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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-02-13

tending thence Z. Is chs. to Cor. no.
2; thence N. 20 chs. to Cor. No. :,
thence w. Is chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence
s. 20 chs. to Cor. No. /, the place OF
beginning: application OF Geo. w.
Newman, Three Greek. Idaho; List
4-2054. The Sh SWH, SwA SEH
Sec. 81, T. 43 N, r. 81 E., NJ. d. NJ,
120 acres. application OF Emil Gus.
taifson. North Fork. Nevada: List
4-2O67. The SEA SEX. ny SwA
sen, SEA SWA sen, Sec. 80. T. 43
N, r. 81 E, NJ. ID. NJ: and Eh Lot !
Q6.I6 acres). Sec. s. T. AZ N, r. "a
b.. containing S6.76 acres, subject to
the right of way OF Jack Creek Road
(constructedD; application of Chas A.
Rutherford, North Fork, Nevada; List
4-20T2. A tract OF land within what
Will probably be when surveyed Secs
81 and 80, T. As NJ, r. "a E, NJ. d. NJ.
described as follows: beginning al
Cor. No. 1. identical with Cor. No. /
of II. Z. S. No. 20: extending thence
S. 16 degrees w, 10 chs. to Cor. No
2; thence s. % degrees w, IL chs. to
Cor. No. 3; thence S. 70 degrees E.
10 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence n. 80
| degrees E, 81 chs. to Cor No. 5:
thence \. degrees w, 10 chs.
whence Cor. No. 8 of II. e. S. No. 7C
bears n. 6 degrees SO minutes E., OF
chs; thence S. SO degrees 40 min
utes w, 17.42 chs. TO Cor. No. /. the
place of beginning, containing 81
acres; application of Leon l.. Peck
Mountain City, Nevada; List 1908.
January 80. 1917. d. K. PARROTT
Acting Assistant Commissioner OF the
Land Office.
First publication, Feb. 10, 1917.
Last publication, March 3, 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
COLD STORAGE ABUSES
CAN BE EASILY CHECKED

BY KENNETH MCCLELLAN,
Senator From Tennessee.
Washington, Sept, Specifically
ever since l have been IN congress,
now nearly six years. have been
urging government regulation of ar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
FREEZING NOTES.

Especial to The Richmond virginian).
Freezing, Va, Sept. s.--Robert E.
Fleming, Of near Clintwood, IS visit
ing friends at this place.
John Coliey of Skeetrock. spent the
week end with friends at Freezing
Mr.. and Mrs. g. G. Hanover, OF
skeetrock, are visiting the former
parents Me-, and Mrs. Noah j. Nam
over, Of this place.
Fleetwood Vannver and family, Of
Jenkins. KY, are spending q few days
with relatives here.
Rev Abram Newsom. OF Flatwoods,
Ky, is conducting religious services
near here
Ira Mullins, OF Bolecamp, is visit
ing friends at this place.
Christopher Columbus Stone. poet
laureate of Skeetrock. is here reeiting
his efforts To make the hospitality
6f friends easier, he premises 10 Lie
on the floor and cover with the door"
Mrs Minnie Tackett. OF HELLER KY.
s visiting her mother. Mrs Victoria
Mullins, of near here.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph r. Baker, OF
near Clintwood, are visiting friends at
Freezing.
Cornelius J. Hanover, Of Short, is
visiting his parents. Mr., and Mrs. Wes-
ley Y. Nanover, OF this place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

pany for the year 1914 with the bust
ness of these same two companies for
the year 1915. tells the whole story.
In 1913 Armour e. company made net
profits or $s.o2S,697, and in 1915 they
made net profits. $40, 100,00 and in
addition declared a stock dividend of
$50, 100000. In other words, this firm
made marvellous profits in 1918, and
then made SOC, 100000 more in 1916
80 difference of s94 100000. Swift &
company made in 1913 s9.250.000 and
In 1915 $20,4s5.o0o, and declared q
stock dividend of $72,o00.000.
Other food packers did relatively
as we'll Can anyone doubt who ia
reaping the benefits of these high
prices? Can anyone doubt who is
fixing these high prices? They are
enabled to manipulate these prices
very largely by means of cold stor-
age. Whenever Mr.. Hoover does his
duty In reference to these packers.
and believe he will do his duty
prices of food products will go down
At the same time. 1T might be well
to remind the department of Justice
that under this law they do not have
to wait on Mr.. Hoover. The law has
been in effect n fortnight or more
The people are waiting for results.
and they are entitled to have them
l am hopeful that effective action Will
not be delayed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
GOOD ENROLMENT
AT WAKE FOREST
Professors and Instructors Appointed
for Session.
Especial to The Richmond vIrsinisn) q.

! Especial TO The Richmond VIrginisn)
/ wake Forest n c., Sept. S.--,At
meeting of the board of trustees OF
I Wake Forest college on August "a the
j vacancies in the faculty we're filled by
the appointment of DIR. Thurman ID.
Kitchin, Of Scotland Rock, as profess
/ sor of physiology and pharmacoiogy,
Z Professor Samuel A. Porteux, OF
Grinnell college. Ia, as associate pro
I fesser of English; DIR. Luther W.
Buchanan, Buffalo Lithia Springs. Va,
as professor of bacteriology and
pathology, and Mr.. Walter e. Jordan.
I of winston Salem, as instructor In mill
itary science and tactics. Professor T.
E. Cochran. of Columbia college, Lake
-+7++tty'9-f is+7.~~as- appointed -dAly-lo
fill the chair of education and phil
osophy made vacant by the resignation
of Professor Henry II h $ m [ n,
who took UP his new duties with the
state board of examiners Immediately
q ft-a+-4 h@.-talte4N Hast session
DR.. Kitchen, who succeeds DR.,
Eugene A. Case In the medical depart
qnent, was graduated from Wake For
est college in 1905 and took his medi-
cal degree at jefferson Medical college
in Philadelphia For the past several
years he has been practicinS In his
home town, Scotland Neck, y. O. DIR.
Luther T. Buchanan is likewise a
graduate of Wake Forest college and
Jefferson Medical college, He takes
the place of DR.. W. T. Carstarphen
who has been appointed a captain in
the medical corps of the United States
army and will probably be assigned
to a base hospital in France. Pro-
lessor l.. w. Sydnor, who resigned TO
accept a place in the University OF
Chattanooga and was later conscripted
In the new draft army. will be sue
ceeded by Professor Derieux. who
comes TO Wake Forest with an excel
lent record, Graduating from Rich
mond college In 1904. he later re-
/ ceived his masters degree from the
/ University of Chicago and has since
( had a large experience in the teach
/ ing profession. His short stories have
/ found a wide audience through tbs
/ medium of current publications. Pro
! fessor IT. r. Cochran come from Col
umbia college where he has been pro
lessor of education. His work at thu
( University OF Chicago and the Univer
sity Of Pennsylvania, where he specia
| lized in education and Psychology
/ admirably fit him for thu position
/ to which he has been appointed.
The trustees have provided an cleo
tive course IN military training anc
tactics designed to meet the need
that have arisen in the presen
+ national emergency Walter F.. Jor
dan, of Winston Salem. has been ap
pointed as instructor. After receiv
ing his 3. A. from Wake Forest at tn
last commencement. he spent the sum
mer at the officers training camp a
Fort Oglethorpe,
The work of the college will no
be interrupted by war conditions, IS
men having registered for work thi
year This Is considered an excellen
enrolment. considering the condition
of the country at the present time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

ticics held In cold storage, beltcvins
that such legislation will bring about
lower prices for such food articles
as are ordinarily preserved In TINS
manner,
| The provisions of my bill are sub
stantially included in section OF
THE food bill recently passed. Sec
ltion 6 OF that bill provides as fol-
| lows:
| That any person who wilfully
boards any necessaries shall. upon
conviction thereof be fined not ex-
ceeding $4,000 or he imprisoned for
not more than two years, or ooth'
NecesJaries shall be deemed TO De
boarded within the meaning or THIS
act when either (a) held, contracted
for or arranged for by any person In
a quantity in excess Of his reason
able requirement for use ar Consump-
ton by himself and dependents for
reasonable time; OBJ held, contracted
for or arranged for by any manu-
facturer, wholesaler, retailer or other
dealer in a quantity in excess OF the
reasonable requirements OF his busi-
ness for use or sale by. him Tor a
reasonable time, or reasonably re-
ouired to furnish necessities produced
in surplus quantities seasonaiiy
throughout the period of ecant or no
production: or (cl Withheld, whether
hv possession or under any contract
or arrangement from the market by
any person for the purpose of un-
reasonably increasing or diminishing
the price"
This furnishes to the food control
Ter, Mr. Hoover. full, ample and com
plete authority TO prevent, under such
rules and regulations. as may be de-
termined by him, the keeping of food
nroducts in cold storage to enhance
the prices
1t is complete realization of
everything that ] have been fighting
! for ON This subject for the past Ave
years Not only has the food con-
troller the right to regulate under
ample powers. but the department of
1 Justice has also a duty to perform,
! inasmuch as the act directly pro-
hibits boarding and fixes fine OF
! $4,000 and imprisonment or both for
| boarding.
! II foodstufYs are held hereafter In
cold storage for the purpose of en-
| HANGING the price thereof. 1t VIII be
because the food controller and the
/ department of Justice fall to do their
duty and not because OF any fault OF
the law.
I'd a recent article Admiral Samuel
McGowan gives a graphic account OF
| food cold storage spectators under
taking to unload on the navy an i'm
mense surplus amount of poultry
that had been accumulated by It. Why
did the packers accumulate a sur
plus" of poultry There can be but
one answer and that answer is de-
sire to make in this great crisis an
uncomfortable profit.
The meat and egg packers, by
means of cold storage. can keep food
st,Iffs yirtualfy indefinitely, and In
that way can control the price te
suit themselves. putting little food
1 stuff on the market or much food
stuff on the market, as they deem
advisable to their own interests.
/ Senator Borah's figures given in the
senate, comparing the business Of
Armour & company and Swift & com
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
HARRISONBURG

Especial to The Richmond virgininn.)
Harrisonburg, Va, Sept. s,--Mr and
Mrs. Francis Beach have returned TO
their home in Washington after
brief visit to friends and relatives IN
Rockingham county. Mrs. Beach was
Miss Lottie Bush. daughter of Charles
Bush. and their marriage took place
last week in Washington.
Mrs. Bette Padgett, OF Front Royal,
is a guest of her sister. Mrs. f. d.
! Davis on Court square.
Mrs W Giliispie Sprinkel and two
daughters who had been guests OF
their sunt. Mrs. Brown; al Dliiwyn,
have gone to Hanover, WHARF they are
guests of Mrs. Sprirkers sister, Mrs
r. Cardwell Taylor,
Louis Scheur, OF Berryville, and son,
Joseph scheur. of New YORK, nave
gone TO Berryville. after visit in the
home of Mrs. B. Ney
Miss Ethel Nicholas has gone 70
Washington. where she will spend sew
{ eral DAYS with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. silas Miller have re-
turned To their home al Bridgewater,
I after visit to their son. Thurston j.
Miller. at Sokesville.
Mr. and Mrs 8. .. Nelson, after
spending week with her sister, Mrs.
H w Bertrarn, on East Market street,
have returned To their home in Down
ington. Pa.
] Lester Peters has returned TO his
home in Narren.> O., after visit 10
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. W. Pet
ers, in Harrisonburg.
4 Miss Alice Woodson has returned
home from Franklin. w. Va, where
she spent a week with her sister, Mrs.
c. NJ. Bowman. She was accom- panied
! henne by another sister, Miss Virginia
] woodson, who spent the summer in
Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K Funk
houser. VINO were married last week
at Hollins college, Hollins. Va, are
guests OF Mr.. Funkhouser's mother,
! Mrs. A. r. Funkhouser, on Broad
! street Mrs. Funkhouser was Miss
Jane Earwood Cooke. OF Roanoke.
Miss Pauline ShowAlter, who spent
the summer in Hsrrisonburr with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIC Showal-
ter, has returned 10 Laurinburg, S. C.
to resume her duties as director OF
music in Central school.
Miss Louise Kelly has returned 10
: her home IN Bridgeport, Conn, arter
visit to her father. John E. Kelly,
Er.. on North Main street.
Miss Margaret Owens has returned
to her home in Baltimore. after spend
ing several weeks with Miss Florence
Fridiey.
Miss camn1ie Seff. Of Lima, o. Is
spending her vacation with her father,
y w. H Neft, at Lacey Springs.
MIR, and Mrs. Marvin Nqnt have re-
turned TO their home at Front Royal.
after a visit to relatives in Rocking
sham and Augusta counties
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
rHE. RIcHMoap- vinaINIAN-suNDAY sEPTEMRER e.1g17.
army. The United States government
ranks the risks as follows
Medical corps.

army. The United States government
ranks the risks as follows:
Medical corps.
Infantry.
ARTILLERY.
Cavalry.
5---Flying corps
OF all branches in the allied armies
trying since August, 1914, to XIII eacn
other on the western front, the ar
mems mortality was the least. Inere
are fewer--very many fewer--nghtlng
airmen in the aviation corps than the
average reader of war news might
think. In a British air squadron, for
instance, there are, roughly speaking
200 men. OF these, only from Is TO
"a per cent are fighters, and these are
all officers.
or the army of 10000 war fiters
expected to be put in the field by the
United States it is expected that at
the end of the first year 10s,6s0 VIII
be alive. At least they will be II the
ratio II mortality of air fighters on
the Italian front, where the nghtlng
has been bloody be not exceeded.
II was not until June "a, 1915, that
the first OF the fifhters lin the La
favette Escadrille was killed. lie was
Victor Chapman, OF New
York. shot down as he flew to the
reael,a- of Sergeant Norman Prince,
another American, who was beset by
two German diers. Since then, up TO
date. lust five more of the Escadrliie
Prince, Mcconnell, Hos
kier and Genet-have been killed.
Two of the Americans have been cap
tured They were Bach and Willis:
Chairman before his death had
downed four foes and had seven ma :
chimes shot under him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
COTTON PICKT5Rs HARD
TO GET. SOUTH REPORTS

Memphis. Tenn. Sept s.-with
cotton picking well under way in the
South, shortage of cotton pickers
prevails in almost every section Of
the country. Pickers are being paid
sss.4Sser hsssa AHea fs7eansls 4 ne. best prizes
p&id pickers in years. Less damage
from boil weevfis is reported than at
my time since the pest invaded the
AnfAAxa cotton Afeids.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
AVIATION SERVICE
rs LESS DANGEROUS

Washington, September s.--Gentle
reader, we are about to bust a pet
bubble" so get primed for IT,
The aviation service is the least
hazardous of all branches of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
Rugs Of Rare Beauty
Exclusive Designs

A rug can and something you than
a covering for floor.
should be the expression OF idea to what con-
stitutes this part OF an ideally furnished home
that this idea Is quite crystallzed In
mind.
AM just s. where Moshy Store and its
viii fit perfectly into home furnishing
plan.
Mosby stock is the result of determination to
the floor coverings produced the leading Amer
mills
unexcelled quality detail design
color combination and durability.
there stock that style home and
decorative idea be catered to-
addition the people in Rug Department place their
knowledge service be used in
desire
IN last by these the
purchased before
prices. which means la pocket
feet Rugs, quality
conventional designs S2Ss5 $3.50 So
2x54
prices
worsed witons, $3.50.
axt2 feet Wool ntons. nd $3.50
ext2 feet WfItons and
designs Smaller sizes to match down 37xsA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
You'll Want to Take a Look
at Our New Autumn Suits

you them you'll not only have mind
will look forward
them.
larger this hip or knee length: cut
The skirts often plated but
a 'nannishness" about the the
beautifully
fabrics, the collars that muffe
soft the soft clinging skirts.
arrivals models of Velour Broadcioth
Tricotne.
"Sivertone! The colors
navy Indian and other subdued shades
O $iS5.00
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-02
FIRST FREE CELEBRATION
EVER HELD IN RUSSIA

buted all the trouble to extremist agi
tatOrs.
Tuesdays celebration of May Day,
coming after Mondays rioting, passed
off without untoward incident appar-
emily all over Russia.
More than million people In Petro-
grad joined the celebration in great pa
rades, speeches and demonstrations.
Moscow, Kieff, Odessa and Vladivostok
all reported similar peaceable demon.
strations. 1t was the first time in his
tory that Russian citizens were able
openly to celebrate May Day.
The Petrograd speeches nearly all
sounded the note of Russia's aim Of
not waging war for profit in lands or
domination Of other peoples. Presf-
dent Wilson's name was frequently
mentioned and always cheered by the
crowd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-02
Germany's Peace Offer Not
Looked Forward to
With Much
Hope.
WILL SEND TROOPS
"Moral Effect Army" Of Two Thoussi
and Men VIII 90 to Europe
at Onoe II Asked
For.
tBy George Martin. United Press

lBy George Martin. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Three ma
tor propositions commanded the at
tention Of the allies world war oon-
ference here today:
Speculation as to what GermanyS 8
peace move will be in the reichstag
tomorrow.
The detailed offer Of Americans
shipping to our European allies and
Organization "of speed up program
for building OF more ships
The agreement of the United States
government over the objection OF
certain members Of the war college
to send troops to Europe at once il
they are wanted.
4 French, English and American waE
commissioners today were exceeding
lily skeptical of any peace move, how
ever seemingly attractive, which
Bethmann Hollweg may hold out to-
morrow.
There is feeling in official circles
that the ulterior motive OF the pro-
1ected peace proposal is three fold:
To capitalize last, dying hopa
I that the United States can be swerved
from active participation in the war.
That German separate peace propa-
ganda in Russia may crystalize and
separate peace manipulated.
And that wavering South America,
the country to which German eyes
turn hungrily and hopefully, accori-
ing to the allied commissioners now
here, may be reset at normal and
kept out of the war altogether.
Germany, the allied commissioners!
here said today, can make a super-
ficially magnanimous peace offer by
giving up everything but her corridoIt
into Turkey and still be victorious.
"The moral effect troops"-.2rob-
ably about two thousand marines or
militia-which France wants at the
front at once, will be sent. Tha
governments offer to send a large
army in small groups, beginning inn
mediately, is before the European al
lies today This would obviate em-
ploying great blocks Of shipping by
sending the armies en-masse.
Should the allies say openly send
the armies at once" 1t would cause
no surprise in Washington.
Plans for mobilization of American
shipping went forward rapidly today.
The allies and the American shipping
board worked out details of an in
ternational shipping agreement. They
sealed the pact by awarding one
American ship to France and one to-
Italy The government mapped leg
is1ation for all inland, coastwise and
transatlantic shipping of the coun-
try.
Government shipping control Is a
prelude to putting Into effect the in-
ternational shipping control agree-
ment.
Cuba is doing her part. The Cuban
war commissioners here announced
that the German and Austrian ships
seized in Cuban waters are undergoing
$780, 00o worth of repairs and will be-
put into service under the Cuban
flag carrying foodstuffs and supplies.
= The French commission win leave
for Chicago tomorrow.
With the food, manpower, cash. mu-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-02
BIG CLEANUP
Of BANKS Cash
Concern Fell Into Hands OF
Promoters Who Milked it
of Two Millions in
Two Days.
BUSINESS rs WRECKED
Warrants Issued For Attorney and
Company Charged With Using
Dummy Board of
Directors.
BUSINESS rs WRECKED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 2.-One o.
the greatest cleanups In the history
of wild finance was disclosed here to
day as investigators under State In
surance Commissioner J. Denny
O'Neil delved into the books OF the
Pittsburgh Life and Trust company.
Commissioner O'Nell declared short
ly before noon that it was evident that
the concern has been wrecked. With
in two days, he said group Of New
York promoters headed by Attorney
Clarence Birdseye got control of the
big concern and milked 1t for $780,.
600 through the operation OF set OF
dummy directors.
Warrants have been issued for
Birdseye, his son, Kellogg Birdseye,
George Montgomery. Robert Moore
and Alfred Leury. all of New York.
and for W. D. McQueston and q man
named Watson. The addresses OF the
latter are not known.
They are charged with conspiracy
to defraud.
How much more than the amount
SO far known was realized by the al
legged schemers, could not be definite
ly learned upon first examination. But
it was estimated that much higher
figure would probably be reached, 1t
was said
In it's April statement, the company
claimed assets Of s24,000,000 with in
surance in force aggregating $118,-
100000. 1t had strong men at its
head and was in excellent financial
condition. For several years, how.
ever, the company had had q white
elephant" on it's hands In the shape
of several pieces Of valuable New
York real estate decided to it by the
old Washington Life and Trust Co.
This it wished to dispose Of. either
by sale or deal bringing in return
stocks and bonds Of recognized value.
Birdseye and his party, practically
penniless, but with credit Of $780,
900 established through New York
banking connections, came here with
the expressed intention of making a
deal on the New York realty. They
found smooth sailing and apparently
decided that they would prefer to
own the company.
With check for S12O,0O0 to bind
an option on the entire stock Of the
concern, they gained control elect
ed a board of dummy" directors,
and. according to the allegations,
raided the company.
That the concern Is now declared
to be insolvent, indicates that their
clean up ran into many millions-and
the whole operation lasted only a few
lays.
ut was apparently painless and
over before the company came out of
he ether declared one insurance
nan this afternoon. "The worst of
t is that their methods of getting the
grip leaves the company with single
the men and per
suading them to make restitution. !
The policy holders will probably re-
cover little II anything"