Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-23
(copyrlght, Associated Press.

LONDON, September 22-Lord Liam
daff is airing curious grievance.
The advertisement columns recently
contained the announcement of the
birth of child to Countess Liam
dan. AS LANDAU is bachelor, Che
was born in 1926 and was Home Secre-
tary from 1886 to 1922, the announce
ment caused him some annoyance and
mystffication, which was only explained
I by the fact that child was born to
he wife of a man named Mathews, who
Two years ago announced his intention
assuming the title of Earl LANDAU.
This announcemnt appears to be his
nly qualification for the Peerage.
All About Baggage.
The controversy on the relative merits
the British and American baggage
stems has been reviewed by the
ppIaints of transatlantic visitors
have lost trunks in England.
a Y, in turn, have called forth pro-
tests against the adoption of the check
system. An Englishman who has Wis
tied America writes to the Pail Mall
Gazette giving details of the troubles
which he experienced through the loss
of his checks, the delay and the alleged
impossibility of obtaining compensa-
tion, declaring the Americans tolerate
any system, however complicated, so
long as it has the appearance Of being
business like. Most of the detractors
of the check system miss point by de-
voting their arguments against the de-
lay in delivering baggage after its ar
rival. II is possible that the cores
pondenee may accelerate the adoption
of some form of the American system,
for partly through ignorance and partly
through the defects of the English sys-
tenn no end of trouble an expense is
undergone by the thousands who year
ly cross the Atlantic through loss of
baggage
Another American Innovation
will shortly appear in London in the
shape OF $50 laundries run by American
employees and with American machin-
cry
How greatly the British Government
profits by death can be judged by the
returns6f the Estate Duties for $4,000,
just sued. They show that nearly
ETA ,00o,000 were added to the Ex-
chequer from this cause. The total
sum bequeathed by 65,341 persons
amounted to over G292 100000, or half
the national debt. Twelve millionaries
paid tolls to the amount of e2,000,000.
miniature bomb has been thrown
into the Conservative camp by the Lib
eral Morning Leader, which publishes
lengthy story showing that the
Wife. Son and Daughter
of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies, hold al
most all the shares of the firm of Hos
kins' Sons, contractors of the Admir-
atty. Among the sons holding large
amounts of the stock is Mr.. J. Austen
Chamberlain, the eldest son of the Sec
rotary, who is a civil lord of the ad-
miralty. To put a worse complexion
on the matter it Is pointed out that
there are no Hoskins now connected
with the business, which is practically
family concern and apparently pros
porous. The only answer so far vouch-
safed to the accusations is letter from
Mr.. Chamberlain S secretary saying the
phiHiSlcI Is HOI uISpOsSu 10 HOllce tne
cowardly insinuation contained in an
indirect charge"
The Political Campaign
has commenced in earnest. Only an
other week remains before the polling
begins and it will be only little over
five weeks before the new Parliament
assemblies
That it will be Conservative is a fore
gone conclusion. Mr.. Herbert Glad
stone admits that it is quite impossible
for the Liberals to win the 100 seats
.-.sces-ary to victory. Thus from the
outset the election loses its interest.
practically resolving itself into an OPP