The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-05
TO HAVE comIITTEE OF BODY IL
COOPERATE WITH COUNTY
COMMISSIONS ON
THoRoUGHFARES.
Bell Telephone Company Representa-
tive Asks Organization To Sanction ,
Government WEe
Control.
Tho Martins Ferry Board ~ Trade

Tho Martins Ferry Board or IEao"
held a we'll attended and interesting
kneetinr in their rooms last night and
~n,he, OF matters were taken up.
Rev Mr. 1auther. Of Bellaire. repre-
sentinc the committee 70. Armenian anu
SYRIAN relief, gave brief talk he
STOOD thar IL vas his desire TO have the
local board Of trade sponsor the move
mont in this city and appoint com
r,;ttcc from the body 70 cooperate Win
the county organization 70 raise toe
funds for this work Mr.. lautaer mas
scent, some time in Syria and speaks
very interestingly with first hand IN
formation He said: B"causs inc AZ
Ineo,ans were Christians the lN'AS
were hent on their determination. ana
the members OF the race "e7s Sia',H"
tered and driven from their homes our
49, tho var. and there was only between
and two millions Of tho race now
IN +betr native land There IS III
resent between three and four mtihons
Sn the saruc place. many OF Wno'1 ar
without food and clothes. uatll sucn
.;rne as aid is rushed To them from I"e
United States and probably ha!t OF them
wfu starrs before the next naEveS''
NJ 1.auther said: Why does the Gnils"
States government not rush ala 20 'Hrn'
cov.rnmcrt was not able 70 90 So pc
cs1rse thu. are not government. nut
onfv peop.H Speaking OF IN" WORK
of mo Red Cross, he said: The Rcd
Cross has already spent ntne TiluonS OF
dollars among these people ana WIN
+bat amount have taken care or only
1.-THE more than one million OF inc
people.- according to the speaker. one
dollar orrtrlbuted here Will amount ~
the sum Of one dollar and one cent.
--hen II reaches there. The interest,"
10 ~, rho banks makes the difference.
Tvbe, tee committee for relief OF the
,rreoians and Syrans began figuring
n, the amount necessary Tor their "o'H
.ha f1c7,ra was set * 1lS milton uo'''I =
-rb.v vere ordered IN re:tSe their eSt'-
,natcs and finally cut the figure 70 the
en,o Of SIS million dollars. later UlaHinS
o revised estimate Of 20 million no'!arS'
Us tro very smallest amount WIN ""''''
=,ny good could b. done. .,e
ann non will br absolutely necessary 10
.n,oort tho people. until III" sumner
49,, tho rcSs harvest can b" Gath"r"H.
- +bcv can be self supporting. ana TINS
-,.i1I not permit nt all ns tho large mum
he-. surviving IN sor1" localities th'F
bave hccn asked % s"lNc' those whom
.h.p wish 10 have survive. X p'!HE
@;rnrcd that selection ~ those "ao
wore 70 oe supported should NJ Hn~oe
md these only supported. Tashcr tH97
no ahlo 10 support the entir" NUMBER. 'or
a limited tir". and permit All 20 S'"'''
before the next harvest .
Rs,n,on, county'S quota - mis- drive
has hem placed u, $4,000. and Martins
E-nrr,..s Quota is $1,000. which makes the
er,, n. so cents per capita NJ. ianth"'
.t,.cd that Ecinl"ut coi;ntys H-':'"V
Iii -, Tho means Of keeping 500 people
until III" next harvest
NJ Nicholson. 81 Rn!lasr". WAS also
nrce..nt and ,aad" = short speech on ,he
,,an q: tn. "-gar :zati"n f"r II" ""rT-
+o,,owin1. which l'C"S:lnt George ',a'''
"a, % tho Boar! Of Trade. appointed T.
: - Hog. - he'd ~" local committee
ui,h rho sane members aS acted on 'h'
roynrni,,cc during the recent War WORE
ctnr,,:,iSn in 'h'S c'fE'
~, n G. R,!l>. q ,hc Bell Telephone
r,,on,ny MS ais" present. with :, r"s'''
,,,,'nr whs,,, h. WISHED adopted by th'
,1Fy rcru,<,!ng ;ha' the government
rortrc,t az ,hc ~!-" lines TO b" continue
-or an .rdsfta.'" period following M
conclusion q, .hr war. Z" "nAh!E -
,-rr,. r,,r,,,,i!rs -. GO In better rnEd'
,,or ., stand .hc r,'TCn Of thor prnP
trtir~...
Following q hra'"d nrgum"n; on m
s,,bier, between Mr E'ils aud Mao
lame. Raisroa. tho matter wHs hr'ncn
N q rate. and III" board voted :" LAY
the matter on IN" t1h!".
A rcsolu,."n -rc"tntn"nd"f ~ ;a' Coo
Ponds meeting a.. Columbus. whici
seemed to r"p"aIarh" "Snni'N on" FOR
cent" lag. which ali agreed wa$ g""'
move WAS also lnri nn n" table. f"it"w
ing 3 discussion.
The matter 81 N" up-ihe-r:FHr-r"a'
vas mex, :lk"n M. and Il was d"cid"h =
have the road C"nimttt"" o. IN" hndF
co-op.rat" with th". county commission
ers and the prosecuting attorney, ant