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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
GOODYEAR RUBBER co.
GETS BIG COAL TRACTS

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber COM
pouy cf Akron, is said 10 have closed Il
deal for htlW"cn two and three million
dollars worth Of eastern Ohio rUal land.
furlud"d IN th' tract * tho Charles
Summer property. located IN tho vIrinity
If HnrriSvillc On branch Of the Wheel
ing and Lake Eric railroad.
I'll" land which IS said (" hav"
"'tau="d hands lakes IN something like
,""n acres. and using coal al III" rate or
l"u '"uS rcr dCy. which is the exact
rat" used hv tn" rubber company, II Will
take :" years To consume tn" supply.
The property IL said ~ No acquired in
tn" nam" ~ the International coal and
Cut" company.
7, O., nd that "kt"nSlN" improve
mcr', ale - bc made 70 The mines
winch arc In operation A. tho present
TIM. T. Is also understood that la00
houses ar" 70 Nc erected In house tho
, ptrtIrlfS OF the n,lnss
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
SECOND CLESS IN
MINE RESCUE WORK
WILL OPEN TODAY

The second class in the schooi To-
miners of tho Northern Panhandle ana
Eastern Ohio will be opened this week
and will instruct some very large class
IS in the use Of breathing apparatus
used in mine rescue work. This school
t"ar No y at the Wheeling and LAKE
Erie depot, on Seventh street; This
rcscuing car is opened TO the public De
tween the hours Of to p. m.' ana ony
one wishing to 60 through those III
charge will be very glad 10 explain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
n MUS-TUR-PFP
(NLERG,Sl

u " y The grenscless mustard prep
aration It "ruhs right i'm; has got
the pep" and 1t Is so moe and clean to
use. Ask for IL by the full name,
"CleER'n areaseless Aus-tur-pep," In red.
white and blue box.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
NEW FARE ZONE.

In the futur. all passengers who board
Island and OHIO cars above Fourteenth
strr.t vn Main Will r" assessed another
nickel The reason for this move Is TO
L. relieve the congestion now existing
alvnE Nam street. The order. which
Was issued Ivy {. i. Billings. vice Prcsi-
dent mud general manager Of tho Wheel
lur Traction company. went INTO effect
yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
EXAM FOR PHARMACIST.

The West Virginia stat Board OF
Pharmacists viii meet IN this city ON
Jan. @l-",. trI the purpuS" al the r.
SI>trnIN"u az pharmacists. students from
all parts II rh' stat" VIII II" on band
Iu .Ak" thu .NHm,uItI"n.
Tia STATE. beard - COMPOSED Of John
lIl~"u. MGiSburL: Alfred Walker. SUIT
r"u: l.. Srul,. Terra Nlrl: .. g. Older
[ hart, sipn and ~ Downs. uf W"lCh
I'D lla,r y"u f"r=ntt"n v"u OWE me
s."
sod - NJ. not Vet. ,iNo me time, and
l Willie Jcngc Monthly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
,ric,a inspired by innocence and pride

tricia. inspired by innocence and pride,
refuses to be . coouette. .-r,.
Finally Mrs. Leeds succeeds in ma
n.,,verinr the unwilling girl into an en-
eagement to Brewster Howard. an sx .
cessively wealthy and proud man>--oi
thirty-five years Their marriage 5sAne
subseouent experience serves dra-
matically to expose the evil OF mans
ages for money. ,r-s
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19

A boy that doesn't love q dog -
likely to grow UP into Grabbed mn.
lionairc. :S,'.,-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19

National Thrift wrck--Star' hank
account to-day
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
PASSPORTS TO CUBA.

Applications for passports 10 Cuba
w.r. Crl"d saturday hN four local NO.
nam. who Hro ANTICIPATING Spending the
winter there. hrf"r" United States lls-
trIc' ,N.rk Mr.. conrad They were HirS
Bollc Fcmdr. Mrs. Lor"ua Is. Hanover
Mrs Mar, {. s,h,nk aud Miss Charlotte
SThrrk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-19
WILL OPEN H1PPopRomE.

';r"rE" D. Fallrr and James Evans.
Proprietor" uf tn" Southern theatre
completed a deal Saturday which also
PUT tic IIirpudromc theatre at %?l9
Woods street into their hands. The
n"w "wuCrS OF tho HirpOdromc VIII
complete their contemplated repairs
and open the theatre to the public on
or about Fob |.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
seek, Aid for Ukraine.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--ln your editorial OF the +th
inst. entitled Forcing the Issue. you
make the following statement:
America aided in the rc-cStabiish-
mcnt OF Polish autonomy. 1t aided IN
has given aid and comfort TO the
thctically inclined toward the indie
pendent Baltic states.
May | call your attention TO the fact
that unfortunately, this statement, as
far as Ukraine is concerned, is not cor
rect. Up to the present time the
PATRIOTS OF Ukraine have received no
a.d and comfort from America or any
OF the allied powers. although Ukraine
is anti 20 .shevist and anti-CHariSt and
has been actually lighting Russian
Bolshcvists. German invaders and Rus
1917.
Moreover, ukrainian peoples repub
lie. organized by the patriots OF
Ukraine, has been. and still is. being
blockaded 10y the allied and assoc.-
ated powers, and thus prevented from
successfully hehtins Russian Bolshc-
visits and missionaries. Ukraine is
being prevented from exporting 200
900 tons of sugar and 100000 tons OF
grain that are In tho hands OF the
ukrainian government and ready for
ing. prevented even from importing
medical and sanitary supplies into
tic countrywide supplies which she
bought land paid for--and tho result
is that the cit.Zcn OF the Ukrainian
peop.es' republic. who are anti Boil
shcvist and anti-Czarist, are dying
actually now by the thousands every
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
Please do what you can. and receive
tho thanks Of ONE WHO KNOWS.
Gordonsville. Va, January Is. 1920.
DIscu..es Court Deci.Ion.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Court Of the Tnsed states me four iuGres
dissenting. that the roistead law pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale OF
has. given rise to a great deal of cdi-
torinl comment by the newspapers.
some Of it evidently based on a mis-
conception Of the questions decided.
this decision makes it certain that the
Supreme Court will hold that the
eighteenth amendment is valid. since
it disroses Of the claim that that
measure dcprivcs citizens of their lib
crty and property without due process
of law. This issue was not squarcly
though ii had decided that the pro-
visions of the fourteenth amendment
were not violated. such decision would
not apply TO the questions raised in
The suits brought to test the validity
OF the eighteenth amendment.
The sections Of the Nols,cad law
passed upon by the Supreme Court
we're those relating to the war-pro-
court held that in a wartime cmcr-
gcncy property can be confiscated
has no relation to the eighteenth
amendment. which is in no sense n
war measure, and cannot be justified
on the grounds on which the warpro-
hihition law was sustained.
The Supreme Court has never yet
passed upon the greatest issue in
VOWED IN prohibitOry laws TIM can bC
raised under the Federal Constitution:
Can Il citizen he deprived Of his lib
erty or property without due process
OF law" IL that question is decided
in the. negative the eighteenth amend
ment is void and OF no effect,
To decide that the eighteenth
amendment is valid the Supreme Court
must hold:
/. That 1870 members OF Congress.
eighty six less than "a majority OF both
Houses, can legally submit constitu-
;ional amendments to the State I.eEis-
laturcs.
.. That the Legislatures o! States
whose Constitutions declare that their
citizens cannot be deprived of their
liberty and property without due
process OF law, can lawfully ratify a
stitution.
3. That the "unalicnablc rights" TO
life. liberty and property. guaranteed
by the Federal Constitution. can be
taken away by an amendment that is
in direct violation OF the letter and
spirit OF tho fundamental rights that
ne Constitution was adopted TO main
tain
+. j. .SHRIVER.
January Is. 1920.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
Plan. for ,,.ur, Memor,nl.

10 the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
II Sir:-Whiie the matter OF erecting
taine Maury is up for considera, ION.
apd which hope will be pushed
through to successful completion.
snent thai uist am ' ss,isiie e1 he woaId
have delighted to have seen built TO
his memory and honor. He was a
very modest and retiring gentleman.
Notwithstanding his great ability and
amazing genius. he was practically a
self;educated man; Therefore, it i'm
tn me sha ere es T n hays
square (prefcrably at the corner OF
Hank and Ninth Streets) a Temple Of
SsieneeLnot large and costly edinee.
appropriately ornamcn,ed building.
devoted to his memory and. at the
same time. used for the purpose OF
ment of science by our people and the
fostering and iurtherance OF their
scientific and inventive genius and
aptitude; This building could be so
arranged that il would be very beau
tfful on the exterior. and would at
tract the attention OF all passers by,
central rotunda, in the middle OF
which there could be paced splen-
ga statue OF Maury, seated in suit
able chair, hold ling in one hand chart
OF the seas and the other naturally
resting upon globe. and with books
snd maps ANONYMOUSLY arranged at
lighted at night. so that ali visitors
could read the words put upon the
baSe of this statue and the bronze
tablets that could be placed on the
walls. In at least four places on which
should be written something OF the
marvellous deeds and achievements OF
lhis famous scientist and mariner.
The rooms n the building could he
used Tor scientific purposes and for
the promotion OF invention. discovery
and con struCtion. and could gradually
become the home OF a great and benc-
ncta! department OF science which
YOU'D be devoted TO The turtherance OF
scientific efforts, the fostering OF in
Sention. the cultivation of the creative
1sculties OF our people and in aiding
All VINO desire TO engage in these m
portan; and useful emp oymcnts |
wish could develop the possibilities
1nd utilities OF such an institution
Sut these great things must flash
,a.eEoss your mind as YOU read The
state aids medical and surgical
schools, the higher education OF orr
people; and propcr!y does 50. Why
not AID such splend. a enterprise and.
me same time, adequately and beau.
iiluliy honor Maury. who would have
He1Shted 20 behold such building
ana IN it housed such q great WORK
1.n, DAVID l.. PULLIAM.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
Commend. Governor Davis.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
VIII you be so kind as to tell Your
readers how many agencies it is
necessary to have 10 enforce the pro-
Inhibition laws: In addition to the Fed
believe we have in Virginia still the
regularly elected and appointed oiii-
GERS tor law enforcement, and now the
Anti-Saloon League apparently is try-
nS 10 set itself up as an enforcement
agency. according to the announced
purpose Of it's law enforcement
With what authority will it be closed.
Mr. Wheeler. general counsel. be-
!ieve. Tor the National Anti-Saloon
heaSuc. spoke to small audience,
NJ. c. y. here the other Sunday in be-
half OF this begging campaign. and
ono OF the arguments he used against
passage of national legislation they
banded themselves together to defeat
candidates for office who would not
liquor intercsts"-and this, mind YOU,
was a time when the liquor business
was legitimate and those engaged in i,
business.
The speaker. however didn't men
il9n mat these are the tactics long
followed and at present used by the
ANTI Saloon League. Mr.. Wheeler also
mentioned one instance where several
years ago a series OF articles opposed
10 prohibition appeared in a promii-
nent magazine. and. afterwards. I'VE
earned that this man was paid $1,000
Tor writing them" But he again for
got 10 tell how much he himself is
being paid now TO asitatc in behalf OF
prohibition.
In conclusion. ] wish 20 commend tn .
stand taken by Governor Davis for
abolition OF the Prohibition Depart
ment. We have enough officers with
out that. Would that the legislators
new in Richmond had the backbone
and moral courage the Governor ha.
diSplaycd. Moral cowardice - being
afraid TO stand up for ones princi-
ZEN DRY VOTER
l.ynChburE. Va, january L.. 1000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18

&c Ihe Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
.SF'-Some days since a corr"suo,'I.
sn,, who criticized President wilson
Gds taken To tasS by some warm adj
HltferS-o of the President; "' '"-
S.As lifelong Democrat Of tho Jcf.
aur .,., orand. with soiicitude for
our party, the writer as Well as n.bnTs
likewise puzzled, would IKE 10 harn
S2i1e acts and writings OF President
hmiii ,a harmonized by those who beng
osier acquainted with his ,noiiycS .ro
SSn }i,, 70 unIayei seeming contradictions.
aAH Tho6 9uia D. q service 10 the party.
matchless leader" Did his own lead.
ershlp get him his first clcctiony o.,
aiter hclng better known. did hc no;
YIN his second term chiefly throurh
b,Ean' who had given him the nrsi .
Apout tho middle of his second term
.Whe1 the success OF the war was as
rsurea, me the congress ional clcCtions
IN Wmch he was active, and cspeciaIlv
asked Tor Endorsement, which WON'T,
rays rays gwen Rim free hand, His coun.
tIS answer was to b;n0 him hand and
1921 WIN the opposition party. Eot.
wthstand!ns, nc seems to rSpec, ~.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18

the part played by virginia men-a
part which makes the hearts OF true
NitSinianS glow with gratitude and
pride.
One OF these, now a blessed memory.
Miss Younger says: Senator Martin.
OF silyery hair and determined manner.
would not sit down TO talk suffrage.
nor would he stand up and talk It.
The only way to discuss suffrage with
him was to run by his side down
hall. 1t was interesting" she adds
facetiously, and it was also good eX-
erciss."
The good women OF Virginia do not
want suffrage" he declared. 1t is only
professional aGitatOrs from whom /
near"
But despite the untinchinR courage
OF Virginia men, and that Of other men
Dig enough TO rise above supposed tenn
porary political eXpcdicncy, the Suf-
iraEc amendment passed the national
Congress. and now Virginia looks to
her state leg siators, who hold the
power In their hands. TO protect her
sovereign rights upon which for all
time the safety. honor and welfare OF
her people depend
RE(,ORDt,R
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
SUDDEN DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
Die. Suddenly of Angina Pectori. at
Jeyki Island. Tn. Home OF
Her Family.

BRUNSWICK, GA, Jan. l7-Mr.
William Rockefeller is dead AT the
Rockc!cllcr's winter home on Jckyl
Island. near here. The Rock eiclIcrs
have been on the island for some
Tine.
Mrs. William Rockefeller left New
York week ago for the Rockefeller
home q, Jcky! Island. Ga. Her death
was very sudden, and was caused by
angn pcctoris.
Mrs Rockefeller is survived b. her
husband, brother OF John D. Rookie
fcllcr. and by four children. William
@ Rockefellcr t. a. Rockefeller Mrs.
i. H. McA!p!n and Mrs. NJ Hartley
dodge. She was born March -. 1874
ana before her marriage. ia 1864 was
Miss Alm.ra Geraldine Goodsc.l
During her lie she contributed TO
hundreds OF philan;hropics. and Of late
years. Notwithstanding her age, took
an active interest in war relief work
The body OF Mrs. Rockefeller VIII
hc brought to Brunswick early tomor-
row morning. The remains wiz bc
sen, TO New York on the train leaving
here at o'clock. Mrs Rockcfcllcr
had been at Jckyl since January l.
She was i'll but few days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
Prnisc. Senator Martin.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SIR; Maud Younger. author of tho
Gard index. a, species Of h!ackmail
behind prison bars. has just completed
serial account OF the way in which
with its aid She forced the woman
suffrage amendment through the ma
tIonai Congress. and will ,Shc hoasts)
'oIHc II through state legislatures.
rms powerful! machine. invented by
woman politician, and said to be- the
most corrupt and corrupting agency
eyer devised by the human mind cost
N""o"hn II consists OF a set OF cards
containing the private history OF leg
!sia'ors; and those influencing lcssla-
ton, with such knowledge OF prominent
constituents and financial hackers as
shall enable operators to bring ind!-
rect pressure TO bear upon thorn when
direct pressure has failed. Newspaper
space seems also to have hcen bought
proved obdurate. Miss Younger says:
We sent to his home city and she rot
the newspapers busy"
AS the world knowe Senator after
senator. in violation OF his oath OF Of
flee. against the wishes Of the pcople
majoritics ~ the polls. and in betrayal
OF tho confidence repoSed in him bv
those who put him in power. fell under
thiS pressure, s1n:rnIing indeed. and,
in instances. declaring himself 10 the
last: Just as much opposed 10 the
suffrage amendment as ever"
The result was the same. however
and Checking him OF" Miss Younger
announced: Only six more needed 10
make up our. number"
disgraceful transk .tion--so Disgrace
full as to leave blot on the pages OF
the history OF our national Congress
which can never he removed. This is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
Nanu. More Pensions,

To IN" Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
! have just read an article in Tho
asking for larger pensions FOR vet
Grams. Now. IL is the law that all
those. or whose wives have $1,000
shall not receive anything. How can
TWO old people live, In any comfort.
when prices are so high, on that? A
Major StubbS said, "everything else
can wait, the grey line is thinner every
year. and soon will cease to exist"
My husband is an old soldier. We are
in poor circumstances. he is a. has
been sick all winter. not able to work
any. Now, am writing TO ask you 20
give us an editorial on that subject 10
Try 20 stir up the legislators to get a
law passed that all shall have pen.
sions, and all widows too
II is hard living now. and the vets
arc all old. nearly all poor. what Is
lone for them must he done quickly.
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Times-Dispatch Readers Give Views
Upon Affairs of State and Nation

views to he unqualiicdly accepted. as
II Me he Wf5s the winner 60. ,,o mr.
pose of explaining his fourteen points.
chief among which WAS the one for
Which Which =, AmsriGa entered the waraIths
boys. fought, bicd and many died for
tina, principle. Yet snce his return
LAS any one discovered anything he
did on that point? Could we do with
Germany row one whit more than we
could then fer violation OF our rights
to do business by way Of the sea-,
as lie cloQuently phrased it?
Was our leader specially constructive
in his draft OF the covenant. that was
forthwit tn discarded by the conference,
claim authorship of the tenth article
>pnly? Did not our representative COM
promise tremendously everythinE for
which he went over there, yet Will not
compromise anything that Europe sent
back?
our Presidents admirers proofs i'm
September 30. l?iS. he went before the
Senate advocating the immediate pas
on the ground that It was vital TO tho
winning of the war and to the energies
o. preparation and Of battle" Within
six weeks tho armistice was signed:
Nevertheless. all Federal power and
every influence continue to be brought
to bear 10 'o"~ on every State ratiiica
Of the platform on which he was elect
ed Gol6), which recommended that
the franchise he cStcrh"' to women
by the states.
In the above snecch OF September 40
1918. he SAYS: NO disputahlc principle
IS involved, but only a question of the
extended - women" vnt IN 1917. re-
plying to a leading suffr2eette regard
ing this same amendment. he wrote:
Il am tied TO conviction which have
had all my life. that changes of this
sort ought to I've brought State by State.
II is a deeply natured conviction on my
part and. therefore. I would be with
out excuse to my own constitutional
principles If lent my support to this
very important movement for an
amendment TO the Constitution OF the
United states.
BEAXTON II. ThBB.
"Elmwood' Ilcnrico County. Va.
January -, 1920.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18

Democratic party. and the state Of
Virginia, are not harmonious on the
siIiIrase issue 'Gonssausn,,Iy d mi nat ma,
be entertained on Virginia soil.
II this be true. 10 il not serious
party and for tho state of virginia?
Is democracy dying in Virginia. or Is
The Democratic party dying? Which
Can it be true that the men Of vir-
;einta. the State where the Demo-
sratie party Vas born; are NOW re RE
nation. and that they are now In
hoSpitable in spirit toward the can,
Cam "n ha 'nn 81 hc 'hea
state and has left This mother ser
doctrines Of democracy originally held
with such devotion in the youth of
this old cSmmonwenl,h;, Where are
mother state? Shall they be tramplcd
on?,. For it was Virginia. James
Madison Tho Sr%rSSed ,he amGnd
which suffraGis,s are invoking for the
extension OF dcnocracy to all her in,
const ffh Artists W. il is ' pros
cess cess Of democracy which requires
more than the majority. This amend
ment invoked for the extension OF suf-
tra.ge to women, will insure national
l
Can il he true that the mother state
is inhospitahle TO that democracy
which has grown out OF it's own tradi-
lions, and which stands for the dignity
and honor of its own women, equal in
intelligence and character TO the wo-
men OF other States"
Can ii be true that local self-gov-
eminent" today means to the men
of Virginia. only the Mcan-Sclf
Means only the SELF which would
deny suffrage to the Other SELF who
has tho same permanent interest in,
and attachment to the community as
Him Self?
Can ii he true that Virginia will
stand At this late day, with the
minority OF States who will try 10
ohstruc' this process Of local self
government which the National Demo
cratic party is honoring with It's
gracious. compliment" Already NOR.
han half of tho States have ratified
the national suffrage amendment.
Shall Virginia be persona inErata'
TO lis own great party? surely not.
MARY POLLARD CLARKE
January
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18

\ very enjoyable dance was ENcn
w tho boys of Wavcrly on Thursday
night Music was furnished by a Camp
%, orchestra. Those dancing were
Mr. and Mrs William Chamherlin; Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Foster. Mrs. * Fills,
Mr. and Mrs. G. T.. Smith. Margaret
Hancock and Gordon Chaprcll Mary
Hancock and p. Fleetwood Pearl Tuck
ana George Harrison. Joanna Savcdre
,ud Rill Hancock. Scrna Gregory ana j..
Fanny Elsie Wilcox and John Cole.
ida Vessels and Haley Johnson. Louise
rhipp and John Eucy, Nellie Willlams
and William Williams Marjorie Sprat-
lev and Leo Wilcox Mamie Y Harrison
and I.andon Gray. MARGARET Brown and
Mr. CONWAY. stays, McsSrs. Puily. Ford
l.sne. Williams urE; Gregory. norfolk :
He'll niger Bovd, Drewrv. Faison, Stcrns.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
sunr,re and National Democrats.

To The f.dithor OF The TimeS- DlSpntrh:
Sir.-'rhc following paragraph from
your editorial column OF today, was
noted with interest.
"a gracious compliment 20 the Yves
tern states for giving suffrage to wo-
men. is paid by taking the Democratic
convention to California. By the. same
token it will be some time yet before
Virginia is gwen an opportunity TO en-
icrtain the candidate and platform
makers.