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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29
JOHNNY AITkEN
BREAKS TRACK
RECORD
At Sleeps Head Bay Track
When He Wins the Gold
Trophy Race.
d. A,nne,.rrn .sr.n

NEW YORK. Oct. 2S-Johnny Ait
ken. OF Indianapolis, added to his
laurols as a speedy automobile driver
by winning the gold trophy race at
100 miles on the Sheepshead Bay
track today. His time for the dis
lance was Sc minutes. 3765 seconds.
establishing a new American record,
and is only seven seconds behind the
worlds best time. Athens average
speed was 1886 miles an hour.
Frank Calvin finished six in So Minis
utes and 1881 seconds, and Howard
Wilcox was third in 81 minutes and
1853 seconds. Aiken made only
one stop when he went to the pit 70
change tire. delaying him about
thirty seconds. Aiken led at ten
and twenty miles Dario ReBta then
took the lead, holding 1t to the fifty
eight mile. Resta then went to the
pit and changed a wheel tire in
twenty seconds, but when he reached
the back stretch on his sixtieth mile
he was forced TO retire when a
broken crank-shaft disabled his car
Calvin drove careful race all the
way and was leading at the eightieth
mile. but from the ninetleth mile to
the finish Aitken out paced him.
Wilcox went to the pit on his forty
sixth mile to retire. He had been in
third place for the hrst forty miles,
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II the rural communities Of the
Southern states made the same prog
ress in crime as the official records,
just made public, reveal at the
centers of population, last year was
the bloodiest and most disorderly
chat the South has ever experienced.
Crime at centers Of population shows
an increase Of fully twenty-five per
cent over the previous year. I'M
portant Southern newspapers, in
censed at the lawlessness, have taken
I up the question which they attribute
to the illicit traffic in liquor under
the prohibition laws.
Memphis is reported to lead the
/ cities Of the United States N serious
crime. This statement is not dis
puted by the Memphis press and local
public officials. No other city in the
country is said to have so high q
record for murders. There were
approximately, $4,000 arrests II
Memphis during 1915, against about
! $4,000 in 1914. Some surprise is &C.
,asioned by this large increase Of
arrests in view Of the fact that dur,
ing the year 1914 the saloons wert
open, whereas during 1915 they vert
closed, yet in that year the numbel
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ton Of women. There appears 10 be,
however, practical unanimity in the
opinion OF unbiased observers as 10
these facts: tirst, that in great city
the vicious women can usually be de-
pended, upon to vote as directed by
the police; second. that where there
is an ecclesiastical organization tthe
Mormon church,. which is endeavoring
10 exercise its political power. that
power is scnsibly increased by the
women's vote. From an article
BY Lyman Abbot, D. o.. in the ladies
Home Journal
Bishop John H. Vincent. founder OF
the ChautauQuR when about thirty
years OF age ! accepted for time
the doctrine OF woman suffrage and
publicly defended IT, Years OF wide
and careful observation have convinced
me that the demand for woman suf-
frage in America is without foundation
in equity, and, II successful, must
prove harmful TO society"
James. Cardinal Gibbons ! regard
wOman's rights women and the leaders
Of the new school OF female progress
as the worst enemies OF the female
sex | wish ! could impress on Ameri-
can women the dangers that would
attach 10 such innovations wish
could show them the ultimate result
OF participating in public life. II has
but one end-the abandonment, or at
least the neglect Of She home"
Rabbi Joseph SIlvorman: There is
no difference between woman suffrage
socialism and the present feminist
movement. The one means the other
and. no matter which cause wins frst
disaster to matrimony and the home
will follow At all hazards we must
oppose thesE movements; they are
subversiye to the best interests OF the
child and will destroy all that God and
man have in the past years built up.
call upon you to rise in your might
10 use every means at command TO
grapple with this. the greatest enemy
we have today. and sweep 1t from the
face Of the earth"
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OPINIONS OF PATRIOTS
As They are Called BY the State Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage

Former Governor Fleming, OF West
Virginia, when asked why he was op.
posed To woman suffrage, said. FOR
womans sake,
There are many good reasons why
real men-manly, patriotic men
should be opposed to female suffrage
but Governor Flemlng's three little
Rords-"for woman's sake"-tells the
whole story for what is harmful to
woman VIII injure the home, and what
Injuries the home will lniure the state
And history teaches us that when
women quilted their own sphere TO
enter that Of man, the decay and fall
OF states followed"
Doctor Buckley In pr Games NJ.
Buckeyes book. entitled The Wrong
and Peril Of Woman Suffrage" on
page 1875, you can find these words
from DR., Buckleys pen.
u believe that neither the state. the
family nor woman herself would be
benefited. but on the contrary. would
be injured. II she were invested with
the suffrage"
DR.. Buckley IS the able editor of the
New York Christian Advocate. His
book Ia Dedicated TO Men and Women
Who Look Before They Leap.
William Howard Taft: III any OF
the states now acting on the question
were called upon 10 vote, would vote
against giving the suffrage because
| think 10 force 1t on an unwilling or
indifferent majority : . Is TO add to
the electorate au element that will
not improve It's governing capacity.
Theodore Roosevelt: No man In
America better understands tho DO
liticnl and social conditions IN the mid
die West than ex-Presldcnt Theodore
Roosevelt. and he writes: Il am un-
able to SEQ that there has been any
special improvement in the position
Of women In those states In thu West
that have adopted womans suffrage
as compared with those that have not
adopted Il, do not think that giving
tho woman suffrage viii produce any
material improvement in the condl-
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cent in 1915 over the previous year
and 1921 persons were arrested for
various offenses. In spite Of the abb
sence Of saloons. drunkenness showed
an increase Of 33 per cent over the
previous year, when there were 100
beer saloons in operation in ChRtta-
nooga.
The prohibition State of Georgia is
having the same trouble with crime.
Atlanta and Macon experienced their
"most bloody Christmas" TO quote
local dailies. In Atlanta, Christmas
morning, four mon were dead at a
hospital, as a result Of shooting, and
about thirty-fve were suffering from
, gunshot wounds. Some fifty men
were victims Of stabbing ARRAYS.
The number Of arrests in Atlanta, on
Christmas even, broke all previous
records, amounting to about 500. At
Macon, nineteen men were taken 10
hospitals in one day during the hoh-
dry season suffering from gunshot
wounds. Macon's arrests during the
holidays Appropriated 800.
Alabama and North Carolina, as
shown by local newspaper reports
and police records, were not far be-
hind Tennessee and Georgia in the
matter of crime and general disorder.
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Many College Presidents to
Vote for Governor Hughes

The presidents or governing officers
Of most of the large colleges and uni
yerslties In tho United States, have
signified to the Hughes National Col
lego League their intention OF vot-
Iing for Governor Hughes. Nineteen
o them have enrolled in the league,
and still others have expressed their
sympathy with the movement and
their conviction that Governor Hughes
should be our next president, but have
!Tefrained for various reasons from
enrolling in the league.
The list of presidents of great educa-
tional institutions who have so far en-
rolled are Jacob C. schurman. of Cor
nell; W Fl. P. Faunce, of Brown; Err
nest NJ. Hopkins, of Dartmouth; H. B.
.Hutchins, of Michigan; Edgar f.
Smith. of Pennsylvania; Elmer E.
Brown, of New York University; John
Henry MacCracken, OF Lafayette; the
Rev. c. A. Richmond, of Union; Will
liam A. shanklin. of Wesleyan; Russ
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Rhees, of Rochester; James R. Day, Of
Syracuse; Harry p. hudson, of Chi
cago; Frank Strong of Kansas; Her.
man G. Bumpus, Of Tufts; William H.
Crawford, of Allegheny; the Rev. Al
bert f. Smith, of Ohio Northern; Ira
N. Hollis, of Worcester; James A. B.
Scherer, of the Throop College of
Technology and John A. Gregg. of the
Edward Waters College, of Jackson
vile, Fla.
These nineteen Names" said George
Brokaw Compton, national campaign
manager of the league, "by no means
exhausts the list Of college presidents
whom we know to be in sympathy with
Governor Hughes. You will notice
our strong representation in the mid
die West and even in the South. This
confirms the fact, If any confirmation
is necessary. that the educated men
and educational leaders Of this coun-
try are opposed to President Wilson
and supporting Governor Hughes"
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and regaincd the position at seventy
miles and retained IL to the end.
Henderson was fourth. Devore
nth, Benedict sixth and Hughes
seventh. The cash prizes for the six
first drivers were $4,000, S2,5O1,
$1,000. $1,000. $500 and $500. In
addition several lap prizes amounting
to $4,000 were awarded to the lead
erR from the tenth to the ninetIeth
miles.
After tho main event, eleven cars
started in n consolation race at fifty
miles. which was won by Jules d.
Evigne, the French driver. Milton
was second and Meyer was third.
The winners time was 2s minutes
and 1850 seconds, an average OF
104 miles an hour.
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What the Press Says

Those who arc opposing the wom-
on OF West Virginia In their campaign
for the franchise are quoting tho de-
teats In Michigan and pointing TO the
fact that the amendment was beaten
by larger majority the second time
Than the first. Can there he any bet
Ter place to 30 for the answer to this
Than the press Of the state2 The press
Of Michigan has made some very plain
statements which It is well to note
when giving tho reason for the larger
majority against II the second time
When the amendment was submitted
lin Michigan in 1919 the liquor inter-
0sts thought Il had no chance of pass
ing and made no organized fight
against II until just before election.
In 1918, when the amendment was
submitted second time. the LIQUOR
interests were thoroughly frightened
md they put up the fight OF their lives.
and spent money like water.
The actual vote cast against wom-
an suffrage was only about 10000
larger the second time than the first;
but owing to Indictment weather and
other circumstances, the rural vote,
which Ia the main support Of equal
suffrage In Michigan, largely failed to
come out. In twenty-five out of TWEEN
ty-eight counties the vote was lmprec-
edentediy light,
The press of Michigan. commenting
upon the outcome, said
Kalamazoo Gazette: Last fall liquor
dealers vigorously denied any connec-
ton with the fight against tho WON
Zen. This spring they almost openly
boosted Of II, There IL no doubt but
that thousands of dollars were sent
into tho state by outside liquor organ
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cations. and II was this barrel Of
slush" that more than any other one
thing comprised the undoing Of the
sufTragists.
Detroit journal: The fight was
made throughout the state by liquor
interests. They made an intense and
thorough campaign.
Detroit Times: The saloons didn't
want 1t, because in suffrage for wom-
en- government by the saloons would
be threatened
lansing Journal: With unlimited
means at their command, the liquor in
terests flooded Michigan with mis-
loading literature.
Port Huron Times-Herald: There
Is no denying that the liquor interests
took prominent part in the defeat
Of suffrage S'"' They worked open-
ly against it and contributed largely
to its defeats.
Bay City Tribune: The liquor in
forests Of the state were solidly ar
rayed against them (the women. I'm
questlonably their influence. more
than anything else, caused the defeat
OF the amendment In every county in
the state they were out strongly
against II.
State Journal For the liquor in
terests 1t (the defeat Of sufrrageJ, was
an expensive victory. In time they
will pay back ten times over what they
have won, Their open and unabashed
stand has driven homo, as nothing else
could, the fact that they have their
hand on the affairs Of the state; and
that II is a dangerous thing for any
interest or coalition OF interests which
lives from year to year by the indul-
gence of the public to prove"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29
SEvENTY-FIVE INDICTED
FOR WHISkEY VIOLATIONS

GIRARD. Ala, Oct. 2s.-The grand
jury sitting here has returned seventy
1--WE more indictments for alleged yio-
latlons Of the prohibition law. The
action in these cases was brought by
the attorney general Of the state and
involve some officials of the city and
prominent residents.
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of arrests increased by four thou
sand.
Low Dives and Blind Tigers.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
has called for a mass meeting of
citizens to discuss the crime increase
and to formulate some plan of re-
ducing it. The newspaper admitted
the growth Of crime in Memphis and
charged it directly to illicit traffic in
intoxicating beverages, following the
enforcement of prohibition law
which closed licensed saloons. and to
low dives where "blind tigers" were
operated
"There has been more crime and
secret vice in Tennessee since the
attempted enforcement of prohibition
laws upon Memphis, Nashville and
Chuttanooga-laws that were OPP
posed to the controlling sentiment Of
those cities-thar ever BEFORE" de-
clares the Chattanooga Times.
Every offender arrested and punish
ed becomes an enemy to law and
order and the number Of such In
creases daily"
Chattanooga broke its highest
crime record in 1915. This city Of
$4,000 showed an increase Of 90 per
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29

Manuel Celero. Former Mexican am
bassador to the United States. said !:
1T is astounding to hear the secrc
tary Of war admit that the mere
handful of rebels whom the ConBtl-
tutlonallsts have not subjected find II
possible TO attack United States sol
diers or citizens whenever they Will
to do so.
THE Carranzistas are supposed to
be in control Of the northern Mexican
states-they have troops Of PerBhing
to help them-and yet the bandits are
able, according to Mr.. Baker. to de-
eide the precise moment when they
will strike on American soil. II the
Wilson administration had not fos-
tered Villa in the first place he would
not be . menace to Wilson. now.
Chickens come home to roost. as you
say in the United States"
villa can take chihuahua, loot
and evacuate II before breakfast"
said another Mexican of prominence,
formerly member OF the Mexican
Congress. Il did not think 1t posi-
BILE for him to get to the border with
Pershing in Mexico. but II Mr.. Baker
says 1t is suppose he is right
II think that is confession which
will do as much harm to Mr. Wilson's
chances Of recollection as even n new
bandit raid on American soil would
do The great government OF the
United States should surely be able
TO stop intrIgues of such character,
especially when It's officials have their
information so far In advance"
Congressman Sutherland has filed
with the pension bureau applications
for increase In pensions for Nancy v.
Barrett. OF Jane Lew; Mrs. Sarlah F.
Stats. OF ParkerBburg; Mrs. Almira
5. Mullins. Of Blair; Mrs. Tabitha
Murphy, OF Blue: NJ. q. Rogers, Of
HarperR Ferry; Mrs. Benjamin Tay-
Tor, OF Ayres; Mrs. Ann Rebecca Day,
of Whitmer: Mrs. HeEekiah Rey-
nolds. OF Falrmont: Mrs. Margaret
Robinson. Of ParkersburE. He has
also taken up With the bureau the
cases Of Samuel McAtee. OF Grafton,
and Jonathan Bonnell, Of Montrose.
Commissions have been sent to the
following postmasters OF fourth class
Offices who have qualified in their ex-
aminations; Mamie Burner, of Bran
donville, BENJAMIN H. Williams, Of
Kistler: Thomas B. HalRted, OF Hern-
shaw; Adam ]. Lucas. Of schell: and
John A. Willis, OF 'Coaiburg. Three
changes ordered in tho star service
supply new mail service to, Crow,
Rainelle and Longpole. The lattek Ia
on the route between Jaeger and
North Spring, The star service will
supplant tho special service which
will be discontinued October 81. From
November the star route from
Bloomington to Clendennin will be
changed to end at Wexford. emitting
Qlendennin. The posto6lce al
WhaRnclitfe, Mingo county, has been
discontinued, NAH hereafter to go to
War Eagle.
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JUDGE SCORES SHIFTLESS
FATHER FOR LARGE FAMILY

KANSAS CITY, No., Oct ss,-Ju.
dicIal sanction to family Limitation Is
given by the Kansas City Juvenile
f"dEn F. Z. Porterfeld az
planned that to Henry Leech, father
3. ~ criiuren. the eldest IA years
old. when he told him that Il was a
rank disgrace for any many 10 have
more children than he could TAXA
care Of"
Because af the fathers moon.
Detance and 3mpFovidenca and tho ne
cessity for the Wothep to earn che
liviRg, the eldest boy had Ia keen
house for the family and lake care 81
the aga ynppE GER children,
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WoMEN'S GOWN TRIMMINGS.
CONDEMNED BY FIRE CHIEFS

NEW YORK. Oct. $3.50 highly.
inhammable are some OF the glitter
ing trimmings now used on women,s
dresses that the New York Are de.
partment has suggested that they be
condemned.
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AUTOMOBILE LOST IN A
FIELD OF GIANT CORN

MASON CITY. Ia. Oct. 2s.-Roy
Martin, Of this place. discovered a lost
automobile in cornfield while riding
on a passing train. The car disappear
ed six weeks ago and could not be seen
until frost withered the giant corn
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manifest there are bad breaches ex-
listing between state and city organi-
cations. MIR. Symes's last address was
at Baltimore where there is par
ticularly bad breach.
Martinsburg, W. Va. had an OPP
pOrtunity last night to celebrate the
return OF one Of the former West
VirginiRns. who has risen to high
place under the Wilson administra-
tion-Secretary or War Baker.
Mr.. Baker was there for few
hours yesterday, en- route from
speaking tour in the middle West to
West Virginia and. during his short
who endeavOred to have make some
statement or explanation of the
speech made by him In New Jersey,
in which he is alleged to have said
that revolutionists were all alike and
that the followers of villa in Mexico
were no worse in their methods Of
warfare than the troops under George
Washington in the Revolutionary
war. When asked whether his re-
marks had been endorsed by the pres
ident and cabinet. Mr.. Baker pulled
his Mona Lisa smile-which has
worked overtime since his arrival in
Washington-and ended the inter
view.
Congressman Sutherland has been
notified by the bureau of pensions
that his application for an increase
Tor Frank j. Reynolds, an inmate Of
the national soldiers home at John
son City, Tenn, had been rejected.
Reynolds Is former resident of West
Virginia, having been born and raised
in Wood county. where he was known
as Leander Thornberry. For some
reason, probably due to his youth
when he enlisted, he enlisted under
the name of Reynolds, and has been
SO known ever since.
Squire William Kirk, of Parkers-
burg. one of the prominent G. A. r.
men OF West Virginia, and known
to every old soldier and soldiers
widow in and around Wood county.
Sutherland's ONCE, number OF
blanks OF all three classes under the
new pension laws, and will have them
in readiness 10 facilitate requests
from any Wood countians, who want
to apply for pensions or increases I'M
der the new Legislation
Congressman Sutherland has Sc
cured an order for medical exam
nation for Robert @. Blosser, of Nc
Creery, which will be held at Beckley
Springs. Blosser Is a veteran OF the
apanish-American war, He has also
prepared a bill, accompanied by all
necessary data, which will BE- intro
duced early in the next session, grant
ing an increase to Enoch Roberts. OF
Adam.
Probably nothing that Secretary Of
War Baker has said or done has in
fiuenced public opinion against him
as much in Washington as his two re-
cent utterances-one about the ReVo-
lutionary soldiers, the other his state
mept attTibuting the Villa raid to
plot inspired by enemies OF Woodrow
Wilson, The raid talk, particularly,
is considered very cheap" here. and
a transparent attempt to Discount the
political effect of any border raids
which may occur before election day.
1t is felt that IL Mr., Baker had any
such information as he says he nos
sessss, that he would do we'll 10 i'm
part 1t to those whose business II Isl
to prosecute. And that. II the On
formation" Is kept secret it can have
little weight as campaign material,
for which 1t Is evidently as con
fession Of the weakness OF the admin
:ktratiansk policy n Mexico.
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BY order of Postmaster General
Burleson, which becomes effective
November 1. postmasters are to be-
come paymasters After that date
mail messengers and postal screen
wagon contractors throughout the
United States will receive their pay
through the postmasters instead Of
the department at Washington. IN
der this new system which was au-
thorlzed by Congress upon the recon-
mendauon OF Postmaster General
Burleson, 1t is said those mall car
rlers will receive their pay on an ad-
vance Of twenty days earlier than dn-
der the old method,
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WEST virginia
TAKES PART IN
CAPITAL NEWS
Events Of Washington, D. c.,
Are Reported by TeIegram's
Correspondent There.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. = One
thousand Pennsylvania Republicans
are so sure of the election OF Charles
f. Hughes that they made reserva-
tlons today at the. three largest hotels
of the city, for accommodations of
the party of one thousand business
men during inaugural week. The &C
commodations were resolved through
Fred Willard, Of Philadelphia, presi-
dent Of the Republican leagues Of
Pennsylvania, who signed the con-
tracts this afternoon.
This is the first reservation that
has been made for March next, and
judging from the size of the party,
Pennsylvanlans, at least, feel reas-
onably sure of who the next president
will be.
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Conrad H. symes, corporation
counsel OF the district, left last night
for West Virginia whare he will Join
the oratorical force OF the Wilson
campaign managers, Mr., symes, who
is from the Greenbrter section OF
West Virginia, has already Embossed
a flood of oratory during the cam
palgn. He was the principal speaker
at the last meeting Of the West Vir-
ginia Democratic club, which was or
gRnized at the headquarters of the
Woman'a National Wilson Union.
There were other speakers, and 9TH
ers had promised to come, Solicl-
tor General John W. Davis being
numbered among those expected to be
present, but who did not arrive.
That is, there were to be other
speakers, but, Mr., symes became 30
enthusiastic over the glories of the
present administration, the god-like
qualities of the leader of the party,
Democratic prosperity, ETC., ETC., that
no one else had a chance to talk,
Mr., symes has also been speaking
in Maryland where the Democratic
party is in very bad shape, There
is an apathy among Democratic yot-
ers in that state, 1t is said, which is
giving much concern, many Of the
party followers going so far as to at
tribute the present condition to an
attack Of 'hook-worm, Whether
that is true or not, there prevails in
many OF tha counties a decided lack
of interest, and 5theFa that Is net
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Low Dives and Blind Tigers.

Of arrests increased BY four thou