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I535 Main St.

merchants and when the three men
reached here about 10 O'Clock, every
thing was in readines.
Tying their horses on a little knoll
behind the bank they entered the
building and covering the employees
with guns, took all the cash in sight
and started out. AS they reached the
door Palmer began firing. One Of
the bandits, apparently the leader,
dropped to the floor dead Another
fell in front of the building. The third
robber started to run, but fell before
hereached his horse. The robbers
have not been identified.
About $500 taken by the robbers
was recovered, all Of the banks
money with that exception having
been secreted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
CLEAR AWAY THE WASTE

Bowel regularity is the secret of
good health, bright eyes, clear COM
plexions, and DR.. Kings New Life
Pills are mild and gentle laxative
that regulates the bowels and relieves
the congested intesti.es by removing
the accumulated wastes without grip
ing. Take pill before retiring and
that heavy head, that dull spring
fever feeling disappears. Get DR..
Kings New Life Pills at your drug
gist, 25c.-adv
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virtually was wiped out and heavy
toll taken in the surrounding country,
the dead being estimated at from
twenty -four to thirty: The storm to-
day wrecked the northern half Of
Mattoon, including nearly all the busi-
ness section and rendered 1000 per.
sons homeless.
While the principal force of the
storm struck Mattoon, other sections
of Illinois were visited by vagrant
tornadoes which left death and de-
struction as they twisted through a
rich farming territory. Casualties
were reported as follows: Wester-
welt, five dead, twenty-one injured,
three of whom will die; Manhattan,
one dead, six injured; Joliet, two in
jured; Elwood, four injured; Modesto,
one dead, nine fatally hurt; Pearl,
one fatally injured, four hurt; Char
lesion, many reported injured, but
definite information lacking until
wire communication is restored.
Early reports of property losses in
dicated that serious damage has been
done to many towns. Substantial fac
tories were blown to splinters in Mat
toon. Joliet estimated half million
dollars damage in Will County alone.
Hail followed the wind in many
places, beating the crops to the
ground.
Many curious incidents Of the
storms progress were described by
survivors. Six cars of moving
freight train were picked up by the
wind near Monroe, south of Chicago,
and carried for a quarter of mile,
then dashed to splinters against the
ground. The remainder of the train
damage.
Modesto will need cleanup week
TO get rid of one of the unusual fea-
lures of the tsorm there. Mud picked
up by the wind in fields south of the
own was plastered literally over
many buildings.
r. w. Mielke, railroad fireman,
stepped from his engine at Westervelt
lust as the storm broke over the city
A piece of flying timber struck Meilke
n the back, inflicting fatal injuries.
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SCORES PERISH IN TORNADOES
and MANY ARE HOMELESS
Death and Destruction in Wake of
Storm Sweeping Mattoon, Ill.,,
and Other Towns.
CROPS ARE RUINED BY HAIL
Early Reports on Property Losses In
dicate Serious Damage-Village of
Andale Virtually Wiped Out-Half
Million Dollars Damage in One
County.

Chicago, May 26.-Spring lorna
does, making their appearance earlier
than usual in the Central West, caus-
ed the deaths of more than one hun
dred persons today and yesterday, the
injury of several hundred more and
property damage which cannot be
estimated because of serious loss in
growing food crops.
Mattoon, ILL.,, was the heaviest suf-
ferer in the storms, from fifty to sew
enty-five persons being killed there
late today. This was more than twice
smany as were killed in Kansas on
Friday, when the village of Andale
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THE M AIN MIN q I'm MEs.

light can Tie fult extenS oi}ttilsS ! dam
age be learned. !, :. s} y X Z
The funnel shaped cloud Of the tor:
nado was so sudden in it's appearance
that before persons on@ che streets
could seek safety, a district on the
northern side Of the city two miles
long and about four blocks wide had.
been laid in|ruins. The property dam
age will exceed half a million dollars.
Hundreds Of families are homeless. 81
| Special trains bearing physicians
and muses. came from neigh5oring
cities to aid in rescue work. Many of
the injured were struck by wTeckage
which filled the air for several min
utes after the storm had passed.
The T. w. Clark Manufacturing
Company where! one hundred men
were at work att the time of the tor
nado, suffered the heaviest property
damage, the loss estimated at $780,,
O00 That none of the workme1i were
killed was one of the freaks of the
storm.
Pending the arrival Of NATIONAL
Guardsmen for patrol duty among the
ruins, one hundred citizens were
sworn in as special policemen.
Heavy Hail Storm.
A heavy hail storm, which followed
the widn, hampered the work of res
cue and late into the night persons
were being dug from the ruins Of
wrecked buildings. City officials as
serted that there is a possibility that
the death list may be materially in
creased when the full extent of the
damage is determined tomorrow.
Few reports from the surrounding
farm country were available, but it
was not believed that the damage
anywhere in this vicinity was as CHEAT
as in Mattoon.
The wind played the usual number
of freakish tricks. A scantling from
the lumber yard passed entirely
through home in which the family
was dining, hurtling through the air
over their heads and out through a
window without ipjuring any of the
diners.
Wire and rail traffic was practi-
cally at standstill for hours after
the disaster, miles of telegraph poles
in each direction from Mattoon being 4
levelled. Rails and ties were torn
from their fastenings for yards at a |
time.
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Five Killed.

Westcrvelt, Ill.,, May 26-Swceping
through a twenty-mile stretch of
country between Wcstcrvclt and
Owaneco, a tornado late today caused
the death Of five persons and the in
jury of twenty-onc, three of whom
will probably die. Nearly all the in
'' I'd were children practicing chill
rcn's day program in church, which
collapsed, pinning them under heavy
timbers.
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Serious Loss of Life.

Decatur, Ill.,, May 26.--Railroad Of
fcials here have received word of
serious loss of life in a tornado at
Charleston, several miles east of Mat
toon, estimates placing the number of
deaths there as high as $50 A COM
pany of the Fourth Infantry, Illinois
National Guard has been ordered to
Charleston from Paris.
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SHOT ROBBERS
AT DOOR OF BANK

Ttskahoma, Oklahoma, May 3D.
One robber is dead and two others
are dying as the result Of an unsuc-
cessful attempt to rob the First State
Bank, Of Tuskahoma today.
Early in the day A. II. Palmer,
cashier of the bank, was notified by
telephone that three bandits were
headed toward Tuskahoma with the
intention of looting the bank. The
message was sent from Hugo.
Palmer distributed arms among the
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3Thirty-two Reported Killed.

st. Louis, May 26.-According to
advices emanating from the offices Of
the Big Four Railroad in Charleston,
ILL.,, tonight, thirty-tWo persons were
killed in the tornado that struck there
this afternoon. A long distance tele-
phone connection had been established
with Charleston, but it was interrupt
ed before. it could be learned how
many were injured.
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Three Killed.

Decatur, ILL.,, May 26.-Reports
brought by automobile from Wester-
velt, Shelby County, state that three
persons were killed and others injured
in a tornado which swept through the
county late today. .,r
Houses in Assumption and Dunkel
also are reported torn from their
foundations.
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Sixty or Seventy Killed.

ST. Louis, Mo-, May 26.-Between
sixty and seventy persons were killed
and about 800 were injured by tor
nado that swept Mattoon, ILL.,, this af-
ternoon, according to word obtained
from there by long distance telephone
at 10 o'clock tonight.
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MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED
Cyclone Said to Have Destroyed Two
Alabama Towns.

Montgomery, May 27.-A Birming-
ham special says a cyclone tonight
destroyed Majestic and Sayre, Ala,
two mining towns in Jefferson Coun-
ty, and reports indicate that many
persons have been hurried to these
places.
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AZ Bodies Recovered.

Springfield, Ill.,, May 26.-Advices>
by telephone from the Mattoon Star
at o'clock this morning stated that
forty-two bodies had been recovered
from the ,wreckage Of the tornado at
that hour.
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Virtually Swept Away.

Alton, I'LL, May 26. Reports CAR
ried to $WaVerly; a neighboring town..
by g train crew, were that Modesto.
virtually was swept away. The town
hasa population of about 800.
The property damage according to
the reports here, was not ilarge y &. !,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30

and stayed four weeks but when / came
home I would faint just tho same and
had the same pains.
A friend who is a nurse asked me to
try Lydia E. Pinkham 8 Vegetable Com
pound. began taking it that very day
for 1 was suffering a great deal. 1t has
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as ! was my advice is to stop in the first
drugstore and get bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before
you go home. - Mrs. w. C. BROWN,
2844 w. 18th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
four [ I. weeks We: ||::l
in HOSPITAL
No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin
ally Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Cleveland, Ohio. =" For years 7 suf.
fered 80 sometimes it seemed as though

l could not stand
1t any longer. 1t
was all in my lower
organs. At times I
could hardly walk,
for if I stepped on a
littlo stone I would
almost faint. One
day / did faint and
m y husband W IS
sent for and the doc
tor came. was ta-
ken to the hospital
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30

Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System
The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELRSS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria .enriches the blood an builds up the sys.
tenn. A true tonic. For adults and children. SOC.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-05

BILE changes had occurred: United
States. $3.50, 100000; France, 1884
100000; Russia. 100000: Ger
many, s714,0O0,000; United Kingdom,
s662,OO0, 900; Italy, s33S,OOO 900; Aus
trla-Hungary, s2s6,OO0,OOO; Turkey.
1921, 100000; Australia, $3.50 900 200;
Argentina, s22s.OOO,OoO; Netherlands.
S173,000,O00; Canada, $4,000 900;
Spain. s167,0OO 900; and Japan, sl43,-
900 900. These changes have been
largely due to a difference in trade
conditions in the last two years and
a half. The importation of gold into
the United States during the past
year was over S600000,00O.
These statistics are not accompan-
led by those which might throw light
upon their financial significance. Gold
is the basis of volume of credit
which has increased in quite as great
q 3atAO, duu plOUdOly luuCu SltdleI, II
we take into account the cast ex-
changes Of trade, national and inter-
national, and the development OF
banking operations. 1t does not mean
initiation in the established measure
Of values as a cause of increase in
prices, though it may have had some
slight effect in that direction. Prices
have varied differently in different
sections of the world and with differ
ent commodities in all sorts of de-
grees. indicating a variety of causes
connected with the relation Of supply
and demand for the various articles.
If the main cause were change In the
value Of the article used as medium
for the exchange Of others, there
would be something like uniformity in
the variations. There has been moth
ing to suggest more certain and sta
BILE measure Of values than gold.
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propose of weakening 1t were voted
down by substantial majority. When
the vote was taken, fifteen absences
were paired ten in favor OF the meas
ure and five against it. while twenty
seven other members Of the House
did not vote.
States which were solid for the bill
were Arizona, Arkansas. Colorado.
Idaho, Montana. New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon. South
Carolina, Kansas, South Dakota. Ten
nessee, Washington and Wyoming.
making total Of fifteen States. Since
the vote was taken on the Hobson
resolution Virginia. Alabama, Iowa.
Nebraska and Michigan. the Repre-
sentatives from which States did not
then vote solidly for the measure.
have adopted either statutory or con-
stitutional prohibition. The League
claims that it is reasonable to assume
that the resolution may gain IN
strength now in these latter States IN
proportion to the members from them
who either voted in the negative last
time or failed to vote. On this theory
the resolution would gain five from
Alabama, three from Iowa, two from
Michigan. three from Nebraska and
two from Virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-05
PUBLISHERS COMPLETE
THEIR ORGANIZATION
LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING
OF DAILY PAPERMEN HELD
AT PARkERSBURG
. J. Devinc, Of CIarksburs Heads
nization-Much Business
Disposed or

PARKERSBURG, ". Va, Jan. l.
The West Virginia Daily Newspaper
Association was organized here today
at gathering of publishers Of daily
newspapers. The organization was
effected for the purposes as set out
in the constitution which was adopted
Of promoting harmonious professional
efforts. cooperative purchases, adop-
ton Of uniform methods. and the pro-
motion of the mutual interests of the.
daily newspapers. 4 meeting was held
some days ago at FairmOnt when a
preliminary organization was brought
about. The permanent organization
was formed today. Officers we're elect
ed as follows:
President, j. ]. Devine. Telegram.
Clarksburg; Vice President, }. II.
Long, Advertiser, Hunlington; Secre-
tary.Treasurrr. H. IA. Holt, Sentinel,
Grafton: Executive Committee, S. c.
Shaw. Echo. Moundsville; II. |. Shott,
Telegraph, Bluefield: Leslie Bayliss.
Gazette. Charleston; w. Guy Tetrick,
Exponent, Clarksburg; Max Won Schle-
art, New Dominion, Morgantown: o.
p. Mckinney, Times, Fairmont: w. S.
Macdonald, Register, Wheeling: W. l..
Mansfield HcraldDispatch, Hunting
ton; Allan B. Smith, Sentinel, Park
ersburg.
Lengthy Session
The publishers were in session for
several. hours this afternoon following
a luncheon held at the Chancellor Ho-
tel. Economies of management and
publication were discussed at length.
Committees were named 10 promote
and better condit.o ns. and action to-
ward cooperative buying was taken.
Those present were: ]. J. Derne, Tel
egranl, Clarksburg: II. Fl. Holt, Senti-
mel. Grafton: H. I. Shot, Telegraph,
Blueficld; W. p. Mckinney, Times,
Marietta, Ohio: John Kaiser, Register
Leader, Marietta. Ohio; Leslie Bayliss,
Gazette, Charleston; Max Won Schle-
CELL. Journal. Martlnsburg; Allan B.
Smith. Sentinel. Parkersburg; w. Guy
Tptrick, Exponent. Clarksburg: John
Reed. lntellIgencer. Wheeling; T. ID.
Stewart. New Dominion. Morgantown;
0. p. Mckinney, Times. Fairmon:;
L. n. Harness. Journal, Marietta, O.;
F. W. Perkins, News, Parkersburg:
Edwin Bailey, Journal. Parkersburg;
Ed McGrail. Sentinel. Parkersburg: ".
J WeigIe, West Virgintan, Fairmont.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-05
A BIG SUMMER SHOW

One of the most interesting announce
ments that has been made LOT sone
time IS the summer entertainment
that is to be provided for Wheeling
and vicinity during the week OF july
4. at the State Fair grounds. 1t Is 10
consist of a race meet, horse and au-
+omobile shows and q carnival OF anl-
hitious proportions. The quality or
the exhibition Is guaranteed oy tue
hacking, as it is being promoted oy
the Saddle Club, the Auto Cluo, Tue
Wheeling Commercial Assoclatlon'
and other organizations interested IN
living the community some satlslac-
tory amusement for the dull mo-sun-
NOR season. The venture IS entirely
distinct and independent Of the State
Fair Association, although It. Will
have both the sentimental and prac-
teal encouragement OF the Officials
Of that enterprise.
Wheeling has been in the habit Oh
going away for summer entertainment
and amusement, but this year she viii
have 1t right at home. The amuse
ment offerings are of such a variety
that the enterprise cannot help nut
succeed in pleasing the varied tastes
and fnclinations of those seeking oil
version during the summer season
The projectors Of the exposition real
lie that the reputation of the city Is
concerned in the matter, as 1t Will
draw thousands from abroad, and lot
that reason everything must be OF the
best of its kind. And furthermore the
aim to make the show regular annu-
al event will fall or stand on how the
public receives the first exhibition.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-05
GOLD SUPPLY OF WORLD

One Of the remarkable revers1ons
of the European war is the changes
the different countries have under
gone in their gold holdings and the
rise of the United States to be the
chief gold money nation of the world.
The reasons for this are too obvious
for exclamation. The United States
mint has gathered some interesting
statistics in this connection. The TO-
tai production of gold since the dis
covery Of America amounts to value
of s16,5OO, 100000. The amount OF
all countries for which statistics a.
available was s4,144,OO0,000 at the be-
ginning of 1896 and had increased TO
So, 25S. 100000, or nearly doubled by
1916. During the same period OF TWEEN
ty years the uncovered" paper
money of the same countries ipcreas-
ed from 100000 to $S.5S3,OOO'-
900. The production Of gold in the
last quarter OF a century is reckoned
at SS,000,00O,OO0 or about as much as
in the previous 400 years. It's use for
other purposes than coming multi
piled to an unrecorded extent. The
production never reached S1OO,O O0,OoO
a year until 1888. 1t advanced to
5000, 100000 in 1896. S300,0o0,0OO in
1903 and $4OO. 900. 900 in 1908. In 1915
it had reached s47O.O0O,O00. The rapid
increase in recent times was largely
due to the South African mines. the
output OF which vas nearly half the
new supply in 1915.
or the S4,144 ,000.O 900 of gold money
recorded for 1896, France possessed
$i72. 100000. Germany S615, 100000,
the United States S672,0Oo,00O. the
United Kingdom s584.000,00O, Russia,
s4S900O,OO0, Austria-Hungary $751;
100000, Australia s13O,O0V,OO and
Italy s1O0,0OO.O0O, the rest being scat
tered among nations in smaller Gus.
At the beginning of 1916 these re+"-
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NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. g.
With an authorized capital of $780,,
COO. the Monongahela Power company
of Fairmont. was issued a certificate
of Incorporation today by the Secrc-
tary of State. The concern will man.
ufacture and deal in all kinds of eX-
pIosives, in Marion county. The in
corporators are A. NJ. Rowe. G. !.
Jackson. A. l.. Colborn. j. f. Hare and
!. ]. Mulyehill, all of Fairmont.
The Ideal Voting Machine company
of Parkersburg. also acquired char,
ter, having an authorized capital OF
100000. The company will operate
manufacturing plant in Parkers-
burg The incorporators are S. c.
Young and r. NJ. Young of Hartford !;
|. P. Mensch. l.. D. Mensch and d. f.
Wiseman. all Of Parkersburg.
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Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
UNCLE SAM BUSY

Old Uncle Sam is firing Of Cost Of
Living" fuss. and now he is inquiring
just why such things are thus. When
government committees go shopping
round for facts, in all our towns and
cities, and populated tracts, we feel
something doing: we shake off
our despair; new Justice IS pursuing
rhe pirates TO their lair. But we'll be
dead and sleeping, our weary frames
at rest. before the land is reapinS
much good from Uncle's quest. II is a
thousand pities. wet blankets to pro-
tluCc, but government committees! on,
thunder what's the use? Perhaps IN
ninetcen-thirty committees will report
that spectators dirty should all be
hailed 10 court, for boosting eggs anu
taters. excelsior and bread: but all the
spectators will thcE BE lying deaG.
The little chortling sucking will be all
bent with years. and down 10 labor
buckling, when that report appears.
The happy schoolboy friskers. enjoy
ing sunny lives, will have long, snowy
whiskers. when that report arrives.
And prices will be normal. this crisis
all forgot, when. all correct and for
NAL. that blamed report is brought.
And ! who write this ditty will sleep
beneath the yam, before the first CON-
mittee reports 10 Uncle Sam
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The lives Of The men who succeeded
VIII tell how ambition is won;
How struggles. privation and trial
Have pninnd them n place i'm the sun;
Blu: herding along in the rut-marks.
Far back Of the ones in advance
The Failures are YEARLY whining:
They're lucky; We hadn't n chance
The mon who have gained TO the sum-
Who shine in the Heavens affair:
The Leaders in science and letters
The men who arc hcticr than par
Did not spend their minutes in signing
That fortune might cast them n
glance
They t"iled when the others were Eroan-
ing:
"Thcy'rc lucky: We hadn't Il chance"
oh. down by tho murkicSt furnace,
Or over the grimirSt bench.
Or shaving along In an office.
Or sunk in til" muddicst trench
Re those who would rank with the
highest
II only they'd strive tn advance.
Instead Of repeating. with Failures:
"Thcy'rc lucky; We hadn't a chance"
"A lhrTt Inv Cook