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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03

OF Town of Stealey Heights
BY the Citizens Progress
siVe Party.

stcaley Heights again has the
chance to indicate whether ii ap-
proves OF street lights, good streets
and other modern improvements
and colyeniences. The Citizens pro-
gressiye party which fought 50
yaitantly for Incorporation and sew
eral times successfully resisted
legal efforts to declare the incorpora-
ton Invalid has again placed ticket
before the voters and 1t asks that It's
splendid record be approved and
that the town be continued. The op-
position to Incorporation and mu-
niciDal government, as wen as
street lights, good streets and other
improvements, is known as the Peo-
pies party and it is Ibusily engaged
ip trying to have the town voted out
of existence. This question win
doubtless be voted on at the election
ThuTusday as petitions are out ask
ing the council to submit the cues
ton. AS it takes only twenty-five
per cent of the voters to have this
done, the council will doubtless sub
nit the same.
At the convention of the Citizens
Progressive party Monday night the
following ticket was nominated:
For mayor, James johnson.
For recorder, w. E. Benson.
For councilmen, C. A. Sheets, w.
G. Burnside, March Pritchard,, B. D.
Hudkins and Troy linn.
w. C. Burnside presided and.
Clarence L. Gardiner acted as sec
rotary of the meeting. There was
a large and enthusiastic attendance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
Slaughter is Greater Than
Ever Says the State
Game Warden.

WHEELING, w ", Jan. q
Conservative estimates by State
Game Warden j. A. Viquesney place
The number OF rabbits killed during
the present season, at more than a
million, several thousand more than
were ever killed during any previous
season. With the mountains cover
ed with blanket of snow several
feet deep during the entire winter,
the big and little game have suffered
very much and have had a hard
fight for food. West Virginia was
one of the best hunting states in the
Union this year, and the new game
laws prevented outside hunters en-
tering the state and slaughtering
the game in large numbers.
While the deer, bear, squirrels
and other game are well protected
under the West Virginia laws, the
rabbit has little or no protection,
and the bunny suffered greatly for
this reason "Bre'r Rabbit" is con-
stdered very destructive little ami
NAL, and each years the farms lose
thousands OF dollars worth of prop
crty that the bobtails destroy
Hunters have been known to kill
nearly half hundred rabbits dur
Ing single days hunt. 1t was not
necessary for the Wheeling ntmrod
to go very far to hunt the RABBIT, as
he was to be found very plentiful in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
DIES An los
Aged Woman succumbs to Inirm-
tiles Near NIorg'lntown.

MoRGANToWN,, Jan. 8-Mrs.
Susan Brown, aged 1o5 is dead at
her home five miles from this city.
Death was due to indrmities of ad-
vanced age. She was born in Mo-
nongalia couaty and spent all but ten
years of her life here, in that period
residing in Ohio. Two children,
James Brown and Mrs. William Hall
survive. Daniel Brown, the hus-
band, died several years ago, The
woman, when 95, carried a heavy
rocking chair six miles. She was i'll
but few hours.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
DEEDS FILED
In the Office Of the Clerk Of
the County to Be
Recorded.

Fair Grounds Improvement Com
pany to w. H. Nicholson, / lot, to
Charles Taylor, lot; to Maggie NJ.
Hurst, / lot; to F. W. and F. E.
Gaines, 2 lots, and to Mamie Hoover,
5 lots, Clark district.
James E. Cain to Francis W. Will
ley, 3 lots, Clark district.
w. II. Lewis and E. NJ. Wilson to
Myrtle B. Plant, | lot, Broad Oaks.
Leonard Peck and H. 7. Wilson to
Maxwell, lots, Hartland
city
Belle Johnson to Laura n. Carpen-
ter, 2 lots, Union Heights.
Union Land Company to Daisy
Davis, lot, Union Heights.
West End Land Company to Her
man NJ. Dilley. lot, Stealey Heights.
Trustees of Broaddus Institute to
Washington l. Booth, lot, SbiEns-
ton.
Leonard and Marion Riley to ]. F.
lot, Shinnston.
North shinnston improvement. and
Development Company to Flora L.
Hornor, > lots; and to Georgia p
Hornor, lots, Shinnston.
V. L. Hornor to the Horror Hard
ware Company, lG lots, Lumberport.
Leah II. Morgan to Laura P.
Shrevc, 2 lots, Lumberport.
Vance L. Hornor to Arlic Murray.
! lot Lumberport.
AIDA p. Sprout to Z. Arlie Muir
ray, l lot Lumherport.
l. Marion Swisher to Lille A. Van
Horn, lots, Rockford.
II. L. Hall to Efie NJ. Sharder, 1
lot, Wallace.
Lynch Elliott Real Estate and In
provement Company to Mary c. Rob-
inson, lot, Glcnwood.
Margaret V. Gill TO Ralph J. Gill,
lot, Upland Grove.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03

OF Property in the County for the
Year is Begun.

County Assessor Ernest L. Pigott
and deputies, Charles A. Sutton, B..
H. Lucas, L, ]. DAVIDSON and Charles
"A. Schultz, began the preliminary
work of the annual assessment of
property Tuesday. The assessment
will be made first in Clark, Coal,
Grant and Tenmile districts. The
city assessment will be made by the
city assessor at the time the county
makes assessment of property in the
city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
GARRETT NAMED
t Adamston to Run Against
Southern for Mayor Of
That Town.

James C. Garrett was named at a
convention last night at Adamston
to run against Mayor George c.
Southern for mayor at the election
there Thursday. He was nominated
by what is designated the Peoples
party. w. v Hutchinson was named
for recorder and Henry NJ. Schultz.
John Frazier, NJ. o. Davis, Fred
Scanes and DR.. D. D. Leeson for
councilmen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
ANOTHER ENTRY

PARKERsBURG, Jan. S.-Another
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate has been announced here, that
of DR.. A. S. Grimm, of st. Mary,s.
He is said to have the support CT r.
NJ. PembertOn, the Democratic dele
gate-eleot from Pleasants county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03

me IS rs tin
gtgesh Hililda Is Ed
Rufllns
s6ilsd me rs
m d ne nas6e cf iiiia III RiiIi
and ~. money due ID IS 5
iwiI be paid T. SAID Emma n. IN
ana al debt Owed 81 ~ Is
lslii win pe paid ~ ana niria ~.
RuiIin.
January 2. 1911.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
Master wilson Host.

OSING, y, Y, Jan. Samuel
Austin negro Jockey, was electro
,cuted in Sing Sing prison this morn
for the murder OF his wife in
tember, 1909.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
BAL HNORE &OHG
R.stlsOaD
HARRISBURG ". VA!

3paiIy. xDally except Sunday.
SUNDAY only
MAIN LINE, EAST BOUND.
hberland. Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York, depart
D352 arn, '5;4O pm, 1885 pm.
|Frlve 1888 am, 1910 am, 's:0s
IN.
sIA1N LINE, WEST BOUND.
lseraburg. Cincinnati, louisville,
nd ST Louis. depart 1888 am,
$40 am, 'G:Os pm. Arrive 1852
m, $40 pm. 1895 pm.
kersburg Accommodation. depart,
1880 am, 1890 pm. Arrive '10:25
m, 1920 pm.
VA & PITTS, NoRTHBoUND.
rmont and Morgantown, depart
$3.50 am, x2:5O pm.
hnellsville and PIttsburg, depart,
1850 am. Arrive x11:05 pm.
Va. & PITTS, soUTH-BoUND.
'ston. depart xG:OO am, z10:25 am.
.l1:3O am, '6:15 pm. Arrive 1855
I'm, z9:4O am, x2:15 pm, z5:25 pm,
1905 pm.
'kens, depart ,x6:OO am, X6:15 pm.
Arrive xS:55 am, x7:O5 pm.
;hwood and intermediate points,
lepart $4,000 am, x11:SO am. Arrive
,2:15 pm, x7:O5 pm.
WEST VA. SHORT LINE.
" MartlnsvIlle and Wheeling ac-
onmodation, depart, 1900 am,
$3.50 pm. Arrive x11:25 am,
800 pm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
Il. C. MlILDIGAN, Jr.,
Notary Public,
y. co, ca.
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer & Co,
Binghamton, y. Y.
Prove What swamp-Root WIN Do

Prove What Switmp-RoOt WIN Do
for You.
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co, Bingham
ton, n. Y, for sample bottle. It will
convince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet of valuable lnforma-
ton, telling all about the Kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention the Clarksburg Daily Tele-
gram. Regular ififty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores. 1ELKIEEfREE
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
Honest Statement
Wei Known Citizen

Sometime ago / was troubled with
my Kidneys thought for sometime /
was suffering with diobetes. i had Sc
we're pains in my back and hips. a
friend recommended DR.. Kiimer's
swamp Root and decided to give 1t
a trial. purchased a bottle from a
druggist and after taking a few doses.
felt relieved. After taking several
bottles the pain yns entirely gone and
/ have not suffered the slightest
since.
/ cannot be too enthusiastic in ny
praise of this wonderful medicine and
it gives me great pleasure to give my
testimonial in regard to its merits.
Yours very truly,
j. B. RoUNIDTRBE.
Boston, Ca.
Witness,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
FIRE SWEEPS VILLAGE.

GRANVILLE, n. Y, Jan. S-The
business section of this village was
swept by fire this morning at loss
OF 100000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03
TRo1LEY CARS cRAsH.

NEW YORK CITY, Jan. s-six-
teen persons were injured, two ia
tally, in a collision between two
Brooklyn trolley cars in a fog this
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03

Every family has need of good, reliable
finiment. For sprains bruises, soreness Of
none better than Chamberlafn's. Sold by
all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03

w: Wright is here from Manning
ton on brief business visit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-03

Daily. xDally except Sunday.
Sunday only.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-02-16
STATE AUDITOR
ON TAXATION
Believes Time Valuation With
Corresponding Rate of Tax
alton is Correct Solution.

In letter TO the Moscow Post,
State Auditor S. d. Taylor, who
has also served for the past year
on the Committee on Revenue
and Taxation appointed by the
County Commissioners Associa-
ton Of this state, has the follow
ing sensible remarks to make up
ON our present taxation system,
and the remedy therefor
In a recent article in your
paper you call attention to the
fact that the county tax levy in
Latah county is % mills, Bonner
county ~ mills; while the levy
in Whitman county, Wash, is
IL mills, Walla Walla county III
mills, Umatilla county, Ore, 6
mills and then you ask this pert
inent question: Everything else
being equal, which state would
eastern settlers come TOT" And
you conclude the article with this
question: When will this con-
dition be improved so prospective
SETTLERS will not believe that we
are hoplessly burdened with three
times the amount of taxes that
other northwestern people pay 2"
In answer to your last ques-
ton, permit me to say that if a
bill pending in the Idaho Legislat
ure providing for State Tax
Commissioner should become a
law, the improvement that you
propose will speedily take place
The purpose of this bill. introduce
ed by Representative Farmin OF
Bonner county, is to organize our
State Tax Department and pro
vide the machinery compelling
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-02-16

there was no Legal machinery to
compel all counties to live up to :.
full cash valuation. 1t must be
apparent to anyone that if 1T
should be decided to go to a cash.
valuation basis it would lead to
great inequalities, unless assessors
of all counties were compelled to
live up to the requirement. Some
counties might attempt to contin-
lie under the old method. and in
stead of assessing at 100 per cent
valuation assess at only 80 per
cent valuation. We need certain
legal machinery to compel the as
SCISSORS to assess upon uniform
basis. This can be done by a State
Tax Commissioner 1t would be
his duty to investigate the basis
employed i'll each and every coun-
ty, and to report the facts to the
State Board Of Equalization. The
State Board of Equalization has
no means, under the present law,
of securing the necessary data
that would enable them to proper
ly equaliZe between counties. The
work of the State Board of Equa-
liZation, from statehood down to
date. under all administrations
has been referred to as farce.
There is much ground for this
statement, and the work will con-
tinue to be farce until we have
State Tax Commissioner or 9TH
er means of procuring the neces-
sary data for the State Board
upon which to base its conclusion.
If the bill for Tax Commission
err should pass there is no reason
why the state should not immed-
lately go to cash valuation bas-
is. and then the rate Of taxation
in Latah, Bonner and other coun.
ties would be approximately the
same as the rate of taxation just
across the state line in Oregon
and Washington.
eff such a condition is desirable
and is to be attained, the assis-
tance of all people who believe
in tax reform should be directed
towards this end. Like any othel
Legislation designed to take pub
lie business out of the old rut, il
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-02-16

all counties to be assessed upon
a uniform basis and all assessors
to obey the law.
THE laws of this state at the
present; time require county asses
sors to assess upon cash basis,
and when assessors do otherwise,
and Boards of County Commits
toner's sitting as Boards of Equal
ization permit them to do so, the
law of the state is violated and
perjury is committed. These facts
will not be disputed by anyone
having a knowledge of the laws of
the state. The object of the Tax
Commission bill, introduced hy
Mr.. Farmin, is to compel assessors
and County Boards OF Equaliza-
ton to do their duty.
Under the present system. as
SCISSORS are called into convention
at the state capitol once a year.
They agree upon "A basis of assess
ment, usually agreeing to make
the assessed valuation 10 per cent
of the cash valuation. They sol
emily bind themselves to this
agreement, but it is a notorious
fact that this agreement is never
kept, They return to their re-
spective counties after the add
journment of the convention. and
proceed to assess upon basis
that suits their individual fancies
1t is my belief that some count
les in this state are taxed upon a
basis of less than 20 per cent of
the true cash valuation, while
other counties go as high as 40
per cent.
This agreement to assess upon
any basis less than 100 per cent
is an open violation of the law,
but there has been some excuse
for it in the past. In the first
place, there are certain fixed tax
levies that should be lowered by
the legislature before the 100 per
cent valuation is agreed upon
otherwise more taxes will be rails
ed than is necessary for the pub
lie service. This could be easily
adjusted at this session of the leg
islature. Another reason that has
existed has been the fact that
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-02-16

will meet with strenuous oppos-
ition. This was demonstrated at
the meeting of the County. Asses
sors held in Boise last week. The
assessors strenuously opposed
the idea of Tax Commission
er or anyt'other proposal that
would III any way interfere. with
their duties and compel them to
live up to the law One Of the as
SCISSORS coming from a northern
county was especially indicative
against the Earmin bill, and this
was the more remarkable because
of the fact that the northern coun
lis have always claimed that they
were Disseminated against by
the State Board of Equalization.
1t has been a standing charge
that the northern counties were
paying too much taxes compared
with the southern counties. If
the charge is correct, the north
ern counties should be more inter
ested than any other part of the
state in securing State Tax Com
missioner by means of which the
exact facts could be secured and
the State Board of Equalization
be put in possession of data that
would enable them to do exact
justice to all counties.
II am very glad to see the Post
take up the agitation of this sub
ject. | agree with its conclusions,
that true valuation and cores
ponding rate of taxation is desira
bic. Intending investors would be
attracted to Idaho instead of being
repealed; besides, our ridiculously
low assessed valuation makes Ida
no look ridiculously small in the
eyes of homeseekers, and | trust
you will continue to agitate this
proposition in your editorial col
umnS.
| Very truly yours,
S. d. TAYLOR,
State Auditor
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-02-16
FOR SALE.

Sixty tons of No. l beardless
barley hay, at my place IL miles
north of Grangeville. Williams
& Hollingshead. f16tf
The Lamar register., 1911-11-01
School Notes

The new chemistry tables in the
Dirb school building were used for
tie first time this week.
The high school auditorium is
being seated with opera chairs this
week. The electric lighting con-
tract has been let. and curtains
have been ordered for the stage. 1t
is thought that everything will be
ready for the formal dedication of
the building by the twentieth of
November.
The school board received a con-
signment of ink wells this week to
be placed in the desks in the var
ious buildings Enough ink wells
were ordered so that each pupil
can have an individual ink supply.
This is one OF a series of move
ments to encourage the improve
ment of the writing In the Lamar
schools. The Palmer system of
business penmanship has been
adopted for the grades. Each teach
er is required to obtain the Palmer
penmanship certificate, indicating
that she has had the requisite
training to teach this work Pen
holders. pen points and practice
paper are provided. and each grade
is required to spend not less than
seventy-five minutes per week in
The Lamar register., 1911-11-01
1T DON'T EXPLAIN
Auditor Leddy's Exploration Leaves
Much Room for More Explain
alton

Auditor Leddy has furnished the
press free gratis for nothing an
alleged explanation of his refusal
to issue warrants for the defense
fund on the water suit and the
road appropriations. His explana-
tion boiled down is that he is on
ly trying to protect his bonhsmen
and IL the courts order him to do
so he will issue the warrants.
We have no doubt that he will
issue them II the courts order be
cause he will have to or go to jail
and he is not made of the stuff TO
fight that far. But his explanation
Is the flimsiest that he could pos
sibly make. More respect would
have been felt for him by the pub
lie generally II he had told tho
truth, and said that he did not
favor any public appropriation un-
less he or his friends had a finger
in the pie.
Suppose Mr.. Leddy would pro-
tect the .bondsmen on all the other
appropriations and not pay any of
them until tested in the courts.
Suppose our county treasurer would
insist that each holder of n county
warrant would bring suit and test
the legality of his bill before 1t was
paid. He would only be protecting
his bondsmen. Suppose town treas
urer and other holders of public
money would all decide to protect
their bondsmen and they have as
much right ms Mr.-Leddy- Public
business would stop entirely
MT. Leddy Is simply fiddling
while Rome is burning. He is hold
ing up the two most important ap-
preparations made by the last leg
islature-the two In which the peo-
pie are most interested-whi
strike at the very existence OF the
states greatest industry. and he
is doing 1t to play petty politics.
He is doing 1t to try to force the
commissions having the handling Of
the funds to make terms with him.
and he merits the contempt of the
thousands OF citizens of the state
whose property rights his actions
threaten to destroy.
The Lamar register., 1911-11-01
Government by Patterson

The Denver News of Monday
says: THE Initiative and Refer
endum are tools and. like all tools.
are useless and even dangerous un-
less carefully. properly and skill
fully handled. The Direct Legisla-
ton League of Colorado-the or
ganization that first urged the re-
forms and led the fight for them
is Justly entitled to control these
tools. Through this body all laws
should be initiated and referred.
Which is just the same as saying
that the state of Colorado. its in
terests, its people. should all be
turned over to the control of T.
NJ. Patterson, for the Direct Legis-
iation League is composed OF
George Hosmer, Claude Street, and
the other members of the State Of
flee Holders Association, with the
distinguished and always disgrunt-
led Charles Thomas. staunch
and trustworthy compatrioi of what
ever movement Is on foot when the
fee picking looks good. thrown In.
And each and every one Is owned
body and soul by the ancie vt mar
liner who directs the course of the
Rocky Mountain News. Patterson
Is growing senile ~ well as old
Sterling Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1911-11-01
State Capital Notes

Governor Shafroth has announc-
ed that he will not appoint the
tax commission which was pro-
vided for In law passed by the
last legislature He gives as his
reason that the law makes it the
property at its full cash value;
that at present. property is only
valued at one-third its cash val
ne. He claims that the Legislature
neglected to reduce the mill levy
which would go to the various in
stitutions, and, IL the commission
were to be appointed. and assess
the property at its full cash val
ue. this would triple the mill levy
appropriations to the various in
stitutions of the state. The gov
ernor does not believe that the
legislature intended this to be
done.
incidentally, 1t should not be
forgotten that the Democrats prom
ised to create this commission and
that Governor Shafroth went over
the state declaring that it would
be given to the people. Again.
it should not be forgotten that II
the assembly failed to enact the
proper law through which the COM
mission can work. Governor Shat
roth is responsible for that failure
in that. during the last regular
session he made no attempt to have
the platform pledges redeemed.
1t is now discovered that an-
other roll call has been lost in
connection with the enactment oi
the law transferring the internal
improvement fund to the highway
The Lamar register., 1911-11-01

its rec commentators will be made
in January.
There are at the present lime
three good feasible routes leading.
across the state. These lead from
Denver, Pueblo and Color ado
Springs. The first. that from I'en-
yer leads up Clear Creek canon
past Grant. Fairplay, and over the
Mosquito range into Leadville. The
second. that from Colorado Springs
leads up Ute Pass across the South
Park country through Buena Vista
to TYin Lakes, thence across indie
pcndence or Hunters Pass to Aspen
then to Glenwood Springs and on
down the Grand valley to Grand
junction.
The third route, that f. )m
Pueblo, follows the Arkansas river
through Canon City. Salida. across
westward. One proposed route
provides for this road to cross the
Black Mesa to Delta and then to
Grand Junction Another route
more favored by many because of
the fact that 1t leads through a
rich agricultural district. is across
the Blue Mesa to Montrose, thence
to Delta and on to Grand Junction
This route would follow what is
known as the old Mormon trail.
These three routes would all
come together at Grand Junction.
The question of a good road from
that point to Salt Lake City is be-
ing solved by the Utah people. and
each of the counties in that state
through which a road would pass
have already agreed TO give $40 900
each toward the expense of con-
structing the road.
Much of the work for the routes
outlined above has already been
done The survey over Independ-
ence Pass where six per cent
grade has been secured has been
finished. Pitkin county is ready
to advance its share of funds for
the road. while Freemont. Chaffee
and other counties Interested are
anxious to press the work in their
sections. The state highway COM
mission is having surveys made.
and laying its plans so that with
the coming of the next spring. work
can be pushed forward to rapid
completion. The idea Is that the
work shall not drag along because
of lack of men. but that all the
help needed to build a road speed
lily shall be put atwork.
These are some of the tentative
plans now being considered by the
committee and will likely receive
favorable mention at the Pueblo
convention.