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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20
GERMANY'S ALTERNATIVE

As sapient eastern journal very
pertinently remarked the other day.
President Wilson is obscssed with the
Idea OF being President OF Humanity
instead OF the United States. And 1t
would seem that this observation finds
some confederation in the very i'm
pressive address made by him to Con.
eress yesterday.
When the President announced his
intention OF communicating a gravely
important message 10 the Congress OF
the United States in relation TO the
submarine warfare controversy the i'm
preston this announcement conveyed
was that some newly discovered evil
dence was TO be revealed. The stage
was set tor supreme dramatic effect.
with solemn preliminary conferences
with the heads OF The Foreign Affairs
Committee OF the Senate and House.
succeeded by tine nasty passage OF a
resolution providing for a Joint session
OF the two houses These portentious
details were sufficient To key The pub
lie mind up 20 high tension OF grave
apprehension. The text of tine Prcsl
dents address relates nothing bur
what has been known. while ,u.
climax. that unless Germany desisted
from her present methods OF subma-
rine activity our government would
OF necessity De- compelled to SEER
diplomatic relations with the German
Empire. was definitely anticipated
since the reception OF the last Ger
man note on the Su~ssN outrage. WI .ch
the President characterize as sin
gularly as tragic and unjustIuabls and
OF a comparable onorm,-y with ta,
sinking Of tho Lusi,auis
There can Doe no question tha, Ger
many has rraed with the American
government. which. under the greatest
agsra'ation. DO, been patient with tile
subteTfuces and ovasions o., rc-.r
diplomacy The President has rcc.t.d
our cumulative grievances with un-
usual c!esrness and happy avoidance
OF muddy rhetoric. The issue is Joined
and it is nov up TO Germany 20 pro.
woke the severance OF diplomatic ties.
or maintain friendly relation by 100.
rcser'edIy and without qualification
accedins 10 tIo demands rur Pres.
dent has made upon her. THa ultima.
tum is now .n tHo hands OF .he Berlin
official. Or Wild De- 81 d..uu., strain
Or the r-dcfui Lmpe.a. and I.. -elr
sufhcieu' advisors 20 compose their
minds TO au a1l..sr,n. mood. uu- it i-
believed .Ho, vu rnan, do ., Tor
reasons fnat are uor on.s obvious but
imperative % they do no. well. then
T. will boz 1p 200 ls 10 lo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

Dams and levees are bursting
here and there throughout the
country. the thousands who lose
thelr homes or lives being LETT
without PREPARATION because all
evidence OF the negligence from
which the destruction sprang has
gone TO oblivion.
The present law OF negligence
should be changed by statue. The
owners OF the dams should bs
insurers as To all men. or at the
very least. they should pay for
every failure. unless able con.
clusiVely TO prove that careless
ness In no way contributed TO the
catastrophe
Under the law. builders and
owners OF dams draw the diyi-
bends and reap the profits. while
the denizens OF the valleys below
suffer hazard wholly without
protection. advantage. or hope OF
reparatiOn. The value OF their
property Is lessened because OF
the risk. and that wholly without
compensation.
We are living under the law as
framed for county mill dams in
Old England or New England. the
Middle state or Virginia. with
quite little ponds above ana
spreading meadows below. Each
dam was "a neighborhood affair
and the folks about were skilled
IN its simple construction and
familiar with every timber. stone
and strain The mill was a center
of community life and should its
dams yield only the loss of a few
barns or head OF cattle would re-
suit
As between such neigh bors. Il
was adIudged and the law held
that the owner OF the dam should
pay for losses only when shown
10 have been careless-a reason
able rule. for all in the community
knew and were competent to pass
upon facts and questions concern
ing the dam and it, sufficiency.
Had they not all built IL or seen
II built or repaired. or heard the
tale from their fathers
But now all conditions are
different When a great dam Is
10 be erected and a huge power
created hordes OF imported
engineers and laborers invade the
neighborhood and with herculean
effort fling up titanic ramparts
10 hold back lakes OF water. BE
low are the homes Of thousands
of men. not one OF whom knows
or is competent 10 judge in any
respect as to the suffiCIenCy or
safety OF the masonry and con
crete. When the dam has gone
out, no one from the path OF its
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20
HAS NO ACCOMPLISH

The Chicago Herald which is sym
pathetic with the present Democratic
administration, comments on the pro-
posed retention Of the sugar duty. 40
indicating the difficulties the Demo
cratic leaders have in trying TO replace
the $l0oO0.ooO a month which the
Underwood tariff and the European
war have substracted from the GUS.
toms receipts This joint indictment
n not justified by the facts. The
European war has a bad name. and
dcservedly 50 in most respects, but %
Is not fairly 20 be joined with the IN
derwood tariff law in any attempt 10
place the responsibility FOR the pre-
carlous state Of the national treasury.
The sole criminal Boo this matter is the
Underwood tariff. Il has no accom-
pl.ce
The Underwood tariff is giving the
United states a larger volume OF I'M.
ports and a smaller amount of customs
receipts than any revenue measure
which the country has ever witnessed
Recent months have been record
breakers AZ the custom houses ;or
goods received. and heart breaker.
for money taken in. The vast amount
of business tran acted has ncp..-Ifat,d
larger expenditure for salaries and
wages and the treasury Is uo better
off, Do spite % the war iu Europe.
foreign producer have sought out
and made use of the open space. 900
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20
THE INDUCING REASONS

some importance was attached. AZ
'l" ,.mc. ro tle announcement OF Rep.
ro-en.a,iye ra-e. of North Carolina.
and @ brother Of Amhas ador Page.
thar h" would not a-aIu DO a candidate
for 'ou-ress. aF Doc could not agree
with 'ho foreign policy o. ,he adm %.
ls'fatoH. DOB Dds home district. how
ever. bis deD on ha. been received
With amu-'uen. by -Hs voters
LOO rho ir-' place. ST. Page bias been
persona nou -ra'a "a. fue White House
c'.r since DO criticised ths President
pr0pu0inD r.ar. WaU. ,a. m.eps
90. m..'st. AGAINST l.m .u Nortu Car
DINA. because fho people arc ao.
strong for tho pro. dents suddenly
adopted m.U.1u.m. 10 would certainly
Ir's'u' lim from a,.rre ua Wl
oman ,u...er.r. Iu tao second
place and alaf . ar mo.. important.
Nor'h Carolina going Republican
r... f... f.'. ... North Caro-.
InHu I.ot a. b.. ra. r....p. hc vows
It. % 0afamDun. for .aa.. in Tho Tar.
Doc. 0.... Hasn fr'b.,d .n tho past
.r. ..r under fho Democratic e,s.
''u of economy Of fha ton Dorarer.
Iona. Districts ~ North Carolina. ok
vent Democratic by slender MARTINS
Dol 1850 and ono. fao Tenth. vent He-
publican. 'l'rHHs lion. o. j. Britt 60.
'.a-an.e taxation State and National.
ard OLD" r1. which was saaf over mo
r.I rdu.'rr- hv rho Dcmoc-a. r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

devastation can prove Just why
the Thing did not aold
The old law aud the new life
ana conditions are out OF Joint,
and only the Legislature can
change the law.
The legislators Of the State are
strongly called upon to provide
proper rule OF justice. Let the
corpora lens which obtain the bene.
hts De charged with dangers cast
upon others. The risk incurred
they may insure. II they will. from
the burden of hazard exactly
wherr and as II belongs. and re-
heNing IN so far as may be. those
upon whom II is now thrown.
LeNees retaining low lands are
somewhat different. But far
above The old high water marx
sweep the floods OF bursting EN-
bankments. and here again those
who derive no gain or advantage
are penalized for the benefit OF
others.
New dams are to be erected.
many under public authority. and
new levees are to be built. Wash
ed out leyees are 20 be rebuilt
and enlarged. All OF these enter
f'a''7 A'NuAAf AbANANtIdllOu OF an
insurance libility which ought to
be assumed and the physical con
diuons involved in levee building
must force upon US a consideration
OF the proper relations OF all con
cerned. for the board reaches or
bottom lands. taking up flood
waters and feeding them slowly
downstream, while doubling. quad
rupling or more the flowage cap
acity Of rivers. seem destined TO
disappear. When all increase OF
channel capacity saving in
vertical line shall have been block.
ed, what will then happen makes
the law OF levees and artificial
restraints truly a live issue.
There Is no data from which 10
determine the additional height
Of embankments required 20 keep
arutically confined from one or
two or four hundred miles at flood
time. With sufficiently rapid
downrush OF water. long levces
are much like dam. and the
water simply goes up Twenty.
fourty or eighty feet up and over
u Will 20. given the water and
the length OF confinement The
water may come any time and IL
the Government Is TO supply the
CONTINENT. then let the Govern
ment insure all below the levecs
and above normal high water. and
count the cost. Let all who build
levees and dams become and DO
made Insurers thereof
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

tariff law before war order influences
began to be felt in the South. are the
issues which the Democrats IN that
State have 10 meet this year. and the
blood in the eye Of the North Carolina
voter Is causing every Democratic can
didate TO break for the tallest pine tree
in his district Mr.. Page won out ny
less than 1000 last time. and he
couldn't win again with a 42-cen,i-
meter gun. His notification is in the
nature Of an armistice for the purpose
OF buryins his dead.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

The Underwood schedules Of customs
rates and our markets have been
flooded with those goods which pay
little or no tariff The result is that
We have an import trade Of unpar-
allelled magnitude and customs re-
ceipts Of uneXampled paucity.
The Democratic party undoubtedly
would be glad TO prove an abb for the
Underwood tariff law. even As the
Chicago Herald suggests. but the fact
is that the sole offender is the Under.
wood law. It has no accomplice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

Speaking OF the present style % wom-
ems dressing, Youngstown moralist
declares that they have gone 30 far that
men can no longer attend social f1nc-
zion without having 20 stare a. each
other 20 remain decent" That Is rather
a VAIN ohserNAtlon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

New York magistrate upheld a wo-
man defendant IN his court who was
charged with shaping an impairment
Woiorman. which was not law. bu:
ch4valry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

Tie Supreme court Of this State has
decided that a man may carry half
gallon or spirits without "A label ANY
man carrying that amount is ALREADY
labeled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

Ii. referendum vote rejecting th.
'n.' Congregational sellstsictInE bin
hae been declared .l.tI Ug the supreme
.H.rt off chat State. ana she district ult-
Dimes revert fa me COS Eerrgmsuder.
H.t oven Thar v.I DI % benefit the
i4.hsE. Democracy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

That German attache who dcacd the
Federal officers GO arrest him becaus.
he was 'on German territory" wa
somewhat hasty in his declaration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

it is now said that the President BE-
the responsible" party and that Score
tery Daniels was only the rubber
stamp"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

Tho senate army BIN give substance
Co Hryau.s legion 90 "a million men be
tween saurls" and sunset
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

Ih" iIoGee confsrcae refuse t1 aerco
Co. tho ~'ua''.s muuiation Of th. sugar
tariff blu.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

70 seems chat tho rYl.a-dgu or tho
d-"m '7 o. succeed 'ho nub-Glb - tho
vocal r.fs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

Th" nHrIs -Hsrrard Interview ..
travelling faster THAN Orc denial
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

cl.aH-ar Us.a Don't forge, %. brush
sr ya.r patriotism.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20

T". H..afs Republican rally was
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-20
Misses Gray and
Champagne Kid
SHOES

We ask the attention of
parents 90 our line. of
Misses Pearl Gray and I'm
ported Champagne hid But
ton Shoes.
Sizes g. TO II S2.25 90 S2..J
sizes ll17 20 2 .......... S3.@J
The attentive Shoe. Scr
wee Wr give m fhr correct
Citing OF NI..D. f.ct
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24
"GlNGLES JINGLES"
PLAYING THE FIDDLE

It's nice to fiddle, right you should
to play the fiddle, does you good, but
II you play when you should work, you
waste your time and learn to shirk;
but when you're sure you've done your
best and know that you deserve Q
rest, though folks complain as many
will, and say that you're worthless
pill; Just grab your fiddle, play a tune,
and you will find out very soon, that
you'll feel cheerful, bright and good,
to shake the blues will be q pud; but
when at work forget your play. and
put your fiddle right away. Apply
yourself with all your soul. Aim high
and strive to reach your goal. Work
hard for that's the way to win; tho
jobs half done, when you begin, but
when all in and tired out, don't sit
around and whine and doubt. Just
get your fiddle by the gills and nu
your carcass full of thrills. II you
cant fiddle, you can walk, or read Q
book or have talk. The fiddles do
not all have strings; they're boobies
that with good cheer rings. The i'd
ding spirit is our need, that from our
task we can be freed. Old Nero nd
died, which was sound, while Rome
was burning to the ground. He did
not fret, he1did not stew, ~ yoa q
mo doubt would do. He was no dro Do
partment guy, 70 simply passed the
matter by. The man who nddles neves
sours, but f1ddles dur R:x4l
ing f1ddling hours. ~N VS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24
Escapes In War.

Until war ceases, which will be the
greatest miracle Of all, it will always
be the exhibition ground of miracles.
How can a bullet puncture a mans
coat behind and before or pierce his
boot and sock and be gravely shaken
out OF both without wounding him?
And what mysterious channel does this
human body contain which leads a
bullet dexterously around the heart, q
hairs breadth from the seat of life, vet
never rend1ng it-a phenomenon vouch-
ed for by more than one army surgeon {?
Shells have burst thunderously between
the very legs Of soldiers and left them
still soldiers. Shells of two inches in
diameter have passed through legs
and arms without shattering the bone
or bursting at the impact, although
there appears to be literally no room
for such q merciful performance. In
fact, history Of the escapes in war
would be wild reading even after q
course Of Mnnchausen.-Excha
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24
Well Put.

A man who kept a roadhouse in
Rhode Island was called upon to tes-
ttfy in suit as to the number of cubic
yards handled in some rock removing
and filing in Of lots in the vicinity.
Naturally enough, he showed very
little knowledge of the matter, his idea
of cubic yard being so indefinite that
It was suspected he hardly compre.
hended the term. In order to facilitate
his understanding the Judge said:
Listen. Witness! Assuming this ink
stand to be three feet across the top
this way and three feet that way and
three feet in height, what would you
call it?'
"Well, your honor" said the witness,
without hesitation. Il should say it
was some inkstand." - New York
Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24

Tho Return of the Southern Flags.
When it was first proposed to return
to the southern states the Confederate
flags which had been captured in the
battles of the civil war the proposition
met with storm Of protest. In 1905 the
flags were returned, Massachusetts be-
ing the first to act, though it had been
loudest in denunciation when the pro.
posal was advocated by Sumner.
In the following year the command
er in chief Of the G. A. R., James Tan
ner, asked in his Memorial day order
that the graves of the soldiers Of both
armies should be decorated without
discrimination, saying, "The old flag
has been rebaptized since 1865 with
the blood Of the north and the south
alike, and the ship Of state is securely
anchored for all time"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24
Muir Could Drive a Bargain.

Muir Could Drive a Bargain.
Most people know that the famous
naturalist and writer, John Muir, left
/ substantial fortune behind him when
ne died, but few perhaps are aware
that during the ten years he dedicated
altogether to business he was known
as the hardest man at q bargain in the
whole Of California. las bargainer,"
writes Arno Bosch, "John Muir was
pure Scotch. Muir had the biggest and
most dependable supply of Tokay
grapes in California. The San Fran
cisco jobbers bought his yield to meet
their regular shipments to the north
and east. There were at that time
four big fruit jobbing houses in San
Francisco, and they tell tales yet in
Commission row of the bargains John
Muir drove with them. He was never
known to name price first. Whether
he was selling grapes or land, he tried
first to find out what the other man
was willing to pay. But he always
had price in mind, and he got it. It
made no difference what was the mar
ket price Of grapes. He made the job
bers pay what he expected
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24
Japan's Gulf Stream.

The sea currents which flow along
both coasts of Japan consist of a
warmer current coming from the south
and a colder one from the north. The
former is the Kuroshio, or Black cur
rent, which takes its rise near the
equator, being produced by the Pacific
trade wind. It is so called from its
color. which is deep indigo in fine
weather, though ashy pale on cloudy
days. The colder currents are the
Oyashio and the Okhotsk, the former
Of which originates in the vicinity Of
the peninsula of Kamchatka and the
latter near the mouth Of the Amur
river. The predominance Of the one
or the other of these currents causes a
great difference in temperature.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24

tain Ross. grandson Of one whom she
termed the greatest of American
emancipators. placing emphasis on the
word greatest" 1t appears that the
grandfather. Captain Isaac Ross. freed
all his own slaves and sent them to
Liberia at great expense to himself
All this the lady recounted, drawing
attention to the fact that Mr. Lincoln
was only freeing other peoples slaves
So far from being offended at the
woman's invidious comparisons. the
great war president evinced the most
lively interest in the story, granted the
request and showed great good nature
concerning the incident.
General Augur. when in command OF
the defenses at Washington, caught a
spy whom he regarded as peculiarly
obnoxious specimen of his tribe. There
was no question of guilt. and quick
work was made of a court martial and
conviction. The spy was to be hang
ed the next morning, and General Au
CUR went to the war department to
have the papers approved. 1t happen.
ed that Lincoln and Stanton we're both
absent from the city, and Charles A.
Dana was left in charge. he promptly
signed the papers, and Augur and be
congratulated each other that this one
spy would trouble the Union cause no
more. The next morning Dana met
Augur and asked about the execution
In Disguised manner the general said
there had been no execution.
Lincoln had reached home at mid
night. and before he went to bed the
accused mans friends got around the
president and secured pardon. Gen
eral Augur could never refer to the in
cident without showing anger
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24

to be, even as the oak or rock is what
it appears to be. His first characters
tic WAS love Of truth. He was plain
because plainness does not deceive
Having nothing to conceal, he was I'm
affected. He was willing to honor the
handiwork Of God by letting himself
shine forth rs God made him. He was
nnpretentious, for pretense would bu;
have dimmed his Iuster. He did not
accept mere authority. but dug to the
original sources of knowledge for him
self. He thought much and read little
but what he did read WAS of the best
and was thoroughly digested He was
50 utterly logical that he had to be
honest. for dishonesty is the most II
logical thing in the universe. He was
weak in wrong position. but no maj,
was stronger in the right He made
little profession of religion. but lived it
His second quality was love of man
He could not resist an appeal to his
compassion Put he could be immova
bic when question of principle was
involved. Having made up his mind
that thing was right. no power on
earth could bulge him. Where no
moral issue was ut stake no man was
more nliable. His heart was tender,
and he was easily moved to laughter or
to tears. His sense Of justice was
strong, but his charity was stronger
yet. Loyal to his friends. forgiving to
his enemies, mighty in his wrath. but
mightier still in his patience and for.
bearance. Abraham Lincoln was the
best exponent of the teachings Of the
Nazarene that has appeared in our
times.
In December, 1868. lady called on
President Lincoln in behalf of a Cap
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24

Copyright PressAs
and the dust its ra~hide pleading broom
But the OLD war drum Is silent
Lake ory' decrepit veteran 1t leans against
hush,h
Don't you its rumble-rumbie- rumberum2
Lean and listen! To
Put your hand, and
Faint and far, the rumberumble Of he druml
ID from the faroff fields of aao
from the sorry Shiloh maelstrom Chickaa,ea hell
All. hear, hear, heart
. Can't you feel the
Can't you sense its rumble -rumberum1
FOR the moment close
49,. 1t IS not
lis the real rumble rumble of the draml
THEY have borne bue blew the
ko4sne reements to marshal throas
Calling to make Of ife
Can't Dont yS% f t4 the war drum. xece2
stand little aside.
Let the drummer beat with
Louder now the ruHble-rumble of the drum
vs. its the ch.reina line.
Hear its deep ba.so prof.ndo upon heeht
Peerless Picketts launching leeions
J.. Yes bark harkl
voice the rumble, .rum6erum,
Dof your hat and heave
Beating out the r,mble-rumbe Of the drum,
saw the ehost1y drummer morn in latter
When beyond the Uttered BEGAN
ana turned me for moment for glance along
"nere thin blue line of veterans
"Ah, hush. hush hush!
100 Called the monitor within.
"Hush and hear the rumble rumble-rum
Was the war drum awake
Or my heartbeats-did
All the mighty runnble-rumble of the