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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-11
Counting Hous

ton with Cairo.
Counting House.
alexandria Is the counting house
and the commission Office OF the Nile
valley. The British chamber OF COM
MERGE has its headquarters there, and
there, too, are located the head Of
fees of many OF the largest COM
mercial organizations doing business
in the Near East. The value of the
city's trade, in normal times, Is
about $240,000,000 a year. The
western harbor, designed for mod
ern, frst-rank commerce, is visited
annually by 5000 vessels. The chief
articles of export are grain, cotton,
beans, sugar and rice. and the bust
ness is largely in the hands of Euro
peans, of whom there are $4,000 in
the total population of 100000. The
city is connected by cable lines with
Cyprus, Crete and Port Said. One Of
the interesting phases Of Alexandria's
commerce is that it sends SO,000,00O
eggs, each year to London, where
these products retail as fancy fresh
eggs. This large yearly turnover
gives Egypt an intimate relationship
with the Engllshman's breakfast la
BILE.
"Dimocrates of Rhodes, arcitect
and friend to the famous Macedo-
Man. laid out Alexandria. He plan
ned the city as an affair Of right an
giles and sharp corners, including the
whole in parallelogram quadr-l
sected by two main thoroughfares.
this regularity of city plan tina Dino
crates developed was the beginning
of the school of grid-iron city build
ing, Of the impersonal, strictly busl-
ness city only now waning in popu-
larity.
battle-ground from Start.
"The exotic Grecian city was a
battle-ground from the start. The
East and the West met and fought
out their difference to finish there.
Greek learning and Greek philoso-
ply found refuge in Alexandria, and
there antagonized, and finally blend
ed with, the philosophers Of the East.
Christianity and Paganism fought
some of their most bitter battles
there. and the Jews, the Christians,
the Pantheists and the philosophers
fomented many bloody riots, in
which the fickle, violent, loot-hungry
Alexandrian mob ragged in unforget-
able religious tumults. In one such
tumult, the surprisingly beautiful
Pagan priestess, Hypatia, was torn
to pieces to guilt british populace'
"The famous Alexandria library
was the bridge between the culture
of classic Greece and the cultural
needs of early Christian and NOLAN
medan Europe, Much Of its treas
ures filtered through to the Moors
and to the Christians drought the
scholarship of Rome. The library
was destroyed in the war-lood, which
followed the rise Of the religion
from the desert; and the burning OF
the great book treasury has been
keenly deplored by scholars OF each
generation succeeding.
An Iowa truck farmer irrigates his
land by pumping water from an ar
tesian we'll with pump to which his
automobile is attached.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-11

Sediment carried t. sa;. by the Am
azon river can be de.acted 100 miles
from the coast.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-11

4 A No. ~ IDEAL Boiler and $40 4. Of SO.
II. AMERICAN Radiators costing the owner
$50 were used to hot-water heat this cot.
tage. At this price the goods can be bought
Of any reputable, competent Filter. This did
not include costa oflabor. pipe, valves, freight:
etc, which vary according to climatic ana
other conditions.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27

the General Federation of Women's Clubs in New York:
 Mrs. John Ike Moore of Helena, President of the A. F. w. C., ad- dressed the Biennial tonight. Presi- dents night on the vision of a future president from the ranks of Arkan- sas' eleven hundred Federation girls. She stressed the importance of house keepers buying home products, and expressed qualification at the sympa- thetic relations between club women and traders, and the cooperation of women with the extension depart ments reaching rural life. Mrs. James Reed of Fayetteville addressed the conference of Club Women and Press Women, the largest session of that department ever held. Mrs Frank Peel of Bentonville, by special request addressed the Rural Confer ence on What the Arkansas Club Women have done for their rural club sisters. Mrs. c. B. Roberts of Hot Springs spoke at the conservation Congress. Mrs. H. D. Tomlinson ad- dressed the Civil Service Reform con- ference. Mrs. Barnett's Arkansas state song is making a great hit, and the Arkansas delegation expresses great confidence that they will be able to land the 1917 biennial for Hot Springs"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
WANTS REPORT ON
 MOVING UNIVERSITY
Governor Will Appoint Three Nonresident Educators to In- vestigate-RepOrt will be De- livered Before Hays Quits.

Whether Governor Hays will re- commend to the next legislature that the University of Arkansas be re- moved from Fayetteville tb some point more centrally located, will de- pend upon a survey he will have made by three educators living outside Ar kansas, the governor announced yes terday. He said nonresdents would be chosen to insure against prejudice.
 In an address delivered before the annual convention of the Arkansas Press Association at Texarkana from Little Rock by long-distance tele- phone, the governor said he favored the removal of the university. He will appoint the three men within the next 50 days, he said. Their report will be included in his message to the legislature, which will be delivered just before he is succeeded by Dr. C. H. Brough, the Democratic nominee for governor.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
PRESBYTERIANS
 SELECT DALLAS

Atlantic City, N. J., May 26.-Dal- las, Texas, was selected today as the meeting place of the 1917 general as sembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America.
 The vote was 365 for Dallas and 259 for St. Louis. It was announced that it would cost $2S,000 more in mileage expenses to take the 900 com missioners to Dallas than to St. Louis.
 To this the friends of Dallas replied that the Texas city would transport free of charge, 500 commissioners
 It is expected that the holding of the next assembly in the Southwest will greatly help the movement to bring about a merger of the two branches of the church known as the Presbyterian church in the United States of America and the Presby terian church in the United States.
 The general assembly adopted a resolution pettioning President Will son to have the Federal government participate in an international con ference devoted to the purpose of alleviating the condition of the Jews in Europe.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
BUT LITTLE ACTION
 ON COTTON MARKET
Fluctuations Are Irregular, and Close is Unchanged to ) Points Up-The General List Closed Steady.

New York, May 26.-The cotton market was less active today and fluctuations were irregular A de- cline carried July contracts off to 12.71 or into new low ground for the season, but rallies followed with that position selling up to 12.85 and clos ing at 12.76. The general list closed steady at a net decline of 1 point on June, but generally unchanged to 5 points higher.
 The market opened steady at an anvance of 3 points to a decline of l point and quickly eased off under a renewal of liquidation and scattering pressure inspired by the favorable average of weather and crop accounts. July liquidation was particularly in evidence and the difference between that month and October widened out to about 10 points with the general list selling some 3 to , points net lower during the first few minutes. There was a good demand around l2.1S for october and lZ.90 Tor De- cember, however, and prices rallied later on covering and renewal of scattering bull support. October sold up to 1295 and December to 1910 during the middle of the afternoon with active months generally showing net advances of from to IA points.
 The failure of the good weather to bring in a greater volume of selling orders seemed to be a disappointment to local sellers and the tone showed a considerable improvement during the early afternoon, but closing prices were 9 or 10 points off from the best under realizing.
 Cotton closed steady.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27

the celebrated long distance telephone speech to the Arkansas Press Asso- citation at Texarkana. Since then, he says, he has been giving the subject a great deal of thought. He has de cided to ask three prominent South ern educators residing outside of Arkansas, to make a survey of the situation, and submit a report as to the feasibility of removal. Their re- commendation will be incorporated in the farewell message of Gov. Hays, accompanied by strong argument in favor of removal. The opponents of removal will be thoroughly organized, and the fight that will ensue will, if persisted in, be one of the bitterest of the Legislative session.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
STATE COMMISSION SAVE DE-
 POSITORS BANK OF BEEBE

Little Rock, May 27.-Through the good offices of the Bank Commission CT, the depositors of another bank have been protected, and the credit of the institution saved. After every thing possible had been done to avert failure, the doors of the Bank of Beebe were closed and the Commis- soner took charge of its affairs. Dep uty Commissioner J. D. Covey gave 1t his personal attention, and succeeded lin negotiating a deal whereby the bank was taken over by the Farmers State Bank of Beebe, All liabilities and assets are assumed, and the de- posits of the Bank of Beebe are sub
 iect to check on the Farmers State Bank
 The Bank of Beebe was capitalized at $25,OO0, and it had liabilities amounting to about $55,000, and as- sets of $70,000 M Strickland, Jr., was president, and N. H. Strickland cashier All persons concerned are gratifed by the settlement of the banks affairs in a manner so advan- tageous to all.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 THE COTTON MARKET
Favorable Weather and Crop Reports and Less Optimistic Peace Prospects Serve to Weaken Prices.

New York, May 26.-The cotton market has been weak and unsettled during the past week, with prices showing declines of approximately $3 per bale from the recent high level Favorable weather and crop accounts, combined with rather a less optimistic view of prospects for immediate peace negotiations, seemed to be res ponsible for more or less general liquidation and scattered selling. The decline was checked around the 12 3-4 cent level by the appearance of a moderate demand from trade inter ests, however, while there has been little or no Southern hedge selling reported and prices at the close to- night showed rallies of several points from the lowest.
 Notwithstanding the unfavorable character of the weekly report of the Weather Bureau, the disposition evil dently has been to discount an official condition figure we'll up to the 10-year average, while there also has been a very general inclination to expect larger acreage figures from private authorities during the next few days than those published toward the end of April. One of these private re- ports, issued during the week, made the increase in April 12.7 per cent, compared with an earlier season esti- mate of 9.2 per cent and placed the condition of the crop at 90.6 per cent, compared with the official To- year average of 79.S per cent. Scat tering reports from the south have complained of delayed gernimation and late season, owing to wet wea- ther or low temperatures earlier in the month, but weather conditions re- gently have been more favorable and the crop is supposed to have made good progress during the past few days.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
CAUSE OF VILLAS
 TWO WORST CRIMES
Revenge and to Awaken Mexico to Danger of "GringO" DOmi- nation - Charged Carranza With Selling Out.

Chihuahua City, Mex, May 26, by Courier to Fl Paso, May 26.-Squat- ting in a corner of his cell in the Chi huahua penitentiary Pablo Lopez, the captured Villa bandit, today explained the two eliminating crimes of Fran cisco Villas career-the Santa Ysabel massacre and the Columbus raid.
 Lopez was Villas chief lieutenant in both affairs.
 Sitting in the shadow of passing death, for Pablo is to be executed just as soon as his wounds are healed, the bandit declared that in killing IS Americans at Santa Ysabel last Jan uary he only obeyed Villas orders. He said Don Pancho's" motive both at Santa Ysabel and Columbus was revenge mixed with desire to awak- en his country to the danger of grin goes" domination.
 Don Pancho," he said, twas con vinced that the United States was too cowardiy to try to win Mexico by arms, and believed that it would keep putting one faction against another until we were all killed off when our exhausted country would fall like a ripe pear into their eager hands"
 At times also, Lopes said. Villa would charge Carranza with selling out to the gringoes." On such occa- sions he said Villa would say that he must try for intervention before the Americans were ready and while We still had time to become a united nation"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
NEGRO HANGED NEAR
 PRESCOTT LAST NIGHT
rOIy Gilmore, COlOred, Arrested Yesterday Afternoon for At tempted Assault on Young Lady Pays Death Penalty.

The negro. Felix Gilmore, arrested bv officers yesterday near Prescott for attempted assault on young white lady, was hanged to tree two miles north of Prescott last night about 9:2O o'clock.
 The attempted crime was com mitted Thursday evening. Gilmore was chased over the country but sue eeeded in eudlng the posse. 4ester- dav afternoon he was located in the .ttic of his mothers home near this eity and captured and placed in the county jail.
 There was but little excitement here yesterday afternoon, but in the evening Sheriff Mum suspected that an attempt would be made to take the negro from the jail He secured an automobile and succeeded in getting Gilmore out of the jail and intended taking him to Philadelphia and from that place he was going to be carried to the penitentiary. In the party was Sheriff Mum and Deputy Sheriff FL gin, L. J. Griffith, the driver, and the prisoner.
 The party had gone north on the Philadelphia road about two miles when they were stopped by a mob who demanded the negro. The party was armed and had the sheriff and deputy covered with guns. The negro was commanded to get out of the car and when he did so the driver was ordered to turn around and return to town. This he did.
 The hanging occurred near the public road just beyond the Rose Hill Dairy and the body hung there until this morning about 9:30 o'clock when Undertaken J. D. Cornish and assist ants went to the place and brought the body to the undertaking parlors of the Prescott Hardware Company, where large number of persons viewed it. That the negro strangled to death was evident.
 Coroner Reeder summoned q jury and number of witnesses were eX- amlned but there was not clue as
 to the identity of any member of those who hanged the negro. Gilmore had given the local author aes quite a bit of trouble and recent y served term in the penitentiary.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
THREE NORMALS FOR COL
 CRED TEACHERS IN SESSION

Little Rock, May 27.-Superintend- ent Favrot reports that there are three normals for colored teachers now in session at Hope, Camden and Marianna, with an enrolment of one hundred each. Two more will be op- ened, June 5, at Pine Bluff and Der mott The negro teachers of the state are greatly interested in ad- vanced pedagogical methods, and are doing a good work
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
COTTON FIRM PRACTICAL
 DISCIPLES PREPAREDNESS

Little Rock, May 27.-The Little Rock cotton firm of Crump, Britton X West, with branches in Pine Bluff, Helena and Memphis, are practical disciples of preparedness. They have granted their employees a vacation to attend the Citizens Training Camp, conducted by officials of the War De- partment, and in addition, their regu- lar vacation at full pay. Messrs. Britton and West, two of the firm, will attend the camp at Plattsburg, N Y
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
REMOVAL OF UNIVERSITY
 PROSPECTIVE FIGHT

Little Rock, May 27.-One of the prospective fights before the coming session of the Legislature will be the biennial agitation for the removal of the University of Arkansas from Fay etteville to Little Rock. This has been an issue for many years. but it has never made any great headway.
 Gov. Hays is taking hand in the project now. His first announcement that he favored removal was made in
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27

Trade in Prescott.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27
ARKANSAS LADIES AT FEEDER
 ALTON WOMAN'C CLUBS x. Y

Little Rock, May 27.-The cores pOndent of the News last night re- NFed the following message from
The Prescott daily news., 1916-05-27

Still cutting halr and shaving at the West Side Barber Shop-you are next.-Cragan & Cummins Advt.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-27
CHOLERA OUTBREAK
RAvAGES PHILIPPINES

MANILA. Oct. 27.--Cholera Is cut
Ting n wide swath through Iloilo and
other sections of the Philippines
kilograms and letters tell of the dead
abandoned by their fellows who refuse
TO bury them and of physicians and
their assistants compelled 10 bury the
victims because no one else will for
love or money.
Filipinos often complain OF the strict
ness of American health regulations.
In the present case it is impossible To
get assistance from the people. There
is no choeIra in Manila, but the differ
ence between American and Filipino
ideals is illustrated by the strike" OF
l5i student nurses at the big General
Hospital here.
Encouraged by the Filipino news.
papers. the nurses left the Ill INTENDED
| as "a protest against the strictness OF
| certain hospital rules, which would he
taken as matter of course in the
| United States or any European coun.
| try.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-27
ELECTOR
DESERTS REPUBLICAN
PARTY FOR WILSON

CHARLESTON. ". Va, Oct. 27.--J.
w. Dawson of this city. coal operator,
last night, in letter TO Ctate Chair
man Joseph II. Gaines OF the Republi'
can State committee. asked that his
name as Hughes elector at large be
withdrawn from the Republican ticket.
Il have been a great admirer OF
Judge Hughes since the insurance in
vestigation in New York years past,
said Mr. Dawson in his letter. Il was
for him originally when Mr.. Taft was
nominated and elected president, and
at that time hoped TO some day see
! Judge Hughes president of this cOun.
try But was nj Chicago during the
! Republican convention in June; have
/ been student of public questions
/ since that time. have read Mr..
! Hughes's public addresses with great
deal OF anxiety: do not find in them
any good reason why We should
! change administrations at Washington
at this critical period.
| dresses that candor and directness of
assertions which | had expected of
| him. When questions are put to him
! on matters vital To the United States
| he qualities his replies with eXasions
and fails to meet the issues squarely
| as "A powerful lawyer usually does
when he is convinced that lie Is OF
the wrong side OF the case in cour,
! and that his client is not entitled 10 a
/ favorable verdict. all (which is dis
appointing to me.
And when summing up the entire
/ situation | am convinced, whether cor
rectly or not. that Judge Hughes oc
! cupies the same position toward the
National Republican party that Judg,
Robinson Republican candidate fol
I governor OF West VirGinia) does to
ward the Republican party of Wes
! Virginia. and that vote for Judge
Hughes would, In fact, be assisting Il
turn over the United States and tn,
dCstinies OF these 100 900 900 people tC
the corrupt Old Guard dominated. con
trOllcd absolutely by such men 4!
Barnes, Penrose. Crane and Smoot
and | will never be a party TO suct
trcachcry to our country.
That crowd. | believe. If Judg,
Hughes became president would don't
nate and control the dcstinics of thi,
country solely in the interests of wha
is popularity called the invisible gov
crument.' which knows no poli,iCa
party, no loyalty TO country, recognize:
the right OF no private citizen anC
whose only objects are to enrich ant
place power in the hands OF favored
few"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-27
AN OLD TIME
NEWSPAPERMAN
PASSES AWAY

Old time Nevada printers and news
paper men have heard with much sor.
row OF the recent death of Frank
Mosher. who was for many years EN-.
ployed on the Reno newspapers in the
olden days. At the time OF his death
Mr.. Mosher was editor and manager
Of the Placer County Republican al
Auburn, Cal. where he lived durin :
the late years of his life. says the Ga
zette
In letter written to the Gazette re
garding the death of Mr.. Mosher. r. L
Crawford another old time Nevada
printer and newspaper man. says:
Frank Mosher was a brother ol
George Mosher, who was for man,
years employed on the Reno newspap
ers. and also brother OF W. r. Mosh
er, formerly editor of the Sierra Val
ley News, now resident of Mayfield
Cal"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-27
FAMOUS CATERER
LOCATES HERE

VIM. Mayer, manager OF the Mayer
Hotel. returned yesterday from Salt
Lake City. where he went on busi.
ness trip.
AS Mr. Theodore Cardell retires from
the management of the Mayer Dining
Room and Cafe tomorrow, Mr. Mayer
brought with him Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Mitchell, who will take charge of that
department of the hotel l-.-'.,-=-
Mr.. Mitchell comes with recommen.
dations as Il restaurant and cafe man.
He was formerly in charge of the din
ing room OF the ST. Francis Hotel in
San Francisco. and was for some time
in charge of the dining room OF the
Benson Hotel in Portland. For the
past eight months he has been in
charge of the dining room of the Sem.
loh Hotel in Salt Lake Sity, which pO.
! sitlOn he gave up 10 come with Mr.
/ Mayer.
When Mr.. Mitchell announced that
he was coming to Elko his chief cooR
and several others asked permission &c
come with him. With Mr. Mayors con
sent he engaged them, and they &C
companied him here. .
Mr. Mitchell announced today thai
he proposes TO make the Mayer Hote
dining room and cafe the best In the
state. The cuisine and service will be
of the finest. equal to anything in the
| larger cities.
number of Elko people are ac
quainted with Mr.. Mitchell, having me
him at Salt Lake and San Francisco.
/ Mr.. Cardell intends to return 10 Sar
Francisco. He will carry with him IN,
best wishes of the many friends h,
has made here.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-27
BAKER CANARD
A TRAVESTY ON
PATRIOTISM

"A travesty and Il libel OIL that pa
triotism, pure and undefiled, for which
the Daughters of the American Revo.
luton stand" is the way in which the
attempt TO distOTt the words of Sccre.
tary of War Newton u. Baker is char.
acterized by Mrs. Matthew T. Scott,
honorary president of the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Scott was presidCnt-general OF
the National Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution for two
terms.
Mrs. Scott issued formal statement
today as follows:
The attempt under the hypocrltical
guise of patriotism to distort and mis-.
interpret the words of cabinet officer
for the obvious purpose of scoring n
paltry partisan advantage is a travesty
and libel OH that patriotism. pure
and undcfiled, for which the Daughters
of the American Revolution stand
What Secretary Baker actually said
in regard to the Revolutionary soldiers
differs widely from what his partisan
critics charge him with saying His
actual statement was based on the
writings of our greatest American his.
! torian, John Fiske:
"'hs Sherman said. War is He'll
| even at its best. The difference be
tween a patriotic war and ar unjustifi
able war Is that In the former the hor.
rors of war are by.product and in
| the latter the horrors of war are the
| sole product. The Revolutionary War
was n war for liberty and we naturally
think chiefly Of the great cause for
which IT was fought and the heroism
which made that cause triumph. But
that Is no excuse for an exhibition of
mawkish and maudlin sentimentality.
for an attempt TO paint the lurid hor.
rors of war In lavender and rose or
to cover them with whitewash Thank
God, we can stlll be patriots. still bc
proud Of our Revolutionary ancestry
and glory in their beroism without de.
nying or ignoring the known facts Of
| history"
(Slgned)
| MRS MATTHEW r. SCOTT