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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-30
CONDITIONS
In Italy Are Gradually GROWING
Worse, Accordhgt to Report
OF Committee.
az AssoelArEn rar..,

ROME, Nov. 3O.-The American
Ielief committee. which has its clear
Ing house in Rome under American
management, for the distribution Of
supplies to those in distress on ac-
count OF the war, reports conditions
growing constantly worse, especially
as the winter approaches. Lewis Idd-
ings, former secretary of the Amer
lean Embassy in Rome, who is acting
as chairman Of the executive commit.
tee Of the American relief, says that
both food an dhospital supplies Of
every kind are needed badly, especi-
ally antt-toxln and artificial legs and
arms. At the present time. there are
over 1900 persons in need Of these
substitutes for lost members.
All kinds Of clothing, especially
wooden shirts. and shoes and stock
ings, are nesded both for wounded
soldiers and the women and children
at home. Among the food supplies
badly needed, sugar and coffee arc
especially mentioned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-30
DEMO CR "a rs "a
ALL AT SEA NOW
ever How to Frame New Rev
ellue Laws to Raise ma
tionai Defense" Funds.

Z WASHINGTON, NV. 29--Demo-
cratic members Of the House ways
and means committee. which will be
called upon to frame the new reye-
nue. legisiation to raise funds for
national defense. purposes. are at
sea to what objects shall be selected
to carry the proposed additional
taxes, according to statements made
today to the Telegram's corresponds
ent. Nearly all the members OF tho
committee have reached Washington
for the conference to take up COM
nittee assignments.
Several informal talks have been
held at which the new revenue leg
islaIion has been discussed. Con-
siderable opposition was found to
Secretary Of Treasury McAdoofs plaa,
TO levy q tax on a large number OF
articles such as gasoline, automo-
biles, drugs and other articles. A
strong sentiment was found, how
over. In favor OF doubling the In
come tax, after lowering the exemp-
ton from IS, 900 to So 900 for single
persons and from $4,000 to So, 900
for married people and reducing the
sur-tax to $40 900. On the
Senate side Of the capitol, Senator
Simmons, of North Carolina, chair
man OF the Senate finance committee,
came out strongly for a. lowering OF
the income tax exemptions.
Income Tax Increase.
In my Judgment. said one mem
her OF the ways and means commits
tee" the best way to raise the s112,-
900 900, which Secretary McAdoc
says will be needed to provide FUNDS
/ for addition defense should be from
the Income tax. BY lowering the ex-
e1nption and the surtax, only $6.-
000, 900 in new revenue can be secnr-
ed. This will make the total income
tax collection at the present rates
about 100000. The prosperity
OF the country resulting In larger
incomes and salaries to business men
will add another 81 ,000.0 900 to this
tax collection, making the total under
the present rate approximately be-
tween $35, 000, 900 and 800, 000, 300.
Now. IL we would then 60 ahead and
double the income tax, after lowering
the exemptions. there could be
raised for the treasury about $780,
100000 of the $4,000, 900 said to
be needed. OF course, this $112.-
100000 as the amount needed is
predicated upon the statement Of
Secretary McAdoo and the continu-
ance Of the Emergency tax" and the
one cent per pound tax on sugar.
Considerable opposition was found
to the proposed tax on gasoline from
the middle West and Mississippi Val
ley states, and further inquiry along
this line will probably show that
there Is opposition In the states that
make up the so-calied eastern oil
fields" which in clude West Virginia.
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, has
stated that he will fight such a tax.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-30
BALKAN B |. \ ! KERNEL
IS LAST STAND
Of the Serbians in the War.
Once on-a Time Belong
ing to Russia.
tsesel.h 70 rnE .rkLssnAs,

washington, Nov. 30.-Within
me san1ak OF Noyibazar lies the scene
OF me last determined effort Of the
serptans 70 resist the occupation Of
me northern half Of their country. The
snaracter1stics Of this interesting, iso-
lated pattle-theater are given in war
primer Just issued BIZ the National
Se9graphic Society. 1t reads:
Ancient Rassla, Or that part Of
inoaern Serbia included in the district
OF iNovtbazar, formed the kernel Of the
territories in the Balkans, Of which
me migratory Serbs took possession;
md, md T was within this area that Ser
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-30

& t. 100 r. : "a
"A tax of two cents per gallon on gas
olene would give the treasury $20,,
000, 900. The Middle westerners,
who are here, declare this tax will
not hit the automobil ists or the men
Of ease as is generally supposed. On
the contrary. 1t will hit hardest the
farmer and small business man In
the West, who now use gasolene as
the motive power Of their business.
Nearly every farm OF any size In the
West uses gasolene tractors and en-.
gtnes to cut their crops, to cut wood,
to propel machinery. In the house
gasoline stoves are used. The same
farmers have small automobiles
which they use more for business
than for pleasure. Therefore, the
westerner contends, the gasolene tax
proposed is a big tax on business in
their section Of the country.
Opposition to Auto Tax.
From other quarters came opposi-
ton to the proposed tax on automo-
biles according to their horsepower.
It was stated such o plan would be
unfair, and the man who owns lux
urious 5000 or $4,000 machine
would not be compelled to pay any
more tax than the man owns a ST.
900 car. The best plan, should such
q tax be levied, would be to lay a tax
OF two and one-half per cent ON the
selling price Of cars. Such tax, 1t
was stated, would raise about $10,-
100000, the amount that could be
raised by taxing according to horse
power.
Other members raised objections
to the proposed tax ON drugs, which
would raise from:s 81 900, 900 to $10,-
10000 in revenue. It was declared
that this tax during the Spanish
American war raised a storm among
the druggists and It Is one Of the
most unpopular taxes that can be
levied.
II am opposed to the plan Of tax
ing large number Of articles, as has
been suggested" said one member Of
the committee. You hit everybody
them,
THERE'S also some sentiment for
increasing the tav on, beer, but so
far as could be learned the present
whiskey tax will not be disturbed.
Senators Divided.
Members Of the Senate finance
committee, which handles revenue
measures on the Senate side OF the
capitol. are as much divided as to how
the additional revenue should be
raised as are the members Of the
House. Senator Simmons. chairman
OF tho committee, frankly announced
his support Of continuing the one
cent per pound tariff on sugar. He
said he also favored the lowering OF
the income tax exemptions and the
proposed tax on gasolene. He said
that under the present income tax
rate only 500, 900 people Of popula-
ton Of 100, 100000 are paying taxes
to the federal government on what
that earn. That does not seem ex-
actly fair" he said, land I am In
,clined to think the present exemption
is too high.
The gasolene tax and the tax on
automobile horsepower were pro-
posed when the so-called war tax,
was framed, but majority Of the
members Of the ways and means com.
mittee voted the plan down.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-30
NOTICE 10 sHIpPERs'

Traction Company express cars
leave Clarksburg for Grasselli. Omen
Mt. Glare. Weston. shinnston, Fair.
mont, Fairview, Pennington. Man.
,nington and intermediate pulnts
daily except Sunday. shIpmsnts
later than $500 q. M; FairyieW ana
Intermediate points l1:00 d. M:
Weston and intermediate points.
1900 M. II
Quick service. reasonable rates.
and care In hand Hing make this an
ideal line for shippers. IS
MoN0NGAHBLA VALLEY TRAC.
yEAN EoMFANF. Z. Z
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-30

mia. Many Of the important points in
this area were strongly fortified by the
Turks. and these Turkish works may
have been put to good use by the Ser
ibian army Of the north. The Sanjak
was acquired by Serbia as one Of the
fruits Of the war Of the Balkan League
against Turkey in 1872"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-30

An increased inclination Is shown
by British railways to abolish second
class fares. leaving. only firsts and
third. #
The Norwegian government has
established at Stavanger q domestic
science school to AFFORD a complete
course in housekeeping TO young
girls. X,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-22
MRS.. BEAUMONT SPEAKS
VALUE OF HOME STUDY EMPHA-
SIZED BY PRIMARY CRITIC or
MADISON NORMAL SCHOOL.

Watertown Public Opinion: The
meeting of the central circle OF the
Parent-Teachers' association, which
met in the high school assembly room
last Friday afternoon. was we'll at
tended and proved 10 be one of great
interest. BY special invitation. mem
bers of the other circles we're present
10 year Mrs. Edith Beaumont, pri-
mary critic CO the Normal school at
Madison, who had been secured by
the central circle TO give an address
on Home Study" She spoke con
vincingly. and seemed TO be perfectly
at home with her subject. speaking
from the standpoint of the parent. as
well as of the teacher.
She emphasized the Importance of
establishing a habit OF study in early
childhood during the formative pc
riod, not waiting until the child has
reached the teen age. for il is a we'll
known fact that it is difficult for
adults 70 form habits of intensive
study. Begin with the lullaby; later
the twilight hour, evolving from this
the regular study hour in the home.
She said hat memorizing facts
seemed to be the popular idea with
regard TO study. but that this does
not teach the child TO use his mind
The first requisite to proper study is
the assigned problem; knowing def
nitely what is to be done. Second is
the collecting of material OF data for
solving the important matter and dis
carding that which is not needed.
Third. the ~memorizing of these inn
portant facts. III the child knew how
to study. how to systematic his eff
forts. he could accomplish in four
years. the same amount of work
which ordinarily takes eight.
With regard to the relation be-
tween parent and teacher there
should be no such thing as separa-
ticn of interests, cooperation being
the keynote and watchword.
Mrs. Beaumont displayed a report
card to be used for household tasks.
the pupil being credited with a GER
tain per cent of industrial work
This would tend to stimulate an in
terest in children for work in the
home.
She also had a book which was
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-22
colder TOMORROW"
But FORECASTERS NOW CANNOT
LEND ASSURANCE or a
WHITE" CHRISTMAS.

Persons partial TO white" Christ
masses will probably rise before the
sur Toes next Saturday morning, for
present indications are that only by
SO doing will they be assured of see
ing underfoot anything more in keep
ing with the season than the bare.
damp ground. say Uncle Sans wealth
er bureau men.
The government weather observers
have given out that unless something
OF which they now have no warning
slips into the horizon. just about all
the present snow will have disappear
ed before Christmas morning, and
that while a little more snow may fall
before hat time. indications are that
il. too, will melt shortly after it's ar
rival.
Official prognosticators have main
tanned IN unsullied record in this
section during the past two or three
weeks at least. They foretold cor
rectly the coming of the recent snow
storm. the subsequent sharp drop in
temperature and the moderate wealth
or OF the present. They think now
that the only blanket OF white that
will cover this part of South Dakota
Christmas will be the frost of the
morning.
A west chinook wind today just
about effaced all the snow exposed to
il. making difficult travel in vehicles
and on foot. The temperature at Z
O'Clock this morning was 80 degrees
above zero, and at ! o'clock this aft
noo the mercury had creeped up
10 Al degrees above.
The probabilities for tonight and
tomorrow are for unsettled weather,
with a drop in temperature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-22
STATE NEWS.

DallaS-Dallas will have a munich
pal Christmas tree on Christmas
evening. A distribution of candies
and nuts will be made and there will
he a real Santa Claus. with speeches
by prominent citizens and music by
the Greater Dallas band.
Pierre-The returns made to the
state game department show that 200
deer have been killed in this stat.
this year. OF these lao were bucks.
and sixty does. Twelve of the deer
we're killed by hunters In the eastern
part OF the state, and the rest by
Black Hills hunters.
Webster-The business men of
Webster. or the majority of them.
have signed an agreement foregoing
the use of premiums in promoting
sales of merchandise. The new or
der goes into effect on February /.
1916. The merchants state they have
found the plan unsatisfactory and ex-
pensiye in many ways.
Summit-Guy Wiley, while cutting
out cattle on the Wiley farm north
east of Summit, was thrown from his
horse and struck the ground with
such force that he sustained a slight
conclusion OF the brain and had a
narrow escape from being instantly
killed. Some hours later he was
found unconscious in the snow. His
right Y was injured and he sus-
tanned a number of bruises and cuts.
but Is expected to recover
E~smond--G. w. S%tapleton, the Cos
pei singer, with a party of evangelists
who have been holding revival meet
ings in Esmond. died suddenly. He
was taken i'll with what appeared to
be the grippe and his condition was
not regarded as at all serious. Sud
denly he became worse and brain
fever set in. A short time later he
became unconscious, in which condi-
ton he remained until his death. The
remains were sent to the family home
at Spirit Lake, Ia, for interment.
Acknowledgement with taking or
ders for liquor from house to house
in this part OF Deuel. county, an in
diyidual giving his name as Sam Am
dur and his place Of residence as st.
Paul, Mimi, was arrested by the
county authorities on a northbound
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-22

~ before Thanksgiving i'm 1862. |
was running a trading store in the
government barracks Il the time.
when a soldier came in and said there
was a buffalo over southwest. With
the colonel. a lieutenant and a gu
pie of soldiers we went out after the
animal. and after a long walk spotted
him about where the Baptist college
now stands. We brought him down
and il proved TO be- an old bun which
had probably strayed away from the
herd, the nearest OF which vas be-
yond Huron. That was the last Wild
buffalo ever seen here. / don't re-
member whether we had buffalo meat
for THANKSGIVING or not that year,
but if we did il was tough eating.
We early pioneers always had some
thing for Thanksgiving, generally "a
jackrabbit and a jng of whisky, the
rabbit being cooked over Goals. and
those who cared for a snort OF whisky
had to take ii out OF a tin cup.
oh, yes, | had been in the country
quite a while, having landed in Sioux
city in 1855. being a strapping young
man ambitious TO do something, and
| found plenty of opportunity TO do.
but there was little money for doing
II. And speaking Of money, i'm those
days If a man had an old team of
horses and a COW he could borrow a
little money. but he couldn't get
enough of a loan on a quarter section
of land to buy a suit of clothes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-22

kept by an eighth grade teacher,
where she credited pupils with out
side or home study. III they failed TO
do the work assigned, they were re-
CURED 10 write an excuse in the
book. This gave the teacher a clew
TO the trouble. and afforded the par
ent an opportunity 10 overcome the
difficulty. if possible, thus aiding
both teacher and pupil.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-22

freight train as II was passing
through Clear Lake. The defendant
was placed in jail. and later was
taken before the circuit Judge. who
imposed a fine of $77.95. including
costs. A Jail sentence of thirty days
also was imposed, but this was sus-
pended during good behavior on the
part of the defendant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-22
LAST Wild BUFFALO
KILLED AT SIOUX FALLS. SAYS
&. X. HOWARD, IN FALL
OF 1862.

G. X. Howard, in the Sioux Falls
Journal. The last buffalo killed in
vicinity of Sioux Falls was short
Arizona republican., 1915-09-22
CIVIC LEAGUE
 MEETS TODAY
Further Step to Be Taken in the Annual Cleanup Campaien-HOw the City Has Been Divided for That Purpose

At a meeting of the Civic League three o'clock this afternoon the sub ject of the cleanup campaign which was instituted at the meeting a week ago. will be resumed. Since then the city has been divided by the league into districts, each under the direction of members of the league. It was not meant that thez would see that the work of claning up their respective districts should he done but that they would invite the cooperation of persons living in those districts.
 The following are the districts with the members in charge, with the tel ephone numbers of the members who may be communicated with by those desirous of assisting in the improve ment of the appearance of Phoenix:
 West of Seventh avenue, Yuma road and south: Mrs Higgins, tel ephone 3145, Mrs Winslow and Ms. Henderson.
 West of Seventh avenue, Yuma road to MDowell road: Mrs. Will Hams, telephone 2OSO, Mrs. Beane, telephone 2937.
 North to south, west of Third avenue to Seventh avenue: Mrs. AleNa nder, telephone 226O Mrs. Buck ley telephone 2625 and Mrs Merry man. telephone 651.
 North tc south. especially north of Washington, from Center to Third avenue: Mrs. Bassler. telephone S1O7 and Mrs. Floss, telephone 1897.
 North to south, Third street to Seventh street: Mrs. Struckmeyer. telephone l7S5, Mrs. Morrell and Mrs. Cellister. telephone 564.
 Seventh street east: Mrs Voss- kuhler. telephone 1S4S. Mrs. Brown, telephone S393 and Mrs. Bradford. telephone 439.
 Probation Officer w. J.'Osborn will meet with the ladies of the league today and relate some of his official experiences and inform the members of the league how that body may as sist him. All members and friends of the league are invited to be pres ent today.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-22
TO RECONSIDER
 SEWER PROBLEM
Defeated Measure Relating to Contract With State to Care for Asylum Sewage Likely to Be Called Up Again Tomorrow

That the proposed ordinance defeat ed at the meeting of the city conmis- sion on Monday. providing for the exc cution of contract by the city with the state Of Arizona, through the board Of control, for the care and disposal of the sewage from the state asylum for the insane. will be brought up for re consideration at the meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon al ? o'clock is generally expected. Objection to the ordinance was made by Commissioner Corpstein. who had just returned from several weeks absence on the coast and who had little if any information as to the real purpose of the proposed meas ure.
 When Commissioner Corpstein raised the point that the city was to receive little or nothing for the service. there was not time to point out to him that the proposed sewer system was to be installed by the state and afterwards deedcd to the city. which would then have returns from such other services a $ might be tapped into the sewer be- tween the city limits and the asylum grounds. There is a possibility that
  posed ordinance and of the proposed contract, but that in the main. it will be the same as when first introduced. is now understood.
 City Manager Craig has had gang of laborers engaged for several days in correcting as far as possible the nuis- ance at the lower ends of the septS tanks at Fifteenth and Nineteenth ave nues. Soon the outfall from these tanks will be running in the regylar channel of the river. The tanks as now constructed are said to be capable of effectually handling fifty per cent more sewage than is now required of them. Commissioner MacBean has had a con ference with Manager Craig relative to the situation and will call up the matter for reconsideration at Thurs days meeting.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-22
REBEKAHS HAVE
 AN ANNIVERSARY
Celebrate SiXty-fourth An niversary of Institution of Rebekah Degree of Odd Fellowship With Pleasing Ceremony

Celebrating the sixty fourth anni- versary of the institution of the Re- bekah degree of odd Fellowship. Ari- zona Rebekah Lodge, No. l, gave a decidedly pleasing entertainment Monday night in odd Fellows hall All ritualistic and formal ceremony was laid aside. and the program con- sisted of music, appropriate addresses, including both humorous and serious features, and concluded by the serv- ing of punch and cake to all guests
 Though the enter-aIrment was not widely advertised public function, members of both the Rebekah and subordinate lodges were permitted to invite their friends, and the hall was well filled with an appreciative gath ering, many of whom were not mem bers of the order.
 Mrs. NJ. A. Stevens presided over the program exercises very capably, the introductory remarks including a short historical sketch of Arizona, No. l. being made by George A. Mintz, secretary of the grand lodge of Ari- zona. He was followed by Past Grand Master WherrY of Pennsylva- mia, who told of the notable achieve ments of the Rebek1hS in his state. where they are active in the main tenance of several homes for aged and indigent Odd Fellows. widows of Odd Fellows and orphans whose parents held membership in the or der. Incidentally, he spoke of sim liar works in other states.
 NJ. A. Frazer gave a talk that was both instructive and entertaining. on both the practical and ethical achieve ments or the order and it's work in the general uplift and betterment of the race. while Past Grand Master Trott added humor to the occasion by satiTical recital of the mistakes of the sovereign body during its almost a century of existence. He showed how woman's influence first crept into the order; how the sex, when given an inch would take an ell, until finally II achieved full rec ognition siXty-four years ago But that was not ell. The influence had grown and was never satisfied until it had saddled equal suffrage and finally prohibition, on the people of this state. And then he apolosiZed, but said he could prove it all hy the book.
 The first musical selection was beautiful solo by Miss Clara Wilky, with response to an encore. Miss Stevens also sang swcetly both an initial and a second selection, being accompanied by her talented teacher. Miss Trott, who is not only well known musician. but who is also past president of the order. and who served as accompanist all through the evening. Mrs. I. W. Stalnaker sang a double number also, and further contributed to the program with a humorous recitation. Mrs. Kirche- fer propounded a riddle that all are still guessing on. These features were all decidedly enjoyable as in- dicated by the applause.
 A single resrettable incident at tended the occasion. Mrs. J P. Ivy. q past president, was to have deliv- cred an address, but word was sent to the hall of her inability to be pres ent as she had been hurt in an auto mobile accident early in the evening.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-22
Water Supply Facts
Water Service Report for Sept. 21 by
 Special Phone to The Republican

Elevation of water in reser-
 voir. at 6 a. m. - 212.39 Contents. acre feet ........I.162,9 ,917 Loss in 24 hours, acre feet. BAY Elevation one year ago ..-. 116.47 Contents year ago, acre feet 179,911 Flow of Verde and Salt riv-
 CTS at Granite Reef dam,
 NJ. |. ................ 179.911 Normal flow water for lands
 up to year .. 1881 Amount of water used for ir-
 rigation. north side, NJ. L.. 42,025 Amount of water used for ir-
 rigation. south side. M. L.. 24.5i6