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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

Thursdry night February -. VIII pc
a hlE might fer III" local members "i
E.lIurr I-,dv" NJ. $50. brotherhood of
halfway Clerks and station Employees
rE LEGAL railroads.
The biz meet will he hold in M"chan-
-. II;.N. Tirtv-Sccond s;trt. B"llairr. A
.-,-,J nrn.:r;,m has hc"n prepared for the
meeting and plenty of t""thS0mc cats
viii hr served tu those who attend.
Thi: local - loss than On" Year OLD
1rd is fnS. forging I" 'hc front o; or
-aniZru labor in this valley.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
lansing Man Died At Colurnbu.

I.n,rr Moses. on" Of tn" wolf known
-,ciacnis Of lansing passed away nj
rn.ri;nl n, Columbus. o.. following I"
shrr, illness. Monday morning. ana me
remains arrived in this city. yesterday
,,rrninr 1t min" n'rl""k. II" was u"
ycars Of age. and had h'"n resident ~
,br nu,-,hc-mkc town for som" '''h"'
Funeral services will NO conducted over
,tr remains tins r"rning ut MN"
n.r,ock, n, ST. -Ar;h"ny's '"'h"i'r
.nrrch in charge If Rcv. Father won
Intel. and In" remains will b" 'n'"'F"d
-, inWo,d cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

ptc,:.rr. formerly Ms9 Edna NJ" ll'T-
I;ius. 4 lar. Emrh"c &c nv '2t'''"~
Ha~" b""n ,s~,...l ard 4 Il"asn', cE"a.hI;
will likely be- enjoyed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
STREET CAR HITS
MAN IN THE FERRY

Mr.. Jenkins. nf Sandrock. W. Va. rs
living IN the Martins Ferry hospital IN
n serious condition. IIc is supposed ID
have been struck by 4 street car on
TIN. Raylnnd line about $50 last even
ing He was taken Ia tho hospital
where Dir. G. L. Mcsscrly rendered med
ical aid. and il was found that the man
suffered head injuries. He was stu
unconscious Mt n late hour last evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

Quality eAoc r"pairing doubles the lifr
Of = uaI- " shoes. Have th"m rcn'ade
hv bringing them 10 The Shoe Hospital
lO45 Main Street. Wheeling. ja-45'-V
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
DEATH FOR THREE.

NEW YORK. Fob. "1.-Thrc" men Al
.a..hcd To the naval aviation STATION ~
Rockaway Beach were killed today ny
IN. EXPLOSION cr a depth bomb they were
The victims. a chief petty "!hc'r hn'
two Snilnr$. were conveying W. '"'''
which contained -" pounds IL tTIhiH''";
I nltIOl.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Ten Cases Of Influenza
Reported Here Yesterday
S-was MOST Cases In One Day since
Month Of December
. No Epidemic.

Dr. II. P. link Late yesterday renort"d
ten eases II Spanish :nuenza 70 H"ai'h
OfNeer .. ". Boone. Ther" IS II"
dancer Of rccurance OF an ep'or"!'''
Health Officer Hoonc said last n!sn''
The cases reported yesterday ""'S ''e
,,,os, t,rne1 In for a single day IN
,br-e months. Ony three other cases
rad beer reported during February
-s;cb+ ~ Tho cases reported yesterday
ere A. the home Of foreign. FAMILY on
Re,roont street, one on Trumhull street
.end the other on Thirty-four;h street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
~,1es ANIMAL Doua tons.

n" Woman's civic r@UH Il H"i'1t""
has made twu % !is pnuHrl 'l"&AiI.it-.
The club has gwen s. :" ~" PUBL"
Health and Welfare l".:Gc I" A%S:S; III
,,e work and has ma - ANNA u ''
nation ct so - -" cay hospital :" -"
applied ~ the room wh,"h VA .'Gn'nN"d
~ N" civic club when II" hHSr',s. W.
first np"nrd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Moose Meeting Well Attended.

TIL" regular weekly meeting "f m"
r.rvrl Dur,"r 1T Mons" l"dc" If ihIs
civ. which was held IN III" ludC" rooms
ON Hanover .irc~i last evening NJ -"
lr.k was exceptionally we'll ?t-
trud>d and = large .amrunt Of import.
ant business was taken care al. Soy
oral interesting discussions w"r" con
durtcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
1.adv maccabecs to Celebrate.

Tho WOm"n'S Bcn"~t association W
the Macrabccs Of this city Will hold
bir affair in their rooms in the FRA
,rrnal hall. on North Fifth street. lh'H
waning N tho nature Of q masquerade
dance and the lodges from Bridgeport
ord Rc,Iairc. have received special IN
yi,,-iors 70 tn" affair. Tho dane" VIII
follow the usual. business. session Of IN"
lodge. and y hufrri luncheon Will p'
srrvcd III connection with tn" event.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Kaltreuth Funeral Yesterday.

Funeral services for Samuel tlAr"'o
Fnul. young son of Mt ana MIS- 'hAr''H
kalkr"uth who ;'hss"d away III AT"
hum" NJ tn" parents. "n hFna"""'
stree, a few days ago. following u
ebur. Illness were conducted from IN"
rloc. If death Yesterday afternoon. anu
h r.n,a.us w"r. inferred n Mount
ZION cemetery ~ Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Cean-Up Urged.

Tho V.nr,ni;'s civic league 81 III" city
has ,,crid.d Ia put f"r;h every Effort
,rysnir 20 max" III" city If N"lai""
'l"an.r ard NOR" sanitary for IN" r"S!-
dents. They ask the C"-"p"raiIon 81 al!
r.tj2.us ana especially III" BUSINESS
.,.r,, whom they desire To refrain from
'.nying thc refuse from their stores
,.v.nI,, M, upon tho streets. II" mem
l..rs If ~" rlub will cooperate with
officials IN the work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Lampert CHA Dead.

James. the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James LAMBERT. Of This city. passed
away Monday a; > r. M. following Il
snort illrc>s Of diphlhcrla. Funeral SCR
vices were. runGuricd from the lntc hona
yesterday afternoon al o'clock. and
ihs, r"mains were inferred nj Lnwn"d !
cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Sunday School Report.

I'll" following report ~ :hc attend,
AM" IT the various Sunday schools "t
thc r!ry has h""u iSsm"d for publ'"n-
ron: l'irSi Presbyterian. 59@: MaNk"y
EantIsl. III: Hungarian Baptist. -:
RmlmanIon Baptist. 81: i. ". r.. +t:
christ an. ~. Welsh. -: United Pros
bytrrian. 1C1: 81. Johns Lutheran. lh".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
rour in Police Court

-Four offenders. all 81 whom had I'M
hibcd Ia freely Of IN" fluid that chc''A
were hauled before his hnh"'' !H"H ~
Iur;;ins. in polio" court !'S''' uts
morning. and tn" trials r"su'''H as W.
lows: ThrH" IlhIn "r"ihS "'r" u
IT,, .u,, If s. and costs each. while on"
irunE and Jlsord"rly. paid the sum "'
StI and costs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
On Road Long time.

Iar'- October II Iu"rf."'r Of IN" roun'F
lection ntard. which VAS Us h"a"
,,,...rj"rS hero. mnri"i letters /" Demo
., rattle committeeman. requesting th'lh
10 recommend parsons {" serve as rI''
Ijn;l officials. The 'i"tr"rs w"rr returned
- ihs, election official a !"W days ago
t"aring Tho notation ''uncaNlcd for IN
~rtr " III" fact tha, III one corner "i
zach envelope va the notation 'f"'nTh
within iivr days"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Making Decided HIT Here.

QUIZ" Il !arE" rumh"r' ~ M" res
dents If III" city ar" LOOKING loFN"tu
=, H. latte half Of III" w""k. when
musical rnmrG; Will hc again present a
At ,hr Past irnr theatre. on hanover
street. Th"s" musical nttraCti"ns arc
ur,ulIar hrrr, ~ ".iG'nrrd lay ING
rarkrd houses attending each OF IN"
performances.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
BELLAIRE NE VS.
EDDIE DREAMER
ARRE5TEDFOR
SELLING DOPE

Eddie Dreamer. OF Betlatre. O.. WIS
arrested in SteubeQvilIe yesterday on
suspicion OF pedGl:nE dope. when
taken into custody. police say he had
a large quantity OF m"r2n'nr n nus
nossession. He has been making fro
ouent ,ripss between Eellaire and St"u-
6enyille for several rnoa;hS. y stat"
agent is IN Steuhenyille inv"stsGat:nS
charges against him. Cr"amer said no
bought the morphine n Wheeling. Ha
Is in the county jail nj Stcubeor!I!e,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Miss carres on Program.

Mss Con" TaTn"". president or IL"
N-..rnr'$ civic club Of THIS city. i u
,,k.. u,rt in Tie program Of the South
..,xi.rn Ohio conference Of w"'lcn .
Hubs TO W. hold II %t"uh"nv!ll" Nhrrh
ard s Irr subject will be: 'R"-""iat-
MsMu"nt Of Childh""'i tn" d"IHSAi' :
10 Tho convention from IN" local club
orr ~ follows: Mrs. i. L. Hnrm"n. Mrs.
t;rorcn Yu>i and Mrs. NH" Sma|I"y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

;hn returned soldier members ~ the
order in their hall in the Hcinl":n build !
inC last night, and most of the MEM
hcrS If the local were present. \ spc-
rral program had been prepared. and
WIS followed hy an excellent lunch and
Sncill hour
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
VIII Eotnr@aIu Miners.

IN" Delegates 70 ~" %Ih Il strict ""Ai
miners convention. whirh op"m@ n ''i"
city Tuesday. March i. vii y" enter
faincc III : r"n''har lH""h'"n on "il"
Ia: oF tho convention y" thc i; Hair"
Eusincss Mons asSoci.il."n. IN. da.r
far ,hc hr!d.rg a. ~" ipu"h"nu has n'i
,,f been G";"r,r5I'd. T. will iii>"ir ="
n.lI n on" g. Ia" E"ll"lTr churches.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
"wednesday Afternoon Climb.

MIR. Harry lUnElinE "C >irh""I ~
acting as tho hostess I" TN. ln'inn pr"
cr tho Wednesday, afternoon 'iHh -. ,n'S
INV nj her home on Howard street. ara
4 was anticipated that Hra"N'A''N ~,
rf ,hc m"mh"r~ ni ne "TEht'"''' ,,' =
,,.,uii hr rr..rnr Novel plans hah
boon rin,I.. Cor IN" enjoyment "r those
,itEpiIrrr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
R,1, Club Meeting Tonight.

=, mrctinE nf N" lnrWhrFS NJ TT
T;rihcrpnrt Riff" club has h""n CailIn
for their rooms III IN" Hl"ni"lh mummy
~. -, which Iinr The matter o.
,,k'nr tho members IF III" Junior lsiI:r
cNn mo rhcrr "rraniza,i"n f"7 III" p"f-
nnsn of ins;riIriinn will u" taken w.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Child Dos.

po,c shorn, 1-yNnr-0lN -0n = VI and
Mrs.. Pct. Sh"ra o. =. IN. ,i!'-'i II -"
family hone at,or = tr."f .I.""s~ -
moral services w.. h"i1 r":f ".iaE "'..
!n;.rr."u. wa III She l;"sc I'm r"'E"-
try hero
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
yonn9 People viii Entertain.

The Young Peoples society OF 'n'
RaptiSt church Of Tins city Will 'h''
laiIr thu members and trichuS OF Wv
organization IN tn" church on H"u''.
.rhird s,rrr, Friday evening. Each or
,bnsc who attend arc asked to bring
a friend
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

The members uf tho Wom"nS "''-
faro club Of this city were inc guess
of Mrs !. O. Perry at her MONO OH
South Third street yesterday Alt'f-
noon. and a large number OF INC n"W-
b.rs were present. The afternoon wa
spent III tho discussion OIL IN" 'r""
lrms If the club and concluded with
dainty luncheon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

Davis Island dam--7.t fr";. *;a'''n'
AIRY: ram.
Mnrgan,nwn--o. feet. falling: ram.
S;nuhrrviIlc--S feet. stationary: ram
OF t.ilv---""I feet. stationary: ram
W.arrrn-l.7 feet. stationary: rain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
MAN RUN DOWN
BY TRAIN DIES
LATE TUESDAY
DEATH CAME TO SHADYSIDE MAN
WITHOUT HIS HAVING GAINED
CONSCIOUSNESS.
Coroner Will Hold Inquest INTO Death
Today In All Probability.

Tete Zias. OF WeGce creek. below SAa-
dyside. died ~ IN" city hospital iai''
Yesterday from injuries received when
run down b. 4 r'anSylvanIr coal tram
near III" Webb r,'al mine ln:" Monday.
Death caInn without IN" man having
gained consciousness after being Int
10y The train
Ono oc his arms was nmpu'a;"d.
leg badly crushed and n" received other
injuries about tho body. tn" man "tE
agrd about - years. He was "":t
miner Surviving are his VIZ" and scT
rral children
ARRANGEMENTS had not been madH F"r
tn. funeral last r..;h;.
Coroner Wyatt, will l.&"'T hold h's
inquest som" time today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

N''l"G.h T." i@ur"s w"r" aNAiiHb!"
Inst ,'.r,u.: ~ IN. Armenian ana SEr-
.ar i.!'"t iu"d ,.rir" III thIS city, - va
.'r'"I ~ "f',"iHl% Ihl' The Guys o.
.rt : "a" ill, tir.I h,''.u r""GT"d. Parts
of >,.!I,. O. III" districts ar" got 10 -"
..s,.,, .t--,,i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
C,I1afI ~ hnnClr

Mike Radc!la. South i:,iIn.-" f"H' c.n-.
VA scheduled Tor Il h"nr'HE ''"t"'N
Naynr Cube ri son on p "arE" or op"r-
aIinS n sp"akcaSy. t"nrlI3.HI WI
HrsSrS failed To appCar.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
3eaire 6eport Martins Ferry and Ohio Side News

Sunday afternoon. following an illness
or complications. wcra conducted from
tho Hungarian Home. on Clark street.
Yesterday afternoon at ; O'Clock. ana
the remains were inferred in RifcrF'""
cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
False AlnEul.

An alarm Of tire VAS turned in last
arnr!n. I. = "'r!r,.k from bon No. 81.
a, Thir,v-fnur'h nnh M"uT"" streets. 1t
urovrL TO b. :: :alSr alIrin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
RE MAINS Of
MISS EBERLE
HAVE ARRIVED
Camp sherman Nurse to Be Buried on
Thursday Afternoon at
q O'Clock.

Tho remains of Miss Neville l;bcrlr'
daughter ot Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eherir'
OF North Sixth street. who passed away
nj Camp sherman. where she was COM
ncctcd with the Rcd Cross uni. as
nurse arrived in this city Yesterday
morning. accompanied by her par"hts'
rorpural Myers. cousin OF INC u'
ceased. and Miss Margaret hhrr' W
Jefferson street The remains ""r" AZ
rrrc taken To IN" home of ;hc parents.
from which place funeral services VIII
he conducted tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. in charge Of Rev. IL II,
Scbiltz, Of tho Methodist church. anu
tho remains will b" Inferred III h'F"f-
view cemetery.
The. Eastern Stars will hold services
far rbr deceased ut o'clock NcdncS-
day evening nj her late homo.
Quality SAoc repairing doubles the NO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26
Fu1eral Seryicts for FOREIGNER.

I"unnrnl services for tn" late John
S"nroa. local foreigner. Who passed
away At tho North Wheeling hospital
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Our Constitutional Authority

In his letter to Senator Fall the
President refers to constitutional
authorities when defending his
policy of so constituting his right to
initiate negotiations as to give him
kaiser power over foreign relations.
But one authority he dares not quote
is Woodrow Wilson as that writer
sets out his views on page 233 of the
book congressional Government"
Discussing the method by which
the language and the intent of the
Constitution may be defeated, DR..
Wilson, the author, significantly re-
marks that the Presidents only
power of compelling compliance on
the part of the Senate lies in his in
itiative in negotiation, which affords
him such a chance to get the coun-
try into scrapes, SO pledged in the
view of the world and certain
courses of action, that the Senate
hesitates to bring about the appear
ance Of dishonor which would follow
its refusal to ratify the rash prom
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Soaring Sugar

"Who lifted the sugar lid?" is a
subject of lively dispute in Wash
ington, just as "Who lost the war;"
is the present-day conundrum in
Berlin. In both instances each sus-
pect continues to point at another
and say "He did it,"
Attorney General Palmer, who for
months has been promising lower
food prices, says that Congress is
to blame for allowing the Sugar
Equalization Board to pass quietly
out of existence. His complaint has
been echoed in the Senate, where a
belated effort is about to be made to
pass the McNary bill, establishing
genuine control over sugar sales.
But the government was also at
tackled by Senator Borah for hav-
ing permitted excessive sugar ship
ments abroad while the consumer
here has been facing famine condi-
tions.
1t seems to be clear that no relief
from kiting sugar prices is to be ex-
pected from the administrators of
the Lever act. These officials pur-
sue prices as they rise and try to
punish profiteers after the latter
have collected from the consumer.
If wholesale prices are allowed to
jump, the Food Administrators re-
tail fair price" scale must keep
jumping correspondingly. He merely
blows the whistle after the ascent is
over.
The whole trend of this sort of
regulation is toward trivial prosecu-
tions in a few cases. Effects, not
causes, are dealt with, and that
scatteringly. The upward movement
of prices is not to be checked by
bushwacking of that sort.
There may be some hope in the
McNary bill, which continues the
Equalization Board and establishes
licensing system for sugar dealers.
But that sort of regulation has too
much bite in it for the average gov
ernment food regulator He turns,
rather, to moral suasion and orna-
mental "fair price" lists.
Sugar is a test case for govern
mental control of prices. There was
such control, fairly effectiv< during
the war. 1t is slipping away. viii
it be restored, or wiz a semblance
of control be substituted, under
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Hand and Brain Workers

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune quotes "The
Philadelphia Public Ledger: "The
real difficulty with the attempt of the
labor vote to be significant factor
is the idea that only manual work
constitutes labor. The labor vote will
never be the factor that it might be
until labor men themselves are free
of the vain assumption that to labor
you must labor with your hands. and
that only those who do manual work
can have any interest in progressive
and protective legislation"
Section II of the constitution of the
Labor party of the United States
proves that the labor leaders support
ing the new party have no such de-
fusion. 1t reads: "The object of this
party shall be to organize all hand
and brain workers of the United
States in support of the principles of
political, social and industrial democ
racy." B. PHYLLIS FENIGSTON.
New York, Dec. s, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Doing 1t Yourself

Henry j. Allen, the real pro-
gressive who is Governor of Kansas,
evidently had the advantage of
reading early in life in Esop, or
Webster's spelling book, or wher-
ever it was, the story Of the farmer
and the animals nested in his crops.
The mice children, highly excited,
came running in to say they had
heard the farmer say he was going
to ask the neighbors to help him
cut the grain. Father quieted the
little dears, saying, "There is no
danger" Next day came reports
that the farmer said, his lneighbors
having disappointed him, he had
summoned his relatives to assist.
Unperturbed, Father nibbled at an
ear and scarcely looked up. The
third day the eavesdroppers told
that they had caught the remark,
neighbors and relatives having kept
away, the farmer proposed to do
the harvesting himself. "Pack at
once" cried Father; close not a
minute"
So Governor Allen has been
doing it himself or, rather, the peo-
pie Of Kansas have been doing it
themselves. Out of frozen ground
they have blasted fuel to satisfy
pressing needs. And great
change has come over the spirit Of
those who thought they could freeze
others into subservience. They snick-
cred at the idea of the unskilled dig
ging, but the grin has disappeared.
A new argument is furnished for
vocational training. To be comfort
able or even safe in modern society
men and women need to know prac-
tical arts. Our school graduates
should have knowledge of how to
dig, to drive nail, to sweep a
street, to hang out a family wash.
A condition of helplessness is danger
Gus. Citizenship makes enlarged de-
mands.
1Be able to do it yourself" is a
good working motto. The spinning
wheel could break an industrial
deadlock more speedily than an in
junction. A spade or an ak is an
excellent protection against the
profteer.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Sound Range Finders
To the Editor of The Tribune.

~ lic GuitOI o1 lie L tribune.
Sir: In an article ~ a special corrs-
spondent publ.~ in your issue of
Sunday, December T. entitled Sound
Range Finder One of War Marvels," :"
there is very misleading statement
which l trust you will be so good as to
correct. The article purports to be a
report of q lecture which l gave in
Princeton on December A, and | am
represented as stating that "the French
experimental with sound ranging in
1914, but were unsuccessful; and that
"the British developed it TO certain de-
gree, but Americans made it practical"
/ am at a loss to account for your
correspondent having drawn as infer
ences from my lecture the statements
quoted above, since the facts are that
the French, after a short period of not
wholly successful experimentation in
1914, established practical working
system of sound ranging along the en-
tire Western battle front. The British
developed sound ranging to a high state
of accuracy and efficiency, and it was
largely due to British cooperation that
the American service was quickly and
efficiently organized.
AUGUSTUS TROWBRIDGE,
Professor of Physics.
Princeton, N. j., Dec. 7, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Fifty Years of Woman Suffrage

Fifty years ago to-day, in the
little pioneer settlement of Laramie,
Wyoming, the first woman suffrage
bill was signed.
Legend, always generous, has
built up romantic stories concern
ing the woman who really was the
mother of woman suffrage" Mrs.
Esther Morris. She was the first
woman justice of the peace in the
world, and administered order in
the days before there was any law
in Wyoming, when the fathers of
the infant state were too busy with
their mining and ranching and rail-
road building to attend to the dis
cipline of the camps. Some say
that the lawmakers had to change
the constitution to fit Mrs. Morris
in her official capacity. Others lay
the birth of woman suffrage to her
neighborly kindness and ability
when sickness came to the homes
of her pioneer sisters. 1t was graft
tude on the part of an influential
member of the Legislature which
accounted for the passage of the
first suffrage bill.
Looking back on those times now
we shall not quibble with the his
torian who prizes too deeply into
the immediate why's and whens of
the birth of woman suffrage. It
was inevitable in America, which
is founded on the freedom of the
individual. 1t was peculiarly in
evitable in those hardy Western
communities where each woman did
her share in building up the new
home, and men could scarcely have
failed to see the logic of asking
woman's help in solving the prob
lens of the new state. These men
had come West as an aftermath Of
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Can He Get Up in Time?

Old John Barleycorn has been
knocked down so often in these last
rounds of the great fight that ii
seems wollnigh impossible for him
this time to get up. Yet his follow
ers will not abandon hope. They
watch the Supreme Court, counting
out the fateful seconds--and still No
faintest stir in that giant, prone
figure-and they refuse to believe
that the miracle will not happen. II
must happen, something must inter.
rupt, lightning from heaven or an
injunction from a court will descend
and revive him again. Eyes lap ur
avidly such scanty drops Of favor.
able news as the front page affords
St. Louis, good old st. Louis, has q
judge with a heart! Our aliens, ac-
customed to their honest liquor at
home, will rise in their might and
walk out if the fight ends. Circulars
arrive offering liquor when, as and
if-omin Gus, nasty, wretched little
words. How can so much happen in
a few seconds? And still the giant
lies limp and motionless.
Why should the Supreme Court
have handed down decision last
Monday? Why should it be favor
able to booze? Why should it speak
next week? Echo has no answer.
1t is simply the old story of the
worshiped champion, a mighty and
conquering hulk, that no one can be-
lieve him. actually beaten-espe-
cially by those few almost invisible
punches so scientifically administered
by the Anti-Saloon League.