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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12

Never before since the day of
Jackson has the presidents cabinet
been without a representative from
New England. Five os the members
We're born in the South, two on
British soil, one in the Middle West
and two in the East. The Oldest man
in the group is 30 years Of age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12
Dance Tonight.

The regular weekly dance will be
given in Hoffman Hall tonight by the
cadenza orchestra. Barring bad
weather conditions, it is expected that
a large number of couples will be in
attendance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12
attendance.
Boy Supper.

There will be a box supper held at
the Chieftain school house Monday
night, September 15. Proceeds for
the benefit of the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12

IFme-2:Il II, 2:l7 II. 2:l9
1-2.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12

Culebra slides began to be
troublesome as long ago as 1884,
when the French we're working in
the Panama canal cut.
Copenhagen, Denmark. school
teachers get 1890 ye:r.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12
The Season
Ahead

1t is our pleasure to present
to the people of Clarksburg
what ne believe to be the lar
geSt, choicest and most palua-
bic and most attractive collec-
non of Dry Goods and kin
dred lines ever brought into
one store.
1t includes "aH that good"
that'H meet your approval if
favorable comments at the
Opening Thursday evening
count for anything.
Settled DOM 10 real autumn
selling nov.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-12
FlTTRO REAPPOINTED.

Charles c. Fittro was reappointed
Friday by the county court as county
road engineer with his salary at IS a
day but not to exceed $500 per year.
The appointment is for two years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
STEPNEY

The date for the play Hickory Hol- Ter School to be given in the Monroe Town hall is April 29th. It is expect ed that besides the play there will be solos and other musical entertainment; f; also a short farce by three young men. A ''rube band'' will entertain the Hickory HoIler'' school children at the closing exercises. Candy and ice cream will be for sale during the ev- ening If stormy it will be the first fair evening.
 An enjoyable whist was held in the Town hall on Tuesday evening, with MT. and Mrs. Marshall Beach and MT. and Mrs Edwin Shelton as host and hostesses. The first prizes were won by the players at Amherst college, the and Miss Carolyn Clarke, cluny lace center pieces, and by Messrs. victor Burr and George Burr, shaving sets. The second prizes were linen tray cloths won by Mrs Merwin Johnson and Mrs. Charles Lacey and silk handkerchiefs by Messrs. Oscar Plumb and Hobart Beardsley.
 Mrs. Harry c. Morgan is spending the week as the guest of Mrs. Edward Cuurtiss.
 MT. and Mrs William Purdy of Bridgeport have recently visited at the home of MT. and Mrs. Zalmon Purdy.
 Schools in town will DC m sess1ofs but four days this week the teach CTS will attend the convention in Bridgeport Friday.
 A meeting of Harmony Grange will be held this CThursday) evening A special dramatic entertainment will be given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

the first regular playhouse in the Pennsylvania metropolis and remain ed in use until burned down in 1923, although in 1794 it was suppIanted in popularity by the Chestnut Street Theatre. Godfrey, the pioneer Am er1can playwright, Is little known and many 'authorities'' say that the first play written and acted in America was The Blockade of Boston," the work of BUrgoyne, the British com mander, produced in Boston shortly before the English evacuated that city. Major Andre, afterward to gain a per manent place in history by his con nection with Benedict Arnold, was one or the principal actors in the produc- c-oTIs Sfven by British officers in Bos- ton, New York and Philadelphia He was also an artist of some ability, and painted curtain for the Southwark Theatre. The first professional dra- matist in North America was William Dunlap, author of numerous plays and a History of the American Thea tre,"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
WILL RETAIN
 COLLECTORS OF
 PERSONAL TAX
Democrats Oppose Personal Tax But, Believe If Legal It
 Should Be Collected
Ry Our Staff Corres.)

Hartford, April 24The Senate yes terday refused to abolish the personal tax collectors in Bridgeport The Ju-
 dietary committee reported unfavor ably on a bill which sought to wipe out the collectors in that city. The committees chairman explained the
 bill saying that the evidence before the committee tended to show that the
 collectors in Bridgeport had faithfully attended to their duties and that the
 city was the gainer financially by
 many thousands of dollars by reason
 of their work
 He said the committee had no
 thought of taking sides in any of the
 local affairs of Bridgeport but it did seem so long as the personal tax was continued it should be collected and Judging by the results in Bridgeport the collectors have been doing exceed ingly we'll despite attempts made to discredit them. Senator McDonough said that he himself was opposed to the personal tax and that he had vot- ed in this Senate in favor of abolish ing it. but so long as it remained in force 1t should be collected and it was well known that the only way to collect it was to employ special coll 1ectors.
 Senator Joseph H. Whitcomb sup ported the report of the committee and said that like Senator McDonough he was opposed to the personal tax and had voted in favor of its abOltshment but the House had refused to see the wisdom of the Senate's action in wip- ing out the tax. Therefore it was still in force and it should be collected.
 He said he had taken the trouble to make inquiries as to Just what had been done in Bridgeport and he learn ed that the three collectors of that city on the list of 1910 had collected $35, 722. Against this the total expense including salaries, office expenses, was $5,237. On the list of 1911 $28,- 2O4 had been collected with office 1 expense of $5,500 in round numbers. Senator Whitcomb was satisfied that the only way to get this tax was to | employ men to go out and get it. He l did not believe that mankind had as yet reached that degree of perfection where those in Bridgeport liable to the tax were going to walk up to the | tax collectors office and pay their personal taxes.
 Senator Whitcomb said 1t was we'll | known in Bridgeport that if the per sonal tax collectors were 1egislated out |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

gible to citizenship shall be permitted to acquire and hold land except for one year. Secretary of State Bryan's telegram containing advice directly contrary to the present plan of action is taken only as an expression of opin- ion and not interfering in any way with the states right to act. The sentiment favoring an alien law has been non-partisan from the beginning and 1t is doubtful if more than one Democrat in the Senate will heed the message from the State Department at Washington when the measure comes to a final vote. viscount Chin da, Japanese ambassador to the Uni ted States, is said to be in close touch with his government as to further steps of protest. Governor Johnson of California has issued a statement in which he defends his states right to exclude the Japanese and Chinese from holding land. President Wilson took a definite and important step when he decided to appeal directly to Governor Johnson, asking him to urge the legislature not to act at this time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
PRES. MELLEN
 IN DEFENSE
Declares Pullman Contract Best Ever Made from Standpoint
 of Road

This is, just one, and there are many, Illustrations of the viciously misleading effect of the testimony now being presented to the public,'' was the comment yesterday of President Charles S. Mellen of the New York New Haven & Hartford railroad, re- garding the testimony in Boston, Tues day, on the contract of the New Ha,- Company, at the Interstate Commerce hearing. S
 ''The following facts in regard to this Pullman matter may be stated, '' said MT. Mellen.
 ''The New Haven Company has sold it's parlor and sleeping car equipment to the Pullman Company for $S, 800 900 cash, substantially the figure at which it stood upon our books. This equip ment was fast becoming obsolete, both from the public and the New Haven Compnays point of view. In its place we are to receive $4.5OO, 900 worth of steel cars, the latest and best that the Pullman Company can construct
 we will thus save the interest on $7, 800, 900, or about $400, ,O0o-as to pro- vide our own steel car equipment we would have been compelled to borrow additional funds, and the restrictive laws of Massachusetts have already forced our floating indebtedness to an unduly large figure.
 AS between income and outgo, it Is possible. in dollars and cents, to fig ure q loss to the road by virtue of the Pullman contract, but the economic gain, including the gain to the trav- cling public, in the opinion of the di- rectors. more than compensates for a nominal loss in revenue. It is impos- sible to estimate in dollars and cents the effect of new and first class mod ern equipment in place of that former ly owned by the New Haven Com pany: as impossible, for instance, as to estimate the value of a new and mod ern station in place of an old and ob- solete one, but that there is a great and actual value no one can deny.
 "The contract, from the standpoint of the railroad, was the best ever made by the Pullman Company and will not finally be found, in opera ton, to show any loss to our stock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

Two hundred and nine years ago to-day Americas first regularly issued newspaper. the Boston News Letter,
 issued it's initial number. In the lit
 tie more than two centuries that have passed since that pioneer venture, the number of publications in the United States and its possessions and the De- mfnion of Canada has increased to about 25,00O, and the publishing fn-
 dustry has become one of the most important, both in usefulness and in the amount of money invested. Near ly 12,000 cities and towns in the Unit ca States and Canada now have news papers, and 1t is safe to say that there Is not one but has a, larger and better paper than the tiny sheet founded by Postmaster John Campbell in Boston town on April 23, 1704. The News Letter. was issued regularly every week for seventy-two years, but it's career ended with the British evacu- ation of Boston. It consisted of a single sheet, printed on both sides, two columns to the page, and most of the space was devoted to British poI- itics. The local news was confined to two or three brief items. The cir culation of the News Letter during its first year averaged less than 100 cop les, and 1t had been in existence twen- ty years before it passed the 800 mark At the birth of the republic the Unit S0 ot6IGS 1dO d IOCa1 OI CIlrCy-CnrGG weekly papers, Pennsylvania leading with eight. and Massachusetts a close second with seven journals, while New York and Connecticut had three each. The first newspaper in what Is now the Dominion of Canada was the Halifax Gazette, established in 1762, forty-eight years after the be- ginning of the News Letter.
 Statistics for 1919 show that the in- come of all newspapers and other publications in the United States and Canada for the year reached the as- founding total of three hundred and sixty million dollars. The first cen sus of production of the total output of publications in England, Wales and Scotland was $54.2S5. 900. Another is given by the last report of the Amal- gamated Press, Ltd, which publishes the newspapers and other publications of Lord Northcliffe, showing profits last year of $1,S16,415.
 France leads the world in the mat ter of newspaper circulation, with two Paris publications having a daily is- sue of over a million. Three London Issue over 5000 copies, a mark reached by only one American daily paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

St. Marks Eve, which falls tonight, had among our ancestors much the same significance that HaIliowe' en has at present, and is still observed with superstitious rites in some remote sec tons of England and Scotland. A century ago 1t was generally believed that by keeping vigil in the church porch from eleven to one o'clock that night the watcher would see appari- tions of all who were to be buriHd in that church-yard during the succeed ing year. Very often the watcher did soc and recognize a ghost-such was the effect of what would now be call ed auto-suggestton on the supersti- tious mind--and quite often, too, the prospective candidate for the ceme- tery being informed of his fate. pro- ceeded to worry himself to death, and thus fulfilled the prediction of St. Marks Eve.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

Miss Blanche Ring-aIthough good ness knows she has been married enough to be a Mrs.-is thirty-seven years old to-day. You'd never be- lieve it. just to look at her, but the records show that she was born in Boston on April 24. 1876. Miss Rings father was James F. Ring, 6 famous actor. Her first husband was Jas Walker. Jr.. of Boston. who got @ divorce Husband No. was Fred srick Edward Mckay, once quite a prominent dramatic critic, but who later reformed and became a theatr'i- cal manager. Last Fall Mir. Mckay received a note reading;
 Dear Fred: I have got a decree of divorce from you. Blanche"
 little later came a second letter:
 Dear Fred:: have just married Charles J. Winninger. Blanche"
 Mir. Mckay sent his congratulations to the happy husband. and thus es- tablished a new record for the polite handling of divorce matters. Hubby" Winninger had a minor role in "The Wall Street Girl" in which Miss Ring was a star. Miss Ring has always said that stage folks should marry fellow professionals, no matter how often they visit the altar. Miss Ring has been prominent on the stage since 1902. when she made a big hit sing Ing 'Tn the Good old Summertime' in szza1Aa DAfand0rE.~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

Sacramento, Cal, April 2s-Two new bills dealing with the question of land ownership by aliens in California, each representing the view of con siderable faction in the legislature, were scheduled to be offered and vot- ed on by the Senate. Through an agreement reached by leaders of the majority party a drastic law directed solely against the Japanese and Chin ese was prepared as a substitute for the Thompson-Birdsall measure and probably will be passed. If not, an end will have come to the anti-alien land legislation at this session, floor leaders declare. It is, now planned to throw out entirely the guarded Ian guage of the Thompson-Birdsan bill and put in it's place two simple pro- No alien who is ineligi- ble to citizenship shall be permitted to acquire. and hold land in California for a period of more than one year after date of such acquisition; @ no the majority stock Of which is held by aliens who are ineli-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
REFEREE BANKS SPOKESMAN FOR
 JUDGE FOSTER
He Says Present City Court Judge Is Only Candidate of
 Republican Organization
Ry Our Staff Cores ]

:. Hartford, April 24-Judge John w.
 Banks, referee In bankruptcy in
 Bridgeport, appeared before the Ju-
 dietary committee in Hartford, yester-
 day, in favor of the retention of Carl
 Foster as judge of the city court of
 Bridgeport. Judge Banks was the only one to appear for Judge Foster.
 He said the reason for this undoubted-
 ly was that Judge Fosters name was
 the only Republican one before the committee for the position of judge Therefore it was not deemed necessary
 by those fasvoring his retention to send any considerable delegation to speak in his favor
 He said that Judge Foster had serv- ed one term as deputy judge and two terms as judge of the city court, and that on former occasions when at- tempts had been made to supplant thin with others, upwards of 100 represen- tative members of the bar and bust ness men and manufacturers of Bridge port had appeared before past Judic- iary committees in his support. He said that if it was necessary this could have been repeated, but it was not deemed essential.
 Judge Banks said that he desired to have it known that Judge Foster had the unanimous endorsement of the Re- publican Town committee of Bridge port, and as far as politics could or should enter he was the Republican candidate in that the Republican or ganization of Bridgeport was for him and for no one else.
 Judge Banks said the Democratic candidates for the judgeship were ex- cel1ent men and personal friends of his. He said: 'NominalIy am a Re- publican though not a politician, and I believe there should be po politics in these court appointments" Judge chairman of the Judiciary committee, inquired of Judge Banks if he did not know that as a matter of fact the city courts of the State were in politics Judge Banks re- piled that that might be so, but said that such a condition was regrettable neverth eless
 Judge A1cDonough agreed with the sentiment, but said that the hearing before the committee demonstrated that these judicial positions were more mixed up in politics than almost any l other position worth seeking.
 Prosecuting Attorney Delaney was | present but took no part in the hear ng. No one else appeared for or against Judge Foster and the hearing | vas declared closed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
EDITORIAL NOTES

In the recent International Flower Bhow at New York the first prize for orchids went to an EngIishman, Sir Jeremiah Co1man, who is one of the worlds foremost authorities on the growing of those rare and beautiful flowers. Sir Jeremiah, who will eel ebrate his 6fty-fourth birthday to- day. valued the one flower at $5,0OO. His entry, named the Mary Colman,' p in honor of his wife, was a deep scar let flower on a long and slender stem. so lightly poised as Go suggest a but terhy. Technically 1t was a special variety of the Odontiodak one of the Ioveliest of orchids. The flower was returned to its owner immediately af- ter the close of the exhibition.
 Sir Jererniah's country seat, Cation Park. in Surrey, Is the Mecca of dorl- cultnrists and dower-1overs from all over the world. While he specializes in orchids he is interested in all va rfeties of flowers, and his rose gar dens- arc famous throughout England. In his youth Sir Jeremiah was a fla nous cFiclzeter, and was captain of the St. Johu's College team at Cam bridge. He has large business inter es4s. is politically a Liberal, and has held several public offices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
AN nGPRAcr1cABLE PROJECT

The extraordinary erontery of the proponents of the State street bridge is exhibited in their attempt build
 to create debt to build it, though the city gineer has twice shown the project is substantially practicable.
 There dozen points in the city where new bridges galore be constructed in substantial and at tractve fashion for not exceed $3OOOOO There is then necessity of spending million and half two millions plan to the harbor long diagonal, creating maximum obstruction such the Federal thories probably would not sanction The bridge has it's strongest friends among those who create great municipal debt and who squeamsh about the method to be sued in doing it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

A number of famous men have been invited to a dinner in New York to- sight. to be given by E. W. Woolworth 1he hve-and-ten-cent-sto magnate in honor of Cass Gilbert. architect of the greatest ediace of its kind in the world, the Woolworth Building. The genius whose brain conceived the tow .ertng structure of steel and concrete that is the worlds highest building is q native of Zanesvi1le, O., and Is now in his fifty-fourth year. He is 4he son of General Samuel A. Gilbert. of the United States Coast, Survey. Educated in the public schools of ZanesvfIle and St. Paul, Minn., and at Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy, Mr. Gilbert began the practice of his profession at the age of sixteen. Besides the Woolworth Building, he was the architect of the Minnesota State Capitol, the Arkansas Capitol, edihces at the Omaha and St. Louis Sxposftions. and buildings in New York, St. Paul and various other cit ies-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
Mclean will Try to Keep Customs
 House at Hartford

Hartford, April 24-The secretary of the local board Of trade, has re- ceived letters from the Connecticut delegation in Congress concerning the resolution adopted by the board a week ago protesting against the trans fer of customs headquarters from Hartford to Bridgeport.
 Senator George P. Mclean wrote that he would do all he could to pre- vent the transfer. Senator Frank J. Brandegee and Congressman Angus tine Lonergan said the matter would be given consideration.
 Congressman Thomas L. Reilly said he would oppose the Bridgeport pro- position but on the other hand would do all in his power to secure New Ha- ven as customs headquarters for Con necticut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
FIREMEN's PAY INCREASE

As result of arbitration under the Erdman act the will receive pay increase approaching per This represents concession of substantial
 " two-thrds of their demand made to the committed
 There will doubt that the decision of the commit tee is justified Bremen perform unusually difficult and dangerous service, and not unduly rewarded therefor Arbitration is cheaper method of settling la disputes than strikes Had the remen resorted to enforce their demands the pos the railroads would not have been $3OOOOOO annually would have been loss of $3OOO0OOO at inside est mate than ten years of the pay increase
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
MIR. CARNEGIE's INCOME

It is inconsequentia1 whether Andrew Carnegie draws his check for income fund due bonds the United States Steel Company, whether the company deducts the tax from the dividends before pays them to the gver of libraries. The important point is that the tax does reach Mr. Carnege great an adequate way and that the government will DOT
 on of its revenue from tax levied according ability to pay This better and farer than the taxed sugar bowl Mr. Carnegie does not object approves of the income tax and thinks it good thing which shows that bis sense of tax justice is developed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

of office, in order to collect this tax either the mayor or the regular col lector would be compelled to employ extra help to gather it in. For that reason, so long as the tax remained he viewed the situation in the same light as the Judiciary committee.
 Senator McNeil opposed the report of the Judiciary committee and fa- vored the bill to abolish the collectors on the ground that the vote of the city was in favor of such course
 The bill was rejected by practically a unanimous vote
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

The first native American dramatist was Thomas Godfrey. Jr., of PhiIa- delphia, whose play, The Prince of Partia," was first produced at the Southwark Theatre in Philadelphia 146 years ago to-day. April 24, 1767. The Southwark, erected in 175s, was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

holders.
 sHThe charge that this contract in wolves anything like a loss such as claimed is n1is-statement of facts such as we are accustomed to from this source."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

Mrs Mary Mcclellan, who was well known in Bridgeport, is dead at her home in Brooklyn and Mrs N. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

Lund and Mrs. George Washburn of this city, nieces. are attending the funeral
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
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