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Evening star., 1915-01-03
TAFT'S TALK IS BLOW
TO FILIPINO MEASURE
Former President Declares Leaders in
Islands Are Incapable Of Han
ding Government.

The administration Philippine bill,
giving the Filipinos a more autono-
nous form of government and promis-
ing them independence, has hard road
ahead of it in the Senate if predic-
tions made at the Capitol yesterday
afternoon, following the testimony OF
former President Taft before the Phil
ipne committee, are to be believed.
Statments made by Mr. Taft, by Dean
c. Worcester, one time member OF
the Philippine commission, and other
witnesses who have appeared before
the committee have made a strong i'm
preston on the minds of senator's.
Even if the Legislative situation did
not make it practically impossible for
er than the appropriation bills before
the close of the short session, March 4,
there would be a long, hard fight over
the Philippine bill before vote could
be reached
The Philippine bill was jammed
through the democratic House last ses-
sion without any hearings on it by the
committee in charge of the measure.
The Senate committee. however, is CIV
ing the bill a thorough consideration.
Some of the members are anxious that
nothing be done with the bill until they
have had an opportunity to visit the
islands and made observations for
themselves. The committee will re-
sumo it's hearings Tuesday Mr.. Taft
completed his statement before the
committee yesterday afternoon. and inn
mediately left Washington.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Would "Fish or Cut Bait"

II may seem partisan in this mat
ter" concluded the former President,
but 1 am intensely interested in this
subject We have made a great begin
ming in our colonial relations, and
have earned the respect of colonial ma
tions who protested that we could not
maintain a colonial territory under the
great freedom we extended in the Phil
ippines.
Il hope that great beginning will not
be thrown away. We should either
fish or cut bait We should either get
out of the Philippines entirely or main
tain a strong grip on these people,
leading them through a period of prep
aration and education that will fit them
for the exercise of f-government.
We should not allow them to waste
their time in vain political strivings
after self-government before they are
ready for it, but all of their energies
should be bent toward preparing them
for their ultimate independence
Evening star., 1915-01-03

OFFICE OF THE FIREMEN'S INSURANCE
st. and La. ave. n.w.-The stockholders OF the
Ffremen's Insurance Company Of Washing
ton and Georgetown will meet at the office on
Monday. January 4. 1915. for the purpose OF
electins thirteen directors for the ensuing
scar. Polls open at II a IN. and close at II NJ
W. NJ. HOFFMAN. Secretary.
Evening star., 1915-01-03

THE ANIMAL MEETING OF THE SHARE
holders of the Federal National Bank OF
Washington will be held at its banking house
TUESDAY. January IL. 1915. for the election
of directors and tie transaction of such other
business may properly come before the
meeting. Polls open from ~ until
pm. JOHN POOLE. President.
JAMES F. MuLLALY ANNOUNCES THE RE
mayaI OF his law Offices TO rooms 6O6-610 Dis
trict National Bank Building. 3'
Evening star., 1915-01-03
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-13
rms Long Felt want.

Many thousands OF our foreign-born
Americans are constantly preparing to
ibecpme naturalized citizens Of the
United States The examinations I'M
ppsed upon applicants for naturaliza-
ton papers are becoming more and
more difficult, and it is absolutely nee
essary for the foreigner to study up
ON the institutions of the government
In order to pass the test.
Until recently there was no book
written in plain English that would
give the information desired in COM
psft form, easily to be understood.
But the inspiring book, sThe Ameri-
ram Government" by Frederic j. Has
kin fills the "long felt want" pre-
scisely
It is a book that will tell great
many things to native born Americans
that they ought to know, but it is
absolutely indispensable for the for
etgn4born citizen. 1t will tell him
what the American government is.
what It does, and how 1t does 1t, as
will no other volume ever published.
The Telegram is sure that its SER
vice to the public in making Mr.. Has
kin's book available at a very low
price will be especially appreciated
by those who are about to become
citizens OF the nation. as we'll as by
those who have friends in foreign
countries to whom they desire to send
"a cheap but comprehensive descrip-
ton o. the actual working machinery
of the American government.
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PURSUED BY MoRDINITTY

Leaning back IN his patent Abe
and-Morris chair, the great detective
toyed with his hypodermic needle and
smiled reminiscently.
Did ever tell you how OUT
Witted the master crook. Mordinit-
tyr" he said. "Oh, I didn't? Then
I will! You see, for once. Mordin-
itty caught me mapping. was un-
armed, while he was fairly bristlinE
with revolvers-Lee. and Parrins,
Ostermoor, overholt-and all the
rapid firing kinds.
Well, it was merry chase, l can
tell you. Finally ] ran through
Skaggerwalt's department store.
hoping could throw him of the
scent by doubling around the per-
fume counter. But it was no go!
Finally there was only one last
chance open to me. / had taken
refuge in one Of the store rooms.
with Mordinitty close behind and
gaining. I leaped into an empty
sack, which was labelled Broken
Glass, and drew the draw strings
tight Just as .Mordinitty burst through
the window. heard him curse
dreadfully as he saw that the room
was apparently empty. Then he
muttered. IN give this bag a kick.
just on the chance!
"And he did-a ferocious kick.
You'll admit 1t was a close call. But
did by well-known presence Of mind
desert me? Not for a second. Dis
guising my voice, whispered,
'Tinkle, tinkle.".
TITS glass. all right, muttered
Mordinitty, and was savedp
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Lacks Christianity.

There Is nothing Christian in COM
mending the presidents present atti-
sttide toward Mexico, and for the bene-
lit for a lone Democratic newspaper
or two, 1t is suggested here that the
spuipits Of the country are not herald
ing his praises now for being peace
maker. It is stated herein, too, for
the Information and possible correc-
ton OF at least one so-called Demo
cratic newspaper not a thousand
miles away from here mechanically
although on the edge Of heathenland
ellectually and spiritually that the
Prince of Peace would hardly sanction
Wilson'S recent lltterances on the sub
iect.
From the viewpoint Of peace pro-
motion, the course of the president
has become actually wicked and a
shame to the American people in tina,
not even semblance Of effort is to
be made to stop warfare that has
no principle Of liberty attached but
! is, in fact, a vendetta among men
who seek only to get control of the
\ cunning one another in spirit Of
vengeance arising from personal
\ grievances. The Telegram fully con
ours in the Morgantown Chronicles
Views as follows regarding Wilson'S
attitude;
The whole fabric OF civilization in
Mexico is suffering progressively
rapid deterioration There is no pros.
pect OF ending that process through
the operation of forces resident within
the country. There is mot a leader
among all the warning groups who
has sufficient understanding oil
the principles that urlderlie civil gov,
ernment to make him fit for construct.
I've work In restoring the government.
I, 81 machinery. Meanwhile the watch
fub waiting" goes on, and the president
In his latest utterance announces thai
= part Of that policy contemplates al.
lowing the Mexicans to emulate the
Europeans who shave taken as Ions
as they, wanted and split as much
blood as they pleased in settling theil
Affairs. And the. wonder Of 1t all Ii
that President Wilson regards such .
policy as an exhibition of "sympathy'
with the ENlexicans. He seems to be
iieve tiiat in some mysterious wa,
y the guerrilla warfare OF the bandit
chieftains will ultimately secure stht
liberties and the permanent happi
ness OF the Mexican people,"
There Is no principle of liberty OF
{ government or nationality at stalk,
IN the strife that Is going on in Mex
leo. The warfare is as devoid Of any
4 ethical warrant as a vendetta between
c9ptending gunner in the slums o
New York It is a piece OF work fol
The International police force to pu
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City Charter Tinkerlnr.

TerselyA expressing itself the Tele-
gram says OF the following Bluefield
Telegraph editorial, those are its SEN
timents:
There are at. present twenty charter
bills before the legislature, and other
bills amending charters or providing
new schemes Of city government are
being received by the legislature daily.
1t is generally complained that much
valuable time Is consumed in the con-
sideratton Of these measures and that
when they are passed they are seldom
satisfactory. One element or a fac
ton OF citizens will ask for a charter
setting forth their peculiar ideas of
city government, and having the nee
essary influence will succeed In get
ting it safely through the legislature.
: The opponents OF the measure i'm
mediately began campaign against
and by the time the next legislature
meets there is a charter bill all ready
and waiting to be presented by the cit
liens Of the same town drawn along
, the lines that meet the views of anoth-
er faction, or possibly some Of the
same men who stood sponsor for the
charter bill Of two years before, have
through change in political align
ments been brought. to a desire fol-
another change This is the story Of
probably twenty towns and cities Of
the state every two years.
Every year there is a reiteration 81
! the plan to adopt what is known as
a uniform charter bill under which
! the cities themselves are empowered
to change in those particulars not GOV.
Tered by the uniform charter law and
which must be adapted to local con.
. ditions. Several days ago a bill was
introduced that may aid in solving the
problem that the desire for new char.
tiers has brought forth. 1t is known as
senate bill No. 287, and its caption IL
"a bill to empower the people OF cit
y les and towns of more than two thou.
sand population to make, amend, add
to- and replace the charters OF such
cities and towns"
! It would seem that an era Of the
!, rule Of reason should dawn in the leg
islative mind some day, and some
measure be passed that will provide
the cities and towns with a simpler
means exchanging their charters thar
going to the legislature every time the
capitol doors open. The adoption Of
/ the home rule for cities" law thai
( Ohio has would give relief We can
not understand why the Legislature
allows itself to be harrassed and an
noyed with charter measures when II
has what 1t takes" to end the prac
tice, aud at the same time give eacr
and every city what 1t wants, AS We
have said. every town or city is en-
/ titled to the kind Of government i
wants, he it good. bad or worse. Il
is q matter for purely focal treatmen
and while we blush to confess that I
is usually bad, yet 1t is the work o
the people Themselves.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS.

An effort will be made to revive
the ancient glory of Berkeley
Springs.
Berkeley, II you have become rusty
in your geography or forgetful in
your history, is In the upper right
hand corner of West Virginia, hard
by the Maryland line.
Doubtless. the first mention Of the
locality as health resort is IN
George Washington's Surveyors
Notes in 174S. The young man who
was destined to shine In the history
as the Father Of his Country was
then only sixteen years Of age and
had just been appointed surveyor to
Lord Fairfax. He wrote In his
diary. "Camped near the famous
warm springs"
In 1875 an act was passed, setting
forth the "rown Of Bath" and this
Is still the official name. although 1t
Is no longer in the county of Berke.
Hey or in the state Of Virginia. In
1777. a sale Of lots was held and the
Hist of purchasers was practically a
roster OF r. F.V.'s. Berkeley be-
came not only health resort, but a
retreat for the fashionable.
In the National Museum there is
d bathing suit with a tag saying It
was worn by Martha Washington on
her wedding trip to- Berkeley. WASH
lington Irving came here to visit and
to write. and the aristocracy Of the
time adopted 1t as a meeting place
and pleasure ground.
And then came the great decline.
The best that Berkeley can offer the
visitor nowadays is memories. The
Office stationery Of the Hotel Wash
lihgton bears a sad photo of the Inn
mortal George printed In faded blue.
George would be bluer than this pic.
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THE GOLD SUPPLY.

Z The gold supply of the world is a
matter OF vital importance because
upon the abundance or scarcity Of this
metal depend to some extent the prices
of all the other commodities 1t Is
we'll known that some economists be-
lieve the present world-wide high cost
of living is due. in the last analysis,
almost entirely to over-production OF
gold.
A steady and uniform supply OF gold
Is OF the utmost Importance. and yet
the production OF this metal has al
ways been more irregular than that Of
most OF the industrial metals. When
ever new gold field Is discovered,
there is at first an, era Of over-produc-
ton, while the easily accessible sur
face deposits are being worked. Then
comes short reaction followed by a
gain In production as slower and more
expensive underground mining gains
headway. Unless new gold fields are
discovered before the deeper veins are
exhausted, there will be a shortage.
The last two decades have seen a
number Of great gold fields opened
up, and the annual production OF gold
has steadily increased, until II has
outstriped the worlds industrial
growth. The result has been the
cheapening of gold and the relative
increase in the price Of all other com
modities.
! The European war has an interest
ing relation to the gold question: for
the immense issues OF Dat or paper
money by the belligerent nations will
probably at some time require an In
creased metallic coinage. This In
creased demand for gold for coinage
purposes would naturally tend to re-
duce tho prices of all other commo.
dities. q
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All Know Il Now.

Everybody Knows 1t Now would
pc good title for q popular song to
pc dedicated to the Wilson administra-
ton. The great American public, that
ts, the great, mass OF the people sep
arated from the difiidence caused BY
amuence or from the partisanship ne
sulting from the receipt OF special
political favors, Is fully crgnizant OF
the miserable fiasco that has been
enacted at Washington. The New York
Sun has been using its ears lately
and II correctly records what the
American people are saying In Its
following editorial article:
Whoever keeps his cars wide omen
at this time finds one almost unani-
nous opinion rushing into them from
many mouths.
In the subway and on the elevated,
IN the street cars and on the ferry
boats. In the smoking rooms Of Eu-
ropean and Caribbean steamers, in
the smoking compartments and smok-
ing cars OF trains East, Middle West
and Far West, among knots OF com.
mercial travellers in hotels, In Clubs
and In barber shops, wherever men
talk, this opinion Is uttered frankly
and too often with a profane empha-
Sis; forms Of 1t are about like this: !
You will never live long enough to
see the Democratic party in power
again"
Just wait until 1915.
Wilson Is on the down grade.n
MIR. Wilson may mean well, but he
doesn't know anything about busi-
ness"
no more professors in mine"
"The only chance OF the country is
to put the Republicans back again..
Oh, OF course those fellows in
Washington know more about my
business than do"
They made fine old tariff, / don't
think"
n can't stand for that Mexican BUSH
ness, either"
SAY, amt Bryan wonder?s
Had to put the navy on the blink,
too"
'rMcadoodledandy is a great hoy. for
sure. I've got a little red headed
Office boy that I'm training for secre-
tary of the. treasury"
pinhead
This is bonehead administration. .
fathead
Coarse and common words of vul-
gar people base enough to prefer q liv-
ing to all the graces OF rhetoric and
even to that service to mankind for
which the United States exists at
present.
These regrettable expressions. a few
of many OF the same import with
which the air. is now vibrating. are
set down without malice and without
extenuation.
One more, as frequent, perhaps, as
any Of its comrades Of plebian criti-
cism, is this: "And never voted Al
Republican ticket in my life"
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g. johnson. ss acres, near Went
Milford.
Raymond, Maxwell to John Wilcox
ct al, trustees Of Sycamore Method
list Episcopa1 church, 1 lot. Sycamore
creek.
Charles F. Lucas to Harold A.
Harbert, IS acres. Jones run.
James A. johnson. to Myrtle Ruth
Grey, 1 lot, West END Land COM
pany's second addition. &
!. o. 7. Tidler. trustee for 1cie
Hill, to Rhuma g. Mitchell. part lot.
Monticello addition.
West End Land Company to Pearl
"a. Queen. 1 lot. West End Land Com
+pany's second addition.
II. Arthur Hines to James r.
Wamsley. 1 lot. Fair Grounds addi-
ton. y.
Colonial Building and Realty Com
pany to orie' Myers. I lot, Colonial
Heights.
Addison L. darlington to o. j.
Davis, 1 lot. West End Land Com
|pany's second addition.
Charles T. Stealey ito II. r. Hess,
] lot. Stealey Heights.
j. R. Knapp to o. B. Teter. IDIOT,
Hepzibah.
G. E. Nicholson to Jefferson Robin
son, 1 lot, McKinney's run.
Ella Carroll to Katherine q. Nc
laughlin, lot. Salem.
Bridgeport Bank to Late Lodge
No. 63, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, | lot, Bridgeport.
A. D. Barnes to Daisy M. Hartley.
21.14 acres. shinn's run. y
q. Clark Ice to Rosa NJ. Bilottl. 1
lot, Elk Grove addition. a, 3 si
Charles g. Coffman, commissioner
for Thomas u. Nutter and p. b. Nc
Donald, to J. r. Wilkinson, / lot.
Broad Oaks. m.
Myrtle r. Grey to Anna Richard
son, lot. Lawmanss division.
West End Land company's second
addition.
Paul s. Hornor to Letitia @. Hor-
nor. | lot, Point Comfort.
w. II. Mcwhorter to ]. w. Drop
|pleman, lot. McWhorter.
John A., Fleming to A. M. Book.
"A lot. Shfnnston. \. Il
benjamin F. Anderson to Laura
Skinner, 1855 acres. Clay. district.
L. M. Harter to Town Of Lumber
port, strip Of land, Lurnberport.
]. j. Hildreth to, Lorettie v. Long,
&c acres, Jones run.
4. e. Stout to Belle Stout. half In
terest In 1 lot. Willis; addition. to
Bridgeport.
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a5p end to Mexican cCnditions f,at'
have become an intolerable world
nuisance. and the United states Is the
policeman on whose beat the evil CON
dittons exist. We are watchfuliy
waiting while the house Of our
neighbora civilization Is being utterly
destroyed. Is II q neighborly thing
to dot 1
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COMING EVENTS
IN CIARKsBURG
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Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
February Ii, u and IS Messenger
Boy No. a." presented by the Palace
Players, Pa1acc theater.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
February ii, 10 and l3.tarhe Black
Statue" presented by the Crawford
and Humphreys hiusicai Comedy Com
pany, afternoons and evenings, Odeon
theater.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
February 10, is and 17.--u Upstate
Folks, + presented by Palace Players,
Palace theater.
( Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday,
February Is, is and 17.-Doherty's
Quaker Girls Musical Comedy Com
pany. afternoon and evenings, 0deon
theater.
club dance, evening, Masonic temple.
Monday, February 22-Lyman H.
Howe's moving pictures, evening,
Robinson Grand theater.
Thursday, February 25.-"Hen-
pecked Henry" evening, Robinson
Grand theater.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
February 10, 10 and 20-''Put Me on
at Buffalo," presented by the Palace
Players, Palace theater. Y,
Friday, February 26"The Girl
and the Tramp" evening, Robinson
Grand theater. ),
Thursday, March 4..-"Robin Hood !"
presented by the DeKoyen Opera
Company, evening, Robinson Grand
theater. Z.
Saturday, March when Dreams
Come True" evening, Robinson Grand
theater.
Thursday, March 1s.-"The Yellow
Ticket" evening, Robinson Grand
theater.
Friday and Saturday. March 10 and
20.-"The Round Up, " Friday evening
and Saturday afternoon and evening
Robinson Grand theater.
/ Friday. March 26-Recital by
Evan Williams, tenor. auspices Mar
cato Club. evening, Robinson Grand,
theater.
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"Deserving Democrats ,

The postoffice department branch
OF the Wilson administration paid 8
beautiful tribute to the civil service
principle, when, on Monday, five hun.
ldred West Virginia Democrats were
ushered into postmasterships f6rmer.
~ held by Republicans. It is un.
iderstood that every one Of these an.
pointees was subject to the mos,
rigid tests, and that in their advance.
ment TO the government pay roll only
their superior merits were consider
ed. This change Of faces at postofice
windows is characteristic OF the
Bryanic theory of the civil service
which is to reward as many desery.
ling Democrats as possible. n
And in making these blades Of
grass grow. two dozen or more in
every county in the state, Senator
Chiffon has added to his reputation
az q scientific political gardener
Huntington Herald -Dispatch.
Psychological Prosperity.
Possibly prosperity is as Woody
Wilson says, Psychological" but the
TACT Is still. that a hungry man who
10 out OF work. and there are hun
dreds Of thousands of them, with a
starving family to support. that man
doesn't want beautifully worded
essay on mental states;" he wants
work, food and clothes.
We know of carpenter and ma
chinist, who for dozen years past
was employed by the Otter Greek
Lumber Company, at Hambleton.
For the first time in his life he can
not find Job. although he has
hunted far and wide. There are null
titudes Of honest, hard working men,
in similar circumstance today. The
] Democratic party must be accounted
responsible 70 rail- this widespread
suffering, destitution and calamity
now prevailing over our fair land.
K The world stands appalled, at the
fate OF stricken Belgium; IL views
with sorrow the plight of thousands
of italian sufferers from earthquake.
But Democratic trade belongs in the
same category with pestilence. war,
Gods and calamities.
It paralyzes business. It makes
tramps out of honest men. It re-
duces respectability to beggary. Will
the honest voter forget? Hardly.
Two years ago the Republicans tried
to elect two presidents at once, and
by dividing let Wilson slip in by q
minority vote. We shall not make
the mistake again. Advo-
cate,
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In Wro,nli. Place.

a Clarksburg morning paper an
nounces that fifty-two nuts. p mean
Ing insane persons, were transferred
from the Weston to the Spencer hos
pital. Which only goes to show that
the editor Of that paper is out Of
MS place in not being among them.
Shinnston News.
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Suits.

What is more pleasing than fall
ing river7 We could no do without
the dear old Ohio, but there are
times when Il gets too demonstrative.
u has suited Us in the last few DAYS
by largely returning towards Cairo
Parkersburg State Journal.