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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
IT is TO LAUGH!

The Times has never undertaken to
print the names OF those taxpayers III
Marion county whose taxes have been
increased for this year. and the result
has been that daily communications
are received at this office from indlg-
r; mt property owners finding fault
with the new tax laws.
In justice to Mrs Louisa Brand, OF
Plum Run, in Lincoln district, will say
that she is a poor woman owning Al
acres of farm land The Pittsburs
"ein of coal underlying her lacd was
sold several years ago. For 1905, and
prior to that time, this land, as we are
Informed by her, was assessed at the
gate OF $40 per acre, but for 1906 at
see per acre. For 1905 her taxes
amounted to $3.50, as she claims, while
ills year they amounted to $13.5", Or
MI increase of $7.17.
This is another Illustration of the
beauties of tax reform as applied to
cor people who daily toll at some oc'
cupation to make q living.
There is one thing certain, that II
you have not seen your name printed
iii the Virginlan, in the honorary tax
list. your taxes have not been reduc.
"a.
The Times on two different occa-
stems has shown that not one-third OF
the whole number Of taxpayers in this
county have had their taxes REDUCED,
If the Virgintan Is correct in the
names given in its list, as there are
more than three times as many prop
I ty owners listed In this county fer
taxation than has this far beer Civ.
Ell by 1t as having their taxes reduced.
The inquiry is often made as to who
Is paying Assessor Mcdaniel for his
work in furnishing this list to the Wiz
g:pian. He Is certainly not doing It
ior nothing. Is 1t being done at the
county's expense? = This Morning 5
Tines.
No, we should say he Times has not
Undertaken to print The names Of the
lax payers whose taxes have been in
creased this year over what they were
Under the old law and 1t will not do
so, although 1t wouldn't be such a tire.
mendous task Sheriff Furbee -four d
che in a hundred at Sturm's Mil and
~ rec in 800 at Pennington. Perhaps
Mrs. Brand is the only one on Plum
Run and 1t is probable that there 10
something in her case of which the
Times doesn't know Or wouldn't print
that causes her taxes 10 be more. Bu-
how about almost the one thOusNni
names already printed in the West
| irginian whose taxes have been de
creased as co nparel with enc which
the Times has given showing an in
crease?
AS stated before, We make no pre-
tcnse at publishing The names of ali
who have enjoyed decreases in their
taxes. That wonld be entirely too big
o task for the time In which 20 pub
Bsh the lists. AS ills, II win take q
great deal Of work 10 get even as
many as we do publish ready before
election day, Thousands Of peoples
taxes hayesbesn reduced whose names
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
Banker
Sought Death
THREW HIMSELF UNDER SUBWAY
TRAIN AFTER POSTING NO.
TIcE OF SUSPENSION.

LONDON, Oct. 22.-within an hour
after posting a notice of suspension
from business on his Office door, p
MacFayden, head Of MacFayden Co.,
bankers, whose failure was announced
Saturday, killed himself by throwing
himself under train in the subway.
The body was SO badly mangled that
it was not identified until today. The
MacaFyden Co. was the Londan house
Of Arbuthnot Co., Of Madras, whose
suspension was announced to-day. The
recent cotton furry and money market
stringency in London are given as the
cause of the failure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
DEAD FROM WOUND.
Tucker county MiIllonalre's Attempt
to End His Life Proves
Successful.

PARSONS, W. Va, Oct. 92.-Worth
B. ]. Bennings, of this county, died
Yesterday afternoon at tto Elkins hos
pital from a selfinflcted wound in the
head with suicidal Intent Mr.. Jen'
nings was president of the First Ma
tlonal bank of Hendricks, and the hold
ings Of he and his brother in timber
lands in this county is estimated at
over a million dollars. Mr.. Jennings
was formerly from Lopez, Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

MIDDLETowN, N. Y. Oct. a.
The total registry this year is the
largest in the history of the city, with
the exception of the Presidential year
of 1904. At the close of registry 1858
voters had ben enrolled, which is SS9
more than in 1905, 229 less than in
1904, and 29S more than in 1902, AS
heavy registration in this city has al
ways indicated Republican victory, the
Republicans tonight are jubilant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

We haven't laughed quite so much
since Wit undertook to deny writing
shat article about the Dog Tax book
as we did this morning when he took
1t to heart so about the joke Harry
Shaw got off at Fairvlew. Mr.. Make
shift took that seriously, too. We
know it was Wait for pap" McKin'
rey would never, fall down on thing
like that. It's an awful bore to have
Ia go along with a paper and explain.
your jokes to some people.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Our neighbor seems 10 be worried
over how much it costs to have those
ling lists OF names copied with are
appearing in the West virgInian from
day to day. That's our business but
they will continue to appear right
along just he same. We kaow thy
hurt and that Is why We publish them,
but they are not costing the people or
the Times anything.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

The Times is dissatisfied with the
showing of accounts for the several
listricts-al having money to their
cl.redit except Talrmont, Ind, whic':
is only $2s6.ss in debt. Pap" can
not understand how this could have
been done any better than he can
understand how the Republican party
can reduce taxes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
Fair Association


34titliel tf9ll7'' : iSlsty
inany people I'M the city proper bit 4
Is estimated that from II 1000 TO ,lD0
PEOPLE are employed lnstile coal one
rations alnne in the lairmont region.
II you win consider for a moment
the territory thatis easily accessible to
Fairmont you win soon see why from
the point Of being the center Of a very
popnlous country, Fairmont should be
an excellent place to hold an snnual
fair. The entire county of Marion and
all the portions OF adjoining counties
are thickly populated with well to do
farmers through the rural districts,
On the main line Of the B. and o. R.
R. from Cumberland to Wheeling there
are scores Of towns Of more or less
Importance, including Grafton and
Warrington, neither OF which has any
fair association,
The F., M. and P. branch to Pitts,
burg also contains many towns and
cities including Morgantown, which
has no fairs. and surrounding all these
is rich farming land and many people
Interested in agriculture, stock and
racing.
The NJ. R. branch to clarksburg is
literally lined with towns and the PEG.
pie up that way in Harrison county
would turn out in large numbers to
compete with their Marion county
neighbors in the raising Of excellent
farm products, stock and poultry Of
all kinds.
In this connection the Pawpaw
branch is not to be forgotten and It
will bring in hundreds of people daily.
Other modes of transportation are
the street car lines already built and
in course of construction and boat ex-
cursons which may be run. By next
fall the street car line will have been
completed to Clarksburg and perhaps
the one to Warrington and it is under
stood that the one to Fairview will
soon follow.
So it will be seen that from point
Of accessibility there could be no place
better adapted for the purpose of hold,
ing fairs.
In the next place the people in Fair
mont and surrounding territory are
interested in this sort Of thing. Fair.
mont's horses and horsemen are
known far and wide. In the surround.
ing country there are many progress
slve and up to date farmers who pro,
duce excellent farm products and raise
fine blooded stock of all kinds anu
fancy poultry of every variety. These
prople would not onlc b.; interested,
but as one said to the writer a few
days ago, ut would encourage US to
raise better stock and better farm
products of all kinds. 1t would cause
our women folks to make better things
to eat and prettier things to wear aud
have in our houses"
The men and women who do not take
an interest in such things are very
scarce and all many of them want is
chance. If they do not produce
premium" winning products they like
to see what their neighbors are doing.
If they do not own fast horse that's
no sign they don't Ike to see a good
exciting horse race occasionally,
Then, Of course, besides the exhibit
and races there will be entertainments
Of various kinds to amuse everybody.
The fair is the thing. Everybody
should encourage it and there is every
indication that 1t will be made one OF
the best in the state.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

The County Court has been Repnb
lcan for four years and no duplicate
c1unty orders have been issued. Meth
or has It expended any twelve hun
bred dollars for building for the
Republican county clerk.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

That. little joke of shaw's at Fair
view apparently didn't appeal to the
Times as being funny But it was a
good "hitt nevertheless Several
Democrats who were there, and whose
taxes are satisfactory to them this
year enjoyed 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Some one said Charley Marley was
looking over the records in the coun,
ty clerks office for information for
the Times. 1t seems that he didn't
find much wrong. May be he didn't
look back far enough.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

The Times acknowledges that Ma.
rlon county has a Republican major
ity of 700 votes. That's pretty good,
but if we had an old fashioned Demo
cratic County Court they could make
Il at look like 80 cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Wonder if pap" Mckinney would
not like to be clerk of the next Legis'
lature in case it should be Democratic?
1t is not unlikely that a "feller" has
his eye on the thing he talks about
most.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
BULLS BREAK WINDOW
IN A JEWELRY STORE
BewlIdered Animal Tries to Enter a
Wheeling establishment.

Wheeling Estahlishment'
WHEELING, Oct, pas a herd OF
cattle was being driven up Twelfth
street Sunday afternoon about $3.50
o'clock, one Of the bovines evidently
imbued with the idea that he wanted
some personal adornment, made rush
for the jewelry store of T. A. Westmy'
tr. Before he could be apprehsnded,
the animal butted his head through
he learge pane OF plate glass IN the
door, smashing 1t to smithereens. He
was gotten under control before he
could enter the store, where he would
have probably done great deal Of
damage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
Seven Arrests rHade.

There were seven arrests made
since the report of the last police
court. Two of the prisoners put up
forfeits, one paid out in open court
and the others are serving time on
the rock pile.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

NEwBURG, Oct. 22.-The total reg.
istration in the town Of Fishkill,
Duchess county, is $500, an increase
of 115 over last year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Even pap Mckinney seems afraid
Of what the Democrats said two years
ugo. That little work on "Tax Leg
istation" seems to rave lost its CT arm
for him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

ALBANY. Oct. 2s-Albany city's
four days registration is 25,927. Last
year It was 25.1S7, and in 1904. &c.
996. This increase over 1905 is in the
Republican wards.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

osWFGo, Oct, 22.-The total regis
tration.in this cityis 5;$a7i as eompar'
ed with 1922 in 1904 andi5,1 in 1906,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

1t takes quite a bunch of editors
to keep up steam when campaign fuel
is scarce.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

This will be the last year the Den:-
o., rats will have the courage to fight
tie new tax laws.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

If the Republicans get busy this
fall we can lick 'em so they'll stay
licked this time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Let's whip them good this time and
there won't be no next time. for they
will give It ur before 1905.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

BIG UPSTATE REGISTRATION.
Heavier in POughkeepsle Than in the
Presidential Year.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Oct. 22.-The to.
tai registration for 1906 is 6,614. In
1900 the total was 6.255; 1902, 5.sS1,
and in 1904 $685. The large registra,
ton is due to some extent to local
causes, as the:e IS a particularly warm
mayoralty campaign and county can.
vass in progress on reform lines. It
is the first off year in'the history OF
the city that the registration has ex.
ceeded Presidential year figures.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

II you want to see a Democrat
sduirm prod him with that "Tax Leg.
islation" pamphlet published two years
ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

The Times announced that GAnanias
is again in charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

The day the tax tickets wore re-
duced was a sorry one for the Demo
Gratis. Oh, my!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Don't forget the ruInmnge sale on
Jackson street, next to Jones' under.
taking establishment
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

or course the criminal element
would naturally be opposed to Grim.
inal Court in our county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

There are some "high crimes" which
are never barred by the lapse of time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Those who have escaped Just pun
tshment for "htgh crimes" are also OPP
posed to a Criminal Court.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22
pIed Of pIphtherla.

The nine months old child Of Joe
Rerdeli died on Saturday evening at
the parents home on Pike street
nIphtheria was the cause Of its death
Three other children Of the family
are Ill Of the same disease. The re-
mains were laid to rest on Sunday
morning in the Holy Cross cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-22

Everything at cost at Burdette's. tt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05

Iowa's sane Fourth" bill, which
has passed the house, prohibits the
sale Or use of toy pistols and caps in
the future and limits the size Of fire
crackers. The firecracker that is as
big as a sawlog and just waits around
until it can take off somebody's leg, is
a distinct menace. Crackers should
be limited in sizs to those that take off
small boys thumb and forefinger.
President Castro says that he will
humble France, break up the Monroe
doctrine, clear out the French from
Venezuela and then start on Ameri-
cans, Englishmen and Germans, VINO,
he declares, are worse than Chinese.
1t is clear from the policy mapped out
here that Castro will have his hands
full for several months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05

cash out of the permanent school fund.
This will afford temporary relief, be-.
sides tending to make the people for
get that during the first year of the
present administration the states ex-
penditures have exceeded its income
by s244,637.64, despite the fact that the
income during 1906 was over 100000
greater than in 1904, and over $780,
greater than in 1903 This policy of
keeping the state on a cash basis, by
constantly borrowing money from the
permanent school fund, may blind the
people for a time to republican extrav-
agance, but sooner or later their eyes
will be opened and they will express
their dissatisfaction as emphatically
as in 1896 when Governor Rogers was
elected by an overwhelming majority
Governor Cummins Of Iowa has for
mally announced that he is candidate
for reelection and will base his cam.
paign upon further railroad control II
the democrats do the logical thing
they will vote for Cummins as a party
A great many of them will vote for
him as individuals anyway.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05
DIES WAITING FOR FORTUNE.
Death Claims Man Who Risked All
on Railroad Survey.

ONAWA, Iowa, March 5.-After
striving for fifty years to bring a rail
road through this county, which ne
surveyed in 1857, and risking all his
resources on the project, Captain ;. L.
Leaning is dead at him home at De
catur, Neb. He was in charge of the
party that surveyed the old Iowa Cen
ira lair line, following the forty-second
parallel. The road was expected to be
built Immediately, and excitement ran
high. Believing it would be construct
ed, Captain Leaning paid $4,000 in
gold for a claim of 100 acres just south
of Decatur. He has been waiting ever
since, never giving up his belief that
the new railroad would make an
Omaha of Decatur. But not spade
full of dirt was ever thrown on the
line of the survey.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05

the chief engineer and the secretary
of war who have been reinforced by
the president.
There are two classes Of questions to
be considered in deciding on the kind
of canal. one temporary, the other per-
manent. Among the temporary ques-
tions are such as the cost and the
length of time required for the work.
In the permanent considerations are
such as the cost of maintenance, the
time ships may make in the canal
seems to be granted that lock canal
can be built cheaper and quicker than
ally suppose the case was the opposite.
But the digging of a canal is not the
There is no such thing as a sea-level
canal, that is, an open drain free from
end to control the ocean tides. These
will be immensely expensive in either
type of canal, but more so in the sea-
level type. Other difficulties in the
way of the sea-level canal are the con-
troll of the Chagres river so that it will
not overflow into the ditch and ruin
it; the tremendous Culebra cut and
the snoring up of its sides so as to
make them safe.
The opinions given in favor Of the
sea-level canal by the foreign engi
neers were undoubtedly backed up by
substantial reasons On the other hand
it must not be overlooked that Ameri
ca has some very competent engineers
and it is significant that they are sc
strongly for a lock canal.
The people of this country are for a
canal. They are willing to take the
opinion of experts as to the kind. They
want a canal. There has been consid
cradle public money spent on the STRIP
without accomplishing a great deal ex
cept the row over Wallace, which
never was worth while, and now the
people would like to see the matter be
gun all over again and in a business
like manner Congress- of course, will
lny 10 hn cd nv
decide on the type of canal or it may
refer the matter back to the commits.
sion with power. This would be
practically a decision for a lock canal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05
EMBASSY SURPASS ALL OTHERS.
Magnificent Building for Newest AM
bassador to UniteI States.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March s.
Japan is preparing to have erected in
Washington the finest legation build
ing in the national capital. 1t will
surpass in magnificence all other en-
bassies. The plans have not been fin
ally approved and the location for the
site for the new building has not yet
been announced. but Mr.. Hioky, the
secretary of the Japanese classy, says
that work upon the new edifice will
soon commence
Only recently has Japan raised the
rank of it's diplomatic representative
at Washington ambassador. AS a rec
ognition of the important part played
by President Roosevelt in bringing
about peace with Russia, Japan offic-
tally informed the state department
that one ambassador would be sent
here. His official residence will sur
pass the buildings occupied by the
British, German, French and Russian
ambassadors and will be the finest of
any in the capital.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05

nected with our company. He is not
now connected with them for reasons
which he and those who were in
charge at that time know best. Since
he has been out of the employ of our
his sole purpose in life has
been handling cheap scrub apparatus,
just what he could pick up from place
to place, and he has not been connected
with any reputable firm for any length
of time. l do not at the moment recall
more than three instances where he
has ever succeeded in making a sale of
any of this mongrel apparatus against
any of our men. For about year he
has not been even indirectly connected
with any of these cheap concerns
They also seem to have dropped him.
The animus of this man in writing the
Walla Walla Statesman as he has is
clearly apparent. I have already vast
ed too much time On Mr.. Bringhurst,
me of a story told on one of our great
statesmen:
this statesman one day what he
thought of certain criticisms some Of
his enemies had made on some of his
actions AS reply he said, THE sun
shine always brings out the rattle
Il suppose you hate these rattle
snakes?' to which he answered, "Oh,
no, they can't help being rattle
snakes"
To sum up, Seattle did not buy a
metropolitan engine. Seattle bought
a La France engine. The Metropolitan
engine was bid at Seattle at exactly
the same figure Gas shown above) as 1t
was sold at Walla Walla. The article
in the P. 1. did not state what make
of engine was purchased, and was not
sufficient authority for the States ma il
to publish the article that it did.
Mr.. Bringhurst is simply a back
number in the apparatus business
He is a has been,' a writer of long
screeds, a man thoroughly irrespons-
ible for what he says in matters of this
kind, a man without occupation, an
mn Io no mo, MI
for knocking the old line company that
has managed to exist without his valu-
able services.
l trust the above will prove that
Long did not job Walla Walla.''
Yours truly,
A. G. LONG.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-05
WILL SUE WEST HOTEL
Papers Claiming Heavy Damages be-
ing Prepared by ATTORNEYS,

MINNEAPOLIS, March 5.-Notwith
standing the fact that the coroner's
jury found that the prOpretors of the
West hotel We're not criminally liable
for the recent West hotel fire. in which
eleven fatalities and other injruies oc.
CURED, local lawyers contend that the
hotel owners are civilly liable and
large number of civil suits for large
damages are now in course of prepare
ton.
The relatives of at least six of the
persons killed in the fire have retained
counsel and intend prosecuting civil
actions. No papers have as yet been
served upon the West hotel people.
who are represented by Judge w. A.
Kerr, but demands are now being pre-
pared and in case settlements are re-
fused, as they most certainly will be,
actions in the district court will be be-
gun within the next sixty days.