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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
WOULD INQUIRE INTO
tIrN'S REVENUE AND ENpENSES

This committee woud inquire into The
city's revenues and its expenditures.
and determine whether. in view OF eX-
ISting conditions, Richmond should live
within its present income II was also
10 be the duty OF tho special committee
20 recommend whether or not the city's
revenues should be increased or its cx-
pcnditUres reduced in tho emergency.
These suggestions were combined in
resolution, but Il substitute of Coun-
Gilman Grimes. providing for the re-
turn OF the paper With the rcconiincn-
ia ton that it he rccon.mitted to the
Finance committee for pubic hear
ing. was later adopted. Major Chris
tiau in a separate resolution Ihcn Sc
cured adoption Of his suggestion pro-
vidinE for :. special committee to con-
duct til" inquiry.
At the opening Of The meeting Clerk
Mcpowci! read a letter from alderman
Fuller. who is abseu; from the city
requesting a postponcmcnt OF ali con
sidcration of the tax matter Major
Christian declared that it was useless
for tho committee 20 go into tho matter
since no tax rates or financial matters
would &c determined by it, Action or
such matters must nc taken by tho
Finance Committee. hc'said. arI while
he believed a public hearing was ad-
visabic. he though; that committee
should consider the ordinance
Not WILLING rO VOTE
INCREASE WITHOUT INQUIRY
Alderman Gunsi declared that The
action OF tic Council in referring such
"A paper TO the Ordinance Committee
was a now departure, and said he was
not prepared to vote on any increase
in taxes until he had more fully con
sidcrcd tho matter. lie believed a pub
lie hearing should he given. that every
phase OF the question could bc con
sidcrcd
Captain Morgan L. Mills. who ap-
pcarcd before tho committee represent
ins the Finance Committee. explained
that the ordinance had been prepared
by the Financ. Committee and had been
referred 10 the ordinance Committee
because OF the general rules Of the
Council. lie called attention TO the fact
tina; immediate action was desired
since the 1919 budget could not be
completed until some disposition was
made OF the tax rates. tho budget be
ing drawn upon the higher rate ot
Ia nation.
Several members Of the committee
declared that tho citys methods should
bc investigated. and there was consid-
cradle debate which resulted in the
paper being returned to tho Council
Many citizens attended tho meeting and
followed the committees deliberations
with considerable interest They also
signilicd their intention OF appearing
before tho Common Council Tonight
CONTINUED on Eighth Pagc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
DELEGATES REJECT
DAVIS RESOLUTION
Recommendation for Creation Of
Farm Labor Commission
Defeated. az to 40.
SENATE VOTES INCREASE
Salary of State Health Officer
to Be $4,000 if House
ConcurS.

The arst OF the measures directly
recommended by Governor Davis in his
initial message 10 the General Assem-
bly, 10 reach the floor OF the House of
Delegates was rejected by that body
yesterday when the resolution 20 ere
AZ" :, commission TO cooperate with
the Federal government in dcvismg
plans for the solution OF farm labor
problems was voted down. ~ 10 40
After adjournment. however. many Of
tic members who opposed the measure
stated that they voted under mis-
understanding OF it's meaning The
matter Will be presented to the body
again. II had already passed the Sen
ate.
The Senate reversed its action Of the
previous day Oh the bill to increase
the salary OF the State Health Officer
- $4,000. and adopted the measure by
vote OF 2G 10 s, It also advanced
the bill to regulate appointment of
insurance company receivers.
The House put in its best days
work Of the session. Many general and
practically 81! local bills either
passed the nna. reading or moved up
TO cnGrossment. Among the measures
passing the ina reading were those
20 mako widows married TO Coufcdcr-
ate veterans prior 20 1870 eligible for
pensions, TO appropriate $4,000 10 meet
deficit in maintenance Of tho State
farm. to appropriate Si,o,6S5 TO the
several state hospitals for insane and
eDileptics to meet current deficits and
"a provide for acceptance of conditions
OF the Smithliughes act OF Congress
relative 20 schools. All OF the Senate
bills tha; have come into the House
were advanced 70 the third reading
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
PRESIDENT ASKS
BLANKET POWERS
Request for Authority to Co.
ordinate All Federal
Agencies.
BAKER is CROSS-EXAMINED
War Secretary Gives Much In
formation, but Refuses Public
Statement of Shipping Facts.
IRy : Assoc!a,ea Pre-. l

NAsillNGToN. February s.-.>lmos,
coInc!dent with Secretary Bakers re-
appearance before the Senate M,litnr"
Committee today for cross-examina
ton upon his recent stato,nen. Of wha,
America is doing in the war. the uj-
minisiration's answer to congressional
agitation for q war cabinet and nuni-
lion director was given b. !n,roauc-
ton in the senate OF bill! transmit
ted by Presiden. wilson. which would
g.Te The President; blanket authority
10 reoTSanizc and co-ord!na:e ali Fed.
era! departments. bureaus agencies.
officials and personnel.
Tho uaw measure was ;al,ou IN .hc
capto' hy pcrson representative
oi tho prcs!den. and .mtroanc.1 IN.
Senator pve,:nan, Democrat. soon after
Mr.. Baker had suggested 10 Tn. Mil.
tary Committee tina. such legislation
was necessary. Il wou.d empower The
President completely TO make over tho
executive branch ot The covcrnmen,
for :hc period OF TIE war. rcurrauc
lions ana establishing such new ones
a b" Eht sec III,
There has bc"n no gnt..nation' 50 far
of auy specific acttcn under tho kul
the President has in mind. nor OF how.
quickly the measure is TO he pressed
for passage. Il was referred to tho
Judiciary Committee. OF which Senator
ov"rinau is ranking Democratic mem
hcr one move which some officials
say * contemplated is the appoint
men; Of a chairman o: the war in
duStries board--a post now vacant
and the Investment Of the Office with
powers similar TO chose proposed for
tho director OF munitions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
HA>Eis DENtUs At GIVING.
FACTS IN PuRLIC SESSION


"NN'.H nEht us AT GIVING.
fN'i> IN PUBLIC SESSION
The Military Committee did not Ee,
far with is examination OF Mr Baker.
although he was questioned for three
hours, because he demurrcd at telling
~ open session tho basis for his as
Se:i!on that the prospects were not
unpron!s!nS for enough ships 10 put a
million and "a half American soldiers
~ France this wear After much dis
cuss!on. during which senator Hitch
cock who has termed the secretarys
statement wildly exaggerated and pre-
posicrous insisted upon an answer to
h!s questions, the committee agreed
ina; the information would hc given IN
secret session, and MIR l;akcr promised
to prepare a statement Tor tho purpose.
secretary Baker told the committee
mat more American troops had gotten
/" France on January than called
Tor ny tn" schedule.
ii" S"ld thnt IN his calculations as
!" what could be done he did not rely
chtirei| on American shipping. but
would go no further a. Tho public
hearing Regarding the functions Of
the rCcrCani.CU bureaus he
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
Nor REVIVED
IN CONGRESS DURING DAY

'7'S9itii5 cI TIC senate ana house to-
day passed without revival of .hc con-
,rovcrsy, but tomorrow addresses in
both bodies arc scheduled.
The principal point of the whole
controversy the question of where the
army is going 10 get ships to trans
port 100000 men to Franco this year
was lct; untouched, partly because
Secretary Baker did not have the de-
tailed figures TO show the committee
on what basis he made his assertion
and partly because the committee got
into squabblc over whether IL would
Dc proper 20 have the Secretary Of War
disclose the figures in puDic.
The upshot of it was that the qucs-
ton Of ships WAS left 40 t,c presented in
detailed exact statements to tho com
mittcc in secret session tomorrow, and
the cross -cxamina tion went on to other
subjects of a general nature.
Senator Hitchcock. who has attacked
particularly the Secretary of Wars
statement that tho United states could
put 100000 men in France this year
in addition to 100000 there early this
sprinS-was insistcnt that Mr.. Baker
should show the committee what
grounds he had for believing there
CONTINUED on Fifth PaGc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
Girl Left You9

Use a It'd. "Help Wantcd' I'D
and Get Inothcr
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
CRIME GROWS IN GERMANY
Burglary and Food Thefts Are Con-
stant-Letter Stealing Also
Increases

London.-Crime continues to In
crease alarmlngly In NIL parts OF Ger
many. according to German newspaper
accounts. A conference was recently
held In Berlin to discuss ''public In
security"
Statistics given of the payment on
account OF burglaries had increased
from 100000 In 1914 to 81, 100000 In
1915 and to about s5.oO0.000 In 1917.
Owing 70 the constant thefts of food
In Berlin. an official order has been
issued that no corn or -four Is to be-
moved through the streets after DARK.
The theft of letters is reported moro
common.
Owing to the frequent thefts Of let
ters ut the town OF Mittenwalde the
postmaster laid a.strap for the thief.
with the result. according to the Ger
man papers. that his own wife has
been sent to prison for six months.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
Kaiser William Is
Now State ailOr

kaiser's shop and say: "Hand me
down an A suit r.
The kaiser's salesman will know ex.
actly what the customer wants. and
any argument as to whether it fits well
around the neck will be superfuous.
And the customer must pay cash down
for his suit. The kaiser needs the
money. No more suits on tick, is the
standing rule.
Credit Ia Abolished.
The Germans no longer can have
suit made to order, forget to pay the
bill and fall to recognize the tailor
when they happen to pass him In the
street. Nor can they any longer buy
q suit on tick and hook II with the
uncle on the same day, to squander
the illgotten gain in beer garden.
OF course, the kaiser has given his
new clothing high sounding name.
He calls the suits reichsanxuege, mean
ing empire or state suits The reich
sanzug for men costs from 10 to 100
marks. This Is about the same price
that prevailed before the war for Gus
tom made clothing.
Whether the women Of Germany will
submit to the styles dictated by the
kaiser remains to be seen Newspa-
pers announcing the kaiser's new de-
parture state the measure is first being
applied to mere man. considered more
docile. SO II revolution should
break out In Germany these days 1t
may be the German women rebelled
against the kaiser's styles.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
Bestow Praise Upon
u. S. Hospital Units

hind the German lines Of slight move.
ments, but nothing further to indicate
that the enemy is preparing to launch
an attack here.
The recent enemy air raids over
French villages to the rear of our lines
have only served to Incense the Amer
leans and make them more determined
when they see women. children and
old men needlessly killed by bombs,
and the lives Of American wounded
and sick In the hospitals. endangered.
The Bavarian troops which have
just arrived opposite the American
sector. northwest Of Toul suffered cas-
ualties Of so per cent of their effec-
north of France In the recent often
sive. according to reliable information
received today. Virtually all these
losses were In killed and wounded. as
the Bavarian5, 1t Is declared. lost
only one man taken prisoner.
Leaves Of absence again are being
granted in the American expedltionary
forces to troops serving elsewhere
than on the northern battlefronts of
the Somme and Flanders. In the case
of organizations which may leave for
ally discontinued on receipt of orders
to proceed northward.
An innovation In training recently
put in practice back of the American
lines is to have the men while playing
baseball In their recreation periods
wear their gas masks throughout the
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
Commanders All German Shops
and Sets the Styles and
Prices.
CUSTOMER MUST PAY CASH
Meme Suits Have Been Standardized,
Running In Six Series, Simplifying
the ransaetion-Nomen's
Clothes VIII Come Next.

Acknowledgements William Is
the greatest merchant tailor In the
world, according to German newspa-
pers which have arrived here. He has
taken over practically tho whole tall
oring business Of Germany. for men as
well a. for women. The emperor II
running his new tailoring business un-
der the name Of Observation-Disclosures
STEELE. which means the Empires
Clothing Place.
German newspapers announce the
kaisers clothing shops are open for
business in all parts OF the fatherland.
Thus the kaiser controls the whole
clothing industry of the nation. He Is
In a position to dictate the style, the
shade Of goods to be used and the
length of the skirts for women At
present the kaiser seems to favor dark
goods for mems suits, for the news
papers say the goods used for the
kaiser's coats are exclusively of a dark
shade.
Formerly II used to be the exclu-
sive privilege Of the military man to
wear the kaisers coat. but now every
body practically not only will be privt-
legged. but even compelled, TO wear the
kaiser's coat. And the women will not
only wear kaiser coats but also kaiser
skirts. II may be assumed the kaiser
u In favor Of short and narrow skirts
for women, in order to save material.
While the kaiser Is in charge Of the
Wholesale department Of the German
clothing industry. 80 to speak. the local
shops In the different cities. towns and
villages are to be In charge Of the
municipal authorities. However. the
prices are fixed in Berlin by the kaiser.
One cannot buy a handrme-down
early on Saturday morning any cheap
er than at any other time. Nor will
one have a chance to buy one leg Of a
pair Of trousers this week and the
other leg next week. Bargaining is
verboten, II the kaiser has his way.
No more clearing sales, no more fire
sales. no more bankrupt sales, no more
misflt sales
The German clothing industry has
been Prussianized indeed. pressed
with hot iron into methodical shape
or a shapeless method. Mems suits
have been standardized. running in six
series, from the letter A to f. All male
Germans will soon know to which
series they belong. They won't have
to have their measurements taken. All
they will have to do is go to the
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
Colorado.

A shipment Of ore OF good average
grade was loaded out recently from
the Forest Queen mine on the eastern
slope OF Ironclaa hill.
Creede camp Is at present shipping
close to $50 tons Of orc each day.
which carries from 20 to 26 ounces In
silver to the ton. with heavier gold
values.
Mcleod and Kessy Of Goldfield. les
sees on the Six Points mine. on Bull
hills southeastern slope. are mining
on the filled stope plan and will soon
be making steady shipments of good
average grade Of ore.
Colorado's only producer of sulphur
is located on Trout creek. Mineral
county. twenty miles from Creole and
twenty miles from the broad gauge
railroad that runs from Alamosa to
Creede. Motor trucks we're used In
hauling the ore.
Lessee White. operating the Orpha
May mine on Bull hill. under lease
from STATIONS Cripple Creek Mining
and Development Company. was ship.
ping from that Stratton estate prop
srty again. The ore shipped was esti.
mated at between $40 and $40 to the
ton.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21

Melrose is much excited over the
prospects for oil in that vicinity.
The Oaks Company at Mogollon is
saving ore from sinking of Central
shaft.
A framing mill Is being built at the
lower end of Mogollon for use on tail.
ings dam flume.
Extensive deposits of manganese
and iron on Boston Hill, near Silver
City, are being worked by A. A. Bur.
dette.
The Mogollon Mines Company ship.
ped seventeen bars of bullion on May
production the past week. About 5000
tons were milled during the month.
Artesia is soon to have a real oil
field and operations have already been
started. The first derrick has been
erected on Dayton hill and machinery
is now being placed on the ground.
The Mogollon mines, In the district
seventy-five miles north of Silver City.
produced in the year 1917. 1880
ounces of gold and 723,5s1 ounces of
silver. which was valued at nearly ST.
100000. This is claimed to be a rec
ord for the mines in that district.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
French and British Officials Com
mend Their Work In
Picardy.
GRAVES OF YANKEES
Germans Deliberately Tear UP Come
tsry-6asebaII Teams Play In
Their Gas Masks ~ an limo
walton In Training.

with the American Army in France.
The work Of the American hospital
units in Picnrdy has won high praise
from both French and British officials.
BY the establishment of non-trans-
portable field hospital only short dis
lance from the front line. the. first Of
its kind to be introduced. 1t has been
possible to perform operations which
seem to be little short of miraculous.
or 155 cases recently admitted, OPP
erations were performed on 118 men.
and the mortality was only 30 per
cent. The doctors say that had 1t not
been for this hospital so near the
scene of action the mortality undoubt-
eddy would have been so or 90 per
cent.
This hospital is situated In pic
turesque bit Of country. 1t is sur
rounded by wild flowers. The prin-
cipal building formerly was the coun-
try home of French count, who now
lives In the stable with the countess.
1t Is said this hospital is one of the
most complete In Europe. 1t Is
equipped with every necessity.
Near the hospital Is a cemetery In
which nearly 100 Americans are
buried When all is quiet along the
front and the hospital attendants have
some spare time they pick wild flow
ers and decorate the graves. Many
aged French women also spend much
time In this way. They say this is
little enough for them to do to show
their appreciation of what American
mothers are doing for France.
Shell American Cemetery.
The Germans have been deliberate
ly Smelling an American cemetery near
the front In Picardy. Recently one
grave was torn up four times. 1t may
be cited In contrast that the Ameri-
cans In this sector a few days ago
took German prisoner who was NOR
tally wounded. He died and received
Christian funeral and burial In the
American cemetery near the front.
His grave was marked In the same
manner as the others.
Except artillery activity. the Amer
lean frcnt In Picardy has been quiet
for several days. There are signs be-
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21

Production OF copper by the Kenne
colt Copper Corporation in May
amounted to 10.1s2.O00 pounds. Of
which 100000 pounds came from
Alaska and G75s.o00 pounds from
South Africa.
The application Of the Butte and gu.
perior Copper Company for q writ OF
certioran in the case brought ssainst
the Clark Montana Realty Company
and the Elm Orlu Mining Company
has been denied BY the Supreme Court
OF the United States. This suit was
brought in the Circuit Court Of Ap-
peals for the ninth circuit to quiet title
to mining claim and to certain ore
bodies for an accounting. The patent
to the mining claim In controversy
was issued to the Elm Orlu company
In 1884 and subsequently was bought
by the Clark Montana Company. Tho
action Of the Supreme Court vests con.
troll of the property In the Clark Mon.
tana Company.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
Wyoming.

Fourteen wells in the Thermopolis
district are completed and awaiting
construction of the pipe line. now I'M
der way, for market. A score of other
rigs are drilling in the Warm Springs
and neighboring sections.
The Wyokans-Monarch well. section
2s-4o-7s. West Salt Creek. which struck
oil ten days ago, now is reported, on
further development. to be far the
largest producer Of any OF the TIRES
wells heretofore brought In on this
section.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
Arizona.

The Ajo output of copper ore in May
was 100000 pounds.
The Swansea mines Of Yuma coun-
ty are leased and are being worked.
Calumet and Arizona output In May
was 4.7es.00o pounds of copper. New
Cornelia produced 2.Ss0,000 pounds OF
slectrolytic copper. 1.1i2.o0o pounds Of
sement copper and $4,000 pounds
from smelling ore.
In May the Inspiration Consolidated
Copper Company produced 10.250. 900
pounds OF copper, compared with g.
100000 in April. s.7SO.0oo in March, g.
100000 in February. and 100000 In
January. In May of last year the pro-
duction was 100000 pounds. and In
the same month of 1916, 1t amounted
to 100000 pounds.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Wastsrn Newspaper Union News Service
Prioss Quoted for Mstais.
New York.-Lesd-s7.7507.s7M.
Copper-s23.12h.
London.-Bar Silver-48Hd per
ounce.
st. uis.-Spelter-$726.
Boulder. Colo.-Tungsten concen-
trates. 6 per cent. s20.oo@225o per
unit Crude ores 90 per cent, $4,000
$500; 20 per cent. s12.oo112.50; 10
per cent. s9.40@12.20.
New York-Bar silyer-99hc.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
WANT GIRLS TO HERD GOATS
Unit 10 Being Organized at Stanford
university for Service In
France

Los Angeles. Cal.-Dorothy Barnes
Egbert. known rs the goat GIRL"
is organizing a goat unit to take to
France under the auspices OF the
Stanford university. Miss Egbert plans
to take n number OF girls to France,
where they will herd goats. She says
the goat girls" must be college trnin-
ed, but does not offer to explain the
necessity Of college education.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-21
BELIEVED LIBERTY BELL
SIGN WAS PHONE OFFICE

Des Moines. Ia.-"where-
abouts can I pay my telephone
bill?" asked a stranger of Ted
Bengfort. head Of the military
department of local store
1--WE have no such place here"
replied Bengfort In surprise.
Then what you got them
signs up forr queried the man.
pointing to q sign in the door.
Bengfort looked. The sign
was a Liberty loan bell.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-26
MATERIAL TO BE USED

Estimate of materials to be used during
month of June by Birmingham chapter
of Red Cross:
Colored outing. 5000 yards; white OUT
ing, $50 yards: Indian Head or equiva-
lent, 1000 yards; bath roping, 1920 yards;
unbleached domestic, SIS yards; black
thread 40 dozen spools; white thread. 50
dozen spools small black composition
buttons, $50 dozen; large white bone but
tons, 425 DOZEN small white bone but
tons, 160 dozen; large composition but
tons, 50 dozen; white tape, l inch, 1920
yards.
Material needed for refugee clothing:
White outing. SO yards; light blue outing,
so yards; pink outing, so yards; black
saAeen, 400 yards; bluecheck Bingham. 400
yards; Galatea or equivalent, 200 yards;
unbleached muslin, 500 yards; heavy grey
outing, 200 yards.
Materials needed for surgical dressings;
Unbleached muslin, bales; gauze, 5000
yards. If bales of unbleached muslin
are bought muslin with soiled edge can
| be used for refugee garments
| This estimate based on work done by
| chapter previous months and will make;
] 42o pairs pajamas. 1880 bed shirts, 1870 con-
valescent robes, 140 bed jackets. ago I'M
dershirts, 400 pairs of underdrawers.