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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09

8-hour day for women and better
ventilation met similar fate, receiv-
ing SO, 48O in favor. If those voting
dry supported the other measures
they would have passed. In Colorado
the child welfare comm got 68,242,
while the dry state vote was 129, 1858,
yet the drys always worry about the
poor little children.
Remember what l said about dis
banding unions under prohibition?
Well, hear you: Fl. Smith, in Arkan-
sas, 1915, 1890 less members afii-
ated with central body in one year.
Local unions of organized labor dis
banding during last year were not
brewery workers either, but plaster
ers, hodcarriers, fathers, broom max
ers, teamsters, building trades Icoun-
Gil, retail clerks, garment workers,
sheet metal and walters have suTren-
rdered their charters. Plumbers have
disbanded, but retain their charter.
When the bone-dry bill passed the
miners in Southeastern Kansas went
out on a strike with the slogan, NO
beer, no coal" That proves that they
have been getting their beer before,
but the statistics only show 20 bar
rels year for that state. - Albert
MickoW. -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09
SEGREGATION

SEGREGATION. - Some folks
claim that the home-loving, good
people do not want segregation. 1t
seems to me that everybody would
prefer "This Thing" to undesirable
neighbors.
My fifteen years of experience in
medical practice have taught me
that the accidents caused by intimate
associations with vice are not con-
fined to youths and men of no con-
sequence. In my experience the
greater number of sufferers were
substantial business men and house
holders and many of them, church
members.
Youth and men of no consequence
have generally little money to spend
in vice, as, in other commerce, mo-
ney talks.
= Their chosen vocation is as old as
anything recorded in history, and in
the thousands Of years of its exist
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09
Limit cTTY PoPULAToN.-


crime centers of the world are Lon
don, Paris, New York, Chicago, Pet
rograd, etc. In Europe the crime is
now temporarily moved to- the diff
ferent battlefelds, but will move back
again sooner or later. -
A daily newspaper from one of
these cities lies before me. One item
reads. Crime for the week-mur-
ders, 2; holdups, 43; burglaries, 24O;
etc. What lovely place for Grim
inals!
When a city reaches a certain pop
ulation its growth should be checked.
Many of the factories would be just
as well off scattered through the
state near railroads. Those depend
ing on the lakes could be located
along the waterways.
Some may say its handler to be
located in a place where everything
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09

can be had easily and where trans
portational facilities are the best. But
it is not altogether necessary to be
so located.
b Nowadays a farmer anywhere on
the great plains can get most any
thing he wishes in a very few days
merely by ordering by mail. OF
course, the nearer he is to the rail-
road station the better
Scattering the manufactures
around the country would be health
Ter for all persons concerned. It
would lessen crime and foster health
and happiness everywhere.
But what size should a city be?
When the mayor loses his grip on
the police department, and the po-
lice department loses it's grip on
crime, then it is time that the pop
ulation should cease growing larger.
Criminal annals and experienced
mayors could make these methods
feasible.
The modern way is extension, not
concentration. Rapid means of
communication and transportation
make this plan practical and desir-
able. KielIman, 1912 N. Fairfield
Az.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14
Just Mention It.

We venture to say that every
week there are any number of our
readers who pick up the Tribune,
glance over the ads, note the at
tractive offerings of the merchants,
and then go straight to the stores
making these offers and make their
purchases. Often the customer Sc
cures a decided bargain by his
promptness. Now If the merchant
had any means Of knowing just how
many Of his customers secured their
knowledge from the columns of the
Tribune, he could place a correct
estimate on the value to him Of the
space that he uses in this paper to
disseminate his store news. And it
is but justice to himself and also to
the publishers that he should have
this knowledge.
This suggests a chance for our
readers to confer a great favor on
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS CHEER

The people of the United States approaching
the Christmas holidays under conditions this country
has before; moreover it probable that
this year shall not experience most sorrowful
Christmas while this world RACES
With the thought of the nation dwelling largely
the infinite suffering abroad the certainty that
flesh and blood will enduring
of that suffering absence from home of hun
Christmas.
Into this somber outlook the Red Cross is seeking
to bring something of cheer In campaign lasting
December 16 till Christmas it ask for 900 600
members It will urge these 10 600, 900 become
RED Cross Christmas recruits that they may
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14

Red Cross to tighten the burden Army and Navy
and those of allies called upon to bear.
This cooperation with the Red Cross real service
of which may all be proud. And that this service
when rendered by one, be known to his neighbor
the Red Cross will each old and each member
display at his home Red Cross service flag which
each red cross stands for member.
The hundreds of thousands of these flags already
being shown by old members will swell into millions be-
Christmas, each flag and each little bearing
testimony that ones Christmas has been made hap
pier himself herself happier boys and
happier for the soldiers of allies.
Let us all help to make this Red Cross Christmas
which is another of saying Let make it the hap
piest Christmas possible with the clouds hanging
low
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14

Position of American Troops on the French Front
Our War Department has steadily refused to give
any intimation the position the contingents
of American troops to enter the trenches The German
other hand retcent They promptly
discovered where troops and quite promptly
the capture of prisoners together with addi
tona Details which, if accurate disclose the position of
Americas first troops to fight European battle
field.
We have thus the anomalous situation growing out
of the characteristic policy of the War Department. in
which the Germans inform the American public to
the whereabouts of American troops Now do not
tend to any secret information in the matter, but the
Germans have that they have taken American
prisoners at the point where the Rhne-Marne Canal
the firing line If this be truthful, then the
American troops in Lorraine and at least
ton of their numbers have occupied the village of Par
roy, which is situated where the RhineMarne Canal
crosses the firing line.
Look at any standard atlas and find Nancy and
LunevilIe the old frontier between France and
Germany south of Metz and west of Srassburg Parroy
half dozen miles north of Luneve and twice far
east Nancy. It is not more than two miles on the
French side of the old frontier If the state
gateway They occupying positions fought
in the great battles for Nancy August and Sept
ember, 1914 and the road and canal they covering
followed, first by French troops marching to de-
feat at Morhange and later by German troops rushing
westward to their defeat before Nancy.
I visited all this ground in the spring of 1915, get
ting within two three miles of Parroy. is country
rolling hills clear swift rivers considerable
Zone of the largest of which is Parroy).
wide circle about Parroy the villages destroyed
the Germans in the invasion. 1t may be that the
lying about the American position. It may be
that the assignment is only temporary purely
the of training green troops relatively
quiet front But at the least the presence of Pershng
in Lorraine if it be there must suggest interesting
specuations Would it not be strange turn of the
wheel if American troops should by their campaign win
back for France those provinces lost in 1870? Such
by Pershing of the debt Lafayette laid
under would supply of the of all history
At all events have the German official declaration
and the atlas to fall back upon though the
partment fails us-From Another Year End by Frank
H. Simonds in the American Review of Reviews
cember, 1917
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14

us as well as your merchant, and 1t
will cost you absolutely nothing,
either in money, time or effort.
If you will simply state, when call
ing for any such advertised article,
'I saw your ad in the Tribune, you
will be giving the merchant just the
information that he is most desir-
GUS Of obtaining, and at the same
time you will be giving the Tribune
just credit for its efforts in your be-
half and his behalf.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14

This may seem like simply favor
we are asking Of you, but 1t is big
in possibilities to us. IL every mer-
chant could know just how many Of
his customers were attracted by his
ads, many more would advertise, and
your opportunity would be doubled.
Bear this in mind when you make
your next purchases and give the
Tribune full credit. Also remember
to buy from the places that adver-
tise in the Tribune.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14
More Christmas Box Contributors

The following have made contri-
buttons to the fund for the Christ
mas boxes for the soldiers during the
past week:
Mrs. III. w. Macumber,
Mrs. Burbank,
Mrs. Chas. Lewis, Chokio,
Mrs. Geo. Farwell, Alberta,
A friend Of the boys.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14
THE DANGER IN WOMAN SUFFRAGE

An analysis of the vote in the recent New York
election shows that suffrage carried there
by pro-Germans pacists and socialists according to
statement issued by antisurage organization The
analysis is too long to print full but the significant
facts brought out that the Socialists whO took
anti-war attitude) gained 11O021 the legitimate
socialist vote of 32O57 in 1913, and 31787 in 1915.
man-born of voting age in 1910, and many more
Hillquit urged woman suffrage, and the suffra
gsts gained 95913 and the antisuragists lost 1888
votes 1915 The ants twit the suffragsts with
having lost the straight American elections in Maine
and Ohio and claim that every proGerman pacifst and
socialist hopes to force countrywide suffrage by
Federal amendment-and then demand a referendum to
men and women voters the war, weaken America as
Russia and Italy have been Weakened lose the of
America and her Allies, and let autocrat rule the
world.
The facts and argument presented by the anti
suagss should have the serious attention of thought
full people The editor believes in suffrage the
natural right of woman but has not been blind to the
fact that extension of the suffrage will swell the
of those voters properly qualified for the duties
citizenship 1t will swell the of the Intelligent
voters ALSO but it is too much to hope that the two will
Offset another. Extension of the suffrage will be
fraught with danger danger which intelligent and de-
voted women will have to help meet from the outset.
and frankly met in order to avoid disaster.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14

The organizations which fighting tuber-
culos in this country or which the sale of Red Cross
seals provides the means will find their task greatly
increased the and after the Not
only do the present methods of warfare place
strain the soldiers engaged but it is certain also
that the soldiers will bring back tuberculosis to
munities from which it has been practically eliminated
Confrmatory of the prevalence of lung disorders,
note from the Official Bulletin that of five deaths from
natural in the forces three from
pneumonia; in another list five out of six from
pneumonia ofthe national guard regiments in this
try 143 of "a deaths due to pneumonia and
in the national 80 out of 70 deaths due to
pneumonia The reader is not to infer from this that
the boys all dying from pneumonia because both the
national guard regiments and the national army each
contain about many men there in the whole
of Minnesota but the figures do show that in
crease in pulmonary diseases may be looked for
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-12-14

Read Ed Nelson's letter from England in this ISSUE
and then how much sympathy you have with the
who playing politics with the fate of this
try.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11
Oil and Gas.

On Rock Camp run. Wslton dis.
;rict, Roane county, the Carter Oil
company drilled itsNo. Z on the G. E.
Whitney farm to the Big lnjun sand
and gave 1t shot 1t shows for an
eight.barrel pumper This well was
formerly a gasser in the salt sand. On
Green creek in the same district the
Louis F. Payne OIL company has shot
No. o on the j. H. Hively farm. A
three.barrel pumper is all that Is
claimed for it in the Big Injun sand.
There is large amount of test work
under way and starting in the lower
West Virginia districts. On Devils
,creekof Elk diver, Union district, Clay
county, the Samples Oil company has
part of the material on the ground for
test on the Samuel Samples farm.
On Pinch creek, Elk district, kanawhs
county, the Imperial Petroleum COM
pany has started to drill test on the
!Iernsey Gatschell farm. On West Fork
river, Clay district. Harrison county,
Horner & Schaffer have started to
drill a second test on the Hugh Martin
farm. On Sinking creek, Troy district.
Gilmer county, the Hope Natural Gas
company is building rig on the E. T.
Bush farm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11
New York

NEW YORK, April 11.-Measures al.
ready adopted by the Federal govern.
ment to prevent initiation of values
were again an important factor in yes.
terday's stock market, preciptating
further liquidation and short selling of
the better known war shares. An in.
creasing realization that war contracts
win yield but moderate profits caused
. general unloading of munition and
equipment issues.
Rails were the chief element OF
strength. some high-grade stocks
scoring material gains in the inter-
mediate session. but these were
largely or wholly forfeited in the
more urgent offerings of the last
hour. Delaware and Hudson was
weak at all times. making an extreme
recession OF SA points TO 1917 in an
ticipation of the companys poor annual
statement.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11

with the necessary authority is going
to come along equipped with a pair
OF wire nippers and release him from
his entanglements, after the style of
the Allies in front of the German
trenches somewhere in France"
The other holdover is Napoleon
Gardner, who was one Of former Gov.
ernor Hatfield's messengers. He is
still on the state house job by virtue
of doing some special messenger ser.
vice for the pubic service commits.
sion, but the opinion prevails about
the capitol that Napoleon is approach.
ing his Waterloo.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11
SATURDAY NIGHT
CONTINUED from Page Two.1

Continued from Page Two,)
a feature OF this Golden Festival. Ali
awards will be made strictly on the
merits Of the campaign.
10. The last day of the Golden FEES
tival every candidate must have his
final subscriptions written out in his
receipt book and vote blank properly
filled out, all am UNITS of votes extend.
ed, and proper cash totals. The Col
den Festival department will be snoys
ed under with work on the last day
consequently will have no time to help
do the candidates work All subscrip.
tions not properly filled out will be re.
jected, so IL you haven't blanks
enough, be sure to get enough before
you turn in your final report.
II. II you have any question to ask,
or anything you desire looked up. you
must attend to this before two o'clock
in the afternoon of the last day. No
time will be taken after that hour TO
answer questions or look up other mat.
= tiers, until the Golden Festival is clos.
ed.
12. When the hour Of o'clock in
the evening, Saturday, arrives, every
candidate, or anyone else who has any
subscriptions to turn in, must be in
the Golden Festival Managers office.
At 9 o'clock the door OF the Man.
ayers office will be locked for 10 min
utes, until the names OF those who
have any subscriptions to turn in, have
been taken. All who are in the office
at that time will be locked in, and ali
who are not in the office will not be
allowed to enter. After the list of
those who have money to turn in has
been taken, each will be checked up
by the Golden Festival Manager.
13. The closing hours will be try
ing ones on the Golden Festival De-
partment, owing to being compelled to
work under great pressure. The Col
den Festival Manager therefore asks
all the candidates and their friends to
assist as much as possible in facilitat-
ing the work by refraining from loud
talk, and other disturbing noises; not
to bring anyone with you who has no
business to transact; to have every
thing ready. You and your friends are
more than welcome at all other time.
IA. In turning in your final report
at o'clock, have everything ready So
as not to cause the slightest possible
delay, for the rush at the closing hour
will be great. When you are being
checked up for the last time at 8
o'clock, be sure not to misplace any
subscriptions, or forget them for you
cannot come back again to turn in
subscriptions, after once being check.
ed up at 8 O'Clock. OF course you
should get as much of your business
in before 0 o'clock as possible. This
only bears on your final report. Ev.
cry one who wants to win will be work
ing right up to the closing hour for
SO close is the race that this will be
tho only way winners can be decided.
20. No vote corfons can be mailed
20 outside candidates after Wednesday
morning OF the final week. The Col.
den Festival department will place all
votes n the sealed ballot box received
hfter that time, for Gear they might not
reach candidates in time to be re-
turned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11

Since the incoming of the Cornwell
administration there has been a gradu.
al process OF change in progress in
the force of janitors, porters, messen.
gers, engineers and firemen among
the state buildings until now there re-
main but two of the old staff, says the
Charleston Mail. One of these is "Un.
Gle John" Blourt, night fireman at
the capitol power plant, and member
of Charleston city council from the
Fifth ward. Speaking of uncle"
Johns tenacity in sticking to the deck
of the ship of state whence nearly all
but him have fled, one of the minor
officials at the capitol remarked:
He is still holding on, suspended
in air. supported by some invisible
mysterious power, like the unseen wire
that suspends an acrobat in mid-eir
over the stage of a vaudeville the.
atre, but one of these days somebody
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11

And more than half the world was
his;
And somewhere now in ycnder stars,
May tell perhaps, what greatness Is. ?
Have you ever known one who was
so unreasonable as to suppose that be.
cause John Stuart Mil could reason,
could arrive at rational conclusions on
all things, that all other persons could
also? Have you ever met the woma,
who declared that she had known wo.
men who considered it their sacred
duty to mention all the disagreeable
things they could think Of when their
husband returned home? Have you
ever met class Of people who re.
mind you Of Alexander Pope's famous
couplet?-
Some ne'er advance a judgment of
their own,
But catch the spreading notions of the
town"
S. C. MUsGRAvE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. April II. - On the
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange there was
q moderate increase in the volume of
business, but the market was heavy
ana closed lower. The largest de-
ennes were TX points in American
window Glass Machine common which
sold at 61z, and 1% In U. S. Glass.
which sold at SO.
OIL and gas stocks we're fairly &C.
tive, but in the majority OF issues
price changes were covered by frac.
tons. Manufacturers Light & Heat
declined from Tx to 717s. and Ohio
Fuel Supply from 50A to 49%. Pure
OIL rallied to 22H. but closed un.
changed at 22H.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11
MonongaHa Musings

"'Dear reader have you ever felt
the loneliness Of being in crowd
whose thoughts were entirely foreign
to yours. a crowd which cared nothing
for the beautiful and sublime in art
and literature, whose sole aim and en-.
joyment was in the giddy whirl of fash.
ion and outward show and appear.
ances? Have you ever had q train of
deep and tender thoughts-perhaps OF
one who sleeps IL the wipdowless pal
ace Of the tomb - interrupted by q
sheer, growl, or frown? Have you
ever met one who cared nothing for
the idea expressed by Plato?-"The
house that has library in it also has
a SOUL" Have you ever met one who
cared nothing for the pensive, tear
stained humor of Charles Lamb?
Charles Lamb, name that should
never be spoken except by reverent
lips. Have you ever met one who
could see no pathos in the remark
made by Napoleon while he stood with
a friend by Rousseau's grave? Per
haps, had he and never lived, it would
have been just as we'll for the world.
Have you ever met one who could not
see the awful splendor in this from
Robert Browning
"Ah! did you once see Shelly plain,
And did he stop and speak 10 you,
And did you speak to him again?
How strange 1t seems, and new"
Have you ever encountered mortal
who was unable TO see the dazzling
sublimity of Thackeray's estimate of
Napoleon?
HE fought thousand glorious wars,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-11

The possibility of the creation of a
department Of munitions with repre-.
sentation in the cabinet has caused
the names of Edward N. Hurley, form.
er chairman of the federal trade com.
mission, and E. R. Stetinius, a mem.
Der of the firm of ]. P. Morgan G Co.,
to be prominently mentioned as the
possible head for the new department
should 1t be created.