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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
Benwood Ferry Takes
In All the ''JaCk"
Boat That Crosses tho River From Bel
lnIre to This Side Draws high
Traffic.

At no time in the history OF the ferry
boat trade has traffic. been 50 heavy as
in tho past few days. The quarantine
of Wheeling from the Ohio side towns
and the fnct that BUSINESS relations
and other civic duties must be trans
acted between the river towns. the Ben
wood ferry has become the chief source
for relief. During the past day or so
there has been the heaviest kind Of
transportation and the boat Is enjoy
ing the fruits of the Spanish FLU" quar-
antinc. Wheeling people must go this
way in order to get TO Bellaire or the
other towns, md although II is 4 round
about way, IL has shown its results.
Yesterday 1t was noticed that two
extra men were put on to aid in the
collecting, making total Of three. Here
is little problem for you to figure out
for yourself. The Bcnwood ferry boat
starts out at n. m. each morning and
continues on till ~ midnight. 1t makes
Il trip back and forth in ten minutes.
II will hold from nifty to five hundred
people. some ten or twelve machines or
wagons and during these rush days.
how much would the boat realize for
the nineteen hours in service? How
would you like TO hold interest or stock
in such an enterprise for the next ten
days?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
Government Now Needs
Many Gauge Designers

! Tho United States Civil Service Com
mission announces an open competitive
examination for gauge designer. for men
! ONLY Vacancies In thc Bureau OF Ord
, nance. War Department. for duty at
Washington, u. G., ut entrance SALARIES
ranging from $1,000 10 $4,000 yonr. and
IN positions requiring similar qua ifica-
tions in any branch OF the service IN
: Washington, u. G.. or elsewhere. Will be
filled from this examination. Certtrica-
ton 10 fill tho higher salaried positions
O will DO made from those attaining the
highest average percentages in the eN-
; animation. m
/ Tho duties Of this position will con-
Sist Of the design OF inspection ana mas
ter gauges used in the manufacture ana
! inspection Of munitions Of war. and the
: direction of other craftsmen engaged III
similar work. and require knowledge OF
manufacturing processes. especially OF
munitions and OF the allowable varla-
tons ("toleranccs"). The government IS
! urgently in need OF men with thesc
qualifications. and persons skilled IN thiS
line Of work will NC rendering thoir
: country n patriotic service by entering
! this examination.
! Competitors will not hn required 70
repnr, for examination ut any place. out
! will hc rated on the following subjects
which will have the relative weight lnol.
I cntrd on a scale OF 100: Education una
: preliminary experience. 40: ENpcrlence IN
. the design Of gauge and Illness. ~
C.ninnetitnrs will be rated upon the
sworn statements in their applications
and uruu carroborativr evidence adduccd
~ the Commission. Inquiries concern,
. ing This examination should be addressed
tn Tho civil Service Secretary. Wheeling.
. W Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
British Recruiting Is
Now at End Here

All British subjects of military ago
in tho United States are now Amenaple
10 the draft laws Of this country ana
al British-Canndian recruiting missions
will be closed and those in charge who
are subjects of King George are lear-
ing for England TO join her lighting
forces in France.
Tho local BrIIish-Canadian recruiting
mission has done good work for the
mother country and Il letter OF appre-
citation from General w. A.. White. IN
his majestys service and head OF all
the recruiting missions in the country
To Mr. a. Z. Thomas. secretary Qf the
local office, has been received:
New York, Oct. II. 1918.
Mr.. a. c. Thomas. British-Canadlan Re-
cruiIng Mission, Wheeling. w. Va.
AS you know. the work Of this mis-
sion has come 10 an end and J shall
shortly be leaving for England. Before
] go, however. | wish ~ write TO tell
you how deeply l appreciate the as
sistunce which the Wheeling British
Canadian recruiting. office has given TO
our work. l am most gratif1ed 10 you
and TO those who have helped to make
more easy the duties If my recruiting
officers. Your sincerely.
W. a. WHITE.
General White goes back TO England
and then to France where he will take
command OF q division on the firing line.
as his age of IS has not diminished his
fighting prowcss gained in the cam
paign against khartoum by Kitchener;
the war Of tho Mad Mullnh in Somali-
land, and also his participation in the
QuellIng Of the Boxer rebellion in China.
the Roer war and long service in India,
In every place serving with distinction
and winning many decorations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
TEN NEW CASES
Of INFLUENZA
Reported In Last Twenty-Four Hours
Early Lifting OF Closing
Order Probable.

Ten new cases of the Spanish in
nucnza have been reported TO tiF
Health Commissioner DR.. ii. IL. VIII
lIams during the period OF the pass
twcnty-four hours ending at o'clock
last evening. This makes 4 total or IL
cases that have been reported in the
city since the disease made it's appear
ancc on October 4. and ut no time has IL
gotten beyond the control Of local health
officials.
Two more dcuths from this dreaded
disease occurred during the past twenty
four hours. bringing the total up to four.
| The ones who died were Vincent ID.
Stcgcr, of No. Virginia avenue, and Il
South Side foreigner. 10th OF the VIC
Tins had been in the hospital but 4
short time, and their cases were too Tar
developed to save them, Stcgcr is about
sc years Of age. and son Of Mrs. Bar
bara Steger. Of the Island. He was 4
former city extra fireman. and At the
time Of his death was n student dentist
Tho Ohio side quarantine is Still IN
force, and from ell Indications those DILL
Gals are intending keeping IL in vogue
indefinitely. Martins Ferry and Bridge
port officials were closetcd with Bcllairc
officials last evening In an endearor TO
get them to quarantine against Benwood
This Will make it impossible Tor the
thirsty ones TO reach the Ohio side
cases without permit which they
Cdntlpt Hel QHltSS NhSS oic S'Pi"- "a
over there. The quarantine kept some
few from going across for their re
freshments" while great many liked
to Benwood and took the ferry across to
Rellaire. If the new quarantine is en-
forced the saloons across tho way may
as we'll close their doors. for most of
their, trade comes from the dry" Yves!
EIrgnians.
The quarantine Is not causing much
Inconvenience here. and in fact. is work
ing greater hardshipS on the Ohioans.
There arc more Ohio people employed in
our city than Whcclingites in OHIO and
II seems Us if the Ohoans' rctaliatory
measure has taken m unlooked-fnr AS
pcct. Ohio side officials stated last eve
ming that they had not even considered
lifted the quarantine yet.
A few patients are hcinE held for OBJ
scrvation in Ferry and Bridgeport to see
Of they develop into the "nu." No case
has yet btcn pronounced Influenza in
these towns.
In considering the local situation DR..
NJ Is. Williams stated last evening that
he would like TO have all physicians re-
port the new cases developing daily as
the reports Of the health department de-
pend on the reports Of the physicians.
Complete reports from tho physicians
are necessary to compute the daily in
crease.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
LOCAL PRINTERS
MI: | OVAL To
THE VERY CORE
TYPoGSAPFICAL UNION BUYS $500
TOTAL OF $4,000 IN BONDS.
individual Members Purchase $50,
Only Eighty in Local-Etgh-
teen With ColoIs.

Tha, question IS rmphatically and
! imrrcssilcly answered 10y what they
/ have don" hy purchasing heavily or all
; four issues Of Liberty bonds, i AG!ion
! bonds IL help Uncle sam ~ the thine
/ that counts Talk is cheap but 1t
takes money TO buy bonds. -,
/ As craft TN" printers or TINS Guy
should feel pr"uh--thcyf arc pround-
they have Il right TO be for they nave
done their conscientious duty with
! money and men To- help win the war ana
: to dclhrunc kaiser hill.
! Not only have they as local ana m
! dividuGlS bought thousands Of dollars
worth: of bonds, hut Is members or
! their organization are to-day III train.
! ing camps ur fighting on the llcld OIL
, cent OF them are overseas.
Here's thu details Of Tho Loyalty OF
! Wheeling union printers III their pAtrl-
I otto duty, which rings with PATRIOTISM
! and shows just what kind or stutt theSe
! men arc when il comes down 10 VINO
who in responding to the call of Uncle
! Sam for help:
| Among ,il, subscriptions received yes
: tcrGlay ut Liberty Loan he9dqunrters
was ono for $500 from Wheeling Typo
| graphical Union No. ~. The locnl union
! is sure II Elutton for patriotism as IS
! evidenced by the subscriptions or thG
individual members. which total well
OVER ST. 0Un for the Fourth Liberty Loan
1
! The patriotism Of the printers is not
| only local. but throughout the length
and breadth of slhe land they have
proven their loyalty. III the three pre-
i vious campaigns for Liberty Bonds the
/ International Typographical Union has
! subscribed 100000 TO each issue. while
| 10 the Fourth Liberty Loan they have
! subscribed $4,000. making the total
! bonds owned by the parent organization
! come up TO S150.000. The subscriptions
, among the individual membership OF the
! International Typographical Union 70
| the first three issues WAS Si.c0n0UO, and
! II is estimated that about $2.n6D.0OO Will
, be subscribed to this campaign.
! The local subscription received Fcster-
! day brings the total amount or Liberty
. Bonds owned by the local organization
= up to s3.nn0, while among IT'S member
! slip it has subscriber aoout SSQ'o0O.
BESIDES the amount Invested ny the
individual members in bonds, they have
: also nut considerable money into THRIFT
: ana war savings stamps. There are
Scrvcral war savings societies In the
different offices and each week the
> printers put their spare change INTO
stamps and they have tucked away seT-
! cral thousand dollars in these little
. equipment buyers that are helping 10
put kaiser bill where the belongs.
; All Of which is not so bad for little
| bunch Of so printers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17

Women's Stockings
Lot of Women's Cashmere
Wool Stockings in black only,
regular 75c quality; Thurs
day special, Axe
pair. NV
Main floor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
GREEKS SHOW THEIR
REAL LOYALTY TO U. S.
Estimated That All Greeks In The City
Rave Subscribed $500 900 For The
Present Loan.

The Crock residents of Wheeling are
surely showing their true loyalty TO the
United States in the present loan and
Christ Narvou szanis, who has had charge
Of the solicitations and Is now serving
on a team. estimated last evening that
500, 600 Of The total pledged in the city
has been by the loyal Greeks.
He stated that in all. there was not
one case reported where Greek person
had been asked TO buy bond that he
had refused. and he is very enthusiastic
at the way the subscriptions are coming
In.
Tuesday, Mr.. Earvouszanis. with sew
eral other men. solicited among the
workers Of the Whitaker Glessnor. and
Of the % asked. they subscribed $1,000
This is one hundred percent and shows
the true American spirit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
Women's Blouses-

Women's Blouses-
Lot of Women Cot t o n
Blouses made of good quality
striped, barred and plain wolfe,
some have embroidered collars,
others are hemStitched. also
some Black-Striped Wolfe
Waists in the lot, a nice assort-
ment for selection, silly
BlOuses; Thursday 02c
special. ........-. wv
Third floor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17

Lot of Table Glassware con-
sisting of straight and bell
shaped Tumblers, Ice Tea
Glasses, 5-Ounce Grape Juice
and 21a-Ounce W his key
Glasses made Of lead-blown
r-lass with light aster cuttings,
regular price $3.50 for a set of
six: Thursday spe- CT 0R
cial, set. ..... VAsOc
.-xA s,A..nA 11oo~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17

The boys were sent home about week
ago. as The camp was threatened with an
epidemic, and as a result have been en-
toying a short vacation. Everyone OF
the boys Is enthusiastic over their train
ing, and all FRO eaGer to get back. 1t Is
though. the boys will be trained about
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
Boys Return to School
At Morgantown Monday

Tho many local young men who are
home from the Students Army Training
Corps at the State University, Morgan
town, will leave Sunday night or Monday
morning to rc-cntcr training as result
OF the prevailing epidemic OF ''hu".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17

FIVE months at Morgantown before being
sex to different camps. xome to oflcers
II, ing camps. others to non-commis-
sid d officers camps. and others to reg
uli yarmy camps. The boys are at pres
ent Building the barracks at the college
as TART Of their training.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-17
CATTLE MARKET SLOW

There has been a fairly good supply
IF cattle here this week and all kinds
have been slow sale ut very unSatls1ac-
tory prices. with the exception "1 20.
inrna cows and bulls. which have been
fairly active at steady tn strong prices
Hogs arc in good supply. and with a
light dcmaAd. have been slow sale a,
about steady prices; light hogs ana
Iomhs are in moderate supply ana
prices are holding about steady. calves
are In moderate supply and prices are
steady on the handy weights. heavy
calves arc not wanted nj my PRICE,
d. n60DE Poo5c
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

The separate skirt and the separate
blouse are made for each other and
each makes It's entry very early and
in force, in the vanguard of spring
styles. Sport skirts and blouses and
those for morning and street wear are
necessities in the smart woman's ap-
pareling she needs them wherever she
goes and whatever she does.
In all new materials for spring,
whether of wool or cotton or silk,
stripes and plaids and crossbars APP
pear. Plaids are large and stripes are
varied and each inspires the designer
in his work of providing new models.
Combinations of plain goods with all
the others promise a season of endless
variety and clever ideas in separate
! skirts.
A good beginning with striped mate
rial is apparent in the skirt illustrated.
There is a smart overdrapery that be-
gins and ends under a wide fold made
on the straight of the goods at the
front, There is a narrow belt, made
of the light stripe in the goods, that
~as part way about the waistline
snns and simulated button
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
DESCRIBES CURE FOR CROUCH
mess Are Both Diseases That Can
Be Cropped With.

Take comfort, all We who Sly to
pieces at the slightest ~provocation or
are judged fdgety or cranky or irri-
table. Your friends, and more especial
ly your enemies, may say IL is just
pure c~ussedness," or even worse. But
DIR. Meyer Solomon brings word to
such sufferers that they are victims
Of a disease which may be cured.
In the New York Medical Journal
he has an article dealing with the sub
ject in plain language and telling sim
pie systems and simple remedies.
"In common FORMS" Doctor Solo
mon says. there is nothing more than
a condition of uneasiness or unrest.
The person is fidgety, i'll at ease, can
not concentrate on the task before him
and Is SO generally disturbed he does
not know what to do with himself. 1t
is but natural that while In this con-
dition the person is irritable and Is apt
to be cranky, grouchy, easily angered
and not at all himself, as he will tell
you. / venture to state in this simple
form the state occurs now and then
in all human beings, but for the most
Of us these periods are relatively in
frequent.
"Many may find relief by going to a
gymnasium, playing golf, tennis, or the
like; going to a baseball game, Joining
a card game yes, even going to a prize
fight, a wrestling match and similar
methods of amusement. Others may
find their peace in intellectual pur-
subscribing a novel, a scientific
book or article, resorting to n of
their hobbies"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

holes finish off the design, which COM
mends itself for washable skirts of
cotton or silk.
An effective sports skirt is made of
a crossbar in two colors, as tan barred
with blue, set on to a yoke that is
extended into pockets at each side
and cut from plain blue material. The
yoke narrows to a wide girdle at the
back and front. In front it is slashed
into two short straps, each having q
b%uttonhole in the end. These fasten
over fiat buttons. A single button fin
ishes the pockets.
These skirts with surfaces broken by
plaids and stripes, are to be worn with
blouses in a plain color or white. But
blouses with collar and cuffs, and per.
haps narrow shoulder yokes like the
skirt result in pretty costumes, leav'
ing the skirt the privilege of changing
partners if it is so minded and appear
ing with other blouses that do not weal
it's colors.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
LIFE OF A DEPOT AGENT
His Duties Are Manifold and He Is
Envied by Few, According
to This.

The life of q railway agent Is n Of
roses and cinders for the most part.
Some folks think that about all he
has to do Is to SELF tickets and keep
the extra cent when he makes odd
change, but there are other things in
the life of a railway agent besides
framing your face in a ticket office
window and opening a money drawer
with q doorbell on 1t, and smiling when
the folks ask him what time the BOB
train will be here If it's on time.
From early in the morning when he
starts the day by looking into the coal
bin at the end of the platform to see
how much bituminous has been stolen
during the night, until shutdown, when
he starts out to hang drug store signs
on the switch posts, he is an extremely
busy man, says the Walker (MiHn.)
Pilot. Between checking over freight
receipts and running the hay press
for the carbon copies of waybills, it's
no wonder he hasn't time to build n
fire in the waiting room or rub off last
weeks train schedule from the black
board, because he is a busy man.
He listens to complaints with one ear
and the telegraph/keys with the other,
and has been known to answer the
phone, sell a steamship ticket and put
a bucket of coal In the stove all at the
same time, In order to get his work
done within the eight-hour schedule.
About the only ones to envy an
agent his job are the girls In the
town, and that's because he has such
a good chance to get acquainted with
the brakemen on all the freights.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Popular superstItlons.

To be born on the first day of a new
moon means that the child will have a
happy life and be rich. A child born
on the second day will grow rapidly.
A short life is predicted for a child
born on the third or the sixth day. A
child born on the fifth day will be de-
ceitful and proud.
Birth on the seventh day means that
a child born will live long, but have
many troubles. The ninth day prom
ises that q child born then shall have
riches and honors. A child born on
the tenth day will live long and be a
great traveller.
A birth on the eleventh day means
that the child will be healthy and
handsome, and If a girl, remarkable
for wisdom. A child born on the
twelfth day of the moon will be dear
" loved, but have d bad temper.
The connoisseur.
"Hm"-hmed the man who wore
his socks outside his shoes, as he
threw his ray of light over the con-
tents of the cabinet. Rather a choice
array. An enthusiastic collector of an
tique silver, I take it."
And he did.-Judge.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
How He Knew.

whats that your daughters playin'I
on the melodeon, Hiram?"
"Oh, that's old Black joe Ezekiel" u
But it doesn't sound like 1t, Hill
RAM"
mo, 1 know it don't, Ezekiel"
"How do you know it's 'Old Black
joe then, Hiram"
"'Cause it's the only piece She
knows; that's how, Ezekiel !"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Mo Great Student.

II must have a part for Tottie F1ub-
dub. In the last revue she used to say
Hurrah for the princer Couldn't you
write that into this play?"
"There is no prince in this play. We
might have her say, 'Hurrah, boys
here m the handsome captain p"
81 don't think she could learn that
long a part."-Louisyille Courier-Jour-
nal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
The Inevitable.

TIE THSVTldDTt.
81 lost my pocketbook yesterday
"Much money in it,"
FIFTY cents and some car tickets"
81 wouldn't worry about that If I
were you"
II don't mind the loss at all, but
when my husband finds it out he'll
spend most of his time for years to
come telling all our friends how care
less I am with his money."-Detroit
Free Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Business

do you love me?' asked the young
man. boldly.
isn't this rather sudden, Mr.. Hug
gins?" replied the sweet young thing.
Cant you give me a week to consider
my answer?"
mo, 1 can't. I have an option on
another girl, and the option expires to-
morrow"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Gets the Circulation Medium.

"She takes only boarders who are
blue-blooded."
"How does she make sure that they
are?"
"She bleeds them."-Boston Evening
Transcript.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Not Warehouse Size.

Mrs. Gowitt-Everything I say to-
you goes in one ear and out of the
other. :
Husband-Great Scott! You don't
suppose my heads big enough to hold
all you say, do you?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
An instance.

poor Blunderly is always getting up
against it."
whats he been doing now?"
HE went the other night to see his
best girl, and the front door had just
been painted. He got up against that,
too
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Perfectly Correct.

SIT is a shame the way that beauty
doctor is selling those pretty girls gold
bricks"
ENTIRELY legitimate business. He is
merely grating peaches ."-Dunee Adj
vertiser.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
And He Did II.

Teacher-Now, Tommy, you remem-
Der I spoke of the word betide. Give
me a sentence with the word betide in,
1T.
Tommy-The dog came into the
house to be tied.-Yonkers Statesman.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
A Fortune.

If Mary lived today and led
Her little lamb to school,
Instead of to the butchers, why,
We'd think she was a fool.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Unconscious Backing Up.

The author you seem to be so fond
of, Maria, murders the kings Eng
lish."
"How can you say so, pa? / think
his style is perfectly killing"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

Shelf 1 promise to marry you, will
you promise to work for woman's
rights7
He-My older friends who are MR.
ried tell me III have my hands full
working for my own.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

The Reformer-First we must get
all the discordant elements eliminated
from the party. ,
The Practical Politician-Then you
wouldn't have any party left.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-14
MEETING At CITY HALL
TONIGHT IS IMPORTANT

Tie meeting at the city hall this
evening to discuss the Cimarron Val
ley Fair situation and take final ac-
ton upon the question OF holding
fair this year is one OF great import.
ance to Guthrie and Logan county. A
good fair not only encourages agricul-
tural and livestock production in q
community but affords an opportunity
for social recreation once a year fer
all tho people which Is stimulous to
a better community life and pro-
gressive and more prosperous spirit
among the citizenship
The Clmarron Valley Fair has been
Ia strong asset for Guthrie in the past
few years and should by all means be
continued on larger broader anu
more progressive scale
Not only every stockholder In the
fair, but every progressive citizen of
the community should turn out at tho
meeting tonight, vote to go ahead with
the fair and then take hold and make
1T go.