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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18
BOARD Of EDUCATION
HOLDS ITS ELECTION
At Meeting Tuesday Morning Super
intendents Elected For Several
Virginia Counties.

At meeting of the state board of
education held In the Office of the
superintendent of public instruction
Tuesday morning. Professor Francis
Osgood Smith. son of the late Bishop
A. Coke Smith. of the Southern
Methodist church. was elected super
intendent Of schools of Fauquier
county. Mr.. Smith received his B. A.
degree from Randolph Macon college,
and holds the NJ A. degree from the
Columbia university. For the past
five or six years he has been prin
cipai of the Warrenton High school y
Claude Bell Green. principal of the
high school at Boydton, Virginia. was
elected superintendent of schools of
Mecklenburg county to succeed Super
intendent Bedinger, resigned. Mr.
Green is B. A. of Richmond college
and for two summer sessions has pur-
sued graduate work at Colun bia uni
versity.
r. c. Bowton was elected super
intendent of schools of Clifton Forge,
Virginia. Mr. Bowton is an A. B. OF
Indiana university and an NJ. A. grad
uate of the University of Wisconsin.
and has had years graduate work
at Columbia university.
The state board approved a tenta
tive budget of apportionment of all
state funds to divisions in the COM
monwealth. 1t will therefore be pos
sible for the department of education
to notify all school divisions prior to
the opening of schools what funds
from the state each county and city
may count upon for next session Or
dinarily no announcement about
these funds is made until after the ses-
sion opens and teachers are contract
ed with. Under this plan ii is hoped
that the financial status of the schools
may be brought to a safer business
basis
A special committee, consisting of
Superintendent Hart and DR.. James s.
Wilson. appointed by the state board
of education al its May meeting to
make selections of books for the
reading course for the session OF 1919
10. met In the Office of the super
intendent of public instruction June
10 at 2:3o p. NJ.
The secretary OF the board was ask
ed 10 be present al this meeting
The committee. after careful con-
sideratgion, desires TO recommend to
the state board of education that the
following books be placed upon the
reading circle course for the coming
session: /. Benefits school Eff
cheney" :. Robbins THE School AS
a Social Institution" with Colvins
Introduction TO High School Teach
ing" as optional for high school
teachers. ;. Pattee's History of
American Literature Since 1870" 4
American Classics. Riverside Series"
pausITqnd 's1sludued SutMoUoI sqL g
by the committee on public informa-
sa -
book required on American or Modern
History: (a) How the War Came to
America" Red. white and Blue Series.
No. /. tb) Presidents Flag Day
speech. with Evidence Of Germany's
Plans" Red. White and Blue Series.
No 4. tcl The War Message and
the Facts Behind It." War Information
Series, No. tot. tdl The Govern
raent Of Germany war Information
Series. No. 1908
tT'he above pamphlets may be
secured free Of cost by addressing the
Committee on Public 1nforma ton,
Washington, u CO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18
All Traces Of Scrofula
Cleansed from the Blood

for removing the last trace Of Scrofula
and other blood taints. and there 10
no case that 1t does not promptly
reach. S. S. S. will thoroughly cleanse
and remove every disease germ that
infests the blood and give you new
life and vigor. 1t IL sold by all drug
gists and you should get bottle and
begin its use today. Write q COM
p.ets history of your case. and you
can obtain expert medical advice free
BY addressing Medical Director. 80
Swift LAbcratory. Atlanta, O. ~A1N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18
Impurities Promptly Wiped
Out.

II there is any trace of Scrofula, or
other impurities in your blood. you
cannot enjoy the full physical devel-
opment that a healthy body Il
capable OF until your blood has been
thoroughly cleansed and purified OF
all traces of impure matter.
II s s. s., the wonderful old purely
blood remedy. has no equal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18
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and boy friends. and another was
given in the evening for their parents
and their friends. Refreshments were
served after each entertainment. Miss
Josephine Carroll was director and
others taking part were Miss Rene
Carroll, Miss Honeybee Carroll, Miss
Pauline Gaun, Ernest Gaun. Misses
| Hilda and Katherine Duckhardt. Miss
Margaret Duckhardt, Emil Duckhardt,
| Miss Florence Chasco. Clarence Wellf,
and Herbert and Julian Flack.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18
Recover Stolen Auto.

A Enrd automobile stolen here has
been reported to the police depart
ment as having been found in Lynch
burg in the possession of a soldier
who proves to be a deserter from
Camp Lee. The machine was the
property of J. r. Lawton, Of Urbanna
and was stolen some time ago from
Sixth and Main streets. Luther Or
gan, clerk for headquarters. will 60
for the prisoner. Another machine,
the property OF ]. r. Ayers OF Peters
burg, was zhandUned at Denny street
and the Government road last night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

McI.ain O'Ferren son of MFR. and
rs. Robert NJ. O'Ferrell. OF Rich
ond, Is guest in the home Of W. y.
yinkle, in Harrison burg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

Miss Eliza NJ. Harvie has returned
her home in this city. having con-
1ded a stay with relatives in DAN
lei
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

Miss Sadie Payne has returned 70
Edmond. after spending two weeks
In her mother, Mrs. W. w Payne.
Harrisonburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

Miss Mildred Holiday and Miss
|sssie Phaup. who have hecn the
RESTS OF Mrs Y Vi Arnold in Staan-
IL have returUcJt 70 their h0nss in
lis city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

Miss Lucy Gibson, who has beer
sitting the Rev and Mrs Churchill
bison. in Lexington. has returned 10
b home in this city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

Mrs NJ Y. 3urruss. Of this city IS
sting Mr., ana Mrs. g. W Burruss
their home in Edom, near Harrison
srg. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

Miss Rosal lie Harwnod has returned
her home In this city, after a two
'eks stay at the tItzhugh cottage.
rglnla EeaCh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs, John Hardwicke, OF
IL city. with Miss BERTHE Roller and
lis Elizabeth Roller. of Mount Craw-
ia. are the guests Of Mrs. Laura
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

AIRS. John Robinson and Miss
erothy Robinson, n this city. ara
rpning at the fitzIugh cottage. Viz
mia Beach
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-18

q r. Bohlen. Of Richmond. Is
ssslng friends in Newport News this
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
STORMS HALT TRAFFIC.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Against
the worst storms of a generation, the
government railroad administration
today struggled in an effort to open
main travelled routes and to keep
coal and food shipments moving over
lines best able to handle them.
The situation was regarded as
worse than at any time within the
last week. On top of an accumula-
tion of snow in the middle west
came fresh snowfall today. Snow
plows went to work on new drifts
while gangs of laborers tackled yards
and terminals already once cleared.
Temperatures were rising in most
sections tonight, but it was not warm
enough to release cars frozen to
sidings or to thaw thousands of cars
with coal contracted in their car
ries. Telegraph and telephone wires
went down under snow and ice and
many passenger trains, re-establisheG
yesterday, were withdrawn again lest
they be stalled also.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
DAYLIGHT AIR RAID.

LONDON, Jan. IA successful
daylight air raid has been made on
Karlsruhe, according to British Of
ficial communication issued tonight.
The text Of the statement says:
To-day our squadrons carried out
most successful raid into Germany
in broad daylight, their objective be-
ing the railway station and munitions
factories at Karlsruhe. One and a
quarter tons of bombs were dropped.
Bursts were observed on buildings
and sidings of the main railway june
t1on in the center of the town, on
railway workshops and a smaller
junction in the town.
"Observers report that a very
large fire was started in factories
alongside the railway, which was
confirmed by photographs.
''The antiaircfaft fire was very
heavy and accurate, and several hos
tile machines vainly attacked our
formation. All our airplanes reach
ed their objectives and returned
safely"
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
GROWTH OF THE AMERICAN
NAVY

Interesting figures received by the
State Council of Defense shows that
the American navy has a personnel
strength approximating that of the
much larger British navy at the out
break of the war. 1t has 26O, 900 en-
listed men, $4,000 officers, $4,000
marines, with 1897 officers, and
about $4,000 employees, in all a
strength of about 100000. A year
ago there were only $4,000 sailors
and $500 officers and less than 10000
marines, with 344 officers. Incident
ally, very large part of the marine
corps already is in France, doing
duty with the army.
A year ago there were 800 naval
vessels of all types. Now more than
thousand are in commission. The
navy used to cost $8,OOO,O0O a
month; now it costs $50, 100000 a
month. Within eighteen months
congress has appropriated for naval
needs the enormous amount of ST.
9O5, 5,41O,930.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
MYSTERIOUS HANGING.

The body of August Matt, Ger
man, was found hanging by the neck
from the limb of tree one and one
half miles north of the town of Gads-
den, by two ranchers Saturday morn
ing. The hands of the dead man
we're tied and in his pockets was
money amounting to $1,455.13, and
certificates of deposit in a. bank at
Wallace, Idaho, showing thpt the
lead German had $9,437.50 in the
institution. Letters were found on
The body indicating that Matt had
been travelling considerably during
he past few months.
The tree from which the body
hung, branched from the main trunk
at height of at least eighteen feet
rom the ground.
Sheriff Greenleaf said that he be-
lieved the man tied the rope to the
body of the tree, then ascended to
he limb and crawled out on it and
cut off limb for resting place for
The rope, then balanced himself, ad-
justed the moose about his neck, tied
his hands together and jumped Off.
He was hanging at a height Of about
len feet from the ground.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
Stole Coat-Draws Sixty Days.

Henry L. Warren was arrested Sat-
urday night on a charge of stealing
an overcoat belonging to Phil Lynch,
and upon being brought into court
Tuesday morning he plead. guilty, and
was sentenced to serve sixty days in
the county Jail and pay fine of $25
Warren had been employed by the
Parker Cattle Company as a cowboy
up to last Saturday, on which date he
drew his time. Before quitting,
however, he purloined Lynch's coat
at a camp about twenty miles from
Parker on the reservation. When
he missed the coat, Lynch suspected
the cowboy, and walked into town
toswear out a warrant for his arrest.
The coat was found by Constable
Roberts tied to the saddle belonging
to Warren, who is also suspected of
being a draft dOdger.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
COPPER COSTS
HAVEADVANCEO

Copper production costs in Arizona
have advanced fully two cents a
pound this year with the large min
ing companies Of Arizona, and even
higher with the small operators. This
is caused by the heavy price advance
in the long list of supplies, aggrega-
ting an enormous annual tonnage,
that must be bought and paid for by
the mines. Wages, too, have scored
a substantial increase, adding to the
general high cost of operating.
The supplies used in Arizona mines
are purchased in all parts of the
United States and contribute directly
to the employment of thousands of
Workers, many of whom never saw a
mine. Items bought for the mine
range all the way from the products
of manufacturers engaged in supply
ing the shelves of the mining district
stores to those who construct the
heaviest of mining machinery Max
ers of minor products, such as nails,
small steel wire, bolts, tools and nu-
merOus other necessities book orders
to meet the needs of the mines
Workers turning out electrical equip
ment and motors are also interested
in the copper mines being able to
turn out sufficient amount of metal.
While the large operators are max
ing comfortable margin of profit at
the fixed government price of 231h
cents, the smaller producer is having
considerable difficulty to exc out any
gain. 1t must be remembered that
the big companies have an advantage
over the little fellows of a large pro-
duction, of carload prices and freight
rates in the purchase of supplies, to-
gether with exemption of minor
charges of haulage to and from the
railroad.
Now that the labor troubles that
so sharply curbed the copper output
of the Arizona mines last year are
over, the various districts, while not
wet back to normal basis, are grad
ually increasing their production and
will show an impressive tonnage for
1918.
Operators are hoping that the gov
ernment will fix a greater price than
% 1s cents for the red metal, as they
claim the smaller mines now cannot
mine low grade product at this
price. If the copper requirements of
the government and the allies should
reach greater amount than the
present operating mines can furnish,
something would have to be done to
encourage the operation of a larger
number of the smaller mines. There
is plenty Of copper in the country,
but its adequate production is a less
easy problem than many believe.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
BANKS MONEY NOT FOUND.

CAMP FUNSTON, Kas., JAMIE
An official check of the funds of the
army bank of Camp Funston shows
Captain Lewis Wheeler stole $62,-
626.21 when he robbed the bank Fri
day night and killed four men with
an ak and injured a fifth The ac-
counting was final and was given out
to division headquarters this after
noon.
The check was made by force of
clerks under the direction of the div
isiOn advocate general.
No trace of the missing money has
been found, so far as can be learned
here. 1t is generally understood,
however, that the investigators have
evidence leading them to believe that
the money has been sent or taken
away from the cantonment.
William Hutting of Kansas City,
Mo-, president of the National Re-
serve bank of that city, of which the
army bank was branch, announced
through divisional headquarters that
the stolen money will be replaced by
him as owner of the bank. He al
ready has made good on deposits of
$50, 900 he said.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
CRUMBLING WALL KILLS TWO
BOYS,

YUMA, Jan. 15.-The lives of two
boys were snuffed out Sunday morn
ing when an eight-fOot wall collapsed
between Maiden lane and Gila street,
burying the hapless youngsters be-
meath it's ruins. They died instantly.
Ramon Figueroa, aged 10 years,
and his cousin, Gus Ramirez, six
years of age, were the victims of the
unfortunate Sunday morning tragedy
which has shocked Yuma.
The wall was left standing from
a building which had been torn down
to make room for a modern structure.
The structure was the property of
the dead boys grandfather, Onofre
Daniel Sr., pioneer of the Yuma
Valley.
Daniel is Frustrated with grief
over the tragedy. He had left the
boys only few moments before the
wall tOppled over and warned them
not to venture near. He had placed
supporters against the wall and then
left to go to the Boston store on Main
street, which is owned by his son, O.
0. Daniel, Jr., to get some tools, which
he had left there. The boys were
playing marbles when Mr.. Daniel
left them.
There were no eye witnesses to the
tragedy, but it is surmised that the
youngsters, with childlike curiosity.
approached near the wall and that
one OF them touched one of the SUD-
porters, which gave way.
The rain of Saturday night and
Sunday morning undermined the
wall. The house was in the path of
the great flood, which ragged through
Yuma two years ago and was con-
demned by the city building in
spector.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
Mine Officials Here.

John E. Coffin, president, Truman
Berry, vice-president, and c. A Mus
selwhite, secretary-treasurer, of the
Empire-Arizona Consolidated Copper
company, arrived in Parker Sunday
morning from Los Angeles on an in
spection trip to the mines of the COM
pany and to attend the annual meet
ing of the stockholders, which was
held Tuesday afternoon. The officials
were we'll pleased with the condition
of affairs of the company. The shaft
is now down 900 feet, and it is the
intention of the company to continue
sinking until water is reached, when
crosscut will be run to tap the big
orebody showing on the surface and
at the 100-foot level.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
SUCCESS AND RIFFS

The wagon wheel that gets in q
rut is pOwerless to travel elsewhere
save in the rut. If you were brought
up in the land of dirt roads and mud
you know what a deep rut in a rough
road is like. Some folks insist on
travelling on old fashioned roads and
jogging along in deep ruts in what
ever they undertake.
Many a farmer fails because he
follows the ruts his father used TO go
in without seeking new methods and
new knowledge. In business ruts are
perilous and lead to the graveyard of
dead hopes. The rural church some
times gets into rut, follows tradi-
ton, does things today as they were
done generation since, until the
church does nothing worth while
Many man has let his mind go in
rut till he is incapable of real
thinking
. Success requires initiative, new
ideas, new methods, the blasting of
new trails, For the man in a. rut
there is no future.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
CASE IS NOW HISTORY,

The famous Hunt-Campbell gov
ernorship contest in Arizona is now
a matter of history.
By an order made orally from the
supreme court bench Monday by
Chief Justice Alfred Franklin, the
motion for a re-hearing of the ap-
pealed case in which the decision of
the superior court seating Thomas
E. Campbell as governor was re-
versed, was denied.
In addition the objections made
by the attorneys for the appellee to
the costs bill assessed by the SUI
preme court were over-ruled. These
costs include the great expense of
the compensation of the persons
who made an inspection of the bal
lots in preparation for the contest.
By this decision and the final ruling
of Monday, former governor Camp
bell must pay them. >.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
SWATTING RANGE PESTS.

At a late meeting of the State
Council of Defense executive commit
tee, NJ E. Musgrave of the Biologi-
cal Survey of the Agricultural De-
partment, brought out some figures
concerning the serious drain on
national resources made by predatory
animals and rodent pests. Prairie
dogs have been allowed to colonize
by the million where they have
eaten grass needed for cattle and
sheep They have been killed by the
hundred thousand by systematic
work on the part of government ex-
perts, but much more remains to be
done and the, work must Sbe kept up
if there is to be future safety. Goph-
ars have become far more than a
nuisance in the agricultural valley,
especially in the irrigated sections.
Mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bob
cats and and wild cats all are nOtO-
rious destroyers of food in Arizona
and must be. exterminated. 1t was
declared that the wild animals speci-
fed cause yearly loss in Arizona
Of horses and cattle, rather than of
,olts and calves, and of sheep and
hogs to the amount of -$2,OO0,0O0.
Coyotes and wild cats even invade
The thickly settled valleys, such as
hat of the Salt River, and destroy
turkeys and chickens of large gross
value.
So the State Council has memorial
:zed Secretary D. T. Houston of the
Department of Agriculture, asking
immediate appropriations of $4,000
additional funds, to extend and con-
tinue- the work of the Biological Sur
I 3ey in this state against rodents,
pests and predatory wild animals.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
AR|z. MINING
FACESPROBLEM

Two principal problems confront
the mining industry in Arizona and
other western mining states this
year, either one of which may be at
tended by sharp awakening of the
general public to the fact that large
mining operations do not traverse a
road bordered with roses roses minus
the traditional thorn, and, more than
that, that when the thorns get into
the flesh of the big fellow the hurt is
felt just as sharply by everybody
around him, which in the case of
Arizona means everybody in the
state.
The first problem is the mainten-
ance of production of metal at the
high rate which is necessary TO the
same time to keep up the develop
ment of ore resources which must
go hand in hand with mining If ca
pacity is maintained, just as much as
it is necessary that the workman
should have food sufficient to a full
days shift if he is going to work.
The second problem is that of finan-
cling properties which have not yet
reached a half sustaining stage, and
properties which have the promise of
making new producers If able to Sc
cure the money for development. Aid
to both of these classes of properties
is essential in order that new re-
sources may be made available to take
the place of those withdrawn from
the ground, made into metal and de-
stroyed. This is precisely the same as
replenishing food supplies and cloth
ing as they are taken from the stocks
of the stores.
Mining men agree that in the first
problem the solution rests entirely
with the government In part. so
does the second. Either advance in
the price of metal or lowering of the
cost of supplies will solve the problem
of gaining and maintaining maxi
mum production and carrying on pro-
portionate development in est ablished
mines. Both of these matters have
been taken in hand by the govern
mant At tha nrasanf tima hotb od
vance n the price of the natal and
reduction y the cost Of supplies are
necessary in order to prevent small
producers from .rnt'.rIng - go out
of bus ess and Ia. le producers from
CONT 'uing to sap the streng'., that
should be maintained, IN such in
stances as it has not already been
necessary to cut down production in
order to avoid ruin of property and
indefinite closing down.
The Parker post., 1918-01-19
MAY EAT MEAT
WHEATLESS DAY

Relief work for the stock interests
of Arizona, Nevada, California, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon is contained
in new order issued by Herbert
Hoover to federal administrators of
the states mentioned.
This order raises the ban on the
use OF beef, mutton, veal and lamb
on 'meatless" days, thus changing
meaning of that term to "porkless.
This action was taken at the con-
ference of food administrators held
at Washington last week, in which
Arizona was represented by George
Il. Smalley, executive secretary for
the office of the federal food admin
istrator for Arizona.
At this meeting the peculiar situ-
alton of the western stockmen was
presented, With drought conditions
general throughout these states and
with prices on all lines of feed ex-,
ceptionally high, there has been
sudden demand for transportation
with which to market stock-a de-
mand so great that it could not pos
sibly. be met and the stockmen were
forced with the choice of feeding
throughout the winter or allowing
their stock to perish, they said.
To remedy this situation, it was
thought advisable to stimulate local
demand by allowing beef, veal, NUT
ton and lamb to be served freely
and at all times for the sixty days
ending March 13. During this Pc
riod the restrictions will be confined
to the use of pork. There. will be
two pOrkless days week, Tuesday
and Saturday, and one porkless meal
for all other days. In this connec-
tion, pork is defined to include all
kinds of fresh, salt, and picked pork,
as we'll as ham, bacon and lard. Mr..
Hoover urgently requests that this
porkless program be closely adhered
to by all Arizonans. .s.