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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
SEVENTH ATTEMPT OF
NOTED PRISONER TO
SECURE FREEDOM
All Of Yesterday Consumed With
Securing a Jury-Thaw
Is Confident.

NEW YORK. June 22.-Harry X.
Thaw's seventh attempt 20 gain his
freedom since his arrest nine years
aeo this month for the murder OF Stan
ford White was begun today with the
selection OF jury TO inquire as to his
sanity. II the jurors decide in his IA
vor and Justice Hendrick. presiding.
who has the right to revise the verdict.
accepts IL. he will obtain permanent
release from the Matteawan insane
asylum. where he was incarcerated af-
ter being acquitted OF murder at his
second trial. and from which he es-
capped in 1913.
The selection OF the jury occupied
the entire session OF the court. but itk
completion in one day was regarded
"a rapid progress when compared with
the time IL took TO fill the jury box on
the two previous occasions on which
Thaw faced jury. Tomorrow John b.
Stanchfeld. his attorney. will outline
his case and the taking OF testimony
will begin. Thaw has about fifty wit
nesses. including a number OF alien
lists. to prove that he is now sane and
entitled to his freedom. and the state
also has a large number to testify
against him. Among the latter proba-
bly, will be William Travers Jerome
Thaw's prosecutor at his previous
trials.
Satisfied With Jury.
Thaw said after the jury was COM
pleted that he WAS entirely satisfied
with Il.
They are an intelligent body of
men, he said, "and / will have little
difhculty in convincing them that
am as sane as they are
Although Thaw sat at the counsel
table. he took small part in picking
his jurors. On only one occasion did
he overrule the opinion OF his counsel
and cause the challenge of a talesman.
He appeared TO be i'm high spirits and
frequently joked with newspaper men
sitting nearby.
Crowds thronged the corridors Of
the court room all day. seeking ad-
mission, but we're told that no specta-
tors would be admitted while the So
lection OF the jury was going on.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
WIZ DENIES sPLIr-

Eli PASO. Texas June o. General
Francisco Villa issued a statement to
day at his headquarters in Aruas
taliontoe in which he positively do.
clurCd there had been no split be.
tween himself and General Felipe An.
geles villa added that he had com.
missioned Angeles Go inspect cannon
De contemplated purchasing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
IMPRESSION PREVAILS IN Of
FICIAL CIRCLES THAT
ALL Is NOT WELL
In Either Carranza or Villa Camps.
Situation Relieved In
Yaqui Valley.

WASHINGTON. June 22-Denials
Of friction in the Carranza ranks and
of dissensions among the Villa leaders
were repeated today by the respective
agencies OF the Mexican factions
United States officials had no reports
from their own representatives. but
the belief still prevailed in official
quarters that the trouble between Gen
eral Obrcgon and CarranZa had not
been healed and that the departure OF
General Felipe Angeles from the camp
Of General villa az this time was an
important military II not political. loss
General Angeles did not pass
through here enroute TO Boston. I'm
formation is meagre as to his plans.
though rumors are current that he
really is in the United States to dis.
cuss mith prominent Mexicans plans
for the Inauguration OF new move
ment that would have as its nucleus
the Villa-Zapata troops.
Refused Advice.
According to official information
Carranza refused 90 take the advice OF
General Obregon and accepted the res.
ignations Of some Of the cabinet min.
listers. whose retention was Insisted
upon by ObregOn. other advices say
taas General Pablo Gonzales. the Car
rama commander. marching against
Mexico City. who was ordered 10 halt.
until Carranza reorganized his cabinet
has gone ahead and Dr. now reported
within a few miles OF the old capital
Communication behind him TO Vera
Cruz De- cut This development is re-
rarded as ominous In official quarters
The Carranza authorities at Vera Cruz
claim the lines were cut by the Zapa
tistas but other information received
by The United States government indi.
Gates that General Gonzales cut bis
CWn communications behind him
representation have been made bv
Continued on Page rinsJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23

WARRINGTON, june 22.-F0rscasts
western Feumaylvauia and west VIZ
ginia-fair "wednesday ana Thursday
Ohio--rair wednesday and Thuradays
wafmer Thursday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
TOM" TAGGERT. OF INDI-
ANA AMONG THE NUMBER
Which Includes Mayor Bell of In
dianapOlis and 126 Others.
Many Give Bond.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 22.-Not
half OF the 12S men. indicted by the
Marion county grand jury here today
on charges Of conspiracy TO commit
election laws Of the state and the laws
against bribery and blackmail. had
surrendered 10 Sheriff George v.
Coffin and given bond tonight.
Thomas Taggart. Democratic national
Committeeman for Indiana: Joseph r..
Bell. mayor Of Indianapolis: Samuel
V. Perrott. chief Of police. and Robert
W. Meter. Republican members of
the board Of public safety. however.
were among the first TO acknowledge
sevice in the case and give surety.
The bonds Of those who surrendered
to-day ranged from s. 500 10 SO .OOO
u was estimated that n all the 1928
we're TO give bond. the total would
run 10 more than 100000
No date for the arraignment has
been announced and James a. Collins.
Of tho criminal court. said late today
that The date would not be set until
next week
Mr. Taggart and Mayor Bell tonight
proc claimed their innocence and assert.
cd they had committed no crimes for
which they should be- indicted.
Don't Know What FOR.
on have not been able to fnd out
what have been indicted for" said
SIR TaEgarf n have not seen tho
indictment and when our attorneys
asked for copies they were told the boz.
dicfmenf was NOT ready to spread
upon the records. Until 1 know with
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
FALL OF
LEMBERG
IMMINENT
HEAVY GUNS OF AUSTRO-GER.
MANS NOW TRAINED
ON CITY.
Russian Statement Admits Town
Will Be Evacuated With
Little Resistance.

LONDON. June 23. li:2s p. m
With the heavy guns OF the Austro-
German allies turned on Lemberg and
within range, the fan OF the Galician
capital is looked for at any time. con
fdently by Vienna and Berlin. and
with apparent resignation ~ those
observers in London and Petrograd
who have been following closely the
trend Of events.
More than 1000. 600 Austrians and
Germans have been operating along
the fronts almost encircling Lemberg.
and with the Russian withdrawal be
hind the Grodek lines. the evacuation
OF Lemberg as a base was accom-
plished That the complete eyacua-
tion OF Lemberg. without much re-
sistance. is probable. Is indicated by
Petrograd dispatches declaring that
such a movement cannot be avoided
without a sacrifice OF men out OF pro-
portion TO the strategic importance OF
the place"
Latest advices from Austrian head
quarters. describing the Russian re-
tireme ent. assert that the two Russian
armies. which for a long period were
with an unbroken front. have
been separated and cannot effect a
junction on the Galician side OF the
Russian frontier. The Russian battery
have been ordered to
save their guns at all costs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK. June 20 - Arrived
steamers. Noordam. Rotterdam. Nia.
era, Bordeaux.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
MARINES TO
CAPE HAITIEN
RE AR ADMIRAL CAPERTON
AND CRUISER WASHING
TON LEAVE VERA CRUZ
Under Orders From Navy Depart
ment-Will Relieve French
Marines Recently Landed.

WASHINGTON. June 22.-Rear Ad-
miral Caperton with his flagship. the
armored cruiser Washington. was or
dered from Vera Cruz to Cape Haitien
to-day TO relieve the marines landed
there last week by the French cruiser
Descartes TO preserve order The
Washington carries 500 bluejackets
and 200 marines available for shore
duty.
Haiti Is turbulent again as the re-
suit OF the recent overthrow of Presi-
dent Sam-the little republics eighth
executive in seven years-by revolu-
tionists under DIR. Resolve Bobo. Re
ports TO Washington told OF shooting
in the streets OF Cape Haitian and OF
the killing of natives charged with
pillaging. AS the converted yacht
Eagle was the only American warship
I'm the vicinity the Descartes' com
mander landed marines to protect
lives and property OF foreigners.
To Express Appreciation.
Officials of he state department
said today France had not as vet
notified the American government OF
this step. On his arrival at Cape
Haitien. however. Admiral Caperton
will express the appreciation of the
Washington government for the
prompt action OF the French com
mander. and the French marines
probably will be withdrawn. leaving
the policing OF the town 10 AmerI-
can sailors.
Little confidence in the stability
of the government in Haiti is feIt
in official circles here. OF the seven
presidents who have preceded PresI-
dent Sam since 1908. six were forced
out OF Office. one was blown up IN
the palace with 200 other persons,
one died suddenly in office. and was
believed to have been poisoned. and
the others all fled the country. The
five last still are living and legally
II is said, have as good right 70
hold the presidency as the incum-
bent.
Recent reports from Haiti have IN
dicated that the result OF tins swiftly
changing control OF the government
has brought the country to the verge
OF utter financial collapse.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-23
Infantry Attacks End.

The infantry attacks 10 the north OF
Arras. France. have temporarily come
TO an end. but there has been an ar
tillery action of great violence in The
neighborhood OF Souchez. and Ecurie.
French artillerists have located and
opened fire with their heavy batteries
on a German long range gun, whici,
had thrown % large shells into the
town OF Dunkirk in the past two days.
Fifty-eight women connected with
various branches of the military nurs.
ing service and OF the Red Cross arc
mentioned in dispatches from Field
Marshal Sir John French. commander
OF the British army on the continent
FOR gallantry and DISTINGUISHED ser
vice in the field"
On the Gallipoli peninsula heavy
fighting has been in progress. On
June 10. desperate engagement oc-
CURED along a Turkish trench. and
later on the British lines. in which
10000 Turkish dead were left on the
ground. according to the British
statement Prior to this the Turks
had thrown $50 high explosive shells
on the left and center trenches OF the
allies. had repulsed a British brigade
and had penetrated the British lines
However. a well organized attack by
British reinfOrcements turned the tide
of battle
Italians Reversed
From the Italian front by way of
Berlin. come reports of serious r..
verses suffered by the Italians in their
attempts to storm the Austrian posi-.
tions along the Isonzo river. The
Austrians have powerfully fortified
the south Tyrol front and are said 10
be prepared in every way for an Ital.
ian attack along that line
For the first time since the begin.
ming Of the submarine warfare the
commander Of q German submarine
tas permitted steamer carrying
foodstuns 10 England 10 escape by
iettisOning all foodstuffs on board
The NOrwo gian mail steamer Venus
" hich has arrived az Newcastle. was
given the option Of putting the great.
or part Of her cargo overheard or be.
ing sent 20 the bottom. and the cap.
tain chose the former course.
The Spanish cabinet has resigned
because of the failure Of loan of
81 100000 recently issued by the
government The failure Of this loan
Il b. announced In Madrid makes II
impossible 90 carry out the scheme
for the reorganization Of the army
and navy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-05

Seems as though, little book, all OF
US have tried to do everything we
could for Jack, but ~in~~the end it is
Jack himself that has spoiled not only
his own life, but Mary's.
Yesterday morning Mary called up
over the telephone: ''Margie, will you
ask Dick to stop here on his way to
the Officer" Her voice was tremb-
ling.
Surely will. Is there anything
new down there?"
Jack has left town"
What do you mean, Nary"
Just what I say, dear. Jack left
town last night-at least he left a
letter saying that he was going and l
would never see him again. Margie,
do you think it possible that he might
have made away with HIMSELF"
Not in a thousand years, was my
answer. did he have any money!"
Yes; he came in yesterday and
got $100 from the bOOkkeeper; said
] had sent for it. 1t was some money
that was going to use to pay off the
help with
Jack will not make away with
himself as long as he has any Of
that hundred. Dick viii be right
down, dear, and don't worry"
Whats the matter?" asked Dick,
coming into the dining room while I
was telephoning. where will be
right down and who is not to worry?"
Mary says that Jack has left
town, or, at least, he has taken 800
and left letter for Mary, saying she
would never see him again,
''And a good thing it would be-"
growled Dick. Get on your hat and
come with me. You will probably
have to tell mother about it and what
we decide upon"
"Oh, Dick!' 1 exclaimed. 81 don't
want to do that. You know your
mother ALWAYS thinks 7 am 'butting
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-05

paper Enterprise Association.)
don't put me in a position where it
will look as though 1 was trying to
fix matters. Jack has already named
me to his mother Mrs. Fix-it' and she
has the name thoroughly imbedded
in her inner consciousness.
Poor Mother Waverly will feel this
keenly and think Mary is. probably
to blame instead of Jack"
well, you come along, anyway,
Margie. want you with me-"
l hurried on my street dress and
we took car down to the book shop.
Mary Ushered us into the little cubby
she had made into an Office and
silently gave Dick Jacks letter. It
read:
"Goodby! You will never see me
again. am giving up home, mother
and everything have in the world
giving them to you. I know very
soon after 1 returned from college
that 1 had made mistake in marry
especially N marrying woman
like you, Mary, but how could tell?
God knows man who marries a
chorus girl does not expect to wed
one of those sanity feminists who
know so much and do so little to
make a man happy.
81 never expected you would want
to run my business l wanted a wife
to laugh with-to amuse me, to joke
with me and to love me.
"a man is fool to marry until he
gets so old that the bright lights, the
pop of a champagne cork and the
taste of lobster do not appeal to him
any more. Youth wants sweethearts
not wives.
81 do not think, however, my dear
Mary, that we would have parted if
you had not had the example Of Mar
gle before you. If ever there was a
man under petticoat rule it's poor
Dick. Some day he will wake up to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-05
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

JACK DESERTS MARY
right. 1915, by the Newspaper Enterprise A
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06
UGH! CkLOMtL MAKES
YOU DEATRLY SICK
Stop using dangerous drug before
it salivates you! It's
horrible.

You're bilious, sluggish, constipat-
ed and believe you need vile, dan
5erous calomel to start your liver
and clean your bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your
druggist for a 80 cent bottle of bod
sons Liver Tone and take a spoon.
tul tonight. If it doesn't start your
liver and straighten you right u
Setter than calomel and without
gripping or making you sick l wan,
you to go back to the store and ge
your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
YOU will feel weak and sick and nAu
seated. Don't lose a days work
Fake a spoonful of harmless, vegeta
ole Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and
wake up feeling great. It's perfect.
y harmless, so give it to your chill
dren any time. 1t can't salivate, SC
let them eat anything afterwards.
(advt.)
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO PASS JUDGMENT
Matter of Extending Cache Valley
Railroad Referred to Well
Known Business Men.
iFrom Saturdays Daily Press.

lFrom Saturdays Daily Press
At a mass meeting of citizens
held at the Chamber of Commerce
room last night the proposition to
nave the Cache Valley railroad ex-
ended from Light to Paragould, a
distance of seventeen miles, was re-
ferred to committee of business
men composed of R. w. Meriwether,
L. U. Stedman, w. o. Poole, j. D.
Block, NJ. p. Huddleston, r. Jack
son, w. F. Trice, p. E. House, j..
w. Trieschmann, A. NJ. Reedy, &,
M. Lowe and H. w. Brown.
This committee will hold a con-
ference with AID Bertig at nine
O'Clock on Tuesday morning. The
business men will go thoroughly
into the details of the proposition
and when they have secured all the
necessary information and passed
judgment on the practi cability of
the project they will make a re-
port and recommendation If the
plan is feasible and if the PROPOSE
ton is one the public can afford
to accept the committee will give
its endorsement to the move. 9th
erwise, it will be turned down. 1t
is believed the judgment of this
committee will not be questioned
and that the report it makes will
be final.
The delegation of more than
twenty citizens who drove to Light
yesterday in automobiles and made
the trip over the present Cache Val
ley line, returned to Paragould full
" convinced that Paragould's SUI
)reme opportunity lies in the eX-
+ension of the road to this city.
The visitors were royalty received
and entertained by G. w. l..
Brown, general manager of the
road. They were surprised at the
splendid condition of the track and
roadbed, some declaring it as good
as the P. S, E.
There will be no further moves
in the matter until the committee
lakes its report.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06
WANT MILEAGE TAX FOR
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS

Jonesboro, July 30.-(Special to
The Press. 1.-The officials of the
Farmers Union of Craighead county
yesterday mailed out initiative pc
titions to the unions in every
county in the state to initiate
law to place the four agricultural
schools of the state on a millage
basis, the amount proposed in the
law being one-half a mill tax levy.
e action of the governor in veto
ing many of the appropriations for
the support of the agricultural
schools, lhus Gripping these insti
buttons, is largely responsible for
the movement to take the support
Of the schools away from the legis-
lature and the governor and place
it in the hands of the people.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06
COUNTY OFFICIAL
IN UGLY SCRAPE
John Harrison, Craighead County
Clerk, Shoots and Wounds Man
Named John Kirby.

Jonesboro, July 3O.--(Special to
The Press) .-Jonesboro was thrown
into a furore of excitement at six
thirty o'clock yesterday evening
when John Harrison, county and
probate clerk of Craighead county,
shot John Kirby in the forehead
The ball did not penetrate Kirby's
skull, but glanced off and struck a
man named Cecil Hogan who was
standing on the opposite side of
the Main street. Kirby's wound is
not serious.
1t is understood Harrison and
Kirby had been gambling and had
fallen out over some matter. Har-
rison claims Kirby was following
him, trying to pick a quarrel with
him, and that he finally turned
and struck him on the head with
his pistol and in doing this the
weapon was accidentally discharg-
ed.
Harrison was arraigned in court
this morning and fined $40 for
gambling and fifty dollars for car
rying a pistol. This afternoon he will
be given preliminary hearing on
a charge of assault with intent to
kill.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06

solely on her belief in her hus-
bands innocence. There was no
offer either By her or John B. John
ston, one of Beckers attorneys who
accompanied her, to expose any
thing in exchange for the convict
ed mans life.
Governor, l know Charlie is no
saint" was her repeated assertion,
but he is not the foul murderer he
has been branded"
The governor was visibly affect
ed, but shook his head negatively.
81 cannot" he said, "but [ want
you to feel free to tell me every
thing. If there is anything that
you know that you think would
help your husband, or that l should
know, you may tell it to me with
the fullest assurance that it will be
confidential"
There is nothing to tell" Mrs
Becker replied. 81 only know he
is innocent"
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06
BIG RACING CARD
AT COUNTY FAIR
Secretary Rosson of Local Associa-
ton Says Track Events Will Sur
pass Former Programs.

John Rosson, secretary of the
Greene county fair association, says
the racing cards at the forthcoming
fair will be the best ever seen in
Paragould. He is in receipt of let
ters from the secretary Of the Mo-
Ark fair circuit of which this as
ISOLATION is a member, giving a list
of the entries in the eli pace and
the 2:14 trot, as follows:
2:11 PACE.
Horse, Tom King; owner, T. J.
King, Irene, S. D.
Horse, Gypsy Burns; owner, T.
R. Reynolds, Union City, Tenn.
Horse, May E. Pick; owner, J.
A. Anderson, Burlington, Kan.
Horse, Shamboy; owner, Ely
Bearce, St. Paul, MINI.
Horse, Doc V; owner, VIM. B.
Simpson, Aledo, III.
Horse, May Direct; owner, ]. A.
DAILY, Nevada, Mo.
Horse, R. w. E.; owner, r. W.
Ellington, Kansas City, Mo.
Horse, A. j. Jr.; owner VIM.
Chockley, NATION, III.
Horse, DR.. Miller; owner, VIM
Chockley, NATION, III.
Horse, Miss Measure; owner, A.
V. Brit, Mamoth, III.
Horse, Symbol s.; owner, VIM.
Bryan, gr., Springfield, III.
Horse, Tom Labuton; owner, H.
NJ. Finney, Carrier Mills, Ill.
Horse, Peeping Tom; owner, P.
Gemmell, Henderson, Ky.
Horse, Black Squaw; owner, T..
S. Hutton, Kansas City, Mo.
2:14 TROT.
Horse, Aubrey O.; owner, Frank
J. Butler, Trenton, Mo.
Horse, Early Alma; owner, L.
A. Johnson, Nevada, Mo.
Horse, Edith Alltell; owner, f.
Trago, Parsons, Kan.
Horse, Rose Waltz; owner, Al
Wis & Avis, Benton, ILL.,
Horse, Lady Fog owner, VIM.
Checkley, Nation, ILL.,
Horse, Happy DANIEL; owner,
VIM Checkley, Nation, III.
Horse, Clippard Jr.; owner, Lon
Knoll, Sikeston, Mo.
Horse, lobe Ward; owner, e. d
Pendleton, East st. Louis, Mo.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06

Albany, N. Y, July 29.-Goy.
Whitman, at a conference here to-
night with Mrs. Charles Becker, de-
clined to interfere with the electr-
cution of her husband set for to-
morrow morning.
Within ans refusal to spare Beck
er means that the former head of
the New York "strong-arm squad"
will be electrocuted in Sing Sing
prison at 5:45 a. m. tomorrow for
the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
a gambler.
Poughkeepsie, N. r., July 20
In a dimly lighted room of the Mel
son house here tonight Mrs. Chas.
Becker pleaded futilely with Gov.
Whitman to commute her husband S
sentence TO life Imprisonment.
Weeping slightly, but maintain
ing such control that the governor
later remarked admiringly on her
composure, she based her appeal
The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06
KAISER'S PERSONAL LOSS
IN WAR IS $20,000,000

Paris, Aug. IA private letter
personal losses owing to the war
are about $2O,00O,OO0.
These are mainly due to the de-
probation of stock in shipping and
manufacturing cx1cerns in which
he is a large investor.
The works of two great beer
firms in Saxony and Bavaria in
which the kaiser is one of the prin-
cipal stockholders are closed down.
The kings of Bavaria, Saxony and
Wurtemberg and grand duke of Ba-
den, as well as other German
princes, also have lost heavily.