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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13

inauguratrd at once both by advertis.
| ing and publicity to educated the pub
| lie 10 q 1U-rent loaf.
The first announcement to that eff
! feet was made By the Schulze Baking
company, Of Chicago. short time
after the convention.
{. Mr.. Rainey also charged the bakers
association with maintaining Il lobby
here 10 prevent favorable action IN
the pending bill to repeal the tax on
mixed flour, which. he says, would
open the bread market to about To-
100000 bushels Of corn every year.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.-Agents OF the
federal department OF justice expect
10 receive instructions today from
Washington 10 continue an inquiry
into food prices here in connection
with the Investigation which the fed
eral trade commission and the depart
nIent of agriculture have been direct
Ell by President Wilson to make.
Agents OF the department Of justice
have already collected quantity Or
information here along this line and
have forwarded it to Washington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
FOOD PROBE
fContinucd from First Page.J

to the trade commission for use n
the new inquiry.
The trade cummisSion'S aim will be
10 cover every side Of the food stu
alton. Its observations will include
the work Of the farmer, the packer
The commission dealer, the whole.
salcr and the retailer. Experts will
go into every detail of food prOduc'
lion. distribution and consumption. A
npw division will be established, the
sole duty Of which will be 10 fix the
responsibility for high prices. Under
the law creating the trade commission
it has powers in that direction pos.
seSccd by no othor agency Of the gov,
eminent and ample authority to take
any measures found necessary Ia
make the investigation successful
Tables prepared within the last few
days bearing on food prices for 1916
show that during the year there was Il
general advance III prices OF from ten
To one hundred percent. Some Of the
staple articles and the amount Of their
price increases are:
Sirloin, per cent: ham. 81 per
cent: lard. 20 per cent: flour. II per
cent; eggs. rs per cent: butter, il per
cent: potatoes, 100 per cent; sugar, %
per cent; milk, . per cent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
ELM GROVE MAN
DIES IN FLORIDA
TuMOR lE BRAIN BRINGS DEATH
TO EMERSON HENDERSON AT
ST. PETERSBURG.
Body VIII Be Brought Eere wednesday
Funeral Arrangements incomplete
Other Out-the-Pike News.

News was received in Elm Grove yes
to-day afternoon OF the death in st.
Petersburg. Fla. yesterday morning at
10 o'clock Of Emerson Henderson. we'll
known: resident of Elm Grove. who has
beer, spending the past few winters in
Florida. Death was caused by tumor
on the brain. He had been III several
weeks.
MIR. Henderson was IN the Saith year
of his age. and was lifelong resident
of Fhe Elm Grove section. Three years
as he purchased hotel in st. Peters,
z. which he and his wife conducted
G8::ins the winters, returning each
= ring to Elm Grove. He was 4 men,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
Der OF the Stone Presbyterian church at
INIyn

Mr.. Henderson Is survived by his VIE,
two daughters. Mrs. Charles IhornnuI5
ana Miss Mabel of Wheeling, and son.
CLYDE. also Of wheeling. Surviving as"
are nine brothers ami sisters. as TO-
lows: Mrs. George Heck Of Fotoniac'
Mrs. John Bell Of Roncy's Point; Mrs'
William Craig of Ronc%'s Point; Mrs
!. r. McCnusIand OF Elm Grove: W. Z,
Henderson of New Wilmington, Pa
!, E. Henderson OF Elm Grove: l.. IT,
Henderson Of Elm Grove; Milton Hen
dcrson OF Wcs: Alexander. and Erwin
Thc body will be brought to Elm
Grove for intcrment. 1t is due 10 ar
rive "Wednesday evening: and Will Dc
taken to the homo of his sister Mrs
NrCausland. Funeral. arrangements arc
incnmnlAtc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.

JOHNST0WN, Pa. Feb. l2.---As a d.
rect result Of the wreck on its lines last
August in which twenty-nine persons
were killed and almost 100 injured. the
Southern Cambria Railway Company, OPP
Grating 4 trolley system between this
city and Edensburg. Pa. went into tho
tiles estimated at 100000. The COM
pany admitted insolvency and the court
issued an order temporarily multiplying
all damage suits and restraining further
suits for damages.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Mems Liberal Club WILL Have Noted
= Sneaker Here Tomorrow Night.

John Il. White. national authority
on certain labor and political questions,
will speak on Public Ownership" at the
First Unitarian ChuSch in Chapline,
street tomorrow night. Mr.. White comes
under the direction Of the Henry George
Lecture Association and will be the
guest of the Mems Liberal Club The
public is invited.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13

largely. attended. The program is one
Of ihE best that has ever been offered
in this section. and includes wheeling $
best talent Following the program
refreshments will be served in the haS"-
mcnt Of The church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
AZ First M. E,

nov, Rohcrt WaymHn VII c0ndUrl IN"
royiyni services at tn" First NJ. t..
church of Elm Grove this evening. icy.
Tobn II. Hess Is i'll nj his home. Rev.
N-nyman is from MoundSvillc anu - Il
,rrret EVANGELIST.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
Living Room
Furniture

Most popular for the living room, arc
the big overstuffcd suites, the long
settee with chair and rocker to match.
The later styles all come with the loose
cushion effects and are covered either
with tapestry or plush vclours.
We carry an unusually big assert
ment of this style Of furniture, and IN
addition, splendid variety OF the
thrcc-piecc Library Suites with oak,
mahogany and walnut frames, uphol-
stored in brown, black and blue
feathers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
GnS Shortage.

It was reported that lii" gas suppl" al
tho NooGSdal" school was short y"St"r-
d,,. and If til" gas is rs short today n
II was Yesterday III" scinul VIII have
to be closed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13

The Elm Grove school hrSk"t ban
tcon1 will meet the Philadelphia District
nigh reserves next Wednesday, evening
nm the Elm Grove school iunE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
To Organize baseball Team.

The r. and L. G: baseball team VIII
meet next Thursday evening Tor Nv.
,,,rnns,, Of organizing - baseball team
IN Elm Grove Nll~th" players "l iaS'
wear are requested t" he present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
EASY FOR HERMAN.

CLNC1NNATI, Ohio. Feb. le.---"Peta'
Herman. OF New Orleans. bantamwe;ght
champion easily outpointed Sammy
SandGw. OF Cincinnati. in Il ten-round
bout here tonight. Sandow forced the
milling. but Herman was 100 clever FOR
him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13

Tho "Mistress Of st. Ives" was played
Inst evening at the 81. Vincent school
%"II ~ Elm Grove Tho piay drew It
GOOD crowd and il Will u" given This
evening.
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entertainment Tonight.

Tho ENTERTAINMENT % DC ElVCE his
,.vcnfne in he Stone Presbyterian
church at Elm Grove. under tn" auspices
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
1pe1lsburg VS.. Triadelphia.

Next Friday evening The Philadelphia
District High school BASKET hall teams
will meet the W"IlshurE 1iiGh lives st
the Wheeling park Casino.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13

Plav Philadelphia.

The regular weekly meeting %i tnt
Elm Grove council Will he held IhNrS-
dnv evening al the town hall.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
1poodsda1a without Game.
mi stress of St. Ives"

Tho Woodsdalc hask"tha'l team -
without n game this week hut IS tr1''f'-
inr hard for L game next week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
Rainev's Charne

: WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-ChaTging
concerted effort to put up the price
Of bread. Representative Rainey. Of
Illinois, in a letter today 10 the fed
pral trade commission and the depart
ment of acriculturc. which have been
directed by President Wilson. to IN
,vcstiyatc the high cost OF foods, sug.
crsls thar certain men be called To
testify as 10 what they know about the
'rattpr. Thcs" men are:
Paul SchulZe, Chicago baker; s.
:. MCDoHa'd. Of Memphis. and J. NJ
.rll. Of Chicago. president and secre.
airy respectively Of the National Mas
nr Bakers association: John Lind. OF
Minneapolis. attorney for the wheat
nillers. and the editor of the Modern
Ii!ler. OF Chicago.
Il suggest calling these men, said
Nr. Rainey. because At the convel.
tlon Of the master bakers In Salt Lake
:Ciry last August Mr.. Mcdonald an
roinccd nationwide move would Dp
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
Highlander Couch Beds

The all-metal Couch that opens like
a book into a large-sized bed fitted with
genuine felt mattress.
For the family that needs an extra
bed and wants something at about half
the price of q davenport bed, these
Couch Beds are ideally suited.
We show them in three different
sizes and styles, all fitted with the fold
ing felt mattress
s. Prices $500. S17.Oo, $1,000
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
BAIRD HOLDS OUT.

PITTSBURGH. Feb. u. - Douglas
Baird. for two seasons an infielder on
the team Of the Pittsburgh National
League club has become n holdout, ac-
cording to letter received from him.
, Baird refused TO sign Pirate contract
because of cut in salary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
Way Sagless Bed Springs, 5000

you've tried would never have any other KIND
Of spring on your bed The comfortable spring ever
silent on and guaranteed that way for twenty-five
Think of it, against beakage saggng for quarter OF
century.
There's other features about Way Sagess that will appeal to
vo is unusually santacan be cleaned easily account OF
its flat surface will tear your maress absolutely
nocss supports heavy light weight person in equal
comfort
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13

An English scientist has discovered
THAT Eskimos have two more ribs than
any other human race.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
Dougan
Kitchen Cabinets

The most perfect and most complete
Kitchen Cabinet is the McpOUGALL
Auto-Front
Its general appearance and roomi-
ness, the number Of exclusive features
if contains, and the automatic drop
front, along with the snow-white extern
sion table top made from genuine Por
ccliron, all combine to make the Nc
Dougall Auto Front the housewives
dream come true. .>~
You can own one OH the. convenient
dollar-a-week plan or save fifteen per
cent on a cash purchase. ;,
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~~eea and Lincoln.

II n"r~- 'h:nk ~ Lincoln hut that !
recall Moses ;oth have become nor
pctual n history Th"i- SOULS WY" Ike
oil ant. their lives radiated in giving
strength and inspiration 20 others.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
COAL men Warned
PRICE MUST Be CUT

Washington. - The federal trade
commission has notified the leading
anthracite coal producers of the
country that a failure to grant the
usual spring price reductions cannot
be justified by claims Of increased
cost of production.
The commission has heard, the no.
tfce says, that producers intend either
to withdraw or reduce the regular
seasonal discounts on the ground of
increased mining COSTS
In it's inquiry into the cost of min
ing anthracite, the report on which
soon will be issued, the commission
has obtained detailed information on
the costs of companies which mined
in 1916 about rs per cent of the total
production of anthracite.
"This information" says the com.
mission, Indicates no increase in av-
erage cost in the last four months of
1916 and further indicates an actual
decrease of cost in the cases of some
of the companies whose cost Of pro-
duction is high" "a
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
FRENCH AND BRITISH
MAKE FURTHER GAINS

London.-Again the French and Brit.
ish war Offices record gains against
the Germans on the line in France.
Striking IN the Champagne region
on a front Of 1900 meters, west of
Maisons de Champagne, the French
recaptured all the positions previous
ly taken by the Germans on ridge 1856
and also invaded a German fortified
work.
Heavy artillery activity is in prog
ress in the Ancre and Somme sectors,
according to Berlin.
The German war Office reports the
stopping of a French attack south of
Ripont, in Champagne, and the de-
struction of sixteen entente airplanes
and two captive balloons in attacks
by the Germans.
The London war office announces
that nine German machines were
brought down or driven down dam.
aged and admits that five British ma
chimes are missing.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
BOX CAR ROBBERS
Are AGAIN ACTIVE

Another box car robbery plot is be-
ing unearthed, in which several float
ers about the city are implicated.
The only arrest made to date is of
a resident on the South Side, by the
name of Baker. A search was made
of his residence, officers state, and a
considerable quantity of stolen goods
found. .
The authorities got wind of the
operations through the attempted sale
Of a pair of rubber boots, which were
offered at the ridiculously small sum
of $3.50. It was also a~scertained that
a load of hides had been stolen from
a box car, and resold to a local hide
buyer.
Baker, who is now confined to the
county Jail, has been in several
scrapes before. He came to Dickin-
son from New England last fall and
almost Immediately became implicat-
ed in liquor deals and petty thefts.
He served IS days in the Jail last
fall for the alleged stealing of a pair
of shoes.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
C. NEWS

Mrs. Max Hendrick had her tonsils
removed on Thursday morning.
C. Peterson returned on Thursday
morning from Fargo, where he was
since Monday on affairs con-
nected with his Delco Light agency.
While working around a feed
grinder, S. Fisher of the Daglum vi
entity accidentally got his coat caught
in the wheels. Before he could ex-
tricate himself he suffered a broken
arm. Shortly after the accident he
made a hurried trip to Dickinson to
have the broken member set.
Mrs. c. E. Allen came down from
Livingston, Mont, last Saturday to
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Cooke, until Monday, when she
accompanied her husband home. The
Allen home was in charge Of Mrs.
Aliens. sister, Miss Fay Cooke, during
their absence.
Attorney T. D. Casey left on Tues
day morning for Minneapolis and then
on to his old home in La Crosse,
Wis, expecting to be at the latter
place by Thursday. On his way back
he will stop off in Bismarck to argue
a case in the supreme court. Mr..
Casey planned on being back within a
week.
VIM. Resting, who now resides on
the VIM. B. Meyer farm, a short dis
lance south of the city, broke his left
arm last Saturday while breaking
colts. In his endeavor to quickly jump
over the manager to get out of the
way for a minute, his foot caught and
he fell backward, the injury resulting.
Arnold, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred decker of South Dickinson
is suffering a crushed bone in the
small finger of his right hand. It is
now hoped that it will not be neces-
sary to amputate as at first feared.
The accident occurred the middle of
the week, when the little fellow
slipped while carrying a chunk of
coal. '1
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. F. 6.
Reed was AT Home" to the rs. S.
Band" of which Mrs. H. L. Dickinson
is leader. The program was rendered
by the children Of members and would
have been a credit to much older
artists. It was given as follows:
Recitation, Mary. Louise Reed; piano
solo, leila Duling; recitation and
piano solo, Dorothy McGillivray; Sc
lection, mary SOuleS; piano SOLO,
Katharine Helen Kono; recitation,
Blanche Lillibridge; piano duet, Hazel
Rumble and Helen Kilmcr. This band
will hold a food sale at the Reed Bros.
store on Saturday, April 18th, at 8
o'clock.
Are you going to buy a tractor to
do your spring blowing, etc. If so
you owe to yourself and your future
welfare to Investigate the AVERY
line of tractors at the Mandan Mer-
camille Co., Dickinson. 3-1O-tf
Cashier and Mrs. B. O. Thorkelson
of South Heart were at home the first
of the week to, a number of guests,
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
Wilson Issues Call
for Congress.
DECIDES TO ARM SHIPS
Names Of Vessels Carrying Guns
Will Be Kept Secret.

Washington.-President Wilson has
issued a proclamation calling an extra
session of congress in April and has
decided that he had power to arm
American merchantmen against Ger.
man submarines operating in violation
| Of International law.
Osders for carrying out the presi'
dents decision to arm ships were i'm
mediatsly sent to the navy depart,
ment.
The extra session Of congress was
set for April 16.
The president in a formal statement
announced that he is free to exercise
at once the power to arm American
merchant ships.
The president said he was calling
congress because so much necessary
legislation was pressing for consid.
Grafton.
He is convinced that it is for the
best interests of the country to have
an early session of the Sixty-ifth con-
gross, whose support he will also need
in all matters collateral to the defense
of our merchant marine.
Names Will Be Withheld.
The names of the ships which will
be armed will not be made public by
the government and are not expected
to be published in the newspapers.
The navy department will issue an
appeal to the American newspapers
to refrain from publishing any infor-
nation whatever of the nature of ar.
mament of ships and already has ap-
pealed to the cable companies to sup.
press all information of ships cross
ing the Atlantic in either direction.
The president signed the proclama.
ton for the extra session while lying
in bed with a cold.
He also approved the statement Civ
en- out at the White House.
The president decided to arm ships
after getting informal opinions from
Attorney General Gregory and Secre-
tary Lansing that he had such at.
thority, in spite Of old statutes which
some believe forbade it.
1t was learned definitely that some
American merchant ships sailing for
the submarine o will be armed by
the government at ono Preliminary
arrangements have been completed
and it is expected that vessels will be
ready to sail in the near future.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
GERARD REFUSES TO TALK
Arrives at Key West and Takes Train
for Washinqton,

Arrives at Key West and Takes Train
for Washington.
Key West, Fla.-James ". Gerard,
former United States ambassador to
Germany, reached here from Havana
and after a brief rest took a train for
Washington.
The former ambassador was accom-
panied by his wife and a party Of
about forty Americans from Germany.
Mr.. Gerard expressed much interest
in the International situation result
ing from the Zimmerman note and
eagerly accepted copies of newspapers
containing dispatches regarding it.
Asked for a statement on the sub
ject he replied that he had been "si-
lent for 1000 miles and would con-
tinue so until reaching Washington"
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
THAW is DECLARED INSANE
Cannot Be Taken to New York to
Stand Trial.

Philadelphia.-Harry Kendall Thaw
has been adjudged a lunatic by the
common pleas court of this city and
under the law cannot be taken to
New York on requisition to stand
trial on charges of assaulting Frede-
rick Gump, Jr., a high school student
of Kansas City, Mo. "
Thaw will be kept in St. Mary's
hospital here pending his removal to
a Pennsylvania asylum.
The courts action was based on the
report presented by a lunacy commits
sion.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
Administration Ready to Take
Drastic Action.
PRESIDENT WATCHES EVENTS
Rail Officials and Trainmen Will Be
Informed Tieup Of Transporta-
ton Will Not Be Tolerated.

Washington.-A personal represen.
tative Of the president will inform
trainmen and railroad officials at their
conference or the eight-hour day con-
troversy that drastic action will be
taken by the government if a strike Is
called.
Despite his illness, which has kept
him under the constant care of his
physician, the president has been in
close touch with developments in the
controversy between the four brother
hoods and railroads.
He is determined that the nation,
facing the gravest international crisis
in its history, shall not have it's trans
portation facilities paralyzed by a
strike.
1t will be made plain to the con-
ference at New York that, in addi-
ton to the merits of the case being
now pending before the supreme court
of the United States, it is the inten-
tion Of the president to have the leg
islation affecting the men, which fail
ed at the recent session, promptly re-
introduced when congress meets on
April 16 and pressed to a conclusion.
May Take Drastic Steps.
The president likewise will convey
to both sides of the controversy that
the international situation is now
such as to make it incumbent on him
to adopt the most drastic steps to
the extent of communicating the rail-
roads and their operatives.
Complete plans of the four railroad
brotherhoods for a nationwide strike
unless the railroads grant their eight
hour demands, were ratified here by
local union leaders from Southeast
ern territory and by a similar confer
ence of representatives of the South
west held at St. Louis.
The brotherhood heads will tell the
railroad conference committee in New
York that if an agreement is not
reached this week for the establish
ment of an eight-hour basic day, with
time and a half for overtime, strike
orders already issued to local or
CARNATIONS will become effective.
The demands are just what they
were last fall when President Wilson
averted a strike after the call was out
by inducing congress to pass the Ad-
amson law, which never has been put
into effect, pending a decision on it's
constitutionality by the supreme court
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
including Misses Saliva Mielke and

including Misses Saliva Mielke and
Florence Davis, W. J. Orchard and
Elliot Freeman of this city. A beauti-
fully appointed 7 o'clock dinner was
served in five courses. A large bowl
of jonquils formed the table center
piece, and the place cards and favors.
also were in harmony with the yellow
and white color scheme. The evening
passed gayly, a few musical selections
being rendered by the guests. This
social affair vas in honor of Mrs.
Thorkelson's sister, Miss Marjory
Crowell, a recent graduate from a st.
Paul hospital. Those who were for
tunate enough to be guests that even
ing say that this vas on of the pretti-
est dinner parties they have ever at
tended.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK
Oyer Six Hundred Persons Perish In
Sea Collision.

London. - The British transport
Mendi was sunk Feb. 81 and 625 per-
sons lost their lives. The official an
nouncement says: s
1.-THE transport Mendi, carrying the
last batch of the South African ma
tive laborers' contingent, the rest of
whom were landed safely in France,
collided with another vessel en- route
from England to Havre was sunk.
"Twelve European officers and 1911
natives were saved. Ten Europeans
and 615 natives were lost"
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-17
BERNSTORFF IS SURPRISED
Former Envoy Denies Any knowledge
of German Plot, ..

Christiania.-CouRt Won Bernstorff,
until recently the German ambassa-
dor to the United States, on arriving
here on board the steamship Frederik
WILL, told the press that he was ig-
norant of political developments of
the last four weeks and not in a po-
sition, therefore, to make any com
ment regarding them.
When the former ambassador learn
ed of the disclosure Of Germany's ef-
fort to make an alliance with Mexico
he expressed surprise and added:
1T is news to me-"