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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-05
BRANDEIs ON BENCH TODAY
He viii Take a Seat Beside Justice
Huqhes

Washington, June 4.-Louis d, Bran.
deis will take his place on the Supreme
Court bench tomorrow beside Asso.
ciate Juice Hughes.
Mr.. Brandeis arrived in Washington
this evening. The ceremony of Install
ing an Associate Justice is compare.
lively simple Justice Brandeis will
take the constitutional oath in the rob.
ing room and don his robe. He will be
the last in the stately procession across
corridor to the supreme court chamber.
Here he will take the judicial oath as
member of the court and will occupy
the seat at the extreme left of the
bench.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-05
Tho Sudden Shock.

"Your wife has received some sud
den shock, What has happened?'
81 don't know, doctor. | came home
carly last night
"Ah. that nresumably accounts for
It."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

favored sections where no !
shortage exists are the amounts Y *
.ceeded. What follows Is from the
records OF a corporation tayorably
noted for lts attitude toward work
ers. and Is typical Of the policy when
prevails In the territory.
Wages or Miners E~nyjnblc.
Miners earn from $40 to SIS a
week, according to ability and con
tinulty or employment. And men do.
not leave mines hereabouts. as they.
do elsewhere, because they are driven.
to gruelling daily tasks. The exaction
OF toll Is fair, and the hours are
short compared to schedules il dis
1tant mining districts. On the other
hand the cost OF living is mor than
reasonable, and, adding UP all the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

expenses which are required, Is much
lower than il the large cities.
Uncle Dan Howard Is 4 pioneer
mining operator 81 the clarksburg
district. He IS known All yer the
state. Is loved by his friends and.
has Y few enemies Who hate hiT4.
Every red-blooded man has. Recent
" he met one Of the miners employed
ID his Snake Hill mine. He knows
them all, and ii they are married the
name Of the last baby So IT. stopped
his emDloye.
Darn i. Bill he said, ITO look
ut you one couldn't tell whether you
are a miner 81 a bank president"
That's the intention, said Bill
An Index to Prosperity.
Here's an index to the prosperity
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

OF a city or a community Look al
the merchandise displayed in shop
windows. n 4 district II down At
the heels. with poverty Just q step
behind and misery always in front,
you Will find cheap stuff, bush stuff"
Or hick stun. the travelling men.
call It. It's cheapness advertises it-
self. Also It advertises the coadi-
lions which prevail. Take 4 peek
into the store windows or a central
West Virginia town or city. IS IL
bush stuR?" 1t is not. You Will.
not find better merchandise II Pitts
burg or Philadelphia OF anywhere
else. You may pay more FOR it IN
the larger cities but It Will be the
same quality. same pattern and from
the same manufacturer.
Cause and eject demand and
supply" these axioms Of economics
are sensed BY the small boy who.
promises to be quiet for . penny, and
the ancient Who knows that If he
walks six blocks his wind will be.
affected. Now, if the workers in the.
central West Virginia coal mining
district were not making = wage that
provided a comfortable margin be
tween living expenses and total in
come the merchant could moi sell
these wares. The customer could not
afford them-and the stock would
represent capital tied UP in a non.
saleable goods. But the men and
women Of their families here can
buy high class clothing. the men
can buy SIS safety razors and the
women can afford the same styles as
their sisters il the city.
Low Cost OF Living.
Harkfng back to the actual CON
dttions Of living. The Consolidation.
Coal Company furnishes to its EN-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

M@UE@W#E#
ployes houses ranging in size from
three to twelve rooms. The average
dwelling has about five rooms. Rents
are from $3.50 to So a month. or
about $1-20 per room per month.
The best sort Of a four room house.
with water and electric light includ-
ed, costs Sc a month. Match that IL
you can in other industries which Day
tine same as does coal mining here.
But wait, there IS more to come.
Each house sits in a large lot with
room for a garden. The company
wants the householder to make that
garden profitable in further reducing
the cost OF living. SO It fur-
nishes free a ploughman to
turn over the soil until 1t is right
for cultivation. It delivers at the
bare cost Of the drivers wage what
ever manure may be required for
fertllizing. It's welfare department
and the mine superintendent Will
counsel the gardener as to what seeds
should be planted and how the crop
should be nurtured until harvest
time. Many miners keep COWS for
which pasturage is furnished AZ =
nominal charge.
one other item: Many 4 court
ship has been discouraged by a city
dad because the young mans WOO
ing was running into dollars for ex-
ira coal and as. Nothing like that
$500 EInI nos+S +ba #r7ira- ahoII+ eli
to $3.50 4 ton delivered at his home.
Add that up and subtract.
Bank Accounts Of Miners.
AS a matter OF fact-fact bear in
mind-when the difference between
the average income Of q miner i'll
central West Virginia and the cost Of
living is computed he result is as
Continued on Page 15.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
WORKERS EARN
GOOD INCOMES
Conditions and Expenses
Favorable to Prosperity
Of Coal Mining

Evil and eager tongues have voiced much SANDER concern
ing working conditions in the coal fields Of central West Virginia
and it has Travelled broadcast with that speed which only libes
and lnnuendoes can attain. Truth can always, be found at home
hastens On its contemplate errand Of destroying BY whispers,
that which was built by patience and industry.
Herein will Be set, down some plain facts-facts bear il
mind, which are provable at your pleasure. The relations be
tween operators and employees in the central West Virginia dis
trict have been cordial except when Misunderstanding have been
caused by outside influences representing neither employers nor
employees interests but selfish interests.
Since January I, 1916, three voluntary increases have been
made in the wage schedules operative here. February 1 a five
Per cent ralse was given, April ] q second increase Of five per
cent was announcedand November an additional increase Of ten
per cent wa granted. This without demand being made, and
rising wholly from q willingness Of operators to share increased
prosperity with the men who aided in its realization.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

The demand FOR coal, and mines here
could be worked continuously to ca
pncity. the earnings or miners in the
district would SET records for the In
dustrtal world.
AS It IS, with only partial output
possible. incomes of workers here are
above the average, and only In spe-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

A spirit Of fairness exists between
employer and cmploye. In another
column IN this Issue Will be found a
detailed statement Of transportation.
problems which are n process OF be-
ing solved. TrRnknass includes
recognition OF this drawback to nor
NAL production in central West Viz
glnla. II cars we're available to meet
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17

Job Printing at Daily Times office,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17

Every four years there is less discussion of the deby of changing the date of inauguration and the date of convcnng newly elected congress- We hold election early in November but the president does not take his office until March f. after period of about four months The newly elected congress it's official identity the day but its first regular session is not held until the first Monday in December following, that unless there be ca session called congress does not meet until 13 months af ter it selection.
 There many plausible arguments in favor of the in auguaon of the president and the holding of the lar session of congress within month two after election Although party of its members in congress be repudated at the polls November it continues to enact laws for the ensuing fiscal year. Even though special session of congress might be called immediately after March f. in the change of administration, yet the appropriations and much general legislation would have been enacted subsequent to the election and prior to the inauguration.
 It is quite likely that time shall change this pan although there urgent popular demand for it at the pres In the earlier days of the government when all travel horseback by stage, and when took long time to transmit communications, 1t desirable that considerable
 eaIc between election and change of administration That longer exists and it would that prompt compliance with the wishes of the people, indicated at the poIs would call for change the date of both inauguration
 and the holding of the first regular session of congress
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17
WARS WRECK IN FRANCE.

The French minister of the interior has made careful of the damage that has been inflicted upon France by the Germans since their invasion two years ago.
 The figures those portions of France that the Ger held and those they still holding The minister has just made public the figures.
 The data collected from 754 towns and communes (vil lages gives 16000 buildings destroyed and 25564 partially wrecked.
 In the department of the Marne 15,106 buildings damaged and 3,449 destroyed
 In Pas de Calais 13542 buildings damaged 666O completely destroyed.
 148 than per cent of all the buildings were destroyed and in sevenfour than SC por cent of the buildings were wrecked
 In 428 22l city halls 379 school buildings 331 churches and 30G other buildings wrecked badly dam aged Of public monuments sixty destroyed.
 Of edifices destroyed 56 designated historical
 When Germany crushed France in 87071, she exacted from France two provinces and $1 0O0OOO0O0 in money
 If the allies win in the present what will France uray claim a fair indemnity from Germanyf
 Or, reversed what would Germany caim9
 Those two questions give idea of what difficulties await the settlement for the wars destruction.
 What will Russia claim7 What Great Britan9 What Belgium? What Italy7 We can anticipate Russa's claim, but antiei- pate the claims of the others According the record when in the beginning all was chaos and darkness the Creator said: Let there be Lg and there light" Contemplating the wreck in Europe the chaos and the darkness it sthough power less than the Creator can command light
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17
A RARE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

There appears to be a business opportunity along ScatteS waterfront for company, requiring but compara
 lively limited capital. It Is the establishment of indepen dent fish shipping house. the fish to be purchased from north habu fishers and the market offered being the entire United States For the calendar year ending December 1 last there shipped from Alaska to the United States g. 384382 pounds of fresh fish, which sold at the waterfront of various northern ports for $96653 according U & toms figures. But figures which the U. S. report does show is that the of fish sold in the retail market for $2S054 profit of 661 which went to the retailers and after paying for charges and spos there still tremendous profit the purchase price of the wholesaler Pacific waterr0nts As Seattle Is the prn cpa point involved this is splendid opportunity for citizen group of citizens make fortune without being ucd o advance any considerable amount of capital Some talk has been nduged the habut fishers themselves of the establishment of exchange for the purpose of ship ping the fish from Seattle, with selling agencies under their management in of the large cities of the east
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17
FLAG GONE FROM THE PACIFIC.

By increasing the of operation and thus making it impossible for American ships to compete profitaby with Japan the La Toilette seamens compelled with drawal of ships carrying flag from service the Pacific This left the field to Japan whose government ship panies took immediate advantage of lawmakers unwse action.
 It is not surprising that official reports from Tokio show remarkable growth of apn trade in the six months that ended with June The increase of exports 56 per with large addition for goods sent to the United States while the greatest ratio of increases 40 cent shipments South New ships added those already carrying goods to the countries south of From ports steel taken to be used in making ships And the Japanese government striving many ways to fos ter and the trade that what has been gained shall be held after the close of the
 The entire seamen act should be repealed those parts of it which removed flag from the Pacific should be off
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17

Be a Daily Times reader.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17
AdUertlSlng An Ald tO EduCQtlOn.
By 5REEN.

Read the ads. They'll help in your education. here was a time when ads. were glimpsed. To- day they are read care fully. An ad. carries information. Information IS educational. When a man advertises he seeks to enlighten.
 Women today read department store ads. more carefully than they do the society news. That IS a strong state ment. But 1t Is true nevertheless.
 And the men seek bargains in the newspa- per ad. columns. Read and be enlightened. Add to your education.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-17

The Daily Times Is a member of the Associated Press. Got the news.
The sun., 1916-10-17
VILLA DEFEATS 1000.
CARRANZA TROOPS.
1nflicts Heavy Losses in Battle
at San Andres, FL
PasO Hears.
SAID TO HOLD NAMIQUIPA
Armed McXicans Aid Gen. Per-
shing's Men. Killing
Four Bandits.

TT pAso, Tex. Oct. is.-Informat'on
that a force Of 1000 Carranra soldiers
were defeated with heavy losses In a
battle with viilistas at San Andres on
Saturday was brought TO FL Paso to-
night by passengers from Chihuahua.
villa troops IN small bands were seen
by passengers neal the Cumbre tunnel,
where a score Of Americans were killed
several months q
villa, according to Gen. Trevino at
chihuahua. Ia In the neighborhood Of
Temosachic with about 500 armed and
equipped soldiers and a thousand inn
pressed recruits Of all ages. who lack
arms. ammunition and mounts Gen.
Trcvino stated that villa Is not paying
his men and Is holding them through
fear. lie denied the report circulated
here tina villa with 1000 men had
seized the southern section Of the Mex
leo Northwestern Railroad and was rum
ming It's trains and In complete control
Of the territory northwest Of San An
tonic.
II was learned here that there has
been a considerable troop movement
north from Chihuahua city In the past
few days. Although some Nillista forces
are concentrating about forty or NIFTY
miles from the American base army
officers do not feat an attack upo
Gen. P%ershing's forces. they say
Reports that American scouts from
Gen. Pershing's advanced base near III
Vale have been sent south 20 Mani
quipa are denied by both Mexican and
American military authorities. Passen-
gers who arrived over the Mexican
Northwestern road say Villas men now
hold N%amiquipa.
American refugees from the MADEIRA
district OF western Chihuahua claim to
have recognized some Of the officers and
soldiers who returned with Gen. Fran
cisco Gonzales on Friday night from
Casas Grsndes as former members OF
the Carranxa garrison AT MADEIRA. This
Is taken as an indication that MADEIRA
was evacuated before the advance OF
the villa troops.
Armed Mexicans have cooperated with
the American punitive expedition un-
Willingly and much TO the surprise OF
Gen. PershinR.
II was reported to field headquarters
from the squadron Of cavalry now guard
ing the American Mormon colony at
Colonia Juarez that Manuel Gutierrez.
who holds Pearson. had killed four ban
dts who called themselves villa SOL
d,ers and who robbed the Taylor
brothers OF Colonia Juarez Of several
hundred dollars Thursday night.
iutierres can muster about 100 fol-
lowers. About a month x he took to
the hills when the Casas Grandes garri-
son attempted to dlsarm his band.
The sun., 1916-10-17
BIG BALANCE AGAINST U. 8.
Our Puvehases From Tropics Ovei
nlllIOn I'm a Hear.

One direction in which the United
States liz losing instead of gaining none
In foreign trade is pointed out by the
foreign trade department Of the National
City Sank. Our imports from tropical
countries during the last fiscal year were
valued at more than "A billion dolll RS.
while the purchases of our goods sgRre-
gated less than half hat amount.
Imports % show the largest In
crease among imports from tropical
countries. the total being valued at
s3oo. 900. 900 last year. compared with
1857 Don. 900 In 1915 and $4,000 900 In
1912. The figures for rubber and rubbe
substitutes are given as $780, 600. 900.
compared with $4,000. 900 last year and
floi 900, 900 in 1910. the former high rec
ord. Imports Of coffee are put at slls,-
100000 for last year. compared with
sos. 900. 900 In 1915. Cocoa imports for
the two years compare as $35. 900. 900
and S2s.0oo 900 tea, SEQ. 900 900 and
$4,000, 600 raw silk. sI24,0 600. 900 and
elo1 5000 and cotton as $40. 200, 900
and s25. 900, 900.
The sun., 1916-10-17

JUSTICE LEVY HITS
MUNICIPAL COURTS
DcnOunccs Methods Of Oper
alton as "Unscicntific and
SlipshOd."

Methods OF conducting the Municipal
Courts were denounced yesterday by
Chief Justice Aaron J. Levy, president
OF the Board OF Municipal Court JUS
tees. as most unscientifc. slipshod and
~'nadequately prepared for the work the
court has to do"
Justice Levy made this statement IN
appearing before the Board " Estimates
budget Subcommittee To ask that his re-
quest for allowance for a private secre-
tary. "A typewriting copyist and a mes
scnger be favorably acted on. He re-
qucsted that the private secretary be ex-
enpt from civil service rules because he
wants some one he can trust.
lie complained that he does not get CO.
operation from the sources where he
should get II. and that he wants "A pri-
Nate secretary who can do investigating
for him.
The Municipal Court Ia the poor mans
court. and a higher Justice should he
manifested there than In the supreme
Court of the United states" he said.
"Stenoriaphers and others have will
fully deceived ne. ! have no one in
whom | can repose the trust of going
out and examining the facts for me and
reporting back truthfully. II ! send out
clerks to get statistics for a report TO
the Comptroller, they send me a sarbled
report. uninteiligent and incomplete in
every way"
He said the Municipal Courts work
longer than the police courts. His re-
quest for a private secretary at $500 a
year was allowed The department
asked for s9a9,so0 for next year for
this year II received s92s.+co. The sub
committee will recommend s92s,s6o.
The sun., 1916-10-17
had no money and Of o Rocks took

had no money and Of how Rocks took
him to R0frano, who let him have 800.
He said. II you need more. ask me
and ! will give II to you.'" said Month
magno. "IIe said. Go with Rocks and
Fennimore and have a good time and do
what they tell you to do He also told
because then will be an election and I
need some men. He said. Now don't
forget and ] went away
Then came election day Of 1914 and
Montimagn0 went back to the club and
met Joe and Tony La Sale and Serafino
and saw a man WHO he learned later
was Gene Driscoll. one OF Rofrano's
allies in his political war on Tom Foley.
81 am pleased that you came this
day" Montimagno said Rofrano told
him, " because I need men, ! old him
that I had been in Brooklyn and that
! incur $500 debt. tie said. An right.
Tommy, ! can give you more than 5000
II you favor me I said, I thank you.
what Is It you wish. speak lie said.
You have acquaintance in Brooklyn
I said. Yes lie said. To-day Ia cleo
ton day. a you bring some friends
I say, Yes
Then he said, After this day will you
do me a favor I said. Yes, why not,
what Is itg He said. Have you got
the courage to stab somebody and I
said Yes, why mott lie then said, An
right Then he said. Here are $500,
5000 to pay your debt and 5000 Il is a
gift 10 you Then he say Go to
Brooklyn and see II o can bring some
men,"
The sun., 1916-10-17
KILLS VISITOR
AND ENDS OWN LIFE
Frank Kcrns Shoots stephen
Clifford at 231 w. 43d st.
Warns Boys.

Frank Kerns. an actor. who has been
WING Tor the last three weeks In a
theatrical boarding house at 2Sl West
Forty-third street. shot and killed Ste
phen Clifford Of Bayside. l.. l., also an
actor. when the latter called at his room
Yesterday afternoon. Then Kerns shot
himself In the head. dying instantly.
In letters found In the room Eerrs
makes Il plain that he had contemplated
'he deed for several weeks. lie also
wrote that he hoped the act would he A
lesson to boys to avoid the drug habit
Ciinord had been In the habit OF visit
ing the actor At the rooming house. He
came yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and went directly to Kerns's room Hair
an hour after he had entered the room
Charles Whalen. who rurs the boarding
house. heard four shots fred In rapid
succession.
Whalen opened the door OF his rooms
IN the rear and saw Clifford staxger out
Of kerns's room. He stumbled into the
hall and fell. EroaninG "He shot me -
Before the landlord could rush into
the front room he heard another shot.
He found Kerns dead on the floor Of the
room. A revolver was In his hand. Dr.
Gable Of Polytechnic Hospital was called
and rushed Clifford. who had three bull
let wounds In his chest and abdomen. TO
the hospital The wounded man died
before he could he operated on. however.
Inspector Cray Of the detective bu-
reau inspected the room n questioned
Whalen and other persons in the house.
None could tell him anything Of Kerns
or CLIFFORD. In the room besides the let
tsrs was found a piece NJ paper contain.
ing ClifYord's name and the address.
"Edgewater Terrace. Bayside."
In one Of the letters addressed to "My
dear family and parents" the dead man
asks that his body be cremated instead
Of being taken to L.akehurst for burial
There Is no other clue as to the name or
address OF his parents. Both men were
about IS years old.