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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
Another petition Filed.

The wet forces OF the city have hied
another petition with Auditor Meils.
caIIinf for vote TO rereal the holiday
closing ordinance for saloons. The petit
ton cites that the saloonkeepers are
willing to close their doors on CHRIST
mas, This question will be submitted TO
the voters at the August primaries along
with the early closing hour and anti
screen ordinance repeal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
SEALED PRCPUSALS

Notice to Manu1ac:urers, JobberB, Mer-
chants and Other Wholesale Dealers
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That
the State Board OF Control of the State
OF West Virginia VIII receive bid daily
at It's office al Charleston. West Virginia.
Tor furnishing supplies for the several
State Institutions. The financial manage
ment Of which Is vested IN Sai id Board.
Contracts will be awarded to the lowest
bidders. quality considered, and oth3r
things bang equal. Yves: Virginia deal
ers will be given preference.
Lists of supplies needed will be fur
nished bidders on receipt Of requests
stating the line desired.
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL,
1a-l-tf Charleston. West Virginia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
McMECHEN
Entertainment Success.

The Adult kindergarten" staged last
evening in the school auditorium was a
decided success. The entertainment was
we'll attended and all members OF the
cast carried out their parts to perfec-
ton. The play was given under the aus
pices of the .McMechen Playground AS
ISOLATION. and the proceeds will De used
in equipping the newly acquired grounds
south of Mayor kellers residence.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
Vacation Hertns To-day.

Til, annual vacation for tic employees
at the FuSluria glass plant here beings
at noon to-day. and continues for On"
week. During the time the factory smS-
ponds opcrai ions The usual repairs WIFI
bC made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
Play Acorn Tenn To-day.

This afternoon M ; o'clock nj tho
l'ifih street ball park the high school
nine will cross bnts with the last
EridEcpnrt. o.. Acorn club t"am. Kay
will hn on the slab for III" locals. while
he will be backed Ivy the nSua! lineup
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
WANTED-Apartment

wANTED-At once. furnished apart
mont of or 3 rooms and private bath.
Centrally located. Address Apartment
care Iniclligcnccr. JS-l-l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
roc,1 Man Cots Contract.

Glendale, have declared the regular
quarterly dividend Of u per cent, pay
n Iii. lulN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

H. T. burton. Of this city. has bee.
awarded the contract To erect the new
Warwoud school building, At an cstl-
mated cost of $4,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
Ennalizat1on Board Meets.

The Marshall county board of Cquali-
cation and review will meet Monday
morning at the court house, at which
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
County Court Met.

County Court Met.
County Court mot Yesterday in ad-
in,IrucL session from Tuesday. state
licenses were acted upon and other gen
rraI routine business WAS given atten-
lion. The court will he in session again
Mnnduy ,n audit county claims and
transact other business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

A portable but powerful hydraulic
press has been invented for bending
large tn any desired curve without In
jury.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
CRAB$
HARD-SOFT-DEV1LED
And All Kinds of Lunch at
M O r E S
The Good Drink Store
3176 Union St. Rellaire
Young Men Stage Bnttle.

Young UICH 1tk11AOs
Everett conner of this city. who Is
employed at the c. X. Darwish store
here, is at the Glendale hospital suffer
irg with a fractured jaw as Il rrsu II ~
n fight between himself and Local
young man by the nam" OF James i't,
i;cr The two mixed things on Third
street. Baker renewing some trouble
that occurred about Il year ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
CONTINENTAL

Tennessee avenue, near Beach: always
open. private baths; running water in
rooms: elevator: excellent table; whit"
service; orchestra. Am. plan: 500 up
daily: Sl2 up weekly. Booklets. Tar
age. NJ. WALSH DUNC,AN.p
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

wheeling Metal Prosperous.
Tho directors Of tho Wheeling Metal
& Manuf featuring Company. located at
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

wANTED-Act quick, Every automo-
bill. is suffering from Motor Diph-
iberia" The Litl Fiend is sure guar
antccd cure. New Immensely profitable
field for agents. Details free. White
Mfg, Co. Afro Dept. Cincinnati o.
jy-1-g
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
WANTED-Male and Female
FOR SALE

FOR SAIE-A bargain. 1913 Studc baker
Roadster. newly painted and overhaul,
ed Electric lights. shock ahsorh"rS; beil
liTG-J Jc-oV-h
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01
LOST AMI FOUND

LOST-C;0ld bar pin. set with pearls. be-
tween 20 Twelfth street ana i. d -.
messenger depot. Reward if returned to
IiurgcSs Carpet Company. 1l2l Market
street jy-l-i :.
and gold pin. Reward
if returned. ~ lntclllGencer Office
je-30-l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-01

wANTED-500 statesmen sell Magic
Motor Gas. One quart price So equals
so gallons gasoline. Greatest product
ever discovered. Large profits. AUTO
Remedy Co.. Dept. so, Cincinnati. y:
jy-1-g
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
Line-Up Of the European
Nations Later Discussed

bination. For internatinal political
reasons they would naturally all b
more or less be in sympathy with the
allies.
Belgium. needless to say, would
belong to the Anglo-Russo. Franco
Italian group, assuming that its gov
ernment is re-established on its old
basis after the war.
The Dardanelles presumably will
be opened. giving Russia a warm
water outlet from the Black Sea. and
which. by the way. would remove the
reason for the car to want-as the
Swedes and Norwegians believe he
does want-northern Sweden and Nor
way, SO as to get an ice free port on
the north Atlantic.
Even much Of these groups as do
not amount to federations will be
much more tightly tied together than
by any treaty IL the past, IL this fore
cast Is correct-there will be often
sive and defensive combinations and
trade conditions will be provided for
with a view to bringing their MEM
bers commercially very close to-
gether.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
HERALD Special Service)

HERALD Special Servicel
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu-
gene, March S.-A survey of the min
eral deposits Of Lake and klamath
counties. known to date. as prepared
by Graham John Mitchell, assistant
professor of geology in the state uni
versity, shows these counties to have
deposits of borax, asbestos, material
for cement and brick manufacture,
and numerous kinds of salts.
This bulletin. which covers every
county in the state, may be had free
by persons interested In minerals who
will write the registrar of the uni
versity. Eugene. Ore.
The marsh type OF borax deposits
found In Lake county have been
worked. It is used in large quantities
in many ways in the arts and trades.
as in the manufacture of glass and
gems, in soldering and in making
soap. toilet preparations and food
preservatives.
Diatomaceous earth, composed OF
siliceous remains of microscopical
plants or animals called Diotoms. IL
found in Klamath county near Klam-
ath Falls. Its color. when pure. Is
white. Cream colorsd specimens are
common.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
State Completes Survey!'
Of Klamah's Minerals

The best test for the material Is
to study it under the microscope
where the diatom shells will be easily
recognized. A simple method for
studying the material is to mount
some of the powdered material in
balsam or on a glass slide. II is
found in beds OF various dimensions
where the skeletons Of diatoms have
been replaced by silica.
Diatomaceous earth is used as a
polishing powder. as for the making
of fire proof cement. boiler backing.
is sometimes mixed with clay and
made into partition brick or tile
When mixed with cement it gives
what is known as "Puzzuolana," q
substitute for Portland cement. Ger
many makes use of this material for
artificial fertilizers, In the manufac-
ture Of water glass, various cements.
glazing for tile. artificial stone, seal
ing wax. fireworks. gutta-percha OBJ
jects. Swedish matches and papier-
mache.
The bulletin does not pretend to
give deposits other than those report
ed by ofhcial agencies such as the
U. 8. geological survey. the Univer-
sity Of Oregon department Of geol-
ogy and the state buresu Of mines.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
wAsHERwONlAN SAYS SHE WAS
ONCE BRITISH SOCIETY WOMAN
United Press Service

United Press Service
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. March s.
When British government authorities
came here today to seek Mrs. G..
Lasher, the former British society
woman and accepted habitue Of no.
bility circles who was taking in wash
ings here, they found her and her
daughter. graduate Of st. Mary's, van
ished.
Mrs. Lasher's decline has been
gradual She is the daughter Of the
mayor of an English town, she said.
and the widow Of q British army Of
ficer. In London, she-Lady Somer-
set and Princess Beatrice did social
work together.
Upon the death OF her husband,
Mrs. Lasher discovered that she had
no funds. Her husbands estate was
tied up by British litigation. Mem
bers of the British nobility took her
children. She came to Canada, and
thence into the United States. Her
eldest daughter found mother ties the
strongest and left her life Of luxury
to join her mother at the wash tub
here.
British authorities. 1t is said. need
Mrs. Lasher's signature to complete
certain land deals, out of which she
would get nothing. Fear that sign
ing such papers would lead to other
complications, which she declines to
discuss, she has evaded officers. In
Seattle they sought her, but she dom
ned working clothes and watched the
Britishers' frantic efforts to find her.
Her appearance had been materially
changed by her experiences. Publi-
cation Of her story by a newspaper
here brought authorities who found
only the house from which she had
moved.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
MouingPictures

Betty Nansen, the eminent trage-
dienne, who has been seen in such
famous William Fox successes as "A
Woman's Resurrection" and Should
Mother Tell" appears at the Star
theater tonight only. in here latest
William Fox photodrama THE Song
of Hate which is based upon Vic
torien Sardou's world-known La
Tosca." Miss Nansen gave particular
study to the character Of Floria Tos-
ca, as she met Sardou in Paris dur
ing the time that he was writing this
drama, in which Sarah Bernhard
created the role now played by Miss
Nansen in the Fox screen version.
Speaking the character of Floria
in a recent interview. Miss Nansen
said:
"Floria Is not. as some critics have
declared a creature of impulses, and
driven by every passing wave Of pas
sion or inclination. She is a true
"oAAoA WIN S40 AS0AS oAAO AAAosAASSS
of her sex. But she Is brave enough,
when a deep love possesses her soul.
to give herself over to 1t, regardless
OF what the world may say. She is
a character in whom l am deeply in
ter ested. because Of her humanness.
Faced by the trying climax that can
arise in a woman's life. when he's
very soul is placed upon the rack Of
self-sacrifice, the metal of her heart
rings true. At the cost Of her honor,
she still holds to her great love and
even at the last hour. when the dark
shadows of fate envelop her, her wO-
mans nobler nature saves her lover
from a fearful fate. Floria La Tosca
is the most interesting part l have
ever played. created the character
at the Royal theater in Copenhagen.
at the special request Of the author.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Recognizing that hnirdrcssing Is \
very suitable occupation for women.
the London city council has Instituted
several classes where women arc nos
learning the mysteries OF crimpins.
curling and waving.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

The meeting house In Bolton,
Mass, is to be reshingled for the first
time since its erection in 1898. Some
of the shingles are still in a perfect
state of preservation after 1873 years
service.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Demanding that they be sent to the
battlefront. a group Of French women
wearing uniforms. recently attempted
to enter the chamber of deputies In
Paris, but were turned back.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Miss Gladys. only daughter OF =
celebrated member OF tho Royal
Academy. In employed In the British
war office and IL said 20 be- tho bssi
Of the women recruiters. She Ia The
only woman who is recognized s an
Official recruiter.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

The rarely awarded Lloyd's medal
for saving life ut sea has been con.
ferrcd upon but ono woman. Min
Kate Gilmour. for hcroism In connsc.
tion with tMe burning OF the passsu.
ger steamer Sardina. In 1905.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Ask your neighbor about the
Sweeper-vac. No other sweeper made
has a combination Of the carpet
sweeper and vacuum cleaner that can
be used separately or combined. SO
to $3.50.
SGT wILLIs-JoHNsTONE CO.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Society Meets.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Pres
byterian church meets at $3.50 tomor.
row afternoon at the home Of Mrs
Burge Mason.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
Notice of Estray

Strayed from my place at Hide
brand last fall. one 3-year-old brown
flly and one bay geldins with star In
forehead, both branded III on left
stine. Reasonable reward for infor-
nation concerning said animals.
J. H. DONNELL. Hildebrand, Ore.
7-3ts
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
Gowen Is Better.

Gowen Is Better.
Justice OF the Peace Gowen. who
has 6een confined to his home BY
illness for a few days past, IL out
again today. He is still somewhat
weak
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Bring your can and get q quart OF
the only genuine cedar oil on the
market. for SOC.
SGT WILLIS-JOHNsTONE co.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Miss Marietta Barnes. housekeeper
OF one OF New York's largest hotels,
looks after the comfort OF over a half
a million men and women every year.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Here from Merrill
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Adams and
MIR. and Mrs. Ross Finley are among
the Merrillites visiting klamath Falls
today.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

FOuND-Near I. o. o. i. building.
indys new black Kid glove. In
quirc Herald. SGT
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Dustless cedar mops. either tri
angle or round, $1.25.
sgt WILLIS-JOHNSTONE co.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08

Mollie Fancier Of Brooklyn, Amer
ica's most famous invalid. has not
been out OF her bed for fifty years.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
Out After lllnese

Out After lllncse
County Judge Marion Hanks is
again up and about. after siege OF
sickness.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
Town Topics
Back to Merrill

Back to Merrill
P. r. Mcdonald has returned to
Merrill after a short sojourn here
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
MINK HAS VARIED TALENTS
Wsh.Fonted Anir-al Can Climb Trees
and co a.F,shing; Also Is
Valuable Prey.

Very talented is the animal. He
can elijah trees like a squirrel. swim
like a fish, dig like mole and kill
chickens like a weasel In addition
he Is endowed with an unusually fine
fur. which makes him valuable prey
for the hunter He's more or less com
mon along woodland streams and al
together too common in the neighbor'
hood of the farmers poultry yards.
We call him the mink.
Although he can dig as good a bur
row as any other animal. the mink
sometimes chooses to steal a musk
rats home rather than build one for
himself, q writer in the Philadelphia
North American states. To avoid fu-
ture trouble with the ousted muskrat.
the mink kills and eats him.
Usually he prefers TO make his
houe along The banks of a stream or
at the foot of waterfall. Sometimes,
when bis taste for poultry becomes
sNuvatof nc will establish himself
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
REALTY MEN AIDED BY WAR
Millions Are Being Spent for New
York Rentals in Place OF Going
to Europe.

After balancing fall rental accounts
recently brokers throughout the ultra.
fashionable district estimated that
more than slOOOO,OOO will be paid for
Manhattan homes during the coming
season by families that usually make
their abodes in Europe, the New York
World states. Their aggregate liv-
ing expenses for tho year are placed
near $5O,0OO,OOo. most of which win
be spent in New York
More than $500 such families have
rented apartments or private dwell.
ings during the past few months.
The have paid an average OF 81, 100
yearly rental, some paying as high as
$4,000. Their competition for lux
urious living quarters has forced nor
NAL prices to the highest levels on rec
ord and old families that have been
in the habit Of renting costly homes
by the year, or for the social season.
have had to pay fancy figures.
This was Illustrated recently when
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
CHAPTER XIV.
Fire in the Forest.

EHN w Alc ESlNohs
The next day was the ninth OF Au
gust. The thermometer, hanging on
the eastern side of Sandry's office
went slowly up to 1OS by two o'clock
Ma sat on the east porch in her
little rocker and Siletz braided her
mats on the step, while Poppy Ord
way watched her from cushion
against the wall. The donkey footed
family at the upper cutting. and
from time to time the dinky engine
trundled It's high.plled fats down the
little track to the rollway nj the
slough's mouth. The men were all
out and the summer silence hung
upon the cookshack and the desert
ed cabins empty ever since their for.
mer occupants had turned their coats
for Hampden's two-year contracts.
Suddenly Coosnah, lying on the
step, got up and shifted the air. ST
letz looked at him, her fingers ar
rested Then he sat down on his
launches, threw up his muzzle. and
began to bay a melancholy, lonesome
sound
Hush" said Siletz, hush, Coos.
nahl" And she, too, lifted her head
after the fashion OF wild things.
smelling the sultry atmosphere.
"Motherw she cried swiftly, its
fret"
The general creaked up and hur.
ried TO the steps hut already Siletz
was OF and running up the valley
toward the cutting. When she reached
the donkey Sandry was standing be.
side Il. but the girl passed him with
out a glance, running to where the
foreman set a choker.
john" she cried; "Johl-there's
a fire on the west ridge!"
Every man within hearing dropped
his work instantly and stood up
Call in tn men, said Daily as he
passed the donkey-engineer, AN send
EN- along We'd better all 20 Mr.
Sandry. Tain't likely it's much, but
We got TO stomp II out, whatever It's
! ben lookin fer EN-
They all trailed down the valley on
a dogtrot. 1t took them the better
part Of an hour, but when they went
down there was not a spark left
alight
What do you suppose started it,
John?" asked sandry.
"Oh. some darned little college
sniDe from Corvallis, likely with a
gun an a cigarette. Or mebbe it was
some camper stayin' overnight on
the ridge-some greenhorn. An it's
mighty dry-mighty dry"
They went back to the cutting.
though every jack OF them lifted up
his eyes from time to time to the
ridges around. At supper the loggers
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
SYNOPSIS.

snetz OF Daily's lumber camp directs
a stranger 20 the camp. Walter Sandry
introduces himself 20 John Daily, fore
man as the Dllllngsworth Lumber Co,
or most OF IT," Poppy Ordway. a maga-
Eino writer from New York comes TO
Daily's Hampden OF the yellow Pines
Co. claims title to the East Belt Sandry's
and Hampdens men fight over the dis
puted tract The Preacher stops the hight
Sandry finds that the deed 70 the East
Belt has never been recorded. Poppy
nlrts with Hampden and tells Sandry that
Hampden IL crooked and that she'll get
him. Poppy goes 20 Salem In search or
evidence against Hampden. Sandrys men
desert him for Hampden, who has offered
more money Siletz goes to her friends
for Sandry to save the contract Poppy
tells Sandry that she has proof OF Hamp-
deus nlinE bogus entries IN cOlusiou With
the commission. She sees Siletz and
6andry talking together and becomes
its way, but Is blown up and Sandry is
dangerously Injured In Sandry's delIrium
he gives Poppy a clue TO his past Ma
Daly shows Sandry Poppy's notes of his
dcu. and Sandry refuses her aid. Back
East Poppy finds that Sandry held up on
associate OF a crooked partner OF his Ia
ther for the price OF the Dilllngsworth
Lumber Co, the associate dying the same
nlght. Poppy goes back 20 Dally's and
hints 20 Sandry that she knows his secret
sandry is called East By bis fathers
sickness and Is with him when he dies
51ndry sends money 90 Musseldorn. in d
letter which Poppy steals and copies
Biletz IN turn steals that and other papers
from Poppy. To prevent Sandry from
sending East FOR n lawyer 10 fight Hlmp-
den. Poppy engages "a lawyer who betrays
her TO the commissioner and Hampden.
In the agony Of "a man betrayed by the
woman he loves Hampden decides 90
make a fight that will be remembered
AL along the coast" Devastating forest
fires. mysteriously kindled. threaten San
dry's holdings and every available man
turns out 10 hgnt them
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Il They Told the Truth.

Mr. Chairman. I'm glad TO say that
| cant make an interesting speech.
but even if | could | wouldn't waste
it on so much intelligence as see be-
fore me this evening sitting, as yon
are, half dazed with food, alcohol and
tobacco"
We'll, eood-by Mrs. Diamondback,
I've had a dull weekend But ! eX.
pected it. anyway One of the things
we have to endure. isn't 1t? Hope
you1l get better cook the next time
| come"
You'd never know this was a sec
Cpdhand car, would you? The engine
hasn't been touched for Eve years, but
new coat Of paint has given 1t fine
appearance, hasn't it? Worth SI5.
Sell it to you for s5OO."-Life,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

discussed the forest fires OF other
years, the topic opened by the Incl.
dent It was close night with a
dark sky, though the heat had given
way to the sweet GOODNESS of the
coast under the mysterious ocean
wind. and Sandry from his old seat
at table looked out at the western
ridge.
John" he cried rising suddenly,
it's broken out again!"
Sure enough Against the upper
darkness little red tongues licked fit.
fully up and the men, white and In.
dian, tumbled out Cf the cook.shack.
It was twelve o'clock when they
turned in, and Sandry was puzzled.
The next day nothing happened
Then at dawn Of the day following
the camp awoke to see fine, fairy.
white haze all through the valley and
the crest Of the west ridge. for halt
a mile sending up fanciful pearl
piumes in the soft morning. This