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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29

posed by the leading eugenists in the
United States to create a popular in
'Arest iu the subject of eugenics- the
science Of being we'll born. Accord
ing to the plan blue ribbon class OF
human beings Will be built up JUS
as the blue ribbon class of livestock
has come to be recognized. 1t is con-
coded that the plan is fraught with
some obstacles. but the initial inter-
est has been such as to offer consid-
cradle encouragement to those who
.avOr the plan.
Scientists ut Work.
A committee of scientists has been
engaged in working out the details OF
the plan. On the committee are
David Starr Jordan, Luther Burbank,
DR.. ]. III. Kellogg, Prof. Irving Fisher,
and Dr.. C. q. Davenport. Miss Mar
1orie Filstow, OF Norwalk. o., has
been selected as the first field secre-
tary OF the registry and she Is now
enrolling members OF the new aris-
tocracy. The first names to be en-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29

The time has passed when boots wer,
considered practical necessities to the
wardrobe and changed little in style
from one season to the O.hcr.
Her Majesty-the American woman
realizes that the completeness of her
costume depends to great extent upon
lser footwear.
The Japanese are credited with having
the best cared for and the most beauti.
fnl feet in the world, for the Japanese
realize the necessity OF foot comfort
The Japanese sandals or clogs are used
only for protection. The Japanese walk
IS beautiful, and we attribute this grace
TO the foot freedom.
With the coming of the warm weather
the low footwear again gains its legiti-
mate place in shoe fashions. The inter
relation between costume and shoes is
50 defined that the shoemakers had de-
signed their productions with special
reference to the new modes and certain
types of costumes.
Pretty shoes" in variety Of smart
patterns are the prediction this spring.
GreyS, buff, champagne, various shades
OF brown, and also blue and green shades
viii be good. The white shoe, whether
IN Oxford, pump, Colonial or high foot
wear, Will be in demand. AS the new
white boots can be washed with soap
and water, there Is no difficulty TO
keep them clean. Shoes will not be a
riot of color combinations, / believe
one tone effect or combination eff
fects, harmonizing or contrasting with
The color of the garment, will be worn
extensively.
"A criterion of fashion asserts that
the bronze boots and ali black shoes in
new and interesting designs will be
among the spring style tendencies.
Button boots are prime favorites, though
many favor the lace boots, as il RivesI
trim effect to the foot A 10-inch but
ton boot OF green kid has pointed vampI
md topping of white kid or calf. White
pearl riyet buttons and white covered
Cuban heel.
"A white kid button boot has the front
linderiaid with contrasting color, black
buttons and half-Louis heel.
"A boot which comes in dull patent
leather, or kid, with elastic sides and
straight strap across the 'front.' is one of
lbe novelties extreme of the season.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29

French heels are used for dress and
Cuban heels for street wear. Narrow
vamps and recede toes are incorporated
in the most popular models.
A novelty extreme is the Crinolinc
shoe, which comes in dull leather, patent
leather, or kid, with elastic sides and
straight, which fastens all around the
top OF the boot A green glazed high
boot for those who like the extra
ordinary in footwear is laced with green
ribbons and reaches high enough to meet
the short skirt
Low shoes with single, double or triple
straps often in combination of two
colors, such as black patent leather with
colorcd suede, or black kid with white
or colored kid, with the vamp and front
half of the top of lighter leather, while
the heel and counter-StrapS are black,
are featured. II the shoe is of one color,
It may have piping of a different tone.
Perforations and siaShes underlaid in
color are noted in the faneiful styles
An oddly Of the moment is the brace
let slipper, which is high at the back
like the laced sandal, but has strap of
leather in place of ribbon Iaces, which
pass around the leg above the ankle.
A low shoe with toe In castor kid
and back quarter and heel in black has
the vamp ornamented with narrow band
of dull kid cut in points. Three straps
OF black leather fastened at the side with
cut steel buckles. A black leather pump
has for its sole ornamentation a beaded
fringe across the instep.Z
Dancing slippers of the bracelet type
of old gold satin fastened over the in
step with three narrow straps of satin.
These straps are embroidered with gold
thread at the top, and the lower part Of,
the strap is ornamented with silk and
fringe.
Cross-strap dancing pumps in gold,
silver and all colors of satin have three
cross-straps and the back vamp of vel
vet. Gold and silver brocades, or black
with metal brocades, are chosen for eve
ming slippers with sandal straps Of plain
gold or silver cletln.
Black satin beaded slippers and dark
blue faille slippers embroidered in metal
threads will be seen frequently in the
dress parade.
Bedroom slippers, with heel and toe
sections Joined by inset straps at the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29
FANCY HOSIERY

| FANCY HOSIERY
II the skirts remain short for street
wear, the belief is expressed in many
quarters that the hosiery will be more
luxurious than ever, so that it will smart
ly fill out the space between the shoe
and the short skirt.
In nearly every instance the hosiery
matches either the shoe or the costume.
Black and white effects, different shades
of gray, flesh pink. and all neutral
shades are good. The stockings for
sports wear, made to match the sweater,
arc considered quite the correct thing
to wear. Drop stitches, ribbed effects,
roundabout stripes, woven plaids, self
clocking and self-embroidery are noted
on the hosiery counter White hosiery
will be better than ever. Possibly the
vogue for white shoes accounts for this.
Stockings in open and lace work come
in new designs, and frequently are as
fine as those woven by fairy fingers.
Stockings with panels of black lace over
gold silk harmonic we'll with black or
black and gold slippers.
Only 70 be seen to be admired are the
stockings Strewn with delicateiYs colored
old-fashioncd bouquets or those inserted
with lace butterfly motifs,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29

Although a strong advocate Of
Temperance and a believer IN local
option where it Is wanted, Cardinal
Gibbons has denounced statewide
prohibition, now up before the Mary
land Legislature, asserting thai such
law Is impossible Of enforcement.
Il am strongly opposed" said the
Cardinal, "to any statewide prohibi-
ton bill being passed by the legis-
lature because believe that snch a
law l. impossible Of enforcement in
! city the size Of Baltimore andsits
environx. Such being the case, q law
81 this kind tnterferes with personal
liberty and rights and operates TO
encourage hypocrisy IN the people.
The history OF the world down to the
present time demonstrates the fact
That nennle always have and alwags
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29
win indulge IN the use Of into1icat

win indulge m the use of .intoxicat-
ing liquors.
Further, am opposed to the
passage Of such a law because 1t
would deprive the State Of a large
revenue without accomplishing re-
suits, and that, too, ut time when
both the city and State are very
much in need Of the revenues pro-
dueed. u
However, I am heartily in favor
OF Temperance and whenever it Is my
pleasure TO confirm a class Of boys, j
always exact from them pledge 10
abstain from the use Of intexicants
until they become Of age. lam also
q firm believer In local option, and
whenever the majority Of the citizens
of q county or any portion Of the
State want to vote on the question OF
local option. their wishes should be
fgratifiedts So.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29

other things, to say whether or not
they possess sense of direction; to
outline any idiosyncrasies OF touch,
smell or taste; to testify as to their
proneness to walk in their sleep and
other nervous deviations. applicants
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29
sMOKING PIPES.

VIENNA. March 29.-owing to the
shortage Of cigarets and cigars. the
people of Vienna are taking to smok-
ing pipes, which have never before at
tanned any considerable popularity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29

are also required to give the complete
family history down to first cousins.
Miss Myrick, for instance. was COM
PEELED to give complete history of
fifty-two first cousins.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29
Applicants Must Successfully
Pass a Severe Seif-Exar1i-
nation to Be Accepted.

BATTIlD oREEK. Mich, March e.
Tho eugenics registry Of the National
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-29
NEW ARISTOCRACY
WILL BE "HUMAN
TFIOROUGHBREDS

Conference on Race Betterment is now
being organized. Applications for en-
rollment are coming in from various
parts of the country and the list of
human thoroughbreds" is growing
daily.
The eugenics registry is a plan pro-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08

the respective caucus at which they
were elected, and present the same to
the Republican state committee (Which
Is constituted the committee on creden-
tiaIs) at its headquarters at the PaviI-
ion hotel immediately on their arrival
at Montpelier to attend the convention.
duplicate copy Of the credentials
should be mailed to the secretary Of
the state committee at St. Johushurv
immediately after holding the caucus
in order to aid in oxpediting the work
of making up the roll of the convention.
Owing to the fact that on account of
the new primary law there will be no
caucuses held this year after those pro
Vided for iii this call, town and city
committees should he elected at these
caucuses to be held on May Is, such
committees 10 take office immediately
upon their election. The names of com
mittces elected should be returned sto
the secretary of the Republican state
committee, st. .Iohnsburv. immediately
after the caucuses. Careful attention
to these details of making returns as
to committees and delegates elected will
greatly assist the state committee in
its work and viii enable the state com
mlttee to perfect a campaign organiza-
ton in season to be of real benefit.
While the caucuses hereby provided
for, as in the past will be self-goterning
bodies, it is the Judgment aud recon-
mendation Of the state committee that
any voter who intends to vote and act
with the Republican party at the ap-
preaching November election should be
invited and permitted to participate in
the caucuscs.
The above call is signed by all the
members Of the Republican state com
mittee
The total number of delegates in the
Republican state convention viii be GIL.
Brattleboro. which in some wears has
had II to II delegates, this year will
have but seven. The number of dele
gates to which Windham county towns
are entitled is as follows: Athens I.
Brattlcboro I, Brookline I, Dover I.
Dummerston >, Grafton ,, Guilford ,.
Halifax ], Jamaica ,. Londonderry >.
Marlboro I, Nowfane ,, Putnev ..
Rockingham 6, Somerset !, Stratton l
Pownshend >, Vernon ,, Wardsboro ,.
Westminster ,, Nottingham >, Whining
ton ,, Windham ,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
Cost of Bad Roads to Farmer is
Staggering.

American farmers have begun to
figure the matter of roads n little diff
ferently than in former years When
the 9ood-roads movement was in its
infancy, they used to ask themselves,
" How much Will good roads cost ME -
Thanks to the intelligent propaganda
Of the daily and farm papers, as we'll
as other agencies, farmers are now ask
ing themselves, - How much are bad
roads costing me? ?"
According to government experts,
the cost of hauling a ton Of farm pro
duce Il mile varies from seventeen
cents. in localities where fairly hard
gravel roads exist, to thirty-fve cents
per ton in parts of the country where
the roads are in bad condition. Ga the
other hand in those European coun-
tries where hard roads prevail. the
cost is as low as nine cents per ton
per mile. The department of agricul-
tUre has estimated that the total haul
age expense to American farmers for
year is approximately 100000 GOO.
And every dollar comes from the far
mer 5 pocket, for he is the one great
producer who cannot add the haulaoe
expense to his wares, for the prices he
gets are ON delivered basis.
If every farmer would take pencil
and. paper; figure the amount in tons
of the produce and stock he markets
in a year; multiply it by the number
Of miles he must haul it to market :;
multiply the total by twenty-five,
which is about the average haulaae
cost per ton per mile, and then consider
that he could save nearly half Of this
amount every year if he had an i'm
proved road all the way to his market.
he would become an earnest good roads
worker.-The X. @. S. Current Events.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08

New England a good number Of herds
of Shorthorns and many individual
cows with production records above
5000 pounds
There Is a New England Shorthorn
Breeders association that has been
active the last two years and is doing
much to make the breed popular.
In the popular mind Shorthora
means q beef animal In the West
and Southwest some years ago breed
ers who were unable to secure strictly
dairy animals set about the task OF
making tmilkers out OF their COWS, and
soon sieveiop producing qualities Of
high merit. New England men became
Interested in this type Of animal 10
years ago and there are now in this
section some Of the best herds in the
country. '4
The owners of these cattle are aux-
ious to show them at the National
Dairy show this year and aprumise if
u class is made Tor them to send
enoHsh cattle to Vest Springfield 10
ma ken an impressive exhibit. Short
horn 'Qwncrs in ,otLer sections Of the
country, are also much interested and
have sent Word to the management
Of the EXPOSITION that they Will see
10 it that New Englanders do not carry
off all the blue ribbons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08

A Republican state convention is
hereby called to be held at MontpcHer
Friday, May 26, 1916, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon for the transaction Of the
following business, viz:
l. TO hear and act upon the report
Of the committee on resolutions.
,. To elect eight delegates and eight
alternates to the Republican national
convention to be held in Chicago. Ill.
ON June Z, 1916.
3. To transact any other business
necessary or proper to come before said
convention.
Cities and towns viii be represented
in said convention by delegates elected
ON the basis of one delegate for each
city and town and one additional dele
gate for each 100 votes and each frac-
ton of 100 votes exceeding 80 cast for
the Republican candidate for governor
at the state election in 1911
May Is, 1916, is hereby DESIGNATED
as the date for the holding of the eau
cuses for the election of delegates to
said state convention. Caucuses must
be called by the Republican committee
Of each city and town and notice of the
time and place of such caucuses should
be posted not later than May 10. Dele
gates elected at such caucuses should
provide themselves with proper creden-
tials duly attested by the secretary of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
GLASS FOR sHoRTHoRNs.
Breeders Ask for Recognition at
Eastern States Exposition.

Breeders of milking Shorthorns have
petitioned the management of the
Eastern States Exposition and the
National Dairy Show to provide a
class for their animals in October.
and it is probable that for the first
time in the history of dairy shows
there VIII be six classes instead of five.
One of the petitioners is Walter S.
Pratt Of Brattleboro.
This will be a distinct novelty and
due entirely to the enterprise of New
England men. The recognized dairy
breeds are the Jerseys, Holstein-
Friesians, Guernseys, Brown Swiss ana
Ayrshires. There are, however, in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
oAT-s SMUT CONTROL.
County Agents Demonstrating Value
of Formann Treatment of Seed Oats.


The treatment of seed oats with
toImalln to prevent smut is becoming
more and more general, according to
reports of the county agents in the
North and West. In 1915, 80 county
agents reported, and of these 146 sue
ceeded IN inducing farmers to adopt
thls pfecaution. One hundred and one
OF the agents had between them
2,So4 fields or plats in which they
were giving demonstrations of oat-
smut control.
Many of the agents made prac-
nee OF counting the smutted heads in
helds soWn with treated and untreat-
ed seed in their respective counties
The average percentage Of smut in the
untreated fields reported by 80 men
was Il per cent. Where the seed had
been treated, most of the agents re-
ported that less than one-half Of ]
per cent was found smutted, and in
some cases none at all. The average
increased yield from the use of treat
ed seed under the direction of the
agents was reported by 80 men to be
little more than eight bushels per
acre. This is probably larger than the
yields that would actually be obtained
II all farmers treated their seed oats.
SINCE under present conditions only
those men do so who have sufficient
smut in their fields to convince them
OF the Importance of finding a rem
edy 1t is difficult to convince the
average farmer that the loss from oat
smut in his field is likely to be as
great as the percentage of smutty
heads IN any representative area.
An interesting instance of the value
OF the treatment is reported in Illinois
\ farmer treated his seed oats for i
acres and sowed acres with untreat-
ed seed. The two plots, in which the
other conditions were the same, were
harvested and thrashed separately
The treated seed produced 80 bushels
per acre; the untreated, 30 bushels
10 secure this gain of 20 bushels an
acre all that was necessary was an
expenditure of from five to ten cents
an acre for the labor aud material in
treating the seed. In this county in
1913 there We're only , farmers who
treated their oats. In 1915 there were
about 1900. In some Illinois counties
having agents from Al to 90 per cent
Of the total oats acreage was treated
last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
General Pershing's Two Chief Scouts

r. J. Boyd and Ted Houghton are
the two chief scouts Of General Per
shing on whom he largely depends in
his hunt for Villa Boyd, a rough
old character of the desert, knows
northern Mexico and the Mexicans
better than they know themselves.
He has hunted them all his life. He
Is natural scout, the kind that
knows more of the desert than the
Indians. Houghton, too, has had
much experience in Mexico.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
CHANGE UNDER
PRIMARY LAW
All Delegates to the National
Convention to Be Chosen
at One Time
STATE COMMITTEE
MAKES STATEMENT
The Presidential Primaries to Be Held
This Month Are Preferential Only,
and Differ from the Primaries to Be
Held in September.


10 the hepupneahs OF ermont:-
1here appears to be so much misun
derstanding with reference to the appli-
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
Pats Retort.

IN Irishman with = very thick head
d hair was once in a crowd of En-
siiishmen who began to crack jokes at
his expense.
One man remarked: ''Your hair is
like haystack."
Sure said Pat, '.that 5 Just
what I thought when I saw so many
asses striding round it.''-Chicago
Herald
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-13
MARINES TAKE
A LONG HIKE
Walk Seventy-0ne Miles in
EBAY and Night Under
Tropical Sun.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-What is
believed to have been one of the long
est tropical hikes ever made by Ameri-
can troops thrown on their own re-
sources in hostile country, was tho
hike made by the Eighth company,
Fourth regiment OF United States ma
rines, when it covered in a day and a
night on July 2 and 8, the Ill kilome-
tiers between Monte Christi and San
tiago, Santo Domingo, after fighting
most Of the way. 1t is seventy.siX
American miles between these two
points and the hike was the third
longest ever made by the United States
marine corps, under any circumstanc-
es that approached warfare.
With handful of United States ma
rines, Colonel Pendleton maintained
unbroken, an eighty mile line of COM
municatOn and the quick settling Of
the Dominican trouble is probably due
in the opinion of marine corps Off
Gals to the rapid hiking Of the ma
rines to the interior of the country.
The natives have been disarmed and
there is no further fighting.
The expeditionary force, under COL
onel Pendleton, of the marine corps,
consisted Of two regiments Of ma
rines.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-13
He was formerly President Of
the Cole Company at
Buffalo.

A notable addition to the newly-or-
ganized corps of field sales managers
"a new department just added by the
Cole Motor Car Company, Of Indian
apolis-its that OF Z. H. Baker, as cen
trail eastern sales manager
Mr.. Baker, for a number OF years,
has been president Of the Cole Motor
Company. of Buffalo, n. Y, and is
regarded as one Of the foremost au-
tomobile men in the East His long
connection with the Cole Motor Car
Company and his familiarity with its
plans and policies fit him admirably
for the new work which he has taken
I'D. His duties will cause him to be-
come active governor Of sales in
western New York, western Pennsyl-
yania, West Virginia, northeastern
Ohio, southern Michigan and the pro-
vince of Ontario, where he will keep
in constant touch with all Cole dealers
and distributors.
Mr.. Baker, it will be remembered,
about a year ago succeeded in defeat
ing the Empire State Express and the
Black Diamond Limited-two of New
York's fastest passenger trains, in
impromptu races with them in Cole
s. He is known throughout the indus
try as a man of keen business abil-
ty and as thorough student of the
automobile business.
So extraordinary has been the ex-
pansion Of the Cole dealer organiza-
ton during the last year that it has
been found impossible to handle tho