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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-17
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-17
FINAL HEARING
OF GAS CASE
BEFORE JUDGE HERvEY IN CIR.
CUT COURT SATURDAY.
Taking Of Dispositions Will BE Re.
sumed Tomorrow and viii Be
Completed Shortly.


Completed Shortly.
IL was stated at the court house
yesterday that the taking OF deposi-
tons in the suit Of tie City OF Wheel
ing VS.. The Natural Gas Company. OF
West Virginia. would be resumed to-
morrow i'm the Office of Court Stenog-
rapher Louis Walters. and that the
case would come up for final hearing
before Judge Hervey Saturday.
This Is the famous gas case which
has been hanging fire in the courts
for the past three years and involves
the right of the Natural Gas Company
TO sell its product 10 the residents OF
the city for Illuminating purposes
Something over three years ago the
matter came up when IL was discover
cd that many residents OF the city
we're using natural gas for lighting
and a temporary Injunction was Sc
cured against the gas company. re
straining IL from selling it's product
for this purpose. throwing the ques-
ton into the courts.
The application for the Injunction
was based on an ordinance which
gives the city alone the right to sell
gas for an illuminant. and the court
upheld the validity of the ordinance.
The matter did not end here. how
ever. and has been in the courts for
about three years. different phases OF
the case coming up for disposition at
different times.
During the past several months
dispositions Of very yoluminous ma.
ture have been taken from time to
time and IL is said the end is now in
sight \ few dispositions still remain
10 he secured and these will be taken
tomorrow and according 10 the in.
formation Yesterday the case Will
come up for a final hearing before
Judge Hervey Saturday, as stated
above
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
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on the relaxed muscular coat of the
bowel, thus overcoming weakness,
and aiding to restore the bowels to
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Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
HIS BEST WORK.

We must say that Mr.. Roosevelt
grows upon us. There are possible
tiles in him that we had not suspect
ed. He improves greatly with &C
quaintance.
Six or eight weeks ago who would
have thought that the gentleman
from Oyster Bay would by this time
be spreading terror and destruction
in the republican party? Who then
could have dreamed that before the
summer verdure appeared he would
be doing things to republicanism
that all the democrats in the country
have failed for many years to accom-
plish?
Evidently we must revise our
judgment of this very interesting
gentleman. Forgetting some things
that are past, We rather like him.
He is performing a great public SER
vice and We are going to be fair and
square enough to admit it.
Everybody knows that an inside
job is very artistic. The trouble with
the democrats for a long time has
been that the republicans have kept
them all on the outside. In politics
as in war there is nothing like fight
ing at close range.
Our admiration of Mr.. Roosevelt
increases also as we contemplate the
precision and omprehensiveness OF
his efforts. He is just as ready to
break up a republican county con-
vention or to chase the delegates out
of the windows as he is to organize
a rough house or riot in republic
can state convention.
Nothing that looks like republican
peace and harmony escapes the gen.
tleman's notice. 1t may be only a
speck on the landscape; yet he falls
upon it like a thousand of brick
Wherever he sees republican or
ganization head he hits it. Wher-
ever a republican chairman or dele
gate who is for Taft or La Toilette
opens his mouth he smacks him.
There has been no such terror in
the republican party since 1892,
when it took about 100000 of
democrats to do what he is doing
now. Thousands of young demo-
Gratis have heard of such things, but
they never witnessed them before.
Any man who, single-handed, can
trim up the republican party in this
fashion is worthy of our profound
the part of democrats to ignore such
1t would be rank ingratitude on
excellent work. When he gets
with the republican party it
will be what the boys used to call a
pudding< They can eat their way
through it. When his heroic and
patriotic labors come to an end the
chances are that there will be no re-
publican party. The prospect is al
most too good to be true.
We do not know what Mr.. Roose-
elt's grievance against the repub-
ican party may be, but he is making
such a good job of ripping it up the
back and splitting it wide open that
ne deserves the thanks of every APP
9reciative democrat. He works
while others sleep. When he is not
slugging some fine old republican
against the ropes he is pulling the
house down upon another.
Let us salute the gentleman and
encourage him. He evidently knows
what he is about. Anybody who can
paralyze the republican party on the :
eve of a presidential campaign must |
not be judged too severely for the
youthful indiscretions that he may !,
ave committed.-St. Louis Repub- :,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
THAT HARD WORKING FEDERAL
BRIGADE.

There is no thinking man who will
sympathize with or pay any serious
attention to the hue and cry raised
by the big toothed Teddy and his
cohorts against the activities of the
federal brigade in and Of the Taft
campaign. Roosevelt, when he was
last a candidate for the presidency
before he broke his promise to run
no more, did not disclose any mar
velous scruples about political meth
ods In order to get $250,OOO for
the New York campaign he sold the
people to Hartman. The price was
a pitiful one, but he needed the
money.
Nor did any one ever hear of Pres
ident Roosevelt forbidding federal
Office holders to be active in his be-
half. What is civil service sauce for
the goose is also civil service sauce
for the gander. 1t will avail him lit
tie to roar about methods which he
did not scruple to use when he had
the power to do so.
But it does seem as if congress
ought to make his cutlery avail the
people and the government some
thing. Why not institute an inves-
tigation of the alleged misuse of fed
eral patronage. Charges have been
made that delegates to the Chicago
convention have been chosen by such
misuse of patronage.
One specific complaint is that a
postoffice inspector in Alabama has
the president.
Down in Texas a campaign man
ager is reported to have said to fed
eral officeholders that the recon-
mendations of Taft republicans will
control the Texas situation in the
matter of patronage.
1t has been charged that Chairman
Harris of the republican state COM
mittee of Oklahoma assured a fear
full postmaster that II will see that
you are appointed if you will bring
a delegation to the state and dis
trict conventions instructed for
Taft proving his capacity to fulfill
his promise by the production of an
alleged letter from the postoffice de-
partment indicating that he could
make good his promise.
Gov. Stubs of Kansas has de-
Luc alt CdLAPdI6A III IAd I
state as an assault upon the suffrage
by the federal officeholders.
1t is conceded that there is moth
ing to it but Taft throughout the
south because of the strength of the
federal brigade.
Why should not congress enter
tain the proposition made in the SEN
ate to investigate the nuisance of the
patronage of the government for the
corruption of it's electorate? No
one would grudge Mr.. Roosevelt any
advantage that such an investigation
might afford him, however unworthy
of it he may be because of his own
former resort in forbidden and de-
grading methods. st. Joe Observer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

(By Charles H. Tavener, special
Washington correspondent of The
Reporter.)
Washington, April 13.-The i'm
preston is steadily gaining ground
that the democratic excise-income
tax, which proposes to place upon
wealth a part of the burden of sus-
tanning the government, will pass the
senate and the white house. Sena-
tor Penrose, who pretends to be the
leader of the standpatters in the SEN
ate, has made the statement that
none of the democratic bills would
be allowed to pass the senate, but it
is becoming more and more appar-
ent that Senator Penrose and those
of his kind who have assumed in the
past to rule the senate no longer
have the power to "allow" certain
measures to pass, or prevent others
from passing.
The truth is, a great many of the
senators on both sides of the cham
Der, either because they are fright
ened by the wave of protest against
the high tariff injustice, or because
they believe in the inherent right
and justice of the income tax measure,
have come to look favOrably on the
bill. At least there has been a ces-
sation of the talk about the "uncon--
stitutionality' of the measure, and
since this argument always has been
the standpat answer to all logical
proposals, the sign is considered a
good one. Nobody pretends to know,
nf yu,ho hn ,,1k To fof1 1f
the present bill will be, but from the
popular approval that has been &C
corded the measure, it is admitted
by all that such legislation must
come eventually.
The presnt tariff law raises about
$3.50, 100000 annually in govern
ment revenue. And for every dol
lar of revenue thus turned into the
United State treasury, it is estimated
by democratic leaders in congress,
who have studied the matter from
every possible angle, that the tariff
barons put five dollars into their own
pockets in the form of loot. In other
words, the tariff gives these benefic-
iaries the right to collect five dol
lars in tribute for every dollar the
government collects in revenue.
This condition is alone responsible
for the hordes of mushroom mil
lionaires in this country. On every
article, of daily use the people of
this country pay this "five-to-one'
tribute. -.-." 49, , y,
In the past, the tariff barons have
urged q tariff for two principal rea-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY APRIL IS 1912.

Hon. v. r. McGinnis of Leon will
be a candidate for the democratic
congressional nomination in this dis
trict. Mr.. McGinnis is one of the
best known men in the district and is
an able lawyer and democrat of
long standing. He was the demo-
cratic candidate for congress in this
district in 1900 and made very
creditable showing. Two years ago
he was on the democratic ticket for
Judge of this district and where he
was best known made creditable
race. Mr.. McGinnis is not seeking
the nomination but his friends are
asking that he 60 on the ticket.
Theodore Wall of Osceola is also a
Notwithstanding Free Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18

sons. First, they pretended that
thew desired to protect" American
workmen. That this argument,
which the protectionists in congress
listened to with willing ear for the
past sixteen years, is a farce, pure
and simple, has been proven beyond
doubt by the democrats at this
session of congress, chiefly through
the various Investigations into trust
methods. Secondly, the trust heads
pointed out that in no other way
could revenue be collected for the
governments support. They thus
gave their plea for a tariff the form
of an excuse.
Having disposed of the first "rea-
son" for keeping up the tariff, the
democrats, through the excise-in-
come tax bill, have offered a solu-
tion of the other alleged difficulty
Two Irresistible Measures.
The bill repeating the tax on sugar
which will reduce the price to the
consumer 2 cents pound If the
mea is enacted into law, and the
bill to place a tax on all incomes OF
more than $1,000 year, are two OF
the most important measures passed
by the house of representatives IN
the last quarter of century.
These sister bills, conceived and
framed by democratic committees,
were so good in fact, that eighty re-
publicans were forced to vote for
them. 'Forced to vote for them is
the correct expression, because the
republicans refused steadfastly when
in power to pass such legislation, or
even to consider it. but when the
democrats forced them to vote one
way or the other, they were afraid
to vote against either bill lest their
constituents retire them to private
life.
"PrOtectiOn" and Wages.
The American jewelers. Associa-
ton, the watch trust, recently sent
to each member of congress an elab-
orately prepared book, which the
trust described as "A Report On The
Relative Cost of Production of Watch
Movements in America and Europ-
can Countries This report was
got up by the trusts counsel, Mr..
Roscoe c. McCulloch, and it's whole
argument is an attempt to prove
that wages paid foreign watch max
ers are considerable less than half
those paid in this country.
While dedicated to watches, the
report cites figures of comparative
wages paid to other classes Of labor
ers here and in England, among
these tables of figures being the fol-
lowing:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
The Carroll Herald says that Sci

The Carroll Herald says that Sen
ator Kenyon will never win re-elec-
ton without getting out among the
people. 1T is we'll known" the Her
aid continues, that his supporters
are getting tired of the course he
has pursued thus far. On different
occasions he made appointments to
speak, then hiked off to Washington.
leaving his friends and anxious aud
fences in the lurch. Senator Kenyon
seems to think that the senate would
20 out of business if he were not
present every time a vote is taken
Pair with anybody? Not on your
life,'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
Notice of Appointments of Executor.

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Decatur County. In
probate.
In the matter of the estate Of
Martha J. Hamilton, deceased.
To whom It may concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
qualified as Executor of the estate
of Martha J. Hamilton, late of De-
catur County. Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to said
deceased of her estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned: and those
having claims against said deceased
or her estate will present them IN
manner and form AZ by law required.
for allowance and payment.
Daetd his 9Th day of April, A. D.,
s.. G. MITCHELL.
8 Att Executor Of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
JOHN +. HAMILTON FOR
GOVERNOR.

Seeking the man, the Office of gov.
ernor of the great state of Iowa has
it's eyes on John T. Hamilton, a dis.
tinguished citizen of Cedar Rapids
Mr.. Hamilton has been signally
honored in his time by city, county,
district and state and every time re-
posed trust in him has been we'll
placed. In 1873 he was mayor of
Cedar Rapids; in 1890 to 1883 a
member of the board of supervisors;
for three terms, 18S3-1889, mem
Der of the Iowa legislature, and
speaker of the house, 1S87-89. In
1900 he was elected to congress from
the Fifth congressional district, in
1896 he was appointed to fill the un-
expired term of Judge Kline on the
board of control of state institutions
reappointed for six-year term,
which few years after he resigned.
He has never been an office seeker in
any sense and was induced to take
positions through unfaltering loyalty
to duty, prompted by high sense OF
conscientious obligation and pat
riotism.
Mr.. Hamilton was born in Illinois
Gated and grew to manhood He
came to Iowa in 1868, where he en-
gagged in the wholesale agricultural.
seed and coal business, in which he
laid the foundation for a competence,
and in which enterprise he is yet
identified. He has during it's entire
existence of % years, been the pres
ident of the first consequently old
est savings bank in Cedar Rapids.
He is now and has been for IL years
past, the president and directing
head of the Merchants National
bank, the strongest institution of it's
kind in Cedar Rapids, whose re-
sources total above $6,O00,000; and
besides his activities in these lines
he is interested in various other en-
terprises, in all Of which he has kept
abreast with rapid development, yet
tempering the progressive spirit with
that conservatism that assured safe
ty as we'll as success. A friend in
speaking of Mr.. Hamilton, said,
John T. Hamilton indicates that tire
less energy, keen persistence, homes
ty of purpose, genius for divining
the right thing at the right time,
Joined to everyday common sense
and guided by resistless will power
are the chief characteristics of the
man. While he has gained notable
success, it has not been alone the
goal for which he was striving. He
has never been unmindful of the
duties of citizenship and while ad-
yancing individual interests has al
ways promoted public progress"
" Mr.. Hamilton is a vestryman in
the Episcopal church; Mason of
high degree; man of letters, con-
nected with various philanthropic
organizations throughout the land.
He is a democratic democrats firm
believer that honesty and integrity
4 is, the basis of success and prosperity
( in politics as we'll as business.
The democrats of this state with
one voice should rise up and demand
such a nominee for governor-and
elect him, too. Such men many, yea
too often are too modest to seek pre-
sferment, but such men are too pat
riotic to refuse to make the sacrifice
when it is demanded of them.-Ben-
ton County Times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
The Duhunue Telegraph-Herald

The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald,
which is prominent Wilson paper,
comes out boldly in the defense OF
Champ Clark's position upon the
tariff. 1t says: Like other demo-
Gratis. he recognizes that the need of
revenues is SO great, in the absence
of any other means of providing for
these needs they must be met by
duties on imports. Deploring this
need, he nevertheless must approve
it. Mr.. Clark's record on the tariff
is above reproach. If he isn't right
no. democrat in congress is. And
many are"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18

Don't let the standpat politician
deceive you,' says the Thompson
Courier. IF he is smooth one he
is in favor of every good thing which
will not hurt big business. He
wants better roads, better schools,
less taxes, and a lot of other things
close to a citizens heart, but you
never hear him ask for better rail-
road service, lower priced farm ma
chinery, better freight rates or lower
tariff on manufactured articles. ASK
kim a few questions on these last
issues"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18

The supreme court of the United
States has upheld the antitrust laws
Of Missouri in ousting the Standard
Oil company, the Republic Oil COM
pany and filming the Waters-Pierce
company. This decision gives every
state in the Union the means to pro-
tect it's people from the predacious
trusts of all kinds. Every trust must
now run afoul of state antitrust
laws. 1t may be the states after all
will suppress the trusts instead of
the general government.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18

1nasmuch as there is no provision
of law for holding a primary election
for selection of delegates to the state
convention, it is ordered that there
shall be held in each county a con-
vention for selection of such dele
gates The time and place of hold
ing said conventions and the manner
of selecting delegates to such coun-
ty convention, whether by primary
or caucus, shall be determined by the
county committees of the respective
counties.
All voters subscribing to the fund
amental principles of democracy are
invited to participate in the selection
of delegates to this convention.
BY order of the Democratic State
Central Committee of Iowa. Done at
Des Moines, January 20, 1912.
Jno. F. Dalton, N. F. Reed,
fa Secretary. Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
England America

A glance at the above column be-
comes doubly interesting when it is
seen that allmthA Al6se occupations
,dee not m eS N g. 81 protection: In
tlif = e16Sth& American
' Ill., 81 The trusts
i6aks ". 4 I 4 - Anne ican
iss sss q pay ' less wages .ssa;
ana Impose worse conditions than
men anywhere work under.
The steel trust Investigation, and
the Lawrence mill strike proved be-
yond the shadow of a doubt that pro-
lection does not mean good wages in
this country. In practically every
line of industry outside of those con-
trolled by the tariff trusts American
wages are higher than they are
abroad. The trusts work their men
harder, and pay them less than men
similarly employed abroad receive.
The watch trusts report, in view
of this fact, is very likely to prove
one Of the best arguments for the
removal of the tariff on watches, in
stead of increasing the present rates,
as the trust urges.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18

1.-THE Wilson strength grows in
the measure of understanding of his
availability: 1t is recognized by the
most astute politicians that with
Taft the nominee of the republicans
as he will be-the democratic
party will stand the best show to win
with Wilson the nominee" says the
Dubuque legraph-Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18

1--WE slugged them over the ropes
is Mr. Roosevelt's fine comment upon
the Illinois primary. When they
slugged him over the ropes he hOl-
Tered fraud
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-18
Democratic State Convention.
Pursuant to call of the National

Pursuant to call of the National
Democratic Committee, delegate
convention Of the democratic party
of Iowa is hereby called to meet in
the city of Burlington, on Thursday,
May 16, at the hour of ten O'Clock,
a. M, the purpose of said assembly
being to provide representation from
this state to the Democratic National
Convention to be held at Baltimore
on June 25th, 1912, by the election
of four delegates and four alternates-
at-large and two delegates and two
alternates from each of the eleven
congressional districts of the state,
also for the transaction of such other
business as the convention may
deem necessary and proper.
The ratio of representation will be
one delegate from each county and
one additional delegate for each 200
votes and fraction thereof above 100
votes cast for Hon. Claude R. Porter
for governor at the general election
of 1910. Upon such basis the coun-
ties of the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict are entitled to the number of
delegates as set forth below: