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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
TOWNS THAT DO NOT AND
THOSE DO GROW.

In every county and in every state
can be found towns that are continu-
ally forging ahead, while Others re-
main practically at a standstill and
accomplish nothing in the way of ad-
yancement. In every case the fault
can be found to rest, not with the
town, but with the. people them
selves. An exchange has been think
ing pretty seriously along this line
and 1t presents its conclusions in this
way:
THE reason why some towns grow
is because they have men in the town
with push and energy who are not
afraid to spend their time. energy
and money in any thing that will
boom and benefit the town. They
have confidence enough in their town
TO erect substantial and modern
buildings and residences and work
for public improvements in the same
order
They organize companies and es-
tablish factories, induce industrial
enterprises to locate and use every
means TO further the best interests
of the town. Their work is never
considered finished and the accom-
plishment of one thing is only an In
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
sQUAW SUICIDES.
Witness In Andrnd Murder Trial
Dies From Wounds.

Wizzie, the young Piute squaw,
who cut her throat while confined In
the county jail, pending the submis-
2sion of her evidence as the states
star witness in the Lena Stewart
murder case, died at the county hos
pital Tuesday afternoon of last week
as a result Of her self inflicted
wounds. A piece of glass was used
by the squaw and she centered her
efforts on her throat. though maxi
ing several wounds on her body as
well. The windpipe was severed.
and though the cuts were ugly and
painful they would not ordinarily
have been fatal, her death resulting
from complications that followed the
infliction of her lacerations.
Just what prompted the squaw TO
make away with herself is not
known, though she was In deadly
fear of retaliation on the part of the
friends OF Andrad and Wego, against
whom she testified Being a witness
and not an accessory to the crime 1t
mas not deemed necessary or prudent
to subject her to the ordinary re-
stralnts kept over criminals.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
centiye TO another.

centiye to another.
"on the other hand the town that
does not get ahead will be found to
be domiated by a set of men who are
perfectly satisfied with their sur
roundings or who are afraid some
body else will be berefitted II some
thing is started; consequently no ef-
fort of any kind is made by this class
for these two reasons.
Every town. however. has a GER
tain progressive element which hopes
for turn of the tide when the town
will go forward by leaps and bounds
and occupy position of Importance
and obtain numerous advantages
which 60 to make good town In ev-
cry sense.
1.-The town with these things will
continue to grow and improve, but
the town without them can be ex-
pected to remain in a stage of leth-
argy indefinitely without Offering its
residents anything but a mere exist
ence."
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
WILL ACT FOR THIS PROJECT
United States Senator Key Pitt
man and Futon H. Sears to
Attend Conference.

Hon. r. l.. Douglass, as president
of the local water users association.
has designated United States Senator
Key Pittman and Fulton II. Sears to
act on behalf of the water users of
this project at the conference of
representatives of all government
projects to be held in Washington to-
morrow. This meeting has been ar
ranged by Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane with the object in
view of learning of the individual
projects and determining necessary
steps to eliminate much of the hard
ship that has resulted in the past
from the mandatory provisions of
the law by revising the statutes and
ineulculating more common sense
provisions in the reclamation docu-
ment.
Mr.. Douglass received a wire
Monday from the secretary of the
interior stating that full recognition
would be given his appointees. We
may expect to hear something Of
extreme vital interest within few
days, resulting from tomorrow's con-
ference, for the new administration
is avowedly seeking corrections in
governmental affairs wherever pos
slble, and the reclamation law Is
the last word in government red
tape and assininity.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30

gan, a graduate of the Michigan Ag-
ricultural College, the University OF
Colorado, and of the Law Depart
ment of the University of Michigan.
He has practiced law in Nevada for
the past eight years.
About six hundred citizens on the
Strawberry Valley project in Utah
are endeavoring to establish a CO.
operative sugar factory. They will
send representative east TO obtain
the capital.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
OF SUMMER
SESSION FOR TEACHERS.

The Summer Session for teachers
at the University of Nevada will open
June 29, 1918, and continue for six
weeks.
Plans are not yet completed in
full but in general. Teachers regis
tering for the first time will be pro-
vided for as in last years session,
and in most cases advanced courses
will be given, so that those who were
in attendance in 1912 can take up
the work where they left of at the
close of the school.
A circular containing the names
of instructors, description of courses
of study, and estimated expense will
be mailed to teachers early In May.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
THEATRICAL COMPANY.
Popular Aggregation of Thespians
VIII Return Here.

Commencing tomorrow night, The
Porter Stock Company will open a
three day return engagement In the
Temple Theatre. The plays this pop
ular company will present are all
new and have never been seen in
this town before. The specialities
will also all be new.
This popular company needs no
introduction to the play goers OF
Fallon. They played here about two
weeks ago and it was with keen re-
gret that the people of Fallon saw
this company board the train for
their next stopping place. That their
reception on the opening night of
the return engagemet will be big
one goes without soying.
The opening night of The Porter
Stock company's engagement is on
May Day, the night the High school
pupils were to have presented the
play they have been working so hard
upon. The High School people, Wnen
they learned the Porter Company
could not play here unless the school
people cancelled, they generously
postponed their play for a week that
this splendid company would be able
to again delight the play goers Of
this community. Mr.. Porter is going
to give his services to the high school
people in aiding them with the stagc
technique for their production.
The Porter Company iS composed
of the same players as were here on
tho former engagement. The new
plays they have selected are suited to
every member of the cast. The
pi ices for this engagement are the
same as for the last appearance.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30

Various plans for killing the fly
eggs have been tried and tests have
shown the excellency of creosote for
the purpose. Scatter creosote over
piles of rubbish or garbage. Be-
sides being very practical for this
purpose, the solution has added ad-
vantage of not giving off disagree
able odor. In addition to crosote for
this use it is pointed out that lime or
gypsum are good things to scatter
over manure piles, these two being
better for this particular purpose
than the creosote.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30

Amendment to S. o. 221.-Regu-
lations for postponement of reclama-
ton charges in case of damage to or
destruction of crops.-The last sem
tence of paragraph l of Service Or
der 221 was amended by Depart
mental approval of March 20, 1918,
so as to read:
mo application will be considered
from any water user If at the time
the damage occurred two or more
payments of reclamation charges
were due and unpaid for the lands
for which deferment is asked"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30

On some of the projects the set
tiers are showing an inclination to
organize associations for the purpose
of directing the pi oduetion and mar
keting of special crops. An organi-
zation of this kind, called the East
ern Montana Producers Associa-
ton, is encouraging its members to
plant only one kind of potatoes. I'm
iformity and sufficient quantity of
produce, with properly observed STAN
dards of size and quality will enable
the organization to establish mar
ket and create a demand for the
crop. The growth of such organiza-
tions is encouraging.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
Weather Bulletin.

The following weather report for the
week ending Apr. 26, 1918, was COM
piled at the Experiment Farm, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Fallon, Nc
vada, by the observer.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30

Rubbernecks who have been in the
habit of evading the payment of the
admission charges to ball games in
Failon Will shortly have to forego
the pleasure of pay, for the local fans
have bought the lumber in the Kent
warehouse in the rear of the store
and will shortly use it to fence the
grounds
If there is any one still so out of
date as to suppose that facts make a
useful basis for opinion the facts
about japanese land-holders in Cali
fornia are now available. In 1904
the Japanese owned 2342 acres and
leased 54,S31 acres of California
land. In 1909 they owned 16,949
acres and leased 1928 acres. 1t is
estimated that they now own $4,000
and lease $4,000 acres.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30
FROM RECLAMATION RECORD
Items of What is Occurring Else
Where in Government Rec
lamation Circles.

A commendable movement is on
foot on some of the projects to or
ganize farmers leagues fer the pur-
pose of holding meetings in the
school houses, churches. or other
public buildings. These meetings are
to be educational and social, the
thought being that mutual exchange
of ideas will prove helpful 1t is pro-
posed that the experts of the De-
partment of Agriculture, of the state
colleges and experiment stations, be
invited to attend to discuss agrieul-
tural possibilities, and that experts
ON hygiene, domestic and social eco
nomy from the yieiity may from time
to time address the wives of the far
mers. When arrangements can be
perfected these talks will be Illus
trated by stereoptiean views. The
monotony of long winter evenings
in the country will thus be relieved
and a further valuable purpose will
be served in that they bring the peo-
pie together, encourage them to
think collectively, and in the end will
improve farm methods of production
and sale of crops. A group of If
teen or twenty families is sufficient
to establish a league. Udoubtedly
suggestions for organizing may be
obtained from the state experiment
stations or from the u 5. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The appeal in the case of Baker VS..
Swigart was argued in the Supreme
Court of the United States on April
8 and 10. The point at issue Is the
Interpretation placed upon the first
phase in paragraph of the Recla-
nation Act that the Secretary of
the Interior is hereby authorized
and directed to use the Reclamation
fund for the operation and mainten-
ance of all reservoirs and irrigation
works constructed under the proyis-
ions of this aet." and other phases
in the act. 1t is urged on the one
hand that use" implies using and
consuming the Reclamation fund,
and on the other hand, the attorneys
for the Government contend that the
word use" implies the employment
of the fund and subsequent reim-
bursement by the benehciaries of
such use as authorized by the origi-
nal act and declaratory and amenda-
tory acts subsequently passed. De-
cision is expected before the court
adjourns for the summer at the end
of May.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-04-30

Mr.. Clay Tallman, of Nevada, sue
ceeded Philip P. Wells as Chief Law
Officer and entered upon duty April
1. Mr.. Tallman is a native of Michi-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
cry AND VALLEY
Theatre TuIane-Entire change

Theatre TuIane-Entire change Of
rrogram tonight.
At the /. & S. Theater r-The neN
photo pays at the l.. K :. tonight are
The Mayors Waterloo" 'What God
Hath Joined Together" ''Mercy Mer-
rick" and The Infamous Don Maeun. -
: por9ram that will please all.
Are You One?-The special boost
offeh If the Imperial Valley Press Il
take subscription, anywhere in the
United STATES for dollar a year until
September 80 ha~ appealed to The pub
lie. AIreaGy names have begun t1
come in freely Have You sent in the
names Of your friends yet? If not. ask
quickly and let u~ start This good Work
going. Let uS have the names at onra
With only 81 for each one for year.
Accused by Dauehter-Thi~m morn
il" telephon" message from w. y
May. living near floItville. asked thr
-liariff- office to intercept his i1-year-
cid daughter. who he said was running
away The girl was caught at HE
depot. bnl preferred most serious
charges against her father. and Oh his
arrival he was placed under arrest and
was arraigned before Judge Cole. hi-
preliminary hearing being set for this
afternoon. May is IS years Old.
Frank oImsted Here.-Frank Ohm
sted. one Of The best known engineers
iG the state. left lasl evening after hav-
in3 looked over Ihe valley again Mr..
cm>ted few years ago was called on
~ Chief Engineer Hood to report un
the adVisabilty Of HE railroad invest
m@ more money in The valley. and his
report al that time was highly favor
able TO the valley. saying the land
here would reach value Of $500 an
acre. Vet when he took HE run 10
Scnley by train yesterday he stated
lhat he vast number Of cattle. The
splendid alfalfa fields and The I'm
matched cotton We're a revelation aud
seemed Ike d drestn TO him.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
MOST CRITICAL SITUATION
IN MEXICAN AFFAIRS

Mexico City secretly for Vera Cruz
ostenslbly going a short distance out
Of the city for days rest. Huerta' S
resignation, it is stated in JuareZ, was
sent in a sealed envelope by secret
courier to Senior Gamboa and the con-
tents Of the note sent to Washington
Juarez officials say the reason Pres
ident Wilson did not read his special
message to congress was because he
had received word of Huerta's resigna-
ton and wished to give the former
president time to go to Vera Cruz AMI
aboard a vessel. 1t is admitted in
Juarez that Huerta possibly would be
assassinated in Mexico City for a.
ceding to the demands of the American
president, and that his only hope for
safety would be in getting to Vera
Cruz and aboard a foreign vessel be-
fore the news of his resignation be-
came general.
Prominent MeXicans here say that
they have known for week that
Huerta was going to resign and that
Ee was merely Waitin" for a favorable
opportunity for getting out of the city.
The departure Of John Lind from Mex
leo City. says those who claim to be in
touch with Mexico City. was because
hi> mission had been finished and he
had received the positive assurance
that The resignation of President
!nerta would be announced within IS
Ihours
General Geronimo Trevmo. it is
stated already has been chosen Huer-
ta's successor, and will assume charge
Of The provisional government as soon
as he can reach Mexico City.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
TIDE TURNED TODAY FROM
THE COAST TO THE VALLEY

For several weeks the Imperial Val
ley Press has been watching every
train that left the valley and every one
that came in, and up to today it has
been evident that the number of de :
partures was larger than The number
of arrivals, but This morning the stu
alton changed completely, and there
was an mp0uring Of people that was
remarkable for this time of year.
The two sleeping cars, the chair ear
and the smoker We're all crowded, aud
the procession from the train numbered
scores of people, to say nothing Of
those who left The train at the other
towns.
And then the fun began Of "spot-
ting" the new people Three pron-
nent citizens Of Ell Centro, standing to-
Gether and comparing notes, We're not
able to tell the names of more than
a half dozen of the arrivals, though i,
was evident that two or three times
that many We're residents of the Valley.
fully e-fourths Of the crowd bein-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
MAINLY PERSONAL

Earl O'Brien is home from the
coast
Boyee Aten is away for The renewa!
of his studies al Stanford university
x. b. Moore and j. NJ. Glass ford
We're among the returning lhrong This
morning, both appearing fat and
happy after their rest.
Miss Garnett Jackson. who has beer
in Los Angeles for the past Two week:
auylPg fab stock for Nartyns' DegaPI-
ment store, retarped last night.
Frank Reading is home from RI,
mona, san Diego cotIntS, where Mrs
! Reading will reImaFn a few week,
longer. She is gaining in beaith a
| Mat pleasant rsSsrt.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
THAW Is BATTLING TODAY
AGAINST RETURN TO ASYLUM
--- .as. -,

companied him. He was not hand
cuffed
As he attempted to seat himself al
the table reserved for attorneys. in
stead Of in the prisoners dock, The
bailiff said: This space is reserver
for the attorneys"
''Certainly," smiled Thaw, seating
himself. I'VE have among us some
Of the greatest attorneys on the con
tinent. The bailiff retreated.
Another sensation came when bat
terry Of American photographers
lcaped on the judges bench and snap
Ped dozens Of pictures as the party
entered. 1t astounded the Canadians
who failed to collect themselves 10 in
tcrfere until the photographers had fin
lshed.
Thaw laughed heartily when told
Jerome's statement that Thaw would
be started back tonight. Ex-Governor
stone Of Pennsylvania, Tnaw'S chCt
counsel, said: II think he is prema-
ture. The fight to free Thaw only be
gins today"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27

of people who We're very evidently
making their first visit.
There We're three or Tour families in
the number, but the great majority
were men, mostly young and bearing
evidence Of prosperity.
1t has been expected that The rush
to the valley which is certain for this
season would begin about September
!, but evidently the crowd does not
intend to wait for that date, though
even that time is a full month ahead
of the usual big inpOuring.
Heretofore there has been consider
able conjecture about the great early
coming to the valley, but those who
will watch the trains as they come in
now will realize that there is some
thing more than guesswOrk.
Real estate men say there has been
no lack of business during the summer
and that there are now a good many
buyers in the valley, and they hesitata
to make predictions of what is to come
only through fear that their statements
will seem too optimistic.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
JUDGE COLE SUSTA|NS
IRRIGATION DISTRICT SALE

At a late hour yesterday afternoon
Judge Franklin J. Cole in the superior
court made a ruling upholdinG the
delinquent assessment sale of Imperial
District against The petition Of the
Paulin and Oakley interests for an in
junction 10 prevent the sale.
The petition for the injunction was
based on The allegation of irregularities
IN the procedure leading up TO the
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
90 az s.'I. . Ns.,G s5L.5e-
CBy United Press Associations.)

(By United Press Associations)
SIIERBROOKE, Quebec, Aug. 81
The most sensational demonstration in
a Canadian court room in the last de-
cade came today when scores Of spec :
tators rose and shouted "Hurrah for
Judge Globensky! Give Thaw fair
play!' for five minutes, when court
postponed action until 3 o'clock this
afternoon. on ThaW'S attorneys appli
cation to dismiss Thaw's former ha-
beas corpus application.
Tire court refused tc Lear lawyers
representing New York state and ad-
iOurned to consider whether to grant
the Application. Jerome declared that
Thaw would start for Matteawan to
night Th9w's attorneys laughed al
the decaration
Jerome conferred all night with
Prosecutor Conger Of Duchess county.
New York. and other state attorneys.
Thaw was cheerful when he entered
court. He shook hands with all his
attorneys and with tie jailerS who ac-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27

sale, which We're argued by Attorneys
Newly and Valentine. and We're opposed
ty Attorney EEaines for The district. llIr
latter contendinG that the statute Of
limitations runs against procedure IL
This time. This contention was uphe! !
ty Judge Cole and The petition for in
junction was denied.
The decision will be taken by the
plaintiffs in the ease as final
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
Resignation Alleged.

Ell PAo0. Aug. 21-It was learned
in El Pa>o and admitted by prominen;
men in Juarez that adyire> from Mex
leo City have been received by army
officials in Juarez ana chihuahua thD'
Heurta already has resigned.
The provisional president. it was
stated in NE code di.natch.s. LIZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
(By United Press Associations.)

(By United Press Associations)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-At II
o'clock this morning, with the situa-
tion in Mexico The most critical, Pres
Ident Wilson is still undecided whether
10 read his special Mexican message to
congress according 20 schedule today.
= cabIeeram from Lird at Vera Cruz
stated that Huerta is preparing another
note. Wilson is inclined to receive this
before ne acts. oficiaIs here estimate
the transmission of this note will oc-
cupy two hours, with another hour
for deciphering. Lind is waiting at
Vera Cruz.
If the negotiations are turned down
by Huerta, he undoubtedly will sail i'm
emdiately. Otherwise he will return to
Mexico City.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels con-
ferred with the president this morn
ing. -. ...
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-27
LEAVING MEXICO.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 27.-it is gen.
and it is feared Lind will not return.
Many Americans are leaving the city
hourly
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-07-17
Plan For Fall Meeting.

Helena.-Miss Ella Crowley county
superintendent of schools, attended All
important meeting OF the county sup
erintendents OF the state, called main
ly for the purpose of considering the
laws passed by the legislative assem-
bly,, as they affect the schools at
Helena. or the 33 county superin-
tendents % were in attendance at the
meeting, which was not only interest
ing, but profitable to every superln-
tendent. Plans were laid for the fall
teachers institutes, at which attend
ance of all public school instructors
in the state is mandatory. rhe state
was divided into districts for conven-
fence, and the places ana dates of
holding the institutes were chosen
Silver Bow, Jefferson, Powell. Gran
tie and Deer Lodge counties form the
district whose convention Will be neld
in Butte. and the date sci for Sept.
to 5.