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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
BOYISH PRANK
Causes Considerable Uneasiness in
City When II Was Thought West
wheeling Was Burning Down.

What for a time looked as II West
wheeling was on fire developed into
boyish prank last night about mid
night At Stop on the Bellaire d.
vision OF the Wheeling Traction Com.
panys line a large regulator OF the
West Virginia Natural Gas Company
mad been placed. and a waste pipe
protruded from there. Some boys.
In passing last night. set FIRE to the
waste gas. and the reflection there
from could be seen over this city.
causing no end 70 inquirers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
Rheumatism
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
ELEcTRocUTroN POSTPONED.

TRENTON. y. J.. Feb. Am ap.
peal to the Court Of Errors and Ap-
peals for a review Of the conviction
Of Edgar G.. Murphy. Of Burlington
county. will be made on Friday Muir
ply killed Herman Fisher. In July.
1914. Because 81 the voluminous az.
hdavits submitted by Murphy's coun.
eel today % was decided TO postpone
the electrOCution Murphy was sen
fenced TO die the week Of February s.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
vass obseauis

- Eunsral services will b. held tomor-
- AFTERNOON at , o'clock over the re-
mains OF the late AdoIph Vass W. a.,
I,gsuAy morning. The services will b.
neid AZ the home Of his sister in Ma
us us EstIy. Rev. William Ulfert will
,.. Sn1tse OF the services and inter
Ineht VII oe IN Greenwood c.m.inrr-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
SCHOOL BOARD "WHOOPS UP"
THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING

commercial school in Buffalo. The
committee was given power TO select
an extra teacher az the High school
70 teach one class IN German and five
classes In history.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04

- nc 1000 recedes sufficiently. fu-
neral services will be held tbis &c.
noon az 2 90 o'clock over the remains -
ne late Mrs. Phoebe Harbruck Rev
1,,'.7,, ~, Viii have charge and inter
I'ei' VIII D. In Peninsula cemetery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04

curing the present rise. According 10 a
number who called up The In eIIigen-
Ger late at night. say that they were
unable 10 get response at the wharf
or II they did the information general
ly was worth nil
A peculiar article was picked I'D in
the drift yesterday afternoon inst
south OF the Riverside park bv a
youth In the shape OF a life preserver.
but on tearing eff the canvas a ma
piece OF iron was embedded between
the corks. IL - not known from
where the life saver" came. IL would
hardly float because OF the iron. II
Is said that the iron was put into the
preseryer to give IL the required legal
weight. Iron is cheaper than cork.
There was an unusually small
amount OF drift wood 20 come down in
the present flood"
Sunday. February Z. will be the
thirty first anniversary Of the 1884
flood when thousands of dollars worth
OF property was destroyed in this sec
ton. II Is sadly recalled by many or
this community because Of the several
persons in the Wheeling district who
lost their lives in the flood" which
was the biggest ever in the Ohio val
ley, so far as records show.
The Salvation Army served hot
soup and hot coffee at the tabernacle
yesterday for the food victims.
The spirit OF cooperation prevailed
among the sufferers in the food dis
trict yesterday and men formed par
ties and worked together In preparing
for the high water.
The Wheeling Traction Company
put all Of their cars. not in use. above
the high water mark long before the
food arrived
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
FLOOD NOTES

About The most desolatc appearing
place in The city. whore the k|rr oil
activity .7 always on tho throne. is fHo
Pennsylvania yard office and frrIeHt
depot that was In several feet OF
water last night
Many expression of appreciation for
The valuable Information furnished ir
person and over telephones from tho
"narfboat. especially during Tho day
ana early In The evening. were heard
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
DRUEK ARRHsrnD
George Anderson % ost Wearing BEFORE
Squire CorriEan Today.

Grgrge Anderson. drunk una Az.
rcHinl feHfrrf1r morning tr DEPUTY
rNnrIn 'nrriEHn. on warrant hrf1rr
squire VI D. MirkHnw DO wna PLACED
POI Jaw and VIII Do given H hearing Dol.
Inr Hf fhr iHII
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04
AT BENWOOD
Flood Does Little Damage In Mil
To~n-Water Reached First Floor
Of Only a Few Houses.

HtHWUUu tsCapeu me HOOu Win
but little damage. Although Center
Benwood was not unlike lake
throughout yesterday and last night.
the water in only few cases reached
The first floors OF residences. The
citizens had taken precautions and
had their household goods out OF dan.
ger long before the water came over
the river bank at Fifth street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04

DAVIS ISLAND DAM-28B feet fall
ms. cloudy.
sTEUBENvILLE-fo feet. falling.
cloudy.
PARKERsBURG-s7 feet. rising
cloudy. %
MORGANTOwN-iTs feet RISING.
cloudy.
OIL CtTT-1.7 feet. falling. clear
WARtEN-b feet. falling. snow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04

duty now devolving upon the inspect.
ors under the Law Is impossible Of
performance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04

There was an unusually small
amount OF drift wood 20 come down in
the present flood"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-04

The Salvation Army served hot
soup and hot coffee at the tabernacle
yesterday for the food victims.
Evening star., 1915-03-20
TRIBUTE TO REACH.
Billy Sunday Visits Veteran, His
Chief When a PLAYER,

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March 90
With Ma at his side. Billy Sunday
motored from the Tabernacle immedi-
ately after recent service to the fac
tory of the A. ]. Reach Company, at
Tulip and Palmer streets for chat
with the famous veteran, Al Reach.
Billy visited the Reach factory last
saturday. but on that occasion Al
Teach, who. as president of the Phila-
delphia ball club, was Billys boss in
the days of Sundays diamond career
In this city. was absent Mr.. Reach
telephoned to the Tabernacle that he
was at his factory and would be
pleased if Billy could make it con-
venient to motor from the Parkway
to kensington to greet his old en-
ployer and former star of the base
ball field. ''Sure!" said Billy, when
the message was impaired to him So
with MA" as his sole companion, the
evangelist was whizzed over to the
sporting goods factory. where he found
Mr.. Reach In waiting. After a cordial
greeting the once second basemen of
the Athletics and the former PhilIe
outhelder We're in the midst of fan
ming bee. When Billy preached to- the
Reach operatives last week he was
the recipient of several bats and base
balls for the little Sundays. A punch
ing bag also was presented to the
evangelist himself as a souvenir of his
trip.
Evening star., 1915-03-20
MORN BARELY NIPS EAMES.
Wins Closest Game Of Tourney by
Score of so Points to 40.

CHICAGO. March 20.-Charles Norm
of Chicago won the closest game yet IN
the championship three-cushion OIL
lizard tournament when he deteated
Fred Eames of Denver yesterday after
noon bv a score of 50 to 49. The pair
battled seventy-four innings Eames
held n slight lead until the fifty y-fourth
inning, when NORM tied the score at y.
From there the lead a1ternated several
times before the finish. Eames had 4
high run OF eight, whereas the biggest
cluster of NORM was three.
In the second afternoon session Llol G
Jeyne Of Los Angeles defeated Joe Cap
ron of ST. Paul, so to 10. in seventy
one innings. Capron had high run
of six and Jevne one of four. JeNne
was in better stroke than in any OF
his previous games.
Alfredo De Orc of New York took
August Kieckhefer of Milwaukee INTO
camp to the tune of so to sc III sixty
six innings in the late game Thursday
night. The old master played his nrsi
real billiards of the tournament. ftis
high run was five and kieckhefer's vas
four Though De orc has los: tw"
games he played as if he yet would
cause the leaders u lot Of trouble.
John DAILY of New York maintained
his commanding place i'll the nrst d.
vision when he defeated Fred Eames
of Denver. SO to 10. last night. The
contest went to seventy-SiN innings.
Each had a high run of 4.
Evening star., 1915-03-20
MISS BJURSTEDT WRESTS
TITLE FROM MISS WAGNER
Norwegian Player Takes Woman Indoor
Tennis Grown by Score of Ga, Ga,
Catching Champion OFF Her Came

NEW YORK. March 20.-Miss Marie
Wagner of the Hamilton Grange Lawn
Tennis Club Joined the long list of
down-trodden champions yesterday
when she was beaten in the final round
of the Woman's national indoor lawn
tennis championship at the 7th Regi-
ment IArmory by Miss Molla Bjurstedt
champion of Norway, in straight sets
at 6-4, Ct. The doubles title went to
Mrs Marshall Mclean and Mrs. Spen-
Ger r. Weaver. who defeated MISS
Biurs,edt and Miss Balm il. the final
round, Two sets to one, at 3--S, Sc,
s. Miss H. c. French carried off the
consolation prize, beating Miss Gertrude
Della Tore in the final at 6-3, 6-3.
The Norwegian girl played better ten
mis- yesterday than at any time carrier
in the week. and went to the court
Drimming over with confidence. There
is only one unfortunate thing about her
victory-that Miss Wagner did not play
anything like her best game. Although
Miss Bjurstedt gave promise of winning
the title in her early games, few Of the
selves believe that she would beat Miss
Wagner. for tine Hamilton Grange girl
had come to be looked upon as the
logical indoor queen, having won ,he
title four times out Of the seven that
it was contested.
Incidentally, the Norwegian girl came
Evening star., 1915-03-20
REGULARS ANNEX
MORNING CONTEST
Walter Johnson Pitches -Four
Innings and incidentally
Slams Out Home Run.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March 90.
Walter Johnson took part in his first
game of the season this morning. pitch
ing the last four innings for the Regu-
lars. Johnson showed all his old speed,
though he did not exert himself. The
Colts were beaten I to .. For three
innings it was a great struggle, but
after that the Colts could not hold their
opponents in check. Acosta was re-
sponsible for the tying Of the score in
the fourth inning. when he stole home.
He also did the best hitting for his
team. Seiglie, the new second base
man, broke into the lineup, but did not
show up to advantage.
Milan's single, followed by q hit by
Morgan and a double by Shanks, gave
the Regulars their first run. Nen sin
gled in the fourth and so did Acosta
Seiglie tried to sacrifice, but popped up,
Neff being doubled up with him.
Acosta stole third and then stole home
The regulars came through with an
other run in the fifth on Johnson s
single and Moeller's triple. Pick g
double and Altrock's triple gave the
Colts their final run in the seventh.
Hits by Foster. Milan, Gandil and Nor
gan netted the Regulars four runs IN
the seventh and Johnson's home run
brought the final tally in the eighth.
The score:
Evening star., 1915-03-20
BY II. C. BYRD.

The scholastic basket ball teams have
produced some of the best players IN
years within the past season. On the
two teams that fought through the de-
cisive contest for the championship
Yesterday we're much more capable men
than usual, and. perhaps. the best any
local scholastic fives have ever derei-
| oped. Besides these there were several
other bows on the various quints much
above the ordinary.
On the Western and Business teams
though, were to be found probably the
most capable basket ball peformers
any of the schools of Washington have
ever turned out. In Peck and Cetne
| Western had two brilliant youngsters.
and Fuller was not far behind them in
any respect. All three of these men
are going to make stars on pretty
near any college quint for which they
try. Business had Ray Wise, Buck
Wise and Culliban. The Western play
ers did not have much on this trio,
and either of them would have done
well in d position on the Red ana
White combination. Dyer of Eastern.
King of Friends and March of St AL
| bans were exceptionally good boys.
Western won from Business yester-
| day in the decisive contest for the
scholastic championship. The Red anu
White ouint was not much stronger
than Business but just that little mar
| gin it had on the Stenographers was
| held and shown in the score brsal.
, Morse's auint was itself from star
! to finish. and it played with the spirit
and aegressiveness that have carried IL
| through one of the most successIui
/ wears any basket ball team IN the
! south has ever had. 49,,
! Western got nine goals from tiie
floor and Peine, Peck and Fuller sol
three each Ralph Wise, Buck wise
and Culligan led for Business, oolns
J all the scoring. The contest was , pI.i-
liantly played and the boys OF potn
| teams deserve credlt LOT the spiA. ~
general work. ~ i.
To Rryau Morse should go a great
| deal of the credit for the quint turned
! out by Western, and perhaps the mos
a FIVE that had never before done
much but before the season WAS SeiS
old the youngsters had found @ thsh' ).
selves and were travelling at Suen 4
! fast pace it was evident tna. 10, s. Ave
+, which represented Business. HOW Wei,
| Morse brought his men around any
/ held them to the mark is shown py eie
). Yesterdays brilliant and decisive con
fict.
| The St Alban's base ball team Went
down before the Tome School nine yes
! terday afternoon in the game at Sa L
| ter1ee Field by Is to 5. The Ep1sco-
palians did not have as strong com ,
bination as that which wore the col
ors of the Maryland school. \ drlzzihe !,
rain fell during the greater part o1 .he
| contest. making good play Impossible
and the game generally disasreeaole
for spectators and PLAYERS alike. ,s,
| Tome did the most hitting ana ans.
the better fielding. The Marylanders
Evening star., 1915-03-20
GILMoRE's PLAN FAILS.
Offer for Indianapolis Franchise Re-
iected by the Owners.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 20
President, James A. Gilmore Of the Fed
eral League failed in an effort which
ne made here yesterday to take the
Federal franchise away from Indian
apolis. Negotiations for the transfer
of the club may be resumed at an early
date. how ever. it was learned after
a meeting between Mr. Gilmore, Robert
Ward Of Brooklyn and W. f.. Robert
son Of Buffalo. comprising the execu
tive commtttee~of the Federals, and Of
ficials of the Indianapolis. club MIR
Gilmore. made the following statement
after the meeting:t
IL came to Indianapolis with a pro-
position which would take the club off
the hands of the Indianapolis owners.
They rejected it, although. In my opin
ion, it was, more than fair offer for
their holdings.
'"The story that the Kansas City case
has been settled out of court is untrue.
We will abide by Judge Baldwin's de-
cision -
Evening star., 1915-03-20
FRANCHISES IN DEMAND.
Danbury and Waterbury May Have
Teams in Eastern Association,

NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 2O.-The
directors of the Eastern Base Ball As
sociation at AN adjourned meeting here
yesterday formally ratified its previous
action i'll fo4feiting the franchise Of
the New Haven Hartford and Spring
field clubs, and received applications
for franchises from Danbury and Wa
terbury.
Milton II. Baker Of New York made
application for :: team at DaNbury, and
Thomas F. Fogarty, president of the
Jersey City club of the International
League. applied for the franchise at
Waterbury,.
President James II. O'Rourke said
the league would play out the sea son.
The players of the three ousted teams
now become the property of the asso-
citation, O'Rourke said. He ridiculed
the report that the national commission
would be called upon to settle the dis
pute.
Evening star., 1915-03-20
BY j. ED GRILLo.

CHARLOTTESVILLE March 20
There are ONLY six more days to be
spent here by the Griffmen. OF these
iut five are working days and then
begins the trip homeward. which is to
lie interrupted for four days while the
Nationals play three games with the
Richmond International League club
prior to getting home for long siege
Of sames with college and National
League teams.
The stay here, all things consldered'
has thus far been beneficial to the
players, though Charlottesville has yet
to- prove itself a fit place to train
bail team which has pennant hopes.
Rnt when the team starts away from
here it ought to be about ready TO
beein- real work, for the chances are
the weather will moderate. soiheth'iie
badly needed by Grlffith's athletes, who
have been training in climate Whieh
would be more apt to MT .them ior
arctic explorations than base ball. But
lot of work has been done neNerthe-
less.
yesterday but one workout was IN
dulged in. The entire squad WORKED
for little over an hour. when sho"
and sleet drove the players to cover.
l..was too cool and damp for any
work in the afternoon, but later the
oeather cleared and there is every
reason for believing that two games
will be played today
Ray Morgan and Jim Shaw were the
only players to work in the afternoon
Under the keen eye of Trainer Mar
tin the two heavyweights put in some
telling licks in the gymnasium. Nor
gan, garbed in all sorts OF heavy
undershirts and wrapped in fiannels,
Jumped the rope. threw the medicine
ball and hustled around until the per-
he had reduced himself couple of
pounds Shaw also went through a
lot of work, and both athletes We're
tired when they returned TO head
quarters
There will be considerable interest
IN the workouts OF Seiglie, the Cuban
infielder when he reports here. He has
the reputation OF being one of the best
players Cuba has produced and is
touted as Il fast fielder and wonder
ful hitter But if he has been show
ing up to his reputation it is hard to
understand why the Phillies did not
hold on to him, for Manager Griffith
did not make a fight of any kind for
him and had about given up all hope
Of seeing him in Washington uni
form. when the information came that
the Cuban was on his way here. But
since il cost very little to have him
report here. and there is a chance of
hrs being Of value, he will be well
coined.
Evening star., 1915-03-20

very close to carrying half of the dou-
bles title back to the Land of the Mid
night Sun with her. She and Miss Bal
lin came within an ace of the title in
the second set after they had taken
the first at S-3. They had the lead in
the second set at 81 and 40--15, with
Mrs. Mclean serving. on the fifth
point Mrs. Mclean started by serving ii
fault. on her next toss she hit the
ball apparently over the fault line,
making it a double. which seemed to
have given Miss Bjurstedt and Miss
the referee called it good. Miss Ballin,
go right by her, believing that it was
a fault. and had started TO the net to
shake hands, thinking the match was
over. The ruling threw Miss Ballin and
Miss Bjurstedt off their game and they
threw away the next three points on
errors. thereby allowing their rivals to
bring the set to deuce. They could not
seem to get going thereafter and
eventually dropped the match.
Mrs. Mclean played q remarkably
steady game, but to Mrs. Weaver he
longs the biggest share of the honors
Of the victory. Her work at net could
not have been improved upon much and
she chohed Off many a rally with il
sIarp cross-cGurt stroke The forte
OF the other team lay it the 1riviI. =
OF -ach OF its members. Miss Bjurstedt
displayed q sorehand drive ia both the
singles and doubles that reminded the
onlooker great deal OF the driving OF
Miss May Sutton.
Evening star., 1915-03-20
OUIMET PLAYS AT PINEHURST.
Records an 81 to Guilford's "a in
First Round on Course.

PINEHURST, n. c., March 90
Amateur Champion Francis Ouimet ar
rived yesterday morning. After break
fast golf was his first consideration, and
In the afternoon 1t was the same, two
rounds being the result of his first days
visit In the morning he recorded an
81 against 81 for Jesse Guilford in play
upon No. 2 course, and in the afternoon
L four-ball match with Guilford. ]. H.
Sullivan. jr.. and W. S. Vanclief claimed
the attention of large gallery Ouimet's
card was 81 to rs for Guilford.
Ouimet is in fine physical condition
His driving today was superb. and he
apparently has adopted the prescribed
running-up approach which he avoided
last season
Prize winners in yesterdays three class
medal play tin whistle handicap were
G. l.. Becker of Woodland. who made
s3-s, rs; e S. McDouald of Toronto.
who recorded s4--13. Il. and DR.. Carlos
J. Macdonald Of New York and Com
Iictore J. T. Newton of Brooklyn. who
-ied at i06-I4. - and 1Q4-22, -.
The championship oil the wonlans event
N the united tourney is scheduled for
today, and the field is u fast one.