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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
FARM LOAN. BOARD
GUARDING AGAINST
FAKE Associations
No Organization to Get Charter
That Has Expense for Pro-
motion.

The Farm Loan Board has issued or
ders to prevent fake" farm loan as
sociations mulcting needy farmers. The
order reads that mo charter Will be
granted any Joint stock land bank in
the organization of which there has
been any expense for promotion.
This action was, taken to put n stop
TO the schemes of certain promoters
who are. according to the Farm Loan
Board officials, holding UP the farmers.
Their actions have been under in
spection for some time. and are deemed
OF q very suspicious nature.
The scheme of operation Is described
somewhat like this: a plausible agent
Is sent to the farmers of certain sec
tion, and they are told that II they
will buy q certain amount of stock In
n farm loan association" the associa-
tion, when organized. will loan him.
money. The plan seems to be to sell
him $50 share Of stock for 500; out OF
the money received from the farmer
half goes to promotion expense. or
this half. II Is said, the salesman gets
o fee of $25 for selling the stock.
Called Mere Schemes.
In a great many cases. officials con-
tend. the associations are not bona fide
farm loan associations at all. but mere
ly schemes for getting money from the
farmer. $500
The action of the farm loan board in
had any promotion expense will not be
chartered Is intended to put stop
to the false farm loan association
promotion.
The board also decided that it would
not grant any charters until after Its
organization has been completed. The
consideration of charters for Joint stock
land banks Will be deferred until the
completion of the organization of the
Federal land banks" the ruling reads
There arc a large number of legitimate
joint stock land banks which are not
affected by the ruling Of the board.
These, members of the board declare.
are doing business In n legitimate way.
and not attempting TO mulct the farmer.
However, In n large number or cases
Il has come to the boards attention that
swindlers are at work In various parts
of the country selling alleged land bank
stock to needy farmers. promising them
that II they buy this stock the company
will be organized as joint stock
land bank under the provisions OF the
new farm loan act.
From 10 to % per- cent of this money
goes for purposes of promotion. ac-
cording to officials. and In some cases
as high as 50 per cent has gone for pur-
poses other than to furnish money to
lend to farmers.
For a land bank to be legitimate the
proceeds OF the sale of stock must be
used to lend to farmers. and not to pay
for promotion of the enterprise and
salesmens commissions on the sale.
"The Treasury Department has es-
tablished a policy of refusing charters
10 national banks under these circum'
stances" statement OF the Farm Loan
Loan Board has decided that joint stock
loan banks shall be held to standard
of financial ethics as high as that OF
national banks"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

To sklpmobhe or not to skipmoDlle.
that is the question. and Takoma Park.
home OF staid and steady citizenship is
rent wide asunder.
A merry war In on between the irate
parents Of the "skipmobiling" Riddles
and In fact all other children who nave
been wont to coast In "metal-tired We
hicles" over the new concrete streets OF
the town, and the stern town fathers
who have adopted an ordinance FORBID
ding such outdoor sport. .
The parents appeared In force before
the council in solemn meetings assem-
bled last night and voiced emphatic
protests against the new ordinance as
an unwarranted interference with the
well-recognized coasting rights of the
children. They also presented TO the
council a petition signed by 150 residents
living on the new thoroughfares urging
the repeal of the ordinance.
Mayor s. w. Williams. who votsu
against the adoption of the ordinance,
was absent, and the defense of the ordi-
nance was left In the hands OF Wade
w. Dyar. the acting mayor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
WOuldNanle Warships
After Old Frigates

the Barbary pirates. The Constitution.
the Constellation. the United States. the
Congress. the Bonhomme Richard. the
Independence, the Essex, the Chesa-
peake-surely the names OF those sturdy
old ships are worthy OF perpetuation.
and what an inspiration for the bigger
and better navy which we are to have
can be found in giving to our new ships
the names which their predecessors OF
more than n century ago set down on
historys pages.
"Our battleships are named for our
States, other classes OF vessels are
named for our cities. others for men
who have won fame in our navy. In
selecting names for our newest class OF
| ships the American Defense Society be-
lieVes there can be no more Inspiring
source than the roster of the vessels
which made the United States of Amer
| lea possible"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
MONDAY CLUB TO
ASSEMBLE AT Y.M.C.A
"Next Step In Social Program" TX
Be Topic.

The Monday Evening Club will hold it's
frst meeting this season on Monday
evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. Assembly
Hall.
Next Steps in Our Social Program
will be the general topic for discussion.
George S. Wilson, president of the club,
will speak on Landmarks OF Progress
in Our Social Program"
William II. Davenport, secretary OF
the Maryland State Conference OF Chart
ties and Corrections, will PIX on Some
OF Our Community Problems"
The Monday Evening Club last year
conducted vigorous campaign for a
new municipal hospital. 1t is expected
10 renew this work this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
Marriage Licenses.

John B. Mexican. Albany. W.. and Amy l.
Burton. Herndon, Va,
Arthur Il. Neil. Mcdowell Va, and Theress
II. Lockridse. Mcdowell. Va.
Frank p. Hayslett, Clifton Forge, Va, and
Myrtle l. Hughes Lowmoor. Va,
willis g. Parker and Violet j. Lewis.
Arthur Milton Buck and Alice Ivy Ailwine.
Robert L. Kause and Helene J. Rollow.
William NICK. Clarke and Leila C, Reyes.
Samuel c. Selby, Gonyon, Va. and aside c
Monroe. Burke. Va.
Charles Emory Hall and Franc H. Gala CHER
Robert Robinson and Emily j. Higgs.
Nicholas J.. Burna and Martha u. kendrtek.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
Quits Long Island For
Sing Sing and Gloats

RIVERHEAD. n. Y. Oct. li.-"Gee.
I'm glad to get away from Long Island
for thirty years. even II have to spend
the time In Sing Sing" said Grant
Griffiths. just after County Judge John
X. Vunk had sentenced him to Sing
Sing for thirty years and eight months.
Griffith pleaded guilty to setting fire
TO Strong Brot hers livery stable, In
Easthampton. to get square" with one
Of the owners for a fancied wrong.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

Anacostia Council. No. 16. J. o. u. A.
ceronletsd s arra5 S sor I nan nn Hm
memorial service at the Garden Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church next Sun
day night. The Rev. DR.. North, a
former pastor and member OF Anacostia
Council, will preach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

The Public Improvement Association
of Congress Heights will request the
Board OF Education to establish a night
school in that suburb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
ANACOSTIA.

The Anacostia Citizens Association is
to meet tonight in the office OF the
George 8. King Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

Electa Champter, No. 2. Order OF the
Eastern Star, met last night in Masonic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

The local Hughes club has arranged
a mass meeting in the Masonic Temple
here October Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

The question OF the renewal Of the
franchise of the Potomac Electric Power
Company for street lighting was dis
cussed by the mayor and common coun-
Gill; and a representative OF the company
was invited to appear before the coun-
Gil
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
EVANSVILLE.

The Philathea Sunday school class of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
met last night at the home of Mrs.
Harry Moler. A chorus choir was or
sanfzed to assist in the two-week re-
vival services to be held by the church
beginning October 20. Mrs. Charles L..
DeI.ong was chosen leader The next
meeting will be held November II at the
home OF Mrs. Arthur Melville.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

The Hyattsville Democrat Club will
meet tomorrow night in the municipal
hall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11

over the Democrats in this years regis
tration here. Yesterday the names OF
fifteen Republicans and twelve Demo-
Gratis went on the books. one man de-
clined TO aniiiate; and three classed
registered as a Socialist. In the regis
tration for both days the Republicans
added thirty-six new names and the
Democrats thirty-two.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-11
Third Floor

Tables piled high with
warm, new fannelette
sleeping garments demon
strate in a practical man.
ner the far-reaching plans
of this section to meet the
needs OF cool weather.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
Notice of Application to Disconnect
and Exclude Certain Territory from
the Limits of the City of Pierre.
Whom 1t May Concern:

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that on the goth day of
March, 1916, the undersigned owners presented
and filed their petition to the City Commissioners
of Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota, to dis
connect and exclude from the corporate limits of
the City of Pierre, the hereinafter described
tracts of land, viz:
Lot 2 and all of the southwest quarter of north
west quarter of section twenty-nine. and south
half of northeast quarter of northwest quarter
and the north half of southeast quarter of north
west quarter, except a strip ten rods wide off the
east, side thereof, of section twenty-nine. and
southwest quarter oil the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section twenty-nine, and
southeast quarter of southeast quarter of north
west quarter, except a strip ten rods wide off the
east side thereof. of section twenty-nine. all the
above described land being in township one hum
dred eleven, north range 70. w. 9Th P. M, City of
Pierre. Hughes county, state of South Dakota.
Dated, Pierre, S. D., March goth. 1916,
CHAS. l.. hyde,
KATHRYN GOLDSMITH,
d.. B. ROBINSON
s. BLACKBURN
By ZELL GUTHRIE, Attorney.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
WATCHES

Does that watch keep time? If not
send or bring it to us. Reed, The
Jeweler, Pierre, S. ID.
We repair any kind of watches if
they are worth it, or rebuild and re-
pair jewelry so it will look as good as
new. Reed, Pierre.
Watches and diamonds on the
monthly payment plan, talk to us be-
fore buying elsewhere. This is the
place where you get your moneys
worth and a square deal. Reed, The
Jeweler, Pierre, S. ID.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
Teeth Tell Sheen,s Ace.

A lamb has eight small first teeth Oh
the lower jaw. When the animal reach.
es the age of about n year the middle
pair are replaced by two permanent
teeth; at the age of about two the teeth
on either side of these permanent teeth
are also replaced with a permanent pair;
at the age of three the next tooth on
either side gives way to a permanent
tooth, and at the age of four the last
or back teeth are replaced in like man.
her.-Farm and Home.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
KILLED $50 RATTLERs.


Thrashins Crew Kept Busy After One
Was Found Near Wakeeney, Kan.
Wakeeney, KAMA thrashing crew
working near this city killed $50
snakes in a few minutes near where
they were working recently.
A large rattler was observed by one
vf the men lying in a low place at the
mouth of n hole. he was pulled out
and killed, and with him six more, and
then others.
For more than a half hour the men
worked hard killing snakes, and when
there We're no more in sight tails We're
counted and 100 had been killed. The
largest n measured six feet four
inches, and he had an even dozen rat
ties.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
SHE HAD A HARD TIME.
Getting a Hubby Was Not So Easy For
CHICAGO Woman.

Chicago.-A cry of Stop thief! pre-
vented the escape of a bashful bride
groom here Il few days ago. After two
years courtship Steven McBett and
Mrs. Marie Alphonso went to the city
hall to get a marriage license. Then
McBett weakened. AS he started to-
ward the street at top speed Mrs. Al
Iphonso screamed:
Stop thief! He has got my pocket
book!'
McBett was captured by a patrolman
and taken to central station, where the
woman broke down. He's not Il thief
she confessed. But L knew if he got
away now he'd never get this close
again" Later the couple got the IL
|cense and started for the church.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
THIS CLOCK STILL TICKS.
Wheels Are Made of Wood, and It Is .
General Guida

Asheyille, N. C.-Charles Bolick of
this city is the possessor of an old
clock, still running. although its wheels
are made Of wood. and its history can
be traced back for over forty years.
Besides giving the time, the clock has
pasted in the back some statistics.
From this clock it is learned that in
the year 1912 the postage rate for a sin
gle letter for a distance not exceeding
30 miles was 6 cents; over 80 miles and
not exceeding SO, 10 cents; over so
miles and not exceeding $50 miles. 1211h
cents. and for a distance Of 400 miles,
25 cents.
North Carolina in 1912 contained
63s,S2O people and the United States
9.625, $50. Judging from this record In
the back Of the clock It must be at
east 100 yeam old
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
BACK HOME AFTER Sc
YEARS; THOUGHT DEAD
Returns In aFeeble and Needy
Condition.

Ptttsfeld, MaSs.-After wandering
Tor thirty-siX years all oNer the coun-
try George Churchill has returned to
this city. In this interval of years all
Of his relatives have died except an
aged sister, Mrs. George Murdoch.
Churchill, after leaving Pittsfield,
never communicated with his relatives.
They believed him dead. In 1881 Mrs.
Murdoch read in the newspapers of the
death of George Churchill in Ohio.
His body had been buried. and the
family here believed that the missing
George Churchill Of Pittsfield was the
person who had died.
Recently a gray haired, bearded
stranger revealed himself to the old
family physician Of the Churchills us
the long absent George Churchill
From the physician he learned his
sister was still living and was eighty
n years old. but in feeble health.
The physician prepared the sister FOR
q meeting with the brother she had so
long believed to be dead. Churchill,
now aged sixty-nine, and his elder sis
ter, 80 worn with age that she is being
cared for. were brought together again.
Mrs. Murdoch was greatly shocked by
the temperance Of her brother.
Churchills story is one of wander.
lust. He was a woodworker when he
went away. and he followed his trade
for years. New processes of labor saw
ing machinery forced him to abandon
his trade. He turned his hand to cook
ing, and for a long time worked in ho
tells and restaurants.
"All the years. he said. II have been
wanting to come back to see the folks.
! couldn't get started. Now I'm old
and worn out and there seemed to be
no other place for me t. go"
Churchill's health is broken, and he
ean no longer work. He will be pro-
vided for by friends of the Churchill
family.
Working the Air Brake.
Contrary to the general impression.
the air pressure used in the air brake
on railroad ars is applied to hold the
brake shoes away from the car wheels
The instant that the air pressure is
released the brake shoes are forced
against the, car wheels. bringing the
car or train to a stop. 1t is the re
leasing Of the air or the passage of the
mir through the valves that causes the
whistling noise heard nndey the cars.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
Official Ignorance.

One of the best of the many stories
of English official ignorance of the col,
onies is recalled by l.. A, Silburn ill
1.-The G~overnance of Empire" Lord
Palmerston was forming a new minis
try and in a preliminary council was
arranging its composition. He had
filed up all the portfolios with the eX-
ception of the colonial Office. First one
name and then another was suggested
and thrown aside. At last he said to
Sir Arthur Helps: II suppose | must
take the thing myself. Come upstairs
with me and show me where these
places are on the MAPS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
Insane.

81 went down to an east side neigh
borhood house the other, evening to pre-
side at a debate of the Children said
the teacher as she faced her compan-
ions at the boarding house table.
'"The subject was capital punishment.
and the disputation closed with a ha-
rangue by a youth of twelve. who said:
4 disagree with capital punishment.
Any one that commits murder amt in
a sanitary condition. New York
Post.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
State Of South Dakota
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS
PIERRE
A PROCLAMATION
BY H GOVERNOR

During the winter months in this eli
mate, quantities of waste paper, rags, and
various kinds of refuse and rubbish &C
cumulate. Such unsightly accumulation
not only seriously detracts from the
beauty of the landscape, but materially
increases the danger of fire and adversely
affects sanitary conditions. In different
localities the people have been carrying
on a propaganda for a general spring
cleaning and giving attention to remov-
ing waste and rubbish, cleaning highways,
streets and alleys, and painting and reno
waiting buildings.
To give impetus TO this cleanup move
ment, and to encourage those engaged
therein, l, Frank M. Byrne, Governor of
the State of South Dakota, do hereby
designate the week of May / to 6, in
elusive, as
CLEANUP WEEK,
and ask the people of the state during
that week to give thought to, and take
part in, a general cleanup campaign.
The springtime, when Nature is taking
on a new garb, is especially appropriate
for cleaning, renovating, renewing and
identifying. Let us give Nature a chance
by removing the repellent and hazardous
refuse and debris accumulated by our
c~arelessness. Let us clean up the streets
and alleys, the corners and angles about
buildings and the yards and spaces SUI
rounding our homes, using a little fresh
paint where needed, and thus add to the
attractiveness, comfort and security of
our surroundings.
Witness my hand and the
(Seal) Great Seal of the State of
South Dakota affixed here
to this twenty-fourth day
of March, A. D. 1916.
FRANK M. BYRNE.
BY the Governor:
FRANK M. ROOD,
Secretary of State.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
Where Gannets Swarm,

One of the most remarkable sights i'll
the world is Bird island, in South AT
RIGA, for the reason that during some
months of the year it is literally o
cred with gannets. Not a foot of ground
is to be seen anywhere. Day after day
thousands of gannets strut around, and
they are so close to each other that the
whole island seems actually alive
Those who have seen this sight say
that it is one which can never be for
gotten.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
General Sale and Lease Notice

Notice is hereby given that a sale of Common
School or Endowment Lands will be held in the
following counties:
Bookings. April 18th; Charles Mix. April 5th:
Day, April 18th: Douglas. April 9th; Deuel., April
18th; Grant, April l4th; Hutchinson. April 4th:
kingsbury, April 10th; Lake. April Sth: Nc
Cook. April 18th Mcpherson. April 18th; Roberts.
April 18th; Sphinx, April 18th and Union April, 3rd.
All sales will be made at public auction, at the
front door of the Court House of the Counties
named, between the hours of 1000 a. m., and
Soc p. m.
All Unbiased lands remaining unsold will be Of
fered for lease on the day following the sales. by
the several County Auditors, except in Lake
County. where the date of leasing is April 10th,
and in Roberts on April 18th. between the hours
OF 10 o'clock A. NJ. and 5 O'Clock P. M.
Dated at Pierre, January Goth, 1916.
FRED H~EPPERLE,
Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
ONE CROP PAID FOR FARM.
Western Kansas Farmer Traded a Calf
For Wheat Pasture.

Atchison, kan.-Albert Armstrong of
this city, who has just returned from
Il trip to Lane county, says the farm
ers out there are worrying about what
to do with their money instead of wor-
rying how to get along for lack of it.
Western Kansas farmers, according
to Armstrong, nave had a prosperous
year. Last spring one Lane county
farmer traded a heifer for a piece of
volunteer wheat for the purpose of
pasturing his cattle OF it.
The wheat did so we'll he decided to
let it grow and harvested it. And
he harvested 1900 bushels Of wheat,
which will be sold for $1,000. Anoth-
er farmer bought a half section of
land for S15 an acre, and the years
crop paid for the land.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30
SUTHERLAND & PAYNE,
Attorneys for Mortgagee
Pierre, S. d.
State of South Dakota

State of South Dakota State of South Dakota
County of Hughes. Sends GREETING.
To John |. Newell, Record Owner, and to T. ].
Cook, the person in whose name the premise a
hereinafter described are taxed:
You are hereby notified in accordance with the
provisions Of the statute in such case made and
provided. that on the 18th day of November. 1911
the then Treasurer of said Hughes County. ex.
posed for sale and sold. at a regular public sale
of lands for delinquent taxes in and for Hughes
County, the following described real estate. to-
wit:
Lots One %, TwoT(2), Block One ID Palmer
Place Addition to the town. now City of Pierre.
Hughes County. South Dakota. for the taxes of
1910. then due and delinquent thereon; that said
property was purchased by Hughes County, South
Dakota, and the certificate has since been assign
ed to M. =. Griffin, who is now the lawful owner
and holder of the certificate of purchase therefor.
And whereas two years have expired since the
date of purchase of said tract. or lot, and the
property aforementioned has not been redeemed:
you are also notified that the right of redemption
viii expire and a deed for said described proper
W will be made. unless redemption from such sale
be made. together with accrued interest and costs
OF this notice within sixty days from the date of
completed service of this notice on Won.
M. E. GRIFFIN,
Owner of Certificate,
SUTHERLAND & PAYNE,
Attorneys.