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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LAUGHED.
The little girl who used to laugh at me
NV sharnhling gait and clumsy. awk-
ward ways
we'll recall her ripping notes OF glee
That rent my heart In early hoyhood
days.
I culled Springs brightest blossoms for
And peaches. gathered from the choic-
As tribute to the sweetest maid In
The little girl who used to laugh at
me!
And then. as we grew older. side by
Presumptuous youths who sought to
ALLEVIATE
Her heart from mine. smote. With
boyish pride
From school carried home her books
and slate;
My admiration won no moro than
smiles.
Yet rlad I was her cause of mirth
to be
so much was I the victim Of her wiles-
The little girl who used to laugh at
mo!
She's laughed at me through childhood
and through youth.
And yet my love for her has never
waned:
Through manhood's years ot run ana
clouds. forsooth,
A smiling face within my heart has
reigned.
cannot feel I've wholly failed In ltfo.
I've filled one noble woman's heart
with Eiee:
Allow me- then. to introduce my wife,
The little girl who used TO laugh at
me!
Roy Farrell Greene.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Of emotion and experience such as ons
would seldom have in a lifetime. And
we have seen service such as few Sec
, lions ever see In their entire six or even
twelve months. and that's no idle Jest
Ing. either.
Our section leader, who was at YER
dun In 1915. told US that not ever there
had the roads been 80 heavily shelled,
and in his farewell speech to US. the
general Of tho army corps told US that
Cc would never see as bad, as hard. as
dangerous service again. Things kept
getting worse and worse up there.
Three Of our cars were shot to pieces.
luckily with nobody In them. Several
of the men had miraculous escapes and
we were Just beginning to believe that
the Lord was with us for fair and
had but forty-eight hours more serv-
ice before our repos began. when. last
Sunday morning at about o'clock. two
Of our men were killed by an exploding
shell.
They had Just backed up at one OF
the posts and were starting down the
hill when this she'll a "105 mm." struck
and burst not three yards In front and
to one side Of their car. One Of them,
Perry Hamilton was at the wheel. and
the other. Jim Galley. was Just climbing
In when the shell came. Both were ter
rthly mangled, Hamilton dying instantly.
and Galley some ten minutes later Both
Of them were almight flne men. men
who had worked hard and uncomplain-
inEly and who had shown before that
there was no yellow in them. In fact
Galley had already been cited for the
"Croix dc Guerre" for his work on the
nights Of July Is and 49, He was just
n boy. barely 81, q Junior At Princeton.
and he always looked 50 fresh ard
cheerful and clean.
The horror Of It all was intensified
for me by an experience I had the
same night. We were creeping along
n pitch black road when there was
flash and roar almost under our I'll,
diator, so Il secmcd-then darkness and
silence again. Then a star-shell went
up and right in front Of us we saw
wagon. or what had been a wagon, and
I'm front OF It were four dead horses
and three dead men.
And then. just as the star shell faded
n lurchinG. wahblinE figure came AROUND
/ the side Of tho wagon and whining
voice. rising and falling. repeating over
and over the same thing. came to us.
"Quatrc morris. quatre morris. Quatre
morris" he kept saying over and over.
ana Wnef fTank Sleppeu out ~ SeN IiIH
he Just faded away in the blackness.
We hoard his voice for some time. but
I couldn't find him again.
After looking the dead men over to
see II by any chance one Of them might
be alive we went on TO the post We had
started for. ! tell you. It WAS weird,
that's what Il was-and that wagon was
the only thing probably. which saved
u. from being struck by the same she'll
/ for II hit not thirty yards In front OF
ny. but the wagon WAS between US and
the e1plosion We came into canton
rnent after our trip down from the post
it was about o'clock then-and heard
! Of the death. of the two boys and I very
nearly fainted-the deaths In our own
outfit. our own men. brought the horror
Of the whole thing home to me. you see
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04
JUMPED so FEET TO ESCAPE.
al 70 Tho IntelliC.ncer,

Special to Tho TnteIliGancer.
EAST LIVERPOOL. o.. Oct. 3.-JohI
Fulmcr. 90! jumped fifty feet over
cliff here today In an attempt to escape
arrest on charge Of Implication In the
theft OF 5000 worth Of iron which ~ai
cartcd away from tho GoldinE flint mill
Despite q broken right leg and severt
decorations to his left arm ne crawlct
several yards to a hiding place unde
railroad trestle after alighting. He
was taken to a hospital.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04
GrNCE THAT DAY!

Since West Virginia has voted dry
There's many a boy with brighter
eye.
MANY n man with clearer brain.
MANY q heart that knows no pHin.
MANY q pantry that's always filled.
MANY a body that's never chilled.
MANY n child thai goes to school.
MANY that practice the. Golden Rule.
MANY cures that never come.
Nnoy TINT came when W" had rum,
MANY Fl voter that's out Of debit.
Ard n whole lot NOR. who'll never vote
"wCt."
w. 5. Stanton. Huntington, ". Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

1t is stated from Washington. that
General lerShlngs rc9uisltion for sup
plies has been totally lost in the depart
iucnt. and will have To be prepared all
Oyer again. However. II in the mean
tine General Prrsl!ng should fool tho
ned OF red tape thcr" Is plenty to be
had
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

words: department Of Justice" Why.
why tho surpriseT Didn't this admin
s;rution tell us before they were elected
that they favored a tariff policy that
would encourage the American people
TO buy abroad instead OF at home:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

We have enacted a s2.ono. 100000 rev.
euue bill but did not increase by one
cent the revenue from an import duty.
the income from which is about $780,
100000 q year
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

a correspondent Of the American
Economist says that few days ago he
saw a fine looking automobile on tho
streets OF New York and. in looking 1t
over discovered TO his surprise that It
vas Made in England" and bore the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

The cotton interest OF the South
wants iron and steel prices regulated
but with no limit on cotton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Taxing some newspapers out OF exist
ence will not be q very profitable per-
Torrance for some congressman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

II Italy is now successful In striking
the decisive blow against Austria tho
crumbling OF German resistance will
soon follow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

The militant picket brigade OF the Ma
tional Womcn's Party surely spilled the
beans at that Baltimore meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Now that the Union Missions support
IS secured let us make the View Point
Sanatorium likewise secure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Boycotting the Liberty Loan Is help
ing make German bullets for our boys
in Franco.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

The shade Of Napoleon to the Kaiser
on his arrival at St Helena: welcome
10 our city: the palace Is yours. iou
will find everything as I left IT.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

And there promises to be some prof
iteering" In the worlds series baseball
championship series. But that Is an old
complaint.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Tho electric companies IN California.
since they came under the control Of III"
railroad commission. have spent NOR"
termcrts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04
rHr LITTLE GIRL WHO LAUGHED.

Mrs. Havemyer Is In league with the
IaEollette seditIon propaganda
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Argentina's ardor for war with Ger
many has turned into cold feet.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

More cheers and tears for the boys
who leave to-day for Camp Leo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Don't sing "Rally Round the Flag
Boys" and then neglect to rally round
the Liberty Loan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-04

Switzerland has built ito hiGcst aerial
tramway. mile and a half long and
ascending 10 mn altitude Of nearly q
mile. solely for tourists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30

Stomach Trouble causes a multitude
Of ailments. and often results in Gall
Stones. Yellow Jaundice, Acute and
Chronic Indigestion. Appendicitis, Con-
stipation. Auto-Intoxication, Gas Pres
sure. Fear OF Heart Disease, Cancer
and Ulcers Of the Stomach and Intes-
tines, etc. etc. One dose OF Mavr's
Wonderful Remedy has proven sue
cessful in thousands Of cases Of Stom-
ach Trouble. This explains its enor-
nous sale. Has been taken and IS
recommended by Physicians. Justice 5f
the Supreme Court, Congressman. Law
yers, Nurses, Ministers. Farmers. Edu-
Gators, Mechanics-prObably your own
neighbor. Many owe their lives to
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Thousands
say Il has saved them from the knife
Contains no alcohol or habit-fSrming
drugs FREE booklet On Stomach All
Weuts- Address Geo. H. Mayr. Mfg
Chemist Chicago. Better yet-obtain
a bottle Of Mayrs Wonderful Remedy
from Kelly * Pollard, Potter Drug Co.,
or any reliable druggist, who viii re-
fund your money If Il fails.-Ady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30
Miss Greta Palmer Is Guest
OF Honor At Pretty Reception

horizontal bands Of white satin. She
carried g bouquet of pink carnations.
Miss Palmer was dressed in pink
chiffon over white satin, with trim
mings Of silver lace She carried
bouquet OF pink sweet peas.
Mrs Beeson wore q gown o black
satins trimmed with black lace and Jet
and with = small hat OF black lace
and iet
Mrs. Small wore q gown OF black
taffeta
Mrs. F1agg was dressed IN white
crepe de chine, with hat Of black lace
straw.
The house was decorated in a most
attractive way, carrying out 2 color
plan OF pink. white and green Arches
OF green hung with many small white
wedding bells were arranged about the
rooms. Pink candles in silver and
brass sticks were about and palms anu
pOtted ferns were masSed around IN the
corners Bowls or pink sweet peas
and pink carnations were festooned
over the window draperies-
An ice course was served in the
dining room, in which the color plan
In the center Of the serving table.
in two pink hearts stood a miniature
bride and groom. Pink carnations were
scattered about them Above from
the chandelier, was suspended
white wedding bell from the edges of
which hung tiny gold slippers and from
the center were suspended two turtle
doves While beneath them was a Kew
pie Cupid Sprays OF orange blossoms
were festooned about the wedding bell
and smilax twined the chandelier. Pink
candles in silver and crystal sticks,
were about the table.
Assisting in serving were Mesdames
J. A Pickett. Battelle White, c. ".
Groom and Charles L Overstreet,
Misses Rosemary Pelham and Sarah
Small
About IS people attended the affair.
During the afternoon plano solos
were rendered by little Jeanette Rawl-
ings and Mary Elizabeth Pelham.
Miss Palmer will be the honor guesT
OF Mrs. Russell r Rokahr, At a dinner
party. to he given this evening. at her
nome on Bliss street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30
PAY MORE. SAY
COMMISSIONERS
Council Acts On Report To
Raise Salaries of Police
men and Firemen.

Salaries OF the city police officers
and firemen will be increased This
was decided at an executive meeting
Of the city council Thursday afternoon
when the recommendation Of the civil
service commission were adopted, ac-
cordinC 10 mayor Tom Lea
The commission. consisting OF John
n WYATT. chairman Dr. 3. NJ Worsham
and Frank Powers presented its report
which was adopted by the executive
session. but VIII have to be ratified AT
The next regular session Of the coun-
ell.
The commission i'm its recommends
tions stated that after a careful in
vesti@ation IL found that the firemen
and policemen We're not paid suf-
ficient salaries. The present salaries,
the commission held. were not adequate
for their actual maintenance; that there
was no incentive for the desired class
Of men 20 seek positions in the service
or 10 apply themselves Whlle IN tne
department. The commission also held
that il was at present. under the scale
OF wages. impossible to secure and hold
in the service Of the two departments
men capable Of conducting the affairs
OF the Two departments as they de-
serve.
recommends Two shift Basis.
II was held by the commission that
the residence district Is almost WIN
out police protection, which is due 10
the eight hour system now in opera
ton. The force is entirely too small
TO be divided into three shifts. the
report said The commission recon-
Inended that the police department be
placed on a two shift basis, which
would provide the city with adequate
protection This, the commission held.
would add so percent to the efficiency
of the men concerned Mayor Tom
Lea in his budget provided for this
contingency, he said
The commission in its report stated
that after careful investigation II nad
found that conditions IN The IRE de
partmenr were even more depiOrable
on account OF the low wage scale and
long hours.
The schedule submitted was:
Police Department.
Sergeants-Dresen salary. 500; pro-
posed salary, SOS; after one year serv-
ice. S110.
proposed salary. 500; after one year
service. s110-
atrolmen-Preseut salary. $50; pro-
posed salary, S95; after one year serv-
Traffic mea-Present salary. SIS:
/ proposed salary, $50; after one year
service. 500.
Motorcycle men-Present salary. SIS:
proposed salary. $50; after one year
/ service. s1O0
Jailers-Present salary. Ss5: pro-
posed salary. sS5; after one year serv-
: ice. 500.
Patrol drivers-Preseut salary. SIS:
! proposed salary. Ss5; after one year
service. S1Oe
Fire Department.
First assistant chief-Present salary.
$40. proposed salary. S145.
0 Assistant engineer-Present salary,
. $50. proposed salary $50
I Lieutenant-Present salary se5: pro-
} posed salary 500.
Pipeman, ladderman. stoker-Present
I salary. SO; proposed salary, $50: after
Z one year. $50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30
About Ell Pasoans.

L D. Park is very III at MS home on
Magoffin avenue
Bronaueh Richmond is quite III a his
home in Sunset Heights
Miss Mary Frances Coleman IS quite
III at her home on East Boulevard.
Miss Mary Gates Redmond is i'll with
the mumps At her home on Aagotfln
avenue.
Miss Minna Edwards is III with pto-
maine poisoning. at her home IN Golden
Hill Terrace.
Mr. and Mrs. a y Jordon are ex-
pecting to move soon from the Ger
aldine apartments to the Valentine
apartments. on East Rio Grande street
Mrs. Jordan. who has been quite III Tor
some time, is much improved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30
SIZE Of FARM
UNITS SMALLER
Acreage Under Salt River
Project Is 10000 More
Than Estimate.

Phoenix, ARR, March 30-The aver
age farm unit under the salt River
irrigation project Is OF AS acres. 10 Dc
compared with 1909 acres in 1909. The
present acreage signed up" under the
project Is I66.s9s, compared With i0s,-
OF. In 1903. Though the whole pro-
ject now Is computed az $4,000 acres,
the irrigabIe area under present stor-
age conditions is believed fully 10000
acres more. this exclusive OF large
tracts under the Tempe and Utah
canals that have not been placed IN
DER the project, their owners pre-
ferring to rely upon old water rights
and the ordinary flow Of the river.
About 5000 acres south Of Tempe.
around the experimental farm date
orchard, has become excessively aka
line. by the rising OF the water table
This section, on the ella slope. once
one OF the richest parts OF the valley,
is being reclaimed by drainage ditch,
which now is flowing about 1000 inches
OF water at depth OF ten feet A part
of the reclaimed land is being planted
to cotton and the entire tract is eX-
pected to be productive again next sea-
son. Several other drainage bitches
are to be dug in the Tempe section. one
OF them to discharge into salt river.
Try to Settle Differences.
Conferences have been held IN
Phoenix between representa- tives OF the
State Corporation commission, the
san Carlos Canal and Irrigation COM
pany, representative farmers from the
florence and Casa Grande sections and
official representatives Of the Indian
Bureau of the Interior department, IN
an effort to settle relative equities in
the flow Of the ella river above
Florence. This IS antecedent to con-
struction OF a diversion dam, FOR which
appropriation OF s250.00O has been
made by congress, primarily for the
benefit OF the Pima indians.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30
Cards.

The Thursday Bridge club meeting
has been postponed until after Easter.
Then Mrs. NJ Lewis Naouin will enter
tain the club at her home on Grant
avenue.
a delightful bridge party was given
by Miss Genevieve HOrnbrOok. Thurs
day afternoon. at her home In the Ara
gon apartments The prize winners
were Mrs. Herbert T J. Cream.
Misses Mary Kaye Alves and Winifred
after the games Spring flowers were
sttractively used in the decoration OF
the rooms Among those present were
Misses Mary Kaye AlVes, Amy Heard,
Marguerite Heard. Mary COmstOc6-
Winifred Martin, Lues Trippett. kath-
crime Pfaff. Marguerite Gething. Mes
danes John ?. Hasson, Isaac Spalding.
James L Collins, Herbert T. J. Cream
and z. r Warner McCaoe-
Mrs. Ames s Albro entertained with
a most delightful bridge party. as
farewell to Mrs Clarence Mansfield. at
Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs
Mansfield are leaving shortly for Dali
las where they will make their future
home. The apartment was artisticaly
decorated with jonquils and violets.
Ths score cards were hand painted
Easter rabbits. Mrs Mansfield was
presented with q guest prize Miss
Mary Hickey won the high score prize
and Mrs. Ralph Converse. the consola-
ton prize. The refreshments served by
the hostess were in the color scheme
OF yellow and white. Mrs. AlbrO's
guests were Mesdames Mansfield,
Ralph Converse, Frank WhitelOck. J.
II Spain. ". D. Shea. Bliss AIbro,
Claude Shelton, Hazel Brickel. Frank
Langan. Lee Hall. and Gertrude Muel-
Ter. Misses Ruth Alhro and Mary
Hickey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30

Look at the tongue, motheri II coat
cd II is sure sign that your little
ones stomach, liver and bowels need q
gentle thorough cleansing at once
When peeyish, cross. listless, pale.
doesn't sleep. doesn't eat or act natur-
ally, or is feverish. stomach sour, breath
bad; has stomac ache, sore throat,
diarrhoea, full OF cold, give a tea
spoonful of California syrup of
Figs" and in a few hours all the
foul. constipated, waste, undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out OF
the little bowels without gripping, and
you have a well. playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children TO
take this harmless fruit laxative: !"
they love its delicious taste. and II al
ways makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent boz
tie Of California Syrup OF Figs" which
has directions for babies, children OF an
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeifs sold
here To be sure you get the genuine,
ask 10 see that II is made by ''Califor-
Ma Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any
other kind with cOntempt-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-30
How To Cook; Some Recipes
From Mrs. Edna j. Evans

FRS. EDNA EVANS. who con-
Nj Quoted The Herald cooking
L = school this year. a. well as last
year and the year previous. sends back
some recipes requested OF her by those
en- attendance at her last session here.
she apologies for her delay. but says
she has been very busy since leaving
here and sent the recipes at her first
convenience.
Though very busy. stiu have many
pleasant thoughts for my FL Paso
friends. and somehow felt during this
session. Just past. that I had got closer
TO the women OF Fl Paso and that they
are very real friends OF mine" she
writes. Il came away from your town
rested and happy in the thought that
7 carried the good wishes Of the Fl
Paso housewives with me. AID am al
ready planning good things for next
springs school"
Chocolate Pie.
For crust. take one cup flour. one
third cup shortening, one-fourth tea
spoonful salt. and a very sc9nt one
fourth Gun cold wa ter. Mix wei with
mixing spoon and line pie tin. Bake In
rather hot oven For filling yOlks two
eggs, two tablespoonfUls flour. three
tablespoonfuls chocolate. one-hah cup
sugar. one rounding teaspOonful
butter and one and one-half cups
milk Mix all ingredients wei
and cook in double boiler until
thick. FIJI cooked pie shell and
cover with nnerinEue made Of well
beaten whites OF two e0~s and put In
slow oven to brown slightly
Wafnes.
One and one-fOurth cups flour. one
fourth tess9oonful salt. one-half tea
spoon soda. one cu0ful thick sour
milk. two eggs. three tsblespoonfuls
melted butter. Sift together the flour.
salt and soda; add the yolks Of the
eggs beaten and MIXED with the sour
milk. and lastly. the whites OF the
eggs beaten dry Have both sides OF
the waffle iron hot and well oiled. so
that the wafflas will bake quickly.
Rice Creole.
Melt three tablespoonful butter IN
hot frying pan. add one Gun rice. Stir
constantly until rice is well Drowned
Add two ard three-fourths Guns boil
soft. Put on serving dish. garnish with
canned pimientoS and cover with
Creole Sauce.
Cook two tahles1Oonfuls chopped
onion. two tablespoonfuls chopped
green pen1er, one TABLESPOONFUL
chopped green pepper. one tablespoon
ful chopped red pepper. two table
s1OOnfuls chopped mushrooms. with
three tablesnOOnfuls butter FOR five
minutes. Add two tablespoonfuls flour,
one and one-half Guns canned toma-
toes and one teaspOonful salt. Let SIM
mer one hour.
Tuna Loaf.
Two cups canned tuna. = cup bread