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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01

fsoai each a.asssts, sss dis.siss Nh sbe
permitted Is sasses. q tie county
court ths name D. d pesson To- serve ne
as election o ces II each precinct.
but the county court VII. pc permitted
Is 10 lei ct such snamc y = elieyess the
person .rs, named 10 aeS unified for the he
place. Each party viii have one Iottf: Of.
Ger and each Of these officers viii name q,
a clerk. \ e Il, 81
J In the counting II the ballots any y
ballot which nay he in doubt will be
left to the county court TO decide, 50
that there will be nut little Fesponsi.
bIAty resting upon he officials In 7 the e
count.
Must File Election Expenses.
Provision Is maae FOR each candi'
date to file a list u his expenses and and
In case any oth@. Candidates liua ei'
that the expenses flied By the winning
candidate is Improper he can secure
redress through civil procedure. II II
is proven that the expense account
filed by any candidate was not proper
that candidate. ~ he has been noml'
mated, loses the nomination, as vel as
the fee paid tc hoy" his name on the
ritket, and the candidate receiving inc
next hlshes. number Of votes for that
office Is declared The nominee. This
provision goes even further as i pro
vides that il error Is found IN the &C
count even after election that person
can be decl,red rht elected and his
opponent 81, the nlIice. l,.s... 81.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01

The Legislature I'LL tackle biz Job
when II seeks 10 tax production. es.
pecsally on coal. Coal can be and is
taxed in the ground ard that would
seem to be- sufficient. In the matter
OF oil and gas the case is somewhat
different. Whatever Is done along
these lines must b. done with good
discretion in order that the States
industries be not crippled.
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counties. The Committees, county.
senatorial congressional and State.
viii be elected at the primary election
and their WORK Will have only to do
with the election. not with the pri.
mary.
To &c, on The ficke, the Blll requires
the candidate TO fiI2 his name with the
county court and nay fee Of $40. Or
friends Of any inar may lave his name
placed on a ticket ~ ten Of them ap-
pearing an. paving the required fee.
The fee as 1t nov stands In the blu
Is the sa1pe fnr the candidates for all
Offices. but Mr.. yina n explained that
he intended that his should be
changed 50 that tho candidates for OF.
fees paying sood salaries should be
higher than the candidates for
constablcs justices Ct the peac and
other small o.Hces nigh: not have 10
pay 50 much. TIE money received
for these fees Is to be used in defray'
Ing the expenses OF holding the pri'
mary. +.H
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01

made sat talssnm for eanpals put
poses ID MT d nMn.c ipal eoa.ess y
about b Se pniled on Editor Ga::
smer himself dleia a.s that Ne vas no.
in; the vicinity Of said elevator AZ the the
time the occarance Is said TO have
taken place, ;ahd has no knowledge Of
any such orders having been given. -
Charleston Mall. ~ ~
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norAsLEs GIVE BENEFIT,
Union Associated Prcss.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. Baron Des
planchrs, l6,lIan ambassador to the
United S1ates, aud Baroness Dies
planchcs will give their patronage
to nm Italian benefit entertainment tc
be held to-ni;ht in The grand ballroom
OF the Waldori-Astoria Hotel New
York. Governor and Mrs. Hughes and
Mayor and Mrs. Mcclellan will also
be present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01

The Charleston Gazette says the fol
lowing concerning II Marion county
legislator:
wv. B. Icr discusses cool roads in
West Virginia. Ic'. IS the only rene,
dy except wind and hot sim that has
ever helped Knna%ha reads. 80 the
gentleman shouM be an authority"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01
5aF,o,,RI,JEV, VI OFT.

Al noticeable difference II. de pro.
;Ehlbihont amendment as submitted to
y tho State Legislature two years ago
and the one now before the 'aw max.
efs Is that the word forever is
Omitted from the one up for consider.
4ation this year. Two years ago the
friends Of Temperance wanted 10 pro.
8hiHt the manufacture anil Nlc OF
sspirituous liquors in the State "for-
geyer,rr.Sa really foolish word 10 Lace
8iin an amendment for can't The PEG.
$ple strike out any amendmer! d put
Ia new one. In It's place whenever n
Eauficientf number desire &? There:
tore, the word forever" tlAn'. add
anything ito THE proposed mt nlment
and might cause some people t. vote
sagalnstS 81, VINO otherwise wndlG vote
Tor Il. And who knows thu! y, oh'bi.
Stion wouldn't fall md thnt TIE peo.
Bple migh;:not wish 10 80 bach to the
license system? This advocates Of liz.
nor selling must think /, Is d sure
thing That the people would never
grow weary Of Il, or they wouldn't
light prohibition 50 hard. but they
might sbe mistaken and should i be
tso decided It would look better NOT to
have the."foreyer" in the stricken out
amendment. At any rate It is srtcr.
sestlng to note that the Temperance ad.
Spocates are willing this time to sim
ply Sproh!bit the manufacture and
sale OF liquors 50 long MS the proposed
amendment remains In force and no
Steohbt. they think that will be forever.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01

q I've are authorized to announce
;Charses Lloyd, OF the Frs: ward, Us
a candi date! for. nomination for the Of.
tIee: OF Clerk OF! the; City OF Fairmonst,
subject 70 Republican convention or
primary election. ,-gtfl
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Raise An Awful Howl.

Although there will DE strhas oppo-.
'sl,ion from; the three classts Q: ope-
rating companies. coal. oil ana gas
the lo,i;est and most painful y-ll VII!
come from the gas companies. which
will be compelled to pay double that
Of the coal companies, and ne.nrlt OF
cne par cert. more than iht oil com.
lanirs.
Z One month will be given Ike com
panies In which TO make ort:..nd file
their report---to November lst, and
violat:aa OF the act will m;,n i fms
Of $500 anil sl0O for each lay after
the specified time. Il
And. according to the provisions Of
the ac:, al official Of a company In
any OF The three classics. may. be I'M
prlsonela 80 days IN jail In d,:iailt OF
payment or n fin, Of $500 fc" TGlnslng
10 furnish The State with statement
OF the business of the preceding year.
Board Of Appraisers.
The companies will be rcSnired to
make these reports TO q board 81 APP
praisers. composed Of the auditor. nj.
torney general and State tax commits,
sloner They will add ten n,-r cent, IN
ease Of drIsy in making Tue proper
returns TO tht. State.
The bosrd will be empowered TO
ruumon officials Of any company Of
the three classes. and demant hooks
reports. ETC.. bearing on ti.e:f bust
ress.
Tho administration people VIII fight
for the passage Of the hills rs they
never fought before. and wa''e cx-
presslons OF the legislators have not
been forthcoming. the new measures
will have Influential adherel'ts. II TING
tionlsts expect. the direct State tax
will be abolished and the mnblcnl OF
State revenue will be solved. &
. As there has been about $4,000. 900
worth OF coal sold in West Virginia In
IA single yeir, the license tax on that
product alone would net the State
s40O.09O. while the revenue from oil
and gas would be enormous.
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problem in this Ssate. z
The blanket bill declare tae nsar 7
ner II prossa ursS ID laying ara col t;.
1ecting the tax. In d Sord. means
that tie hills will provide tsSi The g,
companies nay d Eilcense foF5 belsg per-.''
mitteds TO operate In, the State. v III 4
coal, oil ard gas com anles ss.ll Be y!
required 10 turn in a repot; trs the
proper authority on octobcr 80 3
the year ending at that tine Then.
according to the provisions Of The new
administrative measures. tho com
pans. must pay a licensa 70: conduct,
ing their, business the; follow:ns year,
rated as given above. ~
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The Charleston News and Courier
informs an alleged correspondent that
"'possum" Is Il Latin word Signifying
4 am able" and is derived from the
old Irish "Opossum."
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New Tax Bills.

New Tax Bills,
Z -Four bills providing for Gloss in
come Tux on coal. oil and gas are TO
be introduced In the House. open.
Ing battle royal between the ad.
mlnIstrtt!on and the lobby. TIE ad.
ministra,'on forces have been iGsy rs
bees on these measures for 4 couple
OF days.
Thoss fostering the new uN meas
ures say that they are far ?nsf the
experimental stage. and they Lave all
the confidence IN the, world TIN: they
will carry, although they reaiizr that
the b!.terest fight In the history Of
West Virginia law.naking Is X hand.
To stand the fierce opposition that
will follow their presentation In tn.
house, the bills have been carefully
prepared so that they may, be 1andled
In such a manner as to stave az op.
position.
Three Distinct Bills.
There are three bills devoted &c the
three products, and q blanket Iii GOV.
crlng them all. The three a7e dent.
cal wItn tho blanket bill In every par.
tlcular, except that one Is dtrosei to
but ono product.
Tho coal. oil and 'Els peop'' have
taken alarm and are flocking iare In
great numbers. There will be an i'm.
mense lobby here TO fight the meas
urts.
Tax Commissioner Townsend says:
"These bills will solve tho revenue
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4 Delivered BY Carrier.
Daily, one month. payable monthly 4ec
Daily. one week 49,: y. :........... loo
United Press Telegraph Reports.
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I TRANSCRIPTION RATEe,

e0Hsc RiPTioN FA1Ee,
] mr. s.; majl.9one year ~. "A 90
pain, III mall. elk months....... 200
Daily byfHlIl, three months. 100
DaiH, 81 mall, :one month. .!....@ 40
sTRiceA:Week, one year. $50. Ls0
srrIv,ios,h.Week, ak months. $50. rs
Twice A.week. three montns:.... 40
An mai subscriptions payable 10 ad-
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Provisions OF the Bill.

Provisions OF the Bill.
The primary Is 10 be held on the
first Tuesday in Jaly and only regis
tered voters w,n hH permitted, 70 vote.
If this bill Is passed f. Is the intention
to try to get. a change In the resiscra'
ton laws 50 that the registration VIII
be taken In .Inne instead Of In Sep.
tember as at present.
The bill does not leave many loop,
holes for those wio might want 10 ~
tempt corruption. md It's passage
would be Il great blow 10 both those
who buy AIT; sell votes as the candi'
dates are naiaed n. present. The same
election officers preside :or both par
ties, but these officers have but little
work 10 do. Provision Is made that
only those who are physically disabled
can receive aid In having their tickets
made out and oil the officials will have
to do is 10 sea- that the Eanie TO any,
one wanting 10 vGic Is OH the regis.
tratIon book and 10 help those who
are blind or MANNED 50 That they can
not make their own t.ck2ts out.
Mus. Use One Ballot.
Provision. however. is made fol
those who cannot reail or write.
Tickets tho ser,e Us those used In the
primary EXCEPT tat they will be on
colorcd paper. can ~ secured from the
publisher oi the Ballots and n vote.
who canno! read or write can have
some person on tie outside mark OF
the names Of those for whom he do
sirrs to vote and can take this copy
Into the booth with him and by laying
II alongside the tickc! on which he Is
10 vote can easily prepare his owl
ticket. This obvistrs the chance o.
clerks on til" inside Putting .chalf
marks on the Lacks Of voters showing
that they have voted straight so that
they can get. the money promised
them for being good citizens an
coming ont to vote, and vote for the
right party.
While bott tho Republicans and
Democratic ticketq drc provided to be
on,the same halo. u votes cannot vtoe
for n Republican friend Cor one Office
and Democratic friend for another
The voting must b. done on only one
ballot and tne marking Of single
name on another ticket would Invalid
ntc the entire ballot.
Where Votes win Count.
In nlnkinG provision for the naming
Of candidates for United States ,Scna
tor. Mr.. Vinsca, explaining his bill
said that h" believes he has done as
far in this respect as the fedora
constitution will permit. The names
Of the candidates will he placed on
the tickets In The various counties and
the one receiving tho highest number
of votes In the State Will be the party
choice. This will ohligate the mem
beers Of the Legislature 10 stand BY the
choice OF their party and Mr.. VinSon
said that in his opinion there Is not n
man In either PARTY IN Tie legislature
who would not stand by such 2 choice
In each county In tn" naming OF
election officers the committeeman
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-01

The Gazette's s,are head. announce
ment that Editor Glmes, OF the Ad-
'rocate md State Librarian, had been
Jim Crowed" ct the Capitol elevator
b. order Of tho governor. was only
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-13

Yes, politics and partisanism aside,
like Burton, and | never saw him In
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-13

l suppose by the time they reached
the man whom l had knocked down
that he had recovered and hurriedly
told them of what had happened.
They did not stay with the man whom
| had shot, but came on in hot pursuit
of me. They were not mounted and
were making better time down the
rough mountain than was.
At last they came so near that saw
that | must abandon my horse. /
jumped to the ground and gave him a
hard slap with the butt of one of my
revolvers, which started him on down
the valley, while | scrambled up the
mountain side. I had not assembled
more than forty feet when | heard my
pursuers coming closer and closer l
quickly hid behind large pine tree,
and in a few moments they all rushed
by me, being led on by the rattllng
footsteps Of my horse, which they
heard ahead of them. Soon they be-
gan firing in the direction of the horse.
as they no doubt supposed | was seat
ed on his back. AS soon as they had
passed me climbed farther up the
steep mountain, and, knowing that
had given them the slip and feeling
certain | could keep out of their way,
| at once struck out for Horseshoe
Station, which was twenty-five miles
distant. had very hard travelling at
first, but upon reaching lower and bet
ter ground / made good Roadway,
walking all night and getting into the
station just before daylight, footsore,
weary and generally played out.
l Immediately walked up the men of
the station and told them of my ad-
venture. Slade himself happened to
be there, and he at once organized
party to go out in pursuit Of the horse
thieves.
We had brisk ride and arrived In
the immediate vicinity Of the thieves
rendezvous at about 10 o'clock in the
morning. We approached the dugout
cautiously, but upon getting in close
proximity to 1t we could discover no
horses in sight. No one was inside,
and the general appearance Of every
thing indicated that the place had
been deserted; that the birds had flown.
Such indeed proved to be the case.
Among one of my earliest acquaint-
ances was young man, older than
myself, who was destined to become
famed in frontier history, while at the
same time legendary gossip has caused
his career to be somewhat misundef-
stood owing to its varied character.
This was James B. Hickok, who, al.
though his name was James, will live
in song and story as "Wild Bill"
While probably no man in western
history had so many notches on his
gun, It may be said that no man re-
corded them oftener In defending right,
enforcing law and dealing justice.
In our early youth we were associ-
ated in many adventures on the plains
in Indian warfare, wagon trailing,
hunting and trapping, and we hap
pened to be on the same side Of the
fence when the civil war between the
north and the south left the plains al
most alone to the red man. -
"Wrd Bill" soon became one Of the
most noted men in the confidence Of
the Union generals in the extreme
southwest He was a magnificent
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-13

strongly intrenched political machine,
From all Of which it is evident that
the American people, and especially
those of the president making state Of
Ohio, love brains.
We have heard much Of the student
in politics, but if the term had never
been invented it would have to be
coined to describe Burton. With him
the burning of midnight oil is not q
virtue, but habit. He is the sort of
man who never speaks until he gains
all possible information on his subject
In house debates he is sometimes
worsted by the shifty politicians and
strength comes from the fact that the
other members have implicit faith Ia
his knowledge and honesty.
No Pretender and Loves Peace.
Burton Is incapable of posing. He
rannot act part for his own admira-
lion. He cannot pretend, has no fads
and cannot seem to like man when
Le does not or to be amused when he Is
pot. He is a simple, unassuming, I'M
bretentiOus, studious, peace loving,
progressive man who is touched by the
humanitles, who must go to the front
by force of unadorned merit If at all.
Burton is SO sincere he cannot even
pretend to believe in his party when
Se does not believe in it. For my sim
pie self l must confess that he is of q
type that makes infinite appeal to me-
There is no fustian, swashbuckling
grand stand playing about him. Bar
mum once said that the American peo-
pie like to be humbugged, and maybe
they do, but | do not believe 1t. The
coming to the front of man like Bur-
ton proves that they like real States
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-13
Victor In a Great
Senatorial Battle
Theodore E. Burton OhioS Brany New Senator Who Does
His Own Thinking, Is a Lover of Peace and Unpreten-
tOus-Exper on Rivers and ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Statesman Who Lives Much With Books.

manshlp as well as the stage acting
sort. The people are humbugged, God
knows how shamefully, but they find
il out sooner or later, and then they
prove that they do not like II by the
verdict they pass on the man guilty OF
cere, unpretentious, independent, able
Burtons in public life. They are tho
salt of the earth and outlive the wind.
bags. That may be mixing of meta.
phors, but everybody will understand
what 1t means. We need more SINGER
ity, more facts, more logic and more
common sense. We have had enough
posing, gallery playing, baldcrdash and
plain bullcOnning TO last for thou.
sand years. Give us more plain men
who love peace and progress and mean
what they say
That Is another thing | like about
Burton-hc stands for peace. Here Is
something OF his on that line that Is
worth quoting:
Nations" 1t has been truly said, "are
ideas" With the development Of the hui
man intellect, the increasing employment
in intellectual pursuits and the growth Of
moral forces In every part of the world,
war Is becoming more and more a prac-
tice suitable only for barbarians. The
Goths, the Vandals, the Scythians and the
Huns have been swallowed up and fight
no longer Even religion has ceased to be
cause for bloodshed. The day of uni.
versal peace therefore, white and not
crimson is drawing near,
There is no beating Of tOmtoms, no
appeal to prejudice, no calling forth
Of the animal in man, about that. 1t
does not come from demagogue nor
a lingo. 1t is in keeping with the best
thought of the day. 1t rings true.
Courageous Without Buster,
Yes, politics and partisanism aside,
like Burton, and I never saw him In
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my life. He has brains and honesty.
He knows things. He is of the type
that really loves his country and hui
manity. He will not pose before the
crowd. He will not play the toady to
gain favor. He has courage without
buster and Is reformer without
being a common scold or blatherskite.
He is a balanced, level headed sort.
He may appear cold, because he is not
gushy, but he does not lack sentiment
or emotion, as was shown when ao-
knowledging his election to the SEN
ate. We should have more Of his kind
In politics. Ohio has had many great
senators. but if properly size up the
man Theodore e. Burton will measure
with the best of them.
Frank and Independent.
Here are three characteristic incl
tents that reveal something Of Bur-
toms qualityi
When first elected to congress in
1883 he was warm friend Of William
Mckinley, doing some special research
work for the then chairman of the
ways and means committee. In 1892,
however, Mr.. Burton advised McKin-
ley not to run for president as 1t was
q Democratic year, a prediction that
proved true. For this frank advice he
mld the future president never entire
" forgave him.
The second incident occurred after
Burton had been in congress several
years He became disguised with po-
litics and quietly said to some Of his
friends that he intended to retire from
public life. When Cleveland heard Of
that there was popular wave. Bur-
ton had always received a large indie
pendent vote, but now there was q
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-13
BY JAMES A. EDGERToN.

n YNCLE JOE CANNON once said
Of the newly elected senator
" from Ohio, Burton is the
ableSt man in the house, but
That tells the story from the stand pat,
organization viewpoint, for Theodore
t. Burton insists on doing his own
thinking, Is often an insurgent, OPP
poses IL big navy ship subsidy ana
other things dear to the heart Of ma
jority of his party, favors tariff re-
vision, stands between the United
States treasury and innumcrable con-
gressmen hungry fT pork" and
knows more about rivers and harbOrs
and some other things than any man
In either branch Of the congress aNd
more on few lines perhaps than all
of them put together
The ascendency Of Theodore Il. Bur
ton is a case Of the triumph OF sheer
intellect. He has no magnetism, little
humor, but bitter wit, Is not man
of the people or mixer, has no effu-
siveness In meeting men, denying their
requests bluntly, is not politician in
the ordinary sense Of the term, Is an
gular and has the students stoop, has
no recreations, Is unmarried and gen
orally is about the furthest possible
removed from the popular conception
Of the American public man. He is Of
the type Of John Sherman, whose life
he has written. His very friends ac-
cuse him Of lacking vim. Yet this
cold, Unconditional man made in the i'm
age of thinking machine, this man
fresh from defeat for mayor of Cleve-
land that would have Obllterated a
lesser figure, is the one who has just
triumphed in a great senatorial battle
over Joseph Benson Foraker with the
Standard Oil at his back, over broth
er of the president elect and over a
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ground. I then instantly wheeled
around and saw that the man ahead,
who was only few feet distant, had
heard the blow and had turned to see
what was the matter, his hand upon
his revolver. We faced each other at
about the same instant, but before he
could fire, as he tried to do, shot him
dead in his tracks. Then, jumping on
my horse l rode down the creek as
fast as possible, through the darkness
and over the rough ground and rocks
The other outlaws in the dugout,
having heard the shot which l had
fired, knew there was trouble, and
they all came rushing down the creek.