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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
RURAL Ro b n,

y . : 4
We want to ask the Times to tell
US under whose administration were
me rural routes of Marion county
am throughout Vest Virginia estab-
Was not this great boon to- the tn!
rural people the result ofs the long
service Of Senator'S Scot and Ell ins
ana the noble work OF Cong essman
povener and, otherfR epa blicanS repreE=;
sentatives?
VINO secured the inn oHements sot
y she en-, IsM,onongahela rivera ~ 6,
what Democratic conf essiianS had
z h .ii In that great wSrls?
The answer is, nonel
ms Us well as 8lpra al ica1ly all Tie
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

If you think money matters are
easy, try to borrow some money
from the banks on gilt edged securr-
,ity. Ask any banker il he is seek
ing loans for his money. What
caused this timidity. in financial cir
cles? Everybody knows the answer
and those who are reading and
thinking these days, are going to the
polls in November an ana remove the
cause.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
THE FUNNY PART.

Il The Times is mistaken if 1T think
the West, yirginian sees any fun ii
the fact that Congressman Neely:sc
cured a mail box, for, the B. & Q. sta
,tion. Nit a bit Of It. Such littl,
Services. by congressman are neces
,sary and are incidental to their ror
fine Of duttesq It: is not, however, :
mark OF craftsmanship. What "
think so funny. aboutritSis thatith
Democratic press would boast about
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
aTHE INTERESTS

~ = . J.
Republican representatives in con-
eress served,the rich and :the:.wealthE'
and looked to "the interests to elect
Times.
We are used to a good many stag
gerfng assertions from the Times but
We do not know of anything;that has
so completely shocked us as this as
sertion. No doubt every Democrat
who read this statement frightened
lis face with a broad grin. They
Know where the special interests"
are. in this section Of the country
There Smoothing In the country COM
parable TO the special interests" rep,
resented by Watson hiltontsm. SEN
ator Clrilton's law firm2are attorneys
for aiil2 the Special interests" In
Charleston, the railroads, the gas
com pany, the traction interests and
others, and have mad their living
representing these special inter,
/ ests.1' Senator Watson, who Is in fact
Fthe democratic party OF West Virgin
Ma. VS. not a. legal represen tative tsot
enc especial interests, but is the real
thing himself. ~ 81,
That is an issue It would be profit
able for tile apost1 les, Of the, New Free
dom Is shun in West rginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

Senator White has the Demo-Prog.
II Alltes" on the4run. He has turne"
the right wing and driven the major
lin charge from his Qualifications be
mail box atithe B. & Q. sta
ition. The left wing is disbandtne
and returning to the Republican
camp. (. !, rs & sg..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
IS IT A NEW DICTATORSHIP

The basis of the new peace III
Mexico now roreshadowed depends
upon the elimination: of both Car
rama and Villa. To, what extent
are these rival >chieftains to be elm
CONTINUED on PAGE r1yE.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
soMErH1NG WRONG.

When conditions are such that
tanks with plenty Of money in their
faults - will sacrifice their profit by
'efusing to loan their money, there
something wrong. Vote fer
change. -. ,i., -,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
/ Z ADO D EABoUTENOTHING

ilEsl5S8 j.. NJ A ~ 1t 100
Investigation shows that the mai .
Ebox at the B. q o. depot was placed
|tIere over three years 80, long be- be
jfpre Congressman Nicely dampe 60
the ardo 81 a number of local Dem
Flocrats by jumping out and taking KIN
the congressio nal nomination away
from them The post office depart:
|ment issued a. general order several
years ago directing that these boxes
be placed in all I'll atoms through
out the United States; They were .As'e
placed inst the ations In the strie g
FTepresente by both Republ leans a n
Demo Gratis and there is no POI i Mss
IN tina servi ice: Con- ressmenf nag llga
nothing to- do with 81 So the =. 6,
lEreed oms press has ma de eRi Y a =
about mot Il ing ~
The sAl iies;Ss OF the First con gEsess;
!sional district have not yet accep Es ts1
the challenge OF die socia list ga sln ~ Y
Edate for CONG ress TO discrlss theE w ls
sues. Il ne the Dual "a lance wants tq
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

The. New Freedom has not freed
us from, war tax. in the time Of
peace. ~ q, .5-is.s.,;,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

The New. Freedom has freed Lou :
,'siana OF her sugar mills.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
s q \ n r.; AND EFFE I

u The depressed scond tion Sof tndusz
trial affairs IN this city is ref cteds
n the: susp pension Of work sbys one 8p 4
!tIIe largest establ ishment ins the
ssSTheeling district Itch vii add
/ ar.eeeiys Is the ID lumber Of tie nnems
soloyed. With others running on
SsrFsa NJ d ecreassd capacity the pEessI
ri siflat ton Is not encourage ling. nor
Ss1 ne outlook Tor the future hope 4
MI n me Intelligeneef his been
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

The New Freedom. has not the
The New Freedom has not freed
the money now being boarded in the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
81 HotiIsIe q Delega3tI.egIi

II flelA1AA4klENe kLGk1Q9e IN
"a
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The Times tries TO belittle the
work and the record of the RepubltSs
can party and \ I'll Is fght be effective.
Icampaigning Sif the people had no
memories But practically every
voter can remembe the effect Of the
German tariffs law, and those who 5dPs5
not remember that Law see and feel
Ifhe practical swor kings OF the Under5
wood tariff. True this is an old ISL 81
Iaue.s But Just now Il is "a new issue
andisyerys much alive.
The prot ctive8 tariff has been the.
lbulwark upon viii ch all our manu-;
faeturing Industries have been ess
ltablished: q
lit has been the fortification behind.
which they have grown and PROS
\ pered. 81
ItEhas beensth he meal ticket for the
iIbest paid workmen8 in. the world.
1t has been the bridge spanning.
1.-THE high cost Of living chasm that3ts
Swallowing up the pitance OF the
lworkingmen today. IS.
@Its lis an und isputab BILE fact that the
history Of the country shows that the
ltimesi of the greatest business depres2
)lsionFllave always resulted from DEM
locratic3 gislation and that the eras
ELof our greatest prosperity have come
I'm Ter II enublican rule ~
The government now has on de-
post in@th national banks Of the
NJ country s Is, oOo, 900 to relieve the 6,
InancialS stress Of thes country, but,
with all this extra money the banks
are afraid under present business
conditions, to loan their money. The.
lsecretary Of the Treasury has. recent;
Ily published "a list Of hundreds OF
blanks throughout the country which.
are holding reserves many times
THAT required by law. 3. :,
This is& not as the bankers would
Ihaye They make their money by
llloaning their money. Without loans
lIfheres can be no dividends. fors their.
shareholders. The, much boosted,
democratic currency law has not yet.
Ibeen put into effect and we cannot
lexpect that experiment to be tried
Tout before the election. 1t may
prove as much of boomerang as the
ltariff law and 1t would not be good
politics to put 1t into effect just be-
fore the voters pass upon its effects.
a financial panic was only avert
ed a short time ago by return to
the Vreeland -Aldricl bill, a Repub-s
lican measure. u
But the financial Legislation is not
the cause of our greatest trouble. The
tariff is the straw that broke the
camels back" The loss of revenue
under the free trade policy has de-
pleted the treasury. It has caused
the revenue to shrink about $780,
900, 900, the amount that is to be re-
placed by a war tax in time of peace
1t was put forth as a revenue meas;
ure and the leading Democratic pa
:pers admit that it has failed to be al
revenue producer.
Ii 1T was given as the panacea for the
thigh cost OF living and prices haye1
advanced steadily under its opera
lfion
4! III Twas stated that it would help
h,,ssin ess hut ii has, brought business
a. IN sSn,a tion and titlenression.
ut has driven a million men out OF
employment and shut down factoriesI
All over tIie. country. q
Please teil ns Wlsn mas any pe
cratic on eyer puite
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
FlRQE|

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Editor West Virginia:
Much has been said about the read
building in Fairnfpnt dist ict, esre==
cially about the width of the road As
constructed about Barrackville.
The road as constructed beyoIId ID
Edgemont is fourteen feet wide, nd
reliable information Is that the groadj
will be only that width through TILT
glowing suburb to z Twelfth stree.
11ie growing population of; Edgemoltt
deserves fairers treatment from thnEei
who are authorized tosapend the peg-
pies money. This SiiarEoR ;galt8eI
read is. not a fair consideration ofl
the rights of these people. Is sc Sfatf
to the country and suburban citiSap8
to pay for paving Fairmont ye1lik
twelve blocks the fill width of tl1ist
ty-tive feet and get two-ft fths
much paving for themselye
Will the county court please adj
wise the. citizens OF 4Fairmont hoW
vide the pavement on Fairmont axe
nue. will be byFannouncemen In the
city papers? I'll s Il
,..s.i-s-.I NT1RES1EEDfSlf1
Contributed. 4
In the course of human vents
1aail box was placed at the 3. & 81
depot for the ccomm6 dattpn Of TIN
travelling men. Now that ii as Zine
forsthe. trtrG itisaE 4.Nan AID To- lot
be fine il repre- viithtiyes in Con rss
would do sou!ctlibg for his sconsti til4
ents? How about the promise toFreT
duces the cost ofiliving :.
Much emphasis is given these days
to the efforts Of the Demo tic8 con-
eressmen OF this state u. the itlteE
est Of the Union. soldiers who de-
serve support from the governments.
Yes, how we'll wel remember tlse
Democrats boldly, and from We
stump, called the sans old soldieha
!" Government; PaupersH only q fey
years ago. Suffer not ourselves 70
be deceived. a Republic lean con gress-
man isSa better friend.
President Wilson has greed tllat
Congress may adjourn TIL sScyetil7
Der 18th IN order i've tlls CON
gressmen who are ing re-aledr
tion opportunity Stoi ma canvas Tor
same. How patriot cs But who VIII
look after the mail box duging tifis
b
q e = .b..,-l s....l.
Onlyja Sfew3rilore ann ~ 81 Eng
Big Lumbe Out sac Of Tile
F. 7. i Kelly LltIlB
You had better my e you want
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

talk about the issues Mr.: Holt will
accommodate them at any time.
Why all the silence since this chal7
lenge was issued?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

Only a. few3rio re reina ~ Of tlie
Big sLlm ber[ Out sac 81 Tile
F. r, Kelly Ltnlte i ~
You had .hett hurry e you want
anyjof iii 6 spiend id bar inssin EIops-
ing Ceiling, fling DOCS. Wlis-
dows, Mouldin and many other
things that are 81 Ing inst at siaugh-
.terf5brices. n Cal and what you
cam do; in the way of argains
4sS II 3ss SEPT. 30 q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
BRoKEINVik PLEDGES 81 & tx ANDlTAxE :;

~ 9l7 Il7-s n ~
The Cincinnati Emo irer Demo
cratic I'M a smashing ditorial Sep
|Etember 3 Y goes fter the Democratic
|adminfstratio ion for its olation of Its
platform pledg OF free tolls for
American coastwise vessels through
the Panama canal. IT says i'm plain
words that the tonnage tolls for pass
ing American pro ducts through the
canal siss not onl II az tax, but &c says: u
This tax upon American products
carried in United States vessels
a United States canal, prod
Iucts of our own states, to be utilized
fby8 our own people, is q D Democratic
tax a Democratic burde upon our
miners our transportation compa=
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
Fairlaont IIsst virgiinian
egHE HONE PApER.''
Rstabliahed 1858.

PubIished Daily Except Sunday
b. the Faifment grtnting and PUB
iinhlng Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
sUrsCRIpH1ON RATES

lil3s3.. l.!sl!.s
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-23
Cub Pitchers in Excellent Form-Sox
: Win-Feds Lose.

At the psychological moment the.
Cub pitching staff has oiled up,
shaken the kinks from injured arms
and become effective on the eve of
the most important battles of the year
to the West Siders.
Tonight, after finishing with the
Phillies, the Cubs depart for Boston,
where series will be opened with
the Braves Saturday. Then the West
Siders go to New York, Brooklyn and
Philadelphia in the order named.
Stiff resistance will be encountered
in the first two cities and O'Day viii
need every ounce of strength at his
command in order to lead his men
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-23

international tennis will gets its
first taste of Chicago weather this
afternoon on the Onwentsia courts
when Canada and Australia clash in
the preliminaries of the Davis cup
tournament. =
Singles will come first, Norman
Brookes meeting B. P. Schwengers.
At the conclusion of this match A. F.
Wilding and R. B. Powers will play.
Brookes and Wilding, the Australians,
are favorites over the Canadians.
BIistering heat may cause some
upsets. Wilding and Brookes both
play slashing tennis, replete with vol
leys, and they may be handicapped,
by the weather. The matches are Ii
able to turn into test of endurance
more than form.
Mclaughlin, Bundy, Williams and
Behr all won their tennis matches in
Boston and will represent America in
the Davis cup tournament.
President Tener of the National
League, in commenting on the out
come of the wordy war between Ban
Johnson and the players, says he does
not believe the settlement will be per-
manent because Of the belligerency
of some Of the magnates." That's
hot shot for some one.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-23
BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
RESULTS YESTERDAY

American League.
Washington, s.; Chicago, 9.
Philadelphia, 8; Cleveland, 0.
New York, 3-8; Detroit, 1-5.
Boston, SIS; St. Louis, 80.
National League.
Chicago, 4; Philadelphia, 2.
Cincinnati, 1 New York, 4.
st. Louis, 2; Brooklyn, 1.
Pittsburgh, O-S; Boston, IA
game II innings).
Federal League. -
Brooklyn, 9; Chicago, 8.
Pittsburgh, 2; Indianapolis, 1.
Buffalo, 6; Kansas City, 3.
Baltimore, 5; st. Louis, 0.
American Association.
No games scheduled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06

Has Cameron county Democracy a
legal executive committee Colonel
Gays letter, charging that il has not.
has attracted wide attention. % only
among Cameron county Democrats. bu,
all over the Stale. III his charges bc
true, and there appears no reason 10
doubt il, then il looks as if the party
really has no organization in this coun-
~. This being the case. how can the
coming primaries b. conducted accord
ang to the State election laws? II surely
looks as il il were up Ia the Democrats
Of the county To investigate the subject.
Or, better still, since We have no legal
executive committee, why not call the
primaries. off altogether. and a. Colonel
Gay suggests. let all property ownerS of
abe county get together and select u non
partisan county ticket. whose platform
ahall be- along purely progressive lines?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06

Washington, ID. C.. June 5.-Of all the
birds known ~ natural enemies Of the
cotton boil wccyil. orioles. swallows aud
~nighihawks are the most important. ne
cor,Iing Ia the biological survey of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
turc. Insect specialists Of the bureau
have made extensive Investigation Of the
subject. which have developed that there
are sixty kinds of birds hat eat the
wecyil.
The n%ighihawk. or bnllbat. catches the
wecvils on the wing in considerable num-
crs. especially during their migration.
Unfortunately the n~ighthawk is shot for
sport or eaten for food in some sectors
of the South. but its value for food il
infinitcsimal as compared with the ser
vices il renders the cotton grower aud
other agriculiurists. and every effort
should be- made 10 spread broadcast =
know hedge " its usefulness ~ n wccvil
DESTROYER. with a view Ia it, complete
protection. The orioles. barn swallow.
roughwing swallow. bank swallow. cliff
swallow and the martin are al perSis-
ten enemies of the boil wccyil.
From the standpoint of the farmer and
the cotton grower. these swallows are
among the most useful birds. especially
by nature 10 capture insects
in midair. their powers Of flight and en-
are unexcellel. and in their own
field they have no competitors. Their
value To the cotton grower con
sists in the fate that. like the n%ighthawk.
they capture boil weevils when flying
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06
WILSON ADMINISTRATION WITH
STANDS SHOCK OF ASSAULTS
Busy Bodies OF The Old Regimes Are Unable To
Shove From Steady Supports Democratic Powers
That Be.

Washington. ID. g.. June G-The vii
son administration il standing the
shock" of Theodore RooSevclt'S as-
saults without fear or trembling. and
ia the same manner il j. facing The hos
tiliiy Of all those interests that are
working indi idually and in combina.
tionS to discrelit the work Of the Demo
cratic party during the last fiftccl
months.
That such "A campaign of diSparasc-
mcnt would be- %inauguratcd was expected
by the President and his advisers from
the beginning. That the Republican old
guard. 81 the one hand. and the Bull
Moose radicals. on the other. would seek
.o undermine the confidence of the pco-
pie in the Democratic regime. prior Ia
the Congressional elections. was newt
able.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06

cause a more or less general overhaul.
ing of business. \ new currency Sys
TEN such aS j. now being put into opera
tion was certain to agitatc the nations
finances. I'm antitrust plan such ~ ~
now embodied ia the pending bills very
naturally upSctS the old order.
But these changes are not revolution
airy. They have created no widespread
diSiruSt. They have no shaken The
foundations Of legitimate business. They
have not invited the condemnation Of
the people and have not DESTROYED the
belief of the country ia the sincerity.
The patriotism and the ability az the al
miniStration.
President Wilson and his allies III
Congress know all this and they are en-
tircly satisfied To rest their ease with
the voters ia November. They have cX-
pcctrd severe criticism ~ The opposition
aud are willing Ia lace ami answer il
when the time comes. la the meantime.
the President ami his friends are pro
cccding with the third nf the great con
sIructive reforms guaranteed ~ the
party lfdiitim at bdiiiut'Af. ihiN
mean Ia complete their antitrust pro.
gram before the adjournment Of Con
grc>s J. brought about. The Senate j.
still inclined to dcmur. but the oppOSi
tion there will melt away If TIN eXccu-
tive adlcrcs 20 his original determine
ton.
And there il plenty of reason today a.
believe that Mr.. Wilson will not rcce,lc
an inch in this direction. This means
that Congress will no finish its work
before the middle or last Of July. II H.
altogether possible that Adjournment
will not come until the middle of August.
IN spite Of the fact that a strenuous
campaign is just ahead.
The canal tolls repeal will DC voted
i'm the Senate within 4 week or ten DAYS.
The appropriation bills will h. hurried
as much aS possible and the decks
cleared for the final struggle in the Sen
ate over the legislation affecting mo
nopoly. The House will within i week
pass the ADM i>tration antitrust bills.
While a carpine opposition. therefore.
i on the stump finding fault the Demo
cratic party will b. CARRYING into effect
H. promises and paving the way for IN
expected triumph IA the polls this fall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1914.


At last, the International News Ser
vice has actually discovered that Gen.
eral Huerta really did authorize the
medlators 10 state that he would resign.
IL II became necessary in order To insure
the success of the efforts Of the confer.
ence to patch up matters between him
md the United States. This nc,cS was a
distinct Associated Press SCOOP. Not
only did the International News Service
fail to obtain the news hut il took eSpcc.
1al pains TO deny the report. This was
I W weeks ago. when the newspapers
NAssociated Press papers. that isl
printed dispatches from Mexico convey.
ing the information that Huerta had
given the Mexican delegates To the peace
conference power 10 present his r%osiena-
ton" Event after event during the re
cent embroglio between Mexico aud the
United States has proven that the As
ISOLATED Press is 10 be- depended upon
for all the real news. The majority of
newspaper readers. however. have been
aware OF this fact long since. No matter
what sensational reports may be- pub
tished by papers obtaining their news
from other sources. people will await the
coming of the Associated Press papers
before accepting or rejecting such re
ports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06

When Mr.. Roosevelt ~arraigas the par.
~ in power for it, policy as To the tar.
If and the regulation of trusts he rhal
lensc> inquiry a. Ia what. in his two
terms a. President. he did. or induced
his party To do. ON these important
questions. The answer is very simple.
lie lodged the first: he muddlcd the see.
ond. There were political and personal
reasons for dol:ing the tariff. II was
the condition precedcnt-in "a sense. ii
was the price of a denomination Mr..
Roo>cvelt's shuffling. dickcring and
cowardicc ~ 10 the tariff secured him
a second term. but sowcd the seeds Of
disaster for his party. Ii is no longer
a dominant issue. hut if il were. what
j. there in Mr.. Rooscyclt's record to
make us believe that he could or woul,.
deal with il wisely. or with courage.
or even with Il loyal desire unsclfishly Ia
serve his country?-New York Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06
I'I:UNE ICE CREAM.

When the old ~flavors If ice cream
have grown monotonous. try prune is
cream and see if il will not cheer the
iadcd appetite.
Prepare the cream just n YOU would
for vanilla. Then drain and seed care.
fully cooked prulcs. Rub the purce
through a sieve or colandcr. or they may
he even chopped very fine. For every
quart Of sweet cream use one pint oi
prunes. unSwectencd. and one tablespoon
ful of lemon juice. Freeze. pack and let
riIen for One hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-06
PROFITABLE MUNICIPAL PLANT.

i-Aibl<T. y
Omaha. Ncb.-The wafer commission
.ers have Just issued "A detailed statement
of the eighteen months since Omaha took
over the water system supplying omaha
and South Omaha. 1t shows that in this
period water rates had been reduced
- IL per cent to consumers. and nearly
s..O0. DO0 net had been set aside rs profits
on the operation of The plant for eish-
teen months. When the water system
passed 10 control of the city il was un-
der adverse circumstances n against
public sentiment. The vote for munici-
pal ownership had been overwhelming.
but ten wears of expensive legislation
found necessary Ia dislodsc the private
company caused n loss 81 support by
thousands Of former enthusiasts. The
city expected Ia pay S~3.J00.o00 for the
plant. Ii cost. instead. S6.'lg.0o0. So
unpopular did the idea become before
the deal was contaminated that the citi-
zcns refused Ia vote the necessary bonds
and il was only under the orders of the
federal court that the bonding PROPOSE
ton was carried. When the plant passed
10 the city the rate Ia consumers was
- rents per 1910 gallons. After eighteen
months of city ownership the rate is
y, II cents per lOOO.-Municipal Jour
nal.