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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
LITERATURE.

Most people who have things to sell
now profit from H. C. Of l.. The far
mer's butter. eggs and oats bring in
the plain and fancy groats. The min
who sells US shoes and boots. the one
who deals IN all wool suits, the butcn-
er, with his wholesome meat--all
charge the limit, and repeat. But writ
ers, in their squalid lalrs. cant raise
the prices of their wares. The post
has to purchase meat, and leather
caskets for his feet, and every hour
the prices rise on things that thread
bare singer buys. The prunes that
cost ten cents ton before this era
was begun, now cost him twice as
much a pound, and so It goes, the
whole list round. But when he sweats
in his adobe and grinds grand and
deathless ode, he cannot go around
and say, The price of rhymes gone
IN today; so many poets have slain,
where armies rage on Europe's plain,
that there's a dearth Of noble rhyme.
and so I've raised the price a dime
He cannot put this scheme across, for
art Is now a total loss. The men With
henfruit, hay or cheese, may charge
such prices as they please, but they
who make the muses. sweat, must take
whatever they can get.
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Tuesday, February 6, 1917.
THE SCREWS APPLIED

The action Of the Supreme Court
of the United States In granting per
mission to the State Of Virginia
to institute mandamus proceedings
aga1n.t West. Virginia to enforce the
payment Of The Judgment against this
State. Of $4,000 is hardly sur
pristnX outcome Of the case. This
State by service Of the court is or
dered to show cause why the writ
should not issue by March s. While
the return date Is fixed after the
present regular session Of the legisla-
ture viii have expired and new Gov
ernor viii have been tnaugurated, It
seems that will not excuse the legis-
lature from making some provision for
meeting the present turn in the STU
alton.
There Is still a faint hope held out
that the mandamus proceedings may
be averted, but that, In any event, will
only be postponlng the evil day. 1t
begins to look as If West Virginia
Will have to pay this enormous injus-
tioe inflicted upon her, and that the
manner Of settling the judgment is
up to tho legislature. The choice is
of laying q levy sufficient to meet the
iudSment, or a bond issue.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06
INEFFICIENT REDFIELD

It was the selt-suffcient Secretary
Of the Department. Of Commerce who
first discovered the gross tnefficiency
and extravaganza Of the manufacture
ers Of this country, an Offset he put
out against them when they vigor-
ousy fought the harmful free trade
provisions of the Underwood tariff
bill. Since then he has lost no oppor-
tunity of pounding them. A close
student Of trade statistics, however,
comes back at him on his own
grounds with regard to inefflciency,
and suggests that he repair the de-
fects Of his own department before he
qualities as q judge OF the shortcom-
ings Of others. In doing this the critic
cites the fact Of the appearance on
January goth in this country Of the
British trade summary covering the
year 1916, twenty days after the close.
This, Of course, arouses no surprise.
because 1t Is the usual thing. But
how about our tardy Department OF
Commerce? Under Redfeld's admin
istration, the annual statistics on
commerce and navigation do not MAY
their appearance until one year after
!! the close 6t the fiscal year preceding
None Of our monthly summaries makes
an appearance earlier than two
months after the close of the month
in question, and even then they are
subject to considerable revision. In
his role Of chief defender of the Will
son-Underwood tariff law, Mr.. Red
'. field has been accorded favoritism in
Congressional appropriations to de
gree never experienced by any other
member OF the Presidents cabinet
The personnel Of the bureau OF for
; eign and domestic commerce, which
complies trade statistics, has been re
peatedly enlarged. And yet this
bureau is over a month and half be
hind the British bureau in publishing
monthly trade statistics. and con
sumes nearly year more in compiling
annual statistics, for which the Amer
lean public impatiently waits.
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SUGGESTS A BOYCOTT

The West Virginia Bar. the Official
organ Of the legal profession, is some
what disgruntled over the make up
of the present day newspaper. and il
suggests a boycott to bring them to
time. Something must have been the
matter with the editors breakfast
when he penned the following iras
chile edict:
We are for a boycott upon the news
paper that prints part or It's news ar
ticles on the first page ana continues
them on another.
One OF our State papers recently had
every article but one OF the nrst page
continued on another.
1t would take an hour 10 rcad tha'
II would take the good temper Of an
angel not TO say damn before you were
done.
Was there ever anthing invented more
inappropriate and tntoleraote 1han
newspaper as 8 newS-carr1cr
To busy man 1t Is fraud; to mar
who wants a convenient news vehicle II
Is a nuisance. and TO every body VINO mas
to depend on il for news II Is poslIiFs
infection.
and more appropriate. and the only way
to get II Is to boycott the present our
lesQue.
OF course this is highly exagger
ated statement Of the actual facts
There is no trouble in following the
continuity Of news from the first page
to another, when it is always plainly
indicated on:what page the continuation
may be found The dispersion OF tn.
news Of the. day Is required BY the
physical limitations ct the; nswspape:
page. 1t is impossible to carry all Of
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Americans can make no better In
'vestment Of their gold reserve than by
securing for themselves control OF the
production in foreign countries OIL
basic raw materials sufficient to sup
ply our vast industries.
No nation is altogether sufficient &c
itself and the advantage OF rich re-
sources may be forfeited through IN
ability to add to them the elements
necessary for the production of the
finished article. Spain. rich in iron
ore, might have built up a dominant
steel industry within her own borders,
China, with Vast undeveloped beds,
both of coal and iron and with abun'
dart cheap labor, might have built UP
a steel industry second 10 none; but
China lacked the reserves Of capital
and the ability 10 organize men into q
productive force.
These instances should suffice to
bring home 10 US the lesson we must
learn. The United States has immense
deposits of iron, coal and limestone,
and abundant capital. But the mod
ern steel industry is so varied in its
demands that it requires other ores IN
combination for the production OF the
qualities of steel and its alloys now
used In all the arts anu industries.
Those ores are not found in sufficient
quantities within our own borders
They are scattered over the world
in South America. in the Far East and
in Europe. The amazing fluctuations
in the metal market during the cur
rent war have shown how essential TO
the success OF any nation is its ability
10 produce the best steel and how
high a price any nation IS willing 10
pay for the advantage. That we have
not yet made our advantage secure
was evidenced by our navy depart,
ment's preference for English instead
of American projectiles because OF
their greater penetrating power.
Few enterprises are of greater I'M
portance to The future of the American
people than investigation and develop
ment Of the mineral resources or the
countries south Of us. In the produc,
lion OF silver and copper we have done
much: but the development OF the tin
deposits Of Bolivia. one Of the marvelS
Of the past century. has been done
largely by other capital; the iron anu
manganese OF Brazil are being en-
plotted by English and German capt.
tai: the tungsten. canadium, molybde'
mum, antimony and biSmuth. in which
; the Andes are enormously rich. have
hadthe attention OF more European
prospectors than American. In none
OF these important elements OF steel
production are we self sufficing. 1t
must be constantly borne in mind that
steel is the basis OF all industry.
Among other natural products es'
sential to our future development Is
rubber, the uses OF which are so
hugely increasing year by year. Rub
Der in it's natural condition grows
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wild in the forests of tropical Amer
ica. Its collection is dependent upon
a supply OF labor naturally inefficient
and in recent years nunIerlcaii! IN
adequate for the worlds demands.
The rubber of the New World mas
therefore been forced 10 meet nc
strong competition of plantation ruo'
Der from tropical Asia, where there Is
ample labor, patient and palnsiaklhS
and willing 10 accept very low wage
But it Is not 10 our interest that the
eastern plantations shall be- allowed
to displacc the product OF Central ana
South America So important an ele-
ment in international exchange OF
values cannot be willing sacrificed,
nor has the best eastern product Eet
equalled the natural Brazilian rubber
in quality. American experience. IN
tropical plantation enterprises has
been somewhat unfortunc-due rather
10 reprehensiblc financing than to any
lack OF merit inhering in the enter,
prise sthemselves II Americans can
duplicate in Brazil something of the
honesty and persistence OF the 'ouIch
in Java, a rich return is assured.
Cattle production IS another interest
that will be Of growing Importance TO
this country. The enclosure. or the
cattle ranges in our western states
the steady encroachment or settle
ments on lands over which the herds
formerly roamed, and the higher rate
of increase in our consuming popua-
ton over the domestic supply OF live
stock, are already evident in our in
creased cost OF living and in the
occasional importation Of Argentine
beef and mutton. There exist In trop'
ical America wide areas OF grass
lands: we'll adapted to cattle produc.
ton, for which much 'of our capital
can be utilized. Shall we depend upon
the more or less haphazard native
enterprises in Mexico. Colombia and
Venezuela for our supply: or snail we
take the steps necessary 10 organize
the possibilities to our greater and
permanent advantage? The leathe
market alone reflects the acuteness
Of the live stock problem.
Tropical fruits, hardwoods. hbres OF
many varieties. indispensable for our
cordage and textile industries, and
possibly tropical wood groWths avail
able for the manufacture Of paper pulp
and similar materials-all these offer
security for our industries that is i'm.
peratively demanded and prospects OF
profit which are more than entlclng.
The field covers not only substances
now of commercial value. but research
for the discovery of new wealth that
NAV be derived from the abundant
productivity Of the American, tropics.
Our great reserves Of capital qual1fy
us 10 equip today hundreds of modern
Columbuses, of whose discoveries we
stand in more urgent need than did
that enterprising Queen Isabella of
Spain, who pawned her jewels to
double her world.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06
LITERACY TEST UPHELD

The Intelligencer minated the
other day when the House passed the
immigration bill over the Presidents
veto the literacy test was question
upon which great minds differed, and
that through its operation alone would
be found it's efficacy or ineflcacy in
the improvement Of the immigrant
class admiued 10 residence in the
country. Yesterday the Senate FOL
lowed the course pursued by the
House in negativing the executive
veto by the prcponderating majority
of So to 10.
The literacy test for immigrants
has been held to be inimical to the
nrinciples upon which this govern
ment has been founded by three Pres
idents, Roosevelt. Taft and Wilson,
The contest for writing this lest into
the immigration laws has been spread
over twenty years. but until tho pres
eut Congress The necessary two-thirds
vote was lacking To enforce the VIII OF
Congress over lhe executive objection
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06
KEEPING FIT

The Plattsburg Association OF
Wheeling opens the way for those un-
der conviction Of their obligations TO
their country to fit themselves for in
telligent service when the call comes.
The Association affords an excellent
opportunity for young men to acquaint
themselves with the duties Of SOL
der. but imposes no obligation upon
them but what is voluntarily render
ed. The members Of this Association
have taken the army instruction
course at the government training
camp at Plattsburg, and they all res-
tify to the benefits of such training,
even If 1t should not be put to prac-
tical test in the army. II the time
should come. however. when soldiers
are needed the one who is prepared
for that service will have great ad-
'vantages over the unframed recruit.
The physical benefits to be derived
from the training are considerations
that should attract young mon 10 a
connection with this Association. Be
sides the course affords a mental
stimulus that will obviously be bene-
fetal. 1t seems that the cost incl
dental to this training has deferred
some worthy young men from joining
the Association, but that obstacle has
been removed by the announcement
that for all such uniforms will be furn-
ished free and their annual dues paid.
This is the sort of patriotism that wins.
and the local Plattsburg Association
cannot be too highly commended for
it's liberal action. There may be no
call for volunteers. 1t is 10 be hoped
there will be none. But keeping fit for
war means something else; it means
keeping At for living. And that is
what this training will do for man.
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WHO Is TO BLAME?

That something has become wrong
with our navy in the past four years
has been patent to iaymen as well as
some naval officials. Whether or not
It Is due to the liable seaman" at the
head Of the Navy Department Is not
SO much to the point as the realiza-
ton that something is radically per-
verse about our navigating officers.
This deficiency has cost US dearly In
the past four months both in dollars
and ships. Lest We be accused OF
political prejudice, or jealousy OF the
accomplishments of Secretary Daniels.
we reproduce the words Of a Demo
cratic Congressman, a Southerner
from Georgia, and an aggressive de-
fender OF the administration, spoken
ON the floor Of the House Of Represent
attyes the other day. 1t was Repre-
sentative Howard who, in showing
how the peoples money was being
criminaly wasted, said:
I'm the last ninety days-or putting 1t
ut the extreme. in the last 120 days-iet
ne see what the people have lost in dol-
lara and cents Let me give you Just a
little Information about what We arc DO
ing and how we are doing II. flou1
EHeiti to the coast OF New Jersey ana
along the Atlantic coast we nave plleo
nm On the shore. in the neighoorhood OF
SIS. DOC. 900 Of naval vessels. lying up on
coral reefs and shores that have oeen
charted since we have been navigating
ships from the United States. and they
are wrecked there because OF the inetn-
Gent navigation OF our naval vessels py
men who do not seem to know or care
what they are doing.
- There is the Memphis at Haiti: there
il the Milwaukee on the coast OF Cali
forniA; there is the H-3. a new suonar-
Inc; there is the Sampson. a destroyer
that had only been accepted by this gov
eminent forty days. run headlonE into
ship in clear weather and damaged
S2bo,000, according to the reports In the
papers; therc Is the Sumner. magnin.
cent transport lying up on the coast or
New Jersey. being beaten to pieces BY
the waves OF the ocean; and there Is the
GUYANA, practically a complete wreck
Perhaps the money loss Is not SO
important just now as the physical
disappearance OF the ships. We can
at a pinch, replace the money in a jiffy
but not the ships, the units in our first
line Of defense, which we cannot afford
to lose at this critical period: Here
are f,cts marshaled. in incontrovert-
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GO after THAT
SKIN TROUBLE
WITH POSLAM

Those Pimples may be easily banished.
1t may not he necessary longer TO en-
dure that Rash There may be no need
for EcZ.mas awful itching to cause you
distrcss-try Poslam.
Poslam Ia safe. 1t Is able 10 better
your skins condition. 1t is ready when
you are.
Once sec its work You will never
think OF using anything else'to ncalyo
skim 80
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to -EmerEency' Laboratories. g.
West 25th st. New York City.
!. Urge your skin to become clearer.
fairer, healthier. by the use OF PoSlam
Soap, the tonic soap for the skin.
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DAY IN CONGRESS-.
SENATE

o3N - . -
Net At IL .. N. -.
senator Stone submitted reSolu.
ton to endorse President Wt1Do0's
severance Of diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Finance Committee bsGAA eo11td-
GRAFTON revenue bill and Informally
discussed prospects for smerysAoy
expondtturos a. forced BY a1tsxn&-
tionAl Developments.
PassAd Immigration bill over
President Wilson'S vsto BY vots OF
60 to Is. ;:
recessed IT $50 p. N. 70 p. =.
Reconvsnsd ct 8 p. N. ana g.
iournsd 1T B:15 p. "a. for 1Ao1 OK .
Quorum until IL .. m. 1uss0ay'
HoUSE:
Net 1T noon.
Considered bills requiring u1aA-
nous consent.
Rules Committee continued "sar
inquiry.
1nter,tat. Commerce com1aiteoc
49, 70 rnilroSd 1A1tA1A0o1 Dill
without compulsory Efeisrssaoe 1s@
PENSION bill reported.
I.shor CommittSs favorab1y@ -.
norted bill authorizing Department
~ Labor to conduct tnduStr1A1 suf.
vev OF coal mining business.
Military Committee completed An
nual appropriation bill carrying
Adjourned ut 5:45 p. m. to II =.
III. Tuesday.
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NEW YORK, Feb. b.-The Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company Of Amer
lea will. in the event of an emergency,
place it's entire organization ut the gov
telegram Today to President Wilson
from Edward Nally, vice president and
general manager. the equipment In
Guides hIg-power stations at Marion
and Chatam, Mass; New Brunswick and
. Belmar. y. j.; Bolinas and Marshall.
Cal, and two at towns in Hawaii and
there are about sixty coastal stations
along the Atlantic Gul Pacific and
Great Lakes coasts. including those In
Alaska Manufactures and workshops
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nisttller Act,

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. 5.-All dis
filling plants In the state or kentucky
we're placed at the disposal of the Unit
ed States for the production of alcohol
10 lie used in the manufacture OF mu-
nitions, in 4 telegram sent late today
To the secretary of war by j. b. Wath-
ell. jr, president Of the Kentucky Dis
tiilers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association.
There are o03 distillcrlns of all classes
in the state, according 10 Mr.. Wathen.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. 5.-Tho
services OF the 1900 member hanks OF
the American Bankers Association. TO
aid in mobil!zing the nations finances
and to promote preparedness plans were
offered today. 10 President wilson ny
J., w. Goebel, of Kansas City. Kan,
l,resident OF tho organization. Mr.. Goe-
bel. a native Of Germany, said: IF We
are American citizens, we must serve
America"
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tble array, and surely tho respons-
ibliy for. these disasters rests some
where. 1t would be much more prof.
table for the Congressional plumbers
to be attending to this leak than to be
tutilely. chasing after the tip to Wall
street.
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LINCOLN. Ncb.. Feb: 6.-Governor
Neville today telegraphed PrcSident
Wilson that Nebraska will uphold him
in any contingency that may arise
The senate adopted q resolution cndors-
ing tho severance Of diplomatic rela-
ttons with Germany.
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YOUNG ROOSEVELT A MAJOR

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.--Frcsidrnt
wilson today signed 4 commission mp
pointing Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. n"-
jor Of infantry IN The officers reserve
corps Mr.. Roosevelt was Il member ut
The PlattsburE training camp.
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DOVER, Del. Feb. 5.--The Delaware
OF President In severing diplomatic re-
IItious with Germany ana urged the
states representatives in congress TO
Sunport the president.
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MANY STATES
GIVE SUPPORT
EGlsl ATURES PASSED RESOLU-
TlONS SUPPORTING WILSON.
Wave Of Commentator. for the Pres'-
dent Shows no DIminution.

On Monday the legislatures Of many
more states, including West virginia
passed resolutions supporting PTesl-
dent Wilson in the near-War crls's
now confronting the country.
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It is about time to drop tho peace
note leak and attend to some other
plumbing the country has on hand
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CONFIRMATION BLOCKED

WASHINGTON, Feb. g. Senator
Weeks again blocked a vote in the Sen
ate today on confirmation OF DR.. Carey
r Grayson. President Wilson's naval
a:de, nominated To be q Rear Admiral.
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GONZALEZ COMING

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5--Alirrtl" Cor
zalrz, costa Nica's d"p0Srd President. l.;
on his way i" Isc limited States hoard
n fruit Stean:r. according - official dis
patches.
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Pershing is due TO recross the Mexican
Rubicon to-day. and Carranza and villa
will be free to play the old game.
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If Our navy Is rs good at destroying
the enemy as 1t has been In Gripping
itself lately, all will be we'll.
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are included in. the proffer, together
with a trained staff Of men who would
be subject to orders in any department
in which the government might require
their services. =. -
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Teddy with his four sons Is pretty
good contribution 10 the army for one
family.
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ST. PAUL, Mimi. Feb. 5.-The Mime
sofa house of representatives today
adopted n resolution pledging the sup
80 of the state to President Wilson
In the present international crisis.
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Lip patriotism quaIls before actual
service.
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WAS IT your

PacIfst activities just now are liable
to spoil any peace prospects in view.
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The grounding was not such bluft
as some supposed.
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There is tine irony in that announce
mcnt that ronir?s from Charleston thai
no bills tuxing oil. coal or gas "ou!o
b. passed this session.
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Some one started the day Alright
7 Was II you?
Some one made it happy and bright
Was IT you?
Early this morning. we are told.
Some one smiled, and all through the da
This smile encouraged young and old
Was 1t youo
Stewart l. Long, in n. Y. Sun.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-06

1t is an cmbarras sing moment for
Idaho to be irritating apan with her
alien land law.
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Those old dollar dinner" banquets
would look like thirty cents these days,