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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
NAVAL SCOUTS HERE
OBJECT OF NEW
SOCIETY WHICH is MAKING
GREAT PROGRESS.
Youth of the City Will Be Given an
Opportunity to Receive Free Mill
tary Training at Home.

Under the auspices Of the American
Junior Naval and Marine Scout, Inc,
it is contemplated 10 organize bat
TALON of junior naval marine scouts
in Wheeling. y number of prominent
local men will assist in the organiZa
ton and all young men and boys OF
the city ad surrounding towns are
eligible to membership. Similar com
panies have been started in many other
cities throughout the country. The
object is to uplift. the American boy
and give him thorough military
training at home.
Such men as Admiral Geo. Dewey,
General Geo. Barnett and Hon. Daniel
NJ. Dedell are back Of the movement
The United States marine corps is
also lending its assistance in.the train
ing Of the young men. Sergeant
August FTedericks, who is the local
marine recruiting officer, will be the
instructor of the Wheeling company.
In giving this naval and marine
training to the young men Of the
country it. is the desire of the organ
ization that all the youth may be
strong, sound and safe physically ant
morally: that they may devote them
selves 10 the country and flag; and
be prepared TO do the right thing
always.
The society believes In the words
of Edward Everett: What children
are. ncighburs are, states, empires
worlds are" 1t Is its intention ''tc
promote. teach and inculcate in the
youth throughout the United States
a spirit of loyalty and obedience to
his parents and his superiors by
affording him an opportunity for men
tai, moral and physical training. To
teach him patriotism. courage, sell
reliance and kindred virtues by train
ing him in the systematic methods oil
naval and marine practices according
to the regulations Of the United States
navy, so that he may become better
equipped to perform the duties and
obligations OF good citizenship"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
BELL PHONE RATES
Being Opposed BY Subscribers Of This
District. Contrary To Reports From
Other Cities

Written statement, carried in the
afternoon papers. was issued from the
Wheeling Commercial association yes
terday denying reports sent out to
newspapers under Charleston and Fair
mont date lines 10 the effect that prac-
tically all matters of differences be-
tween the He'll Telephone company
and subscribers Of West Virginia had
been settled amicably outside of the
public service commission and that
there would be no opposition to the
telephone cOmpany'S application for
increase Of rates in this state.
The petition of the Bell company for
permission 10 increase their rates and
charge toll between Wheeling and Ger.
tain towns in this community. follow
ing the merging of the two companies,
came up before the public service COM
mission in Charleston yesterday.
Judge Frank ". NeSbitt is repre-
scnting the Wheeling Commercial as
socation. Attorney Charles Z. Carri-
gan appeared for the city Of Mounds
vile and Attorney William b. Casey
for the people OF the Elm Grove dis
rirr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
CITY QUESTIONS TO
Be TAKEN UP TODAY
Special Committee to Report at open
Forum Meeting to Remedy
Municipal Expenditures

A special funcheon-meetlns OF tne
Omen Forum Of the Wheeling Com
mercial association will be held today
at IL o'clock in the Mcclure house to
hear the report Of the special com
mtttee relative to plan to be adopted
whereby the city Of Wheeling will be
better able to cope with its eXpendl
lures.
The committee spent all yesterday
afternoon preparing its report, which
will be read at the meeting today, fol
lowed by a general discussion. The
committee Is composed of George j.
Mathison, Charles II. Watkins. H. c.
Ogden, J. Harold Brennan and John
C. Palmer.
The meeting today Is the adjourned
one held last week when the matter
Of providing some means by which
the clty's expenses could be met was
discussed at some length and the com.
mittee was appointed.
The questions to be. reported upon
and discussed today. as presented by
H. C. Ogden at the meeting last week,
are:
Should the tax rate of the city be
IT'S It advisable 10 devise SOME means
to transfer portion of the >nunty'S
funds now spent outside of trc city
limits TO tho uses OF tho city. 'tthor
by lowering tho county tax rat" ant. in
creasinS the city tax rate: or by having
rho county TO take over n number 4
the more important thorouEhfaros On
tending through the city and bearing
the expense OF mairtena nee"
Pure water. tn" city charter and our
trans portattnn Problems will be sub
tects for discussion at subsequent meet
tngs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
COOPER IS HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEATH OF NEGRESS
CORONER HOBBS CONDUCTS AN
INQUEST INTO DEATH OF
HUGHES WOMAN,
Iva Battles, Eye Witness to Murder,
Relates Story and Says John
Conner Fired Shot

Iva Battles, Eye Witness to Murder,
Relates Story and Says John
Cooper Fired Shot
The jurors, sworn to Inquire
when, how and by what means
Rosie Hughes came TO her death,
upon their oathS do say:
That Rosie Hughes came to her
death in Wheeling, Ohio county,
w. Va, on the 18th day Of January,
1917, as the result Of gunshot
wound inflicted by John Cooper
on the night OF January 6, 1917.
The above verdict was returned by
a jury empanneled by Coroner R. G.
Hobbs to inquire into the death Of
Rosie Hughes, the Chattanooga, Tenn,
negress, who was fatally shot by John
Cooper, her negro lover, in a negro
boarding house at. 924 Chapline street
Saturday evening, resulting in the
woman's death at the Ohio Valley
General hospital Sunday forenoon.
The coroner's inquest was held in
the criminal court room at 4 o'clock
yesterday evening before jury COM
posed of Edward Duffy, ALI Richards,
Phillip Jacobucci, Clarence Biggs, AL
Hayes and Harry Leader. Assistant
Prosecutor Carl Bachman questioned
the witnesses.
Tom Arlington, city patrol driver,
told of being called to 924 Chaplinc
street Saturday evening where he
found the negress with bad gunshot
wound in her body, and of taking her
to the hospital.
Jesse Carter, police patrolman, told
iof being called TO 924 Chapline street
at $50 Saturday evening and Of find
ing colored woman, whose name he
since learned was Rosie Hughes, suf-
fering with gunshot wound.
I'VE inquired from witnesses and
were told that negro named John
Cooper kicked the door open and shot
the woman" he said.
DR.. C. w. Ulfert, coroner's physi-
clan, who with DR.. John Marschner
performed an autopsy on Rosie
Hughes body at Berlschy's morgue
Sunday evening. described the wound
in the woman's body and exhibited
shot taken from the body. He said
the physicians found two small holes
in one rib and several shot punctYres
in the right lung.
THE cause of DEATH" he said, was
Ia hemorrhage in the right lung
caused by the Snot Whlcn punClureu
the lung tissue"
Dr. J. Z. Marschner. the other
county physician who helped with the
autopsy. gave practically The same
Testimony rs that Of Dr.. Ulfert.
Elmer Bertschy, embalmer and
undertaken. testified that he saw the
wounds described by the physicians,
The body. he said. was obtained at
the Ohio Valley General hospital and
lis still in the morgus.
". NJ. Whitaker, who stays at 924
Chapine street, testified that lie WAS
acquainted with the woman who was
shot and that her name was Rosie
Hughes. The body ut Bertschy's
morgue, he said, is that Of Rosie
Hughes.
Iva Battles, of 1914 Chaplinc street,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
HEADACHES VANISH
QUICKLY
When You Take "Celery-Mist -
Get a Sc Package at Any Store.

Your headaches will simply fade
away in a few minutes after you take
"Celery-Mist. Comfort and relief
come almost at once. II is fine.
Thousands of people say so. Costs
only &C a package at any store. Su-
perior TO remedies that cost twice as
much. Safer and better in quality.
Contains no opiates or narcotic
drugs. Try "Celery-Mist' just once
you'll then prefer it 10 any other
headache remedy. Also fine for
neuralgia, cold in head and grippe
aches and pains.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
Old Black
Joe Coug h
Syrup
Is SAFE for Every Member Of the Family.

Most cough and cold remedies con-
tain dangerous drugs, such as OPIUM
Morphine, Chloroform, Herein and
Codcine. They paralyze the nerves.
They are dangerous.
Not so with Old Black Joe Cough
Syrup. 1t cures coughs and colds oy
loosening the phlegm, soothing the
irritation, opening the air passages OF
throat and head and killing the cold
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10

testified that he knew Rosie Hughes
and that he was at 924 Chaplne
street Saturday evening.
Anna Floyd, myself, William WHIT
taker and Rosie Hughes" he SAID,
were standing in the kitchen talking
over things in Chattanooga. Rosie
was preparing TO set the supper table table.
when John Cooper kicked the door
omen and shot Rosie Hughes. / saw
iii. He used single barrel shot gun.
Rosie Hughes threw up her hands
and said, oh, Lord. John Cooper mas
shot me dead!'
Cooper went out. Of the house and
ran down hill"
was anybody else shot?" he was
asked. 80.
Yes. Anna got three shots. got
five in the hand
Battles identified shot gun picked
up from the sidewalk in front OF tne
house as that with which Cooper snot
Rosie Hughes.
This completed the testimony.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
COMPANY A WINS PRIZE,

Company 4 of Wheeling Lodge No. O.
|. O. q. T.. captaIncd by l.. r. crago,
wins tho prize for tho highest numbe
~ applicants for membership during
he membership campaign which just
closed. Captain CraEn won n handsome
violin for the highest individual num-
bcr of applications secured and voted
upon farnrably. and John T. HUMPHREYS
who held III" second individual honor
was given u gold watch fob. The three
losing will banquet tho winners
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
WHEELING LODGE 1NsTA1Ls.

Wheeling lodge No. Ill, Knights OF
rythins. m"t in regular session last
night ut their rooms in the Waldorf
building. Besides attending TO the rou-
tine work tn" newly elected officers
were. installed az follows: Samuel Is
Wilson. chancellor commander; j.. w
Thun;LS. vic" chancellor: John Clark
prSiatc: Albert Schmidt. master OF
work. J. y. Spargo. master OF finance;
II. w. Cox. master cvchcqucr: ChaS. W
DictriCh&. keeper Of seals and records
Edward Russel master at arms; John
CuStaEn2. inner guard: F.. w. Richard.
son. outer guard: Frank S. Cox, trustee
Pythian club consists OF W. W. McClem-
cnt. J. Earl Spargo and Charles W
Dictrichs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
PASS ON DEMURRER TODAY.

At n session nf criminal court TO bt
held this morning JGIg" Alan II. Robin
son will pass upon H." demurrer To the
in,iirtIurlIt against John Cincter. The
negro charged with aSSaulting ami rob
hing John Dean. The court will also
hear arguments on tho demurrer to the
indictment against ELLA Sanders.
Mrs. Marinnis mot Mrs. MnriarIty al
an afternoon tea.
Says Mrs. MaEinnis. "1tow do you do
Mrs. Moria rlty""
Says Mra. Moriarity: - am glad t.
Sre you ard how do you rln--n"t that
care 4 ran but il helps along the talk
London Saturday Journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10

germs.
There is not a drop Of dangerous
drugs in it. Just as good and SAFE
for children as for grown folks. :
One price only-25 cents for a big
bottle at any store In city or country.
Everybody buys it and likes it. Tho
biggest seller because It gives the
most satisfaction and is absolutely
safe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
ABLE TAKEN TO WESTON.

Henry Able. confessed wife slayer
was removed 10 tho insane asylum yes
inrday by George Cooper. an attendant
from the institution. Able gave the
officer no trouble. and showed no traces
Of violence which marked his conduct Il
few days before his trial. lie goes IL
Weston subject to provision that
should hc at any time regain his reason
he shall be returned To ohio county for
trial On 4 ChnrEC of mnrllrr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
RED LIGHT INMATES FINED.

Nom" Of tho keepers. inmates and
lmitcrcrS arrested in Tn" raid on tho rcd
light district Monday nigh; were in
police court Yesterday morning. Judge
1luIirrk''r. us the defendants were called
assessed lines Of $2n ar the keepers and
s.: and costs on the inmates and luitrr-
rrS. The city will realize more than
81 7nn from tho raid
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
EidnciaH.

Anna A. Taylor. Roy +. Mayor and
Allen G. Naylor qualified ms executors
Of the state If John S. NaylOr' deceased
w. Il. Irvine. Chas. +. PAUL anu George
J. Mathison. appraisers.
Edward II. Ottc qualified as admins
traitor Of the estate of Elizabeth Otte'
deceased. Fond $1,000: John {: Stein
surety Chester w. McElroy. William
l.. Gillcland and ". S.. McElroy' np-
pra1scrs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
BUSY MONTH roR CHARITIES,

The month OF December WIS an ex-
Ceptionally busy one for the Associate
Charities and especially for the visiting
nurse. According to the report A cases
were cared for. The report also shows
that sickness is greater among persons
between the ages Of ) and II and IL
and As.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
FouR CASES FOR TODAY.

!. E,~r cases are dorketrd for trial be
fore Judge r. NJ. -Hddleman In Part IL l.,
OF ctrcI: court today T n C SaS Sari nre
Herman Swetwine vs Frank y. War
ron. H. F. HNQan and son and ]. w.
Williams VS.. Fr~pk Ridley.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
ACTION IS DISMISSED

TuIrr n Al Addlrmnn III clTCuIt
rourt Yesterday entered an order dis
missing the sui, nf Sidney: Lewis
againsi the city & Elm Grove Railroad
company. Tho matters III controversy
had been settled ont Of court. inc Or
der requires til" defendant TO pay th'
r.ulS Of tho litigation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10

Flour costs more in Venezuela than
for many years past. but competition
among the bakers has reduced the
price Of bread.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-10
E1eHTY-sEvEN YEARS OLD

Rackachc. sore muscles. stin JOINTS
dark uuffs undo: eyes and bladder dis.
orders are symptoms Of diseased gid
ncys. II. u. Adams. Springfield. MO;
writes: Il had very severe att2t:H nl
kidney trouble. ! am getting old. eighty
seven. | tried different treatments. but
none did me go much good as Foley
Kidney pills. ! consider IL the ocst.
Foley Kidney Pills are tonic III actloI.
and quick t0 give results. Coleman O.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24
Cows and Gardens
Don't Up Vely Well

Several readers j The Saturday
News have asked the paper to sug
gest that better attention be paid to
caring for stock III the outskirts Of
the city.
Il speak for several Of my neigh
boris. said one prominent citizen the
other day. "and myself. when / say
that We have found much inconven.
ience in trying to protect our gardens
and planted grounds from damage by
stock running loose. This applies es-
pecially to cows.
The gentleman ADDED that he is
trying to care for two acres Of Land
this eason He is not farmer, but
q professional man, but he and vari-
GUS neighbors. and many others III
the city. he said, have undertaken to3
follow the advice OF expert agriculturs
lists and i federal authorities to In
crease production.
Several Of these gentlemen have
planted potatoes, others have combin-
ed potatoes with garden truck, having
all told, utilized many acres Of land
that hitherto have remained idle.
1T is very annoying, to say the
least" said another Of these expert.
mentors, TO g cows running over
the places where n has planted
something, and particularly If the
things n has planted are beginning
to show through the ground. I wish
something could be done about II
without going into the courts for pro
lection, since as neighbors ant
friends we all ought to do within the
bounds Of reason as we would be done
BY. If you'll mention this in the pa
per maybe the remedy will be apple.
without further ado
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24
Men State
Quota Under Selection
By Arthur sears Hennl.aas:

Washington, May 1sWith he
plan IL the new national army per
fected the administration began
day speeding up the machinery which
will tarn ont American troops Tor no.
European firing line. Il
The administration took under ii
sideration an oRer by France
England to send 1000 onicers, issEsE
qualified by wounds from actiye sAry
ice. to replace forarmy training pSurs
poses Id this country aneQuaI nunS
Der Of American oficers Run tthSes nrst
American expeditionary forc ID
France.
Registration Estimated y ssAtess
The census bureau today issued an
estimate of the number of men liable
to registration ID which Northwestern
states were credited with the follow
ing numbers OF eligIbless
Minnesota 1900
North Dakota ssss.s...s.s...a.ssss, 38s;0UOs
South Dakota ,.s..s....s...ss $500
Iowa 30 900
Wisconsin s......@..s22s,50 500
Montana $500
ID New York state 1,0eS,000 are ex
pected to register, In Pennsylvania
874 900 and Iii Iilionis 83s,bO0.
The war departmental planning IL
1 eall ant and nlObiliza M traininrE
camps all the national guard units BY
| Jsne is, II sufiicient equipment can be.
provided by that time.
The transformation Of regular army
and national guard cavalry regiments
into artillery units IL under consid-
Grafton, because of the fact that cav
airy has been of little use ii this
war.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24
WHooPING COUGH.

One of the most successful prepare
lions in use for this disease is Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. s. w. Nc
Clinton, Blandon Springs. Ala, writes
"our baby had whooping cough as
bad as most any baby could have it. I
gave him Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and it soon got him we'll OBJ
tainable everywhere. ADV. 47-51
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24
New Birth Of Freedom.

In all these matters we are encour-.
aged to see bright rays of hope. Ann
erica is into the war and God will
somehow make it a blessing unto us.
Europe is to have a new resurrection.
Chastened, purged as by fire, the ma
tons Of Europe will come forth, and
freedom will have a new birth from
Petrograd to the Tiber. We tried
to wash our. hands Of the whole matter
and We could not. We prayed that
the cup might pass from us. 1t is
ordered otherwise. God grant that
we shall not grow more careless, more
extravagant, more incorporate, more
seeking after wealth, more self salts
fed. God grant that as we give orr
best. the same as Europe has given
her best, we may grow strong in those
elements that make for real strength:
sacrifice, devotion, ~prayer-life, COM
passion, earnestness, honesty and.
purity of soul. America is too we'll
satisfied. We must now drink the
cup. But it is the cup of life, the cup
of emancipation, the cup of a world
wide Calvary. AS Victor Hugo said
under similar circumstances many
years ago. God remains calm and
does His work"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24

produced q marvellous output OF Ut
erature. Much of the s~ugKestlye,
sensual literature that has grown MP
within recent years will be burned up,
and men will turn to the vast and
holy themes 81. life. Second. there il
a new compassion. It Is an easy mat
ter to raise a few million dollars for
almost n worthy cause, The heart
OF humanity is very tender. The MAJ
arene is on every battlefield. The
greatness Of the cruel strife has
called forth a compassion almost.
equally great. Third, there is q deep
er realization OF the eternal verities.
Religion is a living thing. IN expert
ence within the soul. In the crisis
we see God, the Father, Almighty. and
we worship Him. Jew, Protestant
Catholic, worship Him together on
the battlefields. In the storm we see.
emerging through the mists the Rock
of Ages and we are comforted. The
foundation truths. God, purity, love,
justice, Fellowship. Immortality, per-
sonal integrity, Christ as the Messiah
and the Prince Of Peace, these truths
are seen so clearly I'M the smoke and
storm of battle. And a fourth by.
product,-perhaps this is the main is
sue-is the clearness with which men
see the climax of a struggle that has
been going on since the beginning Of
time; brute force and selfish ambition
against restraint and compassion and
justice. Is God stronger than battle
ships? The best thing in the world
is arrayed against the worst thing in
the world; For Others" is fighting
against aFor Self. Either right is
right forever. or there is no moral or,
der, no God. no moral obligation bind
ing upon men. If the prowess of the
individual determines the rightness
of his claims, then we revert to primal
savagery and worse, because our Gun.
ming is $ highly developed.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24
Second Day

800 q. m. Children will meet with
the supervisor Of the Junior chau-
tauqua for the first mornings frolic:
$50 p. M. Prelude by The Glenn
Wells Company. Dramatic sketches
BY a company of artists.
300 p. N. Lecture by Sarah Tyson.
Rorer, authority on what no to eat.
7:30 n. M. Entertainment by The
Glenn Wells Company, music and
entertainment,
BIB p. m Lecture by Gov. Frank p.
Willis. A great orator discusses
vital problems.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24
Program
For Coming Summer
FLrst Say.

First Day.
2:30 p. m. Opening exercises and Inns
portant announcements.
Concert by Schnmann Quintet-clas,
sizes brought down to earth ~ real
artists.
400 p. m. Children will meet with
play supervisor for the organization
OF junior chautauaua. A big time
for all the little folks Of fourteen
years or less.
1880 j. m. Entertainment by Schu-
mann Quintet. FortysAvr minutes
with the masters.
BIS b. m. Lecture Nv Or. James u
Gordon, n Of the great pulpit Or
ators of the day.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24

Third Day.

800 a. m. Junior ~chautauqua.
10: 90 a. m. Lecture by Dr. Nan Sper-
nv, assistant Labor Commissioner of
Missouri.
2::30 p. M. Prelude by The Royal
Dragons, a singing band and or
chestra.
800 p. m. Lecture by Congressman
Abercrombie, n Of the south's rep
resentative men
7:3e i. N. Concert by The Royal
Dragons, a program Of stirring
music.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-24
Fourth Day.

900 a.. M Junior chautauqua.
1000 a. u. Lecture by Gypsy Sim
on Smith, the story Of from Gypsy
camp to pulpit.
2:3O u. IN. Concert recital by Elsie
Baker and Company, Americas
greatest contralto.
'7:30 p. m, Prelude by Messrs. Du-
rick and Hauser Of the Baker Com
pany, musicians known on two con-
tinents.
800 p. m. Character representations
by John B. Ratio, a prince Of enter
tainers.