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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Foreigu Mission Rally.

4 meeting of all the. foreign mission
societies Of wheeling district was hold
ut the Stone Presbyterian church yes
terday morning. afternoon and evening
An excellent program Of musical num-
bcrs was intcrspcrsed with talks. which
were delivered by several notables from
all over the country. Mrs. Charles B.
Cook presided. assisted by the Rev. l..
B. LewcIlyn. pastor Of the Stone Pres
bvtcrian church. A large attendance
was recorded at all three sessions yes
terday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Will Organize Team.

The hoy Scout troop at the Methodist
church "f Elm Grove will organize n pa
troll ball-tcam in the near future. with
the" view Of competing with the other
scout teams Of this vicinity. Tho local
;ntrol has much good material. some Of
them who have had high school cXpcr-
icncr md will undoubtedly make \ fine
showing. The scout foot ball team which
WAS organized last fall defeated every
Scnu; t"a:n it mot. and it's followers are
predicting 4 baseball season fully ~
successful.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Scout Entertainment.

The Boy Scouts OF Elm Grove are plan
ming an entertainment which will he
held in the Methodist church in the near
future. Scoutmaster +. D. Walton Will
be at the head of the entertainment. and
hc and the other scout official are PLAN
ming I, now. The nature Of the enter
toinment has not been decided on. but 1t
will doubtless be something unusual
and unique.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Mine OpentnE Up.

The new mine III the lower end or
Elm Grove. near the Cage property. Is
rapidly nearing completion. The mine
is IN open pit one. which lessons the
cost Of mining considerable. An off,
cial Of the company estimated that the
cost Of drift mining was $l.O0 ton
while the cost of open pit mining was
from 10 cents to fifty cents. and TINS
will prove quite saving. The lurhisn-
ing of homes tn house The miners. Will
bc tn. next proposition 10 face the own
.AfS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

The delegates, Mrs. II. l.. Brand and
Misses Winnie Roecrson and Hazel
Friedrich. returned yesterday from at
tending the World Wide Guild meeting
in Charleston. ". Va. of the Baptist
churches OF West Virginia. ThoS" mn
portant session arc held in connection
with the Ohio. West Virginia and In
diana missionary convention.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Roast Beef Supper.

1'hc Hannah Montgomery Curtis Tent
No. !. daughters OF Elm Grove held Il
successful roast beef supper in tho
chapman restaurant at Elm Grove last
evening. 1T which a large number AT
tended. The hours of tho supper WAS
from tn o'clock, and Il large crowd
wa; accommodated. Tho proceeds will
h. used for the purpose OF dcfraying cX-
pcnsrS TO he incurred on Memorial day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Biblo Class Smoker.

TIL" Mems Bible class OF the Vance
Memorial church Of WoodSdale enter
tanned with Il smoker in their class
rooms last evening. and an interesting
program was carried out \ number OF
notable speakers wrr" present To deliver
short addresses. ana Il splendid musical
IruGrum was given. One Of the largest
crowds that ever attended II social func-
ton II this claSS WAS present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

Last evening. IN the church rooms
Of the Chapline street NJ. f. editcc' was
held busy session Of the BOY ScoulS az
that church. when Scontmaster LocN-
year gave a most interesting talk. Scr-
:ral new. candidates took tho eXamina-
ton for becoming scouts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
ouarterly Conference.

Last evening at the First n. E. church
Of Elm Grove, the third quarterly con-
ference was held and large attendance
was recorded. District Superintendent
COMPTON was in charge, and put mum =
her of important matters before tn"
meeting, for discussion and to be actet
on. .
At Q o'clock. after the conference. tht,
large choir OF the church held a good
rchcarsal. a number of selections 10 DC
given tomorrow were practised.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Hieh School War Savings.

An assembly OF the four high school
classes was called yesterday at noon for
the purpose Of taking up War Savings
Stamp work. A representative OF the
government was present at the meeting
70 aid the classes In their organization.
and also delivered a very interesting
talk. poInting out the importance Of the
work Miss Dorothy Beans and John
Hanlan are at the head of the two sides
participating. and the students Of the
school will undoubtedly do all OF this
patriotic work they can.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Held Choir Practice,

The choruS-chor If the stone Pres
l,ytrrian church sunday school was held
last evening in the church assembly
rooms, and Il large number were pres
INT. \ successful rehearsal was. hclu'
AMI n number of selections To be given
tomorrow in Sabbath school were prac-
ticcd. This organization is quite young
but has been doing splendid work in the
past few months.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
planning for Demonstration.

The Elm Grove boy Scouts Al" pre-
pairing TO take part i'll tn" large demon
Stra:ion to b. hold III Wheeling next
Saturday evening. in tho interest OF tins
Liberty loan drive. TIL" scouts held II
meeting last evening and will mold Il
drill several evenings this week IN tht
fair grounds ut Elm Grove. To get. IN
condition Ia participate in the parade.
f.. y. Walton and several
suhaItcrns will bc in charge or the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
photographs Taken.

4 number NJ photographs were taken
Yesterday afternoon nj the Triad"l phia
district high school building for tho
menc"lnent number uC the school
paper The Triadrlphinn." \ cullertirr
picture IF tho Junior r;Lss, football
team. ard basketball! team was taken.
\ picture of the baseball team will br
taken ut a later date HS all the uniforms
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
nrranire Rad Cross.

., meeting will be held at O'clock
Monday evening in The valley HroFe
srbnnI house fer the purpose of organ
ling = Red Cross auxiliary. The ladies
in that locality have been contemplating
the organization OF an auxiliary fer
som, time and have at last gotten action
m IN" matter. Everybody is invited To
attend the meeting. at which several
addresses will be made. 4 large at
tendance Is looked for.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
All-Dny Meeting.

An all-tlay meeting Of tn" Echo Point
Red Cross auxiliary Will he held III the
i;urkicy VI. f. church Wednesday. y
full attendance is expected, and Il large
amount Of sewing will likely he COM
ulctcd. The ladies attending have been
doing splendid work. and deserve n
large a,unuu, of credit for the splendid
WAY the attendance has held up.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Euchre md Dance,

ON Tuesday evening. April 23rd. the
members OF ST. Michaers church Of
Edglngton Lane will entertain in tho st.
Michaers school hall with cuchre and
daure. 4 lnrgc number OF prizes has
been salrctcd for the winners. and tho
committed in charge has prepared IN
interesting program for the
evenings entertainment REFRESHMENTS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Clubs and Gardens.

The pupils of the Mckinley school are
becoming very patriotic within the past
several weeks. They have organized
War Savings Stamp societies. sewing
clubs. war gardens and 4 large troop OF
Boy Scouts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
xa,, club Dance.

Last evening. in tho rooms of the
Kahn club. on the South Side. was held
one of their series of delightful dances
with La F1am's orchestra. This IS the
first dance To be given since the Easter
period and was attended by the younger
set Of tho city The decorations were
in keeping with the event.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Social Affair Being PINNED

4 delightful social affair is being
planned by the members Of tho Young
Ladies' Christian society of the ST.
Stephens Reformed church. which will
be held in the near future. The affair
promises to be one OF the best Of the
season and n pleasant program OF events
will be arranged.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Repniring Tracks.

The work crew ot the West virginia
Traction e. Electric company are busy
making repairs all along the track out
tho nike. This is the usual spring IT.
mir work, and many tics are being ~
ncved. and joints are being buildcd up
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
passed through the pike section yester.

passed through the pike section yester-
day afternoon. en- route from Detroit.
Mich. to points east and south of here.
Several of the machines were but truck
frames on which a five-passenger Ford
touring car was blocked up This Is All
economical way. us it requires only one
man 10 transport two vehicles. Quite
q number of Fnrds have passed through
this section in transit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Chimney g1aeh causes Alarm.

\ slight blaze at the HON" Of one NJ
the South Sides prominent citizens yes
terday drew n larg" crow, and was the
cause OF grea. deal Of excitement.
when. il Wa. discovered that the SCOT
IN ths chimney had caught tir". Several
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Bapx1xt Social.

Last evening tho members Of tho Inn
! manuel Baptist church held very de-
lightful social in the parlors NJ mat
church. The cffair was very UNIQUE
ono and was attended in large NUMBERS
bv the Young people Of the church
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Instruction Period Held

The training class Of the St. stephens
Reformed church held their weekly
period last evening in the parlors or the
church with u good attendance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

will be served following the card party.
\ large number Of invitations have been
Issued Ia the friends OF the members.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

Of the Twenty-ninth street school. which
will be held on the evening Of May 10.
An entertainment will he given. follow
ing which tho graduating exercises will
1nkn nlncn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

The children Of many IF tho schools
of the South Side are busy planning
war gardens to be planted within u
short time. many of them having al
ready laid out their beds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
brotherhood Session,

The monthly session of tho Brother
hood Of the st. Faurs Evangelical church
was held last evening in the church
parlnrs on South Eoff street. at which
time Important matters We're discussed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

have not hrrn issued. The commence
,n.nts number "f thu Trhdrfphinn VIII
contain large number al ph"to-
graphS snapped around the school.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

is displaying the emblem of the th'rt
Liberty lOnn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

Of the fire companies were called out
and the blaze was soon eNtlnEuShco.
Therrr was no damage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20

Graduating Program
ARRANGEMENTS ara being made by the
members of this years graduating class
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-20
Machinss Go Through.

\ large number az Ford machines
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02

GEN. CRUISE
HAS REPLY
tU.ited Press LEASED wire.)


WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2.
Brig. Gen. Cruise, retired, to-
day placed his record OF AZ years
service In the army against
charges of accepting graft In
awarding army contracts.
In a statement to the press, he
declared that after his retire.
ment, he accepted advisory work
with II. II. Lippert, Chicago man
ufacturers' agent for western
mills, only after consulting with
army legal advisers and after be-
ing convinced his action was
proper.
He declared he had never been
a party to contracts or connected
with Lippert, while in active ser
vice in the quartermaster's de-
partment of the army. All his
work under Lippert, he said, had
been frank and open and when he
learned there was some question
of its legality he wrote to the
inspector general Of the arS1y, he
said, offering to refund money
paid him, either to Lippert or to
the u. S.
Cruise said he was retired on his
own application last January,
after forty-two years of continu-
Gus service in the army"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02
Tobacco Essential?
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
A good lady has seen fit to
write a letter to your paper de-
precating the expenditure of so
much tobacco money to be sent
to the boys in the trenches.
The letter 10 strongly worded
and bristling with statistics and
from the viewpoint of the earnest
reformer is unanswerable.
Nearly 40 years ago / was
member Of the Indiana legislature
and was classed among the reform
element. Two of my favorite
measures were the local option
law and the act making 1t crime
to sell cigarets or the markings
to minors. ] succeeded in having
both these measures made into
laws. I then had all such statis-
tics at my fingers ends.
Later / was made one Of the d.
rectors of the southern states pris-
ons and secured the cutting out of
the tobacco allowance and fur
nished the prisoners with better
food and more coffee. The amount
for tobacco for 700 or more pris-
oners was seemingly very large.
But right there ran up
against a stone wall. The prison
ers could not do their tasks.
Some were sent to the hospital
and several went absolutely in
sane. I was very determined and
believed this was all put on"
and held out for week. No soil
tary confinement, no bread and
water diet. could move the men
they insisted on tobacco.
The contractor gave notice Of
throwing up his contract with the
state and the warden threatened
to resign.
l visited the men. They loved
me because / had insisted upon
their having humane treatment.
had stopped the lash and other
cruel treatment but l found most
OF them becoming nervous wrecks;
some OF the would curse and fair
ly gnash their teeth; some would
weep. They could not believe
that / had caused IT.
So special session of the board
was called and we we're forced to
renew the rations Of tobacco to
the prisoners, and soon every
thing was running smoothly.
About this time there was a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02

night you reiterate the false state
ment, saying that on Feb. rs,
announced that Mr.. Drake and l
may block the submission of the
car line proposition.
/ never intimated anything OF
the kind. l said that Mr.. Drake
was opposed to the power propo-
sition submission. ] called your
reporters atteNtion to this yes
terday and he said he had misun-
derstood the situation and would
correct his mistake.
Instead he reiterates the false
hood previously published and
then follows it with what pur-
ports to be a quotation from me
saying:
II was misunderstood; I mean
the power plant proposition" the
effect of the whole thing being to
indicate that l had said one thing
Feb. 26 and then changed 1t Feb.
81, which is utterly untrue.
Yours very truly,
A. v. FAWCETT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02
QUARANTINE
FIRST MAN

Joe Prattico, an Italian, is the
first Tacoma man to come under
the new city ordinance demand
Ing quarantine for persons afflict-
ed with social disease. Where Joe
will be quarantined while he Is
under cure is serious question,
for the city established a women's
detention station some time ago
without providing any place for
the men.
Prattico walked into Mayor
Fawcett's office Friday afternoon,
said he was sick and had no
money to retain a physician. Faw-
cett promptly turned him over to
the police.
The sick man is now a prison.
er at the city Jail, and must be
given medical treatment under
the city ordinance, but there isn't
any place to put him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02

"You wouldn't dare say a thing
like that to me II. 4 were a young
'er man." screamed Fawcett. "Hew
dare you come into my office and
say things like that? II we're
younger I'd pitch you right out
into the hall"
"I'll say 1t here or anywhere
else, and no one will stop me-"
said Lyons. towering over the
mayor. You're a liar and
you know 1t. l took my physical
examination for the army this
morning"
Harrison Peacemaker.
H. Roy Harrison, former presi-
dent Of the Labor council, jumped
between the two and showed Lyons
back toward the door.
He can't attack my patriet!sM
and get away with IT," said Lyons,
That's a fine thing for a mayor
to say about a man."
At this point City Attorney U.
Il. Harmon. summoned hastily ~
the mayors secretary, entered the
office and began an explanation Of
the legal phases of the city's pro-
posed purchase of the street rail
way system.
Fawcett later told the labor rep
resentatives that he had never
called them crooks" and had net
insinuated that they were bsinl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02
Can Laborer Save?

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Your editorial page of Thurs
day had an article that doesn't
strike me as being quite fair,
headed thus, Lean Times May
Return"
Now, Mr.. Editor. IL you think
the working man is reaping such
a harvest, all l can say for you is,
that you are not mp to date or you
are a traitor (nOt a friend) to the
laboring man.
The laboring man Is in a worse
fix now, financially, than he has
been for years. Do you deny it?
You stated in your paper OF the
same date that in the year 1917
food prices had increased rs per
cent as a whole. How much in
the previous two years? What
per cent had wearing apparel in
creased in three years? What per
cent have the wages increased in
the past three years?
Speaking personally, Mr.. Edi-
tor, and presuming you are young,
could you support wife and fam
lily at the average working mans
salary at the shipyards? will
give my last cent for thrift stamps
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02
LAUNCH WAR
FUND DRIVE

A Salvation Army war work
fund has been launched in Taco
ma, with Gov. Ernest Lister as
honorary chairman and Alexander
MacLean, president of the Rotary
club, as active chairman. The
goal for the campaign has been
set at $4,000.
This fund has been approved by
the state council Of defense, and
has been endorsed by President
Wilson, Secretary Baker and
American staff officers in France.
w. B. Hawthorne will be secre-
tary Of the Tacoma committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02

paid by Bean to work for tbs
street car purchase.
Blames Atkins.
"What said was that labor wa@
falling for the same thing thai
Bean wanted. and that you wert
working right into Beans hands,
he said.
Several of the labor leaders ask
ed Fawcett to make written
statement retractlng the charged
published in newspapers this week
from him, but he refused.
atkins is the man who's stir
ring up these things about ma"
declared Fawcett, as the delegaa
ton was leaving his office. 'He'S
the one whose trying to put these
things over on YOU"
Never mind Atkins" several Of
the men said. "You just attend
to your own affairs and don't
make any cracks about us
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02

change made In the complexion
of our national congress, and the
slogan of the victors was that
heavy customs duties should be
levied on luxuries and things 9TH
er than necessities, and tobacco
was one of the articles attacked.
But James G. Blaine, recognize
ed as one of the greatest states
men Of his time, demonstrated
that tobacco was necessity to
the people who were in the habit
Of using it and that it would be
an untold hardship and misfor-
tune to the poor people who used
tobacco the most. He won his
fight for a moderate duty.
Be 1t a luxury of a necessity, 1t
would be a terrible hardship to
the boys in the trenches to be de-
prived of 1t.
Yours truly,
JOHN w. LINCK,
Justice of the Peace.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02
Mayor and Labor Leaders
Go to Mat Over Car Issue

SURROUNDED by representatives
OF 16 labor unions In his private
office Friday afternoon, Mayor
Fawcett almost engaged In a fist
fight with Joseph II. Lyons, secre-
tary OF the Central Labor council,
when a heated argument arose
over statements attributed to the
mayor this week.
The union business agent called
upon Fawcett and asked him 20
retract his charge that the unions
were working in the interests of
Louis Beam" to induce the city to
buy the street car system, and that
the business agents were crook
ed"
Its about time we had a new
mayor up here who'd do some
thing for the city's interests" said
Lyons, when the argument grew
heated.
"Yes, and it's about time the
labor council had a new secretary,
too" retorted Fawcett.
Tho Lie Is Passed.
We'll, labor Is united on the
question OF the mayor, but divided
on that of its secretary" replied
Lyons.
II want to tell you one thing,
Lyons" declared Fawcett, his
voice rising. II fought and bled
for my country and that is more
than you have done or ever will
do"
Lyons walked over towards the
mayor, pointing his finger at Faw-
cett's face.
You're - liar" he said,
his voice shaking with anger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02
Stick to Plan to Gobble
Rich French Iron Beds

unchanged in their desire and
determination for domination and
conquest.
The importance of the Lorraine
iron basin lin the conduct of flu
ture wars) is the concluding ar
gument of the entire memorial
for forcible annexation of this
strip OF French territory.
The memorial frankly states
that:
''If, with the outbreak of
hostilities in 1914 the
French had destroyed their
own iron mines OF the Briey
and Longwy basins, which
latter fell into the hands of
the Germans, and at the same
time with their long range
guns destroyed the iron
mines on the German side of
the Lorraine frontier, the
war could not have lasted
moro than q few months"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-02

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2.
TO furnish immediate accommo-
dations for thousands OF work.
man, all available empty hotels,
residences and apartment houses
in cities near shipyards will be
Communicated by the govern
ment, according to the announce
ment OF the U. s. shipping board.
The board is authorized, in the
S50,000,000 housing bill signed
yesterday by President Wilson,
to commander not only houses