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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15

street spent the latter pnrt Of the wreA
vIsitiu: relatives nj BcnllsNill".
Mr. Marshall Davis Of Wheeling son
If Mr. and Mrs. James Davis or HIGH
land avenue. enlisted this week in tho
aviation division Of the l.. S. army and
left Wednesday, evening for Columbus
tu begin his military service.
Officers cr the Shadyside branch OF
thu, Rcd Cross society held meeting
Inst evening at thr home nf the secrc-
Iary, Miss Martha Smith To make plans
for assisting in the Christmas Member
shin camraign Of the national orgnniza-
tiun.
MIR Wesley Rozcll Of McCook. Ne
hraska ~ visiting relatives hero and In
this vicinity. MIR. RoZell resided near
Glarington moro than thirty years Ag"
and his latest visit TO Belmont and
Monroe counties. prior to this ono. was
mad" eight years ago.
Yesterday tho Shndysidr bank mnilcd
checks TO tho amount Of SSe2G.p6 repre-
scu,ing tho sarincs Of 361 dcpositors In
the Christmas club. Tho prize or Slo
Ia the ono guessing nearest IN the
Of The deposits wnS won by Mas
Icy John Gibson. son Of MIR. and Mrs.
/ V. Gibson nf' I}"llrir". The prtz" for
ilrr I.ucSI nrar"@t |" lh' H"'''''' VI "
rnyitors IS To hc divided among Miss
N;ncua ;'rrItyman. Mrs J. NJ. Coffield.
Mrs. Ross Anderson md Master Willard
hult.
Mrs AIDA Morris expects 10 leave
next week for n holiday visit with her
iauEhtrr, Mrs. \. c. DeCosta. who re-
sidcs near Chattanooga, Tenn
Mr., md Mrs Paul Fred and little
daughter. Jnne. OF Bellaire. were dinner
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Alum OF
| Lincoln avenue Thursday evening.
Tho Loyal Daughters class Of the
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GAINESVILLE Briefs.

VI. n. Pearlman OF Columbus was here
on business the first of the week.
Gibson Bradticld Of this place was a
visitor IN Wheeling Friday.
Marjory and Joseph. young children
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Matthews OF
WcSt Church street left Friday for a
VISIT with relatives at Martins Ferry
Miss Kathleen Schuman Of this place
is visiting with relatives at Cambridge
Mrs. Charles Slevin Of this place has
gone to Nashville. y. c. where she will
spend several months.
Mrs. Amanda McKeown Of Soutl,
Chestnut street left Thursday for Il
visit with her daughter. Mrs. Fred e.
lott of Columbus.
Mrs. Vaughn Thornbcrry of Columbus
is at the home OF MI and Mrs. Galcn
Hunter Of Park street, having como
here on account Of the death Of her
father. Ar. G.. Z. Window.
The Womans Relief Corps will meet
in the G. n. r. hall this evening at
o'clock ALE members are requested to
be present.
d. H. Ruchanon and daughter. Miss
Rosa, who have been confined to their
home On Euclid avenue for the past few
weeks by illness. arc improving.
Mrs. Anne Mccain. who has been Wis
tting with Mrs. Juhn Campbell and Mis-,
Mae Hcizer OF North Chestnut street.
will return to her home in Columbus
today. Sh" will b. accompanied home by
Miss Hcizer. who will visit with her.
Miss Isabel Hobbs of South Chestnut
street left Thursday for visit with her
mother. Mrs. Emma Hobbs OF South
Chestnut street.
Miss Katherine Miller. vino has been
confined TO her home on West Church
street tor the past few weeks by ty-
phoid fever. is improving.
Miss Iva Hunt. who attends Lake
Erie college. gainesville. will arrive The
first Of the week to spend tho Christmas
holidays with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hunt Of North Chestnut street.
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Draftees Pass Through
On Way to Training Camp

At 500 yesterday afternoon tram
load of draftees from New Castle. But
Ter, Walton. Elwood and other points
in Pennsylvania passed through mere
on its way to Chillicothe-
The train stopped at the Baltimore
& Ohio depot for few minutes anu
the boys leaned out Of the windows OF
the cars and shouted at the people on
Market street. Hello, Wheeling
one jovial chap yelled at the report
er. We're the boys who'll get the
Kaiser"
They. were a husky looking bunch
and were as happy as larks in spring
time, but back Of all their jokes and
laughter there was a seriousness that
bodies i'll for the Huns when they hnal'
" reach the battlehelds.
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Run Down By Machine;
Driver Failed to Stop
MISS ANNA MCINTYRE. OF SOUTH
PENN STREET, MEETS WITH
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Struck by Speeding Machine and Is
Rendered Unconscious-OriVer
Failed to Stop.

Miss Anna Mcintyre is in a serious
condition at her home on South Penn
street as a result Of an accident on inc
South Side, yesterday afternoon. MISS
Mcintyre was crossing the street al
the intersection of Eoff and twenty
seventh streets when she was struck
by speeding automobile. She was
knocked down and rendered uncon'
scious.
Persons passing by, seeing the acc''
dent rushed 10 the aid OF Miss NC
Entyre and picked her up. carrying
her to house near by. Dr. K. NJ.
MacMillen was called and rendered
first aid. There were five serious cuts
about the face and head. and at first It
was feared it would BIO necessary 10
remove the unfortunate young lady 10
the hospital. However. after staying
at the home OF her friend for time
she was able to go 10 her home late
last evening.
Whether complications will develop
will not be known for several days.
Several OF the persons who saw the
accident copied the license number
of the car and are going to investi-
gate. The machine was big touring
car bearing 4 West Virginia license.
The driver failed to stop.
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STEUBENVILLE

STEURENVILLE. o. Dec. 14.-kx-
Chief Of Police Harry c. FranckhauSer
who has been fighting for reinstase-
ment to office for the past two years:
is to have a new trial The court o1
.n,aals in handing down decisions here
today. reversed for the third time the
Judgment of the lower court and sent
the case back for retrial. In rendering
the decision. Judge Pollock held tnat
Judge Josephs who made the last de-
cision removing Franckhauser erreo IN
not rehearing all the facts in the case
instead Of merely reviewing the preTi-
GUS evidence and changing the entry
made previously by Judge Wnrley.
Franckhauser. was outsd from office by
Mayor W {. McMaster in January.
1915. for INSTRUMENTATION. He carried ms
Fight from the Civil Service commission
Is the common pleas court which ruled
against him four times anly to have the
case returned by I'll" court of appeals
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rmportact Decision.

Another important decision rendered
by the court of appeals was In the case
Of Malinda Guy against The Tri-State
Amusement company. This case grew
out OF alleged race discrimination IN 4
local moving picture theatre. The PLAIN
tiff sued for damages when not per-
mittcd to sit where sh. choosed atter
sold a ticket. The jury returned q YER
dict for the defendant in common pleas
court. Judge t'ttrr in rendering the de-
cision held that under the laws OF Ohio
every person. regardless Of color or race
vas entitled to full liberty and enjoy
ment Of such public places and that IN
this instance the plaintiff was deprived
of this privilege and Therefore WAS en-
titled TO damages The judgment of the
lower court was reversed.
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DALLAS

Miss F1ossic Armstrong WIS so un-
| fortunate MS to freeze her hands while
going to tho Sand Hill school Tuesday
morning, She was carrying her books
and pai1 and did not realize her hands
were frozen until she rcnchcd the school
room and went in by the fire. She has
suffered terribly.
Twin babies a boy and a girl arrived
a. the homo OF Mr. and Mrs. James Nc
Cord on Sunday morn!n. They only lived
three hours. The little bodies were
laid In the West Alexander cemetery
Wednesday. Mrs. McCord Is resting
rs easy as could be expected. Tho par
cnts have the sympathy Of the commup-
ity over their loss.
4 telephone meeting was held Friday
night at the home Of Earle Hartley who
operates the Dallas switchboard They
EXPECT to make an agreement with thr
Rc]l telephone people s" the turner's
can have access to that line. Quite n
lot of business affairs wcrc attended to-
Mrs. Orllc KImmins and children OF
Sand Hill are spending several days with
nor narents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. \. Patti
son.
Charley Howard md Frank Blake re-
turned wednesday evening from bust
ness trip to Elm Grove.
Dallas has been unusually sour and
cold tho past week. Our store keeper
had M sugar until Thursday evening
md tho thermometers registered below
hollow zero FOR four mornings.
Mrs. Harry Mccain and Mrs. John
I-crrcl spent Tuesday with Mrs. Nc
CAMS mother. Mrs. Susan Guy or near
West Alexander.
Little Miss Mary Ice Kimmins has
hccn quite i'll this week ut the home OF
her grandparents.
Miss Ncttic Craft returned To her
home al Philadelphia Wednesday cvo-
Ming. after spending ten days with Mr..
and Mrs. ". 5. Oldham.
Mr.. VIII Mcf;lumphy nf Deep Valley,
70 visiting his son Mason aud family.
Few: and Mrs. II. -. T"aEar'I"n spent
Wednesday with friends ~ Sand liill.
Mrs Hannah slack is abb /" sit up
after having icon confined {" her room
with pneumonia:
Mr. and Mrs. Mac 1:hund"s returned
Tuesday evening from S"v"rnl days
visit with their daughter. Nrs. Billy
Burton Of bethany
Messrs. John Terrell and larry Me
Cam were business visitors ut West
Alexander. Tucsdny.
DR.. David Waugh Of Huntsville. was
a professional visitor on Number Two
Ridge Friday
While DR.. j. ". Spiilman was return
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Other Decisions.

In IN. appeal of John LenGzel OF
Brilliant. O.. convicted or nanslauGhter
and sentenced to. on" 10 twenty years
in the pcnltcntiary for killing I"hn
Smngya last July. the Judgment OF the
lower court WAS affirmed. Judge Met
calfe in his opinion said that in view OF
the evidence in the cas-" the prisoner
was fortunate in escaping with such I
light penalty for his crime.
In tn. appeal OF n. r. Hopkins. SUI
psrintendcnt of the Royal Coal company
OF Brilliant. O.. who was convicted and
fined 500 for cruelty to mules the
Judgment OF the lower court was re-
rerSed. thu court holding that the eri-
dence did not show Mr.. Hopkins resp1n-
Sihls.
Judgment Of the lower court was con-
firulcd IN the cast "f II. T. Roc VS.. w.
H. Belts: Buda krnich W. state Of
hio: Albert Long rs. City Of Steuben-
ville: O.. & Z. Coal company US. w. L..
Medill. David M.dill and Maude Cox:
Charles Hess W. Francis 3. Clutz.
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.WELLSRUR6

UE1LsBURG, Dec. 14.-According to
orders received by the Brooke County
Draft Board Friday morning from Cap
tain breckenridge Jones Of Charleston.
Chief If the Military Census OF the
state. the quota of men remaining from
the first draft called arc to be sent to
tho Coast Artillery service at Fort
Scrivcn. Georgia The date OF depar-
,urc is not definitely decided. but will
be sometime between December 10Th and
cath. says the orders received. The
definite date will he announced later.
The orders also asked for the number OF
men remaining Of the first draft, not
yet in service.
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Checks to be Mailed

Within the next several days The citl-
zens Of Wellsburg and vicinity who have
been subscribers the past year to the
Christmas savings club in the Wells
burg banks, and they arc great many.
Will receive checks for their savings.
The ITcllshurg National Bank has n
Christmas Savings club. The Wehlsbur s
Banking and Trust company. has a club,
The Commercial Bank has n Gold club,
and the Farmers State Bank has u club.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE. o.. Dec. 14.-EoGle's
Big MinStrels are booked to be ~
Monre's Opera house. this city. Satur-
day evening. December 30. This COM
pany carries = double symphony orches-
ira and as shown by the press where
Eosle has appeared. it is Sccn :h2i III"
show is new and better than eyer. Prices
with war tan will be Csc. 39c. 55c. Sc
and S1.l0.
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WNl Lecture

Through the efforts Of Gilbert Fol-
lanshcr. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills. IA
NOUS Now York Divine. now on l"c-
turc tour in tho United States. dcscFth-
ing the things he saw and heard In bat
,lc-scarcd Belgium and Franco and pic
turing the atrocities OF the Germans In
the early days OF tho war has been Sc
cured to deliver q lecture at the Fol-
lnnsbec tabernacle. on Friday evening.
December c1st
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
Cuban Senate COnCurS
In War Declaration

HAVANA, Dec. 14.--The Senate TINS
afternoon unanimously adopted a reso-
luton declaring that state or war
between Cuba and AuStrla-HnngarE
exists. The resolution was the same
as that passed by the House on Wed
nesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
rnrnr,nen nrada RIM

The Uellsburg volunteer fire depart
mont wcrc called out shortly after 3
o'clock Thursday evening to fire IN 4
small house In tho rear OF the Dcnnison
garage on Twelfth street. A fire in n
clothes closet was the cause OF the
alarm. Fortunately tho damage was
slight and the fircmcn though ON the
lob quickly. were not needed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
Harry Elliott Buried

Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at home or Mrs. Riddle
or Yankee street over the remains or
Harry Elliott who was killed In a train
wreck near Huntington Sunday. Rev. G..
A. Allison. of the NJ. Z. church official
cd. Numerous relatives and friends
attended the services. The body was
laid to rest in Brooke cemetery.
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Christian 3Ihlc school was delightfully."-
entertained Thursday evening at the
home nf Miss Vera Walker Of Central
avenue
The shadyeidr bank has received
supply of tho new war savings ccrt'n,
Gates and tho thrift stamps md has
placed them on snlc.
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Entertained Guild

Miss Belle Henry entertained the
members Of the Westminster Guild OF
| tho Presbyterian. church 1t her home on
Twcnty-hfth street Thursday evening.
| About thirty were present. a discuss ion
on South America and sowing and knit
; tins. were the principal diversions Of ;he
! evening 4 social session closed the
( meeting. Refreshments were also
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
Hoover1zed Luncheon

A luncheon. in patriotic keeping with
the rules laid down by Federal food ad-
ministrator Herbert c. Hoover. was held
Friday at 1880 At the Windsor hotel.
Wheeling. in honor Of Mrs. George 7.
DcBolt. state president Of the Woman 3
clubs. Mrs. Henry Zilliken. OF this
city. president OF the First district
clubs attended.
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Notes

Mrs. II. i. kcys"r Of hvnndalc return
Cd homo "Wednesday evening from war
wood where Sh" lad visited her dau6h-
tor, Mrs. John Hall. over Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Smith Of PnwlatnII. spent
"Wednesday ard Thursday her" "a n
ru"St "r Mrs. Ed. iunar OF South Lin
coin avenue.
: II = Basketball team will have n
husy season following the Christmas
vacation. Twelve games in all are
scheduled. seven of which will DO play
ed at home. One date In February IS
open.
Mrs. Chris Dawson Of West Fortich
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ing from 4 professional visit NJ sanu
nm Thursday evening. ono al niS "''1
rcu breaking the buggy pol" mo
Miss Ethel Ith"adrs lchrhrr !" Wv
NYnrwrnd Erh"0ls and 'lalr" F'"', ,i
who attends tho Warw""' lt'en SC
snru the week end with their parents
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rrRH spR1TuA1rHr.

The First SpirItualist association
will hold tho following services Sunday
December Is. The children's progress
sive lyccum will meet alto n m. Leo
turc followed with spirit messages at
7:3o D. m. Temple at the corner of
Maryland avenue and North Broadway.
Island. Rev. G. W. Way. paStoP and
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Will Meet,

The Woman's Home Missionary Soc
city OF the First VI. T.. church will meet
Thursday afternoon. December 20. ~
the home OF Mrs. David Pierce OF North
Chestnut street. y program Will be
given.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
RER HANDICAP

An heircss cannot so by the ordinary
rules Of saving"
Why not"
BECAUSE she Is apt to sQuand"r her
means when she tries to husband
them.
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LATE CHURCH NEWS

Vespcr Service 7. W. c. A. Bldg.
100 Chapine strcet-4:30 Sunday, 30.
cial hour following. Speaker. Rev. R.
Z. l.. Stridcr. A Christmas message.
The Coming OF Our Lord" will be
presented. Soloist Mrs. R. 81 Groves.
Young women OF the city invited
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15

Most women try to get what they
want before they know what they want.
And this goes for most men. too.
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st. Stephens Reformed Church
'Thirty-sixth and Eoff street: Rev. s. H.
Matzkc. pastor-Scrviccs for December
16. German preaching service at 1880
o'clock In the morning. Subject. Art
Thou He That Should Come" Sunday
school ut . p m. Rehearsal Of Christ
mas program at 80 o'clock in the
evening the congregation VIII be treat
cd with the second OF series OF sterc-
opticon lectures Special music. Every
body welcome. Tuesday evening. meet
Ing OF the Y. P. 5. Thursday evening.
choir rehearsal Friday evening. meet
Ing " the teachers training class.
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nedy 1 and r. Hawthorne /; Nov Co.
cord, Moore S.
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ST. GAINESVILLE 49,;
new CONCORD HI I
New Concord High School Qdntette
Meets Defeat at St. Clatrsvtlle.

St Cairsvillc high school five defeat
cd New Concord high school basketball
team on tho 81. Clairsrilic floor last
cv, ming in n slow game by the score OF
A.. The Now Concord boys were not
used IL :. big floor. and they seemed
lost during the whole game. The game
VIA witnessed by n large crowd. New
Concord bringing n good delegation OF
rOUters.
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HERE is A DOLLAR FOR YOU

This coupon is just as good to you as
silver dollar, from now until Christmas eve
Monday, Dec "a, when you purchase $1,000
or over at the Quit Business Sale at Kraus
Bros, best clothiers and furnishers 1919
Market St., Wig. W. Va. j. S., Successor
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Tho following was the lineup:

Tho following was the lineup:
ST. Gainesville. New Concord.
Clark, Atkinson. IL.
Kennedy. r.r............. Moore. RI
r. Hawthorne, .Jordcn, c..
4. hawthorne, lg............Sh ipe, lG.
Pickering, r.g.........W Williams, rig.
Summary: Smith was substituted for
Kennedy. Young for Shipe. Goals-For
st. Clairsville, Clark 9. Kennedy 2. r.
Hawthorne 8. A. Hawthorne 4. Pickering
.: for New Concord Moore ], Atkinson
l. Fouls-St Clairsville, Clark l. ken
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
OperatOrs All Over Threaten to
Close Their Mines.
Chicago Only City as Yet An
nOuncing Cut in Price.
DOES IT ANNUL CONTRACTS?
Are They AbrOgated by Price
Fixing, Operators Wonder.
Some Made for More Than
Govt Coal Figures.

New York, Aug. 23.-With hurried
conferences and protest meetings in
many parts of the country, soft coal
operators, some threatening to shut
down their mines, others offering to
surrender their plants to the govern
ment, were up in the air. today. fol-
lowing the presidents fixing of whole
sale price on coal.
Reports to the United Press from
all sections of the United States in
dicated the general tendency was to
await the governments next action.
Retailers awaited announcement of
the presidents retail soft coal price.
Meanwhile their rates were I'M
changed, except in Chicago, where re-
tail soft coal dropped 81 to $3.50 a
ton.
Call Govt Price Coniiscatory
The mandatory average whoAsare
price of So a ton for soft coal at the
mines was declared by some to be
confiscatory. Alabama interests as
serted they would let the government
operate their mines rather than mar
ket coal at the figure fixed. Birming-
ham retailers predicted the 50 rate
would force them out of business.
Southern operators started a move
m ent to ask the president to recon-
slider.
Illinois dealers declared Wilson's
action threw the contracts situation
into chaos. Some contracts call for
higher, some for lower prices than
those fixed. Operators threatened to
abrogate all former contracts.
The Denver Merchants association
decided not to cut prices until official
~ advised the president intended to
apply his schedule in Colorado
Small Operators Omit
Small mines in Ohio which must
haul their coal 20 the railroads in
wagons, face complete shut down.
their managers declared.
Indianapolis retailers forsee no re-
CONTINUED onA Page TWoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
JAPS into WAR!
Willing To Throw Big Army
Against Germans on East.
But Price Demanded of Allies
Too High, Is Report.

Washington, Aug. 23.-iNppon and
America held preliminary conferences
on war today. Members of the
Mikado's commission saw Secretaries
Lansing, Baker and Daniels and to-
night will be the guests of President
Wilson
The commission comes officially
only as a fellow worker in the war
and to welcome this nation in the fight
against Germany So did the other
allied commissions-but all considered
momentous steps before they left rshis
will be true of the Japs, too, it is
believed.
Now their visit is of particular in
terest Russia's military mact inc
needs bolstering up. The Japs have
offered to deliver this and await only
word from the allied governments to
hurl a enemy against the Germans
along the east front, but the allies hes
itate, presumably on account of tn
price aJpan demands.
Japan has demonstrated her claim
of paramount interest in far eastern
affairs This interest has proved a
stumbling block in many instances
during the progress of the war.
Viscount Ishii today told Secretary
Lansing of his pleasure at the re-
ception accorded the commission and
brought a message of god will from
the Mikado to the president