The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-08

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States army and after existing nave
skipped out only TO be caught and
med by the government Why men
enlist In the army and then skin out
after they have enlisted = regardi
as a great question which Confrouts
all local recruiting officers.
The officials OF She Bell Tele-
phone company lave succeeded in
having their lines between this city
and ST C~lairsville repaired. the Ma
uonal telephone company will in all
probability complete the repairing OF
lines TODAY.
John Becker ana company Of
80 Jacob street. during the past few
DAYS have beer mailing out a very
handsome calendar 10 AL OF their Gus
toners
Tony Auretti. OF Sixteenth street
who was hit by a falling hopper az
the WarWood dam Is improving IS
vel as could be- expected, at the
North Wheeling hospital.
The final Arrangements for the
campaign Of the ~unorgalized workers
OF the city which Will 6egin next
week was made at a meeting which
was held yesterday evening. in the
o. Y. I. a. l.. \. hall. Quite a num-
Der OF organized workers from other
cities will assist in the campaign.
Bishop J.. J. Hartley. OF the Co
lunbus, Ohio. diocese of the tatnolic
church has just recently ISSUED a
statement that he is strictly opposed
TO the tango dance. No doubt this
statement viii be OF interest TO the
members of the church whO live in
Ohio.
For he past few DAYS the people
OF the city have been aept very busy
s~weejing the snow % the roofs OF
thelr buildings. as well as from the
sidewalks.
Beginning with yesterday the
Greek of this city will s~,leora;e their
Christmas. which will last for the
neNt IL days by the observing OF
certain Christmas festivities in con
nection with the event. which will
principally along this naturc Of relig-
lous exercises and feasting.
The County Commissioners yes
terday received the new filing system
which is TO be Installed in the county
clerks Office. The system is like that
OF the circuit court and when huisEed
will greatly enhance the work in the
Office.
AS yet there are a great many peo-
pie who have failed TO clear the snow
and ice from their walks. II - likely
that arrests will be made soon. should
they still persist in allowing the snow
TO remain on the walks.
Electric lights will be placed in
the Webster school building the last
OF this weke.
b The new typewriters will be placed
in the Webster school building today
or tomorrow for the use of the stu
dents in the Commercial department.
The new school books for me use
OF the students will be ordered rhis
week. Several OF the school books at
the former building were saved owing
10 the fact that they we're protected
by the iron girders.
A meeting OF tine new industries
committee of the board of trade was
held yesterday afternoon. but nothing
was made public concerning il.
The nominating committee OF the
board of trade will meet this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. TO ugges of
hcers for the ensuing yea The cleo
ton will be held at the annual meet
ing of the board January 16.
The board OF control Yesterday
placed rush orders for new ladders 10
replace those broken BY the fire at the
high school last Saturday night.
Chief OF Police Thomas Leyland
named the juvenile court commission
Yesterday morning. the first OF it's kind
for the city. This action was made
TO conform with the recommendations
or the police chiefs at the Huntington
convention. Those named on the com
mission were DIR. Etzler. Councilman
Louis Nolte. City Solicitor J. II. Bren-
nen. DR. Harriet B. Jones and Miss
Mary O'kane.
city Health Commissioner W. c.
ktzler has completed the drafting of
he new weights and measures ordin.
ance. which will be acted upon ~ the
next meeting OF council.
The final meeting OF the creditors
In the Herbert Fischer bankruptcy
case. Of Sistersville. will be held .Janu.
airy Il. - ! O'Clock. according TO no
tees sent ont yesterday by Referee
Henry 4. Noite.
According to a ruling by State
Tax Comm ssioner Fred o. Blue. Iiauor
dealers VIII not be permitted 10 have
on stock any wet goods" after mid
right. June 30. 1914. when the probi.
bition law becomes effective. aud Will
not be permitted TO return remaiping
liquors 10 brewers or distillcrs.
Goal dealers and operators OF
west Virginia and Ohio are optimistic
over the outlook for q banner ye,- i'm
1918 Prices are good and Industrial
conditions generally are quiet.
according 10 reports Of army on.
Elneers engaged iu the Investigation
OF the source Of pollution Of rivers and
streams. coal mines and mills are 70.
sponsible for the acid on the water
u Us estimated that millions Of fish
nave been killed in the Ohio river bv