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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-19
Gods Sweet Singer Is Dead.

The seal of silence has been set upon
the lips of the singer, but his song
still Fingers in the hearts of his hearers
like a benediction. The angel of the
flaming sword has placed his hand
upon the lutte, but the echoes of the
sweet refrain, proclaiming the good
tidings of great JOY, still ring around
the world
Ira D. Sanky has heard the "well
done" of his master, and has entered
into his reward, but the work he has
done lives after him and is eternal
Moody preached, Sankey sang, and
God granted His blessing. Men who
scoffed at the foolishness of preaching
paused to listen to the singer, and, like
Saul in the Damascus road, saw a
great light which altered the whole
course of their lives
Almost three score and ten years old
and smitten with blindness, the apos-
tie of song did not lay down his pen
until the day after his death. When
his voice wavered from age and
weakness, his mind, strong in the trnth
inspired new gospel hymns that make
his name immortal The symphony of
his earthly career is ended, but it's
Influence will increase with every pass
ing year. AS the pebble dropped into
the brook forms the circle which null
tiplies infinitely, so the songs of praise
of Ira D. Sankey have encompassed
all Christendom in their benign infiu-
ence. From Greenland's icy noun
tains to midas coral strand" the story
of the Ninety and Nine" as told by
the singer, will be heard wherever the
story Of the cross is told.
The one talent given to the faithful
servant has increased thousand fold,
and to the glory of God and man.
Denver News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-19
MUST FACE The
ISSUES THIS YEAR

"The campaign will be difficult. 1t
is absurd to talk of a walkover for Taft.
He himself makes no secret Of his belief
that Bryan's chances Of election are
better than they have ever been before
The republicans will know that they
have been fighting before the battle is
over. They can not bring out their old
bogeys. The country is not going to be
frightened into rejecting Bryan. -
From New York Evening Post, Taft
Organ.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-19
APPLICATION NO. 1901
Notice Of Application Tor Permission to Appro-
pirate the Public Waters OF The State OF Nevada

Notice Is hereby given that on the I4th day OF
August, 1908, in accordance with Section %,
Cnapter XVIII, OF the Statutes OF 1907, one John
State OF Nevada, made application to the State
Engineer OF Nevada for permission to apprO-
pirate the puplic waters OF the State OF Nevada
Such appropriation is to be made from Echo
Creek st points Section 80, II. 32 NJ, II. 81 l..
by means Of q ditch and twenty cubic feet per
second Is to be convened 10 points w. "A OF
Sec 20, and S. "A Of Sec. II. by means Of ditch
es and there used for irrigation and dome tic
purposes. Water 10 be returned to stream. No.
Signed.
FRANK X. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer.
Date Of first publication, August II. 1908.
Date OF last publication, September 81 1908.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-19
PRIVILEGE of a Poet,

Eugene F. Ware Of Kansas, poet,
known as "Iroquill," and friend of
the president, is fighting a corporation
which Ia seeking to divert the waters
of the Cascade canyon in Colorado
and spoil the scenery.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-19
$40 Reward

For the return Of u breastpin, emerald
and pearl setting. Gold bar with star
In center. Lost on streets of ElkO
August 7. Address
ETHEL STCLAIR, DEETH, New.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
TAX BILL BOARDS BY THE SQUARE FOOT

THE principle embodied in the ordinances offered by Super
vors Pollok and Murphy for the taxation of bill boards is
unquestionably right just These exposures the
public thoroughaes should be taxed by square
this IS every ground of epedeny and The aterna-
tive proposition offered by Supervisor McAster them
proportion the business done absurd expensive mpac-
cab Tor the that the bill board could make
OF the volume of business might easy
science They would in effect be their
what they pleased Indeed the proponen the bill pre-
tend that the municipal would by
nominal his ordinance enacted Even trihing
might be wiped by the Of the troublesome
difficult annual examination OF books that involves The
already has these costly
book keeping and the results encouraging
have been for thirty work
and expenditures Of the public corporations
has spent many thousands of dollars for purpose with
that labor and expense still little enlightened subject
Mr. McAllister urges that collect
$1,000 to $4,000 would cripple advertising
OF We have the plea
thousand times by variety of shker But suppose
true would be strong argument favor of stiff
The business OF bill board advertising entitled
1t constitutes public nuisance and already many cities
outlaw All America the gaining force pro-
hb bill board advertising altogether In Francisco
proposed take mder but the plea
Of public Disagreement entitled any
listened to for
The bill board have always maintained lobby,
organization be quite active the present uncure
the antechambers of the supervisors
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Responsibility of Bankers

Consul General Richard Guenther Of
Frankfort advises that the supreme
court of the empire, the last legal re-
sort in Germany. has in several cases
fixed the responsibility OF bankers when
advising investments TO their clients
He cites the following case in point:
One OF the latest decisions OF this
kind was rendered against a bank
which. upon receiving an order from a
customer to purchase 10000 marks
(mark 23.8 cents) of a certain class of
mortgage bonds. instead OF executing
the order wrote to the customer advis-
Ing him to buy instead the mortgage
bonds of another company. stating that
the latter were equally safe and pos
sessed some advantages over those or
dered. The customer thereupon changed
the order. according to the banks ad-
vice. When the company issuing the
purchased bonds failed he brought suit
against the bank for the recovery Of
the money invested.
The court in It's decision against the
bank held: The bank has not done its
duty in taking care of its customers
interests when it recommended the pur-
chased bonds to be as safe as those
originally ordered to be purchased. be-
cause the bank should have known that
the latter had the quality OF legal or
trust investment funds for widows and
orphans, wards, etc." whereas the
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
THE BUSY H1GHER UPS"

STRANGE provision way into the sundry
civil BILL in accordance with which the the
United States conhne its future search
Tor counerfeers and the protection of the president
service be employed aid of the department
justice in breaking lotteries pain exclusion from gov
employ for years
We have characterized this radical change machinery
OF justice and altogether unexpected
people who watch and understand the politics congress-
The higher ups sleep and what they win directly
they seek compass by ndirecion This protect
the land thieves and lottery swnders and hoped
bill might quietly slip through congress. The higher ups
sleep.
The object OF cripple the department
of justice Deprived machinery for the collection evidence
that department might just well business once It's
motive power would be off the New York Times
gives familiar history work
ice, thus:
Secret detectives have employed depart
Mitchell the
members
the public fraudueny powerful ring" of
criminals
the lottery Secret
oil beef and direction
All work Of this nature would be stopped amendment
fahered by the appropriations committee of should
become law 1t has been by the house goes to the
The inspiration OF the from male
factors Of great wealth" and their lk
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Childless Families of France

Data. taken by Consul Chapman Cole
man OF Roubaix from the latest official
statistics of the population of France.
contain some supplementary informa-
ton TO the recent report on the same
subject from Consul General Mason
according to these statistics the total
population of France Tin Europe) Is
ss,s5o,lSS. The female sex exceeds the
masculine in number, the figures be-
Ing. respectively. 19.533.Sse and 1886
S8sl On the other hand. an excess
In the number of unmarried is shown
on the masculine side the respective
ngures being 9.917.178 and 9,114.356.
There are 2.384.s97 widows and divorced
women, as against 1,005.S84 widowers
and divorced men.
The number of French families is
s.7sl.117. Of which 1.314,77s are with
out children; 2,249,337 have but one
child, 2.01S.665 have two; 1,246.264 have
three; 1884 have four, 42s,799 have
i've; z4s,15s have six; 13S.76e have sew
en-; 71.S41 have eight. and 33,917 have
nine children. These figures represent,
In rapidly decreasing proportion, the
number Of families having a larger
number or children. Upon Comparing
these groups OF figures, 1t will be per-
ceived that for about o-thirds of the
families OF France the average number
Of children does not exceed three; while
for about l u per cent OF them. the
average number Is seven. and for less
than per cent OF the same, eight
children. Twenty-four families are re-
corded, however, as possessing II.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Japs Take British Business

With reference to the statement of
the Peninsular and Oriental company
that practically their whole trade be-
tween Bombay and Japan. had been lost
to. tho Japanese. it appears that the
trade reie, ed to is chiefly the transport
OF cotton. The Japanese purenase in
the bombay markets usually sou Ul1 TO
7'e.'@s fs'es of raw cotton every yeaf
for mills in Japan, and during the
Japanese war this trade was en-
tirely carried by tho stea,. ers of tho
Peninsular and Oriental, Austrian Lloyd
aud Florjo Rubattino. Stree tho term
ination of tie war :he Japanese hnve
been most anxious to carry tho whole
u this trade in their own vessels. .nl
as they no own many more merchant
steamers siiay have consolidated il wise.
= utiifz' his extr. tonrog- on the
Rombay-JapanAse line. The sassssks ~
the NippoI ~ en- Kaisha hay, \. .ecrd-
ngly been incT Teased from two 10 three
ssilings a month. They now therefor.
: Practically ha' the monopoly OF the
bombay-Japan cotton .rade. The Iun-
anese also compete very keenIy in tife
remaining. T. e.. the straits AL China
trade.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Expatriate Astor'S Gift

James Riley of Boston, author OF the
poem. THE Flag of the Chesapeake"
which appeared in the fleet number OF
Army and Navy Life. has sent the fol-
lowing verses to his friend and former
student. Charles Phillips of this city,
editor of the Monitor. They were in
spired by the expatriate Astor's gift OF
the flag of the, Chesapeake to England
and are timely for publication in San
Francisco now when the successors of
Lawrence are the city's guests.
KEEP THE BANNER, ENGLAND
Keep the banner, England. that you won long
Keep the banner. England. that never feared the
Keep the banner. England. its every star light;
Just as it blazed In Freedoms sky when Law
renee won the light.
Keep the banner England. that Oceans farthsst
May blush with shame because Of him who gave
his own TO you.
Keep the banner. England, and when you're on
the main,
Know that the hand that gave your gift has
parricidal stain.
Keep the banner, England. and in its keeping
know
The dollar Of the auction block is brighter than
its glow.
Keep the banner, England; 1t tells of days
gone by,
When your quick torch at Washington made red
the midnight sky.
We thought you wanted union Of hearts and
hands and arms;
That together we'd outbalance and crush down
wars alarms.
But keep the banner. England. and wen pray
with you for peace
Pray your poet was mans prophet when he sang
that war should cease.
Aye. keep the banner. England with serried line
and steel;
For II nations must be nations. and noat the
burdened keel
Then tits for you to keep the dag that from our
Chesapeake
Waved down old Massachusetts, bay and heard
Lawrence speak
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
DOCKING THE FLEET AT THIS PORT

THE docking of the big batleshp Missouri Hunters point
proof that San Francisco unprovided means to
take Of the feet The Missouri is the ship
in the navy, being of 1880 displacement compared
with the Connecticut Of 5000 but there plenty
in the Hunters point dock for any ship dock is
length by 122 length of the Connecticut
$40 feet.
While this IS true the fact still remains that the government
should provide its facilities for taking the ships
tay Mea his speech at Oakland delt this condition.
auredy requires statement gives
dimensions OF the drydock follows
dydocks in
bay and a Bremerton Wash, Puget
The SIS
n inches available
for the accommodation of the smaller ships
The drydok Bremeron
all % feet inches wide the entrance and 80 feet
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Answers to Queries


CHANGE OF Nance. c.. Sonoma,
Cal Mr.. Smith went south and every
one called him "Smythe." He married
under the latter name, introduced his
wife by that name and under that
name acquired property Was the mar
riage legal?
AS ne was generally known by that
name and the woman married the man.
not the name, the marriage was legal
If the party wishes to legalize the
name he will have to apply to court
of competent jurisdiction for permis-
sion TO be known as "Smythe."
BATTLESHIP AND CRUISER-G. r.
c.. City. What is the difference be-
tween battleship and a cruiser?
battleship is a heavily armored
and armed seagoing warship intended
for the line of battle. cruiser is an
armed vessel specially commissioned to
prey on the enemy's commerce., to pro-
tect the commerce OF the country to
which 1t belongs and to pursue an ene-
my's armed ships, also for such other
purpose as it may be assigned to.
THE NAvY-L. E. D.. City. Let me
know where I can find something to
debate the question: rs It TO the best
interest OF the United States to build
and maintain large navy?"
You will find much on that subject
in periodical literature in the free pub
Ito library in Hayes street near
Franklin,
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

permit of batthp
the naval base
At Mare island the has third Pacific
to
This
20 1907 delayed and the dock
will hardly available
The construction of the drydock Mare island
offers example of vicious red methods Owing
appropriations considerable part the had be
twice and that mistake quite likely repeated by present
cheese pairing congress- The Mare island ought
today when needed 1t national reproach that the
has adequate handling big ships
this
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14


pe g senae 3 @ @ @ s s s ars sss Ta @ m9 a @
a M m ~ except Whatever the es'ss may nave aroused 0 =" may p
There is nothing n The whole of
from of the preliminary offered nakabe evidence of a
defeat that could be handled traded by the
Hartman While protesting Taft
by to wntutd
delegation for trading When
laf Walter Parker Fe told Colonel Forbes that
erd they would be oder line with
invented the AmA unofficial conducted by heeer outside the law and
o
which the What the
have been the Two days announced that Rooe
welt choice Yesterday Hrns that lt
in this weird bohg
The trick worked Utah with the providing excuse for sending
delegation In Utah. California the Hartman influence dominates the
The Chronicle proceeds with is tagandn
But there good deal be said favor leaving the 4s1 ssh oi:
they hemw whah heyrachthee city -
Quite There much said from of view
hren in
delegation That the from the dared
make public o object
been the F1ern On February
~ of this the Chronicle announced that the excellent qualities Secretary Taft and
o in m he will the
republican this the Chronicle there will
aft there will ground his mavalabb
The work still aot and All this of carefully planned
mind O the 1t
that professional
Taft
ha
Taft the California Endorsement that finally found
favor of the possible of his Endorsement
lis olumn
tip out andhe Ii
be found Fr
worked public
lo al the last will have supply conclusive
of the bad faith and crooked politics of the organization
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
NOTE AND COMMENT

A Santa Rosa woman wants $4,000
damages from a man who wrenched
her thumb He could not be worse
off if he were being sued for reject
ing her whole hand.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Impertinent Question No. 81
Why Are Men Afraid of Their Wiyes2

the briefer the better-The Call will pay FIVE Doll ARS
For the next five answers The Call will pay ONE. DOL
LAR each. Prize winning answers will be printed Dsv,
Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once MAJ
your short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
o Are Prou
A S s. street san Jose
American boats American tars
They fly the stripes, they float the stars
That's whyi
81 W B. street Oakland
Good Evansl Don't you know7"
c. Belmonts Bunt
Because these dogs of can bark and h;te
81 prize to Mrs W Poplar street Oakland
because It took Horace Greeleys advice came west
" prise to Daniel Webster. eram street. Oakland
Because it belongs to US
u prize R. 1851 Green street civ
For Just And Pacific reasons
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

Justice Harlan captained base
ball nine to victory last Sunday. 1t
may be assumed that all adverse de-
cisions of the umpire were declared
unconstitutional and promptly re-
versed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

Eggs have been classed as live
stock by the treasury department.
Some of the officials probably have
been eating in cheap restaurant.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

If the Chronicle ever finds the
place in the dictionary where the
meaning of "reactionary" is given, the
Lincoln Roosevelt leaguers will lose
one of their daily laughs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Herrin's Organ DisclOses the Crooked Program
to Steal California From Taft

NiE cat out of the bag The Hartman n the California dele
Chicago had
early the last Chronicle OBJ
the authority of the doubtless
the Chronicle
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
AS to Thirteen

Thirteen has such an evil reputation
that it is refreshing to find that some
have not despised the socal1ed unlucky
number. Thirteen was Richard Wag-
ner's pet number. He was born in
1913; he had 13 letters in his name;
he composed 13 operas; "Tannhauser-
was finished on April Is and was first
played on March 1S. He left Bayreuth
on September Is and died on February
13- For years 1913 was the luclxiest
engine on the Baltimore and Ohio lines.
Thirteen was the sacred number OF the
Mexicans and ancient people OF Yucca
tan Their week had Is days; they had
Is snake gods. There were Is original
states IN the American union: It's motto.
e pluribus unum." has 13 letters: the
American eagle has 1S feathers on each
wing, and George Washington. when
raising the republican standard. was
saluted with IS guns.-LOndon Globe.
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bonds advised and bought for the Gus
toner lacked that important Qualinca-
tton.
The bank was not asked for IT. ad-
vice by the customer, but obtruded II.
IL was also proved that the bank re-
ceived much higher commission for
the sale OF the bonds purchased than
the percentage that would have bsen
obtained in supplying the bonds orig
iua1lv Ordered
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

Hetty Green has moved into an
expensive apartment and has bought
new dress. What foreign noble
man can have made an impression
upon the astute queen of fnance'
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

The shorts have been pincfied in
the corn market To have too little
of the article on hand evidently is as
painful as to have too much Of it on
foot.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick swanton OF
Santa Cruz and their daughter. Miss
Margaret, will return home tomOr-
row. after spending fleet week here.
The Swantons are prominent society
people of Santa Cruz. and the sailors
ball there was opened by Mrs. Swanton.
whose partner was a bluejacket They
stopped for a day or two at the Pc
ninsula hotel on the way up and viii
again visit IL on their homo trip.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

Mrs A NJ Montgomery gavs a dinner
last night in honor OF Ferdinand Cots
chalk of the John Drew company, who
brought letters OF introduction here
from Edward Montgomery. now in the
Herbert Kelsey company. The Mont
gomerys are just at present IN the
Charles Turner cottage on Telegraph
hill. which commands a view OF the
bay that eastern visitors always apprs-
ciate keenly.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside secur1ties ~I sstSness
S-or1 the outset In spots considerable "eaNll e'
u,as shown especially by some silver ,7
other shares of this list advanced on msIue - uS
f,g THE higher priced specialttes were reaC'iI J,
90 American Tobacco eased of points anu
standard OIL points Central Foundry 9na
were slightly better. Chicago SUBWAY
-o1,7ter Ia Rose Consolidated was weak herr
Lake made a high mark at an improvement
of "a United Copper, after early heaVihess.
moved m frsctfonaIly while the preferred was :
poInts better in the bid Nevada Consoiidated
ruled steady. Cumberland-Ely was heavy. CIoIu-
field Consolidated was off "a. Rawhide CoaIitloh
was hrmer. Cobalt Central was active Withln
narrow limits. In bonds the new Brazilian os
were dealt the first time at premium OF
q American Writing Paper 5s were firm Other
issues steady.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17

Professional operators the Consolidated EE-
change were generally skeptiCal regarding the re-
covery in prices being maintained and this opinion
was reflected in a market that ruled for the greater
mart of the day slightly under the other exchange
Dealings in Reading were particularly heavy with
one sale of 1000 shares 1895 when the Stock
Exchange price was 140. and with several so share
lots changing hands at relatively lower quotations
Among the prominent issues whose high prices for
the day were under the other exchange were:
Southern Pacific. 121% against 12i2 St Paul. 1+92l
against 1875. and Copper, S24. against s217 There
was a special demand for InteTborOugh common
and preferred in the closing dealings, with the
common touching 1875. against IS. the New York
Stock Exchange high price and the preferred
touching 4S, against 427s. Detailed operations fol-
low:
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
DiUidend Notices.
American Type Founders Company,

500 ConlrnunipSw Ave
Jersey CITY. Y
Dec 16
z meeting q Directors this Company held
To-Day dividend Of and three quarters Per
lzzeol rhs quarter ending January 10 1893
preferred CoTnpany- payable
15 1903. stockholders record January
1909.
hs Directors also declared the usual quarterly dividend
of cent go upon the common stock Of the
COMPANY Payabls January Ia 1903. stockholders %
LoHN 7 Mn-RPRY. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY

Wv YORK December 10Th. lq0s-
The BnaTc Of Directors Of the Fidettr Trust Com
reny has declared semi annual dividend Of THREE
PER CENT go the Capital stock of the
payable close Of business December 8lsr, 1905.
stockholders q record or December 24h 1905 Trans
xiii be closed 5 p. II. December 24fn.
1905 and reopened q 10 A n January 2nd.
Checks VII be mailed December S1st. 1905
ANnRFM y. MARA SecretarY
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
sFx dividend.

dividend
1ondon 202l4 per cent; open market discount rate
for short bills 2ss per cent; long bills 2is9914 per
cep+. Berlin discount rate. 9ls per cent faIls os
-o,,.+ rate 1-16 per cent; Paris exchange on
Tondon 25 francs "A centimes. Berlin exchange on
london 20 marks ASH pfennigs- Bar goid 'ts S7tu-
49, T-oD+,IC,>- cECyIrRTTIES consOls for
money sS ills per cent: for the account, sS 1918
TrarCb rentes q6 francs 90 Centimes, ex dividend
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
TttF CHrcAGo 4 ALTON RAIFRO.D 90.

New York December h. 1905
Z dividend - $500 per the Cumulative
Pror Lien and Participants stock and 50 oo per share
On Preferred stock Of This Company this DAY
declared. payable January 18th 1909 holders
q record Of business De~er-
be~ 8 1905 The stock transfer books Viii be
doses Ta- nc ravront ~ these dividends.
T-re-lls Tor tie al cfgiaeH6s viii he mailed
a Tree