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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-24


ing power of the capitalist.
1920
SAMUEL GoMPERS REELECTED
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 24.-American
Federation of Labor elected Samuel
Gompers president for another year
by a practically unanimous vote, and
selected Philadelphia as the 1914 con-
vention city. The attempt of the in
surgents to defeat Gompers for re-
election fell fat John Mitchell, who
withdrew from the executive council
of the federation, was succeeded as
second vice-president by James
O'ConneI. John White, president of
the United Mine Workers, was elect
ed seventh vice president of the Fed
Grafton.
The electrical workers fight ended
in complete victory for so-called Nc
Nulty faction. Friends of the Reid
Murphy faction failed in an attempt
to put through resolution denounc-
ing the McNulty factions acts in the
Pacific Gas & Electrical Co.'s strike.
The strikes in Colorado and Mich
igan were endorsed by the federation
and the executive council was in
structed to investigate charges that
copper companies in Michigan are
holding land taken from the public
domain by fraud and if this is sub
stantiated, to demand that the gov
eminent institute suit.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-24

stood, occurred in the bringing in Of
valuable gowns, silks and the like in
cases marked samples, " whereas, in
fact, they were for general sale.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-24
THE MEXICAN SITUATION

Mexico City, Nov. 24.-New Mexi-
can congress scheduled to meet again
today. Expected to take up election
of last month. ,..,
People enthusiastic over Huerta's
attendance at bull fight accompanied
by only two men of his staff.
Fl Paso, Tex.-RebeI and federal
armies are massed south of Juarez.
Believed battle will not be long de-
layed.
We believe the weather bureaus
claim that it gave full warning of
that awful storm on the Great Lakes.
The 254 corpses simply represent
greed pushed to the limit. 80
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-24

say to the capitalists who support it
that they must stop social injustice.
The meeting was a very orderly
one with the exception of three min
Utes, when a man who called him
self an American citizen" voiced
sentiment opposed to different organ
izations and in favor of the control-
ing power of the capitalist.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-21

have conducted all America and have made bargains
rgeOf sstOck
goods which formerly belonged the Peoples Supply and told
a ugh of tina
a 0 o andIo okoverhi is
O a goin elwhe
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-21
SHIRTS

All kinds. Dress and Work Shirts.
Underwear, any kind and weight.
Mems Half Hose, all colors.
Neckwear, all kinds.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-21
Fancy Patterns in Dress Ginghams at &C. Yarc
CHILDREN'S COATS

OIILDNEN-Io OUAIO
Children's Dresses
Children's Rain Coats.
Children's Sweaters.
Children's Scarfs.
Children's Underwear and Hose to fit
any one.
CAN YOU DO 1T?
See the windows. The Wizard" has ar
ranged nice puzzle for you. Come and
see-work it out and if you're first you
get nice present. Be sure and see this
in the windows Thursday morning.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-21
7 BARS oCTAGoN SOAP FOR 25e

have big lot of this and to create a
little excitement l will sell you bars of
Octagon Soap for 25c. This is good only
as long as the soap last. ou better hurry
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-21

JUST TO MAKE THINGS HUM
I have ton of Granulated Sugar
while it last / will sell you
20 Lbs. for $1.00.
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
PRESIDENT RESORTS TO LAW
S-n''ar Scot, Republican, Says Tariff
 MeSse- -~--- a-~.- tr. Attack.

 Western Newspaper Union Ne WE Sc rva as q
 Washington. on.-If the tariff -revtsioR bill becomes law, as 1t has been pass cd npon by the Senate Democratic eau. GUS, many of it's provisions win be ted up in the courts for interpretation. in the opinion of Republican Senate leaders
 Senator Smoot. Republican member of the Finance Committee, declared the changes in phraseology and reclas- sification in the bill are suclr that it would take four years Of court pro cedings to settle just what they meant. and that revenues in the meantime would be held up
 Importers" said Senator Shoot. have lawyers engaged for no other purpose than to pick out flaws or al legged flaws of phraseology and legal precedents established by past court decisions will avail nothing in this bill"
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
HOUSE AUTHORIZES AN INVESTIGATION
HENRY RESOLUTION ADOPTED AND coMmirfgg APPOINTED.
 GARRETT IS CHAIRMAN.
WITNESSES IN WASHINGTON
Proceedings Will Be Open to Public. Representative Levy Led Fight
 Against Resolution.

Western Newspaper Union News Servi,a
 W ashiugton.-A lobby investigation of extraordinary scope was authorized by the house to supplement the Sen ate probe already under way. With the adoption of the Henry investigation re. solution, a special committee of seven members was appointed by. Speaker Clark, with Representative Garrett ok Tennessee, chairman.
 The house investigation was largely prompted largely by the allegations ol M. M. Mulhall regarding the activities Of the National Association of Manu- lecturers.
 The speaker appointed with Chair man Garrett. Representatives Cline of Indiana, Russell of Missouri. Roden- berry of Georgia Democrats: Willis of Ohio, and Stafford of Wisconsin. Re pubiicans, and Representative Nolan of California, Progressive.
 Many of the witnesses summoned in the Mullhall charges already are in Washington. Among them are several former members of Congress and the officers of the National Association or Manufacturers. The latter have asked Senator Overman to call about 40 for mer and present members of congress Those witnesses undoubtedly will be wanted by both the Senate and house committee. A resolution adopted by the house provides that all of the hear lngs Of the committee shall be open to the public
 The fight against the resolution was led by Representative Levy, who op- posed particularly the insertion of a provision allowing the committee to employ counsel. This was done by l. vote of 102 to lo4.
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
TAYLOR NOT A CANDIDATE
L'ttte Rock Mayor Refused to Let His
 Name Be Placed on List.

Western Newspaper Union Nsws Service.
 Little Rock. Mayor Charles F.. Fay Tor of Little Rock refused to let his name be placed on the list of party candidates for the governorship.
 Many of Mir Taylors friends had presented a petition to Secretary of state Hodges asking him to place the Little Rock Mayors name on the bal lots as candidate for the governor ship.
 Previous to this Mir. Taylor had an nounced that he would let his name be used if Mir. Brundidge and MT Hays would consent to the action and would refused to do, and when Mir. Taylor learned of his friends action, he de cl!ned to accept the honor.
 The list of party candidates for gov ernor, as certified by the secretary Of state was as follows:
 -- Democrat
 Harry II. Meyers, Republican.
 George w. Murphy. Progressive
 l. Emile Webber, Socialist.
 Unless the Supreme Court takes action this week ordering the Secre- tary of State to certify the name of Geo. w. Hays as the Democratic can didate the place on the ballot reserved for tine name of the Democratic can ddate will he left blank and will have to be filled in with the name of voters choice.
 The Democratic State Cetral Com mittee has opened headquarters ,n Lit tie Rock and vigorous campaign to' Judge Geo. w Hays will be conducts ed
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11

tae contestant had completed h.5 case. but this was not done
 The vote on the resolution vas as follows
 Ayes; Neal C. Marsh. proxy for C 5. Benson of Camden; w F. Coleman ot Pine Bluff. J. NJ. Courtney Of Nor ristou. J. D. Head of Texarkana, Webb covtnston. proxy for John w. Howell os Fort Smith; W. c. Hutton Of Little Rock. Lehman Kay of Salem. Ben F hcFarris of Boxley. Robert Puryear. proxy for Claude Mann of Malvern .. Il. Wilson. proxy for j. NJ. Martin or Russeii9ille, J. H. Parker of Camden. w C, Harkey, proxy for John W. Richardson of Warren: Troy Pace proxy for J. \. Thomas Of Clinton. R r. Allen, proxy for J S Turner ot Ozark. II. 5. Trsylor of Conway. A. ] Walls of Lonoke, G. p. Wilmington Of Hot Springs, J. C. Clsry. proxy for k. w. N .lson of Monticello. June p Nootrn of Little Rock.
 Nays p. R. Andrews of Helena W \, Jackson. proxy for Lewis Barton 1 Of Marion, Sam Deener of Bates He I John T. Hicks, proxy for A. D. Du lsaney ot Ashdown, W l.. Terry. proxy 1 for r. F. Freeman of Rogers. l.. C. Going of Harrisburg, William II. Rec tor ot Little Rock, A. J. Wit of Pocl- hontas
 Tue entire session Of the committee
 ednesday vas theatrical Attorneys Tor Brundidge introduced Capt James FUzzetl of Forrest City who testified that m Hughes township. St Francis county there were fourteen oaaltfied "hlle electors and that Judge Hays re. celYed @6 votes in this township and Bruadidge four. However, tue off cial vote of St. Francis county b.. town. ships had not been received by the ! committee. and therefore il vas im- possible to corrobersts the testimony of he witness
 Unabte to proceed further with St. Francis county the attorneys then be gan au examination of the Ouachita torasys to compare the ballots in this : oaa been granted to the Brundidge at. . tefaeJ to Con pa the ballots in this eoh2V with the eect,sted poll tax list. but oniy fSo precincts a are canyassed . tha- t,n- aud tnes .. ,rted 62 il.
 7s s.ala If oj T t9t of 237.
 4orwooaN< <3enied Tjo..
 MT. Noi oaa s sNa Tn more tt,a 2 complete tn a1sn 2 t4on. bus ,4. was denied anl -,~s .e,t wes -. dered to proceed .tantts st torneys then proceeds Q ia t.o8rcF eaeh.. ballot in eyident ,berl ..e name did not appear in t.. cert. ii5i of poll tax payers, but beso had proceeded far the Coleman 4tion had been introduced and committee adjourned with Hays de clared the nominee Of the Democratic party.
 senator Covington started the fire y orks" In a sensational speech de handing immediate action and ex. pressing a willingness to go to jail if Ilec essary for the Democratic party.
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11

T\ .ern Newspaper Union News ServlHs.
 Little Rock.-The temporary iujunc tiou. granted by Chancellor Martineat to restrain the Secretary of 6tatf from certifying the name of Judge George W. Hays to the election com uIssioners as the Democratic nominee for governor, was made permanent r Che Chancellor after a da 8 argurSh' In which counsel for both Col 1ruh dldee and Judge Hays vigoro-siy par ticipated.
 An appeal from the r'ecree was i'm mediately filed in the Supreme Court and counsel for boh sides consented to an early heari-s. The case was ar gued Monday f this week, and the Supreme Gnsrt was expected to ren- der c cision Thursday. Attorneys for Iufse Hays in making theu' ap- peal asked the Supreme Court to di- rect tbe Secretary of State to certify tha romlnPe, regardless of the fac; thas the legal limit of time for cer. ncation has passed.
 x Unless the Supreme Court should reverse Chancellor Martineau and or. Ner the injunction dissolved, the off cai ballot July 23d will contain the eape or no Democratic nominee, and bmooratic voters will have to write Ne name Of their choice, or vote for acahaidate of another party.
 h Inc argument before Chancellor martineau former Attorney General i'a' L. NorWood of Little Rock and Jo- ssph N Stayton of Newport argued Hl ' case for the contestants. w. r. S''e'"Nn of Pine Bluff, J. T. Gaughan VI SaHaiden and J. II. Carmichael of a., e ROCK argued for Judge Hays ~"u 9etended the action of the State central Committee.
 ATfidavits were introduced from eff. .a "S or Boone and Philips counties 7' ,'s ''uS that fraud had been prac- "'ed IT theSe counties.
 ., 'n 9ec'ding tie case Chancellor Mar meau said:
 t, ''e ule decision of cases involN ,e political questions is always af,- , i'3 aSS'hs to a judge, still I hold that ,,o, aauhe should not shirk his duty.and c,a a. II he is influenced by political to 9',,4eratlous a', he would not be worthy tto, S'' uhon lh, e bench. When applica, .or " wa. made, to me by the attorneys T,, s,F <, Brundl}ge for a mandatory in c,n,r'3' n,,9n to c9mpel the State Central onira5 .ee I hear his contest, re real ,hemf Ito give Judge Hays. the apnIian, party 6n interest, notice of the ad,.a Nr4i, and to deliver to him M pe,in pf he hearing a copy of the mo A hearing was had before tr 1poh this petition on the 30th of tara, an after full consideration 1 de com taat l had jurisdiction to rcht be committee to respect tho vns" aranteed to a party candidate S. Q acts of 1911.
 aarsmA Court q this state not
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
Would Lend Farmers Money

Washington. Congressman Morgan of Oklahoma has introduced q bill di- recting the secretary of the interior to lend to the bona fide farmers of the state all the Indian funds belonging to Oklahoma Indians now on deposit ir the Oklahoma banks and the treasury oi the United States at the rate of five. per cent interest There is at pres cnt $2T5S9,4 ,497 on deposit to the credit cf the various Indian tribes of Oklaho- ma.
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
Protests Senators Action.

Huston: IA.-At a mass meeting here, attended by 800 people from every par ish in North Louisiana, strong resolu
 tions of protest against the course Of Senators Ransdell and Thornton Of Louisiana. in fighting for a protective tariff oh sugar were unanimousl
 adopted. The resolutions declare that North Louisiana does not desire tc make war upou South Louisiana on the question Of sugar and deprecates the argument that free sugar would mean the ruin ek the sugAr planters
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
\ Uitimatum to Gov. Biease.

Washington.-What virtually is an ultimatum in the militia controversy was served on Governor Blease of South Carolina and the militia authorf, lies of that state by officials of the War Department. The action was taken because of the governors refus- al to instruct the militia te. conform with the requirements that entitIe state troops to federal aid As a result the $l0.000 of federal funds available has been withdrawn. ..
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
Mother and Children oroAn

Bryan, TeX.-A mother and her four children were drowned near here when the woman gave her life in vain ly attempting to savS the little ones She was Mrs. Frank Patrenello. Car. rying her six-months-old infani. the woman went to seek her three oldesr children, all of them under six years 'nd found hem struggling in th~ water of a large tank Panic stricken he climbed to their gid sud all wes, Iowned.
The Forrest City times., 1913-07-11
Three Days Session oi Demo- cratic State Centra! Com mIttee Comes 10 Ora.
 matic Close.
ENDING WAS UNEXPECTED
VOTERS WHO FAVOR JUDGE RAYS MAY HAVE TO WRITE HIS
 NAME ON THE BALLOT.
NO CITATIONS FOR CONTEMPT

erund joqs counsel Asserted g Mem bers Of Committee ignored Manda-
 tory Decree of Pulaski Chancery
 Acknowledgements Come Thick and Fast After Final Session of; Committee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
a Good Roads Training school.

IA Good Roads Training school.
Al movement Is on foot to make theI
American road Congress an annual
training school for road and street
ofIleials whereby they may increase,
their .effInlaehcy through ATTENDANCE
at lectures given by leading special
lists, and By study OF the government
and commercial exhibits Of materials
ana equipment. This years session
Of the Congress, which viii be held
al Detroit, Mich, during the week
Iof September %. win bring together
the greatest authorities in the land
on every dine Of road and street
work. and win be- supplemented by
the most remarkable and instructive
series Of exhibits ever shown in this
country.
Ut is commended that a great deal
81 money can be saved 10 states
counties and municipalities by hay
ling the road and street officials al
tend the American Road Congress At
EtRe sexpense OF the state and local
governments, The reason of this IS
thslt the officials can there see AMI
critically examine every known la
Dor saving device and equipment To-
road and street work; critically ex-
anime every known road material IN
eompetion with all known road ma
terfals; study the government ex-
bibits. which illustrate the exact
methods OF constructing every recog-
nized. type of road; obtain without
Icost practically library Of national
state and commercial publication
which Will be-available for distriou-
Lion nv the various exhibitors; hear
addresses and discussions by mes
whose advice If rated at its com
merciaI value, would cost hundreds
Of dollars; become personally ac'
uuafnted with the men who are
actually directing 1.-The building
maintenance md administration OF
streets and highways and obtain
the benefit of personal discussion
with them.
The Supporters OF this plan o.
Official Representation call attention
to the fact that in many cases pri'
yatss corpoTatons and. even states
and cities send representatives tc
various points in this and Other
countries tosstudy a single device
method or material, and that no
/ Where could a greater amount o
knowledge concerning the construc
tion and maintenance OF roads anc
,Estreets be acquired in so short /"
space 81 time as at the road con
gress.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
TWo Good Men Gone.

This section OF the sVirginias has
lost within the week just closed two
OF its most useful and best citizens
George Al. shirey, OF BluedeId, and
a. p. Gillespie, OF Tazewell. They
were both about the same age, and
while their endeavors pushed diner
ent lines yet they had a part in the
development and growth of their
communities and In the civic and
business life Of their people, rendering
services that are more appreciated
when men can calmly survey their
.exertions and their usefulness. They
were successful in their spheres, or
naments to their communities, and
their passing the source of genuine
regret by all who knew them and OF
them. BlueHeId TELEGRAPH
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
Adjusting the Debt.

Sessions offthe Virginia and West
Virginia debt commission will soon
be held again in Washington. The
first conference amounted to nothing
except that virginia declined to con-
slider any other question except that
of adjusting interest. The West Viz
ginfa commission declined to assent
to that claiming that other things
were involved.
It is evident that the Virginia
commission takes it for granted that
the principal OF the debt Is $7 900
900 an amount mentioned in the
United States Supreme Courts de-
cision referring the matter back to
the states interested to adjust. It -
also evident that the West Virginia
commission takes no such view OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
] sAV1Nes .sNloNsY ~ HoAII1.

There's lots of .wastef1lness in soap.
People usually argue that a cake Of
soap, costs five cents and that's all
there is 10 ii. But 1T isn't. Easy
Task SOAP for example. does twice
the work OF cheap, common rosiu
soaps. and costs the same. It does the
work quicker, better, and much more
easily Its saving qualities only be-
gin with its price. 1t saves clothes.
fuel and health. Don't use uncertain
soaps. Get Easy Task at your gro
cer's.-A
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
BRISTOL
,rpre,At. coRaCspoNprNcr,

tsPEetAL- commencement
1BRISDOa4, Aug. 12-.phe recent
local rains were appreciated by ev-
Ierybody throughout the rural dis
tricts who have growing crops. To-
inatoes, beans, cabbage and other
Vegetables we're drying up and die
ling from the intense dry heat. 1t is
predicted that the winter of 1881 !
will ge scarcest along the vegetable
line in many years. The potato crop
VIII be very small.
Howard Jones, who was recently
operated upon at a Clarksburg hos
'pitaI for appendicitis, was brought TO
Ihis home here Sunday, and is Inn
proving nicely.
David Haney and family we're re-
cent, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
ID. Lynch.
Miss Bessie Barnes. of Bristol,
and Miss and Mrs. Homer fletcher,
iof salem, started this. morning for
ICoolevile, o., to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Ritter and
son, Elmer, we're salem visitors Sat
Iurday.
Hiram d. Lynch, a noted road SUI
perfntendent OF this town, was a
recent Clarksburg business visitor.
James Ash, OF Indianapolis. Ind,
lis greeting old friends and relatives
here for few days.
Mrs. Birdie Davis has gone to
Ohio where she will visit Mr.. ana
Mrs. Eppie shahan. She will return
the last OF this week.
Miles. the little six-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Bailey, is i'll
OF typhoid fever.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Worthington Marsh
and children, OF Salem Fork creek
were guests OF his father, James w
Marsh, Sunday.
| No. / well on the r. NJ. Carter
farm on lower Indian run has been
drilled into the Big Gnjun sand ami
is about a six and one4half million
foot gasser.
The ladies or the Methodist Bpis'
copal church on Indian run will
serve ice cream, cake watermelon
,, and lemonade for the benefit of lne
church Saturday evening. All are
invited to attend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
sefFill Two 9Iasters...

az We hire man 70 work Tor ~
at high salary we are entitled e
his time and the products Of his la
Dor. It isn't the question q NE
brains or his honesty.
The government Is paying NE
Bryan 81 900 per month to look at
ter the Important Office Of secretary
of state. There has seldom ever
been time when the odice demand
ed the undivided attention Of the In
Icnmbant more than the present. u
Mr.. Bryan thinks his Services are
worth more. or that he can not live
Jon the salary paid, he ought to quit.
NO man can serve two masters.
Mcdowell Recorder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
MO- DlsclIssiOn.

The Huntington ld-D1spatch,
generally right, but wrong for once,
says, The State Journal and the
Clarksburg Telegram are heatedly
discussing the mooted question;
"Did The hen sit, or did she set? We
once knew hen of honorable line
age. of great respectability. OF un7
common industry, that actually. sat-
The Herald Dispatch should read the
state Journal and Telegram ana
find out really what they do say. AS
TO what hen does when she has
eggs under her, and is trying to get
them to hatch. there can be no dis
pute. she sits. The Clarksburg
Telegram would not, could not, can
not, shall not take any adverse view
to. this. In TACT, 1t knows too much
to do anything OF the kind.-4Par-
kersburg State Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12

Never before in years-perhaps
not in all its history-has the De-
mocracy of West Virginia worked
together IN such harmony of spirit
and with such unanimity Of pur-
pose as 1t Is doing today, complacent-
sly Observes the Charleston Gazette.
This sounds very pretty, but by the
way, what in the dickens are the
Democrats OF West Virginia working
on, anyway? Does anybody, even =
Democrat, know?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12

The huntington Advertiser IS wor-
rying itself over the question as to
who makes the fashions: 1t mast
be shamefully admitted that it is
nation other than this one of brains
and enterprise, which could and
should set more attractive and
more modest fashions than those
which American women, alas. are
forced to ape.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
COUNCIL WE'LL sfBET.

The city council has been called
by Mayor VIII III. Cole to meet 1T
1880 O'Clock this evening for the
purpose of Iayingg the annual, levy.
as required by law, and to transact
such other business as may come
before that body.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-12
Rrnnd Gnaged.

Hon. George wolf, who represents
Mcdowell county in the West viz
ginfa Legislature, is in the city today.
He has a good word to say for the
Wilson administration. He is one
OF those broad guaged Republicans
that a Democrat likes to meet, and
it is pretty safe to say that he Will