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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-27

A communication from VIM. Man.
ley was read protesting against the
Improvement on Washington street by
reason OF the grade established was
referred TO mayor. director OF public
service and street and alley commit
tee.
The finance committee reported ad.
versely on the matter OF increasing
the wages of the street cleaning force
from S1.65 to $500 per day. \ mo.
ton to accept report carried after a
lengthy discussion. Geaser and
O'Toole voting nay.
4 motion made by Mr.. O'Toole car.
ried that the board OF control have
plans prepared for paving Hamilton
street from Thirty-second TO Thirty.
third street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-27
Death Of Bow.

Charles. young son OF Mr. and Mrs.
]. c. Porter. OF 1917 Harrison street.
died Monday night after a brief i'll
ness. The funeral will take place
Thursday afternoon at . O'Clock. In.
terment will be in Mt. Wood cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-27
JULIUS WE'LL.
THE POPULAR STORE.
AUTUMN ENDS.

We are in receipt of 500 Cur
tain Ends.
Some of the patterns are of
the handsome order and very
scarce. Some few are matched
pairs.
We want to sell them quick
at 25c and 35c each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-27
Facts for Weak Women

Nrue-tsrihs "a Ell thc si-kn-.s ~ -an~n o. du- %
esss a o. orfans dsfn-tiy iemininc such siekns
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Arizona republican., 1912-01-28

centre party iS in power. but the pro- vision of the catholic code mentioned IS being used with much effect, it is said. against this party. Nobody seems to expect the centre will be disiOdged. but it may be weakened. IL has issued a statement to the voters protesting it's uniform adher- ence to freedom for religion and com plete civic equality. The liberals are at the moment doing their utmost and the catholics are fearing what that utmost may be.
 Belgium has a catholic government. but its majority is only seven. Cath Olics expect that the provision of the new code used in the campaign there as in Germany may wipe out this small strength. and let in the liberals The budget, just published for 1912 by the catholics shows remarkable and creditable savings over old fiber al finance. It is feared at the vati- can, however. that may not avail and it is stated by vatican organs that if liberals gain majority now Belgium is practically certain to adopt the course lately followed by both France and Portugal. and bring about a complete separation of church from the state The nunciature at Brussels is one Of the most impor- tant. and few remaining. diplomatic posts of the vatican.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
THE REAL HERO OF THE SPAN
 ISh WAR.


 r. F. Dunnc. writing for the Fcbru- .ary Metropolitan. says, in From the Bleachers." that: Probably no class is more deserving of sympathy than those who go through a war without going to the war. We suppose that very few of our readers remember much about the war with Spain. but as it happens that it is the only War that we have observed at close range we can discuss it with q certain de- gree of eXpcrtness. on the whole we imagine tine soldiers had pretty good time. They seemed to enjoy it The best proof that they didn't suffer much is that they found opportunity to grumble about the excellent old food. aged in the can. As matter of fact it was highly nourishing food. IL was nasty to look at and was Irobably better suited to sustain an Arctic expedition than a war in the tropics But the army sent up a frantic protest which shows that the army hadn't enough to do to make II hungry.
 In fact the veterans of this little one-sidcd war all acknowledge that they wished it had been livelier. Their enjoyment was marred by in activity. Otherwise it was pleasant outing The climate was balmy The enemy resisted enough tO be inter c.ting but went to bed at a respccta- ble hour and did not harass the slumber of our troops with night at tacks The incompetency of our gen. eral officers was amusing. The nor tality was not much above the nor maj for that latitude. No. it is not to these happy young fellows who were entrusted with the lighter part of the burden that our hearts go out but to those brave men Ourselves among the numbeD who stayed at home. When we recall the terrifying reports in the papers of the approach of the Spanish Armada under Ger vera. whose guns were heard one day off the coast of Newfoundland and another within twenty miles of Sandy Hook: when we reflect on the heroes We were obliged to worship in the morning and lynch in the afternoon, we wonder that so many Of us sur vivcd The soldiers could rest after they had driven the Spaniard home to his supper They could sit around the glowing ant-hills, discuss with proper feeling the viands provided by the government and then sink into a profound slumbcr which would be broken only by the bugles sounding reveille or the land crabs crawling across their faces But for us there was no rest. Figurately speaking. we were in the trenches day and night. worried, frightened and taxed. We are the fellows who ought to hold reunions of our scattered forces and have pensions from congress"
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
SCATTERED FEDERAL ARCHIVES

Ii may be surprising information even to congress that federal archives are exposed to the fire peril as well as subject to more subtle damage, and are SO scattered and il-assorted
 as to baffIc the seeker for informa-
 ton among them. The library of congress alone is fit repository:
 but a vast amount of the rich store
 is distributed among the department
 buildings. The historical association
 is justified in urging its own case in
 behalf of a national archives building.
 This body is incorporated by act of congress to care for American his-
 tory and history in America" It finds
 its operations badly embarrassed by
 the circumstances that so much ma
 terial constituting original sources of information is hard to get at by req son of a lack of judicious arrange obstruction to the competent inves- tigator from the fact that the null titude of offices provides little elbow room for anybody but those engaged in the daily routine. It is thus diffi- cult to explore the material and to obtain facilities for handling it.
 Prolific as is the government print ing office, it appears that an inn mense store of documents remain in form, Thus the archives
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28

of the department of state embrace some three thousand bound volumes of diplomatic papers hardly one fourth of which are available in print Elswhcrc tons of manuscript mater ial of which no copies exist are rang cd upon miles of shelving. exposed to the hazard Of fire. necessarily sub ject to deterioration. and removed from ready access. Not the least important of such collections are the files of the senate and house. "A greater part of the materials for United States history than is to be found in all other places put to- gether" is thus scattered. morgan ized and Unprotected. It is preser
 vation is a manifest duty of those in charge of the government It would seem necessary only to men ton the condition to have the duty performed. The suitable provision. further. would be to the advantage of the departments in releasing tO more important purposes the space now occupied by their respective ollections.-Providen Journal.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
JOAQUIN MILLER IN PRE-
 RAPHAElDO

Joaquin Miller appears in the group of celebrities-Pre-R Raphaclites and others-which Ford Maddox HueffeT vividly pOrtrays in his Memories and Impressions book of recolections concerning artistic and literary Lon don generation ago. Apparently Miller made d striking contrast with the gloom of Bloomsbury. then fav- ored by the English poets on account of it's responsibility and cheapness MT. Joaquin Miller writes Mir Hueffer, coming from Nicaragua and Arizona to stay for q time in Cover est, and the most cruel Of London streets-was greeted rapturously by the Pre- Raphaelite poets and wrote of life in London as a rush, a Whir!. a glOw-all the motion of the world In the mornings he rode in the Row among the 'swells' wearing red shirt. cowboy boots. and a sombrero;
 in the evening he attended in the same costume 2t the dinners of the great intellectuals. where brilliantly he was a feature. I can dimly re- member the face of Mark Twain-or was it Bret arte?-standing be- tween open folding doors at party gazing in an odd. puzzled way at this brilliant phenomenon. I fancy that the great writer was none too well pleased that this original should represent the manners and customs of the United States in the eyes of the poets"
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
OFFICERS IN UNCLE SAMS ARMY ARE TIED
 WITH MANY YARDS 0F OFFICIAL RED TAPE

CHICAGO. Jan.24-What a lot of fore an army officer can accept an honorary position outside the army, Col. William C. GOrgas. in charge of the department of Sanitation on the Panama Canal Zone discovered be lore he became third vicepresident of the National Drainage congress, organized last month in Chicago to meet first in New orleans, April To- 13. A committee will accompany members of Illinois Manufacturers
 association on their trip to Panama la personally request the attendance of Col. Gorgas' at the meeting. The correspondence concerning Col. Cor gas election and his final acceptance with the approval of the secretary of war comprised seven letters and of ficial documents; all on one sheet of letter paper pieced out to the length of legal cap. Col Gorgas was nominated for the position Dec. S. The following day Edmund T. Per kins. acting president. forwarded to the secretary of war letter asking official consent 10 the relation. When this letter was received by the war department a slip of paper was past ed to the end and the letter was folded, writing inside, so as to give four folds. On the first fold are number of endorsements. showing briefly the contents of the letter and the writer. his address and date: al- so the date of receipt, Dec. II. and the file number. the Adjutant Gen
 erals office stamp and file number, and the Surgeon Generals stamp and file number. On the second fold k the first indorsement by the Adjut- ant General Bellows this appears: ''2nd indorsement. War department. office of Surgeon General. December II. 1912. Respectfully returned to the Adjutant General of the army. re- commenting that Col w. C. Gorgas. Medical Corps. be notified of his election as third vice president of the National Drainage congress" on the third fold is the third indorsement from the Adjutant General stating. December I4, 1911. Respectfully re- ferred to Colonel William C. Gorgas, Medical Corps. CulebTa. Canal Zone, Panama. to note and return. By or der of the secretary of war on the third fold is also the fourth endorse ment as follows: Department Of office of the Chief sanita
 tion officer, AnCOn. C. z. December
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
BELGIUM AND PORTUGAL.

Catholics fear a catastrophe in Bel gium almost at once. similar to that lately occurring in Portugal Questions are involved. and they affect the Vati- can and Germany. Plus \ began, all most immediately he was elected. a new Code of Canon Law. A part of this code has been published and the whole work will be completed in one more year, it is expected. That pub lished inflicts sentence of excommuni- cation of the church. compel catholic priests to appear before civil trib- Unals. The question. a very impOr- tant one. has attracted little attention in English speaking countries. but in Germany and Belgium has raised storm.
 Civil elections occur in Germany January r. ard in Belgium a short time afterward. Tn Germany the
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28

The latest club of the kind to be started is that of the Brick Presby- terian church. Until a few years since this church was in one of the finest of Fifth avenue residence sec tions- It is still attended by Fifth avenue and Murray Hill families. and women from these families are be- hind the new venture. The famous church. having no suitable rooms of it's own, will rent quarters near by The Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke was for fourteen years pastor of this church. So rapidly does business ex- tend up Fifth avenue that discussion is now had by women Of St Thomas Episcopal and the Fifth avenue Pres byterian churches. the last named that of the Rev. Dr. John Henry low cit. pastor. about establishing such clubs
 The idea began with the Rev. w Montague Greer. vicar of historic St Paurs chapel. down town opposite the old postoffice. Members of this club now thrOng the churchyard in summer. and some attend the daily services within the chapel The membership is zoo and there is a waiting list of 300. To accommodate the latter some enterprising women have formed another club across the street. Trades people complain of competition. but cannot help them selves. Grace and Calvary Episcopal churches. farther uptown, have suc- cessful clubs of this kind. At the latter there are organ recitals. All have more members offering than their rooms will admit
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
SAYS HE HAS
 GOOD DEFENSE
F. B. Williamson, Charged With Assault, Says His Witnesses Will Shed Diff ferent Light on Story in Court.

F. E. Williamson, who was placed under bond yesterday to appear for examination before Judge Parker next Tuesday afternoon on complaint of Mrs. Julia Caldwell. called at The Re publican office yesterday and desired little explanation concerning the story of the trouble. He said he did not care to enter into a newspaper controversy, or recite the facts on his side of the case, as they will all be brought out at the hearing. and he would only say that the story told by Mrs Caldwell was grossly in correct. both as to events preceding the incident and in respect of the charges of violence alleged.
 He has the five men who accom- panied him to assist in the removal of the house, whose testimony will clear up the last-named allegation. and states only that the extent of violence was in his taking her gently with his arm and pushing her away from the building when she tried to re-enter it. as the men were nov ing it. AS to the rights of it's own ership titles. etc. all will be made clear in court.
 MT. Williamson says both himself and wife are members of the same order mentioned in the story of yes tcrday as caring for the complainant. and all he asks is that as many as desire of the membership of that society be present at the eNamina- tion and decide for themselves if he has acted in any other than kindly manner. or done more than was nee essary to do to protect his own rights and interests.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
Sweet Wines

California Port, large bottle. s 50 Extra Choice Port ............. 70 Coakbmn Oporta (Imported) -. 1.5O California Sherry, large bottle. 5 50 Extra Choice .......... ID
 Duff Gordon Sherry (ImpOrted).. 1.5O
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
CHURCH LUNCH CLUBS.

A new feature of institutional church work in New York is the lunch club for business women. The plan is to charge a small member ship fee. usually 9 cents a month, and then to provide for members homemade foods at prices some what below restaurant ones. The chief gain is. however. in the social life made possible by the clubs. the rest rooms and in some instances various forms of recreation. So suc- cessful is one of these clubs that it's membership fees are now distributed in charity.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28

The billion dollars of American in Vestments in Mexico again are in Creasing at a tremendous rate. ac- cOrding 10 Robert J. Kerr, a Chicago attorney who is considered an au- thOrity on Mexican law and politics. During the rebellion which ended 30 years of Diaz government, the British bargain hunters were on hand and British investments multiplied by ten while the rate of investment Of Am erican capital dwindled to or 10 per cent of the normal German bankers already have come over to buy prop critics which the war scare may have depressed in price or take up new projects of development or trade. The stability of property and of titles are said by MT Kerr to be even greater in Mexico than in the United States A new railroad through Tabasco in southern Mexico and the opening of the harbOr of Frontera to shipping of the largest size has centered at tentiOn upon the Tabasco district where tropical agriculture reaches its greatest luxuriance. Tn early days the pirates of the Caribbean sea found hiding in the network of chan nels of the Grijalva river, which river now is the artery of commerce to the fertile interior and center of in tcrest as restored peace brings new activity in that region.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28

vestment, to show the advantages of the south to prospective farmers. to proclaim the virtues of the south to the people of the north and the west
 who are ignorant of what We have in the way of opportunity. The com missioners of agriculture are spec
 tally fitted to attend to this work"
 High potatoes now mean cheap po- tatoes when the next crop is har- vested, according to Chicago market figures showing that in previous years an enormous increase in acre age of potatoes followed extremely
 high prices The potatoes imported
 to supply the demand this year have established a new factor that threat ems to ruin the hopes of all who hope
 to make a fortune in 1912 by plant
 ing their farms to potatoes and
 wringing d fabulous price for them from the consumer. Nearly a million
 bags, 3,000,00O bushels. had been inn
 ported up to January l. Irish and
 English potatoe growers are not like
 ly to forget this market after their taste of high prices. Indications are that the lowly spud will have first place as an agricultural gold mine-until the next crop swamps the market" said one prophet. The gov ernment reports put the farm value per bushel this year almost % per cent higher than for 1910. the aver age price quoted being 799 cents as compared with 55.7 cents in 1910 and 54.1 cents in 1909.
 The west has gained enormously in the total of funds of it's insur- ance companies and Chicago has be- come a center in life insurance af- fairs second only to New York as bank clearings and other data go to show. As the largest of the west ern companies have invested most of their reserves in farm mortgages, the development of agriculture has been benefited and the policy holders. where the companies were of a mu- tual character. have received higher dividends. The zone in which loans are considered safe gradually k wid- ening and the interest return is con sequently not declining except in specially favored districts; on the whole is advancing. On the other hand the legal reserve companies which invest in securities have sui fered by the decline in the prices of standard bonds. They do not suffer so much as they formerly did from the much greater decline in stocks. Ever since the Armstrong legislation the investment Qf life insurance com panies in stocks has been greatly re- duced. bonds and mortgages being the preferred forms of investment now. A tabulation of the investments of the leading life insurance com made up 46 per cent of their ledger assests with an average return of 4.34 per cent The proportion of mortgage loans showed an increase as well as an increased return. it be- ing sos per cent in 1910. as com pared with 5.O2 per cent in 1909. the first year in the last decade in which the average rate was more than five per cent. The average return for all classes of investments for 1910 was 4.75 per cent. but the figures for 1911 will not be available for several months. Assets of the legal reserve life companies at the end of the year are estimated at S4O00. .0OO 0pG of which s3,OO0, 100000 are reserves car ried for the fullment of contracts un- der the law and over $250. 900 re- present surplus to policy holders.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
ONLY ONE OBSTACLE.

Benevolent PersOn-You must have been laid up for six months and un- able to get work What was your complaint?
 The Man From Pentridge Prison (mournfully)-Th' walls was too 'igh, kind lady-Tit-B Bits.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
OMINOUS.

What is that humping noise in the next room, mother?'
 Hush. That's Laura dropping hints to her beau."-Chicago Record Herald.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28

the honor Of bclng elected third vice president, and to inform MT Perkins of my acceptance W. C. Gorgas, Chief sanitary officer" A cable gram had been sent to Col. Gorgas al the same time the letter was written to the secretary of war. so
 that he knew what il was all about when the document reached him
 through the circuitous method.
 Official boosting parties for cities. states and sections, which received a fresh impetus from the recent meteoric jaunt of the western gov ernors from Chicago to New York and back again. have received repri- mand from Governor Blease of South Carolina in a letter to Col F. J. Wat son. commissioner of agriculture of that state. for his activities outside
 the state in its behalf. The rebuke has started a discussion of what limits shall be put upon official zeal. With northwestern states aflame with enthusiasm for their governors tri- umphal journey to the cOmplacent east governor Blease's letter of re- primand. after Col. Watson had borne an Active part in Chicago in the or ganizing of the National Drainage congress. was a startling display of old fashioned ideas. In Kansas the commissioner of agriculture won na- tional fame for his state by his work outside of il as much as by his work in it. Most of the South Carolina editors have taken up cudgels for commissioner Watson. though he himself was quite mild in his reply to his superior officer. The Char lotte Observor said: Governor Bleasc complains that Mr. Watson, who makes trips to cotton congresses. good-roads conferences. immigration conventions and various other meet ings. has not been attending to his business: has not shut himself up m his office, put his feet upon the table lighted a cigar and leaned back in his chair to ponder upon the move ments of the people on main street. Whom does he expect to represent the state at those conventions usual ly attended by the commissioners of agriculture 1T there is anything the south needs it is men who will go out into the highways and hedges and present the opportunities of the south to the men who have money for in-
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-20

The narrow confines of the women's room on the sleeping car soon palled on her, and she objected to smoking there except when she felt the added luxury of keeping some other woman outside-fuming, but not smoking And now Mrs. Jimmie had staked out claim on the observation platform. She sat there, pulling like a major general, and in ono portion of Ne- braska two farmers fell of their agri- cultural vehicles at the sight of her cigar-smoke trailing after the train. Tn wyoming three cowboys followed her for mile, yipping and bowling their compliments.
 Feeling the smoke mood coming on, Mrs. Wellington invited Mrs. Temple to smoke with her, but Mrs. Temple felt a reminiscent qualm at the very thought. so Mrs. Jimmie sauntered out alone, to the great surprise of Ira Lathrop, whose motto was, Two heads are better than one" and who was apparently willing to wait till Anne Gattle's head grew on his shoulder.
 T trust don't intrude," Mrs. We'll ington said.
 on, no. Oh, yes" Anne gasped in hery confusion as she fled into the car, followed hy the purple-faced Ira.