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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06
WARWOOD
VOTE FOR
Campbell H. Henderson
FOR SHERIFF
ONCE Nearly comrlstsn.

D" branch supply store room aud the
oific' Of the Wheeling Wall Plaster Co.
~ inc foot OF Twentieth street. b. near
ing completion. al that set remains to
O. done ~ the completion of a concrete,
iloo- under tho office and store room
Mr.. Eb"rts. Of south Warw,ud. has mad
Sharg, of this work. and % iS likely that
ne VIII COntiuu" as manager here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06

an American nag 20 the honor gradu-
afss. Justice charles r. Hughes toda i,
made his first public address since the
op, ming of the Ure-convantion caupaifg1l
it' told The young women graduate
iHaf the flag meant America fr-t. an ur-
divided allegiance. and a nation united
and equal Go its tasks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06
Junk penler ALFALFA

officer l.. l.. ElC. arrested a Junk
ceAIer In South NaTwuoI yesterday at
teruoou. because Ut was luE,Et4 Iu his
business here without a ut,u-. The
ooalgr EaN, hls name as James Robinson
and paid The required license g., and
" as released.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06
Girls Glass Meets

The Girls class OF fu, Presbyterian
church. viii hold O. mUtt.rl .u Ono, CHURCH
THURSDAY cNtnIuL Matters concerning
M bull ms ut their tennis court viii
b" decided ana officers for tine club VIII
b. elected
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06
Scott Lumber compnnv.

The Scott Lumbcr Company has com
plettd the moving OF the lumber and
building supplies from near th. uortn
'ld of do, Nar'yOu Tool Company.
shop. Co their new -rouuds on seven
tecntn street where they ar. planning, %
erect an Office and store room.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06

workers .n the car department OF the
American Car and Foundry Company
Was ammo Inc'l hsI, today. The adyanre
dates from I.uv l and viii AFFECT 8 0no
men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06

hari-fourht contests an. expected The
Vols VIII open at - 30. closing az $50
IN the evening
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06

Pittsburgh.
Mr. j. l.. Baumsnn OF Fairmont. was
Ia business visitor here this morning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06
DAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE
Not In session meets Thursday.
HOUSE
Met A. noon
Considered wisceilanec bills re-
curing unanimous consent
adopted conference r-uort on Ore
Eon arf California land grant bin
Adjourned ~ $50 p. m. until ~
a. m. Tuesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-06
BENWOOD

Vote for jim psrriott for pros.et,,.
ng Af'or-ey one Good Term be
serves Another
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
GIRL GOES Fifteen MILES
ON SKIS TO MARRY
Travels Over Deep Snowdrifts to Be-
come Bride of Young Los An
geles Business Man.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Skiing fifteen miles
over deep snowdrifts to be a bride,
Miss Helen Skinner, eighteen-year-old
daughter Of F. G. Skinner Of Pine Knot
Lodge, Big Bear valley, arrived recent
ly in Los Angeles and was married to
Wesley p. Turner, a young business
man.
Miss Skinner, who passed last sum-
mer at Big Bear valley, had intended
to leave there for Los Angeles earlier
in the season, but was detained until
all roads down the mountain had been
washed out by the rains and lost under
many feet of snow. When she learned
that none Of the roads would be opened
until nearly summer she declared her
intention Of walking down to Los An
geles, no matter how far the snow ex-
tended.
1t was then learned that a stage
could make its way to Dobble, a dead
mining camp on the crest of Big Bear.
hanging $500 feet above the Mohave
desert. So the dauntless little bride
elect, accompanied by her mother and
father, donned skis and walked from
Pine Knot Lodge to DObble, fifteen
miles, over snow that lay an average
depth of three feet At DObble the
party was met by a stage from Victor.
vile.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
BIT OF GALLAHTRY
WINS HIM 100000
Frank H. Canning, Who Protected
a Woman In Fight, Remem-
bered In Her Will.

Philadelphia.-As a result of bit of
gallantry to a woman more than three
years ago Frank ii. Canning. formerly
of this city and later of Ciarksboro. n.
j., is to receive 100000
Mrs. ]. T. Elkins of Detroit, widow
of wealthy ranch owner. died several
weeks ago, leaving an estate of $780,
600. Half of the money goes to Mr.
Canning. the remainder to a charitable
institution in Detroit. Mrs. Elkins was
formerly Miss Irene Chadley of this
city.
Miss Chadley was returning to her
home on trolley car late one night.
She was the only woman on the car,
the other passengers being half doz-
en- intoxicated men and Mr.. Canning.
Suddenly fight started. and one of the
men brushed against Miss Chadley
and threatened her. Mr.. Canning plac-
ed himself in front of the woman and,
with the aid of the conductor. manag-
ed to overcome the rowdies.
Miss Chadley was so upset that Mr.
Canning called a cab and rode with
her to her home in West Philadelphia
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
CITES. GROWTH
Uncle Joe Cannon Tells of Some
Changes In Forty-four Years.
SHOWS AGE Is NO HANDICAP.
Says Uncle Sam Is Two and One half
Times Bigger Than When He Broke
Into consress-Has Retained Sub
tleness Despite His Eighty Years.

MISUNDERSTANDING on the sofa
In his office just Off the chamber Of
the house Of representatives, his well
known cigar at the proper angle in
his mouth, Uncle Joe Cannon, who re-
Gently celebrated his eightieth birth
day, told correspondent on that oc-
casion Of some of the changes which
have occurred in the United States
during the forty-four years he has
been in public life, forty of which
have been spent in congress.
Taking his cigar out of his mouth,
Uncle Joe squinted at the end of it a
moment, and then. replacing it most
carefully at its accustomed angle, he
said:
81 suppose you want to know some
thing about the changes VIII n have
taken place since / first entered con-
gress back in 1873. Why. my boy. the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
FAITH IN OWNING ROD.
Treasure Hunter Says Tip" Is Right
and Keeps on Digging.

Shreveport, La.-Having discovered
evidence of what he believes is buried
treasure or a gold mine on a piece of
ground on Fairfield avenue and owned
by DR.. ]. NJ. Comegys in the most ex-
elusive residence district of the city, a
Shreveport contractor named Farmer
spent all day and part of a night dig
ging in the plot for hidden wealth.
Farmer claims he was led to the spot
by divining rod, and he further main
tains that his divining rod hasn't play
ed him false because it leads him to
the exact spot every time he moves.
Farmer, with the assistance of three
negro helpers, labOred far into the
night in search of the treasure or mine
or whatever it is, and Spadeful after
spadeful of dirt had been removed
without results. Late bulletins from
the scene indicated that no treasure
had been disclosed as yet, though the
hole measured four feet deep and as
many feet in width when the search
was concluded temporarily.
Shreveport is too far inland to have
been the haunt of Captain Kidd or any
other of our well known pirates. and
the next best guess is that it is a gold
mine. Farmer won't quit until he is
either convinced to his own satisfac-
ton that his diyining rod has pulled a
"bone" or that there is really a treasure
at the spot.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
PEARL 100000 YEARS OLD.
Found on the Seacoast and Sent to
Stanford University.

Stanford University. CalifOrnia.-A
pearl estimated to have been formed
100000 years ago and tn he the oldest
specimen of its kind in the world was
found by Stanley c. HerOld. a STAN
ford student, six months ago. The
pearl will he presented to the Stanford
museum.
The pearl and the cOckieshell in which
it was imbedded came to Stanford in
a consignment of geologic material
from the coast of the state of Wash
ingtOn.
According To university authorities.
the pearl is Of little value as a gem.
but the oyster in which it was found
originated, they said. probably in the
paleOzoic period.
I'VE have no record" said Herold.
''Of pearls having been formed before
the time this one was created. 1t re-
tains considerable luster and when
thoroughly polished will regain more
but its 100000 years of existence
has taken out about 80 per cent of its
luSter.
''At the time this pearl was made the
dinosaur, mastodon and sabre toothed
tiger were in existence"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
loHT In
LIARS Ago
Z 6 A. NJ, and
Us a Day
ater.

New Albany. i.l.-Germany, Austria
and other war ret countries of Europe.
which have begun TO conserve day
light, are thirty years behind Indiana.
A cable dispatch from Berlin recently
spoke of the daylight conservation idea
as having been adopted there. The
tenor of the dispatch created the i'm
preston that it was something new,
when, in fact, the idea was adopted
thirty years ago at the Speeds Cement
mills, north of this city.
1t was about 1886 when David Cook,
manager, who still has charge of the
plant, which produces Portland cement.
realized it was sin to waste the fine
daylight which permits work at a. m,
even on most winter days. He studied
the matter, and soon the whistle for
going to work sounded at 6 in the
morning. 1t took some time for the
men to get used TO the change, but
now they would not swap back to the
old system. They begin an hour earlier
and quit an hour earlier. and even dur
ing the winter the ten hour day can be
made.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
HEN 20 YEARS CD LAYS EGG.
Spanish Annie Breaks al Records, De-
Iiehting her Owner.

Spanish Annie Breaks al Records, De-
lighting her Owner.
Hartford.-SpauiSh Annie. the grand
old hen Of twenty years duly au-
thendcatedJ, owned by Colonel James
Blanchard of Dayville, is quite content
to die because recently she performed
what is probably her last labor in this
world, something beyond ''all the kings
horses and all the kings men," for she
laid nice brown egg.
Spanish Annie, called because she is
OF the black Spanish variety, hasn't
laid an egg in years. However, within
a year she got her name in the newspa-
pers and her picture in many of them
when she Matched out a fine brood Of
chickens and was hailed as the worlds
champion Biddy.
Colonel Blanchard, who is proud of
his famous hen, has discovered from
his poultry records that Spanish Annie
was Matched July 4. 1887, and for years
contributed generously to the Blanch-
ard daily egg supply. Some years ago
her shiny jet black feathers began
turning white and her eggs were fewer
Then she lost her quick, dashing gait,
and at present her feathers are a mot
tied gray.
Spanish Annie made no particular
cOmmotion after laying her egg, but
her happy owner arranged a special
feed for her.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
LIGHTNING STRUCK HOUSE.
Russell, His Wife and Baby Have a
Narrow Escape.

Brady, Tex.-Bob Russell, his wife
and baby. who live six miles west of
Brady, had a narrow escape recently
when lightning struck their home, Civ
ing them Il severe shock and setting
the wall paper and bedclOthing atire.
The electric bolt passed across the
roof and came down the wall inside the
room where the family were asleep
and passed to the ground by way of a
telephone wire and two shOtguns
standing near bed.
Russell was rendered unconscious.
and when he recovered he found the
bed clothing and wall paper afire. He
was able to eXtinguish the blaze with
but little difficulty. The barrels of
both guns were melted, as was also
the telephone ground wire.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
WIND IMPRISONS WOMAN.
Locked In Closet and Near Collapse
When Rescued.

Bridgeville. Del.-Imprisoned in
closet by the wind slamming a door
fast, Mrs. Mollie Cordery, who lives
near Bridgeville, had a narrow escape
from death and when discovered was
nearly overcome by the shock.
Mrs. COrdery was cleaning the attic,
and while she was looking in an old
closet gust Of wind slammed the door
and locked it from the outside. There
was no one but herself in the house,
and it was nearly an hour before Mrs.
Cordery's screams happened to be
heard by a gang of men who were re-
pairing the road. With all the doors
locked downstairs, Harley Richards
climbed to the second floor and got
through by a window. When Mrs. Cor
derry was found she was in a pitiable
state. She Is still seriously i'll from the
shock
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
ROBINS ACCEPT HUMAN AID.
Man Replaces Fallen Nest and Birds
Occupy IL.

Seattle, WaSh.-"I had always under
Stood" said Crawford Z. White, the
attorney, who lives at 1903 Mead street,
that birds would invariably abandon
a nest which had been disturbed by
human hands.
Something that happened in my
yard the other day is a distinct excep-
ton to this rule. Two robins had nest
in the branches of cedar tree. The
cross limb which held up the nest fell
away and let it down on the ground.
II thought that would he the end of
that nest. Eut the two birds stayed
near it all the next day. and finally /
got the iIea of rebuilding it. | took
foot ladder and fastened the nest back
securely in place with some ordinary
hay baling wire.
The robins apparently liked the
rough job made of it, for they came
back and have been working together
rebuilding the old nest
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
GIRLS TOO BASHFUl.
Make Inquiries Over Phone Regarding
Man Wishing to Wed.

wake inquiries SNST ThOtiS hSSdi di"S
Man Wishing to Wed.
st. Paul. Ambitious, but BASH
full" is the characterization Joseph
Mounts, secretary To Chief of Police
John ]. O'Connor. made of n st. Paul
young woman after Il day of telephone
calls regarding Elmer Johnson, ranch
er. of Sidney. Mon. who wrote to the
chief making an offer of matrimony to
a suitable St Paul girl.
MANY girls" said Mr.. Mounts. call
ed me asking about Johnson. but none
would give me her name. | think the
girls are passing up Il good thing. be-
cause / think the man is on the level.
Johnson has 800 acres of fertile Mon
tana land. two miles from a railroad.
and says he is "well fixed.
Some of the girls talked real fine,
too" added Mr.. Mounts. land If john
son had heard them maybe he would
have liked to look them over. It's too
bad they are so bashful."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
SEEKS REMEDY FROM SEA.
Physician Dips Thirty, Fathoms For
Pure Salt Water.

San FranciSco.-To save the life of a
patient in st. Winifred's hospital DR..
Winslow Anderson. accompanied by
fourteen doctors and nurses, went out
to sea in a Crowley launch for thirty
six gallons of the purest of pure sea
water.
The ailment from which the patient
is suffering will give way only to a
treatment in which pure salt water
from the sea forms the chief element.
The party carried twelve three gallon
jugs with heavy lead sinkers, by means
of which the water was lifted from a
depth of thirty fathoms. The launch
went nearly to the Farallone islands.
and the party did not return until late
at night.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
CONSTRUCT HOUSE IN
Ohio IN TWELVE HOURS
Two Hundred Workmen Complete
Structure, Gift to a Bride,
While Thousands Look On.

Toledo, o. Scventy-two carpenters
began to build house from the ground
up at 4 30 Il. IN. At i p. III. the same
day it was completed in every detail
and Mrs Emma PlesSner- Mccain was
serving tea in it to Mayor Milroy and
others.
The house and lot were Il wedding
present from the Toledo Real Estate
GARD and contractors. Mrs. Mccain
was Miss Emma PleSsner until a few
hours before the house was finished,
when she became the bride of John J.
McCann. She was assistant secretary
of the real estate board for several
years.
After the carpenter work had pro-
crossed short time plumbers. gas fit
tiers, painters. paper hangers, cleo
tricians and other wOrkmen got busy
and did their share of the building
work within a given time. More than
200 wOrkmen helped build the house.
1t is a five room house, with a bath
room. costing $4,000. Ordinarily it
such house.
Thousands watched the construction
work. Three hundred gallons of but
termilk and Il CARLOAD Of sandwiches
were served.
In addition to the lot and house. built
in less than twelve hours. considerable
furniture was presented by friends.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20

There they stood, hour after hour.
waiting to get into line, and there
weren't six of them that beat it for
home I'll make my guess.
81 like to see women who dare to do
things. There are hundreds of women
working for their living, and most of
them don't dare say what they think.
But those Suffragettes, they've got
their courage right with them, all the
time" went on the plucky, daredevil
movie" star.
She it was who took up the dare when
some one said no girl could be
steeplejack, and on April II, dressed
in the part of a sign painter in OverallS
and cap on which Votes For Women"
cleaned across the visor, Miss White
let herself down an electric sign TWEEN
ty-two stories above Broadway.
Miss White is as 1.-the as Il panther.
She can twist her plant figure into
more curves than most women. Half
italian and half Irish, she comes from
Missouri. and so she adds keenneSs to
her Celt and Latin traits. Il pay
taxes" said she thOughtfully. "Why
shouldn't l say something about what
is to be done with my tax money?
pay income tax. too. just as if l were
man. l earn money too. In my pro-
fession a woman star earns more than
a man, yet have nothing to say about
the income tax law nor about any
other law. Why shouldn't vote? WO-
men are doing every kind of work men
do, and over in Europe they are suffer
ing as much as men suffer. If war
should come to America they would
suffer here. l want to vote for presi-
dent of this country, for l know Who'll
think ought to govern US. But shan't
have anything to say about the preSi-
dent Ill have to abide by the decision
Of men, who may not care half as much
as i care"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20


changes have been like those of an in
FAINT growing into a stalwart man or a
sapling into tree.
Uncle Sam is two and a half times
as big as he was when L broke into
congress. 1 mean by that in physical
stature as measured by population. In
other ways the country has multiplied
four, five and even ten times.
1--WE had thirty-seven states and less
than 100000 population when came
to congress. We now have forty eight
states and 100,000,000 population at
home, with ten or fifteen millions more
in Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. Our total wealth then was given
at $4,000 100000, gold basis, or $780,
600 100000 currency, but now it is
$751;. O0O,O00OO0, without any distinc-
ton as to the unit of measure.
This enormous wealth is not in Wall
street or within thousand miles of it.
1t is not gathered into banks or trust
companies. but is scattered over the
broad land-the prairies, the plains and
the mountains as well as in the facto-
ries and commercial centerS. in fact
there is more of this wealth west of
the Mississippi river than in New York
and New England combined. So you
can see that Uncle Sam has grown, and
it has been something of a job for con-
gress to keep up with the development
of the country"
what do you think has been con-
gress' most farreaching act during this
period?"
81 would hardly call it an act. L
would call it a discovery" replied I'm
Gle Joe. 'It was the discovery of the
general welfare clause of the constitu-
ton. We used to have long constitu-
tional arguments against any kind Of
internal improvements by the federal
government, but now we just read the
general welfare clause Of that old doc
ument and appropriate money for any
scheme that may be proposed.
"This change of sentiment Is pretty
general, but it is marked in the delega-
lions from the south"
The correspondent met with this an
swer when he mentioned legislation:
81 am not going to discuss politics"
Getting up from the couch, he
stretched his arms, and then. just to
show he is eighty years young, Uncle
Joe kicked as high as his chin.
Can you do that, young manf he
asked. And then in reply he said:
mo, and there aren't ten other men
in the house who can"
The correspondent expressed the be-
lief that when a person reached the
fourscore milestone it was time to take
1t easy, and Uncle Joe replied:
"Well, I do take it easy. I'm entitled
to it, am l not? I have things just
about as fine as any man could wish.
have lots of friends. no enemies that
I know of. and lots Of hope and ambi-
ton"
Although he has been mixed up in
every great political fight since the
election Of Lincoln in 1860, Uncle Joe
declined to discuss politics In the con-
crete.
cit would be hardly fitting" he said
'sPeople insist I am a partisan. I am
a Republican, but this isn't q time for
me to talk party politics Ny friends
are In all Of the parties"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
BIG ROOSTER cRIPPLES MAN.
Resents Intrusion of Angler, Who Was
Crossing BARNARD.

Pendleton, Ore.-L. A. McClintock,
local implement dealer, is among the
wounded and helpless as a result Of an
encounter with an angry rooster.
While he was crossing through a
barnyard near the Furish dam, en-
route to the river with an angling out
fit, big Buff Cochin rooster, resenting
the intrusion, few at him. Unable to
pierce his rubber boots with its beak,
the rooster jumped into the air and
drove his spurs home just above Nc
Clintock's knee, one on each side.
The spurs struck a tendon and Grip
pied him. He was helped to an auto
and brought home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20

Railroad Engineer Discovers Gem In
Tin of the Weed.

st. Mary's. Fitzpatrick Fehley, an
engineer ON the Pennsylvania railroad,
stationed here. considers himself very
lucky individual.
A few days ago he bought ten cent
tin Of tobacco. While replenishing his
pipe he was surprised to see ring i'm
bedded i'm the weed. and examination
proved 1t TO contain q setting which
looked suspiciously like diamond. He
took his find to a jeweler. who apprais-
ed the stone TO be worth at least $50.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
sentenees Himself to Jail.

visalia, Cal-Ernest Stevenson. a VI
salia laborer, sentenced himself to a
year In the county jail in Judge Knox's
court after pleading guilty to charge
of drunkenness. The verdict was set
aside by the judge as excessive. In
passing sentence on himself after the
Judge had asked him to do so Steven
son said treatment In hospital did no
good and perhaps he could sober up
right" IN q year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
Pushes Junk Cart Miles.

Holton, Kan. Sherman Crawford,
an industrious junk gatherer Of this
city, loses none OF his profits to the
railroads. He loads his cart with 800
pounds of material and when weather
and roads are good pushes the cart to
Topeka. By leaving Holton at 8 O'Clock
in the morning Crawford can make the
thirty-two miles to the capital city BY
shutdown.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-05-20
GETS BACK HIS SIGHT.
Blinded by Fall, Man Is Recovering
After Eight Years.

Philadelphia. Unable TO see for eight
Years. Edward ClaycOmb. painter, OF
Altoona. Pa. is recovering his sight by
degrees.
In lM'S he fell from n house he was
lalnlinS. and in addition to his other
INJURIES hc detached the retinas OF
10th eyes. lie hecame blind. Special
ISIS of a dozen cities were consulted,
and they all told him his case was
hopclcSS.
For the last several weeks his slght
HAS been returning. and now he can see
and rcad large letters and distinguish
"'Ween rnlorS. Physicians are puz-
~.'u, Claycomb is hopeful that MS
NSht will become normal.