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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
Treasurer Longs
Reply To Governor

The governors letter to Mr.. Long
Is as follows:
Il observe statements in the public
press to the effect that the present
financial condition confronting the
state is not unlike conditions that have
occurred in the past, and that a tenn.
porary loan would solve the present
and future difficulties.
T enable me to decide my duties
under article 10, section 4, of the con
stitution, and section &c Of chapter IA
OF the code, / will ask you to give me
the following Information"
The governor then asks five ques.
lions which are quoted verbatim in
the reply OF the state treasurer. The
latter of the executive to Auditor Darst
is practically the same as that to Mr..
Long, and his questions are again
quoted in full in the auditors reply.
Mr.. Longs letter to the governor is
as follows:
April 8. 1915.
Honorable H. d. Hatfield,
Charleston, w. Va.
My Dear Governor: have your
letter Of April S, asking me certain
questions relative to the present finan.
cial condition Of the state. 1 should
have replied to your letter bzfore this
time, but I felt that my reply would
be partly contingent upon the answer
OF the attorney general to the Joint
letter written to him by the auditor
and myself OF March 81. I now have
before me the attorney generals reply
to u joint communication.
The following are the questions
which you have asked me and my re.
plies thereto:
l. When will sufficient funds be
collected to begin the payment Of the
states obligations?
A. think the state can begin pay
Ing It's obligations some time in June.
.. When payments are begun will
there be sufficient funds thereafter,
at all times, to meet promptly the
states obligations?
A. I do not believe there will be,
at all times, sufficient funds to meet
promptly the states obligations. 1t
all the states obligations could be
promptly met after payments are be.
gun. it would be unnecessary for the
state to borrow money at this time.
3. What amount would II be neces.
sary for the state to borrow so as to
meet it's obligations promptly during
the next eighteen months?
A. There are many reasons why
1 cannot definitely answer this ques.
lion. MS oInce does not collect n
money due the state and has no con.
troll over the expenditures Of the state
except the appropriation made for this
offce. The attorney general. in his
letter to he auditor and myself, dated
today. advises US that you have the
power, under present conditions. to
borrow money in order to defray the
ordinary expenses OF the state govern
ment. but not for the purpose OF con-
structtng new buildings. the. purchase
OF lands or permanent improvements.
II no money Is spent for the purchase
OF lands. construction OF new buildings
or permanent improvements and all
the departments OF the state govern.
ment are economically administered,
! believe that before July /. 1917. the
state will be able to repay any loans
which may be negotiated from time
fCanf{puaS IN 1a~a
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Peoples Forum
April 10. 1915.

<lRA1& 4Os 1910.
Fairmont, w. Va.
am greatly in favor OF the good
roads now being built in the Fairmont
district. but Is there no way that our
county court car compel the contract
ors to do h work and yet have some
regard of the travelling pubic? This
Saturday morning the contractors,
without any notice to the public, be-
gan blowing up the road between
GAINESVILLE .and the city. This was
not done. az / understand, In order to
grade the street, but simply to get
dirt to fill in at a point where
they are making a new road. The
result was that farmers coming to.
town this morning were blocked and
great Inconvenience was caused them.
By a little care they could have taken
this dirt from one side of the road
at q time. and SO allowed the road
to be open for travel. There is only
way to go from the main part
of town to Barnesville, and that is
down Pike street, and II does seem
as IL some effort should be made to.
keep this road open. At least It should
not be closed without notice.
Another thing I would favor, IL We
are TO have . new bond issue, would
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Pastor Buys Liquor
Has Seller Arrested

BELLEFoNTA1NE. O.. April 12.-
The Rev. E. H. Curtis. of Delaware,
district superintendent of the Anti.
Saloon League, bought a pint Of wills.
key and two bottles of beer on a train
enroute to Be~llefontaine to lecture
in a church Sunday. Upon the de.
scription he gave, the police arrested
Bob Farmer, who was identified by
Mr.. Curtis and also by J. A. White,
OF Columbus, and the Rev. j. s. San.
ford, of Toledo, who accompanied Mr..
Curtis.
Farmer pleaded guilty to bootleg.
ging and was fined $500. Farmer said
he was bringing the liquor from Sid,
ney for q friend.
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Auditor Darst's
Reply To Governor

Auditor Darst's letter to the gov
ernor also is quoted in full, as fol.
lows:
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PEOPLES FORUM LETTER.

The letter received by The West
virginian and published under the
Peoples Forum column in this issue.
Is worthy OF serious consideration by
tho city and county authorities.
The letter was written by one of
the best known citizens of Fairmont,
and one who does not often complain.
It is expected that the public will be
put to considerable Inconvenience dur
Ing the paving OF the streets leading
leading to and from the city, but every
precaution should be taken to see that
the people are not put to any more
Inconvenience than is absolutely
necessary.
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Auditor Darst's letter to the gov.
ernor also is quoted In full, as fol
lows:
April s, 1915.
Honorable H. D. Hatfield,
Charleston. w. Va.
My Dear Governor: / have your
letter of the 9Th inst, and first desire
to confirm the correctness of your
information that l will issue my war
rants without regard to the condition
of the state treasury, this being my
duty under the statutes as interpreted
by the attorney general.
You also request certain information
to enable you to decide yours duties
under article 10, section 4, Of the con
stitution, n section 26 of chapter IA
of the code. I will take up your ques
tions in regular order.
Q. l. when will there be suffi
cient funds collected to begin the pay
ment OF the states obligations"
A. l. In my opinion, the state will
be able to begin the payment of its
outstanding obligations in the month
OF June, or early in July. The extent
OF which outstanding obligations may
then be met. depends upon the follow
ing principal factors:
(a) The amount Of revenue paid
into the treasury, which will be be
low normal, for the reason that
sherifs and others, in response to the
urgings of one OF the departments
have already paid in large sums, mos,
of which would ordinarily be received
during this period. Besides, the mat
ter of resuming payment has been de
layed by ordering repaid the 500, 00C
borrowed from the workman's CON
p%ensation fund on March 18th. 1914.
(b) The amount OF warrants the
auditor will be required to issue fol-
other than absolutely necessary ex
pe%nditures.
(c) The amount that may be safe,
ly used by the funds called for by the
blank appropriations, which depends
to a considerable extent upon whether
or not money will be borrowed, II nee
essary to prevent possible DEFICIENCIES
9. 2. When payments are begun
will there be sufficient funds there
after at all times to meet promptly
the states obligations?"
A. 2. The reply to your second
question is included in my answer to
the first. As you know, large amounts
are available under existing eppropri
atoms for new buildings, improve.
ments. etc; also large appropriations
are at the disposal OF various appoint
I've ofncers. The extent to which the
receipts will be adequate to pay the
states obligations depends to a mark
ed degree upon how much OF these
available appropriations are used.
Q. 8. What amount would 1t be
necessary for the state to borrow, SC
as to meet its obligations promptly
during the next eighteen months?"
l. A. 3. AS to the amount necessary
to be borrowed in order to meet the
states obligations during the next
eighteen months, I believe that 5000,
o borrowed money would be suf'
ficient for the present. 1t may be
necessary to borrow a n additional
amount before June LIST.
During the months Of June and
July, several hundred thousand dol.
lars will be received by the state. Be
yond that date, as before stated, the
! frsn..
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Statement Issued.
By the Governor

Referring to the opinion OF Attorney
General Lilly that there is nothing
unusual in the present financial situa-
ton of the state, Governor Hatfield
in a statement said, sit would certainly
be a cause for qualification to me
and would afford me much relief If l
could conscientiously consider the
present condition as nothing apart
from the usual"
After declaring that he has made
an exhaustive study of the states
financial condition from the early
months of his administration, Cover.
nor Hatfield emphasizes his position
in regard to h present condition in
the following significant manner, But.
I am not going to ignore the real con.
dition and attempt to show a situation
that does not exist just to please GER
tain interests which expect thereby
to save themselves from taxation"
Speaking of his Investigations of the
financial condition of the state, the
governor declares that it would be a
great relief to him IL conditions were
not as they are, but that franltness
impels him to lay before the people
| of the state the real conditions. The
full statement of the governor is as
follows:
IL 10 uOt my ueSlTt " DeCOne
involved further in newspaper contro.
versies over the states financial
condition or to make of such an
unfortunate situation an opportunity
for certain persons to pay what is
usually referred to as peanut poll
tics"
There has been a disposition in
some quarters all the while to regard
the present financial crisis of the state
in a semi-serious way. This feeling
no doubt was responsible to some ex-
tent for the failure OF the legislature
to deal definitely with the states
financial troubles. I have not been
able to convince myself that the mat
serious viewpoint. 1t certainly would
be a aus for qualification to me and
would afford me much relief II l could
conscientiously consider the condition
as nothing apart from the usual. I
have, since a short time after my
induction into office, thoroughly in
vestigated the condition of the states
finances because I have regarded this
as n OF. the most important matters
for consideration during the whole of
my administration.
From this investigation, In which
I have been rendered valued service
ny ho a. aSSoahLllb uCPdi kLlC4I
I have been convinced and frankness
compels me to ia that the states
finances are not in satisfactory con.
dition. This Is due to the fact that
the state treasury will not furnish
sufficient revenue to take care o fthe
states liabilities.
I certainly wish this were untrue.
But, ! am not going to ignore the
real conditions and attempt to show
a situation that does not exist Just to
please certain interests which expect
thereby to save themselves from taxa
ton.
An honest effort was made to bring
the states liabilities within Its avail
able revenue and with that end in
view ] vetoed items in the legislative
appropriation bill totaling more than
100000. had hoped that the legis-
CONTINUED on paRa aeyenl
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Will Uphold College
Honor In Debate

Paul Workman, son OF Rev. J. B.
Workman. OF the Diamond Street NJ.
E.. Church, Ney Smith. of Lane, w.
Va, and NJ. A. Workman. of Buckhan.
non, all attending Wesleyan College,
have received the honors OF debating
for the college against the Grove City
College debating team next Friday
night. They will arrive in Fairmont
Thursday night and will leave early
Friday morning for Grove City.
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be the employment by Contractors Of
residents of Marion county to do the
work, or at least, a certain percentage
OF the residents should be employed.
Very truly yours,
TAX PAYER.
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L We

90 Is q strange old Scout; he ohen slips upon is while in dreams
ano throws a mag1c spell over b heart. He sometimes comes as a III
pressing, and ometmes steals upon Is like a disease or comes swag n
gnang en- nc nme q cyclone yen4 ut o. y. is blind. nut is q good guide f giyen. the
akes IS to the highest pinnacle Of Hope and Anticipation, and a we
Joy, drops u IS into the yawning Abyss OF Despair and Misery; and att the
last moment, when thu fickering ray Of hope seems to b. sinking for /
ever beyond b. Horizon Il Time; he sometimes plunges to save u.s. like 4
the brave Hero h Is. n o s. h Q glances with he sympathetic eve ofscom- II
passion int The troubled depths OF our weary Soul he Irekindies te Nv
I'M Spark II Affection into the Flame Of his Passion. and carries n Z III
away OF his snyery Wings of Pleasure through the Sunshin of Life IA Il
his Joyous Nectar from thu roses and the lilies of his garden a vel
re waited b. o n our journey o that coveted Paradise. SO often snnpht5 81
ut seldom found. where two hearts beat a IS one"
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West yirginian Want Ads will rem.
your rooms quickly. Try one today.
COST IS smalI-only / cent q word.
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Questions Addressed by Governor Hatfield
to Auditor Darst and Treasurer Long:

obligations?
times to meet promptly the states obligations?
3. What amount would it be necessary for the state to borrow so as to met
its obligations promptly during the next Is months?
a. If sufficient funds are borrowed to pay the states obligations. couId tho
loan be repaid within Is months? >
s. What assurance could be given a creditor that sufficient funds would be on
hand with which to pay the loan within the maximum time authorized " law?
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CONTINUED on page seyen.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-08
PUBLIC SALE

As we are going out Of business
we will sell our entire stock of
farm implements and feed, also
63 head Of live stock at public
auction at our store in Bruno, on
Wednesday, April Ia, commenc.
ing at one o'clock promptly.
l mare colt, 18 months old: !
gelding 2 years old, broke; l geld.
ing 3 years old, broke; 10 good
young mich cows; IL heifers, one
to three years old; | two-year old
bull; 35 sheep and lambs; 2 brood
Sows.
Five new wagons; 8 mowers;
3 discs; | potato planter; ! po-
tato digger; 4cultivators: s plows;
one 5 horse power Victor engine;
one s inch international feed mill;
one III horse power Raleigh.
Shryer Engine; about 1000 lbs,
of Dynamite. Some household
furniture and many other articles
which space will not permit us II
mention.
A lot Of flour, mill feed anc
shelled corn.
We will also sell our 23x40x1s
store building and % foot lot al
public auction on above named
date, to the highest bidder.
Terms of sale: Sums under
$40 cash. On sums over SO one
years time will be given on bank
able papers at 8 per cent interest
2 per cent discount will be al
lowed for cash on all sums ovel
SO.
BILLMAN & Son, Owners.
j. H. Hogan, j. II. Lindgren,
Auctioneer. Clerk
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DUQuETTE
From Our Correspondent.

From Our Correspondent.
Mr.. Samuelsen ii III the Twin
Cities in behalf Of Anderson II
Erickson's mill.
John Melancon. Nels Helstrom
and Abe Petersen have returned
from Phillips where they have
been working this winter.
A big dance will be- given Sat
urday evening, April 10th at the
M. w. "A. Hall. Music will be
furnished by the Askov orches-
ira.
Among the out Of town visitors
who have been with us during
the past week are Messrs. Fair.
childs, Jennings and Miner, of
Bruno; and Messrs. Al. G. Scott,
John Gerard and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner Of Holyoke.
Club members are busy pre-.
pairing for the next entertain.
ment. Three good short com.
ledies will be given. also Other
gocd numbers. The entertain.
ment will be Saturday evening
| April 17th, at the schoolhouse.
A male quartette is organizing
and the Duquette people ma,
soon expect to hear some good
quartette music. We shall alss
soon have q good mixed quar-,
tette. Yes, we are working to-
gether and life Is worth living ii
Duquette.
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BAND CONCERT I
TWO NIGHTS

Az Z business meeting of the
Askov Band held Monday even
ing II was decided TO give their
concert two nights instead Of
one. The date Friday. April 80.
remains the same, but the first
night win be Thursday, April q.
The change has been made q
result Of many requests for the
boys to give their concert two
nights. The people IN this i'm
iastiiate vicinity are mora than
enough to iill the assembly hall
and IS there will perhaps be
quite 4 number of outsiders, the
band boys thought II best to give
it two nights.
The first night, Thursday,
April ~. II intended Tor the Old
folks and children and the second
night, Friday, April 50, for the
young folks and visitors. OF
course, the band boys are not
going TO dictate 10 you what
night YOU should come and what
night you should not Gomez
only the children. Children,s
tickets are sold for the first night
only at lOc . piece. That takes
in all the children between the
ages Of 5 and Is. Those younger
than 5 are admitted free and
those above is pay the adults
price which Is 26c.
People from neighboring towns
who wish to hear the concert,
are requested to come the last
nigt, Friday, April 80, q the
band boys will provide entertain
ment for outsiders that night IN
til the early morning trains.
This way Of arranging the con-
cert and the crowds il not done
to separate the old folks from
the young not at all, and the
band boys want this clearly un-
derstood. II Is simply done 70
that there will not be just I few
there one night and the hall
packed the next night.
Remember the prices, adults
25c, children 10c.
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James Morrison has sold his
farm south of town to S. ID. Dye.
The sale was made through the
ID. C. Hoist Agency.
COMING In the near future,
DIR. Joyce Shells of st. Paul, will
open a dental Office in the rooms
over DR.. Bohling's office.
Geo. Stevens has his new resi-
dence on Lincoln Street nearly
completed and has moved his
family into their new home.
Miss Justesen, who has been
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. ]. P. Miller, left for her
home in Iowa last Tuesday.
Rev. F. j. Barackman of Du-
luth, spent a few hours between
trains here last Tuesday, chatting
with his many Bruno friends.
The food sale and bazaar held
by the C. E. last Saturday was a
decided success and the ladies
realized over $12.O for their
efforts.
Miss Rozzette Hendrix, presi-
dent of the w. c. T. U. of Min
nesota, will lecture at the Pres
byterian church next Friday eve-
ming, April 9th. The public is
cordially invited to attend this
lecture.
l.. j. Felty of Austin, Minn., is
among the recent arrivals here,
He has purchased 200 acres just
east of Jap Hills place in Section
15-44-18, and will improve the
same at once. We are glad to
welcome new settlers at all times
and especially men like Mr.. Felty
who come here to make this THEN
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NEWS FROM
TOWNS NORTH
BRUNO

From Our Correspondent.
Miss Mable Gault spent Easter
with her parents here.
d. Bracken transacted business
in Willow River last Saturday.
Jap Hill says that it is getting
pretty warm now and he ought
to have a new hat BUT??
w. J. Hill is painting and other
wise decorating the j. H. Lingren
residence on Bunker Hill.
Mr.. Davis in Section 11-A-
18, is building a new house on the
farm that he purchased last fall.
|. M. Plumb came up from
Sandstone last Wednesday morn
ing to play for the dance that
evening.
Two Clemons brothers and a
Mr.. Rubels of Ames, Iowa, were
among the land seekers here last
Monday.
For Sale-60 bushels of Early
Ohio potatoes. Fine stock, 65c
a bushel. Call on A. o. Wick
lund, Bruno.
We are sorry to state that Mr..
w. G. Otto is quite i'll with the
grippe. Miss Annie Otto is also
on the sick list list with an attack
of pleurisy- .
VIM. Emerson, who has been
very sick for the past three
weeks, is able to be out little
every day now.
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Popular Traditions Reeardins
Health

How many people believe that
gold wedding rings rubbed on the
eye will cure styes7 That green
apples cause collie? That 4 copper
wire round the waist prevents
rheumatism? That horse hairs
soaked in water become snakes?
That only nasty medicines cure?
That whiskey il good for pretty,
nearly any ailment7 That te
moon affects lunatics? That
tuberculosis is hereditary? That
measles Is inevitable? Thak ty-
phoid comes from dead weeds or
fish in drinking water? That red
flannel (must be red!) Is gbod for
sore throats? That sewer gas is
poison? That smallpox can be
telephoned from one person to
another? That mosquitoes come
from decomposed leaves1 That
malaria ID due to night airf That
robust people do not have small
.pox? That scarlet feyeh scales
are infectius? That raw beef
steak is good for = black eye?
That drinking cows blood fresh
and warm cures consumption?
That If medicine is good for sick
people, it must still be better for
well ones? That eating turnips
make one brave? That onions
cure or prevent small pox? That
dead bodies necessarily breed 4
pestilence? That rusty nails pro
duce tetanus (lock jaw). These
and many more like myths make
up the fragmentary creeds on
health that we have inherited.
The Minnesota Public Health An
sociation exists to publish The
actual facts SO far as they m
known, and to tell frankly what
is not known.
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KERRICK

From Our Correspondent.
Mr.. Nachtigal returned from
Missouri Monday.
M, Lund is spending a few
days in Rush City.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ole Berset are
the proud parents Of an 8-lb. boy.
Miss Ward and Miss Pifiin took
the south bound train Friday
Miss Ward going to Saltwater
and Miss Piffin to Rock Creek.
! Father d. Riordon held SER
vice in the Catholic Church Sun
day. We understand he will hold
regular service the balance of
the year.
Miss Helen Milcke who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Fred Peterson this winter, re-
turned to her home in st. Paul
| Monday.
Mrs. M. Guile has gotten out a
very attractive price list on fruit
trees and small fruits. We under
stand she is selling quite an
amount this spring.
Don't forget the School Ma
am" wants to see you in Bruno
on the evening of the 10th. She
will meet you at the Town Hall,
be sure and be there.
| Aug. Hanson of Moose Lake
purchased a fine horse of E. M.
Berset on Monday. They all
come to Kerrick when they want
to buy a good horse.
| Alvin Berset arrived Saturday
from Phillips, Wis, with a car
load of horses belonging to e. M
Berset which had been used in
the woods this winter by He'd
berg and Helstrom.
Harry, Paul, Arnold and Flor
ence Berset returned Friday from
st. Paul. Harry graduated on
L
Thursday and left Kerrick on
Monday to assume the position Of
superintendent on the pasteur-
lied dairy farm located at Glen
wood City, Wis.
The Kerrick Realty Co. had
quite a busy time last week.
They sold an 50 acre tract to
Bornhof Bros. This makes 24O
acres that they have purchased
this winter. The company also
sold Carlson Bros. of Minneapo-
lis $50 acres east of town which
they intend to move on to in the
near future.