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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-07-02
West Virginia'S Schools.

Recently the federal census
bureau announced that West
Virginia leads all other states in
the percentage of its population
which is native born. Now
comes a statement of school at
tendance which is most crafty
ing, in as much as it shows that
in the remarkable educational
progress of the south during the
past decade this state has taken
first place. West Virginia is en-
oraced in the South Atlantic
group, including Delaware.
Maryland, Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
and District of Columbia; it
shows a percentage larger than
any of these states.
Two classifications are made by
the bureau, one for persons 6 to
20 years of age, the other per-
sons 6 TO Ia years of age, the lat
ter being the most common years
of scoool attendance. In the
former class there are 396,818 in
this state, of which number 259,
971 or 90. 5 per cent. are atten-
ing school; in the latter class are
247, BAL persons, 204, 076 or 82.5
per cent. are attending school.
In the first class Georgia is low
est, with 81 8 per cent. or a lit
tie more than one-half: in the
latter South Carolina is lowest
with 62.6 per cent. The District
of Columbia leads West Virginia
only in classification of children
6 to IA years Of age, with per-
centage Of attendance of S6.7
West Virginia also leads all
southern states in other groups,
rs well as most Of the western
states.
There are in the United States
1850, 500 persons 6 to 20 years
of age, Of whom II, 800, POP, or
62.9 per cent attend school.
There are 16, 1892, 374 who are 6 to
Ia years of age, of whom 13, 7O6,-
$50, or 81.4 per cent attend
school. West Virginia's attend
ance in both classes is above the
general average. For the period
Of maximum school attendance,
from 10 to IA years, a COMPARE
son can be made with 1900, in
which year 1913 per cen t of the
children attend school as against
SO, per cent in 1910, the South
Atlantic group of states jumping
in the decade from 65. 6 per cent.
to 1877 per cent. Compulsory
laws account in part for the in
creased school attenance through
cut the country. but the i'm
provement in schools and meth
DDS of teaching have also had
much to do with it.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-07-02
Aviator May Die,

Paul Hamilton, an instructor at
the US. Army aviation school.
College Park, Md, was perhaps
fatally injured on the evening of
June "a in an aeroplane accident.
Hamilton was flying alone in a
bipl5ne and was at a height of
100 feet when the machine sud-
denly fell to the ground and was
smashed to pieces. The aviator
was pinned beneath the wreck
age but was quickly extricated
by men OF the signal corps sta
toned at the school. He was
found to be badly injured and
was hurried to a hospital. His
injuries may prove fatal.
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Calhoun Chronicle,
Grantsville, w. Va.

Gentlemen:-
Will you permit me to supple
ment by a few brief remarks, the
interesting and sympathetic ac-
count you give in your issue of
June 18th, as to Wilbur Wright.
The Wrights began their eff
forts for the conquest of the air,
by gliding experiments and per-
fected a glider consisting of two
planes, in the lower Of which the
operator lay PROSTATE, holding
out before him a rudder by
W hich he could steer up or down
and in which they attained great
er success in gliding through the
air than any predecessor, but the
greatest achievement since that
memorable November day in
1888, when for the first time, a
human being assembled into the
air with the help of a balloon,
the greatest achievement / say
that has or ever can be made for
the conquest of the air, was that
of December 18th, 1903, when
their first flying machine, mod
elled on their glider, but pro-
PEELED by gasoline engine; sus-
tanned itself in the air; for 80 sec
onds, during which time it ad-
vanced advanced a distance of
852 feet against a 20 mile wind.
1t was more than year after
that time before any other per
son in the world succeeded in
sailing through the air by self
propelled machine. Many years
ago a machine. containing a
steam engine and supplied with
steam through a piece of hose,
flew the length of the hose, but
this was no more a self propelled
mechanism, than a spinning top
that ascends into the air by the
momentum of its rotation.
To the Wright Brothers then
and to the United States belongs
the honor for this greatest Of all
achievements Of the human race
over the powers Of nature.
In 1906, they had brought
their apparatus to such rerfec-
ton that on the 9Th day of Octo-
Der, they sailed through the air
distance Of n 1-5 miles in 80
minutes and 3 seconds and only
by reason of the exhaustion of
Of the fuel. So far in advance
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-07-02
Sixth day OF July, 1912,

fixed as the time for holding said
election; and in pursuance of the
order made by said Executive
Committee in respect thereto, on
the date aforesaid, a call is here
by made for said Primary Elec-
ton, which method of nomination
shall apply to the candidates for
Sheriff, County Commissioner.
Prosecuting Attorney, House of
Delegates, Assessor, County Sur
veyor, Justices, Constables.
Members of the Board of Educa-
ton and all other District Of
fees.
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A Good Beginning for a New
State.

The Democratic party in the
new state Of New Mexico held its
first state convention at Clovis.
May IA. One of the first things
it did was to adopt the following
plank in its platform:
We believe a healthy, vigorous
people 20 be the greatest asset of
a nation We commend the eff
forts of Senator Owen to secure
greater efficiency in our national
health agencies. We believe
these public health agencies
should be organized into a single
national department of public
health, and we favor such legis-
lation as will effect this purpose.
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West Virginia Against Taft.

Appalled, by the serious split
in their party at Chicago, not
one Of the Republican lead
ers will attempt to forecast
the outcome. Realizing the SER
iousness of the breach, they have
assumed a funeral aspect, hoping
against hope.
State officials nominated for re-
election are especially pesimistic.
They realize that it might mean
another state ticket and thereby
certain defeat.
Ex-Governor Dawson, Roose-
welt state chairman, and chair
man of the recent state conven-
ton, refused to make any state
ment. The state convention adj
journed, subject to his call, but
until the West Virginia delega-
ton returns from Chicago and
makes its confidential report, he
will ventUe no assert on.
Shocked to muteness by the
sudden bolt, local state leaders.
until they get further informa-
ton, agree upon one thing only
and that is a Democratic victory.
Wheeling Register.
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No. 1885.
County Oi~ectory.


Judge, w. A. Parsons.
Circuit Clerk, G.. &. Starcher,
Deputy Evere, Starcher.
Prosecuting Atty, A. G.. Mathews,
Assistant, :. +. Bell.
Sheriff, G. A. jarvis,
Deputy, j. s. Jarvis
Assessor, Bob Knotts.
IDENTITIES. George Hays,
/ Boil Mollohan.
Supt or Schools, Wheeler Chenoweth.
Comr OF School Lands, Bruce Ferren
Za,k Stump,
County Court 6. L. lynch,
Clerk, S. w. McClung,
Denut;os S. I. Waldo,
'''' Ira Hardman.
Circuit Court convenes 3rd Tuesday in
April. August and November.
County Court meets st. Monday in Jan
nary, April, July and November.
Commissioners in Chancery, Daniel +
Stntler, ALDER. Smith, AiiS, Mathew,
AMI Elliott Chenowelh.
Commissioners of Accom-; f.. w. Hall,
Arnodsburg, and S. +. Wal o. Grantsville
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CALL FOR A DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION.
10 be Held on Saturday July 9th, 1912.

AT a meeting of the Democrat
&c Executive Committee of Cal
houn county, West Virginia, held
on the 9th day of May, 1912, the
Primary Election system for the
nomination of county and district
officers was adopted, and Satur-
dav. the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-07-02

The following i.lan for the government
and conduct of said Democratic Election
in said county has been adopted:
l. The primary election shall be held at
the following precincts in the County, that
is to say:
SHERIDAN DISTRICT BrooksyilIe
and Freed.
SHERMAN DIsTRTCT-whitc Pine
and Russell.
CENTER DISTRICT-Conrt House
and Chestnut Grove.
LEE misunderstanding, Daniels
Run, IIur and Richardson
WASHINGTON DISTRICT-Minnoro.
Okla and Frozen Run.
2. Said election shall be held in accord
ance with the provisions of he Primary
Election Law Of West Vioginia and the
Acts OF the Legislature If 1888, Chaptcr
y, extra session.
3. The voters shall lie required TO vote
in the precinct Of which they are residents
except that all those residing in Grants.
vile Independent District shall vote ot
the Court House.
1. Said election shall be under the man.
agement of three commissioners and two
clerks at each precinct, and the following
persons are appointed as election commits
sioners to conduct the election at the pre-
cincts named:
SHERIDAN DISTRICT.
Brookeyilie; George Davis j, Wei ing
ton Rogers and j. \. Maze.
Freed; James A. Kelley, II. L. Belt
and Milt Trippett
SHERMAN DISTRICT.
Russell: w. +. Stump, Aldine Polling.
and John Foglc.
White Pine: David Whipkcy, Marsh NJ.
Trippett and Spencer White.
CENTER DISTRICT.
Chestnut Grove: j. II. Edman, Jackson
+. Snider and Joseph w. Holbert.
Court House: Frank johnson, Bulge
Marshall and G. w. Taylor.
LEE DISTRICT.
Richardson: John Cooper, Marshall
BOARD and James Dnskty.
IIur: salathiel Slider, James Kerby and
Isaac Starcher
Daniels Run NJ. V. Bowscr, John J.
Boohei and George Hickman.
Arnoldsbure T. H. Hoskins, George
Hall and Dee stalnaker
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
Minnora; Joseph Knots =. NJ. Scirs
and + NJ Wit.
Oka Luther 4. Hicks, X. A. McGlodIin
and ~ Bailey.
FRI u Run; u. O. Chcnoweth, George
Arnold and S A. Weekly.
The commission rs above appointed shall
select two clerks 60 perform the duGc. of
such at he said primary. ia the event OF
any commissioner not acting, the other
commissioners shall 600 One vacancy or the
vacancy may be filled by rhc voter. pres.
eut.
D. The commissioner, and clerks shall
De sworn To correctly and faithfully con.
duct such election lo protect Il arainsl
fraud and unfaimc.s, aod TO make correct
return. thereof so one except ,he com
missioner. and clerks shall be allowed T.,
remain in the election room snd no cleo
ioneering or fixing Of ballots br vote.
shall he allowed within lGOnixly feet %
the polls. The commissioner arc ,,pcci
ally AN thorized 10 have these provision
carried ou1 fully for the ,ake Of harmon,
and good order
g. The polls shall be kept open from
sunrise TO sunset.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
BY c. II. Tavenner.


of high protection is a mistake
the American public simply de
mands evidence that workers ir
the most highly protected indus
tries receive no protection what.
soever, then the country will &c
overwhelmingly Democratic this
fall. The evidence is accessible.
The Lawrence, Mass, strike
revealed that the men, women
and children workers in the
great wooden mills-the most
highly protected industry of all
receive So, Sc and 81 a week
wages for full time. The Stan
ley committee showed that the
= workers in the blast furnaces of
the steel trust mills-the second
: most highly protected industry -
work II hours day, seven days
a week and are miserably treated
and underpaid.
And now comes the most
damning revelations of all in the
report of the New York State
Factory Investigating Commits
sion showing that there are 296, =
600 women at work in the high
ly protected factories of New
York Cities, and that the aver
age weekly wage of these women
toilers is SIS. The proprietors of
the factories told the investiga-
tors time and again that they
use women in place of men
wherever possible, as they are
cheaper and do not strike for bet
ter wages or conditions.
The report of this commission
has gone over and substantiated
by independent Investigators of
a New York Newspaper. Here
are some of the ways the factory
and mill owners protect Ameri-
can workingmen."
Boys fingers when cut off by
punch" machines in the metal
working shops are quoted at
5000 the pair; amputated singly
they are worth $3.50.
Girls fingers when crushed by
the machines in box factories
are not paid for, as the machines
are run at the risk of the girls.
Women, some gray-haired,
stand in the slaughter houses for
ten hours daily stripping pork
and making sausage.
Women, some young and 9TH
ers old, work at core making in
the steel and iron factor les while
they breathe carbon monoxide, a
poisonous gas liberated by the
ovens in the same room.
Women polish marble with cor
rosive acid in many of the mar
bic shops. This work would tax
the strength of a robust man.
Women, as a rule work imme-
diately before and two weeks af-
ter they give birth to children
that they may support the little
ones after they come into the
world; they cannot afford to lay
off.
Many thousand children are
legally employed long hours do
ing the work of adults; children
can do some classes of work as
fast as men, and they work
cheaper, for So or ga week: in
one factory the entire output is
made by children; the only adult
in the place is the owner.
Men, women and children are
worked to the injury of their
health under the pace-settieg,
spec ding up and other features
Of what is known as scientific
shop method system.
Query: The manufacturers
who use their help this way re-
ceive protection which enables
them to build up vast fortunes,
on the ground they desire to pro
tect their employees. Since
they are not protecting their en-
plOyees, why should they be per-
mitted monopolies which allows
them to get rich by overcharg-
g..
VA,
ng to be
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misses the waste basket | will
come again.
w. r SNYDER.
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kANAWHA CAMP, No. 1873, NJ. w.
oil \. Meets first and Third Tuesday Of
each month, at $50 p. m.
b. \. ShafcA Clerk.
X. l.. Hamilton, Consul
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Al the G, sc Of the poll, tire commits.
SIoners shall count the ballots and record
in writing the votes which each candidate
receives for the Office for which he is
candidate and the result Shall be certified
by the commissioners as follows.
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Secret Societies.

-. SEA EVANSVILLE LODGE No.
" r'T%lO 100, |. o. o. f., Meets every
y III .TTSatmrday at 7:3O p. m.
@SDzG Il. f. Jeflreys, Secy.
c5So Noble Srand
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ng to be
ar the
before
Is solu-
nan t he
president.
system of ex-
g. all the people
.orer while a cor
dful Of men are
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SHERIDAN DISTRICT.

Rnssett: W. +. Stump, Aldine Polling.
and John Foglc
White Pine: David Whipkcy, Marsh NJ.
Trippett and Spencer White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

THIS GIRLS TRICYCLE.:
has adjustable seat. covered
with leather: steel wheels,
and is strongly made through
out. They are suitable for
girls from 3 to y years, and
you have choice of two
sizes. Have sold at $50 and
A.95. For tOmOr- CD MR
row only. QAeYO
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15
First Payment on Apache
Box.
Boston Men Made it iri Bis
bee Monday Through
w. H. Small

The first payment on the pur-
chase price of the Apache Box
gold mine, the new discovery in
western New Mexico, near the
Arizona boundary, was made
last Monday in Bisbee by w. H.
Small Of El Paso, one of the men
interested in the option taken
from the original owners The
payment amounted to $12, 500. the
purchasers of the mine are the
Smith brothers, capitalists of
Boston.
Mr.. Small, who has returned
here, says that the Boston men
will begin soon the erection of a
ESQ ton mill and cyanide plant on
the Apache Box. Already they
have a large force of miners at
work developing the ore bodies.
The Ell Paso Foundry & machine
company will construct the mill
which will operate thirty-five
stamps and have the most mod
ern storage appliances for
economically Carrying out the cy-
anide system of recovery Of val
ues
Mr.. Small is interested in the
Apache Box and says he has
shown his confidence in it by
making a deal whereby the orig
inal owners are to receive $780,
900 before he is paid anything.
He is very optimistic of the out
come of developments and, like
others, believes that q wonder
full gold discovery has been made.
He declared last night that he
had received information that
two more discoveries of gold
have been made in the vicinity of
the Apache Box. The mines have
thus far showed a good supply of
both gold and silver, and it is
believed that many mining en-
gineers overlooked a bet when
they examined the Box, from
the fact that they were hunting
for copper, not gold.
Mr.. Small says that a mill is
under construction by the Twin
Peaks people, three miles from
Apache Box.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15
Big Water Suit

Enoch Clark of Solomonville is
in the valley serving papers on
all stockholders of the various
canal companies viz: Valley Can
al Company, Model Canal, Dun
can, Duncan Extension, Colmo-
nero, York, Cosper Windhan.,
McCleskey and the Arizona-New
Mexico the last named is not in
existence. This makes practically
every farmer in the Valley a de-
fendant in this watersuit w. A.
Gillispie of Solomonville is the
plaintiff, of course he is bringing
the suit in behalf Of the various
Companies of the Lower Valley.
Kibbey, Bennett and Bennett of
Phoenix are attorners for the
plaintiff.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15

John Parks, one of the leading
cattlemen of this section, met
with a painful accident last Sun
day while rounding up cattle.
He tried to head off a wild cow
and in doing so the vicious brute
ripped the calf of his leg to the
bone tearing loose some of the
tendons and muscles of the leg.
Mr.. Parks is under the care of
DR.. Warner of Stafford, and is do
ing as well as could be expected.
He is being taken care of at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Louisa
Parks. His wife came down
from their Clifton home Monday
to be with her husband and as
sist in caring for him. - Bulletin.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15
New Company at Lordsburg
New Mexico.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, May 3. The
Lordsburg Water, Ice and Elec-
trio company has Incorporated
with capital of $4,000 aud
headquarters at Lordsburg, Grant
county. The incorporators and
directors are: R. E. Cameron, M.
M. Crocker, Herbert j. McGrath,
Frank R. Coon, J. R. Ownby and
Don II. Kedzi.
Incorporation papers were filed
by the Smith-James mercantile
company, of Las Cruises, capital
of $50, 900. The incorporators and
directors are L. G. Smith,, w.
S. Martin and P. r. James.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15
Hon. Lamar Cobb in Green
lee County

Lamar Cobb, state engineer,
arrived in Clifton this week and
will spend several days in the
district on official business. Mr..
Cobb came to Clifton direct from
Douglas after an inspection of
the state highway in that coun-
try. Mr.. Cobb is of the opinion,
that as a result of legislation at
present pending in Phoenix, that
in the future seventy-fve Ier
cent of the territorial road-tax
collected will be spent within the
boundaries Of each county, ard
twenty-five per cent will be ex-
pended by the state. In the event
that twenty-five cents is levied
in Greenlee county this year for
state highways, 18 3-4 cents on
each $500 would be expended on
the state highway within Green
lee county. This is the propcsi-
ton contained in the Roberts bill
at present pending in the legis
Iature.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15
LOrdsburg is Under Spell
of a Boom
Five years ago There Were
no Miners-NOw 500
Are Employed.

Lordsburg is under the spell
OF the copper boom. Only two
years ago the little city was prac-
tlcally quiet, a reminiscence of
past booms.
five years ago there was scar
cely a mine in operation in that
district. Today from 400 to 500
men are working in the mines
and freighting ore. About 800
tons of ore are daily being haul
ed from the mines to the great
ore platform on the Lordsburg,
and Hachita railroad. This rep
resents shipments of 5000 to s.
600 tons of ore per month of a
gross value in copper, silver and
gold of over 800, 900 to S12O. 600
per month, or from 81, 900, 900 to
81, 500, 900 per annum.
This is being extracted from
less than a dozen claims which a
short time ago were comparative
ly idle and with grass growing
on their dumps. This million and
a half dollars is produced from
an area of only a few hundred
acres Of operating mining ground.
These mines are within three
to seven miles from the town.
and are reached by fine, leveI
roads. Strange to say. scarcely
a word has gone out in the press
about this wonderful camp ard
district and yet it is unquestion-
ably the largest shipper of ore in
the entire southwest. The ground
has scarcely been scratched, tie
deepest shaft, having reached
less than 500 feet.
SOME STARTLING FIGURES
To give some idea of what tie
copper boom has brought abou-,
consider that the property, tie
Eighty Five" was offered ten
years ago to Ell Paso people fer
only $5,O and they rejected it.
1t sold afterwards for $4,000
Today it is working 100 men. It
shipped so cars of ore or over T.
500 tons the past week. Tie
owners have refused an offer Of
$500, 600 made by an eastern psr-
ty, because toey know they have
over $2,000,00O in ore blocked
out on the mine.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15
Girls Taking Claims

Many of the young ladies of
Mesa are making up parties of
four to take up land claims out
side Of the new eastern canal.
The plan is to build four tent
houses in the center of the sec
ton and have a community We
hicle and they can come to the
city frequently. The residence re-
Quired under the law is fourteen
months and the payment of 81. .25
and acre.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15

it has been for some 3 or 4 years.
Prescott has two splendid
newspapers, the Courier, a week.
ly and the Journal-Miner a daily.
This being our first trip to the
northern part of the state and
the ''mile-high city" our impress
sions are based upon present
conditions and these warrant an
expression of entire satisfaction:
justify the prediction of a great
mineral and commercial center
with a substantial agricultural
stability.
L. F. VAUGHN.
Duncan Arizonian., 1912-05-15

A very happy company of peo-
pie assembled in the Presbyteri-
an church on Thursday night for
the annual business meeting.
The years work was renewed in
reports that proved to be inter-
esting and encouraging. Mrs.
Moore reported for the girls cir
Gle; Mrs. Watt told how the Sab
bath School was getting along;
Mrs. Cooper gave an account of
the work of the Ladies Aid; Mr..
Burtcher presented the financial
statement.
Trustees elected were: V. E.
Burtcher, w. F. Willis and j. H.
McCamant. Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt
er, Miss Clark and three girls of
the circle gave the company a
literary and musical treat. Light
refreshments were served by the
ladies and a pleasant social hour
brought the proceedings to a
close.