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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
THE GOVERNORS LETTER.

The letter OF Governor Hatfield to
Judge Alan Robinson. OF the Criminal
Court OF this city. and published in
yesterdays Intelligencer. dispels the
impression made by the sensational
constructions put upon the Govern
or's address before the Methodist
episcopal Conference. In this letter
Governor Hatfield clearly indicates
only a proper concern over the condi.
tons prevailing in this city over the
enforcement Of the prohibition law.
and offers 10 give what help he can.
II needed. to indicate the majesty OF
not only that law. but all other laws.
IL also breathes a very different spirit
from that suggested in the garbled
report OF his speech. wherein be was
quoted a. threatening an invasion OF
the militia to force grand juries and
petit juries to convictions OF cases
brought before them.
Il is just as The Intelligencer stated
the other day. that the Governor had
no intention Of going over the heads
of the courts OF this city and county.
and establishing law by force Of arms.
superseding the civil by a military
procedure. There is no doubt that the
representations made to the Governor
OF the situation were exaggerated, but
that he should have manifested an in
terest in Il is highly characteristic OF
the man who stands so unswervingly
for law and order and the strict en-
forcement OF the statutes. II is true
there has been some trouble in secur-
ing convictions of obviously guilty
parties, and the Governors promise to
do what he can to help the courts and
court officials may be relied on to be
kept. IL il is found necessary to ap-
peal to him.
And IL might be well to add in this
connection that freakish verdicts OF
juries have not been confined to VIC
lators Of the prohibition law, but that
Is no more characteristics OF Wheeling
than it is OF many other communities
OF the State and the land.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
PLACING RESPONSIBILITY

A wei known newspaper, much
given TO the defense OF the Wilson adj
ministration says that the expendl.
lures allowed by the last Congress, In
view OF the declaration OF the Bait.
more convention. with regard to econ.
envy. we're a disgrace. No preceding
Republican Congress had gone the
length OF a Democratic Congress elect
ed ON a platform OF economy. The
last one made a record for extrava-
sance. IL embarrassed the President
snd brought down ridicule upon bis
administration. All Of which is true
except that the censure IL grossly mis-
placed when Il II loaded upon Con
gress. and also excepting the state
ment that Congress embarrassed the
President. II the President has been
embarrassed, it is due solely 70 his
cwn action. He has absolute control
over bis cabinet. That cabinet asked
for appropriations TO the amount OF
ss4,O0O.OOO more than the last Con
gress appropriated. though the total
appropriations OF that Democratic
Congress we're s177.OO0. 900 more than
were made BY the last Republican
congress. The real fact is that by
asking for 90 much money the Wilson
cabinet embarrassed Congress and
made its work far more dlmouit than
u should have been.
n the Democratic Congress had re-
ceived any cooperation whatever from
the President In its effort 10 econo-
mize. there might have been a differ
ent story 70 tell But the President.
In his address to the two houses OF
Congress. a. the opening Of the last
session. said that The American PEG
Die are not JEALOUS o. me amount OF
money appropriated n they get what
they want for their money. No words
could have been uttered more plainly
inviting Congress TO eHtravagance. n
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
THE FAIRS SUCCESS.

The disclosures made at the meet
ing OF the directors Of the State Fair
Association that Il has come out this
year with a surplus Is most gratifying.
While the profits were not excessive.
they were greater than the year be.
fore. and enough to encourage the As
ISOLATION to expect still better returns
next year. and TO establish the fair as
a fixed Institution. The Association has
good asset IN the fine impression
this years exhibition made upon the
visiting patrons. These will return
next year and bring others through
their favorable reports OF their expe-
riences.
As The Intelligeneer has stated be-
fore. this Fair belongs to the people.
and the directors propose to demon
strate that idea by practical perform
ances. AS extensive as were the i'm
provements to the grounds this year.
they intend TO make still greater i'm
provements. so that when the exhibit
will greet the public One thing Is
sure. It will not stand still. The &C
eomplishments OF the management for
first years experience are highly
creditable in comparison with the
State-eonducted Ohio Fair at Column
bus. which closed this years exhibit
ton with a deficit OF nearly $4,000.
showing the difference between private
enterprise and State management.
Whatever OF success has come to
she Wheeling management was
brought by tireless work. but the gen
tlemen seem TO have enjoyed the task
Get for them. especially have they
been encouraged by the substantial ev.
licences of the appreciation Of the pub
Tic OF their endeavors to please. AS
it was bigger and better this year. II
is 10 be greater and grander in 1916.
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may be. there will be no such peace
as that which covers this country to-
day, for not In the distant ages will
the crimes and the terrors Of this I'M
speakable orgie Of blood be forgotten
by the peoples involved in its awful
consequences
While we acclaim and honor the llv.
ing who passed in review at Washing
ton. let us not forget the dead who
died not in vain. and that Il was
through their supreme sacrifice that
the quick Of to-day live in security,
peace and happiness. and in a country
reconseerated TO liberty and humanity
by their blood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

The diplonatist is the vermi-
form appendix OF the inter
national body a useless and some
times dangerous survival from a
more primitive organization 0f
society. As In the case Of the
human appendix. we take his
earlier utility for granted An
that we know IL that be has al.
ways existed and that. under mod
ern conditions OF living. he Is
peculiarly liable to become a fes-
tering sore In the body polite.
When he becomes an intolerable
nuisance. a source OF infection,
we cut him out and so get rid or
the danger. The trouble Is that
the operation itself is sometimes
dangerous or that a. may come
too late TO avoid infection.
That Is the Dumba case in a
nutshell. The Austrian Ambassa-
dor Is no worse than the rest OF
his tribe. He is doubtless an
estimable gentleman, going
through the motions OF his arti-
ncial existence with dignity and
propriety. UNFOLDING the honor"
OF his country by doing nothing
with ceremonial "impressiveness,"
maintaining friendly relations be-
tween his own country and the
power to which he is accredited
by vigorously maintaining the
correct" attitude OF "innocuous
desuetude.' II Is only when he
attempts TO function. or when. in
time OF storm and stress, he has
real functions thrust upon him
by his home government, that he
becomes a menace TO interna-
tional peace and good feeling.
Dumba had. by virtue of his
office, nothing whatever to do
with the munitions industry in
this country. IL was no part OF
Count Won Bernstorffs business
as ambassador to advise Ameri-
can citizens Rs TO their rights as
travellers on the high seas. But
the attitude OF a lay-hgure Is irk-
some when ones country's inter
ests are at stake. and so the dip
lomatic agents OF the Teutonic
powers took a hand in a game
they did not understand. played
II. OF course, like the bunglers
they were and, being diplomatists,
played II craftily and trickily.
II anyone doubts the accuracy
OF this picture OF diplomatic futil-
ity and menace. let him read the
diplomatic correspondence given
out by countries now at war,
covering the fatal twelve days be
tween the Austrian ultimatum
and the actual outbreak of hos
tilities-the British White Paper.
the German White Book, the
French Yellow Book and the rest.
Here. IL anywhere. the accredited
diplomatist might have been ex-
pected to shine. But in all this
tragic record there isn't a line
TO show that one ambassador or
minister plenipotentiary con-
tributed in any degree to the end
for which the British and French
and Russian foreign officers
strove. IL Is time the German
minister TO Belgium lied TO the
Belgian government as to the in
tentions OF Germany to respect
Belgian neutrality: and that the
German Ambassador al Vienna
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did everything in his power By
misrepresentation. threats and al
rect Indictment to stiffen the
oeiligerent attitude OF the Aus
Austrian government: and that
the German Ambassadors at 81.
Petersburg and London. quite
innocenly no doubt, deceived
their own governments a. to the
intentions and capacity OF the
Russian and British Governments
10 take an effective part in the
war. But not a single helpful or
constructive act Is recorded. The
appendix Is worthless for every
thing but harm.
The helplessness and the
menace OF ;he diplomatic agent
spring from the same roots. lie
is a stranger in a strange land.
a stranger indeed. in every land
at his best. which is also his
worst. even In his own land.
Brought up in an atmosphere OF
intrigue; skilled IN no art but
that OF deception: trained In the
sordid and odious processes OF
foreign policy: inspired by no aim
out that or overreaching other
governments. especially that TO
which be Is accredited: knowing
nothing OF the people among
whom he lives: incapable, indeed,
by virtue of his training and ira
ditons and his covert hostility as
well as OF his foreigness, Of under
standing them-what wonder that
he made a failure in the present
crisis and brought us to the verge
OF war with friendly nation
Is this too hard a saving? II
must be admitted there are ex-
ceptions TO the black record OF
inefficiency and mischief. A
James Bryce. with a sound and
sympathetic knowledge of the
American people. by his tact. sim
certify and goodwill. dement's
anew the bounds OF friendship be.
tween his country and ours. But
Bryce was no diplomatist. and
his most notable achievements
were not OF diplomatic kind. So
our own representatives abroad
James Russell Lowell. John Hav.
- W hANtf NyIOn l. Her
rick. and a host OF others-have
rendered inestimable service In
rs promotion OF international
goodwill and a friendship for our
country; but these also were
simple citizens. with no axes to
grind and no diplomatic tradition
OF oyerreaching and bad faith.
Apart from these and a few other
exceptional cases. the diplomatist
has all the ineptitude and capacity
for mischief of that Well Politik
in whose orbit he revolves.
or course Ambassador Dumba
had to go. But HIS fate Is. in a
way. a tragedy. He 10 punished
for living up to the traditions OF
his order. and being found out.
Really It is the order that should
be done away with-the High ana
Mighty order Of Accredited Spies
and Overreachers. Real diplo-
macy-the official intercourse OF
nations-has everything TO gain
and nothing 10 lose from its
abolition. The mails and tele-
graph viii still be available for
International conversations: :" and
this Is the twentieth century
not the tenth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

A1e VI HOAAAkLMD.
o childish hands ~ vomankind.
70 greedy now FOR play
naL VIII you seek. what will you find
Ihrough lfes long draRrling dayaT
an. htile hands. .n many lands
Ne" treasures wait for you
W hen mother hands and teaching hands
Shall cast the ballot too
% Blighted hands or ,-on1ankind
That fling on eager souls
rho fllmY links OF love and bind
To base or worth goals
NeW duties crown the heights that sing
This message unto YOU.
The hands that wear the wedding ring
should cast the ballot 90.
% mother hands Or vomaut.nd.
lu travail sorciF urunr.
listed ln rein. in prayer eutuIned.
Dol agony uufluug
The yearninE heart ~ mother earth
Iorfeca hahn Tor sou.
When bands That suard the safes ~
shal cast The ballot Too
O fo1nr hands Of vomanalad
Ih.iI shape o. world fn hr
and from tne eNrrlsHfInr mud
Build uu frHfIrv.
ne hroodlrr Justice overhead
NII| DBL. fH.H nrHf Hn Hnu
Dc hHulH fHf earn fnr fnIIr breed
Hh'lIn raa' tnr haIaf Goo.
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INaf IIft f.r .H|Isf In .rr.
Ply rrna .UrH fI pain defined
rec fIr. .arHHanr
Iir iga.. f.af sHan n'f ars arsaI
VIZ, a 90 20 srf love end .ou
NII ." HH.Nf Cool
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
MANY wANT sTATHERa.

Admirlng friends OF the Hon. Birk
s. Stathers. Of Weston. are beginning
Go mention his name In connection
with the Republican nomination for
attorney general OF the State next
year. Such mention. while some.
what modest NJ first. seems 20 be gain.
Ing vide proportion. I'M fact. such mo.
mentum a. soon 90 lead Mt. stathors
20 give the suggestion serious consid
Grafton. or else utterly disregard the
earnest desire Of n legion OF frienda
Mr. stathcrs 81 a high-class LAWYER
indeed brilliant IN bis profession. and
q man who .as given earnest thought
to The legal affairs OF tho State lie Ia
member Of The highly successful
Law firm Of Brannon a Stathers. 81
Weston. whose practice extends not
only In this section. but throughout
the state. fie an n polished gentle.
man. popular in wide circle. and
truly one who would prove a great
Ncte-eetter in West Virginia
DO "a presumed that Mr. gtathere
viii make some definite announcement
Dol this particular at en- early date.
ae his friends are insiatent that he
eet into the race az once Clatksbure
1tlegram.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
UNCLE WALT: Ripping Rhymes.
WASTE oF WORDS

The gifted statesman makes r
speech; We hear him rumble. erowl
and acresoh for WEAR hours together.
We murmur. a. the moments pass.
His lungs ere surely made Of brass.
be larynx IL u leather" In order f0
express q thought he springs 1--WE miles
81 tommyrot Of words that have no
brarina. and hou be hatea io cease fo
spout He cannot see hen uearied
or be audience deapairInr When
will our public speakers learn that
breFity viii alrays earn the gratitude
fCgpyrEhL 1914. b. q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

on hearerst let speeches aI b.
fnofn on Fuh. until they are Just short
enough. and We will bless ne shear.
'ff NO long Grafton is treat. n man
may have voice aF sweet aa mock
.nfbirda or lnncts but be- becomes a
dfeary bore Do Do is eiocuting more
man twelve or hfteen minutes Con.
dense. ny friends. afain. condense
don let The uorda outweigh the
sense. in speeches or ln writing boil
down your lecture 0r your scroed
md al De- FOLKS who hear 0r read viii
md your work inviting
sorrs mafthss Adansg
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

WteN..nfHn HIrr
CHARLEY dear saId young Nrs
Iorkina. 20 en- roing to give Won
chatting dIsh Tor o. birthday present d"
What Cor can't cook
~ know o. Hut 2 want you io see
how o. feels to be- criticised when you
Gre trying to learn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
DEnoNsrRAriNe

nuflfI0 Express
Who tho euy Who wastes so much
um' runnIug back and forth through
The buudnr9"
'Oh that fellow He's our emcien.
rt expert
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Kansas farmers have been experiment.
Ing with machine that does the work
OF harvest hands. which will seriously
interfere with the activities OF the /.
W. w.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

lt will not be long until those veter-
ans who marched at Washington. yes
terday. viii be sleeping in the silent
vents ON flames eternal camping
ground"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

ButcheriuE reindeer Tor the American
meat market r. trenchinE on Santa
claus preserves.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Handing the Democratic party "A
scientific tariff would be a. effective
a. putting a tomahawk In the hands OF
a wooden Indian.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

The state Fair made more o. an Inn
preston than 70 made money. but 10
didn't lose anything. a. that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

september besides attending to its
own functions performed part OF the du-
ties OF August and has earned the graf
itude Of the country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Council In suppressinE the bell Of the
ice cream wagon forgot 20 interdict the
indiscriminate blowing OF automobile
horns.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

The best curfew law IS that enforced
BY the home government.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Council has given the gas plant an
other chance to make good.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

The Panama canal will continue "a
slide until 81 reaches the base.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

The allies drive. in some respects. re.
sembles JOY rides In this country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

The filtration test wells proposition
failed to filter through council
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Consul General GaffHsg certainly wa.
no silent John Lind.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

let loose a lot Of small change in this
country.
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Vow that Dumba has been recalled
let's forget u.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Haif billion foreign credit ouss, to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

The Irish wheat crop covers sllIs
acres This year against 36.sl7 acres
last season
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Penny is really q survival OF the
Enfhsh pun, corruption 90
pound
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Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations
may she Always be in the ght but our country right
wrong STEPHEN DECATUR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

~ MrtoHu haa closed r. contract
eIfH FOREMAN nnd rufnrnn. CONTRACT ore
'f MHr.cifa| Tor tHr construction of o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30
THE DIPLOMATS In OUR MIDST

hey Are the Useless and Sometimes Dangerous vermfor
of the international Body
BY GEORGE W. KIRCHWEY
Kent Professor of Law. Columbia unirersitv
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ubiishsd Daily. Exert SUNDAY Dy IN.
intsiliEeneer rsblisbins Company
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Nv D. D fanif1n stole supervisor Of
ret a0npols mya that tnr average
based ou fNr enumeration 81 che whole
.tate. ia nffN-tuo per cent Compared
Win tnr other states on fhfa point. West
eighth
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statute OF COLTS r. Huntington.
FOUNDER of Huntington. which nsarr
Dos name, viii De- erected hr nfa PRINCIPAL
heirs. Mr and Mrs Henry n Hunting
tuu. The statute VII cuef 5000 and
VII ha ready Tor unwilling late fn 1915.
The statute viii hc placed on the cite
ohio Railroad station. rnnarr ~ Nr
and Sire ffunfInrfnn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-29
Ejectments From Theaters.

According to ruling of Justice
Gould of the District Supreme Court
yesterday the law as it. is now inter
preted permits theater manager to
eject from his house of entertain
ment a patron who rises to his feet
when the national anthem is played.
Indeed, the law permits him, as the
court intimated, to evict patron if
he should even sneeze during the per-
Torrance, thereby technically Great
ing a disturbance. This is somewhat
surprise, doubtless, to many theater-
goers, but until the law is amended
in this District it must stand The
custom of rising when the national
anthem is played is a matter of taste
and not particularly of right. 1t is a
most excellent practice, worthy of
emulation. 1t should be universal.
Any person who rises on such an
occasion is to be commended rather
than criticised and punished by evic-
ton, and the persons who call upon
him to sit down should be themselves
rated as disturbing. In the particu-
lar case in point grave error of
judgment was committed by the thea
ter management in trying to put out
the man who periodically insisted
upon standing. Those who churlish-
ly called upon him to resume his seat
should have been the objects of cor
receive attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-29
Democracy and Standpatism.

Senator Underwood will support
the policy of preparedness, although
with a recent record against strength
ening the national dcfenses. Remind
ed of his vote in the last Congress in
opposition to the two-battleship
proposition, he is quoted in an inter-
view as replying:
Many things entered into the sit
uation with respect to battleships last
year. One of these things was the
need of revenue. We will have that
problem again at this session to con-
front us. But, most important last
year, | thought, was the European
war and the prospect of develop
ments in naval war equipment. The
war had just begun. We could not
profit by it then. Now we will be
in a more advantageous position"
Such is the frank and proper way
to meet such criticism. There is a
new situation, and it must be dealt
with according to the light now beat
ing upon it. What was not plain to
some people year ago is, or should
be, plain now to everybody. Why
should any man hesitate to change
his attitude in the matter? What is
mere consistency when set against
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-29
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