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mission may be itself or fits agents
have access to, and the light to copy
any documentary evid ence OF: any per-
son, firm, copartnership, corporation
or association. It seems indeed to have
inquisitorIal powers Of an extent that
might easily be found in practice ex.
ceedingly sdisagreeable to the business
under fire, The members and their
agents can pry into the most jealousy
guarded secrets of any one, which 10
a possibility that does not usually COM
mend itself to Americans as compati'
BILE with personal freedom.
But perhaps the worst feature Of the
proposed law is its failure to protect
these discovered secrets Of business
after ferreting them out from their
owners. The Taft tariff board was
enjofned by law to safeguard the con-
fidential data obtained from manutac.
turers and others, but no such IN:
junction is incorporated in the bill
now published:
It is evidently quite time for bust
ness men to be looking into the MAJ.
ter with care. The board will neces-
sarilyi come into possession of informa-
ton that would be eagerly sought BY
competitors of those from whom It
would be gathered, and unless some
stems are taken to keep it inviolate
the consequences Of. the proposed &C
ton will be disastrous to many indi:
viduals., AT the best, the data collect
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MARRIED q ON DARE.

~ ETrINdf married is more or less serious propost
u tons We make this assertion without fear OF COP
ttadscton5 from that great army OF benDdicts
length and breadth Of our great and glor
ious nation
mas o. gstImarried dare; and TO have wedding
breakfast ham and eggs is in the abstract
dattrf episode needs little proof Getting married on
darG is IN itself quite risky; but wedding breakfast
menu such mentioned above could not but help lead
ing mo rinonal complications Of most serious ma
tnre. Jhe reaction OF such morning repast would
bring about mutual dark brown taste about noon &C.
coparted disposition on the part OF the
contracting parties which would bring Status belli'
n the Blightests proyocation.
4 young couple down east beautiful hat model
tho other young idiot OF more or less distinguished par
entage enaetedssuch drama last year. they have
reecs eogca destnation-th divorce court, where
their aired to the dear public Raymond
". Bowdons we Srecollect Daniel Webster who made
famous by his presence as stu
dent But neither here there, simply lustrat
Ing that smoothing. in is the guilty mascu
.llne, Mfs Raymod W., nee Maloney Of non-Teutontc
deseent e The offending woman.
Aectrding TO the unfortunate young lady, she
saufal talented model in Fifth Avenue store and
had ato been artists model when she met young
Through her acquaintance with him she met
eEH dndeTgradnates of Princeton university. Later
e the Princeton boys had little dinner on Broad.
tvay 1t which the charming Elizabeth Maloney was
auapng those present
1urErG g lNss9 inStne extra dry pomparameht, tne
yos complained bitterly Of her lot and express
cd dere opportunity to get out in the world and
aee Something
Then daft occur to zone Of those college infants to
meke thegsuggestionsthat Raymond W. Bowdoin marry
the charming girl The wine continued flow with its
renowned neenegs the suggestion resolved itself
INTO adare The climax reached when the party adj
iourneyeds Jersey Shore" the knot tied and
then All hustled back for the wedding breakfast.
Aes tie ham and eggs had been washed down with
chapaEne tbs bride and went to the home Of the
atset Were bride received as the dear sweet
EARNING daughtero 81, the beloved son.
M vent Well well as things could go with that
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Dreaisfas utiI tie home folk got TIP to the social
standing OF the new member Of the familI When the
news came the bright sleg dalsened and storm rich
~ would put q typhoon 70 shame, broke
RaymoEd and his father were connected WITH the j.
II. Morgan q concern while claimed
nat as preyiousSt to
night before make Sspon
aneous lit with The groom family Of the
whole matter Is that Raymond asking divorce. and
nee Maloney Is contemplating counter charges
the moral Is plain: Those who marry on dare and
eat ham and eggs and drink champagne at Wedding
breakfast are as Mark Twain would say. can:
didates for the family Of Baalam, whichSis Of high
tiquy and which received favorable mention in the
Bible"
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RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
HEU

We don't get the idea Of those New
York cops who arrested "play pi-
rates. They should have run in the
ones who wrote the plays.
If Germany does admit that the
sinking OF the Lusitania was illegal
how will that affect the price Of linz
burger.
Wouldn't it be a terrible mistake
if the zeppelfns, should venture far
into the ocean and drop 70 little bit
Of hell' on Ireland.
Wonder who would vote for Hiram
johnson il he allowed his name to
be used on the Progressive ballot?
solomon would cut the .Appam in
half and give both ends to Germany.
New York Morning Telegraph says
that Abe Lincoln will greet New York.
ers on February %, which shows that
Gotham is 10 days behind the rest
OF the country, "
Wilson knows the difference be-
tween SPHINX IN d SOIL nat anu
lynn in a cooked hat.
Avance decision on the Willard-Mo-
ran bout: Willard given the decision
over Moran on points.
After which decision they will fight
again for another bunch OF kale.
q 80 tx
Speaking Of Bowdoin getting mar
rted on dare. That's the only way
we could be forced into q halter.
n /. &
still you can't blame Bowdoin;
champagne has done many wonderful
things in old New Amsterdam.
= = a, . i9l5
why can't the Clarksburg car be
moved far enough down Jefferson
street to allow people passing along
Main street to cross without having
70 walk into the middle Of Main
street?
A person often has to wonder Il
John Drew and George Arliss got
their jobs on their looks.
4 Y ~ y s
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and eame to west virginia trom Penn.

and came to. West Virginia from Penn
sylvania.
There was a lady Of high degree,
And children she had three;
She sent them away to the North
countree
To learn their gramaree.
"They hadn't been gone but very
short time,
Some three months or sixty days.
Until sweet death came christening
Took her three little ones away"
According to the Charleston Mail,
"a man wellinformed on the coal
areas Of West Virginia says a railway
line extended from the Virginian's ter.
minus at Deepwater through Nicholas
county and into the Little Kanawha
river coal basin, thence to Parkers-
burg and the Lakes would be the great.
est coal carrying railroad n the world
within a few years. Not only, said
he, would the line traverse the Poca-
hontas-New River high carbon fields,
but the spIint and gas Goals Of the
St0aL AaAAWhARf kA0 = ASSPOA v W AVN
olas and Braxton counties, and the
great 9.foot Pittsburgh seam which
crops IN Gilmer and Calhoun counties
lin fact every coal series In West
Virginia. At present the Goals OF
Nicholas, q great part OF Braxton. and
the rich seams In GiImer county are
inaccessible to railway transportation.
A few years ago, back In 10000, the
Wabash was looked to for an outlet
by those interested In the Pittsburgh
seam in Gilmer, and close to a million
dollars were invested in lands carry.
ing II. All this came to naught by
the failure of the Gouids to finance
their plans to enter the West Virginia
coal carrying trade.
"A smallpox epldemic has againfbroki
en- out in Berkeley county and the
families OF three well known county
agricu1turists residing about two
miles on the west OF Bunker Hill, near.
the Frederick county, Va, line were
quarantlned. These cases are the first
ones In that county. for several years,
1a few weeks ago man sup:
posed TO have been infected With the
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ed must by tho terms OF the law be-
diyulged Ito a large number otS senR:
tors and con gressmen, with the resliltta
that opportunities for leaks would De
numerous even Il the commission IL:
self should refuse general access to
Its documents.
The omission OF secrecy provisions
is a bad flaw III the pending measure
Business men for their own protecs
ton should take steps to have IT. cor
rected Detroit Free Press. "a
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THE CHARTER CASE.

7HE following bit Of information came in yesterdays
NAL from Charleston:
The snpr emeCourt Of Appeals was never nearer
up with its labors than at the time In fact
has directed the clerk to prepare special or add
tiona docket the present regular term which will
include all cases. heretofore docketed for hear.
ing which are may be fully natured on or before
Feb is. This in no way interferes with the present
docket.
The new docket will be called beginning on Tues
day April 49, next and will probably continue four
or Eve weeks
Lswyers who mature their cases before the 18th,
inst will be enabled TO secure for them place on
this special docket without the Formally of notice
agreement
n this special action had been taken these cases
could not have been heard until the fall regular
term.
There is no reason now why the Supreme Court should
not have pass the local Charter before
next fall has been two weeks since Judge Hay
mond handed down his decision the Charter and as
soon as the papers transcribed by the clerk the case
will be on its way back to the Supreme Court
AS usual, the Democratic officials at the court house
have been playing time directed by the ring and
there have been steps taken to facilitate an early
hearing of the local case.
There is yet plenty and sufficient time for the case to
get new docket Of the Supreme Court and have
hearing before the primary elections In June and with
evidence If front Of them the people of the commun-
ity will know The should the be delayed OF
every citizen knows the cause OF all delay in the
litigation but the from Charleston shuts of all
sble allbis from the Democratic bosses.
There are certain measures pending which the local
administration DESTROYS OF getting through
possible To get these propositions over. they must de-
pend on more than their own clique.
So long as the Democrats continue to play the baby
act" in respect such important issue the char
case. lie It too much for them to expect united
effort from the people in putting certain
while the present administration remains in power?
why all the delay any rate? If the charter is
constitutional the claim Of the administration what
have they to lose? Why not get final decision on the
question as possible?
What the people want to know is the true statussof
the charter.
void well and good; it is valid, we'll and good
BY their very methods Of delay the Democrats convict
themselves.
Were they as supremely confident Of the standing Of
the charter as they pretend to be- there would be need
for dl!y-dally1ng tactics.
Actions speaks louder than words. The fear which
they ashamed confess is exempliaed in their every
movement.
. F. d Z . & : . T.
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E orial G o11111aent
on Current subiects
ANEW MENACE TO 4 BUSINESS.

In view Of the forecasts that indi.
cate the probable passing of the bill
to create another tariff commission
which will restore the Taft commits.
sion! wiped out by the Democrats. It
ibehooyes the business men Of the,
United States to familiaEize them:
selves with the nature and powers OF
this new set Of officials. The neces:
sity IS emphasized by the comment OF
Congressman Rainey upon the meas:
ure which he introd ICED in the house.
for he says that no taritf board ever.
created in any commercial nation Of
the world has had conferred upon IL
broad or powers of Inv sttga ion thani
are onfeETed By this bill upon THIS,
Asreadings % tho proposed laHs SUP
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The law firm of George |. Neal and
James H. Strickling OF Huntington has
been dissolved. The charge followed
the severance Of their connection as
attorneys for the big coal corpora
lions in eastern Kentucky which are
largely owned in F'airmont. M.
Strickling after the commencement OF
the University OF Virginia will be as
ISOLATED with his son who is now a
student there and Mr.. Neal will re-
tain the old offices OF the firm and de-
vote much OF his time to the affairs
OF the Providence Life and Accident
Insurance company.
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secretary in the lodge for many years.
His condition shows but little i'm
provement, and while he will recover
he thought it best to give up his post
at the toll house, much as he disliked
the fact.
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MONDAY EVENING. FEBRuARY .. 1sls.
MRS. MOHR NOT GUILTY..

eEsI1E lGoHn murder trial, case which has caused
widespread comment, ended Saturday evening, when
tte 5ary returned e verdict Of not guilty against
Mis- Fsabet Mohr verdict Of guilty against two
aegross implicated iii the affair.
Te gesdlc caused little surprise. It anticipated
that no what judgment Of the jurors might
be ii concerned other parties Mrs Mohr would not be
conscsd. state from the evidence introduced did
not mike out against the accused woman and
heFe nothing the jury to do but return verdict
Of not gulty have the judge formally dcharge Mrs
MchE
life imprisonment be the lot Of the two negroes
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Did you ever settle down for Sunday afternoon
smoke anG find that you out OF tobacco and the
nearest drug store half mile away.
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buttons for the treatment. He is
known as an industrious citizen when
in sane condition, but the disease
returns and he has to be again placed
in custody. He is very civil when in
o normal condition, but when he be-
comes insane he is very dangerous
and has to be taken into custody at
once.
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+ An unusual case Of insanity Sc that
of Nathaniel Hill, whose home lis near
Clendenin. Hill was brought to- Char:
lesion, Thursday evening by Special
OFFICER Phipps and placed in the Gus:
tody Of County Jailer5 Morgan until he
can be sent to one Of the state asy::
lums. The remarkable thing about the
Ease, says the Charleston Gazette, lis
that this Is the seventh time fhIr. Hill
has been sent to nm q ct sta r.
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That Lrstania affair is persistent ghost.
Bad news. like bad egg, should be broken gently,
says an exchange
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John D. Rockefellers money is to be used to reclaim
boy murderer Refined is more appropriate.
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heaven.made husband has been sued by fair stem
whack
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I9,.. Cook.

h Famous d iscoyerer OF the north
pole; who Is now in Washing ton to de;
mand that congress- make on stnyesnss
cation and give him Wind ieat ion; IN the
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One OF the best indications Of pros
perity among Berkeley county farm
ers says the Martinsburg Journal is
the good sales they have been maxi
ing of their cattle, hogs sheep and
wheat. Mr.. L. C. HOFFMAN bought
aobut 400 hogs in the county during
January for. shipment, paying excel
lent prices. Today he shipped dou-
bledeck car loaded with about 200
hogs, representing between 81 1900 and
$4,000, from Bunker Hill to Baltimo ore.
Recently the SistersvilIe Lodge Of
Elks bought a piece, Of property on
one OF! the principal streets Of that
city and are now planning to remodel
the property. It is the intention OF
the lodge now to complete the ar.
rangements for the renovation of the
property and let the contract for same
within the next few weeks. The con-
tract is expected to. call for from four
to Ave thousand dollars for the re-
modelling OF the structure.
"Uncle John" Richardson, veteran
toll collector, who has been stationed
at the back river bridge in Bridgeport
for the last 81 years, will never re-
turn to his old post of duty again. An
nouncement was made that he had re-
signed his position with the company
on account Of i'll health and advancing
years. News of his resignation. says
the Wheeling Telegraph, will be re.
ceived with regret by hundreds OF
friends throughout the Ohio valley.
Several weeks ago Uncle John" was
taken i'll on the street while return.
Ing from his customary duties at the
Elks' club, having held the position of
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An English nobleman got drunk and the papers put a
head on the story: Drunk as Lord.
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disease was arrested in the streets OF
Charles Town.
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Solomon would cut the Appam in
half and give both ends to Germany.
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u d . ~ D.. L. : 2
The creditors Of the Grafton Light
& Power Company, or of the Graf
ton Traction company and the Graf
ton Gas G Electric Company, which
were combined to form the drst men
toned corporation, Saturday asked the
circuit court to appoint a receiver for
the Grafton Light and Power Com
pany and requested an Investigation
OF details Of the consolidation of these
two companies. Fraud is charged In
the petition t1led By the plaintiffs. It
is minated that sensations are ex:
pected to be furnished when the In:
vestigation has been completed and
the report is made. The matter will
be argued on Monday.
In tho Berkeley Springs News Of
last week Peter v. B. Whisner tells
of some Of his hunting exploits. Mr..
Whisner Is nearly so years old and
is intimately acquainted with the hills
and wales OF Morgan. During per.
Tod OF time covering about. 80 years,
he. killed $50 deer. about 500 coons
and 500 turkeys. besides many foxes
and innumerable squirrels. OF the
$50 deer, so were bucks. having horns
with from three TO seven prongs. Two.
of the. whole number Of deer were
white, and one was black. The great
est number that he killed in one sea.
son was IS. "All my hunting tin those
days was done with a muzzIe.lo loading
rife" says Mr.. WhlsneF. 81 believe
] could have killed several hundred
more deer Il I had had a Winchester
rife like ] have now. Ihaye seen Il
deer In one drove, one OF which had
white legs, the white extending up to
its body" q
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New York Morning Telegraph says
that Abe Lincoln will greet New York.
ers on February %, which shows that
Gotham is 10 days behind the rest
OF the country. N
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Wonder who would vote for Hiram
johnson il he allowed his name to
be used on the Progressive ballot?
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Wouldn't it be a terrible mistake
If the ZeppeIinsS should venture far
into the ocean and drop % little bit
Of hell" on Ireland.
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Wilson knows the difference be-
tween a sphinx in a soft hat" and q
lynn in cooked hat
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Speaking Of Bowdoin getting mar
rted on a dare. That's the only way
we could be forced into q halter.
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Actions speaks louder than words. The fear which
they ashamed confess exempaed in their every
movement.
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If Germany does admit that the
sinking of the Lusitania was illegal
how will that affect the price OF lin
burger.
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We don't get the idea Of those New
York cops who arrested play pi
rates. They should have run in the
ones who. wrote the plays.
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fa5 Is -'-'TT7 n Y 4;
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Avance decision on the willard-Mo-
ran bout: Willard given the decision
over Moran on points. Il
After which decision they will fight
again for another bunch Of kale.
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still you can't blame Bowdoin;
champagne has done many wonderful
things in old New Amsterdam.
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TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
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it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most
powerful instruments of our rising prosperity,
it must be known that we are at all times ready
for war;"
BUT WHO rs THE MAN, THEODORE?
"The republicans and progressves should
come together because of the great essentials
on which they agreeV
Theodore z. Burton.
But unfortunately they disagree on WHO is
the great essential.
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Personal
Social

Miss Agnes Berry sang her
farewell songs to several Tacoma
music patrons last night In the
Tacoma hotel. She will leave
shortly on a concert tour Of the
east under the management OF
Ulrich, former manager Of the
Chicago Grand Opera Co.
Miss Berry was assisted in her
program by Miss Margaret Smell,
the talented daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Smell. She gave sew
aral dramatic readings, includ-
ing Kipling's we'll known story,
"Gunga DIM.
A benefit sale for the WOman's
Clubhouse association will be held
in the Tacoma building Feb. 3-5.
Tho Ladies' Musical club will
entertain friends and members at
costume dancing party tonight
at Sloan's academy. Mrs. F. w.
Keator Is in charge.
Miss Dorothy Kershaw Is con-
fined to her home as a result of
severe fall while skating recent
ly at the Tennis club ice rink.
The Mems club of Trinity
church will giTe a dinner Friday
night in the parish house. c. A..
Pratt is In charge.
The Bible Study club will meet
this afternoon in the Y. w. c. A.
at $3.50 o'clock.
The Alpha Degree of Honor
will entertain at card party
Thursday night in the Odd Fell
dows' hall.
Mary Ball chapter Of the d. A.
r. held a business meeting and
tea Saturday at the home Of Mrs.
M. G. Denton.
The annual Proase services Of
the Woman's Missionary society
will be held In the Bethany Pres
byterian church Thursday at 8 p.
m. Mrs. Robert Schofield will
speak.
The Sunshine society will meet
Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. s. s. Montgomery, 1922
Park av.
The Women's Foreign Mission
airy society of the First M. L.
church will meet at the home of
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Insomnia is contagious-when
the baby has it.
A QUIET SUNDAY IN SIM
VALLEY
(From the Brushy Knob, Mo-,
Crescent.)
There was a little disturbance
at Sim Valley Sunday school on
last Sunday, a couple of young
men had q fight.
-
FLOSSIE FILM FLAM'S
ANSWERS
JULIAN BEEK-Yes. Those
were real garlics used in Lost
in the Spaghetti Mines"
REBA-In the last Fake re-
lease, "All For The Janitor,"
Harold Oatcake was stabbed with
can opener. No, he wasn't
really killed. Yes, l am sorry.
VINCENT BRUISE-I. Rene
Iodine likes the dangerous parts.