davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
jury Cases
In Superior Court

There We're several jury cases he
fore the Superior Court today in
which the yur! returned their YER
diets
In the case of the State VS.. Clark
Anthony. which was started yester-
day the case went to the jury this
morning and verdict of not guilty
Was returned Anthony WAS charged
with may hem. IN ha,in ing cat Oh the
ear Of a man named Nassil in Low
Ell restaurant some time age
This afternoon the case ,f the
State Vs. Melvin Lohar was tried and
went 10 the jury about three J'cl,c<
oilowins which the case OF the stat.
Ys. i,ouis Dollastar was put on ira,
Both are Bookkeeping cases.
Tomorrow the case of Roganovicr
Us. Roganoyich. 4 divorce case is &c
be heard before jury.
Following is the special yenire
which reported for duty yesterday
Richard J Nelson. Bowie: Eugene
loakum. CORTLAND: W F. Gibbons
Pirtleville; II. 5. Donaldson, X.
Stewart w. n Doney. Alex VII
liams c. Shepard Lee. X. W Goff
G. A. Marvel Douglas: Clifton Egg
derion. Benson: J. X. Zumalt, Rich
ard Mathews, Bisbee: Joe V. Bisnon
Pearce: James II. Price. Wilgus;
b. +. Duree. Don Luis: L. D. Rick
erts. Warren: Thomas Greeley. Jesse
Lutz. Harry Brown. Lowell: j II.
Bell Arthur b. Mcintyre. j. NJ.
Passmore. Ivy Gardner. Wilcox: B
NJ. Smith. Cochise; r. l. Kendall
Ranch near Dragon Mountains
George W. c. Woolery. Tombstone
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
NV BANK
OPENS TO-DAY

The Cochise County State Bank
held its formal opening today with
an open house to the public of
Tombstone from nine O'Clock this
morning until late this afternoon,
and all day visitors were present to
be shown about the new institution
and to get acsuainted with the on
cias.
The interior Of the bank. which
is in the Wolcott Block. has been
finished with hardwood and equip
ped in the latest Office furniture and
equipment. including burglar and
fire proof safe where the money and
yaluables will be housed while the
interior has been entirely renewed
with new front and repainted and
signed.
Throughout the day punch was
served by the ladies to the visitors
while cigars we're passed TO the gen
tlemen, a special committee also be-
ing present to receive the ladies'
who paid the new institution visit.
The officers OF the bank. A. G.
Smith. president and X ". CopIen
cashier. WE'RE there also to receive
visitors and report a large deposit
for the first day and fair start in
business with encouraging prospects
ahead Each visitor was required
10 sign the register today In order
that a record might be kept Of all
who attended the opening.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
A PROCLAMATION OF MOeiLiZA
TON DAYS BY The COVER
NOR OF ARIZONA
Executive Department
state OF Arizona

WHEREAS. The President has or
1ered that the first quota OF thirty
he Selective Service Act. To form
the National Army Of the United
States. will be mnbilized on Septem
or center to be- designated by ioca
lcards of the several counties Of
irizona and,
WHEREAS The second thirty pei
sent will be modified on the nine.
teenth day of September. in like
manner. and the third thirty per cent
IN October third. under the same
conditions; and.
WHEREAS. The people Of Arizons
should signify their deepest sense
( gratitude and affection for the 10y
Al spirit of these valiant bodies OF
our young manhood. who offer then
lives at their country's altar. to pre-
serve and perpetuate liberty and free
dom for all peoples against the de
mands Of an arrogant autocracy.
NOW. THEREFORE. l. Thomas f
Campbell, by power in me vested as
Governor OF Arizona. respectfully urge
'pon all our people that these days
be set apart and celebrated in such q
manner as TO do them proper honor
Let US all gather in the places set
apart in our respective Counties. AMI
following the example OF our patriotic
forefathers. wish them Godspeed and
demonstrate our ardent hopes ano
prayers that their mission may Ia
quickly and successfully realiz ed
that victor, may abid- With their
ianners aud hat Almighty God. IL
HON We trust. as a State and Ma
ijon may in His divine proyidenc,
bring our loved ones home 10 us
gain. with all honor and glory.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. hav
hereunto set my hand and caused tn,
Great Seal of the State OF Arizona
10 be affixed.
Done at Phoenix the Capital thi.
End day OF August A d. 1917.
tSEALl lSignrdl
THOMAS E. CAMPBELL.
Governor of Arizona
Attest: tSignedD
SIDNEY p. OSBORN.
Secretary OF State
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
WARRANTY DEED

j G. Pritchard and wife and Crit
fifth J. Williams and wife TO David
Walsh. lot in Pritchard and Williams
Ad. to Bisbee
David Walsh and wife to Hardy
Johnson. lot in Bisbee. $3.50.
Grant Duncan to Clarence b Cur
-ier. lot in San Simon. 800.
ilarco ivankovich and wire 10 Lewis
J. Kosich, lot in locker NJ. c. sl1OO
r. E. MORTGAGE
Ohio T Gallagher and wife to The
entral Bank Of Phoenix. $4,000.
Lewis Kosicii and wife to George
3. Crawley. $500.
Lauru Meshan TO the Bank OF
Douglas. s250O.
n. D. Reynolds and wife to V L.
Showalter 1856.
Marco Kentro and r. P Rodch.
apartment.
NOTICE OF LIEN
II. F. Murphy VS. James Contre-
ras and NJ Morris. lots in Home Ad.
to Douglas $500.
cHATTLE MORTGAGE
J. II. and J d. Ayri to San ST.
mon Valley Bank, livestock. SSH.
Sarkis Jose Dominguez to Cross
man. fixtures. 500
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Gibson Kinds Lumber Co Incor-
porators: j. W. F. Smith. r. F..
Kinds and DE. Gibson, Capital
stock. $4,000.
SUPERIOR COURT
Suit No. 1854: Bessie Mouser VS..
Lawrence Mouser: Divorce.
Judgement in Suit No. 1851: Wal
ter ]. Hunt, DR.. Ida Hunt. Cr.: Di-
vorce.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26

schools before they are drafted into
the work.
His statements were corroborated
by c. c. Shattuck. president of the
company.
IF the appeal is turned down by
the district board. under the instruc-
tons OF the Provost Marshal General
Crowder the appeal will be taken to
the president Shattuck merely
wanted to wait until he had gradu-
ated. one year hence. before entering
the army as capable engineer.
Thomas Henry Short claimed ex.
emption as a ranchman and farmer
Walter II. Triplet wanted il un-
derstood that he was no, lodging ser
vice but he was working on a rail
road at Nacovari for the Montezums
Copper company. He had applied
FOR the rail engineers corps and later
or the engineers reserved CORDS and
was told that his application would
be given early consideration. He
thought he would be serving the gov
eminent best getting out copper
and then go into the engineers CORDS.
"Jovo N. virolich OF Bisbee said
he was supporting infirm parents in
Austria and also q wife ana two chill
dren in Austria. He thought he
should be exempt"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26

ias accepted position with the
,avaio Copper Company.
20 MAKE HOME
i NoGALEs
leslie Hardy. an attorney for the
st year connected with the Office of
.llinwood A. Ross. will leave Sep.
mber first 10 make his home in No
lles where he viii b. associated
m his brother in the law business
uder the firm name of Hardy
ardy. Leslie Hardy has host
friends in Tombstone who will re-
his leaving the county.
Ill TRAIN m SAN ANTONIO
The Tombstone boys will not 90 I.
Fl Riley, Kansas. to train but vii
e sent TO San Antonio where tho
sill be located at Fl. Sam Houstc
md Leon Springs in all likelihcoc
Ar OF HIDES
A carload of hides was shipped OF
day TO Los Angeles hide firm
here they will be tanned and made
nto leather. The shipment was
nade up between McCargo & Leh
nan and Vim. Cowan. Vim Davis
nd several others and was valued
t several thousand dollars
;siTiNG SISTER
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. kellogg Of
Bisbee are in Tombstone from their
cine the guests of Miss Viva Ill
Qa... topographic in the Shari'fy Of
ice. Mrs Kellogg is sister OF
rss y'llman.
ARoE WOOL SHIPMENT
The sheep firm of Squire-Fowle,
ompany. today shipped to Los Al
e,es a consignment of 5000 pound
( wool from their ranch in Go,
rnment Draw. The shipment Z
alued az about $1,000 and is poss
hiy the first shipment OF wool To
l.ade from Tombstone and - a.
Their industry that Tia. county So.
.g..s,
ides were also included in the shi
nent.
HAVE A BOY
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
vey was frightened last evening by
he arrival of baby boy in the fam
~. Mother and son are doing nice
while Papa George is wearing the
1royerbial broad smile.
=xPEcTo HOME
Mrs. Charles Webster. wife
Jailer Charles Webster. is expected
ONE this evening from Los Angeles
where she vas called several weeks
go due TO the death of her sister.
FROM DOUGLAS
Mrs. W. W Childers arrived IL
the city today from her home a
Douglas and will remain for seyera
weeks the guest OF her parents. Mr.
md Mrs. Chas. Webster.
DOUGLAS OFFICIAL
W. +. Hosmer. of the City Engi
1eer's Office OF Douglas. was in Tomb
tone today obtaining data in the
flee of Assessor F.. A. Hughes.
SOME TO FLAGSTAFF
W. ii. Sheriff. and wife left today
or Flagstaff where he goes to take
4 position with the Navajo Copper
'ompany.
30 TO Stafford
+hA4Nh t%thchlNtl anu VIE leave To-
morrow or Stafford where they will
make their future home.
GALL FOR 20
MORE JURORS
Judge Lockwood issued a call for
drawing of 40 more jurors to report
lext Monday in the Superior Court
and Sheriff Wheeler is busy issuing
-ubpoenaes
Today the case of Raganovich VS..
Roganovfch was tried before a jury
7eturning a verdict on interrogatories
md the court took the judgment un-
Ter advisement.
There were also two pleas of gull |
y for violation of the liquor law.
Ranciano Valdez and Rafael Chavez !
having each received a sentence of |
months and $50.
HOME
Mrs. Douglas Gray and son Doug
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
TEACHER. TEAChERi

TEACHER. TEAcHERi
School will socn be opened and the
bad boys" and good little girls" will
soon be busy doing their tasks OF
Re adm. 'ritin and 'rithmetic"
FROM WIiLCoS
John Gung1 the Wilcox city attor-
ney. is in the county seat on legal
matters. John says that the upper
sulphur Springs valley is in line
shape and carries its air Of prosper
ity. like the band in the parade.
right up front He says comfy divi-
sion and county seat removal are
now only dreams Of past that ID
gone and forgotten
road ACCOUNTANT
Read Accountant Whelan of the
ounty Engineering department is in
he City on official business. He
i'll return to Bisbee shortly.
ETURNED HOME
Mrs. Kate Rafferty,, mother of
aputy Sheriff Harry Rafferty,, re-
ned home yesterday from Los An.
les, where she has been spending
"a e;x -,
lighter, Mrs. VIM. King. formerly
Tombstone
eiSoNERS TO CAMP
Three more prisoners were taken
the county road camp in Govern,
nent Draw today as follows: Louis
Deesta. sentenced to months and
30. Rafael Chavez and F. Valdez
lch s months and $50 all for boot
sging They will make roads for
lie county
sck IN TOMBSTONE
Miss Miriam Toles is back in Tomb
zone again after two weeks spen
rstcating in the jungles CT the Chi
cahua mountains and mingling with
lie unique and quaint characters
hat inhabit certain parts of that 10
ality Miss TOles is writing a story
'anded on an event that happen
there some time since which
ANTS in words the characters of the
lountaineers OF that mountain fast,
iess. The story will be used by
ne Of the motion picture producers
the east in a film production.
RETURNED HOME
Miss Helen Abel returned home
yesterday from Naco. where she has
feen the past several months on
isit with relatives
AT q. H. NJ. WAREHOUSE
F. c. Brown has succeeded Owen
)uff as warehouseman and store
eeper for the Bunker Hill Mines
'ompany and today entered upon his
lew duties. Mr.. Dun will leave
iaturday for his new home at Flag
stan.
GOVERNMENT DRAW
Material is being hauled onto the
round for the concreting OF the big
ip that is to make the crossing a
eight to the speeding motorist Bis
&c bound over the Bisbee drive
'hen the new road now building is
completed there will be only one
lace to shift gears on the entire
cute and that is when you get to
he goat ranch just as you cross the
Continental Divide. II is estimated
hat forty minutes will be the run.
ming time between the county seat
md Bisbee for the hurry up" and
the man or woman who takes over an
hour will be in the ''piker" class.
Percy Bowden when he has a court
engagement in Tombstone will make
il in thirty-two minutes.
RAILROAD MEN
Among the visitors in Tombstone
for several days with friends are the
well known railroad men. Bob Tum-
Minis and George Newman. both for
rnprly IF Tom hcfapa
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26

but this would not be enough to I'LL
he Cochise quota. which Is still 420
short, so that another call for men to
be examined will undoubtedly have
to be made.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
NOTICE OF LIEN

The Bassett Lumber Co. to Trini-
dad Contreras and husband and H.
NJ Morris. lots in Home Ad to Doug
las. 500 10
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
DEE

Santa p Fe X. r. Co to Epes
Randolph. land. $500.
ChArTLE MORTGAGE
H 3 Robinson to Southern Auto
Exchange. automobile. $500
Cecil Adams to Clyde Branum. au-
tomobile. s1325.
w. s. Wise to Clyde Branum. au-
tomobile sl325.
Rafael Shavis 10 Clyde Branum. au-
tomoble. $3.50
Geo. W. Sterns to E. H. Richard
on. automobile. $3.50
Phelps Dodge Corporation. and
nited States first floor in post office
FOR term of five years
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE
Wm Cunningham 10 Loretta Val
rcia
entfal rautle Loan CO, u }. c.
al Il. " Page
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
Rule Regarding
Married Men

TUCSON. Aug. 23-In view of the
many claims for exemption submit
ted by married men. the district draft
exemption board today adopted the
following rule:
"A married man with no children
shall not be exempted unless he clear
ly proves that his wife would become
a charge upon the community or that
she is an invalid requiring personal
care, attention and support OF the
husband A married man with a
child or childrden shall be exempted
unless it clearly appears that his
wife and children will be provided
for.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
RECORDS OF
COCHISE COUNTY
WARRANTY DEED

H. 4. Morgan and wife to j. W.
Angle and lie 70 2 Guerra lc- N
Morgan & Angles Nj $40
Walter Kirk and wife to r.. +.
Hughes. lot ia Warren. $500
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
BACK TO TOMBSTONE

Prof. w. J. Meyer returned home
also yesterday from Los Angeles
where he has been for the past
month or more enjoying a vacation
nd is assisting Prof. Tilford in max.
ign arrangements toward the open
Of school next month.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
PAT EN- r

United States to Santa Fe P. r. r.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
FAVE SOON FOR FLAGSTAFF

Mr. and Mrs Owen Dun leave for
Flagstaff Saturday where Mr.. Dun
Ias accepted position with the
,avaio Copper Company.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
AT 3. II. NJ. WAREHOUSE

F. e. Brown has succeeded Owen
)uff as warehouseman and store.
eeper for the Bunker Hill Mines
'ompany and today entered upon his
lew duties. Mr. Dun will leave
iaturday for his new home at Flag
staff.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
9tSONERS TO CAMP

Three more prisoners were taken
the county road camp in Govern
Deesta. sentenced to months and
30. Rafael Chavez and F. Valdez
lch s months and $50 all for boot,
sging They will make roads for
'le county
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
RETURNED HOME

Miss Helen Abel returned home
yesterday from Naco. where she has
zen the past several months on
isit with relatives.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
80 TO Stafford

Allen Lewenthal and wife leave 10.
morrow or Stafford where they will
make their future home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28
SCOUTS Woes
u EASTERN SHORE
PROBABLY At EnD
o.. Douglas s. Freeman Declares
Difacultic< Due to Unexpected
Causes.
DENIES DISCRIMINATION
IN MATTER OF FOOD
Younger Lads Have Been Sent Home
and Extra Scoutmasters Engaged
to Take Charge of Camps

That the conditions which confront
"a the Boy Scouts OF Richmond and
other cities VINO were sent 10 the
Eastern Shore TO assist IA ire har'
vesssnE OF potatoes were TEN orary
and are now being rapidly overcome,
vas stated last a,sht by Dr.. Douglas
s Freeman. member OF the Rich
racnd scout council
The disf1culties in having proper &C
com moiatlons for the boys when they
arrived on the Eastern Shrs, i wss
stated, were due 10 the fact that a
tzTys. number u roys mad made the
trip than were expected; consequent
". the amount OF food which had
hAen purchased was not sufficient, and
that the railroad had failed 20 deliver
cots and other equipment which had
been secured from the government for
uee hy the scouts
Ths snconveniences that existed.
however, are now rapidly being cor
rectea The cots have been received.
the eonsraissary situation Is now ade-
cua.e 70 take care Of all az the boys,
extra secutnsste-s have gone 10 the
Eastern Shore 20 take charge o. the
camps ard the boys, who are much
too small 10 perform rhe strenuous
tasks 10 which ,ss scouts will be put.
viii be returned home the Richmond
roEnc4! paying all az the expenses in
Cured hy them over the amount
watch they have earned
KAfcr 4iter rotts ana John stew
Art Bryan, a member o; the local
Boy Scout council. have left for the
Eastern Shore 10 look over the sifua-
ton They WILL make an inspection
Of the camps. making such recon-
mer4At.c-s ar. ordering such changes
~ are necessary for the health and
comfort Of the boys Or. Epnion @.
Williams state health rnmissfoner.
had previously gone over the sanitary
Mutation. ana everything found TO be
satisfactory.
That the Boy Scouts outside Of
Richmond had been disseminated
-A&2snst .H-.hA- matter Of food was
denied by DR.. Freeman.
All Of the scouts who are now work
ing In the potato fields are receiving
the highest wages paid for that la Dor,
DR.. Freeman stated II was quite
true. he said, that negroes who had
formerly done this work asked TWEEN
ty-nve cents for each barrel of pota-
toes picked, instead OF the ten and
fifteen cents formerly paid. The
fAxmArH refused 10 pay this and the
negroes left for Northern sections. al
though those who left were not sui
6cient to handle the greatly increased
acreage which has been planted in
potatoes The services Of the scouts
were then secured, and their pay will
be the highest price, fifteen 60 eigh-
cen cents barrel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28
CALL ON WOMEN To
Continued from First Page }

dations for the establishment OF a
system of re-education and reha bill
tatton for men who may be MANNED
pnd crippled in the war. II has been
fnnnd that about eighty per cent Of
Ill men crippled can be re-educated
pr trained TO new occupations II their
physical defechs are given immediate
treatment after they have left the
Arrny hospitals. and their training In
1iven the proper attention.
The business as usual slogan is
being combatted by the state council
81 defense, according 10 an announce
ment made yesterday by Colonel w
NJ Hun1ey. executive secretary OF the
council II is the conviction of the
eouncil that the business men OF the
btate should realize that this war is
bot only the nations business. but the
business OF every citizen. Consumers
too Il 10 believed. should be told quite
frankly their duty in the matter OF
the use Of Injuries. as an element In
The efforts Of the government to con-
serve the resources OF the nation for
defense work in every detail The
idea back OF the present efforts of
The council IN this particular is this,
Production and sale OF unnecessary
Injuries rob the nation Of capital and
labor required for the prosecution OF
she war
In writing on the need Of curtail.
Ing the use Of luxuries IL America is
10 spend her full strength 10 win III.
var. DR.. Frank r. Dixon. of Dart
Mouth college, has stated as follows
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28
WHAT DO IA[I
EAT FOR DlIItR!



OtcP manuss. Aaasssr . ", 49, : ~! 80
, .Oo. Miss! reek COW 1s aad
wAtcn tnat 1000 you - saig fora
ING. ~ you THINK you 80 - 4nH
oio tnln1 ana Set steam Up 1ot the
hustle ana Worry OF tnese M1g umee
you are wont. y YOU tuln1 49, can
Jam punch OF 1000 iusV yuaI xton1-
acn and mature VIII ue tne - yor
ar ssC kosns sooa Ia "a y ettate
WIN tnose Wno.s ~ 49, u &.
lou cahHot ~ oiou1 guy q j. tur-
NIP. An engineer VII! teH you NJ
cant get nre OUT OF siese 10 9ir.
ne neeos Sooo coai TOT iote e sceAn-s
You need real 1000 values ncn a
nourlsn"ent 70 1901 IKE you ouene.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28

senAte in behalf Of a separate
AAronanticai department, Senators
Brady ana Sheppard have practically
dropped for the time being efforts TO
press the Sheppard Hubert bill The
senate subcom nittee on military af-
fairs, OF which Senator Sheppard is
chairman. today continued executive
Dession hearings on the Sheppard
Hubert bill. Rear-Admiral Taylor
and Bri1adier-General Squier were
the only witnesses Both were unauali-
nedly in opposition TO the creation Of
an Independent aero department.
Their statement that such a step
would be unvtse from military
stAn3point and would serve to upset
wsr rlans already under way. were
supported b. exhaustive facts and
hgcres which we're made a pat #
the record The testimony Of the
-nay anil ravy e'iie's was not made
pubic. Senator Shepp. I'd announces
tina, the ADMINISTRATIONS bill W, I'D
be ready for transmission 20 both
hcnses CT congress sy the end of the
week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28
"Tlpperary."

From the train windows l watched
the airplanes coming up for night duty
outside Paris. writes Louise Closer
Hale In Harper's Magazine. We
slackened speed at last, and the guard
ians Of our welfare passed on. Our
carriage at the end looked out upon
q stream with a path alongside Of It.
A young soldier marched BY. He was
whistling. 1t is pleasant to write
'whistling." But the air was
"Tipperary." All, the ease with which
we all sang it two years-and more
ago! The sureness Of quick return
to Tipperary! The confidence Of so
many singers quiet now foreverl 1t
came to me that night on the train like
an echo across deep waters-waters
on which q host are still struggling
toward the far. sad shore Of victory.
s'Tis long, long Way fl. 7a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28
Value In the COYOTE.

Western hunters who have despsed
the coyote as q worthless creature, to
be killed II the sheep are to be pro-
tected. now ind that a dead coyote
Is worth more than live sheep. They
are getting eight dollars or more for
each coyote pelt. The tough hide and
warm fur make coyote skins especial
ly valuable for clothing for the SOL
diers in the trenches in =. Europe
Youths Companion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28


fetal connection with the exports coun-
ell, IL can exert a powerful influence.
acting with the department of COM
merce. These powers will be used
with the greatest tact and diplomacy.
but they can and will be used to OBJ
tain the following results:
To force European neutrais to
furnish our allies with needed ma
terisls By refusing TO furnish the
neutrals with goods they need
from US unless they reciprocate.
To force neutrals. which are
keeping shipping tied UP because
of the submarine menace. TO send
these vessels TO sea.
1t is believed In administration cir.
cles that the exports council will be
BY the president within TWEEN
ty-four hours thar several OF its rec
have been acted upon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28
suaar Crop 81 t,avall. isis.

Sugar Crop Of Hawaii, 1919.
The sugar production Of Hawaii fos
the year ending September 50, 1919
was about 5o2.76S tons. or 6S,237 tons
less than IN the preceding year. The
area harvested In 1915, or 1l5,41e
acres, was 111D more than Ia 1915 ;
but In 1915 lower yield Of cane per
acre and q smaller average yield Of
sugar per ton Of cane made the sugar
crop Of 1915 less than that Of the pre-
ceding year.
The total area In cane In 1915. or
246,S32 acres, was an increase of 6.532
acres over 1915. OF the total cane
area. 115,419 acres. or At per cent. was
harvested, and the remainder. 130,91a
acres. was left for the next years
grinding.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28

An Exnianstion

Charlotte had been taught to say the
grace before each meal. One day she
was invited to a little friends for din
ner. When the fatheh and mother Of
Charlotte were seated for dinner. Brad
dock, a three-year-old brother, bowed
his head and said: "Amen. God, Char.
lotte's gone