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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-04

Mr.. Chas. Morgan, of Maud's Run,
Just out of Warrington. is critically
Ill at his home. Late last night no
hope was held for Mr.. Morgan's re-
coyery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Polling, OF
Downs, are expected home within the
next few days, after spending their
honeymoon in the east The groom is
prominent young man Of Downs.
while the bride is also we'll known.
Both the bride and groom have many
friends in. Warrington. Before her
marriage the bride was Miss Gertrude
Benton, of Downs.
The water supply of Warrington.
vas out OF commission for a numbef
of hours yesterday. The plunger in
one of the pumps at the upper station
was broken.
MIR. Jas. A. Johnson, Of Monroe
street. has made public the announce
ment of the engagement of his daugh-
ter, Miss Nina, to Mr.. Will L. Criss, Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-04
Pontoon BridgeMay
Become Necessary

If the weather conditions remain the
same for the next few days and the
ttreet at the corner Of Merchant
;reet and Morgantown avenue does
not dry out, pontoon bridge of lum-
her will be built across the open space
In order to remedy the traffic condt'
lions on the east side of the river.
Workmen OF the Buckhannon and
Northern Railroad company today be-
gan removing mud with the aid OF
wagons from the street and is doing
ell in Its power to remedy the condi'
lions.
The city officials were assured today
that IL the present wet spell continued
that the bridge would BIO built.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-04
Case Continued.

Frank Kraljch and Milka Puscarich
Of Barrackville, we're arrested ycster-
day by Constable Frank Russell on q
charge OF adultery. The couple Tcrc
brought before Justice Nusgrove to
answer the warrant but the trial was
postponed until next Monday. They
we're released until that time on bond.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-04
ore Little Box Of Hot Springs Liver
Buttons viii Do More to Brighten
the Sunshine and Chase Away the
Shadows Than Anything Else You
Can Find.
A lazy liver will always make you
When you get up in the

work right, when you lack interest In
llfe-the chances are nine out Of ten
it's your liver.
You can take pepsin tablets, syr-
ups and all the pills and cathartics
under the sun and you won't reach the
right spot to cure your troubles.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons will car
nv away all the bile and leave you
feeling fresh and fit. They are made
for Just such cases, and never fail to
do the work.
Never any nausea or pain. Nearly
ali druggists sell these little buttons
and the price Is only % cents. II
your druggist won't supply won, send
your name and address toSus. En-.
close 25 cents and we will send you
a package postpaid. We will also
send you "diet Slip containing
very valuable Information for anyone
trouble ed with ind sestion, chronic con.
stipation or similar ailments.
\ Don't accept q substitute but get
kttes box with thelr red band around Il.
THAT'S what you want.
\ Hot Springs Chemical Co, Dept 1s,
Hot Springs, Artansas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-04
No Police Court.

For the first time in about two
weeks there was no session Of police
court this morning. Everything was
quiet in the city last night and yestor.
day and the police did not find it nee
essary to make any arrests.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-04

II you want the BEST STOVE on
CRATE COAL telephone your orders
10 Mccoy COAL COMPANY. Prompt
delivery guaranteed.
Phones: Office
Bell 129
Consol. 1873
Mine: Bell 1851.
Lice W.T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
ERWIN POPE GIVEN A FURTHER RESPITE Governor Grants Calhoun Negro Reprieve Until
 October 2

Montgomery, September 12.-(Spe- al.)-For the sixth time Erwin Pope convicted Calhoun county murderer has been saved from death on the gal lows, the governor announcing to- night that he has granted Pope re- spite from September IS to October g. Pope is negro who was to have been executed next Friday at Anniston on charge of killing James McClurkin, a white farmer of oxford.
 Five times Pope has been convict e1 by a Calhoun county jury on the charge of killing McClurkin. Four times his case has been reversed by the Alabama supreme court. When Pope was again convicted in the An niston city court several months ago his case was carried to the supreme court for the fifth time, but on this oc- casion the death sentence imposed by the lower court was affirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
PLAN UNDER WAY ID FORM TAX LEAGUE IN VARIOUS COUNTIES
Idea Begun in Mobile Has for Object Complete Reformation of State
 Tax Laws
By RICE GATHER

Mobile. September 12.-(Special )--As representative of the Mobile Tax league, formed originally and primarily for com batting the proposed collection of sol- vent credits taxes, E. O. Norton, a lead ing exponent of the organization, leaves Mobile Monday morning for a tour of all counties in this section of the state He proposes in each county to lay the foundation of a tax league similar to the parent organization here. When the southern system is complete he will in- wade counties to the north. looking to- ward the formation of a body for the com plete reformation in the taxation laws of Alabama.
 It is the plan of the Mobile Tax league at a later date to send representatives to Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma, there to meet leading business men for the discussion of the states tax prob lems In one of these cities, the one that is found to be the center of greatest ac- tivity in tax reform matters. will be held a state convention, the Mobile men say. They wish it understood that the sol vent credits tax is only one phase of the question which they will consider.
 MT. Norton was dispatched because it was found that letter writing, adopted Ss the original plan, was too slow and lacked certain personal appeal. MT. Norton Is probably the deepest student in the or ganzation for tax reform. The first county he will visit is Baldwin, of which Bay Minette is the courthouse town. He will then visit Washington, Clarke, Choc- taw, Monroe and Escambia counties. Fur ther, his. itinerary is unsettled.
 Some of the foremost business men of this city are identified with the tax league. R. F. Neville of the T. G. Bush Grocery company is president c. ]. Gay fer, president of the department store bearing his name,. is vice presidents J. Leslie Taylor, president of the Union Savings bank, is treasurer, and Leon Schwarz, secretary. The board of direc- tors consists of Estes D. Baker or the cotton firm of Baker & Lyons; Charles A. Cunningham of the Cunningham Hard ware company, H. A. Forchemer of M. Forcheimer & Co., M. Waring Harrison, E. o. Fowlkes of the Dunlap Mercantile company, E. l.. Ladd, banker; John J. Me- Phillips and D. S. Aldridge.
 Dues in the tax league amount to S2, and with funds derived from this assess ment the league carries on its work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
wants to buy the present plant. win be


 Does not MT. Mcdonald know that rhe Birmingham Waterworks company has absolutely refused to name price for it's plant prior to 1921? If he does not know it, it is time he is finding it odt It has been stated over and over again in the public press. and it is a matter of fact about which there is no dispute.
 Does he want us to wait. enduring the evils of this monopoly. for another seven years. and then be left to their tender mercies to dictate the price cf the plant and start another lawsuit over the question of a perpetual fran chise and the alleged value of a going concern?
 If 1t will take, as Mir. Mcdonald SUD- posed, eight years to build a new plant and if the old contract has only six and one-half years to run, is it not evil dent that We have no time to lose in order to get ourselves ready for this situation? 1t will not take any eigfr years, but it will take in the neigh borhood of four years. and that is long enough delay in this matter. The city has the right, and it is it's duty to provide relief as soon as possible. and this 1t is attempting to do, and it is our duty to sustain it in the mattsr.
 Mir. Mcdonald says that he owns Pi Opcily where the iiltTtdSt III tiic = " charged is 300 per cent He lays tals to MT. Weatherly's door. This is un- just. The waterworks company made l this raise, and of it's own accord. It IS doubtful validity. and the right to make the raise will be contested. The m crease was made for two reasons; One, to satisfy the company's greed; the other. to coerce the people into the acceptance of an onerous and unjust proposition, which was repudiated py the people by an overwhelming vote The people will repudiate the Blrming- l ham Waterworks company by voting l for the bond issue on September 21, ard they will defeat it's purpose to get rid of MT Weatherly, who has stood by ard for the people, By giving him an over whelming majority and vindication at the same time. w. D. HAWKINS. l Birmingham, September 12, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

ton to her purely internal problems Aus tria faces international complications be- cause of the Irritation of the Italians of Trent and Istria and the Roumanians of Pennsylvania.
 Albania is an ethnic outrage The at- tempt to make the cultured Epirote Greeks subject to the barbarians of the mountains was fine example of the iniquity of political map making
 On the other hand, as an example of the good of needing racial demands for independence, Belgium may be regarded as typical. Until 1892 Belgium was ruled by the government of the Netherlands, and was in state of chronic unrest The revolution of 1882 succeeded because the master state of Holland was not one of the great powers. Since achieving her independence Belgium has developed into one of the most prosperous nations of the world.
 The new map, which will be drawn after the present war is ended, may cor rect some of the glaring injustices of the past. It may even take from Turkey the Asiatic province of Armenia, as the Balkan wars wrested from the Sultan the oppressed non-Turkish provinces of Europe
 Washington Herald: The part the sub marine would play in the existing war has proved a question of interest scarcely exceeded by that connected with the aeroplane and dirigible.
 The eofficial announcement yesterday that the Pathfinder, an English cruiser, off the coast of Scotland, had been sunk by . submarine of the German navy, seems to decide the question of their availability. It may be that the same agency is responsible for the sinking of the Oceanic, which also occurred off the Scotch coast.
 The improvement in this type of war craft has been remarkable within the last few years Some of the boats have a redius of action of 15Oo miles They pos sess enormous destructive power and are perfectly controlled either when sub merged or on the surface.
 Only a few weeks before the beginning of the present war, England's foremost naval authority stated that the subma- rine practically would revolutionize ma rine warfare. Possessing instability, he was able to believe foe so armed would prove the most important factor in the next war;"
 Whether he was right remains to be seen. but 1t is not impossible that the mastery of the sea may be accomplished by this underwater. if not underhand, means.
 Great Britain recognized the value of the submarine from the beginning. Her navy today is strongly equipped in this respect and is vastly superior to that of Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

government intimations, may be specified in work that is to be done in Virginia under government supervision. Mir. Winn as an engineer and a salesman for the Alabama Power company has co-operated in the most loyal manner with the man agement of the company, and there was expressed yesterday great regret that ho was to leave the service of the company. MT. Winn however from what was given out appeared to believe that the oppor- tunites presented in Virginia We're ex- tremely promising.
 Mrs Vim and Miss Catherine Winn both of whom have many friends in this city, will remain here until Mir. Winn Is perma- nently located in Virginia. MT and Mrs. Winn aie members of St. Mary's church and have been active in philanthropic work of that congregation They have scores of friends in this city who will regret their leaving Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
 BUILTIN GREENVILLE
U. D. C. Erect Fountain On Site of
 Where Dixie Was First Sung

Greenville, September 12.-(Special.) "A sanitary drinking fountain has been erected by the local United Daughters of the Confectionery in the Louisville and Nashville railroad station in this city, The fountain was erected on the spot where Dixie was first sung in 1861.
 The words of Dixie were composed by a Greenville girl, who was at that time Miss Ina M. Porter. She is now Mrs Ockenden and at present is living Tn Greenville with her brother, Captain R. Y. Porter Sometime during the latter part of this month an unveiling ceremony will be held. Mrs. Ockenden will be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
WYNN RESIGNS TO
 GO TO VIRGINIA
Will Manage Sales for Birmingham Metal Products Company in
 That State

Harry D. Winn of the engineering and sales department of the Alabama Power company, has resigned his position with that company and will become sales man ager for the Birmingham Metal Products company in Virginia, effective October 1. Announcement to this effect was made yesterday from the offices of the com pany.
 MT. Vim will have charge of the entire state of Virginia for the Birmingham com pany the products of which, according to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
ALL DAY SINGINGS AT
 CARBON HILL FAIR
Preparations Being Made for Second Annual Fair to Be Held
 September 21-26

Carbon Hill. September 12-(Special.) The Carbon Hill second annual fair is to open on Monday, September N, and con tinue for the entire week. Special fea- lures of the kair this year are the Sacred Harp singing, under the direction of State President H. A. Morley of Cordova on Thursday, September 24. and vocal music day. on Saturday, September 26.. On Sat urday, Prof J. D.. Patton, the well known singer and director and vice president of the Showalter- Patton company, will be at Carbon Hill and personally arrange the singing programme and direct the grand chorus. All singers are invited.
 The convention and exhibition hall is the old skating rink building, 1OOx14O feet. The building is being electric lighted, and seats provided for 1000 persons.
 The exhibits at the fair will be especially attractive and interesting this year. Dr. c. A Grote, Walker county's health of ficer, will be here during the week and conduct booth and lecture programme exhibiting charts, statistics. etc, on health conditions. Stadium Famous shows will help to furnish amusement during the week. and several free daily attractions are offered.
 The fair is held under the auspices of the Carbon Hill Commercial club, under the direction of the following commit tee: c. q. voigt, chairnian: F. R. Rose, secretary; Irving A. Dove and J. D. Rich- ards.
 The Carbon Hill Commercial club Y ill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

a-bale of cotton movement. While Car- lon Hill has great coal mining industries with pay roll monthly of about $90Ooo, there is also nice farming section whie,, makes this city country trading center and cotton market. Influential citizens arc becoming interested in the buy-a-oale of cotton movement and 1t is expected that action will be taken to accomplish some results at the meetings of the Com nercial club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
HANK|NS REPLIES 7 ID MCDONALD CARD
 ON WATER BONDS
Says Writer Has Placed His Estimates of Various Costs At Entirely Too
 High Figures

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 T. c. Mcdonald is writing again. AL though he is not an expert and con fesses his ignorance of the matter. as indeed he must. he opposes his private judgment to that of City Engineer Ken drick and Maj. R. H. Elliott, and ex- presses the opinion that the new water works system would cost $S,000, 900, and that it would take eight years to build it. MT. Kendrick has never said that it would cost exactly s4,500,000 to build the waterworks. but he says that that estimate is conservative He has made liberal estimate of all costs and then an additional allowance of 10 per cent for possible errors, and he ex- presses the opinion that it can really be built for less than $4,500,000 Major Elliott says that the estimate is con servatiye. Would we not rather trust their opinion than that of Mir. McDon- aid. who confesses he knows nothing about it?
 Removing the Pavement
 Here again MT. Mcdonald shows how little he knows about the matter. The estimated cost of removing the pave ment and relaying was less than $15o,- 900, and this was included by Mir Ken drick in his estimate of the total cost. It amounts to not drop in the bucket compared to what the people will save in one year. There are not 27,o0o house connections in Birmingham. There are between 15,000 and 2O.0Op, and Mr Hendricks estimate of the cost. of changing from one system to the other will not exceed $5. If 15,000 changed at once, the total cost would not exceed. if it equalled, S75,000, in- stead of s750,00O enormously stated by Mir. Mcdonald.
 Buying the Plant
 Mr. Mcdonald says that he is in Ia vor of municipal ownership, but he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
Uses 25-Cent Razor 75 Years

From the New York Sun.
 Seventy-five years ago William F. Per rin in Stanford Lincoln county, Ken lucky, bought two razors from peddler for 25 cents each He gave one to his brother-in-law and kept the second one With this one he began shaving himself and still continues to do so each morning, although he is nearing 95 years, and the razor has seen three-quarters of cen tury service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
tAdvertisement)
Harry Jones and The Street Tax

sy the city council of 1908 the following debate appears hereinafter forth this ordinance for the especially oppose that feature which permits the and the city to work them flor flor M ng upon @ of hs job If this law passed and enforced it means that many man time to leave off this burden it is now Every day strong men come into store store and and offer work out accounts " any price, It is burden the The last there only sooooo collected Your com and get that amount you will pay out in salaries that your Alderman Walter just want all to know that nsge out of work in s % nd Ts tax T these policemen the streets than to put unfortun The imposition such tax going back to the dark dark @ motion, which motion of Alderman Jones carried
 Harry Jones moved the adoption of the ordinance and Moo You are going to will go mountains where you belong ~ ~ '' The following is the text of the ordinance:
 Be ordained by the city council of the city of Birmingham Section support of within the limits the city be and the here city of Bmingham not less than IS than 50 Section That said shall be due February 1908, @ o s street m sx hs % e h a @ m the city hall to said said street tax t may without notice enforce the coec in any court of oonpetent jurisdiction At the next meeting of the board of aldermen oN Mayor Geo council of city published
 
 
 $500 between the IS 
 Whereas mayor exercising powers him conferred by vetoed the 
 heartily ndorse this action
  wage-earners citizens of Birmingham"
 1908 Birmingham Ledger reporting ing council, with the mayor the Immediately the mayors veto of the street tax being moved that be The vote the resulted ing the the of Il to
 Alderman ordinance above quoted carried il to T.
 the ordinance Birmingham News February 13 190S
 Birmingham Ledger reporting the of city council of March 4, states
 had the council voting against The matter probably mayor nd s expected to be killed. as usual"
 The ordinance riding the of
 charge of the override veto of mayor used the following language:
 passed the to the contrary nowith standing"
 Birmingham News April 10 1908, article:
 Mayor his fourth phraseoogy wifi somewhat line which the number ordinance become up every meeting of the council
 veto instance, and the ordinance reinroduced"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13

The Carbon Hill Commercial club y.ill hold meetings this week. and lend in- dorsement and encouragement to the buy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
Buying the Plant

MT. Mcdonald says that he is in ia vor of municipal ownership, but he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
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FOR RENT
 SPLENDID LOCATION FOR AUTO- MOBILE TIRE AND ACCESSORIES AT PARK AVE. AND 2OTH ST, NEAR LARGE. NEW GARAGE. CLARK UN- DERWRITING AGENCY, 10TH ST. AND 4TH AVE. PHONE 6O7.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
GERMANS HOLD STRONG
FRONT, REPORT FRENCH

Argonne by another line. which passes
north OF Varennes, a point that has
been evacuated by the enemy, and
reaches the River Meuse in the region
of the Forges, which is north Of Verdun.
During the pursuit OF the enemy
executed by our troops after the bat
tie Of the Marine, the Germans aban-
doned numerous prisoners TO our
hands. To these men there has been
added a large multitude of straggIers,
who we're hidden in forests
NO exact accounting of these pris-
oners or Of the war material captured
by US so far has been possible, It is
for this reason that Minister of War
NLllerand, who does not wish to give
out figures which might be considered
fantastic, refrains from announcing
the details Of these captures"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
LONDON, Sept. 16.
KAISER PRAISES GALLANTRY
OF PRINCE OSCARS TROOPS
Addresses Grenadiers After Hot
Fight Near Longwy.

BERLIN Cby way of Amsterdam,
Sept l6.
Emperor William is taking an active
part in directing the operations OF the
German army in France, according to re-
ports received here today. After the
sharp battle near Longwy. he visited his
son, Prince Oscar. commander OF the
Grenader Guards. who had acquitted
themselves with honor in the conflict.
After greeting his son, the Emperor
addressed the Guards in the public square.
81 greet YOU as chief" he said, "and
thank you. II have often seen your regi-
ment at maneivers and on parade, but
it is a particular pleasure TO greet you
on a conquered land.
THE regiment fought as I expected
and as our fathers fought before us.
The battle OF Nirton will be eternal!y in
scribed with letters OF gold in the his
tory OF the war.
"Our comrades OF the eastern army
have also fought CALAMITY. The army
OF the Crown Prince and the army under
the Grand Duke of Wurttemberg have
advanced victoriously. Our enemies are
withdrawing.
THE eastern army has driven three
Russian corps over the frontier. Two
Russian corps capitulated in the open
field. Sixty thousand men and two gen.
erals were made prisoners.
For all these victories We have to
thank only One That is our God who
Is over US"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
ALLIES ADVANCE CHECKED
SAYS GERMAN WAR OFFICE

positions. Fighting continues, but
no engagement has taken place.
The enemy has been attacking with
superior numbers for two days our
right wing A severe conflict has
marked the operations about Yer
dun.
The Admiralty announced today
that all the crew OF the cruiser Hela,
which was sunk by a British subma :
rine, had been saved. An earlier re-
port from Admiral Behnke had indi-
Gated there had been some loss of
life.
Another official statement denies all
foreign reports OF the progress OF the
war 1t says:
We know from the present con-
dition that we shall fight TO the
end. We did not expect prom
enaIe for our troops. Hard fight
ing against hard opposition" is our
motto.
Confidence prevails among the
Germans and the world is entitled
10 know that there is no truth in
the talk Of a French victory any
where. All other reports are false
A definite German victory on
both frontiers cannot be doubted,
despite the bis superiority of the
hostile forces on both sides.
German soil is free Of her en-
emies.
The official report makes no men
ton of how far or to what line Of de-
Tense the German right wing has re-
treated