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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11
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whose families have had to suffer
through the collapse OF the Democrat.
ic promise OF more labor, higher wa.
ges and reduced cost OF living
are the majority Of voters in the coun.
try. They are intelligent and will not
be fooled by the situation that has
arisen out Of the European war. No
effort Is being made to minimize the
efforts OF the President to steer an
honorable course for the nation in
dealing with the European situation,
but the President Is simply carrying
out the almost unanimous demand OF
the American people that we keep out
and hands of. dare say there is
only small part OF per cent OF the
population that has the slightest de.
the President to do what the Ameri.
can people want.
Certainly It Is an easy matter for
sire that We enter the conflict.
But in measuring up the achieve.
ments OF the administration in its dip.
lomatic handling OF the European sit.
uation We must parallel 1t with the
Mexican situation. In dealing with
Mexico the policies OF the admins.
tration are universally condemned in
the middle west. 1t is to be hopeo
that the latest policy-for the admin.
istration has been most acrobatic in
changing its attitude-will bring
peace to our sister Of the south.
at seems to me that the diplomacy
that has been followed in dealing with
Mexico the last three years has been
patterned after the antics OF the Mex
lean tumbling bean.
1.-THE American people have discov.
cred one thing that is patent to all
thinking people-that Is that the
Democratic party has not the capacity
for constructive legislation. The ses-
sion of congress that is about to con.
vene will have to do lots OF tinker
ing to correct the evils Of legislation
Of the past two years. For instance,
the Democrats will have to about face
and take sugar OFF the free list. They
need the revenue. Since sugar, at the
request OF the refiners, was reduced
in duty and scheduled to 60 on the
free list early next year the price to
the consumer has gone up. Now the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11
U. S. NEEDS MORE
MEN TO MAN NAVY
This is The Statement of
Naval Expert on the
Situation.
eY FRANKLIN o. ROOSEVELT.


Any navy, like any army, requires
just about as much effort expended
on food aud supplies and repairs as
it does on the actual work of sighting.
Therefore, whether we consider of
fensive war or defensive war, the In
dividual ship or the fleet, the opera
tions near home or far away, we have
TO provide in some way for keeping
the fighting ships going so that they
can operate with maximum efficiency
at all time.
A feet requires for obvious reasons
Golfers, oil ships. repair ships, and
supply ships. Whatever means OF
propulsion may be used in the future,
we need today both coal and oil TO
accompany the fleet in sufficient
quantities to make 1t unnecessary for
the fighting ships to return to port
when military considerations demand
their presence at the front.
We have today Is fuel ships built OF
building, and of these 10 are thor
oughly servS>ssble modern vessels:
we have two repair ships and five
supply ships, and in addition we have
one hospital ship and one ammunition
ship. 1t Is believed that in time OF
war the navy would need not less
than 100 ships Of these types.
l do not take up the subject OF the
secondary ships which are absolutely
essential to an effective naval service.
Many types are necessary. We have
been forced in the past by necessity
to use for the work OF these types
many Anticipated and unsuitable YES.
sells.
One word in regard to officers and
men: IF. for instance, battleship
Is laid up Sin reserve" at navy yard
in perfect material condition. but with
only a half crew, 1t would take at
least six months to make her eff.
Client for battle, even IL the other half
OF the crew were fielled up by ex-
perienced men from naval reserve.
It is Of the utmost importance to
keep our fighting ships fully manned
at all times. We need today $4,000
more men to accomplish this. We
have not the slightest trouble In get
ting the enlistment, but the legal
limit OF $1,000 men is so small that
we are obliged to keep many vessels
tied up with partial compliments.
In these articles on our naval ships
I have reviewed only facts-what we
have. what purpose is served, what
are the good points, what are the de.
fects.
The navy, is as far as it goes very,
good, but the same thing might be.
said with truth Of small nation pos
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. IL
Representative w. A. Rodenberg, OF
Illinois, has arrived in Washington to
get ready for the coming session OF
congress. Mr.. Rodenberg is close
personal friend Of Hon. Harry c.
woodward and stumped the Wood.
yard district more than once for his
friend He has also delivered cam
paign speeches in other West Virginia
districts, and is known to thousands
OF the voters OF the state who remem'
Der as an orator Of superior talent.
Mr.. Rodenberg was power In the
five congresses he served as mem
Der of5prior to his defeat in 1912 due
tc the bull moose split, and he will
be Just as prominent in Republican
party leadership In the next congress,
10 which he was elected last year by
q srnashinglys large plurality. He
thinks the Republicans are in for a
big victory in 1916.
at Is not secret that the domestic
policies Of the administration have
been q total failure, and 1t Is very ap.
parent that the Democratic party
Leadership are striving to divert the
public mind from the real issues that
will confront them In tho next cam.
paisn,s said Mr.. Rodenberg today.
.sAnS attempt Is being made to place
q halo OF glory around the brow OF
the President for keeping US out Of
the European conflict. This will fail.
While we are willing to give proper
credit TO the President for his efforts
TO preserve neutrality, he deserves no
such reward as a reelection, when he
and his party are responsible for hard
times for the working man, the mer'
chant and the manufacturer.
internal conditions in the middle
west are far from satisfactory, with
the single exception Of the industries
that are directly concerned in the
manufacture of munitions Of war.
Business In demoralized and feeling
81 uncertainty and insecurity prevails
among the manufacturers. There is
less employment for the laboring man,
and the poorer the people the harder
the road they have had to travel .un.
der the present administration.
These men who have been hurt
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government Of rkutsk. Siberia writes that experiments
IN crossing the yak with common cattle in Mongolia
have been very successful and that both the yak and
his hybrid offspring are exceedingly hardy; that they
that they much used for beef for milk as Well
as work animals Mongolia is high and mountainous.
with severe climate.
The yak isa very large animal with broad fat fore
head and with long face. the horns are thin and CYL
ndrical and the body is wide and massive He has
short legs and long TAIL covered with thick hair up
to the root like tail Of horse; the body is covered
with thick hair which is especially long on the lower
part Of the neck and on the sides Of the belly.
c.. Georgeson, special agent of the agricultural de-
partmen in charge OF the Alaska experiment work. has
asked the department to undertake this experiment Of
breeding new strain Of yak-catte for Alaska
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Democrats will do away with the free
sugar law because the government
needs the fifty millions revenue tina,
the duty provides.
When they make this patch TO the
hull Of the ship Of state they will
have to turn their attention to other
matters. They most assurcdly will
soak the people with continuation
OF tho war tax or else so in for a
bond issue.
"a bond issue Is sure sign OF the
decay Of an administration when that
bond issue is necessary to run the
current expenses OF the government.
Another patch that will have to be
made to the ship has to do with the
recent laws regulating our merchant
marine. These laws regulate so well
that they have or will practically reg.
ulate our little chant marine out OF
existence.
THE Underwood tariff act provid.
ed a per cent rebate on all dutiable
goods that came into this country In
American.owned ships. This law is a
dead letter. 1t has developed that we
have treaties Of commerce with prac.
tically all Of the big nations of the
world that provide that their ships
entering American ports shall receive
the same treatment as ships of Amer
lean registry. The foreign ships have
made claim for the same rebate. The
amount involved is something like
S15,00o,000. The Court of Customs
Appeals has held that the rebates go
to the foreign as well as the Ameri-
can.owned ships. The government,
which has refused to pay the per
cent to even American ship owners,
has appealed the case aud 1t Is now
awaiting final decision in the Supreme
Court. This law proved ineffective
and 1t will have to be wiped out in
order to save many millions more
than s15,000,o0o now in controversy.
There has been complete col
lapse Of the domestic policies Of the
Democratic administration. Not a
single promise has been redeemed.
First, the cost OF living has been
increased instead OF decreased.
Second, there is less employment
for labor than at any time in our
history.
"Third, business generally has been
worse than at any time since we last
had Democratic President.
"The coming election for President
will be fought out on these domestic
lines. The result is apparent to any.
one who will consider carefully the
situation.
"The verdict viii be an old.time Re.
publican victory
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11
ALASKA MAY LIVE ON YAK.

ssrFRY some OF this yak steak, you'll find it nice and
3tender!" You may hear something like this If
~ you are fortunate enough to go sightseeing in
great northern territory of Alaska within the next
fewsyears.l
The department Of agriculture wants to undertake the
breeding OF new strain of cattle to be developed by
crossing the Asatic yak with domestic Galloway cattle
Common cattle can, Of course be wntered in interior
Alaska but they have to be protected by log shelters
Not so the yak
Uncle Sans experts have been in communication
with experts of the Russian government in Siberia
Victor Psare director Of the experiment station in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11
DR.. HOWARD RETURNS.

DR., Leroy D. Howard returned yes.
terday from Rochester, MIMI. where
he had spent two weeks in the Mayo
Brothers Hospital at Clinics. He also
spent few days In Chicago at the
Mercy Hospital with DR.. Murphy, and
in Cleveland with DR.. Grille.
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CARRANZA RECOGNIZED.

A TLAST the United States is 10 recognize Carranza
IN After the Pan-American conference had decided
that Carranza was the only party worthy Of
recognition and worth tying to. Secretary Lansing on
the United States government that
this country would recognize Carranza's party as the
defacto government Of Mexico This step is conceded
be the most important step that has been taken
bthis country towards settlement the vexlng Mex
lean problem since the refusal OF this country rec
ognze the Huerta reign two years ago. 1t means
that the United States will give its moral support TO
Carranza! and that embargo the shipment of
TO the other factions will be made just as soon as the
actual recognition is extended which will be within
week or two.
Itseems strange that President Wilson was unable to
getto some working basis with Mexico without this long
delay and is likely that action similar that
which Is now contemplated had been taken long ago.
all and waste of money over the Mexican prob
lem would have been done away with.
The fact that the United States already has decided
to recognize the carranza is thought likely
70 have an important moral effect in Mexico Officials
believe many elements will align themselves with
Carranza and that the latter himself will adopt liberal
attitude toward his opponents permitting of
Citation Of the various branches OF the original cons
nationalist party Of which he OF the founders
Secretary Lansing made It clear that while the United
States could not condition recognition upon the giving
Of amnesty the settlement OF other questions OF
strictly internal nature satisfactory on these
and subjects have been received from the Carranza
government.
LetSuss hope that the new plan for the beerment OF
the Mexican situation will prove be of great value
carranza organization will be able to check
blood thunder type of that has held
way the southern republic for so long.
SYs--------------- -o---
Wanted: A shepherd to watch over flock of sheep
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Champ Clark has tied up his houn dog and is out with
open support for the president In other words he has
restored the to its original place in his first name for
the substitute that W. R. Hearst once placed there.
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Nothing in The World
is Absolutely Perfec
Not even the splendid carrier
system Of the West vIrainian.

.. Il :
Every effort is made-everyt
precaution is taken that expe.
rience can suggest-to make the
West Virginian service 100 "a et.
ticient-but 1t is beyond the
range of human possibility i'd
distribute thousands OF papers a Z
day without having a single. slip.
up.
But at that the errors Of deliy.s
cry are very few and far be:
tween. = r. q 7
Subscribers of The West yir.
ginian can help make this sys. !,
TEN of delivery even more per,
feet by calling 10 the attention OF
the circulation manager. any ir.j
regularity In the delivery of the
paper-and be assured that (
prompt attention will be given
every complaint.
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scriber TO The West virginiati
call up on either phone and have
it started to you today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11
THE SCOUT OF INDUSTRY.

THE nancer is the captain OF industry. the chem
list is Its scout. And without its scout the army Of
industry would be blind.
Little do realize. until we pause and think what
we human beings owe to the unheraded, fameess
chemist.
For the various products which have made agri-
culture doubly profitable in the belt, thank the
chemist.
For the level asphalt pavemcnts which we chug.
chug or rattle or walk TO work, thank tho chemist
For the production OF cotton seed OIL which has made
each bale OF cotton worth about $40 more thank the
chemist.
For the mneral.tanned leather en- your big arm chair
thank the chemist.
For the cheaper sugar that your daily food
thank the chemist.
For the cement that builds your buildings and lines
your cellar.
grandmother used to use
For the gas mantle that gives you perfect light
For the well woven wearable cloth that covers your
body
For the fertilizer that makes your farms and gardens
richer
For the foods you cat far out of season
For the glasses your table and the panes in your
windows
For the pages and the ink and the pictures Of every
newspaper
Thank the chemist! . "
And if foreign invader should threaten these
shores for the missiles and the explosives that will de-
fend us from alien foe
THANK THE CHEMIST!
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stsslHS as us Whole navy one Very
efficient guuboat.
Power is relative, and the size of
the navy must depend on what 1t may
be called to defend the country against.
And finally we must ever remember
that VIC cannot construct a modern
fleet over night out Of canal boats and
canoes. nor can we man our ships
with unframed fishermen or farmers,
no matter how great their courage or
their desire 10 serve their country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11
The One Place to Shop
For Good Shoes at Sane Prices

This is not one of those talkative, big type Of
Shoe Store advertising big bargains at the begin
ming of the season. (No store can sacrifice alitsi
profits and ive) Instead it's one of those conser-
vative, but keenly alive establishments with tre-
mendous reserve power, which it is constantly ex-
erting in quiet but wonderfully and convincinglys
effective way Our Shoe business keeps growing
and our values and service grow better and BETTER.
It's the One Place to Shop for Good Shoes at Sane
Prices. Economy and efficiency have been linked
are reaping the benefits they produce.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11

The allies in Europe may need strengthening but
lot OF alleys Ill America are too strong now.
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Greece simply refuses to be spilled into the lap Of
any European power.
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If AL the worlds stage" what's to be done for an
audience?
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Chicago says she had to call policeman to
force her husband to take bath You can lead some
TO water, but can't make 'em battle.
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Mayor Thompson has ordered Chicago saloons closed
on Sunday. Saturday night shopping, no doubt, will
now become more popular.
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Peace at all costs isn't as bad as war that costs ALL
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We haven't heard of regular wreck for some months
now!
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Wanted A shepherd to watch over flock of sheep
until fleeing season. Apply, J. p. Morgan. wallst.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-11

The sures sign man is candidate is when he says
he isn't
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The John De plans for labor certainly do
feller. ,-.e...,
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The navy, is as far as it goes very,
good, but the same thing might be.
said with truth Of q small nation pos
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-20
A GRAVE INDICTMENT

The gathering of the veterans OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic at
Washington. where fifty years ago
they marched down Pennsylvania ave
nue. in grand review. after four years
battling TO save the nation. calls at
tention TO their neglect by the Demo
cratic party through the carelessness
and ineficiency OF the last Congress.
This indictment was brought against
the party by a veteran who speaks
advisedly. a number OF my com
rades for whom special pension bills
had been passed died in want" said
this old soldier. They did not re-
ceive their special pension because the
Democrats had made errors in the
wording of the special laws. and death
came before the errors we're correct.
ed"
Examination 81 the special pension
legislation by the Democratic party
discloses shocking inemciency
Scarcely an omnibus pension bin has
been passed since the Democrats
came into power that o. not honey.
oombed with mistakes which blocked
the payment Of pensions 20 old sol.
diers. These mistakes could have
been avoided by the exercise Of the
simplest degree Of ordinary care. IN
some instances when the bills were
drafted the name OF the soldier was
miaHpelled. or the wrong initials were
given. In others the name was cor.
rect. but on error was made in de.
fcribing tho company ia which hc
served. and In other cases name and
company were right but the regiment
Of the soldier was wrong Either or.
ror was fatal TO the payment Of The
pension Congress had awarded.
Meanwhile death was thinning tho
ranks o. the old soldiers o. rate e.
timated above forty thousand o. year.
with the result that o. large percentage
n the veterans in whose behalf the
laws we're enacted died without re
ceiving The recognition which their
government had declared was due
them. On striking contrast to his
Democratic record. the history of spe
.cial pension legislation under Ropub
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-20
MUST COMPLY WITH LAW

Perhaps II is not surprising that an
industry that so long escaped liability
for the injuries and death OF its en-
rloyes should be the FIRST TO try to
squirm out of the responsibilities i'm
posed by the Workmens Compensa-
ton Act, one of the most just and hu-
manitarian pieces of legislation ever
enacted by any legislature OF this
State. The action OF Commissioner
Oft of the Public Service Commission.
in refusing to allow the United States
Coal & Coke Company to withdraw
from the indemnity fund until IL has
complied with the provisions of the
law is to be commended Mr.. Otis
contention is not only supported by
the spirit and the letter OF the law.
but sustained by public sentiment II.
perchance. the Withdrawing coal com
pany should be successful in its ap-
peal from the ruling of the Commits
sioner through any technically. then
il will be the duty OF the legislature to
make il pig-tight and horse-high.
There is no more hazardous employ
ment in the State than coal mining.
and there has been more trouble
bringing this industry to a payment
of its just share under the liability
clause than any other corporation in
cluded within its scope. The United
States Coal & Coke Company seeks
to evade its liability TO the deficit OF
the State fund. although Il agrees to
give bond for future compensation 10
its own employees. Quite properly
Commissioner OFT has insisted that IT
cannot withdraw from the compensa-
ton fund until it pays its liability to
that fund. amounting to S17.O5419. II
Is easy TO see the door this would open
10 others operating under the act II
this company were allowed TO escape
its just responsibility This would
practically nullify the intent and pur-
pose OF the Compensation Act. The
lntelligencer. however. can confidently
assure the benehciarles Of this act.
the workingmen OF the State. that so
long as the present administration has
anything TO do with IT, the complete
integrity Of that measure will suffer no
abatement