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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06

" OGIC is conspicuous by its
absence from the argument
l. that to allow women the bal
lot would merely double the
cost of holding elections
without any benefit in proportion
to the added expense. In the first
place it could not double the cost of
holding elections. One set of cleo
ton officials would still suffice for
each voting place and there would
be but one set OF registration Off
aials. The same machinery neces-
sary to conduct an election with
just men voting would suffice II
women were added to the electorate
in Maine on September 10, when the
question of the franchise for Maint
women will come before the vot-
ers,
The officials of practically all the
equal suffrage states declare that
the voting of women has not ap-
probably increased the election ex-
penses.
Testimony from Suffrage States
The following kilograms have
been received. signed by the gov
ernors or secretaries OF state in
answer to the question: docs
woman suffrage greatly increase
election expenses and make add
tonal taxation necessary"
WYOMING:-- woman suffrage
has not increased taxes in this
State nor cost of elections.
Colorado "Only increase In
cost of elections what naturally
accrues from added number to
electorate"
DAHO,-..'Added election ex-
pense infiniteslmal.'
WASHINGTON:- ELECTION ex-
penses only increased by slight
cost caused by effort to keep vot-
ing precincts under $50 voters"
CALIFORNIA; Increased cost
Of elections because of womer
voters very httle."
OREGON:- woman suffrage ha'
Increased election expenses onl,
30 far az naturally they woult
increase proport1onately to In
crease tho number of voters
ARIZONA:- Increased cost OF
elections through women voting
not worth considering"
KANSAS 'Increased cost of
elections insignidcant."
MONTANA The argument OF
Increased taxation because of
woman suffrage 10 absurd"
NEVADA slightly increased
cost for printing additional bal
lots and compensation for cleo
ton clerks"
Illinois, The city clerk from
Springfield writes The increase
OF election expenses thus far has
been nominal and due only to ex-
pense incident to printing add
tional ballots and furnishing K
ira booths"
Conditions Improved
1t must be borne In mind also
that in the cities where women vote
there Is no disorder at the polls.
very little need for the police, and
therefore no additional police court
expenses as a result of the election
The experience of every city bears
out this assertion. As rule, in the
equal suffrage states, there is
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
your PLATFORM
Stand BY IT.
If You Are a Republican


The Republican Party reaffirming its faith in govern
of the people, by the people, for the people, favors the
extension of the suffrage to as measure OF justice
onehaf the adult people of this country but recognizes
the right of each settle the question for itself
Adobted the Republican Convention Chicago, June 1910
If You Are a Democrat
We recommend the extension of the rancise to the
of the country by the States upon the terms
to
adopted the Democratic Contention St Louis July 1916
If You Are PrOhibitionist
The right of citizens of the United States to vote should
be denied abridged by the United States by
State of We declare in favor of the
franchsement of women by amendment to State and Fed
eral constitutions
adopted at the Pyohibihonist Convention.
If You Are Progressive
We believe the women of the country who share with
the burdens of government time of peace and make
equal sacrifice in time of war; should be given the full polt
ica right of suffrage, both by Federal and State action
adopted the Progressive Contention Chicago, June 1916
If You Are a Socialist
Unrestricted and equal suffrage for men and women.
adopted the Socialist Contention Indianapolis May
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06

VI YNDER the laws of Maine
women of this State will not
~ be required to pay a poll tax
should full citizenship be
granted to them by the vot-
ers on Sept. 10.
Only by an act of the legislature,
directed TO this point, could poll
tax be assessed upon the women Of
this State. In support of this w. r.
Pattangall. former attorney general,
gives the following opinion:
Poll taxes are levied in Maine
under the authority of Section l.
Chapter 8, Revised Statutes of
1903, which section reads as fol-
lows:
A poll tax shall be assessed upon
every male inhabitant of the state
above the age of twenty-one years,
whether a citzcn of the United
States or an allen, in the manner
provided by law unless he is ex-
empted therefrom by this chapter;
which said poll tax shall not ex-
coed three dollars and shall not be
less than one dollar.
THE exemption suggested in this
Cnapter Is fOunQ IN Paragraphs
and 5 of Section of the Same
chapter and reads as follows:
The following property and
Polls are exempt from taxation: the
polls and estates of Indians, and
the polls of persons under guardian
ship; also the polls and estates of
persons who, by reason of age, In
firmary or poverty, are In the judg
ment of the assessors unable to con-
tribute toward the public charge,
the polls of all soldiers and sailors
who receive state pensions"
Voters Not Assessed.
1T will be noticed that the poll
tax in Maine is not assessed upon
voters; nor has It's assessment any
thing whatever to do with the vot-
ing privilege. If women were given
the ballot In Maine, before a poll tax
could be assessed upon them IL
would be necessary to amend our
statute. as now the poll tax is as
sessed upon male Inhabitants and
making a woman Il voter could not
in any sense be construed as max
ing her a male inhabitant.
Under the proposed amendment
the word male in .he Constitution
Is to be construed as including
both male and female. But the
sections of law above quoted are
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
The Maine State Grange Is
Solid For Woman Suffrage

The Maine Grange stands pledged suffrage
This organization the pioneer the first admit men and
full and equal rights and privileges of membership with
exactly alike upon both and limitations
for that did not apply with equal force to men,
patrons of Maine Obadiah Gardner of Rockand Past
Grange @ be the principles of the
Order and that the rights of Maine not denied
through fault neglect of but rally the polls the on of
September of this just and humane amendment to
the constitution of Maine"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06

OGIC is conspicuous by its
absence from the argument
| that to allow women the bal
lot would merely double the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06

" YNDER the laws of Maine
women of this State will not
. be required to pay a poll tax
should fIllI piti2ap ghif, hp
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
A Strong Demand
For Wonlan's Vote
How Can Any of Us Go to Polls
And Not Vote for Suffrage,
Asks Senator Fernald?

To-day We have a strong d mand
for the vote for women in every
part of the state of Maine" says
Senator Bert NJ Fernald OF Poland,
who has recently been home from
Washington. d. c. 1T Is not con-
fined to our women but the men
share the sentiment. The Republi.
can party has endorsed the nti-
ment and declared for It.
Under such conditions how can
any OF us go TO the polls at the
special election and not vote for
the am ndmcnt which Is to extend
TO our thousands of women the
right to exercise the franchise on
election days in the future ?"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
Vote YES on
Woman Suffrage, Sept. 10th.
Equal Suffrage Amendment
Men of Maine Vote eyes"

On September amendment to the constitution OF
Maine granting suffrage to equal terms with
men, will be submitted to the The amendment will
read follows
"The right to vote or to hold Office shall not be
denied abridged account of sex; provided,
however, that citizens by marriage only shall not
be allowed to vote hold Office until after period
of residence in the United States equal TO that
required by law for the naturalization of men In
this State In the construction of this constitution
the masculine prOnoun shall be construed
ing both men and women"
Men of Maine stand by the of your OWN State
and ES this proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
Men of Maine Vote Eyes" on Woman Suffrage Sept 10th
Gov. Milliken Hopes Maine
Will Lead New England
For Suffrage ON Sept. 10

q" believe the State of Maine needs the influence of the
women In the midst of the tremendous task that
entering upon forget that along with this great
enterprise the there go the enterprises
home and of the great enterprises the
The question is whether will have suffrage,
but when. hope that will lead SO far New England
is concerned in the which will sweep the
continent within few yeaFs."From the speech made by
Governor Miiken at augusta III July.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
Peters
advocates SWTr0g.

| favor woman suffragc
and I shall vote for it in Sep
TENDER. l do SO for the
reason that have been una
bic to find any good argu-
m ent against permitting
women to vote, if they desire
to, and it seems to me, now
that a sufficient number of
women do so desire, that they
should have the privilege.
JOHN A. PETERS.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10
DOYLE OFFICIALLY GIVEN JOB
AT SECOND BASE
BY Mark Shields

=
Larry Doyle will play second base
for the Cubs tomorrow in the open
ing game of the 1917 season against
Pittsburgh. Doyle told Manager
Mitchell after initial practice on the
North Side lot that he was in condi-
ton to play and Mitchell promptly
made the announcement official.
This ends a couple of weeks of
false predictions, during which it was
said either Zeider or Yerkes would
be at the keystone when hostilities
were begun. AS late as yesterday
there was a strong report that lei
der would have the job. To these re
ports we have paid little attention,
going on the assumption that the in
field would be composed of Doyle,
Workman, Safer and Deal
Doyle, even with his ankle a bit
weak, is needed. He is a fighting,
aggressive type of baIplayer and
such a man is sadly needed to speed
up the first line defense of the locals.
Safer is a quiet fellow, and so is Deal.
Workman makes some noise, but
none of the trio has the pepper and
dash Of Doyle.
Larry will be field captain, and his
Judgment in the position is excellent.
A man with authority and courage to
give orders on the field is an imper-
alive need of the North Siders. Nit
chell is putting together a new team
of cOgs that have never worked to-
gether before, and there are bound
to be rough spots that will be
smoOthed off quicker with an able
field general in command.
It is a safe prediction that Doyle,
once the game begins, will pay little
attention to his ankle. In the heat
of battle he will run the bases with
his former speed, take a tOe-hOld
swing at bat and cover as much
ground as is necessary. On the
training trip he was almost as good
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

LuG CuDS udQ 10 uSlJ lOI the dQVdIf-
tage. 1t was only in the joke games
that Larry favored his prop.
Cy Williams is a sure starter in
center field, and WOlteT is better than
an even bet for right If CaIlahanr
uses a soUthpaw Mann will play left.
If a highlander goes to the hill Max
Flack will have the post. The left
fielder is to be the lead-off man in
the batting order.
Vaughn and Wilson will be the first
battery. The pOnderOus southpaw is
in the best condition Of the huTlers,
and Wilson's injured finger is healing
nicely. Jim Archer practiced with
the team yesterday and was a lively
party. He is not yet ready for the
hard grind.
KLEIN and EmsIie will be the UNI
pires for the local opener. In the old
days Klein had trouble with the
Cubs, but most of his enemies have
disappeared. Bill has been practic-
ing his semaphore movement to in
dictate balls and strikes, and claims
his eyes are in mid-season form,
The peanut and popcorn butchers
have had an extra set, of hobnails
put in their boots and all is ready.
Today the White Sox are in St.
Louis, taking a final practice in the
Cardinals park and waiting impa-
tiently for the gong tomorrow. Row
lands team is ready. Good training
weather was encountered and the
team was brought to the first game
through a series of well-arranged
practice games.
The only question in the man.
ayers mind turns on the pitching Sc
lection. Williams and Faber are the
leading candidates. Cicotte pitched
a full nine-inning game yesterday
against Des Moines, and Scott and
DanfOTth performed for the seconds
against Rockford. Williams has suf-
fered bit from a wild streak, but
To 1nov. Sc in Air, to-, onnIfffDv,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Wesleyan Football
Card is Announced

West Virginia Wesleyan's football
schedule, announced from Buckhan.
non by Director of Athletics R, w.
Shumaker, provides for not a single
etpearance of the Orange and Black
men on local field unless the game
with West Virginia on the oath is de,
cided to be played here.
The schedule as announced. II a
most attractive one, however, and will
mix the Buckhannon warriors un with
q number OF big college eleYens, West,
ern Maryland 10 q new addition and
will give West Virginia fans q fIPst
chance TO see the Maryland team nil.
ted against West Virginia esilesss,
The schedule:
September 2a-Lebsaen Valley AZ
home.
October e-wos.srn Maryland AZ
home.
october 10 Washington and JsFieF.
son at Washington, Pa,
October 2o-westniHstsF eellese at
october s7-rsaa STATE st stats Gel.
November . = Bethany College at
-: Noys# NH, e Davis and Rlhiaz Gel.
NoysaSst B--siarlstts College as
Novenbsr st-wsst yirsisia eal.
feraitys place taSettisdI
November 2e~a IRfEhRli eeaiase al
kkone
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
MANNINGTON NEWS
0oney Jones' Correspondent Sporting


home in Fairmont after a visit with
DR.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Hite.
Charlie Miller has returned to Fair.
mont after business visit to this city.
James Wilkins has returned to his
home In Wheeling after a visit with
friends in town.
Miss Genevieve Jones, of Mounds.
vile, spent the weekend in town Wis.
iting with relatives.
Walter Mays has returned from New
Martinsyille where he was visiting
with his parents.
Arnold, the two-year.old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Bochert, of the Burt
Hill, is very low with pneumonia.
Postmaster Beatty has returned
from business visit to Pittsburgh.
Capt. w. B. Sine, OF Calez, Ohio, is in
town for visit with his sister, Mrs.
Henry Cunningham, of the Brookside
addition.
Mrs. Charles Dougan and daughter
have returned from avisit to Wheel.
ing.
Robert Lyall has returned to Cam.
eron after visit in town with his fam.
lily.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

two mile indoor runs and during the
summer expects to knock few of Al
Shrubs distance records miles high.
Only few of the records of other
decades remain standing. Ray shat
tered a venerable one when he stepped
the uncommon mile and half in Gas.
The old record of 6.46 % had been
set by Tommy Conneff in 1895.
In the two mile race Joie negotiated
the distance faster than it had ever
been run in America clipping almost
three seconds OF the mark made by
George Bonhag several years before
and coming within As seconds OF
the worlds outdoor record of 9.9 3.5
held by Al shrubb.
Ray could have made better time.
as he loafed part Of the distance and
was continually handicapped by slow
handicap men getting in his way.
But on this occasion he wasI'. al.
ter Shrubb's' record for it /,uldn't
have counted anyway, as Shrubb ran
his fast two miles outdoors.
Other modern performance are equal
ly remarkable. For many years it was
said that professional record of 4.12
20 set by W. G. George for the mile
would never be beaten. Then Norman
Taber clipped fraction OF a second
from the mark and it is quite possible
that the mile will be run in 4.10 before
many seasons have passed.
With the exception of the record OF
q 10 for the go yard dash there is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs, George W. Bowers and
daughters and Dr. and Mrs. Albert
Bowers have gone to Atlantic City, n
j., where they will spend several
weeks.
Mrs. William Slater has been called
to Indiana by the serious illness of her
brother.
Stacey Jones, of Weston, has return.
ed to his home after visit with
friends here.
Mrs. Rose Steele has returned to her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

not a record standing that was made
90 years ago. This of course applies
to events usually included in meets
and not to unusual distances.
B. ]. Wefers ran the 22O in 81 1.5 in
1896. Half dozen other athletics
have equaled the mark, but it has new
er been run in even time.
Simpson of Missouri, Murray and
Kelley are all better over the sticks
than the hurdlers of decade ago and
the weight men Of today simply out.
class those Of the nineties.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

he that easily believes rurlors has
the principle within him to augment.
rumors. 1t is strange to see the Fay-
enous appetite with which some de.
vourers Of character and happiness Ok
upon the sides Of the innocent and un-
fortunate.-Jape Porter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Do not compare The Golden Festi-
val with anything else of the kind
you have ever SEEM This will be en-
tirely different from the start. 1t
will be entertaing and instructive
every day Of the week, as well as rich
in possibilities. Adyt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
l40FfS lant5
aSP9fBv:

Tonight on the East Side the Miller
school alumni basketball team will
stack up against the East Side club
team The Miller school boys are
lighter than the East Side tossers
but are a fast team and have been
making record in the city. The
East Side players were defeated last
night but are planning a comeback
against Miller schooT- tonight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
viii Lecture.

Miss Louise johnson, of Boston, Ma.
tional Secretary of the Federated Wo.
mans Clubs will give lecture in the
Presbyterian church Thursday even
ing, March first at eight o'clock. The
Womau's club of Warrington is giving
this lecture TO the public. Admission
free.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

The Temperature of the water in
the .'Y'' pool was so last night and
Ianitor Swiger went around taking
the credit. for it. s6neone explained
to him that it was because the good
Lord put gas in the earth aud thereby
made 1t possible to heat the water,
that the temperature was such. Where
upon he cease his vain boastings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Normal Reserves
Defeat East Side

The Normal Reserves got together
last night and defeated the East Side
Club So to rs on the Normal Gym floor.
Both teams have now won a contest
and arrangements are being made for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

crissman ........e.......... Geyer
Smith ..G.......... Spease
Substitutions-D. & E.: Hiner for
Smith, Sutherland for C.issman. Field
goals-D. & E.: Wilson, 1. Wesleyan:
Shumaker, 3; Culp, L; Gibson. 3;
Geyer, 1; Spease, l. Foul goals-Ton.
ry, 2 out OF 10; Gibson, none out OF 1.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
JOE RAY, WONDER RUNNER, NOW AFTER
AL SHRUBS DISTANCE RECORDS!
az PAuL PuRMAN.

Joie Ray, diminutive Chicago dis.
aance runner is only one example Of
the superiority OF present day ath.
letes of those Of other years.
Ray has recently set two new rec
ords. clipping off whole seconds from
the old marks for one and one-half and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Tail Enders Lick
b the West Virginians

The newspaper men lost two games
TO the Wholesalers at the "Y' last
night. Hawkins had high individual
score OF 1855 and high total OF Az.
Maple, OF the West virginians. rolled
4 close second with 1856 for individual
score and 1855 for three game total.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

George Wesley Buckley, or just
plain cupid" weighed last night and
discovered himself to be half pound
shy he couldn't explain the loss un.
less some more hair had been falling
from the back of his head.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

A three.game championship series
between Miller and: Butcher school
alumni has been scheduled, the first
contest being scheduled for S:15 Fri.
day night on the Miller school gym.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Granted Patent.

AS reported by II. E. Dunlap, patent
lawyer of Wheeling the Patent Office
records show the recent issue of the
following patent: William C. Rem.
shaw. Warrington, airbrake operating
mechanism.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Called By illness.

Mrs. James /. Phillips has been
called to East Brady, Pa, by the seri
Gus illness OF her father.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

George sisler can play almost every
position on the ball field. If he could
play them all at once Fielder Jones
might have winning team.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Field Baskets-East Side, Atha .,
Courtney Z, Primm 2. Reserves:
Baughman 4, Tenant 2, Payne 5. Nil.
Ter 1.
Foul baskets-East Side: Courtney
4 out of 6. Reserves: Tenant 6 out
of S.
Referee: Hamilton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Dutch Leonard says he made Bill
CaiTigan. Dutch is a modest youth.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Grover Alexander may join a cir.
Gus, And heretofore Growers life
has always been an open book.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Net men to keep up fight, says a
headline. That's more than light
weight boxers would do.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Believing that two can live cheaper
than one Barney Dreyfuss will reduce
Hans Wagner's salary now that he is
married.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Fable.

Anew York paper says a rassler has
turned down an offer Of $4,000 to ras.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
Elkins Girls Not
Up to Standard

ELKINs. W. Va, Feb. 27.-The Elk.
ms girls basketball team was defeat.
ed % to 4 by the Wesleyan College
girls team in an interesting game here
last night. The Wesleyan girls were
determined to revenge themselves
upon the D. & E. representatives for
the beating the D. & E. regular team
gave Wesleyan. The lineup:
0: & E" .. Wesleyan, O..
Wilson .......".F. ...... Shumaker
Tonry ..F........... Culp
Wilhide ........C.......... Gibson
Mcdonald ......S. C............ Fur
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

deciding game TO be PLAYED on the
Y. NJ. c. a. floor at an early date. The
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
sTBALL= :: BOWLING !: BOXING J: OTHER SPORTS
Poor Trall q lluman Nature.

-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27

Mrs. Charles Dougan and daughter
have returned from a-visit to Wheel.