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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-16
commissioners ON
AUckO[S' CONTRACT
Administrative Board Directs Bvtld-
ing Inspector to Prepare Way for
Building Howitzcr Armory.

On motion of Commissioner Hob
son yesterday the Administrative
Board directed Building Inspector
Butler to prepare proper contiact
between the city and Contractor j.
T. Nuckols, for construction OF the
proposed additions to Howitzer Ar
mory. to cost s113.s72. This Is the
figure offered BY the contractor in
his bid
Council has Just passed a reso.a-
ton appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase of property for the addi-
ton to the armory, the resolution now
being law, having been approved
by the Mayor.
1t Is expected that the tota! cost
OF the improved armory with furnish
ings and equipment will amount to
about 100000. The United States
government has already supplied the
battery with thirty horses, and more
viii. be sent here whom the arnory
is completed.
At the request OF the Highland
Park Citizens Association the board
granted a request for the use OF the
park at that place for an alt-day
celebration and picnic on July Fourtr,
Bids for Shockoe Creek improve
ments were received by the board yes
Serday and turned over to the city
engineer for tahuiation. The exoen-
diture for this work will be about
100000. The money comes from the
special bond issue. and will be- used
ir widening and covering the creek
for a distance OF $500 feet
The board wanted half n million
dollars. feeling that sum would lie
sufficient To make comp'e'e Job.
The finance Committee. however. saw
many other ways for spending mon
ey. and stated that efforts would be
made TO secure another appropriate On
when the present one had been AK
pended.
Bids for work and supplies IN the
water department were turned over
10 the superintendent for taouiation.
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DOUBLE CELEBRATION
HELD ON CHURCH HILL
Fast End, Scene 81 Social
Function.

A large number OF people gathered
last night at 40 North Twenty-sevcnth
street, the occasion being the ceiehra-
ton of the twenty-frst anniversary OF
the East End Union. w. c. T. L.. and
the fortieth wedding anniversary of
Mrs. w NJ. Bickers, president of the
organisation and Mr.. Bickers. Owing
TO the fact that both anniversaries fell
on the same day, the celebration was
held in the home of the president OF
the union. The rooms were tastefully
decorated. while pictures Of a numb "
of weil-known prohibition workers
were hung on the walls.
One of the features of the celebration
was the presence OF all Of the children
and nine grandchildren of the presi-
dent. The guests were received by the
committee from the East End Union.
composed OF Mrs. John Singleton. Mrs.
John Kidd and Miss Rosa Corwell. A
musical program was rendered, after
which refreshments were served.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-16
wtSTHAnPI( PEOPLE
FORM CIvint LEAGUE

Looking to the realisation Of full
development OF their suburb. At Z
meeting held recently the Wssthamp-
ton Civic Improvement League was or
ganised, and will work for.t needed
improvement and arousing the civic
interest OF Westhampton. The imms-
diats interest OF the league will BE-
conferred upon the proposed bond is
sue for q new school building. upon
roadway improvements and public san
ttation. II wiil cooperate with tho
Northampton Citizens Association In
the work they have undertaken.
The following officers were elected:
DR. w. J. Young. president; L. =.
Dunsmore. vics-prssident; @. c. Ty-
Ter. secretary. and c. H. Thompson.
treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-16
THREE AMERICANS
Continued From First Page,

American soldiers In today's Mexican
border raid exasperated administra-
ton officials today.
Secretary OF state Lansing made Inn
mediate representations to General
Carranxa through James Linn Rodgers,
diplomatic agent at Mexico City. Be-
fore taking this action Secretary Lans-
ing had an extended conference with
President Wilson.
The War Department was officially
advised by General Funston of this
latest raid at San Ignacio. Texas. near
Laredo. Funston's report showed It
was the most serious attack by Mexs-
cans on the American side since the
Columbus raid.
1t was considered Significant that the
War Department placed no obstacles in
the way OF the dispatch OF a third
punitive expedition into Mexico after
being advised by General Funston that
Major Bell would cross into Mexico
after the raiders ~ soon a. he located
their trail.
Assistant secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt announced this afternoon
that the army transports Prairie and
Hancock have been ordered to pro-
coed to the Eastern Coast Of Mexico
ana hold themselves In readiness to
take OF American and other foreign
refugees who may be in danger.
Sir Cecil SPRING Rice, the British am
bassador, and chevAiier Van RAppArd.
the Netherlands minister, called on
Secretary Of state Lansing today. They
represent the two nations which have
the greatest interests In the Tampico
oil fields. Ambassador Da Cana, Of
Brasil. also called at the State Depart
mont. None OF these diplomats would
discuss his mission.
Secretary Lansing took with him
to the White House today the COM
pleted draft Of the reply to Carranxa,
rejecting the demand for withdrawal
Of American troops. Delivery of the
note to Carransa probably will be with
held until further news 10 received
from General Funston regarding to-
days border raid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-16

For little boys; striped
galatea: white sailor
collars, 75c.
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GERMANS sT0RnIMe
tcontinued From First Pags.)
ARGENTINE MINISTER
SAYS HE NEVER SAID TT

Berlin, June 1B--Wireless via Say
ville.--A report has been spread that
June ! notified his government that
tho financial and economic situation
In Germany 70 bad. asking ct the same
time that his home government haad
this report to the National Argentine
Bank.
The Argentine minister In Berlin,
DIR. Molina. today authorised uaem-
ber or the TransocsAn News bureau
st3N 70 make the following statement:
~ have never told my. government
that Aithsr the financial or economic
situation IN Germany Il bad. az
ccurse. I consider dernany's financial
et3untton. and n v1eW % tAo ctrcuu.
eGaAo1a hor ocniz0amic ltEunfiQn egnels
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$3.50 Sport Suits for 1850
Straw Hats

For small boys and
girls: values In the lot
up to 7sc; choice. A0c.
Second Floor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-16
|GOOBERS LID TARHf[LS
| STAGE DOUBLE HEADER


Petersburg. Va, June 1s.--on ac-
count Of the postponement Of the open
ing game or the series with Rocky
Mount here today because of rain.
two games will be staged tomorrow,
the nrst game Beginning at 1880
o'clock.
Red stewart, the crack centerielder
recently signed by the local club ar
rived here today and Will take Kleins
place in tomorrow's game. Klein, the
Richmond lad, who has rendered the
club valued service. since he was signed
some weeks ago. was given his re-
lease this afternoon. Dutch Is a fine
little ball player and viii make some
club In the circuit valued asset. He
was not yet quite ripe for class &C"
company or he would have been given
a permanent berth with the Coolers.
Bert Garden will arrive tomorrow
morning and will probably work in
one OF tomorrow's games. Garden Is
Unknown in Virginia League base
ball circles and his addition to the
Petersburg pitching staff means much
to the team.
What promises to be one of the most
interesting and exciting baseball games
played here In recent years will be
staged at McKenzie-Street Park on
Saturday afternoon, the gath. between
members OF the Petersburg police force
and Petersburg Lodge of Elks for the
benent OF the sick fund Of the police
corps. The lineup Of the two teams
has not yet been decided upon, but
much interest in the game Is being
manifested.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
BASKET BALL
MADISON HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AT
SIOUN FALLS FRIDAY
EVENING.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Sioux
Falls will meet Madison in the second
basket ball game of the season with
that team on the floor of the local
high school gymnasium Friday even
ing, March 3, according to an an
nouncement made today by Coach
Howard Wood. The game, except
for the probable entry of the orange
and black team in the Huron state
high school basket ball tournament,
will probably be the last on the local
schedule for this season.
In speaking of the playing quail
ties which the Madison team has de-
yeloped since il was defeated by
Sioux Falls by a considerable margin
earlier in the season, Coach WOOD
said: "Since we met them, the Mad
ison team has had the advantage or
training in the gymnasium OF their
new high school and. from all | hear,
they will come here for the second
game in much better shape to win.
We are making no championship
claims. but neither are we admitting
that we are out of the running. Prac-
LEGALLY all VI the HlSh 1hoo eNoAAS -
the state have met defeat in n or
more games this year, but, even at
that, schedule comparisons count for
little. for the real championship Will
be decided at the high school tourna-
ment to be held at Huron March IL
and is under the auspices of the state
high school board of athletic control.
Salem has a team that impresses me
as one of the strongest contenders for
the championship. If we are able to
send a team to the state tournament
as | hope to do, l would like to have
the local five play Salem the e
before. if we can see our way to
finance It,"
The team to play Madison Friday
night will be picked from the follow
ing squad: l.. Swancutt, Livingston,
Jacobson, G. Swancutt. McKinnon,
Tucker. Stewart, Olson and Jones.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
DULUTH SALOONLESS?
OLD INDIAN CONVENTION BE-
LEVED TO BE STILL
EFFECTIVE.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March l.
That saloons in the northeast angle
of Minnesota, including the city of
Duluth, affected by the Chippewa
treaty of 1854 will be compelled to
close their doors If the treaty is en-
forced by the United States depart
ment of the interior is the belief OF
DIR. William Watts Folwell, first pres
ident of the University Of Minnesota.
THE Chippewa treaty of 1854,
covering that territory north of Lake
Superior and east of the Vermillion
and the st. Louis rivers" says DR..
IFolwell, contained a clause exclud-
ing the introduction of liquor until
that clause should be revoked by the
president. In 1855, six months later,
Q. treaty covering much OF northern
Minnesota from these rivers west
ward to the Red River contained the
clause. except that it was to remain
in effect until revoked by congress.
1T is possible that the president al
some time or other revoked the clause
in regard to the northeast angle, but
have found nothing of such an or
der here, and to get information fol
my book I have written to the com
missioner of Indian affairs
The northeast angle includes all OF
Cook county and the eastern portion
of st. Louis county. Unless a presi.
Dental order is found that made the
no liquor provision of the treaty o
1854 imperative, the commissioner
of Indian affairs will have 1t in his
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
STATE NEWS.

Pierre-State Superintendent G.
III. Lugg has decided to become a can
didate for a second term for state
superintendent of instruction, and Is
in the field for denomination in the
republican primaries.
Fairfax-The Chicago and North
western railroad has been made de-
PENDANT for $4,000 damages by Mrs.
Michael Speidel, whose husband was
killed by a passenger train n mile
south of Fairfax last March. M. l..
Parish, of this city. and M. f. Har-
rington, of O'Neill, Neb.. are the
plaintiffs attorneys. The case will
be tried at Butte, Neb., next month.
Pierre-The Woman's club, of this
city, is raising a fund to pay prizes to
the boy who builds the most artistic
birdhouse; to the boy who puts up
the greatest number of bird houses.
and to the boy who can show the
first birds nesting in a birdhouse
which he has constructed This is in
their general movement for bird pro-
lection over the state, which work is
generally being taken up by woman's
clubs In South Dakota.
Faith-With municipal saloons in
operation In Lennon and Sturgis the
past year and making satisfactory
showings, the people of Faith are
considering a like movement for their
annual election this spring, and have
sent a representative to look into the
situation at Lennon and report or
the conditions he finds at that place
to give the people of Faith an idea
as to whether they desire to take III
that method of handling the liquor
problem for the next year.
Pierre-The spring shipment o.
cattle for the western ranges ha:
commenced, and railway men say tha'
the indications are for the heavies'
shipment of cattle into the western
part of the state. for many years
Both stock for beef and dairy pur
poses are being shipped, and the
cream business of the western part o.
the state will be increased. as we'll al
the beef shipments of steers which
have been fed through the summer OF
the western pastures.
Observation-Disclosures that spirits
are lowering about him. Anton Land
mark, a hunter and trapper who foI
some months has lived alone in
tent at Riverside, on the Jim rive
some miles from here, was taken int
custody by the county authorities
and as the result of a hearing befor'
the county board of insanity was ad
judged insane and ordered sen to thu
state hospital for the insane at Yank
ton. Landmark formerly was en-
gagged in the harness business at Full
ton. Nothing is known of his rela
tives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
NOT PROPER HOME
Prairie Schooner" Not Considered
Ideal Home.

Sioux Falls, March 1.-The Greg
DRY county authorities, when they or
dered that Bessie Collins, aged 10,
be turned over to representatives OF
the South Dakota children's home in
Sioux Falls for the custody of that
institution, decided hat a home in a
prairie schooner" Is not a proper
habitation for so young a girl. The
testimony offered at the hearing in
the case showed that the little girl
had been living during the winter
months with her aged grandfather in
a covered wagon south of McNeely,
and was not given proper care. 1t
also was shown that during the ten
years of her life the little girl had
attended school only two and one-half
months.
The children's home authorities
had petitioned for a hearing to be
held at Pierre to determine whether
or not the minor children of r. e,
Potts should be turned over to the
care of the children's home. At the
time fixed for the hearing, Potts and
the children failed TO put in an ap'
pearance and on inquiry the author
tiles learned that the father and his
children had left town, presumably
to escape what they feared would be
a separation. Since then no trace Of
them has been found.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
NO REASON FOR 1T
When Madison Citizens Show q Way.

There can be no reason why any
reader of this paper who suffers the
tortures of an aching back. the an
noyance of urinary disorders. the
pains and dangers of kidney ills Will
fail to heed the words of a neighbor
who has found relief Read what a
Madison citizen says:
j. l.. Todd. carpenter, 7O2 West
Eighth street, Madison, says: 4 at
tribute kidney trouble in my case to
exertlon at my work. l had pains
and weakness in my back and the
trouble grew worse until l became al
most helpless. I wasn't able to get
around and to add to my misery the
kidney %secretions became highly col
ored. were too frequent in passage
and contained sediment. finally
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at +. c.
| Smiths drug store and before l had
finished the second box. | was greatly
helped. Three boxes made me feel
like a different man. The pains and
aches left my back and the kidney
~secretions cleared up. l have scarce
ly felt a symptom of kidney trouble
since"
Price SO cents, at all dealers. DOM
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Todd had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01

power to close the saloons in Duluth
and the other parts of the northeast
angle.
The Sioux treaties contained no
antiliquor provisions. In 1925, by
the treaty of Prairie du Chen, the
government divided the Minnesota
territory between the Chippewas and
the Sioux on a line roughly extend
ing from the source of the Red river
to the st. Croix river, northeast OF
this city. In 1851 the government
purchased the southern part of the
state from the Sioux in two treaties,
Mendoza and Traverse de Sioux. but
liquor was not mentioned in either
of these, DR.. Folwell says.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
CANOVA MAN IN ARIZONA


Canova, March William Fen
ton, a Canova man, who recently dis
appeared under somewhat mysterious
circumstances, and for whose safety
fears were entertained by many OF his
friends, has been traced to Arizona.
II is said he has SEN for his wife and
children to join him there. Fenton
drove from Canova TO Howard, and
at the latter place sold n of his
horses and SEN SIS to his wife in
Canova. He then placed the other
horse and a rig in a Howard livery
establishment, stating he would call
for them in a day or two. Then he
dropped out of sight and was not
heard of again until the receipt OF
information that he was in Arizona.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
RULING BY Caldwell
CENTRAL COMMITTEES OF 70
IITICAL PARTIES HAVE
LEGAL STANDING.

Pierre. March Attorney Gen
eral Caldwell has ruled that the leg
islature has a legal right and power
to provide for the election OF indi-
viduals to any official place not re-
stricted by the constitution and that
the action of the late special session
in reelecting the old party committee
men of county and state is valid. lie
holds that such committeeman now
are the actual existing committeeman
for South Dakota. In amending the
primary act the legislature said:
'sThe central committee of the diff
ferent political parties herein men
toned for the year 1916, shall be
held and considered to refer to the
central committees elected at the
March, 1914, primary under h pro
visions of chapter 201 of the session
laws of 1911, and the said central
committees and the various Officers
thereof are hereby authorized and
empowered to do and perform any
and all of the duties delegated TO the
central committees or the Officers
thereof authorized to be elected by
chapter 25S of the session laws OF
1915. as amended by this act, until
such committee and officers shall be
elected under said chapter 25S."
Chapter POI of 1911 is the old
Richards law. and chapter 25S OF
1915, mentioned above, is the pri-
mary act enacted last winter in place
of the Richards law and repeating
that law.
From this ruling of the attorney
general. il will therefore be conclud-
ed that the recent democratic meet
ing called by Chairman Rock is &c
be considered the legal party meet
ing. and the other meeting called by
Johnson and Candy, would have nc
standing under this ruling, because Il
was not called by the state chairman
Under the attorney generals rul
ing, therefore, the central committees
will stand as they were last year ant
until new ones are elected under the
new act.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
SCHOOLS.

Preparedness" is the slogan of
the times. Washington said it pays
to be prepared. Are you prepared?
1916 will be the greatest tractor year
in history, and Minneapolis is the
center of the tractor industry of the
country. The automobile schools
have during their years of teaching
fitted many a young man for a good
position. The ones who made the
earlier start had the advantage. This
applies to the tractor situation. Get
in on the ground floor. Next term
begins March 13. Write today for
further information to the Common
Sense Gas Tractor Co., GOA Ninth
Street, S. E., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
LOSES FIRST SKIRMISH
FIRST SkIRMISH IN COURTS DE-
CIDED UNAVOIDABLE TO
DANIEL FARNUM, OF
CENTERVILLE.

Sioux Falls, March AFTER wait
ing for forty-three years for clear
title to a quarter section of land near
Centerville, upon which he has main
tanned residence in the patient hope
that Uncle Sam would award il TO
him as a homestead property, Daniel
Farnum, within a few months of so
years old and probably the Oldest
h~omesteader in the United States, has
lost the first skirmish in the legal
battle that grew out of his p%resenta-
ton of his claims to the department
of the interior through the office of
the United States district attorney
here. In an opinion filed this morn
ing, Judge James ID. Elliott, of the
United States district court for South
Dakota, held that the action, known
as the case of the United States
against Charles Gors, ct al, was in
effect an action for the benefit of an
individual and as the government
was therefore not the real plaintiff,
the defense OF laches or limitations
on the part of the defendant, Gors,
should be sustained as though the
government was out of tho case. AL
though the action is dismissed in
this court, il is likely the case will
be appealed.
Assistant United States District At
torney T.. w. Fiske, who handled the
case for the government, is awaiting
instructions from Washington as to
future action in the matter. +. K
Wagner, former United States dis
trict attorney, was counsel for ths
defendants.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
v SONS LIFE
Butte County Woman Finds Him
with Broken Leg and Takes He
roic Method to Save His Life.

Pierre, March dragging her
son over the 10Y covered prairies on
q saddle blanket taken from her rid
ing horse. was the heroic method
adopted by Mrs. Anderson, of Butte
county. when she found the young
man lying on the prairie with a
splintered leg, caused by his horse
falling with him when 1t struck an
icy spot in rounding up a bunch OF
cattle.
The mother found her son shortly
after his injury. and knowing that it
was imperative to get him to shelter
as soon as possible, took the blanket
from under her saddlen and placed
the boy upon this, tied a rope to the
blanket and the other end to her sad
die horu, and soon drew the injured
boy to the ranchhouse, where a ply
stefan was summoned to care for his
injuries.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
FIRE DRILL SAVES VILLAGE.
Sag Harbor Watch Case Factory Men
Aid Inadequate Force.

Sag Harbor. n. Y.-Fire drill In the
watch cast factory of Fahys & Co. Is
believed to nave saved the village from
destruction by fire. Nine business
buildings were destroyed at a loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
The village water supply proved In
adequate. so the alarm at the watch
ease factory was sounded. the opera
tives hurried from their homes. organ
lied as taught In the fire drill. manned
a big pump in the factory. helped the
6remen with hose and saved the rest
Of the village after a hard four hour
fight.
Water froze on the firemen's clothes,
and several were overcome by expo
sure. Women and girls made huge ket-
ties of coffee and served cups to the
dremen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-01
DANGERS OF DRAFT.

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