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Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
TAFT APPRECIATES
 STATES ACTION IN
 MAKING POOR LAWS
Says Assumption by Congress Of Authority to Stamp Out Such
 FoolishneSS Will Do More To Prevent War Than Armament.

SOMERVILLE, Mass, Dec g.-As- sumption by congress of authority to prevent states violating bylaws or lawless violence to United States .reaties will do more Go prevent the possibility of war between the United States and other nations than increas- ing the army and navy, former Pres dent William Howard Taft declared tonight in an address before the Heptorean club.
 "The only real possibility of war. l forsee, is a waEton, reckless, wick d willingness on the part of mar row section of the country to gratify racial prejudice and class hatred by fragrant breach of treaty rights in he form Of state law or by lawless violence" he said
 Taft did not mention any state in this connection. While depreciatine mild hysteria" regarding the coun. 'rys defenses, Taft admitted that parts of the army and navy should be strengthened He would increase the army by a quarte rto one-half' insure the navy enough men for re serve vessels and provide new artil lery. chiefly. for coast defense"
 "It is said the coast defense has no artillery with range enough t' resist attacks that might be brought against them This is true but ar attack outside our range is not likell to do much damage. However we cal shave enough guns of long range at { reasonable cost fin a reasonable time The coast defenses are otherwis .complete. We don't need a larg standing army to resist attack if WI have a good navy and good coast de Tense because difficulties of transport
 ng a large army with our moderl navy with torpedo boats and sut
 marines to resist it. would be inst perable"
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
FINE HOUSES BURGLARIzEO
 IN ONE DAY
Epidemic of Burglaries Break Out in Warren District When Cold Snap Flits-Clothes Articles Stolen.

Five houses in the Warren District were burglarized early yesterday morning between the hours Of twelve and five o'clock. lt would seem that the cold weather and the general con dition of employment over the coun- try has at last struck the District. The thefts, in nearly every instance, included clothes.
 Al of the burglaries were reported to the police department yesterday and after the signs of the thieves had been obliterated In one instance the burglar Is known to have entered two rooms while the occupants were asleep
 The Lockie House. by the side of the Central School was entered. Three rooms of this residence were ran sacked and clothes and money to C extent of SPA were taken.
 Three rooms were entered in the Arlington Hotel Mattresses, bed clothing and clothes were taken from these rooms.
 A building on O. R. street was en tered and a diamond studded brace let was extracted from the apartment of one of the occupants, Nothin' else, it is understood, was disturbed lby the burglar in this instance. Another robbery occurred on Chi huahua Hill where clothes and wear ing apparel were again taken.
 The last robbery occurred in Low ell and here again the principa thing taken was clothes.
 The officers of the entire distric have re,dOubled their efforts to SCI that houses are not entered since th cold spell commnced. Both the fore lin Bisbee and that in Lowell is ol qui vive, night and day, for possibl bad characters and general round lup is thought of
 A warning has gone out, unofficial lly. to the effect that householder had better keep their possessions ur der lock and key and see no one proving around their premises. " The force of Bisbee is hsndicappe | greatly in covering the entire cit The night force consists of two uie and 1t is about ali these two cau q
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Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
THOMAS 4. EDISON'S BRAIN BUILT WORK
 SHOP AND FACTORY IS DESTROYED WHEN
 FIRE SWEEPS AWAY CONCRETE STRUCTURE
Work of Life Time DemoIshe by FreEdsOn States He Will Immediately Reconstruct As Sumed Personal Charge Of
 Forces Fightrg-SOme Property Saved

WEST ORANGE, Dec 9.--Fire de stroyed virtually the entire plant of the Edison Company tonight, causing damage estimated at nearly $I00O.- 900. with insurance which will reduce the loss to approximately $5.0OO,0OO. An entire block of modern reinforced concrete buildings supposedly fire proof, was burned out The only building saved in the block was the laboratory containing valuable scien- ufic machinery under the immediate superintendency of the invention Thomas A. Edison.
 It Is estimated 5000 men and wom' CD are temporarily thrown out of work. As the storage battery build. ing across the street from the main plant was saved with other buildings
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
ERGLAND's SUCCESSES CLAIM BRITISH ATTENTION

LONDON, Dec. 9-The victory of the Fau'kland Islands where the British squadron sank three German cruisers and the success Of Indian troops on the Gulf of Persia, where they compelled the surrender of the Turkish army. have for the moment overshadowed SO far as England is concerned at any rate, the larger events on the continent of Europe.
 The sinking of the German cruisers materially lessens the menace tc British shipping while the success of the Indian forces has given Great Britain control of the Persian Gulf the delta of the Tigris, the Euphrates River and threatens that part of Fur key on which the German railway , builders have had their eyes set for many years.
 With this good news for the Allies comes what is considered by her as 9 favorable French communication Of the operations in Flanders and in France. There is also a somewhat | clearer view of what is taking place along the Russo-German front. With dIawal of German troops from the west tO strengthen the armies in the east has enabled the Allies 10 resume the initiative along the front reach ing from the Swiss border Co the North Sea, and while they have not made any marked advance they have been able. according 10 an afficial an nouncement to organize and consol idate the positions won in the last few days. This naturally has beer done without opposition from th, Germans, who claim 10 have inflict ed heavy losses on the French parti, ularly in Argonne, and North Nancy
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Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
HOUSE INVESTIGATES UNITED STATES NAVY
 IN PUBLIC HEARINGS
RdmTaI Fletcher Thinks Plans
 Fer Future Should be EnlaTg-
 ed--SayS England is Only Ma
 tion Superior to This on Sea.

WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. g.--For the first time in many years the house naval commission conducted in public its hearing on the naval bill, which has already assumed the nature Of general inquiry into the efficiency and general condition of the fleet.
 Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander of the Atlantic fleet, in general statement defended the dreadnought as the greatest weapon Of naval war fare. He said the European war had not demonstrated that the battleship lis less valuable in naval warfare than heretofore nor that it is not still the main factor in finally determin- ing a conflict"
 Representative Butler expressed a hope that President Wilson will take step after the war 10 secure an in- ternational agreement on disarma- ment. and said with that purpose in mind it is contradictory 10 continue construction of great vessels of des Itruction
 Fletcher who was on the stand all ! day. expressed belief in the ability of the American navy to meet sue 1 cessfully. war vessels of any nation in tho world except Great Britain. He said the possibility of conflict with Great Britain is SO remote he does not believe in a naval policy de signed to control the ocean as against England
 Fletcher agreed it would be a very .opportune time after the war is over to bring up the disarmament question the best opportunity we ever had
 Fletcher denied reports that Ameri can ships were improperly handled by being too close together at Vera
 Cruz. and said if collision quarters
 were sounded on any ship he had
 never heard of it and it is very i'm
 probable
 When asked about the effect o reaching out for South American
 trade. he replied if the United statei did that and had interests that con fHcted with other nations, "the Unit
 ed States must have an adequate fleet" Fletcher said the latest Ame ican submarines are not equipped with the most modern torpedoes bu would be. In answering Representa- tive Kelly. of Michigan, he said will be a very remarkable thing
 eight or ten submarines auttorizei , fourteen years ago are as euicien , nov as then
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Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10

LONDON. Dec. g-The British squadron under the command of Vice Admiral surdee, chief of the war stan. engaged the German squadron under Admiral Von Spec off Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic yester day and won a victory that is ac- claimed throughout England.
 The armored cruisers Scharnhorst, Cneisenau and the protected cruiser Leipzig the three German warships which have been menacing British shipping and a part of the squadron which sunk the British cruisers Good hope and Monmouth in the Pacific on November I, were destroyed while inc cruiser Dresden and Nwnbers and two other vessels of the German squadron made of during the fight according to tho latest reports and are being pursued. Two colliers were captured. ft is believed few Ger mons were rescued
 The announcement of this engage ment and victory, which is the most important naval engagement of the war with the exception Of that off Helgoland last August, was made this evening in a statement of the ad- miralty of less than loo words The announcement follows:
 At 7:3O o'clock on the morning of the Sth of December, the Scharu- horst. Gneisenau. Nurnberg, Leipig and Dresden were sighted near the Falkland Islands by the British squad ron under Vice Admiral Sir Freder- ick Sturdee Action followed in the course of which the Scharnhorst fly ing the flag Of Admiral Count Von Spec and the Gneisenau and Leipzig were sunk The Dresden and Nun, berg made or during the action and are being pursued. Two colliers were also captured The vice admiral re- ports the British casualties were very few in numbers. Some survivors were rescued from the Gneisenau and Leipzig"
 From the statement making refer ence to some survivors from tht Gneisenau and Leipzig but making nc mention of any of the crew of the Scharnhorst. which was the flagship of the German admiral. being saved it is thus presumed that Von Spec and his officers and men went down fighting British casualties were light
 The British squadron was com manded by Sturdee but there is n, information regarding ships the en gagged and newspapers are enioinei not to speculate as "other combina tiOns may be effected"
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10

nearby. it will be possible to keep smething more than half the force 
 Four firemen were injured and talk en Co the hospital but it is not thought they are seriously injured
 Although ! am more than sixty seven years of age l win start all over again tomorrow" said Edison
 "I am pretty well burned out to- night, but tomorrow there will be a mobilization here and l will 90 right to work to reconstruct the plant"
 Edison assumed personal charge Of forces combating the flames which were sweeping away the buildings which represented the work of years .of his brain.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
HERE'S SOME HEAD FOR GETTING ADVISED |

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. - Sammy" April, a small boy who supplies the president with newspapers, called on Secretary Tumulty today and asked what he thought of the presidents message. Tumulty launched into a aundatory disWssion of the sub iect
 When he finished he said, why do you ask, Sammy"
 "l have to write composition on it in school tomorrow" replied sam my and ! thought ! would come to headquarters for information.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
OLD DOMINION MINES DECLARE ANOTHER UNPRECEDENTED GLOBE PAYS ADVANCE
 OVER LAST DISBURSEMENT LOOKS GOOD
Globe Property Pays Fifty Gents December 30 Advance Of Twenty Five Gents Over Last Payment - United
 Globe Pays S3.50 M ore Than Before

Another sign of the improvement in the market for copper shares appear ed today. the old Dominion company of Maine. the holding corporation whose properties are located at Globe
 Arizona. announcing the declaration of Q quarterly dividend of SO cents a share payable December 30 This compares with 25 cents in the last previous quarter and SIPS in the same period last year The United Globe Mines. an Of whose 23,00O outstand- ing shares are owned by tho old Dominion. has declared dividend of s7OO per share. payable December 20.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10

This is an advance of S8.50 over th previous payment. With two copper companies increasing their dividend disbursements and four others al. ready having resumed payments, the outlook indeed is bright for the cop per stocks.
 The Mohawk Mining company re- ports its output for November as SOl tons of mineral, comparing with slO tons in October and 75s tons in Sep- tember Tn November, 1913, the com pany did not produce, owing to the labor strike.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10

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Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10

Greater enthusiasm prevails in Lon don over the victory. and the gen aral impression is that it will be completed as the admiralty is not likely to send ships that can not overtake the Dresden and Nurnberg. which are twenty-four knot and twen- ty-three knot vessels respectively and probably even slower after long sery- ice. They are at a disadvantage also because of their small coal capacity. The British squadron left England without the knowledge Of the general public and until his name was men toned it was believed that Sturdee was serving in home waters.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10

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Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10

NEW YORK CITY, Silver 49 7-s Eleetrolytic t2s7 to t3
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-10
WILSON AND GARRISON IN
 ORDER STATE U. s. TROOPS
 WILL REPLY ID MEXICAN5
WILL DISTINGUISH BETWEEN AGGRESSION AND DEFENSIVE ACTION IN FUTURE AND FORCE MEXICANS TO RETAIN FIRE TO THEIR SIDE OR TO LEAVE THEIR POSITIONS ON BORDER.

ACTION IS PRECEDENT AND WARNING SENT BOTH VILLA AND CARRANZA THAT SAME APPLIES TO THEM AND ALL THEIR FORCES ON BORDER GENERAL BLISS AND BATTERIES OF ARTL- LERY DELAYED IN FL PASO, LEAVE TODAY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07
Speaking Of profit sharing plans,-

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Speaking of profit sharing plans,-
the Fairmont Gas company might
follow some of the worthy examples
set by other captains of industry
and "malfactors of great wealth. If
reports of its earnings are true. as
We verify believe them to be, that is
to say,-that after the company. has
saturated itself with watered stock
10 the dFenehiag extent; OF three hun.
dred per cent, and sold at profit OF
Raqth her hindred per cent. and .is
sim able to earn 20 per cent. profit
On the whole inflated mass,-by dis
tributing part of its earnings with ;ts
employees. But the difficulty here is
to be found in the very small num-
her of employees, about all the en-
plOlyes a gas company needs is u
main in the gas field at the we'll witt
a monkey wrench to turn on the fluid
in sufficient quantities to keep the
hands of the metre turning and atbis
husky clerical man to stand at the
wicket window Of the main office
with a scoop shovel behind his ca
to shovel the cain into the vaults.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07
Walker Sworn In
Names New Assistants

MARTINsBuRG, w. Va, Jan q.
Stewart W. Walker, promin-
ent lawyer of this city, and chair
man Of the Democratic state execu-
tive committee. was to-day sworn
in as federal district attorney for
the northern district OF West vir-
ginia by Deputy Clerk A. c. Naden-
bousch here, and formally took pos
session OF the office. District At
torney Walker stated, that he would
retain the old assistant district at
torneys in Office until after che
Petersburg term next week, when.
several important cases are schedul-
cd for trial. He will nameshis new
assistants after the Parkersburg
session and 1T Is reported here that
they. will be j. ]. P soBrien of
Wheeling, Harry. Pryor OF Philippi,
and Cleveland NJ. seibert OF Martins
burg. Col. Walker will serve his
law partnership with. former. United
States Senator C. F. Faulkner, but
will maintain his oitice1ip Martins
burg. - 1cT I8RaD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07
THE DIVORCE QUESTION

~ - IL "a u
nftis announced by Judge John T.
Graham. OF the Cabell County Cir
cult court, to the effect that he
will, in the consideration of di-
vorcc ,vauscs. exercise every reason-
able care TO reduce the issuance OF
separation DEGREES to Il plane of
obsolute3 legitimacy. His state
mcnts that the West Virginia stat
utes relating to divorce are lax and
that loesc rpractices In procuring
divorce have been permitted In
some~ofSthe'courts of the state, are
all teo trueS That collision has Of
ten been permitted to prepare the
way for legal separation. is equal.
~ true. 1t Is not within the power
OF the courts OF the state TO cure
the divorce evil. But the courts
can, by pursuing such a course as
that laid down by Judge Graham
yesterday. materially reduced the
number of divorces. The enact
ment of stringent laws regulating
divorce is a subject which should
! command the early attention of the
states law makers. In the absence
Of statutory amendments strength
ening our woefully. weak divorce
laws, however, the invocation OF
Judicial strictncss is the only pres
ent help.-Huntington Herald-Dls
patch:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07
U PETTY DESPOTs.

Mother" Jones has been driven
out of Colorado by State troops for
the crime of appearing In the State
while n strike was In progress.
In Oregon the Governor has TAX
en- military possession of a town be-
cause two saloons were open.
In Alabama the Mayor of Flor
ence has refused 10 recognize a
pardon granted by the Governor to
a woman sentenced to work 200
days OF the road for n violation of
the Prohibition iaw.
In West virginia. as a member of
a Senate investigating committee.
Senator Boruhe of Idaho reports that
citizens have been arrested. tried,
convicted; ana imprisoned by the
military authority contrary to the
Constitution and laws, and that
these military! trials took place
while the civil courts . We're open
and unobstructed.
The Assistant Acknowledgement
for the Post-orice Department COM
plains that criminal proceedings
r necessarily slow" and there
fore III department is justified in
using summary measures in dealing
with offenses against the postal
laws.
The American people are raising
up a curious crew of petty despots
who will corse them a great deal
of trouble some day unless they
are 500 suppressed. Government
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07
he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tractf

AaHLIfG a.N n|LFnHHA
The Monongahela valley Traction
company Mas: '4aads an staFt in tl.@
rfshtddipectl8n e'bsataf1hsd its en-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thew company's
,rsteets1 1ghisisdanpany shas Scertaihly
beenspsrintttedy' to prosper as fet'
like companies have. done and 10 II
eontinpss to permit itsSeemployes TO
Share in its prosperity 1t can YER,
materially promote better living ami
higher ideals on the part of its em.
ployes. 1t is said that the compan.
last year cleared more than 20 per
cent upon its stock and this would
indicate its ability to give its men
reasonable hours and a living wage
NLaNLEIrA-ae TX L-HH#- ...
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07

The advantage of the pref; s!lar-
ing plan over the socialestic scheme
5is that under the former the work
ers are rewarded in proportion to
their labor, or their merits. while
under the s%ocialestic utopia the
dreams and idlers would share alike
with those who work. AS a con-
temporaneous commentator puts it
the rabed socialist would raise the
farms and let the farmers raise the
crops while he raises hell"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07

wage system labor wears itself out
in time and is soon destroyed while
under an adequate profit system cap
ital grows stronger from year to year.
ind here is to be found the reason
why If either party to the productio
of wealth should be more highly
compensated than the other, tnar pal,
ty should be labor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07
LUKE


some me are so crooked tha' 'he'
Try! 10 cheat when 'aey are pay
ing n game OF solitaire
A small, hov has ,oo mrch sonso
to nrc,enao IN lilo INV ono 10
docsn., like nnt he soon ontorows
It
a friend is n man YOU m hold
up and tell your troubles to without
fear of being f3srI'"f.
A girl doesn't c'vn = h:n- If YOU
| think she lacks brains as long M
you think she is pretty.
ri a
When a man hopes for the best
and-gets=it' lie gets sore because ne
9lpn1 Observation-Disclosures
Mes1fan who is always asserting
shisstndependence never holds a job
Fssfyslons, A4S~~ s4ss
One oftheSfortunsssdf late is Ist
a boy whe is' ehristencd teadwallader
Orlando Marcellus Theophilus usu;
ally goes through life answering to
the name of Spike.
What has become of the old-fash:
Toned woman who could cure any:
thing from n sprain to pneumonia
by sopping lots OF grease on an old
piece of flannel?
And what has become of the old
fashioned man who used to buy
photographs of the freaks; in the
sideshow when he. went to the
circus?
Tmey can play EugenicS all they
please. But give me a, ticket on
Love and Youth.
A man can be so bald-headed that
his forehead runs clear back 10 his
heels. But II he climbs into a chair
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-07
CAPITAL AND LABOR.

II o Industrial companies
which arertpiling up thousands an |
millions In profits from the labor OF
their employees annually would fol.
low tlie example of the Ford Moto:
Car company and divide the profits
with the men who in Yfact make the
money for them there would be little
left of; tthc Socialistic propaganda.
Or II many prosperous, companies
whichIa ARE working men from 10 10
II hours n day at a wage scarcely
sufficient to provide the bare neces-
stiles of life would eve operate their
plants with eight hour shifts at the
same wage that is being paid for II
hour drudgery there would be far
less cause for strikes and labor trou-
bles. In fact the necessity for laboc
unions would cease to exist.
DR.. Basil NJ. Manly In speaking be-
fore the American Association for La
Dor Legislation at Washington a fev:
days ago said:
"Laborers compelled to work ~.
hours q. day are worn out, more rap
idly than were the slaves on thS1
southern plantations and are mofeIcrF
fectually debarred from the, ,sommoh
pleasures Of life. than many of the
rrisincrs in u penal institutions" 4
DR.. Manly, who recently investiX
gated for the federal bureau of labor
conditions of employment in the .irol.
and steel industry, asserted that the
number of 12-hour men was enorl
nous. and that they form the labor
force also in u long list of minor in
Custries.
These men," he said. "are little
Letter than slaves to the machines
they operate. The 12-hour worker
has no time for recreation. no time
for friends, no time for his wife, no
time for his children, to whom lie is =
dull stranger"
1t is too often0the case that men
are farced to work like slaves oT]
starve while the slave drivers arel
being made multi-millionaires" a5|
Mr.. Ford Of the Ford Motor Car com-
pany says. The employees of thcI
Ford company are to have theis
wages nor than doubled, increased
from $2.34 per day to $500 per day.l
and cur anybody deny the simple.
common sense justicelof this increase
wien this company declared a tenl
million dollar dividend to its stock
holders last year? The differencel
between the Ford company and mos,
others is that there is a spark, or yesi
a big chunk of humanity in the make
up of Ford that is not discoverable
in the many Of the others. Capital
needs labor and labor needs capital
without the one the other is helpless
and nj fair minded laborer will denyl
to capital n fair adm adequate income
on capital and no capitalist should
deny the laborer d Just compensation
iorihis toll. Eyenlunder an adequate
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