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Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-02
EXEMPTION HERR:
WILL BEGIN ON
NEXT MONDAY
BOARD WILL RECEIVE APPLICA-
TION THEN.
THREE DAY SESSION
EXAMINATION BY
MEDICAL BOARD.
FIRST List of 1896 Completed and
Work in Progress on the
Remainder.

The exemption board, having fin
ished the first 1906 on the list called
fer, or double the quota, will start
more leisurely on the work Of listing
the remaining names Of the 5942 reg.
istred in the county and expect this
lis to be completed by Sunday night.
Monday morning at o'clock the,
niedical board will sit at Masonic hall
ard begin the task of examining the
1906 men who have been called. This
work is expected to be completed
within three days, according to pres
ent arrangements.
AS fast as the men pass the med
ical, board they can, if they so de-
Is;re, apply for exemption, and the
board will sit for this purpose Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. The
rlan who has no dependents and who
Il asses the medical examination is GO
ing to have hard time getting away
from the service of Uncle Sam and
'it is not expected that many will ap.
ply for exemption, as the local board
has no jurisdiction over the industrial
and agricultural exemptions.
Many May Be Called.
With the large number of aliens
who will be automatically exempt up
On furnishing proof of non-citizenship
and those with dependents and also
those physically unfit, it is predicted
that a-elarge number of additional
men will be called in order to secure
cur quota Of 653. Seem place the
rambler at 250G, while others say that
fully 1000 names will have to be
called to secure the number want
ed
Marriage Not Enough.
A statement issued by the provost
marshal general says that merely be-
ing married is no ground for exemp-
.t;on. The absolute dependency of the
wife must be shown and the local ex-
emption boards will so into cases Of
this kind carefully and the examina-
tor will be searching. 1t is also in
timated that any woman who marries
a man with the intention of aiding
him in escaping service can be prose
cLted for conspiracy to deefat the
draft, although this is not an official
announcement.
Meantime those VINO want exemp-
ton should file their notice at once
or before August 8, after which they
will have ten days in which to COM
piete their CLANS for exemptions and
present their proof.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-02
IMPEACHMENT CHARGES
Effort WILL BE MADE TO GUST
TEXAS GOVERNOR.
Speaker of House of Representatives
Filed Them in the House
This Morning.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 2-Charges which
ale to be made the basis of impreach-
r1ent proceedings were filed in the
House this morning against Governor
James E. Ferguson by Speaker of the
House Fuller Immediately after the
legislature met in called session.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-08-02
READ THEM TODAY

You may bc one Of a aCz-
Sa people to whom one Oi
tGday's Classified "a Ids" f.
the NEST important thing
printed IL IAis paper
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are forced to turn out of the main
roadway. During the last year about
six miles of such pavement were put
down in the county.
Mr.. McClintock holds that this type
of construction is desirable where a
substantial base is already in place, as
in the case of an old gravel or ma
cadam road which is not worn out, or
a base can be constructed at low cost.
The vitrified blocks are often laid by
unskilled labor, properly supervised,
with entirely satisfactory results.
Another type of small-block pave
ment was recently laid on the Norris
town turnpike in New Jersey, which
carries a heavy traffic. There Is sec
ton of this road about 1000 feet long
having a Z per cent grade, where it
was decided to try small granite
blocks N the hope that their numerous
joints would reduce the tendency to
slip and skid on this rather steep
slope. The blocks are 8 to finch cubes
and were laid on a thin foundation.
They were not laid in rows but
in curved lines, forming mosaic pat
tern, and the joints were filled with
fine stone and a grout Of cement and
sand.
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ALL BUTTE COPPER MINES
CLOSE; THOUSANDS IDLE
SmeIter Furnaces Tapped When Only
ITO Men Out of 5000 Show
Up for Work

Butte-Butte'S streets are crowded
with thousands of miners idle because
of the shutdown of all the copper
mines of the district made necessary
by the closing of the Washoe plant of
the Anaconda Copper Mining company
at Anaconda. The Anaconda company
was compelled to tap the furnaces in
it's smelter because out of 5000 men
employed on the day shift. only ITO
reported for work Friday morning.
The company's plant at Great Falls
is also closed down. Approximately
10000 miners are idle in Butte.
Indications are that the independent
mines of the district will be compelled
to cease operations in the near future.
G. A. Mccarthy, alias Albright, still
is held in the city Jail in connection
with the lynching of Frank X. Little,
national executive. board member of
the Industrial Workers Of the World.
Mccarthy, local executive board men,
Der of the /. w. w., was arrested sew.
eral days ago, but the fact of his ar
rest did not become public until late
Saturday night. Mccarthy vehement
denies any connection with or knowl-
edge of the Little affair.
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SMALL PAVING BLOCKS USED
They Are Proving Popular In Rural
Regions In Europe-First Laid
In New York State.

For number Of years country roads
IN parts Of Germany, Austria and 9TH
er European countries have been paved
with small cubes Of stone but it is not
so generally known that small-block
pavements have been laid in the Unit
ed States. They are believed. to have
been introduced first by J. Y. McClin-
took, county superintendent of Monroe
county, n. Y. After an experience of
ten years or SO, he recommends the
use Of blocks of vitrified clay, meas
uring 2A inches on each side. These
are laid on base of gravel, macadam,
concrete or broken Stag, which is usu-
ally made wider than the pavement
in order to support the gravel or brok-
en- stone laid beside the cubes to form
hard shoulders to carry vehicles that
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The good old family trees Of the
Smiths and the Joneses have been
pretty well represented in baseball for
q number of years. But neither the
Smiths nor the JCneses have ever
been able to claim the distinction of
having three sprouts from their fam
lily trees in the major league spotlight
at one time, such as the family Burns
claims today.
Three major league stars who are
In the midst of their baseball careers
represent the old Scotch family. They
are George J. Burns, Giant outfelder;
Eddie Burns, PhilIy catcher, and
George Burns, first baseman Of the
Detroit Tigers. Every one of this
trio is a star, and unless the war
claims one or all of them, or injuries
interfere with their baseball activi-
ties the Burns trio will be good for
some years to come in the big show.
Burns of New York.
George Burns of the Giants, has
often been rated as the greatest all
around outfelder in the National
league, and of the three he is per-
haps the most valuable player. So
far this year his fielding and throw
ing have been superb, and he is keep
ing in the race for batting honors.
Hughie Jennings recently declared
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UMPIRE'S HARD LIFE
He Is Arm of Authority Which
Dignifies Sport.
Arbiter Can Make Game Spectacle Fit
For Eyes of Women or by His
Weakness Permit 1t to Degen-
crate Into a Riot.

In q recent article dealing with the
lives and troubles of professional base
ball umpires, II. Perry Lewis of Phil
adelphia.
In this generous world, which, de-
spite pessimists and kultur, we believe
is getting better every day, man ia
prone to discount the mistakes of his
fellows. Our prisons are no longer
punitive establishments, but are
founded on the principle of reforma-
ton. Our employees Cf we are fortu-
nate enough to have them) are for
given when they err; our employers
overlook our mistake (sometimes).
The Business or professional man who
slips up is an object of sympathy; the
calf Is still killed for the prodigal son;
the errors of the ball players are for
gotten. Verify, mankind is patient and
forgiving to all but the baseball UNI
pire.
Here is the man around whom the
whole game revolves. He is the arm
of authority which dignifies the sport;
his is the voice which decides the fate
of ball clubs in which are invested
millions of capital. He can make the
game a spectacle fit for the eyes Of
our mothers, sisters, wives and sweet
hearts, or by his weakness allow it to
degenerate into a riot besmirching the
fair name of sport. Surely much rests
on the shoulders of the umpire-the
much vilified, constantly abused UNI.
pire.
You who see the umpire out there
on the ball field with apparently moth
ing to do but stand behind the catcher
clad in a nice cool mask and protec
tor and calls the balls and strikes, OF
assume -Napoleonic attitude on the
bases and occasionally make a deci.
sion, pause for q moment and consider
the duties and the life of an umpire
For about seven months of the year
he leads a nomadic life, journeying
from city to city, and never knowing
four days ahead what his next move
will be. One thing he does know, and
that is that unless he "calls them
right" 80 per cent of the time his next
move will be out of the league, with
absolutely no chance of working his
way back.
His position is unlike that of the
ball player. The latter spends hall
of the playing season on the road and
half in the town in which he is play.
ing. Therefore he has a chance to
make his home where he is employed
and of being in it half of the time
Not so the umpire. For seven months
the only opportunity he has of seeing
his family is by having them meet him
somewhere on the road, usually al
considerable expense.
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MONTANA MAN IN CHINA
WANTS TO BE REGISTERED
Because Parents Live in Helena,
Youth Wants Name on Lewis
and Clark County Rolls

Helena-A letter has been received
by County Clerk Duncan from G. P.
Holman of Canto, China, in regard to
registration. Mr.. Holman is in a far
country, but he does not wish that his
obligations to his country should be
invalidated on that account.
Mr.. Holman writes that he is aware
of the selective draft in the United
States and wishes to be registered for
it in Lewis and Clark County. He re-
quested that his name be placed upon
the list and acknowledgement made to
him in China, where he resides. He
says he considers his residence in
Helena, because his parents live in
this city. Mr.. Holman says he has not
lived in the United States but two
years out of the last nine. He is con-
nected with the International Banking
corporation.
His request was complied with by
the authorities and he will be so in
formed by mail.
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that of all the stars in the Giant con-
stellation Burns stands out as the
brightest, and this, coming from the
famous Tiger manager, is some
tribute.
Burns of Detroit.
First Baseman Burns of the Tigers
Is serving his fourth full season as
a member of the Detroit Club. AL
though he is seldom ranked as an
equal of Hal Chase in the art of
covorting around the initial station,
he is a ball player any big league
club would be glad to grab and he
is only twenty-four years old.
Burns of Philadelphia.
Eddie Burns, catcher with the
Phillies, is now in his fourth full
season as a member of the Quaker
town club, and although an injury
early in the season kept him back, he
is considered one of the most valu-
able players on Pat Moran's team.
Eddie is a glutton for work, and if it
wasn't for the fact that Moran has
a star in Bill Killifer, Eddie would
get all and perhaps more work than
he could handle. The Philly back
stop isn't as heavy a sticker as the
other two representatives of the Burns
family, but he makes up for it in every
other way.
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STATES TWO EXEMPTION
BOARDS HOLD Meeting
Agree to Harmonic Decisions and
Method of Procedure for Handling
Claims of Drafted Men

Helena-When the exemption board
of district No. met recently, it had
as it's guests the members of the ex-
emption board Of district No. 2, with
headquarters at Great Falls. The
boards desire to cooperate in that the
decisions will be based upon substan-
TALLY the same set of facts in one dis
trict as another, so that drafted men
of one district cannot assert that draft
ed men in the other district are more
favored or held to q less rigid inter-
probation of the rules and regulations.
The board of district No. 1 passed
upon a number of claims and 1t was
discovered that the procedure in the
two districts has not been the same.
AS a result of the visit the procedure
will be harmonized.
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FATHER WOULD SUBSTITUTE
SELF FOR DRAFTED SON
Havre Physician Offers to Give His
Trained Services If Son Al
lowed to Stay Home

Havre-Much as the local exemp
ton board desider to accommodate 9
Havre father, it was forced to reject
his offer to substitute in the army
for his son pending instructions from
higher up.
The father appeared before the
board and asked if he might not enlist
in place of his son being drafted. The
father is retired physician and sur
geon of many years experience, and
through correspondence has been as
sured that he is eligible for enlist
ment in the medical corps where thou
sands Of volunteers are needed.
His proposition was that he would
willingly tender his services if his son
would be exempted, but unfortunately
the board had no power to grant him
his request.
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AFTER STOLEN BASE RECORD
Joe Evers of Richmond Club in Cen.
.-ai League Is Burning Up Paths
of That Circuit.

Fired with an ambition to again
place the name of Evers in the base.
ball world, Joe Evers, second base
man of the Richmond club of the
Central league, is burning up the
paths of the circuit, and in "a games
has hung up total of 40 stolen bases,
within seven of the mark reached last
season by Gygli of Terre Haute. The
stolen-base record of the league was
set by Blount of Fort Wayne, who
stole in 1909. Evers hopes to better
Blount's performance. Joe is a
brother of John Evers, former star OF
the Chicago Nationals, who recently
went to the Philadelphia Nationals.
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MUST PAY CASH
FOR SEED WHEAT
DISAPPOINTMENT IN STORE FOR
THOSE EXPECTING GOVERN
MENT TO GIVE CREDIT
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Bankers of State Urged to Be Lenient
With Farmers Who Are Con-
scripted-state Secures
Title to Big Tract Land

Helena-"Those farmers of the
northwest who had expectations that
the agricultural department at Wash
ington would either furnish them seed
grain this fall on credit or make ar
engagements so they could obtain the
grain on credit will be disappointed,
said Charles D. Greenfield, commits
sioner of agriculture and publicity, on
his return from Spokane Mr.. Green
field, with several other residents of
Montana, went to Spokane on the invi-
tation of Secretary Houston of the
agricultural department to attend a
conference of officials of that depart
ment and representatives of the north
western and coast states.
''As originally passed by the house."
said Mr.. Greenfield, 'the food bill con-
tanned an appropriation of 100000
to be used by the secretary of agri
culture to encourage a larger produc-
ton of food crops. AS passed by the
house, the secretary was given the
power to use some of this appropria-
ton to furnish seed grain for farmers
on credit. The senate amended the
bill so that one section of it provides
that the secretary may purchase seed
grain but that he must sell it to farm
erS at cost for cash. This statement
was made by DR.. Pearson, emergency
assistant secretary of the interior, who
presided at the conference"
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FIRE FIGHTERS GAINING ON
WESTERN MONTANA BLAZES

Missoula-The forest fire situation
in western Montana has narrowed
down to a struggle between the thou
sands of fire fighters and the flames,
with the fire fighting crews gradually
establishing control lines by means of
back fires and trench lines.
The Seely lake fire has not gained
ground for two days and the fire at
Lolo Hot Springs has been prevented
from crossing the road between the
springs and Howard creek. There is no
hope Of controlling either fire until
the fall rains come.
The Elbow fire is burning over a
large territory with crew of so men
fighting it. Two smaller fires are re-
ported also. Fifteen men were sent
to Lothrop and 10 have been sent to
Woodman. The supply Of men In Mis-
soula is nearly exhausted.
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DIAMOND
NOTES

Like the baseball returns, we all like
to read that the U-boat battlers shut
| the enemy out without a hit.
Cardinal fans should know by this
time that they cannot injure Umpire
Lord Byron" with pop bottles.
AS a fly catcher, Benny Kauff, the
Giants center fielder, beats all the
glue-covered paper in the world.
Nevertheless there is no reason to
suppose that the baseball players who
go into the army will try to steal home.
Mike Gonzales, the clear Habana
backstop of the Cardinals, is showing
the regular article for the Higgins
outfit.
Frank Schultz is not doing much in
the batting line for the Phillies. He
has been sent in as pinch hitter sew
eral times.
Walter Rehg, who has been in and
out of the big show several times, has
become a member of the Stallings Res
cue league.
All N. L. baseball admit Hornsby
has improved immensely in the last
year, but he still takes a cut at many
8 bad ball.
Adam Debus, the Pirate infielder
grabbed from the Cardinals on waiv-
ers, already is being hailed as anoth=
er Arthur Devlin.
Big league ball players should not
get excited over the draft. Most of
them came from the minors via the
route.
Minneapolis continues to take on
former Northern leaguers. Another
is Pitcher Lester Stevenson,
who was with Winnipeg.
With Johnson and Smith on the |
Seals, Henry Berry possesses the only |
team in organized baseball with two |
redskin pitchers on the staff.
Another pitcher who Is attracting
attention because of the
fine brand of ball he is delivering is
Jim Bagby Of the Clevelands.
II you don't believe that Zach
injured ankle will keep him
)ut Of the worlds series this fall just
ook at the National league standings.
King Lear, the former Villanova
baseball star, who had trial with the
athletics at third base few seasons
lgo. is playing clever ball on the
Bridgeport team. Il
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COAST PLAYERS COME HIGH
Big Prices Paid by St. Louis Browns
for Pacific Coast Stars-War
Won't Interfere.

Philip Ball, the former Federal
league magnate, who now is the owner
Of the st. Louis Browns, is ready to
spend big money for new players. Ball
already has purchased two Pacific
Coast league stars, Pitcher Speed Mar
tin and Outfielder Kenneth Williams.
Robert Quinn, the business manager
and scout, has received authority from
Ball to buy up all the best players in
the minor leagues regardless Of cost.
The Browns owner says that he does
not believe the war will hurt base
ball, and that a winning American
league team in st. Louis will Yield
large profits. The success Of the Car
dinals probably has induced Ball to
loosen his purse strings.
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PIONEER GOOD ROAD BUILDER
Over $120,0O0,000 Expended or
Pledged During Last Two Dec
AIDES In New York State.

Twenty years ago New York en-
parked upon its policy of state aid for
the construction, maintenance and re-
pair of state, county and township
highways Since that time approx
mately 10000 of the total mileage, es-
timated to exceed $4,000, have been
improved.
AS pioneer in the good roads move
ment, the Empire state has always oc-
cupied first rank. Over S120,OOO,0OO
has been expended or pledged during
the last two decades for highway con-
struction.
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Illinois In Earnest.

The state of Illinois will put to It's
voters at the 1918 election the ques-
ton of issuing 100000. 900 in highway
bonds, the interest and retiring FUND
for which is to be provided for by an
increase in the motor vehicle registra-
ton fees.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-07

The state railroad commission has
refused to consider a resolution offered
by Commissioner J. H. Hall, reducing
the freight rate ON coal from Bear
creek and Roundup to Helena from
$1.85 a ton to 81 ton. The roads
have applied to have the rate increased
to 50 ton. The resolution drafted
by Mr.. Hall stated that the public
press had called attention to the fact
that the present rate on coal from the
points named to Helena is $1S5 a ton
and that the claim is made that ST
q ton should be sufficient.
Stating there might be merit in the
assertion that 81 a ton is sufficient,
he proposed that a hearing be held on
the matter Immediately and that the
railroads be required to show cause
why the rate should not be lowered
to 81 ton between the points named.
Commissioner Mccormick refused
to second and Chairman Boyle declin-
ed to put the resolution.
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cONvIcTs BUILD GOOD ROADS
Prison Camps No Longer In Expert
mental Stage in Oklahoma
Accepted Institution.

In Oklahoma prison road camps are
no longer in the experimental stage,
says the National Committee on Pris-
ons and Prison Labor. They have
become an accepted institution In the
state. In the central and southwest
sections prisoners are building the
Ozark Jail; In the southeast, they are
grading the Jefferson highway, and In
other districts they are assisting In the
local good road movement.
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CENTER FIELDER DROPS FOUL
While Playing for Brooklyn Fielder
Jones Muffed Ball Just Over Left
Field Line.

Fielder Jones, manager of the st.
Louis Americans, believes he is the
only major league center fielder that
ever received an error for muffing
foul ball. Years ago Jones was play
ing the middle garden for Brooklyn.
Joe Kelley was in left and Willie Keel
er in right field. A left field hitter of
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Drainage and Foundation.

. Drainage and good foundation are
the first considerations in improving
road with a hard surface. The best
POSSIBLE foundation is a good eartn
road with Low crown.
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Hail Insurance Levy Made

Hail losses to farmers insured under
the provisions of the state hail law will
approximate $4,000 this year, is the
estimate made by E. K. Bowman,
chairman of the state hail insurance
board.
The board has fixed the levy for
this year at 60 cents an acre. There
are 256,091 acres insured under the
act, and the levy will yield approx
mately $150000. 1t is possible the levy
would have been smaller, but the board
believed it was better to take no
chances on late August hailstorms,
and furthermore that it was the part
of wisdom to secure a surplus which
can be drawn upon in years when hail
is unusually severe.
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"CHIEF" JOHNSON GETS EVEN
Pitching His Last Game for Vernon
Indian Lets His New Teammates
Down With Two Hits.

Vernon asked waivers on Chief Win.
nebago Johnson and San francisco
claimed him. johnson, pitching his
final game for Vernon, before joining
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Contestina Will for Millions

John It. Murphy, Jr.. has brought
proceedings in the supreme court to
break the will of his father, John T.
Murphy, who died in May. 1914, leav-
ing a S1,600000 estate. He asks for
a write of supervisory control.
Young Murphy was left half as much
as was willed to his sisters, the other
half being willed to his two children,
who are now with their mother She
divorced young Murphy several years
ago.