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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
.PICKPOCKET GIVEN
SIX MONTHS IN
THE EPENITENTIARY

Spccial pisralch to the IntelliGcnccr.
Bl-FFALO. y. y. July l2.-Joseph
Conroy. of Rochester. ~ Y. to-day. here
in city court. b. Judge Noonan. was sem
fenced TO six months in the Erie county
peni,cntary. for the theft from Charles
Horstman. of Wheeling. Of a purse con-
tanning Sl60. Mr.. Horstman had board
cd an lnterurban trolley car for Niagara
Falls. but before the car pulled out Con-
roy had been caught sneaktng the purse
from the mans pocket. The Rochester
ian was removed from the car but be-
fore the police returned the car had left
and Mr. HorStman failed to discover his
loss until nc reached the Falls. When
arrested Con-oy tried to throw tho
nurse out Of the car window. Judge
Soonan declared that evidence against
Couroy was exceptionally strong, as
the Wheeling mans card was in the
stolen pocket book.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
.ONE KILLED; FIVE
INJURED WHEN AUTO
GOES OVER A BANK
Special Dispatch to the lntrllig"nc"r.

PARKERSBURG. W. Va. July Il
While out automobile riding about
two miles from Elizabeth. county seat
of Writ county, this evening, Miss
Ella Vernon, assistant cashier Of the
Writ county bank, was killed; her
brotherin.law. J. w. Hawkness Of
Florida. lost one eye and has his leg
broken in three places; Sheriff Will
liam Badger was badly injured. and
the latters son. Charles Badger, is
believed 10 have been fatally injured.
Two other badger children sustained
injuries also The party were riding
in the sherifG'5 automobile, who was
driving. and in attempting to make a
turn in the road accidentally placed
his foot on the reverse lever and the
machine shot down 4 hill for a dis
tancc of about 2D0 feet and turned
over. The dead and injured were Ia
ken 10 Elizabeth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
MEN HELD FOR MURDER

DULUTH. Minu.. July 12-Striks
troubles on the MeSaba Iron Range has
brought IS men to Jail here to date. ht
this number - are held on charges OF
first degree murder and the remainder
for assault. trcspaSS and other minor
charges.
Most of tho men under arrest on
charges Of murder arc Industrial Work
ers OF the World and are accused Of hay
ing incited their fellows to violence AMI
bloodshed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13

BOY WHILE BATHING KILLED BY A
MAN EATING SHARK; RESCUER DIES
FROM WOUNDS: ANOTHER LOSES LEG

less and the shark snapped off his
leg. Fisher released his hold on
StilIweII and himself sank be-
meath the surface, unconscious.
Needless of the danger another
boy sprang into the inlet and
dragged Fisher out. No trace OF
young .StiIwell was found and II
Is believed he was deVoured by
the shark.
The Dunn boy, according to per
sons who were standing on the
bank of the inlet, also was az
tackled soon after going into the
water. An elder brother and an
other boy went to the rescue.
They succeeded in driving of the.
shark, but not until the younger
Dunn's leg had been torn almost
to shreds from the knee down.
He is expected to recover.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
P1NcHED FOR SPEEDING.

WASHINGTON. July l@.--SiX sailors
from tho German submarine Dcutsch-
land. who had mninrcd her" from Bal
timore. were arrested tonight by the
Washington police. and their chauffeur.
charged with speeding. They We're
taken to the rnlice station. but Wcrc
released. Their car flew tho German
merchant flag
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
MURDER OF TORONTO
MAN is A MYSTERY

sTECBENVGLLE. O.. July 12.-Frank
O'Bricn, aged 81. of Toronto. o., was
shot and killed on the main street OF
Toronto lat, this evening by William
Merkie. age. sc. also Of Toronto. it is
ALLEGED. After shooting o'Erien. Mcr!il"
turned the gun on himself aand is dying.
Spectators say the TWO men met on IN"
principal corner Of the town ana WIN
nni carrn,nny Mcrkl;, shot 0Hriau. Both
men were glassworkcrs and war" clos"
friends. II is said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
FATHER WANTED FOR
DAUGHTERS MURDER

NEW KESSINGTON. Pa. July L.
Mrs. George Bishop. aged %. was shot
Ind killed on the doorstep Of her home
here early to-day. Police and state
froopers are searching FOR her father.
Iohn Barnes. aged. 40. who is alleged TO
nave done the shooting No trace OF
him has been found. Th" woman's hus-
band attempted to take the revolver
rom Barnes after the shooting. but the
latter fled: after short struggle. Do
nestle trouble between Barnes and his
vie Is alleged to. have been responsible
tor the shooting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
GRAFTON BANKER
IS NOW ON TRIAL
snec,a, Dispatch to the Intclligcncer

GRAFTON, w. Va, July 1":--Charlcs
Durbin, former president of Grafton
bank. of Grafton. WHICH failed Tor II
large sum two years ago, WAS placed ON
trial to-day, in Upshur county court a.
Buckhannon, on charge OF misuse u,
hank FUNDS The case had been sent
from from local court on claim OF defendant
thai he could not obtain an impartial
trial here The state elected - Try
Durhin on indictment Nd. > and the de-
fensc moved TO quash the indictmcni
bnt tho court has not announced it's de-
cision. If the indictment is held Eo"d
defense has announced intention To re-
ulest n continuance Of the case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July l2.-Forecast:
Western Peunsylvania-Fatr Thurs
day and Friday; little change IN temper
ature.
West Virginia-Local thundershowers
Thursday; Friday probably fair.
omo-Partly cloudy Thursday and
, Friday; continued warm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
To Leave Soon.

BALTIMORE. Md. July 12.-That
plans were afoot rapidly 10 reload the
uper-submersible Deutschland and
slip her out speedily on her return
voyage to Germany, was indicated to-
night. A special permit was obtained
for continuing the unloading Of the
vessel tonight and j, was expected that
she would be ready by dawn tomor
row to begin taking on cargo Of
nickel and rubber.
No one in authority would say when
the vessel would depart
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13

Local Thundershowers thursday;
Friday Probably Fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
Fitchville. Aug. II, 1916.
Pat Reeommendations.

MT. Editor:-We must at least credit J. Ii. Cummings with being "as wise as serpent also as harmless as a dove' though hardly imbued with the spirit usually attributed to the lat ta".
 He very ju1ctously refrains from attempting to present any facts or arguments.
 He says that the residents of small towns always like to get their names in print! How about himself? Since the outbreak of the European war from tiTfe to time he has been coming out with a fuIsome laudation of German kajserism and militarism, and with bitter denunciattions of the country from which our best traditions and institutions are derived.
 As a friend Cummings has been kind enough to make a certain suggestion to MT. Johnson. l will offer a couple to him.
 I would suggest that he offer his services to William Randolph Hearst as an editorial writer. His fanaticism and powers of vituperation ought to appeal strongly to that eminent journ- allst. Or, should the Bremen come to New London. he might embark for Germany on that craft and offer his Imperial Prussian Majesty more sub stantial aid than that of long distance sympathy.
 FAIR PLAY,
 Windhapo A1Ilr ii 1Q16
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mr. Woods RepIY.

Mir. Editor:-Readers of the Bulletin will please take notice that at no time have I stated that I did not favor the Central Powers. In my last letter wrCte, This article does not favor the Central Powers as much as it does flir play for them in the periodicals of this country, and as far as can see makes known no statement of what my feel inGs are. Several readers jumped at the first part of the sentence and GId not take time to read the last half, which, if they do they will fail to find where I made myself the avowed en- emy of the Entente. The Bulletin Will able column that I have made a state ment in which I said that I did not favcr the Triple Alliance.
 We realize that the American news- papers take their war news from the Associated Press which in turn gets 1t to see that this news has been "doc- tored' to please the eye of the Eng fish censors and to impress upon the public of neutral countries things which are not really taking place at all. One cannot blame the American papers for printing what news thcy can get, but the editorials of the news favors. The Bulletin is no exception t) this case. Since the war began the editorials have leaned decidedly toward the Entente just as they have in oth- CT and larger papers. This is a, free country and one has a right to say what he pleases and write what he pleases as long as he keeps within ceF- tain limits, but there are some people who do not believe there is room for an argument without getting mighy personal about it and digging into pri- vate matters that they know nothing
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

Daniel Webster was not only a statesman but pace-setter. The force of his utterances will never be lost. A Canadian politician familiar with | Webster's: T was born an American, I will live an American, shall die an American" framed up for his political slogan: "A British subject I was born, British subject I will die!" This took with the Canadian voters and he was returned to power with his party.
 This was recognized in Canada as great patriotic sentiment of the present, but the press now calls it political bombast!"
 Seeing this comment in the Philadel- phia Ledger recently the Ottawa (Ca- nadian) Citizen quotes and adds:
 In the early flfties a sentence spoken by Daniel Webster had a wide poIiti- cal vogue, and it might be applied now with considerable point: 'T was born an American, I live an American, I shall die an American"
 We confess that the joke is on us, even after these many years. We thought that sentiment the most eff fective thing we had ever heard. < To find out now that this example of what we fondly imagined bit of wig orous Canadianism was in reality but a feeble plagiarism of a piece of cheap Yankee bombast is enough to make us suspicious of even the old ensign itself"
 Our good Baptist friends para phrased this saying by changing "an American" to "a Baptist" and the chil- dren used to sing it.
 The force of 1t invites imitation and it has been widely and effectively ap- piled in this country. It has been cherished by the American people for a half century, and one Canadian was capable of recognizing a great and forcefuI sentiment when he saw 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
DO YOU BELIEVE IN PREPARED
 NESS.

There has been a lot of talk about preparedness of late, and there is no reason why we should stop talking about it.
 Preparedness is simply being ready to get the best out of life there is in it for us. as well as being trained to meet foe, to direct the government, or to do business.
 When Henry Clay said: q would rather be right than be president" he was thinking of preparedness.
 When Horace Fletcher conceived the idea that mastication was the way to regeneration, preparedness to avoid the distresses and pains of life prompted him.
 When Bancroft wrote: "The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another, preparedness to do justice inspired him.
 From whatever angle you may look at preparedness it looks right to a rational mind. Without preparedness we should be open to attack from every disease and every foe.
 Preparedness is to be ready before hand for every exigency-to be trained for every. defence, to be open-minded
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
WoMANs DEMAND RECOGNIZED


 All the political parties have at last recognized the justice of woman's claim to citizenship in this republic a claim that has been denied her by politicians but not by the constitution of our country.
 How proud the great men have been to give woman her due honor in her sphere of influence?
 Napoleon said: let France have gOos mothers and she will have good sons"
 John Quincy Adams and Abraham Lincoln gave credit to mother for all they became or might hope to become. Dickens: T think it must somewhere be written the virtues of the mothers shall be visited on their children. as well as the vices of their fathers"
 Our own Simeon Baldwin recogniz- ing the justice of the sentiment there should not be taxation without rep resentation, hence declared all women owning property in this state should have the right to vote; but had not the courage of his convictions.
 Woman doing mans work and doing t well all over the earth even to the trenches; and 4,0OO in one Dayton, O., factory making ammunition, still de- nied the privilege granted to every loafer and vagabond in this country. Woman, always recognized wherever mercy reigns and never shfrlling where valOr is in demand, still classed with chattels.
 Charles E. Hughes honors himself and country as does every other man who longer refuses to endorse this in- justice.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

GOL0 ERING UT HE I'REASO U H "
 4 successive protective policy left in the treasury of the United States 8 balance of over 163 million dollars When MT. Wilson took possession the treasury was satisfactorily fat, but since that day the change of policies has made it distressfUlIy lean.
 With the tremendous amount of business we have done as a nation the treasury made no hopeful advances but continued to reduce its surplus, until taxes had to be increased upon inheritanCes, and upon trade and upon incomes until there is a reign of per sonal taxation never equaIIed before in the history of the country
 The republican way was to make foreign goods furnish the revenue to fill the treasury; but the democratic way is to let foreign goods compete in American markets for nothing; and to put extra taxes upon the people to meet the deficits their mistaken policy creates.
 A protective tariff fills the treasury without distressing the people; and democratic policies give our markets free to foreigners, which takes millions out of the pockets of our producers and working men.
 Which method do you prefer?
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
POLITICAL INJUSTICE.

Some parts of the south have never felt the inspiring virtue of freedom yet.
 The majority rule they believe in is based upon fear and ends in unright- eousness.
 The Dallas News. leading democratic newspaper of Texas in it's July 31 is ue says that the recent democratic primary in Duval county is a dis grace to the state of Texas and to the democratic party. It shows that there is no such thing as a free election, that the democratic bosses simply counted so many votes for their fla vorite candidates and then turned about and counted just one vote in the entire county for the opposition.
 The Omaha Bee said recently: "If Oklahoma had decent and honest cleo tiOns the democracy would be buried out of sight and five congressman and two senators would be elected by the republicans who are actually in a ma jority, though thousands are not all lowed to vote. And 1t is by these methods that the south controls cleo tiOns and in turn controls the demo- cratic party"
 The parts of the country and those sections where southerners predomi- nate are the only ones in which the right to vote is denied to the minority.
 Political reprobates have been known to count men out who were honestly elected in all parts of the country; and the political gerry mander" born in Massa chusetts and perpetuated in many states by both parties is a disgrace and ever will be to a free people.
 We may some time become so noble that rotten political methods will not make the bird of freedom lower his head in shame
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

MT. Editor:-There is plenty of wa1er and it is a shame that our service pIres are so sadly neglected.
 The pipes need flushing and our cen traI square and gutters need washing out A city that cannot suppress ef- ftUvia in the business center is toe slow and negligent to be attractive tc buyers or pleasure seekers.
 4 city hydrant was opened the other day on the West Side and the putrid water which came from it filled the alr With such a stench the neighbors were compelled to close their windows, f the operators, of the Norwich wa ter works cannot improve this, we hope the health officer will see that some thing is done for the improvement of the water and health conditions in this direction.
 Yours for sweetness.
 BELLA, Norwich, Aug. II, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
Stories of the War
Conan Doyle at Nerdun.

Everywhere, to right and left, sol- diers' faces, hard and rough from g. year of open air, gazed up at us from their burrows in the ground. Present. ly an alert, blue-clad figure stood in the path to greet us. It was the col Onel of the sector. He was TidiculOusly like Cyrano de Bergerac as depicted by the late M. COQUelin. The ruddy cOloring, the bTistIing feline full-euded mOustache, the sOIidity of pose, the backward tilt of the head, the general suggestion of the bantam cock, were all there facing us as he stood amid the leaves in the sunlight. Gauntlets and long rapier-nothing else was wanting. Something had amused Cy- rano. His moustache Quivered with suppressed mirth and his blue eyes were demurely gleaming. Then the joke came out. He had spotted a Ger
 man working party, his guns had con- centrated on it. and afterwards he had seen the stretcherS go forward.
 When we emerged from these hush ed places of danger Cyrano took us all to his dug-out, which was a tasty lit tie cottage carved from the side of a hill and faced with logs. He did the hOnOrS of the humble cabin with the air of a seigneur In his chateau. There was little furniture, but from some broken mansion he had extracted an iron fire e-baCk, which adorned his grate. It was @ fine, medieval bit of WOEAJ WlIn NSuuSy III IleT IEaulIlOnal. costume, in the center of it. It seemed the last touch in the picture of the gallant, viriIe Cyrano. I only met him this once, nor shall I ever see him again, yet he stands a thing complete within my memory. Even now as I write these lines he walks the Ieafy paths of the Argonne, his fierce eyes ever searching for the Boche worker, his red mOustache bristling over their annihilation. He seems a figure out of the past of France.
 That night we dined with yet anoth- CT type of the French soldier, the general who commands the corps of which my friend has one division. Each of these French generals has a striking individuality of his own which I wish I could fix upon paper. Their only common point is that each seems, to be a rare good soldier. The corps general Is Athos with a touch of d'Artagnan. He is well over six feet high, bluff, jOvial, with huge upcurv- ing moustache, and a voice that would rally a regiment.-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in London Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
POLITICAL
Republican Convention.

The great convention held in Bangor Tuesday was significant of the ear nestness and enthusiasm of the Re- p1bhcans of Maine in their preparation for the coming campaign. Every del- ogate from the great County of Aroos- eSAte was present; every delegate from Piscataquis was present; and thare were only six of the delegates from Penobscot who were not in attendance
 The rivalry for the nomination was keen. but the contest was every way friendly and it was with great entau-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
Too Easy With Promises.

Of course President Wilson has Q perfect right to change his mind as cften as he pleases, but that is quiee different from repudiating distinct promises made to get votes. If the pledges on which he rode into the White House have proved worthless because he changed his mind, what faith is to be put in the pledges he is now making in. his appeal for re-elec- tion-Omaha Bee.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

GWritten Specially for The Bulletin)
 In Norwich. the first school meet ing under the new act of the Leg1s- lature granting the proceeds from the sale of Western Reserve lands for
 It is an interesting fact that in Chelsea-Norwich Landing the en- tire number of householders warned to attend this meeting was 145. The families represented numbered 89, or LefhngWells seven, the largest mum 1 Der of any one name.
 The schools established on this basis were at first of an elementary character, gathering in but few pupils from those ranks in society that were able to patroniZe the select schools.
 The first in Norwich of which any certain record exists, as established on the State Fund foundation, and called distinctlvely the Free School, was be- gun at Chelsea in June, 1799. Rufus Robbins was preceptor.
 For many years these district schools, invaluable as they were in the benefits they conferred, were yet far below the highest attainarble standard of usefulness, according 10 Miss CauIkins History of Norwich.
 They were entirely dIssociated, each district managing it's own school by 8 committed After a time, a change of system seemed desirable. The sub ject was brought up in public meet ing and was freely discussed.
 Many of the citizens took a decided stand in favor of a complete change
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

siasm that the motion of Judge Dunn to make the nomination or Ira G. Her sey unanimous. was acceded to by ev- evE delegate in the halI-Portland Ex- press.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

If the net gains of the railroads the past year have been one hundred and ninety million dollars they might re- move some of the $T-men from S15- dollar responsibilities.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

New York is expecting a rise in the price of milk. The farmers demand 4 1-2 cents quart or no milk. Union methods are just as good for farmers as any one else.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

These improvements were made be- tween 1855 and 1858. A high school was left out of the plan, that necessity being splendidly supplied by the Nor wich Free Academy, which was incor- porated in 1854
 The Central SchooI-house-now gen. orally called Broadway school a building of noble dimensions. and wise adoption to it's uses, Miss Caulktns tells us, stands on the east side of Broadway, in an eligible and airy po- sftion.l It is built of brick, with free stone dressings; is three stories high, and well supplied with furnaces and cisterns. This edifce is considered the finest in appearance, position and conveniences of any common school house in Connecticut"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

President Wilson Is "too proud to fight" and too modest to stump the country for himself; and too slow for the American people!
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

A democratic contemporary defends the appointment of a horse doctor on the coast survey because horse sense is good anywhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The provinces lost to Germany com prise one million square miles of ter ritOry.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

If any one tells you that you look like Roosevelt. don't let the fires of pride flare up and consume you! It is better to forget it!
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

Militia men on the border waiting and watching" would rather do and dare. It isn't so bad to be shot as to be eaten up by chigoes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

Amateurs would make professional actors of themselves if they realized that naturalness initiated is the high est art.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

Even an infected wind will blow business to the doctors; but we must not let it get infected.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

November is going to show us whether Wilson's pull or Hughes push is going to win the support of the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

The present democratic congress has all other congresses beaten by five hundred million in the expense ac- count.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12

Carranza is fooIing around peace so that he will not scare the dove he hopes to cage with a hundred million on the olive branch.