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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

count Of Mexico's great territorial cN-
tent it's geographical cpnfigura,i"n and
ITS Scanty population.
W, arr. Informed that the executive IS
giving this matter just now his undi-
vld"d attention. In our district aSrIrui.
tur". industry and commerce" Ar" beng
sacrificed in order TO benefit frw IA
vur"d Individuals. who nre thus ahl" 70
rc;uiZe tremendous profits at the expense
Of IN" general public.
These persons HAY" made n contract
with the military management which
gives them absolute control of move
mcnt of all cars. with the result that
dist ribution Of agricultural products
for example. corn. which is brought
trGm he stat" OF Durango. is entirely
in their hands. Thr$" Individuals have
complete control Of the assignment or
freight and express cars. And ct" thus
enabled to exact Il pr"miu,u II l.I r"r
cent above regular tariff rates from
shrpptrs. These additional expenses
only add To :hc cost Of ,he materials
shipped. and eventually the cost falls on
the ordinary consumer.
The Torreon report is only n polite
way Of saying that the Mexican rail-
roads and the Mexican public are being
systematically pillaged by government
officials. Inefficient administration Is
destroying the properties physically and
financially. while official thieves are
using the railroads to line their own
pockets. Heavy payments Of bride
money seem 70 be necessary 10 obtain
any freight shipments. a story is told
of one merchant In Mexico City who
closed down his business because Off
cial Srafters had become so bold that
they demanded $500 a car to handle
his merchandise from Vera Cruz This
levy was over and above the regular
railroad charges. Graft is the principal
occupation Of Mexican oft1ctaldouL and
Carranza and his associates either share
in the graft or are too weak TO stop It
After years Of civil war and internal
strife. Mexico Is farther from rehabilt-
tat3on today than probably ever before
Foreisn capital has been driven out and
the only wonder Is how long will the
patient industry Of the country submit
to tho organized brigandage from which
n suffers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

The Wheeling Commercial association
performed a fne patriotic duty in TAX
ing up the encaupment Of the Grand
Army OF West Virginia in this city this
week and in assisting the local men,
bers Of the Grand Army to entertain
their visitors in manner worthy OF
the city and worthy Of the old soldiers
whom we delight to honor. The new
organization Of the Commercial associa-
ton has demonstrated a desire for ser
vice and efficiency in the performance
Of public work that must be gratifying
to the members generally.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

found the original list Of property made
out by the wife OF the old banker.
These papers were taken hack to tho
farmer in Illinois to verify, and the at-
torncy hero in New York. on his way. has
spread that Old document out upon my
table ms 4 strange illustration Of the law
that there is nothing hidden that shall
not be revealed
TIL" aged trustee has recognized tho
claims of one branch Of the heirs. ana
will probably compromises with tho other.
The plea that seventy years OF owner
ship gave rights of possession had 10
hc withdrawn before the countnr-nl"a
that no breach of trust by a trustee con-
fcrs ownership. To-day tho real estate
in that great Scotch city. left by that
banker is worth millions of pounds.
whore once il was worth millions or
dollars Soon that old tin box in Perth.
Scotland. that Eavcupits secrets. VIII
change the face of tho whole world for
n very rich man IN England and very
poor man in illinois, For dramatic in
tcrcst and moving pathos, nothing In tho
novels Of Walter Scott Is moro fasctnat-
ing than this page out Of real life. tfHd
strangely enough shows that nothing So
cr,,i can he hidden, and TINT things coy
cred, after n long time shall be revealed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
RIPPING RHYMES
PRIVATE GRIEF.
BY WALT MASON.

cannot weep iur others woes. ar
srmpathlz" with those who wall: |
have new shoes that hurt my toes.
and outside griefS s""m cheap and
stale. Tho hungry Huns are need
ing bread: | do not heed them when
they call. | shrek and Er"an At
every tread have new shoes which
arc too small. Iuu point 10 Kaiser
Bill and say. There - tho man who
:rrncrcd grief: he's whacking saw
logs b. tn" day. VINO once was Prus-
sia'S naughty chef" He has some
reason for the blues. this outraSt
whom the whole world Scorns; hut
u. - wearing large lnose shoes.
which do not chat" his kinglr corns.
How brav"ly would stand ~" Eaft.
i | wrr" thor. IN Rili's retreat Id
los" a crown and throne and laugh.
if ] had shoes THAI FIT my fr"t. They
tell sad tFirx "f Europe wrecked. ~
citirS RACED by vIndal blows: ih"S"
tales would move M, | Expect, If |
could only forget my toes. No tales
ran anger pr amuSr. I sec no point
In nugh' you tell: there's nothing
counts bui feet and shoes in This
sad world wherein VIC dwell. can't
admire the dewey rose. OF hear with
JOY the nightinEale; for have shoes
which hurt my tocs-all other
things seem flat and stale.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
A PLAN OF PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENT

Now that the city election Is on our
y,,as the people Of Wheeling should
besin seriously. TO consider the SUBJECT
NJ natration IN . practical and econom-
,~ss rnannAr. wheeling should have
fttteeed water. It can get filtered wafer
al a Moderate price, and the matter OF
rrtting It is purely business question
A such, it ought 20 have the careful
consideration Of che citizens Of wheel
fnr who arc interested in the economical
ard efficient administration Of city AZ
Saa1A
A few weeks ago b bond issue vas
presented to the citizens Of caa-ksburs.
and acted upon faxorably- Tho ISSUE
contemplated an expenditure OF about
$500. 900 for various public irnproye-
nents. A feature Of this bond ISSUE
which may we'll be commended to the
CITY administration Of Wheeling was
that the ordinance was prepared by
committee Of Clarksburs Chamber OF
Commerce: working in conjunction with
a committee Of the city council. The
sub1ect Of city improvement was ao-
preached In 4 broad and unselhsh man
ner for -She purpose Of doing as many
as possible Of the things that should be
done for. the citys betterment
Wheeling needs number OF import
ant Improvements. Filtration is only
one subject that should be considered.
We should spend a great deal Of money
upon our streets. the sewerage system
IS In bad condition In some parts Of The
city. new water mains should be Laid,
SUPPLEMENTARY on the Island and on ths
South side. All Of these things should
be considered in comprehensive man
ncr, not one to the exclusion Of the
others, and pet fads and freak notions
should De cut out. The whole subject Is
one that may we'll commend the atten'
ton Of our best business men. and the
>.e4nmoer Of Commences can render nc
better service than TO make thorough
study Of the situation and help frame q
proper ordinance for general city i'm
pruTenent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
ANSWER WANTED

President Wilson and Secretary OF
War Baker have given the F1lipinos gen.
erous assurance Of eariy freedom and
self rule II the F1hpinos, with 20 years
Of life under the guiding hand of the
United States are ready for the ballot,
why not the southern negroes, who
have lived under even more favorable
conditions for so years? Will President
Wilson and Secretary Baker give as
strong assurance to the black man in
America as they do to the black man in
the Philippines?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

Col. Thomas F. Thoner made a splen-
did race yesterday. and his friends are
already grooming him for the uayoralty
participant in the public affairs Of this
city for over 80 years. He Is level
headed and efficient business man and
his influence IN council will undoubtedly
be effective for economic administra-
ton. Should he be accorded the honor
Of the rnayoralty. the selection will I'M
doub,cdly be q popular and satisfactory
one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
ONE TROUBLE WITH CHINA

The total area OF the Chinese Empire
is 1900. 900 square miles, and rs per cent
of this vast territory Is claimed by
the various European and Astatic pow
ers through spheres Of influence In
other words. the great powers have cru
ely appropriated the larger part Of
Chinese territory. The commercial and
financial development of China under
these conditions has been an iuposst-
bfIity. The Chinese government cannot
order its own atrars. direct its own PEG
pie or organize its financial and military
strength as other countries can. The
European powers stand in the way and
put their selfish interests above those
Of China Under these circumstances
we can hardly expect much from the
experiment Of popular government
among the Chinese
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
TIE CITY ELECTION

The result Of the city election could
hardly have been surprise to any one
that has watched the trend Of events
during the past TWO years. Without
criticism OF the motives or Of the con-
duct Of the gentlemen who comprised
tie controlling influence in council. 1t
Is enough to say that they mistook the
spirit and the sentiment Of the voters
Of the city: nisinterpretcd the real facts
Of their election two years ago. and fall
Cd to meet the expectations Of those who
supported them. This very often hap
pens particularly IN the CASE OF men
who have not made careful studies OF
municipal affairs. and who seek to trans
late into public office individual ideals
and lines OF thought The city admins
tration. during the past two years was
IN many respects efficient: in others not
80 mucn so. but the manner Of lis con-
duct evidently was not satisfactory to
the majority OF the voters.
The Intelligencer is inclined to believe
that some Of the things OF which voters
complain are inherent in the form Of
government Sooner or later the pres
emit city charter will be amended so as
to separate the Legislative and the OK
ecltiye functions: TO combine the Of
Gees Of the city manager and mayor
and to elect the incumbent Of that Of
Zee by a direct vote. This change. We
believe, will popularize the present form
OF Government and remove many sources
of complaint. However. any chang" must
be at some date in he future. Nothing
is to be gained by rushing hastily into
LEGISLATION seriously eoecttns the basis
of the city administration.
The new council chosen yesterday has
q large clement Of experienced IeGisla-
tors and its members will undoubtedly
eudeavor to steer away from rocks upon
which the late administration found"rct!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

tuSSian-E English gramnars on IN" -A'i
.rlCan market. whereas until rcc'I y
!. WAS impossible to obtain SAtlSl"'
tor. one There ~ room for much NOR"
Russian lanFuaG" study IN TINS c"uftr!
than is going on nj present. nc w
matt importance Of Russia IN w"ria ~
!uir> despite present turmoil. IS S"h-
orally overlooked here.
Tho Eri,fSn commerce committees al
t:tud" toward tn. nnn-Eur"reah Ian
:;iagrS IS we'll Indicated in the -ulI""
ii!p ,iuntniinn from il" report: me-
country above all others. should DC me
h"rn" at learning Tor. all tn" ch!"t t''''
rlnu., eli Nh" minor nnr-nur"pr""
Inrgua!;.s Chinese. Japanese vi
lSh, Arabic. lrrSinn. N" lahE""|r ~
lndiH. IN" Malay group. 1i"uHH'i AN
Suah"li arc only a t"w "i me '"''N"
for which W" hav" greater or JOSS H."
Tor commercial ard administrative P"r-
,.uSr$. school irnrhln% IN n"h-f'"r"Pe',"
l,r,~uuy, is not necessary and is prob
ably inpractirubl": III" study o. sue"
r,r.,,,ap,s viii. AS a rule. be confined 10
adults.
American business men VIII find food
for though, in this. Tn" business conf
,uuuitv IN rtrry considerably" center a
foreign ,r,rIc. nr of manufacture" 10,
foreign markets.. should ;ake steps N
conjunction with the EDUCATION au'h-
critics to further ;hc facilities OF ~
S;iluirs Of languages. both lot luh'
TIM AMI cor part-tin'" study.
Also. business men should. !ndividuhi-
l.. AMI collectively. encourage the Stu"!
o. ro"ciru languages by lh"S" m":n"' ~
Of their starrs. who. possessing 70"
business ability. have shown capacity
for such study. h. arranging Tor tAcir
full-ti7nr attendance at an institute OF
languages.
Industrial and commercial organ'za-
, lions dealing with foreign countries
should make Il fuller use Of the supply
Of women of trained intelligence now
proceeding from our universities ana
the upper forms OF secondary schools
with an adequate knowledge or Foreign
languages.
COMMERCIAL houses and industrIai
firms should bring 10 III" knowledge 81
tho school authorities tho opnorlun1res
which present themselves from time 10
:imc for those who have special api'
tudc for foreign languages.
Copyright 1919
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
GETS WARM WELCOME

GENOA. Wednesday. May o1-Dr.- En-
itacin PcSSna the Brazilian president
elect. mot with n hearty reception here
today on his way back TO Paris from
Rome, where ne has hcrn the guest Of
by lopn benedict. The city authorities
and numbers of people assembled AT the
railway station and chc"rcd tho South
American statesman. Dr. PcSsRo OK
prrssci ~ the aSscmhlaE" his thanks for
tho cordial reception with which he had
hccn met Throughout Italy.
The train loft tn" station To tho ac-
compartment Of 4 great outburSt Of
cheering.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
Our Daily Story
BIsMARK HERRING.

E!smark Herring had been all over the
world and had seen everything worth
: SC"inE.
Hc had seen 4 sunris" from ihr peak
most tip uf Mount Unccda In the Bus
cuir Islands.
He had seen Rutterscotch indIan girls
dance barefoot IN their native wampum
pat hcs during ihr Chowcho" grunt les
tivai.
In GLASS hoitom'd boats he had OBJ
served tho home life Of the snih noscd
wIfrIr AMI the spoon tailed skIloolcen
on the. bel Of the BRONX Ocan.
lIc had shared dingbats in the 1unglcs
and trapped jaundicr birds IN the yell
low S,raIghts, and even the air had no
secrets from him. for he had flown
around the globe in a PcrshinE perish
able
And now he is standing on tiptoes try
ing - get a peep over his fctlowmcn's
shoulders at--what" What Object. gen
IL. r"tdrr what spiILa ant spectacle.
what dlshnoliSh display is sufficiently
unusual to attract Tho attention OF this
glultrd globe trotter'
Well if you must know. he 10 strain
ine. like the rest Of the poor goops. TO
SCI a horse that has slipped on . slip
perry elm leaf and fallen in the street.
protected BY George Matthew AdAmA)
Charleston, alternate 70 the American
had;ral aqgocia fion. - 49, s
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
THE PILLAGING OF MEXICO

An insight int" industrial conditions
in Me1ico'is furnished by III" report Of
the Chamber Of Cnmmnrce If T"rreon.
Torreon Is one Of the most important
cities in Northern Mexico. and IN nor
NAL times is the center OF large trade
Here are three significant paragraphs
from the report:
We are persuaded cha, tn" principal
obstacle to tho return of tho country to
mornal conditions and consequently TO
a state Of progress is tn" nad"duacy Of
railway service. This matter. always of
the greatest Importance 10 any country.
IS Of especial significance here, on &C
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

President Wilson's desire to turn the
telephones back to private ownership
is no doubt sincere Who would want
to be responsible for the kind Of SER
vice that is now being given to tho
public?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23
COMPLAINT n,ss1ssED

WASHINGTON. May 80 - Complaint
OF thu Commercial club OF Duluth. MINI.
against several railroads was dismissed
today by the Interstate Commerce COM
mission which found that intcrstht &"
class and commodity rates between Dull
uth and points In Minnesota. North Da-
ko'a and WISCONSIN,. and rates on grain
and lumber inbound TO Duluth. were not
unreasonable or unduly prcjudicial.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

German pence, Of mind might Dc help
cd if the Germans would stop whining
they imposed upon some OF The captured
cities during tho war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

II ~ quite true that tho kaiser did not
want this war. He wanted an entirely
with q different result.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

We observe that superior virtue is
often its own reward.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

Again we arc called on to reflect
young.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

For any Kind Of cement or concrete
work, can 2. J. Gilligan. 81 Fourteenth
St., Bell 344fR my-7-l?no
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

Chief Of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

Charleston. alternate 70 the American
Medical association. -. =. -.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

holds compelling interest to every
Ia enjoy The skilled services of III
your individual corset requirement.:
greatly augmented rang" Of model
I-aGRErQI'E TORSI;TS have
. and arc today the best values it i!
- 49, sa.ot
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-23

White embossed Shelf Paper. =
yard lengths. regularly sc IN" pircr.
Friday THREE pieces special. luc
Twisted wire and wood handled
tapering hristlc Toilet Bowl brushes.
regular 19c values. Friday for. '2c
The sun., 1919-01-01

nor of the bale, which was the hrst TO
reach the city of the Georgia cotton
crop OF 1918. 1t has more than done It's
bit for the winning OF the war Auc-
toned on the steps Of the Cotton Ex-
change 1t brought over $1,000 for the
Belgian War Relief, and was then
bought in by Mr. Newburger and pre-
scented to THE Sun Tobacco Fund.
The bale was first sold at party Tor
the fund given by the Waldorf-Astoria
and brought $3.50 for smokes for SOL
diers and then returned to the fund by
the successful bidder TO be sold again
for the same object. 1t has figured In
auctions at three parties held for the
fund since the Waldorf party, and at
the last Of these went back to Its ori-
ginal owner. No single item presented
to the fund has worked moro faithfully
or accomplished more than this Ia
nous bale of cotton.
Awakens Sad Thoughts.
Another contribution listed to-day
awakens sad thoughts In the mind OF
TIE Sun Tobacco Fund, as II receives
the generous offering for the soldiers
from a lavish contributor from the be-
ginning. The present donation OF 500
is made In memory Of Lieut.. F. J. F..
who paid in France the supreme sacri-
fee Of duty to country.
Tho Empire Cat Club, which had an
nounced it's annual show for the sth and
9th Of this month. has for unavoidable
causes postponed the affair for week
1t will be held on January ~ and IL at
the Hotel McAlpin and intends to give
| it's net proceeds to the smoke fund.
The Empire club is the largest and
most important OF these societies and
from the number of entries already re-
ceived the coming show promises to be
an old fashioned Empire success En-
tries will continue to be received
throughout the present week.
A dance to be called Victory Dance"
conducted by Miss f. Leisner and r..
Bayer at the Leslie rooms on West
| Eighty-third street has already been no.
ticed In this column as benent for
THE Sun Tobacco Fund. All proceeds
will come to the fund. The women d.
rectors are selling tickets for rs cents
each, and between 400 and 500 have al
ready been sold.
Coupons and certificates given with
purchases Of tobacco at the Schultz
and United cigar stores are still being
turned in to THE Sun fund boxses and
adding to the fund which supplies
smokes to the American soldiers
abroad. who haven't any definite idea Of
when they will be sent home.
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN $500 %
I United Cigar Stores boxes. incl udinS
special per cent; OF gross sales day !o!i3.6I
Otherwise acknowledged. ............. SOS o42 u
New contributions. .................. SEQ rs
shipped and paid for. .ss17ss?.s4
Cash balance. ..,......... h,0lflt
Received through the Schultz Cigar
The sun., 1919-01-01
GRAND JURIES MAKE RECORD.
Rivalry Results in 8s1 Indict-
naents in New York County.

Friendly rivalry existing between the
regular New York County Grand Jury
and the additional Grand Jury resulted
in the filing during December OF the larg-
est number of indictments In the history
OF the county. District Attorney Swami
announced yesterday that 335 indict-
ments had been handed down by the reg
ular Grand Jury. OF which John Burlin-
son OF 1928 broadway is foreman. and
3i6 by the additional Grand Jury, of
which Hugo IIahlo of Ill broadway is
foreman.
THE two Grand Juries put In three
hours day. instead OF the customary
two hours. for twenty days and accom-
plished more work than ! thought pos
sible." the District Attorney said yes
terday. when the number OF wit
nesses examined is realized and the fact
that all the rules OF evidence had TO be
observed in every case, the extent of the
task before these two bodies Will be
seen"
The sun., 1919-01-01
CABLE ADDRESSES ALLOWED.
May BE Made, he
giSainR To-day.

ANY person or firm In the country not
already having a registered cable ad-
dress will he permitted to register one
with the telegraph and cable companies
beginning to-day. according to an an
nOuu,ement by the chief cable cepsor
a. Washington. Effective to-day. re-
Sri"'ions on the use OF cable addresses
registered since July 1. 1914. and pro-
in,t.on of the use OF those registered
since January /. 1917, are removed
All registered addresses. irrespective
Of he date OF registration. may be used
IN cablegrams from countries with which
'he use of registered addresses is per-
nltlrd.
40 change is made In the existing
rules concerning these countries. II is
s.,rulatcd that but one registered ad-
"'er' may he used by one person or firm.
The sun., 1919-01-01
MRS. HUMISTON LOSES SUIT.
Woman Lawyer sought to Free
Randall's Island Patient.

Justice Barlow $. Weeks In the SUI
preme Court yesterday dismissed Mrs.
Grace Humiston's suit for writ OF
habeas corpus to release Mrs. Ada Erck-
son Hum from the School for Mental
Detectives on Randall's Island.
During the hearing on Monday Mrs.
Humiston made a protest TO the court
that led the Justice to declare that law
yers who wear skirts should be MS re-
speCtful TO the court as male attorneys
and that only her dress saved her from
commitment for contempt OF court.