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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
THE CITY TAX RATE

The city OF Wheeling proposes this
year to raise the tax levy to so cents
on the hundred dollars. This will be
~ increase Of IS cents over the rate Of
last year. and the highest rate which
has ever been imposed in Wheeling
Even with this rate. however taxes in
Wheeling for municipal purposes will
be considerably lower than other cities
of the size OF Wheeling in the United
States, and lower than those OF any
other city of any Importance in tho
state Of West Virginia
s It has been recognized by all persons
familiar with city affairs that the tax
rate for Wheeling must be Increase!
this year. For over twelve years IT,.
levy has been maintained at the 35-ccnt
agure. in spite Of the fact that the rev.
enues Of the city from other sources
-were being constantly lessened. Fifteen
ysars ago the city had some revenue
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

nized with an equal voice. its purposes
and ideals had the sympathy of the civ
flizcd world and particularly Of the
United States. When the extremists
took control and began war OF de-
structIon on business. on industry, on
wealth. and particularly when the Boil
sheviS leaders showed a willingness to
trade with. even to assist the agents OF
Germany. sympathy IN this country nat
uraIly faded away. On the other hand.
the Kolchak movement. and all other
anti-Bolshevik movements in Russia
haYe savored entirely too much Of car
ism and the old bureaucracy to receive
much support from America.
The Russian revolution is following
with curious exactitude the course OF
the French revolution. Autocracy Is
overthrown- Moderate Republicanism,
which brought about the overthrow. has
DCcn ~ 1tiNANSRiASth SSiA NNiiNt'
and now the leaders OF radicalism. after
delugc Of blood. are beginning. chem
selves. to see that their rule is imprac-
ticable and impossible, that the only
prosperity for their country IS in a gov
eminent OF law and order. in which all
classes arc recognized and which will
protect all men in their daily work
Lenine and Trotzky may be over
thrown, just as Robespierrc and Danton
were, and may pay with their lives for
their brief and bloody rule. but the Rus
sian revolution has come to stay. The
hands Of time will not be turned back.
and whatever government is established
In Russia IS certain to give to the rco-
pie wider political freedom and greater
opportunities for education and for use
full employmNt than they have had be-
fora
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
RIPPING RHYMES
ENVIRONMENT.
By WALT MASON.

hear men say. sometimes.
Great Scott. This is the village
God forgot! There is no chnuc" for
me 10 rise. in this old burg Of moss
back guys" Then they GO forth.
upon n day, to fairrr pastures far
away: and there they find things
just rs bad as in their own ahLn-
don"d grad. 1t cuts no icc whrr"
genius dwellS: wC'll always 81" II
wearing bells. The man who has
the goods may &" 10 desert waste
or arctic snow. and thcr" hangs out
his modest sign. and he viii find
that trade is I'm" ours is 4 Gu'ct
dreamy town. but il would hold no
fellow down. If some youth shows
the proper fire. with wrench or harr-
mcr. brush or Tyre. men drop their
work for half day. |" help hm
upward on his way. With proper
StuffinE in your head. rhcr" l@n't
any town 50 dead thar ynu can't ut
Swath right there. and nineteen
kinds Of laurclS wear. And IN he
dCadcSt. graycSt town man may
win world rcnown. If you. fair
reader. where you are. can't hitch
your wagon I" n star. you couldn't
do the trick -in cork. III B"$ion.
Joplin or New Nrrk.
Copyright by George Matthew Adam!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
STREET CAR RATES

Complaint against tho zone system Of
collecting street car fares within city
territory Is general. The street car
companies. as a rule. have made the
mistake Of trying TO measure their
service by mileage. With the need Of
new revenue. they have not had the
courage to Ak a uniform rate in crowded
Territory. but have tried to lay the
heavy burden upon the suburbanite.
seeking to draw from relatively small
fares to meet their growing charges.
A street car company should charge
for It's work in proportion to the cost
OF service. and street car service can
not be measured accurately by mileage.
The function Of a street car line Is to
carry passengers in city and suburban
territory. To do this It must keep UP
an expensive plant 1t must invest thou
sands Of dollars, not only in tracks, but
in power plant. in cars and in a work
ing organization It must keep all this
plant in a condition Of readiness to serve
the needs Of the public. and readiness to
serve is the greatest factor Of street
car companys service to the public. The
readiness to serve charge is the most
important element Of a street car fare.
and that element should figure Just as
much in the charge for the ride Of two
blocks as it should in the charge for
the ride Of two miles. Based on the
value IF the service rendered. therefore,
IT Is impossible to regard a 1o-cent fare
to nearby suburbs as equitable when the
scent fare is allowed within the city
limits.
The 1ntelligencer believes that the
wisest and best policy for the street car
companies is to ask and obtain a uni
form increase in rates in all Of the ter
ritory which they have hitherto carried
passengers for five cents. There are
certain well-defined limits to what is
city territory. In those limits the low
est fare should prevail. If the uniform
scent fare was a good thing in our city
territory under conditions Of three and
four years ago, why isn't a uniform ad-
vance in rate applicable to all territory
the right thing now?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
THE TELEPHONE RATE

Under the proposed new telephone
rates farmers telephones will cost about
$33 per year. When the various lines in
Ohio county were first built. rate of
SIS yea2 was made. The Intelligcnccr
doubts II the telephone company will be
able to show that there, has been an in
crease OF over 100 ar cont in operating
charges. particularly when the in
crease OF telephones in g. given number
Of miles Of hne Is considered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

Great quantities Of cGgs, butter. meat
and poultry are undoubtedly held in cold
storage. Tho government has the power
TO force the owners Of these goods to
put Thorn on the market. A llttl" action
along this line would do more than
much lawmaking.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

BUCKHANNON-As means Of
guarding against natural Gas shortages
and insuring continued operation Of Its
plant. the Equitable Glass Co.. OF this
city has arranged to erect . coal-gas
producer plant on the Lee Keer farm
at Peck's Run station. The manufac-
tured gas will be piped to it, plants
here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
WILL ASK P1os1cuEIo1

Commissioner Walter s. Hallanan stated
today that should any of the slayers OF
VIII Farley. prohibition officer who was
murdered M his home on Harris Creek
in Logan county. be captured no would
ask the judge Of the Seventh yudictal
circuit to cali a special grand jury for
the Indictment Of the prisoners.
Nothing had been heard TO-DAY ftpm
the posse In Logan county, NJ. HealA.
nan said. except that they had arrived
in the vicinity Of the murder.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
STATE NEWS


CHARLESTON-Fcd aid projects
apnrovcd by the state Road Commission
arc: 10 miles Of concrete work Logan
Mitor Junction road Logan county 10
cost sS9.3SO half federal aid two m'ics
concrete work. Morgan county between
Berkeley Spring and Hancock. 2''""'
,,olr federal aid: seven miles grade work
on Fisher and Reynolds Gap Road. Har-
DIV county. st3T75. of which S2l.ss' Is
federal and: four miles watcroound ma
cadam. Union Roncev"rtc road. Monroe
county. $685. nn half federal AID; '.5'
miles rcsurcacinG work in JEFFERSON
county between Harpcr's Ferry ana
Charles Town, ST7.39u half federal ala.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
second deputy Comptroller Of the
Treasury under the nrst Cleveland ad-
miniStration. -.

MADIsON-Thc Pond Ford Creek and
Blad Knop Railroad is to be extended
five miles up Pond Greek for the pur-
virgin forest in Boone County. II Is one
of the few large tracks Of virgin tim
Der remalning in West Virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

KEYSER-W'hile out hunting on the
Piedmont Road the other day. Denny
Morrell shot down a golden eagle. the
first killed in this section in many
years. 1t measured twenty-nine inches
from head TO tail and wing spread OF
six-feet four inches.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

According 10 IN" railroad school Of
political economy. the less work We do
The richer wo get.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

FhIRMONT-Elks from all sections
Of West Virginia have signihod their
intention Of attending tho annual STATE
II i. q. T.. convention hero september
10 and II. An claborat" program or
hus,ncss and entertainment will mark
the meetings. Several speakers o.
national prominence have been invited
to make addresses.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

this number. 43 were killed in the mines.
four in metal working. ono in municipal
utilities. ono in public utilities. one in
lumber. ono in chemical manufacturing.
, and ono for contractors work.
Injuries reported numbered l,S23 and
applications received were 1855. \ to-
tai Of 20S6 claims were disposed OF.
The non-fatal injuries. reported were:
coal mining $50: lumber l06; mining cx-
elusive of coal 20: clay products ll5:
metal working 500: public utilities 40;
chemical industries 80: textiles 81:
warehouse IL: contractors 95; explosives
|: printers 10: food products &c and
miscellaneous 33.
FAIRMONT-A local post of the
American Legion is 10 be formed soon
by the returned soldiers and other ser
vice men OF Marion County. The post
will be given the name of the Fred
Hcntzclman Post OF Marion County. in
honor Of the young soldier who lost his
life on tho battlenelds OF France last
summer Homer c. Toothman. is al
the head the committee which is
, getting the post established here.
CLARKSBURG-Lloy D. Griffin.
sheriff Of Harrison county. has broken
county's record for the collection Of
taxes and other revenues during the
! last fiscal year, mis- annual report just
complied shows. a total of &l.12S. o65
was collected from all sources. or this
a little more than onc-million was COL
lccted in taxes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14
throw a girl out Of job. would you:
Miss Dlmpty, meet Mr.. Quorum
ri IQnrl

Dada dada. Here comes the price
That's right. a wedding. rcbrcco
nuorun with the rcsourccfulncs5 and
daring that won him military h"n"rS.
married Miss Dimpty. and she Qdit
work because woman's pla"" IS IN IN"
home. and he got his Job back at once.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

RLESTON-Rickard r. Mcmahon
OF this city. has been appointed law
clerk in the office Of the Comptroller OF
the Treasury at Washington by Presi-
dent Wilson without examination under
Civil service rule. Mr.. Mcmahon was
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

(Tcmorrow Tho fail Of Genera
Siruttcrs." "A rafting military yarn win
u well hidden moral. Don't miss ~
Protected by George Matthew ADAMS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

FAIRMONT-Consti Day Will M
celebrated in Fnirmont. September Il
Mayor Anthony Bowman is III charg'
e program arrangements.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

MNRTINSBI 'RG-C0nSum"rs "f Fair
mont, will start II high cost of living
war in the near future when the city
viii scu nj cost, car load Of sugar
which it purchased from the Sugar
EQUALIZATION Board.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

BUY WAR sAy1llas sTAlr.
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Mayor Anthony Bowman is III charg'
e program arrangements.
MNRTINSBI' RG-tnnsum"r of Fair
mont, will start high cost Of living
war in the near future when the CITY
Will sell at cost. car LOAD OIL sugar
which il purchased from the Sugar
Equalization Board.
MARTINSBI' RCi - Characterization
meetings ut various limestone quarries
in this section. where numerous foreign
crs arr employed arc being held daily
at the noon hour and in -" iatc ht'Cr-
noon by tho Y. NJ. G. =. Local minis
r.rs and lawyers arc addressing the
gatherings.
'NTTNGTON-Dirc of tho
l'n!on Bank & Tyus, Co. have decided
tn share profits with tho employees 10
tho "xtcn, "f 20 nCr cent. after s"r"n
p"r cont. Of the not earnings is
set aside for the capital stock and sur
plus.
HV'NTINGTON-Iohn f. Sage, for
MGR principal Of tho Enslow Junior
high school here. has been named "du"a-
iional director OF tho West NirgihiH
war loan organization ny STATE blt'''"I
John T.. Norman.
Z. j. Notorious field director OF tho
organization has been promoted {"
field director for the entire Firth Federal
Reserve District with headquarters at
EiChmond. Va.
CHARL ESTON-C0lorcd people Of
the state. afflicted with tuberculosis, arc
not taking advantage OF the opportunity
afforded for treatment at the state sani-
larium at DCnmar, according TO DIR. f.
l.. Stephenson. president Of tie State
Board OF Control.
This hospital is located in an ideal
spot for thr purpose in Pocahontas
county.
CLARkSBURG-Thc annual report Of
I. l.. SwirCr. Harrison county assessor.
made public recently. shows that the
assessed valuation of property in the
county this year is S9S.744.SSS. an in
crease OF S2.lT?.512 over last year.
CHARLESTON-Thc were 50 fatal
itics in the industries OF West Virginia
during the month of July. according TO
the report of the state compensation
commissioner. issued yesterday. or
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-14

A significant dispatch from London.
England. reads as follows:
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CLARkSBURG-THc annual report Of
l. l.. SwicCr Harrison county assessor.
made public recently. shows that the
assessed valuation of property in the
county this year is S9S.I44SSS. an in
crease Of S2.l7?.572 over last year.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
BURGLARS TAKE HAM NOW
High Cost Of Living Has Made Them
Change Loot.

High cost Of living has changed the
methods of thieves and burglars at
Dallas, Tex. Instead of stealing jewell
ry and silverware, burglars are steal.
ing shoes, hams, eggs and bread. Dur
ing the past week fifty persons whose
houses have been burglarized have re-
ported the loss Of shoes and foodstuffs,
but found their valuables intact.
"With shoes selling at from $12 to
$50 and ham worth $5, 1t is no won-
der that thieves prefer these to piece
of silverware," say the police. "Then
the burglar can sell the shoes without
suspicion. He gets So per pair for
them, and If he happens to grab eight
or ten pairs while folks are at the
movies he has done good days work.
You can't identify shoes after Sec
ond-hand dealer has them five minutes.
Folks will have to put their extra shoes
In the safety vaults of the bank If they
expect to keep them these days"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
School Notes
District No. S, EveIine.

District No. 5, Eveline is busy "doing
things" Their Eighth Grade is Or
ganized with Orville Boyer as president,
Marvin Anderson as secretary, and
Daniel Lynn as treasurer
They have adopted a school yell.
whats the matter with District No.
81" They're all right" "Who's all
right?" District No. 5, Eveline. FIVE,
five, Eveline. BOYS, boys. 4.
GIRLS, girls. Number Five, Eveline,
Rah, rah, rah.
The Eighth Grade and some of the
older children from other grades are
deep in practical agriculture, being in
terested just now in the best breed of
dairy cow, her value to the farmer. and
how to improve the quality of her milk
and amount of butter fat
The Sixth Grade recorded the high
est number OF credits the past week.
Credits are given on attendance pun
ctuality, department, and lessons.
The Third Grade are rejoicing in new
readers and are making good progress
in their work. New, clean books are
an incentive to better work.
The Fourth Grade are much interest
ed in the stndy of Hiawatha's Friends,
reading portion and making a careful
study of it each day.
A Pie Social was held at the school
house recently when something more
than 800 was cleared. This money is
to be used to procnre necessary equip
ment for warm meals for the children
during the cold winter months.
AT this same meeting Parent Tea
chers Club was organized with Mrs. p.
Mason as president, Mrs. Frank Green
man as secretary, and Mr.. Meggison as
treasurer. II is the plan of the club to
do some real practical work during the
winter.
Question. "What is river basin?''
Answer "a river basin is where the
state does not have any river, so they
use the state basin,"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
School Commissioners
Notes
May l.. Stewart, Commissioner
Teachers Rejoice---HOpeful News
Concerning the Institute.

No answer was received from the
state department in response to the
commissioners letter of the eleventh
nor to one directly following that. On
the twenty-first, the commissioner Sc nj
q night letter as follows:-
Supt. Thos. E. johnson,
Lansing, Michigan.
"My two letters of recent date remain
unanswered. If you will appoint mid
November institute, can make arrange.
ments before leaving for Detroit Few
OF Charlevoix County Teachers will
attend state institute. Nearness of date
can not hinder success of state meeting
II seems that Mr.. johnson had been
away from the office and his assistants
had Aeft all institute correspondence
awaiting his arrival. On October 18th,
he had written as follows:-
81 am doing my best to get you an in
stitute and hope for one during the
month of November. am sure you
will realize that there are good many
problems in the way of getting talent.
1t is customary to schedule these people
during the winter and | was not in the
office at that time, but | am endeavoring
to take care of YOU"
Cordially yours,
T. Z. johnson.
On October 23rd telegram came as
follows from Lansing:
"We wrote you October 18th. Hard
to get right talent. Four counties to.
gether there. Will try to get notice to
you by end of next week. See letter OF
October 18TH"
+. E. JOHNSON.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
SCOPE OF THE
FOURTEENTH
CENSUS EXTENDED

= That the Fourteenth Decennial Gen.
sus, on which the actual enumeration
work will begin January 2, 1920, is to
be the most important ever taken is
shown by the fact that the Act of Con-
gress providing for this census express
ly increased the scope of the inquiries
so as to include forestry and forest pro-
ducts, two subjects never covered
specifically by any preceding census
act.
The inquiries to be made relating to
population, manufactures, mines, quar-
ries and agriculture were also extended
in their scope by Congress, the keenest
interest over the forthcoming census
having been shown by the members Of
the census committees of both the
House and Senate while the law was
under consideration.
The statistics gathered on mining will
include all oil and gas wells. Many
startling developments in this important
branch of the Nations resources are
looked for by census officials. The
figures gathered in Texax, Oklahoma
and Kansas will no doubt prove to be
those most eagerly sought for, as shown
by induiries already received by the
Census Bureau.
The compilation and gathering of for
estry and forest products statistics will
be in charge of special force of ex-
perts. The accurate and comprehensive
figures gathered concering this vital
natural resource will be much in demand
and the comparisons made with con-
ditions existing before the war will be
of great interest.
Agricultural statistics will likewise be
the subject of special effort on the part
of the Census Bureau as the importance
of farming is being realized by the
average citizen far more than ever be-
fore.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31
STRAW INCREASES
CROP PRODUCTION.

That straw is far too valuable 10
leave in the stack, and that its use as a
top dressing for fall seeded crops will
materially increase the yield of those
crops is the opinion OF DR.. M. M. Nc
Cool, soils specialist of the Michigan
Agricultural College experiment sta
tion. While the value of straw as
measured by the benefits TO the crops
grown varies greatly, conservative
estimates place the minimum at not
less than $3.50 a ton, under present
conditions.
1T is becoming common and pro.
fitable practice, where there is not
sufficient livestock on the farm to pass
the straw through the barnyard, to dis.
tribute it on the land, rather than to
allow it to remain in the stack and de.
cay" says DR.. McCool. "The material
may be'applied before the land is plow.
ed or used as a top dressing for fall
seeded crops.
"The benefits are attributed to the
catching and holding of the snow on
exposed situations, decreasing winter
injury, and retarding both wind and
water erosion Of the land. In addition,
straw carries appreciable quantities oil
nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
which, along with some of the mineral
portions OF the soils, become available
to crops when decay takes place. Even
il the value Of straw is very conserva
lively placed, seldom is ii profitable tc
permit straw stack to rot down in
place or to be burned.
Before the snow flies is good time
to distribute il on the land"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-10-31

The children are much interested in
the study of birds, both because they
love the birds and because of the value
to the farmer. They have collected
many different kinds of nests,-orioles,
vireos, robins, chipping sparrows, gold
finch, blue jay, black bird, cuckoo,
ground sparrow, being in the list. II is
their plan to feed and protect the birds
during the severe winter months and
thus keep them in the vicinity. A
goodly number of juncos and chick
adees are already near neighbors to the
school house.
The school is Tearing valuable lessons
in community service. The "men" OF
the school are being held responsible
for keeping a supply of wood in the
house, and the girls for keeping the
room in "apple pie" order.