The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
NEWS BRIEFS

Ouo05onnRireS Incorrect - County
and city draft boards arc having con-
siderable trouble with questionnaires be-
ing returned incorrectly filled out by the
reoipientA All lawyers Of Ohio county
have been drafted" by Uncle Sam to
assist all registrants In filing in the
question blanks. They shall charge
nothing for the work. neither shall any
justice Of the peace for administering
ttho oath to registrants u the official
government orders.
Officer Due-A United States army
officer from Camp Lee, Virginia, IS ex-
pected to arrive in Wheeling this morn
ing 70 return John Pull and Emil
charged with dosertion from the camp
last week. The boys are in the county
jail.
Elimination Of YAktrs-It Is likely
that preliminary action will be taken at
council meeting tomorrow night 10 in
troduco an ordinance requiring all per-
sons soliciting funds for any organiza-
ton to secure written permit from the
city officials. II Is reported that dur
Ing tho past several weeks a number of
persons have been swindled out Of
money BY war fake solicitations.
Prisoners' Xmas Dtnner-Sher!ff How
ard RI. Hastings has arranged 10 serve
the large number Of prisoners in the
county Jail with. real Christmas din
nor. except turkey. The American bird
Is too high this year so chicken VIII be
served
Hearing roday-Emery Ester and
Mike Tusina will be given hcnrng BE-
fore Justice r. c. Hobbs today. They
were arrested Saturday night In Main
I.,Tf otIYor,ohI1e utth 60l
bottles Of beer by Prohibition Officers
Bert Phillips and Tom Arlington. The
men were placed IN one coll in the coun-
~ jail and the amber fluid in another
cell The automobile was connScatcd
by tho officers.
Pair Of Loafers-Earl and Joseph
Rownan, brnthcrs. Of South Wheeling;
who were arrested Friday night. on
charge OF being "cronic" loafers were
given sixty days each in the Ohio coun-
~ tail by Justice Gompcrs. under the
now state vngruncy law. Toe MarrtEet
who declares that he has not worked for
years and docs not intend TO work. was
eivnn the same number OF days bchin0
the bars.
Elks' Xmas Ba.kets-The r. ?. q. T.
Elks will give out Christmas bnskcts 10
hundreds nr poor families Tuesday
morning Al ! q F!fh'h. ! nv IlIlii'N'' 's'''''>
from whore tn" baskets Will tr diStrlo-
uted will Or made today for publiration.
dips" sentenoed-Wiliam Hurrinf-
ton and Charles FTruzi"r &c Chicago. We're
civcn tncs Of so each and sixty days
iu the w":th"lIsr Saturday evening in
pnlire court by Judge Marsh Watkins.
They were convicted for having picked
tho pocket OF u. 4: Reed. farmer or
pnrkpnrt, Ohio, on n traction car. The
third dip" 10 when The ST34 roll was
shifted, made his getaway from the ro-
lice.
CHARGED With Trnspnsstng-Jcss"
Smith. John Berry and Ross Henderson.
r,,tnlnyns Of the West Virginia Traction
aud Electric company. Will b" given n
hearing before Justice John J. Gnmp"rS
p,rc,rhc" 81. on II charge "f trcSspnss-
ing on Tho property Of John Chimney. or
Ieafhcrwood The men were replacing
,,.I,s on the Dimmrd land
To Grand Jury-William LunkIe. ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar
shaI Short at Wc!lsburE last week. Was
given a herring Saturday by Commits
siorer Eoyd here and held to the r"d-
crnl grand jury on r. charge OF tailinS
,n register on an alleged charge or be-
Ing a German symputhizcr.