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RAIlR0AB FR
 HUDSON M 10 PATAG9Hi4 NE'al:
10000 Mile Journey From Arctic to Cape Horn
 Possible

New York, Feb. f4.- Realization of the dream of 2 railroad iron
 Hudson Bay to Patagonia and Bue nos Aires" has been brought nearel as aresult of the recent Pan-Amer- ican Financial Conference in Wash ington, according 10 Charles NJ Pepper, who, in 1903 was appoiated by President Roosevelt under an thority of Congress to visit the sev- eral countries from Mesico south ward and report on the project.
 A Journey by rail from the Ahetic Circle to the tip of South America
 approximately 10000 miles - could be made under good traffic conditions, 1t has been estimated. in 15 to IS days. At present 24 davs are required for the 5,871-m'le sea voyage from New York to the cap ital of Argentina.
 This dream of "a trans hemi~p trunk line, running almost the en- tire length of the two American. con tinents, was born in the brain Of Hinton Rowan Helper. Southern writer and former United Stater consul i'll South America, more than 50 years ago. The late United State Senator Henry Gassaway Davis Of West Virginia, a practical railroad builder, saw it's feasibility, and. with Andrew Carnegie and other wealthy Americans, gave the idea 2 fresh impetus. James c. Blaina also once advocated It
 The project, however, received it's first definite form at the Interaa- ticnai American Conference held IF Mexico City in 1902 when prominent citizens of the United States av3 diplomatic officials of Latin -Ameri- can countries resident in Washing- ton Former Senator Davis and Mir. Carnegie were members of it Later, as the envoy of the president and the representative of the com mittee, MT Pepper, went to Central America and South America, and after visiting the various countriee for a year, returned and made re- port which has been the basis Of subsequent discussion and legisla ton.
 The general idea outlined in tho Pepper report was that the different South and Central American nation in their railway construction should give special attention to the link in a through inter-continental trunk liHe HoFIH ana Soulh Whlch, ultl- mately would be joined. Attention was also given to the building of branch lines and feeders" especial ly in South America, on the theory that in time there would be throuoh lines from the Atlantic to the Pa cific which. would form iatersect- ing systems.
 Subsequent Pan-American con ferences held at Rio Janeiro and Buenos Aires approved the idea and continued the Pan-American Railway Committee. The International High Commission now renamed as the Inter American High Commission which WAS the oat@ro5vth of the first Pan-A American Financial Con- ference, held in Wasl3inFsFH in 1915, also approved tke prs ess and praad it's support bF the various republics
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New York-Mirzl, the clever young actress, now successfully starring in l"Head Over Heels," under the man agement of Henry ". Savage, has 2 wonderful complexion, and when in- terviewed in reference to it said: q attribute my clear, rosy white com
 plexion to a simple home made re, cipe which I use twice daily. It con .sists of oatmeal and toilet prep aration called derwillo. I am % glad
 ito tell anybody how they may have a skin like mine. This remarkable combination instantly beautified my complexion and by using it regularly has produced permanent results. The experience have had prompts me to make my secret public" When Mae
 Edna Wilder, the well known beauty specialist, was interviewed in refer ence to Mitzi's remarkable complex
 ion stated, Anyone can have 9
 beautiful complexion when they know
 how. It's very simple process. l use the same recipe in my work, and
 until you try it you have no idea of the marvellous results. The very first application will astonish you, Here it is: Go to any grocery store and get 10 cents worth of oatmeal
 and from the toilet counter of any drug or department store bottle of dcrwillc, use the oatmeal as directed
 in every package of derwillo, then
 make the following test: Examine .vour skin critically before your mir
 TOT, note carefully it's appearance. then apply this combination as di- rected. After you have made tLe
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British Get Part
 of Engine-M Making
 Contract From U. s.

London, Feb. IA. A British firm
 has just secured from the Belgian contract for 300 locomotive engines which was on the gpoint of being wholly placed in America, accord ing to announcement in the press. An order has been placed here for 200 large locomotives, 1t is stated.
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Target Range of
 German Youth is
 Nov ' Farm 1eEpar

Anerican Headquarters, Coblanz. Ce7e7any, Jeb An old target range where German army recrui 5a Wcr9 tausht to shoot ana e, e T61ng Germans were drilled in the 5tse of the hGynet is soon tobe tar3- cd over to the Americans fos aGricul- tural purposes as part of plan of the American forces n Germany to teach farming to soldiers deeire.na
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ahead of anything we have ever sol first application look in your n1irr again and note the surprising chan A peach-like color mounts t checks; a baby softness comes to u, kin; 1t makes the skin rosy-whls velvety and radiantly beautiful. It wonderful for dark, sallow sk coarse pores, pinples, blackhea chappsd rough skin, ruddiness, VT kies'aud many other facial blemi This oatineahderwill combination .ab7olutely harmless and will produce or stimulate growth hair It is superior to face powd as precipitation does not affect therefore 1t stays on better. Thou ands who have used it have had t same results as Mitzi, and I am su if you will give it fair trial y will become just as enthusiastic she is and always use it in prefe ence to any other powder or beau fer"
 NOTE When asked about derwil one of our leading druggists said. 'j is truly wonderful beiutifier, aws before. We are authorized by Il manufacturers to refund the none to anyone who is dissatisfied, and would not permit the use of O name unless the product possess unusual merit.' It is sold in u city under an iron-clad money b. guarantee by all department stos and up-to date druggists, includ Mann-Tankersly and ". L. Dewoo'.
 a6q
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Jews Furnished 100000 Men for
 Various Armies

London, Feb. IT, Max Nord.n told the English Zionist Federation Sthe other day that in the World war the Jews had furnished 100000 sol
 siers ir the various armies. This
 he said, was About segen peTcept of the wHoIe number of 5sgg 2 pro- perticn equalled by faw end sur passed only, he believed, by the
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latat. al Sela|
 ne educational b.l c this vorL. ''| ! ,. Cuna ''pe pai-l.. and
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to take up such 9 course. The old range is near Fort Alexander, or 3 hill overlooking Coblenz or the Rhine. Agricultural text books have been ordered from Washington.
 4 new educational program being worked out at army headquarte
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embraces opening of unit schools of instruction for every distinct organ ization of che American Force in
 Germany. Thus the Motor Trans port Corps is to have 9 school for automobile mechanics in Metteft1ic..a3., near Coblen4, the signai corps VI IL
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French. The Jews had lost S0,0o0 dead and had about a00,000 casual ties
 But what had the Jews fought for, he. @ Even in 5+e advanced and highly civilized countries of the Net cnelnta auae EaEe at arff-S Sem was weaihg Gp; n +he 21ew eo3n+ries l,a5 arisen in she Ea he trn ,Y Dassions were let la9ae ar5H aa h this datb pierre laete w8s one bright ypot, the Drtsh Declaration in favor of a Jewi sn National Home in Palestine.
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have 3 school for the study of te- legraphy and wireless. the quarter masters corps will have school for cooks and bakers, and the engineers will nave 9 school of their own al some point near CobleRz. It is plan ned to have unit schools at first and
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BIC cIILEAN DEFICIT.

santideo.. Chile, Feb II -Caile'5 deficit for the fiscal year ended Recem beg 31 aggregated $18,010.090- according to statement by the f. nance minister, .Guillenno Suberca s- eaux This is attributed to the great decline last year in expcrta- ton of nitrste owing to the trans portation difficulties and other causes. Chile expected to export in 1919 2,600, 900 tons of nitrate but actually shipped only 100000 tons.
 No gold has been coined in Eng Iea6 since Qet9ber 191G.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN
THE BEDBUG

Steubenville has a new hotel. It Is a
very fine. modern structure, with bath
rooms 'neverything. Ordinarily. the
building Of a new hotel. although praise
worthy. would not be matter for spe-
cial comment. But in connection with
this steubsnvllle hosiery there - m
interesting story.
Some little time ago, irwin Y. Cobb
we'll known 10 readers OF the Saturday
Evening Post and others. happened 70
pass 4 night in the Jefferson county
metropolis. Later. Irve wrote very feel
InEly OF tho fact that although he was
SOLITARY In his room at the Steuoenville
hotel he was by no means alone,
On reading this. the good people OF
Steubenyllle. led BY the local press and
chamber OF commerce. rose up on their
hind legs and demanded a hotel that
could not. by any possible chance. serve
~ AN inspiration for articles on the
ANIMAL Kingdom. The new Fort Steubea
= niitton dollar structure. Is the result
Considering the fact that the famous
author may he said 10 have built IT,
equal and exact justice would seem to
demand that the hotel be called The
Cobb House. Hut perhaps this was not
cyyhider"d euphon!aus enough. or. Il
may hay" been that the suggestion OF
tho, rorular American way OF eating
corn did no, harmoniEe with tho
aesthetic senstb,litirS OF the Steubenvil-
laus.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
TIE MODERN NOVELS.

reckon I'm n fossil, l fear I'm
headed wrong. as down the world
jostlc. amid the modern throng. 1t
makes me sad and weary 10 read The
New Romance. wherein the authors
dreary gives action not a chance.
The good old plot of Dickens. OF Col
Inns and OF Rcade no more novel
quickenA and fictions gone 10 seed.
We have the CHASTITY study Of prob
lens touching sex, instead OF pirates
bloody on red and slippery decks.
And superintendent vsmp!ng and
soc!aliStic cranks. through modern
tales ArO trRmp!nG III psstilent!al
ranks. Such books are not inviting
10 one who walked the Garth when
Charlie Rrade was writing The
C!o!s,er and the Hearth" And time
on them seems squandered. small
pleasure do they yield 20 one who!
walked and wandered with David
Coppcrfield" They jrer the old time
writer's; "Victorian." they say. and
hint that men we're hlighters who
wrote In that past day. l would that
ttory tellers who've hit the modern
groove. would emulnte those telIers,
and make their stories move, On. I
tire OF fiction devoid OF stirring
plots. that hanks on charming d'ction
and lines that end In dots..........
Through bookstores go vending
vending for STUFF TO read. in vain:
l Tx" a happy ending. I want tho
villain slain.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
PENDING IMMIGRATION
BILLS

Whether or not one Of the bills now
he fors congress SuspcndiNg all imm'-
grafton be passed or not, It is plain tnat
they are merely temporary measures
Our immigration problem demands
solution OF a moro constructive ana
permanent nature
BESIDES the bills In house and senate
10 prohibit all immigration for certain
periods, TWO other measures have been
introduced. both aiming at the estah-
lishment OF national immigration
policy. One OF these. by Representative
Dillingham;, would l!mIt the number OF
,,icrs Of any nationality admitted In
any one year TO five percent OF the NUM-
Der OF persons Of that nationality al
ready in the United States.
This would limit the number OF I'M
migrants effectively. but does not sound
like a complete or logical plNn. Besides
this mathematical limitation. there
should be several other provisions re-
Eating 20 the quality Of the individual
lrnm.grants and to their distribution.
Nh5 Why should the number OF aliens OF
asv nationality already here be taken as
n basis" In practice, this would work
a. an obstacle ~ naturalization. as the
p,rcen,aE" does not apply 70 those VINO
hivc become American citizens Pos-
Sibly investigation would show that II
would b. better 20 have fewer OF those
who have been coming In greatest num-
hers and more OF hose whose numbers
rtrc been small. TIL percentage plan
appears g. bc purely an arbitrary one.
Tho other plan, by Representative
StfrlinE. - more comprehensive. II
creates an immtSration board to study
the needs OF the country and also the
Quality and character OF the hmm grants
who have already been admitted. II
would AZ the number OF each racial
group TO be admitted each year. but
would reach !is conclusions by consid-
ering assim!lah'uty. maintenance OF
American standards o.: living. the extent
Of unemployment In the country AM
the adaptability Of foreigners Of tho
various groups 10 our national require
ments.
The Sterling plan IS very similar to
that Of Canada II limits the total OF
immigration In any year to three
Touring OF one percent ~ SHe P0PSi"
ton Of the United States and provides
for the stationins OF immigration agents
In foreign countries to pass on the de-
STABILITY of applicants for passports.
o. all the bills so far introduced. r Is
undoubtedly the best. Every nation has
the fundamental right TO determine the
character OF It's immigration. 1t Is time
wa were asserting that right.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
ANege Japanese Plot
On the Pacific Coast

London, Dec 2a.--An official Bolshe-
v,, wireless message received from
Moscow quotes the Izvest!a as asserting
that Tits evident that Japan has adopt
al 4 policy Of selling the shores OF the
Pacific" 1t adds:
The japanese gcenraI staff has
marked out a fortified line IN the shore
zone from Shanghai through kwangtung
peninsula and the Russinn coastal re-
gion and the Kamchatka peninsula"
Ga line through Kwngtung from Shang-
hat would cover the southern half OF
the Chinese coast or about 700 miles. In
Guiding HongkonE)
The japanese are conducting a dcfl-
nitclv tmrerialistic policy with regard
to Far Eastern Russia. BY concealing
their plans they hoped the allies would
bless their Siberian policy. When
America. however. cried out against
them japan hesltated aud then declared
she feared an attack from Rnishcvik,
and that an aggressive policy in Siberia
WAS necessary.
she, therefore d'sarmCd the Russian
troops In the Maritime province and Is
attempting 20 liqutdats the forttfica-
tons OF NladivostOk and NIkolaevsk.
such are tho intentions OF the Japa-
nose imper!altsts. Japan may be ex-
p.cted to tenaclousiy persrvere In eff
frcting her plans and therefore the Far
Eastern republic with It's headquarters
at Vcrkhne-U d!nsk Is faced with the
problem OF dfinitcly resisting the az
grcsson ~ tho Japanese in Siberia. AS
this in like measure effects Ch!na's IN
tcrcRts. they must unite for Joint re-
K!s;ance to japanese aspirations on the
Asiatic mainland"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
THEY WANT THEIRS ANYHOW

prohthanE Industrial
readuSi-
the
theman hem the profits
announced
On discovering this the men voted
to dsregar the PROFITS
the their
OF IN when
thought that the company o
labor and that the workers had not ~
Seink
weeks under the industrial democracy
total receipts '
much they neo ~
naturally supposed that
a Despite the iac'
strike to their
is making
financially ruined
smoothing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31

duccs tho crops for nothing" arc often
heard.
An actual itemized statemen; or the
expense connected with raising any crop
would aston!sh those who hold such be-
uers. To begin with. the farmer has a
largo amount Of capital invested In MS
farm. Unless he can make fair rate
OF interest on this. his farm cannot be
considered a going concern. He also has
Qeprec!at!on 70 consider. Soil wears out
rapidly and has TO be renewed by means
Of fertilizer: farm machinery wears oit
and has 70 be replaced: farm buildings
depreciate and must be kept in repair.
Then there are always LOSSES. Valuable
stock sometimes die. dry weather ruins
crops or storms inAIct heavy damage.
All this Is outside the item Of labor.
Tho farmers hours are long and hard
and unless ne be fortunate enough -
have sons. he must hire mon 70 help IN
every important phase Of planting. GU
ttvat!ng and harvesting h!s cr"l.
Hardly a day goe. By on a modern farm,
Il at does not bring some little unrX-
pected expense to be added 10 the over
head costs.
Possibly thn farmer is the most in
depe ndent OF all men" but ~ earns hts
independence by continuous hard work.
Official figures on farm production costs
would be interesting and valuable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31

When crops are good business VIII be
good. and when crops ar" poor and
farmers are not buying. other lines OF
business will suffer.
Not only IS agriculture important 90
other lines "t business because OF the
Huying and consuming power Of farmers
and their families. hut IT il fundamen-
tally importsuc TO all III" people OF tho
niIcd states as a source of their food
supply, OF raw materials for manutac-
ture and because Of It's contribution to
the export trade OF the country.
Few people realize that the food
stocks IN the larger cities at any one
time are sufficient only for a few weeks
or months at most, and that. e tn"
seady flow Of farm product To IN" cities
should be seriously interrupted for any
reason, the city population would soon
fac" starvation. Nor do many people
fully realize that II farm production
is curtailed materially it Will mean
scarcity and higher prices.
In order that production may keep
pace with the growing population Il will
bs necessary to increase acre Yields.
which will require that cultivation
shall become more and more intensive.
Intensive methods Of cultivation are
expensive IN both labor and equipment.
. and Will NOT l." praCticed unless the
prices for their production are adequate.
American farmers are not only in
competition with each other as produc-
crs. but they are In competition with
producers OF other countries. Not Oniy
that. hut agriculture rs an industry IS
, in direct competition with other indus
tries for capital. and especially for IA
, Dor. Under present labor conditions
farmers are losing IN competition with
other Industries.
The drift OF young people from farms
70 the cites had been going on al m
Increasing rate even prior 20 the war.
especially In the vicinity of industrial
Cent"rS. More than 100000 young far
mcrs went into the military service.
While these young farmer soldiers were
ight!ng for their country on the battle
fields OF Europe. many more laborers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
THE FALL OF D'ANNUNZIO

Having caused n great deal OF trouble
for his country. and the deaths OF a
large number OF brave men. Gabrielle
D'Annunzio has surrendered Fume with
tho cynical comment that ITALY Is not
worth dying for" Probably the fact
that he Is on the poiDt OF getting a di-
vorce from his present wife. after
which he expects to wed charmer who
las been sharing his glory" in riume.
has greater weight with Gabrielle than
his much-vaunted patriotism.
There was a time when DAnnunzio
might have withdrawn from Fiume and
taken his place among ltalys great
men. His action in occupying the city
after the end OF the world war In all
probability saved II to Italy. as the
allies had decided to give this port to
Jugo-Slavia. But after accomplishing
his object. D'AnnunzIo gave a d!sil-
lusloning exhibition OF his mental
calibre His success and temporary
prominence seem 10 have given him a
w!ldly-exaggerated idea OF his own I'm
pcrtanee.
Had the misguided poet even remained
steadfast in his expressed determination
to die fighting. he would have had the
respect which the world always accords
10 a brave man. But. when tho test
came. ne let his followers die while nc
continued TO live ingloriously for his
lady love.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
Our Daily Story
SOLITARY FIGURES.

Tho sky WAS cloudy. overcast, low
| cr!ng. II WAS sunrise, 50 there must
! have been a sun but darn II II was
anywhere In sight.
Two solitary figures doomed luguh-
! they approached they drew nearer. and
. r.ously against the leadcn Sky. As
tho discriminating reader d!Scerns in
them tho solitary figure OF Rembolt
Hook and the solitary figure Of Car
handle Tordlc. The expression of each
is stern. we'll nigh fnrhtdd!mg. and they
nod surtly and halt.
"a fine morning for 4 murder" said
Hook with Il sardonic laugh.
The others lip curled slightly. al
! though he could have curlcd II moro.
Forty paCeS"' he asked shortly.
suits me-" replied Hook even
shorterly.
They turned abruptly. back to back.
and each took twenty deliberate PAGES.
A slight but expert drtzzl" began 10
fall The two men counted. pace for
pace. counted aloud as they STROBE.
Suddenly. At twenty. both wheeled.
and
Halt. Hold" cried III" solitary
figure OF a horscman. He dashed up.
out Of breath. although Il was the
horse that had been doing all the rum
ming.
You're surveyin' the wrong fieln.
, consnrn ~" he cried. This Is 81
TwItt!es property. not mine
And he indicated his own field and
the other TWO solitary figures shout
dsred their instruments and strobe out
nf our readers lives.
Copyright 10y George Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
"WHAT SHALL THE HARVEST Be ?"
WhAT ShALL Inc HHhVLOI d
The Food Situation for 1921 Will Depend the Farmers
Attitude in Taking Gamblers Chance on High
Cost of Production and Falling Prices
By E. T. MEREDITH
Secretary Of Agriculture
Secretary Of Agriculture.

wer. urcd away from farms 10y the
hiuh wages and shor'rr hours oil CITY
employment. When the great army ~
farmer soldiers was mustered out OF '"'
military service many Of than i"u""
employment in cities. since the Cl"S'
az thu war there has been an !ncrsa"IuS'
~ heavy draft upon farm labor d! o'h"F
industries. offering higher wages Sh"'
or hours, and tho allurcmertS OF '.E
life. All reports that come I" th' u'-
nartment emphasizes the farm LABOR
shortage and its probable elieCI uP'"
farm operations this year.
Farmers hesitate 10 pay higher wages
because unlike other industries their
Is no opportunity for quick turnover
mr. 10 BASS tho Increased cost along !"
consumers Not only are farm whH'S
birhcr than ever before but farm hir"'
labor IS scare" ut any price and on 'hH
whole. Is said TO he relatively less Ell
,!cient than formerly. armcrs no"
know certainly that prices al all com
modlt!es. especially farm prices VIII
be lower next year than this,
The slump in livestock prices since
last July has cost the farmers SeNcra!
hundred million dollars. They arc now
faced with the problem OF d'cidihH
, whetncr TO pay high prices for Al! the
things they have 20 DNS--iaTh iap"''
equipment seeds. fertilizers, clothing
and suppl!cs-and the Investment or
large part Of the cost OF production
with the prospect that when they com"
70 market with their crops next year
they Will b" compelled to accept even
lower prices for everything they nave
10 sell: or whether they shall cut down
the initial cXpcps" OF production By IN
+ vcsting less capital in equipment. sup
plies and hired labor by reducing acre
axe and numbers or live stock. Tie
latter course means smaller production.
What would business men do In the
same circumstances II Is matter that
concerns every business man and every
customer. Tho food situation for 1921
Will depend upon what answer the
farmer gives tot his difficult problem.
Copyright. 1920