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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01
MEMORIAL

Mrs. William Hill. Of the Point Breeze
Farm. has received the following MEM
orial from pinehurst. North Carolina:
The Executive Committee of the
with deep regret Of the sudden death
of DR.. William Hill The committee
recalls very vividly the constructive
work DR.. Hill did here in organizing
tht Sandhill Farm Life School and it
is source OF qualification today to
realize that du" 10 his farsighted plans,
his eminent common sense and his
great ability in administration, tn"
school has more than justified itself
and that it Is generally conceded, by
Staff and Federal Government authori-
ties alike, to be the best Of its kind in
existence.
The Committee further deeply re-
and so visit and friend that all will
recall with the feelings Of deepest af-
lection. To Mrs. Hill and the afflicted
members Of his family the Committee
sends its profound coincidence, and re-
greet over their untimely loss"
Mcpherson. R. f; Wiley, H. \. Page.
Jr. Roger 4. Derby. John r. Mcqueen.
April ID. 1920.
or the men on the committee. all Of
whom were associated with DR.. Hill,
Leonard Tufts Is the owner of the cele-
brated Pinehurst Hotels. H. A. Page.
Jr., is a nephew Of the late ambassador
to Great Britain. and Roger A. Derby
is a brother OF a son-in-law of the late
Theodore Roosevelt.
In writing personally to Mrs. Hill.
Mr.. Derby said: II had very real feel
ing of affection as fell as admiration
for DR.. Hill. and I shall always remem-
Der him as one Of those rare people
that have a big influence on our lives
and character"
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let UPRISING

r.four Soviets are in operation
lnhattan preparing for an uprising
Day l."
he New York Tribune quotes Major
sncer Lorillard, chairman OF the
characterization committee or the Nc"
DIRK American Legion on the ABOVE
80 will soon know whether or not the
rSdisturbances which are predicted Tor
5,tSaSy / do occur, but the gravity OF
y situatton in which public peace Is
~Eahreatened by large number OF organ
,t7ed revolutionists Is not TO be unoer-
Sestinated. There Is no human POSSIBLE
LILY that the few thousand red reVoiu-
4 tA,naries in New York. or in other cities
IS be able permanently to endanger
government. but they may have the
wer TO stop important industrial
ctivities, interfere with traffic and
kHs&sportation and. TO very large de-
hBreeS business.
The Alien agitator within our gate Is
a source Of danger, principally because
of the large amount OF infammaole
k1s9terial on which he has to work. In
khis striking address delivered at the
Market Auditorium Monday night Sen
kator Kenyon Of Iowa. declared that we
shad over S,500,000 foreign born in the
hUnited States who were unable to read
Tor write English, or who could not even
ssign their names in the English lanSu-
tage Many, perhaps most Of these for
eigners arc not bad at heart, but they
kxather themselves together in. their
own little communities, speak their own
tongues, read their own newspapers and
fail to grasp the spirit OF American in
| stitutions. Most Of them come from
countries In. which the common people
ha1e never had political liberty or in
4 dustriel opportunity, 1t is ingrained
4 In them to oppose authority and to
Neyade law. They have been taught to
upon the courts as the machinery
Murder and the public officials as
exenries Of extortion. Among
people, agitators of their own
speech md ready response. and
EN- comes the greatest danger.
ON the one hand We feel that We
IN 81 too lax with our emigration
GWp, opening our gates to too many I'M
ealfabie citizens. on the other hand.
e pressure Of our industries demands
te and more labor each year. This
htry could use three million hardy
)rers IL 1t had them. The farms are
ing for help: the mines. the rail-
b and the factories find themselves
q bic to do the work that they arc
d upon to do. 1t would not be
entirely to shut Off emigration. 4
y of selective direction OF emigra.
night do much to improve con-
by insuring higher class Of
lnts. and by making more general
ntion Of new arrivals over the en-
country. A vigorous program OF
REORGANIZATION. OF education to new
Ebr3ers, carried on by cities and towns
and manufactures generally will do
much to help.
We need the labor OF the old world.
but we do not need it badly enough to
create a peril to American institutions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01
CHAIRMAN HAYS

BY general agreement, viii II. Hays.
present chairman Of the National Rc-
publican committee. will manage the
campaign for the Republican party this
year. Practically all of the present
active candidates for the presidential
nomination have accepted this, General
Wood being the last to make pubic
announcement. Chairman Hays has
made a most favorable impression upon
Republicans generally. He has looked
upon the craftsmanship as an opportun-
ity TO serve and not as an opportunity
TO boss. Under his leadership, partisan
divisions in many states have been
closed up and party dissatisfaction has
been eliminated. Hc has taken no part
in the pre-copvcntion campaign. has
supported no candidate and has opposed
none.
1t can be said with considerable truth
that the failure of Justice Hughes In
the selection Of his national chairman
four years ago contributed more to. his
defeat than, perhaps, any other one
thing. The campaign was mismanaged
from start to finish. 1t was without
policy. without effective organization
and apparently. without even rudi'
mentary knowledge of the political con-
ditions in the country. That mistake
will not be repeated this year. Under
Chairman Hays. the party will go into
the campaign. we'll organized. well
equipped and confident OF victory. The
machinery Of organization is already
intact. in perfect condition ready to
start as soon as the convention names
it's candidates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Oil booms are passing strange and
most unconventional affairs. Let the
thick, black stream Of wealth appear
near town and 1t accomplishes over
night more in the way of city boosting
than the ordinary commercial organt-
cation could do in a generation. But
this dazzling form Of city promotion
can very easily prove embarrassing.
When the oil came to Central West
Texas the machinery Of government
simply broke down under the strain.
Little towns which had been wide places
in the road for decades suddenly be-
came bustling cities Of $500 to 10000
SUPPLEMENTARY all men. Railroads
were inadequate TO handle the freight:
dirt roads" became impossible Dogs In
the wet weather. and the counties had
no funds with which to build new
roads.
and committees went out to find enough
legal residents to incorporate them so
that q government could be establish
ed: but in several instances II was i'm
possible to find over fifty men who
had lived there six months. AS a re-
suit no city government could be organ
lied under the state law. Such was the
early experience Of both New Town and
Dcsdemona.
1t Immediately became necessary to
bridge streams that flowed between
Some newly developing oil fields and
derrick tmbers and steel casing could
be unloaded. The county governments
had no funds because taxes had been
levied on the values of the year preced-
ing the boom. Something had to be
done Unless the whole vast development
program involving hundreds OF millions
of dollars for some twenty or more
counties was to be abandoned.
That was unthinkable. The new citi-
zens turned to the organization OF
Chambers of Commerce for relief These
because, by necessity. the government.
1t is interesting fact that most OF
these governments" functioned eff
clently. All of them functioned prompt
ly-and that was the main thing.
regular government might have
had to follow presidents. give legal
notice Of ten, or thirty. or sixty days,
call elections. and adhere to the sacred
red tape. The Chamber of Commerce
and get TO bat" with new problem
instantly.
Within a few weeks the Chambers of
Commerce in the oil fields were ad-
ministering almost everything except
the criminal and civil courts. OIL oper-
ators would report that road had to
be constructed and their engineers
would estimate the cost A special
committee Of the Chamber of Commerce
would apportiun this among the mer-
chants, users OF the road. and all who
could properly be asked to contribute.
The funds would be raised within q few
days and made available in the bank.
with no cost Of collection except the
very moderate overhead represented by
the maintenance Of the Chamber OF
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GOVERNMENT WITHOUT RED TAPE
How Mushroom Oil Communities in Texas Functoned
Through Chambers of Commerce.
By CHESTER r. CROMWELL
Assistant Manager West Texas Chamber of Commerce.

I Commerce. In some instances 1t was
possible TO begin work on road or
bridge the morning the collection OF
But roads and bridges were merely
the first problem. The influx swamp
| ed the school facilities. Within a few
days the problem was reduced TO what
Jones and Smith would have to put up
as their share Of the total and the sec
Eventually subscription lists became
so common that busy men would scarce
ly look at them. They knew that the
whole thing had been handled fairly
and properly. They wrote tehir checks
about at the next meeting.
The postoffices soon began to stagger
under the burden. Letters to Wash
| ington brought replies that perhaps
| two or more clerks could be allowed
at salary which was half what ne
gro laborers were receiving for driving
wagons. Something had TO be dore.
The mail service was vital. The local
postmaster was summoned. stated his
! needs. special funds were provided In
stantly and the clerks installed.
Some weeks ago it became the duty
OF the writer TO take up the postal
requirements OF Central West Texas
with Washington. We found that many
ton at all. but to their local Chambers
| of Commerce. We know why they did
! that. 1t brought results within week
! or less. Quite naturally the depart
ment. operating under red tape, couldn't
move so rapidly.
In numerous instances city water
! supply broke down under increased de-
mands. A company would be formed.
Stock would be subscribed and few
| days later engineers were surveying
some nearby stream or picking the loca-
, ton for a well. Electric light plants
were built similarly as the population
| steadily grew. The same was true of
| hotels. laundries, ice plants and natural
gas mains. etc.
Operating through, the Chamber of
! the oil countries Central West Texas
| years, for the local government to le-
; sumo It's portion Of work Of organized
! society.
In some places where money has
since become available for roads and
! bridges the county government Off
| Gals do not understand the require
ments Of roads which must bear heavy
! traffic. They discuss roads which the
users consider would be inadequate.
| Immediately the Chamber Of Commerce
proceeds to handle the matter indie
pendently.
The habit of going TO these quick
! fire special committees with their ap-
parently limitless funds has been form
| ed. The crisis showed that the infor-
NAL organization called q Chamber OF
Commerce not only would but could
meet every emergency: could act as a
government without red tape.
Copyright. 1920
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01
HARDING MAY
CD FOR SENATE
Received Less Than Fifty Per-
cent of Ohio Vote For
Presidency
BY Marx Sullivan.

Copyright, 1920. by y. Y. Evening
Post, lnc)
WASHINGTON. April 30.-The com
ments on the results of this weeks prl-
maries seem to overlook what impresses
your correspondent as the most import
ant single aspect Of them. That aspect
is the changed situation "f Senator
HardiiS,
The Headlines are all saying that
Harding Carries Ohio" and 50 he does
in the sense that he has secured nearly
five-sixths Of the delegates.
But that Is not the true sense of
carrying State. The really significant
fact is that Harding did not carry
Ohio. He got less than so per cent. OF
the State vote. This aspect OF the
Ohio result is obscured by the fact that
the opposition vote is distributed among
three other candidates.
But that Noes not alter the effect or
the fact in HardingS fortune. Every
person with political experience or
judgment knows that Harding today
has wholly altered relation TO the
Republican situation.
Whether Harding will stay in the
race to the end is decision 50 com.
pletely within the minds OF himself and
his political friends and managers that
il is not a field in which outsiders can
properly Venture predictions.
But every observer with any pene-
tratlOu ana SuIHClenl lllOTHdNI'l -
able to say that no candidate who fails
TO get half the popular vote in his
state primary can qualify rs u faNorItc
son.
The whole theory back of Senator
HardinE's candidacy, so far as IL had
sound theory, was that Ohio is big
State and doubtful as between Republl-
cans and Democrats. The Democrats
carried il In 1916 and by carrying II
elected Wilson. The cleory was that
by nominating man for President who
|, was qualified in other respects and who
had the additional qualification OF being
a son Of Ohio and popular in the state
the Republicans could guarantee Ohio
That theory now disappears. 1t has
been demonstrated that an outsider can
carry Ohio for the Republicans more
certainly than Harding can. 1t is i'm
possible to imagine the Republican
leaders on any sound theory of politics.
continuing TO regard Harding AZ being
as available candidate as ne was
thought to he before the Ohio primaries
They cannot on any sound theory OF
politiCs regard Harding As now BEING
so available as several others are. II
was an axiom of the late Matthew >
Quay, the master Of all practical poll
ticians. that party must never noml-
nate a man who has not got his own
State solidly behind him.
Moreover. there are other reasons
why Harding may not be expected to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01
RIPPING RHYMES
PRINT PAPER.
BY WALT MASON.

The shortage OF paper makes pub
fishers weep; and prices. they caper
still higher each week. The publish
er's logging aroun dthe mart: the pub
fishers begging. with aches in his
heart; for paper imploring. he's down
on his knees; and prices are soaring
like kites in tho breeze. And Uncle
Sans printers use paper as junk:
through summers and winters the doc
uments punk that no one confesses TO
reading. wot. come forth from the
presses as mountains. Of rot. Oh,
Cncle Sans spelling the paper Wy
need for news. hot and boiling. the
stuff We would read. He's blowing
the Doodle on volumes OF slush. on
endless flapdoodle that's not worth y
rush. His easements arc crowded
admit it he must-with printed stuff
shrouded in cobwebs and dust. Re
ports" and such litter arc there by
the stock: II makes a man bitter
sends pains up his back. And new
stacks arc added TO them every day
big tones that are padded with bun
combe and whey. His presses are
creaking. they groan and complain.
with publishers shrieking for paper
In vain. t-.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01
JOHN r. M'GRAW

Death has again taken a heavy toll
of the distinguished citizenship of West
Virginia John T. McGraw, lawyer,
SaAsiness man, developer OF the state.
!, and for many years, leader OF the West
!, VfeKinia Democracy, died suddenly on
baltimore and Ohio train near Balt-
mare Thursday evening. A native Of
wet Virginia, John McGraw spent
pfKetically all OF an active life within
( this state, and participating in its in
dtstrial, civic and public activities.
WAile q younger man than the late
sJdUge Nathan Con-, a member Of an
Iopnosite party, and widely different in
,Snany. other respects, in their political
,leaAership. Judge Con and Col Nc
sGeEw were not unlike. Both were men
,oSstrong personality. OF great magnet
Isan, spirited public speakers and both
scesamanded the devoted loyalty Of
kShOusands Of friends in every section Of
the state.
As young man. and shortly after he
.enasred the practice Of the law in his
.nKtive county, Col. McGraw became a
power In the Democratic politics Of
lWess Virginia, and for more than thir-
.tySfive years, he was one OF the most
iMportant factors In the party organi-
zASton. In the years following the
RF2et Democratic defeat of 1895. John
: Mn[srAw was the one man Of the Demo-
crNfic party In West Virginia to con-
thVute literally Of his means and his
ttIles to the maintenance Of the organi-
zafIon and to the management Of its
csMpaigns. Twice he narrowly missed
th9 greatest prize which the people OF
=, west Virginia could give TO citizen OF
TIA state. In 1899. with the legislature
very close between the two parties. he
W. the Democratic nominee for the
United States Senate. and was finally
beaten by the margin Of one vote. In
1874. when the legislature was over
wnAlmingly Democratic. and when. I'M
.sdoubtedly, the great majority OF the
Democrats Of West Virginia expected
Col. McGraw to be sent to the United
States Senate, he was defeated by a
colonization Of hostile clements within
his own party. For many years Col.
hsMoGraw served as national committee
s-rnan. and his spirit and leadership. his
ie1dfailing enthusiasm and Willingness
:, =, make personal sacrifices, were n po-
oteRt factor In maintaining the Demo-
s2satic strength in this state.
Col. McGraw possessed many ele-
mcnts Of craftsmanship. He was n
cultured and educated man. who read
2 widely and thought earnestly upon pub
1ic questions. But more. perhaps than
either his public or party services. his
1aester tmAreeaed itself
- 4 - 80 Nttk; A
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

A committee hearing on child labor
bills that have been introduced in the
House of Representatives will be held
in the judiciary committee room Of the
House Office building. starting Satur-
day morning. As chairman Of the sub
committee conducting the hearing, Rep
resentative. Stuart +. Reed. Of West
Virginia. will preside. The hearing Is
to be on bills pending affecting child
labor in the District Of Columbia. but
1t will be attended by men and women
from all parts Of the country who are
interested in child labor laws. their re-
form and Improvement, and whose aim
is to have passed such a law applicable
10 child labor in the District as may
be used as a model by the various
States in passing laws Of this charac-
ter The hearing will continue through
Il number OF days. and will form the
basis for a comprehensive report which
Chairman Reed will prepare for submts-
sion to the main committee and by 1t to
the lower house Of Congress.
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WASHINGTON
a.
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at tho Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON, April 80 Judgment
by default for $4,000 was awarded by
Justice Hitz. OF the District Supreme
Court. in the case Of the Clarksburg
.(w. ya) Trust Company against Ellie
Sheetz. S. NJ. Smith and W. +. Eller:
The court also allowed interest at 8
per cent from October u. 1917. and
costs. The suit was brought in 1918 on
an unpaid note signed by the DEFEND,
ants. Mr.. SheetZ Ia a wealthy and well
known candy manufacturer OF Washing
ton. and Mr.. Smith is former Blue
field banker who is a real estate opera
tor here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

The number Of tax-dodgers Is esti-
mated by Uncle Sam at about three hun
dred thousand. And there are many
among them who pretended during the
war that there were no better patriots
in the country than they.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

4 note from the Pension Bureau TO
Representative Geo. NJ. Bowers informs
him Of the award Of pension to Aston
G. Shaffer. Of Terra Alta. at the rate OF
$l4 a month. Shafrer is a, helpless par;
alytic son Of Draper c. Shaffer, Civil
War veteran. Mr.. Bowers has secured
and forwarded to Henry NJ: Halter at
Kasson, W. Va, the $50 soldiers bonus
due him when he was discharged from
the army The same thing has been
done for j. Frank Beatty, Of Terra Al
tn. and Jacob z. Painter. Of Macksville:
and travel pay for Kenner c. Judy, OF
Circleville, w. Va.
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wouLD-HE sou1REs

for justice Of the peace for lngwood
district. This is not so bad and II leads
one to believe that there must be some
money in the office Of justice OF the
peace. May the best man win and the
defeated ones retire In peace and har-
mony.-Preston County Journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Italy is yielding on the AdriatC
question. but Serbia is protesting. And
when Serbia il satisfied, Italy protests
1t appears to be difficult ~ 80 arrange
matters that both parties are satisfied
at the same time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Georgia reports brilliant prospects
for fine peach crop. But it is better
not to say much about it. What Is a
peach crop without sugar?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

They have no objection in England
to Americans wearing .overalls. But
they won't wear them themselves.
They can afford to buy better clothes
with the interest they owe us.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01
CANNOT COVE TOO SOON

Between the smaller Armenia which
LLOYD George wants and the no Arme-
mans which the Turks are industriously
bringing about, tho Armenian problem
approaches its final solution-Charles-
ton Mail
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

and maintained enduring friendships
and his untimcly death. when many
years OF usefulness seemed yet before
him. will be the cause OF widespread re-
grCt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Major and Mrs. Rolla Conley, OF Fair
mont are visitors in the Capital.
Miss Constance Smith Of Parkersburg
visited relatives here for several days.
She was enroute to New York City TO
visit her sister.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

No answer has as yet been received
from the Martians. Maybe they only
understand Esperanto.
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KYMHMG MP

It is not surprising that doughboys
increased in height while In France.
Everything else went UP In the mean
time.-Morgantown Post.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

As between the steam railroads and
the street railroads. the people have a
hard road TO travel.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Corks which have been used q long
time and do not At the neck OF tho
bottle, can be renewed by putting them
IA boiling water and leaving II 20 cool
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01
TIE wRoNa App1Hss

Professor Charles Seymour. OF Yale,
who viii probably succeed Arthur Had
ley as president Of the noted iAstitu-
tion. says that mot to elect Hoover
PrASidence." However. gifted political
HRs a-general thing are not
iiS P.Ss'sens T,, in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Alva Y. Smithson and Lucille Massey,
both OF Anderson, w. Va, were married
in this city Thursday BY the Rev. c. G..
Chappcll.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

The Post Office Department has des'
ignated Walter Lee White acting post
master at Lashmeet, w. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Miss Sara Edelen, Of Parkcrsburg. Is
here on a visit to relatives on her way
10 New York City.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

Jesse D. Day has been commissioned
postmaster at Ashland, w. Va, and Ira
& Pennington at Robson, W. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-01

W. Z. r. Koepler. Of Blueheld Is q
late arrival in the Capital from West
Virginia.