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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-27
A RIOTOT1s REIGN OF THE RUM POWER

consistently opposed 10 COLI
,poa prohibition that has arisen opposed
tho unlimited and saloon and has TO come "
nn where can no longer ignore dsstabmn of quiet and
orderly community which has transformed 1t io 0
r.v The situation consideration OF the
+hst s pesness Wheeling rever through the
mart the patronage this CITY, 1t Is that Iac
e.es concern much anything ese
this side OF the RIVER "efe Tue
h abolished.
for some voice 10 oe nl'eu w
~ ho.e oue abiding robbed Of the old peace
whose have been made sad ana nights "
Int. disturbed unrestricted reign Of the saloon great
n,.o ~ tho seltrespeins Bridgeport is likewise
.ea INDIGNATION the law abiding people VINO
1.-Two m This side Of the river community Of interest and the moral
sentiment of Ohio Valley not separated " an s
sn.r State line commercial intercourse 100 nS "
,ch the decent citizenship on Doh soes Oh Tue
river are effected by anything hold up the contempt ana
reprobation o outside world
dnorable state of affairs has been brought
. INT repeion the saloon traffic IN every place " Has
aned control instead subject control has ommercia0
Of the blood OF Womanhooo anu ~
everything What peacefu
halfway through dangerous road to ~ o
m night Its with maudn crowd when makes
unsafe for the passage maiden woman Inc
WIT confined to Bridgeport into this city And IS
~ leading corruption day life and feather
,nv nest Of vice and illegal practices Of description
local option campaign 4
woo ,,,o across the main Bridgeport the dudn
,sea vote for Home reality the plea of the banner vs."
~ ,- home un It plain deception. the people who were
that caught many
- there h day of retrbutn There many zenS Oh
who are the bau influence OF the liquor c
,oon gold Their disgust equled BY the indignation OF others
over that has made swirl mole out Oh ia village "
itself will prove undoing Hasten that day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-27
A PARTISAN DIFFERENCE

While it did not make much diff
ference whether or not William Jen-
nings BRYAN persisted in his antagon-
istic propaganda Of peace-at-any.price
his conversion provokes some interest
ing "reminiscences Of a political char
acter. Mr.. Bryan now declares that
the citizen who insists upon the right
Of free speech in criticism Of
the government is "a promoter of
anarchy" Bryan's opinions have
undergone decided change.
We are not now referring to that
period when he sat in the Cabinet and
when 1t was declared in his behalf
that, so long as he was Secretary OF
State, the United States would not 90
to war. We are referring to the period
Of his second campaign for the Presi-
dency, when "anti-imperialism" was
his battle-cry, when the government
was confronted by serious and sin
lister revolt in the Philippines. and
when Bryan. insistent upon his right
of free speech" and his license as
candidate for political office, was
criticising the government and was
"a promoter Of anarchy" in Luzon II
not in Lincoln, Nebraska. No one
now is saying anything as severe
about Mr.. Wilson as the things which
Bryan and his friends then said about
Mr.. Mckinley, But it happens to be
the OK Of the Democratic administta,
ton which Is now being gored by
criticism. 1t certainly does make a
difference who owns the critter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-27
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
MOTORING.

] chuE along from burg to grad. good
gasoline a-burninE. where roads are
good, whore roads are bad. on high
ways straight and turning. "Oh. mo &.
torng." | sigh. lis bliss. my good Oil
cars = treasure; what nutduhr paStime
equals this. for pure and lasting pleas
urc?" And US | gambo through the
dust. with other autos racing. my
threadbare tires begin to bust and spoil
both luhr and casing. toll and labor
in the sun until | bust . gallus. and
ere the weary work Is done drink from
SORROWS chalice. For changing tires
will break tho heart Of any p0rtly NOR
tai, upset his mental Rpplc-cnrt aud
Kill his smile and Chortle. At last new
tires are on the wheels. AMI l resume
my spinning: m" laughter rings In mcr-
ry peals. my smile Is sweet and VIM
ming. Then something breaks about the
torque: no moro my car Is sprcdcd; I'll
have to send 10 far New York to &c:
the part that's needed. When fixed,
som" other parts will break. some bear-
ings. pins Or collars and when repairs
the workmcr make. they'll charge nc
ninety dollars. And so I'm walking
nea- and far, on highways broad and
narrow thlEE I'll dump the motor car
and get myself a barrow.
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now krakcnE that should dwarf the mon
sters of the IlciSurcnc Age; II SCARED
aS the eagle and dcspiscd as trlrin!tty
the Sindbah tnlr of the gigantic roc: 1t
laughed across the continents and whis-
prred all but around the shrunkcn cir
cumfcrcnce OF It's globe: II danced and
sang to the music OF voices that had
been Stilled in the grace. II was the
joyous heir OF Time, in an era never
anticipated, never again to be paralieled,
And It was upon this world OF inno-
cent. rejoicing youth that bitter. grasp
ing. cynical age dared let loose the raw
enlng dogs Of war. Consider their
years-thc years Of all the hoary cy-
MICS Of the Characteristics TisZa, Won
Molktc. Won Tirpitz. with'the senectltude
of Franz Josef to say Amen.
Youth dared not. could not refuse its
tribute TO the Valkyries let loose over
the hnttlchelds OF Europe; but youth
registered its vow of claims for con-
dgn rctributlon. Gcrmany's young
men. who went singing 10 the front
wrcathed in blossoms gay to the eye and
fcttercd with gives invisible. were 10
many unknowtng SerfS Of feudal mas
tcrs; but their numbers meant that all
the young men Of all the nations In the
world their masters aimed to rule must
In their turn embark upon the grim, the
hateful task of killing.
There is more than mere coincidence
In this alignment OF the young. reborn
world OF science with the youth Of man
kind which Is sworn to end oil the SEN
ilitics Of the past-old rulers. old laws,
old feudal prcrogntivcs. old facilities,
all Of the old. outworn useless, daMna-
BILE world that precipitated the catac-
lysm.
There Is the promise Of youth that,
when this issue is settled senllity. and
any approach to seniltty, shall be per-
mancntly excluded from control OF the
affairs Of nations. Youth will still re-
cognize the value Of experience, will still
bow to the experience Of aages. But
1t will retain in Its own hands the ultl-
mate decisions, the decisions which,,
when II comes to the prospective I'M
notation of the young men OF people
on the battlefield. shall and should be
made. not by the elders. but by the
young who alone must pay the supreme
price Of military victory.
The craftsmanship OF the future will
have it's foundations not in the selfish
ambitions of old men who assure them
selves Of the integrity Of their own
hides. but in the intelligent scltishness
OF the young, whose instinct Is to pro-
test all from slaughter.
At the bottom Of the Issue between the
old and the new order Of things lie GER
tain very simple principles Of pathol-
ogy. which every trained physician un-
derstunds
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-27
THE CALL OF THE DRUM.

Hark. hear the tramp Of thousands.
And OF armed men the hum;
Lo: a nations hosts have gathered
Round the understanding drum
SayI Come.
Frccmcn. come,
Ere your heritage be wasted" said the
understanding drum.
Let mo OF my heart take counsel;
War is not of life and sum:
Who shall stay and reap the harvest
When the autumn days shall Gomez"
But the drum
Echoed, Come!
Death shall reap the Drawer harvest"
said the solcmn-sounding drum"
But when won the coming battle.
What of profit springs thcrcfrom
What If conquest. subjugation,
Even greater Ills become?"
But the drum
Answered. come!
You must do the sum and provo it," said
the Yankee-answering drum.
What If, mid the cannon and thunder.
Whistling shot and bursting bomb.
When my brothers fall around me,
SnOOln GEOW cola ana {
But the drum
Answered. Come!
Better there In death united than in life
recreant-Cume"
Thus they MISUNDERSTANDING fenring,
Some in faith. and doubling some,
Till n trumpct-voicc procla Inning,
Said. My chosen people. come
Then the drum.
10. was dumb,
For the great heart Of the nation. thrnh-
bling. answered. Lord. we come"
-Brete Harte
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-27
THE NEEDED LINK

The Senate has just passed the
$4,000, 100000 war deficiency appropri-
alton bill. A short while ago a bond
issue measure for over. $1,000, 100000
was passed by Congress. Other I'M
mense expenditures have been voted,
and the end is not yet. The explana-
ttons Of the departments asking for
money have been rather indefinite.
Lump sums can easily be misappned.
There Is no check on extravaganza.
This condition OF affairs Is CORRIDOR
ated by the Democratic Chairman OF
the Senate Appropriations Committee.
who, speaking upon the deficiency bill,
urged sharp scrutiny Of what he
termed extravagant and almost reck
less departmental estimates. He said
appropriations during five months Of
war would reach about $4,000. 100000.
and expressed concern lest next years
total might be S50,OOo,OoO,O0 and
added:
I'VE are compelled to shut our eyes
apparently q great deal rather than
hamper our men on the battlefield. But
our duty to scrutinize these estimates
grows every hour. We must give every
dollar necessary to prosecute the war.
but our duty is to trim down extravagant
and useless appropriations"
II these estimates have been eXtrav-
sgant and reckless, isn't 1t all the
more likely that the money will be
extravagantly and recklessly ex-
pended? Twice there has been an
attempt to obtain a joint Committee
Of Congress on War Expenditures.
The object was not to hamper the
President or the departments but to
cooperate with them. The function
Of the committee would have been
only to see to a wise and economical
use OF the vast sums that have been
voted to prosecute the war. On each
Of the attempts the project was voted
down at the request of the President.
1t was singular display of unwlsdom
on his part. 1t is the right OF the
people to know what becomes OF all
this money. The government is sec
retive about it. Why should it be? 1t
is not the government war, or the
Presidents war. It is the peoples
war. But it cannot truly become a
war Of the people unless the people
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Many have been the designations sug-
gcsted for the war which has spr"nd
practically to all mankind. the simplest
such ~ the Great War and the World
War-limitcd wholly to it's magnitude
and bidding fair TO pass into the pages
of popular history. But science. when
II flnds time from the toll Of dcstruc-
ttun 10 take It's breath and consider the
struggle in Its origins. may CLASSIFY IL
as the Senile Wharf.-The war OF an OLD
world. whose deStinics have been sway
cd by old men. let us hope for the last
time In the development Of the human
race.
Russia Gusts Czar!sm. The rule OF
the old men Is swept away. Chaos en-
sues. But what e chaos! Not the
chaos Of the French Revolution. not
bloodthirst. not rapine. MOTTO any note
worthy eXtent-robbcry. Instead, we. OBJ
serve the chaos Of young. generous. hu-
mantarian feeling suddenly pursuing
upon the established order In flood f"
overwhelming that the very founda-
lions Of military discipline are torn
asunder. It Is the revolt OF youth
against the selfish. cynical indifference
Of old age. which previously ruled ana
ruined
We see, on the part OF the eilluSt'leo
foes Of autocracy. millions OF young
men, the very flower Of the race. voiun-
teering for the most appalling services
ever performed by soldicry. What Is
their war cry? 1t Is ITO end all war.
The passionate hatred Of war. once man.
kind in the mass has found tongue
through the free speech that Is demo-
cracys priceless asset, Is the underly-
ing passion Of youth. which loves life
and asks only that 1t be permitted to
enjoy the life that has been given 1t.
This nation Of ours. youngest in years
cthnically. youngest in soul spiritually,
volunteers and inscribes on its banners,
not hatred of it's foes. not longing for
vengeance only too we'll merited. but Its
hope Of making safe the world 1t must
live in.
This was an old. a scnile world. IN
1914, when the war began; a world sem
lie. In thought. In feeling. in experience
in. habit Of existence above all in Its
functionarics endowed with the inherit
ting the power to rule.
The new world. the young world, the
world born TO bend every force Of ma
ture to It's fundamental demand for
peace and happiness, was in stripping
adolescence. overawed by solemn. NUNS
bling age. youthfully conscious and
hopeful of vast amclioratiOns. but hum
bly, content TO await small merCtcs pa
tiently according to the ancient, feudal
order Of mankind's affairs.
II behold mans creative genius seize
and control the. depths of the sea with
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-27

Daniel c. Roper Of South Carolina,
succeeds William II. Osborn OF North
Carolina, as commissioner OF internal
revenue. Both are deserving Demo-
Gratis, but Roper rather the more so.
Osborn's services to the President were
rendered in 1912, whereas Roper's have
been continuous-as have also his re-
wards. He used to be an assistant post
master general. Then he resigned 10
take charge Of some work at Democrat
lie Headquarters last year. then he was
nut on the tariff commission. and now
he. goes to the internal revenue office.
He is evidently one OF the fair-haircd
BOW Of the White House.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-27

Central Gas company. the West Virginia
and Maryland Gas company. and the
Northern Gas company. all serving con-
sumers In the northern and central Sec
tons Of the state. for permission to i'll
crease rates.
r. G. Altiscr md John r. Richard
son. Of New York. represented the APP
plicants. while tho protesting munlc:-
palttics were represented By Samuel T.
Spears OF F,lkIns. and y. +. McCue OF
West Union.
The commission announced this after
noon that everything ls in readiness 10
begin hearings Tomorrow on the appli-
cations Of all h" railroads operating
in the state FOR permission 70 Increase
their freight rates on coal by fifteen
cents ton and 10 make n general in
crease on class rates amounting TO fif-
teen to thirty per cent. The fifteen
cents n ton OH coal. II allowed. II is said.
would mean MI Increase reaching as
high as l76 per cent in some instances.
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-rHE ATTRACTIONS AT HOME

The war Is working some changes
:, that could never have been evolved IN
any other way. One OF them is dis
closed in a recent report from the
,st1nited States consul at Berne. S"itzer-
land, which recalls an admirable piece
of work performed a year or so ago
:. bv Secretary OF the Interior Franklin
* Lane. Consul William P. Kent tells
u. that the tourist business in Swltzer-
land. which Is third in importance OF
AL the Swiss sources Of income mas
been utterly ruined by the war. It's
5.nmincations are widespread and anect
not only the hotels, in which large
amounts OF capital are INVESTED out
!. sIso the transportation companies the
/. .uurysyors Of. food, the dealers IN
eurios. and the employment OF laoor'
We are sincerely sorry that disaster
IA. thus overwhelmed the Swiss tour
y Int trade. We should like to see every
swiss enterprise prosper. America
In. tho very kindliest feeling toward
!. that thrifty nation, for 1t has sent US
.ona Of our most thrifty and usetul
citizens. Nevertheless, and without
any selfishness or e6travagant sell
s,.nsation. we feel constrained to re-
{ marx that we have here IN America
All the essentials Of nrst-class tour
list business Of our own. In YenoW-
: stone. Yosemite, Glacier, Crater Lake,
Grand Canyon. Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hooo'
Mt. Shasta, Niagara, not to mention a
!. +ho,s.and other attractions, we have
i. variety and extent Of scenery which
even Switzerland cannot attain. And
axainst any and all Of these West
virginia offers the same delights that
will suffer in no degree by contrast.
The wonders Of this country have
been known in a more or less vague
way for many years. Secretary Lane
made the information available IN q
.yery convenient and ample form by
the publication Of a portfolio OF illus-
!, itrated pamphlets which are. dtstrib-
ruted free to the American. people. At
great expense we have built roads and
trails in our national parks. We have
!. arranged for the building Of hotels
which would provide food and shelter
Tor tourists at prices limited by gov
eminent regulation. Railroads have
established convenient service and
motor buses are ready to carry the
traveller to points OF interest SWitzer-
land has nothing to offer that cannot
be had in equal excellence in our own
lair land.
Like the Swiss, We have hotels in
(which large amounts Of capital have
been invested, transportation CON-
,panies, purveyors Of food, and when
the war is over we shall have labor
seeking employment, Moreover. we
ahal1 have need OF all the money we
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are admitted into the confidence Of the
government with respect to expendi-
lures and the other concerns Of high
Importance" 1t would seem that the
administration would welcome such a
connecting link as the proposed COM
mittee for the help that it would be,
and would give to the proposition Its
approval rather than its hostility.
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CAPITAL NEWS

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept. 26.-
Charters were issued today by the sec
rotary OF state ~ the following cor
porat ions:
Oswald Miller company, incorporated
Of Cumberland. Md. to operate farm
lands in Morgan county; capital stock
$4,000; incorporatnrs J. D. Thompson
Washington. ID. G.: j. II. Miller. Paw
Paw. W. Va; l.. n. Oswald. X. w. Os-
valid. Cumberland Md. and II. w Os-
valid. Baltimore. Nd.
The Wyatt Coal Sales company. Of
Charleston. to operate in kanawha
county; capital stock 100000: incnr.
porators r. J. Robson. q. H. Hisperman.
J. o. Jenkins. w. l.. Brown and J. F.
Shaffer all OF Charleston
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NOTICE.

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lnteIIlgcncer editorial rooms are
Informed that members Of the
staff are on duty constantly from
7 o'clock in the evening until 8
o'clock In tho morning, and that
Inability to secure connection with
The IntelIl9encer office can only
be due to inefficient telephone
service. Always demand getting
connection when you desire It, and
do not be put of with the opera
tors statement that the telephone
Is not being answered.
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Rejected by Wilson.

Breckenridge Jones. In charge CT the
state military census and enrolment
department. was notified late today by
Provost Marshal Crowder OF the rejec-
tIon by President Wilson OF tho claims
Of sercn West Virginia men for. exemp.
ton from the draft.
. Tho seven mea were Basil Love Tur-
lev. district three or Cabeil county:
Wallace NJ. Bennett. Greenbrier county:
RoY Addison Woodward. Kanawha
county; Franklin \. Barker and Charles
Leslie Gill. Summers county, and VIII
liam o. Shopc and Roy Cox. of Charles
ton,
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sentatives Of the state Sunday School
association. Walter A. Snow. secretary
OF Clarksburg; DR.. D. B. Purinton. OF
Morgantown. and l.. l. Friend. OF Char
lesion.
The work Of the commission will be u
formulate a plan whereby high school
credits may be allowed for Bible study
work conducted outside the school. The
principal requirement will be that
standard course of study be pursued
under teachers approved by the state
department Of education. The work mny
be pursued at home, or In. churches or
Sunday schools Of any denomination.
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The Treasury Department has been
way behind in the issuance Of the bonds
for which the American people subscrih-
ed several months ago; It has been be-
hind in the payment Of accounts due
contractors; It was so. rushed that II
printed 2-cent stamps with tho numeral
"5" inserted. In fact 1t has never been
able to catch up with Its own work. but
has plenty of time to usurp the law
drafting duties OF Congress. Strange
world, isn't It?
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can get to maintain and extend our
other industries. We shall have little
to expend in Switzerland or any other
country for things we can get at home.
Therefore, all patriotic people. people
who really and sincerely believe in
America First" will plan to do their
touring In America, however much we
may regret the misfortunes Of Switzer-
land.
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Announcement has been made OF the
meeting OF the Joint state commission
on high school credits for Bible study.
to be held in Cla-ksburg. Saturday, Sep
TENDER 20. The commission Is COM
posed OF three representatives OF the
state education association. including NJ.
F. Shawkey. Of Charleston: ]. C. Tim
herman, Of Adamaon. and W. II. Kend-
rick. Of Aorsantown, and three repre-
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When we called the attention Of Ger
many to her violation OF international
law in her submarine warfare. the
Kaiser replied there was mo longer
any international law" The law was
there all right, but II wasn't convenient
for the Kaiser to recognize II. 1t was
simply an exposition of the spirit Of
autocracy.
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2nurrme cour.

Tho supreme court OF appeals today
awarded q writ o. prohibition. returna-'
Bile October 90. on the petition Of ]. ].
Carlton. directed against the circuit
court Of Mercer county. The case In
wolves Cartoons conviction. frs, In
Justice court In 1916 and later IN the
circuit court. IN 1ql7. for non-support OF
his wife and children.
In his petition Carlton sets forth that
he WAS convicted in the Justice court
under the 1901 statute covering the
question and later In the same warrant
was convicted In the circuit court. when.
AS a matter OF fact. the law was re-
pealcd by the 1917 legislature. thereby
leaving the circuit court without 1uf-
isdiction over the case as drawn up.
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The President Of the Argentine re-
public is suspected Of pro-Gcrman pro-
clivities. hut he would better watch his
foot in making any move contrary 10
the action of the Senate and chnmber
Of Deputies Of the nation declaring for
a severance of diplomatic relations with
Germany.
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HeA-inQ Continued.

The Public Service Commission on
agreement OF counsel in the case today
continued the hearing on the applica-
ton OF the United Fuel Gas company
for permission 10 increase gas rates IN
Charleston. Huntington. Ceredo and Re
nova. from October ; 10 October 8. The
case Is one OF thu hardest fought ever
brought before The commission, all the
cities concerned being represented
among the proteStants.
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mIautil0 Paralysis.

Three new cases OF infantile paralysis
were reported today to the state depart
ment OF health. ons each from Hunting
ton. Parkcrsburg lrural). and F1atwoods
in Braxton county. The F'latwoods case
was the first that has been reported
from that section Of the state.
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Senators Reed and Stone may meet
the demand OF the Missouri Democrats
for their resignation with some modi-
fcation Of the established legal rule Of
caveat cmptor. and get away with ii.