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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
SOME FRAGMENTS OF
A SHATTERED PLEDGE
BY WILLIAM DUDLEY FouIks
Former Member U. S. Civil Service Cor,r,i.s

icopyriEhf 1915 by Public IesSsr Cann.nx
national platform declared Sai the Law ~
end that sT s ss s SS should Snsi s and s enforced
pledges are sae s 70 S9sa party. And turtle,
% sn ne SsnDSSn and We invite the
ton; and traditions country ' '"''1
Of M Wilson ase proportion Of the eaqn
fuialnsns on S s the Democratic party What has
a s.' &. 's s.s - a es
, would be maintained But party
Of tss Sn service law both
large number employees for to administer the
This pSnGer taking them S out 'V Of the
me saaGy TSs
5 RTss S: S the q atm
sc1 The Pmoers,ie majority
Violation the pio% w SoR
Then the enacted All the employs, o, tho
again signed the s'i S fro" the a''
abroad ee al eO@esS attaches credited
% to be made the spOis of change OF
A0SSr him important ors act Of the trade
n ss a AND m ms all the attorneys special
Officers charged with the enforcement. , tho
peculiarly the the king maker the pre-
lips that we hear he most ns %oR OF his own creation
can be Sest dsemnd DsSeS Mr. B5ySns
and in the paT 9 appear Tor public
his own p S tn %S practical sgses
were not Intended to the light unex
afterwsId removed from s he to whom was ad
v then receivers general S o Ss on Ass O 20 last
government service
service ala not extend
hete NOBODY was watching and where
OF the Dominican Republic be
or the working
promise or the by
power ~ 'e"" P'aiseu TOT It's ilum
Now that have arrived yourself with the
uon you let know
reward deserving Democrats?
suggestion in regard a
on You have had in
aDe WORKERS are when the and
suitable rewards for u'' ~ ~ 10 ma
he
recommended in
pubic
Banco Naconal'
As "a ana which
drawn and restored to the original
year and a
appointment" '"ou'u DC the standard for
the classified system in order upon
' P~iv III pO"erF VIM. D.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

UNCLE WALT: Ripping Rhymes.


The night Of death will descend few short wears and the.
" eo ana perfect rest IS ours forgotten by the throng
49, Sleep while roll beneath
NOl "OFH WHILE and flowers soourn this world
IS brief, so Why 20 hunting care and Grief
nave troubled mind And what's the getting mad and
making folks around sad by saying Wh NOT b
ne base and Why be sunny serene from spite and %
eef Why not be happy while little earby
stay Joyous jamhoree2 Were little uhisr And b
We 90 and leave the pile for which strain out ana
broken oy the grind and leave cF
a IN vsin We break heas and acquiring are
na useless rolls OF coins sud kindred things
Peters Town, they viii crown or CASTOR , 30
wings Why scheme and smp ave2 The oov Mi
not buy grave much better than the the village psgc
lies IN this brief life hat wise who Of fun
WALT MASON
Ccopyrsht BY Matthew Adam,,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
THE COMPENSATION LAW


While no person questions the ad.
|mirable principle involved IN the
|workmen's compensation law. its best
friends admit that there are certain
Inequalities and inequities In It thai
will have 70 be corrected before Il be-
comes acceptable TO all parties AFFECT.
led BY its provisions. IL Il Is 10 stand
ION the statute books these inequities
must be attended to by the present
Legislature. The thing that works the
greatest injustice is through the es-
Establishment OF the low rate OF pre-
|mium. one per cent, by which the less
hazardous concerns are made to con.
tribute to the casualties resulting from
coal mining. an extra hazardous risk.
To secure greater equity in this mat
ter the manufacturers OF Wheeling
prepared amendments to the law.
which have been introduced by Dele
gate Jesse Bloch. OF this city, which
will distribute the burden more
equally among those partaking OF the
benefits OF the act
The first amendment calls for a re-
classification OF risks on casualty
charges. Insurance companies have
their rates on the character OF the
risk, and why should not this form OF
Insurance partake OF the same classi-
fication? The manufacturer or owner
|of any plant who has installed safety
devices around machinery and has
|safeguarded elevators for the protec-
tion OF employees Is certainly entitled
20 more consideration than the care.
less employer who has provided none
of these projections against loss Of
life or injury. Yet under the law as II
now stands the careful and provident
employer must contribute more than
his share to the casualties that oc-
cur in non-protected establishments.
and to the casualties that happen in
the extra-hazardous coal mining in
dustry. which pays the same rate for
the risks. This is so palpably unjust
that We do not see how II can fail 10
impress the Intelligent legislators.
The second amendment introduced
by Delegate Bloch provides for an op-
tional course on the part OF the manu-
facturer or employer 10 place his
risks under the operation Of the com
pensation law, or act. or deal directly
with their employees. There are sever.
al advantages in the optional course
10 employer and employees. The rela-
tion they would sustain under direct
dealings in settlements for injury
would tend TO a more cordial under
standing between the two. and the
resultant benefit TO the injured would
be prompter settlements. or course.
should differences arise as to the
amount to be paid for injury or death.
the matter would be subject 10 adjust
ment under the provisions OF the com.
pensation act, which would he in the
nature OF arbitration. obviating the
necessity OF resorting to costly legal
processes.
These amendments appeal 10 the
spirit OF fairness. and can find no OBJ
lection in the minds OF reasonable
men. They are founded on simple
Justice and equity. and will effect a
fairer distribution OF the cost OF in
surance than now obtains under the
act. n these inequities are not abol-
ished. the continued operation OF the
act is endangered and the great OBJ
jeets which inspired II will have been
lost
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
DISTILLERY FAILS
Kentucky oistlllina Company Asks
For Trustees as Result Of over
tapping Whisky Certificates.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb. 4.-Loans
for approximately $4,000. said to
have been secured from Chicago.
Peoria and other banks on overlap
ping whiskey warehouse certificates.
has led the Mattingly and Moore die
filling company. OF Bardstown. Ky. to
place its affairs in the hands Of
trustee. II was announced here today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
ORDERS MODIFIED.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-Modifca-
ton IN foot and mouth disease quar-.
antine orders were announced today.
to become effective February 9th. as
follows:
In Ohio. The counties OF Auglaize
and Richland are now exposed area
In Pennsylvania. Mercer county
closed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
AVIATOR KILLED.

LONDON. Feb 8. $50 p. m.-Iieu.
tenant sharpe OF the Canadian con.
unEcnt Of The Royal flying corps. was
killed this afternoon while nyinE 90
Shorcham. Hc was returning from
trip when Dis biplane suddenly Owed
to the earth. The machine was smash
cd and Louteuent sharpe died within
few minufDs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

Food prices ia England have gone up
20 percent in the past few months. but
they are not yet up TO the food prices
In this country. In England they blame
"a on the war. which IL doubtless cor
rect. but In this country We have no
war-only a Democratic administration
which promised TO reduce the cost Of liv-
ing. and has failed because a. didn't
know what IL was talking abOut.-Graf-
ton Seminal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
naAde n saf.r for unm.n

Miss Evelyn Henderson. principal OF
q school FOR girls at Lawson. West Vir-
klnia- declares that the mountain sec
tions and mining camps Of that state
nave become SAFER places for women
since the state went dry. There il MOI
hait 50 much disorder in the mining
camps as formerly" SAYS Miss Hem
derson--MorgantOwn Post-ChronicIe
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

The White primary bill. which - vtr-
tually the Cooper bill. b. likely now 90
pass the state Senate. For the first time
In mum Der of years. the Republicans
have a clear working majority there For
the first time there is sentiment for
tho formulation 81 q definite policy. The
bill has already passed the house sever
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

The requirement IN the proposed child
labor law that the child must write lcEi-
bly, Is n severe one. specimens of manu-
script which float into the new paper
offices would seem 20 Indicate that writ
ing legibly Is an art rarely acquired. or
al least. rarely prartised. by grown folks
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

n the destruction % the 81. Croix
river bridge can be made a criminal Ia
stead Of an act % war. there is a
chance % the Canadian authorities get
ting hold % Dynamiter Van Horne. whs
seems 20 - a four fusher a. best
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

having been discovered. District At
torney Con. who resides in Miiwau-
kee. is a native West virginian, the
son of Senator Nathan Con. Of Clsrks.
burg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

Texas covers too much ground for
one state. IL r. an empire instead OF
"leldy commonwealth. and there -
no" proposition before the Legislature
TO split u into three States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
THE SPIRIT OF
STATE PRESS
An rffsctvs Trinity =.

The enforcement Of the johnson pistol
law. the prohibition law and the corrupt
practices law viii strike nightly at
trinity OF evils which have been closely
correlated a. demorAlizing influences In
West Observation-Disclosures Herald-Dis-
patch.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

PERHAPS the business world didn't
know Il before. but President Wilson
has told them that what they want -
'orientation.' In his simple mindedness
the business man has been thinking all
along that what he wanted was trade
Now he knows his mistake
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

The state Department has an agra
waiting puzzle to solve in disposinT OF
Van Horne. His case is susceptibI. Of
many perDleXing combinations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

washington party leaders OF Penpsvl-
Nania are thinking OF changing it's
name TO n more attractive appellation
what's the matter with Finn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

The Winning Of the Progressive"
promises TO be a thrilling sequel 20 the
serial My BILL" now running in the
Senate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

The settlement or continuation OF the
ONO coal miners strike goes over until
Monday. which IS an unnecessary pro-
longation Of the suspense.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

Bryan tried 20 raise cheer for IN.
Presidents ship bin IN addressing the
United States Chamber OF Commerce
but was greeted with salvos OF NO.
no.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

a. times. Parkersburg wants a good pri-
mary and will consider a as a further
compliment II the Cooper bill should
ersburg News
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

hryans support OF the ship hin
ought TO suggest preparations for Its
obsequies
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

speaker Cannon's Congressional distri,,
i9,Ied TO develop any Irregularities. So
Ohcle Joe's" halo IS again on strairht
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

Villa IGiperator, That sound. about
As good a. anything else that comes
from Mexico.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

Investigation Of fraud charges in ez.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Milwaukee, Aug. 15.-The famous
Sheboygan band OF sixty-f1Ve pieces
will be the star musical organization
at the 1915 State Fair. This band will
play in front of the grand stand for
the first four days of the fair. This
band was at the 1914 State Fair and
proved such a decided hit that II ia
given the stellar role among the 1915
bands.
AS indicated by the accompanying
schedule, there will be more bands at
this years fair than ever played st a
Wisconsin State Fair.
The aim in the entire ARRANGEMENT
Of this years fair is to have something
doing every minute of every day, and
to send patrons Of the fair home salts
fed that the 1915 State Fair was the
best they had ever seen In every re-
spect.
In addition to the bands announced.
there will be an orchestra of nina
pieces in the Stock Judging Building
a similar orchestra in the Dairy Build.
ing and two orchestras in the Machfu.
cry Hall, where the great automobile
show will be held.
Still another band will be a ladies'
band of twelve pieces which will he
seen among the eighteen free attrac-
tons to be shown at three different
locations on the grounds each day
Some of the Midway attractions also
will have bands, so that the State Fair
this year will be a gigantic carnival of
music, as well as the greatest exposi.
ton and show Wisconsin ever has
presented.
One of the memorable Incidents of
each days program will be a parade
of all free and paid attractions and all
bands on the grounds. This parade
will take place each morning at II
o'clock. It will rival the famous Ring.
ling Brothers parade.
All Of the bands playing at this
years fair will bring big delegations
from their home towns and cities. ss
all are promoting special trains to thu
fair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
.48 HOURS TIME
FREIGHT LIMIT
Local Railroad Agents Must Com
ply With The interstate law
Or Suffer The Penalty.

II. R. Williams, Interstate CONNER
ce Examiner, Washington, d. c., was
in the city Wednesday calling upon
the Railroad agents and giving them
personal notice that they must en-
force the penalty law ON all freight
that remains IN their freight houses
beyond the forty eight hour limit.
AS result of this notification,
the local agents have been obltg-
ed to serve a written noticeupon all
of the business men and receivers
and shippers of freight. 1t is an I'M
pleasant duty for them to perform
and they hope that everybody that
receives freight upon amy one Of the
four railroads that enter this city,
that they will be prompt in calling
for their freight. We understand
that sc penalty will be charged for
each day for freight weighing from
one pound to a ton left after the
forty-eight hours, and $1.00 will be
charged for each day for a carload
left after the forty-eight hour time
limit. Unless the local agents en-
force this law, they are under Sc
we're penalties if they fail to comply
with this law and thereforethey must
enforce it
Reader make it as easy as possible
for them. Get your freight promptly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
nARSHFIELD GAME
TO Be PLAYEDOVER

President John M. Winetzki has
decided that the game played a
week ago last Sunday at Marshfield
between the Raapifs and Marshfield
shall be played over. President Wi
netzki in handing down a decision
writes as follows to secretary Abel
Of the local club.
Waus au, Wis, Aug. IL, 1918.
Mr.. F. D. Abel, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Dear sir:-Relating to the appeal
of the Grand Rapids team from the
umpires decision in FORGETTING the
game to Marshfield g week ago last
Sunday. quite a complication de-
elopes.
l received several Ietters from the
officials and arrangements Of both
mines, and some are confusing. How
ever, after reading the e1tters care
fully and looking up the rules of the
game, | believe that theNmWFe in
chief was wrong in FORGETTING the
game to MarshfieId- Crowns, UNI
pire on bases, writes the umpire-in-
chief says he did mot see the play
at third hase iH question, and ask
ed Crowns to decide. He did in
4gor of the runner as the basenan
dropped the ball. later the umpire
l-chief reversed the decision of the
base umpire, and called him out, and
then forfeited the game because the
Grand Rapids boys would not abide
by his decision.
According to rules, or rather my
interpretation of thems find that
he umpire in chief hadno jurisdiction
over the play. The base runner was
moving from second to third base.
and the umpire-inAchief has. right
to rule on plays after the runnar
has touched third base and ON his
way to home plate. It was for the
:ield umpire to see &nd make q deci-
sion on a Observation-Disclosures Is
going from second 20 third base.
In view of the fact thatitWas a fric-
ton between the umpires, and not
between the Teams and the rules
were misinterpreted, will rule that
the game be played over.
Further l believe that the game b.
played at Marshfied and that Grand
Rapids and Marshfield split the re-
ceipts as Grand Rapids paid own ex-
penses at the game, August 18TH
1ours' truly,
SigLed: John Id. iWinetzhi.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
WILL ARRIVE
NEXT WEEK

We have been in correspondence
with the Crossette Film Co., Of Nil
waukee, in reference to their visit
TO the Wisconsin River Valley from
Tomahawk to KilbOurn and possibly
FARTHER. They want to be informed
of all the attractive and beautiful
spots along the Wisconsin river and
then reproduce them through the
picture houses of the state and coun-
Try. When this Company's represen-
tatives are in Grand Rapids and Vi
entity we hope they may be inform
of all the beautiful scenery
and points of interest in this city
and vicinity. Secretary Fritzsinger
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
= location VIII be glad to be infrom
ed Of all points that would aid them
in making and showing the most at
tractive places.
The Crossette party are now in
TomahawA and expect to reach Mer-
Hu on Monday. We cannot look for
them inside of a week atleast. In
the mean time let US getready for
them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

Two NV sections have been added
the l.m teladng to dentists and
it now rea,s that the circuit courts
OF the stale have the power to an
null OF rev Ke ny license or certi-
ficate or rcsL4,DdOn when the dem
fist is guilty Of any immoral, dis
honorable or unprofessionaI conduct
or when license is procured by
fraud or where gross ignorance or
inefficiency in the profess&n exists.
The complaint is made to the dis
trict attorney, the state acting as
plaintiff. For the 1Rrst conviction
the punishment is a fine of not less
than $25 nor more than $1O0 at the
discretion of the court. On the Sc
cond conviction the fine is not less
than 500 nor morethan $500 and tn
third carries a revocation Of the liz
cense and certificate and the record
sent to the state dental examiners.
There is also a heavy fine for prac-
ttcing again, each offense being pun
ishaDle separately.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
nARSHF HELD ;
STEVENS POINT )

Stevens Point, Wis. Aug. 23-Marsh-
field won from Stevens Point at
Stevens Point Sunday afternoon in
a closely cont ested game, 5 TO 3. At
several stages in the game either
team could have won. The Marsh
field nine won in the ninth inning
by running in two scores.
Marshfield scored in the first in
ming. Carpenter walked Wood who
went to second On a bad throw to
fl st then to third on a passed bail
At home plate and came home on
Johnson's safe hit.
The game proceeded scoreless I'M
til il. The seventh inning when Ste
ems Point made three scores. Fish
leigh made a safe hit. Prychla bunt-
cd the bail and made first Cd an
overthrow. First baseman retrieved
the ball and threw it over shortstop.
Fishleigh. scored. PrychIa was put
out at third. VierteI knocked a three
Dagger and Hussin's safe hit brought
him home. Hussin stole second,
made third on a feeders choice
VIII Mcneil was caught out at first.
Hnssin came home when first attemp
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

If You are sufferer from Appen.
dicitis, Rupture, Gall Stone, Collie,
Goitre or Chronic diseases of a pri-
Vate nature, you should avail your
self OF his offer to send you this
valuable little book free simply for
the asking. A postal will bring it to
you. in a plain wrapper. Many so
called surgical diseases, have been
proven to be durable by medical
treatment, more safely more easily
and cheaply by modern medical meth
DDS than was believed possible
few years ago.
After you have read this little
book you can consult DR.. Goddard
on his monthly visit to Grand Rap
ids, free of charge aud have the
satisfa ction of knowing that you
have secured the expert opinion of
reputable specialist in these mat
ters. If you have been advised to
submit to an operation, surely do not
fail to consult him before undergo.
ing such an operation. His advice
may save You many weeks of suffer
ing, loss of time and expense, pos
sibly your life,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
SWIMMING POOL
EXCITEMENT

J. B. Arpin who takes a great
deal of interest in the swimming
pool and ole of the originators off
the venture, stated to a Reporter
representative that he received sew
eral complaints from young ladies
that frequent the swimming pool
that there was big mud turtle at
the pool and that it ought to be re-
moved Mr. Arpin promptly iHVesti
gated the matter and found that
a couple of young boys who are good
swimmers and excellent divers would
catch the girls by the foot under
the water ard they thought
of course that it was a mud turtle,
not believing it possible that a boy
could dive and swim under the wa
ter ss it has been proven that
they do The mischievious boys
have stopped their work, and natur
ally the mud turtle is gone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
A. L. FontaIne, Publisher.
Thursday, Aug. &c, 1916.
GOOD ROADS
MEETING

A fine meeting of representative
business men of the city of Grand
Rapids and the towns of Grant Pho
yer and Grand Rapids in the white
school house on the PIoyer road in
District No. One, Thursday night
The talks on Good Roads and es-
peciaHy the condition of the PIoVer
road between Grand Rapids and
PIoyer was under discussion. It
was the uHanimous expression of all
present that some excellent work
should be done at once to correct
the poor condition of this road be
tween those points. The chairman
Of each town. expressed themselves
as ready and willing to act with sim
liar representatives in the city to
place these roads in excellent condi-
ton right away. 1t is the inten-
ton of those interested to act i'm
mediately and fix up the PIOyer road
IT'S well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26

ted double play and threw over
third base.
In the eighth inning MarshfieId
nade two runs, Spooner and MacDop
aid scoring. Spooaer hit q safe one
TO right field. stole second and third
Macdonald hit a safe one, stole Sc,
;oLd. Woods hit brought them
both home. In the ninth Marshfiead
repeated the performance o. the eigh
tn inning by scoring Christensen
and DeImore. Delmore hit to short
stop, Went to second on Hussin's
overthrow Chr stianson hit to cen
ter field bringing in Delmore. Chris
Hanson scored Oh Wnght's hit
Johnson had the edge on Carp
alter. Carpenter allowed nine hits
While Johnson allowed seven. John
on struck out fourteen and Carpen-
ter nine. johnson ailowe ed one to
walk while Carpenter allowed six.
Stevens Point plays at Marsh
ID next Sunday.