet by six
feet, glanced off, and was lost, Ii is
not known whether or not this shell
was broken. The third and fourth shots
completely penetrated the larger of the
two targets. The third bored a clean
hole; the fourth likewise pierced the
thick plate, and in addition tore OIL a
big piece Of steel
The third and fourth shells disap-
peared in the water, but az no fragments
Of them could be found anywhere in the
vicinity OF the target ordnance experts
mantainI that the shells did not break,
as was the case with the first shot
None OF the shells was loaded with
explosives, the test being designed to
determine the penetrating power Of the
The experiment will be supplemented
BY tests on the old battleship Texas
during the target practice in the spring,
when projectiles loaded with explosives
win be fired with the purpose Of de-
the effectiveness of the ser
vice shell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
HEPBURN ALSO
FAV0RS L0RIMER
Bailey Says It Is Not Friendship That
Causes Him to Aid Illinois

Washington. Feb l5. Senator Bailey
was prompt yesterday in resmning his
argument in the Senate in support OF
the report Of the committee on privileges
and elections, generating Senator Lori
mer of illinois from the charge of
bribery in connection with his election
to the Senate He quickly entered upon
sensational grounds by practically eharg
ing forgery against the Illinois State
bank OF Chicago, in which he said Gov
ernor Deneen is interested.
Taking up the legal phase OF the case,
Mr.. Bailey proceeded TO reply to the
speeches OF Senators Root, Cummins and
Borah.
II wish, said Senator Hepburn, inter
rupting the speaker that when the
senator from Texas speaks OF the sena-
tor from Idaho he would be more spe-
cic. | agree with the senator from
Texas
Mr.. Bailey apologized, saying that at
would not do to mix those twins Ev.
erybodY laughed and the chair admin.
istered no rebuke Theneeforth Mr.. Bo.
rah was spoken of by name.
Mr., Bailey declared that it was not
friendship for Senator Lorimer that was
actusting him, and added that if il were
he would want to see him mseated, for
he was sure that in that event he would
be Immediately returned to the Sem
ate, If the Illinois legislature were not
as corrupt as it had been charged with
being
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
VAST LUMBER
TRUST COMING
Forest Holdings Fast Being
Concentrated
TENTH OF PRIVATE LANDS
Held by Three Combinations-P Preserving
Timber Till Exhausted Elsewhere.
Can Then Get Price Asked,
However Extortionate.
TENTH OF PRIVATE LANDS

Washington, Feb characterization
of the control of the standing timber
in a very few hands, vast speculative
holdings "far in advance of any use
thereof an enormous increase in the
value of "this diminishing natural re-
source, with great profits to its owners"
and incidentally ian equally sinister
land monopoly" and closely connect
ed railroad domination these are the
findings reported to the president by
Herbert Knox Smith commissioner OF
corporations, in the first instalment OF
his long awaited report on the lumber
industry in the United States. The re-
port, dated Monday, was made public
yesterday when the president sent it
to Congress The report which consists
OF a pamphlet Of thirty.eight pages,
is effectively summarized in the com
missioner's letter of submittal. His
conclusion, a forecast OF the future,
partakes OF the sensational.
There are many great combinations
in other industries says the commits
sioner, "whose formation is complete.
In the lumber industry, on the other
hand, the bureau finds now in the max
ing combination caused, fundamentally,
by long standing public policy. The
concentration already existing is sufi
GENTLY impressive. Still more impress
sive are the possibilities Tor the flu
ture.
"In the last forty years coneentra-
ton has so proceeded that 1876 holders,
many inter-related, have now practically
one-half Of the privately owned timber
in the investigation area (which con.
tains eighty per cent. Of the whole.
This formidable process of concentra.
ton, in timber and land certainly in
wolves grave future possibilities OF i'm
pregnable monopolistie conditions, whose
far reaching consequences to society il
is now difficult to anticipate fully or
to .overestimate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
William F. Sheehan Spoke at Buffalo
Last Evening.

William f. Sheehan Spoke at Buffalo
Last Evening.
Buffalo, n. y, Feb. 10. William r.
Sheehan's first public speech on behalf
Of his candidacy for the United States
senatorship was made here last night
in the home city of two of the insur.
gent Democrats MIR. Sheehan was Civ.
en- a cordial welcome by his former
neghbors and his friends, both at an
informal reception upon his arrival and
in convention hall, where mass meet
ing took place.
Besides Buifaloans large number OF
Democrats from nearby towns in west
erl New York joined in the demon
stration. One special train from Dun
kirk, Silver Creek and other towns along
the shore of Lake Erie Brought dele
CATION OF $50 They wore ribbon
streamers bearing the Inscriptions For
William +. Sheehan. No compromise"
The Buffalo board of aldermen sig
nalized the arrival of Mr.. Sheehan by
adopting resolutions endorsing his can
didacv. The board is Republican by
a majority of one. Two Republicans
we're absent from their seats yesterday
and Alderman ]. p Sullivan Demo
crat). took advantage of Democratic
majority to introduce the resolution.
1t was passed on a party vote--ll TO
10.
Several hundred people stood in line
to shake hands with Mr.. Sheehan at
the reception He was accompanied by
Mayor Louis P. Fuhrmsnn, State Treas
urer John G. Kennedy, Sheriff Henry +.
Jerge and others.
Mayor Fuhrmann presided at the con-
vention hall meeting. Mr.. Sheehan was
heartily cheered when introduced and
his address was frequently interrupted
by applause. There was nothing in his
remarks to indicate any change in his
attitude in regard TO the situation at
Albany
The following resolution was moved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15

Augusta. Me-, Feb l5.-Twenty-six
homicides were disposed Of during 1909
and 1910, according to the report Of At
torney General Warren c. Philbrook for
those two years. They were distributed
among the various counties, four each
being in Aroostook and Penobseot coun-
ties, three in Cumberland. two each in
Knox, Androseoggin. Oxford, Somerset.
Waldo and York aud one each in Frank
lin, sagadahoc and Washington coun-
ties
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
POLICE SUSPECT BLACK HAND.
In Tenement Explosion That Threw a
Family of Seven from Beds.

New York. Feb. l5-Explosion of
what is believed to have been Black
Hand bomb pitched the seven members
OF Frank Barna's family from their beds
in Harlem tenement yesterday,
wrecked the apartment, broke every
window in the building and drove the
two-soore dwellers in the building to
the street in panic, No one was badly
injured Barna, an Italian dealer IN
fruits on large scale, denied having
received threatening letters. but the pc.
lice are investigating OH the theory that
Black Hand reyengefulness is at the
bottom OF the outrage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
AMERICAN SALON IN PARIS.
First Exhibition of Artists from This
Country to Be Opened Thursday.

Paris. Feb lathe first salon OF
American artists in Paris win be opened
by American Ambassador Bacon and
NJ Duiardin Beaumetz. under secretary
of fine arts on Thursday One hundred
and fifty works viii be exhibited BY
twenty-siX painters, sculptors and en-
gravers. the selections having been made
BY the directing committee from the
best work Of the past year. II j.
planned TO make the salon am annual
affair with the idea Of giving American
art a distinctive place in France.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
INVESTIGATE COPPER MERGER.
Purpose Of Resolution Offered in the SEN
ate by Mr. clapp.

Washington, Feb. l5.-lnvestigation Of
the so.called copper trust is contem,
plated in resolution introduced yester-
day by Senator Clapp. The resolution
directs the attorney general to make in
quiry concerning the relations between
the United States Metal company and
the Amalgamated Copper company and
the Anaconda Copper company, With a
view to determining whether the rela-
tion does not constitute an unlawful
merger in violation Of the Sherman anti
trust law. The resolution was referred
to the committee on the judiciary
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
SPECIAL OFFER TOWOMEN
All Are Urged to Join New Health Movement Just Begun

tiiic means, without the use Of alcohol.
be viii give a regular soc box Of Sanative
Tablets absolutely free with every pack.
age Of Palm Vine.
All women are urged to take advan-
tage Of this offer to-day. Il is a great
chance Tor the mothers, daughters, sis
tiers and wives Of Barre and near by
towns TO get health and strength at
trihing sum, with no risks whatever Of
paying out money without return.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
nd ananlmously adopted BY he meet.

and unanimously adopted BY the meet.
ing:
Resolved: That we, electors Of Erie
county in mass meeting assembled,
recognizing that our representatives are
laboring under a misapprehension. de-
clare it to be the sense Of this meet
ing that The Hon. Frank NJ Loomis and
the Hon. George H. Burd, be- and they
hereby are, urged to conform their repi
reseDtative action to the will of their
constituents and cast their votes for
the Hon William f. Sheehan for United
States senator, and that the thanks Of
this meeting be extended to the seven
Democratic members OF assembly and
to Senator Transporter for the loyal
support they have given Bullalo's can
didate Tor United States senator"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
eoRBLING UP RAILROAD.
New Haven System Wants to Absorb the
Revere Beach Line.

Boston. Feb. l5.-A definite PROPOSE.
ton for the acquisition OF the Boston,
Revere Beach & Lynn railroad by the
New York. New Haven & Hartford rail
road. for the construction OF another
tunnel beneath the harbor with under
ground connection with the New Haven
system and the extension OF the Revere
Beach road to Beverly was submitted to
the legislature yesterday. The New Haven
railroad promises the electri6eation OF
the line and the settlement Of al land
damages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
CHILD scALDED TO DEATH.
Lillian Marguerite Kelley, Aged ., Of
New Hartford, Conn.

Winsted, Conn, Feb, l5-Mrs. John
j. Kelley Of New Hartford is Frustrated
and under the care OF physician, as
a result Of the tragic death Of her only
child, Lillian Marguerite, aged >, who
fell into a tub of boiling hot water,
which the mother had placed on the
floor preparatory to cleaning it
The child fell backwards into the tub
while the mother was temporarily absent
from the room. She lived but short
time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
VOTE FOR REsUBMIssroN.
Maine Senate Goes on Record, Twenty
Three to Seven.

Augusta, Me-. Feb. l5.-The Maine
Senate Yesterday voted to resubmit to
the people the amendment TO the con-
stitution prohibiting the manufacture
and sale Of intoxicating liquors.
The vote of % to I was on strictly
party lines, except that Senator Chand-
Ter Of Washington county, Republican,
voted with the Democrats, who are in
the majority.
The resubmission resolve will come be-
fore the House to-day.
This is the first time that the Senate
has voted by two-thirds majority to
resubmit the question to the voters,
though on several former occasions more
than half Of the senators have so voted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
NAMES BIG DEFICIT.
1t Is Found That Many Debts Were Not
Reported.

Augusta, Me-, Feb. l5.--The special
joint committee charged with ascertain
ing the financial condition of the state,
found last night that $4,000, which was
owed January |, 1911, had not been pre-
viouslv reported.
Of nine department heads who submit
ted schedules OF accounts, eight reported
unpaid bills ranging in totals from S53 to
Sl22,0 900, divided as follows.--
School department Sl22000 pensions,
$4,000; highways, S34,5 500; inland fish
and game, $500; sea and shore fisheries,
$500; building and grounds, $1,000; libra
ry 1858; cattle commission, $50 900.
The department OF agriculture report
ed $4,000 unexpended and library 1894,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-15
LIQUOR MEN LOSE .
Attempt for More Liberal Law Defeated
in New Hampshire.

Concord, n H.. Feb lj.-An attempt
to repeal the provision Of the liquor
laws of New Hampshire forbidding the
shipment Of intoxicating liquors from a
license city or town into a city or town
which has voted against license was de-
feated in the House yesterday By a
vote of ls2 TO l54, after a lengthy de.
bate. the House killed bill to repeal
this provision. which is known as the
Preston amendment