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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-23
HAVE MURDERERS OF
BABY KEET IN CUSTODY

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. June GIVE
have obtained admissions from. Claud
Piersol that confirm my belief, that we
have the kidnapperS and murdercrs OF
Raby Lloyd Keet now in custody, was
the announcement made today by Paul
NJ. O'Dea. county prosecutor from
Detectives Allender had questioned
Piersol. Cletus Adams and Dick Carter
for more than four hours.
Picrsol. who is in Jail here: today
sent word to Allender that he had
something he wanted to get off his
chest" and The questioning resulted,
He had heard Of the arrest OF Carter
and that he was in pail here.
O'Dea said Picrsol did not make a
confession. but that he made state
ments which. IL true, are very damag-
ing to other persons not now publicly
connected with the case.
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YEsrERpAY,s TEAM REPORTS.
Grand total .....,........, ,S17a,o57.

With one day yet to work, the teams
and executive committee conducting
Wheeling's campaign for funds for
The American Red Cross had secured
pledges totaling $172.35i.41 at noon
Yesterday. This sum exceeds the call
made upon the entire Northern Pan
handle of West Virginia by $22,357.4 l.
While the call for S150,0OO was maize
upon Wheeling as representing Han
cock, Brooke, Ohio and Marshall coun-
ties, not one of the three. sister .oun-
ties is represented in the subscriptions
which aggregate this magnificent suhl.
Hancock county is waging a separate
campaign for 100000. and Marshall is
making an independent drive fer $lQ,.-
900. The pledges from WeilSburg and
the other sections of Brooke county
have not yet been reported. Hence it
will be seen that Wheeling alone has
over-subscribed BY more than S22,-
600 the pledges asked from the whole
Panhandle.
Final reports Of the Wheeling cam.
paign will be submitted at the last
daily luncheon at the Mcclure hotel.
Every team captain and team worker
is wanted at this dinner.
Why Campaign Continues.
Replying to some criticisms that
had been made because the campaign
was continued after the S150,000 call
was met, Dr.. John l.. Dickey yesttr-
dav. stated that the executive commit
tee had asked advice from 'WashlnG-
ton as to how 10 handle the surplus.
Those who complain. DR.. Dickey sald,
do not understand the situation. He
pointed out that one man, anxious 10
(continueo on pago Eight)
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C0mWeN Starting
School Book Probe
Attorney General Rules Commissions Appointment Lega
-Governor Then Asks Shawkeys Cooperation IN
Reconsdering Action On Text Books.

torney general, a communication
he had addressed to State super
,ntendent NJ. p. Shawkey.. who IS
cx-officio secretary of the school
book commission, on June 8. ask
ing him to hold up the book con-
tracts. and a copy OF the attorney
generals opinion.
The school book commission
was appointed by Former Govern,
or Hatfield on the evening OF
March 3, prior to his retirement
from office, March 4. Governor
Cornwell claimed that the com
mission should not have oecn
named until April l.
The Governor.
Attorney General England
.opInion held that the. commission
was legally created. and Governor
Cornwells communication 70
State Superintendent Of Schools
(Cont1ned on Pago fwelve.)
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CHARLESTON. ". VA" June
o2.-Allcging that outside per-
sons were employed and outside
influences used with members OF
the State School Book commits
sion, which recently made sweep.
ing changes in the text books or
the state, Governor John j: Corn
we'll today indicated that he
would insist on an official invcs-
tigation Of the commissions ac'
tons.
Tho declaration was contained
in official correspondence when
he gave out this afternoon upon
receipt of An opinion from tho at
torney general in which The legal
ity OF The commissions appoint
ment. which he had questioned
was upheld.
The Correspondence.
The correspondence included
the governors letter 10 the al
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THAT ETERNAL.
TRIANGLE AGAIN
CRIME s CAUSE
PRETTY TEACHER KILLS
WIFE Of HER AFFINITY
Man in the Case Former Wis
consin State Veterin-
drldn. -.

WAUkESHA, Wis. June 22.-Miss
Grace Lusk. high school teacher who
Yesterday shot and killed Mrs. Roberts,
wife of DR.. David Roberts, who was
former state veterinarian and then
tried TO kill herself by ending two oul-
let's into her body, probably Will re-
cover, physicians said today,
Mr.. Roberts who arrived at tne
house after the shooting. asked MISS
Lusk why she killed his wife. ! olan
intend 10, but just lost my head ~nen
she. said couldn't have you, ene re-
iplied.
Police McKay who had been sum
moned after the shooting Miss Lusk LNl
said:
! ~ am sorry for Mrs. Roberts.
/ hope my wounds are fatal. | never
thought I could do it. loved "
Roberts and want him now and al
ways
Mrs. Roberts went to the home OF
Miss Blanca Mills where Miss Lusk
lived, TO keep an appointment with the
latter. After Mrs. Roberts reached the
Mills residence, she called her husband
on the telephone and asked that he
come and be present at conference
between herself and Miss Lusk. When
Ihe reached the house fifteen minutes
later he found his wife dead Miss
ILusk locked herself In a room and 70
sisted arrest for an hour. When furth'
or resistance appeared useless she
shot herself twice.
a number of letters in MISS Lusk
iroom were taken possession of by Dis
trict Attorney NJ. S. Tullar, and it is
said may reveal further cause leading
ito the shooting. Mr.. Tuller said that
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NEW YORK. June 2o.-Letter5
written by members of the Smokeless
Coal Operators association OF West
Virginia, and extracts from the min
utes of its more important meetings;
were read into the record at the trial
in the United States district court
here today, of 81 individuals and 102
Virginia and West Virginia corpora
ATOMS charged with conspiracy to con-
troll the coal industry and fix prices:
,rodncad w,t 80 intter written by.G II.
Caperton, president of the New River
Coal company to r. Grant. president
OF the New England Coal & Coke COM
pany. OF Boston. who was not mem
ber Of the association:
,,overine Gn he situation. wrote Mr..
Caperton," but now that we have
elected Wilson again, do not belieey
we have much to fear from that
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LOAN /! i
SUBSCR|P |PT|0Ns'
EXCEED [||VII
OVER | BILLION
FOUR MILLION PERSONS
WERE THE SUBSCRIBERS
All Subscribing Under $l0r
900 Will Receive the .
Amount in Full.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June q

WASHINGTON, D. C., June q,
Liberty. Loan subscriptions to-l
tailed $3,035, ,226,850, an over-sub-l
scription of nearly So per cent
The final tabulation was offcia1.
ly announced tonight, showing;
that more than 100000 persons
bought bonds. Ninety-three per-
cent. of the subscriptions, or those.
of 100000 persons, were for
sums varying from $50 to SO, ,000,
while twenty-one subscribers ap..
piled for auotments of 5000, 600
each, or more. gf.ss
New YORK Leads. ~
The New York federal reserve dis,
trict led the list with subscrtptton1s
totalling $1,1s6,7SS, 400. or more than
tbre eimes the amount subscribed ~
the next district, Chicago, $685., 1867
$50. The other districts sent sub
scriptions as follows: Boston. $331,.,
AL 900; Cleveland, 1886, ,14S, 700; Phil
adelphia. ;232 ,3O9 $50: San Francisco.
s175,623,90O: Richmond, $109. .73f ,1o0;s::
Kansas City, Ss1, ,758, $50: st. Louih
s86,134,700: Minneapolis, $70,266, 900:
Atlanta, $57,s7S,55O, and Dallas, $4s.S
94S,S50. These subscriptions include
those sent direct to the treasury ana
among the various reserve
Districts -.
The AIIotnents. ~,it5;;; ~;
Allotments will be made. Secretary
McAdoo announced, as follows:
On subscriptions up to and including
$4,000, full amount. These subscr1Dr
tions totalled $1,296,648,s50. -!
More than $4,000, up to and tnclud:
ing 100000, sixty per cent Of h4s
amount subscribed. but not less than
$4,000 in any instance. These SUB;
scripdons totalied *56o; ;i3S'oSo; nl9f;s l!,i;
aggregate $336.O61 $50. -
More than 100000, up to and :in.9t
cluding ,$250,000 forty-nve per cent sof
the amount subscribed. but. not leS1
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WAKE
UP ON EASTERN
BATTLE FRONT
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY
MAY MEAN BIG BATTLE
Furious Fighting Between the
Germans and the
French.

The French and Germans in the
region north and northeast OF
Soissons. and in several sectors
in Champagnc. have been engaged
in furious fighting for Two days,
with varying results, while in tho
eastern theatcr. in Eolhynia and
Galicia. tho Russians are using
their guns against the AuStro-.
German lines in hombardmcnls
which may prove the prelude TO
the commencement Of infantry ac-
tivity.
On the British line in France
bad weather has brought the op-
erations Of General Haig's army
almost to a Standstill, EXCEPT tor
bombardments. which arc being
reciprocated ny the Germans and
patrol reconnaisances and aerial
operations.
Likewise in tho Auslro italian
theatcr tho offensive nf the ltal-
iaps, which was resumed Nc'lneS.
day, on tho front southeast OF
Trent. has slackened materially in
intensity. On the other fronts
only minor engagements have
Having lost back 10 the French
the greater portion Of the trenches
they had captured in the vicinity
of EauXaillon. thr Germans 10 the
east Of this region haIr. delivered
violent attacks along front OF
about a mile and Z quarter, eX-
tending from Epinc Chevregny to
La Royere farm. Again picked
troops in large numbers were
used in tho assault. and again. as
before .Vauyaillon. Tho French
guns inflicted Heavy casualties on
The Germans. driving the assault
.ag waves back TO their trenches.
cxcenl in tho center. where. aftc.'
repeated attempts. the forces or
the German Crown Prince en-
tered French salient.
In Champagne. southeast OF Mo
ronvilliers. according To the Ber.
lin war Office. the Germans. in a
surprise attack conquered
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.PRO-CERMAN GREEKS
ARE BEING EXPELLED

PARIS. June GA dispatch 10 the
Haras Agency, from Athens. says that
former Premier GounariS. with thirty
other prominent Greeks who were Or
dered expelled from Greece, including
NJ. Dragoupis, son Of ex-Premier Dra-
goumis. and once minister TO Petro-
grad, embarked to-day.
"a DELAYED dispatch from Athens,
received in the Emitted States on
Thursday. announced the intended eX-
pulsion of a large number of promi-
nent Greeks of pro-German leanings.
The dispatch said that they would be
removed from Athens Ur wherever
they resided to places from which cs-
cane would be impoSsiblc)
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GOVERNOR COX LEADS
MOVEMENT TO LOWER
(HE PRICE OF COAL

COLUMBUS. O., June 22.-Declaring
that I'VE cannot expect our boys 10 go
10 the front and then let thelF tdmllles
freeze next winter" Governor James
VI. Cox today announced that he has
called Il conference Of coal operators
for Friday. June %. for tho purpose OF
working OUT some improvement IN thr
present situation as to demand and
price Of coal.
While the chief executive does not
say what he believes is contributing
to high coal prices. he remarked IN Il
statement that people expect the gov
crnment TO protect them against un'
necessary conditions growing out
either of commercial conspiracy or de-
linouent service by the railroads.
TIE WEATHER!
WASHINGTON, juno 22.-roreca.t:
West virgtnia-overcast Saturday;
Sunday fair and warmer.
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania-Pron- OBJ
ably showers Saturday and Sunday.
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MIST VIRGINIA COAL ANAGNATE
WROTE WE DON'T FEAR. WILSON,

source. In fact We never do anything
that is not within the pale Of the
law.
Another letter addressed to George
Z. Daniels, sales manager OF Cincin-
natl, from the vice president Of the,
Smokeless Coal company. declared:
What you have 10 do, old boy, Is
to get your fighting clothes on and get
money for the product. Don't let any
body put it over you about having a
less price from somebody else. Whenl
they say that tell them to go ahead
and buy it. We haye the world as a
place to put coal, and arc in elegant
position to get the very top notch for
any stuff we have whether it Is high
volatile or our own smokeless coal"
Extracts from the minutes. OF
meeting held in New York Feb. 26,
1915, and OF other meetings were read
against the protests Of counsel for the
defendants.
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Every West Virginia
Woman to Register

CHARLESTON. W. Va, June O.
Miss Lucy +. Frichard. president OF
tho Associated College hlumnae OF
West Virginia. will have charge of the
registration of West Virginia women
under Food Administrator Hoovers $
plan. il was announced here today
Every woman in tho Stale VIII nc
asked 10 sign Il pledge 10 avoid waste
conserve foodstuffs and 10 follow the
food administrators advice in the CON
duct of their households. insofar as
will permit.
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Country Wide Campaign for
Red Cross Will End Monday
$77OOOOOO OF THE HAD BEEN SUBSCRIBED OP ~
FRIDAY NIGHT CHURCHES OF THE NATION IAkE
A HAND TOMORROW, WHILE PERsHlNG DAY
ON MONDAY IS THE GRAND FINALE

Red million dollar
from the +
at
ni
nwbe
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Rumanian Mission
Reaches Pacific Port

A PACIFIC PORT. June @@--A Ru-
manian mission 10 the United states ar
rived here today.
WASHINGTON, Juno "".-Thc Ru-
manian mission comes I" America ~
stimulate interest in Rumanian affairs
and to bring to in" United States gov
crnnrnt \ FIRST hand view Of the Ru-
nanmn situation.
So far ms is known tho mission docs
not sock military aid. although II may
ask financial and economic assistance.
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Churches Will take speClal tNC"
Cross collections Sunday Mon
day. the final day. has been desie,,
mated "Pershing Day A special
message from General Pershins
TO the American people telling
the needs for Red Gross work on
the battlenelds Of France viii DC
published. Cincinnati plans to
make Monday Mothers Day" ana
several other cities are expected
to solicit contributions TO be con-
sidered individual memorial funds
to mothers or the donors.
Tonight's reports showed con-
tributions to date by sections as
follows:
North Central. s1s.s5S,ooo; Mid,
die Atlantic. s11.+52.0o: West.
s5,S24,000: New England, $780,
900: South s2.369.000.
The contest between Chicago
and Cleveland for second place
was the one spectacular feature
of the days reports. Chicago stu
held her lead, but by small mar
gin. .
Chicaco's figures totalled
s3.414.134 and those of Cleveland
S3.24N.505. :,
Ohio maintained her lead
among the states. not counting
New York Sity's contributions.
ST. Louis and Cincinnati still Kept
ND their race. both jumping over
the million mark yesterday.
Late returns from the North
,.h Ht.n
eight states in that section above
the million mark. The standing
Ar noon was: Ohio, S5.55S.41Q::
Illinois. S3.539.94S: Missouri.
S1.96S.l22: Minnesota. I.l6699S;
Michigan. $1.476.+22: Indiana,
se6S. 500: Wisconsin, $657.1S5. and
Iowa S23S,69S.
With 81 per cent. OF the mldole
Atlantic appropriation already
reported. the outlook for this par
ticular division seems bright
While many of the cities are DO
ing their share and more. others
Rave not YET been heard from.
although bali OF the campaign
time has gone: The. good stanu-
ing Of the division is due IN no
small part to Delaware. which has
raised three times the amount as
Signed to it, Pennsylvania win
Sl0,n00,0D0 10 raise. reported
s3.e5e.s2s. New York has
sce19,55S ont of S5.n0Q.no0. Crhis
does not include New York City,.
New Jersey has in hand $l,63:,'
rs, ont of a quota of s%.0no.ooo.
MARYLAND with S50.D00 appor-
tionment, has announced only VIZ,
500 Eleven cities or Towns IN
the Middle Atlantic not only nave
raised their full allotment. but
have sent in figures that make
twice or moro their original goal:
While Cleveland and Cincinna1,
are largely furnishing. the tuei
that is keeping Ohio ahead or all
states, excepting New York. o1her
Ohio municipalities are pronor'
,ionately doing their share. 10
ledo is holding third place in ONO
with S372,215. pursued by IounCS'
town with sos. .nnn. Columbus is
newt with sl61.626 and Dayton
follows with S133.i09.
In Hancock County. e.
CHESTER. W. Va. June ETH
Give until il hurts" spirit boostc
hancock county's Red Cross fund t
light to $4,000. The fund in Chests
nd Newell reached total of 5000
oday. while Weirton reported Sl2,Ot
aised. The mark for tho county
20 900. toward which the Manufactu
RS Light and Heat company toda
ontributed $500
In East Liverpool. Ohio. tonight. tf
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Continued on Page Eleven)
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Most Sought After Thing in World.

In the March American Magazine a
writer says:
Men have been living on this world for
many centuries. They have traded in
their lives for many different things
fame, money, power. But the consensus
of opinion through the ages is that the
most to be desired Is happiness No man
can be really happy unless his con-
science Is clear: therefore, it pays to be
honest and to treat the other fellow as
one would like to be treated. No one
can be happy who sacrifices his health;
therefore, fame and too much money
either Of which usually demand health
in exchsnge-are not to be desired. No
man can have the highest happiness un-
less he can feel that he is doing a little
good by living, that he Is going to leave
the world a bit better after he has gone.
Therefors, 1t pays to bring children into
the world and care for them; il pays to be
q good ileighborp a good employer and q
good fri,nd."
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

Frank Noyris Jones and C. e. Chris
tianl, of the Washington College of
Music. will present their pupils. Miss
Kathryne Bouck and Harry King. in joint
recital Friday evening. April q, at Car
roll Institute Hall. They will be assisted
by Miss Mary Thompson. soprano. and
the Washington College of Music Or
chestra.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
MUSIC and MUSICIANS

The Wennerberg Male Chorus, Of Az
gustana College and Theological Sem
mary. Rock Island. Ill. a glee club. will
appear in Washington Tuesday evening
at St PauIs English Lutheran Church,
Eleventh and II streets northwest. on Its
fourteenth annual concert tour.
The chorus, under the direction OF ].
Victor Rergquist, is made up of twenty
voices. Concert artists accompany the
ChOrus.
The repertoire consists of selections
from standard American, English and
Swedish composers, selections from ora
torio. sacred numbers and standard class
ical selections.
Prof. Bergquist was a student under
Franz Grunicke. Xaver Scharwenka, Will
helm Berger and the French composer,
Alexander Guilmant
The chorus ir accompanied by Esther
Pearson, soprano. of Chicago. and Hulda
Peterson, violinist.
Miss Mary Jacobs, who is temporarily
filing the position Of contralto soloist of
the Church of the Covenant during the
absence of Mrs. Dunwoody. will sing at
the morning service at All Souls Church
today The Lord Is My Light" by Allit-
sen, and "Hosanna," by Granier.
At the Church Of the Covenant this aft
ernoon special music will be given by the
triple quartet, and this evening q choir
of 100 voices, with double quartet and
four additional sololsts, will give a spe-
cial musical service, both organizations
rendering Easter music, under the dIrec-
ton OF Sydney Lloyd wrightson, with
Mr.. Harvey Murray at the organ.
Martha Phillips. the young Swedish
lyric soprano. under the direction of
Catherine A. Bamman will give a recital
at the convention of the Daughters OF
private she is the wife of j. Campbell
Phillips, American portrait painter
She Is a pupil of Maestro Buzzi-Peccia,
teacher of Alma Gluck, and other notable
singers Her singing elsewhere has re-
ceived the commendation Of all musical
critics. Although Swedish by birth, her
training has been altcAmerfcan.
Mrs. Phillips is not only a singer but
an artist OF note. She, is an efficient
linguist. speaking. fiuently English,
French. German and the Scandinavian
languages.
The Washington College Of Music will
give its ninth students public concert at
Masonic Auditorium Saturday afternoon,
April II. at 8 O'Clock. This will be the last
public concert for the season. The soloists
will be Ethel Holtzelaw Gawler, Miss
Alma Thomas, Miss Iael Terch Rose,
Miss Doris DcGroot. Miss Kathryne
Bouck. Miss Florence Reynolds and Henry
ChristianL
The college orchestra will open the pro-
gram with the HAYDN symphony, No. .,
and close with the Oberor overture by
Won Weber. George Dixon Thompson Is
the aecompanist.
Miss Alma Thomas. soprano. who left
Washington last summer to fII, a pro-
fessional engagement, has returned to
the city after a very successful season
and resumed her studies with Mr.. Paul
nj the Washington College OF Music She
wiz BE- heard for the first time since her
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

Mrs. Helen MacLerd Cliff will present
Miss Blanche Green. mezzo. soprano, in
a recital. Tuesday evening. at 1347 Girard
street. Miss Green will be assisted by
Harlan Randall, barytone. who is also
Mrs. Clift's pupil, and Troy Nnbson.
violinist. The accompanies will he Mrs.
Marguerite Allen Ross and Mrs. T.. NJ.
MacLerd.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

The program to be presented for. the
blind at the Library OF Congress Tues
day evening. at Sis o'clock. in pavilion Z
follows: .-
Violinist. Miss Helen woytych; Angus
tine Burgumo, accompanist: Sonata "a
major), F. Handel: Andante tMLendeIs-
sohn concerto). r. Mendelssohn; Mnuette.
Mozart; Abendlied. Schumann: ,Bolera,
Sarasate; Meditation CThais). Massenet;
Viennese Song. kreisler; Orientale. g.
Gu; Ave Maria, Shubert- wiIhelmi. Hejri
Kati, J. Hubay.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

The i've beet advertising arguments will be pub
iisbed n THE WASHINGTON HERALD neat Sunday.
The winners call THE WASHINGTON HER
AID OFFICE with a letter Identification tina will
entitle them receive nrSt-noor each o
the COSMOS THEATER. The program for this week
at the COSMOS TfIEATER is published herewith.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

return. Saturday afternoon at Masonic
Auditorium In the Washington College
OF Music student concert.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

Miss Alma Thomas, soprano. who left
Washington last summer to fill q pro-
fessionai engagement, has returned to
the city after a very successful season
and resumed her studies with Mr.. Paul
nj the Washington College Of Music. She
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
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