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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
To Entertajn Entir. w..k

The members Of the Christian En-
deavor society Of the Church OF God
are making preparations for week
OF entertainment 20 be neld the first
week In the mosth OF February. This
Is an annual affair for the society and
Is always looked forward To by many
local persons A splendid program
IS being arranged for the occasion
and all are cordially invited to attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Muldrew
or Marshall street. a daughter
Several local persons enjoyed the
skating afforded az the lake al the
MOundsville camp grounds last even.
ing
Charles Dixon has returned home
from Grafton where he attended the
funeral Of relative
The regular monthly meeting Of
the teachers and officers of the sun
day school Of the Church OF God will
be held this evening az the church al
1870 o'clock
Mrs. a. j Evans. Of this city. IL
spending a few days with friends and
relatives at Fairmont.
The Ladies' Bible class ~ the
Church Of God met last evening at
the church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

The poor of the city are in bad
need OF fuel and clothing during the
severe cold wave which struck this
town few days ago. However. local
persons are seeing that every want
Is supplied and ocai is being fur
nished by the different social organi-
cations. Much coal has been hauled
into the various homes during the
past few d9ys
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
Storing Much Coal

Sccvral hosting cranes and large
force OF men are employed By the
National Tube company az the River
side works in unloading coal which L.
being stored In their yards I'm this
town. The coal Is being banked away
In anticipation OF the big miners
strike. which Is scheduled 10 start on
the first Of April Many car loads Of
coal have already been unloaded and
The work viii be continued for some
flInn vet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
Cold snap Hts Poor.

The recent cold snap OF the past
three days has lift the poor Of the
town very hard. and more fuel and
clothing are needed iu many homes
The Ch1rir Frlo ORGANIZATIONS OF the
city. how DH.r. are taking care Of as
many cases l- they possibly can The
city official a.c also assisting in tine
work con ld.Iablr. Much coal is Dc.
ing hauled to the Incomes OF the poor
class OF people
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
To Speak at Cameron

Rev. f. ID. F'ellers. pastor of the
First VI. Il. church OF this city. will
go TO Cameron tomorrow morning
where he will deliver an address at
the First NJ. f. church auditorium
The members OF the W. c. T. q. will
have charge of the meeting. which
on that day hold their annual re-
union all over the United States. Rev.
Fellers will preach at the Thomson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
M'MECHEN
Fourth Number Announced.

arrangements are rapidly being
made for the fourth number OF the
lyceum lecture course TO be given in
this city under the auspices of the
local board OF trade. The next mum.
her Is known as the pilgrim Girls
and consists of six numbers. The
girls come very highly recommended
and tickets for the affair are selling
fast and a very large criwd Is ex,
pected to attend. Reserved seats
may be had at the Carroll pharmacy
on Sixth street. while general admis.
sion tickets can be had from any
business man. The affair will be held
as usual in the auditorium of the
school hall on January %.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

The local lodge of Knights of Pyth.
las held a well attended meeting last
evening at their headquarters in the
McMechen building. Following the
transaction of routine business the
annual installation of officers recent.
ly elected was held and a good time
was had by all present The meet
ing was brought to a close by the
serving of a banquet and nearly every
member OF the organization was
present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

attend the annual visitation meeting
which will be held At Moundsyille to
morrow evening by Little Prince lodge
OF that city. The local delegation will
board the special car AZ Ninth street
and will accompany the McMechen
lodge to the Mound City. A good
time is anticipated
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

4 force oi employees ol the Ealti-
more and Ohio raiir0ud company was
put at work yesterday morning put
ting nov crossing ut the corner Of
Fourth and McMechcu streets. The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

crossing has been in bad shape for
the past few weeks and new ties are
being placed along the tracks at this
point The work will likely be com.
plcted this evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

NJ. E. church at Wheeling in the
evening OF the same day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
20 Int.rrstInn M.ctinn

Blazing Arrow Tribe No 10 Red
Mon. 81 this city. held n well attend
ed meeting last evening AZ their lodge
rooms in the Barlow building on Main
street Following the transaction OF
routine business class 81 candidates
were Initiated into the order. 8 So
cial session closed tho meeting
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
BENW0OD

Local Man Gets Appointment
John j. Slppner. popular Democrat
or this city. has been appointed q
special field deputy Of internal rev..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14

Visitation Tomorrow Niaht.
Local lodge OF Knights Of pvthla4
are making extensive preparations tU
The Keota news., 1914-11-20
SPORT.

The chance OF Jimmy Clabby and
Jimmy Gibbons making an appearance
in Madison Square Garden in New
York are slim, unless Promoter JohE
son is willing to come across with a
$4,000 guarantee.
Colorado Springs, combining an at
tack that was the fastest and at the
same time the most powerful ever wit
messed on Washburn field, the Tigers
at Colorado Springs downed Denver
university's team by 61 to 7.
School Of Mines let loose the prize
football sensation OF the Rocky noun
tain conference at Union park in Den
yer, when 1t beat Colorado University
6 to 2, In game filled with old-fash
ioned football and much failure at the
new style.
The Denver Country Club held It's
annual meeting and banquet. The din
ner was served at the expense Of the
''drys," whose forty golfers went down
to defeat before team OF equal mum
ber representing the "wets" on the
club links IN Denver.
With Governor-elect George C. Carl
son Of Colorado as the guest of honor
of the day, and with Governor Edward
r. Dunno of Illinois as one Of the
many other notables in attendance, the
Illinois Chicago game at Urbana, Ill.,,
was the big battle in the Middle West
in point Of picturesqueness as we'll as
in football Importance.
The Keota news., 1914-11-20
GEN ERAL.

The boom in Wall Street is be-
lieved to be due to the secret report
received by Standard Oil interests
that the Kaiser had asked the Pope
to arrange for terms Of peace.
Two libels, involving $232.00O, were
filed in the federal court at Boston
against the North German Lloyd liner
kronprinzessin Cecille.
The Chicago Union stock yards and
the packing houses, scrubbed and dis
infected after nine days OF quarantine
In the government and state fight
against hoof and mouth disease,
opened for business.
The advent OF Montana and Ne.
vada to the ranks of suffrage states
was celebrated by delegates to the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage AS
sociation. which opened its annual
convention at Nashville, Tenn.
Optimism for the outlook in the
financial, industrial and commercial
world was expressed in reports and
addresses at the opening session at
Philadelphia Of the convention of the
America.
Constitutionality Of the California
antiprize fight amendment adopted
at the recent election as part Of the
states penal code will be tested, it
was announced at San Francisco, on
the ground that it is class legisla-
ton. The measure allows amateur
four-round boxing matches.
Thirty Pueblo Indians, headed by
Chief, White-Man- Runs, called at the
office Of Mayor Mitchell in New York
and after asserting that they looked
with horror upon the calamity in which
The nations Of Europe are stepped"
presented a petition to the mayor i'm
ploring him to send to the warning ma.
tons of Europe a message pleading
that peace be restored.
The Keota news., 1914-11-20
WASHINGTON.

The next session Of Congress opens
on Monday. Dec. 7th.
American rule in Vero Cruz. which
was established April 81. after sharp
fighting and the loss of nineteen ma
fines and hluejackets. will be termi-
mated on Nov. 90.
New rules to balk attempts by for
eign secret service agents to obtain
American passports for use abroad
were in effect through an order signed
by President Wilson.
The Keota news., 1914-11-20
FOREIGN.

Contributions at Honolulu to the
Belgian relief fund totaled $4,000.
The Reichsbank at Berlin took ac-
lion to check the flow Of German loans
from abroad.
Monday. Nov. 90 was fixed as the
date for the evacuation OF vera Cruz
by the American forces.
Sweden's enthusiasm for war. which
was marked two months ago, mas
waned. Today all she desires is to be
left out OF the conflict.
1t was declared officially at London
that the western entrance OF the Shat
Il Arab river, known as the Baden
pass, was now clear and that steamers
were passing freely.
Premier Asquith will ask parlia-
ment's sanction for 100000 addi-
tional troops. bringing the total to q
100000 men. The government intends
to issue a new war loan Of $1,000.0 .000.-
900.
The alleged shooting OF five Span
iards by German soldiers at Liege and
the bombardment OF the Spanish con-
sulate at Rheims were the subjects OF
lively debate In the cortes at Ma
drid.
Among the prominent persons serv-
Ing at the front are Count Boni de
Castellane. who is acting as an inter
prefer, and his brother, Count Jean
Castellane, who is lieutenant aviator.
Prince De Sagan and Prince Murat are
attached to the motor transport serv-
ice, according to Paris advices.
King George and Queen Mary were
greatly shocked by the news that Field
Marshal Earl Roberts had succumbed
to swift attack OF pneumonia while
on the front in France, whittier he had
journeyed to see the Indian troops, OF
whom he was SO proud.
A mysterious person, known under
the names OF Horst. Won der Goltz and
Bridgeman Taylor, described as a ma.
jor in the Mexican army and suspected
OF being a German spy. vas remanded
in London police court on the charge
OF failing to register as an alien
enemy.
The Keota news., 1914-11-20
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST lMPO RTAN1 d.
CURRENT 1OPics.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

An order placing every county IN
Ohio under quarantine was issued by
the state agricultural commission.
j. A. Bevan, elected state representa-
tive in Tooele county. will be the first
Socialist to serve In the Utah Legisla-
ture.
Fairfax Harrison. president OF the
Southern Railway. was elected presl'
dent OF the American Highway Asso-
:iation at Atlanta. Ga.
The Georgia Supreme Court at At
iaLta affirmed the conviction OF Leo
NJ Frank, convicted OF numbering IA
year-old Mary Phagan.
Congressman-elect Joseph G. Can
non has brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against the Press-Democrat. a
Danville. H., Democratic paper.
Gov. Henry c. Stuart issued proc
lamation calling on Virginia to aid the
people OF Belgium. The governor
aims at collecting shipload OF pro
visions.
Plans for nation wide prohibition
campaign were put under way at Kan
sas City at meeting of four members
OF the national committee OF the Prohi-
bition party.
Suits to recover $14,00O,0 900 from d.
rectors and former directors OF the
ST. Louis & San Francisco railroad
were dismissed in the Federal Court
in st. Louis.
Martin BurnhAm a "forty-niner"
and one OF the last members Of the
Society of California Pioneers, hanged
himself at his home at Watseka, Ill.
He was 80 years old.
eral manager OF the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad and surveyor Of the orig
inal main line, died at Nashville, Tenn.
He was 81 years old.
seven electric cars crashed into two
separate rear-end collisions on the
double-tracked trestle across the low
lands between Dallas and Oakcliff. a
suburb. A dense fog caused other
near-accidents.
The fifty-first annual convention Of
the National Wool Growers Associa.
tion closed at Salt Lake after the cleo
ton OF officers and the adoption Of
resolutions which ask Congress to
make an appropriation for classifica-
tion Of all unoccupied portions OF the
public domain as to their adaptability
for grazing and agricultural purposes
and that pending such a classification
no changes be made In the present
'and laws.
The Keota news., 1914-11-20

Government receipts from ordinary
sources were nearly 320.000.0O0 less
during October than for October
last year. Customs receipts were off
about }14.0OO.OOO and internal revenue
nearly $G.00O.0OO.
An unofficial list OF representatives
elect to the next Congress was com
House OF Representatives. and sent te
the public printer. The compilation
not finally verified. but printed for in
formation OF Congress. gives: Demo
Gratis. 233; Republicans. 1873; Pro
gressives. Z Independents, /: Social
lists, /. Total. 435.
More than 100000 annually will BE-
saved to railroads operating west from
Chicago through the discontinuance
Jan. !. OF the hotel timetable racks
and the distribution OF 100000 fold
ers annually by this means.
The causes OF the Colorado Goa
miners strike will be sought by the
United States commission on Indus
trial relations IN q series OF hearings
to begin In Denver Dec. l, according
to an announcement by Frank p
Walsh, chairman Of the commission.
State Department officials revealed
a new side to diplomacy when they
transmitted a wireless query to Am
ba ssador Gerard at Berlin to deter
mine for young Baltimore woman
whether her fiance. German navai
officer. still was alive.
Intoxicants were contributing
cause to the Colorado strike war, anc
the war itself was responsible for the
recent prohibition victory in that state
Mrs Adrianna Hungerford. president
of the Colorado Temperance Union
told the session of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union In Washing
ton Every county concerned in the
strike went dry by an overwhelming
Majority Mrs Hungerford said.
William r. Farley and Hywell
Davis. federal conciliators, left Wash
ington today after a conference with
Secretary Wilson over the Colorado
strike situation. They recently re
turned from the strike zone. aftei
helping arrange the tentative proposal
which President Wilson suggested tc
the operators and miners for a settle
ment. The miners accepted the pro
posal. but the operators rejected 1t.
Representative Henry of Texas re
ported he neither received nor spent
anything in his campaign for re-elec
ton.
Official figures from thirty-four ol
the thirty.nine counties In Montana
show 31,249 votes for women suffrage
and 2S,S3S against.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
.HUERTA IS DEFEATED
WILSON IS WINNER
ElT THE END Is NOT YET SAYS
MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS
Senior Moheno SAY, Eanuiets Niit
Form Another Revolution " hIch
Curran1a VIII Have Terrible
Time tonQuerIng.

Vera Cruz, Mex, July lo.-"Huer-
Ia is defeated and Wilson has con
quered but the end is not Vet. Baud
its viii form another revolution that
Carranza viii have terrible time
couquering - This was the state
ment OF the former Minister of For
eign Relations Moheno. fleeing from
Mexico City, who arrived here today,
Moheno put thrust into Wilson by
saying While President Wilson
has been occupied by high ideals
eight thousand MeNicaus have lost
their lives You can easily figure
out for yourselves what this deal
ism cost
Moheno said he was going TO New
York City where he would write and
publish a book dealing with Mexico
affairs and ntimated that he would
censure wilson in his writing
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN
TRIES TO END LIFE
DRINKS POISON ON TRAIN AND
DECLARES SHE WANTS
TO DIE
Eefuses to Give Her Name and Mys-
terry Surrounds Her Identity
Love Affair the Cause
She Said.
Bg the United Press.

Chicago, III. July l0,-Mystery
surrounds the identity Of woman
who was taken of a train here suf-
ferinE from the effects Of poison,
She said a love affair caused her at
tempt at elt-deetruction but she re-
fused to tell her name and the name
of any other party connected with
her In her rash eIcapade,
Il hope | may die without being
known. Life has nothing III store
for me-" she declared soon after the
OF the ambulance was
sileneed and as she lay on a cot in
the hospital The woman is beautl-
Iul and seems to be young, While
not able to be seen by many per
sons she appears to be refined. She
vas nicely dressed and had a quan-
tity OF money on her person.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
A NEW WITNESS.
Attorneys for Mrs. Carman Declare
The, Have Discovered imp"r-
tant Nitnes>t
FUN of Detectives.
HN the IlIitnd prtSs.

New York, \, Y. July lo-W With
the grand jury recessed until Tues
day and the justice anxious to post
pone any examination Of Mrs. Car
man, her attorneys hope 10 bring
about the earliest show down of the
states case Prosecutor Smith
admits he is not satisfied with the
evidence 50 tar obtained to show
that Mrs Carman shot Mrs Louise
Bailey in a Jealous fit OF anger last
week.
All the witnesses and principals
are being trailed by private detec-
tives. Freeport fairly swarms with
detectives.
A new witness, Mrs Alfred Paris,
today impeached the testimony Of
Mrs Carman and her maid.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
JINGLE HICKS CH[ATHAM
VICTIM OF SuNs1R0kE
Well knoun Citizen Died in His Bug
w Friday While Returning
Home from a trip To
WaNahachie.

eI'neIe' Hicks Cheatham, aged
seventy odd years, wealthy farmer
succumbed this morning to sun
stroke. aud VAS found dead within
one hundred and fifty yards or ms
home near Ray. Mr. Cheatham had
been 10 Waxahachie on business ana
Was only two or three hundred yards
from his home near Ray when ne
vas found to be unconscious, III.
Goddard OF Ray vas called immed-
lately by those who found the Ola
gentleman but he was dead before
The physician reached him.
Mr.. Cheatham had been resident
Of Ellis county for number OF years
and was well known throughout the
county.
Mr. Cheatham was living with his
son-in-law Mr.. Roden, about one
mile from Ray.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
MANY irrLit AIIuN~ EDE
IENtS ST HbDI LANDS.
By the Associated Press.

Austin, Tex, July lo.-Many ap-
pllcations already have been rnceiy-
ed by Land Commissioner J l.. Rob
i#on for the purchase Of 1000, 600
acres OF public school and state land
in northwest Texas. thrown on the
market July / Some OF this land Is
being sold for payment Of IN
tercst, aud most Of it was offered at
Il very low rate, with slight settle
ment requirements
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
IN FINE: SHAPE
II l. Declared thar II Dhrcsou WIN
I',.sh ua Hc Can Menace huer-
ta'S Gates Within
Week.
~ The nited Press.

Salttlo. Mex. Juls. 10---&ews thoi
Gaadalajata HE second largest city
in Mexico. had been captured ~ Cen
Grad Oregon reached here today and
@u ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that ian Luis Po-
tGsi ha5 been captured is expected
curly from General Jr@u4 Gurranza.
|tith the falI Of san I,ni5 porosI the
ro4d viii be open to NoHico city.
Constituencies leaders today regard
the capture OF the capital, MEXICO
CITY, a certainty
General ubregon duplicated he
victories Of Genera Villa 1T Turrran
aud Zaclfecaa. General Oregon Is
NOS III :. mach bctt,s gosh ION than
Gen"lal Villa 10 sttik" lha most lie
eisige hlna q 'hc revolution IN he
rfs1tara Of Nt<jeo cay
MILITARY men say thai it ohrcron
viii push his VA raplhly he can
menace Huorta's gate within A wceh
Oi RECON i handicapped. however. ~
= lack Of ammunition
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
ESCAPE FROM FLAMES BY
SLIDING DOWN A ROPE
seven Persons are Rescued from the
Second story OF a Burning
Huilaing--One Death May
Result
BY the United Press.

New York y Y, July 1o-A
rope lowered from the second story
Of three-story building rescued sew
en- persons from burning TO death, A
tenant In the third story jumped
from the third story to the ground.
landing on mattress. Another ten
ant after reseuing his Wife, dropped
from the third story while the fire.
men were coming to his aid He
may die. ~ 4
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
WILSON WILL CARRY HIS
FIGHT INTO THE SENATE
Will Insist on the Confirmation OF
Thomas ID. Jones rs u Member
OF the Federal Reserve
Board
By the Associated Press.

Washington. d G. July l0.---It
was announced today that President
Wilson will not make another nomi-
nation to the Federal Reserve Board,
replacing Paul Warburg, until the
senate has definitely acted on War
burgs name Wilson is also plan
nng to fight in the senate to have
Jones name confirmed Yesterday
the senate reported unfavorably on
this name.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
Or. WINTERS iNO WIFE
ARE FREED OF CHARGES
Charges of Conspiracy 10 Mnrl"r and
Barn Body oI Catherine " int
oIs Dismissed by the
curt.
Rv the United Press.

New Castle Ind, July Charg-
a. Of conspiracy to murder and burn
the body oil Catherine Winters
against Or w A. Winters and Mrs.
Winters. father and stepmother OF
the girl. and Russ Cooper, boarder
IN the winters home Were dismissed
TO-DAY on the ground Of insufficient
evidence
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
THE FEDERALs EVACuATE
THE TOWN OF GUAYAMAS
American Wnr>hips Anchored in
Harbor are Protecting the Nom
Combatants Withdraw
During .armistice.
Eight Reported Killed.

Saltillo. Tex, July 10.-1he fed
eral forces yesterday evacuated
Guayamas, a strategic Pacific coast
seaport. American warships are
protecting non-comhatants. General
Alvarado, constitutionalist COM
mander. permitted the federsls to
withdraw during an armistice.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
NO WOMEN HELLO
|. FOR BROTHERS. DEATH
ltN. LEE HUTTON AND MISS Ill
LIAM NERS ADMIT
THEIR GIIIT.
'ncf kilted Their Brother Be-
cause He Refused TO Call Doc
tor TO Care for Aged
Father of Three.
Ky the United Press.

- ne niteu fFeSS
9'efilng H., July 10 Mrs. Lee
'''94 aud Miss Lillian Byers, sist-
gre held without bail here today
= ADJUST that they shot aud killed
''f brother, Emanuel Byers. late
''etaas afternoon They say they
salI'E' but that they killed their
'aief because he refused to call
'oeIof to care for their sick and
60 father.
''2eFS mother died several months
Z ana left all her property to the
= cutting off the daughters. This
"9ea much feeling and the offic-
os''eye IT was in part responsible
We tragedy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
BODIES FOUND LYING
IN POOLS OF BLOOD
Woman Killed and Man Fatally
Wounded in Boarding House ut
Washington Two Re-
yolvers Found.
By the United Press.

Washington, July lo.-Their bod
les lying in pools of blood and two
reyoRers beside them Mrs. Lula Tay-
Tor. aged % and William GLAND, aged
AZ were found in room at board
ing house early today. The woman
WAS dead and the man was probably
fatally wounded with two bullets in
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-10
TO MAINTAIN QUARANTINE
AGAINST NEW ORLEANS
by the Associated Press

Austin, Tex. July t0.-Statc
Health Officer Steiner has announced
that there will be 10 relaxation at
present i'll the quarantine placed
against New Orleans on account ur
hnbonic plagoc The EMBARGO nov
affects all Texas ports