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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
SAMUEL COFF|ELDOF FULTON
BROWNS IN WHEELING CREEK

IN good health. although hc had BEEN
suffering from q slight !nlisposltiCn
during the last week, which caused hln
10 absent himself from work SATURDAY
t'offcld was a foreman in the meat PACK
ing department OF Schenk Bros ana
has been in the employ OF the same
firm for thirty-thrce years. So 'ar az
is known he had hal no troubles ~hlch
might lead him to commit suicide
The deceased is survived by his "le
and one son and two daughters: Rus
sell Coftield. Mrs. Ruby Smith and Mrs
William Rapp Of this city.
Coroner FINDS Suicide.
At tho request Of the family. the BODY
was taken in charge BY CndHrtakPr
Bertschy Coroner Il. G. Hobbs was OH
of the city. anil the undertaken sum
moned Or. &. w. Elfert. county phys
clan. who conducted an informal IN
quest and rendered a, verdict that COL
field committed suicide by drowning
The aged mans watch and money were
found under his hat with his coat lF'nE
on the creek bank.
II was learned yesterday that onlE
Saturday. Coffeld made his will making
provision for the division OF quite a neat
sum.
The funeral will be held at 10 O'clock
We inesday morning. conducted by Rev
r. Bennett. pastor of tho Fulton
Methodist church. lnterm'nt VIII De
made in Greenwood cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
city Union KINGS DAUGHTERS
To OBSERVE 10Th ANNIVERSARY
REVIEW OF "wOMEN'S EASTER
HERALp" TO FEATURE
SESSION.
Former Chairman OF Board viii Be In
Addentance.

The regular May meeting Of IN" city
Union of Kings DauShi'r- Nj. Il" some
thing Of Il special occasion IN mat the
rW"ntI fifth anniversary 81 ia" organ
iZatiun OF that union falls 'hlS month,
On Thur.dIE evening. May Ia. At eight
O'Clock. ia" meeting will com" !" order
in tn" Third Presbyterian church.
White IT." usual r"utin" 81 the session
will W. follnwci a. u$ua. md nothing In
the way OF special program IS Planned
for the ocCa,son. pr"hnbN m" principal
note Of interest will he Il review of the
"Woman's Easter Herald"
Twenty-Five years ago tn" Kings
DAUGHTERS published IA" "Woman's
Easter Hera ID" and sold copies AZ Easter
time for tho hcnriii Of tn" Day NurS"N.
tho venture proving most successful.
Contributor, to the publication w"r" all
Wheeling women. and. while this review
will he Of little interest to the younger
members of the Kings Daughters or
ganization. those connected with II NJ
that time will Thoroughly ENJOY TINS
feature of the session.
II is hoprd that Il full attendance or
rho union will he recorded and an effort
is being made 10 SrCur" ;he presence
Of as many Of the former rhalrmen as
possible. and they. as we'll as many OIL
the older members. will b" called uron
for some brief remark. in connection
with the growth Of the union ana the
work being done now as compared WIN
that accomplished when they we're IN
office
The usual social hour. with refresh
mrnts. will be of a NOR" elaborate ma
Iure than usual and Il general pheasant
time is anticipated. with reunion or
many members who have been absent
from the union meetings OF la'e
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
FAMILY INCLINED TO BELIEVE
AGED MAN coNnUTrED SUICIDE
WATER YICTM PACKING FOREMAN
AT ScHENK PLANT FOR 80 YEARS
BODY POUND WHEN NEIaRo& DID
COVERS COAT LYING ON BANK

Samuel Uuftield. aged - r">'I' :
OF Fulton. was drowned NCSi"r lay morn
ing between II and - oct" x IN Berry :
hole on Wheeling creek. Al! indicat ""*
point 10 suicide Mr.. G"th"'d was last
seen by his nephew. l."nnic Winters. II"
whose company he went down |" the
creek hank. Winters states that n
started home - his dinner about ll:"' .
and asked his uncle il j." did not 'ntt-
10 20 HON" 10 his. uothrld replied thA'
he intcntNd looking OYER his garden
which iS located Il liz" farther down
the bank His body was foLnd 1t tn
by Walter ErNrr another resident Of
Fulton. Raker'S suspicious were arouS'
ed by finding Coffells coat and hat on
the bank He Identified THAR owner By
a watch and some papers in the poke:
Of the coat. After some effort he sue
ceeded in fishing the holy out OF the
water The body was fully clad. with
the exception Of coat and hat.
Mrs. Cotticld inrlineS 10 the belief that
her husband committed suicide but says
there was nothing in his behavior Sur.
day morning to indicate that he intcrd-
ed to take his life. He was apparently
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
HALF DOZEN DRINKS
WILL FACE court
TWO Traffic Cases VIII Also Be Aired
This Morning.

Yesterdays harvest Of drunks was
unusually large at police headquarters
Six men will face Judge Ritz this morn
ing on drunk and dsorderly charges
while two will be arraigned for viola
lions Of the automobile ordinances
Bud Timmons was arrested by Ottlcer
Ragase for drunkenness. George Har-
nish, a Servian, from I,afferty. o. was
picked up by Motorcycle Officer Cloudy.
on a similar charge. Henry kelter OF
this city. and John Wolser. Of Bridge
port, both arrested by Officer Jones'
complete the list Of drunks. Harry Jim.
a Greek, and Ed Romanius another for
eIgner, were arrested yesterday after
noon by Officer Fleming on charges OF
disorderly conduct. James Burn. who
gave his home as Cniontown. Pa. was
arrested yesterday afternoon, charged
with begging money on the street. Clyde
Carnahan was arrested by Officer Glenn
on the charge Of operating a car while
intoxicated. A. G. Policeman. .lOl4 Mar
ket street. is charged with exceeding the
speed limit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
State Meeting of
Business Women at
Charleston May 1928

All West Virginia women actively en-
gagged in business nr profession. a. we"
have the interest Of this type "C W'.u'm
most to heart. arc cordially inNl'' d ="
attend the first state convention al i".
business and Professional Women g.
Clubs. 20 be held at Cha rlcston. MAY IS
and 90.
At this time Miss Lena Madesin l'hi'-
lips. executive secretary OF the NItonh'
Federation OF Business and Professional
Womcn's Clubs. will be in Charleston
for the purpose OF fcdcrating the state
clubs.
Extraordinary growth and strength
has been recorded by this national Ted
Grafton. Organized in the summer OF
1919. il Is now represented IN Il states
and the District Of Columbia. and has
affiliated with it more than 800 clubs OF
business and professional women. Many
of these clubs have from 500 to 100"
members each, and a large number en-
JOY their own clubhouses or clubroom>.
The object OF the organize ton il 4"
promote the interests OF business wom"n
and to develop greater spirit Of fellow
ship among them, while the cluhhousr$
meet the needs of these busy women.
giving them comfort. recreation and OPP
poTlunllE LOT 'oHiPs'hiOHSI4P' "''''""
rooms tea rooms. bowling and billiards
offer Relation TO them.
With headquarters in New York city.
the National Federation has staff of
trained workers TO promote the program
Of the organization. There are depart
ments for Legislation program, thrift.
publicity and Industrial relations.
Membership in the State Federation
Is Of two kinds. club and individual, and
any woman who is not in touch with
local CLUB can affiliate with the State
Association. For the coming conven-
ton the Charleston club extends the
hospitality and courtesy Of her club
house and city and most cordial wei
come to all.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
HURT BY FALL

Mrs Martha Goodrich. aged y. Is
patient at the Bellaire hospital, sur
fering from a fractured hip, sustained
in a fall at her homo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16

was the title Of the second Of the ser
mon series on building a Christian
Home" delivered by Clarence Eugene
Allcn. D. D.. at Fourth Street Methodist
church last evening. These sermons aIa
proving most popular and an appre'ia-
bly, larger attendance ~ noted from time
TO time. Dr.. Allen g an excellent, SPEAK
rr and the timely subjects OF his SER
mons appeal to all. Inspiring music
bv the vested choir ami congregation
AIDED much TO last evenings service.
Unitarian Speaker.
Under auspices Of the local Theosopt-
zeal society. Mr.. Scott Van Etten Of Col
umbus O.. delivered two sermnns at toe
Unitarian church yesterday al o'clocl;
ana S, taking for his subjects. "Theoso-
ply the Light of the World" and The
Problems or Life and Death" The lat-
ter. delivered at the evening service,
showed how the problems Of life may ~
mrt with greater ease and how death
may be faced without fear.
Rev. Chapple Of Pittsburgh filled the
pulpit at the First Baptist church both
morning and evening yesterday and mis-
sermons contained much that m2et tire
questions Of the average Christian, an!
dealt with some Of the difficult prob
lens of the day.
Service Of Song.
The Second Presbyterian church Spa-
ciaI music was rendered by the choir.
with Mrs De Prospero. soprano: MES
Schenerlein. contralto: Mr.. Jones. tenor:
Mr.. Porter. baritone. and Mrs. Nay. or
ganist ana drectress. Rev. Pliny Bro
kaw Ferris evening theme. THE Trage.
dies and Triumphs of the Tongue was
an apt explanation fthe title and por-
traycd quit" plainly both the tragedy
and the triumph in this connection
Eight Confirmed.
Eight Young people were conhrme !
with special services and special SER
mon at Whitsunday services Sunday
morning At the First English Lutheran
church, Rev. Towards sermon to the
Young folk was AN Unfinished Task :o-
a New Teacher" and was both appro.
priatr and so phra sci that the class un
derstood just what II meant and realtz,'
that they are the tasks in store for Il .
new teacher. In this class were: Roo
crt Fugatc. Edna Wagner. Mildr"l
Hahnc. Helen Juergen. Beatrice knauss.
Ella Ebeling. Helen Roeder and Norma
Coffield. DR.. Towards evening topic
was THE Ministry Of Healing, and
raised tho question Of whether or nor
christian Science alone IL meeting TINS
demand His argument was particularly
good.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
EFT BY TRUCK
0A1lA injured at FULTON IL Doing
we'll

Betty. the four-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. william Mahoney was
struck by a truck owned by +. Schenk &
Sons Saturday morning while She In
company with her older brother was
trying to cross the National road a.
Fulton.
The child received severe cuts on her
head and broken arm. She was taken
TO the office of DR.. Henderson and latee
to the North Wheeling hospital. Hos
pltal attendants stated last night that
her condition. Whine extremely painful.
was not serious.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
WH|TSUNDAY
IS OBSERVED
INSPIRING SERVICE AT ST. MAT
THEw'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SUNDAY.
Celebrating the irth Of Christian Church
Other Churches Have Good Services

In observance of Whit Sunday. tie
anniversary Of tn" birth Of the Chris
Iian church. special services were held
in -. Matthew's Prot"stan; Episcopal
church in cOmmcmoration of that all
important event. On this occasion. DR.
l.. r.. l.. Strid"r took for his sermon.
"rh" christian Church of Modern
Times" and cOntrastcd our present
mole of Christian lif" with that Of pa;
ages. His talk was indeed inspiring ana
il Was made plain TO all what We owe 10
tn. church and how the church can help
solve the many p-rpl"XiticS that come
up in every day human life. The Church
also can and will be most Instrumental
In solving the problem of the present
time h" sail. Special Whit Sunday ml.-
sic with an anthem by the full w"ste1
was very good.
Receive 100 Members.
Completing II >urre~Slul mcm0"rHh. p
campaign recently launched 10y officers
of ST. Johns Evangelical Protestant
church about one hunlrrd new members
were wclrom"d into the church at Il Sp'
cial service Yesterday morning. The
pastor. Rev. William l.. Ulfert. drliverc
Il most interesting and appropriate ser.
mon and special music was rendcrc !.
An exceptionally large congregation
was present.
DR.. Aliens Sermon.
Home Friends We Should Cherish"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
Greek Church Names
lis New Trustees

The annual election OF trustees OF the
Greek Orthodox Church was held yes
day afternoon a the church. corner or
Twenty-fourth and Market streets. The
meeting was well attended and the cleo
ton OF the officers FOR the coming year
was done by the members Of the church.
The new trustees are:
s. Galanopontos. c. Narvauzanis. y.
varazilisll, P Lelios :. Styliansonios.
The trustees who held offices upunH.
yesterday are as follows: y. Kara
vaitsis. l.. Crakakos. ~ .NiGizakis. ;.
Koumoundousros
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
STRIKE settlement
REPORT IS UNTRUE
Martins Fsrry's Employing Builders
Will Not Rsceds from Demands
For wage Adjustment

\ Sunday paper carried an announce
ment TO the effect that the strike or
the building trades in Martins Ferry
would be adjusted this week. and that
the employing contractors will pay the
workmen the old wage scale.
Vigorous denial of this statement
was made Sunday by several OF tho
employing builders. who declared that
their position Is unchanged and that the
builders of Martins Ferry will not re-
cede from the offer they made their en-
ployes when the old scale expired.
The employing builders assert that
reports such as the one given out Sat
urday night are spread for the purpose
Of fomenting and keeping up the strife
in the building industry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
ARRAIGN SURGENT
Martins Ferr1an Will Be Called Thurs
day 70 Answer Murde< Charges

Andy SurGcnt. Martins Ferry man. IN
dictcd by tho Belmont county grand
Jury last Tuesday will b" arraiGncH
before Judge W. W. C"wcn at 81. tlalrS-
VILE Friday on charges Of iirS' degree
murder for tn" killing Of Mrs. Augusta
Rurkha rdt and her daughter Lillian on
April II, 1920.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16

Local Ana ethesia" will be the SUP
isct ~ DR., II. r. Linsz' discussion Dc.
fore the annual meeting Of surgeons OF
The pennsylvania railroad to be held at
the William Penn Hotel. Ptttsoure.
Tue.dav of this week DR.. Linss -
local physician Of that road. This meet.
inp II is said, will be one OF the most
imnortant ever held in the history OF
the Pennsylvania and at least nve
hundred medical men are expected 70
attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
MrNER IS INJURED

Vincent Detalo. aged II. was brought
to the Bellaire hospital Saturday eve
ming suffering from fractured leg
incurred in the fall Of load OF coal at
the Cook mine at Shadyside.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-27
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
=
Take a glass of Salts to Flush
Kidneys if bladder bothers
you

Laang meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some
lotm or other, says well-known
authority because the uric acid in
meat oAcites the kidneys, they be-
9me oFerworked; get sluggish; clog
W ana cause all sorts OF diseases.
PARTICULARLY backache and misery in
.ae kidney region: rheumatic twin
sea severe headaches, acid stomach.
constipation, torpid liver, sleepiess-
"ess, bladder and urinary irritation
me moment your back hurts or
SMuneys aren't acting right. or II
o'audtr bothers you, get about four
othces Of Jad Salts from any good
paafnacy; take a tablespoonful In
q, glass Of water before BREAKFAST
w fcw days and your kidneys
~ then act fine. This famous
aus Is r1de from the acid Of grapes
gu leon juice, combined with
MA and has been used for gener-
ms 10 flush clogged kidneys and
Emulate them to normal activity:
to 10 neutralizo the acids in the
ss n.ne so II no longer irritates, thus
'"IIhg bladder disorders.
n,d 'ad salts cannot injure anyone;
g,ases delightful efferyescent
,a'"atcr drink which millions OF
r,'n and women take now and then
Aeep the kidneys and urinary or
ts tSss clean, thus avoiding serious
Aoy disease, ,--Adyt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-27

II think Il IL perfectly marvellous
tho way Tanlac has built me up.
Before | began taking It | was in
wretchcd health and only weighed
>l17 pounds. now weigh IA
pounds and nay health IL splendid
u never dreamed that there was
n medicine on earth that would
cause me to regain my former
weight and health in 30 short a
time. but Tanlac did It and J simply
cannot tell you how grateful l am
to this wonderful medicine.
Il suffered for two years from
Indigestion and dyspepsia and was
in very badly rundown condition.
nearly all OF the time and rarely
had any appetite.
at times | would have indiges-
tion so badly ] could hardly
breathe. also suffered from pal
pitation Of the heart, severe head
aches and pains in my back, but
thanks to Tanlac. all Of these ter
rible symptoms have left me and !
now feel as well as | ever did in
my life. ,.
Another thing: slccp JUS
splendidly at night now ana never
suffer from nervousness like ! used
to. Tanlac is certainly a wonder
ful medicine and | am only too de-
| lighted to recommend II to my
friends" The above statement was
made recently by Mrs, Ida Ham
burgh. of 3l6 5. Main St, Brat
4 tleboro, VI
Tanlac is sold IN Tulsa exclusive
! ny by the quaker and Puritan Drug
companies.-Advt,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-27
Man Caught in Act
of Taking Off Cash
Pleads Not Guilty

Charles Mattox, alias Charles
Thomas. arrested in the Mag
nolia filling station AT Denver
avenue and Eastuu street Tuesday
night while taking money from
the cash register, entered q plea
of not guilty to tho charge of
petit larceny filed against him i'm
the court of $. e. Maxcv a3d will
hc tried Friday. Mattax. having
crawlcd into tho. station when the
manager, William Gaffrpy. was
outside waiting on u customer,
cannot be charged with robbery.
although the police were notified
Tuesday afternoon that an at
tempt would be made to rob the
station Tuesday night.
Captains George Blaine. W. r.
Wilkerson and Detectives Charles
Anderson. Il. G.. Rice and Ike
Wilkcrson waited for the robbers
to appear and about 10 o'clock
saw man enter the office of the
station. Blainf and Wilkcrson
walked into thu office as MuttoS
was taking money from the
register.
Mattox submitted TO arrest
without resistance. hut n second
man, seen by Gaffncv To run from
a point near the station after
Mattox had ben captured, fired
several shots at the officers who
pursued the supposed lookout for
Mattox FOR several blocks before
the man was lost whom he left
the Katy railroad right of way.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-27
.1lJLSA'S MOVIES
BEST 0BTAINABLE
Theater Man Defends His
Business Before Meet
ing of Rotary
FAULT WITH PARENTS
yo Need to Censor Pictures
kf Children Are Educated,
Rotarian Declares

Wb.. here may be faults in the
r,oyinc pictures shown In Tulsa,
,Sey ar, scncray as clean as can
r. obtained. Ralph Talbot. manager
n, the Majestic theater, declared at
a, weekly luncheon OF the Rotary
.'ub m the clubroom OF Hotel Tulsa
wednesday noon.
UhiIp sex pictures have been pos
nsy o,,rplaycd, there is tendency
osard Eliminating this class of pic
lure. %, said.
\ board of censorship would not
ter>c tu. purpose for which It was
n,cnde,i. he declared, because there
are 10 many opinions as TO what
Constitutes a really deserving pic
cure. Both Rev. l.. s. Barton and
Ia. l.. buchncr have asked him to
hook PICTURES that he cannot consci-
rutious'y show in his thcater, Talbo;
explained Yet both Reverend Bar
ion and Ruchner believed these pic
,urcs contain n good moral lesson.
Noodford Charge a Joke.
Tllbots explanation, serious In it
.slf came after j. W. WoodfOrd had
declared that local theatcrs are
showing debasing pictures, and that
mos, of the houses are fire traps. II
developed afterward that Woodtord
made the statement as joke, as he
had made a wager with y. j..
Mariner that Talbot would not de-
P,end himself against the chargcs,
Frank II, Greer also took Wood
lords statement seriously, declaring
hat the type /of moving pictures
shown in Talsa is greatly re-
,ponsiblc for destroying morals OF
boys
d. W Moffitt, Rotarian at We'd
geydays luncheon, while partially
agreeing withs Greer, declared thd,
he fault is not so much with the
moving pictures as IL Is with par
.nts. Let parents educate thcir
boys and their girls II the righ,
Standards OF living. and there will
be no need to censor moving pic
lures uo' declared.
Greer during his talk, said he be-
aeyes Talbot * trying to show III,
very best pictures obtainablc at his
,hcater, and that he is doing an cN-
Celept work in Clcvating thc class
ot pictures shown in Tulsa thoaters
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-27
Plans Are Completed
for Speiiin' Match
for COunfy's Schools

Plans are nearly completed for
the county spelling and pcuman-
ship contest for Tulsa county
students according tn Mrs Min
cite Hedges, county ~uprrintcnd-
cnt. The contest viii probably hc
held the early pArt of next month.
although the d1tr has not Vet been
set, and contestants viii compete
for houors in the county supcniu-
tcndcut.s office.
Each school On Tul-p cohptN IL
entitled TO one representative. and
successful competitors viii bc ro
wardcd with gold and silver med
ais for FIRST and second place.
Tulsa county Will. send repre-
sentative to the state outcst In
Norman lS usual
First ana second trials viii be
words taken from fhu Modern
Spcllcr. and third trial 80 words
talSn from MchNcr's Academic
dictionary Further rules regard -
ing the contest aro being sent out
10 the schools Of the county from
Mrs. Hedges office.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-27
TULSANS ON AGENTS BOARD
Three ~ Oklahoma Purchasing Ag-
cnts' Rody Picked at ~. Louis.

Three Tulsa members OF the FUR
chasing Agents association Of Okla
homa were appointed on national
committees at the national cxccu-
tive committee conference In 81.
Louis last week. II was annuuccd by
W. l.. Chandler Of Indiana, national
president, at a meeting In the high
school auditorium Tuesday night q.
V. Borden, now western extension
secretary Of the national association
and Sccrctarv of the oklahoma as.
sociation. was made chairman of the
committee ON new associations, the
dutios of which doal with the furma
ton OF ncw associations, and also
secretary OF the national committee
on public relations, dealing viii
publicity. fl. NJ. Cos=rovc was ap
pointed On the national fuel com
mittco.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-27

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every day as ! help my husband in the
office. - Mrs. J II. MEYER. 4l2 South
Orange St, Orange. California.
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like this have been restored TO health
by Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.