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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
EPIDEMIC AT END.

NEW YORK, Sept. %. The cpl
demic Of infantile paralysis In this
city was declared tonight by health
department officials TO be at an end,
and as danger of Il recurrence OF the
plague is believed TO have passed, the
mem bers of the department who have
been detained here all summer Will
start on their vacations beginning to-
morrow
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
ALL SORTS OF SPORT

An Indiana-Ohio roller polo league Is
proposed a.
fight out their athletic battles along
clean craftsmanship lines.
Meadow Brook polo club have won
tho senior championship more times
than any other club in the % years OF
its existence.
There arc Ii associations in the Anna
teur Athletic Union.
Brooklyn mas won National League
pcnnants three times.
"Eud" Goodwin of the New York A.
G., has won The one mile metropolitan
swimming championship is times. He
bus been active In aquatic sports 20
,-nu
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
$4,000 FOR ORPHANS.

NEW YORK, Sept. %. - Seventy
thousand dollars has been raised in
the United States for the Holland
America home for homeless Belgian
orphans, it was announced today by
Miss Hendrika Van Der Filler, who
came 10 this country from Holland to
raise funds for the support of the
orphans. She left for her home today
on the Holland-American liner Moor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
PREVENTS JAIL DELIVERY

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Sept. 22.-sev-
eral bars in the county building had
been saw ; today when Sheriff J. c.
Umsteat discovered a Jail delivery
plot anG prevented it. Prisoners had
blamed to make their way into the
room where riot guns are kept, and al
ter arming themselves to make dash
for liberty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
sTAuRANT BLAZE

ls from the Eleventh street
Ekly extinguished a blaze in
j at Bastle's restaurant, cor
Ia and Market. which sum-
IRE departments yesterday
Damage to the extent or
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
b HORSE THIEF
RED AFTER CHASE
IN MOUMDSY1LLE AND
IN HOWHATAN, OHIO

larg chase to Cameron. back
then 20 Bcllaire, and which
Powhatan. Ohio. the horse
! stolen from the VIM. Tim
on Taylor's Ridge, were reg
d the driver Of the. rig taken
(y and remanded to the Bel
IN Jail at st. ClairSviile.
mons resides on Taylor's
county, and while he and
were away the first OF the
orse and buggy were taken.
turning to the farm last
kternoon a posse was organ
E. on the trail of the thief.
and buggy were traced over IL
roads, and upon coming down
in, Ohio, the officials caught
lie thief experimenting him at
Of Captina Creek. Carl Doty
in that vicinity, the driver OF
was Immediately arrested by
eriff Iddings. who had Joined
at Bellaire-
fusing to come back to this
: was taken TO st. Clairsville.
evening ne had changed his
has agreed TO come back to
10 for a hearing. An officer
r Doty this morning and it
he will be arraigned on the
ling charge this afternoon or
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
CoMM1TTEE MEETS.
TO Make Further Plans for "Spruoe-up'
and "Pay-up" Week.

meeting Of the "spruce-up" and
..Pny-up" committee recently appointed
bv the Wheeling Commercial associa-
ton. held q short meeting last night
and discussed further plans for the
weeks celebration in this city from Oc-
Eothins was given out 70. publication
relative to meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
LOSES A FOOT.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelligencer.
EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, Sept. a.
Truman Cain, 90, teamster, had his
right foot severed tonight when he fell
under a Cleveland and Pittsburgh rail-
road freight train. He attempted to
board the train
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23

WASHINGTON. Sept 22-Andrieus
4. Jones. first assistant secretary OF the
interior. has heen designated by Presi.
dent Wilson as his special representa-
tive at the dedication OF the great gov.
ernment dam at Elephant Butte, New
Mexico on October 4.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
REACHES SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The gov
ernment's suit to dissolve the social
ed bill posters trust reached the su-
preme court today. on an appeal oy
The defendants, convicted in Chicago,
several months ago Of combination N
Violation of the Sherman law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
EIdueIa~.

ftduclAry.
Vim. J. Byrne designated - admins
traitor OF the estate Of Thomas Byrne
and Bridget Byrne. g. Nesbitt, Jr,
Geo. ]. Mathison and J. HandlAn were
named appraiseds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23

$3.50 or more resulted from the blaze.
The restaurant is just opposite the
GcrmAn bank building, where a blaze
occurred in the basement the previous
dan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23

In advertising for 4 position, do not
be vaoue-telI what you can DO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
COUNTY COURT
DeoA

Greenwood Cemetery association OF
the first part, Mary J. Dovener, Of the
second part and George Preston Ldnch
of the third part, cemetery deed. 49, =
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
nN~da.~ Tninf

One deed Of trust ana one release
deed of trust were filed for record 20.
terday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23

home hunters about that
Sf youfs-and get the whole
tied quickly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23

. Si41.O39 S12I.5iG
!, Charleston had three eStaa-
|: ClarkSburg had 3; t'airmont
igtoo i; and ParkerSburS 5.
trough telling all about 1t
sified columns.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23
|LY 4 THOUSAND
AGED IN LAUNDRY
|DUSTRY IN W. VA.
(am4 Cer1us Statistics Show
|4o Had Torty-1onr EztSb-
3tHhusentB in 1914.

nited States bureau OF. tho cen
just issued a bulletit on the
Iundry industry OF the country.
bre Ssp9i laundries in the United
1914. as compared with 5.la6
the bulletin shows.
tho most important facts de-
by the census is the extent OF
hStry In respect to number or
employed. In 1914 there were
and in, 1909. 1a4,2l4. persons en-
all capacities. the increase be-
rs. or 20 per cent. These l-ur1-
lude proprietorS and firm MEM
t1cers OF corporations. all sal
uployes-clerks. stenographSrs.
all wage earnerS, including
Of delivery wagons
York, the most populous state.
kirst in the laundry industry.
Gre 61i establishments reported
tate in 1914, or 10.l per cent or
for the United States. These
ments gave employment to To-
pms, or 10.4 per cent of the total
country; and their receipts for
ke amounted TO ST., 30i 1854. or 10
Of the United States total Cal
which ranks twelfth in popula-
second in number of launtries
unit received for work done and
number Of persons engaged In
stry; Illinois. third in popula-
third in number of establish
nd amount received for work
second in number OF persons
and Pennsylvania. second in
bn. was fourth IN number OF ts-
ents, number OF persons en-
nd amount received for work
llatifAly high rank Of the Faci-
states in the laundry industry
htly due to local conditions and
it being probable that a much
proportion of the washing Is
home in these states than in
Fest v1rSinIa's Statistics
ling to the bulletin. West Viz
lined only one laundry during
cd covered by the census, the
OF establishments in 1914 being !
ompared with 43 in 1909. The
nber Of persons engaged in the
in 1914 was 92s, while the
represented was S6S9.6+o.
rative statistics for West Viz
follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-23

brought to set aside awards made Tor
fire loss.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
Fiqht At Juneau.
I Terminal City Has
 Another Big Fire

SEWARD, Mar 13 DelayeO.- This city was visited by another dl sastrous fire at an early hour this morning. Tho loss is estimated al about $25,OO0. Lack of water hin dered the efforts of the fire fighters otherwise it is thought that the loss of part of the property burned could have Teen prevented. The city council is now making an in vestigation of the water famine.
 The Daggett block. which housed Colwell's store and the printing plant of the Alaska Evening Post was the building destroyed. Two or three adjacent cabins were also taken by the flames, the fire de partment being unable to prevent the spread of the fire on account of the water shortage.
 Practically all of the Evening Post equipment, including the press es and linotype, which were locat ed in the basement of the building was completely destroyed. It is understood that the publishers of the Post have ordered a complete new plant from the Outside.
 The fire was caused by an over heated furnace in the basement of the building which burned.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
VOTERS RAT|FY
 TWO SECTIONS:
 REJECT OTHERS
PROPOSITION TO ELECT MAYOR RlES-oFFICIALS WILL
 BE APPOINTIVE.

The election held in Fairbanks last Wednesday for the purpose oi ratifying or rejecting the law passed by the last Alaska legislature, rela tive to the election of a mayor and three city councilmen for two years and the election of certain of the city officials, resulted in the passing of the first measure, while the lat ter was defeated The election was quiet. in that only 338 votes were cast. Some of the voters balloted on only one of the propositions pre- sented.
 The first measure carried by a vote of 22S to 11O. The second lost by margin of only eight votes, the vote cast being 16O against and 152 in favor
 The electiol, will take place on Tuesday. April f, at which time the annual school election will also be held The city election will be for a mayor and six counCilmen, as usual. the only difference being that three of the 1ouncilmen will be elect ed to serve two years. Just how they will be selected has not been stated, but it Is supposed that some special provision will be made or else that the three councilmen get ting the highest number of votes will get the long terms No candi- dates for aldermanic honors have as yet developed.
 The election of last "Wednesday means that all city offices will con tinue to be appointive instead of elective.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
Delegates Elected
 By Coast Repubs

SEWARD Mar. 13, (Delayed) - The primary election held here fol the election of delegates to the Re publican territorial convention was very quiet. In fact, there was practically no contest made to the election of the delegates whose names had been placed before the Republican voters by the commit tcemen.
 It is believed that all of the dele gates elected are Wickcrshan men. although none of them have been questioned concerning how they will vote at the convention. Those chosen were J. Alison Bruner, Matt l Button, E. F. Chamberlain, J. Fin negan, w. P. Henry, L. L. James J. M Sloan and E. E. Whittemore
 At Cordova.
 GNRDOVA, March 13.-There were no contests here at the Republican primaries held Saturday. All dele gates elected are antiShackleford men, but are strongly in favor of peace within the party The dele gates elected to the convention from this section are Cordova-G George Hazelett, H. c. Steel, Thomas Scott George Dooley, Harry Thisted, [ V. Boyle, z M. Frazier, Robert Gottschalk. Eyak-Jack Johnson Jack Shepard Katalla-A. M. Rect ing, A. G. Thompson.
 Valdez Primary. VALDEZ, March 13.-Eight dele gates were elected at the Republi can primary held here on Saturday The ticket was headed by Ritichie and was elected without serious opposition Almost all chosen are against a coalition of Wickershan and Shackleford forces, but are ia vorable to harmony and patching up in the Republican ranks.
 Fight At Juneau.
 JUNEAU, March 13.-Rustgard of Juneau, and O'Connor, of Doug las, opposing a coalition of Wick ersham and Shackleford forces ir the First division, were badly beat en at the primaries on Saturday Advices from all precincts show that the solid delegation from the first division will go to Seward prepared to nominate Wickershan for delegate.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
BOY WIZARD JUGGLEs FIGURES

BUY WIZARD JOS0leS fl1O n .
 It is reported from India that a mathematical genius has been dis. covered there He is about fifteen years of age, is wholly illiterate, looks simple, almost witless, and is very shy. His brain is a mathe- nautical machine, and seems to con tain nothing but mathematics. Any question that you may ask him that relates to figures he answers with astonishing rapidity
 One of his feats was the division of a line of sixteen figures by an other line of six. In another case he was asked the cube of a large number taken from table of such calculations in book, One mum eral in his answer differed from that in the book.
 The examiner showed him the book, but he insisted that he was right; the sum was worked out on paper, and it proved that the book was wrong and that the boys computation was correct. Physi cally the boy is abnormal. He has too many fingers and toes, and is probably defective in other ways
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
COPPER MINERS ASK
 INCREASE IN WAGES

CORONA, March 3.-The em- ployees at the Bonanza and Jumbo mines at Kennecott have asked for an increase in their pay the re- quest being made to Superintendent Seagrave by committee of two from each mine.
 On March 1 the Kennecott Cop per corporation voluntarily gave the men an increase of five per cent in their wages, but they now ask for fifty cents a day more for all class es of labor, and it is reported that the company has been given until March 10 to make their decision. At present machine men are paid $3 per day and board, and helpers $2.50 and board.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
OF A SPORTING NATURE

the summary release of Yerkes cost Owner Lannin a large amount of money
 To go back to Yerkes. no other major league club would handle him, but the Pittsburg FederaIs needed a second baseman and land ed him. He played 121 games al the keystone kiosk last season and batted .2S6. When the peace pact was signed, Yerkes was overlooked in the shuffle but not by Joe link CT. Tinker preferred Yerkes to q half dozen others he had available for the post.
 "Yerkes is much better ball player than the geuerai public knows" said Tinker. There isn't any department of the game be hasn't mastered He is a sure and active fielder, a great hitter, espe- cially for hit and run plays; can run the bases in fine style and has a great head on him. With him to fill up that gap at second base, we will have a stonewall infield. Vic Safer, Yerkes. Doolan and Zimmer- man form a quartet that cant be- beaten"
 Yerkes, by the way, was the hero of the worlds series in 1912. IL was his quick-witted, heady play ing on the defense and his timely batting that made victory possible. He outplayed Larry Doyle in every denartment of tho game.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20

sary. and while the values indiCat- ed by such casual tests are start ling. the doctor says that there have been individual pans taken out on the claim much richer even than the ones he mentions.
 Candle creek, according to pr. Greene, Is bound to prove one of the great producers of Alaska. The ancient channel of the creek has been located. and proves to be much deeper ground than the pres ent creek bed, which runs from eighty-five feet to upwards of one hundred and twenty-five feet
 Mcdonnell X Bevans, according 70 the doctor, have uncovered $500 feet of bedrock which carries two feet of sand permeated with values such as he mentioned
 The lucky miners will make no estimates on the value of their ground, but are quietly working and preparing for the rich harvest
 On Karl creek considerable pros pecting is being done. Much low grade gravel has been revealed, and apparently so far nothing bet ter than wage proposition has been developed.
 Higgins X Thorns, operating on t-i, have commenced the work of freight ing machinery from Takotna to their workings The machinery was re- ceived on the last Kuskokwim boat last fall ami consists of a self dumping slip Scraper
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
HOW MEREDITH
 WON GREAT RACE

Patriotism IS seldom thought of as the motive power in athletics , but it was prime factor in one of the greatest middle distance races on record. The event Was the combination S00-meter and half mile run at the Olympic games in Stockholm in 1912, and Ted Mere dith, the present captain of the University of Pennsylvania track team, was the hero.
 At that dime Meredith was a stu dent at MerceIshurg Academy. He had won a good deal of fame by running quarter of mile in IS 4-5 seconds and a half-mile in 1:55 4-5. But the old timers were sure that his ineXperience would be fatal to him at Stockholm. When the runners toed the mark for the final heat of this event, it was the consensus of opinion that the fight would be between Mel Sheppard, Ira Davenport and Hans Braun, of Germany, with Meredith, the school boy. a possio.e contender.
 Sheppard jumped into the front at the start and took the pole, fol lowed by Meredith and Braun. Shep- pard was up 10 his old trick of set ting killing pace at the start, ell 6nIE1 n order that his phenomenal sprint might beat the field at the finish. But he had beaten Meredith with these tactics once before, and the Mercersburg boy was waiting for him Meredith moved up, deter mined to take the pace the mo- ment Sheppard slowed down. With two such men as Meredith and Braun at his shoulder Sheppard did not dare to slacken speed, with the result that he continued to set the pace and made the first quarter in the phenomenal time of 52 seconds. The men remained ill this order until SeVenty-1lVe ydrdS from home Meredith never sup posed that he had a chance to win. and, as he said afterward, was sat isfied so long as the winner was an American.
 But suddenly Sheppard began to tire and Braun spurted and moved up on even terms With the two Americans.
 q may be beaten by an Ameri- can," said Meredith to himself, but never by a foreigner"
 With this he dug in his spikes for one supreme effort. It took him past Sheppard and caused Braun to collapse. Meredith won the race. struck the 800-meter tape in 1:51 7-1O, and the half-mile in 1:52 1-2, both world records. Of course, Meredith was a great runner, but his sturdy Americanism was the contributing factor
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
CHISANA COUNTRY

10 " I'll FIN IF. CORDOVA, March 3-I. B. Hurd, of Mccarthy, has just returned from a trip to the Chi3ana, and he says things are looking very good in there at the present time He writes the Daily Times as follows:
 q had a very good trip going in and out, vita the exception of a little storm on the summit which one must expect at this time of year, but the trail is in very good condition, and there is going to be quite a large amount of freight go in this spring, and there will be more actual mining and develop ment this summer than ever before
 There are some parties down 50 feet on the left limit of Johnson and were getting some very good prospects and expect to strike t very good.
 "There are several parties work ing on Notch creek and are also getting some very good prospects and while I was there they made arrangements for a big boiler and moved it over and are going after 1t,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
General Mining News

The best strike of all has been made on Gold Run, on No. 1 below discovery. The pay is sixteen feet wide and is about twenty feet to bedrock; they have had three and four cent pans from the surface down, and on bedrock they have had as high as s2 pans, and they don't think that they have found the best pay yet
 James & Nelson are putting in a big hydraulic plant this spring, their entire outfit will amount to about 35 tons. and there are sev- eral other good sized outfits going in, and take it as a whole, the Chisana district has never looked better than it does at the present time"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
IDITAROD NEWS

The weather of the past week has been suggestive of the latter days of April rather than the first half of January, so mild has it been. Indeed, on several days the ther- mometer registered well above freez- ing point with every indication of a continued thaw. The following table of temperature is from a record kept by Fire Chief Currin from readings taken at 1 a. m
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
LAUGHS TWO HOURS.

KANSAS CITY.-Betsy Green, a stout" negro woman, stood beside big fat man at Riverview station here, when down the street fitted a puff of wind and neatly removed the fat mans hat and sent it sailing up Central avenue. Every one smiled as the fat man gave chase as best his avordupois would permit Betsy laughed. When Betsy had laughed two hours without be- ing able to stop, an ambulance sur geon stopped it with a dose of morphine.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
CANDLE CREEK HAS BONANZA

CANDLE CREEK HAS BONANZA
 IDITAROD, Feb. 5.-"I took three pans from the roof of the tunnel that went 45 cents in gold one pan two feet from bedrock that banned s5. and one pan on bedrock that produced $25."
 The above quotation is not the result of a "pipe dream" nor the idle mouthings of a so called pros pector intent on starting stam- pede to some distant locality. They are the words of Dr. w. F. Greene of Takotna, and refer to recent visit he made to the workings of Dan Mcdonnell and Billy Bevans on Candle creek, near TakCtna, CT ground leased from Tom Aitken and Tom McKinnon.
 q know I will be accused of ex- aggeration in making this state ment," said pr. Greene yesterday but I am willing t. make affidavit to the truth of my assertions"
 No one who knows Dr. Greene who Is one of the best known citi zens of the Kuskokwim region, will consider that such a guarantee oi the truth of his words is neces
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
FOURTH OF JULY IS
 NOW PAYING CREEK

RUBY, Feb. 26-Fourth of July may now be safely counted among the producing creeks of the Ruby district. Exaggerated reports have been going the rounds for several days about s, $6 and $7 pans be- ing common; but the truth is good enough Fred Swanson and George Cahil! have a 25,foot crosscut on their ground which will go froll $1 to $2 to the pan.
 They picked up a SAP nugget in the tunnel the first of the week. Swanson and Cahill do not know the width of the pay, but it is their belief and the belief of others who are familiar with conditions that a paystreak of from 60 to 75 feet will be uncovered before spring, About seventy-five feet above the crosscut, Swanson and Cahill have prospecting shafts from which the dirt pans from ten to fifteen cents to the pan.
 Some distance above Swanson and Cahill, C. K. Snow, Hugh Cray and Andy Garvin have hoisted gravel from which it is next to impossi- ble to get less than five to seven cents to the pan. and they are very optimistic about the future, feeling that further work will show better results.
 The Carpenter brothers and Rob ert Kells are working hard trying to line up the pay gravels just be- low Swanson and Cahill.
 Dan Sutherland has taken lay on c. K. Shows half of the Garvin ground on Fourth of July creek. MT, Sutherland is about finished on Flat creek.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
PROSPECTORS WORKING
 ON LOWER POORMA

RUBY, Feb 26.-W. J. Henry, of Poorman, writes that there are now six outfits trying to pick up the Johnson X Johnson pay on the left limit of lower Poorman. Sev- eral holes will be bedrocked with in a week. It looks good to see all these little oilers strung out and splitting smoke and sparks till you would think of Fourth of July celebration"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
QUARTZ STAMPEDE IS

ANCHORAGE, Mar. 1.-The news has just arrived of the discovery of a monster lode in the Squentna country, and considerable excite ment has resulted here. Several are already departing for the scene of the strike, and quite stampede may be looked for The lode is fifteen hundred feet in width and carries gold values of five dollars