The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-03
NEWS BRIEFS

1nQueStS To-day--Two inqueSts VIII
be conducted this afternoon h. Coroner
Il. G.. Hobbs. that OF the deuth OF John
Jackson colored WHO died Sunday morn
ing In a local hospital as result OF
stab wounds said 10 have b.,en inflicted
Ivy an interlnpIng Tennessee negro. and
into the death Of Mrs. lane Foster. who
also died In a local hospital Of being
shot by Mrs. Mary Anderson, 1t Is alleG-
cd. The Jackson inquest Will be held
at 9 o'clock followed by the Foster in
quest.
Questionnaires--The work OF the legal
advisory board is gradually becoming
less each day in assisting conscripted
men in filling out their QuestionnnIres.
There were only about fifty applicants
to visit the board yesterday. Those COM
posing the lawyer group yesterday
vern Attorneys Alfred Caldwell, chair
man, Andrew johnson Porter. Elijah j..
Grahan;. Austin d. Wood. 4. l.. Sawtell
and Edwin Kline. Yesterday afternoon
quesliounaires from the city board were
mailed. including from serial number
3NSo to 33lS: who will report Tomorrow
afternoon 20 the legal draft hoard. There
are Lace qucstinnnaires 10 he mailed by
the city board. completing the work OF
the quota.
Orders Distr1bution-In circuit court
down an order directing tile distribution
Of funds In the hands OF the special COM
missioner in the case of T. \. "eStmycr
and others against the Auto Supply
house company. which went into hank
runtcy some time ago.
'Deltnoueut Tares-Ecstcrday Sheriff
Howard II. Hastings flied the 1919 de-
linauent tax list with the county court.
carrying only 23@ names. which long list
has been greatly reduced by the sheriff
and his deputies in collecting the d"lin-
uuncts during the past year There
we're only four pieces IF property sold.
which were bought III by SheTlll. hast
,nps for the state.
He1ister GermRas--Begnning Fcbru-
ary 4, all unnaturalized Germans in this
rommuuity will b. required ~ register
their names and addresses at police
hcadouarters. where a Bertillion meas
urrmnnt will he taken. The police de-
nartment will be assisted by the federal
officers In requiring that all sucn per-
sons register. according TO a blanket
order issued by the government III every
part Of the United States.
In New Quarters--rhc s. Is. Frank
Dryroods Company. who have been moN-
inr from the pclnplain building for the
,net v.rsk, are now established IN their
new ounrtr:S, III" Main street
Makes First Kick-.in employe or n
concern dealing with ice was the hrst
man tn complain aGainS' the ne" trahc
ordinance yesterday. the Ice man sa%s
TO make his trip properly. he goes up on"
side Of the street and jumps from his
wagon md goes across. the street 10
make his deliveries, but now no must 20
to the crossing. or make TWO trips. The
milk men. too. have hH"n complaining
They. likewise. must make double trips
IL abide with tho law.
Committee to Meet-A meeting OF tho
vigilance Commtte" here OF the national
council Of defense Wi!l h" held this even
iur in tho Wheeling Commercial associa-
,inn roulus Routine business will DC
conducted.
School Dismissed-SChonl was dis
missed vest, rdav morning al $40 o'clock
ut TIA" Madison school On the Island AS
thr heating equipment was crippled ana
tho rooms were too cold for the children
10 stay in. Sessions wrrr conducted in
III. afternoon. however.