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Blue RIDGE Bill
BESTOE SEASON
Four Acts Of Vaudeville at
Keith Theater Headed by
Primrose Four

Today's bill at the Blue Ridge
Theater Is featured by the 'Prim.
rose Four" known on the vaude.
vile stage from the Atlantic to the
Pacific as 1000 Pounds OF Har.
mony." The program offered by 1.-THE
Primrose = Four" include some
good music, some very good mn.
sic, as we'll as. a lot OF entertaining
harmony that appeals to those
without a cultivated musical ear.
The bill today, which was staged
for the first time Thursday after
noon, Is considered by far the
best program that has been offer
ed since the Keith acts have been
showing her this TALL. Thers is
plenty Of variety in the bill, ami
all the acts are dashed onto the
board with pep and vim.
With the Primrose Four" IS the
big headliner, the program also
includes a snappy entertainment
by the Two Dark Clouds who
specialize in droll humor OF an at.
tractiye sort. The Wiser trio also
shares honors In the bill with
som cleverly executed acrobatic
stunts intermingled with quite a lit
tie comedy and some fancy dancing
as we'll as two clog dances which
rate far above the average.
Ford and Richie, In their com.
edy skit, offer an unusual act
which in spots might be called ris.
que by the most observing persons
in the audience. The act, however,
is sparkling with humor In many
other spots, and the novelties Of
the skit have easily proved laugh.
able.
All of the acts are reputed as be.
among the best OF the Keith cir.
cult this year, and one can hardly
realize the amount OF melody four
men contain unless they hear the
primrose Four" who have been
doing "big time" for many years
with exceptional success.
Claude Robinson, manager Of the
Robinson Grand Theater OF Clarks-
burg and part owner of the Blue
Ridge Theater of this city an.
nounced while in the city last night
that the bill booked for the local
theater for next week was by far
the best Of this season.
The headliner on the bill will be
Gautier Brothers in 1.-THE Antim.
ated Toyshop," an act from the
big time that will remind the old
time theater.goers OF the famous
"Bahes in Toyland." Reilly and
Dagers in Fun In a Lunatic Asy-
lum," Carmen Ercelle, a clever
little vlolinist, and Ed MortorI
Vaudeville's clever singer, are the
other acts. The bill for the last
half Of the week will be IN keeping
with the all star attractions book.
ed for the first of the week.
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eatlonai addresses yesterday. AZ
the chapel services IN the morn
ing Ms Henry Peabody Of Boston,
Mass spplIe On Education In the
Orient, AZ Che close or her talk
4 collection WIS taken up Tor tho
f1rthe rhneS lct her work in the Far
East In The afternoon Dr. Garland
Penn Of Cincinnati. Ohio. cores.
ponding Secretary to the negro
board Of education Of the Aetho
dist Episcopal Church. talked Is
the puptls and ltsachers on TO BE,
To poland 10 taYeH At the closa
of his talk hepupils sang a nun.
Der Of songs s.te
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Riyesviile Marion County where
she spelt ptaefi eailS hef entire
life she lived for 4 nunbef OF
years ct Georgetown and Tor the
past few years had beensa fesi-
dent Of this city. She had been
III for four months with d com.
plication OF diseases.
She e survived by the follow
ing children; o.. G.. Arnett Hun
dred; w. Va; Mrs. b. d, snider.
Faifmont; L. Scott Arnett Fair.
mont; Mrs. Cora A. Yost, George.
town; Mrs. Ida E. Hancock Fair
mont; John G. Arnett, Fairmons,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Musgroyc,
wife Of Squire Musgroye. OF Mar.
rackville. One brother, Sanford @.
satterfield OF Ellenboro, w. Va,
also survives her.
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Former Resident of This
City obbed OFF $1,000

Police officers Of Charleston
are unravelling a robbery that
was committed there several
weeks ago which II of interest TO
a number Of local persons as the
man robbed, W. A. okley, Is n
former resident OF this city. Mr..
ohley was robbed Of $1,000 In
bonds and securities. The yalu-
able were in a steel box IN his Of
fee, and 1t thought that a mes
senger boy carried the box away.
The officers have traced down six
clues and examined 100 different
Witnesses. They feel that they
are on the right track now and
will land the guilty parties.
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$50 that you may have accurate
information in greater detail OF
these expenditures, will review
them under the several headings;
"BDUCAT1oN-Under this head
ing are included the State Univer.
sity where appropriations mounted
from 1851, 411.1Ssin 1921 to 1897.
500.7s in 1922, the experiment sta.
lions with an increase from 1884,
1884 to $137,S47.53, the normal
schools at Athens, Fairmont, Glen.
vile, West Liberty, Marshall Col
'lege, Shepherd College, the Mont
gomery and Keyser schools, the
two Institutes at Institute and
Blueiield and Sorer College for
colored students and the deaf and
blind schools and the supplement
to the general school fund which
increased from $4,000 to 100000
in one year. -
"HosPTTALs-The net increase
in the total expenditures for the
hospitals at Weston, Spencer, Hunt
-ington, WEIGH, McKendree, Fair
mont, Terra. Alta and private hos.
pitfalls amounted to $1S,7S4.55.
PENAL AND CORRECTIVE
INSTITUTIoNS-This heading en-:
graces the penitentiary, the white
and colored boys industrial schools
and the white and oolored girls IN.
dustrtal homes. A1net decrease In
the expenditures for these institu.
tions in 1922 when compared with
1921 Of S1s,s1s.45 is shown, due to
the saving at the penitentiary
where $42,444.2s was expended In
1921 and only $4,000 in the past
year.
"cH1LD wELFARE-An increase
Of $16,46s.9e is shown in the ex
pendItures made for the mainte.
nance Of the Children's home, the
colored orphans home, the board
of children's guardians and tha
Florence Crittenden homo over the
disbursements Of the preceding
year. There properly belongs un.
der this heading of-expenditures, a
DISBURSEMENT OF SIISVU.uU maze 10
the child welfare commission, but It
is shown under the heading OF new
appropriations.
effective DEPARTMENT
The appropriations for the seven
elective state officers and their de-
partments increased from $780,
2s1.20 to $2s6, 295.26 as shown in
the foregoing, a net increase OF
S56.014.06. Five of these depart
ments suffered heavy losses in rec
ords in the destruction Of the CAPT.
tol by fire and the increase result.
ed largely from the necessity o.
compillriy new records, entailinS
additional labor and new fixtures.
sAPP0INTIvE OFFICERS AND
pHPARTMENTsAn increase Of
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FUNERAL OF MRS. ELvlRA
SNYDER TO BE TOMORROW

The funeral Of Mrs. Elvira A.
Arnett, widow OF 1. E. Arnett,
pioneer resident Of Marion Coun-
ty. whose death occurred yester.
day morning at an early hour at
the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. D. B. Snider on Walnut ave-
nue.. will be held tomorrow after
noon.
A short service will be conduct.
ed at 1 o'clock from the Snider
residence and following the SER
vice the body will be taken to
the church at Arnettsvllle, where
services will be held at $3.50
O'Clock and where burial will be
made by r. G. Jones.
The deceased was born nea7
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ssa. 52s q g shown in the expendi.
tnres q appointiye ntficers and
thetr departments. Many 81 these
departments were also required 70
make expenditures for new records
and the cost Of compilation follow.
ing the fire, but included In the IN:
crease Of an additional expense Of
$4,000 for the Reorganization Of
the national guard Of the state;
81, 900 for the enlargement Of the
Scope Of the state health depart.
ment Including the enforcement OF
the law requiring the collection OF
utalt statistics, and $1,000 in the
department Of mines for the pro.
lection Of the health and lives OF
those employed In the coal mines
Of the state,
COURTS AND CRIMINAL
CHARGES = Expenditures under
this heading were for the Supreme
Court OF Appeals, the circuit courts,
the law library and criminal charg:
es paid by the auditor Of state. An
increase Of 49,, 652.47 is shown for
the! year 1892.
CAPITOL, MANSION AND
GRouNDs-There was a decrease
in the disbursements for the main.
tenance Of the capitol, mansion and
grounds OF $6s,147.ss due to the
fact that the larger expenditures
for the temporary capitol were
made In 1921, although the sum ex.
pended in 1922 was increased over
normal expenditures by the pur.
chase Of q new site for the execu.
tive mansion, increasing the cost
OF mansion and grounds from 3d..
1908 to $6s, 1894 and an expendi.
ture OF $47,s3s,67 on the new capt.
tol was made.
NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
appropriations were made by the
legislature for 1899 from which
there. were disbursements Of 1927.
1881 for purposes for which there
was no appropriations in 1891. Pay.
ments OF $41,425.31 were made to
sick and disabled soldiers: 49,.
ss7.eS was expended from an emer.
gency fund, the greater part of
which went for law and order;
sinking fund commision, $7,s54.67:
recodification commission, S12,.
1855; bureau OF negro welfare,
$6,os1.67; child welfare commits.
sion, $2,sS7.91; Mrs. Charles Walk.
er, whose husband was killed in,
the capitol fire, $4,000: and inter.
est on loan S5,695.91. While these
appropriations were new have no
doubt that the taxpayers will ap.
prove these expenditures.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has
been grouped under this heading
expenditures for printing, binding
and stationery, the civil contingent
fund, legislative expenses. the leg
islatiye handbook, expenses OF vir.
ginia debt, expenses OF oil and gag
litigation, inaugural expenses and
cost Of publishing delinquent cor.
porations The decrease in the mis-.
cellaneous expenditures OF $780,
S15.52 from $615,64S.04 In 1921
$244,S32.52 in 1922 in accounted for
by the fact that the legislative ex.
penses are included in the 1921
period while the decreased cost OF
printing, binding and stationery
was almost 100000 less during the
past year.
BOARD OF CONTROL PAY.
MENTs-Expenditures for a mum
Der of state boards, commissions
and departments are made through
the board Of control. They include
geological survey. the board of
pharmacy, hotel Inspector, and de
partment OF public safety. The ex,
penditures made through the board
in 1921 were $S42,655.S2 and in 1922
they were $642,166.2o, an increase
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of S2Ss.51OS8. OF this amount the
increased cost OF the department
OF public safety was S225, 1871. SO,
mounting from S211.925.6e to $4s7,.
51S.0S in 1922. The community
packing house In Berkeley County
cost $4,000 more in 1929 than In
the preceding year and the cost OF
insurance on public buildings eS.
coded by $4,000 the cost OF the
preceding year.
strlotest Economy.
II do not agree with those who
would pare our expenditures to that
extent where efficiency would be
lessened or our growing institu.
lions crippled, but tits fair to the
present state administration to re.
cite that the budget adopted for
the fiscal year 1922 was certified
to-the Legislature by the preceding
administration and that have
urged In all departments over which
/ have supervision the strictest
economy in the expenditures Of the
puullC 1unuS. d. 4
while our Democratic friends
have for years, for campaign pur.
poses, launched repeated attacks
at the increasing expenditures Of
the state government, they have
remained silent with reference to
local taxation. The official records
show that the Increased burden OF
taxation Is the result Of local and
not state taxation. Taxes levied
BY county courts increased from
S3,a79,sss In 1911 to S12,ss6,4s7 In
1891; by boards Of education from
S4,2s4,1s4 in 1911 to Sl7,s75,ss0 In
1891 and by municipalities from 81.
4ss,616 in 1911 to $4,4s1, 7Ss In 1891,
In the same period the expenditures
Of the state government increased
from S1,61s,s33 In 1911 to $685., 1893
In 1881.
these figures ought to, reveal
the utter ahsurdity Of the POLITICAL
criticism directed against the state
government, They show increased
expenditures OF the state are not as
large comparatively as the increase
IN the smaller political divisions,
They also show that there is mo-
reason why certain Democratic
politicians should place all the re.
Eponsibility for the increased tax
burden on the Republican party, for
precisely the same conditions ex.
list In Democratic counties as ohtain
in those counties where Republi.
cans are in control. II their crit,
eism "a sincere It Is Just as appli.
cable to the Democratic leyying
bodies Of the state as Il Is TO those
OF the opposite political party
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Homer Hail and daughter,
Miss Louise Hall, are. spending
several days in New York and arc
registered at the Pennsylvania
MIS-. NJ. L. sturm of Morgan.
town Is q visitor here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Fisher Of
Morgantown motored here yestef.
day and spent the day with the
latter's sister, Mrs. ]. l.. Coombs,
at her home on East Park avenue.
Miss Sarah Watts. a student at
West : Virginia University. is
spending the weekend with her
parents. Attorney and Mrs. R. A.
Watts, at their home on Plerpont
avenue.
J. Walter Barnes of Charleston,
member of the State Board Of Con-
troll, ls a visitor here.
Miss Virginia Tough, a student
at W. v. U. is here for the week
end, the guest Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. G. Tough.
Norman West, little son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Claude West is fiji at
his home on Morgantown avenue.
City Director Of Water ]. Clyde
Morris and Lawrence Koran are
In the East on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Callaghan
Of Clarksburg were here for the
game today and were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Coughlin at their
home on Grafton street.
Hosea Smith Of Elkins was here
today to the Observation-Disclosures
game.
Russell Furbes OF Warrington
was q business visitor here today.
William l.. Ludwig, Lowell Lud.
wig and W. S. Roberts drove here
fItm Morgantuwn for the game to-
day.
aIr. and Mrs. j. Brooks Cottle Of
Morgantown are the guests of Miss
Genevleve, Carpenter at her home
on Fairmolit avenae,
AIr. and Mrs. Ernest Harris ara
the guests OF MIR. and Mrs. r. s.
Reid for the weekend.
Mrs. John B. Crane is spending
a week with her son Harry B.
Crane, and family in Clarksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waitman Russell
and Clare Tower OF Detroit, Mich,
who were guests of MIR. and Mrs.
A. T. Springer, returned this morn.
ing to their home. Miss Ethel Free.
man, who accompanied them here,
remained for a longer visit. They
motored here.
Joseph Greer, student at W.
V. u, is hero for the football game
and is at his home on Quincy st.
Miss Helen Robb Of Morgantown
Is the guest Of Miss Doris jenkins
having accompanied Miss Jenkins
home after a visit In Morgantown.
Miss Mildred Jaquette has
gone to Parkersburg TO resume
her studies at the Mountain State
Business College.
The Misses Helen and Betty
Ryan of Morgantown arc the week
end guests OF the Misses Lulu a1d
Helen Wegman.
Miss Janet Cook is spending
several days in Clarksburg.
Mrs. Margaret Sturm ard
daughter, Miss Gail Sturm OF
Pennington, were here yesterday
en- route to Canton, Ohio, where
they will visit with the formers
daughter, Mrs. James A, Gfible.
Mrs. Humboldt Yokum Of Bev-
erley is the guest Of her cousin,
Mrs. U. s. Fleming, at her home
on Watson avenue.
Eugene Holland. who is taking
the medical course at West vir-
ginia University, is spending the
weekend with his parents, DR..
and Mrs. c. L. Holland.
DR.. L. n, Yost is recovering
from a severe illness and is at his
office.
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Miss Mary Hartley Greer has as
her guests today at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Glenn Greer on Quincy street,
Miss Eleanor Miller Of Terra Alta
and Miss Mary Stewart of Nor
gantown. Miss Greer entertained
at dinner today the following
guests, as well as Misses Miller
and Stewart; Miss Jane McDer-
mott, Morgantown; Charles Paul,
Wheeling; Hugh Shott, Bluefeld,
and Jack Snider, Shepherdstown.
The latter Is also a guest at the
Hartley home. Joseph Greer Is
also here for the weekend. All
are students at W. V. U.
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Married Today,

Claude E. Fox and Miss Eva R,
Schlotter, both Of Fairview, were
married at 10 o'clock this morning
at the parsonage Of the officiating
minister, the Rev. John c. Broom.
field. Mr.. Fox is a prominent mer.
chant Of FairYiew and his bride Is
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EASTMAN kopAk losns

ATLANTA, Sent sos-A verdict
awarding damages 81 seq .7fa.as and
attorneys fees 81 $1,000 to tho
Southern Photo and Material Co.
of Atlanta IN is suit against tho
Eastman Kodak co. has been hand
ed down in Federal District Court
here after three week OF deliber.
Rti0n.
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Reception For Pastor

A reception or delightful ap-
polntments was held last evening
at the Palatine Baptist Church
when the congregation entertain
ed in honor Of the Rev and Mrs.
J. Walter Barnes, the former be-
Ing the new pastor OF the church.
An interesting program was car
rIed out.
The Reverend Mfr. and MIRA.
Barnes received their guests, aft
er which they were served with
refreshments, The guests lnclud-
ed a number Of relatives and
friends Of the Mr.. Barnes, mem
bers Of the congregation Of the
church and the other clergymen
OF the city.
Mr.. Barnes recently began hiS
pastorate In this city and is well
known here, having passed his
hoyhood days in this county. He
had been in the. eyangolIstic
work for several years and re.
Gently accepted the pastorate OF
the HPalatine Baptist Church.
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TAXES
CAUSED BY LOCAL
EEvYlNG BODIES.
(continued trom pag. onal

was determined BY the United
States Supreme Court has required
a direct levy on the property Of the
state, but each year We are retir.
ing our pro rata share OF the bonds
issued in payment Of this debt and
paying the interest charges.
1.-TWO years ago, the people spoke
without equiyocation for a state
system Of improved highways.
Bonds to the amount Of SIS, 00o, 600
have been issued. as the initial
state expenditure in the building
Of this huge network OF hard roads
that will connect every county seat
and build four great federal 4prf.
mary roads across the state, run.
ming east and west and north and
south. The construction Of hard
roads is q settled policy IN west
Virginia, and while they mean in.
creased taxation II Is, a pleasure 60
advise you that 1t was unnecessary
for the board of public works to
lay a direct levy this year to pay
interest charges and make the re.
CURED allotment to the sinking
fund.
Money Needed for Capitol.
1.-THE present state. administra.
ton when It assumed charge Of the
AFFAIRS OF this state was homeless.
The state capitol had been destroy.
ed bye fire. This ,necessitated an
additional outlay Of money to pro-
cure temporary headquarters and
while the expenditures on the new
capitol have been limited, they will
grow as progress is made on the
new building. The increasing de.
mands Of the educational system
in the state and the necessary ad.
ditions to our state institution.
have been exceedingly large. In
1921 the state expended for perma.
nent Improvements the new build.
inss and land. the sum Of 1884,
659.77 and for the year ending June
30 last the sum of S1.254,233.55.
at Is true that the expenditures
from the general revenue fund in.
creased during the last fiscal year
over the preceding year, but in view
Of the extraordinary expenditures
that were required, including the
comprehensive program Of inter.
nal improvements, 1t ought not to
be surprising that the cost Of gov.
eminent is mounting.
Big Increase for Education.
1.-THE books of the auditor and
treasurer show that for the fiscal
year OF 1921 the state expended
from the general revenue fund thu
sum of S4,Sss.1eS.Ss and for the
fiscal year 1929 the disbursements
were $685., 94S.24, an increase OF
S1,19S,TS1.S6. The increased e1.
penditures for education in 1929
over 1921 were S1,013,574.42 and fos
law and order through the Depart.
ment of Public Safety and the Ma.
tlonal Guard were $24e,20S.9O. It is
plain, therefore, that the increased
expenditures for education and law
and order, two Of the primary OBJ
'jects for which government must
function, were greater than the net
increase of the 1922 expenditures
over 1921. The following compar.
alive statement showing a summary
of expenditures for the last two
fiscal years under eleven separate
headings will indicate where in.
creases and decreases have been
made in the disbursements:
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Clarksburg Guests,

MIR. and Mrs. Scott G. Lowe
have as their guests for the week.
end, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Long Of
Clarksburg. Mr.. and Mrs. Lowe
also entertained Informally today
anumber Of the alumni and stu
dents at W. v. u
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Ihey VII reside - f'atryieW.
leaving Tonight
Frank DellI. Gait, local Violin.
ist, who spent the summer months
here with relatives Is leaving. thts
evening At 9:4s <of philadelphia
where he win Join the PhiladeI-i
.phta Symphony Orchestra and
Will play first violin in the aggre.
cation. This will be Mr.. Deli.
Gattis third season with the Or,
gaulzation, With which he has
made good. During his stay in.
this city this summer, Mr.. Delhi.
Gattl delighted his hearers on
several occasions when he played
before various audiences.
To New York
The Misses Grace and Flor.
ence Cole, who spent the past
several weeks here as the guest Of
their mother. Mrs. Laura A. Cole,
and their aunt. Miss Florence Arm.
EFT, at their home on Main street,
are leaving tonight for. their home
in New York. During ti1:. stay
here the Misses Cole have been
honored with a number OF. social
affairs and have delighted sever.
al audiences with a number of
musical selections. Miss Grace
Cole Is a singer while her sister
accompanies her on the piano.
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par Mar Dance,

Two hundred couples were in
s,tendance at the Par Mar dance
r,yen last evening at the. Masonic
Tsmnie The dance was a most
en6yabIe one, and splendid music
~se furnished by Edgar Barrett's
"a cold aud Blne Orchestra. The
sne Included a number hero
IN III football game today. To.
o f 4 committee Of local young,
people WIN stage dance at the
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DUNBAR STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS HEAR TALKS

The pupils and instructors of the
Dunbar School had the pleasure OF
enjoying two instructive and edu-
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Masonic Temple I'M honor or the
football players and their friends.
Dancing will begin at $50 and
continue until midnight.
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Married Last Night.

John Shultz OF PIttsburg and
Miss Florence B. Watson Of
Cameron were united In marriage
at II o'clock last night at the par
sonage of the Officiating minister,
t, Rev. W. ]. Eddy.
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When answering advancement.
please say you saw 4 in TIE wel.
.Vtfktninn! AZ
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Homo Frorn HoneYmoon.

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fay
Merriheld. whose marriage was a
recent event in this city have re-
turned from a honeymoon spent
In Washington, d. C. Mrs. Mer-
Merri6eld was formerly Miss Flor
ence FLANAGAN.