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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15
Notice 10 Prove viii and
Notice to Creditors.

State of Wisconsin, e
County Court for Iron County.
=. In Probate.

state OF w lScOnSln,
County Court for Iron County.
" In Probate.
In Re Estate of Michael J. Harring-
ton. deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That at
the regular term of valid court to be
held on the LIST Tuesday of Feb, A
D. 1915, at the Court House in the
village of Hurley, County of Iron and
State of Wisconsin, there will be
heard AMI considered, the application
of Owen sullivan to admit to probate
the last will and testament of Michael
j. Harrington, late of the village of
Hurley in said county, deceased.
Notice. Is Hereby Further Given,
That at the regular term of said court
to be held at said Court House, on
the list Tuesday of June, A. ID. 1915,
there will be beard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against said
Michael J. Harrington, deceased;
And Notice Is Hereby Further Civ
en-, That all such claims for examina-
ton and allowance must be presented
to said county court at the Court
House in the village of Hurley, in
said county and state. on or before
the 9th day of June, A. d. 1915, or be
barred.
Dated Dec. II, 1915.
By the Court.
P H. Aspinwall,
SO County Judge
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

A London attorney named Else. rath-
er diminutive in.'his stature and Dat
particularly respectable IN his charac-
ter, once met Jekyn. Sir" said he. 81
hear you have: called me "pettifog-
ging scoundreL Have you done so.
STRIP
"Sir." said JekylL with a look Of cco-
tempt. Il never said you were a petit
logger or a sc0undrel. bur said yoss
were 9it'le Else. "--Westminster Ga
gette.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

'"No doubt We sai ID TO the plumber,
you'll have to. dig the entire street
up before you can fix that leak Iii the
bathtub:"
"Shucks. no.: replied the plumber:
ut won't take q minute II only needs
new washer, and !. wouldn't charge
YOU anything for little job like that"
st Louis Post Dispatch.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

Why do you work for money In
stead OF fameY" =
81 want 70 get the money first. My
observation teaches me that fame IS a
moss expensive luxury that the rich
only can afford g. live UP to."-Detroit
Free Press. M
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15
IreompI.tn Comprehension.

"A great many. people talk about
things they don't understand"
.."Of course" replied Miss Cayenne.
1T We all thoroughly understood ey:
erything II is considered necessary to
talk about we should all he immoder.
ately. wise-and sometimes rather I'm.
polite. Washingtoe Star:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

."What business brings the heaviest
returnsY' asked the man who wanted
TO know ..-
The literary business" sighed the
struggling author as he opened II two
pound rejected book manuscript
adelphia Record. @
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

Well, Md chap. how have you been
since you embarked on the sea OF mat
rimonyr'
"Oh-er-Just a little. seasick at
times!:-Boston Transcript
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15
Preserving Pencil pramina.

A pencil drawing can he preserved
indefinitely misunderstanding II 1t is Inn
mersed In 81 bath Of clear cold water.
there in fresh milk Popular Science
Monthly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

lit takes two 10 make a quarrel"
Yes and very ofteG IL takes a jury
OF twelve TO settle it."'-Detroit Free
Press. ...i
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

We are sure to get the bitter OF fe=z
tune II we do but grapple with her
Seneca
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15

When war IS raging the laws are
dumb Cicero.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-15
Subscribe for the News.


81 consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy by far the best medicine in
the market for colds and Group" says
Mrs. Albert Blosser, Lima, Ohio.
Many others are of the same opinion.
Obtainable everywhere.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-07-06
gr iiberiab es &C.

&ano ertgeger. gr iiberiab es ge=
fliiientlid.
Gem @immel miiBte i@ fir SIRE
groBmiitbige freun6idaftlide &egltng
banfen, Moruid)fa, meu1r i@ Sic Ser
bdltniile 1rt6t flar 0urdi6aute," Jag
tie er ernit. uMir gebt> audi nit Sbrer
@ilfe, fei11 @liidsltern mebr IN Stuff
lan6 auf. Sbre lebbafte &bantaiie,
Str Srel1n6idaftsgefiib1 tauidt
Sbnen id0ne Ginge Dor, Sic BEL mo-
berer 8etra6tung nidtS iin6 alS $50
temfini6e 00rfer. Sd fartn mir fem
@liid al1fba1ten o1tf @erbdltnilien, Sic
ii6 gegen mein @eburtslan6 ridten.
@erieben Sic itd 6o@ als ruiiiihe
@%atriottn in metne Gage. S@ babe
fal16 falfuliert, ib babe MIR als
&oltfmann falfl1liert, als i6 rltiii=
ider rntertban tp1tr6e. SS@ babe Sic
fen @rieg ouBer @etro6t eeloiien, Ser
Mir sic Magen ge0ffnet bat, Ser aus
6em Weltbiirger int Ser5en mie6er
Sen @obn ieimes @oItes 11abte. Sd
geitebe es Sbne11 nn6 ib boffe, Sic
iin6 groB genltg, 6ies @efenntniB bon
51 miir6tgen, 6aB i6 es ols 6aS groB=
tie l1ngliid fir mild betra6te, 6aB
sic Sen l1ntergang ser @ebrfens=
@erfe a~ufgebalten baben, 6ab sic
@erfe etnes 6el1tiden Sn6nitriellen
- ja> i@ 6arf sos biel miBban6elte
@ort nit eintgem 5tol5 a1tsipre6en
= zines 6eutiden &11lturpionterS Ga,
GIT peroommt itn6, Mtttel 5ur Ser
ni6tung braper 6eltider Sol6aten gu
Iiefern."
Isle baben SEN ruiiti6en 11nter=
tbanenei6 gei6tporen, sic baben Sic
@riiden nit 0euti6latr6 obgebro=
6en," entgegnete ite idarf.
So bliebe mir MIR no@ sic -
&eue," iagte er.
Isle tpinieln un6 iammerr, itatt
frafftboa sic &onieqtenaen 5u 5iebem,
itatt itegen6 a1f 6em betretener 8e=
&c, aus 6em incline Sreun6i@aft
5bnen 6ie gteine tpegrdatmen mou=
tie, tpeiter 5u idreiten! ST. babe mild
in Sbrren getauidt, &rrt @atplo=
tpitih ols i6 glatbte, 6aB sic Dos
3eug gu einem tpirfIiden &erri@er
m1f Sbrem @ebiete batten. Mber sic
iin6 oo6 nidts, meiter ni@ts als =
Elm 6eattider Grdumer."
~9ie erbob ii6, Tim fort3ugeben.
uMber @arui6ta, i@ bite sic, 10
beriebett Sic iid 6o@ in meine Gage.
8etampfen sic 6od 6ieien 1ngere9=
ten 3orn," bot er.
Mer tie la6te a1f:
u@in 6erti1er Srd11rter babe id
geiagt! IS tprr6e 3eit, 6aB &uBlan6
Sbrem &oIf Ser Di6ter mn6 Denfer
sic eiierne Sa11it an sic SETTLE legte. "
So fubr er orf:
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-07-06
Mer3te gebet
neue &Qrmunq
vGs giebt feine ~eiu5elne &ranfbeit
int gan5em &er5eidnis, Die 10 biel
8ead)tmng in ibrer 8ebanblnng ber'
bient, als @esulierung bes Gtmbl'
gangs" ~ Me6ical &reb."

@urd 8eritopfung miro Elm Sell
Ser grfremente ms 8lut oufgeiaugt
uno oieies @ift gebt III ieoes @lie0
oes &0rpers, un6 beruriabt bla1e
Minge INN sic Mugen, blei6e &C.
1idtSiarbe un6 Mppetitloiigfeit.
2r. Milcs' 2agatipe Soblets
iinb Sic er1te Stlfe IN &ranfbeit.
sic fiibren leidt nn6 ongenebm ob
uno mQhen feline 2eibldmer5e11. sic
fino 10 iiB mie 3uder 1ro geben
Dem feinlten Gimme feinen MnltoB.
2erte, sic biele Sabre on Ser
1iopfung litten, finoen in ibnen 6ie
ioeole @ilfe. glnnte 81. &almer bon
MiffIington, @a., i6rieb fiir5li6:
,.Sscb Ittt finfunostpansig Sabre an @erito.
pfung. unb freue MIDI iagel1 AT burfet. haa ST..
Mltles' Garatipe Tablet8 mir n1ebr aebplfen has
BEN. als iraenD etuas fonit. mas i;5 nods II. aez
braucbt babe. Sob etoe richt mehr unb ib ipurbe
slsn an ao1 gfFisop %nR9,t Se ID, aeb7o, anrgteG H. 2? ;d;
oetuiS Bin. baB ibnen oaour6 eebolfea miro"
81. Miles' 2aratipe Sablets
,Mimtt eine Sablette 5nr Mbenbitunb,
11nb er,uad) rnurgens frii6 mnb gefmno."
@crfamft npr alien @putbcfcrn fir 25
Gents per Sdad)tel npl 25 9Dien. SSnt
Sa4 nidt 5ufrteoeniteletb, miro SIR
@elb 5nrMferiattet.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart, Indiana.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-07-06
&eieitist @eiidts-@ ermnitaltmnser.


Gi1rren> @ladbeoos, Mcne, @6ort
&ngtpatrm un6 6as Gatrdt errege1t6e
@c5ema f0n11er1 fir INNER aus GU
rent @eftdte un6 &0rper 6ur@
&obion's @c8en1a Solbe bertrteben
mer6en. @s lit ni@t lGnger motbtpen.
Big, berum3ugeben nit elmer bdBlt-
@en @eii@tsbol1t un6 Ben S@mer3
un6 BEN @er6ruB aus5uiteben, sic
baBli@e &ronfbeiten int @efolge ia.
ben. Dr &obion's @c5ema @olbe lit
etn i'm 2aufe Ser 3eit erprobtes, 60
rantiertes MitteI, gut fir gar5 fleine
&n6er, @rtpadiene un6 oIte 2eute,
tpelde an &or1tfranfbeiten lei6en.
@a1ft be1te cine @@odtel, fangt on
es fofort 3u gebrauden. @el6 5uriid,
tpenrt 1idt 3nfrie6engeitellt. 500 Bel
Current Gpotbefer. = Sing.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-07-06
Gortlesuna).


Der General blidte tie forideno
an. 9am iagte er:
uSie iino cine ed)te Natrtotin, Mto=
ruid)ta Mifolaiemna, aber ib m0dte
1ridt, bab Elm Y%efongelrer Ser 3ita=
oelle in oieler 3eit 9amenbeiub EN-.
pfinge. 9ollen Sic MIDI NIT sibm re-
oer. Spater, in ieiner 6abrif, 80
mogen Sic iDre beil1den. % mogeu
Sic ieinen gifer %uniporre11, me111
Sic n1einen, ooB bies nod beionOerS
notbig iei."
v9fl1n mobl, Sic moge11 redt ba=
be11, General. So meroe id Mbltan>
Dapon netp11en, ibn oltf Ser 3itaoeQe
511 belltden. Mber es miro gut lel1,
mena1 er peiB, oaB id) bel oiele r ga
DIE ntei1,e @ano inn Spiele batte, oaE
ih oiele Soee %aufbradte, perlteber
Sie?"
@ieoer blicfte CT lie 5rpeifelll0 on,
u@elden Sinn f0n,1te bas baben?"
fragte CT. Sic ideinen Ood Snte=
relie on ibm SIT baben, meme Sc tie.
Sic Iad)te oltf. uSS1nmer miB=
tral1iidl General. Mber es freut MIDI,
0oB Sic eiferiiihtig lino. gr iagt
mir, 0aB Ser rubmreid)e &ertbeioiger
bon Sumof - of, Sic lper0en Elm
rl1bn1reid)er &ertbei6iger Ser 6eitung
peroe11 - et1pas iibrig bat fir MIDI
id)lidtes Maoden. Mber fiirdtel1 Sic
nidts. Sd bite Sic: 0iele 9eutide
lit ood) 11l1r ein Sbjeft fir MIDI, ntr
Elm 6oftor IN mei1ren paterlanoiiden
&alf1Iationeln. Ser 5ie?"
uS6 perltebe MIR 0as cine, 0aB
6ral1en ltlrbered)enbar iin6, gang u11=
beredenbar. Nie meiB man, &pie MON
nit ibnen 6ran lit. Aber gut, gut, er
ioa es BON mir miiien, 6aB Sic mid)
binoerte11, morgen fritz feline S6orn=
lteine in sic 9uft 5u iprenger, nno
boB Sic MIDI aus gluten @riil1oe11
bin6erten. l1no in menigen Iage1
miro sic &11pfer6edung ser @er5=
Seil1fird)e gu Grabt p%eripomren fem. "
l1n0 Oregon M1daelotpiti6 ladte mie
beieller.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-07-06
90

gi1ttge Mbtbeilnngen ser @ebrfens=
@erfe maren OUTS 11el1e int 8etrieb,
uro Sic @ieleneilen qltalmten uieoer.
2onge &al1dfabnen mebten 6as Slug
tai bi1ouf, l1mbiiQten nod nit feiten
Gbleiern Sic Sbiirme Ser Ser5=Seiu=
firde, BON 6eren 9ddern Sic daraf=
teriltiide griine Nati1m ser rieitgen
&11pferplatten peridpur16en mar.
Mon hatte biele getpaltlam gelo1t
un0 o11f Sos Hflalter berobgemorfen.
Die Eioniere batten Sic Mrbeit in al
Ter @ait bollen6et ut6 feinerlei S6o=
mtng geiibt. Gum 5betl tpar Sic 8ret=
terberidol1tng nit Ser Metallauflage
5uglei6 berl6tpun6en, 5erltort NOR
SEN, nn6 ruinenbaft ragte 6as 5par=
rentuerf gen &immel. SIM @bItur5
batten Sic f6meren &1pferplatten
o16 mandes bon Ser 5teinornamen=
tit Ser Stride %5erlt0rt. 90 batte Der
beiGige Stefan, Ser 6runtetr als f0lt=
Ii6es Steingebil6e bul6pon onf 6ie
glaubigen polnii6en @atboltfen ber=
abladelte 11n6 iegneno Sic &an6 er=
bob, iopoN ieinen &opf als feline &C.
gensbano berloren. 9ie Bolen maren
emp0rt iber sic @emalt, Sic man
ibrem beriibmten @ottesbuuIe anqe=
tbm batte. Sein6ieltg tp1tr6en tire
8lide, tpem1 lie einem @olbl11trnlien
begegneten, nn6 nit beimli6er Ser
&piiniden balten iie sic Jauit in Der
Saide un6 bofften int itinen, 6aB sic
@eutiden nn6 Seiterrei6er bal6 er=
i6einen m0dten, 6iel fen 6repel at rd=
9en.
Mber in oen @ebrfens* @erfen or
beiteten sic Meai9imen, fe6erfiel6ider,
rotb lel1dten6er &11pfer6robt entquon
ibnem in gepaltigem &tngen, unb ife=
tig tparen Sol6aten bei9aftigt, i'm
ob3ubolen un6 Dor sic @efeittgungen
5n 16affen, tint breite Drabtberba11be
I'M inreren Sting ser Sto9el6rabt=
5aune ber5uiteqen. Sic mo@ten MIR
fommen, 6ieie Bruiafi, ite modten
MIR 1tiirmen. @ns 6en &nnoner ent=
ging, 6as formte I'M Stadelge6rdbte
abgeidoiien tper6en. nr6 pas 6ieie
Motb gliidli@ iiberitan6, SOS piir6e
Ser eleftrii9e 5trom Ser &rpfer=
6rdbte bel Ser %Ieifeiten @eriibrrng
to6ten. l1n6 ioIlten ielbit Damn nod
1pelde 6ieier b%ertpegerten &rieger
ourdfommen, 10 piir6en iie iid ouf
SEN &fdblen Ser @olfsgruben auf=
ipieben. Gle iouten idon feraten ler=
men, tpie mobI mm ii6 in &rblano
o1f cine @ertbei6tgltng beriitin6e =
sd bolte 6teien @e6anfen ntdt
mebr aus, &mmeSfabr, 6aB i@ ie1=
Der babel betbeiltgt fem muB, 6en
Mor6 an 1trieren Sol6oten bor5l1be=
reiten," ft0brte &1trt in feinem &ri-
botfontor un6 blidte tn sic erniten
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08

a new heading device for harvest
ing wheat Is designed 50 1t can be at
.tachad directly to the front Of a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
NE WSPRINT FAMINE
CALLS FOR. ACTION
on the Part of Newspapers Of
West Virginia and Commit
tees Are Appointed.

At 4 meeting of Representatives Of
West Virginia daily newspapers at
Fairmont Thursday conditions arts-
ing from the high cost Of newsprint
paper and other materials and labor
were discussed. The fact that most
publishers were obliged to pay about
zoo per cent extra for December
newsprint and were unable to secure.
quotations for u future supply made
evident the seriousness OF the sit
uation. The plan of cooperative
buying wo.s endorsed and a paper
com mittee composed of j. ]. Devine.
II. C. Ogden and II. II. Holt was app
pointed to confer with the paper com
mittce Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association and with
paper manufacturers re-
Earding stock for 1917.
Economy measures such as the dis
continuance OF the return privilefsa
TO newsd callers. the elimination OF all
free copies and putting exchanges on
4 cash basis were discussed, and an
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
Quest ~ Iluowt,4IUe.


For the man who must earn his
living or the woman WHO bears the
burdens Of home many fields Of
knowledge must remain closed. In
deed, the vast extent Of those invIt-5
ing. but elusive spaces must remain.
largely unexplored by even those.
whose opportunities are exceptional,
We hear Of minds that In the past.
.encompasscd the whole of the knoWl-
edge of their#day. If memory serves
Well, such We're Goethe, SwedenborS
and Humboldt. Whatever may have
been possible for them when they
lived, it is certain that they could
not run the whole gamut in this age,
We're they ushered into it,
Some satisfaction still remains,
however. for the man who aspires to
know. He may know his Job. and
that is something in 4 day when one
stnmbles on the inefficient without
walking far Then he may associate
with some great, original thinker,
through his works. and that is much.
That is to have the boundaries OF life
made Iimitless; TO have opened be-
fore one broad, mounting highways
and innumerable alluring bypaths; to
have the mind delivered from It's
bonds. It does not mean that one
will ever arrive at the sum of human
knowledge, but it does mean that one
may go forward, while life and intel
51ect last, in delectable, ii sometimes
hard, places.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
A Reward WORTH
more THAN GOLD.
Aged Woman Prays she Has
Come to the End of Her Suf-
fering in Letter Below.

Let III read this interesting letter
from Mrs. John Welty, St. ClairsvilIe.
o.. II. f. D.. February -. 1916. and
throw our prejudice II we have any
to the winds IN the face OF this frank
open letter TO sister, in Wheeling,
~ va. Il is copied below
Dear sir:l Thought | would write
you a few lines and tell you what
Tanlac did for me think it is the
grand est medicine and would not do
without 1t at all. am an old lady. &c
years old and have had stomach trou-
BILE for years and tried all kinds Of
medicine and nothing seemed TO do
me any good. so / began 10 take Tan
lac and it has done me 50 much good
that l feel like was young again.
can sleep Just fine now and eat
everything and nothing seems to
hurt me any more since 1 have taken
Tanlac. IL seems ~ Ic :Ee riE &uf-
fering is all over and / pray for that
as no one knew what put UP with
till l began 10 take Tanlac. tell
everyone l see what ii did for me. 1
have two sons and they say mother
am SO glad that you found some med
Icine that done you good once. For
tried everything I could to do me
sOme good but nothing never did me
as much good as dear old Tanlac. 1t
is a wonderful medicine will say
II is. Well will close his time.
Yours truly,
MRS. JOHN WELTY.
That is all ladies and gentlemen.
We rest the case OF Tanlac TO your
good Judgment and in closing only
beg TO say that those who under
stand the deep gratitude Of an ged
lady Of 66 may secure the National
Tonic. Tanlac at FarrcIl's Drug
s;torn --Advcrtiscment
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08

pers often yex her soul and try her
patience. But she does not yi.ld.
She must take the muItitudcs as they
come. + Is her duty to serve, not
10 complain. But you can help her.
And tile only way In which you can.
help her Will rebound TO your own
benefit II you will but try it Did
you ever think about preparedness
for shopping? There is such Il thing
1t consists Of forethought. First.
make up your mind what you want.
and about what you can afford TO
spend Then read the advertisements
in the daily newspapers. You can
absolutely depend upon the ;dvcr-
tisaments appearing in the ne~spa-
pera as rc1iable guides. They cata-
iosue youl9xants and tell you how to
Quiet every shopping desire. Having
read the papers you know what YOU
want. who're 10 get It and how much
.it Will cost Then 70 the FIRST day IL
is possible for YOU To 20. and ~ in the
morning If possible. In that way you
will facilitate the task of Christmas
shopping 10 a mar elous extent. You
will save time. money and annoyance
both for yourself and tho sales poo
pie, Why not shop intelligently, de-.
libcrately?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
ACCOUNTING for Road Funds

Taxpayers who realize what 4 large
part OF their taxes are spent on roads
and how poor IS the average system
Of accounting for road funds, Will be
interested in the following resolution
recently passed by tho County EnEt-
neers' Association of WaShington
Some system Of cost-keeping must
be devised whereby all expenditures
from road funds from all sources
may be Informed of details Of costs
Of construction and maintenance Of
thevarioustyp.s or road. TO this end .
we recommend that all vouchers for
road work. before being allowed by
the county commissioners. shall show
details Of expenditures, rs to place,
extent. character and classification of
work: and that the county engineer
be required TO collect and file all.such
data
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
The White Flour

Pinch = have you felt
it, With the advancing
price Of wheat the fve-cent
loaf IS doomed" say the.
bakers. IN its place we
have the six-cent loaf-in.
many cities only the ten
cent loaf. a loaf Of white.
flour bread is not a complete
ration. However whole
some and pure, it does not
supply all the proteids the
human body needs. III.
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
you have all the body-build
ing nutriInent IN the whole
wheat grain prepared in a
digestible form. tits always
the same price, always the
same high quality. Eat it for
breakfast with milk or
cream or with fruits. Made
at Niagara Falls, N. "
u
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
Cllnnlp.s Abitling Fnfth.

Can man live by faith alonc'
Evidently according To Champ Clark.
a nation can. Hencethis editorial in
the New York Sun
II ever an advocate or prepared
ness begins to despair Of his subject
We advise him to 20 out and get the
freshest arguments Of the pacifists or
Of those who believe that America
"can lick everybody AS an exam
pie Of that pacitism which stimulates
the believer in preparedness. we
quote from an article in the Inde-
pendent by the Hon. Champ Clark:
If We attend to our own business
we will never have another war
What is Il nations own business
is question which, some cynic may
suggest, has been the cause of several
wars. But Champ was not there to
decide for the squabblers. He adds
the srandest and the most convlnc-
ing Of the pacifist arguments
The people are not willing TO see
this country turned into an armed
camp.
Possibly the speaker did not visit
France before the war. Several
males OF military age We're there OBJ
served in ordinary dress. and it was
quite possible to walk the streets
without being impaled on sabre.
But this war viii soon end. take it
from Champ:
The great nations Of the earth.
cannot stand much longer this pilinE
up Of armaments by land and sea 4
Predictions OF that kind We're
made before the war was a month
old it was too. great a war,tt would
fall of its own weight, etc. But the
greatest battle Of the War Is nov on
with no lack or fury. Even SO. what
is that to u.s. Champ argues
no not believe there is a nation
Ton earth that has little enough sense
10 attack us. l do not care a straw.
which one it is. and have abiding
faith that il one ofthenl does attack
uS ii will get licked in the end"
No nation will ever attack us if 1t
first talks the matter over with
lG,hanlp Clark: but the crafty enemy,
thcartng of CHAMPS abiding faith.
jlmav Keep away from him lit will
Il get licked in the end Perhaps in
1. Europe one side Will get licked in. the
lend. but if the victor Was unprepared
i when entering the war will he be
glad that he was unprepared? BY
j tbs. memory Of a million dead men,
mo
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
Has Congress tie Time?

On the other hand the New York
Sun doubts If Congress has the time
to consider properly the propositions
involved In the Adamson bill. 1T.
says;
If Congress could devote the en-
tire short session which opens today
to the problems springing from the
demand OF the four brotherhoods for.
an eight hour day. it would not have.
sufficient time. TO study them rs They
deserve. Already organized labor
has declared against the Legislation
advocated by the president. and his
recommendation will precipitate 4
bitter struggle.
Moreover. they cannot be intclli=
gently acted on without consideration
Of the adverse conditions Which have
crippled the transpo corpora
tlons in the past. the evil effects OF
which or trade and commerce are
NOR aplsUrent now than Seyer be
fore distribution OF foodstuffs
and tie maintenance OF reasonable
prices li.arefor are involved in this to
an extent comm only overlooked. and
this factor must receive attention
But Cong ress cannot give all its
tine TO these subjects. important
though they are The appropriation
bills must be passed; the routine ac-
tivities ot@tfle government must he
provided for. and the naval and milf
tary measures adopted at the first
session must be overhauled and
siren gthened. Much may be accom-
plished IN committee, but neither
House nor Senate Will be expected to
accept committee proposals Of exam
ination.