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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-21
WARWOOD
Schools 70 RSaoAn.

Custodian Scott AsccrickeI Of tho War
wood schools. states tina, every thing
Is in readiness for tho opening % .ha
schools. which will be Tuesday. Se7tem-
her 18th.
Another year has hcen added II :he
course Of study At tho high school max
ing II full four-year Course. The
work offered hero will n7ial that m
any Erst class high school in this SER.
tion Of the Ohio valley. TINS will sat
fsfy long felt want anil for this rea-
Ron the students will not have 10 go
elsewhere TO complete their high school
work
A conmercial> department has been
established in connect ion with the reg
ular course. This department will offer
work equivalent to that dor. at the
business colleges Charles Eaton who
Is In charge OF the work is graduate
with high honors from the Elliott Bust.
ness. college. and has also recnivcd a
professional training in the Chic Nor
NAL schools. He assisted by Miss
Ewing. will be in charge Of :hn ath-
Ietics.
The high school building which is
est structure in this part of West Eir-
ginia. The building will he MODERN in
every particular. It will -rntaia Ten
large class rooms. large stud. hail
library. community rooms. gymnasium
a domestic science room. anu a r'out
fof manual training. The auditorium
wifi be UP TO date IN every way and
Will seat about 800 persons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-21
Fairmont SpirituafstS
Lose Out in Court Case


TAIRMONT. ". Va. Aug. 2o.-Sp'rt-
ualism found it's way into the local po-
lice court. when at tonights session OF.
the court three men. Fl. D. MrDougall'
y. O. Skinner. and c. W. Wilson. were
tried. charged with disturbing religious
worship.
The entire neiEhhorhood Of one sec
ton Of the city thronEcd police court
for the trial. 1t developed the men
had mot on "A street corner. near gain
erins Of spiritualists at n private dwell
ing, and had sung songs while the med
ium was trying to procure trance LOT
tho meeting.
Testimony rendered to show that the
medium and his followers often kept up
their meetings to two o'clock In tho
morning. greatly annoying the nearby
neighburs who nre working people. who
retire early and rise early for their lab
or. 1t was also proved that on two oc-
casions shots were fred from the house
Of 2. II. WhItmcr. the medium. at small
children passing on the streets.
The police judge dismissed the men
arrested and warned the medium ana
his followers that there must be no fur-
Their disturbances. and no more shots
fired or they would be prosecuted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-21
.PETAIN PRAISES THE
AMERICAN SOLDIERS

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE Sunday. Aug. 2Q.-(By Ihe
Associated Press)-General Petaln,
commander-in-chief of the French arm:
les, paid his visit today to the Ameri-
can troops in France and expressed HIM
self as delighted with what he saw.
The French general was accompanied
by Major-General John J. Pershing. the
American commander. and both left this
afternoon for the French front, where
they will remain several days.
Major-General Pershlng also was
much pleased with his inspection or the
American troops. He noted material
improvements everywhere, and said:
II am extremely we'll satisfied win
what I have seen today. thing which
particularly strikes one about the Amer
leans Is the fine spirit which prevails
both among officers and men. Train
ing is progressing rapidly and satistac-
torily in every respect"
General Petain made a close inspec-
ton Of several Of the American bnttal-
ions and seemed particularly Interested
in the various items Of their equipment.
He stepped in front of a number OF, the
soldiers and examined their kits in de-
tail.
They are fine young men. OF splenoid
physique. Intelligent and most satlsfac-
tory looking soldiers in every way.
General Pctain told several Of the cap
tains Of companies. who repeated their
words to their commands. when the gen.
eral had passed on his way.
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Adjective Factory Needed
To Describe This Fellow

ST. LOUIS. No, Aug. 20.-William S.
Scott. president Of the Missouri and 1lll-
nois company. which leases coal mines,
near RelIevillc. ILL.,. today testified at
tho hearing. of tho Missouri inquiry into
the high prices Of fuel. that 1t WINS the
policy of the coal men to make all they
can. both in war and In peace. Asked us
to his idea Of h fair proht during war
he said
There Is no limit We get what we
can. Everybody is doing that. including
the farmer
DO YOU think that Is right" asked
Assistant Attorney General Gose.
IT am not qualified to say" WAS the
reply. II am doing Nil I can to got
what 1 can"
He said the highest price he had OBJ
tancd recently for coal was IS ton
for six-inch Carterville lump.
How do you justify charging IS for
something that cost less than So to pro-
duce?"
Because you can get II. You arc n
lawyer and ynu wouldn't do piece Of
work for s. if you could get $40 for 1t,
was the reply to Mr.. Gcsc's question.
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scech Bottom is recovering at his

Beech Bottom is recovering at MS
home.
Earl Rreen has returned to his home
on Nineteenth street. after a two weeks
visit with his parents at New cum
berlaul ". Va.
Mr.. Park Lennon and family nave
returned to their home after visit WIN
friends az Cleveland.
Mrs. Peter Yost and Mrs. CrelS OF
Wheeling. spent Sunday at the nome OF
Mrs. Julius Nost.
Miss Alice Allison Of South War~ood
will leave soon for a short stay IN I'M
cago.
Charles Welshans. who has for some
time past been clerk in the Moore ana
Moore grocerty store, has resigned his
position. ..
Miss Mabel James of Pittsburgh IS
the guest of Mis-. c. Fl. Gilbert.
Miss Jessie Oliver of Cedar ROCKS
is visiting at the home Of Miss >Aaoel
NcsbItt.
Mrs. u. c. Reed and daughter. Mrs. j
+. Smiley of Cndiz. O.. are visiting the
formers son. Mr.. Willard Reed u FIJI
tcenth stheet.
Harry Risgle Of the Warwood meat
market. is in Wellsburg on business
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! Nd ERROR IN
COPYING BILL

= COLUMBUS. O.. Aug. He.-Therc w.
NO error in copying House Bill No. ID
which became an act Of the last leSlsI'
tr,re regulating appropriatlnE or tpsnp-
erty for road land bridge purposes tue
change that the act makes in old con.
domination proceedings. it is oeue'su
rom discoveries made today. VIII pe
very material in that no compensation
ara damages shall be compiled without
DEDUCTION for benefits to property VI
lands affected.
e IN the old law. damages were PAID "
rcapective Of benefits. Under the ne"
nGst nut through by Norman Bliss. Guy
ahoka county. it was believed an error
had occurred by using the word no
in place Of such" in section four OF t.e
ACT but Investigation developed that Or
tx3nsl copies Of the bill read "a the STA
tufes show it today. which Is as to'-
lows:
mo compensation and DAMAGES sna.l
be computed without deduction ioF
benefits to such lands or property.
Discovery OF the change from eNise-
tnr laws was made by w. y. Stlncn-
comb, Cuyahoga county engineer. VINO
applied to the secretary of states oHlce
foF information concerning it. Govt
action r. expected to result TO test inc
pEttcular section.
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Great Fleet Of Speedy
DeStroyerS is Planned

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2n.--Preiimin-
airy steps toward providing the navy
with ms many additional dcstroyers as
American plants can turn out were tax
en- up by Secretary Daniels today nj a
conference with more than score or
shpbullders. engine makers and repre-
sentatives OF other industries.
Information was submitted by the
builders as TO what they could do In the
way of expanded facilities. taxed to tho
limit Of their present capacity with de-
stroyers already under construction.
Navy officials will study the reports and
suggest a definite plan for the accom-
plishment Of their purpose, which Is 10
make the United States first in destroy
crs the arch-enemy Of the submarine.
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UNCLE SAM LOSER

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. 90
The government lost claim TO hundreds
CT acres OF California oil lands In the
Midway fields, held by the Consolidated
Mutual and the North American Con-
sulidated Oil companies and others, in
mn opinion handed down today by the
United States circuit court OF appeals.
reversing Judgment of tho lower court
TIE opinion. written by United States
Cicuit Judge r. NJ. Ross. will affect other
suits brought hy tho government in it's
efforts to recover It'll" 10 these lands. 1t
was said Tho opinion held that those
in possession OF thr lands have legal
right to the oil contained,
About 5000. Don impoundcd money held
by receivers. now will revert TO the
companies.
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EDISON sH1B WILSON.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug: 20
Thomas A. Edison conferred with Sec
rotary Daniels to-day and later went TO
the White House to call on President
Wilson. It was Mr.. Edison's hrst Visit
10 the President since the declaration
Of war.
It IS we'll known that the great In
yentor has been giving much attention
to DEVELOPMENT Of anti-submartne de-
vices. Secretary Daniels said to-day
that was a subject about which he could
say nothing.
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Two Pages Of. Things
For Sammy" a Feature

The two special pages OF adyertis-
ing in today's lntelligencer entitled
Things for Sammy" will interest
every reader OF this newspaper. Enter
prising merchants OF the city have
eagerly taken the space that was
offered, and made known the wares
that are of particular interest TO the
thousands of young men who are
about to 20 to the front for Uncle
Sam. Don't overlook pages slx' and
seven OF today's Intelligenccr.
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L|NSLY INSTITUTE
VIII Have Lunch Room Where Pupils
Nay Secure Meals 1T Nominal
Sum.

Principals Of LiRsly Institute expect
TO have the biggest year in the history
Of the school. The present enrolment
is ten per cent over that Of last year.
One new feature Of the school not here
tofore announced. will be the use to
which the spacious senate room will be
put. 1t will be divided into two separ-
ate compartments. one of which will be
used for q lunch room where the schol-
ars may either purchase their lunches
for q nominal sum or if having brought
their lunches. may eat them thni" Th.
other compartment will be used as a
lounging room fer the boys.
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FOOD CONSERVATION
Demon stration in Canning VIII DO
Given Today-CathoNc "onans
League in Charge.

Considerable interest Is being taken
locally in the exhibition OF the ioou
conservation committee Of state council
of defense. located at l42l Chaphn
street. Two days each week are devoted
to canning preserving or drying diHer-
emf foodstufrs.
The Catholic Womnns league Is In
charge Of the headquarters for me nrst
balf Of this week and today will can
beans. beets and some sort OF fruit.
Housewives are urgently requested to
attend those meetings and demonstra-
ttons. An abundance Of instructive lit
.rature /. given TO those attending
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ONLY ONE UPSET.

FOREST HILLS. l.. l.. Aug. 2U.-The
first round OF the National patriotic
singles lawn tennis tournament was
completed this afternoon with most of
the leading players winning. The one
upset was the defeat OF S. Howard Nos-
hell, of New York. by Holcomhe Ward,
singles champion in 1904 and tho lone
representative of the older school of
tennis play in the present tournament
Ward won Ga Is, G-3. There vera a
number OF defaults several players Of
prominence from distant points failing
10 appear.
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NOVEL PLAN Y1oPo8KD

New York, Aug. 20.-An attempt II to
be made to found an organization TOT
the thousands Of mon rejected for the
national army. to care TO. the families
and relatives Of men who SO to the
front. according to a statement issued
here tonight by the National Security
League. 1t is the hope Of the league
to develop the plan into nationwide
body with branches in every state In
the union.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-21
OPERATORS TO ORGANIZE.

FAIRMONT. W. Va. Aug. 20.-C. II.
jenkins. president Of the Central West
virginia Coal Operators Association,
and D. r. Lawson. secretary Of the Or
ganlzation. left tonight for Washing
ton. where. at a conference Of opera
tors tomorrow. tho National Coal OPP
orators Association is TO bc organized.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-21
CARRANzA'S DAUGHTER
TO WE'D GEN. ACU|LAR

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 20.-President
Carranza left Mexico City this mornin:
with the members Of his family 70"
oueretaro. 10 miles northwest Of thu
capital. It Is believed the purpose O
the presidents trip Is to attend tho
marriage Of his daughter. Virginia an
General Candida Aguilar. the forme:
provisional foreign minister; which he
desires to have performed without osteH-
tption
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WarWood par6onla.

SIR. and Mrs. Charles Miller and
daughters. Martha and Charlotte. have
returned TO their home in Center War
wood. after an automobile trip TO New
York.
Ben Kemp and George Shearing let
Yesterday for vacation trip to Cresap
Grove.
= Hal Meyers Of South Warwood. Who
had his hand injured while at worn ut
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OBITUARY
Funeral for MIS-. Griffin.

Yesterday morning funeral services
wsrc held for Mrs. Elizabeth "
KIieves) Griffin. who died suddenly IN
tho family home. 401' Main street. city
Saturday. in tn" home Of her sister MRS.
William Fox. of q North Second street
Martins Ferry. Requiem high mass was
celebrated In st. Mary's church. that
city. followed with intcrment in Mt. Cal
vary cemetery. Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-21
NEED MORE ROOM
Davis, 6urhharn & Tyler Co.'s Business
Growing 30 Rapidly Quarters
Is Inadequate.

f. c. Burkham. member OF the Davis
Rurkham & Tyler company. music deal
crs Of 1868 Market street. stated last
night at the dinner given to the sale
men that their present quarters Is be-
coming 100 inadequate for the rapidly
increasing business and that la will be
enlarged or additional quarters leased
"A few years ago" said Mr.. Burk-
ham. the present quarters was sufft-
Client. but during the last year 1t has
gradually become too small and we
must expand to cope with the situa-
ton"
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Funeral for MIS-. Easel.

Funeral services for Mrs. FREDERICK
r,ascl. aged widow of August Rasel.
v hose death occurred Friday. were held
in the home Of her son. Horny G. Rascl
of No. s Twenty-scvcnth street. ycstcr'
day afternoon. The Rcv. DR.. A. Il.
Hcnze Of Zion LutYran "h1urch OIL
GATED. Burial wawS in Mt. Zion.
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Work Progressing.

The work on the road between the
Tob Mill and the Richland mines -
progressing rapidly and will be- In good
shape for traffic soon. The road when
completed will bc one Of the finest in
this part. of the state.
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Mrs. Mary (KeItz) Bonn.

Funeral services will he held this art-
ernoon at o'clock 1T st. Stephens Re-
formed church for tho late Mrs. Mary
Virginia (Kcltz) Eom. who passed away
a: her home on Browns Rum. east or
Renwood. Friday evening. Rev. S. II.
Matzke will ofCiciate. Interment will
be in Greenwood cemetery
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Funeral for schlosser infant.

Services were conducted yesterday
for Harry. 1-year-old son Of Mr.. ana MIS-
john Schossrr. who died Friday. IN the
family home at 66 Alley IS. i'urial|as
in Mt. Zion.
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Lawn Pete Tonight.

A typograp hScal error appearing In
another paper stated that the Lawn f.tc
xfYen by the Ladies' Md OF the Luther
an church Of Warwood. will he on We'd
neSday evening. The date set FOR the
affair Is this evening. instead of tomor-
row.
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Joseph Westfall

Special Dispatch TO the IntelliGencer.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va. Aug. Co.
Joseph Westfnll. retired prosperous
farmer, Is dead at his home. near Good
hope, after a brief illness. aged rs.
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rn,eral for yict infant Today.

Funeral for James F.. l-ye2r-old son
of Albert and E,ffic Wick. VIII died Sun
day. will be- held in the family hume 2lS
East Twelfth street. this afternoon at
$50 o'clock
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found dead here today. The body was
discovered in yard and Indications arc
that death resulted from clubbing.
Three arrests have been made.
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Suorene Court

Charles ". Patterson's appeal to tne
supreme court in an action contestins
the will Of his father in which pc
quests were made to the First PresoF-
terrain church Of Findlay. was filed TO-
day.
The supreme court IS asked to oectoe.
In. an appeal by The Delivery Company
az cleveland against Charles NJ. Gala
men whether a company IS liable for
1arnsxes when ar employee hires upon
hin own responsibility a helper who lat
OfS was injured.
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DR. E L. McRohhin

HAMILTON. Ont. Aug. 20.--Dr. f. j..
McRobbic, Il we'll known physician was
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Second liberty Loan

The general plan Of getting the sec
orfd Liberty Loan Of 1911 before the
people Of Ohio was made known mere
toaay by the Fourth Federal Reserve
District officials through the OHIO
branch. council Of National Defense.
The state will be divided into -FOUR
districts with headquarters IN 'CleTe-
land. Cincinnati Toledo and Columbus.
Each headquarters will have committees
ON press. advertising. finance. group
sales, canvassing sales. bank sales.
special sales and territorial sales. Coun-
ties outside the cities will have central
committees with township sup-commlt-
tees representing merchants. farmers.
school men. religious organizations.
fraternal bodies and newspapers.
Tho first move of the Ohio war de-
Tense council to carry out the plans OF
the Central Liberty Loan Committee.
as the fourth reserve district organi-
ration will be known. will be to give
publicity to liberty loan propaEanda
through a series OF daily bulletins IN
all newspapers in Ohio.
General activities OF the reserve dis
trict organization us outlined today Will
be issuing OF a bulletin appealing TO
farmers to buy heavily. these to he dts
tributed through oranges and at county
fairs. a special bulletin will he dis
/, tributed to school teachers. soliciting
their aid in getting before their COM
munities through the school children
the need for liberty loan subscriptions
Cleveland district-Ashland. Ashtahu-
la. Belmont. Carroll. Columbiana. Gosh
octon. Crawford. Cuyahoga. Erie.
Geauga. Guernsey. Harrison. Holmes.
Huron. Jefferson. Knox. Lake. Lorain
Mahoning. Marion. Medina. Morrow.
Portage. Richland. Stark. Summit
Trumbull TuScarawas and Wayne.
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We make no attempt to urge YOU to buy here. But
we do urge YOU to buy nothing to wear until You have
seen what have to show you.
We ask no more and have no doubt of the result.
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Ohio News Notes

Columbus Republican fractional
fight in Belmont county found its way
into the supreme court today. brought
originally by II. NJ Snediker to compel
Secretary OF State Fulton to appoint
him deputy inspector of the elections
In that county. He claims that a ma
jority Of the party committeeman re-
commended him.
Observation-Disclosures Of acres OF corn
was ievelled by Il severe wind storm
here last night The loss is estimated
at se5o00
New LexinGton-G. F. Allison. So
cialist. was compelled 70 kncel and KISS
the American flag in the public square
because OF unpatriotic remarks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
ORDER SONS OF AMERICA
Extension of Squadron Visitations to
Other Nights of the Week

All the CaE1ps of the city meeting Oh
Tuesday, Wen, day, Thursday and Friday
evenings haas I, .eiVed official notice OF the
visitations of the p. ., s of A. flying squad
ron on March 20. March u. April IL and
April 20 Further information will appear
in this column next Monday,
The members Of Progressive Camp 40 2n3,
have received the following notice: 'On Mhrch
liS our camp will have the honor OF entertaining
state secretary and others. 1t has been
we are anxious that the camp put It's best foot
fogIard and make & sfedhGe 81 Inc Sp rrhp
est GSmn pro r g ths aId Efhn Snye a6 gsHP
%"i % ga iTe ep Una" Ss show our n state o"rs that we
are the richest in hospitality and traternal
can interest in our proposition. We have had
five applications so far this year. and look, '9
YOU to do your share to help alonG the work.
\ big rally Of the ,NIontsomery District, 20. :,
camps win be held this evening with Stge Secgf-
dent D. b. Batting viii preside Th,s is ,nG thG
taxing taking place in May and the fourth in July
Tho second Philadelphia District will convene
Firth and Huntington streets. The state score
iary and other oficas VIII adaress n" meGtims l @
Of the event.
camp b71 is camp that ranks among tho
most progressive in the city. and althouEh u
members are making strenuous efforts to in,
crease. The camp meets at Richmond street and
ing are the officers: President, A. q. Boulder
vice president. William A. Karesch: master OF
forms, James T.. Smith: recording secretary,
Arthur Jones; financial secretary, John II. Will
liams trea surcr, Arthur NJ. Jones; past presi-
dent william A. kremer conductor, A 4,
Sutherland: inspector, a. H. Blackman; guard.
II, j. Smith.
Camp 4s5 passed q motion to entertain all
the members of the fyng squadron after their
work has been completed. Camp ass is the
fourth largest camp in the State and has Sc
cured seventy new members since the last meet
arrangements for nag presentation soon.
The State secretary will speak at the open
meeting OF Camp 800, York, on Thursday, March
90 This meeting will be held for boosting the
members into new spirit and enthusiasm
Camp 1873. Reading still holds FIRST place
among the large camps of the order. with
camp 30. Roxborough. close second The
Reading boys are working hard TO hold their
lead so that they will receive official
milton as the largest camp at the next state
H. Helm Clarence A. High, Frank r. Reder,
Theodore Schlegel. James Northemer. Henry
Zettiemoyer, Claude Kem, George X. Dellett
and Benjamin Nice.
Camp 345 initiated a class of II candidates
in lis spacious lodge room, ~ East Church lane
During the present business prosperity this
camp is making vast increase in membership
and hopes TO Initiate large classes every 1rst
and third Thursday. on April IL the flying
squadron will visit the camp