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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-07
W. S. & |. co. CONCENTRATES
0PEN-HEARTH STEEL FURNACE
WILL ACQUIRE TITLE TO MEOILL
PROPERTY AT NORKVlLLE
IN SHORT TIME.
Extensive Improvements Are Being
Made 20 Present Plants-Bei-
mont Furnace Resumes
March LIST.

There has been considerable specu-
latiOn over the ownership Of the Medill
property near Yorkville. which was
recently sold, and a number OF I'M
authorized reports have been circu-
lated as TO what use probably would
be made OF the tract.
The Intelligencer is in a position
TO confirm its story published a few
weeks ago TO the effect that the
Wheeling Steel and Iron company pur-
chased the property through other
parties. A. soon as a few minor de
tails are completed. the transfer will
be made and the title turned over TO
the Wheeling Steel and Iron com
pany within q few days.
The property was purchased for the
purpose Of ultimately erecting an
open hearth steel furnace upon 10. u
was learned yesterday. however. that
the plans OF the company are indcG-
mite In al probability. the ground
will be used for that purpose. but not
this year and certainly not before
fall.
Needs open-Hesrth Furnace.
The Wheeling Steel and Iron COM
pany ar present has four Bessemer
furnaces-onc ar Martins Ferry. an
other ~ the Top Mill. a third in Ben
wood and the fourth a. tho Belmont
mill
These four furnaces have q total
capacity Of about $50 tons per day.
or an annual output of approximately
100000 o 70 AZ present. the demand
of the finishing departments consider.
ably exceeds the capacity Of these
furnaces. and in addition 20 coneum-
ing their output. tho company buys
considerable steel from other fur
naces. Also. The entire absence 81
o]peu-hearfh steel makes advantageous
to tho company the erection Of an
other furnace which would manufac.
ture O~uen-hearfh steel
Tho proposed opon-hear'h furnace
would have a capacity o. from $50 to
300 tons which would make Tho daily
capacity az the company furnace
about 300 tons almost double tho
present capacity uIft0uf fls Belmont
Uul
Extensive Improvements arc In pro.
cross on fho HfrvouI and MARITIME
Ferry mills Tho plant of fhr wheel
iue Sheet and 1Ir plat. company ~
N0rksIIID Ia el.1 being ENLARGED go
fha' .'. capacity vIII Dol more than
doubled I'r furnace af fhe belmont
n.I. Which Il. Dol. .Uuf down fgr
ftn pact seven Frar. i. being put .n
rDHiIr'. f1 resume operation about
March o
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-07
Mendel

BRIEF ans simple services marked the
funeral Of Miss jamie <endei on Thurs
day Afternoon. The services were held
az the. nome OF her mother. AIRS. Lucy
Al'tel george. corner OF Commerce
ana Tenth streets. Rev. W. J. Holmes
.gt the Presbyterian church. ami Rev. A
l-lNermor'. OF the 4. J.. church Of
hciatcd. \ great number Of doraI ~
butte We're eut by the many friend OF
the dcccacd girl. Tuterment WAS mad.
in Brooke cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-07

The reports at the Wellsburg post
ohice FOR the month OF December. 1915.
month at the local Office We're 10 per-
cent highcr than the same month in
1915. The Increase In the Incoming
man was greater than the increase In
the outgoing. The work was hendled
without extra help. the Office maxing
an excellent showing tor the m3ntn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-07

busy on the repairing sons Of th,
~trscis, which are iu e very bad condi-
tlun at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hefner. OF Pitts
burEh. are spending several DAYS visit
luE az the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hein"r. Of South Richland avenue.
Den Waddle. who has been confined al
his home Tor several DAYS with the
grippe b. slowly recovering.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-07
Clock Frozen.

about 80 Thursday morning IA
hands becoming frozen. Early risers
ana others in the city. friends of the
Dig time keeper Were much handicapped
by it, embarrassment. II has been
started again and is now showing the
Correct time TO all the people in the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-07
seeured Auto Delivery.

this afternoon that he had received
word from the Hostoruc, department
al Washington TO Che effect that the
auto truck delivery cot parcel post pack
ages would be- made permanent in Steu-
b,uEilIe.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
RATE HEARING TO
Be SET IN 10 DAYS
Chicago Expected To Be Selected
For Meeting Place
For Cape Case.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission announced that
within ten days it would make known
he date for the rehcaring in the case
involving the rates on coal from points
in Illinois on the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois and the Cotton Belt railroads
to Cape Girardeau and other points in
Missouri.
1t is quite likely that the hearing
will be held in Chicago, which is the
most convenient point for the railroad
companies involved and for the people
who are expected to be on hand to tcs-
tify.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will consider an application for u
change in the schedule of other rail
road companies during the hearing.
1t was announced today that as soon
as the date and the place for holding
the meeting are chosen, the commits
sion will send notices Of the proposed
meeting to all of the cities involved as
we'll as the railroads.
The case was reopcned at the re-
quest of Cape Girardeau, Chaffec,
Rockview and Hazel Spur. These
cities claim that they have been dis
eliminated against by the new sched-
ulc of rates that went into effect last
September, by which certain railroads
were granted an increase in the rate
on coal, hauled from the mines in Hi
nOis.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
REPORT KAISER
IS DEAD HURTS
MARKETS IN U.S..
Continued from page ID

he rides on belligercnt ship. The
bills provide:
Passengers and munitions shall not
be transported on the same ships
American citizens are to be refused
passports to travel on vessels of bcih-
gercnts; no ship to transport them
shall be gwen clearance papers.
Senator Owen and Works joined
Senator Jones III contending Nc
Ncely's expectation that ne was safe
under international law was not iusti-
fled as a matter Of experience.
Calling the present upward s".in,,
of business "blood-soaked prosper
ity,' coming as piece of political
good fortune to help the Democratic
party, Representative Humphrey Of
Washington, in a speech today, pre-
dicted 4 panic unequalcd in the his
tory Of the country at the end Of the
European war unless the tariff rates
are raised.
Secretary Rcdfeld, said Humphrey,
rushes INTO print with prosperity It'd
ings every time new gun is sold to
the warning nations. He referred TO
Redtieid as the official prosperity
'thimbIcrigger' of the adminstra-
ton Humphrey said that with all
the heavy exports prosperity is still
Local, spotted, temporary and spas
mOdic.
who will boast of the prosperity
here that is measured by the blood
and tears she'd across the seas he
said. eve would look upon such Il
person much as we would look upon
the man who boasts Of having rifcd
the clothes Of dead soldiers on Il bat
tlcfcld."
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
OLIVER-DEARMONT
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Wedding Date is Not Set But VIII be
Within Next SIX Months-An-
nOuncement is Made az Din
ner Saturday.

Announcement was made Saturday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3. Oil
yer of the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Marguerite Oliver and Rus
sell L. beaumont, son of President w
S. Dearmont of the Normal School.
No date for the wedding has been set,
but it is said that their marriage will
take place within the next six months.
Many of the friends of the couple
have been expecting the announcement
of their engagement, so that to Cape
society, it was not u surprise.
The guests present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
w. Kochtitzky. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. W. =. Oliver, Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Himmelberger, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. b. Oliver, Jr; Mrs. A. r.
Byrd, Jr, of New York; Misses Lem
ing, Glenn, Himmelberger, Kochtitzky
and Harrison; John Lilly, DR.. +. D.
Rhodes, Julian Dearmont, Nelson
Dearmout, o. S. Kochtitzky, Jr., and j.
L. Oliver.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
DIR. TOMLINSON RITES TODAY.
Pioneer Southeast Missouri Doctor
DIES Of Pneumonia.

The funeral of Dr. Thomas Eugene
TOmlinson, who died early yesterday
morning at his home in Morley after d
long illness with pneumonia, will be at
8 o'clock this afternoon. The ser
vices will be held in the Morley Bap-
fist Church and at the cemetery the
Masonic lodge will be in charge.
DIR. TOmlinson had been i'll for Il
long time and had been sinking for
the last week. He once regained his
strength and friends believed he
would recover by after Christmas he
suffered Il relapse He was about 80
years old and long had been Il practic
ing physician in Southeast Missouri.
He is survived by his wife and three
children: Mrs. c. A. Stallings of More
house; Mrs. Fred +. Black of Van
duser and Homer +. TOmlinsOn of the
Cape. He also is survived by scvera!
brothers and sisters. Several Cape
doctors as we'll as physicians from
other towns attempted TO pull DR..
Tomlinson through his illness, but all
to no avail.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
A. D. PERKINS dies
AT Home IN nLMO
Wealthy Lumberman Suffered
With Pneumonia For
Several Days.

AD Perkins wealthy Iun,ber man.
r-nor, all ovcr Southeast Missouri,
,-r,o ,.oe o., i,+in,,+o rr.ond of "I-ncIe''
ice Cannon, died at 10 O'Clock yestcr-
dav morning at his home in limo,
after an illness of several days. He
was y years old and his death Was
caused by q combination of asthma
and pneumonia.
Mr.. Perkins had been suffering with
;.thmatic trouble for several years and
or several occasions he had suffered
With severe attacks. Several days
a~o, he contracted a cold which de-
yclopcd 4 case of grip and then
turned into pneumonia.
He was confined to his home for sew
cral DAYS before his death and he
grew weaker gradually.
Announcements arc heinr made for
h.. r,ro,.,I in Do,v;IIo m Mr. Per-
In. childhood homo Ono of the
H., roo,,os+, ,b.+ no ,,odo before
H.. do,tb ,,-os +bo4 b;c bod,, no +aLen
- Don,-;IIo fo,. burioI
-, ,c vi.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
REPORT SAYS JUDEN.
MAY MISS P. 0. JOB.
Two Men He Defeated Making
Campaign To Roll Him
Is RumOr.

Democrats in Cape Girardeau are
discussing the report that has reached
this city from Washington during the
past week, that Thomas J. Juden may
not land the Postmastership. Men
who were mentioned for the place, it is
reported, have written letters to the
Postmaster General, protesting against
the confirmation of Juden.
The nature CT the charges against
Mr.. Juden have not been learned, but
it is stated that two letters have been
written to Washington, in which it re-
ported, that an investigation will fol-
low the appointment of Judcn as Post
master.
Mr.. Juden informed The Tribune
several weeks ago that two of the
candidates he defeated for Congress-
man Russell's recommendation, had
continued their campaign, and because
of their activities, he had not request
ed Mr.. Russell to hurry the appoint
ment
Mr. Juden thinks he was entitled to
take up the duties of Postmaster.
January l, and he would nave insisted
upon il, he said, mad it not been for
the opposition that had been waged
by Cape Girardeauans against him.
He would not name the men who have
been writing to Washington.
According to the reports current in
this city, Congressman Russell is be-
ing urged to permit Judcns name to
be rejected in the interest of party
harmony, but this rumor could not be
confirmed last night.
Another report is that f. w. Flentgc
is likely to hold over for another term,
but Democrats, who could be inter
viewed last night, scoffed at this re-
port.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
WANTS PUPILS TO
FIGHT PHTHISIS
Anti tuberculosis Society Seeks
To Teach SAM
tatiOn.

The fight upon tuberculosis that has
been carried in recent years into many
fields of human activity, will be taken
up in the Cape's public schools and in
the Normal School this winter, if plans
Of the local Society for the Prevention
and Cure of Tuberculosis arc carried
to d successful conclusion.
A conference will be held with the
Board of Education shortly by DIR. W.
c. Patton, president of the anti phthi-
sis organization, who seek the cooper
alton of the School Board in reaching
the children in the schools with the
propaganda for fighting the white
plague.
1t is proposed to teach the school
children something of the disease and
how it may be prevented by means of
simple sanitation measures and the
use of plenty of sunlight.
Lectures on hygiene may be given
and practical talks on cleanliness made
under the scheme that will be worked
out for reaching the school children,
if the board joins in the movement
Mayor Rage has declared he is in
favor of any movement whose purpose
shall be to convey practical knowledge
on how to purge the city of tubercu-
lOsis. He has indicated that if the
plans provide for it, he will announce
by proclamation special day to be
set aside for the nti-tuberculosis
movement.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
MRS. HUNTER TO Be
BURIED TOMORROW
Widow of Senator Hunter Had
Been Ill 8 Days With
Pneumonia.

The funeral of Mrs. Ella Hunter,
wife of Senator William Hunter, who
died yesterday afternoon at her home
in Benton, will be held in the Method
;st Church, conducted by Rev. Martin
Hall of St. Louis, and Rev. |. Q. Nc
Corklc, of Benton, pastor of the Meth
odist Church there.
Burial will be in Benton cemetery.
Mrs. Hunter, who is a member OF
the Hunter family known all over
Southeast Missouri and whose hus-
band was one of the heaviest land
owners in this section of the state, had
bcen i'll but eight days.
About two weeks ago she contracted
cold and a case of the grip set in.
Eight days ago, this developed into
pneumonia and from that time on, she
became gradually worse. She was 62
Years old.
Mrs. Hunter, until her illness a
short time before Christmas was a
frequent visitor in the Cape, and she
* related to John Hunter of South
Spanish street.
Senator Hunter has been i'll for
sometime himself, but yesterday Was
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
TRIM
IDEAL TEN-PINNERS
E. NJ. Clintock Stars In Game
And Makes Score
OF 5S7.

The Cape ten-pin record for three
games in succession in a match series,
last night was broken by L. McClin-
took, who put over a score of 567.
NcCLntock is a member of the Ideals
team which was rolling against the
BrOatlways and were defeated two
games out Of three on account of a
large handicap that the Ideals had to
give the Broadways.
McClintock has 0ecn rolling just an
ordinary game so far this winter, but
last night, he started in to put over
rea! game of ten-pinS. His first mark
was the highest on his team at 1877.
The second tailed PIP and in the
third game he came back with mark
Of 1SS. His nearest competitor in the
evening was Henry Kimmich who roll
ed 400. Kimmich so far holds the rec
ord fer one game on the Capc's alleys,
with a score of 257.
The Ideals last night were forced to
give the Broadways a handicap of 81
pins on account OF their previous per-
formances. This high handicap beat
them.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
BUILDINGS
IN HAARIG Are
SWEPT BY BLAZE
Continued from page IL

Kacss also ran down stairs in his place
to telephone an alarm.
BY that time the flames were mount
ing to the rear porch of his home. He
began aiding his wife and children to
escape and the children were carried
from the burning building when the
frcmcn arrived.
Mr.. Kacss' children are Minnie. /:
years old, Ruby, 10, Marie, Edward,
Warren and Albert Is months old.
The kaess family was taken to the
home of Gus Maurer at pa South
Sprigg street. None was discovered
in any of the other buildings that
were burned.
After the flames had worked their
way into the home Of Mr.. Kaess they
lcaped to the Meyer & Suedekum
hardware store where a store room on
the second floor was burned, and the
the Seib cigar factory was burned and
water damaged. The cigar factory
is Just above the hardware store in
the front end of the building.
The firemcn fought the fire in the
teeth of hard wind from the north
that froze the water a few moment
after it fell Good Hope street was ice
covered
Mr.. H. {. Wascm, proprietor Of the
drug store next door west of the hard
ware store, was called to his store.
He remained in the store until the
flames got we'll under way in the hard
ware store next door and then locked
his place and left prepared to watch
the flames break III and take it also.
The fire-wall held the blaze in check
however.
Several other business men were
summoned to their establishments by
the telephone operator and a large
crowd of people gathered TO witness
the fire.
Mr.. kacss cried as he watched his
place burned. He declared that his
losses will be $4,000 including his per
sonal effects upstairs and the equip
mcnt III the bakery. He has $500 in
Surance to cover all, he said. Mr.
kacss and some friends succeeded in
saving his horse and wagon from 4
stable in the rear.
George H. Meyer, one Of the firm
of Myer d Suedekum, declined to
state what he believed that losses will
be. He said that his firm carried in
surancc on their stocks of hardware,
but he declared that it was not suifi-
cient to cover the entire value of the
stocks.
Much of the hardware stock that
has not been actually damaged by fire,
was damaged by water.
The firemcn gained control of the
flames about 4 o'clock this morning.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
MEYERS Wife SAVED
HIS LIFE WEEK AGO
Wrested Knife From Hands
Hangs Self to Garrett
Rafters.

Mrs. Rowine Meyer, wife of Fred
c. Meyer, whose body was found car
~ yesterday morning hanging by a
rope from raftcr in the garnet at
his home, prevented her husband from
killing himself week ago by wrest-
ing 4 butcher knife from his hands, it
became known yesterday after the
Coroner's inquest had been held.
The body was found by his wife
when she went into the attic to see
why her husband did not come down
stairs for breakfast. He had threat
ened to kill her and himself Tuesday
night and had chased her out of the
house before he went to the attic and
went to sleep. The Meyers live in
the alley north Of Broadway back of
the Meyers Bros, meat market.
Meyer, who was about "a years old,
has worked around town for several
wears, but according to his wife, he
never contributed to their support.
She worked as a laundress to keep
herself, she said.
Tuesday night he went home and
quarreled with his wife. About Z
o'clock he went upstairs and at 9
o'clock she followed and says he was
sleeping soundly.
She slept downstairs and the next
morning when she went upstairs she
saw his body dangling by the rope
frcm a rafter near window. Mrs.
Meyer gave the alarm and neighbors
we're summoned.
The body was allowed to hang as it
had been found till the Coroner, DR..
Schoen, arrived to hold an inquest.
The body then was cut down and the
Coroner declared he believed that the
man had hung himself early Tuesday
night.
1t is believed he crouched in the
window sill about three feet from
where he was hanging, tied the rope
about his throat, and leaped off the
window sill, the fall breaking his
neck.
When he was found, his feet and
knees were dragging the floor.
The funeral will be at 1 o'clock this
afternoon from the home to Fair
mount cemetery. Meyer is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. jeff Thomas of
406 North Boulevard, grandson,
three brothers, and three sisters.
He came to the Cape eight years
ago from a farm between Jackson and
Tilsit, where he and his wife were
raised
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07

NJ. 0 Morris of Pcrryvilc stopped
in the Cape yesterday afternoon to
transact business here while on his
way to several southern points. He
departed late yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. f. W. kes,er, of 430
South Pacific street, have returned
from Springfield, Mo-, where they Wis
tied with Mr. Keller's parents since the
Tuesday before Christmas.
Miss Theresa Carroll, welI-known
clerk in the Glenn Mercantile Co., and
Mrs. A. P. Behrens today will go to
Commerce to visit at the home of Mrs.
Jennie Crowder.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
TAKE WOMAN TO HOSPITAL.

Mrs. Virgic Pott, who has been
conducting the rooming house at the
corner of Broadway and Main street,
yesterday was taken to St. Francis
hospital in an automobile. Her con-
dition is serious and it is believed that
an illness with which she has been
suffering for the last three weeks may
prove fatal.
Mrs. Potts husband is in Poplar
Bluff. where he also conducts room
ing house. Mrs. Pott has been in the
Cane for several months.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07
HAS BLOOD POISONING.
Mrs. Lula Collier is in Critical COndi-
ton After Weeks Illness.

Mrs. Lula Collier yesterday was
taken from her home in South Cape
TO st. Francis hospital suffering with
Il severe case of general blood poison
ing and after having been there for q
few hours last night WAS removed to
her home.
Mrs. Collier became i'll more than d
week ago and in the last week has be
come much worse. According to the
physician who is attending her, she
may die.
Collier is employed at the Cape
CoOperage Company plant as a yard
foreman and the Golfers reside near
the plant
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-07

able to leave his home for the first
time in several days. Mrs. Hunter is
survived by five children, all of whom
will go to Benton to attend the funeral
tomorrow.
The children are: Lynn Hunter, of
charlottesville; Mrs. u. P. Haw, Of
Benton; William Hunter, of Holly
wood; Mrs. J. r. Henderson, of Shell
bina: and Catherine Hunter of Ben
ton.