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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

! Thrre has been much cNci'"in'u'
IL various quarters over the "NN"hSN'
! powers which tn" president has aSk'o
congress to confer upon him. Itl-
was true during The Revolutionary!
war III" Civil war and The spanish
American war. and Is therefore No
new phenomenon. tn" control ~
) business in the interests al IN" zen
tral public by The government 81
course tie mands ;hr cN"rri>r by me
iCXrcutivr Of powers rf '&uiall"H
which practically Will p"runj the
executive Ia Interfere with ~" huei
Ness Of any individua! certainly. II,
! limit the amount ~ l'r"Llt II" Will
make, probably To influence" h's ont
put. the price he gets tur Ii. perhaps
tihr sort of thing he makes. Even Il
blind man however can So" that inns
lis necessary in the public interest,
; that the executive III Ihr," eases IS
regulating the business Of each indl'
vidual in the inler"S' OF ali other IN.
diriIuals and that each Individual
gets his share o: the benefit from Inc
regulation Of the other people,
The type Of executive power which
ii is most difficult 10 explain "a r"op!'
lis the type now before congress III
or another by eN"cuiiN" action per
.Suna liberty in regard 10 freedom 1T
speech. OF III" press. and OF ruh!lc
meeting. This legislation vii! confer
upou The. secret -rrviCr Yer! extern
sivr powers indeed. for jhc law upon
'rSpiuli,tgc gives rh" cArrutlv extern
Sive discretion in dealing with civil
ianS white OF course the men. IN HE
'HrmV will AZ once come under martial
law.
Is all U! this jul iiiablr. l. Il nee,
rsSarv" 4 considerable" number "i
people are very sur" ii i no! and
claim thar "" are frying Ia say" dem
ucrary 10y going into lhr war. and very
eff, c;:lriy losing il in the process ::
that il i silly Ia think We ar" saving
democracy by Il process which conf
.pcl> uS To sacrifice Il.
It cannot be- said TOO rmphalicHlty
that This legislation i ju>iiIiahlr. that
II is necessary. and that we are not
in the least ln<;n@ democracy. Dem
ucracy indeed consists not OF any
particular ;h;M- or piiNtIrg" but IN
the right ~ rhuuS,. in TN" laT"" s''r-";
in the fact tha' what tn" nalinh InrS
shall he done by men chosen freely
by the nation itself. ana r"Sponslbi"
ito il for what the! 'l". /, v" rho"S"
ourselves through lu" u"diuu 81 our
representatives iruIpnrari!l 10 Iimit
our privileges that Il itself ;h'' SUI
premn exercise 1T Democratic power
land can certainty II" nothing else. Ii
someone else did il Tor u> thai would
not be- democratic. bu, when "" Il" il
ourselves W" are Thereby exercising
Tive privilege which democracy ere
lalr>. III" right Ia drrih" what we shall
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24
AND WHY NOT?

An observing editor calls attention
Il The fact that Of all interests not
on Tho Council OF National
Defense tn" cTrrss is most conSpicu-
OILS by is abs enc. Why it is not rep
resented is very pertinent question
for the government TO answer al this
time. Is it an oversight or an intcn-
tional omission. There certainly is no
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24
FOUR FATALLY INJURED.

I.DGAN. ". Va. Ma ";:.--i:vri Stow
a~f. Thomas. GRAY J"hr M"td"r and Will
liam Henry w"r' fatally injured ANA
four other w"rkm"u ""r" slightly III
.ur"d in a rr"uItUr'. 'Ar!"Si"i "t =
blast AZ Ei- kCl:.. r.cir llcrr t"Gtt\.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Isn't Maxim somewhat prcuIalur" ~
establishing tho. security Of vessels
from submarine attack before his CON,
triyancc has been tried our
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Those SapIcnt persons whu ar. tell.
lnS how things ought IT, l." don" hav.
never accomplished anything them.
>iiVCS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24
SHOE STYLES
F o r w o M E N

Wumen's Roofs. QXtordS and Pumps.
are as important an item in modern
dress AS any article that worn. What
a pity 10 mar ones otherwise personal
appearance with shoes In bad form.
Such showing OF i'll taste could
moi possibly happen 10 any OF our
patrons. for we help advise and select
the proper sizes. lasts and STYLES 10
meet the requirements Of each indi-
;idual customer. Wont YOU allow us
10 aid YOU in YOUR selections.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

''iA,nK nu, for Anonymous circulars"
rr!"s thr Mark"t street Wh""z". That
il simply warning that concrals in
,"n'icM
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

The Italian mission Is now with Us
Bravo. CiarIbnldi!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Tho nolorm"d Stat" is about n.
trustworthy as hornets nest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Just as wa got tho f. screens f.
along comes n n!ppiw.; fr"e;.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Libcrt;' bonds are for liberty loving
people. Lint one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24
HIS METHODS

Vote first and argue afterwards.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

The President is moi very ingenious
in pleading for pr8ss censorship.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Get together there. down at Charles
TON. OIL the appropriation bill.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24
THE WAR POWERS OF TIE PRESIDENT
of Power ms Truest Democracy.
By ROLAND g. USHER

II 'Tal(rrman>n' and 'IEr Challenge III thr NlNlt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

The weather man S"clnS 70 think il
is necessary 70 remind us that christ.
haas Is comimc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Ability. integrity aud service have
born DETAINED hv partisan malice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

Tho lend for tho National league rncl
has been scc-sAwinc Xix" the western
battle front used To-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24

T. SOM" ~ IL" All. :''i r.f"rn.'is ittd
h",n III r"$iri"n~ ~ authority IL" cit%
w"ul,I hay" l"..m iu"I".,">~}v i;e'ih"uit
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

surrender to the power which has or
ganized all the resources OF civillza-
ton to the end Of imposing its brutal
iron rule on the world.
Peace will not be secured to the
world through the subsection OF the
free and democratic nations.
I'VE shall be as loyal to the strIg-
gle for freedom and democracy at
home as to the struggle for freedom
and democracy in international rela.
tons.
ITO the men and women of the
American labor movement, and to all
sincere friends Of democracy and In.
ternationalism, we call for loyal SID.
port to America and her allies in this
great struggle. Let us make our be.
loved Republic strong and victorious
for the sake OF humanity. and thus IN
sure for our children and their children
the priceless heritage Of liberty and
democracy. Let us, at the same time,
stand shoulder to shoulder in the
fight against the foes Of democracy
within our own borders, resolved aev-
er to rest until the goal of democracy.
industrial, political and international
has been attained"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
FOOTBALL MAN IN
RED CROSS WORK
Foster Rockwell Has Been
M ade Director of Can
teen Service.

The Red Cross is rapidly perfecting
plans to care for the comfort of the
first detachments of the National
Army which will be sent to the can
tonments beginning September 5th.
Under the supervision Of Winthrop
NJ, Crane, Jr, manager OF the Crane
and Company, paper manufacturers.
who has recently become an assistant
Director of Military Relief, the chap
tiers are being organized into can
teen service for the purpose OF sup
plying refreshments to supplement
the regular rations provided by the
War Department.
Foster Rockwell, famous football
man, has been made Director OF Can
teen Service. He is receiving assur-
ance from the division managers of
the Red Cross that the chapters in
their Jurisdiction will act promptly
and effectively.
Chapters ready for troop move
ments. Shoot any additional orders,
was the message received from w.
J. Leppert of New Orleans, manager
Of the Gulf Division.
Red Cross chapters at all important
railroad points will be ready to serve
the troops whenever needed. Each
chapter will meet local requests in
the way OF Refreshments and other at
tentions, and in order that the service
may be effective the War Department
has authorized railroad officials at
these stations to give accredited rep.
resentatives of the chapters informa.
ton as to prospective troop move.
ments every twenty four hours.
While the railroads will serve reg
ular meals to the soldiers, the resour-
ces OF the Red Cross chapters will be
modified for instant use in case OF
accident or delay, so that emergency
rations can be furnished on short no.
tice. The motor services organized
by many chapters will carry food to
trains, that may be stalled or held on
side-tracks and Red Cross nurse will
be attached to every refreshment unit
for service in the event of injury or
sickness among the troops.
Full instructions for organizing and
maintaining refreshments units haze
already been circulated among the
chaters. Workers in these nlts will
wear the regular canteen insignia,
consisting of white apron with high
bib on which large red cross is dis
played, for the women, and a lapel
badge with white ribbon bearing the
words "canteen service for the men.
u 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
Reds are the greatest hitting club in

Reds are the greatest hitting club in
the world.
A major league club in Ammo Dom.
1917 batting around .27O hearkens back
to the days OF 'SS when a base on balls
constituted hit and 300 averages
we're as common as flies in the molass.
es at the hotels where the clubs OF that
time stopped.
And that's just what the Reds are
doing.
Five members of the club are batting
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
Personals.

Clyde Travis is home from a short
stay at Keyser.
Miss Emma Lloyd is spending this
week with her sister, Mrs. Sara Bog
CESS, in Pittsburgh.
R. NJ. McClaskey has gone to Hollo-
way on a business trip.
Howard Morris, OF Detroit, is
spending a few days here with his
mother. Mrs. Margaret Morris, and
ether relatives.
Miss Lencre Gaskins was among
the Fairmont people who attended
the races at Uniontown Monday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
Personals.

Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Whitener, of
Wilsonburg, passed through here this
morning en- route to the annual meet
ing Of the Baptist association.
Homer Morris, of near Killarm.
was in Monongah yesterday afternoon
attending to business.
June Orr was among the Monongah
callers in Fairmont yesterday even
ing.
Mrs. C. salvati and son, Raymond
Salvati, will leave tomorrow for Hun
tington, W. Va, where they will visit
friends and relatives for several days.
Noel Esketh, of Brookdale, is in
Wheeling this week attending the
fair.
George Eeiving was among the No
nongah callers in Fairmont yesterday
evening.
Charles Arp is attending the fair at
Wheeling today.
A.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
Called to Service.

P. H. Mcdonnell, the local young
man who was chosen as the first to
represent the Marion County Draft
Board No. 2. spent yesterday evening
bidding farewell to his many Monon-
gah friends. Mr.. Mcdonnell has been
employed during the past few months
as superintendent of the Meadow
brook mines of the Consolidation Coal
company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

800 or more, Rousch. the league lead
er, Groh, Neale, Griffith and Clarke.
The three outfielders. an infielder and
a catcher are inside the select circle.
A pitcher. Reuther is flirting with 800.
Chase, last years National league
betting king is not much behind.
ether members of the club are dan.
gerous and timely hitters.
Larry Kopf, a Mackian castoff Is
fourth in run scoring in the league, the
honor being held by diminutive Heine
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
Will Attend Festival,

Several local people are planning
to attend the ice cream festival to be
given at Wyatt on Saturday evening
Of this week. The proceeds will go as
a benefit to the Wyatt baseball team.
The Wyatt team is made up of sever
al members of the Monongah Out
laws.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
MONONGAH


Announcement was received here
yesterday of the death Of William
Smith. aged SO. of Middlebourne, w.
Va: Mr.. William Smith is the father
of Nick Smith, of Brookdale, and hay-
ing been an old resident of this sec
ton of the state, is well known by the
older residents Of Monogah. His death
came after long Illness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

Groh.
The Reds are mighty popular club
this year all around the circuit. At
home they are popular because they
are keeping in the first division.
But they are popular every place
else. mainly because they know how
TO produce base hits, real ringing crash.
es which bring the fans out of their
seats.
It's the base hits that count and the
Reds are cashing in on them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
By PAUL PURmAN.

The base hit is the heart of base,
bali.
Fans like superb pitching-they en-.
Joy brilliant fielding - but to come
down to cases, the thing which makes
the baseball crowd get up and yell is
the well known base hit, extra il pos.
sible.
All OF which recalls that for the first
time in baseball history the Cincinnati
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
EAST SIDE
- NEWS -
Here from Tunnelton.

Miss Madeline Kenney, of Tunnel
ton, is the guest of her cousin, Miss
Genevieve Cordray, in State street.
The young ladies are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. Greaser, at Fairview to-
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
To Brownsville and Uniontown.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n. Gaskins and
Clarence Fisher and family motored
to Brownsville and Uniontown Sun
day morning and spent the day with
Howard Gaskins and family. Monday
they attended the Uniontown races,
returning home in the evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
Back to Term Alta.

John A. Brant, of Market street,
who was called home by the illness of
his children, John, Jr., and Helen, of
typhoid fever, has returned to the
sanitarium at Terra Alta. where he
has been for some time receiving
treatment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Nuzum, oil
Columbus, o., are here to attend the
Nuzum family reunion at Loop Park,
today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

Games Scheduled Today.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh Cincinnati not scheduled,
Brooklyn at Boston ~
Philadelphia at New York (2).
st. Louis at Chicago.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago at st. Louis.
New York at Washington.
Boston &c Philadelphia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 10; st. Louis 6.
Boston, 4; New York, 2.
New York, q; Boston, 3.
Philadelphia, 2; Washington. l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

A Town topic-Carmelo's show at
the Hippodrome-Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05
Baseball At a Glance
Results Yesterday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

"Pittsburg, 8; Cincinnati, 4.
Boston, 8; New York, l.
Chicago, IL; st. Louis, 5.
philadelphia, O.; Brooklyn, o.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-05

'Ten innings. fourteen innings,
dartrnesH
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26

not printed in nearly small type as formally. There
was time when standard novels printed in type that
,most nespap9rs call small today Newspaper types
commonly larger than formerly It is no wonder that
people have eye troubles today when one thinks how the
eyes of our fathers and mothers were strained In reading
those old volumes ,oq q bessa .na dqmotS
The evolution of type faces has sometimes been gov-
erned more by what printers called artistic appearances
than by any attempt make types easy to read
vailing style of type years ago had quite fine lines
and though it was Of fairly good size yet it would NOT
take much ink and the whole appearance of page was
grey. This must have created eye strain aao ya,,
Of recent years there has been tendency to the other
extreme and great types having blnnt faces
This gives black appearance to the page, which looks
almost dazzling, and it must create strans Another
fad is to dispense with paragraph indentationst
artistic printers say this gives better mass effect but
lit must bother both the eye and the mind to have no sg
gestion of rest break in the current of the thought
Designers Of types should keep in mind that the first
aim is not to produce artistic sensational effect but
carry idea to the mind with the least effort of the
eye that is possible printed letter at best y minute
object smaller than the natural human eye was meant to
look at for any length of time and type not be made
too clear and obvious ] VIM sgoI, o l oh lsa3l ~
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26
LABOR THAT DOESN'T HELP.

The man who walks through any sizable city about
now must be impressed with the great number of men
whose labor far winning this goes is not pro
ductve Not merely there host of men acting in
such useless functions as agents canvassing from house
house, but large part of the petty machinery of dis
ributon is nearly useless 5tn 70 a'gt l1I - e2ado .
d Take for instance the great number Of able bodied
employed at little peanut fruit cigar chewing gum,
and soft drink stands All these wants in far they
are legitimate besupped at drug and grocery stores
in the ceners of population Yet these little trades spring
up at every corner large number Of get "a pres
carious living at them. = ,o ,,,- -,,,-,,--.. ii
About the only reason for their existence is that the
people in that particular neighborhood will buy there
rather than walk aquarter of mile to some regular e-
tail store But in any large city there are hundreds of
these little places that serve real need If they closed
up no human want would be unsupplied. Meanwhile the
farmers are crying for more help and there is shortage
of labor in all departments. <# 10
In way these little stands work against public inter-
est because they cut up the business into small units that
are not economically conducted Where business is con-
centrated into few well advertised places, it is done
cheaper Where it is widely scattered in lot of small
places it costs more for each article sold. .., a'
These little stands and shops to appeal to cer-
tain men OF rather idle type Perhaps some of them
have suffered accidents physically unable to work
But the majority look able bodied They should be hoe
ing corn or building ships or making munitions. m
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26
MANS CLOTHES FOR MANS WORK.

Radical innovations in clothing fashions for women
are resulting from the war. In the foreign muniton
plants the women put overals like the men, The Gus
tom spreads in this country and manufacturers
the better freedom of motion adds so per cent to the
ductve capacity. ~ r r,iio o,aaro, 81 aGslsa ,5lu
To the older women, such changes these revo-
and subvesive of womany modesty and
The of the oafer type will smoker when they
dressed for her work in way to make her
physical form apparent But morbid types of the
male persuasion can't be considered much
The of the future will dress according to suita
bility to work. Formerly there certain shame
when women admitted to the world that like they
bpeds possessed of two legs The German husband
in recent novel condemns his wife because she showed
nearly the whole of both her boots It is easily reme
bered when long skirted bathing suits, in
which swimming was impossible. This feeling is passing
both in work and play and the damnng fact of legs is
admitted without scruple 1.ilrI p cprs on suo, Cos
Probably the reason why women have chung to skirts
long is artistic rather than moral No costumer could
make trousers beautiful The boomer type used in GYM
nasium clothes is less awkward but st abrupt Skirts
have flowing lines and women will always be likely to
use them for dress parade '.3 g@.' g'l. oga
The modern woman is up against the working world
and many hard conditions of life and she is likely to feel
that she has handcaps enough without submitting to
DRESS She is ambitious to enter the fields considered
exclusively for men, and if she is to do this she must dress
to compete with and get rid of artificial restrictions
1t will create stares for little while then all will
he forgotten. ..all.lU- but aara ras a., d. .I.a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26
INDIANS URGED ..'.
.. FOR SERVICE IN
"'" THE u. S. ARMY

London, July 23.-Canadian Off
GERS on leave here from the French
front have informally recommended
to American officials that American
Indians be employed or enlisted for
service with the American expedition
airy forces. Manitoba Indians with
the Canadians have done excellent
work at scouting in No Mans Lland.
These Indians with u.s." said 4
captain with the Canadian forces
whose parents live In Philadelphia,
have performed sirvices that neve.
could have been performed by
white man. The Indian of North
America has II in his bones to be a
good fighter and a crafty one. We
have them in nearly every regiment.
again and again during the past
two years I have seen them 60 out
at night between the trenches, with
out firing shot. without making
the slightest noise or creating the
slightest disturbance, come back
leading a half dozen or SO Germans
from whom much valuable informa-
ton has been obtained" d .W
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26

American ports. The ships Officers
said the waters off South Africa had
been strewn with mines recently, and
that two steamers. one Of 5000 tons
and the other OF 1900 tons, which
had not been reported since they left
Capetown. were believed to have been
lost from this cause. ,..Sp hGm#uu
During the voyage the officers also
heard that German raider, oper-
ating in the Indian ocean. had been
destroyed by British warships. The
raider was an oil tanker that had
been changed into cruiser. .4
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26
AMERICAN STEAMERS
GUNNERS SINK LARGE
aa GERMAN SUBMARINE

ZOO Paris, July 23.--An American
steamer recently sank a large Ger
man submarine. according to dis
patch to the Temps from Havre.
While on a voyage from the Unit
ed States the steamer was attacked
by a submarine and the naval gun
ners. replying to its fire, sent thirty
five shells at the underwater boat,
which assumed a perpendicular po-
sition and disappeared beneath the
water. q IJ u1)UJt3 60 Gg.ia.,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26

and severe palms In the pit Of my
, stomach. ~ Our druggist advised me
to take champberlaln'sa Tablets. u
took aCbottle home and the first
dose relieved me wonderfully. and II
kept on taking othem until Ibwas
cured" These tablets do not relieve
pain. but after the pain has been
relieved may prevent its recurrence.
1p .as91iinm all di,n dJa9 adv.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-26
WOMEN RAILROAD, Cd %
'1' WORKERS FIGHT,
USE OF OVERALLS

st. Paul. Mimi, July 23.--Thirty
women are lined up against the
Northern Pacific railroad. overalls
are the issue. Officials say they are
safer around machinery. Women say
they're, horrid. I'm a lady even il
I have a mans job" one pretty work.
er snapped. when the directors tried
to calm argument. #ti .' -k