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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
Common Sense in the Courts
FROM THE NEW YORK SUN.

In the midst OF the world war the
British parliament has found time to
effect reform in English criminal
procedure amounting almost to rev.
olution. The chief purpose of the
new indictments act, which became
operative April l. is to prevent an
accused person who has been found
guilty from escaping the penalty OF
his act through a mere legal bubble.
No longer is the omission from an
indictment OF an inconsequential word
to cause a miscarriage of justice. Pc
dantic devotion to technicalities is a
thing Of the past.
The enactment OF such law in
London was not needed to make n
drastic reform OF American judicial
procedure. based on the English stan
dard, highly desirable. Already we
had much to learn from the English
courts. notably the elimination OF ex-
traneous matter from testimony and
the prevention of long and needless
delays in the hearing of cases and
the imposition of penalties.
But while in this country we have
done little more than discuss the ad-
Visibility Of such improvements Eng
land has taken long step forward
from its already advanced position.
The new law provides that indict-
ments themselves shall be based on
common sense. Figures and abbre-
viations may be used for expressing
anything which is commonly ex-
pressed thereby" and what is more
to the point:
"The statement of offense shall de-
scribe the offense shortly. in ordinary
language, avoiding as far as possible
the use Of technical terms. and with
out necessarily stating all the essen
tial details Of the offense'
Indeed, section imposes penalties
in cases where 1t appears to the court
that an indictment contains unneces-
sary matter or is of unnecessary
length or is materially defective in
any respect"
STATEMENT OF oFFENsE
Murder.
Particulars Of offense:
A. B., on the day Of. in
the county of -, murdered Y.
r."
Compare this simple. concise state
ment OF the charge with an Indictment
banded down by grand jury in New
York few days ago. We quote less
than half the material in this remark
able instrument:
"' and the said John f.
Peck. the said arsenic so given
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

condition, and losses from exposure
becomes less.
For the entire United States the
losses Of horses and mules from
disease during the last year are esti-
mated at LOS per cent OF the supply /:
losses of cattle from disease, 1896
per cent. compared with the ten-year
average of POI per cent; losses OF
cattle from exposure, 1.07 per cent.
compared with the ten-year average
Of 1.55 per cent; losses Of sheep
from disease. ZIG per cent. compared
with the ten-year average of PAS per
cent; losses OF sheep from exposure,
2.17 per cent. compared with the ten
year average OF 3.11 per cent; losses
OF lambs from disease and exposure,
5.22 per cent, compared with five
year average OF 500 per cent; losses
OF swine from disease, 6.63 per cent.
compared with ten-year average of
6.62 per cent.
The condition as to health and
flesh on April 1, 1916, and the aver
age on April l Of the last ten years.
are relatively as follows: horses
and mules, 96.7 and 96.2; cattle.
$50 and $500; sheep, 96.1 and
95.4; swine. 94.2 and $40.
The number of breeding sows in
the United States is estimated to be
about lie per cent more than on
April last year The increases are
mostly In the southern states.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

and administered unto him, by the
said Arthur Warren Waite rs
aforesaid, did then and there
take and swallow down into his
body; by reason OF and by means
OF which said taking and swal-
lowing down said arsenic into his
body as aforesaid. he. the said
John Il. Peck, then and there be-
came and was MORALLY sick and
distempered in his body, and OF
the said mortal sickness and dis
temper from the said eleventh
day OF March in the year afore-
said until the twelfth day OF March
in the same year aforesaid. at the
borough and county aforesaid. did
anguish and languishing did live,
and on which said last mentioned
day he. the said John E. Peck. at
the borough and county aforesaid.
OF the said mortal sickness and
distemper did die"
Preceding and following this extra
ordinary mass Of words are many othel
lines OF involved verbage. Legalism
run riot, verify.
Many an accused person in England
has been described in indictments
hitherto as mot having the fear o
God before his eyes. but being move,
and seduced by the devil" Such mat
ter is eliminated now. England doe
well to Danish the devil from its court
though. in all truth, he is as entitle
to official recognition as is "the MAJ
from Egypt" In twentieth ceutur.
justice there should be place TO
neither, nor yet for the medieval rig
marole to which we in America still
cling so tealously."
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

- William A. Meredith was here from
Shinnston Friday.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
freighter $40 a ton to take out some
the other day? insisted Villa.
Youth Throws Him Ont.

ut was true that in an emergency
we hired small mule train at that
price to carry matter to Santiago. but
1t was no reason why we should have
the price stipulated in our contract
raised on us.
ITO understand what happened next
1t might be well for me to explain that
we Kept table just inside the Office
door where we required all Mexicans
to place their knives and guns before
entering.
villa had laid his weapons and hat
upon the table and was out Of reach
OF them when my son turned upon him
and literally threw him out of the Of
nee because he had continued to de-
mand that the price for freighting the
matter be raised to $40 per ton. Twas
standing outside when / saw the
bulky form OF Villa come flying
through the door, and following him
came his pistol. knife and hat.
What is all this about . 1 asked
"My son explained matters, and said
that Villa had refused to freight the
matter unless the price was raised.
With every evidence OF perfect meek
ness, Villa then begged our pardon
for seeking to obtain a higher price
than the contract called for. He signed
the facturas' and went away with the
loaded mule train. In the many visits
he made to La Trinidad after that he
never gave any sign OF resentment for
the way he had been treated.
"He had been doing our freightinc
four about two years when word
reached us that he had killed a man
and was at the head of a band OF brig
ands. never saw him again. Villas
reign as a bandit before he became
revolutionist was nothing like as
long as Is indicated by most published
accounts OF that period OF his life."
William A. Meredith was here from
Shinnston Friday.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
PET MOUSE SAVES NINE.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. April 15.-
A pet white mouse saved the lives OF
nine persons the other day when the
home OF Thomas Dromecks caught
fire. The mouse ran across the baby's
face: it cried and awakened the
mother, who alarmed the household.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
ROMANTIC TALES
ABOUT VILLA
INVENTIONS
Ex-EmpIoyer Punctures Tall
Stories of the Bandits
Romantic Life.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 15.-W. E.
Brady, Of Austin, knows more about
the life OF Francisco Villa in the days
before this now notorious Mexican be-
came bandit and revolutionist than
any other American.
Mr.. Brady spent many years in the
mountains in remote part Of the
state Of Durango, where he operated
La Trinidad mine. situated in the San
Dimas district He was forced tenn
porarily to abandon the property and
come to the United States, when the
revolutionary situation became acute.
For two years Mr.. Brady had init
mate business dealings with Villa.
More pure fiction has probably been
written about the life OF Villa than
Of any man Of modern times, accord
ing to Brady.
The intrepid bandit is an ideal sub
ject for imaginary tales, and there is
just enough basis for many Of the
thrilling romances in which he is
made to play the part of hero or vii
lain, as the case may be, to give them
the semblance Of truth.
Incidents Much Magnified.
There is hardly an American news
paper correspondent or reporter who
has happened to spend ever SO brief
period in Mexico or upon the Rio
Grande border during the last four
or five years that has not tried his
hand at writing STORY" of Villas
life.
Commonplace incidents of his ca.
reer have been magnified and added
to until they are now quite generally
accepted as having actually occurred.
Many Of his alleged stirring escapades
are pure inventions.
Mr.. Brady says Villa was much
above the ordinary Mexican Of the
peon class before he entered upon his
wild orgies as brigand and reyolu-
zionist.
"villa was in charge of the conducta
or pack mule train that carried the
copper matter from my smelter and
mine in the San Dimas district to San
tiago, the shipping point of the Tepe-
huanes branch Of the national rail-
ways OF Mexico" Mr.. Brady said.
Knew Him Intimately.
"He held this position for two years
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16

rine corps has been kept to overflow
ing with the most desirable men, and
at times a waiting list has had to be
maintained.
The attractiveness of the life in the
marine corps, which includes service
on land and sea and in foreign coun-
tries, has made the recruiting officers
task an easy one.
The authorized strength Of the
United States Marine Corps is 1921
men and $40 officers.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
EASY JOB
Is That Of Recruiting Officer
for the United States
Marine Service.

WASHINGTON. April 15.-Recruit-
ding for the United States Marine
Corps is simple proposition appar-
emily. For nearly three years the ma
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-05
SAYS HOT WATER
WASHES P0iS0NS
FROM THE LIVER
Everyone should drink hot water
with phosphate in 1t,
before breakfast.

To feel as fine as the proverbial
fiddle we must keep the liver washed
Glen, almost every morning, to pre-
vent its sponge-like pores from clog
ging with indigestible material, sour
bile and poisonous toxins says a not
ed physician.
If you get headaches, it's your liver.
If you catch cold easily, it's your liv-
er. If you wake up with a bad taste,
furred tongue, nasty breath or tsom-
ach becomes rancid, it's your liver
Sallow skin, muddy complexion, wat
cry eyes all denote liver uncleanliness.
Your liver is the most important, also
the most abused and neglected organ
of the body. Few know it's function
or how to release the dammed-up
body waste, bile and toxins. Most
folks resort to violent calomel, which
is an dangerous salivating chemical
which can only be used occasionally
because it accumulates in the tissues,
also attacks the bones.
Every man or woman, sick or
well, should drink each morning be-
fore breakfast, a glass of hot water
with teaspoonful Of limestone phos-
plate in it, to wash from the liver and
bowels the previous days indigestible
material, the poisons, sour bile and
toxins thus cleansing sweetening
and freshening the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach
Limestone phosphate does not re-
strict the diet like calomel, because il
can not salivate, for it is harmless and
you can eat anything afterwards. II
is inexpensive and almost tasteless
and any pharmacist will sell you q
quarter pound, which is sufficient fol-
d demonstration of how hot water AMI
limestone phosphate cleans, stimuli
ates and freshens the liver keeping
you feeling fit day in and day out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-05
A Japanese Woman Writes
About High Cost of Lining

pendently and many of them were max
ing profit of so per cent. on their
capital. What she wanted was law
prohibiting profit of more than ten
per cent. She went on: But even
this would not improve matters, if the
numerous retailers of various grades
be allowed to stand between producers
and consumers. The better plan would
be the establishment of what we call
great central retail houses in all large
cities to supply us with all our neces-
stiles direct from the PAGES of produc-
ton. The promotion of such a scheme
would, indeed be worthy of the whole
hearted support of our high and middle
class ladies'. For, unlike such move
ments as the Society for Improvement
OF Manners and other good-for-nothing
organizations in which our upper class
bodies have been so indefatigably in
terested, it is a really sacred enter
prise which has direct connection with
the happiness of numerous human be-
ings'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-05
ATLANTA HAS QUESTION
INVOLVING WHITE PRIMARY

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov Am interest
ing question involving the binding ma
ture of Democratic white primary
nomination for municipal Office has
been raised in Atlanta as the result of
the entrance of James M. Fuller, city
marshal, into the race for county tax
collector.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Fuller was
nominated in the city primary to sue
coed himself in his present Office. Last
Sunday morning Andy P. Stewart, tax
collector of Fulton county for thirty
years, died of a sudden illness. He
also had been nominated in different
primary, for another term. His tern
would have expired on January 1, and
the term Of the city marshal expires
on the same date. Under the general
state law, successor to the full term
as tax collector will be elected in the
election next Tuesday, November T.
The general city election, for munich
pal offices in Atlanta, will not be held
ntil December.
1t is claimed that James NJ. Fuller,
nominee of the Democratic city prim-
airy for another term, has forfeited his
nomination by going into the race for
tax collector in the general election,
and on this ground a candidate has
entered the field for city marshal in
the general city election to be held in
december This candidate, w. D.
Greene, announces that he will run
for city marshal regardless of the out
come of the election for tax collector.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-05
HOKE TOURING GEORGIA IN
INTEREST OF THE PRESIDENT

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov 4.-United
States Senator Hoke Smith, of Geor-
gia, is on a tour of the state, deliver
Jig addresses on national questions
and on the achievements of the
Democratic party in congress. He
spoke last night at Macon, spoke this
morning at Thomasville, will speak
Monday morning at Gainesville and
next Monday evening at Marietta. The
last-named address will be in connec-
ton with big Democratic rally in
Cobb county on the eve of election day
to stimulate interest and bring out d
heavy vote
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-05
CORNER STONE TO THE
MONUMENT ON SHILOH
BATTLEFIELD BEEN LAID

PITTSBURG LANDING, Tenn, Nov
4.-The corner stone of the $4,000
Confederate monument that the United
Daughters of the Confederacy are TO
erect upon the battlefield of Shiloh,
was laid today under the auspices Of
the Adamsville Lodge of Masons, the
Grand Master of Tennessee, Charles
Barham, officiating. Masonic lodges
of Western Tennessee, North Alabama
and North Mississippi assisted in the
ceremony.
The monument will stand near the
old Shiloh meeting house in the angle
made by the intersection of the Cor
inth-Pittsburg Landing and Hamburg
Savannah roads. 1t will face in the
direction from which the Confederate
forces advanced to the attack in the
early morning of April 6, 1862.
The monument when completed will
represent years of patient work on the
part of the Daughters of the Confed.
eracy in raising the money. Though
the battle of Shiloh, fought April CT,
1852, was one of the most important
OF the war the national military park
there contains but three monuments to
commemorate the part played by
southern troops in the battle. The
monument now under construction
will be the most imposing in the park.
1t is being constructed at Mt. Airy IN.
CD granite. In the center rises
bronze group, the subject of which is
Victory Defeated by Death" Under
the figures set in granite is a has re-
lief of General Albert Sidney Johns
ton, the Confederate commander, kill
ed there. At either end of the granite
monument is group of soldiers. The
monument is the work of Frederick C.
Hibbard, of Chicago The front of the
monument measures thirty-f1ve feet
across The central group of figures
rises to height of Is IL feet. All the
bronze figures are heroic in size.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-19
CAR SHORTAGE
ISTHREITENED
All Shippers Are Urged to
Return All Cars I'm
mediately.

The Chamber of Commerce will CO.
operate with the interstate commerce
commission in avoiding a car short
age by urging all shippers and con-
signees in this section to return cars
Immediately to home line, without
holding to the full time limit. The
matter was recently submitted to the
Chamber of Commerce, and Secretary
Phillips stated Friday that as much
assistance as possible will be rem
dered to prevent the shortage.
The letter of the interstate COM
merce commission is as follows:
reports are being received by the
commission indicating that a car
shortage is again threatened, caused
in part by the heavy movement of
grain at this season Of the year.
''The commission therefore takes
this opportunity of again bringing to
the attention of the carriers and ship
pers the necessity for close supervis-
ion of the methods of loading, unload
ing and moving of cars so as to secure
the fullest possible use OF available
equipment.
Shippers should endeavor to secure
the prompt and full loading of cars
and consignees their prompt unload
ing and release
THE commission feels justified il
urging upon shippers and consigneei
that they shall not use cars for stor
| age purposes, but should endeavor t,
release them as promptly as possibl,
and not avail themselves of the full
! limit of free time provided by tn,
tariff.
/ Carriers should also make ever,
endeavor to eliminate delays and ex
pedite the movement of shipments
Cars should be promptly returned
to the home line. company materia
promptly unloaded, and close super
vision given to operations at ter
minals.
Individual shippers and their as
. sociations, and the carriers should CO
operate in order that the delays an
, losses consequent to shortage G
: cars may SO far as possible b
avoided"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-19
PENSACOLA HAS MISSED
THE TROPICAL STORM

Heading for the Texas coast, with
the possibility Of striking about at
Corpus Christi, Pensacola and this
section appears to have been missed
by the hurricane which ragged in the
gulf for the past several days.
Threatening aspect of local wealth
er conditions at an early hour last
night caused many to live through
uneasy moments until the lightning
and thunder stopped, and the rain
ceased.
The last local bulletin of the storm
was issued yesterday afternoon and
was as follows:
Last Advisory Message.
Local office, u. S. Weater Bureau.
Received 4 p. M, from Washington,
D. c., Aug. 10, 1916: Advisory: The
tropical cyclone at two p. m, was
very close to the South Texas coast
near Corpus Christi. It viii doubt
less pass inland and diminish in in
tensity tonight. Vessels New Orleans
and east gulf ports may now move
toward Cuban and Central American
waters. This concludes the series Of
advisory messages unless threatening
conditions develop elsewhere.
A J. HENRY,
Supervising Forecaster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-19
Presidents Disapproval Be
cause of Certain Revisions
In Articles of War.
WILSON'S ACTION
WAS BIG SURPRISE
Bill Re-Introduced With the
Objectionable Section
Stricken Out.
q AssoC1ATnp PRRss

Washington, Aug. 18.-The army
appropriation bill was unexpectedly
vetoed today by President Wilson be-
cause he would not accept certain pro-
visions In revision in the articles of
war, as forced into the bill by the
honse conferees and commonly said
In army circles to be In the interest
Of certain retired officers, eat outs"
with the army.
Chairman Hay Of the house mill
tary committee. reintroduced the bill
with an entire section revising the
articles OF war, stricken out and with
q declaration that no revision would
90 through with the bill In this con-
gress-
Chairman Chamberlain Of the sem
ats military affairs committee, an
nOunced the senate would reinsert a
revision approved by the president
and war department, but stricken out
Ia house. and that the situation re-
solved into o contest between the
senate and house ON one hand, and
Hay on the other, and such tangle
threatens to delay the adjournment
n congress.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-19
STORM COMES CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE SEEN
BUT Is NOT FELT

The big blow missed Pensacola, but
came within hailing distance.
Early Friday morning great break
ers were plainly visible from here,
dashing against Santa Rosa island,
about a mile from the mainland. The
surg was at its height at about 9 a. m.
but diminished In the afternoon.
Many spectators crowded the PEN
sacola water front to watch the un-
usual spectacle-the great breakers
pounding the island, and our own bay
with only few ripples to mar its sur
face. Once again the matchless secur-
ity of Pensacola's harbor was demon
strated.
Several hay parties visited the
island Friday afternoon, and a mum.
Der of people went in bathing. c. L
Jones, the representative of a large
wholesale firm in Montgomery, barely
escaped drowning. He was carried fal
out by the undartow, and succeeded il
returning only with the greatest eff
fort.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-19
WILSON SPLAN
NOW FAVORED
Is Accepted by Representa-
tives of Employes--Now
Up to Managers.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 18.-President
Wilson's plan for a settlement of the
threatned nationwide strike was &C
copied today by representatives of
employees, and taken under consider
alton by officials of all roads, with
indications that they would reject it
tomorrow.
Managers tonight announced they
had reached no definite decision.
With the situation apparently dead
locked, the only hope lay in reports
that railroads might suggest a coun-
ter proposal, or one side of the other
might recede. If the president can
find no hope for a settlement by to-
morrow he viii probably summon
directors of railroads.
Railroad officials will announce
their decision to the president tomor-
row.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-19
BRITISH AND
FRENCH FORCE
GAIN HEADWAY
Additional Ground Taken in
Fierce Assaults North of
River Somme.
GERMANS ADMIT
THE FRENCH GAIN
Italians Are Reported by
Rome as Gaining
Rapidly.
GERMANS ADMIT
THE FRENCH GAIN
~ AssocIATrn PREss-

London, Aug. 18.-Assaults by the
British and French forces against the
German positions north of the Somme
in France, have resulted in gaining
of additional ground by the attackers,
according to the British and French
war offices. The French advance
was near Maurepas; the British gain
was in the direction of Ginchy and
Guillemont.
Big gains are reported by Paris
and London in the center of German
positions on the Somme front, and
these mark an allied advance toward
Combles. Calvary Hill, southeast of
Maurepas, was carried by a French
assault and the French position on
Maurepas-Clery road was extended.
The French offensive continues on
the right bank of the Mouse, in Yer
dun region; Paris reports the cap
ture of fortified redoubts northwest
of Thiaumont works. Progress is re-
ported from the French, east of the
Vaux-Chapitre Wood.
Germans admit a French gain
around Fleury in the Verdun region.
Most of the fighting on tha eastern
front has been Ii the Carpath5an
mountains, where Iassisns and Aus
tro-G Germans both claim advances.
Berlin reports the, capture Of the
Greek town of Florina from Serh1ans,
Rome claims an advance for Ital-
ians in Trentino.