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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-18
AFFAIRS NUDIDLED
AT washington
Bnprepgafrledne s of the
Army is Blamed Upon
Politicia in Office.

WASHINGTON March 18.-For the
inf timesinSt the history Of this nation
every Preside nt2 Of the American Bar
Assnciatfon8 fora decade past, ire.
spectiye Of political affiliations, mas
protested agafnstla man named by the
President for Supreme Court OF the
United States: -.
tsrhe und ersigned feel under the
nainfuif dutySto3s say to you that In thelr
opinion taking into view the repute,
character and professional career Oh
Lonis is Brande is. he is not mt per-
son To be- member Of the supreme
Gourt the United States" reads TINS
nfotest yThic Is signed by seven Pres
iisnfs ana exsPresld dents OF this, the
most distinguish ed yasso ciation OF law;
yefs IA the world and one which IS
fined as being free from political bias
ma ~ representing all that is finest
HI the ethics of q distinguished pro-
fessfon. These seven sfgners inctude
william Taft: whose distinguished
service on the bench peculiarly fits
lin 10 fudge and whose appointme emit,
al President, OF such men as Chif
Justice White Justices Lamar and
Isurton. Democrats, and Hughes, Re-
faabiiean4 demonstrates that he is un-
dnauanced by optical conside rations
ia determining mems fitness Tor TINS
high judicial office. Then comes Eli
iii Root whose judicial attachments
and character are universally recog'
nfzeds SimeonsE ID. Baldwin, Democratic
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Governor OF Connecticut, who had
achieved an enviable reputation on the
bench before he was elected Governor:
Francis Rawle. of Pennsylvania, au-
thor Of many legal works and a man
preeminent in his profession; Moore
field Storey, q leading ''mugwump,"
whose affiliations are generally Demo-
cratic, and than whom none stands
higher in Massachusetts,; Joseph HI.
Choate, eminent lawyer and former
Ambassador to England: and Peter
w. Meldrim, Georgia Democrat and
q man of the highest standing in his
profession. In the light Of such pro-
test from such sources, President
more conscientious than Mr. Wilson,
OF one less obsessed with determine
ton to have his own way regardless OF
the right, would dithdraw Mr.. Bran
deis' nomination rather than persist
in his determination to besmirch the
ermine Of the Supreme Court and ex-
ert political pressure to compel Sena-
tors to violate their oath Of office, by
voting against their own convictions.
to confirm Brandeis. What the out
come Of the Brandefs nomination Will
be is yet to be determined, but it is q
fact thus far President Wilson has not
for a moment let up the pressure he
is exerting to force confirmation.
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-r.JhLe. Mexican Situation.

Between the censorship necessarily
exerted along the Mexican border and
the conflicting reports from Mexico it
self, It would be unsafe to make any
predictions at this stage as to the out
come OF the proposed punitive expe-
dition. It is noteworthy, however, that
some Army officers here feel no little
apprehension that IL the expedition
goes after Villa and popular sentiment
In Mexico turns against Carranza, he
may actually unite his forces with
Villa to destroy the American expedi-
ton. 1t is already obvious, too, that
before long there will be some radt-
cally divergent explanations Of the
unpreparedness OF the forces along
the Mexican boundary and the occa-
sion OF the costly delay in pursuing
villa. Apologies for the Administra-
ton will seek to put the blame on the
military authorities. whereas officers
will be disposed. In so far as the con-
slant menace Of dismissal will permit
them, to put the blame where it be-
longs, on the political heads of the
War Department, and even on the
Commander in Chief, who is, of course,
primarily responsible.
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Mrs. S. s. Stout
Burned atSmithtoWtn

sMITHTowN. March 1S.-Funeral
services over the body of Mrs. s. s..
Stout. whose death occurred at Wat
son, at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Hartley, were held here Thurs.
day morning and interment was made
in the cemetery here. Rev. Mr.. Ben
nett and Rev. R. p. oldaker conducted
the services and Bang Jones sang sew
eral selections. There were many for
al offerings. Present at the services
we're her daughters. Mrs. Frank Hart
10y, Mrs. U. G. Moore, Of Orlando,
and Mrs. Virginia Cramer. Of Smith
town. On Wednesday night services
were conducted at the Hartley home
IN Watson by Rev. Woofter.
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FRANCE. Preserves.
WORDS OF t HEROES
Three Hundred Pages in
Unique Publication Re-
Gently Issued.
(By Associated Press) .

PARIS, March SO Correspondence
OF The Associated Press)-The first
published collection of heroic words
and actions of the war on the Franco
Belgian front has appeared in a volume
of 800 pages edited by Paul Souchon.
There are remarks Of soldiers leaving
for the front, inbattle and In the
trenches, anecdotes of generals ana
other officers, the talk of the wounded,
and the words of dying heroes.
We'll toward the beginning is the re-
ply OF a soldier marching through Par
is to news vendor who offered him
the latest extra, saying: Here, my
brave boy, is the latest news" -,
"News?" replied the soldier. II
is we who are going to make the
news" -, a, -,
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"a smiles. You smile, loo.

He smiles. You smile, too.
Two blocks on, Gen. GaYira. Carran.
vista commandment, holds forth in a
squat one.story building with a picket
fence In front.
A score of youths and boys. looking
like Utah sheep herders, are 1ounging
about the gate. You must satisfy
them Of your right to be there before
they let you up the walk to see the
general.
Inside. turn to the right. Three
young officers greet you.
One, colonel. is past %. Another,
a captain, is not yet 16. The third, a
lieutenant, might be 20 or %. He
speaks good English, with an accent.
Tho general?7 81, senior! This door
walk in. A hand touches your hip.
You turn to see smiling face-that
Of the captain not yet 16. You smile
you have no gun.
Gavira is stout and active. The wall
is decorated with large maps OF Mex
ico-printed in Spanish. The table in
the center is filed with papers. You
look at them curiously. The counter.
ance Of young aide-de.camp indicates
that you'd better not look too curious
What is the news from. the Mormon
colonists cut off at Pearson? you ask
the general.
The wires are down! Only like this
the indicates the line along the
Mexican Central to chihuahua and
then back UP the Mexico Northwestern
toward the border) like this
can messages come through. But the
colonists are SAFE! Do not the Car.
ranzistas hold all Chihuahua" H
He says something else in Spanish.
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MANNING iTo ON NEWS

as guests OF Mrs. NJ. a. Knots on
Main street, for a few days.
FL! M. Mari, OF C1arksburg street, is
recovering from an attack OF grip:
5 B. a. Huey, of Logansport is here
today looking after business interests.
Simpson Rushford, OF Hamilton ter.
race, has returned from business
visit to Pittsburgh, Pa. y Wi!
Father Sullivan OF Littleton, Is here
attending robustness.
George Phillips, OF Glover Gap, was
here Friday evening looking after busl-
ness interests.
Samuel Stillings, OF ,Broomaeld, was
a business visitor here yesterday.
Jack Wilson has returned from q
vtist to Fairmont.
II. A. Saxon. Of Wiliamstown, w.
Va, is here for a two weeks visit with
relatives.
Miss Elizabeth McMervin, Of Wash
ington, Pa. has returned to her home
after SIX weeks visit to relatives
Hamilton D. Findlay Of Star City.
w. Va, 1s a visitor in this city.
C. ". Fear, of the Consumers Sup:
ply company. Fairmont, is visiting his
patrons here today.
w. Rushford, of Glover Gap, was a
business visitor In town yesterday. I.
"A. R. Carmichael has returned from
a visit to Barrackville.
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HOLDING FORTH

You look as. II you cannot understand
which you can't. Fine-now he can
talk Spanish with his officers and be
certain you, will not oyerhear!
g"What of villa? Ah--quien sabe?
We are told heiis fleeing to the noun
tains of Sinaloa-here-far. from the
border and from the Carranztsta
troops"
He shows You on the map. The
spot he points out is $50 miles from
the border-200 miles from the Mexi'
can Central raflroad-125 miles from
the Southern Pacific de Mexico, which
winds from Nogales down the Sonora
and Sinaloa coast OF the gulf OF Cal
ifornia.
Gen. Pershing? Ah--amigo-my
friend! go to Ell Paso today to talk
to him. I wait for the automobile.
you are a newspaper man-ah! The
newspapers print many lies. There Is
much excitement-little cause! Is II
not so 2"
You srnile-and leave. The soldiers
youths and boys-about the gate eye
you solemnly. You give them cigar
cts. They are all smiles.
Then you walk further up the town
You turn a corner.
Somebody fires slx.shooter. You
look behind you, inyoluntarily. The
cat.rooted Mexican at your elbow ia
not smiling.
You make up your mind that you
won't look around again. You'd rather
have them smile.
The, car to Ell Paso Is crowded. Com
ing over it was almost empty. All
There's lots OF traffic across to Tex
as NAthe conductor tells you. q
"But there are darn few coming this
way!" .sr 4,
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.NEXIGANS ARE
VERY EASY SNIL q 4
But After All It Does Not
Seem Quite Sin
cere.
w.E.5F7zS5EsEE=-
BY LEON sTARMoNT.
Special Correspondent on Mexican
Border for the West vlrslnian.
0fNfa0,

JuREz, Mexico, March 1S.-Mexico
is all smiles, when you look it in the
face. Only you mustn't have newspa-
pers in your pocket and your left arm
must be carried gingerly because Of
the vaccination mark that makes Il
mythically sore.
You take a car in Ell Paso for JuareS,
the border metropolis the Mexican
side-of mud walls and fiat roofs. At
the international bridge across the at
tenuated rtvulet that is the Rio
Grande, AN American sentry PAGES. On
the Mexican side, Mexican sentry
boards the car.
Vaccination certit1cate?"
You make wry face and point to.
your left upper arm. The newspaper
in your pocket must be surrendered to
the guard.
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ing at s o'clock at his homo at az

ing at o'clock at his home Of Az
brightsyille, after a weeks Illness! MI.
Bishops illness became alarming early
in the week and members OF his fam:
iIyiwere summoned and were with him
when the end came. Mrs Mitchell left
here Tuesday for AlbrightsYille and
other members OF the family arriving
there on account OF his illness were
Miss Mary Eta Bishop. Of cleveland :
Ray Bishop, Of ElSins, and Frank;
Bishop, OF Florida. His granddaugh ter.
Miss Cecil Mitchell left this afternoon
for Albrightsville, to attend the fun.
erai, arrangements for which have not
been completed.
Mr.. Bishop had been q guest 81 the
city at the home of his daughter on
several occasions and has made many
friends here who will learn with re
greet of his death. He Is survived by
his second wife and a number OF child
rem and grandchildren.
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hundred meters from the. German
trenches, from where he, te1ephoned to
tie French artillery the positions of
the enemy. During half hour he con-
tinued sending Indications and then
finished with the words: II hear the
steps OF Germans who are coming up
the stairs. Believe nothing more that
is said to you over the wire. / have
my revolver, and shall never be taken
alive" Nothing has ever been since
heard from this officer. a.
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GAS, HEARTBURN,
INDIGESTION OR
ASICkII STOMACH [ CT:
"PAPE's piAPEPsIr" ENDS AL
STOMACH DISTRESS IN FIVE
MINUTES.

Time it! pape's Diapepsin will d.
eest anything you eat and overcome q
sour, gassy or, out OF order stomach
surely within five minutes.
II your meals don't nj comfortably.
or what you eat lies like q lump OF
lead in your stomach, or IL you have
heartburn, that is q sign Of indiges'
Get from your pharmacist fifty.
cent case of Pape's Diapepstn and take
a dose just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belchtng OF
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or
heavy feeling In the stomach, nausea,
debilitating headache. dizziness or IN
FESTIVAL gripping. This will all go, and,
besides, there will be no sour food
Left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with nauseous odors.
NJ Pape's Diapepsin Is a certain cure
for out-of.ord err stomachs because II
takes hold OF your food and digests It
Just the same as IL your stomach was
not there. y "a
n Relief in, Eve minutes from all stem.
ach misery Is waiting you ct any drug
store. III NJ
These large flfty.ce emf cases contain
enough ePape, IL Diapeps in' to keep
the entire family free from stomach
;dtsofde rs and find ton Tor many
months. ~ belQngsl IN yours home
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.Paraonala.

ME-. U. s. Cousin Is visiting her
daughters. Mrs. Orval Ash, In Fairview,
Mike 0sIoughlln, OF Pittsburgh, Is
among the business visitors here to.
daS. /.
q bnsineasS visitor In town today:
Mrg, Delmarl Bosley' and little daugh'
ten ot Marietta. o.. are in the city
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auppsr.

Tho loyal Woman g 3 class OF tho
ohfi6fian church ask that you attend
tiieir oyster supper inithe basement Of
no church this evening.
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Narro,,,,j Ealc,,alIinl,Ves.,l

Tom, the small ION o. brand Mrs.
r. IS. Hite. had ID narrow escape sonj
Thuraday, when he ran in front Of
itney buR on Locust street The
oar threw him TO son9 side. Only a
fen bFuiges were received.
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Unlp.,rr,eparedness.

Those who are disposed to look for
the bright side of every incident are
calling attention to the fact that the
Villa invasion has at least had the
effect of emphasizing the unprepared
condition Of the military establish
ment and Of squirting Congress to drop,
for the moment, its radical differences
and pass legislation, in the form OF a
simple resolution, authorizing the
President. to increase the Army to
10000 men. Even the most vigorous
opponents Of war and a materially in
creased military establishment are a
unit in their belief that such an Army
as this country does maintain should
be kept up to the highest possible
state of efficiency, and they are as
astounded as any others at the state
of unpreparedness in which Villas ex-
pedition found the forces at Columbus
and in that vicinity. In some quarters
President Wilson is being blamed for
having chosen General Scott for Chief
of STAFF. Scott, it will be recalled, is
a close friend of Villa. which may
have led him to tliscredit the repeated
advice of Army officers on the boun-
Diary that Villa was likely to under
take a raid at any time, and, moreov-
ar. being close friend Of Mr.. Wilson,
General Scott could not oppose the
views of his chief with the same vigor
as would have been possible In one
less closely connected personally and
under less obligation for his prefer
ment.
Brazil Disguised.
From Rio Janeiro comes word that
Brazilian flnanciers and business men
are thoroughly disappointed at the
character Of the delegation which this
country Is sending to the Pan.Ameri'
can Congress at Buenos Aires, and that
this same feeling is shared In Argen'
tina. With extraordinary opportuni.
ties for cultivating the commercial
relations between the United States
and the South American republics Il
was hoped that men OF high standing
In the business world and In the le'
gal profession would be chosen as de,
egates. Instead, President Wilson ts
| sending his son-in-law, Mr.. McAdoo
whose reputation in the business
world o fthis country appears to have
preceded him to South America, MT
McAdoo,s chum, Sam Untemeyer, who
also appears to be known in the South
American capitals, and other lesser
lights. That the party which sailed re,
Gently, on the u. s. s. Tennessee will
prove more OF a junket than'a serious
mission chosen with a viewsto actual
achievement is the impression which
appears to prevail In South America
as 1t is d conviction in Washington.
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EfoImlil feanltarfun.

Ffon1 SanItartun1.
Miss Mayme Nj Laughlin returned
home Yesterday after SD ending several
months az Sunny Rest Sanitarfum,
White Haven Pa: .8
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Tol Maryland.

Miss Ieyas Monroe has gone to- Oak
iend, M, where she has accepted 9
position with q millinery house.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
CALIFORNIA works
CONV|CTS ON ROADS
State Has Good Success In Using
Prisoners On Outside
Work.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 81
This. states experiment of placing
convicts on road work is a. success,
according to the state highway ommis-
sion. F. G.. Somner, division engineer
for the commission, say the best re-
suits can be obtained only in conjunc-
ton with proper consideration and
humane treatment, it being absolutely
imperative to impress upon these men
the fact that during the term of their
good intentions they shall not be OPP
pressed by weight of the law and
under no circumstances shall their
conduct be misjudged. In return,
honest effort on their part is de-
manded.
There are no firearms in evidence
in these camps or on the work, and
the men are no. guarded" says Som
ner. Punishment is administered
only by the men being returned to
prison end the withdrawal of the
additional good time allowance pro-
vided by law. No precautions are
taken against escape, and the men,
outside Of working hours and on holi-
days, enjoy almost absolute freedom.
Only four attempts at escape have
been made since the camps were es-
tablished. The men are we'll housed
and we'll fed and are amply provided
with Ill sorts of games and reading
matter. There are excellent facilities
for bathing and the washing o.:
clothes. Sanitary conditions are in
accordance with the regulations of the
California housing and immigration
commission"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
ANTHRACITE MINERS
WANT LEGISLATION
Put Up Solid Front For Laws
To Protect Rights
and Lives.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, April e.
Miners in the anthracite district have
started a non-partisan movement for
the election of candidates who are
favorable to the following legislation:
An amendment to the workmen's
compensation law, increasing the
amount to be paid for total disability
and extending the time for which
payments shall be made; also COM
pensation for occupational diseases.
Old age pension law.
The extension Of the bureau of the
unemployed so as to make it opera
tive in all parts of the state.
An amendment to the law provid-
ing for mothers pensions, and in
creasing the amount to be paid.
More clearly defining the rights,
powers and duties Of the state con-
stabulary (cossacks) to the end that
there may be no conflict Of the au-
thority between municipal authorities
and the state organization.
Improvement of the mining laws.
Compensate the parents Of children
who are forced under the law to re-
linquish jobs in order to attend
school.
Repeal of the law by which public
service corporations compel payment
for water. light, gas and electricity
not used. 49,. ~.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
WILSON DANGEROUS
HOLDS 7. R. SPEAKER
Demonstration For President
Scares Boston Republicans
at Roosevelt Meeting.

BOSTON, April 27.-The opening
meeting of the Roosevelt campaign
was rudely interrupted by a demon
stration for President Wilson during
the course of Charles Sumner Birds
speech.
Mr.. Bird was emphasizing the
strength Of Wilson and the difficulty
which the Republican party would
encounter in defeating him.
Make no mistake about it, Presi-
dent Wilson is a very strong man in
this country" said Mr.. Bird. HE is
no two-spot. He has put forward
considerable progressive legislation.
He is a hard man to defeat
At this point applause broke out
for Wilson. There was a steady hand
clapping, which demonstrated that
some of the audience agreed with
Mr.. Bird up to this point
Mr.. Bird quickly changed his tone
and started on a different track, will
son has kept us out of war more by
luck than anything else, but he has
not preserved our self-respect and our
honor.
mo man is as strong to oppose Will
son as Roosevelt. The next President
is Wilson or Roosevelt. That's the
fight. Anyone else but Roosevelt will
be defeated by Wilson,"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
SQUAL0R0F ALIENS
CO|MMUN|T MENACE
Illinois Official Tells of Housing
Conditions In Mexican
Colony.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 27.-Dr.
George A. Cellar, alienist for the state
of Illinois and a member of the state
board of administration, has reported
to the board on housing and living
conditions of Mexican colony, in
what DR.. Cellar terms 'the wretched
shantytown" of Silvis, near East Mo-
line, where he discovered case of
leprosy.
He says it is a public duty to call
attention to the miserable housing
conditions tolerated and possibly en-
couraged and invited by the great and
wealthy corporations for whom these
Mexicans work. The squalor and
wretchedness of the surroundings can
not be adequately described"
DR.. cellar reports that at this place
there are a dozen old box cars, sitting
fiat on the ground with scarcely a
window and sometimes only a cinder
floor. There is no sanitation and no
sewage, while the clang of the shops,
shrieking whistles and the roar of the
passing trains preclude the thought
of rest. The nearest school it miles
away and to reach it 20 railroad
tracks must be crossed. There is no
place for garden, no flowers, and
no playground for the many children.
Families reared under such sur
roundings," continues DR.. Cellar, ''can-
not rise to the level of American citi-
zenship. Measures should be taken
to break up this system, which
smacks of peonage. Such commune
ties become the breeding places of
vice, immortality and illiteracy. If
these aliens are competing with citi-
zens who maintain presentable house.
holds, or their own homes, then the
competition is unfair.
To my mind the greater infection
is that which fastens itself upon the
neighborhood and the community in
general by reason of tolerating an in
:dustrial and social evil which, toler-
ated by the wealthy corporation, fin
ally comes to be looked upon as a
necessity and eventually results in a
lowering of civic and individual pride
and a degraded standard of living"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
ARBITRATION DON'T
ENTHUSE RA|LME|V
Union President Sends Word that
Arbitration Is Not Even
Contemplated.

CHICAGO, April 27.-W. 6. Lee.
president Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, notified the 100000 men,
bers that the four brotherhoods are
not contemplating arbitration of their
demands for an eight-hour day. The
ultimatum in circular sent out by
President Lee to all lodges follows:
Our members should disregard all
public statements to the effect that
arbitration is being considered by
either of the organizations parties to
this movement.
It is evident from press reports that
have been published that some inter-
est is endeavoring to cause the public
and our membership to believe that
arbitration will be accepted. Nothing
Of this kind is contemplated.
This last sentence is considered by
the members as an ultimatu that
unless the demands of the brother
hoods are granted strike will fol-
low.