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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations In
West Virginia, Pennsy!-
vania and Ohio.

In Union district, Tyler country,
Eddy and Cunningham completed and
shot No. on the Selmon Wells farm
and have light pumper in the Big
Injun sand, In Union district, Ritch-
lie county, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany drilled its test on thee. Y. Rex
road farm through the SQuaw sand
and 1t shows for twenty-barrel pro-
Queer. This location is 500 feet
southeast of Frimire's test on the I.
N. Cokley farm.
On Big creek, Big Sandy district,
Kanawha county, the South Penn
Oil Company has completed second
test on the J. NJ. Hoffman farm, To-
Gated 700 feet north of No. / and
1t shows for 1iVe-barrel pumper in
the Weir sand. On Rush creek,
Smithtield district, Roane county, the
same company has started to drill No.
8 on the j. l.. Terrell farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the shallow sand territory in
Monroe township, Muskingum county,
o., the Lane Oil and Gas. Company
drilled No. on the Wolfe-Trimble
farm through the Berea grit and 1t
shows for very light pumper. In
Linton township, Coshocton county,
the Pleasant Hill OIL and Gas Com
pany has started to drill another test
on the W. C. Wertz farm.
Stratton Brothers have completed
a test on their own farm, located in
Knox township, Jefferson county, s.
900 feet east of production on the
Rufus Wilcox farm and 1t is a FIVE
barrel pumper in the Berea grit.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
Near Ho0kstown, Beaver county,
the Grown Petroleum Company's No.
15 on the Swearingen heirs farm
showed for duster when drilled
through the sand, and Is now pro-
ducing little oil and will, be given
shot. In the Unity field, Plum
township, Allegheny county, NJ. B.
CIPHER completed test on the E. B.
Davidson farm and 1t is good for 1--WE
barrels a dag. In the same district
the Peoples Natural Gas Company
has gasser on the H. w. Hershey
farm. The American Natural Gas
Company got one Of the same kind on
the Shelter farm. In the Midtown
field the South Penn Oil Company
completed No, on the Booth heirs
farm and 1t shows for a four-barrel
pumper.
Tho Oil Market,
The prices paid for oil Of various
grades by the purchasing agencies
are;
Pennsylvania ,....,,,..,., s2.4OI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29

creased the hostility between EN-.
ployes and employers in one of the
greatest Of industries.
The speech-maker extolled the fed.
eral reserve board.
But the president permitted a do.
Gle Congress to adjourn without al
tering the reserve act in any Of the
manners urged by the boards mem
bers as essential to continued pros.
perity.
The speech-maker insisted that
America must take It's place in the
world of finance"
But the president blocked the per
formance OF the program arranged
by Mr.. Taft, whereby the American
bankers would have financed China.
This spring he sought to undo the
great wrong he had done to the open
door policy and Americas whole fu-
ture in the far East. Yet even then
he refused to give the bankers any
assurance that they would receive
treatment different from that he had
accorded American investors in Mex
leo, and the opportunity to make
America the dominant occidental
power in the orient wa sagain tossed
aside by the American president.
The speech-nlaker praised the bu-
reau of foreign and domestic com
merce.
But the president acquiesced in
the spoils politics practiced in that
bureau by his appointee, Secretary
Redfield.
The speech-maker found, to his
amazement, that some OF the best of
the reports seem never to have been
read"
But the president refused for
three years and half to read any of
the reports coming to this depart
ment and to the state department
from the governments recognized
agents in Mexico or the far East. He
elected instead to read the reports
brought back by personal and conf
dental agents. Much Of American
citizens sufterings can be attributed
to this fact, the discovery Of which
causes him a confessed amaze
ment."
The speech-maker approves the
federal trade commission.
But the president, who could have
forced Congress to do his bidding in
good legislation, Just as he did in
evil legislation, could have compelled
the passage Of the Webb bill, for
which the commission, in behalf of
all commercial interests Of the coun-
try, was chief sponsor, and which
aimed at the development of foreign
trade by scientific methods. He per
mitted Congress to adjourn without
passing the bill. Months, crucial
months, with our foreign trade in
the make or break stage, are pass
ing and nothing Is done.
The speech-maker says we must
expedite the development of a mer-
chant marine.
But the president fought success
fully against the scientific ideas of
merchant marine development adj
vanGed by shipping men and ship.
owners, who might be expected to
know something about ships, and
1ammed through an unwilling but
obedient Congress a measure which
has been condemned by the people it
is supposed to benefit.
The speech-maker expresses a
contempt for partisan action"
But the president. has emphasized
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29
The Word and the Deed
From tho Chicago Tribune,


1t is rosy painting which Mr..
Wilson exhibits 10 the business men
aof the country in such speeches as
that made on Monday in Baltimore.
The inhabitant Of Mars, unacquaint-
ed with what has transpired in the
last three years and a half and gain
ing his entire information from Mr..
Wilson's utterances. would feel JUS
titled in saying that here at last was
the true prophet of prosperity, the
spokesman for fair play to the ma
TONS business factors, employer and
employee alike.
Few of Mrs. Wilson'S speeches
have contained finer words. Few
public men have been, able to excel
Mr.. Wilson in the mobflizing of fine
words. Unhappily the impulse has
ended with articulation. Mr.. Wilson'S
hands have not eoordinated with his
vocal cords.
The Baltimore speech-maker urged
cooperation between business men
and their employees.
Bnt the occupant of the White
House blocked arbitration in its
most spectacular presentation and In
10 q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29
FOUND ATLAST
AFTER Is YEARS
Nerv-Worth Amply Filled the
Bill for A. ]. Mceray,
of Weston,
A very interesting story. Mr.. N

A very interesting story. Mr.. Nc.
Cray tells 1t well:
Wentworth Col have been afflict.
ed with nervous troubles for rs years
About 10 months ago ] was overcome
with heart trouble. Stomach and kid.
neys badly affected. Ny limbs were
BADLY swollen, indicating dropsy.
have been treated in hospitals and
taken treatment from a number Of re-
nowned physicians IN West Virginia
without any apparent relief. had be-
come greatly discouraged and was con-
WINGED that medicine could not relieve
me. sri-
After / had been confined to my
room for about nine or ten months
some Of my friends prevailed upon me
TO Try bottle ofNeryrWorth and after
that my condition Is very much i'm
that my condition Is very muhc i'm
proved. l am now "a years Of age
and I am convinced that i have at last
found the remedy that have been
looking fer for 26 years. j BELIEVE
THAT NERY-W0RTH WILL EN-
TIRELY CURD MD IN TIME.
am writing this testimonial on my
own accord, unsolicited, In order that
the many thousands OF sufferers
throughout the country may be bene-
fitted by the experience which / have
had. And would certainly recon-
mend Nery-Worth to- all my friends
and all others who are suffering with
any Of the above diseases.
Sincerely yours,
AZ J.@McCRAYN
Weston, W. Va.
Your dollar back at Burke's Phar-
macy, clarkshurg, II Nerv- Worth does
not benefit you Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29
MORE RHEUMATISM
THAN EVER BEFORE
Clergymen, Lawyers, Brokers, Me.
chanlcs and Merchants Stricken.

Clergymen, Lawyers, Brokers, Me.
chanics and Merchants Stricken.
Our old friend Rheumatic is having
his inning this year, and few words
OF caution from one who knows all
about It may not be amiss.
Wear rubbers in damp weather;
keep your feet dry; drink plenty Of
lemonade, and avoid strong alcoholic
drinks.
II rheumatism gets you, or sciatica,
and you have sharp twinges, gnawing
pain or SWOLLEN joints or muscles, you
can get rid Of all agony in Just a few
days by taking one-half teaspoonful Of
Rheuma once a day,
All druggists know about Rheuma;
It's harmless, yet powerful; cheap, yet
sure, and a 50-cent bottle will last a
long time. Ask Wells aymaker Co.
or any Observation-Disclosures.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29

tional election urge the carrying out
OF these ideas. 1t suggests that the
blunders were not blunders of mere
Ignorance, but were blunGers OF will
fulness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29
HERE'S HOW SOME OF IT IS
LAST CHANCE

IS Mems Fine Ribbed
Unionsuits CSC
Made Of the finest
Egyptian cotton 5.
Every suit sells for
much more. Quick!
60 Mems Fine Sweat
us ........... VOC
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-29

Canada

Canada ............... 1888
OIL CITY, Pa, Sept. 20.--Credit
balances, $40; runs. 140.2zs bar
rels; average, S3,567 barrels; ship
ments. 7s.46s barrels; average. ST.
026 barrels.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
PARTICULAR ABOUT ASPHALT; a..
- ANY OLD BRICK MAY BE LAID

Some strange things are happening
at the city hall these days, strange
proceedings indeed. The city COM
missioners voted to pave East Supe-
rior street and authorized the public
works division to advertise for bids.
The nearest bidder to conform in any
degree with the requirements of the
proposal was the General Contracting
company whose bid for asphalt was
$49,473.60. Commissioner Farrell in
troduced resolution awarding the
contract for the job to this company.
After Commissioner Farrell's reso-
luton had been introduced the city
attorney was asked for his opinion as
to it's regularity and he ruled that
none Of the bids submitted for paving
the street with asphalt were legal.
He pointed out that the proposal speci-
fled that bidders should mention the
trade name, origin Of the asphalt and
the name Of the firm from whom
they proposed to purchase it.
When this opinion was given the
council amended Mr.. Farrelrs reso-
luton to reject all bids and he was
ordered to readvertise for proposals
to have East Superior street. At the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
WILSON CAMPAIGN ::
j: ALREADY IN SWING
Work Advances on Theory Presil
70. dent Will Have No
Opposition.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-With
the national conventions only a dozen
weeks away, work for the reelection
Of President Wilson is in full swing
Work is proceeding on the theory that
President Wilson will be unopposed in
his own party. Bryan's recent an
nouncement through Chairman
Thompson of the Nebraska state com.
mittee, that he will be found for Viii!
son at the convention removed all
doubt in the minds of the Wilson
leaders. Already slogan has been
picked: !
"Wilson stands for peace, prosper
ity and preparedness"
Talks with Republican leaders
make clear their intention to attack
Wilson's foreign policy. They will
take much Of their campaign material
from speeches of Democratic senator's
and representatives in opposition to
Wilson's policies. !;
Wilson may be seen on the stump
to some extent, but will remain for
the most Of the summer at Long
Branch, n. J. He is expected to visit
certain states not visited since he was
elected.
Democratic politicians are giving
considerable thought to the part
Roosevelt is likely to play. They
agree that he will be in the campaign!
up to his hat, whether or not he is
candidate.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
SWITCHMEN'S BALI,
ON EASTER MONDAY

The fourteenth annual ball of Head
OF the Lakes lodge, Switchmen's
union, will be held at the Tower Hall,
Superior, on Monday following Eas-
ter. The date has been definitely set
and the committees have been ap-
pointed to take charge of the ar
rangements.
This is the biggest event Of the sea-
son in Switchman circles and elabor-
ate preparations for a good time are
being made. Various forms of amuse-
ment for the older people who attend
the affair and do not care to dance
will be made. Webber's orchestra will
furnish the music for the evening.
Arrangements-F. K. Barnard. M.
DeShane, T. e. Nolan, w. J. Schue-
strum and Gordon Hunter.
Floor-George Schuster, Al. Marx.
Jack Donovan, William Dunn, Al
Mason and George Quinn.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
OSBORN [0SES.JOB
As LABOR OFFICIAL
:-..=: --- ;
Seat Of st. Cloud Man Vacated
By A. F. Of L. Executive
Council.

At the quarterly meeting of the
executive council of the Minnesota
state Federation of Labor held at ST..
Paul last week, Vice President Will
liam B. Osborn Of st. Cloud was re-
moved from the executive council be-
cause OF his failure to perform the
duties OF his office and to attend
meetings of the council.
The matter was put up to the
meeting through a letter from the st.
Cloud Trades and Labor Assembly re-
questing" the executive council to de-
clare Mr.. Osborn's seat vacant.
Mr.. Osborn submitted a. letter to
the council in which he complained
that John B. Chubbuck, organizer for
the A. +. Of L.. had organized a union
OF retail clerks in st. Cloud without
comforting with him on the subject
after Osborn had done some work in
this behalf.
Mr.. Chubbuck made a statement ~
the case from his side of the matter
showing that he tried in vain to find
Mr.. osborn when he reached ST
Cloud by invitation to do this work.
IL appeared by the records that Mr..
osborn had not attended even one
meeting Of the executive council since
becoming member of it.
The members of the council there
upon declared the office vacant nv
unanimous vote on the ground that
Osborn had neglected his official
duties and because his RESIGNATION
was demanded by the st. Cloud
Trades and Labor Assembly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
HAS CHEAPEST LABOR
THIS SIDE Of CHINA
Mitchell, Indiana, Cement Work
ers Appeal To Duluth
Building Tradesmen.

The cement mill workers union of
Mitchell, Indiana, is circularizing Or
ganized labor throughout the coun.
try against the Lehigh Portland c.
ment company of that city. The
mill workers have been locked out
and all Of the tactics that a pow erful
corporation can use to crush the
spirit of the workers is being en-
ployed by the cement company.
According to the circular riots were
created wherein men lost their lives.
Sluggers and gunner were employed
to intimidate the union members
Bribery, open, brazen and vicious in
the extreme, was resorted to and
scores of union men have been sent
TO jail.
Prior to the lockout the Lehigh
Portland Cement Company at Mitch
ell, Indiana, was operated on the r.
hour basis with the larger part of the
working force working seven days a
week. The wages under these condi-
tons was $50 a day.
The Mitchell, Indiana, Tribune, in
trying to induce new industries to To-
cate in Mitchell. held out this allur-
ing advantage, 'Tn Mitchell we have
the cheapest labor this side OF
China
Recently the cement mill workers
started an agitation to induce fellow
trade unionists who use cement to
give preference to cement manufac-
turers who are friendly to organized
labor and to refuse to use cement
manufactured by the enmies of or.
ganiZeu labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
Street CAR DELAYS
The Following Are the Causes Of
Interruptions in Street Car
Service on Saturday,
March 10, 1916. ~.

"A disabled Duluth bound Dl,-
luth and Superior car caused a.
delay near Third avenue West Of
II minutes from 2 Isl p. m.
A vehicle on the track at Fourth
avenue West and Superior street
delayed an .eastbound West Du-
1uth and Lester Park car Is min:
utes from 3:16 p. m.
A disabled westbound Duluth
and Superior car at Third avenue
East and Superior street caused a
delay Of II minutes from 1O:44
p. m.
A vehicle on the track at Thir-
ty-eighth avenue West and Third
street delayed an eastbound East
Fourth and Fifty-seventh avenue
West car Z minutes from 3 :39 pm.
A vehicle on the track at Fourth
avenue East and SECOND street
delayed an East Fourth and West.
Third street car s minutes from
10:47 a. m.
A vehicle on the track at the |
Hartley hill delayed an eastbound
car ON the Woodland line II min /
utes from IL IA a. m. :. /
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
RANKIN APPOINTED
DISTRICT SECRETARY

Robert Rankin, teacher Of printing
at the Central and Denfeld high
schools, has been appointed secretary
OF the International Association Of
Printing Instructors for the central
states. Mr.. Rankin will attend con-
vention of printing instructors to be
held at Grand Rapids, Michigan. in
May.
Mr.. Rankin is a veteran member of
the International Typographical
Union and is meeting with splendid
success in teaching printing to the
students of the Duluth high schools.
He is an old shop-mate Of the late
W. E. Prescott, former president of
the international Typographical
union. Mr.. Prescott died recently at
Chicago. Within recent years and up
to the time of his death he had
charge of the technical training de-
partment of the I. II. U.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
NAME GOOD MAN TO
FIGHT AR|M0RY CASE
City Council Votes to Employ
Frank Crassweller As spe-
cial Counsel,

The city council, at the request of
prominent citizens, who are members
Of the charter commission, has voted
to employ Frank Crassweller, the we'll
known local attorney, to have full
charge of the appeal of the armory
referendum case to the Supreme
Court. The city will pay ons-half Of
Mr.. Crassweller's expenses. The other
who are interested in the success Of
the referendum.
The city commissioners voted. to
employ Mr.. Crassweller as special
council in spite of the opposition Of
City Attorney Samuelson, who
claimed that he was fully capable of
handling the case, and Mayor Prince
believes that the Supreme Court will
uphold Judge Dancers decision, but
he voted to employ Mr.. Crassweller,
to please the petitioners
The friends Of the referendum are
very much pleased over the action Of
the commissioners and they now be-
lieve there is a fair chance to win the
case. The question of Mr.. Samuel
sons ability to handle the case is not
involved. It is with his point of view
that the referendum petitioners take
issue. It is said that he has practi-
cally admitted all but. two points in
Judge Dancers decision, and in the
face of this he has virtually surren-
dered the contention of the petit
TONERS.
Mr.. Crassweller understands the
philosophy of the initiative and the
referendum. He is thoroughly famil-
lar with the theory Of the principle
and his knowledge of the law is with
out question. He enters the case
without bias and it goes without say
ing that now the armory referendum
issue will be strongly argued before
the Supreme Court by man who is
an undisputed friend Of the initiative
and the referendum. Whatever the
result, referendum petitioners have
already won a great moral victory.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
HATTERS' FUND STILL
GROWING; MORE NEEDED

Frank Morrison, secretary of A. r.
of L.. reports that up to and includ-
ing March l., he had received $685.
1856 for the benefit of the Danbury
Hatters. This money represents the
pay of one hours labor on January
- by the unionists contributing.
Several Duluth labor organizations
have not sent in their contributions
and they are urged to do so without
further delay. The money is not
coming in as quickly as was expected.
If every union man in the country
had done is duty by the Hatters much
more than the amount required
would long ago have been raised.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25

same meeting by a vote of three to
two the city commissioners adopted
resolution to award contract for
paving West First street to Rogers
& Mclean on their bid of $63,257.1O
for brick. Commissioners Merritt
and Farrell voted against this resolu-
ton.
Commissioner Farrell raised the
point that Rogers & Mclean, the low
bidders on brick, had not specified in
their proposal the source from which
they expect to get their material. City
Attorney Samuelson gave an opinion
that this failure would not invalidate
the bid, although he held in the
asphalt case, that the same failure to
specify where the material would be
purchased would invalidate the bid.
It is said that there is certain
brick manufactured in the United
States that is Objectionable for paving
purposes although that material is
widely used. Organized labor is
deadly opposed to paving streets with
non-union brick and a large amount
of this has already been laid in Du-
luth in spite of the rfot\sts g. union
labor. We probably will hear more
about this matter later.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
CARPENTERS UNION TO
OBSERVE Anniversary

The members of the Duluth Car
penters' Union No. 361 will celebrate
the goth anniversary of the re-organi-
cation of the union next Tuesday eve
ming. The meeting will be held at
Owls hall, 40 West Superior STREET
Such meetings are usually held at
Moose hall, but larger hall was
chosen for this occasion as it is be-
lieved that every one of the 500 men,
bers will be present.
w. E. McEwen, who participated as
one Of the committees to re-organize
the union 20 years ago, will be the
chief speaker of the evening. Re-
freshments' will be served and old
time members will relate their early
experiences at the carpenter trade.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
W0RK|NG|MEN CAN'T
Be TOO CAUTIOUS
Commissioner of Labor Houk
Tells About Sad Accident In
Minneapolis.

W. +. Houk, commission Of labor,
continues to press his statewide
campaign for accident prevention.
''W orkingmen can't be too careful"
he says. "A janitor employed in the
Minneapolis Flour Exchange building
was killed the other day by falling
nine stories to the sidewalk below.
IAN investigation of the accident
by the department of labor revealed
, that the man was washing windows
on the outside. The management of
the building had supplied the man
with a life belt one and three-fourths
inches wide, which was to be placed
around the body and fastened to rings
in the frame on both sides of the
window.
"On another occasion this man was
caught washing windows with the
belt hooked to only one of these rings
and was cautioned to always attach
the belt to both rings, but he was
needless of the warning. Witnesses
state that on the day of the accident
he was only using. one ring. He slip
! ped on the window ledge and because
of the additional amount Of slack in
the belt; caused by only hooking it on
one side, the strap broke and "precipi-
tated him to the ground.
'Here again we have a case where
! disobedience was the primary cause
Of the accident. No amount Of
preaching will restore this mans life
and we do not point to this case with
desire to censure him, but the les
son should not be lost on other work.
men who are engaged in hazardous
occupations.
another accident was reported
! this week in. which disobedience
| played a prominent par as to cause.
! An employe of a. foundry was chip
ping castings. The firm had furnish
ed goggles for it's men and instructed
them to use them when chipping. In
this case the man neglected to wear
them and piece of iron flew up and
! put out one of his eyes.
mo amount of safeguards will pre-
vent accidents if workmen will not
use them when furnished. And it
takes more than safeguards to do the
preventing. Safety engineers who
have been engaged in prevention
! work for years in some of the larg-
est plants in the country estimate
that safeguards will only prevent
from rs to 80 per cent of accidents.
, The others can only be prevented by
men thinking. Thoughtlessness, care
]essness, disobedience and similar
habits will disappear as contributing
factors in the causation of accidents
! when the men Of the industry use
their brains in the interests of safe
ty.
Remember that it is the workman
who does the suffering; and remem-
Der also that it is better to be safe
than to be sorry Think"