The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-30
WEI.LSBURG

Section nine OF article fifteen OF the
city ordinances Is TO be enforced after
the action taken al the meeting be
tNeen the mayor and the Ministers
and Laymen's association in the may
or office in the city hall last evening.
nut the enforcement is to be made on
complaint OF members OF the associa-
ton.
Mayor Rine maintained his position
mat he would not take the initiative
IN the enforcement OF the ordinance.
inasnueh as n had heretofore passed
unnotieed with no objections. Anyone
arrested on complaint m found guilty
viii be nned according TO the penalty
provided foT in the ordinance. This
also includes selling Sunday revspa-
pers as a violation Of the ordinance.
their sale not being specifically pro
yided for.
Rev. Mr.. Biddle. speaking on the
language of the ordinance. asked the
mayor III he could not consider a
sunday newspaper a necessity and al
low their sale2"
Mayor Rins stated that he could
not. only the work mentioned in the
ordinance or acts of mercy would be
considered necessary.
Mayor Stands Firm.
b 80 members OF the associa-
ton were present, the request TO keep
the stores closed being made by Mr..
George l.. Wilson. After the request
had been made a general discussion
took place, the object OF the associa-
ton being to have the mayo instruct
the police officers 10 watch for viola
lions. and arrest the offenders. For
almost an hour this point was gone
over. the mayor being firm in his re-
l'fusal TO do so. he insisting that as
there had been no objection TO the
stores remaining open nutil they had
done so. they should be willing to
take the responsibility OF making the
law EFFECTIVE. As there mad been no
objections. the citizens must have
been satisfied. and the dissatisfied
ones should complain, and II they did
so. the offenders would be punished.
Tried 10 Have Papers.
An enor was also made TO have
the newspaper selling exempt from
this ordinance. but the mayor held
that under it's provisions they could
not be delivered or sold without VIC
latinC the Sunday working law. The
case OF those who had paid in ad-
vance was preached. but the deliver
ering OF them would be work and
could not be done under the ordi-
I nance. The same could be granted
To those ordering n paying for ice
cream In advance II regular sub
scribers were allowed to be supplied.
The meeting ended with the Minis
ters' and Laymen's association prom
Using 10 make complaint and have
the offenders arrested. the mayor
promising, II found guilty. they would
be punished as the law provides.
The Ordinance Reads.
Section 2 OF chapter Is, headed
"Onenses Against Morality and De-
cency." reads:
Section a 10 apv parso, urork ~
labor on the Sabbath day. or pursue
any trade. or calling. or employ his
minor children. apprentices or serv-
ants in labor or other business on
said day. except in household or
other work OF necessity or charity:
or II any person shall on said day
play ball. cards. billiards or games
OF any kind: or keep open any show.
museum. club room or place or
amusement or engage in fishing or
horse racing. he shall be med not
less than FIVE nor more han twenty
FIVE dollars. But this section shalt
not Re construed TO prohibit milk
wagons or livery stables form pursu-
ing their daily and reasonable vOca-
tons on the Sabbath day. not con
hicting with the state laws: and no
forfeiture shall be incurred under this
section for the transportation OF
mail, or OF passengers ana their bag
age. OF for running any railroad train.
steamboat. traction or street ear. or
for such labor in mills. factories. liv-
cries and other places as Is necessary
to be done on the Sabbath day.
Delay Traffic.
Two accidents on the S~teubenville.
Wellsburg and Weirton Railway
Company delayed tho early morning
passenger traffic. but after a delay
Of a half an hour the full service was
resumed.
At about 700 o'clock this morn
Ing. a car in coming from the barn.
p short distance above Follansbee.
Jumped a frog and jacks and work
men from the car barn was neces-
saTy 10 replace n on the rails. No
injury was done 10 either tracks or
car.
About the same time. the tracks.
n short distance above Tw~enty-epv-
enth street. spread under the trucks
Or p car. throwing n end on the
tracks. \ car In coming 10 the as
sistance and attempting 10 pull the
car back on the tracks. spread the
rails still more. and went on the ties
itself. Other cars and workmen
came 20 their aid and in a half hour
the cars were placed on the tracks
and rails spiked in place The cars
are now running az usual. no loss IN
property or injury 20 persons result
Ing from either accident
Directors Meet.
Yesterday afternoon 90 fHe assembly
room 1r the Wrlleburr Nefrndiat F.I..
rpraI church the officers ana board OF
dIrertDrs pf tho Heiivirw Camp Meet.re
NH.r"IrfIuu mot Boo r called meeting fp
consider plans frr Tho aearmhI. fu Doc
-,ld thI. te'r 90 thcir camp grounds
sst a.. Auauit en- fHe CLOSING tl he 0r
I ~ f-r same month. Rev.