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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

For a hrst-eIass meal IN a neat,
clean place, Try the Antler Cafe, in
East Ely.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Fine upright piano for sale cheap.
Box 215. Ely.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

No trouble with the baking If you
use our -four. East Ely Grocery.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Fine Cuban grapefruit JUS ne
eeived al the East Ely Grocery.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Fine. white. uneoated head rice,
grains and extra quality. East
Ely Grocery.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01

or individual right than is any other
criminal law to be found upon tho
statute books. The law mas az much
right 10 restrain n man In the exer.
cises OF vicious appetite as ii has to
restrain him from a vicious disposi-
ton, and the same reason that permits
the law to lay It's restraining hand
upon the man Inclined TO commit muir.
der Will justify the state in placing re-
stralnt upon the uncontrolled appetite
of man who would sacrifice the com
fort and happiness OF those dependent
upon him by the qualification OF that
appetite.
In this state the overwhelming YER
dict OF the home-loving, law-abiding
stable citizenship is In favor OF our
law providing for statewide prohib!,
ton.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
Prominent Former Roosevelt Man
for Democratic Ticket

The Rev. w. D. Barger, of the
United Brethren church, is a
former supporter of Theodore
Roosevelt who is supporting the
Democratic ticket straight this
year. Not only was he a sup
porter Of Mr.. Roosevelt when he
ran for the presidency in 1904
but his services were recognized
by Mr.. Roosevelt who sent Mr..
Barger a personal letter of thanks
for his work and an autographed
photograph of himself in recogni-
ton of his assistance in the cam
paign. Mr.. Barger is stationed
in Hagerstown, Md, but has
been pastor Of churches in Buck
harmon, Philippi, West Union.
Clarksburg and other places i'm
West Virginia and is widely
known in the State.
1 believe it would be the best
thing for the country to have a
political change this year, said
Mr. Barger. Il know West Vir.
fiinia very well and think 1t is
just as desirable to have a change
in the State as it is to have q
change in the nation. assisted
in the election of Mr.. Roosevelt
in 1904 but cannot do so this
year. The politics Of the coun
try and Of this State have be.
come such that it seems to me Z
} general change all along the lin,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
BY c. H. Tavenner.

Washington, If our protective
system is not the Substantial
explanation Of the abnormal in
crease in the cost of living in the
United States, how does it come
that British prices, under free
trade, increased but ~ per cent
in 10 years, while American
prices, under protection, increas-
ed 34.3 per cent?
Here is table which tells its
own story and ought to be con-
sidered Exhibit A" in any CON
gressional or other investigation
into the increased cost of living.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
PROTECTS TAX PAYERS
DRY COUNTIES MUST HELP PAY
FOR CRIME CAUSED BY IL.
cENsED CITIES.
brewers, Press Bureau Operating Un.
der Name of Taxpayers Protective
Assn. Trying to Mislead Voters.

Inc press bureau OF the United
States Brewers Association, operating
from Wheeling under the name West
virginia Taxpayers Protective Asso-
cation Is sending out literature to
snow that the taxpayers will be com.
PEELED to pay an addition of $3.50 ON
every ten thousand dollars OF property
that he owns II prohibitions goes into
effect
The fact Is that anybody who is fer.
tunate enough to have ten thousand
dollars worth Of property would be
glad To pay six dollars and fifty cents
for the privilege of having protection
FOR his children and community from
the raYages of the licensed liquor traf-
hc. The great majority OF people pay
taxes on thousand dollars or less Of
property and the additional cost. &C
cording to the computations of the
brewers, would be not more than sixty.
five cents.
Occasionally there is a man so low
as to figure out whether he can AFFORD
TO have his wife live q virtuous ufe
The brewers figure It out that the peo-
pie OF West Virginia cannot afford to
have their state lead clean and Vir-
tuous life because II will cost the tax
payers sixty-five cents each to have It
that way.
DH as matter of fact, u Is not like
ly that there will be any material
change In the state tax rate on account
OF the ratification OF the amendment
The action OF North Carolina and
other states In adopting state wide
prohibition did not compel the people
to raise their state tax rates. Some
state revenues from the licensing Of
liquor Will be cut of but many eE-
penses Of taking care OF the product
OF the licensed saloon win also be cut
OF and the saving will likely take care
of the loss Of revenue.
In some of the cities, there will have
to be more radical readjustment.
But even In such cases, II the matter
is intelligently handled, there need be
no more than a small temporary raise
IN the tax rate IL any. A large part OF
the cost of the police and criminal
expenses are ON account OF the ga
loon and this heavy expenditure will
be cut off,
AT the matter stands, the rural dig.
ricts especially the dry districts. car
ry the big end Of tho stick. They get
no local saloon revenue but are com
PEELED to tax themselves in order TO
meet their portion OF the expenses OF
state institutions caused by the sa-
Ion i'm the licensed cities.
Statewide prohibition will relieve
The rural districts and villages OF this
burden
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
WOOL TARIFF ROBS WOMEN
From New York World.

When a woman purchases SO
worth of wooden dress goods.
$4.87 of that $40 represents the
actual value of the goods and the
remaining 1913 Of the $40 the
amount Of the tariff. In other
words should The same purchase
be mao in Eng and, whcr. there
is no tariff on woolens, the wo,n-
an would receive the same
amount and quality of dress
goods for $4.87 that she pays $40
for IL This country.
THIS is because Of the Payne
Aldrich ad va'orem tariff Of 1O5
per cent on this class Of goods.
GERMANS ADMIT TARIFF INCREAs-
ES PRICES
Whom the German Government
introduced It's tariff law of 1902,
it published with it as is the Gus
tom IL Germany, a printed ex-
PLANTATION Of the reasons for its
introduction. This official docu-
ment which squarely declares
that important duties raise the
cost OF living, reads, in part, as
follows:
III and prices are raised, so
far as a consideration of the cir
Gums ances of the LAST 10 years
will allow US to judge, in proper
ton to the duties.
In precisely this way the tariff
increases the cost of the neces-
sarics Of life in the United
States
TARIFF TAX ALWAYS ADDED TO
COST OF ARTICLES
In France, Italy, and some 9TH
er European countries a part of
the municipal revenue is raised
by duties on goods entering the
towns. At the gates of such
towns there is an Official who col
lects this tax, and it is found that
the difference in prices Of arti-
cles purchased outside Of the
towns and within the towns is in
nearly every instance exactly the
amount Of the duty The same
happens in trade between na-
tons.
soME TESTIMONY FROM ABROAD.
In Holland there are noim3ort
duties on food CT raw materials.
the sol protective element being
a tax OF 5per cent on imported
manufactured goods In Ger
mary there is high duty on
foods and an excessive tariff on
all tie nccessaries of life. A
household Of six persons can buy
for s. DIN Gelder,and tone Of
the eastern provinces ofHoTand)
the ncccssaric of life which I'M
Germany, just across the front
Ter, would cost $6.78. AS a re-
suit q village of4 900 inhabitants
has cr1wn Up at Glanerburg.
near The German frontier
There German manufacturers
have built houses for a colony of
their wor&men, because they can
live more cheaply and better
across the frontier in the foreign
country where there are practi.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
Thompson FayOrS Prohibition

Asserting that his personal
views as to the merits of the pro-
hibit;on amendment are of no
public consequence, but that the
people nave right to inquire as
to what his official attitude would
be toward it if he were elected.
William r. Thompson, Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor. has
made known his position in no
uncertain terms. The statement
as to his attitude on the prohibi-
ton amendment was made in ev-
cry one of Mr.. Thompson's
speeches last week. At Eliza
beth in his speech last Saturday
he said:
L have rec lived many letters
from many parts of the State
as to my position on the prohibi-
ton amendment. Thisis the sec
ond time this amendment has
been submitted to the voters of
the State and each time it has
been submitted by Democratic
legislature. The Democratic
party has alW avs believed and
believes now that the people
should rule; and whenever a
reasonable number of the citi-
zens of the State ask for an 3D.
portunity to vote upon any vital
question, that opportunity should
be given them. This a social
and a moral question and one
vitality affecting every citizen Of
the State. 1t should therefore
be passed upon free from any
entanglements and divorced
from all questions which nigh
distract the attention Of the
voters from the moral question
involved. For that reason the
Democratic party has made no
declaration on this subject in its
platform. AS the candidate of
that party, | have no authority
to add or detract from the plat
form of the convention which
nominated me. My personal
views on this question are
not of Importance and could not
affect the determination of the
question one way or the other.
There is one question, however.
about which every advocate of
the adoption of the amendment.
as we'll as every voter in this
State, has right to inquire and
be informed, and that is whether
or not, if elected. / would en-
force the law of the State. This
is but another way of inquiring
as to whether or not am an
honest man. And upon this
question am willing to stand
or fall by the testimony of my
neighbors and acquaintanances.
l do, however, say that if the
amendment should be adopted
and should be elected, | will
use all honorable means to make
it effective and will, to the utmost
of my ability, endeayor to see
that every law passed in pursu-
ance thereof is faithfully and
honestly executed in the spir-
it as well in the letter of the
law"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01

lowed to supersede the power
and duty Of the state. 1t is the
duty of the state to see that ar
ample and efficient constabulary
service shall be maintained. We
denounce as unjust the present
irresponsible guard system.
We are opposed to
the present system Of
convict labor in the
state, and favor abol-
fishing the same and
using it in the con-
structlOn of a good
roads system.
The manufacture of
common articles of
commerce by convict
labor, at low wages,
within the peniten-
tlary, does not provide
employment for the
cOnvicts under the
bestconditions, or pro
duce lower prices to
the consuming public,
while it subjects out
side labor to unfair
competitor.
Public education, non-pohtical
and non-sectarian, is an absolute
necessity in a self governing
state.
We favor such appropriations
as will enable our agricultural
department to render all possible
aid.
We favor the enactment of a
law similar to the Clayton anti
injunction bill.
The independence of the judi
ciary is necessary in republic.
but we favor a modification of
the law regarding the removal Of
judges and the enlargement of
the grounds for such removal.
We endorse the action of the
state committee in calling a post.
election primary.
We deprecate the action of the
legislature in failing to ratify the
income tax amendment and de-
mand that at the next session it
reconsider its action and ratify
the same.
We denounce the course OF the
Republican party in the manage
ment of the Virginia debt suit.
We condemn the Republican
members of the state senate for
their unlawful and revolutionary
conduct when the legislature met
in 1911.
We endorse the course Of our
senators and representatives in
congress and thank them for their
faithful service to the party and
to the people.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01

These figures are calculated
from official statistics of the
British Board of Trade in the
Eleventh Abstract of Labor Sta
tistics and from figures in the
Seventy-first Bulletin of the
United States Bureau of labor.
The year 1856, which was the
year predicting the enforcement
of the highly protective Dingley
tariff, is taken as the standard
year, the cost of food in each
country being taken as 100. The
meaning of the table is that food
which cost 81 in Great Britain in
1896 could not be duplicated for
less than SLOT on 1906, and that
food for which the American con-
sumer paid 81 in 1896 cost 81. 313
in 1906.
A STRIKING COMPARISON
Coming nearer home, the diff
ference in the cost of living in
Detroit and just across the river
in Windsor, Canada, supplies us
with a striking definitions of the
real meaning Of excessive tariff
rates. Prices of food-stuFs
wearing apparel, and rents aver
age from 20 to % per cent more
in Detroit than in Windsor.
And between the two cities there
are but 2, SCI feet of water and
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
The Detroit man is protect
ed" and the Windsor man is not.
BY not being protected. the
Windsor man pays S15 for a suit
of clothes that the Detroit man
will find it difficult to duplicate in
quality for S25. What the Wind
sor man is escaping in this in
stance is the Payne-Aldrich tax
Of "A cents a pound on good all
wool clothes. and the additional
tax Of 60 per cent on the value of
the goods.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01


IS needed and l am going to do
what can to bring about the
election Of the Democratic candi-
dates"
Mr.. Barger has been spending
a few weeks in West Virginia
and has been througs the tiers
OF counties along the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Norfolk and
Western railroads. When asked
as to the conditions in those coun.
ties as he had found them he
said:
Everywhere ! have been in
the State I have found the better
class of Republicans disgusted
with the actions of their leaders
and determined TO rebuke them
by voting the straight Democrat
ic ticket. The prc-convention
conduct of the President and the
former President was disgusting
to all good citizens and the con
ditions in West Virginia are even
more disgusting. From what
the people ] met told me 7 think
there will be large numbers of
Republicans who will in utter
disgust with their own party vote
the straight Democratic ticket "
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
The Democratic Platform

readers, who since the particular
ly able and enlightening speech
of Hon. VIM. r. Thompson at the
Courthouse several days ago,
have expressed a desire to see in
print the Democratic platform
adopted at Huntington last July,
we herewith print that impor-
tant document, a careful reading
of which will show what party in
this state is the party Of the peo-
pie.
The Democratic party of West
Virginia is thankful that during
the years of ring rule and arbi-
trary government with which the
state has been inflicted since
1907, it has been true to the cause
of the people.
The doctrine that the people
are the source of all power, and
that their expressed will is true
warrant for changes in the law.
is the foundation stone of our
party.
We endorse the Democratic
progressive platform adopted at
the Baltimore convention, and
ratlfy and approve the nomina-
tons of Woodrow Wilson and
Thomas r. Marshall.
There are no dissatisfied nor
disappointed Democrats in West
Virginia, and we send greetings
to the nominees for president and
vice president. There will be no
acid tests required of our cleo
tors.
We favor the enactment of a
primary election law, the expense
to be paid by the state, and all
officers to be named by all par
ties at the same time and guard
ed by an adequate corrupt prac
tees act.
At the root of every honest
election is an honest, fair regis
tration. The legal voters should
be entitled to register, and this
right should be protected. We
pledge the people that we will
enact an honest, fair, non-parti-
san registration law, protected
by severe penalties.
We believe that the time has
come when railroads and other
public utilities should be regula-
ted by law and we pledge our
party to enact such legislation
that the public shall be duly pro-
tected from the arbitrary meth
DDS of corporation officials. We
think that the commission plan,
protecting both the public and
the public service corporations
wise solution of this problem, and
we pledge the party to pass such
laws.
We favor home rule for cities
and pledge ourselves to pass a
municipal code law.
The power of taxation is the
life of the state and should not
be hampered and we favor a law
making it impossible to enjoin
the collection of taxes.
W. .avor an amend
ment to the present
tax laws. Every fam
lily should be exempt
from taxation on at
least $4,000 worth
Of property, subject to
that wise and humane
exception in favor Of
those already heavily
burdened in the strug-
gle for existence.
Tax laws should be framed so
rs to put the necessary burdens
of government upon all proper
ties equally and fairly.
We reafIim our belief that our
state government has become ex-
travagant by the unnecessary
increase in the number of Office
holders, constantly Increasing
salaries and unwise public expen-
ditures.
We promise ridig economy and
and to reduce taxation tothe low
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01

This thing Of community paying
out sixteen dollars In the purchase OF
headaches over the bar OF saloon in
order to- get one dollar back in license
revenue may be a speculation all right,
not q very good one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
WOULD SAVE LIFE
OF A NEGRO GIRL
GOVERNOR IS ASKED TO coma
MUTE TO LITE. IMpRISoN.
MENT THE SENTENCE OF
Il
DEATH.

Governor Mann yesterday received
q petition from J. Thomas Newsons,
a colored lawyer. Of Newport News.
asking for clemency In the case ok
the negro girl, Virginia Christian. who
IN awaiting death In the electric chair,
for the murder OF Mrs. Ida Beiote. On
March 18th last.
The petition asks for life imprisCn.S
ment, instead Of death.
After recitinE in brief the incidents
which led up to the killing and TIM
trial, the petitioner endeavors to show
the governor that the murder was not
of the nrxt degree but OF the second.
In winding up the plea for clemencY
the petitioner says;
Your petitioner says to your ex-
cellency that even IL there be no merit
in anything Eaid above and that she III
asking for what she refused to Mr4
Ida Belote, yet magnanimity il n0t
half as much an element OF mercy
, when there are extehuating circu11v
stances as IL is when II comes from
a. great heart, TOUCHED as WaA AlA
Saviolr's by the appeal OF the thtGG
| on the cross. when though in mortal
agony himself, he turned to him and
said: This day thou shalt be with
me In Paradise.
The governor win probably reach
some decision in the case during tn
coming week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07

| for West River, Mo- whore she VII
spend some time with relatives.
Mr.. n. Carter Beverly ana hes
children left Wednesday for Brook
lyn." powhaeAn county, wher~ shs
with visit her uncle. Captain Joe Hob
son. 5.-....-.--s.s
Mrs. Beverly was also accompanied
bv her mother, Mrs Clara Nash.
Miss Anna Page. Of Buckingham
county, 10 visiting her coustn, AIRS.
r. c. Turner, IN Chamoerlayn~ ave-
rue.
Mrs. Thomas Cary johnson ana her
children left Wednesday morning TOR
Lexington. Va. They viii stay about
q month at the Castle Hiii" hotel
sad Will then 20 ON to Craig Springs,
where they will he Joined by Dc.
johnson.
Mr. and Mira. Howard sutton aud
their small son, returned home last
| week from Norfolk. where they have
been the guests OF Mrs. Abnsr Rops.
Mr.. Victor b. Shelbourne, who has
been visiting his sister. Mrs. Arm
stead. in Roanoke. has returned TO
! his home In Noble avenue.
Miss Emma Fenaonl suffered
| serious accident tho early part OF this
week. She fell and broke her collar
bone. but is reported a. getting on
| Very nicaly.
! Adelaine, of New York, who has been
| the guest OF her mether. Mrs. Robert
| Clarke, has returned to her home.
| Mr.. Ernest Hunter, of Chicago. who
| has been the quest OF Mrs, ID. l.
Hoden for several weeks, at her hons
! In Cha mberiayne avenue. LETT Thurs
| day for Ashevtiie, n. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07

is more suggestive OF tie rose. Under
medium haight voiuptuoua In figure.
ardent bloom In her round cheeks, tho
deep blue Of Scottish skies in her
eyes. halo OF bright ash blond hair
about her animated coantcnanee, this
nly-loving woman seems to De the Wild
rose blooming along English high
ways.
Scotch and Italian blood mingled 10
produce this remarkable genius. And
consequently Miss CorelH Is endowed
with many gifts. A skilled musician,
q deep student Of the occult, q pro-
, found scholar. brilliant converser
and possessed of scintiilatsng wit and
keen eensc OF humor, Miss Corelii has
. most compelling personality. Be-
sides which sne Ia az magnetic a. "A
| ioadstone, and. best OF all, feminine
from tho tip OF her small feet TO the
top Of her funny head. She loves
| pretty garments, and her dresses. like
| her house, display the taste Of an
! artist
| Miss Corelli adores Shakespeare $
old home town. and at her own ex-
pense, Just to please her sense OF the
| fitnees OF things. she has uncovered
and restored the Tudor House, which
| now makes a picturesque feature OF
| Stratford. This was donH purely for
the love of doing IL and seeing It.
| OF course. envioas tongues misreprs-
| scented this action and endeavored TO
attribute self seeking purpose to the
| expensive experiment, but fhe tact re-
| mains, nevertheless. precisely as
| stated.
Hearing tina. Miss CoreiA was the
power behind the throne which caused
| the house Of John Harfards mother
to be restored and presented to Amer
lea. Mas Corelli was questioned, and
| tho following interesting story told.
1t In aiven IN the famous authors own
words. Hearing that tho homo OF this
| mother OF the man who founded Har-
ward college was for sale 10 the high
est bidder whether brewer or vandai)
shs says:
"Quistiy / set 70 work ways and
means for purchasing IL by private
treaty, Fortune favored me Tn my
design. for during q summer cruise
on board eir Thomas Lipton's yacht
Tho Erin. met Mr.. Edward Morris
son Of the millionaire Nelson Nor
ris. Of Chicago. ana TO him l con-
hded the hope ! had lonR cherished
which was th/t the Harvard House
should belong to America. and to HSr-
| ward university in particular. Tot
may cali II . romantic notion, per-
lhaps,' said. but I should like to thint
that the house q John Harvard'i
mother was a link with John Har-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07

standing In Htratfcrd - 4 sign of con-
nection between Shapespears and
Harvard. and @ pledge Of arnity be-
tween British and American scholars
ell over the world, may be realized
now and in all the years to come. And
on the ground Of Etratford-on-Avon.
where Shakespeare trod. Ii would be
pleasant to think and to bslievs that
there Will always be one spot where
America and England can shake hands
ike loving comrades in mutual admit
ration and reverence for their famous
men, and that. the Harvard House"
II would be 4 pretty act Of courrcsy
IL Harvard college should some day
send Miss Corelii q gracious letter OF
appreciation for the part she played
In the interesting episode. II has
never bean done