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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
REVENUE OFFICERS TAKE MOONSHINERS Several Desperate Charac- ters of Cleburne Held MISSIONARY SPEAKS Man Who Lived in Province Governed by Yuan Shi Kai for Number of
 Years Discusses Personality
 of New Emperor
MISSIONARY SPEAKS

Anniston, December 14.-(Special) Making good the promise of E. c. Vel lowley, revenue agent for Tennessee and. Alabama, with headquarters in Nash vile that he would capture the men who made the attack on revenue offi- cers near Borden Springs. Gleburne county. last week. as result of which Deputy J. B. Edwards was seriously in- jured, the posse returned to this city Tuesday night with several men in Charge whom tkcy claim are the guilty i ersons.
 Deputy Marshal Blake, Revenue Offi- cers Irwin McGraw of Pulaski, T. B. Ivens of Etowah, Tenn, John B Draper Of Oxford, and k. [. Ferguson of Pied mcnt, captured the men they believe shot Edwards on laat Friday evening on raid he was making. The men captured are considered to be very dau- gerous characters in that section oi ti.e country, and inc officers are re- ceiving hearty congratulations on re- tnfning without injury. The following prisoners were brought in Tuesday by Deputy Marshal Blake and his men: John M. Anderson, T. w. Porter, John Lorria. Bill Lorrin and Newt Terrence
 The officers left Piedmont Monday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and drove to Borden Wheeler, where they walk ed from that time until o'clock Tuesday morning, later returning to Borden Wheeler with the prisoners whom they brought here. E. c. Yellowley, revenue agent for Tennessee and Alabama, who has direct charge of all work of this kind in those state5, was with the party when they left here Sunday evening. but was called back to Nashville, his headquarters, and left for that city Monday evening.
 No difficulty ws experienced by the officers in making the capture. Each msn was fully armed and the arrests
 were made by going from house to house under the guidance of Officers Drsrer and Ferguson. who were in the raid at the time Deputy Edwards was injur ed. Each house was surrounded by the posse, and the man under sus- picior ordered 10 come out, which they cid without rssistanco They were brought back to Piedmont under guard and while they denied their guilt the Jffi.'fs believe they have the guilty parties.
 A nile on the way to Che homes of the alePeG conspirators lGs revenue off cers captured ano.Eer s;il, with a ca raoity of 30 gallons anG destroyed soc gallons of beer that Was xeady for de- livery. The men vii. probably be given a pi ellmlnary hearing before Judge c. B. Randolph, United States commits sioner in this city, this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
SELL MANY BRICKS

The "Buy-a- Brick" movement that started Tuesday proved successful up to noon. and few men entered one of the stores where the charming purvey- ors of bricks were stationed failed to take advantage of the opportunity to have a pretty girl pin a. tag on the lapel of his coat. Tags are being worn by men of all classes and even a mes senger boy was the proud wearer of one, having paid a quarter for "brick.' The people of Anniston are reserved to have public library. and are going into the movement to raise the noces- sary funds with true Anniston spirit They are grateful to the ladies of tre Wednesday club for taking the burden of raising the necessary funds, and will see that the club is properly sup ported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
FORD PEACE VESSEL
 NOT YET REPORTED

London, December 14.-The steamer Oscar II. which has aboard Henry Ford and his peace advocates, has not yet been reported. It is learned in official circles, however. that it IS hardly likely that the steamer which is destined for Chris tiania will be taken into Kirkwall It is believed that the Oscar II has no cargo and that in line with the policy outlined recently by Lord Robert Cecil. under secretary for foreign affairs, in the House of Commons, it is not believed the gov ernment will take any steps which will bring the passengers any nearer the English coast than is necessary.
 The government views MT. Ford's en- terprise with an indifference which ad- mts neither of recognition nor interfer- ence, a policy which official circles be- lieve can be followed with the greatest advantage by keeping the Ford party from English shores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
HARD TO UNDERSTAND

According to MT. Adams the Emperor can hardly be called a progressive in the general sense, but he certainly has ideas far in advance of the old Chinese methods and customs. He is contradic- tory and difficult to understand. While closely adhering to the Confucian doc Urine and the ancient worship of China, he, nevertheless, urges young Chinese to attend the American mission schools and churches He is a man of peace. yet he has organized the nucleus of the modern army China now has.
 One thing that in, resses MT. Adams with the probable success of the En, perors future reign IS that the Empa TOT is Chinaman, and not a mem Der of the House of Manchu that ruled China for about 250 years before the attempt was made to establish a per- manent republic. During the days or a republic, according to Mr. Adams. Yuma Shi Kai was a subtle power and probably was as strong as the President if not stronger He made his power felt both before and during the re- public experiment and his power was felt in the old days to such an extent that the last decree of the last active Emperor of the Manchu House was to order the head of Yuan. cut off. But Yuans head is still on his shoul- ders, and there is little Likelihood of him losing it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
Sloss- Sheffield Extra

New York December 4.--(Special.) )The Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company has declared the regularly quarterly divi- dend 8 1& per cent on the preferred and an extra dividend of 1% per cent, also on the preferred.
 Directors also decided to pay in cash the 1& per cent scrip due January 1, next and the 1A per cent scrip, due October 1, next, anticipating the october, 1916, pay ment. The dividends are payable Jan uary to stock of record December 1S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
COLUMBUS. MISS.

Columbus, Miss, December 14-Local police are puzzled as to the identity of the person who last Friday night fired 8 bullet into the rectory of St. Paul's Episcopal church, No AIS College street, which Is occupied by the rector, the Rev. W. s. Slack, and his family. MT Slack has been. in Columbus about two years, having come here from Algiers, La. He is very popular and 1t is hardly possible that he has an enemy fin Columbus, so the police are inclined to think that the shot was fired by some man who was rassing along the street after having in- dulged in too much liquor, and was not fired with the purpose of harming any one. The rector and his family were eat ing supper in the back part of the house when the shot was fired, and no one was hurt.
 In order to encourage thrift and indus try among the boys of Lowndes county, the first state bank is preparing to or ganize a pig club, and will furnish every boy who desires to join money with which to buy a pig, taking his personal note without security payable next fall, for the amount advanced. Each boy must, however, promise to plant one-haf acre of ground in corn or some other product suitable for food for the pig, and his parents or guardian must waive all claim on the animal and whatever profits may accrue from the undertaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15

Cooks better than any other stove saves half the gas-coolest in summer-less time to spend in the kitchen. Celebrate Christmas this year with a Caloric. Every woman wants one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15

The passage of the ordinance followed an hours discussion by the members of the commission. The bond issue, if authorized, will be used for the purpose of paying the city's deficiencies in reve- nue and funding the floating debt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12

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THE yEAL0usEsT iWOMANI..


Twas at the masked ball!
Smilax and battleax festoons were
the chief note In the DECORATIVE
scheme.
Mrs. MuIliger Tawney, the Jealous
est woman OF our set, started and
turned green underneath her mask
-That man in the mauve domino is
my husband p she Missed to herself
I'D know that steep anypEheres JusI
look at him e$etns Tie ladies! Cf|
II catch him actually flirting 80
Just then the man in: the mauve
domino strolled over to her.
I Ah, beauteotis one for a know
you are beanteous cen though your
features are hidden he began with
q low hut not common bow.
III he but knew" she thoush1
greenily, oh, but will make hin
rue this day!n s.
You do not answer" continued
the man In mauye. And he leaned
suddenly over and kissed one OF fiei
two cheeks. A wild, baIefui slight
sprang into her eyes.
| Il will divorce him for this." sht
muttered, And Just then the bel
rang for unnasktng. The man ii
manye' slipped his mask of, ana Airs
Mulliger Tawney started back. faint.
ing from disappointment.
1t was not her husband! ;, ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12
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COMING EVENTS
IN CI.ARKSBURG

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Monday, Tuesday and WEDNESDAYS,
January III, 10 and t3. The Musical
Comedy Rosebuds,, afternoons and
evenings odeon heater.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
K january 4 1. 12 and The Man Of
Her Choice presented by the Pal
ace Players, Palace theater.
e Tuesday January IL. Informal
dance, given by Masonic club, even,
ing. Masonic auditorium.
Thursday, January Tea given
by Mrs. A. al. Gather, benefit build.
Ing fund Methodist Prot estant church
afternoon and evening, 80 Chestnii,
street.
Thursday, january IA Dance
given by Young Mems Hebrew Az
ISOLATION. evening, Masonic temple.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
January IA Is and 1e.sIntroduc,
Me- presented ny the Palace Players
Palace theater.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
January 1s, 10 and 90. :; Driftwood,
presented by the Palace Players, Pal
ace theater. -
Thursday, January 21.-Dance Civ
en- by Ladies' of the Modern Macca
bees, evening, Masonic auditorium.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12

Presto dent Wilson'S declaration In
I1is Indianapolis speech that the
struggle in Mexico with its attendant
Iontrages against the persons and
iproperty of our people 'is none OF
my business and is none of your bust
mess and that the Mexicans have
THE right TO kill one another, and in
view OF its being none OF his bust
mess and none OF the business Of the
American people as said by him is
One of the most amazing utterances
ever coming from the lips OF a man
occupying such exalted position as
ahe presidency OF the United States,
the land OF the free and the brave,
Its significant that the statement
has aroused the Congress OF the
United States to . point OF indigna-
tonI ~ would be n-American to sup
President Wilson always insisted
that II was strictly his business and
he and his supporters In Congress
rtified overys voice that suggested
that Congress itself had IA duty 10
perform In reference to Mexico, and
especially I'M eing that American
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12

iiyea and american property we're
rQtectea ne however,
was NOT pefmit tied 70 exercise that
'fignt and 70 per Qffn tilat duty, and
while CON fezsmen OF his own party
Were making loud protests and de-
|mHnnine action, con ressmen of the
Eopposition party were told that e
|Mas Z patriot lc duty g RENAL Silent
arg ieaye the matter 20 the presl
gen. IN ctner words W tison look
me postten that Y was his business
ana MS alone ~ look alter Mexican
anairs g. .fhey reiitted 70 the United
Ss'S y. an q its people and property
y n re y. n ~ lew IN that paEs
o. ms startiing uttefance 80 lar ~
~ Tetates TO the AMT lean people,
rsshe has maintained from the be-
ginning that tt was one OF their
business put not nrttl he made MS
indianapolis speech did he: let II be
known thai ne regarded ~ none OF
nis pnsiness; rtalniy his cnan 81
u .Deilet comes rather tiate "a Ieier7
! snce 70 nimseil ana MEXICAN an alrss
4tser tne miserable failure the ~
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12
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MIAMI.

The tiny Miami river drops down
over the limestone rim of that curl
Gus, saucer that Is called the Ever
glades and pours its clear clean
waters into the clear clean waters of
|Biscayne Bay. And here. where
there must have been a city of the
Seminoles or their ancestors before
oven Ponce Fde Leon unit ertook the
|flrst efflorida tour. Is now AZ very
white and very bright little city that
continually strives to keep mp its
spirit of hustle under the
seductive blanc tshments Of a eli
mate chat calls for rest.
The tourist goes out In Biscayne
Bay in q glass bottomed boat to see
the wonders Of the deep revealed to
him SO clearly; by those transparent
waters he takes a boat and goes up
| the mangroye-lined course OF the
Miami toward the Everglades; he
gets OF st one place to see an alliga-
tor ranch and at another to see
where all the tropical fruits he has
ever heard OF grow together.
But. not every thing centefs In the
tourist for here Is where men are
spending money and ferey In trying
ito tame the wilderness Of the Ever
| gladeE. and here men are making
fortunes and losing them. too.
The Eyergl are mysterious.
They are not q swamp, for the water
In the huge limestone saucer IL al
ways in motion and always clear.
There are NO mosquit 1t Is said.
but at Miami on the rim, there are
enough and to spare. The saw grass
which grows out Of the water is Inn
|pregnable, except as there be paths
cut by the strange currents. and
none but the Sem Roles can thread
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12

LIGHT HOUSES WITHOUT KEEP.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the West Firk oil and
Naturlay Gas Company FOR. the cleo
ton of directors for the ensuing year
and for Transaction Of such other
business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting will be held at the
office Of the Of the Clarksburg Light
and Heat Co.. January 26, 1916. at
40 o'clock q. m.
B. 3. ROBINSON.
y Secretary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12
Suits All Glasses.

The publication of book which
mas an equal appeal both to the
school boy and the settled down man
lof affairsa lis accomplished only q few
times during each generation.
The demand for copies OF THE
american government by Frederic
2. Hhsastns. indicates that there is
eomething In this work which has q
peculiar appeal Tor both old and
young, because the persons who have
applied for the book since its distri-
button was begun by the Telegram
have included coupon holders rang
ling from children in the public
schools to grandparents who In an
other generation fought and worked
ds q matter Of great satisfaction to
the Telegram that 80 many school
teachers are securing the book.
The men. at the desk in the Teie-
gram ONCE take great pleasure in
observing how each owner receives
HIS book. The boy or girl usually
looks at the pictures, then burrfes
nVay as II to show It proudly to the
parents at home.
The older person pays more at
fcntton to the physical appearance Of
the book, often pausing to read
passages here and there. Women
readers ifrequently handle the vol
ipne as they would a new novel.
turning to the last few pages to see
how It ends instead Of beginning with
the frst chapter. Both young and
old, however. express keen satisfac-
ton with what they have obtained
Tor 80 little effort and such h small
amount Of money.
Many inquiries are made daily by
persons who want to know Il II is too
late to start saving coupons. AL.
Though the demand is extremely
heavy the Telegram can prom;N1
that every reader who wants a copy
can have u. Cut the coupon from
this issue, &
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12
Cost Of state Government.

Is the state government worth the
pficea The best answer to the ques-
ton is a summary OF what the state
government is, what It does for the
people Of the state and what it means
for West Virginia II It achieves, It'll
Is certainly worth much. If 1t pro-
tects the people and promotes their
interests as q whole, It is worth very
much. If 1t aids In the development
of the state industrially, CONNER
.cially educat ionally and reiigiously,
1T is assuredly worth what 1t 9costsa
and a great deal more. In this con-
nection the Wheeling Intel1igencer1
sconyincingly refutes all charges Of
extravaganza and Incompetence
against the state government as fol-
lows, and emphasizes the fact that
the state government earns all II
gets:
Doubtless the state government of
West Virginia has It's share OF the
faults that belong to ordinary human
institutions, but riotous extravaganfeI
is1not one Of them. Halaried positions
are not extrayagantly paid. No man
can hold the goyernorship OF West
Virginia and escape spending consid-
erable more money than the salary.
The supreme Judges, the circuit
judges, the members OF the various
boards, receive modest corporations,
and In many cases much less than the
holders might expect to earn In other
lines of work. The people OF West
Virginia spend per capita on the state.
government ahcut cne7third OF what
they spend on their county boards,
lar less than they do on their cities,
and scarcely one-ffth as much as
they spend on the national govern
ment. ~ s. ;
If the state government Of West
Virginia Is to perform any proper
functions itcmust be decently main
tanned. Important work cannot be
done without men to- do the work, and
good men cannot be had for nothing,
TO talk about the West Virginia leg
I-islature being more economical, when
members Of the Legislature get only
/ 81. 90 "a, ID yf Tor thu cir; seryioes. is an
absurdity. An entire legislative ses-
sion costs less than $4,000. Useless
clerks may exist here or there. but
as a whole the legislatures sof West
Virginia can spend no money better
than by providing salaries for their
Legislators, and providing for con-
tinuous sessions six. months of every
year, rather than the niggardly forty
live day session now held. They can
spend no money better than by
strengthening. their state government
ana their judicial system In every
possible direction. Az
The state government is thcs one
thing that stands between the people
of West Virginia and the great pri.
vate interests that are regularly ex-
plotting the people FOR their own nene-
| Int.
The state government Is the one
thing that has compelled the railroads
of West Virginia to pay 4 fair snare
OF taxes " i (. ags 4 y. Z.
The state government is the one
thing that has compelled the great
coal and oil companies to pay a rea-
sonable amount Of revenue for their
lease-hoId properties.
The state government is the one
thing that has given the people o:
West Virginia the cheapest transpor-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12
[)|FE[L(IVS
Will Have Big Birthday Cele-
brationin the City Of Fair
mont Next April.

T. IFM0NT, I Jan. Commit,
tees have been appointed and are
at work from the diff9rent branches
OF Odd Fellows edges in Fairmont
to arrange for q big avent to be held
April 80 next the ninets-sixth an
niversary OF the order In America.
Invitations VIM be- extended to all
the subordinate lodges. eneamp-
ments, cantops and Rebekah lodges
of the northern part Of the state to
participate In the celebration.
Monongahela Canton No: 3, Pa
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12

Commenting upon the session Of the
1eEislattre that VIII start tomorrow,
The sage editor Of the Parkersburg
State Journal says that 1T will, OF
|courst, be pretty MUG the same thing,
cutting out about forty times the work
It should end doing about one-eight-
deth Of this" This proposition would
be nstderably bettered should the
legislature enact the 1ong-needed
municipal code and thus enable itself
to turn from town affairs to state
matters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12

their niazes. The Indians still live
there. and while drainage engineer
and fruit farm promoter are most
'bfayely attacking the stronghold.
many years VIII pass before the last
OF the Florida seininoles Il forced
70 surrender and move into Miami 10
i've with the Pale Face
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-12

w q Al q 9th Err
= Dit o b s SAY
dFalled.

Failed.
The Clark sburg Exponent eAmeri-
can Dentocr tic E6f course, says the
dawn OF q great era IN American his
tory has arrived. Well BY JENNY
lcrimiuy Il failed to get I'M these parts.
+ EniHppt Republican.
r Good Reason.
The periodical yellow periir il
flashed into the newspaper columns
again. Possibly some o. sfthe con.
gressmeri who lost their collars OF
hadka saw edge put on them by their
laundrymen may sbe able to beNeve
there Is something in the scare.
Grafton Sentinel.
On q Vacation.
The readers OF Democratic news.
papers which were too partisan to
publish the news before the election
no doubt now believe that the report.
lers were all on q vacation when they
Tread OF 30 many factories resumine
operations which they had never
heard we're closed. Fairmont y West
!virginian. q So
The Reason. 4.
Having heard sthat that usually hale
and hearty man, Judge George w
Atkinson, Is sick, we could scarcely
understand sit at first, but we now
comprehend The Fayette Tribune has
lie double column, set-solid, effusion
Iabont him. If that wouldn't make q
man sick we do not know what would