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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29

wish I could show you Prince Ru-
pert. The town lies on a beautiful bay
guarded by islands Its harbor is IA
miles long, and large enough to hold
all the fleets that will ever sail at any
one time toward Bering strait 1t re-
minds me of Jaffa, the port for Jerusa-
lem It is right on the sea. and the
buildings climb up and down the noun
tains of rock close to the shore. The
chief difference between them is that
the hills of Jaffa are all bleak and
bare. while those Of Prince Rupert are
wooded and clad in perpetual green. E.
Seven Years Ago a Forest
Seven years ago the site of this city
Wasfa forest. Pines and cedars covered
the mountains. and today the stumps
rising out Of the sloping town lots
look like the black hristles Of an IN
shaver chin. The town has 5000 PEG
pie. / venture il has more than so 600
stumps. The stumps are rooted in the
crevices of the bed rock, and the space
between them is matted with the
muskeg. a messy vegetation two or
three feet in depth that holds the water
like a sponge. and makes it impossi-
bic to go across country without thick
boots or rubbers. This muskeg covers
the whole region about and il W s one
Of the difficulties that had to be con-
quered in laying out and building the
city.
Bills Blasted Away.
Another and still greater difficulty
was blasting the rocks from the sides
of the hills and making level places
upon which streets might be laid and
houses be built The site was all rocky
mountain. and every bit of the town is
founded on the bed rock. The sewers
have had to be blasted from the sides
of the hills and built up in the valleys.
The same is true Of the roadWays in
the business part Of the town. the
whole having required proportionately
almost as much grading and blasting
as the Culebra cut of the Panama
canal
Streets Are of PIankS.
In the residence section the streets
are OF planks resting upon a trestle-
work or upheld by posts The town
site. which covers about 1000 acres is
made up Of sharp hills, which run back
to wooded mountains over 1000 feet
high. The place is SO rough that to
build solid roads through it would
bankrupt the city many times over. and
so the roadways are wooden. looking
like lines Of continuous bridges. The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29

ton made up of two and three story
frame buildings, painted in modest
colors, with roofs red. brown and black
Here and there the spire of a church
rises above the roofs: and should you
take your glass you might pick out the
signs Of banks. stores. real estate Of
fees. and. regret TO say, of saloons
As to the morality Of the city, the
mayor tells me that it is Just medium,
not too good and not too bad He as
serts, moreover. that during his three
years OF administration, although vast
sums-a million dollars last year-have
been spent in public improvements,
there has not been one nickel OF graft.
wonderi
Has Some Costly Buildings.
Returning to the view. let US take a
look at more Of the buildings. The
city hall is a three-story structure OF
frame. the biggest hotel has five stories
and il is made of brick. while near il
You can pick out a hole in the rocks
that has cost the Grand Trunk Pacific
railway $40. 600 to make and is 10 form
the site of a $1,000 coo hotel when the
present financial stringency has passed.
The private residences OF Prince Ru-
pert include many comfortable homes.
They are one and two-story frame cot
tages, rising out Of the uneven green
of the musksg. Many have blasted out
the stunps in making the foundations
and some of the people have built up
have lawns as green and smooth as
those of old England. All kinds OF
vegetation grow luNuriantly. The town
mas many beautiful flowers and the
whole country is green from one end
OF the year TO the other
Climate Is Mild.
The climate Of Prince Rupert is
mllder than that of Baltimore, Rich
mond or St Louis. 1t is not so cold in
the winter and it is more mild in the
summer. The mean temperature in
summer is about so degrees Fahrenheit,
ana IN winter the thermometer seldom
ialis 10 below eight or ten above zero.
As 10 rain, the town reminds me of
southern Chile. where they say il rains
thirteen months every year.
me rainfall in some years is 10
lnches or more, and just now il show
ers all the time. There is but little
snow IN the winter. although you may
nave Two teet within a few hours The
snow melts quickly, however. There
are neaVy frosts on account Of the
moisture The frosts sometimes cover
tne plank roadways to a depth OF
three inches and then the people have
coasung and tobagganing parties on
the roller coaster highways have de-
scribed-
Is Healthy City.
Prince Rupert is a healthy city.
There were less than 80 deaths last
year in the 5000 population, and the
births were 100 There were only five
cases OF typhoid fever and three OF
these came from outside. The town
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29

Il has a Jail an uptodate fire DEPART
ment, with motor engines II has good
public schools. including a high school
with a building Of four stories IT has
three daily papers. public reading
room. and its people are quite a. IN
telliSent and much more progressive
than those Of similar sized towns in
the east.
For instance. the town believes in
municipal ownership. II has hydro
electric plant that cost more than 4
half million dollars. from which II net
only supplies the several public utlli-
ties. but II also sells power TO factories
and individuals at SIS per horsepower
per annum- The town has its own tele-
phone and electric light plants me
telephone rates TO business houses are
$3.50 per month. and the plant pays a
profit 10 the municipal treasury me
mayor tells me he hopes TO put on mu-
niciDal jitneys TO carry tine people 70
and from their homes along the board
roads.
Il single Tax Town.
Prince Rupert believes in the single
tax. and the most Of the revenues OF
the city come from a tax on land only.
improvements pay nothing The Prince
Rupert hotel, for instance, cost $780,
600 to build 1t is on n lot 1O0X200. and
this lot is valued at s50.o6U. The tax
is levied on the lot only There Is moth
ing paid on the building. Just across
the way Is vacant lot of the same
size, and ii pays just as much taxes
as the big hotel The result is that
people cannot afford to hold valuable
real estate without they improve It.
The present taxes are a little over
j mills on the dollar OF assessed
values. which are about 60 per cent OF
the real values.
Started With n Boom.
Prince Rupert started with a boom.
Il was all planned and partially de-
veloped before n single lot was Of
fered for sale The Grand Trunk Pa
sent its engineers TO clear the land.
level the hills and lay out the CITY.
The company had $4,000 acres Of land.
including the town site, and the first
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29

There has never been man In the Whine
dent wilson. who day in and day out Is
always on time for every appointment. and
also insists that others who desire 70 -
MIN shall be punetual. too.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
Site For New Alaskan Gateway Is
Blasted Out of Solid Hills Of Rock
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright. 1915. by Frank
G. Carpenter-)

Streets
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29
Is Healthy City.

Prince Rupert is a healthy city.
There were less than 80 deaths last
year IN the 5000 population, and the
births were $50. There were only five
cases Of typhoid fever, and three Of
these came from outside. The town
has hospital which is but little used.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09


you by q simple illustration. Let III
suppose you want to borrow thous-
and dollars and offer your note TO your
banker. He knows you, knows that
you will pay. and wants to accOmmo.
date you. He looks at his books and
says: II can't spare the money. The
law says / must have fifteen cents oul
of every dollar owe my depositorA In
cash. or where can get It on demand
and have just what the law requires,
II give you credit for the note and lei
you check against 1t, increase my
debts and make my condition worse
for II do not pay you In cash must
stand ready to do so"
But being resouFceflll banker. and
knowing how, he asks you 10 walt q
minute while he goes to his strong
box. He finds government bond
which no bought a year ago when he
had plenty Of spare money, for cash.
and comes back smiling and says:
VERY we'll. In three days you can have
your money. will turn this bond into
bank notes for you" So he sends the
bond to Washington. and In return the
government sends him 200 crisp new
lyc-dolIar bills, to be signed by two
officers of the bank. cut and handed
out to you.
Tho government keeps the bond as
security that he will redeem the notes
In lawful money on demand-that
Is, pay greenbacks or gold for them
II demanded (but this ID seldom donel
pays him interest on the bond and you
pay him interest on your note for the
use OF his notes, and both are satisfied.
You see. by this proposition, he has
turned your note into bank notes. with
himself behind 1t and the government
behind him. Your promises wouldn't
go very far from home; these promises
will. Everybody knows them. They
are money" AMI circulate rs such.
Now what has the banker done by
this process He has furnished the
community as well as you with cir
CulatIng medium. handy TO carry.
cheap to create, and satisfactory to all.
He has taken your credit and turned 1t
into bank credit. lie makes money
and you take the money he has made
and make some money for yourself. It
Is very simple proposition. under
stood by few. but practtced by many.
II You don't fully understand 1t. ask
your banker to tell you more about 1t.
This feature of banking, however. Is
performed in this country only by
banks under control Of the federal
government. namely, the national
banks and federal reserve banks. but
is a common banking practice the
world over. differing in form but not
in substance. 1t being a universal
function of the bank TO turn credit
which is unknown into that which is
known and will therefore be freely
taken. and hank note credit is the most
common and useful form.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations in
West Virginia, PennsA-
vania and Ohio.

There is no longer any doubt as to
the effect of the advance in the crude
oil market on field work. Operators
are getting ready to start new work
In the districts that are available at
this time. The local fields are re-
celye attention nrst for the reason
that they are more easy of access
than any other so long as the roads
are in a bad condition. The lower
West Virginia counties are showing
signs Of revival In development
work and promise to become very ac-
tive d~rins the spring.
In Union district, Pleasant county.
West Virginia, Harry Worden anN
Company have drilled a third test on
the Barnhart heirs farm into the
Cow Run sand and 1t Is showing for q
twenty-five barrel producer. In the
same locality the Simmons OIL Com
pany Is due in the sand at a test on
the Lloyd Barnhart farm. The Friend
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09

Eddie Thursday, the great evan
gelist, pounded the table with his
Il tell you men," he repeated.
"lmpatlence Ia the worlds greatest
vice. It's a rough-necked, lantern
jaWed, evll-eyed, low-browed, poe
marked, bald-headed curse! Is there,
a man in this great assemblage who
has never spoken a cross, word to his
wife,
A guilty silence fell on the inn
mense crowd OF men.
Some looked the other way, some
closed their eyes. a few hardened
ones looked the same way.
''Ts there one, ask?" beloved
Eddie Thursday.
There was another silence. some-
what more guilty than the first and
then genial-faced stout man arose.
Brother, / am proud OF you,"
shouted Eddie Thursday.
The sunny-faced man coughed.
perhaps I ought to say that
am bachelor" he said APOLOGIZE
cally.
snatchlng up the two-gallon water
pitcher. Eddie Thursday drained 1t
at a draught, while seven ushers
made dive for the stout man.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
shnn.1 Do Il Anyway.

Secretary Lansing is quoted as de-
claring that "the government should
not use force to take care OF its cit
izens." No. nor Is the father Of a
family obliged legally to pitch into a
burglar who enters his home nor risk
bis life to save his famlly. And yet
the father recognizes moral obll-
cation to play the man. Hts love
makes him torgetful OF every ohltga-
ltion under the impulse OF his honor
and his affection.
II our government Is going to stand
merely on It's legal obligations 1t
won't be worth while being a citizen
OF this country. II only material
considerations are to be recognized
then every patriot, even the presl-
dent himself. may as well stop talk
ing rubbish about Americanism or
calling upon the people to die for
the nag. Any flag that does not stand
for moral obligations and merely
hides behind legal necessities won't
call for much reverence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
House Comes Back.

Col. Edward NJ. House, maker OF
cabinets. confidential adviser, and am
bassadur-at-larEe In full charge with
out responsibility" Ia the manner In
which Col. George Harvey, "the orig
lnal Wilson man" refers. In the North
American Review. to MIR. Wilson'S
porlpat0lIc plcnlpOtentiary who ar
rived III oAahInEton yesterday. Col
Onel Harvey might have added the adj
jcctivc unconstitutional. for the up
pointmnnt Of Colonel House without
Tho advice and consent Of tho Senate"
Is unquc3ti0nably a violation OF the
spirit Of the constitution, as 1t liz h
reflection on tho men appointed to the
diplomatic corps by Mr.. Wilson and
an open confession OF Mr.. Wilson'S
own dlatrust OF them.
Had Mr.. Wilson permitted the COM
petGnt ambassadors and ministers
whom he found in Office to retain their
places until the close Of the European
war. or had he chosen cir SUCCESSORS
with q view 10 their fitness and ability,
instead Of solely from political eX-
pediency. there would have been no
occasion TO send Colonel House 10
Europe to review their work and re-
form their practices. But he has sent
Colonel House twice To Europe and
thereby confessed his own lack OF con-
fldence in the Indiana Sharp who sue
ceeded the tried and experienced Her
rick mt Paris. the laundering Marye Mt
Petrograd, the fuls0me Page, who rep
resents the United States ut London.
when he Is not writing panegyrlcs OF
Woodrow Wilson for Worlds Work, ct
nj.
. 1t is only the existence OF the "secret
fund" In the state dcpartment-de
signed. OF course, for wholly different
purposes-whIch has enabled the
president TO send his friend and spon-
sor. Colonel House. on these delightful
junkets. but MS this misrepresentation
of that fund Is, only in spirit and not
In letter, no serious consequences are
likely to foIInw-untfl November z.
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his apologists-such as they are. Sam
uel untemeyer, the New York lawyer
who figured so odorlferousIy In the
'Guggenhelm divorce case, and In GER
tain financial transactions, has come
out with reply to Mr.. Root which iB
also paneEyric OF Mr.. Wilson. We're
not Mr.. Wilson so completely
encysted in his own self-compIacency,
oven his severest critic would be in
clined to extend sympathy to human
being SO defended. For, to the un-
initiated be 1t known, in his concepts
and his practices Sam Untemeyer Is
tho complete antIthcsis Of Elihu Root.
They arc as far apart as Bellzlbub and
the Prince OF Peace.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
DANDRUFF
QUICKLY
STOPPED

There is only one way to cure dand-
RUIZ and that is to kill the germs.
There is only one hair preparation that
will kill the germs and that is Mild
redina Hair Remedy. This unusual
hair restorer with its record OF thous-
ands of cures will grow hair on any
head where there is any life left: It
cures dandruft, stops falling hair and
itching o fthe scalp in three weeks or
your money back.
1t Is the most pleasant and invigor-
ating tonic, is not sticky or greasy and
is used extensively by ladies OF re-
fnemHnt who desire to have and to
keep their hair soft, lustrous and lux
urtant. SOC and S1.O0 bottle at drug
g!sts everywhere.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
Wilson'S Joint Debnte.

Immediately after his return from
his preparedness" stulnping tour. one
of President Wilson's enthusiastic adj
mirefs in the Senate procured the
passage of resolution providing for
the printing-at public expense-of
many hundred thousand copies Of Mr..
Wilson's speeches on that tour. The
government printing Office put them
In type and sent the proofs to the
White House. There they were found
to contain so many conflicting and con-
Trajectory statements that they re-
sembled a Joint debate, rather than
the utterances of a single politician.
Weeks have passed and there the
proofs remain, while MT. Wilson burns
the midnight oil trying to edit them
as, specifically at least, to reconcile
his conflicting statements.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
MINERS RHEUMATISM

is caused by impoverished blood and
is aggravated by working il dampness
and from lack Of fresh air. It viii not
correct itself untilthe blood is purifed,
and the greatest physicians prescribe
SCOTS Emulsion, because its medici-
nal nourishment quickly improves the
quality of the blood to relieve the pain
full muscles and stiffened joints, while
its wonderful oil-food strengthens the
organs to expel the very acids which
cause the trouble.
SCOTS Emulsion is exactly what
miners need to create rich, red, active
blood, strengthen thet throat and fortify
the lungs against colds, pneumonia,
bronchitis and consumption.
Seott's is always free from alcohol or
drugs-but be careful to avoid substitutes.
seott & Bovine. BioomaeId.N.J. $40
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
nnm tha Bank .sMnkesr Money.

II would seem that after the bank
takes your money. protects 1t. pays It
back on demand or as You order, lends
you money. discounts your neighbours
note for you. 1t would have nothing
else TO offer in your behalf. But It has
1t "makes" money for you, and In
ctdentally makes money for itself.
When you see the president or the
cashier OF a bank signing hfs name
tosa row Of four crisp new bills tt1ey
always come in sheets Of FOUR you
may wonder what he Is doing, and
what Is behind It ali. We will show
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
Rank Foolishness.

You occasionally see it stated that
colds do not result from cold wealth
er. That Is rank foollshness. Were 1t
true, colds would be as prevalent in
midsummer; as In midwlnter. The
microbe that causes colds tiourishes
in damp, cold weather. To get rid
OF cold take Champerlainls Cough
remedy. It Is ettectual and Is highly
recommended by people who have
used lit for many years as occasion
required. and know its real value.
obtainable OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
birds OF a Feather.

FThe most scathing arraignment Of
president of the United States ever
deltynredH Is the general verdict on
the remarkably able review Of the
Wilson admins ion delivered by ex-
Senator ElIhn Root at the opening OF
the New York state convention And
hardly had the echo OF Dir. Roots
words died away when Colonel Harvey,
Mr.. Wilson'S friend. comes put With
tho announcement that Elfhu Root is
..the foremost statesman now living in
this country or in the world"
But President Wilson Is not without
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-09
For ProsccutInr Attorney.

nm q Candidate Tor tho nnmInatI0nl
for Prosecutlng Attorney Of Harrison
County, West Virginia, on the Republican
5 5sss ' IBIS 1a e the naRP4 qa afis
county: politics. a Republican,; cduca1oni
Lib. OF the state University: experience.
fourteen years bf actual practice la this
county, and respectfully solicit Invests IA.
ton. and ypur vote ana Influence md. lf
elected, promise a faithful fearless and
impartial discharge nf the duties OF the
once TO the best OF my ability.
w. u. CoSA1FAY.
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Kent

We favor a single presidential
term, and to that end urge the adop-
ton of an amendment to the constt-
tuition making the president of the
United States ineligible for re-elect-
ton. and we pledge the candidate Of
this convention 10 this principle
From the Democratic partys plat
form.
/ hereby consent to the use of my
name as a candidate for the presi-
dency.-Woodrow Wilson TO Charles
@. Hlldebrand. secretary Of state of
Ohio.
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y +
" Oil Company. 10 also duo in the
SAND at Its test on the Harvey Mott
farm.
Starting New Work.
On Spring Creek, Spencer, district
Roane county, the South Penn OIL
Company has started to drill No. s
on the Louisa ]. Harris farm. On
The same stream in smithfeld dis
trlct, the Columbia Oil Company OF
West Virginia Is drilling No. IA
the ]. p. Brannon farm. On Bur1-
eye Fork OF Cobbk Creek, Washing
ton county, the Eagler OIL and Gas
Company 10 starting another test on
the Walter Hall farm 1900 feet east
Of No. on the same farm. On Road
Fork, puyal district, the Big Creek
Development Company Is drilling 30
3 on the James Stevens farm.
On Pinch Greek, Elk district, Kan
awha county. the United Fuel Gas
Company Is drilling q test on the
Mary J. Abbott farm. The.same COM
Dany has the rig completed for a test
on the Isabella Myers farm. On
Mills Greek Goettman and Goshorn
have the material ON the ground for
test on the Richard Carter farm. On
Three Mile Greek the Ohio Fuel Oil
Company has started to drill a test
on the James CroHR farm. On Steer
Fork, Otter district. Braxton county.
there Ia q little new work starting.
The Eastern oil Company Is drilling
test on the J. C. Carving farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
Vfha Hnan uonA Ia south.
eastern Ohio shows an increase in de-
velopment work. At this time oper-
,attons are confined to the old districts
but the search for new producing ter
rltory will soon begin and will extend
over a large area. Unless the deep
sand territory can supply now pro-
ductlbn there Is but slim chance for
an increase. as the old shallow sand
districts seem capable Of supplying
but small.amount.
In the northern end of the deep
sand territory in the Nashp0rt dis
trict. Hanover township. Licking
county. Whitehill and Heasley havo
completed and shot No. on the v.
H. Herendeen farm and they swabbed
slxty-fve barrels from 1t the ensuing
[OTLy-elHHL nOuFB. III Will pFOpdDly
make a fifteen or twenty-bRrrel pro-
Queer. In Licking township. Mus
kinRum county. the Columbus OIL
and Fuel Company drilled its test on
the George Schumacher farm through
the Clinton sand and 1t shows for
AN eIRht-barrel pumper The location
is $500 feet west of the same COM
pany's test on the L. s. Roman farm.
Shallow Sand Territory.
Light wells and busters are the re-
suit Of late competitions in the shat
low sand districts. In Stock town
ship. Noble county. in the Belle VAL
ley district, H. B. Tuttle has drilled a
test on the Jacob King farm through
the Berea grit and it Is a duster. This
location Is j, 500 feet southwest Of
production. In Noble township, Nc
Gnrmi6t and Rlakslee drilled No. lon
the James Stone farm through the
T00-foot sand and found a light show
Of oil. In Seneca township, the Ohio
Fuel Supply Company Is drilling a
test on the secrest heirs farm. In
Olive township, White, MCKelyey and
Company are drilling test on the
William Courtney farm.
The oil Market.
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For city assessor.
JOHN D. OWENS.
For water works and sewerage board,
TRUMAN j. LYNCH.
For school commissioner,
ROBERT NORRIS.
For council.
An Eveni,,p Echo.

People who make point Of trying
to please everybody seldom have a
heart for any one: the love Of self Is
the secret of their desire to please,
and their temper Is generally tickle
and InsIncare.-R. l. EDGEWORTH.