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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
DAYTON DENIES CHARGES
Judge Appears Before Congressional
Probers In Washington.

Washington, Feb. 23.-Emphatic de.
Mai or Impeachment charge pcadn2
against him was made b. Federal
Judge A. G.. Dayton of West Virginia
before the investigating subcommit.
Tee OF the house judiciary committee
u have rested Tor several months
under these charges he said, "A have
been subjected to espionage in my
private AFFAIRS, my debts and financial
obligations have been priod into and
q constant series OF inaammatory ar.
ucles has appeared in newspapers"
The judge dwelt upon the attitude
OF the United Mine Workers of Ameri
ca toward him, referring TO cases in
which he decided against that organ.
ization and declaring that he simply
carried out the law without any
prejudice against union labor"
He said he had In no way sought to
displace Judge John III. Jackson, his
predecessor on the bench and specif.
lcally denied that he had joined in q
campaign with Baltimore and Ohio
railroad officials to force Judge Jack.
sons resignation or impeachment. A
ASteei was put III cVluenCe from Tor.
mer President Roosevelt, dated May
26, 1914, in which the former president
stated that he Instituted an fnvestiga
tion OF Judge Jackson on his own re
sponsibility and appointed Judge Day.
ton without solicitation from any.
one"
Judge Dayton denied that he had
ever shown favoritism to the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad in litigation
in his court. He said that before his
appointment to the bench he had been
a local attorney for the Baltimore and
Ohio, but that his sole fee from the
railroad had been an annual pass.
The charge that he had manipulated
receiverships and trustceships in
order to give them to his personal
and political friends Judge Dayton
said had mot the slightest founda.
tion in fact and could be disproved
by the court records.
Judge Dayton said that the "prying
into his private loans with banks"
was an effort to ruin him financially.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
ZEPPELIN tOMBS CALAIS
Five Persons Killed and Number oi
Houses Are Wrecked.

Calais, Feb. ga German Zeppe-
lin flung five bombs on this city. FIVE
persons were killed and number of
houses wrecked by two of the mis-.
siles while the three others fell with
out doing any harm.
Leaving here the airship went in
the direction Of Dunkirk, dropping
several bombs along the Dunkirk.
Calais railway, but failing to do ma
terial harm. Near Dunkirk sharp
shooters in the allies camp caused
the craft to change it's course and fly
around the city over the channel
1t is believed the Zeppelin started
from the aerodrome at Zeebrugge and
crossed the allied lines at Nieuport
while il was still dark.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
Men Suffer From Exposure.

Berlin (By Wireless), Feb. 23.-One
stoker from the American steamer
Evelyn died from exposure after the
cotton boat was sent to the bottom off
Borkum island. Captain Smith, the
pilot and twelve men. VINO, with the
dead stoker. a Spaniard, escaped in
one OF the lifeboats, drifted for hours
until picked up by German patrol.
The mate and thirteen men i'm the sec
ond lifeboat headed for Holland and
should have landed there by this time.
According to advices received here
Captain Smith has informed the Ger
man authorities that his ship came
to grief through the advice of Brit
fish naval boarding officer. who in
structed him to follow the course on
which he struck the mines instead OF
the norther.y course as laid down in
the German instructions.
The Evelyn struck two mines at
o'clock Friday morning and sank
seven hours later. Car:ain Smith and
the men in his boe. drifted until Sat
urday Afternoon during which the
stokerseSied. They were rescued by
German patrol boat. The other men
In the boat are all recovering. They
are now at the Sailors home at
Bremerhaven.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
TRADE BOARD NOMINATED
President Sends His Five Selections
10 the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 23.-President
Wilson sent 10 the senate his nomina.
tions for the federal trade commission
tho board that is TO regulate the big
corporations OF the country as the
Interstate commerce commission has
regulated the railroads. This inn.
portant new commission a. To con.
sist OF:
Joseph T.. Davies. lawyer. now
commissioner of corporations. score.
tary OF the Democratic national com.
mittee and am active Democratic
leader Ia Wisconsin.
William }. Harris. now director OF
the census. formerly president OF n
Georgia FIRE Insurance company.
William III. Parry Of Seattle. form.
erly editor Of the Post Intelligencer
OF that city.
George Rubloe OF New Hampshire.
a lawyer.
Edward Nash Hurley. business man
OF Illinois. president Of the Illinois
Manufacturer association.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
Girl Heroine With Tire

CALDWELL, N. FEB. 11.-As Ell
sic Ditson. "A young society woman OF
Paterson, was driving her large run
about along Little Falls road, Cedar
Grove, she heard cries from Bowen's
mill pond, a few hundred feet from
the road.
I'm drowning" came a mans voice,
Save met"
Miss Ditson, who was alone in the
machine, Jumped out and ran down
to the pond. She saw youth fioun-
dering in a hole i'm the ice. lie had
crawled part way up, but was slip
ping back.
Hold on Just a minute more" the
girl called. "IIl save you"
BE quick! I'm most done up!"
Miss Ditson ran back to her car and
unstrapped an extra tire from the
side. Down the road a ways was a
clothes line, hanging near farmers
barn. She seized 1t, tied 1t to the
tire, and then, whirling the rope like
lasso. flung out the improyised life
buoy to the man i'm the water.
He had fallen back from the ice,
and for moment the girl thought
she had come too late. for his head
was not in sight, and he did not clutch
the life belt. But then, shivering, he
rose 70 the surface, and with stif,
mechanical motion, showing he was
numbcd through, thrust both arms
through the automobile tire.
Miss Ditson pulled on the rope and
the man scrambled out OF the hole on
the Ice. Then he slumped down, ex-
haustod, and she found she had not
The strength TO pull him TO shore.
Forty feet out he was, and lying on
bin Ice that bent and cracked with
noises that terrified the girl.
She rushed back and started up her
automobile. over the rough ground
and rocks near the pond she guided
u. down 90 the very bank. Then she
attached tho rope to the rear axle and
started the engine. II pulled the man.
now unconscious. slowly TO shore
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
Transporting Children to School

At least 43 states authorize the
transportation OF pupils to public
schools at the expense of school dis
tricts. according to bulletin by A. C.
Monahan OF the United States bureau
OF education.
public expense is permissive only, I'm
others obligatory. Ohio, for example,
requires transportation for children
two miles or more from the school,
while other states require transpor-
tation when the distance is III miles
or more.
In several OF the states, according
to the bulletin, the school authorities
may pay parents or guardians a fixed
amount per day for transportation,
while Maine, Vermont, Minnesota, Ore
gon and South Dakota permit pay
ment for room and board for pupils
In homes convenient TO the schools
where the cost OF so doing does not
ceed the cost OF transportation.
the bulletin says: Sentiment seems
to favor the school wagon where prop
erly managed; yet while the wagon
Is the usual form of conveyance fur
nished, many children are transported
by steam railroads, electric cars, auto
mobiles and even by gasoline
launches"
Competent drivers are essential in
any plan for transportation, accord
ing to the bulletin. The character OF
the driver is so important that state
legislation in some instances, for ex-
ample Wisconsin. requires that each
driver contracted with must be of en-
cellent moral character, Trustworthy,
and responsible, and must furnish a
safe team with suitable conveyance."
The kind of wagons used is regard
ed as so important that many states
purchase their own wagons and hire
only drivers and teams. "The best
wagons" declares the bulletin, "are
those where the driver sits inside with
the children, and where there are
glass sides instead OF curtains" In
cold weather rugs and lap-robes are
used, and sometimes the wagons are
heated by means of oil stoves.
The cost per pupil for transportation
as given by the bulletin, ranges from
10 to IS cents per day. The average
expense for the school year is about
s23 per pupil.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
VEST VIRGINIA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 1915.
HOPE TO SCARE CAPITALISTS
l. w. w. Invites cosatry's unem.
ployed 10 New York CITY.

New York. Feb. ga cali has gone
throughout the country To- members
OF the l. ". W. To gather In New York
a. soon as possible. they are asked
TO bring with them as many OF the
unemployed az they can persuade to
Join them. The aim IL to make In
this city a demonstration OF unemploy.
ment that will fr.ghten capitalists and
the authorities.
The assertion that such an invita-
uon" had boon sent out came from
a member OF the I. w. w. who was
most enthusiastic over the results ex-
pected TO be- achieved The arrival OF
the industrial workers will be shortly
before the release from Jail of Frank
Tannenbaum. the young leader OF the
unemployed who last year took his
men into churches demanding food
and shelter.
The !. w. w. members are to be
here In force To welcome him TO free
dom and. according Co the plan an-
nounced. the largest hali In the city
will be engaged for reception To
rannenbaum. Many anarchistic and
/. w. w. tributes will be paid to the
young man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
The Collector

BE kind TO the collector. He Is hu-
man. and when he pokes bill at one
I he is acting in the discharge OF his
duty, just as the fireman is when he
/ goes ding-dong down the street To
turn the hose on blaze.
These are not pleasant times for the
collector. A lot of people are failing
to pay their bills promptly. some be-
cause they are unable TO do so and
others because tho hard times talk i'm
which few business mon and others
have been indulging has furnished
them with an excuse for not doing So
Thus. taken altogether, there has
been lot OF work for the collector.
and 1t isn't pleasant work. AS mat
ter OF fact, he'd much prefer not to
have TO ask any one for money. Hold
like TO Just lay the bill down without
word and receive check. or the
cash, and go ON his way. But a good
many people will not agree to this ar
rangement, so he has to ask for the
money, has to ask for it many times
In some instances, though he'd never
ask but once IL he could have his way.
The collector is u necessary adjunct
To any business that is conducted on n
credit basis, and when one buys goods
and has them charged, then fails To
remit when statement IL received, it
is an invitation for tho firm to send
their collector after the money. And
this collector has no ALTERNATIVES. To
go after the cash Is what he IL paid
for, and he has To do IL or give up his
job, however distasteful 1t may be to
him to approach some customers.
These things being true, every per-
son who attends To his own business
and who appreciates attention to bus
mess on the part OF others, should
give the collector credit for being
faithful in the discharge OF his duty
and treat him with tho courtesy TO
which every honest worker is en-
titled.
IL isn't always possible to pay bills
when they are due, but IL is possible
to be polite when bills are presented,
and to be considerato OF the feelings
OF the man who presents them.
or course the best way to get rid of
collectors when their quiet perssten-
cy becomes irritating, is to pay the
bills, but II this cannot bo done, then
courtesy may be made to compensate
In u measure for delay. Men may run
out of money and have good excuse
for IL, but there can be no excuse for
being without courtesy.
Just remember that the collector is
human and that he is merely seeking
that which belongs to the man who
pays him to go abroad with a sheaf
OF bills in his hands. Pay him IL you
can, for the chances are that the
boss" needs the money to meet pay
roll or something of the kind. But
III IL is u physical impossibility to do
this. then don't send him away feel
Ing like he had been caught in the act
OF trying To rob safe. Words of
cheer are cheap. Give him some OF
these IL you haven't got the cash.
Birmingham News.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
NUMBER Js


Love-" writes the editor OF an
eastern paper. "is first an illusion
and then n delusion."
We can't remember Just who this
editor Is nor I'm what paper tho Quo-
tation appeared. but well bet our
Sunday-go- -to-mcetin' boiled shirt that
he walks backwards aud that instead
OF good red blood thero flows through
his veins the sourest OF vinegar.
Probably somewhere back In his
purple, palpitating past there was .
girl who passed him by and married
the other fellow and ever since the.
carhing canker OF crabbedness he
been eating away and eating away
that which once beat as his heart.
Love n deluslonl
BY all the golden. sunny ringlets q
the brow OF Cupil. by all the sweet
lips that ever puckercd into a rose
bud to receive the kiss OF lover. we
swear that love is no delusion.
Does deluslon mako tho world 10
'roundg Is tho blue sky an illusion?
Is II an Illusion when our cardiac
pumping station goes all a-fiutter Mt
the soft-whispered words OF the
sweetest girl God ever made?
Is IL an illusion when we thrill In
every nerve IL a tiny. soft, veivety
hand chances to linger. Just for an In
slant, In ours, as we look into pair
of eyes whose limpid depths mako
the profundity OF the ocean seem
shallow as n mud-puddle?
Is IL an illusion when the very mar
row in our spinal column freezes
IL we hear that "THE" girl has a
date with another fellow?
Is IL an illusion when she buries
her face beyond the lapel OF our coat,
shyly mods her little head and answers
yes" when wo ask her tho greatest
question in the world? Is It? IS Il?
We should say NOT.
Love is the concentrated essence OF
goodness, sprlnkled upon tho tender
petals of crystaIized violet. 1t
comes sky-hooting down from the
high heavens on mellow moon
beam, entwines it's silken tendrils
about your fluttering heart until your
breath comes In short, quick, ecstatic
gasps and your soul Just seems to
float away on billow of sea foam
to the Island OF Rosebuds and Orange
Blossoms.
Love an Illusion?
II is NOT. And believe us, we
know.
We've tried IL often enough.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
100000 SLAvS
REPORTED TAKEN
Berlin Gives Official Account I
East Prussia Victory
RUSSIANS LOSE $50 CANNON
Petroarsd Admits Disaster IN Msru
rian Lake Region Grand Duke
Nicholas Says Bravery Of one Army
Corps In Sacrificing itself savee
Whole Russian Army-seven sIa.
Generals Among Captured.

Berlin (Nia London). Feb. 23.-The
German official statement announces
that the captures in the battle OF the
Mazurian lake district OF East Prussis
have been increased To seven generals
and more than 100000 men. The
pieces OF cannon taken numbered i5O
The Germans claim To have routed
their opponents completely. Russia
admits being driven from East Prus
STA, but insists that only one army
corps was lost and that sacrificed Il
self TO save the rest of the army.
The Russian version OF the Eas,
Prussian situation was given In dis.
patch TO Petrograd from the Crane
Duke Nicholas. the Russian com
mander-in-chie from his field head
quarters. lie admits that his troops
were forced from East Prussia, but
says that the greater part OF the
Mazurian lakes army escaped intact
through the heroism of single army
corps, which sacrificed itself to hole
the German Ranking movement in
check, and that the Russians are now
resuming the offensive on line Just
inside the frontier in northern Po.and,
The Russian statement explains
that the grand duke was aware on
Feb. that the Germans In East Prus.
sia had been heavily reinforced, but
he could rot aid his troops there be
cause OF lack of railways and bad
marching conditions. a retirement
was ordered, but the Germans pressed
the pursuit so hard that the whole
Russian army was on the verge OF
being wiped out when one corps
turned heroically and held the enemy
at bay. The rest Of the force undoi
Baron Sievers, numbering about 120,
600 men, got safely to their defensive
positions, but the gallant 10000 were
annihilated. only scattered parties re-
turning TO the Russian lines.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
MYSTERY VOICE IN CAPITOL
Wisconsin Governor Entertained d
Every Afternoon.

Madison, Wis. Feb. 23.-Every af.
ternoon at o'clock or shortly after.
ward woman's voice has sung "The
Holy City" in the governors private
office in the state capitol. For three
weeks a persistent search has been
made for the mysterious singer and
with no result.
The affair is beginning TO get on
the governor and Colonel Priestly, his
secretary. The superintendent of
public buildings has searched the
wing of the capitol in vain. The voice
appears to come from one corner of
the governors Office, and the COVER
nor has ordered the position OF his
desk changed so he faces the corner.
The voice sometimes sobs out the
song, at other times 1t is jubilant, but
1t Is apparently always the same hu-
man voice.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
OUR FORTIfICATIONs EASY
invaders Would Have No Trouble,
Says Congressman Gardner.

Washington. Fcb. 23 Representa-.
tive Gardner Of Maasachusotts. who
stirred up the controversy over the
defensos Of the United states. madt
a speech in the house in which he
showed that the government has on
hand only enough ammunition 20 keep
each gun on our seacoaat dofenscs
busy for an hour in case 0f attack BY
a hostile fleet. Mr. Gardner spoke on
the fortihcatlons bill
Mr. Gardner arou cd laughter when
he declared that The scacoast guns
could not De- used to rcDol land a..
tack. for eve have ingcnlously 80 ar.
ranged it that only three out OF the
entire i,lo0 are mounted so as Co
point in any direction" So added:
There can be- mo- doubt that troops
conveyed and landed by a successful
foreign nation could readily take our
coast forinsatlous iu tbo rear.
Obviously enough that is So unless
Mr. Bryans million patriots suddenly
sprang 10 arms and cotld end tho
arms t0 spring TO-"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN

Pittsburgh, Feb. 20.
Butter-Prints. 34m34Ia. tubs, 33m
"a. Eggs--Frcsh, 28M3O.
Cattle-Receipts. light.
Sheep and Lambs-Prime wethers.
TQ725; good mixed. SG.25@6.75. fair
mixed, S5.50m6.2b. culls aud common.
S3d4.5O; heavy ewes. $5.6006; lambs.
$6.50G9.5O. veal calves. S1l.5O0I2;
heavy and thin calves. SSn0.
HOgs-Prime heavy. 81: heavy
mixed, s710@715; mediums. $3.50
74O; heavy Workers. S7.2507.5O. light
Workers. S72O@725: pigs. S7m715:
roughs, S56O@6.25; stays. s5m5.5O.
Cleveland. Feb. q.
Hogs-Yorkers. &6.S5M69O. heayies,
$3.50; pigs. $6.5O@6.75; roughs. $3.50:
stags s..
Calves-Good TO choice. fii.5OG
11.75; fair TO good. Sg01l.
Sheep and Lambs-Good 20 choice
lambs, SS.5OmS75: good 60 choice
wethers. $G06.25: good 20 choice
ewes. S5.5OG5.75.
Cattle-Choice fat steers. 1880
775: good 20 choice steers. 9s5Ou7:
good to choice heifers. s6Q7. good
to choice cows. f4.7505.25.
Chicago. Feb. q.
Hogs--Receipts. $500. Bulk. $3.50
QG.6O; light sG.45aG.7O. mixed. te85
$3.50; heavy, SGI5aG.55. roughs.
S616M6.3O; pigs. S5.5Om675.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900. Native
steers, .t5.25mS.5O: western. s4g0a
7.35; cows and heifers. t340a7G0
calves, S7Q1O.75.
Sheep - Receipts. 5000. Sheep.
S6.50d735 yesriings. s7800T9
lambs. S7.3508.SO.
East Buffalo. FEB. %.
Cattle-Receipts. 90 head.
Veals-Receipts. 800. f4UI8.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000. Heavy. s7IB
@725: mixed. S725076O: Workers
and pigs. S7.550765. rouehs. teI5a
6.25; stays. S46Oa5.25.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1000
Lambs, 5000: yearlings. t5as86:
wethers, S7M 80; ewes. S3.bOa675:
shaeo. mixed. i6.76Q7.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
MAY STOP COTTON EXPORTS
Britain Threatens to Stop Az Ship.
ping to Germany.

London, FEB. 23.--The British gov.
ernment may reconsider It's ruling
permitting the entrance of cotton into
Germany. This was intimated in the
house Of commons by Harold j. Ten.
nant, undersecretary for war.
Mr.. Tenant stated that when the
decision was reached not to make cot.
ton contraband the government be.
lieved that the requirements OF Ger
many were already satisfied. but, he
added, "thls attitude must be revised
from time to time"
The allied governments have not
get decided upon the precise attitude
which IT Is proposed to adopt in re-.
taliation against Germany's recently
initiated belligerent policy. but a
speedy agreement is expected.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
GATORS TO CLEAN SEWERS
Dayton, o.. Springs New Idea-t,ow
the system Works.

Columbus. O.. Feb. 23.-'rhe city OF
Dayton. which after the disastrous
flood OF 1913 did some noteworthy
things, among them the adoption OF a
city commission plan and the engag.
ing OF a professional city manager,
Is about to Introduce another innova.
tion I'm the Importation OF alllgators
to clean out the city's sewers. \ con.
tract probably will be signed this
week with n man from Florida who
Will have charge OF the enterprise.
The idea is TO start an alligator
head first through a clogged sewer.
Being unable To turn around. he will
keep going until he reaches man.
hole. whore he will be taken out n. d
revived. Attached TO the alligator Is
to be a rope. the other end OF which
Is tied to scraper. This will open
the way for flushing and the eventual
cleaning out OF the sewer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
RESENT JAILlNG OF PRIESTS
People Of Mexico City Arise In Pro.
test Against Csrranzaists.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The people
Of Mexico City have made demonstra-
tions against the Carranza peopls
there on account of the imprisonment
of $50 priests Of the federal district
because OF their failure to deliver to
General Obregon the 100000 pesos de
manded of them.
Secretary Bryan instructed Consul
Canada at Vera Cruz to make repre-.
sentations to Carranza regarding the
imprisonment OF the priests as soon
as the matter was reported. He re.
peated to the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City the instructions sent Con.
sui Canada and it is expected the min
lister will bring the views OF the Unit
ed States TO the attention Of General
Obregon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-25
:P0LlCE STILL HUNT UNGER
His Bride Found Dead In Home a,
New kensinaton, pa.

Pittsburgh. Feb. estate constab-
ulary and police are still seeking Fred
Unger. whose wife was found dead,
apparently choked. in her home in
New KonsiugtOn. Ungcr has been
missing since late Saturday night
when he and his wife had a violent
quarrel in their home.
When found the body OF Mrs.
Unger was garbed In the dress In
which she was married six weeks ago.
She was nineteen years old and her
husband Is twenty seven. One inco.
hercnt note in German left apparent
" BY the husband contained threats
against The iife of Mrs. UnFer and
the writer.