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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03
CRIMINAL

The great -extravagance OF the las,
improvident Democratic Congress
was conspicuous In useless expendi
lures and IL neglect Of really worthy
objects. This L. exemplihed IN its
negligence In allowing an authorized
appropriation ~ $4,000. 900 for pre-.
venting forest fires to lapse. This
was provided for in what is known
a. the Weeks Law This measure
vas enacted 10 enable the Federal
government TO cooperate with the
States 70 secure protection from for
est hres. u authorized a~ppropris-
uons up 10 eleven millions 10 carry
iis purpose into effect Based upon
carefully drawn plans. a. provided for
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camp were not ready They
were living In dread and uspi
Ion Of one another. with bound
AIRY lines adjoining We we're NV
ing In friendship with all OF them
and With twenty-five hundred
miles OF blue water between our
shores and theirs. How absurd
and shallow Il l.. when We come
to think OF IL. 20 condemn our
Selves for having neglected 10
encase ourselves In armament
more securely than they. and with
far less reason than theirs for any
armament.
When. however. has Il ever been
our policy or wish 10 be prepared
for war In times OF peacey The
most we eve professed 20 DO
was TO b. ready to get ready.
Big standing armies simply could
not exist In the United states.
The people would not tolerate
them even II men could be found
20 recruit them. except in the face
OF a real emergency or the
pect OF one Militarism and all
- III aOLOTTNuf 10
America: and censure ourselves.
for not having provided ourselves
with something which would have
been Inconsistent with one OF the
national principles Of which we
are proudest. Is ridiculous.
By every Standard OF necessity
which We have ever known, our
navy has been our first line OF
defense. and by every standard
OF Necessity. likewise. our navy
has measured up to the every
duty which has confronted II.
Those who r attempting 10 dis
credit II today are measuring II
by conditions which no naval
strategist W thought possible
when II was planned. and by con
ditions which no navy has thus
a been able 20 overcome.
Though eleven nations are now
at war. with six OF them strain
ing ever resource TO add to their
sea power. only three OF them
or perhaps only two have larger
nayies than ours. and we are at
peace with all the world. "
the balance between u quota OF
battleships and submarines and
our deficiency in battle cruisers
are points OF weakness-and no
naval expert will as yet endanger
his reputation by venturing a
hnal statement on these points
rhey are defects that are in one
degree or another common TO all
navies. and have been revealed
within a space OF time during
which they could not possibly
have been corrected.
So let us shed the sackcloth.
We a AZ least do that: and,
while considering the ColoneTs
khaki. let US be assured that IN
u chosen serge. mohair or PLAIN
cotton overalls, we are quite as
well prepared for any dispense
ton Of world-weather as either
the p~roprieties or the necessities
have thus far demanded that We
should be.
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WEST VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES

appeared before Judge o'Brien
Tuesday in an argument in vacation
In a suit to set aside a decree rem
dered by the supreme Court OF Ar-
peals upon the ground OF aliayed
fraud. The case involves the title 70
500 acres of oil lands in Roane county
valued at a quarter million of dollars.
Ripley Mountainer.
The carcass OF a white perch. 80
inches long and weighing in life about
is pounds. was towed ashore as II
hoated past the city Saturday. This
fish, killed by the poison from tns
mines In the counties along the Val
ley river, proves that all OF the big
fish are not yet dead in the Valley
Fairmont Times.
What are these things Of which
some Of our exchanges speak as
roasting ears" Surely not the
"rosinears' and delivious VEGETABLE
OF our boyhood days? They tasted
so good then as ~rosinears that the
old name as we'll as the liking ri
holds good. But roasting EARS
there amt no such thing NJ TO eat.
D aAN ARHAAAfuAFa NAfM IANIFNAN fhNhFA
buttered and sailed. then into IL. and
have the Juice run down the sides
Of your mouth? Luscious "rosinears.
Philippi Republican.
Now Is the time 20 locate your
home in New M%artinsville. Every
thing Is now looking boomwards I'M
nothing can stop our growth. This
city has many advantages over sur
rounding cities In this locality. We
have three railroads. and a good troll
ley system. high ground for factories
and the best water system In the val
ley. Our well system produces the
purest water In the valley 50 says the
test and We have one OF the most
healthful localities in the valley
wetzel Republican.
II may be Of interest 20 some to
know that Mrs Lewis Faith OF Berke-
ley Springs. has an exceedingly good
cure for Inflammation and soreness
81 the eyes She will be- glad 10 fur.
nish 10 any one suffering In this way.
the remedy. without charge. She does
this from n humanitarian standpoint.
and in this way desires 10 add her
little part In the betterment Of the
world Morgan Messenger.
The Hampshire Middle Ridge Orch
ard. formerly owned by Robert "
Washington. was sold az public sale
In Romney II was purchased bv John
J Cornwell. AZ trustee for n group Or
MorEantown people headed BY " ".
Michael The property brought y2f..
nn0.
Ideal weather in Monroe county this
week has been availed ~ 10 push the
hay harvest and thrcshlnr operations.
Tho wheat and oats crops are spIcn-
did hay in most sections exceeds the
expectations ~ q few weeks ago
while the prospects are that the corn
crop will break all records I'm the
county The outlook for fruit is also
favorable Old Monroe ia indeed a
land n fairness Monroe Waterman
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This coIn you burn There is notfins
faddcr in this vale ~ tears. than 4
WORKOUT Fadder. crippled BY the Years
ioilnf poor and lonely. up and down
me street. sirhinr 10 ] only mad
some STUD 70 oaf, There d. nothing
tougher Than 20 SOC a gent starve and
weep ard suffer. when with age he :
bent AT The battered relies who tor
hfn1ouir craze. once were aiddv
alerks who refused to save Don't ~
TOO dieEuetnd. when you eco fheir
raFa some day you'll be- busted. herd.
inE with tho yaRs'
Matthev AdamsJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03
ISN'T YOUR TowN-Trs YOU

Sometimes We find In a stray piece
Ct poetry or homely rhyme what We
oftentimeG have thought but never
have been able to so well express.
SO II II with a fugitive bit Of verse.
originally published in the Loudon.
Virginia. Mirror. entitled 1T Isn't
Your Town-It's You" that strikes
a responsive chord in the hearts Of
those OF US who once in a while pre-
afflicted with hearing a fe~llowtowns-
man berate the city and the people.
There are a few OF these chronic
GROWERS and kickers In Wheeling.
and II ttcy want TO know what is the
matter with themselves we invite
them to peruse. ponder and reflect
on the following Illuminating lines:
" you var to live In the kind Of a
town
That's the kind Of . Town YOU like;
You neednr clip your clothes In a
grip
And start on q long. long hike.
You'll md elsewhere what you left
behind,
For there's nothing that's really
new;
IT'S = knock at yourself when you
knock your town;
" Isnt your town-Its you.
Real owns are not made by men
afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead.
When everybody works and nobody
shlrks
You can raise a Town from the
dead.
And " while you make your personal
stake
Your nelehbor can make one, too,
Your town will be what you want to
see,
IL Isn't your town-It's you.
Study one OF these persons who
IL always a~pologizing to strangers for
the Imagined deficiencies Of his ma.
tive town. declaring that IL Is not
even a proper place ito be found
dead in" and you can trace his dis
gruntlement to his own failures. to
his lack OF efficiency and his well.
earuod nnonuI.rf,, .h~o,,.h ~. 10.
tinual grouching. Such characters
think they make an impression on
the visitor by assuming a superiority
over the accident OF birth" and a
~patronizing tolerance OF their sur.
.~roundings. but that Is where they
make the mistake OF their lives. To
the stranger within the gates they
appear contemplate. which the oh
LEGATIONS Of the guest forbid to be ex
pressed In words. You know them. We
all know them. They are not indigo
nou TO Wheeling alone. Every city
town. village and hamlet harbors one
or more Of them. They are like the
dog that bites the hand that feeds II
Rut the live wires, the loyal. hard
working. unselhsh citizens pursue
the even tenor Of their way In spite
Of them. and w their birthplace
from the contumely the groucher
heaps upon g. The trouble IL not
with the town. Mr.. Knocker-the con
genital weakness lies in YOU.
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IN A TO COME

Money zones DO easy. whom a man
o. young. and In N breezy 10 mo
birds It's flung "Ho'a n fIghtwad foa
Ell who would save. he cries. and in
rnuf and wasrail. fast tho money Hies
Thrown into tho cutters. fhroun o.
brakes and ducks There Is more
Do mufferH where ! cot these bucks 4
Youth. alas. is heetinF. o. a pair OF
ateers. and there's no repeating OF
the sunny years You don't realize
y. ul you're growing gray Youth be-
swiftly speeding. ycara that won't re-
turn. and youU soon be- needing al
oC~opyrEht 1915. b. q
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invading the now peaceful noun
tain region OF Logan county. moving
picture men will reproduce as faith
fully as possible the stirring erens
OF the Hatheld-McCoy feud. particI-
pants in the feud which aroused in
terest throughout the country being
included in the cast for the drama.
This would be a good case for the
State Censor. " West Virginia mad
one. The showing OF such a picture
Is OF very doubtful propriety.
Mr.. J. Z. Lowe Of Indian Mills. from
six ewes. raised eight lambs which
totaled in weight. 300 pounds. me
largest lamb weighed 10 pounds. ON
the eight. Mr.. Lowe realized y63.oU.
This Is successful sheep raising ana
Mr.. Lowe would like TO hear from
the fellow who can beat it-Hinton
Independent-Herald
The fishing at Greenbrier Springs
is exceptionally good this season.
Many black bass. some pike. salmon
and cat hsh are being caught. ON
Saturday last, one angler landed a
mud cat. weighing 22t. pounds. There
are a large number OF guests. The
cottages are all filled and a number
OF campers are on the river banks.
The season at this resort is a success
full one.
A valuable mare belonging TO Gil
bert l. Skidmore who lives near
Kerens. Randolph county. met a most
unusual death last Friday. expiring m
agony as the result OF being stung
. by a swarm 81 bees. The mare was
put IN the field when the swarm
hived on her. She was stung re.
! peatedly on all parts OF her body. The
animal suffered indescribable torture
until death some time Friday night re.
lieved her further suffering
West Virginia has 1929 miles OF
roads. good. bad and Indifferent.
There f. a railroad and also good
county turnpike between Ronceverte
and Lewisbnrg. and the railroad .
Z throwing up lie hands and asking 20
be- excused from handling freight IN
less than carload lots. The motor
car competition o. 80 strong In maui
ing end handling freight that the rail
road asks 10 he relieved. Where could
there be- more positive proof OF me
value Of good roads-Fayette Iu-
hume.
A party ~ about thirty young ladies
! from Richmond. Va. employees m
stores and other business houses.
l spent the past ten days In camp In a
grove on the farm ~ George y Davis
southwest ~ town They came out
m the invitation Of Mr. and Mrs
Davis. who spend their winters in
Richmond. and occupy n house near
their residence httcd up and furnished
by them for their comfort-Green-
hrIer Independent
Miss Arnold Of near Burlington. on
7 Saturday niEht was quite restless and
OFF d%avlinghf sunday morning sho dia.
covered the cause. a hfy eight Inch
black snake occupying tho came bed
uith hcr Miss Arnold was frightened
and during the time Of tho discovery
~ tho srake. % duly made its escape
ihrourh The window - Piedmont inde.
pendent
Judge John ~ Holt. Hon ~ e..
Duncan ~ Huntington. Hon. Charies
p HorE Of - Pleasant. Attorney
IhOa = Ryan. o. Spencer. -~rra
fentinR the White Rock Ou COMPANY
PLAINTIFF Hon Charles Powell ana
pIdge Kimha1l white. representing
the South Penn Oh Co. defendants
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03
The TREMORS IN WALL STREET

CT rom The Parkersburg NewsD
II was truly a significant fact that
was brought out yesterday by Judge
i. A. Brown in his article in The
News on the Virginia Debt case. II
was embodied in the paragraph:
1T Is a significant fact. and one
that would be well TO consider. a
month ago the ~socalled Virginia
Debt certificates were quoted in wall
Street at II. last week they were
quoted on h New York market at
597s.".
A month ago 4 will be remembered
the decision Of the Supreme Court
apportioning nearly Si3. 600. 900 Of the
virginia Debt was only two weeks
old. The people OF West Virginia,
stunned by the magnitude OF the judg-
ment from the highest court OF the
land. believed that the final word nad
been sJoken. There seemed no es-
cape from the burden thus placed up
on the commonwealth. Immediately
following the decision. the value OF
the certificates leaped TO the nj n
figure OF II. Wall Street was sure
that Il would get It's money from
West Virginia.
But today the people OF West VIr.
ginia nave had time to o from
the FIRST effect OF the judgment. Abie
minds rave been al work. dissect'ng
the problem, analysing its elements.
finding II IL IL what II seemed TO he
searching for solutions. Today the
/ people OF West Virginia are not near
ly so sure that they will have to pay
the judgment. In fact. there seem
to he few West Virginians who be
lieye al OF 10 will have 10 b. paid.
@ LNFhmH a. nnWwaH - - N.-ra-L -
the Virginia Debt certificates from
n TO 5o7.? Judge Brown partly 81
planned II by quoting from the wal
Street Journal:
Weakness In Brown Bros. six per
cent Virginia Debt certificates whicn
have declined from n. the hiRh point
touched on the day when the supreme
court handed down It's decision. C.
59Ts. would seem to indicate either
that there Is something definitely
known by many people detrimental 10
the interests Of the holders Of the
certificates. which the people In ques
ton refuse 10 d~ivulge. or That tho
status OF the certificates is not under
stood"
should not The people 81 West VIr.
ginia take heart even more courage.
ously2 n r. fair 20 presume that
Wall Street has discovered the fact
that West virginia Will not tamely
submit 20 the payment of the unjust
debt. an action that has been made
practically certain by the public re-
Spouse 10 the articles Of judge Brown
Who has devoted many days % pre-
senting legal Arguments to show tnat
there o. no way by which the JudF
ment a be objected. n the people
DO not want 90 nay o.
The News takes the decline Of the
certificates 10 mean ono more reason
why this problem should be- approached
deliberately and cautiously. with nC
Intention % rushirE into tho assump
ton n the burden The holders Of
tho certificates. who have masked no
hind the state ~ Virginia In the prose
cution % the suit. either will ~
routed completely in tho anal battle
or they viii be forced to n compro
misc
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The coffee colored statue OF Aph-
rodite. said to have been chiseled by
the famous Greek sculptor P~raxiteles,
Who was the vogue 22OO y. G.. and
for which Rockefeller paid $4,000.
has been put. in the Cardiff giant
class OF fakes by the art critics.
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Henry James. who renowned his
American citizenship 20 become a
British subject. will please notice
that God reigns and the government
at Washington still lives"
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goes through her sorrowful future.
but she certainly has made a bad
start in repelling them by this cot.
fin plate incident. wholly i~rreconciI-
able with the courtesies and kind
nesses that have been shown her.
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soUeuer FaoM rng eneMY.

Frnw fHr shrrherdafHwr REGISTER.
NTfmH.rHfN
Former Governor a " White. N
parkershurE. announces that he viii
b. n candidate for the Republican
nomination Tor the United states Son
ate az tho primary election next wear
Governor White 90 a clean. able. hfFn.
minded mar who has already served
bic State with couraEc and fidelity in
the -Eubcrnatorial office. and We wish
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II IL not through lack OF courage
that the Russians are %retreating. but
lack Of ammunition. This lifts the
veil Of mystery several feet.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03

That harvest hand. aged 81. work
Ing In the harvest fields Of Kansas. is
evidently trying 10 get a start In life.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03

The Gar. appealing 10 his armies
NOT 20 lose courage. IL like asking the
Wheeling team TO take a brace for
first place.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03

American citizens stll enjoy tho free
81 tho provided they escape
being EouEed BY a submarine.
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Why all this energetic action in regard
to that peanut republic Haiti. and so
much hesitancy about Mexico?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03

The Turkey carvers are stfI sIiclnr
away. but are stll a long way from
the FIRST Joint.
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What an awful time the stogies are
having chasing Dayton out Of their
cellar preserves.
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Wheeling h a regular cyclone eel
lar. No storms touch her. and her
everlasting hills protect her.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-03

Some of Gormany's victories IN Ca.
ltcia were worse than defeats
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Good corn weather always makes a
m7n feel Ike shocking his collar
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him good luck In bic present ar bt
ton We are very sure that Of No.
should b. so fortunate ae 90 BE- chosen
for this high honor that hts SERVED
would BE- patriotic and efficient
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Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations
may she always Be In the right; but our country. right or
wrong" STEPHEN DECATUR
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The doctor cola romkfne ~ wua
N1Ik three miles every dar
Who're does rr fHEr H
Around ri pool table. arurraut -
Boston Transcript.
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SACKCL0TH And KHAKI
now Much OF the Scoding it Gets for Unpreparedness Does
the American People Deserve?
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, Jr.

ORGANIZATION Seeretary' The American League to Limit Arm.
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Judge John ~ Holt. Hon ~ e..
Duncan ~ Huntington Hon charles
HorE Of ~ Pleasant. Attorney
Thos J. Ryan. 81 Spencer. r-rra
fentinR the White Rock Ou company
PLAINTIFF Hon Charles Powell ana
pIdge Kimhal white. representing
tho South Penn Oh Co. defendants.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14

Don't fail to read Schefter's ad on
page eight.
Hon. Fred Borusky was in the city
yesterday from his farm west of
Wales looking after business matters.
Robert McAllen was an over Sunday
visitor here from Park River at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Thorson.
Mrs. F. w. Mclean left Monday,
returning to Fargo after a visit dur
ing the. holiday season at the Orion
and Winter homes.
Mrs. Allan Pinkerton left Monday
for a visit of a couple of weeks at
Winnipeg with her sister, Mrs. Mont
gomery, who has been in quite poor
health since the winter set in.
Frank Cameron, who before start
ing on the road with a line of sample
cases for one of the wholesale firms
of st. Paul, was with the grocery de-
partment of the ]. B. Boyd store.
Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer a cut, bruise, burn or
scald. Be prepared. Thousands rely
on DR.. Thomas Electric Oil. Your
druggist sells it 25 and SOC.
Miss Jessie MCLAUGHLIN, who was
here from Brandon, Man., making a
visit with her sister, Mrs. M. Kelly
through the holiday season, numbered
among those taking their departure
on Fridays afternoon train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
DrS. Smith < Hughes
DENTISTS
OFFICE Hours: Every Day Except
Sunday: From9 to 12-1 to 6
Donovan Block

Jas. A. Foard, of the Lucky Strike
Farm in Banner township, was a
Langdon visitor last Saturday for a
short time. Since the holidays he has
been making a visit with his daughter
at Osnabrock and with friends at Mil
ton, which section of the county was
the home of the Foard family for a
number of years.
Langdon people learned with a gen
eral feeling of disappointment from
the daily papers Of Friday last week
that the Fargo post office appointment
had been given by President Wilson
to Geo. w. Wilkinson. 1t had been
the hope of his old Langdon friends
that Attorney Fred w. Mclean,
would have landed the job.
Postmaster and Mrs. A. 1. Koehm-
stedt left Monday on the afternoon
train, their destination being Milwau-
kee, where during a two week leave
of absence Mr.. Koehmstedt will re-
ceive treatment from a specialist for
an ear trouble from which he has
suffered the past two years. They
may also visit with friends in Chicago
for a short time before their return to
Langdon.
Manager Tony Kieffer, of the
Wales Implement Co. at Wales, was
doing business in the city for a while
Tuesday and was accompanied by his
little o Harold. "Tony' is predict
ing an early opening up Of the auction
sale eason this year with an unusual
ly brisk demand for young horses and
a good grade of stock by buyers. He
states that there will not be so many
sales right around Wales as in other
sections of the county. AS an auction
eer, Mr.. Kieffer is n of the best
known through this section of the
state and has a number of early spring
sales already booked around Langdon
and Osnabrock, public announcement
of which it is expected will be made
in the course of the coming week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
Leonard Johnston and Marcus Pow

Leonard Johnston and Marcus Pow
er returned to school Monday morning
after a short illness.
The boys of the high school are
planning on organizing a boys glee
club and will be able to give the peo-
pie of Langdon some rare treats in
music in the neal future.
The Row children were absent from
school Thursday and Friday of last
week on account of the sudden death
of their grandfather.
The Langdon basket ball team after
a round about trip last Friday evening
arrived in Dresden and played a game
with the Dresden boys. The Langdon
team won the game with a score of
23 to 20. The Langdon team goes to
Wales Friday Of this week for a game
with the Wales town team.
The Langdon high school literary
society will meet Friday evening at
7:3O o'clock.
The program will be as follows:
Defamation ...... Evelyn Mausten
Reading Gordon MCLAUGHLIN
Music Lucille Sullivan
Defamation. Electa Crockett
The question that will be debated is
Resolved: That to grant subsidy for
the purpose of establishing a merchant
marine is justifiable.
Affirmative Negative
Ethel Love Vina Drury
Francis Murphy Alice Seccombe
Tessie Halloran Genevieve Johnston
Decision Of the Judges.