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idle except on his own choice. To-day
over $50 of the entire capacity OF
the iron and steel industry OF the
United States is employed. To-day
the potteries, the glass houses and
subsidiary factories of the Ohio val.
ley are busy. They are operating on
a lower scale of profits than have
heretofore prevailed. but nevertheless
they are operating; men are being
employed. and investors in these in.
dustries are at least receiving some
return upon their investments.
The recovery from the panic of
1907 and 1908 has been slow but
sure. In each of the past two years
the balance of trace OF the United
States with the rest of the world has
averaged over sG0.OOO,OOO.OO n
month. In other w-rds. i'm the past
twenty-four months the United States
has sold TO other countries over
81, 500. OOO.O0O.O worth OF goods
more than It has bought. This is the
overwhelming evidence OF a sound
industrial condition. To-day the
treasury OF the United States holds
more gold than the Bank OF England
and the Bank OF France combined.
All things are ripe for a resumption
OF prosperity and an increase in bust.
ness activity unsurpassed in the his
tory OF the United States. This happy
condition has largely been brought
about because business has been as.
sured OF steady conditions. the sher.
man antitrust law has been defined
and orderly and lawful procedure has
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10
The BIG COTTON CROP.

The census bureaus ginning report
shows a record breaking cotton crop
for 1911 running well over 10000
600 bales. The figures from Texas
are particularly interesting in view
OF the predictions once made shat
the boil weevil was going to wipe
out the business. The Lone Star
state met the first attack of this
Mexican pest, which spread over
practically the entire commonwealth.
Yet Texas produced about 10000
more bales than in the big crop yea
OF 1906.
The economic advance OF the cot
ton planter during the past fifteen
years has been one OF the CONNER
cial wonders OF the world. At the
earlier period. Atwood Pierson de.
scribed the condition Of the cotton
planters Of Lauderdale county. Ten
nessee. by saying that niney-five per
cent OF them we're insolvent. James
Radney. OF Roanoke. Ala. said that
only about a fourth of those in his
neighborhood we're solvent But grow.
Ing crops and higher prices ard bet
ter methods are now accompanied by
large bank reserves.
The labor problem with which the
cotton planter has had to deal Is
not understood outslde Of the cotton
belt. a certain negro near Rocking
ham. s. e.. had bee- renting a cotton
farm ON half shares. and the previous
year he saved {1.tO0 over living ex-
penses Tie Quit 10 go 20 work I'm a
livery stable. where he earned less
than 1925.
why did you quite" asked rep
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10
rae eoloNEL,s ALARM.

In View u what has really happcnd.
We say it H. amusing TO remember the
Coloncis alarm over what Taft Re-
puolirans were Eoing 90 do 70 him
and bic. az today's convection. n vas
really funny 90 the time TAFT Rspub-
hcane are not the ones who engage
in strLnElinE the sentiment ~ either
The majority or the minority On con-
Nrntions They leave that FOR such
Roosevelt counties a. Roanc and such
parliamentary thieves and tryants 40
M "a FLYNN. Wood county Repuhli-
cans are thinking somewhat % the
common enemy and intend 70 bs~
peaceful toward each other and fair.
so o. t1 b. able Co. maui the ucmocra-
~ good and sound when the real con-
test comes on in November. Colonel
kouerNclts alarm vas UNNECESSARY
lie and his are being treated fairly
in Wood county and in that part OF
% known 49, Parkersburr. this day.
Perhaps that a. not what he prefers.
but h. would rather take the martyr
role. o. b. does where he d. setting
licked something which is happen
Ink right ainng almost anywhcra-
iarkcrsJurg State Journal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10
coNVIcTs ON TIE ROADS.

The state OF New Jersey proposes
70 employ prisoners to work on pub
Tic roads. An act has passed both
houses OF the legislature empowering
the county authorities 20 use the in.
mates Of the county Jail or other
penal institutions on country roads.
and the state authorities 10. take in.
mates Of the state institutions for
labor on the state roads. The en-.
ploymeut Of convict labor in road
making seems particularly apprcpri-
ate The roads belong 10 the public
The convict. in a sense. belongs to
the public In probably no other &C.
cupation is tho work Of tho convict
50 directly beneficial 10 the public.
and In no other field does hc come
less directly In competition With
honest labor 8 number 81 states
have employed their conyicts 10 =
limited degree ON road work. and the
experiment has generally been salts.
factory. New Jersey is the first state
that has proposed 20 enter upon this
work on r. large scale
in Mcdowell county. West virginia.
under the direction OF Dr &c. ID. Hat
field. president of the county court
the experiment OF convict labor ur
mo county roads vas successfully
tried n number of years AFRO q port
able Jail vas built. con,icts were put
to work instead Of beiup confined Boz
idlouess. and aa o. result great many
miles of good road have been hIIt
in that county The SUCCESS ~ tho
experiment in West Virginia indt
Gates the pol Utility Of more general
employment OF conticfs in hIs line
~ work Certainly West virginia
needs tho roads. There bel probably
no state east of tho Mississippi
river whose roads are In worse con.
dition than West Virginia's our
mountain territory makes road build.
lng and road maintenance costly Do
every county in West Virginia from
time to time large numbers 81 pris
oners 1re held on jail sentence The.
.arc maintained OF expense 10 Ir
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10
Uncle Walt
The Poet PHILOSOPHER

The Poles which had been ages discovered are A. last
oac men oed on by through bowling
-. blast with frozen feet and cheeks they hurried
'E WI FOLES with frozen hands solved the
problem which had worried the world a thou
sand years And teors dire 70 greet them and dangers
monged the way and polar bears them as horses
eat their hay The Arctic night and found them in
epd IN the gloom and Arctic rhsnoms around them and
wea OF death and doom Yet accomplishing undaunted nd
e explorers roam until they found the poles they and
pped the blamed things home Thus victory comes 20 the bidder
Who pays the price Of toll I'm when consider how
raise huge turmoil DER little obstacles face me when nv task
pursue plainly see % must disgrace hovdydo So
after This 90 be like Pcary Imundsen the bold and t, On
hough heart be and both my arc cold WALT MASON
coDvrirht ttbswA
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"EFFICIENcY."

This watchwoTd and fad OF the day
is being discussed at a convention in
New York OF the American Society
for the Promotion OF Efficiency.
Among the ideas emphasized at this
meeting has been that the element
OF human nature has got to be care
fully weighed. as well as physical
motions and time elements.
No magazine OF national reputation
felt that II could hold its subscribers
through the year 1911 unless IL pro-
duced one or more articles on this
subject. We believe we have read
some 7S4 times about the brick.
layers who could lay three times as
many bricks with less effort by re-
ducing the number Of motions from
eighteen TO five.
And yet study OF efficiency il moth
ing new. Anyone who ever worked
In a factory knows how earnestly the
more serious operatives will argue
these questions as 70 how processes
can be most effectively performed
As the speakers have been saving
az the efficiency congress. you have
got TO consider the effect Of all TN ,se
motions on the human nerves and
muscle. n a so-called efficiency de-
vice means that a man must work
faster. II is borrowing from his capi.
tai OF health 10 add TO his wages or
the employers profits. and thus in
either event is depreciating capital
Any correct efficiency device makes
its gains not by making a higher de-
mand on human energy. but simply
by removing traditional obstacles
10 the employment OF that energy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10
Wednesday. April 10, 1912.
THE TAFT MOVEMENT.

The onward sweep OF the Taft
movement through the United States
continues Here and there are spas.
modic eruptions Of opposition senti-
ment but on the whole the sound.
conservative Republicanism OF the
country is lining up as one man for
the denomination of President Taft
Entirely apart from the new and
radical doctrines promulgated BY Mr..
Roosevelt, entirely apart from the
third term objection. entirely apart
from the alleged controversy between
the reactionaries and the so-called
progressives. one big sentiment IS
actuating the large majority Of the
American people and makes for the
denomination and reelection OF
William n. Taft. When William r..
Taft entered the Presidency this
country was in the throes Of a panic
which had devastated industry and
paralyzed finance. Dozens OF banks
failed In the latter part OF 1907 and
the early part OF 1908. In the city
OF Wheeling. for instance. the River
side mill did not turn wheel for
over eighteen months. The Aetna
Standard and the Laughlin and like
Industries were idle for over Two
years Thousands Of men walked the
streets in this and other cities and
looked for work. and found no work
Contrast that situation with the
situation today Every Wheeling
paper to-day carries advertisements
nom the big Industrial concerns Of
this vicinity. asking for laborers and
skilled vOrkmon. 40 man in the
Ohio valley who has health and
strength and skill 70 work need be
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been substituted in our national
legislation for hysteria and clamor
All that we need to insure a con.
tinuance Of unusual prosperity is the
assurance OF sound and wise councils
in the national legislation and I'm the
White House. The people of the
United States believe that Mr.. Taft
is a safe man They believe that he
is an honest man. and therefore they
will entrust the national administra.
ton in the next four years to him
rather than to any one Of the doctri.
naries and the apostles OF rldiealism
who are opposing him.
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that road.
Four Eve years before Mr. Aliens death he was
cOnversing with few friends the Union League Club
IN New York. OF which he of the founders. He
asked whether Cooper built and ran
FIRST locomotive engine in the United States In reply
Alien said:
There any occasion for any discussion
over this matter. Both Mr. Cooper and extremely
Interested In the renorts which the United
from England tell OF the building
alton OF steam locomotive engine by Stephenson
AZ that time engineer employed by the company
which 10 caraI fror,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10

The salary Of the president Of the
Swiss republic has been raised to
$4,000. but you can scarcely get
elected 10 the lower branch 81 the
legislature for that In this country.
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n those Virginia outlaws would
drop heir guns and come down into
The lovlands and 90 20 work. they
would be confronted with the hor-
rihle alternative Of having 10 eat
square meals and wcprirg comfort
able clothes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10

IN view OF the LARGE number Of
states that have already defrauded
Mr.. Roosevelt. and the many others
that are getting ready 10 do W. %
would seem that We need the iniunc
ton a. we'll az the recall
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10

These rsbcrts Of GREAT applause"
which pa1-'uate the speeches In the
Congressional Record remind US Of
the bass d'nGt player who ais1 7per.
ates the cymbsls with his foot
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10

IN view Of the surerinEs encoun.
tered by the coal operators in meet.
Ing the cost % living. We hardly see
how they can give the miners any
more pay
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counties and they produce no return.
BY little systematic direction mony
OF these prisoners might be profitably
employed in road making The public
would be benefited and the prisoners
would be benefited themselves.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10

The Countess Of Warwick says the
absence Of formality a. the white
House IL delightful but we shall not
feel really comfortable when Mr.
Taft entertains ne unless we can cit
around In orr shirt sleeves.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10

Tho government NAV he spending
several hundred millions Of dollars
noedlcssly. but az the free seeds
from our congressman have come 10
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resentative of the Worlds Work.

"Oh. just TUX a notion ter" was
the reply. The far-reaching tenn
permanent thus suggested is a prob
lem that has had to be met BY the
spending Of more money for machin-
cry and fertilizer, and relatively less
for labor
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We believe that things are running
fairly we'll after al.
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New News of Yesterday


okAtfo ALLAN uhO Of
y e.rs ens@sed az eIl engner
ence.ke The construction % the
ne ~acing engineers
s'tn OF he CrO'on aq1eduet
which
BY the city authorities
aqdnct main M Allen leading
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-10

AvarIce ls the only kind Of Ice that
will not melt.
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A chemicalized substance
sprinkled upon floors or carpets
to be swept, absorbs all dust,
kills moths and dust germs, re-
stores faded colors. A o.
Alb. can, a 25c value. AUC
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Published Daily. Except Sunday, by the
Intelligence PUBLISHING Company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
EDDIE FOSTER.

Eddie Foster, third baseman Of
the Washington club, Is the best
young player to come into the
American league this year, in the
opinion of President Ban Johnson.
The head of the American
league voiced this opinion when
asked to name the best all-around
young ball player Of this years
vintage. This is what Johnson
says of Foster:
Foster Is but one of several
very fast players, who have made
great records in their first sea-
sons efforts. When every view OF
Fosters work is considered, how
ever, / believe he Is entitled to
the honor of leading the list.
This is his second adventure
in the American league and he
learned much by his first exper-
fence. Like many a young play
er he was not ready for fast COM
pany-the first time up. and he did
not know how to take care OF
himself.
at is different now, however,
for he has learned his lesson well
and realizes 1t Is up to him to
keep himself in condition to de-
liver the best baseball that Is IN
him.
Foster Is a Chicago boy. He
was discovered by Robert McRoy
when Robert was manager of 9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
CITY CHAMP BALL
WILL BE HOT

While the Jewels and Brewers
are trying to settle the opinion as
to which Is the best team of semi
pros, the Keystones appear on the
horizon and want to know where
they get off at. The Keystones be-
lieve that they have as much right
to claim the honor of the city as
either of the other two teams. All
they want is to arrange a contest
with the winner of the Jewell
Brewer game, which will be play
ed on the league grounds next
Sunday morning.
The Auditors are also among
contestants for the championship
Mike Lynch is going to watch
the work of some of the semi
pros who look good at present.
Tacoma grammar school kids
have had football teams for years,
but an organized association has
never been formed. The baseball
lea CUES have proven how well the
kids can organize and there Is
Just about as much enthusiasm
over the gridiron game.
The question IL an organization
will be taken up at the next meet
ing of the school board.
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semi-pro team sevelal years ago
He was with the New York team
in 1910 but was not of much use.
SO was sold to Rochester of the
International league. He played
great ball for Rochester and last
fall Jim McAleer spent two weeks
watching him before he made UP
his mind to take him to Wash
ington. McAleer told me at that
time that Foster was the best
young player he had seen any
anywhere that season.
1.-THE only possible objection to
Foster might be that he is small,
this does not appear to handicap
him, for he covers as much ground
as any third baseman and his
speed in getting after the ball Is
enough to make up for any lack
of inches. He throws to first &C
curately and fast and from almost
any position.
st is a delicate thing for me
to pick player as the best young
ster in the American league. but
l feel that Foster deserves the
distinction and 1t Is no discredit
at all for any Of the other young
stars, that he should be chosen
On the other hand it should be
an incentive for young players te
work hard to make as good a rec
ord as Foster has made for him
self"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12

With the first game of the sea-
SON only ten days off, Coach Per-
kins and his high school football
men are going to have some tall
work to do. Tacoma High meets
Auburn High on the 21st and all
of the men are not back in school
yet. 1t would be q little danger
GUS to start right out and Dlay
with almost no conditioning. II
might mean that some of the
squad will be iayed low until late
In the season. The candidates,
however. are nearly all In fine
condition and should be feeling fit
when the season opens. A little
later on the team clashes with ABB
erdeen. The Blue and Gold met
defeat In the first game of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
BURNS-RIVERS
ARE MATCHED

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IA
frankie Burns of Oakland and
Joe Rivers OF San Francisco in
a 30 round bout here Is the fistio
attraction that Promoter James
Coffroth Is figuring on today.
Burns victory over One Round
Hogan has convinced Coffroth
that the Oakland lightweight Is
of championship caliber, and if
Burns trims Rivers, Coffroth
plans to send him against Joe
Mandot..
Burns manager has agreed to
the match and Coffroth Is now ne
gotiating with Rivers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
COBB CAN'T KEEP
OUT OF TROUBLE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 12.-Ty
Cobb, Detroit's sensational center
fielder. is again the storm GEN.
ter of a baseball quarrel. The
trouble started in the third in
ming of yesterdays game with
Philadelphia. Umpire Connolly
called Cobb out for stepping out
of the batter's box. A spectator
in the grand stand hit Connolly In
the mouth with a bottle.
Cobb then seated himself ON
the bench instead of taking his
position in the field, but finally
went out. The wranghng did not
stop, and before 1t was over Witt
and Bush were chased.
Umpire Connolly sent full re-
port of the affair to President
Johnson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
WHERE THEY PLAY TODA


Churchill 1. Double plays-Frisk
to Sepulveda; Neighbors to Crit
tenden. Hit by pitched ball-By
Concannon, Scharnweber; by
Churchill. James. Left on bases
Vancouver 5, Tacoma s.
Charlie Schmutz sort of had the
Indian sign on us. Some salts
faction, wasn't it, Charlie?
Jimmy Concannon would just
as soon have tried to stop an in
surrection.
Boobies, hobbies everywhere
and then more of the same.
Six runs In the first spasm
For the love of Petes, these are
strenuous days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
FRISCO MAGNATE
GETS BIG FISH

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-Frank
M. Ish, San Francisco baseball
magnate, is hero among pisca-
'torial sportsmen as result OF a
picturesque battle with one Of the
largest sword fishes ever brought
to gaff In Southern California
waters. His fish measured more
than nine feet In length and
weighed 1874 pounds. He cap
tured it off San Clemente island
after four hours and 20 minutes
battle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
WOOD WINS Is
STRAIGHT, GAMES

CHICAGO. Sept. 12.-Presi-
dent Ban Johnson ruled today
that Joe Wood, Notwithstanding
he was taken out of yesterdays
game gets credit for winning If
teen straight games. johnson
ruled that as Boston was ahead
when Wood weakened and was
withdrawn when his record as un-
furnished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
DIX PUTS LID ON BOXING 8
I'm NEW YORK STATE

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Good-
bye to championship lighting in
New York is the general feeling
among fight fans and fight promo
ters following Governor Dix's
squeIching of the Wolgast- Nc
Farland contest through his mo-
tifying Sheriff Hamburger that 1t
is to. be prize fight pure and
simple and must not be permit
ted. Dix's action is taken to
mean that the governor Is determ-
incd to nuliify the present box
ing law by insisting on rigid en-
forcement of the penalty code
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
ONLY TWO MORE GAMES
FOR TIGER TOWN

The Tacoma fans Will have the
opportunity of seeing the Tiger
roadsters twice more this season.
Once will be next Sunday when
Umpire day comes off. Let's be
good sports, regardless of the sit
uation and show our good spirit
by turning out and giving Van
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12

Haltren a rousing reception. Van
isn't to blame for the position of
the team. There is going toFne ?
big program and lots of funa "
The second game will be played
here with the Bees on the last
day of the season, and then we
can forget we ever had such a
year. :
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
BY United Press L

\ VANCOUVER. B. c., Sept. IL.
-Concannon was easy meat for
the Beavers yesterday, and in the
FIRST two rounds they knocked
him out of the box. Churchill
took his place and was equally
as successful. 16 to was the
total score. Charlie Schmutz was
in fine form and took 1t upon
himself to turn the laugh on his
former playmates.
The Tigers got their runs in
the fourth inning. when Saddle,
Neighbors, Lynch, Churchill and
= base on balls Melted four.
Freer, a new face in the North
western league, played with the
Beavers yesterday.
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provision which makes prize fight
ing felony. II he maintains this
attitude II means that only second
and third rates can show here and
that New York tight bugs wiil'n
see q top notch attraction again
SO long as Governor Dix sits at
Albany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-12
in THE
CONVERSATION
LEAGUE

Jack Fradette was at head
quarters this morning. Several
important questions were up be-
fore the house which could only
be decided by the national presi-
dent and 1t was lucky thing
Jack was around.
Big meeting of the league to-
day in the Dutch room. Ernest
Lister and Carl Eshelman seem
to be the big hitters. Keep her
up, boys, If you want to retain
your membership.
What a housekeeping there
will be tomorrow. Just keep your
eye on the board at headquarters
and see the great transformation.
National President Jack Fradette
suggests that a photo of some one
of the prominent men of the Unit
ed States who have been placed
on file at the local grounds be
given to visiting members. Great
head, Jack.
Theo. Rusefelt, who tried out
in that game at the stadium, is
some hitter. but Scout Mathews
says he will not quite do as he
looses too many balls hitting
fouls.
Ned Drew had batting rally
at Ninth and Tacoma avenue yes
ter. He was hitting 'em up for
fair.