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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-09
AT BENWOOD

IH' bis. water which is due % reach
'HI CONDITION. morning will COM
i"t'if ocunralif" the tufIrn civ 81
""'h. fnd residents VII DO forced To-
i i'lif"f in fne roiFhbprInr towns
pr Ni"n fH" bills ua fIs voter Ia Ia Tor
f'Hf fiir". or more. viii cover
,N i." NN'i" upper part - tho sIfv
.inW HN was blocked last eterfrr
"'l"fF and persons travelling ou
'Iuf Dino cars were furtet fY
transfer Tine plate. AMI fft. tc,
200 nf th" Hltcraile Tube Work. v.re
" 90 i' nIaUrrU operations Nraferf4t
o.. 'nl r. about four O'Clock r-rrrs.--
'i"i " nf fl" same plant we're f.rrer 49,
anrri fhIe morning Tf. Vyf..~
."I HHu lfHu Company snfIra rf.,f
..HerI down and fle officials t4t.
Do .iHr'd f"r H frfr foot etare
I.r stores HuH Irfafrf.a rft.r- -
WON street mnt 90 their stock ~ 600
Nir 90 ground yesterday rtenirT 800
iH morning 200 fIa residents .grirr
h' nrI other furniture. ore also fr.r
mem n" "IFhrr ground A fsrft.f.f
ffr rgcH over The hood yates r ~
pos arl f|n rYIr part Is r-.Hrrf.f.|.
ni"r wHfrf The loss vii amount "a,
.l.HrIa W dollars '
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|NEIGHBORING TOWNS ARE
INUNDATED BY HIGH WATER

buildings are heated by steam. The
FIRST ward and the Second ward schools
VIII probably not hold schol this morn
ing As the water will probably be up be-
fore school time
Car TRACK Covered
me water completely covered the
street car tracks at the lower end OF
west wheeling, at the whiskey run
orloge and at the Pinch run bridge Ina
the lower portion OF Bellalre. Passen-
gers were transferred at West WheelIng
port.
The Carnegie Steel Company had a
iorce OF men at work yesterday moving
the stock from the river front and from;
the STOCK house to safe quarters. When
the water reach the expected stage the
mills viii probably shut down.
The water Will not only inundate the
lower portions OF the city. but also the
PIKE from ~.f'orty-ninth street to the
klverview Crossing. The crossing At
Inlrty-eighth street and the Indian run
bridge Will also be completely covered
Dy the 4O-foOt stage.
Train service from this city to points
north Will be susr ended when the river
reaches the 40-foot stage. Service be-
tween this city and Wheeling will be
maintained and those wishing to go TO
that city can do SO without a great
amount OF walking and Inconvenience.
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AT MARTINS FERRY

In the low lying districts OF Martins
Ferry. which luckily comprises but "A
sisall part of the area all was hustle
anu bust Yesterday in preparation for
I'd No one had anticipated anything
IKE the stage that is duee and "A great
amount OF moving had To be done in "A
short time. The Laughlin mill closed
Town Yesterday morning and every
available man vas put to work NOV
ing the stock to places out OF reach OF
he forty-eight feet expected. The other
big mills. the Whitaker Glessner and
inc Wheeling Corrugaung Wall be COM
PEELED To- close but the water will not
get In their plants except the wheel
pits. The stanton Heater company will
escape as Will the Haskins and River
side Bridge works. but Beans foundry.
Spence. Bags and McDermotts' Will be
among the first to suffer.
WILL Stop Railroads.
The railroads Will also be compelled
to quit running. the W. and l.. r. run
ming the last train yesterday at four
o'clock and the g. and T.. will haze to
quit this morning AT the latest. The
street cars Will not be able to run to-
uay IL * certain and the city will be
cut of from the outside. no mails be-
ing received except some which may be
brought over from Wheeling by way OF
the Terminal bridge.
The damage In this city will be small
rs compared to other places as only
the section from First to Second streets
Rave all been able To remove their
goods. The stock Of the concerns ar
iected has been put in good shape and
as a whole the town has been putin
all IL excitement among the residents
as no other flood Of such size has ever
been recorded I'm January.
The water got out of the banks on
FIRST street near the furnace az about
three o'clock and this morning most OF
the Hat Is under water.
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ACT QUICKLY
Delay Has Been Dangerous In
Wheeling.

DO the right thing at the right time
Act quickly in time OF danger. .
Backache is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Plenty OF evidence u prove this.
j. II. Sutton, 535 Forty-seventh St,
Bellaire. Ohio. says: For ten years
! was afflicted with kidney disease
and | believe that constant sitting was
the cause OF my trouble. suffered
severely from sharp. shooting pains in
the small OF my back. and IL | made
a sudden movement. the trouble was
aggravated. The kidney secretions
were highly colored and too frequent
in passage. causing me to arise many
times during the night. ! used a num-
Der OF remedies and tried lIniments
and plasters. but nothing helped me
until i began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The contents of the first box
helped me so greatly that / continued
taking the remedy until ! was com
pletely cured"
The above statement was given on
September 8. 1906. and on July s. 1909.
Mr.. Sutton said: Il value Doan's
Kidney Pills more highly to-day than
when ! publicly recommended them
in 1906"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan1s-and
take no other-Adv.
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AT BELLAIRE

In Bellaire. the residents were not pre-
pared for the high stage OF water und as
"A result those living In the iowiands
and along the river front were busy
making preparations for a rapid exit.
Although Inc people OF this city are he
greater damage and Inconvenience than
any for the past several years. coming
at this time Of the year.
Iorty-eiRht feet of water will cause
the suspension of practically every In
dustry In this city and thousands of
men VIII be thrown out or employment
Practically all OF the coal mines along
the river front and in this city will be
closed.
The Imperial Glass Company shut
down yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
y large force OF men were employed the
entire day in moving the 10000 barrels
or ware which have been stored I'm the
plant in this city to suspend operation
ana one OF the first TO be reached BY the
HOOD. the water backing up IN the Com
Traffic Cut Off.
At a late hour last evening the lower
section OF the city. from Twenty-fourth
TO Twenty-second and from seventeenth
street to Pinch Run was Inundated.
Traffic between this city and ~Shadyside
was completely cut off.
About a. feet OF water will cause N .
suspension OF the Bellaire water works
ana the residents of this city will De
put at a great Inconvenience. The res
erNnlr VIII be pumped full for use IN
case Of fire.
The schools at Pinch run closed yes
terday aS well as several others in vart-
Gus parts OF the CITY. The Central and
High schools will he closed when the
water reaches the water works. "a these
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The Girl Who Bought a Home !.
on Nine Dollars a Week

went to Battle Creek. Mich. to
visit a friend. / had not been there
twenty minutes until he began telling
me about Battle Creeks best known
product0. w. Post-the man who
makes Postum and several well known
brands OF breakfast food. That after
noon he took me across the car tracks
TO see how Postum and Grape-Nuts
were made. n that Is how I met Lee
ma stark. n stenographer. but that is
getting ahead OF my story.
Caught under the brow OF a hill is
the first building that G. w. Post.
when forty-two years old and in III
health. used In making Postum. He
used a skillet and a peanut rooster.
That was all he had. except belief in
himself and n square chin. But when
a person has those two things. Il does
not make any difference II the build
ing Is a barn.
He rolled bran and wheat over and
over in his peanut rooster, testing and
testing until he found a combination
that could not be told from coffee with
a bandage over you. eyes. He had
something that tasted just as good as
conee named Postum. a drink that
didn't keep n kicking around half
the night. All he now had to do was
to sell tho just had To carry the
bricks up to the top OF the building.
where somebody else would do all the
work OF laying them. There is a lot
OF difference between having some
thing TO sell. with the accent on the TO
andg citing IL on half the breakfast
tables In the land. But. II
did sell. so hat today the man who
came TO Battle Creek seventeen years
ago now owns ten acres OF factory
buildings. a hotel. ar Office building.
n theatre and a Town site. NY Battle
Creek friend whispered into my ear
that his income. whether he sat at
his desk with his sleeves rolled up
or played SWITCHBOARD on his yacht,
was $4,000 a week.
The Offices didn't look like Offices.
didn't smack Of the treadmill where
o employees have TO stay six DAYS
a week 10 get an envelope on Satur-
day afternoon at three. Coming up
the hill. they looked like houses where
"A man OF means lived whose hobby
was his lawn: Colonial architecture.
vines and a home air that set you
looking for the hammock. Inside. II
was still more of a home. and yet
an ofice-beautiful rugs. big leathe.
chairs n an art gallery. In the
midst OF the Office | found Lena
stark. as CHEEKY as a hostess and as
busy as a bee. In a moment we were
chatting as though at a reception:
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HEADACHY, CONSTIPATED BILIOUS,
TAKE DELICIOUS "SYRUP OF FIGS"
cSsss. I s1ti s S1s T6Sm TIE Te.sys swgsIens a SOUR.
20 FEET OF BOWELS WirH OUT eRiPs or NnusEAN"o

n headachy. bilious. dizzy. tongue
coated. stomach sour and full OF gas.
you belch ~undigested food and feel
sick and miserable. IL means that your
liver 10 choked with sour bile and your
thirty feet OF bowels are clogged with
ehete waste matter not properly car
ried on. Constipation is worse than
most folks believe. IL means tina this
waste matter in the thirty feet OF
bowels decays into p~oisons. gases and
acids n hat these poisons. are then
sucked into the blood through the very
ducts which should suck only nour.
ishment to sustain the body.
Most people dread physic. They
think OF castor oil. salts and cathartic
pills. They shrink from the after
ehects-so they postpone the dose
until they get sick: then they do his
liver and bowel cleansing in a heroic
way-they have a bowel ~washday-
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Ihet Is all wrong. II you will take a
teaspoonful OF delicious Syrup OF Figs
tonight. you will never realize you
nave taken anything until morning.
when all the poisonous matter. sour
bile and clogged-up waste will be
moved on and out OF your system,
thoroughly but gently-no gripping
no ausea- weakness. Taking
Syrup of Figs is a real pleasure
Don't think o are drugging your
SELF: II Is composed entirely of lus-
clous hgs. SIENNA and aromatics. and
constant use can not cause injury
ASK your druggist for Syrup of
look for the name. California Fig
syrup Company. on the label. This
Is the genuine-old reliable. Any other
rig syrup offered as good should be
refused with contempt. Don't be i'm
posed upon.-Adv.
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How long have o worked hersr-
Seventeen years"
And you now own three houses,"
b smiled.
Seventeen years ago she started TO
TAX a course In a business college.
Out did not finish IL. One night she
went to Z. w. Post. who had Just
started his business and applied for
a position. Coming there before the
supper hour. Mr.. and Mrs. Post insist.
ed that she eat supper with them, and
aiterward Mr.. Post took her out TO
the little ONCE and dictated two let.
ters to her to see her work. AS she
says now. he dictated them very slow
ly and carefully. and even a beginner
could have taken the letters: but he
a satisfied with he. work and start
ed her In his ONCE the next Monday
morning at IS per week. The second
week her salary was advanced TO rs
At that time the ONCE force consisted
on Mr: Post. a b~ookkeeper and her.
sell. Tfe office at that time vas in
one OF the cottages on the
which had been purchased by Mr..
fost Her duties. besides the steno-
graphlc work, were to sweep and dust
the room and I'LL the lamps. as at that
m they had no gas or electricity.
MISS Stark was the first stenographer
employed by the Postum Cereal Com.
pany. where today they number into
the hundreds. She was an absolute
stranger In the city. and at FIRST lived
In a boarding house. where h paid
$3.50 per week for room and board. AS
the business increased. her salary
was raised in proportion.
When Mr.. Post advised his en-
ployes that he would build them hous-
es and sell to them on the easy-pay-
ment plan. Miss Stark purchased n
double lot for $195 and paid for II.
Then Mr.. Post built her a house on
IL which cost her 500, and she rented
II at once at IS Pc month, turning
the rent back into the Postum Com
pany. together with what she saved
each month toward the payment for
her home.
In 1899 Mr.. Post built her the Sec
ond house on her double lot. which
cost her about $500 more to build thar
the hrst house, on recount OF the in
ase o S OF material. so that the
TWO homes cost her about $3.50. They
now rent for s12 a month each and
nave had desirable tenants in them
eve since they we're built.
In los Miss Stark purchased two
more lots on Post Avenue, held them
a year and sold them at an increase
OF $3.50 over the cost. In 1905 she
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-09

bought her present property, a n
south Avenue. and paid FOR the lot
She then borrowed money from the
s r0ssa n COMPANY and built sSr Rss.s
little home IL on q lot 50 feet front
by loo feet deep. m Is nnfghed IN
hard wood. and woul bring $500 To-
day IL put on the market Lena stark
now owns three homes In Battle
creek and n money In the bank.
the Postum Company IVES 07S .
month During the summer She acts
as relief for the girls when they take.
theie vacations. and works q the
Postum plant when extra hslp n need
ed and h can be spared from home
How was II possible for . siri on q,
low salary to own three homes inter-
ested me deeply. 30 deeply that I
one OF the managers / found out about
{: w. Posts method OF worldhx with
his employees. Every single employs
in his shops Is his loyal booster. While
there ] met ]. W. Bryce, high IN al
could not say enough for the Post sys-
tenn OF protecting It's employees.
Post goes on the theory IL an
employe ooes his work whom hA has
responsibility on his shoulderl A
o as a man has worked for him
a year. he Is willing to tAlno him fnfo
partnership willing TO eli him q
home. To carry out this idea. Post
bought n outlying section OF Battle
Creek. plated It on and began putting
up houses He told his people that
philanthropy was not moving him to
this. and informed them that he was
going TO make six per cent on his in
vestment. He put up several houses
as models, but he would build any
house that an employe wished and
build Ii the way the workngman
wanted IL. after Mr.. Post had passed
the plans. In this way the wife of
the worker could have a linen chute.
a basement or any Improvement about
the house that h desired. For this
Mr.. Post asked that one one-hundredth
OF the value of the house be paid
down as first installment and the rest
in h form of monthly rental untiN
paid for. For instance, II the house
was to cost $4,000. the first payment
would be $1,000 n the rest TO come
In at $1,000 a month. or one one-hun-
dredth of whatever the price was. AS
a result. more of the people employed
by the breakfast food king OF Battle
Creek own their own homes than are6
owned by the employees OF almost any
other concern In the United States.
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SOCIAL CENTER
WORK STARTED
INITIAL MEETING HELD LAST
EVENING AT UNION SCHOOL,
And II Was a Pronounced Success,
and Was Attended by Over
500 Children.

The social center work in this city
was inaugurated in the Union school
building. at the corner of Seventeenth
n Jacob streets. under most auspi-
cious conditions last evening, about
500 children and many of their parents
being present. Prof. G. T.. Citizens. as
sisted by Miss Oral Dickens and Miss
lila Meyer, had charge Of the pro-
gram. and for several hours the chill
dren romped through the spacious
halls OF the building. enjoying various
games and amusements under the d.
rection of the instructors.
Every room in the building has been
utilized for the work with such effect
that nothing is lacking for the recrea-
ton and enjoyment Of all. either old
or young. who attend. In the base
ment of the building a pla yroom for
the boys has been fitted up. and also
a smoking room and chess room for
the men.
Rooms Arranged.
ON the first floor of the building a
play room for the girls has been ar
ranged. and one room will be used for
roller skating. while one large room on
the first floor has been devoted TO "A
reading room. being stocked with all
OF the latest magazines.
During the evening Music was rem
dered by the orchestra of the First
United Presbyterian church. under the
leadership Of DR.. Mcclure. while the
younger folks were delighted with sew
eral reels OF motion pictures.
The initial meeting was opened in
the auditorium OF the building. Pres!-
dent ]. c. Mckinley. of the Wheeling
Fairgrounds Association. had charge.
n following an address by the chair
man. brief addresses were made by
Roy b. Naylor. he substituting for
Mayor Kirk. who was absent on bust
ness: James Cummins. Mrs. J. G.
Hearne and others.
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weems

lane Weems. were laid TO rest in the
mon cemetery at st. Clairsville yes
tefdhl afternoon The funeral services
-S" clock and were attended by
friends from all parts OF Belmont
county.
tev. Fisher Of the Methodist Rev
x = Young. or the Presbyterian and
Kew. l.. X. Free or the United Presbv-
terrain church Were the officiating min
.Sters and solemn ana appropriate ser
vices were carried out.
The members ~ the Belmont county
har association. or which the deceased
was the most member
'ttende In a body while many mem
berS Of the jefferson county Bar as
cOciation were also present.
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The Condition Of the Throat OF tn,
Former 10 Declared TO Be
very Serious.

NEW YORK. Jan william Rookie
Teller probably never viii be able 90
appear a. "a witness iu the finance IN
Guiry being conducted by the Pujo COM
mittee ~ Washington. in the opinion
~ br. Walter =. C~hapPelt. Rockefeller
plfet"iau The only way Rockefeller
could answer questions ON the witness
stand would 10 ~ writing. for speech
might result IN stranEulation. 30 ser
i"u~ iS the condition ~ Mr. Rockefeller =
throat. according Co the physicians
rtafcmenfe published udny.
Ir. C%happeI practically said Rookie
teller must be- silent Tor the remainder
W Hla NE In tho Bahamas. wnere
ltofkcfellcr is resting. he b. Keeping very
puiet ana b. ts declared that his every
little wish has 60 be written. Tor every
snorf 90 speak involves the hazard u a
l~arVuEeal suaem.
! have come 90 the conclusion that
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.How's This?

We orer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward Tor any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY & co. Toledo. %
We. the undersigned have known F..
lieve him perfectly honorable in ali
business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made
ly his nrm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Toledo. q.
TAILS Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimon-
fHis sent free Price IS ceDfs per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
TAKE Halls Family Pills for constfpa-
pation.-Adv.
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W. ROCKEFELLER MUST BE SILENT
FOR REST OF LIFE, SAYS DOCTOR

VT kocAefeiler's throat trouble f.
chronic said DR. ChsppeIr. "and he
must subject f'mself 70 silent tr..,ne,,
~ m" remainder Of his dave 49,.
1tnplN means a rest-cure for me IarvnV
sc,il. ne remembered that Mr.. Rocke-
1919 lS past 20 years 81 are. ana ~ ~,
,,pinIpn re never viii he physicaifv al.
" appear on n witness stand. prohskig
not FOR r. written ''Soo~S,y
.ahdS tremhle so tina a. IL dI~ic,f, -.
MIN 10 write ieEibly. iOr
NSliINGTON. Jan. S-wtb 81.
pIyhl'ms % naming q phvsfrian - 80.
a",ins Wi.llsm Rockefeller and taxing
g,r !. punish = recalcitrant wftness
.'ntetnpt the House committees vnfcel
lnNestiEatinE the money tTnSt rot ~
'"e. carr Ntoday informally 10 de~idl
~ What course 10 pursue G.tr-.I
= ~ Naid be hoped 20 be able - ~
.,un' we name o. tho physician ~
.oNtu examine Rockefeller 10 defsrrtr :
nr falsity ~ tho anidavffs sub-
llI.sl ~ tHc committee b. Rockefefiers
~ Nhef~r the committsss
IHf ln VII experience any dfTfrvffv
ln reaching tho Oh kings ~ 49,. f
oert"in his condition vas pr~obisrnssl.1
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Stapes Funeral

The last sad rites over the remains
or the late Robert F. Stipes whose
death occurred at the family home on
Ron street Tuesday afternoon follow
ing a brief illness caused bv the in
lrmities or old age. will he held from
the late residence on Friday afternoon
~ - clock Rev. Workman. pastor or
the Wesley VI. r. church. or whjcb ,ba
ueceased was a member. will oriciats
and interment will he made in the PEN
insula cemetery.
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The first story. although the cellars

The first story. although the cellars
were filled.
y prominent resident OF the Garden
spot stated yesterday that IL is like
y that several houses will he above
:he Hood line. This Is due to the fact. e
lac said. that In recent years houses
have been raised and the lots have been
nlled I'm. Contrary to the general i'm
preston. the Island is not fiat like a
billiard table. but has certain vat
and depressions become evident only
curing flood time. During the past few
years. nearly all the new houses have
reen build on foundations several feet
fIgher than In former years"
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DoH. or HAr1TzcrosMs. o
And Tistng Up Business to Greater OF
Less Extsnt-nuch Damage
WIN Result.

Like this city. the ~neighborhood towns
are also suffering from the high water
and the Indications are the damage will
be exceptionally heavy. All the mines,
manufacturing plants. traction lines.
and railroads will he entirely out OF
he forced TO suspend. Business will be
at a and merchants will oc-
cnpy the time removing their stocks to
places OF safety.
Tho situation In the various towns
last night was as follows:
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Vance

Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Mrs. Mary Virginia Vance.
whose death occurred at the family
residence on Eon street Tuesday morn
ing Following "A paralytic stroke. will
DE- heId from the home on Friday af-
ternoon az ? o'clock. Interment will be
wade IN G~reenNool cemeterv.
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MAEiETTA. ~. Jan S-faaar Matt
lHN. 4 I~iffehurguer. ana Mrs Mary liver
daughter ~ o. M Metcalf poatmasfer
~ WIluamatoWu. IS Va. were eugaerI
tho prospective groom was Detained a.
important witness IN Pittsburgh the
wediing vas postponed until later this
week.
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STEAMSHIP
ARRIVALS

NV WORK. Jan s-CTcarcd-ia
snvoien Uavre Sailed Potsdam. Rot
t-rdtW kfuuulHnd. Autwsry. Occanic.
southampton
sable island Wireless sighted
81 Paul. southampton. for New YORK
~ItrnwhcId SiruHllod. NiagrA New
YORK for Havre.
suuthamptuu Sailed Philadelphia
New YORK kaiscr William o. New
Nerk Naiarfiu Aururfe Victoria tfr,r,
~ftumhurrI New YORK