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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11
Committee Exempt.

When Woodrow Wilson got OFF the
following he evidently did not mean
to apply it to that star-chamber
meeting of the Democratic National
Committee:
Il am against the whole system
of privacy in relation to the public
business"
1t is evident Wilson entertains the
idea that it is none OF the public's
business what the Democratic Ma
tional Committee did in private.
Enough happened at the star
chamber affair to give the lie to
newspaper reports that harmony
reigned and it certainly is the pub
lies business to know this.
1t is opined that the college man
ig given to too much talking, habi;
acquired by corrective and discip,
linary lectures. when the boys got
bad in school.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11
He Al TIL
Exhibition is to Be Made a
An Important Gathering
in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lo.-An-
nouncement has been made here by
the officers of the XIV International
Congress on Hygiene and Demography
that one of the most important feat
ures of that Congress, which win
meet in this city, September 1928,
1912, will be Health Exhibition. A.
particular element Of interest lies in
the fact that the exhibition. will be
arranged on topical basis. In all
former exhibits of this magnitude in
this country, especially in those deal
ing with public health and social
problems, the arrangement of the
material has been geographical; each
state, city or private exhibitor at
tempting to cover the whole range OF
the subject and so very frequently
serving to confuse visitors rather
than to convey the proper informa-
ton.
The material included III the
health exhibition of the XIV Inter
national Congress on Hygiene will
be divided into the following eleven
groups:
Group l. Vital Statistics and DEM
ography.
Group II. The Hygiene Of Growth
and Development; Food.
Group III, The Hygiene of Infancy
and Childhood (including the Proven
ton of infant Mortality and School
Hygiene) sr' ao ''ts',
Group DIV. The Physiology and
Hygiene OF Exercise.
Group v. Housing. .tfi+
Group vi. Industrial and occupa-
tional Hygiene.
Group VII. Communicable Dis
ease.
Group VIII. State and Municipal
Hygiene.
Group TX. Care of the Sick and
Life Saving.
Group X. Hygiene of Traffic and
Transportation.
Group XI. Military, Naval and
Tropical Hygi enc.
The federal government has indi-
Gated plot of ground, near the Blu
reau of American Republics and not
far from Washington Monument, for
an exhibition building, which win be
erected by the congress on Hygiene
and the American National Red
Cross, to be used jointly by those
two organizations.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11

Because the mayor of Lima, o.,
would not let the Socialist leaders
there be his bosses, they had the local
fire him from membership for life.
This is another example of the oil
garchy, a despotic government, that
party under the guise of being the
friend of the people want to foist
on the United States. 1t will be a
hot old day before America tolerates
anything like that.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11
Wantetl-a Theater.

1t is a great pity there is no the
ater in Clarksburg of suitable size
and equipment to take care of the
principal travelling theatrical produc-
lions. The lapse of good entertain
ments of this character resulting
from the destruction year ago
of the old Traders Grand opera
house by fire is keenly felt these
long winter evenings.
OF course, there are two good
vaudeville show houses and two
moving picture theaters in the city,
all of which do their share toward
amusing and entertaining the pub
lie, but they represent a particular
phase of the theatrical business and
not the field OF the "one night
stand" houses.
Negotiations were made several
times after the old Traders house
burned down for the erection of a
large theater here but unfortu-
nately those who had the necessary
capital and the theatrical promoters
could not reach an agreement in re-
gard to tho finances. 1t was de-
.clared by the former that a rental
necessary to pay a nominal interest
on the money required to build
a suitable theater would not be
paid by the latter, while the theat-
rical agents were equally emphatic
in their belief that a higher rental
than what they offered would rem
der the business improbable to
them, Hence, there being no profits
in sight there was nothing do
ing. q NJ, Z
The whole misunderstanding ap-
pears to have arisen over the,slze of
the house required and also its fur
nishings and equipment, one opin-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11

State Senator Henry zelliken. OF
Brooke county. is using the Charles
ton Gazette in an attempt to prove
that the Pan Handle News is I'M
Democratic because it fails to sup
port Senator'S Watson and Chiffon,
and he strongly intimates that that
newspaper has to be paid to be Dem
ocratic. If Senator Ziniken looks at
the matter correctly, he ought to be
impressed with the grand opportu-
nifty there for a repetition by that
fountain pen and check hook artist
down at Charleston last winter. if
the Pan Handle News wants money
to support Watson and Chiffon,
there is no logical reason to believe
that Its needs viii not be supplied.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11


lie" used ip the national commit
tee meeting by Col Quincy, OF Penn
isylvanla, does not spell harmony.
The committeeman had as
sembled from all over the United
States TO name date and place for
the next national convention. That
was practically all the committee
had to do. But, 1t could not be done
the FIRST stormy session. There was
too much strife and too much con-
fict OF ambitions and 1eadershlps
for that. and so the committee ad-
liodrhgd until the next DAY without
doing what it had been called to
do.
As pointed out by the Pittsburg
GazetteITfmes, MFR Bryan has had
a great dea.. to say about the virtues
of an open caucus, but he went in
on the executive session which vas
behiDl closed doors, and presumed
to be secret woodrow Wilson has
ri (
been demanding that all political
and public business be conducted in
the light, Of the day, and not in the
privacy of a committee room or an
executive office. but his followers
went along with the executive SEES
sion at the threshold of national
campaign in which the presidency is
at stake. We have been told many
things about the new influences in
Democracy, but it was noticeable
that Charles F. Murphy, the Tam
many chieftain; Tom Tagart, of
French Lick Springs fame; and
Roger Sullivan, of Chicago-as
fragrant a trio as ever dominated a
great party-were decidedly in EVIL
dence. Between the Inconsistencies
of the occasion and the bad blood
engendered over rival candidates.
and the Pennsylvania contest the
meeting is not likely to inspire con
fidence throughout the country.
Mr.. Bryan suffered an ignomin-
ious defeat. He had no legitimate
place in the committee to begin
with, but took his seat on proxy
correct enough under the rules, and
yet in bad taste He was there to
humiliate Col. Guffey, once his
friend and patron, by the same
brutal methods that obtained at
Denver in 1908. Mr.. Bryan's
strong-arm game failed this time.
however, and his threat to appeal
ito the people" fell upon unheeding
ears. The vote which confirmed
Col. lGuffey's right to membership in
the national committee was at the
same time a reputation of Col.
Bryan's counsel and rebuke % his
arrogance. 1t is notice to him that,
if he chooses now to go out and be-
tray the Democratic ticket he did
in 1904, he is welcome to do SO,
but that he can no longer manipu-
late the party to suit his own sweet
will. ],
The various lines of high thought
and action SO loudly advocated by
Bryan, Wilson and others prior to
the committee meeting were drag
ged into the mire by them, when.
they stamped insincerity on them by
acting directly opposite at the com
mittee meeting and they now APP
pear to about as much advantage.
andscredit as,that harmony on paper
only.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11

That Jackson Day dinner was an
other only on, paper harmonious at
fair. So Harmonious, indeed, WAS 1t
that EX-GOVERNOR ( Folk passed
Speaker Champ Clark's chair but
neither recognized the other. Even
William Jennings Bryan took but
little interest in any one present e*-
cept Woodrow Wilson and Governor
Harmon was not there at all.
Strained relations were greatly in
evidence, such as harmony does not
foster or nuture. 1t will take a
great lot of newspaper space to con-
vince even those there THAT the
brethren are dwelling together in
peace.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11

ion was entertained that only a
house about the size OF the old
Traders could be probably operated
in clarksburg; and the opposite be-
lief was also maintained that much
larger and much better equipped
theater would draw the crowds and
make a reasonable amount OF
money. The latter contention, how
ever, is well taken. Clarksburg out
grew the old Traders opera house
years before it was destroyed and
when really good attractions were
billed there, hundreds of people
were many times disappointed be-
cause they could not buy seat
tickets But for. this reason the
theatrical business would have been
far more profitable than it was in
the later years or the old Traders
house.
ii IT will fbes granted that the show
pasinsss is not what 1t ought to be
owing to Vaccinations of theatrical
syndicates and the mistaken belief
of many managers that what the
people want to see on the
stage is an inane show of the slap
stick variety and blood and thunder
reproductions OF dime novels. It is
remembered, however, that when
really high class productions. such
as THE Lion and the Mouse"
Madam x" and others of the kind,
were produced here, there were
great outpourings of people and
hundreds could not obtain tickets.
Business of this kind would pay pro-.
vided the cheap-tohn shows were al
lowed to drift. Too much import
ance has been attached to showssof
this class, locally in years past.
clarksburg is known throughout
the theatrical business as good
show town Sand people here are
aware of that fact. There is snf-
ficient patronage here for a first
class theater properly managed and
If any one can perceive that faci
there ought to be no worry nor I'M
easiness over a reasonable return
from the money to be invested.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11

The good of society demands the
death OF the Rev Clarence Richeson
Just as much, as it did that Of Harry
Beattie, and there would not be the
slightest Justification for executive
clemency in his case. He should
be executed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11

Myroh q. Lough, of Charles W.
swisher's home county, Marion,
says the I swisller candidacy has
fallen fiat with heavy, dull thud,
SO to speak, and that is the unkind-
est cut of all. County pride ought
to have weighed with Tough before
getting. OF a thing so discouraging
as that.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11
An Evening Echo.

The whole life of man is but a
point of time; let us enjoy it, there
fore, while 1t lasts, and not spend it
to no purpose.-PLUTARCH.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11
Harmony. HI.

Only on paper is the Democratic
party united and harmonious That.
Rooseveltan word OF three letters,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10
ro Discuss AnCoHoLIs1r.

Distinguished American and foreign physicians and scientists will assem- ble at Washington tomorrow to at tend the And annual meeting of the American society for the study of all cohoI and other narcotics. The socie- ty is composed of physicians and otb- CTS who are especially interested in the scientific study of the effects up on the human system of alcohol and drugs. The principal object or the meeting will be to present and dis cuss the latest and most auth orftatlye studies of alcoholism, inebriety and drug taking. The society will be in se8- sion two days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

Walter street, Pembroke street to East Main street.
 Wall street, Main street to Water street.
 Water street, South avenue to Fairfield avenue.
 Warren street, State street to Att lantic street.
 Washington terrace, Washington avenue to Park avenue.
 Wood avenue, Park avenue to Staples street.
 Wheeler avenue, Main street to Harvard street
 Washburn street. Iranistan avenue to Carbon street.
 Washington avenue, Main street to Park avenue.
 West avenue, Washington avenue to Railroad avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

West Liberty street, Warren street to Park avenue.
 Whitney avenue, Charles street to North avenue.
 William street, Crescent avenue to Huntington avenue. Wordin avenue, State street to Railroad avenue.
 Worth street, Park avenue to Cole man street.
 Wfl1iston street, BunneII street to Union avenue.
 Wood avenue, from North avenue to Wade street.
 Y.
 Yale street, from State street to Fairfield avenue.
 And all streets traversed by troll 1eys. Per, Committee on Streets and Side-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

street. Thompson street, North Washing ton avenue to North avenue.
 U. Union square, Main street to Water street. Union avenue, Connecticut avenue to Stratford avenue.
 V. Vine street. Park avenue to Pe- Quonnock street.
 w. Water street, Golden Hill street to Gold street. Whiting street, Broad street to Singer avenue. Willard street. Crescent avenue to Pembro street. Wallace street, Grand street to North avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-10

walks of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport. DANIEL E. WALKER THOMAS STEWART PETER J. CARROLL PATRICK H. BRADY, EDWARD EARLE GARLICK,
 Committee. Per, STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, 3 Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
OUTLOOK BETTER
 THAN INDICATED Demand for Steel and Iron
 Very Great DRY GOODS ACTIVE Present Activity of Furnaces of Steel Corporation Equal to S5 Per Cent of Capacity-The Cold
 Weather Retards Traffic

New York, January 12.--R. q. Dunn 6 Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
 The business outlook is better than is in dicated by the statement of bank clear ings and railroad earnings.
 That the demand for iron and steel has been heavier than generally supposed is indicated by the gain Of over 942,000 tons in the unified business of the United States Steel corporation during December and the aggregate of orders is tho largest since the end of March, 1910. Current buy ing continues of we'll maintained volume and Pittsburg reports inquiries indicating a good volume of new business which finished lines firmer and likely to ad- vance.
 The present activity of the furnaces of the United States Steel corporation is equal to S5 per cent Of capacity. Require ments of the steel car plants call for a larger output of plates and structural ma teral Is in better demand. Wire goods are flrmer and wire nails are quoted s1 .55 Pittsburg. Steel bars are selling at s1.15 or better. while Bessemer and open hearth billets are quoted $20, Pittsburg basic iron SIP 50 valley and Bessener iron s14.25 valley. The tin plate mills are operating at about 75 per cent of capacity and the independent mills are also more active.
 In dry goods, while the movement con tinues on conservative basis and with an absence of any speculative expansion, there Is, nevertheless, notable influx of buyers from all parts of the country and both the domestic and export demand for cotton is good. The woolen and worsted business is also in an encouraging state. The December copper statements shows a reduction of 22, 330000 in the sur plus supplies, the demand. especially for export, offsetting the increased produc- ton.
 In footwear few orders are being placed, but buyers are more numerous in the New England market. NThe price question plays an important part in checking trade. There is steady trade in leather and whife the market is not active sales so far this year have been larger than usual during early January. The hide markets are generally firm and especially so consider ing that the quality is steadily deteriorat- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
INTERESTING CASE
 DECIDED AT ATHENS

Athens, January 2.-(SpecialD--A very
 interesting case was decided by Judge D.
 w, Speake presiding judge of the circuit
 court in this place. yesterday, when he
 decided point of law against the court
 of county commissioners
 The court of commissioners some time
 since employed Hon. w. R. Walker of this bar to prosecute a young man named Toone for not working the road under the road bill for Limestone, passed at the last session of the legislature. Toone had been fined in the probate court and
 took an appeal and the court of commis- sioners employed by MT. Walker to prose- cute the case, agreeing to pay him, and
 did draw or issue warrant for $500 for | his fee
 | The county treasurer was notified by a citizen not to pay this because it was H. | legal. He declined and the lawyer brought l suit against the treasurer and his bonds- men for the face of the warrant The case was heard before the judge, who promptly decided that the treasurer was right and that he had no law for pay Hing such a claim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
CONSTITUTION OF
 THE SUFFRAGETTES

The Birmingham Equal Suffrage as rociation has recently announced the articles of It's constitution. While sev- eral changes have been made by the local association, the general principles embodied in the document are those usually adopted by each political equal ity league forming in this country Z
 The constitution reads as follows:
 Article 1 Name This association shall be known as the Equal Suffrage association of Birmingham, Ala.
 Art ,. object---Its object shall be 10 advance the industrial. legal and edu- cational rights of women, and to- se- cure suffrage to them by appropriate state and national legislation.
 Art 3. Membership-Any white per- son may become member or this as sociation by signing the constitution. No distinction on account of sex shall be made in membership or eligibility to office in the association.
 Art i. Onicers-The officers or the Association shall be president, three vice presidents. corresponding Secire- tary, recording secretary and a, treas urer. These general officers shall con- stitute an executive committee.
 Art V. Section l. The president shall preside at all regular and called meet ings, and have a general oversight of the association, and in conjunction with the executive committee, plan for its best. interests. and the good of the cause, and call special meetings, when deemed advisable, due notice having been given.
 Sec. 2. Vice Presidents-The vice presidents shall perform all duties of the president in case of the absence of that officer.
 Sec. 3. Corresponding Secretary--The corresponding secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the association and perform such other duties as usua , ly pertain to that office. Sec. 1. Recording Secretary--The re- cording secretary. shall keep a record of the meetings. notify committees of tbetr appointment and of the bus ness re- ferred to them. take charge of all spa |. pers and documents of the association,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
HOLY NAME SOCIETY Tomorrow Will Be Communion Day for That Organization

The Holy Name society in its various branches. will observe tomorrow as the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. It will be communion day for all the members of the organization. The Holy Name society of St. Paurs parish will assemble, as usual, fin the parish hall at 7;15 q, m. for the purpose of attending ,,the 7:SO o'clock mass in a body. :s. W The Holy Name society of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament will meet at the rectory at 7:15 a. m and proceed from there in body to mass. Secretary J. P. Thomas. Jr., has sent out q circular let ter to the members urging their presence.
 On Sunday night candidates will be received and "professed'' at the altar rail of the Church of tue Blessed Sacra- ment There will be a brief meeting in the reetory after evening services at the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
CHIMNEY FIRE
 BATTLES BENNETT

One. of the most peculiar fires coming under the notice of Fire Chief A. V. Ben nett. occurred yesterday morning about 11:10 o'clock when the outside of cllim- ney in the house of c. c. Chapin, 120S North Thirty-frst street, caughtfire
 Mir. Chapin had built a wooden frame about the brick chimney, using 2x4 scant- lings at the corners and F inch blanks on the inside and small laths on the outside upon which he had put covering of cement clustering. This construction was built from the roof to the top of the chimney
 The woodwork of the peculiar construc- ton caught fire and before it was extin- guished three Babcock hand chemical eN- tinguishers and one 4O galion chemical tank were bursted and the contents thrown upon the blaze. Chief Bennett states that he never saw a chimney built in this way before and that it is an exceedingly dangerous way of building one. The dam age was confined to the woodwork and outside cement plastering. It will not ex- ceed slo. The home. it is said. is one of the prettiest in Norwood Mir Chapin IS bookkeeper for IT. F. Chapin x CO, gro cers oO6 South Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-13
Bradstreet's Review

New York. January 12.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: as
 Trade in the larger lines remains quiet first because of the very cold weather that has prevailed over a wide area, thus preventing road salesmen from getting about, and, secondly, because inventories still occupy more or less attention. Incl dentally, traffic on the railways has been hampered, motive power efficiency, espe- cially in the vest has been reduced 30 to 50 per cent. and the strike of long shoremen at Boston affects shipping at that port
 The week witnessed the opening of prices on some staple worsteds for the fall of 1912. Though irregularity is shown, the general tendency is upward, thus indicat- ing strong effort to keep prices on a firm level, and to induce business to come in at an early date. In the dry goods line little new business has developed and more or less conservatism rules, with all there are more inquirers, which sug- gests that the market is broadening.
 In the iron and steel industry January business thus far placed has exceeded expectations and the leading interest has relatively large volume of thrilled or ders on hand, but eastern mills being In a less favorable position as regards bus
 mess, having but little more than 50 per cent of their capacity in operation. are making some concessions In prices. There has been more car buying this week and the impression prevails that a good many orders have been placed in a quiet way. Collections show little change, ranging from slow to fair.
 Business failures in the United States for the week ending January Il were 421, against 349 last week. 35S in the like week of 1911. 2s1 in 1910, S19 in 1909 and 4S1 in 1908. Business failures in Canada in the week ending with Thursday number 39. which compares with 22 last week and 8 in the like week of last year.
 Wheat. including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending January II, (San Francisco not received this week or last), aggregate 256o.s21 bushels against 3,291,617 last week and 2.5S2,665 this week last year. For the 2S weeks ending January Il exports are 90,522,525 bushels. against S1,60o in the like period last year. Corn exports for the week are S120S5 bushels. against 1.526.- 721 last week and 1S36,s79 in 1911. For the 2S weeks ending January 1 corn exports are 15,S29.124 bushels, against 15114,0eS last year.