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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-12
Discount Sale Of Furniture.

In order TO close out cur entire
stock within the next thirty days we
will eiVe reduction OF from 25 20 so
per cent from our regular price. This
is a chance Of life time TO buy fur
niture at less than cost. ~ you want
70 share IN these bargains don't delay
but come al once Geo 3. Matthews,
Heinlein Block. Bridgeport, o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-12
Open Meeting.

The open meeting OF ~" mon =
bible class o. 'hr lIs.t NJ p. eaurCh
will h. held In tho church 'l.s even
ing The problem or solution Will
DO Medical and Dental Inspection in
She schools Pau,rS ou This subject
VIII h. read D.. several prominent
ulNsiciLu- \ cord al invitation l.
extended 20 th. genera pgh'ic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-12

rounding country through tho night.
and "Wednesday morning he was found
clad only in his undcrclot hing. at
tempting 10 catch fish In his hat IN
a creek AZ Dover. -. lie was removed
20 his home. but 80 far no DISPOSE
ton has been made % the case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-12

I'll" RESIDENT uf Kirkwopi have a
ennd ellie ro the person that j. respou-
~ih.r for The death 81 q number Of
p"' dogs and eats iu The last fow DAYS
and 81 The guilty one IS caught hc will
be roughly handled few days ago
cat was seen 20 picE NJ piece -
fresh meat and the Cl' has been ints
sing ever since several valuable.
dogs have gone iu The same way.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-12
Spragg Amusement Co.
olympic Thea,er Eli-arand rne.te.

coolest. best ventilated. most COM
modious. better music. always W TO
date.
Always patronize tie best. The price
ne same.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
PATRIOTISM EVOKED
BY STIRRING PLAY
lis Author Embraced by Men and
Women of al Emotional
Audience
ONE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

PARIS March /.
There Was a great scene after tho first
performance of the new play "scrvlr."
by NJ. Henri Lavedan. 1T the Theatre
Sarah Bernhardt NJ Guitry. the famous
actor. snapped Up the play While the
Coincide Franchise was doubling whether
it could produce IT, The black headed
author OF the play was embraced ny men
and women alike after the performance.
and tears were running down many
checks.
"servir" gives violent expression to the
new spirit OF patriotic fervor that has
been growing in France for several years.
especially in the youngCr generation. and
which revealed itself dramatically at The
time of the AGadir incident. 1t shows in
THE form Of a parable the overcoming uf
the antimiltarism which was rife in
France few years ago by love OF Ia
patrie.
The two chief characters-or rathor
types. for they are merely mouthpieccs
of opposing scntiment-are an old colonel.
played by NJ. Guitry, and his son. The
colonel on his forced retirement under
the age limit, felt that nc must still
serve his country. lie was so devoted
that he even sought an unpleasant way
of showing ii and became a spy. In that
capacity he discovers that very power
fui explosive has been invented by his
son.
The son is a pacinst. FIe hates war and
tells his men that they ought not 10
light unless their conscience approves the
cause He uses all the humanitarian ar
cumcnts that used to he heard in france,
and is SO carried away by his enthusi-
asm that he is determined to make no
use OF his invention He has proved its
force by blowing up an island off the
coast OF Brittany.
Here the piece comes near 10 being ridic-
ulous. Any power which possessed the
secret explosive could wipe another power
OFF the map. but he will not give even
his own country the chance. Ic will de-
stroy the formula and throw the explosive
into the sea. In this no Is chcckmuted
by his fathers knowledge. The old col
oncl gives the secret to the war Office,
and OH that very day war is declared.
There is a scene Of angry recrimnaton
between father and son. The mother in
tervenes and turns the scale. She has
been on the boys side, but the news
that another son has been killed in Mo-
rocco Hills her with a wild ycarnng for
,evenge Tho piece ends amid frenzied
applause with the pacifst rushing off to
fight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
LONDON. March

LONDON. March !.
Lord Edmund Talbot has been appointed
by Bonar Law as chief whip OF the
unionist party, in place of Lord Bal
cares. who has gone 10 the house OF
lords carl OF Crawford.
Lord Edmund Talbot, who is broth
CT Of the duke of Norfolk, and a proni-
incnt member OF the Roman Catholic
Church. has beer associated with the
Unionst whips Office for several years.
and was Lord Balcarres' principal as
sistant.
In the last Unionst government he was
frat private secretary 10 ST. John
Brodrick now Lord Midlcton). and was
appointed a junior lord OF the treasury
In 1905.
He is short rudy man. with mus
tacle turning gray, pleasant look
and manner. and an interest in many
things besides politics. lie IS personally
popular on both sides OF the house.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
ROMANS EXCITED BY
ANOTHER SCANDAL
Charges Of Graft Made Against
Contractors and Involving
Government Officials
ARREST TWO OF FIRM
ROME. March I

ROME. March l.
The greatest financial scandal known
IN Italy since the trial Of signor Nasi
eliminated last night In the arrest OF.
Commentators Iacc:ardi and signor 10.
relli. 1nemers OF a firm of contra ctors
which built the famous new law courts.
These law courts, which opened two
years ago, we're twenty years in building.
and the cost to the state was 5000, 90 in
stead Of sl,21c0co, as had been agreed
= parliamentary committee was an
pointed TO inquire into the excess
charges, and the result was accusations
Of graft against tho contra ctors. and Of
brih!nS Signor Silvestre. an Official in
the railways administration The latter
COR whoin warrant han been Issued Ina =
left Italy.
FURTHER important developments arc
expected. and it is said tha, other Of
| ficials will De charged
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
BEL CLANS SCARED BY
GERMAN ARMY PLANS
What Is Considered Grave Situa-
ton IS Discussed by Her
Statesmen in Secret


BRUSSELS, March /.
The Belgian chamber OF deputies has
discussed AT a secret sitting vital ques-
lions OF national defense
When II was proposed that secret sit
ting should be held. several members
announced that they would not maintain
secrecy, and tumuluous scenes occurred.
Baron d. Broqueviile. the premier and
war minister. according 10 the m!nistc-
rial organ. lie I'atrote. stated: The
minister for foreign affairs and myself
are on a volcano. II YOU do not promis
10 keep our communications secret We
shall bc compelled TO Withhold them
Guarantees that secrecy would he OBJ
served were obtained and the secret sit
ting was hold. Stringent precautions
We're taken and parliamentary journal
lists were forbidden access even TO rooms
adjacent to the chamber.
1t Is clear that the premier has been
greatly impressed by the German military
measures AZ Elsenborn and other places
on the Belgian frontier. Al Elscuboru
there is the vast maneuveripg camp OF
the Coolcnz army corps. From Aix-la-
Chapclle military railway OF great
strategic Importance runs south and al
most parallel win the Belgian frontier.
VI Wcismcs branch line runs west 20
Malmedy. close TO The Belgian frontier.
\ new line connects Malmcdy with the
Belgian frontier town OF Stavelot and the
railways TO Brussels and I.iegc.
= the public sitting OF tho chamber
Baron dc i3roqueylle said that the debate
might be decisive regarding tho future
of Berlin. Certain foreign powers. he
stated would welcome an increase In the
Belgian army. Although there 80 some
opposition, il is virtually certain that
an increase viii be voted
According TO the Dorniere Heure. the
premier said the international situation
was greatly disturbed. that large military
FORCES were maSsed 10 the south and 20 I
of Belgium. and that IL behooved tha
country TO be In a position TO see that
tile Integrity OF her territory was re-
spcctcd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
CLERGYMAN URGES
BIRCH FOR MORMONS
Would Like TO See Law Passed
Pcnalizing Their ProseIytiz-
ing in England
CAMPAIGN AGAINST Ir

LONDON, March l.
This IS big gan fred in tho now
campaign" declared = Il. Farncomhe
Who presided a largely attended meet
Ing at CaXton Hail. under the auspices
Of tho British Anti-Mormon League.
We are not hero 10 advocate methods
Of violence, breaking windows or raising
mobs' he explained; but TO carry out
educational work IN this country. have
not the slightest hesitation in saying that
when people really understand what this
unclean thns, CLOSED over by the name
Of religion, is they will turn away from
il with loathns
-Four OF five hundred Mormon elders
have been detailed for work in The
United Ninsdom. which is being quietly,
but Systematically, honey combed. In one
YEAR twenty 10 thirty million tracts have
been distributed. The time has arrived
when TN" thing must he dealt with on
business lines
The Rev 6. Ernest Thorne said he
would like To see an enactment making
IL penal for Mormon elder 20 be touna
proslcytizing servant girls and young
women
II should like to sec lilo birch used
ON Mormon elders" he stated amid ap-
plausc.
Mrs. St. Clare Norriss complained that
there MAS a Mormon elder among the
ar, students al South Keusington She
said that she had supplied tho au, hori-
tics with his name.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
SOCIETY WOMEN WAR
ON EXTRAVAGAN CE
Stockings Costing $40 a Pair
Purchased by Paris
Women
"A SIMPLICITY CAMPAIGN

PARIS. March /
Luxury in woinan's dress mas reached
such a pitch in Paris that society women
bere are proposing 10 organize a simple
.ty campaign.
1t IS NOT so much The prices paid FOR
the dresses themselves as the money
asked and paid Tor accessories, which are
exceeding the powers OF all but the deep
est purses. Tne Extravaganza in stock
ings has grown 81 inverse ratio 10 the
thickness of the material
a shop near the opera sells stockings
AZ 81 a pair az the cheapest An inquiry
for the most expensive produced some at
500 and $40 {. pair, made OF Caan;iliy
lace. A1echline lace or tissue OF gold.
In the Rue de Ia Paix q fashionable
purveyor OF white underwear stated that
he had no troUsseaux under 800. and
that $40 end go were the prices for
cheap" nightdreEses. Another shop OF
4he game kind making specially OF cor
sets has quite cheap ones at SO and a
little better quality a. so: but OF
course. said the shopkeeper. 'r,lhen a
lady wants a really fashionable corset
she has TO pay for It
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
W|NDLERS' SYNDICATE
OPERATED FOR YEARS
Numbered lis Hundreds Of Vic
Tins Throughout Many Coun-
tries of Europe
FIFTEEN ARE ARRESTED
MADRID. March /.

MADRID. March l.
Fifteen members Of a wealthy syndicate
OF swindlcrs. having their headquarters
in Madrid. have been arrested, and others
are now being searched for
This syndicate has vic;imized hundreds
OF persons in other countries in various
ways II pernctratet the Spanish pris-
oncr'' hoax with great success. and also
the Treasure" swindlc, whereby credu-
ious invidduals were induced 10 invest
money III an alleged secret enterprise for
recovering buried gold and valuab le
plate.
According TO the police the leader OF
the syndicate was a man who possesses
three splendid houses ia Madrid and is
constructing fourth. These houses have
many secret doors and corridors. and
underground outlets. 50 that the occu-
pants could cludc the police
The syndicate operated FOR eight ycars
and received hundreds OF ,clegrains from
victims announcing that they were coming
to Madrid These kilograms were all sent
to false addresses, ana When the victims
arrived they round that nothing was
known of the treasure scheme at the
address given them.
branches OF tho syndicate operator ~:
fiibao. SaragoSsd. Seville and other
Spani towns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

ARRESTED FOR TREASON
Relative Of High Prussian ohicial In
Sore Trouble

BERLIN. March 1.-The Berincr
Iagcbiatt confirms report that a
Prussian officer. q relative of one OF
tho highest officers I'm the PrissIan army:
has been arrested suspicion OF high
treason. presumably In the form or
espionage.
He was arrested on February at the
instance OF tho imperial department OF
public prosecutions at Leipzig. lie was
Imprisoned In Berlin. but released on
Friday on bail. sa,d to amount TO several
hundred thousand marks. During his five
days Of arrest the prisoner was allowed
to receivo his wife daily. The utmost So
crccy Is observed with regard to the
nature OF the charge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
HOLL VEG WANTS EVERY
ABLE MAN A SOLDIER
German Chancellor Would Have
His Country an Armed
Camp in Peace
THE TIMES DEMAND ri,
BERLIN. March

bE'lNi'lN, March !.
AT a banquet OF Tic German Aprlcul.
'ural Council held here last evening tho
imperial chancellor. Or. Won Bethmau-
Hollwcg made speech in which he
said:
The desire for peace which believe
animatcs AL the great powers. and which
hope Will help us over the Balkan
crisis, has its soundest basis in the
universal and vital necessity for develop.
iug the strength OF the nations I'm every
progressive labor We shan be compelled
this year to strong hen our land arma-
ments
1T IS the viii of the people, il under
stand s, Alright that every able bodied
man snail be soldier
III ne empire. the state. our hcarths and
homes are too sacred for us not TO he
resolved upon the adoption OF il,e OK
tremest measures to secure and defend
them against war and the danger Of war.
I'm this the nation Is united. and 4,
viii remain united when We discuss the
bills In the reIchstag at Easter"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
KAISER, AS FARMER,
TALKS TO FARMERS
Tells OF His Agricultural Ex-
periments i'll Country Place
in East Prussia
CALLS THEM SUCCESSFUL
BERLIN. March /.


The German Agricultural Council,
which is holding its annual gathering In
Berlin. was delighted today by the ap-
pcarance OF the ltaiser in its midst,
and by a chatty address from his majesty
on his experiments at Cadinen his coun-
try place in East Prussia
He spoke first of the improvements
in 500 acres Of meadow land on which
he had succeeded in raising crops OF hay
double these OF former years. and on
which much larger herds of cattle and
horses can now Craze.
Rye was the next subject treated nv
the imperial farmer. lie had got hold OF
a rye seed which enabled his crops to
stand like "Uhans' lancos' when the
crops OF his ncighbors lay fiat under the
heavy ain. When ncighbors heard OF his
success they came to fisticuffs in their
eagcrness TO purchase seed from the
kaiser. His majesty declared that he
did some excellent business with the
sale OF this seed
Then lie went on TO speak OF some
crossing experiments which he had be-
gun some years ago between the Indian
zebus. the hos Indicus major and ord-
nary German cattle Hagenbeck, the
famous dealer in wild animals. had
bought several calves from him 70. use
in the German colonies, and the beasts
Which remain have proved themselves ex-
ccllent draught animals. and are so swift
that. following the example of the Hin
dus, he is thinking OF suggesting zebu
races.
His majesty spoke IN droll fashion.
el!citing much laughter from the as
sembled agriculturists He concluded by
expressing his firm conviction that Ger
man agricultural land, properly treated,
was quite adequate to meet all the home
demands. both AZ to cereals and animals.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
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CLERGYMAN BARS OBEY
Will officiate at No Marriage Until
Word Is Withdrawn

LONDON, March Lone OF the speak
ers at the meeting OF the Womens Social
and Political Union yesterday, al the
London Pavilion. was the Rev. r. 3.
EXton, OF Edmonton
lie objects TO women having to promise
10 obey their husbands, and he declared
that until the word "obey" was omitted
from the marriage service and women put
on an equality with men In regard to
that service. he should decline to officiate
at any more weddings.
The Rev. Richard Brudencl Lawson
Exton lives at Sweet Briar Walk, Upper
Edmonton. and has been chaplain OF the
Strand Union since 1901
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
CANADIAN DRUGGED
AND ROBBED IN PARIS:
Meets Stranger, Who Volunteers
to Show Him Sights 4
of the City E6
CASH AND JEWELS TAKEN
PARIS. March 1.

curious story was told yesterday to-
the Paris police by a young Canadian,
James Iiuntly, or Henley. OF Winnipeg.
Mr.. Huntly is a real estate agent by
profession After n short stay in London
he arrived. he said. at the Care ct. La
care, in Paris, yesterday morning, on his
way TO Nice. lie intended to remain only
one day here lie says that he put his
luggage in the cloakroom at the sta
ton. got check for 1t and went for
stroll.
Opposite Cooks. on the Place de
iOpera, lie was accosted by guide. who
offered to show him Paris. He agreed.
and got into a taxicab with the man
After showing him several points Of in
terest the guide proposed to show him
the Apa quarter, and drove with
him to a house in a Stun. He does not
know where ii was
The guide took him into a room on the
first floor furnished with a few chairs. a
table and n cupboard-nothing else 1Yle
500 guide opened tho cupboard and Of
fered MFR. Huntly a drink. which he 40.
copied.
AS soon ms he had cmpticd his glasa
no fell asleep and knows nothing Of
what happened to him till he woke up
late In the afternoon OF chair In the
Madeleine Church. Ills pocketbook had
disappeared There were. he says. TWEEN
ty ten-dollar bills In it GEO. several pa
pers and the check for his trunk. The
trunk had been taken away from the
cloakroom. presumably by the thief.
The charity organization of the British
Embassy sent Mr.. IIuntly back to Ison-
don and he VIII be repatriated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
schoolmasters as Censors

BERLIN. March Owing 10 the char
aacier OF many cinema tograph shows in
h re ana naaequatc police supervisors
committee o! censorship.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
King Cnnnte,s Children

ST. PETERSBURG, March Two tthy
collins have recently been found in the
monastic burial ground OF Peterborough.
and have been placed IN Peterborough
Cathedral. They are said to BIZ the
collins OF the twin children OF King
Canute. who were drowned IN Whitiesey
Mere az they were crossing TO be cdp-
Gated at Peterborough Abbey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
servant Famine in Budaneet

BUDAPEST. March 1.-The dearth Of
servants IN Budapest has caused tho cIty
council 10 appropriate $40 90 for 1hc con
struction OF three municipal homes for
Eervnnts, In connection with which a
nfanicipa' employment bureau Will DE
maintained
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Children in Picture Palaces

MN n ESTER March Ia proposal
- pfonibii tho admission of chNdren m
considered py the Manchester T5atch ..,,nr
mi'tee al It's nest meeting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Convict Dramatist

ST. PETERSBURG. March Ia Roman
firm has accepted for publication four
tragedies. the work OF TuIiO MurrI, who
L. undergoing n sentence In prison for
cOmplicity In n murder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Climbs a 1oo-Foot Chimney Shaft

LONDON. March IA chimney shaft a
Perkhouse- Camherwcl. by a laun-
DRY company. and when only one brick
remained to be placed in the TOP. Miss
director. climbed up the inside of the
shaft and fixed H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Family Sent to Prison
NlA11I,In

Nh phlD March Antonio Robrcdo
ms ,l!:, w.fe; four sons. Two daughters. ana
a,', ii,s-in n, Jaw have been imprisoned 1T
coin. 'e''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Pauper Boy Wins n scholarsh;r

LONDON. March IA hoy at the Ma.
Emo Workhouse named Smith. aged n
years. has Won a scholarship tenablc ,or
Company. ''pc's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Tarred and Feathered on Liner

Tarred and Feathered on Liner
SYDNEY, March IA passenger ON
board the North German Lloyd steamer
ScharnhoTst was tarrcd and feathered
by his fellow-voyaycrs to Australia for
brutally striking n young woman who
payfulIy pelted him with nm orange peel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Washed OF a Cliff

CARDIiHF March. Ia farm servant
named Frederick Davies was wasncd OF
Tho ciif 10y wave at Cover, South
Wales, ana drowned.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-05-15

Clovis Lodge No. 40 A. F. &
A. M., are planning on giving a
big banquet on Tuesday night,
June Sd. AT which time three
or four candidates win be raised
to the degree Of a Master Ma
son. Initiation and conferring
of degrees viii begin about 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. and
continue until the work is finish
ed at night. An invitation will
be sent to members Of the order
in neighboring towns TO be with
us on this occasion.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-05-15

Geo. w. Singleton, one of the
largest property owners in Clo-
Wis was in the city visiting his
family several days the first of
the week. Mr.. Singleton is
foreman of the bridge building
department on the new road
from Galveston to Clovis, and in
response to inquiries from a
News reporter stated that the
road was built out about 20 miles
from Lubbock. The construc-
tion work is slow said Mr.. Sin
gleton, because the ballasting
crew is following right up be-
hind the steel and bridge crew,
and when the road is completed
it will be the best in the SOUTH
west, even better than any on
the Belen cutoff. He does not
expect the road to be in opera
tion before sometime in Septem-
Der or October of this year.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-05-15
Biz to Roswell on 4th.

Clovis Lodge B. r. o No.
l244 are planning on special
train 10 carry them 70 fto5well
on July 4th where a big celebra-
tion is scheduled. About 80
Elks have so far expressed a
desire to 60 and it is expected
that the crowd will be consider
ably augmented by that time.
The Elks of Roswell promise a
big time.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-05-15

The New Mexico Conserv-
atory of Music win celebrate its
second anniversary in a Recital
Monday afternoon and night, at
2:30 and 7:30 o'clock p. M, May
18th in the Baptist church. An
interesting program will be rem
dered ia the afternoon and at
night. "A ccrdial invitation is
extenUed 10 the public. Admis-
sion free.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1913-05-15
Good Roads for Our Count,

The good roads commission
have been busy for the past
few weeks mapping out the
main thorougfares to be worked
this summer in an effort to
spend that s5OOO.OO to which
our county fell heir upon our
admission to statehood. The
road South to a connection with
that Portales road on the Roose-
velt county line is being work
ed with a huge traction engine
and grade and is nearing COM
pletion. Mr.. James, one of the
road commissioners informs the
NEWS that the road north to
Claud and East to Texico will
be put in first class condition
for heavy traffic.
Hurrah for good roads, let
the good work proceed with vim
and vigor.