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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14
BRIDGE PORT HAS
MODERN SCHOOL


and strengthened SO that now
bridgeport has a -four-year high
school that is recognized and given
classification by the state, from
which it is entitled to receive $500
annually so long as it meets the
necessary requirements. The work
done is Of such grade that it is rec
ognized by other schools and pupils
going to other schools can get credit
for work done here.
A definite system of recording
high school grades has been adopted
and there need be no difficulty here
after in determining the standing of
any pupil.
Since the course is extended to
four years there is no graduating
class from the high school this
year, and the class of eleven that
finished the eighth grade will aug
ment the enrolment considerably
next year, when class of probably
pine will complete the four year.
course. y gwRWR
During the next year or two much
attention needs to be given to adjust.
ing and working up course of
study to fit the needs and conditions
of the school and community and in
creating a sentiment and appreciation
for real high school work. superin-
tendent Condor, of Boston, says:
ut is just as truly the business OF
the school to educate boys so that
they shall be efficient workers and
citizens and girls so that they shall
be thrifty houskeepers and good
mothers as 1t is to educate other
children SO that they shall take po-
sitions as leaders in the community.
Schools must train boys to be work
men as we'll as men. 1t is as leglti-
mate to fit boys for industry as for.
college,
The school here has an athletic
an excellent literary So
ciety, boys debating club that has
done good work, civic club recently
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Remarkable Progress Made
There Within rhe Last
Few Years.
(Ry Howard ]. NIcGinnis.l


The purpose of this sketch is to
give a brief history of one of the
new and progressive schools of Har-
rison county, to show what is being
accomplished in this little village in
the line of schools and what we may
reasonably expect will be done.
The Bridgeport Independent
school district was formed in 1895,
when the population of the district
was probably less than 500 and the
school enrolment not more than
sevnty+five or one hundred. The
term at first was six months; later II
#Ns increased to seven months: and
since 1905 It mas been eight months,
The enrolment in 1903 was about
100; in 19OS-9. 146; in 1s0s-1O
14s; in 1901, 175; and in 1911.
p. 200.
Some work in advance of =eas
eighth grade has been done for sew
eral years and called high school
work, but only during the last year
has the school taken up the strong
characteristics of real high school.
Through some unfortunate circum.
stances the school lacks definite
consecutive records OF the pupils and
of the work done year by year. How
the courses of study were, made up
and how they were followed is, con-
'sequently, not known.
In 1909 the old frame building
was torn down, the large school yard
was graded and a fine yellow brick
building with eight class rooms, an
Office and library and excellent
Easements was built In its place
The class rooms are large. well
lighted, ventilated by the gravity
system and the walls are tinted a
light green.
Until last year the high school
maintained only two years course
and this amount of work was not
given under the most favorable con-
ditions for the equipment was most
meager and the course indefinite. Att
that time the course was made
stronger, extended to three years
and an additional teacher employed.
There was, consequently, NO grad
uation and the standard of the
school was proportionately raised.
Some apparatus and furniture were
also, the most serviceable
of which was. probably, a good
equipment of dictionaries.
This year about $500 has been
expended for furniture and appar-
atus for teaching various subjects.
The primary room is well equipped
and the physical and biological lab
oratories are OF the best.
The course was again extended
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organized, and each class by years
has an organization. During the
year two literary contests have been
held with the Flemington high
school and henors were evenly di-
vided. . 70 y
Another fact that shows Ehe en-
ergy and spirit of the schoo! Is that
two boys and two girls viii enter the
High School DAY contest at Morgan
town May 16 and II, and compete
for scholarships and prizes.
"A short course in home economies
was held in the school recently and
conducted by teachers from the state
university. -
Frequent parents and teachers
meetings have been held during the
year, which have been quite ben
eficial.
The average daily attendance for
the entire school during the year was
1862, and the. percentage of attend
ance was ninety-three. There was
entirely too much hardness and too
many pupils were absent on frlvil-
Gus excuses, but as a whole the rec
ord for the year is very good. e
In the upper grades and high
school the final tests were very sat.
isfactory. While few failed to meas
ure u pto the standard for promo
ure up to the standard for promo
one with low standard in which.
this does not sometimes occur. The
current issue of the Educator says
along this line: cut is very desira-
Bile, OF course, to have a large class
of boys and girls to receive the chm
mon school diploma, but 1t would
not do to Increase the size OF the
class by easing down on the re-
It is hard to disap-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14

wonderful influence in building up,
the respective towns in which they
are located. New residents have
come to them, the value Of property
has increasedSand the moral and In
tellectual atmosphere Of the com
munlty has been appreciably i'm
proved. gs
Bridgeport has an ideal location for
a high school Of the best grade. The
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14

,aekaehe, shooting pains in my left
iide, and at times could not toucf
my. foot to the floor without screaming
| was short Of breath. had snotheree
pelIs, felt dull and draggy an the time
I could. not do any work, and oh how ]
areaded to have an operation.
"I received "a letter full of kind ad.
nee, which, followed, and if / had only
written her a year ago Iwould have beer
ayed 50 much suffering, for today / am
lweliwoman. Lam now keeping house
,gain and do every bit of my own work.
every one in this part of the country
nows it was Lydia Z. Pinkham s yege
able Compound that has restored me d
leaith, and everywhere I 60 / recon-
aend it to suffering women. = . Mrs,
lizzie SCOTT, Buclsner, No.
II Jon want special advice write K
sydia 3. Pinkham Medicine Co. conf
ientialJ Lynn, lIass. Your letterwill
e opened, read and answered BY 4
~man and held In strict confidence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14
NOTICE. no eOSTR stroRs.

Sealed PROPOSALS VIII be received
BY L G. Oyster, Secretary Board IL
education Of Eagle district Harrison
County, West Virginia, un1l twelve
O'clock, noon! May zen, isie Tor Tue
erection and completion 81 d four
room and Auditorium brick addition
to the School Building Situated IN
Lumberport, ". Va according to
plans and specifications prepared by
'Holmboe & Laitefts Architecis, Elm
pire Building, clarksburg MI VA.
and New York City
Persons bidding on this work mus
state in their proposition the time
they win commence and complete the
work II awarded the CONTRACT
Copies Of the plans atid speciiica
tons may be procured at the Arch.
tects Offices, in the Empire Bniidine.
clarksburg, w. Va, ahd al the Office
Of the Secretary Of the Board
Lumberport. w Va.
!. A certified check for 10000 mtis.
accompany bid, payabis Is tie seers
tary Of the Board, guarau.eeiag tiat
the successful bidder viii enter inso
contract and furnish satisfactory
bond.
The Board RESERVES the right to
reject any or All bids.
By order Of the Board d Education
u q. OYSTER secy
LunbcrpcfE IN "a.
May srd, 1912.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14

and the doctors al
last decided there
was no help for me
unless i went TO the
hospital for an oper
alton Twas awfully
against that opera
tion, and IS d last
resort wrote to you
for special advice
and + told you Just
what Isufe rgdwith
haav.,neR dnfuy, ylafHd
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14

country with Its low hiiis Is beati-
tifui. There are few disracting In
iuences since II Is almost solely 4
resident village. and the trolley and
RAILROAD give excellent means for
lngress and egress.
Nothing remains but for the pec.
pie to unite their EFFORTS and boost
their school patiently and faithfully.
and soon they Will have a school
that viii stand as a beautiful monu
ment to their thrift and wisdom
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14
TWINS ARE BORN.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Tuttle 81
Rosebud. are receiving the congrat-
ulatfons OF friends over the birth
of twins Sunday morning at their
home there. The newcomers lie a
boy and a girl. sIr. TIttle Is pop
ular and capable coal miner
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14
llRS SG0II'S
SUE EERlNG OVER
Doctors dgised An Opera
ton. How She Escaped
Told By EIsslf.

BuelSner, Mo. ~ e For more than q year
fsuifered agonies from female troubles
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14

Lame back is usually caused by rhenma
tism Of the muscles Of the back, for which
you will find nothing better than Chamber
lain's Liniment. For sale By all deaieEs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-14

g. E. Suck, OF IFalrn6nt, s here
on q business visit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
CONTRACTOR MUST
Be MORE CAREFUL
Board of Works Insists that
Hipskind Leave Streets
in Better Condition.

Contractor. Hipskind, who has large
contracts for sewer work on which he
specializes, was severely reprimanded
by the board of works this morning
and the city clerk was notified to or
der him to keep trenches in better
condition or suffer penalties. He was
also ordered to roll down large bumps
left in a number of streets.
The board passed the primary as
sessment roll for the Fairview sewer
which will cost the citizens benefited
$7,644.95 and the city $4,934. The city's
share was slightly larger than agreed
upon by the board before the contract
was awarded.
The board ordered Jake Kern, boil
er contractor, to make necessary re
pairs to the boiler of the heating plant
at the city building. The cost will be
almost $100.
The proposed contract for the wa
ter works franchise was presented to
the board this morning by city attor.
ney Gardner, and copies left at the Of
fees of the city engineer and city
clerk The proposal has been agreed
to by the council and board of works
and Mayor Zimmerman's motion that
the city advertise for bids on these
specifications was passed unanimous.
1y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
|ETHEL DIXON IS
ORDERED TO LEAVE
|Colored Woman Who Triec
to Work Badger Game
Ordered Out of City.

Ethel Dixon's operations among the
.alleys and by ways of the city are at
an end. This little negro girl, who
has caused the police an endless
amount of trouble by her operations.
and who punch in the mouth last
week from a white man whom she &C.
costed on North Seventh stret, was
fired out of town this morning by the
mayor after receiving a good lecture.
She was arrested by Officer Wenger
Saturday night in an alley north of B
street between North Sixth and Sew.
ienth street. She had ninety-five cents
when arrested. She said her home was
in Indianapolis. and that as she could
send for some money from a sister
there she would go.
Mayor Zimmerman insisted that she
go at once.
She was given the option of leav.
ling town within two hours, bag and
baggage, or of spending 140 days in
Hhe Home For Friendless Women
lShe agreed to leave.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
.BARTENDERS HELD
BIG CONVENTION
Seventh Annual Session Op-
ened Sunday and Contin-
ues Until this Evening.

The State Bartenders' association,
candidacy of Timothy O'Brien, of In
dianapolis, for second vice president
of the State Federation of Labor. The
report of H. Schrader, of indianapolis,
secretary of the association, showing
substantial growth during the last
year. was received. The association
has 1900 members.
The annual election of officers, Sc
lection of the next meeting place, and
the naming of committees took place
at late hour this afternoon.
The officers of the association are
John Howe of Evansville. president,
and H. Schrader, of indianapolis, sec.
retary.
The local bartenders' union enter.
tanned the state association at a ban.
quet Sunday afternoon at it's head.
quarters on South Sixth street. A
large number of guests attended the
function. Addresses were made by
Mayor Zimmerman, who welcomed the
bartenders to the city, and by Chief
of Police Gormon, Police Sergeant
Ed McNally and E. Slower
The following committees were ap-
pointed at the session Sunday after.
noon:
Auditing-T. ]. Wrenn and A. NJ
Powers, of Terre Haute
Credentials-C. /. Butts, Muncie; T.
O'Conner, Indianapolis. J. W. Bruder,
Terre Haute.
Rules C. Wilson, Indianapolis;
Ed. Priebelo, Wabash; A. ]. Sweeppe,
Lafayette.
Resolutions-T. O'Brien, Indianap.
oils; o. Jenkins, Muncie; D. Shuey,
South Bend
The following cities are represented
at the convention: Indianapolis, II
Schrader, T. O'Brien. G. o. Corners
j. c. Wilson: Terre Haute, James Bru
der, T. Wrenn. E. L. Brown and A NJ
Powers; South Bend. David B. Shuep:
Evansville. J. Howe and w Hempel;
Muncie, Glenn Butts. Ollie jenkins
Wabash, Ed. J. Prieblo: Anderson
Charles Huncilman; Lafayette, An
drew J. Sweeppe, and Richmond, Ed
Miller.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
Opens Its Twenty-eighth An
nual Convention in Rich
mond Tuesday, with 500
Delegates Attending.
A STREET PARADE
FOR THE FIRST TIME
Private Social Functions,
Theater Parties, Banquets,
Automobile Tour Planned
for Delegates.

Five hundred delegates, represent
ing every labor organization in lndi.
ana, will attend the twenty-eighth an
nual convention of the State Fedora.
ton of Labor, which opens here Tues.
day and continues it's session until
Thursday.
Delegates to the meeting began to
arrive Saturday afternoon to partici
pate in the meeting of the State Bar
tenders association and the district
convention of machinists. Many dele
gates from all crafts and guilds are ex
pected Tuesday morning.
The meetings will be held in the
Coliseum. Headquarters have been es
tablished at the Westcott hotel In an
address of welcome Tuesday morning
Mayor Zimmerman will turn over the
keys of the city to the visiting dele
gates. Charles Jordan, secretary OF
Commercial club, will deliver an ad
dress.
For the first time in it's history. the
state federation will participate in q
street parade Tuesday afternoon. The
delegates will march through the prin
cipal streets of the city. In the even
ing the delegates will be the guests
of the Richmond City Trades Union
Council at theater party.
The annual report of Edgar Perkins
president of the federation will be
presented to the body Tuesday. A full
synopsis of the report will be found
on another page of today's issue.
Wednesday afternoon the delegates
will be taken through the city in auto
mobiles. In the evening they will be
banqueted at the Coliseum. Thursday
will be devoted to business
The meeting place of the 1913 con
vention, it is expected, will be warmly
contested. A number of cities have
expressed a desire to entertain the
convention and delegates have beer
instructed to work for the convention
Opposition to Edgar Perkins, presi
dent of the association, may lead to a
spirited race for that office.
The report that Governor Marshall
will be present is erroneous.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
GRAND JURY IS
PROBING ASSAULT
Began an Investigation OF
Assault Committed by
John Lewis.

Examination of witnesses in the
John Lewis criminal assault case and
in the Saunders murder case occupied
the attention of the grand jury today.
The examination of witnesses on the
Saunders case will continue until to-
morrow. Edith Moon, the prosecut-
ing witness in the Lewis case will be
examined by the jury tomorrow.
The Saunders case is a perplexing
one. Green Parks and Clara Saund-
ers, companions of the murdered col
ored man when his throat was cut,
we're examined by the police and pro-
secutor last week. They will appear
before the grand jury tomorrow. The
Saunders girl was given a grilling ex-
animation one day last week, but
stuck to her story. Green Parks was
subjected to a like examination and
was taken to the scene of the tragedy
and asked to show where the princi-
pals stood and how the assault took
place He became confused and did
not tell coherent story. In his
statement as TO the positions of the
parties involved, he was widely at
variance with the statements of the
other witnesses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
MEAT INSPECTION
BY j. S. REFUSAL
City Will Now Have to De-
eide Whether 1t Will Pro-
vide an Inspector.

Council must either abolish meat
inspection in Richmond or create the
office of city meat inspector.
The department of agriculture, in
charge of federal meat inspection in
the United States, has refused to
again station a federal inspector at
the Holzapfel plant, unless the owner
of the plant, Henry Holzapfel, makes
extensive improvements which would
cost him about $2,400. Some of the
requirements are uncalled for, in the
opinion of the owner of the plant, who
points out that other plants are not
required to make the changes he was
told he would have to make.
This morning Mr.. Holzapfel posi-
lively stated he would not make the
changes asked by the department OF
agriculture and that he would allow
his interstate trade go by the board
The federal officer who inspected
the Holzapfel plant insisted on the
owner tearing up heavy cement
floor and placing down new one
He said that If this and few more
improvements were made, another in
spector would be sent here.
The majority Of councilmen are in
favor of inspection. 1t Is now up to
council to take some action on the
creation of the office of city meat in
spector. Whether such an official
shall be veterinarian or a butcher
is also a much mooted point which
will have to be decided.
The council investigating commit
tee, which has been working on meat
inspection here for several months
is expected to hold another and final
meeting this week, and to draw up its
report which will be submitted to
council next week. Some startling
facts are expected to be Shown when
the committee makes it's report to
council.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
Popular Shelbyville Manu-
facturer and Former Min
ister Unanimous Choice of
Progressives.
A HARMONY SPIRIT
FEATURED MEETING
Greenstreet, Who Resigned
as Nominee, Tells Dele
gates He Will Work for the
New Candidate.
palladium Specially

CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 23.-
The Progressive joint representative
convention today refused to endorse
w K Mason for state representative
from Fayette and Wayne counties,
turning down the request Of Fayette
county that Mason's name be retained
on the Progressive ticket.
Mason recently issued a declaration
of principles in which he said that he
was at heart Progressive but be-
lieved that he could not withdraw
from the Republican ticket.
The convention nominated John
Clifford, of Fayette county, in his
place by a vote of Is to g. Will Rob-
bins, of Richmond, was chairman, and
Will X. Stoops, of Connersville, Sec
retary Of the convention.
Name Popular Man.
The district convention nominated
Gierluf Jensen, manufacturer Of
Shelbyville, and a former minister.
to make the race against Will Rikard
and Finley Gray for congressman
from the sixth district. His name was
the only one presented to the conven-
tion.
e. A. Schultze, of Franklin county.
placed Jensen in nomination. Until
three years ago Mr.. Jensen was a min
lister, serving congregations in every
county of the Sixth district excepting
two. He is well and widely known,
and will make an excellent candidate.
He is native of Copenhagen, coming
to this country twenty years ago. He
was in the ministry sixteen years.
In his speech of acceptance Jensen
pleaded with the delegates to make
the race a clean one and to assist him
in securing the election in an honest
manner.
Joseph Greenstreet's resignation
was accepted by the convention. Mr..
tGreenstreet make a statement to the
delegates in which he said that there
was no personal feeling or animosity
ON his part against Jensen and that
he and Henry county would support
the new candidate in the race.
In the absence of William d. Foulke,
will X. Stoops acted as chairman and
r.. Steele of New Castle, as secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-23
SPEAKS
HERE TOMORROW
Will Fire Big Gun for Pro-
gressive Cause in Wayne
County Tuesday,.

Albert J. Beveridge, Progressive
candidate for governor, will be greet
ed by a capacity audience at the Coli
scum Tuesday evening. Large delega-
tions from the country districts have
made arrangements to hear him, and
hundreds of Richmond citizens will
be present.
Progressives in Wayne county are
keen to hear Mr.. Beveridge's discus
sion of state issues and his denuncia-
tion of the failure of the Democratic
administration. In the cities where
Mr.. Beveridge has discussed these
phases, the enthusiasm of his hearers
was unbounded and the Progressive
cause gained many new adherents
from the ranks of the Republicans and
Democrats.
In his speech at the district conven-
tion in Richmond a few weeks ago,
that he would discuss fully state is
sues when next he appeared here.
The acrimony with which Samuel
Ralston. Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, has assailed the Progressive
party and Mr.. Beveridge personally,
it is believed, will furnish Mr.. Bever-
idge with material for a rousing ans
wer Ralston delivered an address
here last week at the county conven-
ton.
DR.. D. w. Dennis of Earlham college
will preside at the meeting. The re-
ception and entertainment committee
completed details of it's work today.
Former Senator Beveridge will arrive
here Tuesday afternoon from New.
castle where he delivers an address.
Full assurance is given the public
that the meeting will begin at
O'Clock sharp.
A partial list of the vice presidents
for the meeting follows:
Clark Ketch, G. H. Heitbrink. L. K.
Harris, Marcus McCord, John Brooks,
Joseph Davis, VIM K. Bradbury. John
Wolfe, Winfield Smelser, w. H. Cook,
William Kluter, H. G. Fouts. w. B.
McFail, Lee B. Nusbaum, l. M. Ride
nour, Skaife Reed, Joseph c. White,
J. B. Beckwith, H. c. Bass, Humph-
rey Mikesell. DR.. Burcham, J. L. -Ow-
ems, D w. draper, LII. y. NJ. HuTStOu,
Rev. w. F. Jones. J., A. Clay, W. T.
Cook, Dr. w. G. Huffman, Dent c. Jay,
Joseph H. Thompson, John Fender.
Thomas Jessup, Art Moore. Samuel
Mather, DR. Charles, j. w. Eby, Sam
uel Marlatt, Walter Sieweke, ]. c.
Wright, Will Floyd, Gus Garratt, John
Jackson, DR.. Rhorick, Mr.. Gipe, Thad
Frazier. Mr.. Kocher, L. NJ. Pierce,
Frank Hatfield, Aquilla Watkins, Ben
Jewett, A. D. Barr. W. A. Morrow. E.
]. King. L. F. Anderson, Wood Welch,
/ VIM. B. Barton, c. H. Bulla. c. Hosier,
, A. Bradbury, Arthur Ballinger, W.
Blair, Rev ]. E. Coffin, Harley Gar.
rett, Jesse c. Thornburg, G. A. Dwig-
] gins. n. F. Weaver, ]. T. Gist Lincoln
H. Jones. David A. Dennis, Jesse
Brown, Cal Davis, John McEldowney
c. S. Galloway. L. A. Hiatt, Edwin
! Galloway, George Galloway, Tom R
Dairy, Jannio A Thomas, John r. Pal
| mer. DR.. Joseph H. Kinsey. Lewis Fox
U. G. Cook, DR. NJ w. Veneer, Cal
Fulghum, DIR. c. s. Markley, W. NJ
/ Thornburg.