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La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
list the Democratic party has absolute
ly nothing to offer.

Under the continuation OF this Re
publican policy, Mr.. Taft as president,
this country will enjoy the highest de-
gree OF prosperity. The interest of
every leading laboring community re-
quires diversity OF occupations, pur-
suits and objects of industry. The
more that diversity is multiplied and
extended, the better. To diversity en-
ployment is to Increase employment and
enhance wages. Where there Is work
for the hands Of, men there will be
work for the teeth. Where there is
employment there win be bread. 1t
is a great blessing to the poor to have
cheap food, but greater than that. prior
to that and Of still higher value, is the
blessing of being able to buy food by
honest and respectable employment.
Employment feeds and clothes and In
terests. Employment and well paid Ia
Dor produce. In n country like ours,
general prosperity, content and cheer
fulness.
Comparison of Wages.
Under Republican ruie high wages
and prosperity in America have been
constant companions. The scale of
wages per week I'm the United States
and Europe for number of leading
lines Of industry. based on official sta
tistics from the Bureau OF Commerce
and Labor at Washington. are as fol-
lows:
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
Regulations of Law.

Regulations have been prepared by
the secretary of commerce and labor
for the guidance OF officials and en-
ployes In the government service, and
the necessary forms and blanks have
been prepared. printed and distributed
among the government Offices through
out the country, where persons are em-
ployed who come under the provisions
of this act According to these regu-
lations, reports OF injuries must be
made by the official superior of the
emp!oye to the secretary of commerce
and labor not later than the second
day after the accident. Application for
compensation must be made as soon rs
possible after the first fifteen days of
disability. II the application is ap-
proved the compensation VIII be paid
during disability, but for period not
exceeding six months. Mt the end of
which period, the injured person must
make application for re-examination
by II physician provided by the secre-
tary of commerce and labor, and after
this examination has been made and
reported, new. approval by the sec
retary for further payment Of compen-
sation Is necessary This procedure Is
demanded by section 5 OF the act. The
only other condition required is a pres
entation to the disbursing officer on
each pay day of physician's certifi-
cate as to the disability of the in
jured person, approved by the official
superior.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
Furnish Accident statistics.

Applications OF dependents Tor COIN
pensation in case of the death OF an
employe from accidental injury must
be made within 80 days after such
death The records of the application
OF this act will furnish valuable ma
terial for statistics of accidents. which.
for this country are quite meager. In
order to make the statistics more com
plete and valuable, reports of all acci-
dental injuries to government employees,
regardless OF the application Of this net,
have been requested from all govern
ment establishments and offices. As the
number of United States government
employees exceeds 100000, these statis
tics will prove OF great scientific value
and practical use in the future.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
Act Provides for Compensation to
Employees Injured in Govern
ment Service.
Receive Pay for. One Year-secretary
of Department of Commerce and
Labor Administers Act-Families
to Be Taken Care OF.

IAN Act granting 10 certain employees
of the United States the right to re-
celve from 1t compensation for In
juries sustained In the course OF their
employment" which came into erect
Oh August |. is a measure or great I'M
portance In the domain of labor legis-
lntion. Under previous laws. compen-
sation In case OF injury Is paid to EN-
ployes in the railway mall service ana
in the life saving service. The new
law applies to persons employed by the
government as artisans or laborers i'll
the following services: Arsenals, navy
yards, river aud harbor construction,
fertilization construction, hazardous em-
ployment In the reclamation service,
namely in construction and In control
and management of works, hazardous
employment under the Isthmlan canal
commission, government manufactur-
Ing establishments.
scope of LAW Large.
According TO II rough estimate made
by the department of commerce and Ia
Dor, about 10000 government employees
come within the provisions of the law.
Compensation will be paid under this
act only for such injuries to an EN-
ploye as occur In the course of his cm-
ployment and cause inability TO pursue
his employment for more than fifteen
days. Compensation is not paid II the
injury Is due to the negligence or mis-
conduct of the employe himself. The
act applies only TO injuries received on
or after August l.
The compensation consists of a CON
tinuance during the period OF disabil-
ity. but not over one year, of the same
iti IA
at the time of the injury. III the en-
pioye is killed by the accident or dies
from the results of the injury received
and leaves widow or children under
III years of age or dependent parents,
the same amount of compensation is
paid to these dependent relatives until
the completion of the twelve months
period
Discretionary Power In One Man.
/ The administration of the act is in
trusted to the secretary of commerce
and labor. All questions of negligence
or misconduct are to be determined by
him. and In case of death from injury,
the distribution Of the compensation
among the dependent relatives entitled
to IL must be made according TO his or
ders. Cases of injuries to employees
| tUIDlIS ubutT tuIS uNt ihbSt w i'p'i'''
| to the secretary OF commerce and labor.
| and compensation may be paid only
when approved by him.
No compensation will be paid either
for injury or for death unless the per-
sons entitled to such compensation
make application for the same. This
application must be made by the in
jured employe. or, In case of his death
by his dependents and forwarded by the
| official superior of the Injured employe.
accompanied by a physicians certlii-
cate. through the regular official chan
nels to the secretary of commerce and
labor. The secretary Is authorized by
the act to demand such additional In
formation, or order such investigation
as Is necessary for the proper admin
istration of the law.
Regulations of Law.
...v ..
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01
Lightning Typewriter Artist.

In the earlier days Mr.. Bryan's
means were not sufficient to permit
the employment of secretary. Mrs.
Bryan served willingly and ably in
that capacity. Though there is now
at the Bryan home an official stenogra-
pher, Mrs. Bryan still is the real pri-
vate secretary Of the great commoner.
There are women, it Is limited, who
dictate to their husbands. Mr.. Bryan
dictates to his wife, who is an expert
stenographer and a lightning type.
writer artist. For many years Mrs.
Bryan has taken down and typewriter
her husbands personal correspondence
and his speeches and editorials. Mr..
Bryan is rapid talker. 1t was neces.
sary for his secretary to know some
system Of shorthand. Mrs. Bryan ex-
amined the Pitman and other popular
systems, but found none suitable. Then
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01
A World Traveller.

Like Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Taft is her
husbands intellectual comrade. When
ever Mr. Taft takes up the study of
some problem of statecraft, though it
may be as dry as dust, Mrs. Taft pro-
ceeds to inform herself upon the same
topic. Thus she is enabled to keep
up" with her husband in all his inter
ests. She has Travelled around the
world with him and has absorbed valu-
able information in every country Wis
tied
The Taft love affair was not col
lege romance. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Taft were born in Cincinnati. Their
families were neighbors and Nfriends.
Mrs. Taft says she cannot remember
a time when she did not know Will.
The children of the two families visit
ed back and forth frequently. Mrs.
Taft was Helen Heron, daughter Of
John w. Heron, who used to be a
law partner Of Rutherford B. Hayes,
president of the United States from
1877 to 1881. It was while young Taft
was in Yale that the interesting under
standing between the young couple
came to a point. The Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette of June 20, 1885, tells
of a quiet home wedding at the Her
ron domicile the evening of the 10th
and gives this bit Of description Of the
brides costume, which should be read
with interest by the women Of today:
1.-THE bride wore charming gown. of
white silk with embroidered tablier,
her veil caught up by sprays Of white
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01

she proved what bright woman in
earnest can do by inventfng a short
hand system of her own. By this sys-
tenn she can catch her husbands dtcta-
ton word for word. 1t is said that
there is only one other stenographer
who has been able to do that.
Mrs. Taft also is a true helpmeet to
her husband. She says that she is
old fashioned enough to believe that
woman Is the complement Of man and
that what is most feminine about her
is most attractive to man and there
fore Of the greatest utility to the world.
Nevertheless Mrs. Taft is a woman
suffragist. IT have always believed
that women should vote" she said re-
Gently. II favor bestowing upon them
every civic right, but should like to
put in a prohibitory clause debarring
them from running for public Office.
With women running for Office I think
the natural scheme would be disjoint-
ed and the end and aim of the home
destroyed"
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01
A COLLEGE Romance.

Miss Baird entered the Jacksonville
school as junior. In the same town
and the same year William Jennings
Bryan was junior at Illinois college.
1t was college romance. There was
an intellectual affinity between them
For two years they cultivated mutual
acquaintance Three years after their
graduation there was quiet wedding
nc Perry, the date being Oct 1. 1884.
MIR. Bryan had completed his law
course and was beginning the practice
OF hissQrpfession in Jacksonville. Like
the average young lawyer, he was poor,
but he was intensely ambitious. Mrs.
Bryan shared his ambitions and deter
mined tUsoe true helpmeet. TO that
and she began the study Of law.
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01

the first ladyship this year seem to
be by personal attributes and general
experience more admirably adapted to
the duties Of the unofficial Office than
were any pair Of their predecessors In
the race. If education makes for avail
ability and travel makes for culture,
then both Mrs Taft and Mrs. Bryan
are of the highest availability and Gull
ture. Both are college graduates, and
both have been globe trotters for years.
They have seen the world and the full
ness thereof. Moreover. both are
good old fashioned mothers and home
bodies, and neither is ''new woman"
I'm the popular meaning.
Mrs Bryan is few years older than
Mrs. Taft, who until the accession Of
Secretary Garfield was the youngest
woman in the circle Of cabinet officers
wives. Perry, ILL.,, ia the birthplace Of
Mrs. Bryan. Her father was John
Baird, who died in 1905 at the age Of
eighty-8wo. Mary Elizabeth Baird
grew up in the wholesome atmosphere
of q prairie town home in the middle
west There are hundreds or towns
very much like Perry, but no other one
that has won the distinction of having
q native daughter become the wife and
comrade of man thrice nominated for
the presidency of the United States.
On her mothers side Mrs Bryan is OF
English descent Her father was
Scotch Irish. Mary Elizabeth attended
the public schools in Perry until she
was ready for what the average girl
considers the finishing school. She
was sent to the celebrated old Month
cello seminary at Godfrey, Ill, for one
year and then to the Presbyterian
academy at Jacksonville. Here she
passed two years, being graduated with
the class Of 1881.
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01
Nv RoBERTUs LOVE.

ny NO0GN AOS AVA
1T is sure shot that the next mis-
tress of the White House will have
a husband whose first name is
William Will the first name Of
the gracious lady herself be Mary or
Helen?
That is the question
Voters Of the nation must decide this
momentous matter in November. 1t
is truly momentous question to
Mary Baird Bryan and Helen Heron
Taft, though probably not one voter in
a million will take this matter into
consideration when he casts his ballot.
Perhaps in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah
and Idaho, where the women vote,
some ballots will be cast for Mrs.
Bryan and Mrs. Taft, though ostensf-
bly, they will be for Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Taft So far as the rest of the
country is concerned, mere man will
be ungallantly unconscious of the fact
that he Is voting also for candidate
for first ladyship.
But it really doesn't matter which
woman wins, except to the respective
candidates and their friends. The
country will be safe and sound So
cially with either Mrs. Bryan Or Mrs
Taft In the executive mansion. Each
woman Is eminently fitted for this high
dignity Without casting the slightest
reflection upon any former White
House lady or upon any defeated can
didate for that distinction, it may be
said that the opposing candidates for
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01
Mistress Of the White House.
Character Study Of Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Taft Wives OF
the Presidential Noninees-Both College Grad
yates and True Hepmeets-
Will Her Name Be
Helen or Mary

Three years later the organs removed
to Lincoln, Neb., and in 1888 Mrs. Bry-
an was admitted to practice in all the
courts of the state.
But she never practiced law. There
was baby in the household, Ruth,
now Mrs. Leavitt, with two little ones
Of her own. Mrs Bryan believed that
the place Of wife and mother was in
the home. Her knowledge of law en-
practice without neglecting household
dutieS
Morris tribune., 1908-08-01


pass all others in Lincoln for quality
and style. Some Of her gowns are
made abroad, others by dressmakers
in her own neighborhood.
Mrs. Taft is fond of outdoor sports.
Her favorite exercise is rowing When
she spent a summer at Oxford. Eng
land, not long ago she rowed several
miles daily on one of the streams. She
is also vigorous walker Rain does
not deter her. She dons a waterproof
cloak and takes her constitutional
right out I'm the downpour.
Mrs Bryan's tastes incline to serious
subjects in literature. Her favorfte
novelist is Victor Hugo.
Mrs Taft keeps pace with the best
current literature and enjoys some Of
the old classics. One of her favorite
authors is George Eliot. Like her hus-
band, she has a rich sense of humor.
2 This enhances her vfvacity
The most cursory review Of the lives
Of the two women who are rivals for
the first ladyship of the land is sufi-
cient to show that, no matter how the
election goes, there will be In the
White House for the next four years a
woman perfectly capable Of making
fine impression upon domestic and for
eign visitors. Whether she be Mrs.
Bryan or Mrs. Taft. she will represent
to all the world the best thing there Is
in all the world-namely, the cultivat-
ed, unspoiled, high minded American
woman, wife and mother.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
Little kanawha Railroad COM
pany Takes a Step That
Means Real Action.
PAYS OUT A BIG CHECK
To County Court Of Wood
County in Compromise Of
Long Pending Difficulty.

A compromise has been affected
between the county court Of Wood
county. on behalf OF Parkersburg
and Tygart districts. and the Little
Kanawha Railroad, whereby the
damage suit brought by the county
court against the railroad company
for 100000 is settled.
The consideration is 100000,
which amount was paid by check TO
the county court. This amount takes
up stock to the extent of s1SO,Ooo,
for which the county. or rather the
districts mentioned, subscribed
This means that the original plan
for the extension Of the Little Ka-
nawha railroad to BurnsyilIe win Iis
carried out Immediately, and that
absolute and unqualified determine
tion has been reached. For this
very reason the settlement has been
made. 1t was stated by the railway
representatives that this settlement
is primarily an evidence 81 good
faith, and that in view of develop
a.ents planned and definitely deter
mined upon 1t was sought to have
settlement with the county, which Of
course would clear the way for fut-
ure dealings.
1t therefore can be stated upon abb
solute authority, and with check
for $4,000 as documentary evidence
that the Little Kanawha railroad
means business.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
CONFERENCE HELD
BY Members of the Virginia
Debt Commission in the
City of Richmond.

RICHMOND. Va, Mar. 21.-Tee
Ylrginia-w West Virginia debt commits
sion. compromise of which has been
under consideration by the commits
sion of the two states for some time.
was at coference in the Jefferson ho-
tel In this city last night, in considera
tlon. of matters involved in the pend
Ing application for an order of refer
ence in the supreme court of the Uni
ted States, In which tribunal the
case Is now pending.
Among those present at the confer
ence We're: Henry t. wickham, OF
Richmond; Randolph Harrison, Of
Lynchburg; William F. Rhea. of Bris
tol; j. F. Brown, of Nelson county;
and John D. Moon, of Charlottesville.
The latter is the chairman of the
commission representing the commits
soners and Attorney General William
A. Anderson, of Richmond; Major
Holmes Conrad, of Winchester, coun-
sci for the commissioners, and w.
G. Legendre and C. Robinson, of New
York. representing the bondholders
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
President confers With Lead
ers on An important
Legislative Program.
THE ANTl-lNJUNCTIoN BILL
Is Among the Things Consider
ed-concIusions Withheld
for the Present.
ny Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 21-
An important conference was held
at the, White House this forenoon.
the President having summoned
Senator Aldrich and Representatives
Payne. Dalzell and Hepburn for the
purpose of consulting them as to a
legislative program. which it is un-
derstood includes measures amend
atory to the employers liability act.
a bill modifying the power of in
junction. the Aldrlch financial bill.
the Hepburn proposition to amend
the Sherman antitrust law and a
proposition to prosecute tariff in
quiry during the recess of Congress.
The conference was suspended at
noon in order to allow the partici-
pants to attend the daily session of
Congress and an announcement of
the conclusions reached are withheld
for the present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
WINCHESTER EXPIRES
AT SILLNAN SUDDENLY
Well Known Resident of Buck
hannon is a Victim of
Heart Disease.

PIT. PLEASANT. Mar. 21--col. A.
H. Winchester. OF Buckhannon. one
of the best known timber men in the
State. died suddenly Friday at sHl-
man, a town, on the Ohio River rail-
road, of heart trouble. He was a
passenger on the train when taken
Ill and was taken from the train at
that point, where death ensued short
ly after. Col. Winchester was con-
sidered the best posted lumber man
in the State and numbered his friends
by the thousands. He was on his
way to Kentucky when taken i'll. He
came to West Virginia from Michigan
as a representative of Dewey & Sons.
He had Travelled extensively and was
prominent in Republican politics.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
LICENSES GRANTED
BY the West Virginia Board of
Embalmers to Seven APP
plicants for Same.

AT meeting in Wheeling this
week OF the West virginia Board of
Embalmers seven applicants for IL
cense were examined and five whose
license had expired also took the
test prepard by the board. All
were granted licenses.
The board consists of the follow
ing members: G. H. Watkins, Jr.,
of Wheeling; George D. Gillian. of
Parkersburg;;.W. H. Farrell, of Hunt
ington; W. H. Frealock, of Piedmont,
and Earnest G. Carter, of Montgom-
cry. Mr., Carter was the only mem
ber of the board not present.
The following new licenses were
granted: A. ]. Lyons, of Sisters
vile; W. B. Batson. of Cairo; E. U.
schmeicheI, Of Wheeling; j. L. Hunt,
of Burton; R. e. Blake, of Buffalo;
2. s. Smith, of Marlinton, and ]. s.
Cox, of Weston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
ORIGINAL COPY
of a Newspaper Published 108
Years Ago is in the Pos
session of Mrs. Miller.

AS an heirloom Mrs. Jessie L. Mil
Ter. of this city, has copy Of a
newspaper of much interest. It is
the Ulster County Gazette, published
in Kingston, N. Y, January 4, 1900,
and is therefore more than 1Os years
of age. 1t is believed to be an orig
inal copy. one of the issue of the
date given, as 1t has been in the pos
session of the family Of the late Ben
jamin shuttleworth more than fifty
years, and was given Mrs. Miller by
her mother, Mrs Benjamin Shuttle
worth, now deceased. 1t was in Mrs.
shuttle&orth's possession years be-
fore the reproduced copies of the pa
per first came out. This copy is per-
tectly preserved. though yellow with
age, and the reading is as plain and
clear as II printed but today.
The paper was a weekly and while
the copy in the possession Of Mrs.
Miller has but four pages. about
one-fourth the size of a modern
newspaper page, 1t contains many
items Of very interesting news.
though much Of it was printed weeks
after the events chronicled occurred.
The most interesting article in the
paper is full account OF the funeral
OF George Washington, which was
held in Georgetown on December 20.
Another interesting item is that Of
the reading OF the message Of Presig
dent John Adams to congress on De-
cember 10.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
ALLEGED VIOLATORS
Are Arrested in Preston County
One Gives Bond and the
Other is in Jail.

United States Deputy Marshal f.
.. Hupp has returned from Preston
county. where he arrested Martin
Mayfield, of Albright. and Clay
Childers. of Reedsville, both charg-
ed with violations of the internal
revenue laws. Mayfield gave bond
to appear at the Wheeling term Of
federal court and Childers is in jail
at Grafton. MarshaI Hupp will take
him to the Wheeling Jail tomorrow
to await federal court in that city
next month.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
DEP0RTED
Are Foreigners to Be Unless
They Can Show Why They
Should Stay in the U. S.

Sixteen foreigners in all have
been arersted here as coming under
the allen contract labor class. one
was released. being the wrong man,
though having the same name as
one wanted. Another claims he
came into this country legally last
July in New York. with instruc-
tions by telegraph his case Will be
settled.
A board of inquiry. consisting Of
the three inspectors here from Bal
timore. namely, George e. Baldwin,
Walter L. opdyke and John J.Grgus-
wick, viii hold court in the federal
building at 10 O'Clock Monday morn
ing to give the arrested men an OBJ
pcrtunity to show why they should
not be depcrted.
The inspectors claim the men
landed at the Boston port last Aug
ust. They were suspected then, but
subsequently at hearing were re-
leased. Developments since then
were regarded to be suficient to JUS
tify their arrest here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-21
HOME BURNS
While the carder Family is in
the Shopping Center
of the City.

Alhouse occupied by George Car
der as dwelling and shoemaker
shop .onl Elk street near Pike and be-
longing to Mrs. Caroline NJ. Jackson
was entirely destroyed by fire Friday
night shortly after Z O'Clock, together
with all the contents. The origin Of
the FIRE is unknown. 1t burned
shortly after the family left to spend
a short while in the shopping center
of the city. The fire department re-
sponded but the house was almost all
DESTROYED when 1t arrived. The loss
is more than $1,000 with but little
insurance.