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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS GIFT
Arother Wage Increase ". s. Coal
and Coke Co. G,asts Ten Per
Cent Raise to Employees, Effse
tive at once--Third Increa,e
DUring 1916.

~ ''ri~ima- gift - - emp ye- th.
'nitei stare Cpai and Coke C,,npanv
OF Gay. y. Va subsidiary Of tn
"nited states steel COrp,raton. la.
granted = ten per cent increase in wsg,-
effective ~ once. This j. the third wsrs
increase granted u employees during tie
year now almost ~ Al end and will be
'ec~ived a. a Kind and generous act D.,
the fou- .tou-snd men employed by fhi.
company. NO better Or rnose acceftai.i.
Oh istma- Git could t,- received ~ ths
IN n working b. tie coal ia,iu-try tam D
ws-e increase e-pcrir'ly With the cost oi
all nece~-arie- oi liie higher than ever
before aud still -oan-y. ]. j. hote,I a Il
1tlier companies viii DO likexi.e.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22

-sr hls nsotilrr about these im,u,.,t,on.
but t'e-~ visits hal produs-i no r~-ults
other thsn - intensity AN already nm
pleasant relation.
y" matter how bad a hoy =. h,s moth.
rr always f~lirve- lac II the ts-t on earth
aud tl'- worst he i-. the i~tt~f she tiInl
hr - Every day or two this hoy and
world hsve scrap. Rock -hsttlIng va.
the 'sv"rte method Of lighting among
i'"y- at that time. and tins ws- An on.
eeeding'y dangerous past time. Soms-
times the participants would D.. knock.,I
M the head, sometimes an eve wouId h..
knorked out or leg or arm broken. We,
none oi these injuries put an end to tins
dangerous practice, IN which W. hNd
rather engage than eat when hungry
To '~ll the truth, while I wa- regarded
A. an exceptionally good rock -bsttI~r.
Johnnie always got the t,etter of me in
tlIe-e encounters. and have an rsl.
srare on my left leg today which youebe-
i"r the accuracy With which lac could
hurl a stone.
Matters drifted along in this wsv until
one Monday morning. The children IN
our neighborhood attended, the OIL Grsm-
mar SchOol locsted at the northwest cor.
ner Of ~. John and Baker .trern A
large crowd of us were on our v.v ,o
s'h"ol that morning when an aIt.rcs,ion
arose betwecn Johnnie and my brother
6rorge While George ws- ever rs.a,
" provoke q light. when once Il came N
blows, he would never take hi- own psrt
lie was never known 10 fixht anybody
Vow, while could take q good deal nv
seif, could not lear O. -s-e HIM irnn,-u,d
on and would fight more quickly for
him than for myself Mother aHertion.
s'~iy referred n him ~ "a good boy. -
Dut when referring D. me. she siu.y.
s~'d That wss the worst 10y ON esrtl,''
and that she did not know What xould
'ecome II me. For NV part slr.y.
thought there vss good deal Of hypoc-
ray about Georges ''goodne--. but a.
he was my youngest brother, I loved him
dearly. Mother had allowed Georye o.
wear his sunday bat that morning and
Johnnie threw George's hat down in the
middle II the dusty street and deIil-r-
atty rubtei u m the dust With his foot
Forgetting sltogeti'er the fear had pre-
v'ou-ly f~it for Johnnie. tins wsnton IN
suit - sngered me that pounced upon
h'm quick a. flash, and tefore real
nd just what ws- doing, threw him
do~n, jumped on him and gave him the
worst heating he ever had lie tried N
d'slcdge me but ! held on to him .snks
srim death % nsyger." Remember.
ing hrs former crueltie- TO me. rrocr>s.
ed "psv 10 him for both old and new >,
In those days, IN order 10 insure hom.
study, the teacher would sssisn work d
he done - home. Sometimes ~ had n
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22
HON. GEORGE WOLFE
FOR GOOD ROADS
Strong Republican and Successful
Business Man.

Hon. George " 70, perhaps r.e true,
and stronge-t - oe'. r- leArl.--s Ecr.ui.
lican in 'he tat an a. l,u-ifs~s man of
the first water va in NrDovsli county
the list II is - wetk IL 49, in CON
-ultati"n With c., la Ir~ofI Jones
and Col. " o.. NcCr-rn. Tn~y are
hearty ir ccf.rI YER o.. c1n-trnction o..
brick county r.'sd ir.ru Mere count,
through Nci,o~e'i rld Nirgs couftie-
% k~ntu~ty AMI iin.tnx ~ Mr.
Wolfe - n'asinx = D. =, II trends !.
Rsleigh c'Df'y ...i 81 xcr.et.li. fair an
conservative mrrt- af frearr ent and
dealings with b. mrn in every denart
ment 81 lie h. ,iearcd bin, o. then,
till his name j. = coinmoa > ymonyrn f.r
''Friendship
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DEATH OF JeNKlN JONES NOT
UNEXPECTED BUT A SHOCK
TO HIS MANY FRIENDS.
OPENED THIRD MINE IN
THE P0CAH0MTAS FIELD
Funeral Service Held At Home At
simmons Thursday Afternoon
Where Intern. mt Wa,
Made.

| i''' 'i'>th "i Irik ~ Jnn.-- N ~ -.
=" - man i~-t Iu~-lay m"rniny. marx
ed ti'" I's--iDg "i on. at ti,. tir-, An, a..
's"t "' the n'rldent pioneer o,..ra,,,s ~,
The f'r~lh'nta- fi-I.l. ILL., ,I.atl, o-r,,,..,
!" o'clock. !olI"~irga hnrrr,u,. ~
ness '
Mr. J"r'~ hal l-,-n in aiins hr,l,l, fo,
TIC last twelve months. and wh,l. ~
'op'i'"n ~"- generally known. th,. n,.,
I" h's passing rau~ ~ a .ii-t,n.. -l,,,,.l O..
MS uiher. ~ irieni~ and a....,,,,,,,......
"''""rh""t southern West Virginia.
h"" nj t'lyn Meath. Wa.-. S.nt,.,,.
'~t -. l>'s'. Mr Jnn.- ra,,,,. ., A..
"''d >tHi-s in tlir y.ar l-,.. Il,.,,
s"''"r man "i hat "a ,ra,s fntl. .,,.th..
Yer 'rrrn "i his i,ri iiatt Inn. 49,,
"'"'''i in the sntlira..,'.. f,-.h.n .,l l..,,,.
c''"i'is a. a ~.'a. nln.r li.. ,,.,,,,,....,
i"'r nn'il INs'. wii.-n in. ~-t,, f..t,.,,,..,.
r"'r", Va, haS n r..,.s..t. ,..-,,,,,,
''''' 81 ti'' ir"n 80" nnins-- NJ I,,n,..
'"'' '""f ,""'- in ii'r ore tnin.-- a. chi
o''" f"fgr. i-ASiny tl,.r. ara I~.ht t.,r t,v.
t1r county. tins -tAt.-. wls.r,. t.. 49,,
sst,'-i in the earns--t ,ir, ..l.,,.tn-t,. .t tl.
~ht GOALS al the New I.lN..r III T..
lSN' h- s"ld hI- nat. rest 90, tl,,. N,. ,,,,...
''r'd and came directly l., ~illln,..,,- Nr,.
~r county. and wA- int~r.--t..l a., l..
Vei"I'i"a tiie Cs-~.i Creek n,i,,. ,t,...
~-s the third operation OPENED IA th..
Tsiiont~s cosIfi-ld. lie had mail. "a.
i'"fne ON >imnion- Cr-ck -Inc, thai TIM.
thirty-two year. ago.
About Iy1 the numerous nr,,,..,,,.
IA which lac Was int-re.tei in the r.r.-
''"nt~s held were consolidated. formin,,
tile forahontss Consolidsts.i C.,,o,.,.
A lev year. later the Poc.honta- Colleris.
Company properties were pnrrh..t
as'd merged into tbe Io~ahontx- I'm.
sdidat~d Company, thus forming th,.
present Pocahonta. Con-olida,.d o,J.
lieries Company. Inc
Mr.. Jones was a man Of strong fr,end-
ship and winning personality. and hat H..
lpng acquaintance with coal ot,er.,o,.
AMI business men generally, and s--t,sc,-
ally With rl'e working men IA the Pu~.-
honts- beld. lie MAS xlso a home l,vs,
ami Was plan, una--urning, and r,,. ,i,-t
a. hi- tastes, anil lover oi music ami
Poefry.
lie - survived by one -on. lanes Ell-
~ood Jones, OF >witchback, and ops
laughter, drs. Roy MrI>ean Van War,
OF New orlesns, who has been Al her
isthers = ted sIdr Tor the past six month
Mrs Jones Prr'r'ied hlm u the grave
hse years ago. and a sou. Dr. EIw.rd
~. Jones. about two year. ago.
Funeral service was held st the home
Thursday afternoon At 3 O'clock. Inter-
ment ws- male ma the family burial
grounds At simmons.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22

copy the whole multiplication t.bl, ~
others we hal 10 write a comp.-itio,
work examples or copy our spelling AMI
~oe he ~ him who neglected. u briny
this work in had my slate covers.I
with work that morning, ard all thar
this FORMER bully could do VA u crawl
with me sitting s-trids OF ham. to NV
slste, spit on his hand. and rub nv Ie--
son out When the teacher inauire.i for
my assignment and informed her thar
Johnnie had rubbed u out, she gave HIM
another thr<siIing.
Father and mother went o. church o,...
sunday night and left n at home. Know
ing our prediIection for mischief. ,potbs,
warned us n ~ god. Our parent- h,,t
NJ sooner left than we legsn O. get into
al kinds Of mischief. IL = -.,d tn,
when tie cat = away the mice will
play" We TAD u tor the mark rhe,
mother vss home, and when she Iest u.
experienced an exhilsrsting spirit n,
ireedom. We felt free 90 10 anything
- "f"t@'Nas " Y @An'~Ttl ourselves furn-
ing spmerssln all over thu rcd, iumpioy
off the cooking stove AMI climbing On
the dining table. Tiring Oi this. ehe,d
q consultation a. ~ what ee -bouId do
next About this time. beginning so seel
hungry, some one -uxgs-tsd that se g,s
some preserves
Mother always PIT np pig supply Of
preserves for winter, snd ~nise all of
them were scod eno1gh ior king .l,e
really erceiled IN making pear preserves
THIS va before tire invention Of Msson'.
jars. The jars At that time held from
too 10 tour quartz. we're Of xrsyish COL
~ end had purple picture on tbe;y
sisies. They hsd no tops, 90 the hon
wives put . nice white cloth over sb>w
and tied n on with . string. I doo,s
remsmbsr ell The ingred,ens mosh.r pus
toonsnosd On rses 4
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22

Mcdowell Cosnsy Offers Coed
Oppertunit &c fo< Negroes. Exeelf-
~st Schools. high ~ gee
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22
BOYHOOD
REM|N|-
SCIENCES
tHs v. %. n,EEI-. ,rJ

In -ome resp~ct-, my brother, George.
wss very much like tho APOSTLE Peter. hs
~ss very imT<tnOns. His impetnou-ity
-ss displayed more In he manner 81
speaking rather than in action. and tins
prcc'ivIty Of bis involved me in -erion.
trouble more than once. There VA (.
boy IN our neighborhood who's nsne
~ss Johnnie Williams. lie xs three O,
f'ur years older than I. and va con
tnuaily picking st me. Ny mother.
taxing me With her. bed often rome 70
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22
ONE ELECTORAL Vote
WILL GO TO WILSON
Dawson Withdrew After Name
Had Been Printed on Ballots
in Scme Counties.
C0RNWELL'S MAJORITY 2.7ss.

CHAbLE~TON, W. VA. Dec. IL
Oiiicisl announcement was made here to-
night uist the totsl vote cat IN West
Virginia in the recent eection for presi-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-22

Mr.. J. ~. Mo-. II Ksmbai. wife II
Prcf. Nos, principal Of the Kimbsll
graded school, wss shopping in this city
this week.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
WOMAN SHOT As spy
IN FRANCE HAD TURNED
TRAITOR TO COUNTRY
Was of French Birth ani Got
5000 Francs From Ger
mans for Information.

PARIS Sept. I'm view of recent
German comment On the execution at
MarseillcS recently 80 spy OF fclicc
Pfaat. certain details OF tho case wero
rnndc known authoritativcly to-day.
The statement that the woman was
IA German Is denied. and II was said
that the comparison Of her case with
that OF Edith Cavell. the British nurse
who was put to death by tho Germans
at Brussels. was unwarrnnted.
According TO this Information. Fe-
lice Pfaat wsa u French woman. born
at Nancy In 1890. Shs went to Metz
In 1914 and later received permission
to visit her mother In Belgium. while
there. II Is said, 4 German official
proposed that she gather information
In Paris. She spent three weeks In
Paris and then reported the results
to Germans who. she admitted. paid
her 5000 francs to undertake another
mission.
Returning to Paris from Lausanne.
Switzerland. In July OF last year. she
was expelled by the Prefect OF Police.
She went to Marssilles. where she
boarded at q house frequented by
army officers. She was caught In the
act OF spying and admitted she had
been commissioned to gather military
Information. On July 10 she was
unanimously condemned to death by
a court-martial.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
SENATE WANTS TO KNOW
COST OF THE 8.HOUR BILL
Resolution Calling for Investigation
Of Operation Of Railroads
Under the New Law.

WASHINGTON. Sept t.-senator
Reed OF Missouri to-day introduced
u resolution to authorize tho Inter-
state Commerce Commission to in
vestigate the effect Of the Eight Hour
Day Law on the cost OF operation of
railroads and to report to Congress in
December.
The resolution win be called up for
confederation tomorrow.
Senators Simmons and Martin and
Majority Leader Kitchin OF tho House
agreed to- day tho House should pass
a Joint resolution for adjournment Of
Congress at s o'clock on Wednesday
evening. The Senate viii defer ac-
tin until II determines that all neces-
sary business can be completed by
that time.
Senator Simmons said an effort
would be made to pass the Revenue
bill before adjournment tonight.
The prospects for a quick wind up
of affairs seems good.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
WOMAN, SHOT TRYIMG
TO Save Man, DIES
Two Men Wounded in Jersey Re.
volver Fight Over Card Game
Prisoners in Hospital.

Mrs. william Lock- OF Clinside. n.
j.. died to-day in the North Hudson
Hospital at weehawken as the result
Of q bullet wound received last night
at Cliffsidc, when she attempted to
save the life OF a male relative during
a revolver fight over a game OF cards.
Gideon Biscotti OF Edgewater and
Anthony Pinto OF Nasei Street. Cliff
side. both badly wounded, arc held at
the hospital to await the action OF
the Grand Jury. Pinto Is the man
for whom the police say Mrs. Locki
gave her life. He Ia shot through the
head and groin and his condition Is
serious.
Six men were engaged In the game.
When they began shooting Mrs. Lock-
jumped in front OF Pinto and was
shot through tho abdomen. Four OF
the men escaped, although two OF
them were slightly wounded.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
WILLIAMS BEATS
GRIFFIN IN MATCH
FOR TENNIS FINAL
Continued from Page One.)

His aggressive attack compelled
Griffin TO retreat from his favorite
position at the net. The former
champions tremendous service con-
tinued a big point maker in this set.
Griffin was practically helpless
against 1t. While Williams was be-
coming steadily stronger and more
confident Griffin began to show signs
OF weakness.
Williams always holing Griffin safe,
won the third set. six games to three,
The Californian toward tho finish
made a brave attempt to rally but
Williams quickly took command at
the net again and ran the set out In
the nineteenth from start to finish
In the match. Griffin was outciasscd.
Williams had unusual power In his
shots to-day and his drives generally
went true. Early In the opening set
the former champion drove the Cali
fornian away from the net and from
this time on the result OF tho match
was never in doubt.
Point score: third set
Williams ...... 3 4 2 4 & 80
Griffin ,,,..,,,,. I 8 5l6I 4OS a-as-a
Champion johnson and r. Lindiey
Murray began playing in the semi
Anal at $50 o'clock. Williams will
meet the winner in the finals to-
morrow.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
.F0RTY.SIX PASSENGERS
HELD UP At QUARANTINE
Came Here From Vera Cruz, Where
Cholera Was Reported-Had
Been Stopped at Other Ports.

Because OF reports that there is
Asiatic cholera In Vera Crus, Mexico.
forty.six passengers ON tho Ward
liner Monterey who boarded the ves-
sci At that port two weeks ago were
sent to Quarantine on Hoffman Island
on their arrival In New York to-day.
These passengers were also subjected
to quarantine regulations ut Pro.
gresso. Yucatan and Havana. Cuba.
ports ut which the Monterey stopped
on her way here.
Officers OF the liner said there was no
cholera In Vera Cruz when the Non
terey left. However. there was con-
siderable disorder in the city. Three
men were shot and killed In street
brawls. and another was executed by
a company OF Carranza soldiers. Olaf
Peterson. formerly "A Ward Line stew
ard. visited the Monterey In Vera
Cruz wearing a glittering uniform
and sword. He told his former ship
mates he is now a General In Car
ranEax's army.
The evening world., 1916-09-04

between the trenches. but the British
managed 20 get across and. about
midday, swept throuR" the village of
Guillemont. cleaning up nests OF ma
chine guns, and across the fields on
the other side. establishing them
selves In a sunken road.
But south OF Guillemont one section
OF the Prussian Guard resisted des-
perately In Faifemont Farm and
Wedge Wood and hero all the after
noon bombing and hand-to- hand
fighting was proceeding. Hero the
Guard had high ground, which they
turned into "a fortress, and they were
evidently determined to keep faith
with their prestige.
Tho guns were DO thick behind both
the British and French infantry and
their action was 80 furious that II
appalled, Imagination.
Prussian Guard prisoners taken said
the German Emperor had let II be
known TO his troops that there would
be no winter campaign. They believed
the decision of the war was coming
In this summers fight and In the
fighting Of the next month. As for
food. they never wanted for II. The
Prnssian Guard always had plenty.
The fiercest struggle OF all was for
the possession OF Ginohy. that COM
manding high ground. when tho As
sociated Press correspondent left the
corps headquarters the British had
more than half the village and the
struggle amid the ruins hidden by
curtains OF shell smoke was bitterly
CONTINUING
The evening world., 1916-09-04
19,4O5 MORE PRISONERS
CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS
Austro- German Positions on the
Theniovka River Are Taken
in Drive.

PETROGRAD. Sept. 4 (via London).
The Russians have broken across
the Theniovka River. . western tribu-
tary Of the Zlota Lpa. and seized q
position Of the Austro-Germsn troops.
the War Ottice announced to-day. They
took 2,72l prisoners and ak machine
guns.
The Russians have also captured
series OF heights In the Carpathian
mountain roads on the Hungarian
frontier.
In tho last four days % fighting
10, ,405 prisoners have been taken. in
cluding 1911 Germans. The booty in
cludes thirteen cannon, seventy-six
machine guns and q number OF bomb
throwerS.
4 fierce battle has developed south
Of Koyel, near Vladimir Volynski.
Southeast OF Baranovttchi enemy gas
attacks were repealed.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
AUSTRIA LOST 100000
TO Fl6hTIMe ITALIANS
Rome Declares 5000 Square Niles
of the Enemy's Territory
Are Now Occupied.

ROME. Sept about $4,000
Austrians have been killed. captured
or 30 seriously wounded that they
cannot return to the front In engage
ments with the Italians since the
Italian declarations OF war
fifteen moaths 40.
This estimate was made By italian
military authorities to-day. They
estimated taat 10000 Austrtans have
been killed. 100000 permanently dis
abisd. and 100000 captured.
The Italians now hold about 5000
square miles OF Austrian territory.
The Austrians hold about 100 square
miles OF Italian territory In the Tren-
tino zone.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
nDUMAMANS TAKE
TWO MORE TOWNS
IN TRANSYlIAN|A
l'ofszek and Sekcli In Extreme
Eastern Section Occu.
pied hy Invaders.
BULGARs ARR REPULSED
Continue Attack, However, ~
Whole Frontier In the
DolDrudja District.

HuCUAHErT. sept fviA London
sept p..-Ths Houmaniah wAf once
announced TO Day that I,oum- nlan
troops have occupies Bofsses and
hsksli IN Tfantylssnis. The Tsa-
tonic BuiFafian allies have been re-
pulsed q, hasardJik. IN IsobrudJa. but
elise WhsI, continue their sttsos along
the whole frontier between DobrudJA
and Buisaris.
A raid BY three hostile hydro
asroplAn.s upon the city ~ con.
stanxa. on the ItoumAnian coast of the
Bia h Sea. with the woundins ~ ..v-
erHi civilians and children. 10 an
nouncei.
The oficisi statement says
"On our northern and northwestern
fronts. after somewhat lively nghting
We occupied the locality of Borsnak
and the heights west Of that town
w. captured four officers and i5o
men and entirely occupied tho inhab-
tied region Of sekeii Csc Leiek). an
Raromsrck.
"On tho northern front the enemy
attacked along the whole DobrudJa
frontier south OF B,sardJik. but was
repulsed. on tho remainder Of tho
front the fghtins continues.
"Tho enemy bombarded islacs and
Kalafat.
Three hostile hydropiancs dropped
bombs on Constansa. Several children
and civilians wero wounded"
(Ths towns OF Borssck and Ss
Ielek arc In tho extreme eastern
portion OF Trsnsyivania. and the
first named is the most freQuented
watering place In that province
and u situated In a romantic val
ley OF tho Eastern CarpathianA
II exports great Quantities OF min
eral water and has q population
OF 1900.
(Basardjik II a fortified town in
tho extreme southeastern portion
of the Dobrudjan district OF Rou-
mania. whiie Isincs and kala-
fat are Roumanian frontier towns
on the Danube River)
SALONICA. Sept. I (via Paris).--
Bulgarian troops have made another
attack on the Macedonian front. west
OF Lake Ostrovo. 1t was announced
at French Army Headauarters to-day
that the attack had been ropulsed
by serbians.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. (vta Lon
don).-The Bulgarian Cabinet Coun-
ell has decided to detain q. G. De-
russi. the Roumanian Minister at
Sofia, with his stan until 8. Radew,
the Bulgarian Minister At Bucharest,
has returned. says = despatch from
Budapest.
The evening world., 1916-09-04
HUGHES DECLINES
70 ATTEND LABOR
DAY Celebration
Not Allowed 10 Make Political
Speech-RefuSes 10 Review
National Guard.

hAsHvfiA.r. Tenn. sep, e.
Charles o. tush.. day dsciiasd
10 s,sas ~. Labor Day celebration
here - arranged foF ~ . local con
mitiee whom he ~As advised that he
Would no, be permitted 10 speak ss.
cep, on non. I.oli,lesi subjects
Mr Hushs. also declined 10 70.
,iss tho Tennessee National uuafd.
saying that be had no riEhi 10 DO 30.
No formal invitation had besa ss.
tended Mr.. Hughes by local labor
unlons IN charge of the Labor Day
celebration. but the COMMITTEES In
charge % tho nominees pfoEfsmm.
advised him that ~ would he all
TiEht" Tor him 10 attend. Announce
ment had been made by this commit
tee that Mr.. Hughes would bs
present
When &. W. fsrnham, manager OF
Hushcs's tour, conferred to-day with
tho local Hughes Committee. he was
told that Gov. liye. % Tennessee.
Democrat. and other speakers would
address the meeting. Mr.. farnhAm
was told some OF the speakers prob
ably would endorse the enactment OF
the Adainson bill lie replied that
MI Hughes would attend the celebrA-
ton u no would be permitted to
speak.
Tho committee advised him that
labor leaders In charge of the pro-
The evening world., 1916-09-04
WILSON CHIEFS
FROM West HERE
FORWARCDUVil
Illinois Committeeman Reports
Poll Shows 5000 PIN.
rali'y In Cook County.

Wss'srn msnsssrs ~ the peas.
ers,ie Nstiorsl csmps.sa os~s %
Ns~ vost to-day Coz . oouncu es var
With Chairman Vance MSceraseh ssS
70 repoV on the e6scss % the nusA>s
sesAkias tour vess % the nissassippi
IN the party ~eTs senator waist ss
Montana. who hes charge ~ shs CT.
easo hssdauart.fs. and SENATOR Hsi-
lie ~ Nsv Hsmpshirs. sho directs
the special bureau looking after the
labor vote siso Mrs D.orse BssA
manager of tbs vomens secsios;
consressmsn v. =. Taylor % Colo
rado and chsriss Ree.ch.ns,.in, Me-
tonai Committeeman % rilinois
Summing up the Western si,uaties.
senator walsh said
Mr.. Hughes 10 wsahss to-day thss
whom he started on, In the campaign.
The reason 10 hts speeches dsvsispsd
tho fact that tho Republicans have
no Issue. Mr.. Hughes has faiisd 20
develop one"
Senator Hollis reported privately
on the labor vote. There IL complete
uncertainty what ultimately will be
the political effects OF tho eiHht-hour
Law passed Saturday by Congress 20
s,ave OF tho railroad strike. Orders
were sent out from Democratic
Headquarters that II must he sbso.
iutsiy dissssocisted from tho poiiti.
cal campaign and no attempt made
by any workers or speakers to use u
In any way with President Wilson's
campaign for re- election.
Committeeman Boeschanstein made
a report on Illinois conditions that
seemed too good To BE- true. lie said
In Chicago tho regular Democratic
organization. under direction OF Roger
sullivan. made a close canvass. Tho
result indicated a plurality OF $4,000
for Wilson In Cook County. and II the
normal Republican vote is polled In
tho remainder Of the state Wilson viii
carry Illinois by 10000.
Mr.. BASS reported that In Illinois.
where women will vote for the frst
time for President this year. there ts
developing a strong drift toward WILL
son. and similar conditions are preva-
lent In other Western States.