The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-21
U. S. GETS OUT
FINE WAR MAP
THROUGH EFFORTS OF CON.
GRESHAM SUTHERLAND
COPIES CAN BE HAD.
OIL Men Protest Against Tax On Gas
oIine-News Of Interest From
National Capital.
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WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept. 20
The war college experts have gotten
out a very fine may OF the European
war territory. II is a ane help TO any
body interested in following the
ments OF the great war. and that
means everybody. The war college
asks one dollar each for the maps.
and II is worth IT, However. Con-
gresham Sutherland. who knows the
inside workings OF departments, hav-
ing served years I'm them before he
went to West Virginia. believed that,
as these maps ought to be available
TO the people OF the country. and es-
pecially school teachers and students.
undertook TO find out the cast Of pro-
duction and how much profit the
government was making on each map
al one dollar. His idea was that the
government shouldn't make any pro-
nj az all. or II so. very, very little
So. In that thorough going. business
like way that -characterizes every
thing Sutherland does, he went right
'at" this proposition. and the resuu
OF his activity was this:
These maps can be bought BY any
body for % cents-anybody anywhere.
have one can send % cents 20 their
accommodating congressman at-largs
and they will get n map by return
mail. II Is the latest and best thing
out In the map line that has been is
sued on the war In this country. II Is
no small OF dinkey map: its lines
and names are large and plain. Il is
wall map.
Representative william @. Brown.
Jr.. Of the second West Virginia dis
uict. was the principal speaker a.
the reception given by the members
OF Washington company No I. Unit
form Rank knights Of Pythias.
Thursday night in the Pythlan tenn
pie. The reception was in honor OF
the members who participated In the
competitive drill Of the national con-
cleve of the Uniform Rank. held In
Ierre Haute. last July.
West Virginia commercial travellers
are included In the protest which has
been made 10 the Interstate Conc
morcc commission AGAINST the appll-
cation Of the proposed increase in
mileage rates 90 the travelling sales
men ~ the country In the formal
protest which has been hled b. the
ig said that about 500 600 commercial
travellers would be affected by the In
crease. that these men are the best
patrons Of the railroads and that III
the proposed increase were made 10
include travelling ualeamen along with
the general public. 40 would mean tho
piacinR Of an additional burden Of ~.
ponec ON the business interests on the
country no a time when they are on
doaForinc % rcfromch The committee
On asked TO consider these noinfa
carefully No objection la made 10 an
advance IN rates for the general pub
Many protests were received here
BY the members OF the West VIRGINIA
deleEauon from points throughout the
OF territory in West virginia arainef
the proposed tar on raeoiino which
was decided Friday among numerous
other taxable thiuVs. b. the House
ways and means committee The
committed approved the additional
tar N 70 cents a SALON on beer. fhr
tar of cents a gallon on gasoline
and The special Tax on brokers. bank
kera and tobacco sellers. 10 In said
that The proposed tar on gasoline will
not AFFECT tho owners Of automobiles
who. az n class. are well able 10 paw
%. but oil producers claim that the
Tar vii b. CHARGED 10 the producer.
who nov receives six cents Tor cas-
ing head gasoline delivered ~ th- ~
Emery. and N the two cents tar is
levied on this 90 viii not leave them
sufficient margin 10 maintain their
business
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