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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12
A YOU, SENATORS

The senate Yesterday passed the Pittman bill grant
ing to the state of Nevada 100000 acres OF non mineral
lands for the benefit of the educational system of Nevada.
Eighty per cent of the proceeds of this land Will go to the
public schools and twenty per cent to the state university.
An amendment to the bill, if it should be approved by the
House, will provide that 100000 acres shall be sold each
year and the price to be fixed, after appraisal by a state
board, will carry a minimum of SIPS per acre. he lands
will be disposed of under such rules and regulations as
NAV now be in effect or as nave hereafter be provided by
the legislature of Nevada, and the proceeds will be invest
ed in interest-bearing bonds, as are the other school funds
of the state.
The bill involves no change in the policy of the fed
eral government, nor does it depart from the government
practice as already applied to other publ1c-land states.
The grant involved is no larger in proportion than the
government has heretofore granted to other publc-land
states; it simply seeks to convey to Nevada land sufficient
to make up the deficiency in previous grants. In other
words. it simply places Nevada on an equal footing with
the other public-1and states.
Practically all the public-1and states excepting Ne
vada and California were granted, at the time of their adj
mission. five per cent of the gross receipts from the sale OF
public lands within their domain. California was an ex-
ception at the time of its admission, but in 1000 the five
per cent was granted to that state and in addition an APP
preparation was made to pay California five per cent of
al public land receipts arising from the public lands that
had been sold subsequent to its admission and prior to
Trne 18th, 1906. Nevada has never received the benefit
of such an act.
OF the other fourteen states commonly known as
Dublic-land states. the average grant in acres has been ap-
nroximatev eight per cent of the surface area. while IN
Nevada it was approximately three per cent. Utah, with
100000 acres as AGAINST our 100000 acres, received
100000 acres, while Nevada received 2,Z23Ooo: New
Mexico. a trif1e larger than Nevada. received I24oO!ooo,
while Arizona, ONLY 2ooo 900 acres larger than Nevada,
received nearly four times the acreage in her grants that
Nevada has received.
It would therefore appear that the case is so strongly
fortified by fact and precedent that the House should have
little hesitancv in giving approval to what the senate has
already done, and this will mean an educational fund for
Nevada that will insure a proper maintenance of her
school system and university.
Senator Pittman is to be commended for his interest
in this matter. President Hendrick, of the university.
and others who have assisted in the collection of data and
the proper fortification Of Nevada's claim upon the fed
era1 government are. entitled to the thanks of the state.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12
THE BOOTH CASE

The supreme court Yesterday refused to intervene in
the Booth case, taken up from Tonopah on a writ OF
habeas corpus, and the defendant was remanded to the
custody of the sheriff. The case has attracted unusual
attention and excited much comment
The Tribune has attempted to view this case without
bias. MI. Booth conducts a newspaper. lie is a blunt
spoken man, in personal conversation as well as through
his newspaper. Possibly at times his criticism of public
officials or his comments upon men in public life have
been more severe than conditions warranted; possibly
they have been at times wholly unwarranted; possibly
they have at times shown personal bias, but on the whole
he has stood for the people against abuses of power or OF
privilege, and the public has been his client.
A newspaper bears a relation to the public peculiarly
its own-a relation sustained by no other privately owned
business enterprise. The injection of malice into its col
umns is an abuse of this relation. But the people look to
a newspaper to defend them and their rights against en-
croachment, and the newspaper refusing to perform this
function, or assume this responsibility, which it either
voluntarily assumes or which the public places upon it,
will lack the confidence essential to its usefulness.
If the public PLACES this standard OF moral req lrire
une believes it does-then what must be the publics
standard in relation to malice or personal bias which it
would impose upon those into whose hands it entrusts the
machinery of the law? Without discussing the merits of
this case, we cannot ignore what appears to be a fixed be-
lief in the public mind that the machinery of the law has
in such cases exceptional discretion, when it says:
an all all prosecutions pros stS ms for III, libel the truth IN may be given in ei-
ter charged is lbelous is true and WI published for good mo-
tive and for jusihabe ends, the party shall be acquitted. n the
Jury shall have the right to determine the lay and the fact"
In the trial of the first case, the jury refused to con
Wet; in the trial of the second case the jury recommended
extreme ClellelCV, ana several jurors nave stated IN ef-
feet that they would not have voted to convict except for
their belief that this recommendation would have been
honored. This recommendation was followed by a Jail
sentence of six months and a refusal to accept bail pend
ing further or final proceedings.
The Tribune has avoided newspaper discussion of
this case, but without assuming to pass upon its merits
we cannot ignore a belief so general that the spirit in
which the case was treated by the jury was not shared by
the court or the prosecuting officials, and that if there
was malice on the part of the publisher, there was even
stronger suggestion of malice on the part of officials in
whose hands the people had entrusted the machinery of
the law.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12
THE WAR TAX

The proposal of an export tax on war munitions
hasn't taken a firm hold on Washington, and the admin
istration apparently prefers to raise its revenue by in
heritance tax, an added income tax, by broadening the
scope of the stamp tax and by inventing new taxes other
than an export tax. The reason most frequently given
against an export tax on war munitions. is that the war
end at any time and this ending would terminate the
tax. But haven't we been told all along that the stamp
tax and all the other new taxes were made necessary by
the European war? 1t was debated in congress, as a
"war tan and should it not follow that the necessity for
such a tax must end with the war that occasioned it?
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

In Holland the merchants and traders are now said
to be paying SI.4o in German money for every dollars
worth of goods delivered. In Germany, according to the
Holland newspapers, publication of any quotations as to
the value of German money is forbidden. and consequent-
" the German people are not informed of the value of
their currency in the markets or on the exchanges of the
outside world. We can readily understand how German
money might suffer depreciation in New York in the alb
sence of direct business intercourse, but Holland and Ger
many are close %neighbors, and there is liberal trade be-
tween them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

With the conspicuous exception of Mr.. Bryan, says
the Anaconda Standard. the entire democratic section of
the grand stand agrees that the Baltimore convention of
1912 made a safe hit" in nominating Wilson, but Scored
an error in adopting the one-term plank.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

If it's true that extremes meet, Messrs. Bryan and
Roosevelt are requested to bear in mind that London
prize rino rules would contribute more to the galety of
nations than those of the Marquis of Oueensbury.
DR.. Mary Walkers announcement that she is strong
" for preparedness serves to bring to light the fact that
this venerable, virtuous, vigorous and valorous physician
is still with us. Mary has more than a little longevity.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

Mr.. Ford still insists that his peace iunket was a sue
cess. All the school bows and school girls and ministers
and reporters and movie" operators who made the trip
with him will agree. And as long as they and the man
who paid the bills are happy, why should the rest of us
worry?
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

Nor are there any surface indications of a compound
fracture of the backbone of the European war.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

Speaking of the backbone of winter. at all events the
backbone of the man behind the snow-shovel is broken.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

The American people will listen to the protests of III
nocence that come from Franz Bopp AID other German
officials in this country and will then advise them to tel
it to the court. Already a number of their dupes who
were equally innocent are under sentence. The iuries
did not believe them. They may not believe Mr.. Bopp.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

The proclamation of Governor Boyle in behalf of the
birds Of Nevada is meeting with a hearty response from
over the state. The governor has asked that every per-
son provide something for the birds during the stornl
periods of the winter season, by placing food where they
will find it. In many districts in the state snow has coy
cred the ground for weeks at a time, and even a few DAYS
of hunger and cold will exterminate thousands of the
feathered tribes. Children are taking a special interest IN
feeding the birds, and while the ground is covered and
the birds are deprived of food every child can contribute
to the comfort and relieve the hunger of the LITTLE
songsters that frequent the door yards. Feed the birds,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
HOTEL RALEIGH

= Charles piac. aut Esa.l-II' to0h"
sect on within sulht and sound ct 'r" ~
'si large rooms. al oreu CNt0Slre. RIVE
bIihs. tunrlN- water, ro',Nes r'Ni'I'. f
Cuisine ami Spryir@ h'-' OuiT rrr|' >iF''
JUNE auG JulN rates touE-t n J nYNF'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

Mr. and Mrs. George Walter Ron
hoial % 25o West Eighty-eighth stree
who since closing their town residence
have been spending several weeks AT the
White Suiphui Springs. will upon their
return 20 to Gedney Farms Hotel.
White Plains. for the summer.
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BROOKLYN SOCIAL NOTES.

My relatives and a few close per
sonal friends will witness the
marriage Of Miss Jeanette
Stuiges Davenport. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Davenport. to Richard W
y. Barnes next Saturday, hut invitations
to the reception following have been more
general. The Rev. Or. Charles Carroll
Albeitspn Of the Lafayette Avenue Pres
hyter!nn Church "a 10 perform the cete-
monN ut the home VI tho brides parents.
236 Carleton avenue. 81 I O'Clock.
Mrs. Thomas Marsalis Of Montcla'-
Will he her sisters matron Of honor and
ISIS Charlotte Elizabeth shannon is TO
act AZ flower girl. Porter clyde shan
non Of Manhattan. fath., OF IN. flower
girl. will serve as best man, and the
ushers are 20 b. Thomas Marsalis, Shep-
herd stevens. James Dechs@, and Paul
Phelan.
Mr.. Barnes "a the son os Winthrop
Howard Barnes Of Boston.
Miss Marion Adams Fraser. daughter
Of Nj. and Mrs. william Glassford
Fraser. will be married to william
Major Olney, Jr, on Wednesday eve
Ming. June :, at the home Of her parents,
Sst East Thirty-ffth street, Flatbusn
The Rev. Or. John +. Carson IL to Off
c!ate.
The bride Will he attended by a maj
OF honor. Misc Helen Grace Butts. and
4 flower girl. Miss Anna Ro, Warren
W. Fraser II to he the best man and
Russell 7. Olney and HAIRY NJ. Fraser
Will serve as usher1.
Miss Marjorie .Ieanneti. Van k.uren
daughter OF Mrs. Sarah J Van keur~n OF
-O3 Lincoln road. VIII he married {,
Ira Anasa Warrington next thus
day evening u Is 10 he = home core.
mony ~ : o'clock. TIE brides attend,
ans a'e 30 h' n,r SISTERS. Mrs. Rn,er'
:. Snevly and Miss AHue Van reuren
aud Miss Gretchen r. Doe Harol'
de MoNa IL 10 h. hes, man. and
J chosen for usners are Joseph Shanno,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
W0MAN'S IDEA WORTH MONTY.

THE woman with an original Idea
has her success about assured
according to a young Southern
girl, who has discovered that making
money In the easiest thing in the wo-lI.
to say nothing Of the amusement n
gets out Of the game.
This particular young woman hap
pens 10 belong 70 the fortunate class
NJ those who work for a pastime. She
did not go out In search Of a job, hut
one was thrust upon her. She had
never been able to buy a sports hat
that exactly pleased her. and being
resourceful she set out to design one.
II was whils visiting an exhibit OF
art furniture tina; she stumbled upon
the right idea and one that has since
made for her thousands 81 dollars.
Here she say some white furniture
upholstered with enamel cloth, She
also noticed that the cloth could be
painted and made very decorative.
She bought enough Of the cloth for
her experiment and then added a
! purchase OF soft material for the
facing.
When the hat was finished Il even
exceeded her hopes and proved a JOY
forever. An admiring friend begged
permission to wear Il to a country
club function. where 1t made n hit
and at least a dozen women wanted
one like II.
After she had finished the first
dozen she took them tn a fashion
magazine and they were pictured as
sports creations. Orders came in rap
idly and the young opened q
shop and put In girls to eXecuta
them. In the first " months al.
I cleared $4,000 and business was still
growing.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

Her. Miss Martina virion, Miss ".
Setter, Miss Georsene McDermot and
Miss Ann Iacord.
The society had charge Of the pro-
gramme Of the French Day entertain
meni at the Hotel Majestic last Thurs
day at which the French speaking mem
bcrs OF the General Federation Of
Women's clubs were the special guests.
The programme included addresses and
music.
The annual luncheon Of the Society of
Kentucky Women Of New York was
given at the plaza yesterday and was
followed by dancing. Mrs. Frederick
Wallace vas chairman OF the day. The
quests included Mrs. Morris NJ. Bartlett.
president OF the State Federation of
kentucky clubs; Mrs. James A. Leach.
Mrs. Thomas J. Vivian and Dudley Field
Malone.
At the Hotel Shelburne. Brighton
Beach, on June I. the New York Theatre
club. OF which Mrs. Belle de Rivera Is
president. will give It's annual breakfast.
The members vii, make the trip there
In motor buses.
Tho annual reception and installation
OF officers Of the Professional Woman's
League was held on Monday evening At
the cluh rooms. Rroadway and Sixty
eight street, The programme Included
vocal numbers by Miss Lillian Russell,
Miss Ursula Mellish and Miss Harriet,
Mcconnell, and piano numbers by Fred
erick Dixon. Emil R~rietenfeld was a,
tho plano.
' The president, Susa Westford, In.
stalled the officers. aud Mrs. A. NJ. pal-
mer. the honorary president and founder
nm address Of welcome. The new Officers
are Ms. RAn Hendricks, Mrs. DaniN
3 Naliv. Miss Hilda Spong, Mrs. Edith r
Ranger. Miss Frances Florida, Mrs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

Henry. whose engagement TO Miss Aline
Van keuren wus recently announced ,
Emerson NJ. Hoyt. Robert g. SrcvlN
and Harry Reese.
MFR. and Mrs. Albert II. Alderman a.
1+0 Arlington avenue have announced 'ho
engagement OF their ~daughtsr. Miss M''-
jorie Alderman. TO Charles Bennett Petu.
son of James Peto of Paterson. y. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sherman Greene
II IS Rutland rosd have announced the
engagement Of their daughter. Miss Nj
bred Greene, to Royal Harrington Perry,
son Of MIR. and Mrs. william Perry.
Announcement IL made OF the engage
m.nt Of Miss Edna B%toughton. daugh-
.er OF Mrs. Ella L. Broughton OF 6S2
Argyle road. 10 r. ID. n, WALTON. j.,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. 70. -. X. Walton of
ga Argyle road.
nothe recently announced engage
ment In that of Miss Beatrice r.. Hart,
daughter of Frank N. Hart of SIG La
n, cite avenue, TO John 7. Gould.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
An Envious
Su1nmering Place

Ever envy the fellow who strikes a resort for the summer
among active people real red-blooded folks. active in all
Sports-bathing. golfng. tennis. boating, fishing, walking or
baseball who enjoy a moonlight sail and love dancing;
With such people and the opportunity for these sports. you're
bound to be en>ied good people. good times. good climate
- and that's what YOU will lind on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

\ reception was given at the Bitmore
on Tuesday by the Imperial order.
Daughters Of the Empire In America. at
which the national vice-president. Mr.,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13

nnish grammar is of a difficulty
81 'lltcly repulsivc None uf the 9TH
or languages OF the same group is half
so hard. Hungarmn-nay, even Turk,
ish, despite the veXNiouS initial i'm
ped'ment of the Arabic alphabet-ls
eas! in comparison. The SyntaX Is mt
once provoklngly elaborate and per-
pleXingly obscure. II possesses fifteen
distinct cases and twenty-four differ
entiated infinitiye FORMS hui, on the
other hand, there is no real distinction
between nouns. adjcctiyes. adverbs,
propositions, infnitives and participates,
SO that the student must not be star
tied by finding infnitives regularly de-
clincd like nouns and nouns taking
upon them degrees of comparison like
udjectiyes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13
Nature Worked Backward.

The following is an interesting In.
stance of the reversal of the ordi-
nary course of nature that cost an
English market gardener dear:
Watercress IS eagerly devoured by
caddis worms and caddis worms are a
favorite food OF trout The trout in
turn have voracsous enemy in her
ons, which catch the fish after they
have grown fat on caddis worms.
Now, in the case referred to, it hap
pened that Il large grower of water
cress had three-quarters Of his crop
ruined by the ravages of caddis worms.
On investigation it was found that
the trout which ordinarily protected
the plants from the worms. haG beer
Toured ahead Of time, so to speak,
by flock of hungry herons, which. in
thus reversing the course of events.
had brought disaster TO the owner OF
the watercress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13
WORK OF TIE BEAVERS.
Wonderful skill and Activity Of These
Clever Dam Builders.


There are probably few examples OF
animal industry and constructive abil-
lily more widely known than those OF
the beaver-eyery one carries from his
school days a general notion that bea-
yers build dams and other thlngs-aud,
though there may be n considerable
margin between popular belief and the
limits of fact. enough remains to at
tach a high degree of interest to the
beaver.
With their very powerful teeth they
can cut through branch three inches
thick in as many minutes. The piece
cut off are held by the teeth ami fore
paws and carried or dragged to the
spot where they are TO be used and
fitted into place The fitting is by no
means carecSSly carried out, and the
beaver seems to have some fairly def
mite idea of the size and length OF the
piece he needs,
The beaver makes his home prima.
rily by burrowng in the bank of Il
stream, and the purpose Of the dam is
to maintain the water ut a fixed height,
SO that the entrance 10 the burrow IS
always covered as protection from
enemies
Though, however, the beaver has in
telligcnce enough for the building of
his dam, he has not sufficient to know
when to stop building, and so he in
crcases the structure and raises the
level Of his pool until burrowing up.
ward no longer serves to keep his
house above water ANA SO he raises
tina height Of his walls and roof by
building with branches and mud the
well known dome shaped lodges"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13
Charles Lamb In British Museum.

The British museum reading room
was Il favoritc resort of Charles Lamb
in the days following his retirement
from the East India House. II am go.
ing through course OF reading ut the
museum" he writes to Bernard Barton
in 1926, "the Garrick plays, out of part
of which formed my Specimens, |
have 1000 to 20 through and in Il few
weeks have dispatched the tythe Of
EN-. II is n sort of Office to me; hours
10 TO /. the same. II docs me good.
Man must have regular occupation that
has been used to It," Mary Lamb ex'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13
ln tho loVerls eYe.

ANS fair In love- especially the girl
n fellow Is in love with,-Philadelphia
Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13

81 don't envy the men who manage
the big hotels in the cities gloomily
said the landlord of the Petunia tav-
ern. at is rs much as | can do to
make Il blu6 ut keeping the peace be-
twixt the little bunch of help I've got.
Yesterday one Of the two dining room
girls said that the other ones best
Teller had two left feet, and in less
than no time those two young ladies
had few TO ii with kctchup bottles and
SO forth. Just imagine the spritely
function there would be In Il hotel with
700 employees, all battling with ketch-
up cs"-Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13
They Saw the Wonder.

A woman with family of children
recently moved from the heart Of
indianapolis to one Of the suburbs,
where they found various new educa-
tional opportunities. One day neigh
Dor met them all walking back from
the edge Of town and asked whether
they had been out in the country.
Yes" said the woman: THE man
who brings our butter said he had a
COW out there, and l took the children
out TO see it."-IndianapoliS News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13
Correct.

"Nfy friends" exclaimed the eloquent
minister, were the average man to
turn ana look himself squarely in the
eyes and ask himself what he really
needed most what would be the first
reply suggested TO his mind?'
"a rubber ncckw shouted the preco'
cious urchm in the rear of the room.--
Philadelphia Lsdger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-13

zone of my ancestors was II signer Of
the Declaration Of Independence"
Indeed" replied the naughty lady.
"Well, an ancestor of mine was one Of
the men who helped draw up the paper
and who told the others where to sign
their names. "-Washington Star.