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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12
NEGRO LABORERS
IN MERRY BATTLE
Fight Starts in Camp Near
Elkhart, Ending With Sew
eraI in Hospital.
Ners-TImes - 80.

NeWs-Times Special Service.
ELKHART. Ind. Sept. H.
Trouble broke loose in a Negro rail-
road camp in which so OF 20 Negroes
are living on the New York Central
lines near here Saturday night, and
as result five OF the members OF
the camp are now I'm Jail, one liz the
hospital. perhaps fatally wounded,
and nearly a dozen others nursing
wounds OF a more or less serious
nature. The fight which resem bled
a riot. was caused By someone
breaking into the kitchen depart
ment OF the camp.
Knives. revOlvers, razors and axes
were used in the fight which was
general throughout the camp, it
seems. for nearly half an hour. when
the police arrived. Many OF the
Negroes fed on the approach Of the
officers and have not yet returned.
After the police left the fight was
again started. One OF the rioters,
who claims 20 have been a Baptist
minister i'm the south, and another
Negro pleaded guilt 10 rioting in
police court Monday morning.
All the Negroes were recently
brought north by the railroad COM
pany to work on the lines
The September term OF the SUI
perior court opened at $3.50 Monday
morning. There are 242 civil cases
and 2 criminal cases on the doc
ket
The following civil cases were dis
missed by Judge L. Hartman this
morning. the costs being paid: Lee
high Valley Coal Sales company VS..
Unie Clark ct al. on account: Iowa
City State bank vs.. Peter A. Freed
on note; Frcucis NJ. Peoples ct al,
vs.. Henry Weber and Anna Weber.
foreclosure mechanics lien; st. Joe
Valley bank VS.. John Shigley. fore
closure mOrtgage; George G. Court
right VS.. Joseph a. Weygand. on a
lease.
Lillian NJ. Branderberry Monday
filed suit in the superior court for
divorce from Edgar A Brandeberry.
alleging that he struck and bruised
her. and threatened 10 kin her. They
were married on Jan. Is. 1907, and
separated in January, 1916. II is
charged that Branderberry has not
supported his wife for two years
Her attorney is r. 3. Zigler
Archie Willis, a former Elkhartan.
was arrested in South Bend and
brought here Sunday. 10 face a
charge Of grand larceny. preferred
by Mrs. Nellie King. who until
recently maintained a roOming
house here. and who alleged that
Willis sold her household goods
without her permission, and retain
ed the money. He was released on
$500 bond. and will appear before
Judge Lee in the city court Tues
day morning.
Rather than risk his life in at
tempting 10 drive around a party
of JOY riders. an automobiles drove
his Ford into "a ditch Just west
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12
Watson Confesses.

Charles Watson. who has until
recently resided at 42O Hunt oldt
av., Detroit, Mich, was arrested
there Saturday and is now lodged
in Jail. william Reese, a farmer of
Rodney. Mich, who is alleged to
have been Watson's partner in set
ting fire TO the building was arrest
ed at his farm by c. Z. Stone. one
of Halloran's men and is in Jail at
Stanton. Mich. 1t is claimed that a
written confession has been secured
from both Watson and Reese, in
which they admit being hired by
Dolan for $3.50 each TO set fire to
the buildings so that Dolan might
collect the insurance which amount
ed TO $4,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12

William IT, Barger Of Cleveland,
son of William Barger OF PA w.
Jackson St. was struck on the fore
head by a rim blown from an auto
mobile tire, Sunday morning while
working in the Miller repair shop
on n. Main St. and his skull was
fractured, his forehead deeply CASH
ed, and the back of his head in
jured by a fall TO the cement floor
of the shop.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12
HOTEL OWNER SAID
TO Be FIRE BUG"
Proprietor of Hotel is Alleged
to Have Set Fire to COL
IeCt Insurance.
News Times Special Service:

sfFW > 4 AAAFo a1lfNNlAA snFA WV
GRAND RAPIDS. Mch.. Sept. y.
Three men are in jails III different
parts Of the state and from two Of
them il is claimed written confess
sions have been procured in which
they admit being implicated in an
incendiary fire which destroyed the
Dolan hotel and livery stable at
Sheridan, Mich, in Montcalm coun-
" early on the morning Of May Is.
1915.
John Dolan. former proprietor of
the hotel. who is alleged 10 have
paid out money to Charles Watson
and William Reese TO set the fire.
was arrested by a representative of
the Halloran National Detective
agency in Grand Rapids late Sunday
afternoon and is now being held in
the Kent county iail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN STATE HAPPENINGS

on one side but was righted and
driven away under its own power.
The driver escaped injury. one re-
port said the Ford contained two
men, two women and two children
Edgar IL. ROhrer. 80 years old.
died at 1918 o'clock Monday morn
ing at his home, 500 Prospect St.
from tuberculosis. after an illness
OF over two years. He is survived by
his wife. Mrs. Violet Rohrer; par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. David Rohrer Of
Houston. Tex, and four brothers.
William Of Houston, Clarence OF
oak Park, Ill, Guy in the PHILIPPINE
islands and James II Beaumont,
Tex
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12

Rather than risk his life in at
tempting TO drive around a party
of JOY riders. an automobiles drove
his Ford into a ditch just west
OF the yellow Creek bridge sunday
evening. The car was turned over
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12

Ray Wyant, a member Of Co. f
Of the third regiment OF Indiana
infantry at Llano Grande, who was
stricken with Texas fever several
weeks ago and was reported very
low in a field hospital. has been
removed 10 a hospital at San An
tonic. In a letter dated Sept. g.,
Chaplain Fred F. Thornburg told G.
r. VALLEY Of the removal. and said
Wyant was still seriously in.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12

Clarkson Rogers. "a years old,
manager Of the Miller general store
at Burdick owned by his father-in-
law, died Of burns inflicted when the
gasoline lighting system Of the store
exploded Friday evening.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12

Rev. J. w. Lake was reappointed
pastor of Castle u. b. church in this
city for his sixth year and Rev. J..
G. Albright was returned to the Sec
ond U. 3. church for his fourth year.
by the St Joseph conference station
ing committee. whose report was
read at the closing session of the
conference in Warsaw, Sunday aft
ernOon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03

The offering At the Virginia Theatre
Monday and Tuesday will be the: sn- ,
preme screen artist. Blanche Sweet. III
y five part Lasky Paramount plcturia-
lion cntltded The Thousand Dollar
Husband.
In all Of her previous Laskyy produc-
tions, Blanche Sweet has had husbands
thrust upon her. She has been pursued
by hundreds of admirers and had many
al her feet, but in her forthcoming pro-
duction THE Thousand Dollar Hus-
band" she buys a husband and strange
as it may seem, the purchase does moi
welcome the sale. In this production.
Miss Sweet is first seen as SweaiSh
maid OF all work in college boarding
house. She Is madly in love with one
Of the students and when she suddenly
becomes wealthy and the young man
faces ruin. she offers TO pay ms oepth
If he will marry her. How the wealth!
bride Of the loveless marriage Is SCI
upun by a band of crooks and how she
is eventually saved and wins the love
Of her husband goes to make one OF the
most unusual photodramas ever pre-
scented.
The Jesse L. Lacky Company has sur
rounded Miss Sweet with cast OF I'M
usual excellence. including Theooore
Roberts, Tom Forman. Jane Wolf,
Horace p. Carpenter, Lucille LaNarney
and others.
Part two. The Mysteries Of Myra-'
and Paramount Travclogue VIII Dc the
extra added attractions:
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THE THEATRES
1.-THE EYE OF GoD"-co1oN1AI.

Since the first OF FEBRUARY thcTe nav I
aprcarcd in the Blucbird program of TEA
tiIrcs three productions which Lois
Weber. who came into full recognition
for her talents when she directed me
Hvpocriles," has been largely responsible
for: and at the Colonial theatre on Mon
Gav ana Tuesday The Eye Of Cod, Il
fourth subject. in which Miss Weber
and her able husband, Phillips SmaIley,
have the lions share, will be the at
The Eye Of God" will again have
Tyrone Powers splendid acting to give
!, the impress of genius In photoplaE-
Ing. The story and scenario is the work
Of Miss Weber and she will again ap-
pear on the screen as co-staT with Alr.
Power and likewise assisted Philips
SmaIlcy in the direction.
An unusual production. IN every way:
is the Rlucbird promise, The Eye Of
God" crime film that bids fair 20 re-
peat the excellent impression "Iohn
Necdharns Double" recorded through the
artistry OF Tyrone Power and the skill
ruI direction Of the Smallcys-' The CON
fcssion of a murderer Is recorded in
Tho passing Of five reels. The Inter
est in Just how tho crime was commit
ted even though tho very net Is nre.
scented in the pictorial story. les sus-
iaincd until the very end when the
trjckery Of the camera reveals an incl
dent that has hccn the kynoao OF per-
plexity throughout the narrative.
i two-part drama and the Mutual
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rraveIinn Manu- Soerience.

Nm the summer OF 1888 had a very
severe attack OF cholera morbus. Two
physicians worked over me from 4
a. m. to p. NJ. without giving ME any
relief and then told me they did not
expect me to live; that had best
telegraph for my family. Instead OF
doing so, gave the hotel porter nifty
cents and. told him 10 buy me bottle
OF Chamberlalns Collie, Cholera and
Dlarrhoea Remedy, and take no sub
stitute. I took a double dose accord
ing to the directions and went to sleep
after the second dose. At s o'clock
the next morning was called by my
order and took train for my next
stopping point. well man but feeling
attack" writes H. W. Ireland. Louis
willie, Ky. Obtainable everywhere.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Superintendent G.. F. Citizens OF
the WheSling schools announced that
the boys of the manual training de
partment would take part in the 10y
atty Day demonstration.
Gertrude Scheeser. or Jacob street
who was run down by a United Dairy
company wagon Friday afternoon is re
covering at the Ohio Valley Genera
hospital.
Grand Master J. W. Robinson A
F. Of A. NJ. Of kimball, ". Va. head oil
the colored grand lodge of Masons' Of
West Virginia will be here July Is. tc
! investigate the conditions Of the loca
j King Solomon Lodge.
Police Chief Lcyland has Issued
orders to arrest all persons shooting
firecrackers or making any of noise
around or in the vicinity of the loca
hospitals.
w. H. Smith, J. f. Naylor, DR.
John Mcclure. W E. Weiss and ". B
Elliott. compose the committee from
the Rotary club arranging for the an
nual- outing Of the kiddies in the Kings
Daughters Day Nursery.
Collections were taken IN the
church of Moundsville yesterday for
the Syrian relief fund. The totaI
amount, OF subscriptions reported Sat
urday night was S1.0S3.70 and before
the committee closes its work this
week. 1t is expected that it will have
reached $500.
Addresses by prominent clergy
men and citizens and athletic contests
will feature the Fourth of July celebra
ton on the Wheeling Fairgrounds
DIR. J. E. Stewart. Of Columbus
graduate of Ohio State University. DR.
lR. J. Knox Of Washington. Pa, gradu
ate of W. & j.: DR.. A. 0. Conoway
Alvy. ". Va. graduate Of the George
Washington University. Washington
D. c., were made internes. at the Ohio
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TRY TO GET HIM OUT OF The
RACE FOR The GOvESNOH-
!. SHIP AGAINST COX
Are Trying to Land Him For Farm
Board Under Rural Credit Law
=. Politics Warming Up.
Tntelltgencer Bureau.
Columbus, o., June z.


Certain Democrats in Ohio are very
busy these days boosting \. !, oanSt,
les of Ottawa for appointment Ok
: President Wilson as a member OF the
farm board under the new rural
credits law. Why is this. is the qu"@'
.tion asked. Sandles is running aSainSt
former Governor J. NJ. Cox Tor IN"
Democratic nomination for governor
and Cox's friends believe that II ne
can be sidetracked INFO a government
lob, even though il does pay Sip.e"o
q wear. Cox will have clear sailing Tor
the nomination. That Is the answer
Reports come from Washington that
certain administration politicians arc
working hard for Cox. among these
being Secretary OF the Treasury NC,
Adoo. The Wilson Democrats are ~
anxious to see a settlement or the
Ohio fight because they realize THAI
III Cox and Sandles mix it up IN pr,
maryYas is now threatened, there Will
he made sore spots that cannot os
healed in time for the election.
=" Sandles Fighter.
Cox has lots of money and ne mas
toe Democratic machine oehho MN
while Sandles is not in favor with
me machine and he hasn't a great
amount Of cash OF influential friends
70 furnish the money for him. Rut 70
is a fighter and has lots OF warm sup
porters and If there is a hEht Tor the
domination, Cox will not get out. OF 1t
without some scars. Some time ago
Sandles declared that the Wilson ad'
ADMINISTRATION was backing COX. THIS
having been made very evident in The,
speech Of y. D. Baker, secretary OF
war, when he presided as the spokeS-
man Of the NaAonal administrator
ever the Ohio Democratic convention.
AT that time. Sandles declared nc
would. send an open letter OF protest
10 Wilson. but it has not yet neen
& done. Perhaps SandleS thinks II would
he better to wal, until Wilson makes
his fsrm board appointments; For
even If he defeated Cox in the prl-
mary he would stand little snlo"
against Governor Willis in the cleo
ton. So a $4,000 federal job looks
hetter:to him than forlorn race for
the governorship. =,
Fight Warns Up.
e. The fight for the Republican NOM
nation for United States senator -
warming up. This week Former Gov
ernor: Herrick announced host or
workers in various counties OF the
state who have taken up his cause.
Later H. NJ. Daugherty. Of Columbus,
Herrick's chief opponent came out
with 5 list of newspaper editors. anc
owners who are boosting his fight.
Herrick is having trouble with his or
sanitation IN this city, too. because
too many want 10 run his campaign,
and as a result the Jones-Narshnerr
faction Of local Republicans who had
been working for Herrick may. give
10 Isbs fight. Judge D. D. Woodman-
r Cincinnati this week formally
Drew from the race for the nom
lon for senator. F. S. Monnett
5 pulled out Of the fight FOR the
nocratic nomination for senator
eaying the fight to Senator Alice
ePomerene and John J. Lentz. A. c.
Mcdonald, Of Dayton. also quit the
see, Tor the Repus fan nomination
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03

feel sure you will enjoy 1t. "A Wild
Girl Of the Sierras" is one OF those
completely impossible ,romances that
never happen. 4 glorified fairy tale OF
the commonplace. but far more pleas
ing than the realist OF realism possibly
could be- 1t is. in its WAY. something
OF an artistic triumph. especially in the
acting and staging. The plot is OF lit
tie importance other than 10 serve 10
throw interesting characters together.
as when the gambler and his liGht-o-
live and tho youth they are trying TO
dupl into buying a worthless mine ar.
rive in the mountains and meet the
Wild girl. played by Mac Marsh. in
costume OF feathers. some Of the most
beautiful scenes ever thrown upon the
screen are shown here. Hidden Fires
the sixth chapter Of ''tiloria's Romance.
featuring the charming billie B"rkc;
and Pathcs Weekly will he tho added
attractions on tho program for today
and tomorrow. Coming Wednesday,
Charlie Chaplin in Charlie the Heart
Thief"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
parzonals and Briefs.

"aun, Sarah" jackson. who died few
weeks ago in the intirrnary, at Elm
Grove. is said to have owned ten acres
Of ground In Florida. The ground IS
said 10 have been used rs All orange
4 Ford roadster belonging TO A H.
Garrison of West Alexander. was aam-
aged Saturday In Wheeling when nit os
Wheeling , Trsci h.,nw C gIftp.eH,h .A
4 change in the free mail dellVery OF
III. .ri,e district went into ef1ect satur,
day when the mall routes OF inc IE!a
districts we're icnEthencd ana one agdi.
tional carrier added 10 Elm Grove. ne
citizens Of Pleasnnton and thantai Courl
receive free delivery. which was enec-
George cheek II Philadelphia Is visit
ing relatives in Elm Grove.
town nine Saturday afternoon on the Tay-
lors,own ground by tho score or II 10 :.
Ground will h. broken for new resi-
dcnce al Elm Court his week. -,
Mrs. John l.azcar OF fnIton VII! sPsn'.
tho week the guest of relatives at west
f. {. Kloss Of the waddingto,n farm
Is visiting relatives. at Cleveland. ohio'
for q few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Gibson OF ToIcao,
Ohio. are visiting relatives III h'"'
Albert seihcrt NJ Cincinnati Ohio. Is
visiting his parents in Elm Grove.
4 meeting OF the Modern Woodmcn
band will be held this evening IN the
Elm Grove town hall.
David Kerns Of Canton. Ohio, Is visit
ing relatives in Elm Grove.
Two games will be played TOMORROW
on the West Alexander fair grounds be-
tween the West Alexander team and
team from Bethany.
The road between Echo Point md
Woodshale was open for trafhc Yesterday
but will ho closed today by the Ball
Engineering Company in order that the
work OF resurfacing the road may be
continued.
Point ore ACCOMMODATING Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Shorte and daughter OF West Alex
ander on an automobile trip through tho
East.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Armstrong or
Morpantowu are visiting MI Arm
strongs parents. Mr. and Mrs. John N.
Armstrong. of Triadelrhia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
James Winters suocumhed.

James Winters. highly respected
farmer pf near West Alexander. Pa,
died Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
az the. home uf his daughter, Mrs.
Thomas kimmons. following an Illness
"f eight weeks duration. He was III
the SD year Of his age. Besides his
Wife. The following children survive:
Harry Winters of Bceham. Frank VIM
ters OF Nest Alexander. George Winters
q: Elm Grove. Milton Winters OF ASH
tabula. Ohio. Mrs. Thomas kimmons of
near WcS; Alexander. Pa. aud Misses
CORA and Hattie Winters. both at home.
Tins following brothers and sister SIR
vlvH: William Winters Of Sand Hill.
Harvey Winters. Of fulton. .fohn Win
tors uf Elm Gro"c and Mrs. Thomas
Simpson y! near West Alexander
The funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning At 10 o'clock from tn.
home OF his daughter. with Rev. II. q.
Deeds. pastor of the West Alexander
Methodist Episcopal church in charge.
which will be followed at - O'clock with
Shors service in the Sand Fill Gene
terry with Few. V. y. Mama officiating.
Burial will be made IN the Sand Hill
cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
0UT-THE-PIKE
Celebration at Leatherwood.

Lca;herwuod Will hold its third cello
hr::ti"n OF the Fourth tomorrow, whcl
an appropriate; program will be given
following the reading Of the Declaration
% Indcpcndc The program Of event
for the boys and girls is rs follows.
A---BasebaU game: boys.
Hl'eanut race: boys and girls.
C--"5-yard dash: boys.
I'--5o-yar,l dash: girls.
E.-j"yari dash; hnyS.
t'--j0-yard dash; girls.
G--I5-yard dash: boys.
H-15-yard dash. glrls.
l-l0p-yard dish: boys.
.J-lpU-yard dash: girls.
k-Threc-l race; boys.
L-Three-lcg race; girls.
Nj hariot race: girls.
N-t'harlnt race: girls.
p--Sack race: hoys.
t'--Sach rae: girls.
n-k"lhy race: junior boys.
k--Rclay ace: Junior girls.
S-kelay race: senior hogs.
T-E"lay race, senior girls.
t-poushnut race: boys and Glrls.
N-pbstacie race: Junior boys.
W--0hstacl" race; junior girls.
N-ObStacle race; senior boys.
I-Obstacle race: senior girls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03

.r,yo Interesting aldresScS were deIN-
red Yesterday. both morning and vcnins.
in the church ri God, Elm GroTe. .!
Rev. L. II. Cousins. pastor "f the churcn'
eighteen years ago. The services were
we'll attended.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
Slightly injured.

Mrs. Ora Curtis OF West Alexander
had her right arm slightly injured yes
terday evening shortly before s o'clock
at Beech Glenn. when she stepped he
hind a. street car directly in front Of
an automobile that was passing. The
driver was unable 10 bring thu machine
. 10 a stop before hitting her. Mrs. Cur
It's was rushed 10 the Ohio Valley Cen
eral hospital where medical aid as
rendered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
MAE MARSH-REx.

There are two bright feature attrac-
lions on the Rex theater program for
today and tomorrow. "A wild GIT OF
The Slcrras" is the title of the latest
Marsh Robert Harron and Wilfred Lu-
cas-. it is entirely different from the
average motion picture. SO picturesque
and pleasing in presentation that we
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
Maio standiford Visiting.

Major Russell Standiford OF tho Cni-
ted States army, stationed in the Philip
pines. who has been granted q leave Of
absence. is visiting relatives In the pike
district for few days. Major Standi-
ford Is in command OF the Thirteenth
battalion al. .lolo and will complete his
time in Jolo next March. after which
he will return 20 this country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-03
Revtval Services Closed.

Revival services which have been held
for the past TWO weeks in the pallan
Methodist Episcopal church. were
brought to close yesterday with an
all-day service held on the lawn sur
rounding the church. The closing ad'
dress was delivered at = o'clock by the