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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20

MARTINsBURG. ". Va. Dea 1S:-::;
At q conference held here tonight BY
Frank B. Trotter and Dean John L.
Coulter Of West Virginia university and
a number Of citizens n movement was
launched to obtain federal farm loan
bank in this section. The matter VIII
he taken Up with Secretary AcAdod
and the farm loan board within . snort
tIme, t.sts
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
.CHANP |0NSH|P
To WHEELING
BELL, MEMBER OF PARKERSBURG
TEAM, FOUND INELIGIBLE
AND WAS RULED OUT.
Error Was Overlooked Until Close Of
Season-Pro1. Odgerg Notified
Commission Of Fact.
Special Dispatch to the In,elligenccr.

Special DIspItch 10 The InteIiEcncef.
PARKERSBURC. W. Va. Dec 10
Parkersburg highs claim TO equal
scholastic football championship of West
Virginia. which they put forward by
reason Of being unbcaten by any team
In the state. and playing a tic with
Wheeling, went glmering to-day 1t
was learned that left end. Charles Bell.
was ineligible TO play. according to the
ISOLATION Principal OdEcr1 mas notified
tho commission. Scholarship deflcien-
cics during the last semester ruled Bell
out. The error was not discovered until
after the season closed 1t is believed
the championship will be awarded to
Wheeling without any protest.
Fine Smoking Tobacco, N-lb. and lib.
Glass Jars
FORT HENRY SMOKE HOUSE,
1909 Market st.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
DISCUSS NEW ARTICLES.

oUERETARO. Mex. Dec. 1s.-The mr.
tfcles Of the new constitution giving
the right to bear arms and travel with:
out passports and prohibiting titles OF
nobility or hereditary prcroCatives on
honors were discussed today by the
constitutional convention. No partlcu.
lar opposition 60 these articles was
manifested.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
SEVEN PLAYERS CLOSE CAREER.

ANN ARBOR. Dec. 1s.-when the
Michigan-Pennsylvan football game
became history. nine of MichiEan's foot
ball warriors closed their gridiron ca
reers. The men are Cantain Maulbetsch
one Of the greatest halfbacks Michigan
ever had: "Morrie" Dunno. OF Chicago.
son Of the governor Of Illinois; Clifford
Gracey, Of Cass City. Mich: lanes
Whalen. of Savannah. y. Y: Walter
Eiemann, Of Hermansville Mich: Clar-
ence Skinner. Lansing. Mich. Hal Helger,
Pueblo. COL: ""Ar' Marens, Provaso,
Ariz, and Fred Rehor Hastings. Mich.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20

for Jack Miller 1t might be a good
deal for the Phillies. Miller seems TO
need a change OF scene ever SO often
He slumped with the Pirates, was trad
ed to St. Louis and played grand ball
for a couple Of years. Last season he
fell into slumpy ways again. indicating
that another shift might be needed to
wake him up. Some critic rises to re-
mark that no player gets along with
Miller Higgins for more than SO long.
which may or may not be Higgins
fault
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
VANCE WILL PILOT
WESLEYAN eleven
Special Dispatch to tho intelligence.

BUCkHANNON. ". Va, Dec. 10
At the annual football banquet held at
the New Valley house last night Harry
Vance OF Buckhannoa. for three years
stellar guard upon the West Virginia
Wesleyan football eleven, was elected
captain OF tho 1917 team. Vance is
president Of tho junior class and Is very
popular not only as an athlete but in
literary and social circles. He was re-
Gently chosen editor-in-chief Of the col
lege annual.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
mBRAsKA 70 PLAY SYRACUSE.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. LITTLE Uni.
play Syracuse university. New York
next THANKSGIVING day at Lincoln 1t
was announced today. The Notre Dame
usually played on Thanksgiving day
will be put ahead, probably to some
date in October.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
PRINCETON REFLECTS BUSH.

PRINCETON, n. J., Dec. 1s.-An-
nouncement was made today that John
Fl. Rush has been reapnointed head
coach Of the Princeton football team
for 1917. 1t Will be his third year rs
head coach at Princeton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20

rural district was discussed. 1t was
deemed eXpcdient that all complaints
should be made through the club ofti-
Gals who will in turn take them up with
the telephone companies. y resolution
was framed to be adopted at the next
regular meeting thanking the past OIL
Gals for their efficient service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
TO EXCLUDE 11oUos ADS.

WASHINGTON. Doc 19-Representa-
tive Good. Of Iowa. introduced n bill to-
day to exclude from the mails To states
in which liquor sales arc prohibited. all
newspapers and magazines containing
llQuor advertisements.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
noWrAHp LEAps WHITE soX.

CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Clarence Row
land, who managed the Chicago club In
the American League last season. to-
day was re-appointed to pilot the same
club for the season Of 1917, according to
President Comiskcy. Of the local club.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20

Have Christmas music In your
home played upon the wonderful
sweet tone Sonora, $45. $50, SIS,
500, $3.50, $175, $225, $3.50, ST 900
Models play all records. Sold on
easy payment plan. $50 of for
cash.
HlLLMAN & SON,
% Eleventh Street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
SONORA.

Just received an Xmas ship.
ment Of the wonderful sweet-tone
Sonoras, clear as a bell, In Ma
hogany, Golden Oak, Early Eng
Ilsh cabinet.
HlLLMAN & SON. Agents,
% nth ST.
Sold on time payments, SO of
for cash.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
CAPT. MAUL1HTsoH AN Av1AToK.

ANN ARBOR, Dec. 1s.--John Maui
betsch. captain Of tho University OF
Michigan football eleven. has become an
enthusiastic aviator. He has babe
flights with Don Mckee. OF Saginaw.
brother Of "Red" Mckee. the Detroit
baseball club catcher. and seems ann-
ious for more opportunities to buck the
air.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20

Sonora has no agents out, AZ
they are their own statesmen.
HiLlMAN e. SON. Agents.
% Eleventh Street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20

Women cabdrlrers are stated to be
success in Glasgow. Scotland. One firm
has about 40 women driving cars.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
WAIT YAxx LOAF 1ANI.

to be relieved as one Of the seouHdeSA
on the bond OF Fischer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30
- The -
Scrap Book
Her Ignorance.

In a small college town there appear
ed in a picture store a Photographic
copy of modern Madonna. 1t was a
beautiful picture. and it so excited the
admiration of woman who frequently
passed the window that at length she
entered the store to inquire the name
of the artist. As soon as she saw the
salesman who approached she felt that
her quest was hopeless; but. having no
other errand, she was obliged to pro-
ceed with her. request
Can you tell me-" she said. whose
Madonna that is in the Window
"Why." stammered the clerk. its
it's ours. It's for sale"
"Oh." she answered blankly, so you
don't know who painted it?'
He gazed at her with mingled scorn
and compassion as he replied, "'Tain't
a paintin'; it's photographT"-Hppin-
cott's.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30

David Moore is under arrest at
Elko charged with shooting a calf
the property of man named Brown.
Moore states that the calf was affiict-
ed with bad case of rabies and that
he was forced to shoot it. Brown
claims that such was not the case and
that Moore shot the animal to obtain
beef. The head of the calf has been
sent to Reno to determine whether
or not the animal was rabid. Moore
will be held pending the result of the
examination and if it is found that
the animal was not mad he will be
prosecuted.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30
Very Economical.

The families of two neighboring flats
were playing ten cent limit poker to-
gether After the busting of a pot the
opener drew one card. and the mistress
Of the fat where the game was played
also drew one. She held to start with
the deuce, trey, four and five Of dia-
monds and acquired the six of the same
suit
The opener bet a dime, and the wo-
man merely called. When the cards
were spread her husband went up in
the air.
"Why didn't you raise that handT
he exclaimed. "Didn't you know 1t was
worth it?"
"Yes," answered the wife. 'but l
didn't want to break a quarter.
cago Post.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30
Tim Hurst's Baseball Troubles.

At the close of that memorable sea-
son when Tim Hurst managed the
Browns for Won der Abe he laid over
in Philadelphia on his way to his home
up the state. and while in the Quaker
City he told his daily experiences
while running the Mound City club.
MY Mondays" said Timothy. were
devoted TO telling the st. Louis sport
ing editors how | was going to win the
pennant the next year. Tuesdays /
would be kept busy denying to the
club owners that | had ever made
any such statements. Wednesdays |
would be explaining to the newspa-
pers why we weren't winning games.
Thursdays | would be lighting with
Chris to keep him from tining the
players all the money they had coming
TO them. Fridays would generally be
busy all day getting the terms OF
pitchers that no batter could hit"
And on Saturdays?
"On Saturdays | would spend the
day signing players that couldn't hit
any kind of pitching"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30
Cheerful Advice.

A number of railway men were once
discussing the question Of accidents.
THE roads in Scotland" said one Of
fetal. used to have bad name. in
deed. in respect to accidents. No one
thought of embarking on railway
journey unless he had provided him
self with an accident policy Of insur-
anee.
THE famous DR.. Norman Macleod
was once about to set off ON a long
journey through the Scotch country
Just as the train was pulling out the
clergyman's servant put his head In
through the window and said:
"'Ha'e ye taen an insurance ticket.
sir?'
~ have replied the doctor.
Then continued the servant. write
ye'er name on 1t and gle it to me-
They haze an awful habit O. robbin' the
corpses on this line"
Subscribe for the SENTINEL-$3 per
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30

A few years ago purely self made
person. who had acquired million OF
so In other lines of endeavor. took a
part of his fortune and with it built a
theater on Broadway At the end OF
his second week as proprietor manager
he was standing at the door one even
ing just before the performance began,
talking to Paul West. the song writer.
Along came leading dramatic critic,
and he stopped fdr minutes chat
with the two other
Say. Harry" asked the owner.
whats the reason that l amt making
no money outer this here propositioni {
Here ! put up nice clean house and
hire a good company and yet the
crowds amt coming.."
Well" diagnosed the critic. "I'll tell
you. Jake. This is new place, and
you mustn't be in too big hurry. Re
member how long II took some of these
other houses to get esta blished. You'll
have to build up your own clientele"
He passed on and West went inside
to see the show. When he came out
dt tue cut VI tHc uiSl dSt SdhC was
waiting for him and drew him aside.
Paul. he demanded. what was the
name Of that there thing Harry told
me Id have to build up here?"
"A clientele" said West
Sure. ! thought | had it right" said
the owner. And now what | wanter
know is why them guys down at the
building department gave me the laugh
awhile ago when ! asked. for permit
to build one. Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post
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berinQ.

Far hence in the infinite silence
How we shall learn and forget,
Know and be known and remember
Only the name of regret!
Sown in that ample quiet.
We shall break sheath and climb.
Seeds OF a single desire.
In the heart of the apple time.
We shall grow wise as the flowers
And know what the bluebirds sing
When the hands of the grasses unravel
The wind in the hollows of spring.
And out of the breathless summer
The aspen leaves will stir
At your low sweet laugh to remember
The imperfect things we We're
Bliss Carman.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30
Won by tho Change Of a Letter.

Thaddeus Stevens once saved a
mans life by single letter He was
defending o prisoner indicted for mur-
der and the chief witness against The
culprit testified that he had heard him
exciaim. by heaven. have shot him."
The great Stevens insisted that may
be the prisoner had said. MY heaven.
l have shot him.
The change of the letter "b" to an
I'm" In the first word of the sentence
would make a mighty difference. since
the latter expression might be one OF
surprise or exclamation over an acc-
dental shooting. The witness confess
ed that perhaps the prisoner had said
my" instead Of by" and the jury
freed him.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30
Political Announcements

Announcement of candidates cards
will be published up to the day of the
General election at the rate of $5. Read
ing notices, sketches and political an
nouncements will be published at the
rate of ten cents for each line.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-30
Heredity.

Heredity.
"What little shaver"
Eyes. you know. he's BARRIERS boy"
Baltimore American.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
AS to Those German
War Pictures

thing ohers upon which THE EVENING
JOURNAL prdes itself il is the honesty with which always
has dealt with its thousands readers.
There viii in The Theatre Fifth and Market
Streets next week. under the auspices OF this newspaper the
Pictures W. Duborough, former
Deawarean months back of the European lines
and accompanied General Hndenbug his celebrated drive
into Russia.
When those pictures exhibition
ciued them until had satisfied ourselves three
points their genunne; another their educational value,
and yet another their power TO excite public interest without giving
public Onense
whcn by inquiry practical satisfied ourselves
those points decided to promote the showing OF the
pictures. They will displayed for five days. beginning next Mon
day ending next Friday night
they worth seeing attesied by the fact that they
approval commissioned officers Of the United states
army. Harrison W. Howell Colonel Weller l.
other prominent Nmingonans who saw them m pre-
minary exhibition given here.
constrained D., that
interested in the promotion OF other during
portion that week has incorporate advertising
matter the following paragraph;
~wARNNG-rhe sensational Of pictures the
ii Theatre has brought into existence number ocald
Official pictures DO NOT BE DECEIVED"
inference conveyed by that paragraph insulting
that protested against it, with the result that received
that there intent public upon the genuine
pictures exhibited by Queen The
explained that the advertisement merely stock
that cities published
this connection wish that while nothing Of
lack OF genuneBess Of the pictures that
being promoted by the person using such underand advertising
methods have desire TO judgment them.
do know pictures genuine respects;
that they the machine operation in its
into Russia and that those who The Queen The
them will be educated relative to the most approved meh
and also entertained from the start to the lin
ish of feet Of film.
will to these remarkable pictures. whc,
the official sanction officials
by a native of Delaware
this for the they
confer upon warreading and war-hinking community
have said before. in position certificate
genunenes stamp lack any
pictures which he exhibited here They
their merits Our sole desire
resOrted support
saying picture proposition
the public that
pictures fake the Durbrough pictures
by EVENING JOURNAL the thing every
particular well the support OF EVENING JOURNAL
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
senator DU POINT
HAS ACTIVE HAND
IN military IAV

Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. March 25.-
Senator Henry A. DUPONT. OF Delaware.
who is ranking Republican member OF
the Senate committee on military af-
fairs. has taken an active part IN
discussions of the army reOrganiza-
ton bill this week. Senator dupont
is a West Point graduate and has
a record for distinguished service in
the Civil War. His opinion on mill
tary matters. because OF his service
and the study he has given the sub
ieci, is. as Senator Norris. Democrat
OF Nebraska. said during a debate on
Wednesday, entitled to very great
weight"
Senator DUPONT opposed an amend
ment TO the Military Academy BILL
offered by Senator Norris. providing
that the selection of appointees in be-
half of Congressman should be dis
carded. and that such appointments
should he made without reference to
Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
villa GETS OUT
|. OF TRAP LAIDBY
CONTEMPORARIES
BY E. T. coNKLE

United Press stan Correspondent.
FL PASO. March 25.-Villa has es-
capped the trap formed by combined
American and Carranza troops near
Namiquipa With a large number Of
his followers the outlaw wGa today
believed to have reached the San
Miguel country. Military officials ex-
pressed this belief when reports OF a
battle between American troops and
Villas band failed to materialize
villa has scattered his forces. A
small number of his men may be sur
rounded in the Namiquipa district
from which reports persistently come
that the American expedition Is clos
ing in on bandits. Another group OF
Villistas set fire to jar os, north OF
TIE American base in Mexico.
Reports of Nillistas again crossing the
border into New Mexico and killing two
American women and one man. were un-
confirmed and uncredited here. The
story was brought 10 Douglas by an au-
tomobile party who received the report
from am American soldier. The names
Of the three supposed TO have been
butchered by the Mexican bandits have
not vet been learned. Their bodies have
not been recovered Another band ol
Nillistas was believed TO have been con-
ncctcd with the wreck of an American
troop train south OF Casas Grandes
Continued on Page 2)
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
NOTHING TO EAT. NO
FIRE and NO MONEY,
reason Wife LEFT

why did you leave your husband p"
asked Judge Churchman OF Mrs. Jo-
seph j. Corliss, in City Court today.
well, your honor. / had nothing to
cat. no FIRE and no money" replied the
woman.
you can't starve your wife to
death. said Judge Churchman to the
husband The judge said that he knew
Corliss and that he never worked
more than half q week at a time. His
wife charged him with non-suppOrt.
Corliss said he had been unable to
get steady work He is q bricklayer
and Judge Churchman said he ought
not 90 have difficulty in getting work,
as he (the judge saw twenty-five mon
on ono scaffolding laying bricks at the
DUPONT Building the other day.
Tho case was continued indefinitely.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
Four Aboard ErlgIiSEl1nGn When
She Goes DOlUn, and TlUO Be-
LieUed Lost When Sussex is Dis
abIcd in English ChanncL--Unitcd
Press Correspondent SurUiUOr
Describes Horror
NO WARNING GIVEN;
WOMEN IMPERILLED
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
LONDON, March 25,-The'
Channel liner Sussex was tOrped-
Oed today. A patrol boat took $50
TO BoulOgne, according
to a dispatch from Dieppe today.
AT least II Americans were aboard.
Agents Of the line announced
that the Sussex was t0wed into
BoulOgne harbor at $50 o'clock.
Details of the accident are still
lacking, il was stated.
John II. Hearley. OF Albany. n. Y,
a United Press stan correspondent
who left London yesterday morning
for Paris. was among those on board
OF the $50 passengers, 27O were wo-
men and children.
Folkestone correspondents of Lon
don papers telegraphed that the chan
mel boat was struck amidships by
torpedo at 4.30 yesterday afternocl
while approaching the French coas
Agents of the line said early toda
that they had no information as &
whether the Sussex was torpedoed %
struck one OF the mines the German
i are reported to have been sowing il
the Channel
The Sussex left Folkestone at 12.3l
yesterday afternoon. The weather
s..Ia
II she was torpedoed. II is considered
certain the submariners could not
have mistaken the fact that she was
a passenger carrying vessel.
Among other Americans aboard the
Sussex were W. G.. Penheld. a student
Continued on Page Two
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
NON SUPPORT Case
CONTINUED when
MA -IN-LAW leaves

In City Court today the case of John
Sikorski, charged with non-support, was
continued indefinitely. John said hIs
mother-in- law had left his home. lie
claimed she made trouble between him
and his wife.
The case OF Albert Toughey, charged
with non-support. was continued for a
month Agent Frank Stout said Tou-
hey had been in arrears TO the amount
of $780, but had paid all but Sl4.
The case of William j. Alexander,
charged with non-support, was contin-
ued for a month. The case of James
Meredith charged with non-support,
was continued indefinitely.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
Bv The United Press.

BY The United Press.
.ONDON. March as.-The German
raider Greif and the British merchant
cruiser Alcantara we're both sunk in an
engagement in the North Sea on Feb
ruary ae, the Admiralty announced this
afternoon.
The Greif was an unprotected German
cruiser. displacing 2.O2s tons. 3l7 feet
long and with - foot beam. She ear
ricd a crew OF about lsO men. Her arm
amcnt, according to naval lists issued
before the war. consisted of eight 34-
inch guns.
The Grcif, flying the Norwegian col
ors. slipped out of a German port, plan
ming to repeat the exploits of the
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
search FOR LAST
House On KLUED ST.
COST WOODALE S36

John Bell. colored, was held in $500
bail for Court Of General Sessions, by
Judge Churchman in City Court today.
ON a charge OF larceny. lie is ALLEGED
TO have stolen S36 from John Woddall
of Kenton. Del Woddali said Bessie
Palmer. colored. invited him into the
house. No. > Elund street, yesterday,
and that while there Bell robbed him.
The woman was fined $50 and costs, on
a charge OF acting improperly toward
Woddall.
She denied that she invited him into
the house. but said that he came TO
the door and asked. where is the last
house on this streetg'
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
GERMAN RAIDER AND BRITISH
MERCHANTMEN SUNK In FIGHT

Moewc The German ship was sunk by
gun fire from the Alcantara. formerly
the big Royal Mail liner, which has been
pressed into Admiralty service. Before
she went down. she. torpcdocd the All
cantara, which remained ahoat several
minutes before sinking.
OF the crew Of the Greif. about $50
are believed TO have persisted. Five of
her officers and ZIG men were taken
prisoners.
The Alcantara lost five officers and ~
men.
The Alcantara was built In 1913 aud
was so feet long with a 81 foot beams
She had -four decks and was one OF the
finest Of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company. liners Shcw registered at
Belfast