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we wherc u IL mostly anchored. At
least five jitneys could squeeze into
the space thus made vacant. Also
this would prevent the eyesight of
Broadway from being seriously i'm
paired by IN" weird orange and yell
lows of tho De Haven fantasy, not 20
mention the fact that when tho dull
season mi along and the box ONCE
money drawer is largely upholstered
with pal Der Mr.. de Haven might he
encouraged 20 toin the t!tney opera
o r and sc keep the family bank
balance from Topping.
Hundreds OF actors and actornes
who follow the next reel on the email
time would he only too pleased TO
part with 5 cents for the pleasure Of
going out among the tanks and
telling their follow perpetrators how
they took n little spin with Carter,
old boy, IN h!a new car. Think IL over.
MIR. 90 Haven. Il would make a
fine side line 20 the show business,
especially with that =. y. Rarnum BUS
~ your command.
Dare we ~ IN our heads and hope
the day NJ strap hanging is past? In
s'ead OF being TANNED sardinew1se
into a subway train with myriads OF
other suffering s~ardines. are We TO
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rr VIVA. his tip would be tina. ne

ing what his tip would be hat ne
scraped the paint on three cars and
missed a rvous woman crossing the
street by the third part OF an inch.
Even after reaching the hotel he had
difficulty in finding moro than a dime
for the dollar I handed him. and |
doubt not complained 10 the starter
in front about the penur!ousness OF
he public.
Ii "a true the natives OF these West
ern cities where the jitney u is az
frequent as show girls on broadway
begin 70 wear a nervous. hunted look.
as II they suspected themselves Of
being pursued by n wild Egyptian
herring or some other equally dan
gerous animal. Walk up behind them
and mako a noise Ike an automo-
bile horn IN n pan" ~ YOU want 20
promote n case of heart failure,
The average citizen in the Jitney
belt stands on the curbing and takes
q careful sury-ry OF the street IN both
directions before ne starts 10 cross.
Then when there IL a break in the
stream OF jitneys he hurls himself
across che street as II he Rad h en- shot
from a cannon or was hurrying 10
flag "A flock OF thousand dollar hills.
Nor arc these precautions without
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by a company or by a private indivtd-
ual. II may be a model OF the late
'?0s or II may presage the automobile
styles for 1916. II may carry six cyl
inders and a cut glass vase for fow-
ers or II may carry O W CYL
inders and a wheeze in It's windpipes.
When IL hangs out the little old trans
portation sign IL puts aside class dis
tincttons and gets down 20 brass lacks.
brass lacks in his Ease being the
S cent fare.
To show you exactly what the intro
duction OF the titney bus e 10 tho
transportation problem. I rode from
the rathskel,er 10 tho New Washing
ton Hotel in Seattle. a distance OF
perhaps six city blocks. for 8 cents
The j!tney bus that turned the trick
was a very well groomed automobile
protected with plate g.Ass and heavily
upholstered. Tho driver was well
versed in the art OF threading traffic,
and kindly courteous. All this. mind
you. for q nickel, half a dime.
Two weeks later I rode from Tait's
cafe to the at. Francis Hotel IN San
Francisco, a distance OF a block and
4 half, for go cents plus a tip, which
brought tho fare 70 80 cents; but not
in a titney bus. This time II was a
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just when Cupid was chuckling to himself.

Needles TO say mo nevppApers
which carry rho Interest OF the streee
railways in their hip pockets are de-
crying the %jitncys. Each day they
print columns devoted 10 the injuries
that hav befallen innocent pedss.
TRANS at tho wheels of the f~eroc,ous
jitneys. A considerable jitnsy acc-
dent is featured on the front pase
and prominent citizens whose hip
pockets are also affected give out
interviews on the impracticability and
impossib!lity Of the scheme. BY me
time the Interview ts printed and 1.
on the streets there are five new
1itney buses for every n at the time
OF going to press. The tide liz IRE
s~istible. There Is only one thing 20
do-ride on II.
How many fares may be crowvfcd
into a titney at M time IN another
question occupying civic attention
For example:
The night IS dark and stormy. " 4.
a long way home. Six little Dlav-
mates three young men and three
7 young women. are waiting on a cornc.
70 catch the first titnev home. Alorr
h~reezes a Ave passenger car. One 81.
tho 1--we seats Is occupied by The
driver. Now we leave Il to you, gentl.
reader, Is the party To be split up
Are three 20 stand there in the down
pour until the next tituey happen
along. or are the young men 10 for
get their own comfort for the none.
and hold tho Ftormbound youn-
women on their knees7 II IL oppor
tunities Ike rhts that keep Cupid
busy.
The most recent evolution Of ehe
jitney ls the titney cocktail. II Wa
first discovered in Portland, Ore, and
the indications are that Il will sweep
tho country from coast 10 coast, as
did It's r~rogenitor. the titney bus. Va
ried notions prevail as 70 the ingredi-
ents of this fiery refreshmrnt.
Some are sure the jitney cocktail
is composed of n part ~easo,ene. one
part crude OIL and n dash OF
der. Others say 20 make the drink
you lake equal parts OF gas and wood
alcohol. stir with a stick OF dynamite,
gulp quickly, hunt a quiet spot. s,t
down and wait for the fireworks. Y
you 1--we after this luck is with Won.
You are immune.
Spokane has q I,tney cocktail all it,
own. II - said that It's driving power
Is gin, mat Il smells Ike ~gaso,ene ana
that three OF Il VIII make you think
you ave been IN a smashup. Pretty
good for Spokane what?
L looks as : The time Is AZ land
when New York. Ike her sister cities
~ the West. vi. No 4 soeth!ng mass
OF . cent automobiles whom va. uf'
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lean back against the leather cushions
in the automobile hat Ia temporarily
ourA for the small sum of 3 cents and
be whislied home from work.
Is the watch your step" warning
10 gather dust on the top shelf OF the
things that were. and IS n hungry
horde of ticket choppers TO he turned
loose to prey upon the public purse?
Ia tho male firt who eits opposite
you on the Dyckman express and
ogles all the way from Grand Central
to 125th street TO learn a complete
new set OF tricks? And will the Jit-
ney bus driver drive out that most
pernicious OF all pests, the person
who buys s cents worth Of space in
the subway and occupies 10 cents
worth?
Los Angeles, Cal. was tho first
known home OF the ttney bus. There
may have been antecedents of the
Los Angeles tribe, but they neglected
to get themselves press agents, and
so they do not appear on the pages
Of progress. Tho first inking We
received Of the fact We are 20 ride in
ar automobile for the price OF a street
car ticket came from the City OF
Angels, the flower garden of Cali
fornia.
That was a few weeks aso. Since
then the entire Pacific coast has
broken out IN a regular titney rash.
The latest rumor Is that the ttneys
are IN Washington and are spreading
like wildfre. When Il comes 10
breeding. the Jersey mosquito bears
about the came relation to the ttney
bus that a snail bears TO chain light
ming.
Tho city fathers OF Los Angeles
have been sitting IN solemn session
day and nigh, passing ordinances 20
tame the tltneys. The most recent
hardship imposed upon the drivers Of
nicke motors Is that they must hang
lanterns above the tops OF the rear
seats. Why lanterns? To prevent
spooning. Once more takes
tho count. Just when Cupid was
chuckling 10 himself over "A brand
new field Of endeavor. and when he
was preparing a special set OF arrows
for the titney riders. along comes n
phleGmatic lot OF local lawmakers 20
stick pins IN hts bubbles. Will there
yer he n time when the course %
true love Ia allowed TO run smooth
Even Romeo would have baked he
meath the glare OF a kerosene lantern.
y 10 not believe there wifi he an
other mile Of track laid by the street
railways OF this city" said the Mayor
OF Seattle. Wash, IN an interview re-
Gently 1T now remains FOR M NJ
ney drivers 70 get together and ar
rauCe some sort 81 an organization,
so they Will he prepared 70 fN routes
and NEE; damages, Unless they DO
this tho business will fall into the
hands OF corporations. II the titney
81 IN he our modern means OF trans
portation, lot the drivers fix the bust
ness on a firm foundation. The sooner
they do this the better chance they
stand Of h~fnE free and independent
agents"
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II think quickly. and aot qutcRcr,
and 20 Is II the promulgator OF speed.
n a already dominant trait of the
American people.
The question that staggers the
mind, makes tho lenses reel. numbs
Imagination. IA:
WHAT will the Ntney bus mean 70
New York? should the . cent. auto
mobile succeed In rs EFFORTS TO break
INTO the biggest Town, what viii IN,
harvest be7
Picture. z you can. ten thousand
jitney buses added 20 the crowds OF
cars that scurry up Fifth svenI-
niong about ) or . O'Clock IN the
evening. Think OF Mrs. Artorb.lt's
luxurious limousine in the centre OF
, covey OF noisy iltneys, her livcr!ed
chauffeur forced to lock wheels per
haps with the common drivers Of
these c~arryt1ls. Imagine the stately
avenue Uttered with csrelessly
rroomed cars bearing sucA signs "a
Fourteenth Street 20 Farlem-5c."
or battery 20 the Bronx-5c." Why,
the hahi'ucs OF the famous fashion
street do rot know there are such
~plebeian places IN the city, except az
they read about them occasionally
in the newspapers.
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Five Cent Automobile Rides Have
Revolutionized Passenger Trans
p%ortation in the West, Where
Idea Originated

There's no use in mincing matters.
We may AZ well swallow our pride
and admit that the titney bus IL a
creature of the far West and IL has
just reached New York. Credit to
whom credit is due. The stepless cars
are ours. The lightning subway ex-
press that burrows through the
bowels of the earth, the elevated train
that leaps from cras to cras In the
twinkling Of an eye. are typical Of
New York. Ours was the hanson cab
and the taxicab: but tho jitney bus
must 60 down in. history as q child
Of the Pacific coast.
In Seattle, Wash, the other day I
counted thirty jitney buses in three
blocks. Large placards placed con-
spicucusly across the front OF the cars
told the public Just In what direction
the bus was scheduled TO travel. In
Spokane the titneys were as a war;
Of bees on a h~oneysuckle vine. In
Portland, Ore. II takes you as much
as five minutes TO cross a street be-
cause OF the stream of jitneys, and
there are no Forty-second streets In
Portland at that. though there Ia q
namesake Of the one and only Broad
way.
San Francisco. which We regard as
a more or less successful imi,ator OF
Manhattan In o crude. cramped way,
fairly teens with the jitney. About
every Ford automobile within running
distance OF the Golden Gate seems
to have gone into the business OF
collecting nickels. A few Of the other
automobile families r represented.
but only in a small way. Corpulent
street railway companies and Henry
Ford are responsible for the jItney
bus. And while the corpulent COM
panies are raising a hue and cry
against the jltney bus menace Mr..
Ford Is stroking them lovingly and
murmuring:
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE -
JITNEY BUSES INVADE NEW YORK A@M

Wei done. May you continue to
minister to the joy of the people"
And 1t looks as II the Joy was to go
on and on. Sherbets may come and
frappes may go, but the ice cream
cone goes on forever. II Is Just that
way with the jitney bus. It's price
is not prohibitive. 1t is pot beyond
the purse strings OF tho masses.
Wherefore II may be placed on tho
list under the heading of permanent
and practical"
To elucidate: the tltney bus IL any
kind Of automobile that will run with
out much baking. II may he owned
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rhyme or reason. The j!tney is no
~toriously soulless. Its business is TO
cover a certain distance with the least
possible waste of time and gasolene.
1t has no time TO bow and scrape
and preen and philander while an up
stage cop pulls poses and a tempera-
mental woman changes her mind
three or four times about crossing the
street. Not n man. wo4na or child
in the jitney citt~s but can relate
his or her own miraculous escapes
from injury or sudden death at the
wheels of the nickel buses. To escape
tho onward rush Of tho j,tney one
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Cover that long one or two blocks
between Flfth avenue and Broadway.
What is to become Of the delirlous
Radiant Road If an army of 1itneys
elbow their way into the theatre
crush? What will Broadway. already
crowded from curb to curb, do with
them? Where will she put them?
a few might he accommodated II
the city passed a special ordinance
compelling Mr.. Carter dc Haven. the
well known actor and author of auto
mobile circus wagons, to remove his
latest madness IN the way of motors
from in front Of the New York Thea
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taxicab hat turned tho trick. q we'll
groomed automobile protected with
pate glass and heavily upholstered.
The difference between the two was
four and a half blocks and 75 cents.
But the real difference Is yet 70
come. II Is the difference between
the man who gives and the man who
gets.
The jitney bus driver had 5 cents
worth Of transportation to sell and
he was intent upon delivering the
goods. Tho taxicab driver conde-
scended to haul me for the better part
of a dollar. and was so busy wonder
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ny JANE DIXON.

N AIDES and gentlemen and
others who do not depend en-
- tirely upon your pedal ex-
tremities TO transport you
from place to place:
We have with us to-day the jitney
bus!
The titney bus is here to stay. You
might as well get acquainted with Il
now, for sooner or later the familiarity
is bound to come.
What liz a jitney bus7
A ttney bus, my children. is any
thing that runs on four wheels and
yasolene and 5 cents. The four wheels
and ~gasolcne represent the bus part of
the equation. and the jitney is a quick
cut 70 the twentieth part OF a dollar.
You pay IN. iitney and the bus takes
o to your destination.
Whence came the jtney bus and
why nom seems 10 know. Like
Topey OF Uncle Toms Cabin fame,
II wasn't born. II les growed." II
came out Of the great somewhere into
the glorious everywhere. and 1t II as
epidemic as the measles in a district
school.
And small wonder Imagine. if you
can. taking n 6 cent. automobile ride.
Fancy sitting In a gasolene buggy
and paying no more attention 20 dis
tance than as II II never WAS. No
meter TO watch with eagle sye: no
driver to lash with caustic tongue:
no clubbing over trips and tips and
all the thousand trials and tribula-
lions our old friend taxi is heir 10.
It's a wondrous thing. this jitney
bus. All you do is to read the sign
on the front of the car, Mop into ar
upholstered seat and fork over 3
cents. and you r on your way. And
sim there are those who believe the
miracles were confined to Bible days.
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Rudyard Kipling

Next Sunday there appears the
sixth of a series of little known
yarns by the famous author repre-
senting his earlier style.
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George AIDE

Doc Horne of the Alfalfa Hotel
spins another yarn for Sun" read
ers. This time It deals with home
life.
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SOME GOOD FICTION.

Stephen French
Whitman
Tho Invasion of Monte Vance"
deals with two young Americans
and q war situation.
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Latest Styles from
Paris
Four striking photographs show in detail
the lines and cut of modelled gowns for tea time,
for afternoon. for evening and for street wear
which the French dressmakers are putting
forth this spring.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
S0ldaderas Keep Mexico's

SOLOUUeT0S hCeP MCTLCO8
Armies Alive
When the Mexican goes to war he takes his wife with
him, and Jane Dixon next Sunday introduces you to
these remarkable war women who rustic the grub and,
when needs be, stand shoulder to shoulder with the men
popping away at the enemy in the face of death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
Spends $1,000 a Day
On q Farm
all Streets Slaves of
Other Days

An old time coffee merchant tells of the times
when negroes were bought and sold in the famous
financial centre. He also tells of the downfall OF
Capt. Kidd, who, like MANY TO-DAY, could not resist
the lure of the street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
Menace of the Mercenary Mother
By REX BEACH

Mothers, arey you rearing your daughters to be sold into lovcless
marriages for money? In a remarkable interview mex Sunday the
novelist declares Al increasing percentage of intelligent mothers arc
deliberately training their daughters to enter marriage a a profession.
He minces 10 words in his scathing arMgnmcnt of this new and
sinister figure which menaces society.
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Dangers of Making Movies
In China
An operator. who has just returned tells of
the difficulties he experienced in getting some
live" pictures when he attempted to put the
Great Wall of China in the movies"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
Human Side of England's
Sea Fighters

A former officer sketches the life of the men
who are lying in wait for the Kaiser's battleships
and describes the summary p~unishments" by
which order and discipline are maintained. He
gives you an interesting account Of a typical daily
routine on board the modern dreadnought.
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The Future of the
Submarine

In ordering the building of an undersea craft of
1000 tons, the United States, at one stride, is
doubling the size of these fighters. An article
next Sunday is a mine of information for the lay
men interested in the development of these boats
which will win future wars.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-04
CHILDREN'S FUND
Advent Offering Of Young People
Was Feature Of interesting serV-
ice At ST. Matthew's p. &. Church.

Tho advent offering of the chill.
drcn Of 81. Matthews 7. r. church
and St Johns r. F. chapel which was
held yesterday afternoon in the Sun
day school room Of St Matthew
church. was attended By about 200
children. The children who had mite
boxes out during the year. returned
them. and the money which amounted
10 about $50 VIII be distributed
among the poor children Of West Viz.
ginia. Another feature In connection
with the meeting was the special mn
steal and literary program that was
rendered by the children. all Of the
children who took ar active part IN
the program rendering their parts ev
ceedingly well and - the special d..
light Of all who were present. Rev. q.
freeland Peter. pastor Of the church
and DR.. g. 4. ischman. supcrintend-
ont Of the Sunday school. had charge
Of the program AZ rendered by the
children. The advent Offering ls one
of the features Of 81 Matthcw's
church In connection with the chit
dren's department OF the sunday
school each year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-04
Daily Chit-Chat
By Ruth Cameron.
WHO SAID WHAT?

Just about once I'm so often am aston
tshed by tracing some familiar quotation
sure other people have the same expert
ence. For instance. the other evening
after heated discussion as TO whether
certain line came from the bible or
Shakespeare. we found % In BENJAMIN
F'ranklin's sayings. God help those
who help themsclvcsD
There are a great many quotations
which are familiar 20 almost All Of Us.
Yet for all he has heard them 50 many
times. the average person cannot place
half Of them. So just for FUN ! ann go
ing 20 give YOU a list Of excerpts to-day
that am sure will be thoroughly famif-
lar 20 you. " you are interested, see
how many % them you can place.
a 0ams for the Family.
Perhaps YOU will even he sufficiently
Interested 20 bring NJ tho subject Ia
your family circle this evening and get
your family 20 make out competitive
lists. Tomorrow ! shall repeat the list
tauons come.
By the way. when you think a quota
ton o. from Shakespeare suppose you
20 a step further and guess tho piay.
ana when you think % o. from the bible
try % plsce q IN The proper book
Here arc tho quotations.
- ne.sasy lies the head that wesrs
An honest mans the noblest work or
Handsome T. that handsome does"
Touch not. taste not. handle not"
in inc eurinE. the young mans fancy
lightly turns Co thoughts ~ love"
The love of money a. the root 81 ON
evil"
MY lifo iq one deni'd horrid grind"
And thereby hangs o. tale"
NE. fob and FUN
7 smell the blood ~ o. British man"
"fie sure you're right then 40 ahead pol
Hope springs eternal IN the human
breast"
and what T. no rare a. q dav Boa June.
= living dog o. better than a dead
silence gives consent"
Journeys end IN lovers meeting"
~ eyes were made for seeing"
Then beauty is its own excuse for be-
INK"
'~rhe laborer d. worthy OF hta hire
"Nothing is certain but death ard
taxes"
.-rhsro never was D. good war or o. bad
pearc"
Too err g. human. 81 forgive divine
In that fierce liEht that beats upon %
throne"
"givo tho devil bite duo"
= young man married OIL a YOUNG man
that's marred"
Much learning 10th make thoe mad
" man con write o. better book or
prfarh n brttrr sermon. Ur make u baftHr
mougcfrup than bic nrirhbor tnounb bta
hut b. iu The forest the world viii
make a beaten path tr his door,
RUTH CAMERON
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-04
NElGHBORHOOD
BIBLE GLASSES

The leaders OF the Neighborhood
Bible classes will meet the Young
Mems Christian Association building
Monday afternoon at O'Clock. DR..
Thomas G. Koontz is the teacher.
This is a very helpful class for Bible
students. II Is open TO all interested
persons.
District 143 win meet with Mrs.
Beideman. II South Penn street. Mon
day at 1880 D. m. Mrs. Nellie Oxtoby.
leader.
District 12E125 viii meet with Mrs.
James II. Beans. Pleasant Valley. Fri
day at p. m. Mrs. s. Ed Elliott,
leader.
Bethlehem Bible class will meet at
bethlehem Chapel on Tuesday at s p.
m. Miss Mary wayman. leader.
District 127-A will meet with Mrs.
Dieckman. Park View. Thursday. at
1880 p. m. Miss Eethel Williams.
leader.
District l4S will meet with Miss
Mary Pogue. 551z South York street.
Thursday. az 1880 p. IN. Mr.. c. c.
Smith. leader.
Aetna Bible class will meet az Act.
naville Chapel. Thursday. at 1880 p.
m. Miss Anna Frederick. leader.
Echo Point Bible class will meet
with Mrs. Eliza Knox. Friday. at 7:45
D. m. Msr. S. ID. Clegg. leader.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-04
KING PETER HERO
OF SERB VICTORY

PARIS. JAM "a Frenchman resi-
dent at Nish has written to the Echo de
Paris. saying that the Servian victory
toNer the Austrtans) has been explain
ed by the unexpected arrival OF King
Peter In the trenches
Crippled with rheumatism and worn
out with the govt. he left his retreat
when the army turned back and came
70 take his place by the side OF his SOL
diers. Gliding one. encouraging another.
taking the rifle OF third. and saying
You are afraid. Go home to your wiz
and children / will stay and defend
your country"
He entered the ranks OF the Eighth
infantry. whose panic originally caused
the retreat. had the flag brought to him.
saying that the men OF the regiment
We're unworthy TO keep IL. and made as
~ to start along towards the front
These acts and words electrified the
peasant soldiers. In two days the g.
hausted and demoralized men reassum-
90 the offensive and gained the victory.
King Peter. on leaving Nish. said his
ministers were seeking TO restrain him
owing to his health.
My health and my iife." he said
are worth little. 1 am willing to die
TO save the country from the Germans
and Austrlans. whom I detest as a
TRANSPORTATION and as king"