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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
BOWERS RAPS
CONGRESSMAN
CALLS TOWNSEND DANGEROUS
BESMIRCHER OF CHARACTER.
Hearing Invest eating Seal Fisheries
Thrown Into Disorder by West
Nirginian.

WASHINGTON. Aug. a stormy
scene was provoked before the house
committee on department of com
merce and labor expenditures to-day
10y the reading of letter from Com
missioner OF Fisheries Bowers. assail-
ing Representative Townsend OF New
Jersey. as tool Of a dangerous be
smircher @: character" in connection
with charges OF official sanction OF
unlawful seal slaughter
Mr.. Townsend's resolution brought
on the inquiry into the charges
Mr.. Bowers letter. addressed 10
Chairman Roihcrmcl Of the commit
tee. charged that Mr. Townsend had
rnd'aVorcd "tO sustain and Justify
before the committee forged. ficti-
tious and l.bellous matter: that he
offered such matter with the dclib-
crate purpose of concealing the rT-I1
facts" and ;hat he permitted himself
20 be made the tool of an unscrupuloUs
manipulation OF records. dangerous
besmirchcr OF character"
When Nr EoWcrs read his letter.
Mr. Bothermcl demanded 10 know
whether Secretary Nascl had sanction
od such charges. When direct answer
was refused. tile chairman threatened
20 call the sergeant alarms. as the
meeting was iu disorder. Mr. Town
sends colleagues have asked him 10
reply To the commissioner from the
floor OF the house.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
COUNTY IS
SANDBAGGED
HELD UP AND ROBBED OF TAXES
ON 100000.
Remarkable Situation Follows In.
creased Valuation by Board
Of Review

because of the refusal of the coun-
" commissioners 10 appropriate a
sum aggregating little over 500
ior clerical changes on the land books.
legally authorized by the board OF
review and equalization. the county
Is 10 be robbed OF the annual tax
revenue on S2,000.0OO This is the
startling state of affairs that devel-
oped yesterday when the board Of re-
view was forced to adjourn sine die
after making changes in the valua-
tions of seven thousand pieces OF real
estate in Ohio county.
The situation is unprecedented in
the history OF the county and possibly
In the history OF the United States.
The board of review and equalization
has met legally. and acting well with
In its legal powers has made exten.
sive changes in the valuation OF Ohio
county property The prosecuting at
torney of the county has advised the
board that the clerical work on the
land books should be provided for by
the county commissioners and the
commissioners have refused State
Tax Commissioner Blue. in reply 10 a
communication from the board OF re
view. has stated that he has no iuris-
diction. Having legally ordered the
changes, Ghe board Of review has ad-
Journed and the assessors books and
sheriG's bills will be made out lust
as though no such orders had been
given.
The estimate OF $4,000. 600 in
crease was made TO the Intellgencer
last evening by a member OF the
board "Rebuffed at every point. the
board has adjourned" said the mem
Der. with the knowledge that its
duty has been legally and conscien-
tiously performed. That there should
be no legal way To 90 legal county
work is extremely remarkable TO say
the least. II is probable that none OF
the changes will have any effect for
the people viii. OF course. only be
compelled 20 pay tho amounts shown
on the bills ~ the sheriff The county
will thus lose the taxes on two million
dollars worth %; property. through
failure 20 do 800 worth of work"
Members Of the board are az sea
as 10 what further action 20 take. The
books have been officially turned over
10 the county assessor and there
seems no possible way for the county
20 get what Us Justly due The law
provides that the county clerk shall
be- the Clerk Of the board OF review.
but owing 10 the fact that this county
has two clerks. each claiming that the
other is the proper one TO DO the
work. nothing has been done
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
KING ARRAIGNED
NEGRO WHO KILLED NORTH.
VIEW CHIEF GIVEN SECRET
TRIAL.
Held 20 Grand Jury Without Bail
Eight Accomplices Are
Arrested.

SPECIAL fI-Iff.r f1 f.e IufcIlIrsrrer
CLAHKSB re. W. Va. Aug T.
William KiuE. the negro accused Of
shooting Police ChigT stephen Shields
Saturday midnight 40 Northview. "a
suburb. was quietly taken from the
county Jail late this afternoon 90 the
circuit court room. whore he was
held without bond for the next Grand
jury boy Justice g. I Gordon after "a
preliminary hearing The time and
place of tho hearing were kept "a
secret in order to prevent demon
straUou = crowd gathered. but the
hearing VAS soon finished and tho
prisoner was taken back tO Jail with
out any disturbance. King pleaded
scifdvfcucc Eirht negroes who were
with king at The time OF tho shoot
inr have been Jailed as accompliccs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
RACERS BURNED
WORTH $4,000
JUDGE BLIZZARD LOSES FINE
STRING OF ELEVEN HORSES.
Believed Stables Were Fired BY
Trsmps. and Search Is Being
Made for Bodies.

-ff'iIl INrfHfr. 'H fHc Intelligence
PARKERSRURG. W. Va. Aug. -
Eleven race horses belonging 10 the
string ~ Judge Reese Blizzard. for
mer United States District Attorney.
and two owned by fhc G. ~. Shattuck
estate. tho total value ~ which WIS
$4,000. were burned this morning
when one of tho stables no Shaffuck
Park race track was DESTROYED 10
is believed by Judge blizzard that un.
known tramps charred bones will ho
found 300 tho ruins when they cool
down lIc expressed tho belief that
'ramps stole into the barn and slept
in Tho haylor and sc' tho barn on
fire in lighting "a pipe or cigarette.
Search for bones cannot he made to.
fore tomorrow All the horses were
burned tp death while tied in tho
stalls No Insurance was carried ON
tho horses Tho total loss will reach
10000
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
S0L0NS PLAY
GREAT GAME
Democrats Defeat Republican Con-
sressmen in Annual Base
ball Game.
NICK LoNGWoRTH
STAR OF THE GAME.
Decisions In Dispute Decided by
Democrats With Loaded Coin
Who Carried Rabbit Foot

W NASHlNGTONl Aug. democracy
triumphed again today when Repub-
lican congressman bit fhe dust some
Of them swallowed quarts of it-on
the baseball diamond in the struggle
for the championship OF the house OF
representative. score II 70 g. Charges
may be preferred against the Demo
cratic umpire James + Byrnes. OF
South Carolina. who had a rabbit :
foot in his pocket. and Republican
players charge. a loaded half dollar
also.
The game. played for charity. really
was decided by the umpires. VIII
liam W. Wilson. Republican. OF Hi
nois. did all he coul, TO stem the tide
OF party defeat. but on all close de-
cisions. when infuriated members OF
both parties crowded on the field and
threatened riot. the only solution was
for Byrnes and Wilson to resort to
the toss OF coin. Byrnes had the
coin and did the tossing. Byrnes won
every time.
You're safe" ne invariably ordered
reversing the decision OF the Repub-
lican umpire Thus were the fates
with the Democrats. although they
had no giltedged ball players on their
team as Nicholas LOnEwOrth. OF Ohio.
Loneworth a Star.
I.OngWorth. shOrtstop for the Re
publican team and its captain. played
like q hcud In the field and pounded
out two twO.bagEcrs and "a home run.
The ball he hit for home run was
stolen by a canal boat driver. who
found Do iu the canal below the
heights of Georgetown. upon which
the game was played
T. was lurid game while 30 lasted.
Tho gopher battery Miller and Andcr-
son. OF Minnesota. carrying of honors
for he losers. and Webb ~ North
Carolina. and Kiukcad. of New Jcrsey.
Officiating for the Democrats Others
VhO participated for the Republicans
were Iaffcrty. Oregon. center field
Slcmp. Virginia. first base. Porter.
Pennsylvania. who made three hits.
third base. Reyburn. % Pennsylvani
left field. and Farr. of Pennsylvania.
righ' field. supporting the Demo
cratic battery. were Harrison. Missis-
sipri third base. Reilly. Connecticut.
who lasted ono inning. and McDcr
mott. Illinois first base. Carter. Okla
homa. second base. Uriscoll. New
York. LEFT field. Garrett. Tennessee.
center field. and Scully. New York.
right field Scully Knocked % home
rin. the ball landing iu Cougrcssman
Coulcys automobile
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
PHONES HUBBY
THEN SUICIDES
Fsirmont Woman Calls Up Husband.
Then Fires Shot Into Breast.
but VIII Recovcr.

rf..Hf T.sf.frH fr fHc frfeii.r.t.fr
FNtRMONT. W Va. Aug e. After
quarrel Mr. and Mrs James
Weaver separated down town tonight.
fho wife r0inE home She visited q
n'irhhor's house and calling up hcr
husband. represented herself fo boz
another party and told him she had
just shot herself Rushing back to
her home. sho disrobcd and fred
two shots. ono going Wild and tho
other taking oncct in her breast She
was rushed to the Miners hospital
and Will recover Domestic uuarrcIs
are given as tho reason. The couple
bad JUST returned from Wheeling
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
TerSe Telegraphic Tips

ALTOONA Nnnil Karl. aged 3d..
ana Charles Shaus. aged D.. swinging.
tcu u feet to the ground. the former
fracturiur her hip and tho latter rc.
ceiving injuries that may cause his
death
SEArTLE-Ur bertrand Nuscoft.
of Anacortcs. Wash. vas shot and
Killed by John Rocstcad. logger.
Who mistook him for cougar.
Ogden. Utah Joseph Parry. the
father of irrigation is dead. aged So
iic came to Utah "a pioneer with "a
Mormon wagon train Tie was nvo
times married and was the father OF
20 children.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
BELLAIRE MAN
TO WE'D STAR
BENJAMIN kAFNER TO MARRY
INGENUE OF THE PINK
LADY"
Actress is Miss Bernlee Bauer. and
She Will Quit Stage for
Home Life.

special dispatch to the Intelligencer.
CINCINNATI. o.. Aug. The en-,
gagement OF Miss Bernice Bauer.
daughter of Mrs. c. VI. l.. Bauer. OF
Walnut Hills. to Mr.. BENJAMIN Kafner.
a business man OF Bellaire, o.. was
announced this afternoon.
Miss Bauer has been on the stage
for the past two years and only re-
Gently resigned the ingenue part in
The Pink Lady" to wed Mr. Kafner
She met him in New York where
she was playing and decided after a
few visits that she would rather be
Mrs. Kafner than the rival OF Maude
Adams or Mrs. Fiske on the American
stage.
The young people will be married
in Cincinnati in September. will fol-
low this with a trip to Europe. and
will then 20 TO East Liverpool. o..
whcrc they will live.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
TAFT ASKS
CHURCH AID
FOR PEACE
Makes Appeal at Mountain Lake
Park for Pending Arbitra-
ton Treaties.
WORLD PEACE MOVE
MUST NOT HALT NOW.
Insists Senate Will Lose None of
Powers by Endorsement of
New Pacts.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK. Md.
Aug. President Taft travelled 400
miles through Maryland and West
virginia today, by special train. TO
appeal TO the people of the United
States TO use their moral influence 10
have the senate ratify the British and
French arbitration treaties and the
treaties with Nicaragua and Hon
duras. His appeal was made direct
to the Mountain Lake Park chautau-
qua OF the Methodist Episcopal church
but III II the President included the
rest of the national as well.
Il Observe. said the President,
that there Is some suggestion that
by ratifying this treaty. the senate
may in some way abdicate its func-
ton of treaty-making. ! confess my
self unable 10 perceive the substance
in such point.
To have these treaties not ratified
by the senate of the United States.
or TO have any hesitation and dis
cussion of a serious character in re-
spect TO them would halt the move
ment toward general peace. which has
made substantial advance in the last
ten years. To secure the ratification
OF the treaties. therefore. appeal must
be made 70 the moral sense OF the
nation and while that is not entirely
in keeping OF the churches, certainly
they may exert a powerful influence
in the promotion OF any effective in
strumentality TO secure permanent
peace.
Asks Aid Of Church.
Therefore. | invoke your aid as a
branch of the great Methodist church.
10 bring all the influence YOU can
bring, to secure the confirmation of
the treaties now made. and Of those
which may be made hereafter Of a
similar tenor. with other countries.
This movement has attracted the at
tention not only OF England and OF
France. but Of all tho countries OF
Europe and OF the Orient. II is not
too much 10 hope that there are a
number OF others who will be willing
now 10 sign the same kind of treaties
as those already made. and that We
may ultimately have a network OF
such agreements making long strides
toward universal peace"
Leaving the arbitration treaties be-
hind. the President asked for the
same sort Of popular support OF the
treaties with honduras and Nica-
ragua
Praise for Roosevelt
In making his plea for the central
American conventions. the President
highly praised former President
Roosevelt
The President LEFT Washington ~ =
o'clock. accompanied by Senator Scott
over the Baltimore and Ohio lie
spent just an hour IN Mountain Lake
Park. leaving for Washington az 3
O'Clock
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08

ROME Pope T.us experienced q
siIEht relapse todaJ.
CHiASSO. Switzerland Nn o.
hcial report OF tho italian severn.
mcnt shows that from July 90 to n,
inclusive. There were Nu1 cases %
cholera and cig deaths
PARIS John vs. Gafc- stands
chaucA to recover f his r..r. rrtior
does not grow worse 1Us spi~iof
vas expressed tonight by UI. .ouA
inc physicians
UNION IUIf. y when % pick
pocket attempted fo make Rev. tI n
Garland victim hc seized tho maf
land administered a severe thrashing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
''SPRING MAID"
Scores Sig Hit With mikzi Hajos in
Stellar Role.

Special Ti-rat-l % tie Intcl:fsence~.
ATLANTIC CITY. Aug THE
widely advertised hungarian prima
donna. M,zN Haios. made her Ameri-
can debut tonight ~ the opcratic sue
cess. The Spring Maid" and was
credited with tLe most pronounced
hit ANY foreign star has made in
'his country So much curiosity has
been aroused that the Apollo theatre
turned away hundreds rf"r per.
formaucc was nothing short Of q sen.
safiOn
Miss U4ios PLAYED and sang the
part %. rr.uc,-, Eozua as it born 20
h. ErcoreS followed eF'rt principal
number and ten curtain calls for the
star and couUan, after the first act.
Suc appears BOO Wheeling soon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
GLASS TRUST
VICTIMIZED
BY OFFICERS
Sensational Allegations Made in
Suit Against Imperial Glass
Officials.
GRAFT OF S25O.OOO
HAS BEEN ALLEGED
Charge Underwriting of Con.
tracts, Rebates and Fake Bills
Part of Scheme.

PlTTSBURG. Aug. THAT the
stockholders OF the Imperial Window
Glass company. which was hauled into
the United States courts last Oc-
tOber for violation OF the sherman
act have been Gefrauded of a quar-.
ter of million dollars is the al
IeSatlon made in an equity suit filed
III common pleas court here today
10y Monro Lemon, a stockholder and
former employe.
IN an cnort 10 throw the company.
which has been inactive since last
winter. into the hands OF a receiver.
Lemon recltes many charges of ir-
regularity against Secretary J X.
Johnson principally. and also names
president Myron l.. Case. Vice Presi-
dent Mary j. Healy and Treasurer
}. &. Sayre. Lemon asks AN injunc.
uon restraining the further dis
bursement OF monies and prays re-
cei'er be appointed to wind up the
affairs Of the corporation.
Big Fraud Alleged.
II is alleged In the papers filed
that the corporation was defrauded
OF S25o.o"p which the petitioner de-
clares Johnson and others conspired
To divide among themselves under
prct"Nt OF paying to outside parties
Tor pretended services TO the com
pany. u is further declared that the
corporation Cu;s. the year 1910
borrowed St''. on which II was
forced 10 pay <-iu.oup interest. and
that an Illegal conspiracy was ar
ranged between the officers and
others in underwriting contracts and
special rebates which aggregated al
most quarter OF "a million dollars
The officers OF the Imperial com
pany arc also charged with paying
large sums of money TO the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company under the
pretense o. paying FOR advertising in
Ia monthly paper distributed free by
the hittsburg company; that the ad-
vcrtisiug was worthless and was a
method OF covering dishonest rebat-
ing. In one year $4,000 was so
paid 20 the Pittsburg company. II is
alleged
The Imperial Glass company is
said to have embraced score OF
plants. some situated at EarncsvilIe.
Ohio. Clark- burg. Morrautowu and
other West virginia cities. but none
in the Wheeling district.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
new RAILROAD
Mineral County Taxpayers Vote Bone
Issue 20 Construct Twonty-
four Mile Road.

STr.I.l I.err'rn fn fHc rrfsiftr,~rer
kElSER W. Va. AUG 80 q spe-
cial election held to-day in Wclton
and New Greek districts cf Mineral
county. the matter of suhscribina
s22.50o To tho stock OF the Twin Noun
tain a. Potomac Railway Company
carried hy an almost unanimous vote.
The railroad Will ho built a. ones
from koysor to Twin Mountain. n dis
tancc 0f g miIce lt Vin open up val.
uabIc fruit lands.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
BLAcKHAND WRECKS
bLtoUtPPA STORE
Owner Refused 20 Surrender 5000
Demanded and Nov Loss
ls $4,000.

PlTTsHuHG. Aug g Hccausc John
IS Sparnno. wealthy Italian mcr
chant ~ AliuuIppa pa refused to
comply with th" Demands of % "Wack
Hand letter and place g. 900 where
it could readily hc found tho three
story building ln which his store was
located was blown to pieces o., a
heavy charge of dynamite TO-DAY Th,
loss is S-U.OIO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
EFFORTS TO
HIDE CRIME. M.E!!'..~
A TRAGEDY
Cashier Short, Sought Aid in
Hiding Fact, Now Two Are in
Jail and One Dead.
SENSATION DEVELOPS
IN JERSEY CITY.
Confession Secured As to Whole
PlOt-Dead Man Was Expert
Burglar and Was Game.

NEW YORK. Aug. As a result
OF the alleged attempt last night 10
destroy the records of the Long Dock
Mills a Elevator Company, in Jersey
City. for the purpose of concealing a
shortage of S2.501 in the accounts of
Samuel Brown. the cashier. Brown
and Patrick J. Timmons. an cxpert
accountant. are in Jail there tonight.
under the charges OF arson. con
spiracy and manslauehter The police
hold confession. bearing Browns
signature. telling of his plans for the
crime and naming Timmons. his good
friend. as an accomplce Frank
Walsh. known as lightning" the
burglar. who was hired 10 do the lob.
died to-day OF burns received in try
Ing 10 carry ont the scheme
Brown was arrested when he re.
ported FOR work to-day His en-.
ployers told the police that oNnerts
had been examining the accounts dur.
ing the previous week. and had set
to-day for examining the books
Brown. after little resistance 20 the
detectives questioning. told them that
he had been short since January /.
and that Tmmons had worked ON the
books. as friend. for three months
trying to cover up his tracks Browns
alleged confession says in part.
Makes Confession.
About l:3U =. m. sunday I met
Timmons IN "a saloon IN Jersey CITY.
We had been talking about destroy
ing the books for the past two
months. as | WAS short in my ac-
counts. Timmons said he could get
q man in Newark 10 DO The job. and
ID
house 10 meet the man. T.mmous
LEFT me there. hUt returned IN half
an hour with Walsh. The three OF
lie took an automobile TO Jersey CITY.
About $50 We went TO tile Office
OF the Longdock Mills. | opened the
door and the three of US went in. /
opened the SAT" door and took ont
three check books and The cash
look Walsh held the books over tL.
gas Jet ana set them on fire. watch
ed them SET one boon on ire ami LEFT
10 20 back home in New York.
tn. police did not tell Brown. in
srrcstng him. that Walsh had died
IL his attempt. Instead. the. tried to
batter down his defense. and failing.
JHe OF them finally said.
Walsh died az . O'Clock this morn
'ng
Brown Breaks Down.
Brown -r.ppcd hls chair. Ills breath
-ame heard and his eyes started.
My God b." sasp,d. - cant
have mans death on my sou.
Then he told h.s story. TImmous
vas arrested near bis home iu Sew
York lutcrWit',ury tlc detectives
have been 90 him aI afternoon and
u.sht. sceAu- t1 elicit 70 confession.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08

SCRANTON. pa. Aug Bob Rur
man. dri,inE goo horsepower Bitten
Benz. This afternoon established now
record for mile ON % half mile track.
covering tho distance In minute and
seconds. ~ of "a second bottcr than
the record ln tho half milo time
trials Burman came within O., ~ e
second Of cqualling thc worlds rec.
ord Of 20 I % seconds
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
THE WEATHER.

The more sense q
man has about aoms
things the bigger
FOOL he can MAKE of
himself about others
THE WEATHER
WARRINGTON
Avg 7.-Forecaatf
western Penusyi-
vania-rafr weather
preceded ~ local
showers Tuesday.
wednesday fair.
Ohio Tatr. tues
day slightly lower
to M eraturs fn
northwest portion F;
"wednesday fair
West virginia
Local showers Tues
dayf wednesday,
probabg fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
BLACkHAND BLOWS
UP ITALIANS

Special 10 The inteliicencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Aug.
dynamite. believed TO have
been placed under the house OF
two Italian laborers at Slabfork.
Raleigh county last night by
Blackhanders. wrecked the
house and killed the two Ital.
ians. The village was thrown
into a panic over the outrage.
No clue has been secured as
TO the perpetrators OF the crime.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
ITALIAN Is
ELECTROCUTED
The InteIiirencer.

cLAkHSBURG. W, Va. Aug.
e. Electricity running down All
iron bar in his hands from 4
trolley wire instantly killed
Demenick Aspire. aged 50 years.
as he was on top of a steel hop
per punching cinders down
through the car to the roadbed
Of the Clarksburg * Weston
street car line. Five hundred
volts passed through his body.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08

The Imperial Glass company is
said to have embraced "a score OF
plants. some situated al Earnesyille.
OHIO. Clark-hurC. MorrautoWu and
other West virginia cities. but none
in the Wheeling district.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
A Newspaper of Quality

There is no question as to the
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the North-W 1t is The Sioux City
Journal 1t could not be otherwise
with the unrivalled news service The
journal commands. Both day and
night service of the Associated Press
with it's corps of special news gath
erers in all towns in this territory
enables The Journal to present a
news service that will surely satisfy
any reader. There is nothing yellow
about the Journal Its news can be
relied upon. Especial attention is
given to the market page containing
the gossip and prices Of grain, stocks
and produce including the Elgin but
ter and cream market. This feature
alone makes the Jonrnal Invaluable
to farmers and stockmen.
If desired the Herald will send in
your subscription for either the
Morning or Evening edition.