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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY

By E. ]. Edwards

In August. 1882. I was the guest for
several weeks OF Charles Hebard at
his summer home on the upper PENN.
sula OF Michigan. Mr.. Hebard had a
very large lumber mill plant and he
was engaged for some twenty years
in extensive numbering operations on
the upper peninsula. His summer
home was upon the shores of L'Anse
Bay. and was almost directly opposite
the eastern entrance OF the Portage
canal. by al OF which a direct
route TO Duluth is made possible.
One afternoon Mr.. Hebard told me
something OF his own investigations
into Che history OF that marvelously
rich portion of the State OF Michigan
which is known as the upper PENN
sula. and which is bounded on the
north by Lake Superior. AS Mr.. He
bard was for some years one OF the
trustees of the Michigan State Uni.
versity at Ann Arhor. he was In 20
sition TO fortify the Information he
had CLEANED from old inhabitants OF
that weird and wonderfully rich sec.
ton OF the country.
II suppose" said Mr.. Hebard. that
II cannot be authoritatively denied
hat this little upper peninsula OF
Michigan has proved to be in pro-
portion to its area the richest and
the marvelously rich little re
gion in the entire United States, and
l do not except some OF the gold
fields.
Yes. there was a time when no
body wanted this land. I have met
a man who when he was a young man
could have bought a good deal OF this
upper peninsula for n few thousand
dollars. | presume he would not have
ventured the speculation. ever II he
had had the money. yet IL he had
bought 1t and kept II he would have
been by this time probably the richest
man in the United States.
This section was regarded as
worthless Wild tract with plenty OF
timber-but the cost OF transporta.
ton and OF numbering made that tim,
Der practically worthless. I was once
told by one OF the early citizens OF
Michigan that the United States had
actually bribed the State of Michi,
gan 10 accept the upper peninsula
Il made some inquiries and I found
the statement was correct. Michigan
territory had a dispute with Ohio
about the southern boundary. Michi.
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OUR PERFORMS"

II the solemn announcements from
the city building are TO be credited.
Wheeling is 10 become a spotless
town. so %spotless. in fact. that IL will
take a microscope to find its defects.
II H. has any. Here are some Of the
things which are alleged TO have been
accomplished since July LIST. according
70 the veracious city hall reporter.
Ftlght-ued wine room proprietors into
KILLED Ne Wheeling Turf Exchange
Placed ID" ia "u all gambling deng.
prohibited me sale OF booze in the
Tal,um Pow der district.
". lui'"l pool PLAYING for monet.
ff"Hihtted the PLAYING OF e~iertri. pi-
amos IN the Ttirum Powder district.
il"C'i 'h~ ban ou baseball pools
Locked co." doors OF looming houses
Nt." IN" chicken quit walking the
Now. as a matter o. fact. how many
o. these things have been accom-.
plished?' The wine rooms have not
been closed. The Turf Exchange IS
%quiescent. bu, not killed. and most
Of the other reforms alleged are solely
reforms on paper and NOT in actual
practice. It takes a good deal more
than an Announcement from tho CITY
building 20 change conditions that
have" existed FOR many wears. cspe.
cialiv ls this tho case whom most peo.
pic know that tho announcements
from th" city building are generally
10 be taken with a grain NJ salt.
Tho things referred 10 above can b.
put into effect only by vigilance and
acf.r" effort on 'ho part ~ tho police
force. SO FAR the vigiiant and active
"nort has not been in evidence
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
WHEELING DISTRICT MINISTER'S
WILL MEET AT CAMP GROUNDS.
Splendid Program Has Been Prepared
Basket Picnic Will
Be Held.

Arrangements have been completed
for the Wheeling district conference
and picnic. to D." held at Tho Mounds.
vile camp grounds today. Ministers
and laymen from every church In the
district have bceu extended an invi-
tation 10 attend and a very large
crowd Is expected TO be present. A
splendid program has been arranged
for the affair and following the rendi.
ton q basket picnic Will be held in
the upper park on the grounds. The
conference was to have been held
several weeks e az Hundred. hut
owing 20 a smallpox scare in that
town th' meeting was postponed and
announced az above. All are cordially
Invited to attend.
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gan wanted 10 take in all the terri.
tory north OF the line running from
the southernmost point OF Lake
Michigan 10 Lake Erie. That would
have included Toledo.
Ohio wouldn't listen to the ropo-
sition and at last the government at
washington was appealed to. and the
government was very much embzr.
raised. Finally the government pro-
posed TO Michigan that II she would
give up to Ohio her claim for a strip
along the southern shore OF Lake
Erie the government would cede 10
Michigan what was known as the up
per peninsula.
Wei. do you know that PROPOSE.
tionr was objected to at first, but at
last Michigan reluctantly consented
not caring much for the desolate and
wild upper peninsula.
The lumber alone on this upper
peninsula has been Of a money value
OF hundreds OF millions OF dollars.
The stumpage. which Is the land re.
naming after h trees have been cut
down. has been cultivated to great
profit. especially in potato farming.
Then there was the opening OF the
extraordinarily rich iron mines, the
value OF which is ~inconceivably great,
n the existence OF which were
scarcely known when the upper pen.
insula became a part OF the State OF
Michigan.
Then there came along some ex.
perts from Boston, think the son of
Professor Agassiz was among them
n they discovered the outcroppings
OF the copper veins on that little pen
insula. which you see just across the
bay. Hundreds OF millions OF dollars
worth OF copper have been and will be
taken out OF these mines. for they are
now regarded as among the richest OF
the world.
Lumber. iron and p p have
yielded in this once despised upper
peninsula material wealth within the
past nifty years. which I was going
to say aggregated a thousand million
dollars. and vet the upper peninsula
was once despised as worthless"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
BRYAN's CASE.

The p'rniciour cncct Of Mr. Try
an Campaigning Tor moro money. in
spite Of tho liberal salary ~ sie.0oo
per year pertaining to rho Secretary NJ
states Office. is ro' particularly 600 the
absence Of Mr Hr,an from Washing
Tor. Doubles tbe rovcrnmen, al
Tho United States will run on quito so.
renoiy while SIR. Hran ls our of tha
Secretary a. states ONCE uut the
example OF % great omcIsI ~ tho gov.
ernmon' deliberately ~noF,rcflnr hi.
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UNCLE WALT: The Poet PHILOSOPHER.

#rF Hf - 80 - '=sz4 etHs "a z.Hs= sz.e.z.asqa =
oiten think while sVatIng flies. that 10 Is neither safe or wise
+" ooast OF ones achievement; for fate may al our trumphs mock
1900. -o often loud and Wanting talk is followed by bcrcavc-
D'7''IN' mont HS very well 20 point with pride IN manner mod.
esq., t'rrifci VIC al ike admiration: 20 foot = born.
tm 1I -tien.- lr excellent there IS no sense IN self dcrrcciation
C,an Hcep ana aI BIS clan impat q PAIN 70 every man; We don't like
IOHh' roo umHIc, nor 90 We Ike The ones who boast who'd make
themselves the rcignng toast-vcrc glad 10 sec iben stumble Al
stumble they are sure % 60 before their little trip IS through their
WSK ono Gay grows lcery; the gods ser traps TOR those Who bras. Who
oooSt theH'c'c, ana never flag until their jaws are weary. The
DoasUu man, all thc'y goct 4 stream Of b0mbast from him uoue
like water from the scuppefs: and rcorIe si,,ng a, b- LII.
MARI, u serves the blamed fool right" when he IS ON his uorcre IL
e " Ympahy and cheer when days % stress and grief are here
We shouIa % meek ana modest, so let us be serene and wise. and saw
" Vooo' m 'Nat mc Hes a7d from them knock the savdust.
Copyright 1917 BY George Matthew Adamsl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
JUDGE LINDSAY AND THE RE-


II is a poor recall that won't work
both ways
Judge Ben Lindsay. OF the Juvenile
Court OF Denver. Colorado. is now
threatened with a dose of recall medi.
cine. II the Judge is TO be believed.
he is one OF the most brilliant and dis.
tinguished reformers in the United
States. He Is an uplifter who fought.
bled and died" ar Armaeeddon. The
initiative. referendum and recall make
up an important part OF his political
faith. The recall! has occasionally
been used with success on others. but
they we're wicked men. That r. should
be directed against the good Judge
reveals a vital weakness in the sys.
TEN. The Judge leaves nothing 10
be doubted on this point. lie declares
that the recall movement s. a trick on
the part OF his political opponents.
and adds this statement.
The onlv sad feature % % q IVA.
IIff are keeping me poor. have ms
nome m~ortgag@i and ave been COM
rom TIE Denver naukg 20 F-ep up d. o.
rEnf. Last fail had o. no sIa ted .gi.e
70 satisfy ~" gang rulers ~ Denver
II the recall keeps this good Judge
poor. why may e. not operate 10 Keep
other good Judges poor. and 10 keep
other good mon poor Don't Judge
Lindsay thereby admit that the recall
may be a very powerful aud harrasr.
Ing instrument 10 tho hands Of Tho
%iniquitous rirhe r. g. NJ 10 Judge
Lindsay 20 invent a recall that viii
work Jue' ss he wants o. r..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
USUAL WAY
MARKET street Waller Faiss 20 Re
member or Does Not Know Condi.
tons a. View Point Sanitarium

Yesterday REGISTER. either rhrorgh
desire to score O. much coveted bo,t
or else through i1oNlielhl" ignorance
cam" ONT with 'hc statement thar The
trst rav ,%a'i"nt had been received a.
ihe Wow Point flnitar'um Doesn't
me Markf. street excuse sheet"
know That over siacr the saui'anum
vas founded. patients from this cifv
and elsewhere have been PAVING for
The privilege. received there ami a.
rh Times ave Ear exceeded tho char
~ Patients
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

Greatness atm falls 10 be- aprrecl
ated When JACK johnson applied NJ
DO" Paris hotels. none o. me guests
gave up their rooms boz order that ho
might be- accommodated
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Your wife VIII be- clad io have YOU
take hold and help swat thc ny. par
ticu'ariy n you pick tho now rarlor
vail paper AZ 90 place 20 display your
nrnnrea
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No' having sent your trunk m n
week Boo advance. ~ course you must
not expect anything to wear but your
travelling cult during your first few
days AZ the summer resort
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us lodiaesuon cur.d =, a.,

Ait"r spending hundreds ~ dollars
Tor medicine and treatment for indt
t'-il"n % constipation with only
temporary relief q ~ Hines 81 whit
low Arm was permanently cured nv
Chamberlain Tablets. For sale by
all dealers ADV.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

Mis- LILLIAN Lorraine. tho musical
comedy star. has sued Tor a divorce
from her husband 20 whom che has
been twice married. tho second mar
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

Precedent WILSON, dauehfcrs ha,.
ing played bare ball Of Windsor ul
Zoo ary longer claim they gro
not competent to vote
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

Chicago b. 70 have ton policeuomon
u is predicted that They um not DO
tofe quite aa much attention tp keep.
ing order among fhe ulraemaIde
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

Som" American must have boon
making fho inccudiary statement that
th" Moxicaus should go N work. ~
ih"y afo Uarading tho streets and
shouting Death IN YanLcca'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

\ lynNeycd Old sleuih up in Ottawa
NrIrs tod e rogue. who soon rottava
n slcu'h drew % Bolivar
pi q great big ravollvar.
WV. alas every load had boon shot.
IN7- Judge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

RAG" following n previous divorce.
Miss Lillian is doing vol. but she
ha. along nays fo go before she beat.
tho Lillian record
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Sow they arc talking abol' fbe noe
stable a"ropi,ue lut Do will uo,rr
b. popular Tor county fsr exhibition
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out now 1t is absolutely worthless. he
saio' being covered with sand and
graVel 10 a depth OF from W TO nine
rect. The entire country along the
rlVer was completely devastated, and
lot a distance OF 10 miles not a tree
or a house was left standing. An
area forty miles square was covered
with gravel and sand until II now re.
sembies "A desert. and nothing can
be grown on It. The loss OF life was
appalling.
or that community. I am The only
person left alive" he said Yesterday
mad gone TO the hotel i'm a town
a Few miles distant with butter and
Eggs In this buggy here when the
levee broke. All NV neighbors uaro
and my hired man and his
VIE were included among the flood
victims. My farm which was valued
AZ s-"'VvO the first day OF March, was
rendered barren and is 10 worthless
TWO hundred and se~venty-six cattle. In
auuitioh 10 all other live stock except
ms horse. was lost.
Inc eve which broke was forty
ieet nigh and was 100 feet wide at its
pase: This permitted a wall OF water
nearly forty feet high TO sweep down
me valley. carrying everything before
II. Residents had no w%aruin ana
could not escape.
Long Journey.
MT Reed remained in that mar, az
the country several weeks I'm, bairq
"lthout home or property. decided no
come East. He has come this far Win
MS horse M buggy. Travelling AT the
rate OF % or 80 miles per day IL has
sdNen 20 days 10 cover the distance
rom Iowa 20 Wheeling He crossed
Iiiinois. Indiana and Ohio From Gin.
elhnati he followed the Ohio river "a
b"liaire. crossing the river ON the
.'rty M That point lie declared that
IN many places the roads wore almost
inpasaable. especially In lawrence
county. Ohio. whore they were badIv
washed ""V''
hough he appears 20 ho less than
80 years OF age. Mr.. Reed stated ,bst
10 D. ~ years Of age. lie was horn
u Fayette county. Ky. Al the ont.
bre"k OF The Civil War he was a resi-
n'n' OF Mobile. Ma. and AZ onco ar.
canned % company Of C~onfcderat.
troops IIe became captain ~ tbe
irst Mobile Hattery. and saw active
.~'r'ir" throughout tho war having
b'on wounded 10 times during Inc
great conflict.
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tC~opyrighted. 1913, by e. ]. Edward
All rights reserved.D
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24

tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tel
OF "A Famous Birthplace OF Govern
ors."
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FLOOD VICTIM
VISITING HERE
THOMAS r. REED. OF OWA. ONE
OF FEW SURVIVORS OF
FLOOD
Stops OF Here on Way 70 Pittsburgh
Said That Family and Property
Were Lost When Levee Broke.

A most graphic story OF the terrible
devastation wrought throughout the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys by the
March floods was told yesterday by
Thomas Robert Reed, an aged resi-
dent OF Iowa. who IS here for a few
days. en- route 20 Pittsburgh 20 visit
r brother. When a big levee in the
Mississippi river broke. March 30.
flooding the section OF Iowa in which
he lived. Mr.. Reed narrowly escaped
with his life. lie sustained a loss Of
property and live stock amounting 10
nearly So5. 900. Having no relatives
in that part OF the country. he IL on
his way east and expects 20 spend the
remainder OF his life visiting a few
relatives in different eastern cities.
Mr.. Reed is travelling from Iowa 20
Pittsburgh IN a light buggy. drawn
by a single horse. fIc has beer on
the road t%hirty-siX days. arriving in
this city Monday When this
near the end OF His thOusand-mile
Journey he was again overcome by
bad luck. for his horse was badly IN
iurcd soon after arriving here and will
not be able 10 travel for several days.
Meanwhile. the aged traveller. whose
possessions now consist solely Of the
horse n buggy. IS staying In the
RIG. which IL At the local wharf. Mr..
Reed stated yesterday that unless his
horse g. able 10 continue the Journey
soon 10 wilF b. compelled IN soil the
outfit and 20 by rail IN Pittsburgh. "a
hia funds are nov necessarily low. lie
declared last night that he had only
!" cents LEFT. buf had plenty 81 feed
for tho horse. which he prizes very
highly.
Fearful Destruction by Flood.
According 10 tho STORY told hv Mr.
Reed last night. hc lived on a valu.
"bl" farm ~ 100 acres bordering on
lilo Mississippi river in eastern Iowa.
Tho farm. previous q % tho breaking ~
tho levec. was worth $3.50 per acre.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-19
Discuss Atlantic
Deep w Waterways
(Ry United Press Associations)

(By United Press Associations)
Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 19-"The
South's Interest in a Completed In
land Water Way" was the subject of
today's principal address before the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
ton, which is holding it's annual con-
vention here.
Representative John H. Hull of
North Carolina was the speaker. He
pointed out the great benefits which
such completed waterway will
mean not only to trade and industrial
work of the south, but also to the
north. 1t will mean, he declared, more
strongly cementing New England
with the south. Such a great inland
waterway, he declared, would mean
that the vast industrial products of
Massachusetts, and other New Eng
land states could be transported by
water to the Pacific coast via the
Panama canal the entire way inland,
with the exception of the compara-
lively short trip from the Gulf of
Mexico coast to the canal. All dam
ger to which shipping along the coast
is subject, he pointed out, would be
entirely eliminated when it took the
''inside route"
Other papers were read on "The
Rivers and Harbors Work of Con-
gress," "Aid to Inland Navigation, y
'Engineering Development of the At
lantic Coastal Waterways" Each ad-
dress was followed by five-minute
discussions of the subject. Adjourn
ment was taken at noon, when the
delegates and accompanying visitors
visited the warships in st. Johns
river and the huge ostrich farm op-
Grated by the Jacksonville Board of
Trade. At the second session today
Mayor Frederick Donnelly of Tren-
ton, N. j., discussed "The Connecting
Link Across New Jersey" A "get
together" dance and reception was
scheduled for this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-19
Mystery Murder
Shocks San Diego
(By United Press Associations

10Y OHlIed I-EcSS ASSOc1dLlOnS)
San Diego, Nov. 19-After F. T.
Greed had reported to the police that
a dog had killed his sister, Mrs. Sina
Strong, officers found her body on the
floor of Creed's bedroom, with score
of knife wounds in her neck. A dog
was found in the house, but it was not
vicious. The woman was fully cloth
ed, except for one slipper. A bloody
pocketknife was found near the body.
The woman's false hair was scattered
about the room, indicating struggle.
Greed was held pending an investiga-
ton.
A fourteen months old bull dog,
was tied by the police in a yard. A
fresh cut across his nose is the only
evidence against him, except Creed's
wierd story.
Greed, apparently shaking from
drink, protests his innocence to the
police, saying repeatedly, "The dog
did it"
He told the officers he knew sus-
picion would be diverted to him, but
he knew he must report when he
found the body The dog was locked
in an adjoining room.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-19
Soaking Rain Visits This
Valley Inopportunely
But Does Great Good

AS a general thing it can be said
that this valley does not get and does
not want rain, but at rare intervals
rain does come, and in spite of the in
convenience of the mud, it does great
good, for it lays the dust, improves
the roads, beutifies the vegetation and
purifies the air.
Such was the visitation of last
night, when about a quarter of an inch
fell. The rain came at an inoppor-
tune time because of it's interference
with the fair program, but clear
weather is promised for tonight, and
it is believed the other days of the fair
will be pleasant, even in spite of the
mud, which will to a considerable ex-
tent interfere with the races, but not
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-19
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST, 1906
American Negotiations
With RevolutiOnists Off
For Lack of Recognition
By United Press Associations

(By United Press Associations
Washington, Nov. 19-Following
are important points on the Mexican
situation toight: Mexican troops are
fortifying between Mixico City and
Vera Cruz, as if expecting an attack
from the coast. Huerta's advises ex-
plain this and Huerta's demands on
the governors for 10000 troops with
the statement that he is preparing to
take the field against the rebels.
Foreigners are flocking to Vera
Cruz following knowledge that all
preparations are made to destroy rail
communication with Mexico City at a
moments notice. The rebels appar-
emily are in almost complete control
of the states of Chihuahua, Sonora,
Sinaloa and Talnulipsa.
The state department admits tn
receipt of long message from Hale
at Nogales, but refuses to confirm the
report that Carranza refused to ne
gotiate further.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-19

of the committee and has announced
if he does he intends to initiate a
movement to eliminate the bosses.
After the conference Friday he has
promised to issue a public statement
of his plans for New York. If he en-
ters the fight against bossism in New
York it is understood he will have the
support of Governor Glynn, Mayor
Elect Mitchell and Collector of the
Port Malone
McCombs has been promised if he
will head Tammany he will have the
support of the rank and file. If Muir
ply is ousted from Tammany, Nc
Combs expects to try to eliminate
Tom Taggart in Indiana and the
Hearst Sullivan machine in Illinois.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-19
GENEROSITY NO LONGER
ACCEPTED AT FACE VALUE

San Francisco Bulletin: Generosi-
ty is not taken on it's face value as
it used to be. "Twenty years ago."
said Bishop Williams of Michigan,
according to a writer in Harper's S
Weekly, "when a man made us a
present of university, we said,
Thank you! How kind you aren But
today when man makes us a pres
ent of a university, we say, Thank
you! Where did you get it?'"
What's the use of spending half a
lifetime taking money away from the
public if one is to get no credit for
spending the other half giving part of
it back?
Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-19
Baseballists Leave for Japan
(By United Press Associations

(By United Press Associations)
Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 19.-The
world touring baseballists under Man
ager McGraw today bade goodbye to
American shores. The Giant-White
Sox aggregation sailed from here to-
day. The first stop will be Yokohoma
where they are scheduled to show the
Japs how the American pastime is
played on December 3. The next day
they play in Kobe.