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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23
Choral Club Praised.

The current issue of the Musical
Courier contains an article from
Clarksburg concerning the Marcato
Choral Club, together with re-
production OF a photograph OF the
club taken at the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
The article Is as follows:
Over 1000 musical people greeted
the Initial performance of the Marca-
to Choral Club, March IA, at the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
The good spirit which existed among
the singers was impaired to the list
eners. whose thorough enjoyment OF
each and every number was evidenced
by the repeated encores of the we'll
selected program sung by the chorus
OF sixty voices. conducted by Mrs. w.
Lee Williams. This concert showed
to remarkable degree the talent and
interest in music that Clarksburg
possesses and which has been brought
to light by the efforts of Mrs. Will
liams and the Marcato Music Club.
Too much praise cannot be given
Mrs. Williams for the able manner in
which she conducted the chorus. In
! 4oSt' AlAu uSSuI oCS tthu LGSl WIZ
which the chorus sang was due to her
artistic Interpretation as we'll as her
personal magnetism. Mrs. Homer
! Williams. n talented musician OF the
club. played the difficult accompani-
ments in sympathetic and artistic
manner. Miss Cora NJ. Atchson,
president of the club, read we'll
written paper on the aims and pur-
poses OF the Marcato Music Club.
which was we'll received.
Those who assisted the club were
Genevieve Elliott. Harriet Lippman,
of Weimar, Germany, a cousin Of
Miss Elliott, who has lately arrived in
this country. and DR.. Charles L.
Moore. of Pittsburg.
The program was opened by well
played organ number (prelude in B
fiat, by Ed. Ready by Mrs. Ray Cupet.
followed by the "Tannahauser"
chorus. Hail. Bright Abode" Miss
Elliott's bell-like voice was heard
with great pleasure in group of
three songs-"Welcome. Sweet
Morn" (Cadman), Goodbye, Sweet
Rose" (Harling), and Fairy Pipers"
brewery For an encore she gave
JEAN" by Spross.
DR.. Moore sang 1.-THE Toreador
Song" from Carmen; 1.-THE Mule
teer of Zarrangona," by Henrion, and
for encore he gave the "Blandolero."
by Stewart, and 1.-THE Chip OF Old
Block" DR.. Moore endeared himself
to the hearts of Clarksburgers. as
was evidenced by the great applause
and the encores he was obliged to
give. Miss Lippman sang "Ich Liebe
Dich" (Grieg) and "F1orain's Song"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23
SOIL SURVEY OF
TWO COUNTIES
IN THE STATE
As Recently Made by Federal
Government Shows Some
Interesting Conditions.

WASHINGTON, April ga re-
port Of the soil survey Of Mcdowell
and Wyoming counties, recently con-
Quoted by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the West
Virginia Geological Survey, has just
been published by the federal de-
partment. This report covers thirty
two printed pages and includes a
large map showing in colors the var
ious soils found in the county, also
location Of railroads, highways.
streams, churches. schools, etc.
In Mcdowell county, says the re-
port, the development OF the coal
fields has led to decline in farming
AT present the land suitable for agri-
culture consists largely of the flattish
ridge tops. the hillsides being in
general too steep and rocky for cul-
tivation. On these hilltops, and on
the few remaining patches of bottom
lands. many farmers are probably
engaged in supplying the demands Of
mining towns for truck crops and
fruits. General farming and stock
raising are engaged in by'only few.
Most of the stock is grazed upon the
open range, small quantities of grain
and hay being fed during the winter.
Different in Wyoming.
In Wyoming county the conditions
are different. The coal fields are not
so extensively developed, and most
Of the bottom lands are given over to
general farming and stock raising.
A large acreage is in pasture and the
open range affords good grazing. The
distance from markets is usually too
great to permit Of commercial truck
ing being profitable.
Corn has always been grown on an
acreage slightly larger than that oc-
cupied by all the other cultivated
crops. On the uplands the yields
range from ten to fifteen bushels per
acre, and from twenty to twenty in
good seasons. On the bottom lands
the yields are much higher. Sorgum
is grown in nearly all sections Of the
area, usually in small fields. Most
Of 1t is planted on terrace land.
Grasses do not thrive we'll on the ma
jority Of the soils in the area. Good
blue grass sod. however. can be OBJ
tanned by seeding. II the sod give
out in the course Of Ave or six years,
1t is best to restablish 1t by using
the land for cultivated crops before
reseeding. Lime or manure is bene-
fetal. The area sowed to clover and
timothy mixed for hay is over half as
large as that sowed to timothy alone.
The ordinary yield is slightly less
than one ton per acre. Cowpeas are
grown to some extent for hay and
usually are harvested with volun-
teer crop Of crab grass. The yield is
heavy and the combination makes
good hay. Lespedeza grows luxuri-
.autly in abandoned fields where the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23
Flower Luncheon for sprinc.

A flower luncheon Is form OF
post-Easter entertainment that can
be made as gay and festive as the
sweet spring itself. To carry this
entertainment out successfully the
house-or at least the reception and
dining rooms-should literally be
decked out in flowers. Easter lilies
are good enough in thir way; but.
remeber. they are heavy tropical
plant and not half so suggestive OF
our April showers and sunshine as
are daffodils. arbutus, tulips, GRO
cuses, snowdrops, jonquils or even
pansies and violets-any OF the sweet
faint-scented blooms Of American
spring time.
The table decorations. OF course.
should be all in one fiower-at least
In one color combined with white or
green. Jonquils and daffodils, with
their own stiff, waxy green leaves:
pale purple hyacinths standing stiff
ly as a centerpiece, with bunch OF
violets at each place: arbutus trailing
over the table with ferns-these are
suggestions for pink. violet and yell
low color schemes.
The place cards should be flower
trimmed, of course. Cards cut ami
painted to represent flowers may be
used, or II you are following out the
violet decoration scheme, n dainty
white card to which three of four vio-
lets are tied with tiny bow OF laven-
der ribbon makes suggestive place
card.
Nothing is prettier for favors at
this flower luncheon than a handful
of flowers laid at each guestss place.
and these, Of course. help decorate
the table. Small boxes of bonbons
trimmed with paper flowers are also
pretty favors.
The menu should be as crisp and
dainty as possible. There should be
no heavy, highly seasoned dishes, and
much attention should be paid to a
fresh, green salad. Nowadays flow
ers are sometimes used to decorate
the food we eat. AS perfect bios
som OF flower used for the table
decoration would not be out of place
on the salad, 1t is needless to remind
the hostess that it should be as thor
oughly washed as lettuce or water
cress or any other gree nthing that
goes on the table.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23

There WILL be song recital under
the auspices Of the Katherine Doan
Club In the First Presbyterian
church at Sis o'clock Friday night.
May s. with the following program:
Lillian Brandon Spang. soprano.
Clarence Everette Spang. baritone.
Jessie Renshaw accompanlst.,
Duct Know Bank Whereon
the Wild Thyme Blows. ......
....... ...... Charles Z. Horr
Macushla. -. Rermot Macmurrough
AT Dawning. .........
...... Charles Wakefield Cadman
The Nightingale's Son. .........
Ethelbert Nevin
Miss Spang.
The Morning Wind. ............
..............G ena Branscombe
Wind Song. 49,. james II. Rogers
Out on the Deep. ..... L. w. Lohr
Mr.. Spang.
Observation-Disclosures Night Song.
Inc Hunter. ............
The Angel ...... Anton Rubinsteln
Bid Me Discourse. .. Fl. r. Bishop
Miss Spang.
Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen.
...... Robert Franz
LIGHT ............C Christian Sinding
,Gut'Nacht. ..... Anton Rubinstein
Mr.. Spang.
Duet-Passage-bird's Farewell. =.
Eugen Hlldach
Klein Feuer-keine Kohle. Cyril Scott
A Little Maiden Loves Boy. -.
Fl. Clough-Leighter
A Spirit Flower. .Campbell-Lipton
Miss Spang.
Biondina. ............ FIR. N. Lohr
Where My Caravan Has Rested.
...... Herman Lohr
The Pipes of Gordon's Men. So.
......... William G. Hammond
Mr.. Spang.
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(Godard). The last she was obliged
to repeat. Miss Elliost and Miss
Lippman sang three duets In beau
tiful manner. Wanderers Night
Song" (Rubenstein). 1.-THE Angel
and THE May Belle and the Flow
ers." by Mendelssohn. The full
chorus sang THE Miller's Wooing. /"
by Tanning. and Italia" ("Lucre-
zia"), by Donizetti. The ladies'
chorus sang Nevln's Little Boy
Blue" in sweet, tender manner.
The Soldiers Chorus" from Faust"
was sung in a mastery manner by
the male chorus.
The Marcato Music Club has done
a good work in giving to Clarksburg
chorus that will mean so much to
the musical life Of the community.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23

arc especially pretty. Some OF them
are almost like bags in form.
Balls or tassels on the ends OF
sashes for coats. frocks and negligee
are used.
The irregular lower line is main
tanned by many skirt hens. Some
times there is regular scallop,
sometimes the skirt Is in deep points
and sometimes 1t is simply looped up
bit at the sides to dip down back
and front.
Velvet ribbon is used for sash
ends.
There are many possibilities of
prettiness in long. transparent
sleeves They are invariably finished
attractively around the hands.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23
Married at Parsonage.

Edward d. Smith and Miss Elsie
Louk, both Of this city, were married
at $3.50 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the parsonage of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church by the Rev. W..
D. King.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23

ton. has resigned from that post to
Join the forces Of Lewis J. selznick
Productions Inc. which will distribute
the Clara Kimball Young Film Cor
poration features and those of other
noted stars.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23
NOTICE TO DOCTORS.

Kindly notify the prosecuting at
torney II any person has been treat
ed by any doctor for wounds, caused
by shooting. Thursday night.-Ad-
The sun., 1916-11-23
The Right to . Certain Pseudonym

To II EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: on
several occasions the undersigned has
read In your paper writings Of one who
has used the pen name LIND e. Doyle"
The first contribution was n ''pome.'
and II appeared during election week
the second appeared in your paper Of
yesterday. Both were well put to-
gether." and the undersigned wondered. -
Could II be possible that the under
signed had changed the spelling OF his
pen name and was being 'printed"?
About forty years age the writer of
this contributed in his poor way to waste
paper n ink by giving to the columns
OF various publications "rimcs' and
other things over the pen name Lynn
C. Doyle" and later his son.. now mar
ried and a father. contributed in the
same using the pen name OF
Lynn c. Doyle Jr." by this you can
readily SEQ that the name has been in
use for u few" weeks. The under
signed would he glad to bc able 70 write
In the Lind &. Doyle" style. but the
Lynn e. Doyle" style suited him from
tho bottom up. and he doesn't wish To
be given credit for things not done by
himself. This IL something like the
taking Of your at Shines for All" by IA
certain newspaper. and the undersigned
therefore kicks" LYNN c. DOYLE"
BROOKLYN, November 20.
The sun., 1916-11-23

at the capital for their f~elicitations,
us wherever she chooses to be-"
There Is a fine, sweeping, open air
flavor about Miss Laws rather dar-
Ing generalization that Is worthy Of
a crack airwoman and enthusiastic
suffragist combined. But, really,
doesn't she 20 q bit too far In her
statement Of the basic claim to
freedom that 20 many women are to-
dry putting forwardi Even the most
liberty loving man would hardly dare
to assert that he IL free to 60 wher-
ever his inclinations may lead him.
The salvation Of civilized society de-
ponds upon the respect that all classes
Of the, community pay to the time
honored signs bearing the historic
legend Keep of the grass"
We know, Of course, That Miss Law
and her sister suffragists In this State
would not choose to be where they
shouldn't be. but they should avoid
making public utterances that their
opponents ran distort to their dlsad-
vantage. What Miss LAW meant to
say, Of course, WINS that woman's
place Is wherever she chooses to be
outside Of all places where she ought
to choose not to be.
The sun., 1916-11-23
Threatened Scarcity Of Types fol
Heavy Diners,

Chief Magistrate MCADoo has n
mOssback notion that the night court
should be for justice, not for curl.
Osity. So he says:
'Uoins to night court is now a favor
lite amusement with some uptown per-
IONS. who. after a heavy dinner. say (:
Well. shall we 20 to the roof garden or
the night courtT They come TO be en-
t~ertained by us. and feel cheated IL some
VI the prisoners don't scream or faint"
A prisoner who does not scream or
faint, weep or threaten. defy or re-
sist, is a foe Of literature. Many NJ
the heavy diners observed by the
Magistrate are nOvelists In search nf
types, for authorship Is the ultimate
refuge Of the bored. Art is long and
Time goes like Ruth LAW. : priS-
oners at the night court should take
heed and quickly tell "A dramatic story.
true or otherwise. In the presence
OF Dur Balzacs John Doe should not
be content to admit that he was in
his cups. Let him tell n story of u
life ruined by a wOman's heartless-
ness. II Mary Roe Is IL sinner, II
thousand times Is she guilty II she
falls to provide details for the note
books Of the heavy diners. Charnc-
ters should develop even rs the tree
grows beneath the cloth OF the Hindu
cOnjurer.
II might be n strain on the Judges,
but they should help too. Now n Sol
OmOnlike decision. now n castigation,
now a tear, a dollar and u suspended
sentence; all these make, as the lit
erary people say, for Art.
Does the Chief Magistrate suppose
that in these speeding times the stu
dent Of weak humanity can afford TO
prOwl the streets looking for his prey?
Not as long as the prey can b. herded
before the bar, with n policeman
safely between the Balzac and the
defendant.
The sun., 1916-11-23
The Department OF Public Char,

The Department Of Public Charities
has under its administrative control
about $500 hospital beds and about
5000 almshouse beds. The cases
treated by the department comprise
all the varieties OF medical. surgical.
genealogical. obstetrical, tubertular,
and neurological cases. as we'll as the
feeble minded and e%pileptics. The care
and treatment Of these cases are In the
hands OF about 500 attending physi-
clans and surgeons whose services are
voluntary and about 1850 paid interns
who serve on the various house STATS:
In other words. there In in this de-
partment the largest body of clinical
material in the United States under q
single control.
This valuable material will be pub
lished In quarterly volumes and thus
become Of great value TO the medical
profession. II will also demonstrate
that the sick poor OF New York are
being treated with modern and scien-
tifc methods and will serve as a con-
Meeting link between the Ave hundred
physicians attached to the department
and stimulate a healthy rivalry.
The sun., 1916-11-23
newers Of Wood and Drawers OF
Water.

So strong Is the prejudice against
Asiatics I'm those sections Of the United
States where they are best known
and in which the effect on labor con-
ditions OF i;ieir admission to this coun-
try would he most marked that no
Administration would seriously con-
slider advocating even II restricted
importation Of workers from China
Of the kind suggested by JOHN G.
ROSE to the fourth annual Industrial
Welfare and Efficiency Conference ut
Harrisburg. Pa, In the address from
which we quote In another column on
this page to-day. Organized labor,
firmly committed to the maintenance
Of the exclusion policy, would com-
hat such n proposal; In its fight for
protection it would have the support
~ numerous other elements Of So
ciety. Both In Canada and In this
country the opposition OF labor to
Asiatic competition has led within
recent years to serious disturbances
Of the peace, the repetition Of which
no Government would invite.
Yet IL Is obvious that the present
shortage of labor Is not only to con-
tlnue for several years but will grow
more serious. We are deprived OF
Immigrants and are likely to lose
many Of u temporary residents when
peace comes in Europe. The stimu-
latlOn Of industry has promoted thou
sands of common lubOrers to higher
wages and less tOilsOme tasks than
they have had they will not will
ingly return to their previous en-
pigments, though these are the es-
sential callings. No mechanical proc
ess, no chemical discovery has pro-
ducesl u substitute for the fruits OF
the earth; the most resOurceful in
ventOr depends On common labor for
the foundations Of his triumphs; the
withdrawal Of hewers OF wood and
drawers Of water from their occupa-
lions must be followed by disaster,
where the suspension OF other work
ers would spell only inconvenience.
We look for no influx Of Asintics
now or In the future; hut the fact
that the subject IL discussed Is an
Index of the difficult situation that
must be met.
The sun., 1916-11-23
THE VOICE.
E~lOquencc Not the First Thing sought
In Selecting n Minister.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: This
Is "A reply IN the letter appearing in
THE Sun OF November 81 entitled UNI
eloquent Preaching" signed by a Lover
Of GOOD Preaching"
We might base the value of the critics
criticism to some extent on the ability
of the critic. who refers TO divinity
schools or theological seminaries as
Theological colleges or universities"
You will remember that he harshly
criticised ,the young preachers OF the
present ag- for being i%neloquent, and
asked " they did not receive training
In Evolutionary work in the seminary.
The following are nswers TO his criti-
cal QUESTIONABLE
The seminaries require that each stu
dent shall take voice culture,
Some seminar!es require each student
to preach before his class IND befo-"
the whole student body and faculty al
In each case he Is publicly criticised.
The scminarics send their students out
to supply charges TO preach while they
arc in the seminary. in order that they
mas work out their defects.
m still l agree with the Lover of
Good Preaching" hat young ministers
are seldom eloquent.
Ministers are not chosen for their elo-
uuence hut for the o they can do for
their community.
A minister should he first a good pas
tor. second. a good pulpiteer, and third.
a good executive, II "A minister annot
preach we'll w should look for other
things in him.
The sun., 1916-11-23
LIFE AT McALLEN.
An Artilleryman Scorns the Finger
Bowl anA the Demltasse.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: ]
served four months at McAllen, Tex.
with Battery b. First New York Field
Artillery, and feel capable Of answering
the recent letter of H. Northrup.
In the FIRST place. had he gone to his
captain. saluted and said. Il have not
had enough to eat he would have re-
ceived immediate attention; that Is, II
he had the highly eficient oficers we
artillerymen had. In civil life the say
ing "All things come to him who waits
Is true. but not In army life II you
want a thing you must 20 after It.
Many a night we were called out last
summer by Captain Mcclure to exercise
horses during a cold rain, with never a
protest from the men except a few that
we must have picked up from the rib
bon counter. I can assure you nj top
sergeant looked after those few and they
were put or kitchen details and such
other work as was fitted to them.
We were about the only New York
regiment that had the forethought to
enlist our band into the Federal service.
and I saw a good nan Of the Twenty
second Engineers taking pleasure At con
certs and boxing matches. We artillery
men had cots and we got our second
blankets when the cold nights came. Our
food was the best that an immense army
could expect, and the officers had the
same things to eat. The Young Mems
Christian Association opened Its fine
building to the boys and there was q
plano. a victrola and Sunday night ser
vices.
The sun., 1916-11-23
The Latest Authoritative Statement
on InfsntiIe Paralysis.

At n recent meeting of the American
Public Health Association a report,
made by three experts, was adopted
which summarized u present knowl-
edge regarding this disease as follows :
1.-THE specific cause OF poliomyelitis is
a microorganism. a so-called virus, which
may be positively Identified at present
only by It's production Of poliomyletts in
monkeys experimentally inoculated. Such
experiments have shown this virus to be
present not only In the nervous tissues
and certain other organs of persons who
ave died Of poliomyelitis, but also In
the nose. mouth n bowel discharges
Of patieNs suffering from the disease.
II has beep proved by similar expert
ments that healthy associates of polio.
myelitis cases may harbor the virus In
their noses and throats.
These experiments. together with the
fact that monkeys have been infected
by direct application OF the virus TO the
mucous membrane Of the nose and by
feeding Of the virus. are strong evidence
that In nature infection may be d~lrecti,
spread from person to person.
Observations on the occurrence oil
the disease might seem At nrst thought
to BE- inconsistent with ills conception
since contact between recognised case,
can seldom b. trscsd. However. thi,
The sun., 1916-11-23
BRAID AMI
A CircumstantIaI Account Of How u
Sailors Rig Was Evolved.

To n EDITOR OF TIE Sr$->u !''
I be permitted to say y few "" is r.
Earding the origin Of tho thro" roNs o.
white braid on the collar Of tic s''!or'
Jumper. his black SILK u'rhcrrh'es nj
the lanyard round his neck
Long. long ago.. before tho DAYS q
Lord Nelson. the EnsliSh Blue ,rkea
wore the queue or pigtaIl TINS v"
dressed in thick creas" ami then u'
powder was Put on. In tie curse "
time this dressing got the mon i~l'nr~r
filthy. and to protec, tho hlg' flannel o
the jumper the Admiralty ~ nat ds'
ordered Jack To wear a pldiu J ch, hv'
linen collar hanging from 'H' ,N'ulde'
to the middle OF the harh
This plain linen collar vts WON w
after Lord Nelson's death. N'cn IN
Admiralty decreed that u ''"HHl =
adorned with three rows ~ whit" bra&
mot wor on the cuffs iu Tie InspT
navy. and that is how tho g''.f '@Hs
to be adorned as 1t Is to-day, "r' 'tf'
nations having copied th'- '''a' w
their lower deck uniforms
The black silk rcck'I.' ~ iap'
from tho days when EnGlish 'r' VEN
into action stripped ia III" W. ~ NV
olden days tho sailors w,l' r '! on
with "A cotton cloth whoa N'- ."
round the neck and used %. s'r' o.
sw eatcloth - as a hauar-. '- DIS
aid purposes. This has ,'' beer
changed tn silk. and IL is t.". NHiN u!
the men when ashore u"w.ul'
The lanyard worn round T. -'lN''
neck is attached To Il ilchk"''" "h''hA
one large blade and n su| nhf'.
spike with which To splice pl ry snH
sized ropes, but it is used 'r man
other purposes besides. NJ - 81 on ~
lower deck ever has u WHIST, ali''Ne'
to his lanyard. Only the hus." al To
mate have any need Tor Whistles
RUFUS i r. ~
PoRr JEFFERSON. November