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Mr.. STRAUS TO STUDY
SOCIAL LAWS ABROAD
lie Will Investigate Liberal
Party's Reform Policies
in England.
FINDS OPINION Is DIVIDED
Many Workingmen Are OPP
posed to Industrial AS
surance. lie Says.
FINDS OPINION IS DIVIDED
special Cable Despatch TO TEE sus.

LONDON, May 30.--Mr. and Mrs. oscar
straus arrived from New York on their
way TO Madrid TO attend the wedding OF
Kermit Roosevelt and Miss willard. Miss
Page, daughter of the American Am
bassador here. Y no Is to be one OF the
bridesmaids. will accompany Mr.. and Mrs.
Straus to the Spanish capital
Mr.. Straus has obtained a monograph
on Columbus which he will examine at
Madrid. The documents were discovered
IN 1905 by Garcia de Ia Reiga and stub
Stimulated In 1910 by Fernando de olnet.
They destroy the claim that Columbus
was Gcnoese and show that he was OF
Spanish origin from North Galicia.
Mr.. Straus will then return to England
and investigate the social reforms inaugu-
rated by the Liberal party. such as indus
trial insurance. a minimum wage, old age
pensions, &C, which, he says. Is right in
line with the policy OF the Progressive
party In the United States. Mr.. Straus
continued
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
.SC0T1Y STRONG
FOR 0STRIGHES
AS Shown by Letter He Writes
to "Herb" in Connection
with San Diego Fair.

San Diego Exposition, Dec. 10. 1914.
Dear Herb: NJ,
| An ostrich is an avis struthionoid.
Isn't that awful! You wouldn't think
It, but my new dictionary says So
and verified 1t by a visit to the
ostrich farm on the 'dsthmus" here.
Aside from that. and a few other lit
tie things. guess it's all right. Is. =
The ostrich's chief aim in life is to
separate the tired business man from,
his hard-earned shekels, swapping.
therefor superfluous feathers for typi-
cally feminine ornamentation on the
lid Of the t. b. ms wife. For that.
you've got to hand It to him. He is n
bird indeed. The feathers are worth
nothing to him. He lives in a warm
climate SO he doesn't need them for
protection. His wings are a Joke and
he can't fiy any more than an ele-,
plant. But the aforesaid shekels
will buy food and drink and raiment
and plenty Of each-for the concess
sionaire who has some fifty Of him
here at the San Diego exposition.
Believe me, that's q wonderful sys-
tem-trading something you can't
use. don't want and which costs you
nothing. for the one thing we're an
after. And with amazing regularity
the ostrich gets by with It.
He has other perfectly good points.
too. this avis struthionoid (sounds.
pretty highbrowish-what?) II Il
could put the kick into these missiyesi
that he has in either leg, could sell
them for at least 800 per kick=-the
missiYes ! meaus' 1880. ~. j
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but it's possible. And in that con-
nection ] must tell you touching lit
tie incident about the versatile gem
tleman who deIetes from my COM
munication such portions thereof as
do not suit his fancy or fail to accord
with his ideas of the fitness Of things
who has the temerity to tell me
where to get off, and gets away with
it-who can make a typewriter take
a joke and blue pencil take col
umn at one stroke-our board of
censorship. in other words-I say this
brash young Journalist from the effete
east strobe into the ostrich farm re-
Gently and accomodatingly undertook
to demonstrate to use and to the birds
how an ostrich should be ridden. He
has nerve-I'll say that for him
both ways.
There is but little more to tell and
it grieyes me with reverse English)
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
CHRIST AND THE MAN WHO WORKS
Sermon by the Rev. w. M. Long,

4 We need not remind ourselves that
The founder of our religion was HIM
self carpenter. The fact has been
overworked in some circles, but it has
been greatly undervalued in others
Jesus was a worker and He called
only workers into His enterprise.
have been greatly helped by this
text: MY Father Worketh Even I'M
til now and l Work" The eternal
worker is God, and Jesus is the very
incarnation OF the eternal worker. He
says, "And work" The true genius
of our Christian religion is presented
in the church text: Son, go work to-
day in My vineyard" God will con-
quer the world through the work OF
man. He in the old time said Have
Dominion" Written in the divine
book and in mans moral nature It is
still binding.
The world has been made what It
Is by work-God working and God
working through man. Labor has al
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

ways been essential but it has chang
ed its form. The man of toll has
ever had place in the affairs of life.
& Absoluttism and Feudalism.
Let us study this matter in differ
ent periods. There was time when
absolutism was the rule of humanity,
and slavery was the onlyIservice. Abb
solutism meant the rule of one. Slav-
cry rested upon the idea that men
were not equal. This doctrine stood
in contrast to the teaching of our
splendid state document that "all men
are created free and equal" In abso-
lutism strongest was supreme. The
king ruled by divine authority. He
compelled obedience. The slave was
made to do work Of the world. Work
was looked upon as a curse in all an.
cient philosophy, and only the occurs.
ed could do 1t. There was no mes.
sage Of inspiration even by religion
for the worker. Slaves worked on
and fed the race. Pitiful as 1t seems
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to have to tell it. The dougnty cen.
sor nonchalantly mounted a hand.
some. black Nubian. The big bird
turned upon him a look of reprcach-
full surprise and then
Say. did you ever see anybody slide
down creased pole? Thus did our
censor descend to mother earth--with
a dull and sickening thud-as the BIZ
bird suddenly Strengthened his back.
ms neck and his legs into perpen.
|dicular line.
The ostrich has demonstrated iifs
ability to take care of himself. The
censor is sadder. sorer but wiser. Let
us all rejoice.
And SO I'm strong for the ostricKes.
Yours. minus ostrich points,
SCOTTY.
P. s. They tell me that these
ostriches have copper-lined stomachs.
too!
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VISITS NATIVE COUNTY.

The Rev. Thomas H. Borgess.. pas
tor Of the First Baptist Church at
Carthage, Ill, a nephew OF former
Mayor 2. ]. Wood, Of this city, is
visiting here and at Bristol, his native
place. The Rev. Mr.. Boggess, his
mother and his brothers went from
Bristol twenty years ago to Carthage.
Mo-, where they settled, and this is
his first visit back ~. =. .sT- .A
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And saw Did you ever notice AM

And sayt Did you ever notice an
ostrich's neck? My boy! My boy.
With q neck like that what a joy a
real thirst would be! l saw one swal-
low an orange. could watch it for
the longest time! And just then he
was the most Notwithstanding os-
trich ever saw. ~
Pm told that Struthy shirks care
and avoids danger by the simple ex-
pedient of thrusting his diminutive
head into a sandpile. There isn't
any sand in this ostrich farm-only
grass-so didn't see it done. 1t
really isn't bad idea, though. My
little Helen hides her head beneath
the bedclothes, and 10! All is we'll!
But we lose that faculty, we grown
ups.
Did you know that ostriches are
susceptible of being ridden? They're
not crazy about it. you understand,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
Song Recital,


The following program. which was
in charge OF Mrs. NJ. w. Davis, direc.
tor Of music. was beautifully rendered
by pupils of the Salem high school
Friday afternoon in the auditorium
of the school, with number of par
ents and other visitors in attendance:
Orchestra
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep. (.
........t. .......... Knight
Boys Chorus.
In the Cleaning.
y. ......... Girls Unison Chorus
Duet-Land of Delight (from "Bul-
buzz .............. Rhys-Herbert
Valma Leonard, Jessie Young.
Solo-The Pledge of the Golden Brew
/. ....... s..i........ Cupero
Waldo avn Horn.
Ladies' quartet-Mammy's LII Pig
con .......... -. Fearis
yalma Leonard, Ernestine Randolph.
Edith Pepper. Mrs. Davis.
Chorus-ta) Anvil Chorus (from "Il
Travatore") ......... Verdi
(b) Soldiers Chorus (from "Faust')
/. .i..s..,....,. ...l....l.. Goulod
High school chorus class.
Die heilige Nacht =. Franz Gruber
German Glass.
Mixed quartet-over the Meadows.
.:... go. ........ Fearis
Gladys Miller. Edith Pepper, Floyd
Van Horn. Waldo Van Horn.
Night, Little Girl, Good
Night .........:... 49,. Macy
j. Huffman Davis.
Out on the Deep -. Fredric N. Lohr
Boys Chorus.
Ladies' trio-Fairy Bells. -.
]. Lindsay Redmore
Florence Doty. Jessie Young.
Edith Pepper.
Male quartet-A Piazza Tragedy.
....,4.. 1900. Grant Schaefer
Harry Kennedy, Huffman Davis,
Harold Randolph, Tascar Morrison.
Orchestra.
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SOCIAL
Continued from page 6. second sec
toni.

kSontinued IE0m page y, second Sec
toni
Mrs. Charles A-orr.son q recent at
ternoon. Quite an interesting pro
gram Of songs and recitations was
rendered. The subject for the after
noon was The. Teaching of Morals
Alike to Our Sons and Daughters .
which was freely discussed by all
present. At the conclusion OF the
business Of the club DELICIOUS re-
freshments were served by the
hostess, assisted by her sister, Miss
Beatrice. The next meeting will be
held the third Tuesday in January.
at the home OF Mrs. j. w. Kyle. Stop
rs. All-lsdies are cordially invited
and all members Of the Mothers
Club are invited to attend fedora
ton meeting of Mothers clubs at
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
clarksburg. Monday. December 20.
at $3.50 p. m. ~
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Christian Church PROGRAM.

Christian Church Program.
Observing Christmas appropriately
the Central Christian church will OBJ
serve the following program at IL
o'closk this morning, which is
featured by special music:
Organ yoluntary-.'Ave Maria"
I-Mascagni.
Doxology. M
Invocation.
Lord is Come. ~
Anthem Messiah is King"
Scripture reading.
Prayer.
Hymn ut came upon the Mid
night Clear"
Announcements.
Anthem While Shephe d s
their Flocks by Night"
offertory.
ouartet-"The Prince OF Galilee"
I-Miss Thompson, Mrs. Martin, Mr..
Shuman, w. M. Long.
Short talk by the pastor.
Solo-"o, Little Town Of Bethle-
hem"-Miss Thompson.
Anthem-"Glory to God"
Benediction.
Postlude-"March Romance
Gounod-Mrs. o. L. Taught, organ
list
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Matinee Dance.

Invitations have been issued for a
matinee dance to be given by the Sig
ma Gamma Club in the Masonic tenn
pie from $3.50 to 5 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. December rs. Music for
the occasion will be furnished by the
Cadenza orchestra, The patronesses
are Mesdames. R. A. Haynes, j. Hor-
nor Davis. Henry Raymond. w. A.
Gaylord, George P. Leatherbury,
David Carper, v. L. Highland, Harry
Curtin and Edgar F. Hood.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
Entertains Circle.

Mrs. L. R. .Corder entertained the
East End Sewing Circle at. her home
In East clarksburg Thursday from
2 to 5 p. m.
Meade County news., 1914-11-19

the grading of all prisoners ac--
cording to their mentality. The
modern way of considering a
criminal is not to classify him as
a normal man in possession Of all
of his faculties, but to regard him
as mentally deficient. Doctor
Faulkner's examinations, the
first OF their kind in a peniten.
tiary, have proven that 95 per
cent of all criminals are below
the age of is mentally.
I'm other words" said Doctor
Hutchinson, "he is proving what
we have seen with our eyes for
many years-that criminals are
criminals because they haven't
brain power or development
enough to prevent their doing
wrong. They are mentally de-
fectives and not criminals from
choice, as is the popular belief.
II understand there is a pos
sibility that politics will lose DR..
Faulkner to the institution. He
is trained and fitted for the po-
sition and no green man can fill
il. 1t is a shame that Kansas
can't get out of the old idea that
anyone who can open and shut a
door will do for a job in state
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
NUMBER 46.
An Appeal

The State of Kansas, is called
upon to render relief to the home
less, starving Belgians, and
State Committee having the work
in hand has asked that each
County contribute flour or wheat.
Meade County having been so
bountifully blessed with wheat
crop this year should respond
literally. Wheat will be trans
ported and ground into -four free
of charge and the -four will be
taken to Belgium by the United
States government and placed in
the care of an American Com
mittee for distribution, so that
we know our contributions will
reach the deserving. There are
seven million destitute persons
in that devastated country call
ing for food. Let us give liberal
ly, We are asked to report this
week to the State Committee.
Bring your contributions to one
of the Banks in the County. All
contributions other than wheat
will be converted into wheat so
that we can send as many car
loads of wheat as possible. The
persons who will receive this are
innocent destitute families
through whose country an army
Travelled and trampled under foot
the growing crops and destroyed
the homes. Bring in your gift
at once as these people are starv-
ing. Any grain or feed also
money will be thankfully re-
ceived.
II. Llewelyn Jones
Louis Boehler
Committee,
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
Special Meetinss

H. A. M. Holshouser Ph. d.
will speak at the Presbyterian
church next Monday night, Nov
ember %, at s o'clock.
DR.. Holshouser is a Southerner
and comes highly commended as
a speaker and citizen. He has
been successful as pastor and
also in evangelistic work. His
stay with us will be brief but he
will preach every night next
week. We understand that all
the churches here are invited to
take part in these meetings and
that special invitation is given
to every one who is not in active
membership in any church, Xxx
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
Kansas Penitentiary

The Kansas state penitentiary
at Lansing was pronounced last
night the most advanced of all
the penal institutions of the Unit
ed States by DR.. Woods Hutch.
inson, physician, author and en-
thusiastic student of prison re.
form.
Doctor Hutchinson has made
a life study of questions relating
to criminals and their reform m
and punishment. He spent yes
terday inspecting the prison at
Lansing and inquiripg into meth
DDS there. That penItentiary is
not the most modern IN equip
ment or in methods but in the
work that is being done there
toward the actual solution of the
problems presented by the So
called criminal class, it is pioneer
ing, Doctor Hutchinson found.
1--WE have talked prison re-
form and detailed the lines along
which it should proceed for thIr-
ty years but DR.. J. f. Faulkner,
head physician of the Kansas
penitentiary was the first to put
into effect the practices which
will finally solve the problems,
Doctor Hutchinson said after his
visit.
The principal one of these new
methods which Doctor Faulkner
is putting into use at Lansing is
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
Home Talent Play

On Thursday and Friday
nights, November 26th and 27th
the people of Meade are to be
treated to another home talent
play, entitled, "Miranda's MIN
strel's." The name is all you
need to know to insure an even
ing of laughter and fun. Up-to-
the-minute and side.splitting
Jokes, and costumes the style
and elegance of which have never
beun equaled in Meade. Follow
ing Mirandy's Minstrels will be
a "Pink Tea" This is someth-
ing out of the ordinary and will
be worth more than the price of
admission, and something you
cannot afford to miss. Watch
the papers next week for price
of admission and further partic
ulars.
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
BEL LGIAN SITUATION is SERIOUS
100000 Women and Children Are Facing Starvation
United States Responds To Their Call For Help
Meade County Helps

started in every county as soon
as possible.
Bread is the chief demand. The
smallest amount of food neces-
sary. to sustain life is ten ounces.
The daily ration in Belgium is
three ounces of -four and nothing
else. This is less than two
thirds of a cup, a supply so
small that at this time all Bel
gium is practically on starva-
tion basis.
Every farmer, every wage
Garner, every merchant should
contribute. Kansas produced
this year, lS0 million bushels Of
wheat. If every farmer would
give one bnshel for every 200
bushels his fields produced, this
state could seed 250,O00 barrels
Of flour.
A barrel of flour will feed four
persons for three months. 1t
will feed one man for year.
In Meade county II. Llewelyn
Jones, l.. Boehler, and Frank
Morrison are at the head Of the
fund. Adjoining counties are
already at work and Meade
county will do her full share.
The ministers of Kansas, re-
lgardless of creed or denomina-
ton, have also been called upon
to exert every effort to arouse
interest 10 the relief of the Bel
gians. Large amounts of money
and provisions have already been
contributed IN different parts of
the United States. Whatever is
to be done must be done without
delay, as the situation is in
deed most serious one.
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
Married

Mr.. Homer Graves, of this
city and Miss Vivian Martin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Martin, were united in marriage
on Monday, November sixteenth
at the home of the brides par
ents, in Dodge City Kansas, Rev.
A. M. Wilkenson, pastor of the
M. E. Church, officiating. Only
a few relatives and intimate
friends of the contracting par
ties witnessed the ceremony.
Mr.. Graves is the youngest
son OF Mr.. aud Mrs. J. r. Graves
of this city. For the past two
years he has been employed in
Casteen's hardware store where
he has proven himself most at
tentive to business and courteous
to customers.
Miss Martin is the second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Martin of Dodge City, and is
most highly spoken of.
After short honeymoon these
young people will return to
Meade to make their home.
Meade County news., 1914-11-19

100000 people IN Belgium,
mostly women and children are
starving. They are suffering
through no fault of their own, a
neutral nation IN the terrible
European war. Kansas must
send help from its abundance.
Every town in the state and ev-
cry farm must answer the call
for food, as other states are do
ing.
The situation is such that
America must supply the larg-
est share of this help. Arrange
ments have been perfected to
ship promptly, free of charge,
everything contributed.
The Kansas Belgian Relief
Fund, with headquarters at the
Com mercial Club, Topeka, are
directing the relief work in this
state. Governor Hodges is pres
ident of the fund and w. r.
former Governor, is
chairman, and Charles Dillon is
secretary. Telephone service
on the Bell and Independent lines
is free. The railroads are carry
ing shipments from all towns
without charge. Directions for
shipments will be given upon APP
plication to the executive COM
mittee in Topeka. Every lead
er in every county is asked to re-
port at once what he has done
and what he expects to do.
Help is asked from every la
Dor union, fraternal body, every
farmers institute every woman's
club, and all the churches. The
chief thing is to get the work
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
Belgian Fund Tea

AS was stated in last weeks
News, a Belgian Relief Fund
Tea will be given at the home of
Mrs. f. w. Curl next Wednes-
day afternoon from two until
five. AS was also stated this is
to be under the supervision of
a committee composed of ladies'
from each of the churches. and
the proceeds applied to the
Belgian Relief fund. This is
cause i'll which the whole nation
has become interested and needs
no further explanation, The
price of tea and waters will be
the small sum of ten cents, but
larger donations will be thank
fully received. Everyone is COR
daily invited to assist.
Saturday, November 2lst will
be Red Cross Tag day, and the
price of tags will be five cents
but you can pay more for them
if you like and buy as many
tags as you like. The proceeds
derived from the sale of the tags
will be applied to the relief of
the Belgians.
In this connection little ex-
planation is necessary. Some
persons seem to have the Red
Cross fund and the Relgian Red
Cross Fund confused. If our
readers will notice the Govern.
or's proclamation elsewhere in
this issue, they will note that the
treasurer of. the Kansas Red
Cross society is to be notified by
the county clerk of all donations
and this is the only connection
between the two funds. Aside
from that they are separate and
distinct. The donations being
made IN Meade are for the starv-
ing Belgians.
Meade County news., 1914-11-19

The Methodist people have Sc
cured the services of Mr., Harry
Maitland, an Evangelist of wide
reputation, TO assist in special
meetings during the month of
January. They have rented the
opera house in order to accomo-
date the large crowds thet will
be in attendance. 1t is our hope
that all the church people of the
town will join in this effort to
bring about great revival. Moth
ing would please us better than
to make this a union meeting of
all the churches. Why not get
together and show the world
that we are really interested in
their salvation and not so much
concerned about making them
members of any certain church,
but to get them saved? Xxx
Meade County news., 1914-11-19
District Health Officers

Topeka, Nov. 13.-The Kan
sas health commission had its
first meeting today and began
the work of reorganizing the
health department of Kansas.
1t is proposed to do away entire
ly with the county health officers
in Kansas and create district
health officers who will devote
their entire time to sanitation
and preventing disease. 1t IS
proposed to establish thirty dis
tricts. Wyandotte, Shaw nee
SedgwIck, Crawford and Chero-
kee Counties and possibly Mont
gomery County would be dist
rict in themselves while the 9TH
er counties would be made into
districts comprising two to a
dozen counties.
At present there are los coun-
ty and about twenty city health
Offices. The present cost is
around $l3O, 600 a year and with
the thirty districts and physi-
clans devoting all their time to
the work it is believed the sal
aries and expenses will be cut to
less than 100000.
Meade County news., 1914-11-19

Mrs. Backe did not return .un-
til last Monday.
The boys who went to Guy mon
for game of foot ball haye moth
ing to say so we will not make
any comments except to mention
that the score was to 10 in fav-
or of Guymon.
Preparations are being made
to 60 to Dodge for game there
Thanksgiving Day. The teach
cas- of thelWestern protion Of the
state will meet there Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of next
week. There will be about ten
auto loads to go from here.
The class in Commercial Arith
metic is reciting daily this week
and will continue to do so until
the end of the week.
The class in band music is
making rapid progress. Mr.. c..
. M. Gates visited the class last
Tuesday evening.
Miss Bruce wishes to correct
us. Last week we announced
that the operetta would be given
December n. The correct date
is December IS. Get it right.
The music rack for the direct
or of the chorus was completed
this week and was used by Miss
Bruce last Tuesday morning for
the the first time.
Mr.. Hamilton gave brief re-
view of DIR. Holmes lecture last
Monday morning. The conclu-
sion of all the arguments in this
lectures is, that whatsoever a
person thinks, that will he do.
Numerous instances were cited
to prove this statemant.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Borton
and Mrs. Adams visited the
High School one day last week.
They were very much interest
ed in our specimens of Kansas
woods. Mr.. Borton later present
ed MS with specimen of sweet
gum from the Wabash valley.
Some of the boys have made pro-
jects in this variety but had no
idea the bark looked like it does.
Mr.. Carlson reported on the
resolutions adopted by the teach.
ers of mechanical drawing and
also announced that the Fresh.
man course in Manual Training
would include a few lessons in
rope tieing. Second year boys
would be allowed to make draw
ing of proposed building at home
and when inspected and approy-
ed by the instrsctor would count
for credit as if 1t had been done
at school.