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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
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Department of the Interior. L. s.
Land Office at Elko, Nevada. Sept. II,
1917.
Notice is hereby given that FLA.
VlOUS J. LESHER. of Tuscarora. Ne
vada, who, on July 10, 1916. made
homestead application No. O2G66. for
the We SWH of Section Is: and
the VIZ NWH Of Section 81. Town.
ship II North. Range 50 East, Mount
Diablo Meridian, has filed notice OF IN.
icntion TO make final three year proof.
10 establish claim to the land above
described, before the register and
receiver Of this Office, Elko, Nevada.
on the twcnty.sixth day of October.
1917.
Claimant names as Witnesses: J1.
cob w. Reed, of Tuscarora. Nevada.
Hugh Taylor, OF Tuscarora, Nevada.
Robert NJ. Lcshor, of Tuscarora. Ne
vaGa, Hal J. Sisty. of Tuscarora, Ne.
yadu.
JOHN r. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication Sept. 20, 1917.
Last publication Oct. 20. 1917.
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men. men with gi,c club voice and
gooi stories. to help in the work.
Above all. the hut secretary must
have great human liking in his make
up. liking for all kinds OF men. The
men FEEL IL in minute and respond
to it. but they steer clear Of anything
prote, sional.
The "Y" has made good stat
Wherever the men are. the huts are,
and as fast as the men advance under
the guns the hut and dugOut will go
up with them. The voluntary helpers
already over here. like Or. Robert
Fireman, of the big Presbyterian
church OF Pasadena, Cal. and Gerald
Reynolds. the New York musician. are
packing every hut they visit every
evening. But the present year Will
see the need OF hundreds OF such
leaders. Every officer with whom
have talked, from sergeant TO colonel
up and down our line, has expressed
his desire for the "N" huts to be al
the center of camp activities and Ia
run at full blast all the time. As our
fighting men come across, FIVE hun
dred thousand strong, and then a mil
lion. we must give every regiment Of
them a place where each thousand oil
twelve hundred OF them an eyenins
can drop in for good time.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF FIN.
AL ACCOUNT AND OF APPLicA.
TON FOR APPROVAL OF SAME
AND FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTIONS

In the District Court OF the Fourth
Judicial District Of the State Of
Nevada, In and For Elko County.
In the matter Of the estate Of r.. F..
Rounlrce, Deceased.
TO all persons interested in the es.
tate Of Il. +. Rounlrcc, deceased.
Pursuance TO law. notice is hereby
given that Burt Rountrco, tho exccu.
triH Of the last VIII and Testament Of
Il. r. Rountroe, deceased, on the 17th
day OF September, 1917. rendered ard
presented for allowance, approval and
confirmation, and filed in said court
her final account Of her administration
OF the estate OF said deceased. accom-,
panied by a full report Of all matters
and things relating thereto, and with
said inal account and report Glod hcr
application and petition praying FOR an
order, Judgment and decree OF said
Court approving and confirming a sale
OF the personal property and tho di..
tribution OF all said estate TO and
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
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Elko, Nevada Land Office. Scptrm.
Der 20, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that PEDRO
GOICOECHEA, of North Fork, County
OF Ello, state of Nevada, has filed in
this Office his application to enter. I'm.
der the provisions of Sections 23OG
2307 Revised Statutes of United States
the following described land, VIZ:
The Southwest Quarter Of the
Northwest Quarter (SWH NWM) Of
Section Five 90 Township Forty.onc
GD North Range Fifty.fyc $50 last
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian. con.
timing Forty tlO) acres within the
Elko. Nevada Land District
Any and all persons claiming ad-
yorsely the lands described. or dcsir.
ing to object because Of the mineral
character Of the land. or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant.
should file thicr amdavits of protest i'm
this Office, on or before the 10th day
OF November. 1917.
JOHN H. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication oct. 6, 1917.
Last publication Nov. Q. 1917.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
;lko O1372


Department of the Interior, L. s.
Land once at Eyko. Nevada. Sept.
10. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that ALEX.
ANDER GARDNER, of IIalleck. Ne.
vada, who, on April 3. 1911, mad,
desert land application No. OI372. for
81 SWh, Section 1G, Township %
North, Range 60 East, Nj Diablo
Base and Meridian. has filed notice
OF intention 10 make final proof, 10
establish claim to the land above de.
scribcd, before the register and re-.
c"iyor Of the u. s. Land once. nj
Elko, Nevada, on the 2ith day OF
October 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
Murphy. Of Arthur, Nevada; Arthur
Scranton, Of Arthur. Nevada: Ernest
II. Gardner Of Arthur. Nevada: Ed.
ward G. Murphy. OF Arthur, Nevada.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS. Register
First publication Sept. 20. 1917.
Last publication Oct. 90, 1917.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
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01572
department OF tho Interior. q. s.
Land Ollicc at Elko Nevada. Scp,cm.
bor o.. 1911
Motto" Is hereby given that e.
SYDNEY TREMEWAN. Of Elko. Ne.
Yada. who on July 7, 1915. made home.
stead application No 0i572. for the
NWh sEH and Eh SEA- Of Section
2; and the swH swH Of Section /.
Township 80 North, Range Sd East
Mount Diablo Meridian. has flied NJ.
tice of Intention 20 mako fnol three
year proof to establish claim TO the
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PatrOgafZe Our
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

O3I72
Elko, Nevada Land Omco October
l, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES q. HENDFRSON, OF Elko.
County OF Elko, STATE Of Nevada, has
filed in this Office a.; application to
enter, under the provisions Of Sections
23U6.2SU7 Revised Statutes OF United
States, the following described land,
viz:
Lot Four Cd OF Section Nineteen
u9), and Lot One CD Of Section Thirty
(SO) Township Forty one QD North
Range Filty.two (52) East Noun,
D.ablo Base and Meridian, containing
Seventy eight and Sixty-lour Omen
dredths acres.
ANY and all persons claiming ad
ycrscly the lands described, or acsir
ing TO object because Of the mineral
| character Of thL-Iand. OF for any Other
reason, to the disposal to applicant
should Ale their al!idayits OF protest
in this olIlcc. on or before the I2u
day of November, 1917.
/ JOHN L. ROBBINS. Register,
First publication oct. c, 1917.
Last publication Nov. .. 1917.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS
AND FISHE1LlE,l

Notice is hereby given that hunting
and fishing will not be permitted on
any Of the ranches owned by the firm
of Hunter & Banks. This notice Is
made necessary on account of beef
cattle being held pending shipment
to market. ANY and all trespassers
will be prosecuted.
slStI By GEORGE d. BANKS.
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THE MENWHO CAME FIRST
Our Americans at the French Front Short OF pt but Long
on Amercanism and Young With The Youth of a New
Country
By Arthur Gleason

nothing like that III just do the
show for the soldiers, so they can
have something new every once in %
while. We used to loaf together. Now
we're at war together. Well. I'll have
to beat it. I'm on water call to.
night"
a young marine OF the Battalion o.
the ---- Marines is n professional
boxer, stripping at 1872 pounds. III,
is the son Of a horse breeding farmer
in Missouri, who bred Early Reape-
2:O9 fiat" the boy explained.
i've come four thousand miles to
get crack at the Germans" he ado
ed
These boys are red faced, young
with drive. One meets many boy.
eighteen and nineteen years OLE. but
the average age Is about twenty three.
There's not a touch Of 'bIuc@gsz'
among them" said J. II. Edwards. sec.
rotary OF the hut AT ---. They're
just boys. full.grown to be sure. but
/ boys"
One man came into a hut ana asked
for a Spanish-Trench grammar &
turned out that this is his second an
listment. he first saw service in Tur
to Rico. You will. find, now and again
company OF old timers. men who HAY,
been in service fifteen TO twenty
years. Sergeant Murphy. OF the --
Infantry. has served for twenty. sI2
years-Cuba. the Philippines. all ouI
brushes. These old time srrg-1nu
are the key of the army. They al,
on an equality with the men. bur the.
understand discipline.
Speaking for the Few thousand mrl
" HON | saw in this urthcst advance,
section Of the army, the regulars nun
Der about % per cent, and the othc
three quarters are volunteers who earn
in on the declaration OF war. Tn
regulars. with their experience, nr
well scattered among the newcomer.
so as to give a foundation on whic
to build morale. The police scrEcan
of --, with three gold teeth in hi
front upper jaw. which come ont in
chilly smile. il another old timer.
is his duty to make the life OF pr
soners uncomfortable with hard wUrl
Otherwise the boys would break rule
and stay out after hours. He Wa
speaking of the lumber shortage On
= the difficulty Of getting any pin
boards for the huts.
"I'm between Ere and hot water ~.
| SELF" he said.
When the War Came to Texas
A Texas man strollcd into the. M
I where l was spending the night an
! began talking about his home and di
. trict. lie lives thirty miles rroi
Il TcXarkana, and his hands were nuD1
a cd up from his army work as "muI
l. skinner" lie told how the Circul
; ton of the local newspapers jump,
I as soon as war was declared
= THE people thought they might q
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and above described. before iba
lister and receiver of this Once 'ss,
the thirtieth day of October. Is,, Va
Ii,imant names as witnesse..,
1. Welshons. of Lamoille. New A
Clayton c. Belcher. of Gold crses :.
vada; Rowland C. Gill, of Iam,, nv
Nevada; Charles B. Pike. of No,.s
Fork, Nevada. O'tn
JOHN E. ROBBINS. Reri.,..
First publication Sept %. 1917
Last publication Oct. 81. 1917
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well know about il 4 not" he gA-
planned.
The Kaiser won't DO" was his sum
u.ors OF Texas public opinion. ane hn
Explained why his state felt,;hat way:
TITS busIng international law made
our folks see the war it was shooting
the stsaslers."
I sat near a grogp Of soldiers il Ike
hut so They had como IN
lor a coke OF chocolate and smoke
The talk ran on to the new army life
of the iaa, six months.
ia give EN- q hundred dollar. TO
send Iue hack" said one.
Il dent want to go back till see
someur rE, replied the man across
the table
Its nicer to be over where you
can sayvy. where you can be with
you own people" put in a thir' nan.
over r-.y you have TO make all kinds
OF movements 10 make them cough
up"
81 came. into the army to work."
asserted "a boy; 1T makes a man out ii
YOU"
1T makes a growlcd out Of most"
replied an older man.
We'll. you've got to take it just as
1t comes" advised the philosopher Of
the grouD. I'm getting all the money
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WARNING.

Hunting. Fishins and shoo,,D, :,
strictly prohibited on all =,
ranches. on Mary's River and ho,h ~
SeTenty.one ranches. Tressn,,,.N
will he prosecuted according % Ia,
Nevada Land 4 urestncr o.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
E!ko OlDSG

Carson City uNOJl
Department Of the Interior, l.. s.
land Office at Elko. Nevada. Scptcrl
her p 1917.
Notice Is hereby given that MEL.
SON OUDERKIRK, OF Elko, Nevada:
assignee Of John 5. IIealy OF Lamolle.
Nevada, VINO, on July II. 1913, made
Carson City desert land application
1901, now Elko No OlOsG. for the
VIZ NEH; SEA NWI: Eh SWI
and NWH SEA of Section 20. Town.
ship 50 North, Range IS East, Mount
DiabIo Bcridian. has flied notice Of
intention TO make final proof, to cstab-
lish claim TO the land above described.
before the register and receiver of
this Office, on the sixth day Of No.
Nembcr, 1917.
Claimant names at witnesses: MGR.
rift VI. Rockwell, OF Lamoillc, Nevada:
william Becker. Of Lanloillc, Nevada:
Gabriel Rossi OF Lamuille, Nevada:
Mike Endorsey. OF Lamoillc, Nevada.
JOHN L. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication Oct. /. 1917.
Last publication Nov. !. 1917.
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TRESPAsS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given thai M a.,
ing or hunting will be allowed y, n .a
osino or Twelve-Mile ranches ue
trespassers will be prosecutor AL
CHARLES CLUB,Nr
Proprietor
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APPLICATION NO. Asp

Notice OF Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters OF
the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the
10th day Of September, 1917, in accord.
ance with Section 50, Chapter IIC.
of the Statutes of 1913. one William
p. Wright OF Elko, County OF Elko.
and State OF Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer of Nevada fuI
permission TO appropriate the public
waters Of the State of Nevada. SuCn
appropriation is to be made from 4
spring. name Lostra Spring. at a point
in the SEA OF SEA. Sec. %, +. %
n. Il. % T.. VI. d. y. x NJ, b. means
Of a dirt dam. and C.25 OF one cubic
foot per second Is 10 BE- conveyed to
the STA OF SEA-, Sec. %, T. 70 y.
II. IS T., VI. u. b. n NJ. BY means Of @
ditch. and there used for irrigation
and domestic purposes, from May I'M
I'll October OF each year. Water not
to be returned to stream.
J. C. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer
First publication Sept. 10, 1917.
Last publication, Oct. Is. 1917.
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Elko. Nevada. Land once. Srptcm
Der 20. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that RO
BERT II. STEWART. OF Reed station
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

LINZ -NN' dNA' sDNpNs --I ~ =
TO JOHN G. TAYLOR:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the year 1916
$4,000 in labor and improy ements
upon the Bonanza Jack Pot group OF
claims, eight in number, known as
the Jack Pot, Jack Pot Extension,
Mother Lode. Mother Lode Extension.
Gilt Edge, Four Aces, Bonanza, and
Royal Flush, situate in the Blue
Jacket Mining District, in Elko coun.
~, Nevada. under the provisions OF
Section 1882 OF the Revised Statutes
OF the United States. and the amend.
ment thereto approved January -,
1850, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount rc.
quired to hold said lode mining claims
for the period ending on the 3lst day of
December, 1916. And il within nine
~ days after personal services Oi
this notice, or within 80 days after
the publication thereof. you lai! Of
refuse to contribute your proportion
OF such expenditure, rs CO-Owncr,
which amounts to $4,000, your in.
tcrest i'll the claims Will become the
property of the subscribers, your co.
owners, who have made the required
expenditure by the terms of said sec
tons.
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II. \. DLEWETT.
l.. r. BLEWETT.
First publication Sept. -, 1917.
Last publication Dec. %, 1917.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-24
HOUSE BACKS UP
AND DEADLOCK No
LONGER IS FEARED
Appropriation Bills Given the
Right q Way and One
Introduced.
PLACES SENATE BILLS
ON GENERAL ORDERS
Row Over Gould Bill is Trans
ferred to State Equity
Meeting.

Special TO the Post
Helena, Fed. 24.-The cruel
war is over, or nearly so. lndica-
tions are that the senate on Mon
day will receive several appropria-
tion and revenue measures and
that it will get right down to busi-
ness. In the meantime the house
will be good. Today il considered
senate measures and took steps to
comply with the demands of the
senate in respect TO revenue and
appropriation bills. The house
ran up the white flag this morning
and there is feeling of relief
that the threatened deadlock has
been averted.
The situation began to clear this
morning when Could moved that all
appropriation bills be given the right
of way In the house The motion was
carried without dissent. This means
that these bills will be rushed through
the house and with the Gould corpora
ton license tax bin passed yesterday.
the most important revenue measure
yet introduced. viii be sent to the SEN
ate Monday
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FOOD COMMITTEE
SPENDS HUGE SUM
To BREAK MARKET
PRICES IN GOTHAM
Purchases Will Be RetaiIed in
New York at the Lowest
Possible Price.
CONTRACT FOR MILLIONS
OF POUNDS OF RICE
Fish to Be Brought From Pa
Clfic Coast to Hammer Down
Eastern Prices.

New York, Feb. 24-Relief IS
now in sight for the poor Of New
York City who have been suffering
from the high price Of food. The
most definite measure IS the pur-
chase Of large quantity Of food
which will be brought here for
distribution az the lowest possible
price George W Perkins. chair
man Of the mayors committee on
food supply. announced that a
campaign had begun to popularize
rice as a substitute for more costly
foods. To keep down the price of
rice the committee has bought
100000 pounds.
The fact that plans are laid TO buy
fice IN immense Quantities became
known today through receipt 0f iufor-
nation from Woodland. Cal. that Mr..
Perkins had telegraphed the county
board OF trade ta-fe asking terms for
immediate shipment 70 New York Of
! . 900 900 pounds
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-24

Informal discussions and papers on
various subjects took up the business
sessions OF the IS members vino we're
present. More are expected with the
arrival Of delayed trains
The members Of the Assoc iation
were breakfasted by the organizat ton
and went into executive session i'm
media;ely afterward. Mr Booth gave
the principal talk on the subject OF
contracting with packers.
The firm OF Lounsbery. Casey and
Lanphier were hosts at the lInch and
the firms Of the Butte Wholesale and
the Davidson Grocery Companies viii
entertain the wholesalers from all
parts q the state and all of the local
grocery brokers at the banquet which
VIII be served this evening The ban
quet viii be a purely social affair
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-24
Woman Who Shot Husband at
Butte Grill Says Andrews
Spent Her Savings. Earned
in Butte Restricted District.

Ida simmons. woman concerning
whose whereabouts and Identity the
police have succeeded in learning little.
appears as the third character IN the
domestic triangle which led 70 thc
killing OF Joseph Howard Andrews BY
his wife. Ada May Andrews. at the
Butte Grill yesterday afternoon. Latest
Developments show that Andrews spent
at least a part OF the $500 Of his
wife's savings. earned from a life Of
shame in Butte's restrketed district.
on the Simmons woman. and that she
was the eae who aroused Mrs. An
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-24
Those in Attendance.

Those who attended the sessions to-
day are. T. McDonough. Stone
Ordean. Wells Co. Billings; Frank
Won Isehen. Ryan Grocery Co. Bill
ings. Fred E. Keil. Ken Grocery Com
pany. Billings: John Lovelaee. ". II
Loveiace. Bozeman Wholesale Grocery
Company. Amos Booth. Butte Whole
sale Co. c. T. Youlden. Davidson
Grocery Company; George cotting-
ham. Union Mercantile Company.
Helena Fred J. Sterling. Missoula
Mercantile Company; w \. Manson,
Stone. Ordean. Wells Co. Missoula:
George Rice. Ryan Mercantile Com
pany. Great Falls: c E Kelsey.
Kelsey Company. J. r Busey. kalis-
peil Mercantile Company: T. Hovet
I.ewistown Mercantile Company. Paul
Tabor. Lewistown Wholesale Grocery
Co. o. 3. Best. Western Co. Of Dillon.
and II. : Ross OF Northern Grocery
Co, Of Havre
II Is the consensus OF opinion OF the
wholesalers In Butte today that the
highest level Of food prices has not yet
been attained. They said that high
prices have not been reached and that
the conditions bringing about the stu
alton are the abnormal demand and
the food shortage. They lay the blame
for the shortage on the weather
Mature has been most unkind % Us
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-24
TWO AMERICANS
ON BOARD SHIPS
IN U-bOAT ZONE
Ships Sent Down But Crews
Saved-Men of One Ship
lowed in lifeb0at.

Washington. Feb. 24.-Sinking Of
two more vessels by German sub
marines. both with an American sailor
on board. was reported to the state
department today by American con-
suls. In both cases the vessels were
warned and the two Americans landed
safely The vessels sunk were the
Norwegian steamer Skrim and the
Norwegian bark Blenheim.
Consul Osborn at Havre said the
Skrim was sunk by bombs planted In
the ship after warning had been given.
The Skrim was unarmed. in ballast
and bound from Treport TO Cardiff,
twenty miles from Treport.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-24
MONTANA WOOL SOLD
At A RECORD PRICE
Cascade FIockmaster is Paid
AZ Cents a Pound for
1915 Clip.

Cascade. Feb. 24.-The 1915 wool
clip Of c r. Tintinger. one OF the
largest fiockmasters Of this region.
has been sold for ~ cents a pound b.
the National Wool Warehouse com
pany. The clip comprised $4,000
pounds The crop had been held in
anticipation Of high prices.
Word has also been received here
that Cole Brothers and c. 5. McDon-
aid OF Choteau. and wailenstein and
corey OF Pennington. have contracted
their 1917 clip at 10 cents a pound
Cole Brothers will shear $4,000 pounds
and wallenstein and Cofey 30.ee0
POUNDS
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From Pacific Coast.

The mayors committee has plr-
chased also a ear.oad of smelts on ths
Pacific coast which ain he used 70
The board Of estimate and apportion-
ment has asked the state legislature 20
authorize an amendment 70 the city
charter giving the board power % sp-
propriate. 10 case . emergency. city
funds with which 70 buy foOdstufI,
- be sold al reasonable prices.
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An Appropriation Bill.

The committee on appropriations
this morning introduced bill covering
the expenses OF the executive and ju-
dicial departments Of the state. The
measure was referred back to the COM
mittee and 1t Will be reported out late
this afternoon or Monday. Other ap-
preparation bills will be introduced
shortly. Chief OF these Is the meas
ure providing for state Institutions for
the next two years.
On motion Of Working of Lewis and
Clark the house placed all senate bills
on general orders this morning. This
means that the house will dispose OF
these senate measures which. at one
time. IL threatened to hold up unless
the senate backed up on the after-the-
fiftieth day rule.
What Senate Will Do.
Speculation was rife today in Helena
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-02-24
Tax on Coal.

Dealing with the proposed new coal
tax. the finance minister said that the
question Of taking over the coal mines
by the state had been rejected as in.
possible. lie added that Germany aas
well able to rely on its own coal pro-
duction and tha; the commodity could
be taxed al the easier because. In spite
OF war conditions. the price vas low
er than In foreign countries. lie main
tained that an average taxation Of -
marks on coal and 50 ptenniss on 1is-
mite was not too high In addition 70
the coal tax. there will he levy o. 10
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RIGID ENFORCEMENT OF
GAMBLINGLAWS HE SAYS

and is directed to all county attorneys
in the state and copies sent TO the
sheriffs OF every county. The letter =
as follows:
From an Investigation conducted oy
this office from Jan. / to Feb. 10. II
appears that gambling In various
forms, such as poker. black jack. dra"
poker. solo. dice. punch boards and slot
machines. is being conducted in every
county of the state in violation OF sec
tions s4o6 and s4ls OF the revise"
codes of 1907
1T is my desire that these laws -
enforced and IL you have not aireaus
done so wish you would take mime
diate steps TO cause the fun ana per
manent enforcement thereof, ana re-
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