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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
TEDDY WOULD AID JOBLeSS
Roosevelt Visits Munieipal' Lodging
House to Sec Conditions.


New YORK, Dec. 29.-Colonel Theo.
dore Roosevelt, plain citizen as he last
described himself, Is studying the ques.
ton OF the unemployed, He wants 10
do everything he can to help them
and with that aim I'm view he visited
the municipal lodging house. spending
more than an hour among 1000 home.
less and jobless men and women.
The cole lel sought not only a
glimpse of the hungry, shivering me ..
but also wanted an understanding
OF their feelings. the reason that
brought them to such condition and
an idea of the system that had been
devised for their relief and for putting
some gladness into their lives.
Entering the dining room the colonel
was struck by sign; Take all you
want but no more" on table on
which were heaped buckets full Of
thick slices OF fresh bread He saw
the men accept large bowls of thick
soup. The colonel suggested he would
like 10 taste IL. Mr. Whiting. The SUI
perintendert. directed an attendant to
serve a bowl to the colonel and Mr..
Roosevelt tasted with evident relish.
He tried the coffee and expressed his
satisfaction
The colonel talked with several OF
the men. He then visited the womens
department where he spoke To som
of the women.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
SHOWDOWN COMING
Who Controls Mexico Certain to Be
Known After Present Trouble.

Who Controls Mexico Certain to Be
Known After Present Trouble.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The clash be.
tween the Zapatlstas in Mexico City
and President Gutierrez and others
over the execution of so-called "ene.
mics" Is regarded here as the mos,
vital issue in the entire Mexican stu
alton at present.
If Zapata indorses the stand taken
by General Palafox and others of his
followers with regard TO executions
IL is believed a split between him and
the VillaGutierrez faction IS newt
able. At present, however, It is not
known whether Palafox, I'm his demand
for further executions, Is really rep
resenting Zapata's personal views or
merely those OF himself and others as
sociated with him In Mexico City.
Gutierrez, according TO advices re.
eeiyed here. Is willing TO stop the
bloody reprisal8 which have marked
the new regime in Mexico City and his
efforts have disclosed that he is not
In supreme control of all the leaders
In the Mexican capital. According to
unofficial reports Villa has taken M
stand with Gutierrez on this uuestio,
and this, IT is believed, will ma
necessary a showdown as TO who is
control Meyico City.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
FRANK GIVEN
LEASE ON LIFE
Famous Case viii Now 60 Be-
fore Supreme Court
GEORGIAN'S EXECUTION STAYED

Prisoner Sentenced to Die For Muir.
der OF Atlanta Girl Wins Point In
His Struggle For Life--Justlee Ia.
mar Grants Appeal Filed by Franks
Attorneys and highest Court VIII
Pass on Constitutional Questions.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The supreme
court finally has come to the relief OF
Leo NJ. Frank of Atlanta. who is under
sentence OF death for the murder OF
Mary Phagan and will pass on the
case.
Justice Lamar announced that the
appeal 10 the supreme court would be
allowed and wired to Louis Marshall.
the New York attorney who presented
the application. Notice was sent to
the jailer in Atlanta which will oper
ate as stay of execution. Sentence
OF death was to have been carried out
In January.
In the present proceeding Franks
attorneys argued to the federal court
or Georgia that state courts, I'm which
Frank had been convicted OF murder.
had lost Jurisdiction over their client
because he had not had fair trial
and had been convicted In an atmos.
phere OF violence. They asked the
Georgia federal court To release Frank
on a habeas corpus writ. Justice New.
man refused and declined to grant an
appeal TO the supreme court. The ap-
peal granted by Justice Lamar permits
them 10 bring their case up for hear.
ing in Washington.
Justice Lamar in statement ex.
planning why he had granted the appeal
said the application for the appeal
presented an entirely different sltua.
tion from the application OF n writ OF
error which he had declined 10 grant
some time ago. lie cited several con.
sDtutional questions which were in.
volved In he present appeal which.
he said. the supreme court had never
passed upon.
For those reasons. he added. there
was probable cause for the appeal"
The appeal will be docketed in the
supreme court as soon as the clerk of
the federal district court in Georgia
forwards the necessary papers, consd.
tuting n record OF the proceedings in
bis court.
The case would be heard by the full
court in the ordinary course OF bust.
ness in about a year and half. un.
less the state OF Georgia should ask
TO have II advanced. Meanwhile
Franks execution Ia stayed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
BILL FOR TARIFF BOARD
Minority Leader Mann Would Hav
ReVen.e Laws investigated.

Minority LEADER Mann Would Have
ReVen"e Laws Investigated.
Washington. Dec. ga bill dealing
with the tariff that probably will have
the support OF practically all Republl.
cans I'm congress will be presented In
the house today by Representative
Mann OF Illinois, the minority leader.
The bill provides for the creation
OF n tariff board of five members-a
board charged with making inquiries
and reports 10 congress on revenue
laws. The tariff board principle has
been Endorsed by Republican and Pro
gressive parties I'm their national plat
FERNS. 1t has been opposed by the
Democratic party on the theory that
In the practical operation commits
sion or board might usurp the consti-
tutional right OF the house TO initiate
legislation lealing with revenues. II
is the purpose OF Mr.. Mann to press
this bill, al 1ough he has no hopes OF
It's enactment so long as the Demo.
Gratis remain I'm control OF congress.
One member OF the board is TO be
chosen by the president. the other
four TO bee named by the senate finance
committee and the house ways and
means committee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
Handieapping ouimet.


Massachusetts bandicapping officials
are somewhat perplexcd az TO how
to rate Francis Oulmet. the nation.
al amateur champion. In the 1914
list Ouimet ana John G.. Anderson
were placed together on scratch. but
the conclusion has been reached that
Ouimet IL alone In his class aud IL
entitled TO special consideration. Evi.
IDENTIFY the Massachusetts Golf associa.
ton officials do not care TO push back
all the other rated players I'm that
state. so IL has been suggested that
Ouimet be given rating OF plus three
or four. IL Is figured that he is fully
three or four strokes better than any
one else In the state. Ray II. Gorton.
In view or his great work last sum.
mer. IL likely TO be placed at scratch
with Anderson ht one.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
SHARP NOTE
FOR ENGLAND.
United States Warns Britain to
Cease vexing Our Trade
PATIENCE BEING EXHAUSTED

Washington Can No Longer Tolerate
interference With American Ship
ping and Our Rights. II is Declared.
viii Be Protected at All Costs.
Plain Language In Note Sent to Sir
Edward Grey.
Washington, Dec. 20. - Protesting
against the treatment accorded Ameri-
can commerce by the British navy and
insisting upon better conditions inn
mediately. the United States govern
ment has sent a sharp note to the
Great Britain.
Y gave warning that much feeling
had been aroused In this country al. 1
thft public criticism was general over
unwarranted interference with the
legitimate foreign trade OF the Unit.
ed States.
The document, constituting the
strongest representation on this sub
ject made by the United States TO any
OF the belligerents since the outbreak
OF the war, was cabled TO Ambassador
Page to be formally presented to SiI
Edward Grey. the British foreign sec
retary.
Its preparation was begun a month
ago by Solicitor Cone Johnson. Coun.
sellor Robert Lansing and Secretary
Bryan and finally during the last two
weeks had the personal attention OF
President -ilson, who revised II with
minute care.
As the detailed point OF view OF the
United Sts es in numerous specific
cases of detentions and seizures OF
cargoes had been set forth In a series
OF emphatic protests, most OF which
have gone rnheeded. the communica-
tion was couched in general terms
covering the entire subject of the rela-
tions between the United States and
Great Britain as affected by the lat.
ter's naval policy. considered highly
Objectionable by this government.
The indebtedness at the outset that
the representations made In a friendly
spirit, but that the United States con-
siders IT best to speak in terms OF
franknessN lest silence be construed as
an acauiescence In policy on the
part OF Great Britain which infringe A,
the rights of American citizens under
the laws of nations.
Since France has adopted the same
DEGREES on contraband as has Great
Britain. the note virtually Is state
ment intended for all the members OF
the triple entente.
The document points out that COM
plants on every side and public crit.
icism In the United States hold the
British policy as directly responsible
for the depression in many American
industries, situation the seriousness
OF which must be apparent to Grea
Britain. Reimbursement alone for car.
goes unlaw.ully detained or seized, Il
states, does not remedy the evil. a.
the chief difficulty is the moral effect
OF British practice on American ex-
porters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
MIRACLE MAN WITH ONE ARM.

He Supports Family OF Fourteen and
Self on One and Ono quarter Acres.
Los Angeles. Calf one armed
man succeeds in supporting wife and
thirteen children on one and one-quar
ter acres OF irrigated land why should
n man with small family and two
sturdy arms complain OF hard luck?
10. r. Davis. native Of Utah. was
engaged I'm mining until hc met with
an accident and lost his left arm. lie
bought four acres OF land I'm Milford
valley. Utah. OF which but little over
an acre Is under an irrigation ditch.
From this small portion OF irrigated
land, he says. he has supported n fam
lily or fourteen In comfort. lie raises
vegetables, fruits and berries
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
Harvard,s Football Profit.

Harvard made about Sl77.OO0 out OF
nine games of football the past season.
The game In the Yale bowl netted $00..
600 alone In the stadium at Cam.
bridge the battle with Princeton yield
ed $4,000 as the Crimson's share. 1t
is estimated that the Michigan game
provided $4,000. aud the contest with
Washington and Jefferson produced
$4,000 Harvard's share OF the Penn
State game was about $4,000. while
four other contests. with Brown. Tufts.
Bates and the Springfield Y. NJ. q. A.
resulted In the placing OF about S25 900
to Harvnrds credit Figuring Coach
Haughton' salary az $4,000 the ex-
penses OF the varsity eleven and sub.
stitutes amounted TO more than 500 600
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31

Freddie Welsh. worlds champion
lightweight. has earned $4,000 since
he came TO this couuut couple Of
months ago with the title This IL a
remarkable fent for chlmpiOn nnd
has never been equnlcd by title hold
or OF the prize ring Welsh has not
picked bis opponents since winning
the title and met all cOmcrs one after
the other. Welsh has met more men
IN the ring since becoming champion
than Willie Hitchlo did during hls
career as champion, over % ycnr md
n half
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
MENTAL TROUBLE IN EUROPE.
Many Lose Balance Through Terrers Of
Battle and Fatigue.


Berlin.-The military medical author
tiles made preparations at the outbreak
OF the war for treating mental mala.
dies caused by the tcrrors OF battle. IL
had been shown by the Russo-Japanese
war that the effect of the long drawn
out modern battle with Its terrible and
tnccssant roar OF artillery. was I'm a
high degree unfavorable TO the minds
OF the combatants. and the record OF
mental arrangements caused by the
battle In the far east opened a new
chapter I'm the horrors OF war. In an.
ticipation that similar results would ut.
tend the present war the German au-
thoriticS established at Strassburg a
special hospital for the treatment OF
diseases Of the mind caused 10y battle.
One or the physicians attached To
this hospital has Just given In the Mu.
mich Medical Weekly some OF his OBJ
servations during the FIRST weeks OF the
war He found that mental disorders
manifested themselves among the Al.
satan population even during the pc.
riod of mobilization. when the terror
OF being arrested as a spy was ever
present with many persons.
Still greater have been the numbers
OF persons who lost their mental bal.
ance through the tcrrors OF battle and
especially through long continued ia
tgue. Some of these patients showed
something like hysteria aud kept re-
peating I'm dramatic way incident.
that they had seen In battle.
The writer uses n special term. "neu.
rasthenic depression" 10 describe the
effects upon large number of patients
who had seen continuous fighting. Peo.
pie suffering In this way could not rid
themselves OF the notion that they
were still upon the battlefield and
often had the illusion that nm enemy
was slipping upon them from the rear
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
PROBE OF sLAYlNG ASKED
Shooting OF Americans by Canadians
May Cause Fuss

Buffalo. n. ". Dec. Gone hun
dred and fifty neighbors OF the Smith
family here signed petition asking
the state department TO make a
thorough investigation OF the killing
OF Walter Smith. aged twenty-one, by
Canadian soldiers.
The petition voiced protest and
was circulated by the father OF the
Buffalo boy. who died the iirst local
victim of the European war.
Charles Dorsch. companion OF Smith.
rested comfortably in local hospital.
His arm was shattered by a Canadian
bullet. Smith was shot between thc
eyes.
Although the shooting was criticised
as too hasty" by many Buffalo peo-
pie there is no general impression
here that IL will lead to international
complications. The Canadian au-
thorities di7played activity In getting
at the real facts and an inquest was
begun at Fort Erie.
Members OF the Forty fourth Wei.
land and Lincoln troops. TO which the
three soldiers belong. were cautioned
10 make no statements.
Smith and his companion we're duck
shooting in the Niagara river I'm an
open rowboat. The boat was well In
toward the Canadian shore when Chief
OF Police Delaney OF Fort Erie is al.
legged TO have called 10 the hunters
to come ashore under arrest. They did
not heed Delaney's demand.
One eye witness said that Delaney
pleaded In vain with the soldiers not
TO fire the shots. When confronted
with the report Delaney refused to con.
firm or deny, but said his version OF
the affair would be told In full at the
inquest. The Canadians posted a
notice several weeks ago that the bear,
Ing OF firea. ms In dominion territory
during the war period would not be
permitted. The Canadian militia have
been keyed To high nervous state
by frequent unwarranied reports that
the frontier points were TO he dyna-
mited.
Dors"h told his STORY OF the shoot
ing: I'VE were In the river and had
begun 10 work out way downstream
About 10 o'clock ! got on a cake OF
Ice stuck In the river bed and the
strong current carried Smith and the
boat downstream.
Suddenly three or four. maybe five.
soldiers and lot OF people appeared
running on the bank about 600 yards
away. The soldiers began TO shoot,
but did not think they were shooting
at us until bullets began to shatter on
the ice. Then | realized I was target
and held M my hands. thought TO
myself that II struck | would fall on
the ice and not i'm the water. I could
hear the soldiers yelling. but could not
get the words. NY partner was trying
hard TO make land and he. got close
enough TO take me I'm the boat. Three
seconds later something ripped
through by arm. As fell saw my
partner double up. hut I did not know
he was dead until later"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
LEGISLATIVE HEADS cH SEN
Ohio Republicans Caucus and Select
Leaders For Session.

Columbus. o., Dec. 29.--Republlcan
members OF the Ohio legislature in
caucus chose Charles d. Conover, a
former school teacher of Champaign
county. SPEAKER of the house and c.
J. Howard. an attorney of Belmont
county. wasselected president pro tenn.
OF the senate.
Frank Nv Whittmore of Akron was
chosen for speaker pro tenn. and floor
leader and John p. Maynard of Lima
won the house clerkshlp. Colonel
Fred BlenkneF was elected third as
fistsnt sefgeantat-arma.
w. u. HALEY of Darke county wcs
elected cler', of the senate. with Fra x
Ackerman II Putnam county as ser
geanf atarus 9.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
AUSTRIAN KUUT
MAY Be FATAL
Weakness Of GeTmany's Ally
lmpalTS Poland Campaign
RUSSIANS WIN IN GALlCIA

With All Serious Opposition In South
Dlsslpatod London Experts Believe
Grand Duke Nicholas Can Beat vor
Hinoenburs's Army 6aek--Situatior
In Poland Appears to Take Rapic
Changes Daily.
London, Dec. 29.--All the late news
from Potrograd and Berlin seems &c
indicate that in the eastern theater oil
war the Russians are ON the eve of
new offensive movement.
The petrograd communication say
that the collapse OF the Austrian cam
paign in Gaicia has hurt the German
offensive In central Poland.
II is said the Austrians have been
80 thoroughly beaten that they will
have to retreat back upon their line
OF defonses along the Silesian border
and In the Carpathians toward the
plains OF Hungary. II is indicated
that the retreat has already begun.
Berlin avoids any mention OF the
Galician situation, has no nows TO Offer
from East Prussia or tho north bank
OF the Vistula and adds merely that
German attacks are developing. The
facts as revealed I'm the latest news
appear TO stand out as follows:
Marshal Won Hindcnburg has been
defeated in every attempt to drive the
Russians from the east bank of the
Bzura and tho Ravlxa and To gain
foot toward Warsaw in the past week.
Since tho abandonment by the Rus.
sian armies OF Lodz and the conse.
Qucnt advance by tho Germans 10 a
battle front east OF Lodz tho Germans
have made no progress and have lost
Mt least 10000 In killed and wounded
I'm frontal assaults. -.
These operations were pressed by
Won Hlndenburg when he had every
chance OF success. He had gained the
prestige that was due for avoiding n
terrible disaster and turning apparent
rout into now offensive movement.
Now the situation ~ again suddenly
changed by the decisive Russian vic
tories In Galicia. One week ago the
Russians were forced to abandon the
investment OF Cracow because OF n
general movement by General Boehm.'
ana ntuNl lOTCtb OI inc AuN-l
trians through the CarpathianB and
tho advance from the line OF Czento-'
vas-Cracow OF an Austro. German force
under General Dankl.
The Russians were hard pressed and
In real danger OF development. But
Grand Duke Nicholas executed one of
the strategic operations for which hel
Is noted. Having withdrawn from
Cracow TO the Biala river, the Eus-
SLAMS suddenly sent n heavy column
rapidly southwark, which interposedI
itself between the Austrians on thei
north and the south. defeated VonI
Bohem-Ermolli at Tuchow, ffteenI
miles south OF Tarnow. Christmas day
and then facing cast attacked theI
other bodies OF Austrians and droveT
them I'm disorderly retreat toward theh
Carpathians.
Meanwhile Russian force along theI
Nida river. finding itself relieved of
the strain from the southeast andI
southwest, turned its attention to Gen.E
eral Dankrs army and struck Il some!
hard blows, driving II from the westI
banks of the river I'm places. The nett
result OF the Russian operationsf
against the AustrIans was the captureI
Of $4,000 prisoners and ffty machineI
guns and the Russians marched to-I
ward Cracow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31

Alexander Dickson Wilson Of Bing
bamton. n y, has been elected Yalc's
football captain for next fan Wilson
is nm academic junior Tie has played
quarterback on the Yale eleven for
two seasons and occupied the same pO
sition on the freshman team three
years ago. Hc prepared for Yale at
The Princeton Preparatory schoo
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31

ihoto bN american Press Association.
Jimmy Archer Is likely TO remain as
a catcher with the Chicago Cubs under
the management OF Roger Bresnahan.
As Brcsnahan Is engaged Ms player
os well as manager. he will do GER
tain amount of backstopping. hut that
Will not necessarily mean the retire
ment OF Archer. At one time IL wns
reported that Archer was thinking or
jumping 10 the Federal league. but &c IL
understood that this deal fell through.
If IL was ever contemplated.
Archer Is picked by most experts as
member of the All-Amerlcan team.
his rivals being Schang of the Ath.
letics and Schalk OF the White Sox
Archer is older than either OF the 9th
ers aud has had much more experience.
But he has not slowed up appreciably.
and his throws 20 second from the
squatting position that he maintains
behind the bat are as quick and accu.
rate as they ever were. lie was out
OF the game Il good deal last season
owing TO injuries. but his work when
playing was fully up TO his old stand
ard
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
LONDON WARNED OF RAID

Precautions to BE Taken Are An.
nouneed by Press Bureau.
London, Dec. 29.-The London Of
fetal bureau made tho following an
nouncement:
"The naval and military authorities
call attention to persons using the
streets to the danger from fragments
OF shell and from bullets from the
guns used against hostile aircraft at
tempting a raid on London.
"The civil population are warned "a
keep under cover, preferably in base
ments, upon hearing the sound oi
firing by guns or OF explosives"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
ASSAlLANT Is PURSUED
New York Priest Stabbed by Man on
Parish House Steps.

New York. Dec. 29.-Filippo Rodri.
guez. aged hftyfour, stabbed Rev.
Father Parents OF the Church OF our
Lady OF PomDeii on the steps of the
parish house in Bleecker street after
demanding TO know where the priest
had hidden his son Tony.
The assailant ran down the street
pursued by a big crowd. He kept tho
pursuers at bay with his knife and
tried to stab Policeman Yates. but tho
latter Knocked him down.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31
!. w. w. SEEKING RECRUITS
Last Winters Demonstration to Sc Re.
peated In New York.

peSteu IN new YORK.
New York, Dec. 29.-The Industrial
Workers OF the World, who last winter
organized the march OF the unem.
ployed and descended on various
churches seeking lodgings. are report.
ed now to be Planning similar demon
strations with the coming OF the next
big storm.
Represer tatives OF that organization
or OF some group of allied ideas are
working at nights in different parts II
the city seeking recruits. They are
preparing 20 open headquarters in two
parts OF the city.
While the city authorities are happy
to care for the homeless and jonle ~
man for a reasonable length of time
and help him get employment. the a..
tivity OF the men working along the
bread lines is assumed 10 be part of a
campaign OF protest against social con.
ditions such as the |. w w. carried
out under sensational conditions last
winter and qpring.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-31

The newly organized boxing com.
mission nt Cleveland has finally dcCid
cd against giving decisions. After
listening 10 all arguments the con.
mittee appointed by MAYOR Baker TO
draw up set Of rules ana regulations
agreed that boxing would be better or
without the decisions. The chief rea
son for the stand taken was that civ
Ing decisions virtually turns the bouts
into prizeflghts.