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on tho bill In compoacd or Sonniorn
Ilnnndnll Vurdnmnn and f"rnnld
itnnndcll md Vnrdnmnn M" both from
cultun.ErowlnH StnI"n. Luuinlnnn ana
MlrnLsnIppl. rrnp"Cliv"ly. u" tho report
that the "nub-cuinmitIr" Huv" nyin
pathetic audiences uCCnninnH no nur
primo. Tho Department nf Justice III
aluo working FOR the lnt"r"HtH Of tho
cotton-growrra the Aauintnnt Attorney
General having pr"srntrd brief on
their behalf.
From what rru be- learned OF tn"
matter. Il large quantity nf cotton waa
purchased by German agents In anti,
cipatlon OF the close OF IN" war. when
tho German stocks would be- cx-
haustcd. Thls cotton hns been stored
in American warehouses whrr" II was
10 remain until time propitious Tor
its shipment to Germany. The cotton
producers command hands on" with
respect To this cotton. They 10 farther
and declare that "A continuation Oh
these cotton purchases by the German
interests and It's storage in the United
States is 4 thing which they would not
desire to have interfcred with They
claim that the withdrawal of the Ger
man cotton now stored would cause -
swapping of the cotton market. and
they believe that the allen property
custodian" provided for in the BILL
should have the custody of this cotton
or any which may be hereafter pur-
chased by the Germans. until the end
OF the war makes it's delivery possible.
While this is about the ncrvicst
demand ever made on Congress. IL is
hard 10 believe that even a sectiOnally
disposed Congress will acquicscr in
any such arrangement rs the cotton
growers demand. Gcrmany's policy in
the war has been to cripple her
enemies for present and future. ana
measures OF the harSheSt nature must
be applied 10 Germany 10 bring her to
time Traffic with her must be abso-
lutely suspended during the period or
the war. She must be commercially
isolated. Cotton now credited to Ger
many in American warehouses should
be otherwise disposed Of to the best
advantage The demands Of the cot
ron.growers are not only impudent,
bur unpatriotic. This would be pro-
flierring Of the most vicious sort.
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OHIO COAL ROADS
SELL CARS TO CANADA

CHICAGO. Aug. o.-PassaGe Of the
food control bill may have some erect
on the proposed conference Of COVER
nors OF sixteen coal producing states
here sci for August l6. 1t was said To-
day.
been sent only to the councils OF de-
Tense Of these states. Governors Low
den left Springfield for Chicago this
morning and is expected to take up the
matter OF inviting the governors In view
of developments at washington: IN
many quarters IL is thought that tho
control bill gives sufficient authority TO
the federal government 10 restore the
equilibrium of coal prices.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. AUX. 9.-Attorney
General MrGhcc aud the state public
utillilcs commission today were inves-
tignling reports that the Toledo ana
Ohio Central and Hooking Valley rail-
ronds have sold coal cars 10 the Canad-
ian government II wns said that John
kny. al New lrunsWiCk, agent Tor tho
Canadian government has admitted tIht
he has purchased 100 cuni cara from
rhIlrnnhr IN ohio.
AtI"rnry General McGh11 said tho
stat" l. r"nhy /" tab. drahtl0 a1tion l"
prevent nnnI her car owned ny tho ON"
IN Ilr"hh being sold f"r uaa In ah"thnr
ri ate 10 ''niirIry lnnhihu"h nm W"
IA ilruh'i~, la their iIrhinniH !" W" ph"''h
uIIIItIrn .n,,,rrIrrinu for nuthnTlty '" ih'
,rnnan frnIghi ration. have urged no
rnnpnn fur uunII inrrnnnnn i'n p"nd ~
prttfug ,,nIn Iunurr with whlrh Ia Gnt
add InItnI rullf,h ntu"h, tho "l'"oNnFy
ihrl ihrv hnvo boon n"llIng "nTn v" mn
"thnr gnvntn,nnn has "au""d much
nnnIruuou rIu"ng alnin "nlrln'a
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Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
THERE'S NO ESCAPE.

There Ii no earthly spot. NO cavern
In The snow, no desert hlnZlht nos.
where uernin do not go. I've TILED 10
hide. mynclr from men who'd nell IN"
b,ukr hIuh ON II uuunlnln'; shell. ln
lonely fuIrrt siuuhr Ia vain. i"I every
where tho ngrnIn ind lhrli way. they
itnrh mo Iu their lnlr. with whiRn hS
Ilctihn rlny I'vo Ind la hrrntilr r"lIn
that llliln comfort rnvr. Ia Tar n"iU'n
Icrod dcIlu I've Ilvrd. In grow" nnd
cnvc I've u,Ili th" hunts nf men +"
find Some lnn"nulp" pine" wh"t" |
mIyht nr'rr again hchuld INA nr"u' II
rnCr. On hlrnh md barron moor
hnvr concealed my frame. AMI when
| rclt gcrIiro tho agents always came.
Now on Il mountain top. nbnv" IN"
IIrcCy clouds. in cabin hnm" | stop.
remote from maddiug crowds. Al last,
serene and calm. scanned In" plains
below. and said. at last am where
agents never go" Tiul even rs | spoke
| saw Il dame approach. with alpen-
stock OF oak and larrr Eum-mclal
broach. She looked me in III" eye
and cried, her voice IL scr"al. 'Sny.
don't you want TO buy the works OF
Chnrlotir Rrarmlr?" Then down The
mounlnln side slid in my despair.
and ruined all my hide. and tore ont
lots at hair.
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OF ALI. THE NERVEl

- Every attempt T." maxi" In" "ntl"n
growing industry pny itE prnprr share
''of thr expenses OF the war has been
,fruitlcss. although tho cotton StatrA
Representatives. Congress hav" done
Everything possible to prnalze tho
Iron and steel Industry of the country.
The cotton interests emboldcned by
'.thelr immunity from taxation. are now
forcing an impertinrnt demand upon
Congress. insisting before Il Senatorial
sub-commlttr" that the Trading with
the Enemy bill b.. SO drafted AZ not
. to interfere with contracts entered
into by cotton producers for tn" sale
OF cotton to German purchasers The
subcommittee conducting the hearings
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INJURED AVIATOR LAUGHS At
STORIES Of HIS ACCIDENT
LIEUT.. FREY SAYS HE DID NOT
MAKE STATEMENT CARRIED
IN ANOTHER PAPER.
Victim OF Beech Bottom Accident 10
Conscious Only at Times
In the Hospital.

Lieutenant William Frey, the aVia-
ton instructor, who was so danger
uuSly injured in the fall Of a student
bplane at The West Virginia Flying
Corps scrool at Beech Bottom week
ago This evening. for the past few
mornings has regnined consciousness
sufficiently 10 be allowed TO read the
morning papers. He sketches through
the nights chronicle OF events until
he finds the daily item concerning
himself and The accident which so
nearly cost him his life.
Apparently with full understanding.
he reads the story through. then lakes
Il hearty laugh At The story about his
accident. Then. perhaps without look
Ing M another Item. he lcIn the paper
fall upon his brrnHt. close" hlH eyes
AMI laIpirA into uncnnHciounn"nh again
"I.icuIrnnnl Frey read that hI0ry In
one paper about HE ntnt"nl"n' he wnH
allpporch Ia have made" TIL" Intel.
authority to pprnk He laughed
heartily and dCcInrtrl that he mover
said lt. that II" never thought OF such
u thing. ON Tho morning hr was sup.
posed to hay" said HAT he tried TO
ynIpInEc 10 earth and his motor
stopped. Miss Murphy. his nurse. said
that while he was talking. he did not
know what lie was saying at all.
Thrrc has been very little change
in Lieutenant Erey's condition up to
last night, attendants at the hospital
said He Is still 10 an unconscious
condition most OF the time. in spite
of the fact that he is now able to read
the papers intelIigcntly during his
brief periods of consciousness.
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THE BARREL SKIRT
Fashions Old ind Now In War Time.
BY RALPH BERGENGREN
Author mud lIBsnyIst


Enn !" rhrur" hlm""lr ct Tia" "il"h""' hi'
'md"mv"r"I hv ma" mud mn" |" "I"-
hnrE" hiInn'lr OF thnI witch u" dlh
w"nr" withlr 'h"n. II" drew out OF hi"
hr' rrhrr i Irrir" "r rir"lr w" tabln-
rlmnth"r ten nnI.r,Inr four nhIrtr, n
brush. 4 Hlu.u," II comb. mud night -Cnp".
with other thInUr uf u.tr. .invlmr "fuur
hardship ,uay understand TINT h""nunn !
invr no rnr... II .,tnr,.- h,uI.,r. thea" peck
"ia do rrrvn nv rmr u room" Ia lay my
I-nnLs I'm: ma though II lac II nIrnlt
prIynn vel ty # n nturr- hu,iur big enough
r, ,,,, A., 49, ,t .tt,.,,, ,.,, me.
""' ~ ,,,
raw" wy" INV IT, - W > o. WI ,.'..
'N"' III" UNIV IN i'n'' wv" 49,"
''c"'' "'i"'I'""'F '""S ''' '',''"h
f''"H |" "''"H' ""'' "' "a Nv,
F"h' ."''r i"'"''''" Nv
must "' "r"hE upon ''h''''"'''H VIZ
NV "'"' ~" '" I'"'>S '"'' "'
i"EhI l'h''' '' IN" "''i'''l'' ',''' .,
W"''" vi" 'N'"l 't' '"' WI
'NiF'' i'"' '"' t''''' "'"',' '''''
Iht"r must rehl'" t'"l noun" "'''t NV
hr hninr Tor NM II u" E"v" MS '"'' ~
any Shch rn"ctintnt' anu III lrh'H'"-
Tors Know that Surh INV "',"'d cum
Inn" aunrnE"tt"* ana nntl-"hhraE"i'"S
mt" single. "n"-idra"d h"uE "h"S"
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GULLING THE GULLIBLE

While we have no means OF know
lnx The exact situation In Germany.
enough information has leaked out To
shaw the. utter deception that 1s being
r,;,cllrcd anon the German people anu
,h, ,.,ury moves or Tho Innhrrs In
t., dim. ,,,,. ,,,Id, wuIId with der
,,,., ,,.c,.u,,y, uI,,ulc Inwnu,s
,.,.. rh, ,h,I, n,,nnuuu,ln amelia
,, ,,,,,, ,.,, ,oIc ar Tho ,,ure
,,l,ui,,,, n,.,,,J ly tho Itoirhnluy
go, ,,I,,, "a, ,,I,h
ia" "F"''"''" WI '''''E'
.,tl ,.,, Ih,,,,yn II. lhu ,rruIu,inia mud
thu r. HiItlul"nt VIM aim" wore hh'h-
go, ,h, ,,,luII,y ,r linn
''A WV '''''' " "
riui,lc
A.
II" "hllr' llls"rhpI' 'h'I 'E"' VI t"e
,,r ,,-,,. ,,Itb ,hc outocrutic row
f'
Crnmrni aS shown by inc dlSCIoRuTeS
,.,. -, ,t, c,,i,,s, ,,,i,nr
=" 'l''t ''S'' Va Wv '"N
ity of the HclChStag have been con-
hrmeu by the confessions vi hienf
Der of the Centre party itse'l. VINO mas
practically admitted that the Reich
stag resolution does not really constr
tutc the abandonment OF elthor annex
atiGns or indemnitics. and that the
KcichstaS was acting in coiluslon win
'"r halser ana With 'ne ''''t''"' Will
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Men who design clothes for women.
tn" mnulnr ,uIndH or The hmHln"HH who
create The niyl"A from HrnHnn To non.
m,n, ur" either pusHrrLanl or Il lively
r"rlsr nr humor. comic vein which
they conceal for buHIn"sH rnnAnnR. or
they must hr us lacking In that uunll'y
nN Il hruumHtick OhECrvc. Tor rXhHi-
pie. the barred Hkiri. No mum OF av'
rraEo humor. slttinH down to plan II
skirt for woman, would find hin In
SEPARATION In barrel. 1t liz n little
hard TO shy where he would find his
Inspiration. but surely not In barrel.
II Is Il source Of satisfaction to men
that they have outgrown these absurd,
lilies OF style. Nobody can laugh ut
us. 1t Is we'll over three hundred
years since contemporary author
remarked Of gcntlcmen's brooches that
they ARC bOmbasted like beer bar
rels." He meant stuffed out or padded.
In the spacious days OF Elizabeth. and
so into the reign Of James. gentlemen
had their breechos made very wide
and bombastcd or stuffed them out
with wool. bran or other stuning. Beer
barrel pants. The story survives OF
gentleman who tore his brecches on
an unnoticed nail as he went to q
marty, and when he got there and
bowed over his lady's hand and kissed
that lady's hand. and was doing his
best all round to make n pleasing and
gallant effect. every time he bowed
some OF his bran leaked out or him
and fell on the floor. For quite
while he couldn't understand why all
the ladies smiled when he knew no
hadn't said anything funny. He was
one OF the mon whom a contemporary
poet had in mind when he said they
"Furnyshc forthe their pryde
With wool". with flake, with hair also.
To make their bryches wyde."
In thnse days lawmakers held II their
province to lrKSlat" In tho subject or
clothes, aud eventually tho gentlemen
with tn" barrel brooches got into trouble.
We read further. 80 excessive were
they herein that n law was made against
such as did stufre their hreechcs TO
frakc them stand out: whereas when a
certain prisoner was accused OF wearing
such brooches contrary to Inv. ne he
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THE NEW DAWN IN EEXICO

- Ii G":tlaH intrigue is Tpil"u and the
-
,Ca"raayn ;ovnyniurn, maintains the
iievr, i,~ad i: conservative aris so far
rc,r=.. ~" p"nmis" Of the complete
Rehabilitation - t,;r Meyicaa republic
: is >,,,,. i--.,.r - moU as = clearer
. rr..cr.:.-A.,:, cf ~" friends, motives
=. %: -, ;..-;.c,I ,;,,,r. All of those
: THINGS wei. ;,,:ic.:": in the proceed.
-,if:: e! +: frs, n.t:unal congress o.
..r.r:c:.ai;y l--.a.l- ncid in Mexico
CITY. Tie ;.,"rt.,;c MAS REPRESENTATIVE
e: IL" hr,,r: tu.!ars. .!cmen, of the
country. 2aG !."l ,hr ENCOURAGEMENT
,.cd r,ro.ni,;,,l of ,h.. ..o,cr,m,n,
II "as ,irvr!up"d a; rhia meeting
J That the o!gIai r.-;nr.l, showed Ia"
(,yalEc t.: .,.pu:t.. nom the t.aii,,
ffSI4:rv /" Mr.irn IN the rlrvru munths
IN. .r. at. VA. w,,, h,.l,r, than il
s ttuu n.ru in IN. fuII E,,,l ,,,r Ipu-
i. ',.r r;..u :, ,,.,, r.,,, ,.,,,n,riru,
. :huy.r,,.r il r,.,.,h,r ,,,jyl,.,b,r..
, 'o..i,.. ,o ~, .,I.....,... ,,,;,,. ,,,r,.,
Z ,,,,... ,L, >...,.,.,,,,, 49,.
,,.. ,r... .,,..., ,,,,,,,,,. ,
f.r,r cent mora. ,;..n =, ,,,s ..,,,,. no~,od
:. ,.c.... mn avid mar, ,L,, ,t,,.hI,,
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HUMANITY AND CH1VALRY'

o.. Last Sunday pastoral letter was
! read in all the Protestant churches IN
: Berlin. 1t was evidently inspired by
, the German Emperor. because 1t par
ticularly recognized the. hand OF Goa
in the protection from invasion which
the fathe:land has enjoyed. perhaps
the most significant declaration OF the
letter was this: I'VE will comport
ourselves as Christians toward our
enemies and conduct the war iT the
future as In the past with humanity
and chIyalry.' The significance Oh
this utterancs leg in its utter hypoc-
-. ricy. Conducting the war IN the future
-. as in the past with humanity and
. chivalry" found 4 fine exemplthcation
in the hcllish. ingenuity Of the officers
OF German U-boat in their treatment
OF the HELPLESS CROW OF the steamship
Belgian Prince. which had been tor
pedocd.
- COMFORTING themselves as Chris
tianx and With that rare exhibition
OF Humanity and chjva!ry.' after the
shelliu- c. Ri" belgian Prince rhe sub
marine C3aimaHdr: orhHred the crew
70 take 20 I".. heats and 80 alongside
&c SILVA. -. according 10 the sur
. rlvCrs the L;e!m%ns removed the life
= hcirs acI t.'C.,HE!. t"Clu AZ: the crew
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FIRST VIOLATION OF
THE ONE QUART LAW

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Aug. o.
The first report Of an arrest under the
State liquor law prohibiting any par
son from bringing into the State more
than one quart of liquor IL month was
made to-day TO Prohibition CnmmIa-
sioner lIallanun by Chief Of Police s.
Is. Rice, Of ltuvcnHwuud Thrn. To
cum, OF that city. was arrested and
fined 800 ana sentenced to 80 days In
Jail for bringing more than one quart
OF liquor into The HIhtr within lir.
rlud 0r 80 Gunn1cutlvo dnyr'
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FRUITS OF OLD MOCKERY

Il wouldn't have been so bad had
the opposition OF the war measures or
the government which was perslstently
obtrudpd on Congress by Gore, Hard
wick. Kitchin and other Southern rep
rrsrntatiycs. stopped there. Unfor-
fti1iatrly the insidious poison has
-rrrnd to their constituency. And IL
Is within the bounds of fair discussion
II, call attention Ia The fact HAT The
rrnlninncr 10 The drum In organized
form has Illus rnr been confined L"
prmnrInllr Hates nhlnhumn N"tll.
tnrulIun. Georgia nuh Texas NIL com
rnriuitlrr whore Tho tunatitutInn md
the lnwn hnv" long been n"ckr'l.
,Irrihrd nnd violated through l"girla.
ton rnartrd by Democratic lnwmnh-
rra, who have mot hcsitai"d 10 SGT
aside The solemn guarantees of civil
rights to coorrd citizens.
In consequence. il Is NOT surprising
hat the cunscriptinn law. affecting
hrSe people directly in their daily
lives. is now dctird by force Of arms.
Contempt OF law is Il contagious pro-
crrdinS. It cannot long b. confined 10
4 single. statute. and continuous dis
regard of one lnw with impuniiy Is
bound To he followed. wh,nryCr pre-.
Text can be found. by disregard for
another law. This truth Ii now being
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WEST VA. CAN USE
CONVICT LABOR

CItARI.ESTnS, w. Va. Aux. "a
ruling by which West Virginia will be
NIL. tn uRa convict labor on tho ronds
which mr." being Designated an federal
MD projects. has just been mado by
Secretary -. +. Houston. OF tho nm
tInuuI j.pnrtmcnt Of agriculture, and
wns received by the state road commits
.iun today,
The ruling sets forth that whore the
stmlr is prohibited by Inv from award
inv n project to contractors, or where
conditions mnkr II unduly expensive tn
10 the work by Gourmet. the WORK may
h~ done by dry labor or convict labor,
pa ymrnl to he made by the federal gov.
rrnmnnt ON tho bnsls Of the labor and
materials which actually have boon put
into tho road.
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PROHIB OFFICERS
DIVIDE: HONORS

fIfhlu ,IjuTf'N w Va" nur
ii"u'In w"'" dIvll"l i"'lnY Nv i',"hIur
tie" hHl'"'" 'nnhinE ih"lt r"uutIn y"
f"IrIul anl,n"r 1t i'IrhIiiII,'u winter
JnlInnnn tIffI"oI Itnttr IIIgprI"Iu
nrr"sl"h J.. !Unrl. IT I."'.l"n ~ II"uf
lnEiuu. With Els 'Iunrtu "r II'ur", u"
1" 'w" runuihn Iu InII. FItzPnrnId nIau
destroyed four uunrln found ga ~ pnn4-
Ung"r IrnIu
b'lir"r w. f.. Grnhnn destroyed nrty-
two pInts found an u irnIn Ut Hunting
ton. S"rcnt""u Vunrts were found I'm
trunk shipped from Ohio Ia Yulyu
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exempllfed by Southern Democrats,
who, having defed the Constitution
for so many years without punish
ment, are not now to be oVerawed by
mere statute. The course which the
administration will pursue toward its
own political followers who have set
ont to nullify law TO which the Presi-
dent has been so warmly committed.
will be interesting to observe.
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NEUTRAL CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD In SWEDEN

rlntlSTIANA. Aug g'rhc Swedish
I"v"rIIIuTnI according tn tn" AfI"n-
poster, has invited ull the European
ncutrnls Ia participant" In the approach
inK conference II scandinavian minis
Isrs Of stale At Stnckhnlm. ut which tho
nif1Cmliirn n"IItrniS hhrr been subject
rtI L. Ihruurh America entrance into
ia" war. viii hn 'iihrunnrh. u TX re-
pmfirh That Hwr,lru hun received spine
favorable TcpllGh.
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QUIZ GIFT.
lchnld Thy nonn. ola Lord!
We 1.-Two thcm hack To Thn".
with utItntr~tchrd arms nnd bleeding
hrRrtH,
On hcndcd knro.
Wrounh, In Thy imnKc. nurturcd IN
Thy truth.
The brnvr the atrong. nll-Rlorinua In
youth.
Guard this our Priceless gift. In atrifc
and stress.
Oh, Lord OF righteousness.
Our noblcst sons. oh Lord!
We give them back TO Thee.
Use them to glorIfy Thy name.
a ransom for the FREQ.
Yet as We give Thee back Thine own
today.
On Bonded knee. with fcrvent hearts.
we pray
Guard thou our valiant sons on land
and sea.
oh Lord OF Liberty!
philadelphia Ledger.
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if the rIobIilunt In ~iso Il" Will n"e
tn " thnI hia nI'"I"a'n"" Ia III" no"
ute eunai" ! I1em i."Tlu. In rT"vid
al Win n dnu"n'1ni.ln '"nt "n
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WitaI n grand ana nI"ri"ua feeling
u In whGn Inur vn"ntI"n ends I" iutnn
in,h hnIItn uni 1hnho banda villa cola
Mmu W.Ih
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...I ,,,,,,, ,,,..it",.,I hY 'tIi'"r n'i"'"'
, I,I..r 81 Ir.II, Iih". 81 ""
Il, nIt,yrd I'.u G"ll""" ~ "'''' ,'
I h'Ir
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Chicago's neutral Mayor sailed the
Board OF Education OF that city Win
pro-Gcrman appointments.
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The enthusiasm OF the country Is
stu .loAnnR on the job.
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Congress- Is billed for another talk
fest on the rcvnmpcd war tax bill.
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Liberals declaration Of war permits
her to grab O merchant marine meet
by SELLING informed German vessels.
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Thu. Kaiser hasn't reached the limit
Vet. Even the stars i'll their courses
fought againS. Siscra.
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Thore is always something for Idle
ha nds to do but seldom Ia II anything
idle hunds arc willing to do.
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ARnlu rlun 10 lnrulro vh"l Inns
l.,u",m" "r ihn frcsih"nta r"lt""ut men"
tor cot Housed
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IaE'nil"tla was classified among the
voting against the TODD
control hIli. lie il no Rrpublicipl.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-10

Democratic Okla homa'H idon or
"stondtnR by the President" Ia Rrming
against the draft
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-10

RcrcuRky'R star In growing hriIht"r'
nnI It In to DO hoped hls Illuminating
tnnk won't aprlnK lonk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-10

Imprisonment doesn't END tito sch
Irncr ur tho draft robihier. lie goes
l." tho army after ho htern ""t "f
I,rInou.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-10

And here's tho State Fair. which Will
bc In "our midat In u few wnckh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-10

A apccInl table OF up.to-date.
modern handkerchief. hnnd-om-
broidercd Pure Linen onos among
them. and values up to 2Bt each.
ca Friday tic
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Supreme Court Decides
Important State Cases;
Insurance Companies Lose

Washington. June 1.-THE Supreme
Court to-day:
Set aside Federal DEGREES upholding
ccnstitutionality Of the Washington
State law prohibiting collection of fees
for securing employment. The statute
was proposed By initiative and adopted
at the November election, 1914. Jus
ticos McKenna, Holmes, Clark and
Brandeis disscnted.
Prevented large annual loss in Fed
eral income tax revenue from insur-
ance companies and barred Treasury
refunds OF several million dollars al
ready collected. The decision IN favor
OF the government follows a test SUIT
or the Insurance Company of North
America. The company's reserves for
"unnaid losses and claims" the court
decided. are subject 20 and not exempt
from taxation.
Unheld the ruling Of Missouri Fed
cral courts that the " ebb-Kenyon law
has not repeated the general Federal
statute prohibiting interstate ship
r.ents Of liquor consigned 10 a ncti-
tlous person.
The court adjourned for the summer
to-day. 10 reconvene on October l..
Aside from the great antitrust suits
In which reargumcnts have been or
dcrcd few cases of importance re-
manned undecided.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Police Head Killed
After Arresting
Sim Fem Leader
He Is Stoned While on Way to
Iail With Count Plunkett-
Dublin Meeting Prevented

Dublin, June 11.-Police Inspector
Mills was injured fatally last night
while preventing the holding Of a meet
ing called to protest against the i'm
prisonment of Irish rebels. He died
early this morning. Several Sim Fem
ers were arrested.
Lieutenant General Mahon, COM
mander Of the British forces in Ireland
had forbidden the holding of the meet
ing. but in spite of his order, 1000 per
sons gathered opposite Liberty Hall.
Count Plunkett, member OF Parliament
and Sim Feiner, who was arrested in
connection with the revolt Of last year,
and other equally defiant members o.
the Sim Fein, attended the meeting
with the intention Of speaking. Count
plunkett. Cathal Brughet. James Kenny
Rody Kelly and Martin Welsh were ar
rested.
When he was taking these men 70 Jai..
Inspector Mills was struck with stick
or stone and knocked down. He died
in a hospital early this morning. HIS
assailant has not been arrested.