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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
PLAY WESLEYAN
Bethany College Five Expects Hard
Contest Tuesday Evening Against
Down Staters

SpSSlaI Dispatch 10 the Intelligancer
BETHANY, w. Va. Feb. l5.-Tues-
gay evening the most important bas-
Netball game OF the Bethanv COLLEGE
nome schedule viii be played. when
me West Virginia Wesleyan five will
oppose the Christian quintet on the
brooke county floor. Recently The
bethany tossers held the Methodists
70 close score on the Buckhaunon
noor. so the Panhandle team is count
Ing on giving Wesleyan "A hard run
IN the second meeting.
Inc game has been extensively ad.
Vertised IN all parts Of this district.
ana as the contest Is one OF unusual
interest II Is likely that the crowd
amending VIII be OF record breaking
line-ups and the PLAYING Dromises ~
ne iast from the start 4 large mum
per are expected 10 attend the game
from Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
TO BEAUTIFY
CREEK BANK
CITY PARKS AND FAIRGROUNDS
COhMlSS ~
SESSION.
Organizes FER Ensuing Year. ard
MdEes Appropriations for
Adjoining City with
Trees anc Vines.

Pi"us for lurtherir- tE, movement
30 beauty Wheeling were discussed
1ud al important sf"y toward that end
was taken 90 q meeting uf the ti'y
arks dad playground Commission.
Ncid yesterday afternoon The COM
mission iS composed OF ~. w Scurohr.
John 49, kCuUIrd. and j s. iRlffH
Yesterdays mc,.ius was the first ~
the commission sine. it, rD.apIO.uf-
m"ut recently Icy thc Board Cf Com
IN" commission orpauizcd for the
0rnr"nc pres idout un1 Nj EDuuard as
secretary Ar ORGANIZING future
plans we're discussed
Tho most important action taken
was IN" decision 90 plant willow trees
long tho banks OF Wheeling creek
iAliy ~ th" vicinity OF the Market
street bridge. will Do covered by fhn
Tree. = his ~ expected 10 add great.
Us 10 'N' beauty Ot the surroundings.
Suu' rirteudcut o. % Williams. of
The Wheeling division 70 a % raII.
road, has assured tho Commission oT
MS GO operation and has promised
iu have lhe creek banks adJoiu.l.
IN" railroads property cleared with
n e Few DAYS Iu order that tho trees
may b" planted
An order was placed for 1000 will
'-N. .FN' FII N' inc INMIN tIH planted
along th" creek. however. but some
viii Do placed wherever Or is thought
pos ih'o 'p huaurfy tho city hv GOV.
"Ting bare spots
An order was Also Given for 5000
money suckl" vine. which viii fn
placed a. tho foot Of vail. and steer.
banks Bon various parts OF tho cir.
The vim" De- OF Wild. trailing van
.'y. hloufs aIl summer. and BE- quit.
fragrant
Belle Isle Park
The city gardener wa. instructed fD
follow last Years plan Of boautyluc
Belle I-lo Iatt. The park will De-
.rarrI of debris. "rH.. viii hr sovn
nh Kept clean. and s.afa and bench
VIII H' arranged Irr fHa comfort
Of ". .'ure
THE s.ur,far. rH. instructed OIL.
.nWmuuIr.'H with lH. TruusyI..r.
Nai'r. .H company requesting frnm .u
con 'rIUf .H.r.rf under fHlIr frrlE.
Twelfth and Water streets .r ur
.'r That surface .HfUr uHE drain into
fHc river HuH u.f HauI Riverside park
oIn'iI appropriated $1,000 for
park. and U.lf ErnUrda purposes TH.
Iu ul $50. %. NHs already been OK
pended for OBJ. h.r.U. U. frr mat.
usut hE fuD board off control I.rtIr.
|HoIf $500. Yesterday approximate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
EDITOR DIES.

DOVER. Del. Feb. 15-ohn Milton
Davidson. aged AZ. editor OF the Della
ware state News. OF Dover and one
81 the best known newspaper men in
this state, died AZ his home in Wy
oming. near here. tonight a widow
and four children survive. His widow
Is the daughter OF the late Charles y.
sheppard. minister OF the Whining
ton VI B.. conference, who died at
Fraukiord. Del, April -. 1913.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
Murphy Johnson Fight May
Disrupt National Pasfime
WORLDS iCE-SKATINo
RECORD rs BROKEN

CHRISTfANIA. Feb. Is
Cesar Mathiesen. the Norwe-
gian champion. won the skat-
Ing championship OF the world
al the international meeting
held az F'rogner. near Chris
tiania. yesterday and today.
Mathiesen captured the 500 me
tres in ~ 40 seconds. the
500 metres in . 20 l-iO and
the 5000 metres in 9. 20 80.
The Russian. Ippolitow, won
the 10000 metres in ls:47 3-5.
Owing TO the unfavorable
conditions no new records were
established. the king was
among the spectators.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
SOME VALENTINE
Local Young Man Receives Telegram
That He Is Father OF Bouncing
Baby Boy on Holiday.

\ valentine Telegram was received by
Wade Pepper. or South ChapIine street.
saturday afternoon, from Unioutown.
Pa. saying that lie IL the father OF a
nine and half pound baby boy. born
ON that day Upon receipt OF the val
cntine message. a broad smile appeared
ON his face and ever since then. ~ has
refused To leave
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

by The commission total approximate
j. $500. The secretary was authorized
TO notify the Wheeling Fairgrounds
association that the sum OF $500 re-
mains 20 be expended and requesting
inc association 10 make a schedule OF
things needed 10 carry on it's work
This year, the same To- be reported TO
The commission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

Goals from field Bachman {. Boyce
]. Creighton ]. Nay l. Williams /.
Neale /. Smith .. Callandcr l.
Goals from foul BaChman out
Of q. Williams Il out Of %
Referee BOrhsm Of Wheeling
mpire Ray Of Petersburg
Timers-Iurk Of Wheeling. and
Walsh Of Parkersburg
StObbs Of Wheeling and
Bergenstock Of Parkersburg
Time OF halyes-2O minutes.
Other Results.
The Martins Ferry All COllegiaus
lost hard fought game 20 the Frank.
I'm college team saturday evening. tho
score being 81 ~ g5. The game v.ar
one ~ the bpst Witnessed bon New AIN.
ems this season
The Linsly Cadets easily defeated
tho West Liberty Normal school team
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
SANDER SUIT CAUSES FANS TO
SEE DANGER AHEAD
On Baseball Horizon as Others May
Be Drawn into Fiaht-Feoersls
are Laughing I'd Sleeves.


(By Sos)
Following closely on the announce
ment that the Federal league will OF.
fer life enough TO please all lovers
OF the National sport. comes the big
hght In organized baseball. between
Charles Murphy. president OF the Chi
cago Cubs and other club leaders OF
not only the National League. but OF
will be I'm this fight. IL Is impossible
70 say, but some ugly things are very
likely TO follow the accusations that
have bern made
At the meeting OF the National
League magnates. held last week.
there was feeling OF unrest over the
cNsting OF Johnny Exers. as manager
or the Cubs. 10 was felt by the ma
lority. according to reports. that Muir
ply was too rash In acting as hp did
aud displayed "A feeling opposite 10
teat OF real sportsman The other
magnates took uD the fight in a way
and determined to protect the inter
ests OF the popular little manager and
as result engineered a deal whereby
he Will be given a good birth with the
Boston Braves.
The fight was taken up by the Ma
tional Commission and President Ban
Johnson became interested Because
he dared 10 speak as he felt. regarding
INC actions OF Murphy, Charley be-
came real angry and rushed into print
with the statement that he would
spend 5000 600 10 protect himself
and would sue Johnson for SANDER.
Again the real sporting blood was
lacking, and as result. the man who
has been despised by the fans OF Chi
cago for years, has gained the enmity
and bittel feeling OF the real fans
throughout the country.
Federals Laugh.
since the fight has started in or
ganized baseball. Federal Iearue
maRnates are laughing up their
sleeve. They see a break in the not
far distant future. IL Murphy persists
In carrying on his petty grievances.
Ihey see ruin for him and his club.
and further than that. they see dis
aster for the old timers and success
Tor the new league. even greater than
they had anticipated
President Ban Johnson has said
mat the National League president
should have power similar 10 that
which he has as head of the Ameri-
can League. President Tener should
nave power TO dethrone Murphy for
the good Of organized baseball and
be able 20 place another in charge OF
the club who would not cause the
unrest, that now exists Probably
this Is so. and II such action can be
handled In the American League
surely the older organization can get
along better. An eZ1mple has beel
set. and the sooner that laws arc
drafted to cover such cases. the bet
ter the league will be.
The action brought about IS con-
sidered disgraceful throughout the
country. and fans everywhere regret
me action taken. The fight promises
10 be carried on for some time. and
until settlement Is made, there Will
be danger of disruption.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
An Extreme Case.


Marcella Mr.. Beanbrouch seems
10 be greatly bOthere with indiges-
ton 7'H
NaNerly-I should say So lie re-
fused 10 attend a moving. -,
show the other evening. because one
OF the scenes had a banquet in II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
BURNED 10 pEA1H.

LATBOBE. Pa. Feb. I5-Henry
Wallace, aged -. Of Bradenville, was
burned 10 death early today when
fire destroyed tho home OF George
\owe I'm Bradenvillc Three mem
bcrs Of the Nowe family escaped
from the burning house.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
AGAIN VICTORS
Saturday Nights Game With Park
ersburg Basketball Tossers Re-
suits In Win Fer Local Hioh.

In one of the prettiest exhibitions
OF basketball lever seen on the local
! VI. e. \. gymnasium. the Wheel
ing High team defeated the Parkers-
hurg High tossers. Saturday evening.
by the exceedingly close score of %
10 ?. The gabe was exciting from
whistle 10 whistle, each team bat
Ting hard for every point from start
10 finish. The play was rough and
several fouls were called on each
side. Field baskets were scarce. and
IL was the fouls which kept the score
so close. When the first half ended
the score was Z 20 Z. and during the
remainder Of the game neither side
was more than two points In the lead
Following Is the lineup.
Wheettno-23 parLersbur, %
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

Morning After the Night Before.
smith Well. ] guess I am post.
'WuressiorIef
Jones How do YOU figure that2
smith My Uostimprcssion Of last
nights party IS q headache Judge
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

'caw which h8. over been turned ar,
of IS g.
With fhr vofornr. I.r from T...
year. team and -rrH.rT arr ptr..
now mon who IHF. shown n. won .
trial events. IS A ..a|....
nou'd Do" we'll fortified f0 rfH, Davis
meets
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
WATER SPORT
PLANS GO ON
MANY DETAILS IN INTERNATIONAL
REGATTA TO BE MADE YET.
Rowing Practice at Yale Begins with
Arrival Of Coach Guy Nickans-
Believes in Hard work.

NEW YORK. Feb. i5-Although the
dates FOR the Americas cup races and
the hardest portion OF the details re-
garding the international regatta remain
10 DO worked out. according TO Secretary
q. 4. cormack. OF the New York Yacht
club. A. secretary or the organization.
acting A. custodian of the famous yaCnt
racing trophy. much OF the responsibility
for the successful staging OF this ocean
classic rests upon Ills shoulders. As
result Mr. Cormack Is already arranging
work smoothly n the greatest interna-
uonai sporting event OF 1914 Is TO be
success both from a competitive ana
spectacular standpoint
with the arrival or Coach Guy Nick
ais. rowing practice at Yale has settled
down TO a steady round Of work on the
indoor apparatus. and both Nickalls and
6iannini report that the progress OF the
candi dates II satisfac >ry. Every effort
will be made TO get the oarsmen on the
water as early a. possible in order thar
the new stroke being cultivated may be
taught under the most favorable condi-
lions.
In connection with the change IN ne
Yale rowing situation "a IS interesting 10
note that during the past 10 years there
have been five coaches in this line or
varsity sport. Previous 70 1900 the
Joachim Ewas largely in the hands of
different graduates. There was no one
man for head coach. and for several
years the crew system did not have the
thorough organization which It has to-
day.
While Richard Armstrong. '95 is NOM
inally In charge Guy \ickalls. the form
cr oxford University oarsman. will un-
doubtedly make his personality felt 10
a greater extent than either the head
coach or Eugene Gianuini. Although
Nickalls Is close to 90 years OF age. he
is a coach or tremendous personality
and physical and mental activity. one
Of his aNtoms Is that "a man Is not at
his prime Of life until he has reached
the age 81 sixty. He Is a great believer
In hard work and oarsmen, acCordiur to
Nickalls. thrive on rigorous training.
HeClaims that no man, physically III
ana properly trained, ever collapsed in
a varsity boat race.
No American athlete with visions OF
a place to be won on the United states
Olympic team ever trained more faith
fully for competition than George Gray.
the Australian billiard player now en-
gagged In series Of important matches
In London. His training r. done under
the efficient direction Of his father. as
sisted by his mother. who prepares the
special diet. which Is the CHIEF item OF
his preparation for an important match.
MI OF his meals are taken az home
and no servant is permitted TO cook the
dishes which he eats. I'm his present
match Gray IS meeting EuElard's best
men and he feels that h- must be iu
perfect condition N ne is To win ma
Jority or his matches.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

You ran r.aL- thorough prove-it-to vou
vest nf f..s guaranteed rupture holder without
h... nE FL. r. SINGLE cent.
Wen cen. no fr 500 far SIXTY DAYS trial
pfa.fI.s..V lend no fn Vnf that long fHff %
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IN ~ dur.nt keep your HfHr- from coming
cHi or hlfnrrrE WOO tn any vaY rn spite %
any work SOD HH .- my other 81 ANS = thea
90 won't cost you penny.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

Saturday evening in the armory BY
the score of 35 TO IL The locals
maintained u safe lead throughout the
contest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
Prominent bouts OF the week

Prominent bouts OF the week.
Nike Gibbons VS.. Kid Graves. Phil
adeiphia. G rounds.
Ad Wolgast vs.. Tommy Gary. Gin
ctnnati. o., 10 rounds
Benny Chavez VS.. Tickle Sanders.
Springfield. No. 10 rounds.
Charley White vs. Kid Kansas
Buffalo. 10 rounds
X. q. Brown vs.. Pat Drouillard.
Windsor. Ont. s rounds
Bud Anderson vs.. Red Watson. San
Francisco. 20 rounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

The Llnsly second team proved vic.
tors over a team selected from the
signal corps OF Cathedral high school
IN a game played in the armorv sat
urdaE evening. The score was Is
TO :.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
This Invention For Rupture
Sent On so Days Trial
Won't Cost You A Cent If The Two Months Test
Doesn't Prove All Our Claims

from coming out. Jgst broken bone e,nI
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And that fs the curse Of wearing elastic %
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crs1luNy-thcy sooner ar later make operation
nb.nIufrIy necessary instead 0f prrseuttur 3D.
Bot remember the Cluthe Truss Is Euaf-
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c1-sr lrt in addition 90 provides the onlT
~ay ever discovered Tor overcoming n. zeal.
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thus brought cor. sicfs recovery in thousands of
cases that SEEMED almost hopeless. ard has
saved fI.ur1r's Uf people from hay.ng 70 fisk
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
Stewart and Patsy Brannigan
To Meet at SfeubenviIIe Club
BOUT HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR
MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 9.
Pittsburgh Lad Has Met Some Of the
Best In His Time.-Other
Boxing Notes.

Patsy Brannigan OF Pittsburgh and
Walter Goo Stewart OF Wheeling h.
the head line card OF the boxing show
10 be held at Steubenyille March
After Young Golcie OF Pittsburgh had
decided he had better pass NJ the
match. the up the river club had ar
ranged between him and Stewart. the
matchmaker got busy and signed up
the best boy In this section. and one
who is always mixing with the top
notchers.
Brannigan has met and defeated
some OF the best boys in the ring. In.
Guiding Johnny Kilbane. Monte Attell
Clyde Leimaster. Johnny Greedy.
Young Eppy. Cal Delaney. Jimmy
Walsh. Eddie Wimler. X O Mars
Benny Chavez. Kid" Williams. Patsy
Mcmahon. Young Shugrue. Benny
kaufmaDn and over l25 other good
boys since he first donned the gloves
in 1907. This match will create more
interest than any that has been pulled
on and "a special train will be- run
from this city to Steubenyille
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

The Bethany Reserves lost to the
Wheeling y. NJ G. 4. team by the
score OF 20 to is. The contest. which
was played in the Brooke county seat
Saturday evening. was prttty one
from start TO finish.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

Matchmaker Louis y. Roehm Of the
Dayton Gymnastic club has made "A
change In his boxing card for Febru-
airy %. and is going 10 use Earl Fish
er. a Dayton boy who is making a
great name for himself among the 1873
pound boys. instead OF Walter Stewart
the local boy. Mr.. Roehm has prom
ised Coo the next bout. which takes
place about March 10.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

stony" Ritz, the local lightweight
who is in Windsor. Canada. boxes
the semi-iinal in the X. o. Brown-Pat
Drouillard bout on the eighteenth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

In game played Saturday evening
IN Fairmont the state Normal quintet
OF that place was defeated by the
Mountain state college basketball five
by the close score OF % TO "a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
No Belt, No Leg Straps. No Spring.

The tH.F- Ir"re does away entirely vifh
Pc curse r' vea-.~E heifs. f-rurars arf
sgrrF. People who have tired BE- sav it 10
-s .."frraI.- o. fN~.r clothing And n 10
wafrfrrHH..wT bod Orb fh~ BATH. Ala
rsrsg.raHan proof EasIy kept clean.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

\ Rrtat number OF local people who
intended going TO Steubenville to-
night to witness the Young Goldie-
Walter Stewart bout, were disappoint-
ed and disguised with the Pittsburgh
boy. Last year a special train carried
about 500 local fans TO Steubenville to
see the same card. and they learned
after arriving there that Goldie had
refused 10 box. Goldie's excuse IS
that he cannot make the weight
Stewart had agreed 10 let him weigh
1876 az 3 o'clock. so II he can't do bet
ter than that he had better Join the
ilghtweights.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

The Llnsly Cadets easily defeated
no West Liberty Normal school team
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16

The matchmaker OF the B. A. c. is
arranging a fine card for their next
show and each bout will see two even
ly matched 1873 pound bows in action.
Benny Kaufman. fast featherweight
OF Philadelphia, who is now in Nick
Albanese's stable at Columbus, O. is
anxious 10 get on at the II. \. G. and
says he prefers Walter Stewart,
Young Goldie or X O. Mars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-04
TAKING CAlOMEl
is A BAD HABIT
so Powerful II Shocks Liver and
Leaves II Weaker Than Be-
fore-Dodsons' Liver Tone
Is Better to Take.

Nearly everybody who has ever
tried calomel has found that it gives
only a temporary relief. For Gallo
mel is such a powerful drug that it
shocks and weaken5 the liver and
makes it less able afterward to do its
duty than in the first place.
This is one OF the reasons why the
City Drug Store guarantees Dodson's
Liver Tone to take the place OF cal
omel. Dodson's Liver Tone is pure
vegetable liver tonic that will cure
constipation quickly and gently,
without any danger Of bad after-ef-
fects. 1t is guaranteed to do this
with a guarantee that is simple and
fair. If you buy a bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone for yourself and your
and do not find that it per-
fectly takes the place of calomel,
then return TO the store where you
bought it and get your money back
with smile.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-04
NOW

Today forty-three armed cutters,
tugs, and launches, manned by LES
officers and enlisted men, are scour-
ing the seas as Uncle Sans "watch-
dogs of the sea-" The majority are
stationed along the coast Of, the Uni
ted States ready to steam where duty
calls. One may be going to sea TO
blow up derelict that has become
dangerous 10 navigation; another
searching a ship for smuggled goods
or examining her sailing papers;
while a third may be on the way to
suppress mutiny or piracy, or to en-
force neutrality laws in American
ports. The revenue cutter officer is
empowered to enforce nearly every
law bearing upon the maritime inter
ests. They protect the seal fisheries
of Alaska, and patrol the coast in
search of vessels in distress during
the winter months. Under a recent
regulation they patrol the transatlan-
tic lane of travel to warn all vessels
of any nation of the danger of float
ing icebergs, such as the one that
sank the Titanic. They enforce quar-
antine regulations; they patrolled
the coasts of four southern states
which We're suffering under an epi-
demic of yellow fever in 1905. They
penetrate to the Arctic regions to
bring succor to stranded whaling
ships 1t was in 1879 that cutter
raced through a thousand miles of ice
packs to rescue whalers frozen in at
Point Barrow, before they starved to
death. For this exploit, congress
passed a resolution Of thanks.