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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04

be increased ask him show you the darkey the pile
Make him show you Just why the corporation Interested
when it first began to shed tears for fear the farmer would
have pay taxes and then prove to him by the following
that the taxes of every farmer win be reduced the
creased under the laws Tt will not be doubled value
but shall for this illustration go upon the theory that it will
be doubled and then in that show that you will be
required to pay cssaxes than under the old valuation.
In Harrison County requires for the 1904 $4,000 to
carry Your county affairs, including this the finishing
Of your JAIL splendid work that win last century. The
cost of $4,000 for each inmate in the humane institutions and
amount 10 than So 500 in Harrison County, and the
of $92 600 year win easily these requirements 1t will
next The County Court must levy enough to meet these
requirements could have LOWED sis5ooo but only 1000
needed Only $4,000 less will be needed the
creasd valuation talks effect.
Lowers County Levy
With the valuation of all property in Harrison County nj
$12o0o0oo it took 60 cents the $4,000 to raise $4,000
and the county levy was Sea at go cents Double this vaua-
will $4,000. The levy would then be 30 cents the,
hundred dollars and your would the SAME
Now But the removal of the State tax and adding to the list
the vast amount of property that escapes taxation, win
GREATLY REDUCE THE TAX ON EVERY FARM IN
HARRISON COUNTY. Under the tax laws Your taxes
will be decreased
While the county levy because it uniform the
county, the facts apply to every district levy in the comfy
the saving will be made the district levy The
While the homes and farms viii increased in value in
instances they will not be doubled But let usl take the
widest claims of the corporation arkerDemocrats md
agents. and make our illustration theory that the farms
will be doubled in assessed valuation though they will not be-
Figures Do Not Lie
The taxable property now listed would be s24oo0ooo in
stead Of S12Ooo000 Add this s24oQoO0O the property
escaping taxation that viii be reached under the laws
and swell the list about Us follows: n
Double present assessment of s12oOOooo 100000
railroads and street 250OOOO
coal companies 800 per value 20o00O
Increase oil and gas companies 4S00O00
Oil not taxed at all, 100000 barrels 100000
Total taxable values .s4ssooooo
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04
New Laws Save Us Bio Money

The State by doing away with these direct
The made by various license taxes on
franchises corporations And these increased license taxes
State government and make good the money
last to the State by doing away with The State tax on all your
property but twosevcn of all these license taxes collected by
the State distributed for educational purposes to the various
counties and will relieve the voters of Harrison County
part OF the district taxes collected for school purposes
making the
than 100000 year educational purposes, in addition TO
Supporting If for Dawson
ferte Reform Tax Bills required this Cornwell pledged 10
EQUAL TAXATION.
s5sfSE OLD EoIaLITY TAXATION PREVAIL
see. Telephone telegraph and express companies
practically taxation: their properties valued so low
The railroad including all rolling stock real estate
and buildings Harrison Cop valued at about $500
per mile of so miles valued atS63o,l9S This
property bonded at more than $4,000 per mie
0o0 and the bonds sell par II the property worth
only $6309S doyou think that would loan S3Soooo0
upon it under deed of trust?
The great Eureka Pipe Company's property in this
county valued at S9435o In its tanks and hines on any day
of venture that 100000 barrels of oil can
be found, worth 100000. And its lines and pump stations
in the county cost another round million.
this county the South Penn Oil Company, with perhaps
500 wells assessed s33 1870 Tt n safe estimate that
rigs alone standing Mt these wells $4,000 each
100000 The casing well about $1,000 each,
100000 and engines boilers and equipments will swell the
= entire total at least $3,000000 in this county
At least 12 000acres of coal Harrison County assessed
at average value of about per And is
70 blame for thsow assessment for was last valued in 1900
and 1900 Tenmie around Salem, Olive Brown and
Wallace at least $4,000 sold for $1100 per
the last sale of the coal around Wallace and Brown
$500 per Under the old law the assessed value
be raised until The average Of this coal is
least 00O0 per acre, $1200000 1t valued at
$I,s00,000.
RELIEVES HOME OWNERS
The LIES oESame assessed from onehalf to
of II actual value The horses cattle other
forms Of visible >Sperty at the actual value
notes bonds, etc, of people not assessed at
ALL We repeat the question: the old result
orm and equality Of taxation? gather the
the instances already given
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04
No State Taxes To Pay

The new Tax wipe all of this tax except
cents the hundred dollars cutting down the tribute col
eced the taxpayers of Harrison County and
taken out of the county $4,000 $4,000, and provide
that even this $4,000 SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE
COUNTIES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
This direct saving to the people of this county of $S6 900
from this item alone 1st wrong or right to save this
stagnaton says wrong. vote for Dawson and pro-
gross says it S right. 1t up to the voter
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04

ON valuation Of $3soOe0o to the amount needed in
ee county, $4,000 would require levy of 16 ON
@ @ and the county levy would be Just cents ON
Now let just increased valuation would affect
yhe individual property Take the man who owns 4
home farm valued at $4,000 UNDER TTTF ORD LAWS
SHERATON DISTRICT TlEVIES:
srate tax and State school tax 30 cents $4,000
County levy 60 cents on 5000 .............. 80 90
TAN FOR THE TWO PURPOSES NOW PAID SlY 10
UNDER TIE NEW TAN LAWS HE Will. BE TAXED
ITS present value in 1907: ~
State school tax d $4,000 5 cents - $500
County levy l6 20 cents $4,000. .... 1886 e-s
TaS under system ............ $a1oo Is
The saving othe land after removing 67 IF nil ate
taxes as the Reform Bills do than fftyour per cent
OF oil his State and county taxes
Heavy Increase on Railroads, Etc
Remember under the laws the land and personal IRON
er owners exclusive Of the corporations railroads oil conn
ana the railroads. corporations etc. only 100000 Thus
tne and and personal property owners paid fvesxeIs of
e SsUOO necessary to county affairs in arGre1ate
$4,000 ~ ~ os olI
Under the laws taking that real estate is doubled tho
ad ana personal property owners win pay 100000 IN
stead 81 Sooo0ooo and the railroads coal companies etc. viii
pay on @s3OUUO0O, instead of So 100000
AS has been shown the tax rae will 80 cents instead
~ cents as under the old laws and the amount
4or e land and property owners to pay will be &33333s3 1
hem IN county affairs of $2666666 23. under fhene
Jaws te aload coal companies, oil companies, etc nav
AT tne rate oil 10 23 cents S23000000 which will amount
TO @5sbob 23 instead of $4,000. difference
the land and personal property s26 686G8 2 In
words the corporations and railroad companies win have
70 pay 9s9ooo66 70 more county taxes year than they
before and as no is needed to the county than hers
owners be relieved Of r9p's
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04
How our County IS Affected

In the value of all property, real
PERSONAL Harrison County for the year 1904, is
$12ooOoOO The Sateupon this valuation under the old laws
of 25 the hundred dollars for general and
10 cents for special purposes making the amount collected by
The State from property in Harrison County, $4,000 This
large taken out of the county to Charleston
less per of it back 1t just
much lost the tax and business of Harrison
County every year.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04
asIfs and Figures About the
Reform Laws Passed
At>lhe Special Session
Of the Legislature.

The people Of Harrison County vitality interested in the
question Of taxation study of the tax bills and their bearing
on various interests essential to proper exercise Of the
elective franchise Eves voter Harrison County. regard
les Of party lines, owes himself and to poserity to vote
RIGHT upon this impS-N matter. the old system OF
xaton right if just and equitable bearing alike upon
all up with the times The Of the present and
needs Of the FUTURE is the duty Of all to vote for
candidate Of the party who promises to repeal the Tax
Reform bills recently passed. and back to the old system
Mr. Cornwe and his party pledge themselves to take this
They faced about and marching backwards
if tax legislation wrong then should all
retrace steps with them.
Let's Reduce The Burden
on tic and the old tax system not equitable
its workings made to bear unjust portion
public burden while others escaped proper and Just
share: tax tend to remedy this evil and
even aep right if they make taxation
uniform and far il all persons corporations and interests are
under the newaws compelled to contribute aaby and reason
ably the support of the government the education OF the
children and local needs then all voters should second the
efforts OF Mr. Dawson and give him their united support
just how the legislation affects the people OF
Harrison County and then infer just how it affects all
other counties All either helped injured by these laws
and if right home with the proposition perhaps
get better understanding of The subject and OF the results to
the entire State.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
BANQUET TO WASHINGTON
BY CITIZENS OF DISTRICT
Colored Educator Here to Deliver Al
Address and Lecture.

Booker T. Washington arrived in the
city last night. and is the guest OF r.
II. Terrell. with whom he viii spend
several days. While here DR.. Washing
ton viii be entertained by members Of
the Metropolitan A NJ E Church. The
committee appointed to wait on him IS
composed Of the Rev o. j. W. Scott.
the pastor; II. Lassiter, of the board of
trustees; r. H. Terrell. P. B. S. Pinch
back. and John c. Dancy.
Tonight DR.. Washington will be tend
cred a banquet at Odd Fellows Hall. at
which he will probably make a short
speech. The banquet viii be attended by
100 OF the most prominent negroes Of
Washington.
Tomorrow morning, in response to a
special invitation, DR.. Washington will
deliver an address at tie house of
Representative W. Kirke Porter, upon
The subject of the work for negroes
being done by Mrs. Elizabeth HObson,
at Norfolk. Va
Tomorrow night a large audience will
gather at the Metropolitan A. NJ. Z.
Church 70 hear DR.. Washington lee
tuTe on Southern racial questions. His
lecture is for the benefit OF that church,
and already nearly all the seats have
been sold. Commissioner Henry b +.
Mcfarland has been asked to preside
and introduce DIR. Washington.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
Mr.. BRISTOH BEFORE
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Gives Reasons for Not Submitting Full
Data With Names of Members
Mentioned in Report.

Fourth Assistant POstmast General
BristOw was for two hours this morn
ing before the Mccall committee. which
is investigating the so-called charges
concerning members of Congress and
the PostOffice Department, in relation
TO allowances for equipment. hire and
the rental Of pOstOffice buildings.
The committee was in secret session
and examined Mr.. Bristow at length re-
garding the records in all Of the cases
where the names of members Of Con-
gress are mentioned. Mr.. Bristow ex-
planned to the committee the rea-
son why the complete record in all
cases had not accompanied the data
which he submitted to the postof1ce
committee.
In the first place he said there were
many things in the record which 1t
had been deemed inadYisable to make
public because Of the information il
would impart to those under indictment
In fact, II would reveal TO them the case
which the department expects to make
out against them.
In the second place, the complete
record would be very vOluminous. and
for that reason it had been regarded as
unnecessary to send 1t all TO Congress.
The committee also interrOEated Mr.
Bristow In the direction of ascertaining
and compiling the sO-called charges con-
corning members. Members Of the COM
Inittee think they have very good
idea OF who the person is who made
cut the report and II IS expected that
his name viii be revealed at the open
session of the committee this afternon,
when Mr.. Bristow will be further ex-
amined.
The committee has sent out notices
70 all Of the members of the present
House who are mentioned in Mr.. Bris-
tow charges and proposes to give
them opportunity 10 be heard from time
TO time as they may desire
The committee obtained much infor-
nation this morning from Mr. BristoW
which viii enable il TO define its plan
OF action, and it will begin actual work
of investigating at the open session this
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
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The book tells how by scientific experiment
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l found invariably that where there was a
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there was a Lack Of vitality that the vital
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This a revelation Then my real success
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That prescription | called a restorative. II il
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incurable Cancer is for surgery, not medicine
Then how to get this prescription to sick one
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The Washington times., 1904-03-17
AUCTION SALES.
THos. J. OWEN & SON. Auctioneers-


HORSES. COWS, FARMING IMPLE-
ments, etc. at auctiOn-On Monday,
March 81 1904 at II O'Clock a. m. at the
old Claggett Mansion on Brtghtwood
Avenue or Seventh Street, at District
Line I viii sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder. without reserve, good
horses. fine COWS, farming implements
Of every description, wagon and other
harness with a large collection Of mis-
cellaneous articles not mentioned. Terms
cash. II. T. WATERS. mhl7.l3
HAVING SOLD MY LIVERY BUSI-
ness and stand 10 Mr.. John +. PIunket.
formerly with the Blue Line Stable for
the Past eleven years, / Will sell at pub
lie auction the contents of stable 526 New
Jersey Avenue northwest, on MONDAY,
MARCH y, 1904. AT 10 A. NJ, consisting
OF the following goods; 8 Dayton wagons,
Jaeger wagons, 9 rubber-tire runa-
bouts, fancy BabcOck TubbeT-tiTe buck
board. 2 grocery wagons good Ones).
top b1ggies. 4 Surveys, 1 dray good a.
new), Is head OF horses, good livery
driving CT business horses; 50 sets Of har-
ness. sets Of new harness. never been
used: saddles, brides. sleighs. robes,
whips. weights. The entire contents will
be sold. without a reserved bid TO high
est bidder. McGrath & Kennedy. Auc-
tioneers. L. L. PITSNOGLE. mh1s-7t
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
HOUSE WILL ADJOURN
TO GO TO JAMESTOWN
No Session Saturday-Fight on Post.
Office Bill Over Advertising
appropriation.

In the House this afternoon an agree
ment was reached to adjourn tomorrow
until Monday, so that the members NAV
90 70 jamestown on Saturday 10 view
the site Of the proposed exposition To
be held there in 1907.
The postofice appropriation bill was
again taken up IN Committee OF the
Whole and read for amendments. The
fight that is expected over she appro-
priations carried IN the Dill came on the
first section. appropriating s.. 900 for ad-
vertising.
Mr.. Maddox Dem, Ga-)--As It has
been demonstrated that there are "a
many rascals in the Postodice Depart
IInent; / would like to know what is to
be advertised
MI Overstreet ReB. Ind explained
that the department advertised for bids
for all supplies and that this appropria-
ton had been carried for years
Mr. Stephens Dem, Tex offered an
amendment limiting the expenditure TO
the supply division
The amendment would Cripple the
service. Mr. Ovcrstreet declared.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17

Secretary Taft Expresses Opposition to Gov
eminent Ownership of Proposed In
SuIar Railways.

nomination now authorized being ten
pesos. equivalent to s., was suggested
by the Secretary Of War
He asked for authority to repeal or
modify the tonnage tax on vessels com
ing into Manila harbor, so as to en-
courage large steamers to come in from
other great ports.
Secretary ROOt, he said, was interested
in getting American capital into railroad
building in the Philippines. Sir William
Van Horne OF the Canadian Pacific, who
built the Cuban railroad. was too much
occupied in Cuba TO investigate, and the
Government sent engineers to the Phil
ippines to look into the subject and re
port.
This report Secretary Taft submitted
The plans favor the construction Of two
railroads to the north end Of Luzon. one
to the southwest.
The complication of the presence OF
the English company. which controls
the railroad and branches now in exist
ence. is one that Secretary Taft would
be glad TO eliminate.
Secretary Taft told of his visit to New
York. where he conferred with capital
lists. who seemed to be willing to go in
If they could be assured Of Government
aid in the enterprise
The Washington times., 1904-03-17

Is unknown. as the Russian authorities
forbade any Inquiries being answered.
A twO-fuuneled cruiser that was an
rhOred cables length from the Retvi-
Ian. probably the Diana. was struck al
the waterline and set on fire. Eighty
persons on board persisted.
Channel Partly Blocked.
The Russians sank two old steamers
belonging 10 the China Railway Com
pany. laden with stones. in the en-
trance of the channel in a line with
the lighthouse, and thus reduced she
navigable way to a channel less than
800 feet wide. This IS marked by buoys.
During the bombardment the desperate
operation was being carried out under
fire. The steamers lie in the shape
OF the letter V
The day after the bombardment five
Russian warships left the harbor TO
scout for the Japanese feet. 1t was
rumored that twenty-five Japanese YES
sells were on the way to deliver what
would have been probably the last at
tack on the doomed fortress. In con-
sequence Of this there was a panic in
the town. which was not allayed by the
return of the scouting vessels and their
report that the coast was clear.
The food supply at Port Arthur is
still sufficient for the needs Of the gar
rison, but il is entirely under the con-
troll of the military authorities, who
issue daily ratiOns.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17

IF Congress prefers to have Govern
ment constructed railways, well and
good.
Personally, l think it vastly better to
limit the responsibility Of the Govern
ment and have the work done by pri-
vate enterprise. Private enterprise can
manage railroads much more economic
Cally than the Government.
This opinion was expressed by Secre-
tary Taft on the subject of Philippine
railways before the House Committee
on Insular Affairs today. The Cooper
bill authorizing the Philippine Commits
sioners to issue bonds for certain pur-
poses was his text
Secretary Taft approved the sugges-
ton TO fix the maximum salaries of the
supreme court justices at $4,000. He
favored the proposition providing uni
formity in measurements, necessary
particularly in the enforcement of the
mining laws.
A section amending the coinage law
so that the treasurer may be authorized
TO issue silver certificates in denomina-
tiOns up to 1.00e pesos. the largest de-
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
over OCEAN TO FIND
HUSBAND A SUICIDE
Woman Who Came From Scotland 10
America Waited in Vain On
Steamers Pier.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March H.
After coming to Philadelphia from
Scotland to meet her husband, Mrs
David Murray was informed as shI
stood on the Arch Street pier waiting,
with her daughter, that Mr.. Murray
had committed suicide at sea on March
g. Murray was engineer Of the United
Fruit COmpany's steamship Barnstable
He had written to his wife to hurry to
America with their small daughter.
She and her daughter arrived here
while her husbands vessel was IN
Jamaica. They went to the pier early
yesterday morning to meet the Barn
stable. The sailors as gently as pos
Sible told her that when the ship was
a short distance out OF jamaica her
husband jumped overheard. and that
his body had not been recovered.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
OLD CANAL COMMISSION
TO Be INVESTIGATED

The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce has authorized
Its chairman, Representative Hepburn.
70 procure the financial statement Of the
expenditures Of the late Isthmian Canal
Commission and also a copy OF the jour
nal OF Its proceedings.
Members OF the House. now being IN
investigating humor. want 10 know how
the 100000 expended by the commits
sion. was disbursed, before they go or
and appropriate more money for the new
commission and its work The financial
statement and the journal Of proceed
ings OF the old commission have never
been made public, but they viii be II
the request which Representative Hep
burn was authorized TO make Is com
piled with
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
MOODY WILL UPHOLD
ANTI-HAZING Law
Will Not Recommend That Congress
Pass Bill Reinstating the Dismissed
Midshipmen to Naval Academy.

Secretary Moody has decided he will
not recommend the passage of the special
bin introduced in Congress for rein
statement OF the three midshipmen of
the first class. dismissed from the Naval
Academy last fail for hazing. The three
midshipmen are John Henry Lofiand. Of
Iowa; Earl Worden Chaffee. OF Wiscon-
Ohio.
It is the policy of the Navy Depart
ment to enforce the ant-hazing rules
OF the Academy to the letter. Since
Congress passed laws prohibiting haz-
ing. Mr. Moody believes in enforcing
the law.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
DESPONDENT ARMY OFFICER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Major william II. Dean, chief Of COM
nissaries OF the Department Of the Mis-
souri, shot himself in a At of desponden-
cy at Omaha this morning.
Major Dean Is the officer who attract
ed so much attention several months
ago by an experiment in which he
showed that the average workman can
subsist on cents a day.
The Washington times., 1904-03-17
THE DEATH RECORD.

Bumlev Annie, IS, Government Hosp. Insane.
Gallery, Florence May, mos, 2ls Sd ST. N. W.
Fink. Edw. J. IT,, u days, Sibley Hospital.
Fuller, john /, 81 Congress Heights
Hail. Margaret. "A, Sibley Hospital.
Huntington, Thomas. So. 1895 fifth St n W.
Hutton. Neoma b., 4, 1928 I'd St. s. 2.
Jacobs. Edward A, 70 days, 1922 p St. " W
Moore, WIN. Jackson, Z, 500 9th St. \. W.
Perry, Mamie j., "a, PASS 18th St
Rest infant Of Frederick and Sadie % DAYS
Washington Asylum Hospital.
Straola, infant Of Peter and Msriantonia, ] day,
zoos New Jersey Ave s. T.
Ward. John ". g. 1886 n St. y. W
Willis, Tunice, days. 1923 r St. y. W.