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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
.BRAKE CHOSEN
AS Superintendent Of the Sa;
lem Independent School

H. c. Brake has been chosen supeS-
intendent OF the Salem independent
school district at salary Of $500 for
the term
The principalship Of the high
school has not been filled but Wade
Cofhndaher was elected assistant to
The principal at a salary of $e5 per
month. Miss Zulu DIVISION was
again chosen teacher OF the primary
grade with salary fixed at $50, and
Miss yeda. Davis was elected assist
ant at $50 per month.
Salaries of grade teachers were
fixed at $50 a month and Mary Cur
ran. Hattie Harden, Halle Leonard,
Lille Raclkus. Madse Brake and Ora
Bond were. chosen as grade teachers.
Mics Ada Smith was chosen for
the first and second grades of the
West End school and Mrs. Groves
for the third dnd fourth grades.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
AN w VI FTGT7I7
AGAIVS e FLA " q S
And Every Hour the List Of
Deaths and Injured
Grows.

COBALT, Ont, July 14-Every
hour adds to the list OF deaths. Ia
Jured and destitute by forest fires
In the ,PorcupIne distrIcr, where the
property loss is pore' fnan $1,000
900.
" nety bodies have been buried
or designated for shipment in cof-
fms that are being rushed north
Many persons are missing, and
how many living In isolated sections
persisted only days OF work by the
relief party can reveal.
Men, women and children bearing
marks OF an awful fight against
names are still docking into the
larger towns In this vicinity and all
the hospitals are filled with the suf-
fering.
Hundreds are at the PorOupine
station awaiting trains. out They
will be carried free by the Grand
Trunk and Canadian Pacifc rail-
roads to their destinations. About
1 900 already have left.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
PRE- VENT BIRTHS
GODDARD'S ADVICE
In All Gases Where There
Are Feeble Minded
Families.

NsAN FRANCISCO, July l4.-Back-
wardness and mental deficiency Al
children was discussed at today's
meeting of the National Education
Association by Henry H. Goddard OF
the school for feeble minded, Vine
land. N. j., who declared that the
birth of feeble minded children was
ever increasing and that action was
imperative.
to heredIty" said the speaker can
only be prevented by preventing the
birth of such children. That is to
say. by preventing the marriage of
persons or by prevent
ing the possibility OF procreation
through surgical interference. Both
of these methods must be restored ~
in order to stop this terrible evil
which is ever increasing
"Backwardness and mental def
cheney have become especially prom
inent of late years, because OF the
in our school conditions. The
curricula are much moro crowded
and elaborate, can only be gone
through by those of good ability. . The
social and industrial world has
so only those who have
passed through a reasonable course
OF education can secure such posi-
tions as Will enable them to earn a
living. The backward child who Is
not feeble-minded can be discovered
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
JACOB GISSY
Is Recommended for Post
master at Alum Bridge,
Lewis County.

WASHINGTON. D. Co. July f.
Jacob Glssy has been recommend
for postmaster at Alum Bridge.
Mr.. Gissy was postmaster there for
many years prior to sixteen months
ago, when he resigned on account
of i'll health 1t became necessary
recently to appoint a nav postmas-
ter and Gissy VS. selected by Con
gresham Davis and recommended
for the place. His petition for ap-
pointment was signed by large
percentage of the people who are
patrons OF the office and who were
familiar with his way of conducting
the Office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TAKES UP CHARGES
Against DR.. Wiley and Wants
to Know Who Wants
Him Fired and Why.

WASHINGTON. July 14.-The
charges against DR.. Wiley viii he
taken up by the House committee on
expenditures in the departments of
agriculture.
CONGRESSMAN Moss has called the
committee to NEE later in the day.
The committee wants to know WHO
wanted DR.. Wiley fired and why.
The charges and Accommodation
that DR.. Wiley be dismissed Will be
thoroughly gone into.
Letters and kilograms are flooding
the White House expressing conf
dence in DR.. Wiley and urging the
President to consider the case care.
fully. The mlssives are from all kinds
of organizations as well us persona
friends of the President. Tho matter
was UP for discussion before the
cabinet today but nobody had anything
to say.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
ORDINATION
And Installation of Mr.. Gam
mon in the Central Pres
byterian Church.

Ordination and installation ser
vices are to be held Sunday
in the Central Presbyterian
church. The Rev. Edgar. G.
Cannon will be formally ordain-
ed to the ministry and installed as
pastor of the church. The Rev. DR..
A, NJ. Frazier, OF stauntOn, Va, the
Rev. DR.. G.. A. Wilson, of Lexing-
ton, and the Rev. DR.. s. K. Winn,
of Petersburg, Va. viii participate m
the services. which will be held at
8 o'clock at night. In addition to
the ordination and installation SER
vices at night DR.. Wilson will
preach at the regular morning SER
vice at IL O'Clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
Rate UNFAIR
Says the West Virginia Rail
Company in Its Com
plant.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-com-
plant has been made by the West
Virginia Rail Company. of Hunting
ton. as to the rates charged on
shipments from it's plant to points
beyond Kenova. The complaint nj
leges that it is charged u rate of
$500 per gros ton for shipments be-
yond Kenova. while competitors in
the Pittsburg and CIeveland-Youngs-
town district get rate of $3.50 per
gross ton. The complaint was filed
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on Thursday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
Ell B ..F.I
10 Be
By Several
Of the Members of Congress
the Middle of Next
Week.
CITY OF PIppsBURG
Win Be the Host Of the
Junketing Party During
the Voyage.
1iTY OF PTpnsBURG
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, July 14.-The
louise commute en- rivers and har-
bors has, becn prevailed upon to take
/ g trip down the Ohio river which
Chairman sparcman recently Insisted
the COMMITTEES never had conbemplati-
ed. According to the present pro-
gram nearly all the members Of the
committe viii take the trip as
guests OF the city of Pittsburg They
probably will spend the evening Il
July % in Parkersburg and
that of Monday. July % in Parkers-
burg. The program beyond that time
is not definitely arranged. but it &
probable the following night will be
spent at Huntingdon
Every member of Congress reprn.
senting a district bordering on the
Ohio river has been asked TO Join the
party in Pittsburg on July 10: The.
first trip will be up the Allegheny
river and a banquet at Pittsburg. VIII
be given on Saturday night July %.
On the way down the Ohio special
attention is to be paid by the com
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
COMMISSION
On Employers Liability Law
is Sitting at White Sui
phur Springs.

CHARLESTON, July IN The
commission to investigate and re-
port upon the subjects of employers
liability and laborers' compensation
laws. created by a resolution passed
February "a last by the West vir-
gln!a legislature. is now sitting at
White Sulphur Springs.
The commission is required to
make it's report to Governor Glass
cock not later than January L.
1912, which means that some of the
work VIII have to be divided among
subcommittee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
LINE PR Be
is DE CID Sd UP ON
SEN1A TE LEADERS
AGREE UPON DA TES
To Vote. on the Reciprocity
and Other Bills before
Their Body.

WASHINGTON. July 14.-senate
leaders today agreed to vote on the
reciprocity bill July %, the wool re-
vision bill July IS, the free list bill
August l, the rc-apportionment bill
August and the statehood bill on
legislative day of August Z. 1t Is
expected Adjournment will immel-
lately follow the vote on the state
hood bin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
RE0PENED
Is the Case Of Railway Mail
Service from Steuben-
vile to Chester.

WASHINGTON, %. C., July l4
Efforts to get the railway mail seF-
vice between Steubenvllie, o.. and
Chester, w, Va, e-established are
persisted. in and the case has been
re-Opened It has been taken an-
der confederation oy the postoGce
department in view of petition pf
citizens ahected b the discYontin-
uance of the service ana a decision
In the matter OF Fishing the
once - expected soon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
CHAUFFEUR KILLED
BY an Explosion Caused by
Stopping an Automobile
Suddenly.

NEW YORK. July 14--GssluE an
excavation in the street before him
today, Arthur A. Daley, chanuer,
applied the brakes of an automo-
bile and shut on the power. Inn
mediately there was an explosion
and burst of flame. Daley and
his employer. Arthur Weisbecker,
were blown out of the machine.
Daley was killed but Wells becker
viii recover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
IS S GH COL MAN
of the GoiIntyie S f6 Fave
Encourages ths B6sfd
Defiance

y
Steam roller methods used
by the, Coal district hecl aFd
q meeting Friday "a ming Eli
Admission school hon in the s8iec
tion Of a principal Tor the Son
burg sehoosl rat iessiy dist sardlh
public sentin1 al 8 d
petition signed ~ pTaetIc lll The
patrons Of the schools and tux
payers OF ehat econnlii ~
further expf ia ll1loul
adopted at q mass meeting u q ptt
scented 70 the board w tns
,kins, the president OF the board li-
structed the secretary not e
the petition and the resci tieii,
when they were presented. M
tron demanded that J. G. Smith,
board member, bePermitte 10 s.
them. oVerruling the pres dent
two members OF the board then hats
the same read.
The committee appointed At the
mass meeting TO present the resolli
lions and several others were ple
ent nom Wfiaonlpurg ana tire boar
was asked to give the peopie some
IN the appointment
OF the principal for their cloolg
Prof o. q. AFmentrout tA
choice OF the people Of " CHpura
as shown by the petition n entee
reading as follows and signed
about 100 taxpayers and patrons;
ITO the board Of education %
Coal district. Harrison county
1--WE the taxpayefs 9lld otis 81
The WfIsonburs public schools here
by petition the above named board
to employ %. =. Armentrout, who
being principal the previous year
gave entire. satisfaction, for the POI
,ition this year .
The mass meeting resolutions
presented tor the board and dilre-
sarded read as foileWs:
whereas. Ne the citizens Of
are IN mass meeting as
be it
RESOLVED That We repudiate
he actions of the schol board IA
heir treatment relative to placing .
principal at lWiHonburg schools.
We further repudiate the entering
Il politics an our free schools and
insist that we be given RECOGNITION
Is patrons OF wilsonburg schools,
md be given the teachers We here
9Th ask and petition for.
Further, be itFesolxed, That
8 the unanimous desire OF this
Meeting that o. B. Armentrout shall
,e our prIncipafEor the coming
choOl year
Junius K. Musser, at arst slated
or the WilsonburE prineipaiship.
vas elected principal OF the Colum-
ia Mine school and FIoris payisson
vas chosen over Mr.. .Armentrout for
he Wilsomburg prIncipalship.
The board decided to take direct
barge OF all the schools in the dis
rict and 1t named thirty-elghs
eachers for the year.
some OF those Who wanted Prof.
.rmentrout for principal at wilson
urg declare that the board was
omInated In the aiRair BY j waiter
duncan. Attorney James W. RdbIn-
on and the county. superintendent.
nE0nEnLEn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
ALL ASK
For the Appointment of
Frankenberger as Sec
ond Lieutenant.

WASHINGTON. D. c., July IL
The entire West Virginia Democratic
delegation in Congress has joined in
requesting the appointment as a
second Lieutenant in the United
States army of Bertrend Franken-
berger, of Charleston. Mr.. Frank
enberger is a brother of Lieutenant
Hugo Frankenberger. OF the United
States navy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
INSTRUCTIVE
Moving Pictures on Life of washing
ton Are Shown mt the BitOu.

A highly instructive, historical SER
les of moving pictures o nthe life of
George Washington is being shown
today at the popular BiIou theater on
West Main street. His birthplace,
his place of worship, his headQuarC-
ers at Valley Forge. the scene of the
surrended of CORVALLIS, Mount YER
non. swords. uniforms, letters and
many other interesting views are
thown The aim ends with fine
western story.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
PRICE TAKEN
From County Jail to Penitentinry TO
Serve lentence of Six Years.

NJ. c. Morrison. a guard at the
state penitentiary at Moundsville.
caem here Friday and took L. II
Price. convicted check forger, from
the county jail to the state prison on
tho afternoon Short Line train. The
prisoner was sentenced at recent
special torn OF criminal court, 20
serve six years in the penitentiary
but he may not survive it as he IS
aflicted with tuberculosis and may
die before the term expires.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
LOGUSTS
Are Discovered at Salem Bur
rowing Themselves Out
of the Ground.

SALEM. July 14-severaI resi-
dents have reported the appearance
of locusts in this community, which
are believed tc the seventeen-year
variety. They have ben discovered
burrowing up out of the ground. The
iocusts are very large when fully de-
velopcd and have wings which enable
them to travel at an enormous speed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
ICE FAMINE
Is Relieved in New York City
by the Arrival of Barges
of ice.

NEW YORK. July 14.-The Ice
famine was relieved here today by
the arrival of twelve barges of ice.
This viii not terminate the district
attorneys investigation into charges
that the Knickerbocker Ice Company
uniushaably raised tho prices to re-
callers darinE me gtress s. tlie
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
COUPLE ACQUITTED.

Mr. nd Mrs. Frank Lover, OF Clark
street, Glen Elk. were acquitted Fri
day morning in Justice C. II: Cor
don's court of 4 peace charge pre-
rerred by Joseph olivero, a neighbor,
and the latter was required to pay
the costs of the case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
on LONG TRIP.

Mrs. S. L. Devine and Miss Louise
nIacFarland left on No Friday
morning for Three Valley. British
Columbia, where they will visit Mrs.
Devines daughter. Mrs. P. c. Bower,
the next six months. The dIstanc
they will travel before arriving there
will be 1900 miles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
PETITION
Is Sent to Postmaster General for
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of oHlce.

WASHINGTON. D c.. July a.
To the postmaster general has been
sent a petition signed by about 1873
former patrons OF the postomce at
Sparks, Nicholas county, which was
recently discontinued, asking that
the office re reestablished.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
BIG CAT FISH.

GRAFTON W. Va. fully H.
Charles NJ. Murphy, OF PhillpDl. has
just caught in the Tygarts va1ey
river mammoth cat fish. 1t is
eight inches across the back. thirty
eight inches long and weighs
twenty-three pounds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
TH!RTY WOUNDED
In An Encounter between
Strikers and Civil Guards
in Spain.

sARAGosHA, Spain, July A.
Thirty persons were wounded dur
ing the night in an encounter be-
tween strikers and civil guards In
the streets Of the city, shops are
closed today and no newspapers inp-
Peared tRts siege VII prqhs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
FOGG IS JAILED.

In default of paying a fine fop
drunkenness and disorderIy conduct,
Emmanuel Fogg was reminded to
JAN this morning in police court by
Mayor Frank RI, Moore Another
fellow pald fine Of So ana! costs for
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
NEW POslaIAsIE1s.


stHEqGTol D G., july r.
Charles P. Dfaal has heen appointed.
postmaster az Ashton. Mason oOunl
". IN place q r 6. Hun. resigned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
OFFICE DISCONTINUED.

WASHINGTON. July 14.-Tho post
ofilce Mt HillCbert, Lewis county, has
heen alacontlnMed ond mRIl WIN be
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
A MARRIAGE LICENSE.

"A marriae license has been issued
to stojan Poporic and Pera Lynboric
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14
CHILD TLL.

Russie AIanesr the tWq-yeRf
.dau hters ot Mr. ana iona
aIane ~ %
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14

WAsHEsgaToE D. C., July ~
The pOstoHlce at LouEseAow Lin
coin county haS been discontinued
and the mall win be sem. to train,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-14

(contInnea on page %
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06

would be an enormous increase to
the tax duplicate, and property own
ers feared it would be used by public
officers to get funds for extravagant
purposes. But the executive an
swered these complaints by obtaining
laws that reduced extravaganza by
limiting expenditures of public money
and, as further safeguard, placed
low maximum limit of l per cent on
the tax levy that could be made. Be
fore these laws were enacted, there
was no limit to the amount of the
taxpayers money that could be ex-
pended by public officers, and as
result, expenditures by the state,
county, municipal and township gov
eminent officers mounted at the rate
of 100000 a year. During the past
decade the population in Ohio in
creased 14.5 per cent, the tax dupli
cate only 35 per cent, while the
amount Of money raised for taxation
mounted at the rate of 68 per cent.
The following figures show how
much faster the taxes increased in
the past 10 years than the population
and tax duplicate:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06

The result of appraising all prop
erty at it's true value is that corpo-
rations that did not pay their share
are now assuming their part of the
tax burden and those that paid the
highest before now pay less. the diff
ference being made up by the corpo-
ratiOns.
Records of the State Tax Commits.
sion show that farmers and home
owners had been paying on higher
basis than holders of corporate prop
erty and they are now paying $685.
813 less each a year.
The following table taken from the
tax commission records show the
saving:
1910 Realty duplicate 81 ,661, 669, 1858
1910 Tax rate ......... 8 per cent
Taxes paid 1910 O.. S49, ,O98.74
1911 Realty duplicate $4,246,428,569
1911 Tax Rate ........ 1 per cent
Taxes paid 1911 e. $42,464,285.69
Reduction 1911 go. 7,385,813.O5
The Ohio property tax is paid in
two installments each year-June and
December-and figures obtained from
taxing districts show that many
property owners, chiefly farmers and
home owners, will pay but half a
much taxes as they did in 1910. Au-
ditor Alexander, of Ross county, de-
scribed the condition when he said:
"In a number of taxing districts Of
our county the people can pay their
whole years taxes at the December
collection and still pay out less
money than they paid before for the
half the year Ninety per cent of our
people will pay less taxes than they
paid last year The other 10 per cent
will pay more, because they have
been escaping taxation in the past.
Las year in our county we had rates
as high as $3.50 per $500. This year
the highest rate will be S1.40 and the
lowest 40 cents"
The people realized that the failure
OF corporations to pay their Just
share Of taxes was the cause for the
CAL d DuIuGu UOIu6 ny CDG man or
moderate means, but, before the Har-
mon administration, no executive of
the state ever undertook to equalize
the taxes. To do this it was neces-
sary to increase the property valua-
ton Of the corporations. Figures an
nounced by the State Tax Commits
sion, body created to assist in
equalizing taxes uron the recommen-
dalton of Governor Harmon, show
that in 1911 the appraisement Of Ohio
railroads for taxation had been in.
creased from S1G6.469,599 in 1910, be-
fore the Harmon tax reforms to
$580000,000. The additions to public
utilities aggregate $1,000 .00O.O 600.
while an additional $1,000 900 900 has
/ been added to private corporation
! property, In 1911 the railroads alone
will pay $1633.26O more taxes than
they did in 1910. The Pennsylvania
lines will pay into the state treasury
4 S506,540 more; the New York Cen
trail $147715 more, and the b. & o.
S409,348 more. The 1911 valuation of
the Pennsylvania system alone is
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-06


$Ig..G9< = il excess Of the total g.
prctec~ ent for taxation of Ill Chic
railroads IN 1910, and the State Tax
Ccm~ on RENTS to. this to gacw
how 4da adequate was the value here
tCfore placed upon railroad property
in Ohio. And there has been no liti-
cation, the corporations being satiE
it'd they have been Justly dealt with
These tax reforms are relied upon
by Ohio friends Of Governor Harmon
to answer the charge, frequently
made, that he is a representative of
big business.
To get into line those skeptics who
assert that Governor Harmon is not
progressive enough to suit them. the
Ohio executive has list Of bills en-
acted in the 1911 session Of re Ohio
legislature that, for progressiveness.
are the equal of any legisla i've pro
gram to the credit of any governor
in the United States. There were
enacted bills providing for the Ore
gon plan Of nominating and electing
United States senators by direct vote
of the people; providing for the cleo
ton OF all Ohio judges and candidates
to the 1912 Ohio constitutional con-
vention on nonpartisan ballots;
strong corrupt practices act that will
make vote buying in primaries and
elections a dangerous undertaking
(it also provides for publication OF
primary campaign expenses before
ELECTION and of election expenses at
ter the election; q general reform
Of Ohio election laws to prevent cor
ruption and fraud; ratification of the
proposed income tax amendment to
the federal constitution; public
utilities bill, more far-reaching and
more efficient than the New York act
ehampioned by Governor Hughes; a
worklngmen's compensation act that
Is said to be OF more benefit to work
ingmen than any other in the coun-
try; a limited initiative and Teferen-
dunn for cities; q reorganization of
the managing boards Of state institu-
uens, so that the business Of caring
for the states unfortunates was
taken out Of politics, and the plan of
Sepositing public moneys under the
competitive bidding plan.