The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-31
Snappy Newsiets From Over West Virginia

CHARLESTON. w. Na.-Speakers for
tho nununl meeting Of the West Nlr-
r;nin Federation Of Labor which Will DC
held in Charleston beginning February
l." have been announced Us follows: EGu
Sims of Wheeling. president ol ~,
Typographical Union ut Nhee!!ns,
Charles HugSins, president on thH n'" oT
Huntington. vice president Of the STATE
Federation Of Labor: Frank hceheE.
president of the United Mine workers
of District. No. II. and Fred Mooney.
secretary If the United Mine "orherH
of District No. L.
1u-STINGTON. w. Na.-All records
for the sale Of white hurley tobacco
were broken on the Huntington tobacco
market last week. according 10 ai III.
rouncemcnl by General Manager Leon =
Wilcs Of the Huntington Tobacco" NhFt-
house company. Th" sales last week
i,t:,lcd 1,239 400 pounds al an average
daily price of s9n.l5 hundred Inc
highest average for any day was on
.fnnuary .3 when "n".ono, r SS M M M',pe
drcd. which. according to MI WIGS les,
stands AT the highest price since the
civil war on this market.
WAYNE. w. Va-Thr county court of
W'nyuc county has offered ten cents Tor
each crow killed in the county: Many
farmers are spending this month when
farm work is light in hunting crows ana
hundreds Of crows have nccn kiIIeo'
SHARON. pa.-Thc American Sheet
and Tin Plate company Will build whal
is said To hr the highest concrete STACK
i'm The United StutcS at it's Farrell plant.
Thc stack will he 225 feet high with an
outside diameter Of &c feet ut the base
and II feet ut the top. according 70 an
announcement at the Company's offices.
pITTSRITRGH--In an effort to lower
, tho high cost of living II .ncwsboyS lrncn
room has been started In the basement
Of the Pittsburgh city hall: The lunch
room is conducted by two former news
Loys who obtained permission from INC
bureau Of city property TO establish IL
there Some of tho prices arc: Tea,
two cents II cup: coffee. one ana Two
cents Il cur; lemonade. one cent glass.
and ham. cheese. salmon and wciner
Sandwit ches, three cents each.
CONNELLSVILLE. Pain an effort
to save its church ut Smithton. although
tho cungrc cation officially consists or
hut one member. the Pittsburgh confer
cncc Of the Free Methodist church has
l-announced that it will fight proceedings
instituted by the Joseph ID. Elnugh hrlrS
who claim the property has reverted 10
them through failure of tho conference
10 maintain church In active service
TAIRMONT. ". Va city officials
have notified local physicians that the
state law requiring physicians to wear
caps and gowns when visiting cases or
q contagious nature, will be enforced TO
The letter and physicians found guilty
Of violating this law Will be prosecuted
This action was taken owing 10 inc cN-
ixtcncc here of several cases or tnfnn-
Tile naralvSis measles and other conta-
gious diseases.
CHARLESTON. W. Ea.-Scores Of
Youths under the age OF eighteen years
moi onlv desire to teach --,hool but are
qualified 10 take the necessary cXarlna-
tons. officials of the state department
of schools say. Frequently letters are
received at the department from hoFs
the age Of sixteen. asking for special
dispensation so that they may take the
uniform examination. Under the schoo!
laws on ono under eighteen years old
may qualify as teacher.
BLUEFIELD, w. va.--The West Vir..
ginia Head Camp OF the Woodncn or
the World will meet in Blucfeld. March
% and a. There will he an attendance
Of about $50 delegates from the various
camps Of the state. District Of Colun,-
ba. Maryland and Delaware. At this
meeting delegates Will be elected to the
Sovereign Camp which meets ut Atlanta,
Ga. on July 10. The first day Of the
meeting will be devoted to the business
sessions, and on the second day the en-
tertainment committee has provided
Sightseeing trips during the day and a
banquet at night.
RLUEFIELD. W. WA movement is
on foot here to build trolley line from
Rlucneld through the coal fields dis
lance Of about fifty miles. which VIII &C
ccmmodatc the travel between the many
coal operations and small towns Of the
section and this city. It is estimated
that the cost OF the line will be $4,000