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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-10
ABYSSINIA VERY
FULL OF PEOPLE

been reached by the railway which d
being constructed from Jibuti, the
French SomalIland seaport on the
Gulf Of Alden. Harrar Is 230 miles
inland from Jibuti, and Ads Ababa Is
220 miles still further west.
"of the four general groups Of
people inhabitIng Abysinnia the two
most Important are the Calais, a
pastoral and agricultural tribe COM
prising fully half the population. and
the Shoans. the warlike governing
class. The Tigrians are lighter In
color tina ntheir fellow-countrymen
and retain many evidences Of their
semetic origin. Then DankaliB are
a practically independent people Of
the Mohammedan faith, whereas the
other groups have been Christian
since the fourth century. being allied
with the Alexandrian church.
Slow Education.
Education has made slow prog
ress IN AbyssInia. In fact. It Is said,
that the only native school IN the en-
tire country Is located In the capital.
and It Is attended most irregularly,
the enrolment being not more than
100 pupils.
when Menelik II died In Deem
Der. 1913. he was succeeded BY his
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-10
And a Recent Battle Fought
There is Said to Have Affect
ed 100000 People.
tasEelaL ID - TELEsaA.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-''When
! the daily press OF America published
the bSief announcement recently that
a great battle had been fought IN
Abyssinia twenty-five miles outside
the capital, resulting IN a complete
victory for the new government. the
average reader" says war geog-
raphy bulletin issued by the Nation
al Geographic Society. did not rear
ize that this battle affected S,0OO.-
900 people living in a country larger
that the combined areas Of France
Holland, Belgium, England, Scot
land, ireland and Wales.
''And inasmuch as the dispatches
failed to give the name Of the capital
few Americans could recall tt-Adis
Ababa, the city founded by that re
markable black monarch Aeneitk u,
In 1892. the third year OF his event.
full reign which extended over a perl
ed Of a quarter Of century:
''Abyssinia Is a WIDELY inland ma
ton, being cut on from the Red sea
and the Gulf Of Alden by French ana
Italian possessions varying in width
from forty to $50 miles. To the
north IS the Italian possession Of
Eritrea, to the east British, French
and Italian SomolIland territories, 70
the south British East Africa, and 70
the west the Anglo-EGpdan Sudan
The whole empire. which was former
IL known as Ethiopia, lies within the
tropics, although most Of the interior
has such a high elevation that tne
climatic stemperate and healthful.
Hig Up.
adds Ababa has an elevation Oh
more than a mile and 4 quarter ABOVE
sealevel. so that although It Is In tne
same latitude as the Isthmtan sea
mort OF Panama, It enjoys most
solubriuus climate.
Except for Its royal residence ana
grounds. which occupy a hill com,
handing a view Of the country IN al
directions, the city resembles tenn
porary military camp more closeV
than the capital Of a vast Kingdom.
for white tents and mean huts cover
the country IN 4 cirdcle whose diam
eter "a about three miles. NO ralt-
rad connects this city Of 10000 m
habitants with the outside world,
VhiIe the Highways" Of the country
- scarcely more than narrow tralls
traveled By pack mule8 and donkey 3;
ISVen. 7arfar, (populatlon estimaeea
~ 5O.OOO) The only other settle
i6eni n ne KINGDOM hqylng more
Lhdn o.1ll inllIi-1ts. has mol ~
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l1e more naIla TO mend the veran-

some more nails to mend the veran-
Here are the keys Give him
twenty nails says the emperor, II
he needs more. come again and tell
me-
The emperor Is again in deep
thought. Intruder nnmeb two comes
up and whispers that 4 mule has es-
capped from the palace.
The emperor jumps down from
his throne ahigh packing case
covered with Oriental earpets-slips
quickly into the shoes which he has
discarded. and haStens TO his tele-
scope, scanning the country all around
with #, in order to see whether the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-10

missing animal can be detected upon
the hills near Ads Ababa- The =.
capped mule e much more important
to the emperor than all the raii-
roads In the world.
1.-The foreign representative vain
" attempts to drive the empsrcl
again to his throne. The emperor
on his side endeavOrS to induce the
minister to come and look for The
mule
'AbySsiniR has q regular army q
100000. but every man In the king
dom capable Of bearing arms Is sub
jeet to call"
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17-year-Old grandson. LII Yasu. the
monarch whose party. the new gov
ernment.' will have displaced If the
report cd battle should prove to have
been decisive. This boy ruler faced
an almost impossible task during the
last three year fer his willy grand
parent was an exceptional man Of re-
variable energy. A striking pic
ture Of the multiplicity Of details
handled by the old sovereign IS given
by A Henry Savage Lander in his
account Of a years journey across
Widest Africa Mr.. Lan6or says:
Everything in Ads Ababa Is re-
ferred to the emperor. Il Is quite
amazing what an amount Of mental
work Menelik must go through daiiy.
While attending to most important
political Affairs, matters Of the most
trivial character are brought to him
for assent. This q practically what
happens every minute Of the day At
the palace; Menelik. with his head
banadaged IN 4 white shash. "a sort
Of silk handkerchiefl and with a
cheap French felt hat far back upon
his skull. Is bordering with some
minister over some political problem
projected railway between the sea
and Ads Ababa. The emperor is
deeply absorbed In thought.
Servant Whispers.
Enters 4 servant who whispers
IN the enperor's ear. regardless Of
the presence Of the foreign represent
alive. Of 4 great European country:
'Your Majesty. the carpenter Rantg
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bodyguard in shaving the general at
the time he was president Of the Unit
ed States. DR.. Neal uses the razor
regularly.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
LOST MEMORY victim
Still SEEKS PARENTS
Herald Gets Letter From Boy Who Has
Wandered Three Months to
Find Identity.

Jack Blank" the young man who
has not been able to recall his name
since he found himself near Atlanta
three months ago. has written to The
Herald in his countrywide hunt for
his identity and name. He is at
present in Bucksport. Me.
The story of Jack Blank" is sad.
puzzling and romantic Over three
months ago he discovered himself in
a Savannah swamp. He was shabby.
and in bad physical condition. but
after a few weeks OF medical treat
ment he was able to remember that
he left home in February to spend a
month in one of the Florida coast
summer resorts, went to Washington,
and then to Wilmington. n c. Near
there his mind went blank. 1t is
believed that Blank" was attack ed
by robbers, hit on the head, and
robbed, the attack causing his loss OF
mind.
His case interested W. E. Trow-
bridge. of Atlanta, and he gave him
position. In June he came North.
passing through Washington, and
went to Maine. where it is believed
he lived.
'T am here among my own people
and they do not know me-" Blank"
has said. He is planning to return
to his friends in Atlanta. II he does
not soon find his father and mother.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
ARMY CLERICAL FORCE
DEMANDS EXTRA help
Employees Say They Must Shoulder
Overtime All Winter Unless Con-
gress Acts Now.

At the organization meeting of the War
Department branch OF the Federal En-
ployes' Union. held last night in the G. A.
r. Hall, 112 Pennsylvania avenue, a
committee was appointed to draft reso-
luton and forward 1t to Congress, ap-
proving the request of Secretary of War
Baker, that the clerical force of the War
Department be increased to conform with
the added amount OF work made neces-
sary by the increase of the army under
the national defense act.
Clerks in the War Department are now
working overtime every day. The in
creased work. they say, is permanent and
unless Congress authorizes an increase
in the force at the present session. they
will be forced to continue the extra work
all winter.
Dr. Millard J. Holmes was elected
chairman of this committee. The other
members are: Sidney H. Kent. T. P
Newbold, A r. Mustain, H. n. Wiseman
and John E. Brooks.
The new organization also indorsed the
Nolan minimum wage bill, now before
Congress. This branch has about so
members. About 100 were In attendance
at the meeting last night when the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Millard ]. Holmes, president; Estelle p.
Hellman, secretary; II. NJ Wiseman,
mediator; Harry Goldman, guardian.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
BOXES DESIRED
FOR field DAY
Committee Will Arrange
Final Details of Police
Event Today.

In order to settle several questions Of
detail In connection with the coming an
nual athletic games OF the Metropolitan
Police Department, the executive, com
mittee of the Citizens Committee in
charge of the games will meet today at
l2:20 at the National Press Club Plans
Tor the games will be discussed at lunch
con. Announcements OF interest to ath-
letes and TO the general public will pos
sibly be made at the close Of TIE meet
ing.
The executive committee has yet to de-
eide on plan for a special sole Of box
seats. Business men have intimated a
desire Tor boxes to such an extent that
some plan may have to be adopted to
give everybody who wants a box a chance
TO get 1t. One man. prominent In Dank-
ing circles, has. already sent to the ex-
ecutive committee his check for 500
for the first box sold. In addition, the
executive committee today will take up
the question of the distribution Of the
general seats at American League Park
The program of athletic events has been
only tentatively decided upon, and a
change or an addition in the list Of events
may be found necessary at the meeting
today.
The members OF the executive commit
tee are Odell s. Smith, Maj. Raymond
w. Pullman, Edwin r. Brooks, William
Clabaugh. Charles J. Columbus, Charles
F. Crane, J. Harry Cunningham. Isaac
Cans. DR.. Robert l. Eller. Chris. j.
Goeckler. Thomas Grant. William A
Hall. Melvin c. Hazcn, George II. Mark
ward, Edward ]. Murphy, Louis Often
berg, P. r. Pullman. and John Slavin.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
TARIFF BOARD
SALARIES CUT
Head of League Says Pro,
posed Remuneration Is
Inadequate.

A large man I'm aPalm Beach suit
sits in the northwest Senate gallery fol-
lowing the fate OF the Rainey tariff com
mission bill, which is part of the reve-
nue. bill now under consideration. Upon
inquiry the man proved to be Howard H
Gross. OF Chicago, president OF the Tariff
Commission League, an organization that
has swept the country with a campaign
for permanent non-partisan commits
sion under the slogan. give US a tariff
made for business reasons and not for
political expediency."
Mr.. Gross said to our representative
I'VE have always needed such a COM
mission, and never so much as now. We
are facing a worldwide Industrial and
commercial readjustment and d new world
is in the making. The necessity for such
a commission is so obvious and so para
mount that six months ago the President
completely reversed himself and came out
for such commission as we wer~ con-
tending for. A few months later for the
first time in history all political parties
pledged II in their platforms
am safe in saying that fully nine
tenths of all the people are tired Of
tinkering with the tariff for political ad-
vantage and are Unitedly for a tariff
commission. Such a commission will
have most ardous duties and great re-
sponsibility. This will require a high
order OF ability.
When the Rainey bill was prepared Il
carried with the approval of the admins
tration salaries Of 81. 600. the same as paid
the Federal Reserve Board. The WAYS
and Means Committee, however, reduced
1t 10 $4,000. the same as the Rural
Credits Commission Just created and
which passed both Houses by almost
unanimous vote
There were but ten dissenting votes in
the House. and five in the Senate. vet
upon the passage Of the Rainey measure
in the House. the tariff commissioners
salaries were cut to $500 twenty-five
per cent below he Rural Credits Com
mission, the Federal Trades Commission.
and Interstate Commerce Commission
and almost forty per cent below the Fed
era! Reserve Board. The Senate Finan-
ce Committee appreciatinC this injustice
put the salaries back at $1,000. but later
the caucus reduced II to the House
hgure. II the measure is finally passed
with this discrimina ton, the party re-
sponsible will be called upon from coast
to coast TO explain this unjust unwar-
ranted discrimination, and no answer
can be given that will satisfy the people,
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
WAITER FORCES
GIRL TO crime
Acts as Outraged Husband
Entrapping Many Men in
Badger Game.

New York. Aug. H.-That walters in
some of the city's best hotels are impli-
Gated in the vice combination, acting as
"steerers' to entrap wealthy men from
out of town in the badger game" was
among the statements made yesterday to
James B. Smith, assistant district attor-
ney. by a girl IS years old, who said she
had been one of the tools"
The girl, who declared she was en-
trapped by a waiter soon after she came
here from Odessa, Russia. two years ago.
said: Many OF the walters have as
many as six women working for them.
and In the smaller restaurants they
make about 800 a week. In the larger
hotels. where the wealthier men are to
be found, some of the walters make as
high as 5000 a week"
One result of the story told by the girl
was the arrest OF a waiter, John La
redo. alias "Makis." He was arrested by
detectives OF Lieutenant Costigan's staff
and was held in $500 bail by Magistrate
rockingham on the white slavery
charge
The girl told the grand jury she was
charmed by the suavity OF the we'll
dressed young man. Once trapped, she
said, she was ashamed to return to her
people, and became the tool of the
walter. She declared she became an eX-
pert at the badger game" in which
various men acted as her outraged 'hus-
band"
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
PROVIDED
BY CANADA pulp
Dominion Supplies Most Of
Newsprint Material for
Past Year.

"Over two-thirds OF the more than a
billion pounds of wood pulp imported into
the United States during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1916, and used in the
manufacture OF paper, came from Can
ada" according to a communication to
the National Geographic Society from
John oliver La Gorce and issued by the
society as a bulletin in connection with
the governments inquiry into the in
crease in the cost of news paper.
THE pulp importations for 1856 have
been 1SO,000,OO0 pounds less than for the
previous twelve months, vet the amount
shipped to us from Canada during the
past year was 13O, 10000 pounds in excess
of her l914-15 shipments.
During the year just closed nearly 70
per cent of our l, ,l35 900, 900 pounds Of pulp
came from our neighbor to the north,
while most OF the remaining 30 per cent
came from Norway and Sweden.
The enormous volume and Importance
of the paper manufacturing industry in
the United States is seldom realized by
the chief beneficiary, the average reader.
According to the most recent figures OF
the United States Department of Com
merce Q91D, the value Of the annual
production of the paper mills of this
country exceeds 1890. 100000. Over $4,000,
% of this sum is represented in news
paper-1 2S4 tons, or enough to print
ten and a half billion fourteen-page
eight-column papers
The book paper (plain, Gated and
covert output was valued at $73, 900 900 In
1914 an increase of "a per cent over 1909
The weight of this class of paper was
l, ,S69 95s, 900 pounds-enough to print thir'
ty-three standard size magazines of ~
wages each for every man, woman anc
child in the United States"
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
SENTRY CALLS GUARD
AS Dog STEALS MEAT
Cook Store Tent at Camp Ordway
Robbed by Hungry
Animal.

The cook store tent of Company L,
Third Infantry. at Camp Ordway was en-
tered, twenty pounds of meat were de-
stroyed and a large slab OF bacon was
stolen az about 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Shortly before the robbery occurred, a
sentry was scared by a black object that
Crept through the lines. He yelled for re-
lief and Corporal VerTnillion. of the guard.
joined him. After about ten minutes the
black object was seen returning
Halt Halt, Who goes there"
1t never stopped Corporal Vermillion
made a dive for the object. He captured
a slab Of bacon. but big black dog es-
capped.
The officer Of the guard caught the dog
when daylight came. and took him before
Col Glendie r. Young for summary court.
He was a nuisance and should be turned
over to his master. Col. Young sentenced
The officer Of the guard took him out
a mile or so from camp and turned him
over to his master.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
Petition RECEIVED
TO save HOSTELRY
Aged Proprietor of Famous "Fairview
Hotel" Conveys Document
to Commissioners.
Close $500 p. m.

petition eight feet in length and
signed by more than 500 persons, pro-
tsting against the tearing down of the
'Fairvtew Hotel" is now in the hands
Of the Commissioners
Keith Sutherland, aged proprietor OF
the famous little eating shack in Ecking-
ton, personally conveyed the document
to the District Building yesterday morn
ing.
1t is not known as yet what action
the Commissioners will take in the mat
ter. The old landmark was ordered
torn down yesterday by the health de-
partment under the claim that It was
unsanitary.
Sutherland, unsteady OF step from age,
first visited the health department, but
was told by inspectors that It was i'm
possible to rescind the order. He finally
reached Daniel ]. Donovan, secretary
to the Commissioners, who promised to
get the case before the Commissioners
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
MEXICAN COMMISSION
SOON TO BE NAMED

Administration officials yesterday de-
Clared that the American members OF the
joint MeXiCah-AmeriCan commission would
he named by President Wilson within the
next faw days.
1t was emphatically denied that the
commission would not be appointed now,
as a result of the publication OF General
Funston's recommendation that the
American troops be withdrawn from
Mexican soil. There are many other
problems beside the withdrawal OF the
troops to work out. It was stated, and
gaming of the commission is certain.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
Health Rules Urged
to Save Children
Special TO The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
New York, Aug. 2o.-The
following statement concern
ing infantile paralysis was is
sued yesterday by the bureau
of public health education of
the department of health:
Give your children all the
fresh air you can, but not on
crowded streets, trolley cars
or boats.
If you have a garden keep
the children there. Use the
roof if you live in a house
where there are no cases of
the disease.
Wash out your child's mouth
and nose frequently with bo-
racic acid solution or plain
boiled water with a little salt
in it.
Give your child cold boiled
water Chat has been kept COW
ered) to drink.
Be careful of diet. Give
light, easily digested food.
Let your child have plenty
of rest. Put it to bed carly in
the evening.
If you notice symptoms of
fever, vomiting or tiredness,
give a dose of castor oil. Put
the child to bed in a room
alone and call a doctor. Keep
all other children away until
your child is well.
Cover all food that is to be
eaten.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
wEsTERNER LOST AT CoNEY.
Many Hours in First Bathing Suit
TIL Friends Call on Police.

New York, Aug. H.-Among the thou
sands who went bathing at Coney Island
yesterday was one who, never had seen
salt water before, and late last night
was not sure whether he ever wants to
try 1t again. He is Ralph Fagin, Of Mil
waukee.
He has friends occupying a bungalow
at the island and when he arrived there
yesterday they fitted him with bathing
suit. at sunset he started back for
friends and supper, but could find
neither. He went to a police station,
where his anxious friends appeared at
10 p. m.
There was a line reaching from the
municipal baths back along Surf avenue
at daybreak, and at dark there still was
a line three blocks long.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
French Aviator Killed.

Paris, Aug, 2l.-Second Lieut. Marcel
G. Brindejonc des Moullnais. famous
French aviator. has been killed in an
aeroPlane accident at Verdun it was
announced today. In 1918 Brindejonc des
Moulinais few from Paris to Petrograd
and back
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
DRIVER SHOT IN ABDOMEN.
James A. Duband MysterfousIy
wounded at His Home.

James A. Duband. ~ years old. en-
ployed as a hackman, 6o3 c street
southwest, was taken from his home
early yesterday afternoon suffering
with a flesh wound in the abdomen
which had been inflicted with a 3S-cal-
ibre revolver.
He was alone in his wife's room at
the time. The doctors say the bullet
did not enter the stomach, only enter
ing the walls of the outer part Of the
abdomen. He will recover.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22

Hays Ras) woman sleeps with an
unloaded, beJeweled revolver under her
pillow each night. The cartridges are in
an envelope in a drawer In the next
room and on nights when she feels par
tiCularly nervous she locks the door be-
tween the revolver and the ammunition
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
wOMANs BODY RECOVERED.
Funeral Tonight of Emeline Boud-
win, Drowned in Potomac.

The body of Mrs. Emeline Boudwfn, Il
years old, wife of J. e. Boudwtn. pas
senger conductor on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. who resided at 1900 l. street
northwest. and who was drowned from
pleasure launch late Sunday afternoon In
the Potomac River off the War College,
was recovered yesterday morning by the
harbor police near the scene Of the ac-
cident
The funeral services will be held to-
night at o'clock from Schipperts NOR
tuary chapel, zoos Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. The interment will be in
Fernwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, to-
morrow morning
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
Eight Killed in Blast

Montreal. quebec. Aug 2L-Eight per-
sons were killed and more than a score
were injured in an explosion in muni-
tions plant at Drummondville The cause
of the disaster has not been learned
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
D0y0 MUCH FOR
HAIRAND SKIN

In removing dandruff, scalp irri-
tation and arresting falling hair;
in clearing the complexion of
pimples, blackheads, redness and
roughness and in preventing
minor blemishes becoming sen-
Gus. The Soap cleanses and pu-
rifles the clogged, sluggish pores,
the Ointment soothes and heals.
Absolutely nothing more efec-
tive than these fragrant, super
creamy emollients.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
GARDNER CHALLENGES
DANIELS TO DEBATE
Asks Questions of Secretary of Navy
Covering Present Administrations
Naval Policy.
Open Sis a. m.

Representative A. P Gardner has in
directly challenged Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels to a debate on the question OF
naval preparedness.
on Thursday evening at West Sullivan,
Me. Representative Gardner will pro-
pound certain queries concerning the
navy that he hopes Secretary Daniels
will answer in an address TO be delivered
on Friday night at the Methodist Camp
Meeting at Jacksonville, Me. In order
that Secretary Daniels may have ample
time to prepare his answers, an advance
ropy OF the queries has been sent to the
Navy Department.
O-c Of the questions will relate to in
formation in Secretary Daniels possession
when. I'm December. 1914 he reported that
the navy was thoroughly prepared. d"
Other queries will relate to Secretary
Daniels statements about submarines
and his opposition to building programs
and increases in personnel. and also about
the delays in construction and such sub
jeCts as the three years building contract
for the submarine "Schley.''
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22
TFidIFFGe byRGtuFn Mail

For free sample each with 32-p. Skin Book
by return mail, address postcard, "Cuticurz
Dept. Il, Boston" Sold throughout the world
The Washington herald., 1916-08-22

To teach domestic science in rural
regions a Kentucky school official has
mounted a twO-rOOm house on wheels
and takes it around his territory.