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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-19

furniture in the daytime.
We are sole agents in
Wheeling for the Daven-O,
and since We first began
showing them a large num-
Der have been placed in the
homes of this city and the
surrounding towns.
Should you desire some
one else's opinion of this
popular Combination Bed
and Davenport, we can give
any amount of reference.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-19
SUNDAY PREDICTS
tc~ontasn.d IRON rirss r.x.,

will deliver an address ~ the Fourth
Street NJ. Z. church TO men only. This
Is the evening Mr.. Sunday will preach
to women only.
Each day at 1880 the members OF
the Personal Workers League Will
meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. These meet
ings are of vast importance n all
who are interested IN the work are
requested TO attend.
Word from Fargo. where Mr.. Sunday
will conduct his lei meeting. Is 10
the effect that the residents OF that
western city are taking a great inter.
est in the coming OF the evangelist.
Already hundreds and hundreds OF
copies OF ~ Intelligencer. are being
sent there to people interested in the
cause.
ADVANCE AGENT GILL
Is HEARD FROM.
Mr.. Gill. the Sunday advance man.
writes that there is a great field OF
work there and that Mr.. Sunday
eould have lone no better than to
have accepted the invitation OF the
residents of that city. The evangeL
ist expects TO conduct meetings at
East Liverpool. Parkersburg and
Huntington within a short time. but
no definite dates have yet been ar.
ranged for any OF these meetings.
Indications. however. are that the
ext meeting will be at East Liver.
pool. following his engagements that
have already been announced.
Mr.. Sunday has recovered from the
grind Of last week and his throat Is
much stronger. The improvement in
his physical condition pleased Billy
yesterday and he said that he hoped
TO be able to 90 through the week
without any interference from throat
trouble.
Mrs. Sunday. who was indisposed
while at her home at Winona Lake,
is also improving and will be able 10
conduct her meetings during the re-
mainder - the campaign.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-19

The Tor fheaa remarks L.
ne attach upon our Judiciary and fhe
proposai hy Judicial recall. or rersu
.of judicial decisions. "a DESTROY its lu
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-19

duet was sung by Miss Hazel Oliver
n Mr.. Parker, also Of Warwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-19

The Daven-O is made in
all styles and in all the diff
ferent woods, including
Golden Oak, Mahogany
land Early English. On this
page we have pictured a few
of the different numbers.
Notice the graceful outlines
and then come to our store
and see the twenty or more
Others we are showing and
let us demonstrate their
workings.
Prices, $4,000 to $4,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-19

There are so many points of superiority in the DavenC
that our limited newspaper space will not permit us to explain
all. The Daven-O is the only combination bed that carries al
the bed clothes always made up, whether it is open or closed. 1
is the only combination with separate spring and mattress. 1t i
a comfortable bed to sleep on at night, and a beautiful piece O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20

No more important or far reaching movement was brought before the Eplsco- nal council just closed in Birmingham than "The White Cross Single Standard League of America"
 The object of this league is not only to help and declaim men and women who have already gone astray. but especially to prevent the boy from straying by teaching him in the home, from infancy, that the same standard of morality, puri- ty and temperance, in thought, speech and act, is the divinely ordained law for man and woman alike.
 It's further object is to so revolutionize the prevailing standard for men and wo- men that society will ostracize the man iust as it will the woman for social trans gression.
 For this purpose, fathers and mothers are asked to cooperate in the forming of chapters for men and women separately in each community, under conditions pre- scrlbed by this league. The pledge card of the league reads as follows;
 '1 To treat all women with respect, and to endeavor to protect them from wrong and degredatlon.
 '2. To endeavor to put down all in- decent language and coarse Jests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
FEAST OF PENTECOST
 TO BE CELEBRATED
Elaborate Programme Prepared By Children of Knesseth Israel
 Sunday School

The feast of the Pentecost will be cele- brated by the pupils of the Sunday school of Knesseth Israel congregation, under the auspices of their teachers Thursday, May 2S, at the congregations synagogue, Seventh avenue and Seventeenth street. Oyer 80 children will participate in the programme of songs and reeitations sym bolizing the character of the feast.
 one of the most attractive features will be a tableau of the "Ten Words" as on this day, over 5000 years ago, the ten words were uttered to the Israelites by a divine voice on Mount Sinai This tabieau will be unique in character. as about 90 children will take part in it. The chil- drcn will present three divisions, each one proclalming a commandment in the original Hebrew. in English and in Yid- dish.
 The children of the second grade only will conduct the evening services. Spe- cial electrical illamlnations and decora- tions will be used for the occasion. A cordial invitation has been extended all to attend the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
Forming League To Make Moral
 Standard Of Men Same As Women

g. To maintain the law of purity as equally binding on men and women.
 A. To endeavor to spread these prin-, cipals among my companions, and to try and help my younger brothers.
 "5. To use every possible means to full fil the command. keep myself pure
 This league extends over the whole British empire, including Africa, Aus traiia and Canada, and over Germany.
 It's presidents in England are the arch bishops of Canterbery and York. It was indorsed unanimously by 145 bishops of the Lambeth conference in 1888.
 It is non-denominatlonal in America and asks earnest consideration and support of all religious bodies.
 Rev. w. T. Allan of Jacksonville, Ala. has just been appointed chairman of the whole work in America.
 The league was indorsed without dis senting voice in the council just closed in the following resolution: This council hereby indorses 'The White Choss Single Standard League of America as a branch of The White Cross League of England and eommends it to the earnest confederation, help and support of all Christian men and women"
 Dr. Allan proposes to form chapter in Birmingham as soon as the literature for the purpose comes from the hands of the printer. which will probably be in the next two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
Perkins Has Suggestion

New York, May Rehabilitation of all correspondence relating to the prescott tion of the International Harvester com pany was suggested today by George w. Perkins, ,the New York flnancier who upon his return to New York, issued reply to the statement given out at the White House last Friday night by Charles D. Hilles, secretary to the President. The statement reads:
 .sI have read Mir. Hilles version of the Harvester matter and fail to find any thing in it that in the remotest degree answers my letter of April 29, last, to Chairman Mckinley. If MT. Taft and his managers had at any time meant to be fair and square and frank with the public in this matter they would have com piled with the Senate's recent request and published in full all that has taken place in regard to the Harvester com uany during the Taft administration, especially during the last F or IS months.
 ssThe public Is being deluged daily with the Taft version of how MT. Roosevelt held up MT Bonaparte's suit against the Harvester company and why; but great care is being taken to keep from the pub lie all knowledge as to whether or not Mir Taft held up MT. Wickersham's suit against the Harvester company and why.
 isFuIl publicity regarding the whole af- fair would enable the public to form it's own judgment and reach it's own con- cl11sion. It would also show what Mir. Hilles regards as proper favors, for private secretary to a President seeking denomination, to ask from the officers of a corporation threatened with prosecution bv the self-same President"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
GREAT INTEREST
 IN BOND ISSUE

Paris, May 19.-Great public interest IS displayed throughout France in the forth coming issue of bonds of the city or Paris to the amount of 205,Ooo,oOo francs Cs41, ,0o0 for the extension of the mu- nicipal gas system. The bonds have par value of 300 francs, but will be issued at 2S5. with interest at 3 per cent.
 No issue in French history has been so attractive to Frenchmen. as 1t possesses the allurement of lottery with monthly drawings. The premiums range from oOo to 100000 francs, the total amount thus distributed up to 1923 being 1,490,O0o francs. An additional feature is that bonds may be obtained by the deposit of ten francs, with subsequent 25 franc payments up 10 1915.
 The recent issue of 30o.000,0oO francs worth of state-owned railroad ponds, over subscribed B times showed that there is a vast amount of ready money In the traditional French stocking. Indications are that the pending municipal issue' which will be offered for subscription on Tuesday, will prove even more popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
TWO MEN HURT AT
 EAST LAKE PARK
Fall from Car on Aerial Tramway-0ne Seri-
 ously Hurt

c. S. Percell. aged about 50 years. is at St. vincentss hospital seriously injured,
 and P. M. Harper is at his home at Sloss
 avenue and sixty-eighth street slightly in-
 jured as result of an accident at East
 Lake park yesterday afternoon about 5:3O
 O clock.
 The men had just entered one of the
 cars on the aerial tramway, a contriv-
 ance on which a car travels on two
 cables, making a circuit of the lake. On
 the first stretch of the trip is where the
 accident happened. They had just passed
 the boathouse and were nearing the bath
 house when the car toppled oyer the left
 hand side and both men fell out. When seen at the hospital last night
 MT. Percell said that he did not know how the accident happened and hard ly knew that it had happened until he regained consciousness in bed at the hospital. It is said that his arm is broken, his hipbone shattered and his face badly bruised and cut. He was unable to give coherent account of the wreck on account of the pain resulting from his injuries. He Is en- gineer and machinist at the White swan launuTS. HIS llone IS III Ala bama City, where his wife and one son are living. His wife has been notified and will reach the city today It was intimated at the hospital last night that he may be possibly internally in- jured.
 The extent of Harper's injuries are not known. but it is said by a friend
 of his that he is not seriously in- jured.
 An ambulance was summoned to the
 park immediately after the accident
 but R. D. Burnett took Percell to the hospital in his automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
RIP UP TRACKS
 WHILE BAND PLAYS

Ft. Wayne. Ind, May 19.-To the strains of music furnished by the vil- lage band, 100 Erie railroad section men. under direction of their officials. today ripped one and quarter miles of track from the roadbed of the Cin- cinnati. Blufton and Chicago railroad at Markle and Uniondale near here.
 The track ripping. 1t is said, is the outcome of long standing controversy between the two railroads regarding the proposed double-trackin of the Erie, over whose right of way the other line operated at Markle and Uniondale.
 John c. Curtis. receiver for the Gin cinnati. Bluffton and Chicago line an nounced tonight that a new track would be laid tomorrow.
 Receiver Curtis late tonight obtained a restraining order from Judge Cook in the Huntington circuit court forbid ding Superintendent Mackerel and Di- vision Engineer Swartz of the Erie from disturbing 2000 feet of Cincin- nati, Bluffton and Chicago track on the Chicago and Erie right of way in the city of Huntington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
New Players For Detroit To Be Secured Al Meeting;
 Players To Aid Strikers
President Johnson Will Call Meeting of Presidents to Get New Players for Deroit-There Will Be No Game at Philadel pha Today-Players Will Probably Get Others to
 Join In-Wi Form Protective Association

Philadelphia, May 19.wThere will be no game at the local American league grounds tomorrow between the Phila- delphia and Detroit teams. This conelu- sion was reached late tonight at a con- ference between President Johnson, of ahe American league, and President Shibe and Manager Mack of the Athletics, after it became apparent that President Nayin of the Detroit club would not arrive in this city in time to adjust matters with his players, who have refused to play until Ty Cobb is reinstated.
 President Johnson tonight issued call for meeting of the American league presidents in this city on Tuesday. He said the call was Issued for the purpose of devising means of securing players to take the places of the men who have broken their contracts with the Detroit club
 Commenting upon the situation Mr Mack said:
 of the unfortunate position of the owners of the Detroit club, brought about by circumstances which they could not con trol. On Saturday we were placed in different position. Until the hour of ficially set for the beginning of play we were not certain that the regular Detroit team would not play and we would have been subject to a severe penalty if we had pursued any course other than what we did. The Athletics are not desirous of winning games from scrub teams and for that reason the game scheduled for tomorrow was called off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
RAILROADING TRIALS
 VS. THE DELAY OF THE LAW
By c. H. MANDY

Much has been written and said about the laws delay. It has been frequently announced from pulpit, platform and through the press that the delay un- der our present system in the law In bringing criminals to the bar of jus tice is in a measure responsible for the prevalence of crime.
 It is asserted that important cases are wore out" in court by innumer- able delays and eontinuanees and that often the guilty go unpunished and the civil litigant loses a meritorious case.
 The laws delay has been condemned time and time again by lawyer and laymen and many suggestions more or less valuable have been made by mem bers of tho bar and by others look this particular.
 This applied of course to our coun- ty courts. It is generally conceded that the application Of a few modern bus mess methods in the administration of justice would facilitate and expedite the business of our courts. both civil and criminal.
 It Is also conceded by many emi- nent lawyers and jurists that the code of procedure in the trial of cases in this state is cumbersome and unwield- ing. in fact, Judge Samuel b. Greene in his charge to a recent grand jury stated that change in the code of pro- cedure would remedy in large meas ure the evils of the laws delay. On the other hand we hear something to the effect that in courts of minor through" and that the accused are sometimes deprived of their constitu- tional rights to a fair and impartial trial.
 The records of almost every police court in the land show at least 90 per cent of convictions of the total arrests, and that 90 per cent of these convie- tions are had on the uneorroborated testimony of the officers who make the arrests. The records show sadly too often that fines and penalties are imposed, principally on the poor and defenceless that are cruel In their se- vorty.
 Yet withal one must remember that the position of a police judge Is very trying one and one not easy to fill. It might also be remembered that 1t is from tho ranks of the minor of lenders that the moro desperate crim- inals are recruited and that in dealing with the criminal element 1t Is some- times necessary to be severe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
JOHN CLAY FERRISS
 DEAD IN NASHVILLE.
Originator of Plan of Tern- porarily Providing for
 Orphans

Nashville. May 1s.-John Clay Fer riss. founder of. the famous Ferriss nursery in Nashville, died today, aged 75 years MT. Ferriss was the orig inator in America of the plan of talk ing orphan children temporarily into an institution and then placing them with families for adoption rather than to rearing them in an institution. For nearly half a century he has main- tained his nursery in this city for the temporary care of friendless children and in that time he has had charge of 5000 children, all of whom were placed in homes for adoption.
 Philanthropic societies all over the United States have commended MT. Fer riss' work and his plan has been gen. eraly adopted in preference to the rear ing of children in institutions, which was once in almost universal favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20

Dayton. Ohio.-Wilbur Wright, the aeroplane constructor, who is suffering with typhoid fever, has a fighting chance" to recover, according to Dr. D. B. Conklin. The physician said late to- night that a slight improvement was noticed in Wright's condition.
 New York.-Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes was the principal speaker tonight at meeting of the International Hotel Workers union to aid the cause of walters, who have made demands for higher wages and better working con- ditions.
 Halifax, N. Sword was received by the White Star Line officials of Hal flax today that the government steam CT Montmagny had been unable to find any more bodies from the Titanic dis aster and that she had abandoned the search and was returning to Halifax
 Warrensburg. Mo.-The consecration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
SERVICES
 HELD IN BRISTOL

Bristol, Tenn. May 19.-Today was aade a special day of worship in Bris- ol incident to the meeting of the general assembly, and pecial services were held in all the hurches, the pulpits being occupied y visiting ministers. One service of pecial note was the formal dedication if Kings Memorial church, suburban difce, erected in memory of the late Rev. J. c. King. The dedicatory ser non was preached by Rev W. R. Laird f Danville, Va.
 The baccalaureate sermon of Sullin's ollege, the Methodist school for girls, Eas preached in State street church in he forenoon by Bishop H. G. Water louse of Calofirnia. Tonight John C. brr preached the missionary sermon or the same school.
 Dr. James l. Vance of Nashville was |bsent, being called to Nashville for a sermon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
Further Muddle in Louisiana

New orleans, May l9-Louislana's republican party politics was further complicated by the announcement of the district delegates to the republican national convention elected by the Roosevelt faction May 1 as compiled today by E. J. Thilborger, secretary of the republican state central commit tee. Taft delegates representing the so- called "bIack and tan" and lilly white factions have also been elected from nearly all of Louisianas seven districts.
 The instructed Roosevelt delegates follow:
 Bryan and Louis H. Burns.
 New orleans-second district, D. E. Reimann and L. F. Reynolds; Third district. no Roosevelt delegation.
 sbreveport-Fourth district, Max wellman and H. H. Jenkins.
 Monroe-Fifth district: George C.. Weeks and j. II. Harrington. Baton Rouge-Sixth district, H. w. Robinson and Henry Mccall crowley-Seventh district W. w.. puson and F. E. McDermott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20

The writer read with much interest letter from Dr. o. T. Dozier in which he severely arraigned the methods em- pioyed by Judge Black of the record er's court in disposing of large num- bers of cases brought before him. In dealing with these matters we should deal fairly. I believe Judge Black to be thoroughly conscientious, and l know Dr. Dozier as a gallant | Confederate soldier and a scholarly gentleman. I, too, have sometimes pros tested against the imposition of fine | that deemed too severe, only to learn that the accused was an old offender and on whom lighter punishment had had little effect.
 | am sure pr. Dozler would not will fully make inisstatement He relied on what he thought responsible authority for his facts
 The statements, however. made by the worthy doctor are a little mislead- | ing. On investigation of the condi-
 tions depicted by him in his letter I
 was informed that on the day men-
 tioned-Monday, May 13-that instead
 of "150 cases and all were convicted
 with one exception.p there were tried
 11S cases. Of this number so pleaded
 guilty. eight were discharged. nine
 cases were mol pressed. six continued
 and 15 tried and convicted.
 These figures certainly tend to put
 a different light on the matter and
 show that each person could have had
 a flair and impartial trial" To that part of Dr. Doziers article
 In reference to the crowding of white women in the "cage" with negro men, l I, too, would add my vigorous pros
 test. It Is hellish. It. Is standing
 disgrace to our boasted civilization. However, the city authorities ara
 making every effort to remedy this con-
 dltion. The new city Jail is almost com pleted and these conditions will be
 changed.
 These are the two methods of deal
 ing with minor offenders. I was about l to ask which Is the best, but there lis no best. They are both bad. But
 between the negro crap shooter-mere- Nv using him as an illustratlon-who l is confined in the county jail for q
 month awaiting trial. who Is convicted and sent to the mines to work out
 sentence and costs, the said costs rang
 ing from $25 to $50 and the negro crap shooter who is arrested. convicted and
 fined within 24 hours by the city au- l thorities, 1t would seem the latter has much the best of if.
 Is there remedy for these evils? Surely there is A court having final jurisdiction of all mlsdemeanors com mitted in the city and county would go a long way to work it. Might l sug- eest that this matter be taken up by tho bar association of Birming gham and a suitable committee from the Cham Der of Commerce who might work out n suitable plan? It has been done else~
 whore; surely 1t can be done in Bir-
 mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
TO DISCUSS CHURCH
 UNION TOMORROW

Baltimore, Md, May 19.-It is predicted that discussion of the question of church union in relation to Methodist Protes- tantism will be brought about by the ad- dresses of fraternal delegates before the Methodist Protestant general conference Tuesday evening. No drastic action IS expected, but some consider it the duty of the general conference to give direct verdict before adjournment,
 The Rev. pr. D. C. Coburn. who was considered for the presidency, and is a leader in the Methodist Protestant church, in sermon this morning. said: l would be willing to see the two denominations, Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant, consolidated tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-20
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF
 GENEVA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Class will, Rose Riverbach; valedis- torian, Lucille Boyd.
 Delivery of diplomas.
 Ten will be graduated from the school this year, which is the largest graduating class In the history of the school
 The school has concluded a most suc- cessful years work.
 The entire faculty, including Principal B. II. Boyd, A. l.. Young, Miss Nina Gluckstein and Miss Bessie MeClennan, has been reelected.
 The city graded school held it's com mencement exercises last Friday night and the entire programme was excellently rendered. Prof. s. J. Weeks and his ex- cellent corps of teachers deserve the greatest praise in the excellent work done in the school this year.