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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18

The afternoon session was called to
order by President stephens promptly
at o'clock, tn, delegates all standing
and singing S"Shall Jesus Bear the Cross
Aionc?" after which Rev. j. J. Hurt,
of Arkansas. led in prayer.
The treaSurer's report of the con-
vention was made by Mr.. G. W. Norton
ana accepted. DR.. Burrows made an
appeal to the brethren to send him
statistics to help him in making his
report.
The secretary caused laugh by
saying he had few copies Of his re-
port for those who loved statistics II
do not mean to furnish my report
to those who will use 1t to wrap UP
soap or to make shaving paper OF the
facts and figures" he declared
Dy-Lnws Amended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barcoffer, of Missouri
sang by request q duet entitled The
Old Fountain" Rev. DR.. 4. Il. Eaton
made motion to amend the bylaws to
make better English of them, but in
no way changing the sense. The mo-
ton was carried. Dr. Eaton also moved
to change the preamble OF the consti-
tuition slightly, and this motion also
was carried. SE2 VS. 81
The following telegram was re-
ceived from the Northern Baptist Con-
vention, which represents twenty-seven
States, and is now in session infWash-
ington, D.. Gao ,,-il sY,.
.'ro the Southern BAPTIST Con-
vcItion. The Northern Baptist Con-
vcntion was organized to-day, and
sends greetings. Read Romans
XII. -" "a F
Dr. Burrows was instructed to send
suitable greetings to the Northern
convention.
Presented TO Convention.
DR.. Wilingham. secretary of the for
eign mission board, expressed his
thankfulncss for the splendid year just
completed. Het said he wished to in
troduce to the convention the two new
assistants in his office, and Rev. S. j..
Porter. field secretary of the board,
was presented. 9la 9f1z fua So
DR.. Willingham then tintroduced Rcv.
T. 3. Ray, d. d., whose swore9 during
the past six months was stated to have
been most successful.
DR.. Ray spoke on the subject ''We
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board. was introduced to the convnn-
ton, and delivered an address on Bible
and Sunday school work. THO address
dealt with the subject In dNJl, and
was In all respects Instructive, AL
though the address WAS somewhat
lengthy, the speaker held the attention
OF the convention. and when he had
concluded the convention readily adopt
"a resolution. offered by Or, Folk,
Of Missouri. that the Sunday school
and Bible board be requested to pub
Ash the address In pamphlet form for
general distribution.
a motion was also adopted request
Ing Or. Hawthorne to furnish to tho
secretary "a COPY OF HIS address for
publication IN the minutes Of the con
ycntion. a5s
the morning session was cloHcd with
tpIieI dsy0.i9nAl exercises
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DRAMATIC. SCENES IN
AUDITORIUM At NIGHT
Intense Enthusiasm Aroused and Great Sum Pledged
For Foreign Missions Overflow Meeting
is Held in the Street.

tho night session was to be given over
to consideration of the foreign mis-
sion cause. Thought Mr.. Levering re-
NAMED In the chair. DR.. Nottingham
was to all intcnts and purposes the
presiding officer. and he introduced all
the speakers.
Address on Missions.
That tho speakers should have some
thing to speak to in parliamentary or
der, two reports were made. The first
was by Rev. j. u. Chapman, of South
Carolina, ndwas on "Papal Fields"
The Information In this report was
obtained from the foreign mission
board report published elsewhere. and
showed that the efforts being made in
papal fields are confined to Italy, Bra
I'll Argentina and Mexico. In those
fields the board has siXty-four or
dained ministers and sixteen helpers
Half tho conversions reported to tho
board during the last year were In thu
papal fields. sac of them being In Bra
I'll alone.
DR.. II. w. Battle, of North Carolina,
| /roo&In,,od ThJr,l -la.aks5
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NUlOR ON FACE
Cured by Cuticura Remedies
No Return in 40 Years.

"My son, when q lad Of sixteen, was
troubled with humor on his face md
after using Cutlcura Remedies he was
freed from every humcr and has con
tinucd SO to the present time otter
twenty years have passed. Your Cntl-
cura Soap has been used IN my family
FOR several years nnd nave fh'th s ~ Ill.,
Marion, Me-, Dec, i 1909.
Complete External and Internal Treatment tor
sN;s Of tniicura sosp aoy Y Sloanss q, s IN,
Cntcura Ointment ta0cl 70 !ifai INC Ski'' INV y
Cuated Pis. 25c per Vial q 69l % Purify tug Mood
Sold lhr9ughout the world f4' ~ S'et''
HT Nalloc Free. Booklet on skIn lluuloEs,
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MANY LIVELY SCENES
At AFTERNOON SESSION
Delegate Declares Lord Himself was Baptist Mis-
sionary---M Money Raised for Jamestown Exhibit.
Work in Foreign Mission Field Discussed.

Must Sec the Work" He explained
that 1t was necessary to see the need
Of the work before the work could be
accomplished. The keynote of his adj
dress was an appeal to the delegates
to do their duty and to give visions"
to the people
President stephens appointed the fol-
lowing committee to report nomfna-
lions for vacancies on the board OF
trustees of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary:
j.. W. Willard. OF Georgia; j.. j..
Lepsey, of Mississippi: Vim. Ellyson,
of Virginia.; w. 2. Smith of South
Carolina; II. A. Sonrall, of Louisiana;
II. A. Porter. of Oklahoma; W. A.
Hamlet, OF kentucky; L. L. Folk. OF
Tennessee.
Caused Stir. lI
Rev. DR.. George w. Mcdaniel, OF
Richmond, created q sensation by NOV
ing that committee of ten be APP
pointed to act with a local committee
in reporting whether or not the con-
vention should move to some hall
where the speakers could be heard.
He said Eve are losing the conven-
ton The people cannot hear. Fully 100
people have complained to mo to-day,
and say we cannot ask men to speak
here when they cannot be heard
me question was put and the con-
Vehtion unanimously voted for the mo-
ton. -,
Pagan Missions.
The report OF Rev. H. C. Reisner, OF
Missouri, on pagan missions, was read
TO the convention, special attention
being given 10 China. Japan and AZ
RIGA. The growth aLc effect OF the
Boxer movement in China, and the
forces that are working for the Chris
tianization Of Japan, were outlined
The report showed that In both China
and Japan the old idols were being de-
stroyed, the old religions are dead, and
the people are on the verge Of atheism
The work In Africa was described
as being most encouraging. Continu.
ing, DR.. Reisner spoke of the opportu.
mites afforded to the l3aptists to BIZ
the teachers OF the world.
Dr. Rcisncr has q great voice, and
he. at least, was heard as well in Tho
gallery as In the front row. He helt
the attention OF the audience.
President stephens appointed TIL.
following committee on acoustics ane
new hall G. w. Mcdaniel. Virginia
j. B. Cranheld, Texas; II. w. Virgin
Missouri; L. w. Barnett. Alabama: ]
Fl. Fitzpatrick, Georgia; A. r. Baker
kentucky: w. r. Ames. Arkansas; "A
V. Rowe, Mississippi; j. II. Bennett
Tennessee; j. D. Pitts, South Carolina
These gentlemen at once went int
| F cac e;or /,
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arms, Of considerable size. She suffered
q great deal and for. three weeks we
nursed her every night, using oil tho
remedies VIC could think Of. Nothing
would help. We then, remembered
having heard SO MUCH about Cuticura
twenty-four hours wo noted considerable
Improvement, and. after using only ono
complete set ofgtho Cuticurn Remedies,
In five consecutive days the little one,
much to our JOY, had been entirelycurcd, ,
and has been we'll for q long time. Mrs.
F. Rucfenacht, r, 4. D.. B., Bakersfield,
CAL, June 25 and July 20, 1906"
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They nre especially interested In the
welfare Of the bonighted Of their race
in darkest Africa. The colored minis
ter spoke about eight minutes, and
confined himself largely to carefully
prepared manuscript. Many of those
who heard him said his speech was
one OF the best OF the session.
Standing Committees.
The following standing committees
were announced:
Report on Home Mission Board
Our Fields-J. b. Gambrill II. II. Elicit,
c. l.. Laws. NJ. c. Hunt, w. j. Z. Cox,
w. f Iarbrough, T S. Potts, w. O.
Anderson. w. r. Gwathmey.
Our Forces-W. E. Hatcher. S. p.
Trottcr, A. N. Boone, "a. d. Freeman,
j j. Hurt, W. L. Poteat. j. Fl. Foster,
L. c. Wolfe. T. NJ. Galloway.
Our Finances and Our ,Future-W. J.
McGlothlin, j.. w. Bailey. II, p. Bell
w. r. Crumpton. G. A. Lotion, b. T.
Riley, BENJAMIN Cox, n, s. Dunnnway.
Church Building and Loan Fund
a. r. lowering, w. c. Taylor. Carter
Helm Jones, z. NJ. Potcat, l.. r. Chris
tie, T. B. Harrell, G. II. Crutcher,
II, L. Weeks, L. D. Geiger.
Report of Sunday Board-R
.G. Bowers. S. p Brooks. Lewis NJ
Roper, S. M. Brown, j. 3. Lawren &C
A. Z. Davidson, N. G. Moore, w. II
Ryals, ]. H. Bennett, ". II. Baylor, G
a schmeltz B.. a, Danes, J. y. White
w. c. Foster, W. D. Hubbard.
Papal Missions-J. D. Chapman, w
L. Dorgan. Elijah A. Brown, C.. w
Daniel, L. II. Yankee, NJ. L. Thomas
IN. a. Williams, c. II. Dodd, James j
kendrick.
Pagan Mssions-II. c. Risner, G. w
Mcdaniel. H. a Bagby, w. "A. Hunt
II. n. Williams, G. c. Savage, E. l.
Wesson, r. S. Gavin. j. r. Edwards.
Outlook and Special Itcms-F. p.
Hale, H. L. Jones, NJ. D. Early, Z. j
"a, Mckinney Weston Bruner, G. Z
Burts. J. L. White, r. L. L, Harris
A. c. Ridley.
Foreign Board E'inances-John Il
franklin. c., c. Slaughter, J. II. SlaNe
T. B. Hatchctt. W. e. Mason, J. c. c
Black, C. e. Stubblefield. George w
Ellis, II. W. Battle.
On Laymen's shua Lev
ering. WI Northen. William Ellyson
NJ Jones, j. f. Brownlow, r. %. Burt
A. 7. Camp. T. L. Smith, W. H. Harri-
sson, c. Z. Vrooman. j. r, Hunter. t
Z. Stephenson.
"Thc Peerless Preacher.'';r
The had now arrived for the adj
lress of Rev DIR. j. r.. Hawthorne. Al
tie request OF Vfce-President Pollard
the large audience Joined in the sing
ing OF one OF the sCandost old hymns
in the book, and then Captain FranF
Cunningham sang as sweetly as eve!
he sang in his life the old favorite
THE Ninety and Nine"
In introducing Dr. Hawthorne. Mr.
| Pollard used not more than dozel
words, for, as he said, It was not nee
cssary to introduce so falniliGrsa figure
to Southern Baptist Convention III
| had only to say that the address wa
to be delivered by "the peerless preach
4 er OF America"
Showcrcd With Congratulations.
! At the conclusion of DIR. Hawthorne
address the convention sang two stir
ring hymns. While dozens-even hun
dreds-crowded around the cloquen
minister and shook his hand. But fey
of them could say a word, but tn
tears that came down many cheek
and the cordial grasp of the hand toll
plainly what they would say had no
emotion forbidden uttcrnncc.
Rev. B. w. Spilman, associate secre
tary OF the Sunday school and Bibl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18

In point Of attendance OF visitors,
both local and general, the night scs-
sion of the convention reached the
maximum. Before the gavel Of the
presiding officer fell the Auditorium
was crowded, and numbers OF people
were turned away. 1t was known that
the Rev. Mr.. Naples, who Is not only
a preacher. but n temperance lecturer
Of note, was in the hall, and the over
flow crowd on the outside sent for
him, and he went out to hold an Open
air temperance meeting on Cary Street.
Tho people who could not get on tho
inside OF tho Auditorium had the privi-
lege OF attending a meeting on tho
outside. Mr.. Naples had good voice
which was at times heard inside the
building.
The convention was called to order
| by Vice-Prcsident Joshua lowering
who presided during the evening.
DIR. Burrows. tho secretary. who had
been requested Mt tho afternoon SEES
sion to reply to the telegraphic greet.
ing from the Northern Baptist Asso.
citation. now In session in Washington
announced that no had replied. as fol
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18
Other Speeches.

Rev. T., D. Halle. Of North Curolina,
read section Of the report on foreign
mission. bearing on the financial OK
hibit. The great increase in contrib
buttons, making over 100000, Is still.
the report showed, less than twenty
cents per member per year. The in-
portance of equipping educational and
medical work in all mission fields was
emphasized. He paid high co.npli-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18

seven years nuu
been cured Of the
measles, she was
attacked about n
fortnight lator by
q furious, itching
and painful erup-
ton all over her
body, especially
) the upper pa!rtof
NJ, form ] n &
watcry and bleed
Ing sores, espe-
<,;o11v rprlor bn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia-rarty cloudy
and warmer Saturday; Sunday partly
cloudy. possibly showers; light south
winds.
North Carol!na--l'air, warmer Satur-
day, Sunday partly cloudy; light to
southeast Winds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18

Headquarters for the brains
Of Richmond. 80,
Don't slight your head--its
YOUR hiuhest reference.
Our hats have every new
line. curve, roll, flare, shape
nnd shade that the best hat
thought has produced :.
Straws and Pananas--soft
and SUNNI err derbies.
500 UP.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18
FURIOUS ITCHING
HUN0R0N child.
Bleeding Sores Covered Her Whole
Body After an Attack Of Measles
-Nursed Every Night for Three
Weeks Nothing Helped Her,
THEN CUTICURA MAKES
C0MPL ETE CUREIN 5 DAYS

"It is in my opinion my duty to join
those who praise the Cuticura Rene
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.'The Southern baptist COnven-
tl0n halls with joyful greeting the
Northern Baptist Convention, prof.
fcring the hand OF fellowship and
pletlglnE cO-opcratlOn In every cf-
fort to win our lnnd for Christ.
See Chronicles, III. IT,"
It had been understood all day ina
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18
AND
->~. REPORTS HEARD

The second day of the nfty-second
annual convention OF Southern Baptists
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18

All the other things for dressy
men and boys wear.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18
THIS DAY LAST YEAH.

e Il M::$5 & M: $: $
Average. S5l-2
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CONDITIONS YESTERDAY,

warm. Range OF the thermometer:
IL M...............G4 5 i. M....... 81
8 +. M..,....,.7O u midnight. IS
Average. 500. go l-G
Highest ftcmperatur yesterdays. ~
Lowest temperature yesterday. 80. &c
Mean temperature yesterday. .,5... Gil
Normal temperature yesterday. .s..,sG sc
Departure from normal temperature. Oh
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American aud the Orient

Baptists nre always supposed to have
devotional exercises at home in the
early morning, and therefore when
they meet in general convention for
business no provision is made on the
pro gram for what are called opening
devotional exercises. They go right
to business as soon as they get to-
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<contlnucd on Third Page.)
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MlNIATuKIl ALMANAC, ! ! /,

sun rises. $500
Sun sets, 5000, !I2a
Moon sets,.,,n;03
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, AAguosKE44gE BROS. New York CITY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-18

They nre especially Interested In the
welfare Of the boniglted OF their race
in darkest Africa. The colored minis
ter spoke about eight minutes, and
confined himself largely to carefully
prepared manuscript. Many of those
who heard him said his speech was
one Of the best of the session.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-31
IMPRESSIVE MEM
ORAL EXERCISES
c.. A. R, w. R. c. and Chill
dten March to Gene
terry.
ADDRESS BY {. H. HARVEY
Appropriate Exercises at Opera
House. Scholarly Ad-
dress.

Memorial day was observed IN the u.s.
ual manner in Paw Paw. Business
places were closed and the exercises at
the cemetery and the opera house were
conducted in the usual impressive man
ner. John Reed had charge of the
morning exercises and Hon. b +. Heck
ert conducted the program in the after
noon.
In the morning at $3.50 members OF
the G. A. h and w. Il. &. and body of
children and citizens marched to the
water works headed by the Paw Paw
band. Short exercises were held there
in memory of the departed soldiers OF
the navy From there the procession
marched to the cemetery, where the G
A. h. ritual services were conducted in
terspersed by music by the band and
several songs by the quartette.
In the afternoon members of the post
and w. r. G. met III front of Shoesmith'
store at . o'clock and marched to the
opera house. First on the program was
flag drill by the school children, fol
lowed by several appropriate pieces o
I
r.. III. Harvey gave a scholarly address
which was filled with patriotism ano
could not help but inspire all who hearc
it with a deeper love for the country
and greater reverence and respect fol
the old soldier whose hair is growing
gray and whose eyes are growing din
with age.
The ranks are fast becoming depleted
by time, and before the lapse of another
% years practically all the remaining
members will have answered to theil
final earthly roll call and the great civ
war will have ceased to be memory tC
the people OF the country and will be q
matter of history only
Let them sleep, sweetly sleep as the
days and the years 90 by,
Let them sleep, calmly sleep til the cal
of the roll on high"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-31
Charles -Hurd

A very pretty wedding took place last
Wednesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lorenzo G. Hurd when their
daughter, Cora l., was married to Dr.
Henry L. Charles of this place in the
presence OF about 100 relatives and
friends. Rev f.. H. Harvey ofliciated
using the Episcopal ring service. Mrs
Herbert More played the wedding march
aud Martha Thayer acted as ring bearer
After the ceremony, dainty refreshments
were served by six little girls. DR.. auc
Mrs. Charles left for a trip to Detroit
and Niagara Falls, after which they will
return to Paw Paw.
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Paw Paw Chapter o. E. S. Enter
tainS Visitors.

Last Monday evening Paw Paw Chap
ter .. r. S. entertained visiting sisters
and brothers from Hartford, Bangor and
other outside points. An elaborate din
ner was served in the lodge rooms at 6
o'clock, after which the beautiful de-
grees of the order were exemplified.
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Emma K.
Ocobock of Hartford was present and
pronounced the initiatory work nearly
perfect. She made few suggestions and
corrections in some parts of the work,
and che kindly manner in which they
were given made her many friends in the
chapter. A souvenir spoon was present
ed to her by the chapter as slight
token of the esteem in which she is held
by all and as memento OF her visit to
Paw Paw Chapter. Worthy Matron
Sebring of Bangor and Lobdell OF Hart
ford were also present and responded to
the call for remarks as did several other
ladies. They handed out rhetorical
boquets until it was hard work to re-
strain Link Titus, Harvey Sherman and
other oratorlcal meteors from breaking
out and telling the sweet ones how hand
some and witty they were; but their
wives exercised restraining influence.
The chapter closed with the glad hand
and good bye to the visitors.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-31

A%Y~
THAT'S
GOOD

A friend looked over our stock of Summer Bath
Goods last week and said, "Thats good. That's what
l like to see" Have you seen them?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23

Mr.. Rockefeller seem to be anX-
ious to occupy a very humble posi-
tion before the people of this country
when he SAYS that he is but a servant.
At times servants get pretty rough
usage from their Ell ployers and if
Mr.. Rockefeller gets tumbled around
severely be has no kick coming. On
the other hand, the servants of the
present day stand very much iii tile
light of a strong dictator and they
usually lay down the Terms of what
shall and what shall not be. 1T would
seem that in the light of past events
that Mr. Rockefeller WAS NOS the
kind of a servant who would stand
for much abuse from his master and
that he is inclined to kick and Ii AXE
his master pay for the abuse flat
has been heared upon him. 1t is
pretty much of a joke to think OF
John d. acting in the role Of a
servant.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23

past and hands out the following
bunch OF tingling rhetoric to the
person who suggested making the
change:
A tenderfoot, whose a marks are
RECOGNIZABLE, wants the old pioneers
to ''start out under a new name,
live down the past, or forget it."
Why, you eRotistlc ass, the pioneers
and early settlers of Deadwood have
no past they want to live down or
forget. They wouldn't forget, if
they could. Far removed as they
were from the influence of love,
home and early joys. some Of them
may have been a trile less negligent
OF the observance Of the moral and
social code governing older communi-
ties, but they we're not sneaks, their
were "wide OPEN" They "carried
their faults on their sleeves" their
every act was known to the public,
and when it come to free and open
handed charity they were there with
the goods every time. Even the
Wild Bills, the Calamity James and
the Deadwood Dicks complained of
by this tenderfoot had some traits of
character as worthy of commentator
as those possessed by some of the
later arrivals.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23

Farmers institutes in South Dakota
have been held for a great many
years. but it was not until the state
took hold OF them that they had any,
thing like a digni6ed standing
among the farmers. They were or
ganized h%urriedly and it seemed i'm
possible to u speakers of any
particular note, and they generally
relied upon local talent to deliver the
addresses. That plan was not popll-
lar, for very few farmers cared to
listen to what his neighbor had to
say, generally believing that he knew
as much about farming as his neigh
Dor. Now the state has taken charge
OF the institute and placed a. e.
Chamberlain in charge of them. He
provides all the speakers and has
the same set Of speakers appear
before the various institutes in the
state. Ibis plan has been successful,
and the report that Mr.. Chamber
lain makes indicates to what extent
the institutes are being attended
during the winter months. Over
26, 900 farmers attended the Institutes
last winter and heard some OF The
best addresses on farm topics they
ever listened to.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23

When the Sioux City Tribune dips
into South Dakota politics, and it
seems to have a great and un-
quenchable desire to help out a GER
tain faction Of the republican party.
it usually gets things rather twisted,
and one of its wild efforts along this
line is the name IN which it says
the equalization assessments are
made. The Tribune states that it
is the work Of the railroad commis-
sion. Coming from such an alleged
nigh authority on South Dakota
matters, this should be taken as
correct, but up in South Dakota the
people generally know different. Up
here it is generally supposed that
the state board OF equalization has
that matter in charge, at least this
board has been attending to that
business ever since the state was
admitted to the union. The Trib lne
has another guess coming on low
the business affairs of the state are