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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
OBITUARY ;
GEO. GRANDSTAFF
DIES SUDDENLY
PoPuIAR VETERAN rELEGRAPHER
FATALLY STRIKEN IN RAIL-
ROAD OFFICE AT MOUNDS
VILE,
Expired at Midnight in Glendale HOS
pttal-was Life Long Enploye of
B. g. o, System.

George Grandstaff If M"undsvill".
ono of the oldest and best known tci"'
graph operators IN tn" "mploEr OF TN"
Baltimore & Ohio railroad in this 10
cality. died suddenly in the Reynolds
Memorial hospital at Glendale at md
night. Mr.. Grandstaff was striker
while at his work in the Baltimur" u
Ohio telegraph office at MoundSrllic At
10 o'clock last night. McdiCa! aid was
summoned and he was rushed TO tn"
hospital at once. and expired in tw"
hours after he became i'll. His Wit.
child and one sister. Miss Ella Grand
staff. who were hurricdly summoned.
were present when he died.
The sad news of Mr.. GrandStafCS sud
den death will come as q severe shock
10 his host OF friends. among whom
are numbered a great many men who ar
high in Official circles of the Baltimors
Ohio and other large railroads.
Mr. GrandStaff was past middle age.
He was born in MoundSville and was the
son of tho late W. 7. GrandStaff. WIN
died in 1881. and Mrs. Margaret Grand
staff. When a mere boy he entered IN"
service of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
and spent his entire life in the employ
of that road. He has worked with men
who hold positions of responsibility and
trust in many departments of his road.
and was himself one of the most trusted
and highly esteemed men in tn" rtIlroal
service. He has held many Responsible
that Of train dispatcher at Columland.
Md, for several years. For apron
imately twenty-five years he had b""h
stationed in Moundsville as telegraph +
and was known TO every railroad man on
both the Wheeling and Ohio river divI>-
ions. Mr. Grandstaff resided on East
ern Fourth street. Moundsville. wh""c
he owned a comfortable home and on"
Of the finest gardens in the city or
county.
The deceased leaves a mother. Mrs.
Margaret Grandstaff. of Moundsvills:
his wife and young daughter. MisI
Mary: one brother and six sisters. The
brother il William Grandstaff. OF pil-
lies Bottom. o. The sisters ar" Mrs..
Margaret Wright, Indianapolis. la g.,
Mrs. T. N Fisher. Pittsburgh: Mrs. W.
liam Cole, Philadelphia: MIS-. +. {.
Schrader. Tiffin. O.; Mrs. s. A. Walton,
Moundsville. and Miss Ella Grandstafi.
of Moundsvcille.
In the city and community in which
ne lived Mr. Grandstaff vnJoycd the
firm friendship of very wide circi :
Of acQuaintanccs. who admired him zoe
his sterling character, his keen intel
lect and exceptionally likabic dispose
ton
No funeral arrangements had been
made laSt night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
Manager Johnson Personally
Guarantees Listen Lester

In offering John CortS biggest muse
al comedy success. "l.lStcn Lester a.
Tho Court theatre for an engagement OF
,nr",, nights and II saturday matinee,
commenting THIS evening. | feel mat |
am giving Wheeling E"crs the best
singing and dancing entertainment thAl
has been gwen un ia" Court stag" III
many seasons Having witnessed per-
Coruinn,.,. If "L"sicr' n IN" Nnlck'r-
hacker theatre, New York, last summer
! know whereof | speak and rs tn" al
-rurtiou Was considered the best Sho"
on broadway. tXicgf"ld Folii"s except.
r,D | made up my mind 10 S"rur" II Tor
Tho Court at amy cost. h"n YOU take
ma consideration that ms city is one
nr four Of the thrC" might stands IN"
COMPANY plays ON In" entire season.
Won MAY know that | lid som" tall Ina,
J;nr 10 lax" II away from Akron ana
Youngstown wher" II was S'h"dui'd
for The week Of December 18th. You
are getting the original hig city produc-
non with .Nda Mac Weeks and 4 won
IrrfuI company of singers and dancers
and can personally Guarani"" you an
r,.uiug If enjoyment, tn" Ike OF which
yuu have no: had in many. many weeks
I trust YOU \. i'll show your appreciation
Of our efforts by liberal patronage.
FRED e. JOHNSON. Manager.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18

James French. aged 90 years. died
Yesterday at his apartments Ne. l"3 ,
chaplihe street. following an Illness @!
a few 6ays. He was a life long rcsid"n.
Of this community and was the last
member Of prominent family. II" was
a cabinet maker by trade and L member
Of the First Presbyterian church. lie
Ia survived by one cousin. Mrs. VI.
Myers. of Twelfth street, and a broth
er-in-law, Herman Roeder. of Chicago.
pending whose arrival funeral arranG"-
| fnents are being delayed. The body
has been taken to the Mcndel Company.
where funeral services will be held and
intermcnt will be made in Mt Wood
cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
Sliding Billy Watson

\ newspaper critic recently sad OF
sliding" Billy Watson ana J.. H.
lIrrk's sliding" Billy watson show,
which viii play an "npaE"m"nl at IN"
Cour. thraIr" n"Ni Monday. Watson ~
fumnirr Than ever which Is "r"di'in
HIM with tho impossible almost He
has rh. best show h" has ever h""n seen
IN II never lets up On the laughter
except when YOU forge, IA" fun 10 ad-
mlrc thr br.ulry - tn" girls, tn" 'N-
rroynpnu,,. II tin scenery and tn" lay
.Shurss at rh.. costume display. II the
rriIlr srnk" L." truth. TIA" show - we'll
u.nrlh NMMr tLme.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
DEWOLF HOPPER in
1.-THE BETTER OLE

The american publishers Of IN" musi&
IN The Better ole. tn" c"m,d% WIN
music which Will u presented by Dc
Wolf Hopper al IN" Court; Iu'$naF . ai'
"Wednesday. December 800 report 'hat
rh, nopularity, OF the numbers hay"
rated among IN" seasons best sellers.
Whom You Take That Trip Across The
Rhine" When You Look in III" Heart
of a Rose" and "Tomny' ar" among me
chief hits. in addition I" Whi'h thI' a, "
.ny.r.I nlhrr catchy numbers. Herman
DarrwSki and PcrcIval Knight wrote the
Suurs Seats 20 on sale Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
Colonel Jadwin Tells
Of Great Achievements

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Dec. 17.-Houses
and buildings built for the douGhboyS by
~. Engineers or the American oNredi-
iionary force. If placed cnd 10 END,
would reach the entire length Of Franco
and into Germany. Colonel Edgar Jad-
rnnrcc hero today, in addressing il upon
in France.
Colonel Jadwin was director of con-
.structiun and forestry in France dur
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
Hoyt Tuneral.

Funeral services for the late Mar
garet Howell Hoyt. popular young
Woman of this city. who died at the ON"
Valley General hospital on Tuesday
evening. are incomplete pending the ar
rival of a sister from Michigan; Key.
George E. Lockhart. pastor Of the I'm
manuel Baptist church, and Rev. simon
Snyder, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran
church, will conduct the services.
Miss Noyt. who was the daughter OF
Mrs Margaret and the late Frank
Hoyt died following an extended III
ness of goitre. She is survived by her
mother. two sisters. Mrs. Isaac Dick
son, of this city. and Mrs. Samuel Me
Kinney, Of Muskingum. Mich. ANA en-"
brother, John Hoyt, of Wheeling
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
ADDITIONAL ARRESTS
BUT White IS HELD

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. Dec. IL
Prosecutor Edward Gaskill denied to-
night that ne contemplated the release
of Charles 5. White. charged with the
murder of Billy DanSey and Mrs. Edith
Jones. charged with being an accessory
after the fact. He admitted. however,
i in The n' case and there Vas possibility
that additional arrests would be made ~
the near future. .-r#
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
Lashnorn Funeral To-day.

Funeral services Tor Mildred. S-ycar-
old daughter of John i. and Rose l..
Iashhorn will be held this afternoon at
the family home No. 2744 Chapline
street at 2 O'Clock. Rev. George Lock
hart pastor Of the Emmanuel Baptist
church will officiate and interment Will
be made in Greenwood cemetery. The
child died Monday following short ILL.,
ness OF diphtheria. Besides her parents
she Is survived by five brothers and
four sisters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18

ing the war. Recently h" returned
from abroad. where, after the armistice
was signed. he served on Il commission
investigating reported atrocities upon
the Jews in Poland. and later. as an oh.
server in Russia for tn" Paris peace
commission.
Other accomplishments Of the cngi.
nrrrs IN supporting the men in the
front line trenches included the building
If 1867 miles Of highway throughout
the sections Of France where tho a. j..
+. held forth. and the cutting Of wood
for fuel for the army's comfort. which
II corded would have extended $40
miles.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
SteRer Funeral.

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Bertha SlcS.r. wife nC William St"Ecr.
will h" held Friday morning at 10
u'clncI ~ the family home on JaCQuettc
street kirkwnud. o.. Rev. j. w. Nnll
viii conduct the services and iutcrmCpt
viii h.. made in I.Inw"od c"mrtcry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18

Funeral services FOR Mn'k kaps:c.
Grrrk, aged - years. VIII" dr." At the
North Wheeling hospital following a
brief illness. Will hr held this after
noon at n'rlnCk at the Greek catholic
church and inr"rmcut Will h" made in
Peninsula cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18

Funeral services are incomplete for
the late Mrs. Louise Koch. well known
resident Of Thirty-fifth and Woods
streets. who died at the Ohio Valley
General hospital Tuesday night from
injuries sustained in a fall on Sunday.
She was born In Germany but had re
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18

The greater 80 necessity tt: saTinP
the greater your opportunity 10 use
The lntelliGencer Want Ads.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18

sided IN this city rra"'"aIly all No.
life She was - years IL age. SIN
NiIlng are two daughters ana one son
Mrs. Fred Fa"thc and Mss l.lZz;' MOO"
and August Koch.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-18
SPECIAL.

Mixed Nuts-lsls crop, IS cents a
pound.
Federal Bakery, llos Market St.
DISH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

at luncheon at Dover House last We'd
nesday. when she had among her
guests Mrs. Charles r. Lindsay. jr.:
Mrs. Oliver Smith. Mrs. Jesse c. Ad-
Mrs. Robert L. Corby.
Mrs. William Law of Albany, N. Y,
is visiting Mis- Margaret Hulse. in
her apartment at the Chevy Chase.
Hayes. North Chevy Chase. has gone
to Chicago. Ill, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Laurenz M. Prior and children
will sail from New York on May 20,
to join her husband in Florida for the
summer.
Mrs. Caroline Burkhart is visiting
her son and daughterin-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Burkhart.
Mrs. Robert l.. Corby was hostess at
luncheon last Tuesday at her home
in honor of Mrs. c. H. Hillyer of Chi
cago. Ill. Those asked to meet her
George c. Altemus, Mrs. G. NJ. Witch
er, Mrs. Mary Hamlin, Mrs. James T.
Murphy and Mrs. Vernon e. Hodges.
Mr.. Frank Allen. accompanied by
his mother. Mrs. Marie E. Allen. has
gone to Atlantic City, N. j., for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Gilbert are en-
tertaining, informally, at supper this
evening, to celebrate their young son
Bonnfs birthday anniversary.
MIS-. ElZaDetn DOQSo mas as nSr
guest her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Hillyer
of Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Edwin Boland entertained at
q birthday party last week at her
home in honor Of her young daughter
katherine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Weaver have
taken a house at Rosslyn, Va, for the
spring and summer.
The annual meeting Of the Women's
Club was held last week at the Chevy
Chase (Maryland) Public School. when
the officers were elected for the COM
ing year.
Mrs. NJ. L. Brett returned to her
home yesterday from New York, where
she spent several days
Mrs. Ann Gill of Baltimore, Md, who
has been visiting Capt. and Mrs.
George Langdon Whitford, has returned
Mr.. Thomas E. Perry has returned
from Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest De Lore Van
Valin will return to their home on
Oxford street the middle of next
month.
Maj. Ryan Devereux. who has been
home on visit to his family. has re-
turned to his post.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. McNally Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

spending the past three weeks at At
|1antic City. N. J.. and New York city.
have returned to their home.
iting relatives in Oklahoma. has re-
turned to the home Of her son-in-law
and daughter. DR.. and Mrs A. M
Stimson.
Lieut.. Charles Miller. U: S. A.. who
has been stationed in Florida, has
been relieved from service. and with
Mrs Miller is now visiting tho latters
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. jerome B
Lieut.. Jerome Burke. who has been
Mr.. Campbell Malcolm Of North
ampton street has gone to Cleveland
Ohio. to make His home.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Stuart McKeown
who have been spending the winter in
York the middle Of nest month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick MacKenxie
left last week for California. where
they will visit the latter's mother and
sister for the next six weeks.
Mr.. varnum Lewis, who has just re.
turned from France. has been relieved
from Army service and il now with
his parents on Northampton street.
Mrs. Thomas Armstrong has gone
to Parkersburg, w. Va. to visit rela-
tives.
Mr.. Emilio Pittier. who has been in
,, Russia since the war began. has re-
turned to this country and Is now In
New York city awaiting his discharge
from the Army, after which he will
return to the home Of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Henri Pittier.
Mrs. Henry Keller Of Boston. Mass.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Davis Cugle Of Magnolia
parkway.
Mr. John L. RidEway left yestsr-
day for Seattle. Wash, to Join . party
Of relatives, and take . motor trip
with them to San Diego, Cal.
Mrs. NJ. L. Brett entertained at a
bridge party Friday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

San Antonio. Texas, last week for
station in Washington.
Col Robert w. Crawford. e. S. A..
and Mrs. Crawford have visiting them
at the Washington barracks Mrs. w.
u. Styer. wife of Maj. Styer. U. S. a.
Mrs. Styer will join her husband at
Camp Humphreys. Va, as soon as
quarters can be secured for them.
Col. Richard Saville. U. S. A.. who
was recently detailed to duty In
Washington. was joined here last
week by Mrs. Saville.
Col. Herbert. ]. Slocum. U. S. A..
accompanied by Mrs. Slocum, went
last week to New York.
Mrs. John NJ. Hodges, wife Of Col.
Hodges. u. s. A., accompanied by
their children. has gone TO Memphis.
Tenn. to join her husband. who 10
stationed there.
Lieut.. Col Bruce Magruder. U. 8. A..
returned last week from France and
was Joined in Washington early in
the week by Mrs. MaEruder. who
came from Fort Sam Houston. Tex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
Chevy Chase.

Senator and Mrs. Henry Reyes will
give UP the johnson house on the first
of the month, and, with their young
family. will return to their home in
New Hampshire for the summer.
Maj. and Mrs. NJ. A.. Bradley, who
have had the Hillyer house, on Quincy
street, for the winter, have given It
up and gone to their summer homo, on
the coast Of Massachusetts,. with their
children.
Mrs. William 8. Corby was hostess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
Fred ". Flagg Of Waterville. Me-. and Kath-
crime Gallagher Of st. Saco. Me.
Ralph Z. Iongden and Genevieve Evans.
Edgar B. Heimer and Blanche NJ. Reidnour.
Burdette Garrison Of birmingham. Ala, and
Edith A. Cochran Of Easton. Nd.
David II. Willard of Columbus Ca, and
Sarah X. stiles OF Lorton. Va.
Joseph c. Mittel Of Philadelphia, Pa. and
Myra B. Bates Of Big Spring, Tex.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
Revenge Impossible,
Bernstorf Warns

Berlin, July 22.-Count Won Bern
storff, former German ambassador
to the United States, speaking at a
Democratic party meeting yesterday,
said Germany must never forget that
a world policy, such as was engin-
eered before the war, has become
impossible.
Peace, he added, had been signed
under protest, but, having been
signed, honor demanded as the
basis of future policy, that we full
fill the peace terms according to
our best ability and with a con-
science that does not hinder what
we freely admit TO the entire world
that the goal of our policy will be
to secure a revision of the terms"
Whoever lives in Germany"
Count Won Bernstorff said, knows
that we ueither want nor can we
conduct a war of revenge"
Count Won Bernstorff asserted that
while the League of Nations was
regarded in Germany as a holy al
lance aimed at Germany and that,
without Germany, Austria and Rus
sia, it would be a mere fiasco, it will
assume it's real function, when Ger
many enters it, or combining all the
peoples energies.
I'VE believe" said Count Won
Bernstorff, that the fight to get into
the League necessarily will take us
to Americas side, because America
is the most active supporter of the
League and alone is able to finance
world economic problems"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
SPROUL CALLS
GRANGER STORY
Says Statement About High
way "Overhead' Is Unfair
and Untruthful"

Governor Sproul last night call
ed" the Executive and Legislative
Committees of the State Grange for
their statement in the review of the
1919 Legislature to the effect that
the overhead" expense in highway
construction would be thirty-five
cents on the dollar. The expense,
says the Governor. will be four
cents.
The statement issued by the
Changers committee was declared
by the Governor to contain some
startling inaccuracies' and in re-
gard to the remarks on the "over-
head the Governor says the Grang-
ers' committeemen say things that
are unfair, misleading and un-
truthful" He wound up by saying
that anyone knowing anything
about the Legislature should be
aware of the facts and that the
committees should retract the
statement. AS he has doubts
whether they will he considers it
his duty to make clear what the
facts are in the case.
The Governor says:
MY attention has just been called
to a report, which it is stated was
issued by the Legislative Committee
OF the Pennsylvania State Grange,
and which was published in one of
the Philadelphia newspapers this
morning. While it is sometimes un-
wise to enter an argument regard
ing matters of the kind, when
statement, issued by a committee of
SO important an organization as the
orange, to the membership of that
Dody, contains assertions which are
so obviously untruthful and harm
ful. some notice should be taken of
them.
There are many startling mac
curactes in the statement, some Of
which are due propably to lack of
information of understanding of the
subjects discussed; we may pass
most of those by as illy-considered
generalities, but there is one para
graph in the report as published
whicn must be answered. This
paragraph reads:
The Legislature early in the ses-
sion appropriated s3,565, 900 for the
overhead expenses of the Highway
Department, and s10,0OO,000 for
construction. This means that for
every dollar spent on actual con-
struction there is an overhead ex-
penses of 35 cents"
I do not know who constitute
the Legislative Committee of the
state Grange. but anyone who knows
anything about the business of the
Legislature or of the State Highway
Department must know that this
statement is misleading. unfair and
untruthful.
The Legislature did appropriate
S3,565,000 for the overhead ex-
penses OF the Highway Department
and s10,o0o,000 for construction
from current revenues. 1 approved
this bill early in the session so that
the work could be gotten under
way. But, in addition to the ex-
penditure of $4,000, 900 provided
in this bill, the State Highway De-
partment will have to expend with
in the next two years $4,000, 900
from the proceeds of the Road Bond
Issue; 81, 100000 for maintenance
from automobile license fees; and
100000 contributed by the Fed
eral Government through it's appro-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
ONCE WEALTHY.
LIVE in STABLES
Serbian Families Lose Homes
by Advance of
Armies

Belgrade, July %. - In northern
Serbia many families, wealthy before
the war, have been found by officers
of the American Relief Administra-
ticn and the American Red Gross
living in stables and chicken coops.
Their homes had been destroyed by
the advancing or retreating armies.
Their beds were heaps of straw COW
cred with burlap. 1t was all that
remained as furniture in their once
pretentious estates. They were pen
niless and had no clothing except
what they wore.
The condition of the Serbian pea
SAINTS is beyond description. A large
proportion are homeless. Most
families have been deprived of their
wage-earners by death. The mother
is now obliged to support herself
and children on what she can pro-
duce on a farm stripped of its ma
chinery and TOOLS Most of the
small stores of seed for next springs
sowing were removed by the enemy.
The Red Cross hospitals are
crowded with mothers carrying
emaciated children, old men with
the infirmities of their years, old
women bent and misshapen, and
young men broken by war. The soup
kitchens tell the same story.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
RED CROSS HELPS
SOLDIER FAMILIES
Dependents of 100000 Service
Men Get $6,636,760
Relief

Washington, July %. - Reports
from home service sections of Ameri-
can Red Cross chapters throughout
the country indicate that more than
100000 families of soldiers and
sailors still are being assisted finan-
cially and otherwise through these
agencies, it was announced yester-
day at Red Cross headquarters.
The report showed that, in the
last fourteen months, a total of $6,-
636, 100 has been contributed to the
service men, while for single
month recently the amount, reached
S566,060, this money being derived
from membership dues and con-
tributions to war funds. 1t was
pointed out, however. that direct
financial aid constitutes but COM
paratively small part of home ser
vice, which concerns itself with the
general welfare of families.
The number of families assisted
by the Red Cross home service at
one time reached 100000, 1t was
said. the work being carried on by
more than 10000 home service
workers. $4,000 of whom were
volunteers. More than 1900 per-
sons have been trained in Red Cross
home service institutes.
OF the more than 3,700 home
service organizations created during
the war. it is purposed, it was said,
to continue many of them independ-
emily of the Red Cross as perman-
ent social agencies in small COM
munities where no such yorganiza-
tions now exist.
The Federal Government service
announced yesterday that assurances
had been received from the war
camp service and the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in America
of continued cooperation in secur-
ing employment for discharged SOL
diers and sailors throughout the de-
mobilization period.
The cooperation was sought. 1T
was said, because of the recent fur
ther reduction in the number of
officers of the employment service.