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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30
CARAVANS REPLY
To the Last United States Note
May Be in Washington
City Today.

MEXICO CITY, July 29-The an
swer of the United States govern
ment accepting the proposal for z
conference concerning relations with
Mexico was translated In Spanish to-
day and submitted to General Car
rama. It is possible that reply ac'
uuainting the United States with his
desires as to time and place Of hold
ing the conference will 80 forward
to Elizo Arredondo, the Mexican anis
bassador-designate at Washingtoni
tonight.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30
KANSAS DROUTH
Is the Longest Summer One in
Thirty Years, the Weather
Observer Says.

TOPEKA, Kans., July 29-Four
more days without rain and Kansas
will have experienced the longest
summer drouth in thirty years, &C
cordIng to the weather observer here
Topeka has experienced the long
est summer drouth recorded In TWEEN
ty years. In the last thlrty-thret
days there has been no appreciable
rain. This condition has been gener-
al for nine-tenths Of the state
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30
EWTEWTES ARMIES HAMMER
THOSE OF CENTRAL POWERS
TEUTONS LOSING
I. ON EVERY FIELD
.++++***+++*+**+
HEAT CAUSES A DEATH
EVERY HALF AN HOUR.
tBr ASSOCIATED PNESn

. CHICAGO, July 29.-Exces-
+ sive heat killed one person
+ every thirty minutes here to-
+ day, according to reports made
+ to the police and the coroner's
+ Office.
+ Heat prostrations were re-
+ ported by sources and many &C
+ cidents and deeds Of violence
+ were attributed to the high
+ temperature.
+ The maximum reached was
+ &c degrees.
!. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30
GERMANS REFUSED
ON EVERY OCCASION

LONDON, July 29.-The Impor-
lance attached by the Germans to the
possession of Delville wood is shown
by the desperate character of their
constant counter-attacks on this
wood since 1t was captured by the
British. The counter-attacks, ac-
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tcontinued on page 2, first section,)
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30

The Democrats are planning TO put
M q tremendous fight to rGtain con-
Eul Of the slate Of Maine The eleo-
bon there viii be held September IL,
and the Democrats realize that q
Republican victory would leEGen their
finances Of carryfRg the xeSt Of the
county m NOSHmbGs AmpnG IL
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30

speakers of national prominence who
will be sent into the state are Secre-
taries Wilson, Daniels and Redfeld,
former Governor Glynn Of New York
and Senator James Of Kentucky. The
two most prominent Democrats seek
ing reelection in Maine are Senator
Charles F. Johnson and Gov. Oakley
q, Curtis,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30

Fair; continued warm Sunday
and probably Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

ent sections of the country and are singled out of approximately 1900 other cities in the United States using mu- nicipal current with varied experiences of profit. To illustrate: First, what can be done in a smaller city like Jack sonville under unfavorable circum- stances; and second, what has been done in a larger city like Cleveland with the strong competition of private ownership as we have here?
 |. "If we do not have some additional source of legitimate revenue as the in come from electric light and water works plants will give, then where will the money be obtained to pay the i'm terest on the $2,5O0,000 additional bond ed indebtedness which may be created on the 5th day of June, saying noth- ing of the thousands of dollars needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

for the maintenance of these new schools and auditorium? The merchant cannot stand any more taxes, nor can the property owner, especially if we have the state administration calling for more blood from Jefferson at the hands of the board of equalization-a misnomer-who have so recently raised the tax on central property generally and one in particular which own that was built largely for the public well
 fare will, if this increase stands, cost me over 100 per cent of the present income for taxes and other expenses. which leaves nothing for the invest ment nor for upkeep and depreciation. According to this boards idea of equalization for the privilege of be-
 ing a property owner in Birmingham of an investment of a semi-public util-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

ity nature, I am not only to lose the value CD of the investment but am heavily taxed for trying to do some thing for the public.
 Tn actual dollars and cents I will say for 1915 my net income from the Lyric theatre, store and office build- ing was only $6S1S.97 and if I am re- quired to pay the raise of the board of equlization the tax alone on this prop erty would be exactly $6839.91, or $20.94 more than the income.
 When will this business of holding up the people of this city stop? Where is the money coming from to pay for all the bond issues proposed for June 5 unless the city build and own some- thing that will produce an income like the municipally owned electric and wa- ter plants proposed?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28


 spect for the rights of others which will check any selfish passion of our own, as it will check any aggressive impulse of theirs.
 Tt it should ever be our privilege to suggest or initiate a movement for peace among the nations now at war, I am sure that the people of the United States would wish their government to move along these lines First, such settlement with regard to their own inn mediate interests as the belligerents may agree upon. We have nothing material of any kind to ask for ourselves and are quite aware that we are in no sense or degree parties to the present quarrel. Our interest is only in peace and it's future guarantees. Second, an universal association of the nations to maintain the inviolate security of the highway of the seas for the common and unhindered use of all the nations of the world, and to prevent any war begun either con trary to treaty covenants or without warning and full submission of the causes to the opinion of the world-a vir- tual guarantee of territorial integrity and political independence.
 But I did not come here, let me re- peat, to discuss a progra mme. I came only to avow a creed and give express sion to the confidence I feel that the WoIiu IS cNcH HOW upon tIe eve OI d great consummation, when some com mon force will be brought into existence which shall safeguard right as the first and most fundamental interest of all people and governments, when coercion shall be summoned not to the service of political ambition or selfish hostility, but to the service of a common order, a common justice and a common peace. God grant that the dawn of that day of frank dealing and of settled peace, concord and cooperation may be near at hand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
Boost Birmingham and Birmingham Will Boost You
The Auditorium is a NOn-Partisar
 and Non-Sectarian Enterprise

from the fact that we are "boosters for Birmingham, and we believe that an auditorium will do more for our city right now than anything else
 This move for an auditorium is not new one for the conventions commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce has urged it for several years. In his inaugural address President Bush stated that Ole of the main objects of his ad- ministration would be united endeavor to secure it, and he appointed this audi torium committee to have active charge of the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

"An Auditorium for All the People," That is the proposition we ask you to in- dorse with your vote on June 5.
 Democrat or Republican, Prohibition ist or Local Optionist, Jew or Gentle, Catholic or Protestant, each and all, who are citizens of Greater Birmingham, will be stockholders in the magnificent mu- nicipal auditorium which the city should build within the next few months.
 Not member of this committee is personally or financially interested in the building of this auditorium, aside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
Flood to Support James

Washlngton, May N.-RepfeSenla- tive M. D. Flood of Virginia announced today that he would support R. A. James of Danville for chairman of the state democratic committee and would not permit his own name to be used for that office. He said MT. James would withdraw from the contest for national committeeman, leaving the way clear for the reelection of Carter Glass of Lynchburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
MUST BAND TOGETHER

Repeated utterances or leadipg
 statesmen of most of the great nations now engaged in war have made it plain that their thoughts have come to this, ! that the principles of public right must henceforth take precedence over the in- divldual interests of particular nations, and that the nations of the wolrd must ir some way band together to see that that right prevails as against any sort of selfish aggression; that henceforth ai- lance must not be set up against al- iance, understanding against understand ing, but there must be a common agree- ment for a common object and al that at the heart of that common object must lie the lnviolable rights of peoples and
 mankind. The nations of the world have become each others neighbors It is to. their interest that they should under stand each other, it is imperative that they should agree to cooperate in a conn mon cause, and that they should so act that the guiding principle of that com mon cause shall be even handed and inn partial justice.
 This is undoubtedly the thought of America. This is what we ourselves will say when there comes proper occasion to say it.. In the dealings of nations
 with one another, arbitrary force must be rejected and we must move forward to the thought of the modern world, the thought of which peaee. is the very at | mosphsre. That thought constitutes a chief part of the passionate conviction of America.
 We believe these Fundamental things:
 First. that every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under. which they shall live. Like other nations, we have ourselves no doubt once and again of tended against that principle when for
 little while controlled by selfish pas sion, as our franker historians have been honorable enough to admit; but it has become more and more our. rule of life and action. Second, that the small states
 of the world have right to enjoy the
 same respect for their sovereignty and for their territorial integrity that great and powerful nations expect and insist ! upon. And third, that the world has a right to be free from every disturbance
 of it's peace that has its origin in aggres- sion and disregard of the rights of peo- pies and nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
BASIS OF NEGOTIATIONS

50 sincerely do we believe in these things that am sure that speak the mind and wish of the people of America when I say that the United States is willing to become partner to any feasible association of nations formed in order to realize those objects and make them secure against violation.
 There is nothing that the United States wants for itself that any other nation has. We are wiling, on the con trary, to limit ourselves along with them to a prescribed course of duty and re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

ticn,t admit that we have ourselves upon occasion in the past been offenders against the law of diplomacy which we thus forecast, but our conviction is not the less clear but rather the more clear on that account If this war has accom- plished nothing else for the benefit of the world, it has at least disclosed a great moral necessity and set forward the thinking of the statesmen of the world hN a uhnle oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
PRESIDENT WILSON , READY TO JOIN IN ANY MOVEMENT TO
 BRING ABOUT PEACE
Continued from Page one)

of its peace that has it's origin in ag- gression and disregard of the rights of peoples and nations"
 The outstanding lesson of the world war, the President said, had been that the peace of the world must henceforth depend upon "a new and more whole some diplomacy"
 'If this war has accomplished noth- ing else for the benefit of the world" he said, 'it has at least disclosed a great moral necessity and set forward the thinking of the statesmen of the world by a whole age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
JNTERN ATIONAL UNION

Repeated utterances of the leading statesmen of most of the great nations now engaged in war have made it plain that their thought has come to this, that the principle of the public right mi ight henceforth take precedence over the in diyidual interests of particular nations, and that the nations of the world must in some way band themselves together to see that that right prevails as against any sort of selfish aggression; that henceforth alliance must not be set up against alliance understanding against understanding, but that there must be common agreement for com mon object and that at the heart of that common object must lie the invio- liable rights of peoples and of man kind"
 things" said the President in conclu- sion {" that I am sure that l speak the mind and wish of the people Of America when I say that the United States is willing to become partner in any feasible association of nations formed in order to realize these objects and make them secure against viola tion."
 The President told his hearers he had not come to discuss a programme, but only to savow a creed and give express sion to the confidence that the world was approaching day when some com mon force WOulQ Dc CiCdtS Aoi ''tS service of common order, common Justice and common peace.
 In full the President spoke as fonows' F
 TEXT OF SPEECH
 s.When the invitation to be here tonight came to me, I was glad to accept lt- not because it offered me an opportunity to discuss the programme of the league that you will, am sure, not expect or me--but because the desire of the whole world now turns eagerly, more and more eagerly, towards the hope of peace and there is just reason why we should take oi1r part in counsel upon this great theme. It is right that l, as spokesman of our government, should attempt to give ex- pression to what I believe to be the thought and purpose of the people of the limited States in this vital matter.
 asThis great war that broke so suddenly upon the world two years ago, and which has swept within its flame so great. a part of the civilized world, has affected us very profoundly, and we are not only ii liberty it is possibly our duty, to speak very frankly Of 1t and of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
CONDITIONS IN CLEVELAND


 "The city of Cleveland, about which so much has recently been said sells the current to it's consumers at large at 8 cents, while the private power com pany of Birmingham charges cents for the same current, or three times more, and yet the city of Cleveland, l am told by an expert, after paying all interest charges on the investment and setting aside a sinking fund for the renewal of the plant, accumulated a surplus for the year 1914 of about $50, 900 and had that city's consumers used the same amount of electricity and been charged the rate of the private plant in Birmingham it would have enabled the city of Cleveland to have turned in to the treasurer as surplus many more thousands of dollars to their sur plus account, besides anticipating it's interest charges and sinking fund and similar expenditures several years in advance.
 These two cities represent differ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
GEN. CLARK CITES !. SAVING IN PLANTS OWNED BY CITIES Jacksonville, Fla, Profits Enormously on Its Orig
 inal Investment URGES UNIT HERE | TO MAKE THE START Also Refers to Tax Raises and Says City Should Have Plant
 as Source of
 Profit

Gen. Louis " Clark of the Muni- cipal Ownership league, and large property owner in Birmingham, in dis cussing the bond issue for the pro- posed municipal electric lighting plant yesterday said he did not care to se- verely criticize the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, which has done so much for Birmingham, but it was a fact that this company was charging for current far in excess of any city in the United States where municipal ownership prevailed.
 General Clark said it had never been denied that Jacksonville, Fla. on an original investment of less than $3O0,- 900 on an electric light plant had made and paid out of it's profits into the city treasury in IA years over SS00,- 900 and had added to it's plant in the nature of permanent improvements nearly S2,Oo0Ooo, showing a net gain on it's investment of approximately $275 00O or $2,500,O00 in IA years of operation.
 Had Jacksonville" said General Clark, begun it's operations with plant the size the commissioners are now asking for the city of Birmingham -$500, ,000-just see how much more profit could have been made, for the net profits for the one year of 1914 were $3S7 000 or more than $100,000 in excess of the first cost of the original plant. Besides this profit to the city the consumers have been saved in the same period thousands of dollars in the nature of cheaper electricity as compared to Birmingham's cost of al cfrio fu ri bn pa n the cost of fuel for generating cleo tricity in Jacksonville is said to be about three times as great as that in Birmingham, which would make that much additional profit to Birmingham as the cost for generating is very great and one of the chief items of expense in the manufacture of cleo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
COAL CONSUMPTION

"The little plant in North Birming- ham in the month of February, 1916, l consumed 24O tons of coal. though it has a capacity of only 1400 kilowatts a day. Now suppose, for arguments sake, we say the Birmingham coal cost S1.25 per ton delivered at North Birmingham, which reduced to dollars for February means $500 for fuel cost,
 while plant of the same size in Jack sonville. it is said, would have been | three times greater, or $500 more, which would mean saving to the city of Birmingham of about $500 on the 1 little plant now owned at North Bir- mingham over the cost for the same current in Jacksonville for the one short month of February, saying noth ing of the saving to the citizens of Birmingham in the actual cost of the electricity, which today is cents maximum rate all around, as compared with Jacksonville, 2 cents for cooking and cents for the small light con- sumer. and I am reliably informed by an official letter from Jacksonville that the actual average cost to Jacksonville last year was only 4.6 cents to the consumer or about half what the cost
 was to the consumer in Birmingham, while in Jacksonville you will note the l fuel cost was about three times great i CT. What further argument to the un- l prejudiced mind is necessary for mu- nicipal ownership in Birmingham
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-10

Engineer Albert S. Keiter OF Cum
berland, who was fearfully scaided
Saturday, April l, when the big Bal
timore and Ohio locomotive No 1928
blew up near North Mountain, sue
cumbed to his burns this morning and
passed away about 4.30 o'clock at the
Kings Daughters Hospital, where he
had been taken on that fatal day, to-
gether with Fireman A B. Taylor and
Brakeman W, C. Henry. The remains
were removed by Funeral Director
Kogelschatz to his hooms on West
Martin street and prepared for bur
ial. They will be taken on Wednes-
day morning over the c. V. r. R.
about o'clock. to Winchester and
thence to his old home near Whit
acre, that county. for funeral and in
terment. Rev. DR. W. F. Gruyer, OF
First [. B. Church, will very likely
accompany the remains and officiate
at the funeral Dr. Gruyer is in
Washington today.
Mr.. Keiter. who was IS years OF
age and son of the late John Kei,
ter. OF near W-nitacre, Va has a
sister, Mrs. Bertha Marsten, Of Gore,
Va, and a brother Mr.. John ", kei-
ter. who resides near Winchester. An
other brother, Mr. c. w. Keiter. OF
Cumberland. with whom the deceas-
ed made his home, has been here
ever since his brother met with the
injury that has since proved fatal.
Mr.. Keiter was terrible scald
from the crown of his head to the
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-10
ENGINEER Albert Keitey
Succumbs TO Injuries

sole Of his feet and must have SUI
fered excruciating pain. It had be.
come difficult at The hospital to give
him nourishment. other than BY a
tube and relatives and friends who
saw him never thought for a mo-
ment that he would recover, although
daily reports from the hospital were
that he was doing nicely. He was a
very Iikeable man and on the day Of
his injury together with the other
men walked S. car lengths from the
wrecked engine to the cab. He also
made a beautiful prayer.
Engine 1925 blew up as it was pull.
ing a big train TO Cumbo. Mr. Kei-
ter was blown down beside the en-
CINE and his fireman, Mr.. Taylor, was
blown back on to the fourth car in
the train. The engineer, not realiz-
ing his terrible injuries, is said to
have waded about through the steam
hunting for his fireman, the instinct
of helping some one else being domi-
nant. Taylor is getting along as
we'll as could be expected
Brakeman W c. Henry. who was in
the cab with the engineer and fireman,
who was blown back on top Of the
boiler by a second explosion, is also
at the same hospital and is able to
sit up,
1t is said that water had been al
lowed to get too low, causing the ex-
plosion. Still there are some railroad
men who say that water ran from
the wreck for several hours.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-10
DIR, WAITE C0LLApSES
AFTER COURT ORDEAL
Accused Murderer Remanded to.
TomhS Without Bail.
(By International News service)

(By International News SerVice)
New York April l0.-~Dr. Arthur
Nv waite was arraigned before Judge
Grain in eourt today. and entered
plea Of not guilty to the indictment
charging him with the murder of his
fatherzin-Iaw John peek. Of Grand
Rapids Waite was Il picture of de-
Rpair. Never once did he raise his
eyes from the floor while the proceed
ings were In progress. lie was com
mltted to the Tombs without bail. m
entering the not guilty plea, attor-
neys for Waite reserved the right to
was driven to police headquarters In
an auto to be photographed. Az he
waited f0t the calling Of his case in
court, he grew very restless. When
his attitude became resigned, and he
sat silent with his eyes directed to-
ward the floor. AS he was being led
across the Bridge Of Sighs' after
the proceedings, Waite seemed to
collapse entirely and had TO be sup
ported by jail attendant. He was
lodged in cell 1873 in the observation
room IN the meantime, alienists will
continue their examination. The dis
trict attorney is confident that Waite
will plead insanity and Is gathering
evidence to combat that plea. Waite
was neatly dressed in blue serge
suit, with blue overcoat, but looked
far different from the Arthur Waite,
who, as an athelete. won the indoor
tennis championship Of New York a
fe8 months ago.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-10
REV. DR.. TRUMp's HOME
THREATENED BY FIRE
Blaze In Cellar Caused Only
Slight Damage, However.

shortly after o'clock Sunday ey-
ening the Ryneal and No , fremen
we're summoned TO the Lutheran par
sonage, on West Martin street,
where fire had broken ont in the eel
la, causing considerable excitement
and apprehension.
For time it was believed that the
blaze would cause serious loss, but
the frenen soon got a stream Of wa
ter on it and extinEuIshed it ia short
order.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused from a oeerheated pipe in
the cellar. according to Fire Marshal
c linn Tho blaze communicated to
the joists overhead but there was
10 serious damage the woodwork
being only slightly charred. 4 dense
volume OF smoke. however, filed the
entire house, aad this caused some
loss to the family OF Rev Dr. Trufp.
The loss is fully covered ~ insur-
ance.
Friends Of the family o Or. Trump
and the neighbors were greatly CON
cerned for awhile, and were very
much relieved when the firemen ar
rived and promptly squelched the
blaze.