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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
MORE MONEY FOR PROJECT
This Project Shares In Second
Distribution, Bringing Total
To Around $3,OOO,OOO.

The Board has made a tentative al
lotment among various projects of the
general reclamation fund for the years
1911 to 1914 inclusive. This is to sup
plement the $40, 900, 600 loan and to
carry on projects which do not par
ticipate in the distribution of the loan.
The projects to share in this money
follow:
Yuma, $780, 1862; Grand Valley,
$500, 900; Uncompahgre, 2,045, 900;
Minidoka, $528, 900; Payette- Boise. $4,
585, 435; Huntley, S110. 900: Milk River,
81, $50, 900; Sun River, SO, 278, 900; Lower
Yellowstone. $578, 900; North Platte,
So, 185, 900; Truckee-Carson, 81, 594, 900;
Rio Grande, $1.855, 600; Missouri
Pumping, $270, 900; Bellefourche, $3.50,
900; Okanogan, $4,000; Shoshone,
So, 900, 900.
OF these, amounts allotted to Grand
Valley, Lower Yellowstone and Mis-
souri, Pumping are conditional.
The total amount of this fund will
be S25, 361, S97.
No allotments, either from the loan
or from the general reclamation fund,
were recommended for the following
projects, except for necessary main
tenance and operation: Orland. Cal.
Garden City, Kan; Kittitas, Wapato,
and Benton, Yakima project, Washing
ton: Carthage, N. M, and Hondo, N. NJ.
The President informs Congress in
his letter transmitting the report that
he. approved the report latter careful
consideration believing that it sets
forth a plan for the distribution of the
loan and of the available reclamation
FgaH a
economic standpoint will best serve the
completion of those projects which
should be given the preference in con-
struction and completion over such
projects or parts of projects which are
more remote and may properly wait un-
til a later date for construction.
The Presidents approval was again
Subject to the condition that the
amounts allotted to the various projects
may be adjusted and modified from
time to time as Is found necessary for
the. intelligent prosecution of the work
and the advantage of the service.
The President notifies Congress that
in accordance with the power granted
him he has authorized the Secretary of
the Interior to call upon the Secretary
of the Treasury from time to time as
be needs any of the allotted money.
In line with the recommendations of
the Secretary of the Interior and the
Board of Engineers, the President rec
ommends the enactment of a law
which will permit of the disposition of
any surplus stored water available
from reclamation projects to persons,
associations or corporations operating
systems for the delivery of water to
individual water users for the irriga-
tion of arid lands
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
LOCAL POSTAL RECEIPTS
Show an Increase Over Those
OF Preceding Year of
F Twenty Per Cent.

Falon's postal receipts arc rapidly
Increasing, as proven by the local rec
f,rds. The stamp sales for the year
1910 show an increase over those of
the preceding year of about twenty per
cent. Tobe exact, stamps of the value
of S4969. 62 were sold during 1910, as
compared to S4179O2 during the year
1908. The money order business also
shows a material increase over the pre-
ceding year, Mrs. c. B. Ferguson. the
postmistress reporting an average
monthly sale of government money
orders of around S5, 200, or approximate
" 100000 for the year just ended.
A post office is one of the truest in
dices to a community's progress, or de-
cline, and the showing of the local of
fee is gratifying to local enthusiasts.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
Sugar Factory Spur To BE Built Soon.

Word has been received by General
Manager Fred Hinze from the railroad
company to the effect that the contract
between the sugar company and the
railroad company for the construction
of the one and one-half mile spur lead
ing from this town to the factory east
of Falon, is being prepared in the Salt
Lake Offices and will be here some time
this week. It is expected that as soon
as it is signed by the sugar company
officials, the railI DAD company will i'm
mediately start the work. Much ma
chinery and heavy construction materi-
al is being held at outside points pend
ing the completion of this important
spur, while other material is being
sent here to be transported to the fac
tory by team. Among the latter are
two cara of steel for the buildings not
already completed. These are ex-
peeted to arrive any day.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12

Confirming the various Washington
letter was received on
Mondays mail by Project Engineer D.
w. Cole from F. H. Newell, director of
the reclamation service, stating that
the secretary of the interior had ap-
proved the plans of the dam, forwarded
by the local project officials, and its
method of construction as outlined by
Mr.. Cole and the consulting board, and
that the sum of 81, 250, 600 had been set
aside by the secretary as the Lower
Carson dam building fund. This is the
sum considered adequate for the dams
completion. Mr.. Cole was the govern
ment engineer in charge of the con-
struction of the Shoshone dam in
Wyoming, an undertaking of about the
same magnitude as the Carson dam.
and his transfer to this project some
months back was considered significant
at the time that the projected dams
for this project were to be built, as he
is generally recognized by the recla-
nation service officials as one of the
most competent dam building experts
in the governments employ.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12

glna Irerpers zJS ca.
r,r,ants Travis Prolific. l5c Each
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12

CONTINUED PAGE 4. COLUMN 4
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12

exception tnau 1nc rate on uweiiinHs in- I
LIZ. H., r.,rnitiira "a utnl the
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
JR BUILDING OPERATIONS
Are Extremely Active Both In
Fallon and Surrounding
Country.

Never before in Fallon's history has
so much optimism pervaded all chan
nels. Business men are planning for
the future,with absolute knowledge that
it holds brightest promise; residences
are being erecteand planned with a
knowledge on the part of the owners
that an investment in this active COM
munity cannot go amiss; public buildings
are on the tapis. indicating that as we
build homes and places of business,
other things are also indispensable,
including municipal improvements.
The year just past and the present
are sure to go on record as the banner
years for substantial development, in
this town, valley and in the contiguous
mining sections. During the year 1910
the gigantic Nevada Sugar factory
undertaking was started, and it now
remains for the present year to wit
ness its completion. This project alone
means the expenditure of around half
million dollars for buildings and
machinery alone, while in consequent
agricultural development, the sums
expended within the ensuing few years
will total several times this sum.
Business houses of substantial pro-
portions, modern conveniences and of
considerable cost have been started in
some instances during the old year to
be completed during the present; others
were completed before the advent of
the winter. while still others will be
started soon. Included are the fine w.
W. Williams building that cost around
Sl2, 500; the A. R. Jeffrey building,
costing around $4,000; the Woodliff
building, to cost around SIS, 900; the
DR.. G. M. Gardner building to cost
around Sc, 200; while those under con-
sideration include magnificent
Masonic temple to cost $40, 900, several
store buildings of lesser cost In the
meantime many handsome residences
have been erected during the year just
past while many more will be built dur
ing the present years, according to the
announced plans of local property
owners. And throughout the valley
new homes dot the landscape in every
direction, while many owners of farm
ing lands throughout the valley plan to
build during the present season.
And in the mining districts the same
activity is characterizing the progress
of events. Two companies alone, the
Nevada Hills and the Nevada Wonder,
will each spend during the present
season sums reaching well up into six
figures, while third, the Nevada
United at Coppereid, in the North
eastern part of the county, has
development plans for their magnificent
copper property that will mean the
expenditure of gigantic sum.
All in all, it can be truthfully stated
that lowering clouds are no longer
present; on the other hand, the future
is roseate hued indeed. With a sugar
factory, numerous business building,
municipal improvements, fraternal
temples, many residences. all built or
being planned for the immediate fu-
ture, the statment that an investment
in this land of promise will result in
abundant returns, seems like a very
common place assertion, and one
wholly within the bounds of good
reasoning.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12

that children attending school in the
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
The COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Have Busy Session. List of Bills
Allowed and Synopsis
of Proceedings.

in session last week following the
Standards publication day, and the
meeting proved to be about the busiest
in the county's history. Following is
a summary of the minutes of the meet
ing, not published in our last issue:
The note given by Churchill county
to W. w. Williams, bearing date of
March 2, 1908, upon which there
remains unpaid, including accrued in
terest $l993.6l, the cou ty
auditor is ordered to draw his warrant
and retire the same. Also note for
$1,000 held by the Churchill County
bank, due January 1st, 1911, principle
and interest amounting to $l1, ,266. sc,
is ordered paid by auditors warrant.
Both these notes were issued under the
terms of the Emergency act.
The county clerk was ordered to
arrange with the Lyon county officials
for the transfer of George H. Brown, a
Churchill county INDECENT, from the Lyon
county poor farm to the Churchill coun-
ty hospital. Brown is an individual,
who formerly lived in this county and
who later was given to the care of the
Lyon county authorities at time when
no means were at hand in this county
for his care, which was paid for at so
much per month.
District Judge L. N. French was
authorized to have certain needed
changes and repairs made to the in
terror of his chambers.
District Attorney w. S. Wall was
given permission to retain his present
Offices in the w. w. Sanford building,
he agreeing to pay the resulting extra
expense. After March lst, Mr.. Wall
will occupy the quarters now being
prepared for the district attorney in
the court house.
The county auditor was ordered to
draw warrants to retire all out stand
ing bonds that may have become due.
II was ordered that Expert Account
ant j. Il. Wilson be communicated
with by the clerk and notified of the
boards approval of his proposal to ex-
pert the county books covering the
years l909-l9l0, the price to be paid for
said service being not in excess of $3.50.
Ordered that the county clerk write
to the state superintendent of public
instruction, suggesting that he appoint
high school board for this county, the
election of which was not possible at
the late election, though an error of the
secretary of state in issuing the elec-
tion proclamation.
Ordered that 500 be appropriated
from the general county fund for
advertising the resources of the
county.
Following are the bills allowed dur
ing the regular January commissioners
board meeting:
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
To The Members OF Ramona Rebekah
Lodge.

There will be a special meeting of
Ramona Rebekah lodge Wednesday
evening, January 18th, for the purpose
of joint installation with the ODD Fel-
lows. All members and visiting men,
bers of both lodges are invited to attend.
BESSIE FERGUSON, Noble Grand.
NEvA Coz, Recording Secretary.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12

neers will be apparent, for available
water will have been utilized in the
most economical manner possible. In
short the policy of "the greatest good
to the greatest number" will then be
in full force and effect.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
Strayed.

One light bay mare, weight about
800 pounds. with white face, and with
halter on strayed from my ranch, Dec.
23rd. Any one finding the same notify
either E. +. Winters ut Fallon, or my
self. C. 2. WHITNEY.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12

When buying a cough medicine for
bear in mind that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is most effectual
for colds, Group and whooping cough
and that it contains no harmful drug.
Sold by all druggists.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-01-12
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our deepest
gratitude for the many kind ministra.
tions of friends and acquaintances dur
ing our late bereavement.
Mr.. and MRS. VICToR ARTAxET.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-02

cause they claim in their cases that
no direct and material restrainst of
commerce exists. This claim is based
upon the argument that they are en-
gagged principally, not in interstate
commerce as were the railroads in the
Northern Securities case, but in the
manufacture of goods, which may GO
into Interstate commerce later.
The third division of the contest is
over the Interpretation of the word
"monopolize." The Standard Oil is
particularly concerned with this phase
of the controversy, because the lower
court found that it was attempting to
monopolize. Attorneys for the COM
pany advance the argument that under
the law it could legally acquire the
trade of the world in an article pro-
vided it did nothing to prevent others
from competing with it. They declare
the Standard Oil has done nothing to
prevent others from competing. Sue
cess has come to it, so they claim, be-
cause of "untiring energy, infinite skill,
abundant capital and steady reinvest-
ment of early profits" The govern
ment has piled up volume on volume
to support it's contention that success
was achieved by unfair competition.
The corporation tax cases, eighteen
in all, involve entirely different argu-
lments. The corporation tax provisions
of the Payne-Aldrich tariff act provide
for "a special excise tax with respect
to the carrying on or doing business !"
by corporations, equivalent to one per
centum upon the entire net income
over and above $4,000"
Each of the cases was originated in
various circuit courts by persons I'm
ancially interested in the tax not be-
, ing paid. These persons asked the
courts to enjoin the payment OF the
tax by respective corporations because
the tax was unconstitutional. The val.
, idity of the tax was upheld in each
/ case.
The law is opposed principally on the
i, grounds that it attacks the sovereignty
, of the states by taxing state fran
, chises; that it invades theh right tc
due process of law levying a tax OF
classes fixed arbitrarily; and that il
is direct tax not apportioned among
the states, as required by the consti
=. tuition.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-02

Around "What is commerce. the
principal fight in the tobacco case
probably is to be found. The COM
merce which the government claims is
being restrained and moncpolized is
not commerce, according to the to-
bacco attorneys, 1t is nothing more
than the manufacture of an article
which later enters into commerce. The
Ibulwark behind which the tobacco Or
ganization making it's fight along this
lime is the famous Knight decision,
made even more famous by the refer
ence to it by former President Roose-
welt last fall in criticising the decisions
of the supreme court. In that case the
court declined to suppress an alleged
monopoly in manufacture of sugar, on
the ground that it had authority to
proceed only by way of preventing
monopolies in commerce. The tobacco
corporations claim that thehy are con-
cerned only incidentally in commerce.
Again the dispute as to what is in
cluded in the word commerce" as re-
ferred to in the Sherman antitrust
law. arises in connection with the char.
acter Of holding company. Both the
Standard Oil and the tobacco organiza.
tions contend that the power granted
by the constitution to regulate inter
state commerce is not so extensive as
Ito include regulation of the acquisi
Ition and ownership of holding com
lpany of stock in other corporations
The government argues that when
ever a holding company necessarily
stiles or directly and substantially re
stricts free competition in commerce
the United States has power to pro
tect such commerce.
In the contest regarding the answe
! to the question of What is restraint
of trade or commerce?" the first dis
pute is over the Interpretation OF re
: straint of trade" as equivalent to tn
absence of free competition" TIL
, lgovernment advances the theory tha
reduction of competition means a re
straint on trade and consequent
higher prices. The corporations urg
that combination of producers ma
mean reduction of expenses and cor
sequently lower prices.
The government further contend
, that the Sherman antitrust law refer
only to such restraints as are diree
| and material One judge in passin
! on the tobacco case in the circuit coui
: held that the law referred to ever
5 restraint without regard to directnes
: or materiality 1t is said that thi
E doctrine would stife legitimate bus
: ness. The defendant organizations d
not press this argument so much, b.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-02
Supreme Court Again Takes
pFamous Anti-trustCases

souri,. The federal government was
the complaining party. 1t claimed that
the Standard Oil company Of New Jer-
sey. as holding company, acquired
since 1899 and held by direct stock
ownership, 65 companies. These TO- 1t
was alleged, owned the stock OF Az
other companies, making total OF ia
companies. The government asked
that this organization be dissolved un-
der the Sherman antitrust law.
A year was taken by the four judges
in the circuit court to pass on the
case. BY unanimous agreement, de-
cree was entered by the court dissolv-
ing the organization, both because 1t
was in restraint of interstate COM
merce" and because it was attempting
to monopolize." Before the decree be-
came effective an appeal carried the
case to the supreme court.
The tobacco case was instituted in
1907 in the circuit court of the United
States for the southern district of New
York. The government here, too, was
the complaining party. Allies in the
various branches of the tobacco busl
mess, with combined assets OF more
than $4OO, 900, 900, constituted the or
ganization which the government
sought to have the court dissolve.
The four judges each rendered sep
arate opinions in the tobacco case, Du
three of them united in decree, hold
ing many of the corporations had en-
tered into combination 'in restrain
OF trade" in violation of the first sec
tion of the Sherman antitrust act
These three decreed the dissolution 0
; this combination. Other corporations
including the United Cigar Stores
: company, the Imperial Tobacco com
: pany, were found not to be in the com
bination. None were held to be mon
opolizing" in violation of the secont
section of the Sherman antitrust law
The application of the Sherman anti
, trust law to these two organizations
involves not only an investigation int
the facts, but includes an interpreta
ton of the law itself. The principa
uncertainties in regard to the Law
cluster around three words in tn
statute These words form the basi
of three questions: What is "cot
merce?" What is restraint" of trad
f on commerce? and What is it to mon
: opolize?"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-02
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOcldleu IIS5o.
washington, d. c., Jan. 1.-Prosecu-
tions by the government designed 10
accomplish the dissolution of Stand
ard Oil' and of the American Tobacco
organizations embodying the greatest
antitrust" fight of the generation,
will be taken up for the second time
by the supreme court of the United
States at the beginning o fits work
for the New Year. Continuing its con-
sideration of affairs of government,
the court will Immediately afterwards
give its attention to the constitution
ality of the corporation tax provisions
Of the Payne -Aldrich tariff act.
All three cases attracted worldwide
attention when first presented to the
court about a year ago. With the ob-
iect of procuring consideration by a
full bench, they were set for re-argu'
ment on January 3. Intervening cases
will cause a delay until probably Jan
nary s. when it is believed the argu'
ments in the tobacco case VIII begin
The Standard OIL and the corporation
tax arguments will follow. About
three days will be required for each
The Standard Oil and the tobacco
cases put the Sherman antitrust law
TO the most Crucial test to which It has
been subjected during the twenty years
of its existence. The corporation taA
cases place on trial the power OF the
federal government over corporations
The contention has been made that
the Standard Oil and the tobacco or
ganizations are dissolved the govern
ment will be forced to license corpora
tions in order to allow legitimate bus
mess to be carried on. The corpora
ton tax decision may define the powe
of the federal government over cor
porations so as to guide this proposed
subsequent legislation. incidentally
about s25, ,0O0 900 annually in taxes de
pend upon the decision.
Although the tobacco case is TO b.
argued first, the Standard Oil suit ha'
attracted more attention. Attorne!
General Wickersham has referred t
the Standard Oil case as probably tn
most important that ever came befor'
the court.
The Standard Oil suit was instituted
in 1906 in the circuit court of the Unit
ed States for the eastern division o
the eastern judicial district of Mis-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-27
THE GREAT COMEDY HIT
"SEVEN DAYS. is COMING

Cancel all other engagements for
Sunday, March S, as that is the date
of "Seven Days" at the oregon the
ater and everything will go by the
board for this comedy that the Wa,
genhals G. Kemper company will pre-
sent with a noted cast direct from
run of more than year at the Astor
theater in New York and with a pro-
duction of surprising magnificence,
Not to know a lot about "Seven Days"
is to confess ones self woefully ig-
norant Of the biggest feature and the
mightiest laugh of the American
stage today. For more than year
the magazines and periodicals and
newspapers have been filled with
Seven Days" calling it the funniest
and cleverest and best comedy in
decade, and the thousands who have
split their sides and imperiled their
clothing over it during its New York
run have been talking about it and
roaring with glee at the recollection
of it and telling their friends to be
sure and see it. Taking account of
all this, It really seems as if every
body must have heard of Seven
Days" and having heard will welcome
it with a smile of anticipation that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-27
ROSE CITY QUINTETTE
AT THE PASTINfE TONIGHT

The Pastime theater will continue
its season of high class vaudeville
this week by the addition of the Rose
City Quintette and a positive novelty
in the act Of Miss Edna Walker, fe-
male contortionist, a graceful young
lady of fine figure and who is Won
der in backbending and serpentine
evolutions. Her equal has not been
seen in this popular act. With the
quintette is a fashionable vaudeville
artist named Armur Goff, one of
Americas foremost readers of Shake
spearean, giving a versatile concep-
ton of well-known characters by that
author and payright Mr.. Guy Will
liams, the popular silver tenor, will
sing two of his greatest tenor solos.