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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
ROOT OR HUGHES

Il is now considered practically GER
tainty that Prcsident-elect Harding will
name either Elihu Root or Charles L,
Hughes as secretary OF state in his cab
met. Other names which have been
under consideration. 1t IS said, virtually
have been eliminated. Opinion in Wash
ington rather leans 10 the belief that
Root will be the election.
Fortunately. both Of these men are OF
the caliber and attachments to Ill such
a position with credit to themselves and
the country. They are both big men In
every sense OF the word, and big law
Sers. Both OF them are familiar with
international questions and may DO de-
pended upon to protect Americas in
forests at every point.
League OF nations developments since
the election are said to have made the
positions Of Mr.. Harding and Dir. Root
almost identical. Mr.. Harding has init
mated that in his cabinet selections, per-
sonal friendships and political consid-
crations will be TO n large extent
ignored. His primary object is TO give
the country an administration conducted
by able men. This attitude leads to The
belief that Herbert Hoover may also be
a member OF the Harding cabinet.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
DISARMAMENT VIEWS IDENTICAL

England
such plan ou,
strictly legitimate defensive
permit her
responsibility for disarmament rests
upon merica
has perfect
defend
enough vessels left to
holds that
eliminated she will apply this principle to
America and
the
but It would
should be
might basis Of limitation II
ice worth
United
. cannot this
ndwthr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
One Wife for City Man,
Two for Farmer, IS Plea
Colorado Governor Urged TO Obtain
Law to Raise More Boys for Farm
Work, and Become Grsatar
Than lincoln.

Denver. Dec. 3S.--Onc wife for each
man in the cities, two for each man on
the farms---thIs IL what George Smith,
a Colorado farmer. suggests to Cover
nor Shoup rs solution OF the farm
problem. in n letter received at the
governors office.
Adoption OF tho suggestion, Smith
believes. will make Governor Shoup a
Srcatcr man than Lincoln but the gov
"rnor has not decided whether he Will
include Smith suggestion in his mes
sage to the legislature as one of the
proposed measures for the relief Of the
Colorado farmer. Smith gives num-
Der or reasons In support OF his suSges-
ton Here is what he has 10 say:
T am farmer seven miles south Of
Denver. Ny wife is sick and can't
hire any house help. You nre good
governor. or the people wouldn't have
cl"r:ed y'u by such q largo majority
th.. SECOND ;;!n". You should originate
SON" good help for farmers. and l
offer you something 10 help the farm
rrS nnd you can lead all the other
governors II you can get 1t made a
law.
TT Is. let tho city men have one wife
and the farmers have two wives. You
sec. ono could help the other. and a
farmer could more surely raise boyB to
work the farm and not need to hire at
high wages. Then the farmers could
sell crops cheap and make money. and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
ARMENIAN POSSIBILITIES

Probably tho world IS destined to hear
several interesting things about Ar
menia before that troubled slice OF ter
ritory becomes permanently calm. Al
present, the country Is held by Russian
Reds and Turkish Nationalls's. The
Turks and Russians have formed an al
lance with the aYowed purpose of driv-
ing the allies out OF 1p.key and then
pushing into Persia and toward India
In the face Of this ambitious program.
the mediation proposal OF President
Wilson may not be received by the
Turks with unbourded enthusiasm. The
break between the entente and Greece
has made Turkey holder and tho Boil
shevists will hardly listen TO anything
tina, sounds like reason. 1t is not i'm
possible that military action will yet be
necessary. not merely on behalf Of the
Armenlans. but to protect the interests
OF the allied nations. should this bring
the allied forces into conflict with the
Bolshevists. the result might be Of con-
siderable Importance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
Our Daily Story
REQUESTED.

The small but well pay town of
Sp!ffsburEvllle stood IN Eruups, drug
stores and Amusement ard discussed
the astounding news. Srur'ts Tite-
waddie, tho closest man In - II earth
ly possessions to the Sir County
Home for Folks Five Year, 'or' Sixty
or Older. The extent OF Il worldly
possessions was TO h" ~! Is IN
uounced At o'clock that a.,"..l"nn 1T
his home.
1T jcs' goes fer tr show Dea-
con Dooty, that folks Amt alius what
they secuI. Why. cid Seumas T!t"wad-
die was So tight he made his iatiyr 10
for six shavca. and yet look how BIS
went and indicated hissclf in his wiz
"Ye're dead right. deasun." "him"d
IN Eornhlower Axis, SpiffsbnrgViilas
leading jewrlcr and Sign painter. "Wh".
that Of rooster used to celebrate the
Fourth by lighting four matches. and
then he'd save the sticks 70 white
into toothpicks."
Three o'clock drew nigh, and 10 did
all SpffsburEv!lle to hear Just Whit
TItewnddIe had left
lie had just left his aged wife an@
aEeder mother n-law.
They wers taken to the Smishy Coun-
~ Homo for Folks Five Years over
sixty or Older In the fire departments
hose cart.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
cHINA's DIPLOMATIC COUP

Recovery OF Kiao Chau through the
league of nations will be attempted by
China. The first step OF the Chinese in
this direction was TO get a seat on the
league council. Three times they were
repalsed but the fourth time their ef-
forts were crowned with success. Japan
has offered TO restore Kiao Chau TO
China provided China agree 20 certain
demands, but the willy Chinese want
their own back without giving new con-
cessions in exchange.
The fact that China was able to COM
mand enough votes In the assembly to
win one Of the four elective seats IN the
supreme council. in which she now has
equal power with Japan, Is significant
OF league sentiment, The Chinese are
weak in a military sense. but in Aslattc
shrewdness they are not second to any
other nation. The position 20 which
they have attained Is a strategic one and
their occupancy is no doubt looked upon
rather comp!aeently by the European
powers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

=, tha hearings or the debates In the
c.r,t. without bang favorably I'M
nrcssed bv the reasoning of Secretary
houston and Gov. Harding md less
rayorahly impressed by the attitude OF
some of Tho advocates of the measure
t'o-. example. Senator Harris OF Geor-
cia. In casting his vote for the measure,
said: II will say that II the friends OIL
rho farmers in this body will join Win
me we will not allow to be conIirlneo
any membsr of the Federal reserve
Board who has been against helping 'ue
farming interests OF the country IN
times OF such distress. and we VIII not
wait for their resignation.
II Is this sort Of threat which VIII
nrobauly influence President "llson
in his action on the bill. There can
hardly DO anything closer to his In
tcrcst than his pride In the dominant
Part which nc himself played IN the
formation OF the Federal Reserve sys-
TEN and tho care NJ exercised ID Sc
Letting for its members men OF hiSh
character and ability.
The Federal Reserve system Is one
Of tho great monuments OF PresidehI
Wilson's administration. 1t was mis-
earnest wish to make the board As
FREQ from politics as the Supreme
court is The fact that the present
bill, apart from the degree OF mcT!l
il has. IS tainted with the wish on
the part Of some senators to In
umidnte the Federal Reserve Board;
TO compel the board to abandon an
action based upon thotr conception OF
sound government finance; TO intimi-
GATE the board into taking an action
dictated to somo extont by. political
considerations. and to make the board
subscrytent TO whatever may happen
10 be the momcrtary temper of Con
grcss--all this constitutes the sort Of
thing that is likely to influence Presi-
dent Wilson against tho measure.
II he should veto IL, the effort 10
override his veto will constitute one
Of the most interesting episodes of tho
present session. The vote on the ortgl-
nal bill, both In the Senate and In the
House, seemed to Indicate that there
might be sufficient strength TO over
ride the Preside veto. In the Sen
ate the vote passing the bill was AZ 10
1G and In the House 212 to 81.
Copyright. 1920. by ". Y. Evening Pos:
Inc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
THE LATEST PROHIBITION
RULINGS

As prohibition rulings now stand
man may make certain kinds OF 'htoA'-
eating llquor legally NJ home. de may
also consume the Illegally there ana
give them to bona fde guests. the
kinds OF liquor that may be manutac-
tured in the home are wine and claer.
The quantity OF wine is limited 70 -u'
gallons and the quantity OF cider Is not
limited. To place sugar or any other
substance in tho natural fruit juices IS
illegal. but any quantity Of alcohol gen.
rated BY the juice Itself is legal.
This somewhat absurd situation Is the
result OF rulings made by Attorney
General Palmer and Prohibition Com
missioner Kramer. Just how the pro-
hibition agents are TO keep track OF the
amount Of wine made by any indiriduai
Is not clear. Neither Is 1t plain how
they are TO ascertain whether sugar has
been added to vino c" cider, as inc
SUGAR content OF all apples and All
grapes Is not the same.
So far as the home manufacture OF IN
ioSicants Is concerned, the wine and
cider rulings throw the federal doors
wide open. Home brewed beer cannot
be made, but IL the present rulings
stand, there will be tremendous IN
crease In the quantity OF home made
wine and hard cider. either OF which
will have more kick and be more
pleasinS 10 the taste than the average
home brew"
Blu, there is hyt in the ointment
Thlrty-cight OF the states have laws
prohibiting the manufacture OF cider
which becomes intoxicating. Also, the
Anti-Saloon league Is already making n
great effort to got Mr.. Palmer to change
bis decision. Somebody Is always TAX
ing the kick out OF life.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

There are occasionally reaching this
country reports that German merchants
arc carrying on trade with soviet gov
eminent in Russia This Is entirely
without foundation, according 10 the
most dependable information received
by the American-Russian Chamber OF
Commerce.
Most Interesting testimony in regard
TO this Is contained IN confidential re-
port to the chamber OF the annual meet
ing at Elberfeld Of the German East
European Commercial Association,
which has just come 10 hand. This as
soc!ation comproses most of the largo
German exporter. and especially those
dealing In machinery.
The annual meeting in question took
place at the time OF the Bolsheyik sue
cessas in Poland and while the Bolshe-
yik representatives kopp, Was enjoying
considerable popularity In Berlin. Like
wise SiInons. upon whom tho BolsheviEs
placed particular hopes, has just been
appointed mi3.stcr OF Foreign Affairs.
1he addresses 81 the speakers were
characterized BY unusual irarkness.
Herr Rode, the president OF tho as
ISOLATION. In trying 10 show that they
should not entertain special hopes Tor
the restoration o ftrade relations with
Russia. said: ''Krassln and Ropp have
carried on negotattonS without enc ana
these have led to nothing. These gentle
men have been using the millions with
which they sought TO dnzzel US simply
for carrying on propaganda in Ger
many.
in general, declares Rode. the neGo-
tiations have led TO no actual CONNER
cial delnaigs. This also MAS the case in
Sweden, according to our Information.
One of the associations Of Swedish en-
g!neers had meeting with Krassin.
His sister was one OF krussins secre-
taries.
This secretary repeated to her Bro
Their all that KrassIn said to the Eng
Iishmen at Berlin. After considering
everything he uttered there 1t is readily
seen 10 b pure romance. 1t IS known
that considerable stocks OF raw mater
!als. lying no one seems 10 Know "nere'
tier, are going to destruction, speTad
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

! along the railways at the mercy Of the
Krassi gave, out to the English tho
J statement that he had carloads OF flax
10 se or IN mn .Ss He fIon iasrs
dazzel the German people with them.
but there was not enough OF this for
J actual trade. -...
| What there is IN Russia at the pres
en-, can be obtained only after the rail-
! roads have been put In ordr. 1t ID trio
! that some trade Ia being carried on
through Revel. but even there barter
goes on piece BY piece and under great
difficulties. Payment Is extremely dill.
now only Spectators goods whtsa dis
appear Immediately. .
| Herr Meyer, the Executive Secretary
of the German East-European Associa,
more frankly. He said: Everywhere
they are no walking Of the restoration
Of barter trade. with Russia, but :
reality only a few SPECTATORS are at
tempting to carry on in Russia some
! Indiridual trading operations.
! The association has carried on neEc-
| tIations with representatives OF the 30
Wet government In Berlin and IN Copen-
hagen and they have carried on conser.
walton with them since 1919. In all OF
! these de9hngs the Soviet have, ways
! cndeavored to fool tho association, but
/ so far they have never succeeded.
Still other members Of the association
reported propositions OF kopp to buy
millions Of marks worth of various
: pods, pretending that the funds for
payment were already in the hank. As
| 4 matter of fact, however. this WAS
! found to be false and the members came
! TO the conclusion that Kopp's negotia-
! lions were simply deceit
The Soviet representa- lives have raised
glitterinE hopes hut IT IL evident that no
exports from Russia are now possible
and their propositions are pure bluff.
Equally significant Is the report
which wilhelm Dittman, the German in
! dependent Socialist. made on his return
, home from Russia concerning the de,
plorable situation OF the German work
! men who had been Induced to emiHrlte
to Russia to work in certain factories
there.
Copyright 1920
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
Mark Sullivan Says Wilson S
Action on Finance Bill Key
to Coming Political Conflicts
Three Reasons for Belief That President Will VetoOne
Is That Bill May Encourage Attemps to Remedy
Hard Conditions With Easy Money.
Present Bill Tainted Senators to Press Political
Considerations Upon Members of Federal Reserve
Board.

! withdraw my objection. That cannot bt
! done under the section. We know 1t i
an impcssibility."
| Senator Smoot fas equally frank. He
said: Il do not want the farmers Of thu
cruu;ry 10 think for a moment that Sec
| ton . places one dollar more NJ Their
| command than is at their command 10
! day II n Senator can show mo VIVA
Section Will do toward assisting the
AGRICULTURAL interests OF the United
) States. ! will admit that was wrong;
but thors Is nothing 10 Il, Senator'S"
, At another point Senator Mclean cnl-
phasiZrd the bad faith OF Section .. by
quoting humor0usly thB remark made ny
n fo:"iGn Ambassador upon taking his
( first d!4nk OF grape juice. The Ambas-
sador said: 1T looks good and 1t tastes
good. but IL doesn't accomplish any
thing"
Senator Glass or Virginia put the
1 objection TO Section Into punSent
slang when he said that Il was wholly
a case OF tho Senate passing the
buck 10 the Federal Reserve Boaro.
Senator Glass added. Two ought to eN-
pungu this action. II does no credit 10
tho Senate"
Nevertheless the Senate passed the
bin by n vote OF g. to Is. Thereoupon
in the House we had the rather un-
usual spectacle OF that body taking
tho conservative side OF an Issue on
which the Senate had taken the merely
popular side.
Tho House dropped, the objection
able Section and passed Section l
alone. latter. In conference. the SEN
ate agreed TO tho action of the House.
and "a the bill now lies on President
Wilson's desk. II provides merely 10.
the revival OF the War Finance Cor
I puratlon.
Three RoaBonB for Veto.
Tho practically overwhelming belief
hero Is that President Wilson will veto
I the Bill. TO do otherwise would be to
override tme action OF his Secretary OF
the Treasury and disagree with tho
judgement OF the htnd az tho Federal
Reserve Board. These grounds alone
might not hc decisive. hut there Is the
additional ground that this measure,
whatever merit II may have as an
emergency and however great the need
Of the farmers who are intended 20 be
benefited. nevertheless Is tho opening
step toward course which will he
constant temptation for years 10
: come tn. temptation that plagued our
history FOR twenty years following the
civil War. tho temptation to try to
remedy hard conditions with easy
, money.
\ revived War Finance Corporation
can only get the money TO finance It's
operations by selling bonds {" the
public. This would occur at tine
when, as Secretary Houston says, tAs
Treasury is already undor the ncccs-
sity Of selling half billion dollars in
bonds TO the public for the purpose Of
paying current accounts.
No one could follow the testimony
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
RIPPING RHYMES
Nv WALT MASON.
POOR OLD NOAH.

Noah Webster has been barred
from the famous Hall OF fame'
res too dead TO take il hard. yet II
xcsr,s a b,astly shame: for the book
that Noah penned. though In places
hard TO read. is our everlasting
friend. and the sort Of friend We
need. Noah's picture must not
hang in the Hall so bright and tair.
though 'twould honor all the gang
Of punk poets entered there; Moan
wrote no cheap romance, and he
nlayed no rhymeter's game, 50 he
never had chance IN the we'll
known Hall Of Fame. Noah took
the toughest words that the coun-
trv could invent, or could borrow
from the Kurds, and he showed just
what they meant: not n word could
get away. when this man was on It's
trail. he would chase IL day by day
TN he grabbed Il by the tail. Twas
n tresomc, musty task, bat old
Noah held II down, while his
nclghbors used 10 bask idly In tho
idle town. Sages. poets. all such
birds, went 70 Noah's noblo home for
the meaning OF the words that they
used IN speech or pome. Now tho
Sages and the bardS MI that Hall or
high rcnown. while tho surly out
side guards turn the gifted Noah
down Shade of Noah. never mind
You're winner just the same,
though the judges. deaf and blind,
shoe you from the Hall Of Fame.
Copyright By George Matthew AdamsI
II you're sure Of your ground, your
ever at sea -,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
HAS A RIGHT TO BE ANGRY

One cannot refrain from sy1npathizing
with the attitude OF Judge Lands. who
has expressed his resentment ut the &C
ton Of President Wilson In pardoning a
millionaire convicted OF selling thou
sands OF tuScrculer cattle. The man in
question was Jamcs J. Dorsey. known as
The millionaire cattle king" who was
convicted Of dtspca!ng OF the diseased
cattle by means OF forged papers repre-
senting them as government tested and
healthy.
Suoh an cftensc - on It's face. de-
lberate and prcmcdltatcd. Dorsey
knew. undo skts14k sha< he was en-
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living in cities would be cheaper, and
many young men would leave cities 10
be on farm and have two wives.
II tell you this argument about
farmers to be organized Is all bosh. a
farmer needs no theories Am GER
tain farmer can't get any help unless
It IS born and raised on farm Ex-
perience II needed every time.
You would be a better naA than
Lincoln II you can get the United
States to let all the fnrmefe have two
wives. You see, the. farmer would be
independent Of hired help In fcw
years. both on farm and in houseworS.
A farmer could often marry two sis
ters, or good pals. am your friend,
and believe this, II It can be started by
you. will excel all you can ever dn
while governor or In your life. Think
it over"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
REDS TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN

Tifl!s, n"c. "3.--Russ!au Bolsh"r!k
forces appear 10 BE- concentrating for n
campaign which will eliminate the re-
public OF Georgia from the map OF the
Caucasus region.
Heavy soviet forces hnve been conrrn-
ira cd at Tuapsc. ii port on the caHtGrn
shore of the Black Sea. and at Gagr!.
FORT still further to the southeast to-
ward the Georgian frontier.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
ASKS EQUAL FEE HoR DOC
AND MARRIAGE LI0B1EBS

Chicago, Dec. ?S.-Robcrt II. Sweitz.
CT, county clerk. proposed to the finance
committee today that the price OF
marriage licenses be raised &c The same
scale as dog licenses. A marriage par.
NIT costs $3.50 and asdog license ".
II don't See why the fee for q mar
riage license should not be raised 10
the dignity OF that for dog license
Mr.. Sweitzer said. a young man about
to be married is SO full Of Joy and
hope that am suru few. IL any, would
object"
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dangering the lives and health OF thou
sands OF people. 1t is entirely possible
that he Is guilty OF transmitting tueer-
culosis to hundreds. The sentence or
eight years in federal prison, Imposed
upon him by Judge Lands. was not too
severe. The judges resentment must
he regarded as justified.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

An outstanding feature OF the present
depression In stocks, Is the rapidity
with which they are boing snapped ur
at the bargain prices. On Tuesday
when several issues dropped, the sales
were the heaviest Of the year. \ large
number of people are going to be in q
position to collect nice profits n littlr
In
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Anything to beat Wilson Is evidently
to be the motto OF the new administra'
ton" says Democratic paper. Look
here, old timer, how can you beat some
thing that Is already smashed. dcmoI-
ished. pulvcrIzed and otherwise wiped
of tho face of the earth"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Have you bought human life yet for
Christmas? Ten dollars TO W. Il. Irvine
at tho National Bank OF West Virginia
will save one child.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Christopher Morley says that
comedian has an immensely better time
than the audience. He must have heard
some of the same ones that We have,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Baltimore doctors say silk stockings
ara no harder on tho health Of the
wearer than wool. They're easier on
the eyes too.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

It's a ctnch to be stock market
prophet these days, When anything
reaches the bottom. there's only one way
left to go.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Our Christmas stockings are cheaper
this year anyhow, whether we get any
thing in them or not.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

In view Of that hard cider permit. the
average city man will no doubt be dis
posed TO ask how much more relief the
farmer wants.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

SIX. jumping has been evolved Into =
summer rastime by an American who
has constructed an inclined PLATFORM.
ton by n bath OF soap and lard. 1ont
is added to the slide by q jump OF IS
feet over an open gap in tho incline.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Go over that Christmas list again. Is
there someone you have forgotten
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24

Even the man who gets only hope to'
Christmas will have something.
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The really great man often knows hes
great bur the small man never knows
has GmaIl ... -