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The Bottineau courant., 1911-11-03
ZERO WEATHER GAME EARLY
Roeords For Past Six Years Show 1911
u 10 Exoopilonl

The records Of the govern
ment weather bureau at the
School Of Forestry show that
zero weather arrived ception-
ally early this year. The figures
for the past six years are given
The Bottineau courant., 1911-11-03
Woman. Club Program

The following is the program
for Tuesday evening, Novem-,
The Bottineau courant., 1911-11-03
VITAL STATISTICS
Birfbs and Deaths IH the State During
the Month Of August

The report of the state board
of health ia as follows:
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
OIL STRUCK near
BOWIE, ARIZONA
Flowing Well is Tapped at a
Depth of 1875 Feet; Gold
Excitement in Huachuchas;
High Values Found.

Special to Evening Hcrajd
rl't"n Ariz, March 80 Eight
miles north ut Bowl, MI Mack FREQ
man. while boring. struck the ronl
thug ~ lNa feet. ojl flowed out ut
the holc. mixed with the dr.lings Mr.
Freeman plugged TIA, hole tor th, pur-
pose ol getting the rest ui ua ground
proven SEQ bee could hold same. Nav
~, has al of his holdings CAREFUL,
located 200 ih.u they cannot Doe Jump
Cd, h,uc, h' gives ia" news go the
Bowie p.upi, II DO, had given OBJ,
n,v* uut hcturc thor, sur,I, would
haNr been q rush Tor land There iv
another Ncil here that is down 1850
feet ana tn Indications are ,crN fa,-
oranlc tor uii
James kcll.. AN uUucr uf several
placer claims m tho Ash CANYON gold
fields in tnc llUachuchos. is uu en-
thustast on tl, merits oi the u'V ~
Dorado. Ur has brought p several
gold nuggets taken from hi claim.
aud is Arranging tor the building Of
Ia rocker To- work his locations.
Gold can bc puuncd ~ ans point
along the canyon and some nuggets
nearly the size uf walnus have been
washed bN the crude and simple moth.
DDS employed thus far Tn, CANYONS
and forks col the main canyon have
nvcu located and quite a number of
pr'spvctors are preparing To- work the
piacota while several quartz locations
Hatr ALSO been made.
Considerable settlement has been
th, result of the discovery and many
other canyons of the range are being
closely rruspcctcd tor gold.
10 is known that ricn gold fields are
located un the military reservation.
hut IN, government viii not permit
prospecting within tho reserve.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

about 81 one in the revolutionary
army. one ot the regiments I fought
with was 1000 strong.
NJ Carpip sc We're defeated ana
Ul the forcigAcrs except myself taken
prisoners There we're five Amcri-
cans. inIcc Frcnrhmon aud one Ems
liahm1n. ! went to- a hutcl in ~"
town aud provided myself WITH
passport. aud they never suspected
I had been with the rcvulutionari's
Two DAYS after the dof,ht ! h'Htd
some shots near the prison asked
q man ~ hat II was. aud nc said lh"y
were shouting the prisoners.
"Ncxt day / started tor home"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
this AMERICAN IS
CERTAIN HE HAD
ENOUGH war
Philadelphia Joined Insur-
rectos in Mexico Because a
Federal Soldier Grabbed His
Hat.

~, Louis March 90 Nino foreign
prisoners i've Americans three
Frcnchmon and an Enslislimnn were
shot ia thihuahua March f. ID, the
Mexican federal tr"opt Hr. urding q"
III l.. Andrews. real cstut, agent oi
Philadelphia who was iu kHusaa ct,
t,stordnN on his was home from Mes
tru lic fought with tho insurrcctos
| in several hattl,. boo SAVES r,d mar
r,vi> missed .hat.ng tn tat, OF tin,
Iprisuu,it eo narrowly that 10, dcDid-
,d hr had enough ut d.
NJ Andrea. uarricd his l,lt arm M
~ sllur lli forearm Has broken. he
said DO, % TOD. Ium his horse aI e. tsi-
| hutldthr chihuahua. ~, said he
| won't t. M,>icu tu look into % real
cstut" proposition that had brru Sub-
united Co. him. while iu rurrcou be-
happened to witness q traiului ul fcd-
,ru troops uifsiug
Il Was standing uu the platform
| a Torr.uu station. SAID Mr.. Andrews
"uud as thr trnup train went ul~t one
uf Oh, soldiers. leaning out of tnr win
dow. grabbed m, hat
From that moment hated tho
/ tod,mIs. ana decided Goo lct Co.,. read
io-tat. business go hang ana sou, Do {
Ipuu,du got SOM, excitement b> Iulu-
liug % the war up iu Chihgahuu A.
III happened. I didn't hat, To geo as
/ i5r t that heard that thor. Was
SOM, fuu Co Do, had up 20 Brru,gilo
(which o.. Juout Ni miles north "f ':,;-
lr.cu o. h. MDNi.uu National rail-
IVaN went up th.r, and found ut q
hotel Coi L,sii, Gsun.r. an Amer.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
TO PRESENT PLAY
carlsbad Organization WIN Present
"i'nd"r Two i'iags' for Bcnrft oI
Itself
cclaI h. EVcning iicrui,l.

Special a. Evening iirraid,
Carlsbad. y, NJ March -. Tno
Carlsbad Cemetery association has In
preparation play to hc given by
local talent for the bonefi, OF the as
socid,iou, II r. the soul-stirrins drama,
"lndrr Two Flags by Duida. and II
a thriller from start 90 finish Mrs.
Bernie MullHne rs stage manager OF
the SHOW and II viii be given at the
auditorium on April :. The east IN
cludos f.. DICK. craddock Rule nry-
ana Midget Harmon West John
Moore, u. y, Mullane. Mrs, Y. kauf-
man, Mrs. g. +. Mullane Mrs Il, o..
smith, Mabel iiartshorno nnd Modine
Bates. This galaxy Of stars assures
tho success of the spectacle ana the
town IL expecting n treat
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
DOLLAR GETS
COUNTERFElTERS
Single Spurious Coin Lands
One Man in Federal Prison.
Causes Another to Commit
Suicide.
Special o" Et,olos u,mrd

'''"'"t 'l'I".'
i'HH"Hu '"lu. MARCH 80 N.u g..
Ht ,I 900, accidental .r.iI.ius ,,..u
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''''' ''.'t l''I'ns "ut uu iuo santa
ga, PLATFORM uu, man ns. ended .i.
U.. Yu.fa.r t.. D.., r.....,. confidence. u,
'.HI I" I.'"t'n"'tta. hHn. tuu o.
iniG Wuu Ha. u.,u .lh,n Y up.,.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

dependent pumping stations WHORE n
operates three phase rl'ctri. mptors.
direct connected to the centrifugal
pumps
illustrations m this hookI,t show
tho power plant. several 90 tho pump
ing stations and hon" sc.ncs on these
lands. Within "a single Ncur a large
part uf this valley has been tgans-
formed from sage brush range to
one 81 the chuirvs, spots IN ia, great
southwest for intensive farming
II iS estimated that there are pt
least lnn.rOo acres in this Nallrs on
which ample water can be- obtained
az small cost fur irrigation by pump
tng wells from six 60 800 feet deep.
Tho rorIalrs irrigation project VIZ.
undertaken Dog the rorta'ca irrigation
coupauy Incorporated with capital
of SN75.00O. ut WhIch ,35o.opu has
been paid IN. and vHusc bond. are
handled Do, th, American Bond and
Nortsaso compau, ,H!oago Iu
Mann uf the farmers located uu
bands Irrigated b., thls proirpi own
from so go TOO acres .ich aud lands
under water are offered for sale az
500 tu $50 uu acre l"g TIA" land With
perpetual Vatrt ughu to- bc paid Toe
instailnchts extending over period
of sis years
There ur, ulsu utrr au.upp acres iu
purtal,> valley uf uv hands which
am Doe reclaimed hN rrigatius from
shallow wells VIII % cam be purcha scd
AT prices ranging from S2i 10 $50 IN
acre
Tho above data is given To- show the
relative cost of bands that can hc
irrigated hl PUMPKINS as compared
with lands irrigated bN gravity Flow.
II Is estimated that Nhcn IN" guyrru-
Wont project at Yuma. Nriz. b. come
plrtcd these lands WilI sell u 5000
ior acre ANA incroa., 100 at least $50"
per acre in nv, years At Hcrmissiou.
ore. five years ago "a pfiyat, ditch
company reclaimed small portion CO.,
land and ~, water rEht for $50 per
acre, tN" NcarF ag" Government On
gincrrs investigated the proposition
with tho result that 81 .00o.0 sac
loaned the water usDr- association 90
complct" syst'm of cana's irrigating
$4,000 acres ana tu.,, lands an. now
selling at $50 L. t-hu Der acre, aud %
fow favored locations az $500 per acre
At carlsbad. y NJ. where the govern
mcni has recently Doupictod "A 5000
900 project bands have increased in
value from approximately t2o per
acre in 1900 to So go S125 per acre
AT the present time.
At Purhlr. Va, abundance OF water
at a shallow d'ptn make jl-
rigatmg bog pumping 500 cheap That
the uow settler uD tines, lands has he
choice uf producing water from b
company already established at a min
imum expense OF can install nis
,~n pumping plAnt with the aSSur-
anct that ne VIII atiuu an adequate
supply at cost rarely oquallod ON
gravity flows IN less favored sections
Of the country
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
S. M. F.. CONFERENCE
CLOSED AT TEMPE

Spc.la' 'r Evening Herald.
T,mpD Nr2 March 30 -rh" 18th
annual sos. 1u of th, arizona district
.nuf,r,np, col On. southern Methodist
hugeh here has Tossed after q session
lasting over several DAYS
TN, report of G'v. James Crutch-
u,ld. m, -uurrmt,udout showed that
what N,. sm3' body five wears ago
numbering f.w lundr .d has grown
80 or thriving church with oV'r a
Thousand members. more than twenty
preach, S und constantly iuorcas-
iue number cog new churches
Nor, than seventy Jo' gates and
visitors ar, boa att"udaac, and the
rrosram each dag hls rvaucd that
uI Tho hnL hDfnra-
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
CARLSBAD HAS SCHEME
TO GET GOOD STREETS
''hdrr Borrowed and I'urN Two
lio'h~ "i ~tr'rts i'ui IA Excellent
condition.
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sp,.I te E.ong Herald
Carlsbad. ~ MARCH 20 -IH.
recent WORK done 600 co., .,. streets
WITS 'hr bis county Frtt, Hs. mb4U
a big Improvement 100 thon rpruf-
aimee Tmoo Wil,s lul bH'f ot road
Uu- suu, uN'. ly th' CANA which
covered inrts -tVo hlock. of town
streets. The county donated thc use
ui tHr grader which De- intended ior
WORK pn M oade ail over a., county
"'N paid the bills, the WORK costing
iao hhndrrl dollars In a,l which
made q BLOCK uf good grading road
go ar average cost of four dollars and
srNcnty-nNc cents per BLOCK CHEAP
enough. and thc city dads ai, cauuu-
uing tl uphold their reputation 0I
conducting business lla, dmusua-
unn
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

rrri Service Agent Goddtrd rts thor,
u" placed Ruuk'r under arrest and
took him 10 tho county iui E,,rt
possible effort Was madU To- Hrud
Euuk'r 6" prison. but Hs uu r,IJrur,
could Doe found Goo .uuu.., uu With
th" c"un,cricitrt %, u,s given hi.
", ,dum
u was learned however tHu th,
mou,} bad been sent from uui.uIu-
SON. Kan There %, uJmt u "a,
sender was learned and tU. officer.
oN'Him!N rounded up thr ,nur. saus
100 TINT .p, d.acut'rug u,. plant
zen masking tlo bad mono, u ndotIou
q" capturing TIM ouuut'tlr.l.r.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

Do you know that ~ all the minor
ailments colds are hy far the mos,
dangerous II Is not the cold itself
that YOU need &C. fear. but the serious
diseases that &, often leads TO- Most
OF these are known as germ diseases
Pneumonia aud consumption are
among them. why not take cham
bcrlain's Cough Remedy and cure
your cold while you can? For sale
By all druggists.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
LARGEST PLANT
IN WORLD AT
PORTALES
Biggest Producer Gas Pump
ing Concern Used for Irri-
cation Exclusively is Lo.
Gated There.
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lPrtlI.. nIr m tu, .umtu,r Df
| 1909 u vi- d.fu.t,Iv rrn,td that I'm.
water luu, .,a. d. r,.ditt tn. FLOW.
of an uud.f.t.uud river .rr,,diut, .u,.
to min, milo. u width ana ,Nt,ndius
iiu mile. u U,upth. oririuattnp IN th,
Rock, mountain. and Terminating, at
! lubbock Texas.
An investigation shaved that thar.
was ID lars, river that AT ON, Tim,
flowed ON Oh, surface. but tsrouph
counties. wears col shifting sands and
soils had b,ecm, imb.dd,d and
uovol n two strata. ono q, "A d,yth
lot Approximately rs l,,t ANA tn, other
Iat an n,,rag, cot a6on, ,N feet below
the surface, B, sinking test pits to
To-" inst water bearing stratum and
|
ltsiiug with lars. ,cntrifIgal humps
IL vp. found that am abundant supply
lur water could n, obtained for IRA
lsatIou at ana atrrng. depth oi o.
li,,t
Further iuVcstiguipns showed mat
by increasing Oh, capacity uf - waite.
basin %, PUMPING the flow uf u well
could b., increased su that u we'll de
i'Ncrug roo gallons p,r minute.
bumped bl siN.tnch centrifugal
Ipuup would iu many instances de.
liivor 1000 s,-;;,,as pei minute after %
'rr weeks operation The Portal,
irrigation company Has organized To-
irriEato aud d,Nrlup 35.Uou acres ul
Inns valley. of which lu.ouu p,rcs al,
IairctdN being irriEatod. EJrN tu lHl,
tIo work uf constructing "a" plant
Wut nrpuu. 4 lars, electric puWt.
lplnui Var ullt near the portnlrs citl
limits and vuppp,d with tWo $500
IhurH, power ,ugiucs. ted &c., three ga
W,du.,r CO. 500 hons, power each.
lTnie &. tu, Hrsct gan producing ~
Iurituu plant boa co., world From
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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

He-lf should kiss YOU, | suppose
you'd go ana tell your mother.
She--No, my lawyer. Rosion
Transcript.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

peey safe for to take and instead of upscng the
mineral medicines do tones this important member makes
digestion Thousands have cured themselves OF Contagious
Blood Poison by the of S S. and will
will send without charge Home Treatment Book
will give you al necessary information for curing yourself
home We will also you special medical for
S. s. BY making healthy boodNature remedy
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

And bon shall take the sleeping
draught doctor"
"Wcll about O. minutes before you
30 10 sleep Pee flIrg,udc nlacttcr
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
s. S. S. CURED HIM.

fwas afsi ieted with sterrible blood
dieease, which WINS in spots At fret.
but Afterwards spread all over nay
body, These soon broke out into
suffering endured. Before became
convinced that the doctors could do
me no good ] had spent "A hundred
dollars, which was really thrown
medicines, but they d ID rot res ia the
AS so,,ls % u 81 M a",:s srsa ny
,mH sreysS and nd. vas d.iiyhtsa. , With
ON my chest bsasn 10 grow pa iersnd
smaller, and before long disappeared
entirely. ! ressinsd my lost weight,
rrestly Improved. I was soon en-
ttrely we'll, and my sktu as clear as
HI. MEYERS.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

Amber Care and Sorghum seed
$3.50 per hundred, & W. Fee.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29

A so.call cneie, Contagious Blood
composed almost entc}
willie
teract anoher-prcl the stomach aud delicate
intended IN In
article want 10 tell 81 : purely vegetable remedy
for Contagious blood Poison medicine that only the
disease bat which from the has a o
the stomach and the entire system Nor s
10 Kill within the
them from the bloodwhch absolutely the only
the disease
II does require argument establish the fact that blood
disease be cured only by blood purifier
uhuneS OF this statement The question of importance there
IS what medicine has by actual results superiority
blood purifier We claim this distinction for S. s. and Offer proof
HE fact that for than forty has been sold under this
md the demand Tor has steadily increased and
testimonials from cured patients from all OF the country
Contagious Blood Poison the implies, infectious
blood faint which be communicated from
lis virus OF most nsdous nature multiplying from insignificant
germ IN the blood until becomes thorough systemic poison IL
hS symptom usually tiny sore or pmpe but rapidly spreads
ana IN short while the entire body evidence the
blood The mouth and throat ucerae glands groin swell the
ha begins to out cooed poes appear body
ND frequently running and ulcers break
condition OF such serious nature proper
Not only must the disease be driven but the system which
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09
NEW COMPANY LOCATES

Great Western Distributing Co. Head
quarters, viii Handle Business
Of Southwestern Washington
from Aberdeen, Now Sell.
ing the Peerless Steam
Washer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09

sion goes out that these tenets OF
broader democracy for which Oregon
is justly famed cannot be strongly
approved by the people so long as
their representatives seek to beliltie
and condemn them.
But the people Of Oregon tell quite
another story. They know that the
power they have taken into heir
hands has already been exercised for
the good of the state, and they are
not disposed to surrender one io.a of
the advantage gained. They nave
demonstrated that they know how to
vote on questions of public policy
and vote intelligently. They have
made it clear that they can enact bet
ter laws and with less friction and
less expense than is shown in the
average run of legislative enactment.
They know, too, that in many in
stances the reason for failure of popu.
larly enacted law is the lack OF CO
operation on the part of the leGisla-
ture to give that law best effect. The
people of Oregon are satisfied with
the system that bears the name OF
their state. sorehead politicians and
their hackers and sympathizers to
the contrary Observation-Disclosures
land Telegram.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09
DEsPoNDENT, SEEKS DEATH
W. F. Pattison Attempts Suicide
Twice in One Day. Has Long
Been Despondent

HOQUIAM, March S.-His mind APP
parently undermined by misfortunes,
w. F. Pattison of SIC Third street,
yesterday made two attempts to end
his life, and is now at the police sta
ton probably to be taken to the asy-
lum at Steilacoom where he can re-
ceive proper care and protection.
Pattison has been under the care
of his wife who was aware of his
suicidal mania. but yesterday made
his way to the Hoquam river and be-
lieving himself unobserved, leaped
from the wharf of the Northwestern
Lumber company.
He was observed by Patrolman Jeff
Bartell, who summoned aid and sue
ceeded after strenuous effort in saw
ing Pattison.
Earlier in the day Pattison had tied
weights to his body and was preparing
to leap into the river when ordered
away by a fisherman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
Reports of Arrivals and Departures
of Vessels and Those Loading
at the Mills.

The barkentine Benicia is loading
at the Union mill for Hilo, Fl. |.
The barkentine Chehalis is at the
Wilson mill, loading for Hilo, II. |.
The barkentine Newsboy is load
ing at the Slade mill for San Pedro.
The steamer Santa Monica is load
ing at the Slade mill for San Pedro.
The schooner Roy Somers is at
Cosmopolis. lodaing for San Francisco.
The schooner Manila is at the Amer
lean mill loading for the West Coast.
The steamer Newburg is at the
Slade mill loading for San Francis
co.
The schooner Golden Shore is at the
Slade mill, loading for the West
Coast.
The steamer Svea sailed yesterday
from the Wilson mill for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Westerner arrived in
port Tuesday to load at the Union
mill for San Francisco.
The steamer Daisy Mitchell is load
ing at the Federal mill for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Fair Oaks is at the
Slade mill, loading for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Daisy Freeman arrlv'
ed in port Monday to load at the Fed
eral mill for San Francisco.
The schooner w. H. Smith arrived
in port Monday and is loading at the
Union mill for Apia, Samoa.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09
Roosevelt Boosts Arizona

In the course of his Washington day
speech at Chicago eXPresident ROose-
welt said: 81 saw it stated in The
press that certain good people in
Washington were against the admis-
sion of Arizona as a state because it
had adopted in its constitution the re-
call. In 1850 the state of Massachll-
sets put into it's constitution precise
~ that provision for the recall Now
understand me, | am not arguing for
or against the recall. am merely
showing that if the people of Arizona
or any other community, wish to try
it, or if they do not wish TO ,ry it,
ii is their affair."
The above language is respectfully
referred to President Taft with the
hope that he is not one OF the good
people mentioned.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09

Copy for Ads. must be In not later
than Saturday noon for Mondays 10
sue, and Wednesday noon for the -
sue Of Thursday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09
The Tax Rate

That taxes are too high in Aber-
deem is a proposition too evident for
contradiction. They are so high as
not only to bear a heavy burden on
the present taxpayers, but what is
more important, to deter the invest
ment of capital so necessary to the
development of our magnificent re-
sources. They have reached point
that can not be explained away, a
point where they simply MUST be re-
duced.
The attempted explanation in the
Aberdeen World of Tuesday, that they
are necessarily high because we are
building a city from lumber camp,
will not answer. The complaint comes
not so much about the cost of nee
essary mprovements-the cost of
which is returned in enhanced value
of the property directly taxed for
them. The fault lies with the current
expense, with an absurd attempt to
ape larger cities in the conduct OF
the various departments, and in an
unwise attempt to pay off old indebt-
edness instead of refunding it.
The Herald is not speaking TO find
fault, but rather TO suggest remedy.
With an increase of 40 per cent in
assessed valuations last year the
city authorities should have managed
some way to have kept the levy as
low as that of 1909, at least. Instead,
1t is increased more than % per cent.
and the taxpayers have a legitimate
kick coming. 1t is safe assertion
that the current expense of Aberdeen
exceeds :hat of any city in the United
States per capita, and it is equally
safe to say that no valid reason eX-
lists for this condition.
Every department needs pairing
from % to 60 per cent, regardless of
the protest OF their heads It us
time the voice of the burdened tan
payer was listened to, and the chiefs
of departments who cannot promise
fair service at the reduced cost should
give way for those who can at least
try