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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
HIGHER RATE ALLOWED
BY GARFIELD FOR TIE
THIN-VE|N DISTRICTS

WASHINGTON. Frh. l5.-~Furl Au'
mnistra1or Garfield announced to-
night that ne ,AaL rcclaSsi!ird, elect
i've tomorrow. certain coal producing
counties in the him vein bltuminouS
district of Pennsylvania and Granted
4 price OF s. 80 4 ton FOR run OF mine.
prepared sizes and slack. Oniy one
price WAS named a. practically all Of
The ~ ,0ur, Unn tons produced ANNUALLY
in that district is, lun IF lhr !nlA".
Former prices in III" district w"r"
5. for run Of mine, $50 Tor prepared
sizes and $l75 for slack. The cuun'
ties involved are T!oSL. Lycom!ng.
Clinton, Center. Huntington, bedford,
Cameron. Elk. Clcarlirld, Cambria,
Blair. Somerset, jefferson. Indiana,
Cl;iriun, Armstrong. Butter, Mercer
Lawrence and Beaver; Allegheny
from the lower end Of Tar"nium Dor
ouHh north To the county line; IN
rsimorcIanA~counly from point
opposite the lower end Of Tar"ntum
borough north along The Allegheny
river. and along the NisknnIln"tas
river cas-, ward Ia The Cunrmauch TlV'
or and continuing along that river 10
the Cambria county line.
Will" DR.. Garfield expects that The
new price will remain in force, hr OK
planned shat Cu."Nt arguments II
favor Of is rrduCliuN would De- for
the operators 10 faii 10 constantly In
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

turr"S required. both men and WON
en-. 10 work the farm TO its fullest ca,
paci;y: the probable yield OF the
farm when worked To capacity: the TX
listing provisions for housing and fees
INK extra HEIR: III" credit facilities
required 10 bring the maximum area
under cultivation; III" existing ma
rhinrry resources and those Required
In addition TO reach full production
Oth"r points would suggest them
s"lv". lalrY but these are. in brief. the
main features required. The Informal
tiun thus required would be- transmit
lied to the general staff which would
thus be speedily In possession Of
mass Df facts which would cnahir 1t
Ito distribute tn the greatest HdVAn-
Iagr all money and extra labor. now
ever raised 1t might BE- deemed al
viSabl, 10 call upon TURNER'S to be-
come officers Of The state agricultural
army. hearing rank and drawing pay
IN accnrdauce with that pay. The
owner OF thousands ol acres ml2 III
b. "rantcll IN" rank Of colonel. tn"
farmer nj lesser acres thai OF major
and 81 OH down ~ nOn.commlsinnrd
rank for The forCmrn on large farms
and the owners OF farms of small
area. In such an event the produce or
the farms would h. dist ributed by II"
SiafI and the revenue would revert 10
the general stan for the payment Of
interest on loans and tn" repayment
or rapiraI. after salaries had been
paid ami 4 fair compensation 70 land
owners Tor interest and depreciation
Oh the capital III land and machinrR
lent By them 10 the state for the peri
cd Of The war, 1t might even be con.
sidcrcd desirable To provide Il form
o. uniform 10 bear witness 10 the pub
lie nature Of the services being rem.
dered by this army and to the places
which it would take in the line Of ma
tional defense.
Such plan, inaugurated state by
state, would readily lend Itself to
amalGamation into 4 federal system
and could equally readily be linked up
with systems Of transportation and
food distribution. 1t offers great pos.
Sibiirics for guarding against the
dangers Of speculation and the conse.
Gi!cnt imitation Of prices, dangers
which have been all too prevalent in
.all countries during all wars.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
CAMP DODGE LEADS.


WASHINGTON. u. e.. Feb. ID
\in"'N.ihr"r per cent. Of the men III
The lar2" army camps ar" insured I'M
der The Erw war risk plan. Secretary
MrAdn0 announced Today. More than
oM" million applications. representing
insurance Of almost eight and 0nc.half
billion dollars. are on i'll" with the BIZ
r,au IF var risk insurance. and thou
sands o. applications written up To
February l. have not get reached the
bureau
On The percentage basis Camp
dodge, Iowa, leads with 80 a2-l0O per
Gent. Of lis personnel protected by
United States government Insurance.
Next IS Camp Zachary Taylor Ken.
lucky. with 30 3-100 per cent, while
Camp Funston. Kansas; Travis, Tex.
us, and Camp Upton. n. Y. each has
% per cent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
AN REFLECTIVE REMEDY

In connection with the demands or
Congress for an enlargement uI, GiS
powers 10 Il degree boSlcring on per
lniSsive au:ocratic functions. il Is re
Spcctfuily suggested shat ii the pr"si
den. had been trained as = great
executive oI!icc;. ii his choice OF SUI
bordinateS had always been such as
to warrant unlimited confidence III his
ability 10 allot men IL their tuuc-
;ioaS win s'.crr$s; anovr AL. II tht
conditions % the nation at war were
such that nothing short OF Z diCi2tor
ship could save It's iron. ,i:SaS;y? ana
rum. there might hc some excuse fol
such proposal Is that which Senator
Overnan has been found ready 70 ad,
vauce.
The tiucst-tooth comh;nc &c the sit.
Uation fails to discover that SuC:. con-
ditions exist. The evils which, The
Overman bill affects 10 remedy haze
arisen bscauS,. the President IS not 4
great administrator, his choice OF
agents for important duties certainly
has not been the best. some OF the
executive branches Of The government
are reeling and staggering with bur
den which they seemingly do not I'M
derstand and cannot carry. To au.
with these same or similar agencies
OF inefticiency and do straightforward
tricks with the billions Of money which
has been provided for them will not
save the situation.
And il is conclusive that If Mr.. Will
son or Senator Oyermah or any other
member or friend OF the administra.
ton Is sincerely DESTROYS Of doing
something helpful for III" national
security and Defense, he will seek to
Bring 10 the aid OF the nation in its
war-making task the best ability which
the nation possesses, regardless of
partisan or personal or sectional con
sidcratiors: he will seek 10 weed out
ne incompatents who have already
proven their insufficiency for the
duties to the country and 10 the world:
and they will not try 10 heap powers
aS iniqIitous as they are unique into
hands which are ALREADY ovrr-fuil and
unequal TO the tasks to which they
have thVs far been set.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

Previous ari :"."S iIaT" called at"i!-
ton to Tho necessity O; mubiliZin2 Tie
Agricultural forces ~ his country and
putting ,A"Hl on 4 footing which VIII
ru3hln 'i.Cm - play tA"ir rait Wi'h
and - rauk with Tie coEba'ant
io~cns which will j." r;l.s"d. In The
present av;ici" an attempt VIII be
made to nL;iin" Il 10 s:hlc method of
doing this.
How deeply tho lessons "t IN" war
nave sunk INFO the minds ut the
.Nn,erican people is fully evidenced by
IN" widespread action that Is being
,anru in ever: part ri III" country I"
encourage full cultivation of every
Hcl, OF land available and 10 FURNISH
r!Uucy AMI labor and rncouraSrn"aT
iUr this work The present suggrs.
tons form hut one of many possible
plans anu are offered. not III any
.ri"it of dirtat!on. but IN the hope
that suln"whrrr In thru may b"
lend some hint. som" germ Of ~
iG'a which nlay h"lp 10 refund out the
lr.ans NJ III" many competent uI"n III
ur:'hnrity who ar" dcvOrinc their
MAIDS and their energies IN the prob.
lem.
The FIRST suggestion is that thore
be appointed in every state General
Farm STAFF. charged with the full con.
iro and administration Of the farm
r,.sOurcrS IF the state This stan
shIul6 no large pnOuoh 10 include.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
Saturday, February Is, 1918.
BEATEN AT OWN GAME


: IN 'ne i'i>'>'t' u ""P''o'''
: appears ~ 4''''E "'>''
= own game " ''''' '''''''>>'
, ee'AeI '''"' '''>
= hehlne III Ike sue ~
) were oeSfiSeu pS '"'
HeFrhau aF''S'S "'o '"'
. test CT pe9u"'o"S
; 6rest-Ll1o'SA. h"' "' 'i'' 'Ss'' ''''
= leseo p1ciNe 'o''> MS ''''
ference were 50 "''''A'''o"' ''''>
: sonaole person c"G'" lam
anything oot Waa'UN'i 49, ''e''A
= on inc part Vi '''"'' "e'
) 6oISne'lN- RIO" IoU'U 'H''e
peace oe'"'cn ""'t''"n! "''u N
a RUSSIAN F'i'u'''e u ~ '''l'> N 1880
. peaceiu' "l'"e' ''''''>''''@ -
" bolshe'IAl So'NL i''''"' 't'"
. WHICH was d. "''' N'''' >'''. '>' '''',>',
Il II "e'' '''' '"N''
> lot the "i'"!e ""''N It "'"','
? natlon l''a' =" 'N0"' ''''
. boune performances ~ i"' P'''''N
: We do not "N;'Fi!E h''c" "'''>' - -
! the mind OF lfo'>NE. mere AZ "''>
at BreSt-l-It"csk ":'H "A""! " "''
:: bridges burned. deceive" y 'H'' >>''"'
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IN trap WIN Il" "'~'''''|''' '''''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
BOYCOTT OPPOSED

NEW CASTLE, Pa. Feb. 15.-New
Castles Board OF Trade is opposed to
a trade boycott on Germany after the
war. a, vol" was taken Thursday on
the referendum submitted BY tie
United States Chamber OF Commerce.
Judge j. Norman Martin. national
counsellor. prepared an answer TO the
referendum which was unanimously
endorsed b. the board. Judge Mar
Tins Statement lays particular stress
On the necessity for disarmament OF
all nations. limiting the size OF fight
ing forces and insists that the entente
'cGrdale, insofar as business Is con-
ccrn"d, he restored rs soon rs possible
betwcens Germany and America after
peace Is declared.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
Death for Twenty-five,

TwnnlY-tlr" men were KILLED IN West
Virginia mines during the month ut IAN
uary. according 10 tnn report issued to-
day by Earl Henry. chief Of tn" depart
mcnt Mcdowell county led In the list OF
fatalities again. having six Ten coun-
ties reported deaths ~ follows: Barbour
county. one; Hraxtnn. ono: Fayctte. one:
Harrison. one: kanawhG, four: Logan.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
MuRDERERS HANGED.

CHICAGO. Fob l5.-Edward Wheel
who Killed two prisons In a payroll rob.
ncry h"rr las summer and Harry Lind.
ram, convicted of tie murder OF 20.
liceman. wrr" hanged here this mornln;;
from the sane scalfold. BEFORE the eX-
,,.uttnn, Nh"ed read the Bible and
prayed and declined breakfast. after 4
slreplrss nigh, lin!rum snored lust
ily ifnr six hours. PLAYED cards with his
guards and. remar!iing that his last
breakfast ought to be a good ons. order
cd steak. pie. fruit french-friend pota'
toes and coffee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

:wn; Mnri"n three: Mason nnc; Ohio.
one
or :hr - killed. 81 men lost their
lives inside IA miHrs and five outside.
Nineteen w"r" American born and six
were foreigners. M"p0wrll r"u'ity also
,'! Iu:!"s; December. when Is deaths &C
CURED IN 'hr min" nf the YUkrul.nCa-
h'm'HS Coo company. resulting :r"m an
. V;lOsinH.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

Thr German papers shnt ;roj'''"I /"
"catas:ropaa,l PANE" IN Wall street on
IN. news OF ;h. tHra:;l"n. i'";t''c. arc
verv awkward liars. hut = >'rv i 't>
purpose. :nr ;h'- 'i"rnIat: -" - WALL L.
lieHS l..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

The new school OF allOcution diHlN-
macy IS coming INFO a vogue Of its own.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
Commentator Neuq.

Election u TAX" advantages -! n" pro-
visions nf the w"rkmrE':; c"mr"nSa lion
law "f Yves! Virginia vas >.-iIi::rI aHd
approved To-day h. Commissioner Lrc
ptt. to The Tarr Coal Company. e: Wells
burg
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

Resides being traitor. Bulo Pasha
was :, grating lcrCh and sort OF
social EafilrS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

Hog l$iauI seems 10 have lived up
10 It's nHIu:. 90 far as land prices are
concerned.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16
THE MOTHER GIFT.

I.aFollcltr. these days. appears 10 b.
SpGrlUS VcrScnkt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

NcrtlinG IS billed for a return en-
gaScmrnt In the peace vaudeville car
cut
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

France should also introduce tho I'M
possible CaiilauX To- the friuS squad.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

The fcur-mtrut" men arc firing some
very effective vullcyS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

senator ollie James ais" put$ IN
wong .w:ss or III" IMLi:tb..;,Ir-.t ,::i' ~
ss!rprlru c"ntr"vrrSy. nh. ;H'sr n"n-
PARTISAN ib"m"'NatS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

There Is such thing rs honor among
thieves. but neither Germany nor tho
trust each other.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

What arc you trying TO do February.
aiming to heat your last gears record OF
three near floods In on, week"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

Vernon Ca<i1" could have chosen ~"
!itr ct "H-". tUt h. rhcsc Il" letter pH7:
- riv:n:: his i'fc :" his country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

der because he has forfeited all riGht
- his French parental distinction.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

The consultations OF the church arc
TAR above the comr":satiouS OF the
world Tn-.rorrcw's services will help
YOU
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

Talil Folio pashn is not his r"2l name.
but i, is the one u" should b. sho' un-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

Sediment carried out to sea by tht
Amazon river can be detected LOG
miles from land.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-16

MObNL|zINC AN AGR|CULT URAL ARMY
Farmers eS ACCORDING 70 Acreage IIICt anu VH
a General Farm Staff for Each County,
Ry c. SCOTT DALGLEISH

tc,,.ra Manager oi the Agricultural Bank ol Egypt
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24

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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
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Chairman Beard Of County

Css1.ll1naissioners
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
BUSINESS LOCALS

FOB RENT Six room hfuse... G
t Sargent. Hurley. S D. 9 2o-tf
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24

/
Parker. s. Oak, Jsnuary eth, 1918,
Board Of County Commissioner
met pursuant 10 adjournment, all
members present, Auditor acting as
clerk.
On motion the following bills were
allowed.
AlbeFs yogel, per diem snd
Hiilsags -..........4 90 Go
Lars Jorgessen. Canatistefaaa
sess overseeing Co. Farm. rs 90
] F. KrAuse. Per diem and
mileage "a 30
A. ". Bacon. Fer diem ard
mileage s5 so
% a. Johnson, per diem and
mileage .,si. .... I'll 90
Lars JorgeHsen. per diem ard
mileage 70 so
j. j. Roberts, salary AZ man
ager Of County Farm for
year 1917 1895 ot
4 ], Roberts. extra help and
bull for county farm i5s 90
Rand MeSaiiy Co. school
books e.. ..z... ...3....5.. 52s SO
Laurel Book Co. school bookstfSa 90
VEborg Enterprise, official
printing ...... 4s 30
Educator School Supply Co..
school books 800 81.
E. 2. Deyer, sheriffs fees
serving tax deed notices de 80
American Book Co, school
books = 1861 rs
CHM q Co, school books 1920 7a
Capital Supply Co. school
books 4ss o.
DR. Kalayjian, medical atten-
dance ut county farm s. 90
A. S. Bogue, collecting taxes
as per contract 68 SO
@. w Dingman. court calen-
dar, etc. . 48 10
On motion the insanity report in
the case Of A. Kregness wss approx
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24

FslR SALE StaFtr buggy, nearly
rev. for sale at q narg gain. Raynor.
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-24

CREDIT ITEMS
Stock, grain, machinery, etc.
On farm Jan. /, 1918 1i70s %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-04
Close Your Face.

1t is a difficult thing to defend
the practice of splitting in your
neighbor's face, but a great MANI
people stiIl consider it all right TO
do so. They seem to think that
spray of very finely divided saliva
10 comparatively agreeable to the
bystander, though they do not
doubt that he would be very indig
nant if the saliva were presented
to him in palpable quantities.
Whoever coughs or sneeZes with
out holding a handkerchief or at
least hand closely over nose and
mouth. splits in his neighbor's face.
for the fine perhaps invisibIe)
spray given off in an open-farc
cough or sneeze carries as far as
five feet-and carries whatever dis
case germs the offender may hap
pen to harbOT.
The animal that spitS spray in j
street car, in an Office, in a store.
in a schoOlrOOm, in church, in the
WorkToOm or in the home, ought 90
be dragged out and h0sed off by the
city fireman. He is too dangerous
to keep indoors
Parents with any regard for
good health and hygiene. to say
nothing OF manners, will not rest
until they have taught children the
importance OF avoiding Open-face
sneezing and coughing. A doctor
attending a child with, say.
measles, always feels sorry for
the child's home training when the
child unblushingly sprays him with
saliva, and not word of apology
or regret on the part of the negll-
gent parents.
There is really no good reason
why anybody should ever catch
an alleged cold" The ANTIQUE
superstition that impaired all en-
deaVOr to educate the public COZ
corning the true cause of resDira-
tory diseases has been pretty thor
oughly wiped out by our expert
ences in wartime sanitation. Eek
posure' has proved harmless so
tar IS any respiratory OF other
disease except frostbita is con-
cerned. The gauze face mask has
proved an absolute bar to such in
Iecti0ns in hospitals and ambu-
Iances everywhere. Today the
specious arguments of those who
still have the temerity to insist
that exposure to cold, wet, drafts,
sudden changes of temperature and
weather is predisposing factor
OF respiratory infection. are more
ridiculous than ever, for the ex-
perience Of millions OF troops Iiv-
ing under the severest conditions
has destroyed that fearful bogy.
If you have what you imagine
is a cold" close your face and
protect your neighbors. II anybody
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-04
With Other Editors
The MatChIeSS Lewis

The one figure the floor Of the senate that al
ways stands out with caIciumlght cIearness is that
Of Senator James Hamilton Lewis whether he is
combiug his whskers with double-handed move
ment from underneath rubbing his brow with a
graceful twist of the wrist And when it comes TO
oratory, Senator Lewis. in sweeping bow and out
stretched hand forth phrase after phrase with
the ease Of twelve-cynder Packard going III. hill
In debate with Senator Reed recently he poured
forth his choice bit of oratory that sparkled and
scintiIlated in the dry discussion of the senate
4 VIII have him assured" he said. referring 10
Senator Reed that my observations pro-
visions at that time cody calculated deliber-
ately uttered and affirmed But it was not
spirit Of poetic effusion with that inspired the
utterance The senator from Missouri was my chief
debating antagonist at that hour It was the inflam-
ing thruss Of the distinguished senator whose keen
lance penetrating my bosom forced the flame from
my forge that 1 might burn away the blade"
How is that for saying you disagree with what
some one else has said?-Nationai Magazine