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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25
CAMERON, 0.

CAMERON. o.. March 24-ROy v
Erlewine, of Wheeling. Ia spending a
few days here with his family.
Grover Boughner was a business
caller at George, Atzenhofer's. of Mel
lott Ridge. Saturday.
Milton Pool. Of Beallsvine. r. F.
ID. No. 3. was business caller here,
Saturday.
Thurman Bandi and family. of Mar
tins Ferry, moved their household
week and are occupying the Rachel
Ward property on Payne's Run.
Julius Fankhauser and Levi Book.
OF Darlington. X. r -. No. 2. were
transactlng business here Saturday.
Ernest NJ. Ward has purchased the
John Bandi farm between Cameron
and Round Bottom. containing III
acres.
Albert Hartline and wife have
moved into the John Atkinson prop
erty recently purchased by c. e.
Jerry Walton. of Round Bottom.
was business caller here Saturday.
Miss Mary Brock. OF Wheeling "
Va. spent a few days here with her
sister. Mrs. John Hugi.
Lynn Riggs, OF st. Marys. w. Va.
is cleaning out an oil we'll here for
DensmOre Bros. Of the same place.
Grover Starkey, of Altitude. Is run
ming the saw mill for Jonathan Car
penter. located on Atkinson's Run
George Read, Of near Beallsvilla.
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
brother. Luther VI. Read.
Rev. II. +. Williams is conducting
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Wood sNeld BrI.fx.

Glenn Roth was at Wheeling sun
day To see his father c. &. Roth, who
IS at the Ohio Valley General hospi.
Miss Clara Rremer. Of MIltonsbury,
friends
Miss Bertha Egger win open the
spring term Of the kinds rgarten Mon,
day morning. March 20. Parents
wishing TO send their children should
see Miss Egger this week
c. w. Payne. of Ozark. was trans
acting business in town Saturday.
{. J. Rausch was at Kuhn, o.. Sun
day the guest of relatives.
town Monday.
, y. r. Adair was over from Bealls.
Vile Saturday
Chas. T. Moore. of Jerusalem. was
In town Saturday on business.
DIR. G.. Ii. Taylor. OF Summerfeld.
was transacting business in town Fri
MIR. and Mrs. f. F. Yoho spent Sun.
day at Buchanan station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delin II. Webb spent
Sunday at Beallsville with relatives.
A. G. Archer. of Caldwell. was In
town on business the last of the
week
Mrs. F. c. Copeland. OF Athens. Is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
7. III. Heron was over from Zanes-
Vile the last of the week -.
Earl button of Marietta. came Sat
Grday and was the guest of relatives
and friends over Sunday.
John McComas will leave Tuesday
morning TO visit his brother Ed, and
wife at Dodge Center. MINI.
X. VI. Lee returned Friday from
Sistersville where he had been for a
couple OF weeks.
Mrs. +. NJ. Cooey. of Marietta came
Saturday 10 make "A visit with her
daughter Mrs. ID. +. Lowther.
Mrs. Gertrude Rausch is recovering
slowly at the hospital in GAINESVILLE,
but IL still unable to sit up.
Miss Blanche Morris spent Sunday
at Jerusalam
Miss Florence ellison spent Sunday
with her parents at Ethel
Chas. Lafferu was at Lewisyille YES
terday the guest OF his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. King spent
Sunday with Beallsville friends.
Mrs. Earl Hess and two daughters
spent Sunday with Armstrong Mills
friends.
Mrs. A. c. Weber is visiting her
mother Mrs. l.. b. Danfoul at Coshoc.
ton.
Chas Elger, train dispatcher on teh
u. X. * W. Ry. at GAINESVILLE was i'm
town Sunday night.
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until 1895 that conversation could b. had o,.,
long distance circuits OF which as much a. "a
mics vas IN underground cables Nv ZOOS
1nuet GROUND talking distance had Increased 70
y miles. by 1919 II was possible to taik u,
oefsTound nom New York TO Washington
IL Was then that the construction OF u,s.-
eround conduits from Boston TO Washinrto,
was determined upon-not that IL was exnect
90 TO get through underground talk between
NOSE places, but IN case OF storm or blizzard
10 utilize intermediate sections in connectio,
with the overhead
Our persistent study and incessant exrs.,
mentation have produced results more renars
able stll ' ''"i"HA n
We nave perfected cables. apparatus and
methods that have overcome obstacles hsr,,o-
TORE regarded as insuperable both 20 Ionr,3ts
lance overhead and underground conversations
Underground conversation Is now nossibI.
between Boston and Washington four tir,as
the length of the longest European und.r-
ground line This enabled the Bell system, in
'he recent great storm. so destructive ON land
ana sea, TO maintain communication for the
pubic between all the principal points ON The
Atlantic seaboard NV
Ielephoge communication is established he
tween New York and Denver. is potentiallv
possible between all points in the Irnites
states. and by 1915 will be an accomnnshed
taet between New York and San Francisco
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In our use OF methods or apparatus. we ar.
committed TO no one system. We own con
troll or have the right TO use inventions neces
sary 10 operate any system recognized or Ac-
cepted as the most efficient. The Bell System
must always recognize. and in its selection
must always be governed by the necessities OF
national service. with its complex require
ments, which is infinitely more exacting than
local or limited service
These achievements represent vast exnendi.
lures OF money and immense concentration OF
effort which have been justified by results OF
Unreasonable benefit to the public No local
company unaided could bear the financial or
scientific burden OF this work Such results
are possible only through a centralized gen
eral stan. avoiding wasteful duplication of Of.
Tort working out problems common to all for
the benefit of all
The pioneers of the Bell System recognized
mat telephone service they saw IT, was i'm
the broadest sense public utility: that upon
them rested a public obligation TO give the
best possible service at the most reasonable
rates consistent with risk. investment and the
continued improvement and maintenance of
its property.
without this expenditure of millions and
concentration of effort the telephone art as II
exists could not have been developed
What we have done in working out these
great problems in the past should be accented
as guarantee OF what we will do in the future
THEo. y. VAIL. President.
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were business callers in Follansbee
yesterday.
Word was received in this city this
morning that the condition of Emma
and Nef Sickle. of Pittsburgh, Pa,
Formerly or this city, was not very
favorable. They have been III for
sometime in a hospital.
Mrs. Frank Buckley. who was Cd
Grated on at the North Wheeling hos.
pital about ten days ago, is improving
rapidly, and she expects TO return 10
days.
oscar Anderson. of Wheeling was
Wellsburg caller on Monday.
Mrs. John Henry. of Main street
near Twenty-second, has been con
tineed TO her home with illness for
about a week.
Thomas Charleton, OF Beech Bot.
tom was Wellsburg business caller
on Tuesday.
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MEMS MEETING SUNDAY
AT GERMAN NJ. e. cHUHcH

Inc mems meeting at the Youn
Men Christian Association next Sun.
DAY afternoon promises to be one OF
unusual interest.
The address will be delivered by
Rev. i. w. Mueller. of Cleveland. Mr.
Mueller is the district superintendent
OF the Ohio district of the German NJ
r. church. and is at the mead of an
evangelistic team consisting OF him
self and Rev. Robert A. BIume. OF
Gallon. o.: Rev. a. +. Mueller, oi
Cleveland. and Rev A. W. Klaipsr. OF
Henrietta, o.. who are now holding
evangelistic meetings at the German
VI. y. church on Chapline street.
These evangelists are all accom-
plished singers. and from the Ohio
conference quartet. They will render
several selections at the meeting sun
day afternoon. They will also hold
the regular shop meetings of the
VI. {. \. this week at the HazelAtlaa
glass works. Wednesday: the Wheel
ing Mold & Foundry. Thursday. the
Wheeling Stamping Company. Friday
and the Warwick China Company,
Saturday.
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a revival meeting at Chapel Hnl near
Round Bottom.
Harry Taylor. OF near Altitude, was
a business caller here Friday.
James NJ. Boughner Is spending a
Few days with his daughter. Mrs
william Nost at Marietta, Ohio.
william Monohan and Fred Haber-
mehl. OF Darlington. were calling az
David Monohan's. Sunday. also Mr..
and Mrs. John Mobley and children
of Altitude.
Charles Mellott. William Henthorn.
W. II. Howell. William Pontius. s. s.
Atkinson and William Lindemier
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Masonic Doines Tonight.

Our Masonic brethren have com.
pleteo the ARRANGEMENTS for their an
nuai entertainment. uAis evening.
March 20. For the benefit of the little
ones there will be a concert from 1880
TO y: 30. This will be followed by a
cafe lunch. after which there will be
dancins- Parker's orchestra OF Co
lufnous viii furnish the music for the
'tntlre evenings entertainment With
this program a good time IL assured
and a large attendance IS expected
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Long-distance and underground transmits
sion was the most formidable scientific PROB
lem confronting the telephone experts
The retarding effect of the earth on the teIe-
phone current often impaired conversation
through one mile underground as much as
through 100 miles overhead. Overhead con
versation had its distinct limitations
No possible improvement in the telephone
transmitter could OF itself solve these Difficult
ties
The solution was only found I'm the cumula-
tive effect of improvements great and small
in telephone, transmitter. line. cable. switch
board and every other piece of apparatus or
plant required in the transmission Of speech
While the limit of commercial overhead
talking had increased from strictly local TO
over 1000 miles as early as 1898. it was aot
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Court House Notes

The following deeds have been re-
house:
George o. Werlich and Mamie r
,MeiTieh, his fife. to DIR: T.. II. Werlich
GRAFTON $500. Dated March 16, 1914
William X. Mile ami Marchretta
Ledlie Miller, his wife. to s. II. Cald
well, lot No. s. Fair Ground Addition.
ana houses thereon; 5000 and other
.. 1914. vi
Asa G. Neville and Ida NJ. Neville
bis wife. To Elmer Hough, lot No. q
Asa q. Neville. addition TO Wells.
burg. Fourth ward. consideration $40
and other valuable confederation.
Dated March %, 1914.
Marriage Licenses.
isaac Danzigeo and Mamie Minsky
both of Pittsburgh. ia.
Harry. II. McCloy. OF Williamsburg
Pa: and Caroline ". Moore. of East
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Work is being rushed on the i'm.
provements TO the court house. as a
is the intentions TO move the county
clerks office as soon as possible.
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W0ODSFIELD OHIO
a cant.ta by loeaI rale,,

MOODSFTELD. o. March e.
On Tuesday evening. Marca Sist tha
management OF the Lycerun Course
VIII present thei- home talent number.
New Minister. Thirty people make
up the cast and a great deal OF time
oelng given TO rehearsals under
direction OF Rev and Mrs. {. r Car
los The cantaiz - III Be given IN the
~. r church and the admission fes
VIII be p cents. Season tickets will
entue their holders 10 admission the
same as other numbers OF the course.
\ very pleasing entertainment is
promised.
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GOOD SERMON
Evangelist Roud Shaw breaches on
What Think We Of Jesus" at
First Christian Church.

What Think Ye OF Jesus?" was
the text OF a most interesting and
convincing sermon by Evangelist
Roud Shaw at the First Christian
church revival last evening. The
sermon was preceded by the usual
song service and a special solo by
Chorister o. G.. Jordan.
God help US TO know" said Mr.
shaw, that the time will come when
all OF us must stand before the bar
OF judgment. What you think OF
Jesus Christ here H. going TO deter.
mine what Christ will think OF Won
when the judgment comes.
The religion Of Jesus Christ strict.
ly and properly interpreted Is the
real solution OF all our social prob-
lens. and so the most important OF
all questions Is. what think We OF
Christi"
The evangelist then recounted the
testimony Of the disciples and Others
who lived In the time OF Christ on
earth and wound Up with an earnest
plea Tor converts. Several persons
responded TO the invitation.
At the close OF the service n mum.
Der Of persons who have united with
the church during the past Few days
we're baptised by the pastor. Rev.
W. N. Fields
In Belgium boys under re years %
nH -
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United Brotherhood Met

The regular Sunday afternoon meet
ing of the United Brotherhood of
Woodsheld was held Sunday after.
noon at the Evangelical church. Rev
p Seybold delivered an interesting
sermon on Prayer" A large num-
Der were in attendance. Rev. &. r.
carlos also delivered IA short address
The usual quiz was he'd
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Accidentally Shot.

Arthur, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Heiienwrite. of Virginia
avenue, Is suffering from a severe
wound in his right eye caused by a
small lead shot from an air rife.
lie and young playmate were play.
ing soldier with the gun and points
ing IL at each other but did NOT null
The trigger for the. did not know the
gun was loaded uniii. when il was one
OF the boys turn % shoot and point.
ing the rifle at A thur took aim and
pulled the trigger there happened 10
De shot In the air rife which the
Dogs knew nothing about and this
penetrated the boys cheek Just above
the cheek bone and lodged back OF
his right eye.
Dr. Megehan was Immediately call.
ed and after giving the young fellow
al anllsepuc. proceeded TO remoy.
tne bullet: this was rapidly done and
the wound was dressed, and although
ne Is now getting along very nicely
~ VIII be necessary Tor the eye to De
bandaged for some time
The shooting was wholly accident.
al. both boys are just little fellow
not over four years OF age and had
been playing with the air rife some
time before either thought of pulling
the trigger.
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were business callers at Darlington
during the week.
Everett Winkler. OF near Round
bottom, was a business caller here
Saturday
Miss Emma Hudson, OF Duffy. O..
ana George Pitman. of Clarincton.
are spending few days with Charles
Ward.
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Death Record.

Mrs. Frances NJ. Marker died here
on Monday night at the City Hospital.
Her maiden name was Merritt and
she was born - years ago al Sisters
Vile. W. Va.
Mrs. Sarah +. Clark died here on
Monday. aged 6S years. She was
former resident of Martins Ferry.
where Mrs. Howard Craig. a surviv-
ing daughter lives. Her remains
were taken 10 Martins Ferry today
for interment there on Wednesday
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STEUBENVILLE

STEUBENVlLLE. o.. March "a
A big bunch OF printed matter for
Arbor Day exercises of n highly at
tractiye nature Is at the County Au-
ditors Office ready for distribution 10
the various schools.
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Wellsbura Briefs.

Joseph Gundling left today for Can.
ton. OHIO. where he will work.
Edwin A. Reed, OF the Demmler
Brothers company Of Pittsburgh. Pa
was calling on his Wellsburg trade
last evening
grover Woods was business call
or In Brilliant. Ohio. on TUESDAY
morning
pr. and Mrs. J. O. keppler. OF Bril-.
liant, Ohio. were Wellsburg visitors
last evening
:. VI. Warden and j. NJ Brady.
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Change Of Paktorr

Rev. J. +. Burton. who has been
pastor OF the Simpson NJ r. church
has been transferred by conference
10 Dayton. Rev. Burton was a min
lister of ability and high character
and he will be missed here. Rev
Tyndall. of Cumminsvllle. o.. comes
TO Simpson church
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Elmer Hough, will build new
brick home on the corner OF Pleasant
The plans for the building have been
drawn and as soon as the material
arrives work on the building will be
started and rushed to a finish. John
Crabtree has received the contract
Tor the carpenter work The Scott
Lumber company. Of Bridgeport have
shipped the lumber and the Toronto
FIRE Clay Products company have re.
ceived the order for the brick and
shipment will be made immediately,
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miners household belongings

miners household belongings and
those persons in medium circum-
stances at $500 and in other like out
rageous figures. This is done TO make
big increases for the Cox political
machine publicity bureau TO give out
showing the benificence of the Warn
es law. This species of gouging will
result in Cox getting few If any
votes when election rolls around.
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Telephone Achievements


IN no line OF human sndeavor has the inveu-
tive brain OF the scientist contributed more
TO the worlds progress than by the creation OF
the art OF telephony. OF which the Bell system
Is the embodiment
when the telephone was born. nothing an
alogous 20 telephone service now know
Il existed. There was no tradition TO guide.
no experience TO follow.
The system. the apparatus. the methods
entire new art had TO be created The art
OF electrical engineering did not exist The
Bell pioneers. recognizing that success depend
I'd upon the highest engineering and technical
skill at once Organized an experimental and
research department which is now directed
by a stan of over $50 engineers and scientists.
including former professors. POSTGRADUATE
students. scientific inVestigators-the gradu-
ates of over 30 universities.
From its foundation the company has con.
tinuously developed the art. New improve
ments in telephones. switchboards. lines.
cables. have followed one another with re
markable rapidity.
With each successive type OF apparatus 40
the superficial observer suggested similarity
each step I'm the evolution marked a decided
Improvement. These changes. this evolution.
has not only been continuous. but is continu-
ing. Substantially all of the plant now in use
including telephones. swtchboards. cables and
wires. has been constructed. renewed or re-
constructed in the past 10 years.
Particularly in switchboards have the
changes been radical that installations
costing in the aggregate millions have fire.
quenuy been discarded after only a few years
OF use.
Since 1877 there have been introduced 80
types and styles of receivers and - types and
styles of transmitters. OF the II 600 600 tele-
phone receivers and transmitters owned by the
Bell Company January ], 1914. none were IN
use prior to 1902. while the average age is less
than five years.
Within 10 years we have expended for con
strucuon and reconstruction amount more
than equal to the present book value of our
entire plant.
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Elem Householder. a crippled boot
iegger OF lrondale. was caught dead
10 rights and officers took him to the
lnhrmary. Cripoles are employed for
bootiegging jobs on the theory that
they attract sympathy when caught
Laura Marsl all VS.. W.T.. II. Mar
shall. suit for alimony and funds IN
hands OF Pan Vnrdle II. r.. attached
Laura NJ. Ne"l VS. Clarence Neei.
divorce granted for gross neglect and
habitual drunkenness. She was given
the children AMI he Is TO nay SIS per
month FOR their support. lie was en-
Joined from interference
George w. Reynolds was brought
before court for contempt in not pay
ing alimony 10 Mabel Reynolds and
ne Is TO pay or 90 to Jail.
T.. ID. Erskins has begun suit in at
tachment against Salvatore Coniglio.
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Democratic lay Goune

GouSing the farmer is what Gov.
Cox and bis tax satellites gloat over
hendishly in their visions Of how the
Warnes tax law is TO take precedence
over the plan OF salvation and occupy
a place among the Beautitudes viz.
blessed Is the farmer who gives in
hugely to make our law a success :"
Rumors come from one township
that the assessors who are appIvinr
Jim Coxs tax nostrum are listing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25

In Belgium boys under rs years OF
up to H. hours daily
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BY the decision handed down by
Judge H. &. Hervey. OF the circuit
court. several weeks ago. the county
court OF Brooke county must return
10 the Tri-State Gas company the
sum OF yl.+ss.y7. The sum returned
Is for the oyercharge by the board
OF public works. who set the vaiua-
tion OF the gas company's property
al too bigh a figure. The AMOUNTS
1911.
In 1910. the board OF public works
Tor the counties IN which the Tri-
state Gas company operates set the
valuation OF the gas company prop
erty a. SO high fglue that they pro
Tested To the courts and have since
Kept up a vigorous fight to have the
valuation reduced. The cases In the
Inherent counties were practically
the same. and the judges and IN.
boards OF public works in the coun.
Ties affected all agreed 20 have
Judge H. 9. Hervey Try the case for
All the counties. He did SO, and his
decision. which came some time ago.
refunds 10 the gas company a large
amount OF money. In the COUNTIES
larger than this one. the amount re-
turned will be proportionateiy larger.
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WEILSBURG

wULsBuRc. W. Va. March "a
The past several days the water m
ths Ripss N me eity has been foul
ming 70 pafronize pomp<. wells.
sprfngs. In order TO get pure water
for hozne use II II believed that the
pipes contain leaves and other i'm
Durtfies collected IN them by not be
ing flushed out during the winter.
and that n the pipes were thorough
ly cleaned the water would taste and
smell bstfer lnasmuch as the sup
ply Of spring. pump and we'll water
IL limited. a large number OF citi-
zens WIN have To use the city water.
and n ~ ~ impurities that cause
the water 10 smell. MUCH sickness
might result II has been noticeable
was no better than ID has been.