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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

| ing or the Slnc!IiiA'A SpCe" -
Day, when he Will enter with his Fer
geot car.
| Unless all signs fail there VIII be pig
doings at the Doytona Beach ntNt WIN
ter and Florida may even come INTO us
own aeain with competition. No other
| beach In the world Is 80 fust as the "
mond- Daytona beach and the three mIie
a minute speed. X ever reached, VIII
| come there or not at all althouen Ostcttu
| has not had some ambitions Tor SUCH
| speed previous TO the European war
! Harry. s. Leyman. or Cincinnati. who
was in Detroit recently Is the man VINO
| nut over the Cincinnati speedway on
which over 500 men are now at woTk
| The complete bill OF LUMBER ls on mo
| ground and rapid work IS being accom-
| 9ifshed. The Labor Day date mas oeeh
| Secured and 10000 will be offered LOT
| the 800 mile race
Land has been purchased by the Fora
| Motor Company in the heart OIL Inc 49, 49,
| mobile district Of New YORK Inc 4oce-
! tIon is next the Hotel Woodward ano IL
80 .onortad that NEGOTIATIONS are being
| CARRIED On for the erection OIL saIcs-
| roor, and service station to De 10 stories
| IN heirht according TO tentative pans
With some of the upper floors aFaiiaoie
| for addition to the M3oo"N'u h9 eni
| which Is at tllty-hou''H 0Nee
| Woodward.
One Of these days Ralph DePalme IS
going to lose the hoo,aoT, ,s WIZ nnu and and
pw tuh he does so, the Detroit driver will
| bn heard from substantially. Detaisn"
Laughs at his ill-luck and says tnhe
avery dog has his day: and that tnere
| Will be one coming ana long ot'e AL
| Tho DePalma colors.
Their. will be $4,000 In the purse for
the Eigin road racing classic. tne oase
| - The distance has been set at 800
miles and as only one race day VIII be
| observed the Elgln national trophy mas
! been offered. The A. y. a. VIII hI "a!
noSn,s in the national championship
racn according to the positions won. The
| i:bicavo Automobile Club Will promote
| the race.
/ Fred Wagner. the official starter, In
! sneakins Of the hard luck Of Ralph Dc
Palma in races, said that on five occa-
sions he had given DePalma the green
f1ar denoting the final lap. but had been
unable 10 give MN e Inc ' e,
| palma hns had in the aSErcEai" II h!g
/ fortune in sight. only 10 see money ny
! The thousands slip through his fingers.
| II was in 1913 that he had the 50u-mile
-cce nj Indianapolis won and the $4,000
right within his craps only 10 nave MS
| car 80 wrong.
| parney Oldfeld. the master driver,
vho retIred from racing with the last
| Chicago speedway race. was In Detroit
! lat last week TO endcaTor To secure tho
| delivery Of Hudson $uper-siN car
If is presumed that Barney intends 20
! carry ont his usual plan. when retired.
oF t9kinr down easy money with some
! exhibition work. and that the success or
| Of the super-six In races caused MS
anxiety to secure one OF the cars.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Palm milford is going to continue to
drive his Hudson Super-iSix In all events
one the speedway circuit until the open
ing OF the Cincinnati speedway LABOR
Day. when he Will enter with his Fcr
geot car.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

- Wesley House received a large ship
,,enf of Indian. Miami and Racycle
$bicvcle, during the past week. The pop
%ularity Of these bicycles has been 5"
: great that It is almost impossible 70 sup
ply the demand required by customers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Albert Altman has received q new
Harley sidecar through the Braunllch
agency.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The +. &: C.. dairy bought Chalmers
touring car this week FROM the Woods
dale Motor Car Company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Roy Gooch. Of klee, O.. has purchased
a similar machine through the Braun
Itch agency.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The same agency has delivered to
Charles Dieckman side car.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The Reading Herald. daily news
paner Of Reading. Pa. furnishes an In
dian motorcycle to one OF its reporters
TO aid In the rapid gathering OF news
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

w: R. Day. factory Representative. 81
the General Motors Truck CompAny,G o&s
Pontiac, Mich, was a business ca1ler. dr.
ing the week. :: ssyy-asss
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Two Buick touring cars. model D-45.
were sold this week TO local residents
lnamcs not Eiven) by the Wheeling
Motor Car company. Main street. Wheel
Ing district distributors. The company
also reports the sale OF two used cars
10 local mon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

F Fl. I.anEe has completed his fine
new private garage IN the rear or MS
home at 81 Fourteenth street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Oliver Elliott. Of FnIrmont. Is OK
ptcted 10 arrive in the city tomorrow
in his Ford. 10 visit friends for few
days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Charles Wilhelm will leave today or
his Excelsior motorcycle for n several
weeks tour through the West Newton
Ia, section.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

John aGrden. OF St. Clairsville. was
in the city this week. driving his. new
Chalmers car. recently delivered ny tho
ing district distributors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Eight years ago l took my fist Job
working on Notwithstanding brass
In o garage-slncc then l have tried
everything from that to selling autos.
And still ! don't know everything about
them. If you don't believe me-gire me
q trial the next time you have trouble.
II. L. Perkins. tarmdale.
-Ady. in the kinsman CO.. Courier.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Earle Rogers of the Rogers Auto Sup
DIV house has returned from business
lrip at Akron. e..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

touring car from tho Auto Sales ooQI
pany. S-ssSs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The Capitol Gar company reports the
sale this week Of n Jeffrey touring car
to n we'll known out-the-pike resident
(name not Siven).
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

l. J. O'Kecfe. Wheeling district dis
tributor for the Franklin auto, received
q carload of this we'll known machine
this week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

are being urged to relax the rules so as
to permit women and discharged sailors
and soldiers to operate them. When the
war broke out there were 10000 licensed
taxicabs in London.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Earl RraunllCh. we'll known motorcy-
clist and automohIlisi. returned yester-
day from n business. trip TO Pitts
burgh. Fa.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Edward Shively has about completed
his garage III the rear OF his home In
Bow street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Claude Winters is now in charge of
the Bosch csrvice station. OF the West
Virginia Auto Supply Company. Mr.
Winters recently returned from the
Bosch factory. in New York. where he
was schooled Ia the Ignition system.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

W. l.. Smith, general manager Of the
Auto Sales Company. Charles Clifford.
salesman, and Walter NcLcary. drove
three Overland touring cars from the
fact oy, at Toledo. O..cinto Wheeling THIS
week. The cars were for Immediate de-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Or. r. \. MacEreeor Is driving his new
model Jcffcry roadster. delivered few
DAYS ago by the Capitol Car company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The Auto Sales company delivered
model 81 Overland this week 10 +. 0.
Grimm of WarwuOd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Edward Linden has had hts Maxwell
tuurinr car ovcrhauled in local Sar-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

How did you contrive to convince
your wife YOU could not afford 10 own
an automobilc"'
Pure luck on my part. She wanted
to have an old dress cleaned and bought
gallon OF gasoline.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Walter Marshall. of the Auto Sales
Company. has returned from business
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kelly and sor,
Wilbur. will leave in their Overland
touring car tomorrow for tour al
Niagara Fails. Erie. Fa., Cleveland and
rOlrdu. Y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Stanley Wolf is driving his MODEL IS
Overland in his taxi business. bought
through the Auto Sales company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

trip through the GAINESVILLE, O.. sec
ton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The Auto Sales company delivered
three new OverlandS 10 the Barnesville
Garage company yesterday. ana threc OF
! ne same kind Of cars TO kilgore and
son. Holloway, a.. agents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

y. W. Bowen IS driving his Ford
touring car. delivered this week through
4. w. I.oe and company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Remember. the kest Virginia Good
Roads days are July is and -.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Chew will leave
Sunday for q tour OF about ten days
through Pennsylvania William Sirius
will Pilot the car.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The Wheeling Motor Car Company,
Main street. will have on display and
for demonstration the latest production
The care has just been recently perfect
I'd and has created considerable favora-
Bile comment throughout the country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Among the sales reported this week by
tho Wheeling Motor Tar Company were
a Buick truck IN William BlCtfus. Tria-
dclphln< meat dealer. and L G.. N. &.
truck 10 the +. 4 t. Dairy. city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Harry s. Leyman. OF CINCINNATI, VINO
ma in Detroit recently is the man VINO
nut over the Cincinnati speedway on
which over 500 men Gre now at ~O ,h,.
1-onnd and rapid work IS being accom-
SSitshed. The Labor Day date has been
Secured and $4,000 will be offered Tor
the 900 mile race.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Five thousand taxfcahs are Idle In
London because so many drivers have
Joined the colors. and the authorities
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

F. c. Reece has purchased an Overland
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

II was announced last evening that.
beg inning this mrning. Maxwell cars
would sell cheaper than heretofore. de-
spite of the fact that the majority of
manufacturers have advanced the price
OF automobiles. commencing yesterday.
The Capitol Car Company Wheeling dis
trict distributors. announce that the
touring Maxwell that has been selling a
S615 is now selling at S595. and the
roadster is reduced from $3.50 10 $3.50.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

Mrs. Rose Welty. of Ninth street, nc
by her TWO daughters, Misses
Bertha and Clara. and Misses Virginia
and Marie WinEcrter. returned home
fcw DAYS ago from motor trip to sum-
mil Pa. in Mrs. Welty's Buick. Chauf-
fenr 4. +. Burmeister WAS at the wheel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

The Capitol Car Company reports the
sale Of twelve Maxwells since June "a
last, up 10 yesterday. The years con-
tract between the company and factory
expired June 20. and during the year the
maximum number Of zoo cars were sold
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

in twelve months. The factory was UNI
able 10 supply more on the old contract.
and the dozen sold since that time Ia on
the new contract. 1t is anticipated that
the company will sell fully 400 Max
wells by July ! next year.
". l.. Smith and Z. =. Clifford each
drove model IS Overland touring car
from the factory. at Toledo, last Fri
day. TO Wheeling. a distance Of $50
miles. on seven gallons Of gasoline. ar-
eraglng practically thirty milas per gal
Ion. They encountered about nifty miles
of bad roads. had 10 detour several
places. and were caught in a heavy rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19

Crozier, chief of army ordnance giving
his views on the Tillman bill to pro-
hibit the disclosure of military secrets
AS drawn, Gen. CroZier said the act
was too sweeping and would forbid
giving out information of any char
acter whether confidential or not IiE
thought this unwise. within few
days" the letter added, "a case has
been brought to my attention in which
an individual proposed to publish
map showing the location of all the
powder factories in the United States.
A section should be added to the Till
man bill which would authorize the
government to prohibit the publication
of any information which would OPP
crate against it's military interests
Il am familiar with the statement
that our government had no military
secrets. which is. in great part true,
although not absolutely 50, since this
division has a few. The facts result,
however, not so much from unauthor
lied disclosures of confidential matter,
as from our own practice of spreading
in reports. hearings and other public
documents very full information in re-
gard to our military secrets. We do
this very largely for the reason that
such subjects are exceedingly diff
cult to keep secret and if We should
refrain from publishing them they
would still be known to foreign mill
tary staffs and our own would be the
only interested parties not informed
This department can usually keep
confidential any experimental con-
struction which it is engaged upon.
but once they are adopted and issued
to the service and descriptive hand
books concerning them are printed for
distribution. it is thereafter almost
impossible to keep them secret and the
best course seems to be to give our
own people. especially those in the
service, the fullest knowledge possible
in regard to them in order to promote
efficiency in their uses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19

Grand Rapids. Mich. Feb. lS.-ffoldlng
that the government had failed to make
out a case against the six men indicted
in connection with the steamer Eastland
disaster in Chicago last July, Judge Car
ence w. Sessions in the United States
district court today handed down de-
cision denying the governments applica-
ton for the removal of the accused per-
sons to the jurisdiction of the federal
court for the northern district of Illinois.
BY the terms of the decision the in
dictments against George T. Arnold. VIII
liam II. Hull, Robert Reid, Charles C.
Ecklff, Harry Petersen and Joseph NJ.
Erickson are held insufficient so far as
they can be applied to hold the six men
on the charges of negligence and con-
spiracy alleged in them.
The courts ruling in summing up the
reasons for refusing to permit the re-
moval of the defendants says:
THE dead cannot be restored to life.
The sorrows of the living cannot be less
ened by claiming other victims. The
majesty of the law cannot be upheld and
vindicated by forcing men from their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19

Washington. Feb. 1S.-Thc British
navy today is approximately twice as
strong as the combined fleets of Ger
many and Austria, while the Teutonic
combination has just about double the
sea fighting force of the United States,
according to information in the possess
sion of the navy department. The facts
We're disclosed to the House naval
committee today by Capt. Josiah Nc
kean of the staff of the chief of oper-
ationS.
Capt. Mexican also said the French
navy was from Is to % per cent.
stronger than the American, accord
ing 20 latest information. He explained
that these We're rough estimates and
that charts showing the specific rela-
tions Of the various navies would be
submitted later by Rear Admiral Ben
son, the chief of Operat ionS.
So far as definitely known, the cap
tain told the committee the Japanese
building program adopted several
years ago, which will not be complet-
ed for several years to come, provides
for a modern fleet of eight dread
noughts and eight battle cruisers. 1t
was pOSSlblt ne duUtu, llldl
building was in progress as all ma
lions but the United States had secret
building policies.
On the strength Of the known pro-
gram, however, Capt Mexican said
Japan would have but Is capital ships
when the Il American dreadnoughts
built, building or authorized, were
commisSioed.
The witness disagreed with Rear Ad-
miral Grant. chief of submarines. who
preceded him. as to the advisability Of
abandoning the present smaller subma
rine types in favor of S00-ton boats. He
believed 80 Of the large boats should
be built and attached to the fleets, but
that smaller ones should operate from
shore bases established at frequent in
tervals along the coast.
The House committee received a
statement from Brig. Gen. William
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19
HANS SCHMIDT
QUIETLY MEETS
DEATH IN CHAIR
Insisted upon Addressing Wit
nesses,> Asking Forgiveness
and Bidding Farewell to His
Mother

Ossining. ". Y, Feb. 18.-Hans Schmidt
was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison to-
day for the murder of Anna Aumuller
Sept. 2, 1913.
Schmidt went quietly to the death
chamber. accompanied by the principal
keeper and the Rev. Father Cashin, the
prison chaplain. Leaving the death house
he said goodbye to those who remained.
Enters Unaided
When he entered the chamber the
guards attempted to direct him toward
the chair, but Schmidt gently shook them
off and insisted upon addressing the II
witnesses. The guards desisted from
their efforts and with Father Cashin
standing at one side and the keeper at
the other, Schmidt said: Gentlemen,
AK forgiveness of all those I have in
jured or scandalized. forgive all who
have injured me. My last wish is to say
goodbye to my dear old mother"
Schmidt then seated himself in the cleo
trio chair and the current was applied
three times. Within minute he was
dead. He had spent the night up to mid
night in praying and talking with Father
Cashin and slept from midnight to 5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19
WILLIAM KNOWLES
COOPER is HEARD
Washington Man Speaks at Ban
ouet-Prof. Libby of Colby Is
Toast master-Efciency Of
Committees Everywhere Evil
dent-The Activities Planned
fer Saturday and Sunday

Fairfield, Me-. Feb. 18-(Spec-
Borrowed for Friday, Sat-
.urday and Sunday by the Secon-
Diary School Conference of the Y.
NJ C. A. of Maine, this town to-
day. with traditional, graceful
Somerset hospitality, has thrown
wide the doors of it's comfortable
homes to nearly 800 conference
delegates, leaders and speakers.
Between 28O and 29O names of
delegates and leaders were on
the registration lists tonight,
representing the four colleges,
seven of the academies, two in
stitutes, three seminaries and "a
high schools. a total of 40 delega-
cations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19
Story Of Crime

0toTy OF SFIm0
New York, Feb 1S-When the torso ot
Anna Aumuller's body was washed up on
the New Jersey shore of the Hudson rv-'
er there started a search which has had
but few parallels in the annals of New
York crime. There was but one faint
clue. pillow slip on which was en-
broidered the letter a. but it was just
such a pillow slip as might be found in
hundreds of homes or stores
Take Slender Clue
There was not even a laundry mark.
to aid the police
With this slender clue. Inspector
Faurot took personal charge Of the case
and on Sept. IA, 1913, IL days after the
murder. Hans Schmidt, an assistant
priest at an uptown church, was arrest
ed charged with the crime. An hour
before the arrest the inspector had
broken into a fiat and found long
bladed butchers knife and other evil
dence that the murder had been COM
mitted there. Schmidt confessed and
his sole defence was that it was a
blood sacrifice murder"
The body had been dismembered and
presumably all Of it was thrown into
the river although the head was never
found Schmidt was twice placed on
trial, the first jury. in December. 1913,
failing to reach verdict. In Febru-
airy. 1914. he was found guilty.
A Career Of Crime
Besides the sordid story Of Anna Au-
mullers infatuation for Schmidt the
trials revealed that his was a career
of crime. He was engaged in a counter
feiting scheme at the time the murder
was committed, 1t developed, and DR."
A. Muret who posed as a dentist. was
sent to prison for seven years as
Schmidt's accomplie on the latters
scheme. 1t was found that Schmidt
had also posed as a physician; that he
had committed forgery on numerous
occasions and that he had been guilty
Of various other acts Of fraud His
attorneys pleaded their client was in
sane. The slayer, however. always con-
tended that he was sane. He took no
active part in his own defense. When
he was sentenced he thanked the court
and expressed desire to be executed
at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19
IN
A BIG P|CR|C
ACID PLANT 7
Near Syracuse, N. Y.-Four
Killed, at Least a Dozen In
jured, Some Seriously, and
Heavy Damage to Property
One of New War Plants
Cause of Disaster as Yet
Unknown

Syracuse, N. Y, Feb. 1S.-Four per-
sons were killed, at least a dozen 9TH
ers injured, some seriously, and heavy
property damage was caused by an
explosion tonight in the Split Rock
plant of the Semet- Solvay Co.
The plant, which was developed
since the outbreak Of the European
war, is one of the largest in the coun-
try engaged in the manufacture of
picric acid, which. is used in explosives
and synthetic dyes. 1t has been heav-
lily guarded day and night.
The cause of the explosion has not
been ascertained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19
ST. JOHN RIVER
COM MISSION
FINISH REPORT

Fredericton, n. B., Feb. 1S.-The st.
John River International Commission,
which has been engaged for several years
in examining into water rights along the
st. John river in Maine and New Bruins
wick. has completed it's report. The doc
ument, containing about 1900 words. was
signed here today and will be forwarded
to Ottawa and Washington at once. No
intimation Of its contents was given out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19

The Rockland & Rockport Lime Co.
announced officially today that it has
SO men at work in the Rockland quar-
ries and 16 in the Rockport quarries
A battery Of eight kilns was started
in operation here this morning. A third
kiln was started at Thomaston, maxi
ing a total of q which are now pro-
ducing lime for this company in Knox
county 1t was stated that this will en-
able the company to produce not only
bulk lime, but its regular quota of
barrel lime