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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-23
'MECHEN

Saturday evening at the family home
on Lincoln street occurred the death
Of I'll" small child of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Alhaugh. death being due to pneumonia.
Funeral services over the remains were
held yesterday afternoon At the place
of death, the Rev. e. W. Roberts. pas
tor Of tho NJ. l.. Church. officiating.
Intermcnt was made In McM"chcn GEM
etcrH.
Thomas ]. Mountain. Of this CITY. who
recently underwent III operation 'r an-
prndicttiS al thn Glendale Hospital. is
able to be about again.
McMechcn Lodge 40. Ia. knights OF
Pythias. will hold it's reGu lar weekly
business meeting this evening in the
lodge headquarters in the McMechen
building.
Frank Goodwin. who has been i'll Of
blood-poiSoning at his home on Seventh
street. Is some improved.
1lilda McFaddGn is able to be out
again following 4 brief illness.
Thomas Sharp resumed his duties as
conductor on the MoundSville division
of the traction company yesterday morn
ing after being Off duty for week or
so on account of illness.
Lincoln Lodge No. ~. !. O. 0. F..
held it's regular weekly business meet
Ing last evening in the lodge headquar-
ters in the McMcchen building.
4. j. MCt;lroy has returned to his
home in Wcllsburg after a visit with
relatives hero.
Tho predicted flood stage will do
practically no damage i'll this vicinity
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CHARGED WITH USING
MAILS TO DEFRAUD

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-Ellace NJ
Fearcc and t. :. Trego. Stockholders
Of this city. were arrested by postal In
SpcctorS here today on charges of using
the mails To drfraud in an alleged stock
scheme reaching all parts OF the coun-
try. l'arrc WAS taken into custody at
the gneral delivery window at the post.
office building and Tregu was arrested
when he appeared with Il hondsman for
pcarcc Zach WAS hid under $500 bail
for trial by United States Commissioner
Long. EOth admitted they could not
meet their financial obligations amount
ing To several thousand dollars, accord
ing To J. T. CdrIelyOu. chief postal In
Spcctor.
Pcurcc and Tregn operated bucket
shops, according To the federal author
tiles and in mining and financial journals
advertised mining stocks for sale either
in whole or i'm part on the installment
plan. Customers made payments and
asked that the stocks he transferred TO
them. but We're unable Ia obtain salts
faction. il is alleged.
Postal inspectors. on receiving COM
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piaiut, discovered that Pearce hf
closed his two offices here.
HOTEL COLLAPSES;
EIGHTEEN KILLED

DOUGLAS, AriZ., Jan. 22-Eighteen
persons were killed in the collapse
early to-day Of the Sonora hotel, a
two.story structure in Cananea, 70
miles southwest of here, according to
a telegram received here. Many Of
the guests were buried in the ruins.
Fernando Vernez, a Mexican, received
a telegram informing him of the death
of his brother, CASTOR, % years old.
American consular records in the
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BENWOOD


Three pay days will feature the finan-
cial commercial and home life Of Ben
wood this week and the stores and peo-
Pile are preparing for it. Tho usual good
time following pay day was planned. but
the forecast gloom OF flood puts a
damper on the money-spending ques-
ton.
Tomorrow the Wheeling Steel & Iron
Company will pay its employees On Fri
day the Riverside plant OF the National
Tube Works will pay their workers and
on Saturday the: Wheeling Steel & Iron
Tube Works will issue it's payroll.
The city OF Benwood will pay out its
employees salaries on Wednesday. The
financial committee Of the council met
last night to audit the payroll and the
council will meet tonight to approve and
check up the list of those to be i'm
Dursed.
Another paying thing in the industrial
life of the city occurred last week when
the employees Of the Semet-Solray Coke
Plant were given an extra percentage
annual present. The rate was based on
the annual total earnings OF each en-
ploye
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Attention B. P. 0. EIks

By special dispensation Wheel
ing Lodge No. %, B. P. o. Elks
will meet on WEDNESDAY EV-
EN1NG, JANUARY Oath, at 7:30
SHARP for the regular order Of
business; annual roll, initiation
and social session. Every men,
Der requested to answer roll-can,
either in person or by postcard.
Jas. A. Dyson,
Exalted Ruler.
John F. Richardson,
Secretary.
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On Friday evening next. January ~
there is TO be a spelling contest in
GLIDING Smithfleld township. Weiis
township and Smithfield village schools.
The rules are as follows: Use Hunt
Prorressire Spellcr and Elementary
Couese Of Study for Ohio schools for
the first two divisions and Chew's
Practical High school spel1er for thG
High school and the County Normal
grades g.. 1 and will spell between
pages 1880 The s. I. and sth sra1tS
srhol uses Chew's Practical speller. The
winner in each contest is to receive 5"
ConklIn Self Filling Pen. Admission
for students five cents. All others ~
cents.
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Plan latter Water.

City officials are planning to buy 162
clear glass bottles in which samples or
Ohio River water at Bcnwood Will be
placed every day In the year. The fluid
will be kept for examination purposes
with a view to establishing a filtration
or other chemical means OF clarifying
and germiciding the water.
The water at present is regular liquid
mud. At ordinary river stages it is
said to be none too clear and when
floods are threatened it is hardly fit to
be used.
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MISSIONARIES COMING
Ono to China and One t o Africa-Wu
Occupy Local Presbyterian
Church Next Sunday.

Two Presbyterian missionaries. one TO
Africa, one to China. now on furlough
in the United States. will visit wheel
ing next Sunday on q, tour through
West Virginia Presbyterian churches.
Rev Albert |. Good, missionary to
Africa for many years, and Rev Oliver
C. Crawford, who has been working in
China. will appear at the Second. Vance
Memorial and. Stone Presbyterian
churches next Sunday. The schedules
Of their appearances has not been given
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1,oea1 Flood PROSPECTS.

The flood situation was the chief topic
in street and home and office yesterday
in Benwood Old:residents say = forty
two-foot stage means pond OF about
five feet Of water on Main street here.
a. taste of flood was experienced by
several residents on Sunday night when
their cellars were flooded. Coming
down to get the coal or the washiuhS on
Monday morning. several householders
were surprised to find themselves step
ming into a halfLfoot Of water
The miniature inundation was said to
be due to u rush of water in certain
streets during the rains which washed
the Slush from the streets.
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smithteld township Board Meets.

All five members. namely ". h
Thompson. james i. Francis: John L.
Barkkurst. G. T., Elliott and T. .. Suth-
erland met at the office OF Township
Clerk L. *. Sutherland. The board was
organized and the following officers
elected: W Fl. Thompson: president:
T. A. Sutherland. vice president: Chas:
Mckinney. treasurer and I. h, Suther7
land clerk. = committee has been ap,
pointed to Sbnfer with Jefferson Coal
Works to sclcc, a suitable sit for a
four room consolidated school for next
school wear.
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HAnKood driAfa.

A masquerade will be given this even
ing by the Lady Maccabees. Elaborate
plans have been made. Out-of-town
guests will arrive.
After spending n week with local rel
atives. Mrs. Walter Bird has returned
to her home in Cambridge, Ohio.
Miss Louise Gibson is visiting rela-
tives In Benwood. Miss Gibson lives in
Cadz Ohio.
An injunction against the Paul Rigot
building in Marshall street was asked
for yesterday by Prosecuting Attorney
J. D. Parriott. of Moundsville. 1t is
alleged liquor was sold In the building.
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r. r. n A. Holds Ss1sior.

The town Reading Circle were enter
tanned in hospitable way at the home
OF Mrs. Mollie Lewis with Misses
Ewers. .Witsaman and Mrs. Buckley. ell
Pertaining 4 delicate luncheon follow,
cd a fine literary program. Mr.. and
Mrs. 'Chas. Bargar Will entertain the
circi.. on Friday evening. February End.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-23
SMITHFELD

sAITHFIELD. O.. Jan. e2.-On Sat
urday between | and ! 3. m. hfty-
three holders Of season tickets IN the
Jefferson County Agricultural society
The Jefferson County Fair. The old di-
rcctors were reelected by vote Of -
to S. Thy are as follows: ". I. cole
t,has. Rinkcr D. .. Carpenter. O.. B.
Ford. ". B. Cole. II. Cierke. J. ". Pollen
t.. {. Elliott, J. =. Thompson. Il. T.
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new .MARTINSV|LLE

NEW MARTiNsVILLE W. Va. jan
22.-Miss Sue Ankrom entertained the
members Of the Colonial club at her
home on Lula street. Friday. The eye
ming was very pleasantly spent in
fancy work and conversation. At Il
seasonable hour a delicious lunch was
served.
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prssbxtarian Revival Closes

ten DAVIS service at their church. The
preaching was done by their pastor.
Rev. w. w. Cans. Excellent sermons
characterized the meetings. There
wre six acceSSions.
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ro-n 11.I-. paartv

That Annette KeIlermann. whose right
name is not the same. is the daughter
Of a former Benwood man who was a
great swimmer, Is the latest theory adj
Tanced among the town-topic takers:
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Ramsay child's Funeral.

Today on Boggs I,un Will be held the
funeral of Margaret Hesse Ramsay, 4
months-old daughter of Mr.: and Mrs.
Aaron Ramsay The child died on Sun
day morning The services at 2:30 this
afternoon will be held from the home Of
the child's grandfather.
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that was such wonder the dance Of
last night was arranged.
Fifty couples assembled last even
ing After dancing until 10 o'clock the
delicious oyster supper was served and
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AMENDMENT APPROVED.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 22.-
After long debate the Senate to-day
approved a House amendment to the
legislative appropriation bill, giving
$4,000 TO the children's bureau for
investigation Of infant mortality.
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HAcfnn Courne.

The fourth number Of the Lecture
Course will be held in the town nall
Wednesday evening, February -. Dr.
Roscoe Leeper Foulke. OF Erie. "a, as
should hear this most difficult and vital
problem discussed.
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rn,obt. NJ pvthIas Hall.

Married men will have one OF the
times of their lives tonight at the
Knights of Pythias annual ball. Some
good things to eat have been slated and
put into being and all the members.
their wives and other friends arc eX-
perting lovely time at the armory.
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Revival Services.

The NJ. E. church began their revival
services Sunday evening. Or. Smith.
district superintendent of. East Ohio
Conference gave an excellent address
from Matthew 1885. Communion was
impreSSively observed.
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Boy Scouts.

Sunday morning there was a Special
service at the First NJ. T. church for
the New MartinsvilTe company OF Coy
Scouts. They marched in body AMI
occupied reserved seats. Rev. Frank
Townscn preached a special SERMON for
the boys. A good number were present.
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Ananinn Contest.

ing has been provided. Lon't fan 10
come and get some inspiration ana en-
tertainment for your future work.
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Basketball

team played Sistersville High Friday
evening at New Martinsville and won
with a score OF 29-1T. The game was
said to be the best ever played here by
girls. 1t was fast and exciting all the
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Prayer Service.

Rev. Frank Townscn Of the First NJ.
all this week in the homes of his mem
hers. These meetings will be at diff
fcrcnt homes on different evenings.
Special services viii begin at this
church Monday, January 20. with Rev.
Hickman as evangelist. Rev. Hickman
hasc been here before and every one
will welcome him back 10 the city.
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way through. Both have very good
teams this year The Sistersvllle girls
were pleasantly entertained at the home
Of Virginia Earrick alter the game.
After that they all went 10 the ShibeT
Hall and enjoyed dancing until late
car.
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parmars, rnEtttute.

An indeuen6ent Farmers Institute
will b. hsld in the town hall on Febru-
cry S and ,. Good, speaking and. sing
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John Woodcock spent Friday in
Wheeling looking after business.
Mrs. j. E. Clark and daughter. Eve
Ign. spent Thursday shopping In Sisters
willie.
Mrs. Leroy Baldenbcrger OF Akron.
O.. is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Garrett.
Miss Anna Wimkler left for. her home
in Wheeling. Sunday. after visiting her
sister. Mrs. j. VI. Cooling.
Miss Morrison. primary teacher in the
Reader schools. WAS visiting the pri-
mary department here. Friday.
Word was received in the city Friday
of the death of Charles Mathews. a
former resident Of this city.
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Sleigh Ride.

The boys and girls Of No. IL OF Mag
noia High school gave a hay ride Fri
day evening They all met at the
school building and loaded the sled.
Then drove all over the city and up TO
the north pole. Those present we're
Misses Helen Miller. Stella Hammei,
Burnice Genrgin. Irene Mosure. Blanch
Heingman. Lena Bartung,. Lillian Mol
lendeck, Messrs. Elmer Millen, Elmer
Fosset, Clarence Barth. Ed Asherman
and John McCaskey. Miss Anderson
chapcroncd the crowd.
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You sec." said Columbus; "I have
proved by this egg that tho world IS
round"
But it works both ways" replied the
king, doubtfully. "A boiled egg shows
that the world IS round. But IL 1t
were made into an omelet 1t would dem
onstrate with no less clearncss that
the world is flat."-WaShington Star.
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Slider Threatened.

LandslideS on the back hills are
threatened During the recent rain and
snow quantities OF surface mud slipped
down upon the pike and other streets.
More rain, If it comes. Will cause trou-
BILE at the narrows and VIII delay cars
and trains. say city officials. Prepara-
tien is being made to eliminate as far
as possible the damage done to the
streets in March, when the real land
alideS begin.
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Basketball
Briefs,

The boys OF Magnolia basketball team
ulayed Ravenswood here Saturday even
ing and won with q score Of 81 10 ..
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building are believed to be lost. The
hotel was owned by W. A. Julian, vice
consul of the United States.
BENSON HEADS NAVY BOARD.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Admiral
Benson. chief Of operations and as such
ranking officer OF the navy since the
death OF Admiral Dewey. has been desig-
mated AS president ex-officio Of the navy
general board Secretary Daniels said
today that the presidency Of the board,
which was held by Admiral Dewey, Of
ficially would remain untitled for an In
definite period out Of respect for Dewey's
memory.
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Family Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil T.. Highland en-
tertained Mrs. Highlands family with
4 turkey dinner at their home on Nlr-
ginia street, Friday. evening.
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nanea araat auccsas.

The largest social function this year
! was an act in the comedy and drama of
| life in Benwood last night. when the
Fourth and Fifth ward volunteer fire
| fighters entertained at a dance at per
! days Of yore and an oyster supper.
T.. In appointments. dining service and
fun the event was q greater success
han the dance Of last Monday. And
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Infant Di0H.

Louis Zabo: aged months, died yes
terday morning at O'Clock, at the
home OF his parents. Dir. and. Mrs Ig-
natz Zabo. The funeral will be held to-
day from st. Johns Catholic Church and
interment will be made in Mount CAL
Dany
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-24
AN OLD, OLD TRICK.

The cheapest play for votes that we
have seen in a long time-since the
same piece of sugar-paper was spreal
out years ago, in the hope of catching
few foolish flies among the voters
is the announcement of the nature of
the first bill that Bill Upshaw will in
troduce when he goes to the United
States Senate from Georgia
Bill's paid Atlanta press agent is
sending out a story that this bill vii.
provide for the payment of federal pen
Isions to Confederate soldiers.
OF course, other candidates have
used this same trick, time and time
again, and by every intelligent, self
respecting veteran and citizen, it has
been despised and repudiated. We
have no doubt that the same. summary
treatment will be given Upshaw's use
of it.
Willie Upshaw has done excellent
evangelistic work. He has been very
useful in raising money for various
educational Institutions. He has a fina
record for temperance and prohibition
campaigning But as a candidate for
the United States Senate, he is really
about the most preposterous idea ever
self-projected into Georgia politics
more ridiculous, if anything, than Bunk
Cooper, of Macon. 1t is a pity that ne
is wasting his time, and spending his
small income, in this futile attempt
for political preferment. 1t is a crime.
really, for anybody to encourage him
and the press agent that takes money
from him for sending out such junk
as he asks the newspapers to publish
ought to feel like he is committing
j highway robbery upon a child. Fol
! Upshaw is child in politics. chile
with precocious aud abnormal eg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-24
A COLUMN OF CLIPPINGS
Wen Send 1t To You.

A travelling man rerently exhibited
In Americas list showing the names
and locations of FIVE places in Column
bus where hard drinks may be pur-
chased We don't understand the
scarcity of places at all.-Americus
TImes-Recorder. We'd be very much
obliged to you, if you could procure
a copy of that list and send it to us
between now and Christmas. Some
how, We feel just like we are going
to want something of that kind along
about that time, if not before.-Col-
umbus Enquirer-Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-24
Buy a Bond Duty.

Ten more days in which to buy a
Liberty Bond of the second issue
Service to your country is second only
to service to your God. America will
doubtless win without you, but if she
wins with your aid, you have right
to claim chare of the glory; if she
wins without your sympathy. and ma
terial aid, if possible, you are no more
than any other traitor. If you have
money in the bank, the officials will
not object to the withdrawal of a suf-
fcient amount to invest in a govern
ment bond-Montgom Monitor.
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ENTITLED TO MORE.

The policemen of Americas are en-
titled to more ray.
Seventy dollars month is not
enough for one man to decently sup
port himself, to say nothing of ap-
plying 1t to the maintenance of him
self and family.
Fifteen or twenty years ago it was
different matter. Seventy dollars
then went as far as a hundred or more
will go now-and, goodness knows,
that is not very far
Americas is deserving of competent
police service, but it cannot expect to
have it if seventy dollar men are en-
ployed. The present police force is
satisfactory, but no member of the
department could be blamed if he quit
ard engaged in other work. For the
present pay is utterly inadequate.
The people of this city would have
no protest if other civic improvements
were delayed for the time, and the
money appropriated for them were ex
pended in an increase in the salarie.
of the policemen.
Let's raise the pay of the policemen
i is unfair to ask any intelligent
white men, capable of police duty, an(
performing the responsibilities Of Q
patrolman, to work for seventy dollar:
a month
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-24
Only Ones Who Can Afford 1t.

According to the society editress, all
brides are lovely, beautiful and &C
complished and the grooms are all
prominent young business men,
Americas Times Recorder. Possibly
she thinks no other kind of people
have any business marrying, anyway
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-24
Lost SHIPS and Lost Zeppellns

Lost Ships and Lost Zeppelins
Nine little ships sunk in German
/ North Sea Were worth, even at present
prices for tonnage, far less than the
Zappelins brought down in France on
their way back from England, wnera
Che property loss they had caused was
trifing. Each Of these fragile mon
sters cost million dollars in paper
marks
AS many picked and trained men
we're dashed to death with the Zeppe-
Inns as the number of women AMI
children they killed on land, and about
as many more wounded or captured
as their compatriots were at the same
time slaughtering at sea. The two
adventures in Frightfulness, together
incurred a heavy net loss in materials
and men.
There remain the indirect conse-
Guences; The murder of helpless
non-combatants from the air does more
now than confirm the worldwide de-
testation of German barbarity thaC,
since the first air attack on any city
slew old women in their garrets in
Antwer. in August, 1914, has driven d
dozen nations into the war. At last
the British people insist upon repris-
ais. German women and children will
ray in blood and anguish for outrages
that until now have met no retort in
kind by British aviators.
Nor will sinking neutral ships with
out making an effort to save the sail
ors' lives, in disregard of their right
under the law of nations as well as
Of the humane dictates that decent
men hold dear, aid Germans in the
court of the worlds public opinion.
Eternal justice asserts itself when
cruelty, aiming foul and cowardly
bows, itself becomes the chief suf-
ferer by them-New York World.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-24
Bond Sale in Savannah.

The Liberty Bond loan sale is or
and up to date nearly a million dol
lars in binds had been subscribed ii
the Savannah territory. The people
of this section are patriotic, but they
also have good business judgment
and they see in these bonds a SPLEEN
did Observation-Disclosures Enterprise