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IS ORATORY A LOST ART?
A Veteran Recalls the Magic Voices
Of Other Campaigns.

To THE EDiToR OF THE SrN-Sir! THE
Suns editorial article where Are the
Faces Of the Great was well designed
to arouse recollections OF the distin-
guishcd men before the public and the
enthusiasm OF the people In other Presi-
Dental campaigns.
Never have witnessed a more ex-
citing political rivalry than that at Bed
ford. Ind. In the Hayes-Ttlden contest
Of 1876. 1t you'd be impossible to for-
get the torchlight professions through
streets OF red fire. the blare of brass
bands. the transparencies. the hoarse.
Wild shouts, "IIurrah for Tilden -
"Hurrah for blue jeans Perhaps
compa ratively few row remember that
Blue Jears'' was a nickname FOR James
II. Williams. who at the succeedins cleo
ton defeated Benjamin Harrison for the
G"overnorship OF the Hoosier state, the
term Blue leans having It's origin in
Williams's favorite material for his
I trousers. oliver 7. Morton. the great
war Governor OF Indiana. came to Bed
ford in that campaign and delivered a
mastery speech while sitting in a chair
IN the grove where the people had as
d seitlpIeU. w nat our country nttus III int
White House to-day ia a patriot like
oliver r. Morton.
Going back TO the Grant-Seymour
contest Of 1865. | remember "A Republic
can mass meeting at the public square
IN Medina. Ohio. that for enthusiasm !
have never seen surpassed. Every town
ship In the county sent a delegation,
which In some cases numbered from
ono hundred to two hundred co~nvcyances.
to say nothing OF men on horseback.
Large wagons. handsomely decorated
and drawn by many horses. carried girls
In White. each adorned with y ribbon
bearing the name OF n state OF the
Union while rising above all stood the
Goddess OF Liberty. with crown OF stars
supporting the american nag The I.odI
procession bore a large portrait Of Gen
,ral Grant. with the familiar words
Let us have peace" As the long lines
advanced over picturesque hills, Their
hags and banners waving and tn,
woods echoing the music OF the brass
and martial bands. the soul OF every
loyal Buckeye that saw them must haN'
thrilled.
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The sun., 1916-11-07
The drama In California.

TIE villain pursued the heroine through
the San Pedro sunset and into the uncN-
plored vastness Of the mountains back of
Los Angeles. MA, Ha." We saw by his
Inns what he said Just as he raised his
knife to stab her In the hack, DID the
hero arrive at this juncture and say, in
silent drama words. Finland that woman
He did not. Just as the knife was about
to descend and the gallery gods had
missed three chews on their gum and the
orchestra was playing the 'remolo stun
the Atkins Theatre cat walked majestically
across tho stage.
The sun., 1916-11-07

The only invisible government this
country is threatened with Tor the
next four years, namely, Colonel
HousE. votes carly to-day for WooD-
ROW WlLsoN.
The sun., 1916-11-07
The Cloud In the Gulf Of Mexico.

Oc 0bOuu ul the Suss W "sSAs>"'
Great Britain can AFFORD to lose
n munitiOn ship now and q Tor
the supply Of shells and equipment
In the United states Is practically |
~inexhnustiblp. Ships for nrgoe are
not NJ plentiful as they have been,
hut there are vessels going into The
water from the home yards all the
time. Great Britain. however. a n
not afford to have the oil port of
Tamplco closed by a German subma-
rine blockade. That would he a very
serious matter. for the British navy
must have It's oil.
The Mexican wells have been nm
uufailing source Of supply. From the
Russian fields 1t is difficult 10 obtain
any oil AT all. German submarines
, have appeared in the Gulf Of Mexico.
and Great Britain has sent To the
Carrnnza Government, n note warn
ing II not to permit violations OF ncu-
! trulity by its citizens: that Is to say.
not to allow the Germans to estnb'
llsh Il base for submarine operations
, on the Mexican coast or to obtain
aid and material ut Mexican ports.
Drastic action Is threatened If the
warning is no needed. The situation
Is grave for Mexico. and II may be-
come embarrassing for the United
States n the Entente Allies attempt
drastic action" which might tai"
the form Of virtual occupation If the
port of Tampico.
1t Is significant that the British
note was conveyed to the Cnrrnnza
Government through the medium NJ
the American State Department. al
though there Is sill u British repre-
sentative in the city 81 Mexico. This
proceeding implies that In London
the Mexican Government IL not con
sidere, capable If enforcing the ncu-
trnlity laws against Germany, and
that the Entente Allies may under
take tn disregard Mexican soNer-
eighty. very much rs the authority
nf the Government in Greco" hns been
ignored.
How. ii may he asked. could Men.
ico with her pitiful little navy. such
rales. prevent the Germans from max
ing n base on the coast OF Iucatan
or among the islands Of the Gulf of
~Cumpenchy: Senior .AorlIAg, the Car
rama Foreign Minister. has made n
brave reply 10 the British note. hut
1t Is only waste paper. His complaint
that the Mexican Government was
not addressed directly is mere BON.
hast. His promise To enforce neutral
ity has no value.
IL there are German suhmarines ii
the Gulf ~ Mcvico-and private nd
vices confirm the British statement -
any day may hiring the news Of thu
t%orpedoinc of an oil ship. NJ of II nun
Der of oil ships. without warning
and we may hear at any time of re-
tnlia,iun 10y the Allies upon the feeble
Government Of Mexico for failing II
e it's duty Of neutrality. The lniie'
States may incur II dual re>ponsi
, hility on the one hand, to keep tn
l Germans within the law of the sea. Il
laid down by Mr.. WILSON in hi
notes: aSd. on the other hand. Il
deal with Intervention in Mexico H.
the Allies.
The sun., 1916-11-07

WILLIAM J. BRYAS goes to the polls
to-day to kiss the beloved hand that
smote him.
The sun., 1916-11-07

There's no room for doubt that VILLA
vii! carry the city " Chihuahua.
The sun., 1916-11-07

The campaign committee Of the
Weather Bureau Is entitled t. the
thanks OF the pubic,
The sun., 1916-11-07
The Little Cross Mark.

Knicker--Got your mind made up
Bocker--Yes, II Ii dangerous to swap
ballots while crossing the circle,
The sun., 1916-11-07

One thing is certain, VANCE Nc
CoRMICK in any case will need a new
pipe.
The sun., 1916-11-07
An Election lay Wish.

Nav history repeat itself again
And bring us eighteen sixty's brand OF
news.
Buchanan stepped aside for Lincoln then.
May Wilson now make way for Charles
Z. HughsA
The sun., 1916-11-07

Why doesn't CONSTANTINE OF Greece
apply for that job as King OF Poland?
The sun., 1916-11-07

Vote for Patriotism. Preparedness
and Pride
The sun., 1916-11-07
All Over.

All Over.
All over but the shouting.
All over but the pouting.
All over but the outing.
The sun., 1916-11-07
TRADE BRIEFS.

KNoxviLLr. Tom. Novcmhcr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
BURNED
To Death at Gas Well in Lewis
County is Thomas Quinn,
Following Explosion.

WESTON. Oct 5.-Thomas Quinn.
25 of Back fork on Alum, was burned
TO death late Wednesday afternoon
when pocket Of oil caught fire in a
gas we'll. which Match and wilkins
are drilling on the 7. f. Helnze farm.
near here, for the Hope Natural Gas
Company, Several other men em-
ploycd at The well escaped uninJured.
The men had been running the baler
in the well and had just begun to
measure the depth when pocket OF
oil burst forth in the Big Lime forma-
ton. Orders were given to Quinn TO
shut of the gas at the boiler. This
he succeeded in doing, but few min
utes later fire got 10 the pocket caus-
ing an explosion which burned the
rig. Mr.. Quinn was found in the
county road about 100 feet away, badly
burned and dead He was single.
Funeral services will be held at
Leading Creek Friday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
Mrs. Charnock Chosen
Head of Eastern Star
Charleston Woman Advanced
to the Office Of Grand
Worthy Matron.

Election and appointment OF officers,
and reports OF committees featured
Thursdays sessions Of the thirteenth
annual convention OF the West Virginia
Grand Chapter of the Order OF the
Eastern Star in the Masonic temple
here. The following elective officers
were chosen at the morning session:
Grand worthy matron-Mrs. Belle
Charnock. OF Charleston.
Grand worthy patron-Thomas j.
Davis, OF Harrisyille
Associate grand matron Miss
Emma ]. Carr. OF Keyser.
Associate grand patron-Frederlck
c. Schmeichel, OF Morgantown
Grand secretary-Miss Eta NJ.
Barnes, OF Middlebourne.
Grand treasurer-Alrs. A. Greek
Park, Of Ripley.
Grand conductress-Miss Bessie
Barbour. OF Athens.
Associate grand condustress-Nr
Joanna Bishop. OF Huntington.
Grand trustee, to serve three years
Frederick owen, of Charleston.
The reports OF committees, which
were submitted at Thursday mornings
sessions, concerned principally the in
ternal work of the order, there being
nothing OF interest in them for those
who are not members. Work for the
ensuing year was outlined and fiscal
matters were given attention.
In addition TO the elective officers
here listed. ten officers are to be APP
pointed by the newly elected grand
worthy matron. These appointments
are scheduled to be announced at the
close of Thursday afternoons session
by Mrs. Charnock. Their formal in
stallation will follow. The appointive
officers are grand chaplain, grand mar
shall, grand organist. grand Adah,
grand Ruth, grand Esther, grand Mar
tina, grand Electa, grand warder and
grand sentinel
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
DR.. SHAW
win Speak Here Tuesday Night
for Ratification of Woman
Suffrage Amendment.

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw is to speak
in the court house here next Tues
day night. DR., Shaw. honorary pres
ldent Of the National American Suf-
frage Association, is the foremost
suffragist among suffragists today.
As doctor, preacher, writer and orator
DIR. Shaw has given her life in service
TO the cause Of women. She has
spoken in every state in the union
and probably no woman Is wider
known. Her coming to West Virgin
Ia to make campaign for the suf-
frage amendment is a distinct gain
for the forces battling for ballots for
women. Being in her SEVENTEEN year.
yet she is vigorous and full of life.
No woman Is better posted on the
questions OF the day and none can
present her point OF view with more
force or vigor. Hear this great wo-
man.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
HUGHES CLUB
Is Organized by CoIored Voters
of the City at a Very En-
thuSiaStic Meeting.

AT an enthusiastic meeting Of col
ored voters of the city in the school
house on Water street Wednesday
evening, a Hughes club was organized
with over fifty members. and plans
were discussed for waging a vigorous
campaign in behalf of the Republican
tickets. a. j. Greene was elected pres
ident OF the club and John Hicken-
bottom secretary.
The next meeting of the club will
be held Wednesday night. This will
be ladies night. and music will be fur
nished by Greene's orchestra and the
Westalava quartet. A vigorous cam
paign for new members will be waged
in the meantime and reports will be
made at that meeting. 1t is confidently
predicted that the club will have over
500 members in two weeks.
Mr. Mitchell. of Charleston. who is
at the head OF the colored bureau at
Republican state headquarters, was
present at last nights meeting and
delivered forceful address, in which
he gave the club members some good
advice on the manner OF conducting
the campaign.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
VILLAGE BURNED
Blaze Sweeps Thirty-Nine Bus
mess Buildings and Resi-
denCes at Big Loss.

MENDON, Mich, Oct. 5.-The viii
lage OF Mendon was virtually do
stroyed by FIRE Wednesday. The
blaze starting in the afternoon swept
thirty-nine business buildings and
residences and burned itself out
Wednesday night. The loss was
about S250,00O. which was partly
covered by insurance. There we're
no casualties but several hundred
persons were without homes or extra
clothing Thursday. Relief has been
sent to Mendon from adjoining cities
and towns.
The fire started in a meat market
and quickly spread TO other frame
buildings. The volunteer fire depart
ment responded. but in hurryins
their steamer to the fire 1t broke
away from them and rolled down a
bank into the st. Joseph river. The
city was without fire defenses until
apparatus arrived from Kalamazoo
aud other cities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
MASKED MEN
Garry Off Ballot Box but the
Witness Can Not Identify
the Men.

HUNTINGTON, Oct. 81. V. s.
Curry. a commissioner at the voting
place in Rock House precinct. Mingo
county. in the congressional election
OF 1914. related how two masked men
entered the voting place just after the
polls had closed and covering the
election officials with revolvers made
of with the ballot boxes and poll
books, when the taking of direct testi-
mony began Thursday in the federal
court in the case against Greenway
Hatfield, brother Of Governor HATFIELD
and four others. indicted for conspir-
acy.
The witness declared he believed
one Of the ballot box robbers was Jack
Brewster, one OF those under lndict-
ment, but was unable to identify the
other.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
GGIFF
OF $4,000 by an Unknown
Woman to Care for Retired
Ministers Announced.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. 5.-"Is
II right that ministers should lack
the necessities of life, while the
prosperous members Of their congre-
cations have untold riches?" asked
the Rev. ]. w. Cary, superintendent
of the Blalrsville district, while
making HIS report to the 'Pittsburg
conference OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church. in annual session here,
Thursday. The question was answer.
ed IN the negative by a number OF
ministers, who discussed the ques-
ton, and by the Rev. j. VI. Thoburn,
Of the Pittsbutg district, who an.
nounced gift of $4,000 by an un-
named woma nwho is not a member
of the church to the fund to care
for retired ministers and their fam
lilies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
Equal SUFFRAGE
And Socialism Are to Be Ex-
pounded Here by Noted
Woman Orator.

Florence A. watties. a noted lee
turer Of Indiana, has been engaged
to come to Clarksburg and deliver
her celebrated lecture on equal suf-
frage and socialism at 1880 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon at the court housr.
Miss Wattles is an eloquent. witty
and brilliant orator and she always
keeps her audiences at a high pitch
OF enthusiasm.
The general public is cordially In
vited to hear this speaker and special
invitations are extended to members
of the equal suffrage. anti-suffrage
and temperance organizations.
The national executive eolnmittec
OF the Socialist party is sending Miss
T'attles to West Virginia for a series
CT lcoUles largely ~ the interests pi
the equal suffrage cause.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
JUDGE ROB!NSON
Is Touring Mineral County and
Will Address Voters at
KeySer Tonight.

KEYSER, Oct. Son the last lap
of his tour of the eastern panhandle,
Judge Ira Z. Robinson, Republican
nominee for governor. arrived here
early this morning from Berkeley
county. He left later with a large
delegation OF Republicans in ANTONIO
biles for tour Of the county and will
return this evening to address the
voters.
Raymond Robins, OF Chicago, is here
to speak at the same meeting. Judge
Robinson is highly pleased with the
progress OF the campaign. Despite
almost incessant travel and little rest
he is holding up well under the strain
and expects to fill every one Of his
speaking dates. He has received many
assurances of Democratic support in
this end of the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
REGISTRATION
To Be Made at a Special Term
of the County Court Here
Monday.

There will be special session Of
the county court on Monday for the
following purposes:
Hearing any and all meters per
tanning to the registration OF voters,
the registration of any legal voter
who have not been registered and the
correction and amendment OF said
registration and to make ard enter
any order or orders and do ny act
required to be done by section ss-a-
VII Of chapter twenty-eight. OF The
acts Of the legislature OF 1915 Of
West Virginia in relation to the reg
tstration Of voters as the same may
relate to tho election 10 be held No.
yember Z.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
DEFEAT HANDED
TO ROUMANlANS
Allied Troops on Another Front
Continue to Drive Bulgar-
ian Forces Back.
FRENCH GOING FORWARD
Successful Raid is Carried Out
by a London Territorial
Battalion.

SOFIA, Oct. Bulgarian troops
have been successful in hating at
tempted advances OF Entente forces
in several sectors of the Macedonian
front, the war office announced
Thursday.
Bulgarian troops from the fort
resses OF Rustchuk and Turtukai at
tackled and defeated the Roumanian
force OF some sixteen battalions
which recently crossed the Danube
into Bulgarian territory near RAJ
hovo.
On the main battle line in Do
brduja. attempts by the Russians and
Roumanians to advance have been
frustrated by the artillery and by
successful counter attacks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
EXPRESS TRAIN
HITS A FREIGHT
Two Men Are Probably Killed
and Several Others Are
More or Less Hurt.
TRAFFIC IS BLOCKED
Fire Breaks Out in the Wreck
age and Two Men Are
Burned to Death.

ALTOONA, Pa. Oct. 5.-Two men
were probably killed. an enginemar
was seriously scalded and more than
a dozen mail clerks and passengers
were more or less hurt early Thursday
when tho Mercantile express from
Pittsburg to New York on the Penn
sylvania railroad crashed into live
stock train at the west end OF the Low
istown yards. Tho tracks were block
ed for more than four hours.
The passenger train was rushing
through the yards when tho tail lights
Of the stock train were seen directly
In front, as II pulled through on a
CROSS over. EnEineman ]. p. Stewart,
OF Tyrone. at once applied the emer-
gency brakes but was unable to stop
the train and crashed into the rear OF
the freight. The engine went over the
bank carrying the engineman with It
and two mall cars were deralled.
The freight train crumpled in and
four cabin cars and three stock cars
were strewn across the tracks, com
pletoly blocking traffic. Almost in
stantly fire broke out in the wreckage
and while rescuers we're taking the
engineer from his crushed engine.
where he had been seriously scalded,
others were trying to extinguish the
flames.
Many of the passengers assisted in
the work when Il was elarned that
Conductor Scott Eithelberger and
drover were missing and were believed
to be burning up In the wreckage but
their efforts availed little as the cars
were quickly destroyed. No less than
dozen passengers had been injured
when the strain struck but none SER
iously. Injuries among the mail clerks
also were slight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
GOES
OVER UNTIL
TOMORROW
When Condemnation Proceed
ing for Easement over Road
way Will Be Heard.

While II was the intention to adj
journ the September term OF the
circuit court Wednesday, 4 proceed
ing developed which extended the
term. The Fairmont-Bingamon Rail-
way Company asked leave to con-
denim an easement over n roadway
belonging to Lola Matheny and 9TH
ers in Eagle district, and the defend
ants filed special pleas denying the
right to condemn the road for pub
lie purposes. The case will be heard
Friday morning.
In the case of Olga NJ. Whitley
against Frank D. Whitley, $40 suit
money and S12 month temporary
alimony were allowed
In the cause of the Reserve Gas
Company against Sarah Moore and
others an injunction was issued re-
straining defendants from interfering
with the laying of pipe line in Sar-
dis district.
Commissioners report was con-
firmed and sale was decreed in the
cause of George Harter Stout and
others against Isaac A. Wilson and
others.
In the cause of John C. Berry
against Linnie B. Berry and others,
C. a. Osborn. ]. S. Griffin and Flo
rinus Reynolds were appointed COM
missioners to partition lands left by
George H. Berry.
A decree OF sale under attachment
was entered in the cause OF the Citi-
zens National Bank Of Morgantown
against Genevieve Stuart Race and
others.
Sale was confirmed in the cause
of Martin V. Hurst against Estella
Hansford and others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-05
TO MEET DEMANDS
of the Dairymen'S League for
an Increase in Prices is
One Company.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The Borden
Condensed Milk Company, which sup
plies one-iifth Of all the milk sold in
this city, announced Thursday that 1t
would meet the demands of tho Dairy
mems League for an increase in the
prices paid to farmers OF forty-hye
cents per 100 pounds.
The announcement was made by II.
y. Hallock, vice president of the COM
pany. He said his concern had con-
cluded 10 grant the demands Of the
Dairymen's League because II con-
sidered the babies OF New York first
and the interests of the milk company
second"