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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
SEVEN NEAR DEATH
In FLOOD CURRENT
Thousands See Daring Rescue at ST.
Louis. From Sinking House
Boat in River.

ST. LOUIS. March 3i-Thousands
Of Sunday afternoon flood spectators
witnessed the thrilling rescue OF a fam
ny Of seven from a sinkink houscboat
in the Mississippi river here to-day.
The hou,cboat IN which a man, his
wife and five children lived. was torn
from its mooring, by the heavy DRIFT
wood that was carried from flood point,
above here. soon sticr being swept into
The current. the frail craft dragged over
sunken suags. spTang a leak and started
tD sink.
Two ~ boats after fighting off
the heavy driftwood. reached the side Of
The boat just as the water was sweeping
over the deck. u sank within five min
uteS after the alst occupant had stepped
to safety
The river reached 200 feet here 10.
night. a ri.c 81 40 feet in the last a
hours.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
PASSED AGAIN
Was the Sehenk Case in the Criminal
Court on Saturdsy-Other
Cases.

The Schenk case came up in the
criminal court on Saturday and was
again passed. this time to the May
term Of court. Counsel for the de-
fenEe renewed the contention thai the
case should either be dismissed or a
date fixed for trial, with the result as
stated.
hTe case OF State vs.. James Veltri,
indicted under the Johnson pistol-tot-
ing law. was called and was passed to
the next term OF court. The bond OF
$500 was renewed. The case 6gainst
the Standard Home Insurance com
pany and w. L. Whitehead also was
passed until such time as the supreme
court shall pass on a point presented.
State for the use OF Ed Broensen ct
al VS.. NJ. Agnfc. set for April Q.
Catherine Duffy VS.. City q Elm
Grove railroad, set for trial April 10.
A. NJ. Hamilton ct al. vs.. John A.
Howard. order entered hat
To be declaration be filed.
Mari E. Mabis vs.. Peter G.. Hoffman
et al. demurrer. set for argument
Monday at 2 o'clock.
Barrett Manufacturing vs..
Henry Robrecht. set for trial Thurs
day. without "A jury.
Michael Yoncik VS.. City a Elm
Grove railroad for 1 1000. demurrer
argued INC submitted.
Laura Green VS.. City Of Wheeling.
motion for new trial overruled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
GAS KILLS ARTISTS

NEW YORK. March 51-Two art.
ists met Seath by gas today. one vic
tia being the ~octogearian. Robert
Layten Newman and the other Miss
Louise SchOfcld Both we're we'll
known IN their profession.
Newman vas found dead IN his
studio by his son among a large num-
her % paintings and sketches. one
canvas desert scene-to which the
old man had been giving the finishing
touches asst night. is said by his
friends. 10 be conceived ~ his final
effort Gas escaping from a heater
had ~asphy1iated the old man
Miss Schoheld was found dead IN
her West Side studio. n is believed
she started 10 get breakfast on the
Ras range but tainted and was over.
come By the gas She was - years
old.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
LOCAL OPTION
IN MICHIGAN
Will BE Voted Upon in Twsnty-hvs
Counties Of the State al
Election Today.

DETROIT. Mich. March 2I-Twen-
ty-five counties I'm the lower peninsula
OF Michigan will vote tomorrow on the
local option question. city and town
ship elections will also be held at va
rlous points throughout the state.
With the exception 81 the wet" and
dry" Issue. chief interest r. axe in
the elections 30 Flint and Grand Rap
ids. FLINT III tho largest Michigan city
having - Socialist mayor and the OPP
position has been making strenuous
efforts Co defeat the incumbent's re-
elsctlon Grand Rapids. the second
largest cifN in the state. also elects q
mayo tomorrow. ~ the Is counties
20 vote or the local option question
seven are now wet n eighteen are
dr."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
UNION LABOR

A. the meeting % the board ~ ron.
troll Saturday morning DO was decided
that the auditorium ordinance. callipR
Tor union labor on the structure. be-
rgdly enforced. and % vas ordered
that all n%on-union labor now engaged
On the building b. discharged
President Ia Flamm and Secretary
Vessel ~ the trades assembly. and
George " Lutz. representing the
board ~ trade. we're present. ln pddr
ton ~ The board So the meeting Sat.
urday Tho board also Instructed that
The electrical wiring ON fbe new chem.
.cal building on Eleventh street bo
stopped 90 The company lu charge en-
ploys q union labor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
WOMAN REscUEs SON,
SEES HUSBAND DROWN

CEDAR LAKE, Ind. March a.
While his wife and son vaInIy trisd
10 save him, Edwin Ploetz. SO. a for
mer ChicagoSn and wealthy summer
resort owner. was drowned in d
Lake here today when he went 70 the
rescue OF Adam Mazar. an employe
VINO TEL into an ice channel when he
started across the lake to the post
once. walter Ploetz. the SON.. broke
mSus the Ice In trying to reach his
father, but ne was rescued he RI
mother. who threw him a rope
AFTER clinging 10 an ice cake tu-o
hours Nazar was rescued, but Ploetz's
BODY was not recovered for several
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
SUIT FILED

Attorneys r. NJ. Addleman and c.
W. Bente Saturday hled the praecipe
OF a suit entitled Adam Wilhelm OF
Bavaria. Germany. against his son.
Jacob Wilhelm OF this city, for $1,000.
which the plaintiff alleges Is due him
In payment for property on Market
street where the Fort Henry Smoke
house now stands. The suit Is filed in
the United States court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
FLOOD Record Id Calm.

WASHINGTON. March 3t-Th.
Ohio river 40 Cairo. H.. tonight. IS re-.
ported higher than % has been since the
big flood Of february %. 1857 u stands
a. SIS feet and s35 is predicted during
Tuesday.
Advices m The weather bureau. how
ever. say that The break in the levee on
The Missouri side ths morning. will have
a tendency 70 cheek The rise ~ Cairo.
" arnings were issued tonight for Mem.
phis 20 prepare for "a stage ~ 80 feet NJ
more Engineers believe the i,vees will
hold
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
ONE KILLED, ANOTHER
HURT UNDER FAST TRAIN

ERMlLLIO o., March 3I.-Ber-
nice L.ightner. 20 years ola was
crushed TO death beneath a fast train
on the New York. Chicago a. st. Loui.
railroad here today and her fiance-
Dr. Russell a. levitt. Of Cleveland.
sustained a broken leg n other in
Juries.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
ADYENTISTS
From Seven States and D strict o. Co.
lurbia 10 Tsks Part IN Pftta-
burah Conferences.

PITTSBURGH. March 7f=Deis-
Fatra from eight local conferences.
embracing tho states ~ Maryland.
Delaware. Pennsylvania. Sew Jersey.
ohio. virginia West virgins and ths
district ~ Columbia Will attend the
biennial session ~ The columbia Union
rlufcreuro ~ Seventh uav Adven-
tisfs, Ehirh t1a been called o. meet In
this city April 90 to 10.
The Columbia Union conference
cDmpriqfH To Chesapeake conference.
which takes In tho states ~ MARYLAND
ird Delaware. The east and vest
frhnFNltauia conference. tho Eaw
iarsnF. ohio. Virginia and West VIZ
ElHia and Do. District ~ Columbia
r0nferrrrrs Prof o. % Wilkinson. ~
Washington. H. 90. is president. B. X
rlade - Mount vernon. o.. Vice proai-
dent. and o. o. Rrpwn. ~ washing
ton D. &C. secretary an ~trcaaurar
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
Obituary
Helm ObseouIes.

Mrs. Alkaline Helm died at her late
home en- South Chapline street on Fri
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. aged 20
years. She was a consistent member
OF st. Mary's Catholic church. from
which the funeral will be held this
morning. Mrs. Helm is survived by
i've children. viz: William. John. Her.
man and Joseph Pappert and Mrs.
Catherine oberle. all OF whom reside
in this city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01

Dry solution. am glad to believe
that in this particular instance medL
alton will not be necessary, that
there will be a satisfactory solution
because both parties are in that
frame OF mind.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
McFsdden ObscouIes,

This morning the funeraT services
Will be held over the remains OF the
late Mrs. Stella McFadden at 9 o'clock.
The services will be held from the
family residence. No. 101 Virginia ave-
nue. and at $3.50 o'clock requiem high
mass viii be said at st. Joseph's ca.
hedra Interment will be made at
Mt. Calvary cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
Zierowick ObsecuIes.

The funeral services over the late
MRS. Anna Zierowick. who died on Fri.
day morning at $3.50 O'Clock at her
late home. No. 231S Eoff street. will
be held on Tuesday morning al q
O'Clock. Mrs. Zierowick was Sc years
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
Mclauahlin Funeral

The funeral services over the late
James Alvin Mclaughlin VIII be held
at the residence of his grandparents,
No. 103 Nineteenth street, this morn
Ing at $3.50 o'clock. Ipterment viii be
made at Linwood cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
COUNTY AND STATE
Primaries to 30 Held on the Same Dat.
Decided at Meeting OF RE-
publican Committee.

In order TO get a better showing OF
me voters at the Republican county and
state primaries, which was the subterr
OF discussion at the meeting OF the RE-
publican county committee held In the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
AN ATTACK
ON ROOSEVELT IN WEST

WAUKESHA. Wis. March 2i-The
authorities found today tina Charles
Schomulka. who attacked Senator
Gore yesterday. had planned To at
tack Colonel Roosevelt. whom no
thought was TO go through Waukesha.
The Roosevelt train. however. went
through Wisconsin over another route.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
MCCOY

Inc funeral services over the infant
son or Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Mccoy were
BIC yesterday afternoon from the
ramlIy home at Boggs' Run. Inter
ment was made at Peninsula cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01

Knicker-Did she promise to be a
sister 10 you?
Bocksr-No. onl a Roosevelt friend.
New York Sun
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01

The self-made man usually tries to
monopolize the spotlight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01

A man Is seldom 20 level headed
that he can't get a hat TO At him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
OHIO FALLING
Steel City Departed Yesterday FOR
Cincinnati With q Heavy Cargo
Movements of Paeksts.

After rising until a stage OF 81 feet
; inches had been reached at the local
port. the Ohio rive became station
airy yesterday afternoon. and as the
crest OF the high waters had passed
Pittsburgh yesterday. the river soon
will be falling here.
Three Mats Yesterday.
Three packets. vel with a large
passenger list. cleared the local wharf
yesterday. the Greenwood. for Pitts
burgh. leaving at IL O'Clock. closely
followed by the Steel City for Cincin-
natl and the Kanawha for Pittsburgh.
The Ohio passed down for Cincin-
natl Saturday night at 10 O'Clock. The
Indian from Clarington and the So
noma from Marietta are expected TO
arrive this evening for their regular
trips tomorrow and the Greenwood II
scheduled to pass down for Parkers-
burg this evening at 3 o'clock.
The Monitor. with l. large tow ON
empty barges. passed up for Pitts
burgh at 1 o'clock yesterday.
Sundays Boats.
Greenwood, Pittsburgh. IL a. m
Steel City. Cincinnati. noon.
hanawha. Pittsburgh, l p. m
Mondays Boats.
Indian, arrive 5 D.. IN.
SonomG, arrive s y. m.
Greenwood. Parkersburg. . .. m.
Tuesdays Boats.
Indian. Darlington, IL a m.
Sonoma. Marietta, IL a.. m.
The Marks.
PITTSBURGH. March si.-Ths
high water here IS receding very slow
~. Stages tonight:
Davis Island-l5.s feet and falling.
Clear.
OIL City-lO.3 feet and falling.
Cloudy
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-15
uNTIMELY INDUSTRY.

| know man who always seeks for
work, some wealth to earn, and bitter
| tears roll down his cheeks, since we
his offers spum. He simply cannot
understand why he's turned down
again: there is no comfort in the land,
he says, for working men. When siz-
zling summer days are gone, and howl
ing blizzards blow, he comes around
to NOV the lawn, which is knee-deep
in snow Il want to shovel snow" he
cries, when August days are hot; in
winter he would swat the flies, when
there is none to swat On week days
he will bask at ease. but when the Sab
bath comes he oils his elbows and his
knees and then he fairly huns. The
shingles may let in the wet, but still
he stands aloof until there's rain, and
then, you bet he wants to fix the roof.
This man, who represents a class, is
always shy of dough, and his declining
days he'll pass out where the paupers
go. If you would gather in the seeds
in comforting amounts, quit training
with the trihing lads. and do the work
that counts. WALT MASON.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-15

If the democrats of Oklahoma are 10
have a primary for the selection of a
presidential candidate let it be real
primary election and not the straw
vote proposition offered by Chairman
Branson to be taken at the precinct
meetings called for February 10. The
rank aud file will not attend those pre-
cinct meetings in sufficient numbers
to express in any considerable meas
ure the will of the democratic party
in Oklahoma. Those precinct gather
ings will generally be dominated by
politicians and prospective candidates.
The democrats of this state should
rise and assert their rights to be heard
in real primary or none. The peo-
pie all over this union are in a move
ment that viii have the effect Of al
lowing them to say whom they prefer
as candidates. not only for the presi-
lency but for all other Offices The
political bosses viii be slow in giving
back this right to the people and the
precinct vote proposition is delusion
and snare.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-15
60LT RESTORES HER HEARING
Lightning Cures Deafness of Wilkes
barre Woman Afflicted Since
childhood-cure Permanent

Wilkesbarre, Pa Declaring that
being shocked by lightning during a
recent storm at her homo in Canaan,
Wayne county, restored her hearing.
although she had been deaf since she
was child Mrs lanes Decker aged
sixty-fye years is now blessing Il 9
fact that she was struck
Early in the week at bolt OF leht.
ming struck so close to her that she
VAS thrown heavily to the ground aud
stunned Wien after some hours
she recovered she was surprised to
find that she could hear an ordinary
conversation Fearful the change was
but temporary she has waited anx-
iously to see II her deafness has re-
turned SO far 1t has not
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-15

the army. Business organizations O
today are not training schools for com
batiyeness.
Speaking in kindly tone of voice
or going a little out of ones way to dc
someone a favcr, are not signs of ser
Witty. Courtesy carries with it a dig
nifty and greatness which commands
respect and admiration of all who be
hold it.
Courtesy toward others begets cour
tesy toward the giyer Through the
law of compensation, it begets some
thing far more valuable 1t develops
character. effective personality, poise
balance, calmness, and self-possession
Every time you lose your temper
you lose patron for the company
which employs you, and you injure
your digestion, nervous system, and
lyour entire physical and mental being.
Repeated offenses in time destroy the
effectiveness and earning power Of the
human machine.
Whatever pleases you most in 9th.
ers,r said Lord Chesterfield, will in
fallibly please others in you"
The net worth of man or a busi-
ness is the excess of assets over liza
bilities. Courtesy is one of the great
est in either. 1t offsets many liabill-
ties.
Courtesy cannot be acquired merely
as a veneer to cover bad disposition.
To be genuine, effective, and of value,
lit must flow from the heart.
Finally, courtesy is largely mat
ter of habit. The repitition of any act
of life will in time develop habit. Ac-
quiring the habit of courtesy is like
acquiring any other habit.
Where courtesy is lacking, it is a
matter of thoughtlessness, rather than
ignorance. There is a sharp and dis
tinct line of demarcation between cour-
tesy and discourtesy. There is no
room for debate, quetsion. or quibble.
The courteous man is the thought
full man. And it is only the thought
full man who gets on in the world.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-15
0 o 900 0 o. o o o ooooo 0 o {
COURTESY.

Courtesy is the oil which makes the
machinery of an organization run
smoothly.
The lubdicant of courtesy is as nee
essary among the personnel of bus
mess organization, in the relations OF
its members one to the other. as it is
Imperative that courtesy obtain be
tween the organization and the public
which it serves.
Every industrial or commercial or
ganization is nothing more or less than
a wheel, occupying its particular place
within the vast social and industrial
mechanism of society as a whole, The
degree of smoothness, effectiveness,
and nicely with which it revolyes is
determined to great extent by the
lack of friction between it and society
as a whole.
The wheel may be d perfect wheel,
each component part set and adjusted
with precision and perfection And
yet, if friction is caused by its revolu-
tions, its value and effectiveness are
severely impaired. Courtesy is the oil
which diminishes the evil effects of
friction.
The value of courtesy as a business
asset is seldom appreciated nor its
necessity fully comprehended
The wear and tear OF the daily grind
make many human cog In industrial
organizations peevish, irritable and
curt. The tendency arises to forget
that such thing as courtesy exists.
This tendency must be fought from the
instant it appears.
Discourteous treatment affects the
recipient as a nervous irrtant Dis
courtesy is a slep TO the nerves. 1t is
as severe a misdemeanor to wantonly
slap the nerves of another. as it would
be to slap another in the face
"a soft answer turneth away wrath.
said Jesus And thus he gave the
world the basis of the philosophy Of
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-15
HOW THE SUCKERS BITE
CON MEN WITH LOADED DICE
WERE NOT COMPLAINING.
Every Man Approached on Proposl.
ton That Guaranteed Him Winner
Fell for BaIt-Case Of the Bitter
Being Bitten.

am interested in the psychology
OF the sucker" have just heard a
story that will show you how they
bite
Two sure-thing followers of the
green cloth packed their suit case full
OF loaded dice and bought tickets for
the exuberant and trustful west. At
the top these dice had rounded cor
ners; at the bottom the edge of every
high number was carefully beveled
The little spinner through the center
was movable
The two gamblers made a canvass
OF the saloons in every town they Wis
tied. They pointed out to the saloon
keepers the value of the dice for beat
Ing the counter players for drinks.
Every saloon keeper they approached
bought one. BY pushing the spindle
so that the sound-cornered side was
in service the patrons invariably
threw low numbers. Taking the dice
to spin for the house the saloon keep.
err or bartender. deftly pushed the
spindle in the opposite direction, spun
the dice on its high" side and won
from the patron.
Fine business-for the house
But the two travelling sharpers had
another game. They sent the name
of every purchaser to two confeder
ates in the east. and these partners
prepared to take to the road With
them they carried similar spinning
dice loaded to throw only eight. They
went into each place where their ad
vance confederates had sold, played
for drinks with the proprietor and
lost, then suggested playing for money
and lost.
After these losses had reached
fair figure these trustful players
reached for their roll" and suggest
ed one play for the bundle What bar
keeper with fixed spinner would
miss the opportunity? The bartender
would lead on the throw and the ac-
tive gambler of the two confederates
would reach for the dice. Then he
would deftly palm it, substitute his
own that was loaded for bear" win
The bet and before the bartender
could let out roar the pair would
vanish
But even that was not all Not con
tent with selling the barkeeper the
original crooked dice at $40 each and
then sending in two trimmers to take
his roll away from him, third pair
canvassed each of the towns previous
ly invaded by their fellows and sold
crooked dice right and left to men In
the street and saloon patrons at five
dollars each so that they could go in
and trim the house."
In other words, every one who was
approached on proposition that guar.
anteed them as N&nners fell for the
bait and laid in wait for the prey Not
only were the saloon keeper pur.
chasers afraid to spring one of their
loaded instruments. but they suspect
ed every one owning dice so strongly
that the custom Of Throwing for
drinks was abolished in more than
a score OF western cities.
It's great game, that sucker game.
And even the canny fish bite when
the bait is shiny enough or there is
all attractive piece of red flannel on
the hook.-New York Telegraph
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-15

1t is really amazing that city of
more than FIVE thousand. a county seat
and with unsurpassed railroad facili-
ties aud withal the most important city
commercially and otherwise in north
eastern Oklahoma should be without a
commercial club. Are we to sit down
and rust out? To leave opportunities
unused?