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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-19

The latest improved addition to the
BILLY" Sunday meetings is a check
room for babies. After the sermon the
mother presents her check to the
trained nurse in charge and receives
her child, which has been cared for
as well as if she had done it herself.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-19

A war dispatch states that a new
Russian army is advancing on the
German line near Thorn, in West
Prussia. 1t is a safe wager that the
conflict will prove a thorn in the
flesh" of one of the contenders.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-19
TIME TO BEGIN GARDENS
January the Month to Clean OF
Ground and Order Seeds.

January is not too early to begin
making preparations for a city gar
den. The rubbish should be off the
ground and if it has not been plowed
already this should be done as 5000
as the weather permits. If it has
been plowed light dressing of ma
nure will help.
Seed houses are usually SO rushed
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-19
The Literary Trawler

Lost yesterday, somewhere between
sunrise and sunset, two golden hours,
each set with sixty diamond minutes.
No reward is offered, for they are gone
forever.-Horace Mann.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-19
WHO WOULDN'T WANT AN 4I"s
Engineering Class Decides That Stu
dent Making Best Grade Must Treat.

In one class in the University there
is at least some consolation for those
who do not get the highest grade.
The junior electrical engineers re-
Gently established the rule that the one
who makes the highest grade in the
class on each quiz must treat the
rest of the class.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-19

New Year Golf Tournament Opens.
By United Press.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 19.-The
new year golf tournament opened here
today with unusually large representa-
ton of golf races and big gallery of
tourists.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Farmers Institutes

Announcement was made the past
week OF the farmers institutes TO be
held this year In West Virginia, to-
gether with n list of instructors. In
stitutes will be held at five points in
Preston county as follows:
Eglon, Monday and Tuesday. Octo-
Der 1926.
Gainesville. Wednesday and Thurs
day, October 27-2S.
Masontown.( Friday and Saturday
October 1890.
Herring. Monday and Tuesday, No
vember 1-2.
Bruceton Mills. Wednesday and
Thursday. November "a.
E. S. Halter, Rosemont; ]. ]. Yoke
Morgantown. and Mrs. Ida A Durbin
Frederickstown, Ohio, are the instruc-
tors assigned for work in this county
Every effort will be made by the Off
GERS in charge of the different com
munities to make each session the
most helpful and profitable possible
All people interested in rural life
should make 1t point to be present
at every meeting If at all possible
That these institutes are growing in
favor with the farmers and all inter.
ested in better agricultural methods Is
evidenced by the greatly increased at.
tendance each year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
90 YOUR DUTY

This is the season OF the year in which
every taxpayer, regardless of his political
prejudice, should weigh well the colossal
Virginia debt and the enormous increase
In the state tax. Without political preiu-
dice and personal friendship he should
ask himself, "Who is responsible for this
burden which has been placed upon my
shoulders to be handed down to my chill
dren and grandchildren
As our government is controlled By
political parties some political party is
responsible for the Virginia debt and the
large increase in the state tax. 1t should
not be hard for any one seeking the truth
TO decide what political party is respon-
sible for the Virginia debt and the in
crease in taxation. The responsibility
must be placed upon the Republican
party. 1t has been in control Of the
state government since March 4, 1897.
during which time il has increased the
state appropriations from $1,000, 900 10
approximately $l4,OOO,OCO.
From 1876 TO 1896 Bill Dawson. who
was then editing the Preston County
Journal, advocated in each issue OF that
paper that the Democrats should be
torned out Of Office on account Of their
extravaganza in state appropriations. lie
claimed that If the slate government was
turned over % the Republicans they
would reduce the state appropriations.
And here is how they reduced il from a
Democratic appropriation Of {2,COO, 900
In four years. Geo. w. Atkinson elected
ia 1896 and his four years cost g, 500, 900.
A. y. White elected in 1900 and bis four
years cost g. 800, 900. W. VI. o. Dawson
elected in 1904 and bic four year, cost
81 500, 900. W. +. Glasscock elected in
1908 and bis four year. Get g., 500. 900
and ran the state in debt. IT, j.. Hatfield
in 1912 and bic four years will cot ap.
proximately S14,OOO,OOO. So a Demo
cratic administration that cost s2,CJO. $50
On four years was turned out Tor a Re
publican administration that is spending
more money IN ONE gear than the Demo
cratic administration spent in FOUR
years. That's the way Bill Dawson and
che Republican party fulfilled the prom
sec that II the people would turn the
Democrats ont and put the Republicans
IN they would reduce the state appro-
priationsl Since the Republicans have
had control Of the state the population
has increased IS per cent and the expen-
ditures 500 per cent? DO you call that q
fair ratio Of increase? You may answer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
He Was Too Busy Voting to Increase
Salaries and Create Offices

Editor Argus:
West Virginia has always claimed that
she was too poor to pension the home
guards and teamsters who rendered patri-
otto service to their country during the
civil war, but take notice, please, that
she is not too poor TO pension the politi-
cal bosses. Argus.
You must have been inspired with the
foresight OF the seer when you penned
the above editorial. You have written
better than you possibly conceived at
the time. ! question very seriously
whether you had any knowledge OF the
fact that st the last sessions OF the legis-
lature the home guards made an effort
to have one OF tine representatives from
this county 10 introduce a bill i'm the
legislature to have West Virginia 20
furnish the members OF the home guards
with discharge papers. As W. voted for
the member Of the house Of delegates.
who happens to reside in the same dis
trict a. ourselves, we felt that il Wa no
imposition to ask for this favor. All we
asked for was that the state furnish ,,s
with discharge papers. Having waited
reasonable time and receiving no rcply
a second letter was sent 70 the said rep.
resentative. To the second letter we re.
ceived no reply.
a short time since the gentleman who
wrote the letters was talking to gentle.
man who was extOlling the fue record Of
this representative. when he casually re-
marked that he had cast his last vote for
him Inquirng Why ny old comrade
informed him about the two letters he
sent and receiving no reply. The friend
evidently conveyed this information to
the representative for in a few days
letter was received from him stating that
be bad never received any letters from
my comrade.
The strange part about this is that
neither letter was returned 10 the sender.
Even had they gone to the dead letter
Office they would have been returned long
ere THE. The letters were plainly TYNE.
written addressed ~ member Of West
virginia legislature, Charleston, Ka-
nawha county West Virginia" How
improbable a letter thus addressed would
not reach its destination will add that
this very same representative ia now
holding an appointiye Office which was
thrust upon him BY Gov. Hatfield since
the adjournment Of the legislature.
There are not many Of % home guards
left, but We have some staiwart soma and
few friends whom We shall endcavor to
interest IA the coming election Our
support up 10 the present time has beon
given 10 the Republican party, except
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
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COUNTY FARM NOTES.
by John Y. Mcdonald.
Club Work i'm Preston County

There are about IFS boys and girls
enrolled in the clubs I'm our county
this year. Most OF these are showing
much interest and a fine exhibit is
promised for this fan. or each club
member a closer record is being kept
than ever before. III boy or girl fails
to get In one OF the monthly leaflets,
that member is sent a card to remind
him that last months report is still
due. In the fall these reports will be
exhibited and Judged along with the
corn and potatoes. Boys and girls not
regularly enrolled in the club. or who
have not gotten in at least half Of the
monthly reports will stand a very
poor show OF winning any prize.
In the acre corn contest and in the
potato contest the yield. the booklet
and the cost OF growing the crop will
be OF far more Importance than the
actual exhibit. This year the county
agent Is personally handling all OF the
club mail and has visited most OF the
club plots. III a member allows his
brother or father to do a part OF the
work, even this will be taken into con-
sideration in awarding the prizes.
This year we hope to give the prizes
to those who deserve them most.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
INJUSTICE TO PRESTON

We rise to inquire OF the Charleston
Gazette by whose authority it declares
that "keen observers can see little il any
change in the political alignment, except
that the governor has probably more
strength in Pref ton county and less in
some other places"
This guess, we presume, is based on
the appointment Of McCrum and Pierce
to lucrative offices. We betray no breach
oil trust when we say that so far as Pres
ton county appointments 20 the governor
has decidedly weakened himself in this
county. In primary contest in Preston
1t would be safe bet that the governor
would not run good sixth in the race
Tor United States senatorship. He would
do well to receive mention as "also ran"
There is an erroneous idea outside the
county that the office-holding bunch from
Preston. namely, Bill Dawson, Jim Lakin,
Farley DeBerry, Bliss McCrum and Carl
Pierce, control the Republican vote of
this county. 1t may be unbelievable to
those who know that Bill Dawson is the
man who runs Republican state admins
trations that he would not dare come to
Preston county and ask the Republicans
to vote the Republican ticket. The
Democrats could well afford to pay Daw-
son literally to come to Preston and
make speeches for the Republican ticket,
as it would mean votes for the Demo-
cratic ticket. There is not a man in
Preston county who is more heartily
despised politically by the rank and file
OF the Republican party than Bill Dawson.
He has repeatedly deceived them, and
by his deception he has always promoted
his own political fortunes. Every time
he fooled them it meant that he assembled
one rung higher on the political ladder.
Even the Dawson apologists cannot
truthfully deny this. AS for the other
quartet of piemen they cut no figure in
Preston politics. They are simply fortu-
nate political accidents.
We deem it no more than simple JUS
tice to the rank and file OF the Republi-
cans Of Preston that their supposed
Dawson-Lakin-D Berry McCrum- Pierce
political serfdom be denied as emphati-
cally as cold type can convey it. We
want the other counties OF the state to
know that the rank and file of the Re
publicans OF Preston do their own think
ing and voting without the dictation OF
boss or machine. Will the Gazette make
this fact known to the state house
machine?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Mystery Solved

HONOLULU. Hawaii, July 20.-The
mystery OF the three drums of gaso-
line which were fished out of the sea
on the Maui coast bearing the name Of
the Capitol Refining company and car
rying serial numbers, has been clear
ed up after considerable correspond
ence between the manager OF the Hon
olua ranch, Island OF Maui; Alexander
d Baldwin, Ltd, of Honolulu, Fred l..
Waldron, agent, and the San Francis
co Office of the Shell company.
THE Capitol Refining company's
tank 6439 was shipped on the steam
er Rochelle from San Francisco to
Portland on July z, 1913, and was
washed overheard from that vessel.
Evidently the Japanese current made
delivery in Hawaii instead of at the
oregon city," writes the manager of
the Shell company to Mr.. Waldron.
The drums Of gasoline were in good
shape when salvaged, being scarcely
rusted. The gasoline was in full
quantity in each drum, and was used
by the finders to run the engine in a
motor boat.
The containers took IS months to
make the journey from the mainland
coast, and were brought solely by the
ocean current for they were practical
ly submerged and could not have
caught the winds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Pretty Soft for Those who Have n Po-
liticai Drag

Although but a month has passed
since the Workmen's Compensation
department was divorced from the
Public Service Commission, by an act
of the legislature, creating a commits
sioner for the fund and making IL n
separate department, criticism has
been aimed not at its management but
at the gross extravaganza i'm the way
OF employees which are being added to
this department. because the state
does not have to pay the bills, but the
persons who subscribe to the condi-
tions Of the fund
The last legislature passed a bill
providing for the payment of the
Workmen's Compensation department
from the workmen's compensation
fund, instead of from the state treas
ury. This bill was supported by prac-
tically all the Republicans in both
houses. who were blinded to the fact
that 1t meant that there was no limit
TO the number OF persons who could
be employed i'm this department The
bill actually gives the head Of the de
partment the right TO employ as many
persons as ne wants. There IS no
limit to the number, and there are no
restrictions against him appointing
hundreds Of persons to places on the
pay roll. Tn fact. there is no budget
for this department, but all the ex-
penses are paid from the compensa-
ton fund and no limit is placed ON
these expenditures.
Already this privilege has been ex-
ercised TO almost the limit About
$4,000 in salaries annually will be
paid from this fund I'm excess Of last
year Most Of the new employees we're
attaches Of the House and Senate dur
ing the last term OF the legislature.
In every case the appointments have
been purely political ones, and this
department IS now the best asset 10
the state house political machine Of
any department Of the state govern
Exchange.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22

We are in receipt of a long prose. poem
from Washington, ID. c., booming Con-
gresham William G.. Brown for the
Democratic nomination for governor next
year. 1t is our mature judgment that we
have never seen as many polysyllables in
one article before. The nominator goes
through much travail to name his man.
III he thinks that there is any trouble
about Junior Brown getting the nomina-
ton for governor il he wants it, we
would hasten TO reassure him, and would
ask HIM to kindly can all them stately
phrases and courtly parts of speech, and
bring his man out and let us nomi-
nate him.
We do not know much about the in
tricate political situation of West Vir-
ginia, but we feel confident that Junior
Brown has but to say that he will make
the race and he will rally around him
enough men to make his calling and
election sure. Another thing, we do not
see any great rush for the place anyway.
II should be remembered that all the
wisdom of West Virginia politicians
should be gathered together and sealed
up, so far as state offices are concerned,
for there are to be no more midsummer
conventions in wet towns to dominate all
political parties. The primaries are to
decide and all that has been learned as
to swinging convention goes into a
scrap heap. The Republicans beat us to
it, and have held one state wide pri-
mary, and one of the surprises was our
present governor.
The old convention spirit reminds us of
passage from one Of Edmund Burke's
speeches:
Because half a dozen grasshoppers
under fern make the field ring with
their importunate chink, whilst thou
sands OF great cattle, reposed beneath the
shadow OF the British oak, chew the cud
and are silent, pray do not imagine that
those who make the noise are the only
Inhabitants of the field; that, of course,
they are many in number; or that, after
all, they are other than the little, shrlv-
eled, meager, hopping, though loud and
troublesome insects of the hour"
Junior Brown is one of them prophets
who has honor in his own county. for he
carried Preston against Il Preston Re-
publican. Why say more? Let him
come and take the kingly crown.
We do not mean to convey the impress
sion that our political leaders are unwise.
On the contrary, we take it as good
sign that they are bringing out such men
as Brown. 1t makes no difference to
Junior Brown or John w. Davis what
kind OF year they run for office, they
are chosen. We are perfectly willing to
hitch our star to the luck of Preston
county. -Pocahontas Times.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Wall Street Cold Feeti

What is the matter with Wall
street? This country, with nearly l.
OOO,O00,000 bushels OF wheat. with
nearly 100000 bushels of corn, with
all other crops in proportion, is now
about to take out of the ground more
natural wealth than was dreamed OF
by the whole world only few gener-
atoms ago. This country, with the
steel plants operating nearly 100 per
cent full, with thousands of our other
mills and factories running day and
night. with the railroads once more
earning a living. with general bust
ness steadily gaining Roadway, is
again out upon the road of fabulous in
dustrial and commercial wealth max
ing. Does Wall street imagine that
any records of encouragement and
gloom that it can write on the stock
market ticker can conceal the tidal
waves of prosperity which are sweep
ing up and down the country? II Wall
street thinks so it is blind.-N. Y.
Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Preston Boy in Hawaii
Honolnln. schoneld e. nd

Honolulu, Schoheld Brks. III. r.
Dear Argus: AS ! am here I'm Ha-
wall in the 1st Infantry OF the u. S.
army will drop you a line. have
been here now for about three months
and think this is one OF the most
beautiful places in the world. The
climate is about the same as that of
California, the principal crop being
sugar cane and pineapples. The cane
crop this year is going TO be the great
est known for years.
Honolulu is one Of the largest coal
ing stations in the world. All steam
ers now from Panama. San Francisco
and Seattle 90 this route to China.
Japan and other foreign ports. There
are no minerals ON the island at all
They get their coal. etc. from Austria
Tia. There arc no standard railroads
all narrow gauge, and they use oil
for fuel
The island / am on. Oahm. has the
most dense population OF the group
Honolulu is the principal city and has
population Of about 10000 people.
Oh this number about 10000 are Jap
anese. the remainder natives. Amerl-
cans spaniards and a few Chinese.
Yours sincerely,
HOWARD LOUGHRIE,
Private, Company a." LIST INIT.
Honolulu.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22

Secretary Redfleld administered a
merited rebuke to the parties respon-
sible for the publication of the poison
SHELF advertisement His Official in
vestigation revealed nothing to lessen
their offense. II was SO serious as TO
invite protests from several European
governments. and the administration
did we'll in publicly censuring both the
magazine and the Cleveland concern.
The advertisement created the i'm
preston that the machine offered for
sale by the Cleveland company was to
be used in the manufacture OF poison
shells" and dwelt on the cruel nature
OF the death inflicted by them. III that
was not the purpose ~ the persons be-
hind il, ii was the result OF their lack
OF judgment. They have offered var
ious excuses, without undoing any OF
the mischief caused by their money
making efforts
In Europe and in this country the
advertisement caused widespread in
dignation. II was taken to mean that
Americans were actively engaged in
the manufacture OF poisonous missiles
which they recommended especially
because OF the atrocious torture they
produced in the case OF their victims.
Secretary Redheld in his letter TO the
head of the machinery company de-
nounces its advertisement as afro
cious." To that charge no answer is
possible.-World.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Boys and Fairgrounds
(Justice Hughes, U. S. Supreme
Court.)

CJustice Hughes, U. S. Supreme
Court.)
do not know of any better way to
teach boy to be honorable and
straight than to give him a chance
to play with his comrades In the
play ground he learns without any
suggestion and precept and preaching.
He learns it because he does not want
anybody else to cheat him, and is
down" on the boy that does not play
fair. And in the long run, because
he is down" on the boy that does not
play fair, he will establish standards
OF conduct which we must maintain
In the community and particularly in
our great cities. If there is one thing
that we need more than another II Ia
the constant emphasis among our cit
liens of that spirit of fair play. that
Willingness to give and take, that
generosity in defeat and that lack of
assertiveness in victory which we
identify with true sport, and which ia
learned best of all in childhood upon
the play ground.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
kINGWOoD. JULY a.
ITS DIlEM MA

OF course we realize the delicate and
embarrassing position in which the Daw-
son tax laws and the Virginia debt have
placed the Preston County Journal, but
We must admit that we firmly believe the
Journal is pursuing the wrong policy by
remaining silent since it has learned the
gross injustice done its readers by its
former assurance and reinsurance that
the Dawson tax laws would reduce taxa
ton and the Virginia debt would be de-
cided in favor of West Virginia. II it
means to be fair with its readers, and we
take it that it does, then it should come
out boldly in its denunciation OF those
who deceived it and apologize to those
whom it was led to deceive. If il does
not, it will leave itself open to just sus-
picion that it allowed its political bias to
control it in the discussion of the Dawson
tax laws and the Virginia debt in order
to gain politicalipoint. ICan it afford to
lay under this just suspicion that it is
merely a political machine organ? Let
us indulge in the hope that it will not.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
Ii. & o. TO Expend $2,5OO,OOO for New
Equipment

BALTIMORE, Md. July 19.-The
Baltimore e. Ohio railroad placed con-
tracts today for equipment which will
cost approximately $500, 900. The
orders call for 1000 steel hopper cars
and fifty cars for passenger service
and immediate delivery is stipulated
in the contracts.
The hopper cars will be equipped
with longitudinal doors and modern
apparatus for complete and quick un
loading. They will be built by the
American Car & Foundry company.
East St Louis. ILL.,, the Pressed Steel
Car company, Pittsburgh, Pa. and the
Cambria Steel company. Johnstown.
Pa.
The order for passenger cars was
placed with the Pullman company. of
Chicago, and included thirty-fve
coaches, five combination passenger
and baggage cars. two baggage and
mail cars. four baggage cars, two cafe
parlor cars and two cafe coaches.