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|POEER PARTNERSHIP
WINDS UP IN FIGHT
Jim Blaisdell and the Onc-Eycd Man
Have Serious Misundcr-
standing.
Coordination Had Been Working
Well and Bringing In Much Money
to the Two Players on Mississippi
River Boats.
ny DAVID 4. CURTIS.

y who have had much experience IN me
game thhh that "h''h ne"
when TWO o. ne .oh'eS'ah's Pt"! III
coi!ustvh, M.A"s '"'.," 80 ~"
ma 'les nstne ~, ,.',
.,.t,,,,,
~ .wo,,s =. H.. ,ol,.r ,,ht, ,,1 h,yn
succcedcd in eo,,,,rIoifng solutions "a
all OF ,Nes, 81 mar any ON. t,yno
studies III, subject SIl,'j,ioiltlv can cal .
culate his chances I'm any enorseucv
OF the game with considerable &c
curacy, provided lie cam bc assured
that no skulldocccry is goins ON. But
no finite mind Is capa"l" "i reckoning
;. the percentaS" on anything Wh"n Inc
element or 'han'" - "ImiHalca So com :
,pietei! as II Is NN ne 'Nt""u'"'h vi
paI'herShlP AMONG 'H"S' WI" i''''''-
pa'e !" ny .'"''N,H ,'' ''. i.'"i .
&c ~ 80 ,.,,,. 5,t.
Among ihnso ih.rsrora who MAY
poker as q paSti;nc, Partnership play IS
unthtnkah!e Amons those Who make
IT pursuit II Is different ON" OF III"
1ac's seldom Nau"'e"' n"' +rh"IN'lE
unueis'oo"' = '!'t P'"trSS'"'H' l'"N''
o. lo' - .'
at.sin,t 81; 'i. ..,., ti,
ror,, a,,iarc,. r ~ ,,tl ,r.,c,a.
go ~, ,r, , MIX i
other opb,,,rc moi. ,,r,ot -r.,,i
The formation Of thrsn olIi,,.os ,vos
not advertised bv the uo,tra,s -hau,-
selves. Indeed the moro s,n,.r,p,
that II cxis,cJ If mad. g., ,h. ,r...,,,a
of either ono OF ,hc,, w,s b.Id to no
a personal Insult As such +, was v.r,
liable 10 lend 70 4 narsonoI encounter
and the average man was chary az
mentioning II exceD,inc under extreme
proyocat,on
Astutcross ro,ro,o, yv,S ,r,i,
highly dcyeion.1 I'm ,rn rr.,o~,Ii,,. rar
orally and o,non,- ,I. ,,,r..si.r.,,s no
auyertlserlcu, WAS rrr.ssrr,. ,rhov
recognized the par,n.rsbln readily as
the game nrorrcssad ana .,,oyaI ,,
cordinplv it ,bc,. ,,,,.o3 ~. ali r,a,,,
hers Of Inc su,,,sr ,I,ss Lo,,~ fnys
conversau, with cxis,lnc condi,in,s
sometimes suffered scv.r,l,
.ccrc,ou, nv,
.n,,,.,,',,.
When the ohe-cyed man Went to
arkansas o!E' as ne sometimes did,
though inir"Tuently and AT Irregular
Intervals, he was accustomed 10 de
part therefrom somewhat suddenly. on
one such occasion. of which mention
has been made in preceding story.
his exit was very prectp!tntc onl,.
by violent excrtion was he enabled
~ resch ,bo f,,. I'm, ,,s do, -
inc IN time ~ avoid tbn ,,,ar,io,,.
that some O, tho c,,izons wcro ,r,,nn
IN forco 80, IT., ms
A. Co. ~,
, "e'' ."'''en'
i.' NJ '''o'lS''"t'"h OF sehu-
~ ,has -; '''' ou' 'n'ee
vi those c''iHehs' Joe Bassett, Jake
i "inlerDo'to'n ana sam fearSal!. were
evidently disappointed by their failure
20 express thcir esteem Tor him in
manner satisfactory 10 themselves,
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cd ana the next tournament city Sc
.rcted VIII close the affair
More than 1900 districts where union
printers are employed will lie rcpre-
ScHtcd at the tournament and 200
persons or more are expected to at
tcnd before the end of next week. The
present championship team is in ST
Louis. There are eleven baseball
teams in the organization. They arc.
New York. Boston, Washington, Gin
cinnati. Indianapolis. 81. Louis. Cleye-
land Chicago. st. Paul, Philadelphia
ana Pittsburgh
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TI'I;lH PLAY RECEIVES
CAREFUL, SCRI'TJSy

30 f7r As the observers could u.s.
cover IN" two men never met cycer.
ms al the poker table when A game
vas III progress. II indeed there vas
~ HNucrs'hndinG between them {. was
I "NlacntlN so complete as not % -ao,.ira
"isrussion Their play was therefore
Scrutluized carefully for Indications
winch would hctray them 20 .r.i~
rivals, but only one was eva- !fs.ov.
cred This pointed 70 method So
S.t!i''e ana so bold ~ 10 rouse much
| criticism from som. Will, II. ccr,.
( lhand"d IN" admiration ~: o.r.rs
'"tE never exchanged words. and so
."l %" '"G!G he seen no signals ,,ass.d.
.p|iWeen them. There was no s..sav.
pInF, Tor il was seldom that both en-
ard r =" o"n,cst Tor any particular plot.
an" never for any considerable SIM,
1T could not he learned ma. ~,
WIS eyer any division Of spoils h..
,Nceh them. Neither could au,f,o1,.
'r'' eNlaehc" that either one of thu,
m"s Hnl!tE OF crooked dealing. hui
LIS i3S' provoked no comment. for il
was Known To all that the skin -.
each Of them was SO great ne 70
"r'cc.s"n. II was assumed as a ,,,..
''r OF course that either one of 49,.
Could deal any cards ne chosn 49,
any player In the game.
Was seen however. tina. vlflc
neither of them as a ruiz va,
ming on his own deal whom ho,r
u" ne game, each OF them wo-il.i ..
.I'"E win when the other deal,
from that nothing showed rori...
~, "ern them. but nothing mo-.
for while treaty
M'aht'ine there was a feeling OF do.
',' r1S."n IN Arkansas city. Pokcr vas
81" played IN the back room nc ia
man Erecniaw's saloon with fajri, ,.,
.S'hc'ory results TO everybody oy.o,,
ING such strangers as sorlcii,r.
m "Nt something seemed lacking .r5o
p'' man expressed 1t fairly wei ,yb"n
This" yer game with Rlaisdcr 80,
m,o IL Is some like drtnkin' b.IaS
missy m., tn. amt no bite to II. an, thu
"hr"r is dih,rcnt. some way"
men Mr. Pepper called in ono 49,,
NJ lheY aske-! him If Rlais5oli ,,,
likely 10 return vas
on don't know" he SAID .r,,o.
prnfS to b" som" question o. ,yra,bo.
hrH GIT out again Tho doc,"r ''e.'"r
,wom'i be TO month or ,wo s sagS
ne SICK ." "'afA Is
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amt no 'bect!ons." And everybody in
the group looked at Ono Eye. All
knew of the cnmity that had long
existed between tho two.
PLAYER QUITS GAME
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-21
Tits Simple LaXafi0e
A Household Necessity
DR.. CALOWELL'S SYRUP PEPSiN
SHOULD HAVE 4 PLACE IN
EVERY HOME

CONSTIPATION, o. mac ton Oh 'ne
bowels, condition that nearly every
one experiences with more or less lre,
auency. Is the direct cause Oh uluen
disease When TIC bowels become'elus
sed with refuse from the stomach
foul gases and poisonS are seneId 60
and unless the congestion Is dhIcAl!
relieved the system becomes weaken
ed and most susceptible 10 atlach'
Various remedies 10 reileNe cohs''
patton are prescribed. but man! OF
these contain caiharuc or purSa'l. ?
agents that are harsh and violent III
their acrion and snock the system.
The mosi effective remedy Is the co.n-
bination OF simple laxative herbs WIN
pepsin that is sold in drug stores Gh'
der the name OF Er. Caldwells syrup
Pepsin.
The Hon. John y. keisler OF Eran'iE'
wine, ". Va. who has represented MS
district in the State Legislature TOR
six years. writes that he uses Dr.
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin and mas II
a splendid laxative. easy 10 take anu
mild. vel positive. in its action, ana
that il should be in every household
for use when needed.
Dr.. CaldweIl's Syrup PepSin is SOLD
by druggists in all parts OF the united
States and costs only fifty cents
bottle. It contains no npiain or ma
cotic drug does NOT Sripe. ana = rec,
commended as family laxative. m'u
enough for the tiniest babe, yet .iHi-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-21
RY CHUGO OHIRA

/ fIuence. and shall not allow OUTSIDE
domestic interference. ,ro.
. Japan's policy in China Is 10 pro-
mole the mutual interests VI tnt w."
countries for the purpose Oh lldIi'
tanning permanent peace ana !riShu'
ship in the Far East
This unusual event seemed 10 nave
bern modelled on the similar cornlnS
together of parties in England, RAJ
and Germany in prosecution Oh lHe
~reut war. It was explained al the
lime that the agreement was precau-
rionary and constructive. IN prepaia
zion for the events that may ARISE III
China following the death OF uan
Shin kai and the national poslllon 70
BIZ assumed when. al the close OIL tne
fighting, the peace negotiations peslh'
Japan. they said, must present d
: mniteI front Judging from the gen
eral lone OF The agreement, however
ils sconp is rather wider and It's Ell
foe, * far-rcaching. So long as tneE
retain the leadership OF the parties
heir concerted action should consul
ru,e the foundation Of .lapanS uipln,
macy, not only in the present "orlu
crisis but in peace time after Inc war.
according 10 their various utter
'anrps the so-Called definite foreign
policy is not altogether lncompreheh-
siblc:
|, .lapans participation in the non,
separate peace pact IN i1onQon anu
the economic conference in Paris, as
we'll AS the successful c0ncluSlcn OIL
the RuSSo-JapaneSe concoraal nave
practically settled her position IN the
present world crisis. Japan will stand
with the allies 10 the last. and w!en
The terms Of peace come 10 be dis
cussed Japan will take part in the
conference and will obtain share OF
The spoils of war.
;. Always respecting China's terri.
torial integrity and the open door
policy, which are the cardinal points
of the Anglo.Japanese alliance. the
Root-Takahira agreement. the Franco
Japanese convention and the newly
concluded RusSo-Japanese pact, Japan
will cndeavor to bring about the much
talked OF and needed, but neverbefore-
realized. thorough understanding BE-
tween the Chinese and Japanese
through the solidifica ton Of interests
and friendship for the lasting peace OF
the Far East.
3. Regarding her relations with
Western countries it has been we'll
said by Tiscount Ka1o: "Japan's posi-
rion will not allow of her political $50
lation among the powers. The Anglo
japanese alliance may be described as
the centre on which Japanese dipio-
macy revolveS. Frankly speaking,
Japan is not such an enormously
strong power as some cOnceited pa
triots believe. For purposes Of diplo-
macy her strength must be Judged by
impartial, unbiased men, well versed
in affairs. If the Japanese diplomats
behave in a selfish and overbearing
manner they may become disliked and
incur the antagonsm Of the world"
Guided by this spirit Japan will, in
friendly way, work for the advance
ment Of Japanese interests abroad
more earnestly than ever before, in
her last endeavor 10 rise to statehood
the attainment of equal rights with
Western peoples.
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WHY 1T PROSPERS

There was much ado made over The
prosperous condition Of the beet sugar
industry by the administration a few
weeks before the election. which as
sumed the credit for promoting this
improvement as usual. The facts are
that the industry was practically
wiped out By the lowered rate in thu
Underwood bill. when the war came
along and prevented its total destruc-
tion.
The Department Of Commerce. that
great Democratic jollier. gives out an
other false impression. in statement,
just issued. showing the great actlTI'
~ in the sugar beet industry as evil
denced by recent heavy impor'ationS
OF sugar-beet seed which We cannot
successfully produce in this country.
The figures show that in nine months
of 1916. va imported IS, 800, 90" pounds
Of seed. II is worthy OF note. however.
that during the entire year 1918 "nen
the sugar beef growers expected sugar
10 go on the free list. As he Democrat
IL Congress had dec:red hat it shoulc
wa imported only thh0.000 pounds.
The European war. which shut Ger
many off from the market for her
sugar. gave us market that revived
The industry.
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COMPLAINTS FILED
WITH The ?, S. c.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Nov 90
Alleging failure on the part Of the
company 10 place sufficient cars for
the accommodation Of his business
at Clarksburg, Harrison Smith, a grain
dealer, today filed a complaint with
the public service commission against
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com
pany.
AS a representative Of the west
Virginia Telephone company Of Elkins,
J. T. Davis presented "A petition to the
commission asking for permission to
advance rates. A new schedule was
filed, 10 be effective Ian. /. 1917.
Separate. complaints against the
West End Water company Of CIarKS,
burg were filed by Myrtle A. ClegS and
&c. r. Rush. both of Staley Heights,
Harrison county. Both allege that the
company refuses 10 furnish them
water.
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FARMER AND FOOD PRICES

4 few days ago the President in
addressing the convention Of the Ma
tional Grange, then in session at
Washington, having in mind the high
prices for foodstuffs said: We ought
to raise such crops that circumstances
like the present can never recur, when
men can make as II the supply was so
short that the middleman could charge
for it what he pleases." 1T will not
do he added. TO be nigsardly with
the world in respect Of its food sup
ply" That is about as cryptic as some
OF the clouded expressions he Gave Ut
terance to at Shadow Lawn. Just what
did the President mean? His alluSlon
to circumstances like the present. il
we can guess him sufficiently. seems
to refer to circumstances in which the
demand for food is uncommonlr high
and tie supply IS relatively short. This
time the large demand IS mainly due
10 the war tuGl udS bfSu eO1NS v"
through two seasons in Europe. It Is
hoped that nothing like that will ever
recur, but big crops will not prevent il.
even if they were KEPT up every year,
nor would they max" the demand nee
essarily regular or caiculable months
beforehand No doubt we should en-
dearor 10 keep raising big crops and
use means for making them big al the
least cost by using the most effective
methods for producing them.
The reference 20 The "middlcmen is
somewhat obscure. They are always
: blamed for everything. but in the main
the relation OF supply and demand has
the most TO do with tho determination
of the price, thai is. The charge that
can be made 10 keep The crop moving.
II will always be- wsll to have the crop
, big" but the farmer cannot always
control that. The weather has a good
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-21
TRICK TREASURY BALANCE

There will come 4 lime wien the
tanciful Treasury statements VIZ are
fed with will b. subjected 70 exposure.
because the governments continues 10
run behind in receipts. Everyone re-
! members the magical feat Of Secretary
McAGoo. when he changed the daily
financial statement over night a Cou
pie Of years ago. increa sing the sur
plus in the Treasury $ln0. 400 900 with
: ont taking in 4 Singl" additional cent.
, The object Of course was 10 cover mp
the sadly debillated condition of the
! country's finances. incurred through
if. The trick was exposed al the time
but repetition Of how it was done
will make il none the less interesting.
A financial writer explains the decep.
ton by pointing out that from Time i'm.
memorial the daily statements have eN.
Guided from available cash the sums
deposited with The rlisbursing agents
of the government as we'll as the trus;
fund for The redemption OF national
bank notes.
1t Is manifeStIy absurd 10 call cash
in the Treasury that which has been
set aside 10 pay bills and no,manner Of
bookkeeping can make the national
bank trust fund an asset of The Treas
ury The money is here. but il must
be paid 10 the banks when their notes
are redeemed. or this latter fund the
Secretary gives the Nation credit OF
S45.Q00000 and the disbursing agents
hold $153.00o010 TO pay for contracts
outstanding This fund is not depleted
by regular drafts on the Treasury. but
is paid out by the 'lisoursing officers
themselves by checks on these bal
ances.
There is Today probably less than
$4,000. 900 available cash in the Treas
ury on a true accounting. II is claimed
that We are now 100000. 900 behind on
receipts. with the depletion of funds
proceeding al the rate Of million dol
lars a day. The soldiers on the border
are costing us a pretty penny. and we
shall soon face an issue OF Panama
Canal bonds for s150, 900 00Q, and still
we shall not have enough 10 meet the
drain of the Treasury.
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deal Ia do with it. The demand cannot
always he made steady from year 10
year Many things are liable 10 al
feet it with which the farmer has moth
ing 10 do. He does not have factory
that he can shut down and start up at
Will. Neither can the middlemau resu
late the operation. Why not recognize
that memorable monster. the law of de.
mand and supply. ana the variation OF
the seasons. as we'll As unforeseen hui
man events.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-21
THE GREAT TRAVESTY

Only twc votes from each State IN
The electoral college are not appoi-
TONED according to population. those
representing the number Senators
EACH is entitled to The other electo:-
al votes are apportIoned TO the NUM-
her Of congressman, and these az
required by law 10 represent certalu
portion OF the population. In the elCv-
IN Southern States. which constitute
what is known as the Solid South,
because il has always voted solidly for
The candidates OF one political party
without reference 10 their require
mentS or the issues they represent. -
put Of the 126 they cast in the elector-
Il college are beyond cavil. because
they do not hinge on theauestion ofpOp-
alation, Ono hundred and four votes,
however, are subject 10 challenge, be-
cause while based on population, 4
.arge percentage OF that population are
denied the right 70 vote. in direct viola
ion OF the mandate of the constitil
hon Of the United States. Therefore
there never has been pemQcraliI
President elected. whose title was no.
marred by this great injustice, and
whose legal right 10 the office might
not be questioned under the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution. which
reads: The right of citizens OF the
United States to vote shall not be de-
MED or abridged by the United States
or by any state on account OF race,
color or previous condition Of servi-
tude.'
In the recent election the eleven
Btates constituting the Solid South
cast total popular vote amounting TO
1858, 939, while the State Of New York
alone cast 5000 more. or 1.619,99T,
but the latter only delivered 40 cleo
toral votes 10 126 Of the Southern
States. Is that fair? Is it strictly
legal? This is something that concerns
the whole country. and not the indiyid-
ual whims of the Southern Democracy,
which suppresses the negro vote for
its own advantage and the dlsadvan-
tage of the North The negro citizens
of the south are counted for the pur-
pose Of apportionins representatives
in Congress and presidential electors,
but they are not allowed to vote. The
South ought not TO nave IL both ways.
Either it should be compelled TO per
nit the negroes to express their will at
the polls. or it should surrender its
unjust and dishonest influence in Con
gress and in the electoral count.
1t was the boast in the seeding
States at the outbreak Of the civil war
that "one Southerner could lick three
Yankees" Whether or not that was
ever proved, it is distinctly the case
today that il takes three Northern
votes to equal one Southern vote IN
the Presidential election. That is cas-
Ily verified. The total vote for Wilson
and Hughes in Virginia was only
S1,239, and she has twelve electoral
votes. In West Virginia the total vote
was 2SO.445, but this State casts but
eight electoral votes. Deduct the dis
honest and unconstitutional votes OF
the South from the Wilson total and
he is a badly beaten man. And yet,
We so on our way complacently, sub
hitting to this traresty on free gov
eminent.
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In following closely the general
trend of Japanese thought in recent
vears one does not fail 10 see mat
TWO mental forces--rhe spirit OF DEM
ocracy and consciousness OF Japan
potentialtty AS a world power-haFe
been running higher in The VEINS oil
the japanese.
The tide OF democracy. though ap'
parently retarded by TIE formation ol
an extra. parliamentaiI cabinet uhGer
The premiership OF Count Ferauchl'
has moi been Stemmed 10 the extent
seuerally understood by superncla'
observers. The new mlnlSlr! PRO
nounced respect for the rights 81 lne
people. AS well as It's open auherehtF
10 the Okuma Democratic policy Oo,!'
bear witness. In the history OF pois-
tical developmenl IN Japan no o'n I
bureaucratic cabinet than Count le-
rauciii's has thought il necessary or
advisable TO declare Tor democratic
PRINCIPLES. In a sense. therefore, II
shows the triumph Of ever'riSlng dem,
ocracv over waning bureaucracy. ANA
with the rapid and steady rise OF dem
ocracv there has come 10 lhe Japan
esa people OF late the realization maj
Japan has within herself potential
energies as a world power indeed,
This is now deeply rooted IN Japanese
minds, I-pon his return from his 70
cent tour Of The Far East Judge Gary
said. Japan is powerful anu She
knows it,"
, In present.day Japan these TWO
inner forces are felt in practical pol.
itics, and without doubt they are gong
10 be vital factors in deciding ooih hrr
domestic and inlernational pollcleS. 1t
il now. and will continue 10 be so IN
creasingly. the influence Of Inc peo'
pies voice in politics that guides
Iapans foreign relations. And II Is
the realization Of the people. OF Japan
as world power. that will make
Japan'S foreign policies dehntte ana
constructive.
In these DAYS when events are snap
ing so fast that no one can tell what
vii! happen tomorrow. ii is Il danger
Gus thing 10 venture political predic-
lions. However. in the iigh, OF the
general trend Of Japanese thought
and recent political Developments m
JaDan, il is moi altogether impossible
10 gauge Japan's probable course IN
her future international relations. Let
us survey the situation:
What rhe critics claim has been
lacking in Japan's foreign relations Is
a definite. constructive policy. eSpe-
cially in her attitude toward emma.
They have said hat all The wise men
of Japan have been cropping IN me
dark. |, was only recently that the
leaders of The dominant political
parties -Niscounl Kato. Mr. Hara ana
Mr., Inukari-came 10 an agreement as
10 Japans future policy. This agree
menl was published last June. in a
simple declaration of three clauses,
TWO Of which pertaining TO Japan 5
foreign relations, read as follows,
|. We shall endeavor 10 formu ate
"a definite foreign and military policy
and pledge ourselves to work, TO-
gether in carrying it out regardless
of the rise or fall OF the parties IN in
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Doctors Agree (Dz1
Eczema Remedy
Confirm the Statements ABou'
ID. ID. d. Prescription

Geo. T. Richardson. NJ. D.: IN my
opinion r. d. D. should be apGIied IN ls, M
cases OF skin dls"as"--An lnncolatG 's sa|t
TO the itch. a calm 10 excited nerves. SOY.
soothing, yst a powerful! agent. strength
to tho general system. J.,
Ijr. Cnua Holmes: III. -; -. is a., az
near q specific for eczema and the ureaueu
PSORIASIS as IS Quininr for malaria. ] cor
ttantly prescribe n. p. y; also t3r SAT- ,i
rhcum. letter. barbcr'a Itch. pimpIes. al!
forms Of itching cruptions, scales. Sores Sores
DR. Ira T. Gabb"rt: u lrecl! autn.s
that Il. sd. y. reaches most cases OF
eczema and permanently cures them.
Dr. C;ahbert Of Caldwell. Kansas. Is c;t9
d the best skin specialists IN the state.
Write and ask him about II. i. - ,,,.
Druggists nre glad to recommend. ms i,G
soothi8T, cooling liquid. @Ic soc and i.Dn.
Come to us and we will to-! you moro a ~, ~
this remarkable remedy. Your money DaTA
nnless tho first bottle relieves you. -. ~: -
Soap keeps your skin healthy. ASK ABOUT IL
Hoge-Davls Drug Co, stores.