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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
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froiccuoh from Vrlrh'Al '0mPril'loh'
immediate revision OF thc Under
wood tarI'i Ia" SO as 10 protect ne
american KIM goods industries from
.hIheSe ana japanese competition IS
the demand OF me National Association
OF Hosler! ana hd'r"'ar MahuIae-
turcrs' aiteF meeting III Albany re-
Gently
me need OF a protective thrIii was
never so apparent as II mas peen Tor
the last eighteen months sad PreSI-
dent "H'herS. ne American manu-
tacturers are working along the most
scientific lines, but their advance VIII
be retarded nE ue spFIhRIhE up OF
such competition as we now race IN
less there is revision OF me tarill,
one OF the most critical situations VIII
ARISE IN me next ie" months Wheh
China ana Japan dump ihelr products
INTO American markets 20 compete
WIN the American produciS. Mr.
WithcrS says the pay received by
skilled Workmen IN the tar East Is not
more thah Hi'eeil cents per Jay,
In the cotton knit goods INDUSTRY
alone over 500 concerns are engaged
in this country scattered all over ne
United States. doing total business
of over >So,O0o,oOo The total amount
Of wages paid out by these SOU con-
Germs represents fully NIFTY TO seventy
five per cent Of the business, or about
S35,ooo,ooo The cost Of building and
equipping cotton underwear mil m
the United States Is seventy per cent
greater than in Europe, due TO the
higher wages paid TO American ar
ttsans and laborers in the building and
mechanical, and other trades and IL
dustries drawn upon by American
manufacturers Skilled sewing ma
chine operators in this country earn
from $3.50 to $3.50 per day, other
classes Of labor, such as winders, knit
ters and general help, earn fully three
or four times as much as similar
classes Of help in France Germany,
or Spain, which means more Than ten
times the wages paid to japanese
operatives.
The Democrats made radical redro-
tons in the tariff on cotton knit goods,
when The Underwood bill. was up Dur
ing the first ten months operation Of
This law. before the European war
broke out October 1913 10 July l9l T.
imports Of cotton knit goods increased
1876 per cent over the similar PERIOD,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
Clears Complexion

, Don't worry about skin troubles. You
can have a clear, clean complexion by
using little zeno, obtained at any drui
store for DC, or extra large bottle al
$1O0.
Zemo easily removes all traces Of pim.
pies, black heads, eczema, and ringworm
and makes the skin clear and healthy.
ZemO is neither watcry, sticky nor
greasy and stains nothing. 1t is easily
applied and costs 4 mere trife for each
application. 1t is always dependable.
Zemo, Cleveland. In
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May 1916, Japanese exports to us in
creased forty-nve per cent over the
corresponding period ended May 1916,
or from 100000 during the 1915
period to }l32.OOO,OOO during the 1915
period. There ia just one argument
to use in dealing with country whose
wage rate is about onc-tweliih that
prevailing in this country, and that Is
a protective tariff.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31

II Just after some chickens had
perched on n roost and made 1t a
roost, then the roost would be a
perch and the perch would be a roost
and some Of tho chickens would be
ROSTERS and the .others would be
perchers. and"
"Denrod, 20 to bed. You don't
feel we'll" commanded the father,
And Dcnrod being a dutiful child,
obeyed.
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"Meat Takes An.

"Meat Takes Ana
other Jump ia
milar headline in your daily
newspaper. Butwhy worry
about the cost of something
you don't need7 The most
expensive foods are gener-
ally the least nutritious. In
Summer health and strength
come from a meatless diet.
Oneor two Shredded Wheat
Biscuits, heated in the oven,
covered with berries or other
fruits and served with milk
or cream, make a complete,
satisfying, nourishing meal
at a cost of FIVE or six cents.
All the meat of the whole
wheat made digestible by
steam cooking, shedding
and baking. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
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MONDAY, JULY 81, 1915.
An Evening Echo.

Industry supplies the want OF
,arts; patience and diligence IKE
,aith, remove mountains. VIII
LIAM PENN.
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Declares the United States
Its Note of Warning Sent
to England.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Grnat
Britain is warned. IN the American
note Of protest against the blacklist.
just made public by the state depart
mcnt. of the many serious consc-
Qucnces to neutral rights and neutral
relations which such an act must nee
cssarily involve
Already in the hands Of the British
foreign Office, the note declares in
the graycst terms that il is mani
testify out Of the question that the gov
crnmont of the United States should
acquicscc in such methods and that
The United States regards the black
list as inevitably aud essentially in
consistent with the rights OF all The
citizens Of all the nations not involved
in the war II reminds the British
government that Citizens OK The
United States are entirely within their
rights in attempting TO trade with the
people or tho government Of any Of
the nations now at war, subject only
to well defined international practices
and understandings which the gov
crnmcnr Of the United States deems
the government Of Great Britain 10
have too lightly and frequently dis
regarded
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Vote Very Positive.

The American note, is even more
positive in its terms than officials have
minated. Ambassador Page was m
structcd by Acting Secretary Polk TO
deliver it formally and tcymally. It
follows
The announcement that His Bri-
fannie Naicsty's government has plac-
ed the names Of certain persons, firms,
and corporations in the United States
upon a prOscrpttyc blacklist and has
forbidden all financial or commercial
dealings between them and citizens of
Great Britain has been received with
the most painful surprise by the peo-
pie and government Of the United
States. and seems to the government
Of the United States TO cmbody n pol
icy of arbitrary interference with ncu-
trial trade against which It is It's duty
to protest in the most decided terms.
"The scope and effect Of the policy
are cNtraordinary British steamship
companies will not accept cargocs from
the prescribed firms or persons CT
transport their goods 10 any port, and
steamship lines under neutral owner
ship understand that if they accept
rrcigh. from them rheT arc likely %
he denied coal a British ports and *
cludod from other privileges which
they have usually enjoyed, and may
themselves be put upon The blacklist.
Neutral bankers refuse loans 10 those
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Chicken Ordinance.

An ordinance to regulate the Keep
ing of chickens. ducks and geese, and
other fowls of ike kind in the city
of Clarksburg.
Be it ordained by the council of the
CITY Of Clarksburg.
That it shall be unlawful for
aDv person to keep or maintain a
ward or other Enclosure, wherein
chickens. ducks geese. or other fowls
of like kind are kept within thirty
feet of n residence or public street.
2 II shall be unlawful to place
and leave placed, or to expose for sale
any live chickens, DUCKS, geese, tur-
KEYS or other fowls Of like kind, upon
any of the streets or sidewalks OF
tho civ or 10 exhibit the same for
sale in front of any store or meat
market within the city. But this or
dinance does not apply to such fowls
being sold from wagons upon and
along the streets.
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CHICKENS

Complaints on the chicken yards IN
the City of Clarksburg are coming
into this Office so rapidly that some
thing will have to be done, and all
that | can do is to enforce the city
ordinances relating TO chickens and
fowls Of like nature.
find by observation that it is i'm
possible to keep flies out Of chicken
wards. and next to the fly comes one
of the st annoying and unpleasant
odors that can be had for the price
Chicken yards as the ordinance be-
low printed reads, must be thirty
600 feet away from residence or a
public street. Chickens cannot run
loose on the streets or properties,
they must be kept within their thir-
ty 600 foot enclosure. If they are
not the owner will be arrested and
fined and in case no owner can be
found the chickens will be killed and
sent to the city crematory.
Keep garbage out OF the chicken
yards. Flies love garbage just like
the honey bee loves the flower.
Take your tape measure and see if
your chicken yard and chicken house
is thirty (S0) feet away from any res
idence or public street and if it is not
remove it if YOU have the room back
thirty 600 feet and if you have not
the room sell the chickens and get rid
Of the yard before August 10Th, 1916,
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80 cents.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08
WORKING ORGANIZATION
NEEDED TN FARMINGTON
The Best Method of Securing This is
Through a Live, Wide-Awake, En-
thusiastic Commercial Club

it's frailties, as we know nothing about
it. But we do know something of the
possibilities of thoroughly alive and
active Commercial Club, especially in
such community as this, where there
are so many things of tangible worth
to back it up. In the first place, the
office of the club secretary should be
ia salaried position, in order that the
important duties devolving upon such
officer must not be neglected. And
there is hard work for such officer, if
he performs, in the best possible way,
the work that it is possible for him
to do, in the upbuilding of the COM
munity. Here, we are informed, was
one oversight of the present CONNER
cial Club.
1t now seems to be most timely for
the organization of new Commercial
Club, on a bigger, broader scale than
formerly, the sole purpose of which,
should be to work for the greater good
and upbuilding Of Pennington and st.
Francois county. 1t would be impos-
sible to enumerate the many things
that could be accomplished within the
next year, toward making a bigger
and better Pennington, through per-
feet organization of bunch of zeal
GUS and enthusiastic boosters. No
thing is impossible with such an or
ganization. Shall we have it2 Can
we afford to do without it? There
are many things already in sight that
Pennington needs, and which can be
secured with small effort. But they
must have guiding hard if they are
to be secured. This is the best pos
sible time to re-organize the CONNER
cial Club. in order to start the New
Year right. If this is done at once
The Times is willing TO wager its very
existence that the harvest of good
things for Pennington will be far
more abundant during 1917 than ev-
er before even greater than was
heretofore thought possible.
All that is necessary to bring about
such splendid results, IL appears to rs,
is some good man to start the ball
rolling. Who will it be?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08

The Times is more than pleased with
the interest that is being aroused by
the suggestions that have been made
through the columns of this paper,
having for their aim the good and bet
terment of. this community. In fact
the management feels graitfied with
the very apparent interest that is be-
ing manifested, and If any additional
motive were necessary to cause this
paper to persist in this work, such in
terest furnishes the motive.
But in order to continue this work
to the best possible advantage, it ap-
pears that there should be a thorough
working organization perfected in this
city, to take advance steps in all need
ed Improvements and remedial work.
Therefore, the thing that suggests it
self along this line is live, active,
wide-awake, enthusiastic Commercial
Club. 1t has long since been demon
strated that such an organization, or
ganized with purpose and deter
mination of doing things, is the very
best manner of doing real work for a
community, better than any other plan
that has yet been developed.
Of course, to get the best and great
est results, the membership Of Com
mercial Club should be comprised Of
live-wires. There is no place in such
an organization for "dead ones" Such
a membership should comprise every
erterprising ard progressive business
man in the community indeed there
should be no ether kind of business
men in the community. he organi-
cation Of live, wide-awake spirits ma
turally engenders renewed life and
enthusiasm, so thet guch a club, pro-
perly organized, would from its very
inception, be a positive tangible as
set to this fair little city.
The Times is informed that there
is now in existence in Pennington such
a club, and while we have absolutely
no desire to speak disparagingly of
the club now in existence, we cannot
believe that il has the proper organi-
cation, one that is calculated to get
results. We cannot say wherein lies
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08

1t is not generally known, and the
information has just come to us, that
st. Francois county is rather deeply
in debt. There are now registered
and outstanding between $4,000 and
100000 in warrants issued by the pres
ent County Court. These warrants
are drawing 6 per cent interest, and
there is no available money in the
County Treasury with which to pay
them.
This means that that amount, if
not more, of the entire revenue of the
county has been anticipated. How
much of this deficit, the taxes yet to
be collected for 1916 may be able to
liquidate is conjectural, but there is
a probability that the incoming Coun-
ty Court may be badly handicapped in
carrying on the business of the county
the new court that perhaps there is
a statute that directs them to go on
with the 1917 business and pay for
the same out of the current revenue,
and at the close of the year, if there
is any revenue left over, then this
surplus or balance MAY be applied to
the payment of the registered war
rants then outstanding.
We do not know just how this $780,
900 or 100000 deficit has been eX-
pended, but we assume that every
dollars expenditure has been neces-
sary, and we naturally conclude that
our great and wealthy county has
somehow failed to produce sufficient
revenue with which to do the county's
business. If not, then the County
Board Of Equalization land the Coun-
ty Court F9dges a;sa members of this
board) shhufu make, provisions for
raising sufficient amount.
How may this be done? The great
lead. companies of this county will
during the current year make in net
profits $20,000,000 twenty million
dollars). This is 10 per cent net
profits on $200,000,000, or 20 per cent
on 100000, 900. The lead corpora
tions of this county own at least rs
per cent of the wealth of the county,
and should pay rs per cent of the tax
es. If they are making a net profit
of 20 per cent on $100,000,000, would
there be anything unreasonable in
placing their assessment for taxing
purposes at $20,000,000? Every year
they take their millions from the
earth, and every million thus taken
impoverishes the mineral value of the
land that much. The net value is
taken out of our county and State new
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08

BILE date, when their decision in the
matter will be arrived at and their Or
ders will be issued.
While here Commissioner Bean de-
cided to give an informal hearing al
so to many complaints in regard to
the poor service that is being given in
this community by the Pennington
and Lead Belt Telephone Co., and set
10 o'clock Wednesday morning for the
hearing of such evidence. This hear
ing was necessarily informal, for the
reason that the Telephone Co. had not
been given notice of such investiga-
tion. A representative gathering of
business men were in attendance at
this hearing, and much evidence was
offered, all of which tended to show
that the telephone service in this city
was entirely inadequate for public
needs; that the entire equipment was
old and superanuated, and that ac-
ceptable service was impossible until
better equipment was installed.
All those who demonstrated their in
terest in getting needed relief in these
matters by being present at the hear
ings, feel that the citizens made out
strong cases in support Of their claims
for better service, and that relief is
now practically in sight for this com
munity in regard to better car service
as well as improvement in the tele-
phone conditions that have been in ex-
istence for at least the past two years,
and which has constantly been get
~ n T1
soon have an expert on the grounds to
find out just what is necessary to inn
prove the telephone system, and will
then fix date for a hearing, if nec-
essary. Then the Commissioners will
make such orders as they may deem
necessary, and will see that they are
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08
THE COUNTY IN DEBT
Between $4,000 and $4,000 Outstand-
ing County Warrants Drawing In
terest--What of the Future !?

er to return. The day must inevita-
bly, come when this mineral supply will
be exhauSted-for no mine may be
said to inexhaustible-then how
will it lea our county?
Nature I'd not place these rich de-
posits in ne earth for the exploita-
tion and size use of few favored in
diyiduals; s.hey belong to the aggre-
gate wealth of the community that is
built up about them, and that COM
munity is entitled to some Of the ben
efits--lasting benefits that will re-
main when the underlying richness is
expended and the surface is left a
barren and practically useless waste.
This is no fantasy, no phantom of
the imagination conjured up to fright
en- the timid. Has not this county had
practical demonstration Of the fact
here but poorly pictured? When Iron
Mountain lifted its wealth crowned
head toward the skies, and men of
practical minds and means took hold
of it to turn its rich deposits into
stream of gold to their pockets, they
talked of its inexhaustible resources.
They had no interest in the future
welfare and upbuilding of the coun-
ty and community, but with pick and
shovel and hydraulic hose spoiled it
of its riches and carried them off,
with never a thought of royalty to
the county. Now it is waste from
which little revenue for the support of
public needs may be derived. What
splendid roads and public improve
,,1nnts nor1ld hava haen huilt if nro-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08
Big Fire at
Bonnie Terre

Fire was discovered in the Brock
enshire store building at Bonne Terre
last Sunday morning, in the center
store room occupied by Max Cohn
with stock of general merchandise.
Another room was occupied by the
ield-Lippman Piano Company, of
which j, H. Radle had charge, and an
other by the Misses Brokenshire as
a ladies' furnishings and fancy goods
emporium. A large building owned by
the Wells Mercantile Company-not
the one in which that company does
business-which was partly occupied
as store by the Wallace Store Co.,
caught fire, the roof dismantled and
the ceiling of the upper story broken
in. Some furniture of the Wells Mer-
camille Co. stored in the upper story
and the stock of the Wallace Store Co.
were badly damaged by water. Other
buildings were damaged and plate
glass windows across the street were
broken by the heat.
The loss on buildings and goods is
estimated in the neighborhood of $685.
600, and the insurance was small On
the Brokenshire building, the loss Of
which is between $4,000 and $4,000,
there was no insurance. The Wells
Mercantile building was damaged
about $500, with only $1,000 insur-
ance. The Field-Lippman Piano Co.'s
loss was about 81 800. Others who
lost were DR.. T. A. Sons, who had Of
fees in the Brokenshire building;
Gordon building adjoining on east;
Charles Ward, grocer; w. Fl. An
drews, Quick Pay Old Line Life In
suranee Co., and perhaps others.
Max Cohn, in whose store the fire
was discovered, was quickly suspected
of having started the fire, warrant
for his arrest was sworn out and he
was brought to Pennington and
lodged in Jail to await the action of
the Grand Jury, now in session, Oh a
charge of arson.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08
Railway Hearing

AS was announced in this paper last
week. p. ]. Bean, member of the State
Board Of Public Utilities, arrived IN
Pennington Tuesday, and, beginning
at 1870 p. M, spent the afternoon and
evening in hearing complaints of cit
izens of this community in regard to
what they considered inefficient ser
vice on the part of the electric line
through Pennington. Edward A. Ro-
zier appeared as attorney for the de-
Tense, while Jerry B. Burks and 3. ii.
Marbury represented the plaintiffs..
A number of citizens testified to the
inefficient service of the line, all of
which tended very strongly to show a
lack of accommodation OF patrons OF
the line, both in the running OF the
cars as we'll as insufficient room, many
Of the cars being greatly overcrowd5
ed. when single car was run, espec-
iaIIy in the early morning, as well as
in The evening, when the usual thing
is that considerably more than 100
passengers were forced to crowd them
selves into a single car from FARM
ington to Flat River, and returning
Unsanitary condition of cars was al
so shown.
The defense failed to present any
witnesses in an attempt to refute the
Testimony offered by the Pennington
Fcitizens. The only line of defense
they apparently have in mind is to
show that their service is the best
they can give for the revenues deriv-
ed from the line. Commissioner
Beams stenographer took down all the
evidence, which will be gone over by
! full meeting of the Commissioners
IN Jefferson City at the earliest possi-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08
ALMOST ELECTROCUTED

Elmer Lewis, freight brakeman,
was almost electEocuted near the pow
er house last Friday. In some way
the side bars of the motor car steps
became charged with electricity, and
Lewis in stepping down from the car
caught hold of the bars and was not
able to pull loose. Motorman VIM,
Shipp hastened to his assistance and
managed to extricate him, but he was
almost done for and both hands were
badly burned He was brought into
town for treatment, and is now get
ting along all right, but he certainly
had narrow escape.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08

complied with.
Relief is now near in regard to the
proper regulation of these two pub
lie utilities, which have long been very
largely hindrance in Pennington, is
the belief of those citizens who have
rendered the assistance that was in
their power to bring about the needed
relief.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-08

]. c. Williams, E. E. Swink, Fran
els A. Benham, Jacob Day and Mode
Coffman leave today for Reynolds
county on big hunt. They take with
them as their man Friday" to do the
cooking Lewis Smith (colored). Lew
is, it is said, will be the only colored
person in Reynolds county.