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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
FIGHT ON BILLBOARD ADS.
How Cambridge (Msss.) Women Start
ed Campaign With Good Results.


4 campaign against billboard adver-
tising In Cambridge, Mass, has been
begun by the members OF the Canta-
brigia club, q woman's organization OF
that city.
At recent meeting It was voted that
the chairman OF the clvlcs department,
Mrs. g. ii. Lake, write 20 firms using
billboards for advertising purposes I'm
certain parts OF the city, protesting
against this manner OF destroying the
city's beauty and asking their coop.
erntion IN an attempt to rid Cam.
bridge Of the dlstasteful nuisance.
The letter was as follows:
THE CantabrlgIa club OF Cambridge,
with membership OF 600 women, de
sires TO ask II you will be kind enough
TO cooperate with II In its effort TO pre-
serve the beauty and attractiveness OF
Cambridge by dlscontlnulng the use OF
billboards for the purpose Of advertis-
Ing your goods when your present con
tract expires.
we beg to assure you that this form
Of advertising Is particularly dIstaste-
ful to our citizens, and we sincerely
believe that IL will be q good business
move for you 10 put your advertising
into some other form. Hoping we may
have your help In this our effort to
save the beauty Of our city and that
we may hear from you as 90 your
views on the matter" etc.
The response TO this appeal has been
surprisingly large and uniformly cOur.
teous. In every case has the desire
for cooperation been evident or
twenty letters received nine advertis.
ers have offered unconditlonally to
withdraw from the billboards, and Eve
have promised TO do so on the condl.
tion that the club can persuade others
TO discontinue this mode OF advertise
ment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
CLEANING OF STREETS
Demonstration by Michigan Wo-
men OF Effective Methods.
CHEAP AND NEAT SYSTEM.
How Kalamazoo Was Hyeienieally
Swept Under Directions OF Rev.
Caroline Bartlett Crane-chlIdren's
Efforts Enlisted.

How Kalamazoo Was Ayaienieally
Swept Under Directions OF Rev.
Caroline Bartlett crane-chlIdren's .
Efforts Enlisted.
Kalamazoo, Mich. IL n city OF only
about 10000 inhabitants, yet In many
respects It has attained TO such cor.
rect civic department. ns Indicates
careful bringing UP by hand 10y the
Improvement league that the Rev.
Caroline Bartlett Crane organized. II
is tho vital needs OF tho heart aud
lives OF the community that nre
reached.
The league looked on the streets OF
Kalamazoo aud saw that they were
not hygienically swept How should
men know how to sweep anyway 2
The men OF the city government said
that they were cleaning the streets as
the streets always had been cleaned
and IL must be right. But the women
said no; TINT they would show them.
The city council was asked TO give
over TO the league six blocks OF tho
main street for n period OF three
months, together with the approprla-
tion usually expended on this strip OF
pavement.
Tho plan was agreed TO. Then IL be-
came noiscd abroad that the women OF
Kalamazoo were going TO conduct this
demonstration OF right street cleaning,
And the yellowest journals Of Chicago,
the nearby metropolis, began to focus
the trained machinery OF their all
searching stafrs on the little town,
The women grew nervous I'm this
glare OF the llmclight OF publicity, but
under Mrs. Cranes direction the ar
rnngements progressed. 1t was Colo
mel Warnings New York system that
was TO be introduced. The white
wings" were uniformed and all equip
ped with new brooms aud littlo carts.
Then, at the eleventh hour. the women
who had been assigned I'm squads of
two 10 act as inspectors OF the work
ono after another rang Rev. Mrs.
Cranes front door bell. With one nc
cord they began TO make excuses.
There were sick babies and unexpcct-
ed guests and the ever useful husband
who refused TO allow H.
SO that tho league that really cleaned
the streets was mostly Mrs. Crane. At
first appalled, by the prospect, she new
crtheless stood TO her guns when all
but one of her faithful lieutcnants had
fed.
The yellow cameras got her, but
at the end OF three months she had her
reward. The city adopted the system.
for she had done for 50 what had pre-
viously cost $3.50 day, and she had
proved that sweeping by hand was bet
ter than the machine sweeping that
sent clouds OF dust and disease into
the houses. TO complete this demon
stration OF neatness in municipal
housekeeping methods the league pur-
chased and placed on the street cor
ncrs galvanized iron cans for the re.
ceptlon OF waste paper and refuse.
And they enlisted the efforts OF the
children 20 keep tho strcets free from
litter by organizing in the schools Jun
ior civic Improvement leagues with
n badge declaring "T Will Help"-Ma.
bel Potter Daggett in Delineator.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
cleS That VIII Be OF Much Value to the
TINE IN THE RIGHT WAY TO MAKE FARMING
FARM WORK PAYS WELL
Investment Concerns Are Forced to
Advertise In the Northwest.


Advertise In the Northwest
During the lat few months Il has
become harder and harder to secure
farm mortgages upon which to loan
money. The farming districts recently
have been actually secured for farm.
ers needing ready money. The situa.
tion Is such that. with plenty OF mon.
ey available TO lend ON farms and no
farmers In need OF that money. the
usual rate OF q per cent L. bcing pared
down to 5N and even MS low as = per
cent
This nt least II the outline OF exist.
Ing conditions. particularly with ref.
erence to Minnesota ana the two Da.
kotas. given by Grant Van SAINT. who
mas been active I'm securing mortgages
In this connection for n farm loan con.
Germ.
Whatever the farmer may be doing
with himself, he IL not asking for
money. lie may not he spending ms
much at the general store: lac may not
be restocking his farm or replacing
his machinery. but at any rate he
scorns pronered loans. even at low
rates. IL Is not thought however. that
he Is negiecting 10 improve his plant
or is foregoing the pleasure OF elevat-
Ing his standard OF living somewhat.
Such nbnegation would hardly bc con.
sistent I'm person with .Ig balance
In the bank and check book I'm his
pocket
The gradual development OF this sit.
naflnn hoa
time. Two or three years ago farmers
needed money occasionally and gladly
offered mortgages Gradually this di.
minished little by little until now, ex.
cept I'm the case OF extraordinary cir.
cumstances. the worker OF q farm not
only Is Indifferent To investors. but Is
seeking to do q little investing on his
own account.
Farm loan institutions. II * said.
hrst worked through Minnesota ofrer.
Ing money. Then came the two Da-
kotas. Now agents Of these concerns
are going through Montana In the un.
pleasant hope OF finding some unfor-
tunatc possibly who wants "to mort
gage the farm" Their quest hns not
been particularly encouraging
rs Indicative of the paucity OF avail.
able mortgages happening In n well
known farm loan company may bc
cited. An eastern investor came I'm
and called for 100000 in farm loans.
secured by mortgages which must be
delivered within year Simultaneous.
ly he wrote out n check for $4,000
and asked for immediate Investment.
The company was able TO place only
$4,000 OF II and now has gone to the
expedient OF advertising for mort.
cages.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

a variation Of tho rather familiar
custom OF Offering prizes FOR tho most
improved front yards in n town IS tho
OFFER Of prizes Tor the greatest I'm
provement in vacant lots. Mis- improve.
mcnt to include cleaning up and plant
Ing grass. flowers or vegetables The
plan IS being tried this year by the
Salem 0lll Civic league. and, very
wisely. the terms Of tho contest do not
require that only the owners OF such
lots shall corpete. Any one who can
obtain the use OF vacant lot may en-
ter the competition. This viii undoubt.
cdly mean tho improvement OF grca,
many lots.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

The money and labor being spent so
literally by the most progressive towns
TO beautify themselves mean some.
thing more than a growing aestheti.
cism. II is prompted also by recogni-
tlOn Of tho utllltarlan advantages. OF
course q beautiful town presupposes
n clean town, and cleanliness is q
measure OF economy In several ways.
lt means, too. that beauty or environ.
mcnt has a moral or social value, since
men grow better as they become con-
tented. II means further nm apprc-
citation Of the fact that the pride OF its
inhabitants is among the biggest OF a
towns assets and that by beautifying
IL shows self confidence which In
spires the stranger It IS because this
bcautlfying movement has these lar
ger ana deeper meanings that it may
be spoken Of as one Of the most en-.
couraglug marks Of our time
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
Trim Small Fruit.

Now Is a good time TO trim the rasp-
berry and blackberry fields. Not much
fruit can be expected from feeble
canes. and even the hest canes Will not
give much fruit II theysare too close
together. Manure or fertilizer Is also
required. blackberry fields have been
known to give good service for years
without fertilizers. but II the field Is
given good cultivation and well sup
piled with plant fo'd the Increased
yield and better quality OF the fruit
Will make some Improbable fields pay
well
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Sea ~ HAAAN0 AnAbEN
unmarried clergyman to picnic. SO
with the perverslty Of his sex he found
himself gazing at her with an especial
interest She was certainly very at.
tractive. Her thick brown hair lay
softly about face whose warm color
and animated expression told OF vi.
tally that breathed from every part
OF her strong young body But. for all
her yigor she was purely feminine.
from the lace turnover about her pret-
~ neck to the big bows that fastened
her sturdy shoes. The charm Of her
personality seemed to cast spell
about him. for. hardly knowing that
he did so. DIR. Meredith exclaimed:
Il should really like 10 90. but my
book must be finished. Every day IL
precious"
Then. rs n in a dream. he heard
Miss Curtis voice:
Never mind your book. Try a whole
DAY out of doors for your body's sake"
and nlso. as In n dream. he heard him.
self reply:
i viii. When do you st0rtY'
I'm half an hour You Will have Just
about tlrae to put on some picnic
clothes"
"But always wenr these he be.
gan.
well. wouldn't They're too good
IN every sense OF the word" the wo.
man laughed back as she hurried from
the porch. leaving the reverend gentle
man IN a decidedly disturbed state Of
mind. He had done a very foolish
Thing. he had intended 10 spend the
day on his new book, Higher Think
Ing the Basis Of Nobler Living" and
here he was. going on on picnic
With one OF the gayest sets IN the no
tel His slender body told OF insuf.
ncient exercise, his pale sksn clearly
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
CIsanina Well

Before going down into well test
the purity Of The air 10y lowering n
lighted candle or lantern. II the light
burns dlmly or goes out the poisonous
carbonic ncii ga "dampE" can he
driven out by ignlting quantity Of
turpentIne and uwjuyi or Kerosene
and rags IN u Kettle an lowering /. tO
the surface ~ the water. and then
later pour several buckptfuls 81 water
into the we'll from The top Test again
with the lantern and note tie improve
ment We want our folks 10 be on the
safe side Farm Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
1T PAYS TO BE GRACIOUS.
Isolated Merchant Gains Customers by
Praotieing Politonoss.


IL have often wondered" said man
who rambles all over New York look
Ing for bargains. chow tho small mer-
chants I'm the streets Off Broadway
and out OF the retail districts uptown
manage TO make their living. know
something about it now.
About ycar ago l went into a lit
tie store I'm Greenwich street to buy an
article that cost me 12 cents when
finally got II. Tho first time / mado
my want known the merchant said
that ho hnd never kept tho article, al
though IL was In his line. He thanked
me for calling his attention to IT. He
supposed that would not do me any
good, but he would get It. for the
chances were that some one else would
ask for H.
II did not call again for several days,
and when did / went out OF my way
ten blocks. lie knew me as soon MS /
entered his store Ho said lie ordered
the article and expected IL any day.
He asked me to leave my address, say
Ing that lac would send the article as
soon as he received IT,
II went into his place several days
after, still going out OF my way in do.
Ing 80. The article was ready.
what was tho resuit7 I have been
going out OF my way ever since for
anything In his line just because tho
merchant had been 80 obiiging. We
became very well acquainted, and ono
day told him how had become one
OF his customers
Why, he replied, that is the way
get my trade. III l didn't try 10 nc
commodato people who come I'm here I
would have had 10 close up long
6go'
II suppose that Is the key TO the sue
cess OF all the little merchants I'm and
on the streets. It pays 70 be gracious"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

To encourage the cultivation Of flow-
crs in the congcsted south end OF Bos.
ton the South End Social union, which
IS n general federation OF tho various
settlement houses Of the south end
and RoXbury, has renewed its dlstrlbu-
ton Of seeds and window boxes and
loam. Seeds. window boxes and loan
arc offered TO families at cost and even
for less As a result Of this work last
year more than COO rubbish strcwn
yards were transformed into bright
flower gardens and more than 500 win
dow boxes were erected and planted
by persons many OF whom heretofore
had 20 interest In flowers In recogni-
tlon OF the work the union awarded
prizes for gardens and window boxes
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17
DR.. MERED|TH'S
UNFINISHED BOOK.
a Love Story With Lesson on
the Value OF Hygienic Living.
~ LOUISE }. sTARkwsArHsR.

~ LOUISE J. STARkWEATHER
icopyright. 1909. by American Press Asso.
ciation.l
IL was early morning In northern
Maine. and the big porch OF the sum.
mer hotel was dotted here aud there
with groups OF people who were plan.
ming for the days pleasure. The mir
was almost crisp In Its freshness. and
the tall man I'm clerical garb who was
walking slowly down the length of the
porch shuddered little In the chilly
atmosphere
AS he approached particularly Jolly
party one OF the women started toward
him and said eagerly:
"Well. what have you decided. Dr.
Meredithf"
That you will have a beautiful day
for your picnic" he replied, smiling n
little and glancing toward the lake aud
the mountains about which the mists
still fingered.
Then II Is not TO be our picnic p
There was an answering smile upon
her lips. but her eyes looked troubled.
81 thought perhaps you would go. aft.
er all. You know you half promised ?''
II am very sorry. Miss Curtis. but I
have some work which must do to-
day"
but. DIR. Meredith" Miss Curtis un.
swcred jestingly. though there was an
undercurrent Of earnestness In her
voice. "Pm afraid you have forgotten
about that boy Jack who was always
at work"
But I'm no longer boy. and only
my most intimate friends call me
Jack" he retorted with a twinkle In his
eye. Then he added seriously: There
Is another proverb. my dear Miss Cur
tis. that ] have taken for my life mot
TO. In accordance with It's precept
have determined not to rust out like
well-like most OF the people up here"
The last words were spoken with some
embarrassment. but Miss Curtis re-
piled with frank smile:
"rm going 10 take II for granted that
you except present company. But
about your determination to wear out
rather than To rust out why this al
Tentative? You surely would not use
q delicate piece OF porcelain IN such n
way that Il must break"
'Of course not. But do not con.
slider the figure you are using n good
one.'
And | consider ~ just MS good as
your old rusty one" was the merry
rejoindeT
AS she anished speaking Miss Curtis
looked at Dr. Meredith with a glance
so free from coqnctry that he realized
~ once bow different she was from
the a@oman who ordinarily invites an
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

Among the numerous tine ana laba.
saving devices for gardeners use the
geared hedge trimmer. invented by
New York man. Is one ~ the most in.
teresting With II n hedge that for.
merly required Hve hours 60 trim can
be clipped In one hour. or one man
can do the work of FIVE This nppara.
tus consists ~ lsng rod with n shoul.
der piece ut one end and a pair Of
shears NJ the other. Along this rod Is
drive wheel connecting with n rotary
pinion. which operates the crank con.
trolling the shears. The device Is held
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

u Is all right. says n bulletin OF tho
Salem Gll) Civic league, 20 want I'm.
provements. "but what Salem badly
needs along with that big vishboue Is
more backboBe"-a sage comment
widely applicable and often with more
force than IN awakened Salem.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-17

against the shoulder by means OF
handle IN the middle Then the drive
wheel Is turned. and by means Of the
multiple gearing Il opens and closes
the shears Eve times with each revo
lution. thus making The apparatus q
saver Of 50 per cent in either time or
labor AT the operator has 10 90 is 10
keep turning the wheel and moving
tlse shears along the hedgerow whore
II needs clipping.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-30
RAINBOW ACCIDENT
DUE To NEGLIGENCE

Though no decision was rendered in
the Tolefsen homicide case yesterday
afternoon by United States Commits
sioner George A. Davis, the matter be-
ing continued until next Monday to al
low Attorney Weaver for the defend
ant to file brief, there is every reason
to believe that Mr.. Tollefsen will be
held to the grand jury when the de-
cision is rendered. The Commissioner
intimated several times that the testi-
mony made things look pretty black for
the defendant and that unless the de-
fendant g attorney could prove to him
that the case is not covered by the
statute, he would feel it his duty to
hold Tollefsen for trial.
The testimony given yesterday shows
that there was apparently the grossest
negligence on the Rainbow. Kahina-
lua, the helmsman, testified that the
rope was broken and he had to steer
with the tiller. A big swell coming
along caused him to be thrown over
board; then another swell threw the
boat around and third one capsized
her.
1t was also shown that there was
only one experienced sailor on board
and he was up forward. Another evil
dence of carelessness was the testimony
that the vessel, although she was car
ryirg passengers, had on board thirty
gallons of kerosene, which is contrary to
the regulations governing passenger
boats
The prisoner took the stand in his
own behalf in the afternoon, but most
of his testimony was confined to an
attempt to show that the ballast in
the hold was sufficient to counterbal-
ance the weight on deck of the forty.
six passengers. He admitted having
the kerosene in the hold, but excused
himself on that count by saying it was
freight and he had right to carry
freight.
The probable defense before a Jury,
in case the matter goes that far, will
likely be, as outlined by attorney
Weaver in his argument, that the
statute under which Captain Tolefsen
is charged does not apply for the rea-
son that none of the passengers paid
fare. The statute, he says, applies on
ly to passengers boats carrying pas
sengers for hire. In other words, if
the woman who was drowned had paid
her fare, Mr.. Tollefsen would be liable
under the statute. but as she did not,
no blame attaches to him.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-30
IS INSANITY
LAW INVALID f?

The constitutionality of the new
lunacy law passed by the Legislature
at the last session is to be tested be.
fore the Supreme Court the Atcherleys
being the ones to bring it before the
highest judicial body of the Territory.
b Yesterday morning Mrs. Atcherley
filed an appeal to the Supreme Court
from the judgment of Judge Robinson
dismissing the writ, of habeas corpus
by means of which she had hoped to
free her paranoiac husband from the
insane asylum.
The tAtcherley case will also go up
on question reserved by Judge Robin.
son to the Supreme Court yesterday
morning. In accordance with his notice
given the day before, Attorney Harri-
son appeared in Judge Robinson Is court
yesterday morning at 9:30 and submit.
ted his motion for trial of the doctor
by jury-which is not contemplated
by the new lunacy law. Harrison IS
contention is that the new law is un.
constitutional in that it deprives the
accused of fair and impartial trial
by jury of his peers, which is one
of the rights guaranteed by the con.
stitution. Judge Robinson concluded
that the whole matter might as well
go to the Supreme Court at once for a
final decision as to the validity of the
law, so he reserved the question.
The insanity law is the first of the
laws of 1909 to be tested as to its
constitutionality. The law as finally
passed by the Legislature was com.
promise between the various bills orig.
inally submitted. A vigorous effort
was made to have inserted in it a pro-
vision for trial by jury, but this was
finally knocked out. Now the Atcher.
leys, for whose benefit the effort was
made to insert this provision, are try
ing to get it through the courts.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-30
WRITTEN RETURN IN
CONTEMPT CASES

The threatened long drawn out ex-
animation of the respondents in the
japanese contempt case before Judge
Robinson will be avoided. An agree.
ment was reached among the attorneys
for the two sides yesterday morning
by which Attorney j. Lightfoot, on be-
half of the eighteen japanese headed
by Maxine Higginbotham, consented to
withdrawal of the stipulation for an
oral answer. Mr.. Lightfoot appeared
alone before Judge Robinson at 2:3O
yesterday afternoon and stated that he
would make written return on behalf
of his clients, and asked for a con-
tnuance until next Monday in order
to prepare it. The judge was only too
glad to grant the continuance and
thus avoid what promised to be a
weary examination of each respondent
which might take two weeks.
Mr.. Lightfoot will in reality have to
prepare about four returns, as the
same answers can not be made by ali
of the respondents. But four answers
will cover the entire matter, he stated.
When these are submitted, the prosecI
ton will have the right to answer, and
then the real proceedings of the trial
can commence. 1t is probable that the
prosecution will call the defendants to
the stand to testify. AS contempt pro.
ceedings are quasi-criminal in nature
however. the respondents can refuse to
make any statements that may tend t.
incriminate themselves.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-30
TWENTY ELKS
OF HAWAII

Twenty Honolulu Elks paraded in
Los Angeles in the monster Elk demon.
stration on July Is, assisting in max.
ing the float of Honolulu Lodge GIG
one of the attractions of the procession.
Harry Murray, who went to Los An
geles, as a delegate from the local
lodge, wrote home week before the
parade that he had hopes of having
about dozen Elks in line, and day
before the parade another letter was
written saying that score of Homo
lulu antlered folk were in Los Angeles
and ready to help make Hawaii promi-
nent. Murray had about 25O0 paper
lima leis to give away and they went
like hot cakes. If he had had $4,000
leis he could have found hat for
every one of them, and the wearers
glad to display the unique decoration.