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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22
SWISS CONDUCT
A TRAGIC POST
Mail 60 and From Prison
Camps Pass Through
Their Hands.
correanondence Aasociated Press.,

Icorrespo Associated Press9s
BERNE; Switzerland, Jan. IL
There IS one small postage stamp,
with q black border and the single
word decide dead y which repre-
sents q greater tragedy than any bat
Tie in the present war. It is the.
stamp FUSED by the International mail
service, conducted by the Swiss gov
eminent, between the prisoners Of
wa Of all nations and their families,
on letters directed to soldiers who.
have fallen at the front or died in
hospital:
a large table is piled high with
these letters. each bearing the fatal
stamp "Decede." This is but one
NAH, and each days mail piles the
table again. They are to families in
England, Germany, France, Turkey.
Austrta, Japan-the entire range Of
lighting countries-for Switzerland
has taken over the entire work Of adj
ministering this mail service between
families and their mon at the front:
For small country it is an enor=
nous work that Switzerland has thus
assumed, bearing the entire expense
without penny's charge to anyone.
located right in the heart of the car
mage, with the fighting nations on
every side, Switzerland is peculiarly
placed for effectively carrying OH this,
humanitarian work. Il is like the
diplomatic work which the United
3 States assumed for the different coun-
tries. but the magnitude of the work
4 IS probably greater owing to the vast
d ness of these daily mails between all
the fighting countries. And yet Swift
zerland does this work simply and
without noise, and few know OF the
extent of the undertaking.
Accompanied by Secretary Breny OF
! the Post Office Department, who is in
direct charge of the work, The ASSOC
Z lated Press representative saw its
many branches Of activity in full OPP
Aeration. Even the big General Post
Office OF Switzerland was not ade-
squate to carry on this international
work, and the huge gymnasium was
brought into service. Here the trap
ezes and fytng-rings have been loopedl
to the side walls, along with rows Of
Indian-clubs and dumb-bells, giving a
free open space for the enormous in.
huxs OF soldier mail. Long trains Of
mailtyans are at the door, and some
thirty; to fifty wagon-loads of this mail
are handled daily-letters to Bombay
for Turk prisoners held there by the
English, or to Nagaski, Japan, for.
German prisoners held there by ia.
/ pan, as well as the nearby transmits.
sion between France, Germany, Eng
land, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia,
Belgium. etc.
AZ great pile of German mail had
Just come in, and the bags were
stacked upon the floor.
Here is something curious" said
one of the officials, turning to the
German mail.bags. you will notice
they are made of paper-yes, paper
mai1-bags. Usually mail-bags are
. ( .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22
CONFESSIONS

OF the alleged friends of Mrs. Homes
and determined in my own mind that
Eliene, Mrs Homes and. l would
teach them as well as her husband a
much needed lesson, the men from
Harry's stag party came in.
1T was laughable, little book, to see
us all "perk up" From Eilene to Mrs.
Homes we all put on what we con-
stdered our prettiest smiles and began
to take new interest In the party and
It was very interesting to see how diff
fsferent the men viewed US. Harry
looked as though he wished we were
a1lsaway but Eliene. His eyes sought
hers as soon as he entered the room,
and my heart ached when realized
that the smile she gave him was one
only of maternal affection.
In an instant understood that
Eliene's illusion had faded, Just as
mine had done, and she had never
been able to bring them back. The
thought filled me with despair. was
sure also from Harry's look that he
vaguely missed something from her
love and was not able to find it again.
{ She knew his weaknesses, his faults
i5and his foibles and her feeling for him
was In way the same that she gave
Bulge and To-day.
Il wonder. little book, IL will ever
reach such place in my life when
thelmaternal swallows up all the other
emotions.
Up to the present I only can feel a
Contempt for Dick that he should be
so blind as to have passed by the best
forsaffew Pickering fancies.
III should confess this to anyone
butSyou, little book, would probably
begsett down In that PERSONS mind as
very conceited but don't mean that
mys1ove Is the best Dick could have,
what I mean is that the love and trust
OF any true wife is the best thing a
husband can have.
Between you and me. little book, al.
though i have told Dick that am 60.
ing to accept the attentions OF any
man that appeals to me. don't be.
neYe I can do It. could not really
destroy that faith and trust In me
which have almost come to think
isfmore precious to me than his love,
You see 4 don't believe he has ever
given that same faith and trust to
any one else. It Is the one thing that
4 have not had to divide with some
otherswomen.
You see little book, you certainly
are the conftdant Of my soul. ! start
IA to- chronical an event and bsfers I
have really told you about It. 20 IN
tofnll stheSwhys and wherefoTos OF my
mind which led up to the action and
the effect It had In my heart,
Ithink have been writing oil this
because when the men came lin and
saw HafFy'Sg eyes first search for
Etiene. 1lthen became aware that Dick
was not looking for anyone, not even
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22
When Is an Aselasnks

WHEELING. Viva Jan. 22.--1ho
courts here have been asked 10 deter
mine whether IorsnotS Capt. William II.
Parker OF the Wheeling Htga school
who died in a football game o. Buck.
harmon withsthe Ugh school team N
that city, eied as 10 result u ga ocri-
dent. Parker was compeiIed 70 leave
the game and az short tine nftefward
died Of rupturedl blood vessel ~ tho
head His f4Sl:ers hes sued the North
American Accident Insufaaee COM
pany for $1,000:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22
HEALTH HINTS
CRACKED DISHES.

+ q i ~ E II
Eating from cracked plates and
dishes, daily habit in quick lunch
rooms and noon hour restaurants is
a dangerous menace to health.
Physicians find that these cracks
are excellent lurking places for germs
Of disease. The ordinary rapid fire"
washing that is given dishes in the
majority of these thanksgiving
lunch.rooms is not sufficient to wash
the tiny germs out of the crevices nor
to kill them.
The habit, common with many PEG
pie, of eating their lunch at noon with,
out first washing the hands also is
a dangerous as well as dirty habit.
d
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22

Do you know little book, that for
a moment there came to me tho
thought OF "the most interesting man"
and wished he were there. want
cd to get away from myself, my own
thoughts. Iwanted to see i'll still
held an attraction for other men.
AS l was thinking about the gossip
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22

III.
pf course. dear old Jim always likes
bbe with me, always likes to dance
18th me, but flirting with Jim is like
irting with ones relations, perhaps
he might say like flirting with ones
rother-in-law.
] heard one OF the meh at Eliene's
arty citing case of that sort. And
me that seemed the objectionable
n. Perhaps it is because another
oman's hurt Of my heart still aches
mat makes me feel now to hurt an
other woman much less sister would
be impossible
Ono thing learned from hearing
all those people talk and that is that
after all 1t is love or what we think is
love that makes the world go round.
The world just now is standing still
for me.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22
BICAL GENIUS OF PRESIDENT
bio OF HER VOCAL INSTRUCTOR,

In ordinary business and commerce.
All about, long lines of postal en-
bloyes were at work sorting the SOL
Her mail-letters, packages and mo-
hey orders-going to various coun-
tries. Many poor people mail a loaf
BIZ bread daily to the son or father
away at the front or in prison. One
be the wrappings OF loaf Of bread
had broken open, and disclosed that
he sender had ingeniously inserted a
kopy OF the Paris Matin inside the
bread. It was doubtless done without
malice, the officials said, by some
Door mother who wanted her son to
Jet a glimpse of the home paper. Most
IfSthe packages made one sad to see,
10 pathetic in their meagreness,
md yet so full of silent love. One
vas small remnant OF a Christmas
rec, with some Of the trinkets adj
lering. Others were packages neatly
liyided into small sections OF choco-
ate, tobacco, soap and other needs
nd small luxuries of the men away
rom home.
but the most poignant branch of
his busy bureau was the table heaped
fifth letters and packages which
ould never be- delivered, each bear.
ng the stamp "decede." One en-
Joyce, was binding these letters in
ackages of a hundred, and there
eere many OF these hundreds, with the
booming vans adding to them con-
family. When the letters are first
eceiYed, every effort is made to de-
yer them, but when. the official rec
I'd or other authoritive information
lows the soldier is dead the fatal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-22

Even the fingers of Office workers arc
apt to be contaminated with germs
which are likely to be transferred to
ones food.
The dollhouse child may become a
wise man, but he'll be mighty poor
animal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19
signor-and kept. :"

signor-and kept" ~
"Signor," he continued, Il am sur.
prised, l am astounded-l am how
do you say it?--I am overcome, when
Ihear Zenatello on the Edison. ldon't
believe it at first. Then Icry, IT is
Zenatello! 1t is Zenatello!' &
81 hear myself on talking machines,
sign6r. | sing for talking machines
in Milan and New York, but" and
here the tenor made little grimace,
"but | do not here Zenatello on talk
ing machines.
"Mr. Edison is the only one who
what you say?-Re-Creates my voice.
On the Edison | sing like | sing at
home or on the stage. losing like
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19
Sterling Hat Pins. 25
It's. a pair, Hardwick's.


five years he studied, though often
was tempted to give up the fight. At
the age of2l he joined small travel
ting operate troupe, making his first
appearance as baritone in an in
significantrole. One night in Naples
the gods flung him lucky pass. The
only tenor of the troupe was taken i'll
and Zenatello was impressed to fill
the breach.
81 know the part by heart, " he said
to the Director, land think can
sing it," $50
That night Zenatello was born.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19
THE ZEAL OF zENAIElLO.

Giovanni Zenatellol
Operatically speaking, his is name
TO coniure with.
Signor Zenatello had just finished
his morning workout" vocally
speaking. His cheeks glowed radiant
Nv and his blue eyes brought visions
uf the Mediterranean on sunny
morning. Zenatello is very youth
4. full in appeara nee and life is simp
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19

bubbling within him. There is a
drama in every word he utters, in
every gesture he makes. Beyond a
doubt the z in his name stands for
Zeal. He is the personifcation of it
His career abounds in it. "a
ut is exercise, exercise and more
exercise, signor," he said, smiling.
"That is the way a voice is made,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19

Zenatello always sings, There \
nothing complicated about the Edison.
You sing yourself and the Edison
sings and you cannot tell the differ,
erence, signor.
Zenatello's career is marked by
never-tiring energy and boundles
love of his art. Even as boy in
Verona his voice attracted attention.
He was then a chorister in a small
church. He began to take lessons al
night from the chorus master. For
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19

DR., Fred G. LaRue attended the
annual dinner of the Daniel Boone
Club at May6eld Wednesday night.
Gov. Stanley was present and made
a speech. y
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19

Special lot Serving
Trays 81 to $1.5O. Just
in, Hardwick's.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-19

musically speaking This was seven
teen years ago.
For four years Zenatello was the
leading tenor of the La Scala, at Milan;
for six years the idol of the Theatre
Colon, Buenos Aires, and later came
TO New York to create the leading
tenor roles in Hammeretein's Man
haitian Opera Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
JERSEY JITNEYS
ORGANIZE TO FIGHT
Bus Owners Declare War
Against Legislative Steam
Roller,

Paterson, y. j., Jan. 29.-Grim
threats Of determination Turk behind
the Passslc County Jitney Automobile
Association, organized to-day by sew
enty-five independent bus owners in
this city, Passaic, Clifton, Garfield,
Athena and other towns.
All the men who have been riding
on the crest of the gypsy nickel trans
portation wave have agreed to stand
together in their fight against the
Hates bill now before the New Jersey
Legislature. Running jitney under
the provisions of that bill, they say,
would be worse than trying TO start a
garage.
The Hates bill provides that each jit-
ney owner must put up $4,000 bond
for the protection of passengers against
accident and injury; that the owner
must take out franchise 70 operate
his vehicle, and, finally, that from his
earnings he must pay tax 10 TIE
state. All these obligations are aimed
at the jitney driver in addition TO the
regular automobile license.
One of the most attractive features
of successful modern 'cross-country
bus line has been the small amount of
capital required TO start in business.
Most Of the jitney men have been able
TO start on 1000 20 $1,000. They as
sert that "a $4,000 bond would put them
out Of business.
Furthermore, the new jitney associa
tion charges that big business" is
more than casually interested in the
proposed legislation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
Wilson's Navy of 1921
Is TWO-ThHdS Paper
Professor Cathcart Finds Is PreDreadnoushs and ~
Arnored Cruisers Helpless Against a Modern tleet-
Destrovers and Submarines Lacking.
Bv PROFESSOR WILLIAM LEDYARD CATHCART.

, Coort o, fornery chief engineer United States
NARY serd ossant TO to engineerch Of the Nary Der'
Since then he has held posi-
;ons IN Columbia professor Of mechanical en-
cheering Unlike authorities in Octire serr'cosach re" f0r
romple Admiral FskePror Cathcort ca" sp'oN ms v
Of the administrations effective" Of 1921 hot fear o. court
mortal
An English author once altogether admirable basis Of
the broadshoudered' nnnoV"oe SAMMY WIN" " " viz
Of American life"
II some Of that common sense" Sanity be applied in analysis
Of plans for naval expansion the counys e
will surely be that real preparedness against war is con-
eened the navy these plans be given not bread but sone
that administrations imposing list giving the proposed com
poson in 1921 is examined critically II Is lar from
which great number or war vessels ou
warrant: that represents paper strength only
In Congress the President SAID with REGARD
the contemplated building programme for the navy ,,
IF this full programme should be carried out we should nave %
~ ~ IN 1921 according of survival and standards
&C classification followed tho general board OF the department. III
effective navy consisting baeshp first line ~ batuecruSers
atehps line %; armored cruisers TO- scout cruisers
cruisers first class cruisers second class 81 cruisers third class lV'
destroyers fee, submarines 49, coast submarines o
81 snboats supply ships d fuel ships TO- transports - ~
10 torpedo vessels, special types 81 anguniton ships,
This fitted to our needs and worthy OF our a
tons" 49,, ~, . .,,.
. Of vessels IN his The closing words OF that
report ares , -. 49,, at,on. embodied in this report
b naval strength will be Justify the confidence the
country reposes in it the first arm OF deiehc oi o' ~ w
nrot-:ton Of the liberties OF our people
Plan ONLY TWENTY-THREE DREADNOUOhlo
r, u. r. total Of IA vessels casses-bui, building
authorized or proposed naval power will ever attack US S
with dreadnought and of this total there would De IN w. %
obou. o3 ships 40 building which would De III 70 e o
- soos such dreadnougt OF the completed vessels only 20
would be dreadnought batteshps and battlecruisers
navy like would be neither fitted 70 our heeus nor %
- m traditions except Of those traditions which recall amer
cas- chronic undergraduates for 1t would IN no sense
confidence the country in it, 1t would De lar from
gainst those powers-in coalition or singy-whh prudent "
"s rord regarding possible enemies in the future
~ Gov 90 bv its extent degree by Its cahcaoh-'ne
list conveys impression Of adequate naval strength
tlaadpO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
Newlands Offers ResOlu-
ton for Single Con
grcssiOnal Body.
20 MEMBERS FROM
PRESENT COMMITTEES
TO Investigate the Advisable
Strength, Cost, Training and
Compulsory Service.
from Tho Tribune Bureau J

Washington. Jan. ga joint Con-
ercssional Committee on National De-
fence. to embrace both House and SEN
ate and both Army and Navy commit
tees, was proposed in resolution In
troduccd to-day by Senator Francis G..
Newlands, OF Nevada.
The committee would be composed OF
twenty members, five each from the
Senate Military Affairs Committee, the
Senate Naval Committee, the House
Military Committee 'and the House
Naval Committee.
The committee would be instructed
TO draw up plans for IA system of ma
tional defence which could be provided
for various amounts, beginning at
100000, 600 a year and ending at $780,
100000 a year.
The committee would bs instructed
by tho resolution to investigate tho
following phases OF the preparedness
situation:
(a) The general subject OF tho ma
tional defence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30

OBJ The efficiency Of the present or
rani,ation Of the army md navy and
tho increase Of such efficiency.
(c) Tho ndvisnbility Of compulsory
service.
Id Tho relation OF tho stato militia
TO tho national defence.
(e) The advisability OF creating
council of national defence and its com
position.
. ~ The increase OF the military ana
naval schools for training officers. ana
utilization, for this purpose, OF tho
schools Of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts created under the Morrill, act.
(g) National cooperation with tho
states In school trimming, involving the
fundamental idea of the use OF arms,
for the maintenance of civil order both
domestic and international and not for
conquest. end the method 10 be adopted
for the medication of such idea.
(h) The construction OF auxiliary
ships Of tho navy to be used In war IN
aid of the fighting ships aud IN peace
for establishing routes OF commerce
and mail to foreign countries.
% The necessary cost Of the ma
tional defence covering a period OF hye
wears. and including in this the extent
and size of such organization OF the
national defence as will be covered by
an annual expenditure of $3OO,OOo,ooo,
$3.50 600. 900, 100000, 600, $45O,ooO 600
and $500. 900, 900, respectively, FOR
period OF five years. commencing July
I. 1916. with authority to sit during
tho recess Of Congress, and win power
IN summon witnesses. 10 appoint neces-
sarv experts. clerks. and stcnograpneis'
and 10 do whatever Is necessary TOT
fuil and comprehensive examination
and study of the subject and report
IN Congress- as oXpcdit.ously as may
no. that tho sum Of $4,000, or so much
thereof as IS necessary 10 carry OUT 'he
nurposes of this resolution and TO pay
the necessary expenses OF the commit
toe and its members, Is hereby sppto-
nriated out Of any money In tho treas
urv not otherwise appropriated. Said
differentiation shall be Immediately
available and shall be paid out on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30

Tor THIS country ~ -
II the Secretary had divided his to-'
.al Of 444 ships into q high seae OF
battle feet for service against dreao-
rouchts. a coast defence squadron OF
ob.olescent srmorclads, cruiser
SQUADRON for police duty In peace anc
a reserve list or junk heap OF super
animated vessels the country would
have had far clearer comprehension
% 90 real naval strength-which Is
the battle feet only.
Now. let US snalyze THE list Pass
ine for the time, the first line or
dreadnought ships and the battle-cruis-
ers. take the twenty-five battleships
Of the second line"
Do you know that this number means
every old peterborough bsttleship
We have ever built. from the famous
Oregon and her two sisters onward
Although the administration list Is
presented as being according to the
estimates OF survival and standards OF
classification followed by the Genera.
Board of the Department" that board
gives no such fighting value TO these
twenty-five ships.
Second Line Helpless.
In its report on October u. 1915, the
board tabulated the ships OF the pres
ent feet remaining serviceable In
1922" classifying the twenty-five pre-
dreadnoughts thus: Pre-dresdnoughts,
second line, 10; superannuated pre-.
dreadnoughts. pre-dreadnoughts. third
line. @. and harbor defence bsttleships.
@. which, while not 30 imposing IN
"paper strength" is decidedly more
definite as measure OF actual fighting
value .,
Just what our thirteen Second line
pre-dreadnoughts could do in a modern
feet action would puzzle most admi-
rails 20 say. no enemy worth fighting
will be accommodating enough 70 send
second line ships to meet them.
Although all but two Of these thir-
teen ships have intermediate batteries
Of eicht-inch guns. we need consider
the main batteries only, since even
these any recent dreadnought could
outrange. These main batteries aggre-
gate sixty l2-inch guns. having total
muzzle energy which roughly is little
less than three times that Of the dread
nought Pennsylvania's broadside. SO.
on the basis OF muzzle energy alone