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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
The 1912 Stnr.nt.Homes.

Ii is generally known that the COM
bined Roosevelt vote Of 1912 eX-
ceeded that OF Wilson by 1,211,44 and
that the distribution was such that a
united Republican party would have
swept the country. 1t is less generally
known that the total vote for all candi-
dates, Democratic, Progressive. Repub-
lican, Socialist, Prohibition and Social
Labor, was only liS,1OO more than in
1908, Notwithstanding the increase in
population and the addition OF the
23,722 votes from Arizona, the 1876
from New Mexico and the woman vote
Of Washington and California. When
these are deducted the total vote for
president in 1912 was 595,S07 less than
in 1908. The stay-at-homes were dis
tributed as follows in states in which
the combined Republican and Progress
sivc vote exceeded that Of the Demo-
Gratis: Kansas, 1O,5O0; Indiana, Co.,
400; Missouri, 1890; Nebraska, H.
800; New Jersey. $4,000; New York,
5O,3G7; North Dakota, 500; Ohio, ST.
600: Pennsylvania, 1900; Wisconsin,
$1,000. There were also $4,000 in Ken
lucky, which voted so closely on gov
ernor last fall. There were 7,iOO in
Maryland and 400 in Nevada, very
close states.
There was no reason why Democrats
could not support Wilson in 1912. The
Socialist vote, nationally, grew from
42O. 1893 in 1908 to 1873 in 1912 It
is natural to suppose that the stay-at-
homes were Republicans, who did not
feel like voting for either Taft or
Roosevelt. The number was much
larger than the figures given, for there
must have been a gain in population
in the states mentioned. There was
a gain Of votes in Montana, Idaho.
Utah. Wyoming and Oregon, where
there was active anti-Democrat leader
ship, just as there were gains in Yer
mont, West Virginia, Massachusetts,
Maine and Rhode Island.
The campaign is yet young and no.
body knows what a day will bring
forth. But il the division be on the
lines OF 1912, the Democrats may hold
their own, acquire liberal Progressive
support and still lose thirty-twO Of the
forty-eight states. At this stage Of
the campaign there is no reason for
conceding the Democrats more than
twelve states.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

People whose eyes stick out at the
proposition to appropriate two hun
dred and sixty-nine million dollars for
the maintenance and strengthening Of
the navy of the United States may not
be alive to other plans for spending
money which the present Democratic
congress has in mind and which are
far less in keeping with the present
temper of the public.
The federal highways scheme calls
for thirty-hve million dollars, the Nc
AdoO government ship-owning plan
for fifty million dollars, two tlood-con-
troll projects for fifty million dollars;
rivers and harbors. forty-three million
dollars; the government nitrate plant,
twcnty-million dollars; the govern
mcnt armor-plate plant. eleven mil
lion dollars; and public buildings,
twenty-five million dollars-a total of
two hundred and cighty-four million
dollars. The Pittsburg Dispatch OBJ
serves:
Counting the rivers and harbOrs and
public buildings bills rs regulars, the
new schemes for experimenting with
government shipping, government nj
tratc and armor plants, the good roads
and hood-control projects, chiefly for
political effect back home, would
increase the cost Of government by
two hundred and sixteen million dol
lars. And this is how congress full
fills the Baltimore plank denouncing
the prodigate waste of money wrung
from the people by oppressive taxa
ton through the lavish appropriations
of Republican congresses, which have
kept taxes high and reduced the pur-
chasing power of the peoples toll"
and demanding return to that sim
plicity and economy which BELTS
Democratic government"
When Democrats are out of office
they are eloquent in uproar against
extravaganza in public expenditures,
but when they get in the exhibit a
dreadful appetite for pork"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
THE DAILY
NOVELET
MCKLEs MANoEUvRE.
This fellow was
A wise old gink;
He did things you
Would never think.


"NIr Mickles, your wife is outside,
sir" said the office boy,
COW" said Mickles expressively,
and rose from his desk and went out
into the ante-room, carefully shutting
his office door behind him.
Henry. I've come to see your new
stenographer," said his wife.
But. my dear, she will offend your
esthetic sense!" protested Mlckles.
she's a sight. told you she was a
sight"
q insist on seeing" replied Mrs.
NJ.
Very we'll, but wait till I finish
debating letter. It's very import
ant-an order for a dozen lead pen
ellis and must get Off"
III not wait a second"
Gust as you say, my dear. But
your hat isn't on straight. There's a
glass over there in the corner"
"Oh. dear, I'll just fix it, I'll be
there in n minute"
And she went over to the glass to
straighten her hat, and in the half
hour it took her to do it. Mickles had
let his beautiful new stenographer
out the window on an improvised
rope ladder, and hauled up fright
fully homeiy one for whom he had
telephone to the employment bureau.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
Will Be Held Sunday with Sew
eraI Prominent Ministers
on the Program.

The Methodist congregation of Ad-
amston, will observe the first ami
yersary of the dedication Of its new
church Sunday with an all-day ser
vice appropriate to the occasion, con
sisting of special music, sermons by
noted ministers, etc.
The Sunday school will meet at
$3.50 a. M. and at 1920 a. nj. the
Rev. Daniel Westfall, of Plttsburg,
will preach. The Rev. Mr.. Westfall
is a former West Virginian, and he
is still a member of the West Vir-
ginia Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, but for
several years has been the business
manager of the Plttsburg Christian
Advocate, one of the important pa
pers Of the Methodist denomination.
During his incumbency he has at
tracted wide attention and ELECTED
for himself the plaudits of church
leaders everywhere because of his
wise and judlcious administration OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
YacatIon Typhoid.

Every year many people contract ty-
phoid fever while on their vacations.
Are you going to he one? You are
planning for this years vacation now.
Be careful and be prepared Don't
bring typhoid back home with you.
Don't go where there has been ty-
phoid lately,
Don't drink strange waters unless
you know they are safe.
Don't drink from any well which is
so located or made that it may become
polluted or contaminated by surface
wash.
Don't eat food prepared by any cook
who has had typhoid within a year.
Don't engage rooms at a summer
resort or hotel unless receiving a guar
antee OF the purity OF the water and
milk.
Don't drink raw water from any
large river.
Don't let flies crawl over your food.
All this is outside protection.
/. Get inside protection also.
Be immunized against typhoid.
The little oneration Is simple and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
CIV w. NJ. MOrris.)


| read in one of the daily papers re-
Gently where the railroad companies
had been asked to furnish all soldiers
on their way to the Mexican border
with each separate seat TO himself
that they may not be crowded while
in tranist.
Then | read in Thursdays Telegram
Of the five trains, each carrying COM
pany of soldiers from eastern points,
passing through Clarksburg that day
enroute to the border, which carries
out the idea of each one having a full
seat to himself
When one calculates the enormous
expense OF transporting large army
a long distance in such style, one
would wonder how long the govern
ment would be able to carry on a
formidable war if the other expenses
are made in the same extravagant
style.
In the Civil war | doubt if any en-
listed man ever rode in a passenger
coach at any time unless he paid first
class fare out Of his own pocket
They were content with having to be
packed into box cars with no seats
OF any kind, and so closely packed to-
gether that they hardly had room to
stretch out in lying down.
The cavalry, when shipping by rail,
had to pack their horses in the box
cars, and ride themselves on top the
cars or in open gondolas. I rode from
Webster to Cumberland on top the
cars. and got the benefit Of all the
black smoke from the boiler while
passing through the long tunnel near
Tunnelton. Again we made the trip
in the same manner from Webster to
Martlnsburg in a twenty-four hour
run. Again we shipped from Parkers-
burg to Martinsburg in forty-eight
hour run in same manner just after
the Lynchburg raid, when We were
needed in the valley for immediate
use to give General Early another in
PRODUCTION.
l want to tell you here that any one
who will try to ride sitting or lying
on the gang plank on top Of box car
while passing through all the tunnels
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
NOW AND THEN

between Parkersburg and Grafton will
not have a very pleasant experience.
1t mattered not how long we were
on these runs. We had no way Of
cooking anything to eat, but had to
content ourselves with chewing the
hard tack and sow bacon we might
have in our hayersacks.
or course the soldiers Of today
should be treated better than we were
back in 81 to '65, although will not
admit that they merit it more than
we did, but being more used to lux
uries than we were, they would not
stand for what we did. 1t is a no.
ticeable fact that our government has
fell into a state Of extravaganza In
every department. High salaried Off
Gals seem to have little regard for the
citizen taxpayers who are less favored,
who have earned their bread lin the
sweat Of their faces
Our law makers in Congress seem
to think their office is to squeeze all
the money out of the treasury they
can. ostensibly for public improve
ments, but really for the good will Of
some constituents whose help he
might need to further his political
ends.
With crisis now upon us that may
terminate in a very costly war, our
representatives would vote untold mil
lions of appropriations for river and
harbor improvements; public build
ings for almost every hamlet; for high
way improvements to transform our
roads into speedways for automobiles.
Then to secure the good will Of the
spanish-American veterans of three
long summer months each congress
man is vieing with the other for the
longest list of private pension bills in
reduced, which is placing the ma
iority of them on the pension roll at
higher rate than most Of the Civil war
veterans are getting.
For over twenty-five years after the
close of the Civil war no soldier could
Obtain a pension unless he was Sc
riously injured in line Of duty, and
very few of them were rated higher
than IS per month, and some as low
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
you to be lmmunlzed now without de-
All Profit.

The farmer, the merchant, the man
ufacturer, the business man, the la
borer, all prsiit by having good roads.
They increase property values. They
bring a constant stream Of traffic for
both business and pleasure. They re-
duce the cost Of drayagc. A farmer
can go to and from the city in short
time and with little delay. Instead
Of making the trip through the mud,
he goes Swimming along behind his
horses and can make the trip in much
less than half the time, with little cy-
crtion on the part Of his animals
and one-tcnth the wear on his convey
anccs.
July IS and 10 have been set aside
by Governor Hatfield as good roads
days. and have been declared state
holidays. Each citizen Of the state
should come out on these days and
do his share in the work from which
all will profit. Good roads benefit the
entire community and all should CO.
operate in building them
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
Sad Experience.

Under the orthodox Democratic
theory. which has ruled in so many
Democratic national platforms, the
foreign manufacturer who sells his
product in our market at or under
cost ought to be hailed as 4 public
benefactOr But now he Is to be
treated as an enemy, conspirinG
against American welfare, against
whom the taxing power may be
used without reference to revenue
needs. Revenue may even be sacri-
feed for the purpose of excluding
his too cheap and plentiful offerings.
This is sound doctrine from our
point of view. But to find 1t in a
Democratic national platform will be
a new and sad experience to those
who have fought and bled in the
ancient faith-who have worshipDed
at the altar Of star-eyed goddess
these many decades past, says the New
York Tribune. How are the mighty
fallen. Where are the ghosts Of
Frank Hurd. William X. Morrison,
Roger Q. Mills. William L. Wilson,
Fernando Wood and s. S. Cox?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

President Wilson said at West
Point that mankind is going to
know when America speaks she
means what she says" That's right:
next year we will have man in the
White House who will make strict
accountability" stand up TO its def
milton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

Some of the Democratic newspap-
ers of the East are urging the pres
Ident to appoint Mr.. Taft to the va
cancy on the supreme court occas-
toned BY the resignation of Mr..
Hughes. II the former president de-
sires it he will be a supreme justice
some time, but it will never he by
appointment by Mr. Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
as 50.

as 80.
Our present pension laws are broad
enough to reach every deserving SOL
der in any war, and all should be
willing to be governed by the same
law.
Ny idea is that until we can see
the sequel to the terrible war yet rag
ing in nearly all Europe, and the effect
it may have upon our own country,
then reach the end Of all our Mexican
troubles so that our army can be re-
duced to its normal strength, and we
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

The Republicans promise to restore
and extend the rural delivery mail
service. The farmers of Iowa too
we'll know what Democratic super
vision of this important branch of
governmental service means, says an
Iowa newspaper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
BiIiousncss and Stomach Trouble.

1.-TWO years ago suffered from
frequent attacks OF stomach trouble
and blliousness," writes Miss Emma
Verbryke, Lima Ohio. 81 could eat
very little food that agreed with me
and l became so dizzy and sick at my
stomach at times that | had to take
hold of something 10 keep from fall
ing Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets
advertised decided to try them. l
improved rapidly Obtainable every
Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

Although there was not single
word in Justice Hughes's letter Of
resignation to President Wilson to in
dictate why he resigned there is rea-
son to believe the president may have
his private opinion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
Smelling tbe Daughter.

Somewhere in the suburbs Of New
York live a man and wife, happily
married, with one child. The husband
has a Job that brings fairly good in
come and the wife keeps the house
and takes care Of the baby. Both are
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

can be safely exempted from the ex-
pense OF building 1.-The strongest navy
in the world" Economy and retrench-
ment should be the watchword in every
department Of our government
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

Japan's foreign trade last year
was unprecedented, as it showed a
big balance in favor of exports.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
SATURDAY, JULY s, 1916.
An Evening Folio.

Be steadfast as a tower that does
not ben its stately summit to
the tempest's shock.-DANTE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

DR.. Cary T. Grayson, physician to
President Wilson. entered the navy
as paymaster, after which he took
up medicine and entered as sur
geOn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

Japan is becoming interested in
sheep raising. The imperial stock
farm at Hokkaido has bought ami
mails in Australia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

Lord Kitchener, as head OF the
British war department, received
salary Of 100000 a year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08
A CARD OF THANKS.

/ desire to thank the many friends
and nelghbors for their kindness and
holm IN the sickness and death OF my
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

All communications must be signed, o.
they will receive no attention whatever
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

CHANGE OF ADDRESS. IN
When changing address giye olu ab "'''
as new address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Oakley Golfer -
Best Scorer at
SheneCOSSen

New London, Conn, Aug. 30.-Play
began in the annual open tournament
of the Shenecossett Country Club to-
day with an neutrality-suspicious. four
ball contest, in which about fifty pairs
competed. The winners were Daniel +.
Healy, st. Andrews, and Jack Hutchin-
son, Allegheny, but before they gained
first place they were forced to play on
a tie with II. S. Lake, Hartford, and
Macdonald Smith. Greenwich.
When all the scores were turned IN,
Healy and Hutchinson, with 35-36-7l,
and Lake and Smith, with 3S-33-7l,
were at the top. Harold Judd, OF
Minneapolis, and NJ. J. Brady, of Oak
ley, were third, their score being. 90
36-72. AS Brady made 70 himself,
the best individual total OF the day,
it can be seen that his partner did not
assist him to any great extent.
The most prominent amateur in the
competition was Nelson Whitney, Of
New Orleans, winner of the recent Ma
tional Golf Links invitation tourna-
ment. He was paired with Jack Hobens,
of Englewood. and their score Of 70
Just failed to win prize.
The play-of in the afternoon re-
solved itself into a struggle between
Hutchinson and Smith, as the two anna
teurs were able to be of assistance only
occasionally. Going out Healy and
Hutchinson gained a lead of three
strokes, and held it coming in. The
scores at the end Of the round were
Healy and Hutchinson, 37-37-74;
Lake and Smith, 40-37-77.
Hutchinson's 25-foot putt for 2 on
the thirteenth hole was the feature OF
the round. A special competition for
professional pairs was won by Tom
Skipper, Baltimore Country Club, and
Robert Andrew, New Haven, with &
card of 35-33-68.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
Johnny Lands Blows in
Ratio of Four to One
at the Garden.
By w. o. MCCLELLAN.

Johnny Dundee, the flying Scotch
Won. outpointed and outfought Joe
yelling in a dazzlingly fast bout last
night at Madison Square Garden. Dun
dee landed four blows to one and
forced the fighting from start TO fin
ish.
The only round that was clearly
Welling's was the ninth, when the
Westerner staggered Dundee three
times with rights to the jaw, but the
India rubber Scotch Wop was back and
going strong at the gong.
Dundee did most of his work with
the port-side fist. He hooked that
one against Welling's jaw continually.
Joe seemed to have no defence on that
side. Johnny fought his characteristic
fight. He danced about the ring like
an excited grasshopper. but he always
seemed to be in position TO bring the
left TO Welling's jaw or body.
yelling, who is straight stand-up
fighter Of the~Willie Richie type, was
entirely bewildered by the antics Of
the spaghetti destroyer. He had been
practising uppercuts TO land on Dun
dee. but last night he could not score
any large number of them.
The fight was by no means one
sided affair yelling showed consid-
cradle promise and also indications Of
possessing a wallop, but the Scotch
Wop's speed and eccentricity fooled him
out Of landing it.
In the eighth round yelling landed
q hard right to the body. 1t bent
Johnny into a bowknot and the crowd
began to jump about excitedly, but
Dundee Strengthened up like flash and
was lashing left hooks TO Welling's jaw
at the gong.
After the sixth round it was apparent
that Welling's only chance was in land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-31
MANHASSET CUP
kWON BY AHMEEK,
; QUINCY Y.C.
|. Sloop Owned by c. F.
AAdams, I'd, Has Margin of
. Points Over Mamma.
>p, CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

<By CAPTAIN JAMES = so""HN''
qhs Manhasset Bay challenge cup
] b trophy for which eleven Of the fast
4 :, sloop yachts of the thirty-one rat
VIC class have been racing on Long
~ Sound for three days. goes 10
s,I".o n was won by the Ahmeek,
ll,' VS.o,,, the Quincy Yacht Cluo
sioon which is owned by Charles
Fru.;s Adams, I'd, and was sailed by
:, the races, earned fourteen
n.i .s nv winning the first race on
,sSa,, She earned twelve more
MGne nv finishing third on Tuesdey,
49,, .bc Tied the Nahma with total
" ..1-o,.v-six points. In yesterdays
- although the Ahmeek finished
.Ltri Che earned eleven more points
'...ih';;cI cave her the top score of thirty
seyen points and the cup.
Tbe Nahma, finishing IN seventh
80 was only able 70 score thirty
- ,oints. The Wasaka ii, OF the
18th Roston Yacht Club, was third
,,'ytb tbirty-one points, and the Nutmeg
III ~ the BOSTON Yacht Club, fourth,
with twenty-nine points
Anita Well Handled.
A, astonishing and most creditable
-forc,once was that Of the slooc
sn;+. the winner of yesterdays race.
g. - owned and was sailed by George
p Cranberv. of the New Rochelle
M club. from which organization
10 wss entered. BY exercising good
80, in handling his yacht in the
;;rb+ breeze she was the leader at the
"a ~ the first four miles of wind
80 work BY SO minutes "a seconds;
80 course being four miles to wind
wsrS and return. sailed twice over.
Tho Anita led at the home mark by
c -.inutes 50 seconds; at the second
- ~ windward work by minutes
sc seconds. and at the finish she was
,bo winner BY minutes Is seconds,
tbc Wasaka II being second boat at al
rnsrks The Anita scored total OF
twentv-eight points for the three races
n was a typical light weather start
With lust wind enough to give the
yachts Storage way. Addison Hanan,
a. the tiller of his Nahma, kept the
others busy between the preparatory
and starting signal, when they tried 20
blanket her. for the Boston men real
ned that II the Nahma added another
victory. or even second or third place
10 her win of Tuesday, the cup would
staV az lnQlan UAIDoI. Sof NJ pc
beedway on his yacht, Hanan lodged
them all by spinning her around IN
circles until he got his wind clear
Then. making a quick tack from star
board 70 port just as the whistle blew,
he sent her across the line IN third
place 49,, ~. u,~+ ar
the stick, was the first yacht away on
the port tack, close up to the commit
tee boat at the weather end OF the me
The Hayseed ", Ahmeek, Nutmeg III;
Ellen. Britomart and Bernice crossed
almost beam and beam in that oraeI
from the windward TO the leeward EN- l
Of the line. Astern Of them came the
IWasaka II, the Anita and the Aleda.
The wind was south-southTest ana
khat was the course selected lee .S by by , tne
Nd ioprney. The windward mark
was off Mat;nicock gas buoy and the
start and finish off Great Captains
The times and elapsed times taken
.st the Matinicock mark were;