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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
STEVENSON QUITS BUSINESS
Former Vice President to Devote Time
to College Work.

Bloomington, H., March 2.-That
Adlai E. Stevenson, former vice pres
ident of the United States and contest
ant for the Office of chief executive Of
Illinois against Governor Deneen in
law and coal mining to devote his ac-
tivities to educational work became
known yesterday. His friends learned
that General Stevenson's present SER
ious illness is due to overwork in con-
nection with establishment of the
LaSalle extension university.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
FRESHMEN WIN
LONG FIGHT FOR
AN S-H0UR DAY

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2.-The uu-
ion men win and the employers lose
in the long fought case of the Typothe-
tae Of America against the Inter-
national Printing Pressmen's union,
according to a decision rendered this
afternoon by the United States circuit
court of appeals. The decision estab-
fishes the 8 hour day for work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
Post in FOREIGN Service.

Washington, March 2.-John Callan
O'Laughlin, who retires from the po-
sition of first assistant secretary OF
state March 4. has been offered the
post of minister to Argentina, but has
declined it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
ANOTHER MARK TO
THE MAURITANIA
Speedy Liner Crosses Atlantic East
ward in q Days, 20 Hours and
Minutes.

Queenstown, March 2.-The steamer
passed Daunt's rock at
s:47 a. m. today, establishing a new
record for the east bound passage
from New York of 4 days, 20 hours. 2
minutes. Its average speed was 1928
miles per hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02

against the group Of inspectors which
is said to have been in control of the
school affairs here for some time was
responsible for the heavy vote. Sew
eral election clerks reported they took
care of babies while the mothers were
exercising their suffrage in the booths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
Fixes Basis of Action.

Judge Anderson today formally sus-
tanned the motion of@the defense that
the government proceed to trial on the
theory that there were SO alleged Of
fenses. That is, that each settlement
on which an alleged rebate was paid
constitutes a separate offense Under
the ruling it will be impossible to fine
the company more than $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
ORDERS
ROAD TO SELL
TROLLEY LINES

Boston, March BY decision of
the state supreme court today the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company is ordered to dis
pose of its trolley holdings In Mass
aehusetts by July next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
NAMES DISEASE COMMISSION
Governor Appoints Nine to Study Con
ditions in Factories and Stores.

Springfield, H.. March 2.-Before
his departure for Washington yester-
day the governor announced the ap-
pointment of the occupational disease
commission authorized by the last gen
erai assembly to investigate conditions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
Same in Wisconsin.

Madison, Wis, March 2.-The 21st
ballot of the wisconsin legislature for
senator in joint convention showed
the absence of a quorum. Stephenson
received GO votes, scattering five.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
Founder Of School Dead.

Decatur, ILL.,, March flames Milli-
kin, banker and philanthropist, is dead
at Orlando, Fla, aged SO. He founded
the James Millikin university.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
oil Vice President Dead.

New York, March 2.-W. H. Tilford.
one of the vice presidents of the
Standard Oil company, died at his
home here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE SIGN REPORT

earn, directing the prosecution, offer
ed to turn over the witness if the de-
fense would agree to pay the expenses,
which proposition was accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02
Yesterday in Congress

Fashington, March 2-Following is a
summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-02

friends, and well wishers who came to
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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
GOOD RESULTS AT
ROSE CREEK

A. Zedler, who has oeen operating his
claims at Rose Creek for the past
few weeks, returned to town for day
or two this week, bringing with him
some fine samples of rock taken from
depth of 25 feet. The ore is an exact
counterpart of the white quartz taken
from the famous "'Black Hole'' at
Chafey, and assays $3.50 in gold ana
IA ounces in silver. AS values have
shown constant and uniform improve
ment with depth, it is expected that at
so feet, $40 rock will be encountered
which will pay to ship.
The property is finely situated in this
respect being but two and half mil ~
from the railroad, with DOWN. hill
pull.
There has already been erected
blacksmith shop, and within the next
few weeks it is the intention to build
a bunkhouse and other buildings neces-
sary to the mines proper development.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
P. TRACKLAYINC
DFLAYEO

Tracklaying on the Western Pacific
will not be commenced at this point on
the Goth, as had been intended, owing
to a lack of material.
The new Southern Pacific freight rate
should have been effective on the 10Th
instant, but under the interstate com
merce law it must first be published,
and so far this has not been done.
The date of commencing operations
will depend entirely upon the time the
new rate goes into effect, but for the
reason stated this is somewhat preb-
lematical.
There is apparently no scarcity of la
Dor, as the Western Pacific offices are
daily visited by large numbers of men
anxious to secure jobs.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
HORSES SHIPPED.

Four ears of horses were shipped
over the Southern Pacific railroau on
March 16, 1909, from Lovelock to San
Francisco by Abel L. Staunton in cars
numbered S. P. 1862, S. P. 1854, NJ
l.. T. 14,322, c. P. 76,969. Number of
horses 90.
Two horses branded reverse G, left
shoulder.
Six horses branded VI connected
left stifie.
one horse branded X, left shoulder
Thirty five horses branded quarter
circle dot, left stife.
Two horses branded p. Bench, left
stifle.
Three horses branded pot hook, right
shoulder.
One horse branded double anchor,
left stife.
Four horses branded quarter circle
dot and key brand, left stifie.
Three horses branded double quarter
circle dot, left stife.
One horse branded bull head, left
stifie.
Two horses branded key brand, left
stife.
Two horses branded connected, left
stitie.
Fifteen horses branded Sd connected
leftstife.
One horse branded arrow head, left
stife.
Ten horses branded double cross
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

gold watch and chain. Small also
told Of the pleasure he felt in the re-
ceiving of the gifts and returned to
his seat, while Speaker Giffen at once
resumed the main position.
Each of the lady attaches was pre-
sented with a box of candy and a
souvenir spoon having engraved on
the bowl a view of the capitol.
Resolutions of thanks to the chief
clerk, the attaches, the state officers
and especially State Printer McCarty
were read and ordered placed on the
minutes. Resolutions were presented
to Assemblymen Mcnamara and Hunt
er by the union men of the house and
then the house was turned over to the
third house and A. B. Gray was called
to the chair to preside as speaker,
which he did in a most humorous way.
The governor, attorney general, the
warden of the prison, Misses Merrick
and Stewart, Mrs. Finch and many 9th
ers were arrested by the sergeant at
arms and brought before the bar of the
house to answer to many charges.
Songs were sung by Assemblyman
Lnsford, Senator Reymers and Miss
Stewart and at the closing hour the
entire house arose and sang "Auld
Lang Syne.'
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
HIT OF THE SEASON
LAST EVENING

"Babes in Toyland," the musical
extravaganza given at the Nixon opera
house last evening, was, in the estima-
tion of the large and critical audience,
opening of the theater has there been
seen so large, fashionable and enthusi-
astic a gathering, and from start to
finish the entertainment was not only
clean and wholesome but so absolutely
funny that sore sides, superinduced by
excessive laughter, will doubtless be
the order of the day in Winnemucca for
some time. Everybody and his wife
was there, and those who, from mis-
taken economy, remained at home or
elsewhere, missed the treat of life
time. "Beg, borrow or steal' should
have been the motto, and the good peo-
pie of the city certainly owe Theatri-
cal Manager Rose debt of gratitude
which can never be paid.
The localisms were numerous, and
tnt VI Oul Oli MIX, SOi-
onel Frank c. Robins, with the Stand
ard Oil Magnate, John ID. Rockefeller,
brought down "a house, almost in Sec
tions. The Colonel bore his blushing
honors with a good natured gravity
well fitting the occasion.
To specify would be an interminable
undertaking.
A notable feature of the evening was
the perfect order maintained by the
large and appreciative audience.
There were a number of out-of-town
people in attendance. Among those
noticed from Golconda were Mesdames
George Brady and R. B. Stewart, Miss
Genevieve Lying, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. s. G.. Monlin,
Messrs. Higgins, J. Ferguson and G.
Welshons.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
TAKES DESPERATE
LEAP FROM TRAIN

Tuesday afternoon, as train No. 10
was nearing the G. s. ranch, IL miles
east of Winnemucca, passengers look
ing out the windows were Mortified At
seeing a man rolling in the ditch. A
brakeman was Immediately notified,
who in turn informed the conductor,
but by that time the train was so far
beyond the point of the accident that
it was not thought advisable to stop.
At Golconda, the next station, the
agent was notified of the occurrence,
and man was sent out to investigate.
During the evening the party was
brought in to the Hot Springs hotel by
+. j. Button, manager Of the G. s.
ranch, and placed in charge of DIR.
Schaffner. It was then learned that
his name was J. M. Shirley, until re-
.ently land agent for the Southern Pa
cifc at Fresno, California.
As near as can be ascertained, Shir-
ley opened the vestibule and leaped
from the train, probably with suicidal
intent, but as it was running at very
low speed, he was only scratched and
bruised
The man was evidently suffering
from temporary insanity, the effects of
acute melancholia. To representative
of the Silver State News, who called
at the Hot Springs hotel yesterday
with view of obtaining an interview
with the patient, DR.. Schaffner stated
that he was delirious at times and that
It would not be advisable to disturb
him.
Shirley, who is a Mason, was looked
after by local members of the order,
who telegraphed to his friends at Ere
mont, Nebraska, and last evening a
wire was received from Ogden,
Utah, stating that man was on the
way to take him in charge.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
HAS DECLARED FOR
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Especial to Silver State News


NEW YORK, March 2O-Discussing
the world movement toward woman IS
suffrage, Mrs. Clarence Mackay, social
leader, clubwoman, and wife of one of
America IS richest men, takes uE the
cudgels for her less fortunate sisters
in the following characteristic manner:
1T is pathetic she declares, ''tc
think that there should be any division
of feeling between the women who
have leisure and the women who have
none.
"Here they are, divided, as il were,
by great sheet of crystal. The are
near together, and yet they are so sep
arated that, while those on the one
cannot hear them, or speak to them, or
rightly understand them."
Mrs. Mackay, VIII, is president of she
Equal Franchise Society, is the most
prominent woman in America to es-
pouse the cause Of women IS suffrage,
an in the April number of a local
magazine she discusses freely her rea-
sons for actively taking the field for
equal enfranchisement.
why Mrs. Mackay declares, "to
my mind the real Importance of giving
women votes would be found in this
that multitude of practical questions
now left unheeded would be taken up
and solved.
We must see our opportunity. There
are filthy streets and frghtful tene-
ments to be made clean and wholesome
There are schools which educate the
children of the women of today, and
these need constant care. There is the
injustice and the oppression suffered by
these women who have to make living
for themselves.
1t is such mistake to fancy that
women who have leisure and money are
Indifferent and frivolous. Nothing in
the world could be less true.''
Mrs. Mackay not only defends the
women of the "400,' but points out
many ways in which women of all
classes can work toward civic better
rsent through the agency of the ballot
lox.
Heing leader in the most exclusive
social circles of America, Mrs. Mac
.y's attitude has attracted wide
read attention. She first startled her
slerds by standing for election and de-
7 ating her opponent some years ago
the school board elections at Roslyn,
& Island, where the Mackay coun-
= home is located. Since that time
il political matters.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
CLOSES WITH PRESENTS
and FLUENT ORATORY
Twenty-FOurth Session Of Nevada Legislature
With Evidences Of Good Feeling

The Gath session of the Nevada
legislature came to an end Thursday
night.
Several local bills were passed, the
most important being the reapportion-
ment act, which gives Humboldt coun-
ty five instead of three members Of the
assembly, and law authorizing Win
nemucca 20 issue bonds for a sewer
system. Other bills increased the sal
ary of the district attorney, and estab-
lished two county high schools, one at
Winnemucca and the other at Lovelock.
The closing hours were replete with
the usual gift making, fowery oratory
and the third house. Assemblyman
Dodge, of Wnshoe, on behalf of the
members of the session, presented
Speaker Giffen with a gold fountain
pen, a gold headed cane and naagnifi-
cent carving set and in a well chosen
speech thanked the speaker for the
able manner in which he had presided
during the session.
Speaker Giffen thanked the members
for their kindness and then vacated
his seat to Speaker Pro TEN, Small,
who was presented on behalf of the
members by Assemblyman Folsom, of
Washoe, with a gold-headed cane and
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
COMMUNICATES IN
NEVADA

Especial to the Silver State News.)
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 20.-The Off
cial Protestant Episcopal directory just
ISSUED gives the following statistics on
number of communicates in churches
mentioned:
Austin st. Georges 26; Carson, St.
Peters 1872; Elko, st faul's 81; Ely,
St. Bartholomew so; Eureka, st.
James SO; Fallon, Trinity "a; Gold
field, st. Johns 1873; Reno, Trinity
%; Tonopah, st. Mark so; Virginia
City, st. Paul's 100; Winnemucca, St.
Mary's l6.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
COMMISSIONER STOkER SELLS
VALUABLE MINING PROPERTY

Otis johnson, the well-known Seven
Troughs mining operator, was in town
yesterday. During the day Mr.. john
son filed for record deed from Com
missioner Hi Stoker, transferring to
himself half interest in the celebrat-
ed Mammoth group of claims, thus
securing complete control of the prop
erty.
Mr.. johnson has just returned from
a three months visit to the coast, and
will at once begin active operations on
the Mammoth and other Seven Troughs
properties.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
EXPLAINS STORM
OF MARCH a
Washington, d. G. March IS, 1909.


1t is not usual to answer criticisms
of the forecast of the weather bureau,
but the hundreds Of press clippings that
have been received since March 4 con-
tanning adverse criticisms of the
bureau seem to call for this statement
from me.
Forecasts of the weather bureau are
before the public every day in the yea1.
In the past about one prediction out Of
each ten failed to be verified, and it
may be expected that the same ratio
of failure will be maintained until
meteorology can be made, what it Is
not now, an exact science.
In the case of the storm that visit
ed Washington on the 4th of March
last, the fact is that the disturbance
began here on the morning of the Sd,
and was accurately forecast the day be-
fore. The bureau anticipated that the
storm center would pass over the mid
die Atlantic states during the night
of the Sd, and that northwest winds
and falling temperatures would leave
clear day for the 4th. The center
passed precisely as forecast, the wind
shifted and the temperature fell, but
instead Of the northwest wind clearing
the sky as it does in nearly all cases,
precipitation in the form of snow oc-
CURED and continued for twelve hours
after the storm center had passed east
ward. No forecaster could foresee this.
Were we to forecast fall of snow at
ter the passage of storm centers that
move from the northwest, we would
have hundreds of failures charged
against us, instead of an occasional
one, for it is rare that snow falls in
the middle Atlantic states except with
the approach of storm from the south
west, which causes northeast winds,
and it is extremely rare that any storm
in this region that begins with rain
ends with snow of any considerable
amount. On the contrary, many storms
that begin as snow end as rain.
/ The forecast in question was made
by one of the most experienced FORE
casters of the bureau and was concur
red in by all of the forecasters who
were conversant with the conditions,
and the same forecast would be made
today if similar conditions existed.
The forecasters of the United States
weather bureau are equals, if not the
superiors, of any others in the world,
and their predictions of frosts, cold
waves, floods, and marine storms, al
though subject to error in the proper
tion of about one to ten, are Of such
value to the industries of the nation
that if one of the newspapers that now
so freely criticise because two unveri-
fed forecasts for the District Of Co.
lumbia have fallen on Inauguration day
were to omit from its pages the daily
predictions of the weather its readers
would compel it to restore them. and
If the department. or congress were to
close station of the bureau in any
part of the United States the property
interests would demand is restoration.
This would not be the case if the hys-
terical abuse that is now being indulg-
ed in was justified.
WILLIS l.. MOORE,
Chief U. 8. Weather Bureau.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

G. w. Grayson, the Beowawe stock
man, is in town today.
DO YOU WANT TO GO TO COL
LEGEf If so we can help you. We
haev already put hundreds through col
lege by means Of our plan.. Write to-
day for full information regarding our
offer of free scholarship in any school
or college. Address, Robert J. Sher
lock. 2o-31 East ED Street, New York
City.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS AT
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STATIC

Since Tuesday the following caroad
consignments have been received at the
Southern Pacific station:
A carload of ties for the Western
Pacific.
A carload of beer for johnson &
Becker.
A carload of lumber for E. Reinhart
Il Co.
A carload of coal for Frank Muller.
A carload of beer Tor John Diehl.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
TAKEN SUDDENLY Ill
IN TILE COURT HOUSE

Yesterday, while in the recorders
office on business, w. L. Wilkeson was
taken suddenly i'll and lost conscious
ness. He was assisted to his home at
the Shone house, when DR.. Mangan
was summoned. Today Mr.. Wilkinson
is resting well and expects to be out
again in day or two.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
EPISCOPAL SERVICES TO BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW

Rev. A. l.. Hazzlett of emo will hold
the following services in the Episco.
pal church Sunday, March 21. Sunday
morning at IL o'clock, holy communion
and sermon. Sunday school and con-
firmation class at 8 p. m. Evening SER
vice at 1880 p. m.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
DEATH OF DAUGHTER OF
MIR. AND MRS. HOLLOWAY

Yesterday morning, at 10 o o'clock, oc-
CURED the death of the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holloway.
The funeral is being held this after
noon from the residence Of Mrs.
Choate, Mrs. Holloway's mother.
Eulie, the young daughter who has
been seriously i'll, is now convalescent.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
RETURNSR FROM VISIT
TO SAN FRANCISCO

G. E. Foyle, day foreman at the
Southern Pacific roundhouse, returned
his morning from short visit to San
4 rancisco and coast points.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

left stifle.
Three horses branded 81 connected,
left stife
One horse branded diamnod, left
shoulder and VS. connected, left stife
One horse not branded.
Inspected by S. g. Lamb, per Wolf.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
WESTERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS RE
TURN TO THE CITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Bogue and C. p.
Jones, Western Pacific officials, who
had been in town for several days, re-
turned to San Francisco on No. last
evening.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
TO BE ENACTED BY
JUNE FIRST
BY Sheldon s. Cline.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Presi
dent Taft, backed by the newspapers
and business interest of the country,
has finally got congress aroused to
the necessity of early completion of
tariff legislation. June l is the goal
toward which both the senate and
house have resolved to work, and no
member of either body has yet indicat
ed disposition to unduly delay the
progress of the bill.
Much interest has been aroused by
the suggestion of Senator Scott of Wset
Virginia that the senate begin discus
sion of the tariff simultaneously with
the house. The constitution requires
that tariff legislation shall originate in
the house and the practice has been for
the senate to sit back with folded
hands until the house has passed the
bill and it has been considered by and
reported out OF the senate finance CON-
mittee, anywhere from month to two
months idleness. Senator Scott has
pointed out that there is no constitu-
tional reason why some senator should
not introduce a resolution bearing on
the tariff, and that senators who had
set tariff speeches to make could de-
liver them to this resolution. Most any
kind of resolution touching almost
any phase of the science of revenue
tariffs would do to hang the speeches
on. The same plan could be worked in
the house, members with set tariff
speeches which they feel they must get
out of their systems holding off until
the bill has been sent to the senate an |
then delivering them to some resolu-
tion which would be introduced for
that specific purpose.
There is no doubt that a great deal
of time could be saved in this way and
the senate and house leaders aree Civ
ing serious consideration to the idea.
If the bill is ready for President Taft :
signature by the lst of June all rec
ords will have been broken in the pas
sage of general tariff measure
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

Nearly every county in the states of
Washington, California and Oregon
will have individual representation at
the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

There always has been criticism Of
the manner in which inaugural paradeT
are managed. At the recent inaugura'
for instance, militia regiments am
civic organizations, unused to expos
ure, were required despite the blizzarc
to form in side streets hours before
the parade ID to start, and much sick
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

More than one hundred national and
fraternal societies will hold their an
nual sessions and meetings at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.