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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-16
zation.

cation.
The feature of last nights session
was an address by DIT. Picard OF
Cleveland. on the subject THE House
That Jack Built. The evening ses-
sion closed with q social hour during
which Refreshments we're served.
The convention will open this morn
ing with watch service at 6 O'Clock.
led by Rev. Mr.. willie of Adena. At
10 O'Clock. there will be a conference
OF the second vice president, followed
by several short addresses. Jennie
Reid of the Cincinnati Training school
viii deliver an address on The Op-
portunity of Young Womanhood in the
Service" and this will be followed by
a conference of third vice presidents.
and an address by DR.. Lizard. In the
afternoon there will be the appoint
ment of committees. a conference of
fourth vice president. and an address
by Mrs. J. :. Beall. president OF the
Junior EpwOrth Leagues OF West Vir-
ginia. The afternoon session will
close with the annual election Of Of
ficers.
Friday evening will have one OF the
principal features of the convention.
an address by Bishop Daniel Moore of
Cincinnati.
The convention is being attended
by large number from this city AID
Or Arbuthnot. district superintendent.
Is taking a prominent part
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boys over in great shape.

boys over in great shape.
On Sunday. June IS. the Y. & o.
team Will cross bats with the Shady
side team at the Florence ball park,
and great preparations are being made
for the game.
Manager Brown has arranged a
schedule for the Y. & o. team for the
next month. Saturday. June "a. they
will meet the Belmont semi-profes-
sional team at Belmont, o. On Sun
day. June %. they will meet a team
of the News League at Florence. On
Saturday. July l. the y. & o. boys
will journey 10 Wellsburg to meet the
fast team of that place. Sunday. June
2. open for a game az Florence ball
park. On the Fourth the Y. & o.
team will 30 TO Smithfeld, Ohio. TO
meet the semi-professional team OF
that place in a double bill On July
the Y. & o. team will probably go
20 Cameron TO try conclusions with
the fast team Of that place. Sunday.
july 9. open to some fast amateur
team at Florence
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NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED THous
AND DOLLARS ADDED TO
VALUES.
Big Railroads Are Not Affected 70
Great Extent This Year-Arc
Well Assessed.
BY CAL =. YOUNG.
Intelngencer Bar,


Charleston, w. Va. June Is
The total assessed valuation OF the
railroads in West Virginia in 1911. as
fixed by the Board of Public Works
Is SlNo91@.55o. and on this amount
the railroads will pay taxes. The
valuation last year was $3.50. 2S7. S2s.
making an increase this year Of S69s.-
212
None Of the larger railroads re-
ceived an increase. The Baltimore Il
Ohio remaining AT S77.5o0. 900: the
Chesapeake & Ohio AT S25. 600 600
The Norfolk & Western. although
$4,000 600. an even halfmiIIion more
than last year. is really not IN in
crease. as the half-millian represents
the valuation OF n branch road II &C
quired. The NireInian and the Kama.
wha a Michigan each had a quarter
OF q million added 10 their valuation.
while the Hampshire x Southern rail
road helped 70 swell the Increase bv
coming in with an assessed valuation
or Sd6o.o0n. Tie road was not as.
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NEW YORK. June 15-After Deco
ration day. the fashinable set motors
20 town. only for odd shopping. some
charity fete or function or TO see
some one OFF on a steamer. but the
suburbs are gay with all sorts of do
tngs and pretty June weddings that
have the advantage Of all the lovely
background that the country affords
at this season. are sure 10 assemble
large contingent of those on the list.
A Sweet Pea Wedding.
At one OF these a few days ago.
sweet pea colorings We're selected for
the bridesmaids gowns. and for the
floral favors. even the regulation Gar
denia in the ushers buttonholes Civ
ing way 20 round bunch OF white
sweet peas. that AZ little distance
was not after all very different ia
effect
The Brides Gown.
The brides gown OF white satin
was semi-empire. the cut out neck
filled IN 10 the collar line. with point
lace. The sleeves and bodice We're
cut in one. and embroidered 10 match
the train. the sleeves coming half way
20 the elbow. 4 fchu effect OF point
lace started from the right shoulder
and fell in cascades down the left
side OF the skirt. The court train OF
satin was hung from the shoulders.
and the lower part OF the train was
beautifully embroidered in the sweet
pea design. sprays of the flowers run
ming up ar the sides 20 form delicate
points The long scarf veil OF point
lace was caught 20 the couture with
orange blossoms and she bouquet was
Of sweet peas and orange blossoms.
The Maid Of Honor.
The maid OF honor wore a trailing
semi-empire gown Of lavender liberty
satin with tunic OF light blue chiffon.
The corsage draped with the blue
chiffon embroidered In lavender An
odd little hat was n perfectly flat dia-
mond shaped AFFAIR made Of little
puffings OF lavender tulle and edged
with blue satin. 4 strap OF blue satin
vent under the chin from the points
above either ear and Just where the
strap started there was small pink
fish mauve rose.
Oireetoire STATS.
Long white canes. or directolre
STATS were carried by tho maid of
honor and bridesmaids and these wore
topped by great clusters Of white
lilacs and lavender and pink sweet
peas. tied with lavender gau1c ribbon
Single SPRAYS o. fhe flowers dangled
from floating ribbons after The fash
ion % the usual shower bouquet "
The bridesmaids dresses were ~ blue
satin yelled with lavender chiffon. and
their Mother Goose crowned hats
were ~ run'ei blue straw. with
shaded pima trimmings They also
wore chin straps. hrf ~ lavender satin
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the riverside several hundred people
were there awaiting. The program
was begun AT once. flag presented
by b. Walker Peterson was raised.
while the band played appropriate
music and several prominent War
wooders delivered short addresses
Refreshments were sold by members
of the Warwood Civic league and a
nice sum OF money was raised. which
will be used in further improving OF
the beach.
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WILL CANVASS CITY In
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
eoAs0 OF Trade RUNNING FOR NEW Observation-Disclosures
COMMITTEE TO TOUR CITY IN AUTOMOBILES TUESDAY
EXPECT TO ENROLL ONE hundred

The membership committee OF the
Board of Trade met yesterday and dis
cussed plans for the membership
campaign to be inaugurated next Tues
day. in which the board expects TO
add 100 new members 10 it's roll.
II was decided yesterday TO send
out committees in automobiles to can
vass the entire city. and with faith
ful work upon the part of the solicit
tors IL is probable that the goal will
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be reached with one days work. A
similar campaign was conducted last
year with great success. There are
a great many business organizations
in the city which are not connected
with the board. and il will be the OBJ
ject OF the campaignors to land these.
Those present NJ the committee
meeting yesterday were: John X.
Rennard. chairman; Ignatius Bren-
nan. I'd. Wincher. Chris Vieweg and
F. T. Jones.
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7. & 0.
Will Meet the Mound City Club at
MoundsVille on Saturday After
noon-Schedule for Future.

The Y. & o. team Of Florence. Ohio.
will meet the Mound City team at
Moundsville for a game next Saturday.
\ good game is expected. as the Ohio
lads expect TO take the Mound city
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FORMAL OPENING
Warwood Bathing Beach and River.
side Park Opened With
Program.

Nearly thousand people attended
the opening exercises at the Warwood
bathing beach and park last night. and
according TO expressed sentiment the
place will become popular one. The
Warwood band and the company Of
Boys Brigade paraded the town be-
fore the program was begun AZ tho
park. and when the procession reached
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-16
June Weddings in Very
Charming Settings

SMART WEDDINGS SUBURBAN sETTINos-swEET PEA COLOR
INGs AND oREcTolRE STAT Fs-ZEeRA STYLES RAMPANT
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plated frill was worn and a rather
large hat OF sreenish gray straw was
looped back in a slanting direction
and trimmed outside with facing OF
matching velvet and three ostrich
nlnmas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-16

II a herd OF Zebras we're turned
loose at fashionable assemblage
they would feel quite ar home. Cor all
the variations OF stripes shown i'm
their coats are repeated in modish
costumes Black and white stripes
trim all kinds OF materials. and colors
and are no longer conspicuous because
everyone and her daughters and
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Do you despair. People Of Boss-Rid-
den Communities? DO you fear that
nothing can by done about ID
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
MADBRO Is NAMED
FOR PRESIDENCY
chihuahua Convention Is
Threatened by Split.

Ell Paso. Tex, Aug. 12.-After much
days session, the convention of anti
re-electionists in the state of Chihuahua
concluded to-day by nominating Fran
cisco l. Madero for the Presidency and
Abram Gonzales, present governor of the
state, for the governorship. The whole
strength of Gonzales was necessary to
hold the men in line for Madero, and
the party will split its votes between
Madero and DIR. Vasques Gomez. who
has decided to run against his former
chief, Madero
Pascual Orozco, former general-in-chief
of the Madero army, smarting under
troubles he had with Gonzales when the
Chihuahua governor was acting as insur-
recto secretary of war in the field with
Madero, refused to enter or allow his
followers to erCer the convention. Orozco
may himself run for governor and throw
his support to Gomez for President. He
believes he has been neglected in this
combination of official patronage since
the close of peace negotiations.
That importations of arms into Mexi-
co is being conducted in secrecy all
along the Mexican border is evidenced
by the seizure of arms almost daily.
Yesterday a lot were gathered In lower
California near San Diego and to-day
report comes that one rapid-fire gun,
9, 900 Winchester rifles and 10000 car
tridges, which arrived in Vera Cruz
about August 4 on board the Ward liner
Mexico, are being held In that port.
The authorities are making investiga-
tions for the purpose Of learning the full
history Of the consignment, which in the
meantime is being held in Vera Cruz.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
GREWSOME DIARY OF SEA
FOUND ON SHIPS HATCH
Dying Sailors Carved Log of Events During Drift on
Waterlogged Derelict Without Food or Water.

Galveston, Aug. 12.-Lying out on the
West Texas coast. where it had been de-
posted by the Gulf, was found the hatch
cover of q vessel by the name Of Kate
Fear or Flare, evidently wrecked at sea,
and upon which is carved on the wooden
hatch the last message of members of
the crew.
1t was evidently a schooner, and the
dates of messages are from September
rs to October l, but the year is not
gwen. The crew must have been af1oat
without food and water for many days
without having been picked up, for the
first message, September 26, says:
''Waterlogged six days. Beginning to
suffer agony for water and food
The name attached to this message was
E. J. Whiteman, NIt none of the others
are signed. The following day another
message was crudely traced with pock-
ct knife on the hatch cover, which
reads:
Nothing in sight; suffering intense and
hope fading. Bill is dead
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
HELD FOR THEFT
OF WOMAN'S WATCH
Arrest of Negro May Solve
Apartment Mystery.
NABBED AT AVENUE PAWNsHoP
Fred Tillman, Believed by Police
to Be Intruder Who Broke into
Miss kirker's Apartment at the
Cairo and Took Suit Cases and
Valuable Papers.

By the arrest of Fred \Tillman, a ne
gro, twenty-six years old, of 1899 Coving-
ton street northwest, yesterday after
noon by Detectives Sprngman and
O'Brien, the police declare they have
solved the mystery surrounding the rob-
berry of Miss Elsie Kirker's apartment in
the Cairo last week.
When Miss Kirker discovered her
apartment had been entered she imme-
diately notified the police of the Eighth
precinct Detectives discovered the thief
had gained entrance through a transom
which had been forced with a piece of
lead pipe. A closet door had been
forced. several suit cases ransacked and
valuable papers stolen.
1t was declared the thief had not
entered the apartment with the inten-
tion of robbing it of jewelry or money,
hut had broken in to get some papers.
These papers, Miss Kirker declared at
the time, were of no value to any one
else but herself
Several days ago, however, the po-
was missing from Miss Kirker's eff
fects. A description of the missing
timepiece was given to pawnbrokers.
Yesterday afternoon the police
learned that negro was trying to
pawn the watch with a Pennsylvania
avenue broker. Detective Springman
was sent to the pawnshop and arrested
the negro. Tillman denied he had
stolen the watch. He said he had pur-
chased 1t from another negro. The
prisoner will be arraigned in the Po-
lice Court tomorrow morning on a
charge of houSebreaking
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
KIRKLAND RISES
TO 1900 FEET
Latest Member of AyiatOrs
Makes First Long Trip.

Rivaling the experienced aviators.
Lieut.. Kirkland, the newest of the
licensed birdmen at College Park aviation
school, yesterday afternoon made a
12-minute flight. in which he showed per-
feet control of the aerop!ane, and at
tanned an altitude of 1.5OO feet
A record-breaking crowd of aviation
enthusiasts saw Lieut.. Kirkland make
his flight. and also witnessed nineteen
other flights by the army aviators. Be-
sides Lieut. Kirkland, Capt. Chandler,
and Lieuts. Arnlld and Milling made
flights, and Lieut.. Kennedy was pas
senger in a twenty-five minute flight
with Lieut. Arnold.
Lieut.. Kirkland used the Wright aero
plane, and the trip was the first of any
duration he has made. Lieut.. Kirkland
has had little practice. and gained his
pilots license two days ago, winning his
aviator's title In spite Of unfortunate
weather conditions.
The flights lasted from II o'clock In
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
STORM DAMAGES
FLORIDA COAST
Export tTimberStrewn Broad
cast by Violent Wind.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 12.-After being cut
off from the outside world for twenty
four hours as a result of the destruction
of telegraph wires by a great storm,
Pensacola resumed communication with
neighboring cities late this afternoon.
So far no loss of life has been re-
ported in Pensacola proper. but it is
feared there have been fatalities in the
outlying territory. The property dam
age in the city is very large.
A number of barges were blown ashore
and numerous small vessels suffered Sc
verely. The heaviest loss will be to the
timber interests. Immense quantities Of
export timber held in booms have been
strewn along the bay shore for miles and
piled in immense jams along the water
front
Tonight the city is in darkness, as the
lighting system is disorganized and few
telephones are working.
This storm began early Friday after
noon, and the wind soon acquired ve-
locity of ninety miles an hour.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

The grewsome diary on the same date
indicates the condition of mind and
body of the author of the scrawling.
which reads:
Water, water, water, agony, agony
Two days elapsed without any notes
on the improvised tablet, but traces of
attempts to chronicle message can be
seen on the board. Other messages
scribbled at random mutely tell of the
suffering for water, and one sentence,
without date, would indicate that only
one survivor remained on the wreck. 1t
read:
The boys are gone and I am alone -
The last message is a farewell of the
survivor, and the scribbling. though plain
enough, is extended, and shows the
feebleness of the hand that traced the
knife over the wood tablet. This mes
sage reads:
About gone; good-by, wife. mother,
and babies
No name appears on the last message,
and it is not known whether the writer
was rescued or not.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

True to his promise, he suddenly ap-
peared in his brothers barnyard late
this afternoon, and with the cry. I'm
here to kill you," rushed at his brother.
knocked him down with a ferocity born
OF an intense hatred, attempted to kill
him with his hands in which he clutched
stones and anything at hand.
Soon, however, the brother bested him,
and managing to grab a loose stone lying
In the yard. fought for his life. With
blood streaming from their wounds and
both almost dead. John landed the blow
that brought death to his aged brother,
repeating his blows on the skull till he
crushed the brains from his head.
Gathering all his strength he threw
the body into the cellar OF the barn and
then. staggering to his own house. fell
unconscious to the floor.
Investigation by the family revealed
the murder and the authorities were at
once notified. Deputy Coroner Piriman
held the inquest tonight with the jury
returning verdict Of death q the hands
Of his brother.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
CONDUCTOR PLANS
LEAD IN BRAZIL
Metropolitan Leaderto Leave
Post Worth $4,000.

New York, Aug. 12.-Arturio Tos-
canini, who has been for three years
the first conductor at the Metropolitan
Opera House. will spend but one sea-
son more in that post.
The conductor has announced that
he has accepted the offer to spend the
season after this in Buenos Ayres'
where he will conduct the perform
ances at the Colon. which Is the prin-
cipal opera house In South America
After he has finished his season In
South America Signor Toscanini VIII
return to La Scala, In Milan. where his
fame was made, and succeed fullio
Serafin as conductor there.
Signor Toscaninfs salary during the
first season at the Metropolitan Opera
House was $4,000. but that has been
gradually increased until his eompen-
sation during the coming year at the
will be more than sto,-
600. such salary was never paid to
any other conductor anywhere else N
thA Weyl1s
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
OWN NO TEXAS LAND.
Claim of Alleged Swindlers Re-
futed by Sherif's Telegram.

Sheriff R. D. McAnelly, of jeff Davis
County, Tex, yesterday teIegraphed Chief
of Detectives Robert Boardman that he
did not know of any land in that county
which was owned by Burt B. Haugan
of Fergus Falls, Mimi, or C. c. Barber,
of this city, who were arrested Friday
night on warrant charging them with
obtaining money under false pretenses
by bogus land scheme.
Barber and Haugan were taken into
custody by Detectives Burlingame and
Weldon on complaint of George Nye-
mura, Japanese living at Glen Echo.
Md, who alleges the two men obtained
$500 from him by purporting to own 200
acres Of valuable farm land in JEFF Davis
County. Tex. Both Haugan and Barber
deny they obtained the $500 under that
pretense.
Sheriff McAnelly's telegram to Can't.
Boardman says:
Haugan and a man named Foran
were here last winter. trying to organ
ize such company. 1 am not positive,
but think they did not succeed We know
of no such concern as the Texas Orchard
Company, here. I do not know of any
land they have option on"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
Copyright. 1911, by G. v. Buck.

held each year in competition for the
trophy donated by Lord Northcliffe. The
cup at present is in the possession OF
the United States. having been won last
year by the Dixie. Authorities on motor
boats express their opinion that the trc-
ply will remain on ttiG side of the water
for another year at least
The Vita II is equipped with four six
cylinder two-cycle engines. which give
125-horsepower each at 100 revolutions.
The engines were made by the Emerson
Engine Company, of Alexandria. The
hull was built by the Dawson Motorboat
Company, of Washington. The craft
weighs only three and three-quarter
pounds per horsepower.
Mr.. Blackston. who is rear commo-
dore Of the Motor Club of America, will
have another boat constructed next year
after the pattern of the Vita II.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
Prisoner Offers Piece
of Tongue for Grating.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. IA.
w. Lynch. a twenty-two-year-
old prisoner in the wyandotte,
kans-, county jail, has written
a letter to L. L. Long, father of
Miss lnez Long. whose toneu,
was almost bitten off when she
was thrown from a motor car
and alighted on her head. signify-
ing his willingness to mart With
the tip of his tongue for enouyb
money TO pay for a new trial
Lynch is serving a sentence for
breaking into a post-office,
The condition OF Miss Lang.
tongue has improved so much
however. that her physician an.
nounced tonight that a graft
ing operation will be unneces.
sary.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
AGED MAN is DYING
AFTER Staying BROTHER
Bitter Family Feud Ends in Fight to Death with
Stones in Barnyard
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Bloomsbury, Pa, Aug. IA feud OF
thirty years had its climax in Sugar
Loaf township, Columbia County, late to-
day, when Abraham Peterman was mur-
dered by hiS brother John, his brains be-
ing literariy beaten out with stones, while
the murderer is himself at the point Of
death, following the terrible pounding
which he received.
For years the two aged brothers, both
over seventy years, have kept up q feud
which had its beginning from cause
long since forgotten, and kept afiame by
numerous encounters, made the more fire.
quent by the fact that they live on ad-
joining farms.
Two nights ago the barn of John
Peterman burned to the ground and II
reached his brothers ears that he was
accused of firing 1t. The two met on the
road Friday and Abraham Peterman de-
ciared to Ills brother that he should be
on guard. for no was coming to kill him
becsuse Of the accusation
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

The racing boat Vita II. which in tests
on the Potomac at Alexandria, Va, is
reported unolficially as having made over
fifty miles an hour, was shipped yester
day to MineOla, Long Island, where the
boat will be put in readiness for the
international races off Huntington, Long
Island, this month.
IF the Vita II in the races off Long
Island makes the speed which it obtained
at Alexandria," said J. Stuart BlackstOn,
owner of the boat, before leaving, L
feelF confident that it will win Lord
Northcliffe's Harnsworth trophy. The
boat far surpassed our expectations.
Everything ran smCcthly during the
tests. Every piece of mechanism worked
Found Herself finally did. believe that
victory is certain
The International motorboat races are
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

the morning, when Lieut.. Milling first
ascended, until o'clock, when Capt.
Chandler, who operated the Wright
machine under the supervision of Lieut..
Arnold, brought his bird to the
ground for the last time.
From the time of the first flight an
aeroplane was in the air nearly all of
the time, and late in the afternoon
both the Wright and Burgess ma
chimes were in flight at the same time
Several army officers viewed the flights
and expressed their admiration of the
ability of the aviators.
There will be no flying at College
Park to-day unless the Fox machine,
which Aviator Harris has been repair
ing for several days, is in condition for
a trial. Several days ago, after he
made a trial flight, he smashed a skid
in landing and has replaced 1t since
then.