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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-18

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Hinton-Nirginfa Western Power Co
W. q. Mathews. Prest-. Clifton Forge
Va; has not definitely decided on plans
Tor lately-reported additional steam
plant. TO be Installed at or near Hinton.
Parkerrburg-C.ty will construct 10
sanitary sewers. TO be 8 In. in diam
and in. City Council receive. bid-
until oct 20: Frank Good. City CLERK.
sewers lately estimated TO cost tTsTI so
Experimentation County Com.
mrs. Franklin. w. Va let contraet
farris Bridge Co. OF Charleston at So.
SEQ to construct concrete bridge Al
Brandywine. length 40 n: J spans.
acknowledgements Gas a Elec.
trio Co.'S clubhouse and barn: George
Johnsons residence: loss $4,000
My Jones. you will either have &c
marry at once or leave our employ"
But why are you so anxious that !
Marry
while you are in love you do not half
attend TO your duties. and you must
either be cured OF fired."-Houston Post
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
NO WORD COMES
FROM WESTERFTELD
Wife Says She is Discouraged Over
Absence and Does Not Know
When He Will Return.
STILL CHECKING UP ACCOUNTS

81 feel more discouraged this
morning." was a statement made by
Mrs. Ellery H. Westerfield, wife of
the former treasurer of Dundee,
whose disappearance at a time he
was expected to turn over the funds
of the village, has aroused consider
able interest.
Mrs Westerfield added that she does
not know of her husband s present where
abouts, nor does she know when he will
return. Friends of the family have Of
fered their services to locate the missing
Dundee man.
In the meantime Commissioner Butler
of the city department of finance and
accounts, Treasurer Ure and a repre-
sentative of the bonding company are
checking up the accounts of Mr.. Wester-
field.
THE books appear to have been kept
in excellent condition, but there seems
to be some uncertainty as to the record
of securities he held. This, of course
may turn out all right when the check
has been completed. All We are en-
deavoring to do is to check the accounts
as would be done In any case of this
kind" stated Mr.. Butler.
Attorney Pancoast. representing Mrs.
Westerfield, has turned over the papers
held by Treasurer Westerfield and ac-
cepted receipts for the same. The check
has been transferred from Mr.. Pancoast' s
office to the court house and will take
several days to complete.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
The Days War NelOs

FIRST EFFECT of the TeutOnic
thrust In southern Poland seems
10 have HIackened for the time nt
least and there IL less apparent
anxiety on the side of the entente
allies over the outcome of the ca m
paIEn in this region. The latest
official statements from vienna,
however, claim that the Austrian IA
advance is continuing I'm at least
one sector Of the front south of
warsaw.
CLAIMS come from
vienna and Rome a. Ia the Eitua-
tion on the Auatro-Italian front,
italian headquarters reports In
Fiction of severe losses upon the
AustFians in counter attacks on
the CarnIc frontier, the repuIse of
attacks along the TyrOI-TrentIno
line and of a Determined assauIt
upon the Italian position an
AvOstanO Peak. The mOst recent
Austrian official statement de-
cIareH the Italians have been nm
the offensive and have been re-
pulsed In attacks at several points.
IN THE CAUsAsUS the Russians re-
mort having checked "A Turkish nj.
tempt at an offensive west a,
AhIavat.
FRENCH DESTROYERs have been
operatinE on the Asia Minor coast
sinking Turkish vessels aud In
fIictInE other damage.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
F. W. BROWN OF
LINCOLN Is DEAD
Postmaster and Former Mayor Of
Capital City Expires After Ill
ness of Few Weeks.
PROMINENT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb., July 7.-(Special
Telegram)-Francis w. Brown, post
master of Lincoln, died this morn
ing at his home here after an illness
of a few weeks. He was mayor OF
Lincoln for two terms and was can.
didate for congress on the democratic
ticket.
Prominent In Democratic Circles.
Mr.. Brown has been prominent in the
councils of his party for many years and
has always taken an active interest in
public affairs. During his service as
mayor he signed the dollar gas ordinance
and the six-for-a-quarter street car fare
ordinance. He was appointed postmaster
about six months ago.
Mr.. Brown is survived by his widow
and one son, Frank Brown. jr who is
proprietor Of the Kearney Morning Times.
He was about 6U years OF age
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Body Attachment
Issued by Court for
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw

NEW YORK, July IA body attach
ment was issued by Supreme Court JUS
tice Hendrick today for Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. who failed to appear to testify in
tho proceedings yesterday relative to the
sanity of her husband, Harry X. Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw yesterday told Deputy Attor-
ney General Cook that she could not
stand the strain of testifying and said
she did not propose to testify against
her husband. She left for the Adiron-
dacks last night.
DR.. Bernard Livingston, Mrs. Thaw s
physician. was called to the stand today.
He said he had found Mrs. Thaw run
down and in a nervous condition and ad-
vised her it would be unwlse for her to
testify. Justice Hendrick then said that
it the attorney general desired Mrs.
Thaw to be present that he would issue
a body attachment, whereupon Deputy
Attorney General Becker asked that such
an attachment be issued.
Exhibits from previous trials were then
read into the records.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Safe Crackers
Fight Off Posse
and Make Escape

LITTLE ROCK, July 7.-seven bank
robbers early today engaged in an hour s
hot pistol battle with more than 100 citi-
zens Of England, Lonoke county. near
here, drove their attackers into the main
hotel of the town after failing 10 dyna-
mite the safe OF the Bank of England.
and escaped. in an automobile after
marching in close formation down the
main street OF the town and seriously
wounding N. w. Whitlock, town mar
shall.
Five charges OF an explosive were set
off unsuccessfully by three members OF
the gang while the other stood outside
and by a continuous fire drove off the
armed townspeople.
Weapons for the attack were taken by
the robbers from hardware store.
which they broke into before entering
the bank. They secured about 500 in
silver from the tills in the cashiers cage.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Young Christians
Work for Million
More Members

CHICAGO. July Get 1.0O0.ooo new
! members and s1.OO00OO for missions" is
the slogan of the twenty-seventh Inter-
national Christian Endeavor convention.
which opened here today.
The Call for Millions was the subject
of an address which was to have been
read by the Rev. Francis r. Clark. presi-
dent and founder OF the society. He was
unable to be present, however, because
of Illness.
Delegates were urged TO enrol 100000
new members 100000 signers to a peace
petition and 100000 pledges to make the
country a saloonless nation by 1920.
At the meeting of the hoard of trustees
of the society, Kari Lehman. field sec
retary, reported that $500 900 of the $780,
900 needed for a headquarters building
in Boston has been raised.
christian Endeavor is stronger today
than ever before in its history" said Mr..
Lehman. China is facing the greatest
spiritual awakening 1t has ever known.
In India. Korea, Africa, in every mis-
sion field. we find there is new and
growing interest in religion. Africa has
the largest Christian Endeavor society
in the world"
Rev. L. B. Chamberlain responded for
India. More than 800 Endeavor societies
in China, with 5000 members. sent greet
ings through Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar r.
Strother. general secretaries for China
From the heart of the war now ragins
in Europe. the following message was
received from the general secretary, Rev.
Friedrich Blecher OF Berlin;
This war is a mighty summons of God
TO reflection, so that our members may
examine themselves to see whether their
conduct is In agreement with their pray
ers, and therefore at the same time a
bowling low in penitence which heals from
many faults.
1T causes a clearer knowledge OF what
our fatherland represents in this struggle
Of all people.
What many evangellstic meetings
could not accomplish the war has brought
TO pass and asking and seeking after
God by such as before did not think OF
Him.
Fifteen young peoples societies in
East Prussia have been destroyed by the
Russians. The young men have been
called to the colors Many have fallen
for the fatherland: the maidens are scat
tered over our whole country.
"One hundred and thirty-eight mem
bers have been killed. PA have been
wounded. sixty-one are missing or pris-
oners. twenty have received the Iron
Cross.
1T is our earnest prayer to God that
He by His Holy Spirit will again bring
into order what the human spirit has
thrown into disorder and that Christian
peoples may become conscious that in
spite Of all education and culture, sin
is a reproach TO any people, as this war
has revealed in a shocking way"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
TWo-Cent Fares
Do Not Stimulate
Travel, Says Expert

CHICAGO, July 7.-Failure of predic-
tions made in 1907 when passenger fares
In many states were reduced to cents
per mile, that the lower fare would be
more than offset by the stimulus TO
travel, was described IN figures before
the Interstate Commerce commission to-
day by forty-six western railways which
are asking permission TO increase inter
state passenger fares.
L. ". Wettling, statisticiAn for the
railways, continued the introduction Of
evidence began last night He presented
figures showing that the return on prop
orty devoted to passenger service Ia only
2.5 per cent, while many roads operate
at a deficit.
"The reduction to 2-cent fares" Mr..
Wettling said, brought no stimulus to
travel such as was anticipated. On top
OF this failure OF the growth Of travel
to hold its pace. there was. resulting
from the rate reductions. a gradual de-
cline in the average revenue. both for
hauling the ton one mile and carrying
the passenger one mile.
Efforts at efficiency to offset the
adverse factors OF rising costs and falling
rates, although they have brought con-
spicuous results, have not been able 10
succeed"
The witness said that both services
combined earned a net return equalling
I24 per cent on the value OF tho prop
erty. In the freight service, he said.
the return was Sis per cent. while the
passenger service earned only 2.a per
cent on the value Of the property de-
voted to passenger traffic on all or the
torty-slx railroads.
"Only about one-half Of the estimated
increase Of from S2O.OOo.OOO to S2S,oOoOoO
in passenger revenues from the proposed
advance in passenger rates would sc-
crue." Mr.. Wettling said. unless state
fares as we'll as interstate are advanced
for almost one-half Of the total travel
IL wholly within one state"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
SURGEON MCDOWELL
EX0NERATED BY COURT

ANNAPOLIS, July 7.-Surgeon Rath
Mcdowell. United States navy. was today
exonerated OF any completely IN the
sending Of naval academy examination
papers TO Midshipmsn James r. Moss.
before the court Of inquiry investigating
the "cribbing scandal" at the institution.
Robert Moss. father OF Midshipman
Moss. who. II had been testified by Ad-
mral Fullam, superintendent OF the
naval academy. mentioned DR.. Mellow
ellis name in discussing the matter with
the admiral, stated TO the court today
that he never intended to convey the
slightest imitation that Or. Mcdowell
knew Of or sanctioned or had ever heard
Of the matter"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
TERRIFIC WIND
AND HAIL IN WEST
Galloway Hit by Hurricane that
Wrecks Several Business
Buildings.
DAMAGE TO LINCOLN CROPS

CALLAWOY, Neb., July 7.-tSpe-
cial Telegram. At little after 6
o'clock last evening a terrific wind,
hail and rainstorm passed over this
locality, doing much damage within
its path. A strip of country west OF
here fifteen miles wide and perhaps
thirty miles in length was completely
hailed out, the wheat and rye crops,
which were almost ready to harvest,
being a total loss, while other vege-
tation was ruined.
In Galloway the top Of the Masonic
temple was blown down, The northwest
corner Of the Moran building was blown
down Small buildings were blown to
pieces and hundreds Of trees uprooted
and broken off
station Nearly Wrecked.
At the Union Pacific depot window
glass was broken and the wind entered
with such force that the south wall was
blown out several inches and only the
abatement Of the storm saved It,
Windmills were wrecked and telephone
and electric light service put out of com
mission, as we'll as telegraph service.
At the j. b. Farrell home I'm the grove
south of town, nine large cottonwood
trees were blown across the house.
crushing 1t and moving IL about six
inches from it's foundation.
1t was the worst storm this locality
has experienced in twenty years, but IL
proved to be a straight wind and no loss
OF life or personal injury has been re-
ported.
NORTH PLATTE. Neo., July 7.-(spe-
cial Telegram Hail Tuesday afternoon
destroyed over 1000 acres of the finest
small crops ever grown in the Jack Nor
row Flats district. twelve miles south of
here. The storm was six miles wide and
Is reported east as far as Brady.
Among the farmers who report heavy
losses are Dick Bmpie. A. r, Deavitt.
]. T. Lloyd, William Kelso. Elias Lloyd.
w. Haase, Robert Patterson, Guy Eds,
Sam Blagdon, Gus Granting and Jess
Highberger.
The loss may reach a hundred thousand
dollars. hailstone was picked up at
the J. II. Edmiston farm which measured
nine inches in circumference.
An automobile that was I'm that dis
trict during the storm arrived here today
with les metal parts badly dented by the
hail.
Jack Morrow Flats Is tho richest farm
ing district in the county. Fields Of
grain which were three feet tall now
look as II nothing had ever been grown
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
DODGE HOME FOLKS
WELCOME STECHER
Whole Countryside Turns Out to
Give Young Wrestling Champion
Praise for His Victory.
YOUNG GIANT MODEST AS EVER

DODGE. Neb., July Especial
Telegram. This town has been put
upon the map and Joe Stecher,
worlds champion heavyweight wres-
tier, has done II. As a slight compli-
ment to him, the entire population of
Dodge and the countryside turned
out tonight to give him a royal well
come home. Not only did they extend
the welcome, but in addition, the
people who have known him since he
was child, presented him with a
$4,000 diamond-otudded belt. The
jeweled trophy has not yet been
made, but II was pledged to the
champion tonight.
Fresh from the field Of glory and wear
ing most modestly the laurels OF victory.
Joe Stecher arrived homo today. coming
unannounced and quietly to the home of
his parents In the outskirts OF the town,
where he remained for an hour or more
before II was known that he was here.
NeiEhbOrs Flock In.
When the word got passed around town
that the young champion had arrived, the
stecher home was besieged with callers
and for hours Joe was the recipient OF
congratulations. handshakes and words
of praise,
The new champion wrestler of the world
was expected home last night. but leav-
ing Omaha In an automobile with friends
II became apparent that every town that
he passed through wanted TO do him
honors. Fremont captured him last night
, and held him until today. Is result OF
this the home people were somewhat dis
appointed but they went on making
preparations for the Homecoming recep-
tio7 tonight.
Thousand People Come.
Early this morning the committees hav-
ing the reception in charge commenced
their work. Friends were telephoned and
those from the country advised that to-
night reception would be held. The re-
Continued on Page -Four. Column one 1
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Italians Advance On
Five-Mile Front in
the Region of CarsO

UDINE. Italy. July 7-(via Paris.)-
The Italian attack in the Carso region
has been successful. although being car
Tied on against a territory which is full
Of caverns. grottoes and crevesseH. A
report telling Of the capture by the
Italians of 800 prisoners In two days on a
front of five or six miles. shows, In the
opinion OF military authorities. a con-
siderable advance.
Honors OF the day perhaps go to the
Italian air service. because OF a bonn
bardment OF a factory at Triest. Il hai
been impossible to ascertain the extent
OF the damage inflicted. TTiest has the
most important arms factory In the Aus
tro-Hungarian empire, employing ir
normal times 1000 worknen.
Italian aviators have damaged the Aus
trian encampment at Doberdo and have
dropped bombs on the important railway
station at Dornburg
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Both Relatives of
Revolutionary Stock

Another descendant Of a continental
patriot, who had something to do with
national independence, has been found
among Omahans. She is Mrs William
E. Davis, 1903 Grant street. However,
Mrs. Davis will be unable to serve on the
reception committee when the Liberty
bell is exhibited here Friday for she is
now at Orchard, Neb., on a visit.
Mrs. Davis is a sister of Miss Alberta
Regnier, whose name has already been
published as a descendant Of colonial
days. Both are great great great nieces
OF Abraham Clark. one of the signers OF
the Declaration Of Independence. Mrs.
Davis heard about the committee being
organized here to receive the bell by
reading The Bee. which is being sent to
her at Orchard during her visit there.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
TORNADO SWEEPS
A MISSOURI TOWN,
CARS BLOWN AWAY
District Eighteen Blocks Long and
Half as Wide Raced in ST.
Charles, Near st. Louis,
but None Hurt.
LARGE CHURCHES DESTROYED
-Four Coaches of Wabash Passenger
Train Hurled from Track
Near Gilmore.
NOBODY SERIOUSLY INJURED

ST. LOUIS, July -Four cars of
Wabash passenger train No. 9, from
st. Louis to Kansas City, were blown
from the track by a tornado near
Gilmore, Mo-. this afternoon. but &C
cording to information received here
by General Manager Cotter of the
Wabash no one was hurt badly
enough to need medical attention.
Mr. oCtter tonight said the mail, COM
blnation. dining and chair cars, which
left the track. were blown clear off the
rtght-of-way. The train crew then coupled
I'D the five cars which were left on the
track and proceeded toward Kansas city.
Tornado Sweeps Town.
A tornado struck st. Charles. Mo-.
twenty-five miles northwest of here. at
400 o'clock this afternoon. 1t is re-
ported that the storm razed a district
eighteen blocks long and nine blocks
wide. Two large churches were de-
stroyed.
AS far as known no lives were lost.
st. Charles Borromeos Catholic church
was wrecked. the storm tearing down
the east and west walls and cracking the
south wall so that it crumbled to the
ground
Patients Removed.
A wall and part of the roof of st. Jo-
seph's hospital were torn away. The
patients though panic stricken, were re-
moved to safety.
The west wall and half the roof of the
second Baptist church were caved in.
Several houses were damaged.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Stock Prices Break;
Southern Roads Lead

NEW YORK, July 7.--sudden and unex-
planned weakness in the group OF South
ern railroads caused general unsettlement
In today's early stock market. Louis
Vile a. Nashville, which closed at ia yes
terday, was steadily offered today in
moderate lots until II fell 10 1854. At
lantic Coast Line, which controls Louis
Vile & Nashville, fell six points and
Southern Railway preferred and common
lost ~ and IN, respectively. The selling
came from various brokers other than
those formerly identified with the prop
erty. One OF the theories advanced In
connection with the acute weakness OF
these stocks was that large blocks were
being offered for foreign account
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Many Attempts Made to Damage
Auto CargoeS on Way to Europe

NEW YORK. July H c. uml.
European representative OF an American
Automobile company that has large
shipments Of military automobiles TO the
allies. arrived here today on the EspaEne
and said that a British ship loaded here
In May for Havre, with cargo OF auto
mobiles and grain for the French army,
was found TO have two bombs on board
when 1t reached its destination. Mr.. Inn
refused TO give the name Of the ship,
saying that to do so might hamper an
Investigation now under way.
one OF the bombs. consisting, he said,
Of two metal cylinders capped with wax.
was discovered in one Of the automobile
cases and the other In a sack OF grain
one cylinder was filled with acid, tho
other with a highly inflammable chemical
The bomb In the automobile case Mr.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Iowa Committee
Meets Liberty Bell
Party at State Line

DAVENPORT. Ia. July THE Lib
erty Bell was greeted by crowds at
Moline, ILL.,, and here. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Harding of Iowa and four members
Of the governors staff Joined the Lib
erty Bell party at Davenport to escort
the relic through Iowa.
ROCK ItLAND, Ill, July 7.-Three
thousand people headed by the mayor
and city commissioners, were at the sta
tion when the Liberty Bell arrived on a
special train. The crowd sang America"
and Lieutenant Governor O'Hara OF Illi-
nois. representing Governor Dunno. gave
brief address.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08

mn said was evidently designed to he
exploded by the motion OF tho ship. caus-
ing the acid and the chemical TO mix.
An unusually smooth passage probably
resulted in the failure OF the plot, no
thought one OF the boards on the auto
mobile case had boon pried loose and the
bomb inserted possibly at the time the
case was placed on board the ship,
1t has also been found" Mr.. Hill said.
that attempts TO destroy or make use
less automobiles shipped TO the allies are
frequent. We are compelled to keep at
Havre a large force OF mechanics to ex-
anime carefully each machine even before
tested. On several occasions in the last
few months emory dust has been found
In the cylinders. This soon makes a car
useless. In some instances borinRs have
been made in vital parts of the ma
chinery."
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
BRYAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS
GERMAN AND IRISH SOCIETY

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July Twill
liam Jennings Bryan. former secretary
OF state. has refused to deliver an ad-
dress tomorrow at mass peace meeting
Of tho American Independence union, an
association OF Irish and Germans who
have made common issue against the
expectation OF arms TO Great Britain, Il
was announced today. He said he ex-
pected to attend a reception for the gov
ernors, F. ID. BOYLE of Nevada and r. c.
Stuart Of Virginia, at the hour OF the
meeting.
Mr.. Bryan recently accepted an inves.
ugation TO speak at the mass meeting
provided other engagements here per.
mitted.
1t was announced today that he would
speak at an Evangellstic meeting on
July ~
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
Yetter Given Divorce
By Kansas City Court

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 7.-Cspecial) }
S-In court here today, VIII L. Yetter Of
Omaha was granted divorce, he having
charged jealousy upon the part of his
wife and that she had threatened to ruin
bis business.
Mrs. Yetter had filed, cross-petition
and In this she alleged misconduct upon
the part of Yetter. The decree, when
signed. will provide for division Of the
property.
Trial Of the case was commenced some
months ago. but continued from time ia
time. the judge hoping that a reconcilia-
tion might be effected.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-08
ARCHBISHOP 0UIGLEY
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. July T-Arch-
bishop James Edward Quigley OF Chi
cago continues to hover between life and
death at the home of his brother here.