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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
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PAYING THE TEACHER
Altruism is Not Sufficient Motive Make the Country
Teacher Do Good Work.
BY MAGGIE BARRY
Chairman Rural Schools Committee General Federation OF
Womens Clubs.

state Of mind kills ambition and
leads 10 hopeless self-complacency'
The efficient, thrifty teacher naturally
resents such m attitude. There are
others. however, who take or an hpoI-
ogetic air and hasten to assure YOU
that they are only teaching in the
country preparing to work In the city
grades. A right attitude toward ones
work is tho nrst requisite OF success
in. doing II. And that attitude must
never be that the work calls for an
apology.
In an age that makes economic in
dependence the first condition Of self
respecting citizenship men and wom-
en- Of pride and ability shrink from a
profession that they are led to believe
offers little or no opportunity for
money.getting. Such a conception OF
profession IS apt to appeal only to the
young and inexperienced who make It
only a temporary abiding place until
they find something better Nobody
who knows conditions in the rural
schools doubts that much Of the eff
cheney and undergraduates Of rural ed
ucation is due to this fact.
While the parallel between the eco
nomic possibilities Of the profession
Of law or of medicine and that Of
school teaching may not be altogeth.
CT exact. it is nevertheless true that
the philanthropic. public-service side
of the profession Of school teaching in
the country has been over empha-
sized. Young men and young women
preparing for rural school teaching
take it as a matter Of course that they
will be undergrad and must accept
as compensation. the opportunity for
uplifting humanity.
Why not tell the young people Of
the possibilities in that rural COM
munity for creating greater wealth
and higher standards OF living and i'm.
press upon them that it is .upto them
10 arouse that latent Potentially and
create demand there for what they
have to sell? Such an attitude Is in.
no sense incompatible with the NIGH
est appreciation Of the nobility of the
profession of teaching and will likely
bring 10 it recruits from men and wo-
men OF the best tyne who will per
manently adopt it as their life pro.
fession.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
THE ISSUE OF ARBITRATION.


promptly effectively taken the issue MADE
arbitrary procedure OF President Wilson IN conn
the demands employees Is not too much 10 say
In. .,sue thus that has arisen in tho
Of the half century
issue between settlement OF labor disputes on
considered exercise OF power o
lStther party, the other
nothing less than complete "
denied to invested capital repre-
denied the public which IN Inc en
nav the BILL opportunity and the opportunity LOT an
adjudication involving sOOOopoo annually More
hi, course nothing bill passed by Congress may
solution Of the questions involved
Sare is no certainty from no" the
lot Of railroad placed in the same position may
new demands general railroad Strike
atorees their acceptance.
MI Hughes deSively and effectively stated the issue nc
principle arbitration questions affecting the opera
Of all interests He stano
protection for the protection Of those VINO seek
so draw money from public.
position taken BY PRESIDENT wilson, e
cannot be mistaken and he
will upon it.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

II mattcrs not how we'll organized
or how literally Inclined outside aid
may be. the degree OF efficiency at
tanned and maintained by any rura.
school will be ultimately determined
BY the strength, freedom, and cooper
alton Of community that school serves.
1t Is a notable fact that In the tWelTe
states ranking highest IN educational
efficiency, the school revenue IS from
local taxation rather than from STATE
or permanent funds. Considering no"
promptly even the good cltlZen shles
at the suggestion Of increasing ne
maintenance OF schools means a high
degree of pride and initiative itoer-
ated in community, and a large
supplv Of II. The ioosening up OF
these forces was the big thing and
larger revenue was one OF the express
sionS.
In this work OF liberating commun,
ity forces in rural districts the schooi
teacher must take the lead. He should
do il. not as a philanthropist entirely
or even as a public servant. but as a
business man who consciously creates
a market for his wares. The gnod
salesman sincerely Uc4lcNNS iF wa
ries in his stock articles that the peo-
pie will be better off for buying as he
will be for selling and proceeds 70
create In the public desire for MS
goods Nobody thinks Of calling him
sordid OF mercenarE. Why sho oti.1 I I
towards his business? Or perhaps We
might ask why should not school
teaching. particularly in the rural dis
tricts where larger freedom and OPP
pnrtunitv for initiative are possible,
take its place among the money-mak-
Ing professions and the teacher like
the lawyer or the doctor assume the
responsibility of educating the public
to an adequate appreciation OF the
economic valEe OF his services? Some
teachers have tried this and sue
Ceeded.
There has been so much unthinking
svmpathv and sentimcntality indis-
criminatcly expressed for the lot Of
the poor country school teacher that
one finds too often among the poorly
equipped a kind of self.pity for having
10 serve an ungrateful public. Such
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
and conservative in its administrator
of the affairs Of the State.
PIKE SCHOOLS SHOW
LARGE ENROLMENT
MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED PU-
Pills ENTER ELM GROVE
SCHOOL.
Others Show Big Gains on Opening Day
Yesterday-other News OF the
Out-the-Pike District.

The schools nf Philadelphia district
were opened yesterday morning with
large rnrnllments surprising that OF the
preceding year. The total number or
pupils 10 enroll al Woodsdale was 332
rs compared to 29S last yenr. making q
gain If 81. Tradrlrhia had $50 as com,
pared to l30 in 1915. Elm Grove had 700
as compared with an enrolment OF
slightly over ih6 last year. The en-
rniImnnt al the Trindelphia district high
school was .25. The enrolment Of the
Fulton school. Washington Country
district surpassed that of last year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
AGAIN IN "ouR MIDST"

Come hither In thy rearly car from cool
green ocean depths afar.
Where dark SEA cavcrns. .dra ped with
weed. invite tho mermaid fair
And graceful coral branches grow. and
little fishes dance below.
And pink-l!pped shells are shimmcrinG
like lustrous Jewels rarr.
IT'S four long months since last l looked
upon thy plumpness. raw or cooked
My middle has an empty place tina:
nothing else can NIL.
Delicious morsel. dainty bit. FOR cplcu-
rem monarChs H.,
Return In NIL thy toothsnmeness TO
restaurant and grill:
-Minna irving.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
Arrested For Bedng Drunk

John Funk of Peters Run. who was
returning from Bridgeport. WAS arrested
in Elm Grove. yesterday afternoon by
Town Marshal J. q. Butler and placed in
the town jail on the charge OF be ns
drunk. The contents found In ba ske
which he carried contained three pints
Of whiskey and was also locked up for
safe keeping
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

consisted Of explosives. nr material for
their manufacture. fuses. cartridges.
rrnjectiles. and firearms. Rut. tn" DEM
ccratic Campaign Committee bumal"s
along with its silly twaddln that mnn'-
tons OF war make up but per cent OF
our EXPORT trade.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

Nearly s1s.ooo.ooo worth Of nerchan-
fidfss was exported from the port OF New
1Eork on August 9Th. About s17.ooo.ooo
birth Of this merchandise consisted Of
b articles coming under the head Of
Ear munitions. Nearly 37,5oo.ooo worth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
Street Carnival Arranged

On Thursday evening. September u.
n carnival will be given on Bow street
Fulton. under the auspices OF the Fulton
Volunteer fire department. Several I'M
nnrtant features will he carried out in
connection with tho event. Refresh
mcnts OF ell kind will be served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

The schools of Triadelphia. Elcnrand
and Washington country districts
will be closed on Thursday. in order
that the pupils and teachers may have
the privilege Of attending the West
Virginia State fair. II Is expected that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
Good Picnic EzpectAd.

All arrangements have ben completed
for tho picnic which will be given ny
The members Of thu Dallas baseball team
on the Dallas grounds on Saturday az
tcrnnun and evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

among them being men prominent in
the councils of the Republican and
Democratic parties. together with rep
resentatiyes OF organized labor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
Cars Crowded

All cars on thr pike division or the
West Virginia Traction and Electric
rompanv arr, crowded this week as a re-
sui nc the West Virginia State fair. \
number of extra cars have been placed In
service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
MarHhmallov Toast.

Misses Ollie Parkins and Ida Eiscn-
mach will give O rnarshmallow toast on
the Edgwood park grounds on Friday
evening for a number OF the young peo-
pie OF Edgwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

All roads 70 Wheeling this week con-
verge at tho point OF the Island.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

Tho public school Is tho greatest
agency OF preparedness FOR citizenship
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

The weasel vocabulary Of tho
Shadow Lawn delirorancs compares
favorably with the indianapolis speech
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

OF the reSPoIiSlpIiltS va
ysWest Virginia for her just, share ct
Essfhe debt OF the old State. also proIi';-
"a for a method OF settlement. The
ordinance stipulated that after ali
costs Of the administration Of gov
nmens and the expenditures for any
bic improvements made in this
rated section had been ascertain
Sd, West Virginia was to be credited
with the taxes this section had paul
Into the common treasury at Rich
Smnnd- Commissions were appointed
N to eject a settlement on that basis
ard failed, as Virginia refused to treat.
Accordiug to such an accounting many
sEiSimed that West Virginia would not
Skas Indebted one cent to Virginia.
Some years ago. pressed BY the hold
s ers Of the so-called West Virginia GER
s. tincates. which represented an arbl-
tfary assignment OF this States share
uf the old debt, and in the hands Of
speculators, Virginia brought suit
E1kainst this State in the United
States Supreme Court. Forced 10
@patad In the case West Virginia frst
sdanied the Jurisdiction of the supreme
Court In the matter. and. second, that
&Sthe wheeling ordinance provided the
proper basis for settlement OF the
Eseontroversy. Before Justice Hughes
entered the Supreme Court. justice
lEdller, Democrat. swept aside the
Es-arst contention and decided that the
court did have Jurisdiction. Justice
Holmes, Of Massachusetts. denied the
second contention OF West Virginia, IS
provided In the Wheeling ordinance,
1nd decided that West Virginia's share
|ss of the debt should be ascertained on
ESthe basis OF the relative wealth Of the
1.-TWO sections, without giving any rea-
Saon therefore. Neither did Justice
khes participate In the proceedings
lei resulted in this decision.
The fundamental issues at stake
passed upon by the Court before
Justice Hughes had any part in the
case. Holding him responsible for the
; final Judgment Of the Court Is stud
ted-sud malicious distortion OF the
facts, a deliberate and vicious at
tempt to deceive the electorate OF the
Estate. It cannot have any other ef-
feet than reacting on the prom tiers
Sof the false statements that are being
xtyen circulation throughout the
ESState.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

The present status or the NcNlcan
problem leaves villa both; dead and
alive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

II tire Democrats are satisfied Win
Wilson's speech Of acceptance, the Re-
publicans are more than pleased.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
Will Hold Lawn Fete,

The Edgwood Volunteer firemen will
hold lawn fcte on the Edgwood park
grounds on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Of next week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

Greece will soon begin to sputter IN
the Entente Allies frying pan.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

In conserving the lives Of hirda IN
this country the law gives the ieace'
Dove additional assurances of safety.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

'Pussvfoot" Shaver Is the gum shoe"
boy for which the higher order or INTEL
ligcnce was discarded.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

The Democrats OF Nashville arc like
their President in refusing to consider
the arguments of the other side Of the
case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
Whiteoottnn Funeral,

Funeral services for the eight-month
old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Ray White
cotton, which died at the family home
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

First day ut the Fair was q record
breaker and the other days will keep
the same tab.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

The night horse show makes one
hing plain. that the horse is much more
than the automobile.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

Now who will 'hrcak under tho
strain" in the Central League pcnnan :
race.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

In Philadelphia sunday. following brief
illness. was hold Mt tho place of death
yesterday afternoon al o'clock. Rev.
Writ stephens. pastor Of the Iranelphla
Methodist Episcopal church. nfficiated.
Burial was in tho Stone church ceme-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

The big Pirates" are also showing
some leone back base ball form these
closing days.
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sohoo,. closed Thursday

American Guaranteed Paint, at FAC.
tory price, s1.S5 per gallon. Louis Paul.
Leatherwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

There are 16,629 miners employed
In the coal mines Of NoYa-Scota-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06

American Guaranteed Paint, ct fac
tory price. S1.S5 per gallon. Il. v.
Springer, Elm Grove, W. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
.MoCRATIC DESPERATION.

The poverty OF the West Virginia
democracy for any tangible issue N
fkis campaign is shown in their IRE
TeS4nt efforts to connect Charles
sEYans Hughes with the responsibility
for the action of the United States
Anpreme Court in awarding Judgment
ioat Virginia for its share OF
he old State at the time
htion of the new, State.
ttion of the verities. char
bt and chronic with that
disputed facts in the case
rove the falsity of this ride
l. 1ge. The Wheeling ordin-
$50 providing for an acknow
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27

To cure costiveness the medicine mast b.
more than purgative; n naust contain tcaae.
Alternative and cathartic properties.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 20
THE VOYAGE.

LESSON TExT--Acts T:i-3a
GOLDEN TExT-Commit thy way unto
Jehovah; tfust also In him. and he will
bring 1t TO pass.-Ps. 37:S.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27
GALE IN ALABAMA CAPITAL
Heavy Wind and Rainfall, With Dis
tlnctlve Earthquake Shocks In
and Near Montgomery.

Montgomery, Ala.--Montgomery and
vicinity Oct. IS was visited by heavy
wind and rainfall, with distinctive
earthquake shocks at 4:04 o'clock In
the afternoon. The shocks were felt
In the southern and eastern sections
of the city strongly, but no damage
was done.
Travelling men returning to Mont
gomery bring reports of terrific rains
and winds In the surrounding districts.
Near Brundridge church was moved
from its foundation, outhouses. fences
and trees blown down. At Opp, in
the southern part of the state. the
picking plant of Wright Bros. & Ca
ton was demolished by high winds and
many houses unroofed and damaged,
but no lives were lost. Dothan re-
ports heavy storm in its vicinity,
with an extremely heavy sea running
at Panama City, Fla.
At Troy the wind reached velocity
of so miles an hour, with rain falling
like cloudburst. Houses and stores
were unroofed, the tin from the roofs
covering the streets. rolled up like
paper. Many OF the stores are entire
ly unroofed. Chimneys have been
blown down in all parts of the city
and trees have been uprooted. The
Carroll warehouse and Hanchey's
mill both are unroofed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27
.DRUGG|STSOF THREE
STATES ORGANIZED.
MEETING RESULT OF A MOVE
MENT INSTITUTED SEVERAL
MONTHS AGO.
FIRST CONVENTION IN JUNE
Representatives OF Pharmaceutical
Associations of Tennessee, Mis-
sissippl and Arkansas Attend
Meeting In Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn.--More than 5000
retail druggists are members of state
associations In Arkansas, Tennessee
and Mississippi which were represent
ed In the formation here recently OF
the Tri-State Pharmaceutical associa-
ton. The meeting was held in the
Business Mems Club Chamber Of Com
merce.
The meeting was the result OF \
movement instituted by druggists of
the three states several months ago
At that time letters were sent to the
presidents of the state organizations.
asking them to send representatives to
Memphis for conference on the pro-
posal of tri-state association. result
ed In the conference being held and
the organization being perfected.
Officers chosen are: Edward v.
Shelly. Memphis. president; David
Kuhn, Nashville, vice president for
Tennessee; Gus C. Kendall, Meridian
vice president for Mississippi; w. r.
Appleton. Warren. vice president for
Arkansas; Harry B. Meyers, Memphis
secretary; T. A. Robinson. Memphis,
treasurer.
1t was decided that the first conyen-
ton OF the association will be held in
Memphis on the second Tuesday In
June, next.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27
GOOD WORD FOR DANDELlON
Americans Could Save Money by Sys.
tematlc Cultivation of Yellow
FioWered Plant.

1t is astonishing to most Of us to
learn, from an authoritative source.
that our annual supply Of dandellon
roots comes chiefly from Germany.
Austria and France. BY the way, who
started the notion that this highly dec
orative yellow-fowered plant should
be banished where the owner makes a.
pretext of well-kept lawni
Wen, dandelions were made before
lawns. and. luckily, they persist in
flourishing. The leaves supply us with
early greens" and the roots with
something renowned intellectually as
good for the liver" But why should
our truck gardeners stand idly by
while the makers CT drugs drugs import tons
of dandelion roots every year from
Europe?
For the same reason, very likely,
that American sugar-beet growers buy
-or did, before the war---thelr seed
from thrifty and enterprlsing Germaa
and French farmers. For the same
reason that we have been sending good
money to Europe for many another
necessity that we might have produced
ourselves without waiting for world
war to cut off the supply.
Just what the reason Is 1t might be
hard to say. Probably part of 1t is
something we overlook when we boast
of our national characteristic
laziness. -Providenc Journal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27
WIND VELOCITY ia MILES
Hurricane Over the Gulf States 10
Followed BY Earthquake Shocks.
Wires Crippled For Hours.

Memphis. Tenn. A hurricane
drove across the middle gulf states.
taking toll of two lives and causing
property and marine losses, while
earth tremors drove frightened thou.
sands from homes and offices In Ala
bama and Georgia. but did no mate
rial damage.
Pensacola and Mobile were the chief
sufferers In the hurricane; one person
was killed at each place and buildings
were unroofed, telephone and tele-
graph wires suffered damage and
ships were sunk and beached.
At Pensacola the wind velocity
reached a maximum of ia miles, with
ITO miles at Mobile. but In neither
city was the property loss anything
like as great as that caused by the
hurricane Of last July.
Mobile ely itself suffered little real
damage, but shipping In the harbor
did not fare so well, two small vessels
being sunk and four beached. Some
damage to train sheds and terminals
also resulted
At Pensacola one small steamer
went down. another vessel Is missing.
three fishing boats welt ashore and
two larger vessels were damaged
when they came together during the
blow. Telephone and telegraph wires
were Frustrated for many hours, the
city being cut off entirely from the
outside world from early morning un-
til early night.
While two distinct earthuake shocks
we're felt as far north as Kentucky,
and as far east as Augusta, Ca. they
were OF greater intensity at Birming-
ham. Ala, than elsewhere. There Of
fee buildings and homes were rocked
and thousands rushed into the streets.
The material damage was limited to
falling chimneys.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27
ODD FELLOWS GATHER.
Grand Lodge and Allied Organization
Meet In Nashville.

Grand Lodge and Allied Organizations
Meet In Nashville.
Nashville. Tenn The grand lodge
of the Independent Order of Odd Eel.
lows Of Tennessee convened here with
Grand Master Robert L. Fine, of John.
son City presiding, and during the
day reports from the grand lodge Of
ficers were received. as well as from
the various committees.
The sessions were the best ever
held by the grand lodge and business
was transacted rapidly and satisfacto-
rily to every one.
The asemblage of the grand lodge
was presided over by Grand Master
Fine and large number OF Odd Eel.
lows. Rebek9hs and their friends were
present for the public ceremonies. In
the audience were the sixty children
from the Odd Fellows Home at
GAINESVILLE, who were guests OF the
grand lodge.
The address of welcome was deliv.
cred by ]. H. Armstrong OF this city,
and talks we're made by H. L. Fergu-
son and e. e. York. superintendent
of the home. The children then en-.
tertained the audience with special
program.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27
ODD FELLOWS ELECT.

r. N. Lane OF Memphis Made Grand
Master at Convention In Nashville.
Nashville. Tenn.--The grand lodge
OF Odd Fellows of the State of Tennes.
see completed Its annual session. Of
ficers for the coming year were named
and Nashville was selected as the
next meeting place for the grand
lodge.
The following officers were elected:
F. M. Lane, Memphis, grand master;
r. A. Gardner, Clarksville, deputy
grand master; Robert B. Williams.
Lawreaceburg. grand secretary; Paul
D. Denton. Nashville. grand treasurer.
Retiring Grand Master Robert L. Fine
of Johnson City was elected repre-.
sentative to the sovereign grand lodge
at Louisville next year.