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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-05
NEWS BRIEFS

Coal for Poor-Clerk H. c. Under
derwood was notified BY the ONO couh-
" commissioners yesterday that ne
advise all dealers to furnish only torty
bushels of coal in one load TO eacn
poor family. Some dealers nave oeen
delivering sixty bushels TO the !oau.
In November there were % LOADS uell'-
.red to the poor in this community,
and SO last month.
Vaccination OF Children-All school
children are now being racclnated oy
physicians under the supervision OIL
C'lrv Health officer DR.. II. B. Williams.
Nearly 81 pupils were vacclnated at
the Ritcuie school yesterday. There
are no new smallpox cases. me Se';
.er;ll persons in the municipal hoSp'ta'
are gettin% along nicely. None OF 'neI"
is seriously i'll.
Helpino Draftces-About 80 con-
Scripted men were helped with theit
urestiounaireS yesterday BY teS tesai
advisory board. sitting daily IN the
council chamber. city. building. Judge
lanes w Ewing was chairman OF III"
:,ro,;p OF lawyers yesterday. assisted
BY Judge Il. NJ. Addleuan. The attor-
neys repGr;ing We're K. J. Graham. }.
:. Ritz. II. I: Dunlap. Louis &. Schra-
der. E. J. Smith and Allen Mcneil.
Three Paroled-Iesterday the mu-
nicipal pardon board granted paroles
Tor three prisoners in the workhouSe--
John Thomas. sentenced 10 80 days.
December 81. for drunkenness: J. G.
Waynan. $50 nm" and 6u days. Dccem'
Der %, for beating his wife. the hne
having been paid: William O'Connell.
fined IS and costs ami 20 days. Decent
t,er 70. The personnel OF the board Is
Judge Marsh Watkins. Clark Alvin
Winters and m" chief OF police o.
Wheeling City Manager G.. 0. Maggie
was out OF the city.
Building Permits-Only three city
building permits were issued this
week. being TO r. L. kitchin & Com
parry. contractors. TO erect a $1,000
overhead bridge at the ?. o. Reymann
packing plant. The others were 70
Fred Eieweg. for the erection Of Il
kitchen ar his home. o1+3 ChaPline
street. and John Coleman. for repairs
al l27 Fourteenth street.
Court Monday-Monday morning
Part II. of the Circuit Court conrenes
for jury trials The term will last
about two weeks. Judge H.. C.. Hervey
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STREET CAR FARE CASE
POSTPONED TO JAN. IL
wheeling Delegation Ready to Leave
For Charleston Whom Message Of
PoBtponement Received.

Application OF the West Virginia
Traction and Electric company OF
Wheeling. to increase passenger rates
for street and lnterurban electric troll
Icy 7arvlce In Wheeling and suburbs.
which was set FOR hearing before tho
public service commission at Charles
ton yesterday. was continued until jan
uary II. Evidence taken by tho COM
mission recently nj Wheeling was not
transcribed in time and II was necessary
TO postpone the case.
City Manager George O. Magic. city
Solicitor N. J. Cullinan. representing the
city OF Wheeling. and Attorney William
Il. Casey. representing the out tn" pix"
towns ;lcld others who had prepared TO
leave yesterday for Charleston. r"cciv-
ed notification early yesterday morn
ing that the hearing had been COLI
tinued.
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will preside. On Monday morning
Judge Alan II. Robinson will instruct
the grand jury in Criminal Court.
Valves Exemption-Wisliam Leo
Casey. OF APO Main street, yesterday
waived exemption in filling out his
questiCnnaire. He has been the sup
port of his mother and sisters since
his two other brothers were conscript-
ed last year.
Island Car Service-City Manager
G.. o. Maggie is quoted as having said
yesterday that the Island residents
who made complaint to council last
Wednesday night OF the alleged poor
service furnished by the Fair Ground
line would likely have 70 carry their
protest 10 the Public Service Commits
sion for definite action.
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Miss Lutic StearnS of Milwaukee,
Wis. was rendered delightful luncheon
yesterday, at one o'clock, at the Wind
sor hotel. by the local Woman's club,
which was attended with all the plea
sure. which usually prevades the So
cial affairs Of tho Woman'S club. Small
red baskets filled with rcd winter bcr-
ries and Greenery were used for tho ia
BILE decorations with here and thcre al
American flag.
At the conclusion Of the luncheon,
Mrs. John b. Garden. president, extend
ed kindly greetings to theamembers for
Il happy New Year. and Introduced the
honor guest. Miss Lutte Stearns who
gave brief talk. which sparklcd with
witticisms.
In tho ball room a business session
began at 2:3O o'clock with Mrs. John 3.
Garden presiding at which time let
! ter was read from Mrs. G. .. Nagle
thanking tho club for the sum OF S55
which they donated to the Junior Aux
Hilary Of the Red Cross for the pur-
chasing Of yarn. out Of which this young
group arc making conlfortables for the
soldiers.
Mrs. W. II. Smith. gave a very inter
estlng talk on wool conservation and
Mrs Jean T. Dillon the health teacher
gave q most splendid and encouraging
report Of the work she has been doing
Mrs. J. y. Dowler read resolutions Of
respect which were passed by the club
for Miss Carrie Zane, who was char
ter member and one OF the organizers
Of the club. Mrs. Dowler made motion
that n COPY Of the resolutions be sent
to tho family Of Miss Zane. which was
unanimously approved.
Mrs. Garden announced that health
study club to which the club members
are invited. Will meet for the first timc.
on Wednesday morning in Parlor' A. at
the Hotel Windsor. with Miss Jean T.
Dillon Instructor.
Miss Lutte Stearns then took UP tho
subject which she had chosen. The "o-
mans Club Is The Ideal Of Democracy"
Miss Stearns deplpred the fact Of wo-
men even during this war crisis giving
up their club work and permitting tho
organizations to become disbanded. for
only in union Is there strength. and 1t
Lis through the club that this may hope
!! TO he accomplished. and the women
must band together in the common
cause, for women are the y backbone
, Of the war. and they mus all work to
make tho world safe for Democracy"
Tax injustice. womeu's problems 1T
eraturc and mems industries were
thorou shly discussed.
Miss Stearns IS woman or great
magnetism. and rare attainments. and
to the group Of club women present was
most remarkable Her address was
tempered with the keenest wit. and she
proved that she we'll deserved the COM
ment which preceded her. "Sho knows,
and she knows how to tell II"
Just at the close OF the meeting Mrs.
E. 8. Romino made the motion that
telegram DO sent from the Woman !
club to tho comittee in tho house OF
representatives that this particular conf
mittee report favorable on the woman's
suffrage amendment. which wis unani-
mously approved. The meeting closed
/ with a few brief remarks from Mrs.
| Garden.
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Wisconsin on Monday to resume his

Wisconsin on Monday to resume his
studies.
Dr.. -. VI. Stats, who has been visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ". c.
Staats. OF Cincinnati. Ohio mas returned
home.
Mrs. Lou E:lna McKinnic. Of Proctor.
who has been visiting l:cr brother. Q.
V. Mcneil of Main street, has returned
10 her home.
g. II. Conp and Prof. J. r. Trotter,
who have been at PIT. Pleasant. Ohio has
returned to this city.
Rev S. n Matzke. pastor of the st.
Stephens Reformed church. who was
painfully injured Thursday. when mis-
hand was crushed by Cooey-Benze's auto
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LUNCHEON FOR
MISS STEARNS
MANY CLUB WOMEN GATHERED AT
HOTEL WINDSOR YESTERDAY.
Concert Social Event Of Last
Evening-High School Students
Enjoy Dance at Elks' Club.
THE Frost KING.

Oh, hay" YOU seen the FroSt-klES.
A-narchinG up tho hill?
His hoary face Is stern and pale.
His touch is Icy chill.
He sends tho birdlings IL tn" south.
he bids the brooks be still:
Yet not In wrath or cruelty
He marches UP the ill.
And so tho Frost-King Ger the hills.
Aud Ger the startled plain,
Will come and go from Year 10 year
Till Earth grows young again
Till Time himself shall cease TO be.
Till gone are hill and plain:
Wherever Winter comes 10 stay,
The hoary King shall reign.
MARY MAPES DODGE.
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For Mrs. Bloch.

Mrs. Alex Paxton entertained 4 small
group Of friends yesterday afternoon at
her apartment Ut tn" Stafford hotel.
rs n compliment 10 Mrs s. :. Bloch CT
New York city who has been spending
the holidays Mt h"r home in Pleasant
Valley. Kr:t 'n:; formed IN" Iftrrr"on $
pleasure and :"a was served.
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Dancing Party.

Ono OF thu "~..nntIul Informal pleas
ures Of the weekend was the dancing
party at tho Elks club given by the "W'
club. composed OF lettered men Of the
Wheeling high school and alumni Tho
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Dinner Party.

Miss Kate Wirdcbuscn entertained with
u very atirar;iv"ly ap;m.ri.:i dinner at
tho Hotel Windsor last r.'..nIrS. honSr-
!nr Miss katherine tiulrHicrI. ri War
rem ohio .Hn.i Miss Mar Saunders o.
G"ccnv!llc. Tenn. who are the guests
IF Miss Carol!nr Brand(nSS If North
Main street. Th.re " cru PLACES hid for
five.
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Explosive Licenses Sixty-fre Fed
eral explosive licenses were issued u
dealers and handlers Of explosives In J
Ohio county since December 2. The-'
government requires all persons hand--
ling explosives to secure permit from :
the county clerk. -. .
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Occupy Boxos.

Occupy Boxos.
The twcnly-fuurth concert OF the Uni
rcrSity Club. which was held at the
Court Theatre last evening. was attend
I'd by many groups Of society folk. TO
hear Nine Louise Homer and Mr.. Lam
bert Murphy in their delightful pro-
gram.
The boxes were occupied by:
McSsrs. and Mcsdamcs:
Johuson Mckinley, Singleton PAUL.
r w. Stnrer Forbes simpson.
Jesse Bloch. Eugene Hildreth' H.
Lee PAUL.
Miss Dorothy Bloch.
McSdamcS:
]. Howard Mellon Mct!urg Hayes.
aid.
Mr.. ami Mrs. Edward Slifcl,
Miss FRITZ Stifcl.
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truck in 4 peculiar accident. Is resting s
we'll ut his home on South Woods street. /,
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Premier orchestra played an exceedingly
gay program for the very happy group
Of dancers. The proceeds of the affair
Will be used for the benefit Of tho
football team Of tho high school.
The guests Were:
Mcssrs.-
Roy Walters lIX F'rtnk
Ralph Love r. &. kimmcl
Joe Bolton VIM. Archibald
Robert Lipplarlt Ward Elliott
William Rcllevillr Kenneth Richie
John Hare Russell Stuart
lack Rushncld r. Y. Calvin
Joe Rasista James RUNNER
Herbert Sloane
Misses
Mildred EorthToou Helen G"rlZe
Sarah Elig Nancy Hrokaw
Mclilia Love Marjorie Meyers
Nell Snder liclc;o GiauS
Anna Carroll Sarah Brokaw
Lily Birch Margaret Grogan
Helen Ellg Kathryn Klein
Wilma Schcnericin Ada Bonncsan
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Birthday Party.

THIS af,rrrrnL Miss Catherine Euci-
finger. litil" dau ;;ht"r # Mr.. and Mrs.
C"ur." N"IIif,Err -: Warw"rd. will be
hostess to a number of friends IN celc-
:;ruiinn az her i"uth birthday.
Came: viii furnish Happy after
n,.rm'> amusement. AMI Il luncheon prrt-
tilv appointed will hn scr Icl. There
vii! hr present:
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Henrietta Nri:;h: ~ rothy Ergle
KatErrinH Mc;:n"r hardt
Helen Carr"i Elsie CiundlirS
Mary Noc!linEar I!,len Saylor
Mary Ellen Fair catherine Flynn
Virginia Murphy Dorothy SienSrr
Angela Marion Carolyn Saylur
Eleanor klcli E!c Hood
Alafrrtta kurtx Elizabeth Flynn
Mary Wright bertha Curp
Mary Elizchctk nnroth: Miller
Stcnger Martha Alexander
Master Junior Jane Ciundlng.
Snargo
Party For Children.
The Priscilla Improvement club of
Washington Farm. entertained the
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
Which Is Better--Try an Experiment or Profit by Mena Citizens
 Experience.


 Something new is an experiment.
 Must be proved to be as represent cd.
 The statement of a manufacturer is not convincing proof of merit.
 But the endorsement of friends is.
 Now supposing you had bad back,
 A lame, weak, or aching one.
 Would you experiment on it?
 You will read of many so-called cures.
 Eniorsed by strangers from far away places.
 Its ifferent when the endorsement comes from home.
 Easy to prove local testimony.
 Read this Mena case:
 Mrs. J. ". Cunningham, 1119 Jans- sen Ave, says: T was suffering from soreness across my kidneys. I was stiff and lame in the morning and could neither stoop over nor lift any thing. Another of my family was us- ing Doan's Kidney Pills and decid- ed to try them. Doan's helped me right away and the soreness in my back soon left me. Once in while now, the pain comes back, but Doan's Kidney Pills never fail to give me prompt relief"
 Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that Mrs. Cunningham had Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
JURY DECIDES DEBs IS GUILTY
Famous Socialist Leader Convicted of
 Violating Espoinage Act.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 12.-Eugene V. Debs, famous Socialist leader and four times candidate for President, was found guilty by a federal jury today.
 Talking to newspaper men after the verdict, Debs said:
 It was all right. I have no com plaint to make. It will come out all right in Gods good time"
 Of the original ten counts of the indictment but four remained when the jury retired to consider the eyi- dence. The verdict found him guilty on three; not guilty on one He was found guilty of attempting to incite insubordination, disloyalty, etc, in the military and naval forces; att tempting to obstruct recruiting and uttering language tending to incite. provoke and encourage resistance to the United Staates and to promote the cause of the enemy.
 The count on which he was ad- judged innocent charged that he op- posed the cause of the United States The jury was out five and half hours.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
PICK COTTON EARLY. CLEAN.
Then Protect It Properly. Says U- >
 Department of Agriculture.

Washington, Sept 12.-Cotton pro- ducers turnout the South are urged by the Bureau of Markets of the U- s. Department of Agriculture to piek their cotton as early and as clean as possible, under existing labor condl- tions. and to protect it properly from the weather after it is picked. This is in order that there may be no larg- CT portion of low-grade cotton than absolutely necessary. Ginners are urged to gin cotton as efficiently as possible, using cleaning devices when desirable.
 Cotton picked late, says the state ment by the bureau, in all probability will encounter rainy and damp weather and frost, which cause spot ted. off-color and low-grade cotton and often weaken the staple. There IS a scarcity of high-grade cotton and a great demand.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
GIRLSi ITS YOUR
 STEP THAT ATTRACTSl
Says Women Pay Too Much Heed ta Their Face Instead of
 Their Corne

Watch your stepl A brisk, lively step is what charms more than a love ly skin, but your high heels have caused eoriis and you limp a little. That's bad, girls, and yo1 know if, Corns destroy beauty and grace. be- sides corns are very easy to remove Rid your feet of every corn by ask. ing at any drug store for quarter ae an ounce of freezone. This will cost little but it is sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn oi callus from one's feet.
 4 few drops applied directly upon tender touchy corn relieves the sore. ness and soon the entire corn. root and all, lifts right out without pain. This freezone is a gumrny substance which dries instantly and simp;v shrivels up the corn without milan or even irritating the surroundinp skin. ''N''' 5 women must keep in mind that cornless feet create youthful zten which enhances her attractiveness
 Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
KING GEORGES MESSAGE
 TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Abner Fagin, brother of Mrs. A. P. Schott. now with the American Ex- peditionary forces, writes letter to homefolks, using piece of paper containing the message and coat of arms of King George V. The mes sage is as follows.
 Soldiers of the United States. the people of the British Isles welcome you on your way to take your stand beside the armies of many nations now fighting in the Old World the great battle for human freedom. The Allies will gain new heart and spirit in your company. l wish that could shake The hand of each one of you and bid you God speed on your mis- sion"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
American Fire Accurate

With Americans in Lorraine, Sept. I3.-German prisoners unanimously testify to the accuracy and deadliness of the American preparatory artillery fire.
 The American observers had so completely located the principal Ger man works in advance that the enemy troops could only take to their dug outs and await the end of the bom- bardment
 After the American artillery had reached a drum fire intensity, the American soldiers went over the top behind a barrage, singing loudly, Where Do We Go From Here, Boys ."
 Of the prisoners taken, $500 were captured in one district near Mont sec by an American division. Among the prisoners was Major Schmesig, a count He and his staff had their bag gage packed and were waiting to be captured.
 In a majority of cases the prisoners put up comparatively little resistance before surrendering.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
IN MAKING
 FOR BIC DRAWING
Numbers of Registrants in New Draft May Be Announced Next Week Previously Announced Date
 Was October 2.

Washington, Sept. 15.-Lightning speed to put the man power of the nation, registered on Thursday, into training and increase the flow of men overseas to support General Pershing and his armies in their big drive, is the effort of the provost marshal gen. erals office.
 As a result Colonel Warren, execu- tive officer of the office in the ab- sence of General Crowder, announced yesterday that it might be possible to hold the drawing for the order as ear ly as September 24. General Crowder had previously announced the tenta- tive date as October 2.
 Figures on the registration are coming in slowly and are not showing the big increase indicated in the ear- Her estimates.
 The First to Go.
 Local boards are rushing the work of assigning serial numbers to regis tAditS- ANOtlCt Ol the Sefldl NumDef will be enclosed to registrants of the l9-20-year and 32-36-year class with their questionnaires, which now are being mailed out.
 Eighteen-year-old boys and the men 37 to 45 will not receive question naires at once, but are charged with discovering their serial numbers, which will be posted at registration booths by the local boards.
 Serial numbers will be assigned all registrants and all will be included in the big drawing for order numbers. The local boards will then withdraw the order numbers of men from 37 to 40, inclusive, and boys of IS into a separate group, and the district board will classify the 1920 and 32-36 by classes on dependency or occupation.
 When calls are made on the local boards for men, the men in Class l in the order of their order numbers, within the age group of 1920 and 32-36, inclusive, first will be taken. After they are exhausted, if they shall be Class l men of 37 to 45 years inclusive, and IS years will be called in the order of their order num- bers.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
TANKS HAVE VARIETY IN
 THEIR PRIZES OF WAR
Take Many Prisoners, Much Territory and Do It in Record Break
 ing Time.

'
 and Do It in Record Break
 ing Time.
 With the Americans on the Metz Front, Sept. 15.-The St. Mihiel sali- ent, in the hands of the Germans four years, was obliterated in 27 hours by the Americans.
 In that time the boys from the States, with the French in co-opera- tion, won more than 150 square miles of territory.
 Fuily l5,OO0 prisoners were taken. They captured upward of 100 towns and villages that since the German occupation in the fall of 1914 had been cut off from the outside world. Many were heavily fortified.
 With the American attack the Ger man defense eaved in and Pershing's troops swept on hours ahead of their schedule.
 American barrage fire smothered powerful German counter attacks hurled against our new front between Thiacourt and Moselle during the night.
 These assaults were the first indica- ton that the enemy is getting reor- ganized. The number of prisoners ta ganized. A new German division has been identified opposite our first army. Patrols searching the con quered territory reported the enemy suffered heavy losses in the battle The German dead in the fields are very numerous.
 After defeat of the counter-attack our patrols pushed out and captured additional prisoners, including doz- en Austrians.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
AMERICANS MAKE
 SPEED RECORDS
Marvellous Efficiency shown in Un- loading Transports and Handling Men and War Supplies at
 French Ports.

An American Port in France, Sept. 11.-A spirit of intense eageness, coupled with wonderful efficiency, an imates the work of the Americans at work here.
 This is shown by the fact that nu- der the stress of haste to send Amer ican soldiers to the fighting front, the time required to unload the greatest of American transports bringing 12,- 900 troops, coal her and start her back to America, has been reduced from four days to forty hours.
 U. s. Brand of Brains Win.
 With 250,O00 men a month coming from America, work must be done on gigantic scale and done quickly. Fortunately the emergency produced the men; an American brigadier gen. eral who has planned and executed some of the great engineering prof ects of the west, and an American ad- miral who has the reputation of ac- complishing large things in a quiet way. Around them were grouped men of the sane talents.
 Out of it has arisen this marvellous receiving port of today, where one days landing of 45,O0O men has been followed the next day by 15,000- 60,000 in two days or at the unheard of rate of 100000 month. And the strange thing has been that the port has not felt or even known of the huge migration passing thru it's gates so quietly and smoothly the organi- zation has functioned.
 Negroes Given Credit.
 Il is the same with the handling of of the immense stocks of war supplies as it is with the handling of troops. Six months ago 1t was estimated that 5000 tons month could be handled Actually more than that is handled daily, and this is not the main port for supplies, as it is for men.
 A large measure of credit for the nigh record in debarking troops is given by the general tc the officer in Nhe'i SS oi ttie several thOuSdHu HSEft steyedores. This officer has had a re- markable career which exactly equips him for the present huge undertak- ing. As an expert and master of dock ing he was appointed a major in the army. But he forgets all about being major when he takes command ot those 2,000 black stevedores and g great ocean steamer heaves into sight with thousands of men aboard who must be landed on record time.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
TANKS WIN OUT
 IN FIRST BIG TASK.
American Fighters Wipe Out the St. Mihiel Salient and Capture Inn portant Points-Metz to Fall
 Within IS Days.

Paris, Sept 13.--Friday, the lSthl certainly proved unlucky for Heiuie, the Hun
 The close of the hoodoo date saw Kultnr suffering from an American wallop that means big things in the war for democracy.
 With thousands of men taken pris- oner, ann enormous casualty lists and important strategic points lost to their foe, the Germans have good cause to long remember the first day of the American offensive.
 The St. Mihiel salient is said to be entirely wiped out and competent crit ics predict the Hun stronghold of Metz will be taken within the next fortnight.
 The censor will not permit the pub hcation of the names of the towns and villages forming the present American line in the St. Mihiel sec tor.