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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16

A. "l.. "f thu larger employers Of
labor IN IN. 'uil,d states. 'h'' i"nnSNi-
wanna Railroad system has consistently
"udc;tNur"d - s,lN" ia" problem of Am
CrICanizIug is f"r"lEII-h"rn workers
along purely l,racIlcal lines. In addition
To tn. important patriotic considerations
involved tn" ma,!:rG"m"ul h'i!"v"s that
Il O., in ;h" h. gh'$t s''lls.' good business
Ia prr,utd" ana assist t"r"iru-h born en-
ployccS to become citizens at the United
States.
There are at present on the Who'll"
system. over "@.o"O mon If foreign
birth.
Bcfor" tho war this number was
greater by some thousands. 1t has been
very materially reduced by IN" larE"
number # unnaturaliz"d for"lEn"rS--
principally citizens or SUBJECTS "i inc
allied government S--whO r"turn"d 1"
their homes 10 take part in IN" defense
Of their respective countries.
On the lines east Of PITTSBURGH about
Is percent of all employees are of for
eign birth. on the lines west of that
city, operating chiefly IN Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois. III" proportion Is some
wha; smaller. but II IS Stll quit" ma
tcrial. or the more than 3%.ONO lor"lSn-
born men working on III" "ntlr" system
about $500 arc employed east OF Pitts
0urgn.
some years ago canvass showed
that Italians greatly prcdomlnatcd. To-
day they make up less than on'-thIrd
Of all employees Of foreign birth cast or
Pittsburgh.
With .hc feeling that AUGMENTATION
work was moro urgently needed among
the ItuianS than among tn" rrpr"Scn-
rativ"S OF any other nationality. a cor
rNspopdcnCc course in Itaitar-fnGlSh
was inauguratcd on N" eastern lines
This work was placed under III" direct
charge Of q natiNc-boru Italian who -
n graduate Of Eai" \ similar COurS" IN
italian English also has been "Stah-
lished under the charge Of nNlV"-horn
italian on tho lines west Of Pittsburgh.
The original purpose IN establishing
these courses was to make lta!ianS, Wh"
are largely employed IN track malnteh-
ance gangs. more efficient w0rkm"n ny
teaching them III" English languag" so
that they might better understand inc
orders Of their !urCm"n. Tn" lanEuaE"
courses are also utilized +" instruct m"
men in the proper use OF ;hclr tools ana
in the fundamentals Of safety. Icalth
and sanitation To and them IN raising
their standards Of living.
All of the language lessons, beyond
the most elementary. deal with PRACTICAL
subjects As the cou"~" advances. the
work consists largely in rendering from
italian into English brief instructions
relative 20 the use Of tools and lmpI'-
mentS, and information regarding M"
proper method Of laying ana repairing
track and IN" Fundamental safety rules
Ono entire booklet is devoted TO tho use
Of signals and signal rules and two
others to the use Of track tools.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
MEETING THE FOREIGN BORN PROBLEM
Results of Americanizng Effort by Great Railroad Sys
tenn Refute Some Popular Beliefs.
By SAMUEL REA
President of the PcnnSy vana Railroad

Altogether there are eleven bookIc's
IN tn. Italian English course. and me
last one of ihc series IL devoted 10 inc
subject Of naturalization.
ExpcrIcncc has shown that tho best
results are attained by measures when
VIII practically compel them. in tho
course Of thor everyday work 10 ac
custom themselves TO speaking ana
thinking N the new tongue. lnforma-
ton especially intended for employees OF
ai'n birth Is usually printed III English
instead Of IN their own language.
Practically every gang Of workmcn
has at least on" man besides the fore
man who can read English. Printed m
formation in English is dcClphcrcd ny
hun and explained to the others, so mat
the double purpos" - served "f Impar'-
ing useful information and at same Time
giving n language lesson
Lectures on safety and similar Fub-
jcctS, while necessarily gwen ut times
IN Italian and "rhcr foreign languages.
arc always accompanied by lantern
slides and other illustrations in which
English words arc used.
While large portion Of tho COM
pany'S employ" students. outside or the
languaC, courses ar" naturally men and
women of American birth. a consider
abb" number "t foreigners arc also IN
Clud"d IN other courses. especially Su'n
men as have mastered the language
work and - fitted th"m"clv"s for ad-
van, rmciu 10 forcmCn. and AT" now pre-
rarinx for further progress by cduCat-
ing themselves IN some of IN" more
technical matters relating to railroad
operation.
At the time the first Liberty loan was
offered to the public IN" lines east Of
PITTSBURGH and Eric had total "t
25N27 employees who had hccn born in
foreign countries. OF this number, Ali6
employees or about - percent OF the
tu:al foreign born. purchased Liberty
bonds and tins was within percent or
the proportion of employees Of American
birth who subscribed.
To ascertain tho proportion Of Foreign
born employees who had h"cn natural
tzcd. or were in process Of becoming CIT
lzcns. n special analysis was made some
months ago.
AZ that time there were in tho s"r:i""
Of the lines cast Of Pittsburgh 2j.1 p
mon Of alien birth. or lhiS number II
was found that : n02 had hcou fully nat
urnlizcd. 5000 had taken out their iIrSl
papers. and 5.nf4 had definitely announ-
ccd their intention of applying for nat
uralizator In othSr words. nearly b5
pcr cent OF the total had other hccnm"
United States citizens or had declared
thclr intention uf 50 dong.
on tho lines west. ont &c total Of
500 employees or alien birth. about
! 900 arc naturallzcd. loo hav" taken
,irs, steps toward naturalization. md
! 300 have definitely announced 'h"i:
intention Of applying for citizenship.
(CopyrGht. 1879
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
HILTON TO REPRESENT
TRADES ASSEMBLY

The Ohio Valley Trades and Labo.
Assembly has named Walter B. Hilton
as it's member Of the Wheeling citizens
commission to prepare a general i'm.
provement bond issue. Mayor Thomas
F. Thoner has been notified formally.
OF the appointment OF Mr.. Hilton
Mayor Thoncr Is now waiting for the
report Of the Chamber Of Commerce as
10 its appointments on the commission
before naming the four members he will
have TO select. The mayor. under .
council resolution, will name three men,
bers Of the city council and one citizen
representing the city at large.
Creation Of the bond commission was
authorized by council two weeks ago in
a resolution presented BY Captain W. r.
Otto. The resolution provided for tho
creation Of a commission to study the
general needs OF tho city. such a. street
paving. better water service and filtra-
tion and to incorporate these needs un-
der one big bond issue to be placed be-
fore the people OF the city At an cleo
ton
Mayor Thoner indicated last evening
that he already has made his selections
from council for the commission. but
that he will not announce them until he
has heard from tho Chamber Of Com.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
Wednesday, July is, 1919.
TIE CAUSE OF IRELAND

wAno Arn4rtcens generally synpathiIe
rwasn Tia. aSptrrttnrs Of tho Irish peopla
ipz.HcemxDees Of enthusiastic 1rishmea
at vaztous meetings addressed by De-
IsaSsra m this country may do lrelAa1
Ancro harm than good II We had loc-l
Sas2Acufties In the United States invo =
ing Ssr1eus differences between largo
; elsrnsrts Of our pOpuHAt4nn ve would n0t
} welcome demonstrations On ono stde or
tEho othsr1y crS1ntzsd sodetSeS e EAs-
nshmea or Hy pubic meetings It watch
the name Of our prime minister and our
lesdtng general. Just returned fron
~ S.orious war, were loudly Kissed
Too often in th's country we oVL'-
e..ok the fact that the Irish question IS
not purely a question Of se'-soee.n-
nscat for Ireland A very stro7!- inhu-
SpataI and prosperous portion Of Ireland
is nd always has been. oppo'"i to IRISH
homo rule. Ulster Is inhabited by
protestant population and Ulster has
always set itself against Irish home rule.
The IRISH Of Ireland can have home rule
Sor themselves at any time by the ex-
elusion Of Ulster. and Ireland can get
home rule at any time the people OF lre-
land. including Ulster, can agree upon
some home rule program This has been
the situation FOR a generation past. Dur
ing that time English cabinets. one after
The other, have vainly sought to solve
<Ahe Irish problem by various conces-
Mons and By legislation directed tow
ards the Irish land question. To say
that the Irish situation has not COM
manded the most earnest attention and
the best thought OF the English govern
ment is TO belle history. The various
Irish land acts in the past 30 years haE"
been tremendously helpful to the entire
Irish people and have practically trans
formed the country from land OF alb
sentce landlordism to a land OF lnd"-
pendent peasant farmers. Other parts
Of the British empire have been taxed
TO buy land to sell at low prices to the
Irish peasantry. Ireland today Is con-
trfbuting less in taxeC 10 the home gov
eminent than any other portion Of the
British Isles
Complete independence for Ireland
A the sense Of the establishment OF
government bearing no relationship t"
tnat Of Great Britain. is an impoos'el-
fly. Charles Stewart Parnell, John P Nd
noond, John Dillon and thousands OF
other thoughtful Irishmcn like them
have recognized that fact. Local hon"
rule will come about when some form
Of agreement Is reached between the
eontending clements in Ireland. In the
meanwhile noisy demonstrations in the
United States are not doing the Irish
cause any particular good.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16

and bacon. lIo has turned tho springs
and lcc-cold brooks into breeding places
for brook trout. and shown the farnt RS
or that entire reg on how 70 mako fCur
tons Of alfalfa and clover grow wh"r"
there had boon ono. how 70 supp IT
many sheep and cattle upon land that
had supported few. To that farm s"
young farmers Of all III" region. 10 DIS
cover why they fail. and how 20 p'C-
duco cheaper and better horses. sh""r
cattle, clover. alfalfa. Utilizing lac
wntcr power that has Gon" To waste for
centuries. he has the power represented
hy 500 great horses working on thrt
farm all the time. BY day and by night.
His farm is not mon"y-uakrng "nt"r>
priso. so much MS an experimental lab
oratory FOR helping his fellows.
Remembering the days when hr %Hs
IS and longcd for chance at books. he
returned from tho great city 10 tho vii
Iagc near the farm. and four years ago
started tho erection of n now type Of
school building. In the center 81 tn"
township NJ erected an IDEAL structure.
with great class rooms. assembly halls.
rooms for Sci"nc". testing rooms Tor IN"
Young farmcrssas - tn" moods or their
soil tho butter fat IN 'h"ir milk. In"
food clements in their wheat and barley.
r:o and corn. H." built swimming pools
for tho country hoys and girls. gym
naeium- laundry. and Is about I" start
q museum and prCtur" gallery. II" has
large autuhuScS that collect III" cnI-
Gron uDun remote farms and carry them
homo Mt night Ton little country scho":
houses were closed, md tho 500 children
and young people attend this great hiRh
school with its thirty teachers. all sup
ported by this man who. forty years h"-
fore. rs an orrhan. Loft the farm. TO 30
into IN" great city. Tn" tnfluenC" OF
this man is imm"asurahlc. Never in n"
limrl:ght. avoiding everything that looks
Ike publicity. pushing everybody ease
forward. he IS nevertheless tho main
sprlnE and driving power. rot only Or
his Crca; factories ~ distant cities. nut
for that entire region. 10 which N" TO-
turns from tim, :" ~ H." - 4 t"W'r
Of strength for rhuus"mdS "f mon. II"
is a city set upon hill. Locking up
to HIM multIiud"s q: boys md girls are
irving 70 climb 10 his !"ych such II
man .s n kind az organized c"ll"g" Hnd
university for his stat" and city ar!
country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
is A COUNCILMAN
A CITY "OFF|CER"

CITY Solicitor J. !. r. 0Rrirn WAS
asked last night to inv"stiEat" and ron
der an opinion as 10 whether II Is proper
for member "f council To furnish hond
for City policeman
Tho p"!ni was raised when tho bonds
Of four police oGfIc"rS. with councilman
Ambrose +. HahiG. wcrc presented for
approval Mr.. Hnhlg concurrcd heartily
in III" request for an investigation by
tho solicitor.
MIR. O'Ericn stated that tho charter
docs prohibit an officer Of tn" city from
furnishing security on such 4 bond. but
that h" docs not construc tho term of
fiCor" to include a councilman. He said.
however. that there may he n ruling Of
a former council preventing councilman
from acting as hondsm"n for appointive
officers. which is still valid. Tho ap-
proval Of the bonds Of Officers William
Rinc Albert Custer. Ed HoneCker md
J0hr J. Smith was withheld until the
solicitor has given an opinion.
Tn" bonds of Policemen Frank g..
Woods. VIM. H. Baker Bion Miller. Will
liam Iiorstmann. william II. knabc.
Marcus .Tochum. Charles IIuGglns.
Charles Bickerton. Fred Golner, John
Metzner Robert Jones. William Crum-
hacker. Charles Flanagan. Charles Roth,
William Bick and Paul Wingerer were
approved.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
THE OIL BOOM

The oil boom which has developed in
tho United States in the last year Is
ncthing SHORE Of remarkable. In many
Of It's aspects It resembles very much
the gold rushes OF California and the
Nordrke, and its profits are in many
s.axes a fAbulouA Men attain to riches
uoe .Rarytnx degrees virtually over night,
and cities spring up in barren wastes-
dn tho oil nssds excitement runs high
and men and women Of every type are
:2oun8 taking part IN the development IT.
i1eif and its var1oGs supplementary act
Svities-
All this Is fortunate In the main. both
for tho country and for the indtvid-
nails who are prodting either through
Investments or good wages. 1t is neces-
aary, however. to keep a cool head in the
midst Of the excitement, or good money
will be paid for something that is en-
tireiy worthless. This applies especially
10 some Of the oil stocks with which
the country is being flooded and II which
the most glowing statements are made.
Not all Of these stocks are bad. Some
Of them, IN fact. arc very good and hold
real prospects OF big gains The point
IL that the prospective purchaser should
know whether the company whose stock
he Is buying has reasonable chance To
make a profit. Oil Investments are "s-
wsntially speculative even when proper
xIos or leases arc in good territory and
pfncaals are on the square. but in such
N case the investor has an excellent
Ehxnce 70 WIN
In the country today there are liter
ally thousands OF oil companies. many
20 which have nothing more substantial
ishan nicely Autographed stock certih-
Gates and 4 dow Of dowery Language.
ipS al such Tie man or woman Wishing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16

TO invest in oil should beware. for they
do not CIV" tho purchaser the slightest
chance either to make a profit or 10 get
his money back. There is no form Of
speculation that holds out better pros
poets than oil when everything Is on
the square. When nothing is on the
square. the individual who buys stocks
wool very quickly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
COMPLAINT FILED

CTIARL ESTON. July l5.--Formal com
plain, WAS MED yesterday with IN" pub
lie service commission by G. i. Arnsnar-
ger and others Of Clarksburg against the
West End Water company. The COM
plainants charge that the water furnish
cd residents Of Stealey Heights. in the
city Of Clarksburg is not pure. the Sup
ply inadequate for the needs, the charges
are excessive and there is no filtration
plant connected with the water works
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16

FAIRMONT. w. Va, July IA
meeting OF manufacturers and shippers
Of northern West Virginia vas held here
today. at which steps were taken to IN
stitute proceedings before thu interstate
commerce commission for the establish.
mcnt Of class and commodity rates be-
tween this section and central freight
association territory on Pittsburgh
basis. The reduction sought will rIn
from one dollar to nifty cents on the ION.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
HIGHER GAS BATES

rHARLESTON. JUL H. - Increased
r,., rates are given ." the Shinnston GHs
r0mpanv for tho town ~ Shinns'"n ny
order II the public s"ryIc" commission
issued today. Tn" new rates arc - cents
2 Thousand cubic feet with a tw" cent
rcdurtion per thousand feet for prompt
nuymrnt tho former rates being 20 cents
rcr thousand cubic foot with a two cent
rrductIoIL Th" new rates ar" effective
from the June reading.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16

The Senate Foreign Relations commit
tee does not want to confer with tho
president over what decisions 1t should
reach about the treaty. Possibly the
committee believes that Woodrow said
his nickel's worth in Paris.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
BUILT IN MEXICO.

MEXICO ClI,. Jun" Gothic trst
automobile over constructed in Mexico.
appeared recently in tn" capital having
como from Monterey. whcrc. 1t is said.
arrangements arc being made for build
ing tho machine in quantities.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16

If The farmers ever expect TO get that
daylight saving law repealed. they will
have to lure President Wilson out tn the
country for a vacation some time, and
show him just what they mean
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

All Of the members Of the First
Presbyterian church will meet in the
lecture room this evening to elect some
now m -'nbcrS to tn" official board ana
take up the matter Of illing the Eacan-
cy caused by the resignation or thcir
pastor, Rev. Claude Porter Terry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16

The speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives ruled that>tn declaring he had
heard that members had whisky stored
away. Representative Gallivan did not
violate the rules Nor verac1ty etthar.
perhaps.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-16
RIPPING RHYMES
RERSISTENCE.
BY WALT MASON

Still the flies around me linGer. on
my dome they leave their tracks,
though l swat some with my whin-
ger. butcher others with my axe.
Not an instant do I falter in tho
swatfest pursue. but l say: so
help me. Walter. will Stay ton or
two. Though surviving flies distress
me. drilling deeply in my brow. UNI
born people yet may bless me
the good I'm doing now. II we all
keep kerswatting. there will come a
time. methinks. when no cheap flies
will be trotting on the maps OF hu-
man Einks." OFT the goal is in the
distance, too far OF for us 10 gain;
notwithstanding which. persistence
is the course that's safe and sane.
There Is nothing like endcavor; be
as busy as the ant, though we are
assured well never eat the fruit OF
trees We plant. Shall we cease our
earnest toiling just because tho
pays in doubt? Such a plan I
charge with spelling many good
though weary scout. II is vain *
sit down weeping. vain to sing KS
spa.ring tunes: though somS
do the reaping. let US
ing pruneS,noza1
Jackson County journal., 1919-09-05
NeutraliZed Poison G,e

"Neutralizing ointment" Is one of
the latest war inventions. 1t is pub
HcIy revealed in an official description
OF the protective devices against gas
attacks issued to our troops. The
mask, with its contained chemicals
Tor neutralizing any poisonous fumes
mat creep in Is familiar. But one so
called gas Is liquid and because of
itS blistering effect the soldiers have
gwen 1t the name of mustard gas
Nhen an area is drenched with the
stuff the menace may persist for many
days. The peril is not from the Iiouid
itself. Mustard gas burns through the
clothing, and makes painful wounds
where the flesh is reached. The newly
invented ointment must apparently be
rubbed all over the body, as well as on
face and hands, to protect the SOL
der when the enemy's bursting shells
are spraying this horrible gas about
Jackson County journal., 1919-09-05
NEEDED A COURSE HIMsEI +
why onaboy Visitor Failed to I'M
press Merchant With His Offer
to Improve the Memory.

The shabby visitor laid his hat unon
chalr, and, drawing a booklet from
MS pocket, approached the merchant
prince.
Il can tell you," he said. show r.
become a great success; how to win
independence for life."
Three seconds gone. from the min
ute I'm giving you," said the mer-
chant.
nave here" went on the thinker
an lnfallible memory system. Mas
ter 1t, and you will master the world
You will not forget to post the letter
your wife gave you this morning. and
you can do without that worsted on
your finger"
Ihy trouble" said the merchant els
that l can't find a reliable system for
forgetting things I want to. Your min
ute's up
Sadly the visitor departed, but tw,
minutes later he returned to the offic.
DreathleSsly and excited.
i forgot my haiti" he said.
Jackson County journal., 1919-09-05
COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
hostess Saw Reason for ThankfuIn.se
In View Set Forth by Her
Young Visitor.

Out on the east side the other aft
ernoon a group Of women were having
a porch party. Now, all except one
were married, and the married ones
constantly talked to the one Young
spinster on the subject of getting mar
red, They even went so far as TO
suggest some candidate for her hand
And of one the young woman said
"Oh' he wouldn't do. He's been mar
red, and I've not yet reached that
stage where l have to take widower."
Absolute silence followed that re-
mark. With wild start the girl real
ized that three of the women present
including the hostess, were second
wives. She was just beginning TO
reach the most painful stage of en-
barrassment, when the hostess laughed
easily, and tried to utter a remark that
would put everybody at ease. "Thank
goodness you haven't" she said.
"Otherwise you might be in nv shoes
and l In yours. s."-Indianapolis News,
Jackson County journal., 1919-09-05
Just Once! Try Dodson's Liver Tone!
lake No Ca!ome|! Listen To Me!
Ii bilious, constlpated, headachy or SICK guarantee
renet without taking dangerous calomel
which sckens and salivatos

Stop using calomel! It makes Won
sick. Don't lose days work. If Won
feel lazy, sluggish, bilious or consti-
pated, listen to me!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver.
which causes necrosis of the bones
Calomel, when it comes into contoc
with sour bile, crashes into 1t. break.
ing it up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If YOU
are "all knocked out" If your liver is
torpid and bowels constipated or Won
have headache, dizziness coated tom
que, If breath is bad or stomach sour
just try spoonful of harmless Dod-
sons Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to anv
drug store and get a bottle of Dodson,s
Liver Tone for few cents. Take
spoonful tonight, and If it doesn't
Jackson County journal., 1919-09-05
He Was Found Hanuino.

which lay beneath the boys feet, and
was opened at a particularly lurid
scene, which the police think the boy
was trying to re-enact.
The title of the book was 'The
Young Wild West Holding the Hill :;
or the Fight for the Cave of Gold" In
the picture, which had evidently
struck the boys fancy, boy dressed
IN a scouts costume was being low
cred into an open grave by a band af
cowboys. The boy in the picture was
trussed up with ropes and was being
buried alive.
Beneath the picture was printed ::
Let him go, boys!' shouted the leader
OF the band. If the end of the plank
sticks out little, it will mark the
spot where the champion death shot
was buried alive. Down with him p"
The accepted theory of the cause of
the hanging is that young Shubert was
thrilled by the picture and by similar
scenes he had read about or seen in
the movies, and was trying to stage
'make-believe" hanging 1t is thought
that after hanging" himself he in
tended to take the rope off his neck
and tie it around his arms and legs
IN the same way ''the champion death
shot was tied in the picture, and then
imagine himself being buried alive. If
he had carried out his plan, the grave
OF the picture would probably have
been represented by the bathtub over
which the boy hanged himself.