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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-31
DELAY IN SECURING
JURY FOR NEWBERRY

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Jan. GA
jury to hear the evidence IN thu elect IONS
conspiracy trial Of United states Sen
utor tNCwherry and l29 Cu-dcI"ndantS
had not yet been completed when the
federal district court adjourned today.
Two cases Of Influenza in tho panel ana
the cHCusinE of a third man because i'll
ness in his home town threatened his
business interests. depleted tn" lcntA-
tive jury and operated to prOlOng the
questioning Of talosmcn.
The twelve seats were tentatively fill
cd again today just before court ad-
journed and in an effort 10 assure finish
ing tho examinations this week, Judge
Clarence w. Sessions ordered that to-
murrow's session start half an hour
ahead Of the usual time.
Judge Sessions before dismissinE the
jurymen fer the night cautioned. them
to care for their health.
You ought to take outdoor exercise
Whenever the opportunity offers hc
sad. and Sheridan q. Long. II 81 year
old farmer from N"wayGo, Mirh.. said
h" favored taking his associates on the
Jury for n good thr"" milo hike
Attorneys for both sides wrr" wOr-
RED over the possibilities Of "A mjSIrial
if thu Influenza In the jury Is not check
cd. a physician has been appointed TO
wntrh tho men.
-Four defendants also were on the sick
LIST Non" Il thor cases Hr" serious.
M"ro than Il dozen talesmcu have been
excused for Illness.
SIX pcr"mriory challenges wore used
to-day. There remains two challenges
for each SIDE.
Th" case uf Frank Armstrong. excused
for cause. was an agreed one. Arm
strong. q bank cashier Of AlansOn. in
i"rp"d Judy" Sessions that illness in
~, family # IN" instituiInn'S president
l"f' til" bank IN charE" If a boy and that
a run WAS threatened lie hurried 10 Il
tluln HS soon as released
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and Will b.. ono Of IN" his. hCzHnE no
liIcd! C"ui"rS during Ia" convention.
Arrangements to ihlS end were maze
by National Committeeman Nirgil l..
Highland upon n rrrtmt visit to thi|a-
60. and h. has been notifying PARTY
men every where Of what he has done.
~. Highland took this matter upon
himself because Of tho fact that the
delegation Is not elected until May 25ih
and If IN" matter az hntrl hcaduunr-
Irrs he pu! off until then and left for
the delegation then elected to get to-
gether and seek hotel Accommodations.
these probably would be none to be had.
A number OF West Vir9tnians in
Washington. have, within the past few
days, written to reserve a room or
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rooms from among The large number re-
served by Mr.. Highland at the La Sale
Some have written direct to the MOTEL
and others have written TO Mr.. High
land and asked him to pass along their
reservation. which he has been glad TO
de-. He urges that this matter OF Sc
curing hotel accommodations should not
h" nut off Icy any West SIrginians who
plan to attend the convention. but that
.rrN sEuUIu see 10 IT at once. IA
places his services at their disposal In
this and all other matters pertaining to
the convention. anxious and willing TO
do all that Is within his power to do 10
arrange for their comfort and pleasure
while in attendance upop the c0nvtNr
ton ~ ,sssSzssy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-31
NO NEED OF CHANGE
IN EXISTING SOCIAL
STANDARDS FARMERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O-There Is
nothing fundamentally wrong with the
government NJ the Cnited states ana
'h"r. = no need "f chang" N existing.
social standards and economic laws. sew
on representatives OF national farm or
cauizat!ons declared in a memorial
adopted at a conference here yesterday
and presented to congress.
The organizations subscribing 70 the
memorial are the International Farm
congress. National Farmers Congress-
Natlona. Grange. American Farm Bur
"lu Federation, National FaEmcr3' IN
.ou. American Cotton Growers assoc
Intion and National Federation OF MIX
Producers
The frequent assertion" tho memor-
ial states. that the war has brought
Fundamental economic and industrial
changes and that We are born INTO new
world is without foundation. The same
social standards and ecCAlom!c laws Will
cnutInG" 10 prevail
In discussion OF national issues.
he memorial declares. the farmers are
smph1tically opposed to government
ownership and operation OF railroads on
III" ground that 1t IS AGAINST good pol
ley and the principle OF sound A'neI!-
clulsnl"
Congress Is call ri upon to expedite the
enactment Of Legislation providing for
the return Of thH railroads To private
ownership with as few restrictions rs
are necessary TO protect the pubic m
tercSt.
The memorial denounced government
price fixing as an Interference with tho
law OF supply and demand and declares
that IL WIS dangerous discrimination to
compel any group of citizens TO sell
their pru"u'TS III regulated marIRt
and 10 buy their supplies IN an unreS-
uIatcd market.
protltcering Is condemned by the far
mers who declare that those who con-
tinusd To exact excessive protlts in deal
ing in tao necessities Of life, are I'M
mindful of the danger signals that arc
! only too. apparent"
The 'prartiCc OF indisCrtmnate strik-
ing for trivial causes and regardless Of
j Il stress or damage is indrlcnSlble, tho
memo rlal says. hut the right to cease
work. individually or collectively. Is I'M
, assai liable.
Opposition to compulsory military
! ira ming ~ voiced by tho farmers. Rec
ogIntion Of the rights Of farmers in col
: le'SiVe BARGAINING as embodied IN tho
/ C:appcr- Icrsmau bin now pending IN
! C.SiEress is advocated md strict ccono-
lIov in government expenditures urged.
This is tho best country the sun
shines on" the memorial concludes.
Its opportunities are bOunilesS and arc
I omen 10 every citizen who cares to avail
i himself OF them. Its government is the
| best in tho world. There is nothing
! fundamentally wrong with II and a man
who would iniuro or destroy Il Is unit
| to live under the protection OF It's flag.
\
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Amato, he and Dangelo had eaten their
supper at the home OF Tony Amato and
were on their way TO their room on High
street when they were attacked.
Rose Amato, sister OF the. two Amato
men, and whom it Is claimed tho muir
dcred man was TO have wed today. to-
gcther with her mother has fled. When
the authorities went TO summon them
as witnesses at the investigation this
morning they found tho house locked
and both women gone.
Evidence indicates that the girl knows
more concerning the details Of the CRIME
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-31
MINERS ON STRIKE

INl,I.ESTOE. W. Va Ian. 80
Miners from tn" New River district in
'hnrl"$trn to-day reported thar thirteen
mines ~ TIA" l.uup Crock 4. vision are
striking h'"HuS" Of refused TT operators
:" r"jnstai" the agreement of September
J. III" mtUrmHuts claiming that tho
strikes ar" authorized by international
headquarters
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GIRL IN WELLSBURG
MURDER CASE GONE

wELLSBURG. Jan. 2o.-Leo Amato.
one OF the three Italians arrested short
" after the murder here Wednesday
evening of Veto Dangl". under a severe
cross examination this morning. CON
fcSSCd that ne was IN company WITH tn"
dead man when n" shooting started. He
sr,.- ~ became frightened and ran. Ac-
cording TO the story told the police by
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WEST VIRGINIANS TO
HAVE HEADQUARTERS
ATL SALE HOTEL

Special tn r." InIriiig"nC"r.
WASNlN,irDN. -. {. Jan. 40 The
headquarters for West Virginia Rcpuh-
beans who viii be In Chicago next
juno TO attend tho national convention
ur their party will be at the La Sale
Hotel on Madison avenue. This IS one
OF Tie biggest and best known hotels
in the Windy City, centrally located
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-31
MILLER WILL SPEAK

william l. Miller. secretary Of the
Locke shoe company and secretary ui
the Mems Glass OF Fourth street
churhc, will address tho mems meeting
at the Y. VI. 9, A. at $50 o'clock Sun
day. Good singing Will feature The
program.
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
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DA1-S- AT THE helm

tlGNRLESTON. W IA. Ian 80 --
nrunc"d iwa weeks arn thai h" would
u"t H." 4 'iudIdai' irr tlu. Rrpuh!l,tn
r"m!nnt."u rur G"s,ruu but wuud SUP
pert ih' 'HudidrC! f JuhE" MnrEHn
mas accepted tn" management "f Ia"
campaign 81 Grn"rIl Leonard Wood IN
West NIrgiula Tor ia" party nominRtiu
for President Already - 'OnSIdrIabl"
"rGnui2at'"u h7s been formed and Il
lHrE" u'Inh"r of Wood clubs viii shortly
be t"rE"d III tn" state. Mr.. lurst said
Gimme three cigars" ordered o.
Rourke, showing n quarter across the
, counter.
strong ones, or mild?"
Gimme tho strong ones. The weak
vans Is always Dustin in me pocket"
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than any other person and the authori-
tics have instituted wide search for
her apprehension.
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II In Good,

Someone who knew from experience
wrote 1T Ia good" at tho bottom OF an
advertisement Of ChRmberiain's Cough
Remedy. Try II when you have cough
or cold. then perhaps you would write
1T is excellent" For sale BY all deal
erS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Enormous Coal Waste.

Nations Business; Professor Nal
colin MacLaren, of Princeton, gave a
graphic illustration of coal waste at
a recent convention of the American
Institute of Electric Engineers. He
cited the report of the bureau of
mines for Pennsylvania, which shows
that for total annual production Of
S000O,O00 tons OF anthracite, more
than 100000 tons were used in the
mine operations.
Data obtained from the electrified
mines of the district" said Professor
MacLaren, indicate that If all the
mines were electrically operated from
a central supply system, this $1,000
900 tons would be capable of supply
ing all the needs of the coal com
panies, and have balance sufficient
to operate generating system of
over 100000 XIV capacity at SO per
cent. load factor. or approximately
the entire power load of Greater New
York, including the railways"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
THE DROP IN PRICES.

Addressing a gathering of retail tea and cof-
fee merchants in New York City the other day,
President Sisson of the Guaranty Trust COM
pany pointed out that the business failures for
the month of August exceeded those of any
other August since 1896, there having been six
hundred and seventy three suspensions with
liabilities aggregating twenty eight million dol
lars Commodity prices are tending downward,
and on declining markets it is the part of wis
dom to be short on commodities and long on
credit. And particularly foolish, according to
this recognized authority in the business world
is any movement of manufacturers or dealers to
sustain prices by artificial means. That would
be an attempt to suspend the operation of eco
nomic laws, and as such be both futile and dis
astrous. Trade and industry must readjust
themselves to conditions, however painful the
process may be. Great movements like the
downward tendency in prices evident every
where today, must be accepted like the tides
and changing seasons as matters beyond con
troll.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
"Eacina the sunset.r

Ex-Governor Horace Boies, in a let.
ter to the Iowans in California. my
dear people Of Iowa: - l regret mot
being able to be with you today. ,. 1t
would give me the greatest pleasure
to greet you at this great picnic, and
to see again you men and women of
the state we all love. But my picnic
days are over My journey back to
Iowa this summer, journey taken
so that / might see my native state
for the last time, took so much of my
strength that am not able to be with
you today.
II am proud of you, for you are max
ing California better by living here,
and giving to the cities in which you
live the Iowa standards of upright
ness which is your inheritance from
the forefathers who came out from
strange land.
II am facing the sunset. Soon the
shadows will fall. / have no pain
now l am serene and calm, fearing
nothing and grateful that my life has
been so happy. Ny wish for you
Iowans is that you may all live in
the beautiful land of sunshine and
flowers until you are as old as / am,
and that you may have prosperity and
peace May all the blessings of life
be yours"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
A Coated Tongue.

Burlington HawkEye: Franklin
y Roosevelt, democratic nominee for
vice president, still persists IN ms
contumelous methods of campaigning
by throwing mud at his opponents.
One of his latest outbursts was at a
luncheon at Troy, New York. If Har-
ding and Coolidge are elected, he SAID
they would be merely the ngure
heads through which the powers OF
the party would work in the actual
government of the country" The at
.itude of the republican speakers in
many parts OF the country" Mr.. Roose-
Welt said, as one of lies"
There may be some voters who ike
that kind of campaigning-"every man
to his taste"-but the great mass OF
citizens cannot nurture respect Tor
the candidate who so far forgets the
dignity due the honor he seeks, and
the real and vital issues that ought
to have fair discussion who resorts
to villifcation and blackguardism in a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

laws the Filipino shipping owner unless ne sur
renders his nationality and takes up American
relationship.
From four standpoints the natives take ex-
ception to the amendment. They consider that
the natural preference for American shipping,
rates and conditions being equal, should be
taken for granted Furthermore, they have
come to the conclusion that the effect of the law
will be to isolate Manila from other steamship
lines and favor Hongkong and Singapore, which
are free ports; and they have no faith III the
maintenance of fair rates by any monopoly
Their third fundamental objection is that the
law was passed against the will and over the
protest of the Philippine government and Of
tends against the principle of consent OF the
governed In conclusion they argue that an
increase of freig ht rates will mean higher prices
for American goods and react in favor OF
European wares for which Filipino goods will
be exchanged All through the protest, which
is being given wide circulation, the Fihpinos
take the stand that their people are being con-
demned to commercial vassalage or, at any rate,
led far from commercial independence and po-
litical autonomy, and placed in fear of future
for the benefit of the United States
and what the Filipino justly terms the peck
etbook of shipping adventures"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
TAKEN IN BY PONZI.

Forbes Magazine: When, oh! when,
will we poor deluded mortals realize
that we cannot get something for moth
ing? 1t was the delusion that a slick
Italian had discovered a mysterious
method of making millions whfle-you-
wait, and he was graciously making
thousands of persons rich overnight,
which moved hordes of creduIous,
greedy innocents to send their savings
to Pon1i to be doubled in few
months. They all foolishly ina gined
that for once here was golden oppor-
tunity to get not only something, but
a whole lot, for nothing. And so the
moths flocked to Ponzi's shining light
and, of course, had their wings
singed.
A salesman was explaining to buy
er how device had been added to a
certain article to prevent it from
breaking were 1t accidentally knocked
over The buyer Immediately show
ed how he had broken one only a
few days previously. "Oh, yes" re-
piled the salesman with smile,
you can easily find more ways to
break the things than we can find
ways to stop you"
Laws can be passed to curb crooks,
but more new ways of being crooked
can be devised than laws can be
passed to prevent them from being
attempted. No law has ever been
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
THE CELLAR BEAUTIFUL.

Sun and New. York Herald: 1t is
impossible to look at the new styles
in the advertising of heat apparatus
without feeling that new era has
dawned for the cellar. No longer
is the furnace shown as a drearY
thing of lifeless metal against a
black background 1t appears now
as an artistic gem in setting OF
beauty. We see the boiler casing
polished and symmetrical It is
edged with nickle, or perhaps it's
sterling silver Round about it are
no more the dismal cavernous shades
OF the ancient cellar. Not at all;
this pearl of the forge is standing on
tiles of gay warm hue Behind it
are immaculate walls. Near by is q
bright staircase that Sir Christopher
Of exotic plants may wave their
fronds at the bottom
Sometimes the picture is enlivened
with human creatures. Mrs. Newly
wed, in thousand-dollar breakfast
gown, has been taken by her maid to
view the heating system. She has
never been in cellar before. You
can see by her expression Of delight
that she intends to visit the furnace
frequently and perhaps learn it's
mysteries. Or plumber may be
showing the beautiful device to the
new owners of house. He is tell
ing them what pleasure it was to
put the furnace in and what a lot
Of comfort they are going to have
out OF it. In either Of these cases
the cellar is revealed as an I'M
familiar room of delight No beams
that bump the head; no cobwebs, no
broken shovels in the corner, no
mess Of ashes waiting to be taken
away; all is as clean, room and ra-
diant as drawing room.
We hail the apparent uplift OF the
cellar as a great step forward in
civilization. The lowest room in the
house has been misjudged and mis-
used because it happens to remain
partly in the embrace of Mother
Earth. Cellars should not be what
they have been, neglected caves of
gloom, residuary legatees OF discard
ed things. With prices as they are,
the cellar Is worth twice as much as
it used to be. Every square inch now
occupied with old brooms, vagrant
pickle bottles and ruined coal scut-
ties should have a chance to serve
the cause of sweetness and light
And this is the very season for sub
terranean reform.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
To cultivate Clothes Sense.

Good Housekeeping: Living in the
country and not being blessed with
Clothes sense" ] find IT hard to
dress correctly. Once I discovered,
after having had hat for a whole
season. that ] had worn 1t with the
front to the back Determined that
IT should never happen again, I now
have snapshots taken of my new
clothes and hats and study the re-
suits, comparing the pictures with
the illustrations on fashion sheets. 1t
is surprising how illuminating it Is.
A hat requires setting forward over
the face Collars are not even on
each side. Skirts are too long. and
the narrow ones not pulled down
smoothly. Slouching spoils the fit
OF some garments. These are the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
To stand around in ease and to have moth
;ng to do is to live as the sheep live.-Aris-
tophanes.
AMERICA FIRST.

addressing the American Bar association not
long ago, former Senator Lewis, OF Illinois, 7aio
there was no unity Of patriotism III this country
for America as a nation, and that president
is now to be chosen upon issues that have no re-
lation TO the United States OF thought OF the
welfare Of the American people.
Speaking at Reno, Nevada, last week, OoVer-
nor Cox asked if anyone III his audience kne"
where Senator Harding stood on the league OF
nations Someone did know, and shouted: ne
stands for America first This excited the
governor into replying that the song, America
irst. the reactionaric5 are singing is the same
sid Deutschland and Uber Allies song the
,aisar Gang" This did not look well IN PRINT
Ind was changed somewhat in the report OF the
speech sent out by the press telegraph news as
sociations; but that was what the governor said,
and his further remark implied that America
would become an isolated power as Germany
has if na1ionaIisrn devotion to ones country
above all others was to prevail
II the coming election is to hinge on issues
hat do not concern America as former Senator
Lewis declared, it is because Governor Cox is
seeking as the price of the administration s
,upport, to make internationalism the issue.
Senator Harding meets it with an uncompromls-
ng insistence on nationalism. America first is
,is slogan, as it was Roosevelt's, who was the
rst to point out that nothing internationaism
,ould give US would compensate US for the sac
ifce of independence the league as drawn pro
,osed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

or can ever be enacted which will
stop people from being blankety-
fools. Those who believed that this
obscure Italian had discovered a
method of earning several hundred
per cent. year in financial" opera
tons beyond the grasp of the coun-
try's ablest banking brains, were not
only foods, but, in sense, mentally
dishonest. They didn't care how or
where this get-rich-quick young man
got the money, SO long as they got
their's-far more of it than they know
they could get from any legitimate
financier or banker There are no
Ponzis giving away gold for very long
But there are countless Ponzis giving
away gold bricks.
Try not to be sucker. Expect to
pay for what you get
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
WILD LIFE IN CITIES.

Columbus Dispatch: One usually
thinks of wild life, of birds and
beasts, as pertaining to the country
Here in the city one feels secure from
depredations by the "denizens of the
forest" as the poets refer to anything
that wears fur or feathers. But the
Indianapolis News calls attention to
the fact-and it is fact-that the
resident of the city, if he tries to
grow anything in the way of fruit or
vegetables. is greatly annoyed by the
confines of these congested communi.
ties.
Squirrels and rabbits and rats and
mice and noles, and birds OF nearly
every variety, carry on their activities
even as they do out in the country.
The cherry tree is robbed, apples and
pears are destroyed, the little garden
is stripped of its growth by these un-
tanned creatures that manage to live
in the shadow of the numerous resi-
dences.
In fact. here in the city these wild
things become more audacious than IN
the rural districts, and cause more an
noyance because of the greater per
cent. of the damage they do IN the
Yards and gardens. Where a fellow
has only a dozen pears upon scrag-
gly tree in the back yard, the loss OF
a single one amounts to considerable
to him-or, he thinks 1t does, which Is
the same thing.
Where one nurses few Stalks Oh
corn and watches the handful OF mud
bins from day to day as they develop,
II is a disaster to find some fine morn
ing that the squirrels have beaten him
to the crop and left him not grain
He doesn't figure, under such annoy.
ance, that it is worth great deal
more than a few bits of fruit or
little vegetation to have this wild lie
with US here in the smoky city; that
If is thing of value to see wild
thing once in "a while; even to know
that these species despite the arti-
ficiality of the world about them is
worth something.