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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
M State Advertising.

Announcements was made. today 70 III;
effect that the state executive c"uh1''
o.. defense had refused TO appropriate
sum os $a10.Vnn for the purpose o. &c
rartising the states resources as s"g
g,.Sird by Wells. G"odykoon'z Oh VIZ
hanson. president OF the sfalc senate.
.rt,c reasons ST., forth by the council
OF defense. in part sre as follows:
First. the council has some doubts
n. tn its LEGAL rights 10 rNTEnd money
FIR aurroscs. and scrotld. flnrsnE the ma
tional crisis arising from tho war, II -
not known how much money may nave
to 10 spent in matters of actual de-
trrSe.
With regard TO the conservation OF
nj tural gas. the council points out mat
q test case is coming.up shortly.
Compensation Awards
Several compcnsa ton awards were ap-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

One thing YOU should remember.
Stuart's Calcium Walters are con-
tinuous in action. They work con-
Stan1ly in tn" blood. Their iniiu-
ence is mainly in thu skin. Here they
assist To neulrali2c impurities. convert
them so they pass OF is Invisible
vapor. The skin now becomes clear,
pimpirs drip ard flake off. boils cease,
blackheadS are gone. yellow nuddinesS
disappears and you soon have The COM
'rlcxiuu that people talk about. No
creams, lotions, beaches or other "X-
ternal methods can do this. Get a 3Dc'
box Of StuarI'S Calcium Waters al any
drug store. Begin today. Or il YOU
wish first 10 try thrrl send til" coupon
for 4 free trial package.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
"wAn DUTY" LAUNCHED.

CHICAGO. Jan. 31.-The third vessel
built by tie Chicago Shipbnilding com
pany for the federal shipping board WAS
launched to-day. The craft Is narnGd
tho War Duty" Her predecessors wcrH
the War BOUND and the War Banner.
The boats have tonnage Of 3.60o. arc
ESQ feet long and have beam OF I"
feet 6 inches and a depth OF % feet.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

Ellis have been introduced by Senator
Sutherland, rs follows: For pensions.
Harrison pIrrSor, OF lElkhursl, S36 q
month. ad SpcCer Ph!lipps, OF Buckhan-
non. $50: amd a reimbursement bill IN
behalf Of EillIar Dclibar, formerly or
Huntington. now In the government scr
vcn here who w;ls injured while en-
gagged IN government work Tho bill is
fer SIOU.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
Topping Resigns.

, G. L. Topping. who has been seer
tasy, % tn" stat ":"t knl'uS com0"nS;:
ton department Unicr Commissioner
Lee OFT. to-day announced his rtsiSna-
ion, to b.. effective to-day. Frank j
SIcAndrcwS. assistant Secretary. has
been al ranc".F - tn position o. secrr-
,afy. Topping resigned voluntarily for
the purpoS, oil entering business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

From mayor Of tho mountain town OF
kingwnud in Presto on cnHntE Ia. ECn"fhl
counsel 10 the Director General -: Rail-
roads Is SOM big step. but judge John
Barton PAYNE. of thu. lawyer firm ar
Winston. PAYNE, Strawn & Shaw. OF
Chicago. has taken it. II" WAS elected
mayor Of kingwu"d IN 1882. and wiz;
proud "r tho honor conferred upon him
by The male villagers. y few old rtii-
2enS rr that place remember Johnny
I'uln" They remember him very we'll
indeed now. and will tell you that the
talllanky boy who rlrrtrd in the grocery
store 1T The arc q! Is and studied Lave
with the county clerk Of preston, in lbs
spare hours, they knew ALI along would
make high mark IL the wOrlu. In
time hc was admitted IN The bar. In
1887 he was chairman cf ,hc Democratic
committee. and in 1883 WAS appointed
special judge Of the circuit court in tn"
TUCKER county district. The following
wear hc moved In Chicago aud fame in
his rrofrSsinn. Ilc was elected superior
court judge and held other important
official commissions. 1t was there that
Director General McAdon found him
and made him his. chief counsel in III"
running of the railroads Of tho country.
Judge Payne was born NJ l'runtyi"wn.
Farnu!rr county. Va. January &c 1888.
md WAS educated in Il private school az
Orleans. Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
Washington Notes 4: ,: ;;s Gossip ;;s;,: #

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-Thomas X.
LaIng. OF FAyettc county, accompanied
by Mrs. Laing and the latrcr& SISTER.
Miss Florence Harper. are in Washing
ton. coming here to consult specialist
In the hope Of beneficial treatment Tor
Miss Harper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
Davis VIII Speak.

Invitations have been received by sew
eral prominent West Eirginlans request
ing their attendance at formal re-
cop,iun and dinner given ny the Chicago
Bar association In honor Of Lincoln'a
birthday on February Il. Solicitor Gen
eral John ". Davis. a West Nirginlan.
will be tho principal speaker at the rr-
centIon-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

Among Congressman Feeds callers
were F'rl!X Sutton nah y. j.. R"Nrnnd.
If Clark~hUrg: and Lieut.. Frank Huglll.
4 former resident Of III" sam" city. VIII"
is in IN" city on Il lra"" from Camp
Pix" Ark. to- viSi; his father. Edward
Hurill. Mr.. EcAr"ad came here In en-
list in thr aviation section nf tho signal
CORPS. adm i; l"inr lI.lprI along through
Tho ur.!imimnry stages to- admission To
:, training school by Mr. Reed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
CAPITAL news

CHARLESTON. W. Va. IAN. 81
Charters wrrs issI"d To-day by RI" Soc
rotary OF stat.' - III" 'T"wniey Furniture
company. OF tkIrl"S:on. {" tis:a'':
stores ut san,s place; capita! stock. va
600: lncorpor::;"r$. l.. L. T"wmirE. W. y
3 Tully. Vernon y. r"hb. y. E''i'sy ana
SAmi Robinson, all Of Charleston.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

,,,r,.s 10 miles In the New N''eF
Ennnwha and Winding Gulf fie'us.
Tho commission during inc oIs ,ts<
std an order granting pcrmlss'oi ~ Nv
Charles Town Water cnMpahS ~
grouse its water rates. InS primer ca
cr..n.,, allowed was yearly rate o. -
i-e,sod Of ST for ;l,c first faucets IN
houses,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
FINANCIAL BEFORE.

OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. Sl.-Thc annual
financial report Of the Eureka Pipe Linz
company. issued here tonight. shows
that the company enrned % % per cent
on It's capital stock during 1917. cons
pared with "6.a4 per cent in 1916.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

West Virginia has l'"n asked In FUR
niSh 5.327 for work in ShipyardS. That
is her quota Of ;hc ~" 0n0 men that tn"
Department II Commerce" is seeking 10
enroll in u nation wide campaign. There
is some kind IL job for every man
who is able and willing Ia work.
John J.. Steel. who WAS for twelve
years secretary In Hon. Nathan BAY
Scott when lh' la;tr- WIS ably repre-
Hrnting TN" interests Of tAr rcupl" Of
West Virginia. in III" upper branch Of
I.unrrc,;s. l.: .incit"d III s.. Louis. where
IN. j. urnsncr:mr in Tive auiu-IruCk buS!-
ness. An army OF West NirgiHians will
hmv, a friendly memory 81 John Steel
when they read this. for he was widely
md rarnrahlY known throughout the
state. his native state. by the way.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

at tn rat. IT 81 Il m"ntr dating from
Srri-.iIl..". i3lG. Senator Sutherland
has up with that department now an
application "f .Iv*. urac" II. bean. now
nt Baldwin. NHn.as VII" is 4 sister al
y j. Mari,!c. %! Lawrence. W. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

The House committee on pnstnffices
aud puSt roads are holding daily. sos
Sions trying to Formulate satisfactory
bill from the Madden and q number or
nthor bills referred IT, 1t. all Of which
look to increasing the salaries or postal
employees Congressman Woodward IL
q member Of this committee and is
constant attendant 1T all sessions ana
an active participant in the work He
Is most DESTROYS If getting out OF the
committee q bin which will treat with
justice all grades az employees in a"
service especially those in the lower
grades and rural carriers. For this H.
has moro than once addressed the COM
mittcr and has been successful In hay
ing some uf his suggestions incorp"-
rated! III III" hill which ia being framed.
III prcuaraiiuu for this work. Mr.. Wood
yard began collecting important data
months ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

Congressman Reed has recommended
the transfer Of Stephen G. Hanl"y. OF
Charleston. from the ambulance 10 the
Quaricrmaster's corps. ljanlcy Is now
stationed 1T Camp Meade. Nd. Mr.
Reed has requested the War Depart
mrnt To iSsuc Il furlough to WIN. NJ
Winfield 1T Camp shelby. 10 enable MN
TO 70 10 his home at ClarkShurg IN un-
dcrgo surgical operation. has up with
tho Pension Commission the application
Of \, j. Oshournc. IF Cnx'S Mills. and
with the PnStoffice Department the
matter "r continuing tho postoffice at
Mallback. Clay county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

Pension applications have h"en fii"d
a. III" bureau Ivy Senator Sutherland in
behalf Of Gideon E.. Mason. Of Elizabeth.
adm Mrs. ". s. Grihbl" of Brr"n. An
applir;ltton for an aviatnr'* appointment
with ihc signal corps for VIM Middle
ton. OF firdmont.'
Among the visitors from W"$t Nlr-
Ciria her., are Charles s. Smpnt. Of Tar
.kcrShurg; John j. t"mifi. "f Wheeling;
\. H. Pickering. nf lta'n"llc: y. u. Nral.
ur boyer: l.. l.. Long. Of Charleston. and
Howard &. Williams. nf Grccnhricr
county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

An effort Is being made to Induce the
planters and III" factories CT Martinique
to use more Of the cane products Cor
sugar instead Of dlstlllinG It into rum.
which has been the most profitable in
the past three years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

An original pension claim. presented
at tho Pension. Bureau lust month by
Senator Sutherland. in behalf of Hugh
Collins. nr Walkers, has been allowed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

a. -. Hughes. o. Wheeling: Roscoe {.
Mullins If Cray. Hmd Wm J.. Taylor. Of
MariiuShurg. %"Tr recent visitors at
;,.;.;iInr Sulhclland'& offices.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

Noblrssc nhlicr-among West Viz
rinia t'u,Errssmrn, Major Nicely has 4
hit Of lIuus" pllrnuag"---ilr appoint
mcut OF a pag'---wiIlch h. has Z boy
rrmir. here from West Virginia on
February 3 10 fill Mr.. woodward re-
uurstrd The loan OF ii till that date.
which request was politely granted. md
Billy Lilly. onr "f Mr.. Woodynrd's little
local friends, who richly deserves help
ing along WAS given the job In hold
dnwu. until Major .iccly's little Demo
cratic constituent reports for duty on
the 18th OF next month.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
ARGENTINE SHIP SENT
TO BOTTOM BY "SUB"

NEW YORK. Ian. "l.--Th" sinking IN
the Mediterranean Of the Argentine
steamship Mini>tru lrrendo. on January
20. was reported in q dispatch 1rotH
Paris to-day t. the correspondent mere
Of La PrcnSa " Bucu"s Aires.
The dispatch quoted thc captain CT. ne
1rtiendo as saying that the snlp San~
two hours after having been danaged .:
dro explosions. No submarine was seen
The French destroyer E2m5ara FllnsF
attempted to ralis the ship in tow. The
crew was rescued and taken 70 harce-
1ona. Spain. and 4 report of tn't c'rco'h-
stances OF ths sinking sent TO the AT
sentine CONSUL at Toul1n. France.
RCENOS AIRES. Argentina. Jan. IL
The steamer NtniStr" lrrIendo lei.
SIencs Aires under the French nag
Tho captain Of he Spanish stsan'c.
Rina Victoria Eugcai". which IS no" ~
port sayS he in"t the NiniStro lrriendo
in the Mediterranean sea. sailing under
the Argentine nag and that he Saluied
tho steamer as an Argentine vessel The
government is investigating the matter
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
Piles Cured in s to ~ Days

Druggists refund money il PAZO
OINTMENT fails 70 curr Itching.
Bind, Bleeding or rrotrad!nS Piles.
First application gives relief. soc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01
A division Of regular cavalry Is being
formed at Ell Paso, Tex.
co,ds Cause Headache and Grin

LAXATIVE DROMO QUINISE Tab
lets remove the cause. There Is only
one "Bromo Quinine." E. ". GROVES
signature on box. soc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-01

Visitors from the Northern 1'anhnn-
,lln say That Robert J.. Ramsey. prose-
cutting attorney of l;runka county, Is be-
ing grurInrd for tho Democratic nomi-
n;ll!on for the House OF Representatives
In the First district. tn succeed Repre-
sentative Nelly, who is q candidatc for
The nomination for senator.
Evening star., 1918-06-03

time Germany has had reason to e1-
pect victory on the sea she has less
reason now to look for success in an
encounter with her enemy in open
naval warfare.
Capt. Perseus, the German naval
critic, deprecates continued references
by the German writer's to the battle Of
Jutland as victory. He points to the
single fact that the German mercantile
flag is still absent from the seas. The
German grand fleet has no freedom Of
action beyond occasional runs from
base to the waters around Helgoland.
England and America would well
come a naval sortie by Germany. If
a German naval victory would hearten
the German people defeat could not
fail to. be crushing disappointment.
On the chances of sea battle the allies
are perfectly willing to depend.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Is q Sea Fight lmpendingi

Rear Admiral Gleaves' statement in
an address in New York yesterday
that naval engagement is expected
soon to occur between the German and
allied forces is in line with probabili-
ties. The Germans, having enlarged
their holdings on the west front by
means of successive drives, regardless
Of cost, are now in position where
they must impress their own people
with a sense Of sea superiority. II
they could infiiet a telling blow upon
the British navy at this juncture they
would very greatly hearten all Ger.
many for the struggle yet to come.
which Berlin, Of course, knows will be
the supreme test Of the war.
But there il no reason to question
the outcome Of such tight. Not only
is the British navy stronger today in
point Of numbers, equipment and per-
sonnel than it was at the time Of the
Jutland battle-which Germany's lead
ing naval critic has now acknowledged
to be German defeat-tut it is aug.
mented by . strong detachment from
the American Navy. Admiral Gleaves
discloses the fact that our chips are
definitely assigned . place Of honor in
|thss s1Ptals line . erssaissd II, sntisi-
d - st.<.. !.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Germany Strikes ON Our Coast.

Germany brings the war to the doors
of the United States. Her submarines
have suddenly appeared off the At
]antic seaboard and sunk several of
our ships. One estimate places the
number of destroyed craft a. fifteen.
1t may 60 higher if the submarines
are not quickly enough destroyed by
the naval forces, which we're immedi-
ateiy sent after them on the first re-
ports of their appearance.
Present indications are that there are
several of the German U-boats oper-
ating in these waters, sinkings having
occurred at widely separated points.
Though there is nothing to verify the
assumption, it is taken for granted that
the submarines are of the large cruiser
type recently developed, some of which
have been destroyed in European
waters. These USboats have a wide
cruising radius and can maintain them
selves for several weeks ut sea. They
carry guns of five and six inch caliber,
with which they might, if so disposed,
cause damage to seacoast cities by
bombardment.
Apart from the first shock of sur
prise that Germany has actually sue
ceeded in bringing the war into Ameri-
can waters theIe is no keen apprehen-
sion on this scnre. The U-boats now
operating in this quarter may take q
heavy toll until they have been dealt
with by the Navy. Rut that they can
operate for any length of time or carry
on continuously destructive warfare
is not to be feared. They Will lack
bases from which to reprovision, ami
If they are of the large cruiser type
their comparatively slow speed renders
them a mark for destruction.
Nothing is more calculated to bring
the American people to the final pitch
of determination to carry this war to a
victorious conclusion than this extern
sion of Germany's ruthless campaign
into our own waters.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
The District Workers Strike.

AS a result of impetuous action,
hken evidently without a clear under
standing Of conditions on the part Of
the District laborers. this city was for
"a time today absolutely without the
ieervices Of workers in the streets. All
street cleaning and all street repair and
leonstruction work was suspended, prac-
ificslly all of the 100 laborers having
quit for higher pay. Later the men
agreed to return to work. In one sense
this was not a strike, rs there was NO
direct issue between the workers and
the Commissioners.
Unquestionably the pay scale for the
District laborers has been low. The
fault in that case, however, lies not
with the Commissioners, but with Con-
gress, which has pared the District ap-
preparations to such low point that
ithe Commissioners have been unable
! to pay the per diem employees adequate
wages. Recently by virtue of econo-
.anies and consultations the Commits
ieioners have been able to exc out the
appropriation to the point of granting
0ncreases to the individual workers
,ho formerly ranged from $1.50 to
e1.75 . day, giving them from $3.50 to
43.76 D day, some Of the men reeeiv-
Ing ~ high as $40. The estimates
bubmitted by the Commissioners last
&an upon which the new District bill
as now being framed will enable them
b maintain the present scale Of prices.
/ Had the situation been thoroughly
Understood by the workers it is doubt
) <ul whether they would have gone to
the extreme of leaving their tasks, put
ting the District in position Of ex.
posure to sickness through the lack Of
street cleaning work. The Commission
ers have gone to the limit of their
ability to meet their needs and have
pointed out this fact. Had the mon
spilled to Congress for relief and been
refused they might have been justified
in leaving their present employment
for other jobs at higher pay. The Com
missioners arc now TO make especial
efforts to secure a better pay scale.
Meanwhile there should be no more in.
.dulgence in such methods of coercion,
putting the public health in jeopardy
Evening star., 1918-06-03

encountered from that hastily drawn
piece Of legislation.
At the proper time and in the proper
order representative business men will
appear before the committee and give
their views about what should be done.
They should have great deal of mat
ter to communicate. They know their
business, and it is upon business that
the government is leaning heavily at
This time. Large collections are to be
made from business, and in order to
lie able to meet the assessments busi-
ness must prosper. To break down
business. by too heavy or by ill-judged
assessments, would, of course, react on
the government. It would dry up
sources of revenue supply.
1t should be, and is, assumable that
Congress is not designing anything in
the nature Of class or sectional legis-
lation. The government needs, and
must have, very large amount Of
money, and the task of raising it by
taxation and credits is not light even
in this land Of abundance. As the
war affects all, all should contribute
according to ability toward carrying
on the war.
1t likewise should be, and is, assum-
able that business has no desire to
shirk Or dodge. Such thing could
not be executed if attempted. The gov
ernment's vigilance very properly is
great. Business will pay its share.
and is only asking for un equitable
apportionment; and such is its just
due.
1t is suggested that the hearings may
extend over several weeks-nct too
long time when the numerous inter-
ests involved are taken into account.
The new law should not only meet the
present emergency, but act as the foun-
cation for further revenue increases in
case the war, as it may, continues for
several years longer.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
The Telegraph Strike Menace.

The possibility Of strike Of. the
operatives of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company arises in consequence
of the inability Of that corporation to
agree with its employees regarding their
right to join a certain organization.
The war labor board by vote of Z to 5
suspends efforts at mediation, taking
the ground that the company, in re-
fnsing to accept the boards jurisdic-
ton, has rendered that body incapable
of settling the controversy. This
leaves the matter in a condition in
which strike may quickly develop,
with serious consequences to the gov
ernment's war work. It is always, how
ever, to be borne in mind that in this
present emergency the government can
take over this agency Of eommunica-
tion and operate it as part of its war
making organization, as it has the
railroads. Such a move would doubt
less prevent suspension Of operation.
As to the merits of the controversy
between the company and the opera
stives. the public is not concerned. It
is, however, concerned in the question
of maintenance Of telegraphic commu-
nications, suspension Of which, to the
extent of reducing the effectiveness Of
one Of the two large telegraph com
panies, would be calamitous. This is
the old question Of the right Of the
operative to Join an organization of
. national character. In time Of peace
this might be permitted to work out by
normal process, with arbitration ~ the
final resort, or perhaps with strike
as q means Of Fastening decision. But
in time of var this cannot be per-
mitted. The suspension of even a
part of the telegraph equipment Of this
country at a time like this would be
disastrous, and it is not to be con
eeived as possible, whatever the equi-
ties in the particular conflict between
corporation and employees.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
The Concrete Ship.

Reports of concrete ship expert
ments are so favorable that little
douhr is now felt that this type of
craft viii socn be produced in guam
tity. Recently the steamer Faith, built
Of concrete, after successful trial run
in San Francisco harbor, in the course
Of which she made an average speed
of 10.3 knots an hour, made a voyage
in cargo to Vancouver from which re-
ports have been received indicating
most satisfactory performance. In the
course Of the trip to Vancouver she
encountered an eighty-mile gale and
thirty -fve-foot waves. During this
storm she made speed Of between
four and five knots, considered an ex-
cellent performance in the circum-
stances. No vibration was felt. A
more severe test could not have been
obtained than a run through such
storm, and the Faith is regarded as
successful demonstration Of the possi
bility of ship construction on large
scale from concrsts. Il is understood
that the craft On her return from Van
couver will b sent through the Pan
anna canal to ply in the sugar trade
between Cuba and Atlantic ports, thus
bringing the demonstration of con-
crete ship construction directly under
observation. Indeed. it is believed that
this type Of vessel has passed the ex-
perimental stage. Some contracts have
already been let for additions to the
concrete fleet, and others are in con-
temptation. If this type Of ship is
merely the equal Of the steel ship the
advantage Of speed Of construction and
the greater universally Of materials
would render it favorable form. at
least for emergency building. But the
advocates Of concrete boats claim, and
the Faiths performance seems to justify
the claim, that the lack Of vibration is
a distinct advantage, which may re-
suit in a general adoption Of this type,
at least for the slower cargo trade.