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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-24
EDsroRIAL sEkvleE or rEn waAEIrNa rrrrru
REAT BRITAIN'S MARITIME DOMINANCE
The Preliminaries Now On In a Battle Between Lloyds'
and American Rules.
BY ALEXANDER r. SMITH
Editor Inc Marine News.

Great Britain regards her mar
thine dominance as essential TO
q welfare. She must. TO retain
her prestige and position as the
greatest Of world powers. domin-
ate the seas both as a naval and
as a maritime power. With
these assured she feels that her
world-premiership is unassailable.
This, also explains why Britons
are determined. II they can. TO
fasten their influence so securely
upon American maritime interests
that II cannot b. overcome. The
apathy OF the American people to
matters maritime. their neglect of
their maritime interests for over
half a century. and the absorption
OF their foreign carrying by for
sign-Chiefly British-ships. all
contribute TO the efforts Of Brit
n TO dominate maritime inter
ests.
As a mean TO this end Secre-
tary Scott. Of the British Lloyds'
Register Of Shipping. has come TO
the United States 10 give the sane
ito OF his association 20 the ap-
pointment Of a committee OF Amer
lean shipowners. shipbuilders. I'M
derwritcrs and merchants. to rep
resent the British Lloyds' Reg
lister here and supervise it's Amer
lean business. all. however. in
strict accord with the DEGREES OF
the home office" az London.
The latter is Ceaselessly vigilant
TO further British maritime domi-
nance. The functions of the Brit
lsh Lloyds' Register are 10 estab-
lish rules for the guidance of
naval architects and others in the
design and construction Of mer-
chant ships. and. after vessels
have been built in accordance with
these rules. 10 classify and rate
them. Upon such classification
and rating marine underwriters
base their premiums for the in
suranco of the ships and their car
goes. Lacking such classification
and rating ships. and their ar
goes. find difficulty in securing
marine insurance az reasonable
rates. Thus the power and influ-
cnCe Of classification and rating
associations upon "a nations ma
IIne and that Of the British
Lluyds' REGISTER Of shipping is
worldwide. Although some other
nations have their own c~lasslfi-
cation and rating associations.
whose rules are followed in
the design and construction
of merchant ships. the British
Lloyds' Register. nevertheless
is an porvasiyc. thus helping 10
cinch British worldwide domi.
nance.
The United States has bur one
national bureau of classification
and rating Of ships. under whose
rules some American vessels are
built Latterly Lloyds' Register
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deal OF talk in the days Of Disraelrs
Peace with Honor" boast in 1875
No doubt, he was a very shrewd diplo.
mat, though as Bismarck was wont
TO declare among friends. "a Bit too
inscriptions when trying to get all
he could for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
the British empire.
O o
II was after be had TO call a shade
a spade-'euChred" France out of get.
ID hold Of the Suez canal. and
when. next to possessing that impor.
tan waterway the famed short
route TO India IL became a most
vital question of securing that high
way by fortified way stations
Cyprus, IL so happened. commanded
D "A new short route 10 India. but DO
did not worry Disraeli in the least
b q that island was a Turkish do
tendency. lie had to have It Tor
England, and take il he did. despite
The Portes earnest protest. offering
an exchange that 10 the Sultan which
ne needed more than anything else.
namely protection against his arch
enemy. Russia.
lA'NAANfA ITO NJ even enc
tered into "a treaty 10 that effect
but now Nothing would stop his
craving for Englaud's supremacy
among an nations not oven the ac-
cusatlon hurled against hin in the
House Of Lords by the governor u.
the Bank OF Encland that the play
in v banque' ON the part of ";nat
allen jew would bring the country
io the brink Of ruin. words only too
whom this 'shccky jew had been
lhorn Do the flesh. yet from whom
and by whose grace and good Will
the greatest Iu the land had TO ar.
c"Ut pecra-Cs and an sorts Of other
houors. Do was ever with him 'ad
maJorom Eloriam' OF his beloved
Queen. to whom ne. DO must be adj.
mltt'd. was extremely loyal. After
making her empress OF India fhrou.H
his coup Of the Sugz canal he CON
sidDrcd b. bis boundeu duty TO safe.
guard Deer position cyprus. thoual
uo Malta as far as harbor faCilItiss
were concerned. was the first step
pins. stone toward that end until the
Time should arrive later Jaud did ar-
fi''l FOB Jay hands upon Egypt So
ODE British nation went dizzy" over
.NIIN and Landed his p@yroteChnie
policy to tHo skies
Another Greek island iu the Aegean.
Na.os. where. by Ihs way. the Allies
did not Jam any troops .s famous boz
arf \u- only did BE- give to tho
world fH' u~nDN.,Il'd Venus OF Milo
and other notable works OF the sru.r.
fIrH| aff hUt earth of NoIus was u..I
H. 1 r.-meuf hF ths ancient artists.
or volcanic uf.-.n. NcIoe possesses 20
..t. H which Che heat efu fe e.
''.." N...afun'.. saIf and gypsum
pro- Do. export. hu. DO ancient Times
NOLAN l.1" was considered ferorI
only 'u That of E.ypf. fhc very fr,-.
.U OBJ. world
Ff.NNEUR
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has almost eifaced this American
association. Nearly all the YES
esels now under construction in
this country are building accord
ing 10 Lloyds rules. and are class
ed and rated by that institution.
This facilitates British insurance
OF the ships and their cargoes. the
whole OF which business Britons
intend shall eventually go TO
them.
Owners and builders of ships
control the British Lloyds' Regis
Ter OF shipping. and, where owners
and builders control. vessels are
built with a maximum carrying
capacity and the minimum
sirength-barely enough strength
for them TO secure classification
ana rating. IL is cheaper. The
American classification bureau.
controlled by maritime under
writer's. whose rules require the
building of stronger vessels than
Lloyds rules require. is on that
account unpopular with owners
and. therefore. builders. Not only
are British Lloyds' rules easier
but their agents in this country
are permitted 10 modify the
rules so that. at times. vessels
are built 50 lightly that the last
ounce OF carrying capacity is as
surred to owners. who transfer
the risks TO underwriters who
insure their ships.
The underwriters. the people
and the government all desire a
high factor of safety in the con.
struction OF merchant ships. as
they take the risks. The East
land disaster showed that hither-
TO our government has not con.
cerned itself with the design or
construction Of merchant ships.
II proposes to do so. now. through
a board OF expert naval arChi-
teCts. II must have rules for con
siructlon 10 which designers can
conform. II may. by law. estab-
Lsh ITS own rules. rigid and in
flexible. But the British Lloyds
Register of shipping hopes our
government will s. approve OF its
rules as 10 require the building
OF our merchant ships under them.
" would be better for this coun-
Try. its ships. people. OF nerchan-
disc. II the rules Of the American
classification and rating
uon dominated by underwriters
were the rules our government de.
creed must be followed i'm the
building Of merchant ships. The
prelimirarios of the battle. be-
tween British Lloyds' light rules
OF merchant ship construction
and American rules in which the
factor of safety is high shall dom
mate. are 10Y being planned in
the United States. II will be in
tensely interesting TO watch the
strategy displayed and TO see
who wins.
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FLAN f L r
GOSSIP AND COMMENT ON PERSONS AND THINGS IN THE OLD
WORLD

curative or healing properties they
seem TO be entitled. Waters of rare
virtue are said to abound there. one
particularly containing iodine IN
large quantities for the sCTofulUIs
and the rheumatic. another has iron.
sull another with potency for the
cure OF DISEASES OF the eye. Some
day K~oyilyacha may become the first
spa OF the European continent. But
the important question these days re-
mains whether there Will be a Ser
Via then TO enjoy its revenues
o o
The royal palace at Belgrade seems
10 have suffered a great deal more
dama-e through the recent lombard
mcnt of that city by the Germans
D was at first admitted As "a mat
ter OF fact hat palace consists in
reality of two separate build.ugs-thc
old structure commonly called the
"konatz' and the new palace. COM
plc'ed lSS1. The Konatz is a long
stretching. low. yellow coIor,d build
ing Of only two stories with but Doc.
Tie -prctcnsions TO beauty. ;tuf the new
cdIiIce rs a lofty structure Boosting OF
q resplcndcut gilt dome. This dual
palace is situated upon a command
Ing elevation. with gardens stretch
ing all the way down O. the Terafsga.
the principal building OF Belgrade.
% q q
Cyprus which England offered TO
Greece for the latfcrs Jo.uIuE the
cause Of the Allies against the TcufOu.
De- empires. only To- have the bride re-
J'cf'd by King Constantine. should De-
familiar ground tO Lord Kitchener.
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Episcopal churches. and also his service
as presiding elder 81 the Wheeling dis
trirt His irDuUbency extended over the
latter CO.'S and early SOS. lie was also
closely associated with Wheeling
through h's marriage Co Miss Mary
Fhiprs. or this city. VINO. with two
sons. survive him. lie was a native OF
this state. born in Cabell county.
At the time Of his ordination ur. Hite
was The youngest minister ever admit
ted Co the West Virginia conference. lie
was "A forcoful and eloquent alp ora
tor and "a Ioyablo man. His abIitie-
naturally attracted th. notice o. c0ugre-
gtons outside Of West Virginia. and
since leaving this state he has held
notable charges IN Pittsburgh. ALBANY
and NewburEn. New York. Ha has many
warm friends bon Wheeling whose hearts
Will be heavy a. tho news OF his death.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-24
THE LIGHTS OF HOME.

When 900 Che end OF day.
YEARLY ON my way
Up the rough road ! come.
over the darkliuE field
through l'1fiess trees revealed.
] Sol" the lights OF home
~ those bright easements glow
Warm boo tHe dark. . know
What word 90 l- they tend
~hci'oriuE walls avalt
iiiW Who comes. dark and late
safe to his journey end
Bleak winds connot hold back
Feet o 90 that far-Iit track.
Though they ue chilled and numb
That r.ao" alone is milne.
There" where the Windows shine
Ihos arc Tho lights OF home
springfield Republican.
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Michael -Cantacuzene. former Ru
manian minister of justice. who has
been arrested at Vienna. is the owner
Of a name that was very famous in
the days OF the Byzantine emperoTs,
from whom the family traces IL orr
gin. As far back as the eleventh
century they became illustrious, and
Do was John C-antacuZene who al De
motilla IN 1871 vas invested with the
purple under the title of JON V. on
his mothers side he was related 10
the house of ID, palcogi. was IN
trusted with the supreme admins
tratiou and became later regent. He
entered Cunstantinople in triumph.
and forced an agreement by which
he became joint emperor but sole ad-
UiniStrator but finally he was oh
ugod 10 retire 10 a m]Onastry where
he occupied himself with literary
matters Until his end.
And this b. where the name Of
Muna-tir ONE DO. which. during the
Two recent Balkan wars and again
during this condensation. IS men
toned so frequently iu the public
prints bon connection with the move
mcnts OF The Allied troops and the
Seryian situation The town Of Mon.
astir. 20 which the Sorviau govern
meuf may boz moved. now that Nish
as well as Uskub have been captured
by the EIluarisns aided hy the Tou.
tons. derives JOS Turkish name from
The fawous mouastry that also shell
tered for tIr time being the above
mentioned CaufHCuz'u' Tho modern
Christian population. however. has
another term for the place They cali
in BItulia. Those who have read their
IprOdotus may recall his charming
tale Of tho three brothers. which ro
.emblcs vs. Cinderella and -IWi
Jar folk lor" of Western Europe and
accUrdIuE t0 which The town was the
cradle OF ,ho MaDDdou race.
U ID %
Whoever termed Noua-f.r tho
m-aluInr..utIy placed city must
have 30 more N.au oriental lmalI.
Bar IN end suffered certainly not
from De- lack of pNaElpraruu. For
nothing moro .fTiafr aud ~fur.lkUu.I
can scarcely bo fuuullf OF than f.p
scenery aIDn. fH' railroad between
-a.urIkI and up country Whether or.
.U"# through |AIr.auupIn fu CHH.ftu
-.rup.n or via -I'uu|EI Tu kuU
'frrstuIu. look. H%f.I,-. and ds-oI8..
IiI.s utDraruvu with dwarf u.E H.
fDruHf' HIfH plains ont. HIIf covered
with 90 e.ruhhF sort uf grass There
.r0 hardly amy ...H. off civilization
.r human HHh.fTfIur HE fNr Way.
IHrE'.. railroad. have OIL way OFF only
.k.ff.r. fHl rI.. off towns. and .fa
zion. quite frequently arc several
miles from fHr cities whose nHmo.
'.'F bear IH.. deserted appearance
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-24
OBSTRUCTIVE DEMOCRACY.

The Democratic papers that have
had the tomcrity To attempt TO ex-
ouse the part the solid Democratic
membership Of the legislature played
In defeating measures that proposed
to relieve the taxpayers Of the state.
of any additional burden completely
evade the point made in The InteIIi
gencer last week. The shrdlu hrdluu
gencer editorial last week. The
Charleston Gazette. however. with eN-
ceptional and unconscious honesty.
confesses to exactly what The Intelli.
gencer has claimed all along when it
challenges this paper to dispute the
fact that the Democrats OF both
houses. to "a nan voted against any
Increase OF any taxation OF any kind
during the last session Of the legisla-
ture."
This would be great confederation
Of The I~ntelligencer's contentious. II
that Were necessary. IL is important.
however. TO hear a party organ boast
ins Of the delinquency charged against
the solid Democratic minority in the
legislature. 10 was well known that
large deficiencies in the revenues We're
10 be- provided for. deficiencies that
existed IN Isl3-l4. and We're prospec.
tive for 1915. occasioned by the loss
OF the liquor license tax. amounting TO
over three-quarters Of a million dol
lars. When the legislature met i'm
originated and offered two bills. the
Duty measure. imposing a just and
REASONABLE tax OF coal. and the Pierce
bill, taxing the transportation Of uatu-
raj gas. These measures. if adopted.
would have provided for the revenue
deficiencies and ohyiatcd the increase
To- the direct State tax rate. They
were defeated wholly by the negative
Kote OF the solid Democratic minority
N combination with a Few d]isgruntled
republicans. Not only once. but after
four separate presentations OF these
pleasures. The Democratic minority
"N Hlo'' IMAM IhI9. IL presented @.
old Obstructive front 10 all measures
proposed providing for the proper rev.
hues OF the State.
what conceivable object did they
rave IN view when they knew the al
%ernauVe Of the defeat Of these two
e'enue measures. Is it possible that
he Democratic minority was in
eague and sympathy with the liquor
interests.
Flrst-Io discredit the prohibition
e~gislatlonE
second-To provoke a situation
Rat would Invite the return OF the d.
ensed liquor traffic
Th" Intelligence cannot believe
hat such was the case Then DO must
hsye been that they considered them
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There is one thing the Democrats in
'onsr'-s should make provision for. and
chat .- tHs Improvement OF the ns,iea-
ZION Of salt River. for their trip up that
stream next November.
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The Houston Post declares that AR.
Bryan BE- not responsible 90 the people
for the policies OF the administration.
and the people are not responsible for
Air. Bryan boo auy respect That would
Seem tY classify him as an I~rresron-
sibIe.
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THE bankruptcy ~ the FORMER Demo-
cratic United states Senator Of Sew
Jersey is IL case ~ rayIrE too much ate
'sntinn 90 politics and too IttIc Co hls-
mess.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-24

A. German inventor Ir. produced ,
'...am a~tr.rIare And 1000 I... .
people accuse their ~ director. Of f..
ing vacuum IsrI,r.
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-iorehaud'd contemporary suggests
mat We should also do our Christina
begging early.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1915.

foreign and coastwise. between the
Pacific and the Atlantic.
The insistence. under these circum-
stances. that the United States secure
from Nicaragua the canal rights
through that country. to be held in re-
serve against the future unayailabiHty
o: the Panama Canal. is not unreason
able. The situation seems to be as
the Record points out:
The closing OF the canal and the bare
p"0-itiliiN that u may never b. enc
ilt'IN satisfactory and safe Iu au ,m-
regency would amply Justify the build
ins or 90 N~lcIraEuau canal Having eN-
pended some hundreds OF millions uu
%" Panama Canal. we should now make
duuhly sure our control OF the situation
ana our ability tD permit the PASSAGE
OF War~htpS, as Wen as ships OF COM
wtrr" without tho possibility of inter
upton, from ocean Co ocean. and no
time should b' lost in securing 4 right
or way through Nicaragua and then
ElNlnE immediate consideration Co the
wisdom OF building this canal without
taxing too great "a risk WIit1u. ON the
duc'rtaluticS u' the Panama situation
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u~ciration. and may good digestion walt
participation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
THREE PIANISTS
GIVE CONCERTS
Godowsky. GaoriloVltsch ard
Hunter Welsh Make
Appearance.

The lovers q piano music had 70
cause for complaint yesterday, whsn -
less thar three pianist two % Them vel
known virtucsi. appeared In recital Leo
poid Gcdcvsky IS 50 s-t.st - world
wide FAM snd tschn,cian u marcel
lous powers Why he should have
chosen 90 devote hj, whole programme
20 Chopin may we'll. however. be 8
question di'heult 20 answer Az all
cyents. u dazzling alkaii plain Is act
the country 10 b, called Up by the
music o, the French Pole. yet this Is
precisely what Mr.. Godowsky's playing
brough, 20 mind. Mr.. Godowsky is un-
doubleday one Of the worlds master
teehnieisns. but Chopin will not yield
his secret unless his soul Is touched a..
Carnegie Hail. however, was nearly
filed and the audience showed much
enthusiasm.
Al the same moment an audience
which overlooked upon the platform was
In Aeolan Hall listening to the second
Of the series Of 0ssip Gabrilowitsch's
recitals devoted 70 the Development Of
Piano Music. Like Mr.. Godowky's, Mr..
Gabrilowitsch's programme was also
devoted TO one composer. in this ease
Beethoven. Mr.. Gabrilowitsch was at
his best. his playing was peautlluily
poised and contained, yet in the F
minor Sonata, the "Appasionata" in
stinct with passion and rich with color.
Beautifully, too, did he play the A fat
major Sonata, 0p. 10. II was in short
an afternoon of rare pleasure.
In the evening the same auditorium
held the Offering If newcomer. a
young American pianist. Mr.. Hunter
Welsh. Mr.. Welsh proved that he pos
sessed a good musicianly sense and u
warm tone. What he lacked was clar-
ity. His rhythms were often uncer-
tain and there was distinct blurring
in much OF his playing lie played the
Bach Dusoni Chsconne very capably,
but he was less successful in the
Mozart A major Sonata, No 8 (Kochel.
33l). He had an audience of moder-
ate size. but one which appeared
pleased at his playing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
OVERG0LFING HASTENS
DEATH OF ]. 5. COOKE
Retired Locomotive Builder {
Victim Of Heart Disease.

Paterson. n. j., Nov. l3.-overindul-
gence in golf is said TO have caused
the death tonight OF John s. Cooke,
tisty-eight years old. OF S6i Broadway,
the retired locomotive builder of this
city He died at his home from heart
disease.
Mr.. Cooke was son Of John s.
Cooke, who established the Danforth-
Cooke Locomotive Works. He sold the
works ten years ago for s5,000.00c 10
the American Locomotive Company.
Mr.. Cooke leave two brothers,
Charles D. and Frederick w. Cooke; a
sister, Mrs. John R. Dean; daughter,
Margaret Cooke, of Rosemary College.
Rye, n. Y, and a son, John S. Cooke,
a student at Princeton.
Mr.. Cooke is said to have been worth
100000. He was an enthusiastic golf
player and was a member Of the Arco!a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
CAPITAL TOASTS
CROWNED NIIKAD0
Viscount Chinda Entertains Six
Cabinet Members in Honor
Of Coronation.
- r...r.sa 2 b. Il. y. }

Washington. Nov. - Quite the most
important Affair." tonight was the din
rer which the Jtparese Ambassador
and Vucourtess Ctrda gave ~ the
embassy % celebrate the coronation OF
he new MIAdo. For the second time
this week member - the Cab net were
guests q honor. Dining. making and
respond.ng - toasts were the Secre-
tary % state and Mrs Lansing. the
Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory.
the Postnastrr General and Mrs Bur
Lesson. ne Secretary % che Interior and
Nrs. Lane. che Secretary Of Agr.cult-
we and Mrs. Houston. the Secretary
u Labor ard Mrs. Wilson, Assistant
Secretary % the Treasury Newton. the
Assistant Secretary - the Navy and
Ms Hoosevs.f The Assistant Secretary
II Commerce and Mrs. Sweet. tho toun-
seller - tho State Department and
Mr. Polk. all - 'hs members ~ the
srnbassy rtaF ard their wives. and
three Japnrrre oflcsrs who are spend
ing 'ht winter In Warrington.
The Secretary - War and Mrs Gar
riton we're called 20 Nov York uneE-
pscfsdiy this morning. Tho SECRETARY
Uiu return ou Monday. but Mrs CARR
for some daya longer
s,eretary Of Commerce Ecd6cld. who
s In the South, will return carly ncHt
week
Mis, Lucy Burloron and Miss sydney
Burleson. daughters Of the Postmaster
General and Mrs Burlc8On, are 100 New
York as guests Of Mrs. J. Riley Cor
don At her home on RiycrBide Drive.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur
Lesson and their daughters will attend
the Army Navy game IN New York.
The british Ambassador and Lady
Spring Rice have returned from n
short visit 70 the Governor General Of
Canada and the Duchess Of COnnaught.
There were number Of dinner
parties at the Chevy Chase Club to-
night, preceding the Saturday night
dance.
Miss Calle Hoke Smith, the debu-
,ante daughter Of Senator and Mrs.
Uoke Smith. entertained in honor Of
her house guests Miss Mamie Ansley
and Mr.. Reard, of Atlanta. and Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Alton X. Simpson and
Lieutenant Patterson, Of Annapolis, all
of whom arrived to-day to remain over
Sunday.
Mrs. Mackay Smith and the Misses
Mackay-Smith will return to Washing
ton tomorrow for the season, and will
omen their house, in Sixteenth Street.
Jonkher A. ". L. Tjarda van
Scarborough Stachouwer. the Neither
lands attach6, whose marriage to Miss
Christine Marburg, of Baltimore, will
be celebrated on Tuesday. entertained
the secretaries of the Netherlands Le-
CATION, others of his wedding party,
and additional guests at dinner to-
night