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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

The duck pin league recently ornan-
iEsd viii bowl their first rame this
svening on the slippn@r alleys
Marv Morra daughter q Mayor
Charles Morris. who under went an
operation A. the City Hos.dtal IN
WheeiniE a ~ LAYS aEo. vas brought
to her tome here SATURDAY ard De- set
tine Eiour nicelv.
Encfi fafrucud vuu-r srr - Nr.
ard NJ ame Gafewccd is very iaw
With uuenmcrta
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
JOGGING
( THE HARNESS HORSES

held their regular winter meetings
And have revised the rules and resula-
lions OF both the mile and half mile
circuits the eyes OF the harness world
are turned on The training quarters OF
tho noted training barns. Taking n
glance over the Lake Erie Trotting
Circuit, In which Wheeling holds n
berth, n find that the outlook FOR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
TURF NOTES

ur e ~ steel of weston. vi cam-
ralrr TIE frntfiur mare Misa Quartrr-
master over fhr fuirr run fhls
$500 re mars f.f fhn arpearanrn
m a fa frrffrr urur fnflred o. =
urrrF e. NrrDrfnwu whfs hrlrr
Htirp~d So Eas shruf r~eo @r-i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
What's in a name. anyway,

That question has been asked many
times. We ask It again, Just by rea-
son OF an Introduction to a perfectly
good little article on the habit OF
prize fighters in changing their names
when they enter the squared arena.
Either they change Il because they
are ashamed OF their own to get a
shorter one, or because there is like
lihood OF some fierce cognomen
bringing terror into the hearts OF
their opponents.
Here r a few OF the entitlements
used by some OF the leading scrap
pers today. The fighters real name
is given In parenthesfs:
Tommy Burns Noah Brusse).
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

the coming season IL more than en-
Couraging. Already the trainers have
their horses AT the tracks. where they
are Logging" them for the first track
work 81 che spring. which will start
just shortly after the curtain Is rung
up on the base bal season.
There will hardly he any early clos
ing events in the Wheeling program
this season. Secretary Robert Ander-
son. Of the speed committee. f. now
arranging the speed program which. Of
course, will not be complete for sew
cral months. However, the lovers OF
the harness horse will find that they
VIII get more than a run for their
money and the same high class field
~ horses that Eve always started
here will score for the word I'm Sep
TENDER.
The Trainers.
But few horses will be trained on
the Island oval this spring. Dr. Kim
sey will have Black aPtchen prepared
for the events. while d number q pros
poets owned by local horsemcn will be
schooied hCrC.
Moun1sviilc. washington and Cadiz.
viii be tho three best training ira cks
in this Vicinity. At Moundsville ev-
rr6l good ores Will be trained. @. O..
PRICE will again train his t%rotter. LII
.NNAl kNNrrlls no WON so HlANF events
last season. In his barn viii also De
Eoseila. a PAGER. and one or two pros
Dects. Captain Fred kemplc T. ex-
pccted 20 bring the sorrel trotter Ben
Hiur. out Of retirement The Hur won
vevcrSl gooc races last year and the
year previous. and Is one OF the best
horses evsr owned in this vicinity.
Hun Dorsey. another Mound City
horseman. has a green colt b. Dire
tum Spire. that looks Ike q conner and
b. vU nt frairet a. Mounds ifle.
horses are already being ioEFed
there.
Cadiz and Warrington.
over l. Cadiz Tom Halpin and Jssr
Hrtechfu nf fhis city vIu train their
nsrFas charlie klrE the bread win
rrr % The Highland stock Fsmr. VIII
Dol seen u nrflnn aEln while several
fnHn ard TIrar+um Nrirr colts ufn ID
rHrrd f.r rfr rr.UfH Mr. clover Or
f.rIs frailins Isrrs Baby and Trafh
fll1 or fhr ohio f-ark
Fred fauIsnr unn drove fhn Wr-
SIC rr Harn.r hurses 49, sraasn. L.
nf esnlrE n. "a uhsra o. has rf
.Hrrr E NJ mr Iamiann ms
" 30 rrrI flfrrs hla aalrrs u
ransfF Fn.rfal II IA ts1srf
ODE fn Hrrrr ufIrh 49,
fFr rrrf.r n .. Naf mua arf mIa
Hra.r p rrnlref
M .nrr urlrr urr
OF Ifrirr'rr Dec $500 80 49,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
SCRAPPERS DO NOT SAIL
UNDER THEIR OWN NAMES
Packey Mcfarland patrick McFar.

TdChty NIT uIIdHU IFuIFICN III
Kid Mccoy Norman T.. Selby).
Dick Hyland civilian Uren).
Harry Lewis Henry Besterina).
Jim Barry James J.. Barry.
Ray Bronson John Ray Bronson).
Sailor Burke Charles Prasner).
Knockout Brown valentine Braun)
Frankie Conley francisco Cante).
Young Britt Henry AreffingerD.
Lesch Cross tDr. Louis c. Wallave).
Johnny kilbane (John c. Kilbane).
Jim Flynn (Andrew Chiarilion).
Tony Ross (Antonio Rosilano).
Charles Lawrence Charles Cohen).
Eddie Sherman Nathan Sherman).
Jack Britton William J. Breslin)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
M'MECHEN

Nsyer sorris pid Net sian pstitio-.
Rerurts Wsrs ncsfinr around last
wtek thaf Mayer Morris had signed q
rFufiun urEirr the hfewers O. run-
frtufa - a rurd o. ~ 80 ln Ereufur
fhis rifT IN the wsf ccluun n IN
,urmaftor Frf e. fhs mayer and ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

stated that he had neither signed any
petition or used any influence TO raise
. fund for any purpose whatever, in
connection with the present campaign.
He also stated that he was making a
clean fight and IL was entirely up to
thep people that he believed in an hon
est election.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
PLACES WHERE THE LOCAL
TRAINERS ARE CHARTERED.

Outlook for the Coming Season 10
More Than Encouraqinp-GIancs
Over the Local Circuit
(BY MUTT.)
Now that both the American and
National Trotting Associations have
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
Many -Disappolntsd.

a Eood many people Of this city are
disappointed In not being able 90 have
billy" sunday 60 speak - the school
hall this evening - vas announced q
few weeks ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04
MANY Att.od n...;co.

This city was sure deserted yester-
day all during the day for early
every one who could possibly get away
attended the Billy Sunday meetings
At wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

Maggie T.. 2:22x. by Young Jim. is
still alive at the age OF thirty. but has
not produced for six Years. She a. the
dam % The wanderer. trial 2:osH.
and Frandam Of Creighton. aosL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

Two veteran California horsemen.
Nathan J. stone. Of Hollywood and
". W. Marshall. q wiiiows have died
very recentfp.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

Commissioner. the black trotier
owned by Dr. Kinsey. r. on the market
The horse will. however, again BE-
~campaigned over the half mile ovzls
during the coming season.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

A new organization called the River
side Driving Club has been formed at
Toronto. ont. with Hon. Joseph Rus
sell president.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

Paul G wilson reports the arrival -
Valley view Farm. Msnomonis WIS.,
on the 1Sth, % q handsome CHESTNUT
colt b. John A. Mcksrrou. gosS.
aefTA.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

Lord white. owned AZ Morsantown.
IL being 3osRed owe the snow. This
good trotter 10 entered IN several early
closing events.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

The former Chicago matinee PAGER
ny By Night 2 Ia. recently changed
hands In Pernsvivania passing n W.
L. McGeary. % vandsrnfft
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

Dlone. 2:o7A. dam % Hsrnice r.
2.liL. has a five-yeNr-oid daughter BY
Cupid. : Is. that r. said % - capable
% tskine = fast record.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

Ths Erorkfon Ma@ PAR A.socia-
ton. H. pianninE % op~u q futuritr fcr
fnaia q 1914 Fuaunfsed 90 ~ urrft
e. 49, Unre
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

in the Canadian ice races. IS aid 20
be something portentious.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04

from her injuries and last season won
two heats in q five heat event at
Elkins.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
RAILWAY BUSINESS FOR
FEBRUARY.

Returns of the railways to the Inter
state Commerce Commission for the
month of February, 1912, which have
been compiled by the Bureau of Rail-
way Economics, show increases both
in receipts and expenses as compared
with February, 1911.
The returns, which cover about 80
per cent of the steam railway mileage
OF the country. average as follows per
mile of line for the month: Total
operating revenues per mile of line
averaged 1906, as compared with 1891
in February, 1911, the increase result
ing almost entirely from freight traffic,
passenger revenue having slightly de-
creased. Operating expenses per mile
of line averaged $712, as compared with
$66S in February, 1911 net operating
revenue 1854, as compared with 1928
in February, 1911 Taxes amounted
to S44 per mile of line, an increase of
ten and nine-tenths per cent over Feb
ruary of the previous year
AS February contained twenty-nine
days in 1912 and twenty-eight days in
1911, the returns for this month of the
current year, other things equal, would
be one twenty-eighth, or nearly four
per cent greater than for February,
1911. A comparison that eliminates the
effect of the extra day is of the returns
per mile of line for each day. The net
operating revenue thus averaged 1915
per mile of line per day in February,
1912, $7.95 in 1911, and approximately
50. 20 in 1910.
Therefore $S76 is the average
amount that accrued to each mile of
line for each day of February for the
payment of taxes. rentals, interest on
bonds, appropriations for betterinents,
and dividends; and this on net aver
age capitalization stated by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in its vol
ume of statistics for the fiscal year
1910 to be $62,657 per mile of line. The
total net capitalization of all of the
railways of the United States as shown
by that report is S14, ,575,940.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
MOTOR TRUCKS olsPLAclNG
HORSES.

While the horse may never actually
disappear from our city streets it is
fact that motor trucks are rapidly TAX
ing the place of horse-drawn vehicles
in every. city The reason for this is
very simple, the power wagons are
vastly more economical because they
carry more. travel faster and can work
longer hours. :
1t is, very interesting to analyze the
economic values Of the motor truck in
comparison with horse-drawn wagons.
The electric power truck, travelling at
a far greater speed, can cover q larger
territory than, horse and wagon. a
single horse, hitched to a one-ton
wagon, at best cannot cover more than
twenty-five miles a day, and one-half
of this distance is usually travelled
without load. The productive mile
age is but eleven miles for days
work The two-horse three-ton wagon
will average twenty miles day, or a
productive service of ten loaded miles.
fhe three-horse, five-ton wagon, which
is the largest practical unit for city
service, is limited to working radius
of eighteen miles dav. or nine miles
with load.
While the ordinary horse and wagon
is going four miles in an hour, the one
ton electric truck will cover eighteen
miles. 1t can make a delivery ten
miles from the store very nearly two
hours quicker than the wagon. Where
time is money in delivery, such saw
ing is most important Even a five
ton truck, which is the largest size
needed in most businesses, can go ten
miles in an hour. or about three times
as fast as a three-horse wagons speed.
Besides its greater speed the motor
truck has the added advantage of be
ing able to work all day and every day
in rush periods without rest.
Deep SHOWS and icy pavements badly
cripple every horse delivery service
The animals are lamed and often per.
manently injured, long hauls are al
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17

the dimes. Father seeks the barber
when he's run to hair, stretches out
in comfort in a padded chair; while
the smiling artist through his lilacs
hews, energetic bootblaeks decorate
his shoes, and the manicurist monkeys
with his hand-all these vain proceed
ings cost to beat the band, Grandad
saved and sweated all his days on
earth when he made finish, how
much was he worth? He had eighty
acres-quite a farm. you say, and
some hundred dollars safely tucked
away. Father spends his money like
a soused marine, such a dazzling
spendthrift never yet was seen. Well
he can afford to blow in coin with zest;
he owns banks and buildings till you
cannot rest Where's the helpful
moral of this tale of mon? Hunt it
with a lantern-guess there isn't one!
Walt Mason.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
On the OCCASION Of the Goth anniver

On the OCCASION of the Goth anniver-
sary of the founding of the Cherokee
at Tahlequah last week the
following beautiful tribute is from the
pen of Mrs. r. l.. Fite:
by the Curtis Act of Congress sew
eral years ago our government ceased
to exist and for several years we have
been preparing ourselves for this final
close and now in this year of 1909
tae door of the Cherokee National Fe-
male Seminary is closed forever.
Struggle as we may it is with feel
Ing of extreme sadness that we face
this inevitable situation. The Alumna
Association of the Cherokee National
Female Seminary held its last meeting
the other day in this building. We
viii meet here no more; We have come
to the parting OF the ways; We have
come to where the trail divides. But
is our life as a sehosl closed? No.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Coal Production Of New Mexico.

The production of coal in New Mex
leo in 1911 was 3,14S,15S short tons,
with spot value of $4,525, ,925, accord
ing to a statement by E. w. Parker
just made public by the United States
Geological Survey In common with
most of the states in the Rocky Noun
tain region New Mexico produced less
coal in 1911 than in 1910 Several
causes contributed to- the decreased
oduction-unusually mild weather in
the winter of 1901, drought in the
Great Plains States which reduced the
demands for coal for domestic use, de-
creased consumption by railroad loco
motives. and the resumption of coal
mining in the Central and Southwest
ern States after the six months strike
of 1910. The combined effect of these
influences on the coal production OF
New Mexico was a decrease of $50, 1853
short tons, or 1913 per cent. The value
declined sS5l, ,226. or .7.2 per cent. All
the counties of the state showed de-
creases in production exceH Mckinley
county which increased S2,6s5 short
tons. Colfax county in addition to
producing Is per cent of the total out
put of New Mexico, is also the only
county in which coking operations are
carried on, and in 1911 a total of 767,-
10S tons of coal mined in that county
was made into coke In 1910 the coal
made into coke in Colfax county
amounted to 7O1, ,204 tons.
The number of men employed in the
coal mines of New Mexico in 1911 was
1907, who worked an average of go
days, against 3,5S5 for an average OF
2S3 days in 1910. The average pro-
duction for each employee in 1911 was
1857 tons for the year. or 3.4l tons a
day, against s7s tons and S.46 tons
respectively. in 1910.
Although comparatively small por
; tion of New Mexico's product is under
cut by machines, there is very little
coal shot from the solid Nearly all
OF it is either undercut or sheared by
hand, and it is credit to the new
state that the methods employed to
insure sofety in its larger mines are
of the best known. In the larger mines
shot ffrers are employed to shoot down
the coal, and every precaution is taken
to see that the coal is properly under
cut or sheared, that the holes are
properly drilled. and that the shots
are properly placed before they are
fired. In some cases the shooting is
done by electricity. the curen being
turned on from outside the mine. and
no shooting is done until after every
man is known to have left the mine
In 1911, 1921 tons, or 3 per cent. OF
the total production of coal was under
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17

The American Bible Society, in its
year just ended, issued Bibles to the
number of 3,69l,2O1. No other book
ever began to reach such circulation,
This number was an increase of 459,-
479 volumes over the previous year,
and the total issues of 1911 were al
most twice the issues of year SO re-
cent as 1906. OF the vast issues last
year more than half, or 1,853,845 vol
umes, were issued from mission and
other presses in Turkey. Syria, China
and Japan, so as to be near the places
where they aroused, and in languages
which the people understand. The
total issues of the Society since its
founding ninety-six years ago are 94,.
2t9,105
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17

The decision of the supreme court
of the United States with reference to
taxes on Cherokee homesteads, will
not effect this section to as great an
extent as is supposed in some quar-
ters. According to the Cherokee agree
ment, homesteads become taxable
whenever they pass out of the hands
Of the original allottee. and it is be-
lieved more than half the homesteads
in the Cherokee country have been
sold and thus become taxable
But if the taxes on homesteads is to
be refunded by the state it will take
considerable money to meet the de-
mand To say the least of it the pres
ent entanglement will be embarrass-
ing to all eastern Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
cosT OF LIVING.

Graudad wore his whiskers till they
hid his vest: in that beard the robin
used to build its nest Grandad, in the
springtime. sat upon a chair; grand
ma. with her scissors, pruned his flow
ing hair. That was in the golden time
of long ago. when the waste of money
meant store of woe. That was in
the happy. good old graugal times,
when our sires far-seeing. salted down
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
THE GLAD ToILER.

1.-THE man who reallyflikes tohlabor,
the tool that he employees
the hammer, trowel pen or saber--
will find this life replete with joys. But
sorrow looms up, grim and bulky, to
him @H0 holds that toll is woe, whose
bead is sore, whose face is sulky,
whose feet are twelve degrees below
The willing worker doesn't languish
among the wailing unemployed, his
cottage doesn't reek with anguish. his
larder knows no aching void. | hired
a man to wash my surrey which got all
muddy in a ditch; he gave up all his
time to worry DER vices of the idle
rich He doomed away like some pipe
organ denouncing this and roasting
that, and throwing things at J. Pierp
Morgan anu every other plutocrat. And
so fired HIM through the transom
when he had loafed for half day, and
hired Jim Briggs to wash my hansom
and rid its shining wheels of clay. With
noble ire he never hristled, his soul
with sorrow wasn't sour: he merely
rustled round and whistled and clean
ed the blamed rig in an hour. And old
Jim Briggs is always busy, for men
who want useful hand just chase
round till they are dizzy, and hand
him coin to beat the band.
WALT MASON
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
MOTHERS DAY.
lDroyer's Telegram.( }

Mothers day, when by wearing a
simple flower White flowers TOR
mothers memory. bright flowers for
mother living" we show in some very
small way our appreciation of what
she has done for us. It's such little
bit of a thing to do, just to stick a
flower in our buttonhole or in our hair
or pin one on our dress. white for
mothers memory, bright for mother
living" What walking flower gar
den this would be if on next Sunday
every living soul in this whole world
would wear flower for every living
soul in this world as all had a mother
and every living soul owes her some
thing. You and me and the other
ones. Dear friends of my great fam
lily, are you going to wear a flower
for mother next Sunday White. for
mothers memory, bright for mother
living2' Don't say you haven't any
because you can, at this time of the
year, walk through the woods and pick
up a hundred different kinds, even a
dandelion will do and lacking that a
tender green leaf from the nearest
tree will convey the sentiment you
wish to express. Now, / want every
one of you, from Grandpa Jim" to
"Daddy's Little Tomboy Girl for they
are my oldest and youngest friends,
and all between to cross your heart
and say, Yes, Mary Deem. I'll wear a
flower on Mothers day
Nobobdy knows the work it takes,
To keep the home together.
Nobody knows the steps it takes,
Nobody knows-Sbut Mother.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17


most impossible and consequent de-
livery of merchandise. is reduced far
below the normal But these weather
conditions make little difference with
electric trucks. They plow right
through the snow and with chain pro-
tected wheels make light of the most
CLASSY pavements. Not being subject
to diseases of the flesh, and especially
horse flesh, they are not injured by
exposure to the coldest weather
The immunity of the electric power
wagon to weather conditions is even
more noticeable in the hot days of
summer, a time when horses suffer
most and die quickest. The extraor-
dinarily warm weather of the early
part of July, 1911, was striking OBJ
ject-lesson to the owners of horse
drawn vehicles In New York City,
which has the largest number of horse
teams (as well as power trucks) in
service, there are normally 100000
horses hauling loads. In ten days,
commencing with the excessive heat
period of July last, the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
reported that 1900 of these horses
dropped dead in harness, or a ratio of
nearly one in hundred. In addition
to this heavy mortality, which is near
ly double the ordinary death-rate, thou
sands of animals were wind-broken
or ruined for hard service.
Hot weather makes no difference to
the electric motor truck. 1t runs Sc
renely on about its business regardless
of climatic conditions and needless of
the rising thermometer At the worst
it can do no more than break down,
and repairs are quickly made, never
dying in the harness" like its prede-
cessor.
Now that it has been most effective
ly demonstrated that the electric truck
can handle greater loads, travel more
miles and brave the worse kinds of
weather, all at great saving over
the plodding horse, the power vehicle
is being rapidly adapted to every. line
of work. In municipal service the
motor-wagon and truck are replacing
horses for ambulance, patrol, street
cleaning, garbage removal, and fire
engine service.
Another point much in favor OF the
motor truck, especially in the crowded
city streets, is that it takes up less
valuable room than horse-hauled
truck. A horse deliyery-wagon has an
overall length of about eighteen feet
and occupies ninety square feet OF
area. To stable the horse and wagon
requires about one hundred and four
teen square feet of area, The motor
of like carrying capacity will average
an overall length of about ten feet,
or sixty square feet of area, whether
on the street or in the stable, saving
of practically one-third on the street,
and nearly so per cent in the stable,
where the high rental value has to be
considered. The comparison with
larger drays is even more striking.