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SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1916.

It is significant that neither congress or the administration have paid the slightest heed to the statement of General Goeth- als before the house interstate commerce committee that the joint lana commission was paying millions for land claims Tn the canal zone which were not fairly worth as many thousands. The statement of the famous canal builder was uttered something three months ago but diligent perusal of numerous journal of subsequent periods fails to reveal a slgn that any one has taken an active interest in the statement.
 Specifically, General Goethals declared that nearly eighteen million dollars will be paid for lands within the canal zone which are actually not worth one mil- lion. If the statement is correct, as 1t doubtless IS, the joint land commission, which was created for the purpose of settling private land claims lying within the area purchased by the United States from Panama and known as the canal zone, is handing out some thing like eighteen million dol lars worth of Uncle Sam's money for something worth no more than a fractional part of that sum.
 And there is hardly word said about it, except by the anti- administration press.
 It would seem the manifest duty of congress to look into a statement of that nature even if 1t were not from a source SO un- impeachable. An added reason for investigation was the further
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statement of General Goethals that he had embodied the same declaration made before the com mittee in this official report but that it had apparently been ea- punged by somebody before the report was allowed to reach the house
 According to the published accounts of the hearing, this statement created . mild sensa- ton among the members of the committee, but it does, not ap- pear to have lasted more than a moment or two as the general was scarcely questioned on this phase of his testimony.
 Now, the question is why is not 9 matter of this character made the subject of an immediate in vestigation? Here is plain evi- .dence of both graft and rascality which seemingly could not be overlooked but which is appar- ently being passed over as tri- vial matter-with little consid- frction ahn ho apparent investi- gation.
 .aying aside the evidences of graft, who among the depart : mental officials IS so interested in preventing the statement of General Goethals from reaching the house and the public, and why? Is there some one high in office who is interested in this manifest attempt to loot the na- tional Il tieasury to the extent that they dared to mutilate the re- port of the governor of the canal zone in order to prevent the mat ter from reaching congress and the people? If so why has con gress made no attempt to root them out and prevent them prof iting by their rascality? Is it that the thieves are too many and too mighty that steal of millions must be covered up to prevent exposure? Some one who name does not occur at the moment once said that, aside from Russia, the greatest graft ridden and politically corrupt country of the world was the United States. We smiled at his charming candor then and doubt less would again. But it may well be that he was right after all.
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PRES. OF AERO CLUB
 IS ENTHUSIASTIC

At least one man conversant with the situation as it exists in this territory believes that the carrying of mails in Alaska by aeroplane is feasible. After stat ing that while some of the hard jest and most adventurous white men in the world are found in this northern country, and that not one of them is an aviator, and that the fulfilling of the contract will be harder still because of the general shortage of experienced aviators in the United States. <
 Henry Woodhouse, governor of the Aero Club of America, re-
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THE CONDITIONS

Governor Woodhouse then ex- plains the conditions that exist Tn Alaska both winter and sum mer over the routes as they now are, tells the distances and the amount of the contracts now paid to the various mail carriers in Alaska. In commenting on the reason the government asked for the bids for carrying mail by aero plane, MT. Woodhouse states that a strong showing as to the desirability of faster mail service between Seward and Anchorage and Fairbanks has been made to the postoffice department by the Alaskan engineering commission. Alaska mining men and commun- ities have generally expressed Keen interest in improving the facilities of communication be- tween the coast and the various tninihg centers of the interior.
 "A seat in the stage" contin- ues the aeroplane authority. Cover one or. of the routes the government has selected for aerial mail ser vice costs $Ioo or more, and meals and sleeping quarters from Ss.oo to $Io.oo day in addition there to. Sugar, salt and oatmeal are 2s cents a pound, bacon, 10 to Go cents pound, condensed milk zs cents can, and everything else in proportion. These things will all have to be taken into consider ation by the manufacturers who decide to submit their bids for a service to tantalizing delays through motor idiosyncra.ies. It IS not easy, but. it is feasible, and probably will be accomplished.r
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views the recent call for bids for carrying the mail by aeroplane in Alaska, as follows:
 Mail carrying by aeroplane in Alaska is quite feasible, and would be quickly established if it were not far from the aviation centers, and aeroplane manufac- iturers were not so busy that they must keep all their. trained avia- TOTS. at the factories, testing and inspecting machines that are being shipped to Europe al the rate of I6 day. Compared with an aeroplane, the dog team, used to carry mail at present, is ab- surdly primitive. The aeroplane can in three hours carry mail to places where dog teams would take ten to fifteen days to reach. The flying machine promises to be one of the most potential fac tors in the future development of Alaska. The time required to reach different points in Alaska from Seattle at present and the advantage to be gained with aero planes have been carefully inves- tigated, with the interesting re- suit that, if flying machines were substituted between Seattle and Nome for the all-sea route, via Cordova and Fairbanks, instead of 40 days in winter as now de
 nanded, the aeroplane would make it in five days, five and one half hours. In summer, with no changes, the present time be- tween these points is eight days"
 THE DEVELOPMENT.
 Continuing further, after ex- blaming some of the routes, MT. Woodhouse says:
 "The development in size, speed and carrying capacity of aeroplanes has been phenomenal, the speed reaching I4o miles an hour and the useful weight car ried more than one ton. There are aeroplanes under construc- tion that will carry as high as Eve tons of useful load. Whereas the automobile, the rail-
 d and other terrestial means of transportation, and the ship must halt before obstacles, and progress isllimited in the first in stance to overland, and in the second Instance to over water, the progress of the aeroplane is unhindered and unlimited. It is hoped that philosophical per sons will take advantage of this opportunity to apply aeroplanes to solve problems of transporta- ton.
 A HARD ONE.
 Tn advertising for bids for carrying mail by aeroplane in Alaska, the postoffice department is beginning its experiment in aero mail carrying with the most difficult routes. There are cas- fer routes, hundreds of them. am glad to see that in conhection with the seven remote Alaska routes, our manufacturers are asked to bid on aerial service from New Bedford to Nantucket, 50 miles and return, I8 times a week from June Is to September 14, and six times a week during the remaining months of the year"
 THE CONDITIONS
 Governor Woodhouse then ex- Di2inS fhe coud;t;oos %h,t o>.;ox
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COMPLETE RACE STORY.

A complete story of the All Alas ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day by cay, with the score card was printed in issue of April Is Nome Daily Nugget. Extra cop ies will be on sale at this office.
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COMPLETE RACE STORY.

A complete story of the All Alas ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day by day. with the score card was printed in issue of April Is Nome Daily Nugget. Extra cop ies will be on sale at this office.
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Entered az second class matter Fsh 2s, 1907. at the postofacs at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 1878
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23
HEN PERMITTED TO SELECT HER OWN FOOD.

by H. L. KEMPSTCR. Missouri Agri-
cultural Experiment station)
Perhaps the best way to find out
what hens like Is to ask the hens. At
least that was the plan followed by
the Missouri agricultural experiment
sstahon In recent tests In which
weighed amounts of various feeds
were placed before the hens and what
they left of each kind Of feed was
weighed back so it was possible to tell
what kinds Of feed they had eaten
lnd what they had passed by. At the
Bame time a careful record was kept
of tho number Of eggs laid by each
hen and her changes in weight.
The test seems to show that the hen
knows better than many people how
to select the food that will help her
most in laying eggs and keep her in
the best condition. Some old ideas
with regard to poultry feeding were
proved sound and some others were
dlscredlted by the hens. They almost
all showed decided preference for
wheat which is very generally used
ms poultry feed. kafr, stood next
In popularity, followed by corn and
cornmeal, but oats and sunfowers
were not eaten as much as many peo-
pie would have expected, probably be-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23
Oil and Gas.

The lower Southwest fields in West
Virginia show number OF compile
lions. but nothing better than ordinary
producers have been brought in. while
all the fields report some dry holes.
On the waters of Indian creek. In
Elk district, Kanawha county. the Ohio
Fuel Oil company has completed its
No. well on the Elk River Coal com
Lany's tract, and has three barrel per
day pumper In the Weir sand. This
location Is 600 feet northwest Of the
same company's No. we'll on this
tract.
On the waters OF Blue Stone creek.
In Southwest district, Doddridge coun.
ty, the Carnegie Gas company has com.
pleted its No. 20 well on the Lehman
Maxwell farm. and has 10-barrcl per
day producer In the Gordon sand.
The Philadelphia Gas company has
completed its initial test we'll on the
S. l.. Ford farm. located on Middle
Island creek, in West Union district.
Doddridge county, and has good gas
ser in the Big Injun sand.
On the waters Of Nutters' creek, in
the same district and county, the Car.
ter OIL company has completed its No.
we'll on the T. D. and +. Z. Swiger
farm, and has q 10-barrel per day
pumper in the Big Injun sand. This
we'll Is located 800 feet northeast OF
The same company's No. we'll on this
farm.
On Buffalo run, in Grant district,
Richie county. V. S. Palmer has COM
pleted his initial test we'll on the A
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23
UNIFORM EGGS FOR MARKET
Grated Article Of Large Size and Same
Color Will Bring Highest Price
Best Feed Mixture.

A practical poultryman says: "If you
want uniformity In flock, begin with
the eggs. For Matching select eggs all
as near alike rs possible, for size,
color and conformation. In this way
YOU will produce a flock Of hens that
will lay just the kind Of eggs you want
for home use or for market" A crate
Of large eggs, all very near Of one size
and color will sell more readily and for
Il higher price than eggs Of just as
good quality, but of different sizes. col
ors and shapes. Study the market and
furnish just the eggs that will bring
the best market price. AS to color,
tastes differ. one city wants brown
eggs, another white eggs.
As a rule dark-shelled eggs, all Of
one size, bring the best market price.
Give the poultry grass range. shade.
clean, pure water and reproducing
food. There Is no better egg-produc-
Ing food than q combination Of outs,
bran. corn. grass and clover, skim milk
and insects.
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cause the hen is not able to digest
much food containing high percent.
age Of crude fiber. The hens that did
eat sunhower seed were seen cracking
them and eating only the softer por-
lions inside. possibly because they
wanted to get rid Of the crude fiber
In the shell.
Bran is often used In poultry feed.
Ing. but the hens In this test which
could get other feed almost always
chose 1t instead Of bran. Alfalfa
leaves were tried but not eaten to any
great extent.
Animal food Of some kind, such as
the beef scrap or sour milk, is gen.
orally regarded as very necessary for
laying hens. but most of the hens In
this test did not eat much more beef
scrap while laying than while not lay
ing. Two actually ate more of 1t when
they were not laying.
Other tests at the Missouri station
have shown that the use Of either beef
scrap or sour milk makes the hens
egg record ut least twice Us good as
though she were fed no animal feed
whatever, and that sour milk Ia slight.
ly better than beef scrap for this pur.
pose in addition to being cheaper and
easier to get on most farms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black-Draught.

McDuff, Val suffered for several
years." says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, o.
This place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me TO fry
Thedford's Black Draught, which | did
and ! found II TO be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
! keep Black-Draught on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me for a dose, and 4
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long spell Of sick
ness in our family. since we commenced
using Black-Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found 10 regu.
ate weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
ieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
1t has been in constant use for more
han 10 years, and has benefited more
han a million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
Package to-day. N.cln
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23
LOOKOUT FOR LITTLE MITES
Pests VIII Be Found In Cracks and
creviees In and Around Perehes
and on Wallis. ~ -. 49,.

Be on your guard for mites: they
will first be noticed under the perches
and in cracks and crevices immediate
ly adjoining same on the walls.
When first noticed clean the house
thoroughly and spray all nests and
other fixtures. such as dropping
boards, perches. ETC.. with common
kerosene and repeat this operation at
least once week until completely
erad!cated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23

sl'ennant farm fhrpusi, the sac sand:
and II Is dry! IN the same district and
county, on the waters OF Goose creek,
,nIie mile west OF Petroleum, the
Woodlawn OIL company has completed
It's No. a we'll on the Marbury tract,
and has three.barrel per day pump.
er in the Big Injun sand.
On the waters Of West Fork river.
In Washington district. Calhoun coun.
ty, the Hope Natural Gas company has
completed its initial test well on the
B. Hopkins farm through the Big In
Jun sand. and found that formation
barren. This location is l IL miles
north Of the same company's initial
test on the NJ. ]. Duffield farm.
On Cross creek, in Cross Creek dis.
tr1ct, Brooke county, the Rock Ledge
OIL company has completed its initial
test well on the Ellison Brothers
farm, and 1t is dry in the Hundred. Foot
sand.
In Central district, Doddridge coun.
ty, about one-half mile in advance OF
production, the Hope Natural Gas
company has completed its initial
test we'll on the Kate Hudkins farm
through the Gordon sand, and that for.
nation is dry. This well will be shot
and tested IN the Big 1njun sand.
In the same district and county,
about one.half mile north Of the Bal.
timore and Ohio railroad at Green.
wood. the Carnegie Gas company has
completed its initial test well on the
E. Carter heirs farm, and has gas
we'll in the Maxon sand, producing g.
100000 cubic feet per day
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23
DON'T FUSS With
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister

There's no sense in mixing a mess of
mustard, -four and water when you can
easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness.
with a little clean. white Musterolc.
Musterole is made of pure oil OF mus
tard and other helpful ingredients, COM
bined in the form OF a pleasant white
ointment. 1t takes the place OF out-oi-
date mustard plasters, and will not blister.
Musterolc usually gives prompt relief
from sore throat. bronchitis. tonsilitis,
Group, stiff neck. asthma, neuralgia, head
ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism.
lumbago pains and aches OF the back or
joints. sprains, sore muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the
chest Git often prevents prcumonia).
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23
Has Emerged From Local
Environment Into Ma
tional Field.
THE STALWARTS DID IT.
Thought Chicago Events
Sounded Death Knell
of Johnson.
(By gibson GARDNER,

WASHINGTON. Nov. 90. - Hiram
w. Johnson. junior Senator from Cali.
fornia-that Is a new title to which
the country will soon become accus.
toned. Governor" Johnson has grad.
uated into the U. S. Senate.
According to political precedents,
Johnson has emerged from local poll
tics into the national game. In the.
DRY Johnson did that four years ago
when he was nominated for Vice Pres
ident on the Progressive party ticket.
But lie didn't, In fact, because hardly
anybody knew about it; Roosevelt and
Taft were making so much noise, the
voice of johnson could hardly be
heard.
This time Johnson has had the lime
light all to himself. Who carried the
state that carried the election? Our
cheer-leader responds - JOHNSON!
Even New York has heard his name !:
and by this time 1t is not impossible
that somebody has told Mr.. Wilcox
1.-THE gentleman who managed Judge
Hughes campaign.
California voted for Johnson on the
Senatorial issue almost unanimously
There are few peOple-experts In
politics-who may remember the name
Of the man who ran against johnson
and it was not Francis ]. Heney.
Also Johnson carried California for
Wilson. lie says he didn't, but he is
just keeping his party regularity" on
straight. 1t was the snub to Johnson
by Hughes and his managers that
turned the great bulk Of Progressive
voters in California from Hughes to
Wilson. and nothing that Johnson or
State Chairman Custer Rowell can say
will make anyone who knows the Cali.
fornia situation believe otherwise.
Hiram w. Johnson is registered III
California as Progressive. He was
the regular Republican nominee also
for the Senate. He is in fact the en-.
tire Progressive.Republican party OF
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Caiifer1ia and that include most 81
the voters Of that state. = q s, 3 s
= Thereal reason why johnson looms
so large is that he has performed Is
a Progressive. There are mary Of that
persuasion who have talked Johnson
had the courage. after he was elected
Governor. to do just what he said he
would do when he was campaigning.
His first job, as everybody remem.
bers. was to kick the Southern Pacific
railroad out of politics. His second
was to carry out tina promises In the
Progressive platform.
This was some considerable under.
taking, but johnson went through With
It. First. he had TO get Legislature in
sympathy with his program. He had
to kick the Southern Pacific and the
public service corporation influences
out Of the legislature. But he did
that; and after while he got the
legislature, so It would do all he told
1t to and then would beg the privilege
Of doing something more. With the
legislature properly tanned, johnson
went at the job OF delivering the real
goods. He put over all the popular
government features Of the progress.
sive platform first-the initiative. ref
erendum and recall, and all those
things. He reformed the ballot. and
did away with voting under party EN-.
blems in state and local elections. He
got good primary laws and corrupt
practice acts. He set up real rail.
road and public service commission.
He got the civil service on the merit
system, took the judiciary out OF parti'
san politics and cleaned up the state
institutions. He next got a good EN-.
ployers' liability law. blue-sky law,
an Industrial accident commission. and
then cleaned up the prisons and penal
schools. He attacked the unemploy.
ment problem and some other tough
knots and did some good work toward
their ultimate solution. and altogether
he got the state so well cleaned UP
comparatively spcaking) that It had
become quite necessary for him either
to get into some bigger job or to 90
back to the practice Of law.
The truth is johnson intended to go
back to the practice OF law and would
have been we'll on his way there by
this time IL the Standpat crowd had
not got so chesty after the Chicago
conventions. But when Willie Croker
(inheritor OF the Southern Pacific)
thought the Chicago doings were an In.
vitation to him to plant his heel on
Johnson's neck ana thumk his nose to
the universe, Johnson wet with few
OF his retaincrs ana confessed that he
was willing to take a little old sena-
torial nomination just to tease Willie.
So he snatched the peppermint from
the baby's mouth; and all the rest is
recent history.
Johnson will be an addition to the
Senate's Progressive Republican
group. II the Progressive party is re.
organized and made to stand on its
legs he will be a Progressive; II the
Progressives decide to Progressivize
the Republican party, by grabbing It
around the waist and taking the ball
away with 1t, Johnson will be one OF
the beefy fellows in the middle Of the
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New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Trading in
yesterdays active market was agait,
governed to an unusual extent by tech.
meal conditions There were further
Indications of an extended bull &c.
count, especially in metals and spe.
clalties Of recent prominence and
strength.
Stocks Of the more speculative char
acter were freely offered almost from
the outset. but registered lowest prices
in the final hour, when the entire list
became unsettled. One Of the primary
causes was an unexpected rise in call
money to 4 u and even per cent,
the latter rate being raid by few be.
lated borrowers.
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Nov. 23.-Tradlng
was weak and draggy. Industrial
stocks were the leaders. but pronounc.
ed movements were among the special.
ties. There was tendency to down.
ward movement in natural gas Issues.
all such stocks losing slightly during
the session, Columbia Gas and Electric
half, Coney River Gas point, and
Ohio Fuel Supply two points.
Mt. Shasta again led in local sales
with 1s.600 shares. closing at SO. a
loss Of .04. Ross Mining was next
with 1900 shares to its credit. This
issue reached 81. but declined to 35.
where 1t stood at tho close OF Tues.
days session.