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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
MANY BILLS
Considered BY Ohio AssembIy-Some
OF Which Are lmportsnt-Isw-
yers eGt Rap.
intelligence Bureau
Columbul O. Anrfl s.

Inveln-onCer Bureau
Columbus. o. April S.
Another fight TO amend the Wonder
heide conseryancy act by residents OF
the upper Miami Valley was indicated
today by Introduction In the Senate
OF a bill TO make directors of "A conser-
vancy district elected by counties and
TO permit the owner of land desired by
ccnservancy directors either to sell
land outright or to give a long time
lease
In future general assemblies bills
will not bear the name of the author
or the Senator or representative who
introduces them. IL the legislature en-
acts a measure which Representative
Money OF Williams said today he ex-
poets To introduce. The object OF such
"a measure is TO elipinate as far as pos
sible personal iealousies within the
legislature. ne declared.
Repress Unnecessary Bills.
Legislation mot thoroughly essen
tial and vital" should be reprcssed
during the remainder OF this session
of the assembly. said circular letter
sent TO every member of the legisla-
ture to-day. signed by a number OF
prominent Columbus merchants. man
ufacturers and bankers.
A bill by Representative Merkel. OF
Cuyahoga. would compel election off,
cials TO display an American flag over
every voting booth on election days.
Attorneys would be deprived Of
handling alimony payments except I'M
der direction OF the clerk of common
pleas courts. and even would have TO
receive his fees from the clerk in d.
voree cases II the legislature enacts
the measure presented by Representa-
tive Fox. of Lucas.
Representative Danford. of Noble.
proposed in a bill that counties ar
range to pay a bounty of % cents for
every crow killed. the payment 20 be
made from the sparrow fund.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
CHARLESTON WOMAN
IS FATALLY BURNED

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
CHARLESTON. WA. April Mrs.
Lucinda Traub. 80. was fatally burned
this morning when her night robe
caught from an open CRATE. AIRS. Traub
had Just left her bed and had gone 60
the fireplace 20 dress. Her night dress
was Of highly infiammable material
and In a few moments the aged woman's
body was enveloped IN Flames. She died
about four hours later
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
100000 FIRE

PHILADELPHIA. April the
gas and electric fixture plant 81 the
Horn a Brsnuen Manufacturing com
pany was partly destroyed by IRE to-
DAY Several hremon were injured in
hEhting the blaze. which caused dam
age estimated a. 5000. 600
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
SEALED PROPOSALS.
Notice 90 Manufacturer, Jobberu. nIer.
chAnts and Others Wholesale pealerr

LICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That
the State Board Of Control OF the S,ate
OF West Virginia will receive bids daily
At Its office at Charleston. West virginia.
Tor furnishing supplies for the several
state institutions. the financial manage
ment OF which f. vested in said Board.
contracts Will be awarded 10 the lowest
bidders. quality considered. and other
thlhgs belng equal West Virginia deal
ers viii be given preference
Lists OF supplies needed will be fur
hlsncd bidders ON receipt OF requests
stating the line desired
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL,
Js-l-tf Charleston. West virginia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
AUSTRIAN CONSUL. HAS
FATnMOHT CASES POSTPONED

FAGRMONT. W We. April One
hundred and thirty four men arrested fn
connection with the KILLING Uf vs. W.
tirEa. af farmlnEtou. vs. Va Februarr
20. during n NEhf between striking coal
miners snd "a shertffs posse were fo
have been placed uu TRIAL hfrr TODAY.
but the friaf waa postponed az the 10
quest ~ Francis a E1gadek NuafrO-
HUNGARIAN represents eve M piffafafrrn
The men are charged with murder CON.
spiracN Co. murder. md with frI1nioua
assault and battery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

NEW YORK. April 5.-Arrived:
Steamers Transylvania Liverpool.
Palermo. Genoa. Signalled. Steamer
Stsmpalia. from Naples
Rotterdam Sailed Steamer Ryn.
dam. New York
Liverpool-Arrived Steamer rus-
CANA. New York Sailed Steamer
St. Louis. New York
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
15O- ACRE FARM FOR SALE!

miles from wheeling. Laws we'll Tbrec
room house, stable and barn. large or
ghsrd ~ a bargain, 81. 900. Write FOR
tlst or farms, over 200 for sale rice
Bros. Elm Grove ". Va BotE 7honrs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
| E ID

hrLLEz--On Monday. April o. 1915. ~
s,tg O'Clock =. m. ROBERT HAMDEN
MILLER. In his s0th year.
Funeral Wednesday 2:3G D. m from the
residence Of Mr.. Frank l.. Heinrich,
~ North Fourth street. Martins Fer
~. Ohio.
pittsburgh papers please copy)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Louis BertsS t1y
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND
ARTEAiAL gNnALMER.
wa ard 1924 Main street
Calls Answered Day or Mint
Store Phones e35.
6. 7 Bertschv Nat Phone fosq-R
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EEN8AEb AEEO AEnTs
DYBoN-On sunday. April g. 1915. 81
t.f5 O'Clock y. M. at her residence No
o. Maryland street. SUSAN A. widow
~ the late james EHiey Dyson. Ia the
effh year OF her age
Funeral services from tho family homo
Tuesday evening al o'clock FRIENDS
~ the family invited 60 attend. In
termcnt private Wednesday morning
af Nrrcuwuue cemetery.
NEwMAN-On Monday. April .. 1915.
r. e.ti o'clock O.. ~. ct the family
homo so. 125fs Fourteenth street
JUDGE CHARLES a. Nf.NN MAN lea
the t0th year 90 his age
Funeral notice hereafter.
MORGAN Sunday. ApriI Z. 1915 az
g. O'Clock y M 80 bis late residence
No. lflf Main street Warwood
JOSIAH MORGAN. aged - years
Funeral services a. short Greek n T.
church on Tuesday afternoon a.
o'clock Friends invited 20 attend
Intcrmcnt in short Greek cemetery.
DAVE Shadysid- o. on Thursdar
April a. 1915. a. f.15 o'clock b. m
DAVID DAVIS. in the 51th yesr -
bis age
Funeral notice hereafter
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BAuMBEEoER-On SUNDAY. April
1915, az $50 o'clock y. m. AZ the
family residence. Edgington Lane
HEtTHA, wife Of William Baumber-
ger tnee knabo). In her seth year.
Funeral services on wednesday morning
az $50 o'clock. Requiem high mass
A. St MichaeIs church at O'Clock
Friends Of family respectfully invited
20 attend. lntermcnt at Mt calvary
rnruafnrF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06

Read the hrst instsiinent Of The
Tragedy o. Ffty Years AGO" In The
intelligence next Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
Breummer e. HiIdeb,sud

Funeral Directors and Hrnbaimsra
Corner Narket aud rwerfv -arr0r.f -.
lctfphone -pd oprr a. and ni.hL
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2 rooms. Centre ST.. Fulton. $1,000
rooms. bath, Warwood avenue. 1900
rooms, Edgewood. .............. 12.oo
rooms, bath, Warwood. ......... .O.co
10 rooms. bath. 18th St, City. 5000
rooms. modern apartment, Elm
bIoNe 80. ..... ....--.. Zo.oO
rooms. apartment. Elm Grove.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
EETBEED INTO REsr

PoE sALE-Ouc month old Chester
Z white boar and two month old sow
/ VIM. Baker, Elm Grove. W. Va. apt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
PERSONAL

CT ArpvoNANT-Consu hest AIM
SarNarca. gypsy. heals any kind ~tck-
~ -. also nrtnE- back the ono Won love
good rcsdtng 25c. National Road Tiul-
--n. W. y - apis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
LOST.

LOST lsdy's gold watch hatW a
scotch Ridge aud Elliott St Reward
n returned Co VIM. Isowley or Mcors's
IeMelry store. NJ. D.. a.. ap-e-f
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-06
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

The Homestead" cottage on
MoundsvilIe Camp Grounds, in
good condition. Address Forest
View" Box l02, Elm Grove, W. Va.
Or call Bell phone 7e-L. Elm Grove.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
The Winners

1st Prize, So.
popular AdV-)
md Prize, SO.
Mrs A. y Mum. 604 E. Roosevelt
St, Phoenix, Ariz, (El Paso Dairy CO.
Adv
srd Prize. s. Each.
Mrs c. H Ashton, 1858 Douglas st,
CTri-State Telephone Adv
Miss Edna X Seamands. POI Roberts
Banner Bldg (Cloudcroft Adv)
Mrs r. ID. Ingram, Sl0S Montana ST,
Mrs r, E. Nelson. Miami. Ariz. Gel
Paso Dairy Co. Adv)
9Th Prize, 81 Each
Mrs. Anna Hall, 541S AlamOgordo St,
popular Adv
Mrs. ID. y Reid, 3112 TularoSa St.
(EverybOdy's Adv
Mrs. Ida d. WithrOw, Box As. Naco.
Ariz., CThe Z. P. & S. ". Ry, The Right
Way East Adv.)
9th Prize. s. Each
Mary Helen Atkins Deming, y. ",
american Bank Adv
Grace E. Zahn. 1922 E. Nevada St,
(Newman Investment Co Adv.)
Mrs. o. McWilliams. EOS Wyoming s..
(Cloudcroft Adv
Mrs. R ~ jackson. Clint Texas,
Globe Mills Adv
Mrs. L. a. WikeI. 40 Piedras St,
(Warner Drug Co. Adv
Mrs. J. d. Black. 1895 San Antonio
St, (McAIickle's Adv
Mrs. A. p Thompson, $50 San Diego
St, Gel Paso Dairy Co. Adv.)
Miss Agnes Tinker. 1901 n. Oregon
St. popular Adv)
Miss Rose Mackey. sos Roosevelt St,
TX C. Baking Powder Adv.)
Mrs. Euphrosyne Wisda, 1117 n.
Ochoa St. popular Adv
9th Prize. 81 Each.
Mrs. Ernest McAulay, 29O5 Alamo
gOrdO St. (Levy Grocery Co. Adv.)
Mrs j. W. Hughes. 900 J. Second St.
(El Paso Dairy Co. Adv
Elizabeth Bruce. 1924 Frankfort St,
Altura Park, Ok. c. Baking Powder
Adv.)
Luz. RonquiIo. 1903 Park St. CPopu-
lar Adv
Mrs. g. L Emmett. sos y. Mesa Ave.
(E. p Electric Ry- Co. Adv)
Mrs r. w. Geass, ~ Federal St.
Welva Adv)
Airs. y NJ Jarvis. McNeaI. Ariz.,
(CrustO AdvD
Miss Martha Eide. Deming. y NJ,
popular Adv)
Miss Maggie Golfer. Shelter, FL Paso.
purity Baking Co. Adv.)
Mrs. A W Talbert. 215 E Boule-
ward, CA P Coles Adv)
Mrs Gertrude Rutherford, 1908 Wy
Omlng St. fNelVa Adv.l
Geneva Richardson. 1916 Texas St,
"a ID. Foster Adv
Mrs. Emma Smith. S2s W Missouri
St, Newman Investment Co Adv
Clara Carruth, POS Don Gaspar Ave,
santa Re, n. NJ, Getty National Bank
Mrs Thos. J. Voc. 27O4 E. Rio Grande
St. CNewman Investment Co. Adv.)
Mrs a B. Austin, Clovis, Y. NJ.
Uightbody AdvD
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12

(THIS LETTER WON FIRST PRIZE $25J
"Ad Letter" Solicitor.
Care El Paso Herald.

Dear
Co., which appeared the FL Pas" Herald
nd
reasonable idea what my clothes etc would cost ne also knO"
whao and undecided
twoud rlwfi mkeny add GOING
dg
bu would
50 easily overlooked the rush packing and
thai dhuntat
have read all about why can buy such quantity
ucla del
eoeadv something dsnhe
quality nd o least possible both
Onnme Ioddph the SHOPPER
in Thus OWnand I can HuhHly say that
advert gOn truthful aE
nd have read April H. 1915
tn
Kansas
1918. E F@O Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
June ;. 1915.
To The Advertising Editor.
FL Paso Herald.

Dear
reading carefully April H. 1915 to
imeI have Inserted May 20
1915 has by far Of those whom object this
appealed n those like myself Obliged
and WELL before spending small certainly looked good
Ions o rEleah wardrobe late last fall and
potmiy uchas overlooked complete
IN be had shop and The Advertisement
Dry Goods Cos daily Advertisements before had the pleasure
reading gns
Dresses and in values s495 $500 for sIOO but
the Hea ptof o a to % o o
could mh this enabled m to of splendid
pgd for nd
ena IN enh garnt @ Ipdor the
article There and PetOas of beautiful nOOk and lingerie CLOTH trimmed girls
and IN
A o looking and trimmed had or
Dollar and IN this day of dear millinery this he trip to the Dollar
greatest baamIf A nd CorAE
the foundation of all well dressed have experienced Ct and
a a experienced and II the Dollar Sale Ipmca
IN has less
h naan Adniema interesting?
Very sincerely.
(AccmtMr Frank Oyabn) 34S AlanOgudo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
These Women Won 500 In Cash

Below will be found the
names Of the 80 Women
Readers Of The Herald who
have been awarded cash
prizes aggregating 800 in
The Herald's "Ad Reading
Competition which was
first announced in this paper
in April.
The prizes were offered
for the plainest and most in
teresting letters by women
concerning advertisements
which appeared in The Her
aid during the period begin
ming April 9th and ending
MAY 31st. A competitor Sc
lected any advertisement
which appealed to her as
most interesting and then
wrote to the Herald a letter
giving her reasons for this
special interest. Any wom-
an or girl was eligible and
no money was required.
From the very beginning
this competition has proved
one of the most popular and
interesting ever presented to
the southwestern public.
Letters have been re-
ceived from women in every
section of Arizona, New
Mexico and West Texas, and
in practically every instance
there was demonstrated in a
most effective way the ex-
traordinary sales power Of
a well prepared advertise
ment placed in the Ell PasO
Herald.
On this page will be found
some of the prize winning
letters, together with the
names of the enterprising
firms whose advertisements
were chosen. Read these
letters carefully. They show
in a most interesting way
how southwestern women
are saving money and time
by careful daily reading of
Herald advertisements.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
1868 Douglas Street,
El Paso. Texas.
"Ad. Letter Editor,
Care Ell Paso Herald. "

the TRIsTATE TELEPHONE COMPANY your
zue in in
b n Iwoddas
nd nn
and therefore sadr He
eseniI fanad
UNUSUAL it
ama md bama n of the
the
Of hep
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for YOu the has
md L.oot
feel GRATEFUL fyOuw O
table for it o has
your PATRONAGE has eenW
IS the final esntao of
Because for it the and aaig
the other 9th
HERALD during the present
Respectful
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
(AccOnt-Mrs. Frank OvertOn.)

e. Paa.
LeHe" EdtOr o. Herald
Dear Sir
drnghe penOIOf time nApa27 and
May 3Ia the Popular Dry Goods Frs attracted
Jgs simaio hevey uunea naene
comics To work them into the d was certainly clever idea and secondly the
nod
overlooked II m nie errement
r) upnOyneW
OhoaS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
FL Paso, Texas.
May IS. 1915
"Ad Letter" Editor.
FL Paso Herald,

Pa0 Huad
Dear
onL reading neadye The
aid but
the it is o special for and tin
Tee because have children and viii special
Because o this
Omens for the children because those little boys and girls couldn't take themselves
20 nraadne than
valuable guide which to especial for
Luz RuquIo
fourth
Other o. On Co. viii Appear Next Week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12

May29-l5.
Ell Paso, Texas.
34I8 Alamorgordo St.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-02
PERSONAL.

Miss Blanche Boyd, nurse. went TO
Boston yesterday to visit relatives.
Mrs. E. c. Harrington went to Bos-
ton Sunday on business for a few davs.
Miss Jennie B. Duncan of Main
street was taken to the Memorial hos
pital Saturday for medical treatment.
Miss Marion Esterbrook of Bangor.
Me-, came this morning to visit in
town with her sister, Mrs. Howard Far.
well.
Rev and Mrs. E. S. Hewitt of Bond
vile will be guests tomorrow and
Thursday of Rev. and Mrs E. W.
Sharp.
Mrs. H. F. Jordan accompanied Mr..
Jordan to Springfield, this state, on
business today. They viii return to-
morrow.
Albert E. Cox, prescription clerk in
Root s pharmacy, left yesterday on a
two-weeks trip TO Savannah, Ga. He
is making the trip by water.
Barney Mead went by automobile to
Rutland yesterday. From there he will
go to Barre, Burlington and Montpelier
to establish agencies for the Chalmers
car
August Lind and family have moved
from Organ street to the house vacated
by William Mellen on Estey street
Mrs. Christine Harrington will move
from Frost street to the house vacated
by Mr.. Lind.
DIR. Henry d. Holton, who has been
i'll, was able to have the board of di
rectors of the Vermont National bank
of which he is president, hold a regular
meeting with him at his house yester.
day, after which he went for a car.
riage ride.
Miss Florence NJ Hemenway-Wells
will 90 Friday to Middleburv and OF
Saturday to Burlington, attending IL
Burlington Tuesday afternoon the
meeting of the Vermont branch of tho
Woman 5 Beard of Missions as secreta
~ of young people s work and attend
ing Wednesday and Thursday the 4Stl
annual meeting of the Woman 5 BOARD
of Missions. Mrs H. Z. Bond and Miss
Emma J. Gregg will 90 Monday to at
| tend the Vermont branch meeting. Mrs
| Bond as vice president for Windhan
county and Miss Gregg as delegate
/ from the Woman s association of tht
| Centre church. Mrs. +. II. Crane ant
Mrs. E. j. Waterman will 90 Tuesday
! to attend the Woman s Board meeting
! Those attending the branch meetin!
| Tuesday are invited to attend tn
| board meeting Wednesday and Thurs
i dav.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-02
BOSWORTH MAY HAVE
SHOT JUSTICE KNOWLES
Police Are Trying Man Shot While Re
sisting Capture With Crime Com
mitted Last September.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 2.-Inves-
tigation is being made by the local police
to determine whether Lindel Bosworth,
who killed Detective Dorman of this city
and who died yesterday from a bullet
wound received while trying to escape
capture in Stratford, was connected with
the shooting of Justice S. Knowles of
North Scituate in September
The police say that they have no def
mite evidence of his connection with that
crime, but declare that John McNally,
Bosworth's confederate, who was arrested
here just before the shooting, has told
them that Bosworth had said he had shot
man. He did not say where.
McNally also has said according to the
police, that Bosworth said he intended to
kill the chief of detectives in Providence
The police do not believe that McNally
has told them all he knows about Bos
worth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-02
NEWFANE.

Fred Rice bought a pair of o1en in
Brookline Monday of Gerald Allbee
and his father.
Leonard Taylor and family of West
Brattleboro were visitors Sunday at
George Knapp's.
Nine members of Birchard W. R. c.
attended the district meeting of the
w. R. C. Friday in Brattleboro.
Miss Loella Covey returned home
Saturday, having been with her sister,
Mrs. Sylvenus Harding, in Wilmot
Flats, \. Y, several weeks.
Samuel Wiswall shot bay lynx Mon
day. 1t weighed nine pounds. Mr.. Wis
wall had been out to look after cattle
and took his gun along in case he saw
any game. While crossing the Rutter
pasture he encountered and secured the
| lynx, for which he received bounty
of So.
The first lecture for the winter sea
son under the auspices of the Men s
club viii be given Nov. in the Con
Igregational church by Rev. Roy M
Houghton of Brattleboro, preceded by
an oyster supper under the manage
ment of the club. The lecture win be
illustrated by stereopticon views. Ev,
erybody is invited.
Mrs. Della M. Kennev, who has been
in i'll health through the summer, ha.
closed her home for the present She
went Monday to DR.. Gordon s in VIII
Evansville to be cared for. Mrs Ken
ney is gaining slowly. Her nurse, Mrs
Hall, has returned to Brattleboro Mrs
Cushman, her housekeeper, is visiting
friends in town few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-02
Election returns will be received
at The Reformer Office tonight and
posted on The Reformer bulletin
board.
MYSTERIOUS RUN ON
NEW LONDON BANK
Rush Of Depositors Ended After Two
Hours-S30o,O Spread Out in
View of Waiting Line.

NEW LONDON, Conn, Nov. ?. - A
run on the savings bank of New Lon
don, which started last week, continued
for two hours after the institution
opened for business yesterday morning,
the majority of the depositors being
foreigners who had small accounts.
An hour before the bank opened an
Adams Express wagon arrived with a
box which contained 100000 in cur
rency. 1t took four men to carry the
box into the bank There the money
was spread out in full view Of the men
and women who were kept in line by
& policeman. At noon the run had
petered out and conditions at the bank
were normal the rest of the day.
The bank rs own ready money was
sufficient to meet every demand with
out touching the big heap that came bv
express. 1t is reported other banks in
the city also received large shipments
of currency since Saturday and over a
million dollars was in readiness to tide
the savings bank over the run that
started IN a mysterious manner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-02
HERMAN RIDDER DEAD.
Noted Publisher and Ex-Treasurer of
Democratic National Committee.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Herman Rid
der, Ga, former treasurer of the Demo
cratic national committee and publish
er of the New Yorker Stats Zeitung,
died suddenly late yesterday in his
home in New York city. The cause
of Mr. Riders death was kidney
trouble in an acute form.
Among a large number of prominent
German-American citizens of the Unit
ed States, Herman Ridder was one of
the most conspicuous figures in the
newspaper publishing business and in
politics. His associates in the publish
ing business had honored him at one
time with the presidency of the Amerl-
can newspaper publishers association,
and for many years he held high Of
fees in the Associated Press as treas
urer and a director. In politics he was
such a factor that he was talked of at
the national Democratic convention IN
Denver in 1908 as a possible nominee
for yice-president on the ticket with
Bryan, whom, however, Mr.. Ridder OPP
posed at that time. He was also dis
cussed later as a likely selection for
ambassador to Germany. Following the
nomination of Bryan at the 1908 con
vention, after former Gov. Charles n.
Haskell of Oklahoma had resigned as
treasurer of the national Democratic
convention because of his affiliation
with Standard oil interests, Mr.. Rid
der was chosen as treasurer, and i'll
his own name and those of his brothers
! he contributed $37, 900, the largest sim
gle contribution to the Bryan cam
Ipalgn. Mr.. Ridder was owner and ed
itor of the New Yorker Staats Zeitung,
one of the foremost German newspa-
pers in the United States, and through
this he was particularly conspicuous
recently in his ardent defense of the
German position in the European war
He entered the newspaper business
j when he was q by establishing the
{ first Roman Catholic newspaper in New
York city in German, and soon after
ward started the Catholic News in
English, which, in short time, became
recognized as leading Catholic paper
of the country. In 1890 Mr.. Ridder be
came a stockholder in the Daily Staat.
IZeitung and was elected treasurer an(
manager. Under his direction that pa
| per assumed a leading position in it
| field He became president of the cor
/ poration in 1897 and at the time o.
his death was publisher of Influential
morning and afternoon papers in Ger
man.
Mr.. Ridder made several trip
abroad, during which he was receive,
by Emperor William of Germany an,
he brought back the emperor S en-
thusiastic wish that he might som,
day visit the United States.
At the time Of the reciprocity nego
tiations with Canada, Mr.. Ridder wa
one of the most vigorous in the de
nunciation of the 'paper trust price
for news print paper and it was largel
due to the fight which he and other
made that cheaper news print pape
| was secured.