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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-26
SANDS ASKS FOR AID
OF BOARD OF REVIEW
Seeks to Require Banks to Furnish
List of Depositors and
Amounts.
DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXPECTED
Some Bankers COncede Right OF Tax
Officers to Make Specific Request
for Information as to Individual
Taxpayers.

Making good promptly his promise tn
take immediate steps to compel the
Richmond banks To disclose the time
and interest deposits held by them for
customers in order that proper taxes
may be levied against these intunribles.
Examiner Of Records Sands Yesterday
applied to John Il! Minor, chairman or
the Local Board OF Review. requesting
hiin TO invoke his powers Of summons
to this end
In an affidavit executed before John
\. Cutchins. notary public, Mr. Sands
declares that he Is satisfied that the
local banks. on February !, 1915. held
as agents for taxpayers, residents or
Richmond. Va and liable to State
taxes in said city, considerable sums
or money, notes and intangible property
not listed for taxation by the indi-
Niduai taxpayers OF said city in their
returns for the year 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-26
EXAMINER SANDS
MAKES FORMAL. DEMAND


In his letter to Mr.. Minor. Examiner
sands says:
Il hereby make formal application
FOR summons against the banks named
in the within affidavit that the officers
of same may he examined touching the
taxation Of certain individuals repre-
scented by them.
IL ask that you lc; tho summons issue
rcturnahle at such time as may In tho
near future suit the convenience of
your hoard. not earlier than November
80. 1915.
Il regret that this matter has taken
| this course and that the banks declined
To furnish Tn" Information when re-
pucstcd. The work Is Il larg" one and
will ucccssitatc the employment OF
many clerks. but in order faithfully to
discharge the duties imposed by law.
and that may comply with tho
statutes. I am prepared to plac" 100
clerks at work If the same are nee
cssary."
TN" examiners move places II
sIuarcly up TO the Local Board Of Re-
view and the banks. The power Of tho
board I" compel the banks to disclose
tn" Information sought. seems 4" H."
little questioned. Attorney C. neral
Pollard has given an opinion inter
rr"tinE the stntnt" to vest ampl" au-
thority In the board for this purpose"
although the matter has not yet been
passed upon by any court.
All banks were closed Yesterday be-
cause OF the THANKSGIVING holiday. pre-
venting q conference on tn" days do
vclopments. II is not believed that the
bankers Will hold another meeting until
tho summonses ar" issued against them
hN the chairman of the Local Board OF
Review.
When these summonses arc issued.
there prom!s" 10 he interesting de-
vclopmcutS While none of tho bank
crs was willing to discuss tho situa-
ton officially last night. the cashier
/ of one OF the largest commercial
banks Indicated the contention upou
which the bankers Will rest their
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-26
Rbbons!

An Opportunc Sale at Less Than Regular
Prices.
High grade Brocadcd Silk Ribbons in
popular hair-bow and sash widths:
39c qualify mt 25c yard
'9c quality at 39c yard
These Ribbons are very much in demand
Just now for making up fancy articles for
holiday gifts. They comprise a beautiful
range of rich color combinations, and are
very much under price.
First Floor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-26
JURY At PRINCE GEORGE
FINDS BLACKER GUILTY
sentences !IopcwclI Hotel-Kccpcr to
Sixty Days Imprisonment
ana 500 Fine.
CASE WAS BITTERLY FOUGHT
Trial Featured by Attack on Attor.
n"y-Gcncral Pollard, WHO Was
Charged With Employing Prose.
cution'S Chief Witness.


After one of the most bittcrly-cop
tested trials in the history Of the
r'h''. jury in the Prince George
county Circuit Court Yesterday after
noon found Abe Hacker, proprietor of
the i"r"wcll Hotel. in iIopewcll. ruil-
~ OF selling liquor in that place and
hNet his penalty at II sentence oc six
~ days in Jail and Il fine of $50
C"uns"! for Elackcr moved To Sc, aside
tn" verdict. and tho motion was CON
hnucd by Judge West for argument
Inc trial began on Friday Of last
week Tn" case went to the jury yes
to-day afternoon about 4 o'clock. and
inc jury was out one hour.
ihe trial was featured by bitter
attack on Acknowledgement John Gar
Lnnd Pollard by counsel for the de-
tcnSe. who. in questions. insinuotcd
that the Attorney General had secured
INC appointment of l.. H. Driver. an
'NShIhhd newspaper man. AS rapre-
sentative Of Governor stuart at Hone
well. in the hope OF future aid II;
ms prosperity" campaign for the gov
crhorSh!p. an innucndo which Mr.. Pol
larh promptly denounced as false The
defense also bitterly attacked the
character OF Mr.. Driver It was stated
hE hirh court officials after the YER
d''t had been rendered that Mr. priv
ers characcr had been fully vindi-
Gated.
'NSf '"NIESTS RIGHT
10 IRf hlAtkEE AGAIN
Every possible legal point was raised
by the defense For an entire d,v
the court heard argument on the
point that, as Hacker had once been
re" p'lorc magistrate and acQuit-
't"' nc '"u'u not he tried again. The
court held that the hearing In tho
magistrates court did not bar later
''|uic'mrht 10y In" grand jury and
r,at p'l"rc The circuit Court
'ne nhai verdict turned largely. it
was stated ON tn" instructions Of the
court inc ""i"nS" claiming that it
was necessary, In order 10 secure a
'ohNlctlon under tn" BYRD law. for the
prosecution |" SHOW not only that hecr
han hcch sold hut that 1t was intoNi-
''''hE- Judge West INSTRUCTED tho
Jury on this point, at the request OF
special Prosecutor William +. Cooke.
as follows:
II" court inStructS tho jury sihat
u 'h"N hcli"v" from the evidence. he
H"hh reasonable doubt, that y.
.'''cN'r' personally or through ms
,u'Pi"Ht' att'hS "l'hln inc scope OF
nus "u'l"tl'N Tor Sald h!ackor. on Au-
S"S' 10 S"!u u" l.. Driver becr
~ "'', ''fu"F without hrs' "h'aih-
,uS " license :" |" 40, thry must una
nv" E"!'iN "' uhIhWiuiIE ScltnS ar
"'"t Sii''S as 'hh'Sr" IN the ihd'ct-
nnth'' even 'h""tn theN do not be
',"',' tne cN'"'hcS INA, me nccr
80 "''N ''t"'! SOL" VIII Ptouut'
'N''''''' ''''' "''' anu "'lt ~
49,, 49, ".' 80 IN HF,'''s "'''''" t"e
M, ~
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
SAVE THE SHADE TREES.

In the past several weeks oak
groves, e1ns and apple orchards have
been infested with what | suppose to
be known as the measuring worm.
Four weeks ago they were three
eighths of an inch long, the size of a
cambria needle, green, hanging from
the trees by spiders thread. They
are now from one-half to an inch long
and exist by the thousands, destroying
LEAKAGE. This is their second year. Is
there any known remedy p. F, N,
Fond du Lac county.
The looping worms" affecting the
trees seems, from your description, to
be the fall canker worm" It's injuries
have been very pronounced and COM
mon in several parts of the state this
year.
All such caterpillars, whether smooth
or woolly, or any other chewing or bit
Ing insects feeding on foliage, can usu-
ally be readily controlled by spraying
the affected plants with arsenate OF
lead; about three or four pounds in
so gallons of water, or with paris
green, enc pound to fifty gallons Of wa
ter. It is advisable to add lime, by
shaking one pound of fresh lime, to
the paris green and water, to prevent
burning OF the foliage.-James G. San
derS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
So. 1o7. A2A Saved taxpayers.

Madison.-Exact figures Oh the total
appropriations made by the last legis-
lature and those made by the 1egisla-
ture Of 1913 were compiled by Secre-
tary Benjamin A. Kieckhoefer Of the
state board of public affairs, and are
the first absolutely reliable compila-
tiOns available.
These figures show that the last
legislature appropriated for the two
year period, running from July 1, 1915,
to July /, 1917, the total sum of So
49,. 1913.
The total appropriations made by
the legislature in 1913 for the two
year period running from July /, 1918,
to July /, 1915, were $32,662,682. This
includes unexpended balances in diff
ferent funds on July /, 1913, of ST..
919,184.
The total appropriations for state
boards. commissions and departments
for two years beginning July 1, 1915,
including an uneXpended balance on
July /, 1915, of $2,073,S91, were ST.
236,436, against $17,722,285 made by
the legislature for the same purposes
two years ago; for state charitable
and penal institutions, $4,732, 292
against $5,145,888; for state normal
schools, $2,799,159 against $3,004,O37;
for the University of Wisconsin, S.
537,970 against $6,744,957; for miscel-
laneous purposes, $159,33S, against
$45, 513.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

Working shoulder to shoulder with
The farmers to develop bank balance
farming, and to put the county ahead
In community life, is the job of the
county or agricultural representative,
according to E. l.. Luther, state super
visor of county agents in Wisconsin.
IF a farmer wants silo, the repre-
sentative is on hand to help get the
forms started. His next duty may be
to ind out the best type Of barn for a
particular farm, or to start an alfalfa
crop: to help treat sick COW, test a
lot of seed corn, or to judge in a boys
calf raising contest.
when the field work is not press
Ing, the counties use their men as
teachers Of agriculture in the county
training schools for teachers. In sew
eral counties, county short courses for
boys are conducted by the agents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
STATE FIRE LOSS
TOTALS S4,364,I95
1923 BIazes Are Reported Dur
ing Fiscal Year.
CARELEssNEss IS SCORED
Statistics Show the Necessity Of Hav-
ing Wiring Done ~ Competent
Electrician-Fire Proven
ton Urged

/ MadiSOn.-The report OF the state
| IRE marshaIs office for the last fiscal
year says that during the year there
were 3,123 fires reported and a total
loss Of $4.364.195.
Two thousand and twentyeight fires
were in dwellings, ard barns, doing a
damage Of $2,323,415; SO that about
| tWo-tnirds OF the total losses occurred
! in buildings housing human beings
| and domestic animals In such fires
many lives are sacrificed annually on
The altar Of carelessness. The report
refers to d defective fireplace in a
summer cottage at Lake Delavan
which caused a fire in which three
children lost their lives.
We are momentarily shocked at
such news. then forget all about it
and neglect the cause, says the re-
port Continuing it says
'Analyzing the causes OF these fires
closely, we find that 769 fires, causing
d loss Of $1059,77O, were due to de-
naces, stoves, freDlaces, stovepipes,
hot-air pipes, smokestacks, chimneys
and sparks from the last two named
This department has often called at
tention to the proper and safe install
lation of heating plants, the proper
construction Of chimneys, and the
necessity Of cleaning these out regu-
larly
There are two lightning losses on
rodded buildings, with q loss of $500,
and 334 on buildings not rodded, with
a loss Of $464, 240 This record again
emphasizes III the strongest manner
the efficacy Of lightning rods, when
properly installed.
"Eighty-fOur fires, causing a loss OF
$14S,245, were due TO defective electric
work and installation, again showing
the necessity Of having all such work
done BIZ a competent ard reliable cleo
trician.
children playing with matches
were responsible for 142 fires and a
fire loss Of $74,150 Carelessness of
grown up children with matches, and
mice and matches caused Isl fires
and a loss of SLOT ,973.
Smokers carelessness caused six
tv-six fires and fire loss Of $78,930.
Cleaning with gasoline and sundry
gasoline explosions caused sixty fires
and a fire loss Of 1924 showing the
great necessity Of proper storage, han
ding and use Of this most dangerous
OF ali infammable liquids
Kerosene lamp, lantern and stove
explosions caused III fires with loss
OF $84,97O, showing clearly that kero-
sene likewise is not free from dan
ger.
These fires, or at least the large
majority Of them, and the consequent
frs waste could have been prevented
had proper care been exercised.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Print Butter.

en- by J. L. Sammis Of the college OF
agriculture:
If the cheese is to be packed in
small lots when made, the labor in
cheese-making will be greatly in
creased. Instead of one 30pound hoop,
there will be 80 one-pornd hoops to
make. This will require a large ex-
penditure for new equipment. Then
the shrinkage of cheese in one-pound
packages will be great during curing,
and a lower quality may result due to
the cheese drying out. All these things
would add to the cost Of cheese; and
too. there would be a greater waste
due to the increased surface of rind.
1.-The advantages in having cheese
put up in small packages are very
much the same as with butter packed
in one-pound cartons. Convenience
in handling, greater cleanliness. and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
SOME HINTS FOR BUiLcERS
Great Care Should BE Taken in Seiec-
ton OF the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

IF you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in a wilderness.
your first thought would be Of food
supply and your next Of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties of mankind. It is therefore
natural that the best thought, and
study are put upon these Two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort,
service and architectural beauty than
ID the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling Of cement in building work been
understood properly. and progress Is
still constantly being made with it.
Modern hotels and Office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard OF wood
One of the most significant develop.
ments of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt shingle which
Is, on new construction and old, rapid
~ supplanting the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any bUilding-in fact, there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate OF pleasing
tints Of red or green, is employed as a
gurfacing. The shingles are uniform
Iy eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying slate
surfaced single that is not guaran-
teed by reliable and responsible
manufacturer There are SO many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming TO be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Game Laws Give Satisfaction.

Game Laws give SaIsSTaCtlon.
That spring shooting of migrating
birds in Wisconsin has practically
stopped since the enactment Of the
federal prohibition: that the number
of water fowl breeding IN the state has
increased fully fifty per cent; and that
the principal water fowl so breeding
are mallard duck, blue wing teal
ducks, wood ducks, spoon bill ducks
and coot, are the conclusions of a
study of reports to the conservation
commission made by game wardena
from all sections of the state
From the same reports it is gath.
cred that in most sections of northern
Wisconsin deer are more plentiful
than in several years. Because of the
cold weather and unfavorable breed
ing conditions the number of prairie
chickens and grouse is less in many
regions.
The reports by the wardens were
| made particularly upon the effects OF
! the federal migratory bird law and
there is a general { greement among
! the sixty replies that spring shooting
| in the state IN violation of the law is
practically negligible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Holds Diphtherla Always Durable.


Madison.-Dr. w. F. Whyte, prest.
dent of the Wisconsin state board of
health, said that timely use of anti
toxin in cases of diphtheria would alb
solutely prevent death from that dis
ease.
With the present knowledge Of
treating diphtheria, there should be
no deaths from diphtheria if the ma
ture of the ailment is discovered soon
after the clinical symptoms become
manifest and antitoxin is freely use9, =
said Doctor Whyte
AN impression prevails among
some people Of the state that the use
Of antitoxin in diphtheria often has
a depressing effect on the heart and
is consequently dangerous to the pa
tient. This erroneous opinion is occa-
sionally fostered by some members
OF the medical profession, especially
when they have neglected or failed
to use antitoxin until the disease is
far advanced.
IN some few cases the physicians
have stated that the death was due to
heart failure as a result of admins
tering antitoxin. That is not true in
any case. Either the physician was
not called early enough, SO that the
antitOXin could be administered in the
early stages of the disease, or through
neglect the physician in attendance
did not use antitoxin as promptly as
he should.
In every case Of diphtheria anti
toxin should be used during the first
day. if possible If this is done, com
plete recovery can be assured in prac-
tically every case. The longer the
treatment is postponed, the less value
it has and the larger the dosage re-
quired.
All children exposed to diphtheria
should be given an immunizing dose Of
1000 units; for curative treatment in
light cases not involving the larynx,
If treatment is given on the first day
of the disease, 5000 units will be suf-
ficient. II for any reason the treat
ment is not given until the second or
third day of the disease, an initial
dose Of 5000 units should be given.
If favorable results are not shown
within eight hours, the initial dose
should be repeated.
1T is not uncommon to administer
from 10000 to $4,000 units Of antitoxin
i'll a severe case Of diphtheria.
There is no evidence for the state
ment that antitoxin depresses the
heart or is dangerous in any stage Of
diphtheria, and any medical man who
does not use antitoxfn as soon as the
nature Of the disease is determined
and in all suspicious cases, is not Civ
ing his patient proper attention. The
public should know that antitoxin is
perfectly harmless and that the free
use Of this remedy in the early stages
will cure diphtheria in practically
every case
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
CHEESE IN ONE
MEAL PACKAGES

1.-THE man who can put one-meal
package of cheese on the market that
will prove satisfactory will have done
more to increase the consumption OF
cheese than anyone else"
This is the. statement Of A. T. Bruhn,
secretary Wisconsin Cheese Makers
association, who favors 10, 15 or 25-
cent packages of cheese.
The small package Of cheese has
been the subject of much discussion
and is being experimental With by a
number of cheese men.
Some of the advantages and disad-
vantages of the small package are Civ
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

horse has been troubled twice before
with this same disease. Kindly ad,
wise me what to do.-O. NJ, Oconto
county.
1t is quite likely that your horse is
suffering from moon blindness (peri.
Odic ophthalmia). | make this di-
agnosis on the strength Of your state
ment that the horse has been troubled
twice before in the same way. This
disease, as it's name indicates, recurs
periodically and will eventually lead
to a. cataract and finally destroy sight.
There is no specific remedy for the
trouble. Instead of bathing the eye
with tea, you should use a saturated
solution of boracic acid, which is non
irritating yet. mildly antiseptic.-F B.
Hadley.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
HOW TO GET RID OF PERENNIAL
WEEDS.

Pull, dig or cut all scattered plants
while in bloom. Burn them if seed
has formed. Where weeds are few,
cut of two or three inches below the
surface of the ground, make funnel
shaped hole about the root and fill
with strong brine or salt.
Smother With Rapid Growing
Crop.-Plow the weed infested field
early in the fall, cultivating deeply
and frequently until ground freezes.
Plow again in spring. Cultivate fire.
Quently so as not to allow any growth
above ground. Then SOW buckWheat
or millet (rate. bushel to the acre.
the first of July.
Smother With Paper.-With small
weed areas cover patch with overlap
ping strips of building paper, weighing
1t down and leaving it on during grow
ing season.
Plant Cultivated crops.-Treat field
the same as for smother crop. Har-
row frequently with spring tooth har-
row until corn or potato planting time
Plant potatoes or corn in check rows.
Cultivate crop both ways, hoeing out
weeds not killed by cultivation. Sue
cess can only be secured by most per-
sistent work.
Summer FaIioW.-P1ow and cult
vate as for smother crop, continuing
frequently throughout the season, new
er allowing the leaves to get above
ground Plant cultivated crop next
season to insure complete destruction
of surviving weeds. Best method for
badly infested fields.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

health again. It is truly great bless
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CAMERON, RED, No. /, Swan Greek,
Michigan.
Another Sufferer Relieved.
Hebron, Me-" Before taking your
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
find today that / am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
Homework now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. try to
impress upon the minds OF all ailing
women | meet the benefits they cam
derive from your medicines. - Mrs.
CHARLES ROWE, Kennebago, Maine.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia II. Pinlxham Med
icine Co., (confidentia1) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter viii be opened.
read and answered by a woman
and held i'm strict confidence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Patents to inventors.

Edward Anderegg, Algoma, net,
Francis L. BarstoW, Appleton, paper
stock soak tank; William c. Bauer
Neenah, paper-making machine slice;
William Blodgett, Milwaukee, fishing
reel; Louis Bogen, Milwaukee, system
of distribution; William Brunnermer
Racine, tractor; Macmillan P. Janish
Milwaukee bottle closure; Charles
Klein. Milwaukee, lamp socket anG
the like; Frank Lyman, Milwaukee
moiding machine; Louie j. Monahan
Oshkosh. nut-cutting machine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Named State Medical Examiner.

Governor Philip appointed DR.. r.
6. Rodecker of Holcomb member oil
the Wisconsin board of medical ex
aminers to succeed DR.. A. B. Bailey OF
Fennimore. The governor .reappoint
ed as members of the board, for terms
ending July /, 1919, Dr.. j. M. Dodd OF
Ashland, Dr. FL w. Abraham of Apple
ton, and DR.. c.. H. Ripley of .Kenosha
The governor. signed the written com
mission appointing Harry P. Myrics
Of Milwaukee as state editor and mem
ber OF the state printing board