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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05
COLERAIN

COLERAIN. Dec. 4.-Mr. Lewis
White has returned home from Bel
iaire. where he has been visiting his
cousin. Frank Keyser.
Mr.. and Mrs r. c. Baker have re-
turned home from Jerusalem. O., after
a few days visit with his parents.
The W. c. T. u. meet at the home of
Mrs. Frank Beck at Pleasant Grove,
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. A. Hogue and daugh-
ter. Claire. spent Wednesday at the
home OF T. G. Mercer
Mrs. Deborah White and Mrs. s. p.
Vickers spent Tuesday at the home OF
Mrs r. A Baileys in Wheeling.
Miss Mabel Mclaughlin, primary
teacher of Colerain public school. spent
Wednesday evening at the home OF
w. II. Roberts.
Messrs- NJ. f. Boyd and c. III.
Walker attended the Bob Jones meet
ing in Martins Ferry Tuesday evening.
c. II. Walker has purchased a Ford
Sunday school. . p. m: preaching
at 3 p. m. by Rev. Lawther. OF Bel
laire; Christmas Workers League, Z
p. m: topic. Some Things We May
Know" I John. 1:1-7: Acts. 4:ls-20:
Rom. SIG; Tim. LIE. Consecra-
ton meeting: Leader. Mrs. w. c. Full
ton. Everybody welcome.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05
QUARANTINE
is ENFORCED
oOARoS PLACED AT ALL EN-
FRANCES TO CITY FROM
OHIO SIDE.
Few slipped In Early Yesterday Morn
ing With Products. Prior to
Placing Of Guards.


Few slipped In Early Yesterday Morn
ING With Products. Prior to
Placing Of Guards.
Wheeling - absolutely Guaranteed
against any inroads of the foot and
mouth disease by way OF milk or farm
products from the infected district
near Lewis Mills at Lamira. Ohio. A
radius OF ten miles OF any infected
area has been taken into considera-
ton. and all produce emanating there
from must be thoroughly inspected by
some graduate veterinarian who has
received his official recognizance from
the state authorities
Guards have been posted at the two
bridges that enter the city. one is on
guard at the wharfboat. one is on
guard at the Forty-third street ferry
and another is on guard at the Twen-
ty-fourth street ferry Each one IL In
structed to allow nothing to pass over
these highways OF entrance unless
they have complied with the quaran-
tine rules as issued by the city de-
partment OF health. acting in conjunc-
ton with the state department OF
agriculture. represented here by DIR.
Leon n. Refer. and ably seconded by
the prosecuting attorney.
rigid inspection was made yester-
day in Belmont county against any
possible new outbreak OF the disease.
Persons peddling butter were refused
admittance into the city. other than a
few who slipped across into the mar
kets before the quarantine guards
were placed on duty. Tags were print
ed bearing the words. THE milk in
this container is from an inspected
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05

herd. and a certificate A. on nle with
the health department OF the city Of
Wheeling. as required by quarantine
regulations"
Stringent Quarantine.
These were distributed through the
health department 10 the local deal
ers. who In turn distributed them TO
their respective shippers. Blank af-
ncsvits were mailed or sent out by
special messengers. The set OF rules
drawn up by he conference Thurs
day afternoon. were mailed to the
producers. This quarantine is con-
sidered the most stringent and bind
Ing OF any that has been noted since
aphthous fever was discovered. A
list OF the shippers who ship into the
city was turned over to Dr. Refer
yesterday and ne inspected the herds
OF these persons. Last night. upon
his return. he stated that he had
found nothing at all suspicious in any
OF the herds ne visited. Further
more. that nothing would be left un-
done to keep IL out OF here. He said
that even the slightest laxity might
give the disease a foothoid and throw
open TO infection. the herds OF the r.
4 c. dairy company. The Wadding-
ton Farm herds and others about the
city. He said that the only way TO
combat the disease was the strict en-
forcement of the quarantine.
Sheriff Sweeney placed the officers
as follows: James Smith and John
Singer at the Aetnaville bridge;
Samuel Larrhart and William Wees.
on bridgeport Bridge: Andy MCGEE,
at the wharf: James Travis at the
twenty fourth street ferry; and
James Monroe at the Forty third
street ferry.
inspectors Report.
The following Official statement
was issued yesterday by Food In
spector w. III. Smith:
Pending the raising of the Bel
mont county. (Ohio) quarantine
against the foot and mouth dis
ease which has been established
by DR.. l.. y. Refer in accord
ance with instructions from Com
missioner of Agriculture Will
liams. the city health department
will use every effort to protect
the city against contaminated
foods and other supplies. Sec
ton 10 OF the city food ordinance
provides that no food stuffs not
being healthy. fresh. sound,
wholesome and safe for human
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05

1kn kills beyond the tomb ana q
man who II spiritually VI - IN :
mere serious condition than one
WHO - suffering physically.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05

me most evil dszs are alvays
bright with many nghts ana artf-
nctai mans TO keep mp the spirit
and interest,"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05

a dying man would not want q
plain fsctsL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05

xou may believe . Ne ana -
dAmne4. but II - bsttsr 70 come
Snd listen ana accspt salvation and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05

II you were IN real danger you
you'd rather appreciate being told
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-05

your sin may DO small thing
laNid elu was little fhlue but Id
grew Until Do committed r. horrible
crime. samson was alright while he
was WorkiuF Tor God hut when be- got
in me lap ~ pleasure. be- became wcnE
Lut thank God. iie la able Co. rive t0u
the flct0ry. That little ain in Your lie
makes you sHV .NoN CO. the worker mas
brinn wreck DOB your Wfe
If n man will openly uncover ard
confess bic sins. hn Will be- raVed Tor
N fnrrr wna uu cure or unN of earsre
would not disturb YOU with uraars
lnr but because there o. e. deIirernrra
Dob The Blood. 4 hrrnrrh YOU o. lake nf-
vantage ~ De- 40 man can nee from
Hln nun ina peace. ana no man king or
peasant hne ever turned 90 fhe cross
Without finding forriVcucaa and comfort.
VIII YOU come now
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Wife Took Covers,
Left Him to Freeze,
So He Gets Divorce

Lloyd Brown, a mechanic, Tuesday
obtained a formal divorce decree sol
lowing the hearing of the undefended
suit Monday in Judge Ellis court.
Drama threatened to become bur
lesque when Brown explained his re-
lations with his wife. They were mar
ried in 1900, and hardly had the first
blissfuI six months passed when
Mrs Brown took a violent dislike to
her husband.
For instance" he explained, "one
night I came home to find that she
had gone off. taking with her all the
bed covers. / borrowed some, but at
that nearly froze, and when she came
back in the morning / was mad for
sure, and asked an explanation.
Then she began abusing me, but |
didn't answer back, knowing that
there's no use in talking back to a
woman. l Just sat back and smiled.
saying nothing Well, that made her
madden and madden, and finally, when
/ wasn't looking, she hit me over the
head with a fire shovel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Pastor Memminger's
Mother Dies at Age
Of 70; Ill for 10 Days

Mrs Susan Memminger mother of
Dr. w w Memminger pastor Of All
Saints Church, died Tuesday morn
ing at private sanitarium, after a
critical illness of ten days. She was
70 years Of rye. having been born in
Charleston, S c.. i'm 1912.
Mrs. Memminger has resided with
her son for some time and had made
many friends IN Atlanta.
The funeral services win be con-
Quoted at All Saints Church Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock, and later
the body will be taken to Flat Rock,
y. G. for interment in the family
burying ground.
Mrs. Memmnger is the widow Of
the late Rev. Or r. w. Memminger,
Of Charleston Before her marriage
she was Miss Susan Mazyck, mem
Der OF one Of the oldest and most
prominent Huguenot families in
South Carolina. Surviving her are
five sons Or W w Memminger, Of
Atlanta. II f. Memminger and c. G.
Memminger Of Lakeland. Fla; Judge
r. W. Memmiuger Of Charleston, and
Lucien Memminger. Consul General
TO Rhouen, France.
Tie body is at Patterson's chapel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Report Favorable
To Granite Highway

Boosters of the proposed granite
highway were jubilant Tuesday fol-
lowing the favorable report given by
the civil engineer Monday night at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Granite Highway Associa-
ton A preliminary survey Of the
route has just been completed
The engineer estimates that the
cost of building the road from Deca-
tur to Stone Mountain, a distance Of
nine miles, would be 100000, provided
the Stone Mountain Quarry furnishes
the granite free OF charge Half of
the expense will be borne by prop
erty owners along the highway and
the rest by DeKalb County.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
BIDDERS IN
RUSH FOR
CENTRAL
REAL TY
Prosperity Of City Evidenced In
Record Prices Set at Hemp
hill Estate Auction. N

A prosperity signal was
Haunted Tuesday in the unex-
pectedly high prices paid for
the Alabama street property of
the w. A. Hemphill estate at
public auction sale. One plat
was purchased at 81, 140 a. front
foot, the other bringing 1875 a
front foot. And real estate men
generally are jubilant, declaring
they see in the record figures an
indication Of continuance of
good business times.
The purchaser of the largest por-
ton of the property. that at East
Alabama street and Central avenue.
was George Felker. of Monroe. This
lot. facing 40 feet on Alabama street
and extending So feet on Central ave-
nue.. was purchased for $55,974, a rate
of s1,14O the front foot. on the. lot
is a two-story brick building, occupied
under lease by Swift & Co. There is
a railroad frontage as well.
The second piece was sold tos John
Alexander, as highest bidder, for $s2.-
112, or 1915 front foot. 1t is the
property at Nos. 81 and IS East Ala
bama street. fronting So feet onsAla-
bama and extending southwark for
10 feet, located between Pryor street
and Central avenue. The lot is at
present occupied by the three-story
brick building OF the General Supply
Company
The bidding on the property was
eager and fast. A number of inter
ests had cast eyes on the plat, and
1t is generally believed that the bid
ders were hopeful of an early con-
summation OF the Plaza project. At
any rate, the air sounded and re-
sounded with many bids involving
thousands of dollars, until the prices
scared beyond expectations. and one
by one the bidders were eliminated
The sale was conducted by the Ed
win P. Ansley Company, under an
order by commissioners. 1t took
place before the courthouse door. the
auctioneer being Steve Johnston.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Underwoods Lead Over $4,000
STEEL Men STRIKE; CHARGE l5-HR DAY
Woodward, Urged
For Governorship,
Considers Running

The probability of Mayor James G.
Woodward offering himself as a can
didate for Governor in the next State
election was given some credence
about the City Hall Tuesday. 1t was
learned that the Mayor had received
numerous letters from influential
people throughout the entire State
offering their support should he de-
eide to enter the race.
One writer, who declared himself to
be travelling man and directly in
touch with the electors of the State,
said the sentiment of the people in
general was in favor of Mayor Wood
wards candidacy. Many other let
ters of a similar nature have been
received.
When discussing the matter Tues
day Mayor Woodward declined to
commit himself but his remarks in
Dictated that he was considering the
matter,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
QUIT AS PLEA
|SREFUSED
BY MILL
Officials of Company Assert Only
About Ten Men Are Out.
Operations Affected,

Operations of the Atlanta Steel
Company were affected to some extent
Tuesday by a strike among employees,
who walked out when their request for
shorter hours was refused. Oficials
of the company declared that the
strike involved only about ten men,
denying the report that sixty men or
more had struck. The company manu-
features wire nails.
It's simply a strike" said one of
the men. We struck because we
couldn't stand the fifteen hours work
4 day that they have been crowding
on us for the last six months, They
formerly had night shift Lately we
have been working from in the
morning to 1eaat night and no stop
for dinner. It's more than we can
stand, and we are not going to stand
it,"
Factory officials declined to talk of
the situation.
The men can do as they please
said one. IF thew want to quit, let
them quit. AS to the working hours,
we have nothing to say about that"
The men say that the extra work
began with a rush Of back orders. At
first there was a night shift, but for
the last few months the day shift has
been working straight through.
we sent a formal request for
shorter hours to the management on
Monday night" said one of the strik-
ers. This morning we came to the
factory and were ready to go to work,
if our request was granted. 1t was
turned down, 50 We simply quit"
All the strikers are union men.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Bride Nearly 4 Times
AS Large as Husband

MACON, April One of the larg-
est marriages in the history OF Ma =
con took place last night. The bride,
Miss Emma Ford, 25 years Of age.
" eighs 4s0 pounds The groom, Ma =
poleon Norman, cotton mill en-
ployee, weighs 14O pounds. The young
woman Is so sensitive about her size
that, although she has lived in Macon
practically all Of her life she has
seldom been downtown staying al
most exclusively at home.
The wedding was attended by sew
eral hundred persons.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
REPEAL FOES
WIN CLASH
IN SENATE
Public Hearings To Be Held for
Two Weeks-Bristow Would
Call Bryan and Knox.

WASHINGTON, April THE Sen
ate Committee on Interoceanic Ca
nails, to which was referred the bill
for the repeal of the tolls exemption
clause of the Panama Canal act. to-
day agreed TO hold hearings on the
bill beginning April 9 and to end not
later than April "a. The result OF
this, the first meeting, was a victory
for the anti-repeal forces.
Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut,
was the only member who voted
against the motion for hearings.
Senator Thornton, of Louisiana. as
serted that the demand for delay
came from shipping interests
Would Call Bryan and Knox.
Senator Bristow insisted that the
committee summon former secretary
of State Knox, Secretary of State
Bryan and other officials that had to
do with negotiations of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty or the recent move
ment for the repeal of the free tolls
clause to examine them on the ques-
tions involved
The committee had before 1t ten
bills introduced by various Senators.
1t was decided that pending the ar
rival of witnesses the authors of
these bills should be heard. They
were Senators Norris, Chiffon, Owen,
Lewis, Reed, Fall, Thomas, Weeks,
Newlands and Root,
Many Request Hearings.
Special requests for hearings from
NJ. B. Trezevant general manager OF
the Association of Commerce of New
Orleans. and j. D. Hardin. president
of the New Orleans Board of Trade.
were presented by Senator Ransdeil;
from the West Coast Lumber Asso-
citation and commercial bodies at
Portland and Seattle, by Senator
Jones, and by Chairman O'Gorman
from chambers Of commerce in San
Francisco Tacoma, Aberdeen. Rainier,
Raymond, South Bend, Centralia,
Wash, and Astoria, Greg.
Senator Thomas suggested that one
representative be heard from each
State. - va
The discussion two years ago was
devoted almost entirely to railroad
owned ships" said Senator Page, who
thought there should be limited hear
ings.
Committee Changed.
Chairman O'Gorman reminded the
committee that its personnel had
changed i'm the last two years, and
So me Senators might be unfamiliar
with the facts Senator Crawford IN
duired Il repeal were not a question
of Governmental policy rather Than
one Of the details Of shipping.
Senator Borah denied that hearings
would initiate against calm and dts
passionate discussion OF the qOes-
ton
The Senate to-day by vote Of 30
to q. referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations the PoindeXter res
olution calling on President Wilson
to explain to the Senate what mat
ters Of nearer consequence and great
er delicacy" are involved in the Pan
anna Canal tolls question.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Morse Buys House
( Owned by Musicas

NEW YORK, April Charles w.
Morse admitted that he had purchased
of the Holder estate property at Bay
Shore. L. l.. one of the finest small
places on Long Island.
The place was first owned by John
]. Ryan, once a well-known Brooklyn
contractor After his death the prop
erty passed into the hands Of the
Musica family, who had dealings in
hair goods and drafts about a year
ago that got them into trouble with
the United States authorities.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Thieves Take Wagon
Load of Groceries

Detectives Tuesday are attempting
to follow trail Of groceries which
burglars took from the wholesale
store Of NJ. Ableman at Nos. 1919
Piedmont avenue Monday night The
thieves entered the store through a
rear window and stole a wagonload.
consisting of three barrels OF -four.
three tubs of lard. several sacks of
rice, and pieces Of side meat.
The same burglars probably en-
tered the store of Georgia Azan at
No 240 Decatur street. taking ten
pairs of shoes, number Of boxes of
hose and several dresses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Women Voters Lose
Campaign Candy

OROVlLLE, CAL, April THE
Butte County Democratic Central
committee has passed a resolution
calling on an candidates to refrain
from giving drinks and cigars to
male voters ana candy and gum to
women voters4 Candidates are still
TO he allowed to kiss the babies
The resolution asks that the COM
mittecs 81 o;her parties take like ac-
ton such gifts are condemned as a
cheap form of bribery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Golden Sunshine

The streaming golden
beams of the spring sun
is gladdening all hearts
after a long, dreary, cold
and pitiless winter. Just
so the Want Ad" col
umns of The Georgian
and American radiate
golden opportunities re-
hected from each page.
Small some may be, but
many others are of con-
siderable consequence.
Read and choose We that
which is Of worth to
you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Clark's "Shooay"
Sticks to Hardwick

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Persist-
ent telephone inquiries for Mr.. s.
Fly" letters addressed to the Hon.
Shoofy" Hardwick, and even tele-
grams reading the same way, have
made The LIFE of Representative Hard
wick, Of Georgia, burden since
Speaker Clark's caustic comment on
him last Tuesday.
Center forms of torture, such as
brushing away imaginary flies when
he approaches, are among the meth
DDS his fellow statesmen are employ
ing to make his life interesting.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Girl, Married at IL,
Gets Divorce at l8

Mertice Bayes Freedman. who mar
ried when she was IL years old, has OBJ
tanned a divorce at the age of is. her
husband. Sam Freedman, having de-
serted her about a year after the mar
riage.
In Judge Ellis court the suit was
not defended. Mrs. Freedman said she
fell in love with Sam when she was a
child because he was the proprietor Of
a soda fountain and kept her generous
~ supplied with ice cream sodas. The
Judge said he wished he could have
Freedman in the courtroom for about
ten minutes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Fight Living Cost by
Reducing Expenses

CHAMPAIGN, ILL, April THE
country must cut down on its expen-
ditures for clothing, housing and
amusements in order to combat the
high cost of living, according to Dean
Davenport. of the University Of ILL
nois. in speech here.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Suffrage Wins in Z
Committee Again

WASHINGTON. April THE Senate
Committee on Woman Suffrage to-day
favoraby reported the Bristow resolu-
ton for Constitutional amendment for
equal suffrage.
The resolution. which is identical with
the Chamberlain resolution, which tho
Senate defeated. will go TO the calendar.
but it Is regarded as improbable that
action will be taken at this session.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
New Charges Against
Siegel Firm Heads

NEW YORK, April ELEVEN new
indictments charging larceny were re-
turned to-day against Henry Siegel
and Frank E. Vogel. Siegel and Vo-
gel are charged with having obtained
from various local banks by means Of
fraudulent statements regarding the
financial condition of their enterprises
$500, 900 in 1913 alone.
The two men already were under
Indictment on two charges growing
out OF the failure of the Siegel Bank
and their department stores.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
rs Million Ladybugs
To Prey on Aphis'

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April -
Seventy five million ladybugs will be
distributed to California farmers this
spring to prey upon insect "aphis, -
that attack principally the melon, hop,
bean and grain crops Of the State.
THE success of the ladybugs has
caused a demand this year that we
can not supply by 40 per cent" said
DR. Cook. State Horticulturist.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

Miss Nannon Mott, a pretty tele-
phone operator for the Southern Bell
was at her home, No 1928 Luckie
street, Tuesday, recovering from the
fright and shock Of peculiarly bru-
tai type Of robbery. while the police
department looked for a well-dressed
young man. described by Miss Mott
as being her assailant
Miss Mott works in the evenings at
the main office She starts for home
about $50 o'clock each night.
Il was on my way down Luckie
street Monday night about that time"
said Miss Mott. walking by myself
as usual. and not at All worried. Why
nothing ever had happened to me be-
fore
Man Standing in Shadow.
LAS ! came opposite Tabernacle
place / saw a young nan standing a
little back from the sidewalk in the
shadow I did not notice him par
ticuarly, but he seemed to he we'll
dressed and about 20 years old
Il walked past him and heard him
step out on the sidewalk behind me.
Even then ! wasn't frightened
Then felt a heavy blow. right be-
tween my shoulders It knocked my
breath clear out of me. and as / STUN
bled / was showed violently against
the wall. Then the young man was
suddenly in front Of me, failing and
Jerking a my handbag
Began to Scream.
q held on 20 it the best / could.
and ! suppose ] fought him ! know
began to scream as soon as / could
get my breath. but by that time the
handle on my bag was broken and he
was running away with IT, Fortu-
nstely there was only some small
change and cards and things inside.
my screams attracted lot Of peo-
ple and they an ran around. looking
for the man, but could not find him
Miss Mott went to her home and
was feeling pretty well Tuesday
morning.
But don't think shall come
home that way any more" she said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Senate Votes Down
Open Session Rule

WASHINGTON, April THE SEN
ate to-day, BY vote OF 81 TO so, laid
on the table Senator Kenyon's resolu-
ton providing that all executive ses-
sons Of the Senate be open to the
public except sessions devoted to the
discussion Of treaties or closed by
unanimous consent.