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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06
WELFARE WORKERS
PLAN BABY WEEK
Conference Held at Hotel WINDSOR
Yesterday, When Details for Oh.
servance Were Informally
Discussed

Representatives from all the welfare
organizations of the city, met In an III
formal conference, with the executive
board Of the WOman's club yesterday
afternoon at the Hotel Windsor. This
was a called meeting for suggestions,
as TO the most valuable and benefl-
cial methods of observing the National
Baby Welfare Week. Nor will this
be the only object OF their activity,
las some more lasting results are to
be obtained, which will have direct
bearing on General Child Welfare
work Of the city. Although no def
mite arrangements were made at yes
terday's meeting, the prelimlnarles
we're an exhaustive summary Of con
ditions and methods and will direct
in a great measure its objects. Mrs.
Andrew Wilson Is chairman or the I'M
dertaking and is being ably assisted
by the following interested persons
who we're present al yesterdays meet
Ing:
the WOman's club.
Mrs. c. J. Observation-Disclosures "
the Home Economics Department.
Mrs. w. T.. Observation-Disclosures
of the Music Department.
Mrs. H. G. Whitaker.
Mrs. l.. A. Rolf.
Mrs. E. f. Boyd.
Mrs. Julian G. Hcarne.
Miss Mary Nardy.
Mrs Andrew Wilson - HeheraI
Chairman in Charge.
Mrs. Mary Kenny !.cwis-Genera!
Secretary Of the !. ". G. A.
Miss Roberts-Y. w: E. \. -,
Miss Helm - Superintendent OF
Kings Daughters Day Nursery.
Miss Clara Ross--Chief Nurse IN
Public Schools
Miss Reacroft-~Assistant Nurse in
Miss Martha Ross-Teacher of Do.
nestle Science. High School.
Mrs. Leo Wolfe-Representlng Jew
ish Association.
Ollie Woman's League.
Misses Hasmar and khsnah-For-
eign welfare Workers al Benwood.
Mr. A. f. Sinnks, Misses EngstTom
and Van Notwithstanding CHARITIES.
Miss Jennie McGowan-Ritchle Al
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06
SIDE TALKS
When a Lie Helps
BY Ruth Cameron

Ovtrstatsmcnt is the greatest Zoe Oh
any cause. !, q
mean and graspinE and Sencra!ly VI" on
christian on weekdays as h. Is plous on
sundays. does the church more harm
than many dfsbclicvcrS. :" an over,
statement within tho ranks or moral
training does the cause more Marin IMAM
many statements on the DINER sue
The particular ovcrstaiemcnt ngalnSt
which I am getting my guns lFaihc" IL
"A lie or piece Of sharp dealing
never helped Il man get on IN buslnesS.
4 mnn whn gives tnlks on conducs
made that statement TO group o'
young people.
To my mind That ms IL Stahus' IL ID an
uvcrstat"mcnt.
what Every Business Man Knows.
No business man or woman can bllnk
the fact that there are times when ne
or . piece nr unfair dealing would help
him get on.
Take a. clerk for instance. a custom.
or is looking ut n garment. She is the
kind of customer who always wants q
bargain. is this marked down? shc
asks.
No" the customer will pass on. she
soothcs her conscience by the thought
that women who arc always expecting
bargains deserve To get taken in and
that lie helped her 10 do il.
Things like that happen every day IN
business.
Then They viii Distrust All His
Statements.
Those young people arc going To Gnd
i! nut. And then they AZ. going tn dis
trus, other ptrfrctly good teachings be-
cause of that Ovcrslatrment.
The truth is that Il lie docs often heln
temporarily. And sometimes good
long temporarily. too.
I'm sooner Or later YOU arc bound 10
get found out. And then what
Why even when YOU do speak the
truth ynu wont get credit for 1t. One
found out liz numrturrs your rcputa-
ton for truth telling with the person
who finds il out.
HOW the Foundation Is Built.
IN the other hand every TIME you
make a hard sacrinc" Of temporary ad-
vantage 10 BE- square YOU are putting n
stone into the hest kind Of foundation
for tho best kind nf success.
Incidentally yUu nrc also giving your
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ton Blueaeld colored institute; autnor:
izing boards Of education 10 porIoM
money: terms of circuit courts; ep.
preparations for improvement OF the!
streets of Wheeling; state board Oh,
engineers; animals running at large
examination Of milk COWS.
Sons Wheeling Charter.
House committees reported favor.
ably on bills relating. to high scnool
for Writ county; school teachers GER
tificates; combating San Jose scale
and the control of the honey bee IN.
dustry; interest on funds IN county
dr <ositories tax on merchan disc.
,.:okers; notaries public. r.:
- The governor reported having signed
the Wheeling charter bill and those
relating to legislative contingent ex.;
penses and to the Nineteenth tuoiciAt
circuit
New Senate Bills. &
New bills introduced in the senate
cover the following subjects: Fish ana.
game, by Fox; St. Marys charter, py
Duty; enlarging powers OF pubic
service commission, by committee On
judiciary; regulate the hours OF EN-
plOym6nt OL WOucuJ Ny NooDcyt aSHG'
ing to Huntington school district, by
McAboy; examination Of nurses, by
Sinsel; concernig banks and corpora:
lions, by Coalter; egotiable instru-
ments, by Coalter: establishing Cum
berland road, by Rosenbloom; appro-
priation for improvements or Wheel.
ing streets, by Rosenbloom. ~
Senator Montgomery's substitute bill
for that providing that any county IN
the state wherein the construction OF
a court house has been begun. where
, the court house is in need OF repairs
for which levies will not provide sum;
Gent money, may lay special levy
for the purpose. Boone, Jackson and
Harrison counties are directly CON.
cerned. .
Announcement of the vote on an
amendment to the bill relating to cir.
cult judges was made and after q
shuttle OF votes II was lost. Senator
Fox offered another amendment as g
solemn protest against the insult Of:
fered by the majority to the judiciary
of the state" He said the present
law was the result of petty dealing
| in the legislature by men who were
personally interested. The amend
ment lost and the bill went to Its third
, reading.
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al clubs with reception and dance il
the Elks' Club auditorium.
0. Y. AUTO CLUB
Annual Meeting Tonight-Thoma4 M
Morgan to Speak on spirit
Of tho Tines."

The annual meeting Of the Ohio Val
ley Automobile Club will be held this
evening at s o'clock in the wheeling
Commercial Association assembly room.
Directors for the ensuing year will he
elected and a smoker will be enjoyed.
Thomas NJ Morgan. the principal pro-
moter Of the Hoosier-DiNie Highway,
and now representing the Cincinnati
Automobile Club, will speak on The
Snirit OF the Times" Mr. Morgan is
advocating an auto route between this
CITY and Cincinnati. which project was
told in detail in the automobile supple
ment OF The 1ntelligencer Saturday
morning last
The board Of directors will elect Of
Ulcers for the ensuing year within two
weeks.
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PARTIES
Of FEBRUARY
PARTIES FOR THE MOST PART
SMALL BUT ATTENDED WITH
SPECIAL INTEREST.
Absence of Many of the Social Loving
Lessons Somewhat the Full Pro-
gram Of the Winter Months.

A very delightfully."- appointed party
last evening was given at the home OF
Miss Edith Garden OF North Front
street. who was given complete sur
prise by the students OF the SeFen-A
grade of the Madison school. MISS
Garden teaches the Seventh-B and the
party was planned in her honor oy
the promoted pupils Of her room. MISS
Uthman, who will have last evening S
guests. during the second semester
shared the honors. A series OF games
and contests amused the. guests VINO
were served with luncheon before
their departure.
Those present included:
Misses
Dorothy Holden May Hartman
! Helen McAllister Doris Coil
Emma Reed Louise Bloomfield
Leona thinner Isabelle Turle
Gertrude Marshall Clara Musson
May Mcconnell
Messrs.-
c. - aupp Ulysses Haase
Roy Watkins Charles Richard
Carl piDer son
Lawrence Llpp- Job Lewis =.
hardt Gordon Thornburg
Herbert Eberle James Morgan
Donald HARPER Dexter Mount
Thomas Carey George Wright
Quiet Wedding.
A wedding last evening, which Will
be read with interest by their many
friends, was that Of Mrs. Minnie East
Rogers and MIR. W. 0. Alexander, both
of the Island The marriage TOOK
place at 5 o'clock and was solemnlzed
by Rev. J. E Bird, pastor Of Thonl-
son NJ. E. church. Following the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Alexander de-
parted on a wedding Journey and Will
later return 10 this city where they
will reside.
Only a few intimate friends ana
relatives were invited for the wedding
and Included: Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Mrs. D. C. East ". Henry
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
J. Duis Rogers
Miss Lois Alex Mr.. Russell Rogers
ander Miss Jane Rogers
Dinner Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fisher enter
tanned at dinner last evening for Miss
Nell CLANCY, whose wedding 10 MI
Albert Kraus takes place tomorrow
There were attractive table appoint
ments and covers for the following
guests:
Misses
Nell Chaney, Rhea Dittman. OF
Gene Dittman, OF PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh Madeline CLANCY.
MeSES.-
Albert Kraus, Emil Eaas.
Messrs. and Mesdames-
e. L. Carpenter, Robert FISCHER.
RoIandt.Bane Wedding.
On Thursday evening. at the nome
of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Bane of Wellsburg, the mar
riage Of Miss Edna Bane to Mr.: Louis
Rolandt took place Rev. W. ]. Holmes
Of the Wellsburg Presbyterian church
officiated and the ceremony was wit
messed by only immediate friends and
relatives. Mrs. Rolaudt IS we'll known
in Wheeling and was an operator at
the Western Union office. DURING
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self =. right to respect yourself. l
haven't said anything about that ne
cause 1 wanted TO fight the devil WITH
frI---th, desire for success. But when
YOU get old enough to begin To realize
that Tie material things aren't the real
lilies Of life you'll get II glimpse OF no"
tremendously much that right may
mean.
And here's hoping you have il.
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WOMAN,S CLUBS
Martins Perry Lsctnrs-1sestal

This afternoon at the home OF Miss
Eta Smith, Of Martins Ferry. the. Lee.
ture-Recital Club will meet at $40
o'clock for an enjoyable program and
study of Franz. Gounod and Brahms<,
There will also be a discussion Of cur
has had this number in charge and 1t;
will be most productive Of pleasure:
The rehearsals OF the club chorus Will!
follow. s&-%%
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CRANSTON MEN MEET.

.rh+. Cranstou Mems club. Of tho Chap.
{ liuc street Methodist Episcopal church.
l will meet on Thursday evening to be- adj
dressed by Ecv. C,llcence L. Allen. D. D..
Of III" Fourth Street church.. and 10 he
entertained 10y the Davis Cleo club.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06
AGED MAN FALLS.

bruised his face when lie slipped on an
icy pavement yesterday afternoon near
his home in Twentieth stree. and IS In
the Ohio Valley general hospital IN =
serious condition.
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February Weddlnn

The marriage of Miss Hazel Sharp
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. s. J. SHARP
OF Warwood. to Dr.. W. r. Lopez viii
take place on Saturday, February ~
After an eastern wedding trip DR.
Lopez and his bride will take up their
residence at 1921 Chapline street The
bride-elect is popular in large cir
Gle of friends and DR.. Lopez Is one o.
the city's we'll known dentists.
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An event AtlNndrd with SpeclaI III
1ercst was the dancing party last even
ing from II o'clock until al the Elks
Club auditorium AT This the Macad'
envy Club We're hosts and entertained
for The Mandolin and Glec Club Of the
West Virginia University. whose con-
cert WAS very meritOriuS production
Of The earlier evening, and was attend
cd by large audience who appreci-
aled The numbers with the utmost on
lhuSiaSnl.
Excellent music was furnished The
dancers by the Premier orchestra. and
other details Of tho affair were equally
enjoyable.
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here's hoping you have it.
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her few years in this city she has &C
quired a large number OF friends. Mr..
Rolandt Is a young attorney of Steu-
benville. where the young couple Will
establish their home.
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Will Give Party.

This evening at the First Presoyter-
ian church. the Girls club will enter
tain for the members Of club OF
girls Of the HaZel-Atlas Glass COM
pany. There will be program in
connection. Mrs. G.. ]. Wilson Will
give talk and Mrs. George D. Rose
Will recite. There will also be sew
eral musical numbers and the guests
will play games. Miss Katherine
Mitchell has charge Of this arrange
ment and Miss Alma Bolton of the re-
freshments. the serving OF which Will
be another delightful feature Of the
occasion.
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| TEUTONI PREPARANO
uN'ALTRA OFFENSIVA
I Tedeschi Tenteranno un
Nuovo Colpo in Francia
ed in Italia
ROMA, 10 dicembre.

ROMA, 10 dicembre.
On rinnovamento di gigantesche bat
taglie, tanto sulia fronte occidentale
uuanto su quella italiana, G state pre-
detto dai critici militari per la setti'
mana in corso
Durante la breve costa che 81 G. reri-
6cata a Cambria in Francia G sulrAlti-
piano di Asiago. lc lrtiglierie hanno
preso posto sulla linea di battaglia ed !
grossi cannonl, da entrambi le parti,
hanno cominiciato tuonare.
e. state rapportato che la Germania
ha ammassato lutte ie possibili riserve
ALA fronte occidentale per un gran coll
DO, in congiunzione dell'offensiva In
Italia.
In seguito ALA cattura di Monte Sise.
mol Q dele adacenti allure gil austro-
tedeschi hanno sospeso lie loro operazioni
di fanteria sulla fronte nordica italiana
ed hanno cominciato tempestare con
le loro artiglierie lie nuove linee mon
tagnose degli italian!.
Infatti, dale utime notizie dalla
fronte di battaslia italiana, si apprende
che II fuoco artiglierie ahstro-tedesche
aumenta con grande violenza ira lie valli
della Piave del Brenta, particular
niente mel settore di Monte Grappa.
Un dispaccio giunto stamane da Lon
dra conferma che la Germania sta pre-
parando una immensa offensiva tanto
sulla fronte occidentale quanto In Italia
Q 81 crede che la mandera' in effetto
quanto prima.
Le autorita' inglesi hanno completa
fiducia che lie linee degli alleati sapranno
resistere al nuovo colpo che la Ger
mania prepara che porra' in effetto
non appena avra' comRletato II ritiro di
numerose divisioni dalla fronte orientale.
Intanto sulla fronte italiana lie truppe
francesi ed inglesi. di rinforzo. hanno
cccupato punt important strategici
Gil inglesi 81 trovano intorno allie allure
al Montello, sull'alto Piave. con le
srtiglierie pronte ad entrare In azicne
ed In posizioni tall da potter. apche col
solo fuoco ,di fucileria. impedire la
traversata del fiume.
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DRIVE ON CONGRESS-
NOW SUFFRAGE AIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. /

WASHlNGTON, Dec. ~.
Confident that they are assembling for
the last time ami elated over the victory
In New York state, delegates to the
|forty-ninth annual convention of the
Natioral American Woman Suffrage
Association, which opens Wednesday,
are arriving here today from all parts
of the United States. More than 1000
delegates will be present when Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Gait raps her gavel and
calls the convention to order.
The deegates are accompanied by
members of the subordinate associations.
friends and sympathizers of the cause
and the convention VIII bring approxi-
mately 5000 persons to Washington All
seem certain that the equal suffrage
amendment will be passed by this session
of Congress and thereby eliminate need
Of further national conventions.
The principal object of the executive
committee in bringing the convention to
Washington was to impress more
strongly on the members of Congress the
earnestness and determination of the
women of the country in their quest for
the vote. Pushing throi =. the legisla-
ton on the suffrage bill will be the main
work taken up by the convention, and
virtually all the strength of the organi-
Eation viii. be brought into play to this
eLd.
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Tlco Deaths Due
to Coolest Day


Continued from Page One
into effect today by Captain William ID.
Mills. OF the reserves.
Seventeen fires have been caused. most
Of them due to overheated furnaces.
sine the beginning Of the cold spell yes
terday. None, however. was serious.
The coal companies of the city are
simply deluged with orders for coal. win
very little to meet the demand. Thoueh
shipments have been coming here our
ing the last week the supply mas peen
considerably below the demand. ana
the demand Is much greater than at tn's
time in any previous year owing 10 the
shortage throughout the fan.
The United Gas Improvement COM
many has experienced the greatest rush
for such temperatures In Its history.
Thousands of families and small OF
fces where coal was scarce were forced
TO use gas-heating stoves and gas lights
for heating.
The previous low-weather mark of
this winter was for November IS. and
on Saturday morning. December 8. when
the temperature stood at 25 degrees.
There were "A number Of accidents In
Camden due to the ice and snow. The
first was that of Robert Mccormick.
| fcrty-three years old. OF Atco. who fell
when he jumped from a Pennsylvania
Railroad train at the roundhouse, and
his head and leg we're badly lacerated
l lie was taken to Cooper Hospital.
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salem by British forces. DR. otis Glaze
brook. returned United States Consul to
Jerusalem, said at his home here today
The capture of Jerusalem will be OF
nestimable benefit to all Christians as
well as the Jews In Palestine. II Will
open an avenue whereby the relief from
America can go direct to the suffering
people In Jerusalem. In communica-
ton had this morning from Jeru-
salem the people begged me TO inter
cede for aid to the American people. as
the situation was growing more des-
perate with each passing day. Last
spring statement was published IN a
Berne. Switzerland. newspaper In when
expressed the opinion that Jerusalem
would fall into the hands of the British
by December. and the event is tre-
mendous blessing to every one"
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CONGRESS SHAPES
big WARPROGRAM
Take Up Work of Carry
ing Out Presidents
Recommendations
RAILROAD ISSUE VITAL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

WASHINGTON, Dec 10.
Democratic steersmen today got busy
on the shaping of the legislative pro-
gram to carry out the enormous tasks
assigned to Congress by President WILL
son in his address Tuesday. with the
3declar alton Of war against Austria out
of the way, Congress Is free to pro-
coed with the big Administration meas
ures as soon as they are ready for con-
federation. Uppermost among the big
.problems comforting Congress is the
railroad question. Senator New,ands.
of Nevada, will confer with President
Wilson this afternoon, and future pro-
cedure depends largely upon the outcome
Of that conference. Nothing has yet
.been done in the way of drafting legis-
|lation to meet the railroad situation. and
there Is such diversity OF opinion in
congress as to what should be done that
considerable time may ellpse before final
action is taken
The Newlands joint railroad commit
tee meets tomorrow to resume its inves-
tipation into the whole railroad problem,
Including the advisability Of Government
.ovnership. Numerous representatives of
the state railroad commissions are sched-
uIed tn appear before the committee
during the week.
The senate Judiciary Committee Is
TODAY TO begin consideration of legis'a-
tion TO carry out the Presidents recon-
mendation for more drastic action
against aliens. 1t also expects to make
an early report on the soldiers and SAIL
ors, civil rights bill. over which there
has been much controversy for severaf
months
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rlong the Mediterranean Sea is fiat coun-
try. continuous plain. The next strip
10 the west Ia mountainous. 1t resent
les In general character the Catskill
country of New York state. except that
he hills and mountains are not Sc heav-
.ly wooded.
The third strip from the coast Is a
great depression through which the
River Jordar flows.
The fourth is the plateau land which
rises beyond the Jordan.
by taking the coastal route the Eng
Iish we're able to advance with little trou-
hlc from natural obstacles. Some dis
tance above Askelon the invading army
apparently forked one branch, coLtinu-
ng up the coast to Jaffa. and the other
turning northwestward toward Jerusa-
'em, which lies in the hily country.
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Thompson streets, this evening. The
principal address will be by the hev.
u Floyd w. Tomkins. rector of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church. The social
committee will provide refreshments.
Representatives o! nearly all churC :
In the branch will b present.
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An x-ray photograph Of his Injury
ne taken at the hospital to detcriulojC
nature sf Il "
Matthew Mcguire. a watchn,an at
New York ShipbuiIding Come0<|
plant. slipped on the Ice while n1a&|
1is rounds early this morning and N
cured SOME Of the bones In hts left x
re is in Cooper Hospital. "a w
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Monument to Lea Erected

\ monument TO Henry G. Lea. former
president of the Academy of Natural
Sciences and widely known scientist In
plst years. has been erected at the
Henry G. Lea Public School. Forty
seventh and Locust streets.
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Christian Endeavor Rally Tonight

The December rally Of the Christian
Endeavor Union, Schuylkill branch. will
be held at the Robert Graham Memorial
Presbyterian Church. Twenty.fifth and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
VOTE SCANDAL
SHARES BOSSES
PHILADELPHIA MAYOR AND 20.
LiTIcAL POWERS ARE
ACCUSED.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 4-Further
sensational revelations in the inyesti-
cation into the republican factional
contest which eliminated in the kill
ing by New York gunner of police
man on primary election day, Septem-
Der 10, were promised when the hear
ing of Mayor Smith and eight code
PENDANTS, charged with conspiracy to
commit aggravated assault and muir
der, in connection with the row, was
resumed in municipal court today.
More than score Of witnesses have
testified during the hearing to the al
legged activity of the police backed by
the mayor, to secure the nomination OF
Isaac Deutsch, the Ware leader In the
fifth ward as candidate for select coun-
Gilman. Testimony Of other witnesses
has tended to connect State Senator
E. H. Ware, and his brother, Congress-
man w. 8. Ware. with the case, and
one witness named Senator Ware az
the man who was to furnish the mon
ey to bring New York gunner here
for election work in the ward.