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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23
HOG CHOLERA LOSS
TOTALS MILLIONS
-
Epidemic Kills Millions of Head,
According to Department of
Agriculture Experts.

Hog cholera cost the farmers of the
country last year sS6, 100000 and thor
oughly ravaged the heart of the hog
producing belt, according 10 the
monthly farmers bulletin issued today
by the Department OF Agriculture. The
losses from disease last year were es-
cnated at 1l9 to every 1000 hogs in the
korntry, which exceeds ls12's heavy
loss of 10 per 1000. and the average
yearly loss in the preceding ten years
Of $40 per LOCO. More than - per cent
Of this loss was credited TO cholera
The percentage of loss applied to the
estimated number of hogs on January
] Indicates a total loss OF 1,005.0o head,
on January !, makes loss of >fS.OoJ,Ne
The average weight Of hog on the
farm is about $50 pounds, therts-
more than 100000. 900 pounds of nos
meat were destroyed by disease. TINS
would produce nearly 800 5000 pounds
OF dressed meat and lard enough. de-
psrtment experts points out, to furnish
every family of the United states win
forty pounds of meat II there had
been no such loss it is held that no
scarcity of meat would be felt
The present epidemic of hog cholera
is the third through which the country
has passed in the last thirty years
The State of Iowa has been the
heaviest sufferer. losing 100000 hogs
last year. or one-fourth of the entire
number in the State.
Department experts declare there
must be honest and active cooperation
between State and Federal authorities
and all the interests involved, so that
hog cholera may be controlled and final
" eradicated. Directions have been sent
10 farmers as to the method of applying
ant!-hog cholera serum and to the use
OF sanitary measures, for combating
the disease.
Losses of the cattle last year at 19.S
per thousand head, making total loss
10 the farmers of SIS, 6l1 900. Losses of
sheep are placed at III per thousand
head, totaling SS,5s1. 900.
The forecast on winter wheat shows
the condition April l as $50 per cent of
normal or lis per cent higher than
the average of the last ten years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23

barge. the freight is swung and lowered
gently into its temporary resting place.
At Every Port.
This process is repeated at every
port, and have never ceased to admire
the skill with which the wtnches are
handled. the ropes thrown into place.
and the packages adjusted. II there are
many small bundles a coarse netting is
used to make a sling. Occasionally
heavy swell from the deep Pacific rises
or sinks the attendant barge. and the
winch boys miscalculate the distance
INTO its bottom. Then there is a jolt,
and the package at the end of the rope
may suffer. Such accidents are few,
but unavoidable. When the barge
reaches the landing place in shallow
water. somewhat the same process is
gone through, only wIncaes are likely
TO be smaller.
From the shore packages are hoist
ed into carts or on to the backs of men,
but in many cases the local railroad for
the interior has spur running on to
The pier. and into the cars all freight
is loaded for later delivery. Skids and
trucks for that purpose are not in such
common Sc in the United States, yet
the pier wOrkmen are very skillfuI and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23

conscientious, allowing but few acct
dents.
''All this may appear commonplace.
but am trying to explain to the com
mercial traveller just what gyrations his
packages will be compelled to undergo
before they reach the consignee. If the
men who are thinking OF sending their
men down this west coast to secure Or
ders or are even trying to obtain or
ders by catalogues and correspondence
have no conception of the conditions
which must be met. much of their goods
will arrive badly packed and damaged:
This bad packing is the bugaboo of
the South American merchant buyer. 1
have seen enough OF II in my early work
and / see II now. Nevertheless, bad
packing Is not so general as it used to
be- and the United States shippers are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23
FREIGHT HANDLED
W|THUTTLE CARE
Goods Not Damaged Through
Unloading, But Because of
Poor Packing.

Leaning over the rail of a steam
ship off city on the west coast of
South America a commercial traveller
watched with interest the work of LOAD
ing and unloading the cargo to and
from a lighter alongside. The meth
cd of handling and the way the
freight was lifted from hold to light
er so impressed him that he included
his observations on the subject in a
letter written TO the Pan-American
Union. He also sounds a word OF
warning and gives some advice which
may be we'll taken by the shippers of
this country. He wrote:
The steamer works up to within
one or two miles of the port. the dis
weather. Down here there are but
few storms. and when they do &C.
cur so some have told me, the cap
tain uses his own judgment whether
TO make the port at all. When the
usual station. or. in fact, any posi-
the anchor. and the vessel drifts
gradually into rest The ocean swell
is deep and long. although certainly
no worse than have seen at Acajuta,
Salvador
Find Safer Side.
AT any rate the barges and row.
boats approach the steamer cautious
~. and DO not select the port or star
board side until il is determined
which is safer Then the ladders at
the foot of which the small boats
cluster are lowered. while the barges
come IN as near as they dare without
being actually in contact Seldom did
| see a barge dashed to a steamer;
they were, as rule. attached to it
only by a loose howser while 7 fire.
quently watched a native whose only
task was to fend off his barge when
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23
Lucretia Borgia Letter
Is AuctiOned for 81, 225

session of the sale of the J. E. Hodgkin
collection OF autograph letters and his
torical documents the highest price
paid was s245 (S1.22) for a letter from
Lucretia Borgia to Cardinal d'Este
Other prices were:
A contemporary copy of the Magma
Charta. ESQ $3.50; a letter from Mary
Queen of Scots to the Count Rhein-
grave, Gl00 $500, and the original
notification of the Virginia company.
soliciting subscriptions. G113 $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23

learning the lesson Of good packing
from their commercial rivals and from
their own sad experience"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23
A Mills Contents
o. for Vests Worth to 19c

The last of the many thousands will be
most probably distributed tomorrow. Come
early-for the glove-ftting Swiss Ribbed
Vests with the more elaborate crochet lace
tops and edges. Note the shape, the widths,
the length, the quality of material, the trim
mings. The washable tape And only SC.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-23

barge the freight is swung and lowered
gently into its temporary resting place.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
A CHEERFUL OUTLOOK

Activity in the Republican party In
West Virginia these days shows that
organization TO b. ia a healthy state.
and that the voters who are affiliated
with that faith have stronger reasons
and inClinations than ever to rally 10
its standard and present an unbroken
front TO the opposing political forces.
They still believe that the traditions
and performances of the party make
II the only safe organization TO ration.
ally and intelligently conserve the
best interests OF the people OF the
country.
There is evidence on every hand on
the part OF the rank and file OF de.
termination TO make "A winning fight,
and when that state OF feeling pre-
walls the hopeful take on new hope
and the confident become more conf.
dent. A meeting of the State Repub-
lican Committee has been called 10
convene in Charleston the 18th of the
present month. where confidence and
hope will be given a renewed impetus
and encouragement.
EX-President Taft in an article en-.
titled The Future Of the Republican
Party appearing in the current
number OF popular publication.
adds TO the hope and confidence enter.
tanned by the members OF the Republi-
can party in this state. lie is soundly
logical when he states that the espe-
cial enmities toward the Republican
candidate Of 1913 that grew out OF his
administration can hardly b. revived
against any future Republican candid.
ate likely 10 be chosen. Then. too the
charged Injustice in the proceedings
Of the convention Of 1912 cannot avail
TO keep Republicans from a candidate
chosen under a system OF representa-
ton likely to be adopted"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
BASEBALL EOR TANGO

The itinerant baseball players max.
ing a tour OF the world for the purpose
OF exemplifying 10 the uninitiated peo-
pies OF the earth our national game
arrived ut Rome the other day and
we're granted audience with Pope
Plus. The distinguished and sympa-
thetic prelate gave evidence OF his
appreciation OF the importance OF the
game in this country. He was espe.
cially interested in the great mortali
~ among relatives OF office boys and
clerks when the season is al its
height. and other subterfuges en-.
ployed TO be there at the first
crack OF the bat
The Pope's wish that all the Latin
countries would adopt the American
national game and drop that more VIC.
lent sport. the tango. suggests that
he was not fully informed on the rela.
tive Identities OF the dance and the
game. For instance, what is more
reproductive OF the tango antics than
tho jumping Jack movements OF the
player who has secured first base.
and Is maneuvering for an advantage
TO negotiate second base. while his
partner in the coacher's box Is dupli.
eating HIS gyrations in symphonic
abandon. Then there Is the slide 10
he second position under the base.
mans outstretched arms. Is not that
fair performance OF the dip?
Other features or the game might be
enumerated pointing to the similarly
between baseball and tho tango. but
these are sufficient 10 prove the con.
tention that the Roman demonstration
did not tell the Pope an he know
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
A WONDER OF ENDURANCE

Perhaps the most wonderful man in
this country to-day is Thomas 4. Edi.
son. the wizard OF invention. for ac-
cording to his own figures and &C
counting he is l34 years old and still
works. on an average. twenty hours a
day. BY the calendar he was sixty.
seven years old one day this week.
but he calculates that the work he has
done during his lifetime would take
the ordinary man 1874 years.
Taking this amount Of toll into con.
sideration one would expect 10 see a
man with bent shoulders. and other
physical evidences OF comple,e
wreck. But as far as mental and
physical vigor goes. save for HIS gray
hair. he might be eighteen. In speak
ing OF HIS wonderful performances
and his working hours he declares
that work is only n matter of habit.
Men" said he. ARE not used to work.
ing as much as ! am: that is all -
That may be true in sense. but there
can be no question that the enthusi-
asm Mr. Edison puts into his work
counts more for his endurance than
the mere cultivation OF the work hab.
II. There is another secret OF his
great capacity for work, which he dis
closes when he says he eats about n
third as much as others. He lust
stokes up the engine as il needs IL;
the only restriction being quantity.
The constant concentration of his
mind on his work and the driving
hours he puts in has barred from in.
diligence in dissipation. which many
hard workers seek as a means OF di.
version and supposed recuperation.
In the few hours he devotes 10 sleep
he violates the natural law. but taking
him from his many angles we can do
nothing else but set him down in a
class by himself "sceptered hermit
In his line OF work and endeavor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
TO ELIMINATE rAmmAnY.

That the New York State Demoe.
racy is in a sad plight owing TO the
revelations that have been made IN
the grating that has been going ON.
the discrediting OF Tammany and the
rejection OF Murphy as a leader by
honest members OF the party. is more
than evident The situation was crit
Teal enough TO call a consultation II
Governor Glynn and National Chair.
man McCOmbs with President Wilson
II was a veritable lodge OF sorrow.
but II has resulted In the utter re
nunciation OF the present leader OF
Tammany as a state leader. and the
mapping out OF reorganization plans.
As part of the plan OF rejuvenation
and cleansing OF undesirables. William
G. Osborn. an indepe ndent Democrat.
Is slated To become the new chairman
OF the Democratic State Committee.
with the full approval OF President
Wilson. The interest manifested by
the President in New York politics
and his dictation as TO his party's can
didates IN Pennsylvania bear the
comment OF his ambition as a candid.
ate for reelection. Notwithstanding
the utterance OF the Baltimore plat
form limiting him To one term. As
the platform has already been I'M
scrambled with reference to free tolls
for American coastvise vessels. there
VIII be no trouble In sterilizing the
prohibitive one term plank.
Pertinent TO this reorganization 1t
is said that National Chairman Nc.
Combs has been anointed for the
United States Senate by President
Wilson. another indication that a
strong Wilson machine is to be bull,
up on the ruins left by Murphy. There
is bravo talk OF the complete elimina-
ton OF Murphy's influence. but talk
and accomplishment, are two widely
different matters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
SENATOR CORES CASE.

The proceedings entered against
Senator Gore. the blind Oklahoma
statesman. just az time when no Is
up for reelection to the Senate. show
TO what depths o. depravity a politi.
cal contest plunges humanity. We do
not believe the charges made against
Mr.. Gore, which are brought by q
woman who claims to have been as
saulted By him in a Washington hotel
year ago. The Senator's explana-
ton Of the incident is rational and
bears the impress of truth
What makes the case look bad for
the woman IS that she allowed year
10 elapse before she complained 81
her alleged mistroatment. and that
she only brought her mind 10 rccog
nicz tho cnormity or the ofense M a
time conveniently coin,idcnt with .hc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
Fullest Publicity.

candidacy OF Senator Gore FOR re-eIec-
ton.
ANY self-respecting woman. injured
in the manner claimed. would have de-
manded immediate redress. The case
has all the earmarks OF detestablc
and desperate tactics on the part of
the opponents of Mr.. Gore. in his own
party. TO defeat his reelection. Every
public man Is at The mercy Of any
scheming adventures. for jurios arc
proyerbialiy inclined 70 believe the
woman's story, because she is n wom-
an. and to discount and Giscredit the
protestaiions OF innocence OF the man
I'm the case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
THIS FACT NOW BEING DEMON.
sTRATEO ~ DEMOCRATIC
PARTY
On It's Straddie CT the Free Toll
Proposition-After Another Post
nnaster-Washineton Gossip.
(ey Charles Brooks smith,

WASHINGTON. ID. c Feb IL
That party platform j. thing 90
get In on and not necessarily to stand
upon. this administration is proving
every day As candidate FOR the
presidency Woodrow Wilson began
to interpret the Baltimore convention
document 20 conform to the shifting
sentiments OF campaign In that
reriod he took liberties with the
tafin plank. II will be recalled that
re assured the business men of the
country 20 be- OF stout heart and good
cheer that no legitimate business in
terest OF the country would be- in
lured by tariff reduC'io What
happened may be debatable in the
minds OF some. but not in the minds
OF the beet sugar manufacturers in
the west or cane sugar growers IN
Louisiana. The farmer knows that
something has happened 10 reduce the
prices he IL getting for wool and live
STOCK. The pottery and glass men
know that they have been hit. Every
body knows that imports are steadily
rising higher and higher. with almost
a corresponding decrease in our ex-
port trade. Last month a dehcit OF
twelve million dollars. and so on. And
why not be optimistic,
You remember how stoutly that
Baltimore platform protested against
the establishing OF central bank.
vet that Is what the new currency
act creates. Quite staunCh and eN-
piicit. indeed. was the pronounce
ment in favor OF free tolls al Panama
Tor american coas'wise shipping.
Now the administration reverses that
pledge. and under the spur Repre-
sentatives and Senators OF the dom
inant party are trying TO as consis-
tely and gracefully as possible get IN
line with the new position 20 he taken
nv The party on this matter Our own
Senator Chiffon who. three weeks ago
was quoted by a Washington paper
as opposing the Pres ide nt's views on
this matter OF tolls. is again quoted
bv the same paper as favoring them.
He has seen tho light The hoii-up
OF Ned Smiths appointment as mar
shall in the Northern district may not
have bearing or this statesman's
reversal Of opinion.
Fullest Publicity.
Also II must b remembered that
the Baltimore platform declared in
strong language that there should be-
given N" fullest publicity in connec-
tiCn with the appointment of federal
judges. Prior 10 tina; platform decla-
ration the Democrats IN congress had
verbally harp1oncd thu Republican
Marty for opposing tina, proposition
Within the last few days We have seen
that situation just reversed II IS the
Democrats now who 20 back on their
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

sbou; the game. which absoives that
high church dignitary from suggesting
the wrong substitute for the higher
athletics. Tango. in its widest In
dulgence. might. without any serious
strain on the verities. properly be
dubbed parior baseball.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

UNCLE WALT: The Poet PHILOSOPHER.

:. :. -. u
% granny sits serene and nits and bygone ages when
was young from her Of
IN vanished nv dcars the girls
ONOlhEK we're nice and modest they shy and didn't
try % see whose Wit broadest I'm cushioned
nooks hey read their books and loved lifting eager
heped their cooking adcrs
then would shy and keep az a distance and each
Eho came 10 court was The girls were oue
a ooomcd m bowers remote from worldly clamo and when ~
me mooern crew hey give me azenammer girls we're sweet
and as dollhouse and.
modern clan sy have the wcs Refinement fades when ol
maids come forth all their glory their are freaks their s
shrieks ther hunkydOry
eyre doctong and duggng when they 90 10 picture show
ouy uyhuggng lhen granny takes her
some plug tobacco IN H. and smokes smokes ill otbe eoE
out doors minute. wAeCST
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

Unless a little more enthusiasm can
be worked into the proposed dollar
dinners OF the Progressives being ar
ranged for Huntington and Charleston
than attended the meeting OF the state
committee OF the party at Parkersburg
on Saturday-well. the hotels giving
the dinners will do well TO have a
cash forfeit ready for immediate pre-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

Sulzcr, from any viewpoint. cannot
he considered an angel Of light" but
he certainly has shed a powerful H.
Elimination on Tammany's method OF
gathering spoil.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

Having mailed printed circulars Of
advice TO their trainmen. the rail
roads feel that they have done every.
thing possible 70 stop accidents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

As all that elitters is not gold. all
popcorn does not pop. bur three
counties in iowa are raising SEQ. OO0.-
coo worth on the chance that IL Will
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
CITY PAY DAY.

Tomorrow will be pay day for many
OF the municipal departments In the
city. the police. water light. street and
IRE departments getting thel- checks.
The payroll FOR the month H. unusually
heavy. % ~ said owing to quite a little
work that has been done iu the different
departments by outside heir CIV
Auditor AhrcuS was prsuartr~ H..
vouchers yesterday for the PAYROLL
The Leipsic railroad station is the
largest in Europe. II cost S35 600
900, and has SO platforms.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13
Mest Niralnia Iaus

There are those who consider West
Virginia as an uuCivilized. backwoods
community. without law or order. and
never permit an opportunity To pass
10 behttle the state and the people
Who reside In a. That such is not
true Is the fact that this state has led
many OF tho so-Calicd progressive
states in the enactment 81 salutarv
laws Our tax laws have been models
for % score Of states and are now be-
ing discussed in washington. with
good prospect ~ enactment by Con
grpes
There arc other laws equally pro.
Hressivc. They are drawn on broad
lines, the object being 20 conserve
"n m" Tlfhi. or tho people and so-
cure tho greatest good to the greatest
number Mar.insburE World
Governor Hatfield dif a good turn
when be r'Ippoinfcd James A Vi
Qu'-noN 90. game warden He has
Wd1" f1ifrIul. pIinstGkiuE Official
enforcing the same laws fc1riDsalv
and also with common sense Tho
appointment BE- being fay0rablv com
W"u'od upon hy the state press. re-.
tlrdl's. OF politics. - Parkersburg
sentinel
ISL" note from our Democratic OK
change. that Tho navy and war DO.
NafIWrn's arc advertising in foreign
."Inirr. Tor .umoiout number OF
thousands OF yards OF goods where.
With to manufacture uniforms Tor fbc
army and navy. fhn bids o. cover The
price ut fIn goods both unm4uuI4r.
inI'd and made uU into FJrmenta Tho
Do 'Un object of fHia move g.. of rorrsr
in" Encouragement ~ American man.
n' r'Urnr. aH prom .nd in Tho Demo
cratic platform fsiue0rId Telegram
Pros. Inr' Wilson cannot boz accused
or not GIVING fH'r warning 10 fho
american merchant marine should
now ir.'ef On. coming into existence
and paFiur ''nTmf canal tolls Mar
netur. Journal
There arc LOT ~ Americana. v.fo
don't know much about me nrrIarl.
r.I or Independence and fHo ,pr...
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

tuition that can tell on the instant
what Ty Cobb's batting average is
Martinsburg Journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

Under Mexican martial law. any one
caught stealing chickens is kindly let
on by death without torture
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

They are getting so they jam bills
through Congress with only year
given to debate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

Only fancy. 4 Washington CORE
spondent OF the Bluefield Telegraph
mentions ID. +. French of Bluehld and
George ]. Neal, r. T. Williams and
* Sheriff Harshbarger. OF Huntington,
as probable aspirants for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress in the
Firth district The idea OF classify
ign Mr. Williams or Mr. HarshbarRer
as Democrats. The yeracious chron-
icler should wake up.-Huntington
Herald Dispatch
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

The now Federal baseball league
is really a rebel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

The announcement that the Rivers
and Harbors appropriation bill in the
present Congress will carry SIS. 600 b
900 for the furthcrance OF the general
Improvement plan OF that river. will
be gladly heard by the friends OF the
nine foot stagc-fIuntington Herald
usDatch
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-13

Senator Chiffon. in a speech before
The senate caucus last night. indicated
that. ii he shall decide TO change his
mind on the question OF canal tolls
he VIII be strongly supported by pre-.
cedent, other great men having re.
served unto themselves the right 10
change their minds. And he is right
about IL. too.-Hungtington Herald
Dispatch