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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31
Jail Break at Ely

Curley White, a hold-up man of
Riepetown, Frank Valenzuela and
Jose Zamora, two Mexicans held for
robbing section house at Copper Flat,
escaped from the Ely Jail about one
o'clock Saturday morning by saving
through the bars and steel grating that
covered their cell in the second story of
the Jail. Their escape was not known
until q deputy sheriff entered the Jail
the next morning to unlock the tanks.
Sheriff Butler was notified at once
and aposse was soon on the trail of
the escapes. Valanzuela was found in a
sealed box car at Smelterville and Ia
mora was caught near Steptoe station.
White and w. E. Doniels, who had
Struggled the saws and other tools into
the jail, were found camped in the
sagebrush about three miles from the
railroad track. They had water and
provisions enough with them to last for
several days. All the men were behind
the bars before nightfall Saturday.
Saturday evening they were arraigned
in the justice court for Jail breaking
and White and Daniels plead guilty.
One of the Mexicans plead not guilty
and the other asked for more time to
plead.
The White Pine News says that
Daniels. the man who struggled the
tools into the Jail, was tried in Ely last
winter on the charge af passing worth
less checks and acquitted. Since then
he had been employed as stenographer
He is considered the worst criminal of
the bunch.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31

The readers of this paper will Id
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all it's stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constJtu.
ton and assisting nature i'm doing
It's work. The proprietors have SO
much faith in it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address f. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31
Problem In Arithmetic

New Teacher will now test you on
arithmetic. Maggie Wilkins, if were
to divide three bannas among seventeen
boys, what would be the result2"
"a riot" said Maggie, speaking up
like drum major.
Possibly" said the teacker, but
that is not what mean. Tommy, you
may take the question. Three bananas
among three boys, that would be one
banana for each boy. Now three ba-
nanas among seventeen boys would be
what?"
"Three bananas, nim," answered
Tommy.
II know, but three into seventeen is
-" said the teacher.
"Three bananas would go into seven
teen boys once and none over" said
Tommy confidently.
It was then that the new teacher re-
signed. -Harper's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31

Nevada has given sufficient evidence
of the real gold cure" to convince ev.
cry conservative Fastener that she will
not again whoop things up and be 9TH
erwise- in the eastern estimation
naughty. And her complexion. too. is
taking on quite copper hue, which
should make her worth flirting with
again by former ardent admirers for
her riches. Miss New Nevada is all
right and her old mother went some in
her day.-Denver Mining Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31
Pa.ronize Those Who Patronlze You

The following from the Tonopah
Bonanza is worth considering if you
have been planning to send away for
your printing:
"A new mining Incorporation in this
section has. inst recently had printed a
glowing prospectus of its mining hold
ings. The secretary came to the
Bonanza Office yesterday with one of its
Talks to the Investor and asked for
favorable mention. We asked the
secretary where the printing was done
and he replied in Salt Lake job Of
flee. He was advised to procure them
to do.his boosting in the print line"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31
STRAYED

From q pasture in Elko on or about
March Is, 1909, two gray geldings;
weight about 100 pounds; both branded
w on left shoulder, one has "pick s" on
right thigh. Suitable reward will be
paid to any one returning these horses
or Offering information leading to their
recovery.
G. E. ANDERSON,
Elko. Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31

Mrs. Roach has opened the Club
Lodging House in the Dotta building,
over the Free Press office, The rooms
are all newly furnished and everything
is frst-class and hoine-like. Rooms
rented by the day. week or month. The
patronage of the public is solicited.
Prices reasonable.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31
MIX! Milk

From May 1, 1909, / will furnish
milk as follows One quart per day for
one month, $3.50; gallon per day for
one month, $3.50; one gallon per day
for one month, $3.50; from five gallons
up per day 20 ceuts Il gallon.
EUGENE L. CIPRIANI.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31
Warning

All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt or fish on my ranch under penalty
Of prosecution to the full extent of the
law.
William Hunter.
Elko, Nevada, August, 30. 1909.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
FAMOUS WOlIN|ST'
R[FUS[STO ASSIST
Signor Antonio de Grassi Or
tended by Wording OF Musi-
Gale Invitations


BERKELEY, May 1s.-'1t is mis-
understanding. says Miss Clara Freu-
Ter.
"It is impertinence." snaps signor
Antonio de Grassi.
TT is deuce of mess" moans the
orpheus trio of Vallejo
And this because Miss FreuIer sent
out invitations for musicale at her
home May which, though announcing
the introduction into broader musical
circles of the Orpheus trio of Vallejo,
Incidentally mentioned that signor de
Grassi the famous yiolinist, would
assist
Assist whom? The orpheus trio of
Vallejo? The great Signor Antonio de
Grassi. who has played before kings
and received the commentator of
queens, to assist at the introduction
of--the Orpheus trio of Vallejo, By
ten thousand fiddlesticks-
1t was a very grave mistake. Miss
Freuler knows personally a music
teacher in Vallejo by the name of
Allen. former pupil of de Grassrs.
and suggested to him to set the latter
to her musicale.
"A few days afterward." said Miss
Freuler. Mr.. Allen told me Signor de.
Grassi had consented to appear, and 1
sent out the invitations
to that effect"
aAllen came to me and mentioned my
playing at the musicale" said de
Grassi. L consented with the pro-
vision that | should have my own ac-
The matter was very
vague, no definite promise was given,
and I did not hear any more about it
until / saw the invitations. stating 1
would assist at the Introduction of
the orpheus trio of Vallejo To me ii
seemed imperitnence. do not think
/ shall. attend the affair.
Therefore. on account of the misun-
derstanding the Orpheus trio of Vallejo
are wondering whether or not their
will be laid over for
later day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
PLANNING MORE
DIRTY WORK IN
CALHOUN'S AID
Eieney Promptly Forestalls the
False and Malicious Attacks
Now Being C0ncocted
Wires Federal Attorney General
to Furnish Any Information
He May Think Proper

The representatives of Patrick Cal
lsoun have begun new effort to mis-
represent the payments made to Fran
els ]. Heney for his work for the fed
eral government. The plan. as indi
Gated b. Telegram received from the
department. of justice. is to make ii
appear that the sums turned over to
Heney for that part OF his work which
concerned San Francisco. were suhsi-
dies 'for his labors in the local graft
prosecution. The scheme was tried in
a little different way several months
ago and was thoroughly exposed at
the time The exposure in the latest
attempt has come beforehand. Heney
received yesterday the following tele-
gram from Attorney General Wicker
sham:
Francis J. Heney. San Francisco,
Call
Counsel for Calhoun makes ap
plication TO department for leave
examine itemized bill showing pay
ments made by department. of JUS
tiee to you during last four years.
especially during months April and
May, 1907 for use in motions to be
made San Francisco. Have you
any objection to such information
being Furnished them?.
GEORGE W. CKERsFIAM
To this Heney replied as follows:
Hon George ". Wickersham,
Attorney General, Washington,
ID. c.:
4 do not believe that information
is desired for purpose named, as it
could not possibly be competent,
material or relevant 1t is intend
ed for false and malicious attacks
on me in newspapers subsidized by
Patrick Calhoun and ssaa,eiai In
terests represented By him have
no objection to full and complete
information being given as 10 any
accounts Of mine for April and
May, 1907. which is only period
during which. by widest stretch of
Imagination, matter could be ma
terial
Moreover, ] have no objection to
your giving out full and complete
information as to any and all of
my accounts and any and all of my
actions or reports to any person on
earth which, in your opinion, may
or ought to be given.
FRANCIS j. HENEY.''
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
MRS. FRANKLIN MACVEAGH
MUST PAY MUSICIANS S
Fails to Appear in Court and
Hungarian Wins Suit
[Stceial DISPATCH 10 The Call

CHICAGO. May 13.-Mrs. Franklin
MacVeagh did not appear before Judge
Uhlir today to defend the suit brought
against Laura Dainty Pelham and her
self by Lewis Lipski, Hungarian
musician. AS Mrs. Macveagh permitted
the testimony of the musician to go
uncontradicted, the Judge said he must
find for the plaintiff.
: Lipski testified he had been engaged
by Mrs. Pelham to provide an orches-
ira to play at Mrs. MacVeagh house
New Years eve, 1907. Lipski stated
he had called at Mrs. MacVeag CHS
house and he had arranged program.
Forty-eight hours before the time of
the entertainment, Lipski testified,
Mrs. Pelham had told him his services
were not wanted, but the musician and
his men went to Mrs. Macveagll's
house at the time arranged and were
sent away
Mrs. Pelham said it was because he
could not furnish the music wanted.
Lipski denied this.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
COntractOr-COmmiSsiOner's Ire
Is Aroused by Act of His
SubOrdinates
Declares Action Was Unwar-
ranted and Will Cost His
Firm S2O0 or $500
ONLY DID DUTY
SAYS INSPECTOR

Commissioner Charles 4. Days
point Of view:
The inEpecnOr is Onc of those
men that arc aStogetber too strict
to exacfinE.- He may have been
trying 10 make a record by tying
up fhe work Of the president OF
the board OF public works.
would have suspended him for
month had fhe incident occurred
10 any other contractor.
Inspector Patrick FftEsimmOus'
point Of view:
performed one Of the require
meBfs Of my duty. am sorry
that Mr. Day suffered by the act,
but the thing had 10 be done. I
was compelled fO bring the mat
ter forcibIy 10 the attention of the
owners.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
TIME KEEPER INJURED
BY DYNAMITE BLAST
Charge Is Exploded as He En-
ters City Hall Ruins

Richard Nelson, employed as a time
keeper by the City construction COM
pany. narrowly escaped being killed
when a dynamite blast was exploded
in the ruins of the city hall yesterday
morning. As it was, Nelson may lose
the sight of his left eye. and he also
sustained many cuts and bruises OH the
head. hands and body.
lust as Nelson entered the McAIIis-
ter street wing of the ruins near Lar
kin street the charge of dynamite
was set off. He was thrown off his
feet by being struck by a large piece
of sheet iron The sheet iron probably
saved his life. as IL served as a shield
when a ton or more of bricks fell on
him as he lay on the floor.
Nelson was unconscious when res
cued and was taken to the central
emergency hospital for treatment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
THE ARMY MULE COMES
INTO IT'S OWN AGAIN
Order Abolishes Cars and Rec
Ommends Quadrupeds

Instead of careening into the city in
a large automobile at the expense of
the government. army officers will.
after the end of the month. revert
back to the mule. From Washington
there has come an order abolishing
the automobile and officially recon-
mending the mule as means of trans
portation for the heads of army de-
partments. The automobiles came
into the army after the fire, when
kind government allowed one machine
for the uses of the commanding officer
of the Presidio and another for the
hospital service. Since the fire they
have been in frequent evidence in the
city
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE
TALK ON WIRELESS PHONE
Successful Experiment in Con-
yersation Through the Ether

less telephone between Chicago and
Milwaukee was in operation today. the
wireless telephone message received in
wisconsin being picked UP at the Of
fee Of the Milwaukee Journal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
SECRETARY OF
FIRM ARRESTED
ASDEfAULTER
w. j. Cornell, Trusted Empioyc
of Pioneer Automobile
Company, Is Jailed
Must Answer Charges of Em-
bezzIing. Sums TotaIing
More Than $4,000

Accused of having embezzled more
than $4,000 of the funds of the Pio-
neer automobile company. of which he
was secretary and a trusted official
for more than six years, w. J. Cor
nell spent several hours in the city
prison last night and is now at liberty
under heavy, bonds to answer to
charges of felony In addition to the
evidence of expert accountants, upon
which Edward p. Brinegar, president
of the corporation, swore out warrants
for the arrest of Cornell, the complain
ants claim that they have in their pos
session Il confession of guilt signed by
the accused man and that one of the
most important books of accounts in
the office is missing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
Cornell Is Locked Up

The requisite bail had not been fur
nished by O'Clock and Cornell was
taken to the city prison, where he was
booked on charge of felony embez-
Element. Mrs Mary Badger and Mrs.
Cornell qualified on the bond about
1880 o'clock, and Cornell was released.
He left the prison in an automobile.
accompanied by Jack Suits, a promin-
ent clubman, and was driven to his
home. He refused absolutely to dis
cuss any phase of his case.
According to the statements of Brin-
egar the discovery of Cornell's alleged
dishonesty was entirely accidental
Without suspecting that there was
anything wrong with our accounts" he
said yesterday, II retained the firm of
Lester Herrick & Herrick, expert ac-
countants. April /, to go over our
accounts and furnish US with new
and modern system of book keeping. as
the system which we were using had
become entirely inadequate for a bust
ness of such large proportions as ours
has grown to be.
THE work of checking the books
had been in progress only a few days
when 3errick advised me that there
were discrepancies in the accounts
which pointed to criminal acts on the
part of Cornell. At first / could not
believe him. Cornell owned one share
of the stock in the corporation so that
he could act as director, and last wear
received a percentage of the profits, al
though he had no right to any dividend.
/ gave it to him simply because /
thought he was working for the best
interests of the company. Herrick
finally, however, showed me positive
proof that there was something wrong,
and ! asked Cornell for his resignation.
Big Shortage Found
That was about five weeks ago. and
since that time the experts have dfscov-
cred discrepancies amounting to more
than $4,000. They obtained absolute
proof of embezzlement in two specific
cases in his own handwriting, and it
the warrant this morning.
Il have never heard of cornells
playing the races or dissipating in
any way. Why he should lay himself
open to a charge on which he will un-
doubtedly be sent to the penitentiary
1 am at a loss to explain
At the request of Brinegar, Lester /
Herrick, head of the firm of account |
ants. yesterday laid bare the manner |
in which Cornell is alleged to have
robbed his employers, and also of the1
mans confession as well as Of the ac-
count book which has been missing |
from the corporations Office.
4 questioned Cornell closely about I
four weeks ago." said Herrick yester- I
Continued on Page 2. Column
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
Attempt to Gain for Republican,
Machine Candidates SuppOrt
of Organized Labor
Mccarthy Balks at One PropO-
sitiOn Which Would Leave
Him Out of Game
Finn Wants TO Be Sheriff and
Casey Anxious TO Hold
Present Place

THE private office of William F.
Herrin. arch boss of the repub-
lican machine in this state, har-
bored an interesting party of poll
tieiaEs last Monday.
IL the Flood building were not such
a public sort of rendezvous and if the
approaches to the private Office OF
William F. Herrin were not more or
less haunted by the curious. the meet
ing might have maintained the char
acter of secrecy which it was in
tended to possess. But the secret is
out and in order that there may be
no mistake about the names of the
conferees, here they are:
Michael Casey, commissioner OF pub
lie works
p. III. Mccarthy. president OF the
building trades council.
senator Thomas F.. Ftna.
Harry l. HuIerevy, county clerk.
Jere burke. political agent Of ths
Southern Pacific.
Casey. Mccarthy and MuIcrevy are
not openly connected with the Herrin
machine. Casey is the creature of
reform administration. but the visit
to Herrin's Office Monday was not his
first. A week before he had a secret
conversation with the arch boss him
self. Mccarthy has taken orders from
Herrin regularly. AIulcrevy is in a
receptive mood, despite his assertion
at self-administered banquet that he
was too busy doing his duty to think
about politics.
Object of the Conference
The conference between the four
union labor politicians and Jere Burke
lasted long time. 1t was called to
arrange an understanding by which
the machine republicans and the union
labor party might work together in
the approaching municipal campaign.
Two propositions were discussed.
The first was that Mulcrevy should be
supported for county clerk and Finn
for sheriff, and that Casey should be-
promised reappointment to bis present
position, in return for union labor sup
port of Herrin's candidates for mayor.
supervisors and the other Offices.
This plan was discarded when Nc
Carthy told over the names of pos
sible republican candidates for mayor
and pronounced them all impossible
of election AS to supervisors. Nc
Carthy declared that organized labor.
as represented by himself. didn't care
about the board of supervisors.
The second proposition was ad-
vanced by Mccarthy himself 1t was
that the Herrin machine should sup
port Mccarthy for mayor. Mulcrevy for
county clerk, Finn for sheriff and the
union labor candidate for district at
torney. In return union labor was
to support the rest Of the republican
candidates
Jere Burke thought well of the first
proposition. which Mccarthy fatty op-
posed, because it left him out in the
cold. The second proposition did not
appeal to Burke at all. Matters were
further complicated when Casey ad-
mitted that he had candidate for
mayor. without disclosing his name.
Burke Guards Names
Burke was careful not to mention
any of his candidates for mayor. but
he has been talking about Charles
Laumeister aud William CluF The
only republican candidates for mayor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
SIGNAL VICTORY
FOR ClEMENCfAU
Chamber OF Deputies Indorses
Governments Policy by an
Overwhelming Vote

Z PARIS, May ia turbulent session
of. the chamber OF. deputies today ended
in another signal victory for Premier
Clemencesu. when the governments
policy with regard to the postal strike
was emphstically Endorsed by vote
of asa to SO. including also the govern
ment's insistence that the postal en-
ployes and other functionaries have no
right to strike.
Immediately afterwsrd the chamber
passed vote of general confidence in
the government of ss5 to 75.
STRIKERS PROFESS INDIFFERENCE
The strikers received the chambers
rebuke with shrug of the shoulders.
declaring It only served to bind closer
their forces. which would soon startIe
the country by big increase and. a
rapid extension of the general move
ment On the other hand. 1t is init
mated that the government has other
plans in view to Offset any serious
growth of the strike
Up to midnight there was no change
in the situation. II anything. it was
in the direction of weakening OF the
strike sentiment The general convic-
ton is that if the movement does not
make vast strides tomorrow It Is al
most certain of complete failure
SERVICE NOT CRIPPLED
NJ. Barthou minister of public works.
posts and teiegraphs. asserted during
the debate that only 1857 out OF s4.2o5
postal employees in Paris and the de-
partment of the Seine are out and that
conditions in the provinces We're even
better.
Premier Clemenceau eoolly concluded
the exciting session with the state
ment that il was case meKely where
France must choose between revoIu-
ton on the one hand and progressive
evolution on the other. or between
work under republican law and order,
and spirit of adventure calculated 10
disorganize and rend the republic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14

YESTERDAY-Ciesr: west wind; maximum
temperature. SIS; minimum, IS
FORECAST FOR TODAY--Fsr; fog in morn
ing: fresh west wind. Page 15
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
EDITORIAL

TTibulstions Of an art center" Page
The subjugstion OF Wiley. Page 6
The Chronicles tariff fetch Page 6 /
Insubordinstc talk from a navy ofacerPsge q |
Opposition to the Hamilton memorial Page 9 |
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
Motive for Theft Lacking

Mystified by the disclosures which
prompted them 10 have Cornell ar
rested. the officials of the company are
at a loss to furnish a motive for his
stealing, except that valuable property
believed to have been purchased by
him stands in the name of his wife.
Devoted to his wife and three beautiful
children, addicted to no bad habits, so
far as is known, and respected by
large number of friends, the accused
man, the corporation officials believe.
had no incentive to steal except
natural love of money.
Cornell has steadfastly refused to
make any statement in reply to the
grave charges against him, and his at
torney has vouchsafed nothing more
than a general denial of guilt.
Edgar p. Brinegar. president and
tion, appeared before Judge shortall
yesterday morning. accompanied by bis
attorney. Frank C. Drew. and sworel
to two complaints. charging Cornell
Win tht snpez1iehe1ll OIL sza0 ana
s127.50. respectively Warrants for
the arrest of the accused man were
placed in the hands of Detective ]. ].
Lyon of the Bush street station, and
Cornell was found at his home, 1880
Clay street. He was allowed to com
municate with his attorney, NJ H
and the latter took steps
at once to have the bond reduced from
$40. 600 to $1,000.
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Continued ON Page 2, Column :
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
WHAT LOBBYING COSTS
Interboroush Paid s6,s55 to Oppose
Legislation.

Albany, June 5.-The PETERBOROUGH
Rapid Transit Railroad Company of
New York filed statement with the
Secretary of State yesterday showing
that it spent $3.50 for opposing legis-
lation at the last session of the Legis-
lature. Breed, Abbott & Morgan of
New York received $5.646 for profes-
sional services and s1.103 for expens-
es. Alfred A. Gardner received $780,
% for professional services.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany certified that 1t paid Frank Plat
and joan B, Stanchfield each $1,000
for professional services for opposing
legislation.
The Brotherhood of Rutland Train
men, through John p Ogden. its leg
islative agent, certified that it spent
s41s.S0 during the session of the last
Legislature.