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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25
Smith Lever Bill Passed.

The house has taken action in con-
nection with the Smith Lever bill in
congress whereby the state is entitled
to $4,000 per annum from the federal
government by complying with certain
conditions in regard to experimental
stations.
Crows bill providing for the removal
Of officers in cities under the commits
sion form of government was killed.
During the debate on this question the
situation as it exists in Minot were
there has been recall after recall was
aired on the floor Of the house.
Purcell's bill providing for the ap-
pointment of a commission of seven
members to study and report upon the
causes of crime was recommended for
passage This bill was killed in COM
mittee but brought out again upon the
recommendation of Governor Hanna
who was responsible for it's original
Introduction.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25
Ia INQUIRE COUNTY
RURAL EXTENSION WORK

Mrs. J. A. White of Edgely, chair
man of the Extension Department for
the Sixth Club District, reported the
following Rural Extension Work of
that county. The report of Mrs.
White is as follows:
The Farmers Improvement Clubs of
Golden Glen Township No. 2 and
Nora Township No. 2, Cloth being
mixed clubs) invited the Civic and
Study Club of Edgeley to give a pro-
gram or~part of program at their re-
spective school houses recently, and
the Civic and Study Club, realizing
that extension work for the North Da-
kota Federation of Womne's Clubs, is
one sof the most important phases of
their work, accepted the invitation
and by the courtesy of J. A. White
and his Buick, went to the country
and gave the following programs:
"A Letter Home" by Foley, was CIV
en- by Mrs. Harrison and the follow
ing papers were read:
"The Panama Pacific Exposition"
and "A Standard in Dress" by Mrs.
Silberstein. Modern Composers"
and Food and Health" were written
by Mrs. Emmett McKenna and "Wo-
mans Share in the Community
Spirit" by Mrs. J. A. White. In this
last paper considerable Federation
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25
doctrine was given.

doctrine was given.
AS the county superintendent OF
schools, the promoters of the Better
Farming Association, and the commit
tees on Club Extension are working
for the formation of community clubs
Of different kinds, the development of
farming communities in making his
tory for our state.
Whenever these clubs are formed
they are being enjoyed very much.
The result of the organization of one
club has been that the school board is
taking steps to consolidate the school
and will have the building built to
throw the rooms together for the club
meetings and let me whisper to you,
farm women readers, if you would like
to have your school board take
enough interest in the school to get a
water tank, get up a club meeting at
the school house and give tb EN- a good
time if for only one evening and you
will get results.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25
Bill Would Create State Bud
get Board to Meet in Ad-
vance of Legislative Ses-
sion and Prepare Budget.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 18.-Tht
Lathrop finance committee appointed
from the house and the senate fol
the purpose of figuring out some way
to finance the state and to make
recommendations to the legislature
has introduced the general budget bill
and it is a rather bulky document
carrying as it does provisions for the
entire financial burden of the state in
Guiding the executive, judicial and
legislative departments of the state
as we'll as the education and charit
able institutions. There are about
forty typewriter pages to the bill and
the items cover about everything that
will be needed by the state for the
coming biennial period.
In addition to the budget measure,
a large number of special bills also
were introduced yesterday by the
Lathrop committee.
The feature is the bill that would
create a state budget board, which
board would meet in advance of each
legislative session and be chargable
with the task of making up the bi-en,
NAL budget. In this manner the Lath-
rop committee is hopeful of being able
to get earlier results out of the bud
get work than have heretofore been
possible, as under the present ar
rangement it is necessary to begin the
whole work on the budget after the
legislature conveneS and is organized
Under this bill, the budget board
would be made up of the governor, the
lieutenant governor, the chairman of
the appropriations committee of the
senate and house of the preceding ses-
sion, the speaker of the house, the
state auditor and the attorney gen.
eral. In case of vacancies, the COVER
nor would appoint successors.
This board would meet on the third
Tuesday in November, 1917, the gov
ernor to be the chairman and the
state auditor to be the secretary. The
board may employ clerks. expert &C
countants, etc.
All statements of desired appropria-
tions must be filed with the state aud
itor, and by the auditor in turn filed
with the budget board. These bud
gets must be filed not later than
Aug. I.
1t would be the duty of the budget
board to make a study of state fl
nances, determine the estimated in
come, and shall grant hearings to pc
titioners for appropriations.
Transmission of the budget to the
legislature is ordered before the tenth
day of the session, and in connection
Herewith the budget board shall
make recommendations to the legisla-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25
SENATE PASSES
0NE-MAN TAX
COMMISSION BILL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1915.

The Reckless one man lax commits
sion bill passed the senate today by
vote Of Sc to 8. This new bill will
eliminate the old commission and a
new one man commission is created.
This new law fully vindicates the gov
ernor's position of two years ago when
he attempted to do away with the tax
commission by veto.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 20.-The
house has passed the senate bill pro-
viding for the inspection of oil as it
was sent over by the upper house. 1t
carries a seven and half cents per
barrel inspection fee. 1t will be re-
membered that the salary list was cut
after the bill was introduced and the
fee is now left the same and it is esti-
mated that it will bring more revenue
in it's present shape that is required
for the operation Of the law. There
is a question now as to whether it is
constitutional as the ruling of the SUI
preme court in the recent case was
that the state is only entitled to such
fee as will cover the cost of inspec-
ton. It is probable that the attention
of the legislature will be called to this
feature Of the bill by an official COM
from the governor.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25
W0MAN'S SUFFRAGE BILL
NO. 80 MAY YET Be LOST

| Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 20-Woman's
suffrage bill, S. B. IS, came to the
front again in the senate when Bron-
son moved that unless there was &C
ton taken on the bill which was re-
called from the house the day before.
during the present legislative day it
should again be returned to the house
for their consideration. Mcbride
moved that the Bronson motion be laid
on the table and demanded arollcall.
Bronson demanded call Of the SEN
ate which developed the fact that Sen
ator Aandstrom was not in his seat.
The sargent at arms was sent for
Sandstrom but failed to locate him at
the time. AT that point Kretschmar
moved that the call be dispensed with
and the house proceeded to vote. Roll
call was demanded on this question.
| The motion before the senate then
was that the call of the senate be dis
pensed with and this motion lost. The
senate was under the call from 2:22
; to $40 when Bronson and Mcbride
both withdrew their motions and the
senate proceeded with tht regular or
der of business.
Later in the afternoon Senator Wart-
ner moved that the rules be suspended
and that the vote by which S. B. 96
had been passed be reconsidered.
Jacobson moved that this motion be
laid on the table. Bronson again de-
manded call of the senate and all
members were recorded as present
On roll call on this motion there were
q ayes and 81 nays and the motion
carried. 1t is now the general opinion
that it will require a two-third vote to
get the bill before the senate again
for reconsideration but if the suffre-
gettes can get majority it can be re-
turned to the house on a motion of
that kind but under the present line
up that majority cannot be obtained.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25

The most costly fire that has oc'
Cured at jamestown for many years
completely destroyed the Zimmerman
Company store and the stubborn
blaze fought for two hours by the fire
department finally burst through the
second floor. Most Of the damage
was done by the smoke and water.
Offices over the store of professional
men were ruined.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25

Balfour reports seeing q wonderful
mirage last Tuesday. When the Mouse
river and the surrounding country ten
miles away doomed up beautifully.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25
SUFFRAGE ATTEMPT
FAILS AGAIN TUESDAY
Especial to Times-Record.)

Bismarck, Feb. 23.-An attempt to-
day at 2 O'clock to send the suffrage
bill back to the house failed by the
same vote that has prevailed for sew
eral days. There seems but little
doubt now but that the measure Ia
dead. .- ...>. ....,..tr. .as... .. ....g e
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25

Messrs. Ernest and Christ Billings
and their wives, of Lisbon. have been
in the city several days at the bedside
of Mrs. Barbara Pieh who was sister
of the gentlemen.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-25

A farmers institute will be held at
Bowman on Feb. 26 and II.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03
Let's Haze the Boy Scouts

The proposal to inaugurate a Boy Scout movement III
Goldfield is one that merits the approval and cooperation
Of the entire community and will without doubt receive the
support necessary to carry through the p'a; OF orSanlza-
ton. The expense attendant upon the maintenance OF a
Scout body here would be negligible, while the benefits to
be derived are beyond computation. 1t IS universally recog-
nized that as an Influence upon boys, the Scout system has
been highly beneficial everywhere, and it now has branch
es in all parts of the country. In Colorado 1t has gained
wide popularity and is growing in favor constantly.
Goldfield is badly in need OF an organization such as
this. since there are few available forms of recreation for
boys and no inducements for them to join together IN clubs
or other associations calculated to maintain the solidarity
that is found in the Boy Scouts. Many temptations are
offered the youth of towns such as Goldfleld, and the pub
lie schools are altogether inadequate as an influence upon
their conduct out of school hours. The Scout spirit stimu-
lates honest competition in sports, fosters friendly rivalry
for the highest degree of proficiency in the curriculum OF
Scout work, inculcates greater respect Tor cleanliness and
morality, and, by bringing the boys together in constant
and close social relationship, the system operates to pro
mote among them a desire for individual betterment and to
experience the satisfaction of accomplishing such improve
ment. BY all means, let us have the Boy Scouts.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03
Settlement of

The settlement of apex litigation in this camp ha
the subject of much favorable comment by outsld
newspapers and mining journals. Recently the MINING
of San Francisco and Redding, Cal, SAID;
After many months of anxious waiting, the great
gold camp of Goldfie1d is emerging from the tg OF
litigation that has handicapped mine developments.
Sideline agreements have been established between
the dominant Reorganizd Booth company and the
Jumbo Extension, kewanas, Lone Star, Goldt1eld Con
solidated and other companies, forever removing the
menace of the apex. The establishment OF the apex
of the greatest vein-svstem of Goldfield in Booth
ground gave this company a powerful club over a ma
ioritv of the other leading companies, a club that IN
the hands of ruthless interests might have plunged
the camp into endless litigation, with its attendant
waste of time and money.
In this connection the establishment OF apex
claims to the Jumbo Extension vein might have borne
especially bitter fruit, inasmuch as the ore body was
uncovered in the Jumbo Extension ground long before
its presence was suspected in the Booth, and to dlspos-
sess the Jumbo Extension company of the just fruits
OF its sagacity and enterprise would have seemed a
travestv on Justice. This condition was apparently
early recognized by George Wingfield and other own
GERS of Booth, and their action in compromising their
claims alng equitable lines forms a model that opera
tors in other districts might we'll follow.
To President George Wingfield OF the Booth es-
pecial credit is due. From the commencement of ex-
tensive operations at Goldfield, Wingfeld has striven
to bar litigation from the district. The Goldtleld
Consolidated Mines company was organized to pre-
vent litigation among adjoining properties, and ever
since that time the Wingfield interests have used every
effort to keep the serpent of litigation from the dis
trict.
Litigation can benefit no one but the lawyers, for
often the winner in a protracted suit has found the
property worth less than the cost sustained in long
years of legal warfare. And many a promising mine
has been irrevocably ruined by legal struggles, when
under more far-seelng management 1t might have been
a profitably operated enterprise.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03
Life Insurance Millions

An attempt to define the full meaning of the distribu-
ton of $3.50, 100000 in the name of life insurance in 1914,
as computed by the Insurance Press from special and Off
Cal reports, may prompt the query: The amount of the
distribution was equal to what, as a matter of money
merelyP'
1t was nearly equal to the ordinary disbursements, eN-
elusive of postal deficiencies, by the United States govern
ment during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1914, for the
civil, war and navy establishments, pensions, Indian serv-
ice and the interest on the public debt.
1t was nearly two-thirds of the amount of the net ma
tional debt. 1t was more than twice the amount of the in
ternal revenue receipts.
1t was more than equal to the total amount of the eX-
p%enditures to November I, 1914, for the purchase, con-
struction, Notifications, ETC., of the Panama canal and the
amount of the balance of the canal bonds authorized, but
not issued.
incidentally, and not accounted for in the computa-
ton of distribution, for each $1,000 of death claims paid
the American life insurance companies paid Sol for taxes,
licenses and fees. The total of the taxes was nearly equal
to 40 per cent of the corporation income tax; also 40 per
cent of the individual income tax that the United States
government collected.
Comparison of the distribution for the numerous bene-
fits to members of the human race with the expenditures
of the people for liquor in the United States in 1914 showed
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03
JULY 3, 1915

Even the big mines of the Transvaal, owned by the
English, German and French Shareholders, continue
to produce their quota of the most necessary metal,
despite the national conflict that compels the dividends
of some of the shareholders to be set aside until peace
is restored. In Rhodesia, West Africa, India and Aus
tralia the output OF gold is well maintained, thanks in
part to the arrangements made by the British govern
ment for advancing 81 per cent of the value OF the gold
upon its delivery at the local banks, and also the ia
ci~litating of cyanide shipments to the mines.
On this continent gold production proceeds as
usual and in Asiatic Russia the operations in the Lena
and other gold-producing districts have been hindered
only by the occasional shortage of labor due to mobili-
zation. On the whole, the main sources of supply are
not affected by the war, but new ventures are without
the capital to make them active, and will continue to
feel the lack of it, as regards London, for the British
Therefore the total output of gold in the world will
suffer decrease now and a more marked diminusion
later, for the reason stated, and also because fresh en-
terprise will be diverted to the exploitation of the base
metals, the price of which, relatively, has been rapidly
enhanced.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03

that the value of the alcoholic beverages consumed was
nearly three and one-half times the amount of the distribu-
ton of $3.50, 100000 of life insurance money.
By such comparison can the value of life insurance be
made impressive. Its human interest has not been devel-
oped by compulsory laws; the taking of life insurance has
been, and it will continue to be, a voluntary act, after much
urging.
1t is true, as indicated by the surrender of millions of
dollars worth of protection in times of business distress,
that the fundamental purposes of life insurance are not full
filled always, but the argument on the necessity of provid-
ing for family support in the event of death or for funds
for income at advanced age is strengthened by the evidence
of the breakdowns of individual efforts under the stress of
adverse circumstances; and the argument will be forceful
until the last days of life insurance.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03
Gold the One Safe Metal

Shareholders in companies operating in the Goldfield
district are justified in a feeling of security regarding the
stability of value of the product of Goldfield mines. At
the present time many investors are being attracted to the
copper, lead and zinc producers by reason of the late SEN
can be no fluctuation or falling off in the demand for the
metal that forms the basis of Goldfields wealth. Copper,
lead and zinc may continue to command the present high
prices, or the market for these materials may drop back at
any time, influenced by many factors that cannot possibly
affect gold. The position of the yellow metal in the world
is outlined by Mr. I. A. Richard, editor of the Mining and
Scientific Press, as follows:
Gold production generally has not suffered from
the war because so little of it is derived from Europe.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03
Wealth and Indebtedness

The decennial report on Wealth, Debt and Taxation,
soon to be issued by Director Sam l.. Rogers of the bureau
der the direction of Starke NJ. Grogan, chief statistician in
charge of the inquiry, will show an increase in the national
wealth OF IS per cent in eight years; in net Federal indebt-
edness, of g per cent in eleven years; in net state indebted
ness of AS per cent in eleven years; in net county indebt-
edness of 50 per cent in eleven years; in net municipal in
d%ebtedness of ia per cent in eleven years, and in the gen
cral property tax levy of SO per cnt in ten years. In this
report are brought together in two bound volumes all the
statistics pertaining to the general subject of wealth, debt,
and taxation which have been issued from time to time
during the past year in a series of bulletins.
The bureau estimates the total value of all classes of
property in the United States, exclusive of Alaska and the
insular possessions, in 1912 at $IS773oyooo,ooo, or $I,oo5
per capita. This estimate is presented merely as the best
approximation which can be made from the data available
and as being fairly comparable with that published eight
years ago. The increase between 1904 and 1912 was IS
per cent for the total amount and 40 per cent for the per
capita. Real estate and improvements, including public
property, alone constituted $IIo,677,ooo,ooo or 50 per cent
of the total, in 1912. The next greatest item, SIC, 10000,
ooo, was contributed by the railroads, and the third, $I4,
o94,ooo,ooo, represented the value of manufactured prod
ucts, other than clothing and personal adornments, furni-
ture, vehicles and kindred property.
The net public indebtedness in 1913 amounted to S.,
S5o,46I,O 900. This amount was made up as follows: Ma
debt, S345,o42,ooo, or 1857 per capita; county debt, $s71,-
$4,000, or $4.33 per capita municipal debt, So ,S84,SS 5000,
or $5427 per capita. Thus the average urban citizens
share of the net federal, state, county and municipal debt
combined was $7276, and the average rural citizens share
OF the net federal, state, and county debt combined was
sIs4H9 :,
which amount 1907 100000 was represented by bonds,
SS75y6S2,ooo by misunderstanding debt principally Unit
ed States notes or "greenbacks"(, and $685. $1,000 by
certificates and notes issued on deposits of coin and bull
lion. Against this Indebtedness there was in the treasury
81, SS7, GA 900 in cash available for payment of debt, leav-
ing the net national Indebtedness at $I,o2S, $4,000, or
SIo.5O per capita. The increase in the net Indebtedness
between 1912 and 1913 amounted to g per cent, but for the
per capita figure there was a decrease of IS per cent. The
burden due to the national debt is thus very light in COM
parison with that imposed by the Indebtedness of other
great nations.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03

In Austr1a-Hungary there are seventy manufacturers
OF artificial limbs. The war has greatly increased the de-
mand for these luXuries, but American manufacturers have
been unable to compete with the home factories in supply
no this demand. The Austrian Government has provid-
ed schools in which workmen are trained in the manufac-
ture of these limbs and the prices cannot be met by Ameri-
can makers.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03

The truly imposing list of donations to the Fourth
fund, appearing in this issue, bears testimony to the gener-
Gus manner in which all the mining companies of the dis
trict are wont to lend their aid in any movement for the
benefit or amusement of the camp and of their employees.
There are few mining communities in which this spirit is
more agreeably exempliied.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03

The growth of interest in efficiency in advertising is
indicated by the fact that 10000 men, identified with the
business, are expected to participate in the forthcoming
national convention of advertising men. The value of
we'll considered advertising, particularly i'll newspapers, is
becoming more widely recognized all the time by business
men of the country.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-03

Many transcontinental motor tourists are passing
through Goldfield these days. All are impressed With the
delightful climate and with the condition of the desert
roads in this region. The work performed on our roads
is already bearing good fruit.