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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
PEOPLE WITH nlM

The governor believes the people
OF the state are with him in his de.
termination to prevent, II possible,
an increase in the direct tax He al.
so believes that the privileged cor
porattons, which are draining the
state OF its vast wealth, should be
made to bear a reasonable share OF
the burdens Of taxation for the sup.
port of the states institutions, and
for their own protection, and in this
he maintained that the people will
stand by him to the end. The house
OF delegates. representing more near.
~ the sentiment Of the people, have
responded to the position with char.
acteristic unanimity. The Senate has
been the stumbling block thus far. but
there are indications that crystalized
sentiment from all sections of the
commonwealth, may be SO powerful
that the organized resistance to the
Governors policies, heretofore sue.
cessful, may soon be shattered and
the full program completed sooner
than expected.
In support of this action In convok-
ing the extraordinary session of the
Legislature, the Governor has Issued
a strong statement to the public.
which appears in another part of the
Journal.-F'ayette Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
ADMINISTRATIONS FRIEND.

i has been said in apology for the
Democratic party in power that tho
war has thrown business and the rev.
enues out OF gear and that the benc.
flcient results Of the Democratic party
have been obscured thereby. Just to
the contrary. VIC hold that the war
has boon Mr.. Wilson's best friend:
that It has created feeling Of indul.
gence and at times an artificial solldar.
ity of opinion that have delayed or
concealed tho actual Democratic frac.
ture aud tho cid OF q popular Illusion.
On account Of the war Americans
Strivoio forget the I'arlaloon whom
Mr. WiiEon, for political reasons. in.
serted into the State Department and
tho Harlequin Of the Navy.
What, after all. and witt, [, full ap.
probation of the good intentions Of
fir, Wilson, is the feeling among at
least plurality Of Americans as Mr..
Wilson stands at the. doors OF The Half
Way liouse?. Is 1t not one OF patient
or impatient seni.resignation and
hone? "'rhe doctor tells me can get
up in two weeks: how 1lany man
has aid tlas.with enthusiasm. Well,
perhaps the United States can get up
in two years. IN. Y. Sun.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09

under fire, It should be changed. We
believe It will stand the test and every
day more friensd are coming to its
support.
A Democrat said last night, in
speaking of the charter. that he did
not like the politics of htose behind
the charter, but he said he was com.
peeled to admit that it was an improve.
ment over the present charter. So we
hope that those who are trembling
lest some dire calamity will follow
In the wake OF the charter discussion
will take a little rest for a few days
and then the agony will be over. Soon
after this city election will be on
the boards and It would be wise for
some OF the weaker ones to take va.
cation until the unpleasant duty OF Sc
lecting new board of directors is
over. After that we do, not know
what will take place, but there will
possibly be something doing from
time to time to keep the newspaper
readers buying the paper every eve
ming as usual.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
LITTLE Boobies PA
BY William n. Kirk.

Pa is all the time explaining things
to Ma. He has the hardest kind of a
time explaining things.
Wen Pa went down town in the
morning he kissed Ma & sei, lie wud
be hoam erly so they cud go out to.
gether & look for flat. am sick
OF living in this hotel sed Pa, wen
he went away In the morning. You
see, Pa sed, there Is so nanny things
in the hotel that you want the minnit
you see them & that brings up the
cost vary high. so will be hoam. Pa
sed. about four o'clock & you & me
can go out & look at flats.
Bobbie, sed Ma, ] doant like to say
anything to. you witch mite seem like
n knock at yure father but wen he
calla sne deerest leeving in the morn.
ing It is sure sine he is not cumming
hoam wen he says he is cumming
hoam at mite. have had a strong
premonition this brite morning, sed
Ma, that yure father will be vary late
reeching the oald hoamsted tonite.
Far bee 1t from me, seGMa to me, to
be sinick. but my hair Is beecuming
tinged with grey & I doant fall for
that deerest low stuff the way used
to in the erly yeers Of welded life.
Sure enuff, Ma was rite. It CAIN
four O'Clock in the afternoon & I got
hoam frm skool but Pa hadent cum.
Then IL eaim-ave o'clock & Pa hadn't
cum, then It go six o'clock & all the
honest laboring men calm hoam with
thare dinner pals, but Pa dident cum.
& he dfdent cum at. seven o'clock.
eether. & he dident cum at eight
o'clock. It was half past eight wen
he cain in. IT'S.
How are you deerest luv. sed Ma,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
BLOWING HOT AND COLD.

The mayor has said q great deal
about the cost of holding the city cleo.
ltion. The crowd behind the mayor
and sometimes a long way behind him
wanted to put an amendment in the
charter providing for a referendum
election on charter that has had
more nearly the unanimous endorse.
ment of the people OF the city than
was ever accorded a plan Of govern.
ment by any city in the state. This
referendum, or In other words, the
plan OF the city hall crowd to kill tho
charter by crooked election, propos.
ed that before the election was to be
held the charter Should first be pub.
lished in full in both the daily news.
papers OF the city. The charter con.
tains approximately 10000 words. The
legal rate for publications Is ~ cents
per word for the first insertion. At this
rate the cost to thertax payers would
be $500 to each paper, or $1,000. with.
out taking into consideration the 9th.
er expenses OF the election. If the
West Virginian was so anxious for
this publication money as the mayor
says. why did 1t not support thu
amendment or place the referendum
in tho original charter. We certainly
could use the money to good advan.
tage.
In other words. the mayor blows
hot and cold at the sumo time. lie
publication expense In
one instance and in the next he sup.
ports the crowd that wants to make
the election expenses piles up some
$l.500 or $1,000 beside tho other eloc.
tfOnH that are provided for by the
charter.
Has the mayor discovered single
instance where the new charter pro.
vidcs for any publication that Is not
also, given the Times? II this bill
was $" bitterly partisan as some say
| It's. why waE not tho West VirGInian
favored? The citT hall crowd did ~
one time boycott the West rIrgIniun
and confined It's publications to the
Times. 1t believed, no doubt. that
that would 5top tho West VirsIn!an
from protecting tho people against The
iotPui;y Of tho $4,000 water tax grab,
but It did rot have tho desired effect.
Place legal PUBLICATIONS In he hands
Of politica! high binders who can with
hold then, at WILT can be used as
weapon of hlackmai! or boycott In.
imicable to thu interests OF the PEG.
pie. It would be a dirty, contemplate,
fawning sheet. however, whose optn.
ions could be stiacd andwhose citi.
cisms could be hushed up in any such
dark latern manner. The new char.
ter does not give any future admins.
trations this weapon 10 brow beat the
press. neither does 1t make 1t possible
to discriminate between tn two pa.
pers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
Current Comment.
SENATOR BURTON QUITS.

Senator Burton Of Ohio. quits Con.
gress in the full stature of states.
man. He had the intelligence and
the persistence to form himself on
the subject on which he gave counsel.
When he INDUCED In generalities. he
was ready and able to support them
with specifications. His filibusters
have been based on reason and knowl.
edge. His partisanship has not been
OF the merely annoying variety. He
had the courage that a man needs
who carries ideals Of economy, effici.
ency and business administration un.
impaired from stump to Legislature,
and he was as earnest for good gov.
eminent inside the Capitol as outside
its walls.
In one Congress. Senator Burton
saved BY his opposition to river and
harbor bills, not less than $4,000, 900
OF immediate, unnecessary. wasteful
and indefensible appropriations. VIVA.
the contingent savings would amount
to, nobody can pretend to say. And
these contributions to zane economy
merely index Senator Burton's service.
They do not measure It.
A good and useful Senator. ably
performing the essential 1abors OF a
Senator; what discouraging Incl.
dent OF political life It Is that be re.
tires, while SO many Of the windbags
hold their seats!-New York Sun.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09

what detained you, a reck In the sub.
way or a crash abuy on the elevated,
or perhaps a serface car ran off the
track. slip me the truth, deerest luy,
sed Ma. & by the way what have.
you in the package.
1t is bred, sed Pa. bred. Twenty
loapes OF the preshus staff OF life. 4
think 1t must be a littel wet sbeekaus
1t rained wen was on the way iioanl
bat nevertheless 1t is bred & my fuy.
ing son & my darling wife shall not
feel the pangs Of starvation.
You see, wife, sed Pa, It was like
this. herd that the price 81 bred
was going up again & Invent into
evvry bakeshop cud reech "a i bot
all OF the bred that I cud carry thus
keeping the wulf OF famin from our
door. Now. sed Pa, after staggering
under my levy load all the way IN
town ] enter my household lmoarS ded
than alive with enuff preshus bred
to keep us in good condition for three
weeks, & what do ! find, what do j
find, sed Pa aggen. I find my wife
glazing at me like a enraged itigress.
& find my little son looking at me
with stern & accusing eyes. I find
my hoam disturbed, Pa sed "a all bee.
Klaus ! cud not get hoam emmy sooner
with the food witch will keep the brett
OF life in our bodies. o well, ssed Pa,
o well. Then Pa fell on the floor q
all the bred rolled out all over the
room. There was thirty.threei loayes,
sum wife G sum rye bred.
Then Ma took Pa by the ear q
lifted him UP. Now see heer, sed Ma,
am going to ask you a few queshuns,
where.did you get this bret?
] bot It, sed Pa.
How much did 1t cost you, tsed Ma.
You had twenty dollars wen You LEFT
hoam this morning, Ma sed.
Well, sed Pa, 1t cost Is dollars, the
price was different in the different
places, but the hole price was IS dol.
lars. or course, Pa Ssed, you must
bare in mind that the wife bred cost
moar than the rye.
Is that so. sed Ma, Judging from
yure condition, Ma sed, I I think that
the rye cost moar than the wife bred.
Now go to bed quick, sed Ma.
& then Pa went to bed.
q o J. r = y |4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
wHATlTeIvEs.

Ex-Governor David R. Francis, Of
Missouri, once said the following Of
newspapers: Each year the local
paper gives from $500 to $1,000 in free
lines to the community in which tits
located. No other agency can or will
do this. The editor. in proportion to
his means, does more for his town
than any ten nen and In fairness.
he ought to be supported, not because
you like him or admire his writings
but because the local paper is the best
investment community can make.
1t may not be brilliantly edited or
crowded with thought, but finally 1t is
Of more benefit to the community than
the preacher or teacher, Understand
me, do not mean mentally, and yet
on moral questions you will find most
Of thsapapers on the right side. To.
day tho editors OF the local papers do
most for the least money Of any PEG.
pie on earth" -Bluefield Telegraph.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

Some people think every time the
name OF public official is used in
newspaper that it is personal abuse.
They seem to think every time any
citizens or official criticises news.
paper that IL Is a personal matter
with that citizen and the editor OF the
paper.
The official action Of any public
official is always a legitimate sub
jcct for discussion by the press or
upon the stump. The motives OF
ncwspnptrD are likewise proper sub.
jecis OF discussion. Any attempt to
curb the press, or TO regulate its cdi.
t0rial expression. or TO say what shall
and what shall not so into Its news
or editorial columns, Is a stab at the
very foundation OF our liberties, the
freedom Of speech aud the freedom
OF the press.
The West Virgtnian welcomes at
NIL times any criticism that any citi-
zen or official has To offer, but will
at all times resent In a most forciable
manner any attempt TO Improperly In
[EnenCc its editorial expression or 10
! curb II in any service II believes II is
rendering the public. There are a
few weakened brothers and sisters
in the city who have nervous prostra.
ton every time newspaper argu.
mcnt is started in the city. II trade IL
dull, some people want to blame IL on
the newspapers. They arc cncour.
aged in this by that part of the press,
which for political reasons, tries to
mako people belIcfc that legitimate
criticism Of conditions, both CONNER.
cial and political, are dangerous 10
the community. I
No person has ever been saved
from sin by having the preacher pat
him on the back and saying, brother
keep on, your course Is alright. The
preacher begins by pointing out his
error and poi1fting to the straight and
narrow path. When the doctor is
called to see patient he first exam.
ines him and after he finds out what
the trouble Is, he prescribes. II it Is
had case It requires heroic treat.
ment and II often requires an opera.
ton and infreQuently the amputation
OF member OF the body.
That Is the way better conditions
are brought about and that is the way
lives are saved. So 1t is in civic and
political conditions. The treatment
must he in Keeping with the diagnosis.
Tho West virginian's plan may not
suit everybody but It has Its course
mapped out and by the eternal 1t is
going 10 follow It's own chart ind log
book until It braces up the weak.
knecd ones and applies the remedy
that It believes that Is helping Fair
mont. 1t is gratifying to know that
five thousand more readers have
Joined Its family circle Of supporters
within the last six months. Its news
and editorial space belongs to these
readers. It's first duty is to its sub
scribers and 1t will continue to rem.
der the service to them It believes Is
right regardless OF the action of any
man or any body Of men in concerted
action.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09

Clark 10 the editor and manager Of
the Mall and claim to own It. That
he has long been in the employ Of the
big interestsatSS washington as lobbyist
and press agent Is shown by the Off.
cfal cordsl at Washingto ION and in or
der that the people who may read
these articles In the Times may tn.
derstand the animus behind them. we
reproduce some charges filed before
the Judiciary committee Of congress.
The following statement is incIud.
ed among certain charges filed before
the Judiciary committee Of the United
States senate In June. 1910:
Honorable Walter E. Clark, gov
ernor OF Alaska, was appointed
through the influence of Jarvis Hog.
gait AMI Shackleford: for many years
he was a member of that coterie Of
Guggenheim lobbyists; before his ap.
pointment as governor was cores
pondent Of the New York Sun; was
for years the confidential friend Of
Jarvis, Hoggatt and other Guggen.
helm lobbyists, who made his office
their headquarters when In Washing.
ton; be was their Washington press
agent and Is now their Alaskan gov.
ernor: at present he is In Washington,
earnestly lobbying In their behalf;
through secret and false charges to
the President he procured the re-.
moval OF Boyce and Sutherland a. to
protect Jarvis from Indictment FOR
BRIBERY AND THE USE OF THE
CORRUPTION FUND, and (2) TO
PROTECT THE ALASKA SYNDI.
CATE IN ITS LEGISLATION WITH
THE GOVERNMENT OVER THE
CUNNINGHAM GROUP OF COAL
CLAIMS"
Jarvis, Clark, Hoggatt and Shack.
leford have constituted coterie OF
Alaskan lobbyists for years. Clark
being, until his return made him gov
ernor, the press agent OF the inter-
ests which they represent in Washing.
ton, D. C.
Jarvis is, the boss of that coterie,
and for four years has been the po.
tential influence in the Guggenheim
power on the Pacific coast-especially
in Alaska, and the person who has
controlled and approved and paid out
the corruption fund.- Hoggatt,
shakleford, and Clark are his partisan
and personal friends; they are his
agents and political activities. They
have spent this winter, as they have
the winters of the past four years Of
his control Of the Guggenheim Alaska
Syndicate, in Washington. as lobby.
lists for those things which he and his
interests want in Alaska"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
PuLLiNa TOGETHER.

The Business Mems Association
last night passed resolution CIV.
Ing the associnti IONS support TO the
city commissi oners in preparing their
part OF the work In advance OF the
paving to be done In the city by the
county court on the good roads bond
issue. Every citizen OF Fairmont, we
take It, approves OF this. It Is noted
that|the fact Is cited In the resolution
that no funds are now available to
pny for the curb and sewer constfuc.
ton and the laying Of the water lines.
There Is some belief, we are informed.
by the city commissioners that they
cannot 20 on with this work because
of the fact that new administration
will take charge Of the affairs OF the
city on August !. In tho first place
VIC believe. this work can be finished
before that time and In the event that
1t Is not the incoming administration
will be bound by the action OF the
present board. Section 142, page III.
OF the new charter covers this. This
Gectton reads as follows:
All contracts entered into by the
city, or for its benefit. prior to the
taking effect OF this charter, shall con.
tinue In full force and effect. All pub.
lie work begun prior to the taking
effect OF this charter, shall be contin.
ued and perfected hereunder. Public
Improvements for which legislative
steps shall have been taken under
laws In force at the time this charter
takes effect may DO carried to com.
pletion In accordance with the proyi.
sions OF such laws"
So, It will be seen that there is
nothing In the new charter to tie the
commissioners hands or to delay this
work In any way. The only thing In
the way Is the need of funds, and the
charter can have no bearing on that,
as that condition existed before the
new charter was adopted. We believe
that with the support of the Chamber
of Commerce. the Business Mems AS.
ISOLATION and the newspapers that the
temporary financial difficulty can be
worked out and overcome.
The West Virginian has always
stood for improvements and always
will. The West virglnian supported
the good roads bond issue and deyot.
cd many columns Of Its space to the
turthering Of this plan Of permanent
Improvement and we have said before,
and now repeat, that we believe prop.
erty values will increase along these
paved roads within very short time
in an amount to more than offset the
cost OF the paving. II In fact makes
of every mans farm frnutinV IN }boso
roads suburban lots with value equal
to that OF the outlying city property.
The repaving OF the streets Of Fair.
mont should be done with an eye to
the future. 1t would be the worst
kind. of business folly to lay this paw.
ing and then have to take It up within
a few years or months to lay water
lines and sewers. The additional cost
now would be many times multiplied
by such delay and besides the paving
would become seriously damaged by
this tearing up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
CURIOUS FACTS.

Pumping engines in large sewage
plant In Australia are run by sewer
gas.
Venice this year imported 5000 tons
Of American coal and ordered $4,000
tons for next year. ~
There are 2s pounds of blood in
the body Of an average adult. and ten
pounds are moved at every pulsation
Of the heart. h
Mrs. Eulalia Campbell, OF Elizabeth,
N. j., is preparing to go on a trip into
innermost Tibet$ for the purpose Of
exploration.
The Russian soldiers are even
greater cigaret smokers than are the
British Tommies. They simply must
have cigarets. and, falling anything
better, they are quite content with a
pinch Of tobacco rolled UP In a bit
Of old newspaper.
A city OF New York state has been
sued for:t2,00o damages for the loss
of a boys finger In a public school.
The boy was directed by the teacher
to shut the door. AS he was doing SO
the door slammed shut, and one OF the
boys fingers was SO badly crushed
that It had to be amputated.
The relations between officers and
men In the Russian army are OF the
most friendly kind: indeed. in speak.
ing to an officer q man says Brat"
brother), or "Bratooska" little
father). An officer calls his men my
children" and he frequently writes
their home letters" for them, reads
to them. teaches them, and takes
them to clnematograph shows, where
picture OF educational value are be.
ing shown. <,
There are 10000 kinds of butter
flies.
) There were 7os,sso deaths in 1918
In France.
There are fewer suicides among
miners than among any other class Of
workmen.
Winnipeg is soon to begin the build.
ing Of a $4,000 athletic club home,
IL stories or more high.
Gar Nicholas OF Russia Is said to
own more costly chinaware than any
other person In the world.
Dancing, singing aud a hot bath
every Saturday are the main delights
OF the Russian soldier. Drinking
vodka used. 10 be numbered among his
chief aniusements IN life, but Of late
the game feld-particuiariy the foot:
ball feld-haa become a bigger at.
traction than the dranashop.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
State Editors.
AMPLY vINpIcArEp!

SmFLfl NlNptGREcps
The value Of the state audit Of the
books Of public officials has been so
throughtly and so completely demon;
strated that The Mail did not think
It necessary to make any special men.
ton OF the findings In the case OF
two city officials the other day, by
means OF which findings It was found
that the city was creditor to them
against its knowledge, will or con-
sent.
The sooner we get back to the es.
sentlal principal that the public. Is
not self.aggrandizement to even self.
enrichment, but service to the public,
the sooner we shall have good gov
that of which we talk SO much In
these modern days-efficiency and the
results that accure from efficiency.
But so long as partiesin convention;
assembled or In legislatures, or news.
papers advocate things which are SO
plainly against the interests Of the
public as abolishing these audits Of
public books. SO lang will the good
lin government which we SO much
desire. be retarded in its appearance.
Charleston Mail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09
BRAVE OFFICIAL,

Marion county, the other day, at.
forded good example Of what an
alert and brave police official can do.
The minute trouble occurred, Sheriff
Conway discharged his duty as he
had sworn to discharge It. He took
no sides In the controversy. but he
did take Steps TO preserve the order,
and succeeded In doing so, though 1t
cost him tho life OF an assistant and
serious injury to himself. Had he
paltered or delayed, the militia would
have been required and the loss OF
life, property and treasure been inten.
sIfed. The same brand OF efficiency
would have saved tho state the half
million is spent in kanawha.-Park.
ersburg Sentinel,
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COSTUMES OF CROOKED
P0lITlCS.u

The Charleston Mall has been run.
ming a series of articles lately criti.
cising the Republican party Of this
state and these diatribes have been
reproduced by the Times and many
other Democratic papers TO bolster
up their opposition to the Republican
administration. The last OF these arti.
cles are being published under the
title OF "Costliness OF Crooked Poll.
ties The Mail Is alleged to be
owned by powerful Pennsylvania cor.
porattons and this belief is strength.
ened by the support the Water Power
companies and the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company are being
given By that publication walter ..