The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-24
UNDECIDED On
SHIPS TO LEAD
PROCESSION.
AT the Formal Opening Of the
Panama Canal; Two States
Want the Honor.
(By Alice LEG Moque.l.

(By Alice Lee Mpque.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., July "a
As the time approaches for the formal
opening of the Panama canal the COW
eted honor Of heading procession Of
ships which will inaugprate the COM
pletion Of the great waterway is being
holly contested. The old warship
Oregon is one OF the vessels which is
being eagerly advocated by the resi-
dents OF the west as being particularly
appropriate to head the procession,
while from Louisiana comes the plea
that as New Orleans has lost the ex-
position the state should be accorded
1.-The honor, a proposition to which
Colorado takes strenuous objection,
as Denver, her capital city, has also
laid claim to the distinction. Mean
while Colonel Goethals advocates one
of the Panama railroad ships, and the
United States navy from the secretary
down to the youngest midshipman in
the service just as warmly espouses
the claim that the honor of opening
1.-THE canal should belong to q naval
vessel.
A Pretty Compliment.
In the Senate the bill proposed by
Senator Root provided that the French
steam launch, Louise, flying the flag of
the French republic, should be given
the place Of honor. It seems the
launch was built in France in 1885 and
used In the construction work, first
by the French and later by the Amer
leans when we took up their uncom-
pleted task, But Secretary Garrison's
patriotism was stirred in learning Of
Senator Roots bill and he has frankly
stated, ~ feel that the honor Of being
the first vessel through the canal
should be accorded to United States
vessel flying the flag Of the United
States" Officials here believe this will
be done, but the little launch which we
acquired by purchase at the time we
secured the rest Of the equipment from
France, while 1t will not lead the other
vessels will be given place in the
naval parade, and later It is planned
to present her to our sister republic
"tas a mark OF appreciation Of the
sacrifices and services of the French.
people in the primary work OF the
great undertaking.
Self.Denial Day.
Every suffragist will have a chance
to do something for the cause and aid
In the splendid work of the national
association by the able plan suggest
ed by Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chair
man Of the national congressional
committee. She has formulated and
lput into operation as director. Of the
special campaign to raise funds, the,
idea Of self-denial donations which
j will ho dAvntnd prfy,oortI1, -
the necessary expenses consequent to
the work in the campaign states. Mrs.
cCormick is urging every suffragist
in the country to help swell the cam
pagn fund by making August is Cam
paign day" day Of self denial, and
is asking for suggestions for the best
plan OF self-denial to be practiced. A
telegram from DIR. Anna Howard Shaw
suggests that working women donate
the days salary to aid their sister
women, and that farmers wives give
the money received from the days
sale Of eggs, chickens, vegetables and
fruits.
Mrs. Sherman NJ. Booth, a member
of the committee, proposes that house
wives give their maids two weeks
vacation on half pay, and send the rest
to the cause, while Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, when about to sail for Europe
laughingly declared, II think 1 will.
refuse to..'tip, during my. trip and
will have q substantial fund to send
Mrs. Mccormick"
Considers Fight on.
Miss Kate M. Gordon, Of New Or
leans, La, president Of the Southern
States Woman Suffrage Conference, is
visiting Mrs. Helen H. Gardener after
having spent last week at the great
conference Of suffragists who gathered
at Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont's famous,
Marble House" at Newport, R. L.,
which was recently opened to do hon
or to her guest, her daughter, the
Duchess Of Marlborough.
| Miss. Gordon has organized wom-
ems clubs in sixteen of the southern
states and is now indefatigable In her
efforts to secure the insertion Of a
plank in the next Democratic nation
al platform which will endorse the
right Of women to vote. Miss Cor
don is a southern born and bred and
an enthusiastic champion not only Of
suffrage but Of states rights as well,
as she very frankly admits. "Suf-
-|frage is virtually won in the United
States" she declares, and the .uues-
tion now is for the South particular
lily to solve a way by which this right
may be preserved" Miss Gordon's
able address last Thursday evening
delivered on the roof garden Of the
burlington hotel on Woman Suf-
Ifrage in the Solid South" under the
auspices of the Washington Suffrage
Council was most fayorably received
land won new adherents to the cause