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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-08
DANCING PARTY
AT COUNTRY CLUB
FAIRS HELD FOR VISITORS
THIS SEASON.
MesSrs. Albert and Robert whitaker
Entertained for Visitors Win
Merry Dancing Party.

The Country club was The e""C" or one
! Of the most delightful AFFAIR 81 The mo
summer season asst night when M"SsrS.
Robert and Albert Whitaker entertainer
/ a number of heir young friends with .,
! merry dancing party. IN" ;Aia!F WAS
! given IN honor OF Whitney il"dSnI'lh. OF
! Yonkcrs. y. y. and Monsi"r Charles
: Louge. 90 BaIrrI'Z. France. VINO are
! guests AZ n" Whitaker home.
! The country club. whlch is IN ITS full
! glory Al the present un", "a an ideal
+ nlacs for a dancing paOly. and the lovely
: frocks Of the gay young ladies'. with
/ thcir gallant escorts presented a charm
ing picture. indeed.
Gump'S orchestra furnished an irr"-
/ sls,ibl" proEram Of the latest dance nu-
! sic. and. despit" the cXtr"W" warmth
: OF the evening. the young folk had
! most enJoyabl" c"cung. AZ late hour
refreshments w"r" served.
/ Tho following women wHr" the patron
csSes:
I Ncsdomes. George c. Whitaker
Henry EIaZlett Merit Franzhelm
FORBES Simpson ". l.. GicSsner
. NJ Y Cecil Julian t. llearne
y F. Whitaker II g.. Garth Helrne
The following enjoyed the affair:
Misses:
Hc,cn Cromwell Eleanor Stewart
Margare, Burns, Florence Maxwell
Pittsburgh Alice Spcidcl
Katherine Prarr Ma!ClNn Weiss
Elizabeth Stcvrus Frances Wood
Glen Ridge. y. J. Marion Wallace
Josephine Cox ElNi" Wagner
Mary Hart Nina Jasper
Clarksburg Alice MCNUlty
Eleanor Clarke t"rrsnc S'hu"tte
Margaret Irwin Mary MCNulty
. Frederick Ner". Nirg MIA M|Hulty
Charlottesville. Sarah Whitaker
vs. Miss BARNARD.
Minnie Milton Nashville Tenn.
Edith Brown Catherine Wilson
Philodolphia VIRGINIA Mckee
. Louise Nelson Caroline PAUL
NN,Itaker Katherine AUl
! Helen Wilson Helen Aul
Mary Wilson Lydia Socldet
! I.eeanna Hubbard Sarah stamp
! Elizabeth Hubbard Mildred l'"sine
( Dorothy Won Bayer Marie Roll
Mary Won Iaycr
: Mcssrs:
= Charles Tough. Newton Nichols,
Riarri,z France, Robert Ladda
: whitney Hodgrran. Mr.. R"asl"y.
ynukers Y Y James Stewart.
Andrew Mcclure, Frank Naterhouse'
t'I,os Hutchjns Hugo Wolfe.
VIM Irwin. Jr. ArmoruS'er
, lack Scorer donald Brand.
Paul 'Rcattc. Robert kownd,
Francis Woods. Daniel Rownd.
. End Howard. Charles Conff,
Benson jackson. Robert lsc"u,
Louis Waterhousc, Bud wright.
John Wilson. Melvin it"frlch.
Edward FlaCCus. Bob RcIt!F.
L Charles Paul. John Sweeney,
Thomas Joseph. Clark Fulton,
Campbell Palmer. Bill Handlan'
TAYLOR Rcattic John Handlan.
Louis Schoutte. Morgan Rendeu,
Edward MCNul:y. James Wood.
W D"wcy. RItI Higgins.
, richard Dewey VIM Howard,
Chaunccy Dewey. Jr. Fr"~n
,-hsrles Milton. George X. Wheat.
Vim. Franzheim Kenneth S"nrlhE' OF
Woodward Franz S"hring. ONO
; holm Charles Hart, Of
. Thurman Knote. Clarksburg.
I Iry.n Young. Of Um. TrUCsch"l,
= Evansville. Sam Norton,
VIA. t'ranzhclm,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-08
Charming Luncheon Yesterday.

Miss Helen Cromwell was tho charm
!nc hostess TO a number OF friends yes
tcrday afternoon at her hCmo in licarnH-
leo Ieathcrwond. This affair was a
LUNCHEON and porch party and was ar
ranged in honor Of several visitors who
are in tho city. Miss Elizabeth Stevens
Of Glen Ridge. y. j.. Miss Mary Hart. of
Clarkshurc and Miss Edith Brown. or
Ph.la ,lphta. shared in tho honors OF
this delightful affair.
Tho luncheon was r"rved At on"
o'clock. several small tables around IN"
dining room accommodating the guests. y
basket OF varl-colorcd sweet peas cen
tered each table and tn" plac" cards
wcrn in keeping with the season. FOL
lowing the luncheon pleasant AFTER
noon was spent on the porch "hcre
nror,,u OF informal social diversions
was enjoyed.
The Following enjoyed the affair;
Misses
,ro-, u.-+ Margaret Harvey
r,;.hn,b stevens Sarah Whitaker
Edith Eruwn ScSS N""u
Iva;o Good Hannah Morgan
t.;n,,i,ia Mckee Sophie F. Woods
Mary Eleanor Wright Frances N""o
Minnie Milton Mary wilson
Josephine Cox Helen C'"i'"'
Louise " Whitaker
Mesdamcs
ro-A.. eiupaon y. T. whitaker
H., rsover william Hcarne
IS CD Julian G. IIcarnc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-08
Luncheon Yesterday.

Miss Elouise Hcw"s cntcr,h'''Tu
- ~ friends yesterday at h"r home
on Fifteenth street with an ''''0, , ,"n
luncheon, complimcntinG her su'S'' M'.
Imbodcn. OF Charleston. 4n~ 'u'i,'i. -,;
was served at o'clock WIN ''e 'o'
est OF garden flowers 1ormlhk d"
tractive centerpicce covers "ti' '
&c o,,v the very intimate friends.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-08
nance at Country Club.

Mrs Robert J. Reed will cntcr'H'"
Nth a merry dancing party at the Eoun,
trv club this evening, honorInS sc'cra,
vis;tors who are in the city. rms VIII
odd TO the series Of gay affairs 'ha' nave
heen given in honor Of the following WIS
tors. Messrs. Kenneth ScbrinG. OF 9e-
brinr Ohio, and Charles Hart, Of ClarkS-
burr, who arc the guests or h"2'T'
pseJ. Misses Edith Brown, or Phlladc'-
rhia and Mary Hart. Of Clarksburg. mo
r,,cs,s OF Miss Minnie Milton; MISS
F,Iizabeth Stevens. of Glen Ridge y, D..
tho house guest Of Miss Josephine cox
Monsieur Charles louGe. OF 'arr'."'
france, and Whitney HodCman, or lonN-
ers Y Y. who arc visiting at IN" hoi"H
~ Mr. and Mrs A. c. Whitaker ana MISS
E'r.derica Neve, Of CharlottesVilie, va
vbo is the guest Of Miss Margaret Irwin
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius HoEe. who "crc
-,arrieS recently at tho home or NE
bride near Philadelphia. arrived IN III.
CIV last evening after short Tip VI, :
md Mrs. HoCc will reside TOT 'hT SUI
Nor at tho Patterson residence IN ""ooS-
dale
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-08
Swimming Party

MIA. Nav Justice and Miss Sarah
r-onss ~ Steubenville. who arc spend
in Iet some time in the city. were r"nnl,.
III ricd with n merry swimming party
v"stcrday afternoon at the Island SWIM n
tt'atS NJ this enjoyable affair. Follow
- scyeral hours at the aquatic sport
The merry party enjoyed 4 luncheon al
Inc Uoge-Davis grill.
Those present were:
~. Iustioa Sarah Frees
t,nrSShta Eosch J. Il Court wright
Merrill Smith HeorH' NI""hS
John Grogon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
LETTERS CAUSE HIM
$4,000 IN DISTRESS
M. J. Cannon Sues w. J. Bell
in That Sum as Author.

If William J. Bell. 245 West Sixty
sixth street, is guilty Of writing letters
attributed to him, he Yields mighty
mean quill. Former Police Sergeant
Michael ]. Cannon. a veteran OF twenty
FIVE years on the force, has instituted
suit for $4,000 against Bell based on
four letters Bell is alleged TO have writ
ten to Mayor Hylan. Deputy Police Com
missioner Ellen O'Grady, Mrs. L. B.
Dawley. an official of the Order of the
Eastern Star, and one Miss T. Wher-
fritz.
For very certain reasons the letters
may not be reproduced even in part. but
neither Mrs. Bell. who Bell says, Is not
his wife. nor Cannon, can be blamed for
feeling a bit incensed no matter what
the circumstances are.
Meyer Greeberg, 80 Nassau street. at
t0rney for Cannon, filed the letters for
each OF which Cannon wants $500, with
the formal complaint They are doou-
nIents calculated TO stir ones emotions.
Lcckhart q Callahan. 81 Chambers
str eet. counsel for Bell, have nothing TO
sEy. But Eve Radtke, l947 Broadway.
Mrs. Bells lawyer. says that Bells let
ter writing has not been limited to Can
non and Mrs. Bell.
In July. Miss RRdke says. she had Bell
arraigned before Magistrate Schwab on
charges preferred by Mrs. Bell, and that
Bell was sentenced to Blackwelrs Island.
Bell Is now at liberty under bond to keep
the peace, Miss Radke says.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
SEEK EQUALITY IN
CIVIL SERVICE LISTS
Women Make Plans for Ma
tiondI Campaign.

Plans for the formation of a national
committee of women which will under
take a campaign for equal opportuni-
ties to women in the civil service both OF
the national Government and the sew
eral States were formulated at the con-
vention Of the Federation of Women's
Civil Service Organizations held last
night in the Aldermanic chamber of the
City Hall.
Miss May B. Upshaw, assistant chief
examiner of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission, said these three objects
would be kept in view, the open door and
a square deal for women, the extension
Of the civil service to the thirty-four
States and the hundreds of municipal.
ties which have never adopted the prin.
ciple, and the safeguarding of the ser.
vice from political influence. She also
announced that Mrs. Norman de r
whitehouse Of the state Suffrage Asso'
citation and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cat
of the National American Women's Suf.
frage Association had agreed to serv,
on the executive committee which will
direct the work.
Announcement was also made thai
steps looking toward the removal of sc,
discrimination has been taken by tn,
city and State Civil Service Commits
sions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
OCT. 3 PROCLAIMED
SCHOOL THRIFT DAY
Coz. Smith Issues Appeal to
Pupils to Saue Wisely.
Special Despatch TO THE Sun.

ALBANY, Sept 26.--Gov. Smith issued
n proclamation to-day designating Fri
day, October 3, as thrift registration
day, when all children of school age
should register their intention ito save
and economic as n means for combat
ing the high cost of living and 10 agree
to invest in United States Government
thrift stamps and war savings stamps"
1T is the desire OF the Government
OF the United States" said the procla-
nation. ito inculcate the spirit of thrift
and economy among the young people
OF this nation, so that they may learn to
avoid waste. save wisely, spend sanely
and invest their savings safely and ju-
diciously, and thus make them better
citizens, better workers and better
Americans"
The Governor issued the proclamation
at the request OF Secretary OF the Treas
ury Glass who sent n special message
to the Governor by airplane. The avi-
ators were Capt. Douglas Campbell, Jr.,
the American ace, and Lieut.. F. c. Wit
sell formerly Of the United States Air
Service.
The aviators also delivered a similar
message to DR.. John II. Finley, State
Commissioner OF Education. who issued
a statement urging school children to
invest in thrift and war savings stamps
and treasury certificates, and asking
them to enroll for the national thrift
campaign on October 3.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
HEIGHTLIMITIN
9TH AVE. ARGUED
Protective Association Seeks
Building Restriction
of IS Feet.

A proposal to restrict the height of
buildings in Fifth avenue between Six
tieth and 10th street and for 100 feet
on the crosstown streets cast of Fifth
avenue. submitted by the Fifth Avenue
Protective Association. was the subject
of public hearing yesterday before the
Board of Estimate Decision was post
poned for two weeks There was every
reason to believe. however, Mat the ap-
plication will be denied. Comptroller
Craig in fact, moved to deny, but be-
cause of the absence of Borough Presi-
dent Bowling of Manhattan final action
was deferred.
Philip J. Britt. counsel for the Fifth
avenue organization. appeared In sup
port Of the application, which was OPP
posed by w. Bourke Cochran, represent
ing property owners at Ninety-seventh
street and Fifth avenue.
The present regulation limits the
height of buildings to one and a half
times the width OF the street from build
ing line to building line, which Is 100
feet. This permits of the erection Of
buildings of height of $50 feet The
proposal OF the Fifth Avenue Protective
Association was to restrict this to sew
enty-five feet. Attorney Britt argued
that Fifth avenue was a national thor
oughfare and the principal one Of Its
sort in the western hemisphere. He
thought 1t should be retained as resi-
Dental avenue for private houses and
not opened up for speculation in apart
ment house building. He thought to do
SO would tend TO reduce land values in
other parts of the city.
IF there is any place on this conti-
nent where high buildings should be con-
structed 1t is in Fifth avenue" said Mr..
Cochran. "The glory OF Fifth avenue is
in its whole extent and not In its archi-
tectural beauty. We are building for the
future, and this is a petition to condemn
future building. The gentlemen who
want property restricted should buy il
and restrict themselves and not look to
the city"
What is the cheapest way?" inquired
Mayor Hylan.
Restriction by the city. and that is
Just what they are trying to do here, u
Mr., Cochran argued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27


In the Hotel Astor IN the morning. This
meeting was addressed by Mr. Rouse,
who had been invited to explain his case.
He reiterated the demands made hereto
fore and his unvillingness to arbitrate
them Although Mr.. Rouse prophesied
general disaster he offered TO construc-
tive plan for avertipg 1t.
An appeal to the pressmen and their
associate workers to join the ]. w. w.
has been made through pamphlets dis
tributed about the headquarters OF the
dissatisfied unions, and the Reds have
called upon the men involved In the
controversy to attend a meeting at the
downtown Labor Temple tonight and
join the lone big union" This kind OF
propaganda has been going on vigor-
ously since the pressmen and feeders,
headed by James Bagley and Bernard
Nolan, gave the radicals encouragement
by their own extreme stand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
SUGAR MAN ASKS DIVORCE.
Charles F.. Briddon's Charges Are
Denied by His Wife.

Charles F. Briddon. who was for thirty
years an official OF the American Sugar
Refining Company, has commenced suit
in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, against
Mrs Kathryn LangdOn Briddon for alb
solute divorce Justice Faber reserved
decision yesterday on Mrs. Briddons APP
pllcation for 800 n week allmony pend
ing trial of the suit.
Briddon lives at 91s st. Marks ave-
nue., Brooklyn. He charges his wife
with having been over friendly with one
Samuel Silverman. He alleges too that
Mrs. Briddon at one time was thrown
from a taxicab on Riverside Drive after
a night of dancing. Her jewelry, fur
cape and coat were stolen.
Mrs. Briddon denied the charges made
and declared that since she and her hus-
band had separated she was compelled
to pawn her jewels TO pay her bills
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27

between any British Government and
any organized body OF British workers
has begun.
Nominally the national railway strike
began at midnight. but in fact It began
several hours before when the men on
the night turns refused to go on. Moth
ing happened in London either on the
underground or on the surface systems
until midnight struck
But In some of the big railway caatres
the stoppage began at 10 o'clock. York
was first to report the strike. South
Wales came second.
By midnight paralysis of the inland
communications of the country had
firmly set in and by midday on Saturday
IL will be surprising If the whole railway
service has. not been brought to a COM
plete standstill. BY Monday the coal
mines will probably have stopped. Next
" lii be stoppage of work on the docks. By
the middle OF the week works and fac
tories of all kinds will begin to shut
down and If the strike continues for a
week the Industrial life of the country
will be virtually suspended.
The Government has been challenged
by more than half a million railway
workers well organized and with sub.
staEtial funds behind them. The strik.
granted to meet the increased cost Of
living shall be permanent wages. The
Government declines to concede more
than the doubling of the pre-war rates
with the margin Of war wage subject tc
adjustment as the cost of living rises OIL
falls.
The extremists gradually have beer
capturing the union machinery. They
we're more anxious for strike than fol
u settlement on any terms except tn,
abject surrender of the Government
Their object is to bring about the over
throw of the present Cabinet.
The less wild merely want a genera
election, hoping that they would estab
lish a labor government. The latter pur
pose also appeals to the big majority o.
the comparatively moderate railwa!
men, who fully share the general labo
dlstrust of the coalition ministers ant
commons.
The Scottish and Irish railways vii
lie stopped as well as the English. TIL,
consequences of the strike cannot b,
measured. In such struggle We have
IL not a revolution, at least all the cir
cumstances favorable to revolution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
COURT HALTS NIXON
ON ZONE FARE RAISE
Justice Finch Decides Queens
Traction Line Must Keep
Contract With City.
CASE WILL BE APPEALED
Question Of Public Service
Commissions Powers Is
Ruled on Adversely.

Lewis Nixon, Public Service Commits
sioner., was restrained from granting In
creased fares to the Manhattan and
Queens Traction Corporation on the sur
face cars operated by that company In
Queens borough by a permanent injunc-
ton issued yesterday by Justice Edward
r. Finch in the Supreme Court.
The decision was handed down on n
petition by Corporation Counsel Burr
dir ected against Mr.. Nixon on the one
hand and William II. Begg and Arthur
c. Hume, receivers for the railway COM
pary. on the other. It was a test case.
Il Is understood. the city administration
will use the decision to prevent the Com
missioner from granting higher fares in
| any part of the city. When the applica
ton was argued several weeks ago up
ward OF thirty attorneys representing
various other traction lines were present
with briefs to sustain Mr.. Nixon's posi-
| ton. 1t is understood Mr.. Nixon will
| take an appeal, but such action will not
permit him to grant the increase while
tho litigation is in progress.
| In the decision Justice Finch states
that the Public Service Commissioner
has no authority to change the terms of
an agreement entered into by the city
Of New York with the railway company
or, in this instance, with the South Shore
, Traction Company, which was the prede-
cessor OF the Manhattan and Queens
company. The contract called for 5
cent fares. on pain of forfeiture for VIOLA
ton at the option OF the city the opin-
ion points out. The application to raise
| fares on the line was made almost imme-
diately after Mr.. Nixon granted an in
crease TO the New York and North Shore
| company.
In the cltys petition. made on the
| ground that Mr.. Nixon was without
authority TO grant any fare increase
1t was alleged that he had threatened
and even intended to abrogate the con-
tract between city and traction COM
pany Mr.. Nixon denied such intention
Justice Finchs decision says: H
fails. however, to specifically deny the
all important allegations OF the petition
that he does claim jurisdiction TO in
crease the fare. This is important in
view of the conceded fact that he as
sumed jurisdiction and granted an in
crease of fare in the case of the applica-
ton of the New York and North Shore
Traction Company. He seeks to justify
this action by alleging that said COM
pany operates in the First and Second
districts and that In permitting zone
rates TO be established by said corpora
ton all that I did was practically IL
follow the ruling of the Public Service
Commissioner OF the Second District
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
Salvation Army Ala. Convist..

The Salvation Army offered a helping
hand TO 1000 prisoners discharged from
penal institutions during the year. ac-
cording to a report OF It's prison relief
department yesterday. Families OF the
prisoners were aided during the period
OF jail sentences, and on their release
employment was found for convicts.
The question OF guilt has not entered
into the relief work. The report states
that the Salvation Army workers made
their first objective to gain tho pris-
oners' confidence. endeavoTfng from
that point to uproot the old habits and
provide incentive for . return to GOOD
citizenship.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
AMERICAN SHIP IN DISTRESS.
Lake Fanbusb Drifting With En-.
Rinek Disabled.

HALIFAX, N. s., Sept. 27.-The United
States Shipping Board steamship Lake
Fanbush is drifting at sea with a moder-
ate northwest wind. her engines COM
pletely disabled. according 10 an ~ O.
B." received here early this morning.
A. tug will be sent within a few hours
to els the vessel. which gave her posi-
tion rs latitude 42.57 longitude 63.57.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
United states 10 Sell steel.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Approximate-
ly 100000 pounds Of finished and I'M
finished steel will be offered for sale by
the War Department through district
ordnance Offices In Boston and Phila-
delphia between October 1 and 0. The
material ranges from steel armor plate
to unfinished trenGs helmets
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
RIOS. rake. Once Next w...

Leroy w. Ross received yes,erasv
from Washington his commission a,
United states District Attorney for N.
Eastern District. He succeeds Cot
James d. Bell and will be instaJet
formally next Wednesday at the FI'
eral Building in Brooklyn. Judge cna,'
field probably will preside at the cers-
mony. Col Bell recently was chosen
commander in chief Of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
Rleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Ry. Co.A734
Ilnrtr-nnnnn STRAIT and Grand GtronA


Other liens sold included one cgainst
the Second Avenue Railroad Co. my
for $8S,26s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
crerr,men 70 Hear oomper..

Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, will talk
on The Cooperation of the Church in
Solving the Labor Problem" before the
Greater New York October 20. 1t was
announced yesterday. The address will
DO delivered at luncheon. but the place
has not been selected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
China and india Buy Gold.

LONDON, Sept 26.--one and one-haif
million pounds sterling in gold from
South Africa has been taken by China
and India at a price equal to 80 shllllngs
a refined ounce The recent rise in
American exchange made purchase IN
the United States Improbable, It Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
Cardinal Mercier in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 26.-Cardinal
MERCER was the guest OF Philadelphia
to-day He came. he said. personally
to thank the city for Its aid 20 his
country during the war,