The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-12

H. Rogers, composer-organist. OF Cleve-
land. Ohio. who viii give the dedica.
tory recital on the new four manual
organ In the Thomson NJ r church.
Thursday evening. May 18th. 1915. Mr.
Rogers IL the best known organist in
the middle west. and a. a composer
ranks a. the very highest type OF
American musicians. Mr. Rogers
compositions are to be found on the
concert programs OF Julia Culp. Alma
Gluck, Evan Williams. Geraldine
Farrar, in fact. all the leading concert
singers OF the world. His organ works
are 10 be heard in recitals OF great
. organists. Ills anthems of Praise are
churChly and display a musicianship
inviting to all the choir masters OF
the worlds best churches. His latest
composition for the violin was dedi-
Gated To Fritz kreisler who charmed
Wheeling not long since in the Univer-
sity course Mr.. Rogers has played
the organ In Euclid Avenue Temple ia
Cleveland for thirty years They have
recently built one OF tn most baun
full temples OF worship that any Jewish
congregation can boast OF. When they
installed their new organ. which il of
the same type and manufacture as
the one in Thomson church. they in
vested In an an organ which cost more
than they could afford. hut they did
so because they felt that a man OF the
capacity and worth OF Mr.. Rogers de-
served as fine an instrument as coul0
be had, and the result has more than
justified the effort. as his recitals be
fore each service have helped no little
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likewise one OF Ga. lowest. IL not thu
lowest II has been shown that the
water H. used Tor an purposes. that %
l. abundant. that the Plant has nrt
every demand. that not one cent has
eeen expended for the upkeep Of the
inter beds during the thr- and One-halt
years the plant has been iu operation.
u has been shown that there Is no
wear and tear on the pumps I have
| shown above the enormous savings. and
what u possible az Wheeling.
Notwithstanding the efforts that have
tenn / represent. no man has signed his
name To the alleged failures OF the syS-
TEN. ! have been open and aboye-board
ana have made my statements over NV
signature.
/ 1t is charged boy some that the amount
named fOr installation of the system D.
too large. Why has 30 not been shown
I that such is true Why did not En-
Eineer johnson and NJ leopold saw the
proposition I have made b. unfair On
/ the contrary. Mr Johnson admitted my
! figures are fair. his estimate was
Il d
closely scrutiuized. u has stood every
] test Ms figures were presented long
before Mr. johnson came TO Wheeling.
I and they have not been changed
have been fair To- tine PEOPLE and
propose Co 80 continue. They have eN-
/ pressed thlr confidence iu the system
J which laN. ,,.eIop.d L. Is the best
! and only really effective 50 stem OF Ill
Z trauou known. IT. efficiency has been
I ueut engineer boo the world. Al Par
I kelsburg. Mr. samuel NJ. Gray. of Prov
D ideuCg. y 4. the engineer chosen bv
. President MCKINLEY GO clean up cuba.
said be- wu.ll stake his reputation. the
. work 81 q hfy time. upon D. lie did 80
/ his and my expectation.
: The senate ~ the United states. after
D the most exhaustive investigation eVr
I uttmpted or made. positively refused to
i accept chemical purinCatiou FOR Wash
J luEtpu. H. q. surgeon General Blue per
/ -oually assured m. that not one grain
/ Of alum OF other chemical is used az the
] Washington plant. Engineer Johnson
I made contrary statement last summer.
I tn" Washington liant. 81 practically the
! same capacity % that al Cincinnati. cost
I but Sa.ooO.OOu. while the Cincinnati plant
. has cost five times AZ much. as stated in
Ths nest ana Purss. water.
can and VIII give tine people q
4 tainable and O price far below that II
any other HNF,ru. with The conditions
I look as 30 Their. should be no opposition
q Compelled Co uee water Dr. which the
] fIlth clogs meters. DO would look a.
. ~ every iuh.bitiut OF the city would
I make au effort tl improve conditions.
b Z did NOT intend tu appear BOO print
|Iu thla contest. but ms duty To-
those who have placed eu much confi-
Idenrr Boo me suuucl1 mo tu make this
J statement To du otherwise would brand
IWe as on Migrate do not court pub
Ieifr. DO MT care fp see my name 500
print but thia Is n tIne when . feel 4
should Jas aside personal choice and
come tp tho front fo assist those who
stool sp loyalty beside me last July.
The Intelligence has charged That 4
have used money iu This nEft The
IUFHrrn BEL true Tho Intelligence has
been tnr .'i~f iuurfirIar,. was come
PEELED Co. Iu| Tor every inch puhIis shed.
while the opposition was admitted free
Co Ifs columns n was iu the fIEhf and
10 thank heaven 4 have the COURAGE fo
strike boo. when am sv.ailed.
This letter la Boo rrulF Co 'mpufHfIYus
least upon ur hr publications In various
.|fuH UHrsra OF fHH rIfU. Those attack
wen. published free uf charge tu those
.vhH made them Z claim the right and
HH.IrHIuE fl .tEauHuer ethics rlg-
fN. Ig|' f. have Wr reply given tho
same publ ..fr free .f charge. Tho rule
Doe boon f. affH.# mon and Then compel
ws f' YH" fnf reply
Asrl truly
IIFl U D. SMITH
.FrrIrHf." IS Va Nat ID. IpfE