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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26
Dividend on
IT, s. Steel
Common

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-United States
Steel common shares were restored to
their regular dividend status of FIVE
per cent today when the directors
unanimously declared a quart erly dis
bursement of Ia per cent out of earn
ings for the past quarter OF 1915. Total
earnings OF S5l.232.7SS for the three
months We're the largest for any STINT
lar period in the history OF the corpor-
alton, exceeding the previous record,
made in the second quarter OF 1907,
10y S5.12S,pSS.
The statement OF earnings. no less
than the action on the dividend. was
IN line with popular expectations. fore
casts having ranged from 5000, 900
TO SjJ. ZOO. 600.
The corporations financial position
may be judged from the fact that II
now has cash in banks amounting 20
$lo5 .oou.000 while its surplus for the
last quarter OF 1915 amounts to more
than S23 900 600. a. against a deficit OF
S5.6U6.0O0 in the corresponding quar-
ter of the previous year.
In detail. the report for the last
quarter of 1915 shows total earnings
of 95l. 232.7SS net income Of S4O.S53.-
ll3 and surplus OF s23 .3OO.692 These
IlEuEfS con- pare win TOTAL earnings OF
S3S.7lO.644 net income Of S3O.O45.7g1
and surplus OF $1S.O37.241 az the end
of the quarter Immediately preceding
Monster Total
Total earnings for 1915 were $3.50
35l .2H6. compared with SS1.746.51S i'm
1914 on the basis OF returns for the
last quarter Of 1915. and With orders
already IN hand. 10 i- believed the steel
corporation earnings for 1916 will
run into unprecedented figures
In the fourth quarter of 1914. when
common dividends were altogether su--
pended. total earnings were only So
"33.l1U and net income st.345.25N. after
charges and depreciations amounting
to Si.5Ss.uOp had been made For the
last quarter OF 1915 charge- and de-
precautions. together with other ap-
propriauons amounts TO about 80 $50
90 We're made despite which the net in-
come i- larger BY over coo per cent
than az the close Of 1914
The outlay involved in the disburse.
Wont of the common dividend amounts
TO s6353.1S1. which with the regular
quarterly dividend Of 1H, per cent ON
tho preferred stock makes q total divi-
deud distribution for the quarter AZ
t12G5s70l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-An agree.
ment whereby the secured and unse-
cured creditors Of Josiah V. Thomp-
son of Uniontown. Pa, will cooperate
10 obtain adjustment OF claims i'm the
receiyership proceedings involving
more than SjO.UOD.OO in bituminous
coal lands In Western PENNSYLVANIA
and West Virginia was adopted AT n
meeting OF the creditors committee
mere today. Alexander &. Robinson
of Pittsburgh. chairman of the com.
mlfeo. issued the following statement
after tho meeting.
b" committee feels assured of the
cooperation of both the secured and
unsecured creditors ana of the official
Institutions and all others concerned
100 view of ffc far reaChinu interest
involved. aueCtiuc the values of aII
biiumiuou- coal properties Iu the east.
orn part of the United States. The
comm.,ee decided 10 adopt deposit
agreement and TO call for the deposit
Of unsecured claims Hereunder Tl.
secured creditors Will also be- ueaofi.
aiod with. With view of procuring
their cooperation"
Ih" proceeding involved about 27u-
600 acres of coal properties. Tho
meeting was held at The office of
samuel Jnt"rmeyer. counsel to the
company which, besides Mr Robin.
SON. is composed of the following.
i. T. Hl'chman. WhceIne. ~. Va .
James a. Campbell. YOUNGSTOWN %
d. h Hamilton. Pittsburgh. 4. D.
cooper. luiontowu g. S Harar
Jniontown. and a. Pumm,r Austin.
lrIOuIpwn
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Count Won Bernstorff Notified
Yesterday By Secretary Lansing
Proposal Is Partially Unsatisfactory That Had to
Turned Down-Bernstorf to Submit Another Tentative
Proposal Which May Controversy

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25-The United
States Is understood TO have rejected
as being partially unsatisfactory Ger
many's latest proposal i'm the Lusi.
tania negotiations. Secretary Lansing
with the approval OF President Wilson.
IS said to have so informed Count
Won Bernstorff. the German amoassa-
dor. during conference late today. at
the state department
The ambassador will confer AGAIN
with the secretary tomorrow II Il
understood he will then submit an
other confidential tentative proposal
Tor settlement. having embodied in
~ the requirements OF the United
states. After being considered by
he President and Secretary Lansing
the matter, unless present plans mis-
carry. will be- transmitted 10 Berlin
ior the approval or disapproval Of the
German government Five or six days
may elapse before IL is known whether
me Berlin foreiCn office will assume
view which comedies with that oi
the administration
II Is considered probable that the
ambassador may forward some rec
concentrations with the tentative form
settlement. which 10 is said. will con.
tam every point Tor which the United
states has for so long Contended.
Partially Acceptable.
Ia many particulars the suggested
form OF agreement designed To con
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FRENCH OFFICIALS
ARE RELEASED

berlin. Dan. 2j. By wireless 10
0ds tiIi"' AdfIrfs received hv the
overseas Nnws Agency from Consfan-
i''.ii' eaF Ihaf the Turkish govern
h.ri na- released the French embassy
oII. i'.-. who since tho outbreak of
.'" NI. had been attached to tho
I.iL.tn embassy in tl, Turkish capt
Tai The Officials bad been barred as
measure OF r'rrisHI after tnp entente
I."' '."k into custody tho cuuauIa
%. rf'.HINi n. iNe central powers.
''' american Ambassador at Con
''l.'. Il'nfr Nor-onfhau. ON Jan.
H. Do. advised fll American l....i..n
a' AfH.r 0f fHe arrest of ..rFf Fr.rrb
mon a' 'on..arHn1rI. r. 4 -aprIsat
I"r tN' arrest nf fHr suf.lf. allies af
'.' I'ItnH.. CONSUL. aI -.I.rItt
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Speed Up Work
In Congress Is
Urged By Wilson

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.Day in
IN congress.
Senate
Met az noon.
Public lands committee report
ed water power bill. recognizing
jurisdiction of both state and fed
er1l governments over water DOW
or sites
Po~tofiice committee recon
meuded deposits Of postal savings
funds in federal reserve banks.
Military and naval committee
continued hearings
Adjourned a. 1853 until noon
"wednesday
House
Me- an noon
Military and naval committees
continued hearings
River and harbor committees
heard Representative summers ON
Trinity River project
Republican Leader Mann made
.Ircch advocating preparedness
Repre- arnfHtiyr Bennett. New
Aorh. defended German Ameri-
cans BOZ 70 speech
Passed the Shacl,Ieford se5-
100000 good roads bin. PSI to 81
three members voting present"
Adjourned af @ 20. m 20 noon
"wednesday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26
All Creditors
Of Thompson
oCo-Operate

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-At the
meeting of the j. V Thompson
creditors association committee
az which plans were discussed for
Wrestling the affairs OF the west
ern Pennsylvania coal land mag
ate from the chaotic condition
into which they were recently
precipitated by many law suits in
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
prominent part was taken by
Edward T. Hitchman. the Wheel
ing banker and coal operator. Nj.
Hitchman Is the only practical
coal man on the committee, and
his services are OF great value.
u was a plan he had a prominent
part in framing that was dis
cussed At the meeting here today.
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MAKE LEIPZIG
CULTURE SEAT
FAMOUS MEN OF GERMANY
WERE TUToRED WITH
IN ITS WALLS
Goethe, Gottsched and Lambrecht
Honored BY Students of
History and Art
BY James O'DonneI 5ennett
War Correspondent Of the Wheeling In
tclNgcuCer ana Chicago Trlbuuel

LEIPZIG. Germany. Dee. s6-We
passed through more corridors and
courts and streets and climbed more
stairways. until at last we entered one
Of tho older buildings Of the univers-
ity.
We were on the way to Saschsisches
Institut fur Kulter und Universalges-
schichte in University street.
This institution rs not only one uf
the most vital forces in scholarship.
but IL is a monument 10 its founder
and developer. the late Karl Lamp
recht The Saxon Institute for Cul-
ture and Universal History represents
though IL does not fulfll-for he said
no one man nor any one set Of men
would do that-the dreams OF Lamp
rcClt.
Death at So Years.
LampreCht died a year ago at the
axe Of IS tie had a fascinating con-
ception OF historic values and OF the
office of history
What interested him most was not
names and chronologlcs but how the
peoples OF the earth were born, how
they lived and loved. how they mar
ried and were given tn marriage. how
they worked and made laws. how they
built and how they dressed. how they
CcOnanuod on Page Tsnl
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 27 Agitation
for greater congressional activity on
'h" administrative legislative pro
-rtm received new impetus today
when President Wilson asked Major
iF Leader hrchu fo speed up" th,
work 0n The house side OF the capitol
tconunusd on Page TweiveD
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mcnt iu yesterday l1touie'uo,r Uat
th.s paper be- ro.nE t0 hold au inetl
iufr off duwesfI, science f0r fhe house
wives off This city Mis-. Emma usr rso
Who VIII have charge of This Second
annual school fur ,Ooh.. Ila lIV,u
Dor lectures and cookery lessons boz
fore hundred. of UOu.CvItrs during
Ihe past fvu year.. and .rcrf many
homes arc rur more efficiently and
easily and many families have ur
better health because off ftr advice
Miss Uarkp ha. been able to give
tnDu
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SPECIAL At,rsouoos featured.

Tho lesur. and cookery our.D Mics
Uanko viii bold 8t OBJ, Market audi.
torum next week. ls tH bo au enter.
prise of far reaching uOs.iHuU.s
which viii over shadow anything OF
The Kind ever held Iu fhD CITY Es-
ptCiaIly does thls seem probable when
some of The special features are con.
s.dcred. ln tho frst place. Miss Hau.
ko teaches easy methods. shc Ei,Dt
lesson. iu fhr uar of OBJ, UrtIess
cooker and other labor .aUr. dcyJDo..
aud oven suErr.ts bow fo afIaurD Ho
Ntohru furniture stowue fha. ths
haF much f0 du With fIr cooks ,fu-
.'.nrcH. Ou BIER domestic science plat
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26
FOOD
SCHOOL ATTRACTS INTEREST

If you nave been trou-
bleI with any sort of do-
m.efic problem Nhafso-
over. and of course you
have along With other
women who Keep house.
you nave already taken
notice off AMI been Irfr.
....H .u dad. arr.rrH H...
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26

LONDON, Jan. %. 11:46 p. m.-lf
reports from Turkish headquarters
coming by way of Berlin are exact.
the British forces in Mesopotamia suf-
fered somewhat severe reverse in
their endeavor To reach the besieged
town of Kut-el-Amara on the Tigres
river Some twenty miles east OF Kut-
elAmara the Turks in counter attacks
on the British. drove them several
miles and the british left on the field
about three thousand dead. The Turk
ish losses are declared to have Deen
comparatively slight.
II was after this fight. which lasted
six hours. that General Aylmer is de-
Clared TO have requested and obtained
a truce of one day in order that the
dead might be buried.
The British advancing from Munte-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26
Turks lnflict a Severe Reverse
On the British in Mesopotamia
Counter Attacks Near Driven
Back Seven Miles and Suffer 5000 Killed Lose
Heavily In Fight With Russans-Quiet Elsewhere

LONDON, Jan. 26.. 2:o5 a. M
The morning papers emphasize
the renewal Of heavy fighting on
the west front They believe that
there was a serious German at
tempt TO break through the
French lines close to the Flan-
ders coast on Monday. and pre-
dict that German activity in the
west will probably reach its
highest effort on Thursday, when
the German emperor celebrates
his 57th birthday.
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wAsHrHorou Tan. o. Forecast.
west virginia "wednesday.
r'hrrrIHV rain nr snow
western Penney ITrrfH. ouin.uair and
rnl'er "wednesday. Thursday rain ar
.uUr
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form at fh. Market auditorium. che
.a eous fo demonstrate just how the
-l. stove and tfCheH cabinet. the ~
fur.ra'or Or0't.. cooker and WORK
table MAY to placed .n as 90 save
toonunusd on Fsss rhr..l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26
Tries to ShOU
Murder Motive
mMOhr Case

PROVIDENCE. II. l.. Jan. .5-Testi-
mony was introduced today al the trial
OF Mrs. Elizabeth +. Mohr. and two
negroes charged with the murder OF
the woman's husband. Dr. &. Franklln
Mohr. showing that on the day Dr.
Mohr died his widow petitioned the
municipal court To- have her self ap-
pointed custodian OF his property She
tlied al the same time petition 10
De named administrator.
lhc prosecution submitted this eVi-
dence IN support of the theory out
hhed 10 the jury in the opening argu-
menl, That Mrs. MOhr's motive for the
alleged instigation of the negroes 10
XII her husband was partly her de-
sire 10 gain control OF his properly.
To offset any impression that tins
testimony might make. the defense m
Z cross examination OF Milford d. Roc.
efs. clerk OF the probate court. drew
from him the statement that 10 was
customary TO file petitions for Gus
iodianship Immediately. to protect
the properly.
IL was brought out that second nett.
. non Tor custOdianship was signed bv
Elizabeth =. Mohr and Charles NJ
Mohr, OF Baltimore. Md. son of DR.
Mohr while the first petition filed bv
tae widow made no mention of Charlie
VI. Mohr as her relative.
Were Joking.
Ia cross examining, several nav..
PAPER men. who had testified in cor.
+ roboration OF the police officers testi.
mony relative 90 alleged confessions of
The ueero'-. Cecil Brown and U,nrv
Sp'ilWan. William li Lewis. of coun.
eel ,ur the defense indicated that he
3 would probably attempt to convince
'h' jury that when Brown and spell.
man stated that they killed Dr Niobr
ON Mrs. Mohr~ promise 10 uay them
>'."''. they We're iohuc N.r Lewis
asked each of th. newspaper report.
'is % they Thought The negroes we're
Joking or pretending 90 ten the Truth
When one oi them replied that ha
thought the negroes were DOB earnest
Mr.. Lewis asked. Have YOU mo- sense
of humor7"
Ralph Bailey one OF the r,porfers
i'-ii"d That Brown admitted srnof.
ing the doctor. and that SpefInisu said
DO shot Miss Burger Nj Bailey aid
II'I Brown told him he uuder-too
MIS- Nohr wanted the doctor .l4fn eo
she could Eet his property Tho da-
Tense VIII open tomorrow.
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Jap-a-lac, all colors, at Reilly's.

Jap-a-lac, all colors, at Reilly's.
A few turkey hens for sale L. A
Wheeler.
Gorton Beers left Saturday fol-
Salt Lake City to make his home
there.
Fred Brown was up from Payette
Saturday to give his pupils violin
lessons.
Leave your orders this week for
Early Ohio seed potatoes, at Meow
an Bros.
Big bargains in Utah corrugators
and potato planters at Emmett Mer-
camille Co.
Frank Tarleton has given up the
lease of one of the M. E. Lewis
ranches and has moved to the D.
Mcmillan ranch.
Place your orders for spray ma
terial now, before prices advance, as
prices will soon be much higher.
Fruit Growers Association.
Mrs. Herbert Haylor returned home
Tuesday from two months visit at
the home of her parents in Marysville,
Kan. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l. Guthrie, who
accompanied her there, are expected
back in few days.
]. D. George, the we'll known mining
man of Pearl, was in town Friday,
and while paying his subscription to
The Index complimented this paper by
saying it was eagerly awaited every
week and that he read every line.
Owing to a breakdown in health,
C. H. Doolittle, formerly high power
man for the electric power company
here, but who was a few months ago
transferred to Robinette, Ore, has
moved to his old home at Manton,
Mich. He writes that trout fishing is
fine there. The day he wrote he says
he caught II trout through the ice.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Nc
Kenna places Great Brittian's debt py
March 81 at approximately s11,00O,-
10000, and this will call for an an
nual interest payment of more than
$500, 100000 per annum. France
debt is still greater, because that
country had a much larger national
debt than Great Britain had when TIE
war started. Italy, by May next, Will
have an expense account of fully ST.
500 100000 by reason of the war ard.
exclusive of Russia, the allied pow
ers-i. e. Great Britain, France, Italy
and Belgium-are now spending more
than $50,00O,0O0 each day, and with
the growing daily cost of the war an
other year will double the present
debt of each of these countries.
Phoenix paints and oils ut Reilly'A
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EMMETT NEWS

For good bread use Fleischman's
Yeast, at Reilly's.
Hay, grain, chick feed and stocl
feed at the Fruit Association
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Finn leave today
for Pomona, Calf, with the inten-
ton of locating there.
1t is a pleasure to wear shirt aao
collar Numbered at the Gem, both foi
neatness and comfort.
Hollyhock flour makes good bread
and is the favorite whenever used
Try a sack. Fruit Growers Associa-
ton.
The trial of Shade Fields for the
killing of Wayman Ward will probably
be held during the March term OF
court at Caldwell.
L. ]. Phelan came down from his
station near Lowman Saturday and
went to Boise Monday to attend the
forest rangers meeting.
William Baxla will have charge of
c. L. Gamage's fruit ranch, on the
east slope, this season, and he and
his wife moved there last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Wells, who have
spent several years in the Boise BASIN
and Garden Valley section, are IN
town visiting relatives. They expect
to move TO Boise soon.
Having purchased the harness stock
which D. NJ John bought at Caldwell,
we are offering it at very low prices.
Light and heavy harness, saddles, ETC.,
so cheap you can't afford to mend
your old ones. Twilegar Furniture
Co.
Reports say that $4,000 Germans
have already been killed in the battle
of Verdun, and that they have lost
100000 in killed, wounded and miss
ing. In all the battles of the Amerl-
can Civil War only 67,058 Union
soldiers were killed. At Gettysburg.
the greatest battle of the war, 3,O72
Union soldiers and 1859 Confederates,
a total of 5,671, were killed, and 23,-
OO3 Union men and 20,451 Confed-
crates, total of 43,454, were killed,
wounded and missing. In the battle
of Antietam 2,10S Union soldiers and
1856 Confederates were killed. In the
great battle of Waterloo the total
number of killed, wounded and MISS
ing on both sides was $4,000 No re-
ports of French losses at Verdun have
been given but they must be nearly
as great as those of the Germans
and the battle, with its slaughter is
yet going on.
Those Aladdin lamp at Reilly & Cos
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A few turkey hens for sale L. A
Wheeler.
Mrs. Laura Kelley went to Payette
on Friday to visit relatives and
friends.
Have you plenty of chick feed ?
Better order a supply from the Fruit
Association.
NJ. Z. Lewis is in town from Mos
COW to look after his extensive farm
ing interests on the mesa.
Norman Isaacson of Cassia county
was in town the first of the week
visiting his old friend Mayor John.
F. H. Nichol of Columbus, Ohio,
uncle of Lester Nichol, arrived yes
terday to look after his farming in
terests on the mesa.
Robert Parrish had the misfortune
to cut his left hand quite severely
with an ak Tuesday. The thumb was
cut to the bone and the tendous cut
in two.
]. P. Clifford is in town from Cove,
Utah, TO appear in the case of the
Williams estate before the district
court. c. w. Lake is also here from
Nevada on the same business.
Ray Farnsworth, VINO came to town
to assist the Stanley Plumbing Co.,
was compelled to return to his home
in Boise by sickness. He has been
afflicted with chronic rheumatism for
the past six months and he became
worse while here.
L. Knowlton of Sweet, who has
been serving on the district court
jury, found in Judge E. L. Bryan an
old neighbor and friend of his
days when he lived in Ore
gon, and the two spent pleasant hours
recalling old times and swapping
yarns.
There was a "stag party" Monday
evening and DR.. Cummings was one
of the favored guests. To Jack
Irving one of the Doctors little
confded that she knew
what stag party is-"a party where
only men go and who stay all night
and are sick all the next day." She's
a wise one for her years.
The w. c. 7. U. met at the home Of
Mrs. Charles Whitman Tuesday after
noon with large attendance. IL
being the last day Of the contest for
new members, a report was made
showing the winning side with 40 and
the losing side with 81. Subject of
"Union Signal Day." Mrs.
Quinn leader. Lunch was served by
Mrs. Whitman and very pleasant
afternoon was spent.
The Emmett Feed Mills are still
selling the celebrated Preston -four
At the same old price.
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Grandma Moore is reported to be
quite feeble.
Put your buds in our suds. Gem
Steam Laundry.
Clyde Kelley returned last Thurs
day from Cascade.
Miss Florence Rundstrom is back
from visit in Yakima.
Jack Young is down from his
Squaw creek ranch today.
The cheapest place in town to buy
chick food is at the Emmett Feed
Mills.
Mrs. Sam Birdwell of Boise is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Al Pickle, this
week.
The Emmett Fruit Growers Union
have received the lumber for their
warehouse.
r. E. Carnine, Boise real estate
dealer, was the guest of D. M John
Monday and Tuesday.
Ny new spring hats have arrived
and will be on display Saturday. Miss
Langhausen Millinery Store.
The rotary snow pillow broke again
and passed through town to Glenns
Ferry for repairs on Monday night
George Coulson has the contract
to spray the Hayes prune orchard
and started operations this morning.
Miss Rena Parks, who had been
vitising her sister May at Hammett
for several weeks. returned home last
week.
Miss Helen Talley, who had been
visiting at the homes Of Dave Murray
and Miss Margaret Murray, returned
to Sweet Saturday.
Rev. Walker Dudley of Simpson
College, Iowa, will occupy the pulpit
of the Methodist church Sunday
morning and evening.
Mrs. H. c. Oliver, wife of former
station agent for the Idaho Northern
in this city about 10 years ago, died
February 29, at Portland
E. o. Mech has rented the building
formerly occupied by j. w. Barrett's
harness shop, and will move his
plumbing shop there.
Jesse Stanley returned yesterday
from Golden, Colo, where he has been
a student in the Colorado School of
Mines. He came home over the
Weiser Cutoff, which looks suspi-
cious. What?
Anthony Peterson will have charge
of j. c. Allmon's ice business this
season, which is a guarantee that
patrons will be well taken care of.
Mr.. Allmon intends to make the price
so reasonable that ice viii not be con
sidered luxury.