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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
SHARP CONFIDENT
stsuesnvins Boxer Yssls That 5000
stewart Wfn Not Last Ten
hounds with Kim.

The following program has been ar
ranged BY the Steubenvtlle A. c. for its
Christmas Day boxing show:
Ten Observation-Disclosures main
bout. Walter Goo" Stewart of Wheel
ing, vs.. Banty ShRry. OF Steubenvlile
Eight rounds-Lightweight seci-
iinal, Ray Parks. of Steubenville, vs..
Buck styperck. Pittsburgh.
ISL. SIX r9unds-s antamweights. prelimi-
Joe Funay. OF Pittsburgh
Banty sharp ~ workinE out daily at
Steuoenville with Dick Loadman, RAY
PARKS and Bernie Hahn, and saws he
Feels confident that the bout will not
last ten rounds. Sharp has Improved
wonderfully since last spring, when he
iirst met Stewart. and has won from
Matt Brock. OF Cleveland. and Bobby
Pittsley. OF Syracuse. ~. Y. He has aiso
attaehed X q. 70 Nish Gallagher and
Special Delivery Tully
Stewart is working out daily nj the
Motor Club rooms. In the Reilly building
with battling" Howard and MICKEY
Moran Stewart Is trimming over with
confidence and states that the expert
ence he has received in his bouts with
Patsy Brannigan. Young Goldie. Bar-
ney Mcclure and Abe Kabakoff win nut
MIN In much better shape for both o r
Ienslve and defensive fighting. Goo
expects TO stop Sharp by "A X d.
Inc rest or the program is OF a high
class odrer and almost on a par wit n
perck; who mix in the semi, have been
principals I'm main bouts in StsubenViiIe.
Inc opening six round bout Is the best
optainable. bringing together Joe FSindy
OF Pittsburgh. and Bernie Hahn Wet
Nirginias champion bantam.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
GOLD AND BLUE TO HAVE STRONG
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE NEXT YEAR

arranging their schedules with the
object in view Of boosting their cham
pionship aspirations.
More Representative
Each year the schedule OF the local
high school has been more represen-
tative than the year proceeding.
Buckhannon who doomed up as a con-
tender in 1913 was taken on by
Wheeling last season and played the
Old Gold and Blue to a tie game
here the morning of the w. e. ]. Yves.
leyan clash. The Buckhannon high
School eleven Is coached TO a large
extent by the West Virginia Wesley
an college varsity men. and bids fair
10 keep up the standard OF the teams
there during the past two seasons
In that event the institution will be
retained on the schedule OF the local
scholastics.
With Wheeling taking on Charleston
Clarksburg and Morgantown. the
state scholastic championship foot
ball possibilities would be well COW
cred. Charleston always has a fast
eleven and is fortunate in represent
ing the best football town in West
virginia. Five thousand persons at
tending high school game in the
capital city are not unusual In
Clarksburg conditions are not always
the best but at present the Harrison
county boys appear to have the
goods. One year they will have
cracker-jack team down there and
the next season the Representation
VIII be poor At Morgantown the
conditions are much the same as at
Clarksburg.
II Is also limited that should this
schedule be put through only one
Ohio team will be played. that OF
course being the all important en-.
counter with Bellaire here on Thanks
giving Day. The elimination OF Ohio
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to an extent at least. upon additional
revenue being provided in some way
for the railroads.
Coal and Coke Barred.
Traffic on which no Increase vas al
lowed by the commission represents
about ifty-fve per cent OF the entire
Vohme OF freight handled By the
roads. Coal. coke and iron ore. how.
ever are bulky commodities, taking
low rates, consequently the amount of
revenue derived from them IL relative.
" small
In The eastern district ten Der cent
OF the entire volume Of freight II an.
thracite; 81 per cent bitumlnous coal:
hNe per cent coke. and five Der cen,
ores The coal rates. IN the opinion
OF the commission. already are profit
Commissioner Harlan In dissent
ina opinion said
Aside from the objection TO on.
legal right and power which perhap.
should be regarded ~ conclusive
there are grave doubts whether IN.
facts assumed by the carriers. bank
ers. and others NJ the further hearin.
are being verified By the progress o
events. The apprehension OF the bank
ers and others. most strenuously urged
20 the further henrinR a. reason 10.
granting Increased rates ~ once. va.
that otherwise our railroad securitic.
held abroad would. IN consequence o
the war. be- dumped upon our market.
with disastrous results not only to M,
railroads but to business interests gen
orally.
"Thfa anuroheurfo, al. t.rt..- -
parontly have concluded 20 have beer
20 clearly unfounded that In advancs
81 any decision BY the commission
upon the carriers contention ~ %,
further hearing. the rreat t.naaciai On
terests IN control % such matters hav,
not only caused the stock exchanges
which we're closed a. the beginning ol
the war. 20 BE- rc-opcned but have nov
caused tho removal Of Ell restriction,
upon trading in such securities th,
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winch formerly had none. also books
""d pech supplied At Harpervi1le
quite number from here anticipate
Adcna. Dec. ~ and 20
Pomona Grange OF Jefferson cour,v
meets 40 East Springfield Saturday ~
''Ih""h ana evening OF January md.
The next number OF the I.ecture
S,2..eii,s e VIII be held In the town hail
"wednesday evening. Dec 20 Tom Hen
eIisks, the humorist. will Certainly az
hehi you Don't fail TO be there
Miss EerEie 0iesey. Of Rush Run ave-
nue. ana teacher at rfadley. has 49,,
~ uslg thrce days this week. She n
threatened with typhoid fever.
Miss Marguerite Fox ie substffutinr
gie Giescy.
The. Smithheld Village schoois -,
seognd prize AZ the educational oxhlbf
~ tle Farmers. Institute held in RirE-
mond last week The Rcthei echocf-
won the fourth prize
Mld-term examination tests are No..
being prepared 20 BE- cent out h.. r,f-
u.al a4pt ~. T.. buchanan.
Inc heavy snow has produced a So
surface Tor sieiEhing and heavy hauiinr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
INTERSTATE
COMMERCE
tcOstiau.d IRON Fir-, P.~..,


tablished in the latest hearings. a
greater need Of additional net Income
than ever before. This was due. An
part TO exigencies which arose out of
the war In Europe and in part 10
the already existing necessity In the
Judgment OF the commission. for add.
tional revenues TO maintain the rail.
road properties.
Chairman Harlan In his dissenting
opinion held that sufficient aid had
Deen given the roads by the decision
OF August i. last, and that the flndings
OF the majority were morally wrong
Commissioner Clements based his dis.
sent upon what he regarded a. the IN.
ability. IN law, Of the commission 10
take cognizance OF anything in the
making Of rates than their justice and
reasonableness.
In administration circles. the out.
come OF the case was welcomed as a
development Of vast importance which
would hasten and support the expect.
Cd general business revival President
Wilson issued no formal statement. hut
White House officials said he was
greatly pleased over the decision and
expected II 20 have an Immediate ef.
tect upon the country's economic attn.
alton. The President had made no
secret Of hts belief that en- movement
OF conditions generally was dependent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19

teams other than Bellaire would not
be serious matter as the the over
the-river teams in this section have
little to offer and the expense OF
bringing teams from a distance IL
too great when the attendance which
those elevens draw is considered.
The report OF this idea OF arranging
schedule that win cover the entire
state Is meeting with the approval of
the entire alumni For many sea
sons OF football history at Wheeling
high local supporters OF the Old
Gold and Blue were confident that
their favorites could clean up" ON
anything In the state. But on several
occasions Charleston. Huntington,
Morgantown or Clarksburg have had
strong elevens and have made good
records and the championship has
more often been left undecided.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
SYSTEM or GRAFT vs.
BROUGHT TO LIcHT

NEW YORK. Dec. Remarkabi.
alterations regarding system 81
Eraft and bribery practiced By q
Rms" % New York egg dealers thar
they might sue the railroads. were
made today BY William s. Meek. an
Investigation for the Trunk Lines a.
ISOLATION. AZ the resumption Of the 80
called butter and egg inquiry being
conducted under the supervision OF
Attorney General Parsons BY thia
system. Meek testified. inspectors
were brihed 10 report hundreds OF
crates Of eErs 81 damaged IN transit
Wnen IN reality only a few bad been
injured. Drivers he declared. were
paid 20 break a layer IN each case al
the recetving points after which the
dealers sold all the unframed erea
and then sued the roads for the fuu
value 81 each case IN one year. tna
witness asserted one firm obtained
$4,000 and another $4,000 from the
railroads for supposed damages.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
coNTENoERs FOR STATE CHAM.
PlONSHiP WILL HAVE CHANCE
HERE
eellaire Team May Be Only One Out
or the State That viii Be Met
On the Gridiron
(6y "Pep")


A schedule that will without doubt
settle the undisputable claim TO the
state scholastic championship in foot
ball IN 1918. Is 10 be given the Wheel
ing High School. according to a re-
port current among High school al
umni and supporters OF the Old Gold
and Blue. Only the teams that have
this year been classed as among
those that might lay claim TO the
state championship. will be consider
ed.
While the report has not been yeri.
fed. still there is very good reason
to believe that such Is the ambition
OF nose In charge OF preparing next
years card. A schedule Of this char.
acter and one which would satisfacto-
rily settle an old. old argument,
would include games with such teams
as the following: New Martinsville.
Petersburg. Huntington, Charleston.
Buckhannon or Weston. Clarksburg.
Morgantown, and one OF two others
TO 1ll out the allotted number of
games.
The matter OF definitely settling the
claim TO the state championship has
given coaches and critics throughout
the state considerable worry. and al.
40 has been a matter which has rare.
ly. II ever been satisfactorily decid.
ed. While possibly the question
could not always be settled In this
manner. still II would be a step I'm the
right direction and would ultimately
result In an high schools In the state
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minimum price limitation having been
withdrawn.
1T also appears from public sources
that since the further hearing interest
rates. instead Of increasing. a. con.
hdently predicted by the experts who
then testified. have shown a down.
ward tendency. and since the date OF
the original report the AVERAGE oper.
ating ratios Of the lines In official
classification territory have shown n
marked Improvement"
Commissioner Clements said in dis.
sent:
There IL and has been no adequate
control OF the issuance OF stocks and
bonds. and they have been put out
largely by those holding tha theory
that there exists no relationship be.
tween the sucrities OF carrier and
the reasonabieness of ~ rates Now
We see these securities calling for in.
creased rates to make them good
IT now. TO strengthen and main.
tain the credit Of the carriers. re-
gardless Of the causes Of its exhaus.
ton or impairment and without the
application. Of the usual tests OF reas.
scnableness. these Increases are lust.
He'd, then. 10 seems TO me thai. We
are only ri the beginning Of what I
fear viii be train OF demoralizins
results. disappointing and embarras.
sing 90 all concerned n b. bv no
means certain that o. would not In
the long run. be cheaper 90 the public
20 guarantee the bonds Of the weak
roads unable n meet their OBLIGATIONS
rather than 10 Try 10 take care N
them BY Increased rates. which In.
sure 20 The strong roads o. well az
tho weak
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
LUNAcY CHARGE
Warrington Dunn Taken N Charge
Yesterday By Constable.

Washington Dunn was taken IN
charge yesterday by Constable VIII
son on lunacy charge preferrer BE-.
fore Squire Wlekham
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
SMlTHFIELD, OHIO
oAautauquA nsadinr cirol. n.,.

sMITHFIELD. ohio. Dec. 1S.-The
Chautauqua Reading circle met a. the
hospitable home OF Miss Lillian VermiI-
non on High street last Friday evening.
ne readings and original story OF Ar.
= \ liyley and Miss Carrie Grove
800 Nstl received. IN enjoyable social
time followed. A delicious luncheon W
Wen served, ana much enjoyed by ali
~ Was decided az the business session
thhl each one who observes their name.
~ the proEram should feel a moral oh
neauun % respond and feel ~ "a pleas.
ute. inalTman Horace Catteli appoint
~ w ~ =. buchanan 60 notify those
whose ~ mes appeared on the program.
we weeks IN advance. Mr. buchanan
e..ie,tea Mrs. }. ~. Lowry and Mise
The next meeting will De AZ the beari-
tIai nome ~ Miss Jennie Ulnror on
Aaln ana kuch Kun avenue
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
SECURE MARIETTA
wesleyan Football Schedule For 1915
VIII Include Game With
Marietta College.

Special Dispatch TO the InteIligeneer.
BuCkHANNON. W. Va, Dec. 49,
one OF the most important announce
mehts yet made concerning the nine
teen nfteen Wesleyan football sched-
uie' was made tonight when II was
gwen out that Marietta college would
be played In Marietta on November g.
Marietta till 1911. appeared regularly
on the Wesleyan gridiron card but
since then. no games have been PLAYED
A resumption OF relation is looked
upon with great favor here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19
GREEK WINS.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer
CLARkSBURG. w. Va. Dec. Is
Greek champion won over Carl Busch
or Bellefontaine. Ohio. in a well at
tended wrestling match tonight at the
Robinson Grand theatre. Busch was
thrown In seventeen and FIVE minutes
successfully.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19

Mf. Lrcd SHELTON travelling sales.
leI tne -Nnola HlackinE company.
FAMILY on Maple avenue. NJ Shelton
yates ne company had another banner
Mrs Wesley Logan. 81 Manie avr,u.
I. stu aeslefinr her sfafrr.in.faw Mi-e
MafeAret Logan on Hiah street who
u nov runVaIaarinn
Thc township board % cduraroo ruat
20 me home ~ u E gufharfarH -
,tleen street. saturday The ordinary
AuNeFlntfuuenf reported new dIrffan.
aries were being placed fn s.h~rfa
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19

heavy rains. which caused "a sort
s.sa belt prevented the contractor
lInm unianlnE the paving on the month
err part ~ Main street or rnura. ~.
.ohtfectqrs have done al in their pover
the depth % the mud ON usrE .fgs
~ would he n mighty nno thina fnr fha
lfhyeling public N the County Cornusle.
winter toy tne
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19

10 an extent at least. upon additional
revenue being provided In some way
for the railroads.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-19

some hne calendar are now b.fr~
If'rfhteu uf the First National IfarE
~ ~. naftar a Co. and W. vs. Th0rTr.
IN, IN n.n.t fall GO set one OF these 81
~ ~. nov eniy teli she DAY and date but
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17

The fifth Annual Convention
of the Colorado Good Roads AS
sociation will be held in Denver
on January 20 an6 21, 1915. This
was decided at meeting OF the
Executive Committee held this
week The State Association OF
County Commissioners will meet
in Denver during the same week,
the dates for that meeting being
January Is and 10.
The official call for the conven-
ton presents four subjects as be-
ing of vital Importance to the
continuance of the good road
work in this state, viz, efficient
highway legislation, federal aid
for good roads, best metho7s of
constructing and maintaining
good roads, and how can Colora-
DO reap the best advantages from
the construction Of better high
ways.
The arrangements for the con-
convention arc in charge OF a
committee representing the Dem
yer Convention League. Appli-
cation has already been made to
to the railroads Of the state for
the customary low rates always
granted on account of these meet
jngs, and formal announcement
of these rates will probably be
made during the week.
A Legislative committee con-
sisting of H. A. Edmonds, OF
Fort Collins; Geo. X: Kimball, of
Idaho Springs; NJ. C. Ramsay,
Grand junction; George H. Charl-
ton. Durango and Frank Krey-
bill of Las Animas was also ap'
pointed. This committee will
meet with similar committees
from the State Highway Commits
sion and the State Association CT
County Commissioners and rec
omme. d to their respective bod
les suggestions looking to any
needed improvements or change
in the present statutes.
I! Owing to the fact that there
will be available for the con.
strUction of good roads beginning
1916 fund of over $4,000 the
convention of the Colorado Good
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17

Roads Association this year there
will be the most important ever
held. It is expected that the
needs Of various sections Of the
state as to road construction will
be presented to the road author:
lies at this time. Again the
question of road construction will
also be thoroughly considered,
and in this the advice of the gov
ernm ent engineer will be had in
as much as representatives of the
Federal Good Road Bureau will
be present at the session Of the
convention,
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
MESSAGE

President Wilson stated the
case as no other living could
state it. Every American should
read that great document. II
you have not read it. send me
Your name and address and VIII
mail you copy. After y ou have
I;gested it, you may go out among
the jingoes without fear Of con-
tagion. You will know yolr
country is safe ard YOU Will know
Why it is safe.
Let me quote a few sentences
from the presidents message:
We are at peace with all
the world. No one who speaks
counsel based on fact or drawn
from a Just and candid interpre-
tation Of realities can say that
there is reason to fear that from
auv quarter our independence or
the integrity Of our territory IS
threatened.
That's a pretty strong state
ment, coming as it does from the
chief executive: of the nation, the
man who is most familiar with
the details of our foreign rela-
tons. But he adds:
IF asked, Are you ready to
defenl yourselves? We reply
Most assuredly, to the utmost;
vet we shall not turn America in
to an armed camp!'
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17

school for citizen-soldiers. In
the matter of the army. | think
we can learn something from
both Switzerland and Australia.
Those countries appear to have
devised a scheme by which men
may receive a military training
without becoming inoculated with
the views of militarism. If it
proves as good as it looks we may
adopt it.
There is no occasion 70: undue
haste, however. To again quote
the president
We shall not alterour attitude
because some amongst US are
nervous or excited. Our policy
will not be for an occasion. 1t
will be conceived as a permanent
and settled thing, which we will
pursue at all seasons, without
haste and after a fashion per-
fectly consistent with the pace
of the world, the abiding friend
ship of states. and the unhamp-
cred fire. d m of all with who we
deal.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Washington Letter,
BY Edward Heating,
COngressman-at-Large
From Colorado.

Shall the United States become
military nation?
That is the issue which is about
to be presented to the people Of
this country.
The leaders Of the Republican
party are planning to make the
question of national defense'
the paramount plank in their ma
tional platform in 1916. The
opening guns are being fitted in
Congress now. Gardner in the
House and Lodge in the Senate
are endeavoring to throw the
scare" into the people.
The "Standpat" press is prov
ing a valuable ally for the jim
goes. Under blood-red head On
the first page we read that cur
army is no good, our navy is
made up of a lot of old tubs and
our coast defenses are construct
ed of papier mache.
These veracious journalists
assure us that Japan could go5ble
US before breakfast and that
England or Germany could tame
our proud spirits in about two
weeks of real fighting.
Ali over the country, Republi-
can politicians are encouraging
the formation of National De-
tense Leagues" and plans are
under way for a national amaEga-
nation tf these jIngo clubs.
b z Business. is prepared to
finance the scheme, not because
Big Business" is at all nervous
over the state of our national de-
lenses but because the move
ment seems to offer a means by
which Woodrow Wilson may be
driven from the White House and
a gentleman who is satisfactory
to big Business installed in
his place.
In a nutshell, all this hulaba-
loo about National Defense'
will assay about uinety-nine per
cent politics and one per cent
Patriotism.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
Box Factories use Big
Lumber Supply

A preliminary report just is
sued by the National Association
of Box Manufacturers shows that
4, 500, 900, 600 feet Of lumber Or
approximately 11.6 per cent of
all lumber produced by the Uni
ted states, is annually made into
boxes. This is said to be enough
lumber to house the population. of
a city Of nearly 1000, 600 inhabi-
tants ia 800, 900 six-room bunga-
lows.
Virginia uses the largest GUAM
tity Of lumber for boxes heading
the list Of states with an annual
consumption Of 400, 600, 600 board
feet
The Dakotas come last using
little more than 18, 900 feet. Of
the total quantity Of lumber made
into boxes, SO per cent comes
from soft wood and 81 per cent
from hard wood species. White
pine is the preferred box mater
ial. with over 1000. 900, 900, toits
annual credit, of which 96 per
cent is of the Eastern variety.
Yellow pine ranks next, followed
closely by red gum, spruce and
yellow pine.
A study is being carried on by
the national association in coop
GRAFTON with the forest service to
bring out facts which will benefit
the box industry. For example,
tests are being made at the for
est service labratory at Madison
Wis, to determine the compara-
tive strength values Of boxes Of
various types and designs.
These tests are useful in de-
termining not only the relative
strengths of the different makes
. of boxes, but also will be used as
basis Of determining the merits
of other wood substitutes not
commonly used in box manufact-
ure today.
The study also considers the
individual needs of box users,
particularly as to what kinds of
boxes are best suited for various
purposes, the influence of color,
odor. weight, etc; The compara-
tive cost and economic value of
the different types of containers;
the closer utilization of waste
material in the Manufacture of
boxes. and the standardization of
shipping containers Of all kinds
and material. not only as to size,
but also as TO quality and design.
Cheyenne record., 1914-12-17
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