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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-06
FOR INQUIRY
REJECTED BY COUNCIL
Request OF II. y. Thomas for Inyes.
tiEation OF School Board
Meets With Defeat.
ANOTHER BLOW TO rEE SYSTEM
oiilcc OF Collector OF Delinquent
Taxes Put on SALARY Basis-itesO-
|, luton Calls ON Police to Check
Street Car Schedules.


Acting upon AN opinion rendered by
'itS Attorney Pollard. the Common
council last night rejected the petition
oi y. y. Thomas. former school
icachcr. 10 investigate certain alleged
irregularities committed by the city
school Board and Or. !. ~ q. Chand-
Ter, Superintendent Of Schools.
a Mr.. Pollard held that the Council
was without authority to investigate
me charges. and suggested that they
could either be reported TO the grand
jury or TO the state Board OF f;duca-
non Councilman English after the
city Attorneys opinion had been read.
moved the rejection OF Mir. Thomass
petition
Councilman Cmlauf opposed this
course. 1T looks 10 me that when We
have charges brought 10 us against
our school authorities. VIC should act"
he said. Something certainly should
he done. on, Of respect TO our Superin-
cndcnt OF Schools and the School
Board. who arc accused or grave Of
tcnScs."
Councilman Powell offered a. Il sub
s,itutc for MIR. Enclish's motion that
the petition he forwarded to the state
Board Of Education.
COUNCIL poWi:NLEss
TO TAKE ACTION
Councilman Mills argued against this
He said that Mr.. Thomas had brought
serious charges. and that he believed
that the latter undoubtedly was pre-
pi'co " au"Htat'iaic what 'e saiu.
p. 80 ~ 80 va
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10 do anything. Mr. Powell withdrew
his motion aud Mr. Engl!Sh's motion
10 reject adopted.
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,ion. local school boards. the Supcrin-
tcndcnt of Public Instruction and the
tdivi>ion superintcndcuts. All the mem
bcrs of said boards and other officers
employed by said boards are state Of
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errinc bodies .! tho counties. cities Or
towns or tho commonwealth ,See
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dated October II. l"il. Opinions CITY
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-06
Budget Appordons City sRevenue to Various Departments

Appropriation OF the city's antici-
patcd revenue for 1917 was recommend
cd 10 the Council by the Committee on
Finance last night as follows:
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-15

 PROCL AVIATION
 OF PRESIDENT

Following is the Thanksgiving proclamation by President Wilson:
 Thanksgiving, 1910
 By the President of the United States of America-a proclamation;
 "It has long been the honored GUS tom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. That custom we can follow now, even in the midst of the tragedy of a world shaken by war and immeasurable disaster, in the midst of sorrow and greal peril, because even amidst the darkness that has gathered about us we can see the great blessings God has be slowed upon us, blessings that are better than mere peace of mind and prosperity of enterprise.
 Thankful For Ability To Aid
 We have been given the oppor- unity to serve mankind as we once served ourselves in the great day of our declaration of Independence, by taking up arms against a tyranny that threatened to master and de base men everywhere and joining with other free peoples in demanding for all the nations of the world what we then demanded and obtained for ourselves. In this day of the reve- latiOn of our duty. not only to defend our own right as a nation, but to de fend also the rights of free men throughout the world, there has been vouchsafed us in full and in spring measure the resolution and spirit of united action. We have been brought to one mind and pur pose. A new vigor of common coun- gel and common action has been re. gealed to us. We should especially thank God that in such circum- stances, in the midst of the greatest enterprise the spirits of men have ever entered upon, we have, if we but observe a reasonable and prac sicable economy, abundance with which to supply the needs of those
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-15

associated with us, as well as our own. A new light shines about us. The great duties of a day awaken a new and greater national spirit in us. We shall never again be diyid- ed or wonder what stuff we are made of.
 And while we render thanks for these things let us pray Almighty God that inall humbleness of spirit we may look always to Him for guidance; that we may be kept con stant in the spirit and purpose Of service; that by His grace our minds may be directed and our hands strengthened; and that in His good time liberty and security and peace and the comradship of a common justice may be vouchsafed all the nations of the earth.
 "Wherefore, l. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America. do hereby designate Thurs day, the 29th day of November next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer and invite the people throughout the land to cease upon that day from their ordinary occupations and in their several homes and places of worship to render thanks to God, the great ruler of nations.
 In witness whereof, l have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be af- fixed
 Done in the District of Columbia this 7th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, 1917 and of the independence of the United States the 142nd.
 WOODROW WILSON,
 By the President
 ROBERT LANSING,
 Secretary of State"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-15

Prices on every article commonly sold in drug stores are going up We are glad to announce that we still are able to sell the REXALL and WAL PREPARATIONS AT THE OLD PRICES. These prepara- tions are all guaranteed to give en- tire satisfaction.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-15
LADIES' AID MEET

The Ladies' Aid of the NJ E. Church will meet tomorrow after noon in the aid room at the church.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-15
WANTS REJECTED MEN.

SPOKANE, Nov. 15.-J. R. Shinn, county farm expert, has written a letter to 300 young farmers of Spo- kane County exempted from military service, asking their enlistment in production teams under his di- rection.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27

proximately $4,000 bushels, and that
in quality this years wheat will far
surpass that of last is the confident
prediction of r. H. ThistlethWaite, sta
tistician in the state department OF
agriculture and labor.
Mr. Thistlethwaite's we'll known
conservatism lends more weight to
this prediction than to many others
which have been made, prophesying
larger or smaller yields. No accurate
statistics covering the state as a
whole are available, states Mr. This
tlethwaite. He bases his estimates on
direct information from farmers in va
rious sections of the state, and he has
endeavored to strike an average be-
tween those who report no crop at all
and others who predict that their. par
ticular fields will yield as high as Is
bushels.
Mr.. Thistlethwaite is rather skep-
tical as to 25-bushel yields. He fears
the continued dry weather at a time
when the wheat is filling out will re-
suit in some short heads and shrunken
kernels. But on the other hand, he
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27

believes the unusual amount OF humid
ity which has been in the air, in spite
of the extreme heat, has prevented
the grain from suffering the worst ef'
fects of drouth.
OF one thing he is very certain
there Is absolutely no rust. All OF
the wheat threshed will be Of far bet
ter quality than that of a year ago.
Most of it should grade No. 1. Even
a five-bushel yield Of No. wheat with
a probable minimum price of, $3.50 is
the equivalent of 15-bushel yield in
an average year. At the same time,
allowance must be made for added cost
of seed and labor. Jacob Reider paid
5000 for 300 bushels of seed wheat,
most of which he will plow under at
his farm near AnamOose. Everyone
paid high prices for seed last spring,
and will pay an average of Is cents
more per day for harvest help. +
Corn Doing Well.
Barring the lack of moisture, this
is splendid corn weather." said Mr.
Thistlethwaite today. 'In a recent
visit to southern Minnesota found
the corn there no better than that in
North Dakota. Even as dry as 1t is,
these warm, moist nights are making
some splendid corn, and it will be
boon to the farmer this year when
forage crops are so light"
Big Year for Autos.
"In spite of threatened crop short
ages, war and everything else, auto
mobile men in the twin cities are
predicting that their August sales
will break all records in northwestern
states,' said Secretary of State Hall
today. Mr.. Hall visited Minneapolis
last week, and he found northwest
distributors flooded with orders. Pros
poets they declare, never have been
better. Their only anxiety is that
they may not succeed in getting cars
fast enough.
This situation, twin city distributors
advised Mr.. Hall, applies to North
and South Dakota, Nebraska and Min
nesota particularly. They were con-
fident that more cars would be sold
in this territory in August than in
any other year in the history of the
business.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
PURE POLITICS
FRAZIER. BRANDS
T0TT[.N ATTACK
Governor Confident of Patriotism
and Loyalty of Bowman
Postmistress /.
HUSBAND OF ACCUSED ,- ~.
SAYS IT'S M'CUMBER

Fargo, N. D., July 27.-Althongh 1t
does not appear that Governor Fra
zier has had time to make an inyesti-
cation of the postoffice situation at
Bowman, in an interview here today
he fatty brands the attack on Mrs.
Lillian Totten, postmistresS there, as
purely political. He announced that
he intended to petition Postmaster
General A. l.. Burleson to not c)nstd-
er the complaints made against Mrs.
Totten until the matter had received
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
thorough investigation from his de
partment - ~ - -

a thorough investigation from his &c
partment. 2~ ~
"PureIy Political" E&
II am satisfied the attack on the
Tottens is purely political" the gov
ernor is claimed to have said. II
know both Mrs. Totten Ind her bus
band, and they are both highly estim-
able people, respected in their com
munity and thoroughly loyal and pa
triotic."
What Totten Says
In defense of his wife, County
Judge E. B. Totten has made The fol-
lowing statement:
''McCumber's attack in the senate
has for it's basis the political and per-
sonal animosity toward us of Jim
Phelan, leader of the local remnant Ct
the old gang. He is now making use
of the war situation to strike at US
for our support of the Farmers Non
partisan league, and for our activities
in behalf of President Wilson in two
campaigns, in which his candidate
was defeated and his prestige and
patronage control overthrOwn
"Phelan's charge through McCum"
Der and before the grand jury are
based upon an incident in which Cur
participation was innocent in every
respect and consonant with entire
loyalty to our country and the admin
istration The statements relative to
our actions are deliberately falsitied
and wilfully misleading.
"The familiar epigram Patriotism
is the Last Refuge of a Scoundrel,'
could not have been more aptly made
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
.HAGGART CONSTRUCTION
CO. THREATENS TO SUE
IF PAVING IS Hello UP
City Engineer Doesn' Want
Work Done Until Trenches
Have Settled

Fargo, N. D.. July 27.-The Hag-
CART Construction Co., which has been
held up several weeks on a $4,000
paving contract because City Engin-
eer Frank l.. Anders does not want
the work done until next year, in or.
der that trenches dug for new sewer
and water pipes may have time to
settle, threatens suit against the city
If not allowed to Immediately begin
operations. Senator Gil. E. Haggart
is head of the construction company,
which is a Fargo concern.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27

if he had had the present situation In
mind. We are confident that a fair
and impartial investigation will en-
tirely clear us and demonstrate the
animus of the charges made.
"EDWARD B. TOTEM.
Bowman, N. D., July 26,19l7."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
PARDON IS. ASKED }!||;Dl For :.
STATES BEST TRAINED
WHITE SLAVE captain
Wealthy Baltimore Sister of High
School Girl Betrayer Pleads
for Him

Fargo, N. D., July PA pardon is
asked for Norris Williams, white slav-
er sentenced to IS years imprison-
ment by Judge Amidon of the United
States district court upon conviction
of violation of the Mann act in trans
porting 15-year-old st. Paul high
school girl to Minot for immoral pur-
poses. Williams came of good stock
and was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and Yale. A
wealthy sister residing in Baltimore
has petitioned President Wilson for
his release, alleging insanity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
STATE PR||s9]|p'. PlA |A||I1....,, a
,ADVER1|SJE|S 81 |-.|C[;|R||0PD
CONDITIONS IN STATE
Gives Out that Many Failures
Have Tossed Back Binder
Irvine on Board

Cancellations from districts which
anticipate a poor crop have given the
state prison plant Irvine to burn, &C
cording to Chairman R. S. Lewis of
the state board of control. The pris-
on plant was sold to capacity several
mouths ago, but much of this Irvine
has been turned back by farmers who
expect to have no use for it. AS
result the state has for sale consider
ablel Quantities of Irvine at Is cents,
less than the present cost of raw
FIBRE ',.-'t. q, s1t t.~ D.. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
Butcher PROBES No
WilLion, Tell: His
Assistant is Hurt

Braddock, N. D., July 72.-When
John Skomsvuid volunteered to
hold a steer while Carl Hanson
shot the animal, he received o.
caIibre rifle bullet in the foot,
and while the steer gaily Ioped
away, SkomsvuId was bundled in
to a car and taken to Bismarck,
where, after considerable probing,
the bullet was extracted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
NOT INCENDIARY.

St. Paul, Mimi, July 27.-The fire
that destroyed the Crookston CON-
panys mill last Saturday night at Be-
midi was not of an incendiary origin,
according to reports received here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27
WILLIAMS EXPECTED TO-.
i SALE TODAY FOR FRANCE
Believe Former State Reference
Librarian Will Take Boat
L"%Hli - .'-'.. !,
,ADCcl From New York ~

Stewart S. Williams, an Appleton,
Wis, boy formerly engaged in refer
ence library work at the University of
Wisconsin, and who came here from
Northwestern university few weeks
ago to become state reference librar-
ian, is expected to sail today from
New York for France. Mr.. Williams
enlisted in the quartermaster corps
while at Evanston, and he received a
notice few days ago to report at
once in New York for active duty in
France. He goes with the rank Of
sergeant.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-07-04
SflECT|VE DRAFT BOARD
IS NAMED BY GOVERNOR
Now Engaged in Making Copies of
Cards and Giving Each A
sSerial Number"

Sheriff Mark l.. Wildes, County
phvsician DIR. C. II. Lehners and De-
nuty County Clerk {. Il. Howard
have been appointed as local re-
eistration and exemption board to
take complete charge Of all registra-
tion cards made under the selevtive
draft act. They have organized under
the law and are now preparing the
cards under the directions of the
war Department at Washington.
They are instructed to prepare
ionr sets of cards, one set to be sent
10 Washington, one TO the Adjutant
General at Carson City, one to the
retained as permanent record in
the county and one for the newspa-
pers. Each card is to be serially
numbered consecutiyely without re-
gard TO alphabetical order and a list
is to be posted to inform each bearer
of a card the number which has been
assigned to him.
Up to the present no intimation
has been given out rs TO the method
to be used in selecting tho names Of
the original draft to be called for on
or about September 1st. But it is
generally believed that this will be
dore at Washington in drawing by
lot. in which the serial numbers viii
lie placed In a wheel. somewhat after
tire manner employed in selecting a
jury.
1t seems evident that in the matter
of passing upon the questions of ex-
emption the local board will have
large powers, but whether they will
be the sole arbiters is not yet an
nounced.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-07-04
YOUNG fALLON COUPLE
TAKE MARRIAGE VOWS
Miss Anita Wight man Becomes Bride
of Lester II. Page at Pretty
Home Wedding

At the home of Mrs. Mary Wight
man on senter Street last Wednes-
day afternoon was solemnized the
marriage of her eldest daughter,
Miss Anita Wightman to Mr.. Lester
II. Page.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. ]. A. Wachob of the M. E
church in the presence of only few
intimate friends and immediate re-
latives of the high contracting par
ties. The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Doris Wightman,
as bridesmaid, while Harold Balm
ger acted as the groom's best man.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served.
The young couple took their de-
parture on the afternoon train and
the honeymoon period will be spent
in trip to various California cities,
including a short visit with relatives
of the groom at Stockton.
Their many friends did not fail to
give them a rousing send off," The
auto in which they were conveyed
to the train was literally decorated
with banners conveying the informa-
tion that the embarrassed and blush
ing couple we're Just Married" At
the train they were showered with
rice and old shoes were attached to
their hand baggage.
The bride is a member of one of
Churchill eounty's oldest and most
respected families and is one of the
most popular, and accomplished of
younger social set. The groom is
employed at the Fallon Slaughtering
& Supply Co. and his genial dispo-
sition has won for him a host of
friends among all classes, who will
wish and predict for them a long,
happy and prosperous life.
After the honeymoon they will re-
turn and take up their residence in
Fallon in a cosy cottage on East
Street,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-07-04
SHERIFF'S OFFICE MAKES
QUICK CAPTURE OF Thief
Taken Into Custody at Hazen After
Rifing Trunk Belonging to His
Employer

A Serbian giving the name of
Louie Popovich, but known around
Fallon as Fisher where he has been
employed as a cook, ran afoul of the
law last Friday and will probably be
employed in the culinary department
of the Hotel Henrichs at Carson for
the next few seasons.
Popovich has been employed as a
cook at the Comes Bros. ranch
southeast of town for few days and
last Friday afternoon helped him.
self to the contents of trunk be-
longing to one of his employers, TAX
ing hat, suit of clothes, gold
watch and chain, number of rings
and other articles of jewellery, to-
gether with about $50 in money
The Sheriff's office was notified in
the evening of the theft and the dis
appearance of Popovich, and search
of the, town failed to disclose his
presence at any of the resorts.
Sheriff Wildes and Deputy Smith
then proceeded to Hazen by auto,
taking with them a man by the name
of Young wanted in Elko for en-
bezzlement and who was delivered
to the Elko sheriff passing through
Hazen on No. 20 Thinking that
Popovich would probably try to make
his getaway" by that port of entry
and exit, Deputy Smith and con-
stable Pyle made an examination of
the "jungles," after learning that
their quarry had been brought In on
the Benadum jitney, getting out of
the machine on the outskirts of
town. Meanwhile Sheriff Wildes
was in charge of his prisoner at the
depot, when Popovich walked into
his clutches and was promptly
'pinched.
He vigorously protested his inno-
cence, but was wearing the stolen
clothing and when searched $24.60
in money was found in his pockets
and $40 gold piece in his shoe.
The jewelry he had strung on the
chain and suspended it from his gar
ter. 4
He pleaded guilty before Judge
Jones last Monday and yesterday af-
ter noon was sentenced by Judge
Hart to serve one to fourteen years
in the Carson penitontiary.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-07-04
II. l.. DOUGLASS RESIGNS
FROM FARM LOAN BANK

A telegram was received Monday
from r. L. Douglass announcing his
intention to resign as a member of
the Berkeley Farm Loan Bank.
1t has been limited for some time
past that all was not as harmonious
as it might be in the directorate of
the Bank, but when questioned Mr..
Douglass has positively declined to
confirm the rumors, declaring that
whatever friction might exist was
only what was to be expected in any
new concern managed by individuals
who were practically strangers to
each other and that everything
would work out satisfactorily in the
end Hence the announcement that
he, with DR.. ElYood Meade and r.
H. Thomas had rendered their resig-
nations, came as a surprise to the
people of Fallon.
A telegram was sent to Mr.. Doug
lass urging him to reconsider his
determination in view of the possible
injury to the people of Nevada, and
this community in particular, by his
action.
However, a perusal of the San
Francisco papers discloses a condi-
tion that hardly permits of a peace
full adjudication of the trouble if
the accounts are correct. From
these sources it is learned that inso-
far as having anything to say in the
conduct of the bank, the directors
are mere figureheads, President
Burrell G. White having arrogated
to himself all the powers of the in
stitution and passing upon every de-
tail of the business without consult
ing with his associates or listening
to suggestions or advice.
The resignation of DR.. Elwood
Meade would indicate that there is
foundation for these criticisms and
the people of this section will be in
clined to accept his version of the
affair.