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The sun., 1916-10-16
HITCH IN JOINT COMMISSION.
Slexicans Unable 10 Guarantee
safety Of the Border.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Oct, l5.--Thcre
In little likelihood that the conferences
OF the Mexican-American joint commis-
sion will end this week. The conferences
have now lasted for six weeks.
The chief hitch appears to he that the
Mexican confcrees are not able 10 satisfy
the Americans hat the Carranza Gov
eminent can properly safeguard without
assistance the border for Americans. In
! formation has reached here unOfficlally
| that Carrsnxa may soon manifest his
/ impatiencs over the failure to withdraw
American troops from Aexice.
The sun., 1916-10-16
PLEA FOR JEW VOTE
FOR WILSON SCORED
Prominent Members Of Race
Here Protest Action by
Some Of Their Faith.
INSULT TO THE VOTERS
Plan for "Ten Thousand Club
to Raise Fund for Demo-
Gratis Assailed.

A group Of prominent Jews issued .
statement last night protesting against
the intrusion Of religion in politics and
repudiating the efforts of some OF their
faith to corral the Jewish vote for Presi-
dent Wilson in the coming election.
Mention Is made In the statement OF
some Of the activities in behalf Of the Ad-
ministration since the appointment or
Louis ~. Brandeis as n Justice or the
United states Supreme Court n partic-
ular criticism Is leveled at the Ten
Thousand Club" which was to be formed
by the Jews OF America. each to con-
tribute n dollar to the Democratic cam
paign fund. Appeals to race or creed are
branded as an insult to the Intelligence
of the voters.
The statement follows:
I'VE, the undersigned. earnestly pro.
test against drawing religion into
politics.
Wide publicity recently has been
given to a direct appeal calling upon the
Jews of America to form n Ten Thou
sand Club and to contribute one dollar
each to a fund in aid OF the campaign for
the reelection of President Wilson. The
appeal purports to recite In detail var!-
Gus official acts declared to have been
favorable to the Jewish people. The
sponsors of this appeal seem to ave had
some m!sgivings as TO the propriety OF
their course. as they later attempted to
explain that the address was prepared
for publication In the Yiddish press and
for the guidance OF their readers
Within the past few days a letter has
been circulated which indicates a con-
t~lnuance OF the effort to disseminate
campaign literature containing a like APP
peal to the Jewish voters.
1T is not our purpose to discuss the
candidates or the principles and achieve
ments Of any political party. We differ
In our political affiliations but we are
agreed in condemnirg any appeal for
votes whether to Jews or TO the members
of any other race or creed as such. We
regard such methods as an insult to the
intelligence of the voters who are sought
to be influenced by them and as tending
to degrade them politically.
I'VE desire to emphasize the fact hat
the American Jews regard their citizen
ship as n sacred possession and resent
as a reflection upon their manhood the
intimation that they can be Influenced In
the exercise Of the right OF suffrage by
any considerations which do not apply
equally TO all VI their fellow citizens"
The sieners OF the statement were:
The sun., 1916-10-16
TEN KILLED IN TRAIN CRASH.
Caboos~ la which Nebraska Farm
ers Are Riding Demolished.

ELwoop, Neb., Oct. 15,--Ten men were
killed and eleven seriously injured when
a train on the Burlington Railroad
crashed into the freight caboose In which
they were riding, twelve miles east of
here, to-day, Five men standing on the
rear platform OF the caboose saw the
train In time to jump to safety. One
man In the "A roc cupola was thrown
clea Of the wreck and escaped injury.
Lack Of lights m warning signals
are given as the cause Of the accident.
All the victims are residents Of Ne
braska towns Of western and central
parts of the State. most Of them being
farmeraror stockmsn.
The sun., 1916-10-16
Nothing hut DiscussiOns.

"Thc President was respectfully urged
~ ON, probably many, citizens to sus-
pead Intercourse with Germany. recall
oGr diplomatic representatives. and give
'uc German Ambassador here his pass
port. Nothing was lone bu continued
and 'ccout.nued discussions.
"TIe historic facts l have alluded
n. though many others could be cited,
Pre- enough 30 justify and demand a
chang ~ Administration.
There Is another subject in Mr.. OIL
n"F article claiming credit for the
Administrations dealing with the South
American republics in respect OF Mex
leo and the united action of some OF
The sun., 1916-10-16

WAsHiNoroN, oct. 1.-THE farm loan
board left tonight for Trenton, y. j.,
where It will resume hearings tomorrow
to get Information to assist In locating
the twelve Federal land banks. Hear
ings will be held Tuesday at Harrisburg
and Wednesday at Baltimore. on the
following Monday the board will begin
n tour Of tho South
The sun., 1916-10-16
Calder Begins Speaking Tour.

william NJ. Calder. Republican nom-
inee for United states Senator. will be-
gin a weeks speaking tour Of the State
to-day. His addresses will be mostly
In behalf Of the election OF the national
ticket and will touch on his own cam
didacy only incidentally. The first
speech will be in Buffalo tonight. Mr..
Calder will return to New York Satur.
l,,
The sun., 1916-10-16

Louis Marshall. ore of the sIsners Of
the statement. has taken part previously
IN IN" campaign In behalf Of Hughes.
replying vigorously last Saturday 10 the
accusation OF Samuel Gompers that the
Republican candidate, because Of his
action in the bsnbury hatters' case.
stamped himself as a foe Of labor.
The sun., 1916-10-16
villa sim q Menace.

villa still lives and constitutes a per-
sisteit menace to Carranza, as he will to
any one else who becomes head Of the
dc 'acto Government. Mexico has been
developed almost entirely by foreign
capital and rarely does a week pass that
the Ambassadors of foreign Powers do
not knock at the door OF the White
House demanding for their citizens in
Mexico Il protection which Carranza
cannot give them IL he would, a reim-
outsement Tor losses which Carranza Is
hahle to make II he would.
so great has been the injury worked
upon the persons and property OF for
e'gnerS that Mexico has become the
debtor OF every European nation. and
she never can pay her debts until chaos
mas been converted into order. until an
dfchy mas given place to Just and au-
thoritative government and Mexico's
vast natural wealth can be utilized to
support her people and pay he debts.
NO progress has been made under Car
rama. II Is futile to contend there
mas. Secretary Llnsing's last long
communication to Carranza affords suf-
hcient evidence Of that fact. Conditions
are growing worse daily.
What then IL TO become Of this sjtua-
ton? What has been the outcome of
similar conditions In the Philippines and
Cuba. in Hayti and Santo Domingo ?
The people OF those countries have been
unable to establish order themselves
and In each II has been necessary for
the United States, by force OF arms,
To restore order and establish a govern
ment which could maintain Il.
The Monroe Doctrine.
with the end Of the European war
McNicoe European creditors, the,,
treasures depleted and their armaments
swollen. Will turn their attention to tho
collection Of their debts and-unles.
order In Mexico shall earlier have beer
acknowledgements will undertake b,
force To collect their claims agains'
Mexico unless the United States will dc
IL for them.
tt permit the European nations e
occupy Mexico. control her Government
II collect her revenues. would consti
tute a violation of tho Monroe Doctrin'
no patriotic American could counte
nance. which this country would not per
nit even when II was enfeebled by tn,
results OF tho civil war.
But mere protest that European
must not intervene in Mexico to collec
debts justly due them. because their 81
doinr would violate the Monroe Doc
trino, can lead only to war with tn
Europeans. Unless the Mexican polio,
~ changed now the only alternative will
Ice for this country TO take contro. O
Mexico's affairs. defray her debts an,
establish in Mexico city a sound an,
enduring government
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
HERR|CK HELPS
IN CELEBRATION
OF Adoption of a Commission
of Government at
Buffalo.
.y ASSOCIATED FREES,

BUFFALO, N. Y. Jan. S.--The
adoption by the city Of the commits
sion form Of government was cele-
brated tonight by a dinner attended
by 1000 business and professional
men. Among the speakers were Ny
ron T. HerrlcK, former governor OF
Ohio.
The business situation In this coun-
try in the light of the European war,
and the political complications In
volved, and the relation of politics to
business during the last three years,
were touched upon by Mr.. Herrick.
'"This is a time" he said. that
demands the subordinatlon of indi-
dual interests to the good of the
whole country. Principally, there is
needed n better coordination between
the two greatest forces of the ccun-
try-business and government. There
was never time when the need fol
relations of mutual confidence and
co cooperation between the men In high
position In our government and in
our financial and business world, was
greater than 1t is today The sltua-
ton is distinct appeal to our patrio-
tic instincts, and that idealistlc spirit
in which the nation was founded"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Urges Trench Battle
in U. S. as, lesson

There are four troops of cavalry at
Fort Myer, Va. The remaining eight
troops to make up a regiment would
have to come from Fort Oglethorpe
Ga, where there is regiment ofscav-
airy. For the two regiments of light
field. the third, Of which one battal-
ion is at Fort Myer. Va, and one bat
talon at Brownsville. Tex, and thu
Sixth, of which four batteries are al
Douglas, Ariz., one at Brownsville,
Tex. and one at Eagle Pass, Tex,
would have to be taken.
Here are some of the matters viii n
would be illuminated by such an OBJ
ject lesson:
l. The training, organization and
discipline necessary if a division is
going to properly dig itself in and
otherwise prepare for the defense of
any position 1t may hold. ~
2. The difficulties attending the de-
Tense and attack Of a position and The
training and discipline absolutely es-
sential If such defense or attack is
to be made.
3. The effect of high explosive
shell and grenade fire and what 1t
means to have to face It,
4. Our lack Of heavy field guns
needed to smash infantry trenches.
s. How difficult il would be for
us to mobilize one complete division
which is the smallest complete tactic
al unit Of an army. ~
Senator Chamberlain believes that
after witnessing the mobilization Of a
division and an attack of this charac-
ter senator's and representatives
would return to Washington bet, VI
prepared to legislate for the equip
rent and, training of an army .e-
duired by modern conditions of war
fare. 81
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
STUDENT BUILDS
OWN DORMITORY

Since then N. s. Cole, Coop" has
lived in the house he built himself.
has worked two weeks, gone to school
two, lived on twenty-five cents day
including his school fees and all in
cidentals, and he means to stick it
out all through the winter.
Works Ten Hours.
Sometimes the boys hands are
numb in the bitter weather, but he
smiles cheerfully and says 1t Is "a
little cold.'5 He sits over an oil lamp
and studies while the winds beat n
tattoo on his homemade house and APP
parently try at times to blow both
house and cwier away. He ge's up
at 6 o'clock in the morning, to cool;
his breakfast and wash his dishes, aud
he reaches his classes as fresh and
smiling as other boys from dormitory
or home, where all these things are
done for them.
buring the two weeks he works Ut
the steel mill his rising hour is 8
O'clock. When the sun is still half
as'. ep he IS getting breakfast. When
ether people are thinking 1t may be
tine to crawl out from under the COW
ets he is on his way to the mills. lie
walks there, works ten hours a day
and studies at night.
May Be an Engineer.
1.-THE lumber for my house cost
about $1O." he said, "and l guess |
rut about $50 worth OF work on 1t.
All this stun (pointing to his dishes
and knives and things) got from
Lcme. l eat eggs and cereals and
ham and bacon, and for bread I hly
big buns. I've always liked buns.
q don't mind cooking. learaed
how to do that on camping trips. Ay
strong suit has always been out lonr
life-hunting and fishing"
What are you going to do with
yourself -" he was asked.
81 haven't decided yet" he an
swered. Maybe an electrical Or nc
chanical engineer; perhaps a farmer.
Just at present l want college cdu-
cation"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Husband Admired Red Headed
Women, She Says in a
Suit.

iNHW YORK, Jan. ,S.-Mrs. Edythe
Shoninger, prepossessing brunette
of striking figure, told Supreme Court
Justice Golf that one reason her mar
rage to DR.. Lee j. Shoninger, of Al
West Fifty-fifth street turned out un-
happily was because he admired red
haired, fiat chested women with long
fingers"
Mrs. Shoninger, who is suing for a
separation, said she was compelled to
leave her husband on February 20
last on account Of his repeated cruel
ties. They were married June 10,
1918. and took a honeymoon trip to
Halifax. The plaintiff said her hus-
band was so moody on the trip that
she didn't feel that she was his wife
at all.
yHe told me on the second day Of
our marriage that he could find hap
piness only in the society of exper-
fenced and worldly women" said Mrs,
Shoninger.@
Letters written by Mrs. Shoninger
while on tho wedding trip to her hus-
bands relatives were offered in eyi-
dence In her husbands behalf. One
letter said "1ee is everything q wom-
an could ask in a man. am proud
to possess him." She referred to her
self and husband in another letter as
"happy honeymooners." Mrs. Shonin-
ger explained that she wrote these
letters for the purpose of concealing
her disappointment over her husband,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
WIPES BLACK HAIR
MARS MARITAL Joy

h She said her husband told her later
that he was a DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
and would make her life SO miserable
that she would hate him. He offered
to wager that she would leave him
before January !, 1914, He told hei
he had spent many days crying be.
cause she didn't appeal to him and
said: "My stomach is the most inn
portant thing in the world to me-"
my husband wouldn't permit me
to have children, because, he said
they were a nuisance and he didn't
want one of the darn brats," testified
Mrs. Shoninger. "He periodically COM
planned to me about the divorce laws
of New York because they compelled
a man to disgrace himself in order to
get out Of an undesirable relation
ship" 81 ~
Mrs. Shoninger said her husband
showed fondness for breaking So
cial engagements to visit chop suey
restaurants. He refused to stay at a
New Years party at his brothers
home unless his wife sent out and
got ham and eggs for him, which she
did. She testified that when she rent
ed an apartment because she thought
her husband was tired OF hotel life he
said: "This apartment reminds me Of
a Jail cell and that l have to go home
every night to the warden and be
locked up. It's a hell Of an existence
for q man."
The, plaintiff also said her husband
offered her $4,000 in cash and $S,700
a year alimony to free him. She re-
fused, and on February - last, about
two weeks before she left him. she
went home and found al thsswindpws
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Telling His Plans in Reference
to a Military Camp to Be
Established.

CHARLESTON. Jan. S..-NIajor Gem
eral Leonard Wood, OF the United
States army. who, according to In
formation received here a few days
ago. is to visit Charleston before
spring on his trip through the South
to select the location for q military
training camp for business and pro-
fessional men to DO held next SUM-
mer, has issued a bulletin setting forth
tho requirements for this camp which
Is being sent out 10 the press
The camp. General Wood sets forth
In u letter accompanying tho bulle-
tin, will be held In this section OF the
country. Referring to tho contents of
the bulletin and setting forth the pur-
poses of these training camps, the
chief army officer says.
"You will note, first, that applicants
ara desired principally from those
who have had college. university, high
school Tor corresponding SCHOOL, edn-
cation. Non-graduatos are not eN-
cluded but each case will be decided
on its merits with q view to main
tanning level in the progressive
scheme OF development. The train
ing given at these camps is very in
tensive. covering in period OF four
weeks as much as possible Of the fun
damental education Of an officer.
Trained Minds Wanted.
"Thls calls for well trained mind.
In the second place past experience
has shown that this class Of young
men is the first to join the colors in
time of war and many Of them regard
less of their skill in military matters
receive commissions This has been
the procedure in times past. 1t Is
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Oregon Senator Outlines Plan
to Show Need of National
Defense.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Senator
Chamberlain, Of Oregon, has con-
ceiyed plan to illustrate for the ben
eft Of Congress the problem Of ma
tional defense
And when Congress re-assembles he
will propose that division of regular
troops or Of regular and national guard
troops be assembled at the nearest
. suitable point to Washington. He
would have these troops when mobil-
lied dig trenches and otherwise for
tify defense position. Then the d.
vision would attack the fortified posi-
ton, the artillery using real shrapnel
and high explosive shells and the in
s,fantry ball cartridges and hand gre
nades. N
{. The senator believes that although
the position would not be defended by
troops and no men would be under
fire. at any time, the attack would fur
nish more valuable object lesson
than the ordinary maneuyers or sham
battle,
If Congress authorizes the assem-
blage of this dfvision the troops will
have to come from pretty much all
over the United States.
Taking Washington as a center, the
nearest nine regiments of infantry are
the Third at Madison barracks and
Fort Ontario, n. Y; the Thirtieth at
Plattsburg, n. "; the Fourth at
Brownsville, Tex; the Sixth at Ell
Paso, Tex; the Ninth at Laredo, Tex;
the Sixteenth at FL Paso, Tex; the
Seventeenth at Eagle Pass, Tex; the
Nineteenth at Harrington, Tex, and
the Twenty-third at Galveston, Tex.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
SCHOOL DRAFTS
Not Paid When Presented Draw
Interest According to At
torney General Lilly.

CHARLESTON, Jan. S.-From the
time payment OF school drafts. drawn
by boards of education, is refused by
sheriffs becaues Of no funds with
which to pay the drafts will draw
interest, is the opinion Of Attorney
General A "A. Lilly given on request
OF H. G. Hill, secretary 10 Nicholas
county board OF education.
Hill reported to the attorney gem
eral that because one person in
Nicholas county, who owns about
one-fourth OF the real estate, surface
mineral in the county has become de-
llnquent In payment Of taxes that
school drafts are not paid. The de-
linquent tax payer is required to pay
twelve per cent on his liability and
the holder of school drafts Is entitled
to at least part Of 1t, according to the
opinion.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Prohibitionists Have Gained
Such Legislation in Ala
banna and Georgia.,

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. S.-The pro-
hibitionists of the South are planning
not only for dry" South program
which shall include the entire south
east, but are also advocating laws in
each of the southern states which
shall make 1t impossible for any news
paper or other publication to print
liquor or beer advertisements or for
any publication outside these states
to be sold in southern territory If it
should contain liquor advertisements.
Alabama has had such a law for a
year or more. Georgia has such a
law, which becomes effective May L,
1916. South Carolina is next in order.
While the forces behind this move
ment are not designated by any par
tlcular style or organization, the bills
being introduced by separate organ
izations in each state, there is never
theless a well defined set of individ.
uals behind each of these bills. This
is indicated by the fact that both the
Alabama and Georgia laws were drawn
by the same jurist, ex-Justice Samuel
D. Weekly, of Alabama, and that the
South Carolina bill will be drawn by
the same author.
The two laws already enacted are
as drastic as they can be made with
out presuming to interfere with the
|, United States mails, and the South
Carolina law will be of the same cal
iber II not an exact replica Of the
Georgia and Alabama laws.
These laws not only forbid any
newspaper or other publication in
either state from publishing any adj
vertisement of liquor or beer, but pro-
hibit any publication from any part
of the country from being sold or Of
fered for sale within Georgia or Ala
bama II such publications contain
! liquor or beer advertisements. This
means that such publications cannot
be offered for sale at newsstands or
by newsboys on the streets, but that
they may be received in homes or at
places Of business through the mails
by regular subscribers.
In order to be. sold on the streets
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Georgia Youth is Acquiring
Education on Twenty-Five
Cents a Day.

An IS year old boy is living at the
Georgia School Of Technology and DC
quirink an education on twenty-five
cents a day. On the school register
he is marked as III. S. Cole. Coop,
and he has built shack where he
sleeps and eats and cooks his own
food. He pursues. his studies during
spare minutes. 80
Cole works two weeks at the At
lanta Steel Company's plant, and on
what he earns during this period he
goes to school for two weeks al
Tech" His pay check at the steel
factory is s12 for every thirty days.
That suffices to pay for his food, his
tuition and his books. He has few
incldentals. When he feels the need
of little recreation he INDUCES for
an hour or so in communion with
his old friend trigonometry.
Built House In Three Days.
"1t was Just a few days before school
opened that l found there was to be
no more college for me- he said re-
Gently. Il knew about the co-opera-
tive students, and the idea occurred
to me that | might put up shack
and live in 1t and be independent.
came down from Marietta, went to see
Z. G. Peters, and asked him IL / might
build some sort Of place on his land
that could live in. He said I could"
The shop instructors helped him,
and the school gave him a door and
window. Otherwise, the house was
built mostly by Cole alone. AS far as
essentials go, it was finished in three
days time. He started it one Thurs
day and he had the promise Of job
at the Atlanta Steel Company for the
following Monday. He had to be
through with his house by Saturday
in order to report for work at the
steel plant bright and early Monday
morning. Saturday night he slept in
his ten by fourteen home.