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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

The Journal stands for Hatfield and
high taxes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

The American people are behind
Woodrow Wilson when he advocates
preparedness.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

Prices never seem to be subject to
revision downward without notice
Ohio State Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

Why don't the Journal tell us about
the cause Of our high taxes?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

DaWsonniDg is the latest term for eise,
trocutinRl Both are death n the tax.
payer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16
CHRISTMAS
Gifts Of Quality

At this season one Of your chief
problems is what to give" For
the holiday trade we have made
special effort to give our customers
the best Obtainable selection of
quality" merchandise and of spe-
clal prices Every item in our stock
is dependable and an inspection
will convince you that it is easy to
find an acceptable gift here.
TO enumerate a few, we have: Fur
sets. linen handkerchiets, table lin
en-, ladies' and gentlemen's silk
umbrellas stationery in holiday
boxes, house slippers for ladies,
men and children, ladies' neckwear
OF the very latest designs, silk
hosiery and numerous other arti-
cles suitable for gift purposes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16
oUk WASHINGTON LIZ
tFrom Geo. w. summers.}

WASHINGTON. Dec. l4.-withlsen-
ator w. 4. Chiffon on the Senate tom-
mittee on naval affairs and Conskess-
man Adam b. Littlepage on the House
committee on naval affairs, West vir-
ginia. and especially Kanawha coun-
~. seems destined to take an impor-
tant part In the carrying out OF the
Presidents program OF national pre-
rarednoss at this session OF Congress.
Both Senator Chiffon and Congress
man Littlepage are In hearty sympa-
thy With the Administrations pro-
gram and 1t is expected that each will
take an active part In the preparation
OF tho measures under consideration
and In assisting them to pass.
Republicans in the House OF Repre-
sentatives are mainly in favor of the
preparedness program, but for politi-
cal reasons they may not assist In it's
adoption. II Is understood many OF
them will insist upon coupling in
creased tariff duties with the pro-
gram OF national defense and will
vote for the Presidents program only
II II carries with 1t provision for
raising the expense OF an enlarged
army and navy through higher tariff
duties. Should the Republicans take
this stand. as 1t is understood they
Will. 1t would result in a tariff fight
and drive to the support OF the Presi-
dents program such scattering Dem
ocrats as are not I'm full sympathy
with II now. for they do not want n
return to the old protective tariff sys-
tenn of favoritism for the few at the
expense OF the many.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

An interesting story has come from
New York to the effect that Judge
John w. Mason was urged for ap-
pointment on the Supreme Court OF
West Virginia by persons who wanted
to get him off the state debt commits
sion. Judge Mason was regarded as
absolutely opposed to the payment
of any part OF the debt, feeling that
West Virginia does not owe anything.
So long as he was on the commission
the commission would not have re-
commended an immediate settlement
of the debt, 80 a successful effort was
made to have him removed from the
debt commission, in order that a re-
port favoring immediate payment of
the debt might be made. When the
position on the Supreme Court bench
was offered the Judge 1t was not gem
orally apparent that he was being re-
moved from a position where he was
antagonistic to the bondholders In the
debt case, but the information from
New York is to the effect that his
change of work was engineered by
Wall street and the bondholders.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

Already Senator Kern. chairman of
the Democratic caucus in the Senate.
and floor leader of the Democracy in
the Senate. has been absent from the
sessions OF the Senate and his duties
have fallen upon Senator Chiffon, the
vice chairman of the caucus He as
sumes charge of all party matters in
the Senate in the absence of Senator
Kern and assists in carrying out the
policies of the majority party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

Individual corporation taxes paid to
the Federal government by West yir-
ginians in the year 1914 amounted to
Sal ,OS2.50. Corporation income taxes
paid were $32S,41S.5S. Two individ-
uals in the state paid taxes on in
comes in excess of $25O,OOO, while a
total of 2,121 paid taxes on incomes
in excess of $4,000. No distilled or
fermented liquors were made in the
state during the year, but 157 ,O6s 1872
cigars were made and 1858, 816
pounds of tobacco and other material
were consumed in the manufacture of
tobacco. These figures are from the
annual report Of the commissioner of
internal revenue and show what Col
lector Sam A. Hays. at Parkersburg,
has been doing in West Virginia.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

Two reports were made to Congress
last Friday by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, in response to re-
solutions offered in the Senate by
Senator Chiffon and adopted by the
Senate. One was in regard to the
ownership and control OF the Little
Kanawha railroad and the other in
regard to the purchasing and hand
ling OF petroleum oil. The report
showed that the Little Kanawha rail
road is owned by the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie, the Pennsylvania and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroads and that
1t is not held to prevent development
in the Little Kanawha valley, but that
II has been operated at loss and Is
for sale. The other report showed
that the reason the purchase OF oil
was stopped in 1914 was because the
war in Europe had shut off the de-
mand and there was not storage for
large quantities which would have
been necessary to store n all oil Of
fered had been purchased.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

Congressman Brown has introduced
a bill to provide for the payment OF
claim OF &2O.7O467 to John Hood. Of
Morgantown, and one to pay George
T. Goshorn Of Piedmont. $56.06. Bills
TO pay civil war claims have been in
troduced by Mr.. Brown az follows.
Heirs OF Eyaline Davis. S95O83; heirs
Of John 8. Chenoweth. 5000; Thomas
J. Lloyd. $3.50; heirs Of Alexander
stalnaker, $3.50; heirs OF Bryson
Hamilton, 1929; all Of Randolph
county. Edward Tearney administra-
tor, Si,Si5! Margaret A. TimberIake.
$1,000; estate OF Jacob Custer, Sg,-
4s7; John ". Capman, Se94: John
Wilmington. t2,322; board OF educa-
ton. Harpers Ferry. t2,12f.S2; all OF
Jefferson county. Denis A. LitzlnRar.
Taylor county. 81 800; John M. Cor
ley's heirs. S2.A25; heirs OF Henry
sturm, f4,005; Hiram and John n.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

Keyser will have a Federal building
to cost $4,000. IL the bill introduced
by Congressman VIM. c.. Brown is
passed by Congress. Mr.. Browns bill
provides for the purchase of a site
and the erection of a building not to
exceed S15O.OOO in cost
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16

In addition TO q number of recon-
mendations recently made, Congress-
man Brown has recommended r. J.
10y, a former school teacher and a
business man, for postmaster at Rom
ney. and Philip Keys for postmaster
at Keyser.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-16
5000 Pounds Candy

We have by far the largest lot of
Candy ever brought to Kingwood
and invite you to call and inspect
the line Practically every kind Of
''sweets" you could wish for--more
than Five Thousand pounds--and
it costs you only TEN CENTS THE
POUND. Sunday schools, rural
schools and all similar organiza.
lions can save money by placing
their orders for Candy with us.
Some of the specials in Candy we
are offering to you for the holiday
trade cannot be bought wholesale
for twice the price we ask.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06

made in the past and the needs for the
year. They are then to return to their
respective districts and call meetingA
OF the district commissions. Before
that body the commissioners OF the
revenue Of the various counties OF the
districts are TO appear and give in
formation ard receive instructions as
to how taxes are to be assessed.
Correction of Assessments
The district committee Is also to
correct any errors OF assessments they
may find. seeking chiefly to equalize
assessment as between the various
counties OF the district. Later. the
cbairmen of the district commissions
are 10 meet and correct Inequalities
as between districts, just as the district
commissions corrected inequalities as
between counties. Any citizens feel
ing himself aggrieved by decisions OF
these commissions or by a decision
Of the STATE commissions is TO be al
lowed an appeal to the Circuit or Cor
poration Court of his county or city.
Judge Williams said last night that
this bill is to he Introduced only In
case the General Assembly decided
against the segregation plan and in
favor of TIE permanent commission
plan. AS to his own position as be-
tween these two plans, he would say
nothing He is waiting, he said, for
the message Of the Governor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
UNCOVER new KIND
Of PASSPORT FRAUD
TRAFFIC. CARRIED ON ny CITIZENS
OF NEUTRAL CoIN-
TRIES.

New York, Jan. 5.--Whiie counsel for
Carl Ruroode. the former empioye OF
a German shipping firm here, who is
charged win conspiTinS To secure
fraudulent American passports Tor
Germans who wish to 70 bone TO hgnt'
was Vaiuly trying today to secure
Ruroede release on a writ OF haoeas
corpus. tho agents OF the Department
Of Justice were Investigating an en-
tirely new story of passport frauds
A man whose identity Us not re-
vealed informed the~ department OF
Justice today that he had sold his
pasSport-he Is citizen of a Neutral
European country -,auG thAt ht knew
Of the sale of at least nifty other pass
ports. all issued by neutral countries
other than the United states. HE said
;ha, the traffic was being conducted
on what he believed to be "A large scale
In New York, and that a German diplo-
mat was furnishing the funds.
Those ina charge at tho Department
Of Justice Offices would not discuss this
new phase II the case.
The argument before Judge Hand. of
the Omitted states District Court. on
the writ 81 habeaz corpus. secuI eel for
Ruroedc failed to force the government
t. disclose more than has already been
Told
judge Hand reserved decision. He
also refused To reduce the bail. say
ing. NO matter how patriotic the
motives involved. a serious crime
against the United States is Indicated
which 1t is important for the gov
eminent to run down and stop
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
FRANCE HEARS NEWS OF
GREAT RUSSIAN VICTORY

Paris Jan. This evenings Of
fetal communique told Of a great vie
tory of the Russian troops in the
Caucasus over the Turks. an entire
army corps OF the Ottomars being
forced to surrender. The com
munique said,
Grand Duke Nicholas has sent to
General Joffre the following teie-
gram:
4 hasten t. inform You of happy
occurrence. The new army OF the
Caucasus, despite the fact that its
strength had been reduced IL the
minimum So AS not to weaken our
armies IN the principal theater of war,
has carried OF INo decisive victories.
ON December u and 20. over Turkish
forces superior in numbers, at Arda-
han against the Ninth army corps, and
at Sati KRmy sh. against the Ninth and
Tepth CORPS. The entire Ninth corps
surrendered The Tenth corps lis at
tempting to escape hut is pursued by
our troops.
General 1offre replied to the tele-
gram as follows,
"'I heE your Imperial HlRhness To
accent my warrnest congratulations for
the great victories of the armies OF
the Caucasus. by their constant and
uninterrupted effort. throughout the
rheAters Of operations the armies OF
til, allies are preparing for the definite
victories of the future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
.LORO LIEUTENANT
Of IRELAND NAMED

London, Jan. 5.-Barom Wimborne.
formerly Lord Ashby St. Ledgers.
has been appointed lord lieutenant
of ireland TO succeed the Earl of
Aberdeen, who resigned some time
ago,
The Earl Of Aberdeen was ele-
waited to a marauisate in the New
ears h9nors,
Baron Wimborne is best known in
the United States because of his
achievement in bringing the Hurting
ham team here last summer and cap
turing the international polo cup after
several other English teams had beer
beaten in previous years.
tarcn Wimhorne succeeded his
father. the first baron. last year. He
Was lvor Chur hill Guest, Baron Ashby
st Ledgers, when his father died on
February %, 1914. He was form
erly member OF parliament, was a
captain and honorary major in the
Dorsetshire Yeomanry. and served III
South Africa in 1900. He was pay
master general from 1910 Ia 1912.
Lady Wimborne. who is a daugh
ter Of the second Baron Ehury. is said
o own the finest rubies In the world
Including the famous Hope rubics
which are valued at s260.o0o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
ftRi.G s~ff> bfSSOEfTT0N
OF DUAL MONARCHY

Rome, Jan. Tile Vienna press is
INDIGNANT over tho speech OF Count
Tisza the Hungarian leader, saying
that the war has proved the madness
of the Austrian politi clans who OPP
posed the dual system and upheld the
union OF Hungary and Austria into
one state with Vienna as a common
center
The Zeit blames Tisza for attacking
and insulting adversaries who are I'M
bic to ret0l't owing to the fact that
the press is muzzled under martial
law.
This Neue Erie Presse deplores Hun
aary's undue prominence to Austria :
detrIment, and biames the Tisza' =
statement that the Kaiser promised
that Hungary will reap the greatest
benefits from the war. This has in
creased the dissatisfaction of the
Austrians with the war, and confirms
reports of Austro~ Hungarian hostility,
which is apt To lead to complications.
possibly to separation In the near
future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
SEGREGATION PLAN

Continued from First page)'
sideration now, and adoption later If
the Legislature decides TO adopt the
permanent commission plan OF tax re-
form.
This bill provides for district COM
missions and d state committee OF
thirteen. composed of one member
from each Congressional District and
of the Auditor Of Public Accounts. the
State Accountant and the Attorney
General OF the state. The district
members are to receive per diem
and actual expenses: the other three
are to receive nothing In addition TO
h cir present salaries.
Judge Williams bill proposes a
commission of three members for each
coagression;t District. Each district
commission is to select chairman
and these chairman. together with the
three State officers mentioned, are &c
constitute the State Tax mission
On January | of each year this COM
mission is to meet in Richmond 10
secure information about the financial
condition of the State, the mistakes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
WOMAN TELLS SAD
STORY OF TROUBLE

Sew York. Jan. -5.--Mrs Ida Walters
Rogers todd today of the disappninf-
ueHt that led her 20 seaas death for
hers,lf and her TWO Children, horn out
of Nrdlock She related to three per
Nuns In Lebanon Hospital, Rhere she
u.s. improving from hicilpride poisoning,
thouGh her goo ha hies are dead, details
of Tier sorrow aud the attempt ~ self
destruction that. fitted together, show
She niotive for hcr act
10 hrC phN Stefan, Dr. W, g. Hague.
she related again pnrt of the story of
hc alleged refusal OF. Mrs. caroline
GIddtnRs Rogers IA give her husband.
t.ortys Elton Rogers. his freedom she
feld Of her keen disappointment over
that refusal. anl of her going herself
{p ulcad With Mrs. Caroline Rogers
Tor she roipas. OF Air Rogers 20 that
l-e 'i,t'ttd 4'-e2tle Publicly tae father
of the Two children whom the woman
in the hospital toSfuily thinks are
alive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06


same purpose in view but believed to
meet the points raised before the com
mission 1t is this bill that the Rich
il1ond. Petersburg, Norfolk and Roam
oke. the cities most affected, are now
attacking.
The case now being considered ere
those OF the city of Richmond versus
the Southern Railway, the Chesapeake
and Ohio, the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac, the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company. the Rich
mond and Chesapeake Bay and the
Richmond and Rappahannock, the
city of Petersburg versus the At
fantic Coast Line and the Seaboard
Air Line.
Counsel In the Case.
The following counsel appeared I;
Henry Il. Wickham, for the Chesa-
peake and Ohio; w b. McIlwaine, for
the Atlantic Coast Line; Henry X.
Pollard and George Wayne Anderson,
for the city of Richmond; F. w Nor
ton. for Pulaski; George Mason, for
Petersburg; George p Haw, for Han
over County; S. Hamilton Graves. for
Roanoke; j. a. Massie, for Newport
News; Martin Williams for Giles
County; f. +. Buford and Randolph
Harrison, for the defendants.
The hearing will be concluded
W
ton Commission will take the case
under advise,nent AS the Generai
Assembly meets next Wednesday to
revise the tax laws of the State, 1t is
probably that the commission await
the results of the session before reach
ing a decision.
The application of the railways of
the State for five per cent horizontal
! increase in freight rates ofi ffftrustate
J ty--f 10 lA To-, flrt1-
mission an dwill be hard as soon as
| the argumen: on the rolling stock law
| is concluded.
| Other Cases.
Application will be filed today by
! the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Norfolk
and Western and the Southern rail
roads to charge for the storage OF
| cars on the side tracks in Richmond
and Lynchburg. The hearing on this
application will be granted shortly.
Cars subject to the track storage
will be those loading. unloading. or
as matter OF convenience or as a
! facility for the conslgncr Of consignee,
/ when held upon tracks designated as
public delivery or receiving team
track in Lyachburg and Richmond.
! Forty eight hours viii be allowed
/ on all cars held for loading and FOR
unloading, but empty cars ordered
and not used. team track storage will
be charged from I o'clock on the
morning of the first day.
For the next two days after the
time allowed the charge of one dollar
per car per day or fraction thereof
and for each succeeding day there
after. the charge will be two dollars
I per car per day or fraction thereof
The track storage, charges are In AID
dition to thu regular car demurrage
charges provided for in tariffs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
ARMIES OF CAR


keeping up q very strong pressure on
the Russian lines along the Bzura,
and in particular at Ravaka and at
Borjimow. where the fighting for the
rival trenches which are only rev
yards apart, continue unanated. Inc
importance of the operations In this
quarter is in no wise underestimated
IN Russia, but for the moment the con-
quest of Bukowina, the invasion OF
Hungary. and the victory over the
Turks hold the public eye.
The Germans still hold positions OF
great strength in the region OF Bor~
jimow. northeast of BorIimow, which
IL on the left bank of the Ravka, and
are resisting successfully thus far the
attempts of the Russians to dislodge
them by night and day.
German success Along Pilica.
Along the Pilica the Germans have
also had some success, but russian
reinforcements are being sent against
some troops that Marshal Won linden
burg got across the river. Military ex-
perts In PetTograd assert that THESE
movements can have little effect on
the general situation, and some go so
far as to say that the Germans are
attacking with exceptional vigor at
some points 80 as to be able 10 retire
without danger at others.
Apparently the Prussians ana
Bavarians sent to stffen up the
Ausirians defending part OF the era
COW front have res rhed their aiiodted
positions III Berlin great stress is
laid upon the possibility of these
troops breaking :he Russian grip in
this region and allowing the Austrians
TO divert forces to points further south
where littlc opposition Is encountered
by the Russians al present.
The Russian plan was evidently 10
send an army in between the Ger
mans and Austrians, north of Cracow,
and outhank both Of them by dtvid-
ing movement. Petrograd unofhcial-
~ says that the plan is. still being
worked out successfully.
Victory Over Turks.
The victory of the Russians in
Caucasia Is announced officially in
retrograd For several days a fierce
conflict has been going on at Sari
Kamysh. southwest of kars, in Rus
sian territory. The Turks claimed
the complies rout OF the Russians yes
terday, but 1t now appears that their
confidence was premature. The Rus
SLAMS were being pushed back slowly.
but the arrival Of strong reinforce
ments turned the tide of battle.
The Ninth Army Corps was cap
tured in it's entirey, Petrograd an
nounees. and the Turks lost heavily in
killed and wounded. and are now in
retreat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
BALTIMORE WOULD

Continued from First Page.)
Reserve Board and oppose the efforts
Of Baltimore to upset the decision of
the organization committee are:
Julien Hli cashier of the National
State and City Bank; oliver J. Sands,
president OF the American National
Bank; Fred Scott. vice president of the
Richmond Stock Exchange: John Kerr
Branch, vice-president of the Mer
chants National Bank: II. y. Phillips.
president OF the Broadway National
Bank; Richard II. Smith. cashier of
the Planters National Bank: Frank
+. Mcconnell. president of the Man
chester National Bank; William II.
White, president of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Eppa Hunton and Leigh K, Page, the
latter two being Richmond's legal
representatives,
Richmond member banks of the Fifth
District Reserve Bank and Messrs,
Hunton and Page. held conference
yesterday and decided that committee
OF bankers should be present at Wash =
ington today when the arguments are
made in favor of Richmond and to
answer the pleas OF Baltimore to have
the location of the Fifth District Re
serve Bank removed from Richmond
10 Baltimore. Nearly every bank in
Richmond was- represented the can
ference-room of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, with John * Branch pre-
siding. Julien Hill was directed to
select n committee to be in Washing
ton at the hearing today These
named above were selected aFa-svitt
appear at the hearing.
Baltimore will be represented by
"a strong delegation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-06
MOO TAKES VINO
OUT Of SAILS Of
ONE bAHTH0lOT
rlRGINIA CoNGREssMAN SPRINGS
SURPRISE ON GERMtN-AMERi-
GAN ADVOCATE OF No SHIP
MENTs.

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s,us,s,s, nrohaliIy tomorrow. ,ltc
ssarr,an sta,r,oru, NAL ing known.
IN. afsi,ude of tbr Ecrlin .!oy.
,,un,r,,f toward tbr Sartliolslt
!. ,~ssr,Iu,ion
The frSi iDtlra,ion that Germany
haa tatan cogrizanee Of tho inn.9la-
lion designed Inv It's friends 10 relieve
rscrrary Ia i,s frn,trl,s came in the
cc,,rsa ~ n haarinp today befors the
Iaansa ,Sor,,,t.,.s ce tFefasr, Affair,
having f1,rie,ltcijaf ,yvcf the Be~ihoidf
resolution Reurrsepfative BArthuidt
Of Missouri author OF The resolution
was naking an argument Cor favor
able report when ChaiVm1n Flood. OF
the COMMITTEES. Interrupted him.
'tSuppose, observed chairman
Flood "thaf you understood that the
German government through the Ger
man foreiga office had said that IL did
not expect this government 70 pass
this proposed lCeislb1iuu Wouid sou
support it,
Mr.. Bartho(dt r2injed ihat h. Was