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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21

opened his eyes. Bis right hand slid
under his pillow, but remained there.
LAY STILL" said the burglar in con,
yersatlonal tone. Burglars Of the third
type do not hiss. The citizen in the
bed looked at the round end Of the
burglars pistol and lay still.
Now hold up bothiyour hands, com.
manded the burglar.
The citizen had a little. pointed,
brown and gray beard, like that Of a
painless dentist. He looked solid.
esteemed. irritable and disguised. He
sat up In bed and raised his right hand
above his head.
up with the other one" ordered the
burglar. you might be amphlblous
and shoot with your left. You can
count two, can't you? Hurry up, now"
Cant raise the other one" said the
citizen, with q contortion Of his Inca
nicnts.
What's tho matter with it7'
Rheumatism in the shoulder"
"In1ammatoryT
WAS. The inflammation has gone
down"
The burglar stood for n moment or
two. holding his gun on the afflicted
one. He glanced at the plumber on -
dresser and then. with a half IN.
barrassed air. back at the man m the
bed. Then he. too. made q sudden
grimace.
Don't stand there making faces.r
snapped the citizen bad humoredly.
"If you've come to burgle why don't
you do it2 There's some STUFF lying
around.n
"'Scuse me-" said the burglar, with a
grin, sbut It Just socked me one too.
It's good for you that rheumatism and
me happens to be old pals. / got It in
my left arm too. Most anybody but me
would have popped you when you
wouldn't hoist that left claw ofyours."
How long have you had it," inquir-
cd The citizen,
-Four years. / guess that amt all.
Once you've got It.. it's you for a rheu-
matic life-that's my judgment"
Ever try rnttlesnake oll?" asked the
citizen intcrestedly.
Gallons" said the burglar. eff all
the snakes I've used the oil Of was
strung out in a row, they'd reach eight
times az far, as Saturn, and the rattles
could be heard in Valparaiso, Ind, and
back" ~"
some use ~chlselum'ss, pills., remark.
cd the citizen. '7t''
"Fudgc!! said the burglar. "Took 'em
five months. No good. I had some re-
lief the year I tried Finkelham's ex-
tract. Bslm of Gilead poultices and
Potts pain pulverizer, but I think It
was the buckeye ! carried In my pocket
what done the trick"
rs yours worse in the morning OF at
night?' asked the citizen.
Might" said the burglar, "just when
I'm busiest. Say, take down that arm
OF yours-I guess you won't Say, did
you ever try Blickerstaff's blood build.
err"
II never did. Does yours come in
paroxysms, or is It a steady pain"
The burglar sat down on the foot Of
the bed and rested his gun on his
crossed knee.
at Jumps" said he. at strikes me
when / amt looking for It. I had to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21

Morgan and George Travis. Will Vim
cent, Nelson Hciskill, Ellis Rogers
Andy Sattcrheld, Martin yangllder.
The honor guests received several
presents. Ellis received a gold watch
and fob. at an carly hour cake, ice
cream and lemonade were served ana
all enjoyed themselves hugely.
KIDDo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21
MuDLICK RUN AND
PRICKETTS CREEK.


We have been having some fine
rains in this section which r great
ly appreciated.
The infant son of Mr.. John Kirk
died Monday morning at 4 o'clock.
Cholera infantum was the cause OF
Its death.
Several people from here attended
the funeral Of Helen Virginia, the
three-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Vincent, Sunday
morning. The child was only sick
about twelve hours with cholera in
fantum.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Neel wcrcSyis-
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Carroll,
at Grafton, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Travis were
visiting at Mr.. Ashman Carpenters
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boyers were Wis
ting there also.
Misses Jettici and Mamie Lake took
supper at Willie Travis Sunday even
tng.
Misses Tressa Rogers and Ruth
Travis and Mcssrs. Ellis Rogers and
Russell HeislScll were calling ut Mr..
Johnny Yinccnt's, on Grassy Run, on
Sunday.
There was a birthday party at the
home OF Mr.. Nick Jenkins Saturday
night in honor of his twenty-hrth
birthday, and the ffthtecnth birth
day OF Ellis Rogers. Those present
were: M and Mrs. Jake Rogers,
Mr.. and Ms. Willie Travis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nick jenkins, Misses Bessie,
Jettie and Mamie Lake, Annie lIcis-
Kill. Ruth Travis, Trcssic. Thclma
and Wilma Rogers, Mcssrs. Ernest
Lake, Marion Rudy, Andy Hendcr-
son, Glecds 6EandegriG, Lee Rudy,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21

some Of them Americans refugees
from Genoa. Palermo and Naples.
Tie vessel called from Naples Augnst
5 and made the voyage without
sighting warships.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21
REFUGEES SEE NO wARsHIps.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.AThe ital.
ian steamer Stampalia reached New
York today with 62s passengers,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21

mover falls. That's why millions OF
people arc using "GETS.lTr today
throwing away their fuSsy plas-
tiers, sticky tape. t~oe.catlaS salyos.
and wrapping outftSr that mako a
bundle around tSc toe and choke 4lt
Into pain by pressing either on or
around tho corn. There Is nothing
to stick TO ycrr stocking. nothing to
cause Inflammation or raTncSs.i nothintEy
to press on o raround tho corn. You apply
1t IN = seconds. No more knives, rnEors.
scissors or flcs, with their blood-pol-
son dangers. Try "GETS.lTn for that
corn. callnS. or bunIon.
"GETS.IT" is sold by drurrfsts
everywhere. &c n bottle. or sent al.
rect by Z. Lawrence 6 Co. Chicago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21
Use aGsis.K,v Gorns
shriveI, vanish!I
IItsthe Now Way, and Yspai Forge.
YousEYar had cnrns

"s drops nut ON IN . seconds. Coz )
'shrlvels. comes clean oTttl3 srhRtts
the marvellous story o. "6ETSslTsitlt the
simpler for tho euro OF corns-andfi il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21
An ExcepHon.

People turn pale when they faint,
don't they7" asked a counsel who was
severely cross 7eIamining and, badger.
Ing a witness.
no. mot always"
"Did you ever hear Of a case Of faint.
Ing whereth the party didlnot turn paleY'
Eyes, SIR
.sDld you ever; see suchia case,"g
"Yes. SIR
.who was it?'
Twas a negro. sir.r-E1ehanse
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21

"Gets-It" is sold in Fairmont by
w. R. Crane & Co., Mt. City Drug
Co.. Hall Drug Co., Martin Bros.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21

W. will take time In the midst Of
our busy season to tell some Of tho
happenings locally.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18

81 am glad that this great convention
of real estate interests OF the greatest
state in .he union is giving thought
to the subject of factory legislation
and regulation" said Abrsm ]. Elkus,
chief counsel to the New York State
Factory Commission. He added; at
is & good sign and promises well for
the future. No one wants to injure
real estate. Factory laws are not
enacted to do that. They are enacted
for one purpose only, TO make build
ings safe and healthful for their occu-
pants.
THAT is a duty of state government
which should be encouraged by all,
and there is not one real estate owner
within the sound OF my voice who
would stand for permitting an unsafe
building 20 remain as II IS because
il would cost money 10 alter il. We
are all agreed that buildings should
be made safe. The point is how that
shall be accomplished. Sometimes there
are several alternatives, one simple
and inexpensive, the other most costly
and burdensome.
"If real estate representatives viii
take an active interest and adopt a
fair attitude they will always get the
former. II they are antagonistic TO all
plans of Improvement, II they are IN
different and disinterested, they have
themselves alone TO blame II the latter,
the more buroensome requirement, Is
imposed upon them.
"And so IL is with the administration
of the law itself. We all know that
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18

The second and closing day OF the
annual convention of the Real Estate
Association of the State of New YORK
was notable for many interesting ad-
dresses by prominent men who are IN
one or more ways identified with the
realty affairs Of the Empire State. As
a climax to the hours that had been
devoted to sightseeing trips by auto
mobile to The Bronx and Queens and
through Manhattan, TO most cordial
and delightful receptions for delegates
and guests by the Merchants Associa-
tion and others, to participation IN dls-
cussions and the hearing of addresses
q dinner was held last night in the
banquet room Of the Hotel Astor
To-day delegates and guests VIII be
taken on sightseeing trip OF BROOK
lyn by the Brooklyn committee, and
most pleasurable time awaits those
who make the trip. And when the trip
is ended the convention VIII ofhciaily
be a matter of record. The Brooklyn
expedition will begin at $3.50 o'clock
this morning, and at ! O'Clock the tour
will be finished.
Many stanch friends Of and work
ers in the cause of realty interests ap-
peared at the sessions of the conven-
ton held yesterday in the assembly
room of the Hotel Astor. Robert E:
Bowling was one of these workers, and
being at home among, men in his chosen
field of endeavor, the realty world, he
gave talk about the past and possible
future of realty in the metropolis, IN
terspersed with some personal reminis-
cences of men. and had much to say
Of interest about the operation OF the
workmcn's compensation law. lie ls
chairman of the Workmen's Compensa-
tion Commission.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18
Pv HERBERT A. SHERMAN.

The proposal to license real estate
brokers is advocated principally as
measure of regulation. 1t is not IN
tended as a revenue measure. One ol
its advocates intimates there are 100
many crooks in the business.
I am quite willing to admit that
there are some; anybody who has mad
twenty-five years experience as real
estate broker, as | have had, will ad-
nit that; but | have no reason to be-
lieve that there are any more or any
less crooks in the business than in any
other in proportion to the whole num-
Der of brokers. If a business is to be
regulated because there are crooks IN
it we may as we'll prepare to regulate
them all.
"Tbe real estate brokerage business
is not like some which IL has been con-
sldered necessary to regulate. 1t is not
a monopoly. No owner OF real estate
and no prospective buyer or tenant is
Obliged TO deal with a particular
broker. Owners, buyers and tenants
NAV not have to deal with any broker
az all; they can do business direct If
both parties to the transaction are
willing.
at is not like the case of shipper
who may have to ship by particular
road or not at all, or like that OF
man using a telephone who may have
10 deal with one company, or like that
of the consumer of gas or electricity.
"One branch of the business, the
auction branch, does stand on some
what different footing. A buyer may
have to deal with all auctioneer about
whom he knows little or nothing.
There Is a justification for supervision
in this line, though am not prepared
10 say how effective the actual super
vision is.
ave all will admit that it would be
a good thing il We could get rid OF
crooks in the real estate business and
suppress dishonest dealing. How is II
to be done? Commissioners are TO be
appointed and they are to investigate
applicants and issue licenses to those
whom they find worthy or those whom
a certain number of property owners
indorse. These property owners are 70
be reputable, which, no doubt, means
that the commissioners are 20 invesu-
gate the property owners as well as
the brokers. How this will work IN
practice is a question which each OF
us may answer for himself. | venture
to say that a man will have to be
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18
By ALFRED II. WAGG.

President of the Long Island
Real Estate Exchange.
The Real Estate Exchange of Long
Island, which represents by its mem
bership the largest selling organiza-
tions on Long Island, has seriously con-
sidercd for some time an active super
vision of real estate statesmen. ! be-
lievc my remarks will represent the
majority opinion of our members.
While the proposed legislation VIII
undoubtedly be of great benefit to the
real estate interests Of the state al
large. it will be of peculiar benefit to
the New York suburban operators, par
ticularly those whose properties are OH
Long Island. Probably no suburban
territory in New York State has shown
development paralleling the develop
ment of Long Island during the last
ten years. And yet in the minds OF
many people Long Island has become
iniuriously linked with the thought OF
illegitimate schemes, fake booms and
questionable practices. This condition
can be remeded only by proper ana
authoritative supervision.
A few years ago, as direct result
of increased transportation facllltles
and extensive public improvements;
real estate values in the Long Island
committing zone scared skyward. Many
soldiers of fortune, failures in other
lines of endeavor, attracted by eXagger-
ated tales OF fabulous profits, became
Long Island real estate brokers. IL
was the only business they could en-
gage in without capital or training
Business WAS good, commissions were
large and the confidence of the pubic
had been strengthened by an era OF
good business. The mushroom brok-
ers, driven by their inordinate greed
abused the confidence of the public,
fostered abuses, Misrepresentation and
dishonesty, which are to-day reacting
on the legitimate operators, and from
which Long Island. with her large and
varied interests, will suffer for many
years. Proper state supervision woulo
have eliminated the large majority OF
this Objectionable class, and would
have done much toward preventing
what is now disagreeable history.
Contrary to the report of the COM
mittee of this association, which rec
ommends "A single commission, there
seems to be on Long Island ar over
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18

whclming sentiment favoring two COM
missions. one having Its headquarters
i'm New York City and the other at Al.
bany, each commission consisting OF
from three to five members, who snail
be appointed with particular reference
TO their intimate knowledge OF actual
conditions in the particular districts
they represent. The intricate problems
resulting from the great volume OF real
estate business transacted IN New YORK
City ard it's suburban areas VIII de-
mand more than their share OF the
time and attention of any single com
mission. If this law is to be properly
administered il will be necessary for
the commissioners from the New ] OH
district TO be in actual daily confer
ence. especially during the first seasons
of the laws operation. The problems
confronting the city and suburhen
broker are so different here that II VIII
reouire men acquainted with hoth 10
eoIitablv administer the licence law.
s single representative from the New
York district would of necessity rep
resent but one of rne two distinct
classes of New York City brokers. The
other lass would in that case be prac-
ticallv without representation On ire
state commission, as we do not belleve
the peculiar problems of the New York
real estate man, city or suburban, arc
duplicated in any other section OF the
state.
Another serious problem confronting
the Long Island operator which the
uroposed law will help solve Is the
present unprofessional tendency tow
ard shifting commissions. There is
village not many miles from here
where any Saturday, Sunday or holiday
vou will find the village shoemaker.
editor and undertaken lined outside Oh
the local real estate Offices, posing AS
real estate brokers, openly soliciting
tusiuess from each new arrival, ana
assuring them that they can sell any
real estate in the village cheaper than
the regular real estate companies. lhey
c'aim. with reason, that they have no
Advertising expenses, that they. ellmi-
rate the expense of maintaining an
oi1ice. that real estate with them is
r,ereiy a side line. and offer to liber-
aIIv split commissions with all comeIs.
Those unprincipled agents, living py
their wits. are having their way pald
hv the legitimate operator, who does
odvertise. who does maintain an once,
ard on account of whose work values
in the village have increased rapidly
and general business improved. This
condition, with slight variations, is re-
neated in many villages and towns on
Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18
Con,o ARGUMENTS For and Against the License Bill

rather notorious character II he cannot
get a license. and even if he canrbt
Il will not be very difficult for him to
find some one through whom he can
act, even though he may be denied
supplementary license.
II do not notice in the pamphlet CIR
culated any particular benefits OF suen
laws where they are in actual opera
tion. If crooks have been eliminated
i'm the other states-California ONO,
etc.-it will only be necessary to elm.
mate them in all the states and in all
lines OF business. Then we Will have
the millennium.
"Although the measure is not intend
ed to produce revenue, It does impose
a fee on brokers, and, as ] understand
it, on their salesman, and perhaps an
additional fee for each branch oihce.
The fee may be small at first, but my
experience is that such burdens grow.
Some years ago the auction license Zee
was nominal, but ! have seen 1t grow
until now ! have TO pay SlO0 year
and give bond of $4,000, which costs
$40 in addition. The trouble Is that
when the state needs more money the
legislators are apt to look around 10
see who is accustomed TO paying ana
make them stand n little more, until
it becomes a burden and an annoyance.
"It occurs to me that If this scheme
has any chance Of success at all 1t
might be on a smaller scale than in
New York City. In small town 1t
might be possible to judge of the char
acter of comparatively small number
OF applicants who would perhaps be
known to most of the leading inhabi-
tants. Possibly il would be well, If it
is TO be tried at all, TO make the ex-
pertinent on a small scale-let us have
something like local option in this mat
ter OF licensing real estate brokers'
and If it works extend the scheme. It
seems to me that il would be large
undertaking to regulate the real estate
brokerage business in New York City.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18
Robert E. Dowling in Reminiscent Mood
Meeting About Many Ihngs-Many Other
SubectA SlgnSeemg
Trip poE okyn Program Today

At the time | was appointed some
papers characterized my appointment
as bad one, saying that l didn't know
anything about the law. Well, ! did
not know much. Now / find that many
who posed as experts on the measure
display a remarkable depth of igno-
rance on that topic.
"Up TO date we have issued 10000
policies, and we have turned over to
the state in premiums over 100000.
We are doing the second largest in
surance business in the state.
81 think the insurance rates are too
high. | succeeded in getting a reduc-
tion of IS per cent; then the propo-
sition was reconsidered. ! predict that
the state fund will not pay out over 80
per cent if present rates are main
tanned. The correctness Of my view
point can't be actually shown until
January next. I'm not an expert in
fguration. nor an actuary, but | feel
positive the rates are too high"
Addresses were also delivered at the
morning session yesterday by Tax
Commissioner Schwab, Ira }. Ettlnger,
executive secretary Of the United Real
Estate Owners, on New York Iene-
ment House Laws; Cyrus c. Miller,
ex-Prcsident Of the Borough OF The
Bronx, on "Real Estate and Terminal
Markets; Abram I. Elkus, chief coun-
sci to the New York State Factory
Commission, on New York State
Factory Laws" and Edward B. Boyn-
ton. president of the American Real
Estate Company, on Real Estate De
velopments,' and Laurence NJ; D; Nc
Guire. president Of the Real Estate
Board. on "Thc Duplication Of Build
ing Inspection"
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18
BIG INCREASE IN
STATE EXEMPTIONS
Last Year Value of Prop
erty Free of Tax Was
S2,27O,S84,737.
BY JOSEPH s. SCHWAB,
President of the State Tax Board.

Excerpts from his address on ok
emption of Personal Property" deliy-
cred at the State Realty Convention:
Since 1904, the first year that exempt
real estate was reported to the State
Tax Commission, the exempt real es-
tate has increased from $l.327,9l1,9S2
to S2,270,S84.737 in 1919, amounting IN
nine years TO II per cent. In 1904 the
assessed real estate amounted TO 81
O51 ,455,025, while in 1918 it amounted
to $40 $50. $50 1872, or an increase in nine
years Of 5j per cent. During the last
nine years, therefore, exempt real es-
tate has been increasing at a much
greater rate than assessed real estate.
In 1913 the total amount Of assessed
real estate in the State of New York
was S1O,96O ,260.S92, and the total
amount of exempt real estate in the
State of New York for the same year
was S2,270.SS4, ,737-that is, nearly one
sixth Of all real estate in the state is
exempt from taxation. Included in the
S2.27O.8S4, 1877 is 57,023,631 for
churches, S8,605,S ,S05 for parsonages,
81 ,991 .0S5 for clergymen's exemptions,
$63, ,043.975 for cemeteries, S10,l46,755
for hospitals, 25,060,870 for asylums,
S2S, ,799 ,250 for fraternal and benevo-
lent purposes, s27.75S,ssO for moral
and mental improvement purposes,
S38, $40 for libraries, S2,209,530 for
historical purposes. $929,610 for agri-
cultural societies. $601,31 for exempt
fremen, S11 ,240,558 for pensioners and
1852, 400 for Indian reservations.
Of the $63 ,043,975 exempted for
cemeteries mention should be made Of
the fact that many of these cemeteries
are corporations and pay substantial
dividends upon the capital stock in
vested.
Probably no piece Of legislation
passed in recent years has been so
widely condemned as the so-called "se-
cured debt law You are all doubt
less familiar with its provisions, which
are total exemption forever in the
hands of all holders Of bonds (other
than mortgage bonds subject to the re-
cording fee) upon an initial payment
of one-half of l per cent upon the
face value Here is an instance OF
legislation palmed of as a tax law and
engrafted upon our old system with )ut
regard to its essential difference in
theory and effect from all that had
gone before.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-18

As Bowling felt more "at home" with
bis hearers and began to recognize
more familiar faces in front of him, he
d.gressed from the main parts OF his
address to say that he believed Ben
lamin Marsh-ProfessO Marsh, as
many OF his friends call him-was
guilty of sailing under false banner
to spread the single tax doctrine tnat
private ownership should cease and
that all titles should be vested in the
state.
Marsh is head Of the association to
untax industry and to lower rents. lie
called on Bowling about five years ago
with a letter from Henry Morgenthau,
for years one of the most brilliant
operators in this city, now Ambassad ador
to Turkey. At The mention OF Nor
genthaus name Bowling stopped,
rubbed his chin with his hand, and,
looking from one side Of the assembly
hall to the other, exclaimed: 81 hope
Morgenthau does not have 10 meet as
tad a situation in Turkey as he did IN
realty here" This was not said sar-
castically. but pleasantly, for Dowllng
and Morgenthau have ever been
friends. and we're for some years buSi-
ness associates, but were not success
ful as such. 1t was evidently that bad
realty situation that Bowling facetious-
ly talked about.
Then. in more confding tone, he
said: al told Morgenthau before he
left to take up his duties as Ambassa-
dor to Turkey that if the Sultan put
one over on him the Sultan must be
pretty shrewd fellow. This sally
about tho unquesGoned ability of Nor
eenthau as a skilful business man was
greeted with much laughter