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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-30

should Be placed Nhere.i I bel olES.
This nouncement on the pan
Of the governor followed the 70
CENT Of an opinion from Attorney
General England bearing upon the
matter. Tha attorney general said:
II have the honor % answer your
letter Of this date which recites
that the secretary Of state Of the
United States has issued proclama-
ton Of the ratification by the re
CURED number Of states Of the
equal suffrage amendment; ana
which letter directs attention 70
the fact that the women IN West
Virginia have not been registered
"a prerequisite to the right to vote
in this state). and referring to that
part Of our election laws which re-
orires the registrars to sit IN their
respective precincts for two days
beginning on the third Monday be.
fore the election, for the purpose
Of Amending, correcting and COM
pleting the registration Of voters"
and expressing a doubt Of the prac.
ticabIlity of this provision to meet
the present situation; and asking
Il there Is any other lawful way
by which the women Of this state
may be registered for the coming
election.
II know Of no other way under
our present registration laws BY
which the women can be register.
ed. except that above set out; and
BY the additional method provided
BY which the county court sitting
on the Tuesday next preceding any
general election for the purpose
Of adding to the list Of voters OF
said county the names Of any per.
sons who may appear In person be.
fore said cou trand make applica.
ton for registration, which have
been omitted by the registrars, who
should be registered, either be.
cause the same have been omitted.
or by reason Of such person having
become entitled to vote since such
registration was made"
Referring to your view that The
registrars may hesitate. to provide
the books and carry out this new
registration without an official
opinion from you (the attorney
general) on the subject: beg to
say that Il would be the duty Of the
county court to furnish to the reg.
istrars the necessary books for tina,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-30

Spanish pioneer, IN America a.
covered Pacific ocean.
September Is. 1850 = Congress
abolished flogging IN naval and
merchant ships.
September g, 1sls-Firs. tele'
phone message across continent,
from New York to Mare Island
California.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-30
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ton, that is, under which a new
registration could be made.
4 greatly deplore the fact that IT
will. apparently. be necessary 10
register the women voters al the
two DAYS sitting Of the registrars.
and did all ! could to obviste
a contingency, but the blame for It
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-30

Senator Montgomery having resign
ed and Senator Scherr being dead.
'lt would not be possible to have
a special electic: In this senatorial
district and then a special session
Of the legislature In time to enact
Legislation applicable to the situa'
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04

State of Michigan, In the Pro-
bate Court for the county of st.
Clair. At a session of said Court
held at the Probate Office, in the
City of Port Huron, in said County
on the oath day of February, A. D.
1920. Present, HON. HUGH H.
HART, Judge of Probate. In the
matter of the Estate of Joseph
Wilt, Sr., Deceased. Roy Cork,
having filed his petition in said
Court, praying that the admins
traitor of said estate be authoriz-
ed and directed to convey certain
real estate in accordance with a
land contract; 1t is ordered that
Monday, the 10Th day of March
next, at nine O'Clock in the fore
noon, at said Probate Office, be ap-
pointed for hearing thereof; And
it is further ordered, that a copy
of this order be published three
successive weeks previous to said
" of hearing, in the Yale Expos
itor, newspaper, printed and cir
culating in said County of St.
Clair. HUGH H. HART, Judge of
Probate. "a true copy.) George
L. Brown, Probate Register. 48-4
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04
A BUSINESS MANS VAIL

The following, an excuse OF a
business man for not sending a
requested check, was recently read
into the Congressional Record:
For the following reasons / am
unable to send you the check ask
ed for:
II have been held up, held down,
sandbagged, walked on, sat on,
flattened out and squeezed. First
by the U. S. government, for Fed
eral war tax, excess profit tax,
capital stock tax, income tax, mer-
chants license and auto tax, and
by every society and organization
which the inventive mind of man
can conceive of to extract what |
may, or may not possess.
II have been solicited by the So
ciety of st. John the Baptist, the
Woman's Relief, the Navy league,
the Red Cross, the Purple Cross,
the Double Cross, the Y. M. G. A,
the Y. w. G.. A., the Boy Scouts
the Jewish Relief, and every hos
pital in town. Then on top of it all
came the Episcopal church, the
Presbyterian church, the Congre'
gational and Baptist churches, the
Associated Charities and the Sal.
walton Army.
1.-THE Government has so govern
ed my business that | don't know
who owns it. | am inspected, eX
amined and re-examined, inform
ed, required and commanded, sc
l don't know who | am or why
am here. All know is that an
supposed to be an inexhaustablt
supply of money for every known
need, desire or hope of the human
race. And because l will not sci
all | have, and go out and beg OF
borrow or steal money to give
away, | have been cussed, discuss
ed, boycotted, talked to, talked
about, lied to, lied about, held up
hung up, robbed and nearly ruined
and the only reason l am clingini
to life is to see what in hell is com
ing next"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04

State of Michigan, The Probate
Court for the County of st, Clair.
At a session of said Court held at
the Probate Office, in the City of
Port Huron, in said County, on the
oath day of February, A ID. 1920.
Present. HON. HUGH H. HART,
Judge of Probate. In the matter
of the Estate of Priscilla, Rodney
and Kenneth Smith, Minors. On
reading and filing the petition,
duly verified, of Emeline Smith,
praying that she may be authoriz-
ed and licensed to sell certain
real estate belonging to the estate
of the said minors. 1t is ordered
that Monday, the 10Th day of
March next, at nine o'clock in the
forenoon at said Probate Office,
be appointed for hearing said pc
tition, and that all persons inter-
ested in said estate appear before
said Court, at said time and place
to show cause why license should
not be granted to said guardian to
sell real estate as prayed for in
said petition. And it is further
ordered, that a copy of this order
be published three successive
weeks previous to said day of hear
ing in the Yale Expositor, a news
paper printed and circulating in
said county of st. Clair. HUGH H.
HART, Judge of Probate. CA true
copy.) George L. Brown, Probate
Register. 48-4
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM
THE FILES OF THE
EXPOSITOR IN 1901

The Shakespeare club met with
Mrs. Durr at the M. E. parsonage.
il. Rosenthal was in Detroit at
tending the wedding of brother.
George Wilson purchased the
City Laundry from Harry Jardine.
Lots of sickness in town and
vicinity and the doctors were all
busy.
Harvey Tappan was confined to
his bed by sickness the first week
in March.
Contractor A. X. Park pur-
chased the w. d. Wear property
on First-st.
The hardware firm of Fox &
Rounds was changed to Rounds &
Van Camp.
Dick Windsor purchased the
lot and was planning the erection
of a brick barber shop.
James Holden, for twenty-five
years living on the farm east of
Yale, died March 2, 1901.
Mrs. R. NJ. Lothian and Mrs.
Richard Ellar were recovering
from an attack of the grippe.
Jack Ward, James Rose, Robt.
Ellar and Robt. Carson spent the
week in Sanilac county hunting
foxes.
A lodge of Modern Woodmen of
America was being organized in
Yale by Jaspar Grabb and Fred
Hudson.
Fred F. Francis purchased the
grocery stock of A. ]. Harnden
and continued business in the
same stand.
A great many people were af-
flicted with the grippe this win.
ter and the cases were by nc
means mild.
j. B. Paisley was getting brick
on the ground for his new hoteI
and Yale expected a building boom
during the season.
Patrick Fox resigned his posi-
ton as postmaster at Brockway
as the receipts were not enough
to pay for firewood.
James Sweet had a birthday OF
March 3rd and Jim owned up tt
forty-three years. His wife gave
a dinner party in his honor.
The coolest weather Of this win
ter came during the first week o.
March with winds of great veloc
ity. The thermometer went down
to three below.
| f. p. Currier went to Detroi
to look up a speedy driving horse
Fred wanted to own something
faster than the ordinary driving
horses in those days.
Thomas and Grant Holden wer,
planning the erection of two new
stores, the former for the mea
business, the latter for a drug
store. The Lady and knight
Maccabees were talking of build
ing a hall over the two stores.
This seemed to be the year TO-
| fires in Yale, A occurring in Feb
ruary. The three wooden build
ings on Main-st belonging to j. C
Hart were consumed, losses beinj
up to Harry Van Vleet who ran
Racket and Clarence Holden VIII,
conducted a photograph studio
"A fire at the flax mill was detecte,
in time and put out before mucl
damage was done. The Raple,
House barns and Bells liver,
barn were two other fires, tn
buildings being saved from com
Iplete destruction.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04
AUCTION SALES

Peter Lavell, A miles east and 70
mile south of Yale, having rented
his farm will sell by public auction
all of his farm live stock, agricul-
tural implements, etc., Tuesday
March 10th, at one o'clock p. m.
Terms as usual. G.. w. Bell, auc-
tioneer.
Fred Heath, having decided to
quit farming, will sell by public
auction to the highest bidder at
the premises, 1 mile west and 21z
miles north of Avoca, on Wednes-
day, March 10th, at one o'clock,
farm live stock, agricultural i'm
plements, household goods, etc.
Usual terms. G. w. Bell, auction
eer.
Charles Craig, / mile south and
q mile west of Yale, having
rented his farm, will sell by public
auction to the highest bidder,
without reserve, Monday, March 8,
at one o'clock, farm live stock, ag-
ricultural implements, etc. Usual
terms. Fred Smith, auctioneer.
l.. ]. Renno, having sold his
farm 1 mile north and miles east
of Yale, will sell at public auction
on Monday March 18th, livestock,
agricultural implements, etc. Sale
at II 100 O'clock ITsuaI farms
G. w. Bell, auctioneer.
Chas. F. Schmidt, 1 mile east
and l mile north of Avoca, having
sold his farm will offer for sale
by public auction on Friday, Mar
IL, livestock, agricultural nipple.
ments, etc. Usual terms. Sale
at 1900 m, sharp. G.. w. Bell
auctioneer.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04

FOUND-A gold bracelet some
time in December last. Owner
call at the home of Mrs. M. A.
Mckinney in Yale. 1872
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04

TEAMS WANTED-For road
work in Sanilac county. Ad-
dress, N. w. Construction Co.,
Port Huron. 2
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04
Poultry Wanted

will pay the highest market
price for all kinds of poultry. If
you have anything to sell notify
me and ! will call. Will buy ev-
cry day. Call SO IL rs.
1926 A. c. Sperry, Yale.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04

The persistent advertiser is the
one who wins.
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13
Heroic Western Miners Get Gold Medals

THE Joseph A. Holmes Safety asso.
citation. tie hero commission for
the mining industry. has announced
the awards Of gold medals to miners
for special deeds Of bravery in the
saving of human life during the last
three ycnrs In the United States. II
Is expected that the formal award of
the medals VIII b" made by DR.. Fred
erick G.. CottreIl, director of the bu.
renu or mines and president of the as.
sociation. during the international
first aid and mine rescue contest Mt
Denver Colo, September 9, 10 and IL
Mt which miners Will be present from
all parts of the country. TIE men
VINO VIII be awarded gold hero medals
are:
John l.. Boardman of Butte, Mont
Safety engineer for Anaconda Conner
company, who lone-hnnded saved
fhree miners from death by poisonous
gas In the West Colusa mine.
Daniel Bionvitch of Biwabik. Mimi
an employee of the Balkan Mining
company. fire broke ont I'm the Rel.
grade mine. Four times BlonvItch
orove his electric locomotive through
smoke and gases, bringing out helm
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13

D EGARDLESS of which party wins
~ in the presidential election this
fall. American motorists are congrat-
ulating themselves that highway de-
velopment will be continued. In their
platforms both the Republican and
Democratic parties have placed them
selves fatty on record nS favoring fed
ernl appropriations to assist in good
roads work
The Republican party's good roads
plank said:
I'VE favor liberal appropriations In
cooperation with the states for the
construction Of the highways. which
VIII bring about IA reduction In trans
portntion costs. better marketing OF
farm products. improvement in rural
postal delivery, as well as meet the
needs of military defense"
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13

XITASHI INGTON. - Suit Ia compel
w Secretary of State Bainbridg.
Colby To prnmulgnte Immediately tile
Joint resolution Of congress declaring
the state of war with Germany ut IN
end has hccn filed in the district Su-
pr"nc court in Washington by Harry
s Mccartney. il Chicago lawyer. The
suit waS based on the ground that the
president has no veto power over a
joint resolution Of congress
Recently Mccartney mailed a print
eh pamphlet To the members Of III"
executive committee Of the American
Bar association suggesting thnt the
committee tender TO III" country ut
larC" its service in making up ease
stated" for the justices Of the Su-
prem" court. asking an advisory opin-
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13
Both Parties Have Endorsed Good Roads

The Democratic party was Just as
specific in the plank adopted at the
San francisco convention. The plank
said in part:
improved roads are of vital impor.
lance not only to commerce and indus
try. but also to agriculture and rural
life. We favor Il continuance of the
present federal aid plan under exist
ing federal and stale agencies, amend
ed 50 rs to in"lud. ms one of the ele
meniS In determining the ratio in
which the several states shall be en-.
titled to share IN the fund the area OF
any public lands herein"
This definite action of both parties
the good roads enthusiasts declare
proves conclusively that motor trans
p"rthtion has been recognized as
definite factor in the nations economic
fabric and that everything will he
done to utilize its value to the utmost.
Good roads construction is favored.
moreover. by both the democratic and
Republican presidential nominees.
Each is an ardent good roads booster
and believes that highway develop
lnent Is necessary for the economic
welfare of the country.
So here Is one thing on which both
parties agree.
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13
New Wage Campaign of Federal Workers

WbRklNG on tie principle that no
w one can do efficient work unless he
receives II living wage. officials Of the
Entionni Federation of Federal En-
plOyees has opened Il nationwide
drive for II classification of the en-
tire civil service and II minimum mage
of 81 II day. To bring concerted
pressure upon congress this fall. an
attempt will be made to organize ev-
cry federal employee and increase the
membership to 100000
This action follows II meeting here
Of th" executive council. at which
plans were made for campnign to
secure better employment conditions
for all federal government employees.
Charles +. Nagl, custodian of the
federal building in Chicago and vice
president of the federation. has been
placed in clurge Of organizing the
central west. In his territory there
are alrendy - local unions of federal
employees affiliated with the national
federation.
what we want" said Mr.. Nag, sis
square deal. We have not had II.
More than one-half of the men and
women | employ receive less than 50
day. They have To do outside work
to make living.
81 want Reconsideration in the
whole civil service with "A minimum
high enough that an employee can
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13
Can President Veto Joint Resolution

ion on the three following Question.
Was not the peace resowlo.
adopted by congress In Nav ya,a
exercise of power aud would No, f..
acceptance by Germany legally eo,
Suininate peace?
Have not the people M larre I,
their sovereign capacity. the right ;,
consunhmats pence by vote INN,
such issue?
HAS congress legal power TO hl,i
the nation to accept the I.eauu, n,
Nations or can only the electorate ~
til. people legally adopt the samer
He announced he Immediate,
would instilut" mnnhamuS proceed
ing> and yield direction of the is,u.
to tn. higher professional authority
Of the bar association should II da
sire.
lie hoped to get action on his pro.
poSnls in time to have congress called
into short session In September for
the purpose of issuing the call to The
people to vote upon the issue at thp
coming November election. providing
The opinion of the, Justices should b,
against the validity of the cnngres
SiunHl peace resolution, yet in fayo,
of the power of the people to contrO
the matter.
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13

hav" his dinner pail fun. We want
to get th" benefits Of the retirement
act for All employees, 50 that they will
have q little to live on when they can
work nn more.
AS result of the efforts of the ma
tional federation the Republican and
Democratic parties hav" endorsed pro
visions 10 remedy inequalities aud In.
justices in the civil service pay scale.
We want To see the Nolan min.
imum wag" bill pass congress. We
want to see the men rated according
to skill training and responsibility on
II merit system administered by cen
tral agency On which employees have
representation"
The National Federation Of Federal
Employees IS one of five trade unions
composed exclusively of government
employees. lis membership comprises
1872 locals.
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13

less men who finally fully recovered
Jnmes Collins and James Dilim'rk
or Mullen, Ida. employees of tfe do'"
Hunter Mining and Smelter company
While endenvoring to reach two eh'
tombed men In the mine, they them.
selves were caught by II cave In anu
were Imprisoned for IL hours.
Michael Conroy. Peter Sheridan an"
James ID. Moore. miners for the Noru'
Butte Mining company. at bu'''
Mont. sacrificed their lives In tryi"s
to save others. The nearest hVins
relative OF each will receive the go'"
medals and the diplomas.
These diplomas recite in fuii '"'
details Of the sacrifice.
The Dolores star., 1920-08-13
fIYG go cNAH

- HE recent death Of his royal high
ness. Chno Fa ChrakrabnngS fhiva-
naTTh. Prince phitsanulOk the heir
prcSumptive TO the !SiameSe throne
directs attention 10 the fact thnt
King Rama VI is the first bachelor
\ king of Siam in Zoo years. Anu
NJ what is more. ii l. international
~ diplomatic gossip that he Is waiting
III To win an American woman to share
81 his throne. one reason Inny be mat
x Kun. Rama has seen American
y beauties in twenty states of the
Uniou.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-01-22
$4,000 CONTRIBUTED
FOR AUSTIN

g. g. otr,ll engineer Tor rhs
state highway commission. arrived
in Austin Thursday evening tu max,
g personal examination OF the sew
eral proposed routes between thl.
point and The Fronebman's na thr
Lincoln hiehway
Thsrs is soWsthuE over St6adI
contributed By the Iiur1ln HEhsa,
association. available a. taf tba surk
oa thls section gf tha roaa as s,1a
a. fte u8ie IS definitely settled
and the state rugs up Hs share and
this fFp ever tha raafs tt NJ rat
trvn still aeaermna fhe utu,r ro bs
fallaeed
90 fhr setfHa nj tvsIe mue.
frgH Ausfa over rhz sammH $500
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tas Htsrau fspaHnsHf tas euafraf,
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faa Eatr ass drives sHa Ut
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thsfs j. 81 staas matss ssaHatls e..
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-01-22
LONE MOUNTAIN
GROUP in ORE

Four feet Of $50 ore carrying sill
yer values in the ratio of six to one,
has been opened on the Easter group
Of claims in Lone Mountain district.
belonging to the Coruucopja Divide
Mining district Manager Hening
sen has been prospecting for some
time on this holding of his company
beginning by stripping surface
ledge Tor q distance OF forty f.
Then be began sinking and st seven
fret entered IS inches of quart
which oueued cut to four feet at 20
depth OF 40 feet Th. shaft will
D. continued to the loofoat point
vheu drifting will be started O"
nruspeei the ledge ON the CuFuu
eapa dnuhle compartment shaft
IS daan Ig1 feet sd lateral Nork
vll taIlos from th. goo palHt in
che shar @ SLIGHT naturalization b.
showing wigh values o. about 81
ubieb Is rvgarJsa a. eueauaslue
asias 90 che ledge heIuE sUme s"
rat distant The rsstsr srnHr So
.aly nuf miles from the e s O.
tracks
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-01-22
LEGION DANCE
A GREAT SUCCESS

FIRST annual dance of this patriotic
organization came off as per sched
ule at the Airdome last night. The
surging mass that filled the Airdome
IN the early part of the evening
clune to the bleachers. 4 few of
the patriotic song numbers which
have been orchestrated for dance
purposes We're put on the program.
Right quick the bleachers were
empty and a sea OF moving faces was
all that was presentable from the
stage At the conclusion of these
numbers, which the boys from the
trenches recognized as the songs
which We're popular with the Ameri-
can forces while facing the Hun
cries OF more more encore" etc,
were heard. At this point the in
vited guests Of the eN-service men
took on the spirit Of the event and
from then on until l o'clock in the
morning there was not a wall flower
in the bleachers, regardless Of age
An eXsoldier of the Civil war was
seen dancing with a lady member of
the relief corps
Everybody present voted the Amer.
lean Legion some entertainers. Bill
Young's professional orchestra fur
nished the music
The attendance was an eloquent
rejoinder to the many predictions of
the undesirables who said the citi-
zens of Tonopah would not respond
to the invitation of the Legion
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-01-22
WIRELESS LINE
READY BY March

AZ meeting last evening Of the
Arrowhead Silver Mines association
it was resolved to open an office
in New York for the purpose of get,
ting the merits of the new camp
before the Investment world. The
office will he in charge of NJ. J.
Cohen.
Arthur C Raycraft informed the
association that he had completed
organization of the Nevada Wireless
Telephone and Telegraph company
with capitalization of $4,000, Of
which 5000 shares had been allotted
to Tonopah. Arrowhead and Ely. Mr..
Ra,rrafr added that he expected the
company would be in shape to be-
gin operations before the first of
March. \ resolution was adopted
extending the support Of the mem.
beers to George W. BEETLES in operat.
ing "a direct daily mail and express
nur to Arrowhead.