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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-25

Iuhiic Service Corporation Commission
mas been "A subject TO debate among our
people and 1 believe the time has come
when very large per cent OF our cii-
lens are IN favor OF the enactment of "A
.uN mat VIII create such a commission
anu provide speedy and adequate relief
70 parties aggrived by the actions of
THESE cOrporntions. | think such a
commission Is In the interest Of the
Iubic service and also Of the corpor-
atoms charged with the duty OF per
JfminS that service. More than forty
states 81 n. Union nave commissions
OF this Kind. During my term of orfice
nave talked with representatives OF
me pubic service corporations OF this
state ana have found few IL any who
are opposed To- = proper commission that
VIII be fair tp the corporations and it's
patrons AMI l feel sure that you would
law.
l think this commission Should he
composed OF three members TO b, an
POINTED by the governor. and that no
person while In the employ OF or hold
;ng any official relations to any public
service corporation. subject TO the pro-
Visions OF the law you may enact or OF
any stock or bonds thereof, or who is
ptcunlariiy Interested therein should
enter upon the duties Of or hold snid
"nice. and further no Commissioner
should he a candidate for or hold any
other public orlce while acting a. such
COMMISSIONER The question or the sal 70
airy 20 D" paid these commissioners Is
l. very important ono and believe that
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charged with the duty OF enforcing
the law ia aiding in a settlement or
these strikes and lock-outs before the
damage Is done The recent strike cost
the state a great deal OF money and
IN addition 20 that entailed a hardship
upon those directly Interested. and al
fected the fair name OF the State for
law and order.
Cost of Strike.
The cost OF this strike has been great
hu' not more than seemed to he neces-
sarT To- properly safeguard the interests
.of 10 soldiers who were on duty and
a." j YES and property OF the people who
i've Within the strike region The total
cost VIII approximate SejO,00O and de-
tailed infgrmatiou az 20 the amount eN-
Ieriei whl Ice furnished the legislature
whenever requested ] have had IN ac-
counts OF the paymaster audited By The
auditing department OF the tax commits
sion"r's office ana a full and complete
report VIII be filed with you at the
proper time I desire that the legisla-
turc have al the information possible
VITA reference. 10 the expenditures OK
TINS money I'D n at any time you de-
sire any Information not contained in
the report Of the paymaster and audit
inc department shall be glad 90 fur
nish you with 1t. l have borrowed from
different banks Of the state an aggre-
gate amount Of $4,000 which is bear
ing interest At per cent and some RI
these expenses have paid out Of my
civil contingent fund There are other
accounts that have not been paid and
which viii be filed with the finance
c"inml tees Of your bodies.
Virgil A Lewis.
on n" fifth day Of December. 1912.
Hon. Nirgl \. Lewis state historian
and arch!Vis;, departed this life. lie had
filled many important and responsible
positions. among a. em that OF state SUI
perintendcut Of free schools. He was a
man Of untirinE energy. great ability
ami fearless in the discharge OF any
duty The state will miss him and his
slace VIII be hard TO fill.
Conclusion
The four years OF my administration
have been rather stormy tres i've
had 70 face many difficult situations
and tine work has oftimes been burden
some. NeVerth. less 80 IL a pleasure TO
me to say that there has been more sun
have been uniformly courteous and
loya' Their advice has been whole
some ana uuselhsh. ] shall leave the
CfIiCe with the most kindly feeling for
an with whom I have associated dur
irr th' past four years and witha de.
termination to serve my state and coun-
10y ability. My interest IN public quest
JOINS with which I have had TO contend
uurlrg the past four years shall abato
lccause 81 my retirement TO private
lfa. As . private citizen expect to
take az r't vc interest In everything
shat 7 believe Will Doe for the best inter-
est 90 the people of this state. l shall
staid for what 7 believe IL right. and
c0udeuu what 7 believe 10 be wrong at
al times and under all circumstances.
hope you will not hesitate 20 call
u!on me. tf A. any time during your
session you believe that can be Of any
service 20 YOU IN the discharge OF your
duties AZ fepreseutatives % the people
iu the law making body % this state.
W 'eh COR Won very pleasant and profit
WA z GLAssCocK.
Governor.
Charleston. " Va. Jan .. 1918.
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uon.l eonvsntion. Our present. organic
adops.d nI Go snytning to eo.s, OF when
mxny year. Sus ne s ss. sS Ians .,a sos
sgtgrosn IL Il vas made for . stsss
OF OF. 80. goo people. IN round numbers.
f in ssn, .,ssHag ..a rTass ooHg.ay.
,nG and Trust Company. ~ Biueneid,
failed. and on the .and OF tsst month
yher L Williams as receiver OF IN.
tank. he having been appointed such re-
eeiver ey samuel V. Matthews. state
commissions OF banking.
Criminal ana Intermediate courSs
1 recommend the repeal OF an the
avs heretofore enacted creating Grim
inal and intermediate Courts with the
mediate Court OF Kanawhs county and
the one creating the Criminal Court OF
McDowell county. end that the courts
In these two counties have a large
mount or work TO do and more possibly
than the circuit courts could properlv
attend TO; but as 20 these inferior courts
fully satisfied that the work can be
done by the circuit courts OF these coun-
ties without entailing any unnecessary
hardship upon any one I look upon
tho most OF these criminal and inter-
mediate courts as unnecessary burdens
TO the taxpayers.
Parole OF Juvsnils Offenders.
Something ought TO be done to prevent
young boys from going 20 our iails and
other prisons. Numerous times during
my duullni-r1ton boys fifteen and six
teen years OF age have been found guilty
or carrying revolvers and other deadly
weapons in violation Of law and n Is
rnandatory uron the Justice or Judge be-
Tore whom they ere tried TO send them
10 jail for at least six months / am
very much IN favor OF what is known a.
our Pistol Toting Law" but am Just
as much opposed to sendnr boys TO Jail
II II can possibly he avoided
Bsmi-Csntennial Commission
The Semi-Ceniennial Commission ap-
pointed BY me more than two years ago
and or which Hon. Henry -. Davis -
chairman. In making preparations for
the celebration OF our fiftieth anniver-
sary on the 2oth % June next THE leg
islature OF 1911 appropriated for the
use OF this committee s. 400 for 1911
and 81 600 for 1912. Only "a small part
OF this money has been expended. htit u
IL the opinion OF the commission that an
additional sum should he appropr lated
IN order that the celebration may he one
hefitting our state. I. therefore. recon-
mend that you appropriate an additional
$4,000 to be used by the cornmiss on
and believe that the aggregate OF these
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cutions, etc. but the table as prepsred
by him. IS interesting. indeed.
Exclusive OF the items above referred
70 the sheriffs Of Kanawha Marion and
Harrison counties during the year end
Ing June 80. 1912, received more than
S2l,OOO.OO each: the sheriff OF on 10
county more than 100000 ana the
snerltrs OF Cs1ell. Fayette. Monongalia
mcdowell and Wood more than S1s 600 90
each. The aggregate OF fees and sal
aries received hy county clerks for the
yesrendinS December 81, 1871 varied
from sl.17i00 IN Pendleton county -
Sle.l2ss5 In knnawha, and for circuit
CLERKS from s546.i5 in Morgan county to
SlS.s+6.39 In Kannwha county I believe
the Tax Commissioner - right when he
SAYS; TIL at one OF the evils 81 our times
- the fee system ANA he Is also right
when he says: No public office should
be sought simply because OF the pacun-
larry compensation or what can be made
out OF it ] am in favor or paying rea-
sonable salaries 20 all officials and I
think u would bet better FOR the officer
and ] am sure . would ne better for the
public. ~ definite salary was fixed
ana OFFICIALS knew exactly what they
were "a receive I had hoped that conn
~ Officers would ioin us in trying 20 Sc
cure the passage OF law that would be
ialr TO officials and 20 the taXpayers OF
this STATE ] am afraid. however. taat /
am doomed 20 disappointment as 70 any
cooperation that ] may have desired
upon the part ~ county officials
Public Service Commission.
For several years the creation OF a
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The New York Morning Telegraph
says that Jack Johnson. the pugilist.
wants fo got engagements 10 the East
en- vaudeville for hiWsclf and his white
wife
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OR. HATFIELD TO SPEND
SUNDAY AT HIS HOME

special Trefat~r % fNe Inteiiigencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. "a
Governor-elcct ~. D. Hatfield left to-
night for his home NJ Eckman. TO
spend Sunday with his family. He IS
expected IN Monday again 20 take part
I'm the fnal organization % the senate
and 20 participate In the work OF ad-
vancing the administration measures.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27
HOTEL NEWS

~ usvvards is at the Baldwin
from London. 1e,es ia at
the Fairmont ,,5.z+o sra
IT r. Perry and wife of Modesto ar
staying at the Dale.
r. Bendix and wife OF Ne" ioiN g"
staving at the Sutter.
q. A. waugh. a capitalist OF Chico'
Is a guest at the Manx. v,,b.
r A. Carpenter and wife OF fuoa
CITY are guests at the Dale
H w. Lake. hotel owner Oh rie'iio'
is staying at the st. FRANCIS.
w. Fl. Lang of Portland, Oro.' on
visit here. is staying at the Dale.
J. J. Reid, an oil promoter ana owner
Of Los Angeles, is at the BelleVue.
r w. stall, a mining man OF Wfnne-
mucca. is registered at the Paiace.
w. G. Sapp, real estate operator OF
Fresno. is registered al the ManX.
w IT TJovd a lumber man of Spo-
kane is a guest at the st. Francls.
Mr. and Mrs James e. Millar OF
Seattle are guests at the Fairmont.
carlos Mayer, a capitalist of Phlia-
delphia, is staying at the Fairmont:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Hayward OF WIN
ston, Ia, are guests at the oteWa
Ed Slecman of Salt Lake, well known
stockman. is a guest at the Stanford.
ri. Meyer and S. ElIens of Nederlano,
Austria, are stopping at the BALDWIN.
Louis Gundelfnger, the well known
banker of Fresno. is at the Bellevue.
q M. yfnton, a well known resident
Of Portland, is staying at the Palace
r. r. Hill. a Chicago banker, and
Mrs Hill are staying al the Stewart
d. C. Jacklin. millionaire copper
king of Salt Lake, is at the st. Francis
M. J. Murphy, a mining man OF Phoe-
nix. and Mrs. Murphy are guests at the
Stewart
C. r. Jacobs. a railroad man from
Memphis, and Mrs. Jacobs are staying
at the Manx.
P. H. Thompson, we'll known real
eatate man of Los Angeles, is staying
at the Sutter.
James P. Guerin, fruit grower and
shipper of Lytton Springs, is at the
Union Square.
Nicholas Bowden, a leading attorney
Of San Jose, registered yesterday at
the Union Square.
e. E. Kip, connected with the Stano-
ard Oil company. from New York is
guest at the Sutter.
Meyer II. Moss a business man or
New York city. and Mrs. MOSS are
guests at the Palace.
r. p. Halloran. owner of extensive
quarries and limekilns at Winnipeg
Man.. is at the Bellevue.
J. Rupert Foster. hotel proprietor and
large realty owner of Marysville, Is
registered at the st. Francis.
Colonel z. r. Place, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, from Winnie
mucca, New are guests at the Sutter.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27
PAso RoBLEs HOT SPRINGS, SAN LUIS
oBIsPO COUNTY
ENDEAVOR ECHO MEETING

A Christian Endeavor echo meeting
to hear reports OF delegates from the
First church who attended the interna-
tiona1 convention in Los Angeles will
be held this afternoon in the First Bap-
tist church, Octavia and Market streets.
Among the speakers will be Daniel A.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27

Polling. superintendent of Temperance
and citizenship of the United Soclets I.
OF Christian Endeavor, and Rev. haii :
n Chamberlain of Newton, Mass
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27


San Francsco-C. w. Merriam Mrs A. G.
Shea, Cordela Burnham, Mae s. Burnham. Edna
Shea, +. X. Smith, Mrs. Henry +. Dorgeloh, L.
Quigley and wife. Miss j. Ellerby. James II.
Dignan. f. W. Krogh, r. Taylor Robert T. Ash,
John Bevanda, Annie Seibert, Charlotte Robin
cite, Elizabeth Mack, George r. Eaton. William
White. NJ F.. dor A. Bowling. + McClaskey.
May 0Shaughnessy, Anna Hennessy. John j.
Sullivan, A. Retting, B. Maloney, NJ. s. Rosach,
Edward A. Belcher, Alice Murphy, James J.
Wall P. Carat and family, d. G.. Farley, X.
Simon, w. Kohn Charles Loeffer, Miss c. b.
Brown, Edward II. Goetze L. MarteN n. Mar
ron, EMS Marron, Walter Marron, Anna Gulobs,
Patrick Duffy, Owen Walsh, Hugh Sheehan, II.
Miller, Thomas ]. Feeney. Thomas J. Moran.
Chris Berkan. X. s. Berkan, Nick SIljkut, T..
Blumberg, NJ. G. DAILY. Tom Magee, David G.
Egsn. James Foley Mrs. Foley, Maurice Foley,
NJ. Faherty. Leila Ryan, Nora II. Treacy, A.
NJ. Cutler. l.. IL; Tyson, jerome Griffin. Emmett
David II. Stetson. O. w Harting and wife, s. A.
Grady, Miss Agnes Dunn, w. I. willis, p. T.
Lawson and wife, Miss Belle Livingston. Gene
\. Mitchell. v. l.. Denman and wife. Miss Jane
Denman, Miss Nell Bellmere, Philip A. Lewis
Edward F. Mcmillan.
0akland-E. E. Laymsnce, J. S. Roberts Mrs.
s. Hutton. Misses Walsh, Frances Mulligan,
Mrs Henry F. Westphal. Miss Edna westphal
K. e. Norman, F. J. Nielsen, Mrs. B. Nielsen
J. II. Chivree and wife, Dorothy Chivree. F. s.
Gregory, Miss s. o. Gregory, ]. Nj. Hearn, e..
f. Orchambeault and wife. Jack f. Fitzpatrick.
Lillian Fitzpatrick. Mrs. T.. w. Wilson and
daughter, B. H. Welch and wife and son, G..
Strobel. NJ. Moth. Irving Jonas, Jim Brennan.
John Sakemsn, Kid Parker. r. c. Get1ine and
wife, r. Bell. A. Catalani, Miss Jean Bates,
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27

Convicted of robbing the house of
Mrs. Minnie Thomas, 161 Sixth street,
Alfred Belden and James Nelson were
sentenced to Folsom penitentiary yes
terday by Superior Judge Dunno. Bel
den was given a term of two years
and Nelson Is months.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10

Think of that Even though you have plenty of ready
better
values and lower than if bought cash sewhere9
ceSions almost
1t
contracted willing
lie knows is
once of them?
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
ROCK ISLAND CHANGES
Fall and Winter Time Card Prepared
at Topeka General Offices Out.

| The fall and winter time card of the
! Rock Island Lines for the second dis
! trict is announced today from the Of
| fees of A. E. Sweet, general manager,
| agent in Topeka. The new schedules
affect only one train of Importance to
Topeka patrons. No. 2, Chicago and
| California, leaves Topeka one hour
! later. Formerly it left this city a 80
| p m. Under the new time card ef-
fective Sunday, October II, it will leave
! at s:35 d. m.
The changes over the entire second
district follow:
Trains Nos. 13 and IA will be discon-
tinued between Omaha and Lincoln
Trains Nos. 353 and 354 on Horton
line will be discontinued between Beat
rice and Fairbury.
Trains Nos. 361 and 362 will be dis
continued between Phillipsburg ana
Goodland on the Colorado division
Trains Nos. 33 and 81 will be discon-
tinued between Bucklin and 1ucumcari
on the Ell Paso division.
To provide daylight local passenger
service between Phillipsburg and Good
land in place Of Nos 361 and 1862, local
freight Nos. 81 and 50 will carry pas
Senger coach running. on same sche-
duIe at the present time.
With the discontinuance of Nos SO
and "a west of Bucklin, trains Nos.
and 2 will make. flag stops at Bloom
and Kingsdown and will also make nag
stop at all nonstop stations west OF
Liberal
Trains Nos. l and will also show
lettered stop at all nonstop stations pe-
tween Liberal and Herington to PICK
up or let off passengers to or from
stations west of Liberal.
Train No. will make stops at Pres
ton and Turon to pick up passengers
for Kansas City and beyond.
Schedule Of No. will be slightly
changed to admit of the additional
work:
Leave Tucumcari same as now.
Arrive Herington 5:55 p. m.
Leave Topeka S:35 p. m.
Arrive Kansas City 10:3O p. m
Leave Kansas City IL p. m.
Arrive Chicago same as now.
This train carries out of Kansas City,
chair car and sleeper for Des Moines.
thereby affording practically through
train service from territory west Of Mis-
souri, river.
Train No. % on Missouri division,
will leave Kansas City $50 p. M IN
stead of 6:45 p. M, and arrive at ROCK
Island same time as at present.
Train No. 35 will leave Kansas City
same as now; arrive Wichita 3:15 p.
m. instead of p. m, arrive CaldWeil
same as now.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
OLD SETTLERS DIST. SO
They Held Eighth Annual Reunion at
Sam Parr Home.

A happy crowd of old settlers and
pupils of District No. SO gathered at
the country home of Mr.. and Mrs Sam
Parr on Sept. "a to participate in their
ninth annual reunion.
The day was an ideal one for such
a gathering, and the time before the
noon repast was spent in pleasant
greetings of old time friends and
neighbors. -,
The table was spread on the lawn,
all the good things desirable for such
an occasion with nothing to suggest
''the high cost of living
After the dinner the party gathered
on the lawn and school was opened by
the old-time teacher, who found her
pupils harder to manage than in the
later SOS and early 70s. Chewing gum
and other misdemeanors called for fire.
quent reprimands, but the time passed
quickly in singing the old school songs
and listening to the "reminiscences of
the old boys and girls of other days
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Potter gave a fine recitation,
singing "God Be With You. Till We
Meet Again." the ninth annual reunion
closed to meet a the same place the
last Friday in September, 1914. Those
present We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Will Nc
Carter, Mr.. and Mrs. James Evans,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wade, Mr. and Mrs
James Troutman, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Parr. Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Goodell, Mr. and Mrs
Grant Kelsey, Mr. and Mrs Melvin
Kelsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Smeltser, Mrs.
Robert Pugh Mrs Minnie Pugh. Mrs
Julia Sims, Mrs. H. G. Shore. Mrs.
Henry Shuler. Mrs. Robert Butler
Miss Viola Troutman. Miss Carrie
Dawson, Miss Lura Parr, the Misses
Goodell, Ruth Parr Mr.. John Trout
man, Mr.. John Parr, Mr.. John Jack
son, Mr.. Clyde McCarter. Mr.. Rufus
Conwell. Mr.. Oscar Skinner, Mr. Rob-
ert jackson, Mr.. Will Parr, Mr. John
Goodell and Mr.. Porter Conwen
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
LADIES! DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandma'S Sage Tea and Sulphur
Recipe and Nobody Will Know.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother'S
time She used it to keep her hair
beautifully dark, glossy and abundant
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull. faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for a SO cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy" you will get this famous old
recipe which can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty to
the hair and is splendid for dandruff.
dry, feverish, itchy scalp and falling
hair.
a well-known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell ii
has been applied You simply dampen
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair taking
one strand at a time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears. and after
another application or two, it becomes
beautifully dark glossy. soft and
ahundant.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
EAST SIDE METHODISTS
They Will Have Musical Program at
Church Sunday Night.

There will be a musical program at
the East Side Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday evening with John
Lungstrum as musical director. The
hymn, Come Thou Almighty King"
by the congregation, will be the open
ing number. There will be three an
thems by a duet or solo and chorus.
and the Sextet from Lucia by May
Steadman; song by the male chorus:
a tenor solo by Ed Miller. and Good
Night by a trio of ladies' voices
There viii also be a reading by S. Cum
ningham and an address by the pastor,
the Rev. d. A Shut; hymn by the
congregation and a benediction
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
CROPS ARE IMPROVED,
Estimate on Corn Yield Is Placed
22,O0O,0OO Bushels Higher.

Washington, Oct. 10.-An improve
ment in the condition of the corn crop
during the past month to the extent
OF 22.OOO.0 900 bushels in the estimated
final production is the feature of the
department of agriculture's October
crop report. The indicated final pro-
duction is placed at 2,373,0O0, 900
bushels. or 774,000,0Oo bushels be-
low last years record crop. Tobacco
prospects increased 1.9 per cent. dur
ing the month and flax per cent,
while prospects of rice decreased IA
per cent, buckwheat 81 per cent. and
white potatoes is per cent.
The preliminary estimates of the
production of spring wheat and all
wheat place their yield at about the
same quantity. as predicted last
month Oats prospects increased so
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
OPENS UP N0STR|LS, CLEARS HEAD,
ENDS COLDS Or CATARRH At ONCE

drug store. This sweet, fragrant balm
dlssolves by the heat of the nostrils
penetrates and heals the inflamed,
swollen membrane which lines the
nose, head and throat; clears the air
passages: stops nasty discharges and
a feeling of cleansing, soothing relief
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold. with its running nose, foul
mucous dropping into the throat, and
raw drynes is distressing but truly
needless.
Put your faith-just once-in "E1y's
Cream Balm and your cold or ca
tarrh will surely disappear.-Adv
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
Instantly Relieves Swollen, Inflamcd
Nose, Head, Throat-You Breathe
Freely-DulI Headache Goes
Nasty Discharge Stops.
Try "E1y's Cream Balm"

Get a small bottle anyway, lust to
try it-App1y a little in the nostriIs
and instantly your clogged nose and
stopped-up passages of the head will
open: you will breathe freely; dullness
and headache disappear. BY morning,
the catarrh, cold in head or catarrhal
sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now, Get the small
bottle of 'Ely'S Cream Balm at any