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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
zELAYH'S ARMY IS NOW STARVING
) ,oIlRIKERS And
RAILROAD men
IN CONFERENCE
BY Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Dec 23.-At a con-
ference in the office of Governor
Eberhart, which was attended by
representatives of the railway eoun-
ell of the American Federation of
Labor, and all the twin city lines
affected by the switchmen's strike,
propositions were made by both the
railroads and switchmen, for a set
tlement of the strike No agree
ment was reached, and it waS
agreed to meet again in the MORN
ing
The conference was attended by
Governor Eberhart, the secretary
and members of the state railway
commission, and State Labor Com
missioner McEwen. The proposi-
tion of the railroads is to employ
as many of the former employees as
they have room for under the pres
ent agreement, until termination
of the conference now going on be-
tween the switchmen and railroads
of the Chicago district, when the
twin city roads agree to meet any
wage increase or any working con-
ditions granted the switchmen on
the Chicago lines.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
Emergency Hospitals Established on
American GunbOGts---AppeGL is
Sent Out for Supplies.

from Consul Moffat he says: Two
thousand starved and emaciated
prisoners have been brought here
from Zelaya's surrendered army.
The sight presented by the sick and
weary tottering through the streets
is horrible. Half are mere boys.
Emergency hospitals established at
Des Moines and Tacoma contain 80
wounded. Few of the surrendered
had shoes or blankets, and scores
are almost naked. General Estrada
is furnishing food, clothing and
blankets as best he can Flour,
beans, rice, sugar, coffee and con-
densed milk are needed immediate
/ ly to feed the starving zelaya an sol
diers. Disease and death threaten
unless they are given the best OF
care and food, and at once"
incidentally, the consul reported
that more than 5000 were killed or
both sides in the recent battle al
Rama.
It is intimated that the state de
partment does not view with favo1
the idea of Zelaya going aboard th'
Mexican gunboat Guerrero. While
there are no official assurances di
rectly upon that particular point, i
is generally understood here tha
| ~ - Irl,i+,d G+afpS will take DTODe
steps to prevent such an act, an
that any attempt of Mexico to safe
guard Zelaya will be looked upo
| as unfriendly by the United States
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
RECEIVERS BOND
HAS Been FILED
and ACCEPTED

The bond fort G. Lockhart, re-
ceiver for the Nye and Ormsby
bank, has been filed with the clerk
of the court and the official oath ad-
ministered, and the new receiver
has entered upon his duties.
The bond represents the sum OF
$25O,000 and is signed by the fol-
lowing we'll known residents of this
state and the amounts to which they
secure the receiver follow their
names:
George Wingield, $50,000; Geo
S. Nixon, $100,000; H. Ritter, $10.-
600: S. G. Gibson, $4,000; Jacol
Hook, $4,000; G. H. Colburn
$4,000; M. Sheeline, $10,000; Lulr
M. McKissick, SIS, 900; James May
$4,000 and j. H. Geese, SIS, 1000
The bond has been approved b!
Judge Langan and is undoubtedl.
as safe bond as was ever filed II
the statey the sureties all being mel
of wealth and standing in Nevada.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
pFARY AFRAID TO
SUBMIT HIS PROOFS TO
DANISH SAVANTS
Demand Of Schley Raises Storm Among the
Members Of the National Geographical
Society.

sition to withhold from Copenhagen
the data which Peary submitted,
but there is we'll defined opposition
to turning it over to the Danish
scientists for official action Prof
Gannett, chairman of the committee
that passed upon Peary's reports,
said that nothing could be gained
by submitting the records to the
University of Copenhagen, and that
the committee was fully quaiined
to arrive at an unbiased conclusion,
notwithstanding that almost every
member was personally acquainted
with Peary.
Ine.e.o-e-eN-N~.~~-~sN ~-~sNN.~N-NseseN~~sesNe~
pany has now adopted as its stand
ard; double tracks will be built in
several sections of the line, and ex-
tensive improvements to the various
tunnels of the road will have to be
made.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
BOTH Sides
HAVE RESTED IN
sheridan CASE
special to the Bonanza

GOLDFIELD, Dec. 23.-Within
the confines of a prison cell, his
mind wavering between hope and
doubt, Christmas for Jack Sheridan
will not be very pleasantly spent.
The state submitted it's side of the
case today, after which both sides
agreed on the instructions to the
jury. Then adjournment was taken
until Monday morning, when the
closing addresses will be made by
counsel for the respective sides.
The adjournment was agreed upon
by the attorneys, who wished to es.
cape a night session in court.
The last witness to be examined
for the state was DR.. Gardner, q
noted insanity expert from San
Francisco. DR.. Gardner stated that
Sheridan was afflicted with inner.
tied nervous temperament, and thai
his mind was perfectly clear at tht
time the tragedy was committed, az
was shown by the unusual interes
taken by the defendant when HI
counted his money after bein'
placed under arrest.
The defense asked Gardner bu
three questions on cross-examina
ton.
us it not a fact" said Attorne
McCarran, chat you are alway
paid for your services as an exper
witness?"
''It is" replied DR.. Gardner.
"a "You will then admit that you
Astimony favors the side which en-
p'6ys your"
Il do" was the response.
"Who is paying you in tn
case?'' was the third question.
E'The state,' replied Gardner, an
it was then that the defense reste
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
Rv Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-Eight men
were killed and the lives OF 400
Others imperilled by an explosion OF
gas main "a" of the Chicago and
Carterville Coal company at Herrin,
Ills, late today. Open lamps car
ried by mine engineers and ass1s-
tants, caused the disaster, according
to information at the mine office 70
the Associated Press. There were
three men and boy in this party
and all were killed. The prompt
action of the management resulted
in the safe exit of hundreds of men
who were working beneath the sur
face. Within five minutes after the
eNeNNe~e.@soN~~N ~~S~@Nes~Iese.r~@S@s~~
along the paths of vice and crime
the sweet faces of our boys that
have been such a joy to you in your
childhood will not adorn the rogues
gallery; the little hand that has
been so oft pressed to your lips vii
not play the slot machine for chew
1
ing gum, the chubby arms O
your daughters that have so oft en-
twined your neck will not be EN-
ployed to embrace street rowd!
and their lips will not be pressed
to those befouled with obscene Ian
guage, nor sip the wine that lead
to shame.
Babies are all little human morn
ing glories that spring from the So
of love, climb up the trelliswork Q
affection, entwine themselves abou
the hearts of the parents and sen
out little feelers, the little clinger
that reach from one heart to tn
, other, drawing the two closer an
! closer together, twining and inte
twining about them until they b
come one common mass and are II
deed two hearts that beat as on
Exchange.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
GETS $5,OOOpOO GIFTS
By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-During
the year 1909, Columbia university
has received gifts aggregating near
ly $5,000,000, a sum believed to
be. a record for educational institu-
tions in the east. The largest sin
gle contributions were from the es-
tate of the late George Crocker, the
California millionaire, and the '1e,
quest of John Stewart Kennedy, tht
New York banker who died recent
ly. The Crocker gift amounts TX
approximately $1,5O0,OO0, while th'
Kennedy gift will total about 81,
100000.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
Red Cross Society is Taking Care of :
Wounded Soldiers.
more THAN 1000 SOLDIERS FROM BOTH ARMIES
INCAPACITATED AT BLUEFIELDS
APPEAL FOR SKIN TO
SAVE LINEMAN'S LIFE
BY Associated Press

WALLA WALLA, Dec. 23.--
To save the life of Reed Crews, the
young liveryman who was horribly
burned in falling across two elee-
trio power wires, six weeks ago,
physicians today appealed to the
public for 900 additional volunteers
to give up portions of their skin to
be used in grating upon the burned
portions of Crews body.
So great is the interest in the
case that $50 persons already have
submitted to the skin grating op-
Grafton and approximately SOC
inches of cuticle have been trans
ferred to Crews body.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Rear
Admiral Schley's demand that Peary
submit his Polar data to the con-
sistory of the University of Copen-
hagen for verifcation, following
that body's reputation of Cook,
has raised a storm among the mem
bers of the National Geographical
society, which gave Peary clean
bill of health. Leading members
claim that the scientists of the
United States would be bemeanine
themselves if they acknowledged
that their findings needed verifica-
ton. There seems to be no dispo.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO
MAKE BIG IMPROVEMENTS

According to the officials of the
Southern Pacific, extensive Improve
ments are being planned, and a
number are already under way on
the company's overland line in Ne
vada. The opening of the Western
Pacific railroad for transcontinental
business has FASTENED these i'm
provements on account of the short
er distance, easier grade and free
dom from snow on the new Gould
line between Salt Lake and Sar
Francisco.
Practically the entire track Is ts
/ be re-ballasted and replaced will
the sO-pound rail. which the com
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
Ei0ht are KiIIed
by Gas Explosion
in a Coal Mine

first reports of the explosion, min
ers in the immediate vicinity of the
accident had started toward the
surface and on the return trips OF
the cage rescuers were lowered.
Among the dead are: w. i.
Pierce, mine engineer; Eugene Bar
rett, assistant engineer; Thomas
Williams, assistant manager; Thorn
as Quincy, superintendent of the
mine; Robert Huston, the manager
who headed the first relay OF res
cuers.
Fire started shortly after the eX
plosion and tonight all efforts arr
directed towards fighting the flames
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
PEERLESS one
QUITE ILL With
Severe COLD
BY Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 23.-Wil-
liam J.. Bryan, who has been in this
city several days as the guest of
his cousin, William Jennings, was
too i'll tonight to deliver sched-
uled address for the benefit of a
local hospital. Bryan is suffering
from a severe cold, and pneumonia
is threatened.
A message from the bedside oi
Bryan tonight declared that he is
resting easy and that his condition
| is in no way serious.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
.zELAYA LEAVES
r1ANAGUA TODAY ABOARD
MEXICAN GUNBOAT I
Ex-President Will be Guarded by Strong
Force---News Of Defeat Of Government
Troops Withheld from People.

zales claimed victory for the gov
ernment troops, These reports have
been spread broadcast, but the real
truth has begun to filter through,
and Managuans are learning that
the revolutionists won the battle at
Rama, and that they will soon de-
vote their attentions to the capital.
General Vasquez is here on sick
leave. His troops at Rama are un-
der the command of Gonzales
General Toledo, recently at the heao
of the Zelayan forces at Greytown
which is said to be surrounded BY
insurgents, is also here.
Dr.. Judan Irias resigned today a
| minister-general
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
PURE FOOD LAW WILL
SOON BECOME EFFECTIVI,

The Nevada pure food law goes
into effect January l and Prof. Z.
Dinsmere, who is collector of SAM
ples under this new state law, will
Immediately after the law goes into
effect, travel throughout the state
collecting samples and making in
yestigations to see that the law Is
being complied with. He wall not
only have much authority under
this new law. but will have add
tional authority given him by tho
United States government. He ha'
received a commission from th'
secretary of agriculture naming hin
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
Rv Associated Press


WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Fol-
lowing premonitory warning to
President Madriz that the United
States would hold him personally
for the safety of Amer
leans in western Nicaragua, the
state department tonight extended
more than moral encouragement to
the revolutionists.
Under the orders of Secretary
Knox, American Red Cross funds
will be expended in caring for the
sick and wounded of both armies,
more than 1000 of whom are inca
pacitated at Bluefelds. This move
on the part of the United States is
expected to be more efficacious than
a strong invading force.
According to a message sent to
the American consul, Thomas Mof-
fat, at Bluefields, the Red Cross to-
morrow will telegraph $4,000, and
an additional $4,000 if more is re
quired The navy department has
instructed Captain Shipley to LAND
whatever surplus supplies can b'
spared from the ships now at Blue
fields, and orders will be sent t.
the Prairie, now at Colon, to trans
port Immediately to Bluefields iron
the stores intended for the marines
and from the Panama canal com
missary such supplies as the consu
may ask within the limit of S500C
In the latest dispatch receive
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
Nv Associated Press

MANAGUA, Dec. 23.-Ex-Pres-
dent Zelaya leaves here tomorrow,
probably to go aboard the Mexican
gunboat General Guerrero immed-
lately. The gunboat is now lying
in the harbor of Corinto. Because
of hostile demonstrations here IN
the last few days against the old
administration, it is probable that
Zelaya will be escorted by strong
guard to Corinto.
!. News of the defeat of the Ze-
ASAyan army at Rama is carefully
guarded from the public. Various
rumors are current, but alleged OF
fetal dispatches from General Con
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF SEATTLE WOMAN
IN Associated Pregs

SEATTLE, Dec. 23. Whether
Mrs. Dorothy Woodhead, a young
waitress, whose mutilated body was
found in Lake Union early yester-
day morning, was killed accidentally
on the street car trestle which runs
over the place where she was
found, or whether she was lured to
the spot and murdered, still re-
mains the subject of police inyesti-
cation.
From the fact that little blood
was found on the trestle and from
the report of physicians who per-
formed an autopsy last night, the
coroner gives the opinion that the
girl was killed and placed on the
track, where a car struck her body
and flung it into the lake
| Her husband, who is said to have
written threatening letters to her,
was last heard of in Minneapolis.
Happiness is the result of being
poor and respectable-according to
| tha story books
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24

an assistant chemist expert in the
department of agriculture, with the
power to investigate and bring to
Justice all persons or firms found
violating the United States pure
food law. Dinsmore declares that
he has his laboratory at the univer-
sity in readiness for this work and
that he believes the law will result
in much good in this state.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
WINGFIELD INVESTS
IN LIVESTOCK

The Austin Reveille states that
George Wingfeld has invested
100000 in the Lander Livestock
company. of which George Watt Is
the general manager. The company
has a capital of s250.OoO. 1t owns
over 5000 acres of patented land
and most OF the best range country
In eastern and southern Lander
county.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
THE PROPER PLACE

Make home the loaiing place and
playground for your children. and
ten chances TO one the little feet
that have tracked your floor With
mud will not leave their footprints
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
WHAT 1T WAS

Il had an awIui case OF night
mare last night. / dreamed | was
being run over by an automobile.
"That was not a nightmare. II
was a case of wheels In your sleep.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24

Fortunately but few people are
mind readers. therefore they never
discover what their neighbors really
think of them.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24
WILL COMPLETE THE
PANAMA CANAL IN 1915
By Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Congress-
man Tawney of Minnesota, chairman
of the house committee on approprl-
ations, said tonight that the Pan
anna canal will be completed ard
opened by Jan. l, 1915, at a total
cost of 1915, 100000.
A woman is willing to admit a
mans superiority when it comes tt
translating a time table.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-24

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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
TO
BE MOST
MODERN
MEMBERS OF DEE FAMILY HAVE
INSPECTED HOSPITALS. p
Building to Cost 100000 or More and
Be Located on the Bench
a Memorial.

The location for the new Thomas D.
Dee Memorial hospital on the south.
cast corner of Harrison avenue and
Twenty-fourth street. has beea pur.
chased and paid for and Is now in
the formal possession OF Mrs. Thomas
d. Dee and other members of the tam.
lily who are jointly interested In the
project The site covers an area oil
three acres and6the hospital will cost
at least 800, ,000-and perhaps more
II necessary TO construct modern
and strictly up-to-date hospital that
Will accommodate from seyenty-tive
to one hundred patients.
Members o. the family have recent.
ly devoted considerable time to the
inspection OF modern hospitals, with
a view of making suggestions to arch.
itects employed in drawing plans, and
every member Of the family of the
late Judge Dee Is deeply and person.
ally interested in the charitable prop
osition which will perpetuate the name
of Thomas ID. Dee for all time to
come
While the term Charitable" is used
advisedly, the hospital Will be con
Quoted along business lines and any
profits arising In the business will be
applied to enlarging and improving
the memorial, However, where de.
serving charity is required, in the re-
ceptlon of patients. 1t will be extend,
ed without hesitation by those In
charge of thc Institution.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
AGAINST {. 7. W00LLEy

The Pioneer Land G. Irrigation com
pany filed suit for damages against
Edwin T. Wcolley asking for $500
damages, Some time ago the brick
and tile company was placed In the
hands OF receiver and sensational
charges were made against some OF
the officers In the complaint filed yes
terday the Pioneer Land G. Irrigation
company alleges that Dec. II. lu0S.
Edwin T. Woolley offered 1000 shares
OF the brick and tile companys stock,
par value 81 per share. In exchange
for one 4o'horsepower steam boiler
and one S0-horsepower stationary
steam engine. And this was done, the
complaint alleges. with intent 10
deceive and defraud the plaintiff and
fraudulently represented to IL that
said corporation was legally organized
and actively engaged In prosperous
business; that said stock was OF thc
market value Of $3.50. and was fully
paid up. worcestershire and legally is.
sued"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
FRANCE SETS v. s.
GOOD EXAMPLE

France has set the United States
an example in dealing with magnates
OF the white slave traffic, the Dufours.
husband and wife, who fled to Paris
only TO be promptly sent to prison
there for Importation OF an American
girl. However, the forfeitIng BY the
Doufours OF $4,000 bond 10 make
good their escape had salutary effect
in checking the international traffic.
for word has gone out from the VI
cious that Chicago is accursed By re-
FORM" Tho crusade against the sys-
tematlc capture of young womanhood
is gaining headway. but already one
ingenious fraud, masquerading under
It's cover has been unmasked by the
same federal authorities and others
who uncovered the scope of the white
slave trade. Complaints from Indian.
apolis to United States District Attor.
ney Sims brought into the limelight
bogus White Slave Aid and Protect
I've association" for which a pretty
young woman was discovered peddlinr
life memberships" A warning
against frauds of similar character has
been issued by the Woman's World.
which started the crusade and which
has also taken 4 notable rap at prud-
ish parents who protest against the
publication OF Mr.. Sims disclosures or
the appalling facts. How much DIFF.
ference is there between the attitude
OF the ostrich and that of the parent
who has feeling that II people and
papers and magazines wouldn't talk
about the white slave traffic somehow
all would be well. is the caustic query
Of its editorial THE simple fact of
the matter Is that. up to very recently
the parent Of ostrich urocliyities
have had It all their own way: they
have stuck their own heads In the
sand and hugged the delusion that ig.
norance Is bliss and that their child
rem were safe from the touch of the
moral destroyer because such things
were not talked about before their
children or with them. or discussed in
the pages OF family papers. The day
OF the ostrich Is gone by. so far as
the sex question In concernedl or
late this has been distinctly proven
by a courageous group of public bene-
factors who have had the moral grit
TO tell the truth straight from the
shoulder" This crusade has had able
support in Judge Pen" B. Lindsey.
the famous probation judge" of Den
yer; Judge Julian w Mack of Chi
cago; Margaret Deland, the author;
Charles Nelson Crittenton. president
Of the National Florence Crittenton
mission, and others.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-27
SADIE NOR AN
| S NOW IN
OMAHA
HAD BEEN EXPECTED TO RETURN
TO OGDEN.
Would Be Welcomed Back by Her
Parents-sadIe Says Her Father
VIII Be Furious.

The persistent rumor that Sadie
Moran of this city and her husband.
Father Ryan of Denver, were en- route
to ogden and a home somewhere In
the West, where their much -talked-of
marriage escapade would be unknown.
received Its quietus this morning upon
the receipt of information that the
couple had gone east and are probably
now stopping In Omaha with friends Of
the bride.
So substantial has been the above
rumor that Miss Moran's friends and
even her mother. have spent consider
able time ut the union station meeting
the Incoming trains from Denver with
the hope OF meeting the youthful bride
and persuading her, II possible. 10 tar
ry In her prospective flight to the
coast and return to the shelter Of her
fathers roof. Various papers and
even certain acquaintance9 Of Mr.. Mo
ran. have inferred at different times
that the latter was so wrought up over
the occurrence that he aVowed his in
teptlons OF shooting the husband Of
his child on sight.
These statements. however, have
not been accepted by those who know
Mr.. Moran best, and he has, himself
rclented In his attitude toward the
girl to the extent of Offering her a
home, provided she leaves her hus.
band. The mother. although deeply
grieved over the disgrace and motor
iety which the affair has brought down
upon the family, is anxious for the re.