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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-21
Sheriff of Mason is Short.

Charleston, w. Va, May 12.-
That j. 0. McDermott, ex-sheriff
OF Mason county is indebted to
that county the sum Of $25, 631-
% is the finding of Chief Accom-
tant Everett A. Dover in his re-
port to State Tax Commissioner
Fred 0. Blue, chief Inspector and
supervisor of public Offices. The
audit covers the entire period of
Sheriff McDermott's term of Of
flee, and covers the tax set le-
ments for the years 1905 6-78.
also payments from the county
treasury to Mr.. McDermott and
his jailer during that period.
The finding also includes S18 =
913,5 the balance still due from
McDermott on his 1909 settle
ment, or last year. To this the
department has added interest
amounting TO 81 837,0
Among other items of discre.
pancy is one in the Waggonel
and Lewis districts road funds ir
1908 settlement Of the 1907 tax. s
amounting to $377. 46; discrepan.
cies in accounting for the sher
IFS tax sales and redemptions
amounting to $114.O5; intcres
paid on certain orders which
were hoated by sheriff McDer
mot, amounting to $186. "a; com
mission received on discoun
1905 6-7-8 taxes, amounting +
S15O.75; correction of allowance
made to Sheriff McDermolt Of
account Of the court house An,
Jail commissioner, allowances +
Jailer, payments for janitor O
the court house and jail, amount
ing to $4,000; payment to IN
sheriff for miscellaneous servI
2 ces, such as serving notices. ct,
amounting 10 $898.94. and man
lesser sums.
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Congressman Davis, Brown and
Hamilton voted for the bill as
finally passed. Congressman
Litt!epage was necessarily out of
town but was paired on the
measure and would have voted
for it had he been present. Con-
gresham Hughes, the only Re-
publican from the State was not
present and was not paired,
which in effect is equivalent to a
vote against the bill.
Congressman Hamilton was
very much gratifed when the
general pension bill was passed
by both Senate and House and
approved by the President. 1t
was a pleasure to him to know
that the work he had done in be-
half of the old soldiers, as a
of the committee on in
valid pensions, had not been
wasted. He was one Of the
most earnest advocates of the
Sherwood bill, but accepted the
compromise measure as the best
that could be had with a Repub-
lican Senate hostile to the Sher-
wood bill. Probably thousand
old soldiers in the Fourth Dis
trict alone will be benefited by
this new law, in the passage of
which Mr.. Hamilton took a con-
spicuous part.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-21
tuberculosis on the Decline.

In the decade from 1901 to
1910, the death rate from tuber-
culosis in the United States de-
clined from 1863 for each 100,-
600 persons living to 1903, a de-
crease of 1877 per cent, while the
general death rate, including all
causes of death, declined only
one-half as fast, or at the rate of
81 per cent, from 1850 to
1858
These figures were given out
in a statement issued to-day
by The National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tu
berculosis. They are based on
data distracted from the reports
of the United States Bureau of
the Census, and cover the regis
tration area in this country.
According to the statement, the
tuberculosis death rate has de-
clined steadily since 1904, when
it was 201.6. On the other hand
the general death rate shows a
fluctuation downward in general
trend. but not as steady as the
tuberculosis rate. The decline
in the tuberculosis death rate in
the last ten years means a saving
of $1,000 lives at the present
time.
In certain cities, such as New
York, Boston, Cleveland and
Chicago, and in States like
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut, the decline in the
tuberculosis death rate is much
more marked than in the country
at large.
The National Association says
thas there are many factors
working together to cause TIE
decline in the tuberculosis death
rate, such factors as the change
in the character of our urban
population, increased sanitation,
and better housing, but probably
as potent a factor as any has
been the nation wide anti-tuber-
culosis campaign. 1T may be
foretold with considerable GER
tainty," the statement conclu-
des, that when the effects OF
the present rapidly increasing
provisions for the care of tuber.
culosis patients shall have be-
come evident, the decline in the
death rate from consumption ir
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-21
The Fluffy Woman.

To the trained eye It is very evident
that by slow degrees-so slow that to
the uninitiated they are impercepuble
the modes are moving toward much
wider skirts, fuller sleeves and the
more involved trimmings OF friIs,
founces, shirrs and ruchings that have
fluttered for the last several seasons
only in the memories OF one.tlmo
deyotees to their charms Whether the
fluffy woman will equal in beauty her
1.-THE, unencumbered sister whose adj.
mirors arc legion Il IL difficult to
foretoll
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the House.
1t was pointed out that the old
soldiers are dying at the rate of
100 day, and that the increased
draft on the treasury would be
only temporary and of little con-
sequence. In no instance did
the Democrats support the Sher-
wood bill for other than the rea-
son that it proposed to pay the
old soldiers what was their just
due. The justice and right of
the bill were urged constantly.
The Sherwood bill, had it
passed, would have ended pen
sion legislation for years to come.
Special pension bills, which now
occupy much of the time of Con-
gress, would have been done
away with, whereas, under the
Smoot arrangement, it is ques-
tionable whether there will be
any decrease in this form of leg
islation, with its attendant drain
on the time of Congress, and its
wholly unsatisfactory way of
dealing with the situation.
The Sherwood bill was right.
1t solved the question in the way
it should be solved, and the old
soldiers can blame the Senate and
the president for once more de-
laying their just claims.
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Walnut.

We are having some gooc
growing weather, and the farm.
ers are getting along quite wei
with their crops.
George Yose has just compile.
ted his job of grabbing, for S. w.
Farrar.
Walter Farrar made a flying
trip to Rosedale last Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Rush purchased a
fine young mare last week.
S. w. Farrar purchased nice
drove of cattle few days ago.
Ernest Golf, Veterinary Sur
geon, has secured a patent on his
Power Floating Machine, and
now has the blue prints of same
before a number of instrument
houses. In the words of a num-
Der of college professors in vete.-
mary schools he has perfected
Horse Dentistry.
Bill Rush, the mule driver of
Steer creek, is now engaged at
Z. Z. Knotts's breaking a vicious
horse.
Much is being said at present,
about the two Al's aspiring for
the nomination of Sheriff. Oh
you lovers Of democracy, why
stand you and halt between two
opinions? When the morning
sun of the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November Eliminates
the hills and valleys of Calhoun
county, finds us standing with
our ears to the phone waiting to
hear the results of the elections,
is it or is it not a fact, that be-
fore the shadows of evening fall.
we shall hear of the Hon. Albert
jackson being elected to the
office of Sheriff.
Mr.. Jackson is justly entitled
to the office of Sheriff this time,
because he is a gentleman in
every sense of the word and COM
the full confidence of all
who know him, because he is a
we'll qualified self made man; be-
cause it is the first office he has
ever ask for. and has pledged
himself not to ask the people for
another off e; because we want
to make a clean sweep of the
Hardman machine, or the polite
al boss.s Of our county in the
coming campaign. Come on you
Thomas Jefferson advocates of
democratic simplicity, join us to
make the coming primary clean
up and beautify day by nomina-
ting Jackson for Sheriff.
Yours for democratic success.
MONITOR.
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Call for Senatorial Convention.

By authority of the Democrat
ic Executive Committee of the
Tenth Senatorial District of
West Virginia, a convention is
hereby called to meet in the town
of Sutton, in said district. on the
9Th day of June, 1912, at one o.
clock, p. M, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for State
Senator for said district to be
voted upon at the November
election, 1912, and for the fur
Their purpose of electing a new
executive committee for said
Senatorial district.
In said convention the counties
composing the said District shall
be entitled to the following num-
Der of votes, based on the vote
cast by the respective counties
for Louis Bennett for Governor
in the general election held in the
year 1908, namely: Calhoun ~
votes: Gilmer 10 votes; Braxton
70 votes; Webster IL votes; Poca-
hontas Is votes. I
BY order of the Committee.
l.. H. KELLEY, Chairman.
JOE N. CRADDOCK, Seer tary.
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goth Year, Whole No. 1910.
County Oirectory.

Judge, w. A. Parsons.
circuit Clerk, G.. c. Starcher,
Deputy, Everett Starcher.
Prosecuting Atty, A. G.. Mathews,
Assistant, :. L. Bell
Sheriff, G. A. Jarvis,
Deputy, J. s. Jarvis.
Assessor, Bob Knotts.
Dorr,;os ! George IIays,
''''' Boil Mollohan.
Supt. or Schools, Wheeler Chenoweih.
Com'r of School Lands, Bruce Terrell.
County Court CT 6 e. {. ] 5 %S%@sS,
Clerk, s. w. Mcclung,
Denuies ! S. +. Waldo,
''e' Ira IIardman.
Circuit Court convenes 3rd Tuesday in
April. August and November.
County Court meets LIST. Monday in jan
nary, April, July and November.
Commissioners in Chancory, Daniel
Stutler, Albert Smith, A,LO,G Mathews
and Elliott Chenoweth.
commissioners of Accom-, T.. w. Hall.
Amoldsburg, and S. L. Wall o. Grantsville
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This bill, while it fails, in the
opinion of Democratic members
Of Congress, to meet the re-
quirements of the situation, was
the best that could be obtained,
in view of the attitude
of the Senate and the
president. Some of the ablest
Democrats in the Senate, includ-
ing Senator Kern, of Indiana,
did all they could to convince the
Republican Senate of the justice
Of the Sherwood bill, and urged
its passage just as it came from
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-21
THE SENATE RESPONSIBLE

AAA6 OHANA ~ ANk<AOA OANOADhkI
Washington, The United
States Senate, which is still dom
mated by Republicans. has cheat
ed the surviving old soldiers of
the civil war out of what the
Democratic House defined as just
compensation for the hardships
and losses they suffered in the
war, namely: a dollar-a-day pen
sion. The Sherwood bill, passed
by the House, and urged with a
zeal and sincerity never excelled
in Congress, was rejected by the
Senate, and in it's stead a substi-
tute bill offered by Senator
Smoot, Of Utah, who is friendly
to no class of American citizens
except those millionaires who
own the tariff trusts, was adopt
ed. President Taft, who fire.
quently expressed a friendship
for the old soldiers when he was
a candidate for office. was abso-
lutely silent while the Sherwood
bill was under discussion in the
Senate, with the result that the
real friends of the old soldiers got
no aid from him. The rates car
ried in the Smoot substitute for
the Sherwood bill are as follows,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-21
The RicheSOn Case.

In connection with efforts
which are being made to save the
life of Clarence V. T. Richeson,
the former Baptist clergyman
who confessed to the murder of
the girl who stood in the wrY of
his marriage to an heiress, sever
al things should be considered.
In the first place, his crime
was so revolving and cruel that
if the death penalty should be
visited upon anybody it should be
inflicted in his case. The high
position which he occupied does
not entitle him to clemency. On
the contrary, it furnishes a
strong argument for non-inter-
ference in the execution of the
sentence imposed upon him by
the judge to whom he confessed.
If the prevention of crime is one
of the purposes of capital punish
ment, leniency in dealing with
such arch-criminals as Richeson
would tend to antagonize that
object rather than to aid it. We
hear it said frequently that there
is one law for rich and powerful,
and another for the poor and
friendless, and if through mis-
guided sympathy the life of the
murderer of Avis Linnell should
be spared, it would increase the
discomfort among certain classes
arising from the frequency with
which justice is cheated by veal
thy and influential criminals.
Again, there is widespread dis
trust of insanity experts. Fa-
nous trials have disclosed the
fact that favorable opinions of
eminent alienists are purchase
bic. Physicians of high stand
ing have been hired to express
fatty contradictory opinions un-
der oath concerning the sanity of
the same person. 1t seems to be
impossible for medical men to
draw a line between sanity and
INSANITY upon which the entire
profession will agree. These
facts tend to discredit expert tes-
timony.
There is one thing to be said,
however, in favor of the alienists
selected by Governor Foss to ex-
anime Richeson. They are not
employed to find a verdict either
for or against him. They do moi
enter into the case with bias OF
prejudice, but are free to form
and render an honest opinion a,
to his mental responsibility fol
his crime. Their examination o.
the former clergyman YESTERDAY
appears to have been SEARCHING
and thorough. 1t is hoped tina
they will not permit sympathy o.
sentiment to influence them in tn,
slightest degree in the prepare
ton Of their report; that if the,
shudder at the thought of givin,
a verdict that will send a man +
the electric chair, they may ais
reflect upon the fate of the it'll
girl who lo7ed mot wisely bu
too WELL" ard who was denie
the chance they may be temple
to give to the man who frs
wronged and then killed her. 4
! Wheeling Register.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-21
USEFUL HATprN At LAST.

Patience see a young woman
who dressed in mans clothing to aid
In her plans to elope was foiled be-
cause she fastened her cap with q
hatpin.
Patrice-The hatpin must have
possessed a more valuable head than
did the girl, for II prevented her
from going too far.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
By c. II. Tavenner.

Washington, President VIM.
H. Taft still appears to the writer
to be the one best bet in the Re-
publican Nomination Handicap.
This is why believe the Presi-
dent will win over Roosevelt:
Mr.. Taft has 479 delegates.
Mr.. Roosevelt has PAS dele
gates.
The number of delegates in the
Republican National Convention
is LOTS, making it necessary for
a candidate to have $40 votes to
be nominated.
Having 479 delegates already,
MIR. Taft needs but 81 more dele
gates to insure his nomination, if
all those instructed for him keep
their obligations. Arkansas is
now ready to act finally in favor
of the President, giving him ID
more votes, making the total
Taft figures:
For Taft 493
Mr.. Taft needs AZ
This affects the Roosevelt ia
be as follows:
For Roosevelt 245
Mr.. Roosevelt needs 295
There remain but 308 dele
gates to be elected, and deduct
ing from this number
the Ia in Arkansas which are
certain for Taft there remains
but 294 delegates, or one less
than a sufficient number to en-
able Roosevelt to win if he
should get all the delegates re-
naming to be selected save Ar
kansas. Mr.. Taft is certain to
get many more delegates, and as
he will control the credentials
committee of the convention, it
is obvious that Mr.. Roosevelt
has already practically lost con-
troll Of the convention and with it
the nomination. The states yet
to elect delegates, not including
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hCC, IllRl
Washington, Three
The same number of alternates
shall be chosen in each district as
there are delegates.
The places for holding said di. =
trict mass conventions shall be:
Sheridan: At Brooksville school
house.
Sherman: At Henrietta school
house.
Center; At Grantsville, Court
housr.
Lee: At mouth of Barnes Run
school house.
Washington: At Minnora school
house.
1t is recon nenled that the
committeeman from each district
call the conventions to order at
loo O'Clock, elect a chairman and
secretary, and take and preserve
a record Of the proceedings, and
S nd a copy of such to the secre.
tary Of the County committee. SC
that the same may be passed up.
on by the Committee at its meet
ing to be held May 9th, at LOO
o'clock, D. IN.
| r. +. HAYS, G.. A. JARVIS,
Sec'y. Chairman
| Democratic Executive COMMITTEES
for Calhoun Count.
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the coming decade will be even
more marked than that in the
last one"
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Call for Democratic District Mass Con-
yeGtiOnS.

Pursuant to an order passed by
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee for Calhoun county on
April 16, 1912, District mass con-
ventions are hereby called for
Sheridan, Sherman, Cente r, Lee
and Washington districts of said
county, to be held or SATURDAY.,
May 25th. 1912, at LOO O'Clock.
p. M, at the places hereinafter
designated, for the purpose of
choosing delegates to the follow
ing conventions:
District Delegate Convention
to be held at Parkersburg on June
4th.
State Delegate Convention to
be held at Parkersburg on June
6,h
State Nominating Convention
to be held at Huntington on July
10th.
Congressional Conveation fer
the 4th District, time and . a:e
not yet decided uron.
Senatorial Convention for the
10th District, tine ard place not
yet decided uLon.
Judicial Convention 70: the 9Th
Circuit, time ard place not yet
decided upon.
The basis of rep. esen,a alton t.
each of the foregoing conven-
tiOrS shall ba nc E. IlO,e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-04
Home Remed; .s.

Quinine pills. grain. bcsne of 100, usually 25c,-16c.
 Blue Jay corn plasters. usually 15c. Mellin's Food. small. usually 5oc.-- 8Sc.
 Riker's ExpectoEant, 35c size, e,-10c.
 Promo Seltzer, 10c 1ize,-6c. -F7etcher's Castoria, usually 35c.-
 Horlick's Matted MIX, usually soc, ,-35c. ...; Piso's Cure, 25c size.--17c. California Fig Syrup, -50c size Carter's Little Liver Pills. usually Hllcock's Porous Plasters, usually 25c,-9c.
 Cascarets, 10c size.-7c. Brandreth's Pills. z6c size.01Sc.
 Feilowes' Hypophosphite, s1.5o
 Scott.s Emulsion, soc size, 35c. Antiphlogestin, soc size, ,-32c. ! Mentholatum, 25cs size.-17cs f.ss
 Lydia Pinkham's vegetable, com pound, s1 size.-60c.
 Milk of Magnesia, soc size.-.S5c.
 Father Johns Remedy, 50c size,- Orangeine. 1Oc size,-6c.
 Sloan's ointment, 25c siZe,-1Oc. . ResinoI ointment soc size,-S5c. Stuart's Dyspepsia tablet, -50c size, I-32c. rszf1 Sss : : .Stuart's Charcoal tablets, 25c size.- 10c. z sazz
 Madame Yale's Fruitcura, $1 size,-
 Madame Yale's Hair Tonic. sec iai.e. :. Railways Ready Relief, koe ,size,--7: 35c. -sse. s,-s.s.ss9-1 Mrs swinslow's soothfns. Syrup. a5c Size,--16c. -ss F.e~ IVY ! Garfield Tea. 25c size,-1sc. Danderine, 25c size.-16c.
 Glycothymolin, 25c ,size,E16c. Listerine, 26c size,--19c. s5Ss..s Hydrogen Peroxide, I ID :, usually 14c,-1Oc.
 Laxative Promo Quinine, 25c size,- f8c.., -t-ey.@s -:A: Stearns' Headache Waters, usually 25c,-13c. --ts1s .s2z-l. wyeth's Lithia tablets BOG asize.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-04

 DIED.

KAI1s1EI.-1n tiiis city lfonday. June 3rd, 1S14, Catherine Malley. wife ol eseaaslaus Ksh.lH H.s esd $ years Ss -Friends are invited to attend flne funeral from her late reaidence, NO. S79 1Gaplewo0d avenue. We'd neoday, Jnne k<hs It s4 go q sun-s and from et PetoTo church ct o'clock. ter7, a1sss nslA5Rd. .s 2 ss o8nEA A.-1n this city. June. z, 1s13, Mary O.. wife of Patrick Os6hoa.
 Br1onds are invited to attend the f1meral from the late resfdence, No. 1o9 Center street. on Wednes- day. June 5, at e:30 q m.s and at St. A6guotine's church ct 9 za- m.
 1ntoRment at St MichaerS oAnS{efy. sst- sAs D 3b> CoRIlEx.-1n this city, June 3. 1912, James H. Copley.
 -Et1ends arc invited to attend the funeral from his late residence. No. 3oe Nichols street. on Wednes- 0ay. Juno s. al . a. m-xssan4 from ot llhryg &hukch all N3O ..a. arl-. with solemn high n1G1s.
 Inferment at St. Michaefs cemetery. e NoBroN-At Newburf CornerA Otis Norton, of Torripgton. aged 67
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-04
Black Terror Again Visits Seaside Park

Recurrence of the black terror who frequented Seaside Park for months until crowd of young men, several donndng female attire, 1ured him into; a lonely part of the park, beat him almost insensihle and then gave him tosthe police, is; promised1 from the ex- periences of Ralph Colbatti and Miss Rose Mastroiannh at the park. last evening. .vs --r
 Walking near. the bathing houses. last evening. they were starflfd by the sudden appearance of a big negro who held them -up., They fled, and their ther molestation. When : the police searched the park they found no trace of the man. s..x -..r-f@e.- : Oscar Johnson, the big, negro who several years ago was arrested for the. same sort of thing, was sentenced to jail for 16 months on several charges, one of them impersonating an=officer.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-04
RUSSELL MFG. co. .0F MIDDLET0WN HAS
 STRIKE 0n HAND.


 Middletown. June 4.-Thia cityshas fallen-in line with other cities of New England and now has q strike on it's. hands. 45o of the employees of the. Russell Manufacturing Company hav-- tng left their work today with the in- tention of not returning until their demands have. been granted. The, strikers are mostly unski He'd workers and were recently or9anized by the Industrial Workers of 4he World. A commdttee of the new union called on the officials of the company, today. and presented the following demands: A nine hour day with one hour for lunch and half day Saturdays. A wage increase for those getting Sc a week to $7.26, a 20 per cent. Increase for those earning from $6 to $I2, end 16 per cent. for those earning over $1b a week. The officials of the com pany refused to recognize the union and the men walked out. The of- ncials say, however, that they will treat with the men as individuals. About 1,500 hands are employed in the three mills of the company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-04
Once Successful Actor ! c Jailed for Stealing
 Ride on Freight Train

'.Jlst strapped. that's all" said J. c. Rich, a, Vaudeville actor who used to play tue "big time" and who says he was featured in an act at Polfs theatre here six years ago. IT
 Though well dressed, Rich was cov- cred with railroad soot and grease when he was presented before Judge Foster in the City court today, chaFg- ed ed " wfth la stssalits ssl side ses frs.ht [
 He said be was broke, and trying. to make hfsaMay home on the fre3ss1ts. He eaid he lived at 5S g. Poplar street tion that he. was really an entertain CT, he showed the judge his: daHding suit and his clogs. 1T As
 He was sentenced to jail for 10 days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-04
Public Library Hearing
 Scheduled for Thursday

The petition of the public library directors for permission to sell the Burroughs Library building will have a hearing in the Superior court Thurs H. Light, representing the state, will be on hand and Attorney George P. Fill of this city will assist him. The library directors are expected to tes- tify and give reasons why they Ia vor the sale of the property. Any citizens who wish to testify either for or against the petition are fnvit- ed to be present.