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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22

! to tho drying terminals. Tho least
amount OF grain that must Dc loaded
:"r tho next sixty days !s $1,000
bushels per dav--;IEd "" hav" not yc;
attained that. Less than this will solve
neither the allied nor our domestic stu
alton
We had about 13o. COO carloads OF ro-
tatocs on November first. which should
| have been moved from th" principal
producing cent-cS and up TO the first Of
February We had m"T"d about 5000
carloads. while we should hav" moved
over $1,000 in thus period. Tho result
IS that potrtocs ar" piliur W. Spelling
in rhn prnluc"rs hands and n" cor
Stunning CnntrrS haV" only hr"u supplied
hv virtue OF the summer gardens and
uthc- stores carried over from last year.
There is q great dcal Of live stock
which has been ready for TIA" market
for somr .imc. hut - still held III N"
! farmers hands through inability /" So
| cure transportation. These cattl" are
eating their heads off without lucr"aS-
! inr their meat value and are onl% adj
ting Ia the costs OF the farmer aHd con-
/ suInln: thr grain.
Tie Effects.
! Tho effect o! this delayed movement
has bccn many fold.
/ First: To jcapord!2e tho safety Of
a great deal OF tho soft corn and perish
! ahles, such as potatoes.
! second: Tho structure in flow or
distribution has entirely disturbed the
rrce conditions in III" country tE prH"-
. tic,lJv susprndiuG the law Of supply
and dcmand. Til" margins between :hr
. farmer and the consumer IN many CON-
! moditics were nCT"r wider than 'h"E
are TODAY because tho consuming trades
arc under supplied and III" farmers
/ compete for transportation. Frees -!
! IT,. coarse grains have reached unhcaE"
OF levels. while the .!r"lted traE>r@rta-
! lion has diminished tho farmers re-
| turns.
| Third: Tho cos; OF grams for fr"dinG
livestock has SO Increased to the feed
! orc of finished cattle that the? face ser
! inns losses The COSTS Of III" dIir?inS
industries have necessarily greatly in
! creased.
! Fourth: Through tho larg" c"NSum-
! Ing areas. We have been living II! re-
serves through the period Of scout sup
! plics, Thcsc reserves ar" in many Soc
tons approaching exhaustion.
Fifth; VIC haE" been unah''' IN
,ranSpur; 20 s"ah"urd tho necessary
: rrndStuffs tor The allies. This has not
been Iu" so rruch 10 tho actnai inaInl:N
Of the railways giving priority 10 '"""-
stuffs for allied shipping a$ Il has h"'i
/ to- bring products from tho farms /" thc
! terminal markets where Il can h" a.
! rr.rn,"d. prepared ami purchased by
the ;tilics.
Critical Situation.
"rh> economic manifestations Of ms
whole delay IN tho movement Of Tn" ma
| ,ional harvest ar" almost countless and
/ thcv present the mo-: critical t.! S.iu"-
/ tions. OF which no solution "Ni%'S hu' =
3 a; H., . I'tTiS al
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22
IS WONDER FIVE
To Be STOPPED?
CATHEDRAL CADETS READY FOR
ANOTHER WIN AT THE
BOWL" TONIGHT.
Should the Locals Come Out on Top the
Record Of Twelve Straight
VIII Be Reached.

The Wander Five will again n" under
III" terrific strain 6r having - d:$p"st
81 another strong contender t"r thc val
10y hnunrs. in lis gam" this evening
wi:h liz :as; -. ,'lnirsy;il, lads. This
contest PROMISES :" h" tn" taS;rS; y"i
10 appear Il, IN" bowl" r.:S season
for ,n, E"lmon: county boys ar" noted
for playing a fast, clean and snapNy
game all III" way and yuu all know our
boys ara only accustomed Ia ;niS Siyi"
nF play. WIKI ho;k regiments evenly
balanced III weigh, r"d speed. this NOR
r, little cnGaErmcI. should be h"ty
contested.
Some pconlc are Of tho opinion shat ST.
Clajrsvill" Will prove no match for the
locals on account o. tho recent defeat
handed them. If you will follow tho
hogs from that gam" OF. YOU Will fIrd
thar they are improving zach game uij
also forced the strong Wcll$hurS team
70 the limit on n" Brooke county floor.
WrllShu"E. YOU must remember. ~ a
much hcaYiGI"am than the small boys
from th,|county seat and i, was not un-
I'll they had worn the rlucky lacks out.
did they come into their own ard nose
out the contest. st. ClairSvillr lead by
q narrow margin In the first pcriHa.
Cathedral came out Of it's game last
evening in splendid shape and will anx-
iously wait for the whiStl" to blow to-
Nigh, and find that tn" string Of one
even dozen has been attained.
This game should Civ" SOM" dop" on
how to figure on the WCil$burE-i 4 the
dra series and Us SO many AT" crazy 10
sec these bitter rivals battle III" attend
anrc tonight should be thu biggest Of
the season.
y preliminary will he played by two
class teams al the Cadet school. so he
thor" ~ S:Gn o'clock 70 hear Referee
Borham sound tho signal !or play.
I'll" probable lineup:
Cathedral ST. ClairSv1Ne.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22
WELLSBURG DEFEATS
Y. N. IN ROUGH GAME

Special Dispatch 10 The IntcllGcncer.
NELLSBtRG. W. Va. Feb. 2l.-Last
evening the WellsburC ScholgStics Of
this city defeated the strong y. VI. Z. a.
team OF Wheeling in one OF the fastest
and best played games seen here in
som" time. The game was hotly con-
tested all the way. with the Wheeling
lads having tho advantages until III"
last eight minutes of play. when they
weakened and tho locals came from be-
hind with q grandsiand finish. the score
ending 5i-+6.
Bachman and Stewart played hest for
the \. NJ. 9. ~. viii" Mise and Will
llams wer" in the limcliSht for tho HON"
BOYS. playing Il blnG-up game all IN"
way.
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COLD AND BLUE
LASS|E5 MIN
WHEELING HIGH GIRLS PUT UP
CLASSY EXHIBITION LAST
NIGHT.
Game Was One of the Cleaaest and Best
Played on the High Gym for
Long Time.

The Wheeling high girls Yet remain
To lie defeated. Last evening TN" team
PLACED the strong \. w. Z. y. girls III
place nj Brid-"p"rt. III" latter team
cuncclling Thu. contest va" II S"ry M
tcrrsling on" and was filled with som"
clever hits nf tn" popular raStinr. score
32-l3.
old Gold AMI Blue followers were
rlalrd in the most pleasing manner in
tn. way tn" Tiny girlicS played the fast
and much larger team off It's feet. The
midget Wheeling girls completely out
plavrd thu Y W. III all departments and
some Of the r!aSsi"sl shooting eyer S""n
in the high school gym was "!Ir"SS"d
Miss RroycrnlaII waa thr big individual
star. Gathering III Ia lovely Irid goals
SOME a.: III" spectacular variety. j.
would hr an injustice I" th" foam h$
2 whole To mention any rar'icGihT stars
for each and every member riny"d her
position in a fnGl'lr&S wnn:l'r Tn"
guarding Of CAPT. Klein and Miss i'"htr
ya= Of III" lnn-likr fashion and th"S"
cirl:: were responsible" for the w"nd"r-
ful pas.c.; that resulted in som" pretty
goals.
IN" Y. W. girls wrr" liz. fast and
showed >lr.,& 81 real trimming huI could
urr .rurr with 'hr superb passing "'id
I,rtiIy Shots ~ tn local girls. !, MAS
a cas-, IT Whr"lirg bring trimmed TO thu
rniuut" and III" spirit that the ItSSi"S
djNt.:nyrd offers u* a Itlr guarantee"
rh;, another season II drl"nilrsS games
vii, IL" enjoyed.
THIS contest WIS Nh""lingS arm
straight for the present. season and IN"
gIrl> Will b" put +" IN" hardest test 81
Tho sca$nn when they meet Ifcilair" ut
tho uv..r thr river city next SATURDAY.
"r'i,., l,r,-IIr, tr,I summary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22
WEST VIRGINIAN IN
DAYTONA GOLF FINALS

DANTOEA. Florida, Fob. @I.-N. T..
Perkins, at Louisville. kentucky, and
i'uul Mcic"i. OF Fairmont, West Viz
;jnia- Will oppose each other in the
..,a"ln.CusIri,. "f III" Ormond beach Red
Cross golf tournament tomorrow as
t"duyS clminatious in the
semi-finals.
In t0day's matches Perkins defeated
rark f.: Wright and Nickel won over
T.. NJ. Dyer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22
Boy Drowned.

While trying to get driftwood out
oc thu river at the Wellsburg wharf
August TrarsrS;l, aged nine years, SON,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Emilia Traverse, OF
that city. fell from the ferry float into
about zen :c"t Of water and was DROWN
ed. Traverse was playing with other
children who tried 10 save him. Ray
nnnd Dculry reached him with an oar
bat the Iitti, fellows hand was nu9lbed
and IL. could not hold on. Allen STOW.
cns tried IL reach him with a piece or
Grrltwood. III, the swift current car:
r.d him past them. Before the eyes OF
about twenty children. he went DOWN
tho last seen of him was his little hand
raised out Of tho water as he swept.
past tho corner OF the Warden Heating
and Supply company building. ~
An alarm was quickly sent In and the
volunteer fire department and many
citizens responded and soon had boats
and grab hooks ut work. Until late
Thursday evening his body had not
been found.
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FOOD SHORTAGE
Continued from First Page,)

ton difficulties, Mr.. Hoover says,
that feeders are confronted with
the prospect Of serious losses.
Dairying interests. too, he de-
clares. are hard hit.
Potatoes, the food administrator
declares, are spelling in the pro-
ducers' hands, while consumers
have been supplied only from sum-
mer garden crops and stores car
ried over.
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High on tho wharf two weeks ago BY
TN" high water. flontcd At about 30 feet.
.tir crew having lowered the boat some
Ia meet rh, rise. She was found 10 De
in good shape and soon after t1oatlnE
Ms InatIr,I IN preparation for trip TO
Naran,nraS on the crest of the rise.
1urkily' the boat escaped damage.
The wharfbnHI was weathcrinE the
hsh water in fin" shape early inns
MORNING. although the hold had taken
much water. Tin" leak. although II
IONS /" n" hid one. is being Kept
lr.lrr control. Tho United States en-
.,irr,r'~ manruvrr boat No. - from the
Warwn",l dam was brought down early
Yesterday morning: 10y the gasoline boat
E"rsy Nur Sh,. was placed beside the
w!rarih"ni and pumps started and Kept
working all day. Three hand pumps
were working all day yesterday ana.
hrr,y pump operated hy gasoline en-
,;irl,. wus kept running. The crow has
b.-.n. keeping the pumps in operation
t.;r three. days and il is thought inc
boat will ride through safely until re-
pairs can ir made.
Kouseboats F1oated.
i larrn Iiumhrr Of hIuscb"atS which
had lm".n left on tho shore by the high
water ii las, wcoi were tioalcd and
several wrr" found I" be leaking badly.
having been runcturrd by the Ice be-
f,,,,. enc boat is known ~ have sunk
with u loss al about 500 in property!
Another. house and gasoline boat was
,.arsi.c,: ry i!,g heavy wind Of WcdnrS-
dar and sunk yesterday. The Islander
and other hnuIs belonging at Wilson'S
Iard!ug .u In. island were liuatcd AFTER
being "a tn" ..'nr" several days. All
h:,d rode through til. test we'll. III" H.
diam WAS loal"i Ei::h ur In III" ston"
wall hy the water last night. hui SUI
rcred nothing.
In tho Business District.
Tho stage of thlr1ytlvc feet Tiled
many cellars and bnScmrnts in the bus
mess district on Main street. Places
were rill"d. .hul owing 10 the warming
which had h""n ISSUED tier" was littlo
,n$s in. Che low places.
In many places. III" boxes and other
,unI"ri;tl which was taken out two weeks
ago had no; been put back and all es-
capped.
several places on ihr south Side were
fi,.,drd ~ a stag "f thiriy-S"rcn feet.
Many cellars were filled with water
in the section nf H." city NJ Twenty
SEVENTH street and At Foriy-third street
tut no serious darrng" was done.
In Ihr "ui-;h"-rih" section few
houses Wy" entered ny IN" wafer u"
houses ''lri" /" ii'' creek "'r" r'dchc"
lr about thirlr-sX f""'. but the loss
here, " Il no; .-H,' s:r"at. The water came
close ~ III" pix" ~ Elm Grove ana
other places hut did not reach FAR
enough 10 stop traffic.
In MnundSviIlr and Slicnwood few
,,laccs wcr. Entered. These places were
..ri.r.d nv water backing through The
savers h,I, li,;ir dnn,Vg" had been done,
.r,.... ~. mot iutouy,uirncrd 10 any
R;rer To,errams.
49, ,.;,, "S e,,, eto,ionarv:
''""'. -, . r,., rfsirr. clear
~ 80 &c., fi,;,o. cIcor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22
WHEELING HIGH
LOSES HARD CANE
GOLD AND BLUE PUT UP GAME
fight AGAINST GREATER
ODDS.
Game Last Night Was Again Poorly At
tended and Was Injustice to the
Brand Of Ball Displayed.

Wheeling high boys lost hard fought
| game To the fast East Liverpool boys
! in III. local gym last evening ny the
| score OF ASS East Liverpool PRIOR to
| this game. had won seven straight de-
! frnting some Of the fastest t"ams in
! Ohio. SO taking this as an indication nj
! the strength If the team, Wheeling dln
| fairly well for this club defeated Cam
bridge and the latter team swamped
! Wheeling.
The game was exceedingly fast and
! Snappy, featured by the clever password
! Of the visitors Mct0nvillc played ilke
! 4 fool and was there with In" goods.
! Wrhbcr and Calhoun did som" nice WORK
! and shared hnnnrS in tn" contest rrr
! Wheeling Walters and Scrig did the
! shooting while R"hr"cht and simpson
did some fine guarding.
\ poor crowd witnessed the game ana
-, it really WAS not fair tn the boys VII"
put forth their best efforts.
/ The lineup follows:
, East Liverpool. Wheeling
Forward
! Weber NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Walters
/ Forward
! Calhoun ......... 1900. .'''''' '7'''e
t"m'"r
! McConvillc .......,.......... E"nrc'hl
Guard
Terry .................... Simpson
! Guard
! SubStituIinns-Mrnl for M"ChnTlllc
! Allen for Calhauu. clark" for cary.
! CinalS--Tannon T. W"hh"r i. Ehlhhun
McGnnyilIc =, Terry :. Walters !.
| ScriE I.
; Fnuls-Cnry q out "r II. Walters. Me-
! Convillr II out OF Ii Inlhaum. N"hlfE4
| rinrr-%rOnks
! Rrfrrrr- Durham.
Scorers Sloan.
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wcrc driven from their homes by back
water in the western end Of the city,
while operations al the city pump Sta
ton were humpercd as result OF water
flooding the first floor. :, ~.".
Tho tracks OF the Steubenrille, East
LIVERPOOL and Beavcr Valley Traction
company were inundated at several
POINTS. At Smiths Ferry, Pa. the main
street Was under water. No serious
damage resulted.
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At East LIyernool.

EAST LINEHFOOL.' Ohio. Feb. ol.-
All danger from the swollen Ohio river
passed here tonight when the crest Of
3G.5 feet was reached. Many families
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22
st. CLAIRSV|LLE
DEFEATS L|NSLY
LOCALS WERE EASY VICTIMS TO
TIE FAST WORK OF THE
OHIO TEAM.
St. ClairsvDle Displayed Old limo Skill
and Password, and Shooting Was
Extraordinary.

l-inSly aEan met its Waterloo a. thf
s.. ClarSv!llc Irmory last evening. o.
tho score Of ass. This game proved 4
rather easy aff1r for 81. ClairSvtllc, the
teamwork and shooting completely sur
prism: III" "raU%" and black boys.
The. game wa faust. clean and inter-
cst;nS all III" way and SON" clever
pieces o: haSkrtb4ll were displayed
Linsly played hard AL tn" time bat
were lost upon II" floor and when he
gaTnn ended i. WAS much :" tho s"rro y
of tho Who'll" team VIII" had hopes 81
rcCaininG los; honor$.
st. ClairSvilc displayed some real
BASKETBALL somn fnr which It has b.
como famous and should Civ" an cNcel-
lent account on tn" floor from now I"
III" "nd OF tn" scrsmn. l.. Hawlhor1c
Kennedy and Pickering played best for
III" Belmont rnuuty-$r2trrS. While
S,-0chmnnn and M"uk"ntllcr did good
work for tn" locals.
\ large crowd WITNESSED n" game
and Tia" ;are "t. -. 'lar$vin" an PRE-
dieting victory for th"ir faror;t"S uv"!
tho Cathedral Wonder t:r" IA IT'S Sarnv
tonight.
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Enovers Statement.

MI. 1Ioorers statement follows:
In response to many Inquiries
beg 10 say It is true that since the first
nc December. "" hav. fallen far behind
our agreed food program with the al
lies. Ey the end Of February W. will
be short 4I0nQ,Gud bushels IN cereal
products which We undertook rs our
share Of their supplies. We will also b.
short Of tho amount nf meat and pork
products that We were 10 deliver. Tn"
railway directorate since coming into
cortrr"l or January :. has mad" efforts
10 ind :, Remedy. but during III" month
Of January thu weather was inSur"rabl"
ana although progress has been made
Sircn tho fifth OF February. tho stun
lion !s n" accumulation or three
months dciC%s
Tho mex, sixty days will re the most
critical p"r,"l IN or food history. Th2
S:,n,.,n iac1 - that the problem goes
far deeper than supplies ~ Tn" allies.
!ruriu. tll" lrsf thr",, months "" hay"
fallen far b. hIrl III movement az 'f'""-
stuff; from tn" farms - "a" cons iniiIE
and s,o:aG.' "rnt"rS. q I" INC i!TSt ~
February. loss han fifty percent ut
the normal ratio "f corn has h'"n
moved, lose TRAN 81 percent "t IN" ''a'S.
and lass than - percent ~ th' f''H
toes From November =" January l.
We w.r. short in the usual iN"F'''"n'S
or grain and grain products m" me
terminals ;.nu" b. "r"r 20 p"O ""ri"i's
over 20. cnn nGn bushels. and THIS FUR
tho aggregated ~ similar Sh"rtaE"
outsid, tho terminals.
Hard Problem.
"Furthcrn."re. this year. "" nave inc
,,rpeSt rercrntac" 81 soft corn IN many
r.,rs and though W. hav" r"c"rd crop
Of corn, Il conSri"rabl" portion r. th"
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''HAVE A HEART
WONDER FIVE ADDS ANOTHER
EASY VICTORY TO ITS LONG
LIST.
Morndsv11le Proved No Match WITH
The Clever Pass Work Of The
Cadets

Tho Cathedral high school Wonder
t':ve look ;:ttle chr ride down To
Moundsv:ll" last night. cam" HON" with
an :aSy victory BY ths score or HIS,
1ad when they awnkn THIS morning
found that the list had gone up TO
eleven straight. Moun1svIll" oti"T"h
Little opposition to tho superb team work
~ the Cadets and simply could no;
Sop III" scoring. NIGS"Inyrr and tia';>
,Id mast o: tn" counting aided p the
wonderful defensive WORK and passes 81
Clark aaC; NaCyo.
For MoundSvllle. Hamilton and Ma
son were N tho lirnslight and played q
clever gam. clear through. Tho OranS"
and Black were r"mpl"i"ly lost IN the
inaun"r N wh:r'! III EathrdraiI'1S
handled the pill and often would chase
around with their tongues lasE'nE ~ 4
,c.r!esS etfor; To stavr OF defeat AID
a; leas, hold down the count.
This victory made ;h.' eleventh c"n-
<sru,lvc wiz Tor IN" W"udcr FiT' ~!
! with ;he hard game tonight /, Will be
;,l;, in a position !" display standard
;o.m to add another 20 IN" long list.
tn gam last night vas n"t GUT"
50 well attended. dit" - me difficulty
- -c;tir:; "a Moundsvill". but those
Who saw ~. gam" w~rr pleased re-
:..rGi.SS Of IN" outcome.
IT, 5000 ana summary follows
Cathedral Moundsviiie.
C,,arI. Forward Hamilton
Earvu Forward E-liiS
%;-rr-v.- C..r-e- Mcnn
;.bc.. Guard GarbcgI
I,r.t,hac. ,;uarc Picke::
Field Goals: Nanyu. :: CiarN -
N'=Scny--. l.: N;lte3hach. :: itA''.''-
.o, E.i.!S. :. Mason 1: Pickett :.
Fouls: NI.g..uy:r ): Hamilton J.
E.f"rc..: Curtis.
score. -. L..
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M|DGE TS WIN

At The local !. NJ. I. \. las' evening
tho Association Mdgets VOL an cas-!
victory OVER ths Martins Ferry indie
incidents hy the score II 3%-l2. Thu
locals ,,lavad a consistent game and var,
rover IN Ganccr. WIKI Fl'trn and Woods
Starring Schaat proved IN" strongest
factor OF III" Ferry team.
Lineup and Sror.'.
~1,n-.-s pos Martins Perry
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l'hc steamer Milton, when WIS !@i1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-22

Just finished, it carries the Ambassadors
story up to the present moment and covers many
points that could not be touched at the time my
-Four Years in Germany" was written.
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THE NEW CALOMEL FINE FOR COLDS
 AND GRIPPE
CALOTABS, THE NEW NAUSEA LESS CAlOMEL, BREAK UP A SEVERE COLD OVERNIGHT.

Physicians and druggists have at last found a quick and dependable remedy for colds and grippe. One Calotab on the tongue at bed time with a swallow of water-that's all. Next morning your cold has vanished and your liver and entire system gre purified and refreshed without the slightest unpleasantness or interfer- ence with appetite, diet or work.
 Doctors have always contended that calomel is the best medicine for colds bronchitis and la grippe and the first medicine to be given in pneumonia and acute levers. The new calomel Calotabs, is purified and refined rom all the cickening and dangerous eff fects with the medical virtues vast ly improved.
 Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages, price 35c. Your druggist recommends and guarantees them and will refund your money fl you are not delighted. adv
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LITTLE ROCK LETTER
(By Clio Harper)

Little Rock, Dec 23.-A small num- Der of the people of Arkansas, vot- ing on the most vital question that has been submitted to them in gen erations, by pitifully small vote of about 1000 majority, defeated the proposed constitution.
 Every man you talk to has diff ferent explanation of its defeat, bas- ed wholly upon his own prejudices and hobbies and all of them are in a measure right.
 It was not suffrage, or prohibition or the I and R, or the Bon Issue, or the increase in salaries. or the two more supreme judges, or the two thirds jury verdict, or the quadren niai elections, or the commission oi the indefinite article "a" in some obscure section that defeated the constitution of 1918. But it was : little bit of all of them.
 And back of it all, and deeper rooted than these extraneous issue: lies that which is probably nearer
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the real cause, and if the opponents of the instrument are honest with themselves they will admit it. And that is the innate fear of increased taxation The average voter has a horror of paying more taxes, and 1t is often true that the man who is able and willing to pay more is pro- tected by the mans vote who seldom pays more than poll tax. In fact there are some otherwise intelligent people who oppose all tax ation whatever It was Little Rock attorney who recently made the state ment, in all good faith, that "the next war that will be fought will be 1 to take off the yoke of taxation in 1 this country"
 i How far such reactionary senti- ments as these contributed to the de feat of the constitution doesn't mat ter
 ! What we are to consider now is that the defeat of the constitution did not settle it in the smallest pos sible degree. Already it begins to appear that it has only made the situation more acute by calling at tention to the opportunity that has been permitted to go by default.
 The state has not heard the las of the new constitution, and amend ments-really there is more inter
 est in it today than there was before the recent disastrous election. It has been rumored that an effor
 will be made to have the Legislature re-submit the constitution. Just hoy this could be done does not appear but distinguished lawyers say that i can be done.