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ALARGE CROWD
Well Known. Speaker Delivers
Thrilling Address to 5000
Listeners.

IF I believed socialism to be what
the newspapers and other antagonistic
forces have led you to believe it is,
would not be a socialist" was the
statement Of Eugene V. Debs in his
lecture at the Auditorium last Satur-
day evening before an audience of
approximately 5000 people.
The meeting was called to order by
w. E. Towne who also introduced the
literature which was comprised en-
tirely of the International Socialist
Review, which most socialists have
practically repudiated, and Industrial
Socialism, a pamphlet, written by
Haywood and Bohn, the former hav-
ing been expelled from the Socialist
party because of his anarchistic and
(Chicago) I. w. w. theories. This
pamphlet contains statement which
was a basis for one of the charges
brought against Haywood.
In speaking of violence Mr.. Debs
said that violence cannot solve the
problems confronting the working
class Education combined with in
dustrial and political organization is
the road towards emancipation ac-
cording to the four times candidate
for president on the Socialist ticket.
Brief reference was made by the
speaker to the heros Of the revolution
ary war in order to impress upon his
listeners the Importance Of the state
ment that in the inception of all
revolutionary movements the great
majority slander and revile the lead
ers of that movement. Washington,
he reminded his audience was known
through the press as a traitor and
an outlaw, Samuel Adams was reviled
in the public press while Thomas JEFF
ferson was referred to as the arch
rebel. All of these men with count
less other revolutionary leaders were
in the minority and known as "un-
desirable citizens.''
A partial defense was made Of the
action of the German Socialists in
their attitude in the present European
war. "They did all that lay within
their power to do. On the eve Of the
declaration of war, fifty meetings OF
protest were held in the streets of
Berlin" said Mr.. Debs. II say they
did all within their power although i
am not prepared to say. they did all
eY~siroufd have done. =
On the matter of neutrality he
mentioned the fact that the day desig-
mated by the president last October
for prayer, "While the nation was on
it's knees in suppl1cation to the Al
mighty for peace, 100000 cart.
ridges were shipped out of the harbol
of New York, destined to one of the
belligerent natiOns'
my decision was made" continued
the speaker, las to what I, personally
would do. In case Of war, when !
FIRST joined the Socialist movement
If the capitalist class of this or any
other country want to commit murder
they must do it for themselves, ]
will refuse to do it for them under
the specious plea of patriotism. ]
would rather be shot as a traitor to
my country than to live as a traitor
to the working class"
Brief reference was made to the un-
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FALSE. L s.. / PHILOSOPHY.
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Most Common g Cause Of War Is in
so-called Preparedness,
Says Bryan.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Ex-sec-
retary of State Bryan's second INSTALL
ment of F''The Causeless War" ap-
peared last week.
The statement was in part as fol-.
lows: -. = ...
IF I have correctly analyzed the
situation, the warts the natural re-
suit of a false philosophy. The funda-
mental precept of this false philoso-
ply is that Might makes right
THE individual makes this maxim
his excuse for violating three COM
mandments that stand in his way;
this maxim also leads nations to vio-
late the same three commandments
for the same purpose but on a larger
scale.
'Covetousness turns to might as
the principle to be invoked and the
greater the unlawful desire, the firm
er the faith in the false principle.
Conquest Is Defined.
CONQUEST is the word used to de-
thing desired, if the force is en-
ployed by a nation, and conquest vio-
1ates the commandments-Thou shalt
not steal land thou shalt not kill.
by what sophistry can rulers con-
vince themselves that, while petit
larceny is criminal, grand larceny is
patriotic; that while it is reprehen-
sible for one man to kill another for
his money, it is glorious for one ma
ton to put to the sword the inhabi-
tants of another nation in order ia
| extend boundaries?
If I have made it clear that the
doctrine. Might makes right is the
most common cause Of war, we may
pass to the consideration of a maxim
quite sure to be applied in war, name
ly that Like cures like'-the theory
upon which retaliation rests. =
There are many believers in the
gospel OF force, who have brought
themselves to think that cruelty can
be cured by greater cruelty-that the
I only way to win an antagonist away
from inhuman acts is to surpass him
in inhumanities. Absurdity of alb.
surdities! #>"s'
! Opposed to Arms.
i There was a time when men open
" advocated war as thing to be de-
I sired Now an Join In the cho rus for
peace And how&sshalH peace be In
sured? BY preparedness say these
sons of Mars: Stand with finger on
a trigger, nusket' and preserve
peace-yes, preserve it,, until some
one. by accident or design, gives the
signal-then fall upon each other
with cries for blood!
Happy for our nation, that we
have in the white house at this time
a president who: believes in setting the
old world a good example, instead OF
following the bad example which il
sets in this matter"
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Clayton Law Proving Of Great
Benefit to All Organized
: ..:.s Workers, .Ss..ss.,1, ..s

WASHINGTON, June 26-Justice
Mccoy of the supreme court OF the
District Of Columbia has refused to
issue an injunction against striking
brewery workers from picketing.
The court ruled that ''the proof
preponderates in favor of the find-.
ing that the picketing is entirely
peaceful" -; Ss5
The court said It has been repeat
edly held that unionists may peace-5
fully advise the public not to p1r-$
chase non union products. This. to-
gether with an absence of threats by
the brewery workers, led the Justice
to this conclusions:
t"The defendants, then, having the.
right to curtail the sale OF non union
beer or to increase the sale Of union
beer by giving information to others,
there Is nothing in the present case
which warrants them from doing so.s
Attorney .Ralston called attention.
to the Clayton. law, and SUMMARIZED
the position Of the workers as fol-
lows: =
These workers have said to the
community at large: If you will aid
u.s. by discontinuing. the purchase and
consumption Of that beer, we will
the sooner be able to gain the bene-
fits which we expect to arise from our
| organization That is what they have
said. And what is the essential diff!
ference, whether they say that to the
| employer against whom this strike
takes place. or whether they solicit
| men on the street to do that very
same thing? Essentially L say there
| is no difference between them. They
are acts which they have a right to
do individually and collectively and
they are done for ends which are JUS
tifiable, which are legal" 5sE5s
The strike started April 3. It In
wolves brewery workers, engineers,
firemen and machinists. The work
ers asked that former contracts be
renewed, with the added provision
that work shall be equalized in times
Of business depression. Last Novem-
ber the companies discharged 81 ac-
tive trade unionfsts, and the proviso
was intended to check this ainfairness.
Later the companies demanded that
/ chief engineers ~ ithdraw 8 from the
Steam Engineers llniona Fhe strtk tker1
have presented their cause "a. the
I public ina vigorous manner, and are
confident of final victory. The fail
ure Of the companies to secure an
Injunction Is but one Of q long seriai
of attempts to destroy the unions a
brewery workers and their allies.
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Grisham on that grand Jury. is that
justice? w s. #$.S
:. Compared to "Bloody Assizes." S. S:
But to come to something nearer
that has aroused the people. Witness
what is going on in the southern
coal fields Of; this state under the
name Of law. Let US recall a certain
important historical fact. About two
hundred and twenty-five years ago,
a cruel, revengeful.> deceitful despot
sat upon the throne of England
James. He sent q special judge into
the western counties OF England to
try the people who had protested and
risen against his tyranny, and the
name Of Judge Jeffreys, and the
Bloody Assizes" that resulted from
that sending Of the special judge have
been blots upon the pages of the his
tory of. England ever since. Three
hundred men were executed as a re-
suit Of the sending OF that special
Judge to- try these men who spoke
against tyranny and oppression. Shall
history repeat itself lin Colorado and
In the United States? II so, we
might as well remember that three
years after the .Bloddy Assizes,,' King
James left ENGLAND forever IN dis
grace. :. !. s.. z III Ss y. IN
: 4 -
.s 4| sg7 Tribute to John i. Lawson, t-.
<ss. ss: Now many Of you are Immediately
interested ia. the special case Of John
lawson; L and must say that it lis
extremely difficult for me to speak
with compoaure end restraint upon
that subject. hecause know John
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popular men of history who today are
revered and for whom songs are sung
in honor to their names. 49,.
From Duluth Mr.. Debs left for
Chisholm and the ranges where he
delivered the same address under the
auspicies of the socialist locals,
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CARPENTERS STRIKE,

ALLENTOWN, Pa, June .26.-Car-
penters struck to enforce their new
wage scale of IS cents an. hour. Many
contractors have accepted the new
in this vicinity as follows: Easton, 40
cents; Phillipsburg, N. J., 40 cents;
Reading, 43 cents; Philadelphia, 55
cents and Wilkes barre, IS cents.
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BREWERY OWNERS RES0RIF
TO THUGS AND HooDLUM1

WILMINGTON, Del, June rs.
Trade unionists charge that slugKer1
are employed by the brewery COM.
pcnies to intimidate pickets. Tho
brewery workers have been on strike
several weeks rather than accept the
nonunion shop.
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in IA
two agopr o
expert Whoflluen? successful paving
York City to enpe milwaukee,
Construction From Milwaukee, Schenectady
CITY, Mr. MIN Mullen known consulting
patented
yard and the same time % improved the Ss the % Mnwa@f
$3.50 including
Regarding Bthuhthc i
Bnhuhthc
and for the that required
(you of Public Works
fact there that laid
Of
without
mens
Local whether the and jqnking
o
t. 1911 Of
oncuve Bthultc"
yard lad to the pp1ieors of this monopoly.
Whether
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H0RsEsHOERs TO ORGANIzE.Es
WORCESTER, Mass, June S6,
Horseshoers' union will iuaugurate
an organizing campaign In this city.
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Tar Macadam Pavement.
surface Mixture Stone Sand Tar
lbs lbs.
pinch combination of. .....160 20 2O..s TX
Plant charges and labor mixing.
Hauling mixture mile street O6
Labor laying mixture street and rolling.
Foundation: Concrete inches thick including
Excavating thickness of pavement, in.
Total cost square yard, city doing work. .;12o
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will we'll be Of the Of
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"Bithuithic" Tar Macadam; Pavement.
Surface Mixture Sand Tar
LBS. lbs. lbs
2.inch combination of. :.,.16O 30 20......s, 35
Plant charges and labor mixing 10
Profit prOprietOrs this monopoly 100
Cost to purchaser of monopozed mixture. 81 As
Hauling mixture one mile to street ......... .O5
Labor laying mixture street and rolling. O6
0quafe yaIu or SURFACE $156
Foundaon Concrete inches thick including labor 48
Excavatng th1ckness OF pavement n at &c in 16
Total cost per square ward citx doing work 81 %
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The humblest citizen in all the land
when clad in the arn,or of q righteous
cause, is stronger than all the hosts
of error.
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Grisham on that grand jury. is that
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-11-11
Stalnaker-ParkS

Spencer friends of the groom
will be delighted to learn of the
marriage of Miss Emma Parks,
of Lexington, Indiana, and DR..
Guy Stalnaker. of ArnoIdsburg,
West Virginia, which occurred at
the study of Vandermulen, pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian
church, Louisville, KY, Tuesday
evening, October 18th, 1915, ,at
6 o'clock. Miss Blanche Parks,
a sister of the bride, and DIR.
Ross Dodson, of Spencer, were
the only attendants.
Mrs. Stalnaker is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Parks, of
Lexington. Indiana, She is a
beautiful and cultured young lady
and is a favorite among the
younger society set of her home
town. She is a graduate Of the
Louisville City Hospital Nurses
Training School, Class of ID.
DIR. StaInaker is a brother Of
VIM. Stalnaker, of Spencer, and
is well known here, He is a
graduate Of the University of
Louisville, Medical Department,
Class of '18. The happy couple
became acquainted while both
were attending school at Louis
vile and their acquaintance ri
pened into love-the rest has
been told. DR.. Stalnaker located
at Arnoldsburg to engage in the
practice of his profession soon
after graduation and he has met
with marked success.
The happy couple arrived here
Saturday after a week spent with
the brides home folks. They
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Stalnaker until Sunday
when they left for Arnoldsbure
where they will reside, Spencer
Times.
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Sylvester PrOudfOOt Dies Suddenly

The town of Grantsville and
surrounding community was
greatly shocked to hear Of the
sudden death Of Sylvester Proud
foot which occurred Sunday af-
ternoon at the home of his daugh-
tiers, Misses leila and Lenna
Proudfoot, on River street, caus-
ed by heart disease. Mr.. Proud
foot had been in failing health
for several years, but his death
was not expected and came as a
great shock to his family and
friends. He had been sitting in
the yard and suddenly fell from
his chair. He was carried to the
house and only lived about two
hours after the attack.
Mr.. Proudfoot was about sew
enty-one years of age and came
to this county from Barbour
county when a young man. He
was an active member of the
Sycamore Methodist church and
took great interest in all church
work. Several years ago he was
ordained a minister of the Meth
odist church and did much effec-
tive work in revival meetings
and in claiming souls for God.
He was married to Sarepta
Barr, q daughter of the late
James Barr and wife, and six
children born to this union sur
vlve the deceased. They are as
follows: Leason and Everett
Proudfoot, of Sycamore; Mrs.
Bina Stump and Misses leila.
lsorah and Lenna Proudfoot, all
of this place. One brother, Har-
vey G. Proudfoot, of Minnora,
and one sister, Mrs. Isaac Hers
man, of Fairview, also survive.
Funeral services were held and
lnterment made at the Barr GEM
etery on Sycamore Monday af-
ternoon by Rev. B. F. King, of
the local M. E, church, South.
The immense crowd gathered at
the cemetery was testimonial
of the esteem and respect held
for the deceased by his neigh
bors,
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Sorry for Robinson

The Buckhannon Delta, the
leading Republican newspaper of
Upshur county, says;
The many friends of Judge
Ira h. Robinson regret his deter
mination to resign his judgeship
and enter the race for the nomi-
nation for governor. Not that
Judge Robinson is not deemed
gubernatorial timber; he has been
so considered for years. The
cause for regret is that Judge
Robinson has allied himself with
the Hatfield faction, and thus
renders it impossible for many of
his admirers to support him at
this time. The DenhRm- High
land crowd has been opposed to
ROBINSON but the story goes
that their opposition is to be
withdrawn if the governor will
appoint Judge John w. Mason to
the place on the supreme court
made vacant by the resignation
OF Judge Robinson. We believe
Judge Robinson is too good a
man to be hooked up with that
sort of crowd"
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Mrs. James p, Dobhins

Mrs, James p. Dobbins peace
fully passed from this life at the
family home near Apple Farm on
Tuesday, November 2. Death
to her after an affection of some
time, though not unexpected,
the news was q painful shock to
the many friends of Mrs, Dobbins
and family.
Louerna j. Dobbins was the
eldest daughter of the late Silas
and Catherine Stump, and was
born on February 4. 1850. De-
parted this life November 2, 1915,
being at the time of her death
65 years, 8 months and % days
old, She was married to James
P, Dobbins on December 10,
1867, and to this union was born
three children, two sons and one
daughter, who survive.
Mrs. Dobbins was converted in
1868, at the age of 13 years, was
baptized by Rev, John Bennett
and united with the Bethlehem
Baptist church. She afterwards
moved her membership to the
Mt. Pisgah Baptist church, and
later to the Rush Run church, as
sisting in the organization of lthe
latter church and remaining a
member. from its institution un-
til her death. Fifty-two years OF
her life were spent in work foi
the Master, in which WORK she
never tired.
Mrs, Dobbins is survived by
her husband, three children, viz
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5. w, Dobbins, Mrs. Frenchie
Minney, and O. ]. Dobbins. She
is also survived by ten grand
children, five brothers, two sis
ters and q host of other relatives
and friends.
Funeral services were conduct
Ell by her pastor, Rev. M. B.
Stump, the text being from Sec
ond Timothy ACTS. The inter-
ment was made in the Bennett
cemetery. near the Rush Run
church.
On her death-bed Mrs. Dob
bins requested that her thanks be
extended to all the women who
so kindly visited and assisted dur
ing her illness. Husband and
children also extend their thanks
to friends and neighbors for their
kind aid and assistance during
the illness, death and burial of
their wife and mother.
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Sheriff Makes a Hit

All is quiet in the county bas-
tile now. Sheriff Knots, of CAL
houn county, arrived here on
Tuesday morning, in an automo-
bile. and took Lloyd Truman, the
desperate character who had
been in Jail here some two and a
half months, back to Grantsville
and lodged him in Jail there to
await his trial on a charge of
rape which will come up at the
term of circuit court which will
convene there the 10th, inst.
In view Of the fact that Tru-
man had caused the jailer here
so much trouble, it was expected
that he would resist Sheriff
Knots when he entered the cell
to put the handouts on him and
a large crowd was present to
witness the anticipated excite
ment. However, the Calhoun
Sheriff at the head of number
of good local men boldly entered
his cell and Truman submitted as
quietly tc the handouts and
straps as the proverbial little
lamb; was hustled to the automo-
bile and whisked away to the
county seat of Calhoun where
poker is the national game.
The crazy stunts that Truman
attempted to pull off while in
Jail here were very crude and
put the fooler on no one. He
is simply an ignorant desperate
devoid of cunning and a coward
in the face of real danger, and
his attempts to cheat the gallows
by pulling of crazy stunts should
fail.
In this connection the News is
pleased to say that Sheriff Knots
is fine official. a genial and ner-
Wy fellow whom it is a real pleas
ure to meet and greet on any oc-
casion. = Kanawha News.
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Interesting Term Of Court

1t is expected that a large
crowd Of people will be in atten-
dance at the next term Of Circuit
Court which meets here hext
Tuesday. Several important fell
ony cases will be tried, among
them those of Truman, who
stands indicted for rape, and
Smith, who has been in the local
Jail for. several months on a
charge of burglary. Many i'm
portant chancery and law cases
are on the docket. An unusually
large number of witnesses have
been summoned before the grand
jury and it is said that there will
be evidence of a startling nature
presented to that body.
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Disastrous Fire at BroOksYille

Brooksville, eight miles north
west of this place, was the scene
of disastrous fire Sunday night
when the two general stores. one
residence and a shop burned to
the ground with a loss of $40. 600
or $12, 600. partly insured. The
fire was first noticed about nine
o'clock Sunday night in the store
of G. w. Wells and although the
whole town was soon aroused
and heroic effort was made to
quench the flames it was soon
communicated to the adjoining
buildings with the above result.
The losses are as follows:
G. w. Wells. general mer-
chant, store building and stock
of goods valued at Sc, 900 totally
destroyed; insurance, $4,000.
Mr.. Wells also lost a residence
across the street from the store
valued at probably $1,000 on
which there was no insurance.
L. T. Terrell, stock of goods
valued at So, 900 with no insur-
ance. A small part of this stock
was carried from the building
before the flames completely de-
voured it.
G. w. Taylor. Terrell store
building. valued at 81. 500 on
which there was no insurance.
H. S. Knight, wareroom. VAL
ued at 81, 600, with no insurance.
C. L. Shanks, small shop. val
ued at 5000. uninsured.
From best reports K is thought
that the fire started on the first
floor or the Wells building near
the oil tank and in just a short
time the whole building was a
mass of flames. Mr.. Wells lived
in the second floor of the store
building. but he and his family
were absent when the fire start
ed. The fire made a big light in
the sky and its glow could be
plainly seen here. but on account
of the telephones being closed
word of the catastrophe was not
received here until Monday morn
ing.
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would close them at 600 on Sat-
urday as well as on all other
days. 1t is said that five of the
seven councilmen favor the new
law. 1t will come up for final
action early in December.
The official dry majority at
Marietta is 145, as revealed on
the official count, instead of 245,
as at first reported. The official
dry majority in Washington
county is 1,020.
The Washington Comfy Dry
Federation met Thursday even
ing and decided to defer action
on calling an election under the
Beall law till after Christmas.