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The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
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Mccormick - can tell you Two dollar wheat, ten dollar hogs, cheap autos and player pianos.
 Wilcox - Do you think he kept you out of war?
 Kansas - I dunno. But somebody got us out of debt.
 The national chairmen continued to comment, referring to the suffragists Henry Ford and the lonesome Dem on Rum" who had just been thrown out of several more states. The Demon Rum" sang pathetic song, depicting the hopeless future for Demon Rum and his rummy crew" when the follies closed with the fol lowing:
 Mccormick - It's funny, isn't it?
 Wilcox - Whats funny? If any things funny tell it to me need laugh.
 Mccormick - It's funny how the world keeps going around, no mat ter what happens.
 Wilcox Yes, but it will move very slowly for the next four years.
 Next came a vaudeville sketch, the scene a theatrical booking office. with Roosevelt and Bryan as the "Criss- Cross Twins" Senator Lewis, Colonel George Harvey and the other national figures applying for engagements. Roosevelt and Bryan were first tried out
 T. R. - Say, Willie what is the diff ference between what you intend to do to the Democratic party and what have done to the Republican party?
 Bryan - We'll, Teddy, what is the difference?
 T. R.-You intend to make the Demo cratic party dry, and I have made the Republican party sweat"
 When T. k. and Bryan had been or lered out of the booking office, Sen ator Lewis, Of Illinois. whip of the senate. appeared and recited long series of verses, of which the follow ing are typical:
 Who guides unruly senate bucks, And keeps the party on it's trucks Who is, in short, the whip de luxe?
 Jim Ham.
 Who followed Hughes upon the trail And tied a tin can to his tail; And put the din" in dinner pair?
 Jim Ham.
 Who is the White House blushing pet The truly, only, one best bet. Of the Democratic smartest set? Jim Ham. Colonel George Harvey. who pre- dicted the election of Hughes by a large majority. next appeared and was chided by the vaudeville agent liar vey said he was a lightning calculator, and that he had predicted the first nomination and election of a certain professor in New Jersey" Harvey Moreover. four years ago I calculated exactly what elector- al votes each of the three candidates would have.
 Agent - Wonderful Have you done any of the same kind of calcu, lating lately?
 Harvey (truculently) If you're going to be personal I'll not stay here and stand for it. I don think l want job from you, anyway. The North American Review is good enough vaudeville for me; good day.
 Another travesty, entitled the Ghost Skit," was cast in "spook Court" with a court sitting in judg ment on the astral spirits of the as pirants for positions in the new cabi net Spirits of Secretary of Commerce Redfield, Henry Ford. Postmaster Gen erai Burleson. Colonel House, Secre tary Tumulty, Vance Mccormick
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
National Pr0hib Bill
 Is FavorabIy Reported

WASHINGTON, Dec 15-By a vote of twelve to ,e.o,, 2 national prohibition amendment ordered favorabv report ed to the house by the judiciary committee The proposed mi 'erSal suffrage amendment also ordered reported without any recommendation The Borand resoution ordering inc federal trade commission to investigate all phases of the high cost of living, including the producing capacity of the United States and possible violations of the antitrust laws favor ably reported by the house judiciary committee The mmigr ton b containing restrictive eracy for the admission of aliens and which caused three presidents the ure passed by the senate today the being 64 to This bill passed the house at the last session. now goes ia the conference committee.
 WASHINGTON, Dee. 15-Thc reporting of the suffrage bll from the committee due to the belief ponents that 1t can be beaten the floor house and they thought 1t best to settle the issue b direct vote of the con gressmen
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
U. s. Submarine Is
 Being Dashed Pieces

EUREKA, Cal Dec 14.-Submarine II-3, bound for the Bremeron yard Puget Sound from Mare Island with two sister submarines and the monitor Cheyenne went aground in fog the beach Humboldt bay There two officers and twenty aboard the 3 which is tossing about violently and is expected that the boat will to pieces It impossible to reach the until the storm abates when the prospects for gOOd there surf driving boat further up the beach, The submarine H built at Seattle and valued at $7 500,000.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Judge Bunnell arrived at Valdez to- day from Fairbanks. where he will try several cases which Judge Brown was disqualified from hearing. Judge Bunnen came out over the trail, and when he arrived at Copper Center learning that he could not make close steamer connections at Cordoya for Valdez, arranged for dog team to take him direct to Valdez.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
WILL SON ID JET 1 ELECT ORAL
 VOTE W. VA.

CHARLESTON, Dec. Is - Although Charles E. Hughes carried West Vir- ginia by 2,700 plurality, the official count gives Woodrow Wilson one cleo toral vote, as Republican elector was defeated.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Andrew Nerland, of Fairbanks. member-elect of the territorial legisla- ture. was a passenger for Cordoya on last nights train. He is accompanied by his business partner. Herman An derson. and they will take the next steamer south on trip to the states. Mr. Nerland will return to Juneau in March, when the legislature convens.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Jack Courtney. who went to Fair banks to work on the Panama Valley railroad and later was employed by the Alaska railroad commission at Ne mana. returned to Cordoya last night. having mushed over the trail.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Those who want to see the gruesome side of the war should attend the Elm press theatre tonight, as the three film reel. "The Horrors of War" Is a strong appeal in favor of international peace.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Paul Ringsted. Robert Wilson and Roy C. Schaal, mining men from Brooks, arrived here on last nights train, en route to the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
roLovANA PRODUCING CAMP.

The Toloyana is reported to be an extremely busy camp this winter and a number of dumps are being taken out.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
President Wilson Receives
 Copy Of Peace Offering

As PARIS Dec 14.-Brand accompanied his denunciaon of
 the German peace offer trap, with the that he would ask for increased power wage He declared that France had not undertaken national mobilization has Germany The chamber appauded when Briand announced that the government would ask for the suppression the liquor traffic throughout France.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Attorney BiOn H. Dodge, Of Fair banks, who mixes law with mining and is one Of the prominent men of the interior, is in COrdoya lie will take the Alameda for the states, returning to his home at St, Paul for a short visit
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Fifty-seven more children are en- rolled in the public school at Fair banks this year than there were last. The total enrolment is 222.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Sheldons auto line left Fairbanks on Wednesday with eight passengers for COrdova
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

H. H. Reynolds, of Brooks, is a Cor dOva visitor, having come out over the trail
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
Teutons Making Headway
 Along Roumanian Front

BERLIN, Dec 14-The Teuons progressing along the whole front of Roumana All of Waacha south of the rail between Bucharest and Tchenavoa now held by the TeutOns - "
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

The school children are impatiently looking forward to the holiday yaca- ton.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

PAYsTREAk HAD SOME WIDTH.
 Peterson & Co, on the Sunny Bench, Tolovana, are reported to be taking out good pay, their paystreak being 400 feet wide.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

PARIS Dec. 14Briand told the deputies that the sumption of alcohol threatened the life of the country and he asked for decree to stop supplying whskies brandie and Ii quor throughout France including the army, although it is understood wines and beers will be permitted
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

and track surveys completed by Janu- ary 1, 1920.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15
LOCAL JOTT|NGS ABOUT PEOPLE
 AND DO|NGS
Another train is due from the in terior at o'clock tonight.

Mrs. Harding, of Fairbanks, was a Cordova arrival on last nights train,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

LONDON Dec. 14--In moving for a vote of a credit of four million pounds the house of commons Bonar Law chan ceor of the eXchquer confined his speech entirely to the fin of Great Britain He will make official comment the peace proposal until Russia France and the other allies consulted
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The German peace proposal note has arrived here and being prepared for President Wilson
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28

" .Ng 3
money Is to be spent upon building
absolutely unnecessary. Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury Newton,
who is in charge Of public bull dings,
describes the omnibus method per-
fectly.
The major part OF the authorize
lions in these bills Is for postomces
In country villages where every post
al facility and convenience is ade-
quately provided in rented quarters
at rentals ranging from 500 to ST.
900 annually, whereas the cost OF
maintaining q governmcnt-owned.
building averages about $4,000 am
nually."
The drain on the treasury. the ex-
travagance, is permanent. A glance
at the 1915 bill shows the system.
The Kentucky towns of Eminence,
Falmouth. Pikevllle, Hazard, havo d
population respectively, of i ,274. L.
1870. 1890. 637. Their aDpropria-
lions for government buildings are
$4,000, s25. 900, $4,000, $40, 900.
Hazard. with its 537 souls and less
than $5,000n year postal receipts
$3.50 a year-is perhaps the belle or
the bill, but 1t IS crowded with beau
ties @
Look at Missouri. Mountain Grove,
population .722. is down for s40,-
900: Speaker Clark's Bowling Green,
1,585, for $4,000; Aurora, 3.651,
for S65,0O0 So the pork" Is doled
out in state after state.
Meanwhile the government Is pay
ing rent or nearly S2.50O,OO0 a year
for additional room in cities and
towns that are too big for their pres
ent postodice buildings It would be
.doubly scandalous in the present con
dition or the government finances to
continue the policy of neglecting the
essential and pouring out money on
the unpecessary.
Pork" must stop. Congress Will
learn that fact from Wilson; If in
the teeth Of Democratic promises or
economy it Keeps up this intolerable
waste. Mr.. McAdoo lays down the
principle that should prevail. Local
or political considerations should no
longer count. No public building
should be authorized until a thorough
and Intelligent Investigation of each
proposed building orproject has been
made by this department and a full
report thereon has been submitted to
Congress-" Every project on its
merits.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
MAKING II. PlI.BIjNI!!!i.

EheS Pure Food and Drug Laws aim
70 protect the public BY preventing
mfs-statements on the labels Of prePa-
rations but some people continue to
accept EXTRACTS" Of cod llyc1:s think
ing they will get the benefits Of an
emulsion of cod liver oil.
The difference is very great. An
Hemulsion' contains yeak cod, Zz;yer Oh,
which has had the hearty endorse
ment Of the medical profession for.
many years, while an Sextract" is a.
product which contains no oil and IS
highly alcoholic.
Scott's Emulsion guarantees the nigh
est grade of real Norwegian cod Zt1ey oil,
sknful1y blended with glycerine and
hyPophosphites Scott'sis free from the
false stimulation Of alcohol and is en-
dorsed by good physicians everywhere.
Scott g BOVINE. Bloomfield. Nj. lrIs
4 . . a, Il .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
Ordinary Suxnted Iron viii Mako Deli
cate, Nervous, Rundown People 200
Per Cent. Stronger In Two
Weeks Time In Many Cases.

NEW YORK, ~. Y.--Nlost people foel-
sishly Seem to think they are going to get
renowned health and strength from some
stimulating medicine. secret noStruua or
narcotic drug, said Ior. Sauer, agNSell known
Specialist who has studied widely both in
this country and Europe, when, as n mat
ter of fact real and true strength can only
come from the food YOU eat. But people
often fail to get the siren 9Th out Of their
food because they haven't enough Iron IN
their blood to enable 1t to change food
into living matter. From their weakened,
nervous condition they know something
is wrong but they can't tell what. SO they
generally commence doctorinS for stom-
Gch, liver or Kidney trouble or symptoms
OF some4other ailment caused by the lack
of iron In the blood. This thing may go
on for years, While the patient suffers In-.
told agony. In You are not strong orwell,
you owe tito yourself to make the follow
Ing test: See low long you can Work or
how far you can walk without becoming.
tired. Next take two fYeS grain tablets OF
ordinary nnxate1 iron three times per day
after meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself how
much YOU have gained. have seen dozens
of nervous, rundown people who were
aIling all. the While, double their strength
and endurance and entirely get rid Of all
symptoms of dyspepsia, liver and other
trouble in from ten to fourteen days time
simply by taking iron in the proper form.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
THE DAILY
NOV. EE1ET'
THE LOST FEE-oR NEVER
seen in Five ReeIs.

Twas very hard on Hazzay Cruct
for he had Just heard from his best
friend that his dee-arling Vera Crude
was untrue to him. That while he
had been absent for a few hours
shooting wooxis-cats and skooker-
bords the lovely. retrousse Vera had
become entangled, engaged to a rich
old gent who was as ugly as he was
rich.
So Hazzay Crust rushes out OF the
house with his shoes on his head and
his hat on his feet He HES him
away to the red-headed Vera's do
main She implores him to save her
from the croo-el fate of being rich
and begs him to rescue her SO that
she could remain poor.
He does.
aCEnd OF the first part. Second part
will follow immediately
PART TWO.
Just as HazZay Is about to place
the ring on Nera's thumb prior to
the preachers making them unity.
Hazzay has a presentiment that Vera
had Indian blood in her veins. He
refuses to marry her and swoons.
(End Of Part Second Part Three
will follow immediately
PART THREE.
After days and weeks and months,
Vera finally conyinces Hazzay that
she is 99.0OOO34 per cent pure Amer
lean with only few corpuscles OF
Finnish blood in her arteries, and he
consents to marry her.
| CEnd of Part Three-Part Four will
follow immediately
PART FOUUR-
\ Just as Vera Is about to say II
\ won't" to the preacher as he is trying
Ito unite them again, she looks up
into Hazzay's face and sees there Wv
lid and unmistakable signs of Zulu
4 and Patagonian blood. Upon a sec
Iond glace she also discovers Hol-
d stein mixed up with it.
She kicks up both feet and
4 swoons.
]. (End Of Part Four-Part Five will
\ follow immediately
u PART FIVE.
!, Vera marries the old man and is
,iIhappy with her submarines, silver
!. bath tubs, aeroplanes and things.
Il (The End.)
N CPassed by the National Board Of
/ SenselessO
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
OH AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR=STATE.
Latest Reports Of Operations IL
West Virginia, PennsyI-
vania and Ohio.

The lower West Virginia Acids are com
plstinE ESod III, mn1y light wells With the
are located in defined territory. In the
Weir sand development on Blue Creek. Elis
district, 5IGnnnwhn county there Ii large
amount Of work under way. In this dis
trtct the United Fuel Gas Company has
farm. located 1000 feet north or No. / and
IL Is good for thirty barrels day.
On Pinch creek. Fix district the United
Fuel Gas Company has completed ana shot
No. . on the srclitha j. Gillespie farm In
the Weir sand and 1t js showing for n
the south Penn Oil Company IIas me III
completed and started to drill No. 3 on the
the Republic OH and Gas Company lIns
sstntred toSdrill NOT on the George Bryant
In the Mig Injun sand development In
Union district, Clay county, Tie Chalmers
~ n and Sc &;as company drilled No on tti:
shows for light punIpes. r:-he iocation IS
SpO AZ f"9t west of M. On the same TRACT.
Hope Natural Gas Company has complicated
q test on the y. Lewis farm and the Mnnu-
fnciilrerE Light and Heat Company test
on the S. II. Shaw f;lrIn. 10th are gassers
In the Big Injuu sand.
Dents Run Production Declining
All but two or the wells Iii tha Dents run
than 100 barrels II day. AS compared with
q few weeks ago the daily output IL small.
Penn OH Company Nos ami j Hoard
Unison, each sixty bArrels; y. w. Bnrtlett
S0S. !, ~ una y N. IL. IatSon, seventy, 1OI
and ninety seven barrels respectively and
Delmar OIL Company Nos. 81 and rs .TOhn
y. Hays, nifty and 40 barrels. respectively.
southwest I'ennsyIvania.
The local fields nre completing some fair
producers. In East Finley township,
Washington county. 7. ~. Leonard. and
Company completed second test on the II.
G. NlcClenry farm and 1t Is showing for a
twenty barrel producer in the Gordon stray.
In the sam" district the Manufacturers
Light and Heat Company Inns the same
kind Of n producer; in the same formation,
Inside OF the borough limits OF New
FreePort. Greene county, Fleming md
Company drilled n second test on thGEL. w.
Hamilton farm through all sands. 1t is a
duster. On Coon run. SnrInghill township,
the Carnegie Natural Gus COmpnny'S No.
on the George IsiminEer farm has declined
to ;i25 barrels day. No. is holding up Mt
elgh five barrels. In the BurEettStOwn
field washington county, the South Penn
Oil COmpany's No. and the Burgettstown
OiINCompnnyis Ne. 3 on the s. IL. md n.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
Iron rs Greatest of AU Strength
Builders, SAYS Doctor
Secret Of The Great Endurance and P0Der 81

And this after they had IN some cases
been doctoring for months without obtain
ing any benefit. But don't take the old
forms of reduced iron, iron acetate or tinc-y
ture5 of iron simply to save q few cents
lou must take iron in form that can be
easily absorbed and asSlmiluted like nux=
ated iron ~ YOU want lite do any good,
otherwise it may prove worse than use
less. Many an athlete or MprIze-f Ehter has
won the day simply because he knew the
secret of great siren 9Th and endurance and
filled his blood with iron before he went
into the ARRAY, while many another Inns.
gone down to In glorious defeat simply fer
the lack OF iron.
NOTE-Euxated Iroa recommended
above by DR.. Sauerai Is not patent nedl-
cine nor secret remedy, but one which is
we'll known to druggists and whose iron
constituents Is widely prescribed by emil
nent physicians everywhere. Unlike the
older inorganic iron products, it.is easily
assimiIated, does not injure the teeth, make.
them black. nor upset the stomach !; on the
contrary, 1t is u most potent remedy. In
nearly a1l forms of Indigestion, as we'll as
for nervous. 5run-down conditions. The.
Manufacturers have such Grent confidence
In SuSated Iron TINT they offer to forfeit
$4,000 to any charitable institution If they
Cannot take any man or woman under
GO who hicks iron and increase their
strength 200 per cent or over In four
weeks time provided they have no. serious
organic trouble. They also offer to re-
afrind your money IL lit does not Mt least
double Your strength and endurance In
ten days time. It is dispensed by all
druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
West VI giz.ia b Briefs

hours; a charge of 81 for the first day
thereafter, 81 for the second day; s. for6the
succeeding days the car IS kept BY the
cnnsignees.
HUNTINGT0E: According to informa-
ton received here from the general head
quarters Of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
crease in wages will be paid to each em-
ploye serving that company in offices, at
whose compensation IS not covered by an
agreement, who las been in service one
year or more. and whose salary has not
been advanced since January 4, 1916.
NJ CHARLESTON: IA new passenger train
schedule has been filed by the Coal and
Coke Railroad Company with the public
service commission. 1T provides for the
operation of trains between sutton and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
e still Fi y, tic IN seaman.

The New York Times, Democratic
newspaper, still insists that the public
buildings bill is nothing but dis
graceful pork grab, and again crit
lcizas that measure. 1t says:
dehcir Of the treasury at the
End of the fiscal year is estimated by
A6ecretarE McAdoo at S185,0O0, 600.
That is So 900, 600 less than the sum
appEopiated by Congress in the last
twenty years for public buildings
M. 8dcAdoo says IN his latest report
that the greater part of this sum has
sbsen spent on costly structures in
small localities, where neither the
government business nor the con
Yenience Of the people justified their
constructto and the maintenance
and operation on these superfUous
SACRIFICES to local interest are q heavy
and growing burden on the treasury.
Almost every great city and large
town has outgrown its federal build
Ing. 1.-THE pork combine in Con
gresss is apparently bent upon passing
ea public building bill which scatters
some Ss35s 100000 exactly in the old
sfashto on. Indeed. 1t oudoes its prede-
sors. Ninety ser cent or so Of the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28

Representative Charles n. Sloan.
5of5 Nebraska, has introduced n bill in
the House providing for the repeal OF
the Canadian reciprocity act passed
Wy Congress 1--WE years ago. The
canadian parliament never gave it's
assent to the proposition, hence the
proWsions Of the law were never car
srted into effect. It has, however, re-
NAMED 4 thorn IN the sides of the
farmers Of the country, thousands of
whom reside in Mr.. Sloan's district.
ana 1T IL with the intention Of wiD-
ing this anomaly off the statute books
that the bill has been introduced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28

The national treasury deficit on
December is was little over S112,-
100000 as compared with q deficit
3of about $51, 100000 on the same
date last year. A total deficit OF
100, 5000 700 Is predicted by the end
81 the fiscal year. June 80. next.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-28
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS Il
81 Being Constantly Supplied viii
Thedford's k-Draught.

McEH, Val suffered for severs1
years., says Mrs. B. Whitaker, Of
this place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago afrienS told me 10 Try
'Ihedford's Black raught, wEict1 did.
and 4 found ii tc be the best family medi-
Cine for young and old.
keep Black-D raught on hand all no
time now, and WheR my children fce. a
little bad, they ask nleSfor a dose, audit
does them mere good than any medicine
they ever tried. N 8 M g
We never t;sve a long speIl Of sick
ness II Or family, since We commenced
using siacic- DFaught.'
Thedfofd's Black-D raught IS purely
vegetable, and has been found to regu-
late weak stoHlachs, aid digestion, re-.
HeVe indigestion, colo, wind, nausea.
headache, sick stomach, and similar
symptoms. N. . IN VA
It has been n constant Use for moro
Than 20 Years, and has benefited mora
than a million people.
Your. druggist sells and recommends
Slack Dranghs. PTice only 25c. Getai
1ekage To-day. Mcst295