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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-07
REPORTS ENGINEERS BUSY

Mr.. Rollins of Wabuska reports that
for several weeks past Wabuska has
been the scene of considerable activity.
Nevada Copper Belt Railroad engineers
are surveying from various different
points both east and west of
Wabuska endeavoring to ascertain the
most feasible route AS passed the
ranch of Harry Warren on THU sday
transits and flags dotted the country
east as far as | could see. was told by
the engineer in charge that the work of
grading would commence almost im-
mediately after completion of surveys.
superintendent l.. W. Ross of the
Butte Yerington left Tuesday for Plumas
county CAL, for a few weeks vacation.
d. c. Beach is in FROM his copper
property east of Yerington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
FEWER WHITE
HOUSE GUESTS;
MORE TO EAT
Reforms Planned by Mrs. Taft for
Coming Social Season at the
Executive Mansion.

. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE
seasons social program at the
white house, now practically CON-
plete, shows decided innovations
which reflect the personal tastes of
Mrs. Taft. Although still feeling
the effects of the nervous break
down of the summer, Mrs. Taft is
experimenting. all the arrange
ments.
Striking innovations will be the
fewer number of those invited and
the serving Of refreshments, which
during the past 20 years has been
practically obsolete at the white
house. The decreased invitation
list is due to Mrs. Taft's desire to
make the white house receptions
more significant, more distinctive
and more of a personal honor. The
reform will be effected by limiting
the number of receptions to which
persons may be invited, rather
than by eliminating any one. Only
a few persons In official life will be
hidden to more than one of the
state receptions. and in unofficial
society, few II any will be asked
oftener than once. In former adj
ministrations many persons OBJ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
KEPT so CENTS
Is YEARS BEFORE
GIVING IT BACK

TOLEDO, Dec. 17.-Thirty cents
has been added to the conscience
fund Of the Wabash railroad when
p. E. Dumbaugh, local passenger
agent, received from an unknown
person at Napoleon, O., a letter
which read: :.
Enclosed find 80 cents for rail.
road fare for 10 miles at 3 cents a
mile. The railroad ticket wasn't
taken up and was used q second
time, more than Is years ago."
Even though the free ride was
evidently due to the conductors
oversight, the writer had become
too conscientious to take advantage
of the present legal rate of 2 cents
a mile. Mr.. Dumbaugh placed the
80 cents along with 81 recently
sent by q man to compensate the
railroad for railway time tables
taken from advertising racks in the
railway stations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

tel of Yerba Buena (San Francis
COZ in the days of 40, occupied an
imposing site just overlooking
Portsmouth square, and took an
important part, with it's proprietors,
in the making Of the history of the
early days in the, Golden West.
Men of millions. who gathered
their fortunes from California and
Nevada. among them Mackay, Fair,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
ENTREES.


Curried Sausage, a ME, $1.00;
Beef, stewed with Onions, $1.25;
Tenderloin Lamb, Green Peas,
SIPS; Venison, Port Wine Sauce,
$3.50; Stewed Kidney, Sauce de
Champagne, $1.25.
GAME.
Curley. roast or boiled. to order,
$500.
VEGETABLES.
Sweet Potatoes, baked, Soc; Irish
Potatoes, boiled, soc; Irish Pota-
toes, mashed, soc; Cabbage, SOC;
Squash. soc. 49,
JG OF A WARD HOUSE BILL OF
OF THE SAME BILL OF FARE
Flood, O'Brien, Sharon, Stanford,
Huntington and the Hopkins, were
among it's guests and many a for,
tune was made and wrecked by
schemes mapped out in the great
hotel barroom or the wealthy gam
bling halls run in connection with
the house.
AS far as known all of the part
ners in the institution have passed
away. and the site of the building,
which was one OF the city's land
marks up to the time of the earth
quake and fire of 1906, is now
marked by a magnificent Chinese
bazaar
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

! LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 1.-THE
executive committee Of the Model
License league today selected St.
Louis as the place for holding the
third annual convention Of the or
ganization. February 16, II and IS
are the dates tentatively selected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
THURSDAY, DEcEsaHER "a. ls4e.

L SOUP.
4 Ok Tailysl.oo.
il ~..1. FISH.
Baked Trout, White and Anchovy
Sauce, $1.5O.
8 Beef, $500; Lamb, stuffed, $1.O0;
Mutton, stuffed, $1.O0; Pork, Apple
Sauce, SLIPS.
fN BOILED.
N Leg off, Mutton, Caper Sauce,
s$1.25; Corned Beef and Cabbage,
t1.25; Ham, $1.0O.
~ @q4.4ssss EXTRAS.
Z Fresh California Eggs, each 81. 90.
Il PHOTOGRAPH OF THE HEAD
E FARE IN 1849, AND THE TEX
Ing hostelry in the pioneer days:
known from ocean to ocean for its
gorgeous fare.
rs Imagine shining-toothed color
sed waiter putting bill of fare in
front of you at the dinner hour
carrying the array of prices set
tforth in, the accompanying menu
and you with lone quarter eagle
In your pocket-wouldn' 1t make
your ribs back up toward your
spinal column?
= Today students of the cost of liv,
ging point out that foodstuff will
soon reach such figure that only
the millionaire can afford anything
but the conmonest kind of cereals,
Suppose these men of mathematics
should figure from basis of prices
ON this Ward House bill of fare,
which sets forth that bowl of SIM
Fple oxtail soup could only be en-
jOyed by the man whose pocket
book was 81 strong; that ordinary
roast beef would swell the check 81
more; that an entree would in
crease the bill from S1.25 TO $3.50;
that he could not look upon q Bit
of game short Of Sc; that the
cheapest vegetable dish, even the
despised potato, would mean an out
lay of so cents: that an appetite
for dessert could only be satisfied
by the man VIII ocould slip in an
extra So; that glass of claret to
wash ii all down would mean u
sscrisp 50 bill on top Of all this. and
stbat it cost 81 in good money to
EVEN LOOK AT A FRESH CALI
FORNlA EGG--where do you sup
posc they'd get to?
a The Ward Hotel, the leading ho-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
WORRIED ABOUT THE PRICE
OF THAT CHRISTMAS
a 81 TURKEY?
sheersUp! Look at What It Would Have Cost You for
Eats Had You Been in Frisco "In
i. the DAYS Of 49,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.-Oh,
you klocker! Oh. you student of
tha,u stariff schedule, ancient and
ms tsn.
Imagine yourself buying your
Christmas dinner in San Francisco
Sin the days of old, in the days of
gold, in the days Of 40"
(. Imagine taking seat at the
Ward House, San Francisco's lead
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

tanned invitations to all four re
ceptiOns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23

,s,. Your '. rent will go up as a result of
 So that the proposition does come home to me very direct. even though I have not the honor of being a direct taxpayer. and I therefore ask the exploiting the proposed league of tax payers. why will you deny me ad- mfssfong
 I ask also this question. Can you afford to deny me or any other law abiding citizen of Bridgeport admis- sion? Are not our interests in good government oonmon2 Can you in any a restricted code Of organization and thereby at ,he outset discount your possible and probable influence for real good in the town2"
 Why any discrimination? You ask It is a crime to be a taxpayer in the city of Bridgeport in view of the seeming opposition to your plans. and I answer. No. 1t is not a crime Then ask of you the same question turned about. Is it a crime to be only an indirect N(rent) tax paying citizen z You answer. promptly. No. it is not a crime to be a rent-payer.'- Then. tell me. I pray thee. wherefore erect any such as proposed by restricting mem bership to direct tax-payinE citizens solely7 Why not place the movement. praiseworthy in inception as it is and capable of vast good. upon a thorough ly broad and deep basis at the outset sink It's foundations to the bedrock of true democracy and Americanism. and gue. but a CITIZENS LEAGUE?'"
 Yours for observance of true Ameri- can principles.
 HARRY FRANKLIN PORTER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23
MARTYRDOM RECALLED BY EMMETS
Large Meeting Last Evening EIicits
 Many Speeches.

The memciy of the Manchester Mar tyre, Allen. Larkin and O'BIien. was commemorated at a meeting of the Emmet Club in Staples building. last evening. The meeting was attended by an unusually large number. Pres ident F. J. Carroll presided. Many timely speeches were made, and in con- nection with these the Emmet Club. following it's custom. went on record as opposed to the policies of T. P. OCornor, the latest representative of the United Irish League to visit this country This action Is to call atten- tion to the policies of the Clan Ma League. the former favoring moral suasion and the latter a certain meas ure of physical force in the further ance of the cause of Irish liberty.
 Among the speakers were John T. King. Judge Thomas c. Coughlin, James Carroll. Frederick c. Mullins. J. D. Toomey. Sr.. John J. Frederick. James Connery. John J. Mccarthy. R. J. Riley: Thomas Spears. James wha- ley. William Clifford T. R. McMahon. former Alderman Thomas O'Brien. Alderman John NJ. McNurray, Ernest r. Leonard. Jame F. Feeley. Charles J. Byrne. Thomas F. O'Brien of the Union Typewriter Co, Attorney Will liam A. Redden. pr. J. H. Callahan. Thomas F. Barry. James Whaley. Col. T. J. Murphy. Michael J. Maloney. William B. Luddy. M- F. Greene who came only recently from Ireland and explained present conditions.
 Patriotic songs were rendered by William R. Hogan, John O'Neil. Cap tain James Carten and William B. Luddy-
 vote of thanks for the success ofi the event It comprised F. T. Carroll. Col T. J. Murphy. William Clifford. Thomas SDears and John I. ONeiii.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23

orally admitted to be true that the property-holding element in any com munity. committed as 1t Is to the hard cold lines of the present by the mad scramble for the dollar. not the future dollar but the immediate one. is nor ally certain. once cemented in a com pact organization. to constitute a re- sctory or ultra-conservative force. tending to oppose progress along deep and broad lines. This has been the tendency since the dawn of history tendency so long as property Is held in private
 There is only one way to antidote or check this inherent tendency-and this is to make no distinction. in the qualifications for mem bershiD between direct and indirect (renD tax paying The only legitimate restriction. in q land dedicated to the proposition. that 'all men are created free and equal and have certain inalienable rights among which are life. liberty. and pur- suit of happiness" is citizenship. And the test of citizenship is not property holding. although some -property-hold- CTS would secure themselves and their selfish rights by withholding the fran chise from all but the holding element in our commonwealth. But surely no true American. and most assuredly no Bridgeport American. would for an in stance countenance such a diametrfc un-Americanism-
 Therefore. let the proposed organiza- tion of citizens in behalf of good gov ernment. throw open It's doors to all corners. not only without respect to race or creed. party. sex. or social position. but also without respect to the method of contributing to the cost of running the common household. be 1t to. the city coffers direct as literal taxes. or indirectly through the kindly interpretation of the landlord as rent Call it rent or direct assessment. 1t is taxes just the same. and as a matter of fact the real burden always comes home to the rent payer in the shape of substantial increase in the rent charge to maintain to the owner. in spite of any and all increasement of the assessment. a steady rate of in- come on his holding. The rent payer. thus. is most Wtally interested. or should be If his heart were not pretty well taken out of him by the long struggle against odds to scrape a mean existence in all movements whose estensible aim and ultimate is better municipal government
 This hard. cold fact must come home to every rent-payer in the city of Bridgeport, that the proposed increase in the compensation to our valiant fire fighters supposing this to be the real bone of contention. will be made al- most immediately manifest to him in the shape of a further raise in the rent-charge. which is already very high. so that the bulk of the burden is bound to fall upon his already tired and aching shoulders.
 The writer happens to be one of the poor. dispised rent-payers in the city of Bridgeport Recently he took up this very question with his good land lord Said he tthe L-L-). in no hesi- tatinE tones:
 Yes. you and every other rent payer in the city Of Bridgeport will have to pay for this raise (meaning the Increase m me faremen's rscaie-)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23
SOME SUGGESTIONS
 APR0POS TAX LEAGUE
How About the Great Army of Rent Payers?
 What May be Accomplished. N

To the Editor of the Farmer. Sir:-
 Tonight the meeting called for the fax-payers. se-called. of the city of Bridgeport will be held at Warmers Hall
 Then itTIs expected to perfect an organization the ostensible purpose of which is stated as follows:
 CD To register formal protest against the increase of salary voted by the late Board of AIdermen: @ To make for increased efficiency in the city gove1-nfnent.
 (3) To back up the administration in all matters that make for the com
 tD To sscrutinize all legislation con- cerning the city and protest if un- favorable to the best interests of the
 Et eetera.
 The prime focal centre however. around which interest in the proposed league has gathered is ostensibly the Board of Aldermen. at their final ses- sion. on the very eve of election. pro- viding for a substantial increase in the firemen.s wage-scale- The outcry saddle an additional burden upon the people of Bridgeport to the extent of f220O0-
 Now, setting aside for the present the question as to the simple justice of the matter (and the writer believes that the hremen actually are entitled fp the rafse.) let us ask ourselves the question
 Could not the city of Bridgeport provide for it's schools. streets. sewers. in fact all of it's sorely needed inn prcvements while allowing the firemen their increase. and without increasing the tax-rate. if the burden of taxa tion were. properly apportioned. if the large interests were paying on their true valuation. instead of many of them only on a. third or a half2"
 Assume the answer to be. 'Yesr'
 Then why not make "EQUALlZA- TON OF TAXATION the cardinal principle of the proposed league? and strike at the root of the difficulty at once2 Let the proposed organization plank itself uDoh the bedrock by suscribing to these fundamental is- sues:
 O)c Tax Equalization
 gl Improvement of the Efficiency oi Public Service.
 @, A Progressive Plan of Civic Im- provement-
 (4) A Definite Committal of Action in the Interest of the Whole People against the persistent encroachment of the powerful vested interests in city and state. whose life-blood is public franchise. to the end that the peoples rights shall at all times predominate and these same .sinterests~ be com pelled to obey the law. and 1t will in- decd stand for something worth while
 Otherwise. if organized along the lines indicated by the formation thus far rendered the public.4 through the press. it's scope of action for good must be forever restricted. so that i'm stead of constituting an ail-animating force for the conserving of the best interests of ~all the people. it win speedily Iapse- once the public spirit nr&at Qr thR present enthusiasm dies down. info X reactorr influence
 Thin met win on reflection De zen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23

The governments success in secur- ing decision of the United States circuit court for the district of Mis- souri diseolvlng the Standard oil com pany and declaring it an Illegal cor poration is largely due to the efforts of Frank E. Kellogg of St. Paul. who Oil company was represented by a distinguished array of legal talent. headed by John G. Milburn of Buffalo and including David T. Watson of Pi9tsburg. Moritz Rosenthal of Chica 20 and John c. Johnson of Philadelphia. The oecree of dissolution takes. effect in thirty days unless suspended by an appeal to the supreme court of the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23
WOMAN
 WHALES ILLUMINATING GAS

Rockville. Nov. 22.-Despondent be- cause of poor health. Mrs. Otto Roess- Ter. wife of a local shoe merchant. committed suicide late Saturday night by inhaling Illuminating gas at her home in Union street. Mrs. Roessler was found sitting in a chair with one end of,a tube placed in her mouth. the other end attached to a. gas jet. She was forty years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23

Moss & Krieger's store will be open Wednesday evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11

the ,sehaparral areas, and also make q
place for reproduction of merchantabe
trees.
8 For the past two years the government
has been carrying ON permanent improve
ments in the national forests on an ex-
tensiye scale, and the construction of fire
lanes and trails mas been one of the
most important features of the work.
The task of clearing the ground and pro-
viding land for good forest trees is, how
ever, perhaps the most important benefit
expected to come out OF the expert
ment.
The proposed work Of the angora goats
may finally solve the ehaparral problem
which has been troublesome in the state
Of California for many years The bushy
chaparral growth chokes out seedlings OF
valuable commercial trees which may get
a start and when dry is one of the worst
kinds of fire risks. Often a small blaze
which starts in it gains such Roadway
in a few minutes as to travel hundreds
Of wards and lick into valuable stands
OF merchantable timber.
The protection to be afforded by the
goat built fire lanes, therefore, may at
last bring relief to the state, which in
the past has had its full share of timber
loss through destructive forest fires. At
the same time, large amount of chapar-
raj will be killed out to make room for
the growth of good trees that produce
lumber. If proven successful at thesend
of two years, the work will be carrier
to national forests in other sections,
where chaparral has choked out good
forest trees and created dangerous fire
risk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11

Is that the relations Of our two countries
may always remain Of the best"
The king was then escorted BY the
burgomaster through the principal seer
tions Of the town hall.
Ills majesty then proceeded to the
British embassy, where the ambassador,
Sir William Is. Goschen, gave a luncheon
in his honor. Previous TO this repast
the king received deputation from the
British ebony In Berlin TO present him
with an address. In reply his majesty
made an important speech, which he
read from O manuscript,
He said among other things.
"The hearty and enthusiastic welcome
which the queen and / have met with
in Berlin win surely find grateful echo
amongst my people on the other shore
Of the North sea and IL will promote
consolidation Of the frienly feelings be.
tween them and the German people for
whose culture and progress in the realms
OF art and music We all have sincere
and warm admiration. You who reside
in this fine capital can do much to con-
vince the Germans Of the sincerity of
our friendship toward them.'
Her majesty the queen also was pres.
emit at the luncheon and the guests in
cluded Chancellor won Buelow and his
wife. Foreign Secretary von Schoen and
all the foreign ambassadors in Berlin
were present, including David Jayne
Hill, the American ambassador, and Mrs.
Hill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11

Ing and handed down his bride, and to-
gether they ran over half dozen
roofs, vainly trying to find an open
scuttle, till they reached the seventh
house away
Now, there had been frequent rob-
berries OF late in that part Of the city,
and people were on the lookout for
thieves. Hearing footsteps on his
roof, an occupant Of one ofSthe houses
the couple passed over telephoned for
the police, and in iass=than thrseaain-
utes a patrol wagon full OF cops drove
up to the front door In question.
Being Informed that robbers were on
the roof who would doubtless seek
an egTess through one Of the houses,
the block was surrounded. A police
man went into each of the houses and
upstairs to receive the thieves when
they should come through the scuttle.
The consequence was that when the
welded pair stepped down on to the
top floor Of the house they entered, in,
tending to explain matters to the oc-
cupants and then secure their indul-
gence and cooperation, they walked
into the arms of policeman.
A policeman is d matter Of fact In
dividual, utterly devoid OF humor.
sympathy or any of the attributes re-
quired on this occasion. Pickering ex-
plained He told the cop what fine
joke they were playing-all TO no
purpose. They were Informed that
they could tel their story to the SER
geant at the desk at the station. There
was but one alternative-to request to
be taken back to the house from which
they had escaped Pickering suggest
ed this course to hfs bride.
'What! Go back there to be laughed
att Neverg'
wen have to pass our bridal night
in a celi.s il7 s313a' ~
I'll pass 1t in q fiery furnace rather
than f.ice that crowd fn charge of d
policeman" 3M ts'i1A e M
The terror Of IT was Iii riding to the
station in the open patrol wagon.
They got there without being reeog-
nized Pickering told his story to the
sergeant and was informed that he
must not only be identified as re-
spectacle person, but prove that he
had just been married. The bride
kept her pluck till they were about to
be marched to separate cells, then
gave in.
Fortunately an inspector came into
the Office at this time, and he agreed
that II Pickering would bring single
witness from the house where the
wedding party was assembled to cor
roborate bis story he would let the
pair go. Pickering telephoned for his
wife's father, who slipped away to
the station, and in five minutes after
his arrival the now really happy pair
were driving like mad for train.
HEL0ISE AMES.