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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-27

Mrs William Ward has issued csrds
tor IN informal social gathering 10 h.
neid ~ her home THURSDAY afternoon
Uofn o. o'rlork Ncedlew0rk ana
fafde viii b. enjoyed. after which
luncheon VIII BE- served Tho dscora
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-27

from the conference 10 adore the noon
program nt The Industrial centsrs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-27

A Halloween social ana literary
program will be given by the ladies'
Aid Society OF the Warwood NJ. r.
church Wednesday evening. October
rs. Following the program refresh
ments OF coffee. pumpkin pie. etc, will
be sold. The church room will be
decorated in rustic effect.
The program n as follow:
Vocal solo. ..... Mrs. Anna HiitOn-Otto
Reading ........ Miss Mndelyn kurner
Reading .......... Mrs. Thomas Mckee
Quartette-Mrs. McNamar Miss Irene
Williams. Thomas Williams and VIII
liam Aibcrts.
Monologue ......--... Miss Jean Kildore
keadiug ... .......s.. Ned Cunningham
Quartette--Mr. John otto and Mr. ed.
Cunningham.
Reading ..............Mr David Kurner
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-27

Use il for Suits. Goats. Dresses, Ora
Plain shades and richIy-eolored Bro
Plaids, Stripes.
Made for $3.50 retailing. and wor
original price.
manufacturers Clearance brings il r
to Shook Co. customers this week. yd. q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08

Editor Star: In your issue OF
Tuesday night DIR. NJ. A. Matthew'S
pastor OF tho First Presbyterian
church. attempts to show that pro-
hibition prohibits. desire to take
issue with DR.. Matthews. although
he deals principally in dosmatic
statements.
Let us glance for minute AZ The
history OF prohibition In Maine,
Kansas. North Dakota and Georgia,
Maine has had prohibition for co
years aad still Portland and Bangor.
Me. have higher percentage OF
arrests Tor drunkenness than either
New York. Baltimore. Milwaukee.
Cleveland. Philadelphia, Omaha.
San Francisco or Seattle. based OF
the reports OF the police depart.
ments OF those cities for 1918.
The same Is true OF Tulsa, Okla. I.
I Knoxville. Tenn: Columbus. Ga,
and Fargo and Minot. N. ID.
Show Increased Arrests.
In fact, eleven of the leading pro-
hibition cities Of the United States
show an average OF els arrests for
drunkenness for each 1000 popu.
iation, while eleven leading license
cities. such an Baltimore. Clcve
land. Milwaukee. Denver, Hoboken,
New Haven. Philadelphia. Omaha,
San Francisco and Seattle have an
average II 1874 arrests for drunken.
ness for each 1000 population. and
the city OF New York only had So
arrests per thousand of its. popu'
lation.
Kansas. with record OF 3s years
OF prohibition. II still consuming as
much liquor as ever.
The only difference IN that the
liquor flows through secret
vicious channel rather than a regu
lated licensed one.
Much Liquor Imported.
The Methodist Temperance so
ciety OF Kansas. in n public state
ment last January. admitted that
Kansas Is spending in excess OF
Is. 900 900 year for liquors
shipped in from out OF the state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
Mexico Was Powerful Nation 5000 Years Ago;
Shepherd Finds Evidence of Ancient Horror

of another horror: Of flood that
had swept the valley. drowning
thousands and covering tho land
scape with n thickness OF throe or
four feet OF sand and houldera.
And then the clay bank showed
us that men had come. perhaps n
thousand years after the flood. and
had built city. not knowing OF tho
two horrors that were stretched out
beneath them.
And then this third race of men.
50 the clay bank showed us, had
been swept away In another flood.
Today it's all farm land.
Find Ruins OF Home.
We're digging into the ruins OF
a home" said Niyens
His poems came down 20 us with
titnlr shoyels and moved away the
earth he had loosencd.
Then he started again.
"A hollow sound came from an OBJ
jeet he struck.
"A clay pot" he said. after some
minutes
The pick struck into a mass OF
soft stone.
The stone stove" he explained.
I've found many OF them during
tho past dozen years. since | have
been digging here. and many pot.
full OF food.
Skeleton OF Human.
But some one was killed in this
house" he said. THE body must
be nearby"
II WAS two hours before his pick
struck a piece OF human bone. and
an hour more OF carefully picking
away at the gray earth brought the
skeleton 90 light.
Nivens agreed that tho soft
crumbllng bones were probably
those Of the housewife
III We dug more" he said. I'VE
should probably find that other
members OF the family persisted.
perhaps In another room"
II was too much for my I'm
aoinatlon.
Here was . glance Into .
home that existed when Rome
was only a promise.
And here were the bones OF
. human being who belonged to
race 90 old that II 10 lost In
the mist OF antiquity. And
here was . dinner
How many evenings. years, cen.
turtles have passed since that strata
OF ashes fell there" | began 10 ex.
claim. and then | didn't. for In the
far distance. so miles away. saw
the white outlines OF the two beau.
tifnl mountains. peaceful and
deadly.
They looked 40 eternal and ever.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
DR.. Matthews ARGUMENT
FOR PROHIBITION ABSURD,
THIS WRITER TELLS STAR

Kansas newspapers. however. taxi
ing reports filed with tho county
auditors, show that there are H.
00o. 900 quarts OF liquor shipped into
that state annually. This only In
cludes tho shipments made By In.
6ividuals and does no; even esu'
mate tho stuff that In smugsied In
by bootlcggers. or made over night
and sold the next day.
That Kansas Ii 'overrun with boot
ieggers. blindpiggerf and pointists
IL proved by the haily Items OF
news published In the papers OF
that state.
"Dry" City Leads In Arrests.
The highest percentage OF mr..
rests for drunkenness In the Unit.
ed States In In Columbus. Ca. a
prohibition city. with Tulsa, Okla.
second.
Columbus. Ga. IN 1918 had 1897
arrests for drunkenness for each
900 population. and Tulsa, Okla.
had 1919 arrests per 1000 popu-
iation for drunkenness the same
year.
OF all the large license cities In
! the United States. the highest per
centage OF arrests for drunkenness
was In Philadelphia and this was
only AL to zach 1000 population
as compared with the two high pro-
hibltion cities.
Calls Argument Absurd.
The effort OF DIR. Matthews to
chow that a prohibltory law In the
same as a law against theft. killing
and cher crimes ls absurd.
There is no division OF opinion
in regard TO these laws. No one
contends that We should not have
laws against murder and theft. On
tie other hand. large majority OF
the people OF the populous centers
OF this country honestly oppose pro-
hibition for both moral and eco
nomic reasons and because OF Its
at.empt to take away from the peo.
pie the personal liberty guaranteed
by the constitution OF this country.
Very truly yours.
HENRY Y. SCHMIDT.
sac 32d Av. s.. City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
By VIM. C. Shepherd

VERA CRUZ, May s.
Hunting dead men and their
relics was the pastime of the
few Americans the last days
we remained in Mexico City,
helped to find one dead
man. He was lying on the
floor OF the kitchen in the
wreck OF his home. Beside
him we found remnants OF a
stone stove and a huge clay
pot in which food had been
cooking when destruction
came. The bones OF a fowl
were still discernible among
the debris.
| lifted his skull and looked
at il without horror. for this
man had been dead 5000
years. | picked from a section
OF the huge broken pot n handful
OF the food. IL was petrified.
Tho bloody history OF Mexico
may seem bad enough.
but In hunting for our dead man
We read In the soil that We dug
stories of horror and holocausts
that make recent events seem ride
ulousiy embarrassing.
popoe atapetl Did II
While writing this can look out
of my window and. In the evening
mist OF golden Mexican day. can
see the snow-covered peaks Of two
great. beautiful mountains. they
arc peaceful enough now, but once
they shed destruction over the val
ley OF Mexico and buried cities just
as Vesuvlus buried Pompeii.
II was in one OF these buried cit
les that we found our dead man.
William Nivens, who has spent
most OF his life in reading the his
tory OF Mexico In her stones. was
my guide.
Thousands Destroyed.
We faced a bank OF earth 20 feet
high. Near Its top was a white
streak.
That's the pavement Of q city
that existed a thousand years ago,
he said.
THAT streak. five feet below II. Il
the sand OF a great flood that swept
destruction here 5000 years ago.
And this lower streak" he con
tlnued. putting his hand on a gray
strata on a level with our heads
is made up OF ashes that fell from
old white-topped Popocatapctl there
5000 years ago"
Built on the ashes Of 1000 year,
was n house. and with II the stor,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
NOW DALE HAS
PLAN TO BUILD
THOSE BRIDGES

Those much talked OF bridges
over Lake Washington canal At
Fremont. Ballard and Latona may
yet be built.
Councilman Allen Dale has n
scheme to build them.
lie believes II can be done with
out submitting bond Issue TO the
people at the charter election.
IL Ia the idea that the 00.000
county road bond issue has funds
specified for bridges that can be
put 10 immediate use.
Councilman Dale will talk his
plan over with county commission.
ers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
BIG BLACK CAT
SAVES MANY LIVES

FOND DU LAC, Wis, May ga
black cat probably saved many
lives On ST. Paul road passenger
train near Mayville. AS the train
was leaving the city Engineer
Henry Heider saw black cat cross
the track in front OF the locomotive.
Being superstitious. Heider slowed
down. A few minutes later. while
the train WAS moving slowly. the
locomotive was deralled. Had the
train been travelling fast, serious
wreck would have occurred.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
WILL SEND BRYAN
FIGHTING FLUID"

RALEIGH, NJ c., May a.
Col. George Peterson, state sen
ator from Sampson county. has
declared his Intention 70 send
william J. Bryan q bottle OF
huckieberry cordial Of Peter
sons own manufacture, ito give
Bryan nerve for the Mexican
crisis" Colonel Peterson 10
getting the state militia In
shape for the Mexican cam
palqn II state troops are needed,
and 10 Of the opinion that Col.
Bryan has done much TO COM
plicate the war situation.
81 am sending him this hue
kleberry cordial" the soldier
said, "and ! think that " he will
use II he will be ready TO fight"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
KAISER STEALING
THUNDER OF TEDDY

BERLIN. May s.-Ferdinand l..
Giinski. n tailor In the village OF
Ahlbeck on the Baltic. claims 20
b. Germhny's champion father. He
had been married twice and his
wives have borne SO children. 20
OF whom are living. There were
four sets OF twins and one wife
gave birth To, tripleis.
The kaiser. on learning some time
ago that Cllnski's sixth son had en-.
tered the army. summoned the
father 10 Berlin and after giving
him a donation OF money. said:
Keep up the good work. Glinski. "
The tailor sainted and replied:
AT your service. your majesty"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
SEATTLE MEN IN
MINE COMPANY

REDDING. Cal, May s.--with
Warren Beckwith OF Seattle as man.
agcr. articles OF Incorporation for
the Maddox Mining Co. composed
OF Seattle capitalists. were filed
here yesterday.
The concern IL capitalized at
$4,000.
The present owners are Mrs
Louis Reel. Harry ThorHon, II. q.
Abrams. James Heuer and J. y.
Schilling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
FRECKLES
Don't Hide Them With Veil,
Remove Them With The othlne
Prescription

This prescription for the removal
OF freckies was written by a prom.
inent physician and Is usually SO
successful In removing freckles and
giving clear beautiful complexion
that Il Is sold by druggists under
guarantee to refund the money n
IL fails.
Don't hide your freckles under n
veil. get an ounce OF othine and re-
move them Even the first few APP
plications should show wonderful
improvement. some OF the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
BE sure to ask the druggist for
the double strength othlne: II Is
this that Is sold ON the money.back
guarantee, Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
HEAVEN WITHIN,
SAYS A. CARNEGIE

PITTSBURG. Pa. May s.-Ad-
dressing the students OF the Carne.
gle School OF Technology, Andrew
Carnegie said
Il am going to call your attention
to passage OF Scripture which !
thing isone Of the most important
II Is, The kingdom OF heaven is
within you I am afraid our min
listers do not lay enough emphasis
on that passage. The kingdom is
within you. and II you obey the
Judge within you you will have
nothing to fear"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
FILM CENSORS BAR
CREWSOME MOVIES

CHICAGO. May s.--"Movie" pic
lures OF the battlefield, In one of
the Mexican films, with dead and
wounded In the foreground, were
banned from Chicago show houses
today by Major Funkhouser, Chi
cago's public censor. Funkhouser
declared they were too shocking
for the sight of women and chill.
dreu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
IN PERIL WITH
MONEY IN MOUTH

NEW YORK. May s.-George We
rock OF Bayonne. N. j.. was found
yesterday on his hands and knees
with one foot caught in a switch
on the main line OF the Jersey Cen
trail railroad.
Just as william Heinzelman, n
special policeman on the railroad.
released verock and dragged him
off the track, an express train
dashed by. Verock held between
his teeth pocketbook containing
si25. He was arrested on a charge
OF drunkenness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
STATE WILL OPEN
BIG PLAYGROUND

STURGEON BAY. Wis, May s.
The Wisconsin stqn park near here
will be open to Ne public as a
camp and pleasure ground during
the season of 1914 This tract OF
$500 acres is the largest peoples
playground acquired by the state
II has always been more or less
famed for Its great natural beauty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
CHAMP ECC-EATER
COBBLES TWO DOZEN

CHAMPAIGN, H.. May g.
David Walsh Is the champion
euq eater Of Illinois. "ril give
you half a dollar for all the
eggs | can eat at on sitting
he proposed TO a restaurant
keeper. Walsh ate "a eggs
when he said he had enough.
The restaurant man lost money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
HIS NAME CONVICTS
OF BEING INSANE

LA CROSSE. Wis, May s.-Be.
cause Wladek Maciejewoffski. NIL
waukee. pronounced his name and
asked for food in broken English.
st. Joseph's Ridge farmers wife
called the sheriff.
There is n crazy man headed for
La Crosse" she telephoned. Click"
went all the receivers. and Wladek
couldn't understand why he found
locked and barred doors all along
the ridge when he tried to ask for
food.
The sheriff fed him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
KING EMMANUEL
TO HONOR MARCONI

ROME. May s.-King Victor En-.
manuel Intends 20 nominate William
Marconi senator AT an early date.
Marconi has now reached the age OF
30 years. which makes him eligible
for that position.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
ANCIENT CASTLE SOLD

LONDON. May s.--The Chepstow
castle. one OF the first strongholds
built during the reign of William
the Conqueror. has been sold by
the Duke OF Beaufort
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08

Horace Fletcher, NJ A., tho orig
inator OF the expression. "Fletch.
erie your food" Is So years old
and happy and healthy. lie says he
can do better work at So than he
could at so.
One OF his main health rules Ia
to eat what you like when you are
good and hungry. But fletcher
lie" whatever you eat. This means
chew II well before you swallow IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08

Phone your WANT AID to
MAIN o4o0 today. for by to-
morrow today will be yes
terdav.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-08
CHICKENS EXISTED IN
PREHISTORIC MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, Mes., May
8.--Prehistorlo man had pout
try In his back yard. Chick.
ems existed 5000 years ago.
The hen was domesticated,
and the first Americans had
boiled eggs for breakfast and
the fowl cooked for whatever
eorresponded 20 Sundays and
holidays In those ancient
times. The excavations made
In Mexico City prove II.
PetrIfied bones and a yellow
ish substance declared 10 be
meat were revealed by the
research work OF Archaeolo-
alst Nivens, who found them
In n kettle nearby the skull
pictured In the adjoining
photograph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

pension the inmate, of Loo Camp. confcde-
BY Mr. brewer; a bin to provide for the
payment OF contingent and Incidental OK
penses OF tho General Assembly. and to APP
propriato money for tho Same.
Committee ON Roads.
BY MI Houston: bin to amend and re-
enact section 10 or an act entitled an act to
license and regulate tho running OF automo-
biles. locomobiley and other vehicles and con-
animal power.
Committee on Enrolled Bills.
BY Mr.. Williams: A bill to- amend and re-
enact sections 2o7 OF the Code OF Virginia.
relative 10 the duties OF the Keeper OF tho
Rolls.
Public Property.
BY Mcssrs.. Hobson, roney, Cox. Myers and
Montague: bill TO dedicate as and for q
public street or highway. upon certain con-
ditions. u strip OF land composing the south
cast corner OF tho Capitol Square not ex-
cecdfns eleven feet four Inches at tho point
OF Its greatest width.
Agriculture md Mining.
By Sir.' Steck: A bill providing for the
control and eradication OF the plant disease
commonly known orange or cedar rust IN
tho maSieterial districts and counties OF this
State. where eaid disease Is prevalent.
Committee on Library.
by Mr.. Steck: A bill to establish q legisls-
tive reference library and bill drafting bu.
reau.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

amend and re-enact section $3.50 of the Code
OF Virginia 1887. Referred 10 the Committee
ON Courts of Justice.
Messrs. Hartman and Cannon: A bill to
dedicate rs and for public street or high
way, upon certain conditions, n strip of land
composing the southeast corner OF the Capt.
tol Square. not exceeding eleven feet four
inches. at the point of It's greatest width
Referred TO the Committee on General Laws.
Mr. Hart: A bill TO raise revenue for tho
support OF the government from game IL
censes; providing for tho preservation of
certain useful birds and animals, and to
prevent unlawful hunting. Referred to the
Committee on Fish and Game
MIR. Tavenner: bill to amend and re-on-
act Chapter OF an act, entitled an act
concerning the Bureau OF Insurance. RE.
ferred to the Committee on Banking and In
surance.
Mr.. Featherston: Joint resolution No. l.
proposing an amendment to section 40, Arti-
clio W.. OF the Constitution. Referred to tho
Committee on Courts OF Justice.
Mr. Featherston: Senate Joint resolution
proposing amendment to section OF Article
~. of tho Constitution OF Virginia. and pro-
viding for publishing snid amendment and
certifying Same to the next General Assem-
bly,. Referred to tho Committee on Courts
| OF Justice.
Mr.. Blanks: Senate Joint resolution No. q.
appointing committee to be known as q tax
reform committee. Referred TO the Commit
tee Finance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
SPECIAL
SESSION TO ACT
ON TAX PROBLEM
Continued From First Page.)


as the proper location OF regional
reserve bank, and committees were
named from tho House and Senate to
go to Washington to-day TO lay tho
claim of Virginia before tho Organi-
zatiUn Committee. On the Senate side
routine work Will begin to-day with
meetings OF a number OF committees
Committee assignments are to be made
20 three new Senators. The House or
Sanization VIII be completed with the
announcement by Speaker Cox of tho
committees to-day. 1t Ia proposed to
ask the House Finance Committee to
take up at once the Ballcr-Land rcso-
luton on taxation. Several members
have prepared bills on this subject. but
hesitate to Introduce them until 1t has
been determined whether or not an Of
fort Will be made to secure action at
this session. Should the resolution
pass. all bills relating to tax reform
Will be referred at once to the special
committee and the calendars OF the
two houses greatly cleared for other
matters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
House Bills

Tho following bills were introduced and
referred committees:
Committee on Courts Of Justice,
BY Mr.. Houston: A bill authorizing the
Register OF the Land Office TO correct GER
tain irregularities and supply omissions in
the recOrdation OF various papers OF record
in his office. and making certified copies OF
such records. when corrected, compctent
evidence in the courts of this Common
wealth.
BY Mr.: ChalIsley: a bill concerning the liza
billy of employers for injuries or deaths
sustained by their employees: providing COM
pensation for tho accidental injuries to or
death of employees and methods for the pay
ments of the same: establishing an indus
trial accident board and defging It's powers.
and restricting the right to COMPENSATION or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

tion Commissioner. all OF which APP
pointments must be confirmed by the
General Assembly. '
large number OF bills were intro
duced for reference to tho appropri-
ate committees. Speaker Cox stated
that no would announce his committee
appointments to-day. it having been
found to be impossible to complete the
list yesterday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

Messrs. Jordan and Williams arc
Joint patrons OF a bill to prohibit fire
Insurance companies from entering into
combinations to make or control rates
The subject OF tariff associations has
bN n frequently before the General As.
sembly In one form or another.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

Delegate Montague, OF Richmond, is
the patron OF two bills simplifying pro-
cedure In regard to registering, and az
to the duty OF registrars and voters In
elections. and providing an appeal for
persons denied registration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15

Elections of corporation commits.
sioners by the people is proposed In a
bin offered by r. Lindsay Gordon. OF
Louisa County.