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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
Valley Point

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Forman and
children from Morgantown. Mr. and
Mrs. Farley Spiker and daughter OF
Meadowbrook. are spending few davs
with friends and relatives in this sec
ton.
VIM. Petit OF Huntington, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. V. Michael, John Englehart
Sr. and son were the guests OF Staley
Listens the past week.
Messrs. j. NJ. Englehart and Walter
Metheny motored to Terra Alta Satur-
day to meet Mr.. Petit, who is visiting
in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucian Frankhouser
and little daughter, Ellen, were guests
OF Mcclellan Hartman and family Fri
day.
James Thomas and Miss VERNE Her
ring stopped over in this place Fri
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lambert were
the guests of Roy Titchenell Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Christopher and son
have returned home after spending n
week with friends i'm this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. jackson and
grandchildren spent Sunday with Les
ter Lights.
{. w. Forman and Thurm Michaels
motored to Terra Alta Sunday. Mrs
Forman and daughters returned home
with them in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. p. Wells. Mr.. and
Mrs. Asbury Liston. Mrs. Artie For
man. Joseph Martin. Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Messenger were the guests Sun
day Of Joseph Smith and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Eben Listoh. Mr. and
Mrs. Benny Liston spent Sunday at
Grant Bishon's.
Mr. and Mrs G. W. Martin were
visiting their son. Albert Martin. AT
Worsing. recently.
j. w Martin has returned homo
from West Union where he has been
employed for some time i'm a glass fac
tory.
Mrs. Lilly sisler was calling in town
Saturday
Mrs. George Liston was shopping
here Saturday.
Benton Graham was business visi-
tor in town Saturday.
Mrs. Eta Jenkins was calling here
Saturday.
Miss Mearl Graham has been visit
ing friends in Morgantown the past
week.
Bruce Devall was a business visitor
in town recently.
Frank Martin made a flying trip to
Albright Saturday.
=. -. Michael Ezra Ringer. j. NJ En-
glehart, Walter Metheny. @. W. BISHOP
are serving on the petit Jury at King
wood this week
Mrs. J. VI Englehart and Mrs Gun
ningham we're visiting Lester Lights
Monday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
MAKES POSITION CLEAR

The Argus wanted to know in its last
weeks issue what the Journal thought
about the doings Of the special session OF
the legislature. All the Argus had TO do
TO find out was to read last week 6
Journal.-Preston County Journal.
Which it did with no small degree of
pleasure, and it was glad TO note that il
made its position perfectly clear. There
can be no misinterpretation az to its
condemnation OF Gov. Hatfield and sena.
tors McCrum and Billings and delegates
Glover and Pierce who violated their
sacred pledges 10 the taxpayers. And it
will go long ways to convince the Re
publican taxpayers that the Dawson tax
laws were a well laid scheme Of the Re
publican state house machine 30 collect
an enormous revenue off the people 10
establish a gigantic corrupt machine and
provide for the payment Of the Virginia
debt, tact which THE ARGUS has re-
peatedly warned the people o.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
A New Dairy Barn.

AT the state sanitarium a large up
to-date dairy barn will be erected this
summer. 1t is expected that when
completed this will be the finest barn
at any OF our 2S state institutions
Sick patients should have the most
sanitary milk available, therefore il
seems that this barn should be a very
valuable adjunct to our state sanitar-
ium. The barn when completed will
accommodate As cows. Ventilators
litter carriers, manure pits and all OF
the latest conveniences will be install
ed. Calf pens, maternity pens, hospi-
tai stalls and all the essentials of q
complete dairy will be included. On
this farm 1t is planned to keep moth
ing but Holstein cows eventually.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
The Pyles Trial

The case Of Min and Cora Pyles. who
are charged with the murder of Lon
Pyles, brother, is now in progress
in the circuit court and is attracting
great deal of interest Nearly sew
enty witnesses have been summoned.
many OF whom have already testified.
Prosecuting attorney Hughes is
looking after the states interests and
has finished with the testimony on his
side. Charles J. Hogg, an attorney of
1T. Pleasant. has been retained by the
defendants and is now presenting their
side. The accused are trying to show
that the deceased committed suicide.
The case will not reach the Jury
before the latter part of the week.
The jury is composed of the following
gentlemen: George w. Bishop. Frank
Trickett, Jesse Englehart, w. f. Roth,
NJ. w. Hewitt, Grant Kelley, Clay Glov-
err j. NJ. Trowbridge, Harry Mosser,
II. G. Larew, d. j. Walls and l.. w.
Hardesty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

The regular June term OF Circuit
court convened Tuesday. June sth. and
is still I'm session with Judge Neil j.
Fortney presiding.
Following is the list OF jurors and
proceedings TO date:
Petit Jurors-Jos. NJ. Trowbridge.
Frank Trickett. w. T.. Fields. S. II.
Barkley. A. NJ. Myers. Harry Mosser.
ID. III. Loar. G. G. Graham, G.. w.
Bishoff, Walter Metheny, Ezra Ringer.
Harvey Benson, Ear Beerbower. w. A.
Rhodes. Grant Kelly, J. n. II. Wotring
+. NJ Snyder ID. j. Walls, II. g. La
rev. Jr.. John Molissee. Albert Boil
yard, Chas. Mitter. wylie Falkenstine,
Joseph ID. Fraley, II. u. Cramer, l.. w.
Hardesty, M. III. Hewitt, Alvin Mason,
ii. G. Glover, Amos Stemple, =. b.
Michael. G. w. DeBerry. ]. S. Sanders,
w. +. Roth. John NJ. Deahl, ]. NJ. En-
glehart, /. Il. Tusing, Andrew f.
Feather, w. j. Bowermaster.
Grand Jurors-C. B. Bergman. FL
mer c. Garner, Virgil McMillen, s. L.
Cobun. William Sheets, Claude Rogers
Watson Crisis, George Maier, l.. j
Stemple, Lew Forman. Brooks Groves
Theodore Seal, Isaiah w. Hartman
Philip Gribble, l.. T.. Frankhouser. Jos.
eph n. Strawser. S. l.. Cobun was
selected as foreman, and the follow.
ing indictments were found:
Felony-Ernest Lleb. two bills, vii.
liam Weaver, Chris Nine, Dave White
Charles Fish, Robert Page and A. C
Stozenfels, f. w. Foster.
Observation-Disclosures Cassidy. Fol
est Hartman, three bills.
DR.. III. M. Owens, s. l.. Cobun anC
Isaiah w. Hartman were appointed tc
make an examination and inspection
of the county Jail.
State VS.. George Humphreys. Ap
pellant. Appeal dismissed.
State VS.. Ernest Lieb. Felony. De
tendant plead not guilty and was re
manded to Jail to await trial.
State VS.. William Weaver. Felony
Plead not guilty. Sent to Jail to await
trial which is set for June 18th.
Committee appointed to inspect Jail
after making such inspection, filed re.
port.
State VS.. Forest Hartman. Misde
meanor. Defendant not being read,
trial is set for next term. Bond il
penalty of $500 given.
State VS.. Min Pyles and Cora Pyles
Felony. Trial In progress.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
kINcwooD. JUNE ~
WHO LIED7

Now they are talking OF an eXtrnordi-
nary session OF the legislature to provide
for the payment of the Virginia debt,
which is estimated will reach $50, O00, 900.
In the campaign OF 1904 The ARGUS took
occasion to warn the taxpayers that I'M
less they defeated Bill Dawson for gov
ernor and the Republican candidates for
the house OF delegates and state senate
they would be called upon to pay the
Virginia debt. In reply to this warning
the Republican campaign speakers and
newspapers stated that West Virginia
would never be called upon to pay one
cent OF the Virginia debt; that when the
court rendered its decision 1t would be in
favor OF West Virginia; that the court
decision would show Virginia owed West
Virginia; that all reports to the con-
trary were purely Democratic lies"
In the same campaign THE ARGUS
charged that the Dawson tax laws were
simply scheme to raise the valuation of
property that they might be able to pro-
vide an enormous revenue for the pur-
pose OF building up corrupt political
machine and provide for the payment of
the Virginia debt, a debt which it was
alleged that the leaders of the Republi-
can party were given large blocks of the
so-called "West Virginia certificates"
certificates, which, if paid, would make
the Republican leaders millionaires. This,
too, was branded by the Republican
campaign speakers and newspapers as
Democratic campaign lies"
When THE ARGUS stated that the
adoption Of the Dawson tax laws meant
q large increase in the tax receipt the
advocates OF the measure answered that
1t meant big reduction in the tax re-
ceipt OF the farmer and small property
holder; that the Dawson tax laws would
place the burden OF taxation upon Il @
corporations, and those opposing them
were 1.-THE paid hirelings OF the cor
porations."
Dawson and Republican legislature
Z was elected and the new tax laws adopted
The Republicans permitted the state of
west Virginia to be sued by Virginia,
and the result is that taxation has in
creased four-fold, the Virginia debt has
been saddled upon the taxpayers of West
Virginia and the Republican leaders have
built up the most damnable and tyran-
nical and corrupt machine that can be
found in any state in the union.
While the population of the state has
increased but 80 per cent since the Re-
publicans have gotten control OF the state
the expenditures have increased 500 per
cent, which explains why the tax re-
ce'pt has grown so rapidly.
THE ARGUS deems it pertinent to in
-49uire in the light OF subsequent events,
who lied about the Dawson tax laws and
the Virginia debt?
The ARGUS regrets that the people al.
lowed their political prejudice to govern
instead OF their reason and common sense.
Our Republican brethren should surely
be convinced by this time that the men
at the head OF the Republican party in
this state are the creatures OF the corpo-
rations- II no other proof was at hand
the regular and the two extraordinary
sessions OF the legislature supplies that
evidence. What are our Republican
brethren going to do about it?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
Newburg r. F. d. No. 3

The health of our community is very
good at this writing.
The farmers are busy cultivating
their corn and blowing for buckwheat.
Don't forget that Preston county is
one of the leading buckwheat counties
in West Virginia.
Claud Bolyard Of Three Forks. was
visiting at ID. c. Bolyard's Saturday
and Sunday.
George II. Burke. our experienced
road agent. is busy repairing the roads
through our section.
The good rains we have been hay
ing are making the crops look prosper
Gus.
Miss Hazel Shafrer attended the
graduating exercises at Kingwood on
Monday evening.
A number of people of our section
attended decoration services at Beth
lehem Sunday.
Miss Ruth and Ralph Cook attended
children's day services at Gladesville
Sunday
Several of the stockholders of the
Glade Valley Telephone company at
tended the annual business meeting OF
the stockholders at Gainesville Satur-
day. They are planning to extend the
line to Howesville.
The young people were invited to a
party at the home OF Taylor Osborn
Saturday evening. a large crowd was
there and they spent the evening play
ing many interesting games. They de-
parted at the hour of ~. all saying
they had spent very pleasant even
ing.
Sunday school at Hopewell Sunday
at 1000 a. m; preaching at 1890 by
Rev. Curtiss; Epworth League at 500
p. m, Edna Cook. leader.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

Kansas Wants Women.

Kansas needs 1,040 women to help
harvest the wheat crop this year. ac-
cording to a bulletin issued by Paul
Mcbride, state commissioner of labor.
The reports from the 900 local CORES
pondents to u. G. Hopkins, in charge
of the state free employment bureau,
show in addition to the $4,000 men
needed, that there is call for 1.O4O
cooks, and for 5000 men with teams.
The cooks will draw from $1.5O to
$3.50 day. Men with teams COM
mand from 81 to s 5a day. The ordi-
nary harvest hands wages will be
$3.50 day, according to reports.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

+. W. Foster was arrested at Fair
mont this week by the sheriff Of Ma
ron county on charge Of theft pre-
terred against him in this county
Foster has been residing near town for
some time, but left home early last
Saturday morning and drove a team OF
horses and wagon through to Fair
mont where he had intended TO go to
work a warrant was issued charging
him with stealing some tools. hence
the arrest.
Deputy Sheriff Lenhart went TO Fair
mont Monday and brought Foster here
and lodged him I'm Jail. Yesterday ne
arranged for bond and IS now at liber-
ty and claims 10 be entirely innocent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
J. c. MstIlek Writes Interesting item.
KAHoKA, Mo, June u, 1915.
Editor 4 rpua and Er;ap1s.

KAHoKA, Mo, June u. 1915.
Editor Argus and Friends:
Alter lapse of time since l supplied
an article | will resume my place among
the Argus corps of valued and appre.
ciated correspondents.
During the month of April we had
beautiful spring weather, but rather too
dry.
Nav was too cold and very windy.
with plenty Of rain. Eleven DAYS were
clear An equal number was partly
cloudy. On thirteen days there was pre-
cipitation. We had no thunder all fall
and winter until the 9th OF April. In
May there were thunderstorms on the
I'd, Bird, 18th, goth, Ord, 25th, 26th and
18th. There was big frost on the 9th.
but owing TO the strong wind it did but
little damage. The night OF the 18th
there was terrific electrical storm that
continued all night, with the deepest and
heaviest detonations think / ever heard
1t was said there were over seven inches
OF water fell during the 25th to the 2Stb
inclusive. The highest temperature. 81
was on the 18th. Lowest, 40, on the 18th.
The mean temperature for the month
was 90, the lowest since 1910.
June thus far las been exceedingly
vet. The evening Of the 10th we had
three electrical storms with heavy pre-
cipitations, approximately one inch Of
water each shower and half an inch thi.
morning.
1t is warm and all vegetation il grow.
ing luxuriantlY. Grass and all small
grain are doing excellently, except where
inundated along all creek and river
bottoms.
The farmers have been STOPPED by the
rain in their blowing and cultivation.
Many are not done planting corn vet.
Much Of the corn needs blowing and will
soon be ruined IL it continues 90 rain.
They cannot cultivate the corn for ten
days, provided 1t rains no more in that
time Yet a: ths time, there are fair
prospects Tor cool crops Had the
weather been favorable there would have
been the greatest acreage planted in corn
ever put out in the west There ia
plenty Of all kinds Of fruit except reaches
The kinfolks are we'll 70 far a. arm
informed and the general health Of the
people is good
Our cousin, Miss Carrie Conner. Of
Pasadena California, who has been go
jo1rning in Clark and Iswis countes
since the first Of lsst September LEFT ne
on May ith and went 10 visit CD an old
school chlm d Che long ago, Mr.. William
Wilson, near Keaanee, Illinois.
Since J visited among nv reIatiyes #,
West Virginia five Of those whom vie.
ted have died, and a sixth diI not
visit.
Rebecca Guseman Moore. who haJ re-.
sided in the valley, four miles above
Grafton since her childhood. died ABy1.t
=, 1919, in Der glst year.
John Newman died on hi. farm. near
Independence, September .. lie con
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
Married nj Term Alta

Mr. D. X. Mason and Miss Virginia
AMMAN were united in marriage at
Terra Alta Wednesday evening Of last
week by Rev. CHKing. pastor OF the
". p. church at that place.
The bride IS daughter Of G. NJ
AMMAN, Of near Terra Alta, and is one
Of the successful teachers Of the coun-
". The groom Is one Of the best
known Of Prestons instructors. and
is now conducting a summer normal
at this place
Mrs. Mason was the guest OF her
parents the past week, but arrived i'm
town this morning and they will re-
side here during the summer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
West virginia Must Pay.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-"If West
Virginia does not pay that s12.393. 929.
which the Supreme Court OF the Uni
tee States held to be her share OF vir-
ginia's old state debt. she will be put
under the hammer and sold out from
the capitol steps"
This statement was made today by
government official who has had
long experience before the Supreme
Court
THE opinion OF the court in the
case where North Carolina was held
liable for its bonds owned by the
state OF North Dakota" he said I'm con-
tinuing, established precedent
where the Supreme Court can compel
one sovereign state to pay any money
II owes another sovereign state. Mark
my word If West Virginia doesn't pay,
that state will be sold out from the
Capitol steps"
This opinion was expressed when
the official was informed in the course
| or a discussion on whether West Viz
ginia would proceed promptly to pay
the judgment or would hold the
| courts decree in contempt, that high
oficiai or that state had, upon a re-
cent visit to this city. declared that
| there Will be war before they will
| pay"
How West Virginia is going to pro-
| Geo 20 fulfill the courts decision,
| whether she will proceed at all. and
| whether If she doesn't what action the
court will take to compel liquidation
OF its tudgment-these were live cues
| tions under discussion in many quar-
ters In this city today. West Virgin
ians are by no means the only ones
deeply interested in the answer OF
these questions
1t can be said for the West Virgin
ians here that thew do not believe that
TN state will opealy rebel against the
firding OF the highest court and put II
to the extremity of finding a way Ia
enforce itse verdict. That the court
can and will. II put to It, find a meth
Cd OF enforcement, few there are here
who doubt When the question of the
| courts ability to force compliance OF
sc decree was preached before IL by
the late Clark May, then attorney gen
eral for West Virginia, the late Chief
Justice Fuller displayed Indignation
that such a proposition should be
| preached in court. He declared that
that was question to be decided
should it present itself, and that the
court would find a way to enforce lis
decision. The history OF the court
shows that there has never been a time
when it was unable to compel entir,
compliance with its verdicts.
1t is believed here that the Yves
Virginia legislature will very soon b,
called in special session to consider
an arrangement for the payment O
the judgment. 1t is not believed b,
any one that the state will make al
attempt to reopen the case, as Their,
isn't thought to be a chance OF success.
in that direction.
| But should West Virginia refuse tC
pay, there are a number of ways t,
enforce payment. One is that tn,
court could seize the tax collectin,
machinery of the State and levy ia,
sufficient to meet the amount of tn,
courts verdict. Another would be [,
put under the hammer enough of Yves
Virginia's assets, such as court houses
school houses, etc, to meet the in
debtedness.
What will West Virginia do? That
the question under discussion now.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

connection with this company and
has accepted similar position with
large brick plant at New Brighton.
Pa.
Among the graduates of the Fair
mont Normal this year was Thomas
Hunt, second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James 5. Hunt. Thomas Hunt not
only graduated with honors but was
the president of his class and the
student body as well as being one of
the business managers of the Mound,
the annual class publication. He was
also on the baseball team, establish
ing an all round enviable record both
in his studies and athletics.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17
CrItIcIzlns the Governor

There are Republican papers i'm West
Virginia possessing sufficient indepen-
dence and courage to openly criticize the
course of Governor III. ID. Hatfield i'm
bringing about the enactment of laws To
increase the revenues of the state govern.
ment. Two of them which have been
outsDoken since the adjournment of
Session No. ), in their condemnation Of
the governors course, are the Fayette
Tribune and the Bluefeld Telegraph.
The Tribune shows that several mem.
bers OF the legislature who supported the
Hatfield program have been rewarded bv
appointment TO office, which il considers
significant. 1t declares that Senator Bliss
McCrum, OF Preston county, who has
been appointed to the state board OF con-
troll at a salary Of IS, 900 a year, had pre-
dlctions which were all against the
methods OF taxation contained in the
omnibus BILL, and that the provisions
OF that measure were "repugnant to all
his previous alignments, his associations
and his pronounced standards ain a
day be changes front and in exchange
gets an office that pays 81, 900 year. -
says the Tribune. Attention is also called
to the fact thet Hon. Arlen Swioer
chairman Of the finance committee ~ tho
house, which refused to grant any hear.
ings on the omnibus bill, has been an.
pointed member Of the state board Of
regents.
The Blucfeld Telegraph. whose editor
was recently candidate for the Reppb-
lican nomination for congress. fatty re-.
fuses TO follow the leadership Of Henry
D. Hatfield when it involves repndiation
OF PARTY promises. The Telegraph says
the omnibus bill cannot be- offered IA an
evidence that the party has kept faith
with the people, because the pledges Of a
production tax on coal, oil and gas have
been violated. The Telegraph charges
that The controlling factors at Charleston
made a bargain with the coal, oil and
gas magnates which EXEMPTED them
from the excise tax in return for votes
for a measure that raised the direct taxes
on all the people
The loca. Republican organ also
thought the pledge Of a production tax
should have been kept, but when il was
not kept the Wheeling trust sheets inn.
medIateiy white-washed Hatfield That
illustrates the difference between truck.
ing party newspaper and one that has
The courage oi it, convictions. Wheeling
Register
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New President for WESLEYAN.

DR.. Frank MacDaniel, a. NJ, ID. d..
now president of Pennington School
FOR Boys. was elected president of
West Virginia Wesleyan College at
Buckhanon at a meeting of the board
OF trustees, Tuesday, to succeed DIR.
Carl c. Doney. resigned.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

Thousands Of mothers throughout THE
broad and happy land Of ours are thank
ing God there is q Woodrow Wilson ia
fbe presidential chair So far be has
been able 10 steer the chip Of 'tate ont Of
the terribie war channel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

Memory may be treacherous, but We
have a vague remembrance that we were
told by the tax reformers" that the
Dawson tax laws would wipe out the
state tax. The procedure Of wiping out
Is rather unique in the history Of taxa
ton. We have greater faith in living 10
see the millennium than the Republican
machine wiping out the state tax.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

The house Of delegates, which was in
hearty accord with the state administra-
tion, on the last day Of the session in
creased the pay Of the attaches for the
session 5000, whereas the senate re-
fused 70 consider such resolutions, which
showed extravaganza in the house and
economy i'm the senate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

The United states agriculture depart
ment states that the seventeen-year Io-
Gusts will be with us this month The
locust bug has no terror Tor Wet Wiz.
ginia, the state having already been
stung 10 death b7 the Hatfield admins
frafiou
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-17

Our old friend Bill Dawson has been
appointed q member Of The Hatfield pub
BIC service commission, which will BE-
pleasing news 10 The faithful, a. be BE-
one Of the few new iaces' that has
been recognized BY Hatfield