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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-15

five or six years. The "Mr. Wilson
OF the program in every day life is
Bob" Beckwith, squad one. Com
pany B.
Governor Also There
When look on the faces of you
brave soldiers, pride overcomes me to
think how efficiently the first Yid-
disher governor OF the world met the
call to arms" said Governor Alex
ander in opening his speech. me
and my boy Nathan was among the
first to rush to the colors and to my
dying day l will remember how
brave Nathan looked when he bor-
rowed $50 from me and marched
away to the war Much money 1t
costs to send young gentlemen to
war these days, / tell you. But / do
not regret the cost, it is nothing!
Besides Nathan came back, and he
had $40 left. l would spend $50
again to be elected governor of Ida
ho.
My brave boy Nathan is now sell
ing clothes in my fine store In Boise.
So when you come hack you can buy
your clothes from him-good clothes
for little money. We do not charge
pa or Marx of Boise. No.
AS to the national guard of Ida
no, hope you will remember | am
the guy what saved your peppers one
million dollars; kept them from be-
ing robbed, va understan'. And while
we are military subjects, / might
say that | am the guy that made the
state of Idaho"
Gave Vaudeville Acts
Interspersing the speeches were a
number of "vodvil stunts" that great
ly increased the merriment. OF these
the Hula Hula Girls represented
the greatest amount of work and
was a decided hit Led by Queen
Dunford" who is a big, red-headed
corporal on the drill grounds. six
brawny soldiers swayed and dipped
in approved Hawaiian style to the
music of an 'ukelele. For costumes
they wore Jean" army drawers, bob
bed considerably above the knee.
partially hid by skirts of sage brush
tops. The rest was naked soldiers.
General Funston, Colonel Edel-
blute, Chaplain Johnson, and Cap
tain Dannemiller all responded to
toasts that highly amused the hear
ers. Sergeant Donald Lamson i'm
personated Captain Van de Steeg SO /
we'll. that there was no need to label
his part.
The complete program OF speeches
and stunts follows:
/. MY War" President Wilson;
Robert w. Beckwith.
2. How I Done It." Governor
M. Alexander; Gladstone w. Robb. F
3. "Patrolling" Captain Geo. !
Van de steeg; Donald Lamson.
4. Move Promptly, Men" Cap
tain Dannemiller. U. s. A.; Homer
Henry.
5. BE Happy, Be Content"
Colonel W. H. Edelblute; w. o.
6. "The Second Idaho" General
Funston; Lynn WorthTngton.
z. Spiritual Soldering" Chap
lain Johnson: Lester Hamilton.
Cabaret Numbers
l. Isl" Bous and his celebrated
company of blackface comedians.
Members OF the troupe: Isl" Bous,
leo. Cox. Nell" Sorenson, "BfIIs
Lovejoy. Eddie o'connor.. "vint"
Negley.
2. THE Hula Hula Girls" by
Queen" Dunford and company.
Girls OF the chorus: Katherine
rhornock, Elma Lively, Phoebe
DUTIES. Carmen Jennings and Ruth
Smith.
3. Eunice Reiber, singing come
dienne. in latest song hits and en-
trancing little skit, "The Militant
Suffragette."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-15
HUMPHREYS WILL oUFT
ANBKMHNfKAH aa6ykaeA4An

Superintendent HumphFses Of tbs
State Industrial School at b. An
thony. Who has had charge OF fhat
Institution since It's establishment.
has been asked 20 hand In hla raalz-
nation by DF r. o. siaaon. stats
e0mm Amai0mer of education.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-15
FARMERS SUMMONED
ON INVESTIGATION

Chicago. Dec. 12.-Hundreds of
farmers from Wisconsin. Indiana and
Illinois viii be summoned by the gov
eminent IN the grand jury's inquiry
into the high cost of living.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
CLEANING THE SLATE

The Intelligencer is not Informed
as to the measure OF success that at
tended pay up week" in Wheeling,
but however small may have been its
results 1t Is worth trying again. The
scheme Is recalled by the successful
venture of q western town in the e1,
pertinent. 1t happened in Waukon.
town in Iowa, Of 1000 inhabitants.
When the merchants got together and
discovered that they had on their
books $50, of unpaid bills they re.
solved to set apart week as pay
up-week," and the debtors were asked,
as a matter Of duty and OF civic pride
and good business ethics, to settle up,
The Chamber Of Commerce took the
campaign in hand, and the results
were so satisfactory that the event
is scheduled again for some week next
January, it is hoped with even great
er success.
Credit is a good thing, but its abuse
is bad both ways. for the debtor as
well as the creditor Persons who are
not engaged In business little realize
how much debt exists in every COM
munity In the form Of book accounts
carried along from month to month,
year to year, and rarely II ever set
tied in full. And II In q little town OF
two thousand there are outstanding
$4,000 of unpaid bills, what must 1t
amount to in Wheeling and larger
places.
Now 1t stands to reason when a
merchant sells goods he must have
money to replenish his stock, and
there is one thing certain that he can
not use book accounts in negotiating
for fresh stock. He must pay his bills,
and II is not unreasonable in him to
expect customers to pay theirs. We
can all profit by the custom the Chi
nese have Of celebrating the advent OF
New Years. either by paying off old
debts or. II they are creditors and the
debtor is unable to pay, by canceling
the debt. In this way the new year be-
gins with clean slate. We do not be-
lieve there Is a merchant in Wheeling
who would object to having the Chi
nese system practiced on him. or TAX
ing another whirl with a "pay-up-
week"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
over.
APPOINTMENTS
GENERAL SATISFACTION Eek.
PRESSED OVER SELECTIONS
OF COMMISSIONERS
Naming or Underwood AZ Clerk Es.
pecialIy PieasIng-R. M. PedI.
cord A County Physician

In announcing the list Of appoint.
ments made by Republican members
OF the board OF county commissioners,
clerical error was made which doubt.
less created some embarrassment. In
the list published yesterday It was
stated that DR.. A. F. Ruble Of Elm
Grove, had been appointed one OF the
county physicians for Triadelphta dis
trict. This was due to an error in
transcribing, as the appointment was
given DR.. r. M. Pedicord. WITH. this
clusively in yesterdays Intelligencer
Publication OF the appointments at.
tracted considerable attention through.
out the county yesterday, and while
number OF good Republicans were
naturally disappointed because some
of their favorites were not chosen, the
list as whole met with great salts
faction.
All men are capable and efficient.
The appointment OF II. G. Underwood
as clerk Of the commissioners Is e..
pecially pleasing. Mr.. Underwood has
been clerk In the state tax commission
er's office the past six years, and Is
familiar with the accounting forms OF
the various counties and Is an expert
ID the line OF OIIlCe WOFk particularly
required in the office OF the commits
sioners. Mr.. Underwood entered the
tax commissioner office In an OBJ
scure position at small salary, but
through efficient service, obtained
successive promotions until he became
one OF the most important members OF
the clerical department Of the tax de.
partment. He was chairman OF the
Ohio county Republican committee a
number Of years, and has hundreds OF
friends throughout the county VINO
were pleased over the recognition OF
his service.
The appointment OF w. o. McClus-
key, Jr., as road engineer was also one
which caused much favorable COM
ment Mr. McCluskey Is graduate Of
a well known school Of technology and
engineering and has had considerable
training as q road engineer. For some
time past, he has been in the employ
Of the United States government.
The other men who received ap-
pointments are also Of high character
and have had experience which fits
them for the positions to which they
have been assigned.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
THE PROPHETS OF THE TRUE VISION

Many commercial achievements OF the
sounding warning the houshesS VINO
enjoying without thinking OF
Some of these who can see no END 10
Of promulgang their views with An
lots Of people, narrow OF
mind and limited this true
these men who hosting warning signals they "ouo 90 on
the fat prosperity the adjustment to
patriots lovers Of their country and ABOUT
much higher personal oislnteFeseoness IMAM
they given distinguished we'll as the
class Frank Nandep president OF Inc
City passing that his institution
much not in promoting the foreign trace w
country talkatire national administration -.
In an Club Mr. Vandep warned his
will have economic and social prob
lens will the ingenuity and
United States could proceed along
ts own way serene seeking only keep out it.
imagination blindness vision and complete
failure understand industrial commercial and financial
talking but man who knows tnns VINO
condlnon he
informed he could not mold
the position Democratic administration too busy
enjoying and too little engaged
IN preparedness the present conditions will vanish
For Instance Foreign and Domestic Commerce
optimistic the prospect OF holding our
increase in foreign trade when expression
hope based facts But finally drops INTO the
settled hypocrisy that the increase IN the
export of articles war; about double the
supplies When you find the government nno III ~
fauus state about prosperity aroung the country to
sense evil and hideth himself but
h pass and punished
Every what is to happen to this country
REIMBURSEMENT which Will o" e
peace Europe industrial interests must have better
competition with the cheap
lnb products caused by an increased
demand countries the demand mas oe
cped account of the greatly when the over
The demand produced the place Of consup
ton increase foreign lands pay for our goods
he ned because will ceased and goods
increasing as TO Decline
will revive however Slowly" no IN
be decided falling on Tor
time munitions when the war demand over anu
will ADJUST
efficiency the Of our
to maintain advantage acquired and IN
No case will the volume maintained 1t is better be under
illusions this
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
105,527 FREIGHT
CARS SHORT DEC. |

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-There was a
shortage OF 105.527 freight cars
throughout the country on December I,
according to report made public here
today by the American Railway associa-
ton.
On August !. the statement asserts.
there was an actual net surplus OF 9,7G2
Idle cars. while in 1905 there was at one
time Il surplusasc Of more than $4,000
cars and mt no time during the year
were there less than 100, 600 Idle cars.
In January. 1912. there was a net
surplusage OF approximately 136, 000."
he report says. From November, 1913,
until March 1916, Their was n continu-
Gus surplusage of cars. the number run
ming in October. 1914. to over 2o0.oOo
when the figures became SO large that
the American Railway association
stopped compiling them. Compilation
was resumed on February I. 1915. when
idle cars still numbered over ESQ
The number Of freight cars owned
by the. railroads of the country in
creased from 1,991.6h7 on July /, 1907.
10 2b1SSh5 on July l. Inst"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
A LITTLE LAME.

1t isn't long since barefoot days "A
dancing down the lane
That threads It's beaten way among the
rows OF swishinG grain.
I'll hurry. hurry. hurry. 10 the great.
wide, stretching road,
For father will be coming with heap
ing two-horse load:
Today I'm playing make bclicVe-a
climbing up tho wheel
Till fathers hand can reach me- ana l
give a little squenl
Because he swings me high upon the
big, fnt. lumpy sacks.
I'm up above the horses; / can see their
shining backs.
Just thinking Of 1t brings a smile
a-bouncing on the scat
While father chucklcS low. and then "a
make my joy complete
He slips tho long. brown. thrilling lines
into my coaXinS hands
lust rs I'm wishing he would do-he al
ways understands.
Oh. lot mo hn n child again. awaiting IN
the road
To hear the jolly music Of that creakinS
iwo-hprSe load. .
A child again: again for Just wee nall
hour or Sn;
Just time to ride with father through 4
little lane ! know.
Amin Porter Johnson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

ment. When there was real news float
ing around the Register refused to rec
ognize it, whether OF not it served its
purpose better to ignore the real &C
ton of the Republican Commissioners.
The Intelligencer cannot believe that
the public taste has become so de-
praved as to encourage the pernicious
quality Of perverted journalism the
Market Street organ has been tnfict-
ing on the public.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
CHRISTMAS BASKETS
Will Be Distributed To Many Needy
FamiIles-Moose And Socialists
To Remember poor

A special committee Of Wheeling
Lodge No. % i. =. o. Elks, Is busiIy
engaged with preparations fol-. the dis
tribulion Of Christmas baskets TO
needy famili"@ Of Wheeling and the
Immediately Juining sections or the
jurisdiction Vi Wheeling lodge. The
distribution III the baskets will take
place early Christmas day, AMI every
worthy family whose needs have been
reported to and investigated by ne
committee will be remembered with
spacious baskets containing substan'
tial and tempting foot for a whole
some Christmas dinner.
In addition to the extensive distribu-
ton Of baskets by the Elks, other Or
CARNATIONS have completed plans Tor
the remembrance Of the poor. Both the,
Moose lodge and Socialists local nave
arranged to care for their needy and
their committees will also deliver bas-
kets to worthy families.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
A JOURNALISTIC PERVERT

1t was the custom of many Demo
cratic papers in this State. and the
Democratic organ in this city espec-
tally. to palm off on their credulous
readers during the campaign as news
the most ridiculous as we'll as the
most malicious concoctions. bold mis-
representations and self evident fic-
lions. II is q style of journalism that
cannot meet with tho approval CT inc
honest thinking class. il il does not In
spirs disgust. The Register. running
true 10 form. the past week has been
RECALLING It's clientele with an lmagln-
airy deadlock between the TWO Repuh,
lican County Commissioners on the
important appointments az their dis
posal. 1t has wilfully and without war
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
YOUTHFUL SHOPL|FTERS
CAUGHT IN LOCAL STORE
Pretty Toys Displayed On Counters
OF Stone And Thomas Store
Prove Big Temptation

Pretty toys displayed on the coun.
tiers in the Stone and Thomas store.
which two seven year old Island boys
did not have enough money to buy and
the attention Of the clerk directed to
another part Of the counter proved too
much OF temptation. Watching their
chance. they picked them up fonding-
ly and dropped them to their pockets.
The act, however, was Witnessed. by
Probation Officer Robert Frazier. and
they were Immediately taken Into Gus
tody. ...
Crying as II their hearts would break
they told the officer their ages and
promised that II let 80 they would not
do it over again. Their youth saved
them from prosecution, but Officer
Frazier accompanied them home and
informed their parents of the occur.
ence.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
WILBUR JONES KAY
Who Is to Give Two Readings Her
TomorroW-WiiI Be Guest OF
Mr.. ketchun1.

Prof. Wilbur Jones Kay Of Wash
ington and jefferson College will ar
rive in Wheeling from Washington.
Pa, tomorrow forenoon to give a
recitation Of some of the poems or
James Whitcomb Riley before the
lunch on-meetine of the Open Forum
of the Wheeling Commercial associa-
ton.
Prof. Kay. who is an old friend or
Charles NJ. ketchum, Will be me
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ketchum while
in the city. He will give free read
ing OF Dickens christmas Carol" In
the University club on wednesday
evening to the members and their
friends.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

rant put Commissioner Steck ana
Commissioner Ephlin at swordspoints
with each other and attributed meet
inss to them that were never held. 1t
has simply been Iirid exposition or
that class Of Journalism that apes the
cult of Ananias. and Sapphire. and IN
which the Register has attained ven
omous proficiency.
The truth OF the matter IS there
has been no deadlock. because there
have been no conferences on the ap-
pointments they were to make. The
only time the Commissioners met for
the purpose OF making appointments
was late Saturday night last. and at
that meeting the appointments. were
made not only without clash but with
complete unanimity and cordial agree
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
TAYLOR LODGE ELECTS.
| Annual Meeting Held Last Nght-To
nina T1n,ca Nnrr Years.

Taylor Lodge No. {. order Of ;le
Golden Links. ut tn" annual meeting
held in headquarters over lianIhrr
in,relry store on Market street elect cd
Officers for the ensuing year. The FOL-
lowing were elected: Worthy ruler.
CLYDE Conner: junior ruler. Q; nnubcri;
chaplain Rev. l.cwcllyn: guide. Joseph
Craft: financial secretary. THOMAS
II,icy. recording secretary. webb Rrad-
bury; treasurer. william Todd; three
wear trustee. Paul Mink: sentinel. RI;
Rrakrr; guard. Clyde Wilson; funeral
board. William Todd, W. i. Bradbury
and W. j. bradbury.
The annual dance OF the Taylor lodge
will be given in the Market AUDITORIUM
New Years eve. It was announced last
night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19
THE SURVIVORS OF THE
COLUMBIAN REACH n. Y.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The Italian
steamship Cascrta. from Genoa. brought
back to the United States today 30 MEN,
hers Of the crew of the American steam
ship Columbian, which was sunk by n
German submarine on November of
the Spanish coast.
The men. most Of them horse traders.
confirmed the cable reports OF the de-
Struction by the sam" submarine of
their ship, the Norwegian steamship
Ealto and the Swedish steamship Var
ing and Of the transfer of the crew Of
all three. By order OF the submarine
commander. to tho Norwegian steam
snip Fordalen. which landed them on
the Spanish coast in life boats.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

When both sides to the "eight-hour'
controversy are about agreed on the re-
peal Of the Adamson act 1t would he
Just like a Democratic Congress to OBJ
stinatcly stand by It's mistake.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

The promise Of the Democrats that
they would keep Congress busy working
right through the holidays is like all
the others they have made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

Well. wetli Here's our old friend
Sylvia Pankhurst again mussing things
up in London. Sylvia has been a long
time quiet and It must have got on her
nerves.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

You can't get an automobile in a
Christmas stocking, but the smallest
thing you may put in will make the re-
cipient happier.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

What are these Christmas caramcIs
they are going TO sing?" asked the ig.
norant person.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

Brighten the Corner Where You Are"
has been adopted as the slogan for the
BILLY Sunday campaign in New York.
That ought to catch the spectators.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

The first thing You know somebody
will be coming along with a proposition
to reincarnate the Populist party.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

We nominate Jimmie" Weir to b.
private secretary to Governor Cornwell
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

The address Of the new French COM
mander to his STAFF Is reminiscent Of
Napoleon Bonaparte's battle bulletins.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

America first and Christmas "uebc
allesl" That's the way to feel about il
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

The greatest expectations are otter
doomed to the smallest rcalizatlons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

For the business man who has much
use for a rubber stamp ono has been in
vented to be attached to q desk and
operated by one foot.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-19

President Wilson's Christmas gift
comes from the Wise Men of the West
instead Of from the East.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-30
JUST LITTLE NEGLECTED GRAVES

All day yesterday there steady stream of Salems
citizens flowing to the cemeteries and before night there
were few any graves that had not some blossoms at
least upon them. The Odd Fellows and City View were
veriabe of bOOm a luxuriance of flowers that
only the coast can have or understand In the very
northeast corner of the Odd Fellows cemetery are dozen
or more tiny graves where little babies lie hudded to-
gether nursery of the dead These little mounds are
about all that tell the story that the little human shaops
had drfted to earth wrecked its harsh Shores and
passed out of it almost as soon as they arrived
They made pitiful group those lonesome, barren,
neglected little graves, marked-some of them-with
little board, from which the weather and the rains had
erased the nameS they had apparently been rub
bed out of the memory of the living But these great
hearted little singled out and on each arranged
mass Of snowy blossoms "They looked so pitifuly neg
ected lonesome that just had to do it," she said to
another who watched her and wondered 1t required no
great labor to do this simple kindly act; but in the big
book the other side who knows but her name written
today in letters of gold beside that of Abou Ben Adhem?
Poor little babies 1t matters not to them whether or not
their graves are remembered but it matters much to
humanity The world is good 1t seems harsh and cold
and fOrgetfu but big that passes by and heeds
not the and the needs of Individuals but responds
quickly and generously when it knows. And so finding
these little graves it dropped them too little handful
from it's wealth of bloom.