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The Lamar register., 1911-12-20

Mt. Wildly was accompanied by
his wife throughout the entire
trip. which covered 105 days. This
is the first time in the history of
motoring that a woman has made
a double transcontinental tour.
Practically mo hardships were en-
,ountered and Mrs. wilby in speak
-ng of her experience declared 1t
was delightful trip and that the
beauties of the country afforded
ample compensation for the few
slight discOmforts In travel.
On the trip from New York to
San Francisco Mr.. Wilby's route
was by the way of Chicago. Des
Moines. Omaha. Cheyenne. Og-
den, Reno and Sacramento. and
which has been designed "the
Pioneer highway"
Few motorists in the east have
any idea not only of the entbusi-
asm but of the general hard and
effective work being done in the
WtblSIh oOhth oto'Cs
for good roads," said Mr.. wilby.
AT every point found mu,h en-
thusiasm for highway Improvement.
the state Officials and the high
way authorities assuring me that
running into the
millions would soon be available for
surveying and building of trunk
lines through their common
wealths."
From San Francisco Mr.. Wiiby
toured down the Pacific coast to
Los Angeles and San Diego and ON
the eastern route visited Phoenix
and Prescott. Arizona; Santa Fe.
n. NJ; La Junta. Colo: Hutchin-
son and Emporia. Kas. The route
from Kansas Oty to St. Louis was
by way OF Boonville and Columbia.
then to India napoiis. Columbus.
Wheeling. Cumberland and Wash
ing;on.
The southern route has been term
ed the Old Trails highway" and
Governor Sloan of Arizona informeS
Pathfinder wildly that a policy OF
would certainly be
adopted with the states OF Cali
fornia and New Mexico as the re-
suitof a recent tri-state conference.
Arizona has already under way n
macadam road from Phoenix to Flag
staff which will be continued TO
the Grand canon with an eastern,
continuation connecting direct with
the famous Santa Fe trail. the
course of which has been now pre-
served for future generations by
the stone monuments OF the ID. A
RS as far eastas Bonneville. Mo.
tourists Will. there
fore. be accorded access over fine
roads to the wonders of the Grand
Canon. the Cliff Dwellers. Paint
ed desert. Moki Indian reservations.
petrified forests and lava beds. the
Indian villages OF Zuni. Isleta
and Laguna. as well as the enchant-
ed rock of Aooma and Spanish In
scription rock. the canons and the
cave dwellings near Santa Fe and
the Ration pass. Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1911-12-20
Apprehension

She is painting. she is painting.
And her friends grow pale and thin.
For fear she'll send them
Holly hooks.
Or mullen stalks.
Or jabberwocks.
On painted plaques
When Christmas time comes In
The Lamar register., 1911-12-20

both Goyeisiors Buchtel and McDon-
aid. Again. the appropriations of
the last assembly were larger
than the combined appropriations of
the assemblies under Mcdonald and
Buchtel. This answers the question
where has the money gone" 1t al
so tells why lovers of Colorado are
compelled to go about the state
begging cash subscriptions to main
tain state institutions.
Lincoln Day. Monday. February
| 9th of next year. will mark the
opening of the 1912 republican
campaign in Colorado. At a meet
ing of several members of the re-
publican advisory committee and n
large number of influential republi-
ans held at the Brown hotel Sat
urday. it was decided to open next
years campaign with n Lincoln Day
banquet and general republican
program which will be participated
in by all republicans of the state
in the candidacy and principles of
President Taft. Senator LaFollette.
former President Roosevelt or any
other leader. On the same day
there will be meeting of the re-
publican state central committee for
the purpose of naming the date
and place for the state convention
to select delegates to the national
convention. There will also be a
conference OF the republican county
chairmen and secretaries and a
meeting of the republican editors.
At might there will be a banquet
which will be addressed by one or
two prominent leaders OF the party.
Chairman Mcdonald has been given
authority to arrange the entire
days proceedings. He intends to
appoint a committee of twenty or
more members and in the appoint
ment he viii recognize every kind
OF republican belief and also every
section of the state. In short. it
will be a get-together to carry Col
orado day.
The republicans of Colorado have
always held a banquet on Lincoln
Day. This year they expect to
make II greater occasion than
ever before. 1--WE intend to open
next years campaign with a pro-
gram that Will recognize and. we
hope. bring together for the one
purpose of carrying Colorado for
the republican ticket. every known
belief in the republican party" said
Chairman Mcdonald in discussing
the coming event. II hope every
republican in the state will try and
attend"
The conference of democratic SEN
ltors and representatives which
met in Pueblo today for the pur-
pose OF trying to solve the United
States atorinl difficulties was in
session six hours and n half but
failed to agree on anyone whom
all could support for the senate.
At last a committee of five con-
sisting of Senator William Adams.
Samuel Burris and Harry Casaday.
and Representatives II. A. Mcintyre
and w. b. Ebbert was appointed to
confer either with the Speer sup
porters as a whole or with a dele
CATION representing the Speer sup
porters and arrange TO a general
caucus or conference of the sixty
six democratic members. There
were nineteen at the meeting. 1t
had been hoped that they could
reach some sort of an agreement but
this was found impossible. The con-
ference with the Speer people
will be heard early in the week.
The Lamar register., 1911-12-20
National Committees and Primaries

The republican national commit
tee decided yesterday to permit
each state to choose its delegates
to the national convention as 1t
sees fit. States that have primary
laws, such as Colorado. may elect
delegates by primary. States that
The Lamar register., 1911-12-20
Double Highway Across the Country
For Automobile Men

That national highway
for transc, ntal automobile trav
el for. the enjoyment of tour
ing will reality within the
next Two ~ was the prediction
made by 7 as w, Wilby. spec
ial agent Iks office OF public
roads. depar < OF agriculture.
who arrived York last week.
completing ioneer circular
tour of the States, which
was made und, auspices OF the
Touring Club ,riica.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
The Election.

The people vind!cated the Moore
administration Tuesday at the polls.
The stamp OF approval was again
placed on good government.
No attention was paid to the cam
palgn howls that went up from the
opposition, The people took no
stock in the insinuaHons that there
was crookedness in the city gov
eminent. on the other hand they
renewed their confidence in those
who had not betrayed public trust.
The majorities speak loudest and
best. They say more than pen can
do and not only are the successful
candidates to be congratulated but
also the great majority of voters are
to he commended for their action.
The usual cry OF fraud, such as IL
legal voting, is being INDUCED in
but that only lowers the criers in
public estimation. ut is conceded
that the election was we'll conducted
and the city was spared for once at
least the humiliation OF street
brawls in a contest to settle the
question as to what kind of govern.
ment the city should have tie ensu-
ing year.
With the exception OF the defeat
of Mr.. Lyden in the First ward there
is general satisfaction over the re-
suits. The First ward situation was
one that had its peculiarities and it
was largely a struggle between two
men rather than between political
parties.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
The Gangs Failure.

The Democratic gangs fizzle at
The city election Is creating wide
comment among Democrats. In for
mer years the C!arka5urg News usu-
ally came out OF city election with
two or three candidates elected and
one year its candidates for mayor
and chief OF police, as well as a few
other officers. were elected.
The gang tired of the policy and
conduct of the News and in its self
conceit decided that IT could do bet
ter with the Democratic organ in its
own room and played by Its own
hands. So it forced the News into
oblivion and the voters showed the
gang off into oblivion's pit yester-
day.
II was a great day, however, and
no one is mourning the gangs de-
parture.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Distinction for State.

West Virginia as result of the
present census has a proud distinc-
ton concerning the property OF its
farmers. This state is in a class by
itself in the matter of small per-
centage OF mortgaged farms. In an
editorial entitled "Grist from the
Census the National stockmaa
calls attention to this distinction.
The editorial is as follows:
The big mill at Washington is
slowly grinding out the census re-
turns. Some agricultural statistics
for about a score of states are now
available and they foretell interesting
comparisons later. We have exam
ined these reports to ascertain
whether the system OF tenantry is
increasing or decreasing and find
some curious things. For instance.
in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New
Jersey, the New England states and
Missouri 1t is decreasing. In Illi-
nois the number OF tenants increased
30l per cent in the last decade, in
Minnesota % per cent. in Wiscou-
sin per cent, in Kansas per cent,
in Indiana only per cent, aud in
Michigan only i per cent, The
three states which show the largest
increase in tenantry also reveal a
decrease in the use of commercial
fertilizers as compared with ten
years ago--Illinois 81 per cent,
Minnesota 10 per cent and Wiscon-
sin 80 per cent. Let the fertilizer
men and the farm owners figure this
out as they please-we merely cite
the facts. Farm mortgages afford
another interesting morsel for the
student. The progressive state OF
Wisconsin has more mortgaged
farms than clear ones, and the
Western and Northwestern states
have much higher proportion OF
mortgaged farms than the older
states. Pennsylvania, for example
has 1l2,9s5 free and o0.592 mort.
gagged farms; Michigan has 1914
free and S2,473 mortgaged, and
Minnesota has 56,744 free and So,
045 mortgaged. West Virginia is in
a class by itself thus far with only
s,4o6 mortgaged farms against
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Airing Linen.

The Democratic newspapers are
still engaged in airing one another's
linen and that Telegram readers
may have an inkling as to what they
are doing, the following is published
from the tFairmont Times:
II the Grafton Leader and a few
other Democratic newspapers are
determined to have the party linen
washed in the open, The Times will
not shirk its part of the labor. Bat
we want to say in the outset that
we will not be responsible for con
tinuance of the very unnecessary
and mischeivous controversy that is
Dgiving the Republican party all the
hope it has for the election in 1912.
The Times did not begin it. 1t was
considerate and patient while news
papers which claim TO be Democratic
were assailing the Democrats in the
legislature as corrupt and the men
elected to the Senate as corruption
lists without a single justification for
such charges and wholly because the
men whom some of them would like
to have had elected failed in their
ambition. But it believes this thing
has gone far enough. There is
something in the way OF a whine or
q howl to he expected from the man
who gets licked. and We may even
be tolerant while he complains that
it wasn't fair. But there is time
when If he wants the respect of his
neighbors he will quit moaning and
making common nuisance of him
self. The time has now come to the
newspapers which were dissatisfied
with the election at Charleston. The
Times will not attempt TO drive them
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Magazine for lMarch.

Magazine for March.
1t must be remembered that vast
China is ruled by a handful OF
'Manchus who conquered the land
four centuries ago and as mark of
Subsection compelled the men to
wear the pig tail" while. the wo-
men were compelled to bind their
feet.
This also prevented the movement
of families, as the women could not
hobole far. While the braid of hair
was easy to grasp and several pris-
oners could lbe tied together.
In time these marks of subsection
became the most highly treasured
emblems of loyalty. But today the
cry is China for the Chinese" and
maybe the Manchus day has set.
Starting with the radicals OF the
New China party, the docking of the
queue was urged by them as the
visible and necessary sign of an ac-
ceptance of new ideas. Patriotism
demanded that the Chinaman should
rid himself of all the customs Of the
dark ages, said the reformers, and
there was no better evidence Of
emancipation from conservatism
than the absence of the queue.
It was not more than three years
ago that the New China party
started the queueless crusade and
so rapidly has the movement spread
that before the end of last year a
rescrips from the dragon throne
itself advised the wholesale cutting
Of the hair and the new, half or.
gained Tzucheng Yuan, or national
parliament, passed a measure COM
manding the removal of all queues.
This change is all the more sig
niticant in that it came from
Chinese inspiration and not through
foreign suggestion. Thirty or more
years ago the foreign missionaries
in China attempted to make head
way against the practice OF foot
binding and their suggested innova-
tion was at first bitterly resented.
It was not until within the last ten
or fifteen years that anti-foot bind
ing societies composed of Chinese
made any great Roadway against
the evil and now the reform is by
no means general.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Beauty ana Hair.

Hair seems so necessary to women.
When they find 1t failing them they
seek mercenary reinforcement
from any and every mart of the
world. The women of distant lands
shear their own black locks-has
any one ever heard OF any hair in
the market-place that was shorn in
blond lands?-and barter them for
western gold An exchange says we
levy tributue upon China and the
Isles of the South Sea and upon
Japan and upon India and upon
We dare not say what other regions
in order that our women may
twist and pile tress upon tress and
lay those shares that no man may
escape. Even the austere Paul,
who admonished Timothy that wo-
men should not appear with tbroider-
ed hair, knew and valued woman's
hair. In writing to the Corinthians
he may have conceded a little to the
spirit of that gay metropolis, for ne
said that if woman have long hair
it is glory to her.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
A Hairy Revolution.

II every American man should
suddenly take to the Scottish kilt
and bare legs, it would be no more
of an innovation, nor mean nearly
so much as does the present queue
cutting in China, where 10000
queues were cut off in Hong Kong
alone in December, while there
were hair cutting festivals in many
of the large coast cities and such
outlying places as Manila, Singapore
and other cities of the Straits Set
tlement. says the National Guard
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Dumping Garbage.

Garbage haulers are inviting pros
ecution by throwing garbage on the
river bank in Point Comfort and not
hauling it to the crematory as they
should. There Is strong sentiment
there against the practice and only
a few warm days will be necessary
for it TO resolve itself into fixed
determination to have the guilty
persons indicted and prosecuted to
the fullest extent OF the law.
Some state that the county health
officer gave them permission to
dump trash there and burn 1t and II
is understood that he directed them
not to dump vegetable or other nau-
seous matter. Some given the inch
have taken the mile aud are disre-
garding the directions of the officer.
officer.
1T is rather dangerous practice
to burn trash there and certainly II
hauiers will not obey the directions
of the health officer he should
countermand them and proceed to
prosecute the violators of the health
laws OF the state.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

out OF the Democratic party but they
may easily drive themselves out.
Every Democrat in the state knows
they are now engaged in giving aid
to the enemy. The question is al
ready asked, when do they expect TO
go over to the enemy? The Times
sometimes differs from It's party
leaders in their choice Of nominees
or their declaration OF party princi-
pies. but when the nominations are
made and the platform Is announced
II buckles right down to the work,
figuratlyeIy speaking. of holding up
the banner OF Democracy and WELD
ing Ats sword in behalf of such nom
inees. The Times was not for Col.
John t. McGraw or Judge John H.
Holt for senator's, but If they had
been elected it would not have
whined or complained. II would
have given them as earnest support
as leaders of the party as ii will give
Senator'S Watson and Chiffon. This
is The kind OF Democracy, as we I'M
derutand ii, that commends itself to
Democrats. The other kind depends
for its endorsement entirely upon
Republicans. But II Col McGraw
and Judge Holt had been elected
there would have been lust as In
tense howl from some OF the howlers
as there is now. Silas Smith and
Captain Dennis were probably not
more in favor of Col. McGraw than
they we're OF Senator Chiffon, and il
the legislature had left the selection
Of senators to Captain Dennis. Sid
ney Johnston and silas Smith, the
probabilities are that they never
could have agreed upon a man who
measured up to their Individual
ideas. Each would have had can
didate and each would have gone
down al the close OF the legislature
with the flag. OF that candidate still
flying. Certainly neither Of these
candidates suited Hubbard, Robin
son, ct ais, the high-browed purists
OF the legislature. They had abund-
ant opportunity toEote for them and
declined. So ii seemed there was
no way out OF the dilemma except to
allow the majority of the ordinary
OF the legislature to Sc
lect the candidates in the usual way.
They performed that duty, and the
walls OF blackguardism have been
opened upon them every since. These
are suggestions merely for the con-
sheraton of the Grafton Leader.
1t is close to McGraw. 1t is unfair
10 him for his friends by their action
o let the thought go out to the De
nocracy of the state, which has adj
nired and honored him in the past,
that he can't take political defeat
like a man, but that he is consentins
that these friends shall resent that
defeat by bringing discord into the
party and lmperiling its chances for
victory at the next election.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

"A glory to her-and one diadem
or galaxy of hair dtffereth in glory
from another even as the stars.
Some of us prefer gold. some prefer
brown and Others prefer tresses as
black as Ethiopia. But no matter
what the color, 1t is all. endued with
equal glory and charm and power.
The gold that ensnared the imag-
nation of Drowning was no more
enhancing than the dusky locks
that entrapped the fancy of Umar
The Tentmaker and Milton the stern
Puritan.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

ment on how IT happened. when It
charges that imported voters caused
the big Republican majorities.
clarksburg has a very small popula-
ton. Again, that sheet engages in
knocking clarksburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

Thomas Uettigrew went East Mon
day night.
Douglass Williams has gone on an
eastern trip.
Charles Steele. Of Morgantown. is
a city visitor.
Ellis Lyon, Of Heqzroah, was here
today on business.
William w. Hess. of Wyatt, is a
city business visitor.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Henry E. Reeder returned at noon
from Fairmont.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

The Exponent gave Camden Som
mers scant support during the cam
paign but that by the owners OF that
sheet was still scantier election day.
The Telegram said that they would
not support him and It is safe bet
that they did mot.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Pledge Number Four.

With an apology to Harrison
couuty's spring poets, the following
is submitted:
Mayor Frank r. Moore says that
pledge No. four
Is to make the city better than e'er
before.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

Tho Democratic city machine is
accused of giving the sommers
ticket The double cross. Guilty OF
almost everything Csc, there is no
surprise that it did so, ii it really
did.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

CHARLESTON, April 4.-Judgc
Brannon, OF the supreme court of APP
peals, has returned from Weston,
where his wife was dangerously III
at her home, and was on the bench
today, which is regular decision day.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
O., $50 clear ones.
Refornls for Menlco.

Reforms for Mexico.
The message Of President Diaz to
the Mexican Congress is OF extra
ordinary interest, because it pro.
poses what Is Practically remodel
ing of the electoral system that hns
prevailed in Mexico during the last
half century. Mexico has been a
republic in name only. There has
never been aything approxlmating
general manhood suffrage. and it is
DOUBTFUL whether the Mexican peo-
pie even now, except as to COM
paratively small percentage of tne
population, are in condition 10
govern themselves through the me-
dunn of the ballot. AS the Bald-
more American says, the long and
often renewed administration Of
Dtaz has been sort OF benevolent
tyranny. Under his guidance the
resources of the country have been
developed and wonderful material
progress has been achieved.
In the message which he read 90
the Congress he proposes to limit to
a single term the service OF any flu
ture president.--that is, he pro.
poses to make it unconstitutional
for any chief executive to hold On
continuously, as he has done. In
order 20 bring this one term limita-
ton about he recommends a COM
prehensive reform OF the electoral
laws. But apparently he still has il
mind the granting OF hedged and
limited suffrage, as he would have
the electoral laws so framed as to
insure the activity "of those citi-
zens who are considered capable OF
voting with full consciousness OF
what they are doing" He also pro-
poses that the judiciary system
shall be reformed to the intent OF
making the courts more Independent
and that the great estates shall be
cut up into small holdings and dis
tributed among individual farmers.
This proposal to break up the old
established land-tenure system,
which is to large extent the feudal
system that originated at the time
of the Spanish conquest, is the most
important and significant of the re-
forms which the message suggests.
The establishment of an independent
class of small andholders-that is,
a thrifty, independent farming pop
ulation-would give to a republican
form of government stability
which it could not otherwise gain
The message may have the effect of
staying the revolution. If the Con
gress acts promptly and in accord
with the spirit of the message, a
new political era in Mexico may be
speedily inaugurated. Presumably,
the Inauguration of the proposed re-
forms would involve the holding of
a general election,iin which case the
supervisory services OF the United
States government, may yet be de-
mauded. Those who started the
revolution now in process justify
themselves upon the representation
that the last national election was a
Tarce--a manipulated and prede-
termined affair. 1T is more than
doubtful whether "a fair and salts
factory election to inaugurate new
political era in Mexico could be held
without outside assistance.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

The saloon ward did not give as
hig Republican majority as usual.
The reason is said to he that some
of the saloons had been promised
more than they will get.