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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
All man subscriptions payable in
TlsERE is NO ANSWER.

"a; sooner had the announcement
gone forth that the state tax had
been reduced 10 az for the coming
yeafs the lowest 1t has been In the
history OF West Virginia, than the
democratic press commenced to pop
OH like a leaky steam valve claiming
credit for the reduction. Their little
cap pistols were turned on the enemy
and were swapping from every cross
9rDads, but the 3broadside from the Dig
suI Auditor DaIst loaded with
gtape and canister OF truth, that
deaiiest OF ammunition, and tamped
solid with facts and figurs, has COM
teiy silehced5 their batteries.
The only answer that Is attempted
IS that the Auditor Is drawing good
salary from the state and that he
4 comes To the rescue Of his party be-
cause she wantspto hold his job. This
81 course ID plain evasion of the
issue and does not answer him nor
attempt to answer hfn. Ut is true
that hetis drawing salary from the
state, and. e isSmaking a good official
ana r his recoEd continues through
1 out LIS tenn asiit now; stands there
vii be nd good reason why he will
hot he allowed to continue to draw
this salary. It is not the auditors
fault that he gets good salary. The
Y position demands a good man and the
state. has fixed its own price for the
service. Will the Democratic party
\ In It's wonderful benevolence furnish
d good auditor who will do the work
for the love Of his country? Until
such man Is found the people are per.
3fectly willing to pay Auditor Darst.
But this is getting away from the
4 subject about as far as the reply to
MI, Darst's figures but the figures
\ are what The people like to see and
stick close too For fear that some
reader OF the West Virglnlan did not
Ssee the array Of proof submitted by
Y the Auditor as published In these
columns yesterday the figures are
again published in part. The Auditor
says:
aThe records in the auditors otfict
Il shows that the legislature OF l9OY ap'
Il propriated for the biennial period Of
s1sOs-1O, SS,4sO, 154.54; the legislature
p1Sot 1911 appropriated for the biennial
period OF 1911.12 the sum Of $685.
s9sl,S2 or $51,16272 less than the Re
publican legislature. While the Re
tIpubIican legislature appropriated
$51, 1929 more than the Democratic
Legislature, the state actually spent
for the biennial period OF 19O9.1O the
sum OF 81, 092, 5S7,S5 or 1886, 1887 less
than the Democrats appropriated for
the biennial period Of 1912. Then
1t must be remembered that the ap'
preparations in 19O9.10 for new build
iHgs and additional land at the state
institutions amounted to $1S71S2
more than similar appropriations
made for the same purpose to be ex
,sipended in the years 1911-12. Again
the legislature Of 1911 had the ad
Of a good Republican law
which created the state board Of con
troll and the members OF this board
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
PEOPLES FORUM

A stranger would be, led to believe
from the recent editorials Of the
Times that the court house is in such
an Immaculate condition, under Ue-
mocracy, that It would require at least
two guards at each door, armed with
clubs, to prevent the eager specta-
tors from entering that temple OF 1us-
tice. Such rot! 1t is true that a
great many Of the faithful" have been
given jobs In that Institution since
the recent election, in fact the heal
ers" are SO thick in the building that
it is sometimes difficult to get to an
office. And this whole army is doing
the work formerly done by Fisher and
Shriver. But don't complain they
must be rewarded. Prediction prom.
fses must be kept. The Benton's Fer
ry bridge must be built. Let the TAX
payers be damned.
wonder how many of the tax
payers of Fairmont are aware Of the
fact that what is termed an auditing"
committee at about $500 per day has
been at work on the city records for
the past three or four months as re-
suit of the election OFF another eco
nomlc? Democratic body. And theI
by the way have you been reading the
Times on the reduction Of the State
debt?
If the West virginfan is interested
in the welfare of the citizens VIII.
don't It make these facts public? /
lit, also,shas! Ber substituted ,almos
Ebeyond Z lie poiHt- ef-seFEiH why7ho
take in its colors.. Will you kindly pub
lish the foregoing?
# IL 1! TAXPAYER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

II q ;
were able to furnish to the Legislature
much valuable and accurate tnforma,
ton relative to the amount necessary
to appropriate for the support Of these
institutions, and to again quote the
democratic newspapers quoted above
"The credit for the reduction must be
given the body that made the reduc-
ton possible"
Republicans Get Results.
These figures will not and do not
lie. They speak for themselves. No
other state in this union can point to
such an achievement. They we're
conceived, enacted into law and ex-
ecuted by the Republican party
against the protests Of the leaders Of
the Democratic party, and the results
shown are not the results Of the SEEM
ing slight retrenchments practiced by
the Democratic party, but the results
of Republican legislation enacted into
law over Democratic opposition.
"Last year the State tax was IL
cents on the 500 valuation, This levy
raised $475,0S3.5O, and there was
transferred from the state fund to the
school fund the sum of $405, 1885,
leaving Just $7O,O15.15 which the peo-
pie Of West Virginia actually paid to
| help run the state government which
cost the state for the year 1910 the
sum OF $1,5S6, 415.55. So the state
maintained her government and sup:
ported her institutions during the
year 1910 at a cost of something more
than a million and half dollars and
OF this amount only $7O,O15.15 was
collected directly from the people
Effect Of Low Levy.
"For the present tax year the state
tax was reduced to az cents, which
will raise approximately $265,OOO.
For the same year there will be trans.
ferred from the state to the general
school fund, approximately 100000
or $4,000 more than the state Will
receive from the2 liz cent levy. Not
only have the wise laws enacted by
the. Republican party made it possible
to run this great state with all Of her
educational, charitable and penal In
stitutions, without one cent of cost
to the people through direct tax
but more than this the State will have
a profit Of $1S5,000 which 1t will give
to the general school fund.-"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

loud noise, and jumping ~, ne saw
his cat ina death struggle With Two
big rats. AS he watched Tie at was
overcome and killed. THE iats chen
Jumped upon him, and icr quite q
time the three battled back and forth
until Schneider finally mana geo g
grab one Of his assailants BY the tau
and threwIt out Of the window TO the
street below. Shaking ON Me otheE,
he seized d glass lamp shade that
stood on atable and hurting Il e the
rat, killedtlt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

bring a00ul al conplete. organization
OF the state committee. The proposi'
ton that this committee shall be free
from control b. federal and state or
flee holders Is too apparent % require
argument Or dlscuasion- The state
committed IS the high court 81 the Re
publican party. During the pass elghI
Years this committee has exercised
more actual power than any other
body Of men 81 the state. = y not
TOO much 10 say that they have Sslloss
en- governors. nominated state. lcsetss
dictated federal and state appoirt3
Inents, and In every respect exercised
the most potential influence upon the
public AFFAIRS OF West Virginia. Yet
the committee asst ata id Is an g sp-
lnteIy Irresponsible pdy The per
sonnet Of lis members falls far below
the STANDARD Of character. and. integSS
rtty that should be expected Of such
an organization, and the well known
fact that many Of Its members are
federal and state office holders has
aroused Just suspicious as to its fair
ness and Its impartiality.
/ 1t is not necessary to review the
record Of 1910 when the state commit
tee went from one blunder to another
and practically disrupted the Repnb-
lican party in a half dozen counties
Of the state.
Let this body be reorganized In good
faith. Let men go upon It who will
command the confidence and respect
Of every Republican voter. Let the
amplest assurances Of fairness and
honesty be given, and long step will
be taken towards Republican victory
next year. Parkersburg Dispatch-
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
THE REPUBLICAN STATE COM
MITTEE.

Discussing the Republican state
committee, and Governor Glasscock's
visit to President Taft, the Fairmopt
West Virginian says:
The governor knows-and II he did
his duty, and no doubt he did, he told
the President-that nothing short of
a complete reorganization will give
him a ghost Of chance to cary this
state.
Without speculation as to what Cow
ernor GlasscoCk has told President
Taft, aor as to the purposes Of their
conference, 1t can be safely assumed
that the chief executive has made and
will. make every reasonable effort e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
THRIcE REFUSED.

The ancient Caesar had three OPP
lportunities to refuse the crown upon
the Lupercal. The Fairmont offer Of
the chairmanship OF the Democratic
national committee was rendered to
Senator Watson only once. Wait q
bit and see what happens when the
suggestion is repeated again and yet
again.-Morgantowp-Post Chronicle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

Join d. Rockefeller vino IS the lar
gest individual tax payer lnsthe ely
of Cleveland, his assessment being
6 .O00. 900. 100, Is making complaint q
4 rs taS board that one little scrap of
land assessed at 5000, OOO.0 rs axed
TOO high. Uncle John D. now knows
what II is to he a poor down.trcd den
taxpayer: He should not object 20
paving the Standard rate. l. 3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
RATS KILL, CAT THEN
HEY ATTACK MAN
NEW WORKER HAS = TRl ING
CATTLE WITH RODENTS He
CoRNERED.

NEW YORK, july i2a bitten in a
score Of places by two big rats that
attacked him whens cornered in his
Kitchen. Frederick Schneider of No,
532s Rockaway avenue Is under the
care Of a physician, with the possib.
ility Of a fight against death from
blood poisoning in the wounds.
One of the cuts was bite in the
back Of the neck the scar Of which
will probably remain with him
through life. A large cat that Seine
fftler had bought as a good rat fighter
was killed by the two rats in two
minutes.
Early today he was aroused by q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

That suggestion of ticket on which.
Northcott should be candidate for,
governor and Scott candidate for the;
senate may be described as unadulter.
ated Democratic Morgantown-
Post Chronicle
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
MANrEn 10 ia EIREMAN.

ST. LOUIS, July 20.-By lying in a
bath OF hot water "a hours and being
kneaded, Edward G. Berlard, stretch
ed himself two inches to get into the
fire department. He shrank again
and now he's suspended.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
.nEFalEs3iNs

The trial q. the head Of the Perl fns
Detective Agency at Erie, Pa on. tth s
charge Of blackmail has bFough BIT about
the Swallowing Of one dete ctiyel by an "a I,
other. 1t isJcertainly some pleasure
g know that Il one Is. to be shldowed
that the work Is done during the hot
weather. Any kind Of shadow is re-
freshing now K
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
Conspiracy,

The Xenia, Ohio minister who died
revealing the fact that he was living
under a false name and that he had
been recommend to his congregation
under his alias by his father, also a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
;rRhINEp HEN.

GLENvILLE. N. Y, July 2O.-John
Grohan has a trained hen which
brings his tobacco bag and pipe, then
takes a match in ats beak, strikes 1t
and holds the light while Grohan
smokes up
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
WALkEp our.

BELMONT ". Y, July John
Crum. held prisoner In the cour ~ iaib
gatbered tic Tin folEafton the tobac
co Of all theprisoners frhetShe press;
ed It intoSa key unloclted the door
and walked out
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

The Huntington Herald. Dispatch OBJ
serves that no office holders have
been recalled at Parkersburg since
the new charter went into effect; but
the recall 81 editors is quite common.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

Want Advertising is "the way out"
of most business oce Glars" some.
times "the only way"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

minister. unearlhs one Oh the biggest
consplracies against the Devil that
has ever been called % our attention.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

$1,000 Refrigerators at $11.OO.
$4,000 Relrlgerators at $4,000.
$4,000 Refrigerators at $3.50.
$4,000 Gas Ranges at $4,000.
$2S.50 Gas Ranges at $500.
At ]. H. Sniders.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

The main trouble with the Demo
cratic party In West Virginia is that
there are not enough Democrats.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

subscribe tor the west YlrdnIaII
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20

Early today he was aroused by q
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CLOTHING, NOTE TldE
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PURLIcATIoN OFFICE,
Jaepbf Building Monroe Street
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y Published Daily Except Sunday and
FJeniis Weely by tho Fairmont West
sVirgtnian Publishing Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-20
COZ. us YouR oepoRTuNITY
TAkE ApYANTAeE e THIs- sA.LI!.

IT IS TO your sENgEir.
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1MIDsuMMER aEpucTloN lNa
The citizen., 1911-06-16

Nothing can ever rob soldiers Of the
honor of having been soldiers in one of
the most tremendous wars of all history
war with Grant and Sherman and
Hancock and Sheridan and Farragut on
one side and Lee and Longstreet and
Johnston on the other. AS in Greek
assemblages, when speakers would rouse
the audience they shouted Marathon"
SO if we wanted to stir you to accla-
nation we would only need to speak
the words Lookout Mountain" F." "Chan-
cellorsville," and Gettysburg" And
though through the passage Of years you
are forever free from the duty of enlist
ment, if the European nations should
too easily and too quickly forget the
Monroe Doctrine and set an aggressive
foot upon our shores, we think that
your ankles would become supple again,
and your arms would grow strong again,
and your eyes would be keen enough
to follow the stars of the old flag,
wherever it might lead.
The citizen., 1911-06-16
School commissioners in Session

AT a recent meeting of the County
School Commissioners. the following
business was transacted:
Repairs were ordered to be made to a
number of school buildings in the various
districts of the county
The secretary was instructed to secure
from the coal dealers bids for supplying
the various schools Of the county during
the coming year, with coal
Matters pertaining to the buildings
which will be erected in Frederick and
Brunswick were discussed and referred
TO the local commissioners.
Delegations appeared from several
school districts in the county. The
vouchers of the treasurer for the month
OF May were gone over and approved.
The designations of Miss Jessie E.
Funk, OF Flint Hill school, and |. Nor
man Harper, Of Utica Mills, were re-
eived and accepted.
The following appointments were con-
firmed: Ruth E. Lewis, Saint Mark S,
and CLYDE Duvall, of Burkittsville.
Messrs John I. Martin, w. (. Shan
non and H. NJ. Jones were appointed
trustees Of the East End School, at
Brunswick.
The citizen., 1911-06-16
Maryland School Directors Meet

The meeting of the directors of the
Maryland School for the Deaf. was held
at the school building recently Mr..
Ely was appointed a delegate to the
Ouadriennial Convention of teachers of
the Deaf, which will be held in Delevan
Wisconsin, from July 9th to 18th. The
resignation of Miss Bette Bowles was
accepted
Professor Ely reported that there are
now on the roll of the school Io7 pupils,
Va slight decrease over the number of
last year Baltimore City has az pupils
al the school and the counties sent 65.
AT. the annual election of officers. of
the Board of Directors, the following
officers were re elected: President, John
Black; vice-president. Spencer c. Jones;
secretary. Henry c. NailI; treasurer,
Henry Williams The directors passed
resolutions of regret over the protracted
illness Of DIR. Steiner Schley. one Of the
directors, and extended TO him their
most sincere sympathy. The Executive
Committee, in their report, expressed
regret that the illness of DR.. Schley kept
him from attending the meetings Of that
body. After the business session had
been completed. dinner was served.
Those present were: William G.. Baker,
John Black. Mortimer d. Crapster, Geo.
r. Dennis. Sterling Gait Alexander
d. Irwin, Spencer c. tones, Vim. B.
Mobley, IA. Clay Naill, Arthur Potts,
John X. Shaw, Jr., Palmer Tenant, D.
Guy Thomas, w. T. P. Turpin, and
Henry Williams.
The citizen., 1911-06-16

Most good men ,have had gooc
mothers.
The citizen., 1911-06-16

No man ever lived right live who
has not been chastened by womans s
love Strengthened by her courage, guided
by her discretion.
The citizen., 1911-06-16
THEY ARE BROTHERS NOW.

Although the horrors of war are the
most conspicuous where the conflict is
between brothers and the struggle is a
long and desperate one the evidences are
numerous that, underneath the passion
and bitterness of of our Civil War. there
were counter currents of kindly feeling,
and spirit of genuine friendliness per-
vading the opposite camps, This friend
expression of mere human instinct; the
combatants felt that they were indeed
brothers. Acts of kindness to wounded
enemies began to he noted at Bull Run,
while in every campaign useless picket
firing was almost uniformly discount
enanced and the men shook hands at
the outposts and talked confidingly Of
their private affairs and their trials and
hardships in the army. This feeling,
confined perhaps to men on the very
front line eliminated at Appomatlox,
where the victorS shared their rations
with their late antagonists and gener
ously offered them help in repairing the
wastes of battle
When the Union veteran returned to
the north he did not disguise his faith in
the good intentions of the southern
fighting man.
The spirit that moved Lincoln to say
in his last inaugural, with malice to-
ward none, " has continued its holy infu-
ence. That which must appear to the
world at large as startling anomaly, is
in truth the simple principle OF good
will, unfolding itself under favorable
conditions The war, that is, the actual
encounter on the field, Taught the par
Elephants the dignity of the, American
character.
The citizen., 1911-06-16
SCATTER THE FLOWERS.

Decoration Day. The inspiration of
the occasion is the inspiration of flowers
and peace and beauty. AT time when
the glory of the land is most dominant,
clad in verdure and decorated with the
blooming roses, every flag that flutters
above a halowed grave mingles its colors
with those of buds and blossoms and is
monument of Gods past goodness and
prophecy of His continued mercy.
"Scatter sthe flowers. Oh why should
we
Cherish the hate of the years gone
by!
Over the grave of their emnity
Scatter the flowers"
Scatter the flowers, my child, today;
Scatter the flowers where the sol
ders lie:
Scatter the flowers on both blue and gray;
Scatter the flowers"
decoration Day Races" Decoration
Dav baseball" and Decoration Day
Dances" are announcements appearing
in some papers. As the day approaches
for the revival of\sacred memories and
paving of tribute to the heroism Of com
rades dead, such notices are not hailed
with feeling of satisfaction by the old
soldiers The purposes for which the
day was set apart are too sacred for ap-
proval of making the day one of JOLT
fication and hilarity. The true patriotic
heart and mind never contemplated such
conditions when an annual memorial
service was first conceived.
No man ever lived a right live who
has not been chastened by woman s
love Strengthened by her courage, guided
by her discretion.
The place to take the true measure
of man is not the market place or the
amen corner not the forum or the
field, but at his own fireside. There he
laws aside his mask and you may learn
whether he is an imp or an angel, king,
or cur. hero or humbug. care not
what the world says of hm-whether
it crowns him with jewels or pelts him
with bad eggs. | care never copper what
his reputation may be. II his babies
dread his coming home and his better
half swallows her heart every time that
she asks him for fv. dollar bill, then
he is a fraud of the first water, even
though he prays night and morning until
he is black in the face and howls halle
luiah until he shakes the eternal hills.
"
Avoid unkind criticism. If life is
be pure, let all oddities alone. II you
are convinced that a not over brilliant
young man is trying to live clean
life and make an honest record in the
world, no not pick him to pieces in your
after party talks, even if he is little
bit Of bore or trae close or rather
prosy. A pure man is better than a
brilliant man any day, and truth and
honor make better crown than clever
ness and wit Set your ain in this
world toward the making of happy
hearts and homes, as the woman spoken
of in the play of "Clitto," who made
.'the grass a little greener for her foot
passing over it," Strive not so much
to be admired as to be loved, and seek
to awaken the love in the little ones,
whom the master especially com
mended to our care.
Most good men have had good
mothers.
The citizen., 1911-06-16
Business Handled at Local Post
office.

In accordance with an order Of the
Postottice Department that records be
kept at the city post Office during the
month OF May to show the volume OF
business transacted during that period.
The Postoffice Department, evidently
with view to compiling data showing
the cost of handling the different classes
OF mail matter, has directed that all mat
ter handled be counted and a record
kept of the number of pieces and the time
taken in handling them.
The citizen., 1911-06-16

Favorable consideration is being given
by the Public. Service Commission to the
application of the Frederick Railroad
Company to issue I56 more bonds oi
$1,000 each. The chief engineer for the
commission has reported favorabIy. The
accountant Col. John A. Tompkins, for
the commission came to Frederick toI
look over the books Of the company, and
if his report is favorable il is believed that
the application Of the local railroad will
be granted.
The citizen., 1911-06-16

Miss Laura SappIngton of Liberty fell
from a moving train near Frederick Juno
ton, rolling down the embarrassment. She
was brought to this city and removed to
the City Hospital by DIR. Thomas Johnson,
who had been telephoned TO. No serious
results have as yet developed.
The citizen., 1911-06-16

! William A. Sier, through his attorney,
Reno S. Harp, has been granted di-
vorce, vinculo matrimonii, from his
wife, Lille Sier He was also awarded
the custody of their minor children, Mel
lie, Clarence and Mabel Sier. The par
ties resided near Brunswick.
The citizen., 1911-06-16

The residents OF Madison street are cir
culating petition for signers, which will
be presented to the Mayor and Alder
men, asking that Madison street be opened
through to Telegraph street.