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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03

want 1t, and for their benefit. No man
of means, possessing a manly spirit
is willing that other people shall pay
the expenses of government for his
benefit. He should be as unwilling to
be "sponger" or dead head" in public
affairs as he would be in private or
social life. The person who evades
payment of the taxes which he should
pay does not simply defraud the State,
for the State will be paid whatever
is necessary for its purposes from
some source. but he does wrong to
his fellow citizens and associates by
casting upon them an additional bur.
den. And then upon the other hand
1t is just as wrong and unjust to re-
quirc any class of taxpayers to pay
more than they should pay or submit
to tax on property which is not tax
able. All men who are honest and be-
lieve In organized government are will
ling to aid in the maintenance of such
government but no man should be
SaiASt upoh " w ihoiO thah pal I.
All classes must be treated alike.
To require person to pay taxes con-
trary to law simply because he is
rich or permit him to escape entirely,
for the reason that he is not rich Is
most dangerous form of socialism.
The people through their represents
tiyes in the Legislature, chosen by
them, determine how much money
shall be expended for public purposes
and how this money shall be raised.
The State could not exist without
some means Of discharging its finan-
cial obligations. These obligations
must be met and discharged by the In
habitants of the State, and the people
having property or doing business
therein; therefore all are interested
in devising and enforcing some tax
system by which these burdens may
be justly and equitably distributed.
The people OF the State have deem
ed II wise to provide a system OF
taxation in their Constitution. This
Constitution designates three sources
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03
oF OUR NATIONAL,
more Than A THOUSAND
PERISH IN RAGING FLOOD

torrent were drowned. All Of sntur.
day the dcwnpour continued and the
water rose to tho second floors. The
upper streets became fiiled with water
and teyrorstricken people sought
safety In the flight to the mountains.
Men and women, waist deep In the
waters. fought madly against tho
Hood. Some were carried away and
drowned, Some sought safety In The
tops oftrees While others who feared
TO leave their homes. spent akoniz.
Ing hours on their knees praying that
:he dam would not break.
The. ilcod came roaring down tho.
mountain canyon on Saturday.
wrenching5seores OF houses from their
f,undatlons and tumbling them to the
ground Ike houses OF cards. The eli.
max came on Saturday night. Tho
city was IN darkness and the rain was
sill pouring down when there was
roar from above and the waters in
the streets leaped by bounds. Many
houses with their occupants were car.
ried away No one knows whether
the La Ola dam had broken or
whether there had been mighty
cloudburst.
1t is believed that the telegraph
operators in the city were drowned,
because even before the wires fell no
one answered the calls. After tho
final tlood rescue parties left for the
flood ridden district on mule back. as
the railroads were washed out and
inpassable. The rescuers reported
that many dead were found lodged
In the trees and wedged between
rocks. The cloudburst extended
throughout the entire valley. but the
-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03
ARRANGEMENTS ARE ALMOST
COMPLETE FOR THE SAD
JOURNEY TO BE MADE.
ROOSEVELT BOYS ARE HEART
BROKEN ON ACCOUNT OF
PLANS SPOILED.
tBy Publishers Press.)

OYSTER BAY, July 3.-Arrange.
ments are practically complete for
President Roosevelt's journey to cleve.
land to attend the funeral of Secretary
Hay. In order to save the President
from the attentions of the crowds,
Secretary Loeb has decided not to an
nounce the exact itinerary for the
trip. The President is going on a sad
GRAND and will not make any speech.
es from the rear end of his car as he
usually does when travelling from
place to place.
Neither he nor the members of his
cabinet. who will accompany him from
Philadelphia, will fel in any mood to
respond. to the greetings of the good
natured throngs. and 1t is their wish
that the train be allowed to pass
through the country without attracting
any demonstration en- route. In or
der to make the Presidents trip to
Jersey City as transformations as pos.
cible, the party will not be taken
through Manhattan. Instead of riding
cross-town from East 34th street q
West Esd as he usually does, the Pres
ident will be ferried from Long Island
City around the battery to Jersey City
where his train will be waiting for
him at the Pennsylvania station. Sec
retary Loeb received a message from
Mrs. Hay this morning announcing the
fact. that she had invited ex:Secreta,
ries Root, Gage, Morton and ex-Attor.
ney General Knox to act as honorary
pall-bearers at the funeral services in
company with the cabinet members.
1t is believed that all the former cabi.
net members thus invited will gladly
accept the opportunity to pay the last
homage to their former associate in
the Presidents official family.
President Roosevelt will not receive
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03
JUDGE NAASoNS DECISION ON TAKING
OIL AND GAS LEASES

As previously announced, Judge
Mason handed down his decision in
the case of the South Penn on Com
pany against c. w. Dillon, Mononga.
liza County Court, the Sheriff, and the
two Assessors, on Saturday. The
judges opinion is given below, and
is the most important case ever de-
cided in this Circuit Court.
South Penn Oil Company Tvs. C. w.
Dillon, Tax Commissioner and
others. }3
temporary Injunction has been
awarded the plaintiff, by an order
heretofore made in this cause, Irohib-
iting the State Tax Commissioner,
and the assessors of Monongalia
county from listing and assessing for
taxation certain paper usually
known as an oil and gas lease This
paper is signed by plaintiff and Jesse
King and wife. and dated the 4th day
OF January. 1899. The defendants now
move to dissolve this Injunction and
dismiss the bill.
II is alleged In the bill that oil and
gas have been found in paying quanti-
ties in the said leased premises, and
that the plaintiff has been actively
engaged in taking the oil from said
premises since 1t first drilled there on
) 70 the present time Therefore there
Is no question as to plaintiffs hay-
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from which taxes may be raised.
First: From real and personal prop.
erty; the amount to be raised from
this source to be in proportion to the
value of the property held by the tax.
payer. no one species of property
whether real or personal to be taxed
higher than another species of equal
value.
Second: From privileges and fran,
chises. The Legislature is given the
power to place an equal and uniform
tax upon all privileges and franchises
exercised or held by any person or
corporation.
Third: From capitation tax of one
dollar upon all male Inhabitants OF
the State over 81 years of age for
the support of public schools.
These provisions of the Constitution
require some action on the part of the
Legislature to enforce them. The
tax upon property is to. be ascertain.
ed as required by law. The tax upon
privileges and franchises Is to be fixed
by the Legislature by uniform and
equal laws" It is therefore the duty
of the Legislature subject to the direc.
tions and limitations OF the Constitu.
ton to enact laws regulating and pro.
vidlng for the assessment and collec.
ton of taxes. 1t would be difficult,
indeed, to devise a system of taxation
which will affect all persons and in.
terests. more nearly with exact jus
tice than the one provided by our
Constitution. The ad vaiorem features
requires all property to be taxed in
proportion to its value, except the
property named as exempt. The ad
valorem system standing alone might
be unfair for the reason that by licen-
ses and other means, some property
may be used for purposes or disposed
of by its owner in. "a manner which the
owner Of a like kind may not be per-
mitted to use or dispose of. hence
the necessity for the tax upon special
privileges or licenses possessed by
some and not by all. The person who
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03
LATE ESTIMATES INDICATE TER.
RIsLE DESTRUCTION IN
MEXICAN CANYON.
TELEeRAPA OPERATORS WERE
PROBABLY DROWNED BY
THE MAD WATERS.
(By Publishers, Prass. !

MEXICO CITY. Mexico, July s.
Communication with the deluge swep,
city OF Guanajuato is still interrupted
but delayed reports received this
morning indicate that between Ave
hundred and one thousand people lost
their lives in the fiood. No estimate
can be made of property loss,
Besides the city OF Guanajiato sey.
eral nearby hamlets were engulfed
by the food which followed terrific
downpour OF rain. The gold and sill.
yer mines all through the mountains
have been flooded.
It Is not known whether the dam
at La Ola has been broken. After
the cloudburst and deluge several OF
the dead were found lodged in the
trees and wedged in the rocks
Relief parties are now en- route
from here for the scene of disaster.
Guanajuato lies in great gorge
in the mountains 100 miles northwest
of the city, and is one of the mos,
progressive cities in Mexico. Much
American and Englisn' capital is in
vested there. The town is built IN
the gorge and the streets are deer
and tortnous. The houses are bull
of brown stone and terraced up from
the street. Above the city is the La
Ola dam, which holds back the noun
tain streams and affords the city q
water supply. On Sunday night the
rain began to fall heavily and It soor
Increased to torrents. The streets
became flooded. and within a few
hours the swollen streams on the
mountains poured their food upon the
city. ,
The lower streets became raging
rivers. which burst open the windows
and doors, driving the inmates to the
second floors. Some who braved the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03

hereafter see, the manner of taxing
oil and gas while in their original
places and attached to the freehold,
is provided for by the law as construed
by our Supreme Court, but is the
right conferred by this paper to sep
arate the oil and gas from the land
and bring them to the surface, taxa.
BILE? Is the right, conferred by this
paper, considered separate and apart
from the oil and gas produced under
1t, property within the meaning Of the
tax laws of this State?
The executive officers of the State
charged with the duty of listing and
assessing property for taxation, have
no powers in that respect, except such
as the conferred upon them by law.
They must assess such property as
the law authorizes them to assess,
and no other. We look to the Legisla.
tive department for authority to raise
revenue for all public purposes.
When person becomes citizen or
ihidpitdht VI Lue Stdte OF engages IN
business or owns property therein, it
is a part of the implied contract by
which he enters the State or owns
property or engages in business there
in, that he will contribute toward the
support of the government which at.
fords protection for his life, his prop.
erty and his business. The opera.
tions of the State government cannot
be carried on without money and the
money necessary for these purposes
must be raised by some form of taxa
tion-some sort of involuntary con-
tributions. AS all are protected alike
by the law, SO all should contribute
in some fair and equitable manner
to common fund out of which the
necessary expenses for maintaining
and enforcing the law may be paid.
The State in enforcing the collection
of taxes must not be regarded as an
unjust master demanding something
for nothing. The state is not a pub
liic enemy or usurper. 1t is created
Iby the people and exists because they
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Is given a special privilege or license
or holds franchise from the State
shouid pay for 1t In addition to or
apart from the value OF the property.
Then a capitatlon tax OF one dollar is
required of male inhabitants over 81
years Of age, even though he may
have no property of any kind; only
persons AFFLICTED with bodily infrmi-
ties are exempt from this tax. This
system stoops down and touches the
poorest man In the State, and the rich
est one is not above or beyond Its
reach BY recurring all to pay a part
OF the expenses OF government, all
may claim joint interests in the State
This union of interests, tends to make
better and more patriotic citizens.
The Legislature must by appropriate
legislation put this system into oper.
alton. It is not proper for the courts
to interfere with assessors and col
lectors Of taxes acting under the d.
rections Of and within the authority
conferred by valid act of the Legis-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03
TOMORROW WILL Be The GLORIOUS FOURTH
oF w1IB
IL HAVE AN ALL
THOUSANDS or PEOPLE Will
Spend THE DAY in THIS CITY

OF Shuman Heights. and NJ McNutt, oi
Amos. Course-watson Hotel out
Main street to .Fairmont avenue; to
third; to Walnut; to Fifth; to Beno
nj; to Eighth: to F'airmont avenue;
to Main; to finish at Watson Hotel
Two miles. 800 a side.
Potato race-H. F. Williams, Frank
Billingsley, Gordon B. Crimes, Lee
Hill, Walter Pickett, Irwin T. Dun,
'nington, Ebert Kinkead. Prizes, gold
medal. and silver medal. In front Of
Courthouse.
Fat mans race-Dick Ward, Nose
His;nbotham. G. F. Wadsworth, A. A.
Pickering. 80 yards. In front Of
Courthouse.
"colored" race-Free-for-all. Foot
race. Marietta to Watson.
1o:so.
Street parade-Mounted police:
Marshal H. f. Smith and staff; Junk.
ms band; Company H; Company A.;
civil war veterans; Fairmont and
Shaner Athletic (Pittsburg) baseball
teams; City Council in automobiles;
Fire Department; Greater Fairmont
band; floral parade; comic vehi.
c;es; elubberdegullions; ambulances
Course: Form on Castor avenue, right
resting on Second; CASTOR to Third;
to Walnut; to Fifth; to Fairmont ave,
nue.; to Main; to Quincy; to jackson;
to the Courthouse and disband.
1900 M.
Balloon ascension-Mlle. Gertrude
st. Clair. From lot corner Fairmont
avenue and Third street.
1880 p. M.
Military procession, Courthouse tc
fair grounds.
$500 p. M.
Athletic contests and horse races al
fair grounds-10O yard dash: Elbert
kinkead, Willis Hawley. Jr., Chas
Dent, S. L. Lynch, French McCray;
22O yard: chas. Dent, French McCray
Willis Hawley, ,Jr.; junior 100 yard:
Irvine Huntington, ,Beryl crowl, Lee
Hill, Walter Pickett; mile run: DR.. l.
G. Ice, Rev. W. Alexander McCaffrey
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
GOES TO CLEVELAND

any visitors at Sycamore Hill until at.
ter his return from Cleveland. He
spent most OF the morning in the II.
brary reading letters and debating his
correspondence to Secretary Loeb.
The Roosevelt children are nearly
heart broken over the sad and sudden
ending Of their plans for the Fourth.
Ever since they can remember. their
father has always celebrated the hol.
iday with them and the very idea OF
a Fourth Of July without ais presence
is simply unbelievable. He has al.
ways directed The campaign of noise
anc pyrotechnics on the big lawn In
front of the house and In anticipation
,of another happy anniversary OF the
day had provided huge box of fire
works. This big box is stlll unopened
in the attic and the Roosevelt boys
are wondering Il Secretary Hays
death will leave 1t to remain where 1t
is with all Its joys of light and sound
untapped until July Fourth. 1906. It
is quite probable that their fears on
this score will prove unfounded. AZ.
ter their father starts on his sad trip
to Cleveland they will be allowed to
unpack their fireworks and celebrate
the day as merrily as though sorrow
and death were unknown to the
world.
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liar contracts and agreements for the
present year of 1905. and also for the
last five years preceding the year
1905, claiming that such contracts
are proper subjects for assessment
and taxation. not only for the year of
1905. but for the past five years; and
that said assessors are now proceed
ing to carry out said instructions Of
said County Court. and win list and
assess for taxtaIon in said county the
rights accrued to the plaintiff by said
contract. and all similar contracts and
agreements; unless enjolned from SO
doing. By their demurrer to the bill
the defendants admit these allegations
to be true. Now are the things which
these officers are doing and propose
to do lawful? II so, this Injunction
must be dissolved and the bill dis
missed, but II they are not authorized
by the law then this Injunction must
be perpetuated.
No technical objections to the man
ner of proceedings are interposed to
these proposed assessments The
plaintiff most strenuously insists that
these leases, contracts or agreements
by whatever name called. are ex-
ecutory agreement. or merely the ey-
ldence Of the rights and titles secur-
ed to the plaintiff, and as such are
not, nor are the rights hereunder the
subject matter of assessment or taxa
ton; that they are not leases and do
not create leasehoid estates. nor are
they chattels real nor do they vest
any estate which is subject to as
sessment and taxation as real estate.
The plaintiff further insists that the
Legislature has not provided for the
assessment and taxation OF chattels
real belonging to corporations and
did not intend to so provide. and that
therefore even If the said contract or
agreement is in law a chattel real
that it could nPt be taxed In the hands
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03
MAGNIFICENT FREE ENTERTAIN
MENTs WILL BE GIVEN
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE WEATHER MAN PROMISES
"a SHOWER OR TWO BUT
THAT WON'T HURT.

But little change has been made in
the programme for tomorrow and it
viii be carried out practically as given
in Fridays and Saturdays West vir-
ginian.
The balloon ascensions will take
place at 1900 noon and att7:se P. NJ.
from the vacant lot at the corner of
Fairmont avenue and Third street In
stead of from Jefferson street.
The cake walk will be at $500
o'clock on the Jefferson street side of
the Courthouse. Three couples from
Grafton are expected and two from
Warrington. So far the. Fairmont
colored people are shy.
The mayer is very positive in his
declarations as to the Suspension of
the firecraclser celebration during the
time CT the parade. Orders ale very
positive that there shall be 10 fire
works of any kind set off BETWEEN the
hours of 10000 A. NJ. and 12:0I noon,
and violation of this order Is very
likely to be followed by an ARREST and
fine.
A full summary of the programme
for the day is given below:
e:ao-1o.oo A. M.
Band eoncerts-Greater Fhirmont
and JnnlSns.
1o:oo.1o:so.
T3icycta rana hatuaa,, tt N t,<..,.
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Attention companx A

All men of Company H are ordered
to fall in at the armory tomorrow
1:So sharp. in kahkai uniform. tc
take part in the sham battle With
Company A, Of Weston. Any mem
ber of the company failing to obey
this order will be punished as the
summary court may direct, which will
be not less than five dollars.
NJ. NJ. NEELY, Captain.
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NO PAPER TOMORROW.

As July 4th is a national holi.
day. and Fairmont is planning
to celebrate it in a handsome
way, the West yirginian' fprce
will take hand in the ,festivi-
| ties, and no paper will be issued
tomorrow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03

Earl sniden of Morgentown, a this
years graduate of the w. v. u, spent
Saturday and Sunday in this city. He
will leave within few days for New
Castle, Pa, where he has accepted a
position.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-03

Attorney H. N. Ogden is in Chi
cago on business visit.
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Continued on Fourth Pase.)
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sIcycle race between ". n Bowen
The Coconino sun., 1905-08-19
THE JEALOUS GRAND CANYON.
Walter Page Tells How Demanding Is the
 Great Arizona chasm


 Walter Page of New York, editor of the worlds work and member of the firm of Doubleday, Page X Co.,, publishers, recently spent six weeks on the coast preparing material for northwestern edition of his maga- zine. In an interview he says:
 "My life is divided into two parts that before saw the Pacific and that after my visit," he says in summing his higho opinion of the western country. "And coming east met Mir. Harvey's eating house. The climax came in the heart of the Arizona desert, the near est water in an irrigation ditch. There, out in the sand, was a hotel, and the first thing on the bill of fare was-what do you think? Frogs legsl
 ''On the edge of the Grand Canyon l found us fine hotel as, think. have ever seen. The Fl Tovar is a great structure of logs, with all the comforts one could ask in any good hotel in a city. Yet, they told me every drop of watar used in the hotel was brought many miles in tank cars. In the hotel there is billiard room and large music room or ballroom, both beautiful apartments. Although there were many guests the billiard tables, ballroom and piano were never used. This seemed strange un- til got under the spell of the canyon. That great chasm won't permit bill lizards or dancing. Not that it is op- pressively overpowering, but it is fascinating to degree that makes one want to look at it all the time.
 Describe it? A man who never seen it can do that as well-better than one who has been under it's charm. I want to see it again"
The Coconino sun., 1905-08-19

use of any individual, family, firm, corporation or public official until rent thereon has been paid in advance for one quarter or the unexpired DOT tion of quarter. If box renters do not renew their rights to boxes in use by them by the payment of rent before the 10th of January, April, July and October, you must close their boxes against them, place their mail in the general delivery and rent boxes formerly used by them. No exception to this rule will be permitted Box renters should comply with this order and save themselves annoyance and the postmaster embarrassment. If you desire to retain your box have the courage to inform the postmaster and pay up.
The Coconino sun., 1905-08-19
Summer Excursion Rates to California

The sale of excursion tickets to California and return over the Santa Fe is authorized as follows:
 The dates of sale are every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the months of May, June, July, August and September, 1905.
 Transit limit, continuous passage east of Barstow in each direction. Barstow and points west or south thereof Final limit November 30, 1905.
 Tickets, to San Francisco and re- turn via Bakersfield s45.O0.
 To San Francis6o and rJturn via Los Angeles, s5O.OOA
 To Los Angeles or 'Redo3do 5000.
 To Santa Monica, Long Beach, East San Pedro, via Los Angeles, 5000.
 To Avalon, Catalina Island, s32. .25.
 To San Diego, Coronado Beach, 5000.
 For further and more definite parti- culars apply to A. F. Hunt, agent for the Santa Fe at Flagstaff.
The Coconino sun., 1905-08-19

Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, is confident that he will soon solve the problem of electric power for wagons and carriages and the use cf such power at fifty-eight per cent of the cost of horses. Edison has accom- plished marvels in the realm of cleo tricity, and he may solve the problem of cheaper than horse power for the road and boulevard. He cannot, how ever, discover substitute for the horse on the race track.