The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-16
THE STATE PRESS

| Parkersbur9 Sentinel:-The new
I corrupt practices act contains the fol
lowing provision: NO person shall
publish. issue or circulate or cause 70
be publishes. issued or circulated any
anonymous letter circulate, placard or
other publication tending TO influence
voting at any election" This looks
as II Pro Bono Publico. Vox Populi.
/ Old Subscriber. Indignant Citizen and
the rest OF the merry crew must re-
tire from action and take their places
I In the Hall OF Undertakes along
with Old Grow. Sam Thompson,
Squire Overholt and the other fami.
= liars Of the hy-gone DAYS who are
not now openly recognized in polite
society.
shepherdstown Reslster:-There is
a growing belief that there Is a lion
In the Path OF those once jubilant
holders OF Virginia debt certificates.
The quotations have dropped from II
90 about So. and though no cxplana-
ton Is given. there is reason TO be-
lteve that West Virginia will be able
20 settle on her own terms. This Is
not an honest debt and we doubt that
30 can be recovered Certainly that
outrageous interest charge ought
never 70 be paid.
Huntington Herald Dispatch: -
Something more than a year ago the
Huntington newspapers announced the
founding OF the Prisoners Relief So
cicty. and gave a somewhat extended
outline Of its purposes At that time
this society was commended 10 the
public as being an instrument welded
in the interest OF the most worthy
motives and deserving the confidence
and support OF the public II was
predicted too. that 20 worthy we're its
purposes and so urgent the need Of
Us Intended ministrauCns that 10
would succeed That it has succeeded
Is no less gratifying 90 the uewspap-
ers who were hopefully and kcenIy
interested iu its launching than 10 the
man who conceived this plan OF re-.
demption and the hundreds whose
burdens have been Irhtcncd by It's
work IT, possibilities for good are
limited only by The means al Cos dis
rosal
Ceredo Advance OF the
friends of Gov 20 p Hatfield arc urr.
ing him 20 announce his candidacy
for United states senator ~ ho
should enter mo ~aco tho ono who do.
irais h.m VIII br fho Republican non.
irre end tho successor tO Senator IS
~ Chiffon Governor Hatfield has
made himself popular with tho mass.
rs uu account ~ working for their Dol.
fercsta AS the nomination FOR this
Office .a fo hc made by statewide
primary Tho common people. with
whom Governor Hatfcld is popular
NHI remember sIm when they cast
their vote
Fairmont Times. -T Tho hearing of
'Ha Ohio rate case before tho Ohio
Public IfifIra Commission Ia OF ST.
fal interest fo tho coal industry Of
Nnaf virginia and therefore fo cvrrF
cltzrn of fhls state Tho action was
brought hy district organization of
'h" United Mine Worker Union OF
America against aII of .fn coal carry.
INK roads OF tho state. fhIrfFrIre In
number demanding reduction ir the
rates Tor rarrEinE coal from ono point
to another in the state Tho real Dur.
pose IF fo reduce the rates In ohio
in order f0 establish lower differ.
eutiu between them and tho rates
Tor fauspurfIrr coal from West Viz.
rinia and Pennsylvania The end
aUughf on to cot to The markets with
mo Ohio coal with greater selling
MARGIN in favor Of tho Ohio coal Or
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