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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-11
CABLE BREAKS
An Cars On w. va.-Pittsburoh Triple
az Mine No. ; Run Away and
4 Wreck lt-One Man Hurt

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
WELLSBURG. w. Va. July 10
A bad mishap occurred at number 3
known as the Gilchrist mine OF the
West Nirginia-Pittsburgh Coal Com
pany, located between here and Fol
lansbee shortly after 3 o'clock this
morning. which resulted In the tipple
Steubenville, Wellsburg and Weirton
street car line being tied up for more
than an hour.
The accident occurred when n large
steel cable. attached TO three pit cars
loaded with coal. broke while the cars
were being let down the incline from
tho mine to be loaded on a boat. Three
empty cars started up ten incline at
the same time and in coming down
after the cable broke. a collision oc-
cured between the two sets of cars,
/ whic hresulted In the track being torn
up by four OF the cars while the other
two cars weer sent flying out over the
incline, one stopping when II LIT on
the railroad tracks about sixty feet
distant, while the other was hurled
cut over the end OF the tipple and liz
within five feet OF the river. A min
ute after the cable broke all that
could be seen was twisted cables and
tracks. while the coal which was I'm
the three cars was thrown all over
the tipple and tracks below.
One man was hurt in the accident.
Harvey Burlington, was working on
the tipple. and when he saw the cars
shoot down the incline after the cable
broke, he leaped over the side OF the
tipple to a pile OF rocks about thirty
feet below and escaped with one bad
cut on his left leg and several minor
bruises. He was shaken up very
much and DR.. Dare was sent for and
took the man to his home in an auto
mobile where he is resting easy.
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NOTES FROM
NARAGANSEIT
oAIEriGs rrAI sslse
OUT SMART ATTIRE

SARAGASsETT. July i0-Tbs cot.
taEs colony la. arrived. the R~adfns
Room On Ocean Road. the hotels and
ths shsrry bathing pavilion. hav. all
resumed fheir activities. All siEns
Ioint % an exceptionally gay season
The Point judith club 10 the scene Of
numerous outing parties and the Lawn
OF wufneic Farm is bright every nne
afternoon With patfons slipping tea.
The motor road 10 the Country club
IL Esy Nth motor parties. and Ocean
road sees a. many more 90 route for
the Point, and everywhere at any tirns
Of day almost where mere n music
aid . dancing floor the devotees u
Terpsichore are footing IL Ia the
latest dances.
Smart Attire.
The most popular materials for af-
ternoon wear are crepe. tA1etA foul
ards and organizes. with eharrneuse
and other satins not by any means
out Of the running indeed the predic-
ton IL that In the autumn satin will
Be leAding the proceasion OF smart
Gre. ftories Over the lighter
worn and parasols OF striking oolors
are carried. An especially pretty par
asol OF shaded silk Was or Ordinary
shape except that the silk was gather
ed little at the tip OF each rib. The
shadins ran from very plae pink at
the center TO deep rose az the edge.
For general and morning wear The
most popular parasol A. OF ponRee
with borders three or four inches deep
OF colorcd satin These. a. a rule
have natural wood handles. but some
Ties enamelled ones are used
a Well Dressed Group.
"A smartly dressed group having tea
The other afternoon on the lawn at the
Farm" attracted many admiring
glaneer- A tall dark young woman
wore a gown OF heavily embroidered
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-11
FRANCIS ATTACKS
SCHOOL SYSTEM
CLOSING NETTING OF NATIONAL
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
EsLlsEsED.
when Toe Angeles ssperin.enaens
hzses srrioiic ATTACK en-
Present school Seshods

ST. PAUL. MINI. July ia sorne-
That listless session u the National
kducation Association uas suddenly
sniivened today when Or. J. "A. Fran.
eis. superlntsncent Of schools. Los
Angeles. Gala. vigorously attacked
the present school system. denounced
the inefnciency Of the average teach.
sr and Characterized az soul wreck
err certain powerful interests tTal
ere blocking all forms OF educational
progress
Criticism Of bis -sen-ationalisrn. =
Vas uttered by many leading educat.
crk. but the storms Of applause which
Interrupted him AZ every sentence
were indicative OF the general atti
tide OF the delegates.
The annual convention closed to
night after a brief session devoted 10
a discussion Of the neeeH Of the public
school
our public schools OF today" said
DT Francis. are mandy PANTY
places 10 which W. 20 because u IL
the custom and some of Us become
good citizens In spite Of them
Purpose % Education.
The purpose OF education Il 70
make ua scholarly enough so that We
may separate ourselves from the com.
mon herd Teachers who train a
child TO believe that he cannot be re
spectacle unless he Il a professional
man are menace 10 society.
schools are all wrong. because
they give the credit 20 the captains OF
things. not 20 the stokers When the
teaching force IL allowed to make It's
own Judgments and slant on these
judgments We will have different boys
and girls.
We are dragging out the souls o.
our boys and girls telling them t'
learn so many pages day OF matter
that means nothing TO them In practi
cal life"
The hall rang with applause wher
DIR. Francis shouted.
God bless the girl who refuses Z,
study Algebra study that hai
caused many girls to lose heir souls.
Continuing he said: Give our girll
courses In costume designing instead
Of mathematics. and lie and art and
morality and godliness will near
more TO them"
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LEBANON. Pa. July 1O-Two men
We're killed and damage so wide.
spread mat the soss cannot be esti-
mated. was caused here late today
by cloudburst and electrical storm
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ARREST SPEEDER
Autoists Arrested in Elm Grove on
Complaint OF OFFICER in This City
Last Night

shortly after ? O'Clock last NIGHT A
telephone call was received rs Deputy
Sheriff viii Green IN Film Grove ~
arrest the driver and occupants Of an
Automobile. carrying license number
1900. which was on itg way toward tha.
town. The complainant Deputy sheriff
torrtgan. said that they were erceodfng
the speed limit when they went over
wheeling hill and was unable 10 cot
them. They were caught when they en-.
tered the Grove. and ID ia said that a
young man BY name ~ fs0nrhott0rr ~
Bellnire. became anucy and the officer
placed him m the town Jail In the Grove
but he was later released The Other
occupants Of the car. 90 fs said were
Joe Schiick. we'll kn 1wn local man and
former candidate for the nomination
for chief % police ON the Democratic
ticket. and Chauffeur stufx They nut
up for their appearance before = local
justice this morning on a charge Of vfo-
lating the county and state speed laws
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RAID SPEAKEASY
MARTINS Ferry Police Arrests Mks
Eutisch on Charge Of uniaw-
fully Selling Of liquor.

Ontcrr EenEIT. ~ the Martins Ferry
police fore. last night ralded an alfeE.d
FpeakeaEy conducted b. Mike Kukisch
~ First street Martins Ferry. The pro-
priet0r was arrested about ~ 80 o'clock
and 10 o. said quantity - liquor was
found. This will be produced az s1t-
dence ~ trial this evening before
MAYOR Wvrk0m
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CASH ON Arm
Sustained ~ Chaplins Street woman
Nestsrday-Esarly Bied 10 Death,
hat e. recovering.

While trying % hang a CHANDELIER AZ
her home. 40. 7I3 West ChauIIra atreaf
Mrs katheryn Yoat leil tp The floor ana
~ .aIned deep FaHh on hrr iaft arm
Roth arteries 81 the wrist were covered
and me wound bled pr0fureIv
Ihe woman wHr nearly dead from loss
oI ll"nd when Urs p 90 fkIrf and D.
". lallWoll arrived She was rushed
20 me north Wheeling h1HrIfaf ruf sf
on early hour THE morning BE- was ra
ported she will recover.
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accompanied by hail. which swept
this section.
Raymond Rodermelo. 20 years old.
stepped on livewire broken during
the storm, and was instantly Killed
and Samuel Zellers was struck nv
lightning. The principal loss wa
caused by the overlooking OF Quit
lapahilla creek. which rose ten feet
IN half an hour and washed out thou
sands OF acres OF corn and wheat
The hail also DESTROYED PRACTICALLY
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streams over Their banks The lightning
Killed one man. ". G. White team
9ter. who was STRUCK by n bolt a. he
was driving home. IL toppled from tho
wagon and broke his neck
several hres from lightning occurred
ana numerous cattle were struck Halt
stones hair an inch IN diameter fell.
Traffic on the cleo. fic traction limos
was AZ a standstill for several hours.
and All of the steam railroads In this
vicinity were affected hv wnshouts 4
panic occurred at the factory Of The
Planters Nut and Chocolate conpnrv.
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CLOUDBURST
toontinu.d Yrom Tlr., P.r.h

station and considerable lumber from
a lumber yard went down stream
Damage by Lightning
Fifteen families in Little England
and a dozen families on South Wash
ington avenue fats were rescued In
boats
Many places report damage By
liEhining 80 Elmhurat 10 bolt shat
tered ard fred the barn on tho estate
of W. ~ Peck cashier 81 the Tbrd
National bank ~ was completely a..
stroyed. The immense dams ri tho
scranton Gas a. Water COMPANY
along the hne % the roaring brook
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-11
ALLEGED RoBBEn

Deputy Sheriff Louis IaRomarcfno
last night arrested Jack Kott, who is
CHARGED with rOhbinE a local foreigner
~ the amount 81 S139. Kott spent last
night IN the county jail. and will be Civ
On nearing this morning before Jus
tee or Peace ". y. Wickham
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we're given the hardest strain that
masonary could be called upon to
Withstand but they remained intact.
The rain ceased at 3 a. m. after
falling for three hours
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the entire fruit crop while hundreds
OF young peach and apple trees we're
washed away
All railroad and electric traffic vas
tied up.
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about nifty girls employed there becom-
ing hysterical during the storm. The
police were required 20 quiet them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
FRENCH MINISTER'S WIFE
MURDERS PARIS EDITOR
Nine. cailIaux ReVenqes Husband for
Attacks-French officials Spouse
Takes Law Into Own Hands.

Paris, March 18-Gaston Calmette,
day by Nine Henrietta Caillaux, wife
of Joseph Caillaux, the French minis
ter of finance and former premier. He
died Monday night.
Nine. Caillaux went to the Office of
Figaro to carry out an act of ven
been waging campaign characterized
by great bitterness against the minis
ter of finance.
At the moment of the attack NJ. Cal
mette was preparing to leave his Of
fee in the company of Paul Bourget,
the author. He excused himself to re-
ceive Nine. Caillaux, who fired almost
Immediately, wounding him in the
chest, side and abdomen.
While the editor was being trans
ported to the hospital he said repeat
eddy: Il have done my duty. have
done my duty"
Having committed the deed, Nine.
Caillaux submitted to arrest, and while
employees in the Figaro Office were Ia
king the revolver from her hands she
said: "Since there is no justice in this
country, l take upon myself an act of
justice. Take me where you will"
81 am sorry" she said, "for what
was obliged to do. I had no intention
of killing NJ Calmette. / desired only
to teach him lesson"
Nine. Caillaux was formally charged
with homicide.
1t was officially announced that M.
Caillaux had rendered his. resignation
from the ministry of finance, but that
Premier Doumergue withheld his deci-
sion. Nine. Caillaux is the minister's
third wife.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
MURDER AT TECATE
ROUSES MEN OF COAST
Martial Law Declared Along California
Line After Staying of United
States Postmaster.

San Diego, Cal, March 1S.-Although
no proclamation was issued, martial
law prevails along the border for miles
each side of Tecate following the burn
ing of the United States postoffice and
customs office there and the murder
of Postmaster Frank Johnston. Three
Mexicans committed the double crime.
The California border was patrolled by
American troops from Fort Rosecrans.
Across the line Mexican rurales per-
formed guard duty. Governor john
son was asked to make formal de-
mand on Gov. Francisco Vasques of
Lower California for the delivery of
the Mexicans suspected of killing Post
master Johnston.
Anti-Mexican feeling was aroused to
fever heat in the vicinity of Tecate,
which is in California. Every man
within a radius of ten miles of Tecate
was armed and rifles and ammunition
were ordered from this city.
Washington, March 18.-Members of
a Mexican railroad construction gang
killed Postmaster Johnson and burned
report received by the war depart
ment from army headquarters at San
Francisco None of the men had been
apprehended when the report was for
warded Department officials an
nounced that the affair would be
handled in the ordinary way.
Juarez, March 18.-Oscar Allen, q
American, has been murdered by Mex
leans at Pearson, Chihuahua. His head
was split with an ak. This was re-
ported to Consul Thomas Edwards,
who at once began an investigation.
Allen was a Texan, native of Cor
pus Christi, Nueces county, where his
father served as sheriff He had been
a Waterman for the MADEIRA company.
A widow and several children reside in
Pearson.
Another Waterman of this company
was killed previously in a similar man
ReF.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
ULSTER FORCES MOBILIZE
Sir Edward Carson, unicnist Leader,
Is Rushing to Scene-Bioodshed
Is Feared

Belfast, March 21.-An emergency
force of picked men from the Ulster
volunteers has been hastily sum-
moned to headquarters on Friday.
The motive for the sudden call has
been kept secret, but rumors persist
Of military action on the part of the
government and projected arrests.
London, March 21.-Grave events
are impending in Ulster, according to
Unionist newspapers, and rumor is
current that the government is pre-
pairing for the military occupation of
the province. There are various indi-
cations that crisis has been reached.
A vote of censure on the British
government, which was moved in the
house of commons on Friday by An
drew Bonar Law, leader of the opposi-
ton, was rejected, 345 to 252. Arthur
]. Balfour, summoned by Bonar Law,
made hurried return from the Ri
veria and arrived in London in time
to participate in the division.
There were reports also of the
threatened arrest of Sir Edward Car
son and other leaders of the Ulster
Unionists, but it was officially de-
clared that there was no truth in the
statement that warrants had been
signed for such arrests Sir Edward
Carson, however, made a hasty exit
from the house before the debate was
concluded to catch train for Belfast.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
MIL WAUKEE SWEPT
BY S35O,OO0 FRI
Windsor Hotel and wss,,,.
Newspaper Union Buldin,
Burned to the Ground
MANY THRILLING RESCUE,
Plant of Evening Wisconsin A.. /
Oldest Papers in State. Wa, Az
Wrecked-Guests in Hos..,.
Have Narrow Escspas

Milwaukee, March 2O.-Fra co..
Thursday morning DESTROYED tbo wv W.
sor hotel and the Western Nawvn. ,lU
Union building, which bousad YNp =
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin Oro '.s y
the Oldest newspapers in the ot...
with a loss that is estimated y,
$35O,OOO. a'
The thrilling rescue scenes vo,.
staged in the brilliant light q, w
burning buildings and scores ~ .n,S
of heroism on the part of police .ns
city firemen were witnessed bv :
large crowd that watched the 6a,,
to save the remainder of the big busi
ness block which contained tbo A.
partment store Of the T. A. Cbanmor
company.
Early reports that ten guests Of tbs
hotel were missing were denied H.
the police who said that their invsoH
cation showed that no one was kiuoa
or hurt and that everyone registerod
in the hotel had been accounted for
The blaze started in the newsnaop,
office and spread quickly to the hotel
More than score of guests vera
trapped on the fourth floor of the hos.
telry, and extension ladders were nm
up to the windows and firemen and
policemen assisted the men and wo.
men, most of them in their night
clothes, to the street.
Patrolman Schmitt was the most
conspicuous hero of the fire. Risking
his own life he entered the burning
third floor of the building and was re.
sponsible for the saving of a dozen
men and women guests. Soon after
he climbed to safety after exploring
the upper floors, the hotel building
collapsed.
The firemen seeing no chance Of
saving the newspaper building or the
hotel, turned their attention to the sur.
rounding buildings and devoted their
energies to saving the Chapman store
and the Novelty Die works. Soon aft
er daylight the fire was under control
and had nearly burned itself out and
the danger of spreading to the other
buildings was believed to be past
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
THREE DIE IN FIRE
MAN PLUNGES FROM BURNING
PLANT AND is SERIOUSLY IN
JURED IN DETROIT, MICH.
S35O.OoO FIRE IN MILWAUKEE
Windsor Hotel and Western NeWspa-
per Union Building Burned to
Ground Thrilling Rescues -
Evening Wisconsin Is Wiped Out.

Detroit, Mich, March 21.-Fire
which started on Thursday in the five
story building occupied by the Hough-
ton-Detroit Elevator company on
Woodbridge street, in the downtown
district, is believed to have resulted
in the death of three men who were
working on the fifth floor Four men
were employed on that floor. One es-
capped through q skylight. He was
badly burned and cut and could give
no information concerning the fate OF
his companions. The elevator COM
pany's building was destroyed and the
flames spread to an adjoining struc-
ture.
An unidentified body was taken
from the building as soon as the hre
died down and the 1remen believed
two more bodies would be found In
the ruins. The missing men are Wal
ter Libby John Law and Frank Todd.
The origin of the fire has not been
determined.
Milwaukee, Wis, March 21.-The
Windsor hotel and the Western News
paper Union building, which housed the
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin, one OF
the oldest newspapers in the state,
were destroyed by fire on Thursday
with loss estimated at $350,00O.
The thrilling rescue scenes were
staged in the brilliant light of the
burning buildings and scores of acts
of heroism on the part of police and
city firemen were witnessed by
large crowd that watched the fight
to save the remainder of the big bust
ness block which contained the de-
part1nent store of the T. A. Chapman
company.
The Western Newspaper Unions
loss is estimated at $4,000 and that of
the Milwaukee Painter and Roller
company $4,000 The loss on the
hotel building is placed at $4,000.
Other losses through smoke and wa
ter were sustained by the Standard
Blank Book Manufacturing company.
the Milwaukee Novelty Dye works
and the warehouse of the T. A. Chap
man Dry Goods company.
Sidney, Ohio, March 21-Four large
business buildings were burned to the
ground and four others badly damaged
by the worst fire that ever visited this
city The loss is estimated at 100000
to 100000.
Fort Worth, Tex, March 21.-Fire
destroyed the Tarrant county's or
phans' home on Thursday sixty
inmates having barely time in
which to escape. They we're
driven into the streets thinly
clad with temperature at freezing.
But the children did not mind this.
Loss of their dolIies, horns and other
toys saddened them and all wept be-
cause of loss of cherished toys and
nicknacks. After they were taken to
the temporary headquarters funds
were raised to purchase new toys.
Mrs L. j. Easley, the matron, at risk
of her own life, saved number of the
younger children. The fire started in
the basement and spread with such
rapidity there was only time to save
the children.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
FREED OF HUSBANDS DEATH.
Chicago Jury Exonerates Mrs. Van
keuren.

Chicago, March 17.-Mrs. Louise
Scar Van Keuren did not murder her
husband, John b. Van Keuren the
Woodlawn hardware merchant. Twelve
men, to whom the evidence was pre-
sented before Judge Walker in the
criminal court. and before whom Mrs.
Van Keuren had collapsed twice amid
showers of tears, said so in a verdict
holding her not guilty They took only
one ballot. Mrs. Van Keuren was the
fourteenth woman to be freed in re-
cent years of the charge OF murder
when they went before men juries
after a husband, a friend or a rival
had been killed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
FIRST BOYS COURT OPENED
Tribunal to Do With Youths Between
Seventeen and TWenty-one Years
Starts in Chicago.

Chicago, March 20-The first boys
court in the world was opened in CHI
cago. Judge Thomas F. Scully, pre-
siding over the court, will hear only
cases having to do with boys between
the ages of seventeen and twenty-one.
Heretofore these boys, who are too
old to be taken before the juvenile
court, have been tried by the regular
municipal judges. They have been put
in cells with hardened criminals and
sent to Jail where they were thrown
with vicious men.
Judge SculIy's room was gaudy with
floral offerings of friends who sent
congratulatory messages on account
of his having been chosen to preside
in the boys court.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
CUBS HAVE NEW PRESIDENT.
C. p. Taft Chooses Secretary to Head
Chicago Team.


Chicago, March 20.-Charles Her
bert Thomas, for nine years associate
secretary and treasurer of the Chica-
go National League Baseball club, was
elected president to succeed Charles
WEIGH Murphy. Mr.. Thomas was
elected to fill the position after con-
ference of several hours, in which
Charles P. Taft, principal owner of
the Cubs, and Mr.. Murphy discussed
at length the possibilities in store for
a remunerative season on the West
side. In announcing the new presi-
dent Mr.. Taft said that it had been
agreed to take the Cub stock off the
market; that Mr.. Murphy had made
final transfer of all his stock in the
club and now was only an onlooker
as far as the business was concerned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
READY TO QUIET ULSTER.

Large Force Reported to Have Been
Gathered in North Irish Towns.
London, March 20.-Further stories
of drastic measures taken by the gov
eminent to quell any outbreak in VI
ster are given in the Unionist press.
According to these stories, the guards
at the military barracks in Belfast,
Londonderry, Enniskillen and Armagh
have been doubled and the gates are
kept closed. The garrison at Carrick-
fergus has been increased. 1t is stated
that there are large stores of NUM-
lions in all these barracks, and the
government fears that the Orangemen
will make raids to obtain arms and
ammunition 1t is alleged that large
quantity of ammunition has vanished
mysteriously from one depot.