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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
ONE OF THE BEST MATCHES OF
THE LIST PREPARED LOOMS
UP WHEN NOTED MEN
9RAFPLE
spAc1ous AUDITORIUM SHOULD
BE TAXED AND EVEN BIG
GER CROWD THAN BE-
PORE EXPECTED.

No Two men in the wrestling game To-
dav can furnish more action than LEWIS
and Roller, and when these "l''cu
urnst,crs appear in n finished match at
IN. Market auditorium next I"csua!
evening the sport lovers OF TINS citS e"u
vicinity are in store for one OF the DIG
rest events in the way OF sports '"a.
oven dawncd upon them. Nelther OF
the men arc unknown to the pubic rs
they have been doing remarSap'! wen
throughout the country, having proved
49,, hnst If drawing cards. Roller to-
day IS recognized as onc OF the pest
nhysicians in the country and has an
unusually large practice at his Office IN
Ncw York, A graduate OF Dcpauw uni
ycrsity. the noted physician-wrestIer
onnrovcs Of the idea of exercise and LOT
tbJe reason would rather indulge IN
the art for it moves every muscle IN
tho body and is most scientific. lorm
Of sport.
Roller will meet a real man in Lewis
ma the latter is known as one OF the
best in the country, barring none his
remarkable work at the tournament III
Scw York spread over the country llAe
n hurricane. He is particularly la6''
for such big man. md with MS lam
Gus deadlock" is in position to Put
himself in d hole and still have the
advantage. Roller is the more sclen-
,ltic 'grappIer Of the two. but Lewis is
q tough man to put on his back. having
A most powerful neck and rusc pair
OF shoulders.
The match should BE- one Of Tie best
nrcnored by the promoters. and the Sc
lection is certainly wish one. for these
men know how to mix to the liking OF
tho crowds While Doc" has seen his
days, no is still II hard man to beat
while. IN III, other hand every match
means bushels to "StrnnGler'' who -
in his primo and on steady march to
the top Of tho ladder. Lewis IS wen
liked in this city and has nost p.r
i,, nn,sonaIitv while Roller commands
many supporters. the physicians and
surgeons we'll knowing if his services
in the mastery or medicine. rrpara-
ro,nra rrnwd Advance seat sale
starts tomorrow Tickets can be OBJ
tained ut the leading cigar stores.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
PLAYS
GAINESVILLE HI
IN DOUBLE BILL
OVER-THE-RIYER SCHOOL Is NOT
THE LEAST PEEVED OVER LONE
REVERSE AND Is READY.

Oftentimcs Il defeat means more IMAM
words can express TO any orSahlZalio'''
and perhaps the unexpected SURPRISE
handed 10 the Bellairc high school boys
team las, Friday by Cambridge may
work wonders in the game against
GAINESVILLE the coming Friday evening
at the Gravel Hill gymnasium. when
both teams Of the institutions Will col
Tide in the feature card of the week
end. Although rivalry exists, it is OF
the friendly variety. and since the
GAINESVILLE contingent promises to put
UP a scrappy affair. more interest Is
conferred upon the outcome.
BeIlaire, although defeated by CAM
bridge, still tops the list and is head
and shoulders above any team IN the
valley as far as her record Is concern
cd. and with the necessary weight ana
men, there is every right 10 beheVe that
the popular Red ana Black Will come
back with o determined stand and do
better than heretofore, for there Is no
reason under the sun why they should
not With practically last seasons rep
rescntative Ave intact. and by far the
heaviest team in the valley. with Nc
Dcrmott and Bennett. two Of the nirtest
guards developed in recent years, and
Culbertson, the big point-getter, what
Is there to stop the onrush?
GAINESVILLE may prove big failure.
or It may spring surprise, but 1t Is
q certainty that a record crowd will be
on hand TO prove the loyalty Of the fans,
regardless Of what past grievances have
stimulated. Much interest is current in
the girls game. as the team is still un-
defeated. and a record not before TAB
lished Is the earnest hope Of every Bel
laire follower.
These schools have not met FOR sew
eral years and the renewal of relet:ons
adds more color to the significance OF
the encounters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
TYRANNY Of
THE B0LSHEV|K|.
AGAIN EXPOSED

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 1l.-A
story Of economic chaos. oppression and
tyranny in Russia under the Bolshevik
rule wns unfolded today before the sem
ate Judiciary subcommittee at the be-
ginning OF it's inquiry into Bolshevlk.
I. W. W. and other propaganda in the
United States The witness wacs DR..
william C.. Huntington. former CONNER
cial attache Of the American embassy In
PctroErad. who related his experiences
before being compelled by intolerable
conditions to leave Russia last fall.
Prof. Samuel y. Harper Of the Uni
vrrsity OF Chicago. student OF RuS-
sian affairs. also WIS before the con-
mittce. explaining the development of
the Bolshcvik theory OF government
He said there had been much misrepre-
sentation Of Russia in the American
press, but declared enough evidence had
come through To demonstrate that Boil
shevism had been failure in most
ways
DR.. Huntington said the Bolshevik
leaders constantly cndeavorcd 70 spread
their doctrine through. other countries
and that he had seen a few evidences
of these efforts in thr United States He
mentioned mn article by Premier LeniRc
of the Bolshevik government recently
published in The Liberator. an American
magazine. and said he had seen several
articles in. the New York Times written
bv Arthur K. Ransom. an English writer.
who he described as an internationalist
and a sympathizer with the Bolshevik
regime.
DR., Huntington said he had attended
the recent meeting in Washington.
which promised the. senate to order the
present inquiry and declared that speak
ers who were advertised to give the
truth about, Russia" did not give The
truth. He added that he did not know
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
EIGHT CON TESTS
IN Die EASTERN
TR|PFOR \. '. j.
Mountainaers Have Ono Of the Great
est Baseball Schedules in BIS
tory-Yale aud Others

Special Dispatch to The telligencer.
MORGANTOWN. w. Va. Feb. IL
Seven Of the eight games to be played
by the West Virginia university base
ball team on its annual eastern trip
have been definitely arranged. accord
ing to announcement made here to-day.
Following is the tentative schedule for
the trip: Friday. May 2, Penn State, at
State College. Pa; Saturday, May 3,
Colgate university, at Hamilton, n. r.;
Monday, May S. Syracuse university, at
Syracuse, N. z; Tuesday. May 6. Cor
nell university, at Ithaca, n. Y: Wed
nesday, May Z, Yale university, at New
Haven, Conn: Thursday. May 8. Wes-
leyan university. at Middleton. Conn.,;
Friday, May 9. open. and Saturday. May
10, U. s. Naval academy, at Annapo-
lis, Md.
This trip Is q more compact one than
that taken last year. when several or
the same teams were played. Colgate
Syracuse. Wesleyan and Navy were
played last year. but Army, Dartmouth
Worcester Poly. the Usaacs and Ford
ham, which teams were met last year.
are not on this years card. 1t is pos
sible that either Dartmouth or Fordham
will be played on the open date, May .
though Rutgers, Lehigh, Lafayette
and Pennsylvania are ell possibilities
for this date
Bucknell has asked for q game on this
trim. at Lewisburg, and If it is found
possible to shift the Penn State game
to May ! Bucknell may be played on
the End.
The whole time allowed away from
classes by the faculty is to be utilized
on this trip, as Pitt. W. &; j. and other
nearby teams that are usually visited
arc not playing baseball this year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE To Be soon
4 REALITY AS INTEREST. SPREADS

of any form Of athletics is the lack OF
nanaSemcnt. with schedule adopted
proper PLAYING floor and no1hlnE u
WORRY a bout. more interest and attention
would be given to the betterment OF lno
game. 1t is further proposed 10 aP-
point q committee Of three to five men
to act in the case Of disputes, as wen aS
keeping the organization in 1or1na'ioii.
This 10 to be a permanent affair ana not
lust q temporary boom to the game Us
success will dwindle If allowed to DIE
on, after the year is over. providing II
does not live up to expectations.
Reward.
With the Wheeling Steel and iron
company. wheeling Mold and FounorS
company, Hazel-Atlas Glass company
National Tube company and the "n'ta-
ker-Glessner company employees pronnls-
ing to enter the league. dandy start 10
evidenced and nothing should prevent
a. from going through to the sutisfac-
ton Of the sport loving public What
results the concern get from these con-
tests arc very much in evidence. for II
really Is a big advertisement IN every
way, Just proving the case In every DIG
CITY where industrial baseball leagues
are the rule. The gold modal Will De
given each OF the eight members OF the
winning team in appreciation for the
goal attained. There Will be absolutely
no expense and in this respect 1t means
that an industrial basket ball league is
moro advantageous than an industrial
baseball league. with the working class
in need Of plenty Of exercise, and with
the experience and enthusiasm gained
, it Is expected that this new stunt Will DC
corker.
Meeting.
The sport writer has called meeting
for all those interesteo IN this move. and
| earnestly requests a representative from
! any establishment in the Wheeling dis
trict to be at the Wheeling Y. NJ c. A.
building on Friday evening at f:15 when
all matters will be put up for final dis
position and a clearer insight given.
I Upon the turnout at the meeting rests
| the future of this attempt to revive bas-
! ket ball in wheeling and start the ball
rolling for greater aims. Be booster.
get In and keep the mill aSotng."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
Cathedral And Wheeling 70 Be 'Mao1eo
On Successive nights With Cadets
Ready.

Taking a whack at two Of her most
bitter opponents in straight CARDS, Is
about all the work one good bunch can
do. Just watch the Linsly cadets when
thew start hostilities against the fast
Cathedral high school five at the BOWL
Friday evening then followed up by
meeting a most bitter rival In the 1orH
Of wheeling high Saturday at the ar
rnory These attractions are without
6oubt the biggest on the Linsly card anq
the proteges Of that institution would
Tar rather win these events than any
others. Cathedral perhaps is the least
Of two as far as victory In cherished
as the Orange and Black has taken q. de-
ter1nined stand against the wearers OF
the Gold and Blue, who succeeded IN
spilling the dope during the scholastic
football season
Cathedral
When 1dnsiy meets the Maroon and
Cream she will have a pretty hard nttle
scrap on her hands. and more wortnier
opponefts could not be found in this
district. especially is this true when the
game will be played at the Bowl" on
which floor the Catholic boys reign su-
nreme. In Stein and Rohrl. the Cathed-
ralttes have corking good pair OF
".hots" and It will take y little extra
watching to hold the boys down. Cor
euch has been doing fine work at center.
while the remainder OF the team comes
In for some credit since the organization
has been coming to the rront rapidly
during the past several weeks. Linsly
will have tougher job diSposing OF the
Cadets. than Wheeling is the opinion
generally followed.
Wheeling.
The Old Gold and Blue has been going
' great guns, and if the LinslyiteS hope to
avenge the football defeat fhey will
have to 20 at more rapid pacH for the
high school boys have team to o'
reckoned with when the final figures arc
complied. Although losing to both Ca
thcdral and Bellairc. the games were
close. indicating that the floor had big
edge. and revenge should be the result
when played at the local high school
gym Wheeling is extremely anxious to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
RIANS UNDER WAY AED NOTHING
m PATH TO PREVENT IT'S ~
AusrRA1 IN EEAR FUTURE.
Meeting 10 30 Held Friday Evening OF
The =: II. c. A And All Matters
Settled.
leading Concerns Of This Vicinity lave
Signified Intentions Of Entering
Field.

The PROPOSED basket ball industrial
aeague will be realization In the next
week or two. As a forerunner 10 the
idea of the sport writer to organize an
industrial baseball league this summer.
this new venture should prove grand
success In every respect There Is moth
inr in the way to hinder its organization
and with some Of the leading concerns
of the city in back OF the move. mucn
interest is going the rounds An INDUS
trial league Is just tho thing. FOR IT
avoids professionalism ana gives every
organization an equal cHance. To say
that this new attempt mas caused inter-
est since the Intelligencer Tournament
IS over would be serving it right. Tor
basket ball was given - dig BOOST here
abouts.
P1ans.
II is a very simple matter to start me
= league but the interest," must keep up TO
: insure its permanence. 1t is the inten-
ton TO get the leading concerns OF the
city proper to put team In the league.
No man can play unless he is an en-
ploye OF the particular concern which he
represents, Making it local affair
should prove a big drawing feature TOT
its benefits are far-reaching. All games
can be played in the 7. NJ c. A. which
affords the best playing facilities in the
state. while at the same time it is CEN
trally located. and the expense OF bring
ing a team to the city eliminated. 4
schedule will be drawn UP. games to be
staged every Thursday and no adrnis-
sion charged: this would tend to spur
the contestants on as the attendance
would no doubt be large and the players
would want to show their best form
A league. like a tournament. is in line
with the right spirit az the whole failure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

Special Dispatch TO The lntelliEcncrr
MARTlESKrRG. W. Va. Feb. H.
Because If the death of Clyde Marker.
e.rd ." wears. which occurred here Sat
urday. Allcn Hess. n Ecd 10 years. is now
in iaiI hire charged with murder in the
first degree.
Marker. according 10 verdict return
I'd bv tho cornnrr's jury met his death
when Hess struck him with some instru-
mont. presumably n brick. which fruc-
turrd his skull and caused IL clot' Of
blood to form on his brain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
(: On THE FLOOR F.:

An intermediate league has been
formed at the Y. NJ. c. A. which should
stir up action in basketball. It has been
the rule. at the popular association to
have leagues among the different classes
and there is no reason why 1t should be
abandoned this season. Playing under
ideal conditions and with ever available
comfort, the younger folks are pleased
it'll the organization. and besides proEft-
for the future and given a good start
in athletics. The Intermediate league
is perhaps the most popular Of the lot,
since the members comprise the boys
ranging from IA 10 IS. All games will
be played on Wednesdays and to the
outsider. the race track and Other. seat
ing room will be offered free Of charge,
Take a run don some time and look the
boys over. 1t is doubtful II most or
the people know just what Is accom-
plished or what is going on in the 7.
N. c. A.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
coNrRoL CONTINUED.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-Continua'
tiop Of The food Administrations con-
troll over the cottonsced and OIL INDUS
try until tho present crop is marke'ea
was agreed unon today At the close OF
a two-day conference Of cotton growers.
yinncrs refiners and manufacturers VI
lard substitutes with officials OF the ad-
ministration.
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whether they were Bolshevik, propa-

.
gandists.
The witness said one Of the speakers
At the meeting was Louise Bryant, wite
Of John Reed. magazine writer. Tho:'
Or. Huntington had said, was reputeo
to have been the Bolshevik consul gen
cral in New York
DR.. Huntington suggested that per-
sons advocating the cultivation OF rela.
tionship with the Russian BolsneslH
government should remember they are
dealing with a movement working ioI
the overthrow of existing government
He said he knew that the Bolshc'K leac-
ers had sent quantities Of money out OF
Russia TO finance the spread OF pfopa.
eanda in other countries, but ne coui"
NOT say that any Of this had been useu
in the United States.
Most Of DR.. Huntington's testimony
related to distress. both economic anH
physical, in Russia under the BolsnexE:
regime. He told the committee ne ms
tried 10 be moderate in his dcscription
of conditions there. but admitted tncy'
could not be much worse -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
Exciting Floor Til
At Y. M Last Night
Mold League Teams Fight Past Contest
with Laboratory q Close Winner.

In the most interesting contest yet
played in the wheeling Mold and Foun-
dry department league. the Laboratory
defeated the production tribe by the
close score Of 20-15. At the end OF the
first period the count ended at lilo i'll
fnyor of the winners and when the clos
ing chapter was Cd the Laboratory Slow
" came to the front and secured lead
hard to overcome.
For the losers Day and Stcen played
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
SKELETON A. c.
TO MEET W. H. S

The Skeleton ) G. will meet the All
Star five OF Lincoln HI Friday evening
in the w. II. S. gym. Both teams arc in
the worry best Of condition and q very In
terestinG gamc is assured.
Lincoln Hi has played many games in
the past and present season. Therefore
needs no introduction TO the general
public while the S. A. e. is r newly or
eanized club Of this c,-r. which has the
best stars OF the game in this vicinity.
II is tho first colored independent basket
ball team to be organized in this city
and has scheduled games with some Of
tho finest fives in this and the Pitts
bursh vicinity. A largo crowd IL. OK
pected owing to the rs~a:ry Of the local
teams. which will cause n very hard
fought game.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
lie He Drinks
Give Him TESCUM
POWDERS Secretly

Any mother wife or sister can stop
the Drink Habit, II she wants to do
50. Thousands or women are happy
today. because they gave their husbands
sons or brothers 'Tescum Powders"
The powders are tasteless and harm
less and can be given in either liquid
or solid food.
You take no risk as Tcscum Powders
are sold under a steel-bound rnoney-re-
fund guarantee by the Coleman and tho
Griest stores and by other druggists.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
ACCUSED MAN DISAPPEARS.
Special Dispatch 10 inc 1ntellisencer'

Special Dispatch 10 The 1ntclligencer.
MARTINSBERG. Feb. 1t.-William
Nelson. formerly local business man
,,5 n r,cmber Of q wealthy family OF
this section. who was to be tried for
having assaulted Miss Eleanor Wolf.
pretty young nurse. With intent 10 rape
her, has disappeared and his. bond OF
$4,000. furnished by his father. Charles
Nelson. Of Strasburg. Va, has been de-
clnrcd forfeited,
Nelson's whereabouts is unknown. He
was in MnrtinsburG several days ago
when a motion BY his attorneys to have
the Indictment against him nollicd.
failed ..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
L|NsLY IN BRACE Of CONTESTS
WITH RIVALS COMING WEEKEND

keep up her good work. and will not
stop at Linsly, unless a victory rs
Forthcoming. Linsly will get in condi-
ton for the encounter under Coach Guy
Holden and while the team has not been
going good It will have a golden oppor-
tunity to come to the llmenght by a
double victory.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12

An industrial baseball league will
make a big hit in Wheeling this sum-
mer. and it Is the aim Of the sport
writer to pull it through. II possible
In every large states in the country the
national pastime has been placed on a
firm basis by the playing Of industrial
league schedules 1t avoids profession
alism.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
ROLLER and LEWIS, DEMON MATMEN,
WRESTLETO A FINISH TUESDAY

fasy and clean basket ball. while Jack
son and r. Daniels wcrc in the limelight
for the winning five. These games arc
becoming moro popular as the teams ap-
pear evenly matched.
Thursday evening the undcfcated En-
gincering quintet clashes with the Pur-
cha sing outfit
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12

Sometimes forlorn look In rtufn-
cd soldiers eye means nc didn't get MS
old Job hack. and sometimes 1t means
that he did.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12

This week end. especially Friday. will
be a very dull one for the city followers,
There is but one game on the card. but
that is enough.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12

While tho basketball season 10 sup
posed to be starting down the home
stretch. it appears to be just coming int?
it's own. A great revival Is expected
shortly. It can be frankly said that
more teams are in the race in amateur
circles this year than has been the case
in tho past four.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12

Very little is being done In regard to
the representative team Of the Y. n. c,
A.. as the boys do not get out to prac-
tice like the younger members. and the
fact that most of the stars have been
lost in the service.
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II the spectators had that principle Of
home team is held responsible for their
conduct. and that tn" visiting team is
entitled TO as much courtesy as
stranger visiting at your homo. many
unpleasant remarks would be elimln-
atnd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
JOIN THE NAVY-Men Are Needed to Help Get tne
Army lover There'-"Over Here" Z,
AGE II1nrS IL TO IS

floats the high or erds
1oT ns.s
nandR
while
Tor OF ability who sno" "
prope ~
Nsvy
citxsn of
enlist BOYS unaf In' Ase o. 80 1--WE
ssn
Of tha
back 5o1H
THE U S. NAVY RECRUITING STATION
WAY <s11eoCS4A -
done TONY
needed: Apprnaee
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Refer o--Yockc.
Goals: jackson 1. HeaSlett |. 7. Dan
icls 4. Day >. Maniun l. stein ..
Fouls: Day |. Stein .. Jackson 2.
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WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-09
HOROSCOPE


A STROLOGERS find this days rule
Not the stars most menacing. for
Mercury. Venus and Mars are all in
evil place. while Uranus changes from
malsflc to benefic aspect
All the signs give warning against
the harboring OF thoughts that are
OF a depressing character. since the
human mind will be strongly assafled
by ideas destructive TO happiness or
serenity.
Increase Of nervous diseases. so Of
ten foretold. viii be apparent. Tho
.seers dclare, but they foreteu a more
isidious national peril in mental con-
ditions that borbldly nurture critical.
bitter and seditous sentiments re-
garding long established institutions.
The new moon Of fortnight hence
Is read as encouraging TO aviation.
inventions and commerce
Epidemic diseases IN towns ruled by
the sign Virgo are foreshadowed- It
Is this sign that gives warning OF
grave disasters in Turkey, Switzer-
land and the West Indies.
A violent hurricane in the Pacific
is prognosticated for the end OF this
month or the first part Of November
Phlanthropic organizations and in
situations continue subject 70 a rule
forecasting grave accusations. sweep
ing investigations and startling rev.
elations. World wide scandals may
be promulgated
At this time the planetary direction
may cause in the minds OF returned
soldiers discouragemen and disap-
pointment, the seers declare. but ben
efits are promised in the new year
Persons whose birthdate Il IS have
the augury OF a very active and Sue
cessful year In which there viii be
travel and change.
Children born on this day are likely
20 be energetic, rash and impulsive-
Many OF these subjects OF Libra are
very artistic.-The Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.