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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
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THE TOWER OF LONDON.

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A great stone pile with turrets,
ninnacles, bastions, battlements and
castellated walls, surrounded by q
imoat and capped by a believer. this
famous prison seems more like a bit
of stage setting than a reality. It is
hard to realize that men and women
were once thrown into those
lfrigid dungeons to die, or that
thumbs crushed into the ugly ma
chimes which are still preserved for
the edificatfon of the traveller. 1t is
still harder to realize that men once
inhabited the heavy iron armor suits
in the museum. and tried to smash
each others boiler plated heads with
broad swords and battle axes. All of
this massive impedimenta is ,stili
there, but 1t takes robust imaeina-
ton to picture 1t In action. The
neat London boobies standing on
guard, and the unassorted crowd OF
gaping tourists with their penny
guide books are the only real things
in the place. Everything else looks
like the discarded properties OF the
etrical company doing Shakespeare
historical plays.
In the Wakefield Tower Won can
see all of the crown jewels that were
once stolen and fought for, now. neat
ly labeled and displayed In glass
cases Here also are such royal kntck-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
COMING EVENTS
IN CLARKsBURG
. = 50 = $685. 44+A.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, December rs, 20, 80 and 81
Marie Dressler in TITLES Pune
.tured Romance" motion pictures, af-
ternoons and evenings Robinson
Grand theater.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
December IS, 20 and 30.-JewelIs
Jubilee Girls, Odeon theater.
Thursday December 31-New
Years. eve. danced given by Thirty
Club, evening. Masonic temple.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
December al, January and q
1.-THE House OF Lies" presented by
the Palace Players, Palace theater.
Friday, January 1.-The Movie
Girl" afternoon and evening, Robin-
son Grand theater.
I Saturday, January 2-"The Little
Lost Sister, matinee and night, Robin
son Grand theater.
Monday, January Al G. Fields
MinstreIs. evening, Robinson Grand
Itheater.
Monday. January 4-pansc given
by Sigma club. seyening Masonic
temple. 49, 49,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31

o.
land IN fHis state. over and ABOVE
70. 600. acres ID each III plain terms,
these corporations own practically
one-afth Of the state,
I Take, for instance, inc sfJcahontas
Coal Coke Company, which reported
In 1901 that II owned $4,000 plus
1920 acres, making 100000 acres,
and the Lord only knows how much
moro: It has, grabbed since. 80
These people pay their taxes ON
their property ike other people, but
It Is fundamentally wrong to let any
one company or corporation own any
such an acreage This would make
1000 farms OF leo acres each, which
would mean homes for 10000 people,
allowing only five to- the family.
Much OF the lands owned by these
corporations are the most valuable
In the state.
When in a. state few own and
control the major portion OF the land,
the condition Of the people no longer
Is that of freemen, bpt is that CT
vassals. We are rapidly drifting to
this condition.
something mas TO be done and 1t
has to be done quickly. 1t has to be
done now.
II these companies want to and
are seeking to monopohze the lands
OF the country (and who can deny
h?l let them pay the taxes that It
takes to run the state and county
governments, and to make all man-
ner Of domestic improvements. such
as roads and schools. Ifthey do not
wish to do so. let them sell some Of
their holdings
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
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! THE sEARCHLIGHT
: Latest News from the rields Of .
Z Science, Education and 1n-
vention.
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COST OF LIVING CUT IN. TWO.

D.
Board at from s1.4o to- 50 a week,
and rooms at from thirty cents to 81
a week are what Valparaiso Uniyers-
ity, in Indiana, Is able to offer its stu
dents, despite the high cost OF living.
Furthermore, as recent investiga-
ton showed, the food is wholesome
and sufficient, and the extremely low
price is made possible by judicious
buying, and by the exercise Of that
care against waste in which most
Americans are deficient.
Thus apple barrels are saved and
resold to the farmers at a saving of
twenty-eight cents on each barrel.
Empty crates and boxes of all kinds
are also resold. The market is care
fully watched, and foodstuffs are
bought in wholesale quantities at the
most favorable moment. Contracts
are made with farmers to supply
vegetables and other farm products:
and. they are usually glad to make a
price a little lower than that paid
by wholesalers, because they are sure
of making the sale.
When 1t Is remembered that most
peuitentiary prisoners cost the COM
munity at least thirty cents day, it
will be realized that keeping college
students well-nourished on about
twenty-five cents is a difficult feat.
o. P. Kinsey, vice president of the
university, is the manager Of its liv-
ing department. Although most Of
HIS time is taken up with calculating
costs, his work is inspired by an IDEAL.
He believes that Democracy Is fostered
by putting higher education within
reach Of all, and that is what VAL
paraiso has done.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31

Sow little. reap little. Franklin.
The close Of the year lisa very APP
lpropriate time for the individual to
do just what the business man does
take account of stock and see where
he stands financially.
The flight OF time, as marked by
the approach of another year, must
bring home to the thoughtful man a
realization of the fact that his best
earning years cannot last Indefinitely.
At impresses upon him the necessity
'of SO planning his course that when
the time comes for him to lay down
the active work of his life, his CAPT.
tai, or accumulated days work, .
may be sufficient to take up the bur-
den Of his support and enable him
to spend his declining years in con-
fort and Independence.
q. G. Thompson, In recent issue
Iof an investment magazine, maintains
that any man Of moderate income, If
he Will only exercise proper seIf-de-
NAL, can at SO possess SUFFICIENT
means to live on the income without
having to worn.
The writer believes that In these
times of high wages and larger profits
as well as high cost of living, the
thrifty man has such overiowing OPP
portunity as the world never offered
before. The difficulty. as he sees it,
is that nine men in every ten do not
save money. In his judgment few
men, even when earning what are
considered small wages, should fail
at 60 to own at least $4,000. The
investment Of this at s per cent,
which can be effected with safety,
would yield $1,000 year. a man
of 80, earning $4,000 annually ought
SO to regulate expenses that at so he
will have at least 100000.
Some Of the means through which
such results may be achieved consist
simply in keeping outgo below In
come and thus saving part of ones
earnings. The question to ask is
whether with a given salary or wage
one has the right to a certain style
and standard of living. If the style
is not warranted by the wage it is the
part of prudence and courage to cut
the coat according to the cloth. What
look like necessities may have to be
surrendered. But such sacrifices in
the years of earning obviate seyerer
and more. humiliating sacrifices in
the years when earning power has
ended.
TO bring about the happy oonsum-
nation mentioned, 1t is assumed that
a mans income is constant, and NOT
drained by slcknesses In his family
or times of unemployment. But even
iif you cannot do as we'll as the fig-
Tres quoted, there is truth enough in
the idea to emphasize the unrealized
power of thrift and saving to pro-
tect old age from poverty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
Free TEXT Books.

With a compulsory school law In
this state and with free school
system, the only correct conclusion
IS that the children should nave free
text books. There is preponderance
sof argument in favor OF such free
books. The state press and a number
Of legislators-elect are urging the
Sa6iie and the Telegram fully agrees
with them that text books should be
nee.
The Charleston Mail is an exception.
# eloquently argues for free text
books and then adds the following:
But all this is mere discussion of
the general principle preliminary to
the meat OF the whole proposition.
which today Is: Can the state AFFORD
at This time to take up the free text
book proposition? With the state
administration calling for more reve-
nue. to meet expenses as they arc
g now without the addition offany extra
burdens of financial character, 1t
would appear to be the part Of wis
dom to continue the discussion of the
free text book proposition until
some more propitious time in which
TO take 1t up with view to making
1T an actually.
.'When the state administration
calls for 100000 more revenue as an,
urgency measure to meet big deficit,
It surely is not time to increase the
expenses of the state. So, we sug-
9est, this proposition can very. prop
emily watt until the situation clears
and the state issin better financial
position to add to. the current ex-
penses, which, for the present appear
to be sufficiently large"
There is quite lot of. worry now
as to where adequate revenue is to
come from for present needs, not in
Guiding free text books, which, IL
adopted by !, the. legislature, would
mean the necessity to raise stu
pendous sum in addition. It certainly
does look as II the state solons would
have to go slow in the matter CT pro-
Niding free text books until they find
a safe and cure way.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
Special Land max.

While Tom, Dick and Harry are
busy giving their plans as to how the
necessary taxes should be raised to
run the state government and espec-
1a1ly to overcome and take care OF
deficits caused by the loss of liquor
Tevenues--suoh as taxing coal, oil and
gas and the like, j. ]. Swope, editor
Of the Mcdowell Recorder, comes for
ward with the suggestion that the
holders OF large tracts of land should
I pay q license tax of ten cents an acre
4 year. His idea is that individuals,
partnerships and corporations should
pay such tax on an excess OF 10000
acres held BY them.
The state already has tax OF FIVE
cents per acre per year on all such
lands above 10000 acres, and IL
6wope's idea Is made law only half
of the amount he has in mind will be
raised in addition to what the state
ALREADY collects. There is nothing
now in his idea, therefore, except
doubling the rate. State Treasurer
Long commenting on the Swope sug-
teestion says he sees no reason why
fthe limit OF 10000 acres should not
NE reduced to 5000 acres. If tax Of
that kind is to be considered.
AS the state already imposes a
f4pecial tax OF this kind, it has been
iIeettled SO far as the principle is con-
scerned and that principle is part
Iuf our state government. The only
questions to be considered in this con-
4ection are whether the tax shall be
doubled and whether the limit Of
acreage shall be reduced. Swope's
aFg1nent applies either to. the pres
ent limit or the suggested limit OF
5000 acres. Swope contends that the
ten-cent tax mentioned by him would
raise a revenue in this state at this
time of nearly 100000 annually, and
vet It would only mean the royalty
received on one ton Of coal peEiacre."
Swope suggests this as being prefer
;qlie to a production tax ON coal.
lEpntinuing his discussion, Col ::Swcpe
Eays:
According to the report OF Auditor
parst there are $50 companies or cor
VIBRATIONS that own 2,SS0,096 acres Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31

Went west for gold and sure enough,
He pretty soon sawdust.
Dusenby Pibbles had at last mus
tered up courage enough to propose.
I Outside, little street band played
Schumann's Baby Child"
But there's no song so ideally sur
charged with love as Schumann's
Baby Child he protested.
.Yes, but Just listen to the man with
the bass horn" she explained "He's
just playing the same note over ana
over again. Comp oomp-oomp And.
Isl Isl Al A0s SENSITIVE ny nature
Pibb1es rushed out into the wintry
air without even hat, so impetuous
was he. There on the sidewalk the
little street band was playing, the
bass hornet with his horn strapped
securely to his chest. still sounding
comp comp oomp!' and no other
note except 'oQmp oomp-oomp!''
FOOL cried Dusenby Pibb1es.
Can't you play any other note except
toomp?"
{ The big bass hornet stopped comp
ing" moment.
.Sure can II he replied. only IT
is very cold and how can / keep my
hands in my pockets and work the
keys at one and the same time?"
With despairing moan, Dusenby
Pibbles rushed of into the binding
snow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
AM EYening Echo.

II is admirably remarked by most
excellent writer, that zeal can no moro
hurry man to act in direct ,opposi-
tion to itself than rapid stream can
carry a boat against its own current.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
15cHuck I owels, 6 FOR iI9c

new lot Of huok towels purchased es.
pecially for the January White Sale. Sizes,
1896 inches. hemmed ends. red borders In
heur de lis pattern. Special sale price 6
for Acc. ass s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
White Crepe Plisse,
1870 Yard

A good quality. soft finished cotton crepe
especially suitable for women's underwear.
Width 20 inches. Special value in the White
Sale at ~ II c yard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
1Sc Nainsook, $1.39
Bolt 81 10 Yards

A very fne, soft finished nainsook for
'undermuslins. Full yard wide, put up In
pieces of 10 yards. Eeach piece In boz. A
new lot for the January White Sale.
Special $1.ss Bolt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
Special Sale Of Carpets, Rugs.
and Curtains Now In PROGRESS

Thousands of dollars worth of new
Carpets and all sizes and kinds of Rugs
now on sale at the lowest prices we ever
offered bought at Alexander Smith &
Sons auction sale October g.
Remember that this is Clarksburg's
greatest Carpet and Rug Store, and that
during this Pre-Inventory Sale you will
find the best selection of Carpets, Rugs,
Linoleums, Draperies by the yard, also
ones ready to hang, and Curtains, of all
kinds at special prices, which mean
money saved if you buy nowss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
f5c Pillow Case for 5c

sizes3ex42 inches. Y
Full Size pillow cases of medium weight,
bleached muslin. An opportunity to !Bene-
AT bya considerable saving on such goods
l2 Lee RIRDEYE, SOC BOLT 10 YARD
A very special White Sale item. The
best quality anticeptic diaper cloth.
sBleached pure white without the use Of
chemicals. Width "a inches. Put up In 10
yard pieces in sealed packages Special at
S9c bolt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
T He DAILY
! N o " E LIE TIE
COMFORT FIRST.

The man who owned the planning mill,
Quit business In disgust;
Went west for gold and sure enough,
He pretty soon sawdust
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31
Swiss Edges and.
Insertions,
15c I'd.

A table full OF dainty edges
and insertions including the
newest effects In pointed seal
lop edges.
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Sale Starts
z ON orr ovy Jan. ],
1915.

You cannot afford to miss the rare 90.
portunities in the WHITE SALE. To the
economical women who plan their shopping
with one eye to systematic saving, no event
OF the entire year is of more Importance
than an Annual Sale Of White Goods. IT.
always comes-it always affords money
saving opportunities extraordinary and It
always offers a great abundance Of spick.
and span new w I1ITE, GOODS and Muslin
Underwear Of all kinds.
Watch our show windows and daily advertisement for
items Of merchandise New goods for this sale win be
irving almost daily
Our Mr. Landlord the New York market in the inter
est of ReadytoWear Department. taking advantage
Of the markets exceptional offerings in White Goods
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31

AllractIVe new designs.
The seasons latest patterns
in fine Swiss flouncings lin
dainty designs for lingerie
blouses and baby dresses. Every
piece new. Special at sec yd.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-31

mings of lace and embroidery.
AT 9sc-skirts of white
Saline. scalloped at bottom, or
skirts Of longcloth with
founces of shadow lace orem-
broidery.
AT 9sc-women's gowns, q
score OF styles in high neck or
sitp-oyer models. Trimmings of
fine laces and embroidery.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
A MYSTERIOUS
MURDER Case
Hand With q Revolver Pointed
Through q Window Pane
Shot Mrs. Bailey.

Freeport, N. Y, suiy mo ar
rests we're made late tonight il con-
nectioa with the murder Of Mrs.
Louise Bailey, Hempstead matron
who was shot last night while in the
office of DR.. Edwin Carman, physi.
clan. The sheriff, district attorney
and detectives are still following
several clews but all admitted that
evidence sufficiently tangible to war
rant the arrest had not been found.
Special Telephone.
The sheriff said he has discovered
in the Carman home telephone
device Of wires which led from the
doctors Office to closet in his wife's
bedroom. According to the sheriff
Mrs. Carmaa admitted she had the
instrument installed because she
wanted to hear what went on" be-
tween her husband and women pa
tients and she had been much COM
forted" by what she had overheard.
DR.. Carma1 was also questioned
closely concerning the occurrences
before the mysterious hand with a re-
volver in 1t pointed through win
dow pane and fired the shot killing
Mrs. Bailey.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
10 naval
OFF |CERS
''PLUCKED'
ARBITRARY RET I REMENT
FOR MEN OF WORLD WIDE
REPUTATION.
|afLD SOME high POSITIONS
Much Chagrin Felt by Secretary
Daniels Who Asks Repeal Of
Such Strict Law.

Washington, July Fifteen naval
officers, several OF them captains with
distinguished records, have ended &C.
tive careers today, upon the recon-
mendati0n of the dreaded "plucking
board" Secretary Daniels made pub
lie the names of those selected for
compulsory retirement and with q for
NAL announcement, he will ask q re-.
peal of the law of 1899, under which
the annual "plucking" Is done. Dan
iels announced six others were re-
tired at their own request.
Those "Plucked."
Included in the list of "plucked" are
the names of some officers who have
been SO prominent in naval circles A.
to cause great surprise among their
colleagues at their retirement. One,
a Captain Gibbons, retired from COM
manding the ibattleship Utah, had been
superintendent of the Naval academy
and naval attache to the American en-
bassy in London, assignments given
only to officers Of the highest profess
sional ability. Daniels explained there
was absolutely nothing on the rec
ords of any of the retired officers to
show they were not fitted for any
naval service in the matters of habit,
temperament or professional ability,
but the naval lists are in such shape
that the board was confronted with
the task of determining, not who was
unfit to be retained in the service, but
rather who could 'beG be spared from
the list of thoroughly competent ON.
GERS.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
Elk LODGE
1883 Won
S|LvE Err CUP
G. H. CR0CKARD REPRESENT
ING BISMARCK LODGE
HAD FLOAT.
MANY LODGES REPRESENTED
The Convention is q Big Success
and Magic City is Giving
Fine Entertainment.
MANY LODGES REPRESENTED

| NiT.Iuas ss, s;s III, Jiliy THE EIks
state convention, which Is in session
| In this city;,is proving q great event,
Today the parade proved quite spec.
tacular and contained many interest.
ing and comical features.
Bismarck lodge, which has about
the smallest representation of any
lodge in the state, succeeded in car
rying off the first prize, or rather, c.
H. Crockard did for the lodge.
CrOckard was the only member of
the Bismarck lodge In the parade.
Seeing that he was in hopeless mi
nority, Mr.. Crockard proved his en-
terprising spirit and his hustling
qualities. He hired a water wagon
and hired some clowns fro ma circus
which was in town, and brass band,
and entered the parade, determined
htat No. 1899 should not be the least
in the parade from a standpoint Of
attractiveness, If the least in numbers.
When the prizes were awarded, Mr..
Crockard was happily surprised to
learn that he had won the first prize
for best appearance. He was present
ed with a silver cup, which he will
carry home to his lodge.
He also delivered an address on be.
half of the Bismarck lodge, which
was another feature of his recent So
journ in the Magic City. s
The boys are having big time and
the Magic City is doing itself proud
in entertainment. The convention Is
a big success. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
CHARGED WITH
firing 4 barn.
southam Man Will Be iGven
Hearing; Alleged Man Want
ed to Get Even"

Devils Lake, July 1.-Arrested on
the charge of arson, James Swenson,
a farm hand who has been employed
in the vicinity of Southam, will be CIV.
en- preliminary hearing Tuesday af-
ternoon before Justice Conant. Sven
son is accused of starting the fire
which destroyed the barn owned by
H. Ridley.
1t appears that swenson had work
ed for Ridley and on account of some
disagreement he was ordered from
the place. At that time he is charged
with threatening to get even"
The morning after the fire very
distinct footprints were found leading
up to and away from the barn. The
hearing which was set for this morn
ing, was adjourned until next week
for further investigation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
POST OFFICE At
BERGEN ROBBED
About $50 Dollars Taken From a
Store and 81 Dollars From
Post Office Till.

Bergen, N. D., July Thieves
broke into the postofIice here located
in the Leine Mercantile Co. and q
hardware store next door, securing
about $3.50 in cash and various ar.
ticles Of hardware and mercantile
goods.
The burglars gained entrance to
the postofice by smashing in the
door in the basement Of the Lei1e
Mercantile Co. Thirty one dollars
fifty cents were taken from the post
office and SIS in cash from the Leine
Mercantile Co. The till OF the hard.
ware store next door was robbed OF
5000. The thieves also carried away
a raincoat, new shoes, razor cigars
a7d various other articles from the
stores.
The authorities believe that five
men participated in the robbery. A
posse headed by Town Marshal, P.
A. Gilner is securing the country.
side for the thieves today. Their
capture is expected within the next
"a hours.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
RObbER GIVEN 2
YEARS in Pen
Man Named Hill Caught by Great
Northern Special Agent
Plead Guilty.

Grand Forks, N. D., July John
Hill, Finlander, was yesterday af-
ternoon taken before Judge G. M.
Cooley and sentenced to serve two
years in the state pelitentiary at
Bismarck for breaking in Great
Northern refrigerator car. The man
claimed he was hungry and broke in
to the car to get something to eat.
Several cars have been broken into
recently in the Great Northern yards
and the night watchman was on the
alert for bcrglars. About 2 o'clock
last Sunday morning he saw man
break the seal on a refrigerator near
the ice house. The man entered the
ca and the watchman stole up and
closed the door on him.
The special company detective
was then summoned and the man
taken into custody. The burglar
gave his name as John Hill. He was
taken before Judge r. ]. Purcell
Monday morning, but decided to
waive preliminary examination. He
was asked if he wanted to be ex-
amined and wait for his trial II
bound over to the district court, but
he said: "No, l want to go right
through" 4.