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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
COUNTY FARM NOTES
John n. Deyoe. Agent

There has been considerable com
ment on the methods OF management
OF the creamery at Kingwood, by the
farmers in the county who have been
selling cream TO this establishment.
1 would like to say that the affairs OF
the creamery have been reorganized
and in the future will be conducted ac-
cording to the very best methods OF
creamery management.
Market prices, no more and no less.
will be paid for butter fat and all &C
counts will be settled promptly at
regular date i'm each month. as soon
as back accounts are settled.
Very careful tests will be made of
all cream received. and in fact every
thing will be done to assure patrons
that their patronage is desired and
appreciated.
Not many counties in West Virginia
arc fortunate i'm having a creamery,
and it should be the desire OF every
farmer producing cream to see that Il
goes to his county creamery.
l would also like TO state that you
can materially assist this worthy pro-
ject by seeing that your cream is in
the best of condition when shipped.
Sweet cream is to be desired, so that
the butter maker can control more
easily the flavor of the butter. Han
die your cream carefully, see that all
containers are kept perfectly clean
and sweet. Set your separator to run
the cream fairly thick and try to see
that your cream is OF the same con-
sistency every day This all will aid
in turning out better product at the
creamery and consequently will aid
you.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
Church Attendance.

1t is said in union there is strength.
In division weakness. None will at
tempt TO deny this statement. A wise
general will use every laudable means
TO concentrate his forces that he may
have effective cooperation. He knows
that concentration and cooperation
are military essentials. A scattered
army only invites defeat and disaster.
The great Napoleon had the faculty of
concentrating his forces and then with
a united army would take the divided
forces OF his enemy in detail and crush
them. A factor that should not be
overlooked is he had loyal soldier con-
stituency. When General Grant took
charge OF the Civil war, every student
OF history knows, that the different
Union armies'were so many independ-
ent units, and that it took the genius
OF the silent man" to unite those
forces in one great effort, with one
great object in view, the crushing of
the rebellion. We all know the result.
During the great Eastern war, Ger
many has been giving her enemies all
sorts of trouble. largely due to the
fact that her union and cooperation
has been all but perfect II concen-
tration and cooperation are so neces-
sary in a military sense how much
more so i'm a spiritual sense. Solid
ranks, with elbow touch, and heart
throbs OF loyalty and devotion to our
Lord, are almost invincible-are hard
to beat down. The true minister
would rather see this obtain in his
church than to get great earthly re.
ward l think all will agree that the
greatest need of the church today Is
not greater material equipment. hui
the baptism of fire by which God
comes into the closest contact with
his church. with the greatest effusiou
of light, love and power. We NAV
speak and write of God as a theologi-
cal thought, or as the providence OF
nature, OF nations or persons, but God
wants to come closer to us than that
he wants to baptize us with himself
He can not do this unless we align
ourselves with the rank and file of his
faithful ones who like Napoleon's old
guard who could die but never sur
render" We should be found in the
firing line. This is the day of battle
the day of conflict. The day of re.
ward is coming to Gods faithful ones
and a glorious day it will be to then
too. Blessed is the man whom hi.
Lord shall find watching. Eight tn,
good fight of faith, lay hold upon eter
nal life"
Kingwood Ministerial Association.
By w. II. CUNNINGHAM.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
Circuit Court Proceedings Regular
June Term


Grand jurors-U. n. Orr, j. A. Mont
gomery, I. n. Roby, j. c. Gibson, Will
lam ] Good, b. L. Evans, u. NJ. Conn.
Waitman w. Crisis, Elmer b. Feather.
Amos L Dodge, / n Graham, L. j.
Warman, w. NJ. Gibson, c. A. Craig,
Samuel Field and A. +. Bolyard.
The court having selected Elmer b.
Feather as foreman. the jury retired to
their room and i'm due course Of time
returned the following indictments:
Felonies William Wolfe, Dave vii
liams William Wolfe, Dave Williams
and Dick Cork, James Cochran, two
bills, Jess c. Gale, ]. G.. Knots Homer
Wagner. John Shoat.
Misdemeanors Tom Polling, two
bills, William Wolfe, Dave Williams.
Dick Cork, Chicken Slim" William ].
Funk, Ira Thomas, Stanley Lipscomb.
two bills. After making their report
the jury was discharged.
Gay Metheny VS.. Bruce Dodge. Bas-
tardy. Case discharged at plaintiffs
cost.
Troy Metheny VS.. Terra Alta Light
ing company. Dismissed.
State VS.. William j. Funk. Indict-
ment quashed.
State VS.. VIM. J. Funk. Misde-
meanor Continued until next term.
Bond given.
State ys, William Wolfe. Felony.
Defendant found guilty.
State VS.. James Cochran. Felony.
Defendant found guilty. Motion made
for new trial which court takes time
to consider.
State VS.. J. G. Knots. Felony. De-
fondant declared by jury to be insane
at present time but sane at time of
alleged offense Court ordered defend
ant be committed to insane hospital at
Weston until such time as he be so re-
stored that he can be put on trial
herein.
State VS.. c. L. wilkinson. Felony.
Motion to quash indictment, etc, over
ruled. Case continued until next
term. Bond given for appearance.
State VS.. Jonathan Funk. Case dis
missed
State VS.. Hosea Funk Same.
state VS.. William Friend. Same.
State VS.. Min Pyles and Cora Pyles.
Felony. Case continued.
State VS.. A. r. Collins. Felony.
Case continued
J. n. McClanahan, appellant. VS..
Samuel a. Strawser Appeal Dis
missed
state VS.. Sam Scricca. Motion to
quash warrant sustained
State VS.. Harley Miller. Felony.
Continued.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
PONDER OVER 1T

The people of West Virginia should
realize by this time that the only way
they are going to be able TO get any relief
from the continual increase i'm taxation is
new deal. The Republican party has
had control OF the state government since
1896. Ever since that party has had
control of the state there has been
steady increase each year in taxation.
Each succeeding administration has been
creating additional new offices, which the
most bitter partisan must admit has been
done wholly for the purpose of providing
offices for men who will assist i'm building
up the state house machine in order to
retain the members Of the machine in
public office. These offices are not created
for the public good, or from any public
necessity, but for the sole purpose of TAX
ing care OF the men who are expected TO
work for the candidates Of the machine.
We had a striking example OF this dur
ing the recent primary. Every available
man that could be spared from Charleston
was sent forth TO work for the machine
candidates. This is the testimony of the
Republicans who were opposing the ma
| chine. Both anti-machine newspapers
and stump-speakers charged this during
the entire campaign. This cannot be re-
futed by shouting Democratic campaign
lies" Every unbiased Republican knows
that this is the charge which the anti
machine Republicans have made. Will
it be less true when you are asked to
support the Republican state ticket in
November No. Then what are you
Republican taxpayers, who are not seek
ing public Office, going to do about il?
Are you going to vote to place this gigan-
L tic Republican machine back i'm power
for four more years2 II you do, it must
be because you are so blinded by political
prejudice that you prefer to increase the
burden OF taxation rather than TO place
the Democratic party in power in this
state; place man like John Cornwell in
the gubernatorial chair who will see that
this state is run strictly on a business
basis economically administered, which
means a corresponding reduction in taxa
ton.
There is not a Republican in tn stIte
who is not familiar with the warning
which John Cornwell gave the taxpayers
in 1904. He told them what would hap
pen to them if they adopted the Dawson
tax laws and retained the Republican
party in power. But this timely warning
was not needed. Today the taxpayers
are grooming under the burden OF taxa
ton which they would have escaped had
they elected John Cornwell governor and
a Democratic legislature. Heavy as this
load is today it is comparatively light to
what it will be when We have to pay the
Virginia debt.
The ARGUS would ask its Republican
friends to consider this from business
standpoint and not view it from political
prejudice. The Republicans must suffer
with their brethren who hold different
political views. The load of taxation will
fall as heavy on the Republican shoulder
as that of any other class oil taxpayers.
We shall all suffer alike while the mem
bers OF the Republican state house ma
chine will recline in the lap OF luxury
and ease and exclaim: what fools these
mortals be!'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
MR. WOODS Foa CONGRESS

The returns of the primary show the
nomination of Mr.. Woods for congress,
by plurality of about 700. This is par
ticularly gratifying to Mr.. Woods, for he
made no personal canvass of the district
or any part of it to effect his nomination.
Mr.. Woods made such a splendid race
in the special election that he proved
clearly to the voters of the district that he
possesses not only the ability as a con
gressional candidate, but the mixing
qualities which go a long way towards
establishing him as vote getter To
have reduced the majority in the district
to bare 400 against him is victory in
itself, especially in the face Of the whole
sale corruption charged OH all hands to
have been carried out by the supporters
OF Mr.. Bowers IN his home county.
The voters are to have one more oppor-
tunity to take their choice between Bow
ers and Woods, and it is believed that
the thoughtful voter will conclude that
the piece Of term to which Bowers wa
elected by such reputed corruption as oc-
CURED in Berkeley county is quite enough
of him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
Card of Thanks



Editor Argus:
Permit me to say to the voters OF
Preston county who so Loyalty sup
ported me in the primary election OF
June 9Th that l regard the confidence
and esteem manifested in my behalf
as not only a recognition Of the prin-
ciples OF government for which / have
contended I'm the past but for those
set forth in my declaration for the
future. On the other hand, / wish TO
say to those who perhaps as earnestly
supported my opponent, that the con-
test was unusually friendly both as 10
ourselves and friends, and so far as I
am informed nothing harsh or unkind
was injected into the contest How
ever, jokes are always free i'm harvest.
Even my old friend. Captain Green OF
the Post-Chronicle. in presenting a
brief of my history TO his readers. said
among other nice things that / had
been a standing candidate for the Leg
islature for the past twenty years. III
this be true IT establishes the fact that
am not a quitter-that / will stand
by my colors, sink or swim re-
member well that / was a candidate
for the Legislature I'm 1904 when tax
reform was the slogan of the powers
that be, and as usual i dared 10 CD
pose the scheme to fool the people.
| said then and l say now that it was
molasses to catch flies. and il caught
them all right and Shaw went down
supposedly never to rise again. but
here l am, friends, your nominee for
the Legislature with no strings on me
I except to stand firmly for what l con-
ceive TO be the good OF the whole peo-
pie rather than the few l would
neither want nor accept public trust
under any other condition, so friends,
if my record as public servant does
not bear me out in this statement cast
your votes i'm November for a worth
Ter man. While l always have been
and expect to continue to be an hon
est Abe Lincoln Republican. my par
ty does not own me, and should such
measures be introduced i'm the Logfs-
lature of 1917 SHOULD be a member
of that body by my party or the OPP
pos.-o party that l consider selfish on
partisan l will oppose them to the
best OF my ability.
From this, my friends, don't think
for a moment that the splendid eff
fort made for me in the late primary
lin many cases unsolicited will no,
be cherished in my heart so long as j
am permitted to live, the splendid re.
cogniuon accorded me not only lbs
supporters but those who were not foI
me, except as a matter OF courtesy
which was bestowed I'm the fullest
sense, renews in me in LIES evening
the vigor OF Che by-gone years, whor
was wont to beard the lions in THEN
den.
trust that this response to the viii
of my friends both old and new, viii
be accepted in the spirit in which it i.
written, with malice toward none an,
charity to all.
am, sincerely yours,
LEROY SHAW
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
ChOate's Tribute TO Wilson

Joseph II. Choate, former aubassa-
dor to Great Britain and leading Re
publican, writing in the Review of Re
views for January, 1915, paid high tri-
butte 20 the Wilson administrations
policies growing out of the war. lie
said
IF we can maintain our neutrality
and keep out of this war and at the
same time prove ourselves friendly to
all the nations engaged i'm it-as ]
think we shall under the wise and pru-
dent conduct of President Wilson-the
United States will believe. not only
be called into consultation by the war
ring nations, when they are no longer
able to keep up the fight, but will
practically be able to dictate the
terms OF peace between them one of
which must if possible, be an effect
ual guarantee against any future out
break of the horrible spirit of militar-
ism which has caused the present war
And ] am encouraged i'm this belief
by reading the recent message of
President Wilson and the annual re-
ports of the Secretaries of War and OF
The Navy which, taken together. an
pear to show a steadfast determine
ton on the part of our Federal gov
ornment to have us prepared always
for effectual self-defensc. which fs
necessary condition OF our national
existence se
"Of course, the ord of this war will
see us by far the most powerful MAJ
ton in the world, and If the policy
pointed out By Secretary Daniels rs
pursued, we snail perhaps in The ruu-
ness Of time become ourselves tho
mistress OF the seas without insurrirr
hostility or attack from any nation.
and shall be the great factor for pre-
serving universal peace"
Commenting editorially upon Sir
Chcatc's letter the editor of the R..
view of Reviews says
surely. there is NO moro approved
friend Of international peace ,n our
country than the Hon Ja ph IT
Choa.c Read then. what ra writes fr
.fs number of the Review orr og.
need of cmeicnt means of national do.
Tense. tie i7 in perfect aerecn.r.
with what President uH
forth in hia message 90 Congress %
December s. For or- man.
President Wilson'S tsorde......, ......
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
MR. HITE THE "coAT"

Mr.. Hite, one Of the candidates OF the
Republican party for the nomination for
the senate, and the administration candi-
date for that Office, was the goat" TO
aid in the nomination Of Robinson for
governor aud Bowers for congress. In
Berkeley county the slate was, "Hite for
senate, Robinson for governor and Bow
ers for congress" II was Hite, the rich
coal operator, who held the bag. At tine
voting precinct in Martinsburg where
Congressman Bowers and bis two sons
vote Hite got just one vote, and il is said
that was not cast by any member OF the
Bowers family.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22


When the editor OF the Review be-
came a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor he did so in
response TO what he conceived to be
a demand from the rank and file of
his party az indicated by voluntary
requests and suggestions, personally
and by letter The result of the pri-
mary is proof that he was not mis-
taken.
without political headquarters. po-
litical managers or campaign contri-
buttons; striking only in self-defense.
there was absolutely nothing in his
pre-primary campaign that need be
explained or which requires any apol-
ogy.
1t need hardly be said that to him
the result is most gratifying not so
much that he attained the nomination.
but that it came with such a splendid
majority, an endorsement OF which
any man might well be proud. Es-
pecially is he proud of the endorse
ment of the home folks" his neigh
bors. That after a quarter of a CEN
fury in the practice of law, editing
this newspaper, and interested in var
ious business enterprises, always
speaking his mind frankly and freely.
that only rs votes out of about 1000 i'm
the Democratic primary should be
cast against him in the county, is one
more bit of evidence of the friendship
Of the good people of Hampshire for
him. Hard legal fights and plain
words honestly spoken, necessarily
left some sores. That there were not
more is evidence of the generous ma
lures OF the Democrats Of the county
rather than of the infallibility of the
candidate.
Then the neighboring counties: Har-
dy with but 30 opposing votes, Miner
al "A, Grant 10. and so on throughout
the Second district And i'm Marion
there was but handful OF votes in
opposition as in many other counties
where he was best known
To all those who imposed confidence
in him by voting for him and working
| for his nomination and especially to
the hundreds of loyal, faithful friends
who stood on the firing line from the
beginning to the end of the contest
courageously and openly making his
fight, the writer is grateful beyond
power Of expression. He did not mis-
lead those friends when he told them
before the primary, of the size of their
approaching victory He believed
his knowledge of the people of West
Virginia and the conditions enabled
him to correctly forecast the result
In that he was not mistaken.
To those same fighting friends as
well as to all the other people of the
state who are anxious to join in the
effort to redeem this state from the
disgraceful political plight into which
it has fallen, he now says, with equal
emphatic confidence, that the assuran.
ces of support of Independent, patrio.
tic Republicans, convince him that be.
yond any doubt he can and will wiz
in the general election in November
He would again say that the only sur
prising thing will be the size OF his
ajOrity-HamDshi Review
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

Although moro than two
have elapsed since 'ho 'a'avFa pr
mary it ifs still impoa IIla 90 Stat. wr.
'hc Republican nominee for e9vcrro.
win be The latest figures obafnabra
today show Chat Robinson has 90 Dead
of 45i votes over LILLY bu. ho r
counts now in progress MAY mako 70
material change In practically add
the counties whore rccouut have boon
completed slight gains have been made
by one or the other contestant fn
Raleigh, Iilly's home county. gain
of i52 votes was made by Robinson
ln Mcdowell. Hatdeida hsme county
tho court has so far failed OF refused
TO even make The official canvass of
the returns as required by law.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

In bic speech 10 the National Pres.
Club, President Wilson based bis hope
Of the ultimate salvation Of the world on
the diainterested men and women who
inhabit it. u it were possible 10 ana
I'VE The faith that the American people
have in Woodrow Wilson, it would be
discovered that his diunterestedness ia
his greatest asset. The people do not
believe that be plays the game" for
what be can get out Of &c for himself.
They do believe that be is in public life
70 do public service, and that be IS their
good and faithful servant.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

Republican opposition 10 Woodrow
wilson manIiests itself in much talk in
congress and ont, but when one Of the
Wilson administration measures comes
70 . vote, even the Republicans dare not
oppose IT, The Rural Credits bin passed
The senate with only five votes against &c /.
there we're only ten nays in the house Of
representative. Yet no rural credits bin
even reached vote under Republican
rule. That is circumstance that the
farmers Of the nation will not forge.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
A BREAK WITH MEXICO
CONSIDERED IMMINENT
Clash Reported Between United States
Troops and Carranzistas President
Calls Out Entire National Guard for
Duty Along Border Sharp Reply
Sent 10 Carranza,

Ell PASO, Texas. June 2i-Carran-
zista troops engaged a scouting party
OF American cavalry this morning at
Carrizal, fifteen miles west of villa
Ahumada, according to a Telegram re-
ceived tonight by General Gonzales.
commander of the Juarez garrison.
General Gomez. believed TO have
been in command of the Mexican force,
was killed.
The first report OF the engagement
contained a request that immediate
preparations be made i'm Juarezz to
care for the Mexican wounded. The
message was delayed in transit and
preceded the arrival of the train only
by few minutes. The number of
wounded is not yet available.
The American casualties are not
definitely known. The telegram To
Gonzales stated that number OF
American prisoners were taken. This
official statement was obtained from
Gonzales:
There was an engagement between
American and Mexican troops at Car
rial. We have no details. We UNI
derstand the American casualties were
forty. A number of American pris-
oners have been taken. Our own
losses we do not know. Some of the
wounded Mexicans have arrived in
Juarez. have not talked to them"
General Bells brigade in El Paso is
awaiting the word to move. General
Bell has not received official confr-
nation of the fighting from General
Pershing's present headquarters at Co
lonia Dublan. This delay was believ-
ed to be due to the fact that the dis
lance from Carrizal to Gallana or FL
Vale, the nearest point Of contact
with the American lines Of communi-
cation, is approximately seventy miles
Means of transmitting the report
would be by courier to either of the
points named.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

There are undoubtedly some ten million
voters ia this country, Republicans. Pro-
gresiveu, Independents and Democrats.
who believe heart and soul in the con-
structive reforms agitaicd during The last
decade and carried, 10 q large extent
into effect By President Wilson through
The agency Of the Democratic party. This
was possible because the Democratic
party vas The only political agency not
dominated By the selfish special interests
opposed to these reforms And under
=. 'oodroW Wiison the Democratic party
has been kept free Of special-interest con-
troll and today remains the only available
political agency for the continuation Of
tbs good work.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

Joseph II Trembiy, a well known
citizen Of the East Side. died at his
home 10 the Craborchard Sunday. June
= 1916, 40 the age Of ~ years, having
been born February IS. 1844. Death
followed an illness lasting but a few
days The deceased was a lifelong
resident Of Preston county. having
been born On the old Trembiy iaunsry
farm near Albright
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

The currency law the downward re-
vision Of The tariff; the establishment OF
the Federal Trade Commission, the re-
vision Of The antitrust law-these things
things have been done for business men
By the Democrats. The rural credits bill
and The shipping bin 10 restore the
American merchant marine-tbese are in
The course Of enactment. A record that
no administration ever placed before The
people, q record that the people will NOS
fail 10 uphold at the polls.