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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

objects of charity. They-were salts.
fed with the work and the pay, but
the I. w. w. leaders, who won't work
themselves and hate to see other peo-
pie work, sent an emissary among the
two hundred. who told them they
were foolish to work for such wages
as were given them when they could
get jobs at SO a day at the l. W. W.
headquarters
This was certainly an alluring pros.
peet But when they reached the
headquarters they found no work. but
hundreds OF others out of work. The
tempter who prevailed on them to quit
their charity Jobs denied that he had
told them they could get 50 a day
Jobs, but that that was what they
ought 10 be getting" and not lower
the standard by working for 10 cents
an hour. This is the class that de-
clared moratorium on rents. but who
would refuse work II offered them 10
enable>them 10 pay the rent. Their
only object is 10 disturb the industri-
Gus and the eontented. TO promote
strife and disorder and keep society
IN a constant turmoil. The real Amer.
lean workingman has no afnnation or
sympathy with them or their crazy
cause
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UNDER PRACTICAL DUREss

One may admire Speaker Champ
Clark's loyalty to party but think lit
lie OF his conscience in his attitude
towards the ship purchase bill. In
urging his fellow Democratic mem
bcrs Of the House TO vote for the
6ore-Weeks substitute he admitted
his opposition to government owner
ship. but plead party support for the
measure as providing for an emer-
gency. II is not so much the cmer.
gency character OF the bill that moved
the Speaker To stine his conscien-
tious scruples as the alternative Of an
extra session n the House did not
bow to the Presidents will. Il was to
escape the extra session that bodied
III for the party. and not the emer-
geney OF the occasion. that moved
most OF the Democrats 70 vote with
Mr.. Clark. which IL not a proud rec
ord for intelligent representatives 10
30 back home with.
Perhaps President Wilson knew
the fear OF the effects OF an extra ses-
sion that existed in the minds Of
many members OF the House that
caused him 10 use this fear as club
70 pound those opposed 10 the meas
ure into submission. To save his face
IN the matter he therefore attached
10 the Gore-Weeks substitute the
promise not To call the new Congress
IN extraordinary session 10 The House
would pass the bill Practically the
Democrats were driven to their action
shd the suppression Of their real feel
ings in the matter under duress
The avoidance Of an extra session
however. will not save the Democrat
&c party from the fate thar f. IN store
Tor - ~ the next election. when the
country comes 20 know what the par.
y intelligence and manhood we're 70.
CURED 70 pay for escaping a. To
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18
comMENos HATFIELD.

Editor OF The Intelligencer.
Slr-Just now. when a bunch OF
high-priced corporation lawyers are
working overtime in an attempt to
SHOW Governor Hatfield in the light
OF an arbitrary official. who gives his
eppointees nc opportunity to exercise
their proper and delegated powers.
isn't II about time for the man in
the street'-or. to particularize. the
consumer OF the high-priced natural
gas, who pays the freight on these
high-priced limbs OF Blackstone. TO
SIP In word or two OF commends.
uon Tor State executive who is
courageous enough to stand firmly
for the interests Of you. Mr.. Fellow
Consumer?
Governor Hatfield may have ex.
ceeded his conceded prerogative OF
counseling and advising with the
members Of the Public Service Com.
mission, or he may not-that remains
10 be determined: but until IL is
proved am shouter for Hatfield
insistence FOR the rights and inter.
ests OF the unfortunates who are
forced TO pay % cents a thousand net
Tor natural gas that ought 10 sell al
70 cents. and then give the natural
gas trust an enormous profit. Too
long have public service corporations
In West Virginia had things their
Own way. with little or no attempt at
price or other regulation OF their &C.
uvities. II is indeed refreshing and
welcome TO End man in the Govern.
or's chair at Charleston who has the
courage and willingness TO fight the
battle Of the down-trodden consumer.
r NJ ARCHER.
Moundsville. W Va. Feb l..
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The entrances OF Turkey upon
The war closed the ouslet for the
greatest wheat producing area o;
the world. that OF Southern Rus
STA The vague possibility OF. a
German blockade. with the con
sequent starvation of the English
people caused England to buy
up all the wheat she could lay
hands On In consequence OF these
two facts. wheat prices have
SCARED. While this was happen
ing. the American cotton grower.
who supplies the greater part OF
the raw material wherewith the
world il clothed. was being bank
rupted. Other disturbances. sim
liar In kind and almost equal in
severity. have shaken our whole
economic system. The strain T.
unequally distributed. some gain
Ing and some losing. but the net
result Is. as always In such cas-
es, uncertainty. fear and temper
AIRY paralysis. The sooner our
people diagnose the situation and
decide what ought TO be done. the
more promptly they will act and
the sooner we shall recover.
The duty % the South IL al
ready clear. and prompt action is
being taken. Bankers. merchants
and landowners are uniting In a
program OF liberalization. The
duty OF the rest OF the country
ought to be equally clear. The
SO per cent of our tfllable area
which Is still untitled. must be
brought under cultivation. But
neither diversifcation nor enlarg-
ed production will come by talk.
IL Is not enough to say, Go 10.
now: let us diversity, or let us
Increase production" II is nee
essary To show the Southern
farmer. with some particularly,
just what crops beside cotton he
can grow probably. and the
Northern farmer just. how he can
grow larger crops without losing
money on them.
In all cases Il will be found
that buying and selling is the
key TO the problem OF readjust-
ment. The Southern farmer ex-
cept In war time could always
sell his cotton. He has never
been equally certain OF a market
for his other products. Yet the
South buys vast quantities OF
hay. corn and pork. The market
for these products is there, but
the grooves have not yet been
worn smooth from the Southern
farm to the Southern consumer.
The opening of these grooves
through organized marketing will
be necessary before the program
for diversi6cation can be carried
far.
AS TO the general increase IN
agricultural production. We have
To face the large fact that the
farmers are the only large class
who regularly buy their raw ma
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THE SPIRIT OF
STATE PRESS


Attention has been called heretofore
70 TIE TACT that the Manufacturer
Light a Heat company. Of Pittsburgh
Mhlch - now through a proceeding In
me iederal court, undertaking TO undo
the work or the West Virginia Public
service Commission. has been sending
70 TINS newspaper articles concerning
w. .te Mheelng hearings. with the suggcs-
ton that this news" report Is furnish
Cd Ircc OF charge. In the Light OF IN,
activities Of the corporation In putting
these unbiased news reports" In the
newspaper offices OF West Virginia Tn.
character OF the evidence that has been
offered In the Masters hearing At
wheeling taxes on a new Significance.
mat such evidence as has been Offered
should finally be permitted TO prejudice
IN" rights OF the people Is unthinkabIs
bul a. readily forms the bone and sincy,
OF the unbiased reports" and become
the inspiration Of the gas trusts news-
paper tools and hirelings.-Parkers burg
News.
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terials Of production Al retail aud
sell their products az wholesale
Needless 20 cay. IL Is difficult 20
make a profit out OF this kind OF
business. Unless agriculture can
oner the lure Of pront. or some
other advantage In place OF n.
We can not expect many OF our
young men 20 look TO agriculture
as a career. When young men
OF capacity. energy and ambition
cease TO enter a business that
business must necessarily cease
10 develop.
No matter how many new dis.
coVeries are made in AEricultur.
al science. and no matter how
much information IL disseminAt-
ed. the seed thus sown will fail
on barren ground unless there are
men on the land who have the
enterprise 10 make efficient use
OF H. More efficient buying and
selling will be one OF the nrst
means OF supplying the lure OF
proht which will in turn be- one
or the factors In creating a ca
reer In agriculture.
Not agriculture alone. but the
whole modern world. Is suffering
from an inefficient system OF
buying and selling. Doubtless.
this II due TO the recent creation
OF the world markets in place OF
the restricted local markets OF
former times. We have not yet
learned how 10 do business econ
omically on this world market. BY
way OF illustration. let Us remem-
Der that no manufacturing city
has ever risen in any country TO
nrst rank among cities in either
wealth or population.
The greatest growth Is achiev-
ed by cities whose chief business
II TO trade in other peoples pro-
ducts. This implies that, in one
sense. efficiency in trading IS a
surer road TO prosperity than eff
hciency in production. II i'm
pies, In another sense. that an
inordinately large proportion OF
the population is engaged In trad
Ing. This goes a long way to-
ward explaining also why cities
grow faster than the rural popu-
lauons. Farmers as class.
however expert they may be a.
producers, are inexpert in buying
and selling.
One OF the most constructive
moves toward the solution OF this
general problem is Secretary
Houston's plan for the office OF
markets and rural organization
In the department OF agriculture.
The establishment OF this office
should mark an epoch in the his
tory OF American agriculture
comparable with that which be-
gan with the founding OF the land
grant colleges OF the creation in
the department OF the Office OF
experiment stations.
+. n. CARVER.
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ALWAYS DEPEND ON KANSAS

The Intelligenoer has mentioned the
outcropping OF freak legislation in
this State in the cigarette bill intro
duced in the legislature a few days
ago. but for the palm in this line we
must 20 TO Kansas. Always count on
Kansas coming 70 the front with some
thing of this nature. But II Is some
what surprising for a State that has
been so gallant TO the women in Civ.
ing them all the rights they asked
for to have produced a man who had
the hardihood TO introduce such a
measure as was submitted 10 its leg
islative body a few days ago. The
originator OF the bill would have II
made misdemeanor. punishable by
fines IL not by Imprisonment, when
any Kansas woman under AZ years OF
age wears earrings or applies cos.
metics 10 her face for the purpose OF
creating a false impression" The pro-
hibited articles include face powder.
perfume, false hair and materials en-
ployed In bleaching hair.
This intrusion on the most sacred
PRIVILEGES of womankind. the art Of
making herself beautiful when nature
has been too economical in its gifts.
suggests no other explanation than
that the patron Of the bill has been a
victim OF the artificial charms he
seeks TO limit and suppress.
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HATE no SEE OTHERs WORK

The true spirit OF the Industrial
Workers Of the World was displayed
iH a trick one Of the leaders Of that
organization pulled over on come char.
ity workers IN New York. These men.
who had been unemployed 50 long
they were willing 10 work Eve hours
a day for 20 cents and one square
meal under the direction OF the may.
or's committee for the unemployed
70 was something that would keep
them from starvation and mollify
those who were sensitive about being
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UNCLE WALT: Ripping Rhymes.


30 ong IS All our schemes winning easy 10 keep
ginning 70 say mat lies o. X al bthc and sunny
cur s, Vhen We are rakng in the cutting lots
SIF oFONlS OF nay We This world nd
,,-. tul! Oh. Why anybody fearful, Why arc there
sI arc Signs There isn't such thing = ehumr
VINO es 20 borrow pair Of weeping
certain Vhen we're with Fortune gay nrtn seldom drawing
We ~ are Singing psalms with srdor when
the aaer and credit a. the few vers
an then our remnant stock Of grouhiy spring we ee
70 boost the world We dwell wounded pup v.f
e s 20 asnce ana sing No like humble humble
stand around and and gmbe spirits eclipse the
El Dorado nothing can We but sbsdo b..
lost grips It's only schemes are winning that e
60 round ereney gnnng ike children PLAY eheap
me whole blamed boiling suk md brood ara oy
lolng Ehen thinR' don come our WALT MASON
tcopyHEht BY Adams,
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making one demand on the legisIntur.
which ought BY all means be GRANTED
They are paid for their work in a..
mines in accordance with the quantity
OF coal they produce. They are aakin.,
that iu all cases that quantity shall b.
determined b. weighing the product 0r
standard scale The system OF
estimating the tonnage BY the use of
measured mine cars To- Htill An vogu.
10 some parts % the state and ID BE-
a. fruitful source Of trouble. Wherevsr
mat system prevails there will AWAY
h' room Tor suspicion. on the part uI
90" men. that they are mining more
tons Of coal than they are getting paid
Tor and thc suspicion H. not always uu-
fUuudDd.HM urguutoWn poat-ChrOnlcle
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP
FOR WEST VIRGINIANS

held. for Matteawan. W. Va, James r..
Bryant. Stove. w. Va. and Minnie l..
Bise. Linn. w. Va.
Mail messenger service has been or.
dered established for HUNTINGTON.
Cabell county, between the railway
terminal office and the C. and O. sta.
ton as often as required. This Is to
supplement the temporary order
which was issued some time ago.
Star service has been ordered dis.
continued between Harriet and Gil
boa W. Va. effective from Feb. 10
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Scherff. OF
farkersburg. are spendinh a few days
IN washington with their son. VIII
lam Schern. Jr.. who is a student at
George Washington University.
The Senate Committee on Pensions
has made favorable report on several
West virginia cases recommended by
senator William +. Chiffon. Among
those who have been granted pensions
or an Increase In former pension
are; George W. Smith. Parkersburg:
James II. Givens. Petersburg; Sam.
uci VI. Hardin, Catawba. Henry Mil
Ter John Graynum. George r. Brown.
OF Charleston: John Bachelor. Wheel.
ing; Joseph l.. Hays. Beech hin;
sarah T. Squires. Sutton: j. For.
~ the Harrison, Piedmont. Lucinda
Nelson, Anthony Krauss. Parkers-
burg' Jas. w Majers. New Martins.
ylhei Richard Woods. Huntington and
John X. BOso. OF Parkersburg.
-
Many letters have been received
mere since the announcement OF "A
proposed bill Ia the legislature To pre.
vent ne pollution Of the waters OF
th' IyEarts Valley river. Local
tPuf lsmen about Grafton are exceed.
ihRly anxious To provide for "A ne.
stocking Of the river with black bass
ana Olher game hsh. On case the hin
should pass the legislature. An OF
inc disciples Of lzaak Walton I'M thai
section are appealing TO their Con.
tI'ssmen either directly or indirect
y To- use their influence in the re-.
stocking Of the picturesque TyRsrt's
valley, in case The bill passes This
river was formerly one o. the state
meet hsniuE streams, but pollution
oi fh" stream and poarhinE has prar.
llcally destroyed on sport for fisher
men
TO grant pension Of $50 month
10 z Theodore 49, Robinson. Of Weston
was Tho purpose Of n bin introduced
today in the House by Conrrrssu1ar
NerIt The latter also filed with he
pension bureau a bin Tor an Iurraaea
81 pension in behalf OF CLYDE W
ShInu. of ClarksburE
Hon. George C. wrriIrg- NJ
harlDstOn. ls in the city.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
ion today declared reasonable the
rate ~ 10 cents per 100 pounds ON
lumber IN carloads from Virginia prn.
ducinE territory tO Pittsburgh and Go.
lumbus. y. Complaints filed b. yari.
oua lumber frus ALLEGED that the rate
was unreasonable and subjected com.
claimants 90 undue prejudice .n favor
RI competitors af points from which
virginia cities rates apply This
Includes West virginia
Complaints have been fled concern.
Inc The rural mail deliveries out Of
RluofsId w. Va and. 10 is said. that
the people served by the carriers Dol
bat district are coins fo take M ar.
lively complaints f1 secure better
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some Pittsburgh women have Just
completed the arduous task OF organ
ling cat club while 10000 starving
people are being FED daily by charit-
able saloon keeper.
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force men TO vote against their well
grounded Convictions shows an angle
IN the Presidents character that Is
bound TO lose votes for his party tn
stead OF holding the presenf or a..
traetiDg any new support
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

Eugene zlmnsermAn's wiu eufh OF his
worthless d1cal son-in-law without a
penny. and for fear he miEht r.t control
OF the estate the Ohio leEtNiat1re isscon-
sidering a biu disquaiifying an anea
from being appointed administrator Of
an estate In that state
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There never Is any labor troubles Boa
the OH regions OF this country. This ls
accounted FOR from the reason that the
labor class In the oil fields consist a.
most entirely OF Intelligent American
citzens. 4hey are paid good wages and
are loyal TO a man % the interests oil
thoIr employee Gazcttc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

IHH citizens ~ Taylor county should
wake up tu the fact that the rediatrirf.
'rr uill introduced 60 tho legislator.
cuts our county of o. the old Second
'.uErgssinual district and tags as on
With Marion county 90 four or five
tuuuflr. ON the ohio river Vow this
Kind uf an Arrangement is certainly not
.tiiHIuft tory Co. our people OF nlI uulifi.
.nl iItHr HE fHIH arrangement We ar.
'sl .u fH The ohio River counties from
N NlIH W. are separated hy more than
o. hundred mII.H ~ IrrFrr hills with
nothing In common with them ana Co.
WN"w H. are unknown. TAYLOR count.
IH certainly opposed fH being booted HrI.
h"krI Hu.u. sH Ia foot rrII We rrrfaIr..
want fH rn with our nrIEhbrra in dis.
U.IH and justice. and fl be- allied with
people fH whom we are known ard h.
~ ruw we ere respected. Taylor county
belongs fu fHs Second Congressional de-.
Com sentinel
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The President seems TO be In accord
with Secretary Bryhn's plan OF taking
care Of deserving. Democrats" a. n
pleasant berth has been found for CON
gresham Palmer. Of Pennsylvania. the
uefeated Administration candidate for
Senator. in the Department OF Justice
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The Common WOLF

We're not worrying one darn bit about
what other folks, at this particular time.
are saying about or think OF ia It's
where the next meal (under the Demo
cratic administration H. coming iron,
That is troubling the noodles In our
Uranium. anawha News.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

: at the King Cotton ban gwen MOI
day night
The Dolly Madison" breakfast this
week was one Of the most brilliant
tassemblages of the season. represent
I ing several hundred OF the most dis
itinguished women Of the Democratic
party Mrs Thomas L. Marshall.
wife OF the vice President. and honor
larry vice presidents OF the society
headed the list Of the notables pres
ent The cabinet women were all
present. with the exception OF Mrs.
! McAdoo and Mrs. Wilson. who has
been prevented by Illness from taking
part in many Of the social affairs Of
+ the season. There were twenty tables
for the guests. decorated with killar-
Iney roses and azaleas. the guest Of
honor table was on n raised platform
on one side o. the bali room Mrs.
Z w G. Brown. wife of Congressman
I Brown. sat ~ the latter table. taking
a prominent place in the program
which was given. Mrs Matthew T..
Scott. former president general % the
/ u. a. r. had at her table among other
Iprominen women. Mrs. George
Thacher Guernsey, the western as
ipirant 20 the office and opponent Of
Mrs William Cumming story: among
the guests az the table OF Mrs. Conrad
Syme were Mrs Stuar' Walker. OF
Martinsburg. and Mrs. West Mooney.
formerly OF Sistersvillc.
A hddle saving contest between
three men prominent m the United
states government H. 90 De- feature
81 the Thursday evening entertain
ment ~ the Va. ionsI Press club. The
contestants already entered are Sen
stor william r. Chiffon. Of West Viz
ginia. Representative Bofchers. ~ o.
linois. and Byron " newton. assist
ant secretary Of the treasury. but
there may b. some added starters
90 tho eleventh hour. including some
DARK horses The performers are tO
engage IN sort ~ endurance test,
with each allowed five minutes inter
val TO do HE cleverest
Misses Lois and Frances Cochran.
81 parkersburR. were among those
who witnessed the spectacular pa
geant ~ the King Cotton baH Mon
day night The Fairmonf school ~
which the Misses Cochran ere iu a..
tendance, had engaged ono Of the
boxes Tor those 81 the students who
wished 20 attend
The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing appointments for postmasters
tn West Virginia Frederick o. Ma.
hey. for RalneIle. NJ r Morrison.
sutton. z. D. nixon. Paw Paw. r.
.G Orley. Athens: Turner A. Vans
ley Parsons
ConFressman Necly has introduced
a BIN askinE that a pension be- grant.
ed % Theodore ~ Robirgon. Of West
Virginia. The claim has been referred
by The House 20 the committee on in-
valid pensions
Announcement haa been made bv
the Postofhcs Department % the
placing on the classified fisf for
fourth class postmaster ~ the FOL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

TO becomes clearer every dty that the
sole object OF the Manufacturers Light
ana Heat Company is. az Governor Hat
field rsys. TO destroy all regulation of
public utiIItIes On West NIrkInIa"
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on the contrary. Governor Hatfield ~
anxious TO take the stand In REPUTATION
OF the gross ISLANDERS OF the pimps for
the Manufacturers Light and Heat Com
nanV
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

To appears that permanent mora
forum has been declared on senator
GreEory's libel bill by the press OF The
State
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10 VIII be a sorry day ~ tho IeeisIa.
t1rs allows tho county salaries bill %
be bcnchsd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

n toy balloons can throw the Cana
dams into panic what would q zsppe.
lin dof
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PRECEDENT Wilson has declared hImss Z
in favor or clotura which. In substance.
is an order 20 the Senate
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

w,'s (, -. ne umbrella 90 i' generally al.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

The nsrt tire charlie Elliott runs for
congress hs VIII have some more cone
fefHious % make
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Csy Charles Brooks Smith

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Feb. IL
Mrs Stuart Walker. of Martinsburg,
is the guest OF friends ia Washington
this week. and was one of the guests
at the King Cotton" bah given Mon
day night.