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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-24

fellow employees. a. a defense IN n
suit for damAses,for'injurie sustained
By an employee In passing upon this
case. Chief Justioeswhite said:
This court has repeatedly upheld
the power OF = state 20 impose upon
railway company liability 60 an EN-
rloye engaged On train service for an
injury innicted through the negliEsnce
Of another employne In the sane SER
Vice obviously the same reasons
which Justified a departure from the
mmon Law rule, In respect TO the
negligence OF a FELLOW servant also
Justify n similar departure In regard
TO the effect OF contributory negli-
Eehce.
The fellow servants rule. a relic OF
our common law. has probably done
more to prevent Just recovery OF dam
ages by injured employees than any
other feature of our legal practice. A
simple enactment viping out the fell
low servants rule. such as the state
OF Nebraska has passed, win very
greatly simplify the question OF en-
ployers' liability. The Nebraska
statute might be a good model for
West Virginia.
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A GOOD SPECIAL EDITION

Yesterday the Wheeling Register
printed a very handsome special edition
descriptive OF the industrial growth
and business interests OF Wheel
Ing and vicinity. The special edition
Is an entirely legitimate field Of news
paper work. and while local adver.
Users ordinarily do not use its
columns. It Is proper field for the
exploitation OF manufacturing plants
and Industrial concerns that do not
Immediately appeal 70 the local field
A careful and orderly presentation Of
the growth Of the community gives
the people in the community and all
who are interested In IL. a better I'M.
Outstanding OF lie importance and In
This particular the special edition per.
forms a public service. The Registers
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EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.

The supreme court Of the United
States has sustained the validity OF
tho Nebraska fellow servants law
This decision lays down the practical
lines along which employers liability
legislation may be effective. The
Nebraska statute provided that.
'pntrinuf7ry negligence shall no,
- har o. recovery whore fr. r.gII-
fen,e ~ the injured ernpIrve 60
euEnt and That of Che fmpIa.er Wa
TO- DO comparison. hut that he
~ mage shall DO diminished ln rronor.
ugn g. ne amount of raFIIvarea ~
ui~iianl. tn the Injured amuIofe
lhls Statute was Intended 10 appiy
particularly 20 railroads and De- effect
was 70 wipe out the theory or con.
tribuiory negligence on the part Of A
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MAY
EXCEED $4,000
AGAINST SHERIFF AND
PREDECESSOR IN BERKE-
LEY COUNTY.
Auditors Complete Examination That
Reveals Gross Irresulari-
ties There.
ny CAL p. YOUNG.
rntcniEencer Buroau.
Charleston, ". va, NAY 20.


That the taxpayers have been de-
privcd OF about SIS 600. with posi-
bility Of $3.50 Omore. during the past
seven years. is the result OF the find.
ings made by the auditors under State
Tax Commissioner Blue. chief inspec-
tor and supervisor Of public Offices.
The alleged shortage. discrepancies.
errors. etc. are found against OK.
Sheriff r. ID Gardner and the present
sheriff. =. -. KetteTing. OF Berkeley
county. In the case Of the former.
the audit covers the pariod between
July ], 1905. and August Z. 1909. and
in the latter. for the settlements for
the past two years.
The auditors call particular atten-
ton % The finding showing the prac.
tice Of collecting delinquent personal
taxes and capitatlons and not ac-
counting FOR them In the settlements
with the funds entitled thereto In
the case ~ sheriff Gardner these 10.
tal &4fl5.5f In the case ~ sheriff
kettcrinR.s first two years the
amount is 952i63.
10 was the practice 81 ex.shcriH
Gardner 10 retain au the interest he
collected. that the law provides shall
b. added 10 taxes collected after tho
first OF January. The State and coun-
~ was thus deprived Of about s. 200.
which Gardner is called upon to re-
turn. tie is also charged Wifh hav.
INK received excessive Allowance and
commissions that the statute clearly
defines no ls not entitled Cd. amount.
ing 90 more than q thousand dollars
The findings against cN-Shcrin D. ID
Gardner are. due the State Of West
Virginia. 9i.3sfg4. Berkeley county
ii04f99f Discount allowed sheriff
but which ia not made a finding be-
cause The question is now pending
before the Supreme Court 1861.
The hndings against sheriff p. %
keter.ns are. State. f269.Os. county.
f2.7giG6.
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A LONGER PRESIDENTIAL TERM.

The judiciary committee OF the
United States senate strongly favors
six-year term for the presidency. with
ineligibiltty for reelection. In the
house OF representatives the Clayton
resolution has the same tenor Both
resolutions are plainly the result Of
the present agitation for a third term.
There are important arguments for n
six-year term. The disturbance and
turmoil OF the presidential elections
every four years very seriously affects
business OF all kinds. 4 longer term
would enable the President to mature
his policies and carry them through
without anticipating reelection. The
ineligibility for reelection would tend
to make the executive more indie
pendent and relieve him Of political
pressure. II Is not at all likely that
the proposed change. however. will be
made in the near future. Under no
circumstances could IL affect the
tenure OF the President to be chosen
in November. 1912.
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DEFENSE RESTS IN SUIT
AGAINST WALL PAPER MEN

CLEVELAND. o.. May 23.-Tak-
Ing OF testimony in the governments
suit against the eight wall paper
manufacturers and jobbers indicted
under the Sherman antitrust law.
charged with conspiracy In restraint
OF trade. ended az $3.50 this afternoon
when the defense rested its case.
Brief arguments followed The clos
Ing arguments will be made to-mor-
row.
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UNCLE WALT: The Poet Philosopher.

49,. n stEl' nF friend ny time debating tor Z
~ H mere 70 mend and
conduct ihr Of erpecfod
~. to on just The VIII Iect.
90 The orators and urava IA
has laid
70 ah' seek shea
m % Tor no rIa
HNey. zee my ncghtor D. that future ont
fha ~ make
"I matter mn. go,
self seek
20 ,o.ii bod tecr
DOM grc ~, @ DUG and worms protected ami b.
coyyt'gbt ,si, l. o. WALT MASON
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uet"eth New OrIeahs and the UuL were prom
nentiy before the public
Captain Eads." said Mr. Fiske lis a great engineer
great scientist But mind the greatest scientist
with the possible exception OF Joseph Henry-the
United States has ever produced F. l. Youmans.
You have heard that Prescott the historian
partially blind. wrote his histories by OF stylus
with which he made writing waxed plates He did
not his writing. but felt it, Then historian
Pakman was almost blind and he collected the facts
Tor his histories through the aid Of
some OF his histories without having a word But
Mr. Youmans who the first American really o make
scence popnlar-and he did that
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than did either o kman in niyo opinion
a of
of scientific investigation
could not see to read
made him
with the aid his
later While
his
of the Conservation or o force
Later Mr. Youmans entered with
science has gained such the
f. right
Edwards
World History" 49, 80
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NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
(By E j. EdwardS)

A Great Scientists Greatest Triumph.


deserted him.
Eads who
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-24

Young Mems Blue Serge Suits. $3.50,
So si2.5o. MeFADDEN's.
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edition is neat. comprehensive and
altogether creditable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07
Saturday, December Z. 1912.
THE AGRICULTURAL PROBLEM.

Prot. cyril G Hopkins. CHIEF OF
Chemistry in the University of Hi
nois. declares that the high cost of
living goes straight back TO the soil
The tarin b. not responsible. nor are
the trusts. nor the middlemen. They
are mere incidents. The hieh cost of
Ewing is the political phrase for fam.
Inc. and famine has It's origin In the
land In lS4o. Prof. Hopkins points
out. the nited States had a popula
ton Of %. 0O0. OUr. In 1910 IL has
grown to ?%2.0oO.oOO. This il an in
crease Of 5000 IN - years In ten
years our population has Increased
-l'e. and in the same period our acre
axe of farm Land has increased Sc
Al the present time only g., ~ tho
tllIahie land Of the country is mo-, un-
dor cultivation. In 1899 we produced
f4if"oo.0Oo bushels ~ corn. oats
wheat. barley and rye. Ten wears
later We produced l.4i5.00O. 900 bush.
els Of Tho same grains This is an in.
crease of o., in product. while the 10
tal number OF consumer has in.
creased over 2oe Moreover. our pro
duction p acre has actually fallen
IN Instead 81 increased
Economists may study these figures
10 advantage They mean that the
high cost OF living win not be- reduced
in The United States until We find
some method OF increasing tho yield
per acre Scientific intensive farm
inF BE- the only cure Make our farms
better and bring more acres under
cultivation. and po wiif have more
food and better food Tor pho poople
Every dollar spent for agricultural im
provemenf is a dollar spent 10 lower
the cost OF meat. of butter OF rrrl
and vegetable and etarthirg e,so
that The working man consume so
country can maintain 90 great indus
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banking and currency law in the
United States As MacVcagh points
ont. under our present system panics
are practically unavoidable. Our cur.
rency is inelastic. There are no a
means or increasing the supply az
money. nor Is there any effective
method Of retiring an over supply OF
currency. When bank deposItors be
come timid and begin to put their
money in hiding we have a panic. n
banks could be properly authorized
to issue currency against their com
mercial paper. they would soon r..
store TO circulation n sufficient
amount OF currency for an pressing
needs. and thus panics would D..
avoided. Practically that IS all that
the Aldrich currency bill proposes
II Is all that Is necessary. n is rea.
scnable. It Is simple and would be
effective.
Emergencies have two or three
different times created just that kind
Of currency. During the panic Of 1907
Pittsburgh clearing house certificates
we're in circulation throughout this
valley. These certificates we're used
as money There we're issued as
money by the Pittsburgh banks. and
The security for them was the assets
n the Pittsburgh banks To stop
money panics forever in the United
all We need Is a law authoriz
ing and ieGalizing just the kind Of
emergency currency that is represent
cd by the clearing house certificates
would not seem 10 Boz "a difficult
Thing 20 frame a measure 20 accom-
piish this. yet the Lawmakers OF tho
I nitrd States have staggered of 10 for
years. and done nothing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07

NFNNEt' -
TO woman suffrage held "A meeting at
the Schenley hotel on Wednesday
night. This is the way the Gazette
Times describes the meeting:
4 society audience ~ antf-srrr.raft.s
which packed the ballroom OF the S...u-
ley Hotel md stacked their motor cars
aIound tIre" sides OF the hotel plaza.
i.Si night. heard Mrs Frank ouiWI u OF
W n~Hhihgiuu. d. e.. declare. as an alrg-
uent against further extension OF tie
suurage privilege. that "hv 1918. one
hands or a Uprd. OF s.rnnI-
ErnWiN foreigners. who hiss al tI.
NnneFican t's. trampi" upon our laws
ana disresp,,t oar institutions
Exactly Why should the aides
who are able to meet In the brilliant
halls Of the Schenley hotel. who 40
there clad In furs and diamonds. and
who park their costly automobiles al
the door. care about woman suffrage
Why should they bother themselves
about the social and economic needs
OF their sisters who work for a living?
Why should they take up the burden
OF citizenship and allow themselves 10
be diverted from the more essential
$50" NNH
duties OF perfccting their bridge whist
or developing the turkey trot? n
there is any aspect OF life ln America
that deserves TO he classed a. su.
premely hypocritical. selfish. %snobbish
and contemplate. it. Is the attitude
taken by e few rich. well protected
and entirely comfortable women
against the extension OF suffrage 10
other womcu Grant. n necessary.
that this particular class Of women
viii not vote IL given the privilege Of
voting The world will lose little
thereby. but why they should place
themselves in opposition 10 a move
ment which makes for the elevation Of
the working woman. for her profec.
ton against dangers which assail her
ON every hand. and for her equal
and privileges passes the com.
prehension Of the ordinary mortal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07
THE CAMPAIGN OF ISLANDER.

Cont nuIng the campaign of SANDER
which has been carried on AGAINST
President Taft almost from Pho begin
ming ~ hi4 administration. % report
has boon widely circulated Chat hc
fas demanded rho os'crafIou of Nrs
General -i0nrst-ecf. widow OF tho
rreaf Confederate General. who r.
Iostmis'r"sa af Gainesville Ca ON
account or alleged political activities
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trial prosperity without a plentiful
supply OF good food.
h agricultural problem Is easily
the biggest n before the American
people.
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An Official denial shows that thoro
i"'er was and s nor now. ans foua.
cation for such 20 statement Hous..
90. d'n.aIs Will bot stop tr. months
of iO" s%iana"r,rs which persistar-iv
followed William Do Taft and hs sd
".n'-irat'n a nos story vlu be Ir.
vented next week and 81 now .c viii
ind greedy believer.
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CALL SERVICE
VIII Be Held Tomorrow in Island
Christian Church-RevivaI closes
at Evening Meeting.

tHr annual ruil call services and hI~i-
i'-- meeting viii ne held tomorrow
'N'ninE ir o." Island christian church.
fl.I i.'f 'ltrI"- Iiut~lHr. The pastor.
Uitu- Co.. next year viii O.. discussed
All members arc expected 20 respond 10
Iulf lalI
Th" revival which bias been in pro-
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mes which parallels Lake Ontario and which makes direct connectior WIN
'e Hrand Trunk at Niagara Falls the Ontario a Wesfar, ~ .i. 80 =
nea large amount Of traffic from the west tt otherwise wouId bTvs ssu.,
10 Ue Ne" york. Central. All this " as done soIav with Tho Intent 20 nm
the osdensbufs system over to the Nanderbfts O d profitable basis
o., As t0r Ia Nanderbnts. they recognized tina, MIR p,rops bad made
us system a dangerous competitor OF the New York Central ad tbev wers
very anxious TO secur" control OF It, But In order TO do that ON nooyl. r.
ntNeu Una II "a necessary TO chuck a blum. n may Sc ID somewbat cca~ea
NpFssloh' : hat Mr. Parsons would believe thar wa utapta5 = bTt
IeW Mo. ne ensb railroad territory. We sent out d, rps of engineers
oIensby 10 survey a new route from Utica northward toward Nonra,I W.,
u u onr tmngs; oil which N No at liberty to speak. soely. or he urpos
U p'rSWhung MI Parsons that we intended to get for tho New ynrt C~n
"A fairs share II the great business ormmtD - - ~ ut IN
Lawrence Valley and At Oswego "s III the ="
raob tS 80 Is 1oh smes carried N these bluffs for two q three years
Each side believed that the other was sincere Tho ,,to~tu. -
80 - ~" VI u I atsohs VA Trying to create a great railroad system in North
sn NeN iork tat would prove fairly successful in comnsttor M ~.
~, - - ,vuIaL IN lhe other hand. Mr. Parsons believed for a long time
mat We really contemplated building two o three nov line - $500.
Ne" lork, 81 that We wOud be able TO compete with him
II "s while ] "a in upper New York abot sV month. no.. 49,.
eood friend whispered to me this hint. What is no us of - soIH,a
'. PARSONS and Of his fighting YOU You can snare vorrse, ~ s--a-
eHp.h7r by getting together. He wants you to take tho Ogfnn.t,- s-,n
oH MS hahds mn you wan to take IL. Now. il is only ou,st,r ~ -
tation is to terms my " pu'SIoh o. ego
u acted instantly on that hint. / found my friend was rich, W.. ,rroea
uWh ne terms without IN difficulty, and the deal was nsr,,a.a5 ms
WWlHE As q matter Of act. " e might have had thai Svt,,,t 49,, -
ao u We had been n little wiser. and Mr. Parsons ui.hr nav. tr-.l u -
10 US 'hee years ~ ~ he. too. had been "a little wiser" "
VopNrlEht, 1912. by Z J. Edwards An right ras.v.t,
omoIo" MT edwards will tell Of a Great Magician A,rr,c, -
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ST. LOUIS END OF
HARVESTER SUIT OVER

ST. LOUIS. Dec 6.-The -. Loui.
nearing boz the governments suit TO
the International Harvester
company cam" 10 q close this after
noon and spcCial examiner Rohcrt =
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07
A CURRENCY BILL

Secretary Franklin MacVeagh. in
his last report 10 Congress. again em.
phasizos the need ~ the scientific
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Wise Men Who Acted Foolisblv
(By Z. ]. Edwsrds.)


y May. 1891 the iaeC Cornelius Vanderbilt. as the head or the Vanderbilt
railroad system. announced tina. the New York CentrstR auro, Com.
- ny Oar Just executed an agreement with Charles Parsons president OF
ne nome NatertoN & Ogdensburg Railroad COMPANY for "a wear Lease
~ ue emHe system. IA that the New York Central would Immediately be
sh ne operation OF this system a. a part or the New York Central
. ihe Rome. WatertoNn & Ogdensburg Railroad system Ws but nm nv
.t fdteuns' Nho died in 1900 10 PRACTICAL covered all fb. pr o. 10
is 80 norm o. me New York Central lines II occupied a highly stra;e-
-c poeuuon It's Inc furnished direct railway muncat with Mon
teaL winch ne New York Central did not. and with the West nv means
0I ratio aLuances seclred IL NLarara Eama- L.
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tins system as one which might offer very damaging com.
petition TO their own lines. hence the leasing OF H.
Just after Mr.. Vanderbilt had made the announcement,
o. the leasing OF the Ogdensburg railroad. the late Major
trail. said TO me.
Ine contamination OF this deal this morning termi
mates hree years OF absolutely useless struggle. which
clearly shows that even the ablest men have sometimes a
""ihn-ss 10 act IN a most foolish manner
rms struggle began when Mr.. Parsons threatened 70
"u i" bf4eI-burg into New England. lie emphasized
ul securing. through alliance With the Grand Trunk.
direct entry INTO Montreal. something thar thu Neyy yort
S"ntral ud not possess. by allowing the Ontario a West
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Taylor and attorneys for both sides
prepared 10 depart for 81 Paul. where
the next hearing viii De- held. begin.
hlns az J" O'Clock Monday morning.
lIans To resume the hearing next
week in Chicago were abandoned be-.
cause Of tho numbc. OF witnesses
TO be called from northern aud north.
western points
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07

Mems Solid Comfort Bull Moose
Slippers. $3.50. McFAODEN'S.
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ANTI.womeN suFFRAeIs1s

A Pittsburgh association opposed
TO woman suffrage held a meeting al
the ~Schenley hotel on Wednesday
night. This is the way the Gazette
Times descrlhes the mnntinr.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-02
IMPROVE THE FRUIT.

It is to be hoped that the county
fruit inspector will insist upon a
strict observance Of the law regard
ing the marketing this fan. of dis
cased ana ordinarily unstable apples.
and thus pave the way for improved
conditions In that portion of the fruit
raising industry Methods that have
prevailed for years which permitted
the sale of anything in the apple line,
without regard to it's appearance. or
fitness for food, are no longer ac-
ccptable To the vast majority of
consumers. Those who have been
familiar with the best offerings i'm the
apple line and who have been willing
to pay handsome prices for excellent
fruit, do not look with favor upon
the sCrawuy stun which Is some
times offered for sale to the country
merchants by growers who take abso-
lutcly no care of their trees and oN-
pect 10 dispose of their fruit as they
always have done In exchange for
trade
There has been a vast Improvement
I'm the grading Of apples and other
fruit during the last decade, and it is
the growers who have benefited i'm
every instance. hence they are stand
ing In their own light when they OH
iect 10 the demands of Just aud
equitable law. They appear to think. /
because they have always n,glcrted /
their orchards and permitted the .
trees to grow as hest they might pro- /
ducing mediocre fruit year after year +
that they may still continue to do So .
They complain when the merchant
objects Co accepting their scraWuy .
ana Infected apples but they do not /
remember that his objection is based .
upon the unwillingucss of his custom
ers to buy this sort Of fruit when
they may secure more choirr uu rinrS
even at an increased price
The fact has often been demon
stratcd that rople want the hcst ana
viii pay for IT, Aud after they have
become used 10 q certain article at
quality they object Co taking some
thing not as good Modern methods
have increased the value or many
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-02
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

This great institution opens its
doors for the fall semester on Sep
tember goth. Courses of instruction
include: General Agriculture, Agron-
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Horticulture, Entomology, Veterinary
Science, Civil Engineering, Mechanic
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ence, Domestic Art, Commerce, For
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Physics, Mathematics, English Lam
guage and Literature, Public Speak
ing, Modern Languages, History, Art
Architecture, Industrial Pedagogy,
Physical Education, Military Science,
and Tactics, and Music.
Catalogue and illustrated ltera-
ture mailed free on application, Ad-
dress: Registrar Oregon Agriculture
al College, Corvallis, Oregon.
School Year Opens September 2Oth