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ties. The result has been that during
the recent rainy spell in the east no less
than fifteen accidents occurred. in which
ten plenes were demolished and two
pilots killed. The pcnny-wise adminis-
tration of the airplane service has
brought such Generalization 70 the NOR
ale of the corps Of flyers that two OF
them recently refused to 80 up in plano
during thick fog. They were promptly
dismissed blythe Washington officials.
whereupon score Of their brother swat
ors threatened to strike II they were not
Immediately reinstated. The threat was
met by a refusal to take back the dis
missed men. and the, strike was on, Sec
ont Assistant Postmaster General frae-
ger insisted that they must comply with
the departments orders to fiy with the
mail, and, where flying conditions arc
such that they cannot operate. have the
option TO resign"
If that language means anything at
all. II Is that the men have the altcrna-
tive Of being killed or losing their posi-
lions. The department says fly" and
IL the experienced aviator secs that
weather conditions mean certain death
TO him II he attempts flight, he can
throw up his Job and go home.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05

The producers Of Am' r,ca ar" on the
threshold Of a new "rft, MYrhu Inc
threshold stretches that vast area ""
are accustomed Ia fall foreign markets.
The first and essential step toward IN"
nrOtccriorl Of IN" American investor n
tn" foreign field IS IN" adoption OF
national policy for n" extension or our
foreign trad" and for tho proi"c't"n al
the lIvcS and property of Americans wh"
ar" willing and anxious /" enter lh'"
tina, field
In the past our Investments haN" h""n
confined To Il few larC" companies when
were willing To trust tn their own cf-
forts for protection: hut no investment
on a large seal" ~ possible unless Inc
bankers If the country can distribute"
foreign securities among the investing
public generally.
The small investor - naturally loath
10 risk his savings IN foreign enter
priscs without the aSSuranC" that Il"
will receive adequate government pro-
lection.
Such policy mus, not h" confined 10
any t1lc Of the great political parties
bu; must bcCum" 4 national ana hA"d
American tradition.
\ single incident will scrl" aS an
illustration. Tho War Trade lrt"lii""nr"
bureau. which duIirE tn" war passed on
all import and export licenses with re-
gard to the enemy or non-"n"mN rhar-
actcr OF conSIGnor and cons Gn"''. and
which ais" was charged with IA" pre-
paratIon and revision uf the hlaCkllStS,
sought 10 replace enemy houses N South
America which had been forced out or
business with American or Anglo
Franco American capital.
On one occasion n" suggestion vas
made OF taking over a large German
owned public utility corporation. whlf h
was at that time almost bankrupt by
n syndicate Of British and American
capitalists.
The matter came TO tho attention OF
one of our largest manufacturing con-
Germs whose president had expressed
his interest in the proposition and his
desire to invest. Tho president Of this
concern added. however. that he would
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HIRED TO COMMIT SUICIDE

The petty economies that have worked
such havoc with other branches Of tho
mail service have been extended to tho
air mail division. II IS understood that
recent requests were made by tho postal
aviators for certain improvements in
their machines that would lessen the
danger of flight. They asked for stabil-
izers. worth SIS each. to show whether
their planes were on an even keel in a
fog. It is said the application was de-
MED by the second assistant postmaster
general on the ground that stabilizcrs
were too expensive. Complaint has also
been made that lighter and slower ma
chimes should take the place Of the heavy
high-spccd craft now in use. In misty
or foggy weather it is said that the lat
ter type makes flying exceedingly dan
gcrous because OF the very low visible
ity. Attention has been called by the
pilots to IN" fact that some Of their
planes had been repaired so many times
that tho, were unsafe to travel in.
It. is claimed that all Of those requests
have been denied by the postal authori-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
RIPPING RHYMES
COURAGE.
BY WALT MASON.

Sometime things SOON All az
io,r,rd IN this weary path we treao;
10 are CALLED and disappointed. ana
a., u,eb that We were dead. Ana
;, g = foolish habit. letting or'nE
,r,rdrnns start: man should mover
bc n rabbit. h" should have no"
heart. II IN" lion heart ~ lacN'ns;
h. can >rl pretend it's there anu
his burden blIth"ly packing SUI"
~, SUMMONS Of dispair. ] am prone
- ya.r rcrinlng when | s'rlke
y.n nr grief; its my natur" 10 ~
v.b.r.rr and to paw around ana
hrrr. hur hv long and earnest prac-
,,rr rye acquired a ch""rfui 'front.'
o.I 7 rhnrtlc when tho fact IS. rrarS
v.nrIJ Soon tho proper stunt. "'
rho tinhnrn grlcfs assemble. th"E
will think I'm not afraid: though
my rabbit heart may tremhle
nrr,cnd I'm undismaycd. And inc
huff will work. I'll bet you; ana
'rwiII work as we'll for YOU: don't
t., worry scare or fret YOU. 1h'm
The beast md muttcr Shoo.
Nerves a thing that som" !nher''
easily all Ills th"y'v" dared; put w"
show a crcar"r merit VIII" pretend
we are not scared.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
NAVY VEGETABLES

Admiral SimmS said at dinner IN
New York.
IT'S no wonder that tn" Turkish navy
failed 10 do much III I'll" war. The Turks
we're never a maritime people.
"'rhc story goes. III fact. that when
they came 10 set up navy in Turkey.
they were very much embarrassed by
The shortage Of laval words IN their
Language. They had no word for main
sail, no words for forc-top-gallant. and
so on.
To got over tho difficulty. tho Turks
tied different vegetables md tn" like 1"
the different sails and ropes. and the
men learned their duties TO such COM
mands as:
Now. then my hcarties. let go the to-
Hoist the potato!
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invest only on he condItIcn that Rr4tlSh
capital should hc largely r"prcSch''d' DIS
that constituted his only assurance uFat
he would receive far treatment.
W. must he prepared l." meet this
issue SUunr"ly--dn We propose To loi-
low a career Of complete isolation or
mnnfully take up The part which the
logic of events has carved out TOT us
Wv must expand in fairness l" our
selves and to III" countries NJ Europe
and south Am"rI"a. which surfer GrleN
ouSly # We stand alO0t. In order 10 OK
rand We must invest. and We cannot IN
vest unless our investments arc pro-
tcrtcd
The right rr an American citizen 70
the nrolrriIun IT his government over
his lifr and uruprrlv when within the
Jurisdiction If Il foreign government has
long brcu recognized. Wherever a cItl-
zen residing in n foreign country, has
hccn denied Justice. h" ~ emitted 70
sock tho assistance Of his government.
This ground for seeking assistance IS
termed a denial of justice. ana Nallu
,tv has been universally recognized ana
iralOuSly guarded by our government
pn several occasions when foreign gov
crnm,ntS hay" promulgated laws o"nh-
ing denial Of JuStIC" or al'cHpllhS
10 limit tho right Of foreigners 10 ap-
peal to their Go"crnmrits the lnitrd
states has protested and served hotlc"
that they could recognize II" Such rlGh'
and has insisted upon IN" general rulc
of international law that where d'-
nal Of Justice has occurred IN inc
opinion Of tho complaining goV"rnmrht
il will be considered a proper ground
for diplomatic intervention.
When We realize that tho du"suSn CT
governmental protection is purely arad'-
mic as regards cur relations win inc
largo countries Of Europe. Il is din
cult to imagine any cases where tho
adoption "r an embargo policy would
not h" sufficient to cnforC" tho de-
mandS "t our government. If, however.
cvrn this method shoula fail thor" al
ways remains as last resort show OF
force-which means war.
Copyright 1870
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million acres Of fertile land 70 yield
more plentiful supply Of food than It
ever yielded before. Canada boasts OF
an experimental farmer whose work for
the farmers OF the Dominion has rivaled
that Of the wizard. Burbank. in the
United States. Seagcr Wheeler Is this
mans nome, and he owns famous ex-
detrimental farm in the Saskatchewan.
Fifteen years ago he developed the Mar
ouis wheat. which ripened a week earlier
than the Red Fife wheat. which then
was tn, staple wheat of Canada week
in the short summer months Of Canada
means much, and the Marquis wheat was
grown successfully a hundred miles fur
thcr north than Red Fife wheat ever
had ben grown. But Wheeler was not
satisfied with the Marquis wheat He
hunted for still more rapidly matur-
ing plant. A sample Of wheat found its
way 10 Canada from Australia 1t was
a cross between wheat and Nepaul bar
Icy. Wheeler experimental with 1t, and
after years Of trial, the new Red Bobs
wheat was developed. which natures
even more rapidly than the Marquis
wheat. end added another hundred miles
Of territory to the Canadian wheat belt.
Through the work Of Wheeler. many mill
lions of Canadian acres which never be-
fore grew wheat are now wheat produc-
crs, and still moro millions will be
added 10 the wheat fields.
This is the work worth while. Greater
than men who lead armies and win vic
tories on the field Of battle; greater than
the statesman who cheats his neighbors
out of a province; greater even than the
inventor is the man who helps grow the
food Of the people and makes it plentiful
for the use Of the people
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Award Of $4,000 insurance to

office. Award or Sln.uOU lnSuTdlCC "
Mrs Jcnri" Gray. Of Moundsvillc. Al the
rate If So = month and s@n month ad-
GiriunaI from the compensation board as
p dcpcndcnt mother of tho late frtNn'"
John Gray who was killed IN hattie IN
France: Ccrtitirat" Of naturalization. So
cured and sent to Nirzcnzo Franzcll"'
Of RaincvilC. who WAS na,urallZcd n!
training t.amp zen bloc" before he de-
parted with his regiment 10 France from
where hc has hut recently returned 10
his home: Same in case Of Fasci kaKas-
nkaloclv. of aA-caniown; passport Sc
cured for Sporlndlo Ccrvi. Of New Cum
hcrInrd who returns to Italy lonS
enough {" t"kc unto himself bride
who Will r., turn with him: application
made for passport for i. w. Stewart OF
ErccmanshurC. to travel in ireland; filed
Disability claim with war risk insurance
bureau for Kdcnn H. Toothman. OF ralr-
mont: took up with Tho pension commas
sionar TN. claim Of Mrs. Annie Johnson
of I.cwishurE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
TIE WAR DEPARTMENT AND
FOOD SUPPLIES.

Tho dcha;c IN congress "a N" rssoIu-
Z ton requiring III" war department 10 VI
der the sale Of It's surplus food supplies
roro,Is some astounding facts. RcprH-
sentative Wood. Of Indiana. made the
ch.rgge tb., the war department had en-
/ ..r.d into a secret agreement with IN"
National Gamers association by winch
II WAS 70 keep two hundred million cans
~ vexetables OF the market until late
this fail. Representative Reaves' OF Ne
hr..ka, chairman Of the subcommittee
Investigating quartcrmastcr's supplies
charged:
That IT was the policy of Secretary OF
War Baker 10 withhold the food from
! tber market 10 protect the Gamers pack
ers and other food dealers.
That the war department entered INTO
. a.An,te agreement with Frank Gerber
nrsuident of the National Gamers as
sociation. TO keep all army canned Vese-
.~a,a. i,ff RE market until after canning
season this fall.
THAT the war department. after con,
cutting only the big packers. PROMISED
"a nae its efforts to dispose OF the toou
sh-oad and that Herbert Hoover. az ao-
r,inistrator of foreign relief. was aSN'u
e. n,, tho food in this country ana snip
a, 90 france. despite the fact that the ~
= F. had a large surplus there.
rh,t the war department qulhol"d oE'"
,,.t how much surplus It had until 'a''
a., Ma all the time knowing at the UNIV
/, ~ the armisticc supplies were on mama
o.. fon 900 men for eight mohthS'
That large quantities OF the Io",'
/, x,.ltino,e and Norfolk. Va inc'uu,ns
sno 900 pounds Of ham ana co'S'"V
bacon. have spoiled as the ."Sut' ~ ~.
gin to deterioratc.
<-,1 ~ the country had been comman-
,..-.a nv the war department. MT
p.vss declared. and most Of 1t kept IN
.,,,s o, the fact that the army was De-
+,g r.nidly demobilized: that the mon LOT
,, tbe food was for. were no longer
IN the camps, but. on the contrary were
beins returned to civilian life. The soar
!: ing Of prices was bound to continue 50
long as the war department continued
its insane policy. 1t was the weii-dehnee
n,an Of the secretary OF war to keep the
army food from the American people
who bought and paid for it. and to cx-
< r,oi, !, IN order to protect the interests
OF big business. and this testimony was
iaworn 10 by department officials them
selves. The department has already
been directed by Congress TO market this
!, surplus food products. The suggestion
-. that the withholding Of these foods from
the normal channels Of trade was done
for the purpose Of favorins larg" produce
.,1 ,n+erests Is well worthy OF most
& careful investigation.
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MAKING FINE RECORD

BY Passing the tcndcrfoot and second
class test within the short space o.
few weeks. Scout William Stoop' haS
broken all local scout records IN tho
Wheeling district. Scout Stoop Is now AZ
camp Happy. on Big Wheeling creek
where the local scouts have been receive
ing instructions for several weeks.
Directors who have been watching ~
work Of this young lad predict thAk -
will have an cnviablc record be1Oo. -
camp closes for the suminer. j h0ll
course in field and water sports Ar -
ing given the, boys ana -
among the boys II high.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
Our Daily Story
Guess Again, Cordovsn.

Cordovan Blimp took off his shoes
and put on his slippers.
"Oh, Cordovan." exclaimed Mrs. Rlimp
you can't guess what 1 did for you
today. You'll be so pleased and overjoyi
ed and delighted"
We'll. we'll. you've sewn hooks and
eyes on my pyjamas at last" bcamcd
Bltnp.
NO, bettern that! Guess again. Cor
dovan."
Blimp thought deeply.
well, we'll. you've stuffed out the hol'
low in my side OF the bed" h" crl"d.
"Oh. no much bcttern that. Guess
again. Cordovan."
Blimp nearly thought himself into a
headache.
well. we'll" he cxultcd. "you'v" had tho
plumber come In and fix the leak in the
dining room ceiling. and now ] won't
have TO cat with my hat on any moro"
"Oh, Cordovan, a thousand times bot
tern that! I've cleaned out all your
pipes with soap and water and scrub
bling brush and they all look Xix" new"
There was a dull and fairly sickcninG
thud as Cordovan Blimp, who had spcn'
the last ten years Of his life collecting
and colorins pipes. fell to the floor In a
faint
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
DISCOVER PLATINUM.

PNPEETE. Society Islands. July =
Platinum deposits ar" reported l" nav"
been discovered on the island Of Rurutu
one Of tho Austral group approximately
enn miles south Of Tahiti. A mining
engineer from the United States is IN
vcs,igatinG the reported discovery for
the holders of mining rights here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05

4 hill 10 grant pension Of So
ron,b ,o lanes n compton. Of Hunt
irr,,p has bc,n i.,,rnduCcd in tho Son
MO by Senator Elkins. Passports were
.ocurcd hy Senator Elkins for p. Walker
peterson and wife. uf Wheeling. and Mr.
and Mr.. Frank Hofrstodt. Of Pittsburgh
,Isn letters Of introduction given. who
oro STARTING ON a trip around tho world.
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A REAL PUBLIC BENE-
FACTOR,

/. he is q public benefactor who mak"s
\ two blades Of grass to grow where one
grew before.
). Eow much greater Is he who makes
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Senator Sutherland mas appointed
John V. Freeman. or tlKlns' HSN'St""'
secretary "F IN" commute" on 'n'
sns, Of winch Senator sutherland Is '"e
chairman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05

(Tomorrow-"Ripsha p. Whitecap."
a CHASTITY recital Of crime and punish
ment guaranteed to raise the hair Of tho
bald. Don't miss it,
Protected by George Matthew Adams.
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Tho government. through III" bureau o'
soils Of tn. department Of agriculture
r,, .ru-rlc,rd and issued topographic
uar. Of l'rshur and Barbour c""n'''
uhi,.h Ecrr. sentative Bowers has !" son"
70 those citizens in Barbour count! VIM
u,o,. find them ~ u.s.. and R"Hr"Scn'at'''
rccd ras for all applicants from rSInI
,n,pty These maps arc r"mrl'l" l" u"
r,,nutrst detail. Every KIND ol sou -
shaun every elevation marked 'N''H
c.,rr,bnusr road creek. and. III 'H'I
, liz, or things mapped thai W""'"
too Ionc /, rubbish. Th"s" maps arc y,
no bad for tho asking. and ar" N"'"h"'.
and usciuI To farm"rs. surveyors ''"'''
officers and many others
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05

mato with will
"'All hands aloft to reef tho Dee.
steak" "-EXChangc
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,;nr Eurlcy has h"rn commissioner
y, Woodruff. W. Va.
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BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
Bv PAUL FULLER

Former Head Of War Trade Intelligence in War Trade Board
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
PROTECTION OF anne |CAN INVESTORS

Fixed National Tradition in the Development OF
Foreign Trade
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Hero are a few Interesting items from
the press pad" in Senator sutherland's
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Hill TO- grant 4 pension Of 81"
month /" John w Bailey. of RrIdG"rort
has :,"cn introduced by Representative
Reed. From tn" pension bureau h" nm
nnunr"s pension AT The rate of Sl@ a
month has been granted to Mrs. Column
hia Stalnakcr. Of Troy.
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i hill to reimburse j. T. Slayt"r "
Williamson. IN tn" sum Of Sl.5h". was
int rndur"d IN tn" House by Represent
a,lv. GoodvknuntZ This was money ry-
pended for and IN behalf of Layton +.
Slav,cr. n grandson and soldier. who's"
long illness resulted fatally. II is case
TINT has some. unusual features and. IN
inc Judgment ~ the author Of the bill.
a meritoriouS one.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-26
ALL ABOUT TAXES.

Jackson, Miss, March s. 1919.
To the Tax Assessor:
From inquiries from some asses
sOrs, 1t appears that here is some
misunderstanding as to how the
blank for the assessment of personal
property should be used in listing
certain classes of personal property.
This letter is written for the pur-
pose of furnishing information for
your benefit in making these assess
ments
If the taxpayer make affidavit
that his household furniture is worth
no more than $3.50, and you believe
that it is true statement. you
should not list any of the several
items Hereunder, appearing on the
tax list Only one column appears
on the personal roll for it. At least
seventy per cent of the taxpayers
have less than $3.50 of household
furniture, and are exempt from as
sessment for same Surely, none ex-
cept hotels or rooming places have
more than $3.50 invested in beds
and bedding, and it would be unfair
to other taxpayers for such to es-
cape their portion of the tax burden.
All household furniture in excess of
$3.50 has always been subject to tax
alton. There is no new burden inn
posed by the termination; it carries
the law, which has been in effect
since the creation of the state
There are many luXuries in the
households Of the rich or well-to-do
which have not heretofore appeared
on the tax list blanks (although all
ways taXable) such as cut glass. art
squares, mahogany or other expen-
sive and handsome furniture. There
are art squares in some cities, which
cost more than $500 each Unfor-
tunately, Mississippi has not many.
whose homes are adorned with such
luXuries but the fortunate should
be glad to pay their portions to the
state government. which educates the
youth. pensions the Confederate
soldier, heals the poor, when afflicted
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-26
ORGANIZES DEGREE TEAM.

The degree team of Union Lodge
No. IS, Independent order of Odd
Fellows, has been recognized on a
definite basis with the view of hand
ling all of the degree work of the
lodge. Mr.. ]. Albert Loeb has been
selected as degree master and he is
now busily engaged in reorganizing
the work and getting the team 60
ing good again.
He has enlisted the cooperation
of a large number of the active mem
bers of the lodge and soon the team
will be up to its former standard of
excellence The team drills regu-
larly each week and all the mem
bers are urged to be ON hand.
Following is the personnel of the
team: j. A. Loeb, l. S. Leech, G.
d. Wood, ]. T. Stephenson, A. A.
Breast, d. T. CASTOR, c. L. Lincoln,
H. H. Gunter, ]. NJ. Jemison. E. E.
Chappell, J. r. Gordon. ]. 5. Cook,
r.. o. Brooks, II. NJ. Brewer, ]. S.
Boucher, j. b. Love. r. J. BuRter, A.
E. Love, S. G. Tennille. J. j. Rich
ards, w. A. Deale. J. M. Turner. L.
w. Richardson, V. B. lines, G. B.
IIidder. II. T. Hoffmeister. c. II.
Mays.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-26
NoN-INroxIoATING BEER.

WASHINGTON. March 1s.-An-
swer to when beer is legally beer
and whether it may contain 2 ga
per cent alcohol without being Of
ficially considered intoxicating, was
sought today by internal revenue
bureau officials in existing statutes.
court decisions and administrative
regulations. but with no definite
conclusions.
Pending decision by the legal
division of the bureau and an opin-
ion by Acknowledgement Palmer,
Commissioner Roper declined to say
what he would do in case New York
brewers carry out their announced
intention of resuming manufacture
and sale of beer containing "a per
cent alcohol under President Will
sons recent order permitting the
making of near beer"
Internal revenue bureau officials
held a number of conferences today
at which the subject was discussed.
The bureaus legal experts argued
that all precedents of acts of Con-
gress and OF revenue bureau prac-
tices pointed to the rule that if beer
contains one-half of one per cent
or more of alcohol it is intoxicating
and is taxable as real beer. Drinks
to be soft" Misunderstanding" and
"nonalcoholic" must contain less
than one-half of one per cent alco-
hol, they said. Therefore, it was
argued that the presidents order of
last September 16 forbade the use
of grain or other food products in
beer with one-half per cent
or more alcohol.