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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20
SHORTAGE OF
CHORUS GIRLS
THREATENED
BY UNITED PREsS

NEW YORK. July 20.-woetui It'd.
ings these, 10 the tired business
man,
There's a shortage OF chorus girls
Sixteen hundred are needed FOR
broadway musical comedies now in
the making-and so far only 200
have been located who measure NJ
to the standards required BY sucb
caterers 10 the eye Of audiences as
Chamberlain Brown, Bruce Edwards
and the rest OF them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20
ss.epsyers To Vote On BUS Line

satepsyers To Vote On BUS Line.
To increase transportation facili-
''ss for Walkcrville citizens. the
council % that Canadian borde-
Town. Wednesday evening. decided
20 put the proposition up % the rate
PAYERS. Sept ?. OF inst!tuting a no
tor bus service. which II IS estimat-
"a will cost about $4,000 Th"
south portions Of Walkerville are
Ui-hou, transportation facilities Of.
any kind. and The motor bias service
VIII D. o. special benefit 70 rest
dents o. that part Of the town.
P-inttnk-the plain nest kind--tha,
- rtEkf-Ttme- job D~pt-Ssin ESQ.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

The Nebraska Association OF Bar
bers. embracing shops in many cities
OF the state. today will boost the
price Of hair cuts from 25 10 IS
cents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

The first submarine built IN the
United States for the Spanish navy
is scheduled 10 be launched today
al the yards OF the Fore River Ship.
building Company at Quincy. Mass
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

The annual wage scale conference
~ Stint glass manufacturers and
their employees is to begin its ses-
sicns today at Atlantic City.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

The annual convention % The West
Michigan Press association will be-
gin az Traverse City today and con
time in session over tomorrow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20
IN DETROIT

Great drops ROLLED slowly down his
cheeks, hts nose nstteued out and
bis whole face became fornlcss an
der the whiting heat Tie WAS
max model "a a Gratiot-ave wiz
store
Mechanics hall, at Mohroe-sye. aud
ithrArN Park, viii he given mp hy
rho Detroit Federation ~ Labor for
Us weekly W,dne sday night meet
mss .n favor ~ hal a. Nc. Ia
tHss-aNr. 70 WAS decided Wednes-
jay u,ght after a stormy debate
eNNr the recrWfneDdattor % the
board - trustees The lease. which
which rs Cor tWo years. had already
been signed by the trustees. but
SOME ~ the delegates objected on
tG, ground that the new quarters
are under a tln roof without ole
water service while the rental -
ss h!gh AZ FOR the Mechanics hall
I accompanied working Girls, car
rStnE small hRnd bags, arr much
.r evidence 10 the rush OF oHthers
tu Belle Sic that comes each even
'ug when the factories are cut this
trt weather The line % girls AMI
women j. formed outside the We
mems dvessing rooms Just as ~ is
on The mems side. on the beecN
brilliant rubber caps. bright greeN
bathing suits and other cclor'ul
water apparel worn ~ women ana
Uut ~ men make very attractive
sight
Carrying eight persons, n small su-
t"m"eils driven by hephyr lrem;
Charlotte ayes late WednesdA>
riEo' pirring Tremeley beneath.
Because the top wss up. - 8 said
T~rCc glsy ESCAPED with only minor
injuries i - SAD that Tremolev
was trying 10 avoid striking a ma
chine driven by J L Dav~y - NJ
iSl Charlotte-Aye.. when hig car
overturned
bur.t OF applause greeted the
weat he rman's announcement; Of
COOLER weather when II VAS fash
et on the screen IN the NaJ~st.-
theateg Wpdn esday uight The
words showers and cooler wsra
received almost rs enthuSiastlca
"a were the pictures showing Pres'-
dent wilson s0d his VIE aIrir IS
their stte~danc- ~ the World
Salesman congress
The board ~ directors ~ the v. ".
c. 4. hos selected Albert Kahn a.
tra arrhf-s-t Tor frs epld,ug - 20
erected Hr tra new site. Adams
ave ard Wiirrra'i-,t
Police Justice stein lined Louis Mar
ku> $40 Wednesda, morning when
ne appeared 10 police court cnHrz
When ~" 'u~tIr" pronounced Tho
sentence Narkls' WIFE who was
tu ira rear - tra rru-'-noN. rav
- 'fs vr' aon~rs' box suE throwfrE
her arms around her husband.
pleaded w.'A the Justice - rstu-U
tho money which she said she
need "a badly - rnuseN0ld Pur-
poses TIE Justice returned tho
7-e ~ gave Markets = lecture.
TIE Don Jasn de ,ustris'~ crew Of
Detroit ~alIor boys. composing the
first battalion - 'he Michigan "a
val w.itr}- VIII leave pulB'h ~
~'fr Thursdgy according - "a
Dispatch from capt 2 Lew .-
T'rr $50 men ard % IN GERS reached
NsI1tH ~ midnight Tuesday Al.
are well
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

LORRAINE. or you Kick and
splash, making a great fuss in the
water. sharks won't get you says
Captain I'D. Morey. retired seaman.
who has met man.eaters in every
sbark-infested sea.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

NEW YORK-Will Booze IL regis.
tered AZ the Waldorf Hotel em
ployes are wondering IL he VIII
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20
MARINE NOTES.

Z. A. Dustin. president and gen.
eral manager OF the Ashley 4 Dustin
steamer line, declares that MANY
persons have gained the impression
that lake and river steamers have
been crowded to capacity, while as
matter OF fact, aside from sun.
days. they have not been Carrying
one-fourth the passenger allowance
This impression was gained. he
thinks. because the Putin. Bay,
Frank z. Kirby and other steamers
were loaded July 4. There Is plenty
OF room for those who wish 20 take
trip 10 the Lake Erie resorts dur.
ing the week, he says.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

Repairs are TO be made on the
Steamer c. l. Hutchinson at Lor-
ain, o. She was In a collision with
the Martin Mullen or Cedar Reef.
st. Mary's, July 2. in a fog The
Hutchinson's hull on the port side
abreast Of the pilot house, was con.
siferably damaged. The repairs
will cost about $4,000 and the
steamer vii be out OF commission
about four weeks She r. now az
Buffalo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

Edward l. Woodruff. Iighthougc
inspector, has notified marines thai
Graveily Point shoai gas ard bell
buoy No & Saginaw bag Lake
Huron is,>rSishurrins. bu' that Il
will be lighted az soon a. prac
ticable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

burst Of applause greeted the
weat he rmap's announcement Of

I0ETFr WeAfEor NhT0 n vas r3@"-
"a or the screen IN the MaJ~st.r
theater Wpdn esday uight The
words showers and cooler wsra
received almost rs euthu-Iastical-
"a were The pictures showing Priest
dent wilson s1d his VIE aurir-
their Rtte~danc- ~ the World
Ssl~sNRush congress
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

P=tntinz-the plain neat kind--thnt
- rtEkf-Ttme- job D~pt-Nsin $50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20

Captain winslov W Griesssr. for
30 years IN active service. has been
retired rs keeper ~ the United
States coast guard station AZ Lorain
0. Andrew z Freberg. surfman No
l. az Erie pa has been placed IN
charge temporarily Captain Grios
ser made credtabie record
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-20
The board of directors ~ the " ".
G. A. In. srlrrIrH Alhrrf b Ahn a
Police Justice stein lined Louis Mar
ku< HIn " rhnrsdhN mnrning when

Tho Don Juan dc tustrIa'~ rr~w OF
Detroit -alIor boSs. composing the
first E4'tFt H.u - 'ha Michigan Va
val w.itr}z VIII leave pulB'h ~
~'fr Thursdgy according - "a
dispatch from Capt r Lew ST.
Trr $50 men ard % IN GERS reached
NsI1tH ~ midnight Tuesday Al.
are well
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
COMMUNITY TREE
THIS AFTERNOON
Christmas Cheer Will Be Provided for
Children by Kings Daughters
Day Nursery.

This afternoon at the Fairgrounds
at Thirty-fifth street the community
tree. with its annual offering, will be
held. Children of the neighborhood
will sing Christmas carols about the
tree at 1880 o'clock. All cluos OF me
Kings Daughters Day Nursery, under
whose auspices the affair is gwen
yearly, will unite In the exercises.
People of the neighborhood who are IN,
terested are privileged TO attend. ana
presents will be distributed.
Yesterday morning there was a
beautiful observance by the nursery
children, which was given in the Kin
dergarten room. The tree was lovely,
and the regular program was especial
" interesting this year, owing to the
youth of the tiny participants. There
was a gift for each child. Win canoy'
and a number Of spectators were pres
ent for the exercises. This evening
there will be a dinner at the nursery,
1T which the parents of the children
who are cared for at the Institution
will be guests The children, IN some
instances, are orphans, but usually
either a mother or father cares for the
child. and these are to be entertainer
at this years Christmas dinner, which
will be a very happy event
The public has this year been very
generous in its contributions and has
given to these little ones PIT OF tne
Christmas cheer which will help to
brighten not only this day, but all the
others of the year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
SHERIFF TO RETAIN
FOUR OF ASSISTANTS
TWO Deputies and TWO Clerks VAL AS
1tst in Clos ng UP Business OF
Administration

Sheriff a. r.. Sweeney. who at mo
night, December 81, completes MS louf
wear administration, will retain TOUR ~
his deputies and clerks 10 assist MN
| during the six months which he IS re-
| ouircd By law 10 continue the CUSTODIAN
/ Of county funds
DEPUTY Sheriff John Byrne and
Deputy Lafayette Graner and two
| clerks. Miss Madclyn Greer and MISS
Rebcccu Rine. will remain IN Sherlll
Swecncy's employ until July j. l9l'.
But little over eight days OF the
four-ycar administration remains. puI
the law under which Sheriff sweeney
was elected requires him 10 retain me
custody of county funds and tax DIS
with which he is charged, at least until
July l.
Sheriff Sweeney. who has remained
close TO his duties for the entire -FOUR
wears. in retaining four assistants. pro-
vidcs for himself an opportunity 10 lake
4 Little Of the leisure which he mas
earned
AS my administration ncars It's
close" Sheriff Sweeney told the !nteIlt.
genccr last evening. Il can look pach
over the four years with the mosS
nleasanl or memories. We nave stElIEu
! 10 fulfill our every promise 10 inc
pcoplc of ohio county ana their soou
will has made tho administrator or lAe
affairs Of tho Shorlffs office lour years
| Of pleasure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
He Uses the Safe and
Sure Thing at Home

P. A. Ehrd. Conejo, Calf, writes as
follows:-"I have, sold Foley's Honey
Of cough medicines for q number. of
never .Sa gs ap GoyponSd f fos
nv family or myself, rs I find 1t pro-
duces tho best results. always cures
severe colds and sore chest and does
rot contain opiates or other harmful
drugs"
lcct their coughs and colds. not realiz-
inr how they weaken the system and
lower the vital resistance to such grave
diseases as bronchitis, 2leurisy and
For promptly averting serious re-
suits from 3 cold use . Eoloy's . Honey Sn.f
ing soothing influence over raw In;
famed surfaces. eases tig d,iI ,6 and
ing cough, stufry wheezy breathing.
bronchial and In grippe coughs
Xxx 4 Every user Is 1rleno-
For Sale by John Coleman Co.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
GAS COMPANY IS.
MAILING CHECKS
a.soo PATRONS IN WHEELING TO
GET REBATE FROM JULY
1, 1914.
Amount of Checks Represent TWO
Cents Per Thousand eFet OF
Gas Consumed.

Something like $500 patrons Of the
wheeling office of the Manufacturers
Light & Heat Company will welcome
the receipt of checks from the gas
company for the sums TO De returneo
In the West Virginia gas rate case.
The checks will represent the sum
of two cents per thousand feet OF gas
consumed by domestic users from Jn!v
/ 1914, to November l. 1916. during
which aime the gas rate was in contro-
yersy before the West Virginia Puo-
lie Service Commission.
The checks for the return of this
money, which was held in reserve
awaiting the outcome of the gas rate
case have been made out at the Pitts
bnrgh Office Of the Manufacturers
light & Heat Company. and those for
Wheeling consumers are mailed at the
Wheeling Office.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
WERDER'S FUNERAL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BODY WILL LIE IN STATE IN ST.
JAMES CHURCH PART
OF AFTERNOON.
Services to Be Conducted by Promi'
nent Lutheran Pastors
From Ohio

Sunday morning the body OF the
Rev. A. w. Werder. the veteran pas.
tor emeritus of st. James Evangelical
Lutheran church. will be removed from
the family residence, No: so Fifteenth
street, where his death occurred Thurs
day to the church, 1411 Chapline
street. where it will lie in state from
II o'clock Sunday morning until! 2
o'clock that afternoon, at which time
funeral services will be held:
The Rev. DR.. J. F. C.. Seller Of
YOUNGSTOWN, o., president Of the East
ern district Of the Joint Synod Of Ohio,
and the Rev. DR.. Otto Mees, president
Of the Capitol University Of Columbus.
O.. will offlciate. The pallbearers will
be the members Of st. James church
yeStrr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
BELL:ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackage
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
John Cummings. Mcdonald. Pa; Anna
Wilson. Pittsburgh.

Mr. and Mrs C. NJ Watson. Of Woods
field. Ohio. are the guests of friends IN
Howard Morgan. Of Mannington, left
with relatives here
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Ford. OF Fairmont.
were among the Christmas shoppers
. G. L. King. Of Washington, Pa, is in
the city.
the holidays At Chillicothe. o.. her for
fner home.
Col. Robert L. Frazier. probation Of.
ticer. will spend Saturday and Sunday
J. S. Buernn. teacher Of Spanish i'll
the Wheeling high school. has left for
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. TO spend the holi-
days. \ report was in circulation Mt
the high school BUILDING nii yesterday ,Ssl1 tna'
MeSsrs. Roy Jarvis. Harold Metzner
and Allen Schwalb are home for Christ
mas from Akron. O. -,
". ]. Gardner Of chicago Ill. WI
spend Christmas with his sister: Mrs.
NJ. J. Maloo!y of South E;oft street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. y. Wheat at their
home in Hawthorne Court Will enter
tain over the holidays the is1tcrs Ia,
Paducah. Ky, and Miss Blanche Haase
Of Asherille. ". 6.
Miss Daisy Gates. teacher. In tho
public schools at Thomas. w. va. VINO
is spending the holidays with her par.
ents at Moundsville. was the guest OF
Wheeling friends last evening.
Harry Davis. who recently returned
from New Orleans. has accepted POSI-
ton as telegraph operator for the baltl-
more & Ohio railroad here.
Attorney Charles &cCamic. secretary
Of the West Virginia Bar association.
plans to leave Tuesday for Blueteld 10
make final preparations for the annual
s ssEss. OF the "Ss0''"''0" .DeSe'"Oe.
Miss Wilma Spears and mother OF
Morgantown are spending the holidays
with relatives in Wheeling and vicinity.
Miss GLADYS Dacue. student in West
Liberty Normal. Is the Weekend guest
Of Elm Grove relatives while enroute
to her home to spend the holiday vaca-
ton.
Attorney Samuel Noyes left last night
for New York to atten,i to business mat
Lucius Robinson Of the Consolidated
Telephone company lef+ yesterday for
Fatrmont to spend the Christmas holi-
George Baird. manager OF the Mutual
Life Insurance company. lett last night
for Nv Sss on OF t6e eTsctr,ca S iDppec
tion bureau left last night Tor Morgan
town to spend the CHRISTMAS holidays.
Tho condition Of II. r: Marshall or
woodla wn. who ia seriously Ill. was re-
ported to be considerably improved yes
terday.
Misses Bertha StAtnhauser and Sarah
Moss. students In Ohio State university
at Columbus. have returned home for
tho holidays.
Robert Werner. local young man con-
nected with the department or agricul-
turn at WASHINGTON. D. c., has arrived
houne TO spend Christmas.
Mrs Eliza Riggs and son Harry OF
near Dallas wore guests of Elm Grove
relatives yesterday.
Christmas shoppers
will profit by reading
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
DOCTOR LOCATES HERE
DR.. Foster c. Howard, Whose Brother
Joined o. Y. G.. II. Inferno
Staff, Opens office.

DR. Foster C.. Howard. son OF Rev.
church, and 4 brother of Or. Lewis
Howard. who was added 10 the intern"
staff at the Ohio Valley General hos
pilal by the directors Thursday even
Ing located in this city yesterday. ie
opened offices IL the home Of his
father In the Zane street parsonage.
pr. Foster &. Howard is a graduate OF
Dickinson college. securing his entire
medical education in New York. He in
termed nj the completion of his college
course at the international hospital on
Blackwcls Island. Tie has been prac-
ticins in the east for five years.
Coming To Wheeling TO visit his
father he decided that lie had found an
excellent opening for physician anu
surgcon and Opened offices Yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
ST, JAMES, SERVICES
Will Not Be Hold Tomorrow Owing to
Death Of Pastor-ChriStmas ERor-
cises Monday Morning.

Owing TO the death Of the vcncrahle
pastor. the Rev. a. wv. Werder. OF ST.
Ibern will Lr no Sunday school or
church services tomorrow.
Services Tor Christmas day viii b.
given rs arranged at 1850 O'Clock Mon,
day morning, i. the church. There VIII
L. M Suuday school Christmas services
Monday evening. they having been post
ronctl until Wednesday "rriing.
The annual congregational meeting
will he held Thursday evening AT .
,o'rlock. Ii is likely that arrangements
will hc comrlc,rd to rXtcrd call TO u
pastor To succeed the l:cH; Max j..
Stcucr assistant raSto" "t the chn''h.
who leaves early next n"hth 10 hctfi'
a nusInragr AT Il church near Buffalo.
Ncw York
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
About People
Movements Of individuals to
and From the City.
AT TIE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
1rennre-George .Hobles. Follansoee;
C. r jackson and wife, Buckhannon; D.
". Poge, Parkersburg; l. e. EnlN. MAN.
ninxton; T. NJ McCarty. Ellenooro.
1oxsrs-Ernest Pae. Grafton: s. r
Griffin, Marietta; c. L. Cain. AKRON; %.
IN Galiaghey. H. p. Murray and h
Prince, Dillonvale; Arthur BucEannon'
Hundred.
Grand Csntral-A. J. Ashmore; Aanes.
HoNard Morgan, Huntington: W. B.
Vain. Clarks6urg: JAMES wilson. Cam
eron: c. E. Artman. Homestead; .; r..
Davis. Canton; Jack Ford and %tte.E AIT.
mont: VIM. Leonard: John c. Shaw, West
Liberty; NJ. T. McClelland. Barnesvtlle;
+. F. Furbee. Middleoourne-
wtnnsor-E. c. Dunn, Charleroi, Pa;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
0. S. U. STUDENTS
ENJOY A BANQUET
Dsnrhtful Affair Hold at windsor Hotel
Last Might, Attended by Largo
Number.

Students and Alumni Of Ohio State
University, residents Of the wheeling
district, enjoyed q banquet IN the Hotel
Windsor last night. The occasion was
the annual affair Of the students VINO
pass through this city enroute to their
homes to spend the Christmas holidays.
and was one Of the most delightful gath
crings ever held by them.
Arrangements for the affair were In
charge OF r c. Heaslett, who planned
the details in this city, and H: P. Wtlkin-
son, Jr, who had charge Of the prepare
tons at Columbus The following at
tended:
Misses:
Edna Giffin, 1919.
Mary Johnson. 1890.
Veda Sedgwick.
Elsie NJ Bayha. 1913.
May Porter.
Alice J. Wilkinson
Edith Cowles. 1915
Messrs:
n. Ross Neal. 1919.
Ray Sykes, 1917.
Albert Seabright, 1918.
F. Olan Bradford, 1919.
G. J. Dickmann, 1919.
Joseph A. Chaser. 1920.
Orland r. Sweeney, 1910.
L. c. Parker, 1915.
Lowell Jones. 1918.
Don Byrum, 1920.
John E. Jones. 1914.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
PLANTS RESUME
Manufacturers Light & Heat manager
Announces End of tho Gas
Shortage.

Practically all OF the industrial plants
In Wchcling and vicinity. which were
closed down hccaus" OF the serious
shortage Of gas. were able to RESUME
work yesterday. Manager II. B. FREE
man, cf the Wheeling office OF ti'
announced Last evening. The Ahn"ta-,'
had been partially relieved Thursdai
night so that some Of the plants We"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
POSTOFFlCE ROBBED.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. o.
More than Il dozen pistol shots were
fired carly today at trainmcn on Il
freight train moving through Bow"-
mont on the southern edge Of Charles
ton. The shooting was done by two
men alleged 10 have robbed the post
office and store there who wished TO
escape on the train. No one was IN
jured. The robbers escaped with all
the cash and nearly all the stamps in
the postoffice and valuable articles
from tho stOra
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
REMOVED TO PEN
Forser md Eoldup Man Begin Serving

Torger md Eoldup Man Begin Serving
Prison Terms ct Moundsvins
Two prisoners were removed from the
Ohio county jail Ia the state pcnltcn-
tlary at Mouudsvillc yesterday by
Guard George I!cckc;t. Walter Gibbons.
who confessed To forging tho name OF
his fathcr-ilI-Iaw. James Cocn, To re-
ncwal note for. SEQ at the National
Bunk of Elm Grove. Is under sentence
Ia serve two years. John Thompson 4
negro, who has already served two
terms. will serve two years imposed!
after his confession to holding up Sam
PcirnS in his store ut WarwOod and re-
licviug him OF $40.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
RIVER News

The heavy rainfall Of the past few
DAYS is expected to cause rise IN the
Ohio river here Of 10 or II feet. Last
night stage Of feet inches was
recorded at the local wharf, ana rising
slowly. Nothing was learned here yes
terday OF the probale return to service
Of the local packets. Unless colder
weather does not come for a few days,
1t is expected that they Will be aoie
to resume the first Of the week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
TO RELIEVE GAS SHORTAGE.

STEUBENVILLE. o., Dec. 22.-An
appeal To merchants and domestic
consumers of natural gas in the StGu-
bcnville district to substitute coal for
heating purposes until the gas short
age is relieved was made Iouay by
the Steubenyille Chamber OF Com
merce.
Communications distributed through
out the district point out that throuSh
the gas shortage manufacturers are
suffering great losses. wage workers
are thrown into enforced idlcness and
merchants are losing trade through
the reduced pay rolls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
GIFTS FROM CHIEF
Every Member of Police Department
receives an Appreciated Chr1sV-
mas Present.

chief Of Pollce Thomas Leyland yes
,er,iav distributed among the members
Of the police department. Christmas
gifts which are thoroughly appreciated
BY every man. Every officer from INC
highest man in nthe department down
received from his superior 4 fine PAR
NJ susDcnders rs a rcmcmbranc gift.
This is The first time. In many years AT
least, that n chief has been so thouEnt7
nj Gr his mon ut Christmas time. ana
needless TO say. every man appreciates
= vi
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23

railroad. officer. when searched at the
Jail had a roll Of bills amounting to
s401. When he sobered UP sufficiently
he deposited SIS for his release and de-
parted He evidently couldn't. stand
prosperity. however. for he was returned
drunk charge by Marshal Rice Of. War
wood. Ills roll had diminished little.
as he had but 1870 that time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-23
Streama Swollen.

CWARLESTON. Y. Va. Dec. z.
Heavy rains along the tributaries OF
the Great kanawha river last night
have swollen all the side streams ana
a decided rise in the kanawh3 Is expect
ed. 1t Is not believed probable that
dangerous stage will he reached. accord,
ing to Information given at the United
States engineers office.