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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-17
WILLIS IN CONTROL.
OF LICENSE BOARD.


Columbus, o., July ie.
For the last three weeks of its eN-
istence Governor willis will control
the state liquor license commission.
Tonight he announced the appoint
ments Of Frank Hay. Republican. or
Canton. 20 succeed Charles L. Allen.
progressive. whose term expires
August / and ~ VI g Rose. Ropubu-
can. Of Marietta. 70 succeed j. How
ard Secrest. Democrat. who to-day
rendered the governor hls resignation
10 take effect August 2. The Nc.
Dermott district license law. when
abolishes the state commission. goes
into effect September Hay was
secretary of tho stark county WerubI.
can executive committee in tho Iaff
campalgn. Rose formerly ua4 post.
master of Marietta HIs brother rv.
Senator T. y. Rose was che author of
the Rose county option Law IHp
third member of tho commission.
Bryan Clendauu.uE. Democrat. will ro.
main Serrest. after mailing hIH rraiF.
milton to tho governor. lfff frr q frp
in tho uakofaa Bile ra' .fuatI1n ana
the expiration ~ fHn term off Allen.
tho Bull Moose member enable these
comm Iasi0nera fu lnav fU frIr rur.
oeaors The Job of bfar.rE tho ouafor
complaint brought against tho HcI.
mont county license comm IafIOrrra.
Tho state commission ao. tho hearing
for AuEus'
Hy e1 fpIrr hoy aian allowed ono
of 'hr county Irar.Hrr Haywood
IONS. Republican. fr escape ul..IrIa
removal for H.H term nrr.raa August
9 Robert T NIrHnrr. member of mo
Democratic state central committee.
win h ffn only ono off fHr belmont
county board fo face The charges
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MUST REPORT ALL
EXPORTS OF GAS

CHARLESTON. W Va. July rs -
An important order affecting an gas.
electric and water companies operat.
ing In the state was today entered by
the Public Service Commission of
West virginia Tho order provides
that the records Of AN gas piped into
or ont of tho stat. beginning with
August d. must bo made monthly 20
The commission tho production ~
EaH wells. either airgiy or iu groups
must also hr reported monthly mo-
EaF company will be permitted 90
charge for installation of meter or
service connections all uses and
practices in tho collection dIsfrIhu-
tion and uaa of natural rla which arc
vasfcfuI such as rambrsG lights. pro.
l.hifrd
The order also provides that ON and
after January o. 1916. rvrepf Ir spec.
ial raaoa. mo- Far ur electricity can hr
.0ld In West NIrEria except hy meter
service
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p
FAuMONT W. Va July 6-A carefully laid plot blow into
eternity every member the family
execution here tonight due the of mind and heroic action
Of Floyd Dunn boy accidentally
heard the cOnspaO discussing the details of their wholesale
der plan.
The plot included the dnamng Watson residences
cudng those Of former United States Clarence W. Watson
L., J. o. George d., and others.
Every detail had been carefully worked and the plot
ready TO be carried into execution when by the lad after he
had
by the three whom he overheard completing the plans
The WasOns the controlling the Consolidation Coal
which furnishing considerable coal
the British Judging from fragments of the conversation
heard by Dunn the plot intended to nmdae the
from supplying this coal while England engaged in the Euro
However is believed by here tonight that the
posed destruction life the result labor
troubles the FamOn coal fields and planned by agaOrs
AT midnight several the hut
had been made The Watson homes being closely
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ENRAGED MAN
KILLS WIFE
ALSO ONE OF HER COMPAN.
IONS AND INJURIES
TWO OTHERS
Tries To Escape and When Run
Down BY Posse Fires
Bullet Into Brain.

Special Dispatch 20 the InteiliEcncer.
CLARKSBURG. W. Va. July 10
Infuriatsd ovsr a report that his wife.
who lsft him q few days ago. was con
Quoting a house OF illrepute. Lester
Beverley. a young man OF Buckhan-
non. shot her dead by firing a pistol
bullet into her temple. murdered Miss
Martha Harris with a bullet that went
through her heart. shot Miss Florence
Cox and Frank Evans through the
arms this afternoon AZ Geneva. a su-
hurb Of bridgeport. and a shor: time
afterward, when brought to bay by a
sheriff's posse. with hloodhounds.
turned the weapon upon himself and
Inflicted mortal wounds The sheriff
brought him 10 a Clarksburg hospital
20 night.
Mrs. Beverley came 20 Geneva only
a few DAYS ago. The husband fol
lowed her 10 town and according 10
his own statement was Informed to
day that the woman had been conduct.
INK q house Of bad rcpute. In a boil
ins rage ne procured revolver. went
to the woman's abode and after n
short quarrel opened FIRE upon her
lie then turned tho weapon upon the
others. all Of whom were In the room
- the time. and fed 4 sherins
posse. auFmonted by practically every
ablo-bodiod man Of bridgeport and vi
cinify. was hurriedlv orCanizcd. and
hloodhouuds brought from the county
Jail soon picked M the scent. which
was followed down a railroad track 70
Oral When Beverley sighted the
large possoe he shot himself twice
In the head
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/. The state Immediately entered an
appeal from Justice Hendricks hnd-
ing Attorney BlauchHcld. for Thaw.
rose with an application for bail. As
sistant Attorney General Bomberg inn
mediately objected.
The state contends that the man
Is insane. and consequently a menace
10 tho people OF the state OF New
York" said Mr. Bomberr For that
reason the state must object 10 the
admission OF the prisoner on bail"
The clash Of attorneys lasted but a
moment
Thaw Admitted 10 Ball.
Il have decided TO admit Thaw 10
S35 OOO bail" announced Justice Hen
driCk. and The attorneys sat down. Mr.
Stanchteld then announced that Thaw
was prepared 10 furnish $35. 900 bond
from a surety company. the deputy
marshals began clearing the crowd
from the court room and Thaw's fight
for liberty was az an end
The bond differed from the ordinary
bond and assured Thaw's obedience 10
any mandate of the court until final
disposition Of the appeal The agent
OF the surety family said that the
Thaw family had deposited with the
company negotiable securities valued
az S35O00
In announcing his decision Justice
Hendrick took occasion TO comment
unfavorably upon the action OF alien
ISIS who had assisted the state In pre-
pairing tho case and then appeared as
expert Witnesses in court
81 have reached n decision IN this
case Justice Hendrick said. "and Il
Is based on my own mind. fortified by
the action OF the Jury.
Il want 10 say a word apout tho
alienists." Justice Hendrick continued.
We have been told by one alienlst
that Il IS impossible 20 determine the
sanity or insanity OF n person without
taking the word Of alienists This
court and jury cannot depend upon the
word NJ an alienist who for years has
devoted himself 20 a case OF this kind
and assisted In its preparation. That
a doctor can help prepare case and
then 90 on the stand as an expert wit
ness Is wrong
II hope tho legislature of the state
Will find some means 10 correct this.
Some other method should be adopted.
Gentlemen. have adopted the verdict
of tho jury. I declare now that n in
tho decision of this court that Harry
x. Thaw rs sane"
After the doors had been unlocked
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CAME ACROSS PLOTTERS WHILE ENROITE HOME FROM
SWIM-PLAN SAID TO BE TO PREVENT WATSONS
FROM FURNISHING COAL TO BRITISH NAVY

Shortly after 230 o'clock this Saturday
arrested at Castor Junction few miles north FamOn and
being held as suspects in connection with the alleged dynamite
The several Watson residences in FairmOnt
The men under arrest gave the following names:
WILLIAM MYERS, American. Terra Alta
HENRY MURASkE Italian, I.ttletOn, W.
ANDY kOWAI- Italian. Two Lick
The men arrested the railroad spring They claim
That while they the spring.
Italian and hman. passed Their description be
to that given the alleged pOt by Dunn the lad who
heard the scheme.
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NEW YORK, July 6Harry n Thaw who shot and killed STAN
ford White the night Of walked from the
today Justice Hend accepted the finding the
jury that declared aw and Immediately after announcing the
decision admitted Thaw q S}j.OOO bail
Warned by deputy mahal the big crowd the
tempted Thaw himself by
When the Overruled the block aws
release hail he turned Deputy Attorney General Cook quiet
smile triumph Thaws nine fight for freedom had been
but Thaw the undemOnae in the great crowd
nc around the Supreme Court building.
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German Allies In
Fierce Offensive
WITH GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN NORTH
THE AUSTRIANS ATTACK ALONG THE DNIESTER
AND CROSS THE RIVER
OPERATIONS ARE MOST GIGANTIC YET UNDERTAKEN AND
THE AIM Is TO SQUEEZE RUSSIANS OUT OF WAR
SAW-PRECLUDES WESTERN OFFENSIVE

LONDON July 16. 1890 p m-The AustroGerman armies
which to be working in perfect
German organization giving rest or time TO
organize themselves after their Galicia
simultaneously with the German effort reach
Russian lines serving that fortress from the north
attacked along the Dnsr and have succeeded in crossing
points General army which doubtless
had been waiting for Field Marshal Hndenrg the
north has also life the fighting resumed in
southern Poland In fact there fighting all
along the Russian front Russians
in such positions that in the opinion military men
would be impossible to break through
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FORD OWNERS TO
GET $4,000, 900

nEHO1T. July ff Tho Ford Auto.
mobile company today announced %
refund of appr0EImafelF $4,000 n00 fo
owners of Ford automobile who Save
purchased their machines since Aug
uaf = 1919 ON Auut 0. 1914 tho
company announced chat 10 800 rIu
machines were sold during .Ho ouar.
rg year each purchaser would rc.
rrige a rrfu1I of from 900 f1 gfU Tho
100000 mark vac reached f1ia after.
noon Tho -uu .II" safa fha refund
a strictly Ir rlo nature of fIe profit
distributing policy of fba rarrany
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The Germans claim 20 have made
further progress with their northern
operations but with the Russians re-
firing it f. not likely that the main
forces have clashed A. yet. The com.
bined operations are the most gigantic
yet undertaken. tho aim being. accord
ing 20 military experts. 20 sqec1e the
Russians out of Warsaw and Tho great
slice ~ country which they hold 20
the north. south and east of that city.
and a. the same time attempt an in
yasion Of Hessarabia
No Western Offensive.
So Ions as this EFFORT 10 crush Rus.
sIa or to break her power of offensive
continues there is little possibility.
military writer's say. of the Germans
attempting any important movement
in the west. for % ls believed that tho
Aua'ro Germans will for a IOnE while
require sll their available troops in
tho east -Four German army corps.
composed Of romoran.ans and men
from SrhleswIE. are said t0 have Ieff
Thorn TO- reinforce General Won HIr
denburE
Tho German Crown Prince did frv
'o break through mo French lines .u
tho ArFounc. but % ia tho opinion 1f
military experts that hIe intention raa
simply TO weaken the French hold on
toontinasd on Page HinsJ
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reach the river without being
observed He was caught BY the
men, three In number. who bound
his hands and feet, after sasolng
him. Thus bound and gagged. he
was carried TO a railroad bridge,
crossing the river. and dropped a
water.
Being an expert swimmer. the
boy managed 90 keep afoat and
after drifting a considerable dis-
tance, finally reached shore. He
worned his way up the bank 20
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FLUHARTY SUES FOR
100000 DAMAGES

Special uIar1tsh t1 OBJ. Intelligence
CIARKSHJRg. W Va July fE
Rcsui'InE from recent court action by
h0ndhoIdera. by which hr was oustad
o. editor and publisher of Tho Clarke.
burg Exponent American. g. O Flu.
harty. today instituted DAMAGE suit
for 100000 against sheriff Rose r.
Stout o. bryan Trmploman. Trustee
= Carl Vance Postmaster HuFh Car.
VIE Banker d. Ilorrrr Davis and other
hondamrn
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Overheard Plot.
After a swim In the Mononpa-
hela river. a short distance above
Fairmont. Floyd Dunn, aged 16.
started for his fathers farm. to
night shortly after 9 o'clock.
While passing through wooded
field, he overheard men talking In
clump Of bushes. Carefully ap-
preaching the spot he was start
led when he heard one Of the men
remark about dynamiting a Wat
son house
After listening few minutes 90
their conversation. young Dunn
made an unsuccessful attempt 20
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WAaHrNoToH. July lg-rorecastt
west Wirufuta- Generally fair Hafura
daV ana sunday
ohio and western Psnnavivania-
Probably fair saturday and sunday
not quite % warm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-17
YOUNG BOY FOIIS E;f7OLESALE MURDER PL OF
Harry ThaW Wins His Nine
Year Fight For Freedom

JUSTICE HENDRICKS ACCEPTED THE FINDING OF THE JURY
AND AT NOON YESTERDAY THAW WALKED FROM
THE COURTROOM A FREE MAN
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STATE FILED APPEAL AND PRISONER HELD FOR FTRTER
ORDER OF COURT UNDER BOND OF S35.OOO-AMOUNT
Is SFURNISHED AND THAw LEAVES NEW YORK.
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Is Caught, Bound,
Gagged and Then
Thrown I'm River.

BEING EXPERT SWIMMER BOY FLOATS ON HIS BACK AND
FINALLY REACHES SHORE-WORNiS WAY TO RAIL
ROAD OFFICE AND GIVES ALARM
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l., larso portion Of Kenton was cub.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-16

Herbert, who will go on to Saltwater,
Minn., to visit for an indefinite length
of time. Miss Marty returned home
Sunday afternoon in order to resume
her teaching Monday morning. The
Martyrs were guests at the S. H.
Smiley home while in the city.
Miss Myrtle Homer left Wednesday
evening for Sentinel Butte. She will
go out to her homestead about rs
miles north of the town to choose a
location for her house, which will be
built soon. Miss Homer does not
have to establish her residence upon
her claim until March, but wishes to
have her home ready when the time
comes. She will spend some time
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. John Jor-
dan and other friends in Sentinel
Butte. ...--.
M. c. Seheuffele of Mary was
transacting business in Dickinson on
Tuesday, leaving later in the week
for Richardton and Hebron to visit
for some days, expecting later to &c
to his old home in Dicky county, hav-
ing arranged affairs so as to be away
from Mary. month. Mr.. Seheufele
came in from Mary with Jacob Bull
and Mrs. T. H. Brien, also Mr.. Davis
Of Grassy Butte. They engaged an
automobile and made the run into
Dickinson in about two hours.
Joe Steffin, Jr., and his brother
Peter, were in the city on business
Thursday from their farm eightee1
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-16
miles northwest of the city. Joe re-

miles northwest OF the city. Joe re-
ported a fine crop the past season.
He hauled his wheat in the early fall
when the roads were good, selling
it for $1.00. He is one of the many
farmers in his neighborhood who are
suffering the Inconvenience Of having
the New Hradec postoffice discontin-
ued. It is to be hoped that something
will be done in the near future so
that the good farmers in that neigh
borhood can get their mail more con-
veniently and more often. z,r-
The condition of Mrs. Mary Hen
derson has not improved the past
week and is of such a serious nature
that the near relatives have been
sent for. Among those who are now
here are her daughters, Mrs. ]. F.
Davis of this city, Mrs. Thos. Yeakel
Of Parma, Idaho, Mrs. O. G. Hollen-
beck of Mount Vernon, Wash, her
sons, w. G. Henderson of Parma,
Idaho and Esley Henderson from
near Berg, N. D. A sister, Mrs. Nc
Even, formerly OF, this city but now
of Portland, Oregon, has been tele-
graphed for, Earl Henderson re
turned to the ranch about week ago
Mrs. Emma sMcCloy returned the
latter part of the week to her old
home at Marietta, Ohio. Mrs. Nc
Cloy still thinks that North Dakota
land her climate is Of the best and
will likely return before long, al
least her friends here hope so. Hel
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-16

Mr.. Lange has secured home for
them: A lot has been purchased and
building will be erected as soon as
possible. Mr.. Lange had a good
business in Dickinson and will prob
ably do well at the new town north.
The Dickinson Gun Club will meet
at the Ray & Clark hardware store
Wednesday evening. This is a very
important meeting and all members
should be on hand. There will be the
annual election of officers. Many
vital questions will be taken up.
Plans for the tournament will be dis
cussed. The moving of the club
house and the leasing of new grounds
will be among other things that
should draw the attention of every
shot gun enthusiast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Walery, from
ten miles south of Gladstone, were in
the city Friday, remaining over until
Saturday to take in the evening
movies" Mr.. Walery had 1900
bushels of wheat, receiving $125 per
bushel for the last he marketed. He
has been twelve years in this section
and has rented his farm for five years
to Mike Raab, receiving one-third the
crop. Mr.. Raab takes possession
April 1st. Mr.. and Mrs. Walery ex-
pect to visit relatives in Michigan and
look around quite a little.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Gress and chill
dren of Washaugal, WASH, are hav-
ing a pleasant visit at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Metz,
in this city, arriving from the west
Sunday morning. Mr.. Gress has
ranch property and horses in the vi
cinity of Mary, where he planned on
going the first of the week to look
after affairs. He is engaged in
dairying in Washington, shipping his
cream to Portland, a distance of 20
miles. Mr.. and Mrs. Gress enjoy
their new home. They plan to return
west about the first of March.
E.. E. Morris, the genial salesman
at the Boulger & Hughes furniture
store, was badly injured Friday even.
ing on an icy sidewalk in front of the
entrance to the Elks building. Mr.
Morris was just returning from sup.
per and was passing the entrance
when he lost his footing. He triec
to grasp the pillar at the left of the
entrance, but his feet flew out from
under him and he fell, striking the
small of his back on the edge of the
step. He was taken at once to the
hospital. Upon examination it was
found that he was badly bruised but
nothing serious and he was able te
be up and about the store the middle
Of the week. His friends were greatly
pleased to see him around so soon.
James R. Stewart, Northern Pacifi,
car repairer, expects to leave the frs
of February for an extended visit il
the east. He will go first to Boston
where he will visit a brother and :
sister. The sister, Miss Mary Stew
art, is trained nurse there. Som,
eighteen years ago she visited will
her brothers here and will be remem
bered by some of the old timers
From Boston Mr.. Stewart will jour
ney up into good old Nova Scotia. I
has been twenty years since MI
Stewart was back there and he ex
poets to see many changes. He will
spend much Of his time in Nov;
Scotia, visiting a brother near Anti
gonish.
The Dickinson press., 1915-01-16

son, Harold McCloy, who is in the
physical training department of the
Y. M. c. A. in China, likes it very
much and is already planning on con-
tinuing the work after his six-year
contract is finished. He is now on his
second year and of course will visit.
relatives in Dickinson, Ohio and else
where in the u. S. after finishing the
first contract. Our readers will re-
call that Mr.. and Mrs. McCloy and
two children were in Dickinson a.
year ago last fall on their way to-
China.
Andrew Erdahl spent Sunday in
Bismarck with friends.
Ira Stimson of Manning was in
Dickinson the first of the week on his;
way to Manning. .<l 80 a5e
Miss Minnie Siverts, deputy county
superintendent for Dunn, was in from
Manning on Monday.
Omar Croteau of Auburn, Wash,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Croteau, of this city.
D. S. Lttlehales, N: P. master me-
chanic, was to Mandan from James,
town the first Of the week.
j. K. Swihart, states attorney Of
Billings county, was attending to
business in Bismarck the first of the
week.
Attorney F. E. McCurdy Of Bis
marck had business in Dunn county
the first of the week, going and COM
ing by way of Dickinson.
Mayor Alf. White and w. L. Rich
ards awere in Bismarck on Wednes-
day in the interests of the Normal
school.
Mrs. L. R. Waldron and the baby
returned Monday from a visit of some
nine weeks at the home of her broth,
er, Secretary and Mrs. Thomas Hall,
at Bismarck. =.
| DR.. r. Fl. Leavitt was returning
Saturday night from Grand Forks to
Carson, in Morton county, where he
practices medicine and also conducts
a drug store. He finds business very
/ good on the Northern Pacific line
south.
Engineer w. IT. Flanagan was Wis.
iting his father and mother, Serg-
cant and Mrs. Flanagan, at Mandan
the first of the week. His mother is
some over 70 years of age and had
not been feeling very well for a few
days. a" Wa-3sa
i A pretty little dinner party was
given at the Soules home Friday
! evening, a. few friends of Miss
Frances being invited to meet Leslie
Wel1man, who was spending q few
days in the city. Following the dim
ner, the party attended the theatre.
Mr.. Wellman returned to his home AT
Minnona, Iowa, the middle of the
week. 81 .. ,5 s.ss
N F. "A. Roquette was called home
from Painter, Wyoming, on account
Of business matters consid derably earl
ier than he had intended to return.
He found W.. i. Dickinson enjoying
perfect health and well satisfied with
| his stock business. He has nearly:
200 head Of cattle, including quite 4
number Of fine young calves So far
i it has not been necessary to feed any
Estock at the Dickinson ranch other
than few cows and calves.