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The Clovis news., 1913-05-22

fail to pay So 90 for ten days
after the date set to appear
and do such work. or who fail
to appear and work the re-
quired three days ia lieu Of
such payment, are subject to
being sued for the said tax
Itis the evident intent Of the
law that before any tax can be
collected or any work required
in place thereof. work on the
road must be needed. and notice
thereof given as set forth in the
statute above given. In other
words, If no work be needed
on the roads. no tax can be col
The Clovis news., 1913-05-22

Sec n The County Road
Board shall keep the county
roads and highways Of their
county in repair and good con
dition for travel. Said Board
shall notify Ell persons in their
county subject to road tax be.
tween the first day Of April
and the first day Of September
in each year, to appear at such
time and place and with such
tools as may be designated to
perform the work required IN
LIEU OF ROAD TAX: Pro-
vided. Nothing in this section
shall prevent them from calling
out any such persons to perform
such work at any time when he
shall consider the same needed. =
Section % ANY person sub
iect TO road tax. who, after due
notice has been given. refuses
the same or to perform the
work in lieu thereof, for a period
OF ten days after being so notified
according to the provisions of
the preceding section, shall be
considered delinquent, and it
shall be the duty Of the Coun-
ty Road Board to Immediately
make a list of such delinquents
and every such delinquent
shown on said list shall be sub
iect to the payment of such
tax which taxes shall be recov-
cred in a seperate action for
each delinquent etc. "
From a study Of these pro-
visions of the law it is clearly
evident that it is purely option
al with every citizen either to
pay the $500 or to do three
DAYS work. 1t is further clear
that in so far as the collec.
tion of this $500 tax is con-
cerned the present County
Road Board are given only the
authority aud power that was
formerly held by the Road
overseers and supervisors. In
other words FIRST the County
Road Board must consider some
work upon the County roads
needed. SECOND. they must
then notify the persons subject
to road tax (or work. to appear
at a certain time and place anC
with certain designated tools,
to perform such work.
THIRD. After this character
of notice is given the persons SO
notified (and none Other) wh'
The Clovis news., 1913-05-22


seer shall have been appointed"
BY Section 6 Of Chapter 54 Of
the laws Of 1912 what is known
as The County Road Board" Of
three members in each county.
appointed by the State Highway
Commission. was created. Sec
tion z of this Act is entitled
FUNDS HOW EXPENDED
ACCOUNTING. and reads:
Sec. 7.--All funds that may
be derived from taxation, issu-
ance Of bonds, gifts or bequests
or from any other source, for
road and bridge purposes in
their respective counties shall
hereafter be expended under
the supervision and direction Of
the County Road Board, and
the methods for making such
expenditures and accounting
therefore shall be THE SAM e
as those now or hereafter re-
quired by law in the case of ex-
.penditures made by the Boards
of County. Commissioners.
Section (8) Of the Act defines
the powers of the County
Board, and by it they are given
authority to construct and inn
prove or aid in the construction
and improvement of any bridge
or road within the county, and
to select and lay out system of
Prospective County Highways.
They are further empowered to
co operate with adjoining Coun-
ty Boards so as to make re-
spective county systems join
and be continuous, and to en-
ploy the County Surveyor Il
make a map of the prospective
county hig ways which must be
filed with the County Clerk and
the State Highway Commission
Section (9) of the Act abol
ishes the former position Of
road supervisor or overseer,
and gives all the powers hereto
fore conferred upon them BY
law, to the County Road Board
No change whatever has been
made in the manner of collect
ing the Road Tax of $500 or its
equivalent in three days work
on the public roads. The pro.
visions governing this matter
are found in Sections 27 and q
of Chapter 124 of the laws Of
1905 which have never beer
amended or repealed. These
are:
The Clovis news., 1913-05-22
About Road Tax.
Three Dollars Cash or Three
Days Work Demanded Of
Each Able Bodied Resi-.
dent by Road Board.

The following copy of chapter
So of the law relating to the
road tax now being levied by
the Curry county road board and
opinion with reference thereto
has been prepared by the News
for publication:
THE MUCH MOOTED SO ROAD TAX
We have received many in
quiries about the SO 90 road tax.
and so that our readers may be
thoroughly advised about this
matter, we give a synopsis Of
the road law as it now stands
with some explanations.
In 1909 what is known as the
Territorial Roads Commission,
consisting of the Governor, the
Commissioner of Public Lands,
and the Territorial Engineer,
was created, and in 1912 the
name Of this board was changed
to read and be known as the
State Highway Commission
Chapter So of the laws of 1907
Sec. 26 relating to the $500
road tax is as follows:
Every able bodied man be-
tween the ages of 21 and sixty
years shall annually pay to the
road overseer of the district
wherein he resides a road tax of
three dollars. or in lieu of such
sum shall labor on the public
roads three days, whenever no
titled by the road overseer as
hereinafter provided, and all
moneys collected : and received
by any road overseer appointed
under the provisions of this Act
ehall be paid by him into the
County treasurer to the credit OF
the road fund for the District
wherein such money was collect
ed, and all moneys paid out for
work upon roads or for tools,
supplies, materials or repairs,
shall be paid by an order signed
by the road oYerseer upon the
County Treasurer to be paid out
of the funds set apart to the
road district in which said over
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
ANARCHISTS ARE
MADE BY RICH,
SAYS MINISTER
Rev. H. S. Johnson, of Boston,
Scores Haunting of Wealth
Before Eyes of Poor
CITES THE CASE OF,
MILLIONAIRE WOOD
Builds $5OO,OOO MansOleum,
While Girl Slain in Mill Strike
Was Buried in Pine Box

The Rev. Herbert s. Johnson. OF
Boston, speaking on old and new
New England. Tuesday evening, be-
fore the Northern Baptist conven-
tfon, condemned in the strongest
terms the habit of the rich TO Haunt
their wealth in the face OF the poor,
who, he declared, are made anarcn
lists thereby.
The newspapers of Philadelphia
he said, told the other day OF a
wealthy woman's having a $4,000
collar for her poodle. A $4,000 col
lar, a $40 dog. and 3O-cent woman.
In contrast look at our immi-
grants. Their women are working
for So. 81 or So a week. In shops OF
the woolen mills. perhaps. Then
look again at William A. Wood, mil
lionaire woolen manufactures. who
is charged with completely in dyna-
mite conspiracy, building private
mausoleum costing 100000. II Is
said.
Think of the slain Annie Padzo,
martyr of the Lawrence strike. There
was no mausoleum waiting for her
only pine boards and the cold moist
earth. William A. Wood killed her.
said her people, and they believed it.
That's what Is making anarchists.
Is II any wonder that when the Euro
pean comes to this country and finds
the gold of his dreams in the hands
Of the few, that he turns against the
(Contfnued on PAGE EixhD
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
MRS. PANKHURST
SLOWLY STARVING
Militant Leader Said To BE In
PrecariOus Condition
From Strike

LONDON, May 2S.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst today was said to be in a
most weakened and precarious condi-
tion from starvation and her early re-
lease from Holloway jail was expect
ed. Some OF the suffragists said she
would be released today but this was
regarded as unlikely. as the home
Office has as yet made no statement
regarding the militant leaders condi-
tion.
When Mrs. Pankhurst Is again re-
leased, she most likely will return to
the nursing home Of DR.. Ethel Smyth
at Woking. where she was prior to
her latest arrest. II Is believed that
the home Office was misinformed as
to the true condition Of the woman.
When she started from the Smyth
home, she was accompanied by a
nurse and had to be assisted into the
automobile. She intended only to 90
to the pavilion, show herself TO the
sufYragists and return to the house.
Detectives. watching her. thought she
was preparing for flight.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
Automobile Factory Workers
Force Conductor on FOrt-st.
Line to Accept Low Fare
MAYOR CAUTIONS THEM
AGAINST Law VIOLATION
Says They Must Be Patient
Street Railway Commits
si0ners Are Appointed

AS q Aesult Of the mayors alleged
threat to issue proclamation direct
ing citizens TO pay only three cents on
lines where the franchises Of the ID.
Y. X. have expired, so employees OF the
Cadillac Motor Car Co.'S body works
boarded Fort car at Fort and Twen-
ty-third-sts.. Tuesday afternoon, and
paid the conductor three cents apiece
instead OF the regulation five-cent
fare. The men dared the conductor to
put them OF the car for refusing to
pay the proper fare. The conductor.
realizing that he could do nothing
with q crowd OF enthusiastic work.
men, allowed the men to ride to the
city hall. where they stopped to tell
Mayor Marx OF their action.
The mayor. after cOmplimenting the
men on their zeal, cautioned them
against law violation. He asked them
TO be patient and be guided by the
advice OF the city officials.
Mayor Marx Tuesday afternoon an
nounced the appointment of William
ID. Mahon. John F.. Dodge and Joseph
s. Stringham as members OF the
street railway commission which will
lay the plans for the acquisition and
operation of q municipal street rail
way system In Detroit.
Mr.. Stringham Is construction en-
gineer Of national reputation. Mr.
Dodge Is a manufacturer, and Mr.
Mahon, the third member Of the CON-
(Continued on Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28

OF ". VIRGINIA
PLOT THOROUGH
PeOnage and Kindred Charge:
In Coal Fields Subject
of Probe
MILITARY TRIALS" TO
RECEIVE CLOSE SCRUTINY
IntOlerable Wages and Hours
Also To Be Carefully
Inquired Into

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Either
three or five members of the United
States senate will go to the Paint
Creek coal fields in West Virginia
this week to begin the investigation
Of charges OF oppression of the min.
ers OF that region set forth in the
Kern resolution. adopted at the close
OF a long struggle in the upper house
last night. Senators Swanson, of
virginia; Shields, Of Tennessee, and
Borah, Of Idaho, are certain to 60
while Senators MARITIME. Of New Jer.
sey. and Kenyon, Of Iowa, added to
the subcommittee. may decide to
join them.
The seven separate lines of inquiry
which the senate has instructed the
subcommittee to follow, are
Whether peonage exists in the coal
fields.
Whether strikers have been pre-.
vented from free access to postoffice
Whether the immigration laws have
been violated and whether the dis.
trict has been Disseminated against
Whether citizens of the United
States have been arrested, tried and
convicted in violation of the laws OF
the United States.
Whether the Sherman antitrust
law has been violated in the rail
roads relations to the coal proper
ties, and the effect Of this upon in.
dustrial conditions.
Whether or not firearms have been
imported into the district to create
disorder which should exclude the
West Virginia coal from competitive
markets.
What conditions and circumstances
led up to the recent strikes, martial
law and indiscriminate lawlessness.
or the five senators on the sub
committee. all but Senator Swanson
are known to be favorable to the
abolition Of the alleged conditions OF
terrorism In the affected districts
Senator Borah will pay special at
tention. however, to obtaining the
facts as to the military commission
which arrested. tried and sent To
prison some OF the strikers, charged
with purely civil offenses. Senator
Kenyon will specialize In facts as to
wages and hours OF the miners, as
being intolerable to Americans.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
COUNCIL RESCINDS
VOTE OF $250,OOO.
Obeys Court Order Relative to
Plan for Municipal Trac.
tiOn Line =.

The common council, Tuesday
night, obeying the mandamus of the
circuit court, rescinded its action ap-
proprating $250.000 for municipal.
transportation purposes Aid. Yer,
nor introduced the resembling reso-l
luton. The money was to have been
used by the mayor for crosst0wn
line in Junction-ave.. and to provide
transportation in Forrest in case OF
the stoppage of the ID. u. X. cars by
the council. The item will be strickeA
from the tax rolls.
Aid. Maurice Heating put through
resolution resembling the councils
approval of the Boston-Dlvd. plat.
which did not conform to the general
plan OF the city. The council adopted
Aid. Shemanskys resolution compell-
ing the reference OF all peddlers' IL
censes to the license committee. All
applicants will have to prove their
citizenship In the future.
Emil Stroh's appointment as q
member of the water board, was con-
firmed.
The council adjourned early out Of
respect 10 the memory OF the late
Aid. William =. Kingsley. OF the Third
ward. Aid Edward Barnett an.
nounced the death Of his COLLEAGUES
and paid him a fine tribute. The vac
cant seat was draped in crepe ana
the desk was banked with flowers.
Each alderman wore white carna-
ton in memory OF their deceased
friend and colleague. Aid. barnett.
Freiws.d and Dingeman were ap-
pointed committee TO prepare ap-
propriate resolutions OF sympathy f0r
the bereaved family and. to arrange
for the attendance OF the commoo
council at the funeral. Thursday Az
tprnOOn x W
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
Troops Reassemble Along the
Frontier as War Clouds
Grow Darker.
BULGARIA TO REFUSE
SERVIA LATEST DEMAND
Austria Hungarian Military Re.
servists Again Ordered to
Mobilize for Service.

SOFIA. May 2S.-More than 10000
troops massed here today were on a
war footing and Bulgaria Is making
most active preparations for real hos
tilities.
Word has been received that the
Servlans are rapidly advancing on the
Bulgarian frontier, prepared to take
the offensive II their ultimatum Is ig-
nored. From semi-official source II
was learned that Bulgaria has not the
slightest notion Of yielding to the de-
mands Of Servia
Failure of Bulgaria to accede to the
Servian demand, which provides for
the modification of the treaty of ALI.
ance. would be apt to mean the en-.
tire dissolution OF the Balkan alliance.
Greece. already at war with Bulgaria,
would likely join issues with Servia.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
Prosecution Charges Defense g
In Trial of Wool Trust Head,
With Spiriting Chauffeur J.
Out of Jurisdiction
STATE MAY COMPLETE
CASE LATE TODAY
District Attorney Accused Of
Playing To Galleries To
Strengthen Case
by JOHN NEvIN

BY JOHN NEVIN
stan Correspondent Of the United Press
BOSTON, May 2S.-Bitter feeling
between the prosecution and the dr.
tense was very much in evidence to-
day, when the Wood dynamite con-
spiracy trial was resumed, with ID. -
Mahoney, general man about tho
Wood home at Andover, on the stand.
Pelletier asked the witness regard
ing missing chauffeur named Red
ding, who, the prosecutor claims,
drove the car in which Pittman went
to Quarrymann Rice. of Quincy, Tor
the dynamite which was later turned
over TO Breen In Boston. .
The prosecutor also claims that this
missing witness drove a.car In which
Wood and Atteaux rode together On
several days before and Immediately
following the discovery OF the explo-:
sives al Lawrence.
Pelletier last night charged that
this witness is still In the employ or
Wood that his family still occupy:
house on the Wood estate at And
over, and that Redding Is being kept
out of the jurisdiction OF the court,
by his employer. In addition, the;
prosecution says il has been unabi6
to serve on another material witneeS,.
an employe of the woolen cOmpany,I
who was transferred from the Boston
to the New York Offices of the COM
pany, when IL was found that sub
poenaservers were looking for him,
The defense positively denies all
knowledge of the two missing wit.
nesses and Attorney Hurlburt accused
District Attorney Pelletier Of play
Ing to the galleries to bolster up =
hopelessly weak case," In chargiuE
that the witnesses were missing.
Judge Crosby asked both sides to
expedite the trial today. He wants TO
get 1t ont of the way this week be-
cause, If 1t cannot be finished before
tomorrow night, 1t will have to 60
over until Monday. as Friday is le-
gal holiday. The court will sit later
tonight IL there seems any chance OF
the state being able to complete it,
case today.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
Second of Nearly Dozen News
paper Men, Almost Constant
Companions of the Colonel,
Takes Stand for Plaintiff
CENTRAL FIGURES OFFER
MOST PECULIAR PICTURE
Newett Sits With Eyes Glued on
FlOOr-ROOsevelt Constantly
In Action
BY EUGENE MCLEAN.

stan Correspondent Of the nited Press
MARQUETTE, Mich, May 2S.-The
second of nearly dozen newspaper
men here to testify in behalf OF Theo-
dOre Roosevelt against their fellow
craftsman. Editor George A. Newett,
Of lshpeming, was called to the stand
this morning, to testify his belief in
the colonel's sobriety. He was John
Callan O'I.aughlin. OF Chicago, for a
orief time assistant secretary OF state
IN the Roosevelt administration.
OIaughlin. like Gibson Gardner,
, who testified late yesterday, had been
much with the colonel since first
Roosevelt became president
OLaughlin gave his age as 40. and
his residence as Washington. His
employment. he said. - with a Chi
cago newspaper
Il met the colonel I'm Washington
In 1898" he said. when he was con-
nected with the civil service COM
mission. Later | knew him when he
was assistant secretary OF the navy.
That was al the beginning Of the
Spanish American war and | always
saw Roosevelt twice day. and some
times five, six or seven times day.
Then he went to the front with
the Rough Riders. | saw him only
occasionally as governor OF New
York.
II saw Col. Roosevelt morning
noon and night as president.
81 met him below Khartoum In Afri-
ca. on his way north from mis- hunt
Ing trip"
O'Laughlin said that from the
Soudan to Paris he acted not only
as newspaper correspondent but as
secretary to the colonel. He de-
scribed the Roosevelt rambles up the
Nile. through Italy and criss-cross
In Europe.
There were public receptions and
(COntlnued on PAGE Eight
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
SHuat,on Cr1t,caL,
According to Aust,1aus

VIENNA, May 2S.-The Austria.
Hungarian military reservists. recent
ly mustered out. have again been or
dered to mobilize, II was learned to-
day. The order is said to indicate that
Austria-Hungary deems the Balkan
situation extremely critical, and
means to be prepared for any emerg.
ency Should Greece. Servia and Bull
garia go to war. II Is said to be prob
able that Aus,ria-Hungary would be
drawn into IT,
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
Speakers Before Charter Board
Unanimous for Elementary
Party in City Elections
PRESENT PLAN DECLARED
FRIEND OF MACHINE
Another Hearing on Proposed
Reform Will BE Held Next
Monday Evening

No one opposed TO the non-partisan
election of city officials spoke in the
hearing held in the council chamber.
Tuesday afternoon, bay the elections
committee OF the charter commits
sion About 30 representatives of
various civic societies were present.
Thomas h. Dalton. secretary of the
Municipal Ownership committee, an
nounced that that body is pledged to
non.partisan elections. He said that
it makes no difference whether a
mayor Is a Republican. Democrat or
Progressive. He spoke OF the non
partisan support which Mayor Pingree
obtained.
The adoption of non-partisan
ballot Is almost as essential as muni-
cipal ownership" said John McVicar.
I'VE. as citizens of Detroit, have
nothing to do with national issues.
IL makes no difference TO us whether
we pay taxes TO a Republican or a
Democrat. so long az he is honest"
Marquette's experience with non
partisan ballot was favorably cited by
c. s. Beadle
Have any members OF the com
mission found any defense for the
partisan balolt?" asked Horace G..
Williams. Il would like to know if
any is possible. party in city gov
ernment is nothing but an organiza-
tion to hold jobs. There Is nothing
that helps these machines 10 keep in
power so much as the party ballot"
DR.. Frank s. Pitcher, president OF
the Federation of Civic Organizations,
with a membership of 5000, said that
the federation had considered the
question carefully and that its mem
bers were almost unanimously in
favor OF the non-partisan ballot.
George William Moore defended
the proposal TO give voters second
choice. "A system which puts a man
into Office with 30 per cent OF the
total vote can hardly be called repre-
sentative" he said. The second
choices OF the 20 per cent should be
considered"
Aid. Schemansky pledged himself
to the reform. II believe the non
partisan ballot will place us under
fewer obligations to ward heelers and
job seekers, he said.
Chairman Bradway asked II there
was any one present who would de-
fend the partisan system Of election.
There was profound silence New
ertheless. the committee will give an
opportunity fer defense OF the
present system Another hearing
will be held Monday evening at 1880.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and vicinityi WeAnea1ot
o,aht and Thursdny fart Wagua
Thursiny, moderate wtads nh1fton0
southerIy. NJ
tonight and Thursdays warmer Tnunu
For the Upper I.akesi W0117f
" inds b<cOming s0Utheosts fu1W
night, Thursday cloudy aua WoDu
probably showers an SopesooP. NJ
For the Lower usokeos mo1nU
north nnd northeast wtnass 0omuuU
fair tonight and Thups1ny. /
One year ago tedays U1ghooG @
prrnture. %, tewest.- u3S-u6G1177
cloudy with ~ incA - rein 1U1o1w
rh~ sun sets ~ esSS :. q. 60 y
at q 100 q. ~. Thwrs4ay. r.
rae maon rls<s - l3sD3 =. - &
day. ~ n - = =
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
MAN LOSES LIFE WHEN
FIRE DESTROYS BARN

Arthur Potter, 35 years old. and
homeless. was suffocated when a barn
In the rear OF Edward A. McKenzie's 8
residence, No. 339 Sherman-st.. was
partially destroyed by FIRE. while Pot.
ter was sleeping In the hay loft,
Tuesday afternoon.
Firemen found Potter's body where
he had fallen while apparently strug-
Cling TO get to the loft dor.
Coroner Rothacher took charge OF
he body. which was removed to the
county morgue.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28

longing 10 Carnegie Tech will be put
under cultivation by students, With
double purpose of reducing the cost
OF college meals and gaining practical
agricultural instruction,
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28

KANSAS CITY. Mo.-Engaged
young women should not be expected
TO eonhne their attentions to their
fance, ruled Circuit Judge Robinson,
In breach Of promise suit.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
Kalamazoo Men May 40.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, May 2s.-
(Special)--At a meeting to be held
here tonight. linemen employed In
will decide whether they
shall join with the strikers. One OF
the largest auxiliary plants owned by
the Commonwealth Power Co. in Mich.
igan Is located In Kalamazoo and II a
strike can be brought on here the men
say they will stand much better
chance tn win
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
P1ayep-PeanOs.

A few snap bargains IN 8s-note play
.r-pianos at the Story Clark Piano
Co. 81 Grand River-aveE eifs, eass.
SssS. s7es. r--~
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28

ST. ALOUIS=rBecoming Mrs.
Young" for the third time. Mrs. Jessie
Young. 81. wes married to Grover
Young. Her husbands were brothers.
her former husbands being killed In
mine accidents.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28

Inability to secure money to NEE.
notes maturing June 1, together with
an expensive agreement entered into
regarding stock of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railroad; rebellion In
Mexico and foods and washouts Of
recent months are among the reasons
accsptod today for the re6sivsrship.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28

MONTPELIER. Ind. 8. Stewart.
60. a Civil war veteran. who died here,
worked IS years as q cigar clerk with
The Detroit times., 1913-05-28

ALBANY-An alcohol bath, follow.
cd by the application OF a naxseed
poultice was almost fatal for Mrs. VII