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Arizona republican., 1913-12-28

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will set more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-28

Seventh Day Adventists Services still continue in the Cos
Arizona republican., 1913-12-28

Scottsdale is the new town in a rapidly growing section, near Engleside, near the Writers Club ranches, midst orange groves and alfalfa fields, on high sandy ground. Sure to grow-Sure to make money for him that buys now.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-28

is where you should buy a lot now, get advantage of advanc- ing prices. The greatest ground floor investment chance to small investors offered here at this time. Make reservations at once
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
CIR RUDE OIL SCARS
TO S2.4O A BARREL
Tive Advances During the Past Week
Of Seven Cents Each Cause Much
Excitement

PITTSBURGH. -. Fcb Five
advance of seven cents each no Pen.
rs'lvauiI Crudr oil lsst ucek sent
the quotation up ~ 3, iD. barrel. aud
the hH-i- FOR foveri-h activity
uonr driil'rs in western Penns, g.
tania. Eastern ONO aud West Nirg.a.
.'. New operation iu Tho oil fields
ar' b"iuc rushed dnt aud nix &c. Oii
wells arc bcing cleaned om aud cor.
rrct"d with pumps vhil" other. long
looked upon Hs uup-olfIhio hrcau 81
of Tho iov price of crude o.l. Hrr h.
.ng drilled over
During January of uu- year. "ss
more t"li- hIVc been drilled in inn
i"rriforf east Of fur Nisei.-.ppi rt.rr
fhin ns compared to 1pullr, t.i-
according fp reports received o., piI
Wrr herr o. fs predicted .brulrr
viii bow a Wucl llrrcr total
WIN fHr exception of short furry
in fNf. when rcur.t .anin crId.. fNa
basis of oIl price. Touched g. ,.,I
remained above e' un fn- .lo-f n,r..
fhr rf"soft uGDIsi'ou i4 fhn uIehe-i
sine" u','mtor $3.50 p Iau 'i., i.rL
v7'.r marx v7s reached at st2sst
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
FIVE MORE JUDGES
TO BE NOMINATED
President TAFT viii Send Nominations
Of Five More Federal Judges TO
Congress-

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-Bsicre he
quits office. President Taft expects 10
send 20 the senate the nomination.. Of
FIVE more federal judges. making n
total Of III during his administrdtiJ1.
a record un-equalled. so flr as avaii-
able documents show. by any c;her
president in four years. Counting
these FIVE nominations az ! ch already
sent 10 the senate but still unconfirn-
ed. Mr.. Taft will have named 5S per
cent Of the 1875 federal judges provided
for by the statutes.
While the president Is known to 80
gard his appointments To the sup-s-ne
court as the most important he haz
made and he has named FIVE of iie
nine members OF that court and ~nlef
iusiice-he has taken great pride IN
his selection Of circuit. district and
territorial judges.
There are - federal Judges who
enjoy life tenure and OF that sort Mr..
Taft has appointed G5 or about 30 per.
cent. Mr.. Roosevelt In his FIRST term
named g. life Judges and In his second
a. Mr.. Mckinley named 81 life
judges. Mr.. Cleveland In his second
term p. and Mr. Harrison. 20.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
FRAMING OF TARIFF
LEGISLATION is ON

0oo.ooo 10 t350.00O 600 from customs
duties. coupled With a pledge % low
ering the tarin bars on necessities.
or this total figure. the plan IL 10 pro
vide between fSs.0o0 0nO aud siO0,-
O"o.0oo by an income tax. nov iack.
ing but one State for ratification of
the proposed constitutional amend.
ment The income tax IN turn would
embrace the corporation tax. whicn
bids fair 10 yield $50. 00O revenue
during this year
fairly well determined trogram
already Indicated IN the main. ac.
cording 10 items. the chemical. iron
and steel. wool cotton and free list
bills will be like the previous ones.
but there VIII b. numerous changes
dictated nv nov light thrown on indi.
vidual articles The Democratic ma
iority already 10 strongly committed
10 an income taS and its partial Offset.
the free sugar plan " is estimated
That free SUGAR would depiete the rev.
'nues by s53.0oo.o0o. and that the free
list would Cut ont approximately tt1.
100000 more. There will be p reduc-
ton in the cotton. wool and other
schedules thar may cause material
loss though In some of the cases tbs
ncmocra upon increased imtorts
tons. hope to Offset the cat Ia duties
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03

WNSHlNGTON. u G.. Fob .
The framing of the tentative basis ~
the entire tafin legislation of the com
Inc extra session of Congress will be.
gin tomorrow in the House committee
On ways and means The fourteen
Democrats ~ the COMMITTEES consti
tute ~ ma iOrity. and they will meet
~ executive session daily from nov
until thev have revised al ~ the fou.
teen schedules ~ the present Law and
%" free lisf aut administrative pro
visions ~ we'll They will take up The
tHtif schedule hv schedule in tho reg
uisr sequence n the Payne Ndrich
acf
Democratic Leader 'nderWood on
o. committee chairman. the
tarn making eirden fail. the hea,f
ef. believes the committee will be
able 10 finish ns wosk by the middle
~ March Upon the commiftee's .
progress viii depend the date 81 the
extra session - Congress fn the first
week ~ the session the House Demo
Gratis. in caucus. viii determine vhcih.
or Tho revision shall b. schedule bv
schedule or by q single sweeping
measure
The committee is confronted with
the Iroblcm Of raising from S3s5..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
WILL TAKE UP One
PERCENT TAX LAW
important Measure viii Sc Taken
Up This Week by The Legs
istors of Ohio.
Intelligence Bureau.
Charleston. W. va. reb. 2.

General re-vamping 81 the Smith one
per cent tax law ts proposed for the
cpiuinE week in the Legislature as a
I"-uf Df fhr decision or the supreme
court affecting the Law ~ Is the in.
ieniion of the administration and tax
Officials 20 make fifteen mills the eN.
treue limit ~ taxation after al excep-
Tons The fifteen mills are 10 include
siuh nr fund and Interests charges.
"hich are not now Included in the hf.
teen mill Limit.
Intending Ia rcrflfy the shurtcom
luEf of %" law regulating the state
bureau ~ accounts hiiI win be in.
trudut "d in fho Legislature This week.
"inhfuc ng very drastic prov i.ious ana
SWING tu" governor absolute pow cr
lh" pfupusrd Jaw viii provide thai
Oh" report uf the examiners shall be-
m7de ~ once and copies of the re
10 70 -h1.I ir ritru fu certain Cfisiais
named within ninety daVs. the prose.
tHiinf attorney or city solicitor must
bring rftI proceedings 10 recover
rom ~ accused official the money he
tIe taken uulaWfully n the solicitor
ur prosecutor falls to DO This he can
h" removed from nfirc Tnc burden ~
a. shifted from he stare 10 the defcu
dan'. fhe Flidavt belng sufficient
rr.ci lur fn" prosecution The Law
wiI specify particularly what puhlic
money ie and THIS vill pr- many pro
bate iufn". and their chic acuufIc-
100 have been selling marriage cor
tihrfiea Together with - license aud
ruchcfinr tH" money themselves
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03

frt has been divided by Tho new order
into four geographical departments.
M eastern central. western aud SOU
inrrn department with headquarters
70 p"riiynly ~ Governor island chi.
cagp. Snf Francisco and san Antonio.
ono army division viii be situated 10
Zach ~ fheto department.. tho cavalry
division bfing tr tho southern depart.
W"n' Win an infantry division ln each
ri flr remaining department. Tho
eastern and western divisions while
fho spnfhrrn department is carved
from fhr pIrtrnf central dit Ieipn
Nt direction 81 President Tnn. the
following as-ignmoufH ~ command ~
depart fmfnfs are announced
Tho eastern department. Major cen
oral Thomas ~ Narrv. fne coufrai DO.
parfmenf. Brigadl"r General Tasker q
l.lsa 90 present commanding depart
mont - Tho easf1 Tho western depart
menf. Major General Arfhur Murray.
Tho Philippine department. Major
General y Franklin Cell including
district ~ IHxon. Brigadier General
Clarence X Edwards. district ~ Min.
danni. Irigadier General John Pere
hing fhr Hawaiian feparf rnenf. Iirir.
adior General frederick Tun .fun
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
BOMB EXPLODES
KILLING WOMAN
Finding Package on Doorstep Woman
Opens II and Is KiIled-Aus-
band Is Dying.

NEW YORK. Feb. Mrs. Mag
dalen Herredo vas instantly killed to-
night when she opened "A pacakge con
tanning bomb that her husband. Ber-
nardo fierredo. found in the hall OF
their apartment in the Bronx. Her
redo. who Is Cuban. and Sarah
F'ughtmann, n bosrder and also a
Cuban. were badly injured by the ex-
plosion. At the hospital where they
were taken Miss Fughtmann's condi-
tion was said to be dangerous.
herredo found the bomb. and. think
ing II was a package some one had
left for his wife. took II TO her. She
was removing the wrapper when the
explosion occurred.
Pieces OF iron and lead pipe with
which the bomb was loaded flew in
every direction. Mrs IIerredo was
bending over the bomb and her face
was torn and lacerated beyond recog-
milton. Miss Fughtmann. not so close.
sustained a fractured skull. and pieces
OF iron and lead penetrated the skull
of lIerredo. who also stood near.
Almost everything in the room was
shattered by the force OF the ex.
Flosion. AZ the hospital Herredo said
inS letter and thar he had no enc.
mics. so far as he knew He said
that he believed the bomb had been
intended for someone else.
HerredO and his wife were about
81 years old Miss Fughtmann is
about 30. lie IL a cigar manufacturer.
; Deputy Police Commissioner Dough
cry in company With inspector
Faurot. Of the photograph and finger
print bureau. went 10 tho apartment
Of Herredo and made an investigation.
Shortly aftcrward Ierrcdo was made
- prisoner and taken TO the Manhattan
Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital In GUS
tody of detectives for an immediate
| operation.
Deputy Comm ssiOuer DOugherty
declined 10 make any statement after
! the arrest Of ilerredO. but remained
/ on fh" premises for some time after.
ward. continuing The Investigation.
photographs Of finger prints on the
pieces Of the box which contained the
tomb were taken
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MORE
CONCESSIONS TO THE BALKANS
Bulgarian Delegate Also Wants Peace
Bulgaria Aspires to be the
America Of Europe.
Turkish ENJOYS Ordered to Remain in
London Until the War 10
Resumed.

LONDON. Feb. THE porte has
ordered the Turkishsplenipotenti
not to leave London until hostillties
are resumed and has instructed tae
army 10 await the attack before fiTinS
a shot.
Thus. the Ottomans whJ. with the
exception OF the Montenegrins arr. III
only delegates left in London, remark
ed today thar nobody could accuse
them or not having done all that was
humanity possible 10 come TO terms
Animated by humanitarian spirit
then added. Turkey wished Ia avoid
useless carnage and wished also 10
show Difference To the advice Of In"
powers. although Europe had been un-
fair toward Turkey.
Dr. Daneff. head of the bulgarian
delegation. before leaving the capital.
recalled What he had said in his first
statement on arriving in London that
the Balkan people. who had adapted
the Monroe doctrine 20 their p.:tiu.
sula. aspired 70 become the Americans
OF Europe. They had inaugurat"d a
policy OF sincerity and straight for
wardncss. as was proved by their rank
conduct in the peace conference.
whore they demanded from the FIRST
exactly what they intended to take.
against double dealing on the part Of
the Turks. The Balkan representa-
tlves. he said. would not have waited
tc their own disadvantage 80 long ho-
fore resuming hostiliiics but for the
genuine regard which the balkan
Kingdoms held for the powers. lie
again rejected the idea that even q
small fraction of AdrinOple should BE-
retained by Turkey
Dr. Dancn concluded by saving
Turkey should have understood
that she must abandon Europe On.
iirely. her permanence there being np.
posed not only by the allies hut by tla
powers Themselves. az shown by their
collective note Turkey has refused
to quit peacefully. but will be- forced
Il do 50 after another war. after
which. fully realizing The strength of
tcontinuec on Page Efaht1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
FIRE DESTROYS
SOUTHERN HOTEL
psrk-'n-the-Pines Destroyed by Fire.
and Guests Have Narrow Gs-
cape From Death.

AIKEN, :. G.. Feb. 2.-Park.in.the-
Pines. a large hotel. was DESTROYED by
hre at noon to-day. SO rapidly did
the flames spread that few OF the for.
ty-four guests had time To save any OF
their personal effects All. however.
sscaD"" without Injury. Colonel A. Il.
DICK. manager Of the hotel. was over
come 10y smoke and was carried un-
conscious from the building The loss
is estimated al $3.50 00u. The hotel. a
three-story frame structure. contained
La rooms. The fire was discoyere- 4
Just before midday. and is believed TO
nave originated in q basement store
room az the foot of the elevator shaft
10 had sained .'Ich headway when the
alarm was sounded that guests and
other persons in the building had TO
ieav" hurriediy Numbers. shut OF
from cScaIc by the smoke-fll halls.
ieu by the fire escapes. Mrs. John W.
Nary Of Trenton. y J.. left on her
dressing table about $1,000 worth OF
lewelry when she and her two daugh-
ters were compelled 10 quit their suite.
Several other guests reported large
losses Of JewelTy and clothing.
Deposited by the guests in the office
SAT" was about $1,000 in cash. bnt so
rapid was the spread Of the flames
Thar the clerks did not have time TO
save IL. although the safe was open
~ The time
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
DESTRUCTIVE
BLAZECAUSES
MILLION LOSS
Savannah Waterfront Swept by Blaze
That Caused Great Loss-Many
Persons Injured.

SAVANNAH. Ga. Feb damage
estimated at s1.5O0.O0O resulted early
to-day from fire of unknown origin.
which swept the Savannah river front
for two blocks. destroying the
wharves Of the Merchants & Miners
Transportation Company. several
warehouses and business structures
and the Planters Rice Mill
The blaze was discovered shortly
after O'Clock this morning in a shed
on the western end OF the wharves
MI the available fire apparatus and
fire tugs in the river could not pre-.
vent the spread Of the flames from
the Ogechee Canal east 10 within $50
feet of Broad street Many business
structures and much shipping were
endangered
After four hours the fire was gotten
under control without loss Of life
Several hremen were slightly injured
The greatest loss was sustained by
the Central Georgia Railway Compa
nv. owners OF tho Merchants A. Mi
ners' terminals and freight stored In
the warehouses. The loss 10 the com
pam ~ fStlludlPu ~ Sh'N.'NNs covered
by Insurance.
The American Steel & Wire Com
pany warehouses on each side of the
entrance To the Merchants A. Miners
docks were partly destroyed. with
damage estimated At between $50. .O01
and $4,000; also covered by insur
sncc.
Estimates place the loss ~ tho
Planters Rice MiIl property AZ $50.
900. The building was not insured
bur the machinery Vas protected
Warehouses and business structures
~ several other firms also were dam
aged or destroyed. but the loss has
not yet been definitely determined
Efforts 20 ascertain the origin OF
the FIRE have been frtitless
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03

killed were picked up in the main Sec
fion OF the theater. where they had
been trampled.
Steep steps lead from the side walk
to the theatre entrance and down
these hundreds fell while those be-
hind piled on top. Children became
separated from their parents and fran
tic searches for friends or relatives
mingled with the panic stricken audi
ence. IL was more than an hour be-
fore the police were able definitely to
say that only two had met death.
Fight For Passage.
In the panic clothes were torn from
their wearers and the police gathered
up great pile OF hats. coats. shoes.
eye glasses and even pocket books
A few rings and watches were among
the salvage taken to the police sta
tion for Identification.
At the time the panic started fully
a hundred persons were waiting in
the vestibule to gain admission to the
theatre and as the doors burst open
from within these people we're caught
I'm the rush.
Fire Commissioner Johnson arrived
at the theatre soon after II had been
cleared. In statement he declared
that there were 500 similar places in
Greater New York where conditions
are equally perilous. He said, how
ever. that the owners had complied
with every ordinance governing such
places.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
REORGANIZATION
OF u. s. TROOPS

WASHISGfON FEB o Provision
for 'he tactical organization ~ the
United states army into 'hreo iufan
'rv divisions and one cavalry division.
Is made in an order issrfd br dIroc.
ion ~ President Tor and made fIb.
lic tonight BY Secretary of War sim.
rr This plan Of n0rranIlafi0u.
Hhicn become effective Irbruarr d..
includes fhe entire mobile army Win
.n The continental limits ~ the United
STATES was fret drafted b. Tho uar
College division ~ ths general sfan
ana was determined upon vifh some
rnOdif cations ~ the close ~ confer
ence ~ general officers rt tfe va.
doDari ment last month
hitherto There has been n1 tactical
army organization higher than regi
mont There have been no hrigadeq
gr divisions existing ln time ~ peace
pOn tho Oufbrenk ~ var whom an
army was needed ~ WAS necessary f0
create such an army under al the
sfrees snd hurry and excitement ~
sych an occasion. In order 20 carry
ou' The necesssry Administrative Vork
connected With fhe military establish
mep " The rited sfafes. Tho cOun
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
SENATOR SCOTT
IN CHARLESTON:
IS NOT IN RACE
Sunday Was Another Dull Day the Capal-Tuesday the
Senatorial Tosa May Be Won and Lost.

Senator have very warm personal
friends who are making the race and
not only do I not intend to come out
against them. but I shall take no part
ir the interests OF any OF them. My
visit has absolutely no political signi-
ficance." Senator Scott sounded n
note of warning 10 the Republican
members of the legislature. when he
urged them to elect a man level head.
ed on the tariff question. mere IL
nc state In the union more vitally I'm.
terested in proper tariff laws than
West Virginia" he declared.
The Caucus Question.
Whether or not the Republicans
will get together on the caucus propo-
sition tomorrow was still unsettled
tonight. Governor-elect Hatfield does
not return until morning. and IL is
generally agreed that only through
him will a caucus be made possible.
with the first ballot in separate assem-
bly, coming Tuesday. The time is
short for action. IL is probable. how
ever. that the caucus attempt may
not be made until the latter part OF
the week. after II has been fully DEM
onstrated that a long and fruitless
Continued on Page Eighty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
FOUR DIE In
HOTEL FIREIN
SACRAMENTO
ST. Nicholas Hotel Burns To The
Ground And Four Are Cremated.
Twelve Are Hurt

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Feb. -Four
persons are known 10 be dead. another
is dying. ten are in hospitals suffer
ing from burns or broken bones and
the search for bodies continues to-
night in the ruins of the st. Nicholas
apartment house. which was destroyed
by fire early today An explosion OF
fumes OF oil escaping from a defect
I've burner in the basement started the
flames which quickly enveioped the
building. The dead:
Lawrence. Miss Nora. clerk for
Wells-Fargo Express company.
Fehr. Albert. pensioner. Southern
Pacific machinist
Dunn. W. J. local manager OF
tyuewriter company
Unidentified body. found in ruins.
Fatally injured:
Pretzman. Harold. engineer: back
broken.
Dunn and PretZman jumped from
the windows. as did many others.
The property loss is about $4,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
TWO KILLED AND
MANY HURT IN A
THEATRE BLAZE
Boys Cry of Fire Causes Wild Stampede and Two Women
Are Tramped to Death-Eeven Badly Hurt.
New York Motion Picture Theatre Proved Fire Trap When
Motion Picture Ignites Sunday Evening

NEW YORK. Feb. "A boys cry of
fire" and the smoke from an ex-
ploded reel OF a motion pocture ma
chine in an East Side theater tonight
resulted in a panic among the aud
fence of 400 persons and rush for
the exists in which two women were
killed and eleven others persons so
badly injured that they had to be
sent to hospitals.
The panic occurred in one of the
most densely populated sections of
the East Side and the thousands who
poured into East Houston street in
front OF the theater and rushed 10
the doors added to the confusion and
10 the number OF injured. The two
women. who have not been identified
were trampled to death in the crush
OF the crowd to reach the doors. The
operator OF the machine soon extin.
guished the burning film and the
flames did not spread beyond the fire
proof cage in which he worked.
Theater q Fire Trap.
With the exception OF the rear exit
door the only means OF escape from
the theater were through the main
vestibule and IL was here in a narrow
space that most OF the injured were
found. The two women who were
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-03
FIRE CHIEF AWAKENED TO FIND
MOTHER CREMATED In BLAZE
Aged Washington Woman cremated
in Fire That Partly Destroys
Her Home on Sunday.
Is Survived by Eight Children
Bishop Donahue OF Wheeling
Hurries to the Scene.

spec ial DisPgtch to the IntelIigencer
WASHINGTON. IA. Feb. When
alarm No. IA rang in at fire headquar.
ters early this morning Chief Patrick
Curran of the Washington fire depart
ment was the first from his bed.
Three minutes later the auto fire
truck pulled up in front OF the chiefs
own residence. at the corner OF West
Maiden street and RspIe avenue With
fire extinguisher In his hand Chief
turran burst through the smoke pour.
ing from the front door and ran
through the hall 10 the bedroom OF
his mother on the first floor. In the
smoke filled room be stumbled over
something on the floor and reaching
down picked Up the burned body Of
his mother. Mrs. Bridget Curran. 81
years OF age The fire chief carried
his dying mother to tne second floor,
put. finding the smoke TOO thick there
he carried her from the house and
into the house Of his brother. James
Curran. next door. Mrs. Curran lived
about TWO hours. dying from the
frightful turns she had received.
The fire itself was soon extin.
Ruished. being confined to the one
room where 81 had originated when
Mrs. Curran went 10 the mantel SHELF
in the night. presumably TO see the
clock. Her night robe became ignited
AZ an open coal CRATE. \ daughter OF
the aged woman. Miss Mary r. Cur.
ran. who was on the second floor OF
the house and heard her mothers
screams. was fatally burned when she
ran 10 the assistance OF the aged
woman and is lying In the stricken
home. under the care OF four ply
sicians with no hope for recovery. \
son Of Mrs. Curran. Michael Curran
who was also at home. was badly
bursed about the hands in his efforts
To cxtinruish the flames The ira gic
death Of Mrs. Curran came on the
twenty fourth anniversary Of the
death Of her husband. Michael Curran.
q civil var veteran and for many
years wellknowu resident Of wash
ington Mrs. Currans maiden name
VAS Sheehau. she having been born in
County Limerick. Ireland ~ years
ago. When q young Eirl she came to
american and - years ago she was
united IN marriage with Michael Cur.
ran. The family home mas been I'm
fcontinusd on Page Eight)