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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-16
"A COMEDY OF ERRORS"
No, This Is Not an Entertainment, But
Real Basket Ball Game TO Be
Staged Trtday-Good Preliminary,

What gives promise nf being fas;.
exciting and Interesting game. III every
rcepcCt, will la played Friday evening
at In" local high school gym. when III"
representatives team OF IN" SENIOR
clashes with their Gigni;icd instructors.
or Ia hr NOR" uhliGiug. tn" 'lhcnItE.
This game each season attracts IN" at
trutinn of every student in the school.
md they arc eager to SC" thu boys "muSs
up" their teachers. as they think This IS
tho only way to get even with them.
On the other hand the "profs' expect
"casy picking" and arc confident that
they will wear the youngsters ont ana
then give them druhhinG long 10 o.
remembered. Some have gone sn tar ms
to saw that they will be lcnicnt with
them because they do not want To d!S-
courage them for future contests The
bows are somewhat silent. but one nr Two
have remarked that the game will he
u Joke" and that they wrr" going into
;hs rrny with thn intention OF not only
winning but to give them rrw KNOCKS
that far from the lore-tap variety
Whatever thr case may be-, 1t Will he
some game. ~ tho faculty has some
old heads in their lineup. Then. again,
Coach calvin Will play. and Il" knows
I'm. signals Last Year The game was
very ,NriiinC and close and the young"
s,rrs had To 20 the limit 10 come ont
victorious. With this the initial con-
fest or tho season and tho fact that the
instructors will lower their dignity so
far rs to don uniform and show the
kids how the fnvoritc indoor Enmn
should hc played. Il crowd much larger
than last season is expected. besides tho
enrolment Is much larger.
Tho game will be- staged In the local
high school gym Friday evening. after
tho preliminary. which Will be In every
was rs interesting rs tho hcadliner. The
game will bring together the rival
schools. when tho Wheeling high girls
mo, Tho srytcttc Of Eclln!r". This game
is i,nnnrtant and for years has been
determining factor In the championship
Of the valley. Wheeling high Inns not
been defeated in four years and have al
ready gotten ar to good start.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-04

Tho chnch bug as u destructive fac
tor In the 1918 wheat and corn croDs
can be practically eliminated by neigh
borhood action. The bugs have taken
refuge In clump forming grasses, lit
ter, weeds, and trash along fence
rows, road sides, and ravines near last
summers corn fields. Here is where
they will spend the winter II left
alone. Practically all Of the chinch
bugs which survive the winter are
found in these neglected places. II
they are burned of before bad weather
sets In, millions Of bugs will be killed
and large percentage Of the rest
will be killed by winter weather.
The bugs win be found in all these
places near fields which they attacked
last summer. II they are unmolested
they will spend the winter there and
emerge next spring to repeat the dam
age which they customarily do to
wheat and corn.
Cooperation is necessary for effec-
tive control of this method, according
to T. ]. Talbert, Of the University Of
Missouri College Of Agriculture. II
all the waste places are burned oil
during the fall or early winter, the
damage from chinch bugs next spring
will be almost negligible. Burning at
this time is about twice as effective
as II Is in the spring. because fall
burning exposes the bugs 10 winter
weather. Burning does not materially
injure meadows or pastures. Further
information On chinch bug control can
be had by writing to the Agricultural
Extension Service, College Of Agricul-
ture, Columbia, No.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-04
Married,

On Monday evening, Dec. 8, 1917,
the marriage Of Miss Cora Cummings
and Mr.. John J. Lukens, Of Oregon,
Mo-, took place at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Weedmsn, 26l2 East 7Sd
st., Chicago, ILL.,, the latter being q
niece Of the bride. The ceremony was
performed BY the Rev; II, Irving Par
aa: % ehaseh sns wndsSs Ss prss.nss & s:
imnnsdists relatives Of tie brids: The
bride has lived IN Wsnona, ILL.,, al her
ne until . few ysars seo. shs went .
CaliSornis and spent four years n
La Angeles, rstuSnjng homo AT
july, "a spcut ths Spla!ner end 1all
4 d4!essc sad Wscca. e. ~ -
- dIcIss aad vin = nia''a p p Asr '''
q ssssa Il ~ V tAs'sAssssi.'
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-04
Executors Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary on the estate Of William
Henry Hardman, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
second day Of January, 1918, by the
Probate Court Of Holt County, Mis-
souri,. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to ex-
hibit them for allowance to the Ex-
ecutor within six months after the date
of granting Of said Letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit Of
said estate; and II such claims be not
exhibited within one year from the
date Of granting said Letters they
ahall be forever barred.
First publication, January 4, 1918,
ALEXANDER VAN BUSKlRK,
Attest; Executor.
HARRY n. DUNCAN, -,
(6sall n. Judge Of Probate.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-04

men Of Oregon, being In the employ
inent in church work. After : trip to
visit relatives Of the groom In East
ern Ohio, they returned TO Chicago for
q short time, and then on to the
groom's home, In Oregon, Mo. They
received many beautiful and useful
presents.-Wenona, ILL.,, Index.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-04
Attsntisa, Cenradssi

Members Of Meyer Pest win meet
at the home Of D. p. Dobyns, on Sat.
urdSy, January %, st : p. n. An
comrades are urxed 70 b. pFesnk an9
thA te6icere of ~ eMsliHG yoaI ytll
f.iSss. 70. ~. U616fnS, =
n. 8. MORGAN, Adjt Con.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16
FARM LOANS BOOMING.
$4,000 Farmers Are BOr-
rowers Under Federal System.

WASHINGTON, April 1G-The fed
cral farm loan system has been in ae-
tive operation Just a year, and has
demonstrated that it is a success, .ac-
cording to business summary issued
b. the farm loan board. About $500
national farm loan associations have
been incorporated, representing about
four associations to each five counties
IN the country The associations have
an average OF % members, representing
a total membership Of about $4,000
farmer borrowers.
The Il federal land banks have re
ceived applications for over 10000
loans amounting to about S3o0,ooO,oO0,
SAYS the board S statement. - Many
of these applications have been reject
ed, reduced or withdrawn. About So
000 loans have been approved, amount
ing to over 100000, 900 and on over
10000 of these loans money has been
paid to the farmers to the amount Of
about $4,000 600 Some loans APP
proved were for reduced amounts which
the borrowers declined to accept
: Notwithstanding the unusual ex-
Ipcnses incident to the operation of new
machinery and to the appraisement and
! determination Of title on many loans
! that have not vet been closed, the ex-
pcuse Of the banks in doing business
! has been within such limits as to justify
j the expectation OF the farm loan board
/ that these banks will easily be able
to operate on a difference of one half
Of one per cent between the loanin2
rate and the rate which they pay 81
their bonds.
= None OF the banks, Of course, re
ceived amy appreciable income from
their business during the first half OF
the year, but during the last half the
business -ef the Spokane federal lane
bank, for example, was sufficiently
profitable to come within about $4,000
OF wiping out the excess of expense.
incurred i'll the first half, and the
! volume Of business on its books assure:
it a handsome surplus for the second
year
Every borrower, when he takes out
his loan makes a subscription which
increases the stock of the federal lan(
bank to the extent of five per cent Of
; the amount borrowed These stool
subscriptions of borrowers, in the cast
of several of the banks, are now s.
i, large that, in accordance with the pro
visions of the act, the retirement of thu
original stock of the banks, which wa
principally subscribed by the govern
ment, will begin within a few
months. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

TO Furnished room. Mrs |
G. Crosby, % High St. 40-t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

TO RENT-SiX tenements, at prices
from IS to $l5 Tel 739-W. 239-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16
AMERICANS FIGHTERS.
Brilliant Work in Action in the st.
MihieI Sector.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY ~
FRANCE, April II, by The Associated
Prc~s-Ameriean soldiers did bril-
liant work in the stiff fighting on Fri
day at Brule wood, in the forest of
fpremont, Lorraine, to which the
French war office already has referred
IN its communications.
An account Of the engagement. which
has just reached the correspondent
through the French army, shows that
at 400 @ clock in the morning. after a
short and severe bombardment, 500
German troops selected from an entire
division. made an assault and attempt
ed to occupy a hrst-line trench Small
bodies of famous French troops wnich
formed the advance posts resisted the
enemy until their ammunition was ex-
hauSted. Then they retired to obtain
supplies, after which they returned to
the fight
The French commander Immediately
organized a counter-attack, III which
american troops joined, aud after fierce
fighting elected the enemy The
ground was strewn with the German
dead and the allies took a number of
prisoners.
Shortly afterward on the same day
suspicious enemy movements were Oh
served in that vicinity. Groups OF
| Germans were seen to be creeping III.
to the first line of the American posi.
tion which had voluntarily been left
unoccupied. American soldiers dashed
forward from the support line and en-
gagged in grenade fighting ana hand
to-hand encounters in the course of
which they displayed wonderful dash
and GOODNESS. French troops nearby
watched admirinely the progress OF
the Americans, who after a severe en-.
9agement, repulsed the Germans The
enemy suffered heavy casualties and
left behind p prisoners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

WASHINGTON, April ia warn
ing that the nation may face another
serious coal famine because of reduced
production III the bituminous fields, due
to car shortage and labor unrest, was
given yesterday by Fuel Administrator
Garfield. During the week ending
April production fell off 1,56d,oo0
tons creating situation which gave
the fuel administration grave concern
Some parts of this loss, Dir. Gar
field said. '.was due to failure of mine
labor on April /, Mitchell day, the an
uivcrSarv of the enactment of the
eight hour law, with the exception of
two weeks during the hardest weather
of the winter. the daily bituminous
production was lowered during the
weel, ending April 6 more than at any
time since the fuel administration was
organized.
"A large part of this falling of, in
production. however, is due to the con
tinued lack of transportation service
as evidenced by the shortage Of ears
I PidttN 1t LlIt mines ~ nc lptut't- IhAN
! is due to the general pressure Of war
traffic ON the railroads.
"Car shortage reports for the week
ended April 6 are not yet available,
/ but for the week ended March 30 the
mines throughout the country showed
an average loss in production due to
ear shortage of 23.3 per cent -
The fuel administration believes the
situation demands immediate action if
4 dangerous shortage OF coal for the
domestic consumers and war industries
is to be avoided Much can be accom-
lplished by the more equitable distribu-
tion of ears To important mines.
Among the causes Of disturbance
icurtailing production. said DIR. Gar
field, lis the unsettled situation regard
ing contract for railroad fuel This
Question IS under consideration by the
railroad and fuel administ rato1S and
will be settled at the earliest moment
possible. Unless there is immediate
and material improvement in car sup
IpIy efficiency the country faces the Ger
ltaiuty of a serious shortage Of btu
,minous coal. -
Car shortage at many of the mines, il
has bocn.said, is due in no small meas
urc to the fact that the railroads. il
order to obtain cheap coal for thei
own uses, had given 100 per cent ca
service to certain mines in return 70
cheap coal This practice. it has beer
: estimated, saved the railroads abou
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

TO RENT-Tenement. Lillian c. Ne
ton, lG Thomas St 2j7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

Spring has certainly arrived with of
fetal opening of the. baseball season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

S4o.ooo,ooo Il year III operating cx-
penses.
u. Garfield ana John s. Williams.
purchasing chief for the railroad aa-
ministrajion, are cndeavoring TO reach
an agreement on this question which
VIII bring about a better distribution
of the available ears.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16
WANTED.

wANTED-Girl or woman, to iron.
Brattleboro Custom Laundry. 33-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16
COAL SHORTAGE:
AGAIN IN SIGHT
Caused by Car Scarcity and
Cut in the Production Of
BituminOus
DISTRIBUTION OF
CARRIERS FAULTY

DR.. Garfield and Purchasing Agent vii
liams Endeavoring to Bring About
Better Division of the Available Cars
in the Eastern States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SIIAAIPOOING and Manicuring. Miss
Mary A. Griffin, l39 Main st. 229-tf
SEWING Machine Needles and supplies
of all makes Of machines at j. b. Dun
tons, 20 Flat st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

TO RENT-Tenement of five rooms.
Inquire of James Lyons, PA Elliot st.
27-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-16

TO RENT-Nice Groom tenement on
Birge ST. Holden e. Martin. 296-tf
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01
AUSTELL

The many friends of Mrs. Ray
mond Meeks, nee Miss Bertie Causey
will be panied to learn of her death
which occurred in Phoenix, Ariz., thi'
last week. She contracted pneumon
ia, after an attack of influenza. Mr.
Meeks was sick at the time. This
body will be brought to Austell
when her husband gets able to ac.
company it. Funeral announcement
will be made later. Mrs. Meeks was
the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Causey, and had many friends here
that are shocked at her death. Be.
sides her husband she leaves two lit.
tie children, and her parents; her
mother is very low at their home in
Fairburn, Ga, This family have the
sympathy OF many friends.
The official card has been receiv-
ed from Corporal Ector Caldwell
announcing his safe arrival overseas.
Messrs. Eugene Francis Couch,
Lewis Mosley and Howard Land went
over to Atlanta Saturday and signed
up with Uncle Sam in the army air
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F G6tallings spent
Sunday with Mrs. Nestlehutt
There are many cases of the fiu
reported, but no deaths.
Mr. and Mrs. Ozburn had as their
guest Sunday their nephew, Mr.. Eu-
gene Francis Couch.
School closed down a week on ac-
count Of the flu.
The remains of Mrs. Thompson
Franklin were brought here from
Conyers this last week.
Mrs. Franklin had resided here for
a number of years, having recently
moved to Conyers, Her death was
due to appoplexy. Besides her hus-
band she leaves two sons, Messrs.
Charlie and George Thompson, to
whom many friends tender their sym
pathies.
Mrs. Chester Standridge has receiv-
ed word that her husband has arrived
safely "over there"
The parents of Mr. Robert Clay
have received some interesting letters
from him. He writes he is well and
doing fne-having quite a time try
ing to learn French and to count his
money.
Rain, rain and more rain.
DELLA.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01
News From Over The County.
MACL.AND

Died: Mrs. Rachel Rice, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. F.
Dobbs, Monday morning at one o.
clock. Mrs. Rice was 70 years of
age and had been in feeble health for
many years and had been in bed for
the past fifteen months. She was a
good Christian woman and had many
noble traits of character. AS neigh.
hor she could not be excelled, and hel
neighbors all owed her. She was a
member of the Methodist Church and
loved her church; ever ready to do al
she could for it's welfare. She had
been an invalid for the past several
wears and since the death of her hus-
band, Is years ago, had lived with
her children, who were perfectly de-
voted to her. She had every care
that a good mother could have. She
leaves five children: Mr.. Dewitt Rice,
of Waxhatcher, Texas; Walter Rice
Mrs. B. V. Hopkins, and Mrs. w. F.
Dobbs, of this place; also one son,
Mr.. G. B. Lindsay, of College Park,
besides several grand and great
grand d-children, and hosts of friends
who will miss this good old mother
The funeral will be held Tuesday at
ten o'clock. Interment at Macland
Mr.. Ernest Clay, of Tulsa, Okla
homa, visited his parents, here last
week. Ernest came back home to
spend few days before being called
to the camps for duty,
Mr.. James Cantrell left last week
for Atlanta, where he has a good
posihen.
Mr.. D. w. Wilson and wife and
two granddaughter, of Fannin coun-
ty, spent the weekend with the fam.
lily of Mr.. H. G. Beaver
We congratulate our little friend
and neighbor, J. Senger White, on
winning the first prize at the pig
show This little man, only II years
of age. is already a farmer. We pass
their home quite often, and he is al
ways at work. His parents, Nr. and
Mrs. Coy White, are our most indus
trious farmers, and Mr.. White works
at carpentering occasionally, and
while he is away Mrs. White and
Seager carry on the farm work. To
prove that Senger is little man of
fine sense and patriotism, he has in
vested the prize money in War Saw
ings Stamps, and if the war don't
close by the time he is old enough
to go, he will be ready to do his part
in licking the Germans.
RUBY.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01

McAFEE

Sorry that Mr.. Robert Medford
had the misfortune to get his leg
broken below the knee last week, but
glad he is improving nicely in DR..
Nolan's Sanitarium.
Shady Grove has changed her reg
ular church day to the second instead
of the fourth Sunday in order that
the pastor, Rev. Donehoo, may take
charge of another church near Ros-
we'll.
Misses Flora and Nina Cunning
ham spent Sunday with relatives at
Benson.
Mrs. A. B. Cunningham was called
to Murphy, N. c., last week to attend
her father who has been quite sick
the past few days.
Mr.. c. H. Wilkie made a business
trip to Atlanta this week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rhea York
announce the birth of a son.
Miss Julia Wilkie has received her
prizes on her acre of wheat. $40 GA
the best paying crop and So on the
best average.
Mr.. ]. ". Poor has resumed work
on his new residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wilkie, of Smyr-
ma, visited Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. York
Sunday.
rrTJnnT CTDT
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01
SCHOOLGIRL.
MABLETON

Born: to Mr.. adm Mrs. P. H. Gam
on Oct. oath, a fine girl.
Messrs. R. E. Lowe and R. E., Jr.,
spent Sunday in Middleton.
Mr.. Lloyd Sphinx spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. 7. ]. Lowe.
Mrs. B. R. Hood and daughter,
Miss Irene, of Oskdale, spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. P. H. Gam.
Mrs. Raymond Gam, after few
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Gam, has returned to her home in
Atlanta.
Mrs. O. F. Daniel visited relatives
at Oakdale recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Moss, of
Oakdale, visited Mr.. and Mrs, I. Z.
Moss for the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. Moss, of At
lanta, spent Sunday with relatives in
Middleton.
Mr.. J. F. Gam visited his sister,
Mrs. Willis Elrod in Atlanta Saturday
night, who is quick sick; but reports
her as some better.
Mrs. o. F. Daniel spent Saturday
in Atlanta.
Miss Grace Gam spent few days
with relatives in Atlanta this week.
Prof. Bernard and his able assls-
tants have a very fine school, which
we are very proud of. *
Owing to the rainy weather there
was no church Saturday or Sunday.
Still we had good Sunday School
Sunday, collecting a nice sum for
the Orphans Home.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Daniel visited
DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Glore for the
weekend.
Mr.. B. A. Harmon, Of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
N. J. ScoggiRs.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daniel and chill
dren, of Smyrna, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
A. 6. Daniel, Sunday.
EUGENE.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01
NEW SALEM

Messrs. W. A. Frasure and Bob and
Amos Cox and Miss Nan Cox have
got the flu.
Mr.. w. G. Adair returned home
from Alabama last Wednesday.
Mr.. ]. A. Green, of Atlanta, has
been visiting home folks.
Mrs. W. A. Ballinger still remains
on the sick list.
Mr. Thomas Pace, of Mountain
View, spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Edmondson, OF
Smyrna, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Farsure.
Mr. and Mrs. D. K Elrod, of Pine
Mt, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bearden.
Master Jimmie Manning, of Mount
Calvary, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Fred and Harold mad
George Darby.
Miss Ina Carnes spent Sunday
with Mr.. J. D. Carnes and family.
Mrs. D. J. Runyan, of Smyrna,
visited relatives around here part OF
last week.
We sure are having plenty of rain
in this part of the country; locks IKE
tbe neople are not going to get to
pick their cotton.
LUCY.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01
LOST MOUNTAIN
PEANUT.

The continued rains have hinder
ed sowing oats and wheat and pota-
to digging; the farmers are getting
behind with their fall plowing and
gathering.
Frank Hits is recovering from a
spell of fever.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ferrell
fine girl on the goth Also boy
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Grady
Ferrell.
Lawrence Phillips has bought a
farm near Coawn's Schoolhouse above
Acworth ard will move to it.
E. A. Kemp received letter from
his son, Henry, stating he had ar
rived safely overseas.
There are several cases of flu here
but none have proved serious.
We are too far from the seat of
war to realize fully the suffering
of women and children and those of
our older citizens who were in the
path of the Civil War and had their
homes burned and eaerything swept
away, even to hogs and chickens,
know what it means to suffer with
hunger and be without sufficient clo-
thing: they can realize something
about what is being endured across
the seas. We are glad to see peace
dawning and hope it will come soon.
When the war is over Cobb Coun-
ty had just as we'll raise the money
ard build permanent roads; it must
be done if we make any progress.
Patching up and raking in dirt will
not give US reads we can haul over
through the winter; our present sys-
tenn is not saving dollars but is ex-
pensive and not giving us roads.
Take for example the city of Ma
rietta. Since they have paved their
streets they have something worth
the money. We have no criticism to
make of our commissioners. They
will build the roads if the people will
furnish the money We must have
good roads.
ALLEN.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01
MOUNT BETHEL

The rain makes the farmers al
feel blue as they want to get then
crops gathered before cold weather
We are glad to know that Mr.. r. F
Bishop is able to be out again after
having bad case of the flu. We have
had several cases of the flu but they
all seem to be doing fine now.
The peanut picking given by Mr..
John Sauls was highly enjoyed by
all who were present.
The singing at Mr.. W, z. Moons
Sunday night was enjoyed by~a large
crowd.
Mrs. Dink Dobbins and Miss Hat
tie Dobbins visited Mr. and Mrs.
Sauls last Sunday.
We are sorry to note that Mr.. and
Mrs. Dump Dickerson's little boy,
Clyde, has the fever.
The Rev. Phillip filled his regular
appointment at Chattahoochee last
Sunday and delivered an able ser
mon.
MERRILY.