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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27

The political advertisement ap-
pearing on the first page of this pa
per, prepared by Col. III. M, Street,
former speaker of the House. show.
ing the condition of the State treas
ury at the beginning and close OF
Ex-Governor Longino's administra-
ton is being paid for to be pub
lished by the political supporters OF
Hon. Oscar Johnston, candidate fol
governor. The object of these gen.
tlemen is to win second place for
Mr.. Johnston in the final run of
with Lee M. Russell. The fight is
on in earnest between the friends OF
Longino and Johnstan, while the
friends of Lee NJ. Russell are ex-
pecting to have no run off, but to put
their candidate over safe in the first
primary.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
The Tax Commission.

When the candidates for Governor
spoke in Tippah county the tax
commission law came in for a large
discussion. Mr.. Johnston favored
the repeal of this particular law be-
cause he said it was not a good law
and the supreme court had rendered
it useless by certain decision, etc.
After Mr.. Johnston has spoken so
lightly of this law Gen. Collins
came along and he. too. favored it's
repeal, butunlike Johnston who said
it was dead letter Collins says it has
too much power and is too much
alive to suit him. So with those
conflicting ideas left with our peo-
pie the editor of the Sentinel asked
Mr.. Duncan Thompson, chairman
of the tax commission and high
class, reliable man. to give a state
ment about the law for the benefit
of our readers and we publish it be-
low for their information. Here it
is:
Honorable A. C. Anderson,
Ripley, Miss.
Dear Mr.. Anderson:
You inquire of me whether the
Tax Commission was forced to
abandon the suit against the Board
of Supervisors of Washington coun-
ty to enforce the order of said Tax
Commission.
In 1916 the Legislature enacted q
law creating the State Tax Com
mission. In the Fall of 1916 the
Tax Commission instructed the
Board of Supervisors OF Washing
ton county to increase the assess
ment of personal property for the
year 1915 something like a million
dollars in valuation. The supervi.
sors declined to do SO and stated
that their purpose in doing so wal
because they believed that the Law
creating the Tax Commission wai
unconstitutional and void and that
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27

nearly went to rack and ruin, and
wasted the time of the work. "
Then says the Times:
Little could be done to mend
matters until Mr.. Lloyd George re-
turned to England and the Presi-
dent to America. During their alb
sence Colonel House, who has never
found difficulty in working with
his colleagues. because he is q seH
less man with no personal axe to
grind. brought matters rapidly for
ward. The delay that has occurred
since the return of President Wilsoa
and Mr.. Lloyd George has been due
chiefly TO- the upsetting Of the gsed
work done during their absence.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27

it would be illegal for them to carry
out such an order and that they de-
sired to test out the constitution.
ality of the law.
The Board of Supervisors had the
district attorney of that district to
bring a mandamus against them to
test out the constitutionality of the
law. In the proceedings of the Cir
cult Court, with reference to this
mandamus, a demurrer was pre-
sented by the attorney for the Board
of Supervisors on the ground that
the State Tax Commission law was
unconstitutional. The Circuit
Court sustained such demurrer. In
the meantime, the Attorney General
of the State entered suit on the
bonds of the five members OF the
Board OF Supervisors for the amount
of taxes that were raised by the Or
der of the Tax Commission. This
mandamus case was appealed to the
Supreme Court held that the de-
murrer should not have been sus-
tanned but should have been over
ruled because the Tax Commission
law was constitutional. The effect
OF the decision of the Supreme
Court was to uphold the cOnstitu.
tionality OF the State Tax Commits
sion law. In the meantime. the
tax payers of Washington county
had paid their taxes and to enforce
the order OF the Tax Commission
would have meant personal liability
of the members OF the Board OF Su.
pervisors who claimed that their
purpose in refusing to carry out the
litigation was merely to test out the
law. 1t was understood that the
Supervisors would follow the law in
fixing the assessments in 1917, and
this was done as you clearly see, be.
cause their assessments were ST..
5S5 .O39 for the year 1915 and were
$22, ,lS4.774 for 1917. and they are
still greater for the year 1918. The
tax commission was satisfied with
the increase and authorized the At.
torney General to relieve the super.
yisors Of their personal liaOility by
dismissing all litigation against
them, believing that sufficient test
had been made of the law to deter.
mine whether it was constitutional
and enforcible. This is the only
case that has been litiRated.
1t has been our earnest desire "a
overvalue no county but to fix al
at the same proportion to value. II
may be that some counties have
been assessed for higher sum thar
others therein, but the Tax Com.
mission is not at fault 40 to such,
because the Law does not give said
| Commission the authority to in
crease o. decsease any aoos1omoo(
lot an individual. Such duty ysl
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
n. e IL RubeX 60.
We abo,,ld he hiohlv pratified by

We should be highly gratified by
the Times discovery of the great
qualities of the distinguished Texan,
the selfless man." for it is not Of
ten Il lat-.. American gets acknowl-
edgm ent of that sort from the
Britis. b press; but, unfortunately we
do moi, know how much of praise OF
House is meant as dispraise OF
Northe liffe's pet abomination. Da-
vid Lie .yd George possibly all of it;
and, tn erefOre, we must advise the
curbinR of any transports that may
be felt ton this side of the water. A
left-han ded compliment is always a
doubtful commodity.-Mobile Reg
lister.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27

political Advertisement.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
The Times Discovers House.

Premier Lloyd George chums with
President Wilson; Lord Northcliffe
is at war with Premier Lloyd
George; and Lord Northcliffe's q news
paper, the London Times, proceeds
to elorify Colonel r. N. House at
the expense Of President Wilson.
House is the great diplomatist, ac-
cording to the Times. and performs
wonders Of conciliati0n the minute
Lloyd George is called to England
OF President Wilson has to 70 to the
United States. With Wilson there
and House sick. the peace council
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
WORDS FROM HOME.
Statements That May be lnVesti-
gated. Testimony of AbeT-
deem Citizens.

When an Aberdeen citizen comes to
the front, telling his friends and neigh
bors of his experience, you can rely
on his sincerely. The statements Of
people residing in faraway places do
not command your confidence. Home
endorsement is the kind that backs
Doan's Kidney Pills. Such testimony
Is convincing. Investigation proves
it true. Below is statement of an
Aberdeen resident. No stronger proof
of merit can be had.
Guy s. Kingsley, city mail carrier,
204 s. Franklin ST.. says: About
three years ago | had trouble from my
kidneys. My back was lame and
ached all the time and it hurt me. ss-
pecially in bending or lifting. | could
hardly get up and down steps aud
knew it was caused from my kidneys.
as the secretions from these organs
were too free in passage and highly
colored. Hearing so often of Doan's
Kidney Pills. | got some at Gays
Drug Store. The first box hslped nae
and I kept on with them until entirely
cured of the attack. | haven't been
bothered in this respect since"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills--the same that MIR.
Kingsley had. Foster Mflburn Co..
Manufacturers, Buffalo, \. Y
IAdY.I
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27

rests in the members of the Board
of Supervisors OF the county just as
it did before the creation of the
State Tax Commission. and they
are responsible for all inequalities
between individual assessments and
for all increases made in county
taxes.
With kindeet regards, l am,
DUNCAN L. THOMPSON,
Chairman.
May Ia, 1919.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27

Probably the best material to spray
roses with TO prevent mildew is BOr-
deaux mixture. But this makes the
bushes haye a CHASTITY blue color. and
formaldehyde will not impart any
color. Spray with one pint of for
maldehyde in 25 gallons of water, or
a smaller quantity in the same pro-
portion, But we do not spray TO cure
mildew but to prevent it. The spray
ing should be done before any mildew
appears. for no amount of spraying
will save the mildewed leaves. 1t will
save the young leaves that are com
ing out. but it is better TO save all
The Progressive Farmer.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
CONGRESSMAN HEELIN
ON COTTON PRICES
BY Holding Firm. We Can Com.
pei the World to Pay Us . Fair
Price for Our Crop.

RGb NbuG w VI ~ ~ ~ 10 - sts
Price for Our Crop.
Following is a letter from Con-
gresham J. Thomas Heflin, of Ala
bama. to w. B. Yeary. of Texas. on
the present cotton situation, and
how producers may get fair prices
for the crop now growing:
Il agree with your suggestions
regarding the thing necessary to be
done to obtain a good price for cot
ton. l want US to have a big rally
somewhere in the Cotton Belt about
the first of August. We want cot
ton farmers. merchants and bankers
to attend this meeting; every one.
in fact. who is really in sympathy
with the producers in their effort to
obtain fair and reasonable profit.
The last crop has been held and
marketed in the most intelligent
and businesslike manner of any crop
that we have ever made. But for
the holding movement that has been
80 successfully conducted through
out the South. cotton would have
gone to Is cents a pound, and that
is where certain spinners and spec
ulators agreed in January last to put
it. We have whipped the fight, and
If we will stand together during the
next selling season, as we have for
the past few months. We will re-
ceive above thirty cents for the crop
OF 1919. Our friends who talk 30
glibly about the law of supply and
demand need not be surprised to
see cotton sell for thirty-five cents
and forty cents a pound between
now and August first.
There are many agencies at work
against the producers. but the pro-
ducer has it in his power. if he will
only use his strength and his sense.
to compel the consuming world to
pay him fair and reasonable price
for his cotton. 1 am going to make
about ten speeches in the Cotton
Belt during the month of August.
calling on our farmers. merchants
and bankers to hold the line and
refuse to sell unless the price will
yield a profit. l want US to be 80
thoroughly OF one mind and purpose
that we can stop the sale OF cotton
in a single day in every county in
the Cotton Belt, and We can do
that. If we ever permit cotton to
sell again at the low and destructive
prices that obtained for so many
years. it will be a reflection upon
our intelligence and our manhood.
The present cotton holding
movement has been the means of
bringing 100000 into the
South. which otherwise would have
been q loss to our people, This
prize is worth fighting for year after
year.
j. THOMAS HELM.
Progressive Farmer.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
COL H. M. Street of Meridian, Former Speaker

onginos Ad-
Showing that all Things
Mississipp Nearly 100000 Worse
OnginO the Close Of
This Gallant Confederate Soldier. IS Years
Old Shows Up Business Administration
financial results
Governor ongnos administration. The Auditors should
The last under McLaurin's administration
made October l, 1899. This gives:
in ntreasu at
$779s80S
233 2s7 62
Leaving treasury JAM .........
weeks office.
complete report Longno administration made
October l. 1903, which shows cash in the treasury
Receipts Oct s5ss
Money Oct, Nov. sndDe
in JAM "a
weeks of Office.
reduction cash in the January 1904
1900 $40 1888. To
and expenditures be
considered
Proceeds school and I'd College lands sas s
in 3a5 80
Being cash in Longno's
adm nistraton left in
Extra expenditures
on new
redeemed 3s0OO00O 1885,
Showing a
on the ordin
Auditors of outstanding show increase Of
October 1899 of $780,
caused by being held
funds much of this amount
included disbursements the latter of 1899 the whole amount
should be added the 1898 "A deficit
(Signed) HI. NJ STREET.
Merida Miss, June
ticalA Adyer riseme
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
Children Cry
FOR FlEICnER'S
casio RIA

1t is very necessary to keep the
hens and growing chicks clean and
clear OF lice and mites If strong
chickens and profits are expected as
chickens absolutely will not pay a
profit il they have to feed horde of
lice and mites.
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He who creates a beautiful smile
creates a beautiful gem"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
Spraying Roses.

please print again the best spray
for mildew on roses.'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
GOVERNOR WARNS AGAINST
USE OF FIREWORKS JULY !

To The Press of Nevada:
With the approach of Independence
Day comes the question of the desira-
bility of avoiding the use of fireworks
as part of the celebration
l hope you will publish this appeal
to the people to follow the wartime
precedent by omitting fireworks from
the program on July A.
In the face of the former records
of destruction of life and limb. with
children as the principal victims; OF
loss of property by explosion and fire,
and of large sums consumed and
wasted through practice that is en-
tirely unrepresentative of our present
conception of patriotic demonstration,
| feel that | and others in authority
in the State and local communities,
cannot assume responsibility for
silence on this subject
EMMETT d. BOYLE.
Governor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
CONTRACT c TO BE AWARDED
ON RICHLAND NINE PROPERTY

j. W. Ferguson. secretary of the
Richland Mines Company, has re-
turned to Inlay, near which town the
company's mine is located. While
here Ferguson said there are now
fifteen openings on the property, thir-
teen of which are open cuts and the
other two shafts, one twelve feet deep
and the other fifteen. Ore of com
mercial grade has been found in all
of the openings.
In the shafts are two parallel veins
twenty feet apart. eighteen inches
wide, the ore running from S26 to $35
ton in lead, silver and gold. Three
men are now working on the prop
erty. but the company officials deem il
wise to let contract to crosscut on
the veins, which Ferguson said will
soon be done. Assemblyman j. r
Tullis of Inlay is president of the
Richland company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
GIRLS DRAWING FOUR DOLLARS
A DAY IN ELkO HAY FIELDS

Last year it was the proper thing
for the women to don overalls and go
out into the hay fields, to supply the
shortage of men, who had gone to the
army. In almost every instance they
gave splendid satisfaction, and in one
particular case the farmer says that
his crew of girls did better work than
any crew of men he ever had This
years he is paying high wages for a
crew of girls. mower-girls and rake
girls drawing down $4 per day and
board, while the regular wage for
these positions is but $3.50. Mr..
Glaser is the man, and yesterday he
came to town and took out his crew,
consisting of the Misses Allene
Wright. Nellie Goblin, Verele Lebriskis
Bernice Davis, and Grace Davis.
They will do all the work in the hay
field except stacking Elko Free
Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
QUINN RIVER WATER
CASE AGAIN IS UP

Like a certain well-known ghost,
the famous old Quinn River water
case" refuses to down. Judge K. ]. l..
Taber came from Elko yesterday to
hear, in district court here, argu-
ments for a rehearing of the case and
for modification of the judgment
rendered some time ago.
The motion for a rehearing was
promptly denied, but the judge still
has under consideration the different
points brought up By attorneys in fa-
yor of modification. Anticipating
adverse action on their points. attor-
neys for the defendants arc making
preparations. apparently for ar ap-
peal to the supreme court. Attorneys
w. K. eastman and j. w. Dorsey of
San Francisco and J.. ID. Skeen of Salt
Lake City, representing different de-
PENDANTS in The cid case. remained in
Winnemucca last pight looking pp
points in the old files and transcripts
of the case.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
"SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUSTS"
DANGEROUS CHICKEN FEED

Ii the so-called seventeen-year To-
GUSTS or cicadas. are plentiful in your
locality. and you are keeping chickens
that have a chance to run under the
watch out for trouble, warns the
United States department of agricul-
ture. 1t might well be supposed that
the numerous locusts would provide
a feast for the chicks. and they do, but
this feast is not unattended with dan
ger. Serious losses may result from
the chicks eating too many of these
insects. The wings and leg parts of
the locusts seem to be quite indigesti-
bic, and are likely to obstruct the out
let of the crop in such way as to
cause the chicks to become crop
bound
Little chicks are not troubled be-
cause they are too small to tear
apart and eat the locusts, but chicks
that are more than four weeks old
are large enough to devour the locusts
and to have trouble as result. The
only feasible means of combating
this difficulty is to move the chicks,
if possible, to fields where there are
few trees and where the locusts in
consequence do not gather in numbers,
Trouble has also been reported from
mature fowls eating the locusts in
great numbers with considerable NOR
tality resulting.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
STUDENTS MOTHER
WORRIED BY SILENCE

Arthur Hunt, seventeen years old,
light complexion. blue eyes, with a
round pleasant face; is about 5 feet
8 inches tall and weighs about 135
pounds: hair is mouse-colored and
worn combed back; intelligent look
ing with a high, wide forehead on
which is small scar; noticeably
full lips and good looking teeth
Arthur lived with his mother at 722
2lst street, Oakland. and graduated
from high school this summer, being
the valedictorian of his class. Besides
being a hard student he worked every
spare minute out of school hours to
help pay his way.
On Monday evening. June 10th, when
his mother returned home she found
a note from his declaring that he was
a failure and was leaving home to get
his education in his own way and
would no longer be dependent upon
her and his brother. He left all his
belongings and wore his poorest
clothing, the neighbors saying that
he looked like a tramp when he left
his mothers house. 1t is thought he
may be somewhere in Nevada.
The brother he spoke of in the note
has just returned from overseas,
where he was a German prisoner for
four months, during which time his
mother did not know whether he was
living or dead
Any Information regarding Arthur
Hunt will be gratefully received by
his mother, Mrs. V. Nussbaum, 722
21st street, Oakland. or his aunt. Mrs
F. H. Blackwell, Carson City, Nevada
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Peter Organ came in from Mill City
yesterday. f"
Miss Evelyn Smith has accepted a
position with the Golden Rule store
as cashier. @
Mrs. II. l.. Stoner has been engaged
as bookkeeper at the Stephenson
Drug store. @
Miss Geraldine Latta of Fallon is
whining in this city with her father
A. NJ. Latta. 9
F. p. Mossieur and family of Den.
yer, Colo, are spending a few days
in this city. g
Mrs. Tilden Martin and son were
in town Tuesday from the Jackson
range section. Z.
David Fisher. Edward Clayton ane
Carl Brandt arrived here this morn
ing from Reno. /.
Mrs. A. Prince and Phillip Blume
Jr left for California last night ON
trip combining business and
pleasure.
Miss Jane Callahan has arrived in
this city from Salt Lake to visit at
the home of her brother, Judge j. A.
Callahan. !.
Chalmers Mccormick, superinten-
dent of the Utah Construction COM
pany's ranches in Quinn River Valley.
is in town. /.
Juap De Arrieta will return to-
night from Elko, where he went to Sc
cure passports for several Basques
who desire to return to their native
country.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
AGENTS SON KILLED
BY TRAIN AT DEETH

No Accident Week." announced by
the United States railroad administra-
ton to begin one minute after mid
night OF Sunday, June %, has been
terribly spoiled on the Southern Pa
cific lines. according to numerous
fragmentary messages received in
Winnemucca today. AS nearly as
can be determined by putting these
messages together, an automobile
containing four young men or bows
was struck by train No. 9 at Deetb
last evening, The train was some
what late. and is said to have been
running at rather unusual rate of
speed
One message is to the effect that
Lewis, the 12-year-old son of W.B.
Favelle. who has long been station
agent at Deeth. was killed. Mr.. Ia
yelle is highly esteemed by all who
know him. He lost his wife only a
few months ago.
Another message says that George
Russell. son of Jim Russell, superin-
tendent of the Union Land & Live
stock company at Deeth. was driving
the machine and was killed.
One message says that one boy was
killed outright and two others are dy-
ing. while another declares that two
boys were killed and two others are
seriously injured
IL seems to be the idea that the
boys miscalculated the speed of the
approaching train and were caught
at the crossing.
NO. is what is commonly known
as the fast mail TAIN" due in Win
nemucca at 1889 pm.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-26
DIVIDE MINE ONCE
SOLD FOR $4,000

After discovering the Divide and
spending eighteen years away from
the mine which has developed millions
of dollars in reserve ores, Dick Ro-
chelle is back from operating a
jewelry store in Randsburg. Cal, and
has taken a lease adjoining the To-
nopah Divide determined to cleanup
fortune without any further delay,
says a Tonopah special to the Reno
Gazette.
Dick made the first location and
established the Tonopah Gold Mountain
mining district on September 26. 1901
At that time he located the Tonopah
Divide which he retained for a couple
of years before selling to Key Pittman
for $4,000, which was considered a
fabulous price in those days. After
that Dick wandered off to the Mojave
desert where he continued prospect
ing with alternating results, making
some money and losing other amounts
until he eventually sought the peace
full life of a jeweler in Randsburg.
That camp went the gamut and de-
clined until there was not enough
business to keep the shop going and
Rochelle turned his eyes toward the
country whence he had come and to
which he looked for another big
stake. That is what brought him
back to the Divide where he Joined
hands with George Badgett in work
ing lease on the Revert group.
Rochelle blames his bad luck in SELL
ing the Tonopah Divide on an assayer
who did not know his business or pur-
posely misled the owner by reporting
values of Sc or 81 from a sixteen-foot
hole. where in later years, the present
big company picked up values of $3.50
which led Cal Brougher to persist with
his development