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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

The pressing and important prooieH'
in economy Of the nations food supplies
rs this: How shall we get tho PERISH
able foods from producers to consun-
ers a: the least possible cost?
In our anxiety over. the high cost OF
living we must not overlook the GAN
ger of efrccttng distribution ut prices
which arc liable to discourage produc-
ton. Between the legitimate distrtou-
tors who operate along the line from
producer to consumer there are. now
ever. men Of the class known as specu-
lators or brokers, persons VINO are
neither jobbcrs nor legitimate conamis-
sion men. or such type is the man
who maintains no Office. but Is Keen
observer Of shortages In foods "f all
varieties and has money In abundanc"
to buy wherever he pcrcc!re3 the de-
velopment OF u serious lack In any food
\ spcculator Of this class can buy IN
Topeka or III st. Paul. all tho araflanic
offerings Of eSgs. He can keep on Gov
crIng the entire cgR field of the United
States. and also keep his purchases IN
transit, with several carloads on the
rails. until the market is cleaned up or
available offerings. The price natur-
ally increases. The spcculator then
distributes as sparingly az he deems
consistent with maintenance Of the high
price lcbcl. or with Il. distInc, advance
in price This Is the familiar practice
OF tho brolier-in-tranSit type who Buys
and waits to turn over his purchases
until the price suits him: and these arc
the men who usually bring about the
conditions Of scarcity in certain food
products for which the blame is lnld
entirely at the door Of the legitimate
cold Stcrngc mon.
With the Food Bill passed. the FOOD
Controller in this country tx nhlc La do
away with the whole evil. for he can
require the railroads 10 refuse permits
sion for all such frcights 10 stand on
their sI6inEs md can order them I'M
loaded on the market with the same
drastic promptitudc which now applies
to abuses Of the cold storage sSatem.
Any form Of food control VIC institute
for the period OF the WAR is likely to
adhere to thc principle OF control OF
profits throughout tho distribution OF
the foods. Thus II the price of wheat
To the producing farmer he fixed at 81
per buShcl the Government must follow
that wheat right on to the ultimate con-
sumner. fixing reasonable rates Of protit s
for its handlers. including every stage.
until millcd into flour. il shall reach tho
housewife or baker who uses it for
bread. The distribution regulations
will reach down To .hc man who rCtallS
is liable to discern in a scarcity the OPP
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
AGAIN IN HOT WATER

The incompetent head Of the Navy
Department, who has distinguished
himself on many occasions for bring
ing the naval service into ridicule, Is
up against real fight in the resent
nent Of the Navy League, which
Secretary Daniels has declared to be
no longer persona grata with the
Department. There has been friction
between the League and Secretary
Daniels ever since war was declared.
The League has been inquisitive about
certain performances Of the Navy
Department, and properly so. because
it sought to increase the efficiency Of
the Navy. or course it is impossible
to tell Mr.. Daniels anything he does
not know. In this respect he does not
differ with other incompetent men,
bers OF the cabinet.
The immediate cause OF the present
outbreak was the charge Of the League
that the Navy Department had sup
pressed AL investigation Of the explo-
sion at the Mare Island Navy yard.
stigmatizing this IS practically lese
majestic of his imperial Importance.
the Secretary promptly put the League
on the black list OF his royal displeas
ure. Secretary Daniels is distinct
menace to the proper functtoning Of
the Navy, now operating in foreign
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
iT0-MoRRoW'S TRIBUTE

( Tomorrow evening the people Of
Whseling viii assemble to pay tribute
/: to the young men Of the community
! who have enrolled in the service of the
country. 1t is proper that some
Z acknowledgment OF the sacrifices they
& are. making and the signal dangers they
s areoto undergo should be made. 1t is
8 maintained, and not without grounds,
s that there has been a woeful lack of
enthusiasm On the part of the people
y IN this war. This may be accounted
& for In large part by the lack of real
ling sense OF the actual dangers that
confront US. II anything will tend to
: awaken the people It will be an occa-
don of practical leave taking Of dear
. ones who go forth to return with their
I shields or upon them" These young
& men: whom we. are to honor, will leave
behind them sorrowing hearts; the
vacant places in the home circle will
be painful voids Of constant reminders
OF their absence. It is best to keep
up Che cheerful hope of their return
J. in safety. But how many mothers, faith
sers, wives, sisters OF sweethearts can
stite the natural fears Of the human
heart?
- There must be something. however,
Sof the spirit Of exaltation in the
q Thought that these young men are CIV
!. Ing the fullest measure Of devotion in
Z defense Of the immortal principles
a that hare been the bulwark Of the ma
: tion. They go as the representatives
{ of the dearest traditions Of the great
lest Republic the world has known.
They will carry flag by "angel hands
I to valor given" 1t has no stain upon
1 1t. It Is living witness to the cour-
age Of Bunker Hill, the fortitude Of
Z Valley Forge. and the imperishable
) valor of Gettysburg. What inspira-
1! tons to stir their emotions! What
: memories to treasure on the distant
fields Of Europe's battle front, where
again shall sound forth the trumpet
that never calls retreat" May the God
of righteousness and liberty 90 with
!: them and keep them.
s. And If any Of them should not return
! the shadows Of the years to come will
grow lighter as the significance Of the
& sacrifice they made becomes clearer.
!. And what nobler epitaph can be in
scribed to them than the tribute on the
soldiers monument that stands on the
public square, concentrating the
fallen heroes Of other days, - They
+ Counted Not Their Lives Dear Unto
them"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
WHEELING
ECONOMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF OUR FOODS
Ways Solving This Immediate and Important Problem
BY JOHN J. FARRELL
President of the Association American Dairy Food and Drug
Officials

portunity for making an illegit'mane
profit on his investment in SUCH a StocN.
1t is by no means beyond the houho7
Of possibility that as Il nation. perhaps
operating through the indiriduhl co''i-
monwealths, We may discourage thc
needless multiplication OF retail sW'o'
"a condition now having the prop"f
tions of national evil. In the just
appratsement of national food cofNrol'
every store vending foods must earn q
profit to deserve enjoyment OF the priv
ilege of remaining in business. inc VIZ
Of Minneapolis. for example. has more
than 1.Gnn retail stores engaged IN SUP
plying foodsturs TO its population or
SOC. ono. For MI the distribution leEitf-
mately required by that community. 500
such stores would suffice. Reduction
to the legitimate number would increase
the volume ~ sales carried by the III
diyidual stores: would distribute the
food quite rs efficiently. if not more ell
ftcIcntly; and would do 50 at lowered
price:
True, there is no clause in the nation
nj Food Bill providing for any such ar
bitrary, reductions. But the rune
Safety Commissions which have hec''
instituted in various states can accom-
plish tho same result for the period or
inc WILT, pcCduSc AIISS ih'S NN'''~
existence for tho purpose OF meetlnR
whatever problems may arise In connec-
tion with the war.
RevertinE to the case Of Minneapolis
cited az an example. 1t may be remark
ed that the Public Safety Commission
of Minnesota is empowered 10 do some
weary drastic things. It's authority Tot
the handling of any emergency that
may arise during the period Of the war
is practically unlimited. That state
Commissioner can very readily rent the
central market of Minneapolis and as
readily buy the cIty's food supplies
from the producers and sell them to the
consumers. thus Inevitably reducing by
its competition the number OF private
distributors.
Or. again. many states have put their
saloon Keepers and their brewers out or
business They can exercise the same
sovereign right over the distribution
of all foods on the ground that the su-
rcrtluous food distributor Is a common
nuisance :. or that, getting abnormal
prices. he Is in the same class as pub
lio enemy.
In whatever way the end is attained.
VIC may be sure that the pressure OF
necessity arising from conditions OF war
will compel very marked economics IN
food distribution: otherwise the Amerl-
can people will find It impossible TO
wage war effectively. And we have al
ready agreed upon the elimination Of
that alternative.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
THE CoPPERHEAD TRAIL

81 The peace propagandists that are
now active In this country are the
same sort Of people who pestered the
government in the dark days Of the
7 Civil War, and the most radical Of the
modern agitators can easily be aligned
witbs the Copperheadism Of the early
sos The entire movement Is OF Ger
man .sympathies; certainly there is no
feature Of it that can be reconcifed
with the accepted standards Of patriot
ism and loyalty. The government OF
and the people Of the United States
have q history. Of extreme patience to
their credit
They were patient in the days Of the
Rebellion, when, according to written
evidence, every possible obstacle was
placed by Northern disloyalists in the
way Of the prosecution Of the war.
Americans familiar with the story Of
those times must wonder if the Sena-
tors who have now declared them
selves ever heard OF 1t, or, hearing, II
they have not forgotten 1t. In either
event, these gentlemen should have
brought to their attention the facts in
the career Of Clement Laird Vallandig-
ham, one Of the most annoying OF the
mauy thorns In the side Of Abraham
/. LINCOLN. vallandigham. member OF
Congress- from Ohio. began exactly as
did .Ehe "willful men, Of our period.
He opposed the National Government
In every movement 1t made to bring
about a speedy termination OF the war.
Rejected and repudiated by his con-
s stituents, he became violent. denounc-
ing governmental policies at public
! gatherings. He preached sedition, was
arrested under an order from General
burnside, tried by court-marttal and
sentenced to close confinement during
the war. The President, however, tax
ing compassion upon him, commuted
: this sentence to Punishment beyond
the lines. There he was received BY
the Confederates with the contempt he
{ deserved. Later he left the country
for the country's good, returning only
when the war was over.
This part OF American history Is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

gave my heart and hands in aid.
joined the RED. CROSS CALL"
l sought my stand on blood-staincd
land where e'er the heroes fall;
feared not the grim lannon's roar nor
bursting flames surrounding me.
Amidst the shot and shell I've gone
to SERGE HUMANITY"
I've been upon the crimson fields where
eer the soldiers fell.
I've seen tho wounded in their pain
that pen could never tell:
I've bandaged some meath fire Of gun.
they say II brought them life"
Where e'cr I'd be. sad sights to see
throughout the awful strife.
One eve when the sun was sinking. It
had kissed a day Goodbye"
It floated away like an echo and earth
seemed to breathe sigh;
But the silvery rays still fingered until
they had spun web
Across the field Of battle where lay
the heap Of dead.
crept through the CHASTITY thicket,
while my heart Was scared with
pain
AS the evenings dying shadows re-
Elected on the Siain
The green fields masked in crimson with
their noble blood to see
Whose arc the uDturned faces. whose
are the groans hear!
Some broken-hearted Mothers boy,
some one, loved and dear
Eazed on the brow Of lovely youth
lying their stark and cold;
On natures breastt they fell to rest
aye, safe in their Masters Fold.
As I turned away the stiffness stirred
with u moan from that deathly
glade.
But not UNDECIDED was that eroan, I
eagerly lent every aid.
While loving care attended. perhaps he
had dreamed of some beautiful
Isle.
So awake for our Country is calling.
fail not in the aid You can lend.
Something TO do for each of you. let
each heart now with loyalty
blend.
Give a thought to the suffering wound
ed, oh! help their great sadness
and loss.
I proudly gave my hands in aid 10
the work Of the GREAT RED
GROSS"
When the bitter strife is ended. when
the nations sleep In peace.
The RED CROSS" still shall float.
her good work nc'cr will cease;
High shall her banner wave on high.
floating brave and tru"
BY the side of grand OLD GLn1if''
the Red, the White and the Blue.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
LOCAL ARMY OFFICERS WILL BE
GUESTS Of ROTARY CLUB TUESDAY
ENrERTAINMENT Fo2 WWRIL1N0
BOYS WHO HAVE BEEN 1oMO110
WITH COllS11049.
Governor John J. Cornwall Will 6pSA6
To March in PArads-Wtu Leave
for Camps Soon.

All the Wheeling boys who put IN
three months OF hard training at Fort
Benjamin Harrison End Fort Myer and
have returned home with commissions
In the Unitod States army. Will be roy
ally entertained by the Wheeling Rotary
club at luncheon in the Mcclure hotel
tomorrow noon.
Governor John J. Cornwcll will arrive
in the city Tuesday morning and he Will
be the principal speaker at the luncheon.
He will give the boys a farewell talk
they will long remember. The majority
Of the commissioned men Of this city
has been ordered to report by August
90 Mt Camp Sherman at Chilltcothe, O.'
to assist In training the conscripted mon
for active war service. Some or the 10
cal commissioned officers will 30 east
to he detailed at once TO France. First
Lieut.. Wright HuglIs has gone TO taRe
special training in French trench work
at Cambridge, Mnss.. under French Off
GERS, Lieutenants II. D. and H. B. Scott.
sons Of !. NJ. Scott. Of Elm Grove. presi-
don't Of the Wheeling Steel and iron
company will report at Hoboken. n. j..
this week to be detailed TO the European
war zone. They are to report not later
than the goth Of this month. -
The Wheeling boys who have been re-
Gently commissioned as officers and are
to he the guests Of honor at the
luncheon tomorrow are:
Captains
I,indIev 4. Allen d. G.. Kurnor. Jr.
Albert G.. Hollock Joseph D. Holloway
Fred c. Roderuus Walter Smith.
Wheeler Norton
LioutcukntB
Wright Hurls Junior Franzheim
Leo 4. Coleman Lloyd EncIx
William walters II. Wilson Bills
W. J.. Sncdekcr Howard r. Nay
r. ]. Stone &. J. Jefferson
c T.. Nathan l.. r.. Elchelners
H D. Scott c. q. Dooplns
H. 2. Scott Mciviiic STEWART.
G. W. Franzhcim
N! excepting Messrs. William wal
tors. Junior Franzheim and Lloyd Ene1
were drilled at Fort Benjamin HARRISON
They. took training Mt FIT. Myer. va
The above named commissioned OIL.
cnrs will march In the big soldiers
pnrnde tomorrow night and be among
the honorcd guests at the mammoth
patriotic gathering TO hn held IN tho
Market auditorium following the parade
given by tho citizens in bidding farewell
10 tho hoy. who arr soon to be drilled
and sent To France.
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which would be constant menace to
"a. lasting world peace" That is what
the Allies arc fighting for and the
United States is preparing TO fight for
What these anti-mili,arists are uncon-
sciously and blindiy trying to do is to
make the task harder and the struggle
longer. With = defeat Of the desired
result, which can only be attained BY
an absolute and final defeat of that
Prussian autocracy which is RESPONSE
Bile for the war and all It's horrors.
That letter he'd better be left lyong on
the table Or under the table, and
Senator Stone would do we'll for mis-
own reputation il he would help con-
sign it to the waste basket.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
EIks' Reunion Program
Announced by Refer

CLARKSBURG, W. Va Ane. 10
The ninth annual reunion Of the ELS
West Virginia Reunion association
will be held Sept. II and Is at Deer
Park, Nd, according to the program
lust completed and announced here BY
the secretary, Jay Refer: Tennis,
golf, bowling and swimming tourn@
ments will be held the first day, with
a stag social and vaudeville enter
tainment as feature that night
Business sessions will be held tho
second day and the proposed UNIFORM
constitution and ritual form Tor state
associations will be presented tor
adoption. A ball. at night will close
the meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
uN.AMERICAN AGITATION

So far Senator Stone has not acted
on the suggestion Of the American
Union Against Militarism. contained IN
a letter written to the Missouri pro-
German Senator. He has, it is true
shown sympathy with the Union"
objects by presenting. the letter to the
Senate, with the request that 1t lie
on the table" for the present. The In
ferance is that he will introduce the
Joint resolution requested In the letter.
This is no time to give prominence to
a communication Of this character. 1t
is distinctly pro-German and therefore
antLAmericar in its tone and purpose,
mas much as 1t accepts the equtvocai
declaration OF the ReichstaS about
neace terms with no anneXations and
no tndemnities," as a ground for urg-
ing action by Congressional resolution
in this matter" Even II 1t were
true that the German people have
spoken "by an overwhelming majority
through the Reichstag, without equiVo-
cation, claiming only their national
integrity" and processing their desire
to ioin in an international organization
for a lasting world peace, which Is far
from being the case, this would be no
time for listening 20 that confused
voice coming from such a source.
The actions Of the Reichstag during
the recent crisis in German affairs
cannot be depended upon. Absolutely
there is no reliance to be placed upon
the peace resolution Of that body as
representing the German people. still
less as representing anything for which
the German government is working
with the support Of that people, while
there is overwhelming evidence that
they are struggling to preserve power
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
Brakeman Loses Both
Legs and Arm; May Die

NEW MARTINSVILLE. W. Va,
Aug. 19.-Falling from a moving b. 4
O, freight train here this afternoon,
Brakeman o. G. Davis, aged Is years.
single, OF Parkersburg, W, Va, vas
ground beneath the wheels OF the
train and suffered the loss OF both legs
and the right arm. He was taken 10
Schmeids hospital, where amputat'on
followed. 1t Is believed the death OF
Davis Is inevitable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

waters. Whatever may be the merits
Of the quarrel with the Navy League,
it is not important in adding any more
convincing proof than has already
been adduced Of the utter incapacity
OF the Secretary Of the Navy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

In view of the fact that he may wish
at any time to make further burning
deliberations" Mr.. Crcel ought to be in
tercsted in the fact that tests by Eng
lish scientists have proved the absolute
dependence of a new tlre-proof writing
paper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

II It hadn't been for General Leon
ard Wood there would have been no
efficient preparations for training Of
icerS,and soldiers for the war, And for
that accomplishment he has been sent
to coventry by the adminlstrat ton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

West Virginia soldiers will go into
camp on historic ground at Petersburg,
Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

A million immigrants a year were
mourning into South America before tho
war. They came. from Italy. Scnndin-
syja. Portugal, China. Jnpnn and India.
but there is no immigration movement
from North America.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

Reducing the alcoholic content Of beer
is conservation in more ways than one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

The President of the Navy League
challenges Secretary Daniels to resign
or course Mr.. Daniels will promptly
comply.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

Instead OF being shown many Mis-
souri, members Of Congress are being
shown up.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
DEATH FOR IS

DOVER. Eng. Aug. 19.- Sixteen
persons were killed and forty injured
today when a crowded street car on
a suburban line run wild on steep
hill. at the foot OF which It WM
wrecked. The accident was due 10
failure OF the brakes.
The casualties include oficess, sot
diers and sailors. Not .one person on
the car escaped Injury.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

Pittsburgh is still hoarse from cheer,
ing her departing soldiers Saturday
Wheeling will have to resort to q throat
garglc after tomorrow night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

The greatest bore Is the returned
yacationist who insists OH your cnthuS-
ing over the snapshots he has brought
hack
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

The Pope complains that his peace
proposals arc misinterpreted. So far
the United States has put no interpre-
tation upon Thorn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

written by NJ. v. Lally. Of Wheeling,
and dedicated to the National Red
Cross Society and to all who work for
Humanity
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

We don't care what day you pick TO
go to the State Fair. but be sure 10
pick one Of them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

The public did Its duty in subscribing
to the Liberty Bonds. but the Treasury
Department Is delinquent In delivering
them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20
THE RED CROSS.

Can aeroplane manufacturers be said
to be engaged in the uplift?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-20

Two hundred and nine years ago inc
province Of New York put closed sea.
son upon deer. partridge. ouaii. WIG
turkeys and heath hen
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-29
THE YOUNG BRIDES FIRST DISCOVERY

Their wedding tour had ended, and they entered their new home to settle down to what they hoped to be one long uninterrupted blissful honey moon.
 But alas! the young brides troubles soon began, when she tried to reduce the cost of living with cheap 'big cam baking powders.
 She soon discovered that all she got was lot for her money, and it was not all baking powder, for the bulk of it was cheap materials, which had no leavening power. Such powders will not always give the desired results. And because of the absence of leaven- ing gas, it requires from two or three times as much to raise cakes or bis- cults as it does of Calumet Baking Powder.
 Thus, eventually, the actual cost to you, of cheap baking powders, is more than Calumet would be.
 Cheap baking powders often leave the bread bleached and acid some times yellow and alkaline, and often unpalatable. They are not always of uniform strength and quality. Now the bride buys Calumet-the perfectly wholesome baking powder, moderate in price, and always ami form and reliable. Calumet keeps in definitely, makes cooking easy, and is certainly the most economical after all.