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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16
GOOD TICKET NAMED
At MASS CONVENTION
bob" Sneddon Unanimous Choice for Mayor
Resolution Adopted Favorins Bond Issue
for Purpose Of Erecting City Hall.

dates for the several offices 20 be
filled at the forthcoming election.
Nominations for mayor being first
in order. Rand Groo placed the name
Of T. M. Mumford before the con-
vention. but the latter announced
that he could not accept the nomina-
ton If 1t was given him.
The name of R. N. Sneddon was
placed before the convention by T.
l.. Glenn, and Dr. Guyon. In one Of
his characteristic speeches. nomi-
mated Mike Malone. The latter with
drew his name and moved that nom
nations for mayor close and that
Mr.. sheldon be declared the unani-
nous choice Of the convention for
mayor. The motion carried with q
hearty vote.
In responding to calls for q speech.
Mr., sheldon thanked the convention
for the honor and stated that II elect
cd he would endeavor to zee that the
laws were lmpartially enforced and
would favor such improvements an
the financesof the city would permit.
The only contest for place On the
ticket was that for clerk and en-
ofFiCio police Judge. For this Office
Bishop HOif placed before the con-
vention the name Of Thomas Barrett.
and r. l.. Glenn named VIM. J. Ryan.
A secret ballot was ordered. which
resulted In Mr.. Barrett's nomination
by a vote Of 81 to 80 for Ryan.
For treasurer. 4. L. MeClaye. the
present incumbent. was nominated
by accIamation.
X. A. Birch was also the unani-
nous choice Of the convention for
city engineer.
Upon motion the chair appointed
a committee OF three to see that the
ticket was properly filed with the
city clerk and also empowered 10 iill
any vacancy which might occur on
the ticket. J. II. Holmes. J. y.
o'COnner and c. Il. Wright were
named aa members Of this committee.
Before adjournlng the convention.
Mr.. Burrell made = short talk In
which he referred to some Of the
good work accomplished BY the pres
ent administration and stated that
the only way IN which 3 community
can prosper and advance In civic i'm
provements Il for the people b work
together and give IN administration
their hearty moral support.
Mayor Cough made > few remarks
In which he referred 10 the effort
the present administration had made
towards improving and beautifying
the city cemetery. and expFesed the
hope that the work would be eOntin-
ued by the new administration.
i The convention then adiourned.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16
Mayor Robert N. sheldon

Mayor Robert N. Sneddon
Clerk and ex-ofiicio police judge
Thos. Barrett
Treasurer-E. L. McClave
City Engineer-R, A. Birch
Councilmen--
First ward-James Smeath. Roy
George
Second ward-M. B. Cherry, M.
j. Davis
Third ward-J. ]. Taylor. C. II.
Toomer
The above. to be known MS the
Citizens ticket. was placed In nomi-
nation last Tuesday night by a large.
ly attended mass meeting. which
wrs held at Odd Fellows hall.
Mayor Cough called the meeting
to order. E. A. Burrell was chosen
as chairman and C. E. Wright as
secretary.
Upon motion. the chair appointed
the following committee on resolu.
tions: G. +. Wright, II. II. Hotf,
Nose Lewis, Joa, Taylor and Ed Rich.
The committee was given 20 min
utes In which TO draft d platform.
and while waiting for the committee
TO report, those present from the
several wards nominated the above
named candidates for the council.
In due time the resolutions com.
mittee submitted the following 70.
port, which was unanimously adopt,
ed by the convention:
We. the citizens Of Montpelier,
Idaho, In mass convention assembled
hereby adopt the following platform
Of principles and pledge the candi.
dates for city offices here selected u
faithfully carry out the same:
First. That the name of the ticket
nominated shall be the CItIEona
Ticket.
Second. That We are In favor Of 4
clean city, and pledge tho nominee,
on this ticket to . strict enforcement
~ the state sanitary laws.
Third That we favor submitting
to the qualified electors of the city o.
Montpelier the question ~ 70 whether
or not municipal bonds should be- ia
sued IN sufficient sum 10 erect suit
able city hall, fire station and Jail.
Fourth. That We favor = reason
able extension Of the present cement
sidewalk system and such Improve.
ments on the streets as the hnancel
~ the city will permit.
Fifth. We favor 3 strict and i'm
partial enforcement Of all state law
and city ordinances.
sixth. While favorlng civic i'm
provementa 10 the fullest extent pos
slble, we pledge the nominees on thl
ticket 10 a strictly buainess-like ed
mInistFation, and believe that th'
city should receive dollars worth o
work or merchandise for every dOilR
expended.
Upon motion the convention theI
proceeded TO the selection Of eandl
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16
SENATOR BRADY
u0ME EflR CllMMEn

Senator and Mrs. James H. Brady
arrived in Pocatello last Monday,
and will spend the summer in Ida
no. In conversation with a repre-
sentative of the Pocatello Tribune,
the Senator said in part:
Il feel as happy as does a boy
when the last day Of school arrives
and the fishing is good. When we
left the East the weather was cold
and disagl eeable and we did not en-
counter any good weather until we
were on this side Of the Rocky noun
tain slope. The weather then SEEM
ed to be getting better and the
country more prosperous. until we
arrived at Pocatello. where we found
perfect weather. apparently very
prosperous conditions and the city
advancing in a manner that should
please the most conservative of our
citizens.
We expect to spend the summer
in our cottage and look forward with
much pleasure to meeting and ming.
ling with our friends. | hope to
make some improvements on the
farm. both in the way of placing
more land under cultivation and In
the purchase of livestock.
The session of congress just
closed was a very strenuous one.
We succeeded in defeating some
bad laws and passed some good ones
The war in Europe is going TO make
a demand for all our products. botl
manufactured and agricultural. Tht
balance of trade is in our favor ant
will continue to be as long as tht
war lasts. Capital is more timit
than usual, and we of the west mus
learn to depend more and more OF
our own resources and ability q
develope than we have in the past
Therefore, it behooves each am
every one of us to put our shoulder
TO the wheel and help the good worl
along.
am very much gratified at tn
success of our citizens in securing
the Technical school and we must a
see to it that it is made one Of tn
great institutions of the state an
the northwest.
i am naturally tired after m
labors in the senate, but with a fe'
days Of rest feel quite sure I wi
be my real self again. 1t Ii neee
less to say that both Mrs. Brad
and myself are greatly pleased I
be at home again" +"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16

After forty-three years Of service
with the Oregon Short Line and asso-
ciated companies, P. L. Williams.
general attorney, will retire on Nay
| and will be succeeded by George
Harris Smith. who has been aasoci-
ated with the law department Of the
Oregon Short Line for ten years.
General orders issued from the Of.
fee Of z. e. Calvin, vice president,
Tuesday also announce the retire
ment Of C. j. McNitt. auditor. on &C.
count Of ill-health. He viii be sue,
eeeded by L. r. Wood. who he's been
aaaistsnt Suditor for three year.,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16
MUST PASS ALL
nm nRCC NnNE
Un TROO NUM-

Any transportation company which
issues free transportation to one
state official cannot refuse TO issue
1t to any other official when the
public utilities commission has rec.
commended that he receive II. An
opinion to that effect was issued
Monday by Attorney General Peter.
son in response to a query by the
commission As to the law on the free
pass situation.
The commission naked fng IN opin.
Ion when the Oregon Short Line an.
nonnced that II would give free
transportation only to the state pure
food inspector and his deputies, the
state veterinarian and his deputies,
members of the public utilities COM
mission, sheriffs and their deputies.
The attorney was asked to inter
pret the law AZ TO whether the rail.
road could issue the passes to one
state officer and refuse them to an
other.
Until free pass bill was passed
by the Thirteenth session Of the leg.
lslature, II was forbidden, under the
law creating the utilities commission,
for transportation company 10 Civ.
a free pass TO any person or official
expect that it could give transporta.
tlon to It's employees and their lmme.
dlate families.
Under the law passed by the Thlr-
teenth session transportation com.
panies we're permitted TO lssne trans.
| portatlon 10 state officials and thelI
deputies and TO county sheriffs and
their deputies for use IN the trans
acting Of official business. Before
such officials could obtain tFanspor
tation, Ii was required that thel
must make application to the publ,
utilities commission and the appllca,
tions bad 10 be approved by tha
body.
In holding that the transportiou
company cannot refuse transporta
tion TO any official whose application
has beeu approved by the commits
sion, II IL grants passes TO any o
them, -the attorney Reneral quot
the constitution, which has . claus
forbIddinR discrimination In sucI
matters, and the decision of the NJ
preme court In the case of Abram
against the Pacific A Idaho NORTH
ern Railway company.
In the Abrams case the court bel
that, since the Idaho Northern con
pany made II n practice 10 issue hal
: rates to ministers residing in II
/ territory It could not refuse IL to an
who made application.
What the policy OF the Short Lin
will be since the attorney general 4
' sued his opinion could not be for,
| told by local officials Of the con
pany Monday night. They said III
matter would be referred to r. J
Calvin, vice president and gsneri
manager, and that be would decid
whether the company would issu
free transportation TO all state o
. fIcIals or 20 ne.-Statesman.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16
BEAR LAKE FARMERS
MlIl GDnW nERc
WILL UhUW rEAS
t.otyright.l

7. H. Hopkins, representing the
John H. Alland Seed company of st.
Anthony, spent couple of days last
week in this county, interesting the
farmers in the growing of peas.
Pea growing has come to be an in
dustry of considerable Importance in
the st. Anthony section, and Mr..
Hopkins says that the industry can
be made just as profitable in this
valley. 1t has been proven that peas
are one of the very best forage crops
that farmer can grow. In fact,
for fattening hogs and sheep, peas
are superior to alfalfa or any other
feed.
Last year over 100000 were
paid to fermers of Fremont county
for seed peas. and several thousand
dollars were put into circulation in
st. Anthony, in payment for labor
by the companies, which have ware
houses there.
As Mr.. Hopkins time here was
limited. he confined his visit to the
farmers in the vicinity of Paris, and
the settlements south of there. His
visit to Paris was made upon the So
licitation of w. R. Holmes, who has
been advocating pea culture in the
Post for several weeks. As result
of his visit, quite number of the
farmers on the west side agreed to
plant peas this spring, the acreage
in most cases being small. If the
crop proves successful, as it no doubt
will, next year it is likely that the
acreage will be largely increased.
Mr.. Hopkins has shipped five ton
of pea seed to Paris, which will be
sold at 3 cents per pound, plus the
freight. Some of this seed will be
ipeas that were grown on dry farms
last year in the vicinity Of st. An.
thony, and he is desirous that thii
seed be tried out on dry farms II
this valley. He recommends tbs
planting of $50 pounds of seed to the
acre on irrigated land, but the guam
tity should be slightly increased OF
dry farms.
We are unable to state who is hand
ling the seed in Paris, but those wish
5 ing to secure any of the seed can Sc
cure it by calling up either Mr
: Holmes or J. r. Shepherd. Il
e likely that Williams e. Hess of thi
! city, will also handle quantity 0
0 the seed.
Mr.. Hopkins informed US that th
peas could be planted any time up
8 and including the first week in Mas
d He also stated that he would b
, here again in June and if possibl
visit every farmer who has plante
peas for the purpose Of instruetin
! them regarding the cultivation an
harvesting Of the crop.
} The five ton Of seed sent here wi
h plant approximately l30 acre
4 This will be sufficient TO determir
IN just how we'll this crop viii do her
10 and farmers from every section /,
II the county should endeayor to obta
some Of the seed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16

Yesterday arguments were heard
in the supreme court on the consti-
tutionality of the anti-nepotism law,
passed by the last legislature, which
prohibits public official from EN-
ploying in his office a relative within
the third degree. The law is being
tested By Miss Barton, matron a
the soldiers home.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16

We are now definitely advised that
the sale Of the sheep interests Of the
Alton Live Stock company 20 MsssFs.
Dan MackAy and J. s. Oztier has
gone thru, and that those gentlemen
will take over the sheep on April IS.
We are also advised that the home
ranch N the Alton Live stock CON-
pAny I'm the Star valley has been
sold. KsmmeFsr Camera.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16

The governor has appointed W. G.
SchOltz. editor Of the Western
Farmers Review. e direetcr Of
farm markets Ia this state.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-16

J. G Nielsen came up from Salt
Lake last Friday and wlll remain
for . month looking after hls basi-
ness interests here.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
BURK'S BIG PRODUCTION
OF JUNGLE TOMS CABIN

In presenting this excellent company
consisting of a carefully selected cast
of ladies and gentlemen of ability, per-
init the manager to say to his patrons
and the amusement loving public that
his aim is TO offer alone pure, healthy
and refined amusement that the mother
and her daughter and the father and
his son, the brother and his sister may
enjoy and appreciate the same. We
are sure that many a heart may be
lightened and many a face wreathed
in smiles by visiting this beautiful
play, written by Harriet Reecher
Stowe. Courtly, refined and elegant in
its presentation, we feel sure to meet
the popular appreciation at the gen
erous hands Of the amusement-lo loving
people, and that the (applause) of
smiling thousands will assuredly greet
our greatest efforts. Believing that
Shakespeare has truly said "The no
blest art in man 3 life-the art of max
ing others happy" This great moral
amusement enterprise that has become
faomus from ocean to ocean during the
past IS years of its existence, will
positively exhibit at Winnemecua Wed
nesday night, May 12.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

W. r. Helm is in town from Reno,
registered at the Eldorado.
J. F. Arnold, of Santa Rosa, Cali
fornia, is registered at the Eldorado.
NJ. b. Darlington, of Fresno, Cali
fornia, is at the Hotel Lafayette today.
George A. Hawks, Southern Pacific
livestock agent, is at the Eldorado to-
day.
George Young is in town from Bat
tie Mountain, registered at the Hotel
Lafayette.
Born-At Winnemucea, Nevada, May
Z, 1918, to the wife of Charles Garteiz,
a daughter.
DIR. A. A. Wendell viii leave this
evening for Loveloek, where he viii
spend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. r. Rathburn return
cd yesterday from their wedding tour,
spent at California points.
A. II. May, district superintendent
of the Western Union, with headquar-
ters at San Francisco, was in town yes
terday.
Mrs Mary Kerfoot, manager of the
ladies' department at Reinhart s, left
last evening for Reno, expecting to re-
turn tomorrow.
Mrs NJ Reinhari and daughters,
Misses Edna and Helen Reinhart, are
expected to return from San Francisco
on Southern Pacific No. tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
BALL GAME AT LOVELOCK
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The Winnemueea baseball team viii
leave on Southern Pacific No. 10 this
evening for Lovelock, where II viii
play a game with the team OF that
town tomorrow afternoon, beginning at
2:30 O'Clock. 1t is expected that a
number of "rooters'' will accompany
the team. The following viii be the
lineup for the local nine, given in their
batting order:
Erskine, center field; Critchley,
catcher; Christian, first base; Walsh,
second base; Alton, right field; Sta
della, shortstop; Giroux, third base;
Wilson, left field; Kihalay, pitcher.
Huffaker will 90 as substitute.
Stadella and Killalay are new men
with the club, having arrived yester-
day from Los Angeles. Last year the
former played in the Canadian league
and the latter with the Coast league.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
Official Changes

Quite a number of changes were
made in the traffic department of the
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain, d. &
h. G.. and Western Pacific May 1st.
Col e. r. Place, of Winnemueea
was appointed general agent for the
four roads comprising the system.
). Nj. Johnson, vice president in
charge of traffic of the Missouri-Pa.
cifc-lron Mountain and Denver e. Rio
Grande, is to move his headquarters to
touch with the traffic heads of other
big Western systems and transconti-
mental lines.
w. A. Rambach, assistant to the
viee-president in charge of traffic
with headquarters in Chicago, was
made assistant freight traffic manager
in charge of rates, etc, with headquar
ters in st. Louis
J. n. Citizens, assistant to the vice
president in charge of traffic, became
assistant freight traffic manager in
charge of solicitation, with headquar-
ters in St. Louis.
W. l. Jones, assistant to the vice
president in charge of traffic, was pro
NOTED to general freight agent of the
Iron Mountain, to secceed F. II. Calef.
who recently died
c. G. p. Rausch, assistant general
freight agent at ST. Louis, was pro-
NOTED to general freight agent. His
duties viii consist of appearing before
the different railroad commissions and
such other work as may be assigned
him.
d. R. Lincoln, assistant general
freight agent, with headquarters in
Kansas City, was transferred to st.
Louis with the same title but with in
creased duties and responsibilities.
w. H. Alexander, assistant general
freight agent at st. Louis, was trans
ferred to Kansas City to take up the
work formerly performed by Mr.. Lin
coin.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
AD0IPH SELLA HELD
UNDER pROHIBITIyf BONDS

Yesterday morning Judge Dunn gave
out his decision in the Sella prelim-
mary, holding defendant to answer.
j. A. Langwith and J. M. Frame
made a motion that defendant be ad-
mitted to bonds, pending trial. This
was opposed by counsel for the state,
and Justice Dunn took the matter un.
der advisement. At 1:30 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon he decided that de-
fendant was entitled to bonds, under
the new statute, as a matter of right,
placing same at $4,000.
1t is understood that there will be
no attempt made to give the required
bonds. When asked this afternoon
what he would do in the premises, J.
A. Langwith, leading counsel for Sella,
declined to state what the next move
of the defense will be.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
HEAVY PENALTY FOR
EMPLOYING ALIEN TEACHERS

Deputy superintendent Abel is in
receipt of letter from State Superin-
tendent Bray, calling attention to the
alien teacher law passed by the
last legislature Under its terms
school trustees are not permitted to
employ aliens to teach in the public
schools, and in case they are hired the
state controller and county auditors
are forbidden to draw warrants for
their pay.
The maximum penalty for violation
Of this law is $1,000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
APPALLING LOSS OF
LIFE ON LUSITANIA
fspecial to the silver statel


NEW YORK, May s.--According to
latest reports, there was terrible
loss of life occasioned by the torpedo
ing of the Cunard liner Lusitania yes
terday.
At noon today the casualties were
placed at 1864. Included in the list of
those who met watery grave are AL
fred G.. Vanderbilt Elbert Hubbard,
Charles Frohman and many Others
prominent in two hemispheres.
The captain of the Inflated vessel
was saved, after having foated for
three hours.
There were many scenes of heroism
as the boat went down. Many were
found dead Ia the boats when picked
up, while others were drowned by the
capsizing of some of the lifeboats.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
OF RECEIVER
JoHANSoN MADE PERMANENT

United States District Judge Jere-
miah Neterer at Seattle Thursday
handed down a decision in the Merger
mines case, making permanent the ap-
pointment of Carl Johanson of Seattle
as receiver for the Goldfeld Merger
Mines company.
Johanson was appointed temporary
receiver by United States District
Judge +. f. Cushman last February on
petition of Mrs. Lucy V. Ames Of Min
neapolis, a stockholder, who filed a
suit in equity against the Merger
Mines company and j. Ross Clark and
c. A. Whittemore, officers of the com
pany, for alleged corporate frauds in
handling various mining properties,
said to be worth several million dol
lars
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
local western PACING Notes

A steam shovel with two work trains
will be put on at Luke, between Elko
and Wendover, Monday morning. Af-
ter finishing track work at that point,
the outfit will be moved to Nelson and
from there to Sulphur.
Trainmaster O'Connor is in town to-
day from Elko.
George Naus has been appointed
claim agent, succeeding A. Darling, re
signed.
Engineer John Brier has moved into
the residence of Conductor MeTaggart,
who has moved his family to Salt Lake.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
CALIFORNIA MEN
in CONTROL OF W.P.

Advices received here from New
York, says the San Francisco Chroni-
ele, indicate that, in connection with
the reorganization of Western Pacific,
the Rollins-S -Spreckels coalition has sue
eeeded in obtaining an absolute power
Of veto on any plan that may not be
satisfactory to them as representatives
of the first mortgage bond holders.
The reorganization committee will
consist of twelve members, eleven of
whom have been appointed, while one
remains to be named. In the agree
ment under which the committee will
work, it is provided that three fourths
or nine members must agree upon a
plan of reorganization before it shall
be put forth as a committee product
with the official approval of the com
mittee. 1t is further provided that Ru-
dolph Spreckels and f. II. Rollins &
Sons, representing the Western Pacific
first mortgage bondholders, shall name
four members of the committee, or
enough to constitute an effective obsta-
Gle to the recommendation of a reor-
ganization plan inequitable to the class
of security it is sought to protect
1t is UNDERSTOOD that a deposit of
bonds viii be called for Immediately
upon the nomination of the reorganiza-
tion committee without waiting for the
formation or announcement of a plan.
With the approval of r. Fl. Rollins
& Sons, Rudolph Spreckels has already
selected three members of the commit
tee They are James d. Phelan, A. M.
Hunt and George Whittell. This leaves
the Rollins Spreckels interest one more
member to name. Eight members will
be named by Blair Co., William Sa-
lomon & Co. and Denver & Rio Grandc
interests.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-08
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report of the local
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at s a. m. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 20.
Lowest this morning, ~.
Mean temperature yesterday, 50.
p~ana;,;na en- 'san 49, yes.slaay, q
Weather forecast for Winnemucea
and vicinity: Cloudy tonight and Sun
day.
RAY L. FISHER,
Official in Charge.