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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-25

lilies was worn After the mass we'd
ding breakfast WAS served at the home
If The bride to the immediate families
At noon Mr. I.aurrcl1 and his bride lett
for an eastern honeymoon, and wilI'
upon their return. reside with the brides
parents, Mt l:dgingtun Lane.
Mrs. I.aurrcll has a wide circle OF
friends. and III" groom is the Wei
known lime keeper If the Wheeling Mold
a!id Foundry company.
Th.. members Of The Mercantile CLUB
enjoyed u delightful Opening OF their so
.:al SEASON 1T their club rooms last eve
min" At cards and dancing.
In..urnliOnS and novelties in Keeping
with Halloween heightened the pleasure
Tar ~" lnrg" group who participated IN
ilr evenings enjoyment Light refresh
m"ntS .""rr served during the time OF
int emission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-25
MUSIC LOVERS
GIVEN TREAT
BRILLIANT PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
OF DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
is ENJOYED.
McCutcheon- McCullaeh Church Wed
ding of This Evening important
Social Event.

The first recital ri the department
of music Of the Wuman's club Of
Wheeling was given yesterday after
noon in the auditorium of the y. W.
G. \. The program, which was patri:
otto. was delightful inspiration in
its every number.
Mrs. c. W. Bates opened the pro-
gram with "Synopsis of National
Hymns" in which she interestingly
acquainted her hearers with the ORR
gin Of the national hymns. The quar-
tcttc composed Of Miss Ncsbitt. Mrs
Aplin. Miss Seamon and Mrs. Con-
nelly, who sang Il medley Of American
airs. including "AmoriCa." maryland.
My Maryland" "Tcntng Tonight"
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" WAS ono of the real delights
Of the AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Edward Stifel. in her usual
fine style. and Miss Lena Kraft. Il
Young musician of rare ability. bril-.
liantly played Schubert's March
Militaire."
Mrs. Robert Marshall, Il favorite
with musical Wheeling. swrctly sang
rThe Story Of Old Glory" and for an
encore "Over There"
!; "Fugato EIumarrske and Dixie"
was next heard played by Miss Sarah
Mrtzner. which WAS executed in her
usual faultless style.
Miss Virginia Hall. another popular
favorito. chose the Old Flag" which
she DELIGHTFULLY."- rendered.
Our America" flynn Of Free Rus
sla." la Marscillaise," star Spanc-
Ter amer" by the chorus concluded
the program.
Mrs. Frcda Wollcnwobcr Is chair
man of thr department. Tnday's pro-
gram was in charge Of Mrs. c. w.
Bates. Mrs Edward Stifcl and F. F.
Faris Mrs. Elsie Fischer Kincheloe
directed the chorus. and Miss Sarah
Metzner was the accompaniSt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-25

sori"r%.i viii ,n'.@tn.u with - birthday
raiiy. from G"Ij. ".,,n.k. KNITTING
and u rl':,$;'; l.":.r !t1 Hh!cn Mrs
tarri" tra!"." - 80. .'"'"i will ~ ~
loved follow. -! ; i'... ~.."|IuS "f lea.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-25
To Attend War Council.

Tho National War Council which Will
he held in Pittsburgh today nj the hotel
William Penn. Will BE- represented by n
large group Of Whcrling's club. and
Y. w. G. A. women. Tho all-day s"s-
sion will open nj ten O'Clock in the
morning AMI conlinu" until four o'clock
in the Afternoon with an iutermiSsi"n
for luncheon. This affair is being hold
under the auspices Of the Y. w. G. y.
Miss Mabel Crafty Mrs. John K. Mott
and Mrs. t. u. CuShman will b" the
speakers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-25
Birthday Party,

This artcrnurn H. tn" IIrs, rrrsby-
terrain church. Ia" WuuAn'S Missionary
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-29
WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN TO
RAISE 100000 FOR FIRE RELIEF

ATLANTA, Ca. May 29.-Hundreds
oa Atla.-sa women at a mass meeting
Sunday afternoon in the City Auditor
ium outlined plans for one-day whirl-
wind campaign Wednesday to raise Il
balance of $4,000 needed for fire re-
lief.
Wearing firemen's helmets and gu1
coats, the women will canvass every
section of the city in automobiles. stop
ping at every house and ringing a fire
gong, and taking cash donations in a
bucket which they will carry, similar
to the buckets used very effectively
ahead of the big fire last week when
hundreds of houses were saved by
wetting the single roofs.
Relieving the fire sufferers has prov
ed somewhat larger task than was
anticipated, and the Red Cross relief
station needs about $4,000 additional.
The women plan to raise this amount
il one day. They will advertise their
campaign with an automobile parade
through the business center, and will
make thorough canvass of every sec
ton of the city by systematic division
OF the work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-29
BAN on HORSE RACING IN
ENGLAND AFFECTS PRICE
OF RACING HORSES

NEWMARKET. England, May 90
The ban on horseracing is having a
serious affect on the price of horses.
After running in the Two Thousand
Guinea trial plate. thoroughbred
named Minister Bell was sold for two
guineas. This is believed to be. the
lowest price ever paid, for thor
oughbred horse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-29
RETAIL TOBACCO DEALERS
ARE UNPOPULAR IN ENGLAND

| LONDON, May 29.-The most I'M
popular persons in England at the pres
ent time ar the retail tobacco dealers.
| They are accused at the most brazen
stroke of war profiteering that has yet
been achieved. The bulge. introduced
last week raised the tax on tobacco by
fcrty-four cents pound. Thereupon
almost all of the dealers announced a
raise in prices averaging on all forms
Eoe tobacco about sixty-four cents a
hound. The dealers take advantage Of
an extra tax to charge the consumer
the tax and also an extra of twenty
cents a pound The consumers are in
dignant, but as the dealers generally
hang together, the consumers have no
remedy except to stop using tobacco
There is an additional grievance in that
large proportion of the tobacco used
in England is consumed by the soldiers
in training, on leave, or in hospitals,
and purchased by home people to send
to their soldiers at the front.
The profits resulting form this in
creased tax really work out at more
than twenty cents pound, because
both the tax and profit are charged on
all the tobacco in stock which paid
duty at the old rate. So that, on the
stocks in hand when the duty was rails
ed, the dealers are making a new
profit of sixty-four cents pound
The tobacco trade will make about
| $55. 100000 a year for collecting the
new duty which is expected to yield
$50 100000 revenue, according to the
estimates of a correspondent of the
Daily Mail. He figures also that the
TRADERS have about 44.OO0,o0O pounds III
stock on which they will charge the
new duty to consumers. without having
paid it themselves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-29
SOUTHERN BELL COMANY
URGING EMPLOYEES TO
BUY LIBERTY LOAN BONDS

ATLANTA, May 29.-One of the most
liberal plans yet announced to encour-
age and assist employees of business
concerns to buy Liberty Loan bonds Is
offered to employees of the Southern
Bell and Cumberland Telephone Com
panies in a circular letter just issued
by the president, w. t. Gentry. The
plan will be followed by all the telc-
phone companies in the Bell System
and by a number of smaller connect
ing companies throughout the south Of
which Mr.. Gentry is an officer. 1t is
estimated that more than 100000 Bell
telephone employees throughout the
country will have the plan at their
disposal
Under this officer employees may
purchase bonds through the company
by paying $1.00 per week, or, If their
salaries are. on a monthly basis. by
paying $500 the first month, $500 per
month for ten months and $500 the
last month, thus covering the price OF
a $4,000 bond The company will re-
tain the interest coupons for the first
six months. and when final payment IS
made the employees will receive the
bond with interest coupons for the
last six months attached.
Il
In urging employees to buy bonds,
President Gentry says in his letter
mo greater evidence of patriotism
could be displayed by those of US who
will not be called on to serve in the
Army or Navy than by aiding the gov
eminent in securing the money neces-
sary to carry on the war. and we can
do this in no better way than by buy
| ing Liberty Loan bond"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24

August 49, 1914 @ For all lands that
were not subscribed to the Salt River
Valley Water Users Association and
that had not otherwise become subject
to the terms and conditions of the Rec
lamatiOn Law on or before August Is.
1914 for the purpose of securing the
delivery of water to them from the Salt
River Project, five per centum Of the
construction charge. called the initial
pam shall be paid at the time Of
making water right application which
shall be on the form provided therefor
referred to in paragraph Z. The re-
mainder of the construction charge
shall be paid in Is annual instruments,
the first five of which shall each be
five per centum of the construction
charge and the remaining instruments
each seven per centum thereof. The
first annual instalment viii become
due December | of the fifth calendar
year after the year in which the initial
payment is due. The subsequent an
nual instalments become due on De
cember | of each year thereafter 10.
For all lands under the Highline Canal
the water is delivered by pumping and
said lands shall be subject to payment
in addition to the usual charges for
water served to lands by gravity, OF
the annual charges for operation and
maintenance of the Highline pumping
plant and all appurtenances, including
the actual cost OF power used by said
plant without interest on investment.
as hereafter announced. II. In all
cases where water right Application
for lands in private ownership or for
lands under entries not subject to the
Reclamation Act. shall not be made
within one year after the date of this
notice, the construction charge for
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24

such land shall be increased per CEN
tum each year until such application
is made and an initial instalment is
paid. y. ANY water right applicant
may pa the whole or any part of the
construction charge within shorter
period than hereinbefore provided.
l3. Until further notice the carriage
charge for the delivery Of decreed
water through the irrigation system of
the project for lands for which no
water right application has been made
on OF before October l of any year,
shall for the irrigation year beginning
en- that day be as follows: (a) A
charge for the use of the project de-
livery system of $1.00 for each acre
for which application for delivery of
water is made payable at the time of
making request for such delivery, plus
% q charge of 30 cents per acre foot
for each of the first three acre-feet of
water per acre furnished and for any
additional water delivered the charge
shall be - cents per acre foot. Pay
ment for all such water deliveries shall
be made i'm advance. The conditions
of water delivery shall be the same as
are applicable for other lands in the
project. The charges stated in this par
agraph shall not apply to townsites
lOi Which ColltIdCtS loI water ueilN cry
have been made with the Reclamation
Service. II. All charges must be paid
Al the office of the United States Rec
iamation Service in Phoenix. Arizona.
unless otherwise ordered Drafts on
New York or money orders checks,
etc should be made payable to the
Special Fiscal Agent, United States
Reclamation Service. Phoenix, Arizona.
H. The method of determining the an
nual operation and maintenance
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24
PRESS CLUB
To BROADEN
It's FIELD

Plans for broadening the Arizona
Press club, to extend to all sections of
the state, were completed at a meeting
Of the members yesterday afternoon.
1t is hoped that the membership roles
win, within a comparatively short time
include every person in the state ac-
lively engaged in writing for either
newspapers or magazines.
Preparations were also formulated
Yesterday for the establishment of
permanent headquarters for the club in
this city. The club rooms have already
been selected.
Members of the Audra Alden COM
pany. who assisted the Press Club in
the production of it's benefit play at
the Elk's theater last Friday evening,
were made honorary members of the
organization, in appreciation for their
assistance and services. vote of
thanks was also extended to the anna =
teur performers who donated their
services.
A report was made by Treasurer
Mark Dunbar on the benefit production
and showed that the play was great
financial success. There are several
outstanding tickets at the present time,
however.
to carry forward the work that is now
necessary to make the club a state
wide organization.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24
GOVERNMENT WILL
OBSERVE HOLIDAY
Government Officials and Officials of
All Organized Bodies Invited
to Recognize the Day

The big idea of Thrift Day is to re-
duce waste--waste in every form. Stop
wasting time, materials. health.
1t is time TO conserve: TO acquire
added knowledge. to assist others. to
exchange IDEAS. IT IS Il time to estab-
fish systems and methods that are
being succt ssfully' applied in similar
operations by others.
Thrift Day IS an especially appro-
pirate day for city officials to gather
together and eliminate every unneees-
sary burden carried by the taxpayers.
Thrift DAY is good day Tor state
officials to publicly discuss state eX-
penses, conservation and thrift Ad-
ministrative efficiency is just another
term for thrift. National efficiency
ut Washington includes conservation
in the broadeSt sense and we want
ii. Specific attention to and exchange
of ideas on Thrift Day for national
administrative thrift is Of deep inter
est to every American citizen in these
davs Of billion dollar budgets
Thrift Day, taken up by the offic ais
of the great farmers organization. the
/ Grange, as a day on which every
| farmer is enlisted to cooperate in
seeing that particular day that every
| piece of machinery is under cover
and protected from the weather would
mean saving of millions of dollars
for agrieuturists.
Thrift Day is fitting time for the
! members Of a manufacturers organi-
! zation to devote time and thought to
an exchange of ideas on the practical
| ways and means employed by others
| to reduce waste.
| It is rapidly' becoming recognized
| that the efficiency Of the individual
| or corporation is today increased
| through cooperation rather than by
| competition.
Thrift Day can well be looked upon
| as a day for the most helpful CO.
| operation. Probably the most bene-
| fetal cooperation will be found on
! Thrift Day by concentrating the mind
| on conservation and the reduction OF
waste, although more intensive pro-
| duction is just as practical a subject
! for Thrift Day.
! All classes. creeds and nationalities
| can unite in the most harmonious
| celebration of Thrift DAY. Every one
can co operate; every one can benefit
our effort directed upon the ex
/ change of thrift ideas and thrift
| thoughts. according to natural law,
will spell increased efficiency.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24
nd Salt River Base and Meridian

approved November %. 1915, by the
Secretary of the Interior and on file
in the office of the Project Manager
L. Reclamation Service, Phoenix,
Arizona. and the local land office at
the same place. 2. Homestead entries
of the farm units shown on said pIats
embracing public lands of the United
States may be made on and after
March l, 1917 at o'clock a. m. at the
local land office. Phoenix, Arizona, if
found regular and accompanied by the
certificate of the Project Manager
showing that water right application
has been filed and the proper water
right charges deposited. g. Warming
is hereby expressly given that no per-
son will be permitted to gain or exer-
else any right whatever under any
settlement or occupation begun at or
prior to a. m. March /, 1917, on any
lands shown on said plats. provided
however, that this shall not interfere
with any valid existing rights obtained
by settlement or entry while the land
was subject thereto. The Project
Manager will receive water-right APP
plications and issue certificates to ap-
plicants for public lands at any time
after the date of this notice a. The
limit of area per entry representing
the acreage which in the opinion of
the Secretary of the Interior, may be
reasonably required for the support of
a family upon such lands is fixed at
the amounts shown upon the plats for
the several farm units. The maximum
| limit of area for which water-right
application may be made for lands in
| private ownership shall be 100 acres Of
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24

charge and the penalties for failure to
pay the construction charge and the
operation and maintenance charges
when due, and discount allowed for
prepayment Of operation and mainten-
ance charges are prescribed by the
Reclamation Extension Act of August
IS. -9l4 for lands subject 10 that Act
and for other lands the same method
of determining operation and mainten-
ance charges and penalties and dis
counts thereon win be applied. except
that no discount shall apply to pay
ments under paragraph 10. 16 Until
further notice, flood waters as classi-
fled under the rules hereinafter stated
Will, after Sept. 80 1917. he delivered
At the same rates as are fixed for or
GRAFTON and maintenance charges for
the same irrigation year, except thar
one acre-foot only will be charged for
each two acre -faet delivered. The
term flood waters. as here used is 90
fined any flow in the Rio Verde ~
excess of the following: During De-
cemher and January 500 second feet.
during February. March and Novem-
Der 200 second feet, and from April
To October 81, both inclusive, 1924
secOnd-feet. II. The money derived
from the leases of surplus power or
power privilege will be covered into
the Reclamation Fund and be placed
to the credit of the project. Whenever
the proportionate part of the moneys
so credited to the project shall equal
the unpaid portion of the construc-
ton charge on account of any water
right application, no further payment
on account of such water right appli-
cation will be required.
FRANKLIN X LANE,
Secretary of the Interior
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24
TWENTY HUMAN
CLOCKS; GIRLS
KEEP Us HEP"
-enty human clocks in

There are twenty human clocks in
Phoenix
On the average of two thousand
times a day they will tell the hour to
the hurrying school girls and boys
the busy housewife, the tired business
man.
They never stop day or night.
These clocks are the girls, known
only by identification numbers of the
telephone company. They are the
information the 81" called every
few moments by the Phoenician who
queries Time please
Directly facing the operating board
where the busy young women are en-
gagged is q hugh Western Union clock
set from the master clock that gives
/ the public the correct time of day
Not only are the human clocks re-
sponsive to the repeated question, but
trouble, long distance and the rural
operator are supposed to answer the
request that flashes over the wire IN
ceasingly.
According to Mrs Lillian Mitchell,
district traffic chief OF the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph com
! panN. an operator would not hesitate
to tell the time. 1t would be most
! discourteous and unethical to refer the
! speaker to 81 if by chance she should
/ ring up 80 for the time" she says.
Mrs. Mitchell states that there are
more than 1000 calls cay for infor-
nation and that a great majority are
| for the time
Usually the calls come early in the
morning from boys and girls who are
rushing off To school Then around
4 the noon hour the women being To
take an interest in the time of day
! and throughout the afternoon both
men and women realize that they have
forgotten TO wind the clock" We do
not emplo" any particular girl for the
work; il would be too nerve WreCking,
! but all the employees are switched
about to the various positions, so that
in all we have twenty young women
to tell the Phoenicians the hour. g
Mrs. Mitchell stated that il was the
ambition of every employee to wear
Il blue enameled and gold pin that
marks her a members Of the Courtesy
cldb. She said that one became a
members after her "numt err was re
ported TO The officials by some one
who appreciated her gOod service
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24
LARGE PROPORTION Of STATES
FIRES STRICTLY PREVENTABLE

That large proportion of the fires
in the state of Arizona, are strictly pre-
ventable, ana a still larger portion are
partially preventahle, is the Substance
Of Il report recently compiled and pub
iished by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters.
The figures are being sent broadcast
over the state in an attempt TO educate
the people in talking steps to prevent
fires, instead of calling the fire de-
partment after the blaze has started.
Lighted cigars, cigarettes and pipes,
caused total damage of over ten
thousand dollars in this state alone
last year, and it is estimated that in
practically every fire a preliminary in
spection would have shown the element
Of danger, which might have been cas-
lily reTnedied.
Following is a table showing the per-
centage Of strictly preventive fires, and
The amount Of the damage, caused by
carelessness:
. Defective chimneys and
flues .............$20 SCOTT or 80
Fireworks, firecrackers,
etc. ............... 1.792 or O.5e..
Gas, natural and ar
tificial ..-............ l046 or 0.3fc
Hot ashes and Goals. 22.374 or 0.7et
Ignition Of hot grease oil
tar, wax ana asphalt % or 00ff
Hot or molten metal O or 00l6
Matches ......-......-. 3,7S2 or liz
open flreS ....-....... 80 or Ql&o
Petroleum and its pro-
duets ................ S.sGl OF 2.5f6
Rubbish and litter ... 0 or O.0lt
Smoking .......-...... 1882 or 800
Steam ana hot water
pipes ................ o or O.Oat
Open lights ............ lips or 0.3fc
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24
A SCHOOL BARRED EASTMAN

Max Eastman, editor OF the Masses,
was refused permission a few days
age TO speak in a university of Wis
consin building. President c. r. Vau
Hise, who annulled a permit previously
granted Eastman by the head of the
Students Forum. said that the uni =
versity buildings could not be used for
the spreading Of propaganda of any
sort.
Considerable criticism of President
Van Hise has followed since he gran
ted w J. Bryan perm ssion to use a
university building few days later
for an address on prohibition.
Eastman spoke in a private building
at Madison. During his stay in Wis
consin he also addressed the Wiscon-
sin Suffrage association
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-24
A REVIVAL IN RIVER TRAFFIC
Next Season to Bring an Impetus to
Transportation on the Mississippi

The word comes down from the
steel and mining centers along the
ohio river. that a great revival in
river transportation is to be seen on
he Mississinpi river during the pres
ent year. For one thing, a great in
crease in coal towing to the southern
territory is to be opened up, and for
this purpose alone many steel barger
are now under construction at Am
bridge, Pa.,where the American Bridge
cornuanY plant is located.
Congestion Of rail facilities, the sur :
prising cheapness of water Transport
tation and the nearing Of the time for
the expiration Of long term rail con-
tracts are said to be the reasons for
the reported reawakening of river
transportation. One industrial con-
Germ at Pittsburgh. which moved coal
by its own fleet did II at one eighth
the rail cost.-From the Memphis
Commercial Appeal.