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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-13

Tor me for a little time while I com
piefe the purchase money we have
agreed upon. n you'd only announce
the md. thsred b. no difficulty
about raising the money.
But surely there are plenty q Art
dealers you could 20 20 with such
news and get the cash."
1t isn't 20: really Il isn't, People
are very suspicious. and there have
been certain Misunderstanding
80 easy 10 be unfairly judged In this
world. Now. do try 20 get u into the
paper for me"
~Show US the picture. otherwise
- lie stopped There was silence
for a time. while Rlnal0 wrestled
with himself lie asked himself what
he would do n he were Mallory and
someone confided 20 him the where
abouts OF so yaluable-and still IN
bought-a thing He shuddered az
the thought that answered. Ne knew
that he would try 20 cheat the dis
coverer.
No. no. cannot show you the
picture! / cannoti"
sure there Is oneY
Il swear there is. / give-you my
solemn word OF honor. III 20 with
YOU before a commissioner Tor Oaths
and swear Il. n that viii convince
you.
It'd only be boring you for moth
ing" Mallory assured him. The
London Resort won't he convinced
until It's art expert has seen tine
Nandyk with his own eyes"
rs there nothing I can say? Ask
me any questions you Ike. take am
steps you wish
I'VE must See the picture. You Go
not trust us. You are afraid 20 show
II TO us. Why should We trust YOU ?"
Then you refuse the news?"
Yes, unless We discover 70 for our
selves"
Unless you discover ~ yourselves.
Do you mean
Somewhere IN the world. some
where in England in fact. there Is a
Nandyk which Is unknown. You
have told us 80 much. You
viii not tell Us anything more; buf.
and its big but you've tried o.
make use OF us. One good turn de
serves another We shall now try to
make use of you"
RinaiO considered the matter. His
N--+a INfN - bNAAh AAVAF " IaANt lie
money for the purchase lay in getting
free advertisement Of the discover
printed. Then he wrote the address
after many seconds OF hesitation
which he explained by saying:
You must forgive my caution: but
am terribly anxious 20 make sure
that the nation has this work OF
ART"
That was true. too A subscription
10 buy IL from him would force III
the price 10 figure which would
enable him 10 retire and live like a
landed gentleman. his dearest am
billion, for the price he meant 10 pay
10 the owner would make only the
smallest OF holes I'm the sum he would
receive.
You are a very patriotic man.
Mallory said. Come 10 sec me in
three days" And the metamorphosed
Cockney went. qualSing with fear that
ne had been unwise to give the ad.
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little heaps. each heap representing
n company.
While they sorted them Milford
said little. but he worked hard. and
they battered from his hands into
the little heaps to which they be.
longed. Then all at once he stopped.
holding a letter in his hand and
staring at It with eyes that opened
vide in a stony face.
Grips looked at him with aston
ishment.
What's up?" Grips asked.
Milford thrust the letter into
Cripps's hands.
Read H." he said. in a strained
voice.
Grips read It and found no en-
iightenment It was just an ordinary
address.
Private \. Northwood. No. 1345.
3rd Bait Motifs, Foresters. British
EXpediuonary Force"
81 don't see anything wrong with
o.. said Grips.
That's the man." Milford said.
with the angles OF his Jaw going
whitc-'that's the man who took my
girl from me. He's out here. hope
he'll die and die miserably In a de-
serted trench. hungry and thirsty.
with no one 10 help him. And hope
he'll have time TO think what he's
done 90 met
Grips was startled by the mans
yohcmouce
You're talking like a German.
There no sense I'M g. You had bet
Ter get strip on yourself my lad
eyes. it's Tine and easy to be- phil.
os1phIeal over the injuries suffered
by other people. I'm going 90 look
tor that man. ru break him, mr.
ayoHU got yourself iu cIlnk. that's
aha. y0Iu do. Or sou start any Dn.
waite warfare OF pour own" Cripps
ald "Iu gsHr superior officer aud
sa Fo. f1 lun. after discipline N14
Ha barn hasn't got much of roof
.r. OWNS t0 some low down German
shell that's upset tuc tiles "a bif Hu.
I. BIAS O. door, and If fastened So d.
could ert con- nI1lfa.' quiet which
FnH'I boz long enough t1 hammer
como notions a. discipline into your
bead .I.l ms EHs-
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MILFORD'S REVENGE

%RlPPS had been handling mail
bags for the last week. bring.
ing them up from the base and
distributing their contents from cen.
tres along a wide front
The blooming mails get heavier.
by Jimmy. they do" said Crlpps. pre-
pairing TO open another bag for sort.
ing purposes. There are more let.
ters than ever. It's a regular bonn
bardment,"
Milford. the man detailed to assist
Grips. murmured an unenthusiastic
assent Grips did not expect more.
for Milford was curiousIy uncom-
municative. He did not talk much
lie seemed 20 have a cold. sour Jis.
position. allied TO a capacity for real
hard work
Some chaps out here have so
many letters continued Grips.
but I've not had many myself Con.
sidering all the girls used 10 know.
Il seems a bit rough. sun. I'm not
one TO grumble"
Milford muttered something about
women In general. with an emphasis
that made Grips open his eyes.
BY Jimmy, you've been let down
by a girl"
You can take II that ] have" said
Milford. grimly. "Tye done with
them!"
she started going out with some
one else?"
'She was going 20 marry me. She
married somebody else The first
knew about IL was a letter Of about
two lines saying what sbe bad done
That was BIT sudden" Grips
said. iondlins his smooth chin l1z
uriousiy with finger and thumb
yes, 90 vas a man 0 ,usV. A
friend Of miuc-at least though.
he was q friend. 10 happened uhsr
went to India with tho reaimsnf
She was to- come out ro marry m.
when Q got mv stripe. came her.
straight from India when 81.
home . shall Gnd Cha. man And.
He broke off, TuHH0 was cold
ferociousncs5 afou. h.m Haf Ra.
not nice
Not worth 30. ra.I rrpu. $50.
wait ten years. and g.HU laugh a
yourself rrr HH.ae .o rr There
are always nice e.rI. FOB bel found r
r1I R0 through Iia.
Dc TOOK the naIbar H H H..
tom. held 90 H1 end allowed .Hr .r.
fere 'o 'H~HI. r.t IL. on ."n...
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bic proximity to the firing linz.
Sometimes they had TO stop because
an iron storm swept across a partic-
ular stretch of road. Then an oppor.
tuuity would be seized 10 cross the
dangerous area ar speed that the
broken road made perilous 10 the
equilibrium OF the lorry. Shells were
dropping on the road and in the
fields about them. The whole world
seemed 10 be- filled with a roaring
and a numbering Of malignant de-.
struction.
Presently they reached a place that
seemed TO oher some safety. It was
in the shelter OF a little wood. and
here were gathered the Red Cross
cars, ready, when the strctcher-bear-
ers came from the field. 10 rush back
with their burdens
Ia the dusk. when the firing slack
,ncd. came tine FIRST bearers. Carrying
wounded men on stretchert And
these bearers brought bits Of news Of
the terrible fighting that had taken
place, and OF the horrors that lay up
there 90 be- relieved Bearers we're
wantod-hundreds az them for there
was colo sal number OF wounded
men lying up there.
III hash been half fghf. I can
tell you. said Oh Red Cross man. who
had got trapped In o. second line OF
trenches during German assault
victoria Crosses have been won up
there to-day boy the score Every
man of Goo Nuffs Eurr-tcrs deserve.
one. and some deserve two Thpr.'s
one chap of thc third battalion name
Of NorthWoud gad' De Got among a
crowd OF Germans and boz just
cleared ring round him with the
hutt'ri Buf De- foIi az the finish
gud"
COS boo dead1 Milford asked. with
a strained voice
% don't know IIa fell between fHa
British and the German trenches af
a time when our chaps went fu.f
lighting mad and Ueut out 0f their
shelter to meet fhn Gcrmaua with
Che htyunnf And then We couldn't
got h.m because t0 g0 out there was
death"
You want more boarsr.E asked
Milford swiftly with lgriUu. Hrn .n
ria voice
You bet They are wanted more
Than motors iusf u0U
.Ill ro VIII you come. sergeant
Cuppa agreed. DE went aIUrr be-
..Hr HfHF.HH U.rH I'd. FH.H H#H H..
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. ERENCE MALLORY. tar ~

r." 7" 4 a M.H
porter OF ihe London rec
ORD. b. never In any doubt
a. 20 What IL In front % him when
-. a. a.. 80, =. -. -, ,,,,,,e-
DO" wei u" suis'u. ~ man
who has had. for his sins. % spend
over two years In the rancid bark
vv.,..r. Of povertv In London. may
- -. =. 49,, -,
ever aiter ne mas lhe seeahs eye TUT
raseais. Iii,
III SaDoatl hlhalo' n ne chneh
paper 10 Lplneh ne hishL nave SUI
eeeaed ~ wnat ne sa1i,ea 20 40.
but ne uin not ne went 10 ne
iohdon heeord' ana MailoIg was ue
Puted Dy tns news eui'or 10 see the
man.
Snboau hinalo' u soon appeared
wanted 70 give oiheoray an "ppor
tunltg 20 save an 90 Mhster, m
unoouDteo NAhoyh' Tor me hAtioh-
mallory, listening TO the man s
onoAen Ehsiisn' Ahe" MN ior
rogue.
booH mere blister hihiaho " you
Neieh DoTh E-ast OF 4aile Emu you
can nave me sent 2hck % hihueI-
saIteh. lalk pain hnslish' even N
AZ mas Nochhey accent anu we u
get on QUICKER together
your PERCEPTIONS are ahreNd' MI.
NV nat y your name
NY nance NY name 5 Ihe Lon
uoh neco.u IN ouios hourA ana
am BUSY. Mallory was convinced ~
now that the man was tryins to
work some yillainy. lie had the
facial enpression-or' rather, atmos-
phere-of the person attempting
SharR praTtlce. 49,
Wen. I've found q Vandyk. an
old Master and think the nation
eugnt 20 nave ~ 50 many works
have gone TO America that
Wei. II its yours and you feel
like that, why not give II to the Ma
uonal Galleryf
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VOTES FOR WOMEN.

The woman's suffrage cause will be
put 10 the touch tomorrow In three
important States. Pennsylvania New
York and Massachusetts The defeat
81 the proposition IN New Jersey SOW
eral weeks ago In nowise dsmpened
the ardor Of the sunragist leaders In
these states on the contrary. 10 only
purred them 60 greater activity and
zeal Some reviewers Of the contest.
Cd aalde predict defeat in half apoi-
cretic tone that the people Of these
States are NOT yet ready FOR the limo.
walton. which ie no credit 90 the men
a. reservation that is counted on.
while these three states arc normally
Republican. the question Of votes for
women b. not a party one. Leaders
ir both parties are arrayed for and
srainat granting tho franchise 10
women Tho greatest Zoe 10 woman
Suffrage bel Inc liquor tramc. and the
reason Tor their opposition ig too ap-
parent to need explaining 10 tho duh.
fsI mind
While The intelironcer does not
loot Tor ihe adoption Of the constitu
uonal amendments In either Of these
three important states. Do believes q
viii come nearer 10 success In Massa.
chusctts than In Nev York or Penn
sylvania With the increasing employ
mont OF women In business. and their
successful adventures 10 the profes
sions and 10 positions formerly sup.
posed 70 have been prs-omptsd BY The
male sex. the problem % their voting
and governing rifht has become more
and more an economic question and
less sentimcntai 10 BE- bound To- pre-.
vail finally and Do Will b. spccdcd aot
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DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT

The 1attering reception tendered
Hdge Ira K. Robinson by his friends
Pd neighbors on his return 10 his
PINE In Grafton. after relinquising his
|gh Office on the Supreme Court
fnch. was not so much an unusual
|stimonial as IL was significant as a
Ppular endorsement OF his decision
\ enter the contest for the guberna-
Prial nomination. which will meet
n the responsive approval OF very
|rSe number OF the membership of
n Republican party throughout the
bate.
~ was not expected that Judge Rob-
|son would formally discuss the is.
pes which he expects to contend for
his campaign for the nomination.
Pd that he confined himself almost
Plely 10 an acknowledgement of the
PmPliment extended by the greeting.
Pd contented himself with the def
&c announcement of his candidacy
hs In great good taste He, howev-
made 1t known that his was an un-
Uttered candidacy. and that he was
Phgated 10 no one but himself and
|ould be ruled or moved by nothing
Fcept his own consciousness of the
|ght as he was given the light TO see
: duty. His declaration that IL nom
.ated and elected he would aim TO
progressive without being radical.
Pd economic but not parsimonious.
Re two expressions that are indica-
Ne OF the character OF the man and
e promise OF an acceptable admins
.ation OF the affairs OF the State.
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NO MAKEsHIFT WILL DO.

II any are sleepipz in fancied 30.
curity over the drippings Of the pre-.
eut abnormal revival In our foreign
trade. with high hopes Of the future.
they are due for a rude awakening
when The war barrier b. lifted Whcr.
ever this partially restored prosperity
has enlivened the spirit OF optimism
the benehciarioa have temporarily
overlooked the unsoundncss o. our
economic position. ln tho pressing 81
fort POI recover losses sustained durin g
the few months the American mar.
kcts we're vide oYen To- foreign pre-.
durefs many have forgotten fha, no
European war is only temporary bar
eFainst the importation Of foreian
products. Buf AL tbe time draws near
when this war must close and remove
every obstacle that protects fhe Amer.
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ITS FAR-REAcHINe EFFECTS.

| 81. Louis Globe-Democrat
I we nave used the protest OF the bust
ness men OF Manila TO show that the
seamen's act has not stopped with
driving the American flag from the
Pacific. II has resulted in discrini-
nations against American and Chinese
business and in favor OF the japanese.
But certain industries in the United
States proper have begun % suffer
from the shadow Of the law, which
goes into effect November 4. The
current issue OF the St. Louis Lumber
man produces a portion Of the address
deiivered by J. J. Donovan. president
OF the American Logging Congress. AT
meeting in San Francisco last week.
The address bristles with illustrations
OF the injury already done the lumber
business on both coasts. As an ex.
ample. the Stimson Mill Company At
Ballard, Wash. had. up until a few
days ago. one customer that bought
100000 worth OF lumber month.
The company has been notified that
hereafter the customer viii buy his
lumber In British Columbia. where his
cargoes may be carried by vessels not
SUI iect TO the harsh seamen's Law
TINS viii not give employment to an
American seamen. II means a loss OF
business Of $1,000 900 a year TO ona
firm, and II Is estimated that over
100000 OF this will be lost to Ameri-
can labor. Capt. Dollar has moved ali
his ships to Vancouver The Pacific
viii be at the mercy Of the japanese
subsidized ships until the war ends.
when there will be some relief by the
appearance OF other foreign vessels
now engaged in the abnormal com
merce with Europe.
Mr.. Donovan shows how misleading
was the recent official statement OF the
size OF our merchant marine The
United states made a creditable show
ing merely because OF tie large coast
wise feet AZ the outbreak OF the war
It's foreign commerce shipping was
surpassed by Great Britain. Germany.
Norway. France. Japan. Italy. Neither.
lands aud sweden with the return OF
peace many American vessels will 20
10 foreign registry aFain. in order 20
escape our rigorous navigation laws
Nor can they be- replaced with govern.
ment-owned merchant vessels. unless
this country Invests $500. 900 900 I'M.
stead Of the $4,000 900 proposed. The
extra cost Of operation and mainten.
ance would also have 10 be added o.
the burden Of the taxpayers
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GEORGE HOOK.

The full measure Of the loss of this
community in the death OF Mr.. George
Hook will not at once be realized.
His life was full of activity in those
lines which have distinguished the
progress of Wheeling. and in which be
played an important part. As a bust
Less man. promoter of the interests OF
Wheeling's chief publicity asset. the
State Fair. and a public spirited citi-
zen. he left an indelible impression on
al enterprises he was connected with.
lie was man of unvarying courtesy
and Kindness. qualities that stood out
prominently in his contact with the
public during his long service as clerk
OF the County Court These virtues.
together with a constant flow of good
spirits and an unimpeachable integri-
~. were the elements OF popularity
enjoyed by not many citizens OF
Wheeling.
II would have been hard indeed for
success to have turned her back on
'NeH a man. NhOsF lnuuSlFy ana thr1ft
are the characteristics OF that class OF
our adopted citizens. Of which he was
representative type. II il such a
useful life as Mr.. Hook lived. so full
of the advancement OF the material
interests Of the city so bound up in
The fulhliment Of IFS largest promises.
that testify 20 the respect and esteem
o. his fellow endeavorers now that he
sleeps in that unawakening rest. His
optimism has frightened many de-
spondent souls. Looking on the
brighter side OF things was one OF his
most attractive characteristics. There
was one season when the outlook for
the state Fair was quite gloomy. or
the third day h was still raining. And
when the writer coDdoled with him on
the depressing prospect his cheerful
reply was. oh. the sun wiltshire TO-
morrow u did shine And after
passing through the Great Shadow
there is no question but what the sun
will be shining for him.
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THE OHIO ELECTION.

Only two political features are in
flved in the elections in Ohio to-
prov. and they are the referendums
the Congressional redistricting bill
p the McDermott liquor license bill.
|hich decentralizes the regulation Of
|at traffic. The former is purely a
Flitical issue. while the latter has
Pen made 80 by the opposition Of
IL Cox machine as a direct fight on
Pgernor Willis. The McDermott Ii.
'nse law was in response TO one Of
p Republican platform pledges in the
potion year ago. aud Governor VIII.
Is entitled to the sustaining vote
his party in making good his pre-
Potion promise As a regulating
'easure it Is far more efficient than
? machine made Cox law IL has SUI
rseded.
The main question. however. before
III voters OF Ohio tomorrow is the
'nendment 70 the constitution pro-
'biting the manufacture and sale OF
'Iuor. Both the vets" and the
rvs" have concluded strenuous cam.
ligns. the notable feature on the
~ side being the whirlwind tour
William Jennings Bryan through
II state. ending az Cleveland. Sat.
day night While The InteIlieencer
Pes not question Mr.. Brysn's per.
|nal feelings in this matter. IL does
believe the opposition 10 the liquor
Rfhc has been strengthened By the
|pearance OF the former Secretary Of
ate In their behalf The same cues.
n was before the people Of ohio
y November and Mr. Bryan had an
'portunity then Of doing the cause no.
now championing some good. more.
least. than al present bur the pro
bition oracle remained dumb. in
ite OF the pleas made 10 him hy
'mocratic leaders ~ the dry" prom.
anda Tor Gust a word or two" 50
pr tine be- was under orders of Pres.
ent Wilson 20 speak Tor cox only.
Related 10 the prohibition issue is
so-called stability amendment
Sch seeks 10 limit The use Of tho iu.
niive and referendum by providing
d no vote shall be- taken on n pro
ped constitutional amendment With
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lean producer. the thoughtful citizen
is beginning to view with dread The
return OF those depressed conditions
which existed ~ the time the war
broke out Men who walked the floor
at night IN 1885,. trying to devise
ways TO keep bankruptcy notices or
their doors. do not relish a return 10
those nerve-racking experiences.
Their present desire is to make GER
tain that no such deplorable conditions
shall again exist.
The Democratic administration.
which was responsible for the destruc-
ton OF Republican made prosperity.
has recognized the danger that con
fronts our industrial and business in
terests on the conclusion OF peace.
and is adding around for some sub
stitute for protective tariff which
will save 10 from q reputation Of its
ancient free trade policy. Any make
shift IL resorts 20 Tor the real article
OF protection is bound To fail. II has
set its face directly against the re-
vision Of the Underwood bill. so that
the hope Of the country now is cen
tered In the return Of the Republican
party TO power the only sure guaran-
tee Of tho establishment Of permanent
prosperity through the re-establish-
n,ent Of its wise economic policies and
the restoration OF It's protective and
promotive principles
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-01
BY DAVID STARR JoRI
Chancellor, Leland Stanford, Jr, University.
Polls This Week

Governor Eagle. OF Arkansas.
once used to tell the story of a
brotherhood of monks who wished
10 help out one OF their fellows by
hlling his cask with wine. Each
monk was to give a gallon from
his own store.
When the monk thus aided ex-
amined his treasure he found only
water In his cask. Each monk had
assumed that the others would
give wine. and that his gallon OF
water would pass undetected with
the rest.
This parable the Governor used
as lesson in democracy. When
the people make their own laws
they take out what they put In.
II they put in water. Il Is water
they take out. II they put into
the ballot box ignorance. careless
ness. venality. partisanship. they
VIII get the natural results in the
evils these represent.
No form of government can
raise above the level OF the intelli-
gent vigilance OF those who stand
behind II. In the long run people
get what they deserve. II the
standards OF government fan be-
low the level OF the highest. il Is
because the people will IL so. II
Is because they fall deliberately
short of their best. No people ever
had permanently any kind of rule
better than their own merits.
In our democracy the word pol
nics should have a lofty meaning.
VI the word has fallen in our es-
TEEN II is because we have
dragged IL down. Politics is the
science Of citizenship. Citizenship
Is sharing in a commonwealth.
Only in a democracy has citizen
ship real meaning Individual cit
liens banded together to look az
ter their common welfare. learn
ing by their own mistakes. this is
democracy, and politics is the sci
ence of the citizens functions and
operations. We should give a sig
nificance other than that To which
our carelessness has let il fall. II
means more than the machinery
by which men gain money through
struggles ~ The polls. u is more
than traffic in the loyalty OF the
blind partisanshp. the building
up OF kind OF feudal system with
the boss at the top and the man
who votes the party ticket at the
bottom as the natural serf.
II our national life is TO rise
above the mere doing of poll
Tics Il must be because we. as
an enlightened nation. realize that
there Il something better 10 do.
II is because We see great con-
structive ends 70 be reached By