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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-16

The above verdict was rendered YES.
t"rday afternoon by a coroners Jury
Who we're sworn 10 pry into the cause
.of death OF James Thomas. who vas
found In a box car on Twenty eighth
street MAY 80. about . O'Clock In the
evening. and who died az the Ohio Val.
ley General Hospital. June 3. about
p 10 O'Clock. in the morning In the
'ooey -bentZ undertaking Iarlors al 3
q clock tho same dsy. Doctors Camp.
bell and Plant conducted an autopsy
since that time state and city on,
rcials have searched for the murder.
er or murderers but without result
The inquest was held up. In hopes Of
some clue as 20 the murderer being
unprecedented but when this WAS found
OUT OF IN" question az this time Il vas
deemed best 20 hold the inquest Al.
though the cause Of death Was decid-
"a upon testimony OF doctors yet the
person who struck the blow Is sim Al
large and the states attorney stated
yesterday that In 80 far as he was
aware no clues had been uncovered
According 10 the testimony yester-
DAY. Thomas was fairly strong man.
ana his physical condition was such
that some foreign cause was neces-
-ary to bring about his death Doc
tors Campbell and Plant testified that
tho primary cause Of death was a clot
~ blood on the brain which was caus-
III Nv an external hI0M ON the head
with 2 rather sharp instrument. pre-
Sumably a niece Of tie clamp or ham
mer.
Sharp instrument Used.
Or Campbell said that the man had
IA laCcrated wound over the left eve
and slightly fatty degcnerated heart.
W" said that there was unite clot
Of blood and infected condition Of the
cOuyONtions Of the brain He also
said hat the wound which caused the
condition of the brain was not a clean
cur one, and In his opinion was caus.
ed by an instrument with rather a
sharp edge although h was not point
cd enough 10 make q clear cut wound
Or Plant. county physician. was the
noNt witness called and told Of abra
sions and scratches on the knees and
hips He said that there was "scep-
tic Inflammation OF the brain which in
my opinion was the cause Of death
this being caused by an external blow
on the head lie further said he be
lieved the primary cause was this blow
which I'm his opinion was caused by an
instrument something on the nature
~ y hammer or coupling pin
Mr.. ! TGonsr who attended the in
quest As ? helper for Or Plant. cor
robOrated the statements made The
jury then on the testimony Of the
above Witnesses rendered its verdict
The inquest was held in the once Of
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney n. \
Mckee end was conducted by Prose
cutting Attorney Y. VI. Addleman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-16
ELECTROCUTION
THEORY EXPLODED
}. NJ. MENLEY, ~ c. 7. VISITOR
WHO MET DEATH FRI
DAY NIGHT,
Did Not Meet Death BY Coming In
Contact Win Electric Wires. Ac-
cording 20 Inquest Verdict

The inquest into the cause Of the
death Of j. VI Manley Of Weston
member of The O. g. Is OF Clarks-
burE. who was killed near Fulton.
Thursday niCnt. was concluded yestsT-
day afternoon al the Office Of Assist
ant Prosecuting Attorney ID. a Nc
ke'. Coroner Gala Mitchell. who con
Quoted the inquest. reserved his de
cision until q later time. but from the
evidence b Be- expected to be Death
caused by a violent blow ON the head
received In falling from an interurban
car near Fulton
No evidence was brought out 10 in
dictate eleCtrocu'ion. as was first hint
I'd az Immediately followinE the man
death Drs Henderson. Plant. Hen
d"rsun and Mr. Tnoner. student In
medical school testified that death
was caused hy = clot Of blood on the
brain. caused nv external injuries No
signs were present 10 corroborato al
COhpli-m The rumor that the man
might have been intoxicated was exc
TInd'd with tho testimony of Or
Plant who emphstically said there
were No signs Of alcoholism and that
Tho man was perfect on 500 FAR a. nafu.
ral health conditions were concerned
Dr henderson who was called 10
wait upon the man immediately fol.
LOWING Tho accident. stated that ne
back Of me head 90 tho base OF the
kulI IIe said ho was called 10 a.
tend fHr man about 1.1l O'Clock. and
that h' arrived about 10 minutes later
F'r" minutes after his arrival the man
expired
An auornov FOR tho West virginia
Traction A. Electric Company asked
tho doctor some questions concerning
Tho pos 1hIn chances Of olrcfrocufion
The doctor .Hfd there was mo evidence
Df sIprfrOruf.ou
Post Morterr Report
Or campbell who rabuI1tsd the 10
suite ui ihH post wurf.w went over
fHr examination and gave quifr a
''r.'hF report nf fh' hrdi0E- These
Do save boo technical Terms. which.
boiled down moan. Chat fHr man came
'u DID. death H. fHr result of ID blood
..ni H.''. said was caused by
external injury
Ir Plant testified much after tho
'm' ord',. 'N''r' CHAT Do" aid death
Hf. caused Pos paralysis OF Tho rrsutr.
Hfory system ff. aid That tho heart
bad beaten for about three minutes
follow In- fhs sH.If.uu OF breathing
.'r henderson .urrohorafsd tfIs De
sId There wac NOTHING fo indicate
rI'rfrorufion
Nr Tho1.r re medical student
nH. fhn n'N' w.frl-. called and frsfI.
Tod i0 fn. truth of fHr statements
made hrfur. Wt fr. fr.ffrrory nf fF.
doctor. IT wa. hrHusnf uIf that rIor.
.-o'.f.0r tId u0' cause fhr death OF
NauI.y
Vr uanI.t. doatr. be- pu DO rr
w'wnfrrf .HH.0f fr. immediate. co.,.
.ff.or off 600 fu.firftr. off Tho o. r T
convention h'Inr held Dol Tho Dits ~
f0af um.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-16

various orphsnagcs Tor children. AZ
ter picking up an inmates. the ma
chimes are 10 boz driven again no tho
Elks club. from which place the pa
rade will start Leading the parade
NiIl he tho drum and bugio corps Of
the Cathedral High school. riding iu
t LARGE auto truck ~ tho SChpnk
packing company
The committee in charge ~ arrauEc-
monts is composed Of VIII o. CoivlR
chairman. r &c. Pollock. s s WI.
son. Singleton PAUL. W g. Fr1uzhs'm.
Sf'frl T S Wrs'wror Narrdou T..
tolviE ~ p Echrouz. Geo. a. Liat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-16
BLOW ON HEAD
CAUSE OF DEATH
SUC- WAS VERDICT oF coRoN
ERs JURY ~ LANES T-ONAS
INQUEST.

Pnysieisns VINO conoucted Autops,
STATED That Blow Was Causes .,
Scralsharp trstru merit
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-16
ORPHANS WILL
PICNIC TODAY
ONO VALLEY AUTO CLUB WILL
ENTERTAIN KtODlES.
Days Program includes Automobile
Parade and Ride 20 West Alex
ander - Cars Donated.

The ohio Valley Automobile Club
will today play ho-f to me orphans
of The Wheeling district The inmates
~ the farirNs charitable homes will
Do taken on an automobile ride 20
West Alexander leaving this CITY
early This morning and viii spend tho.
remainder ~ tho day 90 popular
on theplke recreation resort Ain sv.
pcHses viii Do paid hy Pho club
Wore than Nifty automobile have
hr'n promised FOR fhp day These ma.
chimes arc 10 Do reported 90 tho
ElAs club At g3u O'Clock ffI- m0rf-
frg whom they will DO aesirnrf ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-16
JURY VERDICT

James Thomas died 49, the
result o. blow from an instr.
ment in the hands % party or
PARTIES unknown % "a. Jury
In testimony whereof the said
Coroner and Juror, hereto set
"a elr hand this 18Th day OF juno
1914
tStEnedl
J l. Sawtell.
Harry n Leader.
Emil Greenwald.
~ " Bloomfield
Silas a. Sfeinhauser.
Robert pekari. Foreman
Gala Mitchell. Coroner
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22

Samoa has an ideal language. and
there IL was ! got my inspiration
says Gelett Burgess in Burgess Tn
abridged" Cant We make English
As subtle as Samoan? wondered.
There they have a single word. mean
ing. neutrality-suspicious.
Observation-Disclosures man-nor-a pref
ty-woman-' Another beautiful word de-
scribes 'A-man-who-climbs-o the
.snbs OF his-own breadfruit-tree-to-
steal the breadfrus of-his-neighhor.
'Suiia' means 'Changethe-subject-y
Acknowledgements ground Another hap
by word expresses a familiar situation
- To look -on-owleyed-while-oth
are-getting- gifts Have we anything in
English as charmingly tactful as this
No. our tongue is almost as crude an
pidgin-English itself. where piano Is
Observation-Disclosures"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
MAKE 1T A NATIONAL EVENT
Educational Movement Against Ts-
bereuIosls During the Week OF
November - Arranged For.

BY sermons, lectures. motion pic
lures. the National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of tuberculosis
will enlist thousands OF churches.
schools and lodges Of the country In
a simultaneous educational movement
against tuberculosis during the week
OF November -. The campaign II to
be known as the Fifth Annual Tuber-
culosis Day Movement
A special circular entitled: What
Is Tuberculosis Day has been pre-
pared and Is being widely distributed
The plan Of tuberculosis Day. a. ex-
planned In the circular. does not nee
essarily comprehend . special ser
mon on tuberculosis on November ..
IL a church. school. or lodge gives
the subject attention In any way dur
ing that week. this will help In the
national educational movement
Outlines for lectures or sermons on
tuberculosis and stock" talks on this
subject will be furnished free to min
Isters and others who can use them
Literature for distribution in the
churches. schools. lodges. and else
where will also be given away In
large quantities. Person wishing
such literature. either for the prepa-
ration OF sermons or talks on tuber.
culosss, or for distribution In public
meetings on tuberculosis Day. should
get in touch with their local anti
tuberculosis society. or IL that Is not
possible. with the National Associa-
ton for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis. los East Twentysecond
street, New York City.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
WISE DISPOSITION OF RICHES
EneIIshman Of Wealth Left Fortune
to Help Young Business Men
Who Needed II.

When the will OF a certain Samuel
Wilson Of London was probated re-
Gently In the English courts, It was
found that the bulk OF his fortune had
been strangely disposed OF, the Indian.
apolis News remarks. A fund had
been left In trust from which loans
OF sums ranging from $500 to 81, 500
are to be made to young men en-
gagged In business. The restrictions
surrounding the loans proved that
Samuel Wilson was not only a man
OF generous impulses. but a philan.
thropist OF no mean order No loan is
to be made to any man who has not
carried on his business for year,
and none to any applicant who has
been in business more than three
years.
This may appear whimsical. bus 4
little closer inspection will relieve Il
OF this suspicion. The testator. as
a matter OF fact. has done something
for young business men that young
business men sadly need. It is an
axiom OF the business world that the
third year Of any new venture Is the
crucial year This, evidently, was
In Mr.. Wilson's mind. and. like IA not.
he knew from personal experience how
dincult II Is for a young business man,
with no more substantial assets than
good prospects and abundant opti-
mism. to borrow money when money IL
mnaf rannfrAA N...E - r. A..
resources. he has come to their TO
lief. A years time. he probably fig
ured. would weed out the incompe-
tent and the faint-hearted, and leave
the worthy. while the latter. enduring
for three years. could probably show
assets thereafter that would make Dor
rowing less dificult.
His fund will help those who are
capable OF helping themselves. Banks
are not given to that sort OF thing. and
a young man. emharking In business,
often finds himself helpless because
he lacks capital or collateral With.
out the latter he cannot borrow, and.
! promising as the future may be, he
Is frequently forced to abandon the en-
terprise for the want OF a few hun,
dred dollars. This. said 4 banker re.
Gently. is one OF the tragedies OF the
business world.
Banking laws are necessarily strict
I Security for loans must be tangible
and faith and optimism. however i'm
portant they may be. have no bank
able value. With honesty aad integ
city they play their part. but the bank
er, none the less. must have his Sc
eurity. So the Wilson will establishes
a practical philanthropy. Some wealthy
American who IL At a loss-as now
and then one Of them says he is
to make wise disposition Of his riches
might. with good reason. follow the
example OF Samuel Wilson OF London
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22

The small Prussian city OF Como
has lost the distinction OF levying the
heaviest tar Of any city in the king
dom. which 70 possessed since 1911 IN
I'll last year. The citizens there who
earned 500 a month paid si5.75 month
ly as an income tar alone. not inciud-
ing church. real estate and business
taxes- Pie city Of Stuhm nov has. &C
cording to the reports for 1914. the
highest taxes OF any Prussian city
These amount to only III per cent OF
the 500 n month mans earnings. The
rate Of taxation Increases progressive
ly. % that the man with 5000 yearly
pays s3Tsis. little more than 10 per
cent. and a man who has an income Of
$1,000 yearly Is taxed $3.50. nearly
Is per cent
Twenty West Pru=siaa cities impose
q municipal income tar Of at least 200
per cent Of the state tax The high
est municipal tax Of the Greater Ber.
lin municipalities Is ITO per cent. and
some Of them get along with 100 per
cent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
DOGS HIKE COVERED MILES
To Reach Old Master He Made Die
lance Of Many Leagues In
Two Months

A. A. Smith OF Sterling received .
telegram declaring that a dog for
which he had conducted q wide search
aftes losing the animal In Denver Is in
American Falls. Idaho. with friends.
according to a Sterling (Col) dis
patch. The dog. a Scotch collie. made
its way on foot from Denver to the
Idaho town. covering the distance Of
sT5 miles In three days less than two
months
The dog had been raised in the Idaho
town He was purchased by Smith
and shipped from Idaho July Is. He
was placed In a baggage car and
fastened with a collar and chair. The
dog was on the train when IL reached
Denver. Smith went TO the baggage
car to claim the dog. He and the bag
gage man were astounded to ind the
dog missing The collar. securely
fastened TO the chain. remained to tell
In what manner he had made his es-
cape.
Smith spent four days in Denver
hunting for the dog and advertised
extensively in the newspapers. He
finally gave up hope OF ever hearing
OF the animal again
The telegram from the former own
ers OF the dog at American Falls In
formed Smith that the dog had lust
arrived there and that he was foot
sore. weary and otherwise suffering
from his long. and what must have
been an eventfui. journey.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
RIGHT WHERE SHE BELONGED
Department Store Manager Found Ne
Difficulty In Placing Nice Lock
ing but Stupid Girl

Il am afraid said the assistant
manager OF the mammoth metropoli-
tan department store. the young
woman Who has Just inquired for a job
isne up to our standard
i thought she seemed like 4 very
nice-lOoking person" said the man
ager. You know IL pays to have good
looking people back OF the counter.
Have you ever considered that point.'
Yes. have. agree with you But
she struck me as being extremely
stupid. She certainly was not very
well educated"
Gould she read and writeT"
Barely
did she have any knowledge of
literature.-
Apparently none whatever
The managers face frightened up.
she's too nice looking a person to
let go BY. In that case. why don't you
employe her as a saleswoman in our
book department.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22

A correspondent OF Table Talk
tells OF a Massachusetts woman who
makes 4 good living as a breeder OF
rats. dancing mice and guinea pigs
The ides was first started By the
purchase Of q pair OF the mice for her
own amusement They were very
prolific. and while at rrst she gave
away the young. when she found
there was . good market for them
she began TO ind more orders than
she couid Ill
With an invalid mother and In poor
health herself. the necessity for earn
ing a livelihood faced her and she de-
cided to announce herself a breeder
of fancy mice. After a while she was
asked so often to supply rats and
guinea pigs for medical laboratory
use that she had to engage a house
keeper to run her home while she
looked after her unique kennels.
This woman. Miss Lathrop. now en-
ploys several men to run her farm
to raise crops. the greater amount Of
which go to feed her rats. mice and
guinea pigs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
A NURSE TAKES
DOCTORS ADVICE
And Is Restored to Health BY
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Euphemia, Ohio. Because Of total
ignorance of how TO care for myself
when verging into womanhood, and from
taking cold when going to school. ! suf-
fered from a displacement, and each
month l had severe pains and nausea
which always meant lay-off from work
for two to four days from the time |
was IS years old.
Invent to Kansas to live with my sis
ter and while there a doctor told me of
the Pinkham remedies but l did not use
them then as my faith in patent medi-
cines was limited. After my sister died
came home to Ohio TO live and that
has been my home for the last IS years.
"The Change Of Life came when was
q years old and about this time | saw
my physical condition plainly described
In one Of your advertisements. Then I
began using Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and cannot ten you
or any one the relief it gave me in the
first three months. II put me right
where need not lay off every month
and during the last IS years have not
paid out two dollars TO doctor, and have
been blest with excellent health for wo-
woman Of my age and can thank Lydia
E.Pinkham 'sVegetable Compound for Il
"Since the Change of Life Is over
have been a maternity nurse and being
wholly self-supporting l cannot over
estimate the value of good health.
have now earned a comfortable little
home just by sewing and nursing. l
have recommended the Compound TO
many with good results, as it is excel
lent to take before and after child
birth. Miss EVELYN ADEI.A STEW
ART, Euphemia, Ohio.
II you want special advice write "a
Lydia z. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl.
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Be opened, read and answered BY q
woman and held In strict conldense.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22

A curious coincidence is reported
from South Africa. where General
SHUTS. as minister Of defense, Is ar
ranging for the defense OF Port MOI
10th and the copper mines at ookiep
against a possible raid from German
Southwest Africa II was in this dis
trict that General SHUTS himself led
a most daring raid In the last weeks Of
the Boer war. He suddenly appeared
out OF the desert country to the east
at the head OF a mounted force and
summoned Ookiep TO surrender. Colo
mel SHELTON successfully defended the
little town. but the Beers destroyed
the railway that connects II with Port
Nolloth and did some damage TO block
houses A relief force from Port MOL
10th raised the siege and a few days
later the dashing Boer leader himself
appeared at Port Nollo,h to Join In the
negotiations for peace.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
CAUSED THEM ALL TO SMILE
Badge Worn by Lady Temperance
Worker Was Most Decidedly Mis-
leading in Two Ways

The Temperance society was to
meet that afternoon Mrs. Phillpotts
dressed In a hurry. and came painting
downstairs She was a very fat
woman
-Addie. run up to my room and get
my blue rosette - the temperance
badge she directed the maid Il have
forgotten It. You VIII know II. Addie
blue ribbon and gold lettering"
Yes. mum. I knows 1t well enough"
Addie could not read. but she knew
a blue ribbon with gold lettering when
she saw It. and therefore had no
trouble In finding 1t. and fastened It
promptly on the dress Of her mistress
Mrs Phillipotts was too busy greet
ing her friends to observe that they
smiled when thye shook hands with
her-some OF them almost laughed
The gold lettering on the ribbon
read:
"Bournemouth Poultry Show.-Ffrst
Prize Bantam"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22

me. Ny head ached constantly. and
ut times had high fever and bleed
ing at the nose. I was . perfect
wreck
n tried several doctors, but derived
no relief. read In one OF your lit
tie booklets. called Ills Of Life Of
Peruna being . remedy for catarrh.
and procured q bottle at once. After
the use Of one bottle felt some bet-
ter. 20 tried the second and the
third, and now I am q well man,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
The Man Of the Hour.

See the censor.
He censors all the time-morning.
noon and night When others are
taking their much needed rest he
keeps on eensoring just the same
War was becoming so well known
that there was grave danger OF its
getting 70 be unpopular. When we
have discovered all there In to know
about thing We generally lose inter
est In II. The censor was therefore
called in to fan the mystery. He
loves to keep everybody guessing.
Every censor has probably once
been an editor. The main business
of editors is to cut out everything in
teresting.
To be frst-ciass censor one must
be able to keep a secret There are
no woman censors.
Censors owe their existence to war.
VIII they die out or become obsolete?
We cannot answer this question per.
fectly. but Judging from present fndi-
cations. We have an idea that there
will always be censors.-Life.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-22
CAL0MEL MAKES YOU SICK, UGH!
IT'S MERCURY AND SAL|vATES
Strengthen Upl Don't Lose Days Work. Clean Your Sluggish
Liver and Bowels With "Dodson Liver Tone"

Ugh, Caiomei makes you sick. Take
dose Of the vile. dangerous drug to-
night and tomorrow you may lose .
days work.
Calcmel 10 mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel. when II comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into II. break
ing II up. This IL when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. II you
feel sluggish and all knocked out" II
your liver 10 torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache. dizziness.
coated tongue. II breath h bad or
stomach sour. Just try . spoonful Of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get 5o-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take
. spoonful tonight and II II doesn't