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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-12
ELECT OFFICERS

W1LLIAMSPORT. Pa, September
11.-One hundred and twenty dele
gates TO the Pennsylvania Federation
clubs registered this morning and
nearly all were In their seats when. al
IL o'clock President VIM. B. Wilson
called the annual meeting 70 order.
Inc ways and means committee re
port recommended tho employing OF
a state organizer. which was approved
and the first subscription was made
TO his salary.
A committee was appointed to Sc
cure further pledges.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President. VIM. ID. Wilson. Bloss.
burg; vice presidents. Leon VI. Levy.
Scranton; Warren Worth Bailey
Johnstown: John VI. Moore. Lancas.
ter; Joseph Hawley. Pittsburgh: Law.
renee II. Rupp. Allentown: secretary.
VIM. n. McNair. Pittsburgh: treas.
urer. Francis Fisher Kane, Phna.
delphia.
Resolutions were adopted calling
upon Senator Boise Penrose and
Judge John L. Eakin to resign the n
Hoes which they now hold AS the only
th'1E that they can consistently do in
tn FAC" n recent events"
The National and state tickets were
both endorsed Addresses were made
by Congressman VIM y. WI Wilson.
state chairman George W. Guthrie
and W. W. Rohr.
big mass meeting was held to-
niEht IN the Lvccoming Opera House
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GENERAL GORDON
COLD IN DEATH
Official During Spanish American
War Dies at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va

SAVANNAH. Ca. Sept. Ii.-General
w. W. Gordon, Of this place, brigadier
general OF the Second brigade, First
division CT the Fourth army corps
United STATES volunteers during the
Spanish American war and a Confed
crate veteran. died today at White
sulphur Springs. ". Va. according
To message received here today.
The body Will be brought here for
burial.
He was born I'm Savannah on Oc-
tober IL, 1894 General Gordon served
the Confederacy as an officer ia
Stuarrs cavalry and later in the in
fantry.
After the Standardization war
he WAS one OF three commissioners TO
arrange for the evacuation of Porto
Rico servins; with Rear Admiral Sch
ley and General John Is. Brooks. in
1857 General Gordon married Miss
Eleanor Lytlc Kinsie. OF Chicago, the
first white child born In Fort Dear
born.
He is survived by widow and
three sons. For half a century he was
the mead OF the cotton firm OF W. w.
Gordon AMI company.
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INJURIES SLIGHT
Many Have Recovered Already From
Hurts Received In Erie
Wreck.

ERIE. Pa. Sept. l0.-Ten OF the
victims OF yesterdays wreck on the
Nickelplate railroad. Just east of this
city. left the hospital during the night
or this morning. With one or two ex.
ceptions the others injured. number.
ing about eighteen. are said to be
doing nicely and their recovery is not
doubted. The ten who have ben dis
charged from the hospital are: Mrs.
Louise North. Belvidere. ILL., Charles
Tenney. Buffalo: William Vaughn,
Buffalo; Mrs. Ellen Eagon. Chicago !;
Mrs. J. Insalado, South Range. Mich. I:
Martin Eagens, South Range. Mich. !;
Samuel Pollock. California: Florence
Creamer. Angola. y. Y: Angelina Ari-
daldo. South Range. Mich. and Mrs.
NJ. S. Eurless. Amigo. Wis
Officials OF the railroad stated to-
day that an investigation OF the wreck
had been started. IL is said the Penn
sylvania railway commission and the
interstate commerce commission will
begin an inquiry
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Against Recall Of Judoes.

JEFFERSON CITY. Sept. lin n
speech to the Republican platform
committee this afternoon. after the
adoption OF the platform on which the
state campaign will be waged. Gov.
ernor Hadley declared for the state
ticket and promised to acknowIedee
later his attitude on the national
ticket
resolution demanding that A ID.
Nortom resign as Judge of the st.
Louis court Of appeals because he had
accepted the nomination for governor
ON the Progressive ticket was defeat.
ed at the solicitation OF John G. Nc
kinNy. Republican candidate for gov.
ernor. who said such n resolution
would only advertise the Progressive
party.
The Republican platform. devoted
mainly to state issues. declares
against the single tax amendment and
against the recall OF judges. both the
national and state Republican amend.
ments are endorsed.
The Democratic platform. after en-.
dorsing the records Of state and ma
uonal candidates and Democratic OF.
hcials. declares for the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
The single tax amendment Is Cd
posed.
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BELMONT'S HORSE

DONCASTER. England. Sept IL
The st. Ledger stakes OF $500 SOW
ereigns for entire colts and FLIES
foaled in 1909. was won here today by
August Belmont's Trscery. Maiden
Erlegh hnishd second and Hector
was third. The race was run over
the old St. Ledger course, about one
mile. six furlongs and 1872 yards. and
fourteen horses started. The winner
was ridden b. Dollhouse.
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HOPPLE
WINS FINALS IN SINGLES AT
CHARLESTON.
Playing OF HoppIe. Of Cincinnati.
Featured Tennis Meet Of EDGE
p wood Country Club.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept. IL
With the exception ~ the finals in
the doubles the tennis tournament
held at the Edgewood country club
grounds closed today the double finals
going over until tomorrow morning.
The champion In the singles was VIII
Hopple. OF Cincinnati. defeating VIII
Hunt. also o. Cincinnati In tbs,
single semi-iinals Hopple defeated
Walter Stockley. Of Fairmont 81.
80. and SO Hunt defeated waynan
Lawrence fthis city. Go. and So.
The scores Of the. finals between
Hoppe AMI Hunt being s-l. "a. and
6-2- In the doubles In semi finals
John Dana and Wayman Lawrence
both of Charleston. were defeated 6y
hopple AMI Hunt. both OF Cincinnati.
6-i. and So
The feature OF the tournament was
the playing OF Hopple. Of Cincinnati.
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APPROPRIATIONS

HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. IL
The State Board OF Charities TODAY
authorized the issuance OF blanks 10
charitable institutions on which they
can make estimates for state appro-
priations next year. The blanks are
to be presented to the board in De-
cember. when hearings will be held
and the board will make its recon.
mendations. The new state hospitals
at Rittersville and Shamokin will re-
ceive regular maintenance appropri-
alton for the first time. as will the
state institutions for criminal insane
at Fairview.
The board today heard reports on
the various state institutions which
were reported as in fair shape. al.
though the state insane hospitals at
Norristown and Harrisburg were de-
clared over crowded They will be
relieved in a measure when Rltters-
Vile hospital Is opened
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COMMANDMENT
OF San Jorge Cause OF Much Noise<
Bot Very Little Harm.

SAN JUAN, Del Sur. Me. Septern-
per ia strong force OF United
tween Corinto and Manaeua. The
train service now is regular. Tn.
town OF Masaya will be occupied BY
marines tomorrow and Granada the
following day. The lntter town -
strongly held by adherents Of Gene.ll
Mena, the rebel leader. No fighting
VIII be permitted at points occupied
by United States forces.
The United States cruiser Denver
has arrived here, the California sail
ing for Corinto
The lake steamer Victoria OF the
Revolutionists today landed a short
distance north OF Rivas and lombard
ed San Jorge. The bomba rdment
caused great alarm but no serious
damage.
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that u vasia have k-pt any water from
entertn< her isnxa. - that sne must
have l.ed from su-nSsiafioa AID not
drowning.
Privsfs detectives claimed to-day 70
have male important discoveries in ~
cas- IN the locating Of two Ma Nen-
srhfk< Who -ay they we're aprroscnes
about The time 81 Mrs.. sx.bS's death "
= man repr-s~ntink hfnssif - = i4sysr
ana telling them that he could put them
IN the way % obtaining an estate that
v.s left 10 them. When h spoke %
.l.nlns g@pers the women In both eases
Consulate - Work-
Officials of a.. Ausfro Hungarian con-
suists here made an investigation IN the
bzAbo case and alleged that Cfbson. IN
asking Tor thu probate Of the Szabo ~ n
leaving an estate Of $4,000. asserted
that Mrs szAco's mother. Mrs. Aenrchik
was rtlll alive and TO support that state
ment Gibson produced a waiver Of cfts-
ton SIGNED BY the supposed mother. Dr
Fircherausr. the Aussro- Hungarian vice
consul. alleges that Mrs henschik t.
dead
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SAYING "SIEBEN"
MAY LOSE FORTUNE

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Sept. lin the
REORGANIZATION today OF Rentamin
roster Moyn.han. OF ottawa, Canada.
who claims sons inheritance in the
$4,000 estate left by jeremiah Moyni-
nan. The millionaire rag-picker," he
was asked by the probate Judge 10
countin Ge;man. He said that Jere-
miah Moynihan was the son OF a Ger
man and said he spoke German him
SELF. He counted well until be got
TO Sieben." his pronunciation of
which the court questioned.
Moynih1l was the only claimant
questioned today. but Just before court
adjourned for the afternoon Mrs.
Ruth A Cross. of Oregon. Ill, fled an
affadavit in which she stated she wa 5
daughter OF jeremiah Moynihan.
Six hundred other claimants will con /.
test for .he estate.
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FOUNDERS

NEW YORK. September 11.-Five
minutes after the last passengers had
been taken on the Perseus began 20
sink and short time later plunged
headhrst 20 the bottom In deep water.
settling completely ont Of sight
Passengers on the Perseus contra.
dicted the first statements given out
that there was little excitement on
board the steamer. relating that as
the vessel was being rushed 10 land
there was Wild scramble for life
preservers when the rising water do
rnnged the electric system and the
lights went out
Guards were stationed about the
rails TO prevent any panic stricken
person from jumping overheard. and
BY the time the vessel was locked
the excitement was somewhat al.
layed
WHYTHEvtfLE. sept. ri-FIovd
Allen and bis nephew claude two
leaders n The ranF that shot up tn
HIuFril" court houfI were today
sf rfar"'' to tr slcctfocuted on No
vember g.
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SYRACUSE. sept 1is-Heayy rains
al noon mace the state fair track "a
muddy that % wa found Impossible
% hold tn grand circuit races. The
Judges waited until four O'Clock iu
me hope that the track would dry SUI
ucientiy 10 allow the horses to take
the word. The rain threatened again
and the card was postponed until to-
morrow The inter-city matinee
races Will be called ln the morning
and the Grand Circuit program reach
"a probably noon.
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ASK PROTECTION
tcoat,na.a from r,r.s p.xa,7

during the past ten days according 10
these telegramr- In one instance, ac-
cordfng 20 the dispatches. the rebels
captured a railroad train. loaded the
to within seven miles OF Naco and
dropped IL into Saco by gravity The
locomotive was then disabled.
The kilograms. ave In number have
81 Washington by the Washington at
torneys OF the railroad. IL was stated
At the orfce OF the chairman OF the
executive committee. and a formal de-
mand Tor protection. based upon them.
our lawyers at Washington have
oeen In constant touch with the state
department over the situation de-
cared spokesman for n Lovett,
chairman OF the executive COMMITTEES OF
the southern Pacific company We
have have, asked that our property be pro-
The telesrams contained In the state
Inent issued to-day are dated August
2. August 81. September 3. Septem-
Der and September 3.
Rescue American woman
Aqua PRIETA. Mexico. Sept IL
Douglas sought to rescue eight Ameri-
can women from tn beleaguered min
Ing camp OF FL ~. but was COM
PEELED. when confrO...ed by rebel bands
10 send them back TO Yzabel Amerf-
cans across the line will attempt TO
rescue the women in the automobiles.
Douglas said the Nacozari railroad
was out OF commission. the rebels hav-
Ing burned . bridges within n distance
OF ten miles and DESTROYED everythinr
along the right OF way. He added
that the rebels also DESTROYED a ranch
mouse near Fronteras and carried the
A' Thn ,,n owner away as a prisoner
have very little to eat and their condi-
ton Is desperate.
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YOUNGSTOWN

SOUTH BEND. Ind. sept 1.-Ai-
though the Fort Wayne club has ben
considered the winner OF the Central
league Championship. me honor may b.
bestowed upon Younsstovn. according
o." on announcement made to-day a.
a result ~ protest nled with The
officers a game iost % Terre Haute
Antuht ~ ~ Youngstown. ia declared
~ nave been the fault CO., an umpire
VIC ls s1id 20 have ufslnferprefrd ESQ
rlifF ~ the rllrs are upnfsd farf
Wa ~ VIII ir forced into second place
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Horse Disease Spreads.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Septem Der
1.-THE disease which has seeu
epidemic IN Kansas and parts OF Ne
braska recently. killing great num-
bers OF horse-. has crossed the Mis-
souri, river and several animals have
died near Shenandoah, Clarinda and
Pacific Junction. la.
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CHICAGO. sept -Twenty-f four
American ard foreign aviatora will
meet tomorrow on tho Chicago Ply
ING held % contest for prizes agRre-
ghtinE $4,000 offered By the Aera
club OF Illinois. The aviation meeting
VII continue ten days.
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CONNECTICUT
tcontinusd Prom Page ons.)

was Illegal, the Progressive leaders
had requested their delegates 10 re.
main away from the meeting. and no
Roosevelt men were in evidence. The
actual business proceedings occupied
but few minutes. Afterwards Miss
Helen " Boswell. chairman OF the
Woman's Department OF the RepubII.
can National Committee, addressed the
convention.
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special dispatch 90 the iufeIieencer.
FAlkMONT. W. Va, September IL.
X. J. Sarget. former teacher OF
Marshall college and graduate OF
harvard. has been appointed by the
state board Of regents 10 flll the va
Sahcy OF the fairmont normal, caused
b. the resignation Of 4. T. sfookea.
berry.
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Refused the Nomination.

NEW YORK. Sept. i1.-Willlam O.
McAdoo. vice chairman OF the Demo-
cratic committee. In statement to-
night. asked that his name be eliminated
IN connection with the Democratice NOM
inatiOn for the governorship OF New
Nork state. and declared that under no
circumstances could he entertain the
nomination.
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TWO DEAD
tce.t..asd from y,rss SAxs.)

s;i. the company claims. and these
men. caught between the two engines,
were badly mashed
Some OF them Jumped when they
saw that the engines were bound 10
meet. The others did not have time
TO jump. the warning cry coming too
late for them
But the majority OF these. who
sought safety In a wild Jump. were
each other. Many workmen were
standing on the pilot Of engine No.
not successful. az many Of them sus-
aimed broken bones or bad bruises.
Both engines were partly demol-
ished by the crash. The two Boyers
were thrown from their engines and
lended on the hard roadbed. sustain
Ing painful and serious injuries.
Workman Hurled Twenty Feet.
One man. n workman. Il IL said,
was hurled about twenty feet when
the crash came. For a moment there
was widest confusion, but those who
were not hurt soon gathered them.
selves together and made shift to care
for the injured.
Groans came from all sides. and
the uninjured had their hands full
trying to even slightly reduce the pain
OF their injured work fellows.
Samuel Wilt and some others OF the
injured were hurried to Keyser w.
Va. On the way there Rowe. the
track foreman. died. In the crash he
had sustained conclusion of the brain.
The italian who is dead was killed in
stantiy. Both his legs were cut OF,
and he was badly mangled.
The company blames the high num-
ber Of injured on the men themselves.
Had the men not been riding on the
pilot OF the engine. which is against
The company's rules. they would not
have been so badly hurt. IT Is claimed.
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NEW YORK. September 11.-Th-
prospect OF Imminent arrest failed %
deter Burton W. Gibson. the LAWYER
who was with Mrs Rosa Menschik
Szabo when she met death on Green.
wood Lake July 10. from the usual
routine OF his affairs today.
Il am here and 7 expect 20 be ar.
rested" He told the reporters upon
his arrival ia New York In fact.
the detectives have told me that
would be. ] am waiting now and
am ready ] do not know ANYTHING
about this story 81 Mrs. SzabO's death
being due 10 strangulatlon except
What I read In the newspaper
Gibson declined 90 comment on the
published statement that the autopsy
on Mrs. Ezabo's body Disclosed that
her windpipe had been wrenched out
Of place.
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llNEkfDoL. sept 1.-THE White
Htsf company Announces that its new
.'...l inn steamer VIII be- NAMED Brit
y. nhic ~ VIII have a complete Inner
KIN and The hulkhcads Will DO Increased
it VIII Do capable ~ noatiue with 49,
compartments flooded
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AVIATOR
tcOntiBusd from FIRST PAss1

h"Ned 90 be record for passing the
test lie did much dying az College
iark ana last winter went with the
Hlt'd Statss army aviafOrs 20
Augusta. Ca. living there during tho
season. Since that time ne had done
exhibition nying in several states.
Peck was 20 out - years old While
No. made lis home In Washington. his
parents live IN West virginia. IFS
young wife died here last April. after
O. transmission Of blood from her hur-
band md been made in an attempt 90
Favc hcr lie
To onicers ~ the l.. s. army avi-
alton corps Pccks death came a. r.
shock ns D." was known 10 have been
very careful a., iator
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ARREST GIBSON
CcOntinasd from first PA~s.)

house high-powered automobile for
emergency In case the lawyer should
make an attempt TO escape
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NEW YORK. sept IA warrant Tor
the arrest ~ Burton " Gibson. the Lave.
ye~. who vas with Mrs Rosa szaho
when she met her death while rowing on
fsteenwoud Lake on July no. viii be- ask.
- Tor to-day hy tho authorities ~
ornnge county. - " The autopsy per.
formed on tho eNhured body ~ trs
fzabo woman showed mat the wind pire
Wa wreuched out ~ place and that the
aupcrficiai appearance ~ the Internal
organs was such ~ o. cause the SUR
ffone % retain them FOR both rrirr0aro-
DC examination ana "a chemical ANALYSIS.
LAwycr Gibson said be would return
q this city to-day from his country
home to-day a. await any possible ar.
rest He Faid he would oppose any OBJ
etacle IN the way % ascertain all the
facts that led up o. ard irriufirg fhe
death % the Szabo woman
Deputy Sheriff Derrap va ounscfef
% return here from Middlsfown. ii "
some time today With the warrant for
Gfbnon'n arrest
We SCRAMBLED Probably.
The phyaiciana wfo performed the an
topsy, ~ war said. were aErecf thai Mrs
ezabo's larynN vas found % BE- 81
crurched and forced ID into hsr 49,
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The implicit confidence that many
people have in Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Is
founded on their experience in the
use or that remedy and their knowl-
edge OF the many remarkable cures
OF collie. diarrhoea and dysentry that
erS
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WOOD GIVEN
FULL CREDIT

CHICAGO. Sept ff-ashsssn
esttsd from the Dor In yesser-
Gays game between Chicago and
Boston. Joe wood Of the Session
club 10 given credit for the vic
tory. which vac HE fifteenth
straight. according TO a ruling
OF President johnson Of the
Sneriean league today.
wood was relieved by Pitcher
Hall In the ninth innlna. with
TWO men on bases and nobody
out President Johnson ruled
that az Boston had q lead OF 2
runs when Wood vas taken out.
and Hall succeeded IN hold
ing Chicago TO one run. the
victory should be credited 20
Wood.
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Why 10 they always qav that talk
iF cnrapT asked Mrs Sarg
al, hf''1se the supply always exceeds
No - M" replied Mr. Nnrr Gin.
cIruut enquirer
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Must send p cents for
postage additional -
amount specified IN Cou.
pous.
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- a.d othsr questions. this i<.son.
a. nscsssity for . esrefu; study
- - Of cor national gs>stions With
IU we may become fActorp In the
0on Of = public sentiment which
esn4 % insure th~ir s<ttism~nt
wfss ard tust hn<s and r~suis
-. - S'"s's's sood % the greatest
Assssrins NOR. eies>iy to his main
- tts sp>ak~r said