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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-16
Sehenk-Philadelphia Natural Gas Com
pany Given a Charter at Charles
ton Yesterday.
WILL BE HOLDING AS WELL
AS DEVELOPING COMPANY.
Entire Upper Floors Of the SehenL
Building viii Pc Used for =.
Local Offices.

ne Scne0k fhildGsiunia Natural
Gas company. with a capitalization 81:
sl.5oo.uu". was chartered ~ Charles.
ton yesterday. This is the largest
corporation given charter in This
state In many years. ana IL will also b..
of interest 10 know thar local men are
at the head of the enterprise. The in
corporatorS are Albert T. SCh"uk
Charles j. Schcnk. George T. Folmar.
Willis ~. Marshall and Allard =. Doep.
ken. all well-known Wheeling capital.
lists
The company j. INCORPORATED as "a
holding concern a. we'll as a develop
ing company. according To mcagrr m
formation AT hand last evening Tn"
company. as the names indicates. has
large financial holdings in IA" east.
the incOrpOratOrs being merely the
usual number required by Law The
company not only has its minerals
well in hand. but also certain valuable
patents and royalties secured for "A
closed market for its goods The
Schenk interests are back al tho II.
gantic project. and with them are IN"
Interests at the Philadelphia and New
York capitalists Offices viii likely BE-
maintained IL both of The named
cities tn" COMPANY Is privileged 20
establish factories uof only for o..
converting OF minerals INFO finished
products. hu' also flr manufacturing
machinery and various devices u.ccS-
sary for The carr ~ on o' fi. bust
ness. as well a. 90 keep fhe processes
secret
Tn" pr.rr.ps. ft'inrt. -o Ear DO can
." f-r"~'s .-'.. N| Do. 90 NarlD...
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-16
LOSS OF LIFE
Reported in Fire That Destroys Fam
Gus Boston Hotel.

BOSTON. Jan. l6.-Bostons most
famous hastelry, the Revere in Bow
dom Square. took fire shortly before
O'Clock this morning. The fire
started in the GrottO. a dining room
ON the street floor. and quickly spread
up through the entire six stories.
Many many guests We're carried down
the ladders by firemen and Others
rushed from the building through the
smoke scantily clad
Police officers who Went into the
hotel To rescue the guests were driven
back by the dense smoke. They de-
clare that dozens Of people were still
in the building and that many must
be dead
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-16
WAGE INCREASE

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 1..-De-
mands for increased wages and better
working conditions probably will be-
presented tn the Postal and Western
Union Telegraph companies during
III" year. according 10 = j. Konen-
camp. International president Of the
Commercial photographers Union Of
America. who was in New Orleans to-
day.
Slr kouercamp denied the state
ment credited 80 him in -. Louis re
Gently 10 the eject that another gen
cral strik" of t"lecraphers was In pros.
p-Ct.
Zee admitted thar the strike Of 1907
had proved more or less disastrous 10
the union
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-16
Schenks at Head of a
$1.5OO.OOO Corporation
HITCHCOCK PLANS
CONTINUED from FRS Page).

COMMITTEE" on Interstate commerce. |
am not ia favor OF the government
owning anything that individuals can
own under proper control"
Senator Stone. of Missouri. who has
o""n much opposed To government
ownership OF railroads. said Il can
-" more good reasons why the gov.
eminent should own the telegraph
than why it should own the railroads -
senator liorah. OF Idaho.
ann IN favor ii the general promo.
sijiun"
Progressive" leaders in the house
favored government purchase of rele.
graph lines under proper safeguards.
Improbable Deal Predicted for U. S
NEW YORK. Jan. i5.-CIarencr II
Mae Kay. president Of the Postal Tala
graph company. declared today that il
'h" government took over th. taio
graph lines of IN" country. as is d..
sir"d 10y Observation-Disclosures U,tch
cock. h" believed the invostrneli
would be improbable He said IN. cost
would be- enormous. and he did not be-
lev" the plan would b.. carried our as
long as there was competition i'm tn.
telegraph business
TIL" step would lead 10 taking over
~" '"l"ghou" lines also" said Mr.
MaCkay
tnglisn Government Expensive
h" Brit sh government found this
7" j." so. AMI two weeks ago - took
over ~" telephone lines I'm England AT
am enormous evu.ns. Tn. f..I.pr,t,t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
EVIDENTLY OUT OF PLACE
indignant Frenchman Had Some
Fault. to- Find With Postms<ter,
and Said So..

A Frencfiman with a name spelled
la Paris and pronounced something
like Ca-choo had never learned to
read or write. but he managed to dis
guise the fact pretty we'll until he
moved to anew community where the
name was not common. Going to the
postoffice one morning he inquired:
Got any mail for Joe Ca-cho0y'
What's the Manner" inquired the
clerk
'Ca-choo. Joe Ca-choo."
How do you spell it,"
Cant you spell Joe Ca.choug''
NO.. said the clerk, Il never heard
1t before"
Then the disgust of the French
man, which had been constantly ris-
ing. boiled over and he snorteds
Well if you can't spell, why don't
you sell your old postoffice to- some.
one that cam"
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tiles 10 the household. to practical
charities and TO religion.
Among the public institutions now
managed by women may be mention
ed the Nurse association, the Red
Cross society. the Patriotic associa-
ton. Fukuden-Kwai and Jkei-a
hospital. Women are also interested
in many productive industries and in
art activities. There are also now
women doctors. and, the department of
communications employs women Of
ficials. Physical culture for women is
also being adopted with energy and
this is a fitting sequel to the Samurai
injunction that required women to
regulate their emotions and suppress
all those Weaknesses that their west
ern sisters usually attribute to nerves.
The Woman's university of Japan
may be taken as an expression of
Japanese ideas upon the question Of
education for women. 1t was found
ed by Mr.. Maruse. who began his
work thirty-six years ago, and who
has been unresting in its advance
ment. The object of the university is
to educate women to fulfill their du-
ties toward the state and society and
to become an influence in the life of
the nation. The university contains
So buildings. including library of
IL, 500 volumes. n chemical laboratory
and lecture hall.
The curriculum begins with a
kindergarten and there are depart.
ments for household science. litera-
ture, English and education. the first
of these including mathematics.
physics, chemistry and physiology.
The university has s65 regular men,
bers. 141 associate members. 81 adj
visory members. Isl junior members
and IL honorary members. The fol-
lowing exhortation given to the stu
dents by Mr.. Maruse leaves nothing
to be desired for its amplitude and
intent: The students are enjoined
to learn. ineffaceably impressed upon
their minds. that they are to make it
their chief aim and duty to cultivate
and develop to the fullest extent all
their faculties as well as their wom-
anly virtues. and TO remain faithful
to the university. never forgetting to
be and do good. study and to learn"
Much, OF course, remains to be done
for the advancement OF women of
Japan. but much has already been
done. Japan has at least broken away
! from the ancient traditions of the east
and has set her foot on the path that
leads to the entire emancipation OF
women
n 1878 Japan had debt Of $ss,SsS,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
THOUGHT HE KNEW THE SIGNS
,sed 0arkey Could See Nothing to
His Passenger Except a Man
InstitutIno Lodges.

Bob Hull. the champion story tell
r Of Savannah, had occasion lately
take business trip into interior
Georgia. He took his golf clubs with
aim, intending to stop on his way for
match on the famous links at
Augusta
He dropped of the train at his
business destinatior-a small town ON
branch road-and carrying his lug
gage climbed into an ancient hack
and babe the driver, who was an old
negro man. take him to the local
hotel.
The negro eyed she queer-looking
yellow leather bag that his passenger
carried with the peculiar-looking
sticks in it. His curiosity got the
best Of kim finally.
Boss" he began, please, sub.
'scuse me--but mout 7 ak You ques-
TOM"
Go ahead and ASK" said Mr. Hull
e"Whut kind of a lodge - you insti-
tutin' ?-Saturday Evening Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
Don't Take Caiornel
Bonds Pills Are Better.

They do not sickens or grippe.
They do not tear you to pieces"
They do not leave you constipateth
They are small, Iaild: effective. Why
waste time and npney on unknown
and expensive purghtives?
Just take one Bonds Pill at bed
time for that headache, biliousnesss
torpid liver. etc., and wake up wells
All Druggists. 25c, or send to- Bonds
Pharmacy Co. Little Rock. Ark.
A free sample on request. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
Monthly wages IN Tokyo are approx
imately as follows:

Willard says in his Far Eastern
Question that several persons whom
he has questioned estimate the av-
erage earnings of the average Jap
anese family Of four in the lower
classes at 100 yen (sS0) annually. as
Stunning that the children are old
enough to work. None placed the fig
ure higher than 200 yen annual In
come. Out of this amount the average
japanese pays 40 per cent. In taxes.
That is very high proportion. but
the fiscal authorities seem to have no
doubt that It can be maintained. and
probably even raised.
It seems impossible to economixe
except by a reduction of the expend-
iture for ornaments. and there seems
to be little chance for that Arma-
ments on their present scale are con-
sidered to be absolutely necessary to
the preservation of the national life.
and as a Japanese writer recently re-
marked: "Of what use Is it to econo-
mize the nations finances at the cost
of national destruction?"
In 1907 there were 2.236 banks in
Japan. with a total capitalization OF
579,62S,220 yen and which showed a
balance in deposits OF 1.S3O.69S.210
yen. Their earnings in 1906 we're 2oS.-
445.5s9 yen and they paid dividends at
the rate of sc per cent
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931. Thirty years later the debt had
risen to $1.120.0O0.0 00 This immense
increase was due mainly to the Chi
nese and Russian war, and a continu--
ing expenditure on large scale Is
necessitated by the national defense.
In the year 1908 the army and navy
cost $144,1S9.1S3 Between April l.,
1895, and March 1. 1909, the army cost
$376.0S5,0SS and the navy $313.443, 440.
The national defense has cost total
OF $6S9,423,523 within fourteen years
and this without counting the cost of
the Russian war Corea, Formosa and
Manchuria have demanded heavy
expenditures. A merchant marine has
been established. many extensive. pub
lie works undertaken, including rail-
ways, telegraphs and telephones, and
all these things have been done by
country that contains only $4,000
square miles of arabic soil.
Under such conditions it is easy to
believe that taxation Is the question
of the day in Japan and has been so
for many years. Since the outbreak
of the Russian war the land tax has
ranged from per cent. to IT'S per
cent. The tax on liquors ranges from
S. per 40 gallons up to 17.40M per
40 gallons. according to the percent
age of alcohol.
Then comes the income tax, which
is arranged upon sort of graduated
scale. Before the war the tax paid
by "juridicat" persons was 2ih per
cent, but after the war an additional
tax was levied equal to so per cent.
up to 400 per cent. of the ordinary
rate. An income tax of per cent.
was also levied ON public loan funds
and company debentures All other
persons not already assessed as above.
pay rate in proportion to their In.
come. Before the war those with an
income of 800 yen tS150) per annum
paid l per cent, and this increased
according to the income up to 5h
per cent Now the lowest income pays
10 per cent. and the highest 2835 per
cent. There are various exceptions,
such as army and navy officers while
engaged in war. widows, orphans, pen
sioners, etc. There is also a tax on
textiles. an excise duty on sugar. and
a substantial revenue from the post
Office. The customs tariff also IS re-
sponsible for a substantial income
amounting to about $22,O00.00 year.
Mention should also be made of the
state monopolies Of tobacco. salt and
camphor. worth about $25.000.000 a
year.
Adachi Kinnosuki describes the will.
ingness of the Japanese people to be
taxed and their accomplishing re-
Spouse to demands that are necessi-
tated by the good OF the country. His
statement is so remarkable that 1t il
worthy of quotation. He says:
I'm 1895 we went to war with China.
Our government wanted money, and
wanted it badly. 1t let our people know
about its needs in terms of war loans
To the first call the people answered
by putting up $e5.00o.oe0: The govern
ment wanted more, and on the second
call it succeeded in getting from the
people $4,000. 000-ln all $4,000, 900.
The people gave this amount very
willingly. That fact was very plain
on the very face OF 1t. It was widely
advertised ALSO The thing that was
not so well known. especially outside
! of the country, however, was that this
was all that the people could do at
the ;ime-ard a little more. Nine
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
swaIIow.s rome.

The teacher in natural history haA
received more or less satisfactory re.
plies to her questions, The Delinea-
tor asserts, and finclly she asked:
What little boy can tell me where
the home of the swallow is?"
Long silence, then a hand waved.
We'll, Bobbie, where is it,"
The home OF the swallow" de.
clared Bobbie, seriously. lis in the
stummick'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

years later came the Russian war.
Once more the government talked to
the people in the unpleasant language
of government loans. The people of
Japan, however, apparently enjoyed
this bitter talk. Indeed they became
enthusiastic about it. Five times the
government talked to the people and
five times the people replied by giving
up altogether $500. 100000. In addition
to this amount we raised about $780,
000, 900 from foreign loans. AS in the
time of the Chinese war, the willing
ness Of the people, their enthusiasm,
their appreciation Of the honor OF
emptying their pocketbooks for the
state was the same Ours is the Spar
tan ideal--no consideration for the In
diyidual, everything for the state.
What was not exactly the same was
that cur people had . very much hard
er time in putting up the 100000 900
at the time of the Chinese war than in
surrendering s3OO,000.000 at the time
of the Russian war;"
The Japanese government is now
carrying out q scheme for paying on
the principal of the national debt.
Prime Minister Katoura decided that
the country must raise at least $751;
If this can be maintained Japan will
have paid her war debts in less than
thirty years.
But she will not find the task an
easy one. She will have to call again
upon patriotism that has never fail-
ed her. but that cannot perform the
impossible. 1t may be doubted If the
taxes can be pushed any higher than
they are now and. even the most will
ing taxpayers cannot pay when they
do not possess. The annual taxation
now amounts to almost 16 ven ($S)
and this is a very large sum indeed
when we remember that the average
earnings are very small. In 1904 an
estimate was made Of the monthly ex-
penses of the average Japanese family
of four. and it is probably fairly cor
rect at the present time. 1t is as fol-
lows:
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The monthly income of this same
family was estimated at S.2s yen.
leaving deficit of 1.16 yen Wages
may have increased somewhat since
the war, but there can be no doubt
that the cost Of living also has In
creased An official report since the
war gives the following as the mean
wages OF workmen in Japan:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

A great majority of Summer ills are
due to Malaria in suppressed form. las
s:tude and headaches are but two symp-
toms. OyTDINE eradeates the Malaria
germ and tones up the entire system. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
Not SUCCESSFUL.

Mrs. Knicker-Why don't you go
10 the market yourself?
Mrs. Bocker-No, indeed: that's inst
the way Jack told me he lost his
money
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Conclusive.

What am to do about this mans
attack on me? cart answer him"
Then why don't you call him
liar:"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
ceEp FLOODED AND

Qbus. Rev James Reed. GAINESVILLE. Tex. wrote:
III haze used ys,ur Cheat hams chill Tonic In my
fanulx ana can resommeud u 10 cyeryons anerssd
With Chkils nod Fever IL cured wi hem various
d hre rsU~Sstrs failed. Price 80. Sold ara
aniee6 by Ell eealers. A. b Richards Mcdicine Co.
sher1saR. Texas Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

To prevent Malaria is far better than
to cure it. In lna!arial countries take
dose of OXIDINE regularly one each week
and other malar;al troubles Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

Many a. born leader throws up the
sponge and becomes follower.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

When a man does get even with
another he Is never satisfied until he
gets little more so.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
Melancholy Fact.

Man is weak. That is why he In
vests in cantaloup when he knowc
the chances are ten to one against
him--Toledo Blade.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

Chimmie-Hey. Maggie. hold DIS
bag o. peanuts fer me fer a minute
here comes poor relation o. mines-
Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

HE duties and functions Of
the many departments OF
life in Japan are clearly
defined and the general ac-
quiescence In such defini-
lions In a mark Of orderly
instinct rather than servil-
ityfhat tits ever ready 10
recognize its own inferior
ity. That the duties OF
women have been clearly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
unfttina.

Wait till hobble my horse
We'll. please don't do it on the
skirt of the town
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

4 smooth man is liable to be slip
psry.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

This is how Jack and I, decided
10 marry. One evening. Jack stole a.
kiss"
And you had him sentenced to,
hard laior for life because OF. such. a.
.haft."
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II Deperds.

II Depends.
DO you think wife should go
through her husbands pockets"
'Yes-if there's anything In en-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19
superfluous Question.

is your wife superstitious?"
Ny dear sir. my wife is woman.
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Yen per day a Yen equal to 50 cents gold)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Miami county gives Roosevelt II
delegates and Saline gives him 10, rails
ing his total to 434. He now needs only
16 to give him control of the state con-
vention. Montgomery and Wilson
counties of the Third district hold eau
cuses today If the colonel gets Mont
gomery with her % delegates he will
have the convention with six votes to
spare. In fact, Montgomery's caucuses
today may decide the complexion of the
Third district, as well as of the state
convention.
Taft has carried Crawford and
Cherokee of the Third with their 80
votes and Roosevelt has carried La
bette with IA delegs ties. If the colonel
wins today in Montgomery he will have
SO votes. He is sure to win the pr1-
maries in Chautauqua and Neocho
counties Saturday and he is sure to win
the Cowley county delegation, say the
insurgent leaders. Thus, with Mont
gonery he would have 70 votes in the
Third, more than the necessary So to
have a majority. So the Roosevelt and
Taft managers are looking anxiously
towards Montgomery county today.
Wilson county of the Third district also
holds a caucus today.
The politicians are now talking about
who will be delegates to the national
convention from Kansas. Roosevelt
Fifth and Eighth congressional dis
tricts The Fourth holds it's convention
at Emporia April 80. M. F. Anrine, of
Council Grove. A. w. Logan, of QUEEN
emo. J. NJ. Lister, of Wamego, and
John Gray, of Marion county have sup
porters to fill the two places of honor.
The Fifth district convention will be
held at Manhattan May 3. J. G. Strong,
of Blue Rapids, A. M. Story. of Man
haitian and John Stewart, of Concordia,
are candidates.
The Second district convention will
be held at Lawrence, May s. There are
a lot of candidates for delegates. G.
c. Bolinger, of lola U. S. Guyer. of
Kansas City Ed Gates. and A. M.
Keene, of Fort Scott, and U. S. Sartin.
of Kansas City, are talked of for the
two places.
The Eighth district convention will
be held at Newton, April 30. Tom
Blodget, of Wichita. and Harry Wood,
of Wellington. are candidates. Henry
Allen, of Wichita, is pretty sure to be
elected delegate at large. J. N. Dolley,
of Maple Hill, and William Allen White
of Emporia, are both in the Fourth dis
trict. One of these men will be elected
delegate at large. If Judge T. ].
Flanneley. of Independence, delivers
Montgomery county to Roosevelt today
he may get a place on the Big Four for
his reward. He would deserve it. for
Montgomery is the key to the Third
district, the only battle ground Taft
has in the Kansas presidential cam
Daign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25

meal t'fit to set before a king Those
who contributed to the success of the
occasion in this manner were: Kaw
Milling company, Topeka Pure Milk
company, Whiteker Brothers. the Lux
and Stone commission houses, and
Lords and Ho1craft's floral establish
ments.
The. appointment of committees in
the Topeka Commercial club has ceased
to be a matter of form and custom
it is a signal for work-and the hard
est kind of patriotic civic labor. This
year the secretary has appointed his
committees with the idea of assigning
certain special duties to certain spec
iaI membe of the club. The commit
tee berths were not filed thoughtlessly
club members were picked out and
planted with the certainty and the hope
that they would grow.-Commercia1
Club Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
GET INFORMATION.
In Regard to FIT. Stockton and Irri-
gated Lands

Mr.. Frank E. Grimes, who is spend
ing a few days in Topeka, tells his
friends of splendid opportunities in
Texas in and around FIT. Stockton. He
says several persons have agreed to
go down with him May 18th to see the
future city of FIT. Stockton and the ir-
rigated land surrounding it watered
by springs.
Many people are searching for, a
place where it is not too cold in the
winter, others where it is not so warm
in the summer others are seeking
health and many for opportunities
that always arise where things are
new and in the primitive state.
I'VE have all these things at FIT.
Stockton" said Mr.. Grimes, health,
climate, good water and irrigated
lands. Fit. Stockton is the coming
city of that section. The main line of
a railroad is being built which will
pass through the town.
Call and see Mr.. Grimes at the Ma
tional hotel.