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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17
Street Car Patrons Know Him
Long Service With Traction Company Brings
Many Friends.
Many Friends.

Nate Roberts has been working for
the San Antonio Public Service Com
pany 20 years. He is now running on
the Lakeside line. but spent fourteen
years on the San Pedro lines without
being transferred. He was born in
Travis county, Texas. in 1876 and
came to San Antonio in 1900.
Mr.. Roberts bought home at 102
Lathrop street fourteen years ago and
is still living there with his wife and
daughter. When he is off duty. he
spends most of his time working
around home, fixing up his yard and
keeping things in shape.
Mr.. Roberts says that patrons of
the street railway have always been
kind and considerable, but that he be-
lieves they are more so now than at
the time he began working for the
company. Ninety-nine out of every
hundred are agreeable. He says he
is partial to the Summit line because
everybody out that way is exceedingly
friendly.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17
ELKS LODGE PLANS
TO SHOW ORPHANS
WONDERFUL TIME
Deluge Of Sweets Swamps
Home in Preparation
for Picnic.

A dcluge of pies and cakes has SCI
| in at the Ellis club on Pecan stree
and if it continues as. expected the en-
tire first two floors of the club build
ing will be required TO store the
sweets.
1t all is due to the Elks determin.
alton to give the 500 or more orphan
age children of San Antonio the times
OF their lives at the annual Elks pic
mic at Koehler Park Saturday.
To make sure that no child shall
want sweets the rule has been made
that every one of the 1000 members
of the lodge must send in one cake or
two pies by Friday night. These are
TO be stored at the club and Saturday
they will be carted to the picnic
grounds there to wait the coming Of
the hungry horde of children.
The children are to be carried in
street cars from the various orphan
ages of the city to the park at . 30.
They will remain the guests of the
Elks until o'clock when they will
be returned to their homes.
During that time they will have
every kind of entertainment and fun
that the San Antonio Elks can think
of to provide.
They will feast and play to their
hearts content.
The Elks band will furnish music,
and the Elks and their wives and
children will see to it that the little
visitors have plenty to eat and plenty
of fun.
A merry-go-round has been set upl
and they can ride it just as much as
they want.
Faithful donkeys will be on hand
to take them for jauntlet.
There will be contests of various
kinds and prizes will be given the win
ners in each.
A "rube" band under direction of
Charles NJ. Lee will help entertain.
The picnic grounds will be roped off
so that the children can play without
interruption from outsiders.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17
TWO OIL PROMOTERS
ARRESTED HERE FOR
ALLEGED FRAUD PLAN
Members of E. D. Rogers
& Company, Held Under
$500 Bond Each.

On a fugitive complaint from Fort
Worth charging them with having
used the mails in promotion of a
fraudulent oil scheme, +. d. Rogers
and c.. A. Hudson were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner r.
L. Edwards, Thursday afternoon. They
failed to make bonds of $4,000 each
set by the commissioner and remained
in the custody of the United States
marshal Thursday night. They are
expecting to be taken to Fort Worth
Friday.
Rogers and Hudson were placed I'M
der arrest by Deputy United States
Marshal ]. E. Bacon at their offices
in the Bedell building. Thursday. The
men were operating here under the
firm name of L. d. Rogers & Com
pany.
The complaint filed with the United
States commissioner at Fort Worth
by the United States district attor-
ney for the northern district. alleges
that Rogers and Hudson had organ
lied an oil promotion scheme with
the intent to defraud. The complaint
a copy of which has been received IN
San Antonio, alieg,J that the defend
ants. then operating under the name
of the Rogers Production u company.
had promised two dividends of 100
per cent each within a short period of
two weeks, when they knew that there
were no earnings sufficient to justify
the payment of such dividends.
1t is alleged further that it was
a part of the scheme for the promoters
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17
EDUCATOR A VISITOR
Professor At st. Edwards Would
Meet Ex-Students.

Professor William p. Galligan, d.
rector of studies at st. Edwards Col
lege, Austin. is registered at the Ira
velers' Hotel.
Professor Galligan is in the city
in the interest of the college, and he
would be pleased to meet former stu
dents and prospective patrons of St.
Edwards.
He states that the enrolment for
the coming scholastic year will be the
largest in the history of the college,
and that everything points to a very
successful year.
Announcement is made of the ap-
pointment of Professor Joseph NJ. Du-
bray. ABB, C.P.A., as instructor OF
commercial subjects at st. Edwards.
Professor Dubray is well known to
San Antonians, having been for the
past thirteen years principal of st. An
thongs Business College at Fredericks-
burg.
Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not
a graveyard, a beautiful. well kept
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17
3-DAY WOLF HUNT
Association Plans Outing for Au
tumn Months.

A decision to hold three-day wolf
hunt sometime in the autumn and the
appointment of a committee to ar
range for the location and time Of the
hunt were accomplished at an outdoor
meeting of the South Texas Wolf
Hunters Association, held at Koehler
Park Wednesday evening.
Although the exact date and loca-
ton of the hunt were not named at
the meeting Wednesday night it was
agreed that the hunt should be held
in the hills adjacent to San Antonio
on the north and west.
A committee was appointed by DR..
r. c. Jewell, vice president of the as
ISOLATION, who presided at the meet
ing in the absence of the president,
W. g. Coffey, to arrange the details
of the hunt.
1t is the intention of the members
of the association to stage the hunt
merely in the interest of the sport
and to enable every one to get together
for a good time. For this reason il
was decided after considerable dis
cussion and difference of opinion that
no prizes will be awarded at the hunt.
Dogs for the event will, in all prob
ability, be brought from all parts of
the state TO participate in the gigan-
tic hunt. One fine pack of dogs will
be entered by Robert Real of Kerr,
vile, director of the association.
A watermelon party, in which the
families of the members present par
ticipated, followed the business meet
ing.
Harry II. Williams was made al
honorary member of the association.
The following members were pres
ent: DR.. r. c. Jewell, c. G. Genison,
John III. CovingtOn, f. C. Price, Lu-
Glen Walsh. John Harris. Roy Nc
Cullough. Clyde Mccoy. X. C. Dele
van, Arch Delevan, Paul Seideman,
J. III. Fannin md CIaudo Kellv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not
a graveyard, n beautiful. we'll kept
burial park. Crockett 16SS.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17

to buy options with money obtained
from the sale of stock.
The complaint specifically alleges
that in furtherance of the scheme,
letter, dated March 30, 1923, was
mailed from Fort Worth to a per-
son in Sherman, Tex.
The defendants are not we'll ac-
quainted in San Antonio, they hay
ing been in this city for short
time.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
IMPROVEMENTS PLANND BY COUNCIL

Mayor Tedford on being asked if
the city had any plan in relation to
street Improvements assured the
Standard that such was the case. In
speaking of city work the mayor
stated:
''The first thing will be a general
survey of the streets and the sewer
age system. Mr.. Young will take over
the position of city engineer on or
about the 9th of July and will at
once commence a survey of the city
conditions. 1t will be necessary to
survey for drainage on streets first
of all, as 1t is we'll known that the
water in the spring and winter has
a hard time finding which way to go
by such a survey it will then be
possible to decide on what can be
done in the way of drainage for this
water. Provisions will be made for
road or city improvements as soon
as this survey is made, as ii is useless
to continue spending money when
We do not know just what we are
doing. l believe that this work will
be preliminary to gradual but steady
improvements in street conditions.
OF course il must be realized that
the lack of funds prevents an enlarg-
ment of plans and the attention given
all streets that is needed.
I'm regard to the Main street this
city had some juck when a quantity
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
WILL MAKE SURVEY OF FAIR GROUNDS

During the short time that Cover
nor Scrugham spent in this city last
Saturday evening he held a meeting
with l. H. Kent and Thomas Dolf In
relation to the coming state fair that
is to be held in this city.
1t was decided that a survey of
the grounds and pavilion is to be
made Immediately in order to know
just what was to be included in the
grounds that were originally intend
ed as the fair holdings in this city. In
speaking of this the Governor stated:
II believe that the question of title
will be Strengthened out in the very
near future and that 1t is a matter
of adjustment only. The state has
felt that it was not business to put
money into any property that did not
belong to the state. In all other pub
lie appropriations from the state
treasury the property is held by the
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27

of gravel was left over from the paw
ing. The original plans called for
more gravel than was used and the
city fell heir to this by paying a small
charge of As cents yard for 1t. This
is really what the city contracted to
pay at the outset for the paving grav-
ell and the left over is just so much
gained.
This gravel will be used to shoul-
der the concrete highway and from
estimates it will practically give a
six foot shoulder the entire length
of the highway. This should give
Fallon even a better road than was
originally expected from the money
invested and settles to considerable
extent the question of shouldering
and graveling the highway
There are so many things neces-
sary with the popular idea of civic
Improvement that the council has
to be trimmed down in it's desires to
satisfy the people. Much is expected
but it is going to take time and tho
policy of the council seems to be to
go only as far as the money will ex-
tend. With an engineer working with
the council | believe that we can get
considerable in the way of the pro-
posed improvements that have been
publicly advocated during the past
few years"
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
GOVERNOR SAYS CARSON-LEDTEVILLE
ROAD HAS NOT BEEN COUNTED OUT

being. | note that some excellent
work is being done on the road at
the present time.
when Churchill county and the
State is in position to take up the
question of highway between Car
son and Leeteville the matter will be
opened and the people can rest as
sured that this section of the high
way will not be overlooked.
While / am not speaking for the
highway department l am satisfied
that the road is in no way lost to
your people, and that it is a matter
of mileage adjustment and a case at
the right time for Churchill county
to be able to meet its share as is re-
quired in all cases. The highway de-
partment is not playing favorites,
but at the present time is endeavor-
ing to give the whole of the people
all that is possible with the available
state and county money l person.
ally am in favor of the Carson-Leete-
vile road and am confident that 1t
will be included in the road scheme
within a short time. Churchill
county is now known as possessing
some of the best highways in the
state and the Carson-Leeteville end
of IL will be taken care of when this
county is able to see its way clear.
You are not counted out by any
,aansn -
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
Project Committee Files Complaint;
Water Board Offers Recommendations
Condemns Instances of Excessive Charges, Red
Tape Frieehts and Other Items

acre. The minimum allowance is
two and one-fourth acre feet; four
feet is desired as a result of the low,
cred water table resulting from the
building of drainage canals Tie
board endorsed this request.
Mr.. Armijo explained, upon hear-
ing criticisms regarding the project
managers attitude for requests for
more water, that Mr.. Richardson is
obliged to adhere to the published
scale of charges from the Interior
department. Mr. Richardson is not
permitted to deviate from this course
Mr. Armijo declared, and only an or
der from the secretary of the interior
can effect greater quantity of water
for the minimum charge.
Request Visit from Cannon
The board was requested to seek
an early visit from Commissioner
Cannon of the Reclamation Service
to look into a number of proposed
adjustments for water users. Water
users desiring a hearing from the
commissioners are being advised to
notify the board
Cars for Official Business Only
Robert Douglass informed Inspec-
tor Armijo that automobiles owned
by the Reclamation Service are be-
ing extensively used for private pur-
pose by employees. Mr. Armijo said
that the complaint had already been
received.
W. A. Harmon desired that the
secretary of the Interior be requested
to throw open unsettled lands at a
reasonable rate to encourage settle
ment At $50 an acre conservative
settlers are discouraged from coming
to the Newlands project, he. said
Elimination of Denver Office
The following requests were also
filed by the irrigation board, a copy
of which was turned over to Inspee-
tor Armijo.
4. Immediate release OF water
from Lake Tahoe for crops under the
Truckee canal.
%. Further development of Carson
Lake pasture and reduction of prices
for pasturage: cattle, 30 cents; 81
for horses; a range rider to be hired
not more than six months in the
year.
"3. Overhead expenses and o e. N
charges to be itemized. This report
to be submitted in simple and in
teresting way and the project man
ager to be instructed to furnish such
report on request of the board of
directors. Such report to be made
annually.
"A. Penalty of delinquent water
users considered too high.
IS. Administrative expenses to be
borne by general government as Is
done in other government depart
ments.
&c. The acreage contained in pub
lie roads, irrigation canals and drain
bitches, which cannot be rarmed, ell
minated from o & NJ charges.
"7. Elimination of Denver office.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27

The recent controversy over the
Carson-Leeteville road and the elm
ination of that section from federal
aid, has lead to considerable bitter
ness in this section and rightfully, as
this road leads direct to the Capitol
and cuts many miles from the via
Reno route.
: During the visit of Governor
Scrugham in this city last week the
matter was discussed with him and
he agreed that this is vital section
of the highway and that eventually
it will be put into the Federal and
State aid list In speaking of this
matter he said:
"Fallon has not been counted out
on this section of road 1t was rea-
lized that there must be an account
ing of road work and not an over
reach at the present time. Then
there was some MISUNDERSTANDING
relative to the number of miles in
cluded in the road projects This left
the CarsonLeeteville route out tenn
porarily but not permanently and it
will get in line for aid on a readjust-
mentt basis.
During the late session of the
legislature $4,000 was made avail
able to this road, and while it was
realized that it was not sufficient to
build a highway, it was felt that 1t
would place 1t in repair for the time
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
Board Suggests Changes

In addition to endorsement of the
suggestions offered by water users.
the irrigation board forwarded its
suggestion as to what its members
considered the most vital needed i'm
proYcylents in the administration Cf
the Newlands proiet. These sugges-
tions covered five points:
A definite plan and action by the
Reclamation Service for the settle
ment of the project:
Additional water storage.
Additional drainage
Extension of construction charge
payment from 20 to 40 years.
Elimination of the u per cent
penalty for delinquent payments.
More Water Needed
Community eenters turned over a
request to Mr.. ArmiJo through the
irrigation board for greater guam
tity of water in consideration of the
minimum payment of s1.90 cents an
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27

state. From what l have been told
the matter is being adjusted salts
factorily and as soon as the survey
is made, which will be ordered on
my return to Carson, we will all
know where we are on this proposi-
ton.
From the appearance of this val
ley and this city there is no reason
why there cannot be one of the best
state exhibits held here. put in the
day on number of farms and note
progress in every instance. During
the day | visited the Long farm, and
while l am not a cattle man or
dairyman his showing of purebred
Holsteins is something worth coming
long way to see. 1t is such things
as this that should give Fallon the
state fair and | hope and believe
that everything will be in clear order
in the next few weeks at the utmost. -
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
TRIES SIuCIDE ROUTE

Victor Lundburg is OF the county
jail where he is recovering from an
attempt at suicide. Word came to
this city form Hazen that man with
his throat and wrists cut had been
found near that place. Deputy Sher-
iff Bob Lee and district attorney
Winters left for an investigation and
found that the man was in bad way
from the loss of blood He was
brought to this city. The attending
physician states that he will recover
Lundburg came from Rio Vista,
Cal. and was on his way east to
Spooner, Mimi, when he became des-
pondent and made the attempt on
his life
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
ENJOYABLE PARTY

One of the most enjoyable dane
ing parties of this summer season
was given last Friday evening at the
Palace hall. Miss Catherine Deal, a
relative of Mrs. A. Keddy, Mrs
Hursh and Mrs. Nichols was the motii
of the social event Mrs. Keddy was
the hostess to the large number oi
young people of this city and vic
Unity, who voted it a real event.
Marsh's orchestra furnished the
music. During the evening delicious
refreshments were served.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
SEEKS TREATMENT

Stanley Russell of the Standard
force, who for the past two years has
made his home in this city. left last
Saturday for San Francisco, where
ne will seek medical treatment. For
some time his health has not been
good and it is believed that a few
weeks under hospital treatment will
bring about the mend.
During his time in Fallon he has
made number of friends who will
regret to learn of his illness.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
STACKING HAY

With a couple of drying days the
farmers on the project started stack
ing hay. Most of the hay is down at
the present time in this valley and
with a few days of sunshine the ma
jority of the first crop will be in the
stack.
From reports over the valley the
first crop will be some short of the
average. Cold weather and unfavor-
able conditions together with the
aphis that visited some sections early
I'm the spring, will cause the first crop
to be under the original estimate.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
TAKES OVER PAPER

w C. Black. formerly of the Stan
dard and recently editor of the Hum
boldt Star at Winnemucca. has taken
over one of the Loveloek papers and
will issue the same as proprietor and
editor. Ben Moyle well known here
will be linotype operator at the plant
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
ICE CREAM AND CAKE

The ladies OF the Civic League will
serve ice cream and cake at the Flood
building during the Fourth of July.
Reserve a place for this Fourth of
July necessity.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
MOVING QUARTERS

Attorney A. l.. Haight is busy this
week moving into new quarters in
the Churchill County Bank building.
He is moving into the front portion
of the building formerly occupied
by the Lahontan Club.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
DECORATE

Every business house and the resi-
dents of Fallon should decorate for
the Fourth. Remember that 1t Is
the strangers eye that we want to
catch. Make Fallon the best decorated
place in Nevada for the Fourth.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27

LOsT-s5.00 REWARD FOR RE
turn OF one single and one double
Navajho saddle blanket. Lost on
detour of Williams Avenue nearly
month ago Phone 1911.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
CARD OE THANKS

We take this means of thanking
the many friends who helped us in
our hour of grief.
Mrs. ID. Mckay and family.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27

Following the call of a meeting of
the water users and the public meet
ing the following strong open dec
larations have been made and the
recommendation of both the water
users and the project people who are
interested in the future welfare of
this section have been forwarded to
Washington by Mr. Armijo, repre-
senting the secretary of teh interior:
Your committee appointed at an
impromptu meeting of the water us
ers recently wish to submit the fol-
lowing report:
Whereas the Newlands Project
was the first venture of the Govern
ment in the reclamation business:
Against the project and those who
took up lands within it we're assessed
heavy engineering and administra-
tive costs. The latter embracing a
considerable share of the expense of
maintaining the Reclamation Service
at Washington. For a number of
years there were no other projects
to share the latter expense to an i'm
portant degree, and as a consequence
the Newlands Project became enor-
mously indebted to the Government
At the beginning, it was proposed
to reclaim something like 800 900
acres of land. To date only a frae-
tion of this acreage has been settled
upon. For years construction work
languished due almost wholly to the
failure OF Congress to provide ade-
quate funds.
The disproportionate h arg S
against some of the reclaimed acreage
still continue and there still remains
the unpaid charges assessed against
the project when there were few other
project to share them.
Until these are properly adjusted
the settlers cannot be expected to
prosper.
II is not suggested by any means
that the Federal Government should
proceed to make wholesale remission
of proper construction and admins
trative costs. There are legitimate
costs which the settlers must pay.
They are entitled, however, to be re
lieved from excessive administrative
costs incurred for the entire country
and for a completed project and their
rights in this respect should receive
serious consideration of the reorgan-
lied department.
The plain truth is that the lands
are not worth. in the open market,
the price at which the Government
is compelled to offer them, and when
the enormous operation and main
tenanee expense. payable yearly, Is
added thereto, no desirable settlers
could be expected to locate upon the
land
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-06-27
ANOTHER CARLOAD

Another carload of Fords was re-
ceived at the Fallon Motor Sales Com
pany this week. They are going fast
as many were orders and it will he
necessary to order another lot to sat
isfy the customers.