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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-16
New Idea in Eyeglasses.

In an effort to devise a means OF
mounting eyeglasses so as to avoid
the skin irritation sometimes caused
by the bows resting around the ears
and the bridge pinching the nose, a
Nebraska inventor has patented an
odd plan for suspending the lenses
before the eyes. While the arrange
ment cannot be called an attractive
one as far as Appearances are con
cerned, it may benefit certain persons
who are compelled TO wear glasses
constantly and find the ordinary
mOuntings Objectionable. Large lenses.
each having straight edge on the
inside so as to fit close to the nose.
and secured at the top to an adjust.
able yoke. The terminals of this are
fixed in a headgear, or cap. I'm this
manner the weight of the glasses is
supported above tn nose. the lenses
merely hanging in front of the eyes.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-16
Delegates Are Named.

Governor Hatfield announced the ap.
pointment of West Virginia delegates
to the twelfth annual convention OF
the National Rivers and Harbors Con.
gress. to be held at Washington De.
cember 8, 9 and 10. They are the fol.
lowing:
c. c. Bowyer, e. A. Burnside, w. d.
Curry, Point Pleasant; ]. NJ Hensley,
Hartford; ]. w. Bunting, Sistersville;
Cecil Highland, M. II. Willis, w. j.
Postlethwait, New Martinsville; F.. r.
Hickman, Middlebourne; Roy B. Nay
lor, Harry w. Mcclure, Ambrose S.
List, Charles A. Bowers, s. S. Bloch,
S. c. Laughlin, George w Lutz. Geo.
J. Mathison, Seaton Alexander. ]. B.
Somerville, Wheeling; Benjamin S.
Pope, G. d. Dotson, A f. Kenney,
Frank Good, w. A. Hersh, Parkers-
burg; c. p. Craig, st. Marys; ]. w.
Ensign, G. w. Phillis, James II Mar
cum, Dan A. Mossman, ID. r. Gwynn,
Huntington; G. p. Hoard, Ceredo: K.
T. Wetzel. S. ]. Newell, Ravenswood !:
j. ID. Burley, Carl Hunter, J NJ. Dal-
zell, Moundsville.
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Unreasonable AssertiXe.

/ am willing to consult with the
President on preparedness. but l will
not go to the White House to be in
formed of the program which L am
expected to support. / have my
own ideas on this subject, and l do
not propose to take orders from the
president.-Hon. James r. Mann.
No one expects Mr.. Mann to take
orders from any president, Democrat
or Republican. But why so sensitive
about going to the White House to
consult with Mr.. Wilson concerning
army and navy matters? Mr.. Mann
will be leader of the minority In the
house, and in soliciting his advice in
an emergency caused by the great war
the president would recognize Mr..
Mann's party standing. There seems
to be no reason why that gentleman
should fly off the handle"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-16
people Are With Wilson.

President Wilson has apparently al
ready taken cognizance of the fact
0st sight of temporarily in the multi
tude of epoch-making events recently
claiming attention-that above and be-
yond all other considerations in a pres
idential campaign looms the question
of national prosperity. and he is
turning his thought to the planks of
the Baltimore convention which de-
fined the economic doctrines to which
he gave his adherence when he &C.
cepted nomination to the presidency
in 1872
The Republicans are wakeful, active
and determined They are from all
appearances going to enter upon one
OF the greatest struggles of their po-
litical history, and with extraordinary
vigor and hope. But they will be OPP
posing a man who has been accepted
by millions of the people as a national
leader of wisdom, courage and true
worth, whose ability to keep honor
able peace has been tested amid world
wide war.
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NEED FOR CAUTION
Secretary RedfieId's Warning Is
Well Timed.
Country's Present Enormous Trade
Balance Must Not Be Allowed to
Turn the Heads Of Ameri-
can Business Men.

Secretary of Commerce Redfield
uttered a timely warning in his New
York speech when he said, referring
to the $500, 900. 900 trade balance in
our favor: There is danger that the
sudden turning of the scales in our
direction and the apparent access of
wealth and profit arising from it may
turn the heads of some Of US. The
day is certain to come when by the
normal economic processes the losses
of this great war shall be distributed,
and in one or another way we shall
have to bear a part of them" A stu
pendous amount of the worlds wealth
has been destroyed in the war as COM
pletely as though by great contla-
grafton. Eventually the people of this
country will have to bear their share
Of the burden of repairing the dam
age and replacing what has been de-
stroyed. A huge trade balance now
is no excuse for recklessness and ex-
travagance; the wiser course would
be to prepare to meet the lean times
that are surely coming.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-16
COUNTY and CITY
HEALTH OFFICERS
STATE OFFICERS AND PHYSl-
CLANS ATTEND MEETING OF
w. VA. HEALTH COUNCIL.
LAW HAS BEEN AMENDED
Time Has Gone When Any One Per-
son Can Safely Deal With the
Whole Realm of Hygiene.

Especial Charleston Correspondence
Charleston, w. Va-About two hun
dred county and municipal health Of
ficers and physicians of the state at
tended the state school of instruction
at Elkins, in accordance with the new
ly amended health code. Among the
speakers were DR.. S. L. Jepson, state
health commissioner, and Mayo Toll
man, sanitary engineer, both of Char
lesion. In his address Mr.. Tolman, the
states first sanitary engineer, gave
special attention to defining the spe-
cial work to which he is giving his at
tention.
Mr.. Tolman pointed out that the
sphere of hygiene may be divided, as
it often is, into two great hemispheres
public hygiene and personal hygiene
or it may be cut into one portion
dealing chiefly with the human mech
anism and its operation personal
hygiene), and another dealing chiefly
with the environment of that mech
anism (sanitation).
The time has gone by when any
one person can safely undertake to
deal with the whole realm of hygiene.
The Psychologist and the physician
must, in the future, leave to the ar
chitect and the sanitary engineer such
subjects as housing, heating, and ven
tilation, water supply and sewerage,
precisely as the sanitary engineer has
never presumed to deal with foods and
feeding. vaccines and anti-toxines, ex-
ercise, sleep and rest.
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LenAe Tariff Law Alon.

II the exigencies of national finance
require a large addition to the govern.
ment's revenue, this will have to be
found by courageously facing the sit.
uation. ahd adopting measures that
are both adequate to the need and
free from the objection that they re-
open the tariff question in such a way
as to be seriously disturbing from the
business and the political standpoint
alike. The business interests of the
country are not in favor Of Iegisla-
ton that will in any way affect the
present tariff law.
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times, unfortunately. costs are swol-
len by reason of dishonesty and waste.
Now and then, however, there are sur
prises in the other direction
There is now circulating an inter-
esting account of the surprisingly low
cost of constructing a stretch of high
way in Missouri. 1t seems the state
highway commissioner reported to the
effect that the best-graded earth road in
Missouri was a piece of considerable
length in the Wellington and Napoleon
district. Whereupon the president of
the National Old Trails Road associa-
ton at once wrote to Wellington to
ascertain the cost of this road He
was told that the total expenditure
on it was six dollars a mile. Thinking
this mistake he wrote again, only to
learn that the figure named was cor
rect. The district, it appears, owns
modern road machinery and pays fair
but moderate wages to an engineman
and two grademen. The per diem ex-
penses run to an even twelve dollars.
Two miles are graded daily. Roads
elsewhere in Missouri that are no bet
ter for practical purposes cost six
thousand dollars mile.
The surprising revelation thus set
forth would seem to impose upon Off
Gals entrusted with responsibility on
behalf Of the people when good roads
are to be built the duty of making
careful surveys and estimates before
letting the contracts.
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Many Special Celebrations.

Thirty important dates on the
calendar OF educational events in
West Virginia for the year 1916. in
Guiding five legal holidays. uniform
and eighth grade examination dates
and commencement dates. have been
announced by the state department
of schools.
The first test for elementary diplo-
mas will be held February and 4;
the second March 16 and II; the
third May IS and 10. The first uni
form examination for teachers will be
held April 6 and Z; the second June 1
and 2; the third July 20 and 81.
Among the special celebrations to
be observed in the schools in the
year are:
Lincoln's birthday, Feb. IL; Long
fellows birthday, Feb. 81: Spring ar
Dor and bird day, March "a; Peace
day, May Is; the anniversary of the
admission of West Virginia as a
state, June 20; cleanup and beautify
day, Oct. s.; Columbus day, Oct. IL;
rural school day, Oct. 20; Library
day, Dec. 1; West Virginia day, Dec.
10; and Whittier's birthday, Dec. IT.
The legal holidays are New Years
day. Independence day, July A; La
Dor day, Sept. 4; Thanksgiving, Nov.
%; and Christmas, Dec. rs.
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Case Postponed.

Through agreement of counsel, the
case in federal court of William l..
Abbitt, Jr., against Henry d. Hatfield,
governor of West Virginia, has been
continued until the next term, Abbitt,
a travelling salesman, headquarters in
Philadelphia, sued the governor for
$4,000 damages for an alleged as
sault made on him by the executive
on a Kanawha and Michigan passenger
train at PIT. Pleasant after the gov
ernor had accused Abbitt and. another
salesman with having stolen a Bible
from him.
An injunction granted in this court
by Judge B. F. Keller, some time ago
on petition of the Coca Cola company
of Atlanta, Ga, against the Opera
Pharmacy company here prohibiting
the latter from manufacturing a GER
tain soft drink, has been perpetuated
by Judge John c. Rose.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-16
World Finanoa.

Americas preponderance in world
finance is given striking demonstra-
ton in the fact that France sent two
OF her leading bankers to New York
to confer with Wall street on meas
ures to protect the credit Of Great
Britain. France, Russia and Italy for
the period Of the war. and especially
to restore the value of pounds sterling
and francs to the normal. This de.
velopment is one OF the most natural
as a result Of the changes I'm trade
conditions caused by the European
conflict, yet it has come as a surprise
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-16
Delegates Are Named.

Governor Hatfield announced the ap-
pointment of West Virginia delegates
to the twelfth annual convention Of
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress at Washington. They are the
following: c.. G. Bowyer, E. A. Burn
side, w. D. Curry, Point Pleasant; j.
NJ. Hensley, Hartford; J. W. Bunting,
Sistersville; Cecil Highland, M. H.
Willis, w. j. Postlewait, New Martins.
Vile; F. r. Hickman, Middlebourne;
Roy B. Naylor, Harry w. Mcclure,
Ambrose S. List, Charles A Bowers,
S. S. Bloch, S. c. Laughlin, George W.
Lutz, George j. Mathison, Seaton
Alexander, ]. B. Somerville, Wheeling;
Benjamin S. Pope, c. d. Dotson, A E.
Kenney, Frank Good, w. A. Hersch,
Parkersburg; c. P. Craig, st. Marys;
]. w. Ensign, c. w. Phillis, James H.
Marcum, Dan A. Mossman, d. R.
Gwynn, Huntington; c. P. Hoard,
Ceredo; r. T. Wetzel, s. ]. Newell,
Ravenswood; ]. D. Burley, Carl Hun
ter, ]. M. Dalzell, Moundsville.
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Will Return To Prison.

Ernest Jackson, convicted OF arson
and sentenced to life Imprisonment in
the penitentiary, and who was paroled
last March by Governor II. d Hatfield,
will voluntarily return to that institu-
ton. Jackson recently wrote to War
den NJ. u. White of the penitentiary.
saying that his prediction of crime
especially arson, had made him fear
himself and he decided it is better for
him and the public to go back to
prison. No similar incident is record
ed in the state
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United States in command.

With a shrinkage in their exports,
the nations at war must either send
gold or borrow in the United States.
That is the problem which the repre-
sentatives of the Bank of France
sought to solve in New York. Great
Britain also sent bankers to the con-
ference.
American exports for the year ended
June 80 last reached the enormous to-
tai of $2.7SS. 100000. Great Britain.
the next highest. sold abroad $2,17O,-
100000 in the same period.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-12-16
Charters Granted.

The Monfort Oil and Gas company
OF Pennsboro, Richie county, to have
chief works in Tyler county was in
corporated here with an authorized
capital of $4,000. The House Fur
nishers' company of Welch, Mcdowell
county, was chartered with an author
lied capital of $4,000. The Perfection
Tire Sales company of West Virginia.
of Davis. Tucker county. to deal in
automobiles and accessories, was in
corporated with an authorized capital
of sos, 600.
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this recital. 81 will be more charitable
In my judgments after this
The Pelhams had not dealt with Ma
son personally in renting the old home
of Mrs. Mason's family. but through
an agent. After the death of the par
ents of his wife, Mr.. Mason had moved
into the old home. Now he was rent
ing 1t furnished and had taken up
more limited quarters in the adjoining
cottage, which he owned.
The Pelhams had just moved in.
Mrs. Pelham was busy all day long get
ting the interior in order Her hus-
band attended to outside matters. He
removed the screens, tidied up the gar
den and both retired that night pretty
well wearied with their unusual labor
THE house is too large for US,
Earle" Mrs. Pelham remarked II
wish we had taken the one Mr.. Mason
occupies"
Il don't know that we could get it,
observed her husband. 81 heard he
was going to sell both places IL he
could and leave the town. The associ-
atoms OF this old house, where his un-
fortunate wife was born, must be very
painful to him."
Robert Mason had given up his wife
as dead. In trying to locate her after
her escape from the sanitarium the
searchers had discovered several
clues that led them to believe that the
fugitive had wandered into the swamp
district. This was a dangerous and
interminable swamp spot. and three
days after the disappearance OF Mrs.
Mason fire had swept the greater
portion of it. There was every reason
to believe that Mrs. Mason had per-
ished
a distressing feature Of her fate was
the fact that the physician in charge of
the sanitarium had entertained great
hopes of her eventual recovery. She
had been improving for some weeks
prior to her escape.
II was about midnight when Mr.. Pei.
ham, soundly asleep, was aroused
from his slumbers by a quick nudge
from his wife. Her voice was tremu.
lous and agitated as she whispered
breathlessly:
Get up at once. Earle!"
Why, what is the matter?" In.
CURED her better half drowsily.
'Burglars!" shuddered Mrs Pelham.
"Oh. do be careful! I've been over
half an hour lying awake and listening
to suspicious sounds.
The wind, / suppose"
NO. J thought so at first. but found
] was mistaken" continued Mrs Pei
ham in a timorous voice. First
heard the front door rattle. Then
someone tried the side windows. Then
there was a window lifted in the gar.
rot. rh. I am sure someone is up
there! Now, Earle--do you not hear p
You're tight, Rachel" assented Mr..
Pelham, alter moment of iRtense
listening.
There was no doubling the fact that
the floor overhead creaked as hurried
footsteps crossed Il. Then there was
gcraping sound. as of someone pull.
ing a trunk OF box over the boards
Then breaking sound.
Mr., Pelham got out Of bed, dressed
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Good
NeighborS
Bp
VICTOR REDCLIFFE

(Copyright 1915. by w. G. Chapman)
Could you lend me your steplad-
der7 l want to take out some of the
window screens
The man addressed, next-door neigh
Dor, Robert Mason. nodded simply. He
was the owner of the house into which
Earle Pelham and his wife had just
moved. Pelham had paid liberal rent
Tor the place. The unsocial manner of
his landlord displeased him. The lat
ter simply liftedsthe article asked for
over the low dividing fence, bowed and
turned away
"Humph!" commented Pelham, al
most irritably, as he entered the
house.
What is the matter, dear?" inquired
MIS-. Pelham, tracing displeasure in
his manner and voice.
THAT landlord of ours. Asked him
5ust now to loan me a stepladder to
get at the screens and he acted as if
he grudged even a decent word"
oh. you misjudge him, Earle, in
deed you dol" Mrs. Pelham fastened
to say Il feel SO sorry for him-all
the town does, learn. His life is a
sad, sad history. A year ago his wife,
bride of year, had fit of sickness
which led to complete nervous break
down. She got so bad they had to
send her to sanitarium. Two months
ago she escaped. They have not been
able to trace her since. 1t is feared
that she wandered out among the
swamp lands beyond the sanitarium
and persisted from hunger or was
drowned"
Poor fellow!" spoke Pelham, his
sympathetic heart deeply touched by
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Tunnel Guard Rails.

The Western Maryland Railway
company has notified the public serv-
ice commission that it has made an
official order that guard rails be in
stalled in all tunnels, not only in West
Virginia, but on all of it's lines. The
order is made on the West Virginia
division in compliance with the recent
recommendations of the commission,
and was made to extend over the en-
tire line because it was believed to
be a wise measure.
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Important Decision Given.


Liquor dealers in other states can
not use the United States mails to adj
vertise their liquors among prospec-
tive purchasers in dry West Virginia.
Such act is a violation of the Yost pro-
hibitory law, which makes it unlawful
to circulate or distribute price lists,
circulars and order blanks, advertis-
ing liquor for sale.
The West Virginia supreme court of
appeals, in an opinion handed down by
Judge Miller, sustained this provision
of the Yost law and affirmed the judg-
ment of the Harrison county criminal
court, which imposed a fine of $3.50 on
Edgar w. Davis, general manager of a
mail order house at Oakland, Md, who
had used the mails in Harrison and
other counties in the, northern section
of the state to advertise their liquors
and wines.
In the opinion the West Virginia
tribunal sustains the Wilson act and
the WebbKenyon act, holding that the
Yost law, by reason of these acts of
Congress, does not infringe the COM
MERGE clause of the Federal Constitu-
ton, nor does the advertising provi-
SION of the prohibitory law, so con-
strued and applied. violate the privi-
leges and immunities clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal
Constitution.
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Il stand on my record" said the can.
didate, pOmpously.
"Whoopee!" shouted member OF
the opposition.
How now. my brother?"
IF you can do that you are as sure
footed as a mountain goat and as light
as thistledown."
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and lighting lamp got revolver
from bureau drawer. His wife fol
lowed his example by throwing on a
dress. She was close behind him as
they crept up the attic stairs.
oh. do be CAREFUL" she implored
whisperingly. IS they reached the top
OF the stairs, and low, vague Groom
ing sound reached their hearing from
beyond the threshold of the attic
door.
Hold the lamp" directed her hus
band. when I pull the door open
suddenly lift 1t so ! can see where to
fire."
Mr.. Pelham gave the door a quick
pull. With trembling hand his wife
lifted and extended the lamp.
Don't - don't shoot" almost
screamed Mrs. Pelham. Its a girl
a woman!"
The Pickering lamp fell across q
woman. singing softly to herself and
taking dress after dress from a trunk
she had opened. She turned toward
the intruders in a surprised way.
Visitors" she observed in a soft.
plaintive tone. You will have to. ex-
cuse me till l get ready to go down
and meet my guests. 1 have just ar
rived home. Some wicked people
stole me from my husband and l
escaped"
"Oh. Earle!" gasped Mrs. Pelham,
tugging at her husbands sleeve,
don't you understand? It's that poor
lady next door they mourn as dead.
Oh, quick! quick! run for her hus-
band. She has found home at last
and see. that open window. She must
have reached it with the stepladder."
Mr.. Pelham, terribly excited, hurried
away. Mrs. Pelham advanced to the
side of the woman, whose garments
were nearly in rags.
Pick out your dress, dear" she
said soothingly. Your husband will
be here soon"
'But-strangers in the housed" be-
gan the other suspiciously.
oh. we are just guests" assured
Mrs. Pelham. You will find every
thing in order below"
1t was a great shock for Robert Ma
son when his neighbor advised him OF
the strange arrival of the night. He
Gained himself as he realized the stu
alton. AS he entered the attic, with a
wild cry Of delight his wife ran into
his arms.
oh, Robert! those wicked men who
stole me away from you"
Gone entirely out of our life, my
darling" assured Mason. Come to
your own rooms and get ready to join
our kind neighbors at a little lunch"
he proceeded, and made a sign TO the
Pelhams, who retired.
Half an hour later Mr.. Mason led his
wife. neatly dressed and looking calm
and happy. into the rooms below. The
quick-witted Mrs. Pelham had spread
out small rejection To the letter
the program of visitors" was carried
out, and in the eyes of the poor wan.
derer all could trace slow but sure
returning of reason.
You will have to keep up the pre-
tense of going over to the next house
till l can arrange otherwise" whis-
pered Mr.. Mason to Mr. Pelham.
"Oh, you mustn't disturb your wife
with anything" answered Mrs. Pei
ham. And besides-we like the little
home besti"
Famously good people. the Pelhams
shared the glad. grateful Joy of their
landlord, as the days went on and Mrs,
Mason came back into the full sun
shine of reason and health.
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Erskine Is Inspector.

Robert Erskine, of Cinderella, Min
go county, has been appointed deputy
mine inspector, with headquarters at
Bramwell, succeeding Isaac Murray,
resigned. The new inspector has ia
ken up his work, his predecessor &C
cepting a position with big coal con-
Germ in the New River district.
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7. 2. Has His Own Idea

Senator Weeks is sure the colonel
will support good" Republican next
year, but a great deal may depend on
how good a Republican candidate the
colonel would make.
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County Agents Meet.

c. II. Hartley, assistant director Of
the agricultural extension department
of the West Virginia University, was
in the city from Morgantown attend
ing to business matters in connection
with the school. He spent few hours
at the rooms of the chamber of COM
merce and conferred with T. Y. Nc.
Govran, field agent of the Kanawha
County Farm Bureau. The develop
ment of agriculture in this county was
the subject of their conference.
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More than s2OOOOO.OCO has been
spent by the various states on $1,000
miles of state highways. About H.
600 miles have been built within the
last two years. Only seven states
have no form of state highway de-
partment