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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
WHY NOT METER THE AIR :

Why not put a license tax on tele.
phone companies which enjoy the
privilege of the streets and which dc
a great deal towards obstructing the
view of the streets with their polls
and wires?
Yes, why not require the traction
company to pay license tax for ope-
rating its cars over the streets OF the
city?
+.b Is not their franchise an, exclusive
one? ,DoiIo, - Il n, i,
} Why; not tax the gas company FOL
the privilege Of tearing up. thegstreets
at will and laying their pips ,lines
through the streets and alleys? |
If more money is needed there arb
plenty of ways to 1raise7it, ana -
What about an income tax? !:
Why not place a license tax on
newspapers and printing offices?
Why not put a meter on the all
and make the income sure?
There are many other things to
drink than water, such as milk. tea,
coffee. something stronger, etc., on,
there is nothing to breathe but air,
1t is possibly the only monopoly in
Fairmont that is not capitalized OF
taxed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
THE,REFERENDUM.

y "a .
The water ordinance will go into
effect in ten days unless there is n
petition for referendum vote upon
it. Any five men who are willing to
work "a hours day. could get the
necessary signers to such petition
in a single day. 1T would require
about a thousand voters to secure the
referendum vote. The government
OF Fairmont by the new charter issin
the hands of tile people OF: the city1f
they choose to exercise the privileges
granted them by the charter. They
have the fnitfativc, referendum and
recall at their command.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
NoNTAG DAYaFoR5 THEM,n

The only vehicles that wiir cstape
the license tax II the new ordinance
is passed, will be the street cars.
They will roll on as usual taking the
middle of the street without having
10 wear the tag showing that tribute
las been paid to our efficient and
economical" commissioners. But why
should those who enjoy special priv
ileges be disturbed in the pleasurable
occupation of the Throne of the Ex-
empt?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
AN6UNJUsT RATE.

The council has placed its approval
en- the new water ordinance and 1t
willlbecome the law Of tile city in ten
days unless the people veto it by a
referendum vote, which they are
priviledged to do II they so desire.
This ordinance places the burden
of water rents upon the small con.
sumner and makes a higher rate to
small consumers than either Parkers-
burg Marietta, McKcesport, or
Charleston.
IL practically eXempts the big wa
ter consumer who uses over 10000
gallons by making his rate &C per
thousand gallons, and as a citizen
pointed out yesterday in the People s
Forum the city proposes to sell the
Liz consume six barrels of water for
the same amount Of money as 1t sells
the small consumer one barrel. :
The metersrate on small quantities
IS s0c, on large quantities it is only
80 per 5000 gallons.
ON private bath Fairmont will
charge $500, Parkersburg only 5000
and Charleston SO. 90 and the Charles
ton water plant is owned by pri-
Kate corporation. 81
me rate on ssoaa is 2o% higher
tflan Parkersburg. IA
ON eS1ereteos sidewalks The Fair-
rpnt sFate issl rs rs peb square yard JOS
Published today, but it was publish
ed as SC the first time tlieiordinance
appeared in the newspapers! The
rate iii Parkersburg. McKeesport and
Charleston is only one cent.
On dwellings not to exceed four
rooms the Fairmont flat rate is $500,
Farkersburg $500 and Charleston
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
,"oLD TRAY. WILL HELP.

Poor old dog Tray will have to
contribute another dollar to support
the city government if, the proposed
new license law is passed. The COM
missioners need the money to keep
up the high salary payments, and
why should old Tray not have his
burden doubled along with that OF
his master?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17

q - sni4t ~ jfeets IN M lIif
But the biggest discrimination
against the Ssmall consumer iss made
III the meter rates. 1o.oo0ygallons Of
water in Parkersburg costs the con-
sumner s 100, In Fairmont $500. Ma
rietta gives a lee rate for 10000
gallons and the Fairmont rate is zoe.
McKecsport, which has one of the
best water. systems of the country.
and made net profit OF over $33, 900
in 1912 on the water plant. makes a
minimum meter charge Of $1.00 for
1850 gallons, or 500 cubic feet Of
water while the minimum meter
rate in Fairmont is $500 whether
you use any water or not.
These are only a few of the COM
Parsons that show the injustice OF
the whole plan.
|ttThere Has been a6 excuse made for
this, increase. S.1s ''t0s..ysA Il vi.
1t is not claimed that the swaser
system is losing money. Thes Mas
not been financial statement pab.
Fl,shsd stnss' sRatpnnntsa sinpesiia 81 L.
That's why the people. 40 mot k1bw
1more about the toadit to6s Of the dts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
IWHYLIvE IN THE SUBURBS
OF GOOD HEALTHa

80 -
The city of your desire, the
city Of Good Health, should
be your abode. 1T is not nee
essary to live on the outskirts
and be an onlooker of the ac-
tiyities of progress and success.
when you can become part of
them without sacrificing your
peace Of mind, your health or
your happiness. Move to where
life Is more pleasant, stimulate
your system with Nyal's Hot
Springs Blood remedy. The
vans OF doubt and care. wtll
leave YOU and their place viii
be taken by a desire on your
part to move along life's way
with greater vim, vigor and vi
tality There's no better tonic
touring you into your own and
that Which rightly belongs to
You. Ifyou are rundown, try.
1t by all means. Per bottle,
500.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
llIIl3 \ Z.El NESl :ZAIEME
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

.lfa 70. Is ~ fsit n &
could be banished from view: And
as last resort the political ruse OF
the party amplilled itself BY getting
the y Hon. Mr. Smith or TO NASH
Tington. Sul' So 4.,t,f,7sy
This was done that tile colorcd
people. might believe that something
had been done MS recognition .of
the+race. ISL ~ 4J.sst6st.jls
e.No% this question who applied
himself SO Iassiduously in theFpoliti-
Ecal game that he was landed ih
Washington for the victory achieyet,
and also gained sons, \ notorlety
through the local papers, does. not
represent the eolored people Of Fair
mont or any other place. He might,
however, represent that migratory
class Of the eity's population that
exist here because II Is $50 easy to
get by AS / sit and write these
lines the question arises in my mind
as to whether he knows anything
about the struggles ofhis ancestors
or whether he knows the difference
between the part Gorge Washington
ilplayed in the history Of the country
land that of Lincoln. Is
Allow me. please. Mr.. Editor, d
little more space to advert e a''few
Of his remarks as appeared In his
|letter: throughgthe columns Of your
contemporary. He says lie was a
slaye of the Republicans Of Fairmont
for more than ten yeafs9! THIS Is
much Of an ambient way To express
it and we do not know what lhc
means, suffice 1T to; say however, that
his race served many times. ten years
in actual slavery and was only lib
Grated FROM spclt and sig sr the
rights Of men by, the party whose
cause lie has betrayed. 80 $500
He further says that 1t was only
since he saw what was q for tho
colored race ana assisted III electing
Mr.. Nicely ttatasthe westA&afginian
pokes fun at him. What good thing
has he seen forthis race MnaEdtter2i
Does his race Of Fairmont share in
this best tlling.that he has discover
ed for ite If.so let,him point to one
innnitesimal fact ofiit!ffIIefs tile
West Nirginian did not ridiculet him
while he worked for tie advances
nent of the Republican party. This
is true, as there was no, occasion Tor
such, as he was then acting the part
OF man for his race: John Smith
In LIZ 1a44... ...a 3. z 81 =. III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17

1t will cost us much to act as an in
surance agent in Fairmont as to run
a billiard or pool room If the new Ii
cense ordinance is passed. VIII this
mean an advance in insurance rates
in Fairmont?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
WRITE STORIES FOR MOVING
PICTURE PLAYS
New, spare.time Profession for Men
and Wome1-0ne Man Makes
$500 In Six Months.

Owing to the large number Of new
motion picture theaters which are be.
ing opened throughout the country
there is offered to the men and women
Of today, new profession, namely,
that of writing moving picture plays
Producers are paying FROM s25 tc
$3.50 for each scenario accepted, upon
which they can build a photo play.
$500 In Six Months. i
AS IL only requires a few hours
time to construct a complete play,
you can readily see the3immense pos.
s:bilities in this work. One man,
who gave the idea a tryout, writes
that he earned $4,000 In six months.
10 is possible for an intelligent pet.
son to meet with equal success. Z,
One feature Of the business which
should appeal to everyone. is that the
work may be done at home IN spare Si;l:
time. No literary ability Is required
and women have as great an oppor-
tunity as men. Ideas for plots arc
constantly turning up. and may be
put in sceneario form and sold for d
good price.
Particulars Sent FREE.
Complete particulars Of this most
interesting and profitable profession
rnay be had FREE OF CHARGE by
sending a post card to
PHOTO. play ASSOCIATION
Box 1853 Wilkes Barre, Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17

It may be- however that their
Treader VIII use lis good olficies''
and gu hehf1 1853 wEashidigy the psots
sinathel Kitchen ofittRe2w hitefl House
and thus relieve the city Of her hu=
man riffraffe and at the same time
confer a great favor upon the color
ed citizens here who have stability
Of purpose behind which there is Z. 4
principle.
The colored man who casts aside
and forgets the benefits derived by
him and his ancestors from the Re
publican party, a party that has
placed him in possession of ever
right he has today, and places him.
self as the leader Of his race to lead
1t for the advancement Of a party
whose principles are antagonistic to
the rights and Justice OF his race Is a
disgrace to it and menace to The
communitytin VII itch he resides. This,
Mr. Editor, is}what theF"HonNsJohn
Smith, erstwhiles citizen of: Faifz
mont has done .,.it.tg s,tf 4.
For what can the few :coloreds peo.
Pile who have clung 4tost Republi.
can party remember the ",Honp John.
Smith? Did he help thisSraee in any
way while here? h Did she Inn his
leadership advise men q, his race
to be manly2 Did he leave a name
behind him that sayors Of any good
thing among his race? The answer
in, the affirmative does not come.
Those Of his white friends. many
Of whom he numbers. who used
him are iubilant over the fact that
there has been a passing from view
OF this Hon. John Smith. His
manner Of Bringing among them it,|
order to exc. out a living during his
last days here was enough to awak-
et-his party 10 action that some
means might be devise whereby he
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
above named Id, bo,,dy.

above named body.
But Mr.. Editor. the writer was
much surprised to note in your arti.
Gle that the, Hon. Mr.. Smith had
been halted at Washington. He.was
SO legal" to the party whose cause
he espoused and SO jealous in his
"pollyticks" as a leader" Of his
race while here, that we thought he
would llayesbeen scntsabroad by the
President as an Ambassador of the
United States. A careful considera-
ton ofsthc matter however, brings
to mind the grave conditions in Mex
leo at this time and the perplexins
questions that now confront presl-
dent Wilson. We conclude from Ibis
fact that the Hon Mr.. Smith has
been detained indefinitely for. his
sagacious advice on the impending
crisis. 80
Those who followed him, political
lyA do not care for the principles Of
any party SO long as they can have
their ephemeral bacchanalian feast.
This is the class that the Republican
party do not want. They want men,
men that ever keep in mind the prin-
ciples Of Lincoln md thcre vho fol-
low his cause of justice ana right.
What will become OF those fhom lie
claimed as his followers? VIII these
parasites be allowed to exist longer
IL ,th i city, without any Visible means
q support or win the good SIpaetoTpie
'see to that t 6heeyys!s eithsr 3 @sfqrk or
leave her confines? -. 'sD''is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17

and other states from paying an au-
tomobile tax If they come this way
In their machines.
They have exempted the school
teacher, the doctor, the lawyer, the
blacksmith, the oil man, the wage
Garner, the millionaire, the hoi polloi,
the Democrats, the Socialists, the Re-
publicans, the .Prohibitionists, the
Bull Mooserso the suffragettes and
all others who own, vehicles in the
county from license tax. =
How kind and generous the admin
istration has shown itself to all these.
But did you ever stop to think that
the travel through Fairmont would
be comparatively small by vehicle con-
veyance If all these people were
forced to pay tax on vehicles?
Perhaps one good reason why the
farmers vehicles are not taxed is
that they would not come to the city
tc trade and dispose of their produce
If they were met at the city limits by
a tax collector, while other cities
hold out welcome TO them.
BUT THERE is ANOTHER REA-
SON, land PERHAPS A STRONGER
ONE, WHY THE FARMERS ARE
NOT REQUIRED TO PAY A Ii
CENSE TAX ON THEIR VEHICLES,
AND THAT is THAT yTHEsE0yEs-
HrCLEs ARE OUTSIDE oBnTHE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cITn4o FsFAftRMoNT9aItoGiay be, 4
wise thing that the revenuehrafsihg &
po@efsfof thefadministration' are con.
fined to the city limits. .H6.ais
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17
Price

'9@rz fefy7LoW9 BustUT
Wide Elastic in Backa1
I .agThis, new model bisH de-
teyieerset ,flgpEes
with longolow llipstapd,
& where tleaAps are slight.
ly larger ahaB,tlle bust. !.
~ The back Of the model,
while snug, is built to
take care of any surplus
flesh below the shoulders.
Has good length below
waist with plenty Of
wide elastic over bones
in back.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-17

and other states from paying an au-
tomobile tax If they come this way
In their machines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-11
Little Talks On BdbD0lOgD
BY ANNA STEESE RICHARDSON


was penalized 5 for rough skin and
15 for an eruption. The mother pro-
tested vigorously. The doctors show.
ed her a fine eruption over the aldo
mer and under the arm pits. She de-
clared that the child had always had
the marks-they We're sort of birth
mark. The doctors explained that such
an eruption indicated overlooking.
Here was a bottle fed baby, getting
too heavy a fare. The mother admit
ed that she knew nothing about modi'
flying the milk. The doctors told her
how 1t should be done
The roughness Of the skin was due
to mosquito bites, lots of them. The
mother said she couldn't help that and
neither could the baby. That was the
fault Of the mosquitoes. The doctors
did not agree with her. They explain
ed that careful mother protected her
child from mosquitoes with a netting,
that mosquitoes carried disease, that
the itching sores made the baby ner.
vous.
The mother listened resentfully. es,
pecially when she saw that by the card
her baby scored only SO. Nevertheless
she must have thought great deal
about what those doctors said, because
the real contest was held in her city
six weeks later, she entered her baby
and it carried off first prize, scoring 81
per cent. The chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the work wrote me
that this mother had lightened the
quality of the baby's food, and the rash
had disappeared. She had cleared hel
house Of mosquitoes and the baby {
skin was smooth as a rose petal!
Which shows that a Better Babies Con
test makes mothers think-and act
Also, that child can be made health
Ter and happier with just little
thought and attention.
At another contest where very large
prizes were given, a mother cane tc
me in tears. Her baby was beauty
but 1t had not won a prize She
brought the baby to me to prove It's
beauty, doll-like features, absolutel,
classic in their fineness, delicate skin
soft, silken curls. And those stern doc
tors had said that the baby could moi
have prize just because It's teeth were
dark and its stomach too big!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-11
FIGHTING THE FLY.

If you are merchant. and particu-
larly if you are in the grocery, meat
or produce business. how would you
like to get a card from customer
reading as follows:
Flies carry unnamable filth to food.
| counted FLIES in your place
of business today" A Customer.
The state of Kansas has caused to
be printed 100000 of such cards, and
they are being sent to club women all
over the state who have offered their
services in the fly-swatting campaign.
The club women have promised, not
only to use these cards, but to notify
the state board and the local health
officer whenever they send or leave a
card in any store handling food stuffs
of any kind. The pure food inspectors
and health officials are then expected
to call on the store keeper and compel
him to clean up and protect his goods
against flies
Also a fly catechism has been pre-
pared, and is being sent to the teach
ers of every school district in the state.
A copy is to be given to every pupil
to be taken home Once each week
until the close of school the teachers
are to give the children a quiz. Here
are some of the questions of the cate
chism.
Where is the housefy born? In
filth, chiefly in horse manure and out
houses.
How long is the period of his birth?
About ten days from the time the eggs
are laid until the mature fly is born.
What are the steps in the transfer
nation from the egg to the fly? The
egg, the magot, the pupa, the fly
Where does the fly go after leav'
ing the manure pile, the vault and the
spittoon? Into the kitchen, dining
room and bedroom.
What does he do in the kitchen, din
ing room and bedroom? He wipes his
feet on the food, battles in the milk
and annoys the sleeper?
Does the fly visit those sick with
typhoid fever. consumption, smallpox
and cholera infantum? He certainly
does, and may call on you next.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-11
CITY TEACHERS
MAY GET INCREASE

Sioux City. April 9.-Grade school
teachers have petitioned the board Of
education for an increase In salary.
Under the present scale, the teachers
in their petition asserted, they could
not live as women should live who
have the responsibilities Of molding the
lives of the city's children.
They declared the low salaries which
they receive causes constant worri-
ment over problems Of board, room,
clothes and other necessities, and that
it was impossible for teacher to give
the best Of herself to the children when
she was under this constant strain.
1t was pointed out by the teachers
that the increase in salaries had by no
means kept pace with the increased
cost of living They asserted that a
salary of $500 was today was really no
more than was 1915 fifteen years ago.
They claim 81 today is worth but 50
cents as COMPARED with the dollar Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-11
BA6Y'S LITTLE DEFECTS Al
HOW TO CURE THEM.

These little talks on Babyology ara
not designed to take the place of the
family physician in the home circle.
They do not deal with remedies nor
cures, but with the prevention Of all
ments which will assume such proper
tions that physician must be called
in.
Mothers--and doctors-are waking
up to the realization that preventive
medicine is the crying need among
babies. The day when babies were
supposed to "out.grow" certain disfg-
urements or tendencies to disease or
weakness is past. Most Of us can look
back to the barbarous practice of
soothing baby with paragoric and
then trusting to nature to relieve the
condition which made soothing neces.
sary. We really seemed to think that
miracle would be worked while the
baby slept.
If baby had any terrible deformity
or acute disease, we turned to sur.
geon or physician. but we took long
chances with the baby who was merely
good We never stopped to figure that
a good baby could be made a better
baby by intelligent care, better baby
transformed into well-nigh perfect
baby And yet parents owe the chill
dren they bring into the world precise
ly this care.
One of the most interesting features
Of the Better Babies contests which
have visited this fall has been the
amazement of some mothers wher
they discovered that with, oh, such 6
little care and attention, they could
work such wonders in their babies.
AS an example in one city near New
York, the physicians In charge Of the
examinations at contest asked me
il would attend a meeting or 'dres:
rehearsal" Of the examination few
weeks before the contest. They want
ed a demonstration. of just how babies
are examined by the Better Babiel
standard score-card. So all the ar
rangements were madeI the physician:
agreeing to have a real baby on hant
for model" to undergo the full ex
animation.
The baby was scored precisely as i
a regular contest was underway, ant
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-11

tific methods are not more but less
costly than empirical ones. The cost of
producing 100 bushels of corn per acre
is not necessarily greater than the cost
of producing so bushels. What answer
must we return to the contention that
an increase in production should not be
made the chief effort of the schools?
Are they pursuing false policy In
making all their teaching contributory
to this as the principal object OF hus-
bandry? Decisively no, but just as en-
phatically it should be urged upon
educators that second only in impor-
lance to production is the science OF
cooperation of original marketing, of
sound business methods in the disposal
of cropS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-11
Little Benny's Note Book
By LEE PAPE

he took the fone, saying into it, Hello,
hello. who is this, who? the elecktickil
bewro? we'll wat is it, pleeze. o. see,
| see, yes, serteny Ill find out for you
jest hold the fone.
Wat did they wunt. pop, | sed, and
pop put the fone down, saying, He ses
they've had sevril kumplaints about the
street lites in this nayberhood and he
wunts me to 60 and see.
WITCH he did, going down to the frunt
doar and looking and then, kuming
back and saying, Hello electrickil hew-
no, wy, the lites seam to be berning
awl rite as far as can see, as whole
| shood say they are awl rite, wat watts
that, will pleeze do wat. No wont
you blithering idiut hay you confown-
did, yes, you bettir hang up, you cow
erd And pop hung the reseevir up.
and Jest then ma cain in, saying. Watts
awi the noize, Willyum, who was it.
Sum poor darn fool, that's who, sed
pop, maskerayding as the elecktrickil
bewro and deliberately had me go
down and stick my he'd out in the cold
to see If the lites were awl rite, and
then sed, Will you pleeze bio them out
befoar you go to bed.
Hee hee, sed ma.
Well, we'll, fale to see the joak. sed
pop, the ass that perpitrates thing
like that awt to be shot at sunrise
Hee hee, sed ma.
/. Hay haw. sed pop, ware do you think
you are, at minstrel sho.
Hee hee, wy don't you call up Mr..
Lewis and try it avn him, sed ma.
BY Jove | bleeve ] will, sed pop.
the poor boob will be SO mad he wont
be abel to stand up strate, ha ha.
And he kwick picked up the fone
;agen. and called Mr.. Lewises numbir,
saying. Hello. who is this, no, serteny
not, this is the electrickil bewro, how
are the lites in yure nayberhood.
And Mr.. Lewis sed. witch ma and me
Good heer him, standing rite thare, Wy
Potts you poor simp. ! jest tryed that
avn you, ha ha ha, SO long.
The darn fool, the big ass, sed pop
that monumental idiut auxilly thinks
hes funny
And he slammed down the reseevir
mad as enything.