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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
STATE HEADQUARTERS
OF American Legion VIII Be Opened IN
Peoples Bank Building Hero
TODAY

state headquarters Of tho American
Legion will he opened today Oh the
main floor Of tho Peoples Bank build
ing. Main and Twelfth street These
elegant quarters with fro" telephone
service were placed AT tn" DISPOSAL OF
state Commander J. Byron Nickcrson
by tho Wheeling Auto club. The sum
Of $500 raised among tho membership
Of the Wheeling Chamber Of Commerce
viii be applied to fitting up the head
quarters.
Acting state hdjutant bernard Kaiser
OF Wheeling. Who went 10 tlarkSburg
the latter part OF the week to Suvcrvise
tho shipment Of tuo record and equip
m,ni OF the state headquarters 10
Wheeling. will arrive this morning AMI
tho equipment and records Will be in
today.
Tic removal Of tho state hcadquar-
, tors of tho American Legion c"mcH
about as the result Of the election OF
Captain J. Byron Ni"kcrSon OF Wheel
.nC as state commander for 1927. State
. Adjutant Louis Carr, of ClarkSburg. re-
! Gently resigned and the state Comman-
dor appointed bernard Kaiser. member
Of Wheeling Post. acting adJutant OF
tho state drra rtncn;.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
ROTARY ANNIVERSARY
wheeling Club win Have Celebration
Program Tuesday.

Tomorrow At noon. IN III" MrLur" Ho-
tel IA members Of the Wheeling Eo-
,Ary club will observe the sixteenth an
n,vcrSary OF the founding Of tho Ro-
,arr clubs Of America in true Rotary
style.
President w. ]. FrankSton. OF the
club has announced that the principal
speakers Of the meeting Will he pr.
Thomas +. Downing and Joseph X. Nay
Tor, past presidents. who Will take As
their subjects "Thr Meaning of Rotary
and What 1t Means TO BE Il lt"tarian'
The Rotary clubs Of America was
started in 1908 in Chicago. when four
business man Of that city gathered in
an office for fellowship and TO advance
their business principles.
Soon other men Joined the weekly
conferences and the name Rotary was
chosen, as meetings were held in the
offices of the various members. \ club
with a permanent meeting place was
soon organized and then the idea began
10 spread. until today there are 500
clubs with Il total membership Of more
than 5000.
The local club was organized March
10. 1905. with fifty charter members,
and today it ranks among tho strong
est in the country. with d membership
OF 1@4
Tomorrow's luncheon meeting will no
doubt be fully attended TO make the
birthday eclcbra ton q success, and the
program arranged is unusually at
tractive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
TAKE UP BONUS
3l4th Field ARTILLERY Veterans to Confer
with Other Organizations on LeS1s-
lation for Disabled Soldiers.

Tho Sttth Field Artillery Veterans
Association. ri special meeting sun
day afternoon. authorized the appoint
ment of a committee 10 confer with the
american Legion and other cN-S"rvirc
organizations in regard 10 legislation
providing for bonuses and compensation
for wounded and disabled soldiers. THIS
committee is composed of President H"i-
fer. Davis and OLcary.
The members present went on record
as being opposed to what is understood
by that organization to be a provision
for the expenditure of Il large sum or
money TO rcorganize the National Guard
in West Virginia. The resolution under
which this action was taken is aimed at
the National Guard reorganization bill!
presented by Delegate Wright lluguS, OF
Ohio county. in the recent legislature. ..
The secretary was authorized to have
printed and issued cards Of membership
In the organization.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
FOURTEEN CANDIDATES
Spirited coatssts For Council Houaina-
lions Among New Aspirants

Up 10 the closing Of the city clerk s
office Saturday afternoon fourteen can
didates had filed their applications for
petitions for candidacy for the coming
municipal primary election TO be held
IN May.
None OF the present councilmen have
as yet secured blanks. but II IS init
mated all will enter the contest again.
The Sixth ward has the largest number
Of candidates so far having three. while
the Tenth ward will probably have four
BY the end OF the coming week. two
already being entered and there being
two members OF the council now living
in that ward. Following the list COM
plcte so far:
Council-at-larEe: Robert L. Garrison.
OF Washington district.
First Ward: Alfred Wagner. Erwin
E. Gill.
Second Ward: c. 2. GilliEan. r. Orion
Hedrick.
Third Ward: None applied
Fourth Ward: None applied.
Fifth Ward: Ernest Metzner
Sixth Ward: Arch Moore. II. c. Sat
terfleld and James +. Fry.
Seventh Ward: benjamin Filters.
Eighth Ward: Charles Driehorst.
Ninth Ward Jacob Hilton, OF War
wood.
Tenth Ward: Robert Frame and G. W.
Hand, OF Elm Grove.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
SPANISH WAR VETS
WIN Institute Sacred Order Of Serpsuts
Hars wednesday Evening.

A mesting Of the Wheeling camp OF
Spanish United War Veterans Will oe
beld wednesday evening at their head,
quarters at No. 1909 Market street. All
members are urged 10 be present.
An INSTRUMENTATION Ct the members
which will be known as the Sacred or
der OF Serpents, win be started at this
time and many OF the members VIII be
taken in. The Officers OF the War Vets
went 10 Pittsburgh last Friday. where
they went through the entire work
which was put on by the Pittsburgh or
ganization.
It IS announced that the membership
Of this organization is growing rapidly
and all members up to the present time
arc armed with rifles which they used
during the Spanish-Amertcan war. They
also have full equipment and are now
taking care OF all the heavy work for
merly done by the G. 4. 4. veterans
who are getting too old.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
ANNUAL MEETING
or st. Matthews Church ConSreganon
VIII Re Held This
Evening.

This evening at 7:45 o'clock the an
nual business meeting OF the congrega-
ton OF St Matthew's Protestant Epis-
copaI church, will be held in the Sunday
school room. 1t is absolutely necessary
that at least sixty members OF the con-
greEation he out for this meeting, for
without that number there can be no
quorum and tho business session. OF nc
cessity, would he held over till another
date. Interest in affairs of the parish,
II would seem. would assure record at
tendance. and each and every member Is
urged 10 be in attendance tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
week IN MILLS
wbit.hsr-oisssusr Crssk Iii aAA YOoo1
Bottom to Operate Part
Capacity.

According to information given orr.
Yesterday by the heads OF various stees.
industries in the Wheeling districL
thcrc will be but little change In tbs
entire district this week. There VIII
still remain about 10000 men Idle In the
whole section.
The Stcubenvillc and Wheeling piant1
OF the La.Belle Iron Works VIII ccnt, .n,
running about half capacity all this.
week. while the company's mine Will
continue idle.
Three OF the four plants OF the Whit
aker-Glessncr Company will run part
capacity, the Martins Ferry plant neinS
idle. The Beech Bottom plant VIII run
nearly full, while the Creek mill opens
.nis morning at so per cent capacity.
The Portsmouth plant is running but
onc-fifth OF It's capacity.
All plants of the Wheeling Steel ana
Iron arc idle, except for a few men
working on repairs and keeping the
mills in readiness for opening. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
TRADES ASSEMBLY
Hears State President In Discussion OF
Pending Legislntion-Labor Temple
Stock Subscribed

Tho uhio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly. at it's meeting yesterday
heard an interesting address by James
Riley president Of tho West Virginia
State Federation OF Labor. in which Mr..
Riley spoke concerning tho measure"
which were introduced IN tn" recent
scSs ion Of the legislature. and Tn" Wow ;
Of the stat" federation concerning the
moro important Of thcS" measures.
Reports received from the Labor Tenn
pic committee were presented. showing
that the temple stock has been over
subscribed.
In 4 conference between tho Trades
Assembly and officials of tho. Majority
company. II was decided /" resume
weekly publication Of the labor paper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
suPr. SCOTT oPTonnsTIC.

Predicting that thc7~ would be "A gem
cral resumption Of work in the shops or
the baltimore & Ohio Company during
the next few days. General Superintcnd-
cnt i. NJ. Scott. Of the West Virginia
grand division reached the city from
baltimore yesterday. He spent the day
in rairmont and viii return I" his h"m"
in Wheeling this Observation-Disclosures
Times
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
x1s Trouble - ALL GONE

IT was affected with pain all over
my back and kidneys" writes Charles
McAllistcr, l Clark Ave. kcarney, \.
j.. After three or four doses OF Foley
kidney Pills I became all right and
my pain is all gone" Foley Kidney
Pills relieve hackachc. urinary irregu-
larIties, rheumatic pains, stiff joints,
swollen muscles. and other symptoms
OF kidney trouble. II is splendid
medicine. prompt in action. and always
helps. Contains no habit forming
drugs. Sold everywhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
DINNER co1nuTTBH.
Named to Arrange Chamber Of Com
morcO Event.

Saturday afternoon. President A. c.
stircI, of the Wheeling Chamber OF
Commerce. appointed a committee OF
fourteen who will have complete charge
Of the chambers membership dinner 10
be given in March. The committee Is
composed of DR.. John l.. Dickey. chaiE'
man; A. w. PAUL, J. j.. Stevenson Ar
thur Langhans, John q. HOFFMAN, Jr:'
J. J. Holloway, \. j. Whitaker. Geo. z
Stifcl, ]. e. Mckinley. Fl. c. Ogden. J. a.
Bloch. Stanley Floyd. IL. r. Cofcoran'
secretary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
RELIANCE LODGE
Ancient workmen Will Celebrate 25th
Anniversary tuesday Evening

Members Of RclanCc Lodge no. le'
4. o. L. VI are making elaborate ar
rangcmcnts for their o5th Anniversary
celebration to be held tom Drrow evening
in the A. o. L. W. Hall. featuring big
banquet and 80 members arc expected
10 bc in attendance.
An interesting program. headed with
Hon. J. T.. Arbrnz as tho toas tmastcr has
boon arranged In addition TO Mr.. AR
benz there will be several other inter-
z sting sneakers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14

REOPEN BLOCK FACTORY.

The wetzel Building supply Com
pany's Brick and Block Factory which is
located in Brooklyn. is stocking up with
sand and cement expecting I" start up
again after being shut down for tho past
three weeks. Tho public has begun 10
realize that cement brick are much
cheaper for paving. building Chimrcys.
etc. on account of being manufactured
right here in the city. The brick arc
much harder than tho clay brick and
wont decay with agc.-Wctzcl RcpubIt-
can.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
DAY OF PRAYER
Mission Event Win Be Observed 40
Pirst Baptist Church

Friday Of this week has been set aside
as a day OF prayer for all the mission
airy societies OF the country. In accord
ance with the spirit OF the. day, an all
day service will be conducted at the
First Baptist church. which all mem
bers OF the various missionary societies
are requested TO attend. The services
viii begin at 1880 o'clock.
MI ladies attending the services are
requested 10 bring a lunch with them
while coffee will be served by the ladies
ui the Baptist church.
rn Friday evening there will be 4
I'uon prayer meeting for the women at
TIE Warwoud Christian church begin
utug at ), O'CLOCK.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14

valentine Special"
ask your dealer for
feelings Heart Center Brick"
fill
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-14
sNEDEKER JOINS RELIANCE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT mas b"cn mage thaI
Will l.. Sncdrkcr. Of Mozart. has joined
tho local staff Of the Reliance Life In
anrancc company of which Albert Sncd-
ckcr is tho district general agent. Tho
nov member Of the staff Is we'll known
and his many friends arc wishing him
success.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08

bed aflre, police say the evidence
shows. and when neighbor managed
to break his way into the bedroom,
through locked doors, the four burned
bodies were found on the bed, the
arms Of the women encircling the
babies. The room was damaged but
little. The iron bed was red hot and
all the bed clothing had been burned
away.
The children, who were mothe-less,
had Eeen left temporarily with the
women by their father, John Stanko-
vich, a former tenant, when he went
to Virginia to work on July l.
Today Mrs. Moselman received a
letter from the children's father ask
ing her to give his babies into the
care of their grandmother, Mrs.
Theresa White. 1t was this letter,
police believe, that prompted the
tragedy.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08
TWO WOMEN BURN
SELVES AND BABIES
Tragedy Attributed to Demand
They Give Up Charges to
Care of Grandmother.

Observation-Disclosures to have been
crazed by their love for two babies
left with them as boarders and who
were. about to be taken from them,
two women Of this city destroyed them
selves and the children on a bed which
they deliberately set afire in their
home
The women were Mrs. Eliza Mosel-
man, wealthy widow, seventy years
old, and her daughter, Tillie, thirty
seven. Both were eccentric, the po-
lice say.
The baby victims were Helen
Stankovich, three years old, and her
two-year-old brother, Felix.
Clutching the helpless children In
their arms, the two women set the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08
KILLS EAGLE ATTACKING BABY
Have Ten-Months-Old Child
as Prey.

Butte, Mont.-While picking berries
at a Sunday school picnic south Of
Butte this afternoon, Albert Pierce
fought with and killed an eagle that
attacked his n-months-old baby,
which he was holding under one arm.
The bird measuring four feet from
tip to tip, seemed determined to have
his prey, which in the clash was
dropped into the grass.
The father. after beating Off the
attack first with rock, seized heavy
stick and killed the eagle after
fight lasting ten minutes. The baby
was unlnjured. but the fathers face
was badly scratched and bruised. The
bird was brought home as trophy.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08
Is Last Surviving
GrandChiId of Signer

Newport, B. I.-Henrietta
Charming Ellery Of this city has
the distinction of being the last
surviving grandchild of a signer
Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence She Is the granddaughter
of William Eilery.
Miss Ellery was born April 8,
1888, and has lived her entire
life In Newport. Neither she
nor her sister Mary, long since
deceased. ever married. For Il
great many years they made
their home In the Ellery home
stead, on Thames street, the
home of their grandfather, but
this house is no longer Standing.
The Newport chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Rev
olution Is named after this sign
er Of the Declaration of indie
pendence.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08
eraashoppers Committed Suicide.

Three Rivers. Can.-Tens of thou
sands of dead grasshoppers fiOated
Town the St Lawrence river recently.
~ this place the insects covered the
river from bnn} to bank. Agricultur.
lists advanced the suicide theory. They
explained that, having eaten every.
hing behind them, the horde mp
,,roached the river. failed to negotiate
The broad jump and plunged ahcnd to
their death.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08
FEARS GALLONS HUBBY BUILT
Wife Says Spouse Threatened to Hang
Himself on Gibbet Which He
Erected on Farm.

Omaha, Neb.-Mrs. Ruth Wellenslek.
wife Of William Wellensiek, wealthy
farmer living near Beatrice, Neb., has
filed suit for divorce. alleging that her
husband had constructed regulation
gallows on the farm near their house,
upon which he told her he intended
taking his life.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08
Fearing Famine, Pastor
Buries 2 Tons of Food

Santa Ana, Cal.-The discov-
cry of two tons OF food, secure
ly cased and buried deep In a
canyon near here, caused an in
vestigation by Sheriff @. r.
Jackson.
The sheriff said he found the
cache had been made by local
preacher and two members OF
his congregation, who explained
they had acted on a Biblical pas
sage that they believed foretold
time OF famine. The sheriff
declined to give their names.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-01
BIG DAY FOR OLD SETTLERS
Program to Include Plenty Of Music
Basket Dinner and Ball Game

A rather extensive program Is be-
ing planned for this years celebra-
ton of Old Settlers Day ut Enter
prise, the date for which Is Thurs
day, Sept. 8. If the weather Is fair
the program will be given In Lincoln
park, otherwise the high school
auditorium will be used.
The program includes music, both
vocal and instrumental, an address
by able talent, basket dinner and
addresses by early settlers and
others. The Enterprise band will
furnish music throughout the day.
A baseball game, Wakefield VS.. En-
terprse, will be played after the
program is completed at the park.
In the evening the local baseball
team will have charge of the enter
tainment There will also be a good
picture show during the evening.
Ohairmen OF committees have
been appointed as follows: Adver-
Using, A. s. Chandler; musci, %. j.
Boutwell,; grounds, J. G. Froelich.
II. w. Hoffman is acting president
and w. l.. IIOcman, secretary treas
urcr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-01
LITTLE CORN IN KANSAS
This Years Is Second Smallest
Acreage Since 1881

Kansas has produced corn crop
this year Of probably 113,39O,0OO
bushels, according to estimates Of
Of the State Board of
Agriculture, from the second small
est acreage since 1881, or APP
$50 acres, and an average yield per
acre of 1854 bushels. Last years
crop amounted to 1872, 1856, 900
bushels, from 5,137,24O acres. The
average yearly production in the de-
cade ending with 1920 was 91,S0O,-
900 bushels. Fifty four per cent of
this years crop is in an area en-
bracing the four eastern tiers of
counties and including Washington,
Clay, Riley and Geary counties In
the northern part. Here the pros
pective yield per acre averages 34.4
bushels and runs as high as Al
bushels for the average in Riley and
40 bushels in Douglas.
The yield this year is 95S,552 in
Dickinson county which has 6S,46S
acres in corn with an average yield
per acre Of IA bushels. The esti-
mated condition of the kafr corn in
this county is 81 per cent. In 1917
Dickinson county raised 2,1S3,00O
bushels of corn; in 1918, $4,000
bushels; in 1919, $4,000, and in
1920, 1,656,000 bushels.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-01
PLAN BIG FALL OPENING
Business Men of Abilene Will Have
Day of Entertainment

Day of Entertainment
Thursday, Sept. 8, Abilene will
have the biggest Fall Opening ever
held In the city. The business men
Of town are providing day full Of
entertainment and interest for every
one. The town will be gay and
every store bright with new fall
goods and beautiful window dis
plays.
The Boys band will play at inter-
walls all through the day. There will
be a free matinee in the afternoon
at the Lyric and two free picture
shows at night, one in the Library
Park and one at the Lyric.
One Of the big features Of the day
will be the appearance Of Che Che,
the health clown from New York,
formerly a clown at the Hippodrome
and now a favorite with children all
over the country. Che Cho's mis-
sion Is to teach boys and girls how
to keep well and strong and at the
same time to show them some Of the
funniest tricks that ever clown
could do.
The Fall Opening is going to be
one Of the biggest days Abilene has
seen in long time and Is expected
to bring people here from all over
the county. There will be q big
time for everybody all day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-01
MRS. SEEDS REPRESENTS FIFTt
Is One of Is Delegates From State
to Auxiliary Meeting

Kansas will have thirteen dele
gates and thirteen alternates for the
first national convention Of the wO-
mems auxiliary of the American
Legion, to be held simultaneously
with the third national convention
Of the Legion, at Kansas City, NO.,
October 81 and November and 2.
At the first state convention of
the auxiliary last winter twelve
delegates were chosen to the nation
al convention. The thirteenth dele
gate as well as the thirteen alter
mates will be chosen by the state
executive committee of the auxil-
larry.
The elected delegates include Mrs.
Carrie Seeds Of Abilene from the
Fifth Congressional district.
The purpose of the convention, ac-
cording to the official call, Is to
"form a national organization, to
adopt national constitution, to
elect national officers for the ensu-
ing year, and for the transaction Of
such other business as may be
brought before It," Selection Of a ma
tional headsuarters and choice of
new name will also be considered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-01
MISS SMITH BACK TO X. u.
Abilene Girl Will Teach Journalism
in Her Alma Mater

Miss Mary Smith daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. s. s. Smith, who has
been in New York for two years,
making a distinguished success in
the advertising firm of the Edwin
Wilson Company, will return to the
University Of Kansas, her alma
mater, as member Of the faculty
in the school of journalism for the
coming year. Miss Smith has not
only been busy in advertising but
has been regular contributor to
the New York Sun, New York Globe
and other papers. The University
asked her to come back and take a
place in the teaching force with such
a fiattering offer that she could not
refuse. She will be a real addition
to the faculty and her many Kansas
friends will be glad to have her In
the state again.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-01
HELPED ENTERTAIN ELKS
Lieut.. Everett HaxIett Commanded
Division In Navy Races

Division In Navy Races
An interesting account Of a sub
marine exhibition which was put
on for the entertainment Of visiting
Elks at Long Beach, includes men
tlon of a division OF which Lieut..
Everett Il. Hazlett, formerly Of Abb
lene, is In command. The account
from the Long Beach Telegram fol-
lows:
The submarine exhibition was
viewed by thousands Of slghtseeeis
who lined the shores and occupied
all the vantage points available. 1t
proved to be as interesting as had
been advertised. The H-9 estab-
lished record In the single file div
ing contest. 1t accomplished the
dive and returned to the surface In
the remarkable time Of minute and
10 seconds. Lieut.. Craig was In
command Of this craft. The second
division won the relay race, the H-2,
the flagship, carrying Off the honor
for the division. This division was
commanded by Lieut.. Hazlett.
The eight submarines which par
ticipated yesterday, the h., 3, 4, g..
Q, Z, 8, and o, comprise the Sixth
Division. They are commander by
Lieut.. Commander Thomas G. Ber-
ricn. For yesterdays exhibition they
were divided into two divisions,
Lieut.. Commander Berrien COM
handing the first and Lieut.. Hazlett
the second.