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The Wheeling
Intelligencer
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Tuesday, January 16, 1917.
THE RIGHTS OF CITIES
The recommendation of Governor
Hatfield in his message to the legis
lature, giving cities the right to
amend their own charters is one that
should meet with a favorable recep
tion by the law making body. If a
community is not competent to gov
ern itself without having its gorern
ing methods reviewed by. another
body it is not fit to be chartered. Of
course there! are no communities
of that character in West Virginia.
But the main point is the calendars or
the House and Senate should be re
lieved of the I congestion they are oft
en subjected by bills amending city
charters.
Then again the legislature Is com
<JCfl?*yed to pass up.on matters of charter
i>'firovi8ions that few of the member
ship are familiar with or competent
to pass an intellgent opinion on. The
session of the legislature is limited
enough without having it cluttered
up 'with a lot of charter measures
that could much better be taken care
of by the cities and towns themselves.
Hero is the city of Wheeling that is
compelled to go to Charleston with a
change in its charter that all are
agreed should be made. Why should
not the acquiescence at home be suf
ficient. We are much too finicky
about some of our legislation, stick
ing some times for non-essentials and
too liberal and loose in other respects.
"We declare the people rule, then why
should Ihey be restricted in an obvi
ous right to make government for
themselves?
ROANE COUNTY'S RICHNESS !
>One of the brightest bits of enter- j
prise that has come to the notice of I
The; Intelligencer of late is the spe- 1
cial illustrated edition of the Koane j
County Reporter, of twenty-three;
pa.ees, exploiting the advantages of
Spencer, the county seat, and the won
derful opportunities that are present
ed by the rich farming and grazing
lands contributory to it for the exten
sive and intensive agriculturist and
stock raiser. The special edition is j
all home product of which the print
ing is not the least of the achieve
ments of thf* progressive publisher, j
Mr. Harry .Jack. The publication is'i
another evidence of the advance ot |
West Virginia newspapers in spirit I
and appreciation of the future possi- j
bi.it ies of this richly endowed com
monwealth.
Roane is one of the long string ot
West Virginia counties that abut on
the Ohio river,, one of the units of
the fruitful Ohio valley, the greatest !
stretch of manufacturing and agri- [
cultural activity in the United States,1
if not of the world. Its destiny Is as !
set and fixed as tht? brilliant stars j
that twinkle on it the dark hours oi
the nieht and the sun that smiles on
its wakefulness. Spencer is awaken
ing to that time in her affairs, which !
taken at the flood, leads on to for- 1
tune, her most important venture be- 1
ing in good roads. Nearly half a mil- j
? lion dollars will be spent this year j
. by Spencer and Walton districts in J
: the construction of hard roads, the j
work of which is now under way. This ;
? "getting out of the mud'' is the one
great problem of rural West Virginia,
and The Intelligencer is glad to see
that Roane county is not lagging be
hind. I
Spencer enjoys a very enviable dis- !
tinction in being the largest snipping j
point of live stock of any sta- ;
tion on the Baltimore and Ohio ?
-railroad system. And there is a !
reason for it as the surround- 1
ing country offer.* the greatest
inducements for stock raising. Locat
ed in the blue grass territory it is
possible to raise cattle for export j
shipment without the feeding of a !
pound of grain. There is the sub- 1
stance in the grass which grows In !
West Virgin't and about ten counties j
?in Southwest Virginia that -produces |
the hard fat in cattle required for ex- [
port shipment, and which Western j
catlemen , and even those of Ken- j
tucky, must feed grain to obtain. This ?
beneficence of nature is to be treas
ured more than the assets of oil, coal
or gas, because It Is inexhaustible.
T H F. REVENUE DILEMMA
The Ways and Means Committee ot
the House of Representatives are
deepl; tngaged in the consideration
of mt^ures for an increase in the
revenues of the government, which
are going behind every month, which
means a large deficit at the end of
th* next fiscal year unless increased
taxes are provided to meet the swell
ing expenditures. Secretary McAdoo
of the Treasury Department has pre
sented a statement of the condition
to the committee and made many sug
gestions for obtaining increased rev
enue. It is said that Secretary Mc
Adoo favors levying aditional duties
on imported commodities which now
appear on the free list, but that many
party leaders prefer to resort to ad
ditional internal revenue taxes. Pres
ident Wilson has not as yet indicated
which faction he favors, although it is
I intimated from White House sources
that the President is convinced that
the country would not feel hostile to
changes in the tariff rates.
On the other hand, it is charged
that it would he illogical for the ad
ministration to force through this
session of Congress any changes in
the tariff whatsoever, even were
those changes no more than imposing
duties on articles which are now
on the free list, while the pro
jected tariff commission is being
organized. From this time on, it
is claimed, no changes should he
made in the tariff without first receiv
ing some recommendation or report
from the tariff commission. That is
merely postponing the inevitable. The
country is already loaded with a
heavy burden of internal revenue
taxation, but the obstinate Democracy
when in any doubt may always be de
pended on to soak the people.
Just now they are in a bad hole. It
they were wise they would abolish
the larger part of the free list and in
crease tariff rates where they have
been reduced to a practical free trade
basils. That the deficit in revenue is
due in the main to the ruinous Under
wood 'bill is clearly shown by scan
ning the imports for November last,
which were valued at $17.7,000,001)
paying customs revenue of $16,851,258,
or an average rate of duty or 9.5 per
cent, compared with an average rate
of duty under Reputmcan taw in the
neighborhood of 20 per cent. Of
these imports, the groups "manufac
tures for further use in manufactur
ing" and "manufactures ready for con
sumption" totaled 557, 000,000. or 57,
000,000 greater t-han for the same
month, 1915, and but 52,000.000 less
than for 1913. the first two months
under the Wilson-Underwood law, in
spite of the fact that three of our great J
trade ' competitors are practically
eliminated, Germany, Austria, and
Belgium. The total imports for Nov- (
ember, 1912, under the Republican
tariff law were valued at $153(,000.- ]
00.0, and they paid customs revenue
in the sum of 525.666,353. In other |
words. $24,00i>.000 less imports paid j
nearly $9,000,000 more revenue. Is it |
any wonder that the Democrats are. j
being driven from their tariff-for-less- 1
than-revenue stronghold?
The way legislation is progressing,
nr. rather not progressing, the new
Congress will have to be called into
notion to complete the business.
MR. LAWSON EXPLODES
Owing to the pressure brought by
the Committee on Rules by instruc
tion of the House of Representatives j
-Mr. Thomas W. Lav*son translated his ;
implications as to the source of the
"leak" of President Wilson's Inten- 1
tions of sending a peace note to the
belligerents, into specific revelations.
He names Secretary McAdoo, Secre
tary Lansing as supposed "leakers"
and Chairman Henry of the Rules
Committee as his Congressional In
formant of Wall street's exclusive ad
vance notice of peace suggestions. So
far as The Intelligencer is able to dis
criminate . it does not see that Mr.
Lawson has given us anything that is*
any more convincing than his first
babblings before the Committee. He of
fers no corroborative evidence. He
repeats hearsay, gossip and prejudl- j
'cial speculation.
Mr. Lansing has already discounted
Mr. Lawson's definite charge, and we
cannot, believe that the connection j
of Mr. McAdoo's name with the "leak"
is anything"more than idle conjecture, j
So far as the backfire of Lawson on
Chairman Henry is concerned It Is
more than likely that the latter gen
tleman is able to give a good account
of his part in the matter. "I heard it"
and "I was informed" is not compe
tent evidence. Until we have grounds
more relative than this we cannot
share with the best of Mr. Watson's
belief.
A warrant has been issued for "Jack
the Nipper" for his frosty performances
which has been placed in the hanils of
Constable Rising Temperature.
NOT NECESSARY
While The Intelligencer must not
% |
be understood as being opposed to the
proper scrutiny of moving pictures it
is decidedly against the establishment
of a State censorship, as has been
suggested to the legislature, and the
attendant useless expense. Pew ob
jectionable pictures creep into West
Virginia, and it is an easy matter to
suppress them where they uo appear
by calling on the local authorities to
act. Very few screens are shown in
the cities and towns of this State that
have not been viseed by the censors
of the adjoining States of Pennsylva
nia and Ohio, channels through which
they come to West Virginia.
Again, the field In this State is not
large enough to require an expensive
censorship, part of which would, no
doubt, fall on the moving picture
houses, many of which could not bear
any addition to their present operating
expenses. The most effective way to
handle the situation would be the
passage of a law canceling the license
of any proprietor of a moving pic
ture theatre exhibiting a corrupting
20 MILLION PEOPLE !
USE CASCARETS-WHY?
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Only True Tonic for Liver
and Bowels Costs
10 Cents a Box.
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: Cascarcts arc a treat! They liven J
I your liver, clean your thirty feet of s
j bowels and sweeten your stomach!
!
.?ii eut one or two Cascarets like
antly before going to bed and in the
morning your head is clear, tongue W
clean, Htomach sweet, breath right,
and cold gone and you feel grand.
Get a 10 or 25-cent box at any drug
store and enjoy the nicest, gentlest
liver and bowel cleansing you ever ex
perienced. Stop sick headaches, bil
ious spells, indigestion, furred tongue,
offensive breath and constipation
Mothers should give cross, peevish,
feverish, bilious children a whole Cas
caret any time.
j ^ATZONAI. EDITORIAL SERVICE Or THE W^KEEIUTO INTELUQEKCER
I THE PRICE OF PORK
j There is No Way of Holdings CongTess Responsible for the
Buildings Bill.
BY ROLAND G. USHER.
Author of "Pan-Germanism" and "The Challenge of the Future."
Have you ordered your pork yet?
Will you have It raw or sugar-coated?
Do you need a whole hog or will a
modest flitch do. or will a little break
fast bacon be all that you require?
There is a good deal of pork being dis
tributed just now. Congress is sure
that the high cost of living has made
the whole nation hungry for it with
an Intensity which cannot be appeased
?by any moderate amount of it, and if
you will make your wants known no
I doubt they will be satisfied. The
i Public Buildings Bill provides an al
jmost unlimited diet of this succulent
[fare especially intended for those who
I live in small towns of about live thou- 1
[sand people. Despite the nation wide
[protest, the bill goes merrily on its
way.
I Are you among those who will pay 1
.for this or are you among those who
I are to get it? In all probability ycu
I belong to the vast majority who are
going to pay for this pork which Is
going to be distributed among rela-'
| lively few people and which is being'
i distributed without much regard for:
[anything except politics. If you belong
i to the majority instead of to the
minority, you will at least, be inter
ested-- in this state of affairs suffi j
jciently to wonder what makes it pos- ;
isible. Why will the president sign,
the bill? Can he not be prevailed j
upon to veto it? Why do you and 1
and all the rest permit these things j
jto go on?
The situation rests upon the con
istitutional provision that all legisla-'
ition must begin in the house of repre-l
sentatives or the senate and must be j
passed by both houses before the pres-j
ident has any opportunity to deal with
it. There are of course ways and
[ways of doing things, but constitu .
itionallv the president has no initia-j
; tive in legislation and on bills of this
kind he certainly never does have any. |
i The constitution also provides that :
'the president must take the whole of
the bill or none of it. He must,
j accept the bad propositions along with'
the good and if he declines' to take the t
bad he must also get along without i
the good. He cannot veto part of a !
bill. One further provision, which '
has emerged, from the" traditions of,
our legislative past, is the necessity ,
for buying good bills with bad bills. I
Congress takes care not, to pass any
j of the more important legislation the i
[president wants and which the coun-j
'try needs, until the so-called pork |
I bills have been duly passed and duly :
[signed. They exact their demands
before they do their part of the really ?
important legislation.
Mr. Wilson is therefore, like many
other presidents, to pay for what he
has received. The Federal Reserve
, Act, the Tariff, the Adamson Bill, and
a good many other things cost him
this sort of legislation in the past.
The new legislation which he now has
in hand and hopes to pass this ses
sion Is to be paid for with this Public
Buildings Bill, and he is to pay first.
Thanks to the two provisions in the
constitution Intended to prevent hasty
action of any kind of collusion be
tween the legislature and the presi
dent, congress holds the president in
the hollow of its hand and can refuse
him anything it w i s h e s, without
scruple. It can also force him to pay
for everything he gets. Some presi
dents have declined to pay and have
therefore got nothing. Mr. Wilson has
preferred to get something and to pay
for it.
The second great question lies in
the continuation of this practice, the
fact that the people do not stop it.
The real truth is that they cannot.
Congress is not responsible to the
people; it is neither legally nor politi
cally responsible to anybody for what
it does. The existing congress can
not be punished at all at any time by
anybody for what it has done, or is
going to do. There is no power on
earth that can prevent them from
passing this bill if they see fit to; it
makes no difference how bad it is nor
how much worse they make it than
it is at present. The public do not
approve of it and the houses know, it,
but they pass it just the same. The
house, as a matter of fact, by pro
vision of the constitution, is elected
for two years. It cannot possibly be
removed from office before that time
for exercising what is euphemistically
called discretion, nor> can it in any
way be compelled to pass certain bills
or reject others. Its functions are
conferred upon it for two years and
for two years it gets them and during
that period nobody iii the United
States nor any place else, nor all the
people in the United States put to
gether. can prevent it from doing any
thing it pleases. They can, to be sure,
decline to re-elect the members, but
that dos not, as a matter of fact,
punish them for what they did. It
merely prevents them from doing it
again, which is hardly a severe pen
alty. As a matter of fact, the habit of
rotation in office which has been
pretty common in this country, the
idea that one term is about enough
for most men. causes mdst members
of congress to realize that they are
not likely to be re-elected anyway and
that they might therefore just as well
get what they can while they are
there. Others have discovered that
the one infallible road to re-election is
the feeding of their constituency with
the Public Buildings Bill or provision
for their constiuents of government,
contracts or other perquisites. Hence
the Buildings Bill, hence the Rivers
and Harbor Bill, hence this diet of
pork fed to the constituency and paid
for by you and me. The president
must accept it or go without good
legislation.
screen, and barring him from future
entrance Into the business In tbe
State.
After he accummulated r competency I
of J300.000 a New York letter carrier j
becamo tired of life. Some people arc |
mighty hard to please.
Madame Schumann-Helnk omitted "I
Did Not Raise My Boy to be a Soldier"
from her song recital for the soldiers
of the border.
Pushing the summer clock an hour
ahead would glvo the small b^.y -sixty
more minutes at daylight deviltry.
It gave one the crecps yesterday 1
to gaze on the picture of the State Fair
Association's proposed natatorium. i
The farmers want legislative pro- i
tectlon against noxious weeds. Why
not get busy and pull 'em up. .
Farmington may have wanted to keep
warm, but a $75,000 fire is a rather
costly heating arrangement.
The most d>ependable prophecy we
have yet heard is, that peace will come !
when lhe war Is over.
Such honors the West to her liero
paid, and peaceful sleeps tho mighty
plainsman's shade.
There is no birth control nonsense
about the December returns for tiio
Eighth ward.
The West Virginia legislature d*-'
clares it has the number of "soft Job"
applicants.
IS IT WORTH WHIXE?
Is it worth while that we jostle a j
brother
Bearing his load on the rough road of
life?
Is it worth while that wo jeer at each
other
In blackness of heart? ? that wo war j
to the knife?
God pity us in our pitiful strife. !
God pity us as wo jostle each other; I
God pardon us all for the triumphs !
we feel i
When a fellow goes down; poor heart- .
broken brother.
Pierced to the heart : words are keener -
than steel,
And mightier far for woe or for weal. ,
Were It not well In this brief little !
journey.
j On over tho isthmus, down lnlo the
tide.
That wo give him a fish instead of a
serpent.
Ere folding thq hands to be and abide
For ever and aye In dust at his si<io?
Look at the roses saluting each oth< r;
Look at the herds all n t peace on the
, plain.
Man. and man only, makes war on liis
brother.
And dotes in his lieurt ??n his peril and
pain ?
Shunted hy tin- lutit-s that go down
on the plain. i
Joaquin Miller. 1
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Rippling Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
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RELIEF COMING
The winds are blustering and rough, '
the frosts keeps at it. steadv; a little .
winter is enough, you've nad your .
share already. You're tired of winter, i
grim and drear, you're tired of all his i
poses. Cheer up! The spring will soon
be here, with nightingales and roses!
You're tired of blowing in your roll
that you may keep from freezing, for
cords of wood and tons of coal ? it
surely isn't pleasing. You're tired u.
toiling day hv day. to feed the hungry
heaters. Cheer up! The spring is oh
the way. with meadow larks and skee:.
You're tired of falling half a block. I
when streets with ice -are slippy;
you're tired of cleaning snowy walks,
and other labors dippy. You fain would
sound a note of grief, with cymbals,
timbrels, cornets. Cheer up! Though
gloomy be the day, the darkest day
will vanish: there's something travel
ing our way that will our troubles
banish. Today may be a thing of
dread? we're banking on tomorrow;
there's always something just ahead
tbat's bound to knock out. sorrow.
BERKMAN LETTERS ARE !
NOW PUBLIC PROPERTY
SAN FRANC I SCO," Col., Jan. 15.?
Seized letters of Alexander Berkman,
anarchist, on which the district attor
ney's office based charges that Berk
man and associates plotted to destroy
government in California, and assas
sinate Coventor Iliram \V. Johnson,
were declared public property today
bv Judge Franklin A. Griffin in su
perior court. The ruling was a vic
tory for the defense in the trial of
Thomas J. Mooney for murder in con
nection with a bomb explosion here
last July costing ten lives.
\Y. Bourke Cock ran, of New York,
chief counsel lor Mooney, began a
fight for a right to inspect the letters
after several had been published by
the district attorney's office. i
NEW INCORPORATIONS.
rilAKLKSToX, \\\ Vti., Jan. J j. ? c?r- !
titlcutvs of incorporation have two is- j
sued 'by the Secretary of Stale to the \
I'iiI lowing new concerns which will oper- ,
lite under the laws of West Virginia:
Hridgeport Window Class company, of
! in ? 1 ? ? 1 : utithori/ni capital $150,000;
Incorporators. W. T. Uobinson and A. 1{.
Mailings ot 1 'arsons; A. T. Talbott,
Ch-ster 1 >. Uavisson and O. L.. .McDon- :
aid "f Clarksburg. j
Clyde- 1 oeioienias Coal company of
Resoco; authorized capital 5 50, (mm/ ; in
corporators. K. K. -Mtntrr. J. U. Clifton,
K. 11. Tumor. A. K. .M inter of Hesoco, 1
and A W. I 'auln nspci'k of Mullens. j
West Virginia Bi-I'roduct Coal com-!
pnny-of Williamson, chief works Pike!
county. K>\. authorized capital $1(1.000; |
incorporators. I.. L. II eat on, C. B. Early,
C H. Cwlnn, W. B. Uealo, j. ]{. Smith,,
alt of Williamson.
American iieoiedy and Drug company
of I'arkersburg; ;o manufacture and
d->al iti drugs ami chemicals; authorized
capital $10,000; Incorporators. W. W.
Jackson. W. It. McOn-gor. Abijaii Hays.
James S. Wade ami Stella Deem, all
of Parkersburg.
Well Worth Investigating |7I Tf|Q
Is This January Clearance II .
AFFECTING OUR ENTIRE LINE
Fur Muffs, Scarfs and Match Sets
NOW SELLING at Lot One- 1 / Lot Two? \f
Twn wi-nnPTT nn Now Offered at / JA Now Offered at /g
TWO REDUCTIONS Savings 0f . . . . J*3 Savings of.... / ??
ALL HUDSON SEAL AND COAST SEAL COATS ? NOW LESS ONE-HALF.
COME- TUESDAY? Ea<;h Day Reduces the Number for Selection. .
A GLIMPSE OF SPRING IN
THIS ADVANCE DISPLAY OF
NEW WASH SILKS
Not a minute too early to be planning their use. Rich new
colorings and designs in handsomest Stripe Combinations.
Fifteen New Patterns
A 32-inch width, and a more YARD
than surprising' value at * it III/
Extremely Seldom Can You Buy
LACES AND EMBROIDERIES
At This Week's Price Concessions
Women with immediate and future needs are thronging the
department, eager to accept such rarely low pries on High
Quality merchandise.
Full Flounces, Demi-Flounces, Medium and "|
Narrow Edges and Inserts are offered in J
Both Laces and Embroideries ? f\
With Prices in Many Instances at ^
Flexible Steering Sleds
For the Boys and Girls
livery Buy and Girl likes to own a fast-running, easily-guided
Sled. This Tuesday sale gives you an improved type of these
popular Sleds and at a decided saving of price.
33 inches long, 13 inches wide. QQ ?
Regular $1.39 Sleds, special UO C
9c, 10c, 12%^ THE YARD
SPECIAL OUTING PRICES
which Give widest selection at lowest of Prices.
Many Women Are
Taking Advantage ?
of this week's special Sale,
which gives them a regular
$4.00 model of the celebrated
MM E . PFEIL ,
Lace-Front
CORSETS
at our Special Ac- (gQ QO
quaintance Price of
Choice of Two Models ? Low or
Medium Bust, Long Hip, in
fine White or Pink Broche.
Mme. Pfeil Corsets are unique
in having the patented
"Tongue," which makes for
Comfort.
Expert Free Fitting.
GEO. M. SNOOK CO. I
ONLY DR. JEPSON CAN !
DECLAREQUARANTINE
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 15.? ,
N*o one in West Virginia has auttior
ilv 10 establish a quarantine in con
nection with infantile paralysis except
the commissioner of health, who is
Dr. S. L. Jepson, of Charleston, except
to regulate the transportation of cb il- (
dren under sixteen years old. This :
was announced today by the depart- 1
ment of health following an order,
from that' department suspending: toe
quarantines against the city of Elkins
which had been established by a num- j
ber of other cities and towns
I)r. Jepson announced tonight tnatj
he is unalterably opposed to the clos
ing of public schools because of the,
existence of a case or more of this
malady. He said it is better for the j
community to keep the children to
get her. but also that it is highly im-,
portant that all physicians having!
under their care a potential case, I
should isolate it immediately from all ,
members of the household until the,
positive diagnosis determines the
exact nature of the disorder.
b. & o.wantsTncrease
IN PASSENGER RATES
CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Jan. In.? 1
petition was today filed with thei
public service commission by the Bal-j
tiiuore & Ohio Railroad company for(
permission to advance its intrastate,
passenger rates from two cents a mile:
as prescribed by the laws of West ?
Virginia, to at least 2 Vi cents a mile. J
The hearing was set for February 27. .
The company operates in thirty-two,
counties of the state, with a total of;
1.132 miles of main line and branches,!
that being about one-fourth of the.
total mileage of the road. Since the ;
act of the legislature of 1 !> 0 7 went.'
into effect requiring railroads to re
duce their passenger rates, the Haiti-'
more & Ohio has charged two cents a
mile to passengers traveling within,
the state
The petitioner claims that, the capi- j
tal invested by the company for t lie |
conduct of its passenger business has *
materially increased since l!Ui7. j v
KEYSER SCHOOL WANTS j
GOV'T VOCATIONAL AID!n
CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Jan. 15.? A *
delegation from Keyser. representing ^
the Key.-er preparatory school, ar- ?:
rived here today for a conference ^
with the board of regents and board r
(if control Dii the subject of an en- *
abling act to give that school the right _
and facilities to take advantage of a
vocational aid offered by the national
government. This school would be of.
the secondary grade, and tlx' courses J
proposed include agriculture, manual |
training, commercial subjects and1
domestic science, or all of the course:'!1
that would be approved by the federal ^
board which passes upon such mat-,*
ters. The delegation includes J. W. ,
Staman. principal of the school; R.
A. Welch, attorney; C. C. Nethkin, v
.sheriff of Mineral c.ountv, and E. E.
Hood, newspaper editor.
TWO DEGREES BELOW j<
Wheeling experienced its coldest
weather of the winter yesterday ig
when the thermometer registered two'
degrees blow zero. The mercury ! -
dropped to one below the middle of!.,
last week. !'l
Miss Forsythe. the local govern- 1 ,
111 en t weather observer, reported the v
weather to be much warmer later in : a
the day when the mercury went up to|j
IS dgrees above zero. |(j
BOOTLEGGER SENTENCED. j r
I 'A I tK KltS It L' Hi I. W. Va.. Jan. 15.? At j
the session of federal court here to-day. ?
R Miller received trial hy jury on a ! c
second charge of bootleptrlng and was 1 *;
sentenced to one year and one month In j '?
the Atanta penitentiary. A number of . 1
other bootlegginp cases were disposed | v
of and In all cases the accused were 1 *
finerl Jt?0 and sentenced to 00 days in j '
county jails. A number of other cases r
were "set for trial. 1 1
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Style Comes Out,
^ We Get It!
YouVe seen this statement before in
our ads but we repeat it in order to
make it emphatic, for we watch the
styles closely and never let a good one
get by.
That's why we can show everyone of the
newest models throughout the season. It's why
we are often able to offer some of the wanted
ones, just a bit ahead of others.
"We are now displaying advance Spring mod- *
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Yon can keep posted by watching our
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>TATE TRADE BOARD
METS AT CHARLESTON
PARKERSBURG, W. Va? Jan. 15.? i
rhe members of the West Virginia!
Jtulp Hoard of Trade, it was an
lounced here tbday by H. H. Archer,
ipcretarv of the board, will meet in
Charleston Wednesday, at. which time
natters pertaining to the future pro-'
;ram of work for the present year
vould be taken lip and a report of the
ict ivities of the board for the past
ear reviewed. I
it is understood I hat a number of;
natters which the board are in
erested in and which will come be
ore the West Virginia legislature will
ilso be presented by members of the!
ogislative committee. They will be!
:one over thoroughly, such changes
s are deemed necessary will be made
.nd they will be dratted into bills
rhieh will be presented to the legis
lature for its consideration within the
text few days.
)NE IN HOSPITAL
AND ONE IN JAIL;
p#vi.il PUputch !/i the Intelligencer. I
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Jan. 15.? I
Resulting from a mysterious shooting
ffair last night at Enterprise, Joseph ?
)uedek, a young man of that town,,
s in a hospital here with a bullet,
round in his chest and Luigl Cavelle, ?
lso of Enterprise, is in the county
ail- charged with attempting to mur
ler him last night when they quar
eied. Duedek may die. (
INDUSTRIAL MEETING.
r-erlll UlUUUrll I") t tie Inlflljgflllcr.
CLAKKSIitnt.;. \V. Va.. .Tan. 13.? 1
Secretaries of all AVest Virginia boards ]
if trade will meet hern next Thursday i
'or a discussion of the industrial do .
?elopment of the State. The sessions
fill conclude with a banquet at night, j
rhe meeting is to be held at the instancy
if the industrial department of the Bal- i'
imore and Ohio railroad. ]i
SEN. HOUGH TO PRESENT
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS
Special Dltpatch to rb* laUUlctDav;
-CHARLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 15.?
Senator Elmer Hough, of Brooke
county, will on Tuesday introduce In
the senate two important bills, one'
will provide for pensions for school
teachers, based upon an age limit and.
other conditions very similar to the
Wheeling pension idea, but with a dif
ference that it shall be optional if the
teachers want to enter under its pro
visions. His second bill is to be for
the equipment of a mine rescue car,
to be along lines of the federal mine
cars, to be stationed at the capital.
FATALLY STABBED IN
QUARREL OVER MONEY
Sinvial OUpitch to the Intfllifcoecr.
WESTON, W. Va., Jan. 15. ? In a
quarrel ovpr inonev near the B. & O. -
station this afternoon, George Johns
was stabbed and mortally wounded by ' ?
Mick Stalnaker, a companion team
ster. It required twenty stitches to
close the wound which was nine
inches long in the left side. Johns .
was rushed to Clarksburg to St.
Mary's hospital, where he li s in a
critical condition. Stalnaker * as held ;
to the grand jury without bond.
HENNINGSECRETARY
OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
Spoclal Dlapatrh In the Intellimecr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 15.?
When the senate finance committee
met this afternoon in first sessloft
Senator W. P. Hawlcy, of Bluefield, its
chairman, dsignated Chas. H. Henning
is secretary. The appointment of Mh
Henning, who up till he otnje to
Charleston was a Wheeling man, met
with general approval around the
state house.