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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
MAY CHANGE NARROW
TO THE BROAD GAUGE

ment expenses can be dispensed
with.
The discussion of the plan to
widen the Japanese gauge has been
followed by conference at Toxic
between representatives of the Jap
anese and Russian railroads. The
object is to develop the working ar
rangement between the railroads of
the two empires. In receiving the
delegation, Premier Count Okuma
emphasized tho importance Of per-
feet connection and harmonious CO.
operation between the Japanese and
Russians lines in Manchurla and 81
berial.
The railway lines possess by Japan
and Russia on the Asiatic continent,
said the premier. are important, not
only as n means of connection be-
tween Asia and Europe. but as n
medium through which tho territor-
les along the lines may be exploited
for the mutual benefit of Russia and
Japan.
Great Prospects.
Siberia and Manchuria hold out
great prospects: they are rich in ma
tural resources and ripe for indus
trial development. To exploit those
territories alone. the premier said,
calls for an immediate completion OF
well-organized railway lines and
their extension to even the remotest
corners. The Russians would pro-
duce the agricultural products which
Japan might need and Japan in turn
could fill some of Russias require
ments. All these mutual develop
ments are waiting for a better rail-
way service, he said.
In the premier's opinion, the i'm
provement of the railway connection
between Russia and Japan would
eventually serve in bringing the
economic relations of the two coun-
tries into closer touch, and undoubt-
eddy would also further cement the
friendship of the two empires.
Count okuma laid particular stress
on tho urgency OF completing the
connection between tho Russian and
Japanese railways at this time, in
view OF Japan's supply Of munitions
OF war to Russia. Rapid transporta-
ton Of such war materials, he as
serted, was possible only when the
communication systems are per-
fected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
PERSONAL

p. s. Young is here from Salem.
N. G. Keim. Of Elkins. is visitor
here.
Edward Robinson, of Fairmont, is
transacting business here.
F. G. Petty is here from Weston.
DR.. C. w. Haltsrman. superintend-
ent OF the Weston State Hospital. is
a visitor here.
G. W. Hawkins, of Buckhannon,
is In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Hart, &C
companied by their daughter. Mary
Hart. will leave for Winchester. Va,
Saturday. to attend the graduation OF
their son, Charles Hart, Jr., at the
military institute of that city.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Hood will
leave Wednesday for Baltimore to be
present at the graduation Of their
daughter, Miss Agnes Hood. at
Goucher College.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
Railroad to Meet Greater De-
veIopment of Commerce and
Industry in Japan.


TOXIC, May 30-Japan will prob.
ably decide to change its main rail
road system from narrow to broad
gauge. The present gauge of three
feet and ak inches was adopted when
the first line was built but experience
has demonstrated the wisdom oil
widening 1t to the standard broad
gauge such as obtains in the United
States. For one thing 1t will permit
of greater speed. and for another il
will be more useful as means Of
communication in connection with
national defense In time Of war.
Especially is the change desired in
the interest.of greater development
of commerce and industry. 1t Is
planned to inaugurate the tremend'
GUS task involved by widening the
gauge on the main trunk line which
connects Toxic with Shimonoske a
distance of about 500 miles. This II
the line which connects with Korea
and the Siberian railroad to Europe
The reconstruction expense for this
line covering a period of twelve years
is estimated at 297 100000 yen OF
about $14S,000,000. The reconstruc.
ton Of the other lines OF the empire
is estimated to cost the same figure
the work extending over a period oil
twenty-five years.
To Borrow Big Sums.
These estimates are made on the
supposition that an annual amount oil
100000 yen can be borrowed from
the ordinary accounts OF the govern.
ment, besides the railway profits. and
II the loan from the ordinary ac-
counts Of the railway profits is In
creased, the time required for the re.
construction will be reduced accord.
ingly. Tho estimated reconstruction
expenses are the MAXIMUM figures
which will be lowered to some extent
by the use Of old materials and other
economies.
DR.. J. soyeda. president of the
imperial railway board, is OF the
opinion that the plan should be car
ried out as soon as possible because
1t means that the annual improve
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

The following is the program 10 Oe
observed in the Baptist church at
Simpson Thursday by farmers:
MORNING SESSION
Up. F. Bartlett, preslding.)
9:30-Music.
Invocation -. Rev. J. A. Hamrick
Music.
9:45-Address of welcome $50.
........... Rev. ]. A. Hamrick
10:O5-Address- Community Re-
sponsibility, Prof. NJ. ]. Abbey,
West Virginia University.
10:55-Music ). . Bingville Quartet.
ll:00-Address- Wastes on the
Farm" Prof. NJ j. Abbey, West
Virginia University.
1850 Morning session closes.
Basket Dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION
III. c. Davis, persldlng.)
l:15-Music.
1:2O-Address - Some Contribu-
tons of England to Agriculture
and Education" DR.. Richard AS
pinall, West Virginia Wesleyan
college.
2:1O-Address +. Prof. E. L. Lively
2:4O-Music -. Bingville Quartet
2:45-Discussion by the farmers.
3:1O-Address Country Welfare"
............... Prof. NJ. j. Abbey
4:OO-Afternoon session closes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
Padding for Stair Carpet.

A carpet layer once told me that
old quilts cut into stripe of required
size made the finest kind Of padding
for stair carpets. did this and
found many reasons why It was SO.
In the first place. heavy pads save
carpet, also they prove good "silenc-
ers.s and last but not least, much of
the dust Sits through the carpet and
these pads can be washed and thor
oughly renovated when the carpet is
taken w
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
On Main Street, Betsoeen
End and 3rd.

rabbit catcher and with some experi-
ence at rafting, claimed exemption
from military duty on the ground
that his services were Invaluable to
his country. He said he had killed
10000 rabbits since August. His
plea was denied on the ground that
he would make an excellent rat
catcher for the trenches.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

One of the best staged and enjoya-
BILE entertainments given in the city
this spring was the clever little play
entitled. Engaged by Wednesday, T"
which was presented last evening by
the seniors Of Washington Irving
high school in its auditorium. The
cast was enthusiastically greeted by n
large and appreciative audience and
each one received just applause for
the clever and witty rendering of
his part. Joseph Rosenshine as
Henry Martin, 1.-The LATEST man in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
GOLD BOOTY EXHIBITED.


AMSTERDAM, May 3O-one of
the features Of the German war ex-
hlbition held in Hamburg late in
May was an exhibit called THE Gold
Booty from the Moewe," the German
commerce raider. Three of the four
teen original cases in which the gold
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
Dancing Clnsses.

Announcement is made by ]. A.
HealS, dancing instructor of New
York City, that his high school class
will begin Wednesday evening, and
his regular class Thursday evening.
The high school class will begin at
1880 o'clock and the other at $3.50
O'Clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
TO DEMONSTRATE.
tsx sssee,sr.n rnrsn

VIENNA, May SOTO protest
against the legal prohibitions and
hindrarces to marriage in Austria,
the Women's Union is organizing a
series OF demonstrations, In man
ifesto issued to the public the union
declares that 1t Is surprising that at
a moment when there is general
desire for an increase OF population
the state itself prevents whole cate
gories of persons, especially women,
from marriages.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
THE PARSONSSOUDERS COMPANY

the country" was quite the hit of the
evening. Aubrey Wilson. playing the
leading part. was exceptionally good
and made many fine hits during the
evening by his clever and witty say
ings. Among the others who starred
in their parts were Miss Ruby Rob
erts, Miss Grace Carl and Theo
Wells.
About 500 guests enjoyed this very
clever amateur performance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

A meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society which was to
have been held in the First Method
list Episcopal church Friday, at which
Mrs. Anna Elder, state organizer,
was to have made an address and ap-
peal, has been cancelled.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
To Make Address,

Miss Endora Ramsey, of South
Carolina, will address the members
of the Clarksburg Equal Suffrage As
ISOLATION at o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon in the parlors of the First
Methodist Episcopal church. Anyone
who is interested in the subject is
cordially invited to attend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
Parsonage Wedding.

Thomas ]. Davis, of Uniontown.
and Miss Sarah A. Colbert, of this
city. were married at O'Clock Mon
day afternoon in the parsonage of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
by the Rev. W. B. King. pastor of
the church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
Splendidly Ready On
Friday to Start Our
Annual Sales of
White June
1916
The Wonder of This Sale Is
That in the Face of Rising
Costs, You Can Buy AS Low
AS Ever You Did


Parsons-Souders White Sales have always been inpor
tan to the women of Carksburg especially those who
derstood the fine art Of spending.
But this sale of June, 1916, is tremendously impor
tant to Them much in fact that there has been
in the fourteen years ofWhe Sales anything quite like it.
Prices of cotton goods, thread buttons, embroidery,
labor shipping and machinery constantly going
up-the very label and string are dearer.
Prices generally have advanced so seriously that if
today bought tho undernuslns in this sae we should
have to pay for them, in many instances much higher
particularly the prices now asking.
By ordering immediately after the January White
Sale we have been able to avoid most of the difficulties
We have hundreds of fresh snow white garments
here all made according to Parsonssouders' standard
and all prices from 10 to % per cent lower than regular
stock up to now.
1T not our purpose to alarm you but we do
say most seriously that any woman who is likely
to want new undermuslns in the course of the
coming six months or year will be wise if she lays
IN now as large supply as her means will allow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

with fine olive oil. After having
drawn with this for little while,
add salt. pepper. chopped onion and
mix all this by shaking 1t up, as
using a spoon would break the pota-
toes and make them unslghtly. Add
good vinegar.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
Ice Cream Social

In the dining room at Norwood
park the women Of the Methodist
Protestant church at the New Fair
Grounds will give an Ice cream social
this evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
Member of Party.

Miss Frances Priest, OF the eKnne-
dy school, is a member of small
house party being entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Guy H. Earle in their. cot
tage at the country club.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

which was taken from the British
steamship Appan was packed were
displayed, the cases being filled with
limitation gold bars.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

Just for wholesome goodness
sake, try Stones Golden Sunbeam"
cakes. Beats those mother used to
make, at Chicago Dairy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
SENT TO CATCH RATS.

HV Assoe,Erse rnssp
LONDON, May 30-A man who de-
scribed himself as professional
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
All Corsets Will Be
Sold at the Old
Low Prices

What we have to day about the rise
in price Of cotton goods, etc: applies
TO corsets, but we saved ourselves and
will save you by laying in sufficient
stock for the entire season, before the
advance Of prices that took effect May
LIST.
Warner Rust Proof Corset, $1.O0.
$1.50, $500, $500 and $3.50.
R. & G, Corsets, $1.oo, $1.5O and
$500.
Redfern Corsets, $500, $3.50,
$500, $500, $500 and $500.
Memo Corsets (for stout women)
$500, $500 and $500.
Ferris Waists, SOC, 75c, 100, $1.25.
Brassieres SOC, $f.OO, $1.50, $500
$500, $500 and $500.
We feature front lacing as well as
back lacing corsets and may be had
in any style of the above prices and
makes. You may also have white or
pink. There will be no additional
cost for special fittings.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
ParS0ns-S0uders
White Goods With a
Special Low Price.
19c

Among the kinds that women have
placed on the list of needfuls for the
June summer dressmakiug season
now started, cotton crepes. madras,
Gabardine, basket weave. barred and
striped swiss, u to 36 inches wide:
were 25c, 35c, 40c-special 19c.
Wide FlouncinG NJ Half Price.
Because these are the days that
scissors are busy cutting into the
wolfe, cotton swiss and crepe, OF
inches wide, regular $1.25 to $500
grade-621ac to $500 grade.
Cotton swiss and plain wolfe, 40 and
a. inches wide, regular $500 to $500
a yard-$L.00 to $3.50 a yard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

Potato Salad.
Potatoes boiled in the Jacket"
and peeled while warm. cut evenly
into fine slices and when cold mixed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

The sheer novelties for
Trousseaux. ...
Plenty OF crepe-de-chines
and wash satin garments.
camisoles, combinations. en-
velope chemise and night
gowns,
The charming flesh col
ored and blue batlste.
American hand embroid-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30
0OCIAL AND
DPERSONAL
Farmers Day Program.
Continued from Page Three.)

The following is the program to be
observed in the Baptist church at
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

cry: getting better every
year.
Lots Of shirrinE. scallops
and hemstitchIng for decora-
tons.
Flesh colored nightgowns,
chemise and pettlcoats, some
with colored hand embroid-
cry.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-19

the association: Ralph Newton, of
Fort Valley, president; R. E. Brooks,
of Albany, first vice president; Miss
Rosa Taylor, of Macon. second vice
president; C. H. Bruce, of Macon, sec
rotary; an H. B. Carreker, of Som
merce, treasurer.
The board of directors is composed
of Ralph Newton, chairman ex ofTicio;
r. E. Brooks, Miss Rosa Taylor, c. H.
Bruce, H. B. Carreker, R.. ]. Stroller,
H. D. Knowles, and F. F. Rowe, while
the members of the board of trustees
are <Jere NJ Pound, chairman, presi-
dent of the State Normal school at
Athens; Lawton B. Evans, superinten-
dent of schools of Augusta; M. L. Brit
tain, of Atlanta, state superintendent
of schools, and T. G. Polhill. principal
of the high school at Lagrange, and
also ex officio president of the asso-
citation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-19
TAX COLLECTOR
is FOUND DEAD

Warrenton, Ca, April 14.-John G.
Lowe, tax collector of Warren county,
was found dead in his bed Thursday
morning.
He had not been in robust health
for several weeks, but his death was
a shock to the community. In the
county primary Wednesday the con-
test was close between him and his op-
ponent, Ed Pool, the result not being
known until the final count. Mr..
Lowe was reelected by majority of
only Ill votes.
He was a very popular man in this
section, being superintendent of John
sons church Sunday school, leader
in church work, prominent as Ma
son. He is survived by several sons
and a daughter.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-19
STATE ASSOCIATION
OF CHARITY WORKERS

Macon, Ca, April 15.-An effort is
now being made to organize in Macon
at a convention soon state associa-
ton of charities and correction work
ers. Miss Agnes McKenna, probation
officer, and connected with children's
courts in Columbus, called on Mayor
Smith and Probation officer Lawson
yesterday to secure their endorsement
to the plan to call convention in Ma
con.
Miss MeKenna is of the opinion that
the entire state would profit by the
assembling of charity and correction
workers for an exchange of ideas on
the matter of charities and correction
Miss McKenna was formerly proba-
ton officer for the children's court of
Columbus, and superintendent of the
Columbus detention home for children.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-19
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
CHARGES PACKERS COMBINE

Washington, April Governor
Stuart, of Virginia, who raises cattle,
told house. subcommittee today that
stock raisers have lost money in the
last year due largely to lack of COM
petition among beef packers.
He was testifying for the Boland
resolution to investigate the packing
industry to determine if the antitrust
laws are being violated.
'In the thirty years that have been
raising cattle l never have had more
than one bid on single bunch of
Stock he said.
when that condition obtains year
after year there is only one conclu-
sion to reach about what the packers
are doing"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-19
NEW ELECTRIC CELL WILL
REcHARGE ITSELF, CLAIM

Vienna, April 14.--The Tageblatt
says that the Budapest chemist, DR..
Just, who was the inventor of the VOL
fran Lamp has discovered an electric
cell, with iron and carbon electrodes,
whose electrotype is composed of an
organic substance which renews its
vigor completely from the oxygen of
the air in a short time.
Electrodes having 200 square cen
timeters surface give current of five
to six amperes with 25 volts tension.
One hundred watts was taken from one
cell for four hours in succession and
the cell was then given half an hours
rest and it was found that its power
was completely restored.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-19

association which will be presented
by Principal Polhill, of LAGRANGE, and
Assistant Superintendent j. G. Ward
law, of Atlanta. 1t is their intention to
ganization which have enabled some
of the states like those of Alabama
and Kentucky to attract to their an
nual meetings some two or tire thou
sand teachers.
Departmental meetings will also be
held, at Wesleyan college on Friday
afternoon, at which time interesting
discussions and addresses on special
topics of interest to the particular de-
partments at the college will be had.
Kindred Organization.
Meeting with the general associa
ton will be the Association of Georgia
Colleges, the State Association of
Playground Directors and an attempt
will be made to organize at this time
state music teachers association.
AT the Friday morning session COM
mittees will be appointed by the meet
ing at large and the following adj
dresses will be given:
Military Training in Public Schools
by Prof W. F. Dykes, supervising prin
cipal of the high school of Atlanta,
l;eouee;on IF tb;c fopic hoino conduct
ed by President T. E. Holmes, of Cor
don Institute at GAINESVILLE, and Pres
ident o. II. Horton, of the Georgia Mil
itary college at Milledgeville.
Some Recent Advances in the
Teaching of the Standard Subjects,
by Prof. j. F. Wood of the South Geor
gia Normal at Valdosta.
Surveys for Small Systems" by
Prof. j. S.FAllen, of the Georgia Nor
NAL and Industrial college, at Milledge
vile.
1.-THE Problem of Adult Iliteracy,p
by Prof. M. L. Britain. Mr. Britain
will give statement OF the problem in
this state and give his plans for a
statewide campaign.
j. S. Smith, superintendent of the
schools in Tattnall county, will give
an idea of the way this problem has
affected the people of his, county, and
what has been done to remedy.
The feature of the Friday afternoon
session will be the address of DR.
Charles A. McMurray, of Nashville, |
and DR.. D. B. Johnson, Of Rock Hill,
S c., prominent figure in education
al life.
The last session of the convention
will be held Saturday morning at 9
O'Clock, the meeting to be concluded
with the formulation of plans for a
greater Georgia Educational associa
ton and an outline of the plans of the
organization for the coming year. Il
Officers of Association.
Following is q list Of the officers Of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-19
GEORGIA TEACHERS
meet IN MACON
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST LITTER
ACY PROMISES TO BECOME A
STRONG ONE.

. Macon, Ga, April 1S.-Over 1000
teachers and educators are expected
to attend the fifty-frst annual conven-
ton of the Georgia Educational asso-
citation, which convenes in this city
Thursday and lasts until April %, and
which it has been predicted will be
the largest and most successful in the
history of the organization.
The following prominent speakers
will discuss the matter of needed leg
islation in the schools: w. t. Ander-
son. editor of the Telegraph; Hon. G..
Ogden Persons, president of the state
senate, Forsyth, and DR.. Joseph S.
Stewart, of the university at Athens.
The needed legislation to be dis
cussed is a proposed constitutional
amendment giving every county local
taxation for school purposes within
the county by vote of the people of the
whole state.
ne OpcHIU9 0CSSlOti
The first session of the convention
will open Thursday evening at the city
auditorium. Hon. Bridges Smith, may
or of the city, delivering the address
of welcome. President Jere M. Pound
of the State Normal School, will re-
spond, followed by a speech by Hon.
M. L. Britain, on "the State School
System"
This address will be followed by an
address on the Results Of the Smith
Lever Law in Georgia" by Andrew M.
Soule, president of the State Agricul-
tural college, at Athens. This will
close the first session, after which the
meeting will adjourn for the. day.
Anti-lllteracy Campaign.
One of the features of the conven-
ton, which will be of interest especi-
ally to the teachers and public gen.
orally, will be the address of Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart, president of the Ken
lucky state illiteracy commission.
Mrs. Stewart is the originator of the
famous moonlight school and is the
foremost authority on the elimination
of illiteracy in the country. This dis
cussion will be the Inauguration of
statewide campaign on the part of
teachers and educators to rid the state
of this evil. if possible, before the tax
ing of the United States census in 1920
Plan Greater Association.
Another important matter viii be
that Of greater Georgia Educational