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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Advertise for Bids.

City Clerk Oscar B. Bonar yesterday
began the advertising for bids for the
installation Of a fire alarm system in
the city. Bids will be received until
I o'clock p. m. October %. Council
will likely install a system with about
ten boxes. More will be added, IL
needed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Killed BY Taxi.

George Thomas. aged as, was run
down and killed by a taxicab early
this morning in front Of the state
house. 1t Is said he was standing il
the safety zone talking TO an ac-
quatntance and stepped back directly
In front OF the automobile. The chauf-
feur Is not held 10 blame.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15

DAYTON@The American associa-
ton f6r municipal improvements Sc
lected Newark, y. J. as the place for
the next meeting and elected these
officers:
President. A. F. Macculum. city engt-
neer. Hamilton, Ont: first vice presi-
dent. ". 5. Sprague, Pittsburgh: sec
ond vice president, John b. Hittell,
Chicago; third vice president. F.. r.
Conant. Savannah; secretary. G. c.
Brown. ~Indianapolic; treasurer. VIII
liam B. Howe. Concord. n. H.; finance
committee. Edward S. Rankin. New
ark. n. J.; Matthew Brown. Emporia,
Kas., and Fred J. Cellarius. Dayton.
DELAWARE-The annual pumpkin
show Is IN progress here with large
exhibitions Of farm products.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Maxine Plans for ceIebratIon

The volunteer fire department Of the
Firth ward are now assured of the
support OF the city FIRE department
and the business men OF the city in
the big Halloween celebration that Ia
being planned by them. TO be held Oc-
tober 30. All kinds OF amusements
end a parade are planned by the com.
mittee In charge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Important Rulinq.

The attorney general today gave a
ruling OF vital interest to Ohio fnan-
cial. men I the fleet that treasurers
Of state banks and trust companies
must be stockholders Of the institu-
ton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15

Funeral services were held yester.
day afternoon at ? o'clock over the re-
mains OF Christian Horstmann. o.
North Benwood. who died after a lin
gering Illness. The Rev. A. G. Rasche.
OF wheeling. conducted the services.
intermont was made In Mt Zion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Fined Fer Fighting.

Harry Dorsch. Of South warwood.
was arrested Wednesday afternoon fol-
lowing a night with David Lutz. OF
North Warwood. Dorsch was given a
terddy. and was nned 81 and costs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Returned License.

Tilted after he had bought the ring.
the furniture and the marriage license.
Lynn b. Adams. aged 81, a motion pic
ture machine operator. today returned
the license 10 the probate court. He
was not in a very good humor. the
our attaches say. Adams was to
have been married to Miss Esther
Jones. aged IS. who Is a nurse at
Grant Hospital.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15

street car motormen on the Pan
nahdle traction company complain OF
the slippery rails since the leaves be-
gan railing. In parts OF this section
the tracks are completely buried win
caves making the progress OF the cars
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
MANY Attand Social.

A large number OF local people at
tended the cobweb social given last
evening at the home OF Mrs. Harry
Travis, corner Nineteenth street and
Richland avenue. The anair was given
by the members Of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety OF the Methodist church. All
present enjoyed a very pleasant even
ing. Refreshments were served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Cleaning

Street Commissioners George Sutton
ana MS small force OF men are busy
Sieanins the streets in Center warwood
Inc art collected is being hauled 10
several OF the low lots in the city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Faces Serious Charge.

William Berry. aged IS, Of Columbus
was arrested today accused Of having
tried to sell Hester Snyder. aged 20.
OF Jackson, into slavery In this city.
Berry says he vas intoxicated and did
not realize what he was doing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
ENWOO


That the object seen 20 fall from
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad bridge
by persons or the ferry boat Charon
a pair Of ~overalls hat had been
left hanging on the bridge by some
workman D. nov believed No one
missing In the foreign quarters.
according to the police.
White Lily Has Dance.
The White Lily Social Club dance
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15

work making improvements TO the
Ohio River division tracks on Thomp-
son avenue. The track is being raised
and the old ties are being replaced
by new ones. The big 90-pound rails
are being put down.
M~oundsville Briefs.
One convict was discharged from the
prison yesterday on regular discharge
having completed his sentence.
Rev. A. J.. Hiatt, superintendent OF
Charleston district NJ. Z. conference.
Is spending a few days in the city.
visiting his son b. f.. Hiatt. and fam
lily OF Seventh street.
Mrs. Roy Potts OF Butler. Pa. is the
guest Of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Emma
Potts, and other relatives in the city.
Mrs. Margaret Smith Of Fairmont
is spending a few days in the city
visiting with relatives.
The Epworth League Of the First
NJ. y. Church held a reception last eve
ming for Rev. G.. ID. Smith, the new
pastor of the VI. +. Church. and Mrs.
Smith. In connection with the recep-
ton the annual Harvest Home Social
was held and all enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hickey have re-
turned to their home here from an
extended tou OF the West.
Mrs. Kate Faust and Mrs. w. p.
Fish OF this city spent yesterday az
Warwood visiting with friends.
Mrs Margaret Roscoe has returned
TO her home az Belmont. o.. after a
visit with Mrs. S. W. Mathews OF
Seventh street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Laubach Of
Wooster, o.. arc the guests or Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Kester and family of
Fifth street.
The Junior Home Guard Of the
First NJ. r. Church viii be entertained
Saturday afternoon at the home OF
Miss Ada Rogers Of Tomlinson avenue.
Rev A. J. Mcdaniel has returned to
his home heer from Jewet. O.. where
he attended the Lutheran convention.
which convened there this week
+ p Henderson has returned 20 his
home here from New York. where he
attended TO business matters in the
Interest Of the r.. r. Henderson a Son
ladies' furnishing house.
Charles Mcdaniel Of New Kousinr.
ton. Pa. is the guest Of HE parents.
Rev and Mrs. a. j. Mcdaniel.
DIR. l. r. McClusky. medical OK.
amincr In the local schools. ls max.
ing good progress with his Inspection
OF the pupils
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15

ters: Mrs. Charles II. Dowler and Mrs.
Henry Floyd. both sf warwood. The
remain Will be brought here and ser
vices Will le neld by the b. T. o. +.
lodge. No. p. The services are so far
Incomplete. Interment will be made at
Greenwood cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15

dead by a clerk at the Farmers Hotel
today. he having shot himself in the
head. He left notes giving the adj
dresses OF mis- relatives.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Double Suicide.

Gideon Eckard, and his wife. an
elderly couple residing on a farm near
Circleville. committed suicide by TAX
ing poison. No reason is known for
their act.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Killed Himself.

c. r. Weaver, aged SIS, who had
been assigned to DOL 10, Mas found
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
REX THEATRE

To-day and TO-morrow. uma FoE
presents Dorothy Bsmard-Thurlovg Ser
gen IN "The Little oypsy" CBassd on
INT little MlnistsrJ. n picture drama
that thrills and delights. See me barn
ing factory. the bursting dam. the dsvas.
tating dam. Pathcs weekly. Comedies.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-15
Ratsinq Tracks.

A force OF b. & o. employees are at
work making improvements TO the
Ohio River division tracks on Thomp-
son avenue. The track is being raised
and the old ties are being replaced
by new ones. The big 90-pound rails
are being put down.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05

This agreement was emphasized
by the securing Of virginias con-
sent to the admission to the
Union of the newly created states
takenfrom this ceded territory.
West Virginia. coming into
Court with clean hands and with
the backing of the other benef-
ciary states. can demonstrate be-
yond peradventure the simple
justice of her claim.
All that is needed is the right
to present her case in the same
forum which has recently decided
a cognate controversy against
her.
1t is impossible to produce any
good argument for denying to
West Virginia the right she asks.
But to move Congress to action
it will be necessary for West
Virginians to act in unison-re-
CARELESS of everything but the
righteousness of the cause and
for them to enthusiastically en-
dorse the one plan which offers
every prospect of relief from the
recent debt judgement.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05
The Cost Of Defense.

The National Security League shows
that it has cost the United States a
billion dollars in ten years to maim ain
an army of 10000, while for $65, 900, 600
Switzerland has had for ten years a
citizen army of 500, 900 always ready if
needed. More startling still, are the
facts if we total our military bills for
army. navy and pensions. When the
great war began they were nearly
$487, 900, 900 paid by the States for mil
lula -more than any other nation on
earth then spent for military purposes.
Great Britain in 1914 was spending
$3.50, 900, 900 for navy, $12O, 900. 900 for
army and $40, 600, 900 for army pensions;
Russia $285, 600, 900 for army, $l22, 600, !
900 for navy; Germany $500, 900, 900 for
army, $124. 0OO, 900 for navy. France,
Italy and Austria Hungary we're well
behind.
Our 1918 1914 rmy cost of $173, 0OO.-
600 equalled that of Germany before
the Imperial Arm Act of 1918 in pre-
paration for the present war. Our
naval cost of nearly $14O, 600, 900 was
second only to Britain's. Our pension
bill Of $173, 600. 900 admitted of no com
PARSONS whatever, There was nothing
like it.
Ex-President Taft computes that our
active army costs 81 200 for each man.
The league figures ten. year total cost
Of $40, 900 man. A question. For
years we have been spending more than
any other country for war purposes,
part and future. without getting the
worth of our money. 1t is time for
change World
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05
Notes OF Interest.

improvements are being made to the
Methodist church building in Shepherds
town. The old wooden floor in the base
ment has been taken up and is being re-
placed with concrete floor, and when
this shall have been completed two new
heating furnaces will be installed, Civ
ing the church satisfactory system Of
heating.
Thieves robbed the passenger depot
at Brunswick of $3.50 in cash. Therob-
berry was committed on Thursday while
Agent E S. Coffin and an auditor from
Baltimore were at lunch. The thieves
entered the room while a Westbound
freight was passing. The receipt were
heavier than usual on account of the
picnic at Harpers Ferry
A corps. of civil engineers under Cap.
tain Howry, from the war school at
Levenworth. Kan, have been in
Charles Town the past three weeks
making maps of the surrounding coun-
try for use of the officers of the army.
These maps are made with minute de-
tail of tree and cabin. They worked
within few miles of Shepherdstown
and have gone to Antietam as a base
for futher operations. They will visit
Middletown and Brunswick before leav-
ing for home.
The largest and most successful
gathering of the kind was the thirty
fourth reunion of the employees of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Island
Park Thursday Six special trains
from East and West brought employees,
relatives and friends to the picnic
grounds from Baltimore, Washington,
Pittsburg, Martinsburg, Cumberland,
Grafton. Wheeling, Parkersburg, Win
chester and other points.
Owing to illness, Miss Jennie Smith,
the celebrated railroad evangelist,
known as the little angel of the rail,
was absent for the first time since she
the reunions.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05
The Way Out.

1t is worse than useless to tenn
porize with the judgement of the
Supreme Court in favor of the
West Virginia Certificate"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05
Another One On The Ford.

The latest story on the Ford machine
is about q man who was putting new
roof on his house. He was busy tearing
the old roof off one day when a neigh
Dor came along and asked him what he
was going to do with the old tin-roof.
The man said he expected to throw it
away. The neighbor told hin to send
it to the Ford Automobile Compaay as
they would buy it and pay 4 good price
for it SO the owner packed it up and
shipped it to the company at Detroit.
In about ten days he received letter
from the company saying that they
could not imagine what he had hit
with his machine to mash it up like.
that. but they would fix it up as good
as new for $40.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05
/ Remembers / Remember


remember. 1 remember,
The house where was born;
The little window where the sun
Came pesping IN at morn,
You'd hardly know the old place now.
For dad is up to date,
, And the farm is scientific
From the back yard to the gate.
The house and barn are lighted
With bright acetylene.
The engine in the laundry
Is run by gasoline.
We have silos. we have autos,
We have dynamos and things;
A telephone for gossip.
And photograph that sings.
The hired man has left us,
We miss his homely face;
A lot of college graduates
Are working in his place
There's an engineer and fireman,
Cnauneur and vet,
Electrician and mechanic
Oh. the farms run right you bet.
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn.
Now brightens up bathroom
That cost car of corn
Our milkmaid is pneumatic
And she's sanitary, too;
But dad gets fifteen cents quart
For milk that once brought t#S.
Our cattle came from Jersey,
And the hogs are all Duroc;
The sheep are Southdown beauties
And the hens are Plymouth Rock
To have the best Of everything
That is our aim and plan
For dad not only farms it,
But he's business man.
Canadian Courier.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05

by ". FRANK crane.
Itis report I'd that the last words Of
=, Charles Froh nan before he went down
on The iIl-starred Lusitania were.
why should we fear death? It is the
most beautif al adventure Of life. .
1t was a g eat heart said that, hold
ing itself a bit aloof from the game,
not too entangled With earth s interests.
For the fine soul Is always above his
pleasures. above his pains.
To the well-seasoned mind life is .
pageant. What next? And VIII the
days scene and doings be tragedy OF
comedy?
And at the end of the play there il
always that most alluring adventure
death.
What does it mean? We know deal,
we have fat books of science, other
books full of figures; we have studied,
probed, tabulated. classifed-go into
the library and see the Augean stables
of our knowledge But we know as
little of what death means as the cave
men knew.
There is that shut door. We paint
pictures on it. We peep at the Key
hole and think we see something. But
what is on the other side no man
knows.
Some day we shall each find out.
But they that know never tell, 1t is
the one secret that is kept.
Against that door pours humanity's
most desperate love and longing. AS
we grow older the best of our friend.
ships gather over there. Do they still
live? Do they still love?
Against that door surges question
after question: and there is no answer
but the surf-roar where the taffled
questions break.
The great adventure! 1t is around
the corner from me. When shall
meet it. To-day? Tomorrow?
Il wonder the day of the year;
| wonder the hour of the day.
Our utter ignorance of what it means
has deep influence upon life,s quality.
To know positively the future would.
make US hard, Dogmatists, who as
sert they know and have made them
selves believe they know, lose certain
flavor; for they haye ceased to be ad-
ventures. The SOULS finest food is
mystery. 1t makes nobleness of mind
1t givesa certain elevation to our view.
1t is like living always in sight of the
ocean. -
Every night the sky enrolls its amaz-
ing panorama of mystery What does
it say to the eyes that gaze, upward?
What sediment of beauty does it de-
post in wondering hearts?
:. These are things too deep for words.
Somewhere in the subterranean cayerns
of the soul there are stored the strange
wisdomlwe gather from the Initiate.
Every day is surprise The one
thing of which we are sure is the I'M
expected,
Each of US stands upon the PROV of
to-day. an. eager Columbus. peering
into the uncharted sea of tomorrow.
What shall happen to us when we 90
through the door? What for us will be
the great. adventure?
All know is that when came into
this life lovi G hands had made plan
for me, mothers breast awaited me,
fathers care protected me.
And there, too, shall the newcomer
not find home? Shall not love and
labor welcome him?
What ever it may be, let us approach
it with stout hearts, relying upon the
cosmic accuracies of the spirit, the
certainties of love.
Surely soul has gained much that
has learned to look on death not as the
great calamity but as the beautiful ad
venture.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05
Chautauqua Program
Charles Town, September 3 to 9.

Charles Town, September 3 to 9.
First Day Afternoon Series Lee.
ture by Robert Goldsmith, Superinten.
dent. Concert, Dunbar's Singing Band
Evening Concert, Dunbar's Singing
Band. Lecture" Friends of Yestef.
day LaSalle Corbell Pickett. Chro-
nophotographs.
Second Day-Afternoon Series Lee.
ture, Superintendent. Concert, "An
Afternoon in Japan" by Mr.. and Mrs.
Michitaro .Ongawa and accompanies.
Evening Concert Entertainment. A.
long the Road to Tokyo Mr.. and
Mrs. Michitaro Ongawa and accom-
PIANIST. Entertainment-Germ Ma
gician. Motion Pictures.
Third Day Afternoon-Series Lee
ture, Superintendent. Concert, Hack
ett-Florence Trio. Evening-Concert,
Hackett- Florence Trio. Lecture ab-
bi j. Leonard Levy
Fourth Day-Afternoon- Series Lee
ture, Superintendent. Concert, Vic
tors Venetian Band. Evening Con-
cert, Victor's Venetian Band. Motion
Pictures.
Fifth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lee
ture, Superintendent. Concert, Nc
Kinnie Operate Company. Evening
Concert. McKinnie operate Company.
Lecture, THE Burden of the Nations"
DIR. Thomas E. Green. Motion Pictures.
Sixth Day Afternoon Concert, The
Strollers Male Quartette. Lecture,
"Misfortunes of Mickey" Judge Ben
B. Lindsey. Evening Concert, Stroll
lers Male Quartette. Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night" presented by the
College Players.
Sunday-A special program for Sum
day will be arranged and announced.
Offering.
Buy season ticket, So 90.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company have placed contracts for
equipment which will cost approx
mateB $2,5OO,OOO. The orders call for
1000 steel hopper CARS and 50 CATS for
passenger service and immediate de-
Iivery is stipulated in the contracts.
The hopper cars will be equipped
with longitudinal doors and modern
apparatus for complete and quick UNI
loading. They viii be built by The
American Car & Foundry Company
of East St. Louis. Eli. 3: the pressed
Steel Car Company OF Pittsburgh and
the Cambria Steel Company, of Johns
town, Pa The order for passenger
cars was placed with the Pullman
Company, Chicago, and included s.
coaches, five combination passenger
and baggage cars, two baggage and
mail cars, four baggage cars, two
cafe-parlor cars and two cafe coaches.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05

"HE WHO WOULD WIN AT THR
FARMING GAME MUST HAVE
COURAGE AT DAYBREAK, ZEAL
AT NooNTI1E AND FAITH AT
suNDoWN."
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-08-05

offered
who will this
They been together for travelling section Of the United
delightfully."- varied Each member the
which
Evening journal., 1915-12-10

path two squares wide and one square
long through the town and also destroy
ing the negro settlements.
The DUPONT fire department and the
Petersburg and Richmond departments
We're called on for assistance, but long
before they arrived the FIRE had gained
such headway that the town was
doomed.
Stories Of heroic rescues of men,
women and children are recorded. One
rescue was made by Adam Drum. an H.
yearold Richmond boy. who rushed into
the three-story Greek restaurant while
the blaze was the hottest and appeared
at "A front window of the second story
with an infant in his arms While men
were arranging n blanket TO catch the
babe the hoy leaned forward and with
a cry, fell, with the infant IN his arms
| An instant later the mother of the baby
rushed from the building with her cloth
ing aiire and just IN time to see the boy
and her baby land safely in the make,
shift net. A moment later the boy res.
cued another baby from the building
next door. He was then taken away
from tho scene by officers.
Operator Driven Ont.
At 4.30 y. m. the Western Union
Telegraph operator wired good-bv;
that the fire was driving him from
his post
The Norfolk and Western Railway.
he added had loaded its office NOV
aoles upon q train which was pulling
out
Hopewell lies east and west be-
tween the dupont plant stockado
and the Appomattox river. 1t Is
sandwiched between City Point and
dupont village A. to the northwest,
and dupont village b, and the open
country toward Petersburg to the
southwark.
Disorder Revived.
Spreading from Appomattox street
across Carson street the flames
reached Broadway, burning the Finn
Building, the Hopewell State Bank
and Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Buildings, the Victoria and Dudley
Hotels. hardware stores and innum-
erable small structures devoted 20
drug stores, cigar stands and the
like.
The entire town was IN flames at
o'clock and before the arrival of
the militia the citizens by common
agreement had declared martial law.
The negro who had tried TO steal a
/ Suitcase filled with clothing, was
taken just outside of the town and
strung up.
Hopewell which two months AGO was
wide open town, grew from a one
country-store site to city Of SO 900 in.
hahitants. with two daily newspapers.
Men carried guns and cabaret shows ram
Wild until Governor Stuart and Judra
Jesse Z. West sent special officers Ia
clean il up Tonight the town has re.
verted 60 the old conditions except Tn,
cabaret shows, and the widest disorder
prevails
Spy Suspect Caught
Whether The origin of the fire was in
couiiary on accidental has not been de
termiuod. and town and State authori
ties will make thorough investigation
All OF the employees of the Greek res
taurant were at work when the fir
started
Evening journal., 1915-12-10

With the reported sinking of the
American oil steamer Communipaw,
later found to be safe, and the reported
attack on the oil tank ship Petrolite,
presumably by an Austrian submarine or
Austrian submarines, came a new ten
sion in Austro- Hungarian American re-
lations, already tautened by the An
coma affair. In Vienna our interests are
in the hands Of Ambassador Frederic c..
Penield. The pictures show also the
cruiser Des Moines, now in the Mediter.
ranean which reported the attack on the
Petrolitc, aud an american oil tank
steamer.