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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
spgclAL TAx LEvlss.

EEAsT-TL -aFat
Whether the Legislature leyies tax.
on coal oil and asSisiasproblem for the
future. These Interests will put up a
stiff fight against such a plan. The
Honorable Septinus Hall, the veteran
legislator Of Wetzel county. and who
Is q member ofltheS House Of Delegates.
al the present time. some time ago had
publishedla o iengthyarticle lnithe Times
gtyfns his opinion on the subject. He
says. and he isiright when hesays SOY
that this question should DO met fairly
and s1uarely and that e is not a polit.
ieai question. Mr. Hall takes the view
that q special tax is not in harmony
with the meaning an ~dintention of
the constitution OF the state, which
provides for uniformity in all tax:
alton. He goes further and says
that u such q tax is levied it will be
paid. not by the producer, but by the
consumer OF thesproducts. This would
hardly apply to coal-which Is very
largely shipped outside Of the state.
The coal producers must meet the
competition ofother states and it might
not be possible for them to do SO and
add the tax to shipments. In the mat
ter OF local consumption OF gas, this
argument might apply II the Public
Service Gommissionsdidino not step in and
call a halt. which it in all PROBABILITY
would do. In which event II the price
of gas was increased at all Il would
have to be on the consumers of West
Virginia gas outside OF the State,
which would be equiyalentsto placing
an export tax on gas. something that
has long been desired, but which we
have been unable to obtain, owing to
constitutional limitations. The coal
producers claim that they cannot stand
an additionaltax burden, and while we
do not claim to know the conditions Of
the coal business over the state, we do
know that agreat many mines in this
region have been closed down for the
past several months and that many.
hundreds OF miners are idle by reason
dttheir closing This does not show a
very prosperous condition Of the coal
mining business In this section Just
now. These are matters that the leg.
isiarure should thoroughly investigate
before placing a production tax on all
these pfodacts. The small and indie.
pendent producers Of oil and gas will
be found at Charleston protesting
against this form OF tax, stating that
It Will be very largely5pa by them
y not the big oilsand gas companies
who buy their product.
This Is q matter that must be han.
died In a such a manner as not to re.
tard the deyelopement Of the resources
of the state andlatt the same time these
sorrcesof greatwealth should not com.
plain II they are required TO share a
part Of their profits with the State
which Affords them the opportunities
of turning our vast natural resources
nito wealth.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Ry O. Terence.
TWO FAMlus DEFENDERS OF
EuGENlcS AND SEX HYGIENE,

This is the birthday Of two of the.
most distinguished defenders OF! eugen-
les and the teaching OF sex hygiene to
children-Major Leonard Darwin, son.
Of the great naturalist. and Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, Chicago superintendent
of shcools and internationally known
as hte only feminine head Of the edr.
cational system of a great city. Leon
ard, the fourth son OF the celebrated
Charles Darwin, was born on Jan. 10,
1850, and Ella Flag was born in Buffa;
10 Just seventy years ago today, Jan.
is. 1916. The noted woman educator
began her teaching caree. more than
half a century ago. and in 1909, after
holding many important positions In
the Chicago schools and the University
of Chicago. became the superintendent
of all the public schools of the Windy
City. Mrs. Young was responsible for
the Introduction Of the scientific teach.
ing Of sex hygiene in the Chicago
schools. At first she was rather op.
posed to the idea. but she told con.
yention OF clubwomen a few months
ago that the plan Of teaching personal
hygiene"-as 1t is called in Chicago
was IN unqualified success. Tho girls.
enlightened, left the lecture halls with,
uplifted chins in consciousness Of the
womanhood that was in them, instead
of'with smirks of ignorance said Mrs.
Young.
Leonard Darwin chose an army ca.
reer and entered the Royal. Engineers,
in which he reached the rank OF major
before he retired in 1890 in order to
devote his entire time to study and
scientific pursuits. Like his brothers,
he was always a profound student, and,
he served on, several scientific ,expedi,
lions. After leaving the army, he
spent several years in the House Of
Commons. The science of eugenics, or
race Improvement, has long been his
special province. and in that he early
gained the standing OF an authority.
The keynote of the new Darwinism
may be summed up in this sentence
from one Of Leonard Darwin's works:
eff the human race is to continue to
progress-indeed. II it is not to lose
some Of the ground SO painfully won in
the long ages of struggle in tho past
some other agency, checking the re-
production Of the feeble in body and
mind, must be made to take the place
of natural selection, the action Of.
which we are now in SO many ways
endeayoring to prevent
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o WHO IN THE WAR.
GEN. HENDERSON.

Major General Sir David Hender.
son, the chief Of the British Royal
Flying Corps, is in his 53rd year. He
Is a native Of Scotland, the son OF "a
prominent citizen Of Glasgow. He was
twenty-one when he entered the ar.
my. Joining the Argyll and suther.
land Highlanders. In 1890 he was
promoted to captain. His first mill.
tary fame was gained in the soudan
campaign of 1898, when he received
honorable mention in the dispatches
and British and Egyptian medals, as
well as the brevet Of major. He re.
ceived a severe wound in the South
African war, but also the D. s. o.
and the Kings and Queens medals,
and the rank OF Lieutenant.C Colonel
He bore the rank OF colonel when he
went to the front with Field Marshal
French's army, as commander of the
British Flying Corps. He was men
toned in terms Of highest praise In
the early reports OF his superior, who
on several occasion called attention
to the I~ncalculable value" of the "ad.
mirable work" OF Sir David and his.
men Of the air. In November, Sir Da.
Tyid was promoted to the rank OF ma,
j%or.general. Gen. Harrison has as his
interpreter a well known author.
Maurice Barring, author Of Round the
World In Any Number OF Days ana.
other travel works. While the Royal
Flying Corps is aScomparahvely new
branch OF the British army, Il has
proved to be Of tremendous value, as
have the aerial corps of all the ma.
tons engaged in the titanic struggla
for European supremac. From the
time he took charge OF the corps Sill
David developed its efficiency along
the lines OF scouting work. He be
lieyed that bombsdropping from aero:
planes was without practical value In
warfare, and experience has demon.
fstrated the correctness Of his concln.
sions.
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and restore order and normal condi-
tons. That work alone showed the
splendid caliber of the man Again,
the governor famfIarized himself with
the various state departments and In
stitutions. having in view the best
and highest service consistent with
the best economy. These things were
not done for show OF personal aggran.
Bdizement hut 10 carry out an earnest
resolve TO give the people the worth
of government and state institutions
up to their money and To bring the
state government and state institu-
tons up to the! highest possible excel
|lence: These on the part OF Gov.
ernor HATFIELD were really the result
|of his nature. A fine physician the
governor was, and 1t was but natural
that he should know his case and pre-:
scribe accordingly. That is what he
did and Is doing.
The above, from the Clarksburg
Telegram, tells very fully OF a phase.
OF Governor Hatfeld's life which, per-
haps. is not widely known and fairly
appreciated by the people OF West
Virginia. No occupant Of the COVER:
nor's office in the history OF this state.
ever gave SO much timerand so much.
personal attention to the affairs ofSthe.
office as Governor Hatfield has. TO.
him, being governor is a great and
pressing thing. The responsibility
which he owes to the people Of the.
state is ever with him. He discharges
the duties Of his Office with minute
attention to detail that would be i'm.
possible to a man OF cess mental alert.
ness and physical strength. Men who
spend a few hours a day in their Of.
fees or at their tasks might we'll find
an inspiring examplel in the daily
wor kof a governor who reaches his
Office at nine o'clock every morning
and is found at his desk often as late
as midnight. Governor Hatfield
would be more than human IL he did
not make mistakes. He is, howvere,
giving tho pSople Of West Virginia
the best efforts of a well trained mind,
and a tremendous capacity for work.
Wheeling Intelligencer.
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THE sosERsFAcTs.

Unemployed Army Is over $4,000
in city and growing So reads a
headline Id the New York World and.
under this head is published the fol.
lowing list of the unemployed:
Trades In Which Dull Times
Have Hit Workers Hardest
This partial list OF unemployed In.
New York was compiled for the Pub.
lie Forum Of the Church of the AS
.cension:
Clothing workers tall branches
garment industry ...,.. ..125,O0o.
General unskilled laborers. -. 100000.
Building mechanics ,t32 trades) $4,000.
Store and office workers book.
keepers, clerical help and
stenographers) ........... $4,000.
workers .....s.........:... 10000.
Drivers and general help
wholesale food supply and
dry goods districts) ........ $4,000
Hotel and restaurant workers. $4,000.
Longshoremen acknowledgements. 5000
Cigar and tobacco workers. ~. $4,000.
Domestic help ia. 10000
Department store employees. 10000.
Railroad workers (all grades). 10000
Printing and allied trades
photographers, etc.) ....... 10000.
Shoe workers ............... 5000
Laundry workers ............ $500
Millinery workers ............ 5000
City employees ............. 5000
Firemen Steamboat and sta
stionary) .................. 5000
Engineers tsteamboat and sta
tlonary1 ..............:.... LOU
Jewelry workers ............. 5000
Diamond workers ............ 700
Total .,...................i.5 e2. 100
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THE MANICURE LADY
= seen a gent in the subway last
night. George" said the Manicure La
Ry William F. Kirk

I seen a gent in the subway last
night. George" said the Manicure La.
yds. sthat rhonestiy believe i eoaialoy
i 1.-THE rest Of my days. He was some
handsome guy, but II wasn't his good
looks alone which made me notice him.
It was his tender mouth
You can't so much by that oh.
served the head barber. IA horse
with q tender mouth is hard to drive.
He might look as peaceful as an angel
to you untl he and you was spllced.
and then there might be no living with
him.
"I'dstake my chance on that declar.
ed the Manicure Lady. l never seen a
MAJ with a mouth like that that wasn't
good natured and ready to stand for
any kind OF sdressmaker's bills within
reason. "A mouth like that will reach
into a smile on the least invocation. but
1 wouldn't like TO trust the rest OF my
sweet young life In the keeping OF no.
square jawed gent. Every time l
would kiss that kind OF a husband be.
fore asking him for some dough. I
would feel as II I was kissing Tom shar.
key. and expect about as much in re.
turn. No. George, the way hard times
is, ], think that every girl ought to pick
out a husband with them little soft
curyes!to his mouth, denoting aagentle
nature and awillingness to cotneIacross
with a few bills upon demand or re.
.quest.r
II never seen a fellow with a mouth
like that unless he was broke said the
Head Barber. "The guy with the kale
has mostly got them square Jaws that
you are kicking about. This world is
full of money, kiddo. but the guys with
the tender mouths amt grabbing much
of 1t. II ! was going to choose a 'hus.
band for a girl like you, he wouldn't
have no tender mouth"
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THE eoVERNoR's MESSAGE.

Governor Hatfield's message to the
Legislature In this or an yother state.
able documents ever presented to a
Legislature In this or any other state.
1t comprisedEs 50 printed pages and con
tanned approximately 10000 words,
dealing with so many different SUBJ
jects In o detailed manner that 1t is
almost equal to theyreports Of all the
various state officials boiled down to
one volume, with recommendations
for much progressive legislation and
five constitutional amendments.
1t is the first time a governor Of
this state has had aicompiete audit Of
the accounts OF the state at his dis.
posat to give the Legislators the full
est possible information. There was
nothing heli back In the, governors
message. Thesresnlt Of the state au.
dit was given and where there was a
deficit IL was uncovered with unspar.
ing hands.
The message included many pro.
gressive recommendations most OF
which are pledged in the Republican
platform. One Of the most important
measures is the Recommendation that
school books be printed and furnished
free by the state, ansissue that the Re-
publican candidate for the senate in
this district brought TO the attention.
of the people o. the three counties
In q wide campaign OF publicity.
The message shows that the gov.
n has spent a great deal OF time
in mastering the various details he.
has so comprehenstyely covered. The
West virginian said some time ago
that Governor Hatfield was a walking
encyclopedia Of Information on state
affairs and his first biennial message
bears out that statement!
The most important problem to be
dealt with by the legislature is the
matter of providing additional reye.
nne to meet the deficit and this Is to.
be covered In q later message. Just
what the governors recommendations
will be IN this respect cannot now be
forecast. Tax Commissioner Blue has
recommended TINT d production tax
be levied on coal, oil and gas and It
is very probable that the governor
will recommend that part. or possibly
all Of these products be taxed. Or
It may be possible that he Will not
make any recommendations as 20
what should be taxed but leave the,
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READYT0BE
|NSPECTEDBYU. 5.
Both Local c Companies Drill.
ing-Band Also Makes
Ready.

The members OF the National Guard
In this city are getting ready for the
annual inspection that will be held in
the armorys on February 13. Both the
companies are drilling every week, and
they will be in first class condition
when the inspection Is made.
Company H meets every Monday
night and spends considerable time In
drilling. Captain Charles Neptune is
getting his men in ,lrst class shape.
Captain E. B. Carskadon and Lieu.
tenant Francis Thralls are directing
the drilling OF Company, which meets
every Wednesday night.
The local fuglemen are the eQual
OF any in the state and the who they.
are drilling are the equal Of! any to be.
.HrTE MHLANa .HE4L#aNA HLt
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matter OF raising the eyenue entirely
10 the solons to work out in their own
way. 1t Is a knotty problem and one
that cnnnot be settled to the satisfac-
lion OF all but 1t is one that must be
met aud We believe the Republican
party Will meet IL with its usual cour-
age. The present tax system Of the
state IS OF Republican invention and
~ has been 50 well liked by the
masses OF the people that they feel
that matters Of taxation are in sale.
hands when they are In the hands Of
q Republican legislature.
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po' LII. A SHEEP.

ETHEL Maude Colson)
Pc III brack sheep that straycd away
Done los in the wind an de rain.
An de Shepherd he shy. 20 hirelin'
Go fin my sheep again"
An the hirelin' Say. 20 Shepherd.
Dat sheep is brack and bad"
But de Shepherd he smile. like DAT
III brack sheep
Wus the onliest lamb he had.
An he say. 20 hireiin,. hasten.
For de win and de rain am col,
And dat III; brack sheep am lone
some
Out dere, so far fun de sfolt.r
But de h!relin, frown, 20 Shepherd,
Dat sheep am Oh and gray!r
But de Shepherd he smile, like dat
In brack sheep
Wuz fair as de break OBJ day: !.
he say, 20 hirelin', hasten,
Los here is de ninety an, nine,
But here way OF I'm de sheep fol-
is dat III brack sheep of mine!"
An de hirelin' frown, 20 Shepherd,
De res of de sheep am here!s
But de Shepherd he smile, like dat
ttal' brack sheep
He3hol' 1t mostes' dear.
An de Shepherd 80 out in de dark
ness
Where de night was col an bleak
An dat ill brack sheep he, fin It,
An'She lay it agains' his cheek,
An de hirelin' frown, 20 Shepherd,
Don't bring dat sheep to me-,
But de Shepherd he smile; an hol', ii
close.
An that Ill, brack sheep-wuz me!
- .aLA. HNHaN.LN. MHT-E-faF aNLhF AE.1naNN
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COMMERCE CHAMBER
.HASREGULARMEET
Goes on Record in Favor Of.
Many Things to Benefit
FairmOnt.

It was an enthusiastic meeting Of the.
Falrmont Chamber Of Commerce held
last night and several matters came
up for a free and full discussion. The.
chamber went on record as favoring
many things that will prove a direct,
benefit to Fairmont.
That the county court should Assist
In the building of bridges; that the
county should pay part Of the county.
agricultural agents salary; that Fair:
mont should have an industrial map
showing all OF the principal streets
and the business places; that there
should be a state law against fraudn-
lent advertising; that the bringing OF
Maud Ballington Booth to this city Is
to be commended, are some Of the
matters considered.
Probably the most important Of the
matters considered was that, OF recon:
mendihg legislation concerning the
county courts giving assistance In
cues III Tue Guubl uSLioue vi uEluS6s
where the cities and towns pay taxes
into the general fund.
The Marion county agricultural
agent Is being paid at this time by
private subscriptions. The county
should assist; or pay ali Of the salary.
Members OF the Fairmont Chamber Of
Commerce have been liberal scontrfbu.
tors this fund. The work ofEthe agent
has been of a high order and he has
created an interestin farming that has
not been! seen intyears.
An industrial map will be OF great
benefit to the city. 1t Is the plan to
have q map that will show at once Just
what the city has,
Messrs. Robert 4. Cunningham and
HC. W. Evans will represent the local
chamber at the annual meeting OF the
United States Chamber Of Commerce:
to be held In Washington, D. O., Febru.
airy Z, 4 andI5.
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TWo.THlRos

If John "A. Davis, of Writ County,
wins his contest for a seat in the
House of Delegates over Jos. L. Smith,
the Republicans will have a two.
thirds majority IN both branches Of
the Legislature, which will enable
them TO suspend the rules at will and
rush party measures to their passage.
They only need one vote for the two.
thirds majority in the house.
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Governor Hatfield has spent more
time and done more hard work since
he became governor than any OF his
predecessors, and he has made good.
No sooner had he became governor
than DR.. HATFIELD set about in an earn.
est and practical manner to settle the
great coal strike in the southern part
of the state, and he settled 1t salts.
%factorily. 1t was an awful legacy,
but he gave 1t his personal attention
and never ceased his efforts until sue:
cess erownedythem. Another conspic:
uous work done by him was in con.
nection with the terrible Ohio river,
flood, when he personally visited.
some OF the stricken and did every.
thing In his power both as governor,
and citizens to alleviate conditions.
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Current Comment.
GOV. HArFIELp,s MESSAGE.

The biennial message Of the govern.
or to the Legislature of West Virginia
read yesterday at Charleston is re-
markable for the number and variety
Of its recommendations and bespeaks
an extended study on the part OF DR..
Hatfield, not only Of the needs Of his
own state, but the experiments and
example Of others. Certainly, IL one
hal fof the subjects suggested by the
governor are taken up and acted upon
By the Legislature this will be one OF.
the most fruitful sessions the state
has known.
Doubtless there will be differences
Of opinion as to the necessity or wis
dom of some hf toe suggestions by
those less progressive than the gov.
ernor, but he cannot be charged with
.radicalism. He himself believes that
Republican administrator can best be
perpetuatedS by recognizing the trend.
OF public thought and directing It
aright.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Luke McLuke.
(From Cincinnati Enquirer.)

tFrom Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Keep your temper and you will keep
your friend.
Love is something that will make a
girl give up a $40 position for asa man.
Even the sutfragettes draw the line
at standing on their rights in a crowd:
ed car.
The highest compliment a wife can.
pay her husband is to be as good look
ing ten years later us she was when
she was married.
1t would help some II women would
love honor and obey their husbands
the way they love, honor and obey the
new styles.
The reason why a working girl can
wear expensive clothing, real jewelry
and real furs on Sc a week is because
the garages supply free gasoline any
time you need 1t.
The law regards father as the head
of the family. But what does mother
care about the law?
After a girl has been engaged to a
fellow about three years, the neighbor
women will snitf when they see her
and say: "If that fellow means bust.
ness, why doesn't he do something.
In some homes father never sees a
table napkin unless mother happens to
have company for dinner.
There wouldn't be much noise in the
world II men talked as seldom as they
pray.
Some men start IN to follow a pro.
fession and never catch up.
They have everything else In the line
OF acrobatics in the new tango dances,
but how does It happen that they have
forgottenthe fail away slider
80 49, 49,
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|Nn rNHAEL'U
found in the NationalSG Guard anywhere,
and there is noIreason why Companies
II and l should not pass an inspection
showing the highest degree OF eificien.
cy in the state.
The United Statesyarmy viii be rep,
resented in this INSPECTION by Major
Wallace, who 'succeededS Captain /. II.
Jencks. Major Wallace is stationed
at Charleston. u Is not deflnitely
known who will %represent the state.
but Il is likely that Major Shamrock. OF
Charleston, will.
The First Regiment Band. the hest
musical organization In west Virginia,
will pass its inspection at the same
time.
- nHNuaE.
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N AoNEsr MAN.

A Kansas office holder drawing a
salary Of $1,000 per year and expenses
says his job is useless to the public
and asks that 1t be abolished. Will
the $4,000 City Commissioners take
the hint?
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Tho really great man seldom is
"puffed up" with his own importance.
1t is only the man who knows a great
deal who realizes that he doesn't
amount to anything.