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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18
DEATH OF J. H. DOUGLASS.
Passed Away ut Salt Wells While ON
Way to Home Here.

Joseph II. Douglass passed away
Tuesday evening of last week at the
Salt Wells stage station from an at.
tack of heart trouble, which was
first made manifest at about six
O'Clock, death ensuing within about
an hour. Deceased, together with
the widow was returning to their
home one mile west of Fallon from
a trip to their mining claims in Nye
county, when he was stricken.
He leaves to mourn his loss be-
side the widow, eight sons, the
youngest being an infant in arms,
and the eldest still short of his ma
jority. He was born in Salt Lake
City. Utah, May oath, 1868. He was
a good husband and a fond father
and his loss will be keenly missed.
The funeral services occurred at
the Baptist church Thursday after
noon, interment following in the Fal-
Ion cemetery.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18
SENATOR NEWLANDS.
Reiterates His Contention That Ne
vada is Being Made Goat.

Senator Newlands told his Demo
cratic colleagues Friday that the
tariff bill might go down in history
as maintaining the Atlantic coast and
Middle Western states on a protec-
tive basis, while drifting the West
and the Southwest to a free trade
basis. He pointed to the action of
the Senate Finance Committee in
placing farm products, such as wheat
oats, barley hay butter and eggs on
the free list. leaving, as he said, the
citrus fruits and the fruit products
of California as almost the only far
western products retained on the
dutiable list.
AS to sugar, wool and citrus fruits.
he contended for a gradual reduc-
ton of the tariff and urged the au-
thorization of Special Commission
consisting of the secretaries of war,
interior and of agriculture to make
an immediate study on the subject
and report to the senate
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18
SUGAR
TARIFF
Sugar Experts Visit Fallon
To Curry Sentiment in
Favor of a Tariff.
Tariff VIII be Necessary, Says Sugar
Expert to Allow Factories to Get
Abreast of Things.

r. G. Proctor, of Rocky Ford, Col
orado, and j. A. Brock, an employe
of the Beet Sugar Manufacturers or
banization, spent Friday in Fallon
cultivating sentiment for the beet SUI
gar interests. Mr.. Proctor is con-
nected with a company that owns
seven factories, three in California,
three in Colorado and one in Ne
braska. He said the industry in
this country was 23 years old and
that given 10 years of further pro-
lection by system of high tariff it
would be ready for the bars to be
thrown down and could then meet all
competition. This period of time, he
deems necessary, in order for the in
dustry to adjust itself for a strictly
competitive arrangement.
In Colorado, he said, his corpora
tion owns three factories situated at
Rocky Ford, Lamar and Las Animas.
The two last named are mechanical
ly defective, while the Rocky Ford
factory is model par excellence,
and could operate profitably without
an iota of protection, while the fac
tories at Lamar and Las Animas
would be compelled to shut up shop
under free trade. This state of af-
fairs. he says exists pretty generally
over the entire sugar beet producing
area of the country. The appliances
are ever changing, perfect efficiency
being the goal of the manufacturers,
but sudden revision of the tariff he
thinks, would emphasize the obso-
leteness of the large majority of the
beet sugar plants and paralyze the
industry.
The Colorado plants. in which he
is interested, are being conducted at
the present time on an interdepen-
dent plan, the Rocky Ford enter
prise being depended upon to supply
in large measure the deficiencies of
its two associated plants, plan COM
parable to the department store
methods of making one department
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

A daughter was born to County
Commissioner and Mrs. Geo. D.
Ernst Monday, June 18th.
1t is said by those who know that
the 1913 crops arc the best In this
valley for many years. The alfalfa
and grain in every direction from
Fallon are everything that could be
expected and the beets in practical
ly every instance promise an abun-
dant yield II would certainly
seem that the people of this project
can have little IL anything to CON-
plain of In the matter of treatmen,
by Nature, which is more or lees
prodigal
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18
THE SUPREME COURT DECISION
Excerpts From the Opinion Nullify-
ing Free Maintenance.

TheJune Reclamation Record has
following to say about the recent
decision of the United States su-
preme court affecting the operation
and maintenance charge of the rec
lamation department:
Since its adoption in 1902 the
act has always been differently con-
ssrued by the secretary of the in
terror referring to the view held BIZ
the United Circuit Court of Appeals)
who, in granting water rights has
uniformly assessed the land owners
with the cost OF maintenance. The
contrary construction held by the
Circuit Court of Appeals raises 6
question of great importance to the
owners of land now irrigated. 1t IS
OF equal importance to the govern
ment and to that part oft he public
interested in the reclamation of the
portions of the arid region which
can be irrigated as soon as funds are
available. For, by so much as the
fund Is depleted in the payment of
operating charges at one place, by SO
much is the reclamation of arid
lands elsewhere postponed.
The statute provides that the cost
OF construction of the project shall
be charged against the land within
the irrigable limits. The phrase is
not expressly defined and being gem
eral In its terms is not necessarily
limited to building, but may include
the preservation and maintenance of
what has been built.
The official report shows that in
1902 there were in 16 states and ter
ritories 535, ,486,731 acres of public
land held by the government and
subject to entry. A large part of
this land was arid, and it was esti-
mated that 35.0O0,OOO acres could
be reclaimed by the construction of
irrigation works.
And as the government collec-
ted no interest the result would be
that If the cost of maintenance was
not returned there would would be a
constant and heavy diminution of
the reclamation fund. That fund
Was the proceeds of public land sales
and was not intended to be dimin-
iehed for the benefit of any one pro-
ject, but, without increase by inter-
est and undiminished by local ex-
pense was again to be used for con-
straeting other works.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18
DISTRICT
COURT
Convened Saturday DispOs-
ing Of Criminal Matters
and Fixed Trial Date.
Youthful Burglars Given Short Sem
tepces in state Prison by Judge
French.

District court convened Saturday.
II was incumbent upon the court to
pronounce sentence upon Wm. Fer
ry and VIM. II. Riley, two youths, of
20 and IL years of age respectively.
who together with l.. l.. McBurner
and J. r. Graves, two other beard
less youths, visited the section house
between HaZen and Lahontan on
June 10th, which was entered and
pillaged of it's valuables by the first
two named boys on the date mention
ed. Inasmuch as Ferry admitted his
culpability as leader and Riley ad-
mitted completely by taking part
of the loot, consisting of tie pin,
pistol and razor, both exhonorating
their two companions, Ferry was CIV
en- not less than year in the peni-
tentiary nor more than two, while
Riley received minimum of six
months and not more than one and
one-half years, the other two boys
being discharged.
This case is a particularly deplor-
able one, being an instance of how
wandering boys, not criminally in
clined probably, will satisfy an i'm
pulse and repent at the instance of
the law. They were apprehended
almost Immediately following their
crime by Constable G. w. Sharkey,
the vigilant Hazen official, were
brought hither and tried upon in
formation filed by District Attorney
T. c. Hart, the trial before Judge
French being concluded within three
days of the commission of the crime.
On Monday the convicted youngsters
were taken to Carson City by Deputy
Sheriff Clayton Blakely, where they
will do penanee until the expiration
of their sentences unless the par
doning board intervenes.
1t seems too bad to place unso-
phisticated youths with hardened
criminals but Nevada's courts have
no other recourse at present. The
boys were accompanied with data
from Judge French, which will eluci-
date the prison officials in regard to
their status and they will in all likli-
hood be given every preference that
goes with state prison life, but at
best it Is bad and deplorable, and
second degree burglary allows no
alternative upon the part of tho
court except to pronounce sentence.
Among the other business trans
acted by the district court Saturday
was the dismissal of the H. ]. Kin
kaid trap gun case upon motion of
District Attorney T. 6. Hart, which
withal seems to be the only logical
sequel to an unfortunate happening.
Mr.. Hart also moved for dismiss
al of the cases against the Japanese
beet field laborers, charged with de-
frauding boarding house keeper.
The civil case of Ritehheart &
Austin vs.. Wightman Brothers, a suit
to determine the ownership of cows,
was set for June 18th.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

If you want good live paper CIR
rying all the local and reclamation
news subscribe fort he Standard.
Earl Dumond came in Tuesday
IRON Wonder where he has been ON
ployed for several months. He will
return in few days.
The reclamation service is adver-
tisin5 sale of half a dozen horses,
to occur next Saturday afternoon at
the reclamation Offices on n, Maine
street. Probably chance to secure
a bargain or two if you are need Of
work horses,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

of a great store carry other depart
ments. necessary, but probably losing
money as units.
Both Mr.. Proctor and Mr., Brock
are enthusiastic supporters of Mr.
Newlands in his present stand upon
the tariff and they aver that very
substantial lot of business men, If
respective of politics within Nevada
are in harmony with Mr.. Newlands
in his stand that Nevada is being dis
criminated against by the Under
wood measure.
Mr.. Proctor is thorough going
beet sugar man; he has at hand q
fund of information relating to the
industry that is enlightening and in
teresting and he is sure Nevada will
feel the loss of the Fallon factory
keenly, should its continued opera
ton be interferred with by the ap-
plication of a lower tariff schedule.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

Fallon needs not only an official
dog catcher, but a functionary as
well, who can choke 10000, ,00O, 900
OOO.O00,000.000 flies into harmless
disquietude. The methods to be In
yoked are of small concern, IL would
be enough IL he could rid the town
OF the friendly flies that are tame
beyond description from the time
We first meet up with them. Last
year the alternative of traps were
tried but someone has failed to oil
up the running gears of the contrap-
tions with the result that our flies
are undisturbed from rising time to
the time when sleep oyertakes their
eyes. II may be that the elimina-
ton OF the sore eyed aborigine from
the Maine street loafing places with
their handouts" would help some
surely such a course would eliminate
much that Is unsightly at least-but
at any rate, IL should be borne in
mind that We are derelict in several
respects and the earliest is none too
soon to seek correction.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

Continued on page Al.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

and be consistent with order. / shall
take up the projects one after the
other, and call whichever you may
designate as representatives of the
Water Users Association. or any 9TH
er organization, or any independent
man who represents no organization,
but is familiar with the facts, 20
come forward and take his seat and
tell me just what conditions are.
Then he is TO be subjected to inter-
rogation by myself, by any represen-
tatiye OF the reclamation service, by
his senator or his congressman, or
any others of you who desire to speak
or to bring out fact
This is not mass meeting; II is
not a political convention. We are to
have things done in order, so that
there may be some result. Nobody.
of course, will be sworn, as | pre-
sumo all will tell the truth.
I'VE will take up the states alpha
beticaily and begin with Arizona.
The first project there is the Salt Riv-
er Valley project, then the Yuma
project which is partly in California,
and then proceed through the states
alphabetically.
Now, am giving you these few
words OF suggestion. Let me c'ose
by soliciting you earnestly to look
at this thing as | must look at II.
with a desire to improve this service
and help me, if you can. to solve the
troublesome problems that arise here
| know that | am a long way OF
from you. have lived with some
of you. know your country. 1t Is
not necessary. therefore, to g.ve me
new standpoint. but il is necessary
TO give me your own feelings and the
facts that you have
After the conference had proeee
ed for several days Secretary Lane
on MAY 9 instead of calling the meet
ing for the next day said:
IL am going to ask you men who
are interested In these projects
meet together and see II you
can do this for me and for your
selves-outline conseryatively the
sort of things that you think should
be nut up to you. acting with pro
iect manager. Now, don't be radical
Don't ask for the full control OF
vour proiect. because you can't have
II. could not give 1t to you; but
Won inst deal with me now as fairly
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18
BROWN-KILLGROVE,

T. &. Killgrove. fromerly foreman
of the Eagle Office, but now limo
typer on the Elko Free Press, Drop
ped into Fallon Saturday, silently
like the Arab. And as silently did
he slip over town with ways that
boded mysteries deep and unsolved.
1t remained for Judge Jones to lay
bare the plot, albeit men must hunt
up the austere judge, or a minister OF
the gospel when they covet a woman,
and the Judge pronounced on Sat
urday afternoon the few words that
made Mrs. Annie Brown the wife of
Mr.. Killgrove.
The newlyweds Immediately went
to packing their belongings for ship
ment to Elko, where they will reside
in the future. Together with Misses
Denice and Aurelia Brown they
boarded the motor Saturday after
noon for thai point
This paper, Individually and col
lectively, extends congratulations
The office charge daffa:res learned
the craft under Mr.. Killgroye's tutu-
lage back in an Eastern Colorado
town and he is sure that he is not
only an excellent craftsman, but that
he will be the ideal benedict.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

Residence lot on S. Maine street
For sale cheap and upon the best of
terms II taken at once. Call at this
office.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18

Let us supply you with the best
there is In the milk line. Fairview
Farm Dairy. Phone 548.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-18
WEATHER BULLETIN.

The following weather report for
the week ending June 14th, 1913,
was complied at the. experiment
Farm, U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, Fallon, Nevada, by the "Obser-
ver."
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-07

rltOry or AldShd. I
 season several parties
 perts were placed in tn
 vestigating on the gl
 claims to determine whet
 the legal requirements have
 as to opening or improving
 the claims. The special age. signed to the Alaska field di
 have been engaged in the inves, tion. both in Alaska aId in the Sta, of these claims to ascertain whethe or not the claims were bona fide or had been located as a result of un- lawful combinations or agreements .'
 The report goes on to state that re- ports have been made, as result of these investigations, on 454 claims which added to those on which lnvesti- cations had previously been made 2 total of 93O claims in which investi gation has been completed. As there are 1.129 coal locations pending, there are but 199 which have not been in vestigated. Of this latter number, IA have been cancelled or held for can ceIation for failure to submit appli' cations for patent within the time re- ouired by law. Therefore 55 claims remain for investigation.
 During the year adverse proceed ings have been directed against lSS claims, which added to those previous ly proceeded against, brings the to- tai number of claims against which ad' verse proceedings were instituted up to 300. Of this number, 2l9 are at issue on answers to charges upon which the proceedings were direct ed Of the total 1,129 claims pending, 4O7 have been cancelled and 176 held for cancellation either as a result of adverse proceedings or failure to apply for patent within the statutory period
 It is expected during the present field season all of the remaining cases will be examined The efforts of the office during the coming year will be directed specifically to the trial and disposition of cases which have been adversed and are now at is- sue. u is expected that these will all no bod durinq the present year.
 While the investigation of coal claims has been the principal con- cern of the office, yet there are other lines of work in Alaska which are demanding attention, principally in the matter of timber trespassing and investigations of applications to cut timber. The report states the new rules and regulations relating to tim Der cutting and applications to cut timber are meeting the situation. This line of investigation has been embar- rassing on account of the vast dis tances to be covered and the meager transportation facilities afforded
 Request has been made on Con- gress for an item of $5,OOO for the purchase of a launch to facilitate the investigation of timber trespassers in Alaska and to aid, furthermore, in the dispatch of the work in Alaska because of the lack of proper trans portation facilities at the present time. Should Congress see fit to ap' prove this item it is felt that much greater dispatch will be shown during the present fiscal year in the hand ling of all Alaska cases now pending,
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-07

The Washington Post. in a recent article administers a well-deseryed rebuke to the government policy adopted toward the West and Alaska, with relation to it's conservation pol, icy.
 The Post says:
 Progressive obfuscation in the con- duct of public affairs makes for great CT confusion the further it travels from base. Thus, the working out of the new policy of turning the public domain into permanent government asset in place of keeping it open for settlement and civilization, as form erly. has brought the official mind methodicany to a point that argues for the withdrawal of all lands traversed by the headwaters of non-navigable streams from homestead entry and hu- man occupation.
 "The sweeping eHect or Such q stoppage of the natural forces of na- tional expansion is best understood when We consider that the streams in question are numberless as the leaves. and that they flow through nine.tenths, perhaps all, of the pub lie lands in the West. Do the govern ment authorities who conceived this unheard.of exploitation of the conser- vation policy have any definite idea Of what it's adoption would result in? The stated object of the government in abandoning the national lifelong policy of promoting agricultural and commercial development to the full extent of our opportunities is to con serve the water supply at the sources of streams in order that water power
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-07
PROGRESSIVE OBFUSCATVON IN
 CONDUCT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

may be developed to it's highest ca pacity, having due regard to the pos abilities of marketing the power
 But if water-power sites are to be the only oases in the desert-if all else is to be kept in a condition of flu, tility like Alaska and the dark side of the moon. where is any demand for water power to come from? The Sec retary of the Interior refers to com munities in the locality of power sites. but it is yet to be demonstrated that towns will spring up where nothing else abounds which man is permitted to turn his hand to in the struggle for existence. The banks of the streams must be as barren of fruitfulness as the lands roundabout.
 However, so highly thought of otti- cially is this plan to substitute costly and impractical artificial methods for the natural and cheaper means of peo- bling the wilds and profiting there from that it is further argued that even though the control of water power concessions properly belongs to the States, no policy they could adopt could give as good results as are as- sured if the powers and the property now held in Federal hands be retained. Legislation to this effect, is asked for but so long as the machinery for amending the Constitution is in the hands of the States, it is an open Ques. tion If the policy urged would ever get by as many as the ten or eleven States that would come within its provisions. If we are to continue to thrive as a nation, the field of individ- ual endeavor and ownership must not be abridged"
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-07
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postofEice at Juneau, Alaska, for the week ending Jan. 4th, 1913. Parties calling for them should ask for advertised" mail and give date of list. Gaird, Geo., (card). Akerland, J. Cole, I. L. Deppe, Henry. Elliott, Roy. Fairchild, Frank. Field, Miss May. Frieze, Mir. Goddard, A. c. Lersten, T. Pratt, F. E. Schneider, Pete N. Tompkins, s. L. Wilson, Albert. Wood, James.
 ELI. HUNTER. P. M. WANTED-To rent furnished house
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-07

A great many Alaskans will re- member Major z. T. Wood who in 1S97.9S has his headquarters at skag- way during the Klondike stampede, The Dawson News has the following:
 Stuart Wood, the eldest son of Ma for z. T. Wood, assistant commission CT of the Royal N. w, M. Po who was graduated from the Kingston Mil itary College last spring, has been appointed inspector in the mounted police. The information comes in q press announcement from Ottawa. Stuart lived in Dawson for years while his father was assistant com missioner in charge of the police of the Yukon. and is known to many here. He received his preliminary education in the Dawson public schools and at Upper Canada college. Only one year was spent at the col Iege. The young man then entered the Royal Military College at Kings
 ton and took the full course. In the
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-07

WANTED-To rent furnished house in good locality. Address X.Y.z. En- pire office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-07
STEWART WOOD, A CHIP
 FROM THE OLD BLOCK

final competitions last spring he won several of the prizes, and was partic- ularly successful in athletic compe- titions, carrying off first honors for bareback riding and other feats Of horsemanship. Stuart learned to ride in Dawson, and old.timers will remember his first experience on the hurricane deck of the sturdy little shetland pony, which was a gift Of Henry MacAulay. The pony is still doing service in Dawson and is en- eregetic as ever.
 Stuart Wood comes from a military family. His father has been in the military and mounted police service of Canada practically all of his ac' tive days, and the grandfather, Cap tain Wood, was commander of a con federate warship, on which he rem dered conspicuous engagements in the American civil war, His great grandmother was a daughter of Zach ary Taylor, former president of the United States.