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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-14
CANADA TO MAKE
GUNS FOR BRITISH

OTTAWA. Ont. Sept 14-Canada
is 10 take up the manufacture Of field
guns and howitzers for the British
government. 30 was announced TO-
night This was decided upon today
at a meeting Of prominent steel men
and bankers with General Sir Samuel
Hughes. minister Of militin. and Gen
eral Mahan. Of the British war office
No artillery ever has been made IN
Canada. but a committee was ap
pointed 10 orEanize factories 10 han
die the business
The manner in which Canada has
filled orders for shells led 10 the pro
possl that artillery be- manufactured
here General Mahan stated that bis
government was prepared 10 tdace
orders for from two TO three thoua.
and guns for delivery within two
years
70 o. proposed To- have the gun
parts made in various facotries and
TO assemble them 90 fniahing fac
tory. possibly government owned. on
tho Atlantic scaboard
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RUMANIAN'S ARE
M0B0LIZING ARMY

ATHENS. Sept. 10. via Paris. Sept.
il. LIZ p. MT is reported in diplo-
matisc circles here that there has
been heavy mobilizatino of Ruma-
nian troops. including several regi.
ments OF cavalry. 10 face an unexpect-
ed concentration of Austrians, which
Is directed. presumably. against Ru-
mania.
Railroad traffic In northwestern Ru-
mania is declared 20 have been sus-
pended In favor OF the troop move
ments. All horses have been requisi-
toned. The second series OF reserves
are now with the colors.
II is asserted that the Austro-Ger-
man explanation e. that the concen-
tTation is directed toward the suppress
sion Of espionage in Pennsylvania.
but that this statement is not taken
seriously.
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RESISTANCE
ON SERETH SERIOUS

BERLIN. Sept i3. via LONDON. sept
%. 1898 %. -Loonhart Adet. the
war correspondent Of the Tarchiaft
with the Austrian headquarters. Ina "a
dispatch reports that the Russian rc.
sistance on the Screth river has a..
sumcd most serious aspect and in.
dicates That the new commander has
been ordered 90 hold the remaining
Russian positions in GauCia
The Russians the Correspondent
says. are rcsortine to counter attacks
which are Swing General Count won
Hoihmcrs army much hard work on
both hanka on The upper and lower
waters of the Soroth river. Yet these
hanks he soys DE- in the broken. semi.
mountainous country where defense
from further attempts 60 ondanrer the
rear Of the army is relatively easy.
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WORK COMMENCED
ON new RAILWAY

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. sept ID
Work has actually been begun on a
new sixty mile extension Of the Wiz.
Einian Railroad from Mullen 10 Mann
West virginia. piercing the states
richest coal territory In the wiids of
wyoming county. according 20 author.
itaiive reports brought here TODAY
The line for the first time win connect
the Nirginian with The main Cuvan
river. the ultimate plan being an oxien.
sion 10 Huntington TO give a lake a.
wei a. tidCwator market Sixty
mon are now ENGAGED IN grading. and
Do is added rails are being laid al Null
lcn. The extension connects tho Vir.
ginIan also with the Logan county
field 70 d. said nifty miles Of the ex.
tension viii pass drift mines
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CAUSE OF LOSS
OF F-4 UNKNOWN

HONOLULU. Sept i2-Rear Admir-
al Clifford Joseph BousCa. comman-
dant Of the Honolulu naval station.
announced today that although avail
able data obtained by the examination
OF the hull Of the submarine F-f was
in his possession. be- was unable 10 tell
the cause Of the disaster which sent
the undcrsea craft 10 the ocean floor
OF Honolulu harbor on March Is
costing the lives Of Lieutenant Alfred
Eide. her commander and his crew of
II
The board Of inquiry appointed 90
conduct the examination began its
hnal survey today OF the battered
shell Of the submarine which suu Is
IN drydock here
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

Notice 10 Manufacturers, Jobbers. Mar.
chants ana Others Wholesale pealarn.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
of West Virginia will receive bids dally
at Its office at Charleston. West Virginia.
Ter furnishing supplies for the several
men; CT which is vested In said Board
Contracts will be awarded TO the lowest
Diodcrs. quality considered. and other
things being equal. West Virginia deal
ers VIII be given preference
Lists 81 supplies needed will be fur
nisned bidders on receipt OF requests
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
1a-l-u Charleston. West virginia
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ENORMOUS DAMAan.

SEATTLE W1rh sept nd. rarref
fires hnrr 0nrr rnurnHua fnnrarr &C. fh.
Great unprotected fHrr.Ia of fnfrrfDr
Alaska nrd ran.dft Hre winIur ouf az
fIn nfr NOT Included In fnn unffnnaf f0r.
este. according fn chief Forester " =
Grave. U. gre luIfri States bureau 90
forestry. who returned to-day from A.
inspection tour OF the northern terri.
tory.
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BORDER FIGHT


MeTicans near the straw stack opened
IRE
~ this signal for other parties Of
Mexicans who had taken shelter on All
sides ~ the American camp also omen.
- hre. Taking what shelter fhev
could the American troopers replied
briskiy and after thirty minutes fqht.
inR their accurate aim made tho weri
can shelters 100 hot for The occupants
and they Withdrew
A reach later showed where the ma.
jority Of the attacking party had crawl
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seen Sunday MornIna.


II was learned yesterday that about
1880 Sunday morning DIT. Sivert was
seen on the main thoroughfare Of
Georgetown by a young man who was
returning from making an evening
call. As II was not unusual 10 see
the doctor out ut all hours OF the night.
this was not considered strange. and
the boy dismissed the incident from
bis mind.
The finding OF the body yesterday
morning. about fourteen hours after
the body OF Miss Pollen had been found
IN the abandoned automobile. seemed
TO reawaken his memory. II Is
thought that a remark dropped by this
unknown person threw suspicion to-
wards the Doctors ONCE. and led 20
tho finding OF him dead
When found the doctors clothes.
especially his shoes. were covered
with mud. II was a. FIRST thought that
he had killed himself Sunday night.
after staying In HIS once all day. but
tho mud on his shoes had moulded.
and u was the consensus Of opinion
that he had killed himself shortly after
he had been seen 10 enter the ONCE
BY this night farer.
This contention r. upheld for this
reaHon-the mud on hls shoes and
his trousers legs was found IN have
moulded showing that n had been left
undisturbed other things Indicated
the same thing. The finding Of tho
letters. and the revoivera In easy
reach. r. thought 10 indicate that the
physician. crazcd by hls deed. and his
own future fate. was prepared 10 NH
any person or persons who might IN
terfere with him before be- was ready
10 take HE own NE
Made Many Trips.
After al of the bodies had been die.
covered and the excitement began 10
subsido IN Georgetown and the sur.
rounding country. many nov things
were learned concerning the grues0me
End 81 Sunday evening. when the body
81 Miss Pollen was found in an aban-
doned automobile on tho John Carpon.
ter hiii. two and one-half miles south
oaaf % AieppO 10 was learned that
On the past two or three months Dr
Sivcri had made frequent trips 20 the
thickei on tho Thayer farm. on which
lives Hiram stOckdalo
u ls generally supposed that on
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The Caller-Your husband Dol wed
ded 10 his club. is he not7
Mrs Brooks Not much BE seems
to be perfectly devoted 20 u.-Puck.
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WILL MEET
WEDNESDAY

WASHINGTON. Sept i3.-Further
steps In the Pan-American efforts to
restore peace in Mexico will be consid-
cred at third meeting here wednes-
day OF Secretary Lansing and the six
Latin-American diplomats participat-
ing In the movement. Mr.. Lansing an
nounced the call for the meeting to-
day after a conference with President
Wilson. t-a-..
Before the conferees will be favor
able response from Generals villa and
zapata and the principal leaders allied
with them to the appeal for a peace
convention on neutralized Mexican
territory to set up a provisional gov
eminent From General Carranza they
viii have a reply rejecting the conven-
ton proposal and asking that the con-
ferees or their representatives meet
him at some point on the border to
consider international phases OF the
Mexican situation, his claims for re-
cognition by the American govern
ments and his ability to protect for
eign interests and adjust international
problems
Careful consideration will be given
the Carranza counter proposition and
II Is known that some OF the diplo-
mats favor accepting IT, This pro-
badly would mean postponement for
the present at least Of consideration
OF plans for a peace conference In
which villa and Zapta elements are
willing and anxious to participate.
Since the last meeting OF the con-
ferees Carranza forces under Obre-
gon have swept northward and are
now threatening Villa at Torreon,
giving weight to Carranza's asser-
ton that he is about 10 crush all op-
position to his government On the
other hand. however. the Villa repre-
sentatives insist that their losses
have been greatly exaggerated and
that Carranza is making a desperate
demonstration in the north TO i'm
press the outside world.
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FOR RENT

ron RENr-BuILDrNo NO. ssl
MAIN ST, CONTAINING ABOUT 20
DESIRABLE Roonasi WOULD PRE-
PER TO RENT ALL TO ONE ooop
TENANT. BUT WILL DIVIDE R
NECESSARY. JAMES L. HAwLEY.
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FOE RENr-New. cheerful apartment, 4
rooms and bath. second floor Prof
Arbenz. 80 18th ST. se-11-j
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DIR. ]. L. SIVERT
tcontinusd Prom FIRST P.r~,

the first verdict over the body Of
Miss Pollen beino,-death due to
the effects Of a criminal operation
performed by Or. Sivert; the sec
ond, the infant, showing mutlia-
ton Of undeveIoped form; and
thirdly the doctor That the said
Or. J. L. Sivert came to his death
by taking earboiie acid with the
Intention OF committing suicide,
sometime during the 18th day Of
September, 1915.
The first two Juries acted under
the direction OF Coroner Adamson
and were composed Of the same
members: Isaac Hughes, Louis
Wright, John Rieqle, John Snyder,
case, that OF Or. SIvert himself,
was investigated by a Marshall
county jury composed OF w. n.
Downey, Jake Evans, Sam Earn
est, George Riggs and John Ram
sey. Doctors T. NJ. Mllllken and
John coen, both Of Waynesburu,
who aided In the autopsy perform
ed over the body OF Miss Pollen,
refused to testify that Miss Pollen
had come to her death az the re-
suit Of a criminal operation per-
formed by DR.. slvert.
Four Letters Found.
-Four scaled letters were found or
the doctors writing desk. One wal
to Miss Agnes Yater. one to Mrs. War
rem Pollen. one to Mrs. p. F. Sivert
and one to Mrs. o. b. Curfman, o.
Deep Valley. at whose home the doctor
often called on professional business
AS yet the letter to Mrs. Pollen is tn,
only one that has been opened and 1.
as follows:
will confess TO you my part
OF the wrong doing Of this night
and yesterday afternoon.
You will hear where left that
dear, sweet girl who loved not
wisely, but too we'll before you
read this.
! took her for purpose yester-
day as we had planned for three
months and got disappointed many
times that knew what did happen
would happen. and knew
then she would never live until
could get her any help.
tried 10 bring her home but
Providence was against me again
for II ralned and I left her where
she will be found.
Don't blame the dear girl who
always was so good TO me.
! would give my life ten thous-
and times over to restore hers.
Blame me and blame yourself a
little and take a little better care
Of her than ! did while you have
her yet
stayed with the poor girl until
could not stay any longer.
thought ! would stay there and
bring her home but then Z knew
would not get TO do what I Intend
20 do.
Don't blame her but pity her 10
my last words.
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TO Be SOLD

A residence on Jacob street, near
Fourteenth. Has rooms and bath on
first floor: five rooms and bath ON
second. Suitable for one or two FAINT
lies. Very large cellar with good laun-
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these trips. DIR. Sivert took kettles.
vessels. and other paraphernalia with
which to aid him In his work when
the time came. While his work dur
ing the immediate past has been sati-
istactory to his patients. yet his
friends say that he has apparently
been living under a strain, and up
until yesterday no one really knew
what that strain was. but be and
Miss Pollen.
On Saturday night he went to the
Stockdale home. and got FIVE gallons
OF water. Later the same night. an
automobile stopped at the Stockdale
residence and some one got a drink
from a pump in the yard. A dogs
bark aroused the family. and they
said before the coroner's Jury that
they could hear groans from the per
son in the machine. which had been
left in the road.
intelligence Borne Out.
The theory advanced in yesterdays
Inteligencer that DR.. Sivert had per.
formed the operation and then
started back home with the girl was
proven beyond a doubt He. in his
ante-mortem statement. says that the
machine could not make the hill. and
that rather than be found with the
dead girl. he walked to his Office
many miles distant.
The remains OF DR.. Sivert were
brought TO Moundsville yesterday
evening on Baltimore and Ohio train
No. 55. arriving there at 500. II
was taken TO the ID. c. Lutes under
taking establishment and prepared
Tor burial This morning Il will be
taken TO his home seven miles south
or Moundsville. where interment will
be In Taylors' Ridge cemetery.
The remains OF Miss Pollen and
her undeveloped babe. were taken
10 the home OF her parents in George
Town where they we're prepared for
Joint burial This morning they will
be inferred In little out OF the way
grave yard OF eastern Marshall
county.
DR.. Sivert was well known in
wheeling and vicinity. having visited
mere ABOUT two weeks ago He was
a student In West Liberty some years
ago. and graduated from Nashville
college He is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. +. Sivert, who reside near
Moundsville. The doctor was in the
tWenty-hfth year Of his age and took
ofoi btApNu ABOUT
six years ago. going there from CIar-
ington, Ohio.
Miss Pollen was nineteen years OF
age. When the doctor entered her
NE she was a happy little school
girl OF twelve summers. As she grew
up. a sister and brother like intimacy
developed between the two. which
later developed into love for one an
other. About two years ago Mrs.
Pollen forbade her daughter going
with the doctor. owing to a team
which they were driving running
away.
While he was not allowed to keen
company with Miss Pollen. he fell in
love with Miss Yater which IL Thought
Jed 10 their rumored engagement.
Finding that he could not marry Miss
fater owing 70 iilegitimate relations
With Miss Pollen he decided 10 per.
form a criminal operation upon the
latter. and thus release himself from
any obligations
The triple tragedy o. one Of the
darkest blots In the states criminal
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10th Street Home

FOR SALE-A two story brick Dwelling
OF rooms. bath. attic. laundry. etc.
With a double two story brick OF 4
rooms each In the rear. Lot fronts 80
feet on 18th street, and 60 feet on the
Alley. VIII sell as a whole or in two
parts
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LOST

LoST-Between Elm Grove and West
Alexander lady's rain coat. Please
return to Folmar-Romine Co. Shoe Store.
Elm Grove. se-fl-i
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MISCELLANEOUS
PATENTS s s:s;: s.. ..ss;;

H 4. DJNLAe. Patent LAWYER.
national Exchange Bank Buildinu
Wheeling. w Va
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FOR SALE

TOR SALE-One square piano only S25
~ sold this week. Bargain. Call f7T7N
National. OF sos South Front ST.. city.
sci Al
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12

as passed by that body. with amend
ments. House bills 30 and 90.
An effort TO bring up tho Torrcns land
registry bill prccipitatcd n long debate.
Judge Gregory objected on the ground
,h"t lew or the members had any
knowledge OF the provisions Of the bill
VIZ us enccts. Others argued along the
same lines. The House finally voted
10 take up tho bin out OF order the
ron call showing 81 in the affirmative
TO is negative votes
AT o'clock Delegate Gordon moved
10 adjourn until Sis o'clock, which was
voted down. a motion by Judge VIII
i'ans to adjourn until 10 A. NJ to-day
prevailed.
cox NAMES HOUSE
COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCES:
Speaker Edwin =. Cox yesterday az.
tcrnoon announced the following House
committees to confer with committees
from the Senate:
on Senate bill y. the income tax
hcasure--Mcsscrs Chalkley, Reed and
Lincoln
On Senate bill II. affecting Industrial
SICK benent companies-Messrs. A. G.
Weaver. Oliver and Myers
On House bin 80. providing exemp-
IONS FOR Insurance agcnts-Afessrs
Gregory. Montague and Houston
on state buildings for Capitol Square
--Mcssrs. Gum. Kent and Gordon.
These measures have passed both
houses, but with amendments The
conference is. in each case, expected
10 result In harmonious action.
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BOTH BRANCHES
AGREE TO RECESS

continued from First Page)
Mayor OF that city. urging the Tax
Commission followers to unite with the
seGrcgationists in their efforts to get
the new system of taxation into proper
shape. During tho struggle between
the contend!ng elements there was no
more earnest, aggressive and persistent
hghter for the Tax Commissions bills
than the Portsmouth member. He
Fought TO the last ditch The seereea
itonists expected nothing in the way
Of concessions from him and received
nothing.
While several OF the Tax Commits
sion followers were attempting to i'm
pede the progress OF the segregation.
lists with their program. Mr. Reed. eS-
horting them to make the best of tho
situation in the interest of the State
said: I fought the segregation bills
because / was not in sympathy with
tho plan. still believe that II ia n
bad plan. But fought and was licked
and now am willing TO take my medi-
cine. 1 am willing to tie up to the
segregation platform and stand by II.
] want to make IL rs good as we can
possibly make it,"
Mr.. Reeds speech provoked pro-
longed applause.
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BUTLER ANSWERS CHARGE
AGAINST BUILDING CODE
SnyS II Ia Fully Up to Date. and In
being Used Model for
Other Cities

Building Inspector John f.. Butler
last night denied the charge that the
building Code was out OF date. lie
sa id that the code was up to date
ana that several cities very recently
had sent to him for copies OF the Rich
mond code In order that they might
draft theirs accordingly. The uucs-
ton arose at a mass meeting OF prop
erty owners and builders. held on We'd
ncSday In the rooms OF the Richmond
Real Estate Exchange
1t was the object of the meeting to
formulate some definite plan FOR the
amendment OF the Building Code in
regard 20 suburban sections An ordi-
nance TO this effect has been Intro
duced in the Common Council by Clyde
III. Radcliffe and referred to the Com
nittec on Ordinances. The meeting
was to appoint Il committee to appear
before the Ordinance Committee and
make suitable recommendations
The object of the ordinance ia to
amend the Building Code to allow the
construction of frame dwellings two
stories in height with an attic, and
with stairways leading to the attic
This provision Is only made in local.
ties where the restrictions In the
deeds Will not allow lots OF less than
NIFTY feet frontage and more than one
residence on lot. These restrictions
are in force III all the suburbs which
were In llenrico County until the
recent annexation. The distance the
houses are separated is pointed out as
making the fire hazard no greater than
II Is at present. and there will not
be great increase in height of tho
buildings The ordinance amends the
limit OF the height Of frame structures
from thirty to thirty-ive feet and the
measurements to lee taken on the aver
age height OF the roof.
The following committee was APP
pointed TO appear before the Ordinance
Committee Thursday night: T.. w.
Farley, chairman: y. l. Adamson, John
H. Swartwout b. W. Wilson and j. NJ.
McComb
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THE HOUSE

The House Of Delegates at the morn
ing session passed the rolling stock tax
BILL In amended form, also the bill an
propriating $4,000 for the payment of
obligations assumed by the board OF
directors OF the State Normal and In
dustrial School for Women at Radford.
The message from the Senate com
municating the information that the
resolution providing for three weeks
recess, which was adopted by the House
Wednesday, had been concurred in. with
an amendment fixing the time for adj
journment as Saturday. provoked long
and earnest debate. The House finally
voted to reject the Senate amendment.
the vote being &c to a..
Judge Martin Williams, Democratic
floor leader. explained that the Sem
ate's reason for amending the rcsolu-
ton was that the Senate calendar car
ried important business which the body
desired to dispose of before going into
the three weeks recess. He sad: I'VE
are told that to adjourn to-day will in
terfere seriously with the Scnate's busi-
ness. Therefore. would advise that
we adopt the amendment"
IEEDY AND MYERS
MAKE VIGOROUS PROTEST
Colonel Leedy. OF Page. protested
strenuously. II want to give notice."
no said. "that a petition will be cir
culated calling upon the Governor to
order another special session." Captain