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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
IRISH ms RGENTS.
BIDDING DEFIANCE

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Was too good for an freshman and
that faet seems TO have been The de-
cikiye blow which has rallied the
ishansrirgents 10 the McGraw stan
dard; and caused their declaration OF
war TO be issued.
In certain communities where there
are many, Irish Democrats the results
OF the last election show decided
detection from the Democratic vote.
1T has been stated that. there were
more Irish votes cast for Republican
candidates last month than ever be-
fore in West Virginia. That WAS but
the beginning. for the call to, arms
has been sounded and the Irish In
surgents are reported to be organiE-
ing everywhere. for revenge. Not
only is this the case in Ohio county,
where the second refusal to name an
freshman for postmaster caused a
sharp detection from the regular
Democratic forces. but in many other
counties in the state where the Irish
are numerous assertions from De-
mocracy are reported.
With the Irish vote divided. and a
part Of II openly cast for the former
'enemy-the Republican party-at
the last election, and with the Irish
forces in open revolt against Democ-
racy in some of their strongholds, 1t
begins to look as though the Chiffon
Watson forces are about to reap, the
result ofitheir having Ignored the Nc
Graw element when passing around
the nia
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!. PRESENT
by the President of the United
States to the Owners Of
Plaza at Washington.
tsrse,AL 10 Inr rstross.,

WASHINGTON, d. G.. Dec. 49,
President Wilson presented; a very
acceptable Christmas present thiB
week to the property owners Of the
Plaza--the property which was con-
demned by the government some time
ago for use as a public park in cona
nectlon with the capitol grounds, but
concerning which, no satisfactory
price has been reached for several
years. $500
For many sessions of Congress the
subject OF the settlement Of the Plaza
land question has been an object OF
real Interest to the property holdere
in that sections who, in some cases
have. suffered large financial losses
from their Inability to- realize from
the government. and their helpless
ness to dispose Of their properly
through other Sources bysreason sof
the governments condemnation pro-
ceedings.
A. Coulter Wells, Of West Virginia.
Is one OF the three Plaza commits
sioners, who is receiving quite d
great deal Of praise for tne pvon1pt
manner In which they have taken
hold OF the situation, since their dps
pointment recently by President VII
son. tl
The presidents Christmas present
to the Plaza owners amounts To-
about SIPS. 467s (which, viii ago to
twenty-fohr Of the property siiolders,
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coming By way Of Beverly and staun-

coming by way Of Beverly and Stapn-
No roll Of the names OF this com
pany is obtaihable. Tommy Anderson
who lived in a house adjoining the
present DeIson house at Clarksburg,
was member. Atlanta Behen who
lived at Pruntytown, was also a mem-
Der.
At that time there was no postof-
fee at Bridgeport aud newspapers
were seldom seen. A speech was the
only way Of telling the people about
the war and other things that might
be OF Interest.
Many times in succeeding years
large crowds assembled here to hear
GAL TWO DAVIS
from Congressman. johnson an ac-
count Of his stewardship as their
member OF Congress from this Con-
gressfonal district and by the diff
ferent changes in district lines. This
district at different times comprised
every county in West Virginia and
some counties in present old Virgin
ia. In the good old tines no gath
ering was complete without a boun-
tiful supply OF drinks, and under one
of the old trees in. the front yard
would be key Of old rye. under am
other tree keg OF apple Jack free
for all In the house would be quart
bowls of egg-nog and apple today,
SO that mono should 20 away dissatis-
fled. There was no -Prohibitionists ut
that time and soma may have slight
| ly overloaded but not with such vile
compounds as strychnine, tobacco
and alcohol, as their descendants do
today. but spirits Of grain and fruit
honestly distilled by men who were
as honest as their grain and too un-
sophisticated to be guilty of rascally
adulteration, even had they had the
poisonous ingredients.
Early Darisson Record
! The earliest record by which we
have to trace the history of the pav-
isson family starts in the sixteenth
century. At that time they were To-
lcated In the highlands OF Scotland
i The Davissons were numerous in the
early settlement of Harrison county
and were here long before this SEQ,
ton had escaped from Indian massa.
ores and as early as 1873 one OF the
Davissons was killed by the Indians
while out hunting on the waters ol
Bingamon creek. Seventeen Arndred
and seventy-nine and eighty mus
have been a very rigorous winter as
the body was found in the spring Of
1880 and was in a good state Of pres.
ervation. In the deed book of 1884
Of Harrison county deeds 70 the num-
Der Of seyenty-six are recorded Of
sales of land 10 other people by Dav.
issons Of different given names.
Many offices of trust have been held
by members of this fAmily-sheriff
magistrate. clerks. members of sen.
ate and legislature-and none were
ever found but who acted with abii-
Iity and honesty and credit to the
people and the, and we expect the
same from our present delegate.
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To the Democratic State Ma.
chine and Really Are in
Open Revolt Now. s.i;.-
Especial to the Sunday Teiegfan0

Especial to the Sunday Teiegtaml
ID WASHINGTON. ID. G., Dec: ~
It's q long. long time that we've been
Democrats. e
lisa long, long time, we know:
It's long. long time that we've been
Democrats.
And we've fought the common foe:
But goodbye Watson-C Chiffon;
Our treatment has been raw;
We may never again be Democrats
But we still love John McGraw.
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Something likelthis is the Upper
Iary" song Of thezI Irish Insurgents
as they march into line FOL; the battle
to recover the lost leadership Of the
old Democratic party Of West Virgin
la. And it's good-sized; army that
Is singing songs like this and carrying
the banner Of McGraws into q camp OF
their own. from which they bid def
ance to the WATSON Chiffon bunch
they have left behind
Home rule has been the cry Of the
Irish of Ireland for q hundred years.
Fair treatment is that for which. they
have stood for all these,ye ears and fair
treatment is what the Irish insurgents
of the West Virginia Democracy are
now demanding, under penalty Of
party desertion unless they are fairly
treated. The keynote Of. their con-
duct is "We still love John McGraw.,'
| Not In Blue Book. %
The election Of C. w. Watson: and
w. E. Chiffon to the United States
Senate and the defeat of John r. Nc
Graw, who through the many years
of its minority had kept the Dem o.
cratic party in West Virginia intact.
are matters of history. With their
commander defeated, and the leader
ship of the party in new hands. the
Irish Democracy rallied to the ticket
| in 1912 and gave splendid support to
Woodrow Wilson and every Democrat
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D1A. VS. SON IA VORS
FARM Z LEGISLATION


Portable All the wood In this house
walnut, chestnut, ash, oak and cherry.
grew on Mr.. DaYisson's BrusBy forK
farm.
On GROSS examination L found cdr.
DAVIDSON non-committai on ALI the
things | wanted to know. But. what
he wanted to talk about he talked
and talked freely. He favored any
legtslalipn that would encourage tn.
farmer TO produce more foodstuH and
thereby reduce the high cost of Iiy-
ing, anything that would tend 10 keep
the boy on the farm and get the bow
to study the science OF Agriculture.
Mr.. DAVIDSON said that there Is a
great demand to teach better farming
and that the salary paid for such
work Is greater than is paid to cash
iers and employees Of our big bang
Ing institutions. that the United
States government. will pay eight
hundred dollars annually for an in
structor in Harrison county and he
wants the county courts empowered
to add enough to the eight tendred
to employ competent men in every
county In the state and will advocate
a law to that effect.
Some Laws Favored
Mr.. Dayisson fayors a -ouicK ,actine
law to eradicate the foot and mouth
disease, or any other contagious dis
ease, should 1t appear in West vir-
gina and the loss accruing to the
owners of such animals. half Of which
loss. is now paid by the federal gov.
ernment, should ali be paid nv ths
United States, as he regards il as :
national misfortune.
iMr. DAVIDSON also wants a nnre
seed law and a prohibition of inn.
perfect animals, for breeding mr.
poses.
Mr.. DAVIDSON tells me that he lives
on historic ground. The land was
patented by - Anderson q revo-
lutionary soldier. some Of whose des-
cendants. of the fifth generation are
now living In Clarksburg: was boueht
of Anderson,s heirs by Enhris m
Smith. heired by Joseph johnson. who
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But He is Nom CommittaI on
Such Questions as Wom-
an Suffrage.

RRiDG41PdRT, Dec: ls.-By re-
quest paid visit to our next rep
rcsentatiye In the Legislature. Mr. +.
B. DAVIDSON. ] wished to find out
whom he twas going 10 support for
speaker OF the House. for clerk, for
dooHkeeper &c. ..'of the next House,
Twas also requested to get his
views as TO female suffrage, old VIZ
ginian debt and the giving away of
all the water power of our rivers,
this power OF untold value and Of
tmmessufable quantity. Cheat river
with fits faIlssof two thousand feet,
Ganleys river With nine hundred feet
OF fall and New river with its thou
sand feet fall. These streams prop
erly damned would mako enough
'.chained lightning" to churn all the
butter, wash all the' clothes, cut all
the ensilage, warm all the houses
and run all the mills. factories, rail-
roads. and street cars In the state of
West Virginia. or ever will be in the
state They would even furnish pow
er to run the trolley cars to Bridge
port on time
! 1 found Mr. Davlsson at home in his
a nov pdidtidl tTGCtSu ~
gently with all modern improvements.
He took pleasure in showing me
through the house from cellar 10
{ garnet The cellar is supplied with Il
gas engine, which churns the butter,
runs the washing machine and sup
plies warm and cold water to every.
room In the house except the parlnr,
In the cellar are bins filled with APP
Nles. potatoes, turnips, parsnips, car
rots, cabbage, shelves filed with can
ned vegetables of every Kind, as
paragus, beans, corn and others all
produced on his own farm and "put
up" by Mrs. DAWSON; labelled and
stored in excellent order, and. the
fiousekeeper could get and bring TO
the Kitchen at a moments notice any
edible desired The only things Mr..
DAVIDSON has to buy, are salt, pepper,
sugar, coffee ana Soda He raises on
his own farm, beef, pork. bacon, but
Ter. bread. eggs and chickens and
turkeys, alltof which he knows to be
healthy and fit for human food. Rock
; efeller with his millions can not have
any better things to live on than has
MIR. DAVIDSON.
y An Ideal Home
h; The; dining room is supplied with
every convenience to make housekeep-
ing easy. The parlor is supplied
with chairs of the most modern and
tcomfortable pattern, in fact, when the
visitors sits down he feels as u he
would never want to get up. A fine
s piano played by his daughter makes
Excellent music of which Mr.. Davis
son is very. fond.
He took me to the upper floor on
which is located the bed chambers.
bath room and toilet, all in perfect
order. On the third floor is the play
room for the children and rooms for
empiayes, neat, tidy and we'll enough
furnished for making. anybody COM
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
SCHOOLS
AR|E:. 'BET'IA||RBEl
BY HO0RUORM
Dr.. Ferrell Says Disease is Re-
sponsible for Lack Of Prog
+ ress in Many Places.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-That the
hookworm disease is responsible for
lack OF progress in many country
schools; that 1t can be eradicated, and
that the rural schools are now TAX
ing the lead in the movement to de-
stroy this and other handicaps to
good health, are some Of the conclus-
ions OF bulletin by Dr.. John A. Fer
rcll on Rural School and Hookworm
Disease" just issued for free distri-
button by the. United States Bureay
of Education.
Completely Preyentable
"Hookworm disease is one OF the
most prevalent, most insidiously
harmful, and most completely pre-
ventable disease known to man." de-
clares, DR., Ferrell, st causes hum
an suffering and economic waste al
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petent, medical officers. There should
be. in every, community a capable su-
Perintendent Of health. devotlng his;
whole time to public health work
fRredhent and systematic inattac-
ton by the public schools In the eie-
ments OF personal and community
hygiene is: 'nhcessary for permanent
control Of disease. When the citiH
zens Of commnnity are taught from.
IeSrly childhood the necessity for the
care OF health, they. viii need no urg-
ling TO provide expert health super
vision and sanitary priyies in every
community
The campaign against hookworm
tdisease Is. q campaign Of education.
land X Ia right that It should be wag-
ed in the public schools
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together out OF proportion to its APP
parent death rate. Many ills that
have. been attributed to mental and
moral weakness Of whole bodies OF
people are now definitely known to
be, due to, this injection. and durable
with its cure. It's eradication is one
of the most important and pressing
problems before the people OF the
southern half Of the United States aud
of other semitropical, lands.
I'm combating hookwoIIn disease
1t has been found that the rural school
Is the greatest medium for the spread
of the injection and the most import
ant protective agency against 1t. In
some schools investigated the infec-
ton has been found to be 100 per
cent-the teacher and every pupil a
victim OF the disease. Records OF the
International Health Commission
show an average injection among
rural school children of school age
for whole counties running as high as
20 to 80 per cent, while in some Sec
tons, OF Virginia, Kentucky, North
Carolina, Tennessee. Arkansas, and
OlA4C4 oldlco luc uiot4pc - 1893 N4uO-
spread, with ten per cent or less OF
the school population infected WITH
foolsworms. The general average for
all the children exaIiiined 10 date is
20 per cent iof infection.
Due 70 Cafeiessness
* at: is through the rural schooi
when Z the Infection comes, that the
remedy must also come. The meas
ures necessary for permanent con-
troll of hookworm disease are health
supervision, health instruction, and
perfect sanitation. The rural school
can aid in health supervisory It can
supplement and drive home health In
struction, and above air It can teach
good health and clean liyingsby being
itself model Of sanitation for the
community. No matter how energetic
"a national or state campaign for erads
ication may be; no matter how, many
cases Of hookworm disease are cured
for the time being, unless the school
and the community maintain a con-
slant vigilance in behalf Of positive
measures for good health, permanent
control Of hookworm or any other dis
ease transmitted by soil pollution will
be impossible 'e, tyi5 SO yfti rs
sl"Hookworm disease, like typhoid
fever, is due to careless disposal Of
human excreta. Once schools and
dwellings In country. districts are pro-
vided with sanitary priyies of one
type or another, there will be little
danger from hookworm.
"a study of the hookworm prob
lem has shown, not only the need for
sanitary pfivies, but the need for more
Iadequate Sanitary supervision by com
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Alley W. Dennison and Goldie a.
Stephens, Charles Clear and Anna B..
Williams. James Layfeld and Maggie
Kerns. Matthew Riggs and Lula BON
er and J. R. 'cottrill and .Lenora B.
Riley.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-06
BESSIE SYSTEM SHOES

and other makes. You can rest assured we wouldn't put our name on any shoe that we didn't feel sure of. We'd like to have your opinion of them. Come and try on one of the new styles for Men, Women
 and Children. Every pair guaranteed. ..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
For Volunteer Army

Washington April 20.-Prompt or
g%anization of a volunteer army for
service in Mexico or in any other
crisis would be provided for in a house
bill passed today by the senate with
amendments. Sending of the meas
ure to conference was delayed by a
motion by Senator Reed to reconsider
the vote, but senate leaders said the
motion probably would be disposed OF
tomorrow.
The bill would revise the law under
which a volunteer force was organi.
zed for the Spanish-American war in
1898. Its authors contend that a vol.
unteer force could be raised more
quickly than under the existing law;
that it would prevent the payment OF
bounties: would do away with a short
term of enlistment by making the
term of volunteers the same as those
in the regular army; would procure
the necessary number of men at the
beginning of the war.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
BOYS and Girls Contests

Montana boys and girls between the
ages of IL and IS years are again
competing for free trips to Helena
the last week in September to the
state fair. In Bighorn, Custer, Daw-
son, Rosebud and Yellowstone cOun-
ties the boys are growing corn, and
the boy who shows the best ten ears
of corn next September will get the
trip to Helena. In the other counties
the contest is with potatoes, and the
best II potatoes will entitle the grow
er to the same privilege.
The girls are making corset covers
in all the counties, and the girls in the
various counties showing the best
handmade corset covers next Septem
Der will have the trip.
The county prizes are intended tt
cover the cost of. railroad tickets t.
Helena, and the State Fair will pro
vide lodging and meals during the
stay in Helena.
The boys and girls will be under the
care and chaperonage of the agricul
tural college and will be given in
struction daily while at the fair.
Rules and regulations may be OBJ
tanned of the county superintendent
of schools or of Prof. j. H. Hoist
Bozeman, who have the contest il
charge. Medals will be given to thu
county winners, and Governor Stewar
will award medals to the state cham
OiOnS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Stormy Scenes in Commons

London, April 21.-A stormy scene
was created in the house of commons
today when Andrew Bonar Law, lead
er for the opposition, demanded a ju-
dicial inquiry into the naval and mil
itary movements recently contemplate
ed by the government in Ulster. The
Unionists charge that these move.
ments constituted a plot to provoke a
rising in Ulster.
Premier Asquith refused a judicial
inquiry, as he said the charges had
been proved false, but he challenged
Mr.. Law to make any accusations he
wished to make in the house itself
when he would be given the fullest
of power. Amid the shouts of their
supporters the two leaders took their
places at the table, challenging. each
other.
The scene ended when. amid min
isterial cries of take your day fOr
discussion" Mr.. Law said after he
had e e what the promised white
paper" contained he would consider
what steps it was worth while tc
take.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Will Use Electric Power

For the first time in the history Of
the world, at Milk river and Sun river
electricity is being used in the con-
struction of a great irrigation project
This assertion is made by H. N. Saw
age. supervising engineer in charge of
construction on all government pro.
jects in the northern division.
Mr.. Savage talks interestingly of
the work on the northern projects.
The machinery in use ON the Sun riv-
er and Milk river tracts. he says, is
the heaviest that has ever been used
by the government on this kind of
!, work.
Electric energy is being utilized
wherever power is required" said Mr..
Savage. 1.-THE Montana Power COM
pany has constructed a high power
transmission line. IS miles long. from
the great falls of the Missouri west
erly the entire length of the Sun river
project, and the government has con-
structed a distributing transmission
line along the main canal and into the
general distributing system. The pow
er is delivered to the contractors by
the United States and is being used
to propel the machinery employed in
constructing the canal works, drains,
structures. dividing tunnels and for
many other purposes.
".The contractors are using unusual
ly large %excavating machinery. Their
dragline scraper weighs 1875 tons and
has 10O-foot booms, and a bucket of
three and one-half yards capacity
Other equipment is in proportion.
This is the first time electric en-.
ergy has ver been used in the con,
struction of irrigation works any
where in the world. Its ultimate use
will be to supply towns which will
spring up through the projects. The
distributing system covers about IS,
900 acres of land on the Greenfield's
bench, and will be constructed i'm
mediately."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Foreigners Leaving Mexico

FL Paso, Texas, April 21.-Six Am
orleans, eight Germans and nine
F%renchmen and women arrived here
today from Chihuahua. The Ameri-
cans confirmed the statement that
they were instructed to leave Mexico
by Marion Letcher, the American
consul. They said that Mexicans in
Chihuahua held the belief that the
rebels will be unable to remain out of
the Huerta- Washington complication
and added that rebel leaders feel COM
PEELED to accept the view that the
blocading of Tampico and Vera Cruz
will be a national matter affecting the
honor of every Mexican regardless of
political affiliations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Torpedo Makers Enjoined

Washington, April 21.-A temporary
injunction granted by Judge Veeder
in the United States district court of
New York restraining the E. w. Bliss
company from revealing to other ma
lions the construction Of the Bliss
Leavitt torpedo used by the United
States navy has been rendered per-
manent.
The Bliss company was about to
demonstrate the operation and con-
struction of the torpedo, which, Of
icials say, the navy has developed
into the finest weapon of the kind in
the world, to the White Head Torpe.
do company of Fiume, Austria, when
checked by temporary injunctions
sought by the navy department.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
REMEDY FOR ExTRAVAGANcE

Complaint is arising all vel the
country OF ~extravagant expenditures
by every kind of government. and OF
excessive increase of taxation to meet
it. State expenses double in 10 years
or so, municipal expenditures grow
faster than population or property
valuation, the demand upon congress
for appropriations eXhausts venue
faster than income taxes and new
tariffs can pile it up.
There is only n remedy, construc-
tive work. The complaint of extra
VACANT public expenditures and heavy
taxation is not so loud AS the demand
for every kind of public necessity or
benefit that can be met in no other
way. Cities must have disable streets,
enough schools. parks and public
buildings; states require institutions
for charity and correction, hospitals
and sanitariums: the nation wants
river and harbor improvements, drain
age, irrigation, Alaska railroads. and
every kind OF state aid to industry
and happiness.
These are not free boons of nat,
ture; they must be paid for, and often
the same citizens complain loudly Of
taxation for the very benefit they
clamored for. There is no magic
about public help to the citizen. II
is not something for nothing.
Constructive legislation is helC
back by substituting incompetent leg
islators for competent ones. Ideas o
popular government have led thu
states and the nation away from abil
ity. The man who has proven hi:
incompetency in business manage
ment is sent to songress to pass OF
great questions. The result is en-
feebled government and waste. Thu