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Washington Journal., 1917-09-07
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fretdr oes @otifons, ioa sic GrfId-
rung abgegeben baben, Dob bereits
flint Scr friegiiibrenoen Mddte sen
bolptid6liditen Srieoenspropolitio
men oes 8apites beigeitimmt b6tten.
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Washington Journal., 1917-09-07
mm0 0ie Gleiidpreiie.

Sooper bereitet oos @olf LIDO
memo" auf elm meiteres Steieen Der
6leii6preiie Dor. 8ir glduben ibm
aufS Mort.
Washington Journal., 1917-09-07

Die unter britil6em GinfluB tie
benOe u2eogue to enforce 8eoce" bat
lid gegen Die pom 8apit poreeidIagc
lie SrieOenspropolition erfl6rt. Grit
miiiIe Der opreuBiide Wtilitarismus"
pernihtet iein. @emiitsmenihen.
Washington Journal., 1917-09-07

Nah Dem &riege miro &openbagen
nod beionoerS ousgeldubert lperoen
miiiien, oieie Sammelltele Der mel
item 8~en0en5liigen iiber Die Sorgdnge
in Oeutl6lano.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
MIR. LAWSON EXPLODES

Owing to the pressure brought by
the Committee on Rules by lnstruc-
ton of the House of Representatives
Mr.. Thomas ". Lawson translated his
implications as to the source Of the
leak" of President Wilson's tnten-
tons of sending a peace note to the
belligerents, into specific revelations.
He names Secretary McAdoo, Secre-
tary Lansing as supposed "leakers'
and Chairman Henry of the Rules
Committee as his Congressional In
formant of Wall streets exclusive .ad-
vance notice of peace suggestions. SO
far as The Intelligencer is able to dis
criminate il does not see that Mr..
Lawson has given US anything that is
any more convincing than his first
babblings before the Committee. He Of
fers no corroboratiye evidence. He
repeats hearsay, gossip and prejudt-
cial speculation.
Mr.. Lansing has already discounted
Mr.. Lawson's definite charge. and We
cannot. believe that the connection
Of Mr.. McAdoos name with the leak
is anything more than idle conjecture.
So far as the backfire of Lawson on
Chairman Henry is concerned 1t is
more than likely that the latter gen
tleman is able to give good account
OF his part in the matter. Il heard it,
and Il was informed" is not compe-
tent evidence. Until we have grounds
more relative than this we cannot
share with the best of Mr.. Watson's
belief
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
NOT NECESSARY

While The 1ntelligencer must not
be understood as being opposed to the
proper scrutiny of moving pictures 1t
is decidedly against the establishment
of a State censorship, as has been
suggested to the legislature, and the
attendant useless expense. Few OBJ
jectionable pictures creep into West
Virginia, and it is an easy matter 10
suppress them where they 10 appear
by calling on the local authorities to
act. Very few screens are shown In
the cities and towns Of this State that
have not been viseed by the censors
OF the adjoining States Of PennsylVa-
mia and Ohio, channels through which
they come to West Virginia.
Again, the field in this State is not
large enough to require an expensive
censorship, part Of which would, no
doubt, fall on the moving picture
houses, many Of which could not bear
any addition to their present operating
expenses. The most effective way TO
handle the situation would be the
passage of a law canceling the license
of any proprietor Of a moving pic
turc theatre exhibiting a corruptinG
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
THE RIGHTS OF CITIES

The recommendation Of Governor
Hatfield in his message to the lesls-
lature, giving cities the right TO
amend their own charters is one that
should meet with a favorable recep-
tion by the law making body. II a
community is not competent to gov
ern itself without having its govern
ing methods reviewed by. another
body it is not lit to be chartered. OF
course there are no communities
Of that character in West Virginia.
But the main point is the calendars OF
the House and Senate should be re-
lieYed OF the congestion they are Oft
en- subjected by bills amending city
charters.
Then again the legislature IS COM
sD>ued to pass upon matters Of charter
provisions that few Of the member
ship are familiar with or competent
to pass an intelligent opinion on. The
session Of the legislature Is limited
enough without having 1t cluttereo
up with a lot OF charter measures
that could much better be taken care
of by the cities and towns themselves
Here is the city OF Wheeling that is
compelled to go to Charleston with
change in its charter that all are
agreed should be made. Why should
not the acquiescence at home be sur
ficient. We are much 100 finicky
about some OF our legislation. stick
ing some times for non-essentials and
too liberal and loose in other respects.
We declare the people rule, then why
should they be restricted in an obvi-
Gus right to make government for
themselves?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
STATE TRADE BOARD
NETS AT CHARLESTON

PARKERSDuRG, w. Va, Jan. Is
The members Of the West Virginia
State Board of Trade, it was an
nounced here today by II. Fl. Archer,
secretary OF the board, will meet in
Charleston Wednesday, ut which time
matters pertaining 10 the future pro-
gram of work for The present year
would be taken up and report of the
activities Of the board for the past
year reviewed.
IL is understood that a number Of
matters which the board are in
terested in and which will come be-
fore the West Virginia legislature will
also be prnsrnted By members Of the
Legislative committee. They will be
gone over thoroughly. such changes
as are deemed necessary will be made
and they will be drafted into bills
which will be presented to the legis.
lature for its consideration within the
next few days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
B. & O. WANTS INCREASE
IN PASSENGER RATES

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Jan. Ia
Petition was today filed with the
public service commission by the Bal
timorc L. Ohio Railroad company for
permission 10 advance its intrastate
passenger rates from two cents a mile
us prescribed By the laws Of West
Virginia. to III least 2ia cents mile.
The hearing WAS set for February u.
The company operates in thirty-two
counties of the state. with a total OF
1882 miles of main line and branches,
that being about one-fourth OF the
total mileage of the road. Since the
act of the legislature of 1907 went
into effect requiring railroads to re-
duce their passenger rates. the Balti-
more L. Ohio has charged TWO cents 4
mile to passengers travelling within
The state.
The petitioner claims that the capt.
tai invested by the company for the
conduct Of it's passenger business has
materially increased since 1907.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16

IN hand and hopes to pass this ses-
sion Is to be paid for with this Public
Buildings Bill, and he is to pay first.
Thanks to the two provisions in the
constitution intended TO prevent hasty
action of any kind OF collision be-
tween the legislature and the presl-
dent, congress holds the president in
the hollow of it's hand and can refuse
him anything it wi S h e S, without
scruple. 1t can also force him to pay
for everything he gets. Some presi-
dents have declined 10 pay and have
therefore got nothing. Mr.. Wilson has
preferred to get something and to pay
for it.
The second great question lies in
the continuation Of this practice, the
fact that the people do not stop 1t.
The real truth Is that they cannot
people; it is neither legally nor polti-
cally responsible TO anybody for what
it does. The existing congress can
not be punished at all at any time by
anybody for what it has done, or is
going TO do. There is no power on
earth that can prevent them from
passing this bill if they see fit to; 1t
makes no difference how bad it is nor
how much worse they make it than
it is at present. The public do not
approve Of 1t and the houses know. 1t,
but they pass it just the same. The
house, as a matter of fact. by pro-
vision Of the constitution. Is elected
for two years. 1t cannot possibly be
removed from office before that time
for exercising what is euphemistlcally
called discretion, morn can it in any
way be compelled to pass certain bills
or reject others. It's functions are
conferred upon it for two years and
for two years 1t gets them and during
that period nobody II, the United
people in the United States put to-
thing it pleaSeS. They can, 10 be sure,
decline 10 re-elect the members, but
that dos not, as 4 matter Of fact
punish them for what they did. 1t
merely prevents them from doing it
again, which is hardly a severe pen.
atty. AS matter of fact the habit of
rotation in office which has been
pretty common in this country, the
idea that one term is about enough
for most men. causes most members
Iof congress to realize that they are
not likely TO be reelected anyway and
that they might therefore just as well
get what they can while they are
there. Others have discovered that
the one infallible road to reelection is
the feeding Of their constituency with
1.-THE Public Buildings Bill or provision
for their constituents Of government
contracts or other perquisites. Hence
the Buildings Bill, hence the Rivers
and Harbor Bill, hence this diet Of
pork fed to the constituency and paid
for by you and me. The president
must accept it or 60 without good
legislation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
IS TT worth wH1LE2

Is 1t worth while that we jostle Il
brother
Bearing his load on the rough road Of
life?
Is it worth while that VIC jeer at each
other
In blackness OF heart?-that We war
10 the knife?
God pity US in our pitiful strife.
God pity US as we jostlc each other;
God pardon US all for the triuniphs
we feel
When q fellow goes down; poor heart
broken brother.
Pierced to the heart: words arc kc"ncr
than steel,
And mightier fur for woe or for veal.
Were It not well in this brief little
journey.
On over the isthmus. down into the
tide.
That We give him q fish instead Of 4
serpent.
Ere folding the hands 10 be and abide
For ever and aye In dust at his side:
Look at the roses saluting each other;
Look at the herds all AT peace on tn"
plain.
Man, and man only. makes w2r on his
brother.
And dotes IN his heart on his peril and
SLAMMED by III" hrut"S that 20 down
on the plain.
Joaquin Miller.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
ONLY DR.. JEPSON CAN
DECLARE QUARANTINE

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 70
No one in West Virginia has author
itv 10 establish a quarantine in con
nectjon with infantile paralysis except
the commissioner of health, who IS
DR.. S. l.. Jepson. of Charleston, except
10 regulate the transportation or chill
dren under sixteen years old. ms
was announced today by the depart
ment of health following an order
from that department suspendlng me
uuaranlines against the city Of Eikins
which had been established by num-
Der Of other cities and towns. -.
DR.. Jepson announced tonight that
he is unalterably opposed to the clos
ing OF public schools because OF me
existence of case or more or ms
malady. He said it is better for the
community 10 keep the children TO-
gether. but also that it is highly I'M
portant that all physicians having
under their care potential case;
should isolate it immediately from all
members of the household until Inc
positive diagnosis determines the
exact nature Of the disorder
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
KEYSER SCHOOL WANTS
GOVT VOCATIONAL AID

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. 15.--A
delegation from Keyser. representing
the kpyser preparatory school, ar
rived here today for Il conference
with the board Of regents and board
of control on the subject Of an en-
ablng act to give that school the right
and facilities to take advantage OF
vocational aid offered by the national
government. This school would be of
The secondary grade, and the courses
proposed include agriculture, manual
training. commercial subjects and
domestic science or all OF the course
that would be approved by the federal
board which passes upon such mai
ters. The delegation includes !. W.
Sraman. principal Of the school: r.
\. Welch, attorney; c. c. Nethkln.
sheriff Of Mineral county, and +. h..
Hood neNSDdDcr editor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16

of the Treasury Department has pre-
sented a statement OF the condition
TO the committee and made many sug-
eestions for obtaining increased rev.
enue. It is said that Secretary Nc
Adoo favors levying additional duties
on imported commodities which now
appear On the free list, but that many
party leaders prefer to resort to ad-
ditional internal revenue taxes. Pres
ident Wilson has not as yet Indicated
which faction he farors, although it Is
intimated from White House sources
that the President is convinced that
the country would not feel hostile to
changes in the tariff rates.
On the other hand. it is charged
that it would be illogical for the ad-
ministration to force through this
session Of Congress any changes IN
the tariff whatsoever, even were
those changes no more than imposing
duties on articles which are now
on the free list, while the pro-
jected tariff commission is being
organized. From this time on, 1t
is claimed, no changes should be
made in the tariff without first receiV-
Ing some recommendation or report
from the tariff commission. That is
merely postponing the inevitable. The
country is already loaded with
heavy burden Of internal revenue
taxation, but the obstinate Democracy
when in any doubt may always be de-
pended on to soak the people
Just now they are in a bad hole. II
they were wise they would abolish
the larger part of the free list and In
crease tariff rates where they have
been reduced to a practical free trade
basis. That the deficit in revenue IS
due in the main to the ruinous Under
wood bill is clearly shown by scan
ming the imports for November last.
which were valued at SIT 1000
paying customs revenue OF sl6,S5l, 25S,
or an average rate Of duty OF 9.5 per
cent, compared with an average rate
Of duty under RepuDncau Jaw in the
neighborhood of 20 per cent. Of
these imports. the groups 'manufac-
lures for further use in manufacture
ing" and manufactures ready for con-
sumption" totaled S57,0OO.O00. or ST.
100000 greater than for the same
month, 1915, and but S2,O00.O00 less
than for 1918, the first two months
under the Wilson-U underwood law. in
spite of the fact that three Of our great
trade competitors are practically
eliminated, Germany, Austria, and
Belgium. The total imports for Nov
ember, 1912, under the Republican
tariff law were valued at S153,00O.-
900. and they paid customs revenue
in the sum Of SOS, $685.. In other
words, s24,OOO,OOo less imports paid
nearly s9.OOO.o0O more revenue. Is it
any wonder that the Democrats are.
being driven from their tariff-for-less-
than-reyenue stronghold?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16

Have you ordered your pork yet?
Will you have II raw or sugar-coated?
Do you need whole hog or will a
modest fitch do. or will d little break
fast bacon be all that you require?
There is a good deal Of pork being dis
tributed just now. Congress Is sure
that the high cost of living has made
the whole nation hungry for it with
an intensity which cannot be appeased
! by any moderate amount of it, and II
you will make your wants known no
doubt they will be satisfied. The
Public Buildings Bill provides an, al
most unlimited diet OF this succulent
fare especially intended for those who
live in small towns of about five thou
sand people. Despite the nation wide
protest, the bill goes nerrily on its
way.
Are you among those who will pay
for this or are you among those who
are to get it? In all probability you
belong to the vast majority who are
going to pay for this pork which Is
going to be distributed among rela-
lively few people and which is being
distributed without much regard for
anything except politics. If you belong
to. the majority instead of to the
minority, you will at least be inter
ested-, in this state of affairs suffi
GENTLY to wonder what makes it pos
sible. Why will the president sign
1.-THE bill? Can he not be prevailed
upon to veto it? Why do you and |
and all the rest permit these things
ito go on?
The situation rests upon the con
stitutional provision that all legiSla-
ition must begin in the house of repre-
;Sentatives or the senate and must be
passed by both houses before the pres
ident has any opportunity to deal with
it. There are of course ways and
ways of doing things, but constitu
itionally the president has no initia-
tive in legislation and on bills Of this
kind he certainly never does have any.
The constitution also provides that
the president must take the whole Of
the bill or none OF 1t. He must
the good and if he declines to take the
bad he must also get along without
the good. He cannot veto part Of
bill. One further provision. which
has emerged from the traditions of
our legislative past, is the necessity
for buying good bills with bad bills.
Congress takes care not to pass any
of the more important legislation the
president wants and which the coun-
try needs, until the so-called pork
bills have been duly passed and duly
signed. They exact their demands
before they do their part of the really
important legislation.
Mr.. Wilson is therefore, like many
other presidents. to pay for what he
has received. The Federal Reserve
Act, the Tariff, the Adamson Bill, and
a good many other things cost him
this sort of legislation in the past.
The new legislation which he now has
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
RElIEE COMING


The winds arc clustering and rough,
the frosts keeps at it, steady; a little
winter is enough, you've had your
share already. You're tired Of winter.
grim and drear, you're tired Of all his
poses. Cheer up. The spring will soon
be here, with nightingales and roses .
You're tired OF blowing in your roll
that you may keep from freezing, for
cords Of wood and tons OF coal--i;
surely isn't pleasing. You're tired g.,
toiling day by day. TO feed the hungry
heaters. Cheer up. The spring is on
the way. with meadow larks and skee;-
You're tired Of falling half a block.
when streets with ice are slippy;
you're tired of cleaning snowy walks,
and other labOrs dippy. You fain would
sound note OF grief, with cymbals,
timbrels. comets. Cheer up. Though
gloomy be the day. the darkest day
will vanish: there's something travel
ing our way that will our troubles
Danish. Today may be a thing Of
dread-we'rc banking on tomorrow;
there's always something just ahead
that's bound 10 knock out sorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
RoANE CoUNTY's RICHNESS

zone Of the brightest bits of enter
prise that has come to the notice OF
The Intelligencer Of late is the spe-
cial illustrated edition OF the Roane
County Reporter, Of twenty-three
pages. exploiting the advantages OF
Spencer, the county seat. and the won
derful opportunities that are present
ed by the rich farming and grazing
lands contributory to it for the extern
siYe and intensive asriculturist and
stock raiser. The special edition is
all home product of which the print
ing is not the least OF the achieve
ments Of the progressive publisher.
Mr.. Harry Jack The publication is
another evidence OF the advance OF
West Virginia newspapers in spirit
and appreciation Of the future posi-
biities Of this richly endowed COM
monwealth
Roane is one Of the long string OF
West Virginia counties that abut on
the Ohio river. one Of the units OF
the fruitful Ohio valley, the greatest
stretch Of manufacturing and agrl-
cultural activity in the United States,
if not Of the world It's destiny IS as
set and fixed as the brilliant stars
that twinkle on it the dark hours oil
the night and the sun that smiles OH
it's wakefulness. Spencer is awaken
ing to that time in her affairs, which
taken at the flood, leads on to for
tune. her most important venture be-
ing in good roads. Nearly half a mil
lion dollars will be spent this year
by Spencer and Walton districts in
the construction of hard roads, the
work Of which is now under way. This
getting out Of the mud is the one
great problem OF rural West Virginia,
and The Intelligencer is glad to see
that Roane county is not tagging be-
hind.
Spencer enjoys a very enviable dis
tinction in being the largest shipping
point OF live stock OF any sta
ton on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad system. And there is a
reason for it as the surround
ing country offers the greatest
inducements for stock raising Locat-
ed in the blue grass territory it is
possible to raise cattle for export
shipment without the feeding of a
pound OF grain. There is the sub
stance in the grass which grows in
West Virginia and about ten counties
in Southwest Virginia that produces
the hard fat in cattle required for ex-
port shipment, and which Western
catlemen and even those Of Ken
lucky, must feed grain to obtain. This
beneficence OF nature is to be treas
ured more than the assets Of oil, coal
or gas, because it is inexhaustiole.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
SEN. HOUCH TO PRESENT
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS

Special Dispatch to the 1ntellisennH:
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. IS
Senator Elmer Hough. OF Brooke
county, will on Tuesday introduce In
the senate two important bills, one
will provide for pensions for school
teachers, based upon an age limit and
other conditions very similar to the
Wheeling pension idea, but with dit
ference that it shall be optional II the
teachers want to enter under Its pro-
visions. His second bill Is to be for
the equipment of mine rescue car.
to be along lines OF the federal mine
cars. to be stationed at the capital.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
TWO DEGREES BELOW

Wheeling experienced its coolest
weather Of the winter yesterday
when the thermometer registered two
degrees blow zero. The mercury
dropped 10 one below the middle OF
last week.
Miss Fnrsythr. the local govern
ment weather observer, reported the
weather 10 be much warmer later in
the day when the mercury went up TO
13 dCrpcs above zero.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
THE REVENUE DILEMMA

The Ways and Means Committee OF
the House of Representatives are
deepl, ,ngaged in the consideration
Of me-ures for an increase In the
revenues Of the government, which
are going behind every month. which
means a large deficit at the end Of
tia next fiscal year unless increased
taxes are provided to meet the swell
ing expenditures. Secretary McAdoo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
HENNING SECRETARY
OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
,,..,., ,o N. In,.II,r,ne,r

sn.c,al Dl.pstch To the Inieisencer. -
CHARLESTON,> ". Va, Jan. 15.-
When the senate finance committee
met this afternoon in first sessioa
Senator ". P. Hawley. of Bluefeld, its
chairman, designated Chas. H. Henning
as secretary. The appointment Of MI
Henning, who up till he came to
Charleston was. Wheeling man, met
with general approval around the
state house:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-16
70 MILLION PEOPLE
USE CASCARETS--WHY??

oil eat one or two Cascarets Ike
andy before going TO bed and in the
morning your head is clear, tongue IS
clean, stomach sweet, breath right
and cold gone and you feel grand.
Get a 10 or 25cent box at any drug
store and enjoy the incest, gentlest
liver and bowel cleansing you ever eX-
perienced. Stop sick headaches, OIL
ious spells, indigestion, furred tongue,
offensive breath and constipation
Mothers should give cross, peeVlsn'
feverish, bilious children a whole Gas
caret any time.