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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
TAFT OPENS
CONVENTION
AT Capital
Disabled From An Injured Foot IN
President Was Unable 10 Ad-
dress Delegates az Hall.

WASHINGTON. September 4-Th}
President OF the United States rodaj
greeted from a wheel chair the dele
gates TO the eighth international con-
gress Of applied chemistry. which wal
opened here this morning To be con|
tinued In New York. beginning Friday
The principel event OF the day wai
garden party on the White House
grounds in honor OF the delegates from
foreign nations. There President Tsf1
disabled on account OF sprained
ankle and a slight attack Of gout. vel
coined his gueste Late in the after
noon the President spoke briefly d
the delegates IN the East Room of thd
White House Later he was wheeled
70 the lawn where he shook hand1
with the visitors smiling apoloRixind
because he could not rise 10 gree1
them
owing 20 his injured ankle th1
President was unable 10 address thd
delegates In Continental hall eariieI
IN the day. a. he had planned 70 A
immediateiv after his arrival frou'
Beverly. Tho opening session of th1
congress was presided over BY I'D
William VI Nichols of New York
A. this session. NJ Rudolph Wed
schneider 81 Austria. declared thai
American chemists had accomplished
In the last 100 years ~ much AZ Ed
ropean chemists have IN 1000 years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
DEMOCRATIC
SCANDAL TO
BE PROBED
investigation Into the Charges OF
Crookedness In South Carolina
Election 20 Be Made.

COLUMBIA. s. C.. Sept - The
charge Of fraud in connection with
the South Carolina Democratic primary
election OF August p will be rigidly
probed by a special committee of
sevent. appointed today under author.
ity " a resolution adopted at today's
session OF the committee. Governor
Cole l.. Blease. on the face Of the re-
Nns. was renominated for governor
BY about 1000 over his two opponents.
the total about i40OJ.
The committee met today IN canvass
the returns and investigate charges of
fraud made by Ira b. Jones. candidate
for governor. several ago Governor
Blease In return expresses the belief
that the primary was conducted hon.
estly
John T. Duncan. the third candidate
Tor governor. also filed a protest
The protest Of Jasper ". Talbert
and y y. Dial. candidates for tho
United states senate. protested against
the nomination OF Senator y. n TIL
man on the ground that he failed 10
hle his expense account a. provided
BY Law were passed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
MAY THROW OUT
TEDDY ELECTORS
Republicans Of PennsylVanis Sign
Petition Asking Restraining order
Be Issued Against Moose.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Sept. IA
gal papers. 81 was learned tonight.
we're signed here today by several
prominent Phiiadeiphians asking the
United states Court 20 restrain Rob
ert McAfec. secretary Of the Com
monwealth from certifying the nom
ination OF those electors on the Re
publican ticket in Pennsylvania who
favor the election NJ Colonel Roose.
welt 10 the Presidency. The names
Of the sinners Of the papers we're
not made public.
United States Senator Penrose.
went 10 New York today. where IL Ia
said. he talked over tho political stu
alton with Republican leaders.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
TAFT TO LEAVE
FOR new YORK
VIII Join Mrs. Taft In Gotham and
VIII Board the MsyTower for
Cruise on Ocean

WASHINGTON. Sept 4.-Though
suffering from a sprnincd ankle and a
slight attack n gout. President Taft
tonight decided not 10 change his
plans 10 20 10 New York tomorrow o.
Join Mrs. Taft on the Maynowcr.
The President. who was ordered 10
rest by HIS personal aide. Major T. l..
Rhoads. a. S. A.. remained In his
apartments most ~ the day. leaving
them only 70 Welcome 70 washington
Tho delegates 20 tho International Con.
grees of Applied Chemistry
u was announced that tho President
would leave for New YORK tomorrow
morning A. 10 o'clocs. 70 arrive there
about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon. Ow.
INK 20 hts injury ~ o. probable that
the plan IN board the Mayfowcr In
the North river will be changed. tho
President going 70 meet tho Yacht a.
the Brooklyn navy yard Instead
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
AMENDMENTS
ALL CARRIED
BUT-SUFFRAGE.
FAIR SEX LOST IN
THEIR OHIO FIGHT
Returns From the Country May
Defeat the Capital Pun
ishment Amendment

COLUMBUS. o., Sept. Addition.
oil returns from yesterdays vote on
the AZ proposed amendments to the
State constitution confirm the early
indications that all OF the amend.
ments except the woman's suffrage
have carried. The rural counties,
which were asked to reduce the ma
jorities of some OF the amendments
served only TO pile up the votes in
their favor. while each succeeding
precinct showed suffrage defeated by
a larger vote.
Owing 10 the strong fight agains,
the amendment abolishing capital
punishment IL is considered possible
this amendment will be defeated
when the final count is made. II is
thought II may be several days be-
fore the result on these amendments
is known. The following is the OFF.
cial vote Of 1859 precincts out Of the
5.l97 in the State:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
TEDDY ATTACKS
THE TARIFF LAW

he made hia way TO his automobilj
through n struggling. cheering crowd
and started ont a. the head of a pa|
rade through tho city
A. the convention hall he said: "Thj
official Republican party Of toda
bears 20 the party % Lincoln the sam1
resemblance that a ship which had
been chcered b. pirates does n th1
shin before n vas completed narnes|
Pcnro-e GuEEenheim and the rest o,
them would not have known What WaI
meant by Rcpubiicanism n you had
mentioned them Those men represent
the crooked alliance between crooked
politics and crooked business which
hrs becn the curse of America. Thei
asked the Democratic party - comj
into a power. huf they thought I'd
would c0nfne ourselves putting othei
sefs ~ bosses into nower and that aff|
er four years they would come back
again Nothing is gained b. chanRini I
the whip ~ narnes. Penrose and Cug'
genhcim FOR the scorpion Of Murphy'
sullivan and Taggart All bosses iook
alike 20 us"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05

Fred W Suffer. of Barre. CsociaHsu
1.1s1.
number of the small towns where
there was no election for members of
me legislature yesterday were sfiI!
halloiinE AZ late hour tonight n
VIII BE- some days before the exact
mako up ~ the legislature is known
but early estimates ~ % Republican
Majority on Joint ballot were not al
loved by more complete returns
The Republicans reelected both
their congressman They carried %
of the 10 counties and fs7 % tho "a.
cities and towns Their party major
lts of lG.sl1 four years ago and Of fS..
78S two years aRo. dwindlcd 10 n
plurality of $500. the smallest margin
ever given a Republican candidate In
a presidential year
Tho Democrats carried Two coun-
Ties and 3S towns and ran up the larg-
est total since 1850
Progressives prevented a peoples
choice of a Republican candidate for
governor, carried one county and 21
towns
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
MOOSE FORCED
OFF TICKET IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
Committee Of the Republican Party
Refuses to Recognize the
Progressive Candidates

CHARLOTTE, y. G.. September A.
Republicans Of North Carolina today
came TO the parting OF the ways and
two separate state conventions were
held. one by the supporters OF Presi-
dent Taft and the other by supporters
OF Theodore Roosevelt. AS a result OF
the clash there will be two electoral
and two state tickets In the field
The split followed a meeting OF the
Republican legislative committee. at
tended by fifteen members. who by a
vote OF 2 10 s. voted to bar from the
floor OF the regular convention dele
gates who were openly I'm favor OF the
candidacy OF Colonel Roosevelt on the
Progressive platform. Dr. Cyrus
Thompson Of Onslow county. who was
named for Governor at a Progressive
convention In Greensboro yesterday
was indorsed as the Progressive can
didate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
TAFTITES DEFEAT
PROGRESSIVES IN
NEVADA ELECTION
Congressional Fight in Western State
Shows Great State for the
Republican Party.

RENO. Sept. 4.-Results OF yester
days congressional. state and county
primaries in NevaGa, so far as re
ceived. assure the nomination of Key
Pittman. Democrat. for the United
State senate. Clay Tallman. Democrat
for congress. and p A. McCarran,
Democrat for justice of the supreme
court
On the Republican ticket. f. z Rob
erts. incumbent. is nominated for con.
gress over August Frohlich. represent.
ing the Progressive sentiment in the
party. Senator W A. Massey was
nominated without opposition by the
Republicans for United States senator
The vote average not 80 per cent OF
that registered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
REPUBLICANS WIN
VERMONT FIGHT

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Yer.
mont. sept l.-The fun report of tho
nalloting In yesterday state election
in Vermont was compiled late tIday
without altering 10 any material Dc.
free. the general figures az indicaf.
"a hy the only results
The unofficial total vote FOR Cover.
nor reached 65.032. Tho largest In n
state election in a presidential year
fInce 1901. There was no election by
ne people but sufficient number of
Republican members of the legisIa.
sure were chogen 20 insure the seat
~ of fll~n 81 T!sfchar In October a.
ven ae The rerJainocr Of the Ropuhli-
an state tckct- The total vote %
ne states from all I've candidates
vas.
Allen VI F1stcher. Of Cavendish.
fHoa % 7-Q
Harlan % love. % ST. Johnsbury.
Dem , 20 .150
Rev Frazier Metzger. Of Randolph.
Progressive 1880
Clement T. Smith. of NorrlsvIile.
fProbibltionlsD :t43
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
DETECTIVES USED
POISONED BULLETS
BARBAROUS METHODS IN
PAINT CREEK wARFARl
State Militia Has the Sitnntio
Under Full Control Now
and No Disorders
Strikes in Immediate Vicinity q
the Trouble Zone May Mean
More Bloodshed.

PAINT CREEK JUNCTION. W. Val
via Charleston. w Va. September a
with it's celebrity In meeting out jus)
tice. martial law IN all It's fullnees pre-,
vailed In the military district. To-day
AZ the headquarters here of Brigadie}
General Charles n Elliott. Command
ing the district. the military commits
sion. designated by Governor Chs
cock 10 mete out justice. began its sil|
tings and will remain practically q
continuous session. Persons PLACED
under arrest will be hurried befor1
the commission and their cases dis|
posed OF as rapidly as possible. When
the commission convened today etxh1
persons were confined in the suard
house awaiting trial Lee Patrick, II
T Akers. J. r. Shanklin. w I. Tucko1
were Baldwin guards in tho strickeI
zone and are charged with carryin1
revolvers without licenses. Tucke1
faces the additional charge OF actin}
as police officer while a non-resideu|
or the state. He is registered as livin1
at Jonesville. Va Archie Taylor. 4
ID. Lester and Joe Mlchrich ar{
charged with carrying revolvers with
out licenses. John Seachrist Is held
on a charge OF disorderly conduct and
assaulting an officer, who attempted q
arrest him.
Placed on Trial.
Tucker was first placed on trial. ami
Shanklin's and Patrick's cases wer,
also completed today. The verdict o
the commission will not be made pub
lie until after Governor Glasscock haI
approved or disapproved the same.
The disarming of persons was con
tinued in the dilitary district today
and several hundred additional gum
were gathered up. In no instance wal
there resistance to the military author
tiles in taking up arms. The coiled
tion OF arms and ammunition is mos
novel. Almost every kind of weapol
is included. from the vest pocket ed
ton to the modern war rife and md
chine gun. Much OF The ammunitioj
confiscated savors of barbarism. Dunn
dun and poisoned bullets, long sincl
placed under the ban at the Hagu(
peace conference. even IN time of wal
are included in the lot. and that the1
have been employed in the guerrili}
warfare carried on is proven by th(
fact that many OF tnem have beet
(continued on Tenth Paxs.l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
SCIENTIST GIVES
BODY FOR DISECTlNG
Noted Physician OF Philadelphia In
VIII Turns Body over 70
Friend for Experimenting.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 4--The will
Of Dr W. J. McGee. the distinguished
scientist who died In Washington TO.
day. gives the body. u is said here to
night 10 Dr. Edward =. Spitzka, of
the Jefferson Medical College of Phil
adelphia. for dissectinE purposes
Dr. McGee IL said 10 have directed
that his body be used "in the interest
of science and for the benefit Of man
kind"
Tho bequest 10 Dr Spitzka is un-
usual Many noted men have given
tho doctor permission 10 remove their
brain after death for scientific pur.
poses. but the gift of DR. McGee OF his
entire body. created much interest In
the medical profession here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
CIGARETTE MAY
CAUSE DEATHS
Four In a Critical Condition From Fire
Which Was Caused by Throw
ing Of Cigarette Stump.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept A light
ed cigarette thrown carelessly into a
tank containing fifteen gallons OF gas.
oline. the police believe. caused an
explosion in the cleaning and dyeing
establishment OF David Goldburg In
the southern section OF this city to
night. that may cost four lives. Nine
men were at ~ork in the shop when
the explosion occurred, three OF whom
were so badly injured that physicians
say they cannot recover. One OF them
received slight burns and the other
Eve escaped unhurt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
GIRLS ESCAPE

CHICAGO. Sept Thirty FIris were
forced leap ont ~ second story win
d0wa t0 escape death today when On
explosion caused by herrIne ranor
wrecked n building occupied hv d dve-
lng and cleaning eatahlishuent
HudoInh simmer. foreman ~ mo 60
fahislmerf wac crushed % death ono
rirl WHO jumped out - r. wfndou was
rirtef un urrors-'oua anf uffh both
legs fractured Others in rushing %
reach me sfairwaya we're Knocked down
AMI frlmfief
Tre explosion vaa the fnird within
p week in dyeinE and cleaning shops in
chicago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
THREE SOLDIERS
KILLED BY FALL
soldiers cling % Rope Of Runaway Air
Balloon Until Exhausted and
Then Fall 20 Death.

BUDAPEST. spf f--Throe soldiers
were Instantly killed by a faU from
an nirship which was engaged IN mill
tary maneuvers here Tho airqhip
Was being prepared for an ascent ana
vas held down by more Than 100 col.
diers heavy wind prevailed and a
sudden gust carried the airship away.
u rose rapidly and afl the men r.
leased the ropes. but three They held
on until exhausted and fell one after
the other
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
RACE WAR is RAsS1NG IN
SOUTH END Cr w. VA. NOW
NEGR OASSAULTS GIRL
AND MOB STORMS JAIL
Reported to Have Taken Brute
From Princeton Jail and Rid
died Him With Bullets.

o fhe Editor Of the rnteInrencer.

To fhe Editor of the rnteIiirencer.
BLUEFTELD. W. Va. Sept with
communication between this city and
Princeton cut on by wires being cut
by n mob OF 500 men who, heavily
armed with Winchesters, late tonight
went TO that place bent on lynching
Walter Johnson. n negro, who as
saulted Nita. the fourteen-year-old
daughter OF Samuel Alone. OF this city.
II is impossible 20 obtai ndetails of
the lynching bee. But that a lynching
followed the storming OF the Princeton
Jail by the mob there ia no question.
The prisoner Is believed to have been
taken to the outskirts uf the town and
hanged to a tree and then ridided with
bullets
When the mob reached Princeton.
in automobiles. on horseback and on
foot from this city. several negroes
became ugly and volley of snots is
reported to have been fred into a
crowd OF the colored residents OF the
city and several fatal ywounded.
Assaults Girl.
Ihe negro entered the home OF Mr..
Alone, who was absent, as were the
other members OF the family, save the
young daughter. He chloroformed her
and then committed the outrage. Be
fore leaving the negro struck the girl
several hard blows over the head
When she regained consciousness
the girl pulled the telephone receiver
down and told the operator OF the as
sault. The telephone girl at once
spread the news and within a few min
utes an angry mob OF 400 armed citi.
zens started searching for the negro.
Inc OFFICERS however. first discovered
the hidins place OF the fend and
placed him in Jail. The mob rlene6
70 the Jail and threatened to sSssTm n
II the prisoner was not turned over 10
them. "
To Princeton.
The officers placed the negro IN an
automobile and In a wild ride rushed
him 70 the Princeton jail. The mob
was not TO be cheated so easily and
az once started pursuit They broke
the combination OF the large vault in
the Princeton Jail. In the mean.
time a steady FIRE was kept up by the
mob on any negro who was seen on
the streets. After the news was
spread that the Jail had been stormed
the wires were cut and details OF the
lynching, IL there was one could not
be obtained. That the negro was
lynched seems assured
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
TAFT CHILDREN

BEVERLY. Mass. sept f-Robert
and Helen Taft son and daughter ~
the President. arrived in Beverly 20
night from horseback trip through
he Glacier Natonal park IN Montana.
They made the trip with a party of
Minneapolis friends
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05

IENs. Franre sept 1T Ia 0rffaiaff,
announced to-day that fhe total He4ffa
from Tho explosion ~ fire Damn reafar.
cav in fHe clarence pff. near urnst
number sixty These Included aarersi
The surface Most ~ ere hof..r 80.
manFied and were unrcrornirahle
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
NEW TICKET IN
STATE OF IOWA
Proaressives Place Third Ticket In the
Fielo-RooseVelt Makes Address
Before Convention

DIES MONIES. Sept. 4-with John
l.. Stevens u Boone a. their nominee
for governor. Iowa PrOgressives in
convention here this afternoon put a
third party state ticket into the field.
after overcoming opposition 70 the
plan by a vote of nearly fve 10 one.
Mr Stevens was named by accla-
nation just as Colonel Roosevelt was
entering
The speech of Colonel Roosevelt in
ferrupted the state nominations. but
after he left the rest of the ticket was
completed
The platform endorses that ~ the
national convention. asserts belief In
popular rule and declares that the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05
B-R-R-R-R-R-R

CARSON CITY. Nev. sept 9 SNOW
fell in tho mountains west ~ here TO-
fav. covering tho range 90 depth n
several inches This Ia tho earliest
SNOW fall in 1s Years
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-05

MAsHfH0TOE, sept. 4.--Forecasts
western Pennsyivania ana ohfo--rafr
ans waru-r Thursday; Friday fair: con
unued waruni modaruts south WINDS
West Wir0fnia-rnfr. continusd warm
- T-sr--H.v and friday.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25
MILLIONAIRE SUED
FOR THE PRICE OF
A BEAUTIFUL DOLL

NEW, YORK. May 5.-"Oh You
t'ssat Big, Beautiful Doll"
Tn many club friends of William
Proudfoot Burden, multi millionaire,
have found much enjoyment recently in
INVITING the social favorite about that
song
Perhaps the story would not have
leaked out but for the failure of sew
eral process servers to locate Mr.. Bur
den with summons in suit for $50,
due for just such doll.
Yesterday Judge Marks listened to
the stories of these futile watchers out
side the Burden mansion and in his in
dignation ordered that the summons be
nailed TO the door of the big house at
Fifth avenue and Seventy second
street. if necessary.
The complainant. a Fifth avenue shop
owner. presents the story. According
to him, Mr. Burden strolled into the
fashionable store. accompanied by a
most fashionable young woman.
The girl admired collection of
French dolls and became so enthusias-
tic that. of course. Mr.. Burden imme-
diately ordered doll and the delighted
young woman clasped it to her bosom
Just charge that to my account" is
what the shop owner says Mr. Burden
ordered. And it was done
Now. weary of waiting. the shor
owners have brought court action
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25
LAGER BEER
Now Is Sold in a Concentrated
Form.

This has been great age for the
concentration of all food products.
First it was Beef and then Soups
Tea. Coffee, etc. but now an expert
Brewma ster through a recent discovery
has concentrated Barley Malt and Bo-
hemian Hops the same ingredients
used in the brewing of the best Lager
Beer delicious and foaming Lager
Beer can nov be made at home with
the use of this latest concentrated ex-
tract, at cost of about two cents a
quart Very easily made. requiring
no apparatus and in 2 short time a pure
and delicious Lager Beer can be made
which is said 10 be equal in strength
and purity to the best Milwaukee Beer.
This new method viii he welcomed by
thousands of people. especially i'm Pro-
hibition Territory, whore il is difficult
TO obtain q good class of Beer today.
Some people win question the legality
Of this method, but it has been care
fully investigated and found TO be le-
gitimate under all present laws For
further information write to the Ameri-
can Products Co. SO Sycamore St,
Cincinnati. O, and ask for their free
booklet. Secrets Of Brewing Beer AT
Home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25
WILLING TO TEACH
EITHER THEORY
Had Not Made Up His Mind
Which Was Correct and
Was Ready to be
Convinced.

The story is told of a young man
who applied for a position to teach a
country school The board of educa-
ton sent for him. Among other ques-
tions he was asked If he believed the
earth to be round or fiat.
We'll" he replied I'm unpreju
diced. so I'm willing to teach either
theory"
The rural applicant was careful not
to show his ignorance. Others are not
always so thoughtful A discussion re-
Gently arose as to the boundaries Of
Roumsnia the claim being made that
it does not touch the Black Sea The
Georgian Atlas was brought out to de-
eide the question 1t correctly shows
that Roumania Is bounded on the north
and west by Austria Hungary. on tbs
east by Russia and the Black Sea. on
the south by Bulgaria. and for q short
distance on the west by SerVla So
the one that claimed that Roumania
does not border on the Black Sea was
wrong.
The STANDARD Atlas and Chronologi-
cal History of the World is correct in
every detail It's full pages maps and
charts are authentic and up to date.
You can get it by presenting six head
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