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,evo .a,,,,,. - -, 49,, 90. ,,o.s,h,s
for the living. IL now receiving the dead.
Mora than aoo hod,os r.oo,,.r.d From tho
6, - - ,N,-. -, 80
% ''""ie"'o nave oeen oroush. "eie ~
shipment 10 quebec. The Lady Evelyn
left Rimousid this morning with nearly
800 bodies. and the cruiser Essex, which
ia anchored of Father Point ia ready
to steam I'M the river as soon an she
receives her burden OF cornses
The frat measure taken this morning
WAS the appoIntment Of a corns Of sneciai
constables to patrol the beach for afy
miles TO the eastward A strong south
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
ONE TOWN LOSES EIGHT.
some Werc Leaders In Their village
Of 200 PropIe.

HousroS. MINI. May 30.--Eisht from
this little village of 200 people. including
several OF its leading business men. were
lost on the Empress Of Ireland. A tele-
siam from Montreal says they TOOK ~,
steamer. Their names are not in the list
OF saved.
The Houston victims are Andrew Carl.
son. Ulf Johnson, John Gustavson and
Mrs. Alvin Carlson and her fou- children
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
ENVOY BASES TREATY
PLEA ON DISASTER
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice to Urge
Senate Action on Safety
Agreement.
LA TOILETTE OBJECTS
Senator Doesn't Think Pact
Will Affect Any Vessels
Now AflOat.
LA TOILETTE OBJECTS

WASHINGTON. May 3o-Sir Cecil Spring.
,Rice. the British Ambassador. strongly
intimated to-day that as a result OF the
Empress of Ireland disaster he would
ask the American Government 10 adopt
without further delay the London Sea
Safety Congress agreement, which. among
other things. regulates the conduct of ves-
sells In fogs The agreement Is now before
the Senate.
The disas ter that overlook the En-
press Of ireland has again reused inter
est In Congress on the subject of legisla-
ton and international treaty looking TO
greater safety for travel by sea.
Senator Burton suggested that II the
pending treaty agreed to at the interna-
tIonal conference In London in January
had been In effect the Empress OF Ire
land would probably have been rebuilt
and that her hull would have been
stronger and such an accident might
have been avoided or at least not have
been attended by so great loss Of life.
VIII Urge Ratification.
There Is no question that an effort will
be made TO force the ratification Of the
pending treaty In the Senate and also to
pass iesisiauoh carrying INTO ehe'' l'a
provisions. II Is equally certain that the
effort to raufy the treaty and to legislate
on the subject will be met with opposi-
tion unless certain changes are made 10
meet the views OF Senator LA Toilette
and other Senators who are Directing to
the treaty for one reason or another.
This treaty that II pending In the Sem
ate Committee on Foreign Relations and
which was agreed to at che London con-
ference will not affect single vessel now
anoat." said Senator La Toilette. There
II nothing In the treaty as to the manning
OF vessels or requiring improvements that
would add TO safety or would anect
single vessel already afioat. The treaty
only pretends to make improvements III
vessels hereafter to be built and In view
OF the fact that the lives OF the vessels
now anoat are from twenty to forty years
II can readily be seen how inenectiNe II
will be-
The sun., 1914-09-27

stock exchange is closed And the con-
sequence of all this viii he "A great
deal Of dissatisfaction in the merchant
community and more so in the labor
Ing community, because great many
industries must needs stop. Cotton has
gone down to "A price unthought OF.
1t Is sure indication that Hhe cotton
Industry in Continental Europe and
also in Lancashire Is working on a
very reduced scale. Wood pulp and
paper IL missing and the issue of news
papers il thereby In danger. Anillne
dyes IL does not get any more from
Germany, which is serious matter to
the bradford trade. And all Of she
many necessities which Englishmen
have been accustomed to which come
from the Continent or from France
Will after while commence to fade
So IL must be held ont To the English
people that If they only hold out in "A
war much longer "han anybody else
that they will greatly profit by II.
But all this is more or less British
concern, and ! would not trouble about
it AZ all If this proclamation of policy
was not also intended to have certain
effects on the United States Please un-
wv NA'ih lilfi' dlil llAl ilNNNNNlllS lIt
ethical side. But | must talk Of the eff
fects. The American people are invited
by the Engliah-and all her emssaries
are trying 10 move the United States
people to participate in the English cru
SADIE against German trade and German
shipping they bold out To them
that this Is the time when the German
trade, either with England or with
South America or with China. could be
had for the asking; that the British
were great benefactors to the Ameri-
can people in inviting them To share:
and that America was acting much
against her Interests If she did not fol-
low this kind invitation.
| wish now To examine the situation
OF America in this matter. but ] would
say right at the start that I am not so
pretentious as to try to give any ad-
vice on this matter, and that l am ex-
The sun., 1914-09-27
German Statesma Predicts That ANY Trade Taken
Away From Germany Will Not Go to United
States, but Will Be Taken by England

entangled in European difficulties in
1865 and 1893. And Jamaica became
British because the Spaniards could not
hold 1t in 1856. The same happened
with New York. then New Amsterdam
in the struggle with Holland that lasted
over twenty years This list could be
amplified to any desired length. Eng
land always kept her sea power free,
and when the Continental Powers were
engaged made good use Of ii. SO II Is
that British statesmen have come to the
conclusion that the longer a war lasts
the better for her,
She may now Try to capture the Ger
man possessions oversee. make such
arrangements with Portugal as she
thinks to her interests. get an option
on the Congo from Belgium as a re-
ward for her services. provided the
war lasts long enough.
1t is very admirable policy from
the point of self-interest Thus do Brit
ish statesmen reckon that the longer
The war lasts the more the German
trade can be deviated from its present
channels, the more dhe German fleet
Will come into decay, the surer German
business can be captured But 1t would
programme as loudly as it IL being done,
since such policy Is always carried
on better without much noise, but that
policy evidently has got to serve various
ends
In the first place. II II intended to
tide the English public opinion over a
number OF difficulties which are aris-
ing now and which will more certainly
arise IN the future also in England as
q consequence of the war.
English trade with its best Gus.
toner. Germany, is cut of So is its
iielgian trade, On which il depends for
its vegetables and fruit. So il large
part Of France, which seems to he
more or less commercially paralyzed,
She cannot keep up her trade with
Russia through the Baltic, and the har-
bors in the White Sea and the Far
East commence now to freeze up. Her
The sun., 1914-09-27
D, pH. nEn>I,RD DER>BuRG.

r NtLISH statesmen proclaim that
r he war must he fought to the
l. asst man; that 1t must be long
and exhaustive; that it should
~ Fought by applying the bitter pangs
nc @nrvlJion to l2O. 900. 900 of Germans
ana Ausrians by cutting off all credit.
oy 'Nr destruction Of German and Aus
ran oversea commerce. by taking Ger
many share of the worlds trade and
'hIppne.
y" ta.se are, maybe, very effective
weapons. and English experience has
Certainly been that the longer a Conti-
rental war lasts, the deeper Continental
'o"'rS get entangled, the more they
7e' tired and weary the better the
nance mas always been for Great Brit
'" '' strengthen her own position. She
practically immune from the conse-
''eh'eS OF war as far as the personal
.'"''rt Of her peoples goes. She can
go On aud hold her theatres open. run
races ana her sports. The sea is
pen To her; she is not afraid or in dan
ger Tor her provisions.
H'' army is not national army.
'neH are very good trained soldiers
,'' excepting "A small proportion OF
,o,uh''rrs, make war a profession. and
England succeeds in keeping the un-
'Hp'Ncd quiet they suffer no great
hardship
"h IN" other hand, every long Euro
wa" war has given Great Britain ths
'""'IdniIy OF adding very largely to
Possessions oversee The history
h'''INh coaling stations and fort
SOS abroad is the history Of long Con-
mental wars, where every possible an
'S'n'sl was kept busy, So she got, as
' Wen known here, Canada after
''"'' mad become exhausted in the
won Years war In 1863 She got as
result of the Napoleonic wars. when
..'''i france nor the Netherlands, nor
"l "'N'I European nation could defend
S7u sessions, the Isles of Malta.
" Trinidad She got. az a conse-
'|." "f the Russo-Turkish war, for
III 1'ral attitude. the Isle of Cyprus.
' l'O' she took Gibraltar during the
war OF spanish Secession. She made
-ood use Of the Turks exhaustion in
,,'"ihE Alexandria In 1882. She got
"duras as result Of the French being
The sun., 1914-09-27
DIR. DERNBURG DISCUSSES
AIMS OF ENGLAND'S POLICY

amining the situation solely to make
clear the conclusions to which | came.
American business men know what
they have got to do. They will not lei
themselves he influenced by an opinion,
even II II comes from man who has
been in business for more than thirty
years with all the peoples OF the globe
But, since it seems To be "A popular feel
ing that the British indication ought
to be followed, | may perhaps he per
mtted To speak in IA popular way as
to what personally think to be the
case.
Americans believe that now Is the
time to get IA big merchant marine;
that they ought to have one and they
ought To have 1t now. fully agree
that America ought tn have a good
merchant marine. but whether this time
Is any better than any previous time.
and whether il in the short time occa-
stoned by the locking up OF the Ger
man fleet an American merchant ma
rine can be put on a permanent pay
ing basis, | have my grave doubts. It
has been cOntended that the naviga don
act, now repealed, has stood in the
way As far as | understand. this
haNiHh'loH h'l pIlSlNdllN was meant 10
encourage American shipbuilders, as Il
does not permit foreign built vessels
under the American flag, and that
American built ships should have
American crews. As 10 this latter
point ! am not quite certain. The
only obstacle to an American mer-
chant marine has not been German
competition, because, by far the great
est shipping business In the world has
been done In English bottoms and
there must be other causes which have
prevented merchant marine from en-
isting. These causes are found in the
fact that shipbuildlng in the United
States, as manufacturing IL in general.
IL much more expensive; that wages IN
the United States, especially those of
skilled workmen, are very high, a sltua-
ton that Americans are proud OF be-
cause II shows a better distribution ~
wealth and more comfortable living Of
the people in the lower walks OF life.
Now, by buying German ships locked
up, even II the belligerents would per.
my It, cheap vessels might perhaps be
Continued ON "-Sond Pdos
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27
Farm Notes

Farmers Institutes will be held ON the
following dates:
Aurora-Sept. 4th and 9Th; Gainesville
Sept. 9Th and Sth; Mount zion church
Sept. 9th aud 10th; Bruceton Mills
Sept. llth and 18th.
On Sept. 9Th there will he a farmers
picnic at Oak Grove north of Terra Alta
FARM SURVEYS
Prof. o. M. Johnson with several as
sistants is engaged in making number
OF farm surveys from GAINESVILLE To EQlon.
The purpose OF these surveys is TO ascer-
tain which types Of farming are proving
most profitable in this section. For
instance the survey will do much to show
whether steer feeding or dairying - pay
ing better around here.
Farmers will be asked great many
QUESTIONS about the acreage and yield of
each crop, about the number Of live stock
kept and the amount OF sgock-prodncta
sold. From these answers the labor in
come OF each farmer can be worked ont
This survey will enable the college Of
to suggest definite lines Of
successful farming which have been tried
out in this county. The results. when
published later will be Of great interest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27
Resolutions Of Respect

The Ladies' Aid society of the King.
wood Presbyterian church has again
been visited by the Angel of Death, who
with his keen sickle, cut down our beloved
member, Minerva Jane Neff, and know
ing that the vacancy that he has caused
by garnering his harvest in our Aid can
never be filed. OH how she loved her
church and Aid and always was willing,
although burdened with years, az long as
possible to contribute both money and
labor to the cause, and we know one SO
faithful in all the she undertook is safe
in Jesus arms. We know how keenly
our beloved member Minnie Neff Monroe
and family feel that loss, extend to them
our sympathy and knowing that we
sorrow with them beg leave to report the
following Resolutions:
Whereas God in His all wise Proyi-
dence has taken Mrs. Minerva Jane Nefl
to the great beyond and left her loved
ones desolate: therefore. be it
Resolved That we, as Ladies' Aid OF
the Kingwood Presbyterian church, ex-
tend to them our sincere sympathy in
their great lose; and be it further
Resolved That these resolutions be
printed in the Kingwood papers and
spread upon the Minutes of the Aid
society.
Mrs. ANNA b. FLyTHE, Pres.
Mrs. JAS. w. FLYNN, Sec.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27

Miss Lorena Kate Smalley, daughter of
5. w. and Anna Smalley, died at her
home in Kingwood on Saturday, August
%, after more than four years suffering
from the dreaded white plague. The de-
ceased was born here in the year 1873.
making her at the time of her death Al
years OF age, having lived in this town all
her life. Some four years ago she had a
general breakdown, which resulted in
several trips to the hospital, the last trip
having been taken TO Akron, Ohio, where
she thought she might be able 10 regain
her health, but only to return and give
up the fight. For the past two years she
had been confined 10 her home. only able
TO go about the house, when two months
ago she took her bed, which she kent
until death relieved her Of her suffering.
Miss Smalley was Of a cheerful disposi-
ton, and with all her affection she never
murmure1 or found fault, but felt that
everything was being done for the best.
Early in her life she made a profession Of
religion, later joining the Kingwood
Methodist Episcopal church, in which she
lived an active Christian life until trans
lated. She leaves 10 lament her depart
IRE her parents (who have buried their
three daughters IN the past ten years)
and two brothers, Charles T.. Of Altoona
Pa, and James w. Of Puntytown, VIVA.
The funeral services we're conducted
from the Methodist church Monday after
noon at o'clock, in charge Of Rev. a.
ID. Craig, pastor. a goodly number Of
people attended the services, which were
most impressive, and paid their last sad
rites to one that they had long learned 10
love and respect Interment was made
IN the family plot in the Kingwood ceme-
terry, where che awaits tie resurrection Of
the just.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27

Cameron, for the purpose Of stocking
the streams near Cameron.
The Post Office Department, at the re-
quest OF Congressman Nicely, has ordered
the extension OF rural route No. 2, ont
OF Shinnston, for a distance Of one mile
10 accommodate six families, effective
Sept. the extension OF route No. out
OF Captina, Marshall county, for a mile
to accommodate 80 persons. II has also
directed the establishment OF rural
route out Of MiIdlebourne, effective oct.
J.. This route will supply the present
patrons Of Lone Tree, Wetzel county.
and that Office will be discontinued Sept
30.
Through the influence OF Congressman
Brown a post Office has been established
at Whitmer, Randolph county. and an
inspector has been sent 10 select suit-
able person for postmaster. This Office
is just across the railroad track from
Horton, but the people Of Whitmer have
been trying for long time to get a post
Office Of their own, which has now been
ordered.
The post Office in Moreantown has
been ordered moved into the federal
building at that place, effective between
the FIRST and the fifteenth Of September.
By which time the building will be ready
for occupancy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27
CALAMITY NOTE

Down I'm the city OF Charleston, where
dwells Henry Drury Hatfield, high priest
OF the amalgamators, titulsr head OF the
standpatters, and keYnoter OF the panic
preachers. there appeared last Friday in
the Daily Mail, recognized organ of the
rcactionaries, the following calamity note:
with bank clearings of twelve mill
lions in July, a record exceeded by the
month OF April only, the capital city Of
West Virginia gives further evidence OF
industrial and commercial activity. Ii
shows that in this city money changes
hands rapidly. and this results only when
business is active. July is not generally
considered business month. 1t was a
good month in Charleston. however"
Is this not treason2 The mouthpiece
OF the state administration Boosting of
industrial and commercial activity
right where Hatfield can reach out and
touch it, And Jack Nightengale going
up and down the state feeding the stand
pat press with dope about everything
going to the bad! What d'y' mean,
industrial and commercial activity?'-
Wheeling Register.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27
coNvlcrs WEEP ron WARDEN

1t is reported from Moundsyille that
when announcement was made in the
West Virginia penitentiary that new
warden had been appointed and would
take charge next month many Of the con-
victs wept. The uniortunates confined
in the prison at Moundsville are generally
fond OF Mart" Brown, who has been
the warden OF the penitentiary for good
many years. Mart" is one of those
men who can impose strict discipline
without being harsh, and it is not sur
prising TO hear that the convicts are sorry
TO see him superseded by man whom
they do not know. The new warden
may prove as kindly and as Just as Mr..
Brown, but 1t will be months before the
prisoners will know. Politics can change
the wardens OF the state prison, but can
not change its inmates. Martin l.. Brown
is personally acquainted with every man
in the penitentiary, and has known some
OF them for years. He has never relaxed
the discipline OF the institution, but he
has always made the convicts feel that he
has their welfare at heart and that they
are no more severely punished than nee
essary. Sun.
The welfare of the convicts is never
taken into consideration when the
strengthening of political machine is al
stake. Warden White, who halls from
Mingo county, which is an important
spoke in the black belt and where the
machine must depend for its majorities
is said TO be an ex-Democrat who lonped
for the flesh pots of Egypt" There IL
quite an army of ex-Democrats on the
state payroll, who are said to be the
most cringing and loyal adherents of the
machine. Ex-Wsrden Brown is a resi-.
dent OF Monongalia county, a county tina,
is not controlled by the machine, and
the dropping of Brown and the appoint.
ment OF White is warning to those
counties that do not accept the machine
as the head Of the Republican part,
what they may expect when they defy
the machine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27

1t is duty that the Democratic, indie
pendent Republican and Progressive press
owe to the taxpayers OF this state to show
the unheard Of extravaganza of the Hat.
field administration. They should show
the taxpayers how the state has been
plunged into debt by the army of bench
men for whom unnecessary public Offices
have been created, which explains the
enormous increase in the tax receipt. A
few items Of expenditures along this line
will be an eye-opener for the taxpayers.
Senator j. l.. Bristow insisted that he
was a Progressive, but defantly refused
to leave the Republican reservation until
the folks back home in Kansas gave him
his passport in the primaries.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27

Republican chairmen from seven states
held conference in Chicago last week
and issued statement predicting Repub-
hcan gains this year in their states. We
note that I. j. Sherrard of West Virginia,
was one Of the seven wise men OF Greece
who went away to predict. Did Thomas
Jefferson Sherrard make it PLAIN to the
other six before they issued their pre-
diction that the latest report showed
that theOgden-Ha tfield-Daw Denham-
Highland machine had failed on amalga-
nation? If he did not, the prediction is
not safe to gamble on. 1t will take votes,
not predictions, to secure the gains.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27
WHICH ElAG7

1t is not question of the political flag
that you want to march to the polls
under, but it is vital question which
fiag taxes you the heaviest. Consult the
official records at Charleston and you
will learn that when you replaced the
Republican flag for the Democratic flag
that as taxpayers it has cost you on in
creased appropriations from s., 600. 900 to
Sl5, 900, 600, besides imposing upon you
DEBT OF $1,000, 900, which must be
iqudated in due course OF time, which
means an added increase to the already
highest tax receipt that has ever been
paid in this state. This is the most inn
portant question that you, as taxpayer,
will have to decide-which flag shall /
vote under, the one that increases OF de-
creases my taxes?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27

Eikins Oh Home siessn-- y saaeiph
County Home Coming Week enc
EIkins Fsir 70 be Held ssptsmbsr
e-i2-speaksrs o. NstlonsI aspu-
tation Coming

Back to the Woods" which has been
adopted by the Elkins Home Coming
committee as the slogan for it's great
Home Coming Week September 6 TO -
does not mean what il says, but exactly
the opposite-"Come back where the
woods once WERE and see an up.to-date
city; where the pasture fields OF a quarter
oil century ago are now covered with
happy homes; where country lane
the old Beverly and Fairmont Turn
pike-has developed into myriads of
paved streets; where one country store
has expanded into hundreds OF sub
stsntial places OF business; where a popu-
iation OF two or three families has increas-
ed to 1000 prosperous people. In fact
so many things have happened in Elkins
In brief quarter Of a century that it can
not be told on paper or in an occasional
exchange OF letters between friends, so
the people OF Elkns have invited the
one time boys and girls OF Randolph Co.,
whoever they are and wherever they may
be TO come back during the week of
September 6-12 and see the great things
that have been accomplished, greet old
friends and meet the new ones who have
been instrumental in buildiig this "gem
of the Alleghenies''
Speakers Of national reputation will be
present, former pastors will return and
occupy their pulpits. several bands will
play. various forms of entertainment
will be presented for the benefit of the
visitors, and at the same time the Fiji
tenth Annual Elkins Fair, which promises
to outstrip by far any former effort OF the
Fair Association will be held. Four days
OF racing instead of three as heretofore
have been arranged and the greatest
exhibits of live stock and other products
ever seen in the country is assured.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-27
HIS NOSE IN THE TROUGH

Ex-Fish Commissioner Geo. NJ. Bowers
OF Martinsburg, captured the nomination
for congress at the convention at Elkins
wednesday. George has had his nose in
the public trough so long that no doubt
he feels lonesome. -Keyser Tribune.
1t is said that the delegates could not
Withstand the pressure after George told
them he had seven farms and expected
to gather from one of his orchards alone
1900 barrels of apples. We believe that
the Prohibition law does not interfere
with cider.