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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
CITY EAGERLY AWAITS
COMING OF LECTURER
Great Treat IA Store for Those VINO
Shall Hear Marcosson Monday
Evening on the War.

Greater perhaps than the persona
side OF the leaders If this great war
the organization side of the great
armies that are behind them. The one
man on the lecture platform today VINO
is qualified to speak on TINS phase OIL
the great conflict rs Isaac i. MhrcoSSoll
tho great war correspondent VINO VIII
lecture in This city next MONDAY even
ing at the Wheeling high school audi
forum under the auspices of the tnl-
vcrsily club. tho proceeds Of the affair
To go To the Rcd Cross.
Mr. MnrrnSsun is tho only man who
has hccn permit ted by the British war
office to make IN lntimntc study at the
working organization nf tho Crll BRIT
ish and nllIrd armies. From WHAT NJ
has been h,, Inns Income convinced thai
war Is nothing more !hnn II highly or
gi,uIHrd business mud the hess organizer
viii WIN. lIlS articles III ''Thr lH'HlII,HH
nr War" are nov being featured IN me
Saturday i.vrnIuE Post md In pr"nrhi-
Ing this subject. MIR, Mnrr"SS"fI ~
touching II drridrdiy new phase which
wilt h. hI" f"mIurr.
liI.t lecture has not been arranged
rr,n,iunlly for luislurrs men hut IL pre-
rurrd for Tho" E"nrrnl public pa thhl
everyone VIII know nnd und"rHthh"
what T." back at SurC"H"tul army
when "" ku"w what task IL 10 !"
merely l','h nh army. "" Will hnpr"''ht'
hotter What II ImHT iH l"f"r'" ""r sen
rrnlp and "" viii more Willingly Hhl'''
~ unite W." must. tn STRAIN every IT,
source of pat icm"o nnd WORK l." mhH".
NtrIury ~lru.
I'm The course If ms Irrtur" MIR. Mar
,,r.Yru viii tell of his romantic trip {"
I;,,,;,;,u nj thu outbreak Of the r"Vu!u'
iiuu. and Will intimately toll Of thr me"
who are directing the nllird cause.
The high school auditorium has aH
large n seating capacity ~ any nIac" III
the city and i, Will doubtless b" packed
io hcnr this man who p'%%"SS"S Hhri'
an intimate knuwlrdEc "E r"nh'tl"nS
across tn" water.
ricketts, ran b. secured now mt tn"
music store OF Davis Hurkhhm x I!hr
and thu demand for SCENTS Is very large
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
ret fixed.
PIERS ARE
by ARMY MEN
CfTY DRAFT BOARD RECEIVES Oh
DERS PROM CHARLESTON CALL
ING PoR EXPERIENCED MEN.
Only White Men, Amateur or Pro@es-
sional Need Apply.--Wm Be Sent
to New York.

Yesterday afternoon n telegram was
received from Captain Brccklnrioe &c
Jones by Judge i. $. HoHecker OF inc
rry draft board announcing an official
voluntary call for ten photographers LOT
induction into the signal corps service
before April Is. and the local board IS
MAKING nrcpara,ions to send tho allotted
number Of men in the time set.
All registered mon who have nau
amateur. or business experience IN pho-
Geographic work are urged 10 appear pe.
FORE the board for examination. only
white men will he taken for TINS service
and the physical examinations VIII ne
the same for other service.
Men who will be accepted for this ser
,.;co will he sent 10 the Commanding
officer, Madison barracks. Sacketts
harbor. y. Y. and will 20 into service
at once. Their work will perhaps be inc
easiest in the army service and 1t IS
oxnccicd there will be many applications
made before the time set. Only the
first ten found fit will be sent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
OUR SOLDIERS Want
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Patriotic wheeling Citizens Asked 4
Donate Instruments for the Sol
dierB In Camp.

rho Commission on Trimming Camp
Activities of the War and Navy depart
nrnta which have charE" or NIL tho
camp entertainments etc. have made II
special plea for musical Instruments to
bc loaned 10 the government for tho
turntion OF tho war.
AZ the smaller camps whore the boys
are stationed and thnrc ss not the op-
purtuuiticS for entertainments II han
bccn found that there arr y great many
boys that can play tho different musical
Instruments but these essentials atc
sadly lacking. Have you IN your nome
a banjo. violin. guitar. mouth organ or
any musical instrument or this typ. II
you have will you loan 1t to the govern
men, and let the boys in camp have
some other recreation than Just 4 gun
and their thoughts.
Have you talking machine or any
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records, talking machines, musical in
strumcuLs OF NIL types.
Keep tho Homo Fires BURNING" Is
tho slogan and do your share.
Read tho following and think what
this means TO the boys nj huui" aud
abroad. MUSIC plays Il moro wonder
full part In the war than most i."nple
know and Il IL the only recreation HAT
most Of the boys have.
Letter Tolls OF Music.
Extracts from recent letters r"c"lwd
from II college man who has been carry
inS -hlcSses" (woudrrfID In his amhu-
lInce tsr the past year. give an tnkIruE
M to tho large part music |" playing
in milking the pcrlnuS routine Of TIA"
ambulance drirrrs' lives. ru'lurahl".
Il have hrnrd my FIRST band sine"
coming to this town G"r II regiment Of
Isoiius stationed hire. match for "A"r-
else every uth"r day hrid1I by won
d"rrul biz hnnd. Can't hrrfn Ia tell you
whnt u treat 81 wu" to ~ nil.
"Wc also hHYr for entertainment II
tnlking-mnchin~. Il smnll que wht'h
R0mc vrc,rhrd soul wound tho tiEhi
AMI broke The Hprlur. Il" nav II VIII
only work hy pushing ia" iurn-tnhi"
around with tn" ttp "f tn" finger or
course thai makes the .ntrh vary nc
cUrdinK To the speed Milh. whirh W.
whlrl the turn-tahlc.
after supper Inst night. n"nrly
worked thrr" fingers off. plnYIu.; 'lluv-
Anola" through once. while tn" fellows
sitting around looked into TIA" fire and
dreamed"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06

LOAN
lDRON" TO BE AC-
BAY BOY RUGLERS
AID COMING. q.
Il, Snappy Talks-Ohto
Toured Next Week
otto Citizens.

from street corners
lii b., made this even
local men. advocating
Joan.
idrpil" will be driven
i've districts in aut"S.
roys blowing buSlcs.
ming. The speaking
Ia he IN" Snapplcst
site speaking tour Of,
lgrd in Wheeling. y
V will be made next
from the country.
loan speaking com
y Gen. Alfred Cald-
Attorney Edwin +.
indian.
program for this
and the. names Of the
hington District.
\. l.. Sawtcli.
John {. Berry.
at Mr.. McClu$kcy'
n and Fourteenth
tr!ct and Part o.
on.
Herbert Matthias.
George o. Maggie.
Territory. Tenth.
semble at McLure
ter District.
]. Humphrey.
d. Taylor.
Mr.. Mrkee's law
I'm District.
go. &. Bcnckc,
|arsh Watkins.
Sawtell's office.
n District.
stem V. Woods.
trick J. MCKINLEY.
front OF, Majority
Q District.
C. .I:ossey.
rs y. Wingcrtcr.
liz store. corner
streets. and pro-
Ind Eoff streets.
ne district speak
District, Etc
J. ConifI.
E. Citizens.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06

n the Kaiser rules this country
there'II be no Liberty Bonds and no
liberty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
JAILED CHARGED WITH
BUNCO|NG WOMAN
EIuH In Alleged to Have secured Money
by Trnrd Prom Glc1>dnlo neEidrnt
--HrnrlnG Soon.

\ man giviut; his nam" n" y. ts'tlliH.
rrprr%"uting himself Ia |" m aE'nt ar
iur EIuShinrr Fir" Insurance. Agency uf
thiq riiI went 10 Glendale and "ut'r'r*-
fuIl,- .,ut uy,.r 4 hunrn vch.Im ON Mrs.
Louisa Super. ii Is alleged.
H.. prnirn,t"d that he would renew 4
policy Tor Mrs Super. which had two
Years 10 rim. at the original rate nr pro-
rata. for five years HI gave as The
reason for offering such an induccmrnt
that owing 10 the war. fire insurance
would advance. The now policy was TO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
AUTO ACCIDENT

I.rr My"r:f Of Martins Forry lost con.
troll ~ 4 Ford car yesterday noar
Twelfth atr""t. on Market and rnn. .into'
= ear belonging to NIb"rt WHITAKER.
Ruth ears wcrr damaged considerably,
lint 10 ARRESTS were made "a.
Mr.. Myers settled for tho damage
done to the other car
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
Commercial Association -
Adds Many New Member

In brief but cnth usiaSttc drive for
new members. tho Wheeling CONNER
cial association has gone over; the
top and the campaign has been q grcnt
Success. There were many renewals
and the present membership Is the larg-
est II has ever been
Many members OF past years have
dropped from the rnst cr OF tho hr5ocja-
ton owing TO great business and higher
rxprpscs. Int the drive has Noted. en-
uu;,h nrw ones 10 make tho roll COM
.plrtr. Although tho drive IS over. thcro
are still several OF the teams WORKING,
and If there are any persons who were
missed and wish TO become munoors
the membership u still open
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
CONSTIPATION is
a PENALTY OF AGE

Nothing is so essential to
health in advancing ngo n free
dom and normal activity OF tho
bowels. Ii makes ono feel
younger and frc.her, and fore.
stalls colds, piles, fevers, and
other dependent ills.
Cathnrtics and purgativos arc
viol~nt and drnstic. in action and
should DO avoided. A mild. Oh
fectivo laxative, recommended by
physicians and thousands who
hNvo u,ed it, 10 far preferable.
Thi. /. tho combination Of simple
laxative herbs with pcpsin sold
by druggists under the name Of
Or. CALDWELL. Syrup Pcpsin. 1t
costs only fifty cents n bottle; a
trial bottle, free of charge. can DO
obtained by writing to DR.. W. B.
Caldwell, 456 Washington St,
Monticello, Illinois.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
SALVATION ARMY MOVES
TOPARKER BUILDING

rh. local branch ~ the ':'alrni." n
NiuN hNr ulnTrd T." ihr PARKER building.
arrunh rlurr. corner .I'"uriT"nth mud
MARKET rirr"tn. AMI Tonight they VIII
huiG their H""i m"o ''nI; ~ Tire. n"w
ilnr'.
Th" walls "f Ih'. nil huiidinr hnv"
hrrn undrrinif."I H., flood waters Hn'! ~
ihr army va" rNimrl"d Ia r"pHlr them.
and ihn. lh.v -r.rulI not afford. 80 thu
.tuuyr We. u"r".f"nrN. fh" Army WAS
offered Il tw"nty-y"ar lease by tn"
Ilcarnc family if they would keep I'll"
building, i'll repairs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
VERDICT FOR DEFENSE

\ verdict for the d"frnS" was re-
;urucd IN Fart |. circuit court, yraIrr-
div i'm IN" ranr &c Harvey Perkins va,
,hr Lexington company. Tho Jury was
,.,vrn tho raar late tn" evening before.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06
hiugton District.

\. l.. Sawtcll.
Juhn {. Berry.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Man Who Stayed at
Home" Not Improbable

The recent advent of German sub
marines along the Atlantic Coast re-
minds one of comments made earlier
in the season about "The~ Man Who
Stayed at Home" at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre. The plot of the play
is centred around the activity of Ger
man submarines which have been or
dered to destroy American shipping
and transports. Until now people have
not treated the play seriously. "It is
very exciting and interesting, but, of
course, impossible" was what they said.
With war no longer 5000 miles away,
"The Man Who Stayed at Home" has
an added appeal. Not only does it out
line the German determination to de-
stroy American commerce in the At
lantic Ocean, but it points out that
Teutonic spies are on all sides.
Last Tuesday night one hundred
members Of the Department of Justice
in New York attended the performance
of "The Man Who Stayed at Home" in
q body.
The entire story of "The Man Who
Stayed at Home" revolves around Sc
cret plant for wireless, hidden in the
chimney place of summer hotel, and
installed to report the movements of
troops.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Sunday Vaudeville

One of the best and most thoroughly
diversified Sunday vaudeville bills so
far offered to the soldiers and sailors
spending their week end in this city is
announced for the Casino Theatre this
afternoon. Mabel Beardsley, director
of the amusement department for the
New York War Camp Community Ser
vice, has formed programme consist
ing of the principal characters in "Biff-
Bang" and the orchestra, with the
leader. Earl Fuller's jazz band from
Rector's, featuring Ted Lewis, the
singing comedian, John Dooley, come
dian, and others from both the legiti-
mate and vaudeville stages for to-day's
matinee. "Your uniform is your pass"
will take the place of the regular box
Office, the entertainment being free to
the men in uniform.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Wanted: Three 7lui11s

came golf instructor after / came to
America was because the managers
were not sufficiently impressed with
me to give me a trial. I could have
managed all right if I hadn't had to
eat, but, unfortunately, 1 did, so 1
went to work, doing anything 1 could
find to do. That was the time when I
thought that the original made-in-
America article was the marble heart,
But I've changed my mind since.
America has been very good to me.
But l want another Three Twins.
Can't you find me, or better yet, write
me, another Three Twins'w
Write "Three Twins! Why. man
alive, we couldn't even write one of
them, but we didn't say so. Touched
by this pathetic appeal, we promised
to try; so any one who has twins, pref
erably three, for sale may dispose of
them to Clifton Crawford.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

low scale prices, and when a house
establishes reputation for fairness
the manager sees that it is deserved.
1t isstrue that the Argentinos know
more about the people Of the States
than Americans know about the Argen
tlnos. IN all the big technical schools
one finds numerous South American
students. These students are FREQUENT
New York visitors, and, as rule, thew
spend money freely. They are fond of
our theatres, and when some of them
are forced to pay outrageous prices
for tickets such news soon gets back
to their homes. The Argentine stu
dents are fond of their northern school
chums and many an American bow
owes his good position in Buenos
Ayres to some classmate. The one
advantage the South American student
has is the learning of the
English language. JOHN LYMAN.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Euer See a Fat Var72p?

There's a very pretty, more than
plump Nemesis in that youthful comedy
Seventeen" at the Booth Theatre. She
gets Willie Baxter-or rather Willie
gets her-when he comes in late to the
party and finds all the other girls with
their dance programmes full. Agnes
Horton is her name and teaching school
was her vocation until Stuart Walker
met her one day and found her suited
to her present role.
Miss Horton does not shrink from the
epithets "fat" and enormous" and the
signs of compassion that are waited to
Willie Baxter.
II don't mind being as big as I am,"
said Miss Horton, in her dressing room,
"as long as there's place on the stage
for big women. And there must be.
Count them up, there's any number of
them"
Miss Horton does not intend to be
comedienne. She wants to create
new role. But the play, ye dramatists,
has yet to be written. The play must
be romantic; none Of your soul-search-
ing up-in-the-air tragedies. And this
is the most important item to be kept
in mind: the play must be woven around
a fat heroine. Miss Horton is looking
for just such play.
"Why not?" asked Miss Horton. "No
one ever admits or even considers for
moment that fat woman has q
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

created solely to laugh at, look up
your history. There's Balzac; his
weight didn't prevent him from writ
ing. There were heaps of fat kings.
And living at the present time there
are a dozen men and women who are
10th fat and famous. Ones a writer
Irwin Cobb. Another is a poet-a
woman, and they say she has special
chair she takes with her when she
gees to banquet. Think of Tetra-
zinni. 1t never affected her voice.
There's Trixie Friganza, of course, and
Eva Davenport; and even Ellen Key,
Judging from her photographs, isn't
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
By Harriette Underhill

Clifton Crawford suffers from stage
fright That is why he won't do
"Gunga Din" any more nor sing
"Come into the garden, Maud" And
this isn't something that somebody
told US who knew a man who knew
Crawford 1t is something which he
himself told US.
All of the interviews which we ever
have read with Mr.. Crawford stated,
principally, that he used to be a golf
instructor. So we made up our mind
that we should not let this startling
fact embellish our tale, and then it
crept in-but it happened like this:
1t was in Fancy Free" The first act
was pretty. we'll along and Albert Van
Wyck, alias Clifton Crawford, had not
appeared. Every time you thought it
was his cue to come on pretty girl
would rush up to the hotel clerk and
ask for Mr.. Van Wyck, and then he
would non-appear again. The idea
was finally forced upon US that he was
trying to dodge the girls. Heavens!
What if he should succeed in lodging
them all night? What would. the show
be? We like chatter and pretty girls
and dances by Jack Mason, but we do
tire of them sometimes, and we never
tire of Clifton Crawford. But he
finally appeared, and then, in just a
minute, the curtain fell on the first
act. Or so 1t seemed.
In fear and trembling lest he should
not recite "Gunga Din" nor sing
Come into the garden, Maud" we
trailed him to his dressing-room and
learned, firstly, that he would do nei-
ther of those things, and, secondly,
that the reason was because he suf-
fered from stage fright. We agreed
to let him off with Gunga if he would
but wander once more in the garden
with Maud, but he remained obdu-
rate. in one of his scenes Cawford
likens himself to "a worm crawling
along on his little Journey" but if he
is worm he refused to turn. Never
again would he recite nor sing, and
this is the reason-stage fright.
why, do you know that at one Of
my recent appearances they called for
some Of the old stuff, and right in the
middle Of it forgot my lines--blew
up? Yes, sir. Just as completely as
though l never had heard word Of it
before. can't do the old stuff. Pm
frightened, that's, all, and I never
made speech of any kind in my life
until I had to make Liberty Loan
speeches. / don't mind that, now, for
no one cares what you say, but it was
awful at first.
Yes, I'm Scotch, and I've been here
'or twenty years, though I would have
been back in England these many
years if I'd had my own way. I was
working in a Dillingham; show at the
ole Victoria Theatre. They decided
TO put the show on in London, and
when l expressed my delight to Mr..
dillingham; he said: 'Oh, you're not
soing back. We shan't take the
chorus And so / remained behind
and went to work in haberdasher's
shop. Fortunate for me, too, oF /
probably should be in England now,
earning, perhaps, ten pounds.
Il was born in q professional at
mosphere. All Of my people were
stage folk, and the only reason l be-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
small woman. don't mind being

a small woman. don't mind being
classed in such good company"
But, all joking aside, Miss Horton
is ambitious; and since she has given
up all hope of ever changing her style
che wants to hear of any opportunity
for work along serious lines.
eyes, l know the saying, Nobody
loves a fat manor TAT woman But
I've noticed that everybody likes them
to be around. Did you ever see a fat
vampire? There's an idea for you,"
said Miss Horton, delighted with tho
inspiration. ~ want to be fat vam-
pire, and a successful one, too"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

heart and wants just the same things
that other girls do. But that mustn't
be the topic Of the play. 1 want to
forget that I'm overweight and to
make others forget it, too. You don't
laugh at all the skinny, bony people on
the stage; but let a fat man or woman
come out-the audience laughs before
he or she says a word.
And if you think fat people were
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-24
DEVILS Lake s!
GRAND FORKS

The Grand Forks baseball team ar
rived in this city last Sunday at the
appointed hour to battle the local
team. The day had given promise of
being fair up until the crowd began to
gather for the game, when a big
cloud came up in the west and in a
short time a drizzling rain began to
fall, but despite that the two teams
battled on until thet 9Th inning when
the game was called with the score
standing 6 to in favor of the local
team.
It was clearly demonstrated in those
five innings that the local team is su-
perior machine. At no time were they
in danger, the lone run the visitors
Tailed being a home run, was caused
by the ball rolling thru fense. Two
pitchers were used by the visitors but
to no advantage, as the support given
them was very ragged.
There is some talk of another game
being arranged to decide this matter,
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-24
LANCER SLOW
IN DECIDING
SECRETARY OF STATE PREPAR-
ING COPY FOR CONSTITUTION
AL AMENDMENTS,

Bismarck, N. D., July 2O.-Secre-
tary of State Hall now is preparing
copy for ten constitutional amend
ments which will go on the ballot for
the general election in the fall. The
most important of these is an amend
r1ent to the present state hail insur-
;i;,ce act which would permit the leg
slature to levy general land tax for
the creation of an insurance fund from
which all hail losses would be paid.
The secretary of state has not to date
made any provision for placing on the
ballot the ten constitutional amend
ments which the league initiated last
spring to enable the Nonpartisans to
carry out their program of state own
ership and to admit of the invest
ment of state funds in any private en-
terprise which the administration may
favor. The secretary Of state, acting
under the supreme court in the capi-
til removal case, has declined to act
pending the receipt Of an opinion from
the attorney general. The supreme
court in the removal case held that the
initiative, referendum and recall
amendment to the state constitution
is no self operative, in that it provides
no machinery through which matters
initiated may be placed on the ballot
Secretary of State Hall called the at.
tention of Attorney General LANCER ro
this decision some time ago, when he
asked for an opinion which has not YET
been given.
1t is possible that the league will
accept defeat on thi spoint and that
it will rely upon it's ability to elect 9
majority Of both houses this fall. and
at the next general assembly will leg.
islate a new constitution, as it en-.
deavored to do at the last session,
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-24
$3.50 WAGES
FOR HARVEST

At meeting of the farmers and
county agents representing northeast
ern North Dakotasswhich was held at
Grand Forks yesterday, resolutions
were adopted recommending that $3.-
so be the wages paid for farm labor
durin g the harvest season. This is to
apply on the basis of a tenhour day.
The threshing wage was raised to $4.-
so.
This includes Ramsey county which
was represented at the meetin by VIM.
Guy, the county agent. A large num-
ber were in attendance and every
phase of the labor problem was talk
ed over and it was the opinion of
everyone present that the wages set
at this figure were fair.
It is hoped now that so much effort
has been made to set a just wage, that
everyone will see to it that these are
these men who assembled in Grand
these men who assembled in Grand
Forks will have been in vain unless all
who hire help make it point to stick
by the schedule. AS soon as one par
ty pays over the scale his neighbor
must do likewise, and in short time
everyone is having trouble with his
help.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-24

July list the newspapers were ire
cognized" by grateful republic for
their part in boosting the Liberty
loans and many other war activities
by having their postage rates lacked
up fully rs per cent on an average,
and, what is much worse, being COM
PEELED to substitute an elaborate sys-
tenn Of record, including the emasure-
ment of advertising matter in each
and every issue, (which bears diff
ferent rate Of postage than news mat
ter,) the careful division of mailing
lists into zones (each zone bearing a
different postage rate) and other ex-
ira brother, far outweighing the bene-
fits derived in increased revenues by
the postoffice department. A flat raise
in postage twice as much as was slap
ped on would be far more welcome
than the hodge-podge inflicted.