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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04
AMENDED CALL
Issued for Republican State conVen.
ton, Changing Time for Holding
.. Msaisterial District Convention

Special pisratch 90 The frtelugcnccr
CHARLESTON. ~. Va. Aprff o.
An amended call Tor the Republican
state convention. TO be- held In this
city May CO. 10 act upon the proposed
change Dol rules Of the national con
vcntion. was sent out today BY
Chairman Thomas J. shorrard and
Secretary o. H. Ecrnheim The time
% holding maeistcrisl district convcn-
lions in the counties TO elect dele
catce BE- changed from Tuesday. April
~. to Saturday. May ..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04
SUIT TO RESTORE
THE TOLL CHARGE

CHARLESTON. w. Va. April a.
Suit in chau,ery was entered in the
circuit court to-day by Malcolm Jack.
son against the county commissioners
OF Kanawha county. Co compel them
to convert The bridgo purchased two
days aro from the Charleston and
South Sido Brdeo Co into toll
bridge AGAIN. Jackson is one OF the
minority stockholders.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04
Much Ammunition.

JUAREZ, Mexico. April Among
the prizes OF war taken I'm Torreon
were four large guns. 1000 shrapnel
and thousands of rifles.
The path of the escaping Federals
is marked by their abandoned arms
and cartridge belts
General CarranZa talked fully to re-
porters. Asked as to the significance
of the capture Of Torreon. he replied /:
at is OF the greatest importance be.
cause II sets us free TO concentrate
the major portion Of our forces around
the central cities OF the republic still
held by Huerta. with the knowledge
he no longer has an army worth the
name
"Of course cannot disclose our
future military plans. as Huerta. al
though he has not proven himself a
good soldier. would surely take ad
vantage Of the information.
AS for recognition Of. our govern
ment by the United states. 7 have
nothing 10 say. because that does not
depend on me. 7 expect TO remain In
Juarez several days longer. after
which { will establish my headquar
ters IN Chihuahua We have not def
initely decided. but { expect 20 meet
beneral villa in that city
With the capture Of Torreon We
have communication by rail all the
way 70 Durango and the outskirts ol
Iacatecas. which a. I'm the very heart
Of the republic"
JUAREZ. Mexico. April After the
hystericai outbursfr which greeted
news Of the fall Of TOrreon laut nfghf
Continued on Page siz.J
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04
TOLL CONTROVERSY Is
SIMMERING IN SENATE
PECULIAR DEATH
Child Inhalss Fumes Of Burning Liquid
Which Resulted in Her
Death

Special Dispatch to the Intellicencer.
FAIRMONT. w. Va. April Mar
garet Louise Brady. aged 10 years. only
daughter Of Major and Mrs. 8. u. Brady.
who moved here from Morgantown
April / was found dead today following
an accident which occurred last night.
While measuring her home In conncc-
tion with her school lessons. the child
accidently knocked from the mantle "a
bottle Of cleansing fluid used I'm clean
ing the new home. The bottle was
broken and the FIRE caused it, contents
to catch IRE. The little girl inhaled the
fumes. Physicians who worked with
her during the night believed she would
recover with no serious consequence.
During the morning she fell asleep and
"a few hours later was found dead The
funeral will be held sunday with inter
ment in WOodlaWn cemetery. Major
Brady is chief engineer Of the Il. A. y.
railroad now being constructed into this
city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04
WAS NOT
BANDIT
ALTOONA PEOPLE WHO SEE
MAN ARRESTED HERE FAIL
TO IDENTIFY HIM
As the Man That Robbed Bank.
Police Deny Report From
Altoona.

ALTOONA. Pa. April at now
seems probable that County Detective
Spangler has made a mistake In bring.
ing W. ". Wilson from Wheeling. W.
Va. on the supposition that he Is the
Frank Wilson" Who robbed the Union
Bank on March % and shot the cash.
Ter. Although two Of the bank clerks
think the man under arrest Is the
same person who pointed n gun AZ
them, the woman who keeps the room
ing house where the bandit STAYED
two weeks and a waiter in restau-
rant who served him meals daily dur.
Ing the same period. are positive that
the Wheeling Wilson is not the man
they met and consequently not the
robber
a Wheeling newspaper has wired
that the police Of that city are con
fident that the man arrested is not
the robber Their investigation shows
that he has not been away from
Wheeling since the latter part Of Feb
ruary. IS hearing which was TO have
been given this afternoon was post
poncd until tomorrow.
Were the People
Every Circumstance points 10 the
man and woman who for two weeks
rOomed a. the Mrs Wood roominr
house and took their meals at local
cafe and who decamped half an hour
after the bank robbery az the parties
connected with the robbery There
is no other theory than that The vii.
son Of the Woods roOming house and
the cafe De- the rohber. a. far as the
police and detectives can find. The
proprictress Of the rOoming house
and the cafe waiter who served meals
10 the couple for two weeks are posi-.
i've that the arrested suspect is not
the man they knew. The arrest was
made BY The county detective and for
that reason the opinion ~ the local
police may not be- unprcIudiCcd. but
they claim to have already invcsfi.
gated and found lacking The clues
which Jed 20 the arrest Of the Wheel
ing Wilson BY the detective
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morning where Wilson and his wife
we're staying and searched his room.
They found a 3S callbre liver John
son revolver. a cap and other arti-
cles. the latter being OF minor i'm
portance to the case. The captain
said last night that the woman was
very innocent looking and also ex-
tremely nervous IN the ordeal
through which she was passing She
contended that the man was innO-
cent and that her husband was not
the man wanted
Denied Report.
In speaking last nirht Of the above
Altoona story which mentions the
fact that the Wheeling police were
confident that Wilson was not the
ledge. no policeman In this city gave
out any such statement Detective
Kelly. Minard and myself were the
only persons woh have had n chance
20 know anything Of the case outside
Of the night Lieutenant This state
ment was made In front OF Lieuten-
ant Birch. who said There has
never been anything 20 that effect
zone out Of this office at night or by
any night man" Both Of the COPS
were exceedingly angry when % was
heing made % appear that they wers
trying 20 shield what might be a very
bad criminal
They said we are not trying 10
prove any alibis for any man. or any
crook. II the man is guilty. 70 o. al
the same 10 us from a business stand.
point The revolver taken We Of
the large target size and Of blue steel
composition. The cap was found I'm
a closet and e. Of dark brown color.
while the gun was found In a writing
desk. Tho Wilson woman said that
she and Wilson had been married for
about three years
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04

Captain Of Detectives Howard Has
tings and Ia Minard. of the local
force. visited the place yesterday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04

The hue and that
by the revelation that the
Memorial amounting something like
the women committee the Chicago Worlds Fair
lowed idle
OF Mrs Palmer As
Columbian Exposition the money She has
made public statements which she explains money
been kept intact PurPoe until the Supreme
whether building
the fund by 100000 left for the purpose by Potter Palmer
in his will
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-04
ROUT OF FEDERALS AT
TORREON Is COMPLETE
TAMPIC0 MAY
Be ABANDONED
WITHOUT FIGHT

WASHINGTON. April 3-Following
closely upon the official advices today
from George G. Carothers. the Amer
lean consular agent at Torreon. of the
hight OF the Federal troops from that
city. came a prediction from Rear Ad-
miral Fletcher, that the important
gulf port OF Tampico probably would
be abandoned by the Federals without
a fight.
Administration officials made no
comment ON the result at Torreon,
and official sentiment Is not likely 10
crystalline until more IL known OF the
battle itself and its effects In Mexico
City and elsewhere.
Mr.. Carothers' report OF the fall OF
Torreon was remarkable for its lack
of detail. particularly with reference
10 the losses sustained on both sides
and the movements OF the retreating
Federals.
The absence OF any news from the
Federal reinforcements under Gener-
ais Mas and Moure led to much spec
ulation among the army stan officers.
and TO a suggestion that perhaps Gen
eral Velasco has planned upon retir-
ing from Torreon TO effect a junction
with these forces to the eastward and
make the town untepable for villa by
with the north. The general opinion.
however. was that neither army IL in
condition at present for anything like
another engagement.
Keen Interest.
Admiral Fletcher's report was re-
ceived with keen interest. For many
months the Constitutionalists have
been besiegine Tampico with a pur-
pose Of obtaining possession of a
deep water port on the Gnlf of Mexi-
co. Their first attempt was conduct
ed by General Aguilad, but in that
case and in many other attacks that
followed the rebels were kept outside
of the town limits by the fire OF the
Federal gunboats, which proved TO be
an insuperable obstacle to the adj
vance.
The silent gentleman with the dyed
moustache who spins the marble at
the roulette wheel In the Juarez
Monte Carlo seemed TO be the only
person who was not excited.
When the crowd of players sudden
ly deserted him on the sound OF the
bugle call OF victory. he gave the mar
-tis sasthst Shifl from skseF force
OF habit. but none returned. and he
alone OF the habitues remained He
bought himself n hamburg sandwich
in the rear of the han and when he
went to pay for IL found that both the
cashier and the cook had deserted
with the rest
In an hour. however, play was more
fast and furious than ever for holders
OF Constitutionalist money early rea-
liked that their currency had sudden
ly increased in value and they were
somewhat richer.
While ordinary saloons and resorts
were closed. the Cato Negro restau-
rant. with its cabaret. remained open
and this was made the center of Bac-
chanalian demonstration. but without
disorder. II may be explained that
Cato Negro means Black Cat"
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tcontinued on Page sixJ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03
CHANCES.

A strong man makes his own
chances. He builds a ship of boards
and cruises an unknown sea to a
kingdom all his own.
Opportunity does not knock at the
door and beg to be entertained on
the contrary. she is fleet of foot and
shy. He who would come up with her
must go after her hot-foot
Every success in the world is built
upon failures. One does not accom-
plish a great thing at the first attempt.
The world sees the final success. but
knows nothing of the struggle and
disappointments on which it is built.
on a ship the quartermaster stands
high up on the mast in the GROWS
nest" People on shore see him high
above ali others and watch him ad-
miringly as he scans the ocean from
his point of vantage. One thing they
do not see, and that is the hundreds
OF narrow steps that lead from the
bottom to the top.
IL is in using our chances, however
little they may be, that we open our
eyes and minds to other and greater
ones.
The man who, having one talent, hid
IL. received no more. He who had
five and put them to use was given
five more.
Every good thing in life is increased
by being used for good purposes. If
we withhold our natural gifts, middle
age finds US with powers atrophied and
old age finds us bankrupt,
Everyone's chances lie within him.
self A locomotive is a fine piece Of
mechanism in itself. but without
steam in the cylinder it cannot move
unless it is pushed or pulled. Many
finely-equipped young men are like
that. Aspiration is TO the man what
steam is to the engine. With pres
sure against the piston the locomotive
not only moves itself but draws enor-
nous loads at high speed. II is the
same with men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03
NOW. THEY'LL STOP TT.

The American Truth society Of
Munich calls OIL us TO protest against
the employment in the war Of Indian
and African savages by England and
France.
Certainly! Anything to please the
A. 7. society OF Munich which is hay
ing a safe time in switzerland.
We protest against England's
heather sikhs and Frances heather
TurcOs enjoying the slaughter OF per-
fectly good Christians by Christians.
Those Indian and African savages
have no business to participate in the
bombing OF women and children, the
razing OF cathedrals and the cutting
of white threats, generally and pro-
miscuously. II those heather wish
10 exercise their propensity for saw
agery, they should Go it in their own
country. Likewise. the Turks, who
have been drawn into the feast OF
blood by Germany.
1t isn't fair 10 civilization and it
isn't fair TO the heather, who stand
every chance OF being corrupted by
European culture ana stu 1urther re-
moved from possibility Of salvation.
As we understand the matter, those
Hindu, Turks and Turcos were at
home filling the soil, selling goods,
raising fine families and engaged in
other peaceful occupations productive
or happiness. Suddenly, they were
influenced by several Christian ma
lions TO enter the very vortex Of
slaughter, and they are being mauled,
mutiIated and eliminated. II is too
bad. and in sorrow and indignation we
vigorously protest. with thanks TO
the American Truth society for calling
cur attention 10 the fact that one Of
the important things lacking in this
war was our protest. It's a perfect
shame TO use the heather that way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03

John W. Kitch's libel suit against
sen. B. r. Shively and Editor Lew
NJ. O'Bannon, of the Corydon Demo-
crat. supplemented by the threatened
one against The News-Times suggests
a new industry in south Bend of
which the Chamber OF Commerce, ap-
parently. failed 20 take notice in its
recent south Bend To-day" Il is II
sort OF scandal trust" and IL don't
propose 10 stand for any back talk, SO
now.
We hold no brief for Sen. Shively
nor for Editor O'Baulon We do hold
a small one for ourselves. We at least
know the kind Of scandal monguering
AR. kitch's was boasting his intention
20 indulge IN. when he entered upon
his state campaign, and we printed IL
on the authority OF his ,partner
that he had made good. We feel quite
like apologizing for bringing Mr.
Charles Weidler into the affair but
Mr. Weidler and Mr. Kitch have been
pretty close IN their recent political
manouvers. and IL is really Kitch that
Is dragging him into IL himself.
We hardly believe we shall be very
considerably influenced by this threat
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03
ARE MEN DETERIoRATING?

AT the present rate Of increase, it
viii not be many years until all the
brain work Of the world will be done
brain OF man is deteriorating. and
that feminine intelligence will one
day be dominant. or il may mean
something else. Anyhow the United
States census figures just out are
enough for a scare.
Women are crOwding men out o.
the professions. Inc report on oceu-
pations shows that in the professio ns
there are total Of 1,825,I27 persons.
OF these. 1.151,709 were males and
e73,41s were females, the males con-
stituting 63.1 per cent Of the total
and the females $50. Thus, in 1910,
there were four women 10 every seven
men in professional work.
That women are more largely en-
gagged in professional work, as COM
pared with men, than in other occu-
pations, is shown by the fact that in
1910 the males constituted 1873 per
cent OF the total Of all occupations.
while the females constituted only
21.2 per cent OF ALL as compared with
Ss.9 per cent OF professional occupa-
tons.
OF the eleven classes into which
professional occupations are divided
by the census reports, women had a
preponcerance over men in actual
numbers in two classes, constituting
sos per cent OF all the musicians
and teachers of music" and 1872 per
cent OF the school teachers and pro-
lessons in colleges" In every class
except one (actors) the percentage
of increase was greater among the
women than the men. The most
notable increases occurred in the
professions Of "clergymen Including
religious and charity workers." where
the increase for the women was 1888
per cent, as compared with 14.9 for
the men; and in the profession Of
journalists" where the females in
creased their percentage by 90.7 as
compared with only 81 for the men.
And there now, we are giving our
selves away worst of all, or nearly so.
With the exception Of masculine re-
Iigious workers. It is the newspaper
men that are giving way to the women
the fastest
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03

encd libel suit. While we have gen
orally entertained a kindly feeling
toward Mr. Kitch,-incident TO his
pretended anxiety to refOrm-we are
willing TO assist him 70 the goodly
lesson. should he insist. that when he
enters the arena OF mud singing pol
itics. he is putting himself up as a
very legitimate target.
In the game OF politics especially,
this mud-slinging business involves a
typical case OF where people who live
in glass houses should pull down
the blinds. If there is SANDER any
where in the line OF libel suits. by Mr..
Kitch instituted or threatened. there
was some of IL in the allegations about
Sen. Shively. and others, that ne sub
mitted TO the managing editor Of this
paper TO print. OF course that was
scandaHzlng Shively. not Kitch, which
TO Kitch is "cat of different color. -
He was even anxious to put it in the
form OF a communication and sign it
then.-but evidently not now.
The flower, ''touch-me-not" was
never intended as a synonym for a
scandal trust"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03

1t is claimed that Moses Alexander,
who was chosen chief executive of
Idaho at the resent election, is the
first Jew 10 be elected governor of
an American commonwealth. Many
Jews have held important positions in
the federal government. Others have
served with distinction in both houses
OF congress. That none has hitherto
been called to a gubernatorial chair
must be regarded as merely a curious
political chance.
Mr.. Alexander is a merchant of
Boise. He is a native of Germany,
and has lived in Idaho since 1891. No
religious issue was raised in the cam
paign, and Mr.. Alexander's victory
was an indication of his popularity
in a community which knows him
well.
1t is perhaps true that Jews play a
larger part in the public life of Great
Britain than they do in the politics
of the United States But in this
country they have taken a prominent
part in most national politics. The
phenomenal run of oscar Strauss for
governor of New York on the bull
moose ticket was proof of the high
esteem in which this pnilanthropist
and statesman is held by the people
of the Empire state. Had he been
running on some other ticket he might
have been elected and thus have de-
prived Moses Alexander of the dis
tinctiOn Of being the first Jewish gov
ernor.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03
FIGHTING AT THE DROP OF THE
HAT

The idea that this country has got
to fight if somebody fires a shot
across the bow Of one of our war
ships, seems 20 persist in spite of its
falsty. Ii is not true that such an
act is a deadly insult which can be
wiped out only in blood. Whether
the Turks did that thing with evil or
good intent is. OF course, of conse-
quence; we should like 10 think that
all the people there have a kindly
feeling for the United States and
would not put in peril a ship of ours,
sent on a perfectly proper mission,
with the full knowledge of the Turk
ish government. But an unfriendly
feeling by the government or by
somebody in temporary local author
ity need not mean war.
That is the-vfew of the administra-
ton at Washington which is awaiting
particulars. and, when il has learned
them all, will presumably act with
sanity and with view 10 peace and
the reestablishment OF good will if
IL has been QverthrOwn. AS Prof.
Phelps of Yale says. ii may be just as
heroic TO make sacrifices to prevent
war as TO make them carry ii on,
and we might set a fine example by
sustaining an insult and even some
material damage from some nation
without going 10 war about il. - Co
lumbus Dispatch.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03
FUTURE OF PROGREsSIvES.

In letter issued by the progressive
party leaders by Matthew Hale, the
Massachusetts state chairman, they
are advised to maintain an organiza-
ton and continue the fight up to the
presidential election two years hence,
Mr.. Hale expressing the belief that by
standing together the party will be
able 10 cast a determining vote. and
thereby accomplish much toward the
advancement Of progressive princi-
piles, even if we should not be in
position TO run our own candidates"
There are q great many progressive
party members who will not be inn
pressed with the appeal of the bull
moose leader in Massachusetts for at
least two reasons. One is the reluct-
ance of the average voter to follow
political leaders in forlorn hope;
the other is the widespread and grow
ing belief among those who constitute
the remnant OF the progressive party
that they can secure most of the re-
forms which they advocate by joining
the party of Wilson.
The prohibition party has shrunk to
pitiful proportions because voters, al
though they may be fully in sympathy
with its principles and its aims, do
not like to throw their ballots away"
For the same reason many have voted
the progressive party ticket for the
last time. Those who were half-re-
publican are back in the organization
Of the reactionaries. The rest will
cast their lot with democracy in the
next acknowledging CIV. Va.)
Register.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-03
What the Papers Say
NEITHER DREAMERs NOR
.tIINGnS

u IS significant that among the
members or the committee OF business
men formed TO conduct an investiga-
ton into the problem OF national mil
ltary preparedness are men who were
caught in Europe by the outbreak Of
this great war. These men have had
ocular proof OF the fact that war may
come upon any nation at any time.
Ihey say France did not want war.
Great Britain did not want war, Rus
STA did not want war, Servia did not
want war, Belgium did not want war
yet all were forced into war in self
defence. They know the folly of the
pacifst dream
What the mem bers OF this commit
tee are undertaking is to gather to-
gether all the facts bearing upon this
country's military preparedness, for
the purpose of letting the American
people know the truth. In an unOtfi-
cial way they seek 10 accomplish what
Rep. Gardner of Massachusetts, has
sought TO bring about through Official
channels, only TO be Snubbed in high
places for his pains.
II is a work that must be done and
will be done. The democratic party is
being very badly served by those Of its
leaders who from the comfortable
chairs that go with high office at
Washington sheer at this popular de-
mand for information upon a question
so vital TO the nation as being the
cry of swashbuckling jingoism. -
New York Herald