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The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08
AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR
TRIES TO EXPLAIN
EVIDENCE ACCUMULATES THAT DUMBA HAS BEEN
VERY IAD|SCREET
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Sept. S.-The presi-
dent went unannounced TO the state
department this morning. He brush
ed by the messenger into Secretary
Lansing's private office, and found
the secretary sitting in his shirt
sleeves, talking to Mrs. Lansing. 1t
is presumed the president wanted to
confer with Mr.. Lansing regarding
the letter of the Austrian ambassador,
Dumba.
The president left the executive of
fees through a little used entrance
and walked unattended across the
avenue while employees and tourists
gazed at him. Secret service men
hurried after him, but did not catch
up until Secretary Lansing's office
was reached. The president remain
ed in the secretary's Office fifteen
minutes in conference with Lansing,
who conferred with Ambassador
Dumba yesterday.
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ONE AMERICAN LOST
ON THE HESPERIAN

London, Sept S.-A man named
Wolff, born in New Jersey was lost
on the Hesperian, according to infor-
nation given the American consul at
Queenstown.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08
NEW CHARTER DEFEATED
Decides 1t Doesn't Want
Commission Government

Jacksonville, Sept S.-The propos-
ed new city charter, providing a COM
mission form of government was de-
feated yesterday by an overwhelming
vote. The majority against ratifica-
ton was 1,945.
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1t is evident that the school author
tiles expect a much larger attendance
this year. One Of the rooms left I'M
finished last year in the primary
building has just been finished up and
put in shape for a class room Mr.. ].
ID. McCaslill did the work.
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SEED POTATOES

Our new Irish potatoes for fail
planting are now in. Ocala Seed
Store. S-l1-tf
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08

Try one of those frosted pints Of
Pabst Blue Ribbon at Johnny's. If.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08
BEAN SEED

We have just received our new
bean seed for the fall planting; all
varieties. Ocala Seed Store. S-11-a
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08

For plumbing and electrical work
see H. w. Tucker. Phone 800. If
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08
ITALY JOINS THE ALLIES
In Declaring that Cotton in Contra
band of War

Paris, Sept. 8.-Italy has declared
cotton contraband of war, says a
Rome dispatch to the Havas agency.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08
Grand Duke Nicholas Seems to Have Been
Given the Grand Bounce
RUSSIANS MAKE MORE AND MORE EFFECTIVE RESISTANCE AND ALLIES IN THE WEST
SEEM ABOUT TO TAKE THE OFFENSIVE

Petrograd, Sept. 8.-Grand Duke
Nicholas, who has been in command
Of the Russian forces, has been trans
ferred to the Caucasus by Emperor
Nicholas, who assumes chief COM
mand of the Russians. The Caucas-
ian is relatively unimportant. Small
Russian and Turkish forces are there
and fighting has been prefunetory for
several months.
EMPEROR WILL LEAD HIS OWN
ARMIES
London, Sept. 8.-The army order
issued that Grand Duke Nicholas has
been transferred as commander of the
Russians, infers that Emperor Mich
olas in assuming the supreme COM
mand supplant sthe grand duke.
IMPORTANT MOVES EXPECTED
The News that Emperor Nicholas
has placed himself at the head of the
Russian army, and the visit of the
French commander-in-ch chief, Joffre, to
the Italian army foreshadow stirring
events.
1t is declared that the Russians are
nearly, if not quite, holding their own
against the Teutons, whose advance
at most points has been stopped, and
in places the Russians are taking the
offensive. Riga still remains the dan
ger point. However, the fact that the
Russians are still holding their own
after the Germans advanced to Dvina
leads military writer's to conclude that
the Russians are reasonably sure of
their ability to defend the river and
in time to push far enough west to
relieve the pressure on the forces on
the Riga gulf.
AMPLE SUPPLIES OF AMMUNI-
TION
The stands the Russians are MAX
ing suggests that their ammunition
supplies are ample. A Petrograd cor
respondent says the ammunition
shortage of the Russians has been
corrected and while the production is
slow, it is incessant and growing in
activity and method.
A GREAT OFFENSIVE is IMMI-
NENT
London, Sept. 8.-With Emperor
Nicholas in supreme command of the
Russian army, London is speculatine
what sector of the eastern front will
be selected as the emperor's head
quarters. Courland appears the most
critical sector. General Won Hinden-
burg is making little progress there
In the central sector, held by the
grand duke, the German effort tt
drive a wedge is proceeding slowly
The Galician wing makes stubborn
stand
General Joffre has returned tc
France, and British warships bonn
harding the Belgian coast lead ex
perts to believe a concentrated move
ment of the allies is imminent.
German submarines have torpedoeC
two ships off the French coast, tn,
steamers Guatemala and Carony. TIL,
crews of both vessels were saved.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-08
AMPLE SUPPLIES OF AMMUNI-
TION

The stands the Russians are MAX
ing suggests that their ammunition
supplies are ample. A Petrograd cor
respondent says the ammunition
shortage of the Russians has been
corrected and while the production is
slow, it is incessant and growing in
activity and method,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-13
MAKING l1 PLAIN.

"Muzzling the press is bad enough
but muzzling an editor must be simply
awful. And that just about the time
he was to stir up the animals'."-The
Times.
Why insinuate? II You have any
thing worth saying, who not come GU,
in the open and unbosom your throb
bling heart to the public?
II this insfnuation Is directed at the
editor of the West Virginian. all we
have to say Is that some editors not
far from this locality seem to have be.
come SO used to wearing the muzzle
Of the corporate interests that they
experience no apparent discomfor,
from It whatever, and feel just as
much at home with 1t on as a catcher
for the National League feels With his
baseball mask behind the bat.
The factories of special privilege
have not turned out muzzie that will
prevent the editor of the West Vir
ginian from acting freely and indie
pendentiy Of their interests and In the
interests Of majority of the people
and II the time ever comes when the
editor of this paper Is prevented from
expressing his opinions freely to pro
tect the people against the encroach
ments Of special privilege, and any
effort is ever made to cause him to
see and discuss public questions
through the checkered meshes OF q
corporation muZzle, there WILDE a
vacant chair at the editorial desk oil
the West Virginian.
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HURTING BUSINESS.

The Times has been publishing
some articles from the editor OF the
Charleston Mail on the Cost of
Crooked Politics." Here Is one, how.
ever. that perhaps escaped the notice
OF the Times, or was 1t not published
for the reason It lays bare the silly
cry the Times SO often makes about
hurting business" and which it has
succeeded in making some of the
shallowest thinkers believe. The one
the Times overlooked is as follows:
mo reform was ever accomplished
without stirring things UP. 1t has
been SO since men first struggled for
freedom. The answer to every OBJ.
lection ever raised or that can be
raised on the score of hurting bust.
ness temporarily with reform has
been given hundreds OF times. It is
not necessary to discuss the objec
tions in detail or to repeat the
answer. When business is already
hurt, the way to make It better is to
remove the cause Of tho hurt-even
though the operation may be painful.
"WALTER e. CLARK.
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Local Men Attend
Rowland Funeral


Mr.. Francis E. Nichols aud Capt. X
D. Walker went to Grafton this at
ternoon to attend the funeral OF 10
sephus Rowland, a retired B. & O.
engineer. whose death occurred on
Thursday at Parkersburg. The de.
ceased lis the father of Mrs. j. Ross
,Timms Of Warrington, who was be,
fore her marriage Miss Bey Rowland
Mrs. Timms had been at her fathers
bedside for several days ago and Mr..
Timms and children were in Fairmont
yesterday enroute to Grafton where
the funeral will take place today. The
remains were taken from Parkers.
burg to Grafton yesterday.
The deceased was o member of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engin.
GERS. He was twice married. his first
wife being Miss Fanny D. King Of
Grafton. His second wife was Miss
Bell Drake. who survives him with
three children: George Rowland, who
is pastor OF the Presbyterian church
at Steubenviiie, Ohio; w. !. Rowland
Of Baltimore, and Mrs! j. Ross Timms
OF Mannington. He was brother OF
the late George W. Rowland OF Park
ersbure.
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. A WEAK COMPLAINT.

One of tho Mayors weakest
criticisms Of the charter was that
he was afraid that the people
OF Maryland avenue who had
petitioned for paving and agreed
their paving done. Has anybody ever
seen the time In this country when
people could not improve their pro.
perry and pay the bills, charter or no
charter. The fact Is the new charter
has the same paving provisions ex.
cept the city cannot force paving ana
requires the property owners to pay
for Il all The limit that can be as.
sessed against the property owners
being two.thirda
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/ 0ll DEMOCRACY.

The mayor says in his parting shot:
"RememberSthis: No city government
can be successful unless the citizens
Will support andestand by their oil.
cers.n ~
This is the reason the present city
administration has been a failure. and
the reason this support was not forth
coming was not that the people had
any personal grievance against the
officials. but because an agreement
was violated by which half OF the tax
payers were practically disfranchisel
in an effort Jas the Demo lead.
ers put II, TO put one over on the Re.
publicans: That score has now been
evened. II is up to the Democratic
leaders to bur ythe Ratchet or to con.
tinue a policy of obstruction.
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Bowen Raising Funds.
For Newsboys' Home
MAN WHO CONDUCTED HOSPITAL
CAMPAIGN INTERESTS THE
WEALTHY IN PLAN.

Mr.. Wilbur A. Bowen, who recently
conducted the Cook hospital cam.
'paign In this city and who also con.
Quoted the first Y. M. C. "a. campaign
In this city. is at the head OF move.
ment to organize in the City Of New
York a Newsboys' Home Club. The
plan as being carried out by Mr.. Bow.
en- is to secure the sum OF s25o,000
for a site and building for the club.
Mr.. Bowen has been instrumental in
enlisting the sympathies OF number
OF New York financiers in the project,
and the ultimate success OF the move.
ment Is assured.
For several years there has existed
in New York the organization known
as the Newsboys' Home Club, and the
campaign has been inaugurated to Sc.
cure sufficient funds for carrying for.
ward the work and securing club
house for the boys. The organization
has done much good in instilling right
principles into the minds and hearts
of the boys while in the impression.
able age.
Mr.. Bowen made a large number Of
friends in this city during the two
campaigns mentioned above, who will
be interested in his work OF securing
for the newsboys permanent club
homo. 4.
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WOW. READY FOR
HEADICAMP MEET
All Committees Working
Hard-Many Delegates
Expected.

.,.g.,. . Z, ,F.,... I. .......
win tue close OF the present week
nearly all of 1.-THE plans have been com.
pleted for the Head ECamp meeting of
az Iri n NJ, ~ S.,,s w. s., s,,.ss..,a
.ao W -. y. w: y. elie aest stsksn.a
jurisdiction which will convene In
this city next! week.
The committee nm arraneemests
ho !, .on ,,a.,.,s : :, sss,., a. ~
as geen 1otAiis lafu = u.ins NY nav
lew days IN order TO get everything IN
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WITHOUT FOUNDATION.

According to the West virginian's
belief as stated some days aab, 1t has
been shown that the rumor that Gov
ernor Hatfield was going to remove
Attorney General Lilly from office was
a fabrication. The governor says SC
himself. and says further that he will
not attempt at an ytime during his
term Of office to remove any elective
officer sumniarily without good cause
We stated that we had more conf
dence in the governors political san
ity and in his broadness as man to
giev the report credit, although 1t was
given SO much prominence in many
newspapers that It could not be ignor.
ed. 1t was a rumor. that might have
created considerable political mischief
had It not been headed OF as quickly
as 1t was.
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WoRTHlNeToN NEWS.

L. H. Robey is confined to his room
this week with a severe cold.
S. K. Jacobs made a business trip
to Clarksburg on Thursday.
viii Jacobs was in Warrington last
Sunday.
Felix Cunningham was business
caller at shinnston last Thursday
Mrs. Joseph Ammons Of Manning.
ton is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. JIG. Jacobs here this week.
Justice J. Lane Parrish was trans.
acting business in Fairmont on Tues.
day.
j. G. Hamilton has purchased the
old store building at the South end
of The steel bridge, and will raze the
same. r
Owing to the failure OF the equip.
ment to arrive. l. Mclntire did not
take charge of the postoffice on March
LIST. We presume the change will not
now be made until the beginning OF
the new quarters, April LIST,
Angelo Evangellsta, the Italian
merchant. received black hand let,
ter on Thursday. ordering him to
place Sl.500 in maccaroni box and
when four men called for a box OF
macaroni to give them that box. We
understand the letter came from Pitts.
burgh.
Rev. D. E. Weaver, an evangelist OF
Westerville, Ohio. is conducting
evangelistic services at the Christian
church here. The services began on
Monday evening and viii probably
continue through the next week.
The graded school teachers of
Fairmont and Lincoln, districts will
hold an educational meeting in the
new school building here, on satur.
day, March 10th, beginning at 1885
a, m.
Mrs. ]. Walter Barnes has returned
from Huntington, where she had at,
tended the mid.winter session OF the
Women's Christian Temperance I'm,
ion lgls .7es
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PLACING THE MAYOR RIeHr.

Section 80, article 6, of the consti.
tuition of West Virginia says: That
the legislature shall not pass local or
special laws in the opening or con.
Quoting of any elect!on.'-The mayors
exposition"
To make a plain statement empha.
tic, the mayor is mistaken about this.
Section 80, article 6, Of the state con-
stitution makes no such provision and
the words, election or local or spe-
cial laws" are not used in tho entire
section. That our readers may know
that we state the truth we quote Sec
ton 80, article 6, Of the constitution
Of the State Of West Virginia, which
reads as follows:
40. No act hereafter passed shall
embrace more than one, object, and
that shall be expressed in the title.
But IL any object shall be embraced
in an act, which is not so expressed,
the act shall be void only as TO SO
much thereof as shall not be ex-
pressed and no law shall be revived,
or amended, by reference to its title
only; but the law revived, or the sec
tion amended, shall be inserted at
large. in the new act. And no act of
the legislature, except such as may be
passed. shall take effect until the ex-
piratlon OF ninety days. after its pass
age, unless the legislature shall by a
vote Of two-thirds OF the members
elected to each House, taken by yeas
and nays. otherwise direct"
Article four OF the constitution
deals with elections and no such pro-
vision as the mayor cites is made in
this section. Section II, OF article 4,
provides III part as follows:
1.-THE legislature shall pass such
laws as may be necessary and proper
10 prevent intimidation, disorder or
violence at the polls, AND CoRRUP-
TlON on FRAUD IN VOTING, count
Ing the vote, and declaring the result,
OR FRAUD IN ANY MANNER, upon
the ballot"
The legislature recognizing the ne
cessity OF such election laws as the
Fairmont charter prescribes, did Just
what the state constitution empowers
It 10 do that .is,-pass such laws.
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into profit. new equipment. includ.
Ing web pcrtecting press, costing IN
stalled 1850, was put In. the press
being d similar press to that the,
Ifines is yet using, only o more mod.
cr1i pattern with several improve.
nisnta. This press was outgrown by
Tho West virginian and the new press
above mentioned was installed q few
months ago. The Times Is still using
itsi first press. The West yirginian
has steadily climbed the ladde OF sue
cess, showing q nice profit every year
since and has grown more rapidly in
influence and prestige. the debts have
lall been 1iquidated, new machines In.
stalled and some several thousand dol.
lars have been passed out to its stock
holders In dividends during the last
ten years. 3'555 ~
The plant now represents an invest.
ment more than four times that OF
the Times plant and has the pleasure
OF enjoying gross income OF more
than double that of the paper pub.
ltshed in the little building next door
to the West Yirglnian Office" The
West Virginian plant now occupies a
building four stories high with base.
mcnt, each floor being 2oxS0 feet It
carries q stock Of paper and supplies
of about six thousand dollars, the en-.
tire top floor and a large ware room
being used exclusiyelyfor paper stock.
The first floor is used by the business
Offices and the job printing establish.
ment. The second floor is given over
entirely to the newspaper plant. The
third floor is used by the binding and
ruling department. In this depart.
INIT anything from an ordinary letter
heaG or the the most intricate piece
| OF ruled work known to the trade can
be executed. Here also all kinds of
binding is done from an ordinary
cloth or paper back to the finest deed
orrecord book in heavy leather.
The basement is given over entirely
10 the presses. Here Is a battery OF
ten iobbers, including two pony Opt.
muses., beside tl.E mammoth newspa.
per press that is wonder in opera
tion. n
Visitors, who are always welcome
here, are amazed at the extent Of this
business when they pay a visit to the
plant. We invite them to visit our
plant at any time, and then after go.
ing through the Times plant you will
sec what makes the Times green with
envy. This is the plant that made the
Fairmont Times jealous.
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State Editors.
HOW TO Paw tra

~" ~ FNV llsslJ q /
The doctors are going to increase
their rates because their expenses
have increased The bakers have cut
the size of their loaves, because tho
price Of. flour has gone up. The same
tendency is manifested In many other
lines. Most everything costs more
than 1t used to cost. and the increase
ingoing on.
Yet wages are not increasing, Jobs
are not more plentiful. On the con.
trary, in many lines OF endeavor, work
is scarce, and such employees as are
kept at work arc often working short
time. with consequent diminution oil
revenue.
The question as to how the ordinary
citizen in going to meet all these in,
creased demands upon his purse
Something is wrong with the system
by which the cost OF everything which
the ordinary man must buy, goes up
while the price of that which the or
binary man sells, his services, is eth,
er stationary or going down.-Hunt.
ington Advertiser, tDem.)
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LECTURE !. | ! ON CHINA /. /: | |
PLEASED AUDIENCE
DR.. /. 7. Headland Delivers
Brilliant Address. AT M.
E. Church.

Americas part in making the Chi
nese Republic" was the subject from
which Dr.. Isaac Taylor Headland, a
returned missionary from Picking;
China, delivered a brilliant address at
the First Methodist Episcopal church
last night
The church was well filled and a
large audience listened spellbound for
a period Of two hours while DR.. Head.
land gave an Interesting history Of
the Chinese government for a period
Of half a century, dealing largely
with Americas part In framing the
republic for the Chinese nation. DR..
Headland showed that America had
had avery large part In making the
republic, and urged that Il continue
it's policy and take q part In making
the republic o success.
z The lecture was an eye opener 10 q
large part OF the audience, who knew
little Of the real history and sexistins
conditions OF the Chinese republic,
and there were very few in the audi!
ence that didn't carry away q kindlier
feeling for the yellow race than they
entertained when entering the build.
ing The lecturer showed the Chinese
people to be q progressive race He
told Of the large number OF schools
which had been established IN the
continent, how the Chinese were de.
veloping their natural resources such
rs OH and steel. etc!
DR.. Headland spent a number Of
years IN Peking. China, and Is thor.
Ioughly conyersant with conditions al
they have existed and exist at the
present time.
Il Is the intention OF the local mis-.
sionary societies, Il POSSIBLE, 10 bring
Or. Headland to this city In the near
future to deliver series OF lectures.
and those who heard him last night
will hall this announcement with de.
Hight. 40 seldom has lecturer been
heard in this city who SO thoroughly
delighted his hearers.
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OUR HOPE BLASTED.

-
We had been longing and pining for
another installment OF the mayors
exposition OF the charter" and had
become very low In spirits because he
had failed us for the last two days,
but our hearts were gladdened this
morning wheniwe again found his col.
umn, but the Times, seeing that 1t
amounted to nothing more than re.
peated and rehashed praise for the
city administration, a few fIowery
genaralities, and no reference what.
ever to the merits or dement's OF the
charter, crowded the mayors article
on the editorial page and put it back
in the supplement-, smothered among
the advertisements, and 1t was with
much difficulty It was found at all this
morning. '
But even finding II in this obscure
position Altered some relief, for we
concluded that the mayor was going
to keep his promise to the people 10
discuss the charter from day to day.
But we are again forced into state
OF mental depression and melancholy
nounces that this is the last OF his
Illuminating articles.
The mayor says: 81 am not sure
the discussion has been Of any essen.
tial good, and can see no necessity
to continue it." n,
Thus the mayor admits that he has
failed to discredit the charter or those
who were instrumental in preparing
It.
We anticipated that he would get
cold feet" when he got over to the
provisions for registration Of voters
and the election laws. Here the boat
left him and we find him on the banks
of the River of Doubt, sinking into
the Quagmire of Despond, waving a
sprig of the balm of Gilead in ona
hand and painting with the other upon
the canvas OF his failure to keep his
promise to the people in the discus.
sion OF the charter, a beautiful picture
of that bright morning" tpersaps the
millenium) when we shall waken
with a song of cheer on our slips and
friendship in our hearts," Possibly he
expects this celestial celebration to
happen on the first day OF next Au-
gust when the new city administra.
ton takes charge OF the affairs OF the
city ond the blot OF the fraudulent bi.
partisan farce is forever wiped from
the pages Of local history.
Let us rise and sing, "On Jordan's
Stormy Banks Stand"
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WEAK DIET

This column Is prepared a. d,
great loss Of time for the benefit
OF the fienthearted, the weak.
kneed, the timid, the eonya1escenti
who are Just beginning to take
nurishment and for the gentlemen
readers of the Ladies', Home Jour.
nal and the woman's Home Com.
panion.
The editor of this column sub:
sists on nothing stronger than
Mellen's food, shredded wheat,
corn flakes and choice baled hay.
He endeayors to be absolutely I'M:
partial in the discussion OF great
questions and hopes that his re-
marks will not offend even the
most fastidious."