The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-29
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COLUMBUS. O.. June 2s.-Mls'
Thomas A. Sparks was awakened cary
today when one Of two burglars VINO hao
broken into her home tried to take
Slnc from her finger. The man threat
fned to kill her. whcreupon she took on
three rings which she wore and gave
than to him. Mary Trumbull. aged -.
niece Of Mrs. Sparks. was struck on tue
head BY one Of the thieves The BURG
lars got jewelry to the value OF several
hundred dollars.
State officials. believe that by operat-
INK its own mine il can obtain coal Tor
state institutions for $3.50 a ton 4
mine in the Hooking valley has oeen OIL
cents E. ton Prison labor would be
used
The supreme council Of the United
Commercial Travellers in session here to-
day authorized the officers of the coun-
ell to invest money IN Liberty bonds II
the opportunity is offered again. y new
ruling permits statesmen who travel only
q part Of the year to join the order.
Statesmen for railroad and municipal
supplies and mining and mill equip
lnent also will be admitted TO member
ship.
January /, 1917, were sio0.9SS.3I. in
Guiding the supreme headquarters here,
valued at $4,000.
At the annual meetins Of the I'm.
perial Guild. Ancient Mystic Order or
Bagmen Of Bagdad. tho social branch.
the following officers were elected:
Ruler. John T. Reese. Sioux City. Ia;
@tceroy. George +. Brown. Lexington.
Boston. Mass: master OF ceremonies.
Charming 4. Jones, Columbus: chief OF
guides. 8. +. Heastand. San Francisco:
-caliph. ". s. I.awton. Grand Rapids; in
! side gatekceper. E. A. Savage. Milwau-
kee: outside Eatekeeper. A. Fl. Parker
/: lWirth. Cincinnati
I State officials announced today they
viii slit TO the bottom the charges made
by coal operators that the high price OF
| coal is due TO their inability to obtain
railroad cars. The utilities commission
has ordered the railroads TO report every
day, beginning July I. how many cars
are demanded Of them and how many arc
/ furnished. The state officials hope to
reduce the price of coal 80 to 40 per cent
as resulto [ various relief movements
now under way.
Cole Eros. Of Van Luc. Ohio. were the
low bidders for the construction Of the
'Ftndlay-Cpper Saldusky road.at So
1921. according to announcement to-
day by the state highway department.
y bid pf sl$.l55.3% was offered on the
Mansfield Millsr$burs road. and one Of
-S"4.24j.'t for tn" construction of the
Observation-Disclosures road.
Waldemar Won Nnstitz. formerly cdi.
tor OF the Wascntcr Ind Anzciger. Il
Cleveland German daily. who was arres.
ed as an tit"n enemy. Mas ordered in
e., termed IL tn: federal army barracks III
columbus to-day l.! United States Of
flciais.
Federal Judge Safer today released
Cecil ". Farley. indicted together with
Harry h.. TownSicy and .\mmon A. Hon.
macy. tulutDhu*. and John Lewis Ham
'conspirat"r. Bailey was dismissed at
tho request II tho government for rea-
sons 'und>clrS.d hy the government"
The jury which tried Clarence ".
threatening the life Of President Wilson.
announced it could not agree on YER
diet after 80 hours elaboration. aud
was discharged toda:.
The state public utilities commission
today granted authority TO the New
York Central railroad TO issue $3.50 900
WORTH OF bonds. the pr"c.e-S to be used
1T purchasing 100 nsw locomotives and
a number u steel passenger coaches
Ohio News Notes.
Tolcdn-Harnld Simon, aged Il. hook
ed 4 big :i$h and was jcrkcd into tho
Man;nre rive and drowned.
Athens F.:nmet Montgomery. aged 10.
WAS killed u"'lcr a falling tree.
Nap"ic"n-:\ dynamite cap exploded
burning out Donald Davis left eve
Port t'llnt"n-ErneSt kahler aged u
was Killed h: 4 traction car TT Oak IIar-
Dor.
Sa!sm-,'lydc Jewel was drowned
ana ne jumped mt" tho water. which was
over his hca!