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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
Roosevelt Denounces
'Pork-BQrre1" Methods
In the National Defense

We have endeavored to deceive our
selves by announcing that in this
policy Of supine inaction and of fail
ure to perform duty, we are actuated
by the Hottest motives. doubt
whether we have really deceived our
selves. and most certainly we have
not deceived others. There is not a
nation in the world which believes
that our course OF conduct has been
dictated by anything save tmidity,
unworthy shrinking from effort and
responsibility. and cold and selfish
love of money making and OF soft
ease.
I'm any serious crisis there are al
ways men who try to carry water on
both shoulders. These men try to es-
cape the hard necessity OF choice be-
tween two necessarily opposite alter
natives, by trying to work up some
compromise. In actual practice. this
compromise usually proves to COM
bine with exquisite nicely all the
defects and. none Of the advantages
OF both courses. 1t Is true that in
ordinary political matters compro-
mise Is essential. 1t is true that In
ordinary times 1t Is essential. But
there come great crises when COM
promises are either impossible or IA
tai. This Is one OF those crises.
There Is no use in saying that we
will At ourselves to defend ourselves
a little, but not much. Such a posi-
ton Is equal to announcing that. II
necessary. we shall hit, but that we
shall only hit soft. The only right
principle is to prepare thoroughly OF
not at all. The only right principle
is to avoid hitting IL it is possible to
do 80, but never under any circum-
stances to hit soft. To go to war a
little but not much, is the one abso-
Lutte certain way to ensure disaster.
To prepare little but not much,
stands on a par with city develop
ing a fire department which, after a
fire occurs. can put 1t out a little,
but not much"
Colonel Roosevelt declared tina,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
HELEN KELLER AT WESTON.

BUcKHANNoN. May 2s-wesley-
an College will have Helen Keller as
It's guest on Saturday night OF this
week when she will deliver her lee
ture on Happiness" Helen Keller
Is the most noted woman that mod
ern times has produced and the fact
that she Is to lecture here is ere
ating greater interest than any SIM
liar event In the history Of Buckhan-
non. Two special trains will run
into Buckhannon, coming leaving
Elkins at $3.50 D. m. and the other
leaving Weston at Z p. m. That from
Elkins will stop at Junior, Beling-
ton. Philippi and Century Junction,
and that from Weston will stop at
Horner and Lorentz. both on the trip
here and on the return.
Tweleve hundred people are ex-
pected to hear Miss Keller and fully
two-thirds Of this number OF seats
have already been sold to Buckhan-
non townspeople and Wesleyan stu
dents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
ITALIANS UNDERTAKE
BIG COUNTER STROKES


BERLIN, May 19.-Austrian troops
are continuing to advance at points on
the Italian front, the official statement
of May Is said, although the Italians
are undertaking vigorous counter
strokes. The Austrians crossed the
Luan valley and captured Costabella.
The positions captured have been In
the hands of the Italians for months.
They include points to which the
Italians attached the greatest strategic
Importance.
For example there fell into the hands
OF tho Austrans on Golgaria pleateau
an order issued by an Italian division
commander in which the plateau was
characterized as position Of funda-
mental Importance TO be held at all
hazards.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
CLARKSBURG NEGRO
Gets Ninety Days in the County
Jail at Uniontown, Pa, for
Larceny.

uN1oNToWN. May 19.-In court
here Judge ]. Q. Van Swearingen i'm
posed sentence In the following cases
In which the defendants had entered
pleas OF guilty.
William Hyde, Clarksburg. w.
Va, negro, arrested In Connellsvillc
for larceny OF SIS. n suit cage and n
suit OF clothes; costs and NINETY days
in Jail. John Solomon. assault and
battery on his wife: costs. PIetro
Fabba, larceny Of SEQ; costs and 90
days in jail. Peter Pirovosky, carrys
ing concealed weapons; costs. SIS
fine and nine months in jail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
ARMED MEy|CANS
Under Independent Leader is
Camping 1865 Miles South
of the Border.

ICY ASSOCIATED eRkss,
MARATHON, Tex. May 19.-Ros.
allie Hernandez. with 400 armed fol-
lowers. is camping at Rancho de En-
elias. 165 miles south of the border
and forty miles sout hof where the
second American expeditionary force
under Colonel Sibley camped yester-
day. According to reports Herman
DEE has a total Of 500 men In the Inn
mediate vicinity of his headquarters.
Hernandez. 1t is reported, does not
subject himself or his followers to the
dictums of either Carranza or villa.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
DAMAGE SUIT
Growing Out of a Gasoline Ex.
plosion Is on Trial in the
Circuit Court.

The damage suit of U. G. Barrick
against the Clarksburg Transfer and
Storage Company for personal injur-
les in gasoline explosion. in which
there was lung jury ut, a previous
term OF the court is on trial in the
circuit court.
A jury in the case of NJ. j. Lynch
against orland u. Romine for pay be-
cause OF injuries done an automobile
failed to agree and was discharged
from the case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
HUGHES ELECTED.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. May
1a-At the general conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church here Fri
day DR.. Matt S. Hughes. Of Pasadena,
Calf, was elected bishop on the
twelfth ballot. receiving $40 votes.
or four more than was necessary. He
is brother OF Bishop Edwin P.
Hughes, OF San Francisco.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
CAPTAIN LUsK ON Duty.

Captain L. II. Ilusk.. of the Pittsburg
Pullman on baltimore and Ohio trains
Nos. and 4. is on duty once more
after having been OFF with broken
hand. The captain was confined to his
home in Butler. Pa. Porter Ellis. one
Of the most genial in the service, is
also back. on the run after trip to
California.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
MANY VESSELS ARE SUNK
BY GERMAN SEA FORCES

BERLIN, Map 19-since January
/ last German and Austrian subma-
rines have sunk hostile ships with q
total tonnage of 671.500. 1t was an
nounced today, these figures includ-
ing ships sunk during April.
Amsterdam dispatches state that
survivors Of the British steamship
Cymric, which sank on May 8, stated
on arriving at Liverpool that the
sinking Of the vessel was due to the
explosion Of its boilers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
HARTMAN JAILED
To BE Tried on Charge of Having
Whiskcy in Public Place.

Casey Hartman is prisoner in
the county Jail awaiting hearing
before a magistrate on charge Of
violating the prohibition law by hav-
ing whiskey in pblic place. He
was arrested late Thursday afternoon
in West Pike street, near First street.
by Deputy Sheriff Laco Wolfe. who
says he took pint bottle Of whiskey
from Hartman's pocket. County
officers had suspected Hartman OF
carrying on bootlegging business.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
TO RUN sLEEPRRs.

The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company will operate two
extra sleepers from this state
for the Republican and Pro-
gressive national conventions
in Chicago. Ono sleeper will
leave Wheeling at 6 O'Clock the
afternoon Of June 6 and the
other will leave here at 4
o'clock In the afternoon of the
same day and join the Wheel
ing sleeper at GAINESVILLE, leay-
ing the line to Cincinnati at
Parkersburg. They will arrive
in Chicago the next morning.
Frank B. Haymaker and Lucius
Hoge. Jr. Of this city, and John
Chittum, Of Weston, have al
ready engaged reservations In
the sleeper leaving here.
u. rI" y 60 It ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
And Pays His Respects to Men
!. Who Try to Garry Water
on Both Shoulders.

DETROIT, Mich, May 19.-Hun.
dreds OF school children waving Amer.
lean flags were among the throne
which greeted Theodore Roosevelt n
the railway station this forenoon when
be arrived here to be guest OF honor
at the American day celebration.
Before Colonel Roosevelt was driven
TO the Detroit Athletic Club at the
head of an automobile parade he made
q short address to the Boy Scouts who
were lined up In front Of the station.
He told them he believed In their or.
ganization because 1t taught them To
fight for the truth and mot to be
mollycoddles."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
STEAMERS ASSEMBLED,
TO TRANSPORT SHIPS

PARIS. May 19.-one hundred and
fifty steamers have been assembled
at the Hungarian seaport of Fiume
to transport troops, munitions and
supplies under protection Of the Aus
tro-Hungarian feet TO Durazzo, AL
bania. This information vas received
here today in adyices from Innsbruck.
1t is supposed here that the Austrians
intend to make strong attack upon
the Albanian town of Avlona. which
is occupied by the Italians.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
TWO HANG|NGS
Are the First of the Legal Exc
cutions for Staying Ameri-
cans in Border Raids.
lsy AssoelArre ,asss,

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. May 49,
The first legal executions as punish,
ment for the Staying Of Americans IN
border raids by Mexican bandits last
summer and fall are to take place
here today with the hanging OF Mel
quaides Chapa and Jose Muenrostro
They were found guilty Of murder In
connection with the death of A. l.
Austin and his son. Charles. follow
ing raid on Sebastian. Cameron
county, August 6. 1915, by a band
Of fourteen Mexicans.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
LILLY IS UNFIT
TOBECOVERNOR
SHEDS ARE USED
FOR SPEAkEASIES.

Booze emporiums seem to
find no difficulty in securing
locations In Wheeling. A new
institution OF the spoakeasy
persuasion is said to be -four
ishing In a building that archi-
tecturally Is not much more
than q shed located on the
creek bank near the end OF
Nineteenth street. The patron
age is large and varied, and tho
supply, II is intimated, Is car
ricd to the resort in baskets by
messengers dispatched at inter-
walls to tho Bridgeport supply
house. The palce. like many
others, makes no effort at con-
cealment and makes no de-
mands upon patrons other than
that they have the necessary
price. They have never been
raided.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
FRENCH TRENCHES ARE
CAPTURED BY GERMANS

tnf ASSOCIATED fRtsG
BERLIN, May 19.-French trench
es on both sides of the Harcourt-
Esnes high road on the Verdun
front, west OF the Meuse. have been
captured by the Germans. the war
office announced today. Nine French
officers and 100 men were taken pris-
oners.
The announcement says the cap
tured French positions extend to the
neighborhood Of the southern corner
Of Ducks wood.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
NO RESPONSE.

WASHINGTON, May 10-Ger-
many considering the submarine con-
troyersy with the United States
closed. has determined to make no
response to the last American note
upon the subject. Information to
this effect is contained in confidential
advices received here from Berlin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
STRIKE ENDED.

10Y ASSOCIATED passn
YOUNGSTOWN. o., May 1e.-Ac-
cording TO the claims Friday of man
ufacturers. strikes at three plants in
the Grab creek district are virtually
at an end. At the Republic rubber
plant 700 of the men are said to be
back at work of the LOO employed
normally.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
Sir Frederick E. Smith (top) and
Daniel J. Bailey.

After Sir Roger Easement himself,
these two men are the most promi-
nent figures In the Easement hiph
treason trial In London. Smith g
the brilliant young attorney general
prosecuting Easement. Bailey, who
called himself Beverly In Berlin, was
Easements right-hand man n the
tight for Irish freedom.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
CONTINUED on page !. IS. seetlon.l

osman E. swartz. Boyd 3. Horror.
+. g. Devericks and Lynn 8. Horror
returned Friday morning from PITTS
burg. where they attended the eley-
enth annual convention OF the Amer
lean Natural Gas Associations
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
METHoDIsTs GATHER.
tsv ASSOCIATED pssss,

GAINESVILLE, O., May 1s.-Min-
isterial and lay delegates assembled
here today for the opening session of
the general conference of the Meth
odist Protestant church. DR.. H. L.
Elderdice. Of West Maryland college,
Westminster. Md. was to deliver the
opening sermon. his subject being
1.-THE Paradox Of Peace"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
VOL NT FIGHTING ON IA LARGE seal At VERDlJN
LILLY ARRIVES.

Attorney General A. A. Lilly, can
didate for tho Republican nomination
for governor, arrived in the city this
morning and will deliver an address
at the court house at S:15 o'clock
tonight. He is stopping at the Hotel
Gore.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
THANK OFFERINGS
TO BE ABOLISHED
EXTRA DIVIDEND.

.s. tsY AssoeiAruo passs, ~
P11TSBURG, May 19.-Directors
OF the South Penn Oil Company de-
clared quarterly dividend of $500
share and an extra dividend Of So.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
PROSPERITY SIGN.

BaycRHANNoN. May 1s.-The Equit-
able window Glass Company has
closed down for the summer. This Is
the earliest this factory has ever shut
down for the summer, and presumably
it is an indication Of Democratic pros
sraritx.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19
AN EGYPTIAN TOWN
Bonn ARDED BY SHIPS
tsy Assoe,srGe psrss,

LONDON, May 19-British war
ships and aeroplanes have lombard
ed the town of FL Arish in Egypt,
near the border of Palestine. and are
believed TO have destroyed the fort
there, it was announced officially Fri
day.
FL Arish is on the Turkish line of
communication from Syria to Egypt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-19

of the Telegram Il moro than doubls
the net paid circulation of tho
other Clarlssburg paper.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30

charge that the high wages of labor
are responsible. We are told that
high rents are due to- the wages paid
in the building trades. We are in
formed that railroad rates must be
raised to meet the raise that the
railroad men have not yet received.
When looking for the cat that
killed the canary fairly intelligent
man would watch for a feline with
feathers in her teeth. When looking
for the cause of high prices why not
look for the money that has been
paid by the consumer?
We shall not find it in the wage
earner's pocket. The total incomc
o. all those who received wages and
salaries in 1910 was q little ,tover
$14,o0o.oOO. II 1T has been increas.
Ing at the same rate It increased
previous to that date, it is now about
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30

cation, of the income tax schedules.
Someone must be trying to hide
feathers.
Value of Real Property.
The total value of real property
and improvements in 1912 was $780,
SIC. 6.333,O71. Nowhere can you find
out just how much was improve-
ments, except on farm land. Here
$34 4,000, 100000 out Of $4,000, ,O0O,-
600 was land value. Many investiga-
tions have shown that the proportion
for city and suburban property is still
higher. Therefore we are well within
the safety limit when we say that
between $4,000, ,0O0,OO0 and $50, ,000,-
100000 out 81 the $110,O00,O00,00O
represents the value of unimproved
land. s .@s .z Is 4. !. 4sz
7, This was four year, ago. The rate
of increase would lift this to at least
312O, ,Q0O. 2 90. 900. Here then Al $ iinA
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30

$4,000, 900.
But the total wealth of the United
States in 1910 was about $15O,O0O,-
100000. Two years later it was esti-
mated by the census officials at over
$lS7 ,000,000,0O0. Today the same Of
ficials put it at nearly $250,00O,O0O,-
90.
Manifestly, if the wage-earners had
saved every dollar they received, they
could have accumulated but small
proportion of this increased wealth.
+. Pull these figures to pieces and see
II we can find where the feathers are
chns1ng. The. census carefully ar
ranges its figures to make any conclu-
sion as to the distribution of wealth
as difficult as possible. Statisticians
have often pointed, this out, but the
census officials refuse to give out the
information desired. Congress has
also a Just refused to, permit the publt-.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30

bunch of feathers around the mouth
Of the landlord. At least 10 times the
total annual wages of the workers OF
LuIS COuutrys. ..'.s.. j. r~.-
If it we're possible to examine into
the wealth in the hands of the great
transportation ind manufacturing in
dustries we should find most of the
remaining increase in valuation in the
Cnited States. We should find items
like the $600,000,000 value given to
the once worthless common stock of
the United States Steel company. We
should find many more millions added
to the capitalization Of railroads. We
should discover that something like
an ven billion had been absorbed by
the busted" Standard OIL company.
Ws should find that the capital Of the
national banks had inc.eased from
1921, 900, 900 in i a o to- over billion
Id l1 915 i and that their deposits had
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30
COMMISSIONERS ORDERED BY PEOPLE -
TO Use PRUNING KNIFE ON EXPENSES
By WILLIAM E. SMeEWEN.

The voters didn't do thing with the tax amendment
at last Tuesdays election 1t two to shot against
the proposition, and driven home with considerable
force. -: = $%c-1~ssc:
1t not altogether renewal of the fight between the
vets and the drys but it protest against what many
people regard the city money by
the commissioners. So
The result of the election slap at the city
hail. and if the officials down there wise they will get
busy with their pruning knives and down the
of conducting the city without further
time
We were told that when the saloons are forced out of
business it would not require many police officers
tain the public And yet the budget contains
provision for increase in the police appropriation
ing to $6,000
Then there that $4,000 appropriation for the nstaa-
ton of the twoatoon system in the fire department which
conempates increasing the number of remen by
The motorized equipment should make it unnecessary
to have duty many required on the old
horsdrawn equipment to respond to the ordinary fire calls
In of large conagratons the force duty
called at moments notice.
The first five minutes at fire the most important
The motorized equipment reaches fire in quick tme
would appear to have such large
firemen duty for every rng fire call. Our officials
have been decidedly progressive in purchasing fire fighting
equipment to protect property from damage by fire. but
they likewise behind the times in studying how to man
the equipment in the interest of economy.
With proper interockng of the several divisions of the
city government including the water and light department.
the waste time of number of the city employees could
utilized by shifting employees from division the other
where their services might be the te thus
making it to keep employed such large number
of Of such change would contemplate placing
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30

all city divisions under roof and having all clerical work
performed in one great counting
Up-to=date organization methods along this line would
the people thousands of dollars annually in salaries
There would be loang the job and the city would get
u eighthour service from each empoye every day. This
not impracticable proposition. The plan has been
worked out with marked in the postal service In
the Washington post office alone $4,000 year is being
saved in salaries
There is good why each division should main
and operate separate workshops when all could be placed
with good advantage under roof and this applies par
tcuary to the water and light fire park and public works
departments The economy to be effected by such
rangemep should materially cut the maintenance repair
cost city owned equipment good business, under
ideal commission government would have been planned
the outset.
+ The city budget will be increased 100000 in 1917 of
which $4,000 to be applied to the sinking
funds and $4,000 to the cost of judgment entered
against the city recently in park condemnation proceedings
The permanent improvement fund will suffer loss of
$1190O0 and the general fund will lose the saloon license
money.
Now In view of the fact that the have defeated the
proposed charter amendment to increase the levy,
commissioners have mandate from the people begin
once to practice economy in line of municipal activity
not by reducing salaries and but by aboshng offices
that they get along without by interlocng the work
of the several divisions and by utilizing of the working
time of all the employees
If the commissioners do not make in this di-
rection between and the April election they might
well start gathering their personal effects and
vamoose, and make for commissioners who will
the present situation with better capable business
spirit.
1t is up to the commissioners.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30
PRINTER
DECLARED DOOMED
Printerman Must Give Way to
Chipanzee, Says Homo
lulu Man,

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2s.-The
newspaper printer is doomed and JOY
reigns in the camp of every advo-
cate of scientific management" The
The printerman must make way for
chimpanzees.
Writing in the Typographical Jour-
nal from Honolulu, A. B. H. Cole
tells the story of Biz Fox, a CHM
panzee linotype operator, who COM
posed 100000 ems solid BREWER in
eight hours and forty-five minutes
The chimpanzee has other accom-
plishments besides being a 'swift.'' -
He is a champion bicycle rider and
hes been arrested by traffic police
men. 1t is stated that Il company is
being formed to supply newspapers
with chimpanzee operators. About
the only drawback to this arrange
ment is the question of morals The
organized printerman does not get
drunk, but his rival is an excessive
patron Of the flowing bowl. That
newspapers may be published regu-
lar]y, Correspondent Cole says the
company will rerAsdy this evil b
crossing the chimpanzee with the
white-faced monkey of China and
make him a temperance advocate.
Under the new conditions, employ
ers will no longer be bothered with
wage scales and arbitration proceed
ings, but the company will demand
that no chin mpanZee farmed out by it
shall be worked more than II hours
day and that they shall be fed at
least three times every "a hours on
cocoanuts, -squid, sea weed and choc-
olate candy.
To silence the scoffer and doubling
Thomas, Mr. Cole forwarded the pic
ture of Biz Fox, seated in front Of a
linotype machine. as proof that an
other Labor displacer is hire.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-30
HIGH PRICES OF COMMODITIES ARE NOT DUE WAGE DEMANDS

Rlslng prices are the riddle and the
ogre of this day. They have baffled
the efforts of labor to regain a larger
portion of it's product. They have
killed more children each moment
than gave Herod murderer's repu-
tation for 20 centuries.
There have been plenty of expla-
nations. Few economists, or would
be economists, editors or would-be
editors have failed to write at least
one such explanation. Every poll
ttician has proven that his opponents
are responsible. Almost every legis-
lative body in the world and numer-
GUS other governmental branches
have officially Investigated and au-
thoritatively interpreted the results of
their investigation. : ~
~ Wages AMI Prices. 4
Just now it is fashionable TO