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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10
EVERYTHING Is READY
FOR THE OPENING GAME

The outhslders have not yet been def
shtely decided upon. and IL will not b.
snYSn Just who will play the positions
mil the team - on the held
The team Will switch to Steub~nvfil-
tomorrow. ana Thomas the former
bridgeport pitcher. will do the slab
work
PeeVed because he missed the biggest
eport Item which has broken her. TOT
some time the dopester on the Market
str-et organ made weak attempt To-
thr"w cold water on the transfer OF IN.
team by publishing "a story TO the sf-
iect mat the Wheeling management
VIII not permit bridgeport To- go into
the league. The bridgeport manage
ment bitterly denounced the story YES
terdly and stated thev did not fear any,
such action from the local owner
only verbal contract exists between
wheeling and bridgeport TO play sun
DAY games at Brookside and the agree
ment calls for but one more game
bridgeport fans claim ~ was "A case
OF sour grapes" with the RegiSter.
cope artist brought on by his failure
20 get the story. bridgeport may or
may not prove a bowling success in tn.
4. league. but the business mon
behind the project will get all the aS-
sistance that the Intelligencer can rem
der.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10
HANDICAP TOURNAMENT
AT THE COUNTRY CLUB
ANNUAL AUGUST EVENT WON
BY c. r. CAMPBELL.
Three Others Tie for Second and
Special Match VIII Be Played
Match Game 10 Be Played With
Parkersburg.

With net score OF 90. two points
less than his nearest competitor.
Clinton r. Campbell won the annual
August golf tournament of the
Wheeling Country club yesterday af-
ternoon from a field of sixteen con
testants. Marked by unusually fast
playing. the tournament was one Of
the most interesting in the history OF
the club. and despite tine threatening
weather a large crowd was on the
greens TO witness the event
The tournament was for the club
cup and was of Is holes. medal play.
given under full handicap. II. s.
Bloch. II. ID. Grub and J. b. Baum.
each with score OF Il. tied for sec
ond honOrs and will later decide the
tie by playing special match The
winner OF the match will be given
second prize. the next will receive
third. while the loser will be award
ed fourth prize The prizes are golf
ball sweepstakes
The results OF yesterdays playing
follow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10

Senator Fall introduced a facetious
provision requiring the canal authori.
ties 10 hold up pail ships and search
them for trust made goods
II such should be found. IL was pro-
vided that the vessels should be held
while the case was tried in court. On
the vote. Senator Fall deserted his
own amendment. and It received no
support.
Senator Brandagee. closing the de-
bate. insisted that the provisions OF
the senate bill. admitting American
vessels engaged in the foreign trade
TO free passage in the canal was IN
doubtedly violation OF the Hay
PaunCefote treaty with Great Britain.
ut has been proposed that this
would help build up the American
merchant marine" he said TO my
mind il would be n humiliating spec-
iacle for Americans to see ships trav-
cling around the world uuder the
American flag. with the label built In
Germany. attached 20 them"
LONDON Aus &C.,. british shin ourf,-
err ar- Inliauant az the United states
~, I.- - action Nit. respect 10 Taramn
They admit that big trade is waiting
." Dol" dome u.s. soon as tho rarsl H. ouer7,
bu' nre Inclined 90 think that the ,,r.at
preferential fr'Itfneut accorded 20 Amer
'" lead traders 60 adhere 10
the oil route
I'rlr-'utttFes OF prominent firms
.n ..tf. aft Pho uIir .uu However.
fnf much Wieuf happen before fhe
canal is opened ana that the protects .r
t'f'. 80 powers WiEhf induce rlnuge
200 f.H American policy The afuenlrrsff
Ieruitt'nE 90" registration ~ so-eirn
H4ilf ."t'eis ne American. ~ fs fhruplf.
rnn- ik'iy rive impetus e. British SIP
uu.lIfre
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10
POLICE ROUND UP
BLACK HAND cAro


CINCINNATI. %. Aug 9-Nine mem
hers ~ an Italian BLACK Hand society
We're arrested yesterday In one Of the
largest raids ever attempted by the To-
al pole" The rad came as the re-
Nnlf ~ The rtahtinE - John Ahato. an
Italian. last Monday Ahato came mere
from Nashville. Tenn. and was found
ZOO sn alley suffering from many knife
wounds Little ty little be gained
''uraEe enough 90 tell tho detectives
nf names - Iis Hfart Hand enemies
Hff o." gang was rounded up az 90
Carlisle avenue
TIE Hnue" uHe surrounded o. ueser-
ht' -efEsHf r.fr-um. n.e risin.f .f-e.
wen ari fnH rafrnimen Win f-au,
f' HI orc fra UT.rsfa burst s.-o.trh
ra HrI urI.us rarflrIrr fr. On
-' gore af 30 ~t.m we're arrr.-i
f'H r'..rtr- .. ff.sft.. .rI other
e'- ae-. fa..r from rs rrrr.
-''fs arl fu .li1z places .- re
arrested f'.Iars gave .r. rs--e-
..f. Ira.t T.ta rr.-. SEA.
frs-.. n.at~...
rrars f..r-. rr ...-.
@ ir- Ir q -ra
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HAITIAN RULERS
DEATH ACCIDENTAL

PORT Az PRINCE. Haiti. Aug g
Although 1t is stated officially that the
explosion which destroyed the national
palace and caused President lie
Conte's death was an accident. the
precautions to-day taken by General
Tancrede Augute. whom the chamber
and senate chose as lie Conte's sue
cessor. strongly suggests suspicion OF
a revolutionary plot. Troops are pa
trolling the streets.
Foreigners I'm Haiti are very un.
easy and the arrival Of the American
gunboat Nashville from Guantanamo
is anNiOusly awaited
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9-That the
explosion which wrecked the execu-
tive mansion az Port An Prince. Haiti.
and killed President CincinnOtus lie
COnte. and 100 flaiiians. was acct.
dental. due 10 spontaneous combus-
ton. was the statement OF Minister
Henry W Furniss In official state de-
partment dispatches to-day. He de
clarcd that the charges ~ the lie
COnte supporters that the explosion
was a rcvolutionist plot. were not sus.
tanned
The accident Is now said 20 have
resulted from improper ventilation %
The smokeicss powder magazine in the
presidents palace
Workmen have recovered the body
~ Do" president from the debris. lie
Comic was asleep in bod when tho ex.
plosion occurred. Examination % his
hn.'. 'r.'r- Minister Furuiss said.
Indicated that he was not killed by
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PANAMA CANAL
tcOnt.nusd from FIRST Page,

ineht or The bills consideration. Just
before It's passage. Senator Root
moved 10 strike out the section piy-
ing Tree tolls 20 American coa.tu-ide
vessels and Senator Hoax Smith. of
Georgia, moved 10 strike ont the pro-
Vision Tor free tolls 20 American shlps
IN he foreign trade.
boih OF these motions were do
ieated by overwhelming votes
Free Tolls.
As IN bill pasaod IL would perr,i ?
American coastVld" vessels ia mass
through Tho canal free. without ron
ditions. while American foreign tr,d.
SHIPS might pass through free II rb.tr
C"ners agreed 20 sell IN. vesse's IN
The United States az fair price in
time Of war or emergency
The great feht'of The dav csn,orot
about IN" provision 20 prohibit rail.
road owned ships from using tho "a.
nal The broad terms ~ tho oririn,t
House bin which would have rao,,fr..,,
every railroad ia the country to dis.
I'-'' 't on"ce OF any steamship lines
with which IL might Otherwise rom.
I'''' were not accepted hy tho SCR.
arc This was modified co. ff,. r.tr.
'"'nS would Do prohibited only from
o"HihE steamship lines that may on
cav" through the Panama canal
mo i"urn" amendment inUsysr
'H'l''d later hy vote 80 o. 90 81
restored much - rho visor ~ DO
'h- railroad provisions 90 tho h.r o..
hIli u pros ld"i that n fLr fr.a-s.,t.
'""m"rc~ commission shoffrt ana
not ans railroad har ar fu'sr-....
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lalilhE iimbers. but was held in the
runs alive until burned 10 death.
Another body recovered was that
81 lie Conte's son. who was minister
OF public works.
state department officials stated to-
day that IL is improbable that marines
viii be landed AT Port Au Prince from
The United States cruiser Nashville.
which is expected to arrive az the
scene to-day. The city is reported
quiet. though practically under mar.
tial law.
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E1E1s WILL cLAsN VIII sruBs
TO-DAY AT DRxDoEPoRT.
opers DoYssssr On nsxass Drr,ss orxan
Dtscozr2Etng ths Broase-
portors-
~ CARL p. LxArxrnWoop.

Everything - IN readiness for the
tig game thi- afternoon at the Brook
side PARK between the Sfeubenville and
Brfdgeports debut into Organized
baseball The over-the-riyer business
men who are behind the team feel
confident that tho proposition Will
prove successful. and all they ask ~
support on the part Of the fans. The
majority OF the sharon players re-
ported TO Manager Harry Sells yester-
day Afternoon. the list including Nc
earthly. Huckalew. Mullen and Ford
The remainder Of the boys put In an
appearance last evening
Eos the Miners Nice - will Shout
der the responHl hilitN .rlinR. stan
ley will be on the re- ing end. Mum
Will play End. Ford 3rd. Mullen short
Kennedy. third. while the outfeld MOST
lions VIII be taken care OF by Giles
Matthews. Buckalew. Woods and others
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The National Horticultural Exhibit
ton. May % 10 30. 1912. on the
grounds at Chelsea Hospital. London,
England. IL Is stated. will be the larg-
est of i's kind ever held IL VIII in
oludc every conceivablsSSari OF
horticultural product. one division be-
ing allotted 20 fruit. another 10 vege-
tables. another TO roses. etc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10

J am sorry for Mrs Higgins"
What's the matter with herr"
Sh"s had 10 get divorce from her
husband"
Asfn: w. my. and the poor wo-
man wa expecting to have a safe
ana sane Fourth. too. wasn't She
Lippincotts Magazine.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10

The Manila Electric Railroad and
idEht company - planning extensions
on Santo Cristo street from Arroceros 10
Sah Fernando. lire on Gale Magia-
I'na running past the university hospi-
'ai' an extension or the Taft avenue line
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down Herran and Marcelino. along san
Andres 20 Sandeias. an extension Of the
Pasay line to Pasay and the Manila Polo
Club.
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Match Game.

What promises TO be- 1.-THE most in
teresting game OF the season in Eolf
ing circles is the match between a
picked team ~ ten or twelve pIay-
ers from Parkersburg and a team
representing The local Country Club
The match VIII be played Friday af-
ternoon. August IL. on The links at
the Country Club
The last contest between these two
teams was Played TWO years ago az
Parkersburg. when the local golfers
were ingloriously defeated. However.
they expect 10 even matters 40 this
year by defeating their opponents.
More than usual interest has been
tanken In The game This season due
probably 10 the fact that &. Y Thomp-
SON the well known professional. OF
Pittsburgh. has been AZ the club an
year and has had charge of the links.
In yesterday event ". r. Rownd
for the first time this season drove
the first green in one stroke. the dis
lance being 232 yards During the
past week J u. Holloway on The first
green. made the hold-Out in tNo
strokes
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On "wednesday AFTERNOON. August
ii. a ladies' tournamcnt will BE- play
ed for the cup presented by J. r..
Baum. Much Interest is being mani
tested in this contest and II is like
~ that many lady enthusiasts Of the
game Will narficlnata
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
G. X. BALL TN THE
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE

County Comptroller-elect Edwin G.
Clark has announced the appointment
of George K Ball of Mill Greek hun
dred as his deputy to succeed ]. Har-
ry Pie son on tomorrow week Mr..
Ball is a brother of DIT. l.. Heisler
Ball and is a prominent farmer. He
was tax collector of Mill Greek hun
dred i'm 1907-190S He has been a
member of the Republican County
Committee for several years
Il was the impression that Mr. Clark
would name a city man for the posi-
ton.
Clerk of the Peace Harry A. Brown
does not expect to make any change
among the clerks i'm his Office. The
deputy and clerks have had considera-
bic more work to do in late years, but
the present force appears to know the
Office work so we'll that they are able
to keep up with the work until the an
nual time when the tax duplicates
have to be prepared and assessments
copied
Prothonotary-e Wigglesworth S,
far has not announced his deputy anC
stenographer.
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
BY The United Press

DN ne lHlltN ll'ors
LONDON. Dec 30.-There was a
growing conviction today among dip
lomats that the only solution of the
Turkish-Balkan peace deadlock can
be arbitration by the ambassadors Of
the great powers. IL is said Turkey
would favor the move.
II was learned today that there
was. among the Turkish delegates at
least, a disposition to lay the matter
before the ambassadorial converse
tions at the foreign office, when they
are resumed on Thursday, in the
event that the Turks and the Balkan
ENJOYS do not get closer together be-
fore that date.
II has been believed from the out
set that the informal consultations
suggested by Sir Edward Grey for
eign miniser. would lead to a formal
ambassadorial conference and this
might be called for at once, to con-
slider the Balkan tangle.
There was no indication, as far as
could be gathered around the hotels
where the peace delegates were stop
ping. that either the Ottomans or the
Balkan league ENJOYS would be pre-
pared to recede in any degree when
/ the peace conference is resumed in
! ST. James Palace this afternoon
! Turkey. il was said. would insist OF
keeping Adrianople and the allies. i
! is said will make no peace terms tha
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
BULLET In
HEAD ONLY.
SHOCKS JONES
Morocco Worker Denies Police
Report That He Tried
Suicide
SAYS FALL CAUSED
WEAPON TO EXPLODE

Suffering with bullet wound in his
head. James e. Jones. aged As years,
was admitted to the Homeopathic
Hospital about 5 o'clock this morn
ing. having been removed from the
Southwark factory Of the G. and j..
Pyle Company, morocco manuiactur-
ers. ncar Now CisNc aYoluc, beyond
Third sroc fflge rho man had
shot hlnseH il Inc lOiohcad. The
resident physician at The hospital said
tha, he d'd not think the bullet had
penetrated the skull nor did he be-
licvo the wound was a serious one.
Jones is suffering only from shock
The police reported that Jones had
attempted suicide but this the patient
denies He says he fell while in the
morocco plant and the revolver he
carried was accidentally discharged
Beyond this Jones refuses TO discuss
the affair
The doctor at the hospital says
there are no power burns on the
mans forehead and the revolver
therefore could not have been held
very close TO the face when discharg
ed.
Jones was employed by the morocco
company doing odd jobs around the
plant He gave his occupation at tho
hospital as morocco inisher ant
said he lived near the plant of th'
company
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
DEATH TAKES
CERMANY'S HEAD
OFFOREICN AFFAIRS

BY The United Press.
BERLIN, Dec 30-Herr Won Kin
derlen Waechter, German foreign
minister, died suddenly today at Stutt-
CART. where he was spending the
holidays with his sister A message
TO the Kaiser through the foreign Jt-
fee here was the first public an
nouncement of the death
Herr Won Kiderlen Waechter was
regarded as one of the most astute
statesmen Of Europe and was in high
favor with the Kaiser He was large
ly instrumental in the formation OF
the triple alliance. the league Of Ger
many. Austria-Hungary and Italy. In
the Moroccan embroglio, that for a
time promised to involve Germany
and France in a war, he conducted the
German side with such consummute
skill that he won the plaudits Of the
word.
He became secretary of state Tor
foreign affairs when Chancellor Won
Beihmann-IIollweg succeeded Won
BuelOw
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
PUNCH BEFORE
ROUGH HOUSE
SAVES HANNAH

Hannah Cooper. colored, accused Of
assault and battery on Mamie Daniels
Of No. S24 French street, denied the
charge in City Court today although
for awhile the evidence seemed to be
against her The tide turned how
ever. when Edward Groomes, colored,
corroborated Hannah and finally
Judge Churchman dismissed her
According to Mamie, Hannah called
on her on Christmas night and when
ordered 10 leave the house, she threw
a chair, upset a table containing a
lighted lamp. and broke several
dishes. The trouble. she said. VS. over
bottle OF whiskey owned by Edward
GrComcs.
GrOomes corroborntcd what Mamie
had said Then Hannah started tC
Qu, ton him about a blow that had
reached her. Groo s admitted hit
ting her before shl had time 10 hi
anybody else Theif the rough housl
Followed
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
BELIEVE POWERS ONLY CAN
END TURKISH-BALKAN WAR

would not include the cession Of
Adrianoplo
II was thought that some of the
Balkan plenipotentiaries might favor
a resumption Of hostilities, if Turkey
persisted in her proposals at the
afternoon meeting but it was said that
the great powers would intervene to
prevent renewed fighting
In the event that an anbassadorial
conference Is called 70 arbitrate the
Turk sh-Dalkan differences, it is
likely that there viii be a disagree
ment between the Triple Alliance and
the Triple Entente.
In diplomatic circles &c Is known
that Germany. Austria-Hungary and
Italy favor max ng autonomous AL
bania an extended state while Eng
land, France and Russia favor re-
stricted boundaries for the country
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
WANT INSANE
CRIMINALS in
SAFE CUSTODY
DR.. HanCker Recommends Pro-
vision be Made for Gus
tOdy Of Vicious Cases
OUTCOME OF GORDY'S
ESCAPE FROM FARNHURST

Following the escape Of John I.
Gordy. who committed highway rob
berry, from the Delaware State Hos
pital at Farnhurst, Superintendent
William II. Hancker of the hospital
has embodied i'm his biennial report
TO be submitted 10 the trustees Of the
insane and also to the LEGISLATURE in
January recommend iOn that "a
special ward on huii0mR be provided
at the hospital or that some arr
rangement be made at ( e New Cas-
tie County WOrkhOuse lOr the safe
custody and care of the criminal in
sane
Gordys case has a singular phase
in that the fugitive has been seen ia
Wilmington several times recently,
and is now said to be living i'm a sub
urb of Wilmington, but has been un-
mOlested so far as arrest is con-
cerned. The police department, il
was learned today never has received
notice of GOrdys escape from Farm
/ hurst, but read about his fight to
/ freedom in THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL. Apparently the Attorney-Gen-
erals department is not stirring it.
self to get Gordy IL is limited that
/ the grand jury may inquire into the
/ Gordy case at the January term.
Cord, who lived in this city, and
Prince Lee. colored, we're arrested
last summer on a charge of holding
up with a revolver and robbina
! George Conrad, an aged man, of No
South Franklin street Lee was
sentenced to serve two years in the
wOrkhouse and he also received twen-
ty lashes. Gordy entered a plea o.
insanity and on September 25 was
committed 10 the State Hospital b,
the judges i'm the Court of Genera
Sessions. He escaped from the hos
pital on November % by using false
keys, which he had gotten in som'
j manner, TO open the door of his cell
He then went through a window
down a fire escape.
He never was insane Dr. Hanck
; er is quoted as saying about Gordy
, after his escape
Dr. HanclSer in his biennial report
points out that there have been sixty
nine cases OF the criminal insan
I class committed to ne State Hospita
: since it was opened in 1889. OF thi
- number, twenty-five are still in tn
hospital, nineteen have died, and tn
5 remainder have been discharged b
2 Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
CHARTER BILL
UNDER FIRE OF
DEBATING FORCES

The Wilmington Civic Association is
arranging for a series Of public meet
ings to discuss the bill for city char
ters. proposed by the Referendum
League. The first meeting has been
arranged through the courtesy of the
Ninth Ward Civic Association, which
had already laid plans for a formal de-
bate on this subject In order 10 make
this debate OF general interest TO the
people of Wilmington the place OF
holding II has been transferred to "a
more central location, Pythian Castle,
al No. 600 West street. This debate
win take place ON Monday evening,
january 6, at s o'clock.
The subject for debate Is as follows.
'Rcsolvcd. That The ~city of WI
mlngton should adopt The commission
form of government in which the
hoard Of commissioners shall not have
more than Eve members as provided
by the bill proposed by the Referen-
dun League"
The affirmative side Of this question
will be taken by w w. Knowles and
Caleb r. Burchenal and the negative
by William +. Kurtz. Under the rules
laid down. the affirmative shall open
with twenty-five minutes, after which
the other speakers shall alternate with
twenty-five minutes each The aiiirma-
tive will finally be allowed 10 minutes
for rebuttal
The judges Of the debate have not
yet been selected but each side will
appoint one judge aud these two
Judges will select a third.
The second meeting I'm the interest
Of the charter bill will be held on Tho
following Monday, January l3 a
which time Mayor Donnelly OF Tren
ton. will be the speaker OF the even
ing. The place Of this meeting viii
be announced later
The bill proposed by the Roteren
dun League is largely copied afte
the New Jersey law and Trenton hal
, been operating under this law fo
over a year Mayor Donnelly VII
answer features of the New Jerse
law. and will probably suggest i'm
provements.
Evening journal., 1912-12-30
CLERKS
HERE GET SALARY
BOOST FOR XMAS

Clerks I'm the Wilmington Office OF
the Pullman Company will share IN
the increase IN salaries which the
company has announced as Christi
mas gift Just how many clerks In
the Wilmington Office will benefit
could not be said il was stated at the
Office this morning as the detailed
plan OF salary increases had not been
received there The increases are
graduated and range from g per cent.
of the salaries Of The highest paid
clerks TO l2 per cent for employees
drawing o lower scale
Tho raise is effective Jan J. accord-
ing to announcement from the eNecu-
tive Offices Ia Chicago.
Twenty-Five hundred clerk through
out tho country arc affected Oy ms
incfdase TweiYc hundred OF thcn re
side in Chicago This voluntary
action on the part of the company
will increase the annual pay rol
100000. according TO President JOIN
S Runnells
This increase does moi affect on
cials of the company mechanics oil
car employees, who were granted raises
in pay several months ago
"This Christmas remembrance wal
intended to benefit q class OF mel
whom the isng cost of living hiu
the hardest" said prcsid I kunnells
"They have no way OF protectinl
themselves against increasing prices.
"Thcse are men. many of them o
long and faithful service in the com
pany. who have not secured promo
ton. Such efficiency and fidelity q
the company's interests, In my ludg
ment. should be rewarded. The maj
who, perhaps, may never be fathe
to brilliant novel IDEAS, but who has
task which he does faithfully am
does well IS an invaluable servant Z
any cOIporalIOn