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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
THE VALUE OF PROTECTION

Suppose the Republican pollcE u
protection had not nurtured and pros.
pered the steel industry as it did.
where do you suppose we would have
been In this great war? Germany has
her Krupp works, but thanks to the
protective tariff. the United States has
preserved d like industry that is more
than a match for tho kaiser'S great
est resource. The Iron Age sums up
The accomplishment in these under
standing words: Nineteen hundred
and seventeen will go down as the
year in which American steel machln'
ery along with every human and ma
tcrial resource of the nation. were
summoned to supreme test OF the
ability Of American institutions TO en-
durc. History will also record that
the mighty response stirred this gen
GRAFTON Of Americans as they were
never stirred before. and kindled in
them a new and high faith in our ma
lions destiny. In the midst of war
that will be won by steel wrought into
ships and shells, the American steel
industry. grown to giant stature, pro-
duced in 1917 nearly three tons to
every TWO tons in the rest of the world.
Protected by the government in the
day of small things, steel is now IN the
worlds greatest crisis at once the
chief protector of American liberties
and of the liberties Of all the free peo'
PIE of the earth
That is not only great. but
deserved tribute TO the proved
practicability Of the fundamental
principle Of the Republican faith
the true American economic poi
icy. And it suggests the part
this great policy of domestic develop
ment has played in making this coun-
try industrially independent. In con-
trast with the statement Of The ron
Age. il is interesting TO note the pre-
dicament England found herself in at
the outbreak of the war, and how the
British policy OF free trade made pos
sible German peaceful penetration.
and weakened Great Britain immeas'
ureably as military power when the
German army took up the fight where
the German economist and CONNER
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
CONFISCATE MEASURES

State Inspector G.. II. Stewart and
l.ural Inspector Of Measures Edward ~
Ernn!."$. visited many gasoline distrlh-
ut"rs yesterday and seized measures and
cans used to determine the amount OF
:;HSolin- being sold Several pumps
were ordered repaired. only ono giving
short measure. others w"I": giving too
mulch and in nnc instance one ten gallon
pump WAS nV"rdning the business by
pouring fnurlcc.i gallons. ON pump WIS
five quarts short and ordered repaired,
The GASOLINE station owners were sur
rriSrd when thu inspectors cam" upon
Them rs they had not the least inIina-
tim Of their arrival until obey were
hi.r,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
BOY SCOUTS TO PULL
OFF LIBERTY drive
SECRETARY McAhoo md Senator Ghii'oH
to Speak ut Meeting Hero.

Five hundred hoy scouts Will open
,h.ir Liberty loan driv" Satur'ia! even
IN, .\rril - with Il i'ir ""i'hTnti"il 'f"
r.rn,I,. Du the following SUNDAY al''r-
r,uu Al tile Mari:'i Auditorium I hS
mass meeting will hr held. open |" ''t
public. r..n;.,u,
Secretary nj the Treasury h''ann
:: Mrtd"" will H. III tn" ''llI "h 'h'S
dav and will address tn" meeting, hlh%
~ = ,,,.iu Gln.:E..r nf thu evening. t-<-
s,.u?,nr ". T.. t'hiItun will ais" hr III
M. ci,, fnr tn. "crmSi"n and VIII ;'whru
u,.LlIs- 80 In hoy scout" "h" nave
earned ih"In 10y selling lih"ri? h"na*'
II. T.. ogden will l." chairman al 'h'
u''"iinE ~,
Tn. parade vii! b. hrahrd by the IsnF
.:,.n,.; band If y, w"uIn"rsriiI:. Md. IN"
" h.rlIrS Scouts hay" sci their goal III
>."G. unn i'm thu rrcsrn; drlT" ana nope
To- y,.I more Each Liberty l"Hn drl\"
they 81; their E"ni al Slh".h"h ami w"i''
many thousands 81 dollars over Il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
WILL REASON REIGN?

II is difficult for Americans TO under
stand the argument that CONSUMPTION
in Great Britain should not apply 10
Ireland. Of course. there is the ready
recital of lreland's wrongs which Will
be made in reply. but surely that IS
not the present question. II Germany
wins this war Ireland will not nave
home rule. or anything like it; while
the parliament which proposes TO
make conscrip,ion apply 10 Ireland Of
fers at the same time measure o.
self-government which will undoubt-
eddy be extended in its terms as Ire
land demonstrates its capacity for its
use. One might as well say that con-
scription In the United States shall
not apply to Alaska or Porto Rico as
to say that CONSUMPTION in Great Brit
ain shall be made exclusive Of Ire
land
As The Intelligencer ventured the
opinion before. the element in Ireland
that Is creating all the trouble is I'M
reasonable in its argument as we'll as
its actions. The Sim Feiners can
hardly be separated from that class in
this country confined to the |. ". ".
They evince. disposition that cannot
be reconciled with the true Irish spirit.
And it is an evil time for other radical
elements to interpose their selfish
views to the disturbance OF comfy
that seeks the freedom Of the wide
wide world from the domination OF
the Hun
The great democratic heart Of Amer
lea is in deep sympathy with lrelands
struggle for self-government. but 1t
cannot beat with as much ardor when
it sees that opposition to a just meas
ure affords encouragement to the inl-
perial murder cabal of Germany.
There is yet hope that the sane
thought of the, Irish people, without
count of clique. clan Or contention,
will yet prevail. In this connection,
attention is called to the better scnL'
ment that stirs the hearts of the Irish
patriots. 1t is from the pen OF one
Bart Kennedy. who writes to the Lon
don papers Us follows:
Is Ireland TO stand in the dock With
Germany: Are men Of M age t" cell
done hrr Inathsomc and Internal crime:
Am I To ~ ashamed OF MY race. OF tbs!
blood thar runs through my VEINS: AN
| to hang my head when l near the
name al ireland spoken:
am IN 1riSnman and Il Roman Cath
ollie My father camc from ThurieS.
. Tirper:ry. and my mother from Ncuash
lost my nnl. son. 4 lad "t ~. III thus
terrible. war Therefore. Let mo say Il
f..w words &" lhe Elcn Of my own race.
GrishnI.n. Men of the race 10 which
belong. Tin. lI,nc has gore for speak
ing the soft. smooth word. If you stand
back and r..fliS" t. com" fundamentally
into this fight for tn" freedom and lib
crly Of the whole world. your nam" VIII
become Il bywcrd and rrproach
throughout the centuries.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
ONE OF THE GREAT NEEDS

Why is il that The Congress of the
United States cannot be brought 10 an
acceptance of fundamental business
principles? With the present enor-
nous expenditures Of the peoples
money, the matter is more insiStent
than ever. In fact. it is absolutely i'm
perative that there should BE- some
check on the slipshod manner OF MAX
ing appropriations of the public funds.
The people who are paying The bills
are econonizing and rctrrnchinc: why
shouldn't Congress b. subjected 10
the same economic restraints? Sever
al bills looking TO the adoption Of thi:
budget system Of approprating funds
are now before the HOUSE Committee
Oil Rules. Among them Is one intro,
duced by Representative Mccormick,
of Illinois, which is said 10 be fairly III
accord with established principles
long applied in other countries. II pro-
vides for the submission Of estimates
of the different depart and ou.I
reaus of service 10 the Secretary OF!
the Treasury, who would review and
revise them, with approval OF the
President, before they are submitted
to Congress. Then they would go into
the hands of a single committee 10.
pass upon them and report system
attic appropriation measure. We have
no such responsible head of Il cabinet
TO present a budget, devised BY the all.
ministration to be supported and OK
planned and advocated in The legisla-
tive body, as some other nations have.
AS it Is results the people want, is
it not possible to devise some plan cor
responding TO that Of other nations for
this purpose, even if the President has
to do the advocating. though the Sec,
rotary of the Treasury ought to be-
competent for the task. whichever
should take the part ought 10 appear
personally and make clear what AL
the appropriations are for and how
they are to be applied. In ordinary
times in this country there has been a
vast squandering Of revenue and dis
regard of economy in government ,eX-
pendilures, and the costly experience
we arc now going through ought to re-
suit in a complete reform which would
substitute an effective system for the
utter lack OF system.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

will be ready IA: adoption when th'
crisis IT war has passed. and th' press
ing ncc!> ut business d:mani the 70
urn ~ norma! business conditions. an"
IL, Operation II rrrnomir. rather THAN
martini law Somewhere. within tn
meaning nf the words "co-"p"ratl"n
and Partnership" lies tho answer lhr
public interest in transportation - par
and must b" protected. but pun
lie interest and private interest need NOT
h. in cortfir; il iutclliScntly regarded
Regional companies representing h"th
privat.. ard public capital under prva;H
with governmental partictr;l-
lion in the management and earnings
4 b-pve :. jus; guarantee would Seem :"
assure thu necessary extension "f rail-
road facilities. In unity Of interest ami
progress towards the dc
sired goal should b. possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

IN tn" camp games in the cnuTS" 81 inc
-.n$nn. This figure is arrived ~ by So
;imalInr that there ar" over i.o"u com
panirs in training in the various camps
and multiplying: this number by twelve,
which is III" Number If basch1llS the
training camp commission IL planning
Ia furnish each unit in addition 10 gloves
md bats. Many more. If course. vii! be
supplied 10y III" men themselves anu
th"s" probably VIII Bring the number
n"arrr 10000
Wh-n thi. soldiers began arriving in
IN" camps last summer they turned IL
ono. I" baseball as thr first means M
amusement. Lack of equipment was
II" deterrent: IN fact. the men seemed
Ia take k",n%r enjoyment in playing
under the conditions nt years back
when ihr only player who wore glove
VAS tho catcher.
In du" time. however. III" gam" was
put on m organized basis. NJ me
western CAMP "iXtc"n diamonds wcr''
lrid out. and contests in simultaneous
progress on epch have not hc"n tnirr-
qurnt. by multiplying the enthusiasm
uf 4 single game by sixteen. il can De
rctdil% seen what Il tremendous moral
effect alone the rational pastimr Is
having in tn" camps.
have joined the colnra since war MAS
drrlnrrd. ami - nine of which any major
league city might we'll b. proud could
bc picked from either tho army or navy.
Among the diamond STARS now in IN"
service nrc Rabbit Maranvillc, Erni,
Short. Dol Gnin"r. Chick Shorten Hero
Jennrck. and John Barry. NJ the Red
SuX: Jack T.eary, nr the St Louis Amor
leans. and Jim Scott. nf the Chicago
White S"N.
Major league officials md amateur
ba Scball associations h;lv" volunteered
their assistance i'll promoting baseball
in the camps. They have offered 10
send teams into the camps 10 play ~"
service mines or hiring in other outside
teams for exhibition games.
Baseball is not only helping Ia keep
our soldiers and sailors morally nj ny
providing them with wholesome recren-
ton; it is also helping them prepared
for the struggle over th"rc Few
games develop the coordination nf mini
and muscle and Judgment "f distance
rs does baseball.
The truth nt this statement is horne
out by the fact that army leaders have
found that in grenade throwing. where
accuracy in IN" estimation al dlStanc"
is essential men who hITr played the
national sport nrr most competent.
Combining rs il does this maximum
IF recreation aud military training. II
is quito logical that The commissions on
Training Camp Activities shnul! want
every SOLDIER and sailor TO play ball.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
With Clear Sonorcus Beat

With clear. Snn"r''IIS h"H'.
In rhythmic "hh aud Sw'''i.
From = Church down In" street.
Listen! Il nHtin bell
Is seeking the peoples "ar-.~
iI"w many. many Il year
rh" thrnh beneath that ringing
las been In n;Lnklltd bringing
I'll" echo of litr'S heart.
In ii rnuraG" AMI fears.
l;cpnSc. work. laughter. tears
All nav" had their part
'i"t more and nCr'' Tie hell
Would r"s"muntly tell
az thu dcrp. hidden flow
That shall S"m" gracious day
i'ISS"lv" both rraG and la?
stupidity ami lii;C----
WHEN there siia / .'- no foe.
l:ut shout 81 iIiHi.' Ia mat
Vet Tl'u, Year Hii"r year.
only III" changer bear.
The bra2cn. outward bell
:" seldom here and there.
l.ik" sliuclntS IN :, we'll.
Like hopes thrill in ti">puir.
\ few. in w"nl ar woe.
Feel willis; they onward far"
l.ifr'S rrrVId. lnn"r gov
--RuSiun Transcript.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

There are more than 100. 00h men
under military training In the country
to-day and the commission which has
tho supervision of sports in the army
rantonnrnts and naval stations wants
every one Of these men Ia play base
ball Md il Is likely every one will.
for the average American cannot re-
sist IN" call OF the diamond. This
means that baseball will n" played In
the army and navy training camps this
year on 4 NOR" extensive scalc than ever
played before.
The season already Is under way in
nearly all If tho camps. The soldiers
and sailors waited for no official In
,augura,iun and til" snow had barely
left tho ground before games were in
progress on athletic fields and parad"
grounds Ir fact. in places favored
with mild climat" the men have
played throughout tho winter.
Plans for the organization Of camp
teams and camp leagues have been
formulated ny Or. Joseph y. Roycrolt.
director Of physical education of Prince
ton university. now serving rs general
director Of athletics in the camps, I'M
der the supervision Of the training camp
mm;sSion. BY the first OF April in
most Instances the soldiers had their
company, reEimental and divisional
teams and those teams in turn FORM
company and reEimentai leagues.
No divisional leagues ars cont"m-
plated because Of the scattered locations
If most OF tho environments. hut where
travelling conditions permit lrtrr-ralnp
games will be arranged.
Similar plans for tho naval stations
were made by Walter Camp. who Is
general director OF naval athletics Each
station will have a representative team
which will he selected by elimination.
and they will play out schedules that
are being drawn up with amateur. pro-
fessional and college mines from adJa-
cent cities II is also possible that IN"
sailors may play teams from nearby
army camps and engage in inter station
contests. ~ tho stations are much near
or one another than the army canton
ments.
At the Boston navy yard 4 picked ng-
Srceation, which includes several hiE
league stars in training there. is being
organized for 4 thrcc months touc al
the country To play major league teams
and fan scni-professional and collegiate
mines. John J. Lane. former secretary
Of the Boston Red SoX. and now navy
warrant officer. has been made business
manager OF tn" team. and is making ar
ranEcmcnts for the trip, the proceeds hf
which will be turned over 10 the Navy
Welfare fund.
1t Is estimated that approximately
%. moo balls will be used up ""fficiallE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
Liberty Loan Primer


Since the first Liberty loan campaign
the Kaiser has put forth two peace pro-
! posals. neither Of them offered sincere
IT, Roth carried provisions which made
impossible their acceptance by the Al
lies All or which the Kaiser under
stood full we'll in advance. To use the
pnpulnr term, the Kaiser was canlou-
tagging
He planned deliberately to make Il
appear that the Allies were responsible
for continuing hostiit:es.
That is. the prussiun brand OF dir!o-
macy. whirh Is synonymous with SUBJ
tcrfugc.
Accepting the kaiser's proposition
would have meant that Prussi anlsn dlc-
tatcd the terms that would nave Kept
approximately half Of Europe undcr me
:n.nacins shadow Of his mailed fist and
his shining sword. It would have meant
that all this sacrifice OF life and treas
urr was wors., than useless. That bond-
age would have continued to have bc"h
Ihc NORTON of much Of the land over
which his ruthless lcgions have swept
in their pitilcss pillaging. That there
would have been no guarantee against
another such horror whenever he w!ll'd
H. And above I'LL else That the htis"I
would have escaped utterly. being neg
in account fnr preciptating THIS .wor!t.
war. =
."Grnilcmtn may cry. peace. peace
hui lhrr. is no peace cried ialri'k
Henry more thnn n century ago. And
his words ar. peculiarly applicant" now
Ncr can there he until thc Hun horde IS
vrnquish"d utterly. eacr at their price
* unthiHkablc. ="
The Kaiser prcicnds 10 scorn tnclc
Sam AMI his army. He made no EFFORT
IL runr",l his ultinIat" intentions. one.
~. ii:mI IInird Europe. America ha'i
better look out after this war. II" told
Ambassador Gerard. L shall stand M e
,,otscnsr from America after this war
..'lc had it full in his mind 10 prihS
Uncle sam 10 task.
And That IL What He would Do Were
Peace to Come with Germany victor.
In t!rr:" Liberty loan campaigns We
must 70 the limit with our dollars las
tho nation il going the limit with nor
suldrry There must hc no hanging
back. More than ever the task OF pull
iuy triumph out of tho fire is up TO Us.
Ever: succeeding Liberty Bond car'r
paien must hc a whoopinE success 1t
must he a personal message TO Potsdan
Palace. Il must be IL nightmare to kl-
ser Ell.
: So prepare - i" your pA0e.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
Fiinanciers in Storm.
Have Narrow Escape

rfI1tN;O. April lH.--l.. r. l-"r"n
widely En"wu IS Il director "f rIllrnahS:
j. ~ lLs"n. president -: me Kansas
city southern railw"y. and Phillip ID.
Armour. III. .M"r" among Those III a
barracks at Gnmn G"rGt"n. Louisiana
Yesterday whrn Il storm tnrc away IN"
r,,,f If IN" building. according t" Il
special from Lukr Charles.
Mr.. l.nrcr aud Mr.. Edison had lak"n
rrfuE" from tim: storm in thu barracks
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
THEY'RE GOOD SCOUTS.

SANTA FL. y. NJ. April lS.-pespite
Eriiiinr hy the p"nitentiary authorities,
prisoners 1T the state prnitcntiary her"
have refused Ia tell who were the lead
crs IN tho crowd nl convicts which yes
to-day tarrcd and fcatherrd Major John
NJ. Eirkner Of Camp Cody. a federal pris-
nncr. Rirkrcr WIS uninjurcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

II the government shall ut length do
eide TO take over and operate h" en-
press companies OF the country. there
will DO an opportunity tn see. through
government bookkeeping. tn what extent
and in what character the express Hun-
pnnirs and the parcel post come in COM
petition,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

cial firms let il off. English industry
sees clearer now and wants protection.
but the Democratic party inflicted vir-
tual free trade on this country. which,
fortunately. was ncsatived by the war
acting in the place Of the protection
that was withdrawn by the C>lrrwoud
bill
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

Patriotism" said Secretary Daniels
mt Detroit. wears nm party mantle" Is
Il possible that Mr.. Daniels has not rcnd
tho Presidents letter tn Mr.. Davies. who
RIM against l.'nnr"nt for tn, Sru;tiurship
in wisconsin"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19
HELEN 8. BAIRD
IS COMING

Armour. II grandson Of the founder OF
Armour and company. is a member Of
ihr 18th Aero Squadron. y. ]. Moore
a private. OF Hufinlu. New York, was
killed Ivy L live wire broken by the
;Sinu
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

Now its. shelton Williams and the
Fuel Administration that are III
langic. Ii seems In lac lust unc dnrn"d
thins after another down 1T Washing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

"Cnloncl" House returns from EHrop"
and is clnSrtcd with tn" President.
General Leonard Wood returns with his
WOUNDED arm aul * iEnur'd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

Your government protects YOU aud II
is Your duty "a help pr"&"rr" it's in
r"Srity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

Hurry mp and get this loan quota over
tlr top. ,thcr things ar" waiting Tor
us Ia 10.
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You might as we'll shell out for bonds
il sou don't want to- pay out in in
creased taxes. The government has 10
nave the money.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

Banks may fall but the government
never will Liberty bonds ar" the
safest investment that can u" made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

III" Senate Foreign Relations COM
mite" needs Il big head. hui not L
swcllcd head.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

There arc too many im"pl" in iHI'
world willing 1" let other !""Tic 10 II
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

This molly non-partiSan administration
is still lifting up it's hypocratcal voice.
I'VE thank the. Lord. we are not rs Re
iublicauS are.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

Th" women. God bless. ;hrr:: Th"r"
arc no SlaCh"rS among thu III.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

Some Of the swivel chair soldiers
are n..rSSar? for r"v"rnHi"n; S"rNiC''.
but lhrS.. DOING work that women Hn1
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NOTICE

Editor Int"llG"uccr:
You arr authorized n announced
Davis EIkir> of MurGant"wn. Monon-
gala Co. 4 candidate for nomination
by th,. Republican 1arty for the United
States Srnnt" from West Virginia, sub
ject to all rules of the ErpuhlIcan Party
and the laws ~ the Stale or West Fir-
slnia governing tn" primary election
to be- ncld August. ltlS.
Ei.klNS CAMPAIGN CDMNrTPEE
J. II. McDEEM1T'r. Chairman
T. g. Drawer. HSl.
NorEantuwn. ". Ea.-Adv.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

girls arc nltnd for should h" wooded
out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-19

BASEBALL IN THE TRAINING CAMPS
Helping Keep Morally Fit Develops Physical Quail
tiles Needed for Warfare.
BY RAYMOND B. FOSDICK,

Chairman of the Commission ON Training Camp Activities
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So prepare - 10 your ~.