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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-09

Join the III. o. Lodee-rhe Home
owners' lodge ia the hggest and hap
piest order known to mankind. The
password is "Own; "a Home" IRE
lands Lumber Yard. Phone 49,
Adv. L.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

Our Pr1oos ON Awnings interests You
Wheeling Tent d Awning 90.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10
|NTELL|GENCER
IS RECOGNIZED
AS THE LEADER
director Of welcome Home at NeWpoF
news Expresses appreciation OF
Intellig encer Service.

Officials OF the States Wclcom" home
a, Newport News. Va, recognized 'n'
leadership Of tho 'Intcllgencer all Owe!
other West Virginia papers reprtSr"tu
when tho boys Of the hotn diN ,H'o''
reached that port. Mr.. Joseph hr.scs'
p,o,accr Of tho states Welcome Homo
has taken official cogn'zancc OF
T,,c1Iircnccr's work. The states Wei
COMO Home is national institution. the
official welcome authority Of IN" hatloh
n, tho mort. 1t has II building for every
state with papers from home. cats
smokes and a glad hand from some one
from, home for tho boys from the minut"
1bcv mass tho Virginia tnp"s, when lhcS
roach the docks and until they leaEc
ramn Stuart. Tho Wheeling boys mad"
know their wishes when they reacneo tne
States Welcome Homo and the ln'olh-
rcncer correspondent wired them nome.
rho result was that large shipments OF
Wheeling smokes reached the boys.
Hero IL what MIR. Kelsey the director
; Of the states Welcome Homo. one or the
biggest ncwspap"rmrn OF the country
writes the IntclliGenCcr correspondent
who was not old enough to he the oaoog
Of the boys Of the %l4th flelo Af'llieF''
Mr. S. II. Steinhauscr.
| Wheeling Intclligencer,
! Wheeling. W. Va.
NV dear Mr.. Steinhausor:
want officially to toll you how well
vou 1nnls the part of the West Virginia
rcsprcscntatlvc in welcoming home your
| local mon. 49,,
Incidentally would just as soon tell
You as an old newspaper man. you COW
cred the job in a most satisfactory way.
Wishing you the Tcry best or luck Al
all times and hoping that 1t Will be my
: pleasure to meet you again. | am.
Yours sincerely.
j. +. KELSEY.
Newport News, MANAGER
Virginia. States NclCoWe t1oine'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

Der Of Commerce take the initiative In
the matter. purchase proper decorations
and ncrm;, the use Of them by organi-
cations who desire TO decorate the
streets. This plan would save much
money. II is fathercd by Hon. Alo"r-
Snedekcr. secretary Of Ohio county
Liberty loan campaigns. who has al
WAYS been . willing worker in bringing
about the decorating Of the city. MI
Snedeker holds that the time has come
n call halt and that instead of send
ing this money out OF Wheeling each
time the city has a convention or pa
radc that it be kept here.
Wheeling is recognized as a first
class convention city" said Mr.. Sned-
eker last night. 1T is up 10 the Cham
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10
Most Needed.

People arc often very much disap-
pointed to find that their family physi-
clan is away from home when they most
need his services. Diseases like pan
in the stomach and bowels. collie and
diarrhoca require prompt treatment. and
have in many instances proven fatal DO
fore medicine could be procured oe a
physician summoned. The right way Is
10 keep at hand bottle Of Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy NO
physician can prescribe better medi-
cine for these diseases. BY having II
In the house you escape much pain and
suffering and all risk. Buy II now: II
may save life. For sale by all dealers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

Corporal Ralph y. Henry Of Friendly:
w. Va. is in the city the guest OF
Private Ernest Hannig Of 29th street.
The boys were together in battle when
Corporal Henry was wounded and taken
prisoner. He came to Wheeling TO look
his pal UP and there was a joyous re-
union when they met yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10
HERE AND THERE
Items Of Interest n Local People
About Wheeling FOLKS, Hocaeees
and Organisations.

I'm thinking Of launching drive Tor
a benefit fund for Jobless and frienolesS
bartcndcrs." said Tom Finnegan' e1-
saloon keeper Of Bellaire. when querieo
by friend on Market street yesterday
az 70 his plans for the future. Thcre
have been drives for about every other
branche If society" continued the genlal
Tom. land ! know Of no other bInen
more in need Of little timely assist
once than the cxbartendcrs. They re
not only joblcss. but tradclcss as We'll.
Speaking seriously. a moment later. Tom
confided to his friends that he and
brother John had bought an interest n
saw manufacturing establishment in
Cleveland O., and would locate there in
the near future and give the business
the whole Of their attention.
Rev. Fred Anderson. superintendent
of tho Wheeling district Of the Meth
| odist church. announced yesterday hat
Wheeling district had to date subscribed
! total Of $4,000 to the centenary
fund. The districts quota Is S3S7.ooo.
an6 the campaign does not end until
June Is, so it will be seen that the dis
trict is practically certain to go over
the top" with its subscriptions.
An appeal was filed in the circuit
court yesterday styled Ralph Venus VS..
Auto Sales Company. In this case
| Squire Cook awarded Venus a judgment
Of 3l9.40 and the company appealed.
County commissioners spent all OF
| Monday making a general inspection O..
roads They started out at o'clock in
the morning. The trip was taken to ac-
quaint c. Hal Brues. the new commits
| sioner. with the roads and to carry out
as well a new plan Of spending more
| time on county work than at the court
house. When there is work being done
the county commissioners will be there
| to inspect the work and supervise IL
| At the city hall IT is understood that
| Wheeling is once more 10 have police
matron. The first city manager elimi
| mated the matron from the police de.
partment and il Is understood that Cit"
Manager Ephlin plans TO appoint Mrs
| Mary Cssclton. the citys first matron'
| Mrs. Csselton has had considerable OK
pcrience in charge of women at the city
prison and at the lookup. 30 that her
appointment will prove a popular one.
| One declarant flied his declaration OF
becoming a citizen Of the United States
yesterday a. the office of the clerk OF
the federal district court. He was
Gabor Iski. AGED 81. a coal miner. born
| in Hungary and now living in Triadcl-
phia-
Dining car service on the r. & Q. re-
stored on the trains running from
, Wheeling to Pittsburgh and Parkers-
! burg are enjoying a good patronage.
superintendent G.. w. Cory OF the
Union Mission asks for donations OF
! clothing. He hasSbeen unfortunate IN
securing clothes and the mission sup
ply is nearing the point Of exhaustion.
Corporal Ralph y. Henry Of Friendly:
| w. Va, is in the city the guest OF
! Private Ernest Hannig Of 29th street.
The boys were together In battle when
! Corporal Henry was wounded and taken
prisoner. He came to Wheeling 10 look
! his pal UP and there was joyous re-
union when they met yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10
Was There Ever
4 Lady

who didn't favor talcum?
Probably no toilet commodity
has ever reached the heights
Of appreciation as held by
talcum. No lady but doesn t
favor a sweet, clean, light. I'M
paIpable talcum powder. BY
the way, if there is any kind
of talcum powder made or
sold, popularity advertised or
ordinarily desired that we
don't sell, we will be glad to
stock it if YOU tell us its name
and where We can get it. AS
a matter of fact, we carry
about the best line of talcums
any store in this locality car
rieS. Yes. ladr. rNnr talcum
is here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10
CITY SHOULD OWN
DECORATING MATERIAL

Each time that Wheeling has pa
triotic demonstration or convention mo
sum Of $4,000 is paid out for DECORATING
the streets This is being done at the
present time for Wednesdays celeora-
ZION. Each time the Same committee
has TO raise the fund. always from the
same subscribers. so that suggestions
are now being offered that may lead 70
the end Of the waste OF this money.
II has been suggested that the Cham
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

An appeal was filed in the circuit
court yesterday styled Ralph Venus VS..
Auto Sales Company. In this case
Squire Cook awarded Venus judgment
of $l9.40 and the company appealed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10
Confidential
To Truss Wearers


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and purchase treated in strict
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YOU arc bound to get the
truss for your individual
needs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10
GOVERNMENT WILL
ASK FOR BIDS

Bids will hc asked for in few days
by the local office of the United States
engineers for steel to be used In The
lock gates at dams %. ~ and 81. in
course of construction.
About sl75.n00 worth OF steel is nee
essary for the six lock gates Of the
three dams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

Der of Commerce to take the lead in
this matter. I hope to see city decorr-
tons purchased and stored at the audi.
torium. to be turned over to any proper
organization desiring to decorate tho
streets. Such a scheme would save con-
siderable money"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

Dining car service has been installed
on B. & o. trains Nos. IS, south bound
leaving local station at 4:05 p. m. and
rs. north bound, leaving local station
at 1880 O. %.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

water bills now duo II you want tc
save 10 percent discount.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

relations Of life, that as often as
every bissextile year doth return. the
ladyes have the sole privilege Of
making love unto the men, which
they doc either by words or looks
as unto than seemeth proper; no
man will be entitled to the benefit
of the clergy who doth refuse to
accept the offer of lady, or who
doth In any wise treat her proposal
with neglect or contumely."
Scotland, too, found it necessary
to enact punitive legislation as a
means Of reminding the men of their
new duties toward the fair sex. and
IN 1888 wrote this law into its stat
ute books:
1T is statut and ordaint that dur
Ing the rein Of her maist blissit
Megeste, for ilk yeare knowne as
Lape Yeare, ilk hayden ladye of
both highe and lowe estait shall hae
liberte to bespoke ye man she likes.
albeit he refuses to talk her TO be-
his lawful wyfe. he shall be mulcted
In ye sum ane pundis or less, as his
estait may be; except and avis if he
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

this exactly opposite to what she
wrote, but the very fact that she
adopted this method Of approaching
the problem is accepted by many
persons rs demonstrating it's vexa-
tious nature, and as proving the un-
willingness Of a majority of people
to go on record definitely for or
against the innovation.
Others seek to complcate the sit
uation still further by raising the
question whether, indeed, even men
themselves really propose outside Of
novels, at least to the extent to
which they are credited, but obvious
ly these persons are not concerned
with the problem as to whether the
women are to take advantage of
their leap year privilege next year,
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

! ness. Some married women replied
with what seemed equal unreason-
,ableness that they'd "like to see
themselves chasing any man." al
though in no case was there a sug-
gestion on the part Of the investi
gator that their marriage was the
result Of anything but the conven-
tional courtship.
The complicated character of the
whole problem is still further empha-
sized by the scant progress that has
been made by the women in choosing
their own mates in the nearly six
teen hundred years which have
elapsed since the right to propose
was won for them by St. Bridget.
The popular legend as to the man
ner In which that right was gained
goes this way:
One day as st. Patrick was walk
ing along the shores of Lough
Neagh, after having driven the frogs
out Of the bogs and the snakes out
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

of the grass, he was accosted by St.
Bridget, who, in tears, told him Of
the dissension that had arisen among
her women because Of their inability
to pop the question" The kindly
st. Patrick, greatly moved by her
plea, thereupon established what has
come to be known as Leap Year, fix
ing it as a period within which
women would have the right to pro-
pose, but was greatly taken back
when his petitioner-the rule of cell
bacy for priests being then not In
force-immediately followed up her
victory by making him a proposal
Of marriage.
st. Patrick declined the offer, but
promised in palliation that, although
he could not be the first to benefit
by the new order, he would continue
Leap Year as permanent conces
sion by which the women Of all ages
would be bettered In their desire to
find suitable helpmeets.
The kindly efforts Of tho Irish
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

numeraries being people knew
was a commission from Sir Henry
irving. | might mention, too," he
added, smiling whimsically, that
the money from this picture started
my first bank account, many wears
ago, at the beginning of my career.
When the picture was finished Sir
Henry insisted upon giving me dou-
bic the amount agreed upon. This !
returned, and he again sent me the
same sum, which I sent back once
more, only to have him insist that !
accept it.
The best schools for the develop
ment OF the young artist are un-
doubtedly in Paris" he continued.
but everywhere, both in ENGLAND
and America as we'll, more encour-
agement is given the student and far
greater opportunities than in nv
day. While decadent movements in
art do exist, and always will, to a
certain extent, I suppose, still the
general trend is upward. Manv
treasures of lnestimable value have
been destroyed or injured. Manv
llVes have been sacrificed that would
nave enriched the world. The un-
speakable Hun did his best to de-
stroy all that was beautiful and true
out out of the ashes of the great con-
migration the world is rising, phe
h1S-1ke, with new vision, which
embraces art in its highest concep-
ton"
All OF which goes to show that
Forbes-Robertson, like all great con-
structive artists, is born optimist.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

being produced throughout the coun-
try.
In this production one Of the wom-
en- decides to apply the "direct
method" in winning the man Of her
choice Unfortunately for her plans,
the man. an astrologer who is seek
ing an alliance Of wealth rather tnan
Of love, centers his interest on the
woman's niece, who, in addition TO
being very wealthy, is also very
young and very pretty.
The ickleness Of the object Of her
affections so incenses the woman that
she has her niece incarcerated in a
sanatorium for the feeble minded,
but the astrologer, who is possessed
Of a great amount Of determination
follows her there.
Not to be beaten so easily, the
woman also goes 10 the asylum. and,
although she meets with all sorts Of
difficulties, such as being mistaken
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

sons who might be expected to speak
with authority on the subject. This
uh"Illingness to go on record was
found among the wed as we'll as
those still in state of single bless
edness.
IF you ask me what I think of
women proposing as a general prop
csltlon. SAID one well known suffra-
gist who is still single, ~ can only
call your attention to the mess a
great many men have made of mar
rage, and ask you if women could
do any worse if they did the choos-
ing. But if you want to know what
l-Weli - The sentence ended
there, and there was something in
the general atmosphere which indi-
Gated that it would not only be fu-
tile but highly injudcious to press
the inquiry further along that line.
When the question of what thew
thought of women proposing was
put up to certain married men, they
either replied with what seemed un-
reasonable heat that they'd like the
inquirer to understand that they had
always done their "own proposing"
and were masters in their own
'ousehold, or they excused them
selves on rhe plea of pressing busi- |
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
" haze the ballot and pay enrefope. No,c can afford
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for patient and being locked up.
she persists in her efforts, finally
forcing the man she has decided to
make her own to listen to her propo-
sal and to make her his wife.
Incidentally the niece adopts al
most equally vigorous methods in
winning a young man who is much
nearer her age and more suited to
her in every way, and when the final
scene IS shown the audience is as
sured that for her, as we'll as for her
aunt, the romance has ended happily.
Of course, 1t is pointed out, such
methods as these are entirely too
strenuous for actual life and such
as no woman Of delicacy would en-
ploy, and they are merely offered in
this connection by persons who do
not know where else than the stage
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

can make it appeare that he is be-
trothed ane ithcr woman he then
shall be free"
A few years afterward like law
was passed in France, and in the tif-
teenth century the custom of leap
year was legalized in Genoa and
France.
In modern days none of these
laws has been enforced in any Of the
respective countries, and so women
were thrown back on the methods
which Bernard Shaw so sharply
criticized in his book on the subject
Of matrimony.
Shaw, as has already been pointed
out, insists that, leap year or no
leap year, women always have been
the aggressors in courtship, and
that even though they may not go
to the extent Of making the definite
proposal they have other ways Of
bAluSHlS dDOut Lielt SIluS when are
equally effective
"The pretense that women do not
take the initiative is farce" Is the
way Shaw puts it. "Why, the whole
world is strewn with snares, traps,
gins and pitfalls for the capture Of
men by women.
Give tho women the vote and In
five years there will be crushing
tax on bachelors.
"1t is assumed that the woman
must wait, motionless, until she is
wooed, and she does wait, motion
less. But that is how the spider
waits for the fly. The spider spins
his web and if the fly shows
strength that promises to extricate
him, how swiftly does she abandon
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

rick Theater in London, and the
famous church scene from "NIuch
Ado About Nothing," which was a
commission from Sir Henry Irving,
are considered by authoritative
critics to be notable works Of art.
lie has recently finished a portrait
of Anthony Hope at his studio in
his home on Bedford Square, Lon
don, the historic spot which a cele
brated humorist once described as
bounded on the north by Forbes
Robertson, on the east by Weldon
Grossmith, on the south by Anthony
Hope and on the west by Lady
Monckton."
IF all the horrible things we see
exhibited" continued Sir Johnston
mere bald sketches, crude and dis
torted-are to be looked upon as
tine art, what about Sargent. Rem
pranot, Velazquez, Sir Joshua Reyn-
olds, to name a few of the masters
at random? Both can't be right. Of
course, this craze for violent forms
and colors really does not amount to
anything" he went on earnestly,
but 1T is pity to see people even
temporarily influenced by these ex-
travagant and abnormal things.
"These cubists and futurists and
other cults Of weird origin and
names are all wild nonsense. They
are all part of movement-a NOR
bid craze to get attention by using
desperate methods. The originators
would rather be execrated than ig-
nored," he added, with an amused
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

nothing more and must not obtrudt
to the detriment Of the actors.
so many times I have noticed
that American and English artists
think only of painting the scene fo,
its own sake. Sometimes it is toe
strongly done, and again if too weak
has the same effect. I remember y
he continued, upon one occasion
taking my eldest daughter to the
Russian ballet, l was distressed to
md tendency to trade on certain
grotesque contortions; to discover
scenery of a puerile nature which
conveyed nothing to my mind but
incompetence in regard to the scene
| regretted to see this evidence of a
cad influence, because formerly l had
enjoyed the exquisite work of Paw
Iowa and Mordkin."
1t is interesting to recall that the
daughter Of whom Sir Johnston
spoke is the eldest of four and is
eighteen years old. She is named
TOR her aunt, Maxine Elliott, who is
Lady Robertson's sister. The
younger Maxine or Maxine Marv
Frances, to give her her full name is
beautiful and accomplished girl,
and having inherited much of the
artistic ability of her distinguished
father, as we'll as the critical faculty.
of her grandfather, John Forbes
Robertson, one of the noted art
critics and journalists Of his day.
she is now being educated in one Of
the art schools of Paris.
Continuing the subject of scenic
art, which logically would b.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

great interest to one who has bee,
so notably identified with the stage
1or more than thirty years, Sir
johnston declared, with characteris-
tic vigor: when go to the theater
and expect to look upon scene
which is supposed to represent a
forest, or sylvan glade, or a
blasted heath, l don't want to sec
quantities of rags that look like
nothing more than dishcloths dipped
IN dirty water, twisted, or rolled, or
draped, which cannot, either under
the lights or by the widest stretch
OF imagination, be made to create
the proper illusion. Such effort
does not carry out the idea Of the
dramatist or the poet, as the case
may be-
III the author indicates that the
actors should move across q moor
or through q glade, realistic scenery
should be painted to represent as
nearly as possible the trees, shrub
berry, etc. Get the scene as near as
possible to nature. All distortions G
and ridiculous substitutes show a
craving for notoriety which is al
most disease"
Growing reminiscent at this noint
ne went on: "My portrait of Samuel
Phelps was labor of love. He was
my master in the early days and a
great actor in every sense of the
word. The church scene from
Much Ado About Nothing,' which
is entirely biographical, every fig
,s pra n it being the portrait of an
s Aor actfess, even the suner-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

smile. "These so-called periods OF
schools of art are entirely ephem-
eral. I've lived through dozens of
them," he added, tolerantly; "a few
leave faint, very faint, impressions
behind, and nothing more. Their
creed seems to be, For Heavens
sake, let US see how ugly we can
make this man or this woman or
tins object'-as the case may be,
They are destructive and not con-
structlve, and, therefore, cannot
live. Their efforts are but 'sprinkled
along the waste Of years. to quote
Keble.
"The Bakst ideas are clever" he
went on, but so extravagant as to
border on the ridiculous. Exaggera-
tlon never appeals to me, because it
always gives me the feeling that the
artist is seeking the ugly instead of
the beautiful"
Speaking OF scenic art, he said
I'VE have wonderful scenic artists
on both sides Of the Atlantic. all
though the tendency is to paint too
forcefully in order to make a strong
background, and when this is the
case the actors are overwhelmed, so
to speak; or, rather, the audience is
distracted from the actors by the
background. The French lead the
world in this phase Of art. They
consistently treat scene merely as
a background which will throw up
the figures insead of obscuring them.
French artists invariably and con-
stantly keep in mind that the scene
must always be background and