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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-03
Pest Commission Bill.

State Senator Gray Silver has in
trodpced a crop pest commission bill
in the~state senate designed especial
" toEprotect and aid farmers in the
matter of nursey stock and plants
The bill should he enacted into law.
Serious impositions are sometimes
made in the sale OF young trees and
plants. For instance, in some parts
of PENNSYLVANIA, where apples were
of hest qualities, there have been
substituted orchards of large bear.
ing natures but whose fruit is of
very low quality and far inferior to
that Of orchards which do not bear
SO heavily Frequently the dry APP
pie has taken the place of the juicy
one, not by desire or intent of the
grower but on account of imposition
ON the part of the nurseryman.
Plants are often not what they
are represented to be. They prove
worthless often. The man who sells
them can not be held financially or
criminally responsible as there are
no laws strictly governing his ac-
ton.
inspection, recommendations, re-
quiTements and registration are in
cluded in the Silver bill and all its
several features appeal to the Tele-
gram as most commendable. They
certainly are in the interest of the
farmer and they hurt the nursery
man and plant seller only so far
that he is prevented from selling in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-03
pestroylng common Fealty.

Manifest in the confusion OF
tongues at the court house Saturday
over the question of new court
house was a bitterness of feeling
that threatens to tear asunder the
union and fraternity of the people
Of Harrison county as took place in
the building of the tower og Babel
told about in the Scriptures.
The situation impending is one that
should havk been studiously kept
down. The county court may not
have intended it to start. Doubtless
the court did not foresee it. But
that the court precipitated it there
can be no doubt.
/, Twenty-Five residents of the coun-
Ity called a mass meeting of farmers
and Immediately after the publica-
'tiun of the call the county court
called another mass meeting for the
same day, hour and place.
The opposition to a new court
house concluded at once that the
county courts call was for the pur-
pose of interference in its own meet,
ing with view possibly OF over
riding the farmers and converting
the meeting into one favorable in
majority to the building of a new
court house. This action riled the
farmers and they came to the city
with blood in their eye. 1t did not
take them long to see that they
would have to resort to extreme
measures to hold their own. Conse-
quently they soon had the meeting
at fever heat and impassioned re-
marks were made on both sides des-
tined to make u wide breach be-
tween the farmer folk and some OF
the town people. (.
The riotous ending of the mass
meeting proved conclusively that a
very bitter feeling had heea engen-
dered in the meeting and that fuel
had been added to the flame.
Although the meeting lasted all
the day and a great amount of talk
ing was done, solution Of the
question is no nearer at hand than it
was before the meeting was held.
The only aid the county court de-
rived from the proceedings was Che
emphatic, positive information that
lit would be a most unpopular move
to build a new court house and
thereby increase the taxes of the
people of the county.
The court will find it an uphill
job to build a new court house in
defiance of the unmistakable protest
made. Efforts to do so will throw
the county into state of tur-
MOL and disagreement of such high
degree as to cause feuds, riots and
A deplorable destruction of a COM
mon fealty to the public good. 1t
is hoped that the court appreciates
this fact and that it WI proceed
along lines of action more judicious
than when it precipitated the con
fusion Of tongues Saturday and the
riotous conditions that marked the
close of the meeting.
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ttf stafs t.GU t4t Z lff ~
white women have been indicted for
marrying colored men. is a sensation
al disclosure here, according to the
report of the grand iury's investigation
during the last week. The names are
given as MIS-. Garter, Bertha Christ
mas, Mrs Hilton, Sarah Jamison and
Mrs. johnson. In three instances the
jury was unable to learn the entire
names of those indicted, but descrip-
tons and their places Of residence
have bcen4 furnished and arrests will
he made,
In West Virginia for a white wom-
an 10 live in medlock with a negro is
unlawful and the state law forbids in
ter-racial marriage. The indictments
refer 10 marriages entered into out
side OF West Virginia, although the
women are,accused of living with ne
groes while residing in this state
The offense is a misdemeanor and is
punishable by a jail sentence.
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Spend our money on the reads
and make them good first was the
battle cry at the mass meeting here
Saturday. Even the farmers are
Beginning e see the necessity of
good roads. A great many of them
could not attend the mass meeting
because the roads were impossible.
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The next time a band of leading
taxpayers calls mass meeting, the
county court will not likely call one,
too. The trick did not work last
Saturday,
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Perhaps, hf the countr court
should build wings to the court house,
so it would fly away, thus open
ing the way for modem new court
house. Tho court will doubtless
take this suggestion seriously.
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Governor elect Hatfield

Govefnor-elect Hatfield is re-
ported as making a firm declaration
for the initiative, referendum and
recall before recent Republican
conference at Charleston. If the
goyernor-elect goes much further,
he will supplant Dawson and Glass
cock as Roosevelt leaders in this
state and he also shows a tendency
to dislodge man named Houston
out at Parkersburg rs a Debs
leader.
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Senators Watson and Chiffon will
probably focus their eyes OH a GER
tain federal Senate committee room
tomorrow as that is when their cleo.
ton scandal is to come up again be-
fore. the committee that will prob
ably, use the probe ingtheir case.
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Look at some advertised real estate
every few days. You'll acquire an ed
ucation as,to values that may be the
making of your fortune. And youll
not only find buying opportunities, but
you'll manage, somehow to take ad-
vantage Of some OF them.
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& The'.present week should enable
Colonel Seymour Edwards to either
go back 10 his oil field or his liter
airy" room and stay there.
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Judge James w. Robinson de-
clared that he would demand a re-
traction from Thomas NJ. Hornor
hut he did not say when, how or
where. The public is Interested.
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An Evening Echo.

To preserve in ones duty and be
silent is =the best answer to
ca1umny.- GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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Then AND NOW

Ito Uncle John and Uncle Tom.)
Ny dear old friends in days of old,
When orders were shaved for lucre
and gold,
You held fun sway, my dear old
brothers
You and Jim and lot of others.
Now come let's reason about the
times
They have changed, ah. yes, but not
In your minds.
standpatters have come and Bun
Moosers have gone
To a hole in the wall. while progress
abounds.
When boys we waded 70 SCHOOL in. the
mud; aN
Our streets were like alleys, our adj
vancement in suds;
But young generation of red blood
Has built Us a city were proud to
have seen.
Where's your old place, dear old
unclcs?-Go ask of. the past
OF its failures; its shavers, in peace
let Them rest.
We will progress, we'll march on
ward, the time is here now,
TO build a grand court house, should
it create row.
On the shelf. dear souls, 1anguish. we
will fan you to sleep;
Peace to your ashes; in sorrow wen
weep.
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT.
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ever

Natures weather prophet saw his
shadow and there will be six more
weeks of winter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-03

Robinsons' Grand Theater is a
credit to C1arksburg and joy for
ever.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-03

ferior diseased and undesirable
goods, something that the WELL
meanthg man engaged along those
lines really does not want to sell.
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Do Your Bargain
Hunting;WithCare

AT a great barsan' saying pause"
had better buy all certain beyond
OF quality of the goods unless shopping
of unqncstonablc fair dealing.
1t Is TO the credit of THE TIEGRAMS advertisers that
do not announce impossible bargains
promises of quality which they
You rely by THE TELEGRAN,s
advertisers They
to keep
your money They know that possible shOd
dS once but not twice and they want be satisfied
Nou buying
advertise In THE TELEGRAM which
important Each these advertisements
splendid business reputation.
rather throw the winds and shop with THE TELE
GRAMS advertisers.
Copyright. by r.
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Don't Overlook The Advantage
Of Buying Your Carpets and
RpgsatWa tts=Lamberd $40.

We not only offer you the largest
assortments to- select from but in many,
instances you will find our regular
prices .aslow as other stores special
sale prices.
We have taken number Of rugs,
from the various lines carried and will
dispose Of them at great saving in
price.
These are patterns that will not be
duplicated for the coming season, many
of which you will like as well if not bet
ter than the newer patterns, Every
rug perfect-rugs for all size rooms
from 6x9 IT. on up to II #. 3 inches by
Is feet.
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lIUlNTENGToN, Feb. 3.-That five
Evening journal., 1913-03-04
EDITORIAL OPINION

unfair competition. II increases ef-
fciency and makes employees satisfied.
The benefits to the employe are too
obvious to be referred to. We sim
cerely hope that you will be success
ful in securing the passage of the
ten hour law IN your State
It seems to us that this testimony
from employers who have had prac-
tica experience in the operation of
the ten hour law is worth more than
any amount of theorizing on the sub
ject. Here are men-and they are
only q few of those who might be
named--whO have tried the ten hour
law in their own establishments. and
they say it works to the advantage Of
both employer and employe Now, If
this is the experience in New Jersey
and Maryland, and in many other
States, why should it not be the ex-
perience hero in Delaawre? All that
is needed to make the law Il success
here is the disposition of employers ia
accommodate themselves to its rea-
sonable requirements. II is the same
old story with respect to every in
novation In business. Capital is al
ways timid. and it Is proper that IL
should at least be cautious, but where
il has been demonstrated, az II has
been in the case of a ten hour law.
that there is really nothing to fear, it
would appear that continued Opposi-
tion 20 the bill has little to recommend
Evening journal., 1913-03-04

Real Bargains Of
High-Grade Mer-
chandise in all our
many departments
tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1913-03-04
LEADER TAKES

From The Laurel Leader.
In regard to the Editorial which
anpeared in the columns of The
leader February 10, in regard to
CROOKED work" being practiced IN
the last town election of Reho0oth'
we saw our informant was person
most vitally interested in the out
come of the election and made the
assertion in the presence of witness
and being a responsible man we had
no reason to doubt the veracity oil the
statement that there we're 43 more
ballots cast than there we're voters
We are glad to say. however that
since we published that article. what
VIC believed at that time. to be the
facts about the election, that we have
received information that enables us
10 make the statement that we he.
iieve we were wrongly informed ana
that after carefully investigating the
matter believe that the election was
carried on in a perfectly legitimate
manner. and we advise our informant
that anyone making such assertions
should be in a position to verify them
when occasion arises; we are willlng
10 verify our statement that we were
informed by responsible person and
we cannot understand why he should
make the statement unless he had
some grounds; we hope that he VIII
give satisfactory explanation as we
have asked him for one; so far his
explanation is very Unsatisfactory
Evening journal., 1913-03-04
"PRIMA FACIE.-

From The sunday Star.
A great to do is being maze by
the opponents Of the ten hour bill
because it provides that the presence
of a female on the premii where
she is employed, at any time outside
Of working hours for that establish
ment shall constitute prima facie
evidence of the violation OF the law,
and subject the employer 10 a fine.
Every Evening says Under this
measure the employer who permitted
his employees to remain upon the
working premises a minute outside
the actual working hours. as posted
in his place. would be a lawbreaker.
This argument is based upon the def
milton of the phrase prima faCie, and
evidently the aforesaid opponents OF
the ten hour bill regard it as mean
ing conclusive; and they draw a pa
thetc picture of employers inhuman-
ly keeping their women workers
standingt outside the establishments
in -inclement weather, waiting for the
hour OF beginning work in the morn
ing, or for the expiration of the noon
recess for luncheon" or driving them
forth "at the closing minute, no mat
ter how fierce a storm might be rag
ing at the time"
But the dictionaries do not define
"prima iacie" as meaning "conclu-
sive Literally translated. it means
FIRST face-at first view. or appear
ance." That is what the Century Die
tionary says. II means a condition OF
affairs which requires explanation
For a man TO be found standing with
a bloody knife in his hand over a per
son dying from a fatal cut would be
prima facie evidence that re was a
murderer. but it would not be con-
elusive evidence TO that effect. II
would be prima facie evidence that a
man was a thief on whose person
stolen goods was discovered, but he
might be innocent; he would have to
explain how he came by the goods
These elementary truths are not
given for the benefit Of Every Even
ing; they are given for the benefit OF
those who may be misled by Every
I Evenings specious argument
We may add that for newspaper
to use such an argument might be re-
garded as prima facie evidence that
| its editor does not understand the
language in which he expresses him
self but that is certainly not the fact
i'm this case. Every Eeyning knows
the meaning of prima facie. and It
therefore knows that all an employer
would have to do. in the situation
contemplated by the ten hour bill,
would be to explain how a woman or
girl happened to be on his working
premises outside working hours Ten
chances to one. in the case of the
early arrival of the employe. or Of her
presence on the premises during noon
hour. or during a storm. that fact
/ would never be the subject Of in
quiry by any sensible inspector or by
anybody else. There must be a little
common sense left in the country
tho it must be confessed that the op-
ponents OF the ten hour bill do not
seem to be carrying an excess stock
of that commodity.
Evening journal., 1913-03-04
IrIs FOR THE EXCEPTIONS
From The sunday STAR


From The sunday Star.
While it is true that the ten hour
law is not needed in the case of most
of our merchants and manufacturers
who employ women and girls in their
establishments, yet there is ample ev-
idence to prove that there are some
Industries i'm which the protection
that the law would afford is needed
II is these exceptions that make the
law worth while If there were only
one woman in all Delaware being in
ured by overwork, whether IL be vol
untary or compulsory, the ten hour
bill should be passed. The laws
against crime are for those who are
criminally inclined. and it is no re-
aection upon those who are not GRIM
nally inclined that society seeks the
protection of laws against crime. And
1t is no more of an argument against
a ten hour law to say that it VIII be
fiolated. as some of its opponents in
sist. than IT is an argument against
our criminal code 10 say that muir
der and arson and theft are now and
then committed, Notwithstanding the
avs against those crimes. Society
needs the ten hour law for its pro-
lection from injury TO its individual
nnits. which is an injury TO the So
riai body as a whole. To say that
society has no right to protect itself
from this sort of injury would be
denial of the fundamental principle
Of government. which would. in its
logical application. result in a ever
sion to individual rule--a TINS
would be barbarism.
Evening journal., 1913-03-04
Fine Remedy for
A aCkWdrd Child
Continue il for Only Brief Period
and the Good Results will Sur
prise You.


A low state of the general health
is now the accepted cause Of back
wardness in children. So in the case
of a backward child it is best to look
towards building up its health 1t
will usually he found that the main
trouble is in the food. in lack of as
similation and digestion Hence care
should be taken in the kind of food
given to the child This, with plenty
of air and exercise, should bring about
a change for the better.
Watch the conditions of the bowels.
TO note whether the waste is being
passed off or not, or whether it is be-
ing passed too freely If either con-
dition prevails give a small dose of
that gentlest of all laxative-tonics, DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Thousands
of mothers will testify to the wonders
it has wrought in the lives Of their
own children, and for that reason
legions of families like those of Mrs.
J. e. Brunty, 1903 9th Ave. Nashville,
Tenn, are never without it in the
house Mrs Brunty writes: Harry
had always been constipated until |
gave him Dr. Caldwell's syrup Pepsln.
! am certainly going TO keep this
medicine in the house in future for
know it to be good Il is pleasant
10 the taste and so perfectly safe that
It is given to infants. and yet is equal
ly effective for grown people. All
druggists sell it and the price is only
fifty cents and one dollar bottle, the
Evening journal., 1913-03-04
Though Seven Men Are In
diCted, Only Five Are
Present to Plead
Not Guilty

The actual trial Of the govern
ment's case against seven Of the pro-
moters and ex-onicers OF the Inter
national Lumber and Development
Company for alleged conspiracy in
using the United States malls to de-
fraud began this morning before
Judge Charles b. Wilmer. of scran-
ton, in the United States district
court. Philadelphia.
Proceedings were started yesterday
afternoon, but the selection of n mrv
occupied all the available time; and
this morning the case will be outlined
to the jury by District Attorney John
c. Swartley
The jurors were allowed to go 10
their homes, but not untilfJudge Wit
mer had told them that they were
instructed not TO read newspapers
or any thing concerning this case.
except in general way And. he
added, II also warn you against dis
cussng the case with any one. and If
anyone attempts TO discuss II with
you, ! wish you to report il to me. '
International and national. as we'll
as local interests are involved i'm the
suit, since the 2SS.000 acres of land
which formed the basis of the stock
sales alleged to be fraudulent ars To-
Gated in the state Of Campeche. Mex
leo. where one of the seven men i'm
dicted is at present; two Of tho de-
PENDANTS are residents Of Chicago
one is reported to be dying in Los
Angeles. and the 5000 stockholders
are scattered all over this country
and Europe
Seven Men Arc Indicted.
Seven men are under Indictment
but only five were present to plead
mot guilty These were John r.
Markley the man who promoted the
company. and Isaiah b Miller. his
partner, both of Chicago Charles r.
Mcmahon. Of Wayne. the former sec
retary and treasurer; william H.
Armstrong, Jr, former general man
ager, Col A. G. Stewart. director
Of the company and it's commissioner
also erstwhile United States Attorney
General i'm Porto Rico; William Arm
strong, Sr.. is reported TO be critically
III i'm the Californian city. and n A.
Merrill. expresident of the CITY Ma
tional Bank OF Mason City. Ia., and a
director and inspector OF the company
is now said TO be in far Campeche. be-
Evening journal., 1913-03-04
LUMBER COMPANY TRIAL OPENS TODAY

yond the jurisdiction of the United
States courts.
The defendants are under three in-
dictments Of the same general char
acter. 1t is charged that they sold
through the mails by means of elab-
crate prospectuses. stock in the Cam
peche concession, which they claimed
ideal for the growing Of rubber trees.
dyewoods. coffee, cocoa. lemons. or
anges and cotton. tha, they made con-
tracts with themselves. rendering the
stockholders liable for payment of
$3.50 an acre for each OF The 2SS 0O0
acres they should clear. plant and
develop; that they paid SlS0O00 for
the land and "unloadod' Il on the
company for 100000: that they guar
anteed an s per cent dividend and
paid IL out OF stock subscriptions in
stead OF the earnings, etc
Preliminary Steps Taken.
The Government suit is an out
growth Of a bill in equity filed IN the
United States District Court on Feb
ruary %, 1912. by severa Of the
stockholders through Owen h Rob-
erts and Samuel w Cooper. attor-
neys, OF Philadelphia This bill was
later withdrawn, and less than
month afterward nled again this time
I'm Wilmington the legal home of the
corporation Postal Inspectors Ryan
and Morse we're later sent to Mexico.
and reported that almost every claim
: by the promoters of the company was
! false.
/ Twenty-oieht talesman we're sworn
/ and examined before the requisite 12
jurors were seated There were many
] perempiory challenges and one for
cause, when Samuel S. Watts. Of Terre
I Hill. admitted that he had formed an
| opinion IN the case which il would
/ require considerable evidence to
/ change The bulk Of the examination
: for the defence was conducted by Mr.
Scarlet although Senator Mason took
one juror in hand during his coll
! leagues temporary absence District
Attorney John c. Swartley examin-
/ ed for the Government. with Assist
ant District Attorney Jasper Y. Brin-
! ton beside him
10 was al Mr. Swariley's suggestion
that Judge Wilmer deferred the open
! ing of the case until this morning.