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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-19
Saturday, Jar. 2Oth, Reo Letter q
Ten agrn Green Trading Stamps Free
liter SgllQper Specials
Saturday Night, Jan. 2Ofh

81 RENAISSANCE DRESSER sCARFS, 49c
Scarfs for Saturday after supper sale Striking
a new lot of beautiful Renaissance Dresser
designs IN popular braided effects. The scarf is
made Of three linnene centers Joined and border
ed with Battenberg work. These goods are worth
from our linen department On sale Saturday
night at 6 O'Clock.
1916 PILLOW CASES, lOc.
A very special White Sale item offered I'M
this After Supper Sale. Pillow Cases of good
quality, medium weight bIeached muslin, size
36x42 Well made and neatly hemmed Atreg-
ular prices these pillow cases would be "a most
excellent value at 12115c each. Specially priced
Tor Saturday night only, Zoe each.
85c WOMEN S OUTING GOWNS, Soc
Especial attention isscalled to the liberal
patterns on which these gowns are made C owns
at less than cost OF material or making. ineCi-
UNI weight outing is used in neat pink and blue
stripes on white andpink grounds. Long sleeves,
high neck, some without collars, others with col
lars trimmed with marrow BRAID showing work
manship equal to more expensive grades Us
fual price Soc Especially priced for Saturday
night, SOC.
lac sILKOLINE, sc YARD.
Plain and fancy Silkoline, regular 15c quail
ity. A large line of beautiful designs in allcoI-
ors and color combinations. The designs are ar
tistic and the quality the very best Don't CON
found these high grade Silkolines with grades
sold elsewhere at 10c and 121I5c the yard for
these are of the best cloths and fine silk finish.
Designs suitable for all purposes drapery,
comforts and fancy work. etc Special rSat-
grday night only Sc the yard. For sale ON frstt
floor.
$500 CASSEROLE BAKING SETS $l.4s
most useful Baking Set for any house
keeper to have in her kitchen. The set INCLUDES
Casserole Baking Dish with nickel plated stand,
two baking dishes and six custard cups--a total
OF nine pieces. Made of brown ireproof iron
stone China, white porcelain lining. The Gasse-
role bowlalone is worth $1.50 These usefuland
excellent baking sets are offered Saturday night
at very special price of $1.49 the set
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

act of the Irish Parliament under Eng
lisb supervision and subject To an Ehs'
lish veto. For 1t gives the British friN!
Council plenary power over the ac.s VI
the Irish Parliament, to declare void any
Of them which 1t considers TO nave gone
beyond the proper bounds OF the i1oii,e
Rule act. That means that the Co''c'l
will perform functions similar 10 'noss
of the Supreme Court of the uhit,u
States when it passes upon the colstl-
tutionality OF an act Of Congress Ina.
NAV be a desirable arrangement pu'
we should think that it might cause
much protest II the Privy Council u
body chiefly English, should annul an
act of the Irish Parliament upon WHICH
the hearts of the Irish people were ear
nestly set
Mr.. Churchills speech, when some
expected TO be almost epochal. there-
fore leaves the question of Home kuie
I'm very much the state Of uncertainty
which characterized 1t before; ana Ill
those respects in which it speaks most
plainly it increases rather than dlmih-
ishes doubts Of the practicability OF the
measure.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
[From Tho Tribune Bureau.l

From Tho Tribune Bureau
Washington, Feb. 10.-A number OF din
ner parties and small dances occupied So
ciety people tonight, Senator du Pont ex-
Senator Aldrich, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. William
Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Warwick Emile Mont
gomery and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Todd LIN
coin being among the hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. John William Henry enter
tained largo dinner party at tho Play
house tonight, dancing following. Their
guests were the younger diplomatic set,
army and navy people and members Of resi-
dent and official society.
Mrs. John W. Timmons entertained at
luncheon to-day for Mrs. Otto Kirchner, of
Detroit.
The Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Birckhead, who
have been guests Of the Attorney General
and Mrs. wickersham for several days,
coming for a dinner given by them on
Thursday night, left here Tor New York this
forenoon.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond and her little
daughter, Natalie Hammond. left last night
for a ten days visit to the Virginia Hot
Springs. Miss Hoyle, Mrs Hammond 5
niece. will give a reception. supper and en-
tertainment tomorrow night for her cousin,
Miss Leslie Page, OF California. Miss Anna
Vernon Dorsey will give 2 recital of old
English verses and songs during the even
Ing.
Mrs. John wyeth was hostess at an
afternoon reception. Miss Sheriff. and Mrs
Hlnckley poured tea.
Among the events arranged for to-mor-
row are luncheon for Miss Taft. with Mr.
and Mrs. Melville f. Ingalls, as hosts, and
cafe chantant," with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Littauer as hosts.
Mrs. John b. Henderson has invited the
members of the Congressional Club TO a
reception and old-fashioned dance on Feb
ruary 10.
Members OF the Congressional Club gave
themselves a charmingly arranged break
fast at Rauscher's to-day, with toasts and
all the appurtenances OF dinner. Tulips,
jonquis and other spring flowers were ar
ranged on the twelve small tables at which
the hundred and fifty guests were seated.
Mrs. Roberts, president Of the club. occu-
pied the central table, with Mrs. Champ
Clark at her right and Mrs. julius Kahn,
toastmstress. at the left. Presiding al the
other tables was hostess from each Of the
various other states. Mrs. Vreeland pre-
siding at the New York table
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.

We publish to-day in another column a
list of the delegates so far chosen TO
the Republican National Convention of
1912, and shall furnish weekly state
ments hereafter Of the progress made in
selecting delegates. Four years ago The
Tribune's tabulations Of the strength of
the various candidates for the Republi'
can Presidential nomination were widely
copied and their accuracy was COM
pletely borne out by the judgment of
the National Republican Committee
which made up the temporary roll Of
the convention. In spite of the fact that
over two hundred contests were filed
and adjudicated The Tribune's list Of
delegates elect varied by hardly a dozen
names from that approved by the com
mittee and accepted by the convention.
In 1896 The Tribune's forecasts. were
similarly verified almost 10 the last
delegate.
In 1908 a number Of readers protested
against our count and our classifications
on the ground that they did not do JUS
tice to the claims of various minor can
didates. 1t is not our purpose to dis
cr!niinate between candidates, but only
to gather the news and to put on the
roll as delegates-elect those who seem
to have a clear prinSG 1dcie right to BE-
there. II is very difficult TO collect
trustworthy information about district
conventions held in some of the Southern
states. Besides using the general press
dispatches and the reports Of our special
correspondents, we have always con-
suited local newspapers not likely to be
prejudiced in their accounts Of what
happened where two factions were dis
putting as to which was acting with the
larger warrant Of regularity. We shall
follow the same course this year, en-
dcavoring TO present faithful record Of
tiOnal conventional canvass which will
naturally excite intense public interest.
This year there will be a fuller Oppor-
tunity than ever before for q direct cX-
preston Of the will of the voters. Sew
eral states have provided for the direct
registration Of the voters choice for the
Presidential nomination, and in many
others state and district conventions
have been largely superseded by primary
elections for delegates, with or without
instruction. The feeling Of the rank and
file of the party will therefore be dis
closed to larger extent before the con-
vention meets than 1t has been In previ-
Gus contests, and the action Of the con-
vention which The Tribune will seek TO
forecast VIII represent very interesting
enlargement of the experiment of popu-
larlzed party government.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
BUILDING PROJECTIONS.
,,o rd,tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: On November IS, 1910, the Supcrintend-
ent of Buildings for The Bronx issued an
order prohibiting projections Of any kind
or character whatever beyond the building
lire. As q result of this order there was
a falling off Of about $22,0oo0Oo IN building
operations for 1911. Notwithstanding the
order the superintendent will permit
water tables and pilasters to extend vari-
able distance Of several inches beyond the
building line, but the step going into the
building cannot project an inch. the
water table Is a continuous stone course
at the level OF the sidewalk all along the
building The step Is only In front of the
entrance door He tells me that ITO be
consistent" he cannot approve OF the step.
Wherein lies the consistency of permit
ting the water table and pilasters and for
bidding the step TO project? II the law
prohibits projections, as the Superintendent
claims, does he not stand self-conylcted
violator in permitting any projection what
ever? The fact that the projection Is
water table or plaster does not mitigate
the offence, II such it be. A projecting step
Is no more heinous than a projecting water
table. ALBERT II. DAVID
New York, Feb s, 1912.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
"THE UNSEEN EMPIRE
FINANCE"

FJNANCE,
Or. Jordan, president OF STANFORD
University, is tho latest 10 repeat the
familiar charge that ever since Waterloo
the Rothschilds have been the real rul-
ers Of Europe. The name Is used, OF
course, generally rather than specin'
cally, comprising not only the one fam
lily in question, but all the great money
lenders who have become the creditors
of European governments, and the mean'
ing is that these men are able, through
their financial influence, 10 control In
large degree the policies Of the govern
ments which are debtors TO them. In
that there is probably much truth. On
more than one occasion in recent years
we have been able TO discern unmistak-
able indications of the sway Of what
DR.. Jordan aptly calls "the unseen en-
pire of finance" in international affairs,
and particularly in the averting Of wars
and In the promotion of friendly rela-
tions among the powers.
From one theoretical point Of view
that is, of course, TO be much deplored
and disapproved. The nominal rulers
Of land should be also its actual rul-
ers. The exercise Of control by an ir-
responsible power behind the throne"
is too susceptible OF abuse TO be ap-
proved. Yet In practice, by the very
showing Of It's critics, this system has
had certain good results. II has con-
sistently made for peace. That Is in-
disputable. Nobody has ever heard
hint that the Rothschilds were trying
to bring on a war. Their influence has
always been for peace, for the very prac-
tical reason that In peace lie their Sc
curity and their profits. There Is abun-
dant reason for the belief that on sey-
eral occasions this money power has
been the chief barrier between Europe
and q devastating war. To that extent,
therefore, the rule Of this unseen en-
plre" must be regarded with approval.
There is, however, paradox involved
in the case In the circumstance that the
moneys lent by these capitalists TO III"
governments are used largely for mill.
| tary purposes. They are. In fact. po-
tential war loans, made by those who
desire rhc keeping Of the peace. Capital.
| lists do not hesitate 10 advance money
for naval construction or for army en-
largement. Indeed, there have at times
been suspicious that they were using
their influence in favor OF the making OF
large appropriations for such purposes,
which would necessitate the issuing OF
loans. And then, after the loans are
made, they exert their influence to pre-
vent the fulflment Of their intended
uses. 1t is an interesting subject of
speculation whether the influence OF the
provisions which are made by the loans,
or of the makers of the loans, will in the
end prove the more powerful.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
HOME RULE STILL HAY.

Now that Mr.. Winston Churchill has
actually gone to Belfast, spoken In favor
Of Home Rule, and got away again,
without the breaking Of his own or any
other head, the chief sentiment Of the
disinterested observer is one of mild
wonder at there having been such fuss
about the matter. II 1t be said that the
UniOnists Of Belfast did not know how
non-cOmmittal speech he was going to
make, and were warranted In expecting
some sensational utterance, at least II
must be assumed that Mr.. Churchill
himself knew what he was going 10 say,
and there will be surprise at his insist
ence in going thlther at the cost of so
much discomfort if not Of actual peril.
merely 10 make a temperate repetition
Of what has been repeatedly said on the
subject.
For there was really not one new dis
closure made in his speech on the COM
ing Home Rule bill. All the provisions
OF that measure which he forecast had
before been announced, IL not on as
ample authority as his at least on suf-
ficient authority TO convince the public
of their authenticity and thus to make
them themes of serious discussion. The
one supreme question, that Of finance,
which is generally admitted to be the
crux of the whole problem, was appar-
emily not elucidated by him more fully
than IL had been by others. Indeed, his
statement concerning II, while ingenious,
was inconclusive. The Irish Parliament,
he said, will have real control Of It's
finances, but the system used must be
consistent with that of the United King
dom. That is 10 say, the Irish Parlia-
ment may adopt any tariff which 1t de-
sires, so long as it sticks 10 free trade?
That naive declaration strengthens
the apprehension that the measure. II
enacted, may not be permanently salts
factory to the Irish themselves. It is
difficult to see how 1t can be salts
factory, IL the Irish have been sincere
In their professions and demands. Ger
tainly such measure as that outlined
by Mr.. Churchill would not "break the
last link that binds Ireland to England
Instead, II would leave some of the
strongest Of those links unimpaired For
il would not only leave the fiscal system
and the military establishment under
English control, but II wonld place every
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
THE CRACK or THE WHIP.

THE CRACK or THE WHIP.
It is a fimsy excuse TO say that the
meeting of the Democratic State Cohl-
mittee scheduled for tomorrow was
postponed to await the action OF the
Legislature on amendments TO the III
rect primary law. There is no certainty
that the Legislature will have completed
its action on the primary amendments
at the time now set for the committee
meeting. Whether it has or has not
can make no difference in the dellDera-
tions Of the committee and It's action at
this meeting. The postpOnement II II
means anything, means that Murphy OF
Tammany has cracked his whip arounu
the Governors ears and intends him 10
realize that he can be made TO feel the
sting of the lash, even though ne sltS III
the innermost sanctuary of the Execu-
tive Chamber
Can anybody doubt that this repre-
sents the latest stage i'll the proceedings
of dicker and deal which have been the
sole result so far Of Governor Dlxs Ell
fort TO appoint couple of Public ser
vice Commissioners. a Health Olncer OIL
the Port of New York and a Superinten-
dent Of Insurance? The constitutional
duty of making these appointments de-
wolves on him and no other person, yet
he has been for some time in the posi-
ton of delegating part Of his judgment
and official prerOgatives on that SUD-
iect to Murphy and his associate bosses.
The Governor is reported almost 10
have met Murphy'S requirements. Mur-
ply is said almost TO have met the
Governors return demand that Mr. VIII
lam Church Osborn be elected the new
Democratic State Chairman. Yet the
appointments have not been made. Nhy'
who can say? Perhaps the process OF
mutual back k-scratching proved irksome'
Perchance the Governor sulked, and an
incentive to action was necessary. Al
any rate, Murphy's whip made It's ap-
pearance-the committee meeting was
postponed, serving notice on the GOV
ernor that he would get what he wanted
when Murphy got "his.'
The fashion In which the organization
last year compelled the Governor to bar
ter favor for favor, With resultant inter
change of legislation and jobs. was dis
heartening TO anybody calling himself a
friend Of Mr.. Dix and disgusting to the
public The steps taken this year to
organize the Democratic Senate so that
confirmation of any appontee or passage
of any legislation displeasing to Murphy
would be impossible have been brazen
in their effrontery. The crudeness OF
this latest affair surpasses all else. De-
fiance of Murphy and revolt against
"the organization" Of course would wipe
out whatever shadow of political future
the Governor may have. Yet ne must
give some thought TO his duty as Gov
ernor and his own self-respect. 1t may
not be too much TO hope that the crack
of Murphy's whip may at last rouse the
Governor from his apparent inability to
realize the importance Of mis- office and
the evil Of permitting 1t to become
mere patronage mart.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
RoBBIYG PETER TO PAY PAUL.

RoBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL.
The Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives did a characteristic
thing when 1t voted on Friday to reduce
khe number Of cavalry regiments In the
!srmy from fifteen to ten. 1t has been a
spet idea of Mr.. Hay, the chairman Of
'the House Committee on Military At
fairs, that the cavalry arm of the ser
vice is disproportionately strong. There
are at present fifteen regiments of cav
talry 10 thirty of infantry, and Mr.. Hay
has discovered that in other armies the
proportion Of cavalry TO infantry runs
rs low as one TO six. He wants TO cut
down the proportion here from one to
Hwo TO one to three. That readjustment
would involve the mastering out Of $3.50
enlisted men and a saving Of about
S4,O00O00 year.
The trouble with Mr.. Hays parallel
Between our army and the armies of
foreign countries is that it ignores all
differences in the military conditions
which various countries have to face.
The United States has a military prob
lem of its own to solve and ought to be
guided in its policy by its own needs
rather than the practice Of foreign ma
tons. If Mr.. Hay should go further
and contrast the relative strength Of our
coast artillery with that of the same
arm In foreign services he would prob
ably find that our coast artillery arm is
even more "topheavy" than the cavalry.
But there are good reasons for the
maintenance here of a disproportionate
strength in coast artillery and cavalry.
The United States has an enormous
stretch OF seacoast TO protect and must
man its coast defences in order to keep
them in good condition. 1t has also a
long land frontier to patrol and 1t has
long had TO deal with more or less row
ing bands OF Indians both near the
Mexican and Canadian boundaries and
I'm the interior Of the Far West.
Cavalry is far better adapted to such
policing duties than infantry is, being
more mobile and being required to
watch peace breakers who are uniformly
mounted. For the West and Southwest
cavalry garrisons are still more deslra-
Bile than infantry ones, and the army
would undoubtedly be somewhat handi-
capped even were the five cavalry regi-
ments dropped merely to be converted
into infantry. To do away with them
entirely would mean the Gripping OF
the army in order 10 satisfy Mr.. Eay's
notion OF the proportion which should
obtain between two arms Of the service
under conditions which may exist else
where. but which are not TO be found
here.
Having committed the fatal blunder
of voting an additional expenditure Of
s75 5.o00O 900 year for pensions, the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau. J


Washington, Feb. 1o.-The Presiden: 'e'
ceived many callers to-day. among the''
being Representative Mckinley, who an
nounced that the Taft headquarters "ou'"
be opened here next week i'm one OF the
leading hotels Of the city. They VIII DC
kept open continuously.
Reports from all parts Of the country IN
dicating the growing popularity OF tho
President. continue 10 reach the "hi''
House.
Senators Smith and Townsend, or M'ch'-
gan, assured the President to-day that he
would receive the solid delegation from
their state. irrespective of the disanee''oh
OF Governor Osborn.
Senator Warren brought word that all
the inter-mountaIn states would send Tatt
delegations to Chicago. Conditions max
ing for Republican victory are increasing
every day." said Mr.. WarreG.
Russell b. Harrison, son OF the former
President, called on the Presiden.. "Prc5-
ident Taft is gaining grouni steadily" he
said. "He viii, l am sure, have the dele
cation from my state"
The certificates of the Arizona elections
were brought TO the White House to-day
by Robert A Kirk. of Phoenix. Having said
himself that these are authentic, the Presi-
dent will issue the proclamation making
Arizona a state at 10 o'clock on Wednesday
morning.
Protests against the appointment OF Sec
retary Nagel to the Supreme Court, based
on the fact that he was once attorney fer
a firm OF brewers, have reached the White
House.
The President looked in" at the dinner
Of the League Of Republican Clubs this
evening.
The Presidents callers included Secre-
taries Stimson, Knox and Fisher and the
Attorney General. Senators Culom, Brown,
Bailey, Hepburn, Clark. OF Wyoming; Brad
ley, O'Gorman and Root, and Representa-
tives Pickett, Foster. Sulloway, Konop,
Moot, Hill, Curry Simmons, Mondell,
Wood, Cameron. Andrews and Crumpacker
Mr.. and Mrs Henry w. Taft arrived at
the White House to-day for a short visit
to the President, and Mrs. Taft, William
G. Rocker, jr., OF New York, and his SIS
ter. Miss Eleanor Rocker, are also guests
over Sunday.
The President and Mrs. Taft entat tained
few OF the young friends of Miss TAFT
at dinner tonight and later additional
guests came In for an Informal dance.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
PEACE AND PROSPERITY.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: We do not seem TO believe In pros
perlty. peace, quiet and contentment; agtts-
ton apparently suits our nerves better
and yet Washington, Lincoln. Jefferson.
Mckinley and Cleveland are our ideals
Tho nation breathed a sigh of relief when
Roosevelt's term ended-in CONFUSION ana
panic. The former President has many
winning ways and We confess 10 sup
pressed admiration for his enthusiasm. II
we were obliged 10 enter into fght We
would like TO go In with the colonel; the
President Is too large. Nevertheless. no
moro wise, dignifed, sensible. safe and pru-
dent man has ever occupied the Presidential
chair than Taft. but We confront tho prob
lem that a number of voters in the Grand
Ola Party favor Roosevelt over Taft. a
man OF deep sincerity, honesty OF purpose
and admirable poise.
Who can explain this variabeness OF
American temper? Have tbs elements that
went Originally to make what was indeed
a grand old party disappeared? Had we
not better think twice. consider we'll, before
We turn aside man OF President Tafts
mould TO crafty the prevailing, and we
trust temporary, craze for sensation?
Z. S. WELLS.
C.Inp Mora ~ j. Feb. 3, 1912