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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
TODAY we CELEBRATE.
Serbia Has Had Stormy Career Dur
ing 80 Years as Kingdom.

Today marks the thirty.third an.
niyerary OF the proclamation by
which serbia-to give 1t the slayonic
name which its people prefer to Ser.
yia--was elevated to the rank OF a
kingdom. In the fourteenth century
Serbia was 4 kingdom embracing a
large part Of the Balkan territory,
but in 1888 the country fell under
the yoke OF Turkey. After centuries
OF struggling. Serbia became a prin:
cipality under the suzeranity OF Tur.
key, aud in 177s became compile tely
free. On March 6. 1882, the reigning
prince, Milan ~, proclaimed nIm-
self king.
serbIa's career as q kingdom has
been a stormy one. and the quarrel
with Austria which precipitsted the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
CHANGING ITS TUNE.

Soon after the new charter was TAX
en- to Charleston by the chairman Of
the charter commission the Times de
nounced 1t as a one.man plan, and
wanted to know IL the city was going
to submit to the dictates of one man
1t now admits that there were public
meetings held in the city and that as
many as twenty-three men attended
one OF these meetings to adopt the
new charter. Is not this committee
as representative and more than twice
as large as. the joint committee which
prepared the charter two years ago!
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case the only conclusion is that the
Sixty.third Congress was not an nr-
mixed national blessing, 1.-THE White
House and the people alike are glad
to have seen the last OF II, II follows
that II must have accomplished more
harm and irritation than good. The
fact that avoidance Of an extra sess
sion OF the Slxty-fourth Congress,
which will be Of the same political
complexion as the last, has been con.
sidered vital to the fortunes OF the
Democratic party and to the welfare
of the country, is profoundly signiii.
cant, II not frankly condemnatory Of
the New Freedom.
The Sixty.third Congress cannot be
criticised for doing too little. Whether
1t did not sacrifice quality OF legis.
lation for quantity is another matter.
Its outstanding achievements were
passage Of the Underwood tarirt bill,
the federal reserve law aud the fed
eral trade commission act. The Ga.
zette.Times believes that, II national
election could be had at this time, the
tariff act would be repudlated and,
along with It, the administration Of
Woodrow Wilson. The federal re.
serve system has been In operation
less than four months. 1t has not
proved as beneficial as was predicted
nor as injurious as was feared. but
whether It will be substantial and
permanent advantage to the business
community remains to be determined.
The Federal Trade Commission has
not yet been organized and the eff.
cacy OF the law under which it Is au.
thorized is an open and doubtful
question. For the rest, the Sixty.
third Congress has been the most ex-
I;trayagent in American history, Balti-
more platform utterances to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Democratic pledges OF 1912 that
were ignored by the late Congress
include the single presidential term,
provision for rural credits, develop
ment Of waterways, conservation of
natural resources, Improvement of the
merchant marine, Philippine legisla:
ton. etc.
Thanks to a vigorous and vigilant
Republican minority in the Senate,
the President was prevented from
committing the United States to the
consummate folly Of. government
ownership In merchant shipping. AS
late as a week ago Mr. Wilson per.
sisted in expressing the hope that
the ship purchase bill would pass. To
the last hesretused to take mo" for
an answer, preterring to split his
party in Congress rather than yield
his theories to others Judgment. His
course upon this enterprise main.
tanned for months In the face OF public
opinion and the counsel of more ex-
perienced men. has done him immeas.
urably injury. The consequence is
that he finishes the first half Of his
term and begins the second with the
handicap of lost prestige.-Pittsburgh
Gazette.Times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AN
ISSUE.

Some Of the political leaders pre-.
dict that government ownership OF
railroads and telegraph will be a lead.
Ing question In the coming. presiden.
tial campaign. Undoubtedly many Of
the stockholders OF railways would
gladly sell out to Uncle Sam. Con.
fidence In railroad securities was Ut.
terly destroyed with the New Haven
and other exposures. The invest.
ing public 5is3still afraid TO turn money
over to stockholders, and for that
reason owners Of railway securities
are at the end Of their financial row.
The money which is invested in the
great public utilities represents the
savings OF persons Of small uieans
and estates belonging to widows and
orphans. Men at the head OF the
railway world do not own CONTROL.
Ing interest in the stock, but by viz.
tue Of being already in power they
are able, by manipulating the stock
and bohd market, TO continue In au-
thority. Those who hold in trust the
savings OF the masses are afraid 10
lend railway spectators any more
Ett1M 1aGlGlbi9 iududbtl9 bet kIIdI
the government must come TO the res.
cue. either by backing up the securi.
ties or taking over the properties on.
tirely. IL government ownership is
not prominent Issue next year IL
probably will be four years hence uu.
less there Is a wonderful change in
public sentiment. Tbs average per.
son wants the roads to not only have
q square deal, but to be literally dealt
with. However, the common people
are unwilling to allow few men to
manipulate the securities and enrich
themselves at the expense OF the ship.
pers and travelling public. There may
be some other solution of the railway
problem, but SO far none has been
presented except demands for author
fly TO increase rates. No remedy for
the evils Of stock obbers and manipu.
lation has been suggested. 1t is a
knotty question, but nothing is be.
You'd control in this great country.
so, let the true statesmen point the
way out. @
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greatest war in history had Its origin
In the period when Serbia was fight.

greatest war In history had Its origin
in the period when Serbia was fight.
ing for freedom. In the revolt OF
1876, when Turkey was weakened by
its war with Russia, the Serbs, aided
by their kinsmen Of Bosnia and Her.
zegovlna, the very flower OF the Serb
race. were completely successful. 1t
was the ambition Of the Serbs to Join
in one state Bosnia. Herzegovina and
Serbia proper, but in this project they
we're foiled by Austria. For two cen.
turtles Austria had been fighting Its
way southwark toward the Aegean,
and the Vienna government was bit.
terly opposed to the formation of any
powerful nation to bar its progress.
So it came about that while Serbia
became independent, Bosnia and Her
zegovina were left nominally under
Turkish rule, but, for all practical
purpose, in the clutch Of Austria.
Hating the Austrians quite as cordial.
ly as the Turks, the people Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina rose in insurrec.
ton, and, with the sympathy and as.
sistance OF the Serbians, were able to
carry on the war for over four years.
BY retaining Bosnia and Here.
govina and the Dalmation coast Aus.
tria defeated the Serbian ambition
for powerful state and a seaport.
which was an economic necessity for
the Serbians. Shut off from access
to the markets OF the world save by
way of Austria, Serbia was complete.
ly at the mercy Of the Austrians, and
the latter took full advantage OF their
power. By quarantine regulations
the Serbian farmers were prevented
from marketing their poultry and
pigs, and were reduced to poverty.
After the Balkan war, In which Ser.
bans fought valiantly IN the hope
OF finally winning way to sea and
to the worlds markets. they were
again foiled by Austrian diplomacy,
which compelled Serbia to give up a
part OF her conquest and to remain a
landlocked nation.
Since Serbia became a semi.inde-
pendent principality in 1929, two fami.
lies have struggled for supremacy.
Karageorgeyitch and Milosh Obreno.
witch, both peasants, were the lead.
ers in the wars for freedom century
ago, and the latter was chosen rs the
first prince. He abdicated in 1899,
and was succeeded by his son, Mich.
ael II. The latter's brother, Michael
ILL.,. reigned two years, when Alexan.
der, of the Karageorgevitch family, at
tanned the throne. He was deposed in
1859. and the obrenovitch dynasty
again came into power. Milosch,
Michael III. and Milan ruled in turn,
and the latter became the first king
Of Serbia in 1882. He was disso.
Lutte and worthless ruler, and abdi.
Gated in 1889. His son, Alexander l.,
was a cruel and immoral tyrant, and
his wife, Queen Draga, had been a
woman Of evil reputation. King Alex.
ander ruled much after the style OF
an oriental despot, and in 1908 the
military rose In revolt, and the King
and Queen were assassinated. The
Karageorgevitch dynasty was then
recalled, in the person Of King Peter.
who was living a secluded and quiet
life in Geneva when he was called to
the throne.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06

to the meetings Of these ORGANIZATIONS
and rejected, the bodies endorsing the
Eron.pa partisan plan BY resolution. The
city manager plan was submitted "a
the recent commission. and 1t had
many advocates, but the committee
decided to adopt the policy OF safety
first" and not to try o new plan, but
e stick to the plan as originally en-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
THE BLUE JuNIATA,,
tMrs. NJ. D. sulliyan..

Mrs. M. d. sulliyana
Wild royed an Indian girl,
Bright Alfraratta,
Where sweep the watera
OF the blue Juniata;
Swift as an antelope
Through the forest going,
Loose were here lefty locks
In wayy tresses flowing.
Gay was the mountain song
OF bright Alfaratta,
Where sweep the waters
OF the blue Juniata.
Strong and true my arrows arc
In my painted culver;
Swife goes my light canoe
Adown the rapid river.
Bold is my warrior good,
The love Of Alfaratta,
Proud waves his snowy plume
Along the Juniata /;
Soft and low he speaks to me.
And then his war cry sounding
Rings his voice In thundersiou
From hight to hight resounding
So sang the Indian girl,
Bright Alfaratta.
Where sweep the waters
OF the blue Juniata.
Fleeing years have borne away
The voice Of Alfaratta,
Still sweeps the river on,
Blue Juniata.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
SLIM SUPPORT.

Mayor Bowen failed to convince the
committee OF the legislature, before
which he appeared in his official Gu
pacity, Of the iniquity of the new char.
ter. So badly did he fail that while
the committee had four Democratic
members. only one OF them voted
agaist reporting the bill out fayorably.
This. lone Democrat submitted a mi
nority report, at the request Of Mr.,
Shaver, against the bill, which he did
not read or understand, and he was
the only man he could get to sign his
report. These are facts disclosed by
the record
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
TROUBLE AHEAD.

There is only one standard by which
the mayor and the Times measures
the new charter, and that is by the
old one. They will have to scratch
their heads some when they get over
in article two, where more than a
hundred pages are devoted to regis.
tration Of voters, election laws. etc.
They will not find anything In the old
charter 10 contrast or compare these
provisions with, because there are
none.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06

Organized 70 prepare the new charter.
This was @hintedr at on some sew.
Eerais occasions by The West yirginian,
once In a full! page announcement. we
were afraid Of that time that Dee:
Tectuysr would get on to It, but Il
seems to have escaped their notice
until the new charter Is out Of danger
from the salary grabbers opposition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
ZONE WAY QUIZ

The Times and the mayor both
agree that the new charter Is alright
because 1t Is go much like eie old one.
Failing to find any provision with
which they may find serious fault,
they had to agree on some plan TO get
out Of the hole in which they have
voluntarily placed themselves. This
Is one way out,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
WHY THE Fussq

when the matter is settled and
new commissioners are elected, Fair
mont will have government SO sim
liar to the present one that not one
citizen out OF ten will know there has
been a change."-The Times.
Well, then, why all this fuss and
feathers about nothing?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
UNANIMOUS.

Day by day more Democrats are
stating their approval of the new
charter. Since the Mayor and the
Times now agree that it is so like
their own dear pet measure that only
one in ten can tell the difference. we
expect the Democratic organization
to get behind the. measure in a few
days and make the ratification" unan,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
SOME DIFFERENCE.

The old charter contains almost
sixty pages. The new charter con-
tains GAG pages triple spaced) which
will make over 100 pages closely
printed. A charter double the size Of
the old one certainly will contain
some provisions that are different.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
VERY STRANGE.

According to the Times the charlie,
commission composed of about thirty
citizens held a meeting and ratified
the old charter. 1t Is passing strange
that the Times does not approve their
action instead OF denouncing these
citizens and taxpayers as a lot OF
high binders, disgruntled politicians
and disappointed office seekers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06

The Times must be worrying be.
cause the real estate speculators are
not going to have the Old Fairmont,
Cemetery sold. It seems to agree that
the remainder Of the new charter is
alright. :,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
Current Comment.
rAE sIxrY:THIRp CONGRESS.

Does anybody challenge the state.
iIient that from President Wilson
down through the ranks OF all our
citizenship there Is o feeling OF relief
akin to rejoicing that the Sixty.fhird
Congress has completed It's record
and ceased to exist? Such being the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06

The mayors exposition Of the new
charter has now turned into a "ratifl.
cation" II he keeps on endorsing, ap.
proving and describing the new char.
ter as fair, there will be such un.
animity Of opinion in Fairmont on the
charter that an argument cannot be
started.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
LEST WE FORGET. ,

Have you noticed every day for a
week or more the tramp, tramp, tramp
OF the unemployed walking the rail.
road ties through Marlinton south.
ward, and to where, AND TO WHAT!
-Pocahontas Independent. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
WHERE HE GOT 1T.

The mayor says this morning that
new charter is practically the same
as the old. and then, in the mex,
breath, he denounces 1t as piece OF
rotten" legislation. He got that de-
lectable word from the esteemed
Times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
NO SECRETS,

The new charter commission had no
secret meetings. 1t has nothing to
conceal about the new charter and ap,
proves OF the publication in full for
the information Of the people. Many
Democrats were invited into its meet.
ing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06

A member of the garter commits.
sion said this morning that his father
always taught him to stay In good
company, and that he is proud to be
listed with such. men as Judge Mason,
Shertff Amos andiothers. =
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06

Why does not the mayor admit that
the amendment to the charter he so
severely criticised was put In 1t by
Senator Lowe2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
WHERE WE'RE THE sIEuTHs9.

1.-THE Times sleuth had sbeen indus.
trious enough he might have .sdeescoy.
cred long ago that there was q reg.
ularly organized charter commission
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
WHAT is 1T?

Charleston Mail. What is an
"arbiter elegantanium r. Is It. any re.
1ation to the dinoceras, the giganticus
or diplodicus?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06

The mayorfnow approves the char.
ter, why does he not withdraw his
criticism Of the men who helped TO
prepare It?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
YES, BUT EFFECTIVE.

"How slight is tile essential diff.
ference between the two.'-Mayor
Bowen.
Yes, slight, but most effective.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-06
'2s" FOR THE SALARY eRAeBERs

According to the Times it is "2sr
for the salary grabbers. Yes, the
number Is somewhat significant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-12
Seek to Compel Road
Build Bridge Over
The Missouri River

PIERRE, $. n. Jan. li.--(special Tele-
srani.) The bridge situation in relation
to the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
railway at Chamberlain was made a mat
ter OF public record today by the intro
durtion by Hall of Lyman OF rcsolu-
ton asking congress TO take action to
compel tho company to place perma-
ncnt bridge across the Missouri river at
that place. The resolution cites the dang
ers from the present pile bridge plan OF
crossing and the inconvenience to the
people resident along tho line Of that
road between oaooma and Rapid city
each time the Missouri river decides 10
wipe out that means OF crossing which is
placed at from one TO four times each
year and makes a demand for federal &C
ton IN the interests of safety and the
needs OF the people,
Patterson Of Kingsbury in senate bill
asks that the automobile license fec be
reduced from 81 pcr year for each auto
mobile to s., with corresponding re-
ductlon for motorcycles. lilo also limits
a distance of seventy-five feet between
cars travelling the highways OF the state
going in the same direction.
In committees announced in the senate
today. chairman OF leading committees
are; Assessment and taxation, McMast-
ers; counties and towns, McKinnon: COM
mission governed cities, Printup; drainage
Ericsson; elections, Amsden.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-12
THIN FOR YEARS" GAINS u
POUNDS in q DAYS"
Remarkable Experience OF II. GaRnon
Builds Up weight wonderfully.

al was all run down TO the very bot
TOM" writes +. Gagnon. IL had to quit
wark I was so weak. Now, thanks to
Sargol. look like new man. gained
% pounds in % days"
"sargol has put 10 pounds on mo in II
DAYS" states w. d, Roberts, II has made
me sleep we'll. enjoy what ate andsen-
abled me TO work with interest and plea
sure"
II weighed is2 pounds when I COM
menced taking Sargol. After taking 20
days 1 weighed 144 pounds. Sargol Is the
most wonderful preparation for fresh
building have ever seem" declares ID.
Martin, and j. Meier adds: For tho past
twenty years have taken medicine
every day for indigestion and got thinner
every year ! took sargol for forty days
and feel better than l have felt in twenty
years My weight has increased from 100
10 10 pounds
When hundreds OF men and women
and there are hundreds. with more COM
ing every day-living In every nook and
corner OF the broad land. voluntarily tes-
ttfy TO weight increases ranging all the
way from 10 to rs pounds given them by
Sargol, you must admit. MIR. and Mrs.
and Miss Thin Reader, that there must
be something in this Sargol method OF
flesh building after all,
Hadn't you better look into It, just as
thousands OF others have done? Many
thin folks say: I'D give most anything
to put on a little extra weight but when
someone suggests a way they eNclaini,
Not chance. Nothing will make me
plump. I'm built to stay thin" Until
sou have tried sargol. you do not and
cannot know that this is true.
sargol has put pounds OF Healthy stay
there" flesh on hundreds who doubted
and in spite of their doubts. You don't
have to believe in Sargol 10 grow plump
from It's use. You Just take It and watch
weight pile up. hollows vanish and your
figure round out TO pleasing and normal
proportions. You weigh yourself when
you begin and again when you finish and
you let the scales tell the story.
sargol Is Just a tiny concentrated tab
| let You take one with every meal. 1t
mixes with the food you eat for the
purpose OF separating all of its flesh pro-
| ducing ingredients. II prepares these fat
making elements IN an easily assimilated
| form, which the blood can readily absorb
| and carry all over your body. Pump
well-developed persons don't need Sargo
| to produce this result. Their assimilativt
| machinery performs its functions without
| aid But thin folks asslmilative organs
| do not. This fatty portion OF their food
| now goes to waste through their bodies
| like unburned coal through an open crate
| A few days test OF Sargol in your case
will surely prove whether or not this is
true OF you. Isn't 1t worth trying?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-12
Nebraska
to Run for
Mayor of Hastings

HASTINGS. Ncb.. Jan. 1l.-(Spocial Tel
egram) The Hastings municipal cam
paign opened today with the announce
mont OF the candidacy Of VIII Madgott.
real estate and large property owner.
for mayor at the election on April s.
This was quickly followed by the entry
into the race OF A. y. Allyn. coal dealer
and former councilman Mayor G. G.
lngraham has made no announcement. but
IL is known that nc will be candidate
for reelection lie is now serving his
first term. All viii run by petition, party
lines being dispensed with in the city
elections.
The Chamber of Commerce today
adopted resolutions to the state lcgisla-
ture asking for the enactment of strin-
gent law making the passing of worthless
checks a criminal offense. The present
law. the business men say, Is inadequate
At the meeting OF the directors tomor-
row an effort will be made to secure the
election of DR. a. T.. Turner OF Philadel-
phia, former president OF Hastings col
lege. as secretary OF the Chamber OF
Commerce
DR.. Turner is the director OF n large
chautauqua circuit In eastern and south.
ern states.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-12
PUTTING MEDICAL GRADUATES
ON PAR WITH THOSE OF LAW
(From a Staff correspondent.)

LINCOLN. Jan. 11.-(Special) -Secre-
taries of the State Board of Health will
probably not be enthusiastic over a bill
which viii be introduced in the legislature
during the session. One of the members
from Lancaster Will probably be the
father of the measure.
The aim of the bill will be to cut down
the SIS fee now collected from all appli-
cants for professional medical certificates
and to provide that the graduates of
recognized medical schools shall be en-
titled to receive certificates from the
state board without examination.
Treat the medical graduates as well as
the law graduates is the slogan of sew
eral legislators who are interested in
pushing the measure.
1t is anticipated that the secretaries OF
the State Board of Health will oppose the
suggestion to do away with examinations
for medical graduates and the collection
Of the $25 fee, as they divide the money
so collected among themselves as com
pensation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-12
TWO FORMER TABLE ROCK
MEN DIE IN OKLAHOMA

TABLE ROCK, Neb., Jan. 11--(Spe-
cial.)-Word reached here yesterday OF
the death. at his home in Oklahoma City,
on Friday, OF w. H. Andrew, for twenty
or twenty-five years in the hardware,
furniture and undertaking business here
He was about 55 years ofsage and his
death was caused by a recent stroke of
paralysis He is survived by wife, son
and daughter.
Clark Patchin, for many years a rest
dent of Table Rock died recently at his
home in Shawnee, Okl to which place he
removed few years ago. He is survived
by a wife and several children, two OF
whom reside in Nebraska--H. u. Patchin
of Humboldt and Mrs Emma Sigler. wife
Of Engineer w. f. Sigler. OF Lincoln,