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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-16
BOY SHOT sEeF

MIDDLEBouRNE Orion FoIgar,
the rourteenyearold son:of Mr. and
Mrs, l.. I. Folger Of pursiey, shot and
probably fatally injured himself sun
day evening playing With anold n
His parents had gone 10 his uncle "a Mex
Folger's for a short call and LETT Orion
and two small children Of d mel
bor's at home, and when tags
turned they found him on the ii6or' n
with an old rifle that had been load
cd for years beside lin and q bslll
hole above his right eye Doctors
we're called from slsteFsytlIe gllts
found that the bullet had seftsFa9
the brain.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-16
WORK RETARDED.

CLAEKSBGRG Scarcity OF labor
and delayed transportation OF mate,
rial have retarded the construction Of
The Owens Eastern Bottle cOmpanyE
large plant on the Judge Cor Oak
Mound farm Just south Of the city, hut
the work is under splendid headway
now, and it is the intention to have
the plant in operation in Nay.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-16
MASS MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
To DISCUSS CHARTER BILL

every man who las not yet signed the
petitions now do 50 to make the list as
big as possible before they are sent
to Charleston. People arc coming in
mcs5 every day and adding their
names. Many are phOning in the re.
quest that their names be added to tho
list. Everybody now seems to be
alive to the Importance 9: having Il
biz petition before the legislature,
since it had such good influence with
The Chamber of Commerce.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-16
THOUSANDS '0I.'l.
WOMEN STRIKE
10000 WOMEN EMPLOYED lNsaa;
ING SHIRT WAISTS sTRilS q
WOMEN WILL HAVE TO yyill'stlIii' tlIii'
-, e1a,h,~ crUtEe 81 n 4.

YIN OF htlNS y ~
NEW York. Jan. 16 Thousanlsls
OF women may have to wait Tor ~ Sl]s So 8
spring shirtwais's, manufacturers
unless nearly 10000 shlrtwaist rla
ers, who struck yesterday, are $ .lple y.
brought 10 terms The strikers
a crucial time, just before the begltls
ming Of the spring rush, When the
ply Of waists on hand wastllmlted
TO meet this emersenrIS, til etiI.
ployers say they are prepared fto
their work to Cleveland, Ohio; sas
only other city in the country
manufactures shirt waists on a fs;e
scale. The strikers reply tc this Istll
IA threat to call n general&strlke @
would tie up work in Cleveland aud
other manufacturing centeTs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-16
B B||N|..I] ] 0. TO
Have MANY
new TRACKS
PLANS ARE BEING FORMED TO
FotlR TRACK THAT ROAD BE-
TWEEN coNNEttsvlLLE AND
PITTS tJRG Il = LAND IS BEING
1PyRcH cHAsEp.

4 H. . r.
Rlans for four.tracl;iHs the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad the entire dis
-tance between Pittsburgh and con
snellsville at a cost of several millions
of dollars are thought to be revealed
in the activities Of the raiIroad's real
estate agents along the division at
present.
III West Newton the railroad IS said
10 have virtually closed a deal for Il"
ground, totalling many acres, between
its present tracks and the Y0ushiosh'
.eny river. The transfer will mean
the taking up of several properties
owned by small manufacturing con
Germs,
Four tracks now run between Con
uellsyillc and BroaGFord. From the
latter place to McKeespoTt, u distance
OF AZ miles, are only two tracks. Then
between Glenwood and Pittsburgh,
five miles, are but two. This would
be total Of AZ miles to be given al.
.ditional tracks.
i 10
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-16
STRIKER KILLED
DURING RIOT
OFFICERS AND STRIKERS AT
EcksRA!LE E3 eRssN GREEK
EXCHANGE SHOTS DURING THE
HFNNH
MIGHT,

.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 49, Late last
night riot broke out a the mining
town of Ecksdale on Cabin Creek aHd
during an engagement between o'h-
GERS CT he coai compGN% and strtklAs
miners one man was killed. ih dead
miner is Samuel Miller. cciored. The
strikers had stoned passenger train
and were out to capture Deputy sher
iii John b. Hynes and one Of his as
sistants when tie officers opened fire,
A number of arrests lave been
made. 1t is not Known wAether the
milit.a viii be S&nt 10 the scene.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-16
MANY ARTICLES
ARE STOLEN
3. G. o. MEN ARE SAID TO HAVE
BEEN PERFORMING coMPANY's
PROPERTY.

Constable John S. Walker and 4. &
o. detective Gibson yesterday even.
ing had search warrants issued for the
CONTINUED on Page Five.l
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51[ZI}It5j'!IEy2.l21 ! I! 81 !!
,t1lSssg IN ~ GgzgN N@3G

CIoudiness with prObNbIr ralns TO-
n:shl or Friday.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-08-19
The Grand


sp0n Wednesday night the cleo
ton returns will be thrown on the
screen. This alone should be worth
the price of admission but besides
that there will be three reels OF
pictures. OF course the pictures
will be just as good as they usually
are which means they will be fine.
FOR SALE Good horse and
buggy for sale cheap for cash
or on time. D. L. MARTIN.
.-5u . g-ac S4-tf
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fixed in one county shall not be
out of due proportion to the values
fixed in another county on the
same classes of property.
COMMISSIONER MUST EQUALIzE
"If the state tax commissioner
finds that in any of the counties
the tax valuations are not reason
ably uniform with the values fix
ed upon the same classes of prop
erry in another county, the COM
missioner must investigate, and
after such Investigation, has au-
thority to issue and equalize the
same either by having a per cen
tum to the county valuation, or
any class of property in any coun-
ty. If he finds the county was
too low, or by deducting a per
centum from the county valua-
ton, if he finds the county valua-
ton was too high, he then must
notify by mail, the chairman of
the county board of assessors of
the county effected, that the
county's valuations upon the
classes of property specified in
the notice must be raised or low
cred las the case may he) by the
per centum fixed by him. The
county tax digest is at the same
time returned To such county for
correction accordingly.
when so notified the chairman
of the county board of tax asses
sors, must call Immediately a
meeting of his board, and at said
the county board must
correct the valuations in con-
formity with the order of state
tag commissioner.
ssrs ARBITRATION PROVIDED FOR.
But, if the county board of
tax assessors is dissatisfied with
the order of the state tax COM
missioner, the chairman of the
county board may, within ten
days notify the state tax commits
sioner that arbitration is demand
ed on behalf that county, at the
same time, the name and post
Office address of an arbitrator
chosen by the county board. The
The state tax commissioner must,
within three days from the re-
ceipt Of such demand, name an
arbitrator to act for the state.
The state arbitrator thus named,
must select a third within ten
days. If the second arbitrator
fails to agree upon a third within
ten days, the third arbitrator
must be appointed by the Con-
troller General. An award by a
within twenty days from
date of the appointment ofasthe
third arbitrator, is final.
IF they fail to make an award
within that time. the action of
the state tax commissioner stands
affirmed. If the decision of the
arbitrator is made within the
time, and differs from that pre-
viously rendered by the state tax
commissioner, the county valua-
ton must be Immediately revised
in accordance Herewith, other
wise they must be revised in ac-
cordance with the decision of the
state tax commissioner.
THE COUNTY BOARDS.
''The county board of tax as
SCISSORS consists of three members
appointed by the county commits
sioners for term of six years;
A. G--A o~~1:rk..ao0.kr 900 800
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Ahu00 ~ An0NS 90 S00A % PAS~S
cable after the passage of the
act. The terms of Office respect
lively begin on the first day OF
January, 1914.
Persons to be qualified to
serve on the county board of tax
assessors must be free holders
and residents of the county;
they must take an oath to faith
fully and impartially perform
their duties, and. also. the oath
required of all civil officers. They
are ineligible o,hold any state,
county or municipal office during
the time they hold their office
and for one year afterwards;
their compensation is such an
amount as may be fixed by the
county commissioners, but not
less than three dollars a day
each for the time they are
in actual discharge of the duties
required of them. They elect
one of their number as chairman
for such as they fx-not less
than two years. They. have
authority to employ a competent
person as secretary to keep a rec
ord of the proceedings of the
board and receive three dollars a
day while actually attending ses-
sions of the board.
1.-The board also has authority
to employ an agent to seek out
non.returned property in the
county and bring it to the atten-
ton of the board. and for such
services they may allow such said
agent a commission of ten per
cent. of the amount of the tax
arising to the county from such
returned property so discovered
and placed on the books by his
efforts.
CITIZENS HAVE REMEDY.
Upon petition to the judge of
the Superior Court by ten or more
freeholders of the county, that any
one or more members are disqual-
flied or not properly discharging
their duties, or discriminating in
favor of certain citizens or classes
of citizens, the judge shall cite
the member so complained of to
before him upon a certain
date, not less than twenty days
nor more than forty days from
the date of the presentation of
said petition.
THE Judge, after due notice,
hears and determines the matter
without the intervention of a
jury, either dismissing the petit
ton or removing the offending
member. from Office. If either
the complaining petitioner or the
of the board complaining
against him is dissatisfied with
the decision of the judge, such
party may take the case to the
Supreme Court by fast bill of ex-
ception. Before any arbitration
entered upon in hearing, he must
take an oath to faithfully and
iEnpartially make true and just
assessment and determine the
matters submitted to them &C
cording to law and the justice and
equity of the case.
The state tax commissioner
is appointed with approval of the
Senate, for six years. He re-
ceives a salary of $500; must
devote his entire time to the du-
ties Of his office and ,mpartially
noualize RI fay valuation Of the
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Main Features OF New Tax Act.
DUTIES OF ASSESSORS

1.-The county tax assessors must
meet within ten days after May
/, inspect the tax returns of each
taxpayer, and if in the opinion
of any Of the board any taxpayer
has omitted from his returns any
property that should be returned
or has failed 10 return any OF his
property at it's fair valuation, the
board must correct such return
and assess fair valuation on
said property, make a note there
of and attach the same to SAID
returns. 1t is made the duty of
the board to see that all taxable
property within the county is re-
turned at a fair valuation, and
that valuation as between the
individual taxpayers are fairly
and justly equalized so that each
taxpayer shall pay as may be
only their proportionate share OF
of taxes.
IF any Taxpayers dissatisfied
with the action of the board he
may within ten days demand an
arbitration, naming an arbitra-
tor. The board must name its
arbitrator within three days after
such notice and these two select
a third arbitrator. a majority OF
whom shall fix the assessment.
The decision of the arbitrator is
final except so far as all valua-
tions may have to be increased
or diminished by the order of the
state tax commissioner when he
equalizes taxes between counties
as hereinafter explained. The
arbitrators must be property
owners of the county and must
render their decision within ten
days from the date the board
names it's arbitrators. else the
decision of the board stands at
firmed.
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AUTHORITY OF BOARD.

Inc County UOdIO 10 ACAuAS GA
to diligently investigate all prop
erty owned in the county; to as
certain what property, real and
personal, is subject to taxation,
and to require its proper return
for taxation. The board has full
authority to subpoena witnesses
and to require books, papers and
documents to be produced which
may throw light upon the ques-
ton. They may provide the man.
ner of ascertaining the value for
taxation Of any property not in
the digest of the preceding year
and where they expect a change
of ownership. The purposes of
the act is to confer upon the board
full power to have placed upon
the digest of the current year an
assessment of all property OF
every character in the county
that is subject to taxation, ex-
cept where existing laws requiee
returns direct to the controller
general.
This county board must COM
plete its revision and assessment
of tax returns by July l. The
tax receiver then must immed-
lately forward one copy of such
completed digest to the controller
general for the approval of the
state tax commissioner.
1.-The state tax commissioner
is required to carefully examine
the tax digest of the several
counties, those filed in the con-
troller generals Office, compare
such digest to ascertain whether
the tax valuation of the various
classes of property as made in
the respective counties of the
state is reasonably uniform
as between the respective coun-
ties. The intent of the act in
this regard is stated to be that
of bringing about as far as prac-
ticabie an equalization through
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=
THE county board of tax as
SCISSORS consists of three members
appointed by the county commits
sioners for term of six years;
the first appointments are one
members; one for four years and
one member for two years;
one for six years. The members
thereafter are appointed for a
term of six years. except
in case of appointment to fill a
vacancy. The first appointment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24
0eFEN0S POSTAL CLERKS
VlVil Service League Fears Re-
turn of Spells system.

'ne National Civil Service Reform
ssue has issued an appeal 10 every
I'eno OF good government TO protest 10
20 REPRESENTATIVE i'm Congress against
s"s repeal Of President Taft's orders OF
s'p'emoer 20. 1910. and October 10. 1912.
.ssiying nearly 5000 men in the post
once service
Ync'sis o. the league declare the repeal
=. ms orders would restore the 1000
es 10 the spoils system. Assistant
Nmasters and clerks have been on a
~" oasis for more than two years. but.
Sio' there Is still force % postofficc
"a 'oihstes, whose chiefs are political
s' subject 10 displacement on a
:, se OF administration Classification
- "vrth class postmasters has been
~ IN the territory north OF the Ohio
- east OF the Mississippi for more than
" years. and it is asserted that expe-
,.r's mas shown that IL these places are
~" out OF politics a result is greatly
Creased eeiclency.
a, January - the House. in committee
~. "e whole, adopted without roilcall
a.. anendmenr 10 annul the Presidents
-, When this amendment came TO
"a. however on the following day. II
o. oefested in TO lO7 The league de-
a, ina. the committee vote indicates
,h,,',. utude toward ciyil service which
-'S's b eombstted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24
JEWS TO RAISE MILLION
Union of Hebrew Congregations
Would Aid College.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
j. Walter Freiberg, of Cincin.
natl, Made Chairman Of Elk
ecutive Committee.

Cincinnati. Jan. 2.-The twenty third
bennial council Of the Union OF Ameri-
can Hebrew Congregations came To a
close here to-day with the election of an
executive committee consisting OF thirty
members The place Of the next meeting
Of ,he union. In 1915. was left to this COM
mittee and will be decided OH later.
The new executive committee organized
by electing J. Walter r'reiberg, OF Cincin
natl. president: Charles Shohl, OF Cincin-
natl. vice president. and Solomon FOX. OF
Cincinnati. treasurer. The other mem
beers o. the executive committee are
Isaac ". Bernheim. Louisville; Bern
hard Bettmann, Louis j. Goldman u, -;
Heinsheimer, Max Is. Mn, 70 cin.
Khcinstrom and Samuel Straus Oh III
cinnati; Josiah Cohen and Marcus hann'
of Pittsburgh: Adolph kraus, JULIUS no
sonuald and Jacob Schnadig. Oh ,nicd %
Baruch Mailer and Martin \. Marhs' IT.
cleveland; Adolph ;; Oens, 'a az Vow
York; Abram Oppcnheimer, Buiiaio; Sa.
mon W Rogenuale. Albany Maulico
stern. New Orleans, Louis ScI't h,', -, ;
Newark: Gustav A. Etroy'nsoA' li.u'a ,ai,o
oils; Joseph Weiscnfcld' 'aliiiaoi' .ibert
" I,ilienthal. San FRANCISCO; A'oe q,
Wolf philadelphia; Emil Nathan, o..
LOTS and William B. Wooner' reo''"'
Ill. ,,,od
Maurice 10th. If Cincinnati. was eie''eu
honorary member of the executive ood''
and Levy Lipman. Il cincinnati was
chosen secretary.
resolution was adopted by the couh-
eli IA appoint 100 representatives.
,hrourbout the country who IN turn WIZ
endcayor to get 100 men TO give '''''
each. This total of $1,000" VIII become
an endowment fund, the interest io'''
which Will be used TO maintain the he
brew union college of this city II "as
also agreed to abolish the stpeho system
y, tho college and substitute the scholar
ship system.
\ continuation OF the scenes OF yes'er-
day. when tlj5,60 was subscribed TOT '"c
support Of the college, took place "ne"
Adolph : Ochs made his report 10 inc
council. He had no more than compete"
us reading when subscriptions began 10
como I'm. and in shor, time enough mad
been given 10 bring the sum well over
10000
simon Wolf. Of Washington. chairman
NJ the council committee on immigration,
denounced what he termed discrimination
against American citizens on the part OF
Russian authorities In recent pasSpof'
legislation. In order that the report
mlgh, reach Congress and the President
early. Mr. Wolf had It read at yes'ef-
DAYS session OF the council. so that IL
could be Immediately mailed to Wash
ing,on. one copy was sent direct 10 Pres
ident Tart
We are confident that this report Will
help 10 defeat the immigration bill no"
before Congress" said Mr.. Wolf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24
FIRE PATROL ACCUSED
w. 5. Howe, of Prevention b.
reau, BlameS It for TheftS.
SHOES TO JEWELS IN LOOT
commissioner Johnson Reports
to Mayor That Robberies
Were Many Last Year.

flre COMMISSIONED johnson submitted
report 10 Mayor Gaynor Yesterday IN
which he declared that numerous thefts.
ranging from pair of shoes to jewery
or considerable value. had taken place al
hres during the last year. supposedly by
hremen. although he had not been able.
after invest cation. TO lay his hands OIL,
any one specifically. In the majority Of
cases. however. he said that suspicion had
been directed toward members OF the Fire
insurance Patrol. over which the Fire
Department exercised no control.
In report attached 10 the Commits
sloners letter to the Manor. Washington
s. Howe. Of the Bureau of Fire Proven
ton. said:
Ii is apparent from the reports Of my
investigation that the employees of the
Fire Insurance Patrol are responsible
Tor many OF the depredations. In one and
perhaps two Instances. the accusations
made against members of the Fire De-
partment are not unwarranted.
When the charges in the Fire Com
mssloners report We're brought 10 the
attention of the New York Board Of
Fire Underwriters. t.. r. Pearce an OIL
Ger of the bord. said:
Il cannot answer Fire Commissioner
Johnson's charges till | Investigate our
reports dealing with the particular fires
he mentions. our relations with the de-
partner. have always been plea SAINT and
| sincerely hope the present incident
will not jeopardiZe them in any way.
The ire patrols, which We maintain at
fires. are subordinate TO the department,
and the placing Of responsibility !or
the alleged theft should wait on a COM
pleter knowledge of all the facts con-
nected with them. | will say. however.
that We employ only good men, honest
and sober, and that any dishonesty
among them is very exceptional
As result of the investigation. The
Fire Commissioner issued a general or
der Yesterday 10 the department tina !!
officers in command at fires viii be held
accountable for the protection of prop
erty at fires as long as the premises are
under control OF the Fire Department.
and will see to IL that such property -
turned over intact 10 the Fire Patrol
when the Fire Patrol succeeds the Fire
Department as custodian of said PROV
erty."
il is the custom of the members OF
the Fire Patrol to return 10 the scene
of the fire after il is out and remain
with the property until ii is turned over
TO the owner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24
LIKES CANADA LABOR LAW
Better than Erdman Act, Says
Railroad President.

New Haven. Jan. 23.-An argument for
the adoption Of the Canadian Industrial
Pursuits Investigation law, rather than
the Erdman law. which il at present
used In this country 10 adjust strikes,
was made here tonight at the Chamber
OF Commerce dinner by w. W. Finley
president Of the Southern Railway. Mr..
Finley said;
There is nothing compulsory about the
Erdman law a. any stage OF the pro-
ceedlngs until a controversy has been
finally and voluntarily submitted 10 ar
bitration. Yet il has been the means OF
the amicable adjustment OF large num-
Der OF controversies which but for the
proceedings under 1t, might have resulted
IN strikes.
But since the Erdman Law has been
on the statute books cases have arisen
in which Il was not awaited OF and strikes
have resulted. Although the settlements
arrived at in the cases In which II has
been invoked have not always been en-
tircly satisfactory 10 both sides, they
have always been in the public interes
TO the extent that they have kept traffic
moving. and J believe that the time has
now come Wncn we should 80 step
further and make II still more improbd-
bic that q strike OF lockout shall affect
the transportation service OF the coun-
try.
on account Of the Inconvenience. and.
in some cases, hardship. that would re-
suit 10 the public from an interruption
OF railway service. ] believe that. II any
such interruption shall occur as a result
of d difference between employers ana
employees. the public has a right to such
fun Information as MAY serve az "A basis
for an intelligent opinion az TO the merits
OF the controversy. This is most eifectu-
ally accomplished b. the Canadian Indus
trial Pursuits Investigation law, which
provides that where a strike or lockout
is threatened involving any agency Of
transportation or communica ton, or other
public service utility. before such strike
or lockout can legally take place the par
ties must refer their differences TO a
special board which exercises subs,anti-
ally the powers Of q court in hearing a
So. The first efforts OF the board are TO
bring about n settlement by Cancellation.
Failing in this. IL prepares and publishes
report setting forth what. in the board s
opinion, ought or ough; not 10 be done
by the respective parties concerned.
Mr. Finley made the point that the es-
sential difference between the two avs
is that resort 20 the Erdman law Is vol
untary, but while resort 20 the Canadian
law is compulsory. the finding Is not
binding OF either party. For effective
ness he says. the Canadian law depends
on public opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24
GETS MEDAL FOR BRAVERY
Captain Cecil Rewarded for
Gallantry in Action.

Washington Jan. 23.-Prcsldent TAFT
presented to-day TO Captain Joscphus :.
cecil Of the 18th Infantry, the medal OF
honor awarded by Congress Tor d!stln-
gushcd gallantry In action az bud' DaJo'
IrIo pbillpuiue Islands on March 8, 1906.
captain Cecil was private. corporal ana
sergeant IN the ith Tennessee Volunteer
Infantry during the Spanish War. attain
inr the rank OF first lieutenant In the
REGULAR army In 1879. VI the time of SER
,.ice for which he was honorcd to-day ne
was FIRST lieutenant in the 18th In
10, t,x