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Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Eric McLegan, conductor on the
Northern Pacific Railway branch line
running to Little Falls, and who makes
Morris his headquarters, spent the
Christmas holidays in St. Louis, Mo.
Clarence and Emmett McConville,
of Great Falls, Mont, are visiting
friends in Morris this week. Clarence
was formerly assistant cashier at the
Morris National Bank and Emmett
was connected with the John Grove
Land Co.
The heavy snowfall of Christmas
Day and Christmas night prevented
the rural mail carriers from making
their deliveries Tuesday. Some of the
carriers started out and were obliged
to turn back Wednesday, because of
impossible roads.
Award Baker was here from st.
Paul visiting his father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Baker, Sr., the
early part of the week. He returned
to St. Paul Monday night. He is in
the employ of the Northwestern Elec-
trical Equipment Co., of st. Paul.
81 hope it's girl" sang Ed Wagner,
of Darnen. 81 hope it's boy" sang
Mrs. Wagner, with equal fervor. San
ia Claus answered both songs. cit"
was twins, boy and girl, and both
Of the Wagners are happy. Ed is go
ing to name the girl and Mrs. Ed. is
going to name the boy. The twins ar
rived last Saturday.
This is "the week AFTER" but the
busy, yet nerve racking, Christmas
rush of last week, has brought no let
No for the Morris merchants. All are
working almost as hard this week as
during the grand rush during the few
days preceding Christmas, invoicing
their goods, figuring up profits for the
year and the value of merchandise on
hand. Nearly all the business firms
will have their invoices completed this
week.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

William Carlson, of Bismarck, N. D.,
formerly in the employ of the Otter
Tail Power Co., returned Saturday to
spend the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Gus Carlson.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Sunday Dec. 31st. 1916.
Morning Subject: "The Meaning
of Life.'
Evening Subject: Unfinished
Things"
Sunday School II as a. m.
Epworth League: "Begining All
Over Again"
Special Music will be rendered at
all these services.
These will be the closing services
for the year, join with US, and get
ready for a good beginning in theNew
Year.
Thursday Evening, Prayer Service
7 80 p. m.
Henry hobbs, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Miss Adelaide Sylvander has been
sick for the past few days.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Misses Florence and Margaret New
ell, Of Minneapolis, are here visiting
their mother, Mrs. Agnes Newell, this
week. They will be here until after
New Years Day.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

S. Stewart went to the twin cities
Tuesday on business.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Phil Stone, of Keewatin, Mimi, is
visiting with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Stone, Sr., this week.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Miss Mabel Peterson is here from
Minneapolis visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eric Peterson.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Leiniger, Wednesday. The Leiniger
farm is three miles north of Morris.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

W. E. Ringness, of Minneapolis, was
here Christmas visiting his sister, Mrs.
A. F. Reidner.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Eric McLegan, conductor on the
Northern Pacific Railway branch line
running to Little Falls, and who makes
Morris his headquarters, spent the
Christmas holidays in St. Louis, Mo.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Miss Ella Anderson, of Darlington,
N. D., is visiting at the home of DIR.
Jennings, this week.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

A fine looking boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Sidenblad, Tuesday.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Rudolph and P T. Weum spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. T. Weum, of Moorhead, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Donovan, of
Langsford, N. D., spent Christmas
with the parents Of Mrs. Donovan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Gaffney.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Mrs. Carl Scott left Saturday for
Watertown, s. D., where she expects
to visit for the coming three weeks
with friends and relatives.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

Attorney J. B. Ormond spent Christ
mas with his parents at Fairfield,
MINI.
Morris tribune., 1916-12-29

E. W. Movers left yesterday for
Mt. Olive for a two weeks visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Mey-
ers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

Once more, according to the Wash
ington correspondents, Crown Prince
McAdoo has outweighed the advice Of
Secretary Lansing in the conduct Of
the foreign affairs Of the United States.
Throughout the European war Sec
rotary McAdoo has exercised a potent
influence over President Wilson in the
conduct of foreign relations, and at
times Secretary Lansing has been so
upset over the situation that he has
temporarily retired. on the plea Of ILL
health. from the direction OF the state
department.
This situation has arisen again in
connection with the proposed retalia-
tory measures for alleged British viola
tions OF American rights Secretary
Lansing insists that the president
should do nothing contrary to inter-
national law or which would create
precedents which may arise to hamper
this nation in the future. Mr.. McAdoo
urges that the president play She
game for its political effect, without
regard to anything else. And the in
dications are that, us usual, Mr.. Nc
Adde'S advice Will prevail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Insult to Intelligence.

A Wilson Business Mems League has
been started In West Virginia. RE
election OF President Wilson and a
continuance Of prosperity" is its
motto.
Both the formation OF this league
and Its slogan are interesting. We
we're not quite sure that there were
any business men in West Virginia
favorable to Wilson. And real thrill
goes with the discovery that there are
business men who think that the
present administration deserves some
credit for the present abnormal pros
perlty in the United States.
The Wilson administration was
nearly n year and n half old when
the great war broke out. on the
first Of August, 1914, the new Demo
cratic tariff law had been in effect
more than nine months. The indus
trial and commercial condition OF the
country during those nine months
was a true indication Of the capacity
Of the men now in control OF the gov
ernment at Washington. to provide
prosperity for the nation under nor
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Hourly NnrSing.

Few people appreciate the oppor-
tunity offered to them in having pro-
fessional medical aid, in the form OF
nursing, rendered by the newly intro
duced method of hourly nursing,
Hourly nursing since its introduce
ton into New York city has become
so popular and so practical that its
growth has extended TO all wide-awake
cities: ,,,.,.. ~, ,,,,.
acter will, doubtless, be Of benefit to
those who may not be thoroughly ac-
uuainted with its advantages The
sole purpose of hourly nursing is TO
offer TO the public the services Of a
graduate nurse for short periods OF
from one to ten hours. That is, TO
say, that il ones illness does not re-
uuire nurse for week or even q
day one can get the same services for
one hour that one was formerly
Obliged to engage for day. The adj
yantages of such an arrangement will
become quite apparent after one has
tested ii.
The charge for such services is one
dollar for the first hour and seventy
five cents for each succeeding hour
Thus it becomes possible to employ
the services from one hour up to ten
without the necessity of a previous en-
The medical association and the
nurses association have delegated
Mrs. Wayne Harding, r. y. 10 supply
the wants Of this community.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

NAL conditions.
During the six months Immediately
preceding the outbreak OF the Euro
pean war we had almost panic condi-
tons in this country. II a national
campaign had been in progress in
July, 1914, no Democratic orator
would have dared to talk about pros
perity as an argument for keeping his
party In power.
We are prosperous today because
Of Europe's demand for powder and
shells and steel; we are prosperous
because the war has either closed Eu-
ropean factories or Communicated
them for the work Of producing army
supplies.
Since the war began our factories
have been practically free from COM
petition in the home market. At the
same time they have had highly
stimulated demand from the countries
at war. No administration could have
prevented a feverish prosperity under
such conditions-and any Democratic
campaign speaker who appeals to
voters on the ground Of the prosperity
OF the time Is merely insulting the
intelligence Of his hearers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

Prof. Fisher Of Yale has prepared
a list of reasons why Wilson should
be reelected. They are not as nu-
merous as those which Prof. Wilson
could draw for himself, the Tele-
gram dares say-but the conclusion
which Fisher brings up from the bot
tom of the pool is certainly enter
taining. He says that Wilson should
be reelected because he has made
so many mistakes during his present
term that he has run out of mis-
takes and will go errorless during
the next four years.
The Telegram doubts II such rea-
soning Will appeal to the country.
The people will prefer to think that
man who has filled one presidential
term to repletion with mistakes
probably has the habit fastened up
on him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Fine Record.

Howard Sutherland's political
record. both as state senator and ms
a congressman-at -large. is an excel
lent one" writes the Hon. Geo. A.
Laughlin in the Wheeling Telegraph.
He is honest, capable and SEEM
lngly courageous. AS a public SER
want he has demonstrated his useful
ness and his election to the Senate
would reflect credit upon his con
stituency. II MIR. Hughes is our next
president he should be backed by a
Republican Congress. The election
of Sutherland to the Senate would be
one step in that direction. II the
policies of the Republican party are
to prevail-if the principle of protec-
ton to American workmen and in
dustries is to be restored-Mr. Suth'
erland shoald then succeed Mr.. Chill
ton as United States senator"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

and bridges have been blown up,
property which could not be carried
away has been generally destroyed
out of sheer vandalism. Many mines
which could not be injured a great
deal by the torch have been attacked
in new way.
Carranza has heaped on them the
most exorbitant taxes. in some cases
thirty-three per cent of the maximum
possible gross revenue. Others have
been unable to maintain cars for
shipping ore to tidewater without
paying heavy fees to the military
commanders in addition to paying
excess railway charges.
Oil Companies Protected.
oil Companies have suffered the
least, perhaps, because their con-
tinued operation has been earnestly
desired by Carranza. who has pulled
mis- bankrupt government of sthe
rocks by means of the taxes imposed
on oil and sisal production. Mer-
chants have been forced out of bust
ness by the perils attendant on the
rapidly changing currency system
and the compulsion to accept each
new issue, however worthless the
merchant may know 1t to be.
Farmers Lose on Sisal.
There is also the case of the sisal
monopoly. created by order of Car
rama and by grace of the United
States government, which permitted
the monopoly to finance itself here
and to carry on here its entire bust
ness. admittedly a monopoly, and to
advance the price of sisal at will, as
1t has.
slsa is the principal fiber used
in binder Irvine. Therefore the
American farmers are now paying
$4,000, 600 year to the Mexican
government and the American pro-
motors which they never had to pay
beforehand the Mexican sisal grow
err get sexactly what he was getting
before.
Losses of this sort permit some
thing of an estimate. The losses to
individuals as estimated by these in
dividuals are being cited to the state
department and have been referred
TO II for years. Efforts, however, TO
learn from that department how
many claims there are and how much
they aggregate have been unsuccess-
full
The number of claims has been es-
timated at $500. the amounts all
ready filed at s50O,000,0O0, with
vast amount to come.
Letters of Protest "Filed."
Here is a section from n recent
letter to mining company which
has suffered in many ways and la
bored under the delusion that the
Wilson administration would protect
American citizens rights, as every
other administration has protected
them.
partment has made repeated unsuc-
cessful representations in behalf OF
your COMPANY" writes the state de-
pnrtment. THE departments regrets
10 inform you that owing to the pres
emit condition OF affairs in Mexico it
deems it useless to renew such rep
resentation at this particular time.
The solicitor of the state depart
ment, who passes on all such claims
and to who mall inquiries about such
Mexican matters are referred, admit
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
President Wilson Admits Ha
Will Not Alter His Policy,
if Reelected.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s-Presi-
dent Wilson in accepting his re-nom-
ination frankly stated to the voters
of the country that If reelected he
does not purpose to change the funda-
mental principle of his Mexican policy
which is the refusal to invoke the
vast power Of the United States to
enforce the protection of Americans
In the adjoining country.
The president holds that while
Mexico is in the throes of insurrec-
tion the United States not only is
absolved from the protection of its
citizens across the Rio Grande, but
is positively obligated not to inter-
fere for this purpose, out of defer
ence TO the Mexicans' inalienable
right to free and untrammeled revo-
luton.
Right to Revolution.
Victims OF Mexican violence and of
the want of American protection are
given to understand by the president
that they have been sacrificed, how
ever deplorably, to a righteous cause,
and that so long as he is in office he
will maintain this attitude as the
friend of the Mexican people Mr.
Wilson frankly holds consideration
of the rights of Americans in Mexico
inferior to consideration of his con-
ception of the best interest of the
Mcxicans.
Many serious wrongs against the
property, many irreparable wrongs
against the persons of Americans
have been committed within the ter
ritory of Mexico during this confused
revolution, wrongs which could not
be effectually checked so long as
there was no constituted power in
Mexico which was in position to
check them" says the president.
I'VE could not act directly in that
matter ourselves without denying
Mexicans the right to any revolution
at all which disturbed us and max
ing the emancipation of its own PEG.
pie await our own interest and con.
venience."
Acted Differently in Haiti.
In Haiti and San Domingo, how
ever. the president hos not hesitated
to act directly and to deny the
Haitians and the Dominlcans the
right to revolution.
The president says the Mexicans
are freeing themselves from the ty-
rannical control of foreign interests,
some Of them American.
THE Mexican people are entitled
to attempt their liberty from such
influence" he adds, and so long as
/ have anything to do with the ac-
ton Of our government 1 shall do
everything in my power to prevent
any one standing in their way : :
/ have heard no one who was free
from such Influences propose inter
ference by the United States with the
internal Affairs Of Mexico. Certainly
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has made
public letter written by him to Henry
Reuterdahl. the expert on naval affairs,
in which Mir. Roosevelt declares that
Reuterdahl has made it perfectly plain
that Admiral Mayo advised President
Wilson and Secretary Daniels of the
peril to which Americans were exposed
in Tampico and that, with full knowl-
edge OF this peril. Wilson and Daniels
peremptorily instructed Mayo TO with
draw. leaving American men, women
and children to their fate; that Mayo
put out to sea. and then received the
emphatic protest OF the American con-
sui and refused to proceed but that
the president and Daniels were insist
emit; that Mayo was then advised by
the captain OF a British ship that 1t
was TOO late and that hisreturn would
aggravate the situation and that the
Americans we're rescued from the
Mexican mob by the British and Ger
man naval ships. "You have made
your case perfectly clear, writes Mr..
Roosevelt. las you say in your let
ter, you have furnished complete proof
that when the Americans were in dan
ger at Tampico they were deliberately
abandoned by the orders of Mr.. VII
son and that their lives were saved
under foreign flags. By no possibility
can President Wilson and Secretary
Daniels clear themselves from guilt in
the transaction. The facts are indis,
putable",
Washington dispatches, referring to
Mr.. Roosevelt's letter, say that each
of the many excuses which have been
made by Daniels is absurd, according
to naval experts, and that the real
reason Mayo's ships were ordered
away was that Mr.. Wilson feared their
presence at Tampico would irritate the
MeXicang.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

ted that he did not know anything
about the value or number of claims
and that he did not have any idea
about when the representation"
could be renewed or with what sue
cess. He identified the time vaguely
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28


The deaths due to disease but di-
rectly traceable to the demoralized
condition of Mexico are not record
ed.
The army has contributed two of
ticers and forty-four men to the death
list. The navy has contributed nine
teen sailors and marines, killed in
the Vera Cruz affair. Over their cot
fms President Wilson identified the
cause in which they had fallen as a
war of service"
Losses in Property.
The other losses-those of proner-
ty-are more difficult to gauge. They
fall into two classifications, the actu-
al and direct loss OF currency itself
and money invested in plant equip
ment OF mines and railroads and the
like owned by Americans and the loss
OF normal return on such invest
ments.
In the case of the railroads for
example, one of the lines which had
been showing gross business Of
S75,OOO,OOO CMexican currency lat
terly showed gross of $1,000. 900,
and the dollar meantime had shrunIt
from fifty cents gold to three cents
gold. Other railroads had ceased
operations altogether, so that their
revenue vanished. The direct loss to
the railroads-that is, the physical
damage to the systems-Is estimated
at $S0,000,000 gold as minimum.
Most estimates are much higher.
American Investments Vast.
Americans had huge Investments
in railways, mines, oil properties and
ranches. In fact, more American
money was invested in Mexico than
in all other foreign countries com
bined. The total was wen in excess
of 81 900, 100000. 1t may have been
nearly double that.
OF this vast amount has been lost
outright. Live stock has been
stolen from the ranches. Bullion
has been taken from mine vaults.
Buildings have been burned. tracks
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

Out Of the war-ridden country of
Mexico comes the news of new popu-
larity for the word Mamma" 1t
means "watchful waiting" 1t gives
us food for thought when we hear that
every mention Of It is the cause OF a
hearty musical Mexican laugh.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

When did Woodrow Wilson develop
into such warm-hearted and passion
ate human being ?-by way of the Dem
ocratc criticism OF Governor Hughes
that he isn't as hot human PROPOSE
ton as he should he.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

President Wilson may be too proud
TO fight-when the other fellow is as
big as he is. When the other fellow
is smaller, however the president is
full of fight. How about Hayti and
Santo Domingo?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

do not like the kind Of blood
stained peace which we have had in
Mexico. 1t is worse than declared
war.-SENATOR LODGE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

One Of the breeziest gaieties of the
present campaign is to listen to Bill
Chiffon in the role of an expert debt
payer-the Virginia debt and other
dnhts
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

The most prodigal extravaganza"
visible to the naked eye and clear to
The ear of West Tirginians. is the kind
of talk Cornyell is indulging in.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

Why doesn't the crafty Bill Chiffon
come out openly and advocate repudia-
ton and let 1t 20 at that. Isn't that
what he means?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

CHARLESTON: Postponement has
been granted by the public service
commission in the hearing of peti-
ton OF the Buckhannon Light and
Water Company for permission to
increase its rates charged to water
consumers in the town of Buckhan-
non. The date of the hearing will
he agreed upon by counsel at n later
time. w
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

What. would cornwell have done
about the. tax system had he defeated
Dawson in 1904? What does he pro-
pose TO do about it should he be elect
ed in 1916?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

A majority of 100000 is predicted
for Hughes in New York state in No
vember That is what the home folks
think Of him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

We respectfully submit that the
"single-track mind" has no right Of
way over double-track and four-track
railroads.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

CHARLESTON: schoolhouses de-
stroyed by the flood in Cabin creek
district two months ago will be re-
built before the end of the school
term, said school oiIicerss today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

That cold" Mr.. Hughes set EN-
afite. about 100000 Of them in Indian
apolis, but the Democratic partisan
press hasn't noticed it at all, Nor
he wasn't such a frost, as they would
Try to have their readers believe, in
Maine. Fact is, Charles e is develop
ing very rapidly into the warm-baby
class.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
West Virginia Briefs

MARTINsBURG: Berkeley coun-
ty apple growers turned the laugh on
n group Of eastern buyers who came
here to buy the crop, and who started
a game OF freeze out" in an effort
to run the price down. The growers
hired an expert salesman and sent
him to New York, whore he sold the
crop ut big advance over what the
camping buyers offered.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

CHARLESTON: West Virginia
state physicians will treat thirty
case of trachoma, an eye affection,
discovered in the Winding Gulf coal
field. The will be taken to hospital
Mt WEIGH, where the state maintains
wards for the treatment OF this dis
ease.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
as when there is stable govern
ment."

The average wage Of plumbers
throughout the country is IS for an
eight-hour day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

HUNTINGTON. The national
daylight saving" plan has reached
Huntington and movement has
been started by the Huntington
Chamber of Commerce to have clocks
set an hour ahead during the sum
mcr months.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

KEYsER: The twenty-elghth an
nual state convention of the Ancient
Order OF knights of the Mystic
Chain Of West Virginia is in session
here this week. William II. Biddle,
of Atlantic City, N. j., the supreme
commander, is participating.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

CHARLESToN A proclamation
has been issued by Governor Hatfield
designating Monday, October ., as
fire prevention day. He asks that
the day be observed in public build
ings. industrial and commercial
plants, stores, shops and homes, and
that these places be thoroughly clean
ed OF all rubbish.