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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-11-12

FOR SALE-36 Acres, adjoining
West Union depot property; good
6-room house; % acres in cultiva-
tion, balance in wood. Price right
Unusually good terms on this tract.
i6 Acres, four miles east Of West
Union: good improvements; land
lies extra we'll. Five-teacher graded
school on this place.
Also. some other small places can
be bought at bargains. JOHN CAN
NON. West Union, Rt |. i5-4S+
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
A CONFUSING RESULT

The peculiar idiosyncrastns Of the
voters show UP in the conflicting re-
suits on the various wet and dry ques-
ton in the state Of Ohio. Statewide
prohibition. written into the Ohio am
rndrnent. is endorsed by the voters be-
yond question. An amendment allow
ing light wines and beers is defeated.
Or, tho other hand. the Crabbe act pro-
viding for the endorsement Of state
wild" prohibition is probably defeated,
rnd the fate Of the endorsement Of the
national prohibition is in doubt. 1t is
hard to conceive why n voter, who be-
licves in prohibition in Ohio. should fail
to vote for the endorsement Of the
national prohibition amendment. II is
equally hard TO understand how any
voter who believes In statewide prohi-
bition could refuse TO vote for a meas
ure designed to enforce such prohi-
bition. However the results show that
many prohibition voters failed to sup
port the enforcement act and 10 endorse
national prohibition. The Ohio ballot
was confusing and perhaps this &C
counts for a considerable measure OF
the uncertainty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

dates for office. 100 votes are cast and
one OF the mon receives 81 votes and
the other ~. the m. i,.;:. AZ the term
Is generally used. is two. The major
ity over one-half. however. is only one.
In figuring the results of the election
on Tuesday, distinction should be made
between the majority over three-ff
and the majority over the number Of
votes necessary to win. With 1870
votes cast against the bond issue. II
was necessary for the advocates Of the
bond issue to cast @.055 VOTES 10 win.
or three votes in the affirmative for
every two votes in the negative. As n
matter OF fact. the bond issue received
2.2S4 votes. or 1893 more than was
necessary TO win. Therefore, in the
general acccptation Of tho term. the ma
jority for the bond issue was 1919 in
stead OF 20.
To present this proposition in another
form it might be said that the vote for
the bond issue might be reduced or low
cred 1875 votes and the bond issue would
still carry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

At last the American people are
awake, and are beginning to burn with
Indignation, that will soon kindle into
the white heat Of anger. The man who
reused the American giant from his long
slumber was Foster, the SYndicalist In
his book, Foster is really describing
himself; The Syndicalst considers the
state meddling, capttalistic institution.
He resists it's typrannical Interference
with his affairs and proposes TO exclude
Il from the future society. lie is a rad
ical opponent OF law and order; as he
knows that for his unions to he legal in
their tactics would be for them to be-
come important. He recognizes no right
Of the capitalists to their property. and
is going to strip them OF It. law or no
law" page 2S). Later. Foster advo-
Gates seven things: Race suicide. sabot-
age murder, anarchy. destruction OF
God government and property. Having
inscribed upon his banner the principle
OF red revolution. Foster, as leading
official OF the American Federation Of
Labor. bids the unions prepare for the
coming revolution
First Foster says: The syndaiist is
dren are n detriment to him in his daily
struggle. and that by rearing them he
is at once tying a milestone about his
neck. and furnishing q new supply of
slaves to capitalism. He. therefore. re-
fuses to commit this double error and
carries on an extensive campaign :"
limit DITlnS dHlOH6 ne Has
been q powerful factor in reducing
births in France. which, according IL
recent statistics. are annually $4,000 less
than the deaths. He Is turned from his
course neither by the inspired warn!n:
Of physicians nor the paid appeals of
patriots. He has TO race pride and but
little fear. He sees in race suicide" an
effective method OF fighting his mas
tiers; therefore. he uses 1t.
Foster also believes in sabotage. This
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
THE CREED OF FOSTER, THE SYND|CAL|ST
BY NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS

principle, nc thinks. will be very Of
f"Ctivc, in forcing the capitalist and the
owner of house or factory or store to
give them up. Fosters advice Is TO
throw Z monkey wrench in the printing
prcES-the monkey wrench costs fifty
cents. the big press $1,000 hut sand in
the bearings of the AUTOMOBILES; the SAND
represents two cents, the automobile
only be patient and keep on. he can
finally ruin tn" auto and drive its owner
TO despair. Other well known forms or
sabotage are spontaneous combustion In
oiled rags. closely confined, SO that the
gases cannot escape. Soap on the loco
motive wheel. also. can make the train
late. And what with some forty or fifty
methods Of this kind. carefully carried
out the inventor will throw up his
hands. the manufacturer either break
his health or his heart or his hope. AZ
ter that the syndicalist can take over
the property and own It. though. Of
course. no one later must be allowed TO
practice sabotage on him.
Then comes his creed: "To he'll with
God, government and propcrty. The
next logical stcF. OF course. after race
suicide. and anarchy and murder and
government and property. Unfortunate
Is. no one knows just how Foster can
send the Eternal God 70 hadrs. That
French revolutioniSt had precisely the
same spirit. t'lC DAY, 1letE lhr CulIlO-
tine had cut off the heads Of many prop
rrty owners. whom he dislikcd. the revo-
lutionist sworc out 4 writ Of arrest and
went from one evil resort Of the rad
Gals to another, saying that he had "a
writ OF arrest for one Surnamcd God"
About that time one Of his fellow rero-
!utionistS became convinced OF the radi-
calls hypocrisy. and fired pistol 4;
him. carrying away one eye, and part Uf
his temple, and practically blinded the
other eye. After that his enemy. watch
ing the blind man. used ~ cry ont cynIc-
ally. well. the tables seem turrrd, 4
being bearing the name Of God seems w
have arrested you The down with
property" campaign is practically tho
organization of Il vast footing era when
the government shall b" d"Spised and
private property seized 10y men who
know enough 10 Coret the property that
industry and thrift have created. but
without the industry or energy to earn
Z; livelihood for themselves The world
had no room in the old-n lin" for any
Judas; and to-day. with NOR" dctcrmrna-
ti"u than ever before. good citizens arc
preparing for action. and when they act.
the stroke will be tho Struk" Of a thun-
drrh"lt that will burn treason into
nothing.
(Copr. list Century Press. 49,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
RELATION OF EXPORTS TO IMPORTS
It Reverts to the Effectiveness of Labor and Capt.
Production of Domestic Industry
By DR. F W. TAUSSIG


,r, Satisfied by giving them large guam
! titles Of goods uf poor quality at 4 low
price: and 4 considerable part or Inc
export trade OF England anu German!
has been secured III this way.
The eXDorts from IN" United states
usually have been good rather than
Cheap-nOt SO much low In price as eU"u
in quality and moderate IN price. bu.
In any case II is the effectiveness Oh
our industrial powers in producing
thing which Is cheap in comparison WIN
It's Quality that undcrlies all prosperous
foreign trade. %
The existence and maintenance OF eS-
norts rests on this basis. All trade pro
motion. all banking and transportation
facilities, All the trade agents ana en-
basSicS. all the agitation. all patrlotlc
devotion avail nothing II TINS lunua-
mental factor be lacking.
The effectiveness of labor and capital
means something different from that
which Is usually implied by the WORD
"rffirirncy." Efficiency. as that term -
often used. refers to special and lnuiTlh-
ual skill. INTELLIGENCE. ana actiNily on
the part of Tn" Individual workman. TO
his mental endowment or personal apti-
tudr or muscular strength. II IL true
that the high standard OF living ana thc
greater spirit Of activity IN TINS coun-
try bring about the fact that our work
men arc. man for man. more efficient
than those Of foreign countries. BUT lt
is not solely. or even primarily, eff
cheney in this limited sense that we
have in mind when speaking OF the ell
frctivcnpSS Of our labor and capital.
We refer 10 the cumulative influence
of all the factors which combine m
hiring about the final production and
final putting on the markr; Of exported
commodities. The factors are many ana
diverse; not only tn" individual eff
cheney OF the men, but ingenuity on the
part of inventors and engineers In per
frcting machinery. skill in the designing
- o,,i1 rf Y,1n
enterprise in management, intelligence
in the distributi"n and sale Of the goods.
No small part Is played by transpor'a-
ton. especially inland. Whatever Is
charged against our railways. they have
portation. especially in l"ng-distance
hauls. and they have been a powerful
factor in increasing the effectiveness OF
the total labor Of the industrial pro-
ccsscs. And. throughout: the thing
which probably FELL most Of all IN assur-
ing a combined effectiveness Of our
labor and capital Is Industrial leader
ship. 1t is this which has made the
modern economic world.
Copyright. 1879
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

Whatever the changed conditions OF
international trade which will cnsuc ar
ter the final conclusion of peace. We
must expect an eventual return to the
normal conditions OF peaceful trade.
1t IS conceivable that Il redistribution
Of specie among m" different nations
Of the world Will take place during the
first year. or two following the signing
Of the peac'. treaties: as before. me me-
chanism Of foreign exchanges VIII again
be at work. tho flow OF specie Will be
reduced t" 4 minimum. exports will pay
for imports.
And it is obvious that in our consider
alton Of the foreign trade OF future
years We must have in mind these even
tual conditions OF peaceful exchange.
The labor and capital which We put
into our exported commodities serve TO
procure for us the imported Commodi-
ties. That labor and that capital may
he said with perfect accuracy to produce
the imported commodities. In the same
way the labor which IN" Dakota farmers
put into wheat growing procureS Tor
them. may be said to produce TOT them,
the shoes, iron. and sugar which they
buy from New England and Pernsylva-
mia and Colorado: and the labor which
New England operatives put into manu-
featuring boots and textiles procur"S for
them. may b" said to produce for them,
tn" wheat and flour which they buy.
Tho prosperity Of any E""Graphical
group depends both up"n It's turning out
4 large quantity OF the immaculate pro-
ducts OF labor and upon its exchanging
those products for other products.
Our foreign trade. our combined I'M
ports and cNpnrts. promotes our prosper
ty NJ 4 people If We produce effectively
and Chcaply commodities which We eN-
port, and If we also exchange those
exported commodities on advantageous
terms for imports. 1t Is the first named
factor which is the more important: the
gain which We secure from our foreign
trade depends chiefly on the effective
ness with which we apply our labor TO
produce exports.
Our foreign trade promotes our pros
pcrity If We make our exported goods
good and cheap. The fundamental fac
tor is the effectiveness of our labor and
capital, and the cheapness with which
We can consequently put our commod!-
tics at the disposal OF foreign pur-
chascrs-
BY cheapness is meant cheapness, all
things considered: quality as well as
quantity. good quality as well az mod
crate price: or IL the price seems high.
quality so good as to make the high
price worth while.
Sometimes the needs OF other peoples
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
A QUESTION OF FIGURES

Purely as q qucs ton OF mathematics.
the Intclligencer wishes to vindicate its
that the bond issue carried
On. Tuesday by majority Of 1919 instead
BE by \ majority of - as certain other
ISothematicians figure. A majority. in
the ordinary sense of the word. is the
excess number Of votes which party
or issue may receive over and above the
, number that Is necessary to win. In
sthe case Of two contestants for an
office. the majority. in the ordinary use
Is the excess which one contestant has
over the other. II two men are candi-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
MR.. WILSON ACCEPTS
RESERVATIONS

President Wilson has told Senator
Hitchcock that he will accept certain
reservations to the peace treaty. This
sprobably opens the way TO = settlement
.of the issues now before the Senate.
land to the early approval OF the treaty
itself. Mr. Wilson'S attitude Of I'M
bending opposition to any explanations.
additions or reservations concerning the
treaty has been the principal stumbling
fblock in the path OF those senators.
t&ho sincerely desired the adoption Of
The treaty. and the acceptance of the
League OF Nations. but who felt that
Explanations Of Americas position and
understanding of her treaty obligations
were desirable. The men who have
held the even balance between the ex-
tremists on tn" one hand. who would
Remand the acceptance Of the treaty
down TO the dotting Of the r. and the
Hrossing OF the IT" and the extremists
On the other who have been opposed to
Che entire principle Of the League Of
Nations, have won their fight and the
result will be entirely creditabte to the
phtriotisr and the vision OF the Ameri-
can people.
AFrom the first. the Intclljgvnccr has
baen convinced that the League Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
GOMPERS VS.. RADICALIsM

While business men in the United
Gompers. and TO find fault with some of
his methods. II is worth while to point
out that Gompers stands for sound
conservatism in the labor movement.
which is just as far from I. w w ism
and Bolshevism as 1t Is from the atti-
tude taken by such employers as Judge
Gary. Jean I4ong1,et. grandson Of Carl
Mars. Socialist deputy. and the leading
spirit OF the International Proletariat
alliance Of French. British and italian
workers. makes the following attack up
on Gompers. and upon conservatism in
the American labor movement:
French and Italian workers arc
already bound closely together. while
closely with us. We have already sue
ceeded in establishing an alliance OF
workers which does not recognize Euro
pean national boundaries.
But at tho present time we have gain
I'd but little support from America.
This fact is chiefly due II the oppo-
sition Of Samuel Gompcrs and othcr
conservative leaders who control the
destinics Of the American Federation OF
Labor and who have complete power
over labor organizations. Also. the
fact that numerous workers own their
own homes breeds conservatism.
That is just 1t. Millions Of workers
in America own their own homes. the
products OF their own toll; they have
prospcred and improved their positions
under the leadership OF such men as
Samuel Gompers. and they have become
sclf-rHspectinS American citizens. and
that is the kind of labor movement
which good citizenship ought to en-.
courage. There is not much opportun-
ity for Socialism. or I. w w ism or
any other ism that look to the over
throw Of established institutions,
among men who are able to rear their
families in decency. and who have ac-
CURED property. built up bank accounts.
and altogether become substantial c!ti-
Gems and in the industry OF the United
States there Is abundant opportunity
for every man who wants 70 work to do
these very things.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
MOBILIZATION FOR WORK

Great Britain proposes to cut tho per-
sonnet Of her navy to $4,000 men, close
her overseas naval stations and bring
homo her ships abroad when the peace
treaty has been finally ratified. Before
tho war. Great Britain had $4,000 men
in her navy and during the war over
10000. Her new naval program means
a reduction Of 60 per cent from her pre-
war program. France. Italy Russia
and perhaps. every other great military
nation. will be able to get along with
smaller armies than they had in 1914.
Out OF the world war. rehabilitation
for military purposes and mobilization
for useful work will come. and through
its coming. great part Of the worlds
loss from the war will! be made UP.
Forbes Robertson. the actor. says that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
Our Daily Story
THE REVENGE OF sYLvANIUs
RLORBS.

For fourteen years Sylranius Blobos'
faithfully hut reluctantly fulfilling his
duties as shipping clerk for the Whole-
sale turkey feather house OF updoWher
a. Co.. had sprang out of bed at o CLOCK
every morning at the Strident oehest Oh
I larcr and volubic alarm clock.
Not that he had not risen also IN the
business world during that time. On the
contrary his salary during the fourteen
years had lcaped one hundred per cent.
He had started at five dollars week
and was now drawing ten.
II.
Il was on II park bench that Blobos
fell into conversation with an ancient
patriarch with u very long white beard.
Let me introduce myself. said the
old man in his Quavcring voice. MY
name Is, Charles w. Alarm. You've heard
OF me indirectly. I'm the inventor OF the
alarm clock. SiXty-fivr years ago next
Tuesday | patented the first alarm
clock"
Sylvanius BlObhs was so shocked with
emotion that nc could not speak. He
sat there staring until the old mans
CHI sank on his chest He was asleep.
Nth his face Conturtcd horribly. Syl-
varlius Blobbs struck a match and APP
piled the flame tn the Slccper'S beard.
Then. latter the stiff wind had famed
The beard into An incxtinEuishable torch
Biobbs slipped noiselessly away.
NATURALIZATION Runyan." an alb
surhns story showing the direct effect
&C tall prices on high living. Replcte
with action.
fpro,,ctcd nv Georre Matthew Adams)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
MINERS STATEMENT.

Wheeling Intcllig"nCcr:
Please print the following letter in
your newspaper:
Acting I'rcS. J. l.. Lewis
Indianapolis. Ind.
We, the members of L. L. 1886, in
special session, voted to a man COM
mending you on the stand taken and we
nre back of you to a man. firm in our
resentment to Pres. Wilson in his action
taken against us in this. our just de-
mands for living wage.
Members of l.. L. 1896 L. NJ. L. Of a.
Yorkvillc O.. Nov. g."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
FASHION.


The danes have stacks OF coats
and gowns that they might wear for
years: but women wilt when Fash
ion frowns, and shake with craven
fears. The rags they buy arc out OF
date as soon a. they are worn; and
husbands sad. who pay the freight
can only mourn and mourn. | heard
my Aunt Jcmima say, This lid !
bought last year would put me. II
'twrre worn to-day. upOn the street
named Queer But still wear the
old brown tile | bought before the
war. and no one asks. with caustic
smile. what do you wear II for:
4 man may wear the ancient suit
his father handed down. and still be
called Of good r"nute. credit TO the
town. Along the village street I
strut. and hear no jcerinE whceze.
because my coat has ancient cut. my
pants have baggy knees. But If my
Aunt Jam!ma goes In buds two sea-
sons old the women cry, Those
fossil clothes. Consider and be-
ho!d!" The cost Of living would de-
Scrnd. in every home. | swear. II
girls had courage to offend the ty-
rant Fashion. there. The girls have
stacks of furhcl"ws that cost 4
ghastly pile: hut they won't wear
such things as those. one season
out Of styHr.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

Two years from now. q citizen OF
Wheeling will point with pride to many
miles Of the best paved and best kept
streets TO be found in the country. 1t
sounds like dream.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08
ATTEND TRAFFIC MEET

T. NJ Neigh. traffic manager Of the
Chamber of Commerce; w. II. Higgins.
of the Wheeling Steel & Iron company;
X. J. Mcidrl. OF the traffic department.
Of the Hazcl-Atlas Glass company. and
f. G. Jepson of the Whitaker-Gles
company. will attend the annual cnnvcn-
tion of the National Industrial Traffic
League which meets in Chicago Novem-
Der l2-1S-l4, at the Hotel Sherman. The
league has membership Of 700 scat
tered throughout the United States. and
is the largest organization Of traffic men
in the world.
Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

Mr.. Gompcrs joins in the demand FOR
a 44-hour week. Probably. the next
thing will bo: why work at all when
the world owes you living?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

DenflSine and KoIcnak continue to
capture 80 many BrIshevik these days
that they have to keep retreating to
take care Of them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

Shakespeare was not mad. He simply
"waxcd desperate with imagination"
That seems 10 be the trouble with some
Of our Bolshcvik
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

II men sincerely believe in arbitra-
ton in labor difficulty. they will arb-
trate betore they strike.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

1t may be several days before Ohio
knows how wet or how dry she is.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

CCopr. list Century Press. 49,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-08

Forbes Robertson. the actor. says that
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-10-31
BIG BARBECUE.

A meeting was held at the court
House on Monday evning, at which
all the business interests of Kiowa
was represented and plans were made
for the holding of barbecue on
Armistice Day. November II. The
event Will be honor of the soldie. .,
sailors and marines OF Ebert County,
and it is expected that all the resi-
dents of Ebert county will be present
that can arrang to do so Prepa-
rations are being made to entertain
5000 people. Speaking. field sports
etc, Will be furnished for amuse-
ment and big dance at the Albin
dancing pavilion adnight. Fred
'Albin is in charge of the arrange
ments and you all know what that
means.
All soldiers. sailors and marines
are requested to wear their uniforms
where convient. Everybody reques-
ted to bring drinking cups.
idr. and Mrs, Butcher of Friend.
Nebraska, arrived here this week
for visit with Mr. and Mrs. War
rem Blanchard.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-10-31
GALE CLUB NOTICE.

The date for distribution OF the
Shorthorn Calves to the Club boys
and girls has been set for November
Sth.
All interested are requested to
meet at b. H. Gleason's ranch at
1880 p. m. The. drawing will be At
2 o'clock sharp.
Short talks will be made by sew
eral prominent men.
Club members are asked to bring
conveyance to take the calves home.
Everybody invited. Pass the word
along.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-10-31
IMPORTANT N0TICE.

Bring or send in your clocks and
jewellery for repairs to us. You will
get it back in few days, also. we
carry n Big Selection of Watches and
Jewellery, Musical Instruments.
We guarantee a saving of over
half. Remember, all our goods
and work are guaranteed as has been
proven in your locality for the past
six years.
r. Grinspan,
1643 Larmier St.
Denver, Colorado.