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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
Established June IL. 1888.
Who's Who in the Legislature.
Many Sons Of Old Wheel-HOrses in Politics now
Delegates.

Not only is the 1911 Legislature
remarkable for the large number OF
young men who are serving as a
part of it, but also for the large
number of young men whose fathers
have reached fame in politics and in
business county and is sure to be
CONSPICUOUS, AT the head of the
list, alphabetically, is f. N. Alder
SOL, of Nicholas county, son of
the late John d. Andersen, once a
congressman from West Virginia,
and a man who was always promi-
nent in politics
Next on the list is T.. b. Bran
non, of Lewis, son of Judge Hen
ry Brannon, of the West Virginia
Supreme Court. Mr.. Brannon
ranks as one of the leading law
yers in his own county, and is sure
to be CONSPICUOUS in legislative cir
cles.
Another of the Younger men is
John L. Davis, Of Randolph county,
who is a son of Henry Gassaway
Davis. This is Mr.. Davis first po-
litical Office. He is q man of wide
business experience, and will bring
to bear IN performing his duty
much valuable information of a
business nature to guide him in
reaching his decisions.
Nelson G. Hubbard, of Ohio
county, as is well known, is a son of
Congressman w. p. Hubbard. and
has inherited much of his fathers
ability. Mr.. Hubbard is new at
politics and is hardly likely to be
swayed by political expediency. He
will serve on five committees dur.
ing the present session and may
be depended upon to do his duty
conscientiously on all of them.
w. I. Ice, of Barbour, who is
serving his second term as q mem
Der Of the House, Is a son of the
late Judge Ice, of Barbour. Mr..
Ice, is one of the ablest, most logic
al and most forceful speakers of the
House of Delegates. - Clarksburg
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
JOHN T. McGRAW FOR GOVERNOR.
Prominent Party Leaders are Discussing the Mat
ter.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan 81. -
Hon. John 7. McGraw has made
many friends here on account of
his manly course in the senate
rial fight, and the graceful man.
ner in which he accepted defeat.
For this reason many look upon
him as strong and desirable
candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination two years hence.
1t is said that prominent party
leaders have taken up the matter
and are discussing it.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
Index.

). n. Mccartney our genial post
master, has again taken charge of
his saw mill and began work las,
Monday. He has quite number Of
cross ties to saw.
From the frequency of the visits
of Tunis Roberts to the home of
S. A. Mccartney there surely Is
some attraction there.
The Lower Run school is prog
ressing nicely under the manage
men; Of j. ID. Smith
Cleveland Godfrey has taken the
contract of cutting tie b ocks for
james Stalnaker. His brothers
J, T., of this place, and Gideon of
Steer creek, are helping him.
We are receiving several Low
comors into Our community. and
some frsi-rate good ncighbors.
Sylvester Bennett tho veteran
chair maker Of this place, is dong
some excellent work in that line this
winter.
G j. Mccartney, Il N Bennett
and Bird Harris arc conte mplntmg
moving to Rosodulc in the near fu-
turo.
hfrN
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
Bill to Reduce Judges Salaries, In
PRODUCED by Hays, was
Defeated.

H. 3. 81, reducing salaries OF
circuit court judges to 81, 500 un-
favorably reported by the judi
ciary committee, brought re-
marks by Hays of Calhoun, in
which he said the bill had been
railroaded through by the COM
mittee; remarks from Hubbard,
who said that the chargethat the
bill had been railroaded was a
reflection on the chairman of the
judiciary committe; remarks
from Delegate Marcunl opposing
the reduction on the ground that
it would impair the judiciary: re-
marks from Brannon, who said
that while the Republican party
might be criticised for many sal
airy increases it should be com
mended for increasing the sala-
ries of judges; remarks from Ed
wards who favored the reduc
ton; remarks from Delegate
Thomas of Marion, favoring the
reduction remarks from Delegate
Robinson, who said that the re-
duction would be a retrograde
movement and that the salaries
of the judiciary should be in
creased, following this up b.
saying that the legislature had
not been sent here to destroy or
tear down; remarks by Wells,
favoring the reduction; from
Delegate Wysong, who opposed
reduction on the grounds that it
would destroy the efficiency of
the circuit court judges; remarks
from Delegate Belcher, who said
to reduce salaries would be dis
astrous because able men would
not aspire; from Delegate Nc
Cauley who resented the insinua-
ton that the lawyers of the
house opposed reduction because
lawyers and who said that it
would be to reduce the standard
of the judiciary and said further
it 0'ould be the people and not
the lawyers who suffered. The
ayes and noes were demanded
and a roll call followed. The
bill was rejected by vote of Sd
to %.
The California Supreme Court has
granted a rehearing in the case of
A
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
CONGRESSMAN
Hamilton was in the City today Eroxe from
Wash 'ngton to Home.

ConGressman-elect John NJ. Ham
iltoa was ia the city today for sew
al hours being on his way home
from Washington where he ba,t
been watching the work of the
present Congress. While here he
was greeting number Of his polit-
zeal friends aud others aud left this
afternoon for his home at G ants-
Vile. - Sentinel %.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

Editor William j. Bryan's in
teresting journal, The Common
er, has just entered upon its
eleventh year, with every indica-
ton of a long life before it in the
expounding of genuine Democrat
ic doctrine. The interests"
don't like The Commoner or its
editor, but there are lot of
common people who do, and the
papers circulation is large and
constantly increasing.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

What? Corruption in uncle Joe
Cannon's bailiwick, too? 1t is
almost unbelievable, of course,
but according to charges made
before the grand jury. the coun-
ty of the distinguished, to-be ex-
tinguished speaker of the house
has long been debauched by vote
buying. And we had always
thought the big majorities for
Uncle Joe were a tribute to his
charming personality!
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
Notice 10 Tx Payers.

IN order to deal with tho public
imparhally, we hereby notify oll dc.
lnqucnl ax payers to come Don and
take up thoir tickets by the FIRST of
April, 1911. We will then. in nc
cordanco with our oath proceed TO
collect all that can bo collected b.,
levy and sale, SO that we may be
able by the first of Juno 10 return
all tickets that cannot bo collected.
We expect to treat every body alike.
so please look after your taxes at
oncc. G. a. JARVIS,
Sheriff Of Calhoun County.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
Grantsville w. Va. Tuesday Jan. 81 1911

held. We have not neal enough
modifying stations.
"There is no question but tina
the Japanese could land 200. 0OC
trained fighting men on tho Pacific
Coast before we could. Unless w,
undertake to establish a good stand.
ing army qnickly, we will be beaten
in an engagement with the Japan
csc.
Another important shortcominp
that must not be overlooked, is the
fact that we are using war tactics
200 years old.
1--WE need the universal military
services. 1--WE should have a COM
pulsory service OF three years for
young men"
The One Cent Letter Postage
Association has been formed with
the avowed purpose of conducting
vigorous campaign among busl-
ness men for the promotion of a
sentiment demanding a reduction
in the first class postage rate from
two cents to one cent for each
ounce or fractioo thereof. The as
ISOLATION points out that the gov
eminent is collecting about 81 cents
per pound for crrrying letters; the
cost If which service is probably
less than half that sum. The actu
al profit to the govern nent on first
class matter is said to be 66.9 per
cent. The association which Is
urging lower first class rates con-
tends that there is an unjust dis
in the government col
Letting "a cents pound for first
class mail while it carries second
class mail for ore cent pound. 1t
is not to be lost sight of, however,
that the people at large profit by
cheap postage rates for second class
mail. Were publishers compelled
to pay q much higher rate than at
present the day of cheap newspa-
pers and cheap magazines would be
ended. That second class mail can
be hauled at profit at one cent a
pound is evidenced by the fact that
the express companies are glad to
transport periodicals. at the govern
ment rate. Were the exorbitant
sums paid the railroads for the
transportation of mail reduced to
reasonable level, other extravagan-
ces and abuses of the post office
department weeded out. and par
cells post system installed, there is
is little reason to doubt that the
first class postage rate could be re-
duced to one cent an ounce and the
second class rate left at the present
figure without mourning a deficit.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

The ominous silence emanating
from Oyster Bay may mean that
the dollar-a- word contributor has
been cut to thirty cents.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

A terrific calamity howl went up
from the big financial lnteres when
the platform of the Denver conven-
ton i'll 1908 advocated the bring
ing of the national banks under a
system to guarantee deposits. 1t
was denounced as rank banking
heresy' and President Taft, then q
candidate, denounced it as q pIopo-
sal that would "bring the whole
banking system of the country down
in ruins" While the national
banks Of the country were refused
permission by the comptroller of the
currency in 1909 to join the western
state banks in any guaranty plan,
Ok ahoma, Nebraska and Kansas
have had such plan in operation
for several years. These, notwitb-
standing tho portentous predictions
when the system first went into op-
Grafton, have beeh successful i'm
every sense. The plan was first
given nation wide advocacy by Mr..
Bryan, and the recent decision OF
of the United States Supreme Court
upholding the const,tutionality OF
the law under which the system
was established is moral victory
for the Nebraska Commoner. The
western states show no political
division in the endorsement Of the
bank guaranty now, and the innova-
ton is Of general POPULAR ty.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31
McGRAW GREETED AT GRAFTON.


this city on Saturday evening
near the midnight hour, possess
ed none of the essentials tina
usually characterizes the return
of defeated candidate for office
or for political or public prefer.
ment of any kind. In fact, tt
the stranger within the gates,
not cognizant of what had occurr.
ed at Charleston, the return oil
Col. McGraw to his home had
every appearance of a conqueror.
When train No. a over the B.
& o. from Parkersburg arrived
at the depot here, and the Colo
mel alighted upon the platform,
it was amid a glare of red, white
and green fire, the kissing of
rockets and the sputter of roman
candles, the shouts of a thousand
Threats and strains of music dis
coursed by Vincent's band. Col.
McGraw was quickly surrounded
by a hundred of his close friends
and ardent admirers and, led by
. the band, marched in procession
to the center of the city, at the
junction of Maine and Latrobe
streets, Grafton's natural van
tage point for outdoor public
meetings. Fully thousand of
the Colone rs fellow townsmen
marched in that procession,
Arriving at the junction of
Main and Latrobe streets, Col.
McGraw was prevailed upon to
deliver an address to his admir-
ers. Notwithstanding that he
was taken totally by surprise by
the warmth and the extent of
the greeting accorded him. he
nevertheless arose to the occa-
sion in his own happy manner
and for fifteen minutes he talked
freely to the assembled hun
dreds. Toward the close of his
address the tears flowed freely
from the speakers eyes and for
a few moments he was so over
come with emotion that he was
incapable of proceeding. In his
address Col. McGraw expressed
his appreciation of the splendid
welcome home accorded him and
said that with all his ambition,
entertained throughout a life
time of service he would not ex-
change the friendship, the es-
TEEN, the love and the honor there
being accorded him by his fellow
men for all the political prefer
ment that could have been show
cred upon him by his party.
Touching briefly upon his re-
cent experience at Charleston.
Col. McGraw said that he never
realized that he was such an i'm
portant parsonage and such a
power as necessitated a combina-
ton of all the congested inter
ests to prevent his ambition from
being realized; his own people
and he himself had done their
best and he had no fault to find
in them or in his own efforts. he
had kept the faith and he had no
regrets, but his hopes had by no
means yet been destroyed. 1t
was after midnight when the
gathering finally dispersed. The
demonstration was such as this
city never before witnessed. II
was altogether spontaneous, and
was purely and simply a token
Of the high regard ia which Col.
McGraw is held by his home peo-
pie.
Earlier in the evening, Col.
McGraw was unanimously elect
led as president of the Grafton
Board of Trade.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

David Graham Philips. the noted
author, was shot SIX times and prob
ably fatally wounded rear the
Princeton Club, New York CITY,
Monday. Mr.. Philips assaDm,t
was Fitznhugh Coyle Goldborough,
n former Harvard man, and alleged
student of sociology Goldbor-
ough, after woucding Philips, sent
II bullet through his own brain, dy-
ing Instantly
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

The trusts can well afford to
pay their fines, or rather make
the people pay them, but they
can't hire subs to serve Jail SEN
fences.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

Pittsburg, Jan. "A, Wpile the
family of William Thaw, Jr., were
at dinner last night the residence
was robbed of jewels vllued at
$3.50, 900.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

Charleston, Jan. % The board
Of directors Of the Odd Follows
Home, after being in session hero
for two days, adjourned Saturday
afternoon. All the details for the
opening of the institution for Il G
reception of inmates have been
worked out and it oDly remains for
the appointment OF a superintendo
for the home. There are said to be
a number Of applicants, aud the
qualifications CT each will be ina mir
cd into before M appointment is
IS made.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

BIG MONEY We want an agent
in every town; saiary and Cammis.
Hon; refereree required, For full
particulars, .ddress subscription
dept, NATIONAL SPORTSMAN
Inc, rs Federal ST Boston, Mass.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

The Republican majority Of 80 in
the Senate year ago mas dwindled
down to very small proportions; so
much 80 that, with the Democratic
legislatures Of Meine. Colorado.
Montana, Nebraska West Virginia
returning Democrats TO Gll the va
cancics that will be caused by the
expiratio Of the terms of Rcpubli-
can senators from those states which
will expire within the next two
years, it will require bat one more
DemOcral from any state, TO make
the senate Democratic in 1918.
Tho outlook is brightly Democratic.
II all depends upon how the party
fulflls it's pledges to the people
whether On not there will be a gov
crnmont Democratic i'm all IT'S
branches after 1912.
Mrs Lake Ropnoff ic hoffor "a
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

Those two men who were sent
to Jail for stealing a trolley car
deserved their fate for their stu
pidity. They should have sto-
len the whole road and become
captains f industry.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

'Spav" Stump IS doing a good
business with his ferry. and he
IS run ming a dandy ferry, too,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

The Tennessee Legislature elected
Luke Lea Monday to the United
States Senate to succeed James b.
Frazier. Lea's selection came on
eleventh ballot joint session. 1t
was brought about by combina-
ton of Fusion. Republican and
Democratic members Mr. Lea is
only b years old, lawyer and
editor.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

Need a new roof? Buy rub
Der. Get it at Want & Bars.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

Toxic, Japan, Jan. 24.-Twelve
anarchists, convicted of conspiracy
against the throne, were executed
today. Among those executed was
q woman.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

The California Supreme Court has
granted rehearing in the case of
Abraham Ruef, Of San Francisc o,
sentenced to prison for fourteen
years on charge of hribery.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-31

Mrs. Jake Bennett is better of
her recent sick spell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-04-05
TAX NOTICE.

I will be at the following places
on the dates named for the purpose
of receiving tax returns for 1911:
Dover-Thursday, April 6; We'd
nesday, April 10; Tuesday, May 2.
Sasser-Friday, April 4; Thurs
day, April 20; Wednesday, May 8.
Bronwood-Monday April 10;
Friday, April 81; Thursday, May 4.
Warner-Tuesday, April II; Mon
day, April "a; Friday, May 5.
Herod-Wednesday, April II;
Tuesday, April 25; Tuesday, May g.
Old Overwhelmingly, April
10; Wednesday, April 20; Wednes-
day, May 10.
New EIeventh-Friday, April IA;
Thursday, April 27; Thursday, May
II.
Probationary, April IT; Fri
day, April %; Tuesday, May 16.
Warner-Tuesday, April IS; Mon
day, May /; Friday, May "a.
Graves-Wednesday, May II.
Cottondale-Thursday May IS.
Pleasant Hill-Friday, May 10.
Bridges Store-Tuesday, May %.
In Dawson every Saturday and
during court week.
j. D. LANG, Tax Receiver.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-04-05

FOR SALE-A mule and a horse
and cord wood. S. D. HATCHER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-04-05
w. C. T. u. NOTES.

per man with the request that he
publish it for the benefit of the
young men of the country: Tell the
young men that General Grant does
not drink drop of liquor-has not
for eighteen years-because he is
afraid to drink it. I tried to drink
with extreme moderation, because l
knew that alcohol is the worst pois-
on a man can take into his system
But | found it was an absolute i'm
possibility. l became an absolute
teetotaler- q crank, if you please.
| will not even allow it in my house.
Drink is the greatest curse because
practically all crime and all disaster
are the result of it. Ninety-five per
cent of assertions and acts of law
lessness in the army are due to drink.
If l could by offering my body sac
rifice free this country from the fell
cancer, the demon drink, I'd thank
the Almighty for the privilege of
doing it. If l had the greatest APP
pointive power in the country no
man would get even the smallest ap-
pointment from me unless he showed
proof of his absolute teetotalism. AS
it is, of my own appointees, the
members of my staff, not one of them
touches a drop"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-04-05
For Administration.

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: Robert Full
ton having in proper form applied
to me for letters of administration
on the estate of J. A. Fulton, late
of said county, this is to cite all and
singular the creditors and next of
kin of j. A. Fulton to be and APP
pear at my office within the time al
lowed by law and show cause, if any
they can, why permanent admins
tration should not be granted to
Robert Fulton on ] A Fulton's es-
tate. Witness my hand and official
signature, this Goth day of March,
1911. w. B. CHEATHAM, Ordinary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-04-05
A MENACE TO THE RACE.
The Moderate Drinker Is Worse
Than the "Booze Artist"

Do you drink alcoholic beverages
in moderation? Then you are a
menace to the race and to civiliza-
ton. This is the conc usion of Dr.
Mason of Brooklyn, who never took
drink of liquor but who is an ex-
pert in toxicology, narcotics and al
coholism. He says that the moder-
ate drinker is worse menace than
the booze artist" who drinks him
self to death quickly, because, while
the latter gets out Of the way soon,
the former may live to be ninety or
hundred years old, and in the
meantime transmit bad blood to his
progeny. "All modern investiga-
TONS" he says have proven con-
clusively that the children of a mod
crate drinker are defective. More
over, he declares that alcohol is not
a food, not a medicine, not restor-
ative, and not a preventive. People
who used it have survived attacks of
disease not because of the alcohol,
but in spite of it. Alcoholic indul-
gence, he says, opens the way for
consumption, erysipelas, meningitis,
fevers, rheumatism, govt and a
whole category of prevalent all
ments. The safe plan is never to
take the first drink.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-04-05
BIG TIM ON WOMAN VOTES.
THE BOWERY CONGRESSMAN is
VERY FOND OF THE LADIES.

Says They Can Reason Better and
Fairer Than Men, and Should
Be Given the Ballot.
Big Tim" Sullivan is the states
man of the Bowery. Italians and
French, Russ and En- -lish, Scotch
and Irish, Hebrew and Pole-all Of
them swear by him. They march in
his parades, surge to his picnics and
cheer at his command-and vote for
him and his all the time. The chill
dren lisp his name in their prayers,
and the roughs use it like that of
the Deity in their curses. He clothes
the naked, visits the sick, feeds the
hungry and gives drink to the
thirsty He is master Of all he sur
veys-and there isn't a rat hole in
the Bowery that isn't listed with
all its contents in a place where Big
Tim can get the information when
he needs it.
The Sullivan manner is said to be
mixture of cordiaIity and diff
dence, of confidence and reserve. He
is not suspicious and chary of words
like Mr.. Croker, not diplomatic and
evasiye as a master politician is COM
monty supposed to be, but honest and
frank in speech and straight and di-
rect in method. To women he is
the very essence of CONTEMPLATING
that irresistible manner of an Irish
man, in whom the love of women is
inbred and whose ancestors learned
the art of kissing by practicing on
the Barney stone.
The women ought to vote" says
Big Tim, ''if they think it's going to
make things any better for them.
Woman suffrage has been a success
in the states in which it has been
tried. Give a woman half a chance
and you'll find she can reason just
as well and generally is a good deal
fairer and squarer than a man.
IF man is the mighty affair he
thinks he is" continues the Bowery
senator, why should he be afraid
of political competition by the wo-
men? If he's not such a mighty af-
fair then it's time he stepped down
and give the women a chance to show
what they can do in politics"
Someone once observed in his
presence that women decide things
with their hearts and not with their
heads, meaning, of course, that they
are ruled by sentiment instead of by
logic.
You can give me the woman with
the heart every time" shot out the
big senator. You can go to sleep on
the way she is going to act. You can
figure if her heart is in the right
place that her vote will also be in
the right place, too. And it's the
same way with men"
"A man with good heart and
common sense is worth a dozen half
baked fellows even with a college ed
ucation. The Bowery found out that
long ago. The Bowery has no use
for a Webster 1t knows that an
alderman working for fruit stand
ordinance is doing the Bowery more
good than a statesman talking about
the New Nationalism or any other
ism -