Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-17
GLASSCOCK WANTS
NEW CONS tuition
He Also Designates the Second Sun
day in May as Mothers Day"
Other Notes.
BY JOHN c. BOND.

I by JOTN " DONDs
Charleston, w. Va, April 12.-Gov-
ernor Glasscock has views fayora-
bic to a convention to frame a new
constitution for West Virginia. He
said so in his inaugural address and
some of his friends were willing TO
take issue with him, but he still be-
lieves that the state needs new con-
stitutional robe. In the course of his
inaugural address the governor said:
I'm the past twelve years West Vir-
ginia has made rapid progress in forg-
ing ahead as one Of the great states
OF the American union. The West
Virginia that you know today is not
the West Virginia of ten or twenty
years ago. In my judgement we have
outgrown in may respects the clothes
given 10 us by the constitution OF
| 1872. And as an evidence of that fact
we have found it necessary and expe-
dent at different times to patch the
garment and provide extensions.
i Might it not be well to make a new
garment? And would it not be cheap
/ CI anu btNtCA thdH w OE
/ patching, adding to and altering the
old one? know it will cost money,
! but If it would be worth the price we
should not hesitate to take this adj
vanced step"
I 1t will be remembered that Delegate
Mike Matheny. of Raleigh county, in
/ troduced bill at the recent session
of the legislature providing for con-
stitutional convention, but the bill be-
came intermingled in the mazes Of the
judiciary committee and never got
back home.
Observe Mothers Day.
! Mother-the sweetest word to many
in the whole list. And mother is to
be formally honored. AT the request
of various women's organizations, Gov
ernor Glasscock has deciaed to issue
a proclamation setting aside he sec
ond Sunday in May to be known and
observed as Mothers Day. Though
the governor has not legal authority
to proclaim such a day, yet he is in
sympathy with it and will ask its uni
VERSE ODStTNdHCt II Tie StdIc
The plan is to honor ones mother
on that day and in some way, if she is
living, and her memory if she has
joined the innumerable throng. Send
her a letter or a telegram bearing
good cheer. The white carnation will
be designated as the flower for that
day and everybody will be requested
to wear one.
Tax Collections.
Most of the taxes collected through
the auditors Office are in for the pres
ent year and as a result the auditors
report for March does not show
large amount. The majority of these
taxes become payable July l, and be
fore going out Auditor Scherr had
most of the money collected. The re-
port for March shows taxes were col
lected as follows: Insurance depart
nent. $521725; land department,
s35050; corporation department, $685.
90; total, s5,552.75.
Good Job Open.
A coed job awaits some one as clerk
of the new board of control. This job
will pay good salary, which is to be
fixed by the board, and the board will
appoint the clerk. Newspaper men
are said 10 predominant among the
applicants for the place. Already the
names of Editor G. A. Bolden, of the
Grafton Republican; Editor Cal. F.
Young. of the Fayette Journal and
Raleigh Herald, and c. NJ. Maddox,
former clerk in the t'easurer's Office,
| have been sent in.