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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-03
GIGANTIC MEETING OF
PROTEST BEING ARRANGED
PRELIMINARY STEPS TAKEN
AT MEETING OF PROMINENT
BUSINESS MEN LAST NIGHT
Call Is Issued and Signed to Make
Vigorous Protest Against
the Tariff Bill.

business men. manufacturers and
working men Of the First congression-
al district will be called upon TO unite
In gigantic meeting OF protest
against the industry-smashing Under
wood tariff bill, TO be held in this city
Thursday of next week. and TO ex-
press condemnation OF IL by united
support of the Hon. Julian G.. Hearne
in the district
A movement that promises 10 be OF
tremendous importance was started
last night at an informal meeting OF
local men and manufacturers OF this
city. called together by phone
Cecil a. Robinson presided and
James X. Hall officiated as secretary
and the following is partial list OF
those in attendance: NJ Sonneborn,
w. B. Irvine. Z. c. Ewing. w. ]. Lu-
kens. George r. House. w L. Stone,
II. c. Farnzheim. J. J. Holloway. 9. A.
Robinson, J. l.. Morgan. Charles
OBrien. Morgan Hart, J. ID. Merri-
man. William p. Wilson. a. 4. Will
son, Frank Waterhouse. Thomas Car
nahan. L. c. Amos. Mertz Franzheim,
Louis Grubb. William Ewing. r. II.
Naylor. Alex Campbell. Louis Hork-
heimer. James Sanders. Moundsville:
John L. Day and II. c. Richards.
Strong Address.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Robin
son made a few remarks and told
OF the dangers TO the iron and steel
industry In the Ohio valley through
the proposed new tariff bill. He
pointed out the insufficiency OF the
new duties to cover the new cost in
manufacture between the United
States and abroad.
The average wage of workmen in
the first district is from 100 to $50
per cent higher than the workmen in
Great Britain and Europe and the diff
ference in labor cost in the United
States on practically every article OF
iron and steel produced is from %
to 90 per cent. In the Underwood ta-
riff bill many of the important iron
and steel products are put on the free
list and the highest duty given on any
article is Il Ter cent. rate which
spells destruction 10 the iron and steel
business as At present organized and
means the loss OF work and wages to
American workmen.
MIR. Hoffman on Leather.
Frank Hoffman. OF the J. G. Hon-
mans Sons. spoke of the leather iu-
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-03
Man KILLED IN
GRAFTON STORM

special L-l-rofct 20 th, TntsiIire-~ar
GRAFTON. W. Va. oct Durin.
a terrific storm featured by heavy
hail and wonderful electric display
mat visited this section today. Wa
lam Mccoy. blacksmith OF the Davis
coal company. was struck and In
s'antly killed by lightning Mccoy
was WORKING on mine car when t-c
lightning struck wire near his head
ana 't'n passing through DIS boIy.
burning 10 90 crisp Much damage
was don" throughout the county by
wind and hail
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-03

clark Mays was arrested hero
Tuesday night on q drunk and dl-.
orderly charge 4 search OF sum.
caH" which DO carried disclosed 20
uI pilts OF liquor. an unu-u,t
amount % haze loo Grafton. which H.
eIy territory Hn wa. heavily fined
Tor di orderly conduct and resisting
an officer Immediately after being
released by the city he was arrested
bt county official ON a chrreo Of
'"uin- irtoyiranf. without license
tnd "ll b" siyo9 q trial at once.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-03

Ic1a'inuo1 On rars rourts.n.l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-03

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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

"A READER asks: "What are the best varieties
"A of Irish and sweet potatoes. tomatoes rad-
ishes lettuce onions. beans. beets, roasting-ears
peas and cucumbers and cantaloupes?" I have
found the following good: Irish Cobbler for early
irish potatoes; Nancy Hall for sweets The ear
nest tomato is the Langdon Earliana; then Stone
IS good for the main crop. Lettuce. Big Boston
ana wonderful. Onions. as recently wrote Is
regard to onions. The earliest snap bean IL the
hiack valentine The earliest beets are the Eeyn-
ian ian ana ECLIPSE. and for late. the Blood Turnip
beet. The earliest corn Is the Earlv No-tr,,
Market; then follow with the Country Gentlemen.
Ine earliest peas are the Alaska and NonnareiI.
tnen the Premium Gem. Stratagam and Chamnion
Of, OF England The Eden Gem Rocky Ford canta-
use, the Knight and Taits Ideal Watsrmsia.
tom watson. The early Norfolk corn Is NOT
sugar corn, and the early sugar corns are of M
vaiue IN the South. The Country Gentleman -
the best sugar corn for you. =
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

hfty pounds Of nitrate Of soda 800 pounds Of cot
tonseed meal and 200 pounds Of muriate Of pot
ASH. or 1000 pounds an acre. For sweet potatoes,
.s 1..Vv pounds OF acid phosphate. 400 pounds Of
cottonseed meal and 400 pounds Of sulfate Of pot-
ASH. TO make ton. Use 500 pounds an acre
How many slips you can make from q bushel will
depend on the size of the potatoes Large potatoes
VIII not make as many as the small ones grown
from cuttings, especially for bedding with these
small potatoes have made 5000 plants to :
bushel. = =
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

i WOULD like to know how - grow -. ,...
=. sweet peppers for market" saws 4 readar -
some nave been successfully grown around here
ana want to know when to plant ana how -
manure Z. etc.. To get peppers early you win mead
sssr' me seeo IN hotbed in late February and
planting to frames covered with glass or cloth
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08
Some Don'ts in Flowing.

il r You have. as you ought to have. crimson
clover to turn for corn and cotton, don't "cut
ana cover as the darkies say, by turning it over
nat and making layer of stun to check the rise Of
the capillary moisture and thus make you believe,
n dry weather that the clover has damaged you.
measure your plow and see how wide 1t is intended
70 plow, and plow that wide and no more.
- Don't try to turn twelve-inch furrow with ~
ninejnch plow. for you viii have one depth on tn
land side and no depth on the other G16S ma vii
pc simply making grooves In the soil,
Don't be scared II the clover Is not all covered
up, but disk It up and harrow 1t and it will decay
right where It will do most good.
Don't plow land, that has been plowed three or
Tour inches deep years, eight inches deep all at
once for the raw soil turned up In such mass will
90 HARM but gradually deepen the plowing an inch
every time the land is broken till you plowngs
an average OF eight inches with the turning plow.
Of course, you can loosen the subsoil with sub
soil plow and leave it unturned Subsoiling viii
be OF very temporary use on nat clay SOIL and ID
OF the most value on hill lands that inclined To-
wash
Don't do away with your terraces til YOU have
made sod on the land and got enough humus-
making material there to prevent washing. With
sod turned every time the land is broken and
deeply subsoiled. you can work hill lands without
Wasnlng and without terraces for have done Il
Ion :, as rule, subs0il In spring, for when
the top soil is In condition Is crumble the subsoi
may be wet and pasty. The fall is the best time
tor subsoiling lands that need it
Don't plow deep In the late fail for small grain
on land that has been we'll brr ken earlier thst
season. Let the early blowing remain settled and
make the surface three or four inches perfectly
nne. well compacted soil will not suffer in
winter from winter-kiling OF wheat 81 oats as win
roughly-prepared and loose soil
Don't imagine you are plowing land when you
scratch over It three inches deep with one mule
even with turning plow, and do not imagine that
bull-tongue will break land properly for crops
Don't plow strips and make beds and let the
mlodies stand with the noticn that the weed
growth on them will be valuable 1t is OF very
slight value as compared with good thoroush
plowing before bedding.
IN nigh, light and well drained land. don't bed
Ior cotton or corn but plant on the level and use
tne smoothing harrow and the weeder before and
after the plants come up
Don't imagine that plow is simply plow, for
tnere are many poor plows and many good ones
Get plow that is long underfoot rather than
short one. for It will easier and don't get one
with 2 moldboard that butts right against the
1urrow. but one that admits OF easy turning ~
ON edge. Don't imagine that you know all about
blowing TIL you have studied plows Of various
makes and tested them
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

WHAT Is the name Of the largest cantaloupe
W and cucumbers?" The largest cantaloupe
grown II the Montreal Market. These are said to
pc extra fne when grown in Canada. have grown
them to weigh Is pounds each, but never had one
that was mt to eat had about as leave try to
eat raw pumpkin. The best cucumber ever
tried is the Davis Perfect.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

A SOUTH Carolina friend. who seems 10 ha
"a ashamed OF his name ami whose postoface ad-
sno srsss we oniy learn from his\enveope wants to
nen to harvest them. II you wapt these for tahls
use SOW the half-long or stumDArooted Danysrs
'arsos IN July. Sow parsnips at sine time usins
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

MIHAT is the best fertilizer for Irish and sweet
W potatoes. and how many slips can 1 get from
bushel OF sweet potatoes?" Irish potatoes need
more nitrogen in the fertilizer than sweet pota-
toes. A good fertilizer for Irish potatoes can be
made by mixing 450 pounds OF acid phosphate,
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

seed of the Student or Hollow Crown variety. Sow
these, too, in July Both need strong and deep
SOIL Sow in rows 16 inches apart and give good
cultivation. Let them stand in the rows where
they grew and take them up In winter wanted.
As to the cooking of these, / hope that our lady
friends will tell the inquirer. As rule take NO
notice of unsigned letters. and reply to this
merely to state that this is the rule, and that 1t
is hardly courteous to write letter for informa-
tion and fail to sign your name When name and
address are given, always reply at once by mail,
but hereafter letters without name or address will
go to the waste-basket at once.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

QETWEEN the rows OF the early peas sow
~ row OF Early White Queen onion seed, almost
nlling the little furrows with the seed, as want
these to make small sets to plant In the fall. for
early green onions. The sets on In late July.
and then SOW seed Of the White French turnip
on the same soil. These are the sweetest OF tur-
nips. belonging rather to the rutabaga class They
are the hardest Of turnips and can be left In the
ground all winter. like parsnips. and never get
pithy till growth begins in the spring
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

grow them simply for home use and do No. :.
to have them early as they are used for uictss
and my family do not put up the pickles ss,s
on an open garden border in April and transnsss
them when large enough to rows three feet ss.s'
and IS inches in the rows. grow the RUBY K,ss
and the Neapolitan. The only difference in 49,
is that the peppers Of the Ruby King hang dcss|
while those OF the Neapolitan point upwards ~.
can get them sufficiently early in the warmer nsss
OF South Carolina by making bed as for toh..'.
plants and sowing the seed and covering vss'
cotton cloth. -
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

"A SOUTH Carolina friend writes, telling me that
- ! am IN error about the moon. for he SAYS
that hog killed on the increase OF thA moon viii
make meat that will swell up and make little
grease, while one killed on the decrease will not
swell and will make lots of grease Corn nlanted
on the Increase Of the moon will maksptali stalks
and little ears, while that planted after the full
moon VIII make short stalks and long ears and
ne wants me 70 test 1t. Now my friend, ani
given to experimentation, but am too hnsv - 49,
Ing experiments In the soil to bother my head
ABOUT the moon. | know that when have rood
seed, well prepared soil. and fertile and cultivate
- wen, VIII make good crops. matter how the
moon was when planted the seed and II have
poor seed poorly prepared and cultivated soil +
moon is in. aeo 'no
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

A FARMER writes: "In my garden am troubled
IA with big root in the cabbages. What is the
best remedy?" Lining the soil we'll will usually
check the big root disease If other plants seem
to get swollen roots it may be that there are nem-
atodes or eel worms in the soil. The only thing
for these is to cultivate the soil absolutely clean
and without crops one season to starve them out
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08
What Professor
Massey Says

G HOULD fresh lime be slaked before spreading!
- Certainly 1t should. Good lime will more than
double in bulk in shaking and 1t becomes less
caustic. You can put the lime in small piles and
let 1t slake in the weather you can apply water
enough to make it fall in powder.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

nay SWEET potatoes crack badly. How shall
lV1 prevent this?" The cracking may be due to
an excess of nitrogen in the soil sudden new
growth when rains come after dry spell. Give
the sweet potatoes plenty of acid phosphate and
potash and but little nitrogen and rotate SO that
they will not be planted on the soil twice in
succession.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

READER asks: "How shall keep the South
n ern corn root worm from killing corn?" Plow
the land in winter and leave it rough and apply
500 pounds of kainit at once, SO that the
salt will be dissolved and the potash remain This
has proved to be the best preventive.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1913-03-08

MY OATS have little green louse on them
N1 How shall destroy them?" 1t will be rather
hard to do this. while it might have been prevent
ed The best thing is to get some tobacco dust
from the smoking tobacco factories and dust 1t
literally over the oats 1t will kill many of the
lice and will help the oats. II you had used to-
bacco stems or dust as fertilizer, you would not
have had the lice
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
Another Swith Board Added to
Local Phone Equipment

A new switchboard has been re-
ceived by the White River Tele-
phone Company and is being in
stalled this week. They will have
two boards and two operators in
the central office here now. One
board will be used for the out-of-
town wires and the other for the
lines in the city. By this arrange
ment they will be able to render
much better service, and there
will be less delay in answering
calls. The business of this pro-
gressive company has grown so
fast in the last few months that
two boards are necessary to prop
erly handle the business. The
Journal is glad to note this sub
stantial evidence of their prospect
ty and their progressiyeness, and
hopes their business will continue
to grow and expand.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01
COMMENDs OUR SCHOOLS
FIR. Bond Reports independence
County in Good Condition

]. L. Bond, state superintendent
of rural schools, returned Monday
from independence county, where
for several days he was the guest
of Sidney Pickens, county exami-
ner, who, with Mr.. Bond, made a
complete inspection of the Is rur-
al schools in the county. Mr.. Bond
said upon his return to Little Rock
that the rural schools of Indepen-
dence county are in excellent con-
dition and that the summer terms
are we'll under way.
Unusual interest in the work
of the summer schools, the propos-
ed rural high school plan and the
consolidated movement for the
schools of the county was shown
throughout the districts we in
spected," he said.-Arkansas Ga
Zette.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01
BARN AND STOCK BURN
e. L. Griffin Loses Barn, Two
Mules and Lot of Feed

Cushman, July ga large
barn belonging to E. L. Griffin of
this place was destroyed by fire at
a late hour last night, and with it
were burned two valuable mules
and large lot of feed. Mr.. Crit
fms loss is between $500 and
$1,000, and he had no insurance.
1t is not known how the fire
originated. The family had retir-
ed for the night, and the flames
were not Dissolved until it was too
late to save the stock or the feed.
Some of the implements and farm
machinery were saved, but most
all of that was also burned.
Mr.. Griffin is good citizen and
one of the best farmers in this
county. His loss is very severe
one.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01
DOING GOOD WORK
Government Expert Commends
Work of County Agent Allen

r. c. Davidson, of Little Rock,
assistant general superintendent
of the government farm demon
stration work in Arkansas, has
spent the week in this county, in
specting the work being done by
County Agent Allen. Mr.. David
son speaks very complimentary of
the work being done by Mr.. Allen
and says he finds nearly all the
farmers in this county who are
following the government instruc-
tons are getting good results.
Mr.. Davidson, Mr.. Allen and
Miss Mary Case, county agent.for
the Girls Canning Clubs, and Ma
than Adler were here Wednesday
making a tour of this end of the
county in Mr.. Adler's car.
Miss Case promised to come
and deliver a lecture on the Girls
Cub Work at the big picnic to be
held here soon, and Mr.. Davidson
promised to see that the Agrncul-
tural department sends a good
man to make a practical agricul.
tural talk to the farmers.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01
WHY 1T PAYS TO
RAISE LIVE STOCK
Some Convincing Figures That
Should interest All Arkan-
sas Farmers

The number of people in the
United States in the year 1907
was 87,178,958. In 1913 there
are 96,765,573. The number of
cattle in the United States in 1907
was 72,534,000. The number in
1913 is 56,527,000. The popuia-
ton is constantly increasing while
the number of cattle to supply
that population is constantly de-
creasing. The south only can
change these figures.
Arkansas has a land area of 3d.
616,000 acres, only 8,076,254 acres
of which are improved farm land.
In other words, there are at least
20,000,000 acres of land in Ark
ansas that can be in part or en-
tirely devoted to live stock raising.
Turned out fields, the decrease in
the number of cattle and hogs,
the steady increase in population,
and the wonderful adaptability of
Arkansas to the industry, calls to
our minds very forcibly the i'm
.portance of live stock on a well
regulated southern farm. Arkan-
sas steers and Arkansas hogs have
topped the market in St. Louis
and Omaha a great many times
during the season, and yet so few
have specialized on cattle and
hogs.
In 1910 the average price of
hogs for the United States was
$3.50 and in 1900 it was $500.
The price of the steer has been
advancing each year. With all
these advantages added to the
stock raising industry, yet the op-
portunities have not decreased in
Arkansas. We have plenty of
surplus land, plenty of grass and
range, and land that will grow
any kind of a feed crop that is de-
sired. Marketable cattle can be
produced in any section Of Arkan-
cac at three IN three and half
cents per pound. About AS per
cent of the land in Arkansas is
under fence but not near that
amount is under cultivation. All
of the idle land should be given to
live stock farming. The cost is
little.
The opportunities for all kinds
of live stock farming that we have
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01
PLANNING ALREADY
FOR NEXT ELECTION
Donaghey VS.. Clark and Crockett
VS.. Hays May Be Lineup
In March Primary

With Arkansas special election
for governor over, politicians al
ready are beginning to consider the
probable line up for the Democrat
ic primary to be held next March.
Within the next three months, the
overworked political pot will be-
gin to boil once more.
The election of United States
senator will be the big feature of
the next state primary. In this
race, Senator James P. Clarke,
present incumbent, will be a can
didate for re election. He will be
opposed for the office by former
Governor Geo. w. Donaghey, who
announced his candidacy last
March. Smeed Powell of Camden
also may be a candidate.
Judge George w. Hays, COVER
nor elect of Arkansas, announced
when he entered the race in cam
paign just closed that he would be
a candidate for reelection. 1t is
not known now what opposition.
if any, he will have at the polls.
Friends of State Treasurer John
W. Crockett are grooming him to
make the race for governor next
year. Mr.. Crockett has been Sec
rotary of state, state treasurer,
member of the Arkansas Railroad
Commission, member of the Cen
eral Assembly and has held coun-
ty offices in his home county. He
is a grandson Of the famous Davy
Crockett.
1t has been rumored that Secrc-
tary of State Eearle w. Hodges
also would be a candidate for gov
ernor,. but Mr.. Hodges has an
nounced that he will be a candi-
date for reelection as secretary of
state.
Col. John P. Paul of Newport
will be a candidate for secretary
of state in opposition to Mr..
Hodges.
Judge William L. Moose of
Morrilton will be a candidate for
reelection as attorney general and
probably will have no opposition.
L. L. Coffman, who was appoint
ed auditor to f7ll the unexpired
term of the late John w. Oathout
has announced he will be a candi-
date for election as auditor.
R. G. Mcdaniel, deputy in the
Treasury Department, probably
will be a candidate to succeed Mr..
Crockett as treasurer. He is
newphew of A. H. Garland, at
torney general of the United
States during the administration
of President Cleveland. -
Senator T. j. Raney of this place
will be candidate for railroad
commissioner for this district
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01

Miss Hattie Rogers attended
the School Convention at Bethesda
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. L. Baker arriv-
ed Tuesday night from Sulphur
Springs, Tex, to attend the funer-
al of the lady's mother, Mrs. G.
w. Lenehan.
Pastor M. B. Umsted is conduct
ing a revival meeting at the. Meth
odist church this week. Rev.
Tatum, who is to assist in the
meeting, has not arrived, but is
expected to arrive today.
DIR. A. A. Evans left yesterday
morning for Eureka Springs to
spend a few days with his wife
and little son, Willis, who are
spending the summer there for
the benefit of the boys health.
1t is reported that the residence
of Tax Collector Burt Arnold of
Batesville was struck by lightning
during a local electrical storm
Tuesday afternoon. No serious
damage was done however, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold were only
slightly shocked.
w. A. Hawthorne, who lived
here a short time several years
ago, but moved to Enfield, ILL.,.
where he engaged in business for
anumber of years, arrived in New
ark with his family this week, and
may decide to locate here perman.
emily. He is a brother of our fellow
townsman, H. E. Hawthorne, and
is mighty good man, and The
Journal hopes he will decide to be
come permanent citizen of New.
ark.
The White River Telephone
Company is rebuilding the line be-
tween Newark and Magness, and
parties who are unable to get inn
mediate connection on that line
are requested to be as patient as
possible and try again in a short
time. Sometimes it is necessary to
take the line entirely down but it
is not kept down long at a time.
The lines of this entire system are
being put in fine condition and the
company is using its best efforts
to give its patrons first class SER
vice.
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01
OFFICIAL VOTE OF COUNTY

The election commissioners me
The Newark journal., 1913-08-01

in Arkansas now cannot be found
in another State in the Union. 1t
is not necessary to slaughter the
calves to make money out of live
stock now. The number of calves
decreased from 1,318,961 in 1900
to 822,170 in 1910. The south in
the future is the center of the live
stock industry; and Arkansas is a
part of the south that is ideally
adapted to its new position.
JOHN Fl. PAGE,
Commissioner