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Tax Matter is
Cause Of Litigation

COLUMBUS. Tex. Aug. :. Just
what qualifications are necessary Tor %
ters To participate IL a paving bond -
she election is an interesting phase 81 u
Iii ~ipation set for hearing today before
Judge VI. Kcnon of the 18th judicial
district. sitting in chambers. Judge
Kenon is asked to make permanent q
temporary injunction secured by resi-
dent tax PAYERS Of Corpus Christi. Tex
as ia prevent the City Of Corpus
Christi from selling SlJ0.V~ IN bonds
vctesl for street. paving.
The temporary injunction was grant
ed ON July - on = petition which
states that Go Of the persons voting III
favor of il,e bond issue were not prop
es;v tax payers. 1t j. alleged IN the
petition that this j. a qualification 70
participate in snch elections.
The case was brought 10 the Oh ais
trict court because attorneys Tor I'M
petitioners alleged that Judge W Ii
Hopkins Of Corpus Christi was disquaI
flied TO act. as he is a property tai
payer there.
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'W0LC0TT FAMILY
IN CONVENTION
FAMOUS FAMlLY'S REUNION HAS
ALL EARMARKS OF A REAL Ma
TlONAl CONVENTION.

CHICAGO. Aug. S-Wolcotis from
nearly every state in the union met i'm
Chicago today 10 attend the Twelfth
annual reunion of the Soriety of DE
scendants Of Henry Woicott who came
To Plymouth in lh:I0 and 10 whom more
than 5000 persons trace their ancestry
Through ten generations.
The affair had the aspect more of a
national convention han of Il family re-
union. The program extends through
Thursday and includes Registrations of
members. business meetings. reports .of
committee. election of officers. addresses
and all the other earmarks of the an
or fraternal organization.
Mayor William Hale Thompson. of
Chicago, is To make the address of wei
come at tomorrow's session of the re.
union and Eben ii. Wo. CT, If India
napolis. Ind, president of the society
is 90 respond.
The American family of Wolcotts
trace their name back To Sir John VOL
colt an Englishman who died in l:ioj
and their de>ccn. through a Welsh line
from the tenth century. The ancestral
home still stands and the original coat
Of arms aill is being used by members
of The family.
The first Wolcott To make America
his home settled i'm Windsor. Conn, and
for centuries the main branch of the
family remained in the New England
=. ates. The family claims lao names on
the revolutionary records of Vermont,
Massachusetts. Connecticut and New
York. Thirteen governors Of Connect
cut ana 36 judges in that safe during
the colonial period were Walcotis or de
>cendants from that family. the family
history says. During the revolutionary
period the history claims Oliver VOL
colt one of the %siencrs Of the De-lara-
ton Of Independence. his son Oliver
who was secretary of the treasury in
Washing on'S cabinet ana several gen
erals furious in the war. The history
enumeratcs scores of other Wolcotts
who since then have held high military,
civil and political positions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-08
ARBITRATION Is
BY ROTARY
GALVESTON CLUB URGES OTHER
CLUBS 10 AID IN STEMMtNG
PROPOSED RAlR0A0 STRIKE

GALVESTON. Texas Notice thai
the Rotary Club of Galveston has au
thorizci a resolution calling for arb
~tra,inn If the differences between thu
raiIrnatS If the couI.ry and the strike
between threatening rainmen is being
telea saphed To every Rotary Cllb III ihs
Unite! States. /ile heads of he railroad
brJthcrhoods e. the railroad managers
and to President Wilson. The resolution
follows:
Whereas. differences nave arisen be
tween railroads of The tns ed states
and their employees Ia he transporta,
ton service. and that up t. the present
momcn. ii has MOI been possible To adj
Whereas. The said railroad cmploy-
lust these differences satlsfa ,torily u
beth parties; and.
rs are contemplating Il strike in The
near future: and.
Whereas. .irbt ration uf such differ
cnces has been suggested and thus far
declined: therefore. be il
Resolved bv the Galveston Rotary
Cab. That w respectfully urge upon
both sides To This dispute the material
interest of The public ut large III This
country: thai. We affirm that The inter
est of The public is greater. many fold.
than the interest Of ca her the carriers
or their employees and that sdch public
interest ought not To he mcnacei by the
failure of primary parties 10 agree and
we urge upon said primary parties a
consideration of the proposition To ar
bitrate such difficulties and that we
further urge upon the President anu
Congress of the United States such i'm
mediate legislation as will prevent and
prohibit the interference with inter
state commerce and the great loss and
damage to the public at large that
would arise because of "A strike of these
transportation employees in the event OF
Il failure on their part to agree with
the management Of the railroads of the
United States.
Resolved. further That We urge upon
all Rotary clubs in the United States
the adoption Of similar resolutions.
Resolved. further. That IA copy OF
these resolutions be sent stO the Presi-
lent Of the United States. Ia our Rep
rcScntativcs in Congress. to the Rail
road Commission If Texas and to all
Rotary clubs in the United States and
to the press
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-08

the Catholic University for the lorna,
opening exercises. Prior to the openin,
OIL the convention, a solemn pontif,cal
mass was celebrated. The sessions ~;n
continue until Friday and will be presided
over by the Very Rev. p. J. Callaghan. the
national president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-08

ton al the second annual Bankers Far
mcr-' conference which convened in this
ciiy today. Tho opening Of the confer
cncc was attended BY many leading nan
ker~ Of Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-08
Catholic Abstinence Convention.

WASHINGTON. d. C., Aug. S.-The
national convention Of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union Of America began today,
when the one thousand delegates. many
Of whom have been in the city for several
DAYS. engaged in committee work In con-
neetion With the convention, assembled IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-08
Conference of Bankers farmers

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Aug. s.-A closer
co operation Of bankers and farmer ni
the work of promoting and mailing more
profitable the aerlcultrra industry n ih'
south il the blg subject under core,d 're-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-08

CITY. Okla. Aug s.
ne annual meeting Of the ~Intcrnafio,.
al Sherifs Association opened here f.
day for a three days session. Several
hundred peace officers were expected ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-08

attend from all pans OF the country.
The program. a. announced. deals
with questions IN c~riminology and hand
ling problems common % peace officers
IN the several sections ~ the country.
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POSITION WANTED.

POSITION WANTED ~ Young man II years
~ age. as ofiicr man. several years "A".
POSITION WANTED IN Young man J dt-
penser. drug clerk. nr fountain man. tNu,r,-
It-
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Wipe the furniture OF OCCASIONAL,
"A h a cloth dipped in linSccd oil.
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TeL.EGRAPHY.

rr.EN Quickly learned.
f:.frnaI wsr. practice. Position secured or
.u.,f,n refunded. Write Dallas Telegraph
Cpr, rr. Dallas. Texas.
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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
AGENTS WANTED.

WTSTIET.S MAKE r"od money selling lots
and small farm l,u'a' Sizes s~Ei,Mflin ~
u.nStap. Texas. us DuH' terms. ~ rSf"F-
ience ur.."Ssarv- cverrb,aiy knows Houston
tastes, grown. -, md port ~ south today.
liberal commissions Nrit- quirk. ".
I'M " Fl.
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FOR RENT.

FOR KENT-II House corner Adams aud 10TH
street. Apply 1GJ~Fourteenth Street, or
W. A.. Ncalc. =
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MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED Exfiers-r-rd hotel clerk. and one
first class cock. Amply KILLER HOTEL
nj once. IL
MALE HE'LL WANTED. Young man in Ship
ping Department. mns~t speak Spanish. good
In Arithmetic and writing. make Application in
own hand -writirg.
ULIMAN>. STERN < KRAUSE. Inc.
brownsville. Texas. y.
WANTED n.kS and Walters at once.
Donna Hotel. Donna. Texas III
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FOR RENT-I.oo,ns with or without bath
room in >tegnian Building. ID
FOR RENT September and October. wei
furnished siY room cottage. bath. shed Tor
ear. Address i:"x ffs. Is
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
. THE ONLOOKER :.
Word Sketches of Topical Events
By "Ham

Peter B. Kyne of redblooded
mences serial in a popular magazine
The opening paragraph depicts the hero
civilization after sojoun of dryes hottest
most desolate earthDah Valley
of California.
The hero planning what he will do Immediately upon entering
the of that will him back feshpots He
decides that his initial will be ordering
of ham and eggs"
1t weather. Thisis atmospherica
in
phme the weather should
climatic conditions One
that eepha mets asphalt walkshat
limp thirsty jaunt to St. Louis will
convince that Minnesota mid Alaskan comparison.
There probably only the hkly populated
parts the that enjoys perfect
Mnnea-thai Colorado And
summerke in character ALL considering
is quite
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
The SPORT SPECTRUM
How the Great American Game was Discovered and
by Whom. The Complete History From
Beginning to Date
auofQa buna
Origin Of Game, by GeorgeL. Moreland in BALL

CONTINUED from last weekly
The Knckerbocker Baseball Club was then 6xture and tho
following officers selected Curry President W. H.
Wheaton, and w. Tucker Secretary Treas
The officers then began look playing field one
large enough for the diamond proposed by Cartwright
After thorough search plot of ground suitable
for the field Manhattan on the Eyan Fields
Hoboken N. j.. laid out.
1t long before began to spring into the
field The following 1916 calling themselves the New
York Nin organized and issued challenge Knickerbockers
for This challenge accepted game was
to be played June 49, The played Hoboen
The Knickerbocker composed Me Avery Tucker
Brney Tyon Paudng H. and D. Anthony Adams and Tuney
The New York Nine consisted of Messrs. Murphy Case
Davis Ransom, Winslow Johnson Laor Thompson
The New York Nine the game by of 21 to in
four innings being win the game
in those days. and the that many first won the
Not another played until June g. 1851 when
team calling themselves the Washington organized
1881 and played Old Red House
grounds at Yorkve issued challenge
accepted
When the two teams arrived team
almost caused riot the diamond wearing
ever heard OF such proceedng The
white shirts with won the bv
a of 81 to II. in innings.
The teams met again June IT, Hoboken when the first
game OF ten innings played 20
tor the Knckerbocke After this Washington Club
changed its that of the Gotham Club again chaeng
ed their foes a game.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17


coat quite
Your One And Only Business
York American under the caption Of
Your One And Only Business" take the following:
Any will saw Our most difficult
problem to real interest employees Everything
could interests of the
his But Indifference discoueous
of due moods empers employees
hard.
complaint the employer who times out
hundred has worked his nothing
by close attention, attention
from others.
But with all his difficulties and trials the big doing pretty
But the naenve little doing pretty we'll.
will do pretty you think of
yourself the big thinks of his business
You along unless yourself close at
tention to the business that occupies you.
your employer most when you neglect your
opportunity.
He discharge and get somebody
But cannot discharge yourself and somebody
You for ife And all that
is what you out of yourself.
you negect-with your health sleep and wise
opportunity get the most work possible yourself
making much of failure the
make if he neglected his entire business
Once tell you that you your business
You salesman you working. Every
working human being salesman world
himself
digging ditch, watching or man
BY who has intelligence doing
something better if you proving yourself fit.
If running elevator building, a
for selling the offices in that building
good safety which you work
of the qualities that "sep that building
If typewriter in an Office writing letters firm
salesman For and the
selling the product firm, whether
legal advice, shoes stocks a margin
Study the the that has the you
nothing person to indicate super
iority.
But there is the inside that keeps working
Look at the backs of Watches and can't tell anything
about them But them In ticking
the other YOU hear nothing
Ninety cent of the and working
hoping for future watches which
ticking
opportunty-he only thing Importance
how to deal with them
A hundred customers should supply a training
Five thousand ought be complete
and ought quick
real
Before about overworkng suggest
other people along easily how
afraid to work much.
Mr. Phipp has fine house opposite Central Park
and ten millions of dollars He has
country houses Long Island o give his boys
Mr. Phipps sell in
in Ohio He extremely polite everybody
did the and poeness mpoteness difference
to his pocket at that
When he finished day of in the store he
walked four five miles blacksmith shop where
worker with little education in
ORDER
Phpps put ORDER kept walked
back four five miles bed and had
Please mind that does exhaust the
the rising citizen walk five
miles
around pool table n tobacco smoke
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17
PENDENNIS CHAT

OBSERVATIONS ON TIMELY AND INTERESTING
TOPICS BRIEFLY AND ENTERTAINMENT
DISCUSSED
By
Ideas the opinions which the ideas of others.
Habit result of labor, it of the of acquir
ed laziness.
who's Who is but collected of estimates
game umpire makes mistake, then
it becomes
number of books bought designing has
become fine
doubtful there would be shortage of paper only
matter which is read printed
The yellow peril' has built another bae-shp and the
getting Il told you SO" ready for the
usual publicity
problem submitted children
for final settlement their would be for chdns rights
Perhaps ended enerprisng price spe
caists will have demand from war
49,
magazine editor recently that contributors should
submit only such conformity the EDITORS
acceptable literature Where do the subscribers
consideration?
When workmen do better than we'll,
They do confound their skill n covetousnes
And oentme excusing of fault
Doth make the fault the by the excuse,
AS patches upon little breach
Discredit in hiding of fault
Than did the fault before it patched
William Shakespeare
The subtle Shakespeare which,
homey medium conveying wisdom,
reader bit of philosophical truism
which requires ship that finds an
other vessel distress by to
90 bad weather. and frequently risk danger order
stand by.
gave of a ship which found
sailing vessel in distress, and after sending help
stood by in the hours That ship standing BY
only obeying maritime Its captain doing duty
ship was the distressed
The influence of the given peculiar to mag
szne fiction In of the the reader
hurried of the figures
ing the printed lines The Characterization of stories
and then finding that the read your magazine
printed reflection something caught from
putting twist fiction beyond abilities masters
The National Guard representative people of the
United States the armed strength all ma
onales are in the National Guard and the
armed force the world Many of the private
life of fortune and affairs Many are men
of great capabilities Poor rich laborng
men, mechanics farmers, and all classes and conditions men,
the National
The has the art Of Illus
rang advertisements War posters used the new
displaying
pressing in all the European as
have appeared illustrated periodicals are excellent adj
verisemens
There has been in this country several years
artistic display advertising bills recruiting in the reeur
These bills recruiting stations and
information of the foreign war posters
which have been illustrated the periodicals. all have tendency
convince that they the herad help
be
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17

THE FIRST SIXTEEN-1NNING GAME
The Gothams being satisfied to eab
when they played inning also placed
record the books when June IT, 1852 they met on the
grounds Harlem, Ywhat One Hundred and
avenuehe they played sixteen innings
before the Gohams by a of FL aces to 49,
Baseball did advance fast Mr. Cartwright and his
expected and until 1857 when the boys took
the game.
of convention of clubs Of New York City. held
January which the rules drawn in 1S45
adopted only change they did with the rule giving
game that the first 81 The rule
victory club leading the end of five innings
The diamond drawn by Mr. Cartwright adopted Twenty
this convention with three delegates
baseball has been the national The
organization known the National Association of Baseball
this meeting for the first time set of rules
adopted which clubs played all of the country
The officers elected W. H. Van Colt. President; L. B.
JONES' President S. Dakin, second Vice-Presiden
Postey, Secretary F. Jackson Recording Secretary and
E. H. Brown, Treasurer.
baseball fever until thousands attended
game hundred did previously Several series of
arranged between picked from all parts of New
York, Brooklyn and near by cities
All games played Fashion Race Course, Long
Island during July September and October
played during these months the players claimed
of of fixing the grounds the first ad
took The price the
80 cents
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22

eral Fund of said city. and said Street
Sinking Fund shall then cease.
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLV-
ED, That the City Trustees of Car
son City, Nevada, pass an ordinance
creating a bonded Indebtedness in the
sum OF $55.OOO.U for the Of
paving Carson Street of said Carson
O1ty. from Washington Street on the
north to Second street on the south,
with a flve-inoh concrete base and an
inch and a half asphalt top in accord
anoe with the plans and specifications
on file in the office of the City Clerk
OF said Carson City. but at a cost not
to exceed 20 cents per square foot.
and for the further purpose OF doing
all things necessary or incidental
Herewith: said bonds be issued in the
name of Carson City. and for one
hundred dollars (SlO0) denomination
each. bearing interest at the rate Of
, per cent per annun. interest pay
able semi-annually; that the Board of
City Trustees cause said bonds to be
prepared IN proper form. PAYABLE to
bearer at such times as NAV be deem
ed proper BY said Board. but not later
than the 10th day Of June. 1923: that
said bonds be signed by the Pre- sident
lhN hodld anu counter SISlltu DN
the Clerk of the Board who shall at
tach thereto the official seal of sand
city: that the said Board shall have
power to negotiate the sale of said
bonds at the time and in the manner
they may deem fit, but for not less
t1,an their mar value: that the morevs
Corrected Hereunder be paid into a
fund to be created and called the
Street Paving Fund. and that all mon
eys coming into said fund be apD16ed
solely for THE purpose of so pavino
said portion Of said Carson Street and
doing those things necessary or in
cidental herewith: that said bonds
be redeemed only at the office of the
Clerk of Carson City. and at the rate
of thirty-fve bonds or $3.50Om per
annrm from the 10th dav of June,
1918, until tho, Whole thereof have
been redeemed. but not Later than the
10th dav of Trne 1923: that said or
dinance provide for the Lowing and
collecting of a s~neria1 annual tax s1f-
fcient to paw $40. 10000 of said bonds.
being the citv's portion of the cost Of
said pavement and other things Incl
dental Herewith: that SAID annual tax
shall not exceed 30 cents on each one
hundred dollars (S1OO assessed va1u-
alton of al taxable propertv situated
within the corporate limits of Carson
City. Nevada; that the first INSTALL
'nent of said tax be levied so that the
first half thereof will be collected at
the November collection of taxes
1917: that said tax terminate and end
BY or before the June collection of
taxes. 1923: that said tax he known
and called the Street Tax: that
all moneys collected Hereunder be
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Personal Mention

Messrs Hendren and Gault were
among those visiting Lake Tahoe
yesterday.
Judge F. J. L. Taber of Edko is
visiting Judge and Mrs. E. S. Far
rington today.
Miss Sadie Frandzem of Reno
spent Sunday in Carson as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Bright.
Assistant United States District At
torney George Bartlett, accompanied
by Mrs. Bartlett, arrived in Carson,
early today from Reno.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Smith were
among the Carsonites visiting Lake
Tahoe yesterday. They had as their
guest Mrs. Emmett D. Boyle.
c. c. Emerson, publisher of the
Masno Valley News at Yerington,
was among the arrivals on last night
train Mr.. Emerson is a member OF
the Federal grand jury which con-
today.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22

placed in a special fund to be known
as and called the Street Sinking Fund;
that said bonds and interest thereon
be paid from the moneys coming into
said fund 'Dv reasOn OF sa:d tax and
the street assessments as hereinafter
provided. and that the money in said
fund be used for no other purpose,
but that after ali bonds and interest
have been paid, all moneys then re
naming ii, said fund shall be trans
ferred to the General Fund of said
city. and said special Street Fund shall
cease.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
That this Board pass an ordinance re-
curing all wner OF assessable real
property abutting on that portion OF
Carson Street of CARSON CITY. Ne
vada, lying between Washington
Street on the north and Second Street
on tine south, to pay for the cost Of
paving to the center Of sand, abuttino
their said property according to
the plans and specifications on file in
the City Clerks office of said Carson
City, according to the frontal feet
thereof: that I'D cost shall not ex-
coed % cents per square foot; that
said property owner shall have the
optional right to pay said assess
ment in cash within fifty days after
the completion of said pavement and
acceptance by the city, or the right
to pay said assessment in equal an
nual lnstallments extending over a
p5r1Od OF ten years. together with in
terest or all unpaid installments. at
the rate OF ) per cent Der annum in
terest payable s~emi-annually, and said
instruments and interest to be col
lected at the times and in the manner
as the city taxes of Carson City are
Corrected. the first half Of the first in
stalln1ent and interest to be collected
in the November collection Of taxes.
1917, and the whole assessment. to-
gether with interest. to be paid by or
before the June collection of taxes
1928; that said assessment, together
with interest thereon, shall become a
lien against the property so assessed.
and that all moneys collected by reas-
or of said assessment. and interest
due thereon. be placed in the Street
Sinking Fund, to be created. and all
moneys so placed in said fund by reas- !
on OF said assessment and the special
tax as hereinbefore provided be used
only for the purpose Of paving off
the bonded indebtedness of said Car
City as above provided. and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
That this RESOLUTION be spread
upon the minutes Of this Board. and
be pub 'ished in the Carson City News
and Tire Carson City Daily Appeal for
the full period of four weeks.
Approved this I'D of May. 1916.
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, i
President cf the Board of City Trus-