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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28
VIRGINIA DEBT FIGHT IS ON
Old Dominion Starts Battle in SUI
preme Court for Millions

Washington, Jan. 21.-The stagger'
ing arithmetical problem, complicated
lay questions Of international law, Of
how much Of the s33,000,000 debt Of
the old State Of Virginia West Virgin
ia bears, was laid yesterday before the
United States Supreme Court for its
solution.
Recognizing the intricacy OF the
problem and the importance Of the out
come, the court consented to devote
practically all It's time until next
Thursday to hearing Of arguments in
the case This Is more time than has
been given to any case argued before
the United States Supreme Court with
III many years.
The debt OF Virginia at the time
West Virginia was organized is recog-
nized as about s33,0G0,00 Many
more millions have been added to that
sum as interest. The Common wealth
of Virginia seeks to have West Vir-
ginia bear about one-third of the debt.
West Virginia denies her liability for
one cent To settle the controversy
IL may be necessary for the Supreme
Court to review the expenditures and
receipts of the State Of Virginia since
1925 and figure out from that exa-nina-
ton the liabilities.
Bitterness in Contest.
The bitterness of the contest, which
has been manifest for years, was re-
fiected yesterday by the earnestness of
Holmes Conrad, of Virginia, in open
ing the argument. He was the spokes-
man for holders of So 100000 worth
Of certificates. representing a part of
the debts. In the present litigation
the certificate holders are urging that
West Virginia be required to ray the
debt represented by the certificates.
Mr.. Conrad only had time to lay be-
fore the court part of the foundation
for the contest He took the court
back to the days of 1925, when Vir-
ginia inaugurated a system of CON
structi1g roads, canals, and railways
Ohio River. That, he said was the
time of the origin of the public debt
Of Virginia as it existed in 1861
The public improvements were be-
gun. Largely, if not entirely, for the
development CT the coal and oil and
minerals and gas that today make the
State of West Virginia the weaithiest
State in the Union MIR. Conrad told
the court.
Because of the origin Of the debt i'll
for no other reason, he argued, that
West Virginia was undsr a "recogniz-
ed liability to pay her equitable share
of it. 1t was not until change came
over her-until new dreams came over
her-that she changed her c2nstitu-
ton and erased from it a recognition
of her liability, Mr. Conrad declared.
Vireinia's Struggles.
Mr.. Conrad told of Virginia's strug-
giles to bear the debt, to induce West
Virginia to assume its share, and IL !
nally to find relief from the burden by
issuing new bonds for two-thirds OF
the debt and giving certificates to the
old bondholders for the other third.
This was done. with the understand
ing. Mr.. Conrad said. that the State OF
Virginia would be liable for the re
naming third, if West Virginia did not
pay it.
The commonwealth of Virginia IN
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28

I 1906 began its action la the Supreme
Court to have an accounting with
West Virginia
West Virginia objected to the suit.
but the Supreme Court sustained the
eontentions of Virginia on this point,
and finally appointed a special master.
former Representative Charles u.
LittIeieid, OF Maine, to ia Eze testimony
and answer certain questions, evident
ly with view Of settlement. Mr.. Lit
tlefield reported. but both sides took
exceptions to his report.
$fKooo,ooo Is Claimed.
Virginia claims that West Virginia
should pay at least sl1, e03, 900. But
seine years ago West Virginia took
the position that a settlement would
put Virginia actually in debt 10 West
Virginia in the sum of $4,000. West
Virginia now claims that Virginia can
not require it to pay one4tIIfrd Of the
debt, because the bondholders OF that
amount are alleged to have freed Vir-
ginia in a refunding argumeF from
any liability therefor
Washington, Jan. 24-Tha first
word of defense for the State Of West
Virginia in the suit brought by the
Commonwealth of Virginia in the SUI
preme Court elf the United States to
require the former State to pay one
third of the Virginia public debt at
the time West Virginia became a
state was said yesterday before that
court by Charles X. Hogg, OF Morgan
town He followed Major Holmes
Conrad, who spoke in favor of West
Virginia being required to bear that
portion of the debt Arguments Will
continue tomorrow.
After making denial of many OF the
claims of Virginia Mr.. Hogg attacked
the right OF Virginia to sue West Vir-
giLia for one-third of the $33 200, 900
debt. File said West Virginia had been
released from all liability for this
third by a refunding agreement be-
tween the State and its creditors. Fur
thermore, Virginia, he argued, accord
ing to its OWN claim, was responsible
for two-thirds of the debt, and as ir
mad paid only that portion it could not
bring a suit to require contribution to
il from West Virginia Any liability
that West Virginia might be under, he
said, was not to the Com.noawe alth of
Virginia, but direct to the certificate
holders.
That Congress. rent with passion as
it was during the Civil War, would
never have consented to the admission
of West Virginia into the Union had
there not been provision il its Con-
stitution recognizing its liability to
pay an equitable proportion of the old
Virginia State debt was the argument
advanced by Major Holmes Conrad be-
fore the court
THE organization Of the new State
was the contamination of treason
able conspiracy against the State of
Virginia. said Mr.. Conrad. Its or
ganiZers took advantage of the din
and smoke of battle to accomplish
cherished hope of half a century"
He eontended that Virginia had not
to the settlement of it's debt
in accordance with the Wheeling ordi-
nance. West Virginia by masquerad-
ing as Virginia, had made it appear
that Virginia had done so.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28
Fiqhtina tuberculosis.

Fifteen million dollars were spent
during 1910 in efforts and study to
prevent tuberculosis. This doubles the
figures for 1909 and marks a worthy
Interest in combating the fearful dis
cas-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28
Horse Dead.

Mr.. Henry Tabler, northeast OF
town, lost horse valued at $500, his
death being caused by blood poisoning
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-28
Will Come For Conference

A telegram was received from Mr.
Lrnk this afternoon and he will come
here tomorrow or Thursday for a con
ference with the board,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
SAVE THE TREES.

Some poet has said that the crown ing glory of a woman is her hair. He might have said with equal force that the crowning glory of a city is it's trees. The shaded street is more than an adornment. It is a comfort in summer and promoter of health Trees breathe in the gases that hu- mans breathe out and trees breathe out the oxygen that is so necessary to us. The trees of Bridgeport are in a bad way The elm tree beetle has disposed of some of them, the trolley monopoly of others. But the elms have been largely replaced by naples, which are not capable of the beautiful arch which the elms erect over street, but which are a solid and comfortable shade. Now comes the wooly maple scale, destroying the beauty of the naples and threatening their existence. The situation is one that calls for municipal effort. Un- less Bridgeport is to be a shadeless city something will have to be done The quicker the work of checking the insect tree pests is begun the less costly it will be.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.

The corrupt practices act as il leaves the senate measures up to the standard of the best advanced legis- lation. When Senator Judson put in to the bill the paragraph limiting the expenditure of the candidate to S26 per thousand voters he struck at the heart of a great source of corrup- tion in elections. The passage of this bill will sound the death knell o1 candidates who buy their way through the primaries, buy their way through conventions and buy their way into office. Who, connected with politics, does not know the meaning of the expense accounts of recent guber- material candidates in both parties Who does not know that more is un- revealed than is revealed in these ac- counts? Who does not understand that the government of Connection rests upon a quaking foundation o1 bribery, which begins with the voter who goes to the polls and ends with the man who gets an office? To a large extent the stream of corruption will be checked when the new cor rupt practices act is adopted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11

lating to listing and taxing of property therein are eXecuted-* and whether all persons and property in such towns are in fact justly assessed and for the purpose of such inquiry he shall have power to summon any per sons in such town before him and examine them under oath and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers,"
 And any person refusing to answer may be sent to jail.
 Tax Commissioner William H. Cor bin is the tax commissioner who has these great powers. They are given to him in Section 2413, of the Re- vised Statutes. The law is manda- tory. It is more than a power in the hands of the tax commissioner, 1t is a duty imperatively laid upon him. Has he performed that duty? Should he perform it he would probably lose his job
 Here is a suggestion to the tax commissioner that is really useful. MT. Tax Commissioner, go actually in- to the towns of Connecticut and com pare the unjust taxation of homes and farms with the soft and gentle taxation of great corporations. Use your powers. Get the evidence. Pro- claim the truth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
TAFT BY TELEGRAPH

President Taft took an auto run to Baltimore, the other day, and the telegraph wires made much of it. He made the run in about 1:30. The tel egraph does not tell the make of the machine because that would be free advertising for some auto maker.
 On arriving at Baltimore the tele graph says, the car was refilled with gasoline. This is important. It re- lieves the minds of some people who were believing that the presidential auto didn't need gasoliene after a
 Upon close inspection, the tele- graph discovered that the President was wearing a straw hat. This, too. is important. Those who imagined that the President went autoing in a plug hat, or a shaker-bonnet, or bare headed now know better.
 And the Presidents hat, declares Archie W. de Butt caught it. This is most important of all. We began to fear that~the President had got to taking trips miles from home with out wearing his Archie de Butt. But Archie was there with the goods, faithful as the clinging honeysuckle, active as the ubiquitous grasshopper. Be 1t the Presidents hat or pants that the cruel. cruel winds blow off, we can rely on Archie to grasp the psychological moment and bring them back.
 The telegraph has, verify, done its duty to the public in esta b1ishing that MT. Taft owns a straw hat and that if samples of wearing apparel blow off our worthy executive, Butt will be there to chase it down the road. fall on it and return it to its proper place.-New Haven Times Leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
NEW SEA-FOOD VENTURE. New Haven Capital Purchases Place at Booth Bay, Me-, and Boston.

New Haven, Aug. 11-Local capital under the auspices of the America- Oyster company has been invested in the new sea food venture which promises to bring fine financial re- turns to the investors For some months former State Senator Frank lin L. Homan, of this city, president of the American Oyster company, has been prospecting in Maine and Nova Scotia waters and has found that a most profitable business can be done in Holsters, scallops, mackerel codfish, fresh and salt-clams and other sea food.
 To this end the American Oyster company has bought out the holdings of Low & Phinney, consisting of sloops, smacks, nettings and buildings, at Booth Bay Harbor, Maine. The company has also purchased a central stand on the Atlantic "T'' wharf in the wholesale fish district of Boston; a place at Yarmouth, N. s. and soon is to purchase a place in New York.
 MT. Homan figures he can ship sea food of all kinds to Boston. Spring field, worcester and New Haven with in eighteen hours of the time it is caught, thus delivering it fresher by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
WALSH GOES TO JAIL.
Court Sentence for Man Who Repre-.
 sented Himself as an Elk.

Greenwich, Aug. 11-On the charges of representing himself as member of the order of Elks and thereby ob. taining money under false pretenses and wearing the uniform of an en. listed army man, Judge Burns in the town court sentenced Sergeant" Johr Walsh to 30 days in jail, and costs amounting to $15. Walsh was arrest. ed two days ago at the request of Q member of the lodge of Eaks.
 In court yesterday Walsh admitted the charges and went into detail about his travels, which led him all over the United States. He said that fol the last two years he had not done "one stroke of work and had "wineG and dined'' upon the members of the Elks and army men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
PARTY PLEDGES SACRED

The Progressive Republicans do commendable work in holding up the hands of the senate, which has pass- ed direct primaries legislation. The communication addressed to Repub- lican legislators in behalf of direct primaries is brief, andseonvincing. Republicans ought to have the right to ~vote directly for the candidates they want" says the letter. True. Every voter should have that right. How clearly the line is drawn be- tween Republicans and pretended Re- publicans. Here is an organization sdefnanding of the fsgfsfzfTfe that the power of the Republican party should be lodged in the Republican voters. But in Hartford are pretehded Re- publicans, hailing from Bridgeport and other places, who are stra1n1ne every nerve to keep the power of the Republican party in their own hands. They want the power so that they can sell it to the corporations. Because Republicans have been betrayed into giving such men power, 8 life is worth but s5,000 in Connecticut. working men die at their employment and their widows starve or become objects of charity. Because such men have obtained control of the machinery Of the Republican party, and of a part of-the machinery of the Demo cratic party also, the elemental prin- ciples of popular government are hooted in the halls of legislation, the most primitive commands of equity are denied and the binding force of contracts is disputed.
 Direct nominations through direct primaries will put out of office the contract breakers, the interruptions representatives of privilege, who are so lost to consciousness of public opinion that they proclaim the doc trine, party platforms are not binding" It IS time for real Repub- Mcans and real Democrats to take hand, proclaiming that no promise is more sacred than that Of a party to the people. Let us have direct pri- maries.iI .T47.E '-e11
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
Plans Cleanup
 At Shore Places
Prosecutor Dickerman, State Senator's Son, Starts Active
 Campaign

New Haven, Aug. 11-That Hubert L. Dickerman, the new liquor prescott tor, and son of State Senator Dicker- man, Is laying plans in conjunction with the State police, for a grand cleanup of the places along the east and west shores that are violating the liquor laws, is a rumOr that was free ly circulated yesterday. Mr. Dicker- man himself, would not discuss the matter last night, but his recent ac- tivity against the Lighthouse Point hotel and the Branford Point house Seem to give some foundation for the rumor
 With hardly month of duty be- hind him, Dickerman has already shown himself to be extremely active and the last two raids engineered by him have set all the cafe keepers on the qui vive. 1t is stated that for the last couple of weeks many of the places that have been said to be sell ing on Sunday at the shores have cut out this practice. fearing trouble.
 One of the stories noised around is that Prosecutor Dickerman, has al- ready secured evidence against sev- eral of these places which was fur nished by the State police and which he is now considering.
 A question that is causing a lot of speculation at present Is whether warrants will be issued for the whole Hartford baseball team which was found in the Lighthouse Point hotel when 1t was raided last Sunday. So far the only arrests that have been made of the men found in the place were those of Phil Corcoran, the New Haven pitcher and brother of the proprietor, and James Burke. The police have the names of a number of others.
 It has been learned that the req son why the police didn't arrest the freQuenters at the time of the raid was because of the uncertainty wheth- CT the places where the bars were placed could properly be termed the saloon proper. The law provides for the arrest of any one found in a sa- loon on Sunday but does not allow the arrest of persons found where liquor is being sold without license. Pros ecutor Dickerman has ruled that as the license covers the whole premises the fact that the men were found in another room than the regular bar does not exempt them from arrest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
ONE MORE SUGGESTION"

Tax Commissioner William H. Cor bin has issued from his office a list of suggestions made for the improve ment of the tax system of the state. The suggestions mostly come from town and city officers charged with some duty with respect to assessment of property. or collection of taxes. For the most part these suggestions are valueless, or serve to show the vast ignorance of the average asses sor of the business with which he is connected. Not a man shows any consciousness of what really consti- tutes the enormous defects in the Connecticut system of taxation, unless perhaps, the man who says bG''there ought to be a commissioner to tax corporations" has some light on the subject.
 Most of the advice given to the commissioner is in the direction of getting more taxes, from land and homes While, unquestionably, land and homes osh0ufd beq taxed equally with respect to each other, yet this species of property now carries much more than it's fair share of the tax burden.
 If a commissioner ever should be appointed te-a assess s-eerperations he would find them great tax dodgers, especially the manufacturing corpora- tions, which are reached for less than a third of their value.
 Such a commissioner would also discover that certain corporations in Connecticut have been taken out of local taxation altogether and selected for taxation by tire state, .v which there is no objection. But there is objection when the state levies upon this selected property a tax of but one. per cent. besides sunderyaluing g it. Now the average rate upon such property as homes is much larger than one per cent. Such a commis- sioner would find that the most pro- ductive property pays the least tax and that property if it can only get itself made into a monopoly of some public service. as trolley road, rail- road, telephone, or telegraph, is the recipient of very special tax favors.
 Curiously, there IS a tax commits sioner who has very great powers over the taxation of corporations. This tax commissioner has the following powers:
 Said tax commissioner shall visit the towns in this state and inquire in- to the manner in which the laws re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
DOCTORS AUTO SKIDS. Hits Trolley Car in Waterbury and Crash May Cause Loss of Leg.

Waterbury, Aug. 1.-The skidding o1 an automobile owned and driven by Dr. George A, Leonard on West Main street last night, caused the machine to crash head-on into an electric cal and John Dennison, father-in-law ot the physician, the other occupant ot the auto, sustained two broken legs the left having a compound fracture which will probably necessitate ampu- tation. Dr. Leonard was uninjured beyond a general shaking up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
REGISTRARS NOTICE.

The Registrars of Voters will be in session at their office, Room 9, City Hall, State street, from Friday, Au- gust 4th to Saturday, August 18th, inclusive, Sunday excepted) from 12 o'clock noon until g o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of enroll ing those electors who may desire to participate in the primaries to be held after August, 1911.
 The Registrars will retain the names of those electors heretofore ap- bearing on the primary list, unless requested to transfer or erase same.
 JAMES H. ROONEY,
 WILLIAM LOUNSBURY,
 General Registrars of Voters.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
POINTS OF INTEREST.

Saturday Is Bargain Day As Usual
 At E. H. Dillon & Co.,, 1105 Main street and tomorrow's great sale sur passes all previous efforts in values offered and low prices. Summer mill linery, ostrich and willow plumes, veil- ings, auto veils, shirt waists, petti- coats, raincoats and long linen, linette and pongee coats all at Cleanup Sale prices.
 Careful Repairing
 Any watch or clock, whatever the make, is liable to become clogged or to need occasional adjusting. Some slight irregularity of the works will cause the timepiece to become useless. In submitting the watch or clock for repairs be sure to leave it in good hands. Henry c. Reid is experienced and skilled in the art of repairing and regulating the most delicate mechan- ism in watches, clocks, music boxes, jewelry and spectacles, etc.. which are repaired and made to look like new. Henry c. Reid 1885 Broad street I close at noon Fridays, July and August
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
PROFESSOR VANCE TO GO.
Yale Man Will Be Dean of Minnesot,
 Law School

Minneapolis. Minn., Aug. 11.-Prof. Law School. is appointed dead of the Minn Law School, succeeding the late Dean w. S. Pattie.
 Prof. Vance has held the chair of Testame entary Law at the Yale Law school.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
HOTEL KAATERSKILL

In the CatskiIl Mountains-E1cvatio 5000 Feet-The RejuvenatIon of
 This Famous Resort leased. MT. Louis Frenkel, for f14 years proprietor of the Hotel Albert. has leased this hotel, and has ren.~ vated and put it in first clcss 1oEE. ton. Climate and location unequafef fin either Europe or America Cpfo date Garage, Boating, Ffshinz, &oIf. Tennis Excellent acconhrnada tforls for Conventions. Assembly, rooms seating 1000 persons Sympifony or chestra. Special Attrac1Don2 emd In- ducements for the Youzker Aef
 HARRISON S. DOWNS Manager Booking office, Berkeley fLyceurn. n
 West 44th St
 HOTEL KAATERSKTLL
 Kaaterskiu, F. o. N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
Uht a. m. Rran Uutttuat11{,

Bargain No. 1, at 2c-Large lot Wood Coat Hangers. New lot just re- ceived.
 Bargain No. 2, at sc-Hooks on Shell for Blue Fishing. Bargain No. 3, at 4c-Handsome Fast Color Flag on spear head staff. Bargain No. 4, at 23c-Lambs' Wool Insoles for Ladies' Slippers. Bargain No. 5, at 9c-Box with three dozen Brass Thumb Tacks. Bargain No.6, at 19c-Special lot first quality shades. complete with fix lures.
 Bargain No. 2, at 9c-skein best quality Shetland Floss for knitting. Bargain No. 8, at 4c-Special value lot Awning and Clothes Line Pull leys.
 Bargain No. g, at 5sc-Ready Made Nets for catching bait. Bargain No. 10, at 9c-Lot new Out : ing F'1annels. Bargain No. ii, at 23c-Celebrated Rub Dry Towels. Try them. Bargain No. 12, at 25c-6 and foot Folding Rules. Bargain No. IS, at sc-Celebrated Shinola Shoe Polish. Bargain No. IA, at 19c-Well known Paris Garters for Men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11

many hours than it is received at pres ent. The growth of the business is ex- pected to be rapid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-11
Uhf B. m. &ran Gn1ttpaty. EHtahliahrh 1H57. The Store Closes Daily a Five O'clock
 Except Saturdays.

A Reminder of August Sale Discounts Furniture, Dinner Sets and Odd Pieces cs China Refrigerators Cut Glass, Silver, and many lines of Kitchenware,
 less 20 per cent. Carpets Rugs Curtains, Upholstery Goods, Dinner ware Tn Stock Patterns Gas Ranges, Plates Vacuum Cleaners and Priceless
 Cookers
 less 10 per cent
 Until next Tuesday only.