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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24

BY el .iical State Commit
tee.to FIJI Vacancies Caused
by ResIgnations.
ITT ENBA q LARG e
S4snd Committeeman from A1
over the State Bring
Splendid Reports.

-
Howard -. Ogden, Of Esatrlnonte
was chosen dental e1ector in
the First congressional district, ~
T. Roach, OF Charleston. in the
Third, and c. h. Wells, Of Newell,
ct large by the Republican state
Committee this Afternoon.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 2 O'Clock in the state
headquarters here and twenty eignt
OF the tairty-three members Of the
committee were either present or
represented By proxy.
Chairman Lakin explained the OBJ
ject OF the meeting and read CORE
spondence relating to the eight cleo
tors chosen previous to the Chicago
convention, showing that five OF the
eight we're loyal to President Taft.
The designations OF S. w Matthews,
Of 1Ioundsville, IN the First con-
gresiona1 district; J. F. Shanklfn, OF
. the Third congressional district and
L. D. vickers. OF Charleston, electoT
at large, we're read and accepted and
then the committee proceeded to I'LL
the vacancies, taking up one at a
time.
The committee then gave it's atten-
ton to the progress OF the campaign
ard the work being done at head
quarters. All committeeman report
er the party united on the state and
congressional tickets and every one
expressed, confidence in the triumph
ant election Of the state ticket and
all the congressman Many of them
felt hope OF 1Gr. Taft's election, too
The committeeman present in
person or BY proxy we're II. a. Beh-
rens. Of wheeling, Thomas ]. SherT
rard, OF Wensburg. S. w. Meals. Of
MoundsviIle. T. A. Brown, Of Par
kersburg. W. R. Meservie, of Har-
risvilIe, Thomas P Ryan. OF spen-
GER, S. B. sayre, of Ripley, H. H.
Baker. Of HamIin, William F. Hite,
of Huntington, r. E. Bernheim, OF
iWelch, n. q White. of Williamson,
r. F. Beasley, of Hinton, j. N. San
ders. OF BIuefeId. J. w. Dawson, OF
Charleston. siegel workman, OF
Madison. S. Dixon, of Mcdonald, T.
D. Moore, OF Warrington, D. n.
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
EAGLES BIG OUTING
OK RoASTER IS HERE
And the Big Feast Will Be
Served in Highest Class
Manner.

r. l. Henderson. of SistersviIle, IS
acre to roast the big OK for the big
outing the local aerie Of the FraternaI
order Of Eagles will have on the fair
grounds Thursday He is an exper-
fenced man and the roasting viii be
done IN the highest class and very
cIeanest manner.
The outlook for large attendance
is very bright. Members of the aerie
are selling tickets fast and there will
be large turnout not only of local
citizens but also OF those of Weston.
Grafton. Fairmont, Warrington, Sal
EN-. Shinnston. West Union, Parkers-
burg and other places.
The tickets sell for one dollar each
and they entitIe the holders to all the
privileges, which include free OK.
free refreshments and admission to
the dance hall at night. The dining
room at the far grounds will be used
for the dance.
one OF the features of the afternoon
program will be baseball game by
two good teams.
The gates will open at 70 O'Clock
noon and remain open until Il o'clock
at night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
SHOTS FIRED
On the Militia at a Mine Tip
pie and Troops Are Sent
at Once TO Rescue.

CHARLESTON. sept ga re-
port that about fifty shots were hred
on tho militiamen on guard Ct up
pie between Dry Branch and Ronda'
on cabin creek. just before daylight
this morning. was received here Ct
noon. A squad was dispatched from
Company d, Of huntington to esgist
the milttiamen on guard. The same
report has it that no miitia112ll
were injuEe but It has not been
lsar1led whether any o. the a.lele s
Ing CorSe We.s Injured O. Iss9-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
SMOKE
From the Stock Yards in Chi
cago InJure Schools in
Neighborhood.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. "a
DR.. Caroline G. Hedger, Of Chicago,
at the 4fteenth international Con
gress of Hygiene and Demography
today spoke. on ''the school children
of the stock yards district"
ut is gray neighborhood-the
Chicago stock yards" said Dr.. He'd
ger. She presented the substance OF
an investigation carried on under
the direction of the Board OF the
University of Chicago and showing
that almost fifty per cent of the chill
dren of the stock yards district
showed material retardation in the
two schools in the district from
which the zoe pupils were studied
..In the region in which they
live" she satG, ''the smoke comes
down in clouds and with it comes
the smell of the fertilizer plants
This is not conducive to deer
breathing or sound sleep, and the
children impress one as lacking oxy'
gene, round-shouldered thin anc
rather pale. But the physical find
inss, while alarming while viewini
the group as whole, are distrio
utad in such way as to make ont
to suspect that all other causes have
more connection with the school re
tardation."
DR.. Hedger presented statistics t.
show that children were bad phys
ically in almost the direct proper
CONTINUED on page two.l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
Ii lie Martial Law Zone As
the Result Of tlle lIlfoT
nation Given.
nation Gwen.

CHAR LES Toc5, Sept 2l-re@
ag5ly for tie purpose of aacers
tanning from the oGaceE II % 4ela
whether Il IS possible % handle the
present teE1itoz;y under marital l7''g
IN the KanaWha valley with less
men. Governor giIlian e Chs
cock At noon today held . eon4eE-
enee at his once with nearly an the
omeers from neutenants M the
governor was also DESTROYS o aseer.
taining direct nom the otlceEs the
conditions as they have FOUND them
Mo- report OF any troubles n the
district last night has come % the
capital. Many Of the mine guards
have gathered in this city. for the
purpose, it is reported, Of appearing
before the mining inyesti gating com
mission to refute some of the
statements that have been made By
miners who alleged they were as
saulted and beaten It win probably
be a day OF two before they are pre-
scented to testify.
That he Win not give up his e4-
forts to help in placing q law UPON
the statute books 10 settle labor dis
putes, was the substance Of an inter
view had with G. Burgess Taylor, Of
wheeling, who presided over the
short session OF the conference.
called by Governor Glasseock last
SATURDAY at the instance OF many
5lrS1 -,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
WHITE sZH
Is Charged AGAINST
Nine Prisoners
TO

Elsie William
eral deputy marshal
prisoners from the
to the jail here
acton Of the federal gt
next month. SIX arc
slavery and three q t1o.
alleged white
Wright, Jacob KRIS to1e
David Hottie. Rose Clos
and julius Rot
lesgeFS are GeeEe e
and Albert Keyge
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
'K'
His.ory Does Not Bear Out
Claim z hat Democrats Are
for Union Miners.

The .Vatson4Machine journals seem
to have learned no wisdom or discre-
ton from their unfortunate attack
upon DR.. Hatfeid which directed pub
lie attention to- the license record and
sentiment of their Subernatorial can
didate, Thompson, and have, rushed
in where angels fear to tread to tell
the good people that the Republican
party Is responsible for the mine
guard system, and all the Ills real and
fancied. which aflict the mine work
ers- The truth is that strike condi-
tions in any mining region cannot
justly be laid at the door Of any po-
IiticaI party. However. since the is
sue has been raised by the partisan
Democratic press it may be well, IN
the interest of historical accuracy. to
relate few facts which may have
been forgotten. In this direction
Mother" Jones has done much in the
speeches she has delivered at various
points in the state.
The first attempt of the miners
union to organize the men who dig
coal in West Virginia was a few years
ago. The scene of the Industrial
drama was laid in the .Fairmont coal
region, and the employers involved
was the E:airnout Coal Combine Of
which the present senator, c.. w. Wat
pany resisted the attempts of the
union with mine guards. special
deputy United States marshals. blan-
ket injunctions issued by the late
Judge John Jay Jackson. and all the
Implements and resources which are
now being employed in the Paint
Creek region. Judge jackson earned
or was given the sobriquet Of ''Hhe
Iron Judge" at that time, and his
court sat almost night and day dis
posing of so-calIed contempt cases
as fas as the prisoners were arraigned
before him by the minet guards and
special deputies employed by the
Fairmont Coal Combine. President
Watson, now senator. was in active
charge of his company's interests in
the Industrial battle Corporate
wealth conquered in the end.
Mother Jones is recalling those
stirring days. She was a conspicuous
actor in that drama. She was in Gus
tody of the Jackson court for Ynany
WCSlFNss NiAe-A fSSu Will NVilG4thpA anu
was finally tried and adjudged guilty.
But she received no punishment for
her alleged offenses. When the time
came for that. the strike was ended
and the watson forces had won over
the miners. In her speeches. Moth
err Jones has told the story of tha:
consiict and criticised Watson's part
in it IN bitter and scathing terms,
much to the delight of her large au-
diences." We arc told IN the press dis
+ patches.
Whatever beneft the miners Of
West Virginia have received from the
state government, and they have been
numerous and OF great significance
were bestowed upon them by the rep
resen eatives of the Republican party
The miners hospitals are the especia,
pride of that party and upon them
large sums OF money, have been spent.
The splendid laws which govern the
mining industry, which are so skill
fully and satisfactorily administered
/ by Chief Mine Inspector John Laing
fCoptinped on page nine.l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
CONS
DO the Democratic Bosses and
Their Machine TO Wipe
Out Tax Laws

The same conspiracy Wnacn WAS
hatched up two years ago by certain
Democrats OF wealth and influence
and the. corrupt representatives Of
great corporations doing business in
West virginia, is in existence today.
It is the great motive power behind
the Democratic campaign, and its
dominant note.
The combination formed then had
for its purpose the election Of Wat
son and Chiffon to the Senate and
the abo1ishing OF the system Of taxa
ton written on the statute books by
the Republican party. This system
has proved popular, because It has
proved equitable It has distrtb-
uted the burdens Of taxation fairly,
relieving the farmer, merchant,
wage-earner, and the small property
holder OF the unfair anportionment
of taxation. which he was forced to
bear in the years when the Demo
cratic party was in control OF the
government OF the state.
Watson is up for reelection this
year. Also, he has personal can-
didate for governor. Other serviIe
tools OF his political machine are
running for other Offices. IN the
event of Republican defeat at the
polls, the entire machinery of the
government OF the great state VIII
be turned over to Boss Watson to
run. Then his corrupt corporate al
lies will come into their own, and
the tax system now in use viii DO
done away with.
This is no idle campaign state
ment, issued thoughtlessly. It is a
very serious fault The purpose to
do away with our tax system is up
held by the Democratic record OF
the past. Under the terms OF the
agreement which bound Watson and
Chiffon and the big corporations
who seek to again shift their taxes
onto the bent shoulders Of the COM
mon people. attempt was made at
the last session Of the legislature to
do away with the present tax laws.
only the lack OF Communal mayor
ity in the state Senate prevented
the success OF this scheme. The
owned, controlled and bossed state
senators OF that party lacked ono
vote to carry through the plan Of the
Chiffon machine and its cor
Iporate allies. Let US see about this:
senae Bill no. II, introduced by
senator MacCorIle, had for its prime
object to tear into shreds and frag-
ments our system Of taxation. There
were los pages OF this vicious ana
destructive bill. II changed the
basis OF assessment in favor Of large
tax payers in spite OF the fact that
West virginia has the lowest tax
rate. including public utilities, q
Siany state in the union. Il IS now
one cent. when it used to be thirty
I'VE cents on the hundred dollars
valuation. Section 1872 81 this bfll
reads as follows: The once Of tax
icommission heretoGoTe created and
Continued On BnEo eiEl1t-l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
Il16ER WON
On Long Walk But Not Got
ten as the Maker Thereof
is Dead Now.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Sept "a
r. CAR Cam and Hawthorn Ell
lis, Toledo young men, who set, out
July on a lake to the gulf walk
on wager, arrived here today, but
they had gained nothing but expert
ence, the man who made the wager
having died while they were en-
route.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24

Efi6g 1garj0rie Rambeau. actress.
Win tFtEHGl 6.6o0 miles TO see a play.
Late IN October she win leave SAT-
LaEo City. where she IS now PLAYING
n stock and journey to New York
Arrived In New York she VIII imme-
diG4ely take ship for England. Ar
rived 81 London she win taxlcab It TO
the DEUrY Lane theater. There she
win witness d performance OF Every
woman Within 6oFty-etSht hours
thereafter the Win set sail Tor AFnert=
NEES8s Eeau1beau has been engaged to
s5Ia9g The title role IA ''ESvcry'W oman
flaiS season, and her manager thinks
GIIg ought 70 see the part acted be-
FORE she herself undertakes IL That
accounts Tor the :snG trip.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
BEAUTIFUL
Is the City Made for the Com
ing Of Taft and Tener
Tomorrow.

ALTOONA. Pa. Sept. 2S-The
conference.-the OF the war Govern
ors' Conference was formally opened
here at noon today by the booming
81 a cannon from the Gospel Hill
park. The city is beaUtifully dec
Grated for the reception to President
TAFT and Governor Tener tomorrow
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
WOMAN BEIRAES
An Italian Alleged to Have
Killed Fellow Soldiers
in Italy.

CHICAGO. Sept. 24-Dominick
Modeslza, who is alleged to have
killed Fellow soldiers In Italy and
who slew 6ellow workman at
JohlsburG. Pa, was arrested here to-
day on Information given by a woman
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
MAKING UPBooKs.

Sheriff Percy Byrd. deputies and a
force Of clerks are engaged in making
up the annual tax books. The sit
tings will begin about October II and
be completed November 1.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
4 MARRIAGE LICENsE.

a marriage license has been Issued
to chester a. Laveu and Floasie YER
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24

Francis j. l[eG6tsl Toilette
follower and Eeselie l1ll-tl9
flle I3epI1bIicRn: GEe6S IN gYiD-
cousin 1[cGoVeIll q tll9 tlta = nom
Temporary Chairman at the 13epuo@
fican national convention "a June.
1Ic hES chau1pioied al progTelltV0
measures 81 the Badger Gtata. Qn4
was renominated for the BoVefnoE@.
EIsp without opposition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
Fer the O tecol=
eIding Severe iIIsS OF

New atom
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-24
=eII .s.slIee g tlllle7
eeal lsi5 o9sF
Strike Sitna ion

MAY REBLeE TROOPS
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eoontlnued 81 page two.l
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(Continued On page tWo.)
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-01-03
BrassfieId Christmas Items.

Christmas has been attended in this
community by much merry making and
big dinners, the most notable of which
was rousing big dinner at Mr.. Will
GabbaTd. at Cedar Cliff, so say the
guests who attended. Mr.. Nick Todd.
the well known fox hunter and bird shot,
and Mr.. John Moberley, who also relates
the incident himself and of course. no
body will have any doubts about his YER
aclty, were the only guests, except Mr..
Brown Kidwell, who was there to give
them warm reception, having provid-
ed for the occasion an old army musket,
but as the gun was loaded with mud no
one was hurt. AS this had been long
looked for event the above gentlemen
were out early in the morning with uns
and dogs, and we are sure with a good
keen appetite, well sharpened for the
occasion. They reported game plenti-
full which they bagged in the early
morning and which constituted a part
of the menu for dinner, in addition to
which they had turkey, cranberri s.rolls,
salads, cakes and egg-nog. After dinner
the fiddle and banjo were brought forth
and much music and dancing was in
dulged in during the afternoon. Mr..
Todd started the ball going by giving
them an old-ume breakdown, and VOW.
ed at the conclusion that he felt just
sixteen years old.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-01-03

ANOTHER move in the fight inaugural
ed by the Louisville Board of Trade to
secure State regulation Of fire insurance
rates was made when the Insurance
Committee of the Board Of Trade mail
ed several hundred copies of draft of
an act to be introduced in the General
Assembly at its forthcoming session.
The copies of the proposed law were
sent 10 every newspaper, every legislator
and 10 hundreds Of business men who
are active in the work Of commercial
and civic bodies throughout the State.
In letter accompanying the document
the Board of Trade Commit members
invite full and free discussion Of the
subject between now and the time the
bill will be introduced, with a view to
securing any amendment which may be
necessary to strengthen the measure
The bill, as it will be introduced, pro-
vides for the creation of a State Insur-
ance Board. with power 10 investigate
and regulate rates somewhat similar to
those now vested with the State Rail-
road Commission. The Board under
the terms Of the act is to be composed Of
the State Superintendent of Insurance
and two other members appointed by
the Governor. For their services the
two appOintive members will draw sal
aries of $1,000 per annum each, while
the Superintendent, who viii perform
the duties Of secretary viii be paid 5000
additional TO the annual salary he now
receives.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-01-03

THIS issue of The Climax contains an
unusual amount of purely local reading
matter and it viii be the intention Of
the editors Of this paper to continue this
policy during the entire year. Hereto
tOfore our outside pages have contained
more or less foreign matter, but having
concluded that our readers prefer to get
the home and county news we have de-
cided to make The Climax truly home
paper, devoting its pages to happenings
Of the town and county sa far as in our
power is possible. Most every house
hold enjoys the daily paper and from
this source secure the news from the
world at large, therefore we feel that a
service such as we propose to give our
readers in the future will make The
Climax even more popular than hereto
fore. In this and succeeding issues you
will find local news on every page and
supplement.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-01-03


THAT J. P. Morgan's grip on the fin
ancial situation is becoming more and
more absolute. is indicated by the dis
covery Of the Stanley committee that
the cash balance Of the Steel trust.
which he dominates, and Of the railroads
and other industrial corporations in
which he controls heavy interests.
amounting in all to over half a billion
dollars, is on deposit in the Office Of J.
P. Morgan & Co., private banking con-
cern. not subject to the supervision of
any constitutional authority. This
money Morgan can lend TO whom he
pleases and refuse 70 lend to whom he
likes. Moreover, the control Of this
cash gives him the power To regulate
the credits Of this country. which makes
this one man the financial dictator Of
America.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-01-03

MANY people look to the beginning Of
year as the time to make good reSolu-
tons; TO do better in many ways than
they did the year before; to ''swear of
from the continuance Of evil doing; 10
turn over a new Leaf" as they call il.
and TO live more correct lives. There is
q big streak Of weakness that runs in
the human family, and il is much easier
70 make a good promise than to keep it.
Frequently the self-administered oaths
made for self benefit are easily forgot
ten. and the new leaves turned over are
badly SOiled almost as soon as turned.
Self-reform don't come Of its own &C
cord. 1t requires great viii power and
continued effort to make il effective
and lasting. Good intentions are very
commendable and ought TO be in order
al all seasons, but it would probably be
better not 10 make resolutions for a
purer and better life unless they are
backed by q supreme effort for the cul-
tivation Of a greater courage to carry
them out. Life's highway is marked by
broken promises, and when one breaks
a good promise made it helps 10 lower
ones self-respect, and when selfrespect
Is lost it makes easy the descent 10 a
fruitless and miserable existence.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-01-03
Earning Their Salaries
Harvey Helms investigating
Committee Gets the Army
Appropriation Bill Reduced
100000 at One Whack.
Rehenchment Already Begun
by Congress as Result Of
Work of Committee of
Which Kentuckian is Chair
man.
[ADvERTIsEMENTl

Recent dispatches from Washington to
the Cincinnati Enquirer and Louisville
Times, in part, say:
Representative Helm, Of Kentucky,
and the Democratic members of the
Committee OF which he is Chairman, are
smiling broadly over winning first
blood in the general Democratic fight
on the monumental extravagance of the
Republican administration Of affairs in
Washington. His Committee on Elk.
penditpFes in the War Department has
been quietly and unostentatiousiy busy
since last spring digging into the afaiss
of the War Department, and the result
Of tbeiF work was given to the House Of
Representatives in two speeches by Mr..
Helm Just before the holiday adjourn
ment. What Mr.. Helm told the House
about the millions of annual waste in
the War Department made the men,
bers, and especially the members Of the
Military Affairs Committee, literally
sit up and take notice." He told them
that for years the wool had been pulled
over the eyes of the Military Affairs
Committee. which has annually recon-
mended and had Congress- appropriate
every year, from ten 70 thirty million
dollars more than was. necessary for an
economical, business.like support of the
Army.
It is announced here today, that the
Military Affairs Committee, to which
one Of Mr. Helms speeches referred,
has now decided to report an Army Ap-
preparation Bill carrying from seven 70
ter n4lion dollars less than last year.
The saving aHRnepRped as already de-
oidss np2n viii be principally in the
abandonment Of many Of the useless
army posts; more concentration Of the
Army and its administrative affairs. NJ.
Helms expess q the exsravagant waste
hat the Department has here.2fore put
lyeF" ep The Military Affairs or appro-
'riating eommlftse, has paved the way
or nearly as great 3 saving IL several
'ther directions in the Department. and
le is naturally gratified that his Com
nittes's investigation Of the big Depart.
nept IS e soon bear concrete results
esnlts that mean nIlllo6s ssyea 70 The
'reasury annually. :" . !"
The members Of the Helm Commit
se are eslnige their salaries. was the
'ay q House leader to-day referred to |
he proposed reduction in the Army Ap- | I
IqpFissIon Pin Is