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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-28
FIRST GRAND PRIZE

FIRST GRAND PRIZE
The Maxwell, five passengerstour=
ing car, purchased from and on5display
at the Ransome Motor Car Co.
DISTRICT FIRST PRIZES.
Two Europ ean tours or trips to the
Panama-Pacific Exp sition, purchased
from, Thomas Cook &Son, the leading
tour conductors Of the world.
DISTRICT THIRDsPRIzEs.
Two ladies, or gentlemen s watches
of standard make and movement, pu1-
chased from and on display at Lee
Probst's .jewelry store.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-28

To the ompetitor securing the
largest number Of votes will be.
awarded this $1,000 studebaker
Touring Car fully equipped with
all accessories. The greatest prize
ever offered by a newspaper in
Clarksburg. 1t was purchased
from the Monticello Automobile &
Garage Co, agents for this terri
tory, and is machine which com
mands the attention Of all auto
lovers. This is the car you will
eventually buy-better enter the
great subscription campaign and
win. You may never have an OPP.
portunity to gain such a valuable
prize; free!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-28
SECOND GRAND PRIZE.

SECOND GRAND PRIZE,
The Ford five passenger touring
car purchased from and on display at
the Monticello Auto & Garage Co.
DISTRICT SECOND PRIZES
Two $500 Nictrolas of the very best
make, purchased from and on, display at.
Davis, Burkham & Tyler Co.
FOURTH PRIZEsTWO FALLSUITS
One ahandsome lady's suit pur-
chased from the Irwin-Lockwoo Co..
The other, gentleman's suit made to
order.
DISTRICT FIFTH PRIZES
Two $500 Eastman Kodaks, pur-
chased from and on, display at The
James & Law Co. ),
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
A System That Pays

The perfection to which method may be reduced is demonstrated in the efficiency report of the Pennsylvania Railroad company for last year just issued by that corporation.
 In order to ascertain the percentage of the observance of train safety rules more than two million tests were made in 1913 with the ascertained re- suit that 99.9 per cent of the en- ployes lived up to the strict letter of the rules.
 Of the III, 100000 passengers car ried not one was killed, maimed or injured in train accident Other re- suits are similarly gratifying.
 Sixteen thousand tests were made of observance by the engineers of flagmen's signals and in only eleven cases did the employees fail in their duty.
 The Pennsylvania company has in
 
 stalled among it's employees a system that is almost military in character and the wisdom of the movement is attested by the splendid results ob- tained. Moreover the corporation manifests an almost personal interest in those engaged in it's service; merit is watched for and quickly rewarded and the men are impressed with the dignity of labor, the importance of their respective positions and the great obligations that duty imposes.
 The principle that the laborer is worthy of his hire is inculcated, re- spected and practiced, and every man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
FAIRIES HAVEN'T QUIT IRELAND

from the Kansas City Star. Nobody ever drove the fairies out of Ireland, and nobody ever will, for that matter The Emerald Isle is sans snakes but not sans the wee folk" fo, the sturdy citizens of Donegal yet will relate the doings of the sprites who re- ward good and punish evil with quite as much avidity as they did hundreds or years ago.
 The little folks, whom the more stolid Britishers insist are but creatures of Celtic imagination, are peculiar elves. Few there are who have seen them, and the few have done so only when the moon was at the right phase or on some holiday in the elfdom when, the legend goes, the fairies are visible to mortal eyes and even may be captured if you but snip ther shadows. Aud sod' 1rish-many of them-are firm in the faith that the wee folk forecast joys and sorrows and that they keep away the wicked banshee and otherwise protect the household of their favorites When Michael McFaul. a farmer of Clonmany, county of Donegal missed recently from it's hiding place some $500 he had saved as a prelimi- nary to embarking upon the sea of mat rimony, he never once doubted but thar the incident was warning from wee folk" that they did not look kindly upon his suit.
 "'Tis that they don't like her." he said, and I'll not be marrying into bad luck. Twas just their way O tellir' me-"
 The police, however, were less in- clined to the theory of elfish warning and when a young woman employed at the McFall household tried in a neigh boring village to cash some large bank notes she was arrested and convicted of the theft.
 The McFauls refuse to accept the loss in other than a philanthropic mood and st'll believe the little folks of the woods chose that manner of expressing disap- proval of marriage which would bring no happineSS tO the family
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
No Partisan Politics

Among the many notable feature! about the equal suffrage meeting helt Monday night at the Jefferson thea atre, said a man who was present was the total absence of any refer ence, either direct or by suggestion, oi partisan politics.
 "It will be recalled that the state ment was made that the suffrage lead CTS would invade Alabama and attempt to defeat the democratic party because of the failure of the congressional com- mittee to vote favorably on the na- tional equal suffrage bill. While Miss Addams urged the suffragists of this state to insist on it's passage, yet no mention was made of any political party. The other speakers refrained from mentioning it.
 T don't think prohibition was men toned except by the chairman, in any of the speeches, though it is well known that many of them are strong advo- cates of that cause. The leaders pre- sented the equal suffrage cause in ar able manner and refrained from the in- troduction of outside matters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
SAYS FLOWERS HEAR AND SEE

Paris Letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer
 Jean Viaud-Bruant who is one of the most famous French horteultursts, has just published little book on flowers, in which he advances the story q be- lieve it is not entirely novel; that flow CTS both see and hear. As a young man, he says, he began to study flowers, for which he has always had passion, and he sought to understand the habit of the blooms which he cultivated. When he saw the growing plant reach out to- ward the necessary support he asked himself whether the action was the re- suit of volition, and whether the plant had eyes.
 M. Viaud-Bruant is now apparently convinced that flowers both hear and see. There are some that are sensitive to anesthetic substances, ether in par ticular, which suggests the existence of a nervous system, like that of a nervous woman. And he would even credit them with something analogous to the power of speech.
 "One knows" he writes, that the per- fume of flowers IS a manifestation of vegetable life, living radiation. Per fume is as much vibration as an ol- factory sensation. Fhe perfume is the voice of the flower; a bouquet. is word-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
Delighted With the City

M. P. Salisbury president of the Ma tional Credit Mems association, who was here yesterday, was greatly surprised to find Birmingham such metropolis. He said last night, just before leaving for New Orleans, that Birmingham had given him the most agreeable surprise of any city he had visited in the past few years.
 T live in St. Paul. which is a new city, comparatively, said MT. Salisbury. and 1 know the troubles that a new city has in order to get ahead. Birmingham seems, however, to be progressing won derfully we'll I have been around a great deal and have visited many cities. but our friends in Birmingham have been able to show us a city here that exceeds my highest expectations. Birmingham is really remarkable place, and I am in- tensely interested in my trip here
 The object of our visit was for the purpose of getting better acquainted with the members of our association and if has no real interest other than that. was perfectly delighted with the press club where we had luncheon. The ap- pointments are perfect and the place is so attractive as to be almost overwhelm- Ing. l hope to be here again soon and l will say that it would require little persuasion to make me come back again and again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
Realty Values Enhancing

While some important real estate
 trades in Birmingham business dis
 triet have been made recently the
 realty market generally speaking has been quiet. In other prosperous and growing cities inertia in the real es-
 tate business has been the rule for a
 year or more past. Commercial and
 industrial conditions in Birmingham
 are not only sound at bottom, but many things are concurring to stimu- late every line of trade and appre- ciably enhance the value of Birming- ham property both central and outly- ing.
 The gradual improvement in the iron and steel trade is naturally hay- ing direct effect on this district. The railroads are still endeavoring to retrench in their operating ex- penses, but they are finding way to raise money in large sums for making needed betterments. In the south great deal of double tracking is being done, and very recently the South ern Railway company has found no difficulty in borrowing $10,000,000 for improvements. Out of that sum $1,- BOG, ,000 will be spent in Birmingham immediately.
 In the Ensley division of the Ten nessee company a busy scene is pre- sented, and the new wire mill at Fair field is turning out wire and nails for the southern trade. Large tonnages will be shipped from the wire plant within the next few weeks. This immense industry is already a mighty factor in the industrial development of the Birmingham district, but it is only ques- tion of few years when the wire mill will be doubled. As it is it will employ 1900 or 1500 men when it is operating at full capacity.
 In Birmingham's commercial prog ress the large number of general agencies established here recently is favorably noted. The great office hllildinps are filled and more Sl<V- scrapers will be reared in the near future. It would be strange indeed if realty values were not reaching higher levels here. Now is the time for good bargains. In a few weeks prices may be much higher. It is safe to say that any property bought in at prices asked today would sell for a good profit three years hence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
HORNETS INVENTION OF PAPER

From the Kansas City Times. Uncle Will, in Will O the Wisps," by Margaret Warner Morley, tells his little nephew, Theodore, that Vespa Maculata, the hornet, is the real inventor of paper. ''Is it really paper she makes, Uncle Will?' Theodore asked after thinking oe it a few minutes.
 Just as real as the paper the news papers are printed on. She takes wood pulp and chews it up and mixes it with a sticky substance from her mouth and flattens it out into thin paper; don't you remember the paper nests we found last winter?"
 ''Oh. yes! How did she learn to make paper?" asked Theodore
 ''Oh, she understood the art from the beginning. Long before we had discov- cred ways of making paper. our fiery little Vespa war hanging her paper tenn pes through all the forests of the earth. The only trouble with her paper for man 8 use is that it is too brittle and in too small sheets"
 And it is gray" said Theodore.
 "Yes, though some of it is red or yell low or brown or even almost white, ac- cording to the material she finds to work with; the prettiest, I think, is a clear, pale, silver gray. I have seen beautiful hornets nests of that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
The Coal Market Promising

Reports concerning the coal market may be regarded as abnormally en- couraging so far as the general out look is concerned, and while prices locally may have declined somewhat the reason is a decidedly appreciable one. As usual the consumption of coal in Alabama and elsewhere falls off rapidly in the springtime and reduction in price is a natural conse- quence so that lower rates in the do- mestic lines for lump and nut coal are already well in evidence.
 It is not to be gainsaid that in the central south prices of steam coal have been low, and this fact should inhibit any further decline in figures; but present levels are undoubtedly ,4due to a disposition evinced by retail deaiers to wait until the probable ac- ton of the market in the near future may be more accurately gauged. This assumed position has retarded their signing contracts for the replenishing of their yards. Some have attributed the present local Hull to slow collec- tions for the winter deliveries, but the desire to await developments is most probably the real cause.
 In the central coal field the market is strong. The steel companies report that they are running at 75 per cent of their capacity, which is decidedly in excess of usual activities. Sixty per cent is fair; 65 is good, and 75 per cent is closely approximating boom conditions. This creates a good de- coal.
 In the west the buying is brisk with a quiet, steady buying for stor- age purposes in anticipation of strikes. The severe weather of the northwest has also been quite a fac tor in the activity of the local trade now obtaining so that there is every reason for congratulations upon the outlook and no occasion whatever for any apprehension as to slump or further reduction in prices or even grounds for maintaining that present levels will not soon manifest a mar ked improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
Why They Are Buoyant

Alabama farmers face the spring season with a high degree of buoy ancy. Taken altogether, 1913 was Alabamas best year in the agricul- tural districts. Not only did cotton sell high, but the farmers instead of the spectators got the benefit of the high price. Last years crops in this state brought approximately $200,- 000,0O0 as against $200,000,000 as 100000 as against 100,000,000 six years before.
 One of the most cheering and far reaching facts in Alabama's agricul- tural life is the increased corn pro- duction. It was not many years ago that Alabama raised only about 30,- 900 .00O or 35,000,O0O bushels of corn Last year it produced nearly 70,000,- 900. Encouraged by the fine success of intensive farming stronger efforts than ever before will be put forward for high records in cotton, corn and hay. There will be much larger acreage of corn, and the crop will probably reach the 100,000,000 mark.
 The cotton acreage may not be greater than last year, but by applied science more cotton can be made, weather permitting, than was pro- duced on the same acreage last year.
 The boys corn clubs will be more numerous in 1914 than they were in 1913, when the boys contests were very lively. These boys corn clubs account in large measure for the enthusiasm that has permeated Ala bama's entire agricultural atmosphere. Should this state be favored by mod erately good weather conditions there is every reason to believe that the money value of the 1914 crops will total considerably upwards of $2O0,- ,000,000. Certain it is that the farm CTS are adding rapidly to the wealth of the state, as well as improving their own condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
A SMOKE PUZ LIE

From Power.
 One day on approaching our factory writes an American engineer in Cuba, T noticed a great cloud of smoke oily and black, rolling out of the chimneys and plotting out the surrounding landscape. l went to the boiler room and gave the hremen a good dressing down for allow ing so much smoke to escape, telling them that it was throwing money away, and that if they could not fire better I would have to discharge them. I thought no more of it till the next morning. when on entering the engine room I found the chief mechanic jubilant over some joke. He told me that the chief fireman. a ne- gro, had come to him with tears in his eyes and had said MT. r. says tha tive must not let the smoke go out of the chimney; if we do he will discharge us Now, if the smoke cannot go out of the chimney, where can we put it?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
USE OF MACHINE GUNS

From the Infantry Journal
 As the cavalry arm is the arm of opportunity, the machine gun may be said to be the gun of opportunity. Neither on the defense nor in the at tack can it be used continuously Two reasons forbid such use: one, the ex- eessive expenditure of ammunition that the use of the machine gun entails; the other, the fact that the moment it opens fire and discloses its position. 1t becomes the target of the enemy $ artillery, whose imperative mission it. is to silence it. It must be kept as an ever-ready reserve for use at oppor- tune times. Black says that machine guns are not intended for prolonged fire action nor for accompanying an in- fantry skirmish line in an advance by rushes and least of all, for fighting well-covered lines. They must be held back under direct control of the com mander of a force to give him the means wherewith to produce, within a short time, a sudden effect in the na- ture of a surprise. If this well-ex- pressed mission of the machine gun be kept in mind, it is not likely to be misused in battle. The effect of hostile artillery on machine guns is lessened by thdir use in small groups.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
Gunster's Apprecint ton

In speaking of the Frank Croxton quar- tet, which will appear here tomorrow evening at Cable hall, under the auspices of the Music Study club, Mir Frederick Gunster, the well known tenor, said yes- terday:
 T am in receipt of a letter from Mir. Frank Croxton, saying that he has never had a more successful concert trip than the one he is at present making He writes that the quartet is playing one night stands, having so many engage ments that they haven't a vacant even- ing.
 'I have known MT. Croxton for a num- Der of years and l regard him as one of the best singers I have ever heard. All of his quartet are personal friends of mine, MT. and Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Marie Stapeton Murray, and I am look ing forward with a great deal of pleasure to their concert. have sung in Mir Crox- tons quartet in New York and many other eastern cities and I have always enjoyed my work with the members, who have been among the foremost singers of the day. Mrs. Gunster and I had ex- pected to entertain for Mr Croxton and the quartet, and We had written to him. hoping that he could plan to get hers a day earlier than his concert, but the large list of engagements will prevent. Mr. CroXton writes me that he will arrive at noon Thursday. Music lovers have a rare treat in store tomorrow evening, and none should miss the opportunity of hearing the quartet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Eashlon Week Event

 Nearly everybody down at the Busl- ness Mems league offices are busy as Trojans getting ready for Fashion Week." sad Mrs. J. B. Reid yesterday The merchants appear to be taking q big interest and hope to make 1t a complete success.
 With our new president, R. A Brown, in the lead, the different com mitteess are hard at work and final plans for the big festive occasion are about finished. The decoration of the streets. it is said, Is going to be the most lavish ever seen here. l do hope that the out-of-town women will real ize in time what the event really means and will come to Birmingham, see the new fashions and then be able to in : telligently buy what clothes and ap- parel of any kind they may need or desire.
 "of course it is to largely a wom- ans event. It is the women of the fam fly who primarily are interested in tho fashions, but the men are too The men are Interested not only from their own point of view but most men who amount to anything like 10 have their lady folks dressed neatly and properly. Both the men and women of the state should boost the Fashion Week, which Is held for their benefit. And upon how much they take advantage of it will depend its ultimate success.
 Many cities hold the event every year and some twice a year. and there is no reason why Birmingham should not make 1t an annual event for the spring, Just like the state fair is for the fall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
THE WANDER-WAY

Sara Beaumont Kennedy in the Commer
 cial-Appeal. Springtime-and the bluebirds s song
 And gold of daffodils, And the beekoning trail that runs
 Away to the waiting hills; These-and a low, clear call
 At my restless heart all day With pilgrim staff to be out and gone
 Over the Wander-Way! Gone where the reeds, a-quiver,
 Sing like the pipes O Pan, And the gleam of the golden willows
 Marks where the spring began; With never pack on my shoulders
 The speed of my step to stay, Tracking a '-the-wisp decoy
 Over the Wander-Way. Winds fro mthe fragrant southland
 Seeking some Holy Grail Stir purple lure of violets spread
 Beside the half-hid trail; While high OCT head an argosy.
 White-sailed, drifts all the day Cloud-ships by unseen pilots steered
 Over the Wander-Way Oh, to be free as the birds are,
 Swift as the winds are swift To hit the trail that winds away
 To where the dim hills lift. And there to hail a white cloud-ship
 Bound for the ports of day, And sail, and sail-and never come hack Over the Wander Way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

The Cape-to-Cairo railway, one of the greatest dreams of modern times come true, is now nearing completion. 1t is striking evidence of the progress being made in opening up the widest and most inaccessible parts of the Dark con- tinent. The road runs from Cape Town to Cairo, a distance of 6944 miles, or 7074 miles, if the journey to the sea at Alex andria is included The Belgian govern ment ceded Great Britain a strip of land in the Congo, so that the railway trav- erses British territory throughout it's en- tire length. It was stupendous under taking. a titanic struggle against the jun gle, in which the engineers and laborers had to contend not only against savage tribes of human beings, but wild animals as well. Northward from Cape Town the track has been laid to within a short distance of Bukama, in the heart Of the Congo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

A tiger escaped from Hagenbeck's men, aserie in suburb of Brussels and leaped into an open market. There immediately ensued wild stampede. merchants and counters were overturned and goods scat tered to the four winds. Almost in the twinkling of an eve the erstwhile busy market was deserted, save for the tiger, who seemed to be every whit as badly frightened as the people. The beast ran into a tobacco store ard lay down on a counter. where he remained quietly until captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11
A STORM KING.

1 When that big blizzard passed this way It left me quite distressed Telegraph wires my trousers held. The tall barn roof my .~sst My razor blew to Bessemer And one old hen of mine Was blown with seven chicks across The Tuscaloosa line. As l stood on my front porch with A dollar bill that time The wind blew ninety cents from it And left me but dime It made my auto siren sing As it ne'er sang before; It blew it stires up til they burst And paint from the front door, But still did not fret; did As every hero does; l simply said, "Go on and bliz:" Anr you know how it bluz.
 HER CHOICE. Wife: T believe the best place for a regional bank is the stocking'' Husband; There is one thing sure; the depositor would be well heeled.,
 DYSPEPTIC. Missionary (returned from vacation to field of labor): Where is Koo1oboola. your prime minister?'' cannibal King: "oh, I ate him." Missionary: Ate him; and you a con- vert to Christianity Why did you do that?"
 cannibal King: Well, he never agreed