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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12
PROHIBITION IN DETROIT

Willis J. Abbott. writing in Golfers
Magazine. describes conditions in De-
troit.i Mich after about. one year Of pro
hibition. Detroit is one Of the largest
cities in the country to which prohibit
ton has been practically applied. It has
a great industrial population Of mixed
nationalities. and it Is therefore to be
expected that prohibition in Detroit will
encounter more than the usual difficult
ties. Quoting a number Of the most
important employers. Mr. ABBOTT reaches
the conclusion that prohibition has in
creased the welfare Of the people. has
lowered the average OF crime and has
helped build up, bank savings and has
stimulated industry,
Jarnsc Couzens. mayor Of Detroit. and
the second largest stakeholder Of the
great Ford Automobile company. de-
clares that crime has been reduced SO
per cent. that home conditions are better
In Detroit than ever before. and that
child welfare work has received a great
impetus during the past year. Factory
records, Mr.. Couzens adds. show a re-
duction in hardness on the part Of en-
ployes and Of absence from work. The
accident record has also been better.
The Chevrolet Motor company. the Cad
illas Motor company and the Michigan
Liability company all practically con-
firm Mr.. Couzens' statement IN view
Of the fact that prohibition is likely to
become nationwide in the very near fu-
ture. the effects Of prolonged dry Pc
Rod upon a great industrial community
may bc studied with interest. Dctroits
experience seems to indicate that most
Of US will not suffer greatly from the
enforced drouth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12
BONERS,0FT THE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE, DISCUSSES PLANS
FOR COMING TARIFF LEGISLATION

so that if there Is to be any material re-
duction in direct taxes there must he
corresponding increase in the indirect
taxes. Customs receipts for 1913, the
last year previous to the, outbreak or
the war, amounted to s3ls.oU0,00o. En-
thusiastic protectionlsts assert that
hill can now be framed which will Pro-
ducc $500, 100000 year and yet con-
serve the interests Of American indus
try. If that can be DONE, it will mean
adding nearly s5e0,ooo,0o0 to ,the rcd
cral revenues through indircct' taxation
and reducing direct taxes to that extent.
1T begins to look as though states
men would be oblited to declare
moratorium on economic policies during
the REIMBURSEMENT period while practlcal
problems are being solved, as was done
when the full strength Of the country
WAS being mobolizcd for war" was the
artrrthought. expressed by Mr.. Bowers
AS his conclusion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

Capt. and Mrs. Russ Brall OF Weston.
arc staying in Washington. Capt. Bcall
returned not long ago from Franco. Hc
WAS sixteen months in foreign service.
His company was among the first over.
and was ono that went To make UP tho
first division when il was formed. FTc
was slightly injured several times and
was Glsscd. For this latter hn is still
undergoing treatncn and is under tn"
observation Of the army surgeons At n
local hospital although not required now
To stay there. Capt.. Bnall is II veteran
of the Philippine campaign. and hs r"-
cord RS An able commander and fearless
fighter is second 10 none. That is the
Testimony OF officers and mon who scrv-
cd abroad with him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12
Our Daily Story
TIE PnH11s OF TIE COUNTRY

When 81 Sideseeds discovered com
stirch ell: Cd; his: farm, he soidithe gold
humstead for $4,000 and decided, 10
crafty his lifelong ambition--to take
trip to the city. ,. ....-..
.'By jimsonwccds!- he thought-"1ll
pack the OIL carpet bag an I'll hit the
high spots an thingss, durn my high
rubber boots.
And he packed up his $4,000 and his
cXtry shirt and went to the city. where
he a gave bootblack a bad dime for
she shine and fell In with some low
characters from whom he won $500
playing dice. ,..
When Butch Slick. up in the city. hap
pcned to pick up a copy OF the Tapstown
Trumpet and read that 81 Sidcseeds had
sold his farm for $4,000. he thought:
I'll take flying trip TO the tall, grass
and look up that rubc and sell him $50
400 worth OF stock in the Underwater
Diamond Mine
And he put on his cane and his dia-
mond scarf pin and, the same day that
81 came up 10 the city. he went to 9Aps-
town, where nc had his his pockets: and
his uccktic picked at the county fair
while he was looking up at parachute
Jumper.
IFrotected by George Matthew AdAms)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12
SOCIALISM IN NORTH
DAKOTA

. North Dakota. under the direction or
$the Non-Partisan League. an organiza-
stion composed principally OF farmers
has undertaken some daring social OK
eneriments. North Dakota is essentially
an agricultural state. It's cities ana
towns are small and scattered and its
sy,anpfactures are Of little Importance
Like many other states in the west
North Dakota has suffered from lack
sof TRANSFORMATION. Farmers have lost
Smuch of the value Of their crops from
.inefficient delivery and delay in getting
them to markets and, on the other hand.
they complain. with much bitterness
that the costs Of manufactured articles
delivered to them are e1orbitant. The
banks have charged high rates OF inter
est, and often the money lender has
: taken advantage Of the necessities OF the
farmer. The Non-Partisan League has
/: been organized under the leadership Of
. number Of very aggressive and able
men. For the time being. at least it
commands the solid support OF the farm
ing interests Of the state and has prac-
4 tically taken over the state government.
Some Of the measures which they have
) passed contemplate the establishment Of
! public banks. financed by the state. the
building and operation Of public grain
]. elevators by the state. the construction
Z Of many miles Of state road and also
necessary railroad construction by the
state. The state will exercise superris-
y ION over the supply and sale Of fertil-
.tizers, and. generally. have fatherlE in
tterest in the agriculture Of North Da-
: kota. These semi-Socialistic experiments
Z may prove examples 10 be followed in
other communities. North Dakota is an
y exceptional state. Its population Is
: hornogeneous The people are of about
! the same class. the same character and
engaged In the same general lines Of
occupation. and they may. through tho
5 concentration Of public interest, achieve
good results that would not be possible
in more mixed communities. However.
! Socialistic experiments Of this sort
: which have~from time to time been tried
Y in our western states have not hithehto
been very satisfactory. The wave OF
Populism which swept over the Middle
west In the late COS was a protest
against social and industrial conditions.
stranslated into political activity. But
Z ySpuIfsm died out with the general inn
bereavement in business conditions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

that the rich men Of Wheeling have not,
as a rule, had the vision and the spirit
which arc shown in Mr.. Browns tesla
ment. We believe that more Of this
spirit Is abroad today than ever before.
We have moro realization Of our respon-
sibilitics and duties towards our fellow
men. more Of the desire to serve human
ity rather than merely the piling up Of
riches. 4 worthy example Is Like a
bright light on a mountain top. and the
generous donations Of this modest and
quiet citizen. we believe. will have an
effect far greater than their value in
dollars and cents alone.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

use. Through wise action It may facili-
tate an early return to normal conditions
of industry with minimum Of friction.
Through mistakes 1t may accentuate the
depression In many lines which already
eNstA ="
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

Mrs. Reed. wife OF Representative
Stuart F. Reed. has returned 10 her
Washington residence after pleasant
visit of several weeks with friends and
relatives at her home in Clprkshurg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Leo. Of E,lkins.
who spent Tho winter in tho southwest
for the benefit of Mr.. Lees health. arc
guests Of Mrs. Lees sister. Mrs stephen
Z. El5ins.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith is Visiting
her parents at their noma in Farkcrsburg
this week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

For any kind Of cement or concrete
work. call P. J. Gilligan. "a Fourteenth
Ct Rell PAIR my-T-1nIo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

Senator Sutherland has up with the
Pension Commissioner for final adjust
ment tho pension claims OF John Sulli-
van, Of WEIGH.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

Mrs: G. j.. Rankin. Of Tunnclton, is a
visitor in the city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip al the Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON. D. C. May ll.-Sena-
tor Elkins' office is in receipt Of a not
ice of the granting of pension in n case
they were looking after. that of Thomas
Cogar. OF Sutton. This veteran receives
s24 n month from May IS. 1912. and SAC
a month from juno 10. 1918,
Capt. and Mrs. Byron Nickcrson will
leave Washington for Wheeling next
Thursday where they viii reside in the
future. Capt. Nickerson recently resign
cd his position as private secretary 10
Representative Nicely TO engage in bust
ness with large firm in Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

cugH1oNs FOR AUTOMOBILES.
WALTZ 8 CO., 2l12 MAIN STREET.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12

WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-12
Mainly About People
A Weekly News Letter
ByT o'CoNNoR.
By T. P. O'CONNOR

as political autonomy-in short. what
is called dominion home rule. Can LLOYD
George carry any such scheme in Eng
landp | think So
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02
Rich Nebraska Land
Owner Says German
Wife Used Shotgun

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 1.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. -Picturing himself
and his wife as occupying their home
in state of armed neutrality which
frequently broke out into open war
fare and necessitating his sleeping
with a hatchet under his pillow to
prevent his German wife from muir
dering him, J. M. Grace, rich ow-
ner of lands in Nebraska, filed an
swer to the suit for separate main
tenance, instituted by his wife, Bar
bara M. Grace. He alleged MS wife
kept loaded shotgun in her room
during the war and when che family
indulged in heated arguments over
the merits of the Huns and Yam
KEGS, sheS used it to enforce hei
arguments.
Mrs. Grace charged that her hus-
band locked 'her and their daugh-
ter out of the. house, threatened to
chop up the family automobile and
refused to deed the home to her.
He charges she appropriated for
her own use the eight quarts of
liquor he had stored away in their
home. Mrs. Grace says Mr.. Grace
receives an income of $2,4OO from
his Nebraska property. Z.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02
WILSON REFUSES
TOGIVE SENATORS
PACT ABSTRACTS
Says Compliance With Request
Would Establish Unde-
sirable Precedent.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The request
of the foreign relations committee
for latest drafts of the proposed
treaties with Germany's allies has
been refused by President Wilson
OH the ground that compliance
would set a precedent, encouraging
senatorial encroachment on the
presidential power of treaty nego-
tiation.
In an exchange of letters, made
public, Mr. Wilson wrote that it
was "out of the question" to accede
to the committees suggestion, and
Chairman Lodge replied that al
though the treaties were closely con-
nected with the treaty with Ger
many, the president undoubtedly
had authority to keep information
about them from the senate if he
chose.
The correspondence apparently
brought another impasse between
the president and the committee on
the much-debated subject of what
information the senators should
have in their consideration of the
treaty with Germany. Mr.. Lodge
and others have declared the COM
mittee could not act intelligently
until all of the Versailles treaties
were before it, but at the White
House conference Mr.. Wilson told
the committee that the form to be
taken by the four treaties under
negotiation depended largely on the
senate's action regarding the in
strument now before it. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02
Knoxville Quiet After
Two Days of Riotind

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 1.-Under
heavy patrol by national guardsmeu
and special officers following the
race riots of Saturday night and
Sunday in which two men were
killed and l6 sent to hospitals with
wounds, Knoxville Monday passed.
quiet holiday. Two of the wounded
areNot expected to live.
Sheriff Gate has caused the arrest
of 10 white men on charges of as
sistlng prisoners to escape when the
lail was attacked Saturday night III
The situation has improved to
such extent that Adjt. Gen. E. B,
Sweeney expects to release all oute
side national guard companies Tuess
day, leaving here the machine gun
company and one rifle company4
which have headquarters in Knoxs
vile.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02
SLAYER TRAPPED BY
SONGS OF HIS DEEDS.

Paris, Sept. IA series of revolt
ing crimes was recently committed
in the French Nord department, OF
which the police were unable to
trace the perpetrator. Shortly aft
erward Kaffir deserter from the
British army, imprisoned at Haze
brouck, asked for a banjo to while
away the tedium of his captivity.
The prisoner had his banjo, but he
also had a guard with a taste for
music, and with some knowledge OF
the Kafir dialect. The guard
listened at the door to the rhythmic
dirge which came from within the
cell. What he heard made him shud-
der. The deserter was conhding to
his Instrument in passionate strains
the story of the crimes-love and
jealousy and murder-for the author
of which the police were searching.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02

Washington, Sept. 1.-The house
subcommittee in investigating ord
nance expenditures made public tes-
tlmony taken in its hearings, show
ing that the government she'll load
ing plant at Fort. Del, uncompleted
when the armistice was signed, cost
the government to date $l4,000,000
although the estimated cost when
the contract was let on the cost-plus
basis was placed at from $l,250,000
to Sl,500000.
The difference between the esti-
mated cost and the total thus far
paid out by the government is shown
in testimony given by Lieut.. Col. R.
H. Hawkins of the ordnance depart
ment and report made last Octo-
Der by Maj. Clair Foster of the con-
struction division of the army and
inserted by the committee in the
records.
The contract for the plant was let
to the Marlin Rockwell corporation,
which organized a subsidiary con-
Germ known as the Marlin Rockwell
Loading company, which in turn
contracted with the Fred T. Ley
company for construction of the big
plant and adjoining one to house
10000 persons.
major Fosters report cited SOME
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02
Chicago Shopmen Vote
AGAINST F0ur-Cent Raise

Chicago, Sept I.-Railroad shop
men of the Chicago district voted
against acceptance of the Accent an
hour increase in wages announced
last week by President Wilson and
Director General Hines, according
to announcement tonight of ]. B.
Saunders, district secretary. Mr..
Saunders said that the result of the
vote showed that 96 pei cent of the
men had voted against acceptance.
The results have been forwarded to
the national offices at Washington,
he announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02

Laclede, Mo-, Sept. 1.-(By Uni
versal Service. )-This rustic little
village buzzes with excitement
every citizen from the mayor to the
stable boy making plans for the
homecoming of General Pershing
who is remembered by the town
cronies and his former schoolmates
only as Johnny" 1t will be a
home-cooked fried-chicken sort
of affair when General Pershing
arrives. All the expert cooks in
town are taking down their Gull
nary weapons to prepare feast that
Johnny" will remember.
The popular indoor sport of La
clede, that of visiting with one
another in recalling stories of Lit
tie John" is much practiced by the
village cronies.
81 remember when" These
words are enough to attract a
crowd, especially if they come from
the mouth of one of the oracles.
Clay c. Biggers pushed his hat
back on his head, exposing a white
forelock; leaned back in his chair,
put his feet on the stack of dust
covered law books on his desk and
helped himself to generous mouth
full of twist"
Pershing's Mother Beautiful.
What do l know about General
Pershing?' he said, slowly repeat
ing the question. Il first remem-
Der him as a small boy-slender,
tow-haired and exceedingly fair. His
mother was beautiful woman She
had great force of character. AS the
general grows older the resem-
blance to his mother grows. Now
about Johnny.
He was just typical Missouri
boy; there wasn't single thing
in his early career to distinguish him
from his fellows and no one pre-
dicted greatness for him. There
are 10000 boys just like him>grow
ing up in this country.
"Tohnny was just fair bali player
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02
SUGAR RELIEF
/ IN OMAHAURCED
BY JEFFERtS
Congressman Wires Equaliza-
tion Board That Great Quan-
titles of Fruit Are Co.
ing to Waste.

Washington, Sept. l.--(Specia
Telegram.)-In an effort to avert
threatened shortage of sugar in
Omaha, Neb., and Iowa Congress-
man Jefferis has telegraphed George
A. zabriski, president of the sugar
equalization board, New York, urg-
ing his cooperation in relieving the
situation, GRinting out that great
waste and that people are in a state
of unrest over the possibility of a
shortage. He also telegraphed the
sugar distributing committee at Chi
cago, urging that they take action
to avert shortage. The committee
recently purchased sugar from the
rehneries for distribution in the mid
die west and in his telegram Con-
gresham Jefferis asked that an ef-
fort be made to obtain for sections
indicated at least 80 carloads.
Attorney Mullendore, representa-
tive in Washington of the sugar
SNudllZdtlOH DOdTu, mas INFORMED
Mr.. Jefferis the board has jurisdic-
tion only over raw products and is
without power to dictate what shall
be done with refined sugar after it
leaves the factory.
The H. J. Hughes company of
Omaha, in telegram to members
of Nebraska congressional delega-
ton referred to sugars in transit
from California and asked that it
be diverted to Nebraska. This At
torney Mullendore said could not
be done by the equalization board.
In explaining the shortage of sugar
at this time, Mr.. Mullendore stated
that while the threatened serious
situation resulted from several
causes it was due mainly to prohi-
bition, and that the extraordinary
demand for sugar by candy and
soft drink manufacturers had fairly
swamped sugar rehners with orders.
He said the situation was further
aggravated by the recent marine
strike of two weeks duration, which
prevented shipments of raw prod
ucts from Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02

of the salaries paid by the loading
company and the Ley company, with
advances i'll pay made after a few
months of service. The manager
OF the former company, the report
asserts, had his salary raised from
$4,000 to $4,000; the assistant
manager, "a lawyer and former bond
salesman" from $4,000 to $4,000;
the chief engineer from $500 year
with $3.50 a month for living ex-
penses to $4,000 a year, and the
treasurer from $4,000 to $4,000. Of
the treasurer, the report said
Government officers questioned
as to the treasurer's duties said they
never had been able to see that
he did anything except endorse the
checks and sign, those of the lead
ing company.
please bear in mind" said Maj
or Fosters report that all these
salaries do not come out of the
loading company's fee. The gov
ernment pays them and then pays
10 per cent on top of them"
The testimony made reference to
recent request of the War depart
ment for an appropriation of $l85,-
600 to purchase additional land at
the site, although Major Foster as
serted that most of it is swamp"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02
NOT GOOD LOOKING,
BUT HEART LIKE AN OK"

London, Sept. 1.-The cries OF
there are more women than men III
England" and what will we do
with our surplus women?" seemed
TO have been solved by the food OF
offers of marriage that have poured
into England from Canada. Women
are needed out there, according to
the plants Of the bachelors. Ex-
sayacts from some of the letters re-
ccived are as follows:
IF you have some one from IS to
-; | am AZ. | am not very good
looking myself, but l have a heart
like an OK.
II am a widower, 3S years old;
do not drink, smokg, chew or
swear"
THE way to a mans heart is
through his stomach writes one
philosophic man. 81 have been IS
years IN America and have never
tasted Yorkshire pudding. They
never heard of them here. I want
woman who can give me Eng
lish cooking"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-02

and an average wrestler. He was
quiet, never quarrelsome. He was
essentially student and remarkably
Industrious.
Until he was right smart of a
boy he went barefoot, wore home
spun jeans-the cut and se@ed
breeches-rolled up at the knees.
We played across the street then, in
what we called the square. There
were no trees there then. They\have
been set out since and the place is
called the city park.
Never Bad Boy
Johnny was never what you
could call bad boy.
THE only real fight he ever had
that | remember was with Milt
Stewart. I don't know what be-
came of him. Milt was the older
and heavier, and at school was run
ming over Johnny. One day Milt
did something to him; I don't re-
member what it was. was near
Johnny, and when l saw his face
it scared me. He turned right pale.
Then he few into Milt and licked
the tar out of him.
Apple orchards were uncommon
in those days, but old man Mar
grave had a fine one, and time or
two Johnny went with the rest of
us to steal apples. Some how, he
wasn't greatly interested in those
things. He just went along.
Il can't remember a time when he
ever played soldier or led a crowd
of boys in anything. He always
seemed little shy.
"He was a good square dancer and
could knock the backstep. Hs~was
pretty good speller and used to
go to the spelling bees, but he was
always spelled down.
Taught Negro School.
"After Johnny's experience in
teaching the negro school there
came vacancy out at Prairie
Mount. southeast of here about five
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