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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29
1lnoorLEaelNs ~PaHsiElAlLs.

harrisburg Telegram is in tears
{use Of theSpreyalence OF "bootleE-
ind sspeakeasles' and sthc miserf
failureipf prohibitlonSt prohibit
dry. terrttnry in this State. says tho
weston independent. Inless5the Tel
kflna has feen libelIng Its own town,
there has hEen more bookkeeping anil
ansaseasy hwIessness In clarksburs
the mast lew months tflan.in any no
llioense territory In
,Telegra1n Ffers Y q comment 81 Z
United Statls Marshall on me increase
ala cias' of violations which he
atr5utea local option; built CON
nile lily ID gets that the same mar
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29

Some of the Democrats VINO sDt
next to the Bennett barrel last yea-
would probably be greatly d%isappolnt-
ed to know just how much money
John J. Cornwell has made lately. 1t
Is true Mr.. Cornwell is engaged In
building a railroad but tae money In
railroads comes after the lines are in
operation. Those Democrats who are
looking for a barrel will not likely lnd
1t about the promises Of Jonn Corn,
well Of Romney.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29

shall .commented to the extent of locat-
ing the majority ,of the federal court
prisoners referred to- and most OF
them come from such places as Clarks-
burg and Wheeling. where licenses are
granted to practically all who apply.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29

We don't want to take any credit
from General Conley for the excels
lent letter on taxation recently writ
ten, but we'll bet n nickel that Tom
Townsend mad a hand in gathering
the flgures there set fortl. He knows
more about tax rates In West Yir.
ginia and other States than can be
found; In Webster's Unabridged die,
tionary. Townsend is all right and
SO are the new tax laws.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29
CUSTER SUIT c


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. %
The custer suit against Lie Interna-
tional Harvester Company OF Amerl-
ca, which Is being conducted by tho
attorney general of Missouri, was re-
sumed to-day. One Of the chief Wit
nesses will be George w. Perkins. the
New York capitalist and partner of
J! Pierpont Morgan. ...ssss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29

When the tongue Of trade Is coated,
when the eyes and limbs OF The clerk
are dull and languid. wien the raging;
fever tackles the empty vitals OF the
till, when the spider roosts in the
empty ceshboS. and bouquets OF decay
are ON the chandeliers. it Is conclu,
sive that the advertising dbctor mas
not been consulted .-Chardon tOl.
Record.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29

The wheeling News says that Mt
least 5000 people have moved away
from Wheeling into suburban towns
and villages during the past ten yenrs.
Perhaps they have been seeking the
dry territory of which the Wheeling
papers have been telling us In .he
country districts outside of Wheeling
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29

'clean up and Beauty Day." Is
to be observed In Fairmont. Mayor
Nicely to-day iBsues the PROCLAMATION.
The women OF the city Who have been
advocating n cleaner city are mich
pleased with the mayors action. The
work of all is necessary to make our
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29
IN

|sMr. Frank IA: Mllnsey. the well
'noSn magazine and; NEWSPAPER man,
niy the sntherd returned from r tour
broad and to an intervIaEfr, he gave
ome Interesting thoughts relative TO
ainericfl as cleaned from his con-
sct WITH people In ot%herslands. Mr..
gnnsey said:
-ye3been@abroadsf or four: months
ON; pleasure. bent, but !
led to know more or less
Ions in commercial md
Irs! These appear to be
from a fof?eign view,
5fnanciers; and bankers
kragedS bys5conditlons here
aous sresources in. the way
talked OF with wontler.
lanexhaustlbla Fsnpply5 Of
products. such as cop
bid and other. metals is
6of wondermentf and these
k.dpnesmoresto give foreign
Erect conception Of this cour
people. commerce I. manurac
}aturaI resources and genera
,Aveness than anything else
taITnited States now: occupies
htfnls place In the, fbht rank Q.
|uwsge,rrss In the estaihatlon iof Flu
k.+fis Ks 1fi35s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-29

nome city more beautiful. more healtn
ful and more desirable place e i've
Let everybody lend hand.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
Il Holland wears that smile.
Mr.. Wiekershsm and the Trusts.

The administration has obviously been
I al some pains 10 make its attitude toward
the prosecution Of infractors Of Federal
law very plain Within the past week
or so the Department Of Justice has au-
thorized or furnished material for a COM
prehensive statement Of the department. 5
operations in the antitrust field, prefaced
with the observation that a vigorous pol
icy was being pursued In that direction.
Now comes the Attorney General himself
with a clear and positive presentation OF
the administrations programme respect
I ing the enforcement Of laws affecting the
business interests OF the country. There
Is TO be no break with the last admins
tration in this matter The laws are now
wen understood. says Mr.. Wickersham.
and must be Obeyed- To the cry OF Ger
tain business interests. Let Us alone.
his response Is: The price Of peace IS
obedience 10 law. Those who honestly
Try to keep the law need not fear prose
cution.~ That sounds like Theodore
Roosevelt himself. Il is IN substance
what the late President said over and
over again, and no fault can be found
with 1t from any standpoint. Mr.. Wick
ersham couples it with warning that
ought not 10 be misunderstood in the re-
gions OF high finance:
st-uctiou Of that Law tantitHlst law agreed upon
by all the higher courts. TO combine in the form Of
trust Ct othsrwse With the obvious intention Of
restraining oUmmerCs among the states or OF c7e-
sting monopoly Of an important part q that CON
me7ce. would evidence such deliberate intention 10
break the law as 20 justify and compel the gOTem-
ment 10 Use ali OF any Of the remedies EiTen By
law adequate 70 prevent the accomplishment Of such
purpose and 20 punish the attempt
The promoters Of the smelter trust, now
in process Of incubation, viii undoubt-
edly take notice, and see that their
project is on the safe line Of legality.
Yet It would be interesting to see II the
government could not prevent the actual
formation Of a combination which can
nave no otheF purpose than 10 monopo-
lie commodity in order 10 control dis
tribution and price. Mr.. wickersham is
In favor Of some amendment OF The Sher-
man antitrust law, but recognizes that
the vital principle Of the law is sound.
for he thinks that while the agreements
between competitive concerns essential to
the healthy conduct Of business should
be permitted. the creation OF far
reaching monopolies Incompatible with
the wholesome growth Of the republic
should continue TO be prohibited. The
principle here stated would seem 10 ap-
Ply 20 the proposed smeIter trust, As vel
as 70 the projected cement trust II re-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

mains 70 be seen in what splri, the ad-
minisuation viii meet these latest at
tempts 10 monopolize production and dis
tribution in commodities Of wide use and
necessity # the reasoning Of the tobacco
trust decision were adopted. there would
be little chance OF further combination,
but Mr. Wickersham apparently hopes for
some modification by the Supreme Court
OF that extreme application Of the anti
trust act. and for a more precise deani>
ton OF It's scope than has yet beea given
We do not know how Mr. Wickersham
could speak more plainly than he has.
He viii enforce the law as It exists. and
as the courts construe Il. and meantime
the administration VIII endeavOr 10 work
out practicable amendments TO the anti
trust act that will reduce the difficulty OF
enforcing those OF its provisions running
counter 10 the economic development OF
the day Much will depend. probably,
in the procurement Of new legislation.
upon the outcome Of two pending cases
OF great inportance-the tobacco trust
case. now before the Supreme Court and
the Standard Oil case. under considera-
ton in the Circuit Court. The points in
volved in both these cases go 10 the vitals
OF the antitrust law
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
Alexander R. Shepherd.

The Unveiling Of a statue 10 Alexander
r. Shepherd is a symptom OF the awak-
ening civic consciousness OF Washing
ton. As the other day We paid honor to
the designer OF the National Capital. 50
on Monday We honor the man who, years
after the pattern had been laid out, real
lied in concrete form the design Of ZEN
fant Before Shepherds time TEnfant's
plan was largely a magnificent concep-
ton; It needed another Haussmann 10
carry IL into effect The man for the
work appeared IN Gov. Shepherd, and
within @ few years the city began 10 take
on a new aspect. Streets were graded and
paved. a water supply provided. and a
comprehensive sewerage system adopted
Nor were the more esthetc features OF
civic betterment neglected. for with other
public works there went the Identification
Of the city's parks and avenues with trees
and shrubbery. Without knowing It. We
owe much Of the city's cham and pleas
antness as a place 70 live 20 the far
sightedness Of Gov. Shepherd.
Better than most men Of his tine he
conceived OF Washington as the national
ci,y. the Capital Of a mighty nation.
which in all its parts should be worthy
Of a great people. His energy in pushing
the work Of Improvement naturally made
him enemies Of those who could not sym
parhIze with his large aims. but the voice
OF detraction has long since become ST.
lent. History is full Of reversaIs Of Judg-
ment upon public men: one OF the most
remarkable Of them has come IN the case
Of Gov Shepherd. Driven from Office. as
many supposed a disgraced man. and al
but Ostracized in the city for whose fu-
ture glory he had labored. he lived TO
enjoy a complete rehabilitation OF his
good name and TO receive grateful re-
membrance from the people Of Washing
ton. His memory Is now honored Of all
men for the good that he did, for the
lasting work that he wrought.
The event shows how we have ad-
vanced in public spirit beyond the narrow
ness Of the old days; It records the greater
pride that We all have in municipal bet
terment. Feeling that we are citizens
Of no mean city. the ambition that in
spired Gov. Shepherd now snimates the
whole population That is one Of the IN
est results of Shepherds stormy career.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
Popular Elections and Their Effect
Upon Congress-
Hr1rn the Detroit Neus

rr0ln the Detroit News.
Speaking OF the people nominating
United States Senator's. have YOU noticed
during the tariff discussion. the difference
in the attitudes OF Senator's responsible
70 the people and Senators responsible 10
the interests? And. in larger way. have
you noticed the different tone that pre-
walls in the House OF Representatives.
which Is responsible to the peopls. and
the Senate. which as body is not Fespon-
sible % the people? Well. there's a rea-
son for this difference In the House
there IS a sentiment for real tariff re-
vision-that Is, revision downward; in the
Senate there is every anxiety to keep
the taxes on the shoulders OF the con-
sumer. while the owners Of great fortunes
and Of tariff-created monopolies are re-
( iieved 0f their burden.
Here's the reason: The people can use
their ak on the Congressman when he
comes up for reelection. therefore he is
somewhat amenable to their viii In most
9f the States the people have nothing to
say, for good or in. about the Senator
WREN he comes up for reelection: conse-
quentiy. he isteas 10 the corporations
WIZ ND ieFt cpIlrtlilUE 10 say ABOUT MS
reelection. for they control the IegIs-
lature that elects him. IN Congressional
districts where the machine rules. the
Congressman pieases the machine. But
there are in the Senate a handful Of Sen
ators who are directly responsible 70 fhe
people That is. the people Of their states
have. by reason or a direct nominations
law, taken the legislature out Of the
hands Of the corporations. have reserved
the right 10 nominate for the legislatures s
action The candidate for the United States
Senate; that this peOpIe-made Senator. II
you have noticed Il. is very anxious 70
nave the tariff revised in the way de-
manded by the people.
Il IS the voice OF the people that IS
drawing the sharp line Of demarcation
now noticed between groups OF public Of
hciais- The people are set on owning
their legislatures and owning their United
states Senator's. In time they win own the
United States Congress. both houses. To
prevent the coming Of that time. all the
politicians. all the corporations and Spe-
cial interests. and all the newspapers
which cater 10 these classes are whom
lng sr up against primary reform.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
Parental Duties Forgotten.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The doctors say that most Of the babies
OF the poor are quite as strong and
healthy al birth as any, but that the
summer mortality among them Is due to
improper feeding and inadequate care.
The babies born in the spring. who thus
become frail. succumb 10 the first weeks
OF very hot weather. the infant death
rate jumps Up and there IS a hue and
cry TO save the babies" But the babies
IN greatest need Of care have been lost
before the summer work is under WQy
The new plan Is 10 give them proper
care from the week OF their arrival so
that they may be fortified against the
first descent OF hot weather. i is a
beautiful and thoroughgoiRg scheme and
highly 10 be commended for its practical
good sense But II leaves an OId-fash-
ioned man rather gssping 20 know what
has become Of the duties OF parenthood.
and just why they should end with a
birth certificate. Il Is, however. a clear
economic waste 10 allow children 70 die
because the homes into which they come
are unable, from ignorance OF poverty,
to bring them 10 healthful maturity
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
HaDpY Holland.

All Holland is just as happy as a big
sunfower nowadays, and we DO not blame
the sturdy citizens thereof in the least.
They have great cause to rejoice. Not
only has a princess come to bless the
royal household and save from extinc-
ton the direct line Of the Hlustrous and
historic house Of Orange, but. in ali
probability, the very nation itself has
thereby been saved from threatening and
dreaded absorption by Germany.
And why, forsooth. should some refuse to
wax exceeding glad just because the tiny
stranger is a princess and not a prince?
We reject with scorn the suggestion that
there is anything whatsoever in that
situation that may righteously tone down
one single note Of JOY. The queens OF
this world have been quite as worthy oc-
cupants of thrones as have the kings.
Indeed We are rot so sure but that in
proportion 10 their numbers the queens
have considerably the best Of IL
suppose We consider relatively modern
times. for instance. and see how the
daughters Of royalty compare with the
sons. The very golden era Of English
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
The Three P's.

Prof Graham Ts5l9T of Chicago Commons
The child IS coming 20 be as much OF
a Give problem as Il ever has been q
family problem Upon the normally Of
its children the strength and perpetuity
Of the State depend. as surely as the de-
dependency and delinquency OF its chill
dren undermine the prowess and meace
the llfe OF the State. The education and
discipline. the labor and recreation OF the
child figure larger all the while IN our
legislation and taxes. our thinking and
literature Equally with the schools and
Fairgrounds our library centers are es-
sentaI 10 American democracy. All three
are 70 be classed together as our most
democratic and efficient agencies for
training our people into their citizenship
and assimilaung them into American
body polite Nowhere are We on a more
common footing than in the public
school. the pubic playground. and public
library.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
VIRGINIA STATEMANSHIP.
Loud Call in Old Dominion for Real
Leadership.
- e Rosnote -

AaHllt ~ lslelllAr Alllf-
For weeks we have been presented with
the Pitisble spectacle of defunct states
manship thrashing about the bushes 20
discover which view OF state prohibition
would probably command the most votes
n the coming gubernatoriaI election Can
IL be possible that these gentlemen have
no views upon anything but prohibition.
and these determinabIe according 10 pub
lie favor? We had supposed that VIZ
ginia was making some progress along
lines of material interest. that We were
about TO witness a rehabilitation of the
South, with Virginia in the lead. upon
sane and solid principles OF political econ
olny brought down TO date; that the peo-
pie Of Virginia were hungering for a
higher knowledge and would repvdisfe
small politics when dished out BIZ men
who were aspiring 10 representative
honors. Have We mistaken the trend OF
affairs? Il would seem so, II the men
who aspire 70 TIE honor OF represeutinz
the people Of Virginia in the capacity OF
governor are incapable OF rising above the
low standard which has been set by them
We refuse 10 believe We are mistaken.
and DO make the emphatic assertion.
without fear OF successful contradiction
that the occasion offers as never. before
IN the history Of Virginia, for The appear
ance in the field OF q candidate who can
rise superior 20 the present situation and
stand as the exponent OF a higher yir-
ginia than that guaged by the minor non
political issue OF prohibition. BY circun-
stances over which he had no control.
the one man who could measure I'D TO
the requirements was forced 20 withdraw
the Hon. Henry c. Stuart
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
Mai. I,Enfante,s serrice.

F-1-r ths Ne-< York Tribzne
Mai. rEnfant's service 70 the nation
n IT'S early days was one 20 BE- crate
fully remembered. He designed the seat
OF government in the newly acquired
waste along the Potomac on lines which
ignored the limitations Of the present and
wisely considered the pOtentiaIities OF the
future. To his courage, faith, and i'm
agination Washington owes q happy es-
cape from the narrow streets and other
dwarfng features OF the conventional
American city OF the eighteenth century.
He prepared a plan for a real capital.
drawn on the most spacious lines and
capable OF a continual growth IN dignity
and beauty. II has taken a century 10
realize a portion OF that growth, and i'm
posing and attractive as the CAPITAL has
now become. IL must. nevertheless. con-
tiuue 10 push forward toward TEnfants
ideal through many years 10 come. His
fame IS secure and viii increase as the
work which he planned moves OF. step
by step. 10 an inspiring completion
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
CHILDREN IN LEASH
New Workers Devise a Way to Pro.
tect from street Dangers.


From the New YORK Herald.
children on leash appeared in Fifth
avenue yesterday. From Thir1v-four
street 70 Fifty-ninth four boys and TWO
girls were seen IN the custody of elder
persons 70 whom the children were con
nected by bonds OF affection and dog
chains.
The custom IS an innovation from, I,os
Angeles and Santa Barbara. Cal. where
for several weeks persons who have hsAp
responsible for the safety of children
have insured II by putting the children
on leash The children whose appearance
IN Fifth avenue made them pioneers IN
one movement in New York seemed IN
have more fun than those children whose
parents or guardians grew frightened
while keeping their charges swav from
the hoofs of horses and the wheels OF
aaotm0biles.
The chains were twice the length OF the
ordinary dog chain. One end was fas-
tened 10 a belt around the waist OF the
child The other end was IN the hand
or The woman IN charge Of the child.
The latter enjoyed almost as much free
dom of movement as did those children
70 whose belts no dog chains were at
tached, and they were a great deal safer
than were the children who rosmed
ChainIesS-
Persons in front of Sherrv-s and
DelmOnico's at Forty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue looked on with interest as
the women with the chained children
plotted them across the street in the
midst Of the traffic
The children were evidently strangers
70 each other Three ef the women. who
were in charge wore maids caps. and
the other three were seemingly the
mothers OF the children. o. friends OF the
mother. The persons who witnessed the
successful demonstration decided that
the innovation is a good thing
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
ADMIRAL Won TIRPITz.
The German Creator of the British
Naval Panic.

From Current Literature
Al no time in the long official career
Of the secretary OF state for the imperial
Germany navy, Admiral Won TiTRitz. did
the pvodlgious memory for which he is
so famed display itself with a more con
summate mastery OF the details Of every
feet IN the world than when he confront
ed few weeks ago the excited budget
committee OF the Reichstag IN Berlin.
The newspapers OF ali England were full
OF Won Tirpitz. whose prowess as a builder
OF all-big-gun battle ships had taken the
English prime minister completely by
surprise and Occasioned the most excit-
ing seri 5 Of debates heard IN the House
Of Commons since the accession Of Mr.
south 20 power The difficulty IN which
Mr. AsQuith found himself, thanks 10 Ad-
miral Won Tirpltz, was that ne did not
know. as ne thought ne did. the rate at
which German battIe-ship construction is
taking place. we know" 10 quote the
words OF Mr. Reginald McKenna. VINO is
the spokesman OF British naval policy in
the Commons. we know that the Ger
mans have a law which. when the ships
have all been completed under Il. viii
give them a navy NOR. powerful than
any in existence. But we do not know
the rate az which the provisions OF this
law are 10 be carried into execution 20
Neither. Il seems. did the Reichstag nor
its budget committee. The revelation IN
the British House OF Commons that Ger
many was building Dreadnoughts in a
sort OF clandestine way amazed Germany
not less than Il amazed England. There
was a loud invocation OF Admiral Won
Tirpitz
Scarcely naval expert IN the world.
whether he be on the sta1 Of the London
Times or but an occasional contributor
20 the Rome Tribuna. would dissent from
the view that Admiral Alfred Won Tirpitz.
most iIustrious Of living ministers Of ma
rine. has stamped upon this epoch OF
world politics its characteristics note" OF
naval power He is 10 quote the Lon
don Mail. the real creator OF the Ger
man feet" Facing the members OF the
Reichstag committee IN the uniform OF
his high rank. the six-fOot. long-bearded
sailor looked very much less than sixty,
although his age now exceeds the three
score limit. Not once did he refer 10 a
memorandum or an Official register as be
replied 20 query after query in the cOur-
teoUs. dignifed, and low-voiced styls Ia
bituai 10 him. II Is said o. Won Tirpitz
By the Berlin Vorwaerts, and most au-
thoritieS agree. that he can repeat by
note the name Of every battle snip in the
world. giving It's tonnage. its date OF con-
Srruction. its displacement. and the de-
tails Of rs armament He IS intimately
acquainted with the resources Of every
shipbU.idlng yard on the face OF the
earth