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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Preparations for Banquet

Tho members OF the Triadclphia dis
,ricc football team OF this year. are
getting together and making prepara-
lions for a banquet 10 I've held in tho
mar furur". 1T a place rs yet undecided
on. The boys !;,vc lr'n working hard
al srnSnn. obSurNlnc thr "trictcSt train
ing rules. and think n good feed will
bc fitting climax 10 the season. M tho
basketball players hut one. played on
tho foot bali team. and they Will get to
relax training Cor Il week only. lnT-
tations will be; issued to the faculty:
,nrrnI.. rs ii -. lnari ~ education. and
also To som" Of the fair sex OF the
school This event has always been a
great success. and an effort will be
n,ade TO have Il exceptionally So this
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26

for surprise There are also several
specialt,es tntecspcrstd in the two acts.
The show IS enc OF the highest cnlihr"
aud contains every POSSIBLE cntHrtain-
ncnt Ingredient IT Is tlrst last and
all the time. a typical RtltraSc produce
ton and that stands for tn. best IN bur
!esoue Bitr! Bling. Bang starts three
days cnra cement today IT ;hc C""r;,
Shep Camp who plays the part or BIT
Jackson the burglar in the 'nusi>
cal comedy Love u'Mikr" winch Will W.
seen at the Court on Saturday. Doc l.
matinee and night is said TO h. Z. scream
inr delight in m" role. Once Il puEil!St
now ruined by fat and he m""l"s,
which have inspired him 10 burElArizc,
Bir Jackson becomes IN the hands OF
Nr. Camp a mastery example OF low
comedy Of high grade Seats go on
sale Thursday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
rnnnr Cut on

William Otto Sc Fulton. had the index
OF his right hand finger cut on carly last
Saturday morning. Will. employed ut the
Wheeling Mold ;nd Foundry plant. II"
WAS employed rs 4 machintst AZ soon
as the accident happened he left Tor
medical service without acouantinE ms
fellow workmcn that he had hcrn IN
jurcd The first they knew OF IN" acci-
dent was when one Of tho men i"uhu Il
half finger lying lay the machlhc' ana
shortly afterwards physician NJ fnltoh
came 10 the plant and told them nc ia"
the rcmaIader u! thu finger
and that Mr. Otto WIS not SUFFERING
much. Tic will not be- able 10 work Tor
some time
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Former Principal Homo

Frederick Hall Of Elm Grove. former
principal Of the Elm Grove school -
home from Fort benjamin harrison.
whore Ne was training To be an "fiicer
IN UncLe Sans army. He has "a YET
recet red his commission but ~ expect
ing II momcntarily. In the event he
docs not receive his commission. he has
sientfled his intention OF cnllSttng in ;hc
aviation corps in about two weeks H!s
many friends all wish him the brst OF
success in his undertaking. as he was
we'll liked In this community.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Community Chorus Meets

The community chorus OF the Stone
Presbyterian church Of Elm Grove,
win meet in the assembly rooms Of tn"
church this evening" under the direction
Of Elmer Nocl2eL noted singer of this
community. MIR. Hoelxel has been or
EaniziuE several chorusns and has been
making preparations for patriotic re-
citai III the near future in which all
tho churches Of Wheeling and cnnmun-
ity will participate. About every week
Il new member joins the chorus, until
IT now consists OF about thirty Dcni-
hers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
VIII Play Trta6e1phta.

s picked haSkc ball team from Trta-
driphia high school will journey 10 Tri-
adclphla Tuesday afternoon 10 meet the
team Of the public school 1t that place.
While the high school haven't had any
practice Us yet ,hiS season. they haH"
agreed to Civ" the boys here little
practice so they can successfully cope
with the grade schools Of the district.
The players "n The Triadclphla high
team are. Smith. Clemens. Scharf. Nc
ti0wan, O'Bricn. Thomas aud Russell.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Onion ssrvtcp at Stone Church.

Union services will IL, held in the
Stone Presbyterian church a. Elm Grove
on Thursday OF this week. Fhanksgiv-
Ing day. Rev. Arthur L.azrnby Of the
NJ J.. church of Elm Grove. will de-
liver the address 1T the services in
which all tho churches of this coin-
inuuity arc Invite, 10 communicate. Ser
vices will start at 10 a N.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26

army officials recently TO investfSau.
the claims OF hundrcdsf m1nufaetur..
crs and the machines w'e put through:
their PAGES for the c1srts 70 decide
whether they were up requirements.
This interesting and imely subjec,
forms feature Of tho 18th release 81
the Paramount-Bray Piegraphs, .'-:'ns,
Magazine-on- the-Screen" p.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Criterion Club Gives Dance

The Criterion club of Wheeling VIII
give dane" in tho popular BlunS nail
at Elm Grove next Friday evening". me
club 10 composed Of many Of the y"unScr
set OF Wheeling and The pike district,
and this is. their initial event Of the sea-
son. \ number uf Sp.cal invitations
have been issued. Special music Will
he furnished for the occasion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Entertainment Next Monday.

An entertainment will be held next
Monday In the Stone Presbyterian
church of Elm Grove by the Sunday
school chorus OF the church a fine
program has been prepared for the oc-
casion, including many selections by the
chorus solos and Rotations After the
program has been rendered refresh
mcnts will Ire served in the basement
of the church by the PhilatheA Bible
class Everybody is asked 10 attend. as
tho proceeds will 80 towards furnishing
music for the chorus
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
MEf1linn nOl1nr Sncrnf

M l. Arpinall Mc''Uri". the s-~at
New York EvsnGelistk and civic worker
,rlr sneak NJ IN" Elm Grov" NJ r
church on next Friday evening. 4; $50
and nl"rrh"r> II I'll CONGREGATIONS from,
tn" on -Ihc-pk" district arr. urged T."
hear him. lie will take rs his subject
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Handsome Sum Reaked

Perhaps ons OF the largest eocr;ons
taken up In any Of the churches as the
one al the Second Presbyterian hurck
yesterday when the handsome a -
sSe9.47 was taken UP In the Links
giving atfertp<
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
Singing the Praise of Chamberlain

Ever since used Chamherlain's
Tablets for indigestion. when living Ia
Fulton. \. Y. about five years ago, and
they did me 90 much good have been
singing their praise in the ears on
nrighbors and friends" writes Mis-.
Ernest Crookc.s. CamilIuS, y. J. on
tainablc everywhere
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
inc --1-he Million Dollar Sec

OF tho meeting The Million Dollar Sec
Get and promises something ncw in the
lecture line. The meeting will be free
10 all and Rev Harry Robinson, the pas
tor will preside al the meeting There
will also be fine singing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26
PARAMOUNT NOTES

Tho announcement In newspapers re-
Gently that Marguerite Clark, dainty star
of Paramount picture, would shortly
leave the screen to appear In musical
comedy, was cmphatically denied this
week by Miss Clark. who stated that she
would continue in Paramount Pictures
indefinitely.
Miss Clark is now engaged upon t
spectacular motion picture for Chris
mas. TO be released by Paramount en-
titled The Seven Swans" 1t is n fairy
story directed by J. Searle Dawley. She
will he seen This month in "Bab's Matt
nee Idol third of TIE Mary Roberts
Rinchart sub-dcb tales
Miss Clark has been particularly hap
ny in her work for Paramount and her
pictures are among the most popular on
the screen. Her Dab filmes have been
acclaimed far and wide rs exquisite OK
amples Of refined comedy and delightful
acting There is no foundation what
ever 10 the runner that she would leave
The films for the legitimate stage
The Famous PlaTers-L,tsly Corpora-
tiou and its subsidiary organizations,
exchanges. etc. is supplying a substan-
til quota tu the honor roll VI those who
have entered the service OF their couu-
Try IN Ine JTtdl west FTOUl DOlH
and West men have Joined the colors. In
many cases surrrndcring lucrative and
important positions to answer The Gov
crnmcnt'S call in time Of need. There
arc 81 far MS can DO determined now 80
men in service.
9TH" last time took Il vacation" re-
marked Cecil B. he Mile, director gen.
&c hn I neil,
poration. who is il New York for 4
brief stay. IL made the serious mistake
Of coming to New York first. The re-
suit was--therc wasn't any vacation. So
this year l went off into the country
first and came to New York last. Now
I've had my rest, you see. and I'm all
ready to jump into the wh!rl Of things.
Speaking OF reSls-lct me tell you
that Tor n complete rest, change Of men
tai attitude. there Is nothing like n good
moose hunt. You may belicve me when
! say that | got more rest In the half
minute during, which the big bull had
wounded while up in New Rrunswic
lowered his head and prepared to come
1T me-. than could have otherwise OBJ
tanned in a months vacation. II was
complete mental shift. forgot there
was such thing as 4 motion picture
for about a minute. Oh yes. ! was ner-
vnuS-s little! Put when II was all
oyer. I drew long breath and felt fine.
For the first time in six years. Wal
lace Reid. The popular star In Paramount
pictures. will como to New York short
~. to film production at the studios in
Inc EGst and during his trans-cnntinrntal
journey. will appear in Paramount thea
tres NJ Salt Lake City. Denver. Kansas
city. Chicago Cleveland. Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia.
The sucrr<S ~ the tractor IN modern
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-26

The sucrr<s ~ the tractor IN modern
warfare prompted the United States
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
YOUR SIGNATURE SHOWS
YOUR CHARACTERISTICS
BY THE REV

That's Your signature" smiled
Tho hote, clerk, as 7 apoiogized for
tho scravI on tbe register. which
passed FOR my name and which no
one but myself could possibly read.
now the fact is. have struggled
FOR years 20 improve upon that sig
nature And sometimes have sue
ceoded in making each letter de.
cIpherabie. bur not often 20 soon
became rhc same queer combination
az strokes which requires tf clerk
to rcUrItc the ahLEc above mF eic
naNlrc. 20 that others mas read it
But the point Us that tbe clork
know tbHf 7 could usr write more
plainly he know lfat was tho
victim OF "a hab.t fhaf ! hal been
signing my namc fhaf way i10 ionE
to- chanFp 10 oas and probably
-A----+.----4l 4-l-ll4I4-ll-l-l--Ll
"a mans character determined tte
nature and style OF h.s signature.
and tha was the victim 0f my
character, which needed 10 be
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
Saved. Saved!

Now is the winter or our discomfort
MADE glorious summer by the son-Of-a-
gun who runs Vogue and who springs
upon our war tax gloom the solution Of
"HoW 10 .lFe on $4,000 wear
Oppressed Dy prospects of having 10
pay something in war taxation, he takes
his $50, goo n hand and says, I'VE must
spend less.
This means cutting off the frills and
feathers OK social sploshing
Being small family with only 1885,,
000 income, and living n q four or five
story brOwnstOne front, says Vogue, we
are first TO economic tiiHeiiHfess ctr
force of eight servants, furnace man and
chauffeur
Our meals are to be cut TO three or
four perfectly chosen meals per day
Not more than two of the children can
receive private instruction
There will not be enough for 2 box at
the opera. for two ears and a personal
maid for each woman in the family And
so on.
This plan Of economy on S35,000 per
year is perfectly lovely, So far as il goes,
and a powerful lot Of gratitude is due the
Vogue brains for thinking il out.
1t may be suggested however. as ad-
ditional economical measure, that grand
mama's false teeth be MD, so that she'll
be confined TO the more inexpensive
spoon-victuals, and that father be re-
quired to grease his own boots, thus OBJ
waiting. the pay Of one valet.
Alas families with more than two chill
+ dren will be in a fix that seems unavoid-
able.
The alternative seems TO be TO drown
the surplus or let it grow up idiotic.
1t surely requires skill and discretion
to pare down $4,000 per year and not
suffer dreadfully.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
An Experiment That Failed

One OF the incidents Of The recent
election In Massachusetts seems 20
have escaped the attention OF cham
plons 0f advanced politics. The
sience has been especially eloquent
In Kansas City FOR The most obvious
or reasons Just now a carefully
chosen group OF men are framing
new charter tor Kansas City which
wlli embody the commission form"
~ local government, or as near % it
ar possible under the Missouri con
sututon But in Massachusetts q
number ~ cities that have been
operating under the commission
form" % government have voted 90
return 90 the mayor and council
plan The largest OF the eastern
cities 10 discard the commission
form" IS Lynn. Mass. city OF a
hundred thousand people or more
The vote there was almost two 10
one against continuing under tho
Commission form The change
viii be made Jan an which time
there viii bo an upheaval in the on.
tire methods of the municipal gov
eminent a mayor and ~ aldermen.
four az large and seven by wards
win take the place of the commits.
siOners Kansas City Journal
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10

20 he
fske the ard s"indlsr II
advertisers who nave
assertions promises"ho msed or
honest sdVer-
found will not be
Advice Will also
writer's and
withheld preferred
Address, The Ad-mror The Times, Detroit Mich
Shelby
Hotel c9rpauy 1f Aady advise me- Withholding ny mama
shelby building Shelby hotel at
company putting and Will
profits there will De shared by the
stockholders
prove First Of
the demand for hotel accommodations in Detroit With
population fourth the United
previous perhaps number
choice Of site X Is
the Pere Marquette Wabash
the d.
the shopping al nd districts
end Of the proposition strike being
profit
value and equipment Tho list OF
building 1872 feet lafayette
purchased 1915 100000
bonds already purchased
{25oo00 OF preferred stock and
stock about 100000 has
who operated the Bancroft house IN Saensw
Cadillac president Of the company and will
Lercheu The
of of NJ G.
The plan operate the Fort Shelby as nrstas
the spring barring
be a risk from N investment standpoint
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
Pointed Paragraphs

He who says nothing Is never mis-.
quoted.
With some nvscent cigars You
get az least six scents
Silence IS golden. Jet some people
kick on forever.
Racs preiudics keeps many dol
lar out ot the bookmaksr's hands.
Worry is ths interest mankind
PAYS on the debt of nature.
Some men arc as ready N DO an
injury a. they arc 10 apologize FOR A.
Famc .s bat bubble The laurcl
wreath ie less strenuous than a bar
rel hoop
Ambition never Erows old IA
fact q, seldom gets beyond the sge
of discretion
Paradorlcal as II may seem. the
right end of check 10 ludorse i,
The LEFT end
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
BROTHER.
Home. December %. 1917.

Home, December %, 1917
My Dear Brother:
was sorry you couldn't be here for
Christmas. read your letter to mother
and she said she understood. She said
she didn't blame you for not wanting TO
take the tedious trip over here for one
day, and appreciated, of course, that you
would have 10 keep your business en-
gagement. / omitted the part about the
$50 check in reading your letter to her,
as / wanted to surprise her with il, and
/ am glad now that / did, because she
didn't enthuse over the check as ! ex-
pected she woud-thinking she would
rather have had you, l suppose. Just
then an idea struck me. Among other
things that got for her myself was a so
cent handkerchief and in emptying her
stocking l followed up your check with
that. Tom, the effect was wonderful
when / told her the handkerchief was
from you. She complmented your taste
tthat was where l lost Out) and said:
Wasn't that thoughtful Of him, 10 leave
his business and go out into the crowd
ed stores and look around for something
he thought would like" At times, dur
ing the day, when we would happen 10 be
alone, / would notice her eyes getting a
little moist, and Of course ] knew but all
/ had to do was to walk over where the
presents were, on the mantle, near her
chair, and admire the handkerchief and
she would be all right again. She show
ed that handkerchief to everybody that
came in, telling them that Tom picked it
out for her Mother knows I am writ
ing you and she wants me 90 tell you TO
be sure and be careful about your cold
and not let it run If it-should come back.
She wants me TO tell you that castor oil
is good and 10 be sure and wear your
rubbers, and be careful Of getting In
draft. She wants to thank you she says
for the handkerchief and says she hopes
the mittens suited and that the night
gowns were the right size have waited
before writing until sure that you would
be back from New York and also TO zee
II your letter TO mother would arrive
Mother said it would naturally be late.
on account or rhg CT0wTiiEC TT75it- ~ Tn
season. and that letters sometime get
lost. too, but I am most afraid that tt
slipped your mind. Many thinks for
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10

causes tlese children 70 progress
20 the classes 20 which they prop
erly belong according 10 their ages.
Children requiring glasses should
wear them constantly. Children OF
ten complain that glasses arc un.
comfortable and unsatisfactory wher
arst put on. which may be true as
IL takes time FOR the ewes 20 adapt
themselves to changed but correct
"a conditions; and some parents.
thru pride or other causes. Will nor
Permit their children 20 wear
glasses. 'oopardizlng tteir children g
vision. health. future happiness and
usefulness
Visual defects IN children should
be corrected as early as possible.
Some defects lead O. blindness. or
partial blindness. unless The proper
glasses are worn when the child
"a young. and then the glasses must
be worn an The time
Parents having their children g
welfare a. heart eill SEQ that this
ls done. and also that the glasses
are kept clean and the frames
straight
Many cross eyed children can be
cured by glasses without an opera
ton n The proper GLASSES are worn
when tho child Is quite young Best
results are, obtained between the
ages OF three and six years.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10

changed before 7 could change The
style - my handwriting
That your signature 10 'Eot
my goat' 20 have fhat smiling re-
mark burn itself into my mind.
couldn't get away f-om IT,
And there aren't two signatures
In fhe whole world that are exactly
alike When You write your name
that's Your signature your mark.
and 10 one who can read such
marks. it's "a key to your character
Anyway. t reveals certain char.
acferlstic- i0 your makeup which
arc easily rc1d in fhe few strokes
thar con ilute your name.
TlNrs was n time whom a mhn
Deuc stood for something names
Weren't always given because ,nov
sounded pretty or looked stun
n.nE they were Fiven because 0f
some acf for WHICH they stood -oc
-l-----4-+l-n- EdnlL--ur-pLl4 Ll41n-Ll- Al
pg rance
But now. 4 docsnS matter so
much what your name is-it's how
you write lu
The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
A Patriotic Christmas
BY OR FRANK CRANE
tCopyrighL 1915. by Frank Cranoj

A lady writes me a most interesting
and commop-aense suggestion.
Several friends, she states, "have
agreed TO discontinue this year their
usual exchange OF gifts and to devote
their time and money TO Red Cross or
other relief work She expresses the
wish that this resolution be adopted by
everybody, that the usual Christmas
presents be given 20 children only, that
some suitable souvenir be manufactured
to be sent with ones best patriotic
Christmas wishes, and that altogether
We make it patriotic Christmas,
In this wish millions viii concur.
Christmas in its spirit is beautiful.
In its practical working out it becomes
often a nuisance.
Few of US can afford TO give our friends
those gifts which our generous impulse
suggests, But we are weak. Along
about the first of December we resolve
that this year we will confne our giving
to little card, then we are gradually
drawn into the swirl of Christmas buy
ing, and by the end of the month we
have ANONYMOUSLY collapsed, we have
purchased the usual pile of useless gew-
gaws and our poor bank account is mas
sacred.
This year we have an excellent rea-
son to reform. We are in the midst of
gigantic sacrifices. The government taxes
our income, the cost of living mounts,
and appeals for charity, especially for
the various forms of war relief, abound.
Why not, then, determine that in this
critical time We shall abstain from MAX
ing presents, that we viii stay out Of the
aIluring shops. and not allow ourselves
TO be engulfed in the torrent of Christ
mas extravaganza
Let us sit down and calculate how
much we can afford to give, and let US
give that to some organization that is
helping the soldiers.
Let US remember our friends only with
a card or n letter with the personal
touch.
OF course, the children are to be ex-
cepted. The toys and sweetmeats that
are their due must not be omitted. War
or no war, the child must have this one
happy day.
But for the grown-ups It is no time
for self-indulgence when our sons and
brothers are in camp and trench. II
we have anything to spare let US send
it TO them
Would not this be the most beautiful
Christmas the country has ever known
if it could be signalized by an intelligent
self-restraint and by such action az
would show that we realize the tremen-
dous significance of the hour of trial
now upon us7