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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
SERVICE OF THE WHEELING
rilrIlnr or lMrnInAM AnpInIl Tide
Reason for Optimism, But Business Men OF Cities MUS
Do More to Aid Rural Improvement
BY DAVID F. HOUSTON
Secretary of Agriculture.

the problem of corn production and had
Won his fight. These two men rebuilt
lhcr county Alphabetically and incident
ally made their towns. The farmers
there were assisted in solving not only
their marketing problems but their rural
credits poblcms rs well
We have reason to be optimistic abou
IN. future If American agriculture. We
still have vast undcrclopcd resources.
our farmers are the most alert and cap
able in the world.
They do not produce more per acre
than any other farmers in the worid-it
would be foolish for them to undertake.
TO do so-but they do produce from two
to six times more per man, per unit OF
labor and capital. They use more and
better machinery. They have the assist
tncc nr more powerful practical and
scientific agencies. No other three ma
tons in the world combined have as
powerful forces aiding the farmers as
this nation has.
Tho land grand colleges and expert"
mont stations are without parallel, They
arc sixty seven in number have d total
valuation Of endowment, plant and
equipment Of S12S. 00n.0n0 an income OF
more than S26,000.000 with $500 teach
nrs. 4 resident student body of over
co 600. and q vast number receiving OK
tension insiruc tion. Their great ally,
the department OF agriculture Is unQues-
uonably the greatest practical and sci
rntific agricultural organization in the
world with n total annual. budget ap-
preaching si0.0O0,0n0. having Increased
in three years by fifty percent. 1t has
staff Of more than $1,000 people. many
- Il rh1 ~
Tho farmers have the benefit now OF a
number OF long needed and highly ben
efficient legislative cnactments. Tho ma
ton IS committed to an expenditure OF
millions for the direct education Of the
farmers. and Of s1G0. 100000 from federal
and state cooperative funds for good
roads over period of. five years, with
many additional millions annually aris-
ing from local sources.
Great numbers OF farmers and Of
farmers organizations are alert. intel
ligcnt and acting vigorously for tho
bcttcrment OF the life Of the nation. No
other people has such enormous e1pcndi-
lures for general education Other
countries are depending upon us more
and more for foodstuifs. and In tho
years to come Europe in particular. is
likely to ask our services.
There never has been any really sub
StantiHl competition with the American
farmer and il is not threatened today.
We arc not in the slightest degree DIP
prchcnsivc OF the future, and one does
not compliment the Intelligence OF the
American farmer who attempts to alnrTn
him.
Ny plea is that business mon enlist for
more active duty in the struggle for
rural Improvement. The call for unself-
ish service is insistcnt and I am conf
dent that it will not fall upon deaf ears.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
Months Adjournment
Over the Election IS
Planned in Congress

WASHINGTON, Oct 2.-PIans for
suspension Of Congress over the Nov
ember elections were revived to-day.
by congressional leaders. after survey
of senate and house legislative calcn-
dars.
The seven billion dollar army cncrg-
ency appropriation bill, now before the
house military committee. the cmerS-
cncy power bill, passed yesterday BY the
house, the conference report on the
emergency agricultural bill with its
wartime prohibition rider. pending he
fore both houses and formalitics in the
senate OF laying aside the woman suff-
rage resolution were listed for prefer
. cntial consideration.
Democratic and Republican leaders in
the house reached tentative agreement
to-day TO suspend the house next Friday
and begin series Of three day reccsScS
until October II, when it is planned TO
take up the army appropriation measure.
Prompt passage of the bill by both
houses seemed assured and Il was cX-
pccted that by October 20. Congress
could adjourn for month over the
elections. In the meantime tho senate
was expected 10 pass the power bill and
both houses act on the agricultural
measures.
The woman suffrage resolution will
come before the senate tomorrow on the
motion Of Chairman Jones. Of the woman
suffrage committee. for resolution OF
the SO TO 81 vote by which it was lost
yesterday. The motion. however, prob
ably will not be pressed TO a vote until
after the election.
Although leaders ere certain that
both senate and house virtually can sus-.
pend work by the three-day recess plan.
the new proposal for a months recess
from about October 90 to November %.
is dependent on the progress made b.
the senate finance committee In rcvs-
ing the war revenue bill. Chairman
Simmons. Of tho committee. to-day
changed his. estimate Of completing the
measure in three weeks and said consid-
crnbly longer would be required. Ma
Jority Leader Martin said tonight that
after the imperative pending measures
are passed. he could see no reason why
congress should not recess until the
finance committee is ready to report the
revenue bill with prospects that this
will not be until after the election.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
Y. ". c. A. NOTES

Supper for the federation clubs at the
Y. ". G. y. tnnigh; there will be n meet
ing OF the girls belonging 10 the fedora
ton. Supper will b" served ut O'Clock.
This is II G"t-tng"thcr meeting and all
new members will receive 4 cordial
welcome Come and bring Your friends.
tn" results Of the physical depart
,nrnt membership campaign, which
ended last night, arc: Team of which
Miss Nell Bauer was corporal was first.
with 30 pupils: teams Of Jackson and
kutchmau lied for second with a points
and team Of Brandau waS third with IS
points.
TIL" teachers Bible class met last
evening with n great number in attend
ance.
Miss Margaret Phelps. physical di-
rector. Is at Dayton, attending con-
f"r.uc" Of gymnasium directors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03

There is mo element OF the farming
population which in particular Shoulo
receive sympathetic consideration. 1t IS
q class which is in the minds OF most
Of US when We are thinking about IN"
ncuter agricultural problems. Too IRE
uuently they have little or no collateral
and are not good farmers; or at least,
not good business farmers. and tpo often
ut the close of the years operations they
have little or nothing left over. and
they move on 70 try their fortunes III
some other community. With relatlVe-
ly low standard Of living. interior pro-
hucing ability. usually culhvating the
less satisfactory land. they not lntre-
uuently lind themselves in the hands OF
the more eXaciIng landlord or merchant.
We must do zeaiously for this class
what We ore trying to do for The whole
farming population. Their problem can
be reached only by fundamental altera-
lions. through educational methods. bet
ter schools. better health arrangements
better farming methods. and better mar
ketin6. Many agencies are now enlisted
in tlieir behalf. All the work OF the
department Of agriculture, OF tho land
grant colleges. Of the states rtments
Of agriculture, and of the better farm-
ers is aiding. All the recent lcgisla-
ton will contribute.
The Immediate need is 10 enlist the
Intelligent. sympathetic aid OF the bust
ness man, and especially Of the banker.
Hero is an illustration, only one or
many. 1t may serve to indicate what
the urban community what business
men, may do almost anywhere. Thirty
years ago We knew we'll 4 certain county
IN the south We recall wildly the
hon flrr Tho
was neither better nor worse than that
in the section generally. The better
farmers were fairly comfortably off
Those below them were holding their
own. Those still lower down were lv-
ing from hand to mouth. their farming
scarcely more than o pretcuSc-
There was business man. banker.
In the county who had vision and SYM
pathy. lie turned his attention to the
rural districts. He began to SEQ what
could be done about cotton. He es-
tablished connection with the depart
ment of agriculture and entered upon tho
work Of cotton breeding. After a long
and difficult experience he succeeded In
breeding q seed that would produce an
inch and quarter staple.
The next task was to get enough
farmers to produce the cotton and to
establish q local market. But this was
not all The cotton had to be properly
gtnned- 1t was a new sort Of product
and the spirners had to be reached
Intelligence and persistence won.
We wero in that county in 1915. 1t
was a sort OF oasis. When cotton was
selling at IL cents pound in oil the
rest OF the south. 80 per cent OF all tho
cotton In that great county was selling
fror. santa roI,nd
Another business man had attacked
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
die, similar to m accelcrator on an auto

die similar to an accelcrator on an auto
mobile. His every movement is noted
and recorded by the observers. who see
II his heart. lungs and eyes accomn,o-
date themselves To the altitude.
AS time goes on land the test lasts
for about thirty minutcs) the pilot be-
comes q bit EroGEy or sleepy from lack
or oxygen. just as he would at the cor
responding altitude, and this condition
becomes manifest in changes in the ac-
tion OF his heart. eyes. ears and brain
ALONG toward the end Of his run he may
let the motor slow down. forget tho In
dtcator entirely or miss hitting ihe light
buttons. But he is Immediately released
when his heart shows strain or his
pulse or respiration gets too Tar from
normal"
There are now three classes Of pilots:
those few who can endure an altitude
Of over 10000 feet without undue
fatigue are in class "A and arc desis-
mated to fly pursuit planes when they
reach the front II they keep within class
In future tests. The men who can stand
the work at 1000 to 10000 feet arc in
class A; from 5000 to $4,000 feet, class
B, and tAosc from the ground up to
5000 feet, class {.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
Long Flight by U. S.
Built Caproni Plane

NEW YORK. Oct. c.-The first Amer
lean made L,npronI bombing plane,
equipped with Liberty motors. Will
leave Mincula tomorrow. weather per-
hitting. for Dayton. o.. via Washing
ton. IT WAS announced here tonight.
The airplanc. which will be subjected
to military tests. will carry 10 to |"
persons and will ne commanded by Cap
tain Hugo D'.hnnunzio. with Lieutenant
Parvis AN Italian acc. as pilot.
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Hindenburg line. They cannot stand
on it longer with any safety, and a
general withdrawal will undoubtedly
occur as soon as Ludendorf can effect
1t. He will be lucky, indeed, if he is
able to effect it without great losses Of
guns and men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
BUY A BOND
By BEN EDEN.

EvcrythinE will Eoto Smash.
IF We do not get the cash;
Help US warm the kaiScr's hash.
Invest.
You may notice 1T T. glance.
1t is not n game of chance.
It's 10 help our boys in France.
Come across.
Strain point and buy a bond.
Now's the time you should respond.
And help tho boys across tn" pond.
Buy it.
DO not hem. haw and pow-wow.
buy that bond and buy 1t now;
Help To- end That German row,
Over there.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
CITED ron BRAVERY.

WASHINGTON. Oct. Among the
citations reported late to-day by Cen
cral Pcrshing appeared the following
names:
Corporals: Raymond Peacock. Norris
town. Pa: James D. Moore, Erie. Pa:
Raymond d. Rowbottcn, Avalon, Pa:
Priratcs Albert R Fu-rohy. Philadel-
phia, Pa: Fred Ottc. Fairmont City. Pc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
IAPAh'S SMALL RICE GARDENS
In Comparison With Americas Miles
OF Farms They Might Almost Be
Termed Lauehable.

Almost onc-half of the land capable
Of cultivation in Japan is planted in
rice handkerchief gardens would
perhaps best describe the little rice
fields, many Of which are no larger
than u tennis court, are equally fiat
ana are surrounded by rims Of earth
60 hold the water when the fields
are flooded.
The average rice field in Japan is
about one acre and half in size; but
large or small. each field must be lev
eled and each must have It's rim or
dixie. There must be a system of
canals to bring water to the fields and
another system of bitches to take il
away when 1t Is no loG,er needed.
II is said thar there are Io,000
square miles Of rice land in Japan, the
greater part of which has been pre-
pared with IN almost infinite amount
of labor. That area Of land cultivated
in rice virtually feeds nation of Co.
10000 people.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31

We should put out of our minds the
idea that we have stores of accumulat.
ed wealth upon which 10 draw for war
supplies. England had such stores. but
we have not. When England went into
the war she had great stores Of out
standing legal claims upon the work.
ing organization of the outside world.
She had also I'm established credit that
enabled her To gear into her own work
Ing system the industrial power of the
United States and many other neutral
countries. We are devoid of any com.
parable resources. We have no CAPT.
tai to throw at the enemy. We have
nothing 10 throw but our current in
come.-Charles Ferguson In Humani.
tartan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
COLONEL HAD LAST WORD
Officers Joke Was All Right Until the
Commander Cor Tired of :
Hearing Il.

\ welllT1wn French colonel had 4
mania for questioning his officers about
their families invariably starting OF
with: "Wh1t is your fathers profess
sion, your mothers, ana your sis,
ter'S:"
Some Of the subaltcrns became so
wearied Of this endless repetition THAI
they decided among themselves to give
each in turn the following reply.
MY father is shoemaker, my moth
er is a lunudress, and my sister is
very Mighty"
Oh the following Sunday, after the
customary church parable. the colonel
who had already received the same
answer % his questions from two ar
three Of the officers, turned to another
amt started oil in the Old Steraotvpad
Strain; what is your fathers profes.
sion"
lie is a shoemaker"
And your mothor's?"
"Sho rs a laundress."
THAT will do" Interrupted tho
colonel. Il know the rest, 'vopr sis
ter Is Eighty and you will consider
yourself confined to barracks until
She behaves betterl'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
EMlNEnTLY FITTED FOR JOB
Society Matron. Trying to 100 Her
Bit" Had Distinct Laugh on H.
Natufed Farmer.

Society is having a delightful giggle
over story now going the rounds aud
OF which Mrs. MaCkay Is heroine.
Seems. that with several other promi-
nent women of the 100, she went In
for farmeretting on Long Island, and
the brigade was assigned to a farm
whose owner had always had a srudge
against the rich. He thought that now
was his opportunity and approaching
Mrs. Mackay said The first thing I'll
Ike you TO do is clean out the pig
sites. Think you cap manage it?"
Imagine his amuzemcnt and chagrin
when the multimlllionairess social ar.
bitter smiled and cooed: Certainty;
ut home always attend personally TO
cleaning out the bird cage"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
Heroism That Is Real.

For heroisn when the engine room
Of his ShSr-vas filled with live steam,
NielS Anderson. chief machiniSt's mate,
United States navy, has been given
official commentator. The act Oc-
CURED wifn the exhaust lines of the
steering engine We're carried away by
the breaking Of the tiller, causing the
engine room to fill with steam. With
cut hesitation Anderson went down Il
ladder to the compartment. but was
driven back. Again he made two more
attempts. The third was successful,
and, cropping his way through the
cloud of steam, he cut II off. Ander-
son enlisted in the navy ~ Norfolk,
Va, in April. 1893. giving us his home
address 24a0 South Broad street,
Philadelphia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
Dynam'tlne the Pothunter.

Inc newspapers OF the country have
almost everywhere been powerful
force in cryStallizins the sentiment of
the protection by proper laws Of fish
ana game as important resources of
the commonwealth.
y New Jersey editor, a thorough
sportsman, says Wild Life, recently re-
celVed from reader who desired TO
take a fish by questionable means n
letter that contained this request:
PLEASE advise me how to dynamite
stream"
The newspaper man sent the follow.
ing advice:
-Four sticks of dynamite are suf,.
Client. Tie them securely around your
meek, attach fuse, light it and run as
fast as you can away from the wafer
10 avoid injuring the other snakes and
reptiles
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
PlCRIC PLANT WILL STAY
S7,OO0,00o Establishment in Georgia
win Sc Continued After
the War.

Brunswick, Ga.-Announcement has
been made by officials Of the govern
ment that the $T000000 picrlc acid
plant now being constructed In North
Brunswick will be a permanent manu-.
featuring plant after the war. IN peacc
days the plant win make dyes. fer.
tilizer and other by-products Of picric
acid which the government is using
during war times. The dyes. the
process for which has already been
perfected, will be equal or superior 70
those made in Germany.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31

According 90 Lieut., Depret Bixio of
the French army who is naturalist
rs wen as q living man, many insects
follow captive balloons in their ascent.
He~haS seen tlieS 20 as high as 900
feet, after which they die. GrasShop-
rers cling 10 the basket of the balloon
until the air becomes too rarehea for
them' when they Leu 60 and fail. He
says the swallows have Il glorious time
following the balloons and catehlng
these inscctS.-Scientifl American.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31

over work and worry cause kidney
trouble. When the Kidneys are not
working properly. poisons accumu.
late in the system, resulting In back
ache. sore muscles, stiff joints, rheu-
matte pains, constantly tired feeling
and other distressing symptoms.
George McLain, Turtle Lake. N. d.,
writes: Il am locomotive engineer.
had a bad pain in my back and my
bladder action was very irregular. 1
tool Foley Kidney Pills and was re.
liz a in couple OF days"
", ID. Duncan. Druggist, Ottawa, Ill.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
Joined the Army.

private in the quartermaster's
corps Mt Camp Pike decided that he
would sooner be In more active
branch of the service, SO asked for and
received transfer to the artillery
Alter bidding him good-by. his bunk.
mate hung service flag with one star
IN front of their barracks. On being
asked what it all meant he said; "Our
Joe has Joined the army"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
MUSIC KEEPS OFF SNAKES
Berry Picker Plays Mouth ORGAN AZ
Protection When He Goes
Into Fields.

Altoona, Pa.-Henry Atherton. a
trankstown township berry picker.
plays mouth organ as protection
against snakes when he goes into tho
neids lie says that if there are any
copperheads, rattlers or other species
about they raise their heads ami swav
their bodies in time with the music
anu forget all about biting. The
Shakes are rendered harmless for some
time BY the vibrations and the berry
picker continues his work with Sc.
curity.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
Cure for tuberculosis Claimed

An Italian physician, Prof. Domenico
Lo Monaco, announces that he has
eVolVed remedy for consumption.
Inc base of his discovery lies in his
hnding that sugar applied to the bron-
chiai secretions caused the disappear
ahce not only of the secretions but of
tuDefcle bacilli as well. The impor-
lance of this lies in that The bronchial
secretion is held to be necessary We
hicle for the existence and growth of
consumption germs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
FEED FOE BY TUNNEL
German Smugglers on Swiss
Border Use Pipe Line.
SEbterranean Line From House Across
the Frontier Is Revealed by
Chance.

Basle.-Hanger Is the mother ~ in
Ventions. German hunger invented a
great smuggling device which did a
booming business until discovered by
customs officers. Some Germans, liv-
ing in Baden, near the Swiss frontier,
built pipe line across the frontier
IL ended in g house rented 10 a Ger
man family. What this family con-
sumed in the line of food, clothing,
shoes, soap and other neceSSaries was
really astounding. However. these
people bought things In the open mar
Eet, which is stlIl possible in Switzer-
land, paid cash. never grumbled. no
matter how high the price and no
questions were asked.
One day recently two men were seen
digging in the ground near the 'front.'
Ter. Customs officials hecame suspl-
cious, and nosing around soon made
a valuable discovery. The two men
were engaged in repairing the pipe
line. which had been used for snug
Cling, Tie machinery had become
elogged and an opening had to he made
to get at the seat Of the trouble.
The officials saw an opening had .
been made into spacious tunnel built .
of concrete Inside the pipe were
long wires. These wires were wound
round spools at the end stations aud
could be pulled either way. Goods,
such as meat, cheese, hams. shoes,
clothing, ETC., were tied to the wire
and pulled across the border through
the subterranean channel.
The Swiss government is now after
the slnugglers. The fiourishing "busi-
ness' Is killed.
The courier-index., 1918-04-12
YARBRoUcH scHooLHousE

Mrs. d. Gillison of ST. Louis arriy
ed last week and will spend severa
weeks with her sons. O. T. and l.
" ellison ~
Miss Myrtle Bray of Gill visited
Lora West last Saturday, remaining
over night for the Easter festivi-
ties
Mr.. and Mrs ]. d. Zirkle enter
tanned their many friends last Sun.
day with music and feast of home
raised good things, and the rye
bread made by Mrs Zirkle, of flour
ground by Mr.. Zirkle with his new
grist min, was appreciably good.
In the afternoon an egg hunt was
enjoyed by all present. There were
about fifty people in attendance, all
of whom regretted the hour of home
going.
W. H. James of District A was in
our vicinity Thursday on business.
$3.50 81
IS, Mrs. Will Long, who purchased
two settings of Plymouth Rock eggs
from J. W. Park of Altoona, Pa,
through Mr.. Goldstein OF Mariana,
is very proud of "a hatch of IL
healthy chickens from the first Is
eggs Several others in our neigh
borhood secured eggs through the
kindness of Mr.. Goldstein, who let
them out to the farmers at actual
cost, taking notes payable in the
fall without interest or a pullet for
each setting.
p w. Long OF Haynes was over
this week looking after farming in
terests in this neighoorhood.
1858
Y Ed West of District A, food adj
ministrator for Texas township, was
in our vicinity Tuesday looking after
organization of communities for
more. thorough work in conservation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Yarbrough and
Mrs, Henry James. committee on
salei of Liberty Bonds for this town.
ship, were In our vicinity Monday.
We are informed the assessment
for, Texas township was oversub-
scrfbed two thousand dollars.
Mrs. Cleve Young went to Tyronza
Monday in response to a telegram
announcing the death of his father,
G. c. Young.
Sx} DICK NAYLOR End.