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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
A PSYCHOLOGICAL WEAPON

Whether or not it is to be implied
that. Great Britain's policy Of secrecy
against the submarine warfare that is
being waged around it is an effective
weapon, the possibilities Of it cannot
be denied. a British official referring
10 this policy says: "a submarine
starts out on its campaign, and all
that is known by the German Admir-
atty is that il did not return. Every
thing else is mystery. All of this
sounds quite shiyery. The German
authorities do not learn whether the
lost submarine has met with mishap
through waves and wind; whether il
has been captured and its crew taken
prisoners: whether it has been caught
in one of the steel nets and has strug-
yled vainly TO release itself while its
men persisted of suffocation. or
whether a shot, piercing the thin skin
OF the submarine, has sent 1t down
into the deep sea ooze.
The uncertainty might not unsettle
the nerves of the German Admiralty.
seeing that it must think Of the coun-
try's cause and not of the safety Of in
diriduals. But it. may be. suspected
that it makes impression upon those
who man the submarines. They have
seen comrades go and never return
They have wondered what the end
was and have not learned. 1t is mys-
terv that can feel forebodings. 1t IS
mystery that can try all the strength
Of mems souls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

When comes the night and oil the task!
Tho day has brought arc DONE
IT'S then the litt!o fellow asks
For tales of battles won.
It's then he climbs unon my hnee
And bcSS me TO relate
Some story OF the ships At sea
Aud oil their precious freight.
We live with kings and princes then
And generals brave and bold.
We wander from the hauEtS of men
Where hearts are stern and cold.
And all is splendid where we stray,
And all the skies are bright,
The troubles that have lined the day
Have Oil come out all right.
We chum with fine folk. he and I.
Tho good. the kind, the wise:
The evil giants we defy
And mock their strength and size.
The COLLINS and the fairies, too,
Are loyal friends OF ours.
And If pcrchance they've work to do
We help them paint the flowers.
We hoist our sails OF shimmcring golt
And put away to sea.
With gingerbread We pack tho hold
AS full as 1t can be.
And out toward the setting sun
We glide until we find
The port Of Happiness and Fun.
Where care Is left behind.
When comes the night the sorrows Fly
And MI tho cares depart,
put tho long days burdens by
And rest my weary heart.
By train. by fairy coach or ship.
Whichever pleascs best.
TO story-land we take trip
And there awhile we rest: -,
EDGAR y. GUEST.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
UNIVERSAL TRAINING

The failure Of the Hay bill accents
The vital need Of the country for some
comprehensive scheme Of military
preparedness 10 meet any emergency
that may arise. The objections that
have been offered to the recommends
tons of the General Staff on universal
military training and service are based
nm tho fear OF militarism. The
scheme proposed, however, seems to
nroyide the necessary basis for put
ting the nation in a prepared state.
CONGRESS- has now before it thorough
study BY military experts Of all prob
Ions connected With land defense. II,
in the present international Crisis or
at any time. the country meets with
disaster il will be the result Of the
failure Of Congress to meet the sltua-
ton. with tho courage 1t demands. BY
no large and indiscriminate appropr1a-
tons for alleged national defense OF
pork barrel purposes can Congress eS-
cane this grave responsibility.
In it's report the General Stan
proposes to give the young men Of the
country just one-half of the training
that is required in time Of peace by all
Of the great European powers and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
HATFIELD STATES OBJECTIONS
To THE GOOD ROADS MEASURE

general revenue for the fiscal year OF
l9lS. 100000. and for the fiscal year
OF 1918. S275O00 and for each of the
future years an amount equal or in cX-
cess of said amounts. and places tho
same IN Il State Road Fund The gen
rrHl revenue which is thus taken ana
set apart for i specific purpose has been
Tor years part of the State General
Revenue. BY taking these amounts
from the States general revenue The
general state levy Will be at least two
cents higher Than otherwise, although
the expenditures by tho state for the
maintenance Of its institutions ana de-
partments be not tncre4 scd.
I'm addition there i also proposed
in the House appropriation bill Si3,O9O
per year. making total OF SS6,U0O Tor
the biennial pcro1.. for the expenses ot
this department.
IF the entire bonded resources cr tn"
county or district have been used f"'
ruacs. under the provisions OF Senate
En- 24S an additional COUNT road levy
Of not to exceed - cents IS authoFlzeu
and an additional! 10 cent county road
emergency levy. IN additional district
road levy of not to exceed IL cents and
an additional 10 cent district road cmcr-
Ecncy levy arr authorized. These levles
are in addition To The levy authorized by
general law uf 81 cents Tor general
county and district purposes. Scnat"
Bill No 2Si also authorizes the county
court 10 levy q road capitation tax 1T
no on each male inhabitart OF the
county who has attained the age of =
wears, and not liable TO labor on the
roads or who pays the communication
mentioned in section bu or. tn" act The
county court may require every male
person not under Il years nor over ~
years OF age, with certain exceptions,
10 work I'm person or by proxy not less
than one nor more than -FOUR days IN
each year. or pay s. per day, which IS
DESIGNATED q Communication tax.
1t also authorizes in addition to the
automobile license tax, 4 privilege tax
and takes away from the municipality
the power 10 collect an automobile IL
ccnSc taN.
Senate Bill 2S4 also authorizes. when
In the opinion u the county court the
lcvins provided by law Tor roads arc In
sufficient, upon petition and by vote.
authorizes special road fund levy. No
Limitation Is placed on this levy except
the constitutional! limit for lerics.
The Ruud Bill also prohibits. after
expiration OF contracts now existing.
convicts Of the Pcnitentiury being en-
ploycd in work other than road work.
provided there Is road work t" he per-
formed II convicts OF the p"niteniary
are required To be- first employed III
road work. regular employment could
not he secured in ether work. II being
impossible TO contract for short periods.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
sterlal Dispatch 10 Tho intelligence.

S!crl4l Dispatch /" Tho ln'eErncc'.
CHAELESTON, W. Va, Feb. 2S.-ln
connection will Senate Bill NO. zs1,
Known ms the General Road Bit which
.p::S5rd at the Recent session or the leg
islaturr during the closing hours, 10y
error Hatfield made Il statement today
as ~ his attitude on tho measure. lie
laid:
Il am in very hearty sympathy with
my, movement for the permanent ana
sr!rccSSrul development Of our ROAD S!s-
r"in However,. there are some pruFlS-
Tors Of lhlS hill that. are In direct con-
IIict with my views. particularly upon
the subject Of STATE finances, and that
bear upon the rrrInanency OF the direct
k.yy. The road bill in its present form
would deprive The state treasury ~ one
tenth of thu, revenue now derived from
Nar.nus purposes. and would make IL
necessary to tnrrcnSr the direct levy
from two Ia three cents per year.
1T has hr, u. my real belief that the
stat. should pursue that course which
" cuid hiring 4 total elimination or the
.rlrcrI levy except that necessary Tor
the local schu"l purposes am opposed
ia Legislation thai would Increase the
.,ai. lcyy as a general proposition. be-
Il, Wink that The raising OF revenue ny
,.ir,ci levy Should he left within the
authority If the local taxing bodies as
IaI us possible.
with lhr l;tiSaE" OF inc r"NCilutt III" )
hr The second extraordinary session OF
the legislature of 1915 the States nm
ancoS were placed upon Il sound basis.
AMI sufficient revenue has hc"n maze
available Ia take car, of the demands or
The. stat" government. However. II
laws are 10 hc passed that Will take
away from tho state treasury a large
,rrcrntag" of the rcyenu" that Is now
derived, wn will face the old problem
again.
Il I'm rot of tho opinion that this is
he npp0rtunc time for undertaking an
elaborate plan OF road development;
neither Is H. time for tho State TO under
take any extensive Improvements. We
must tax" into consideration the fact
hat this IS Il time when everything that
,nt"rs mo The construction Of roads,
buildings and other improvements, il
ahEnrmutly high We know not how
long It Will b" until developments may
nrCur that will restore normal condl-
lions in this country and will afford
better opportunity Of making improve
mcnts nj u moro reasonable cost TO The
State.
All Of these things lead me 10 believe
that ii ls improper 1T this time TO I'M
derIakc any improvements. however
mcrtnriols or however needed they may
b.. that would bring about readjust-
mcuL uf our present satisfactory 1lnan-
Cial condition rs Il state.
The road bill lakes OF tho States
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
UNDER PARTISAN CONTROL

There is another development which
shows the partisan character Of the
organization Of the farm loan banks,
which was referred to in these col
umns yesterday. This has reference
to the nomination of Raymond T.
Baker Of Nevada, TO be director Of the
mint, to succeed F. ]. ron Engelken,
OF Florida, sent TO the Senate by the
President. The unusual feature OF
this incident is that the latter has not
resigned, nor has he been removed.
He has, however, been slated to be
president Of the Farm Loan Bank to
be established at Columbia. South
Carolina but the. directors OF the
bank, who will nominally select the Of
tcers, have not Yet been appointed.
But the puzzling thing is how these
two men can occupy the same position
at the same time. pending the arrange
ment outlined.
There is another circumstance con-
nected with this incident which pro-
rokes comment. The rural. credits act
provides for tho organization OF a
dozen land banks throughout the coun-
try. 1t does not provide, so far as we
can ascertain. that the officers OF
these banks are to be picked out at
Washington, but that they are TO be
elected by the directors. who, in the
first instance, will be selected by the
administrations The shipping board
was supposed to enjoy like freedom
of choice in selecting its chairman;
but it speedily developed that Secre-
tary McAdoo had picked out the man
for the place and that commissioner
who would not. O. X. the selection was
at liberty to resign. So 1t IS to De
with the land banks, We conclude.
These institutions have been heralded
bv energetic and well-paid publicity
agents in the government employ as
being projected along non-parusau
lines. Yet the selection of an admin
istration favorite like Won Engelken
gives confusion to all such protesta-,
lions. The rural credits system, like
all the other novel schemes Matched
by this administration, will be made a
partisan incubator.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
TELLS HON TO GET
MORE. EXPORT TRADE
+ Rodgers Fh inery Declares Amsrtea
should Go after Foreign Ordsrs
Li&so England

America 'hai the thrift. Drawn, ma
t,;rnI resources, and the money 70 copy|
with any county on the globe 70 secuIe
foreign trade gut America Is not 1et.S'
ting her share alof this business FOR inc
simple reason chat 1t has not aroused
from Its sleep SAnd gone after tne trane
in the right manner rs England mas anu
is doing. EtG;y time we 90 loreisn
business Engls nd gets her part OF the
mnnnv," declared ]. Rodgers Flannery.
chairman Of tie Pittsburgh Foreign
Trade commission. IN a logical and In.
e resting address delivered yesterday 81
noon in the H,rtcl NcLurc at the luncn-
rCn-nrctinC o., the Open Forum branch
of the WhaeEng Commercial Assocla-
tiCi ,t,,
Mr FIanncri came TO Wheeling to tell
the mnnufact,;rcrs and business men or
this community how they should 80
about 10 sccuHc more lorciSn lraoe; at9
hr drove hclE> remarks that convinced
his auditors hat he WAS well qualified
10 discuss thu: subjcc: from oil points.
Tho sprake: said that despite the fact :,
,hot ,n,rricGSa banks have been estab- :.
liShrd in Sukth America and In othe!
countries. nG>;crthtlcSS this country is
no; getting. Il s financial part CT the
transactions, SlS 30 per cent OF the for
eign busincao done hy this country Is
paid through English banking instita
lions on poutf sterinS basis. Mr. Elan
merry pclntcl%lut the way by which this
business maybe done through American
banks in foreign countries and appealed
TO his listeners 10 so after the foreign
trade In a p,,re systematic manboR. =. :.
Pennsylvania has 100000 In its 1
state sinking fund. State revenues are
So, o00.0 900 yearly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
THE BUDGET SYSTEM

The fai,urn OF the West Virginia
legislature 10 aiop: the measure pro-
yidiug for bulge; system was d
piece of ShurtsighivGneS$. IT not Il d'S-
play OF indifference n providing SAFE
guards against ;Ae "aSteiH! INGENIOUS
of appropriations the public funds. HAD
such 4 Systcm been III operation me
eyrra session would have been obTi-
ated TIL. performances OF The Con-
gress in the protligate waste OF money
has called attention 10 III" necessity
of a check on eXiravasant dlSourSe'
ments. and from time 10 time attempts
have been made 10 provide 4 budget
system for that body. but without fe-
suit. The reluctance of 4 large part OF
Congress 10 submit 10 any restraint u
that character is we'll understood. .
. , Recently an al:ocat" o. The budget
system OF appropriations framed tnd
Introduce! in the House OF Represent
atiyes a bill cubodying his IDEAS. the
measure provides for board OF adj
ministrative control OF tiEe members
who shall prepare bi"nnialiy an eSu-
mate of n" appropriations necessary
for the conduct OF n" government LOT
the next TWO wears. The estimates
shall b.. known "a tn" budget III"
shall he submitted 10 Congress oE the
President on the first Monday IN de-
cembpr cf each cven-numbered year.
The board Is given power also 10 So
'pervise the accounting OF the eSecu-
tive departments anu prescrioe UNI
form methods. 1t is commended that
this bill. if enacted into law, Will 'na-
reriallv reduce the cost OF operating
the government b. the substitution Oh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

The result void be idleness during
much Of the title, and the penitentiary.
which is now mIre than self-supporting.
would become 9, charge upon the State.
"Levying boS;es should not be per-
mittcd TO cxettise all OF the powers
for raising rfJenue enumerated and
contained in Sinate Bill 2s4. for the
sole purpose 'of'roads. There should be
some power OF Issuing bonds and laying
Roads should DC built by some one
method. The right to elect the method
should be given but the power should
not be given sS the same taxing body
to use oil meSods. If this Is done,
burdensome thu the necessary taxing
for other purpdAcs cannot DO had"
Governor Hatfield has not fully. de-
termined his 5ecision In regard to
whether he will approve or disapprove
the road BILL afd feels that the matter
Is of such inheritance that he. would
like TO have an aggression from the peo-
pie OF the State. but only very limited
time remains Ter him to act upon tine
InDttnr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Japan We may think that In six
months this country can produce a
force Of trained citizen soldiers, but
none Of the foreign military author
tiles will entertain any fears Of such
an army. What we should have is Il
military policy which will impress
other nations that the United States
is prepared TO defend Itself against all
attacks. Such policy will do much
10 keep the country out Of war. while
inadequate training only invites at.
tack
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

modern business methods. the elimna-
ton Of obsolete processes, and the pre-
vention Of duplication of work. This
IS a different way Of approaching the
unbusiueSslike methods that now OBJ
tain. proposed by the measure that
was rejected By the West Virginia
legislature. and it would DO we'll for
the advocates of the system to investi-
gate this proposition with a view to
adopting it to the needs Of this State.
For the budget system is bound to
come in time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Postmaster General Burleson is the
busy messenger between the White
House and Congress. At last he has a
job that fits his abilities
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

II we must go to war let the plunge
DO taken with regularity Of action. Con,
gress alone Is the wa making power.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

The Virginia authorities are kept busy
watching Baltimore Schooncrs attempt
ing 10 run the whisky blockade.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Congress- goes In for fore and aft"
armiup ot merchant vessels. Probably
TO get The submarine coming and going.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

England Is going into night farming
with American tractors to cope with tho
shortage OF labor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Dennis P. Morrison has been COM
miSsloncd postmaster AT NanTood,
and Ruby V. Moss has been designated
acting postmaster at Marfork, W. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

The Yarrowdalc prisoners will proha
bly, be released when the war is over.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Tax Commissioner Blue rctircs Win
all the honors Of war and th" approha-
ZION Of the order loving people.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Representative Sutherland visited
the pension bureau today to call up
the case and urge prompt action on
The case of Amelia Chapman. Of Glen
Easton; also the application for an in
crease OF John 7. Graves, Of Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

The Ohio Legislature wisely concluded
10 foreso probing prices as the Cnltoo
states government is on the Job.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

February saved Up Il good ono for 4
parting shot.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Rev. r. L. Merrman. OF Union. is
visitor in the city and has been
caller at tho Offices Of the members
of the West Virginia delegation in
. congress-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Perkins, Of Park
crsburG, are visiting relatives in
Washington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
Washington News Of
Interest To West Va,

ST1r'lal biSrutrl - Tlsr lnle!!IcC!C"F.
WASHINGTON, y. c., Feb. IS
Fourlh-class postmastcrs in West Viz
ginia have been appointed rs follows:
Lewis II. kcatlcy, at Pride. Mercer
county: William A. Mollahan, At Stln-
son. Calhoun county; Harry J. Harris,
lat Ennis, Mcdowell county; Geo. W.
IMcMichcn, at Julian, Boone county;
George c. Clendennin, at MaNwelton,
Grecnbrier county: and William II.
pettus, at Monlcoal. Raleigh county.
Commissioners a. postmaster have
been issued 10 Benjamin \. MollOhan,
OF Bessie: Clarence Il. kidder, OF
Minnie; and John y. Mollohan, of
Ncbu
Representative II. c. woodward filed
in The house memorial signed by
700 West NirginianS opposing con
gress dclcsating 10 the president and
Investing in him arbitrary powers
liable lc lead to war. Mr.. woodward
fled with the pension commissioner
today an application for an increase
made by Samuel Barrett, Of Elizabeth,
land one other by j. c. Chuck, Of Park
Iersburg. He also took up with the
same department the application for
an increase Of Mary E. Smith, Of
Parkersburg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

The House and the Senate have ev
IDENTIFY decided TO get together.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
STORY-JAND.

March starts out with last month
hang over.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis II. Host and son,
Of MorEHn1Own. are visitors In the
city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Judge Jake Fisher, of Sutton. and
Judge ". :. Raymond. OF Fairmont,
are among The capital visitors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

REPRESENTATIVE Sutherland has been
notified by the pension bureau that
the pension of James Earl, Of Shoals,
has been Increased $50 from last
N0Nnmh her
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

Pennsylvania has 31.o00.000 In its
state sinking fund. State revenues are
$4,000, 900 yearly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01

James II. Stewart, who on March
4 becomes commissioner Of aSricul-
turc for West Virginia, has been in
the city for several days in daily CON
ference with officials at the depart
mnnt of a@ricMllMrn.
The evening world., 1917-04-03
GRAND JURY URGES HEAVY
PUNISHMENT FOR SEDITION
Asks Legislative Action and Calls
on Police 10 Prevent "Un-
bridlei Speech"

Gnbridled speech. utterance of Sc
ditious views and contemptuous ref.
ereuce to the President and the Gov
ernment of the United states was
to-day ordered eummarly punished
In resolution submitted by the
Grand Jury to Judge Rosslsky in the
Court Of General Sessions.
The resolution directed the Distri :;
Attorney 70 bring to the attention ci
the Police Commissioner the infisn-
matory utterances Of speakers In the
public streets and squares and 10 pro-
cure him authority TO stop II imn
diately.
Furthermore. the resolution called
upon the District Attorney to prepare
bill for the Legislature making Sc
ditious utterance crime punishable
| by a severe penalty. The resolution
I was signed by John J. Dillon, fore
man, and George l., Duval, secretary
The evening world., 1917-04-03
FORGED CALDER'S NAME
TO GET job, IS CHARGE
Weinberg Also Accused Of Posing as
Lieut.. ST. Cyr, u. S. A.
Held Without Bail.

Charged with impersonating a
United States army lieutenant under
the alias OF Royale l.. 81. Cyr, and
specifically with having forged the
name OF United States Senator Will
liam NJ. Calder 10 o letter OF recon-
mendation by which he obtained a
confidential clerkship with the Bank
Of the United states at Nos. 77-79 De-
lancy Street stephen Weinberg,
twenty-four years old. OF No. Il Maui
jer Street. Brooklyn. was held with
out bail when arraigned to-day be-
fore Magistrate Gelsmar In tho Ad-
ans Street Court. Brooklyn. Ho was
arrested at the Forty-seventh Regi-
ment Armory shortly before noon by
Detective John J. sullivan of the
Sixth Branch.
According to the complaint Of SEN
itor Calder, Weinberg got position
With the bank on March 7 last, but
ne was discharged two weeks later
when Investigation OF his credentials
ihuwcd them TO have been forged.
In the prisoners effects were found
q taxi bill for service between March
y and April . for t4S3. and a letter on
White House stationery. acknowledge
ing the request OF Lieut.. St. Cyr' for
n interview with the President and
Mrs Wilson.
Weinberg. who Is said to be mar
led. resided with his parents az the
Naujer Street address. His cards
showed he also maintained n resi-
lencc M No. 2S7 West one Hundred
and Smith street, Manhattan.