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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
BURNS
yR t.EEaHEs
Cause Death Of Mrs. Mary
Polinor,l of McWhorter
Funeral Saturday.

Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. Mary Poltner. wife of Frank Pol
inor, of McWB orter, who died in a
local hospital Friday evening at $3.50
O'Clock from brnns she received sew
eral weeks ago when she attempted to
save the life of her daughter whose
clothes caught fire from an open CRATE
fire, were held at the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception Saturday at
ternoon at o'cloccss. The burial was
in the Holy Cross cemetery:
The accident which caused the death
of both the mother and the babe oc-
cured at the Polindr home at Nc
Whorter several weeks ago Mr.,
Polinor had left the room for d min
ute when the child went to close to
the ire her clothes catching. When
the mother returned and saw her
daughters clothing burning she ran
to her assistance in an effort to ex-
tinguish the flames her own clothing
caught and she was painfully burned.
The child died in few hours and the
mother was brought to ailocal hospital
where she passed away Friday even
ing.
The deceased woman is survived by
her husband and her parents.
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learning. In the case OF the univer-
stiles. ''the Worldwide Interchange
Of thought exchange Of scholars,
and migration of students" have IN.
evitably created the demand for rec
ognlzed standards.
DR.. AacLean attempts to portray
the steadards Of American higher
education as they have been and as
they are now. After tracing the
significant changes that have taken
place in American college standards
from colonial days down through the
battle over the elective system, he
discusses the present standards OF
collegiate departments in the United
States; standards Of Theological
schools, medical schools, law schools,
schools OF engineering, dental
schools, schools Of pharmacy, schools
Of fine arts ana music, and UNIVERSE
ties n general
-tln his summary DIR. MacLean sug-
gests that the increasingly high pro
fessional standards, which make the
American graduate twenty-six or
twenty-seven years old in beginning
the practice Of his profession. fofE.
an important point in the demand
for complete reorganization of the
educational system.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
NOT WANTED
Are Four Clarksburg Boys
Who Are Arrested by
Parkersburg Police.

PARRhRsBURG, April 19-Tho
four boys who we're apprehenLed
here by the police as they were
alighting from train from the East
and who were supposed to be runa-
ways will probaly be given their re-
lease.
After learning that the boys were
from clarksburg Captain of Police
Smith telegraphed the authorities
there asking them if they wanted tAc
boys and If they should be de-
tanned here. To this inquiry he has
received no reply and as the young
sters do not seem to be wanted they
viii be allowed to go.
1t was at first thought that the
boys might be escaped inmates of the
:Pruntytown reform school but this
was later learned not to be the case.
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md. De sure.

The sentiners contemporaries tel
of copy Of the State Journal o.
1876 and dwell upon the largt
amount OF space devoted to the cele.
bration of the Fourth of July and The
very able editorials in behalf o
Hayes and Wheeler. Fourth o.
July that year was the cente1nia
birthday Of the country, and there
fore worthy of much space, and i
must have taken not only an able
man but IN exceptionally brilllan
one to produce anything plausible
in favor Of Hayes and Wheeler
Parkersburg Sentinel.
1t was Uncle Presley Morris, o
course. So does his fame echo dow:
through the ages. Even better filings
than that will be said of him II
1875.
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Copy This, Editors.

Andy Carnegie tried to get iol
as reporter on a Plttsburg newspa
per when he was a boy end failed
Andy ought to pension the famits
and dependents of the editor who
turned him DOWN Wheeling Regis
ter.
or. better yet, eadow an adver
Using bureau the object of wnlcs
shall be to educate newspaper own
ers on the prime Importance OF CIV
ing more confederation to their edi
torial departments. OF course ther;
are few newspaper owners VIII
need not be placed on the bureaus
mailing list-but not many.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
Converted. At Last.

Although somewhat .belated, thC
Fairmont West Virginian has at las
seconded the kilograms motion e
advocate the municipal code idea
the object of which is to abolish tht
senseless and unfair scramble foi
special city charters with which int
legislature is hampered and dis
graced every time 1t meets.
AS the West virginian steadily ig,
nored the important subject during
the last general scramble, being
somewhat engaged in that scramo,.
itself for new charter for Fair.
mont, it may be concluded that rlc
Fairmont newspaper has. at last
realized the injustices of privately
made. special municipal charters and
seen the folly of its ways to the point
of conversion. At any rate. ia.
Telegram rejoices that the West vlr-
ginian takes the stand it now 'doea
for a municipal code bill and hopes
it will stand by its guns.
This is what the West Virginlan
says on the subject:
There is one important bill tina;
has been before the West Virginia
legislature for several sessions but
which gets very scanty attention al
the regular sessions that the govern
or. our opinion, should consider as
of sufficient Importance to emboly
in his call for the special session OF
the legislature, and that is the mu-
niclpal code bill. This bill has been
prepared by commission which
gave this subject a great deal oil
study and time and will If passed
save the state many thousands CT
dollars at each session of the legis-
lature in the consideration of special
charter bills.
This bill will never have proper
attention at regular session of the
legislature for the reason that suca
towns as are wanting special charters
will always be there advocating a
special bill and will not wait for .nr
general bill while they can, SO 70
speak, cut across lots" and &c,
what they want quicker. This is rag
plan that dozens of cities adopt Al
each session. The state needs gen.
eral bill that will permit the cities
and towns to go before their circuit
judges with the proper petitions anc
vote upon such charters as they ,,e
sire without bother:ng the legls.a
ture about it.
The acts of the last legislator
make volume of 626 pages, int
largest ever passed, and only 27%
pages of this is general legislation
the remainder being special legs
laticn OF various kinds. but the mos
of it was special charter bills. Al
of this can he taken out of the hand:
of the Legislature by, the munlcIpa
code bill at saving to the tax
payers.
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GOLD MEDAL FOR
"A YOUNG WRITER
Is Offered by Federal Officer
for Best Essay ON
Good Roads.

WASHINGTON %. C., April Is-
a gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the agestof 10 and Is
years who writes the best composi-
itton not to exceed 500 words, on tns
repair and maintenance Of earth
roads, is to be awarded BY Logan
lsWailer Page, director, Office Of Pu,-
Iltc Roads, United States Department
lot Agriculture, Washington, ID. G. All
compositions must be submitted to
Mr.. Page before May 15, 1918, and
the medal will be awarded as soon
thereafter as the compositions can
be graded. The composition may be
based on knowledge gained from
books or other sources, but no quo
tattons should be made.
After many years experience In
dealing with the public road situa-
ton OF the country, it is Mr.. Pages
belief that ignofance1on the subject
of repair and maintenance of roads
is as much the cause OF their bad
condition as any other one factor. It
is expected that the competitor will
bring about a better understanding
Eof the subject Of repair and main
tenance in the rural districts.
/ Many children living in the rurat
districts have experienced the dis
advantages of roads made impassa-
BILE through lack of proper mainte.
nance and it is expected that their
interest in the competition will slim
Alate greater interest among the par
ents. Bad roads have prevented
many children from Obtaining
proper education and have even
prevented doctors from reaching the
side Of rural patients in time to save
their lives.
!; Any child between the ages mem
toned. attending a@couatry school,
may compete. oalys one side Of the
paper must Rewritten upon; eacaI
page should be numbered; the name.
age and address of the writer, ana
the name and location OF the school
which he or she is attending must
be plainly written apthe top of the
first pager The announcement Of
the competition has been sent To-
the superintendent Bfscfiools in the
rural districts. No further informa-
ton can be obtained from the office.
of public roads. This announcement
should be plain to everyone, and all
children win thus start.on 3 basis OF.
equality.
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.|IAlI(|lA|
OF Local Christian Endeavor
Societies Will nRendera Y
u. Fine Program. MS

The clarksburg Christian Endeayor
Union will meet Sunday evening at
$3.50 o'clock in the Christian En-
deavor room of the Presbyterian
church and render the following pro-
gram:
subject-'Union!' s - Is - :.
Leader-Mr. Charles Bean. 53.i
Song AMi
Scripture. fl't { AZ 3.
Prayer.
'.As an individual what benefits do
you expect from this union?'-Mrs.
A. B. Rohrbaugh.
How can Christian Endeayor
Union benefit the communicable. D.
c. Barnette.
Are Unions Benefcial?-rNr. Daniel
swisher.
General discussion of the subject.
Special music-Miss Lena Rutten-
cutter.
Benediction. !" SEET
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Standard Of Higher Edncation.

Our age makes standards imper.
ative,'' declares DR.. George Edwla
MacLean. formerly president of tae
State University of Iowa, in n buzz
etin just issued by the United States
Bureau of Education. Dr., MacLean
points out how the same need that
has led to standard gage for rail.
way tracks and common monetary
basis applies TO institutions Of higne
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
FUNERAL SUNDAY.


Jesse Skinner, aged two years and
four months, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
W, H. Skinner, of Northview, died
Friday midnight after an illness of
measles and pneumonia. The funeral
services will be held at the home Sun
day afternoon at 2:SO o'clock. Burial
will be in the GreenIawn cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
NJ
CHURCH DIVIDES.

MoRGANTorwN, April 1s-In.
surgent members Of the West Side
colored Baptist church at Councils
vile, Pa, who withdrew from the
church and formed new congrege-
ton, have invited the Rev. A. ].
Payne, of this city. to become the!s
pastor. He will be heard by them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19

When he gets through with eieh.
teen months Of penal servitude al
Durham, Natal, South Africa, aSir'l
Harry Westwood Cooper, alias DR..
Milton Abraham. notorious forper
end bigamist. viii be turned over 20
the authorities Of Oakland, Cal. He
was sentenced in Natal for sohtain-
ing money by trick and device.D or.
n other words, by forgery and by
oiRamy, marrying women for their
money and then deeamainr. He Ieft
Oakland some Fine acn with Mise
Anna Milbrath!e his sixth bride. and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19

The Huntington Advertiser GER
tainly must be in conteated frame
of mind. Ut is now worrying Itself
over what the eighteenth. amend
ment to the federal constitution Wilt
be. sa
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
An EyenIne ECHO.

They who procrastinate and defer
the business OF life in things which
IT. is in their power, to effect, sisl
into stupid and aDject slavery. and
show themselves unworthy of the
talents with, which human nature Is
identified. -G. GILFlIIAiN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
NEBNAN TO Speak.

Joseph Neenan, OF. Cleveland. o.,
president of the National Window
Glass Workers, will address an open
mass meeting in the Victoria theater
at $3.50 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
An invitation is extended to all. local
business men to attend. The tarlrr
will be the topic.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19

Banking institutions of Weston
show aggregate resources Of So
1852 In their latest reports. Tina;
is not SO bad for our hustling little
neighbor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19

Judging from the news dispatches
from Tokyo and Washington, Rich
moad Pearson Hobson seems to -
coming into his own.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
ANNUAL CONVENTION.

BLKINs. April 1s-The Christian
churches of West Virginia are making
preparations OF an elaborate nature
for an annual convention to be hel1
in this city May Is to %. R. w
Hopkins, OF Cincinnati, Will be one
of the prominent speakers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-19
First Aid to the
Perplexed"

The "first aid to the per-
picked" in the administra-
ton of the household should
be the advertising columns
of THE TELEGRAM.
You were looking at the
tablecloth today and that
brought up the question of
table linens.
This ought to be a great
time to buy tablecloths and
napkins.
Watch the announce
ments of the reliable stores
that advertise in. THE
TELEGRAM.
And, speaking about ta-
BILE linens. weren't you
thinking of a new rug for
the dining room, new cur
tains, another couch cover?
Perhaps something was
said about replenishing the
cut glass supply or a new
china cabinet or a buffet.
And what about a new
u refrigerator this season?
A fine. up-to-date, sanitary
refrigerator is not in the
luxury class any more; it is
a necessity.
Take your, housekeeping
problems to the advertising
columns of THE TELE-
GRAM. 1t is the business
of the stores represented
there to help you.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-27

openings ar e granted for periods
varying from one TO three years, de-
pending upon the necessity of the
case and the condition Of the pave
ment. The standard period is three
years IN case a great necessity Is not
shown and the pavement is in good
condition.
The pavement IL restored under the
eye of an inspector and is done with
the very greatest Of care. the back
filing material being placed in thin
layers. carefully Wetted and rammed.
Moreover, the department or utility
must do the work al lis own expense
and must IN addition furnish a bond
equa! IN r2ou TO about double the
cos, Of the pavement disturbed The
bond IS forfeited in case the pavement.
settles or proves unsatisfactory in 9TH
- respects.
II has been proposed N a number
Of cities - build tunnels for the Va
rious underground facilities. hut after
a careful investigation of the subject
IL Ne" York several years ago, an
adverse decision was reached. the COM
mission holding .tat the regulation
above described lessons the nuisance
considerably and guarantees a salts
factory restoration ~ the pavement.
-Ers;reerirg Record.
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- terms Q: dollars and she pounded
ou. copy II terms q cents. Yec Miss
B-Iohe's thoughts wouid have oeen
more or less ineffective w;thou. the
c.=v=r calculation produced ny her
typinz. Miss Brooke could no., type.
And her writing was that Of n per-
son whose mind moves faster than her
muscles. No editor in the world could
ever nav picked out more than one
word n I've OF ma intricate script
which Elsie had learned 10 read like
50 much print.
Else believed herself 10 ne ind:s-
pensahle 20 Miss Brooke. She had
worsed for he- 81 long that she had
every detail Of in= business by heart.
she hsd learned ali Of Miss Brooke's
tricks o: irads. modes OF expression,
Until she telr that i she ever had
-ine she could dash off q story which
wouli vin acceptance anywhere.
However. she never had the time. for
sas Nas aIwaEs either working o.
playing. Miss Brooke KEEP, her pretty
ousy. AL the resi- Of the time she
amused herself.
For some time now musemen had
beer en~c-oach!ng upon business. The
lIrsd Elsie Continually. She had less
and lass time for her work. but the
work must &C OF just the amt She
hurried her work and !oitered over
her amusemsn.s. She could make her
fingers Ay. am she let them 60 a, the
speed limit Of accuracv-and beyond.
Impe-tec-ions blotted her copy and
Miss Brooke began to find fault. Ell
SIC listened carelessly. Let Miss
Brooke zrumnle. Elsie was not
afraid. She was 200 valuab bic to Miss
Brooke 10 De risaing much. and she
had something 10 gain-ajded mo-
ments for q novel or q chat. Miss
Brooke could not find anybody to take
her place. Il would take a year at
Least ~ break in another girl.
On this particular afternoon she
typewriter table stood az the open
window Of her upstairs room, and she
could look down into an enormous
sErinsa bush, which not only charmed
the eye rs lis bloom. but sent wave
after wave Of sweetness up to her
nostrils. L Was May n everything
was young and hrieh, and fun of the
JOY Of life. Earth. SKY. syrinea bush.
rend@riE greenirg foliage were kin 70
ner and her girlish senses rioted with
than in ar abandon Of delight. All
outdoors urEed her TO come-come.
snd here she vas fast before an old
typewriter. with a LOT of copy that
u be handed in before the day
ended.
Rebellion scanned I'D in Elsie-re-
beilion against Miss Brooke. against
The necessity which made her carr
wages. against the whole system Of
life.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-27
The Evening Story
EARNING HER WAGE.

Click-click. click went the keys.
ting wen, the bell as the carriage dew
back ami forth. and PAGE after page
Of messy transcrip, nu;tered TO the
floor.
'Hoo-oo" Some ore vas calling
and looked down into a laughing. up
turned face.
I'll De right down. Mar5ory. Just
le, me rut or my hat"
She sprang from the chair. nearly
%upse'ting the typewriter. caught her
new hat from the bed and aew 20 the
glass 70 put it on. l. was pretty and
becoming. hut as she stabbed it
through with a ha:pin Elsie remem-
hered obviously tina, Miss Brooke Vas
probably wearing one thar cost three
times as much.
Her old COPY can JUS, wait Till l
put her off twice successfully. and 1
guess she won't make any great fuss
# ! have 20 put her OF again. A day
sooner ~ later isn't going TO make
I'm certain"
She ran downstairs ard Joined Mar
jory. whom she found enjoying the
syrinea bush.
Lovely and white, .zn', il" Mar
sory sail. as she tucked 4 sprig into
her belt. I saw you were working
for dear i:fe. How do you get on with
Miss Brooke. Elsie: Isn't she dread
fully upstartish? I cant understand
doesn't look Z mite different from you
and me-"
She isr'; r different. Marjory.
Su: don't lets talk about her. I want
20 forget her and everything else I'M
p%ieasan: for the whole afternoon"
Or their way to the 'hea,er they
stopped a, a confecr:oner's and Elsie
bought a oox % chocolates. How good
il vas 10 ne ,~wentr-,wo, wearing a
afternoon a. a charming new play:
There was only one thing to spoil
Els,e's happiness. an6 that was the
thought Of the untidy work with
which she Il presently confront
Miss Brooke. Bu. ~ the time the
first act vas e she rad lost herself
completely IN the play. AS the cur
ain Went down she ga. staring a, II
as e she still saw the scene II had
with emotion. the hero's las, passion
ate u;terance repeating itself in her
ears.
She doesn't understand and I can.
make her understand. I've tried, in
deed, 10 impress upon her the fact
tina, life is something more than one
long matinee: that each one owes a
duty TO her fellows as we'll as to her
self. AMI a duty 10 her work, After
ali. life is work. And the more one
gets out Of ones work, the more one
enjoys life"
Elsie started. Her heart started.
700. and got into her throat and with
one cruel. headlong leap. For that
was Miss Brooke who was speaking
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-27
MEXICO's FIGHTING STRENGTH.


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work. Neither does she realize that in
cheating me she cheats herself. These
little things, these little everyday err
rors in the way OF honor. leave such
indeiible impressions. And too many
such impressions spoil any character.
1 learned it through my writing.
Writing is the hardest work in the
mos, inspiring. the most uplifting.
You know how I have shaved TO get
where I. am today. You know how
I've lost sleep and given up every
pleasure. Why. eve now a matinee
is a great event for me. And l
wouldn't he here now if hadn't
stopped in With YOU on u way to
that club meeting. But enough of me
and just a little more about Elsie.
but I'm afraid, aun,ie. that I can't
keep her. She is too careless. I can't
risk my own literary reputation by
continuing TO sen OF the copy she
turns out. She has a piece of work in
her hands now which I am going to
let decide for me. If ii is up to the
mark 1 shall keep her. If not l shall
let her go. have a trusty applicant
for her place and I can't Afford"
The curtain went up. Cant we stay
through this second act, auntie?'
IT think We had better go to the
club"
They went out quietly. Elsie turn
ed her head and saw them go. An al
Turing heroine was holding the centre
Of the stage. but Elsie looked down
at her hands. ins,ead-her wayward
hands tina were capable of such good
work and turned OH, such poor work.
She was thinking over what she had
just heard Miss Brooke say. There
had been revelation in the words Ut
tered unconsciously in her presence.
1t came to her that her work was her
very self. that she was not indispen-
sable, that all the matinees In the
world could not repay her for losing
her Job. ana with it the brightness OF
her young honor.
She touched Marjory.
You stay on. Marjory, I must 60.
I've got to go. Don't ask any ques-
lions. Just let me Co."
She left Marjory staring open
mouthed at such unwarranted beha-
vior. She rushed out into the spring
day. AS its light fell upon her she
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-27
BEATING THE FREE LUNCH LAW.
(New Haven Journal.)

(New Haven Journal.)
To the little town of Eufeld must
he given the credit Of successfully beat.
the law at its first enforcement. The
sa!oonkeepers there are not impressed
with a suspension Of luncheon privi-
leges as a protection against tubercu-
losis. The advance Of temperance
does not interest them, and. for the
expense involved in providing food
they remain unimpressed. What they
have done is to provide the conven-
tional saloon feed" not free Of
charge, but at a cost hat brings it
within the reach Of their customers.
A single lunch ticket is sold for three
cents. two for FIVE. This restores the
old order at a cost Of little conse-
quence to the visitor. and Of some con-
siderable consequence to the saloon
proprietor. But, it will be said. this
is merely beating the devil around the
stump. Correct. That is Just it. In
its endeavor to make good men by an
act Of legislation the general assembly
wake to the fact that it has SIM
ply commercialized free lunches.
There is no law that we know Of
which forbids a saloonkeeper to Sc |
a light lunch to his patrons. and there
is certainly no Law which undertakes
to fix rates to be charged for such
food as is served. Until the state has
gone farther than it has yet given
signs Of going We suspect this attempt
and similar attempts to do in a stupid
way that can only be done in one
way. If it should be done at all in
the present condition Of society, will
result in the same disaster.