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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

has been drawn from the land on which
the we'll Is located. or fromfland to the
north, east, west or south. The mere
fact that some individual or company
has had enterprise and capital enough
TO drill a hole in the ground through
which gas may escape 70 the surface
should not be sufficient to establish
ownership. Gas is transient prop
erty and IS therefore not legally In
Guided in ownership Of the surface. AS
individual ownership cannot be cstab-
lished. gas is obviously public property.
To permit private individuals to take
this public property from the ground
for their own unrestricted profit, Is
clearly a grave injustice 10 the people
Of the state as a whole. every one OF
whom has an equal interest in It and
should receive an equal benefit there.
from. 1t is proper that producing com
panies should have sufficient financial
reward TO compensate for their Invest
ment and risks, but the people. as rep
resented by the state government.
should in every case receive their share
Of this natural public wealth. Such a
result can be attained by a tax on pro-
duct!on or on the gross revenues OF pipe
l:ne companies. This is one of the most
important matters TO come before the
Legislature.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06
TODAY'S TABLOID TALE.
FLOR DE PARADISE.

On his 35th birthday Dinneii Swiilow
was presented with his first high hat.
By the time he had worn Il three Sun
days he had developed solemn outlook
on life, and on the fourth Sunday he
began to save money 10 keep him in
his old age.
For six years he denied himself every
luxury. He stopped putting pennies in
blind mems cups and began taking PEN
MES out instead. He even stopped
smoking, and that was. the blowiest-
blow OF all, for he was accustomed TO
eighteen cigars n day. and had got so
that he actually felt chilly without
cigar.
one day. as he was walking on Slab
side Boulevard, ragged and carcworn,
thinking of principal and Interest.
principally interest, he ran into Tutwell
Wandix. his one time crony.
"DinneI Swillow, well! Well. Dlnncll
Swillow," exclaimed WandiX What do
you think I've been doing, Dim? I've
hcen buying some of those wonderful
dollar and nalf Flor de Paradise cigars
YOU used to be SO fond of. Here. nave
one" And he handed one TO Swillow and
hurried away. for his old friends pre-
maturcd kEed face annoyed him. and
he hated TO be annoyed.
a Flor dc Paradise" brcathcd Swil-
low. gazing at It. hypnotized. THE
perfect smoke, Once again I am going
TO smoke Flor de Paradise! But ]
must not insult Il by smoking It on an
empty stomach First l must go TO
pcrfCct restaurant and eat a perfect din
ncr. Grlird Young stuttridges at the
King Leon, But can't 20 there wear
ing my old dress suit. or even n hired
dress suit. ! must buy new dress
suit"
And he hougnt an eighty dollar dress
suit ana was soon sitting In Il behind a
fourteen dollar dinner at the kink Leon.
An hour later. with the dinner inside
him and a magic maze Of Flor de lara
disc smoke completely hiding him from
view, he felt Ike a man again.
That night .hc dashed off hts immortal
pamphlet. "SnCnd While You're Young"
which brought him IN two million dollars
n year. and after that Il" never saved
another cent til tho day he died at the
green old age OF 1n6.
CopyriGht 1918 by George Matthew
Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06
THE CUBAN SITUATION

While assurances that tho United
States Is not contemplating militar!
Intervention in cuba have been given to
the Cuban minister by the State Depart
mcnt, there is a persistent belief IN
Washington that It will again become
necessary for tho United states TO con-
duct the government Of Cuba. Financial
and political conditions On the iSlann
are described ms chaotl" and Genera
Crowder has been sent 10 confer with
President M'n"cal ms 10 tn" best m"ahS
Of rcmcdyirg the situation.
The Observation-Disclosures party has
asked Washington TO supervise new
presidential election because OF frauds
which they Hll"Ec were committed ny
the administration faction an Novem-
Der !. Observers sent Ivy the stat" De
partment were II Cuba ON election day
and are said 10 have reported mat th'
Mcnucal-ZayuS party practically con
trolled every voting plac" and that there
were wholesale frauds. Reports on
Cuba reached President Wilson last FRI
day. following which orders were issued
10 General Crowdcr 10 proceed TO the
island and confer with M"nocal.
There Is said 20 hc considerable sent
ment in Cuba for resumption OF
United States rule. but 4 ascertain that
this country would not Took iAH"rany
on such u step. our relationship Ia
Cuba Is peculiar. We are obligated ny
treaty to see that the people or eH"a
have a government OF their own cho"s-
ing and We must assure protection OF
lie, liberty &hd property. In addition
this government has taken III" position
that there must be no revolutions IN
Cuba.
We are, Of course, bound t. carry on
these treaty provisions and established
policy. but anything 20 radical rs IN"
taking over Of the Cuban government =
improbable. 1t is much better. both for
the Cubans and ourselves. that they
should be independent. We do not w"n'
any Irelauds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06
LABOR 4 BLESSING, NOT MISFORTUNE
By EUGENE DAVENPORT, IL. D.
Dean, University of Illinois.

now too generally. looks upon al. lanor
as a misfortune. as II disagrecdn.e ne
crssity and solely AZ Il MEANS OF "H.
ing money with which u buy the MecIS-
stiles and the luNurirs that ne u''
mands or Carves.
our modern Industrial life Win ltS
Intense specialization has removed Pffo
durt!on and the things produced so lar
from the individual workman tha. ne
has lost Irrespective. II" may realize N
a general way that "tht company ~
obliged To sell something IN ORDER 10
keep going. but wages come as money
and the processes Of trade are not uh'
derstood.
The workman knows simply that INC
boss lives in IA better mouse imam ne
does and that the company Is rlch ana
can pay more wages II II iS only VII
ing or can be made 10 dlsgorgs. l"e
ia 6orcr IL not conscious as tho larfher
Is conscious. that there Is an must ue
n direct and constant ratio net"ce"
wages. work and things produced
Are We TO confess that the !daal state
Of man is idleness from when lie shh,.
be aroused for only a limited very
for price? To assent 10 That phLo-
xuphy OF lie Is TO agree that Tho neGeS-
sary things are u burden anu that i!Ic'
In and OF itself. Is not worth the LYLE,
Yes this IS where we are drifting
unless We call halt 10 recent cen
denotes TO shorten the day and 10 raise
the wages to the limit Of WHAT me IT, IT,
f!C Will bear. Such philosophy thahrs
M work ONLY for money, ana IL iEho'c9
theobvious fact that everything We may
hope 10 buy with money be produce"
by somebody. ,t
we are not working to get things
done. not L. get money. Money is put
the form whereby We exchange. service
and commodities 1t is not the unlrer>
sal measure Of a man or OF Wnat nc
can do \ full half Of nj the labor OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

received many complaints. Farmers
know very we'll that the susal CITY
paper cares little for their complaints
or their condition. What have Val
prices Tor wheat and cotton to DO Win
incomes Of farmers III this section!
Most Of our farmers buy. their flour.
and no cotton ~ produced here. High
prices for these products increase the
cost of living for farmers on the At
lantic slope. we know that the "popu-
lar Impression" is that farmers and
their wives are knee deep In wealth.
1t is false, and such papers as the
World have done most to make the I'M
preston popular" while knowing u
Is not true
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06
The Farmers Comeback
From Rural New Yorker,

From Rural New Yorker.
The enclosed clipping appeared In
the New York World about month
ago. and made me pretty mad. and !
Thing our leading farm paper should
reply to Il. so I'm sending II 10 you.
May Irwin.
The clipping referred TO by MISS
Irwin follows:
Now the inquring Department Of
Agriculture hns discovered waste OF
woman-power" Oh tho farms which It
characlsrizes az "one OF the greatest
menaces to the rural life OF the nation"
and Will seek to correct II with mod
ern equipment" If there have been
complai nts on this score they have not
been voclferous. And II has been pop
ular impression that war prices for
wheat and cotton have done great
deal to improve the conditions OF farm
work for women as we'll as mon.
We wrote at once TO the World about
this sncer!ng reference. and the letter
was printed without comment. II is
nrobably true that the World has not
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06
There Is
of

being sure when you buy 4
pair of shoes that they are
worth at least as much as
you pay for them. You may
not be able to tell good lcath-
or from bad, perhaps you
cannot distinguish all the
points Of difference between
a thoroughly high grade shoe
and one of rougher make.
But it is your own fault
if you are imposed upon.
You cannot be expected to
detect the difference in ma
terial and construction, but
you can, take the precaution
of making your shoe pur-
chases where misrepresenta-
tons are never for a moment
tolerated. Such a place is
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mLr.ExPLANAro1Y

II see where a bank cashier has InyS'
teriously disappeared"
Anything missing?"
Fifty thousand dollars Of the banks
money"
Where's the Observation-Disclosures
Age Herald.
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Verify.

This bill for $1,000 for removing
wrinkles and Strengthening my nose Is
an outrage L"
An, madame. but you must remem-
Der. beauty Is skinned decp."-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch.
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nirclaiminR Respon stbiltty for Northsr,

The far-sIghtcd President-elcct as
sur"d his hearers In Texas that man
has not yet achieved control Of tn"
weather Tie Will find. however. that
tho new administration will be held re-
spons!blc for good or bad growing sea-
sons. none tho less on that account
Boston Herald
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

The Bslsheviki forbid men TO walk
through the streets with their hands IN
their pockets. Possibly this order Is To
call attention to the fact that FEW
RUSSIANS are still lucky enough to have
rockets
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Several DAYS ago. It was announced
that a certain local restaurant had maui
a 20 percent reduction in prices but IN"
reduction has not materialized, Why the
deI1y?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Former congressman Edward cooper
Of Rramwcll. IS here for - visit OF Sow
rrai days. renewing acpua intanccs on
tho floor 81 tn" house. as we'll as else
where about the capitol and the house
office building. Mr.. Cooper has most
If warm friends IN Washington who en-
I,.v his frruu"nt visits. Sdme or the
Other lato arrivals f:'Um the state arc
Majcr Joh;l l.. RuId, Of Charleston
whose many friends and admirers here
and he has an army OF them-ar"
sLowcr!ng him with hearty congratu'a-
tionS over his election TO ne auditor OF
West Virginia: Joe McIH!n. OF Nor
gantown, who has successfully promOt-
ed = tire mandatory there. which
turns out noD-puncturable automo-
bile tire that hasn't rival on the
market and which the biggest tire con-
Germs In the country arc competing to
acquire: c>-Statc Senator Writ L. Nav
lev. Of Rlurricid; and X. 5. Slaughter.
al Anderson. Mrs. Warner. wife of tho
W'iailiamsnn editor. after n pleasant
visit with her brother here has left for
her home. " was Mrs. Warmers first
visit to the National Capital and she
enjoyed thoroughly every minute or
her stay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Tho people with the real Christmas
spirit didn't send any cards. Managers
OF bonded warehouses are busy men
these days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Congress Is talking OF putting the
shipping board out of business. Bet
ter not. for then there wouldn't be any
Santa Claus.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Burglars opened all Topeka wo-
mans Christmas presents but diuh
take anything. Lots Of us got 'ho'
kind
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

ment Of which t. be proud. Nothing
has ever been discovered TO take its
place, even in L business office.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Tho man with an extravagant wife
wonders what the heck people 'ho'"
when they talk about n buyers s'riNe'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Nots1
and Gossip at the Nation"
Capital.

Washington. u. G.. Jan. 5--lauF
Richard Mcllntz. Of Mart!nsburs. has
bc,n ,.ppo!ni"d 4 naval cadet by Cong
rcssruau George NJ. H"wrrS, who at III"
SAM, tim- ndmed Robert j. LowthcF'
of Morgautown. as the first alternate
10 Young Mctntz. They will take the
examination for admission 10 the NaNa'
Academy next April.
Reports OF two soldiers c"mrensa
licu cases have been received at Cong
r.ssman Bowers office. on" ~ them II
the case VI Ross G. Scharfcr. OF Row
lrshurg. who is t. receive s. meath,
starting from August {. 1879. The other
case is that "f john r Ga!iahhcr. or
Terra Alta. Awards to him are various
ana BASED a., t"nlpurtry disability. They
start NJ SIG - month from June =, lal2
10 oct -. ,gl?. SlN per m"iNh from
Get. ID. 1919 to May l.. 1874. 81" a
month from May II. 1870 tn june .,
1920; and 50 u month thereafter.
William &. Bryant. whose home is
1T Blue sulphur springs, and who IL
Il mental invalid as result oi his o.
u-rinro-s IN the war abroad, = VA
discovered by Congressman L. &. Erho's
had never received the $50 soldiers
bonus due him Mr. Echols has secured
!; for him aud turned II over to the
unfortunate young mans legal guardian
This sum Is aside from IN" r"Gu,a:
monthly compensation allowed for him.
which goes tu d"iiay IN" expenses az
his care and ire ttmrnt Tor IL" aftl!c-
ton with which lie suffers.
-------.
Charles McCamlC, 4 prominent At
,ul'iry Of Wheeling, Is In this city IN
connection with case pending IN the
United StntcS Supr"mc Court IN which
. The La He'll" Iron Works of the Wheel
ing Steel Corporation seeks I" recover
II large sum OF money claimed by II /"
have been ovcrpa!d IN" government Is
excess profits tax. Associated with MT
Mechanic in the su'r Is former Mrs'
Justice charles evans tuShrs' /. NJ.
Corporate ION, IS also here for the same
reason.
= The burning or III" ra"iioi al Charles
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Bank robbers are all right In their
'!aco, and their place Is in the peniten>
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nominated George FREDERICK bruhner'
Of Wheeling, for cRdetshlp NJ INC
| 'ui;rd states Military Academy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

]. G. Cline. &C Tad. w. Va. is the
proposed hou"f!riary named In specia!
r,-lsion hll offered in the upper hranch
Of congress hv SENATOR David Elkins.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

Tho bachelor who survived leap year
is beginning to lose that hunted look.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-06

a special pension bill was introduced
in the house by Congressman Stuart T..
Reed providing for 4 pension Of $50 n
month for William W. Walters. of
Central Station. Mr.. Reed has also
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-10
JERSEY CITY To
PLAY TONIGHT
Passaic Y. M. n. A. Team
Postpones Scheduled Game
Jersey City to Play Instead

The Passaic Y. N. H. A. basket
ball team which was scheduled to
play the Perth Amboy association
in the local Y. NJ. H. A hall tonight,
has postponed this game and Man
ager Margaretten has secured as the
opponents for the Amboy players
the crack Jersey City Y. NJ. H. A.
five. The Jersey City team is con-
sidered the championship combina-
ton of the northern district and a
fast game can be expected. The
locals will use their regular lineup.
Trenton has informed Manager
Nargaretten that it will be impossi-
BILE for them to play the Perth Am
boy team the deciding game in the
state league at New Brunswick
March "a, so the date has been
changed TO March 80.
The Trenton and Manhattan Divi-
sion of the P. r. r. girls basketball
team will play the Wheeler Con.
denser girls team from Chrome or
the Y. NJ. H. A. court tonight in q
prelim to the Y. VI. H. A.-Jersey
City game. The T. &. NJ. p r. r
girls were scheduled to play in the
Auditorium last Saturday night, but
illness of the players on the two
combinations caused cancellation
On this Saturday night the Trenton
and Manhattan division team vii
play the Dottas girls OF this city il
a preliminary to the Amboy game or
the Auditorium court. The game to.
night will start at 1890 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-10
SPEEDWAY FIVE
TIES NORWOOD
Return Game Will be Played
With Long Branch Five in
Two Weeks.

Exhibiting the class of play which
has made their team famous on the
basketball court this season, the
Speedway basketball tossers of this
city staged a brilliant comeback
in their game with the strong Nor
wood basketball team Of Long
Branch in a game on Jimmy De-
Forests court in Long Branch last
night. The second half of this
game ended with the score 26-26.
after Hank" Thomas. the crack To-
cal pivot man. playing with the Nor
woods, had dropped in the basket
that tied the count in the last min
ute of play. A conference between
Managers Bradley of the Speedways
and Van Dyke of the Norwoods. re-
suited In the announcement that this
game would be played off in Long
Branch a week from next Wednes-
day night.
by a score of 90, mainly through
Thomas, and the shooting of Mitchell
and Thomas. In the opening session
the home team scored eight field
goals to two by the Speedway outfit,
both by Bob Handerhan. In the
fnal session the Speedway team
scored eight double counters to two
by the home team, Thomas being
the only player on the home team to
score from the field in this half.
Brownmiller and Bob Handerhan's
work for the visiting team featured
the game. these two players scoring
seventeen of their teams points.
Thomas scored nine points for the
Norwood outfit. 1t was his first ap-
pearance in a Norwood uniform this
season. This was the second game
to be played according to profession
al rules by the Speedway players.
the Norwoods registering a win over
the Amboyans in the first game.
Although the Speedway team held
the lead during the first few minutes
of play in the opening session. good
shooting by the Norwood players put
the home team in the lead through
the last three-quarters of the half.
In the second half, however. the
Speedways completely outclassed
their opponents.
Ray Handerhan and Bradley in
addition to contributing to the score,
played a fast floor game. and their
passing vas mainly responsible for
the showing of the Speedway team
in the second half. Irv Martin, the
Speedway center. was pitted against
Hank" Thomas. one of the leading
professional basketball tossers in the
\ East. Thomas scored four double
counters to one by Martin.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-10

we followed his example. He bow
ed coldly. but did not speak or ap-
pear to notice her hand.
"Why-what's the matter. Va1?'
asks the young lady.
After a kinda struggle with him.
self, v. Morgan says something.
II did not know you were in the
south, Lois" His tones are extreme
ly formal. Il am glad to have
seen you, of course, but l am afraid
you must excuse us. We have to
get back to the city at once to-to
catch a train"
"Why, certainly. Val" Lois
Chandler smiles. but not very
brightly. AS we took u abrupt
leave, l caught an expression in her
eyes that v. Morgan Brewster must
have missed. 1 think that look
would have stopped any man in
fight, but it lasted only a second,
| Then Miss Chandler turned and went
back to her friends.
If Brewster had wanted to hand
the girl a snubbing for her former
treatment of him he surely had put
it across. Recalling his words OF
the morn, however, / had a bunch
something deeper was behind his
odd action. Something which might
Justify even harsher treatment OF
his old sweetheart.
Yet, when I remembered the in
stant's expression in the girls won
derful eyes. / was not at all sure
that ". Morgan Brewster hadn't
pulled a swell boner in this little
affair.
ITO be continued)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-10
YOUNG WOMAN'S V0LLEY
BALL TEAM Wins H0n0RS


The young women's volley ball
team of the local Y. NJ. c. A cap
tured all honors from the young
married women's class of the Rah-
way Y. NJ. c. A. Tuesday afternoon
with a final score of 1910. AS indi-
Gated by the score the game was in
teresting throughout although the
local girls took the lead early in the
game, managing 10 hold it until the
ANAL whistle. Captain Elizabeth
Nable's team included the Misses
Sybil Mcconnell, Louise Eth, May
Tozer, Mildred Vitzthum and Ethel
Gros.
A return game to be played on
the local court has been scheduled
to take place in a few weeks and
the teams are so evenly matched
that many volley ball fans from
this city and Railway will be on
hand to witness the game. The date
will be announced later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-10
INDIA RUBBER FIVE
HAS WON 18 STRAIGHT

The India Rubber basketball
team of New Brunswick annexed
their eighteenth straight victory Of
the season ON Tuesday night by
scoring a win owe he Knights Of
ST. Peters combination. also of New
Brunswick by a score of 41-17. The
result of this game decided a third
cha Dpionship honor in favor Of the
India Rubber team. The India
Rubber team led throughout the
game, only n field goal being
made by the Knights combination.
The score at half time was 1870
The India Rubber team lined up
with Sutton. Haney. Purdy. White
and Dickinson while the Knights
lineup contained the names of Kane
Fitzpatrick, E. Harkins Harding. l.
Harkins and Cosgrove. The India
Rubber team won the county aldvE7:
trial championship the New Bruns-
wick industrial championship and
the latest victory gives them the city
championship of New Brunswick