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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24
HOW 1T LOOKS

President Wilson is soon to start
on a speaking tour in behalf Of the
preparedness program of he admins
t%ration. owing TO the d~isafection OF .
large section Of the party member
ship in Congress. Most OF the direct
opposition comes from representatives
OF the Southern States. notably the
party leader OF the House, Mr.. Kitchin,
OF North Carolina. me It would seem
IL the President Is greatly DESTROYS OF
making any impression on the recus-
SAINT Democracy he should distribute
himself among the Southern States
chiefly in his itinerary. Why invade
Indiana and Illinois and other States.
as is the present intention. and ignore
the contumacy Of the South?
In all candor. we ask. does not the
President throw himself open TO sus-
picion that he is concerned about
a denomination han preparedness.
He is only a recent convert 10 that
measure. while he was practically
looking forward to q second cup of
coffee before he had officially slipped
the first one. as witness his repudia-
o Of the single term pledge. before
he was -inausurated in March. 1919
II Mr. Bryan is receptive 10 sugges-
uon and deduction be may. possibly.
refer 10 this feature OF the situation
when he trails the Presidential expe.
dition.
Outside Of his PROFESSIONAL traits th.
President has developed more I'm the
line OF the politician than be- has
o~roadened in other lines. which no
promised TO do in the early days OF
his incumbency.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24
FOREIGN TRADE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Commercial Preparedness as Seen by Men OF Large Affairs
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER

The theory OF foreign com
merce. OF international trade. IS
the province Of economic essay
lists and newspaper analysts. The
practice Is the function OF real
men OF business-merchants. man
ufacturers and financers.
Both classes have vision and i'm
a%gination. Divergence between
them is because the theorists often
are too farsighted and the men Of
large affairs too nearsighted.
In formulating national policies
the American people are apt to
prefer the near view. They I'M
consciously turn for suggestion
and information TO the men who
practice foreign trade and who
understand from experience the
application Of its principles.
These reflections are given
force by the Convention Of the
National Foreign Trade Council
at New Orleans under the presi-
dency Of James \. Farrell. Here
is a body OF men who are actually
engaged in international com
merce. some of them on a stipend
Gus scale. They have either put
theories into practice or finding
some ones unavoidable have aban-
doned them and gone forward on
different lines. or 60 might be
better said they have tried out
theories until they have been able
TO establish definite principles Of
foreign trade. Their discussion
OF the subject is sure to be con
s%tructive while the economic &C.
sayist may find destructive crit
ictsm necessary in order to estab
fish his theories before he reaches
the constructive stage.
At the present time there is
substantial agreement on the part
or the theorist and the men OF az.
fairs regarding certain aspects OF
international business. All rec.
ognize that after the war the Unit
ed States in its expanding indus
trial and commercial activities will
be confronted by a situation and
not by an abstraction. Measures
OF commercial preparedness ara
therefore in everyone's mind. The
plan and scope OF the New Or
leans convention takes this into
account.
Practical and constructive dis
cussion OF the commercial pre-
paredness OF the foreign com
merce Of the United States 10
meet the conditions which may be
expected 10 prevail after the war
is the general thcme.
There IS the question OF the
merchant marine. concerning
which everybody not actually en-
gagged I'm foreign trade has A
theory while those who are en-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24
MR.. BIGGS EXPLAINS


Editor I~utclligcncer.
SRI wish 70 use your columns 10 eN-
tiaih Why j was asked 10 resign as De-
p-ty Assessor, and why 4 Will now give
IN 1919. Mr.. VIM. A.. Hankey WAS
candidate Tor he Republican uonfultf.p
Tor Assessor. AT first ] was constderfrg
being "A candidate Tor the office mNseIf
anu thr"uEl some friends / met Nr.
liHHNt2, ana agreed 10 give him my sum
port } worked tor him most earnestly
qua Jog any helped him secure The nom
Hiall"u ana later worked ha-d Tor as
tle'ti'h- After his election he offered
me the place Of chief Deputy al a sll-
arg OF Aihuu.uu per yea. and ABSOLUTELY
assured me that the POSITION would IL
I't TOUR years. lie aId This many times
and before many friends. . accepied ann
PERFORMED ny duties faithfully Tor tEr,e
years. ~
Elriv in 1915 Nr. Haukcy aurour..I
mat Doe would be q caudidate for She
iil ah4 knowing that under The law as
Do stood then. he could not succeed him
~tf, decided Co become a. gtndtIara
~ Assessor. and 20 told Mr.. HauK.t.
~ ar ieart one occasion. be demanded
OF me smphatically and violently. MAJ
support Hiw for Sheriff. and ] told Ilw
ma 1 could NOT because 4 was a ,4rdI-
lart an the sheriff fght. Matters stood
thus. when Nr. Hankey sccrstlv Ee-- a.
.tii'-IDu and got an amendment 90 the
lt" enabling him to succeed himself I1
fu, Assessor s. office. provtding w.,
new deputies. and increasing he zslar,
Sfy'.Nl per year. Thcu he camo back ANA
Because t-hercupon ( dtI NOD y,,fbr-ew
II,iu lH" race which 0 entered boz good
latin H' saw nf fI break his proris. D.,
Ilf. tl-'NarEe me from office and de-
waru mE keys became a rardffs+.
luf Assessor. believing chat he coIId r.t
.l.Decd himself. and believing 1n hs
own word That rc would become a can
didafa for sheriff
nave given him loyal service: ] have
.. NHNFfWIrIri or betrayed him HHf
pc "u ih' other hand. tlr deceived rs
HNI pug Ue iu "a position where ....
''I maintain mt self I.sarr. and DID.
longer associated with him. 1 ann content
iI" decision and she Issue f1 the
voters ~ Dh.l Counts.
GEORGE IS. TIsl-.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

gagged in foreign trade have aban-
doned all theories and are seeking
10 apply some general principles.
Suggestions OF value NAV be
drawn by Congress from the tx
p%erience OF those whose business
for many years has supplied mar
ines Of other countries. All OF
them would rather have their car
goes carried under the flag OF the
United States. II they are in &C
cord as TO the best means of
binging this about their views are
entitled TO much weight.
There is the vital matter OF aid.
ing small manufacturers. The
great concerns are able TO take
care OF themselves in the foreign
markets, since they have the work
ing organization and also the re-
sources. But the future sale OF
American goods abroad rests not
on what a score Of great CORPORA
tons may do to extend their pres
ent business. but on what. say.
twenty thousand small manufac-
turers and merchants may be able
10 do in getting into the foreign
ueld and staying there. The big
volume OF u exports in normal
m healthy eyelopment, should
come from the combined business
or thousands OF small concerns. A
mint o the solution of this prob
lem Is given in the suggestion of
cooperative selling organizations.
Commercial agreements with
other trading countries are of
prime consequence both to the big
and to the little concerns. IL does
not matter whether they are called
reciprocity treaties or something
else. Vital questions Of national
policy are involved in them They
need not come within the sphere
OF tariff p~artisanship. for all polit-
zeal parties are committed 10 OBJ
tanning equal opportunities for
American goods in foreign mar
kets. The question Is the best
means Of reconciling and harmon.
izing and making effective diverg-
ent views.
The certainty OF economic ALI
ances by the countries now en-
gagged in warning on one another
n the commercial treaties which
are 10 be the visible expression Of
these alliances make this subject
one Of the most far-eraching that
VIII be before the Council What
Will be the common judgment.
which is another way OF saving
tho common sense. Of the business
men and financiers. on this sub
Iect' Their experience I'm winning
n holding foreign trade. their
knowledge Of competitive condi-
tons. are worth more than a sheaf
OF theories.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24
THE SHEET

N''A'it as 2 prophet or
has bio -
" A-7 accialnlnE
10 our swollen export trade mainly
duo 10 ~.
couse-
quent 10 tho war b, F,r.r H.
had no eyes and ears. however. for tho
domestic disasters that have over.
taken as as a result Of inimicaI Demo.
cratic legislation Recently DuD.s
Review published statistics. which
divulge a progressive mortality suo,-
MANUFACTURE and merchants since
the Democratic party assumed charge
OF national affairs. and which arc sum.
married as follows.
IN I'i- there were es-, failures
yesr.,vhirh si,nassss On. . sr,l '. ~. 'ns
2is Tfis r'4 -1rifiI here were O.
snPrcrsde1'. nrur.s fnr Isif aH.r
pushed fo 'rs Ea-f y.,
can nan, s. .lfs tm,rI-
hankrur-.
y. in IaI-. Ir0f-' r.rI.l5
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24
MR.. LIND DIsAVoWs

lt VAS unfortunate for the secretlve
John Lind that when no dld break his
long maintained silence no should
have been 80 ]grievously g@arrulous
about former Mexican Ambassador
Wilson. who. he charged. had knowl.
edge Of the plot 10 murder Madero.
and theoretically was abo'ting Huerta
i1 bis designs ON tho dictatorship or
course such o. charge was ridiculous. but
Nr Wilson could not AFFORD to allow
such a statement 20 go unchaIIouged.
and tool prompt LEGAL measures 90
evoke "a |rrIracflon Mr. Lind has Iust
complied with that demand. d-lfavoviug
're language attributed to him. and
blaming tho distortion ON the press
reports But something must have
.0'u said boo tho course ~ Dis ad
|r.s which furnished some founda.
."r FOR fh. press report
Do Is strange that we have never
.0. heard jlrt what Nr Lind Ola find
.u . f.. personal representative OF
'.. f.. .I.rt .H W.sIro Tho admin.
.a. ..rr.f .He ra.f ai.r.
..'a E..r'.y 70 lf. information with
regard fo NevIro whatever John
lind fn'f fae President on hIs return
I'd" '... country las never been d.
.I.r.l. ir a...r ~ fho Presidents qr4t
.ImUr HI.Ht .ry. |... ..tr... o..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24
SUSPICION IN IOWA.

I''. Nulura Register and Leader
The Register. which was % OF th.
INST to sec boo Justice Hughes. then
governor Of New York. an available
presidential candidate and which orc.
t'fred DIS nomination in 1905 To- ta.f
or secretary TAFT. cannot but Que
ZION nuw Tho sudden interest taken in
liu iF thD radical Ir0Ercssiycs. when
'n DO" old days be- was not popular
With Mr. Roosevelt. nor was be looked
upon particularly as "a progressive For
'.N TACT Is that while as Governor IH
made Oh remarkable record and won
iHH confidence OF The people be was
Uot d.|.'iuCtt0ly aligned with tha
hUoscFeIf wins Of tho party
W" cannot huf put a question mark
after This sudden and unusual segrt
ta'Inu hN fH. progressive off Justice.
Hughes aa Che only candidate when
there are or least several other men
available who have been much more
rUn-ricuoualy known aa progressive.
aud much more intimately associated
oIfh Mr. Roosevelt And va are aI
t.n moro moved 'n Interrogation. when
ve consider That thus far Justice
U1sHre bias said evcr,fhIrF ho can
sHt 'o indicate that ho VIII not arrcrt
a nomination
Tn commit fho party 20 ffc aot.o1
that U musf Dol either Justice hughes
OF Nr Roosevelt and then fo have
Justice Hsehcs repeat DIE positive rr
flsaI fo permit hIs name to Dol CON
sIdrrct VIII te f0 forec'oso fre action
of fnr convention iu au ad-oIf. rrt
extremely summary wef too afroIt
anf summary va fear fob pass muster
With fhr mon who wHI assemble .r
Chicago r.Nf June fn collect 81 stand.
bearer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

Scotch m.r..fs. .r need off frrI.
''l. conveyed Duh. Intentions to Dis
0-UrHrr.H.0r.
Wool friend. '.s t.rt f.. urgently
+. mood nf ...'.r and a. vs .... failed
I'd. t.' money honestly TAI. n.. HIu.
'n 600 Who'll. 1 bazaar cam du for n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

During the month OF December the ad-
min~istrotion spent Ss.o5s.523 more than
10 took in. That was almost $500 600
ger day. Not nearly 20 bad as the rec
ord for some previous months. and. in
TACT. pretty good for a Democratic ad-
m-lnistratlou.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

NO race has suffered more from the
war on Oh" Eastern front than the Jews
They have been stripped Of everything
DO Russia Poland and GaIicia and are IN
sore need Americans should open their
I'ek@'hooks IN aid OF these victims OF
conflict.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

undertaken. which utterly failed OF its
original intention TO make Huerta
salute the flag or vamoose. He never
dld the former. M left Mexico only
when he got good and ready. II would
he Interesting TO hear just what John
Lind did tell the President.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

Argentine exports - beer fo- the
week before Christmas were f1.-fa quar-
t'rs. or which the United States received
1850. and from which the Federal
Treasury received not a cent Of revenue
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

F'rmer Congressman Francis a-ret--
'' have contributed hig mite 90 the in.
Harmonious conditions i1 the Democrat.
of tho Eigh'ser'h ohio district.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

This is a bad time 20 be doing anything
TO offend Japan. as Is proposed bv the
exclusion provision In the immigration
measure.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

There are others besides Treasurer
Long who entertain strong Views ON Mr..
barst's attempt % clutch tho nomira-
ton FOR Auditor f7- the third time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

General viiis denies h- had anything
fo DO with me santa Ysabei massacre
itIt there remains tho powerful inrI-
once of example. nevertheless.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

Tho wheeling Fsf- hae secured a ....
h.-fh .1 fhs ohio Pairs and Racing t-.q.
..rt..r which insure. good s..r. a. ...
..- Grounds f..s ft..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

That proposed immigration bill has
some war p-rovocatives in 10. n We read
the signs right
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

The numerous mste0-s that have.
flashed through che sky % late may be
OBJ" rsru't NJ European canrorafIrr fs-r-
INK some ~ the ffa-s
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

peaceable Americans. not warlike
Europeans. and who could not main
tain themselves In business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

II borrowers refused TO pay usuriau.
rates or interest the banks couldn.t
charge 81.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

The next time Senator Chiffon will
count fifty before be stirs UP Senator
Lippett.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

didacy for the Democratic nomination for
Governor. with the special approval OF
the coal interests.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

Do looks like that deputy marshal who
allowed a German -ry 90 escape had and
got 'nIe price
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

H- cory Horr s,. announced m
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Odds and Ends of DRAWN
WORK PIECES AND liz
T~OWELS-Special at. IL
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-06-03
ORIGIN OF THE TANKER"
Thirty Years Ago the First Iron OIL
Carrier Was Built by
Prussian.

About 1880 Wilhelm Riedemann, a
Prussian shipowner, withdrew from
the East Indian and American trade
for use in transporting petroleum two
sailing vessels which had amidships
two iron tanks of the same depth as
the distance between deck and keel,
the Wall Street Journal states. Orig
inally these tanks contained drinking
water for the sailors, but 1t was found
out that the water could not be kept
free of iron rust and this use was
abandon d. Reidemann utilized these
tanks as petroleum containers and
found that bis transportation ex-
penses were reduced four marks
barrel In this way.
Continuing the experiment on
larger scale, Riedemann transformed
the Andromeda, a 5000 ton vessel,
into a petroleum carrier by installing
on each of her three decks twenty
four iron tanks connected with pipe
lines. The big disadvantage on this
arrangement was that in the event of
repairs being made on the ship, which
was of wood, the tanks had to be re-
moved at great expense and risk of
damage. Riedemann finally concluded
that the ideal tanker must be of iron
and the entire hull of the vessel used
as a container. Accordingly he
planned ship with the engine aft,
protected by water-filled cofferdam.
and the remaining space separated by
bulkheads into eight compartments.
Riedemann tried in vain to get
German shipbuilding firm to construct
a vessel after his design. He went to
England and finally persuaded New
castle concern to undertake 1t. The
result was the first modern tanker,
the Glueckauf, which was launched in
1885.
The arrival of the Glueckauf in New
York In August of the same year Gre
ated CONSERVATION among petroleum
shippers. An indignation meeting was
held, and 1t was proposed to petition
congress to prohibit the expectation
of petroleum in bulk on the ground
that the oil gases would endanger the
lives of all on board the tanker. A
committee was appointed to request
the Standard Oil company to refuse
petroleum to the Glueckauf.
But progress triumphed as usual
Today there are 400 vessels of sub
stantially the Glueckauf type trans
porting petroleum and So more are in
course of construction In American
shipyards.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-06-03
Henry James on France.

She has gardened where the soil of
humanity has been most grateful, and
the aspect, so to call it. most toward
the sun, and there, at the high and yet
mild and fortunate center, she has
grown the precious, intimate, nourish-
ing, finishing things that she has in
exhaustibly scattered abroad. And II
we have all taken them from her, so
expected them from her as our right,
to the point that she would have
seemed positively to fail of a passed
pledge to help us to happiness If she
had disappointed us, this has beer be.
cause of her treating us to the impress.
sion of genius as no other nation since
the Greeks has treated the watching
world, and because of our feeling that
genius at that intensity is infallible.-
Henry James, in THE Book of France"
Macmillan.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-06-03

| best American tradition, IN that 1t has
grown from an insignificant village to
center of world importance during
| two brief generations. In 1881 1t had
population of 6,187. 1t now has a
population of more than 10000, ire
mendous business, highly developed
harbor, equipped with the most mod.
ern machinery and port appliances,
and some of the finest public build.
ings in Great Britain. It's annual ship
ments of fuel totaled before the war
about 100000 tons.
In a Rich Mining Region.
The growth of Cardiff began when
Great Britain started upon its career
Of being the factory nation of the
world. The port, situated upon the
River Taft, mile above its outflow
into the Bristol channel, lies in the
whose vast deposits have formed an
undiminishing stream of lifeblood,
not only to British industry but to the
industries of many other countries.
The whole region surrounding the
town is honeycombed with coal and
iron mines. These minerals have been
mined here for centuries, and were
formerly brought down from the hills
on the backs of mules and in rudely
constructed wagons. With the rise of
the star of industrialism, the construc-
ton Of an up-to-date harbor and of
efficient means for transportation,
Cardiff came into it's own, became big,
prosperous, rich, renowned.
While the export of this port is
enormous, it has but an inconsidera-
Bile import. It's docks receive iron
ore, pit-wood, grain, flour and cattle.
An industrial region of increasing i'm
portance has been growing up around
the city. Tin, copper and iron works
are established here. There are also
large wire factories, general foundries
and engineering works. Many of the
city's general manufactures are sent
to London, which is 146 miles to the
west by the Great Western railway.
Cardiff owes much of its progress to
the second marquis of Butte, who real.
lied the Importance Of this place as
an outlet for the great stores of min
eral wealth of the surrounding coun-
try, and who opened the first great
dock here in 1889. The present Lord
Butte owns the docks and basins of the
harbor proper, flvesin number and COW
ering ITO acres. while numerous other
docks extend down into the Bristol
channel. Despite the city's great de-
velopment in all directions, the ex-
haustion of shutting down of its coal
mines would rob 1t of its Importance.
During the present time the value of
Its exports to Russia, France and Ital-
Ian factories can hardly be overesti.
mated.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-06-03
Morqan's Valuable Library.

Experts attached to the American
Art association have completed their
nine months task of appraising the
Morgan library, and have submitted
their report to the comptroller's office.
No official figures have been made
public, but It is known that the value
of the rare books, manuscripts and en-
cravings has been placed at about ST.
100000 OF this amount the books rep
resent about $5,00O,000
The Morgan library is housed in the
marble building built for 1t at 33
East Thirty-sixth street by the late J.
Pierpont Morgan, New York corre-
spondent of the Philadelphia Ledger
says. The library Is especially rich
In the collection of Bibles, which ex-
tend back through the era of printing
to the manuscript Bibles that preceded
It. Especially noticeable, also, are
the Chaucer, Shakespeare and Burns
collections. Among the manuscripts
In the Morgan collection which have
greatly increased in value are the
Dickens manuscripts, including that
of "a Christmas Carol" which ex-
perts believe now would bring about
$4,000 to 100000. There also is the
manuscript Of Thackeray's vanity
Fair" and of Millions Paradise Lost
in the handwriting Of the blind poets
daughter. The manuscripts Of all the
more important Burns poems are In
the collection.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-06-03
Character Food.

According to the San Francisco Bull
letin, Professor Jaffa, the nutrition
expert of the University Of California,
has declared that different sorts of
food have distinct, but varying, effects
upon the moral character. If one
eats chicken exclusively, it brings out
the finest qualities of the persons
higher nature. Beef makes savage.
The lighter foods, such as vegetables,
tend to make an esthetic. Char
acter," said Disraeli, somewhat Of an
epicure in his youth, lis destiny" But
character, as Professor Jaffa tells us,
Is diet. Therefore, diet is destiny.
To education this truth" is Of COM
manding moment. The fond hopes Of
parents in regard to the careers Of
their children need not be disappoint-
ed SO often. Why were Americans
SO thirsty 100 years ago? Because,
as many travellers testify, their main
food was salt pork. Had they stuck
to vegetables they would have been
artists, esthetics, precious" writer's.
Lamb and mutton should be the food
of pacifists, or should 1t be goose?
Rare roast beef for warriors, ostrich
steak and chicken hearts for politi-
clans, oysters for diplomatists, guinea
fowl for orators, and so on.-New
York Times