The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25

pertinent IN business or in anything
else. in this tim" If rcadjustmert.
Rather il is the lime for cool level
headed Judgments and tho sRncst con-
S"rva,lSn un Tn" part Of every man who
has Il dollar Invested IN business crit or
Prise. running The whole Eamut from
The small nciEhburhund grocer - the
great captains of industry with the
earnings Of thousands Of stockholders
In his watchful care and keeping.
Il heard them talking in the Senate
today for strict economy, cutting out OK
irava gancc and waste IN tho government
business. IF that is q good policy for
the government. 1t is Il good policy right
now Tor every man nrman and child
III tn" country. 1t is To hc hoped that
'hc government will 20 further md ro-
mor" As many burdens from the backs
"t the people as possible, and do away
with ms much interference by tho gov
eminent with private and personal con-
Germs Tn" people wore good uaturcd
and above all. Spirndidiy patrintir. in
submitting during tho war when told
that they must submit I" enable tho war
I" he won. whether they doubted thr
truth Of III" argument IN some cases or
not. But there should 20 lot up nnw
n all that Th" American people should
be GITNn Il rest. Il quiet breathing spell
III which % draw together tho tangled
wires of their own concerns and sct
them Ia working smoothly and prosper
ousIy one" Ihurc. before any moro novel
tics in the way IF governing them be
experimental with.
Tho hacks Of the people arc bent with
I, tn" burdens uf taxation patiently horne
Federal. state and local taxes arn high
and III ,h' aggregates. a great load
: Every aim Of StatnSmanship should hr
! /" Tighten this hurd II. as soon a. il is
nrr'ii'Ahi". Certainty there will ho II
TT 'in"nIUuS nuthurSI uf pInt'gtinE pub
lie sentiment If any attempt b. made
I" ndd Ia the weight. and dir" results
would probably rrsuc ia cause tho death
kn"ll Of prosperity Th"s" are parlous
times md thee is many a shnal ahead
| liut "" can got through all right II We
! Keep our i""t %rudrcly upon tho firm
ground and our hcnds clear"
/ 1t is rcpur; I'd among the friends ~
SCMnluT-"Icrt Davis ElkinS. al present n
mac In tho army in France is suun lU
army" IN III" luI'"t! iSnt'S in fact. thai
he is on huaid II ship on his way hOm'
now. There HpIrnrs tn hC founda tInn
. Tor tho report. although Secretary Fen.
ton neither confirms nor denies il. Ma
J"r ElknS * sur" Gr Il rnlisinc welcome
| from his nuliIIud" Of friends hcrr. pn
| '"'ulnrly from IN" West EirSiniuns
when hc puts III hl:, appearance" i'll tho
fhl'llAl an event ihat a. mas h"rn stat
D.; cd. Is expected H.! his friends before
many NOR" days Siocd by.
! Hon. and Mrs. William NJ. Ritter. If
! NrlCh. w. VA, who hay" u h7nhsOm.
ANA h"Spitahl" hunr On Connecticut av-
! "nu". this city. will start far Florida IN"
day after Christmas I" l." gone for NOR"
! than 4 month. perhaps. Mr. Ritter. AS II
member nf the War Industries Board
. winch IL m the progress " diShHnhmrnt
will formal? retire from irs official pn-
'si'i"n. which he has filled sd arrHrt-
ably. "n JAnEnry His visit In Florida
is his first vacation since before the hc-
ginning "f thr war. AZ indicating how
: closely h" has hrrn kept Ia his Wal
work duties. il is sufficient to state that
h. has h"cm away fran MS offices in the
National Council Of prfrnsn building hul
ihr"" times during tn" period rf thr
war. and then FOR mc-" week end trips
. II" fc"l$ imAi n" has earned brief re-
Srtt" from work. thai he needs il. and no
D VIII ru tu his rl"rirla "%tH;,> uiI thr STU
wHn',' river. ~nr hundred m,lrs distant
D., from Jacksonville wh"re Nc plans To do
much hunting and fishing. Their va"a-