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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
1ncas Is Man of Merit

Mere announcement OF MS cdAut-
dacy brought Basil ii. Lucas, OF
shinnston, his nomination for county
clerk. The distinction of being nom
mated without opposition was &C
corded him in convention. That the
convention did not make a mistake IS
shown by the wonderful strength MS
campaign is developing, and the as
surance of his triumph at the polls
November 9 is already abroad ID the
county. As a young man OF hlgn
merit. Mr.. Lucas stands out consPlc-
uously and he fully measures up TO
the following description by tne
Shinnston News, a newspaper ppoisln--
ed in home town: -
On the front page OF this paper 70
the picture of young man that the
neonIe of lower Harrison county
should stand behind solidly in his can
dldacy for the county clerkshtp. Mr.
Incas is making straightforward '
manly. honorable fight for the ONCE,
and If he is elected, which his nuIher-
o,,s friends believe he will be, he VIII
make a public servant that the county
will have no cause tosbe ashamed OF.
Here in Shinnston, where MT. Lucas
has spent his entire life he needs no
Introduction, for he is known 10 eVets
one and counts his friendS py .he
number OF MS sdC4
Mr. Lucas has never asked LOT
public b Office before, although he has
been one of the most loyal party
workers in the county and is nov ser
, Gin. as a member OF the county ex-
osu r committee, and his work on n
this committee has been such as TO
mark him as a sshrewd and sale par ar
.tyman in whose hands to place Cne
regpon sible affairs OF the county ot-
He has been in different parts OF
the county IN the interest OF ms can
f,idaev and has everywhere found as
snrances of most loyal support from
sbe members e Of the grand old marty
of Lincoln and Mckinley, as well as $
from members OF other paIne ss a ar4
he is assured of large independ e =,
Vote. which, his friends, believe, m
sures his election ~ ,.h1
Clay district ought to do the esn nsig by
snnnorting B. h Lucas soiidls Tor
county clerk.
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s.4l,.,land WIN win.

one of the things which stand on.
monument. among the possibilities Of
the November election is the appa.-
ent certainty that Howard sum-
land Will be chosen to succeed Mn
self as congressman -at-larEe AS
the Huntington Herald-Dispatc n
saws. this is a reasonable presume
tion. viewed from numerous CAUSES
which combine in his favor:
Howard Sutherland. in the mrs.
Mace. is a. clean man. He has been
clean in business. clean in priya.e
life. No man who has figured IN
West Virginia politics can snow
cleaner record either as canoldale
or as an officer obligated to duly.
Combined with this record is aollity:
MI Sutherland is a finely educateo
man. thorou ghly trained In the way way
of business. He is an indefatigaDle
worker. He feels the weight OF re-
sponsibility, and he always has been
true to the trusts that have been re-
posed in him. whether in business. ~
politics, IN office or in mere matters
of friendship.
He will be elected not alone be
cause he is endowed with these az
tributes, but because in politics as
well as in business and in the Spirit
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
Almt,s,t Ex;ltinct.

A
That rampant. Roosevelt sen ament
two years ago has not crystatizeu
itself into third party sentiment this
year has been repeatedly shown By
primary and regular election returns
in various states and as further evt-
dence of third party weakness the
Telegram here refers TO the reglstra-
ton of voters this year in Allegheny
county, Nd, Of which Cumberland Is
the seat of county government
In the state of Maryland voters
generally express their political party
affiliations and intentions when they
are being registered. The present reg
fstration books of that county show
that more than seven thousand yot-
ers in that county declared their IN
tentton to vote the Republican ticket
AT the November election. forty-six
hundred declared their intention to
vote the Dem ocratic ticket and twenty
eight only declared their intention to
vote the Progressive ticket. About
one hundred did not declare their
The registration of Garrett county,
Nd. shows similar condition.
Roosevelt sentiment was ram pant
in those two counties two years ago
but Progressive party sentiment IS
almost extinct there now as the reg
istration figures show.
If Progressive candidates can get
any consolation out of this and Dem
ocrafs can see much aid in these con-
ditions, they are welcome to the con-
ISOLATION and the sight.
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faint rubbing.
The knocks grew louder more in
s1stent. They developed into bangs.
Open. say! Open Immediately
or swear I'll break The lock,''
End the banging continued cease
iessly. ominous1y What dastardIy
crime can the poor wretch inside
have committed.
All, a voice from within!
III let YOU IN, it says Give
me just two minutes and III let you
In. =
Two minutes. Ha-hal That's
good Bah, for your two nninutest"
And the mighty fist kept up its cease
Jess thunder. on the panels.
|, At last the door opened. and Rug
,gelsgy Sprowg, In his bathrobe.
passed out with his towel over his.
arm.
Hanscombe Speel. also in his bath
robe. pushed roughly past him into
the bathroom.
"a pretty motel" he growled.
This Is the third morning this week
you've made me late at the once by
.hogsing the bathroom for three
quarters of an hour"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
Csn Not Eool People.

The people Will not be fooled oy
the name the Democrats are trying to
give to the hundred-million- dollar
Democratic deficit tax which we Will
hs:xe to go down into our pockets and
pay
The war in Europe offered Demo
cratic campaign managers a fine ex-
ctyse for the tax so they seized it and
are using every effort to impress on
the people that it IS war" tax. The
truth OF the whole business is that
money had to be provided to meet the
Democratic deficit due to the wfiful
ssStravagance of their own, Congress
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r RIA ELE IT E
ny 1hsnE
:,
u,pz MOIJNTAIN DUNGEON

AHARz MOUNTAIN DUNGEON
Thare is certain old castle alnons
the low crags OF the Harz mountains rs
whose dungeon is the estate Joy o.
every visitor who has enemies ana
who cherishes them prop ,e s s6nsoS-
Ito The founder Of this castle
must have had Middle Ages.s MEG nice
ton of today's efficiency aglon,
for his dungeon IS one Of the most
thorough going and effective Of any
to be found upon the continent OF BY
rope. u.a- nrison
Nothins that ever got into it came out
aIiye-or dead, for that matter. us
co cam, ntlves never gave any trouble. No
outlay was required for feeding them
of keeping their anarseT rec s gras And n
The nrisoners never raised any pro-
tests ar showed signs OF impatieqse
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STATE BUILDING
Make An Excellent Showing
& against Their Opponents in
Games Saturday.

CHARLESTON. Oct. 19--Accord-
ing to the report of Architect H. Rus
Warne, who drew up the plans of the
West Virginia building at the Pana-
ma Pacific exposition. the contractors
have done good piece of work. and
the building VIII be one OF the pref
test. considering its cost, on the ex-
position grounds.
Warness report has, Just been made
to the commission created by the
legislature to sec that the state Is
properly represented et the exposi-
ton. The commission held it, ses--
sion at the department. of archives
and history. The members present
were Fred Paul Grosscup. g. o.
Eagle. Milton R. Lowttef. J. g. La
kin, G. A. Bolden and Mr.. Warne.
It was announced after the meet
ing that members of the commission
would go to San Francisco about De-
cember / and take over the bu1idtng
on behalf of the state. The matter
OF appointing hostess and other Of
ficers was deferred until later day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
COMING EVENTS
IN CLARKsBURG

Tuesday, October 2o.-'.adrs. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch" evening. Rob
Thursday, october Lecture
by John c. Freund. evening Flrs'
Methodist Episcopal church. au-
spices Marcato Club.
Friday, October pa Pair OF
SKIES" evening. Robinson Grand thea
saturday, October 24-.Mutt ana
JEFF in Mexico" evening, Robinson
Grand theater.
ter. rh,rs-
day, october 81, % and Ss-Meeting
west Virginia state Board of Heath
Waldo hotel.
Friday, october 3o-Hallowe,e en-
social. given by Omega class OF Its
Baptist church Sunday school. even
ing, church parlors. 81
Friday and Saturday. October 80
and 3I.-"Eyery woman" evenings;
Saturday matinee. Robinson Grand
Saturday, November 21-Footban.
West virginia University VS.. Marietta
College. Union park.
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why Hodges Falls short.

Two chief reasons why Thomas f..
Hodges is not making a stir In tnlS
are as follows
Eirst-B Because be owes his nomi-
nation to the influences which Were
SO scuItdly rebuked in 1912, the same
whose demoralfzed standard iinMe-
diately following rise TO power In BIZ
are 'sfffG dominant in the operations
of the Democratic party in this state.
Second Because his views On ~
nubiic questions, such as the tarln
and the government appropr1atlonS
and means res0rtedSto to meet them
arc not in accord with the weH-Deing
OF this state
The people have not forgotten tns
great blot upon the fair name OF tnis
state placed thereon by the present
Democratic leadership. They nave
not forgotten the mercenary mannea'
IN witch those leaders attained htgn
nositloI. Nor has the Democratic
narty in the main forgiven and lot
gotten that Internal theft of leader
ship from those who spent me-
time in and out OF season TOT Tue
welfare of the party and devotealy
led II when there was no chance Oh
winning.
West Virginians have neither pa
thence nor forbearance toward soutl-
ern Democratic cOhlfVAlSus q.
n Con gress by which Democratic
members of Congress from this state
believe themselves bound TO suppor.
national policies destructive to WesS
Virginiass Industrial and commeTclall
developmant. West Virginia Is not
a free trade state. The people OF TINS
state are not in sympathy with war
tan in this country when there IS no
war in this country. Hodges mas az
clared himself in sympathy whine
noIicies of the Democratic admins.
ration including the miserable TAR
If law now in existence and the war
fax. The people Of this state wans
neither and. consequently. they 40
not want Hodges as a congressnl a y,
Anotlner good reason WY they WIN
not elect Hodges is that they nave
Sutherland in CONGRESS. a
man of scholarly ettainments. one
whose public and private life is
clean. one whose public record SHOWS
that he has ever stood for the nesl
welfare of his state. one who Is
not only in thought -nup
also in deed. -
These are only few reasons WY
Hodges falls short in the campalSn.l
Tbey are sufficient to forecast ms
defeat and they fully justify voters
generally in not rallging to his sup
port.
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Issnes Forgotten

All Of the people are to be taxed.
under Democratic admindstr atom LOT
the benefit of a few. The voLers VIZ .,.o
believes, will waste
little time pondering the ponderous
,,fterances of Mr. Hamilton or the Il
Illuminating epistles of General Elliott
written ii support Of Mr.. Hamilton;
Thev want to know the why ana
1uherefore; and in addition they want
an industrial and commercial revlva =,
FOLLOWING season OF "psychoiogicat
Repression. The Democratic press dls.
cusses every thing but the issues. .is y. :
there ANYTHING to be SAID IN tue Se
Parkersburg Dispatch-News.
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HOY Abouf THIS Z

The national platform OF the Demo
cratic party said that the high cost
OF living was caused In q great meas
ure by the tariff.
We are going to figure little on
this using something right at home,
and something that all Of us know Of.
From August 5. 1903, to October 3,
1918, there was tariff duty on bi-
luminous coal, the kind that Is pro-
duced in the adjacent coal fields, Of
forty -fre cents ton
Coal retailed IN Blueeeld In 1910
and in 1911 from $2.2o to $3.50 pei
ten, according TO the grade
The new Democratic tariff bin put
coal on the free list, effective October
coal Is retailing In Bluef1e1d from
1925 to 1925 according to the grade
The tarln did not reduce the cost
of living SO far as GOALS concerned
Telegraph.
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The Mew Hat Shapss
Beautifully Trimmed
Nj 81 SO, SIS. so, $3.50, So so.

trimmed Hats-that nllffof JIle
latest STYLES from leading fashion CEN
tiers. The new large sailors and other
handsome, becomingly trimmed hats.
Many. of these beautiful Hats come
from the hands of our Miss Yer Vain.
who is an artist of noted ability on the
knack of reproducing Paris master
Dieces at moderate prices. See these
new models; you will be delighted with
their style and character
Some new models from New York s
leading Hat Shops. Hats that are
trimmed with handsome and costly
trimmings.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
There is neither spot nor blemisf

There is neither spot nor blemish
on the public record Of Howard
sutherland, who is running for re-
election as gressman-at-iarge
from this state. No such thing can q
be said of the public record of
Charles =. Schuck. To the contrary
his record is a stencil. Sutherland
is 3 progressive in thought and action
and his views and acts are so largely
in accord with those Of the Progress
sive party rank and file that they
would commit an outrage on their
own belief and practices to vote for
devotion to and regard for clean
public life mean anything to
them they will vote for Sutherland
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
A1lied ,yitl, Vam.nanN.

President Wilson'S indorsene.nll ~
Governor Glynn, as given officially by
Secretary Bryan, who has been MAJ ;.l
IN p speeches in New York. is nothing
more nor less than truce with Tam
many. Mr.. Bryan, who stood up llke
a heroic 1gure before the BaLli ilss'i, :
convention and made the eatte[s NJ $50 e,s
nanv il now the open ally of that
nrranization. and he has committed
the Wilson administration to the al
tiiance .Tammany is all today what u
las when Mr.. Bryan hurled his phil
iupic at its leaders in 1872 DistIsss
- a great aid to tolerance.
ron Herald-Dispatch-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
.I.rhat nromnted Thomas e. Hodges

what prompted Thomas e. Hodges
In. his campaign speech here TO de-
clare that every freshman is a Dem
ocrat or ought to be- was not made
clear. It is probable Hodges had in
mind the fact that his sponsors are
men who robbed Col. John T. McGraw
or "a United States senatorship and
of the leadership of the Democratic
party In this state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
CPolitlcal Advertisement,
Criticism
OF Capitalism
BY a Socialist.
The American Circus


Old things that are good beat new
things that are bad, so we have con.
Guided to reprint an old tninE
which was written by w. $ Morgan,
EDITOR NatIonal Rip-Saw. many years
sYou Fiiipinos don't know what
you are missing by not wanting 20
become citizens OF this grand couh-
try of ours. There isn't anything
like IL under the sun. You ought
To send a delegation over to see us
the land of the free-land of
fine churches and $50, 900 licensed
saloons; Bibles, forts and guns,
houses OF prostitution; million
aires and panpers; theologlanS
and thieves; Iibertines and liars
poIiticians and poverty; Chr1s-
tians and chain gangs; schools ano
soelaSvagsi trusts and tEamIei 1aoa ~
fue and vice; q land where you can
got a good stb1e fer IS cents ard a
P Ssn We ge have az man in Congress
With wives and lot In the peniten.
tiary for havtng two wives; Where
I've. ana some want to eat them
raw: where wo make bologna out OF
dogs eanr F.. sssr e1e me out 'a = man In
jail for not having the means OF III
port ana on the renk nile for aakans
bawdy houuss ana hne men FOR
preaching Christ on the street cor
lsss; where we e. have hay 49, . oo .,1a su-
prc1ne court OF nine men WHO SO
them aside; where good whtskey
good whtskey; where nswspapsrs
are paid for suppressing the srnsn
and made rich Tor Esa fSaII ean1 1ie,
tious from the same place they 90
their salaries; where PREACHERS are
paid $4,000 year to dodge the dcvn
ana tickle the ears OF the wea4thy;
where business conststS OF getSang
hold of property In any Way Ia.
where trusts hold up and poverty
holds down; where men vote for
wiii res what they do want By voting
for Il. Where thieves can vote ana
women can't where. 2 g1El VINO gSes
male partner Aoux1she9 az gentle-
man; whore wonien, wear false hair
and men dock their horses's tails
where the political wire-pul1er nac
displaced the patriotic statesnasn;
where Inen vote Tor thing Ing on one 10y a1y
prayers on the hoor OF our National
Capitol and whiskey IN the cellar;
statesraan who IL rich and $1,000 TO
put away q working man VINO ~
poor; where TO be yirerons = 60 PC
crank; whore we sit on tho safoty-
valve of energy and pull wide open
IL s1ibstance-tlie one thing sought
Tor: where we teach the 'untutorsd'
Yndian eternal 1ifo from the Bible
ma EIli him On with bad whisky
whore we put man In jan for steai-
Ing q loaf OF bread ana in ocngress
FOR rkeaiinr a railroad: where t11a
chockbook talks. sin walks IN broad
daylight. Justice ts as1eep, crime
oar whole abcia1 and political fabric,
md Ahe devil laughs from every,
efraaf corner Come TO mn, K1l13oD.
VTo,ve got tho Eroateet aggregation
of rood things aud had tMnB1. hot
things and cold things. al FSeg. va
rieties and colorE, ever exhiptted IN
der on tent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17

When you go to the polls November
8, youshould rem amber that the DEM
Democrats OF Congress and not the
Republicans made it necessary that
yo7f shall pay a warstax TO meet a ma
fional treasury deficit caused by the
Democratic tariff. 1t is the Democrat
&c party and not the Republican party
that is to make you pay war tax
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17

most un-American measure ever Der
petrated on the people ~ the Demo
cratic party. The figures cited %
prove this Republican Indictment are
taken from books kept BY Dena0cra tlc !:
off1cials. SO no charge can be made Of
JuggIed additions and subtractaons.
Figures do not lie, however EuaiLy tn le
6efenders Of the free trade measures
may be Of evasion and perversion OF
the facts.-Wheeling InteIligencer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
WHAT 9TH R
EDIT Rs s Az
Front Page Rivals
.....s...s............s..,s..ss.l..s-.s...

Now that the worlds series Is ot W.
the only thing to dispute WIZ tbs
front pages is politics. heeiin
Register.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
Just Once!

Lots were drawn by Engllsn oiit 49,
I+o Gee Who should remain In COM
Emand Of Fort St. Marie, to tight 10 :,
tba death. The lot fell on a married
y, an and an unmarried man took his
Mace. For once he must have peen
dad he was married.-Blueheid ie4-
HeEraph.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
rha Vital Issue.

The vital issue in this campaign, q
mid dleterm test OF the stewardship OF
the party in power. is the accountins
made by the economic policies OF the
Wilson administration in its ninteen
months. rule In its eleven months
operation the Underwood-Simmons
Fariff bill has proved itself to be the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
Quiet sAruKpAY MIGHT.

Saturday night was very quiet de-
spite the large crowds on the streets
end city police did not maSS einele
arrest. AS a result there wasno ses-
sion of police court Sunday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17

The Telegram does not imagine
that when the people are paying the
war tax a little later on they will
thank God for Wilson
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17

ana the utter e Iurs 81 heir Own
tarIn law to bring n encugh revenue
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The house was still
with the stiffness Of death,
It wasn't Bill Jones,
And it wasn't Macbeth.
Suddenly, out OF that intense quiet,
there came an imperious knocking
at the door.
..Open!o cried loud voice. Open
or I'll break In the door!
From inside there came no answer
mo sound save now and then, g
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
CARPETS, Rugs, Curtains and
Draperies IN The October
Sale

There Is scarcely home in Clarks-
bllrg or in this section Of the state for
which this sale doesn't hold something
that will prove as good an investment
as money ever went into. The bulk OF
these new stocks come to us direct from 2
America best mills and importers
During this sale we offer the fol
lowing Carpets at bargain prices in or
der to close them out quickly.
81 90 Administer Carpets SEC I'd.
ST. 90 Tapestry Brussels carpets 90c q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-17
County Commissioners,
ISAAC L. DAWSON.
OF Wallace.
School Superintendent.
CARL S. LAWSON.
OF Bridgeport.
An Evening Echo.

Snobbery is the pride of those
who are not sure Of their position
BERTON BRALEY.
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Observation-Disclosures,
HOWARD SUTHERLAND.
OS Alkins.
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Congressman, First District
( rs GEORGE q. WHITE.
OF Weston.
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Circuit Clerk,
J. WADE COLEMAN.
OF Clarksburg.
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TEE DAILX
n oV ELE TT 3

THE nrYsTERIoUs KNoCKING
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STATE.

State Senator,
ROY z. PARRISH.
OF Ciarksbure.
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COUNTY TICKET.

House OF Delegates,
DR.. J. n. RINEHART.
or Submission.
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REpuBLIcAN TICKET.
CONGRESSIONAL.

election Tuesday. November s. 1914.
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County Clerk,
BASIL II. LUCAS.
OF Shinnston.
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FLAVIUS B. DAVISSON,
OF Bridgeport
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NO SlhlelS -
The Prescott daily news., 1914-08-20

Dispatches from Pittsburg indicate the very general employment of the steel mills and large European orders for coal. Coal is absolutely necessary for navy that is not tied up, unless it can use oil instead, and only rela- lively small part of the worlds navies are oil burners yet. We are the arges producers of both oil and coal, and in spite of danger of capture, the exports of our coal is likely to run up into high figures.