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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
SAFETY IN THE HOME

The safety Of the home IS tn" Suo-
hct of bureau pamphlet just issued
" one of the Government depart
nents, in which an interesting account
II household hazards is given. The
opics are GiscusSedi i'll manner which
.ftord a basis for popular education
r safety first" The dangers from
electricity, gas. fire. lightning. house
,old chemicals. and ether common
.auses of accidents are recited and
many actual cases arc described. Inc
mrpose is 10 aid in removing needless
isk and fear, and to develop inte!tl-
rent caution where the hazard cannot
10 entirely avoided. The hazards OF
he home have Increased in modern
lines from The service Of gas and cleo
.ricity and the. Use Of such dangerous
articles as matches. volatile OILS,
y3oisons. and the like. The use OF en-
,rpv in the nome necessarily involves
,one risk which intelligent planning
md care will reduce 70 minimum.
Caution alone is not enough, since
many Of the dangers are not even sus-
oected. The nature Of such unknown
hazards. must be made plain. The cir
,,,,ar empha sizes the seriousness OF
some of the risks not generally known
pives simple cautions. and aims TO
z,;de the formation of habits OF care
ILLNESS. The circular also suggests
affective home equipment 20 mialTnlze
the risks involved. and aims to en-
public measures 70 provide
saY.tr for tho household and COM
munity. It is Intended. not to increase
fear OF accident. but rather 10 remove
tho causes and the need for alarm.
The sense OF safety 10 be gained by
observing cautions would alone justify
careful study. The appalling loss Of
ITO from avnidabIe causes and injury
IN persons and property make the pam
inlet especially timely. l; is believed
,bo, thousands Of human lives could
he saved and accidents reduced to the
minimum if the precautions suggested
are followed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Sentember election in Maine, 1916
though not Jet In operation, agents OF
the government were actually SEM
in,o thar State to din the beauties OF
the farm loan banks into the ears VI
the farming class. At the time the act
was nassed il was criticized by finan-
cial and economic authorities as one OF
the most Imperfect and ill-consldereu
n,eces Of legislation ever adopted by
Conrrcss. Political .expeliency. how
ever. refused to defer to expert 1udg.
r.lents.
The SEQUEL proves the correctness Of
the adverse criticisms Of the act, for
thus far the act in its operation has
proved a failure. An analysis OF the
situation shows that with applications
for loans aggregating so20,000,000. the
twelve Federal land banks had up TO
December l, 1917. approved loans
amounting to 100000, but only
about $4,000 900 had been actually
paid to applicants. The banks were
expected TO raise money for loanlng
rurposes b. sale of bonds for which
farm mortgages would br security.
Eut the financial REIMBURSEMENT caused
hv the war, the large Liberty Loans,
the more attractive returns from
stocks ,and bonds procurable at bar
gain p1ices. worked against the sale
Of the Federal farm loan issues. Capt.
tai which otherwise might have been
invested in them was diverted else
where. It is said that 1000, 100000
of farm mortgage loans In the, hands
of private investors. insurance and
trust. companies. will be called This
wear, and many Of the rlortgagors will
be unable 10 Fay unless the farm loan
board comes to the rescue. The latter
confesses its inability to dispose OF
bonds 10 the public and applied to the
Government to buy s200.no0.0 900 OF the
bonds. Congress has passed an act
authorizing the treasury TO take only
s1OO Don. 900. Unless the board can
make a successful sale Of its bonds
it's Golfers will soon be empty again.
The problem Of rural credits intelll-
gently treated would have been sue
cessful. There was another scheme
before Congress, based on suggestions
of former Ambassador Myron 7. Her
rick, who had practical knowledge OF
rural credits as effectively applied In
foreign countries. 1t was rejected,
however. for the one Of Democratic
origin and OF crude construction. 1t
would never have done 70 have
adopted 4 rural credits measure Of Re
publican inception. And so the farmer
suffers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

START UP GEORGE WASHINCTON'S FLOUR MILL
Suggestion That Now With the Railroads Communicated BY tn
Government Is the Time to Return to Home Industry
By WALDO G.. MORSE,
LAWYER and PubEcist
Lawyer and Publicist.

The time has come for @ return home
Of Industry. Production hos straycd too
far from home. 1t must be brought back
to tho nearby and pasture and corn
orig. In the carly days it was the flour
mill OF George WASHINGTON NJ Mount
Vernon which supplied the District OF
Column ia-wholcSum flour with all the
goodness OF the wheat left Ia II.
Latter day Americans have lived up
on patent process flour. little more than
starch. and heavy freight tolls ana
large advertising accounts have accom-
panied the prices current.
The Mount Vernon flour OF George
Washington was ground from tho whole
wheat grown "a the neighborhood uud
hauled by team from TO the mill ann 10
lhe consumer In our time the people Ot
tho c.ty Of Washington from president
to postman. and from sten"Graphcr Il"
senator break the bread OF Minneapolis
rnillcd wheat harvested upon the great
plains and hauled a thousand miles.
We mention flour only ny way ur IL
lustratiun II IL one Of many products
which might be instanced and IL Is tine
that George WaShtnEtons honest old
wutcr-driven millStnnEs were starter 10
grind again the o!d-time honest flour.
SO good that the brand "(i. Washington.
Mount Vernon" could carry n barrel
across seas to be sold anywhere III the
world without question or the drawing
OF a sample.
It Is high time that business be jono
again near home. Those carly mills were
ftue structures when compared with the
primitive haud-mills used for the pound
ing of corn into samp. but like the
, nf tha won't
thu nelghborhood mills also their way.
before the mill of the cities and large
towns. during the middle OF tho last
century. when Rochester. =. Y. become
The Flour City" and tho transportation
interests OF lake river canal and ocean
reached the zenith OF their prosperity.
But again. other new improvements In
our transportation system r"volutionH-
ed conditions Of life. as the railways.
then newly devised. pushed their lines
across the continent. Minneapolis mills
and western wheat arose. and u hghc
Wis On between the old. which sought
TO live in its own territory. and the new
watch would dominate national trade.
The contest was short md decisive and
the railroads decided the issue. They
were seeking freight and encouraged
every enterprise which offered them
long haulS pne ny one III" N1liIS "
the eastern states were closed and the
country came 10 eat one flour. the fruit
of cheap transportation.
AS with tho wheat and the flour. so
also with the cattle and the hc,f. tn"
sheep and the 7attnn. Mi the meats.
and as we'll. the leather. the wool and
materials of all sorts which go along
with the Coed supply. Apples, pears.
peaches NUNS and cherries have been
hauled three thousand miles from tho
Pacific To the Atlantic through nearby
orchards 81 half tended. hnlf-Ernwn and
half-picknd fruit. while oranges from
California arc gold even in Florida.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

fra gists Of New York made most IN
tensive campaign. and all Of the ex-
penditures were legitimate. The WON.
en- Of New York won their great vic.
tory by hard work and the broadened
vision of the voters. The women OF
New York, as elsewhere, proved that
in time Of war they can and will give
as valuable. service to the country as
men. The recognition OF this service
By the men was one of the potent fac.
tors in placing New York in the COL
umn Of suffrage States.
The opponents CT woman suffrage
have also charged that the splendid
New York victory was gained mainly
through the support of pactfists, pro.
Germans and Socialists. This Is dis
proved by statistical analysis Of the
vote. The soldiers at homo and abroad
voted in favor Of suffrage two to one
and gave a majority In forty-nine OF
the sixty-two counties The suffrage
amendment was carried in twenty
seven counties besides the five COM
prising New York City. and in most of
them the radical and pro-German vote
was negligible. They weer chiefly agri-
cultural counties with no large cities.
Schenectady, the Socialist stronghold,
gave big majority against the amend
ment 1t was carried in many con-
serratiyn, residential districts where
Mayor Mitchell received his greatest
ma jorities. The labor unions gave a
strong support No fact was more evil.
dent than that the women of New York
were enfranchised by the votes Of all
parties.
The character Of the New York vote
should have an impressive influence
on the United States Senate. which
now has before It tho national suf.
tragc amendment passed by the House.
As an act OF simple justice TO the
women Of the country. that body
should promptly concur III the House
action.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
THE WAR CABINET

The American people have been CIV:
,g President Wilson loyal and undt-
lded support in the steps he has
ken to uphold their honor and the
,tegrity OF the nation against the me-
ace of a soulless au;ocrGcy and an
nslaving military despotism. Con-
ress also, 50 far. has given him ef-
rythfng he has asked for and has
-lothed him. with power never before
htrusted to any executive. Inc
resident has come 10 Congress ASK
az further grants OF extraordinary
over. but when the suggestion comes
rom Congress in the shape OF a help
NJ measure seeking 10 make more ef'
sctive our position in this war. with
ut in the last depririns him ot>anE
+ his constitutional pr"rogatires. he
esents 1t as an intrusion. an ilnperti-
ence.
Senator Chamberlain plan Tor
,ar cabinet looks TO the employment
+ men of capacity to aid the auminls:
ration in its prosecution OF the war
pt to en1barrass il. rh" Oregon Sen
tor has been one Of the staunchesF
Importers OF the Presidents war
olicies he has had in the Senate;
here could have been no possible
ceiling on his part other than pat
lotto desire 10 get speed where there
now delay and confusion Of effort
n departmental activities. President
wilson has chosen 10 meet this over
ure OF helpfulneSs with disdainful de-
sance, and displays IN ugly spirit. IN
Is criticism of the acts and speech
f one who has always been first
mong those upholding his hands. 1t
,as been the practice CT the President
n a':caate those spirits he cannot
nile, Sand he certainly loses more than
e can hope to gain b. his conte1nltu'
MS treatment of Senator Chamberlain.
The Oregon Senator is Il Democrat
he same as the President processes
o be.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

To n riot OF cheap long hauls we owe
such strange and wonderful conditions.
but now that riot IS at an end, FOR the
United. States has Communicated the
railroad. and economy or service goes
out where public control with politics
comes In. No more shall we enjoy er-
iicicnt. mnGnifgicent or. commanding
transportation facilities furnished for
half the price paid by others in coun-
tries where wages are less than falf
those which we pay to railroad men. But
| our loss is no uunlixed evil
Forty years ago the decadence OF our
transportation industry began, when
state regulation OF railroads WIS intro
duced. followed little later by national
domination. until new construction WIS
paralyzrd. equipment became insufficient
mud the whole suprrstructure OF govern
mental mcddlinE imposed upon prtrateIT
owned properties broke down under the
stress Of war.
Direct governmental operation has
supplauted that governmental control of
rates and wages with its supervisory
operation imposing Erotesque and use
less expenditures and characterised by
impossible, conflicting and diSorganiznE
priority orders for the use Of cars and
transportation OF goods which required
the impossible
Industry and life have been put upon
bureaucratic war rntiOns OF tranSpurta-
tion aud now III" era Of prodiGulity mi
freedom is pnSt--pnst forever Il Houll
seem. with our great resources Of coal
and oil deposits, tho principal Of OUT in
hcritancc Of industrial greatness. largely
sQuadrrcd.
So there has come time for the re-
h,,r ,NF In, 30
mill dam and tho flour mill nearby: IT,
the ueiEhhorhood forge aud wagon sh"i
In which construction will soon earn ITS
recognized reward: IL IN" flucks and
herds upon the farms. with mills and
markets in the nearby communities
whose people will know. appreciate and
approve good work; the time has co.u,,
for flax and cotton 70 be millcd wh"r.
they grow and carried by sea cheaplS.
with small cost III labor or fuel.
All such activities. and others In thu
work Of the world. must return near q
the bases OF their Support--the home
land and peoples whence thoy spring,
which are the reason for their existence.
Then. loo. may tn" home come again
into it's own aud cease TO he n mere
point OF departure. Il place Of exit from
which individual. unattached atoms shall
fly abroad throughout the land in un-
related maladjuStmcut. destructive OF
character and civilization.
start up George WashinEton'S flour
mill. the knitting machine and the loom.
Go back home. and deal with your neigh
hurS.
At a military tribunal IN thr b"rdrr
district thr other day one member asked
the applicant. u shepherd. II NJ knew
OF my rrascn why his work should not
be undertaken 10y woman.
~ woman once tried it," replied III"
applicant and sh" made n mess OF IT,"
who was She inquired the chair
man.
"Ro-rc"n." answered the shepherd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
WOMEN HAVE EARNED IT

An Ohio correspondent Of The Intel.
ligenc"r tn" Other day made COM
parafiy" statement of the amount OK
pended by thr sufrragists nf New YCrl;
in their recent campaign with that OF
the organization opposed to woman
suffrage, with the evident intent to
discredit the suffrage cause because II
the far Larger sum. The sui
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
BUILDING SHE'LL PLANT.

WILMINGTON. Vel. Ian. 2@.--Thr
DUPONT Powder company. II was stated
today. is erecting 4 larg" SHELF loading
rlRnt ut williamsburg. Virginia. :" -
ccutc orders for tn. frdr raj government.
The capacity OF - PLANT VIII u" deter
mined by tnr estimated extent OF tn"
demands and will h" KEEP: equal tn them
nj all times; The construction Of
homes far wnrkEl"n. which mny roach
The proportions of q large village. is in
rludrd in tho operations. The total
cost III Is said. will not DO less than
$40. Dh0 hh9
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
Ohio County Cases in
Supreme Court Argued;
Retria|S for MurderGrS

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Ian 2".-pe-
..,sinus in sin CASES. iw" "f.Ihrm murder
.:,.es. IN which new trials wrr" award
I'd were handed down today hy the SUI
rr..l:,r court nf appeals.
David snidrr. convicted in criminal
ruurt Of Mercer ruunty OF In" murder
# W. /. i:cll. ara sentenced !" twelve
years N Tia" St&lc pen. wa" awarded a
new trad bcrausr OF improper procedure
III In" frs; trial
.hhn 4. White. tried and convicted IN
thr criminal court Of Mcdowell county.
for tn" murder of Chrri"S Fitzgerald
and sentenced I" fly" years III IN" pen,
wa:< :,ramtrd :, new trial OH til" ground
Iha; error occurred in tn" first irhl IN
thai 'Ihrrc Was admitted illegal t'Stl-
iL""y whi"h Was personal---very. rrr1u"-
neal against the accused.
Til" other cH:rS decided were from
Mcdowell ANA Mercer counties.
Ni,I, eases from Tho first and second
ur,li, mi circuits were considered hy the
>urrrm, court his morning upon Tho
rra,iiu% "f its durkrt. two Of tn" "aS"s
bonn. argued ami submitted: three sub
IYiI;CJ on briefs; three continued. md
ON" 5-mlSsrd.
NrgillI"ntS were had i'll tho cases of
Wilma l.. Hubbard against Lii" As
Surnur'' Society. from chi" county. ana
L. y. Morgan and others against Emma
NJ lyv nuh others. from W"LZ"l county.
The eases submitted nn briefs were.
\. t. Howard and others aEains Pee
hit< THlum H7,l others. from bii'"
,Uunty.
Nelson e. Hubbard against Lucy NJ.
George md others, frGln iiru"kc county.
WLrman' against lulT" Hrrnl"n. In
;rnni.Itiun from Mercer county.
l"lIInuHnr" w"r" taken tfi tn" 'n*"S
.nf = (. Rrh"rtS against -. ". -. HARD
man and others. from Tyler county:
stat" against g. NJ. Nanclr. fr"m ll"tl-
,lr1&::' county. HEh li"njHu'' lfnnd
against railroad company. from bod
bridge county TIL" case If l.. ". Rob
crS and others against y. W. o flard-
r,an nrd oihrrS. from Tyler county. was
Il 81 n cGTi
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
SAHLEs COME HIGH.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. PA Siberian sable.
slightly larger than a mans hand. was
snld at the international fur action hero
today for $3.50.
Twelve thousand Kolinsky wore sold
for a total Of $4,000. and $4,000 moie
skins brought s1Q6,80o White fox prlts
nrc scarce. A thousand skins brough;
$4,000. \ single cross fox skin brought
Sl25.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
CUT OUT THE RED TAPE.

OTTAWA. Ia. Ian. ""2.-l'nltcd
States Senator w s. Kenyon. in an
address here today, urged the cutting
Of red tape and the speedy building
of ships. whether Of wood mr. steel. IN
carry men. munitions. and food 10 the
allies. He criticized Senator Stone for
injecting politics into the senate for
the first time during the war. II is
comedy to think IF old Bill Sion" az.
cusing Theodore Roosevelt of no; hc
ing patriotic. when the colonel has
four boys in the service, he declared.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
WAS DOOMED TO FAILURE

Instead OF putting our house IN Or
der In the year preceding orr entrance
,,,o war. which WAS then clearly I'M
avoidable. the administration WAS en-
crossed in measures calculated 10 pro-
mote It's success in the Presidential
election. One measure, especially. vas
hurried through 20 catch the farmer
ro+e-the farm loan act, otherwise
Known as the rural credits scheme It
was hrrriedly framed, hastily con-
s,dered and speedily passed. In the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
QUEBEC GOES DRY,

QUEREC. jan. 22.-Tho province Il:
Quebec Is tn have absolute prohibiting
beginning May !, 1919. This was dr..
c,dcd today at caucus of tho lora
majority held In tho legislative building
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Tho Democratic party can do NJ
wrong: it only makes mistakes. Is that
the idca7
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Something has made Senator Jim
Reed, Of Missouri. subsdc. and his
party mate. Stone. Is running into the
same moose.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

While Cot Roosevelt refuses 10 COM
ment on Stones haraasur. We would giro
more than a penny for his thoughts.
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And Baker gets his distinction rs the
best Secretary Of War III captivity. nn'l
will be on exhibition until further no
tice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
THE OLD MANS PRAYER

Like one whose limbs are sound IL
trance
hear the day Sounds swell and grow
and see across the twilight glance
Troop after troop In swift advance.
Thu shining ones with plumcS Il:
snow,
] know the GRAND &C their feet.
|: know what mighty work is theirs
can hut lift mp hands unm""t
The thrcShing-i.uurS If God 10 heat.
And speed them with unwurth? pray
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

In these war times 1t might hN we'll
10 remind tho grave Senator's that hc
that controlleth his temper is Ercnt"r
than he that takcth a city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Senator Chamberlain is deserving az a
press medal of the first class. liza r.
fused to WEIGH. declaring that he had
been reported correctly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Nothing seems tn be left "f MiSsourfS
pride hut her justly fun"d mules.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

President Wilson Is NJ childish -
Senator Stone Is rhurl!Sh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Morgantown can always II" dcpcndr"
upon for frolic or fight of S"mr
kind.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

II wts Impossible to please Sir Ed
ward Carson "n the Irish home rule
question. either coming or going.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

The President appears tn have passed
the lie inferentinl" 10 the Oregon SEMI
tor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Even the Hapshure nutnrrnry Isl G".-
ting tired of Iiuh"nH"llcrn mtiitarism.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Gum Shoe Rill's" lion skin evidently
waS not on straight.
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- power to do, = hniEle.i Will!
q prayer nnh action yc ar" ono.
who may not Slriv" may ycl iuItill
The harder task I'll standing sill.
And good but wished with God Is done
JOHN 9. WHITTIER
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Senator William loci Stone is respect,
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fully referred to the cpitaph OF ih'
pcmurratic party written not long aSu
10y II rartv cunfrcr". the eminent and
capable Senator John SHARP Williams"
Of Mississippi.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23

Senator chamberlain will also high
tu Z, iiuiSil.
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Kid, Gun Metal, Patent and Few Col
ored Tops, Not nil sizes in each, but
good assortment OF Aizos.
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On Display on Tables Inside.

Store Closes Saturdays 10 p. M-week
DAYS $50.
The sun., 1918-07-09
BOXERS DO ANOTHER
BIT FOR SAMMIES
Bouts in Bronx Bring Big Sun,
for Base Hospital.

The BOYS up al Rase Hospital No. I -.
GGrhill road, Will not lack for any of
the little things that help a ConvalesCent
soldier forget his troubles. Last night
The Bronx people stormed the armorv
Of the Second Field Artillery. 1G6th
street and Franklin avenue. 10 watch
a corkiTg boxing and vaudeville show
arranged b. Billy Gibson and incideu-
tally 70 dig down and donate for the
Base Hospital No l comfort fund. They
dug to the extent OF several thousand
dollars
Most all OF the boxers around this
neck Of the woods were on hand 10 dis
play their wares before The Bronx fans
and fanettes A whole flock OF three
round exhibition bouts were staged
Benny Leonard boxed with Paul Dovle.
Billy Miske with Mike McTigue, lack
Britton with Tex Kelly, Joe Jeanette
with Jim Coffey. Eddie Wallace with
Freddie Reese. Bill Brennan with Kid
Norfolk and Clay Rurner with Billy
Barrett.
In a special bout Sergeant George
banker and Corporal John Jerry
went three rounds lust to show that
Uncle Sam il not negleCtng the manly
art. broadway vaudeville headliners
obliged with songs and skts and Miss
Helen and Master Terry DAILY went three
fast rounds with their proud non
Johnny DAILY the former Ersal little han
tam, as referee. Incidentally Master
Jerry delivered "A patriotic speech that
brought down the house Peter Pr,ntv
and Charley HARVEY, the well known
anrounCers. we're on hand 10 tell the
fans all about Il IN their own in'mitable
way.