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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
POLICE PROMOTIONS
EVADE CIVIL SERVICE

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Promotions in
the police department.. according 10
Maclay Hoyne, States attorney. TO-
night, in many instances have been
made in evasion of the civil service
rulings. Mr.. Hoyne had announced.
in connection with his investigation OF
the alleged police graft ring. that
many promotions were paid for. He
charged that the civil service eligibil'
ity list practically has been ignored
In the first special order issued since
he became chief of police yesterday,
Herman Schuettler suspended indef-
nitely William II. Luthardt. formerly
secretary to Charles c. Healef, former
chief. Luthardt was named with
Chief Healey in the indictment charg-
grand Jury. but was not. involved in
the recent charges filed against the
former police head.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
GOVERNORS STAFF
CAN WEAR UNIFORMS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Seoretary
Baker has decided not to construe the
National Defense Act so as to prohibit
members, of the staffs of governors
from wearing the regular army uni
form.
The decision was announced today
in a letter to Governor Mccall OF
Massachusetts, one of the many state
executives who have asked for a rul-
ing on the subject. While stating
aides or staff officers are not mem.
bers Of the National Guard, recognized
by the War Department as subject TO
call into federal service. the letter
SAYS, it seems clear that such officers.
In attending the governor as COM
mander in chief of his state forces
ought to be free to wear the uniform.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
SIX ARRESTS MADE
'BAFF MURDER

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-Six poul-
trymen were arrested here today on
indictments charging them with MUIR
der in the first degree for instigatlng
the shooting Of Barnet Baff, rival
poultry dealer. nearly two years ago
This is the outcome of confession
said by District Attorney Swami to
have been made by Antonio Cardi-
male. who was recently brought back
from Italy According to the pros
ecutor, Cardinale admitted that he
and Ippilito Greco, who afterward was
murdered, received $4,000 to employ
gunner to kill Baff.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
TO VISIT PRISON
Officials Of Prisoners Relief Society
Will Visit the Penitentiary at
=. Moundsville Next Week.

Is The Prisoner Relief Society OF
has made arrangements
to visit the state penal institution at
Moundsvile within the next few days
The party will include John w,
.Koontz, yice-preSideat Of the orsanlza'
:tian; Miss Warne, his secretary; MISS
:Letha Watts, treasurer; DR.. T.. n.
Church, chairman OF the board OF al;
,rectors, and Earl Z. Dunning, founder
of. the society. and q former inmate
of the prison. This will be the nrst
visit of Miss Watts behind the gray
walls. She has been working earnestly
In behalf Of all prisoners since she
has been employed by the society ip
which she rapidly rose from the posi-
ton of photographer 10 treasurer
Today she is considered one. OF the
most able relief workers in the state
for .DriSon reform
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
CANADA MUST BUY
COAL AT $40 PER TON

OTTAWA, Ian. l2.-The Canadian
government announced tonight that it
will be compelled TO purchase coal
in the American market at $40 ton
to operate the lnter-Colonial railway.
The government has contracted for
coal from the mines along its own
lines at 1910 10 1855 a ton but so
many miners had enlisted in the army
that the production Of coal was in
sufficient The government, after:
Selling $50 carloads Of its customers
coal in transit found it could take no
more without embarrassing eastern
Canadian steel works and munition
factories
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
WAS IT AN ATTEMPT
TO KILL PRESIDENT

HAVANA. Jan. IA disturbance at
the entrance TO the Supreme Court
building late today. during which one
shot was fired. led TO reports that an at
ctmpt had been made to assassinate pr;
Alfredo Zayas, the Liberal presidential
candidate, who was leaving the building
at the time. Members Of the Liberal
party who were nearby claim that DR..
Mulkay, Conservative congressman
and pointed revolver and 1t had been
knocked from his hand, diScharglng as
ii struck tho pavement.
= Members Of tho Conservative party
declare that DIR. Mulkay was attacked
because he shouted Viva Menocal."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
DIET SQUAD 9AINS

||rnoe,nda in seven days In the total weight
n the twelve New York policemen un.
|6erToing a diet test here in an effort
To- show that an ample supply Of nutri-
tionn foods can be provided at cost
OF more than rs cents day for man
Was announced tonight. When the test
started a week ago the squad weighed
3z.o3o pounds Today the dozen weighed.
Two Of the men had lost weight. 1t
was said. and when the squad Is weigh
~ aeain on Monday Il the Same gains
and losses are shown. those who have
Loaf weight will be served separately
and experiments will be made with a
change OF foods.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
in tho nov Methodist parsonage. Fri.

in tho nev Methodist parsonage. Fri.
day. :.
The Junior class Of the high school
has begun work on the shade for tnit
year.
The stockholders Of the Shadysidt
bank held their annual meeting Wednes.
day afternoon. The old board of .direc-
tors was reelected.
J. w. Haddox Of Moundsville, wal
calling on Shadyside friends Wednes.
day afternoon
Miss Margaret Duff Of Martins Ferry,
is the guest Of her cousin, Miss Marga.
ret Eskey. A..
The Shadyside teachers will attend
the adjourned aession Of tho Belmont
County Teachers Institute, to be hale
at Bellaire, Saturday. :
Miss Mary Barth entertained q mum.
Der Of her school friends Tuesday even.
ing at the home Of her uncle, Robert
Barth.
A number Of the younger Si,ls have
organized club which viii b known.
as the F1aclelo club
Mrs Emma McElwain Of Columbus,
who was called here BY the death OF
her niece, Margaret Dean has returned
home
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
TAKE OVER COAL co.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Jan. p
It. was officially announced 10 the
mining associations here today that
the holdings of the Smokeless Coal
Company, operating al Fayette, Fay
cite county. have been taken over by
the Reliance Coal Company. which is
composed Of Cincinnati capitalists. Ju-
Illus Fleischman is president of the
The output is $50 tons per
day. The purchase price was not made
known. improvements will be made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR
FOURTH MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 12.-War-
rants have been issued for ITO mem
berslof the Fourth Maryland Regiment
for non-attendance at drills, The reg
iment returned several months ago
from the border. Magistrate Johann
sen will not issue them until Judge
Advocate General Charles Hahn, OF
the Fourth. who is i'll, has sworn to
them. The guardsmen are becoming
anxious to have the cases against
them settled and have asked the
magistrate to hear them, but he has
refused. The men say they came back
barely in time to save their jobs, and
that if they spend their time at drills
they risk these.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
REPORTS OF EXECUTION
OF HERRERA CONFIRMED

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 12.--Foreign
refugees from Torreon today. con:
firmed reports of the execution of
General Luis Herrera. Carranza
commander. They said General Har-
rera's body was hanged TO a tele-
graph pole with bundles Of Carranza
money In each hand and picture
of General Carranza suspended from
the body.
They said Villa levied forced loans
of fifty thousand pesos upon the
Spanish residents OF the city, and
twenty-five thousand pesos each on
the British and German residents.
Sixty Chinese and four Arabs were
killed by the Villa followers they adj
dol
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
rrn pErInpAMTs RRIET

Today is the date fixed by Judge H.
G. Hervey for the fling of the defen-
dant's brief in answer to that Of the
petitioner In the right-of-way suit OF
aTadnst the wheeling Coal road, in
volvins title to certain properties IN
Marshall county. Attorney Charles Nc
Caraic, representing the W. o. & E.. filed
the petitioners brief last Saturday. At
tornays ]. B. Sommerville and James T.
Miller were allowed one week longer
in which to prepare the brief Of the
wheeling Coal road.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
BOTTLERS ASSOCIATION
MEETS AT PARKERSBURG

PARKERSBURG, W. Va. Jan. H.
With a view TO organizing a West Fir-
ginia-Ohio Bottlers' Association, all
bottlers of beverages, drinking waters,
sodas, ale. etc, in this State and in
the eastern part of Ohio have been re-
quested to meet here January Is and
II. Practically all the leading bottlers
of this State have signifed their in
tention of being present at the meet
ing. A committee will be appointed
to take up with the present legislature
the question of requiring sanitation in
the bottling shops of this territory.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
MACK SIMMONS DEAD.

Mack Simmons, an aged negro, 4
well known porter at the Mcclure no.
tel for years, died ct the State institu.
ton at Weston last evening. Local
police were asked to locate relatives,
but at an early hour had not beer
able to find any here. He Will ba
buried at Weston unless relatives OF
friends claim the body.
Mcclure. Through adYersities hi
mental faculties became Affected, and
he was taken to Weston on November
T, last
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
PApER PRICES TO COME DOWN

CHICAGO. Jan. 12.-Bcliet that the
crest of the high price of print paper
has been reached was expressed by
members Of the Western Paper Dealers
Association at the annual meeting OF
the organization here tonight. Members
asserted the high prices would decline
gradually with seeming approach OF
I be end Of the European war"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
THREE GOLF JOURNEYS

NEW YORK. Jan. 12.-Threc national
championship golf tournaments for 1917
we're awarded by the United States Golf
Association ar it's annual meeting here
tonight as follows:
National Amateur Championships
the Oakmont Country club, Pittsburgh.
Pa
National Open Championship-To the
Braeburn Country club. West Newton.
Mass.
National Women's ChampIonship-To
the Shawnee Country club Shawnee-on-
Delaware, Pa.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
THREE DEATHS.
Itch to the Intelllsencer.

scscIal Dispatch to the Intelllsencer.
CLARKSBURG, ". Va. Jan. IL
Infirmities have caused the death OF
Mrs, Mary A. Lister, rs. at the home
of q daughter. Mrs. Russell Carter
on Dayisons Run
Joseph Restopoli, 81, was killed
when mashed between car and a
lrib Of coal late yesterday in the
Hutchison Coal Company's mine at
kMountclaire.
Mrs. Rcbt. NJ. Carter, wife Of a
wealthy former is dead Of heart d.
Ssease at her home on Indian Run,
aged So. David A Carter, a Clarks-
burg Sawyer and Pennington carter
Eof Uniontown, are surviving sons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
MUST TAKE A BATH

CANTON, O.. Jan. 12.-Local news
boys who formed an organization today
agreed that all members must take
bath at lenst once a week. They also
a greed to discourage smoking. drinking
and chewing among members,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
VALE CIGARETTES

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Jan. IA
A law under which the smoking Of
cigarette in Oklahoma would make The
smoker liable to arrest is in prospect
A bill with that end was passed by the
House Of Representatives yesterday;
The measures would make 1t unlawful!
to offer for sale or give away cigarettes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
ONO TROOPER DIES

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. l2.-Sergeant
Stanley G. Soden. of Company Al. Eighth
Ohio Infantry died In the Fort Bliss
hospital today Of pneumonia. He was
from Mansfield. O
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

Patience-Women seem to be doinS
everything that men do nowadAys.
Patrtce- Nonsense! AYouYnever saw
a man powdenng his nose 90 times
a day, did you?-Yonkers Statesman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
or1rH PAY TO-DAY

What promises to be an interesting
afternoon in Fulton. between q team
of girls from the Triadelphia district
>choole and the Woodsdale school team.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
SOLDIERS FAIL TO
FIND u. S. AVIATORS

CALEXICO, Cal, Jan. l2.-Moun-
ted Mexican soldiers who searched
for two American army aviators sup
posed to be lost in Lower California,
returned today. with reports that no
trace Of the men he'd been found.
United States customs agents also
made the same report. Lieutenant
Colonel H. G. Bishop and Lieutenant
W. A. Robertson, Jr., left the North
land aviation station near San Diego.
Cal. Wednesday morning, in an at
tempt to make a nonstop flight to
Calexico. They carried neither food
nor water. expecting to arrive here
within few hours. Yesterday ranch
men south Of the International boun-
Diary reported that Wednesday after
noon they had sighted an airplane
headed in a southerlY direction.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

JUAREz Mex, Ian. 1o.-Colonel Es-
teben Cantu. military governor OF lower
California, has been conducting thor
ough search for Lieutenant-Colonel Har-
~ G. Bishop and Lieutenant W. a. Rob-
to q telegraph received here tonight by
Il friend OF Cantu's.
II am doing my best to find them and
will give all possible assistance" Cantu's
message said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

Il LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE state
legislature todayrvoted unanimously TO
send. committees from their member.
shin to Denver. to attend the funeral
of Colonel VIM. F. Cody. Sunday.
Three members Of the house and three
members of the Senate were appoint
ed as the committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13
TWO STATES TO HONOR
MEMORY OF COL. CODY

= CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Jan. 12.-Botn
houses OF the Wyoming Legislature TO-
day, appointed their members from
Park county. for many years the home
of Colonel William F. Cody. to attend
the Colonels funeral in Denver, sun
day. as representatives of the legisla-
ture.
=. The two houses will adjourn tonor-
row out Of respect for the noted plains
man.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13
North Dakota
Events Of the Week

Major Biting, judge advocate at
Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ, is home
in Mandan for a brief furlough. Maj
jor Biting formerly was assistant at
torney general, and for many years
was judge advocate of the North Da-
kota national guard.
The North Dakota State Grange,
in annual convention at Bismarck,
adopted resolutions indorsing the
presidency of DR.. Edwin F. Ladd of
the State Agricultural college and
fayoring the establishment of another
agricultural college for the slope at
Mandan.
Krohn Herbst. son of Mrs. l. Herbst
and manager Of the Herbst depart
ment store at Fargo, has received
orders to report at once to the head
quarters Of the quartermaster at Chi
cago. Mr.. Herbst enlisted in this Sec
ton of the service several weeks ago.
He expects to be sem to France at
once.
Corrected figures on the cost of the
draft in North Dakota shows a total
cost to the federal government of $15,-
094.45. according to a report prepared
by Adjutant General Angus G.. Fraser
for the provost marshal generals Of
flee at Washington. At a total ex-
pense of $15,094.45, the draft in the
state cost the government $2.S6 per
man, IA cents per man more than the
estimate given several weeks ago. At
a cost of $2S6 per man, however,
North Dakota administered the draft
at less expense than any other state
il the Union.
Arguments were heard by Judge A.
T. Cole at Fargo in the case of the
Equity Cooperative Exchange against
the State Of North Dakota, wherein
the Exchange seeks to ecover from
the state the costs in the bankruptcy
proceedings begun against the Ex-
change by former Attorney General
Henry ]. Linde. While attorney gen.
eral Linde sought to have a receiver
appointed for the Exchange, which
was refused by the then Judge Chas.
A. Pollock. The matter was in court
for several months, the cost amount
ing to something like $4,000. The Elk.
change wants to be reimbursed for
these costs and has brought action in
an attemi to collect from the state.
Judge Cole took the case under advise.
ment.
Gus Sunblad has discovered a 9-foot
vein Of coal on his homestead near
Shafer. The coal is said to be an ex.
ceptionally good quality Of Ignite. The
vein is only about IS feet below the
surface.
Heavy winds at Parshall rolled
tumbleweeds in vast armies through.
out that section and even into the
main street of the town. They are
piled up to a height of ten feet in
many places.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

A number of Walhalla business men
and their clerks put in half of their
Thanksgiving holiday fixing up the
Wang road. The new road will mater.
tally assist the people of that section
in reaching the town.
Donald McCumber, son of Senator
and Mrs p. ]. McCumber of North
Dakota, is in the naval hospital at
Norfolk suffering from a bullet wound
in the left shoulder, accidentally in.
flicted by one of his mates.
Tie body of G. w. Anderson, q
bachelor homesteader, who lived alone
northeast of Baldwin, was found lying
on the prairie with a bullet-hole in
the head by two young Trygg boys
son of a Trygg township farmer. He
is presumed to have shot himself.
"a Poor Married Man" is the title
of a home talent play that was staged
at the opera house in Flasher recent
ly and which played to a full house
the proceeds of which were donated
to the Red Cross, The committee in
charge say they cleared approximate
ly 500.
The fire hall and Jail in Dunn Cen.
ter is now complete. Fire equipment
will be secured at once and the only
thing that is lacking is an occupant
for the Jail.
No trace has been found of Clark
Hovey of Minot, for many years pub
lie administrator of Ward county. and
a deputy sheriff up to the time he
dropped out of sight several weeks
ago.
Captain Wanner has received a mes;
snge advising that the Bismarck com
pany's 100 Remington rifles have been
shipped from New York. Uniforms,
hats, leggings and cartridge belts
also are on the way.
Real estate and personal property
taxes for 1917 are due and may be
paid before March 1, without interest
or penalty. The real estate and per-
sonal property tax in Cass county for
1916 amounted to approximately ST..
100000.
Two Germans with 100 sticks of dy-
Mantle, 100 feet of fuse and several
boxes of caps are being sought in the
Bad Lands near Medora. The explo'
sive was stolen from the Consolidated
Coal company's mine at Medora. Man,
ager Brodie discovered the boxes from
which the dynamite was taken west OF
Medora, partly imbedded in the soft
earth in such a as to indicate
that they had been thrown from a
w%estbound Northern Pacific train.
Tom Terry, county road contractor,
was seriously injured about twelve
miles south of Dickinson by the over
turning of his car, which left the road
owing to a broken steering gear and
turned turtle, pinning Terry beneath
it. When found he vas unconscious
and IN examination it was revealed
that he had a wrenched shoulder, q
black eye and a broken left forearm.
Elks' memorial services were held
at jamestown, Grand Forks and
Fargo. At Fargo, Judge II. F. Miller
gave the address. The service was
featured by singing by Norman Black,
publisher of the Fargo Forum.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

A new ~disinfectant for drinking wa
ter is proposed by Doctor Dakin, the
discoverer of the great wound-washing
fluid which is saving thousands Of lives
at the front in France. The name of
the new chemical needs shortening.
1t is
Made up into tablets, it could be car.
ried i4 the vest pocket and carried by
vacationists, picnickers and the trav.
cling public in general.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

Do you smoke too much? Many q
smoker admits that he does, and goes
on committing the i~ndiscretion, to the
peril of his nervous system. How
much better to adopt the policy Of cut.
ting down his consumption of cigars
by so per cent, and contributing the
cost of the other so per cent, to a fund
for purchasing tobacco for the sol
diers!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

Sweden wants the neutral nations at
Europe to meet and discuss the Amer
lean embargo. They may accept her
invitation, but as far as this country
is concerned, talking over the situa-
ton is not going to improve it as long
as the embargo prevents them from
keeping Germany supplied at our ex-
pense. In fact, such a very simple sit
uation is one to be accepted, not. dis
cussed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

If a man has any of these diseases of
the eye he is ineligible for military
services: Trachoma, entropion, stra.
bismus, exopthalmes, ptosis, astheno.
pia, nystagmus. A good many people
never have heard of half Of them, and
will not dispute that if they are half
as bad as they look in print they must
be very serious ailments.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

1t is In the way of poetic retribu-
ton that German ships in these allied
ports r taking the place of the ton
mage sunk by the submarines. Even
in the effort to render these interned
vessels worthless, American ingenuity
and resource have again bafled Teu-
tonic efficiency.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

The French will have to modify
their customs some to accommodate
the smokers of the American army.
The French matches will not do. Amer
lea must have matches that scratch on
pants.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

Every time we read the printed
menu of an army mess we are remind
ed anew that things are not always
what they seem.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

To the hog with his feet in the
trough there is no such thing as excess
sive profits.