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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
RAIDERS Of BIC
LIFE INSURANCE
CD. ARE SOUGHT

PITTSBURGH. Pa, May o.-Rcprc-
sentative OF the attorney genera anu
constables from an alderman's oitice
made no progress to-day in their search
for the seven men who were accused
Yesterday by J. Denny O'Neil, insurance
commissioner Of Pennsylvania. of con-
spring To defraud the Pittsburgh Lie
4 Trust Company out OF Sl.9DO.Ohp. Nome
/, burg and IL was said the search would
be transferred TO New York, where most
OF them reside.
Meantime it was lntimatcd. additional
warrants were TO be sworn out and
that other men would be involved In the
prosecution. This could not be confirm
ed. rs Mr.. O'Nell, after closing the COM
pany's offices and ordering that no more
insurance he written, quietly left town.
IT WAS said he had gone Ia Harrisburg
for 4 conference with other state Off
Gals. and he might 20 to New York be-
fore returning To Pittsburgh on Mon
day. when his application for the APP
pontment of receiver for the conf
pauy Is TO be heard in the common pleas
court
Discussing the condition OF the COM
pany. Mr.. ONeil said his examination
led him to believe that the company's
capital Of 81 100000 and its surplus had
been entirely wiped out. Through the
operations Of Clarence T.. Birdseye. a
promoter of New York. he said. $780,
900. in actual cash, had been secured
from the company in two days. or this
amount. according to the commissioner,
sl.00o,00O went to finance The Dare
Lumber Company in North Carolina:
100000 went to pay certain alleged
dummy directors" another 100000
went to promoters and 100000 WAS dis
sipatcd in generous payments to men
little known In the deal
The company was capitalized ut ST.
100000 and its assets amounted to S24,-
100000. protecting outstanding insur-
ance of about S115,000.D00. Originally
740 stockholders held the 10000 shares
of stock with a par value of $50. and at
one time It's market value was s1nG., Just
before Birdseye bought control for $50
q share by the payment of $40 Il share in
March and an additional $40 share in
April. the stock was quoted al S55.
Bankers acquainted with the affairs Of
the company said that Birdseye and his
associates still owed $40 a share on
their purchase.
NEW YORK. May o-Frcderick. a.
Wallis. New York manager Of the Fidel-
ity Mutual Life Insurance Company. OF
Philadelphia, who was elected president
of the Pittsburgh Life II Trust Com
pany. OIL April II. but on April 26 re-
fused 10 accept the position. to-day Is
sued a statement explaining his connec-
ton with the company.
II had been elected president OF the
Pittsburgh fifc e. Trust Company" the
statement said, but withdrew my ac-
ceptance of the office before the date
fixed for my taking charge, because a
complete statement Of the condition OF
It's transactions had not been laid be-
fore me and the insurance departments
Of New York and Pennsylvania as had
been agreed"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03

an accident at Beech Bottom January
., last. Judge Dayton ordered the
forfeiture of the bond set aside.
Senator J. B. Sommerville appeared
in court yesterday just as a capias
was ordered issued for H. T. Cornfield
land Peter A. Moore, stating that his
clients would be in court for trial
Friday. The men are under iudict,
lment for having received stolen brass
taken from a government dam. The
bond of John Wees, charged with boot,
ilegging, was ordered forfeited on mo-
ton of District Attorney Byrer.
Angelo Lorento. another bootlegger,
also failed 10 appear and his bond
was ordered forfeited. Capias was
ISSUED for both men. Attorney S. D.
Boyce stated that Frank Lavelle,
charged with violation of the liquor
! law, will be in court today. Charles
Singleton, indicted for bootlegging,
bond was declared forfeited. Joe
Claryat, alias Bohemian Hoe, plead
not guilty to selling liquor, and his
case was continued until next term.
I"Pop" Shipman, arrested on charge
Eof having been connected with post
office robbery, was discharged because
the government had insufficient evil
ldence.
Declaring that they were too full
to be on hand yesterday Robert
Woodland and William Creel. both of
Grafton, who were summoned as wit
nesses, were sent to Jail Yesterday AZ.
ternoon by Judge Dayton for their non
appearance on official schedule time.
Attorney Leigh Fleming, of Fair
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
AND CAR
IN COLLISION
NORTH FRONT STREET SCENE OF
ACCIDENT-ONE HORSE BAD
LY INJURED.
Driver Failed to See Approaching Car
When Driving Around Auto
STANDING Mt Curb.

A horse owned by Louis Collins. Of
Tenth street, was badly injured when a
Martins Ferry-North York car. on the
Wheeling Traction system struck the
animal on North York street. near Crom-
well, last evening. The accident occur
red when Frank SnodgraSS, the driver,
turned his team onto the street car
track to pass an automobile which was
standing at the curb.
Mr. Sndograss was driving south on
North Front street when he was COM
PEELED TO drive around y. &. Meyers
automobile. He evidently failed TO see
the approaching car for he pulled out
directly In front of it. The team was
dragged for n considerable distance be-
for the motorman could bring his car to
a stop. Fortunately the driver and one
horse escaped injury.
Dr. Leon y. Refer was summoned TO
render professional services to the in
jured animal (which was later hitched
TO the wagon again and started for
Wheeling.
The team and wagon were from Col
Inns produce store.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
CITY AND PENNSY
OFFICIALS ARREST
BOX CAR ROBBERS
Five Young Men Caught in Interstate
Shipment Car Held for United
States Grand Jury.

City and Pennsylvania railroad po-
lice last night picked up five young
men who are charged with breaking
into and robbing a box car of guam:
tity Of meat. The car was consigned
to point outside the state, and it is
understood that the cases will be pre-.
scented to the United States grand
jury, which is now in session here. :,
The boys, it is said, were surprised
while in the car down in the Pennsy:-
yania yards. A Pennsy detective
nabbed two of them named Bishop and
Mulvey and took them to the county
jail Sergeant Walter Worls and Pa
trolman Sam Moran succeeded IN To-
eating and arresting John Wise,
Charles Brown and Will Young. They
are being held in the lookup. =:
One of the stolen hams was found
by the police and is being held Is
evidence in federal court. 4
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
MANY WITNESSES. EXAMINED
YESTERDAY IN CONNECTION
WITH "SlAVE" CASES,
Several Alleged Bootlessers Fail to
Appear in Court-Trlals to
Begin Friday.

Federal grand jury got down to hard
grinding yesterday. From 10 o'clock
in the morning until nearly dusk last
night the twenty men Intercepted
dozens of witnesses and debated be-
tween witnesses in investigating a
part Of the 200 cases to be considered
by them. The corridor Of the second
floor of the Federal building was filled
with men all of yesterday, awaiting TO
be called in as witnesses by the grand
jury. while in the waiting room at the
end Of the hall sat more than a dozen
women who were expecting every min
ute to- be summoned before the same
body.
1t is likely that the grand jury will
make it's first partial report to court
this morning. and that the white slave
cases will be among those reported.
II indictments are found. they may
De among the first tried. 1t is be-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
About People
Movements OF individuals to
and From the City.
AT THE HOTELS

Rogers-W. L. Culp. New Martins
wills; Charles l.ambiottc. Fairmonr
Emile kambioLtte' Eair yn;nG; C & T.
bus; Mrs. VI. Beirs. Cambridge, o.
McLure-J NJ. Google New Martins
willie; Mr.. and Mrs. +. ". Milligan, Far
k"rsburg.; J. ": .pinGers. Huntington;
Tuscn Morris; fnirmont;; W; NJ Riff s
l.. Fleming. Fairmont;. j. J.: Hatfield
Morgantown: &. Fl. Diciing. Charles ton.
Grand Central. +. Mercer. Kenova,
W. Va; +. l.. jackson, Woodsfield. e.;
Rayland. O.: Jacob Stamm. cluka, W.
Va; Ernest Love- rlarksburg; II. \.
Robinson, ClarkSburg; ]. y. Downs,
Burkhannon. ". Va; /. Il. Watkins.
FajrmGss s. W. A"lt n GLfneoe' 9;
burg; l.. F. stricklin. Salem. O.; !,
prcndcs Clarksburg: \. NJ. Dyer, Ihil-
!ppii. ": Vi; Y. T.. Mcconnell. Cam nm
W. G.. MuSick. Beaver Falls, Pm.
Stamm-J. Z. Wendell and wife: Hun
drcd: Homer Taylor. Hundred +. NJ.
Keller. Hundred n. L. Wipp. Clarks-
burg; NJ G. Connolly. Short Greek: D.
V. Lemon. New MartinsYilie; j. *.
Booker. Cambridge. ..
a. f. Sinks. secretary Of the Wheel.
ing chapter, American Red Cross so.
ciety, went to Bethany yesterday,
where last night he assisted in organ
izing a chapter
Former State Senator J. i. Hatfield
of Morgantown spent yesterday in
Wheeling attending to matters in fed
eral court.
w. T. Culp of New Martinsville,
prominent oil we'll contractor, was III
Wheeling yesterday.
George Simmons Of Lorain, o.. ar
rived in the city yesterday on bu5l-
ness.
Herbert Riley. desk secretary of the
Y. NJ. CA, resumed his duties yes
'terday after having been confined TO
the Ohio Valley General hospital.
where he underwent anop Grafton Of
the throat.
Dr. w. r. Lopez is able to be on the
streets again after being confined 10
his home with an attack Of typhoid
fever
Private Charles Garrison of Com
.pany D. First battalion. First West
Virginia regiment, National guard,
was discharged from the Ohio Valley
General hospital yesterday. TIc acct
dentally shot himself through tho
hand at Benwood Monday night.
Glenn Allen returned yesterday to
Ravenswood, w. Va, where he Is sta
ton with United States engineers AZ
the government dam after brief visit
10 this city
Prosecuting Attorney D. A. Mckee
returned yesterday from Charleston.
Patrolman Charles Sharp resumed
his duties on the Market street beat
last might after enjoying fourteen
day vacation.
Attorney G. p. Shaw, of Grecnsburg.
Pa, is among the keystone state law
yers here for federal court term.
Wilson Pfarr, Of Grafton, is here at
tending federal court.
Attorney G. L. Ionson, OF New Mar
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
tinsville, Is visiting friends in the city
for Il few days and attending federal

tinsville, is visiting friends in the city
for few days and attending federal
court.
Mrs. Stuart ". walker. OF Martins
burg. Is visiting friends in the city while
her husband, United States District At
torney Walker is attending the spring
term of federal court here.
Deputy State Fire Marshal John wal.
lace, has left for the southern part OF
the state on official business. after a
brief visit with his family on the Island.
Among the prominent out-of-town at
torneys attending federal court yeSter-
day. was Leigh Fleming. Of Fairmont.
Charles p. Lilly. justice OF the peace
in Grafton, is among the Taylor county
officials here for federal court.
J. Lambert Smith. well known IN
former editor OF the washington News,
has passed the examination at Harris
burg. Pa, for appointment as second
lieutenant in the army reserve. Mt.
Smith for some time has been 4 resident
of Oakmont, near Pittsburgh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
|Pompeian HAIR Massage
b eaut;fies, tn e Hair

To have. hair. that falls In sof.
shimmering ripples, and a scalp
free from deadly Dandruf, use
Pompeian HAIR Massage.
Sprinkle little on the hair and
scalp, and rub dry with Turkish
towel You will hardly believe the
result. Your hair will appear twice
as thick, soft and beautiful, and,
best of all, be admired by all your
friends.
If you should have Dandruff,
you will be stopping it while you
are identifying your hair. Pom
peian HAIR Massage is treat
ment, not merely a tonic. The
massaging (rubbing) of the scalp
wakes up the roots of the hair to
new life. This massaging also
opens the pores of the scalp to the
wonderfully stimulating liquids in
Pompeian HAIR Massage. Dand-
ruff goes. Your hair will become
and stay healthy, vigorous and at
tractive.
Pompeian HAIR Massage is a
clear amber liquid. Not oily; not
sticky; cannot discolor the hair.
Delightful and dainty to use. Get a
Csc, soc or 81 bottle TODAY at
the stores and give yourself the
luxury Of treatment.
Made by the reliable makers Of
the famous Pompeian MASSAGE
Cream and Pompcian NIGHT
Cream.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
More Text Books in
States High Schools

CHARLESTON, ". Va. May p
The West Virginia text book commits.
sion in session here today decided
that the text books to be used in the
high schools Of West Virginia for the
next four years will embrace larger
number than here tofore. 80 -
mentary and advanced; geometry,
plain and solid; English, composition,
rhetoric: English literature; Amerl-
can literature; history-ancient, medi.
eval, modern. American; civics; Latin
first year, Caesar Cicero, Virgin;
French-first year.. German-frst
year; biology, botany, zoology. gener-
les, chemistry, agriculture, commercial
arithmetic, commercial geography,
manual training. domestic science,
music, spelling, industrial history for
Colored students, psychology. -, -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
Y. M. C. A. SERVICES
At CAMP FORT HENRY
viii BE Conducted Sunday Afternoon
Soldiers Appreciate Hospitality Of
Association.

For the benefit OF the West Virginia
National Guards now doing federal ser
vice cncampcd on the state fair grounds.
Island. the local Y M. G. a. will conduct
q service sunday afternoon at ESQ Rev.
Roy McCuSkcy. pastor OF the North
Street NJ. +. church. will deliver tho
address, Charles +. Morrison will have
charge of tho singing. and DIR. John Nc
Clure Will play Il cnrnct accompaniment.
The Y. NJ. hNs offered its privileges
10 the boys nj Camp Fort Henry. They
are being appreciated. too. especially the
swimming pool and showers. Many SOL
dicrs are also doing their writing Mt
the association desks. Tho association
has supplied tho camp with reading ma
tcrial. including magazines and news
papers galore.
Secretary John c. Lynch stated yes
to-day that until more guards arrive
the association will continue itS present
activities Il more companies arc quar-
tered at Camp Fort Henry it Is likely
the association will establish a branch
I'm the camp, so that the work can be
carried on more effectively.
Bug-Did the father give away the
bride?
RuE-No; he gave away n hundred
thousand and threw in BRIDE
Chaparral.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
SELL MANY SWATTERS.
Equal suffragettes Conduct Vigorous
Campaign With Double Purpose.

Hundreds Of fly swatters were sold
by the ladies Of the Ohio County
Equal Suffrage league yesterday. The
proceeds Of the sale will be given 10
furthering the child welfare move
ment in Wheeling and the swatters
impressed Wheelingites with the lin
Dortance Of getting busy at once in
the sanitary campaign against the
pesky little fly.
Although the day was cold. the la
dies in charge Of the fly swatting cam.
paisn stuck bravely to their posts and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-24

Dennis Rowland. an enterpris-
ing citizen living near Trenton,
in Smith county, met a tragic
death Saturday by being kicked
in the stomach by his pillow mule.
Mr.. Rowland was blowing in his
field and unhitched the mule, an
old family mule said TIC be eight
cen years old, and went. across
the field to look after some other
work, for a few minutes, and re-
turning, attempted to hitch the
traces when the mule kicked him
in the stomach, delivering a IA
tai blow. The unfortunate man
was hastily carried to the sani-
tarium at Jackson for treatment
in an effort to save his life, but
to no avail, death relieving him
of his sufferings short time af-
ter arrival there
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-24
Notice of trustees Sale of Land UgaeI
Deed of Trust.

On the,6th day of November. 1906. ]. E. Shedd
and. Aurea Shedd. executed and delivered to "A
Morris. Trustee deed of trust to secure
indebtedness therein named due and owing ]. P.
Barksdale President of the Board of<Supervisors
of Rankin County. Mississippi. the said deed of
trust being of record in the Chancery Clerks office
of said Rankin County in Book No. .63 at page
1923. thereof; that said named trustee having re-
fused to execute the trust, /, w. E. Mcintyre.
have been appointed substitute trustee therein.
which said substitution Is of record in the said
chancery clerks Office in Book 79. at page go.
thereof. Default having been made in the pay
ment of the said indebtedness and being request
ed to foreclose the said deed of trust, l will.
the Ist Monday in June. 1917. the same being the
4th day of said month. within legal hours. at
public auction at the front door of the court
house In the town of Brandon. Rankin County.
Mississippi offer for SALE and will sell for cash.
to the highest and best bidder, the following de-
scribed land. situated in iRankin County. Missis-
sppi to-wit:
Sl-2 NW1-4 and Is acres off south side NW1-4
Section %. Township T. Range East. SO acres.
The said land will be sold toward satisfying
said indebtedness in said deed of trust and the
title thereto is believed to be good but will con-
vey only such title as is vested in me as such
trustee.
witness my signature. this the 9th day of May.
1917.
w. E. MCINTYRE
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-24

order to bring the war. to an early
successful conclusion.
Not only must the most rigid
economy in the consumption of
foodstuffs be practiced. but an
enormous increase in their pro-
duction must be made as we'll.
Therefore deem it my further
duty to advise the citizens Of
this community to make extra
ordinary efforts to increase the
cultivation of foodstuffs, and for
this purpose to utilize all labor
that can be spared from other
occupations, and all cultivatable
land that is now idle.
The labor and ground ordinar-
lily given up to ornamental cult.
walton may well be dedicated for
the time being to this patriotic
and humane purpose.
Let it not be said that in the
adoption of wise and patriotic
measure for the successful pros
ecution of the great struggle for
the worlds liberty upon which
our nation has entered this COM
munity has not done its full
part. S. D. DoNNELL, Sheriff
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-24
Commissioners Sale.
]. A. Hodge

j. A. Hodge
VS. Case No. 2257
Arrilla Watkins ct al
BY virtue of the provisions of de-
cree of the Chancery Court of Rankin
county, Mississippi, rendered on the
9th day of March, 1917. the under
signed as special commissioner of the
said court, in the said cause, will on
the 18th day of May, 1917, at Brandon,
Mississippi, within legal hours, in front
of the court house door, expose for sale
and sell to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described land situated in
SAID Rankin county, Mississippi, to-
wit:
The NE1-4 Of the SE1-4 Section SO
east ofthe Brandon and Fannin public
road, and ,the s..NW1-4 xof Ythe TSW1-4
Section "a, less 10 acres off the east
side, being in all 45 acres more or less,
all in Township6, Rangei3..east.
The said land is sold for the purpose
of petitioning among the owners in
accordance with said decree, and the
title is believed to be good, bu. l will
only convey such title as is vested in
me as said commissioner.
T. T. COTTRELL,
Special Commissioner,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-24

A great deaf of excitement
prevailed at Scooba Sunday af-
ternoon when an automobile
driven at the rate of fifty miles
an hour by Mr.. DeVane, of Elec-
trio Mills, turned turtle several
times and was completely de-
molished. The occupants. sever
al friends, who were with Mr..
DeVane, and himself, were
thrown violently some distance
and being seriously injured.
They were rushed, battered and
covered with blood to the Gilbert
and Mooney sanitarium where
their injuries were attended to.
Mr.. Temple was the most Sc
riously hurt, and his wife is still
in danger. Mr.. DeVane was also
badly hurt. They were descend
ing long steep grade, and at a
terrific speed struck the bridge
at the bottom. Mr.. DeVane
threw on the emergency brake
and the car skidded. turning
completely over twice and land
ing on it's wheels. The wheels
were crushed, bottom complete
" broken out, steering wheel,
wind shield, etc, going in every
direction.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
iRegister.)
Department of the Interior,

department. OF the INTERIOR,
u. S. Land Office at Jackson, Missis-.
sippi, May Ia, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Roy l..
Hogue, whose post-office address is
Jackson, Mississippi. did, on the LIST
day of December, 1916, file in this
office Sworn Statement and Appiica-
ton, No. O7504, to purchase the South
Half of Lot No. 2, Section "a, Town
ship North, Range East, Choctaw
Meridian, and the timber thereon, un-
der the provisions of the act of June 3,
1878, and acts amendatory, known as
the Timber and Stone Law" at such
value as might be fixed by appraise-
ment, and that, pursuant to such APP
plication, the land and timber thereon
have been appraised, the timber esti-
mated 116, 900 board feet at $2.08 IL
per M, and the land $148.00; that said
applicant will offer final proof in sup
port of his application and sworn state
ment on the 18th day of July. 1917. be-
fore Register or Receiver, of u. S.
Land Office, at Jackson, Mississippi.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry. or initiate
contest at any time before patent is
sues, by filing a corroborated affidavit
in this office, alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
w. F. CUMMINS, Register.
mayI7-july12-9wks.
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A Symbol of Health.

The Pythagorians of Ancient
Greece ate simple food, practiced
temperance and purity. AS a
badge they used the five pointed
star which they regarded as a
symbol of health. A red five
pointed star appears on each
package of C hamberlain's Tablets
and still fulfils its ancient miss
ion as a symbol Of health. If you
are troubled with indigestion,
biliousness or constipation, get
a package of these tablets from
your druggist. You will be sur
prised at the quick relief which
they afford. Obtainable every
where.