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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
GENIUS AND WORLD REVOLUTION
We Are Standing on the Threshold OF Ne" ano
Wonderful Era.
BY JosEPHUs DANIELS
Secretary OF the Navy

long ago Mr. Winans was adjudGcd IA
snne for declaring that II was not M
possible to have passenger steamers
Quarter Of Il mile long with itre or SIX
decks. and with theaters and all tho
modern Injuries on board. Today II -
a wcIl-known fact TINT tho s'zc OF
steamers ts limited only by the width or
harhors and canals. and not by reason
OF any difficulty IN attaining great d.
menslons.
There has been n parallel advance IN
tho building OF naval craft. Tho modern
dreadnaught is wonder. n lcviaihan 80
strange as that which Job saw IN
prophetic eye. and Jules Nerne's vision
OF Twenty. Thousand Leagues "o"r
the Sea-" has been realized hy The sub
marine. which has played such an I'M
rortant part in the great war. In
aeronautirs we have realized the dream
Of Tcnnyson who
Saw tho heavens. IN with commerce
arSosics OF magic sails.
Pilots Of the purple twilight, dropping
down the costly bales;
Heard the heavens iii with shouting,
and th"rc rain'd KhaSt(y dew.
From tho nations airy navlcs graphing
in tho central blue"
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

4 ,reat destiny IS opening 10 human
!,y. All the clements have been con
ouercd In his flight through tho ar
the cag!s IL outstrippCd by man IN ms
flying machine. The ocean steamer IL
swtrrcr than The fishes that are born IN
rho sea. The locomotive rushes aF"u""
the globe faster than tho wh!rI"'hn'
Eyerywhero IS heard the voice or man :
!, ,,ccs under the oceans and through mo
fountains and over the deserts and nus
NIL tho spaces OF the everlasting aiE. 4Ie
clocL ticks in Faris and is hearu IN
Wa shlngton.
The rotation OF the earth Is too slow
on It's axis for modern man: no SENDS mo
news on ahead by lightning. Tho heaE
ealy bodies have been counted. WeiB"eu'
mea sured mapped GU: ard tested as 10
thor clements. Tho Atlantic has been
welded To tho Pacific. The North f"'"
and tho South Pole will soon I'VE twin
summer resorts Man has proved MS
carac.;y for dominion over tho eaTtA'
tho air. the sea, and all the iahAoIla"'S
thereof.
Since Puck first proclaimed that n"
would put a girdlc around tho earth IN
forty ,oIrutos." advances in science have
hcen a. such a rate as TO staBger tmaSi'
nation. The late Prof. Langley. "t mo
smithsonian Institute, tho first scientist
To admit the possibility or tho heavier
,han-aI- Tying machine. was r;di'UI"a
and regarded as n visionary enthusiast
md died OF q broken heart bccauS" Con-
gross derided his theory. Now the wh.r
Of tho monoplancS and htp'aneS has be-
como so common IS not TO give us pause
IN our daily duties.
The time Is coming when passenger
air ships will he as common between
New York and Washington as railroad
trains are today. No longer are f!yihS
machines the toys OF tho daring. AIT
craft are now among tho most pTac'icn!
implements Of warfare. ana the day Is
not far distant when they will he as
fearful engines of destruction as tho
dreaded under-sea craft.
What we have seen IN those swift
winged. eagle eyes Of tho Army or Navy
Is but the dawn OF the coming day when
we shall make the heavens carry our
war craft as easily rs we navigate the
sea with our dreadnaughts.
Wireless messages exchanged between
Paris and Washington. distance or
2, 900. miles: demonstrate tho perfection
reached IN that wonderful field OF sell
ence. It seems but yesterday that We
were Incredtllous as .he papers brought
the uncanny stories that messages could
be sent from coast TO coast without
wires.
The navy has been the pioneer in this
conuuering Of the waves OF the air. nnd
itx hIgh-powered stations in Alaska. in
Panama. In Honolulu, Guam. Manila.
and Tutuila have In every truth put n
Eirdle nround the Garth.
Largely due TO the genius 81 the rae
chanlcal engineers. Ship-building has
advanced wonderfully. The great East
crn OF yesterday beside the modern
ocean Greyhounds would not make a
good third-class tramp steamer. Not 50
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
SPIRIT 0F CHRISTMAS PREVAILS
IN WHEELING CHURCHES SUNDAY

| North street NJ. f. church. conducted p5
The pastor. Rev. +. S. Bishop
Tho d. r. Merritt Bible class Of the
Union Mission met at seven o'clock sun
! day evening. Jail services werc held al
TWO o'clock with Edward Jefferson and
!. n. Neal in charge. Special music was
rendered at these meetings. as well as a
the preaching service Sunday evening
when Rev. G.. W. Cory spoke most elo'
qucutly on The Kingdom"
At the Second United Presbyterian
and tho Second Presbyterian churches
usual services with special Christmas
sermons were held. The spirit Of the
season was dominant at both churches In
morning and evening meetings.
E"v. Clara Cook Hcivie was In charge
OF the special Christmas services held
Sunday morning in the First Unitarian
church. Tho professional was sung by
the children Of the Sunday school at this
meeting
Christmas Music 1t St. JOINS
Christmas music was prominent in the
Sunday morning services at ST. Johns
Lutheran church. with Rev. William G.
Ulrert IN charge. Rev. Ulfert preached
special sermon touching on the spirit
OF the occasion.
day morning the usual services were
carried out, with an interesting program
for the children.
Under direction OF Russell Sickerson,
tho choir OF the sland Christian church
carried out a delightful program Of spe-
Cial music in honor OF the occasion,
Sunday. at both morning and evening
kervlces Miss Marie Detters presided at
the organ. Appropriate sermons were
delivered at both sessions.
\ number OF women were present as
guests of the Mems Bible class OF Vance
Memorial church Sunday morning in re-
Spouse TO an invitation extended them
for the occasion. Alfred PAUL, leader OF
the class, delivered an address on 1.-The
Future Life" and special music was rem
dercd.
At Thompson NJ. Z. Church Sunday
morning Rev. W. L. Craig spoke at
length on interesting topics. Special
music formed a part of the usual morn
ing services. and the choir of wonderful
voices rendered n number OF special
selections IN keeping with the season
at the evening service also.
Or. Clarence f. Allen, conducted ser
vices at Fourth Street NJ. j.. Church
both morning and evening Sunday. A
sptN'd! b!uSiCaI Pi"SidHl ~! "ou " P"'
OF the morning session and IN tho even
ing n White GIFT offering was held,
the donation exceeding anticipation.
Season OF Good Cheer.
Christmas was a success in every
way in home and church and !nStitu-
ton. Thanks to the charitably inclined
folk OF the churches and other chart
table organizations, no one, to tho
knowledge of any concerned. was al
lowed to suffert acute want on Christ
mas Day. Many hundreds Of baskets.
amply filled with Injuries as woll as
necessities. werc distributed through
out the community. At the county In
Urinary and pail and various other IN
situations special menu was served.
In fact, itSseems that bit OF Christ
mas cheer penetrated to every nook and
corner OF Wheeling and it's suburbs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
POWERS OF MANDAToRIEs

r;vc, though the United States mas
pot,ratified the treaty % Versailles u y
nation has a strictly legitimate interest,"
il, all OF the manda tories created ny
that treaty. Germany ceGed her ofGr-
ssas possessions TO "thc FIVE principal
aud associated powers--Great Britain
France, Italy. Japan and the tnitod
States" The nero FAC; thd, We havo
lao, as YET ratified the agreement doEs
not exclude uS. The other powers nae
ratified It. thus giving Official status %
our interest.
In the case OF class { mandates. W"
are NOT greatly concerned. All suSh
territories are granted 10 the trustees
as Integral portions" OF the trustee :
territory. In other words. they are
virtually coded absolutely TO the manda-
tory power. German Southwest Africa.
New Guinea aad the former German -
lands in the Pacific arc included IN class
& They are simply spoils OF war.
Glass b manufactures are Central Aer'-
can territories. The covenant eN-
pl!ct,ely pledges IN these territories
eqaul opportunities for trade and conf
merce 10 all members OF the league:
Despite the fact that we are no. yet
member OF tho league, our interest en-
lists and cannot be nuiliGed at least not
until we have rejected the covenant and
treaty.
Finally, there are the class A man
dates, which apply only to the former
territorial possessions OF Turkey. The
covenant provides that the mandatory
nations controlling these territories ere
merely 20 give their advice and assist
ance." Tho territories themselves are
recognized Professionally as Independent:
states.
There is therefore. no ground upon
which Great Britain can claim spccth
privileges In the Mesopotamian oil
fields. In fact. she has not made any
official claim. but her actions have been
thus interpreted by our state depart
ment. Under tho covenant We and
every other nation are presumed 70 have
equal privileges in this and all other
territories formerly ruled by Turkey.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
RIpPLING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
A SUNLESS WORLD.

Performers AFRO not satisfied with
merely moderate success: e any tr;-
umph Is denied. they wiring their hands
in black distress. Tho victory Of yes
terday forgotten Is. as soon as won.
while they plan out some drastic way
10 make another evil run. The br!m-
ming fiaGon they have scrapped, and
now they say tho pipe must go: an
earnest campaign has been mapped, TO
I'm Dame Nicotine with woe. The
Sunday train must cease TO run be-
fore wrcve scored another year, or
some reformcr with gun Will rise
and shoot tho engineer. The Sunday
paper must be banned. on Sundays
autos must not chug or sherIffs, with
their writs In hand, will put often
devs In the jug. They'll censor songs.
they'll censor plays. they'll censor
everything In sight. and strive. in for
ty-scven ways. 10 drape us all in snowy
white. They Will not Interfere with
me. for I'm SO moral. anyhow; II shin
Ing halo you may sec AZ any t!mo
above my brow. But much fear some
wearied guys. Ivy laws CALLED. Jaded
and oppressed. IN revolution yet viii
rise. and knock some statutes galley
west. Rcformcrs now ar" going
strong. they look Ms though they'd
neveC stop: hut when ltra elton comes
along. just pause and hear the fire
works pop.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
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Women are not as easily 'nuNltcd 4
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
CORK NEWSPAPER IS
WRECKED BY RAIDERS

Cork. Dec. 2s.-Thirty armsd and
masked raiders invaded the Offices Oh
III. Cork Examiner, Christmas eve, otoke
the machinery with hammers: 1900
and set fire to the property. They ea-
capped before the arrival Of the poiice.
The fire was extinguished, but the otner
damage was very extensive.
The raiders who wore 1 avssr c slss.
!ns' ,Sa 'o irish republic" They forced
t6s h5Sssh the front W,s wss
49, Smashed two large printing
presses Cutting the n, seleP ssSS. ri sssna
sticks Of gclignite under the machnese
some OF which were blown 70 piece e,i,.
utrs, II is believed the attack VA
caused by the attitude Of tho Examan s
on the recent pastoral letter ISSUED pH
the Bishop Of Cork.
Civilians wounded.
Dublin. Dec. 26.-Two civilians ana
one soldier were wounded here In as.
turbances Christmas. Their Wounoa
are not considered serious.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
GRUB VERSUS IDEALS

By surrounding Fiume with powerful!
forces, the Italian government seems TO
be attempting 10 oust DAnnunzio WIN
out violence. IL possible. All supplies
have been cut Of from tho besiesed city
and within L short time. the D'Annunz' o
forces must surrender or starre. IL
seems quite possible that the panSs -
hungred Will convince most Of tho re-
calcitrant poets supporters that I: =
halter 70 have a square meal than al
unattalnable ideal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
Usual Services Sunday
In Catholic Churches

Az at. Joseph's Cathedral Sunday the
usmel services were held. There was no
srecial Christmas program. althouSh q
number OF particularly beautiful ana
appropriate selections were rendered BY
tho choir.
Christmas day. the customary masses
were held between tho hours OF and
1910 I'm the morning. with the usual
short address at each mass:
day at 81. Alphonsus church. the usual
prorram for that day being carried OUT
Sunday services were conducted 40
usual, with nothing special In any part
OF the session. .-- -.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
WILL FORM GARNET.
ItInn-SlnvIn

Nikola p. Pachitch. former premier and
head Of the Jugo-Sav delegation IN
Paris, has accepted the task Of forming
Il new cabinet.
Tho French foreign office has adcised
the government here that IL has. as
result OF the treaty OF Rapallo between
Jugo-Slavi8 and Italy and the elections
in Montenegro, suppressed the post OF
French diplomatic representative with
former King Nicholas Of Montenegro,
who Is in Paris.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
DIDN'T wAsH DISHES.

Springfield. Mass. Dec. 2S.-Calvin
COOLIDGE, Jr.. IN a brief interview this
afternoon. denied that ne and his broth-
e- and Governor Coolidge. donned
aprons and washed the dishes after tho
Christmas dinner at their Northamp>
ton home lilo said that tho men" OF
tho family washed no dishes that day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

An exchange asserts that Miss Lulu
Bett' was draInatized by iona GAZE from
her own novel. with the authors per-
mission Said iona to Miss Gale May
l dramatlze this here book" And Miss
Gale very grac!ously replied. sure you
kin, IONA. Go as far as you like
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

Afternoon tea will be served to the
students OF Harvard II a faculty suS-
gestioa Is carried out. And while they
are slipping It. Will the dear boys do
crochet work or fine hemstitching?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

II tho Wild and woolly East gets any
wilder and woolter. the movie COM
panies will be under tho terrible neces'
si,y Of moving from California 70 New
York
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
ARMY REDUCED.

Berlin. Dec. 2s.-rhe electives OF tho
German army have bceh reduced 70
100. 900 IN accordance with the SPA
agreement with the Allies, II was Of
fic!aIly announced today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

Now that your Christmas shopping 10
over. give something to those starving
children in Europe. It's life or death
for them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

II Uncle Sam should lose his pocket
book right now. he wouldn't be justified
in spending 80 cents for a lost ad.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
BACK TO THE FARM

Highly original Is tho plan suggested
90 Governor Shoup OF Colorado BY
George Smith. farmer OF that state
as \ solution OF the farm help problem
George believes that every farmer
should DO allowed two wives and In.
city man but one.
Ills arguhnsnt follows:
You see. one could help the other.
and a farmer would not need TO hire
AZ high wages. Then the farmers could
sell crops cheap and make money, and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Hines, Of Buck.
harmon, were visitors hero for several
days, en- route from Boston, where MI.
Hines Is student in a law college, TO
their homo to spend the Christmas sea-
son.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

yard are here from Spender to spend
the holidays with their parents Con-
gressman and Mrs. Harry. c. Woodyerd.
at their Washington reidencs on Bel
mont street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
Argentine's Attitude
Pro German Sympathies and Some Bumptiousness
May Account for the Action of Its Delegates
at Geneva.
By WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Public Ledger COMPANY
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. BoHn linn are spend,
Ing the holidays at Parkersburg. Mr.;
Zinn Is private secretary to ConGress-
sittlc, Congressman WoodyRrd's private
secretary, Is also at Parkersburg, visit
ing his father and sister. y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notas
and Gossip 1t tho Nads1ta
Capital.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 2s.-Ralph 3.
Hamilton has been commissioned post
master at Middleton, W. Va; Jake Akers
at Wharncliffe, w. Va; Samuel r Hlr.
r!son at Allister, W. Va; George w.
Nutter Mt Girta, w. Va; Robert +. Bias
at Hubball, W. Va, and Walter Il.
Schamp at Porters Falls. w. Va .f
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Maxwell Lakeman
and little son. Of New York. are the
holiday visitors Of Mrs LAken1an's SIS
ter, Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith, At the
Hadleigh Hotel, On sixteenth street.
Senator and Mrs. Howard sutherland
have their entire family, which 70 q
largo one, with them fer the holidays,
including their one srandchild, the IN.
FAINT daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Walker, Of Huntington. Captain Rich.
ard Sutherland. U. S. A.. and his vile
are members Of the house party.
Senator Davis Efkins, after Christi
mas dinner with his mother, departed
for New York to keep . dinner engage.
nent there. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-27

Women are not as easily 'npultcd as
hey were III grsndmothcrs day.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12
DANIELS, COME
TO JUDGMENT,
SIMS DEMANDS
Tells Senators Secretary's De-
lay on Convoy Plans Lost
Many Ships.
AMERICAN SHIPS FEW

WASHINGTON. March 12.--Secretary
Of Navy Daniels was responsible for con-
fusion in the conveying of ships which
resulted in unnecessary loses during the
war, Admiral Sims declared today before
the senate subcommittee investigating
charges against the navy department.
Admiral Sims said that after the Brit
ish admiralty had worked out a convoy
system which the allies adopted, Secre-
tary Daniels attempted to put into eff
snek a different plan for American ships.
saThe delay of the navy department in
accepting the recommendations for the
convoy system, delaying its establishment
for some months. resulted directly IN
some hundreds of thousands of tons of
shipping lost unnecessarily to the allied
cause as q whole" Admiral Sims said.
CONVOY SYSTEM
most IMPORTANT"
Admiral Sims said his letter of Jan.
: 1920 was a very mild statement OF
the serious embarrassments and delays
and dangers in putting into effect the
convoy system, which was the most i'm
portant Of all the measures used in de
feating the submarine campaign against
dllieQ SulppiHS
Sims told the committee of 1.-The real
state of desperation in which | found
myself almost daily during the first
months of the war" He added:
1.-The cause of this was not a single
matter, such as the failure to act or
my convoy recommendations, but that in
a dozen different matters at the same
time I was faced with the same situa-
ton. always hoping from day to day that
the department would finally realize the
situation and either accept the recon-
mendations or send over somebody in
whose Judgment they could trust
AMERICAN SHIPS
FAR DOWN IN LIST.
American shipping in July, 1917, he
said, was not more than ) per cent of
the arrivals and departures in the war
zone After fifteen months of participa-
ton, Sims saiG, American ships made
up less than u per cent Of the allied
tonnage on the lines of communication.
On his request for tugboats, Sims
stated that it was q year after We en-
tered the war before he received any,
and that at the time of the armistice the
navy had fewer than a dozen in
European waters.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12
MarmOn "a Test
Results from Argument
Sevenpassenger with top windshield and side cur
tains up laps local Speedway in minutes
1925 seconds from standing start.

Two months ago member of the Columbia Club
stated that he believed a sevenpassenger Marmon 81
of the series would lap the local Speedway in 230,
or at the rate of 90 miles an hour from, standing
A fellow club-member challenged this statement A
wager resulted The Nordyke & Marmon Company
agreed to furnish the local branch demonstration for the
trial the first day weather conditions made fair
test possible Dsnterested spectators and newspaper
invited to the Speedway yesterday afternoon
at 230 o'clock to see the lap
In a drizzling rain a wet, slippery track stock
side curtains and top up Tapped the two and onehaf
mile track from standing start in minutes % %
seconds, an average of $50 miles an hour.
Mr.. j. H. Lederer of the Indiana Daily Times and Mr.
0. A. Kantner of the Indianapolis News clocked the
trial with stop Watches and authority for the above
figures.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12

oldest not quite 7. were reading from
printed page. These youngsters have
been in school only since Feb. 1 this
year. They were standing before Miss
Fisher holding the page of a primer.
Miss Fisher said to them, Yesterday,
we read about a little boy. What was
his name?'
She printed the name on the black
board
From sixteen little threats came the
answer, Billy"
That's right" she said with a smile.
Billy had a friend by the name Of
John"
Miss Fisher instructed the children to
look at the printed page they held in
their hands.
Now read the first line" she said.
There was silence.
Suddenly sixteen hands were waving
in the air very anxious to be the lucky
one to read the first line.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12
DOLITICAL
I SIDELIGHTS

Seventh ward republicans have just
completed the organization OF Lowden-
for-President club. Dean Ross is presi-
dent; Ben Ramp, vice president, and
Hays Hollowell, Harry Hoffman and
Paul Door, directors. The Lowden or
sanitation has received word that the
Theta chapter Of Beta Theta Pi Of Della
ware, O., has gone on record for the
election Of the Illinois governor.
Henry a. Link. a naturalist of Her
mltholme place, Waterloo, Ind, and one
Of the leading farmers Of northeastern
Indiana is an earnest supporter of Dr.
c. B. McCunoch for the democratic nom
nation for governor. He has written to
DR.. McCulloch as follows: Il am glad
that a man Of your attinments and abil-
ity has announced as a candidate for
governor. We need such a man as you
at the head of this great state It is
high time we were changing the state
house course. The tax law and the many
other Objectionable laws should be
amended or taken off the books"
According to State Senator Walter Nc
Conaha sentiment for<Edward c. Toner
for governor is growing in Wayne coun-
~. According to Senator McConaha Mr.
ANL1G- > ISCOIu Ii duNOcdJlHg social ana
Industrial welfare and his efforts in be
half Of the public school system have won
him many friends in and around Rich
ncnd.
James W. Fesler continues TO be the
tn,rd candidate in straw votes given out
A McCray headquarters. The latest vote
was taken at the plant of the National
Motor Car Company, showing III for
NcCray, SO for Toner and q for Fesler.
The Harrison Republican club of .he
Fourth ward has invited all republican
candidates to attend a meeting at UdeH
ard Clifton streets tonight.