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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-09
CONSCIENTIOUS JURORS

by their own confession. upon being
Questioned by the assistant prosecu-
ting attorney. three jurors called 10
try a bootiegsing case were d.squali.
fed They openly ayowed their oppo.
sition to prohibition and declared they
would not vote FOR conviction on the
evidence. This seems TO account for
the number OF cases that have been
lost where the evidence plainly
showed the guilt Of the accused.
These gentlemen who were honest
enough 10 state their convictions were
relieved from duty on the same prin.
ciple that excuses a Juror from serv.
ing In murder trial who does not be-
lieve In capital punishment
The aequittal of violators OF the Yost
law caught with the goods. their guilt
clearly proven. has been more or less
of a scandal and traves,y on Justice
In Wheeling. In fact. Il has been a
reproach to the people OF Ohio county
that they did not deserve. Members
" eheN ttNmtht NuO dIt unAAltTdDly
opposed to prohibition had a right TO
be excused from jury service for their
opinions. but certainly after they were
sworn jurors they had no reason to
allow their personal prejudice to
weigh against the evidence OF guilt
They took the oath to render a YER
dict according TO the evidence. and
not their personal opinions. Men OF
this character who have served on
previous juries which have brought
in verdiets Of not guilty will have TO
square themselves with their own
conseiences, but Il is remarkable that
the method OF testing the qualification
OF Juror IN the liquor cases was not
resorted to before.
A judge who holds preJudlces does
not sit on the case. but calls on an
other Judge to preside. Neither does
a conscientious judge sit on a case
when he is related TO either OF the liti.
gants. II these things hold good with
the court they certainly should have
equal. IL not greater. force with the
conscientious juror.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-09
CORRUPT ELECTIONS

Pike county. Kentucky. stands TO
win the ''honors" held by Adams eoun-
~. Ohio, In the matter OF corruption
Of the ballot. where the dishonest
voters were DISTINGUISHED by the hun
dreds for accepting pay for their votes.
Recently in Pike county. Kentucky.
the grand jury, after a session OF for.
ty-seven days. returned eleven hun.
dred indictments for election frauds.
which is certainly going some for the
State that worships the "star-Eyed
Goddess Of Reform" so eloquently
championed by Col. watterson
The elections. in which money Is
sand TO have been used Illegally, took
place between November. 1912, and
November. 1914. In the first named
election the present occupant Of the
bench. Judge Robertson. ran against
J. NJ. Butler. The election was thrown
out and the governor OF Kentucky ap.
pointed Judge Robertson. Judge Rob.
erson was responsible for the probe
which led to the wholesale indIct.
ments of the Pike county voters and
politicians.
II IL ridiculous to assume that Ad.
ans county, Ohio. and pike county
Kentucky. are the only communities
In the United States where the whole
sale corruption OF the voters is prac.
teed. The revelations IN these two
counties could be made in other sec,
lions II fearless judges and honest
court officials would only do their
duty. To the shame and disgrace OF
this State. the buying and selling OF
votes was openly carried on I'm one
county In this Congressional district
In the election last November. These
corrupt dealings were not only made
openly. but the purchasers of votes
boosted OF Il. and declared their i'm
munity from prosecution. This If
darker blot on this State than any
that rests upon Kentucky and Ohio
and Is one of the strongest arguments
In favor OF the passage OF the corrupt
practices act now before the legisla,
ture Of West Virginia. The corrup.
tionists of Marion county may not be
brought TO book by the post facto law
but Il will serve 10 prevent a repeti
ton OF the disgraceful work that gave
an abnormal and Illegal majority "a
the Democratic candidate for Congress
from the First district.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-09
IS THE HOOPsKIRT COMING?

We did not know that Chicago had
become the arbiter Of the fashions.
succeeding, as II were. to the dictates
OF Paris. but report comes from the me.
tropolis Of the west that the hoopskirt
is TO be revived. Persons living who
have recollections OF the early sos will
remember how lovely woman's form
was disfgured by the use Of the crino-
line which expanded the skirts 20 bal.
loon formation. Besides giving WON.
an an unsightly appearance. and some.
times inspiring the fear that the
wearer Of hoops was suddenly to az.
cend INTO the air they we're a decided
Inconvenience In crowded streets and
public GATHERINGS OF course OF late
the devotees OF fashion have run To
the other extreme IN the tight skirt
craze. just why the women will In
sist in sometimes making themselves
instructive to the opposite sex for
fashions sake we have never been
able 70 discover but they DO n. even
~ they don't know they look ike
counterpsrt Of a cartoon on feminine
Ioveliness.
n the hoopskirt should return 20 OF.
fend the artistic male eye. 81 is a sure
hing that The wcaroTs will hc greatly
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-09
WARS DAMAGE TO INVENTION
By CHARL
BY CHARLES P. STEINMETZ
Consulting Engineer, General Electric Company.
CCopyright. 1918. By Public Ledger Company

There Is likely 20 be one Amer
lean development tor which Amer
leans viii have 10 thank the Eur
opean Sar. Very few OF us really
believed In the possibility OF such
a war until II WAS a reality. and
with the usual American eonni-
denes IN our ability TO extricate
ourselves from trouble Of our own
making. we had failed 10 guard
our supply and had bought mater
ials Tor our manufactures wherev-
er II was most convenient here
or abroad.
When the war broke out we
found ourselves not only with In
sufficient shipping facilities 20
carry our products to the mar
kets OF the world. but we-were
confronted by a complete stoppage
. OF supply OF many necessities of
our Industrial production. Thus.
anxious days followed. Lists OF
all imported materials were made
up. All possible domestic substi-
titutes were sought. and where no
domestic substitute was found In
yendve skill became active To pro-
duce the missing material, 70 de-
Nelop a substitute or to change
the manufacturing process or pro-
duct In this way the war is ex-
erting a powerful stimulating ef-
feet on invention
The danger has to some extent
been relieved. and means have
been devised to get some supplies
from the blockaded nations OF Eu-
rope, but while IL was acute IL
was so forcibly impressed upon
the Industries of America that a
return 10 the former easy-going
conditions is improba BILE, and ey-
en- when the routes OF commerce
are open again we shall never al
low ourselves TO become so de-
pendent on European supply.
On the other hand. the large i'm
portations from America to the
blockaded nations OF Europe have
now practically stopped, and II
we do not quickly succeed in re-
storing them we may find at the
end OF the war that these mater
ials are not needed any more and
this export trade permanently
lost. Thus. sometimes TO our ad-
vantage. sometimes to our disad-
vantage. the war is exerting a
powerful stimulating effect on in
vention and Industrial develop
ment.
In other directions, however.
II Is decidedly harmful. When the
laymen sees such an achievement
as the steam turbine. which now
drives the transatlantic liner or
the superdreadnought. lights our
cities and propels their rapid
transit and surface railroads by
electric power. or az the mazda
lamp, which gives from three 10
six times as much light for the
same cost as Edison's best car.
bon filament incandescent lamp.
he asks. Who Is the INVENTOR"
But these are Developments, each
comprising the combined result
of manf inventions OF numerous
inventors. and very commonly the
cooperative work OF several ma.
tons, and IL is from this that
there results one OF the serious
damages which the present war
VIII do TO Industrial progress by
raising barriers or hatred between
nations and so interfering with
their cooperation. In the deveI-
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opfnent OF the steam turbine. for
instance. America. England and
Germany have contributed. The
history OF the incandescent lamp.
eliminating In the present mazda
lamp. II the history OF inven-
tive cooperation between Amer
lea and Germany.
The incandescent lamp was the
creation Of Edison and his col.
laborators. and 10 was a most won
derful invention. II left It's in
ventors hands 50 perfect that for
20 years all the inventors OF an
nations were unable TO make any
radical Improvement on II. Then
there came In succession the
Nernst lamp. the Osmium lamp.
the Tantalum lamp. and finally in
the Tungsten lamp. and its most
perfect form, .he mazda lamp"
America again took its leading
place. simultaneously FIRST
independently. then IN close CO.
operauon-this lamp was develop
I'd by the inventors OF both ma.
tons. until finally American enEi-
neers succeeded in producing from
the brittle, metal tungsten a wire
more than twice as strong rs the
strongest steel and so fine that a
dozen of them twisted together
are less IN thickness than a hu-
man hair No single man. no mill
lion dollar corporation could have
accomplished this DEVELOPMENT,
Tor many hundred thousands OF
dollars had to be spent before
there were any financial returns.
The problems which had to be
solved are difficult to appreciate
oy the layman who only sees the
finished product. Even such an
apparently simple thing as the
support OF the glowing filament is
a formidable problem. when con-
sidertns that the mazda lamp MIA.
ment Is terribly hot: so hot that
the highest temperature of the
iron smelling blast furnace is
colder than the Arctic winter in
comparison.
Thus only In America and In
Germany. the two countries where
the electrical Industry has been
consolidated in a few giant cleo
trio companies, is electrical pro-
gress nov possible: and as the re-
suit. wherever you look AT great
electrical undertakings, whether
the subways of London or power
transmission in Japan or South
America, or the railway system
OF an Australian capital or power
distribution in South Africa or IN
India. you always find them eth.
er made in America" or made
In Germany"
As international cooperation
has contributed TO a large ex-
tent to the rapid industrial pro-
gress and international relations
are seriously interrupted by the
war, Industrial advance and in
vention will suffer by Il. IL be.
moves US as neutrals. who have
no quarrel with either side. TO be
especially careful not to Increase
the damage by any partisan atti-
tude. but TO remain neutral not
only In acts. but also in sentiment.
and TO side neither with our An
glo-maniacs, who try 10 make us
believe that England's interests
are ours. nor with those OF our
citizens who wish us to Join in
the cry of ''perfidious Albion"
CHARLES p. STEINMETZ.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-09
What Makes a Soap Bubble?

A bubble Is merely a hollow bali
Of water with air inside. The air
jn coming up through the water in
trying TO rise out OF the water il
caught in such a way as to form the
bubble. and since the ability Of the
air inside OF the bubble 10 rise Is
greater than that Of the water which
forms the bubble. and which has n
tendency TO pun IL down. the bubble
rises into the al. The water bail
is very thin and keeps running down
10 the bottom Of the hall. where you
see u form In drops. and soon thfs
makes the walls Of the water bubble
80 thin that the air bursts through
the ball u water. and that D.
What Makes the Bubble Explode
Sometimes We blow soap bubbles
We mix soap in the water and that
makes the walls Of the water ball
which We produce n little tougher.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-09

UNCLE WALT. Ripping Rhymes.

md hard sing down nv laws there
France those jumping aches which spoil
e,.--....-- .. er with their nd vet the
oOFFEh'H AND SUNSHINE other plan won't Do I've
floor the long night through I've
eusd blue and blooming streak while holding cloths nv
cneek I've used the language despair yoed and
paved the ar and kept the neghbohood Of that
Vea me aehe 80 Why not smile and dance
ing IN The other thing when those erd y
IONS and push three back and hold
there ul JaWboncs crack Then folks will be-
he beats nat Spartan youth Vh But when YELL people
say He ought 20 take his face
thorns because his blamed corn he aue ou ss
and spos nights with respect human rights The man
who bravey bears his lis and smiles while
admiration without end while he who q friend
WALT MASON
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Comments of
Ohio Editors
Generally the Case.

We do not suppose there was ever a
thrust made at the advocacy OF smaller
pay for public service or the reduction
OF the number or employees but that the
man who strikes back has some per
sonal concern In the matter. We have
mad Two or three OF these dabs and
every time brief analysis shows the
dabber has a personal interest in main
taining the status quo. IL would be "A
good thing II every man would con
suit his motive when taking sides on
public matters and see whether IL Is
selhshness or the public good that calls
him To the fray. When one asks. What
IL there in % FOR me or for my relative
or fricndr' then he IN getting ready 20
tear down the flag for the element OF
Wsloyalty Is IN all such situations
ohio state Journal
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MOB MADNESS

An Eastern contemporary. classify.
ing the European war under the head
OF mobs, points TO 1914 as distinctly
year Of mobs. Compared with Eu.
rope. II says, We may congratulate
ourselves on the quantity. bu' not the
quality. OF mob havoc. Statistics are
given showing that seventy nine per.
sons were killed by mobs in the
United states in 1914 Some Of the
reasons given for these atrocious
crimes were: Insulting women, muir.
der. drunkenness. asking a woman II
her husband was az home. assisting a
criminal 10 escape. soaring women
and children. stealing $40. being found
n a white persons home, creating a
disturbance by firing a pistol. and
one negro was lynohed AS last
warning TO leave the neighborhood. 20
In two instances the victim OF the
mob was later proven gulltlcss 81 the
ofense In the last decade seven
hundred and twenty-four persons
have been killed by American mobs.
There are also other diversions 81
the mob not cited above. that Of the
Atlanta gathering that surrounded the
court house every day and inundated
the court jury and counsel into an
Illegal verdlei IN the case o. Leo %.
Frank This vas a mob IN the strict
Get meaning of that word other mob
violence In The South was confined 20
lynchlnEs o. negroes Tor real and
sometimes fancied wrongs
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TO HAVE BANQUET
y NJ. {. A. Business Mems Class VIII
STAGE AFair February 26-To
Have Distinguishes Guest

Dr % o. Kallonbcro. dean 81 the
school OF Physical Education depart
ment OF The National Y. 81. e A. col.
leEe in Chicago vii be Tho principal
speaker al The banquet 20 be- civen BY
fhe business Mems rings ~ tho local
v. Vt. e. a February 60 Elaborate
preparations are being made BY the
arrangement committee and the a.
fair promises 90 equal any socinI event
riven BY the association members dur.
inr the season
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FACE DISFIGURED
WITH PINPLES
AndBlackheads. Shoulders and Arms
Also Covered. ltchsd and Burned
Terribly. Used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. In -Four Weeks Healed.

0io " N" S.. n. y. washinrton. u. c.
had pimpies ana biackhoads on my f1rs-
bead. and In q short time mo face shoulders.
and arms we're campieteiy covrcd The
pimplos were larFe and red and fhey r.
tered Ny face Wa disnrufod and itohsd
and burned terribly 90 timss W hat had
% arratch t That made The ulmpioH -
bad cuuld not sleep nights
touk many remedies. BIT they did me
90 good. Tho troubio continued Coz tuo
years, and Then Z zar me advertisement u
Cutirura soap and Ointment n tho papo-
and cent ~ a frce sample The sample
heipcd me and bougbg s1ma Cufiru-.
soar and Ointment o. two weeks ny
friends remarked The chaugr and in fnlr
uects VS. completely hoaied tsigncdl
Niiss AdeIa Reed Aurist 2s 1914
Whrn you have theae hasrsnt supsr-
creamy srnoiDcuts and prophYisctics e.
hand you have reiahle rrotccuon for
ne skin undar an condltioua 81 srpou1ra
lnriVa.isd ~ ths toiiet and nursery
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the reckless extravaganza in the ap-
preparations of Congress 1t would be
interesting to have the President ap.
ply his psychological theory to this
situation. The party leaders are sure
ly in state OF mind" over what con.
fronts them. but not in the sense the
President once attributed to the PEG
pie OF the country.
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AnNu NfuWu ArWrff.
ihNf' r1re Hreat roet. who sang e
rrFnf Jas
Ir ere HHHr aa 90 HIa Ufrffrrla then rarrrf
on Die way.
And ne people had nothinG whatsvsr 70
say
Quite nethlnT quite nothing quite
nrthinf
Bot nsxt came o. rhyrner Who wrote. boz
Iu wnU
a hundred ard riFhtv.flve norura r dnv.
Ana HtraiFhtwaV TIE ruitltudo shouted
"Wrnravf
WONDERFUL wonderful wonderful"
PROM Judge.
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shorId na cno..lr anrnt,na..n

Inc propositions 10 amend the reg
iEtratton laws Of ohio should be given
the closest sort 81 scrutiny before they
receive tho Endorsement 81 the Hepubff-
can administration az Columbus The
motives OF those supporting the measure
should be aualyHed down 10 the minutsSt
detail and unless 70 r. quite evident
that there BE- % be marked Improvement
over the present methods Of placing vot-
erS on the poll books there should be
no change. Cincinnati Commercial-Tri-
buue
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one ~ To-" timely bills pending ln the
state legislature H. the measure intro
duced hy Representative NieiiuE. %
Inrntu county. providing severe penal
ties FOR receiving buying. tuurtn1Iur or
dispoainr - automobiles which have
had fhr manufacturer serial numbers.
o. other distinEuishinr marks Ur means
m tIrutifru ton. removed. dsfarnI or
covered The bill is designed tu. check
me irh"IN lu stolen motor vehicles. That
70 Do needed the frrprde ~ the courts
ana the evidence accumulated by auto-
mobile clubs and dealers on motor
tehirlre HhlnlanilE prove. - Cleveland
f.aHIer
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and II requires great deal more ef.
fort for the air TO escape from 81. as
The soap keeps the water In the walls
OF the bubble from running down TO
the bottom for quite some time. and.
therefore. soap bubbles will often
travel in the air for some distance.
The colOrs We see on soap bubbles
are produced by the rays OF sunlight
which strike the bubble and reflect
them back IN a manner similar to
those Of rainbow.
why Are bubbles Round7
Bubbles are round because the air which
forms the inside ~ the bubble exsrta an
"1uul pressure iu al directions ft press
- equally against All sides % the bubble
80 TIRE same time.
From the hook or Wonder. the great
question unswcrer now being distributes
by this paper on The coupon plan. The
coupon gets 30 for you. read 10 carefully.
You cannot AFFORD % b. without THE book.
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The Intelligence congratulate tts o.
teeued contemr0rarv and valiant De-
fender ~ the true TrinrIp piles of the re
publican party the rIttsburah garstts
Times. in being OFF home iu Its maEnIh-
cent new huuding. ana on the Improved
appearance ana make-lp o. che paper
in spite ~ its new disguise. BE- Ia the
same Ola Coon
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eNemniihed I'm the New York police court
when man once the vice president OF a
prominent railroad was fined for solicit
ing aims Once wealthy. he went into
Wall street. and the story OF the shorn
lamb was soon told.
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German thrift oozes out Of the fact
that the German authorities In Belgium
have compelled their prisoners Of war to
work for the farmers at "a cents day.
but must be lodged and fed by the farm
ers employing them.
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Cleveland woman who sought Il-
dlcial ssraration from her husband DE-
clined % sue Tor aiimonv. dsciarinr that
q husband who refuses 10 give q daaarv.
ing wife true love ts not ~ 10 rive hsr
money on which % live Tire wounded
hesrt - true woman never con be
sawed with money
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Perhaps the refusal OF the ohio gen
eral assembly 20 ERE the chaplain and
have each member repeat tho Lord \
prayer as the opening religious exercise
grew out ~ the fact that some poltti-
clans do not know the pTayor.-sprinE-
field sun.
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Iowa has wrested from Texas the title
OF banner crop State. the Lone star
state slipping 20 third place. with mi
nois second.
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The President has pointed out 90 Car
rama his displeasure over any inconve-
nience TO the diplomatic corps In Mexico
city through his action. How nice
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II Is reported that Secretary Bryan
has bought home in Buncombe county.
North Carolina. where he surely Will be
at home.
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Spokane. Washington. has extended
municipal ownership and supervision 70
coasting slides for the children. Not
bad Idea for the security Of life and
limb.
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The miners officials refuse 90 accent
arbitration. but what do the ohio miners
themselves saw
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Turkey needs coin and corn" says a
headline. But how can she hope 20 get
corn without the coin?
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Governor willis b. pFyiuE loose from
ifeir good Jobs quite u number ~ Demo-
cratic pullticians.=Guornsev Times
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Japan. while IN the hghunk mood.
threatens 10 take another fan out Of
China.
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They're on for the big campaign for
100000. Have your checks ready when
the solicitors call
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Rockefeller's fees az a witness before
the Industrial Relations Commission
amounted TO 50. which he took
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