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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-21

the circus and for the big concert to
follow. Tickets are on sale by all
those taking part in the event and at
DAVIS, Burkram 4 Tyler's McElroy's
and Wilson's Drug stores and at the
\. NJ. {. A. Encourage home talent
ana AID worthy cause by attending
the Circus at the Y. NJ. G. A. Thurs
day or Friday evenings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-21

the line between Chester. w. Va. and
East Liverpool, o.. and Steubenville
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-21
CASTILOW JURY
Is NOT THROUGH
WERE EXCUSED LAST NIGHT YIN.
TIT THIS MORNING.. WHEN
THEY MUST MEET AGAIN
damage Suit for $4,000 Against Elm,
Grove Coal Company Attracts
Much Attention.

Up until o'clock last evening. the
Jury In the $4,000 damage suit OF
George Castilow vs.. the Elm Grove
Mining company had not agreed
Judge Heryey instructed the page TO
brink the jurors into the court room
he then told them TO report this
morning at g.: 30 O'Clock TO again re
sumo their deliberations IN the hopes
OF reaching a verd,st.
The case wen- TO the Jury at noon
Yesterday. the arguments having been
submitted just before the mid day I'd.
)ournment The jury returned at .
O'Clock and received the instructions
OF the court and repaired 10 the Jury
roomo. They were instructed TO take
into consideration the contention OF
the plaintiff that the motorman OF the
mine John F1oto. was drunk. and was
rot NJ TO perform his work He said
also Tor them TO take into consifera-
ton the injury sustained BY the plain.
I'm and his Inability TO do work az the
do =
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-21

discussing tentative ARRANGEMENTS for
'ne observance OF erchants' Day.
The day will probably be observed
curing July. though a definite plsce
ana date have not bee selected The
r ,',,liile are enthusiastic over the
clare the affair promises 10 he a. ~
cessIul as those Of like nature held IN
many other cities. "''u III
II IL planned TO make tho affair n
ssnsIal hOiday, when merchants
s sl and the public can get together
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-21
MERCHANTS DAY
Committees VIII Hold Joint MEETING
Tomorrow TO Discuss Tentative
Arrangements.

Joint meeting win be held tomor.
row morning In the offices Of the
business Mems Association By a sub.
committee Of the Merchants Day com.
mlttee and representatives. OF the
finance committee. for the purpose OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-21
TEACHERS ABSENT
Ten Members of Public School Faculty
OF Duty Yesterday on Account
Of Illness

Yesterday was certainly blue
Monday for, the directors OF Wheel
Ing public schools. as a total OF ten
teachers were absent from their class
es, through Illness or from some othtr
cause. Miss Dean of the high school
faculty Is still absent on account Of
severe Illness. and Miss Hall has not
returned since the death of her moth
er. Three teachers were absent from
Madison school. while Richie was ac-
credited With an equal number Cen
tral was minus one. and Washington
also had an absentee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
VESSELS DEPART
WITH LIGHT LOAD
American Shippers Await As
surances European Banks
VIII Honor Drafts.

New York. Aug. EVERY ship
that sails out of New York for English
ports these days sails light. though
England is begging for food. The liner
Celtic left Thursday with 5000 tons
OF fOodstuffs. when she might have
carried $1,000 tons.
Paradoxically. the storage ware.
houses in and around New York are
choked with supplies for which Eng.
land is Offering fancy prices. The rea-
son why little OF this food is going to
England, officials OF the transatlantic
lines assert, is that American ship
pers have no assurances that their
drafts will be honored in England
promptly.
Although in need Of foodstuffs gen.
orally. England is we'll supplied with
grain. almost oversupplied. according
10 officials OF the International Mer-
camille Marine This is due to the
diversion 10 British ports of large car
goes bound for continental ports at
the outbreak Of the war.
Sugar is the one article which Great
Britain needs more than any other.
For the first time in years English
merchants are importing direct from
New York. The bulk of England's SUI
gar before the war came from Ger
many and central Europe. Nearly J.
500 tons were on the Celtic. Other
vessels recently have carried large
consignments.
The Celtic's manifest, typical of
most ships since the beginning OF the
war. includes 1000 tons of bacon.
hams and lard from Chicago; $4,000
fresh eggs-so-called-fr japan
these eggs have been held in stor-
age here); 1000 barrels of apples
green now, but with time TO ripen be-
fore they are placed on the market
from New York state and Virginia;
20 tons OF assorted fresh meats from
Chicago. 400 barrels of corn strip from
New Jersey. 1000 bags $40 tons) Of
-four from Minneapolis. 500 barrels OF
cotton seed oil, 1914 bales of cotton and
500 tons of spelter. much OF which
probably will be used in the manufac-
ture OF cartridges.
The Celtic was followed by the
Southern Pacific liner Creose, charter
cd by a tourist agency TO bring home
stranded Americans. The Creole is
bound for Liverpool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
CHICAGO DOCTOR TELLS
OF SIGHTS IN GERMANY

London, Aug. 22.-Dr. Franklin Mar
tin of Chicago. who left here a week
ago for Munich to bring out his niece,
Miss Stone, also of Chicago. has re-
turned here with his niece. They left
Munich in an automobile Monday.
Between Cologne and Crefeld We
passed entertainments that were being
thrown up by the thousands of troops"
said Martin. CAS- far as the eye could
reach there were masses of troops,
field guns and ammunition. At
Frankfort 5000 French prisoners were
pointed out to us. At Coblenz en-
thusiastic crowds were watching trains
loaded with Belgian prisoners. We
constantly met ambulances filled with
wounded soldiers"
Martin was impressed with the
thoroughness of the Germans prepare
ton to meet every contingency on
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
| & M CANAL CUTS
FREIGHT RATES
A 20 Per Cent Differential Un-
der Rail Rates Has Been
Put Into Effect.

Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. ga 20 per
cent differential under rail rates for
| freight shipped by the Illinois and
Michigan canal between Chicago and
La Sale has been put into effect by
the Chicago, st. Louis and Gulf Trans
portation company. The 150-ton ca
pacity barges have been making tri-
weekly trips since Aug. 10 and B. M.
Mcdonald. secretary OF the company,
said the tonnage hauled was increas-
ing with every trip.
He said the company planned to
make the service daily within the next
30 days. Several river steamers have
been purchased which will make the
trip from La Sale to New Orleans and
1t is expected that service will begin
by Sept. /.
I'VE are in hopes that the canal
will be deepened to conform to the
plan recently presented to Governor
Dunno" said Mr.. Mcdonald. THAT
Will mean an eight-foot channel from
Chicago to New Orleans and our COM
pany expects to provide line of 800
ton capacity barges which will make
the trip to the gulf city within eight
days running time.
THE plan is to have tugs tow the
barges and to operate the system on
the same plan that railroad is oper-
ated. Each tug will have a certain
part of the river to navigate. That
will permit pilots to become familiar
with the channel Barges will be
loaded for the various ports and a
string of six or seven can be handled
by each tug.
Representative of our company
have been obtaining warehouses at
the different cities along the canal,
and the company Is investing large
sums in the belief that water trans
portation will come into it's own
Officials of the water ways company
express the belief that the develop
ment of the trade in South America
by Illinois manufacturers will mean
the renewing of the former days of
greatness for the Mississippi river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Chicago, Clement living in Idaho. and
Arthur of Davenport, and-one sister,
Susie Carter of Virginia.
A large circle OF friends in Daven-
port will be grieved to learn of the
death at Rochester, Mimi. of Mrs. ].
w. Brownell, formerly Miss Mollie
Stapleton. who was born here and liv-
ed in Davenport until her marriage
some 10 years ago. Mrs. Brownell had
been in poor health for several weeks.
She was taken to the Mayo Bros. hos
pital at Rochester. Mimi, for an opeE
alton and succumbed Wednesday "
ening. News of her death was re-
ceived here by Mrs. John MartineIli,
926 Myrtle street. The deceased had
been living at Virginia, Mimi Beside
the husband she leaves two daughters,
Helen and Ruth; the mother, Mrs
George Stapleton OF Cloquet, Mimi
three brothers, John, Joe and George
Stapleton of Cloqet; one sister. Mrs.
Jay Calvin of Seattle, Wash. and
hree sisters, Lulu, Genevieve and Cor
inne Stapleton of :Cloquet, MINI. Mrs.
Julia Stapleton of East Fifth street,
Davenport, is another relative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
CREW OF HEROES
SAVES GUNBOAT
The Princeton of U. s. Navy Is
Beached on One of the
SAMOAN Islands.

Paeo Page. American Samoa, Aug.
6. via san Francisco. Aug. 22.-The L.
s. gunboat Princeton is lying on the
beach here with a hole in her bottom
four feet across. A brief announce
ment that she struck an unchartered
rock on July II. while on survey duty,
already has been given out by the navy
department in Washington.
Nothing but the highest sense of
duty and instant response to discipline,
from the officers on the bridge to the
fremen in the stoke-hole. saved the
vessel from destruction. with perhaps
a long list OF deaths by drowning.
At dusk OF July IL, the Princeton
was returning TO Page Pago harbor at
full sped through the Aunuu channel.
when she ran squarely into a sub
merged pinnacle OF rock, not shown on
the charts and therefore unknown.
The shock OF the impact was violent
and water rushed into the lower COM
partments in a flood. The dynamo
room was put out of commission al
most imme diately. but the electricians
stuck TO their posts until their dyna-
mos were short-circuited and burned
out by the rising waters.
In the fire room, tie stokers remain
ed at their posts with the same quiet
courage. When the water in the ash
pits began 10 lap the CRATE bars of the
lower furnaces. they hauled fires and
came on deck with no haste or confu-
sion, leaving the pumps still running
on the steam stored in the boilers.
The Princeton sank rapidly by the
head and soon became almost unmSl-
ageable. She was beached just in
time.
The commandant OF the naval sta
ton here is hopeful OF raising the
Princeton as soon as he can get the
pumps he has requisitioned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
TRIESTE IN PANIC AS
FLEETS RAID ADRIATIC

Vienna. Aug. 22.-The raid of the
French and British warships in the
Adriatic produced an indescribable
panic in Trieste A special train is
waiting there to take away the gov
ernor, Prince Hohenlohe, and it is
understood that as soon as the hostile
fleet appears in front of the city he
will hand over the place to the mayor
of Trieste. who will surrender it to
save the city. and especially the great
new dock yard from bonn bardment
Italian refugees are crowding every
boat from Trieste to Venice. On yes
terday's boat $50 arrived. They tell
almost unbelievable stories of the
tyranny of the Austrian police at
Trieste, who are making hundreds of
senseless arrests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Fined for Violation Of safety.-At-
torney w. r. Moore OF Moline was
fined 50 and costs for violation of the
traffic ordinance. Mr.. Moore failed to
bring his auto to stop at Second and
Harrison streets when a street car was
discharging and loading passengers.
He was arrested by Trafic Oficer
Ruhl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Hansen Is Found Guilty Of Theft
Fritz Hansen of Des Moines. arraigned
in the court of Justice Chinn in Bet
tendorf yesterday for the theft of a
speedometer from Hall Bros. OF Dav-
export, was found guilty and fined $50
and costs. The fine was RENTED upon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

, belligerent's territory and the bellig.
terents have prohibited code.
| (Signed) GEORGE CLAPPERTON,
! Traffic Manager. Commercial Cable
company
"'Dear Mr.. Stone: Your under.
standing, unfortunately, is only too
correct There is no route between
any part of Europe and this continent
over which any kind of messages pre-
pared in code can be sent.
(Signed) J. c. WILLEvER,
Manager Cable Department, West.
ern Union Telegraph company
"Dear Mr.. Stone: You are quite
right All codes outside of govern
ment messages are prohibited.
(Signed) E. c. SWEENEY,
Manager, French Cable company
This business of announcing the
death of a distinguished person be-
fore it actually occurs is not new
with the United Press people. Queen
Victoria died on Jan. %. 1901, at $3.50
p. m, London time G:34 p. m, New
York time). Before that hour dis
patch from the United Press announe-
ing the queens death was printed.
was a reckless gress or bold antict-
patton, since the message was sent
before the queen had breathed her
last, answer was made that a code
word, 'Bergerac,' had been used and
that it meant dead
1.-THE claim was also set up that
while the official announcement fixed
the time of the queens death at $50
p. NJ, it actually occurred an hour
earlier and that a message to that
effect was sent from Osborne house
at 5:35 p. m, to the archbishop OF
Canterbury. An investigation result
ed in an autograph letter from the
archbishop to the general manager OF
the Associated Press assuring him
that he had received no such message.
So far as he knew or SO far as any
one else knew, or believed, the hour
of death officially given out, namely
$50 p. m, was correct. Very soon
this was shown to be the fact.
"On Sept. Is, 1911, also. after ".
Stolypln, former Russian premier. had
been wounded at Kiev. Russia, and
hal fingered for some time, and was
nearing mis- end, the United Press an
it actually occurred"
The International News Service,
Thursday sent its clients this mes
sage:
THE correspondent of the Inter
national News Service at Rome says
that Pope Plus Y. died at 1920 a. m.
today. The correspondent of the
Reuter- News agency at Rome says
that the pope died at 1920 a. m. to-
day. The correspondent OF the Asso-
ciated Press at Rome says the pope
died at 1920 a. m. today. The Rome
correspondent. of the Havas agency
says that the pope died at 1920 a. m
today.
''1:20 a. m. in Rome is 1880 p. m.
in New York. The correspondents OF
the four leading French, American
and English news agencies are unani-
nous as to the time of death Of Pope
Plus Y. We believe that further CON-
ment is unnecessary"
The Kansas City Star, which print
ed United Press bulletins in two Of
its early editions Wednesday, an
the death of Pope Plus Y at
Rome, later printed retractions and
explanations in a front page editorial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Wittmer Arrives in New York.-A
telegram was received from John A.
Wittmer, the decorating contractor, to
the effect that he had arrived in New
York safely from Europe and would
be home in a few days. The last news
received from him was July so, when
he was in Bern, Switzerland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
AMERICAN WHEAT SENT
TO HELP OUT THE SWISS

Washington, D. c. Aug. 22.-More
than a million bushels of American
wheat is on the way to Switzerland in
three British bottoms. The Swiss le-
cation has arranged for a passage
through France and Italy for food
stuffs TO Switzerland
The Swiss government has offered to
turn the country into a great hospital
TO care for the wounded OF Europe re-
CARELESS of nationality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

winter when she is at her country
home in Arkansas, the greater por-
ton of the year is spent by Miss
French at her home in Davenport.
City Condemns 143 Chimneys.-
Building Inspector r. c. Graham and
Fire Chief Denger are waging a siren
uous warfare against Davenport prop
erty owners whose chimneys are in
such condition as to make fire danger
imminent. A total of 143 chimneys
have been condemned on five city
streets thus far, and many others will
have to be dismantled, according to
city officials.
Wittmer Arrives in New York.-A
telegram was received from John A.
Wittmer. the decorating contractor, to
the effect that he had arrived in New
York safely from Europe and would
be home in few days. The last news
received from him was July so, when
he was in Bern, Switzerland.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Adelia Os-
borne died at the home of her son,
Lee Osborne, SIS Christie street, af-
ter an illness of only six days. Infirmi-
ties OF age fastened the end. Mrs.
Osborne was born in the state OF Yer
mcnt in 1912. scame to Iowa when IS
years of age and was married to Abra-
ham Osborne in 1857. Mr. Osborne pre-
coded her 10 years ago. Survivors who
were at her bedside were Lee Osborne,
wife and family of this city: Abraham
Osborne. Wilton. Iowa; Chester Os-
borne, Upton, Iowa, and Mrs. Nina
Yerington of West Branch, Iowa.
Other surviving children are John F.
Osborne, Leroy, MINI, and Mrs. Har
riett Collister of Moscow, Iowa. One
brother, George Baldwin, living at
Syracuse, Cal. also survives.
Elizabeth Lloyd. aged As. passed
away az the local hospital yesterday.
Born Feb. 3, 1865. in Hamilton, Ont,
she was eduacted in Buffalo. and there
she was married to w. e. Lloyd, who
now with two daughters, Alice of Chi
cago and May of Buffalo, and two
sons, Wiley and Theodore of Daven-
port, survives. Mrs. Lloyd's residence
in this city dates from 1910. Burial
will be made in Oakdale cemetery at
80 tomorrow. Friends will be well
coined at services at the home, but in
is to be private.
Death came to Mrs. Agnes Rain at
IL o'clock yesterday morning at the
family residence, 405 South Lincoln |
avenue. Born in Davenport June IS, !
1866, she made this her home con-
Married to John Rain Sept. |
3. 1887. she is survived by him, two
sons, Edward and Frank, a daughter |
Anna, and two sisters, Mrs. Sass and |
Mrs. Eggers. all of this city.
John d. Kuehl. son of D. C. iKuehl |
Of Utica road, died Thursday. Born |
in Scott county March 8, 1891, and ed |
icated in the schools of Davenport |
and Browns Business college, gradu-
ating from both, the young man was |
very well known in this locality. He |
Is survived by his parents, two broth
ers and three sisters.
Mrs. May Maze, wife OF Orville |
Maze, died at the family residence,
80 fremont avenue, yesterday, death
following an illness of long duration.
Born in Princeton, Iowa, Feb. Z, 1887,
she was married to Orville Maze
sept. p. 1907. Besides her husband,
here survives her mother, Mrs. Martha
underwood, three brothers, Pratt of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
The Compromls e.

How did Jack and Mabel agree
over their dispute about the marriage
service?"
Mabel told Jack il he would MAKE
good on the all his worldly goods en-
dowment proposition she would gladly
make the promise to obey.
moro American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
MakIna tIimsolf Solid

Examining admiral Ito naval candi.
date)-Now mention three great ad.
mirals. Candidate-Drake.N Nelson and
Il beg your pardon, sir. didn't quite
catch your name.-London Punch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Grocers' Annual Picnic a Success
Nearly 5000 Davenporters paid their
quarters to enjoy the festivities OF
the seventh annual picnic of the Dav-
export Grocers' association at Zum
Alien Dorf, and unconsciously boosted
for the Iowa exhibit at the Panama
Pacific fair. Money taken in from the
sale of tickets. approximately 500,
will go toward the $4,000 fund pledged
by the city OF Davenport to the Greater
Iowa committee. There was dancing
in the afternoon and evening, music
by Petersen's orchestra for the mu-
sically inclined. races for every one,
ball games for the fans, and refresh
ments and supper for all. John A.
Feeney and his entertainment COM
mittee were on the outlook every mo-
ment The events and the winners OF
the afternoon are listed below: 100
yard dash for boys 10 to IA. Orrie Jan
sen. John G.mbel, William Dunsworth :.
prizes. two-pound box Velma chocc-
lates TO each. Sack race for boys,
Ralph Myers. Tom Mcmahon, Peter
Petersen; prizes, two-pound box can
dy. Fifty-yard dash, girls 10 to Il,
Emma Wiggers. Lillian Froak, Della
Naugle: prizes, two-pound box candy.
Fifty-yard dash for married ladies,
Mrs. Charles Seaman. first. prize two
sacks OF flour: Mrs. William Thomp-
son. second. prize one sack -four. One
hundred yard dash for boys over IS.
Louis Dockterman, prize three-pound
box of Velma chocolates. One hun
dred yard dash for boys Second race)
Martin Sonny, Marvin Weise, Raymon
Walters. prizes three-pound box choc-
olates. Fat mans race. Charles Win
keImann, prize box cigars. Ladies' nail
driving contest. Mrs. Eugene Sullivan,
first, two sacks -four: Mrs. Garrett,
second. prize one sack -four. Tug Of
war. grocers VS.. butchers; grocers,
prize box Brown Beauties. Prize waltz,
lier and stickpin.
Relief Fund Now Reaches S4,4e4.-
With S511.25 in new contributions to
the German relief fund reported to
Secretary John Berwald OF the citi-
zens' committee, the total so far rails
ed in Davenport is 81 .494. The largest
new contribution is 800 from the In
dependent Brewing company. At
meeting of the German-American al
lance at the German Free school build
ing the raising OF the relief fund was
boosted by the plan to have the many
German societies Of the city take up
the subscription work. John Kroeger
Of the Claus Groth glide was delegated
to go to Clinton next Sunday and lay
before the alliance branch there the
plans of the local society and attempt
to secure additional subscriptions.
Hansen Is Found Guilty Of Theft
Fritz Hansen of Des Moines. arraigned
in the court of Justice Chinn in Bet
tendorf yesterday for the theft of
8 peedometer from Hall Bros. OF Dav-
was found guilty and fined $50
and costs. The fine was RENTED upon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

All the news all the time-Tns
Argus.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-10

let slip through his fingers for three
bases.
In the afth Gowdy tripled to CEN
ter and came home on Maranyille's
second bit. In the next inning the
Braves counted three more on Ever's
single, Ccnnolly's pass, Whitted's
triple to right and Schmidt's single
through shortstop.
Just to show they could hit other
pitchers besides Bender, the Braves
added one more off Wyckof in the
eighth inning when SchISJt sim
eled, went to third on Gowdy's third
hit, q one base blow, and stole home
as Maranville famed.
In the distribution of individual
donors, the lions share goes to
pitcher Rudolph. With the excep-
ton of two short periods during the
contest. he had absolute control of
his delivery. He mixed speed,
curves and slow balls in a he.
wildering fashion, cutting tho cor
hers of the plate and feeding his OPP
ponents his foater. which came UP
as big as a toy balloon when danger
threatened. 1t was his slow. decep-
tive delivery that proved the Mack
mems undoing, for they are noto-
riously weak on this service and
Rudolph was at his best today.
Bender appeared unusually weak
and once TIE Braves had seen his
delivery they took liberties with It
that astonished even the staunchest
Athletic supporters. It was the first
time Connie Mack had removed a
pitcher from Worlds Series.
Coombs was withdrawn in 1871,
hut this was due to an injury and
not to any faltering in his pitching
game.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-10

coupled with Rudolph's sterling tox
work and the general defense of his
teammates, left no opening through
which the Philadelphia attack could
penetrate.
The Braves were the first to score.
putting two runs across in the sec
und inning. Whitfield walked and
counted all the way from first on
Gowdy's two-base hit. the latter
scoring on Maranyille's drive to left
center.
The Athletics came hack with a
run in their half of the same in
ming when McInnes walked and tai
lied on Strunk's single which Moran