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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-02-21
''Opportu1nity''

THE SUNSET GROCERY STORE is BUT ANOTHER NAME
FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HAPPENS WITHOUT A CAUSE
1T WAS NOT LUCK THAT BUILT AND EVER IN.
CREASlNG eUSINESS-CoMPETENT SERVICE WITH
PRICES ACCOUNTS FOR OUR sUccEss-IT BOAST
WHEN WE SAY THAT WE SELL THE HIGHEST GRADE GROCER
les FOR LESS THAN ELSEWHERE IN OUR GREAT STATE OF
NEVAoA-You HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY SAVE MONEY
EVERY DAY AT THE sUNSET-HERE ARE ITEMS AT
OUR REGULAR PRcEs-AsK FOR SPECIAL PRicEs-WE DE-
LIVER DESIRE:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
General Duvall to Inspect
 Camp Sheridan Thursday

Montgomery, September 25.-(Spe- cial. Mai. Gen. William F. Duvall, commander of the southeastern de- partment, will make his first official inspection of Camp Sheridan, where the Ohio division will be trained, Thursday. Information was received by- the Chamber of Commerce Monday that he will arrive about noon and will spend the afternoon fin an inspection tour and in conference with officers at the camp. The commercial organi : zation will meet him and plan for his entertainment
 \ General Duvall is making m inspec- tion of all camps in the southeastern department. He was sent to his post last month as the successor of Maj Gen. Leonard Wood. transferred to a training camp.
 Camp Sheridan received heavy drenching Monday. the first heavy rain which has fallen since it was estab lished. Dust which has interfered with traffic. was settled, but several com panies located on low land had some trouble with the water. It did not stop the drills and all compa nies were or dered out shortly after reveilie Mon day
 Floyd Shinn of Cincinnati, Third field artillery, fell into pot of boil ing water yesterday and was so se- verely scalded that he was sent to the infirmary. He slipped and fell head foremost into a pan which was over the incinerator Medical officers an- nounced that he was not dangerously hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
POLICE NOTES

James s. Carney, who was arrested late Monday night on a charge of forgery, was transferred to the county jail yes terday Five warrants were served. Car ney, it is alleged, forged checks amount ing to $5700 on a local bank, using the name of w. c. MeCarty local money broker The period of the forgery dates back to March g. Eight checks, aggra- gating the s570o, were drawn.
 The mutilated body of child was found in Smiths park Tuesday morn ing by a negro woman, whose name was not given. who immediately notified the coroner's office. It was impossible to tell whether the child was white or black. Coroner Rives is Investigating. The body was that of child appearing to be about or months old.
 The automobile of c. F. Greet of the Edwards Motor company. which was stolen Monday. was found yesterday by w J. Williams warden at the county jail on the Red Mountain road stripped of all fixtures. The car was stolen from Mr.. Creel's residence on South Twelfth street. All of the removable parts of the car were taken. Authorities are in- vestigating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
Annistonians Looking Forward to Entertaining
 Birmingham Rotarians

Annston, September 25.-(Special.)-T coming of the Birmingham Rotarians to- morrow will be a happy event, and the members of the Anniston club are going to show them how to entertain and be entertained.
 The Birminghammers will reach An niston in a special coach on the 1030 train, and will be met at the Union station by the Anniston club and a large delegation of citizens The visitors will be conducted over the city and will be shown every courtesy during their stay here. At noon they will be piloted to the banquet hall of the Masonic rooms over the Anniston City National bank, where an elaborate luncheon will be served. After lunch the visitors will be shown through Camp Mcclellan.
 The Magic City Rotarians are coming to Anniston with rings on their fingers and bells on their toes. They arG a delightfully."- informal bunch of fellows and take special delight in being re- ceived as such. Occasionally they hold a meeting for the discussion of Rotary principles and ethics, and they want to put the Anniston crowd wise to the fact that they are ready for any combi- nation of business and pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
Noted AUiat0r of French Army Said
 to Haue Met Death

Paris, September 25.-Capt. George Guy nemer. the famous French aviator, is be- lieved to be dead.
 Captain Guynemer is thought to have been killed during a reconnaissance flight over Flanders, on which he left Dun kirk September II. Nothing has been heard of him since and it was assumed that he had been lost, but not until to- night did army headquarters issue q conirmatory report.
 Captain Guynemer, who attained world wide fame by his exploits, was per- haps the most brilliant aviator of the war He was last cited in the official French announcement of September 10 for having won his fiftieth aerial vic- tory. An unofficial press dispatch q few days earlier said he had accounted for 52 enemy machines. He was 21 years old.
 Only a little more than two years ago Captain Guynemer was simple sol, dier Joining the aviation corps, lie rose rapidly in rank until he attained the grade of captain, winning the Cross of the Legion of Honor, the military medal, the war cross and almost every other honor which his country could De-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
Chief of Police Gives
 Himself Up to Officers

Anniston, September 25.-(Specal.) Chief of Police Ferguson of Jackson vile, who shot Sam Douthit on the Jack sonville public square Monday night, came to Anniston Tuesday at noon and surrendered to Sheriff Borders, and is now in the county jail, though no war; rant has yet been issued against him.
 The shooting occurred about g o'clock Monday night. Douthit was shot three times and died as result of his wounds at 2:S0 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Luke's hospital Anniston, where he was rushed after the shooting.
 The killing of Douthit is an aftermath of arrests made in Jacksonville Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff Bob Ford and members of the military police. Sam Douthit, Cross Pearce and one or two others were arrested by. the officers on charges of being drunk and having in their possession more whisky than the law allows. They were taken to Camp Mcclellan, but were not held by the military authorities.
 Monday night about o'clock Douthit is said to have, approached Ford, who was standing on the square talking to the chief of police. Accounts say tha- Douthit had pistol in his hand and told the deputy sheriff he had come to kill him for the part he took in the arest Saturday night. Chief Ferguson inter- fered by shooting three shots in rapid succession. One of the bullets struck Douthit in the right elbow, penetrated his chest and lodged just over his heart. The second shot struck him in the right shoulder, while the third bullet from the officers pistol entered the right side.
 Douthit was carried into the Kitchens drug store and given medical attention; 4. x1-f frC T af fc "A pital in this city, where he died soon after midnight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26

stow. The feeling of his countrymen for him was shown when the young captain, carrying the flag of the avia- tion group, marched in the parade in Paris at the celebration of the French national holiday last July. He was greeted with wild outbursts of cheers and covered with flowers thrown by wom- en and children.
 Captain Guynemer first came into pub lie notice in February of last year by bringing down his fifth enemy, thus be- coming "an ace" and earning an official citation. Victories followed in rapid suc- cession and the young aviator who took part in many spectacular fights had the narrowest escapes on several occasions In March of last year he was wounded
 One of the most spectacular achieve ments of Captain Guynemer was the shooting down of three German airships in two minutes and 30 seconds in Sep- tember of last year On one occasion he was forced to descend between the French and German trenches, but was able to escape.
 Guynemer was admitted to the French army as a volunteer arter having been rejected five times by medical inspectors He operated his airplane alone, serving as both pilot and gunner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
Housewives Now More Than Ever Be- fore Realize the Importance of
 Purity in Food Products

i-uTAty Tn FOOu l-rOuuctS
 It used to be that interruptions man ufacturers were at liberty to fOist ranlSly adulterated foodstuffs onto the unsus pecting housewife. This production of loW-grade, frequently worthless and oft en injurious merchandise gained such strides that the government stepped in With pure food legislation and checked It. This measure of protection aroused housewives to the situation and the im- portance of utmost purity in articles of table use. And as result of this aWak- ening wise housewives have set a higher standard of purity than the food laws demand. The federal and state authori- tles have cut of to a great extent the manufacture of products of an injurious nature The great majority of house. wives have gone even farther and in slst on absolute purity.
 This is evidenced in the tremendous and ever increasing demand for Calumet baking powder. There are many differ ent brands of baking powders on the market. All that are on the market are made within the ::lmits of the law''s are as pure as the law demands. Calumet baking powder is as pure as it can be made. It possesses no adulterants, no useless fillers-no impurities-no injur- ious properties of any sort. It is com posed of the highest grade materials procurable. So proportioned and blended they remain pure. Another point which shows that Calumet Is way beyond the measure of merit required by law, is that it stays pure in the baking. It leaves no harmful residue, as do many powders that comply with the pure food standards. The bakings produced with Calumet baking powder are not only light, fluffy and tasty, but wholesome and healthful, which really is the final test of any baking powders purity. The high, way-above- the-law excellence of Calumet, represents purity in the ex- -treme and that is what the wise house. wife now demands. She no longer wants a baking powder that is good enough to get by the law--she wants the best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
TROOPS IN CAMP AT ANN|STON WILL BE
 WARM IN WINTER

Anniston, September 25.-(Spe ecial. .)-Or- ders have been issued to the construct ing quartermaster of Camp Mcclellan, Maj. Charles L. Dulin, to arrange for siding walls of tongue and groove boards for all tents. This order will require about 100000 feet of lumber in addition to the 2,500,000 feet ordered last Satur- day for flooring for the tents
 This added effort to make the soldiers comfortable was made known simulta- neously with the announcement that 5Oo0 tent stoves have been received by Col onel Baskette, division quartermaster The result of the two announcements combined with those previously made that each tent will be electrically lighted and furnished with a pine floor. has created better feeling among the men.
 The lumber for the floors Is now being received, although it is understood the construction department will utilize as much of the odds and ends left over from the big jobs as possible
 Maj. Charles L. Dulin has made a reputation among the lumber men of the south who state that the material enter ing into the construction of Camp Me Clellan was purchased cheaper than that furnished any other camp in the coun- try. The statement has also been made that the lumber used in constructing this camp cost the government less than tentage, which is now scarce and high in price.
 The full force of carpenters will not be turned on to the work of building tent floors and tent sidings until the rough work on the base hospital is out of the way. Four million feet of lum- Der is being used to construct the base hospital, and it is taxing the sawmills and railroads to supply this material, as well as requiring the services of all available carpenters to work it up.
 However, the progress on this great undertaking is excellent. The work IS now In such shape that the base hos pital company consisting of 120 men, nearly all of whom are from F ort Ethan Allen, Vt, are today moving their tenn porary camp near Box Springs, to their new barracks on the hill A number of the ward buildings have been completed in all details including screening, and, were it not for the noise and confusion incident to the work of 700 carpenters, patients could be sent there at once There are very few patients of any kind at Camp Mcclellan at the present time and the few men who are ill enough to be confined to bed are in the field hospital, which is ideally situated, near Box Springs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
NEGRO KILLED IN
 AUTO ACCIDENT
Stolen Car Crashes Into Motorcycle and Two PeO-
 pie Are Fatally Hurt

An unidentified negro man was instant ly killed and an unidentified negro wom- an was fatally injured last night about II o'clock when the motorcycle which they were riding was struck and com pletely demolished by a collision with an automobile driven by an unknown negro. The accident occurred on the Rosedale road, about four miles from Birmingham
 Ihe automobile, driven by the negro. who made his. escape immediately fol- towing the crash, was a stolen car. The inert Of the car, the property of W. IT. Fredric of Powderly. was reported to the police department about lO:3O clock. The accident followed a short time later.
 Ihe motorcycle, ridden by the negro man, with the woman in a side car, was coming to Birmingham. The automobile was going from Birmingham The car, which Is Dodge, was practically wrecked and was thrown to the side or the road as the result of the col lision.
 The remains of the negro man are being held at Davenport & Harris. pend ing Identification. The woman is at the Hillman hospital Police and detective authorities are working on the case.
 There were no witnesses to the acci- dent The motorcycle was knocked off the road by the impact and the man gled bodies of the negro man and wom- an were picked up about 20 feet away.
 Coroner Rives was notified of the ac- cident and an investigation will be held today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
GET REPORTS THAT
 COAL PRICES WILL
 BE AGAIN REVISED
Bush Wires That Dr. Gar field Is Expected to Make Statement on the Sub
 ject Today

UnofficiaN information reached the Alabama Coal Operators association yesterday to the effect that President Wilson would revise upward his re- gently enunciated scale of coal prices and that union miners would demand increase in wages ranging from 20 to 70 per cent
 Morris w. Bush. representing in Washington at the present time the operators association, wired that to- day in all probability, Dr. Garfield, the government coal administrator, would make a definite statement. He did not comment regarding the contemplated action of miners.
 George B. Mccormack, president of the operators association, declined yesterday to comment on the unoffi- cial information Other operators stated informally, however, that Dr. Garfield, by allowing a reasonable margin of profit would in part restore the coal business from deplorable state of stagnation. It was added that for six weeks-since the President set forth his price scale-the coal industry had not been panicky but practically dead.
 Operators, declining to be quoted, declared point blank that they would not agree to increase in wages from 20 to 70 per cent. the range of increase which miners, it is indicated by As sociated Press dispa tches, will demand. It is understood locally that in addi- ton to such increase. miners will de- mand the so-called two year and six months contracts
 The operators yesterday pointed out that they had just agreed to grant 10 per cent increase in wages Octo- Der l, They were unanimous in their contention that a greater increase was out of all legitimate proportion inas much as miners admit that the scale to be adopted October i will be more remunerative than any other hereto fore.
 When the miners nave adjourned their meeting in Washington a con vention of local miners will be called in Birmingham. It is stated as prac- tically certain that local miners will endeavor to secure the concessions which the Washington meeting will declare to be just and reasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26

When these demands encounter the re- fusal of operators the industrial stu ation will again, it is pointed out, De disturbed. As to whether or not the advice of Dr. Garfield expressed yes terday in Washington that despite dissat atisfaction, operators and opera tives should unite to increase produc- ton, will carry weight in obviating strike, neither operator nor miner would express himself.
 While it Is regarded in Birming nam as improbable that the new selling scale will be as liberal as operators feel that it should be, there is sat isfaction expressed in that the Presl- dent is apparently inclined to deal equitably Under the old scale oper- ators of small mines in the Birming ham district, according to their for nal statements. would have been com pelled to "c1ose down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
U. s. EXPERT COMING
 FOR CANNING SURVEY
Miss Sproull of Department of Agri- culture to Plan Conservation
 Organization Here

A survey of food conservation condi- tions in the Birmingham district will be started Thursday by Miss M. Sproull, special canning demonstrator and execu- tive of the food administration bureau, it was announced yesterday. In her re- port to Herbert Hoover, Miss Sproull will outline a plan of organization or canning activities here, and a full time government caninng agent will be de- tailed to this field by Mir Hoover.
 Miss Sproull also will conduct surveys in Mobile and Montgomery
 Special canning clubs will be organized among women not already engaged Tn club work, and the work of present or eanizations will be stimulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
CORONER RIVES TO
 MAKE INVESTIGATION

Assistant Coroner J. R. T. Rives will start an investigation this morning on the death of R. l.. Moore, chauffeur who was injured Sunday afternoon in an automobile accident at Frog Pond near Dolomite. Moore died early yas- terday morning at local infirmary
 According to reports Moore was driv- ing his car Sunday afternoon when an other car approached him, driven by a woman, forcing him into ditch to avoid a collision. Moores skull was crushed The other occupant of the car was not injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
lJniyersaIist Service

Dr. Richard M. Smith. Universalist minister, will hold meetings in Fra ternal hall building, 22o9A Third ave- nue. every Sunday. From until 5. o'clock there will be reading and con- ference and beginning at o'clock there will be preaching for one hour. Universalist literature and books will be kept for reading and distribution Doctrinal and devotional preaching will be given. The special subject for Sunday, September 30. will be, The Universalist Creed and Mission"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
German Aviator Killed

Amsterdam, September 25.-Lieutenant Vosse, a leading German aviator, has been killed in an air fight with his ff- tieth adversary, according to report received here from Berlin. Vosse was considered the greatest German airman after Baron Won Richthofen. He was credited in German official reports with having brought 42 enemy machines up to Septemher 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
MANY EXEMPTION
 CASES REVERSED

Many exemption cases appealed by the government from decision of the local boards were reversed by the dis trict board yesterday. Part of today will be consumed in completing con sideration of the Birmingham and Jef- ferson county cases.
 Men will be allowed to submit ad- ditional proof in cases where the board is not satisfied with the evil dence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
DANCING ON GREEN
 BANNED AT HOWARD

Not only must Howard college stu dents refrain from dancing in fra ternity halls. but they also are for bidden to cut capers on the campus. Dr. John Dawson, dean, laid down the rule at chapel yesterday. announcing that the action was in conformity to the rules for Baptist institutions.
 Co-eds also were forbidden to visit fraternity halls unchaperoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
PROPERTY DAMAGED
 BY DAIRY, SAYS SUIT

Ten thousand dollars alleged damages are asked of Rosiah D. Young and w. D. Young by J. G. Adair. in suit filed yesterday in the circuit court. Adair claims that his property has been dam aged by a dairy belonging to the de- fendants being operated in close proxim- ity of his home. Suit was filed in the circuit court yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
TYPEWRITER
Weather Conditions

Washington, September 25-Forecast:
 Alabama: Fair in north, showers south portion Wednesday; Thursday rain.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy north, showers south portion Wednesday; Thursday rain.
 Mississippi: Fair Wednesday and Thursday, except showers southeas. and extreme south portion.
 Tennessee: Fair Wednesday; Thursday fair; cooler west portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
Processes of Ciyilization

From the Washington Star.
 Have you missionaries civilized the savages among whom you dwelt?''
 We went part way with them" re- piled the earnest worker. But we aren't the people who taught them the expert use of modern firearms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, September 25.--(Special. )-A. F. Steele, "A years old. is dead after long illness. He was for many years one of Madison county's best known farmers MT. Steele Is survived by his widow, with whom he had lived 54 years, and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Oscar Thompson of Meridianvil!e, A. R. Steele, Mrs. Kirby Cartwright and Mrs. W. l. Thompson of Huntsville; N. L. Steele of Birmingham and l.. c. Steele of Charlotte. N. C.
 Never before has there been such a watermelon crop raised fin Madison coun- planted melons raised more than he ex- pected and as result the price of melons is cheaper here than in many years past.
 Maj. Reuben Taylor, United States army. has cabled his sister, Mrs. C. S. Boswell of this city. that his trip home has been delayed by shipwreck. Major Taylor, his wife and two children have just arrived at Nagasaki, Japan, after being shipwrecked of the Japan ese coast. Their ship was struck by typhoon and blown against the rocks of a desolate island and wrecked The passengers and crew spent two days there before they were rescued and taken to Japan.
 The Huntsville Chamber of Commerce is making plans to have a free fair dur ing the last week of October. All ex- hibits will be placed in the county court house and yard and there will be nc charge for admission. A feature of the fair will be big open air dance on one of the asphalt streets leading to Court Square.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ' D. m, September 25. 1917
 Highest temperature ........... I5 Lowest temperature ......... 5S Mean temperature .............. 66 Normal temperature ........ 7s Deficiency in temperature since
 Jan. ................. 17s Rainfall .00 Total rainfall since Jan. 1 ....52.S6 Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1 1871 Relative humidity, a. m. ..... S4
 2 D m 65
 D. m. ................ IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-26
PROMPT REPORT OF
 FEVER CASES URGED

In order to check a possible epidemic of scarlet fever in Birmingham, fam lilies are urged promptly to report to the board of health cases where there is suspicion of this disease.
 About nine mild cases have been dis covered in the city and the board of health says it is important that pos sible new cases be brought to the at tention of the authorities.
 No use talking, at the speed leather is going up it will soon be cheaper to buy a motor car than to wallS.-Ameri- can Motorist.