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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

the natives technical training higher
wages. bank accounts, financial indie
pendence and the rights of citizenship
and accumulation. The Mexican "is
simply In need Of a strong, helping
hand
The great majority Of the people OF
the United States will not only be sym
pathetic, but In grave agreement with
the author in his expressed dissatis-
faction with the policy or lack Of poll
cy OF the government at Washington
toward Mexico. In his view, the gov
eminent has wobbled in its attitude
toward events In the southern repub-
lie and has ''blundered in and out Of
Mexico" It Is now. he holds, clearly
the duty Of the United States to re-
nect upon tho situation and determine
upon what basis It can extend CO.
operative and effective helping hand
to the unhappy republic, 'Tf we do not
do IT," he adds, somebody else will"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
EXPENSIVE LUXURY.

There's always something needed
about a choo choo cart; the more It's
and spceded, the more 1t breaks i;
breaks your heart. II fairly makes
one totter, this digging up the price,
for stuff TO keep The water freezing
hard =. Ice; this blowing legal tender
for inner tube and tire. for axle and
for fender. and costly copper wire.
Your engine needs blanket. to keep
the heat therein, or whom you go to
crank il, it's sure tn balk like sin.
There's always something breaking,
there's always something wrong. and
human hearts are aching. as they
chug-chug along. There's trouble most
titanic wh, nrcr YOU 90 abroad. and
then a punk mechanic will touch you
for YOUR wad. Sometimes when | am
sobbin' DER motor griefs and ills, /
wish had old Dobbin. 10 climb the
yerdant hills. used to have surrey
and horse. for self and frau. and had
as much OF worry as am having now.
For when we wished TO frolic a para
sang or two. old Dobbin had the collie,
or he had lost A shoe. There is no
finn. I'm thinking. with no discordant
note; and though my rolls keeps
shrinking, ! would not lose my boat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
THE NEW YEAR

y With the coming OF the year 1918
Nefe opens mp for the United States
Q, calendar period Of possibilities so
Reat that It would take an anointed
Srophst to linn them. The best hu-
man conjecture may fall far short Of
what Is In store for Us. We can. there
tare, only 30 day by day oravely to
ear appointed tasks, bearing our bur
cans cheertuIly and meeting the sac
4tnces demanded OF M, hopeful that
tAey shall not have been in vain
In Wishing It's readers Happy New
Year. The Intelligencer ia not insen-
aible to the fact that the phrase viii
Erats harshly on some hearts heavy
With trepidation Of the futura We
must bear kindly and alphabetically
With those who will be sitting In the
darkest shadows OF. this great war.
Who viii be praying while their loved
ones are lighting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
TIE INSoLENCE OF TT

One OF the most significant e1posi-
lions OF the confidence Of the Southern
people that they have friends at
court" was the appearance in proml-
&Ast Southern journal recently Of an
advertisement signed "A Merchant and
Planter" urging the cotton growers
% stick to "forty-cent cotton" The
urgency Of some sacrifice By all hands
When the nation is at war Is, Of course,
entirely disregarded. But just as In
IN epiE1am, the sting lies in the tail.
10 In this advertisement the real rea-
san for hoggish attitude Is reserved
for the end. Don't be afraid OF gov
eminent regulation" this high-m1nded
pNtrlot counsels. Our Congressman
sSH Senators are still on the job" In
other words, the Democratic lawmak-
en- from the South are trusted to dis
regard national interests for local, to
exempt their own constituents from
- losses others are expected to bear
ieerfully. Nor has there been any
ing to show that this confidence in
efr sectionalism is misplaced
aEorty-cent cotton naturally would
lns under the head Of excess profits.
II II such an unregulated price were
Moved to prevail you wouldn't find
- Southern cotton growers paying
any excess taxes. Oh. no; that By
nSmocratie decree. announced by Mr..
Kkchin, Is left to the Northern manu-
A,cturers to pay. The motto Of the
eputh seems to be, get all you can
ESuSe others. but pay nothing. The
H6uth pay tax on excess profits on
Iknxthing? Why. the idea is ridiculous
nd the insolent note in the adver-
dsement referred to explains why.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
NEW YEAR EVE.

The path is white beyond my door; tho
moonlight floods the hill
With white cascades Of loveliness: the
world is strangely still.
The snow Is white as lilies are. drcnched
IN the sunlit dew.
Now God he good to you and me all the
long white year through
o world Of white. pray tonight that
clean the days may roll.
And clean DC every page upon Times
unrolemting scroll.
When glowing mornings come TO us. like
cups Of trimming wine.
Let us recall God gives them all: tha;
they arc ynurs-and mine.
White are the valleys down below, and
white the stars above:
White is the flame wlInln my lamp. and
white the peace thereof.
o night OF God. g silent hour before
the deep bells ring.
Now keep us in your holy calm. heal us
with comforting!
The world is hushed. There is a pause.
as If old Time stood still:
High hangs the moon above the earth:
my heart heCins to thrill.
And closer yet | cling TO you. beloved
close To you.
Now God be sond to both Of us all the
long white "car through.
The Peoples Home Journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
GOOD BUSINESS OUTLOOK

The United States Chamber or Com
MERGE, through It's committee Of sta
tistica experts, has formulated an ex-
tensive report OF the business Of the
country for the past year, which shows
that extraordinary and abnormal, de-
mands made upon everyone from farm
boy to corporation head have left the
nation. steady and with heavy reserves
coming up for the new year. The
attitude OF the business world to-
ward the future, runs the report, seems
to depend more upon local conditions
than upon any general sentiment IN
those sections where the crops were
Door there is a great deal Of natural
conservation and caution in making
purchases and commitments; for the
common sense Of the buyers generally
prefers to await the results Of the COM
ing crops.
In some sections OF the East there
is more or less Of this same hesita-
ton and doubt, despite much indus
trial activity, and apparently because
OF drastic economy among the purchas-
ing public, also the pinch Of the high
cost Of living, and the realization that
all Of wars burdens are yet to be felt.
In general, however, IN the larger por-
ton of the country the buying power
of the many is greater and more wide
spread. than ever before, so that the
general view seems to be a sustained
confidence, tempered by, the realiza-
ton that no one can possibly divine
what the future holds In store for US,
and consequently all purchasing Is for
needs and wants. with the element OF
speculation almost entirely eliminated
Apparently, the general volume OF bus
mess seems assured at something like
its present status during tho coming
winter months.
In dealing with the labor situation
the same shortage Is shown to pre-
vail everywhere, and in every phase
Of manufacturing and distribution. It
will be more pronounced than relieved
as the days go by with the prospect
tive drains on the man power Of the
country for war, The familiar yea
ture now in this connection Is the
steady substitution Of women for men
in all manner Of employment After
the initial training they are usually
found very faithful in their duties, In
dustrious, and are usually less trouo-
lesome than men, even though they
do not in all cases possess mans ln1'
tiatiTe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
RAILROAD TRAFFIC IN
u, s, FOR 1917 PASSED
THE -FOUR BILLION MARK

CHICAGO, Dcr 3l.---Traillr on AMER
iran railroads passed the $i,O"u.0Oe,opo
mark during til" last year for 'hr hrs'
time in history. according 10 Heur'!'
compiled hy the Bureau III h"iI"a'
News and Statistics. mad" public today
The figures nrr based nn official returns
tu the Interstate commerce COMMISSION
for the first ten months of the year
and ON estimates for III" last two.
TIL. gross receipts for the E?a; were
rlncrd ut s4.lSS.221. lisa, = gain "f S4Hi'-
9h5. 43S over 1916. bT' despite ms IL
crease in business. there WAS Il decrease
Of saI.S76.l5% in net income. the net
income for i?l7 WAS Sl.02%". +l."H-. Nd
yaucinc cost III fuel. materials ana sup
Mics. together with increased wages
are blamed for the loss i'll net Income.
Taxes for the year were $222.O@6.io%
an increase Of sI6.1Tn,IS1. according !"
tho bureaus %tutiStirS. Sl"aaE IN
crease in taX"s each month Is SHOWN
Starting with $'t.I"h."h III January
they reached E215.%c".hN" N September
whnu arcruals under tho nrT war taxa
lion hcr1m" "ifFctiH".
rln.ratiuE cXpensrs were <S.g43.i3S.-
ara .u INCREASE If $iSr.Dl0S0+ over
1alG. Not operating income per mile Is
placed at $%.5i3. Il return OF h.s' per
c,u, on liz, capitill invested. In l9!b
the net income waF si.299. return or
& III rcr cent according t. the buTcau =
report.
The bureau points uui that tho great
Increase in business va" handled with
very little Increase in equipment. An
increase o. 1nr miles Is shown III thG
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
THE MEXICAN PROBLEM

The most intelligent conceptions
of Mexico and her people come to US
in volume entitled 1.-THE Mexican
Problem" written by an economic
Journalist Of wide experience, who
has brought together the results OF a
nrst-hand impression of conditions In
the sister republic south Of US. he
confesses-and very important con-
fession II is-that his study OF Med
can affairs on the spot has dissipated
certain preconceptions which he. IN
common with many others IN this
country, had entertained before ne
went to Mexico. namely. first. that the
natural wealth OF Mexico has fur-
nished a base for contending business
interests from the United States TO
promote Mexican Quarrels, and. Sec
ond. that the land question Is at the
bottom OF the Mexican troubles. These
notions he characterizes as superst-
tions. He has reached the conclusion
that no redivtsion Of lands, no partition
Of haciendas OF ranches, can solve
the problems Of Mexico or bring her
forward to the position she is enti-
tied to occupy by reason Of her natu'
raj wealth and millions Of human
hands ready for work
Land is cheap In Mexico. and IL is
10 be had almost for the asking, but,
he asks. Of what use is an acr" or q
hundred acres to a peasant w!tHoul
plow, animal power or machinery. and,
above all. without transportation or
nearby markets? The need of Mexico
to-day is opportunity to labor. oppor-
tunity for the family, opportunity for
food. clothing. better shelter and bet
ter social conditions. In his view. the
redemption Of Mexico must come from
the invasion Of business. forcing upon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
Ing June 80. 1916" Says Mr.. Steiner

Ing June 80, 1916" Says Mr.. Steiner
son:
They claimed they had earned Il sur
plus This money WAS drawn out on
the certificate that there was deficit
In the postal receipts. Otherwise the
law would not have enabled them L"
take the money out Of the treasury.
Not a single dollar OF that has ever h""n
paid hack as q repayment OF money n"r-
rowed Not single penny has over
been returned rs L repayment. Hut what
happened? On the Goth OF August. 1916
81 days after the fiscal year had eS-
pired. when the campaign was getting
pretty hot. s5.20n.Qn1 was deposited IN
the treasury. How" As all alleged
surplus. II WA. 100000 less than
had been drawn out as deficits. Yet tnla
so-called surplus was extensively ad-
Sertised as an evidence OF how proh-
table to the people tho postal service
was under the able management OF
Burleson."
It will be noted that Mr.. Steiner
son does not aver that there has been
any corruption, nor any misappropri-
alton OF funds. The charge Is that for
campaign purposes the Postod3ce De-
partment claimed a surplus OF $780,
900, when there was an actual deficit
Of 100000. With the Postoflce De-
partment claiming a surplus and the
Treasury Department apparently as
sorting that there was deficit, stu
alton is presented that Is likely to
cause distrust Of government depart
ments in general unless the controver-
sy Is Strengthened out Thus far MI.
Stevenson has the best Of the arg7,-
nent. What Is Burleson's e1plana-
tom
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
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tHE BURLEsoN SURPRISES

Tbs Merchants Association Of New
TX has been investigating the con-
tions in the postal service Of the
cuntry, which are causing such wide
pfe4d complaints in business circles
pn- account Of the aggravation OF cost
nd Expense and diminution Of profit
mich results. Inquiries have been
Itended to other business centers,
md returns indicate an unsatisfactory
Sate OF things everywhere. Mails are
6elayed and deliveries are behind time
lot merely for hours, but sometimes
HID in some places for days. These
mplaiuts are not peculiar to the
11sh Of the holiday season. They
have been accommodating for many
acnths past, while the Postof1ce De-
rtment has been disposed to con-
atuate itself on the volume OF mat
n hnn1le led and the increase OF reVe-
this brings rs down TO the
ter Of the questionable surplus OF
100000 which Mr.. Burleson
d1y handed over to the Treasury
,rtment and had stamped largest
q history Of the postal service"
according to a recent statement Of
representative Stevenson, OF Mime
IA. tho claim Of Postmaster General
Harleson Of the money making powers
r tho Postoface Department are
molly erroneous when expressed in
lI,rp,uses. What Is the evidence?
The Postmaster General claims that
the postal service paid into. the Treas
nry s., 200, 900 accruing from a sur
clus IN 1915. Mr.. Stevenson presents
for publication In the Congressional
Record certificate from the Auditor
for the Postoface Department. an en-
nloye Of the. Treasury Department.
showing that In 1916 Postmaster Cen
,ral Burleson requested the Treasury
Department to place to the credit or
he .Postofice Department eleven sums
ef 100000 each, aggregating $780,
900. ION account Of q deficit In the
s hostal revenues for tho fiscal year end
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

The urge Of Hoover to cat potatoes is
unnecessary so long as the price is not
prohibitivo,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

-Four former Republican Presidents
are represented in tho active service in
this war. the roll call containing such
names as Grant Garfield. Roosevelt and
Taft
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Il is the wish that Is father {"
thought with those who are finding in
superable constitutional defects in tn"
national prohibition amendment.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Every seat was occupied, extlt .h.,.
were placed in the boxes and hnd,as-
stood up. All tickets for the s..;.
today and the performance tomb ,r.
sold out two days ago. AUG Ets1t
has been coming 10 Wheclii 10: .S
and his show this year is II ~ s
It is the last word IN minst 0'er.
Mr.. Fields was unable to,Al.
last night as he had been ~
Washington to confer with 70
officials on An important maj
ter. 1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Tho natural gas companies nre to il,
given a chance before the big stick" j.:
used
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01
GERMAN LUTHERATS LOYAL.

LINCOLN. Ncb.. Dec. 3l.-At q meet
ing held at Seward, Sch. the pastors
and teachers OF the German Lutheran
church In Nebraska OF tho Missouri
synod adopted resolutions Of loyalty -
the United States and recommended the
cessation Of German language instruc-
tlon in MI parochial schools Of the state
for the duration Of the war One Of the
leading parochlal schools OF the state,
located here, Will drop German language
instruction tomorrow. and It 10 expected
that other schools will adopt the same
policy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

II there was a straight tax on brains
some people would be willing to ID
olasSed as imbeciles.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

The government censorship bureau /.
gradually coming around to scnSihl
conclusions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01


Here's wishing a happy New Year TO
all readers Of this column-may you Sot
all you deserve and grab all you can.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

There will be more Congressional
fence building this year than usual.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

We arc going 70 say It n "" are IN
termed for it-'prostt. neue yahr!'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

The march OF tn" ross in Palestine
continues. TO b. victorious.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Among tho hang overs ibis year will
be carry on and over III" top
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Tn. prophets are due to come back
with another END Of the war preole-
ton for this year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Tho Public Information Committee
has finally laid aside Its ear NUTS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Worse than war -- the Guatema!l
earthquake.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Have you figured out your incom" TAX
along straight lines. Better had.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-01

Hello Central! Give mo 1-9al-s,
please!
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-18
GET IN CLOSER TOUCH WITH THE
 PEOPLE

The advertising merchant is a moulder of public opinion.
 He has the best channel of com munication with the customers and ought-to-be customers of his store-the channel of display advertising in their home newspaper.
 He can make his store policies plain to all the people. He can discuss with them the buying probIems-from his own standpoint and from theirs. He can make them realize the difficulties he is encounterfng in serving them, in a period of increasing manufacturing costs.
 The live merchant, through thus keeping in touch with his customers, can serve them better in these days than ever before. He can take them into his confidence about prices and profits. He can show them that the prices he fixes in retailing goods al low him no larger margin of profit than when such goods were less ex- pensive to him.
 The difficulties of the buyer for the home, confronted in many cases with a depreciation of the buying power of the dollar, yet with little additional income, are real. Such people turn to the store ads as to guides in buying wisely. They must not be disappointed. The store ads must show them the way to solve their problems.
 The merchant who, in such period really serves the people-through sac rificing his opportunity to earn large profits-will build his store upon a foundation which will endure through the years. He will build up the asset of goodwill to unshakable proportions.
 Get in close touch with the people. i Let them realize that your store is working for them every hour of every day. Through your advertising create and mould public opinion in favor of your store as an institution for public service.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-18
THAT GAME BILL

When few days ago the news dis patches reported a furOre of opposi- tiOn to Delegate Sulzer's bill relating 70 the killing of wild game in Alaska, local citizens were at loss to know R hat it was all about, as nothing re- Iating to the measure had been pub Ished here. It seems to have been a tempest ill a teapot, however. Inter- for Alaska papers note that hunters who killed game during the open sea- son were unable to bring it to market during that period, and were awaiting authority from Washington to do so. And the Juneau Empire has the fol- lowing explanation, which is given for what it is worth
 'In his frantic opposition to the bill Introduced in Congress by Delegate Sulzer, to permit the use for food of big game killed within the terms of the law during. the period of the war and for one year thereafter, Dr. w. T Hornaday, director of the New York Geological Park, is making a some. what remarkable display of ignorance of Alaskan conditions and of the bill itself.
 The Sulzer bill, prepared in the bureau of biological survey of the de partment of agriculture, is being sup ported by MT. Charles Sheldon, chair man of the game preservation com mittee of the Boone and Crockett Club, by George Bird Grinnell ant other influential members of this fam ous big game club which was founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887. I also has the uncompromising approva Of Dr. E. w. Nelson, superintendent of the bureau of biological survey The bill does not increase the numbe
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-18
MONDAY, MARCH 1s, 1918.
A GOOD TICKET

The municipal election takes place
 on Tuesday, April ?, and upon the solicition of a large number of voters, seven of our representative citizens, regardless of political or factional alignment, have decided to enter the race for councilmen on what is known as the Cordova ticket These men have all been successful in the man. agement of their own business af- fairs and are in every way qualified to look after the interests of the city With the annexation of the ocean dock and several canneries to the cor pOrate limits the revenue of the city will be considerably increased and it is generally recognized that there should be a wise and judicious ex- penditure of this money. That it can be entrusted to such men as A. I. Adams, Malcom Brock, Will Clayson, W. R. Hillery, A. J. Mcconnell, Chas. M. RossWog and Jack Sapiro goes without saying.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-18

of game animals a single individual is permitted to kill. It limits the num- Der of moose to two, of sheep to two, and of caribou to three. It shortens the open season in which these ami mals may be killed by ten days. It simply provides that game killed with in the open season may be tagged and disposed of at any time after the close of the open season instead of compell- ing all game to be disposed of within fifteen days from the date killed. It provides that it shall only apply to that section of Alaska north of the 62nd parallel and that game killed north of that line cannot be shipped out of the section but must be con sumed north of the designated line.
 'Dr. Hornaday characterizes this bill, designed to conserve and prevent waste, as an assault in favor of the W uOlGSdIe COIllHeICldl SlduSuIbT Ol Alaska game
 "A bare statement of the case makes the situation clear to Alaskans with out further comment The whole sit uation was expressed very clearly by Representative Merritt, a Republican representative from Connecticut, when he said the other day, i regard It a. significant that all those Alaskans who have first hand information favor the bill while those who oppose the bill get their information second, third and fourth hand. MT. Merritt had just heard the statements of Mir Hornaday and Dr. H. w. Elliott, who, upon be- ing asked, declared that his knowledge of Alaska consisted of having been back of Sitka and in the vicinity of the headwaters of the Stickine and Yu- kon rivers. These rivers head in Brit ish Columbia"