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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
Now Taking Things Easy

Last Saturdays issue OF the Pub
fishers Auxiliary published in Pitts
burgh, has the following nice words to
say about former Kingwooder who Is
known by all Preston county people
During the last decade Of the last
century there was scarcely a more
active. influential politician than Jas
w. White. then owner and publisher
Of the Kingwood W Va. Journal. and
10" publisher Of the Republican. I'm
Webster Springs. the seat Of Webster
county W Va For ten years Mr..
VIi'. was secretary of the famous
Jim" committee OF Preston county.
which included also James W Flynn.
hartman, and James a Lenhart.
treasurer. and which made and un-
made county. and helped materially 20
make and unmake state officers
During this period Mr.. white was
both postmaster Of Kingwood and
O. cmher OF the legislature. He was
l'so recorder and member Of the town
council OF Kingwood
In 1910 Mr.. White came to Webster
Springs and began the publication Of
tn" Republican which I'm that compar-
a;ivcly isolated region is the only pa
per wide circle OF readers have. Mr..
White has always been staunch ad
vocate and patron Of the printed ser
vice Of the Western Newspaper Union
and publishes splendid paper with
a wide and we'll selected range OF
reading Recently he has allowed
himself to be drawn in quiet way in
TO politics again and was nominated
without opposition at the primaries
by the Republicans for the legislature
lie looks back on his strenuous poliu-
cal life without regret and takes life
quietly and easily in his new home
Mr.. White has recently. I'm concert with
the publisher OF the Echo, announced
an increase I'm subscription rates on
his paper from 81 to $3.50.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
The Campaign Managers

Mr.. Wilson and Mr. Hughes are
alike fortunate i'm their choice OF cam
Daign managers. The Democratic
chairman Is MIR. Vance Mccormick OF
Pennsylvania. who made n notable
success some years ago as mayor OF
Harrisburg, and who was tho unsuc-
ccBBful Democratic nominee for gov
ernor against Brumbaugh I'm tho cleo
tion OF two years ago. Mr.. McCor-
mick typi0es what is best In our poll
tics and our public life. A campaign
under his direction will have a gem
uine character and use reputable
methods. The chairman of the Hughes
campaign committee is Mr.. William
II. Wilcox, of New York city. Mr.,
Wilcox is personal friend OF the
candidate and citizen OF distinction
and honorable standing. lie has al
ways been ready to render such pub
lie service as he was called upon to
undertake; and he has made memer~
able records In three positions, as
park commissioner in Mayor Lows ad-
ministration, as postmaster OF New
York in President Roosevelts admin
istration and as first head OF the pub
lie service commission regulating the
transit facilities of New York city,
when that body was created by Gov
ernor Hughes.--From "The Progress
OF the World" I'm the American Re-
view OF Reviews for August, 1916.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
NEW YORK HAS BIC
MUNITIONS EXPLOSION
IN Internal Explosion

The G.. q. L. standpattors who hope
that there may be four years more
of the fleshpots In tho old slogan OF a
protective tarif had better look after
tho Philadelphia Evening Telegram.
Tho Telegram thinks itself az good
protective tariff standpatter IA any
body. and II ia as hopeful IA the
hungrest OF them that thcfc may bo
more foshpots that way. The other
day Il loyalty said:
"rhc 40 Republicans who voted
against the bill went on record
against the Democratic policy of re-
loving foreign manufacturers from
tho payment OF customs duties and
making up the difference by direct
tax on our own people"
TO this It's Democratic neighbor. tho
Record. replied:
'1'ar be It from the Record to ex-
pond paper and ink in an effort TO
enlightcn It's contemporary. which
needs instruction in morality rather
than In economies, and which know
ingly propogatos this oft-explodod
falsehood about the foreigner paying
tho tax"
Wheroupon the Telegram came
back:
IF II will better please the Rec
ord we will cheorfully agree with II
that the consumer reimburscs tho man
uiacturer or importer who has paid
tho tax when he buys an article on
which tariff tax is lcvied--at least
no pays an amount of money which
includes the tax levied at tho custom
house, IL the article purchased was
foreign made"
This Is enough To shock into
ghost-walk every protective tariff
corpse above or below ground I'm
Time out OF mind tho
theory that the foreigner pays the
tariff tax has been foundation stone
of the Republican tarin structure.
But here lumbers along tho RepublI-
can tariff high priest. the Telegram, I'm
Pennsylvania, the Republican tariff
holy of holies, and admits not only
that the consumer actually pays thaa
part of the tariff tax which goes to
tho government as well as that part
which goes into private pockets.
This IL simply horripilant. II 10
enough even to shattcr the silence OF
Charles H. Hughes himself--Louisville
Journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
Record Price for Bull

Fifteen years ago Jim Price was a
farm employee at the Shadeland stock
farm In Indiana few days ago
James Price of Onalasks Wis. sold =
Hereford bull Al an auction sale in
Kansas City for ii,1Oo, the highest
price ever paid for such an animal.
Jim Price, the farm employee, and
James Price, the Hereford breeder,
are one and the same
Price saved few hundred dollars.
bought some cheap land IN Wisconsin
for 10 an acre and began breeding
Hereford cattle. lie obtained to fair
~ good cows and began to build up his
stock. His friends here began to hear
vague rumOrs that he was succeeding
But they heard little definite news un-
til they learned he had raised a Here
ford bull that had broken the worlds
record for value.
Price now has one OF the finest
Hereford herds in tue world
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
10 Talk 10 Over.

Mexico and the United States have
concluded TO do little arbltratlng.
They are TO appoint a commission OF
six, three from each side, to consider
the matters Of difference between tho
two countries. That Is the civilized
way Of settling this matter. Fighting
II over isn't half as effective as talk
ing Il over. You talk II over and the
thing is ended; you fight II over and
the lighting ends but the war keeps
on. So the two nations have adopted
the right course, to see II they cannot
get along without ighting-withou
running homes and covering the land
with sorrow. We hope that can be
done. II can be done n the yah-yah
and hah-hah and the whoop 'em up
spirit doesn't get control OF mems
minds. II we read chapter from
Emerson and the sermon on the
Mount, events will surely turn out
right Ohio State Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
Why They Are For Hughes

Much virtuous Republican indigna-
tion has been expressed over The
Worlds ten questions To MIR. Hughes.
but nobody has venturod To answer
| them.
These questions are all legitimate: /:
l. Why is Wall street for hughes?
,. Why is the German vote for
Hughes?
}. Why are the great financial in
terests that are still plotting To sub
stitute n central bank for the Federal
Reserve system for Hughcs9
4. Why are the tarin monopolists
who dictated the schedules OF the re
pudiated Paync-Aldrich tarin for
Hughes?
3. Why are the chief opponents of
American neutrality for Hughes?
6. Why are the advocates of armed
intervention and war with Mexico for
Hughes?
Z. Why are the trusts for Hughes?
s. why are the champions of mill
tary conscription for Hughes?
9 Why are all the elements OF po-
lltical reaction and political bourbon
ism for Hughes?
10. Why is every enemy of indus
trial financial and corporation reform
for Hughes?
No denial tx made that Wall street
Ia for Hughes; or that the German
vote Is for Hughes: or that the cen
trhl-bank bankers are for Hughes; or
that the tarifr monopoly crowd that
wrecked the Payne -Aldrich revision is
for Hughes; or that the leading op-
ponents OF American neutrality are for
Hughes; or that the chief advocates
of war with Mexico are for Hughes;
or that the champions OF military con
scription are for Hughes: or that all
the elements OF political reaction are
for Hughes; or that every notorious
enemy of Industrial. financial and cor
poration reform Ia for Hughes
The reason liz not to be found In the
character OF the Republican candidate
for President but i'm the character OF
the Republican party II is the same
party that IL was when Mr. Hughes
was governor OF New York and his ad-
ministration was fought to standstill
by the Republican bosses II is the
same party that IL was when MIR. Taft
was President and the government of
the United States was given over TO
reaction.
All these sinister interests are for
MIR Hughes because they are for the
Republican party. Those that do not
believe ardently I'm Wall street gov
ernment for the United States believe
in German government for the United
States. and they have pooled their in
tcrests.
The first thing that they are deter
mined TO do is to defeat President Will
son; the next thing is to obtain n Re
publican Congress. In order to get
this. they are willing to take Mr..
Hughes, because they know how his
administration can be thwarted I'm ev-
cry progressive undertaking.
Mr. Hughes is the Republican win
dow-dressiDg in this campaign. Very
attractive window-dressing TO be sure,
but only window dressing. The Re
publican party, If returned to power
in Washington. would no more follow
Mr.. Hughes as President than the Re
publican party OF New York followed
him as governor. The Republican
party az now constituted has no inten-
tion of following him If he is elected
IL is using him for its own sordid pur-
poses. and all the forces that prey of
the American public have accordingly
rallied TO his RnnnnrI World
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

No one is awaiting the arrival I'm
this country OF the Bremen, sister ship
of the Deutschland, with more anxiety
than Is Frame Henzo Of Charleston
this state, On board tho submerslble
Henze says, Is his hancee. whom he
expects 70 marry as soon as she Is
safely landed on American soil Hcnzt
began preparations to go east early
this week and meet his bride on her
arrival at some Atlantic port.
Honzo and his brother Joseph left
for New York where they expect 10
receive information as to when the
Bremen will arrive and what port she
will enter. Before leaving Charleston
he stated that the Bremen had sailed
from Germany a little over ten DAYS
ago and she would arrive here within
the next three OF four days.
His last words before leavlng we're
Il expect % see nay sweetheart early
pext week
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
The Republican Leaders IN West
Virginia Having Hard Time IN
Trying to Explain Reason for
High Taxes-All Signs Point to
Democratic Victory IN State
lFrom Geo. w. summersl

WASHINGTON. August before
this is printed the Democratic state
convention ut Parkersburg will have
complet / he state ticket by the nom
inatiOn e Vo candidates for Supreme
,urt judges and will have formally
adopted platform. The adoption of
platform will be formality and the
language in which II is to be couched
the only point of difference. The rec
ord Uf Democracy in the three and a
nation is so well known and so thor
oughly approved. while the record of
the Republican party in West Virginia
since II came into power in 1896 is so
thoroughly disapproved that the plat
form has shaped itself The Demo
cratic national administration has
been an administration for the whole
peop.H not one of favoritism to the
rich and the contributors to the cam
pas fund. Man has been placed
abpy, puney and his rights have been
recoem2od by the Democrats as they
have never been before. The Republ-
can record in West Virginia is one OF
ever-increasing taxation and ever-in-
creasing payrolls for the parts OF the
political machine the people are being
taxed to maintain, and which has been
SO notorious In its methods that mem
bers of the Republican party have
been compelled to openly denounce
II and give specifications. The Demo
cratic national administration and the
Republican state administration have
written the Democratic state platform
in the hearts of the people. The
adoption OF platform AZ Parkersburg
is merely formality, for the issues
are clearly drawn and understood by
all the voters of the state. With the
Issues clearly defined and the candi-
dates nominated, the fight is now un-
der way with all signs pointing to
Democratic victory in the state and
the nation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

DENVER July 2S.-Now Doc. Cook
has plan to reach the North Pole
(again he puts iO in an aeroplane.
Vie made the announcement the past
week, adding that several Of his
friends in the Chicago Aero Club are
arranging 20 finance the project
He will start. he says. IN July OF Au-
gust of next summer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

NEW YORK, July 81 With three
officers Of corporations doing business
on Black Tom island under arrest to-
might and a warrant out for fourth
preparations were under way at Jer-
sey city for a joint federal, state and
county and municipal investigation TO
fix the blame for Sunday mornings
disaster which Killed at least three
men injured scores and caused ap
proxlmately S2O,OOO.OOO property dam
age.
Fire broke out among the ruins on
the island tonight and one-half the
FIRE department Of Jersey City. with
FIRE boats from New York and New
Jersey, fought the flames
The theory that the fire which caus-
ed the disastrous explosion started on
a munitions barge tied up at the IS
land was combatted late today by
Robert s. Hudspeth, prosecutor for
Hudson county, and Theodore y.
Johnson, president OF the Johnson
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

Fourteen-year-o John Mohan fay
for nearly an hour last Friday after
noon on three high tension cables OF
the West Shore railroad at North Ber-
gen, n. J., while 1920 volts OF cleo
tricity shot through him and held his
body to the steel lie died early that
night in the North Hudson hospital.
where physicians said It was wonder
ful that he had lived so long.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

The threatened strike OF the 300 900
employees in the City Of Mexico for an
increase Of wages and payment in
gold hardly indicates Industrial chaos
In the capital Of the war-torn repub-
lIc.-New York World.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

Lighterage company, owner OF the
munitions barge Both declared fho
fire originated IN two Lehigh valley
railroad freight cars iadon witt OK
plOslves
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

Lite interest was shown in Wash
ington In the withdrawal OF Attorney
General Abe Lilly from the race for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor. Senator Chiffon expressed the
views of most persons interested I'm
West Virginia affairs when he said the
Robinson-Lilly fight for the nomina-
tion had so thoroughly disgusted ev-
cry one in the state and John j. Corn
well. the Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, had already become so strong
that IL would make no difference with
the result in the state whether both,
either or neither OF the Republican
candidates should be placed on the
ticket. Robinson can not get away
from the taint of Hatfieldism He
was brought out by Hatfield, he was
supported by Hatfield and Hatfield is
credited with having brought about
the retirement of Abe Lilly i'm the
hope it would strengthen Robinson
and insure his election. Through
O"i iNo w D"iShSi' VIII hdue lHt
deal with great corporation on the
eve of the election in 1904, which re-
suited In the defeat of John j. Corn
well for the governorship and started
the increase in personal taxes which
have been rising ever since, and w.
A. Ohley, the Hatfield deal with Lilly
is said to have been brought about
But Senator Chiffon seems to have
the matter sized up properly, and It
will make little difference in the re-
suit in the state.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

Through the efforts OF Senator Chill.
ton and Congressman Nicely. Attorney
General Gregory held a conference
with a delegation OF labor leaders
from Illinois who wanted to plead for
paroles for the convicted men in the
dynamite cases OF several years ago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

Senator Chiffon was the principal
speaker In the Senate Friday when
the plan TO change the manner OF sup
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

While Senator Chiffon and Repre-
sentative NJ NJ Neely have been try
ing to prevent the abandoning Of the
First regiment OF the West Virginia
National Guard, war department plans
call for but one regiment for the re-
organized national guard One regi-
ment Of infantry, two troops Of cav
alyry one battalion Of field artillery.
two companies of engineers and one
ambulance company arc to constitute
the new National Guard OF West Vir.
ginia. II is said here that Governor
Hatfield and Adjutant General Bond
knew Of these plans two years ago
but withheld the Information. Their
friends are said to be largely in the
Second regiment and were placed or
held there so the first could be dis
banded without affecting them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

The amount OF money which West
Virginia will receive out of the federal
treasury under the Federal aid road
act. passed by a Democratic House
and Democratic Senate and APPROX
ed July II by a Democratic President.
will be $53.27O46 for the year ending
June 30. 1917 The total amount ap-
propriated for the entire country for
this year Is S5,O0O,OOO. For each sue
ceeding year until 1921 the sum OF
$5.OOO.O0O is added to the amount OF
the preceding year. so that West Vir-
ginia's part of the total amount should
increase more than $4,000 each year
for FIVE years. This is the first time
Federal aid has ever been extended to
West Virginia for the building Of
roads.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03

Herbert Quick of Berkeley Springs.
w. Va. has been nominated by the
President to be a member OF the Farm
Loan Board created by the rural cred
its law recently passed by the Demo
cratic Senate and House. MIR Quick
has been a resident of the State but n
Few years but is an ardent advocate
of rural credits and has been a stu
dent OF the subject for years. He will
be in a position to bring substantial
aid to the farmers and those who wish
to own their own farms or to improve
them. II is distinct honor to West
Virginia that one of it's citizens
should have been selected for this po-
sition of responsibility.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-03
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS
FROM NATIONS CAPITAL

porting the District of Columbia was
uuder discussion. He was chairman
OF committee which spent much time
last summer considering the best
methods OF dividing the expenditures
in the district between the taxpayers
of the district and the Federal govern
mcnt He held his own against all
questioners among the Senator'S. al
though many tried to raise objections
TO his views on the subject.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-26
British CaptureC Comb|es
CONTEST
AMONG BANKERS
LIVELY TIMES EXPECTED WHEN
STANDARDIZlNG CHECK CLEARING
MATTERS COME UP.
tBy Associated Press.)

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Sept. 2G.-The
annual convention of the American Ban
kerS Associations began active business
meetings today and indications are that
one session at least would develop hit
ter contest over the question of >tandar
dizing the nationwide check clearing syS-
TEN for the official reserve banks.
The program today calls for meetings
of all groups affiliated with the associa-
ton. and an address tonight by John Skel-
ton Williams. comptroller Of the currency.
Resolutions presented before IN infor-
NAL gathering of country bankers attend
ing the convention declared that a system
of banks throughout the United States nm
der the direction of n few central financial
threatens To wipe out thous-
ands of small Independent banks of city and
county districts. The fear was expressed
that the finances Of the country might be
into the control of few
large city houses. The resolution asked
congress ot reconsider the proposed law,
however. which has not been passed. Ii
stated that the bill probably will be rein
troduced at the next session.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-26
Son of Indian Hill Held
Off Two AssaiIants
at Armstrong Today
ONE SHOT AND KILLED
OTHER MAKES ESCAPED

According 10 a report reaching Browns
willie this morning from Armstrong, VII
lacy county, Texas. John Hill. son Of Lon
&. Hill Of Harrington, was assaulted by
two Mexican laborers and was ben.
beaten when he drew his pistol and shot
one of hi assailantS. The shot. accord
ing TO the report. took effect and was
fatal The other a.~aiant escaped. Hill.
il seems. waS on hiS way to the Armstrong
ranch with money for paving off the men
following uncasine~~ among the men the
day before over the matter 81 their pay.
The laborers made threats but were held
off by promises by Charles Armstrong
that the paw would be- forthcoming today.
Mr. Hill held contract on the ranch
The assault wa- reported ~ have occurred
about s o'clock thI, morning.
Hill was hit over the head and seriously,
hut not fatally injured
County Judge A. T. Searlc and other
Willacy Officers went To Armstrong from
Sarta early today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-26
MAY DEAL
WITH NY. STRIKE
SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
MAY PASS LAWS THAT WILL
HANDLE THE SITUATION.
tHv AsSOclated TrrSS. ,

NEW YORK. y. T.. Sept. 26.-tiover-
ner Whitman promised 60 meet this after
noon a committee representing members Of
the state legislature from Manhattan and
the Bronx to hear u request sor special
session of the legislature to deal with the
situation. resulting from threat 81 gen
era strike IN sympathy with tho striking
street ear men.
Disorders broke out again today nc
cording Ia the police dozen elvated
trains were rbombarded with sticks and
stones thrown from the roofs of build
ingS- Three persons. were injured bv fly
ing glass when the windows of an elevated
train were shattered. Two arrests were
made.