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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York
Sales. Stock.

a-eASSs ckcNN.
iis-Chaliners ............
Al.ls-Chalmers. pfd........
ESQ Amalgamatc1 Copper -.
LOO Amer. Agri, Chem. com.
7ee A.ncr. Beet Sugar, com.
1.,H American Can
$50 American Can. pfd.
:" AMER, Car anI Foundry.
Ainer. Car and Foun., pfd
iW american Cotton OH. -.
american L.tr:s"ed Oil,
american Locomotive =.
Aver. Locomotive. pfd...
i'"p Amer. Malt Co. pfd.
40 American Smelling
american Sugar .........
~ Amer. Tel. and Tel. CO..
i'sN American Tobacco. com.
800 Ar"crican Tobacco. pfd..
NO Anaconda Copper ....
2.sp A,chiSon
"p Atlantic CoaSs Line.
y. [. l. OF Connecticut.
Hp Baltimore amt Ohio......
49, - NSNAs - Asal 'Iu a!lSAl
Central Leather, com. 80.
1850 Canadian Pacific .........
100 Chesapeake and Ohio....
$40 Chicago Great Western.
-.5b Chi, Mil. and ST. Paul.
~ Crncible Steel Cor. com.
60 Crucible Steel. pfd.......
so Chicago and Northwest.
Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
$40 Consolidated Gas ........
100 Delaware and Hudson.
lW Den. and Rio Gran, com.
Den. and Rio Gran. pfd.
1o9 DiStillers' Sec. Cor........
A,Go lie
100 Erie, LIST pfd.. ......
Fed. Min. ANA Sm.. pfd..
500 General Electric .........
80 Great Northern, pfd.....
go Great Northern Ore ctfs
/ .oW Illinois Central ..........
ESQ ln:erboro-Met. .....
8 .lnl lrterboro-M Met, pfd. 1850.
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS..

FURNISHED ~ Levy Commission Co Com
mission Merchsnis Richmond. Val
RAcAaoad, Va January L. 1917
ACTUAL WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS OF
MARKET.
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Spot cotton, quiet and unchanged; mid
ding upiands $50, middilns gulf. 9S.
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ktCnMOND AND CHEsApEhkE BA'
RAILWAY COMPANY

RAILWAY COMPANY
Schedule o! electric trains and from
Ashland, stopping It intermediate stRtiona
upon siSaa!: Lv. Richmond tBrosd and
Laurel Sts): 'G:0s. -7:io s:ioo. $40. '',V:l9.
i:lo A. NJ; i:io ::i6. S:i1. i:lob, $40. S:21.
i:lo. s:lob. 1870. il:i5 l.. 81. Lv Ashland:
'o:5S, 7b. s, SD. 10. ''u NJ, az N, ''l J.
.. {. 5b. G. I. 8. sb. II p. IL
DAILY except sunday. ''Sunday only
bCaTrIcG baggage.
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NOktOLk AID WESTERN RAILWAY.

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY.
ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
schedule In effect January LIST. 1872.
Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond. FOR
NORFOLK; 900 \. NJ. 300 u. NJ. '4:io p. VI.
FOR iY SCHBCRCi AND THE WEST: '6:is
A. NJ. 1000 A. NJ, go T.. M.'o::O p. NJ.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: ali 40 A. ~.
'S:35 Z. NJ, 'll:3o y. M. From the West $40
A. al, a2:o1 7. NJ. bi:+9 p. NJ, 'd:c5 p. ~.
800 =. NJ
Daily. aDhiiy es. Sunday bSunday only.
Pullman Parior and Sleeping Cars
". Il. BESILL, &. II. BoSLEY.
G. r. a.. Roanoke. d. l.. Richmond.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond. Va, January Il. 1912.
Following quotations the Rich.
nonG Tobacco Exchange.
IsIl u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
Election Of Captain.

A meeting OF the Petersburg Grays.
company @. Second Virginia Regiment.
mas neen called for next Monday night
Tor the purpose of elcctlng captain
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Captain Robert Gillian. Jr,
and probably to ill other vacancies
First Lieutenant Kidd declines to be
candidate for the position. for the
reason that he cannot spare the time
to attend TO the duties OF commander.
Second Lieutenant Mccrcady. it is sx-
pected. will be promoted 70 tho cap
tainCv.
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Railroads
Leave RIchnond
| Arrive Richmond

ACCOMMODATION Trains WEExpaYS.
fesve Byrd st. Ste. 400 P. II. for Fredcricksburs
Leave Elbn Sta $50 A. H., 30 Z. N. for Ashland
Arrive Byrd st. Sta. $3.50 AN. from FreterIcksb'E
Arrive Rlba Sta e.B0 AN, $40 Pm. from sh Inn
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rs Total sales 10 d.
sales for week
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{. . price 70 which intercs. must be ADDED
l"cone boads aad certificates q .navGIeu-
Ges. are nat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
NEW HIGH WATER MARKS
ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. April THE
floods in this section OF the country
including Missouri. Illinois and Ken
tucky are the worst on record. Prop
erty loss has already run into millions
of dollars. Rain has been falling
throughout the flooded district for
the last IL hours and no relief is in
sight.
The Mississippi has been station
airy for "a hours at 29S feet and a
further rise is not expected for "a
hours.
The country north and south OF
Cairo Is covered with several feet OF
water. The river at Cairo reached a
stage of SO feet tonight. which is
eight-tenths of a foot higher than
previous records. A stage OF "a feet
is predicted for before the floods sub
side
Large forces of men patrol the
levees constantly. and everything is
being done to keep the embankments
in condition to resist all the water
in sight and more. Trains are still
operating out OF Cairo. but in many
cases are being routed over foreign
systems.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
A JIMMY VALENTINE
Huntington Youth, Of PronInen.
Family. Nabbed In Act Of
BursIariIlna Safe.
Special Di'pafch 70 ne Intelligence.

Special Dispatch 20 the Intenigencer.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. April l.
A Jimmy Valentine" in real life was
taken into custody by the police here
NJ dawn to-day when Earl ". Roberts
aged q. was found in the act OF open.
Ing the safe Of the Craft Hat a Notion
Company, n big wholesale hrm here
For nearly a month money has been
disappearing from the safe myster.
iously. and n detective who was placed
on the case early to-day caught
Roberts IN the act Of opening the safe
Roberts later made confession In
which he acknowledged tho series Of
robberies by which he got several
hundred dollars
Roberts was formerly employed BY
the firm as bOokkeeper. lie had a
duplicate key 20 the safe and knew
the combination. u had no work and
needed the money 20 live" said
Roberts 10 the police Roberts ia OF n
very respectable family. lie was hell
70 the grand jury on a charge Of
larceny.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
HOUSE CUTS
WOOL TARIFF
UNDERWOOD BILL PASSES
BY 1S9 TO 81 IN HOUSE.
Twenty Insurgent Republicans,
Including La Toilette, Sup
port the Measure.
Congressman Francis, of Martins
Ferry, Only Democrat Voting
Against Bill.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., April l.
The Underwood bill passed the House
to-day by vote OF 1s9 to 80. Twenty
Progressive Republicans cast their
votes for the measure.
Representative Rucker. OF Colorado,
who opposed It in debate and an.
swered present" on roll call, and Rep
resentative Francis, OF Ohio, who
voted against Il, we're the only Demo
Gratis who did not line up with the
majority.
Representative Payne moved to re.
commit the bill, with instructions TO
the committee to report the Republi-
can substitute. but that was lost, l69
to los.
The twenty Republicans who voted
for the bill were:
Anderson, Lindbergh. Miller, Nel
son. Nye. Steenerson, Stevens, Vol
sted. of Minnesota; Haugen. Hubbard,
OF Iowa: Ak.1, o( New York; jackson,
Murdock. Young. Kansas; La Toilette,
Warburton. Of Washington: Lafferty,
of Oregon; Hanna, OF North Dakota
Kent. OF California, and Norris, OF Ne.
braska.
Supporters OF the bill declared II
would not cut the governments reve.
nue., but would save more than $780,.
100000 year TO consumers. because
OF the readjustment of rates. All
attempts Of the Republicans to amend
the bill to increase the rates were
lost. The tariff board came in for
criticism during the speech-making.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
THOUSANDS IN LOSS
ALREADY INFLICTED.
Levee at Hickman Breaks and in
Swirl of Water Hundreds Are
Homeless.
All Records for High Water Are
Broken at Cairo, Where Large
Area Is Flooded.

HICKMAN, KY, April with sud
deness. the jeopardized lives of low
land dwellers. despite elaborate prepa-
rations to warn them, the Mississippi
river levee broke here at $50 O'Clock
this evening and a current went racing
through the streets OF Hickman, that
reached a depth of two to eight feet
within an hour. To add to the danger
of the situation when the inhabitants
heard the fire alarm agreed upon as
a signal they rushed toward the levee
10 see the spectacle. unaware that the
break was OF SO great extent. No
lives were lost, but tonight homeless
persons are wandering about in the
rain, seeking shelter Water is six
inches deep in the stores and late to-
night was rising.
The damage incurred by to-night's
break is estimated at not less than
100000.
For four days and nights all the
men in town have been workisg 10
protect the levee. but the continuous
ly heavy downpour of rain augment
ing the rising river undid their work
In an instant
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
BILLY SUNDAY
GETS OVATION
1000 SPRINGFIELDERS
CHEER THE EVANGELIST
Delivers Most Scathing Arraign-
ment of Liquor Traffic Ever
Heard in City.
Sweeps Gathering OF Men of Its
Feet, Raising Big Fund for
the Dry Fight.

Special Dispatch to the InteIligencers
SPRINGFIELD. o., April 1.-After
speaking for two hours tonight in the
tabernacle 10 between 5000 and 1000
men. while the rain pattered on the
roof. telling OF the trail OF the ser.
pent.' Rev. BILLY" Sunday raised his
hands and said. II have done my best :
it's up 10 you" He meant that II
Springfield and Clark county was 10
remain in the dry column the men
must cast their votes right on April
25. the date set for the election.
Sunday was given a great ovation
as he came into the tabernacle with
his wife and son. Men sprang to their
feet and cheered and cheered and
taqua salute.
Charlie L. Bauer. a wealthy manu-.
facturer. introduced Mr.. Sunday. TAX
ing OF his collar. Mr. Sunday began
the most scathing arraignment Of the
liquor traffic ever heard here. He
then started a subscription to help
along the AntiSaloon League and the
dry cause by heading the list with $50
and announcing that he came here
without charge and that he did not
expect a cent. Within a few minutes
several thousand dollars was raised.
Mr.. Sunday declared the drys had only
the contributions TO wage the fight
with. while the vets were using the
money that came from the poor men
who drank over the bar
II was a typical Sunday crowd. en-
thusiastic and ready to sing while
waiting for the speaker. In the alb
sence Of Director ROdeheaver. Howard
Littleton. a well known merchant
here. had charge and asked in Rode
heavens way. What would the bunch
like TO sing?" They started OF with
No. six This was followed by % and
13.
Then Fred" seiebrt. the bronco
buster convert, appeared and was
given a cordial welcome. He won
much applause with his Engine"
song. The big male choir OF 500
voices sang a local option song TO
the tune Of the little Brown church.
Manager Probst. OF the drys. an
nounced that while the Web petitions
had only $1,000 names on them they
had 1900. and still the dry workers
we're coming IN.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
COMPROMISE
Effected in Long Pending Fight for
Fortune Of Over
Million.

NEW YORK. April THE contest
which Maybelle Ames Thompson has
wAEec for nearly two years to estab-
lish her dover right I'm the $1,000. .G09
estate OF her husband, the late Rob
ert VI. Thompson, a paper manufac-
tu-er was settled through an agree
mont with the heirs. signed today.
IL was said in behalf OF Mrs.
Thompson that she would gain more
under the agreement than by continu-
Ing the suit. but the terms of the set
tleinent were not announced.
The young widow was a stenOg-
rarher I'm the millionaire paperman's
cffice when they fell in love. He was
a widower about 20 years OF age kn1
lived less than six months after the
naTr iage. His viii did not mention
his bride. but she began a contest for
dover rights
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
TAFT is CHOICE
Maine Republicans 20 State ConVen-
ton Declare For Presidents
Re-Nonination.

BANGOR. Maine. April Prefer
ences for President Taft were ex-
pressed BY the delegates 20 the Re
publican State and Fourth district
conventions 10 be held In Bangor.
April 10. who we're chosen at n caucus
mere tonight Twenty-three delegates
10 each convention we're selected.
The delegates by a rising unanimous
vote. expressed preference for Presl-
dent Taft
Division is Even.
PORTLAND. Ne. April An even
division between Taft and Roosevelt
wta indlcNcd in the election uf dele
gates 90 the First district Republican
convention held tonight in several
towns in the district. Taft and Roosc-
Welt Leaders agree that ~ tho delegates
chosen t2i are for Taft and f2f FOR
Roosevelt. with nine uncertain. Forty
two more delegate will DO chosen TO-
morrow The convention Will be held
here April ..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
ALIENS ELUDE
BLOODHOUNDS
Willy MOUNTAINEERS
NOT TO BE TRAPPED.
Slip by Posse in Forest to Refuge
With Relatives in the Blue
Ridge.
Two Persons Catch Glimpse of
Fugitives That May Give
Posse New Clue.

HILLSVILLE. Va, April 1.-Two
blood hounds we're to-day set upon
the trail OF Sldna Allen and his
nephew Wesley Edwards. the two re-
naming fugitives of the Allen clan
Though given what the detectives con-
sidered was the best trail they had
found thus far, a heavy rain is
thought TO have washed away the
scent and at nightfall the posse had
met with no success. The trail given
to the dogs began at the natural cave,
where on Saturday. supply Of ra-
tions and blankets we're abandoned
by the outlaws in a sudden flight
caused by the close approach OF the
posse.
The detectives have secured infor
nation which tomorrow will set the
dogs upon a new track.
Outlaws Are Seen.
Scipio Gray, who lives in the Fancy
Gap section, reported that the two out
laws had appeared near his home yes
terday. Gray knows the Aliens very
well. and his clue Is considered reli-
able. IL Is believed from Grays in
formation that the two men are NOV
ing back and forth between two bases
OF food supply about ten miles apart.
The report brought by Gray was cor
roborated by Alexander McGraw, who
lives nearby. and also declared he saw
the fleeing men. Both Gray and Nc
Grav were agreed that the outlaws
we're headed toward the home OF HUB
bard Easter. which Is about a mile
and a half from Floyd Aliens house
Hubbard Easter is a close relative OF
the Aliens. and he. az we'll as all otf~-
members OF the Easter family, have
been under close surveillance by the
detectives 20 find n they we're furnish.
ing food to the outlaws.
The bloodhounds being used by the
posse are the same as used in the
Beattie case at Richmond.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
OFFICIALS TAKE FLIGHT

bic chance n harmonizing the factions
and second election may be- called
as The only solution. but there is "a
vide difference ~ opinion a. 10 who
has authority ~ call the election.
Council vas 10 have met tonight N
have acted upon the resignation of
five officials. but Mayor T0ughney. re-
elected ~ the recent election and Who
resigned Saturday. was tho only per
s0n 10 show up and as result no
session vas held To add 90 the
chaotic condition thar exists in tho
city. ono more councilman. Jules
Sch0y rendered bic rec ienafion
city Clerk NolI against whom Scr
ious charges have been made by tho
cIfiznna party who prcripfafe1 tho
present conditions. viii take charge
AZ mayor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
GOTHAM SHivERS
OVER GRUESOME JOKE.

NEW YORK. April Hun
dreds OF pedestrians crowded
in narrow Nassau street In the
financial district. shrank back
in terror this afternoon when
the form OF a man came hurl-
ing down from the oath story
OF the Liberty Tower Building.
Several stenographers in win
dows on the opposite side OF
the street tainted. and some
one turned in an ambulance
call. Police officers rushed to
the spot where the figure fell
and found il to be a dummy
stuffed with hay. with a broom
stick for a backbone and n false
face to make IL realistic. The
ambulance surgeon did not ap
preciate the April fools day"
comedy and drove away leav-
ing a street cleaner TO gather
up the derbis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
DANGER at Memphis.

MEMPHIS. April. with approx
imately three feet more water re-
garded as certain. Memphis began TO
feel the effects Of the food today.
GayOso Bayou. normally a shallow
stream. which runs through the city.
Is causing the first damage Several
hundred families have been forced
from their homes; four manufactur-
ing concerns have closed: street car
service on four lines has been sus-
pended and the inundation Of one Of
the city's stations and gas plant is
threatened
Outside Of Memphis the leveos are
holding. North OF this city only two
stretches OF levees are giving appre-
hension. between Cairo and New
Madrid. Mo. and between Helena and
the mouth Of the White river IN Ar
kansas.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
RIVERS ON A RAMPAGE
FLOOD SOUTHERN TOWNS
TAFT DELEGATES
Alaska Sends Two Delegates to
Chicago Convention Instruct
ed for President.

CORDOvA.. Alaska. A-rii Z The
Republican territrria1 convention
nomin vniIsm Addison Gilmore.
mayor ,<Nome. for delegate to con-
grcss today. National committeeman
Lewis p. Shackelford, of juneau. and
Jaffet Lindeberg. the millionaire mine
operator OF Nome. were elected dele
gates to the Chicago convention and
instructed for Taft.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
DETECTIVE MURDERED
ARRUaTIHo A NnaRo

COLUMBUS. o. Apru f-whue at-
tempting 90 arrest two neEroer. James
y Gearen "a detective IN the euriov of
the Norfolk a Western railroad. vas
shot and KILLED late to-day
The negr0es. when captured hy che
police gave the names ~ Roy scales
ard William Craig
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
ATTORNEY FRANK CLARK
MAY RUN FOR SENATE

NEw MARTINsvILLE. W. Va.
April Attorney Frank Wells clark
VIII be-. % is understood. n candidate
for the nomination - state senator In
this. the Second. senatorial district.
Hs ig well known and an old time Re-
publican. being the only member 81
that distinguished family who H. not a
Democrat
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
SUSPENSION
TO BE SHORT
SAYS PRESIDENT WHITE
OF THE MINE WORKERS.
Expects Soft Coal Men to Ratify
Agreement and Be at Work
by April 10th.
Agreement Provides Highest
Wages Ever Before Paid Miners
in Any Country.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April l.
with only one or two exceptions the
suspension in the coal mining indus.
Try OF the country. which went into
enect at midnight last night, when the
wage contracts between the members
OF the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea and the bituminous and anthracite
coal operators expired, was general to-
day and approximately 900, 1000 miners
are out OF work. the country will miss
more than a million tons OF coal and
the miners are out about 81 ,OOO. 900 in
wages
President John p. White, OF the
miners. before starting for his home
In Oskaloosa. Iowa. this afternoon.
said that he expected the bituminois
men TO ratify the Cleveland agree
ment and return to work probably by
April 20. He also predicted a speedy
adjustment OF a wage contract in the
anthracite field. when the miners and
operators meet in PHILADELPHIA on
April 10. The ballots for the refer.
endum vote 'On the bituminous agree
ment are being prepared in the ma.
tional headquarters here and IL ia he.
neVed they will be returned here by
April Is.
Only Two Mines. work.
The only exception TO the general
suspension. which came to notice OF
the miners officials here to-day. was
in two railroad mines at EvansvilIe
Ind. In which the men continued at
work with the understanding they are
10 receive the new scale OF wages.
No trouble has been reported from
any district. and pumpmen and others
required TO keep the property in shape
Tor n resumption. remained at their
posts to-day. the same as over a holi.
day.
In many places to-day was cole
brated as eight hour day" among
the miners marking the anniversary
OF the installing OF the eight hour day
In the mines
Edwin Perry. national secretary.
treasurer OF the miners. says the
Cleveland contract when ratified. will
provide the highest wages ever paid
10 coal miners OF any country.
The men OF the picks needed the
Increase. he said. "and do not think
the public will feel that we are try.
ing 20 hold them up. The increase
should have little n any effect on
the price Of coal"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
FEAR VIOLENCE FROM
SISTERSVILLE PEOPLE.
Election Fight WAKES Warmer and
Another Councilman Tenders
Resignation.

Special Dispatch to the Intefr Fsr-rr.
stsTERsvGLLE. W Va. April Z -
The 6ght that has waRed ln this city
Tor months over municipal affairs. and
broke into actual violence on election
day. ia growing more Intense Town
officials today left this cify ln faar
that they might suffer actual attack
and are said % have taken refuge iu
ParkerbsurE There seems no posi-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
NINEHs HEAD SPLIT oPnH
ny UHEHowu NAN WITH AXE

GHEENsRt tHg Pa.. April As Mat.
thew Pafck. a miner. was about to step
onto h'a porch fo.nlrhtan unknown man
rprarr from beside fIe house HuI friit
Iafrkq head with blow ~ IN axe.
kIlIIuE him Instantly Joseph rHurIne.
friend of fufrk's. witnessed fHe r1ur-
Ter. hut was unable fo recognize fHr as
rHIlnnf. Who ESCAPED
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
NOT AN HEIR
Martinsburg, w. Va, Man Gives
Up Fight for Share of the
Swope Millions.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April 1.-El
mer SwOpe. of Martinsburg. W. Va.
to-day withdrew his claim to the
estate OF the late Thomas II. Swope.
and admitted that he was not the son
OF the millionaire philanthropist
judgment was then entered in. the
circuit court in favor OF the heirs
designated by Colonel Swope's will.
Dispositions read revealed a romance
OF Colonel Swope's early life. II was
brought out that he courted a st.
Louis girl In 1861. and that he was tilt
ed by her and then became bachelor
for life.
Elmer Swope contended that the
late millionaire Swope. whose fortune
was In contest. was his father. who
had enlisted In the Civil war. had
been told enormously that his wife
was dead. and had gone west at the
close OF the war. unaware that he had
son. II was conclusively proven,
however, that the Col. Swope, OF Kan
sas City. had never married.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
ten THOUSAND BID
MIR. SUNDAY GOODBYE
FLOOD STAGE
Expected on the Allegheny as a
Result of Continuous Down.
pour of Rain.

WARREN. Pa, April with the
stage OF the river at 11.2 feet and
downpour OF rain. indications point to
a serious flood here. The Allegheny
is higher than for seven years and is
slowly rising. Easements in the busi-
ness section are flooded and several
industrial plants have been compelled
TO suspend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
URGE APPROPRIATION TO
RELIEVE FLOOD DISTRICT

WASHINGTON. April Ito relieve
flood conditions in the Mississippi
Valley. Representative Ramsdell. OF
Louisiana, to-day introduced a bill 60
make an emergency appropriation OF
s350.000. The money would be made
available Immediately and utilized IN
reconstruction and maintenance OF
government levees on the river.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-02
IN EAST
OUT ON STRIKE

BOSTON. Mass. April Pal ntera
decorators. carpenters. granite workers
and store clerks ln different parts of
New England. Joined The ranks of thou.
sands - textile operatives to-day Like
the Mill workers they are seeking on
advance IN wages.