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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-01

/ when a beliigerent. as well az a neu-
: trail, American shippers were entitled
TO reply
The government OF the United
/ States readily admits the full right Of
a belligerent 10 visit and search on
. tho high seas the vessels OF AmerI-
can citizens OF other neutral vessels
& carrying American goods and TO de.
tain them WHEN THERE rs SUI.
FlClENT EVIDENCE To JUSTIFY
\ BELIEF THAT CONTRABAND
D. ARTICLES ARE IN THEIR CAR
, GOES; but His Majesty's govern
ment. Judging by their ogn expert.
ence In the past. must realize that
this government cannot. without pro.
test. permit American ships or Amer.
can cargOes to be taken into British
ports and there detained for the pur-
pose Of searching generally for evil
dence ~ cOntraband. or upon pre-.
Z sumption created by special munici.
. pal cnactments which are clearly at
variance with International law and
practice
Can Serve All Interests Better.
This government believes. and
earnestly hopes Ills Majesty's gov.
eminent will come 10 the same belief
thaI e course Of conduct more In con.
t0rmity with the rules Of intcrna.
tionm usage which Great Britain has
strongly sanctioned for many years.
viii in the end better serve the On.
forests ~ belligercnts a. we'll as
those Of ueutrais
Not only is the situation q critical
one To the commercial interests 81 the
United states. but many Of the great
industries OF this country are suffer.
inR because their products are denied
long established markets in European
countries. which. though neutral are
contiguous tO tho nations a. war Pro.
duocrs and exporters steamship and
insurance companies are pressing and
not without reason. for relief from the
menace 20 trans Atlantic trade which
Del gradually but surely DESTROYING
their business and threatening them
with financial disaster
The government 90 the United
states. sun relying upon the decp
sense Of Justice Of the British nation.
which has been 90 often manifested IN
tho intercourse between the two coun.
tries during N many years 81 unIn-
tcrrupted friendship expresses conf.
IDENTIFY the hope that His Naicsty'a
government viii realize tho obstacles
and difficulties which their present
policy has placed In the way Of con.
The day book., 1915-02-08

ed In scratching his face.
"'Oh! you would, would you?' he
said as / hurt hina. Wen see, my
lady and he began to drag me to-
ward the door.
81 don't know what he intended to
do. / don't think he knew himself,
for by this time / discovered he had
been drinking. However, he stumbled
against that bookcase and knocked it
over, and in the confusion / got away
%
The day book., 1915-02-08

and out on the sidewalk, where I
waited until he staggered out and,
without even a look at me, entered
his machine, which had been stand
ing out in front.
Would that man have dared to do
that, Margie, If he had not known
that 1 was on the stage when Jack
married me and was still a wel-be-
loved wife?"
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
ARE MARRIED
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

white families of Virginia, South and North
Carolina and Alabama. Its life was serene
and secluded, and all the houses which you
can glimpse scattered about through. those
big trees were homes of the most delightful
people the Indian Territory has ever known.
"A great number of them are lying out
in the graveyard which is just over there
You can easily see the tops OF the cedars
from the window here. Mother used to take
brother and | over there sometimes to put
flowers on the graves-there were not so
many of them then-and the place was so
full of rest and serenity that it was Joy
to sit there used to wonder ii the dead
were not more comfortable there than they
could have been in any other place. We
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12


would listen to the little murmurings made
by all those live things Of which the woods
are always full. You know how they sound
Just little rustlings and the soft sigh OF
the wind in the treetops-and II you put
YOUR ear down close you can actually near
the tramping of million insect feet through
the grass.
But do not think, please, that mother was
a graveyard sort of person; anything Dut
that. MY poor mother If could only make
YOU see her with the eyes OF my memory
You know | was only ten when she went
away, but | can recall just how beautiful
and gay and clever she was. DO mothers
always seem so to children, | wonder 30
full of life-she just went about shedding
smiles and caresses. Look where brother
is standing now Just on that spot is where
she used to sit. remember so we'll The
soft little sunbeams would come peePlng
through the leaves and kiss her here and
there on the coils of her soft brown hair.
She would sit and stitch on the white fabrics
that she loved to wear so well and would
smile at me as l PLAYED with my doll on
the grass at her feet If you could have seen
her face. Oh, my dear! 1t was SO full OF
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

life that my days have gone by as quiet and
serene as dream that merely makes fa1nt
impression upon the mind OF one who IS
half asleep.
81 have lived in this house since | was
born. 1t was built by my fathers father
who was one Of the first white men to come
to this Indian country He was from V1r-
einia, my grandfather, and you can see that
he was thinking of his far away Virginia
home when he built this house with its tall
white pillars and wide verandas. That was
in the DAYS when the old fort was beng useo
and when soldiers were stationed here De-
cause of the fear of Indian raids. But there
was no need Of that; no Indians ever mo-
Tested us. either in grandfathers day or III
ours. Ali the Red Men we have seen are
like those around us now-sincere, good
true gentlemen and gentlewomen. ne most
Of nv friends have Indian blood in their
veins and have long since found that no
other friends are so true
"When father and mother were married
this old fort and village of Old Boggy was
happy and beautiful place, settled by the
civilized Indians of the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw tribes from Mississippi, and by the best
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

acter and how kind and true his heart' we
can ever see the good in others when they
are far away, and the unpleasant slips into
the past and goes from us forever.
"My father, think, had lived so long and
mingled so freely among the Indians thar
he unconsciously assumed much OF their
reticence and calm He was fond OF How
ard Spencer, that l know, and enjoyed his
frequent visits to our home, although some
times have seen him set little apart from
the talk and gaiety with frown between
his brows, but when mother looked or spoke
to him he gave her radiant smiles
Howard Spencer was in our village three
months and in that short time he and mother
became the best of friends. He would run
in to see us at all sorts of unexpected times,
and SO he did in most of the other houses.
Everybody knew it was only Spencer and
gave him the heartiest of welcomes. He and
mother used also to go to the neiehborhood
parties together because father seldom cared
for such things or he was busy with the
overseeing of the 1aborers ! have heard
him tell mother to go without him numbers
of times and as we in the village were only
like one big family, no one even remarked
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

"Yes, we opened the door yesterday for
the first time in eighteen years. But, per-
haps, had better go still farther back so
that you can understand the occurrences
which led up to the horrible shock of yes
terday-only yesterday it seems much
longer ago than that, and yet am so thank
full to have had her indicated even at the
last moment, though it cost so much.
"This is the only time in my life that |
have been interviewed, but it was kind OF the
paper to send a woman to question me. |
could never have spoken freely to man,
because have no men friends except my
brother. and l have always been shy with
strangers. But must talk to someone, and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12
By LUCIA LOOMS
ILLUSTRATED BY CORA WILCOX

sheer 10Y and love and her eyes were like
amber pools at sunset trimming over with
affection for all the world.
"She was constantly humming little tunes
under her breath, and sometimes it was
startling to go up close to her, sitting SO
still, and to hear the gay little rollicky mel
ody. Father, remember, was always call
ing her turtle dove because she was con-
stantly cooling her tunes He laughed at the
way in which she PLAYED the stately matron
and accused her of affectation when she was
sitting still, for we'll he knew that the feet
of her spirit were skipping gaily about, even
when she was quietest.
"Of course, you understand, my father
loved her very dearly. Even as small girl
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

| comprehended that. Although
he was not so full of spirits as
she, yet | think he loved to see
her gay, and his face was the
tenderest thing in the world
when he looked at her.
when Howard Spencer came
out of his Northern city home
his laugh and mothers seem
to be pitched to the same key.
He found our secluded life fas-
cinating, because of its NINA
ture resemblance to the one he
had left. 1t was as if he watched
children playing together at be-
ing grownups. We were sep
arated from his world by such
miles of space but there we
were enjoying the same round
of pleasures, only that our cir
Gle was so much smaller. The
sight of us so isolated, and not
caring about it, seemed to him
a perpetual thing for laughter.
He liked to study personalities
and he and mother were con-
stantly seeing little idiosyncra-
cies to laugh together about.
To them both, just the sight
of the world going by was en-
thralling.
"Mr. Spencer had a kind face,
and now can look back and
see how guileless was his char
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

"My poor brother does not
wish me to bring up the sub
iect. He suffers too terribly,
because you see he has ever
blamed her and the blow OF
Yesterday has cut into his very
heart. And so | have had no
one to go to with my grief
and it is such a relief to pour
it out in words; l have thought
about it so much that my brain
seems to be bursting, and now
| feel as if | must explain, con-
done and re-explain to some
one, all the incidents which
bear upon that one big happen
ing.
Eyes, that is my brother
walking out there under the
Big Elm. No doubt he is re-
Numbering how she used to
sit there in summer afternoons.
I can remember so well, and he
is two years older than /. Oh,
no, | am not so very old, only
twenty-eight, but today | feel
as if / might be two thousand.
Perhaps the time will come
when I shall have life of my
own to live, but just now It
seems as if it could never be. |
have always lived in the lives
of others, and we have been SO
fo- oyov from the hiphroad of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10
GOVERNOR STUART
PARO0MS ELEVEN MEN
Their Perfect Prison Records and
Recommendations Of Court or
Ulcers Strengthens Claim
For Clenae ncv.

Governor Stuart yesterday issued
conditional pardons to the following
eleven men:
Alexander Jarratt. convicted IT..
GceeEesville County for unlawful CUT
ting and given six months Ia jail.
Junius wa ker, sentenr,i in 1909
to ten years imprisonment for ma
iicious ~ounding
Joseph Constan. convicted OF house
breaking and larceny in Norfolk and
given ten years in the penitentiary.
Brook Jenkins, a seventeen-year-
old boy, given twelve months In jail
for stealing, in Rappahannock Coun-
ty.
Alexander Walker, Of Norfolk, SEN
fenced to two years In the reniten-
t:ary foi robbery.
Edward Spraill. given 81. y.srs in
the penitentiary by the C.rcuI- Court
OF Portsmouth for manning.
Lcino.l Neal. OF Lonioi'n Colnty.
convicted oil bigamy ana given three
y, airs In 'he penitent'ary.
Charles Wilson, OF New Kent Coun-
ty. convicted In March. 1904. OF at
tempted rape and given twenty years
in the penitentiary.
Ray Tucker. convicted in Smyth
County of assault and given nine
months in Jail and fined $50. He re-
cc.ved conditional pardon as to the
Jail sentence.
John l.. Foster. OF Campbell Coun-
ty. had his sentence of twelve years
for robbery reduced to six. He will
be released soon.
Andrew Gillespie. of Mecklenburg.
County, who was serving a sentence
OF four years for manning, was pa
rolled.
lY,, 80 H.
the action taken by the Governor was
recommended by the jude Of the trial
court and the Commemorative At
torneys. The men have all served 4
large part OF their time and have per-
feet prison records,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10
WEST ENDERS SUFFER
BURGLAR INVASION

Two homes in the West End, one the
residence of John A. Amrhein. 1901
Floyd Avenue, and the other the home
OF Arthur Levy, c61S Monument Ave-
nue. were entered late Wednesday
night. or early Thursday morning by
burglar or burglars and money and
jeweiry valued at nearly $500 was
taken.
In both houses the thief entered bed
rooms occupied by sleeping persons and
got away without being detected.
AT the Amrhein house the burglar
I forced open a window and entered the
room occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Amir
helm. From that house he carried away
tewelry valued at s3so.5o. The articles
stolen consisted of three diamond rings,
two bracelets and number of smaller
pieces of teweiry. The thief got only
$i.25 In money the contents of a small
pocket book on the dresser.
The police had hardly received word
OF the Amrhein robbery before they
were informed of similar visit TO the
Levy home on Monument Avenue,
Entrance to this house was effected
In the same way that was used In the
Amrhein house. A rear window was
forced and the thief made his way to
Mr. Levy's bedroom. Not seeing any
articles of value lying near, he took
Mr.. Ievy's trousers, evidently hop
ing TO find some money In the pockets
Unfortunately for him Mr.. Levy had
taken the money from the trousers be-
fore retiring.
Money and jewelry in an adjoining
room were overlooked.
Mr. Levy informed the police that
II was after midnight when he went
to sleep. so the burglar must have made
him an early morning visit.
The fact that the window which was
forced was narrow one indicates that
the robber was small man.
The police are working on the theory
that the same man committed both
burglAries. Vigorous efforts will be
made to catch this enterprising thief
the police detectives say.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10
MASONIC HOME SMALL
FOLK TO ENJOY TREAT

The children of the Masonic Home
OF Virginia will be treated 10 bann
concert and ice cream by Acca Temple
Band. OF Acca Temple. Mystic shrine.
next Friday evening. The director has
prepared program especially Tor
this occasion find they expect To give
the ktddies big time.
This band was one OF number OF
hands which consolidated at the con-
yeution OF Shriners in Seattle. Wash
tngton, last July, and with loco mem
hers played America" and The STAR
Spangled Banner.
The following are members OF the
band
G.. Burton Mountcastle, cornet ana
director. John L. Dorset. cornet; Har-
Der Shelton. cornet; Fl. d. Forrest,
cornet; NJ. E. Wright. cornet: D. b.
Parker. clarinet: l.. NJ. Quarles. pic
colo; Dr. J. NJ Whitfield, saxophone;
r. s. Cammack, l.. H. Trant and C.
r. Moore, meiiophones. John Stubs
Charles Miller. tenors: W. X. Mat
fhews and r. A. Munden, tromhones'
r. e. piper, euphonsum, NJ l.. An
derson, contra eb bass; J, Bernard
Hobbs, CD bass: c. E. BEDFORD. snare
drums and traps: J, A. Heisier. bass
drum and cymhals
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10
HALF DOZEN TO WALK
PLANK FOR HAZlNG

Washington. Sept. s.-Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels today received a
report from the acting superintendent
of the Naval Academy at Annapolis
recommending the dismissal from the
academy OF six In the hazing fnvesti-
CATION Just completed. Although Sec
retary Daniels refused to dieclose the
names of the boys he has notified
them OF the findings of the board of
inquiry and has offered them an OPP
portunity TO explain.
Besides the middies recommended
for dismissal the board through the
acting superintendent has urged dis
cipiinary action in regard to many
more OF the students. Most Of these
were found guilty OF having assumed
too much authority over underclass-
men and otherwise making themselves
Objectionable.
II IL understood that one OF the boys
recommended for dismissal was found
3uitty bY sevtn offenscs xxafnst tho
haxing law. and that all of those as
ISOLATED with him in the findings were
shown to have committed more than
one violation. Under the regulations
OF the academy. midshipmen may be
dismissed without court martial II
guilty of more than ono haxfng Of
must be approved by
the President.
Inquiry into the charges was under
taken by special board approved BY
the head, Of the academy Immediately
after the Investigation into the "Goue-
ing" scandal was concluded This lat
tor probe resulted In the dismissai
81 two midshipmens ana thu Aisciuiin-
tue 1T seere ee ethere.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10

Suffering the most excruciating
agony and forced to quit work, Mr..
w. j. Green. who works as car re-
pa!rer for the G. & O. Railway, and
lives at SIS North Twenty eighth
Street, Richmond. Va. tells Of the
wonderful and complete cure effect
ed by the United Doctors. Mr..
Green says:
For a long while suffered terri
Bile pains in my back and kidneys.
The pain was worst just after eat
ing, Also had very severe attacks
Of indigestion. My condition was so
bad that I lost considerable time
from my work, and my weight fel,
off from 1876 to 1875 pounds. None
of the doctors / went to were able
TO give me any relief.
TWO weeks ago l consulted the
United Doctors. and Immediately
after the commencement of their
treatment began to feel better.
am now doing my work regularly,
have absolutely no pains whatever,
and feel as good as | ever did in my
life. ! am giving this account of my
suffering and cure so that others
may learn by my experience"
W. J. GREEN.
SIS North Twenty-eighth Street,
Richmond, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10
BELLIGERENTS THREATEN
NEUTRALITY OF SWISS

Berlin. via Amsterdam. Sept .. -
Switzerland is being menaeed by the
shifting of considerable forces from
the Austrian frontier to the southwest
ern border of the little republic. the
Overseas News Agency learns from
reliable sources" The simultaneous
shifting of French troops to the Swiss
northwest -frontier. the agency says,
is alarming the military authorities
of Switzerland.
The news agency also calls atten-
ton to the simultaneous appearance
IN British newspapers of accusations
that the Swiss people were submitting
to anti-British inhueI.ces, and that
German agents have tried to drag
Switzerland into the war by violating
Swiss neutrality. Insinuations are
also said TO be made in Britain that
the Swiss Government might yield to
an overwhelming Germany force and
leave the way clear for a German
invasion OF France.
The assertions, the news agency as
serts, ARE thrown out by the British
to prepare the way for French ag-
gression."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10
ADVERTISERS COPY
CRITICISED BY CLUB
Richmond Ad Men Hear Frem Italian
Agent AidinG Baek-to-the Farn
Movement.

Constructive criticism Of copy pro-
yided by memrars of the Richmond
Advertisers Club featured yesterday
afternoons mid week meeting OF that
organisat ton In the rooms OF the Bus
mess Mems Club. The discussion of
the merits of the advertising matter
presented was directed by Rufus 8.
Freeman.
) Fhe crfttrfsn followed the 'aheheea
ut which . large number Of local adj
vertisers was present. DIR Joseph
Capra. who visited Richmond yester-
day In the intereat of the Italica
Gems. an organisation for the assis-
lance Of Italian immigrants In this
country. spoke briefly Of HIS mission
which aims to take the Italians from
the conKeated cities to the open coun-
try where they may firm agricultural
colonies.
The meeting was liEhtened by music
furnished by trio from tie phil
harmonic Associatfon---Frsd Dapprtch.
James Whittst and Professor 1aker.
The copy criticized was that the 3, II,
Cottrtll Il eon. coal and Wb6d, ana
ka1laer 1peehesA m &09A2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-10
COMMEND BOARD
FOR ITS ACTIVITY
Scott's Addition People Pass Resolu-
tions of Thanks For Improve
mcntS Made.

At a meeting OF the Scott's Addition
Club held last Monday in the school
building on Summit Street and at
tended by small number of mem bers
resolutions condemning the failure of
the administrative Board 10 furnish
that section with certain improvements
were passed and given a great deal
of publicity.
Last night, however. they had an
other meeting in the same building
and more than one hundred members
including all of the officers were pres
emit.
When II was brought TO the atten-
ton of the club that Scotts Addition
has only recently received sewers, cleo
tric lights and water, and that great
deal of grading has already been done
they unanimously reversed their &C.
ton of Monday night and by the same
vote adopted the following resolution;
Text of RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved That the members OF this
club are deeply appreciative OF the eff
forts of the Honorable Administrative
Board to improve the conditions of
SCOTS Addition by the installation of
electric lights, water and sewerage sys-
TENS, and the grading of the streets,
all of which is now under way and in
a fair state of completion. and the
club tenders its sincere thanks to the
Administrative Board for such con-
sideration; and
Resolved. further. That the club re-
specially petition the Honorable Ad-
ministrative Board to afford Scott s
Addition the further necessary relief in
the passageway of its roads and streets
during the excavations and grading
now going on by placing gravel on
Summit Avenue from Broad Street to
Leight street. and cinders on the north
side OF Clay Street from SUNNI, Ave-
nue. to the Boulevard and cinders on
the south side of Clay Street from
Summit Avenue to High Point Street
and
Resolved. further. That copy Of
these resolutions be personally pre-
scented TO the Honorable Administrative
Board by a committee OF three of this
club.
". J. JAMES,
President.
SCOTS Addition Club