Portsmouth Daily Times from Portsmouth, Ohio • Page 3

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1917. THE PORTSMOUTH DAILY TIMES PAGE THREE TRIANGLE PRESENTS Dorothy Gish IN 99 Struck A story of a little country girl who leaves home and goes to the big city, lured, as so many have been by flattering promises of stage fame TONIGHT'S KEYSTONE COMEDY FORD STERLING One of the funniest men in. pictures in Bars" You will simply laugh till you ache at this comedy lOc lOc TOMORROW EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE Harold Loekwood and May Allison I In a screen version of Harold McGrnth's great story of Island" lust Write It B. 0. According to a recent order from B.

0. officials, this division lioreat'ter not be designated Southwestern railroad but all will he known simply as "Baltimore and Ohio." Court House Exceptions Filed iKxeeptions oi' Norma Irene loiter, guardian to the accounts cy Klhoft McCunn, admiu- fraU'ix of the estate of the late Kllioff, were filed in com- Lu picas court Monday by Mil Miller and Defendant in Action friff Smith was made idjuit in an action brought in nii picas court Monday to th took posses- i of io satisfy a claim. The ac- i liroujiiil by D. 11. Isaac i Gray 0 en try.

Besides the jtf-rty plaintifl's arc seck- Hl.OOil damages. Milnei 1 Mili- Si'iiri represent flu; a i Seeks Divorce i tin 1 Lrround of i absence is seeking a di- frnin William Marlow. The were married May 22, Custody of Goldic Maden i-liild, is also asked, repre- Thomas C. Really the plaintiff. PACIFIC FLEET ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR GERMAN SUBMARINES The San Diego, fagahip of the Pacific fleet, passing through the Panama canal.

The various unite of Pacific fleet have been notified of the presence of German submarines off the western coast of the United SUtaa. This fleet la under the command of Rear Admiral Caperton, whose flagship ia the cruiser San Mother Busy With Washing, Child Wanders From Home "My little boy has been lost ince 8 o'clock this morning," aid Mrs. W. H. Hughes, 1325 Gallia street to a Times reporter Monday.

"He goes by the name 'Junior' and is three years old. The last time he was seen he was going down the alley to Sixth street, following a carpet man. I was washing and did not pay much attention to him. He has light hair, Mue eyes, was barefooted and bare-headed and wore blue gingham rompers." Police have promised to keep a lookout for the child. SOCIETY Suit in Huntingdon A.

Z. Blair, Attorneys i hie and George wont to as they will figure prom- 'nily in the $100,000 damage I.oruna Ball against Dr. of West Virginia. Jind Kiiuhle will represent -''HUN and George W. Shepp of i city and Johnson and Ironton will represent I in tin; big damage suit.

faynes igency in Motor Cnr company local jurcncy for the in Philip Jacobs' The on Third street. fiiipnrarily u-ill be in charge i i i district salesman for people. lie will return to from Cincinnati. ataract emoved er, of Bucim Vista, who riiKin iiiti, had a cataract re- his eye Saturday. Ifc is Jliss Lena Heller, who accompanied him al, returned huinc Sim- iiYolPainful Operations LE SUFFERERS US I i ul Th normal conditio ii a Minim Inconvenienc eonuin absolutely To-day ana Enjoy Relief" a Enjoy (r by SRS.

FLOOD BLAKE Miss Ruth Thompson and Miss Kell Turley will soon go to Washington, D. to attend the National Service School, which opened April 16th, and closes May 20th. Miss Thompson and Miss Turley Trill attend the second encampment of the First National Service School. This is the largest camp for women ever held in this country. The government has given the use of 37 acres on Conduit Road, District of Colum- to be used for the training of women who may be of service during war.

Mrs. Spencer 'Cole came home Saturday from Pittsburgh, where she visited her daughter, Mrs. Henning Preniis. Mrs. Alan Simpson ind children enmc over from Buffalo, -Y.

and visited her sister, Mrs. while Mrs. JMrs. Cole was Mr. and Mrs.

Preuli-s luft last light for a visit in Jscw York. Mrs. Charles Davis, of Arion, spent "Monday in Portsmouth. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Warner motored to Pikcton, Jasper and home by way of the West Side, Sunday, travel in; TO miles in all- Mr, and Mrs. John P. Capehart and daughter, Mjss Anna Marie, and Miss liinma Dellert motored to verly Sunday to see the progress of the C. O. A railroad at that point.

The Primary nnd Cradle Roll Workers' meeting has been postponed on account of the lecture at Bigelow WILL SEND ARMY IF WE GET ONE EQUIPPED" Theatre Is Renovated The Iris theatre is closed for threo days for a Central house cleaning- It will be opened Thursday. Flag Stolen An unknown person str.lc ti American nag from Judge A. Blair's home oil Rose liiilse while the familv was tuvav Sundav. Hur. He also belonged to awl 2 view Avenue ChrUtian church The- funeral will be lieH at 7-o'clock Tuesday cvenicg at ihe i.oino with ihe lien Hnr-s charge.

K. (I. Hamilton, of Gramlview church, will conduct the services. The body will be taken to Black Oak, Wednesday morning for intermer-it. Mrs.

George Egbert Death, Monday morning, at fi i o'clock claimed Mrs. Lottie Kg- Boys Took Car bcrt, wife of George Egbert, a lialph Jenkins, of East Ports-1 local N. W. machinist, residing mouth, parked his Ford touring'at 1021 Timmonds avenue. Mrs.

ear near the First National bank passed away in the Bethcs- Saturday evening. When he hospital in Cincinnati. Her turned for it at 8:45 it was miss-! husband and sister and brother, ing. Mr. Jenkins saw three hoys jGussie and Sennett Holmes were in his car near Gallia and a i Sirs.

Egbert when the final streets and before he could get up summons came. She had under- to it they leaped out of the ma-1 gone four surgical operations dnr- chine and escaped. It was damaged. not ing the past two years. She tered Bcthcsda hospital six wivceks ago today and was to have undergone the fifth operation Sunday, plant of the Whitaker-Giossnorj 1 111 hcf became too seri- Company, has returned from ous Inspector Back Louis Chavett.

inspector i 1 the business trip tn Cincinnati- Will Run Excursions The Taller Dawgs of this city are planning to givo a series of moon- iiffht excursions on the Homer Sinith. The first one probably will bo given on Tuesday, May 11. Jack Tates again has charge of be- orchestra on the Homer Smith. Washington, April ica. will send an army to the European trenches "if we ever get an army fit and equipped." This was the declaration Senator Williams, administration leader in the senate, today during debate on the selective conscrip tion army bill.

Wadsworth, New Tork, was de noimeiug the volunteer system Hiram Johnson, California, wa; in the interest of amendment 'by which would Harding, Ohio permit Colone Mrs. Laura Tlowland, 71S Seventh street, sons Calvin, J'evis and Karl Rowland, Miss Brownie Thomas and Lester Stone motored to Irouton, Sunday. Mrs. John Schercr and daughter, Miss Kathcrine Seherur, returned to Columbus, Sunday, after a visit at the home of Mrs. Schcrcrs daughter, Mrs.

Kdward Brennan, 1720 Seventh treet. ORUILDING- Bussu anil P.vle, Uvo-slory frame, 3100 Walnut street, Bussn and F.vk. two story frame, 3102 a street, $1400. Dr. W.

A. Tiny, two story frame, 1720 Tininionds avenue, Roosevelt to raise his division and take it to France. "Is it the ultimate policy of our jovernmeut to send an army abroad?" asked Johnson. 1 "The bill itself answers that question," interrupted Williams "But we don't-want to send boys, untrained and unequipped." An extension of the draft to male, citizens not eligible to military conscription, to form a service army for food production, was demanded by Representative Emerson, Ohio, in a. resolution introduced today.

Compulsory military service, in democracy, declared Weeks. Massachusetts, in opening senate debate on the conscription bill, is no more repellent nor undemocratic than governmental regulation of wages, compulsory education and compulsory insurance for employees. May Return Money To Ohio Banks COLUMBUS, 0., April 800 state and private banks ind trust companies niny have re to them all money with- Irawn as subscription for part oi lie seven billion dollar bond ssne. State B.ink Sunermtcndeut today asked Sceietavy Mc- and Ohio's congressmen to provide for of this money in order to prevent tight money and higher interest rates. Is Pictured Think Mooney Should Have A New Trial SAN FRANCISCO, Api-il Judge Franklin Griffin exploded bomb in court todfiy when he declared his belief that Thomas .1.

Mooney should have a new tral ou of complicity in the preparedness parade dyna- miting. He stated from the bcnc that District Attorney Fiekcr should confess error and that i Picker did not do so, that th court himself would pni'i'onnll; order Attorney General "Webb I do so. REV. STILWELL SPEAKS TO BAPTISTS Hev. H.

F. Stilwell, pastor of tliu First Baptist church of Cleveland for thirteen years, spoke in the Portsmouth Baptist churches Sunday. Rev. Stihvell ia superintendent evangelism of the American Baptist FTome Mission Society nml has nine states under his supervision. His main theme Sunday was "Evangel iani." Sunday morning during tli Sunday school hour he was at Ken day Avenue church; Sunday morn ing during preaching services nt the First Baptist church; and Sunday eveniiur at the Ulltehins Streel Wants Funds For Immediate Food Survey WASHINGTON, D.

April of Agriculture- Houston today asked thf senate igricultural committee for "pow- and money to make an immedi. survey of the food supply ol the counlrj determine what the resources of the country Firm Receiving Bids On New Business Block Devoss and Donaldson, local arch- spring on Chillicolhti street, between Fourth and nGllia street. tects, will take bids until Saturday the new Friol-Schlosa business lock, which is to be erected this The new block will be a handsome brick structure, two stories Hospital Plans Revised Dr. Harry Sehirrmann has received evised plans for the new hospital he build on Eighth street. He is ow going over the plans and may iake several changes in them.

I hopes to he able to let a contract for the handsome three story-building in four or five weeks. The -plans were drawn by Schmidt, Gardner and Martin, of Chicago. I Mabert Road News The attendance at Sunday school I The Cincinnati Enquirer Monday was very but it is hoped it will i printed a picture of the February still better. There will be Sunday Scottish Rite Reunion Class and sev- scliool next Sunday, at 2:15. I members from this city were The C.

T. U. met at the'conspicuous in the splendid group home of Mrs. Ira Gone, Friday niiig. One new member was enrolled.

J'liere wecr reading by Krnest Crab tree and Chas. Stewart: recitations by Hart and Mrs. W. Wheeler. The next merlins wiil tie at the home of Mrs.

J. Sohncr, May 20. Chas. Moatz was thrown off his notoreycln Saturday evening- and received it fractured arm. Mr.

K. Tussey has moved into the noifjhborhood. Mr. and R. a and Mr.

nnd Mr. Kinsey jHolds Sale Assignee IF. f. lunsey Monday disposed of the furniture and equipment of If. W.

Poole, a Gallia street restaurant man, to local people. Officer Charles Flowers is ill at his home. During his absence Sergeant Mrs. lv Wrijrht had as visitors 0 Smith is putroling the North day Mr. and Mrs.

K. Jfaylmrn. IjJmi beat. Foot Pole Sold 71 Tickets Seventy-one tickets were sold here by the on their ex cursion to Ciueimiti Snudjiy. An other excursion will be run ncxl Sunday.

r. Queen City Cliff Connell spent Sunday will rieiuls in Cincinniiti. At Steel Plant Harold oods has taken jot the plant of the jlessner Company. There Is McCormick? Police Chief Henry Clark lias ieen asked to locate Ernest Euene McCormick, 30, mechanic, or Morton S. Hawkins, attorney, 'ortland, Ind.

The attorney says McCormick is heir to a large state. The last time relatives heard from McCormick he was at Springfield, D. A. T. Miles Dr.

P. J. Kline received word about noon Monday that his old friend, A. T. Miles, G.

A. R. veteran, had died early Monday in the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, infirmities causing death. In 1912 Mr. Miles, better known as Tom Miles, canie to Portsmouth and made arrangements for Dr.

ICline to look after his funeral am" burial. He requested Dr. Kliiu 'o have his remains buried in sol circle besides those of his wife, Mrs. Maria Miles, the woman hnricd in soldiers' circle in Grecnlawn. TTis wishes will be carried out- Mr.

Miles was born in Baltimore, Nov. 15, 1828 and came Portsmouth in 1846. Septembei SO, 1861 he enlisted at Lasalle, Hi. Co. IT, Illinois.

V. T. Tic vas mustered out at White Rivor, September 31, 18G4. Hi fame to Portsmouth and settled the country, remaining in the jonntry until 1872. Mr.

Miles lat- came to the city, his wife icre Jan. 16, 1896. She was buried soldiers' circle as she was nurse in the Civil war. Mr. Miles was janitor of the Fourth St.

school for a lorifr Erne. Tn March, 1S89, he he Soldiers' Home at Dayton. The deceased was once a mem- ir of the First Presbyterian liurch of this city nnd also of Bailey Post lie was a lemhcr of Memorial Post. G. A.

f. at, the Home. The body will arrive tonight nd will be taken to Lynn's lorgun, according- to arranye- icnts made bv Dr. Kline soon a Mr. Miles'" visit in 1912.

The uneral services will be held at oldier.s' circle Tuesday, afternoon 2 o'clock with Hcv. M. S. Bush robably in charge. All members the 0.

A. U. and friends of the ccea.scd are Mrs. Egbert in addition to her husband leaves one son, Albert, aged 7, her mother, Mrs. B.

F. Holmes of Hales Creek and the following sisters and brothers, lire. V. Doiilcy, Gussie, Bernice, Lois, Uri, Seimett, Newell and Henry. J.

B. Tracy of Hales Creek, who died several days ag and was buried Sunday at Hales Creek was the grandfather Mrs. Egbert. The deceased was a uiosi estimable young woman, and th! news of her passing away will be learned of with much During her long illness she bore her suffering with Christian fortitude. The body will arrive here tonight and will be taken to from the Pfeiffer mor- uiary, Khtli and Chillicothe streets Itev.

George P. Horat will i-harge of the last rites. A. H. Matthews the home on Timmonds avenue.

Funeral arrangements will be nounced Tucsdav Residents of Front and Madison streets bought a 4x6 foot flag Saturday and hela a flag raising Sunday morning at nine o'clock. Tracy Nexvman and Watt Jones, linemen, put the flag on top of the Bell Telephone company pole at Front and Madison the flag being about 95 feet above the ground, the pole carrying wires across the Ohio river. Frank Claypool and Jesse Fought assisted in raising the fiag. Negroes Get Work Here I Twenty-one negroes arrived 'here Sitndav from the South and will take employment Boston plants. Mr.

Richard Home K. W. Hicliard is homo from a two week's trip through Ohio in interest of the Wait Furniture company. Olenia D. Simons After a two months' lingering Iness of liver and heart trouble, eath at ten o'clock Monday lorning claimed Clonia D.

Simns, the final summons coming at 10 home of his sister, Mrs. U. J. 1 rince, 22-14 Vinton avenue. the dealii of Mr.

Simons i be ecrived with genuine sorrow by his host, of friends. The. deceased was a son of Henry and Sarnli Simons, a was born in VancebtirR, Or. 1:1. 1881.

He was a resident cf Portsmouth fonrtc-en years. Mr. Simons first worked as printer Init of late worked as a i i at the X. and W. terminals.

He leaves to i his bis mr-llier, one sister, Mrs. J. riiice, and one brother, "William Simons, of High street. His a passed to the Oi-cat Reyon.l five months ago. Mr.

Simons was a member of Portsmouth Court Tribe- of Ben Charles M. Sextoa M. Baker received a telegram from his wife, who was called to DCS Moines, Iowa, last week by the serious illness of her brother, Charles M. Sexton, which stated that Mr. Sexton had died Saturday evening.

The late Mr. Sexton wag cashier of a large wholesale paper company at DCS Moines and took quite an active part in other business affairs of that city. lie was married. The funeral services were held "Monday afteimoon and interment made at the Des Moiues cemetery. Alfred Cooper The wide circle of friends in county will be sorry to learn of the death of Squire Alfred owner of the biggest and icst farm in Union township, the inal summons coming to Mr.

Jooper about noon Sunday at his ionic on iU-c'Culloeh Creek, Union ownship, after a two week's ill-1 ness of pneumonia. Mr. Cooper was born near Seio to Furnace, being a son of Jacol and Kachul Boyer Cooper. II spent all his life in this county a i made hosts of friends 'by his winning manners -and square The Jackson, 0. Sun of local interest recently said: H.

Matthews, Civil War veteran and estimable citizen died at his home on West street, Tuesday morning, April 17, aged u'S years after an illness of several weeks. The funeral was held from the house Thursday afternoon at 1 :30 p. ui. Rev. T.

H. Watson officiating, assisted by the G. A. E. and I.

0. 0. The following memorial was written by Judge H. C. Miller and read by him at the funeral "It often happens that we do not fully appreciate our friends until they are gone, and in expressing our opinions in memory we sometimes seem to overstate the facts and withhold their faults, for we are not a race oJ perfect men.

"But here is a man whoso record will bear strong and true words of eulogy, and I feel able to use the best of words in this memorial. Anselm Holcomb Matthews "Named for a prominent Galia county man, a relative, was born in Jackson county, Ohio March 10, 1849. "His parents were Thomas E. and Susan Matthews. When ho Was but 16 years old he entered the Union army in the Civil War, Ohio car- dealings.

Many of: his friends here had visited the fine home of Squire Coo pur. The deceased was 58 years ol age. He is sni'vived -by his wife Lizzie- Cooper, eight children, the youngest two weeks old, one brother William Cooper of Union townshi'p, and three sisters, Mrs. James Pry or of McDermott, Mrs. Lizzie Cliaffin of Third street, this city, and Mrs.

Minnie Jones of Nebraska. Oscar Boyer of Third is a cousin of the deceased. The funeral i -be held Tuesday morning at ten o'clock with nterment in MeC'nlloch cemetery. Funeral Monday Funeral services of the late Mrs. Katherine Heid were con- luctcd from St.

Mary's church it. 8:30 -Monday i by Rev. leather T. A. Gocbel.

The serv- ces were largely attended. The pallbearers were Charles Ileid, Joseph PVnntx, Walter Welty, Chas. Jarier. Frank Montavon and Tohn "Welty. Interment was in reenlawn.

Mrs. Constance Fisher The Ashland, Independent of ocal interest said: The funeral over the re a i of Mrs. Constance Fisher, who diod Wednesday i i at her home after a two weeks' illness from pneumonia, were held Saturday. "Mrs. Fisher was born in Sciotr- county, Ohio, seventy-eight years njco, hut for the past fifty years lins resided in Ashland, where she waft dearly beloved by every one who her.

she being a woman who thought of self last and who never wearied of helping others mid in trying to ninko tin's world the place of joy and happiness which the Maker intended it to he. "Mrs. Fischer was twice married, first to Soil), who preceded her to the world beyond over half a century ago, and second to J. 0. Fischer, who survives." in Co.

197th Regiment, Volunteers, Infantry, and ried his musket honorably peace was declared, and came home July 31, 18C5. "In 1S70 he married Matilda Burns. She died from accidental fire, burned to death, in this city. In 1874 ho married Katharyn Downard who survives him. Their children are Mrs.

E. B. Eubanks and Mrs. Edna liedfern of this city and Mrs. T.

C. Lewis of Hamden. One child, lone, died Nov. 3 ,1908. His brothers were George P.

and John R. Matthews, 'and sisters were Vina (Washbum), tone, (Jones) and Mary and Grace and Lou Matthews, all now except the latter came -from her home in Portsmouth to be present today, alone. "Thomas K. Matthews, father of thc'deccased, came from Gallia county, Ohio, to this city, and ook charge of the Jackson Stan- lard prior to the Civil War, and iccame postmaster of this city un- ler Abraham Lincoln. He died bis term of office, and was succeeded by his daughter, who L.

Jones, prosecuting attorney of tho county." The deceased was a brother of lolin H. Matthews, the veteran jrinter of the Times office, who died about a year ago, and a cousin of A. T. Holcomb of this city. The only remaining member of the family of Thos.

Matthews is Miss Louise L. Matthews of this city, who makes her home with her cousin, A. T. Holcomb. laid To Rest Edward Hasenauer, who died at her home in Ironton several days ago, was laid to rest in Calvary cemetery in that city Monday morning.

The funeral services were conducted from the St. Joseph's church. Mrs. Hase- left mouth. relatives in Ports- GEORGE PFEIFFER Funeral Director and Undertaker Miss Anna Pfcifier Lady Embalmer Home Phone 96 Eighth and Chillicothe Sts.

New Boston 22 Rhodes Ave. Branch Office Home Phone 2025 Roy C. Lynn UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR AUTO AMBULANCE SERVICE BOTH PHONE8 Funeral This Afternoon Funeral services over the body of MTM. Marietta Kendall, who died Rat- nlay at her homo in Silonm, will bo conducted ilonday afternoon, Our harmonious undertaking Bcrvico has earned for us a host of friends. Wo supply a funeral that is modern, dignified and conducted with skill and discretion.

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