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'Parkersburg Has Its
First ''B|ue" Sunday

rARKERsBURG. W.. Va. Oct. IL
For the first time for fifteen years the
sunday blue laws were closely observed
in Parkersburg today. Quite num-
bcr OF the business places which have
been operating on Sunday were closed.
Most nf the news stands were out OF
business. all orders for outside papers
having been cancelled; confectionerieS
and drug stores were closed tight In
almost every instance. With the excep-.
ton of about half dozen places. 1nclud-
Ing hotels, cigar stands. the local Sun
day newspaper and a. few OF the res
taurants there was no business trans
acted. Most OF the ministers touched
upon the matter in their pulpits and
while they favored the closing OF many
businesses laid stress upon the fact
that all places where necessity demand
cd should remain open.
The trouble was started here a week
ago. when the grand jury brought In
diclmcnts against about ninety places
for keeping open on Sunday. An organ
izitton Of those indicted was formed.
which determined TO close up all classes
of business including their own. ~,e-
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Governor
correspondence Barlow
that know the why
indebted
furnishes
nteigence INDUCED in
vndcive political
denquences o: Dr. Barlow in the administration
the hospitals
Governor Cornwels statement which he says explains fully the matter
agrees
trouble that the
would but from angle from the standpoint OF MS srane"
spartanship The
Cornwe feay the Demo-
cratic and its established practices What does resent c0ms
nonasansm Nothing been clearly established in the
political history OF the nation than the predatory instincts %
Office instincts eadaoe the change
amabe fiction of nonpaHisan
Governor cornwe hoodwinked enough suoe Republicans
deception which
possibly fitted
Tor nonlartiSan action pchopathc diagnosis OF the case reveals
often. with such
narrative So i
often in the
performance office should he attain
mental attitude The
ubcnscus partisan spirit will ootrude Nothing can swerve the true
old Jksonian doctrine
pos
otherwise the OF being what they are not the utter hyp
unpari&p masks the devotion
who
soc their prediction promises
find official who had discharged his
faithfully
81 an institution that demanded the hsheSt ao Ills
cations under his Of
in
Macdonald
Governor Cornwe himself that
having him work in the larger field Of
humanitarian "'';'! at Weston 'S' 'n"Es coupled Win IL
hospital
solving supply problem of the
rcncsded in the governors statement.
asking for Dr. Balows ress
feeding
skinny
exercising purchasing and supervisory
at ALL The killing OF signify
hospital be treated
ube:cnar aF"ctonS oizd 1t the" the last charge OF
official pac the the faith
for observing Democrats
In
4 ofceholdinG The
Of
institution
was which he had right to be
Mr. Cornwe Demo-
deserving Democrat that
subconscfous partnn
record OF the moral rurpiude OF
ri
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| and decided in your favor by some news.
papers and as I have no doubt my ac-
lion will be attributed by them to parti-
san politics. ! think J. ought, in all
! frankncss to say further: The one thing
| am most anxious TO do Is to remove
| the state institutions. and especially the
hospitals. from the zone Of partisan
politics and I am determined they shall
not be used as political headquarters
during my administration. But how can
I get them out of politics when the
heads OF them have persisted In drag.
Eing them into politics? 1t was proven
and is not denied:
]. That money was regularly COL
. lected from employees in your hospitai
who received only $25 10 $40 per month
and turned over to somebody to be
+ passed TO some committee for political
purposes or course, those still en-
ployed say they were not assessed Or
! asked to contribute. They simply gave
money for that purpose to somebody
who happened to be going through the
institution.
:. Tha, you went out and made
speeches during the campaign and were
so partisan you publicly stated you
! would resign your office II was elected
Instead of resigning, however, you came
to Charleston. Immediately following the
election. to aid and abet a movement TO
prevent my occupying the office to which
I was elected and to curtail the powers
which the Governor. Of the state mas
heretofore possessed.
What Hurt Cornwsu
:. That your partisanship was so
| strong you assaulted Il young man. with
moro enthusiasm than judgment OF good
! manners. who went into your political
hcadnuartcrs and 'hurrahed" for me-
! Is there any wonder that feeling eS-
lists against you In the community where
the hospital is located? Certainly tn"
head Of a state institution Is entitled
to have and exercise political opinions.
but he should not forget that all the
people are being served by him and he
should possess. among other ouaiinca-
tions, some self-restraint some diplo-
macy and some consideration for public
opinion. Such undue activity IN paru-
san politics Is bound to impair II NOT
totally destroy, the usefulness OF the
head Of such public institution rs the
ono you have been managing.
II is for that reason am determined.
insofar ns possible. to eliminate par
tisanship and partisan activities from
their management {
Respectfully. II
JOHN J. CoRNWELL =
Governor
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iircul hes there the man. With soul t.
dead.
Who meyer IN himself hath said,
This IL my own. my native lnnd,
Who's" hear; hath ur"i' within him
burud.
As hnm" his footsteps II" hath turned
From wandering IN u foreign strand"
IT such there breathe. go. mnrk ham
we'll!
For him no minstrel rapturc9 swell:
High though his titles. proud his name.
Houndl"SS his w"Hlth as wish can
clainr--
D"spio those titles. power and pelf.
Living. shall forfeit fair rennwn.
And. doubly dying. shall 80 down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung.
Inwrpi. unhunured and unS'nE.
WALTER SCOTT.
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shares In letter and spirit. The views OF
national policy and the aspirations for
the future Of the world that arc the
matter "f President Wilson's public
declarations then Their" viii rightly he
the strongest movements here and ~
tho Allied countries tn discuss peace, and
t" end the terrible destruction Of life
md all the horrors of war; bui IN this
Is 80 tn" war Is and will remain an The
part Of tho United States and the Allies
Il defensive War, war IL defend human
liberty and free nations from present
and futurr military aEgr"sSiun
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seems To have been printed. VI mat
list DR.. Macdonald says:
| "A Cursury examination OF the lists
| re fcrrrd To indicate. 10 my MIND. mat
! the dietary il not sufficient to meet the
Iphrsiulugical requirements Of the hu-
man system. and To maintain health
! full state Of bodily nutrition.
ann quoting from him because "t
! his commentator Of your management
and his recommendation you be retained
in the work. before I sent him tho diet
list.
Difference Of Opinion
1t might be said this matter can be
corrected by large appropriations ana
more liberal purchases by the present
Board of Control. but there il funda-
mental issue between us. You have
testified that. in your judgment. the food
, has been sufficient in quantity. quality
and variety. ! do not think 1t has.
Those whom | have consulted. without
/ exception. agree with me. Could the
! food list for the entire year be put be-
! fore the people of the state. l believe
| Thy would agree that il was not only
! insufficient but that It's insuttirtcncy *
So marked as TO almost constitute
crime against the inmates and against
society. ] am quite sure The relatives
I anu lflclI'lS uI Inc PallcntS "uuiu le-
sent il.
! Further - In" rs | ran find. ~ feed
+ u& IT," patients there seems tt have
hr"n uu classification other tiran sick
! AMI we'll Except recently some addi-
! ti'nal i"ud has been given those who
worked on Tn. farm. am distinctly OF
: the opinion Iha: CLASSIFICATION is not
Sul Efficient.
Closely connected with thu. fnuh prob
: lem j. The matter of the use at GRASSES
for food. If COWS. condemned and killed
for tuberculosis. / en- equally "mphar-
r that such uS, III meat from that
source worse than u mistake.
am aware that YOU justified it's use by
Sect ion II oi lii" Government ReEula-
! tiuns governing utrHI inspection as en-
bodied IN principles IL and ID" which
arc us follows:
''Frinclplr r. On the other hand. if
! the LESSONS are localized and not nu-
m"rnu:. II there is no evidence nf dis
tributon Of iubctrlr hacilIl through thu
blood or by other means IL the muscles
nr TO paris hat may be eaten with the
muscles and if H." animal is we'll nour-
Ish"d and i'll good condition. there is no
proof. ar even ICaSnu to SUSPECT, that
he flesh is uuwholrsQmc.
''Prucip" II. fy loraIizrd tuhcr-
'"'S'N - "''"'i S'"'" '""'r'H'""iS nm
'I'o !" HhE"i or several paris or
organs 81 the body without evidences II
recent lHrASi"H ~ numerous bacilli into
! ih' systemic cI'rulation.'
Your theory : tn" disease III certain
animals was allied and tho balance
nf The carcass WAS not infected But
Principle y IN the same regulation says:
'TrinclriH y. - The fundamental
Thought Is thai meat should not liz
used Tor food II ii contains tubcrclG
hncillI. II Their" -: Il reasonable. pOssib-
ilIt% that il may contain .tubcrclc bac-
iii. ar If i! is appropriated with toxic
Substances mr tuhrrculoss or aSsoci;l-
tel septic infcrri"n
Paragraph ,. Rule y. says:
Rule A.-Thc entire carcass shall he
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BIG SALE OF LAMBS.

Special to The lntelllGchcer.
kEYSER, W. Va, Oct. 21.-Harman
Rinshart of Grant county. ". Va load
I'd 300 lambs here yesterday for the
eastern market. They were from thu
Allegheny section OF West Virginia.
Lambs arc averaging 100 pounds and
are bringing Is cents 4 pound. 5: This
flock alone brought into this county
s1e.5oo. Many have been shipped and
there are hundreds more to go out.
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State Of Nest virginia
EEcTTIEE DEPARTMENT.
ChtrlcSLOI

October l.. lsl1.
To ia. Editor or m" lnte'liEencec:
Sir. In an editorial OF your Issue
nf the 18th you discussed the retire
ment OF Dr. Barlow from the Spencer
Hospital. taking tho position that he
WAS sacrificed by Democratic Govern
or from the report of n Democratic
Investigator. The article referred 70
says:
1T is clear not chr or the the cS-
scntial complaints against Or. Barlow
has been sustained"
In order that YOU may know the rea-
son why | asked Or. Barlow TO resign
am sending you herewith. copies Of
the CORES pondencc which explains fully
the matter aS ! saw il.
Yours very truly.
J. J. CORNWELl..
Governor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-22
THE RETIREMENT Of DR.. BARLOW
THE HEAD Of SPENCER HOSPITAL
Governor Cornwell Gives Some Very Lame Reasons Fol-
Providing Place for observing Democrat"

ports. documents and other exhibits MED
with the testimony by you.
! think | Was able 10 approach the
question with an open mind. In fact.
was prediSposcd to view your admins
iratinn with considerable degree or
favor for | had reGd report recently
published by YOU relative to Your work
ut tn" hospital and the conditions ex-
listing there and had made a somewhat
careful study of the cost Of maintain
my your institution as compared with
similar institutions in this and other
states. and was most Favoraby inn
pressed by the showing.
The evidence has not changed my be-
lief that you have made some very
marked improvements in the physician
condition of the property: that you Solv-
ca the water problem which confronted
you when you went 70 Spencer and that
YOU hnv" largely Increased production
| on III" fHrm land owned and operated
IN connection with the hospital.
Tho charges. generally speaking. were
that the patients have been undcrfed
almost to the point OF starvation and
that they have been treated cruelty hy
attendants: that rations have been re-
duccd steadily to make showing or
economy; that putrid and infected meat
was fed to tho patients. And in the In
vcStiGRtion attempts were made 10 show
hat relatives of patients have been
treated disc"urtc"usly and that you
were perniciously active. politically.
Conflict OF Testimony.
The question for me 10 decide ia: Shall
| retain you as superintendent" The
evidence is 80 voumin0us. including the
reports. documents and exhibits. that 10
digest il WAS Il biz task. but nniwith
standing my other duties. have tried
To do that. AS usual in such cases. there
is much conflict Of testimony. much that
Is irrcvcaut and much that has no
hearing on tho ISSUES. TIL" witnesses
may he casscd. generally speaking, as
those formerly in your employ and
those now IN the hospital. Those tcs-
tifyinG against you. while claiming To
have left the hospital because Of tho
bad conditions. nrc represented by YOU
as having boon discharged. In that
event II is reasonable Ia assume they
were prejudiccd against you. On the
other hand. il Is but human that those
still in your employ were biased in
your favor. have. therefore. not
reached my conclusion because Of the
opinions Of witnesses as Ia conditions
but from facts admitted ny you. or your
witnesses. That conclusion ia that the
good OF the institution and the Srrric"
demands It change. for Ia say The least.
your usefulness as superintendent is, in
my Judgment seriously impaired if NOT
at an end.
My reasons you and The public arc
entitled tn have. They are rs fnllnws:
believe tn" charge that patients in
the institution have hrcn und"rfed is
clearly sustained. That belief is not
established alone ny tho testimony Of
former employees Of the institution. hut
from the daily reports or III" food served
in tho general dining room. the original
OF which daily reports were flcd and
arc now before me. do not lay the
entire blame for the food conditions that
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Even III" Official Bulletin has it's .rli-
t"rial difficulties. y recent iSSur ,un-
taInS the announcement that the coal
strike in Eastern Kentucky aud Ten
nrSSr" had not been broken. Will" IN
An adjoining column il is stated that the
men had returned IN work When this
happens in III" nrfic" uf II publication
that has all tho help government yI,'
roll can afford. 1t is scarcely in order
10 condemn even real editors for Irr-
ting similar mistake slip through.
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The Governors Statement

DR.. Charles \. BARLOW.
Spencer. West Virginia.
Sir:
have road carefully the evidence
taken before Dr.. f.. r. Stephenson.
President OF the Board of Control. in
connection with certain charges made in
aftidavits published in the Roane County
Reporter signed by Harvey Bailey and
II. 0. Knapp. and have examined the re-
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The Russians evidently think that Il
capital hy any other mime VIII do just
as well as retrograd.
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II will take all III" business Sa.arilv
of our official financial leader S"rrr-
tary McAdoo. 10 explain why ncwSun-
per headlines record "Lundon Market Ac-
tive and Higher" while New York re-
ports are Time Money Firmer in Il Pail
Market. Government loans We're hNing
mad" III both Great Britain AMI America
at the Time ih"S" rGpurtS w"r" pub
ilShtd. Why In" activity in England
and the dullpcss hrrr"
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Doing we'll is not enough on the f,ih-
merry Loan. Wheeling's duty this week
IL to go over the top
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The Imperial German chancellor SAYS
that Germany will hold 10 Alsacc and
Lorraine. \ while back Germany "N-
peclcd to hold a larg" part uf France.
all of R'lctunl. MAX" 'ir"Ht Britain pay
tribute AMI rull"rl indemnity III Amrri-
IA. The final results of this war will
not he dictated by the nation that
started l..
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Euy Il bond and III" Il shot in answer
% the Kaisers inrpcdo"s.
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.Nri sill W. cannot So" why i:nSland'S
great and powerful navy continues &"
luAf ON III" job.
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MARK HIN WE'LL.

Tho British admiralty should be made
TO fish ur cut bait
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With N"Nicu and the United States
Of tolnmha trclrrinr ON verge mf break
ing with Germany. It looks like il IS
going ~ L" unanimuIIS with North and
South America
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existed there ~ %u;ir door. You must.
if | am right ~ my judgment. accept
y0ur shar" nj tn. responsibility. but the
board Of r0nirul has hc"n "Uually rul-
rahlc and tn" lcgiSlnlur". which has
made til" hicuniaI appropriations for cur
rent r>p"n>,.s. sh"U!i have known "t
tn, situation.
rh" "f'ici"ncl commission which APP
j,uintrd soon alter assuming OFFICE
" hose work w:i~ Interrupted 10y me war.
called IN" attention. III II preliminary re-
mort ,u wr;;f u regarded rs Insufficient
food for pHtirn!$ III NJ. h"Sllials. ana
llr Stephenson. sine h" l"rame MEM
ner al IN" hoard uf control. has again
discussed III" mater. ,"ncurrtd III
the &uErrStiun tina; lhrr" should be" at
irnIinn given l." in" matter. but ! hn""
hrrn unable /" arujaiMt myself hereto
fore with III" actual conditions h"cauSc
of uI-sS nf other matters until ! saw
'hr rumd lisl fl", in ihiS Investigation.
Too Economical
The creation If n.'w places and th-
n"raSiu,Inl "\p' udi;Hr" at puhN" money
without warrant nr law. hay" produced
n juSrii;nnl" public drmanh for economy
in public expenditures. | joined in that
demand and n;n rs strong an advocate
of economy Today rs ever. hut | do not
believe ,hr people of Nest Virginia wan,
economy IN tho nature ar 10 III" extent
If slnr> iug Tia, unfortunate" inmates ~
the hospiInI> for III" insane. ON III"
other hand | feel sure They want the
NOR. ttnu TWO thousand patients III
those huSrilnl$' I" have not only enough
whulr~",u" and nutritious food IL Keep
Them alive. hut nm ahundrnr" If il in or
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RI" Washington police 80; l"i'r m":r
II suffrage pickrtS hlur!;adiug ihc Nhi'"
Iluusc. Saturday.
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The G"rmau submarines certainty
scored fine picking of BRITISH ships
III getting away with Nv" d"siruy,Is
and sCNcn merchant vessels
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4 Chicago paper should hnv. medal
of distinction for singing La fuIleltrS
requiem in th"s" words: ''lITn-w"pt.
Hun hun"rcd and Ilun-suns." 40; 50
bad is il.
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II Will iIhr another Two millions aIrI
II half Ia x" over ;n. up" un rhr Lib
"rty Loan dril,'. ami We har" got In
ria,
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
ARE YOUR HOGS PROFITABLE?
Pregnant Brood Sows Do Well on
Glover or Alfalfa Forage and Ear
or Two Of Corn Daily.

Glover was worth over $10O per acre
in replacing corn in the hog ration in
one test conducted at the Ohio expert
ment station, when corn was valued at
$1.68 per bushel. Other forage crops
proved almost as valuable. Are you
cheapening pork production by the use
of such crops? There is no cheaper
feed up to a certain point. Pregnant
brood SOW will do we'll on clover or
alfalfa forage and an ear or two Of
corn daily. Young pigs and shotes
must have more grain, of course, but
they relish someoforage. Fence off
part Of that clover or alfalfa field and
give the hogs chance at it if you have
not already done so.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
TREATMENT FOR WILD COLTS
Complete Directions Given for Getting
Foot Of Refractory Animal Into
Position for Shoeing.

To raise hind foot, put on a rope
as on the front foot and draw the foot
forward. To put rope on the hind
foot of wild horse, tie up front foot,
have the assistant hold his hand over
the eye on the same side as the foot to
be lifted, or take the headstall in one
hand, the tail in the other and whirl
the horse until he becomes dizzy.
While in this condition he may be han
died with safety. Lift the foot for
ward two or three times and gentle it.
AS soon as the horse gives in carry the
foot backward into a shoeing position
and trim the hOOf.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
SHEEP RID FARM OF WEEDS
Also Return Fertility of Soil in Form
of Manure-Graze With Cat
tie Very Nicely.

Roadsides, lanes and fence corners
may be kept clean and tidy by flock
of sheep. Not only will sheep rid the
fields Of weeds and turn them into a
marketable product, but they will re-
turn the fertility of the soil to the
land in the form of manure. Sheep
will Craze with cattle nicely where
grass is abundant, and will eat the
plants the other stock leave.
Most farms have feed lots and yards
which annually grow up to unsightly
weeds. By sowing rape in these places
and pasturing sheep on it, the appear
ance of the farm would be much i'm
proved and money would be made.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08

diplomatic official of
buoys and letting any of the petty troubles
the White House h
fine blond
of
president
melted he thought
Of al dead.
then to the
with
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08

Estes Park.-According to the rec
ords of the Thompson fish hatchery
at Estes Park, since May 25, 1917, and
up to Aug. 22nd, the number of visi-
tors has been 11,437, which is an in
crease of 1921 for the same period
last year. All of the states of the
union have been represented, with the
exception of Delaware, New Hamp'
shire, North Carolina and Vermont
and several were registered az hail
ing from the District of Columbia,
Cuba, Alaska and the Philippine Is
lands.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
POPULAR BREEDS OF SHEEP
Shropshire Combines in Fairly High
Degree All Qualities Sought by
American Breeders.

Sheep die easily sometimes, especial
ly so for the man who is inexperienced
with them. It may be said that the
larger the breed the less hardihood
they exhibit. Internal parasites kill
more sheep than all other causes CON-
bined. Pneumonia, however, is quite
common among the large English
breeds.
The Mcrino is the hardest of all
breeds, and the SouthdOwn of all the
English breeds. But the Shropshire Is
perhaps the most popular sheep in
America today. 1t combines in fair
ly high degree all the qualities that are
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
MINERAL MIXTURE FOR PIGS
Department of Agriculture Gives For.
muIa for Animals on Pasture
Keep in Handy Place.

To supply mineral matter and ton
ic for pigs on pasture the following
mineral mixture is good, says the Unit
ed States department of agriculture. 1t
always should be accessible. Dissolve
the copperas in hot water and sprinkle
over the mixture: COpperas two
pounds, slaked lime four pounds, wood
ashes one bushel, sulphur four pounds,
salt eight pounds, fine charcoal one
bushel.
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sought in sheep. However, there is
a difference in the hardness Of indi-
vidual sheep just as there is with men,.
Some families of men break down and
die young as compared with others.
Similarly, some families of sheep die
more easily than others. Selection,
breeding and care and management are
also factors in determining the health
and vigor of sheep.