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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
TEST CASE ON POINT
IN MOVING ORDINANCE.

Far refusing TO give her name to
the teamster who moved her effects
from No. 3i2 West Broad Street. to 4
point on Burton Street Mary Holt
will be summoned to Police Court, on
the allegation that she violated the
ordinance.
The ordinance requires all team
sters to file with the Chief Of Police =
statement giving the name OF the per-
son moved. the place from which the
of the same.
II Is alleged that Mary Holt declined
to give her name to the teamster.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Metal Market

New York. May 23-New York
metal exchange quoted tin as easy:
SPOT. AZ q Doc Lead Is DUH xpet Nav
and June. T.isG 1850 Spelter. dull
East St Louis spot and MAY offered
IT l6c: June, ID s-4 July, Ia Ia
The London cable quoted spot and
futures copper AT decline nf fl fer
both.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

New York. May 23.--CaIi money
opened 2 IA; high. Ia low. "a:
renewals, 20 Id; ruling rate, 2 Ia !;
last. : Ia per cent. A slightly frmer
tendency characterized time money.
but rates showed no auotable change
The demand was light and the volume
AZ business small
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Dtty Circuit Court,

In the case of r. w. Ivy against y.
j. Sullivan. action in detinue. for the
recovery of horse and buggy. YER
diet was given for the recovery of the
team. with the proviso that the plain
tin pay the storage costs amounting to
SIT.
The following cases were wiped off
the docket on the Hve-year limit:
l.. A. Farley against l.. NJ Ander-
son.
j. Smith against o. Pucinelli
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Curb Weak.

New York. May 23.--After a brief
display Of strength. curb securities be-
came weak Dealings were small
though what business done was well
diversified
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Sugar Market.

New York May 23.-Raw sugar UNI
changed. Centrifugal, as test, $40.
molasses, s. test. $50 Refined, un-
changed, 1s5 10 TN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

New York. May 23~-Cottonseed oil
selling was for Western and Southern
accounts. Some authorities were pre-
dscttnK further declines In lard At
the setback OF 10 points reAners
md local shorts gave support to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
RICHMOND Touacuo MARKET.
Comments For the Week,

New Tob:cco -- Suncured Receipts
m Gderate; market good at quotations.
bark fred Receipts light; market Ia
fair quotation. Unsound Topacoo nard
to sell at any price.
Bright robacco--Receipts fair and
market quiet Prices stronger on
colory tobacco
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET

Reported by Rodgers. Piummer d Gem.
paDy. incorporated.
Petersburg, Va, May 20, 1916.
SPANISH. FARMERS STOCK
First quality. $500 per bushel. nom.
inal
VIRGINIAS. FARMERS STOCK.
Fancy Jumbo. 4c per pound.
Fancy handpicked. SAc per pound
Extra prime. 3hc per pound.
Prime. axe per pound.
Smelling stock. an to SC per pound.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

Governor stuart yesterday fssued Z
resuisition on the Governor of Ohio for
G. s. Donald. now detained In Toledo
wanted here for the theft OF An auto
mobile from the Richmond Overland
Agency Detective Sergeant c.. w. At
kinson left yesterday 1t noon for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

Clerk Walter Christian yesterday is
sued marriage licenses the follow
Ing couples:
d. E. Walker and Minnie F. Jones.
Carter H. Grundy and Miriam M. De-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Building Permits.

Inspector Butler yesterday issued
building permits to the following:
y. Kocen. to build brick store, No.
s1I-13 Louisiana street to cost ss.-
600
". n. Holmes. to build frame dwell
ing on Twenty eighth Street between
T and L Streets, to cost $1,000.
Jackson Davis, TO build brick dwell
ing on Seminary Avenue. between
Maplewood and Bellevue. to cost ss,-
955.
Robert Scott to build brick stable,
Twenty ninth Street, between M and
N te cost 81 600.
w w. we1ton. to build frame dwell
Ing 2027 Boston Avenue TO cost ST.
500.
A. W, Sturdivant, to build dwelling.
West, near Cleveland Street, to cost
$4,000.
H r Dalton, to build brick garage,
1927 Park Avenue, to cost. $685..
F, II. Boehling. to build four frame
dwellings, Thirty-third Street, between
r and @. to cost $4,000.
Ameiie " Lewis to repair frame
dwelling, I'LL Washington Street to
cost 5000
Albert Boschen. trustee. to repair
brick dwelling. $40 North Eleventh
Street to cost $13s.
H s, wallerstein. 70 repair brick
store GOT Brook Avenue. TO cost s1a7
Miller a Rhoads, to repair brick
store, 323 West Broad. to cost $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
aualiacation. In CAancery.

The Virginia Trust Company yes
terday qualified in Chancery Court As
administrator of the estate OF Milton
r. Hartsell valued at $4,000.
Edward Mallory Chapman qualified
as administrator OF the estate OF Will
liam c. Chapman, valued at $7.1o2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Hastings Court.

Walter Bates. colored, charged with
housebreaking, was acquitted by
jury In Hastings Court yesterday.
Adam williams. charged with taking
$50 from r. A. Curran. was acquitted.
Ezekiel w. McMinn, charged with
trespassing upon the residence of F.
A. Johnson. was fined SIS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Deeds of Release.

Wallace r, Brown. trustee. to lisa.
dore Strause. Nos. s2o-22 West Main
60 6xf25: s5,175.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
RnCnMoSD PRODUCE MARKET.

0aosaatoss -Furnished by Woooan %
Scott. Conan issio ON Merchants.
Richmond, Va, May 20, 1915
The wholesale market from actual
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Charters Granted.

Ideal Orchard Company. Inc, r. r. d.
Mt Airy. n c. I'm Virginia.) Max
imum, 5000; minimum. $4,000. DR..
s. NJ Robinson. President. woodlawn.
Va: DR. ]. X. Caldwell, secretary.
Galax, Va.
Capron Box Company. incorporated.
Capron, Va. Max, $4,000 minimum.
$4,000. w. Fl. Vincent, president. G..
A. Landlord. secretary. Both of Ca
prom, Va.
Riverside Corporation. Newport
News. Va. Real estate business. Max
imum. $780, 900 minimum. $4,000. A.
Horwitz. president: &. r. Buxton, vice
president; s. H. Wertheimer. secretary
| and treasurer: all of Newport News, Va,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

Wholesale quotations furnished by the
Blalock Fruit and Produce Col
Richmond. Va, May rs, 1915.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
BUSINESS NEWS AND
COURT RECORDS
oHANcERr COURT TRANSFERS.


Robert b. Taylor to John A.. Brax-
ton. No. sos Price Street. 2oxll4; a.
600.
Virginia NJ. curd to Agnes C. West.
northeast corner Twenty-third and
Leigh. I7-6xs4; $4,000.
j. Joe Boehling to F. II. Botehling.
lot southeast corner Thirty-third and
r. 72x124-1; $40.
r. T. English ct ux. to r. L. Nass,
No. 2os Fourth Avenue, Highland Park.
sox14a; SIS, ls5.
c. G. Hit ct ux. to r. r. Warren.
lot s. block F. Battery Court s5-2x-
1884, $40
Fl, r. Pollard. Jr, trustee, for G.. w.
Childs to Lucille jerks, lots 6-t4, block
TO- Monument Avenue Annex Addition !;
2sox125; s2.1s5.
James Cook and wife to ]. W. Cook,
lot Elm, south of Floyd. sox4l. $40.
II. A. White ct ux. to J. r. Pascha1i,
lot block F, Ginter Park, Slx23o
$40
lot Floyd. between Haryie and Plum,
16-6x134-9: $40.
r. w. podson ct ux. to J. Fl. Cham
herlayne, lot. Floyd. east of Deep Run
Street. s5x135: s4;225.
j. II. Chamberlayne. ex, to Sam Mill
Ter and w. P. Klein, lot Floyd. east
of Deep Run Street, 65x135; $40
Miss Ella X. Sims. ct ais. to Julien
Gum, lot West Street. north of Stuart
Avenue, 44x1s1-2 lot West south of
Kensington Avenue, 44xl612. $4,000.
G. w. Fordham and wife to Julian
Gum, lot Sheppard Street north of
Stuart Avenue, 2s-9xf4o: s2,52s.7s.
J. p, Badenock, Jr.. and wife to Julien
Gum. lot Sheppard. between Stuart
and kensington, 2a-ax14e: s255s.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
Police Court.

Earl Alexander, colored, was yester-
day sent to the grand jury by Justice
Crutchheid on the charge of burglariz-
ing No. sol East Marshall Street, and
carrying off a suit OF clothes. pair OF
shoes, and two gold stickpins. belong
ing TO III. L. Young.
A. d. Price was nned $40 for Ill
treating a lame horse.
p Ferraro was fined 800 and put
under bonds for twelve months on the
charge of selling liquor without iic-
ense at No. 3i2 North Seventh Street.
He took an appeal.
Samuel Crowell, was fined $25 for
automobile speeding. He said he was
trying to catch train so his mother
could get to Staunton to attend sick
daughter. He entered an appeal.
w B. Brooks. for selling butter. eggs
and chickens around the streets. with
out a license, was fined 800.
william Mason, for attempting to
shoot Sam Hardin. was nned $25.
Arthur l.. TAFT, for cArelessly driv-
ing his automobile, was nned $40.
Willie winn. for fast automobile
driving was fined $25.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24

J. r. Odeli to Alice V Martin. lots
9. 10, rs and rs. in section u, in the
plan of Beechwood Park December 20,
1915; tax, 30 cents, $40.
James c. Page ct ais. to J. r. Lam
ham, 2sA acres on the Darbytown
Road, about six and one-haif miles
from the city. March 20, 1915; $4,000.
Fairfield Realty Corporation to A. NJ.
Baker, lot in block n. fronting 25
feet on east side OF Twenty-eighth
Street, 100 feet south of Tate Street.
May l. 1916. $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
RICHMOND STOCK MAuKDr.
tFroH, Csskie G. Burch & Coz
Richmond, Va. May 20. 1915.
state AeeurItt~s-

Bid. Asked
Va ss Old G. and r.. 1882 a0h
Virginia Centuries 1891. SIS Sc
city Securities.
Rd city As. c. and r., 1888
street Hallway BonAs.
and +. Tt. Co. S. 1885. .s3h
street Railway stocks.
Par.
Va. and F. Co. rfd 100 io2
Va, II and r Co, com 100 46A AN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
RICHMOND HAY MARKET.

Richmond, Va, May %, 1915.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
RICHMOND GRAIN EXCHANGE.

Wholesale Quotations on 'Change,)
Richmond. Va, May 20. 1916,
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
ON 5 new MEASURES
Much Interest Being Taken in
Measures to be Submitted to
Voters in Next Election.

There will be vigorous cam
paigns during the next few
months on at least four direct
legislation propositions that are
to be submitted to the people.
Above all, it is probable that
the bill for the repeal of the
prohibition law will attract
more general attention than
any other, since it is question
upon which a more intense
public sentiment is always a
reused, since it involves the re-
ligious and moral element. Both
sides are promising a hard
fight.
The Educational Amend
ment, raising the optional max
imum of taxes for school pur-
poses to twelve mills, is also at
tracing attention, and the edu-
cational forces of the state are
conducting q propaganda to ov-
ercome misapprehensions in
regard to the proposed meas
ure. There has been opposi-
ton, but this is disappearing
where the facts are made clear
that it does not mean an ex-
ira five mills tax voted uon
the people of the state. The
voters of any district may vote
as small tax as they please.
Unexpected opposition is
developing in some quarters to
the Brundidge Primary Bill.
Several of the newspapers of
the state including the Daily
Texarkanian, have announced
their opposition to it, princip-
ally because it is, they allege,
cumbersome and complex, and
would only confuse the voter.
However, its advocates will
keep up a hard fight for it.
The labor interests of the
state are back of the other
measure an initiated amend
ment to the Constitution to re-
move the limit upon the num-
Der of amendments that may
be submitted at any one cleo
ton.
Another proposed amend
ment that should not be over
looked provides for system of
bonds for the construction of
county roads, known as the
Futrall amendment. 1t is an
important measure, and taken
with the Alexander law should
mean the building of thousands
of miles of new road.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20

Russia has permanently
adopted the prohibition policy
which was being tried as a
protective and precautionary
movement in that country dur
ing the great war. Russia is
now known as the worlds
greaest water-wagon. A thor
ough trial of prohibition in
any country always proves
satisfactory and beneficial.
Arkansas is no exception to
this rule, and prohibition IS
proving beneficial TO our state
and her people.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
MRS. RODMAN DIES
AT SANITARIUM

The town of Newark was
distinctly shocked Sunday af-
ternoon when it became known
that Mrs. T. N. Rodman had
died in a sanitarium at Bates
vile about 3 o'clock that af-
ternoon, following an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Mrs. Rodman had been i'll
for several weeks, but had got
ten better and was able to be
taken to Batesville Saturday
where the operation was per-
formed. She stood the opera
ton splendidly and was thought
70 be doing nicely when she
suddenly began sinking and
death ensued within short
time.
Mrs. Rodman was a member
OF the Methodist church and
was a most estimable Christian
lady. She was an ardent work
err and one of the most valued
members Of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, from
which circle she will be sadly
missed.
Among us all she ranked al
ways as a woman of culture,
refinement, sympathy, devot-
ed wife, loving mother, a
kind neighbor and a true
friend, and Withal a woman
of heroic mould in bravely
meeting the stern requirements
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
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y PAROOUET ITEMS q
V y q " W Y Y y " " y

Paroquet, July 19.-J. H.
Bramer made a business trip to
Newark Saturday.
G. w. Yaney made a bust
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Miss Edna Barber spent
Saturday and Sunday at New
port visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ben
Bray.
Misses Lucy Stubblefield
and Julia Bridges spent Sat
urday at Newark shopping.
Mrs. J. P. Williams and son.
Earle, were trading in Newark
Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Logan of Will
liams Switch spent Saturday
night here with her husband,
who has a position with J. H.
Bramer.
Sam Williams made a bust
ness trip to Newark Saturday
afternoon.
Rev. Hicks filled his regular
appointment here Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Selvidge was
shopping in Newark Friday.
Crops in this section are suf-
fering for rain.
Miss Cola Johnson, who has
been quite sick for the past
week, is improving slowly.
Jim Shipman and family and
Dave Arnold and family of Mt.
Carmel visited Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barber Sunday.
Mrs. G. w. Yaney spent
Tuesday morning at Newark.
Monroe Young is on the sick
list this week.
John Parks made a business
trip to Newark Tuesday.
Mrs. C. C. Whisnant is on
the sick list at this writing.
DR.. V. l.. Pascoe made a
professional call here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Phillips
are spending the week here
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Yam
ely.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
New Election Law
Offers No Relief

Some of the friends of the
proposed new Primary Law
are pleased to refer to it as
"the Pure Primary Law" We
confess, however, that after
several careful readings of the
bill, we are unable to find
anything in the proposed new
law that looks any more like
purity than the law we now
have.
There is room for many i'm
provements in our present cleo
ton law, but not a single one
of them will be made by adopt
ing this proposed new law.
A careful study of the new
law and a comparison of it,
section by section, with the
present law, convinces us that
there is nothing to gain by
adopting the new law. Then
why adopt a lengthy and cum
bersome new law, with which
the voters are unfamiliar, when
there is nothing to gain by the
change?
Better keep the old law with
which we are familiar, until
we can get a law that is pro-
perly drawn and that will be
some improvement over the
law we now have.
The Journal is in favor of
progress at all times, but we
are not in favor Of changing a
law as important as our cleo
ton law for something new
and untried when there is no
apparent prospect of an i'm
provement.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
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81 DOTA ITEMS "
y " " " y y y y y y q

Dota, July 18.-Jake Hout of
Elgin spent Thursday and Fri
day here with old friends.
J. A. Page left Tuesday for
Batesville where he spent the
remainder Of the week attend
ing District Conference.
Will Forester of Cord pass
ed through here Thursday en-
route home from Newark
where he went to meet his sis
ter, Miss Alice, of Paris, Tex,
who will spend some time Wis
iting relatives and friends here.
Don't forget the working at
Hopewell cemetery on Satur-
day before the first Sunday in
August.
Several from our community
are attending the series of
meetings which are in progress
at Oak Ridge this week.
A. I. Best spent Sunday in
jackson county visiting friends.
j. W.Pickens returned home
Sunday from Mt. Pleasant
where he attended Presbytery.
A rain is much needed in
this community. A fine shower
fell here Friday which revived
everything very much but we
are wishing for a season in the
ground.
Miss Wreatha Best left
Thursday for Wynne, where
she will visit her aunt, Mrs.
Birdie Watson.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
NOTICE OF CONTEST
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Little Rock, Arkansas,

DCpd1 LIilcllI Vi Iilc Interior
United States Land Office
Little Rock, Arkansas,
June II, 1916
TO Philo Austin of (unknown)
Contestee:
You are hereby notified that
Andrew j. Cole who gives Hut
son, Arkansas, as his postoffiee
address, did on Jan. II 1916,
file in this office his duly cor
roborated application to con-
test and secure the cancellation
Of your Homestead Entry No.
08003, Serial No. 08003 made
November 10, 1911, for n. E.
II n. E. II Section 4, Town
ship IL N, Range 5 w, 9Th
Principal, Meridian, and as his
grounds for contest he alleges
that said land has never had
any improvements Of any kind
done on it, and if the above
party ever filed on same he
never moved to it.
You are, therefore, further
notified that the said allega-
tons will be taken asconfessed,
and your said entry will be
cancelled without further right
to be heard, either before this
office or on appeal, if you fail
to file in this office within
twenty days after the FOURTH
publication of this notice, as
shown below, your answer,
under oath, specifically re-
spending to these allegations
of contest, together with due
proof that you have served a
copy of your answer on the
said contestant either in per-
son or by registered mail.
You should state in your
answer the name of the post |
office to which Jou desire fu-
ture notices to be sent to you.
Jno. w. Allen, Register.
A. M. Ward, Receiver.
First publication June 20.
Second publication July 6.
Third publication July 10
Fourth publication July 20.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
SENATOR EDMONDSoN
WILL PUBLISH PAPER

Min. View. July Estate
Senator w. O. Edmondson is
preparing to install a newspa-
per plant here within the next
ten days and will begin the
publication of a Democratic
weekly newspaper. He is an
experienced newspaper man,
having had charge of the Stone
County Democrat here several
wears ago. There is but one pa
per here now, the Stone Coun-
ty Record.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
Eop SALE BY THE NEWARK DKoo ~

and often the disappointments
of life.
She leaves a husband, four
children, and a hostofrelatives
and friends to mourn her sad
departure.
The remains were carried
to her old home at Barren
Fork, lizard county, where
they were peacefully laid to
rest. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. James
Bone of Barren Fork and Rev.
L. B. Hawkins of this place.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20

The tax payers Of Arkansas
will feel quite a relief in the
submission Of Acts and Amend
ments under the | and r in the
fall election. In former years it
has cost about $4,000 per
county to print the measures in
the local newspapers, but this
year the cost will run very lit
tie over 5000 per county. There
are fewer of the matters for
submission, and they are also
somewhat shorter, which les
sens the advertising bill, which
is based upon the space used.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20

The Journal is glad to note
the increasing interest in good
roads in independence county.
We hope Judge Waldrip will
buy another tractor and grad
er and keep them busy every
day they can be operated. Our
county needs better roads and
money spent in building them
will prove a good investment.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20

In estimating the value of
Mr.. Roosevelt's endorsement of
Mr.. Hughes, it must be rem
embered that he endorsed Mr..
Taft.Does he feel as sure about
Mr.. Hughes as he did about
Mr.. Taft? And will he be as
brutally frank in acknowledge
ing his mistake, if Mr.. Hughes
disappoints him as much as Mr..
Taft did? The future has great
political possibilities if we can
judge it by the past.-Bryan' s
ICommoner.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
STONE COUNTY CROPS
SUFFERING FOR RAIN

Min. View, July 18.-Re-
ports from all parts of Stone
county say that crops are suf-
fering from the dry, hot wea-
Their and if a general rain does
not fall soon but little corn will
be made. Cotton is not suffer
ing as badly as the corn crops,
but if rains do not fall soon the
cotton crop will be damaged
also. Up to the first of July
farmers say that prospects for
all kinds of crops had never
been better in this county. The
wheat and oats crops were
above the average here this
season, there being more wheat
raised than ever before.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS

The attention of school di-
rectors is called to the fact
that the law requires that their
annual and enumeration re-
ports be filed with the county
examiner not later than July
20. Directors are requested to
make their reporss as complete
and accurate as possible.
SIDNEY PICKENS,
County Examiner.
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For Governor
CHAS. H. BROUGH

For Governor
CHAS. H. BROUGH
For Congressman
w. A. OLDFIELD
For Circuit Judge
DENE H. COLEMAN
For Prosecuting Attorney ).
EARLE CASEY
For Representative
JAS. K. YORK
S. A. MOORE
For County Judge
T. M. WALDORF
For Sheriff.
LAWRENCE RUDDELI.
For Circuit Clerk
B. f. ADAMS
For County Clerk
E. r. HOOPER
For Tax Collector
S. D. LINDSEY
For Tax Assessor
GEORGE w. WYATT
For County Treasurer
w. R. WESTBROOK
For Surveyor
J. p. MILES
For Coroner
A. r. TUNSTALL
The Newark journal., 1916-07-20
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that
| hold the books and accounts
OF the late j. |. Sturdivant, de-
ceased, for settlement. All
indebted to said estate, arc
persons knowing themselves
requested to call and settle.
A. A. HENDERSON,
Agent.
For Mrs. J. l. Sturdivant, Exc
cutriX.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-13

With the price of all classes of foods
soaring higher almost daily, it is get.
ting to be a serious proposition for the
man working on salary to make both
ends meet. A few years ago man
earning $3.50 per day could live better
than the employee who now gets $3.50
and $500. Wages have not increased
in proportion to the price of commodi-
ties. Merchants and manufacturers
are charging more for their products
they are compelled to do so or quit
business-and it is only natural that
they will have to pay their employees
higher wages. The Independent has
heard of several instances where
clerks and deliverymen have been dis
charged for knocking down" some Of
the money that has come within their
reach. Of course it is dead wrong to
steal, but perhaps there would not
have been the temptation to do so, had
their employers paid them higher
wages. 1t is fact that cannot be dis
puted, that large number of young
women employed in our various cities,
supplement their small wages by pre-
carious methods. There is the temp
tation to dress we'll, to eat we'll and to
live in comfortable rooms, and this is
their inherent right. Undoubtedly if
their wages were higher, social condi-
lions would be far different and this
form of crime would be reduced great