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A RADICAL REFORM NEEDED

Our machinery 10: the election OF a
President Is far iron; perfect During
President Garfield'S long illness, after
he was shot by an irresponsible as
sassin, the laws regarding the Success
sion to the Presidency through! the IN
ability or death OF both President and
Vice President we're changed SO as 20
safeguard the party IN power. bit re
manner OF eectiag 4 President mas
remained the same since the contested
election OF Hayes and Ti!den in 1876.
which was finally settled By COM
mission, a contest that came near in
volving the country in civil war.
The ultimate results in the present
election have been much TOO long in
arriving. Prolonged uncertainty is
dangerous. II should not exist, because
there is no valid excuse for it in these
days of the telegraph and telephone
Much OF the delay in counting IS due
to the length and the number Of TICK
cts voted for The Presidential cleo
ton could be expedited by diSsociat-
hight from State elections. In many Of
the States candidates on Tuesday
were voted for from Governor down 10
county and district officials. Ere
quently State Issues obscure the Ma
tional issues confusing the voter. The
National short ballot Is the remedy
in an election held separately
Another inequality III oar election
system is partial woman suffrage. The
New York Herald comnteuts on this
feature pertinently when il says: "The
possibility of the votes OF women in
one state determining who SHALL be
Presiden: when women OF other states
are not permitted Il vote is Glacinc
Inequality in orr election systcm--an
inequality that calls for Immediate
correction And the Herald points
out still greater inequality in tn"
qualification OF the electorate, which
should be rectified. II calls attention
to the fact that in ten States aliens
are permitted to vote. under State
laws, merely upon declaration Of their
intention TO become citizens. In thir-
ty-eight States aliens enjoy no such
remarkable privilege. The unfairness,
the injustice OF this discrimination is
manifestly obvious where votes Of
citizens are Offset by votes cast by
persons who are not citizens.
The method Of choosing President
by the electoral college also has grave
faults. There have been divisions OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11
WOMEN TO FIGHT FOR
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT

CHICAGO. Nov. 10.--Lcadcrs oil
tho Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage, which founded the National
Woman Party last June, az" salts
fled with the work OF the political in
FAINT in the campaign and election
just closed. and will renew its cam
paign in Congress for a constitutional
amendment according TO statement
made here today by Miss Alice Paul,
national chairman Of the Congress-
ional Union.
Mr.. Wilson opposed suffrage. and
We opposed him. said Miss Paul.
ain the suffrage states at the begin.
ming we found the average wsman
for him because He kept us out Of
war. We answered This with He
kept us out Of suffrage and | think
that our campaign did much 10 swing
between q third and a half Of The
electoral votes Of suffrage states
against him."
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oughly until its personnel has been
improved,

oughly until its personnel has been
improved.
Recent naval legislation has created,
in effect, the beginnings Of a general
staff, but the success Of the new sys-
TEN will be largely dependent upon
the wisdom with which its members
are selected.
Next TO a fighting fleet is The posses
sion of a merchant marine from which
may be drawn the ships required for
war purposes as we'll as for the COM
merCial needs of the country. To be
sure. the ship building concerns of the
United States have been recently turn
ing out a large number of merchant
ships, but nearly all Of these are en-
gagged in transporting munitions and
other supplies to Europe. Moreover,
even they are quite insufficient for our
naval needs. Not until Americans
have learned the value Of a merchant
marine, and not until our national leg
islators have encouraged and fostered
its growth will our dependence upon
foreign competitors TO supply us with
raw material from abroad, and TO carry
our manufactured products 10 markets
abroad cease. Until then our fleet will
necessarily De lieu 10 us phSe III tIu!e
OF war. The above reasons demon
strate how greatly to our interest IS
the building of merchant marine.
Another point is the necessity for in
creased national efficiency in almost
every walk of life. When the Euro
pean war ends the United States will
find itself pitted against the greatest
nations in the world, every one Of
which has modified its national indus
tries and brought them UP to the high
est possible stale Of efficiency. Until
we are able to cope with them on
equal terms we must not expect to be
able To get that share Of the worlds
commerce 10 which We consider our
selves rightly entitled.
Germany says il leads the world in
the use OF machinery directly driven
by electric motors.
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WHEELING MAN IN
SEARCH FOR SISTER

Srrr;aI Il. ,rlfrh to III" Inrirl!:%"nrrr
BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. l0.-Lo-
eating missing relatives is not an
unfamiliar job 10 the local police de-
parImcnl. bat Marshal Carriers office
tackled y tough proposition today in
it's efforts 10 discover The where
ahou!s nf Hannah Florence. who was
known to her relatives in early child
hood as Dot
\ letter from William FlOrcncc.
90 McGullOrh street. Wheeling. ".
Va. was received this morning in
The marShalS office asking aid in 10.
eating tn" woman. who is sister OF
William Florence.
I'll" letter stated that Hannah dis
appeared from her home several
years ago. While the police base
M present knowledge Of the girls
whereabouts in the city. they intend
to do their hest 10 find her. if she is
hpr0
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All Roads Nav Attack.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1n.-All railroads
OF The country are considering filing
injunction suits attacking The Adam
son law. as was done by the Chicago.
Rock Island & aciic here to-day, and
previously in other States by the
Union Pacific and the TtchiSon. To-
peka e Santa Fe according TO Vice
President SewalI. Of the Chicago, Mil
Waukrc 4 ST Paul.
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|. & n. ATTACKS
the ADAMSON LAW

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 1O.-Suit
was filed in the Federal court here this
afternoon by the Louisville e. Nash.
vile Railroad Company for the pur,
pose of testing the constiLutionality
Of the Adamson law. which fixes an s.
hour workday for trainmcn engaged in
operating trains in interstate traffic.
The suit names as defendants Perry
+. Miller, United States Attorney for
the Western District Of kentucky:
Thomas ID. Sattery, United States Al
torney for the Eastern District Of Ken.
lucky, and four Louisville e Nashville
employees. representing engineers, fire.
men, conductors and trainmen.
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CROSSING THE Bah

Sunset and evening star.
And ono clear call FOR nc,
And may there be no moaning Of III" bar
When I Put out 10 sea-
But such de rs. moving. seems asleep.
TOO full for sound and foam.
When that which drew from out tho
houudiess deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening hol.
And after that the lark,
And may there be no sadness Of fare
well
When | embark;
For tho from out the bourne Of Time
and Place
The food may bear ne far.
hope to SOC my Eliot fa:" In face
When | have cro5t the bar
--TENNYSDN.
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APPLES WILL GO UP

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Nov. 10
There is 10 per cent fewer apples
stored in the country than there WAS
at this time last year and he shortage
will likely cause the price per barrel
to rise in the near future, according to
the local bureau Of crop estimates.
There are 2.07S.G5G barrels in storage
now while at this tine last year theirs
were 3,6SS,9S1
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Democratic Chairman Mccormick
spilled himself In :.n interview wiki the
statement that Ito say there will he any
contest Is an insult TO the intelligence
OF the American people" That is i'm
possible as it has already been iusulted.
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BATH GETS DESTROYER

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 Contracts
for the construction Of four 81 knots
we're awarded today to the Bath Iron
Works of Bath. Maine. each vessel 10
cost 81 ,15Q, 900 for hull and machinery.
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WOoLWoRTH HOME BURNED

GLEN COVE. y. Y. Nov 10-The
country home Of r. w. WoOlworth,
head Of tho chain nf five and ten cent
stores. which bears his name. was dc
stroyrd by fire here This afternoon.
The property loss was estimated at
5000 ,000
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11

The splendid intelligence or the cleo
i"ra;c of Ohio county stands out in
sharp contrast to tho pcrvcrsity of some
Other sections.
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Wherever Protection was paramount ed
It won.
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WHAT SPILLED THE BEANS

1t may be a little bit early in analyz-
| ing the factors In the elections tina.
contributed to the defeat Of the Re-
publican Presidential candidate. but
one thing is certain, the unexpected
detection OF several western States
supposed 10 have been dependable
was mainly to blame. There is very
little satisfaction in post mortems, but
The Intelligencer believes that the
protective tariff should have been en-
phasized more than it was in the west
ern States. which were really as much
affected by the destructive Under
wood bill as were the Industrial cen
tiers, owing to the farm staples put on
the free list. In the great industrial
and manufacturing States the protcc-
ton issue won the battle, because it
was paramounted.
The Philadelphia Ledger throws
some light on what caused the west
eHn States to paradoXically support an
administration that nearly ruined
them. 1t says:
Tho unmistaliah!r emphasis with
which the voters i'll New Jersey ami
New York rejected tho Wilson candidacy
would in ordinary circumstances have
fully warranted the belief that the vote
in these States was typical Of The drift
elsewhere and would have justified it's
employment as an index. Bur such has
not proved to he the case Tho align
mcnt Of the States in the coming
electoral college shows plainly that tho
foreign policies Of The Administration
exercised q profound influence. and that
those voters in the interior and in tho
far West. being removed from close con-
tact with the scenes Of the European
rataclysm and less subject TO the in
fuencns which have reacted upon the
fears and tho sympathics Of the New
England and Middle Atlantic States.
were unmoTod by the arguments and
warnings directed AGAINST President Will
sons handling of tho Diplomatic prob
Ions arising from the war.
Whatever the reasons, il is n)aiR that
This new sectionaliSm, should 1t be al
lowed TO crystalline INTO n custom. will
h. A serious factor to be rcckoned with.
The solidarity Of tho South VIZ have be-
come familiar with and are disposed to
accept as an inevitable evil. but If that
evil Is 10 he extended and hroadcncd. it
!s bound u cnmrlIrafe enormously the
problems Of statncraft for American
parties and politicians.
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california having not suffered enough
through the Wilson policies has voted 10
$u;f.r more. and there is no doubt but
What il will get the full cup il deserves.
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Nothing has been decided except that
n part OF the country covered In ahject
fear OK war. which was wholly un-Am-
ericau.
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Thanksgiving should be more Of day
Of humiliation and prayer for the Am
crican people.
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And yet. there IS some satisfaction in
knowing there can be only four years
more Of Wilson.
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The Democratic leader Of tho Senate.
Senator Kern, Of Indiana. has been
snufrcd out.
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For sorrowinS hearts tho church will
be an inviting haven Tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11

The Adamson law has been haiod 10
Court. Too late.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11

How tickle in the public mind. To-day
Il will be most interested in football.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11

As we have not come down from Salt
River We wont have to go up.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11

The double cross that Watson handed
&c Chiffon IS now an established fact.
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Germany says il leads the world IN
the use OF machinery directly driven
by electric motors.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
MOTORCYCLES

EXCELSIOR MOTORCYCLE. 1914 Twin: good
as new; good tires. $50. FISCHER, 9ls La.
ave. i
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KING NONSTOP CAR
SHOWS ITS STAMINA
Has Average Of 1872 Miles to
the Gallon Of Gasoline, and
, Can Still Make Speed.

Merely to prove that 1t Is still eco
nomicai despite thte gruelins 1000
miles to which the motor has been
subjected. the King Eight nonstop
shown from figures verified this
morning a grand average Of 1872 miles
to the gallon of gasolene for the test
10 far.
Last evening on the 8 o'clock lap,
Ankeny. of Indianapolis fame. drove
the car. Various tests Of the Kings
accelerative powers were made.
Ankeny brought the speed Of the car
up to fifty-eight miles per hour. not
withstandlng the trial through which
II has already gone.
A confidant driver Of 1915 Peerless
essayed to chase and catch the King.
but Ankeny merely gave her gas and
the pursuer was left in the distance
In few short miles.
At 11:46 today. checking in at The
Times on the way to the local sales
rooms, the King had rolled up 1859
miles and the hood was only warm.
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COLONIAL BEACH PROPERTY
OUT OF TOWN PROPERTY

FURNISHED COTTAGES for rent. MRS.
ROSE SHANNON. up Power House road :
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FARM LABoRER APPLICATIONS
Maryland. o..


Maryland. o..
"e-ss7s Baltimore Co one elderly man 10
nsIp man confined 10 wheel chair and act ~
G.rrsI help around house and gsrqsn.
r.. nsr e. soI R1 z: prsfe,rs4 oss;r hs.
-. Baltimore Co. One married man. with
AM vme help n family. for general farm work.
my. Is. German or Bohemian prSfsrred.
p msn, on shares VIE to keep house. raiss
LAY. baltimore CO. One farmer dssirsd.
SS.rm,itted; Tr adv. fro.r Baitimors and o.:
and min si!o Per .iiom ns n q ScuI meats.
.s''ry. esrs. butter, etc.
i1sn Baltimore Co. One single man on
sn saTa:n ' :ss eo s:''A Any %' ". 4 IL
"o-.17at Prince Georges Co. One married
war. or brother and sister for General farm
OF sse). SIS PM BAL
Virginia.
hove. :SS s..s o 9. %., s.;s q r.: ss.t &.
ems. etc. Belgian. swiss. English OF good
ES : cows Exp. Would take .Cssn I
a aas1x. Children permitted. " Pm
"o.7is. H.Iifsx 70. On: married man for
s shisra, farm work 5000 miih r,. esrs q
%'i.d f'''': i; A. A1' H Es h1' on''''n per-
New Jersey.
isTs. Hudson Co. Unlimited number Of sin
r. 10 ' r.. t'T Pa i.'G Il, YORK English NO.
1881. Hudson Co. -Four iaborsrs for foundry
work. Any Es. Married or single. hrs.
PD. ~ PD.
Pennsylvania.
i,2S Northampton Co. Wanted Is married
81 ,inrIs men for n ls n work. Italians
1882 Philadelphia Co. Wanted drivsrs.
Married single. Usual hours. " PW
and board.
1919. Allegheny Co Wanted Is married
or single men for pick and shovel work.
Italians and AustriAns. Any but co!ored.
No TT 10 hra. PD. &c PHI.
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FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
Places and Time Of Services Ar
ranged by Bereaved Families.
James l.. Warner.

Funeral services for James L. War
nsr. son of Charles H. and Mary H.
Warner, who died Saturday. will be
held at the residence, 1901 Geranium
street northwest, tomorrow at 1870
O'Clock. Interment will be made in
0lenwood Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
Mrs, IRnatius Corridor

Funeral services for Mrs. Ignatius
Corridor. who died yesterday. will be
held at her late residence. q H street
northeast. tomorrow at o'clock. thence
to st. Aloysius' Church, where requiem
mass will be celebrated. Interment will
b made In Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Mrs. Margaret Donaldson.

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Donaldson. who died at the residence Of
her son. Ralph c. Fawcett. 1924 Wiscon-
sin avenue. northwest, Sunday. in her
sixty-fourth year. were held at Ed
brooke NJ. E. Church. Tenleytown, at 2
o'clock today. Interment was made in
Bladensburg Cemetery.
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VHBhuios
.u ;' ~. c Co w D.: soss ' .s: new
nr. I'D IS. S si:s sD. wosd cut sy cord Or
pen; ~ Per cord for gum ana VI" PIT
i,3ii Rockingham Co. wanted 70 single men
!@ concrete street paving. 20 street sS scr1
isSi. - r aS.r1 ,E Sp IT, .A' ana ''o''
TRADES.
-" Maryland.
1874; Ailesh.ny Co; On. man vno On, uSee q
milling business Of -four and FEED. ~nsms.nH
can preferred: German OF scotch ..,i MT ,s,
penses while on the road.
COMMON LABOR.
New Jersey.
13xB. Hudson Co. Wanted . lathe henos g
81: I'll vi: i %i ."s s %:sS,n: =, nc o PIT
and Lodge q shipiey Turret band y ~
,, &c PHI M.rrieS men; Any ps s.,ss sri ss r1
and . machine ntters on heavy msssines'
Any ns,i.n.iity; ~,ssc Pr. ss, r.: rD
a.: anal, '0o'%sr' I... Any e oe Pat :s.,S
gaphsr at Sif-SiB Pw. hrs. FD.
FEMALE.
DOMESTICS.
Maryland.
is,od. Baitirnors Co. One single woman Y
cook, wash and iron. Colored prfsfso'
$3.50 Pw and home. Usual hours.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pennsylvania.
1880. schuylkili Go. .wantsd indsnnit g, nun mW
Der q attendants w I'm 10 ''a'' '"
1881. Phiiadeiphia Co. wanted women
for assembling wirs-tops Of bottles. White
. so-N PW to start. When exp maze
$3.50 PW. -
l,f7S Phiisdsiphia Co. Wanted presssrs ~
waists. coiored IS Pw to start tne'
Virginia.
ia<Sy. Norfolk Co. Wanted wonsn 70,
pantry and check room. white Es. tb-u
Pm and board. No TT. Usual hotel hours
Be Of good character.
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Deaths

Kate M. Simmons. u yrs, III sth st. me-
Samuel q. Haslup, IS yrs., 2ll+ 18th st. NV.
Margaret Butt. u yrs, Georgetown. Hos.
Marguerite Donaldson. "a yrs. 1874 Wisconsin
ave- NV.
Frank W. Kern. 50 yrs, $50 18th at. NV.
John Kalber. n yrs. U. 8. Soldiers Home
Hos.
Charles Dewitt Shank. u yrs. Ills Park road
NV.
James I. Warner. % yrs., 1901 Gersniun st
NV.
Archibald B. Campbell. 81 yrs.. st. Eiisabeth's
Hos.
Lille jackson, 30 yrs. Columbia Hos.
Coiatta ouatroiocchi. mos. 2s2h Quincy
Harry r. Fisher. Z mos. ssI X ct. sw.
Charles r. Weaver. : mos, st. AIMS Infant
Asylum.
Emily E, Maddox. I days, Columbia Hos.
Martha Watson, 81 yrs, 1927 st. NV.
Mary J. Bird. IS yrs, ,6T st. NV.
Edward Wilson. - yrs. Freedmen's Hos.
James r. Ridout. jr.. yr.. III o ct. NV.
Thomas Marshall. - yrs. 1074 S0th 1t. NV.
Julia Taper. mos. 1919 nth st. NV.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
RUG WEAVING

OUR woven rugs are guaranteed nvs years;
carpets cleaned and secured. OLD LAU-
REL ECLIPSE. soe-ll 10th st. s. w. n. s2s4-J
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
B0ARDERS

BoARpERs-AuEust and September; miles
west Luray Caverns. 10 min. walk to Ma
caution Mts.. which V 1Soo n. above seq
level: sprtnG of sulphur water At the foot Of
the rnountalns; excellent meals: for full par
ticuiars apply to w. A. STOUsBRUNER. .
n Y, ave. N. w. Nsrth S7<o.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
William +, Tanner.

Funeral services for william F. Fan
.nsr. who died Sunday. aged thirty-five.
will be held at his late residence. 229 F
street northeast, tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
Interment will be made In Congressional
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
REFRIGERATORS & ICE BOXES

McCKAY REFRIGEkATUR COMPANY.
Refrigerators that are uneaua!sd.
GIL r ST. n. w.
We Build and Repair RefrigeratorA
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
Col. Stanton B. Weaver.

Funeral services for Col, Stanton B.
Weaver. who died Saturday at sibley
Hospital. were held yesterday at Eur
horst's parlors, under auspices of Far
ragut Post, No. 2, @. A. X. Interment
was made in Arlington Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
ROOMS AND BOARD
USED CARS

L ST. N, W., so6-Two with excellent boaI
rs Der week; table board - . week.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST Is. 1910.
BULLETIN OF AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES

BULLETIN. OF AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES
concerning the following opportunities
secured free Of charge application to -.
BUREAU OF INFORMATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR, SOL MILLS BUILDING
Free S Per month Pw.Ps ySE PDPer BAH
speakn ad-
permanent nature and the help desired
4 VirUiuis
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
Vital Records.

Births.
Walter and Marie Travers. girl
Chauncey and Jane Landon. boy.
John N. and Bertha l. Poole. boy.
Nicholas J. and Daisy K. Plass. girl.
Paul w. and Eva L. Nicholson. boy.
Jesse c. ann Marie Neilis. boy.
Edgar c. and Bessie Marshall. girl.
william and Bertha Maddox. girl.
John W. and Lena II. Lumkin. boy.
Joseph p. and Stella Kelly, girl.
Frank and Rose Kelly. girl.
Carl and Bertha Kunde. boy.
Charles and Bessie Gray. girl.
George and Ellen Dufex. boy.
Aiessandre and Carolina Boccabella, bey.
Paul c. and Mary Bostick. boy.
John J. and Elsa 8. Barnes. boy.
Ernest L. and Sadie J. Bradburn. boy.
william and Julia Bradley. boy.
Leonardo and Grazin Aquifino. girl.
Lloyd Il. and Irene l.. Mitchell, girl.
Edward and Alice Norman. boy.
Singleton and Selcina Jefferson. boy.
John and Alice Hainstock. boy.
Charles and Eva Devaughn. girl.
John ana Florence Clark. girl.
James and Bessie Brown, girl.
John ID. and Demeatry Byrd, gin.
Horace and Flora Baxzeli. girl.
The Washington times., 1916-08-15
HELP WANTED-MAlE


WANTED two t0 collectors for Washington
and vicinity. Must furnish three references
and real estate bond for $500. Give age and
past experience II any Address the DAVID
c. COOK PUBLISHING CO.. $50 Heed Bldg,
Philadelphia. Pa.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-17

upon the merits or the question Ha
said, in effect, that there wonld BE- al
evasion of Justice to permit acting
city officials to escape penalty fnrs
crimes committed merely because the
city government was q defactos gov
ernmnts having no lgal existence. He
ruled against Mr.. I5anten, but per-
mitted an appeal if desired
The Possible Effect.
tlr Hanten's cont ntion Eaiseg the
matter Of financial resp ponstbi ilitv olls
the part of the city ofncials under
the commission form For Instance,
tassnming the mayor I'd be responsible
for the sun Of tho spurious warrants;
signed by him. the auestio ises
whether he could be legally held pro-
yiding Natertown was mere III u de-
facto government, having no recOg-
nized legal existence.
Courts are gradually getting fastnsr5
and farther away from such laare
echnicalities, coming around to tae
view that resp possibilities cannot beI
SO easily avoid through technical
points as they we're generation agoss
While the courts are not apt tc per
nit lane to escape On such a teclni.s
feality, there is room for doubt con-
Icerning what they would rule iii case
the question OF financial responsitillty
were raised.
F Hence. II will be seen that Water
town II confronted with q complex sit
uation as a result OF Lanes actions.s