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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-19
GREEN sPors ~ WILDERNESS.
Relieve tho DesoIation of Desert Of
Northern Chile.

northern Chile, which is SO largely
mountain or desert, is generally re.
earded al . forbidden wilderness but
IN spite of it's natural desolation the
landscape presents a scene of great
oeauty under the softening hues of
sunset, and here and there in the
waste OF sand and salt may be found
oy looking for them, a number of
oases, the most conspicuous of which
are Plea and Matilda. These oases
are supplied with water from the
nish Andes, but the particular streams
thaI support their life are not certain
" known. 1t has been found that in
various parts Of the great Atacama
desert the earth underneath the SIR
1ace layer of sand or salt is sufficient
~ moist to grow crops, capillary at
traction spreading the water through
the soil. The rainless Atacama des-
ert is the scene of the greatest indus.
try or Its kind in the world, yielding
enormous quantities Of nitrates. used
10 enrich the fields Of Europe and the
united States. The GASES play q very
important economic role in the indus
ules or the region, supplying veg
etaDles and foodstuffs for the support
or the workmen, alfalfa for the cattle
and various fruits, and also serving
as timber producers for the nitrate
WORKS which require much fuel.
Ihere is no part Of the world where
agriculture is more extensively car
rled on than in these green spots in
the Atacama desert.-Zion's Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-19
Brave Fire LadSifs S

"1trn receive severe burns, putting.
ou+ fires, then Use Bucklen's Ar.;i":,
Shire and forget them. 1t soon
drives out pain. For Burns, Scnlda,
wounds. Cuts and Bruises it's carth'.s
greatest healer. Quickly cures Skin
truptions, Ola Sores. Eoils, Ulcers,
f'rinnS: best Pile cure made. RELIEF
Ii Instant. DC ut ElkO Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-19
Best Work at Fifty,

In the Industrial world it has be.
come accepted that man is too old
at 40, and the London county council
works department decided last year
not to engage men above 35. How is
1t in the intellectual world? Despite
all the evidences Of precocity, Mr.. Dor.
land arrives at a conclusion which
gives an average Of so for the master
work Of great men.-T. P.'s Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-19
Are You A Weather Prophet

Does your rheumatism tell you
when we're going to have rain or q
clrHnge i'm the weather? You'd he
willing to quit predicting the wealth
er II you could get rid of the rheu-
matism-then Use Ballard's Snow
Liniment. It's sure. Price 25c, soc
and sl.00 per bottle. Sold by Elko
Drug Co. - =
Evening star., 1909-07-15
AuTO|STS BURNED BY GASOLINE
TWO DEAD. TWO DYING AND
FOUR OTHERS BURNED.
Fluid Scattered Over Party of Young
People When Tank Is Crushed
and Takes Fire.

SYIVANIA. Ga, July 1.-Two persons
are dead, two lie mortally injured. while
four others are more Or less seriously
hurt, as thl result of an explosion of the
gasoline tank on the touring car of
George NJ Hill late Tuesday night at
Jacksonboro bridge. five miles from this
place.
The dead are Hewlett Hill and Miss
.Fannie Mills The fatally injured are
George VI. Hill. jr., twin brother of Hew-
lett Hill. and Mrs. Hill, his mother.
Miss Rubie Thomas was badly injured
and George NJ. Hill was severely burned
about the head and trunk.
: Miss Larline Cooper and George Hilton
aged fourteen years, both sustained pain
full burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill had taken a party of
young people for a moonlight outing.
While preparing to leave for town the car
tanning compressed gasoline being ripped
off.
The fluid was thrown over the occupants.
Flames quickly spread. covering the en-
tire party.
The clothing of the two infants and the
women was almost entirely consumed
Several youths gave such aid as they
could. 1t was not until the shrieking
women were dragged into the waters of
the creek that the flames were extin-
Suished.
News of the accident was telephoned
here from a farmers house two miles
from the scene. Physicians were rushed
to the bridge. The injured were brough,
here at an early hour today.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
TO GIVE SUMMER OUTINGS.
Contributions Received for Support
of Camps Good Will and Pleasant.

Andrew Parker, treasurer of the sum-
mer outing committee, acknowledges re-
ceipt of the following contributions for
Camp Good Will: C. w. Shoemaker. IS;
Mrs. Charlotte X. Graves. 81: Clarence
B. Rheem, $40; Lieut. Commander George
Wood Logan, $40: Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
F. Larner, $40: Berry & Whitmore, $40;
George NJ. Anderson, 50: Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church, $40: Corcoran Thorn,
SO: Miss Alice Ives Gilman, SO; Ma
thaniel l.. Francis. $40; Congress Street
Christian Endeavor Society, 81 (also six
car tickets: Mrs. John CasselS, So, Mr..
and Mrs. Larz Anderson. s25: cash, So;
Garden Memorial Sunday School, 81; Mr..
j. Sprigg Poole. 81: Mrs G. w. McEana-
han, SO: Mrs. Ruth w. Wheaton, S..
The following contributions have been
received for Camp Pleasant tcolored)
Taylor Council. No. 400. Independent
Order of St. Luke, 81: through Mrs. NJ.
Hayson, s275; through Miss Dora Smith,
through Miss Martin, Slo.35: Young Mems
Immediate Relief Association. $40; Miss
NJ. L. Jordon. 81: through Mrs. j. l.. Will
lams, 81; through Miss l. |. Russell, 81;
through Mrs. Elizabeth Martin. S.oo:
Walters and Ex-Waiters' Mutual Relief
Association. 81.
The third party for Camp Good Will
started from the northeast division of the
Associated Charities yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Dwight Smith examined the campers
before they started. in order to guard
against any contagious disease. The party
was received at the camp by Miss NJ. d.
Stuart, the camp superintendent. A full
quota of bathing suits and a complete
base ball outfit has just been added to
the camp.
Camp Pleasant, al Tuxedo, Md, is beau
tifully situated. There are now forty
needy mothers and children there. Twenty
will be added to this number today.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
WAR ON THE WHITE PLAGUE.
Billposters, Printers and Express
COMPANIES Will Contribute.

ATLANTA. Ga. July 13.-The National
Association of Bilposters voted yesterday
afternoon in. convention to donate To the
anti-tuherculosis fight Sl,2oo,o0 worth of
publicity This means that all over the
United States and Canada they will give
not only space upon bilboards, but the
labor of posting as well, to hints and eau
tions to those who have been or may be
exposed To the white plague. On the
heeis of this generous offer. the Poster
Printers Association donated $4,000
worth of work upon paper to be printed
for the campaign.
The officers of the association say they
nave assurances that the railroads and
express companies will carry free all the
paper for the work and that the allied
printing trades will be the printing free.
Frank +. Fitch of Albany, y. Y. was
the author of the resolution and PTesi-
dent George T.. Chennell Of the billposters
LETT the chair to urge its passage.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
TREATY OF BRITAIN WITH SIAM
TERMS OF AGREEMENT WHICH
is JUST RATIFIED.
Railway to Connect Singapore and
Bangkok-Payment of a
Loan-Other Details.

Great Britain secured about fifteen thou>
sand miles of territory. in return for,
which she makes some very important
concessions to Siam by the terms of the.
British -Siamese treaty, which was nego-
tated March 10 and has just been rati.
fed.
Politically Great Britain gives to Siam
partial release from extraterritoriality on
condition that Siam gives to her as .'qud
pro quo" certain. guarantees of improved
courts for British subjects and right of
property and travel.
Coincident with the ratification OF the
treaty. Siam agrees TO build that portion
of railway to connect Singa pore and
Bangkok which shall lie within Samese
territory, on condition that England shall
allow Siam free hand in the so-called
sphere of British influence, shall make to
her loan To be used in the construc-,
ton of the railway and shall pay To Siam
the amount which the provinces taken
over by Great Britain owe to her.
Payment of Loan.
The loan of Siam to the Federal Malay
States amounts to four million pounds
al per cent. to be repa.,. in forty years.
The railroad to be constructed is TO form
a through connection from Singapore on
the south to Bangkok ON the north
BY article l OF the treaty sam trans
fers to Great Britain all right or suZsr-,
anity. protection, administration. ard
control whatsoever il possesses over tile
states of kelantan. Tringsanu. kedail.
Perlis and adjacent islands. Provision
is made whereby Siamese subjects ie-
siding in the stated territory who des,rs
to preserve their nationality ma Go
under certain conditions.
A protocol to the treaty covers tie
question of jurisdiction applicable IN Siam
IN british Subjects. which governs tina
situation until complete extraterritoriality
is surrendered.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
missioner Taylor. The two men probab
will be taken to Roanoke.
They Know Blalock There.

Conrad has sent message to William
Garger. his brother-in-law, in South Bos-
ton. Va, telling of his arrest and asking
assistance. He says he has no objection
to returning TO Virginia and feels conf
dent of his acquittal.
c. +. Blalock one of the revenue agents,
is well known to the moonshiners in
the mountains of Virginia. North Caro-
lima and Tennessee. He killed one of
them, Munroe Garland, some time ago.
after the latter had killed Sheriff Pritch-
ard, brother of former Senator Pritchard
of North Carolina.
The revenue officers went to Roanoke
last night before the arrests were made.
They will return tonight and the prison.
ers will be given hearing tomorrow.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Golf at Ewanok.

MANCHESTER, Vt. July f5.-Play in
the tenth annual open tournament for the
Taconic and Ondawa cups and other tro-
phies was begun today on the hillside
course of the Ewanok Golf Club More
than four score players were entered, in
Guiding Sheriff. Sherman. son of the Vice
President OF the United States. T. NJ
Sherman, another son of the Vice Presi-
dent. won the Taconic cup three years
ago.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

If you want work read the want col
umns of The Star.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Sc bysco Coming Here.

CHICAGO. Ill, July l5.-It is announced
that Sebysco, the Galician wrestler, has
been secured 10 appear in this city. and
will start for America soon. Sebysco
was first mentioned as the opponent to
be brought here for Gotch before the
HacRenschmidt match was arranged. He
: twenty-six years old. five feet nine
inches tall. and weighs about 252 pounds
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Visitors Registered at Star Office.

The following visitors registered today
at The Star office:
Howard f, Potter, New York city
Joseph r. Cox. Brooklyn, y. Y. Miss
Bette Fowler Miss Tessie Dunn Miss
Lottie Catres. W. G. Bevan, c. McGowan,
Seymour. Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Printz,
ST. Paris. Ohio.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

would have meant many more miles and
through rough country. For this reason
he altered his original program and set
his face straight toward Oakland and
then planned to walk the additional num-
Der of miles to equal the ferry trip across
the bay.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
HER APPEAL WITHDRAWN.
Mrs. Strings Protest Against Di
vorce Granted Husband.

EDINBURGH. July 15-The appeal
brought by Mrs. John Alexander Stirling
against the decree of divorce in favor
of Mr.. Stirling. handed down in March OF
this year by Lord Guthrie, was today
withdrawn from court.
Mrs. Stirling was Miss Clara Elizabeth
Iaylor of New Jersey. She married Mr..
Surfing three years ago. and counter
suits for divorce were brought by the
couple the latter part IS last year, but
Mrs. Strings petition was denied.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

SAN FRANCISCO. cal, July 15.-Ed-
ward Payson Weston. the seventy-year-
old pedestrian. who left New York March
II to walk across the continent in one
hundred days, exclusive of Sundays. ar
rived at the ST. Francis Hotel at 11:15,
five days and some hours late.
He reached 18th street station, Oakland
at o'clock last night. Weston. instead
of Immediately taking the boat to San
Francisco, announced that he would walk
about five miles on the Oakland side to
make up for the ferry ride across the bay.
= He left Oakland on the ferryboat at
1O:1S for San Francisco. The boat ride
was an hour long.
Too Late for Reception.
Landing so late. on cool. foggy night,
he missed the reception he would have
had if he had stayed in Oakland until
morning. but that would have made him
six instead of five days late.
Weston is in apparent good physical
condition. Nsmilng and happy. He read
his correspondence standing on the ferry
boat and refused a seat.
WestoH1eft Goodyear, small railroad
station six miles north of Benicia, yester-
day morning on the last leg of his jour-
ney. Weston had intended to make Be-
nicia early in the morning by indulging
In a night walk from GOODYEAR to Bent
ella, but a high wind which blew out his
lantern and caused him to stumble in a
small hole, made him stop for the night
at Goodyear.
Accompanied by two brakemen fur
niShed by the Southern Pacinc Railroad
Company, who carried his supplies on a
gasoline speeder, and an engineer named
Brown of the Sparks division of the rail-
road, who accompanied him on foot. Wes-
ton resumed his journey. The pedestrian
started out a trifie stiff, but soon got
into his lively stride. and covered the dis
tance to Benicia In about two hours.
Retracing His Steps.
This time included three miles of re-
tracing his steps to cover the distance
which he rode on a ferry between Benicia
and Port Costa. At IL 80 O'Clock he
reached Crockett, thirty miles from San
Francisco. and at / 80 o'clock lie arrived
at Pinole. twenty-four miles from this
city. He anticipated getting into Oakland
by 8 o'clock, where he would retrace his
steps, for five miles to cover the distance
across the bay to San Francisco by ferry
To the news correspondent who met
Weston at Goodyear and kept with him to
Crockett he talked freely of his trip and
some of the hardShips he has endured.
Wyoming left particularly dark place in
his mind for he was compelled to cross
most of that state alone, and many days
he was without nourishing food or pure
water.
He fought off exhaustion, however. and
while he lost some of his strength on
these hard hikes and through heavy rains
in Colorado, which drenched him to the
skim he declared he had quite recovered
by the crisp air of the high Sierras and
the mild weather in the Sacramento val
ley. The roads in this state. too, have
aided him, being the best he has walked
on since reaching the plateau.
Weston also recently found an abun-
dance of eggs and milk. chief articles of
his diet. of which he ate every hour dur
ing his walk in this state.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
Press Club Expresses Sorrow.

Funeral services for Jewell Howard
Aubere. head of the Washington bureau
of the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat. who
died Tuesday, will be held at l o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at Havana, H., where
the body was sent for burial. Members
of the board of governors of the Press
Club met yesterday and appointed a COM
mittee. which drew up resolutions express
ing sorrow at the death of Mr. Aubera,
who was prominent member of the club.
Evening star., 1909-07-15
wEsToN'S TRIALS ON ROADS.
Hardships Encountered in Far West
Almost Unendurable.

Although taking 1O5 days and some
hours for his. walk from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast five days more than he
had allotted for the transcontinental trip,
Edward Payson Weston's long walk from
New York to San Francisco ranks as one
of the most notable pedestrian feats ever
accomplished.
1t is the first time that bona fide walk
has been made across the American con-
tinent, Weston laying so much stress on
this fact that he walked over railroad
bridges i'm the far west instead OF resort
ing to the ferries, and after arriving at
Oakland he walked an additional five
miles to equal the distance across the
bay into San Francisco. as he found II
necessary there TO resort to the boat 10
reach his desired haven.
Remarkable Walking Feat.
When one stops to consider the condi-
tions under which this long walk of :, S95
miles has been accomplished no one can
fail to admit that it has been the most
remarkable event of this character ever
attempted. Here is man. trained from
his early manhood. it is sure. to the ia
tisues and strenuous eXertions of long
continued walking the ordinary roads
of the land. starting out on his seven
that would tax the physical stamina OF
the sturdest athlete With muscles hard
ened for long endurance.
II had always been Weston's ambition
TO make walk across the American con-
tinent. The fact that he has succeeded in
his seventy-first year is fitting culmina-
ton to. the long career of pedestrian tri-
umphs with which the name of Weston Is
indeIibly associated.
Had Weston ever dreamed of the diff
culties he encountered. ii is possible, as
lie admits that he would never have at
tempted to make 1t. He left New York.
starting from the post Office building.
March IL. Almost from the start he met
bad roads and severe weather conditions.
Bad Conditions at Start
| His walk up the state. and in fact
almost until he arrived In Toledo, was a
constant succession of battling against
adverse weather conditions, with severe
snowstorms and cold rains, making the
roads at times almost impossible.
i He made two long days walk. however
| March Il from Poughkeepsie to Hudson
| sixty miles. and the same distance March
~ from Utica to Syracuse. lie reached
/ Buffalo March 26 and the following DAY
| fell on bad piece of road. injuring his
| left arm which troubled him considerable,
| for several days.
! Going through Pennsylvania and Ohio
Evening star., 1909-07-15

\ new Southern Methodist church is be-
ing erected at Spring Creek, Rockingham
county. Va. on the site of the one that
was destroyed by fire a year ago.
Evening star., 1909-07-15

he found the roads SO noTrlpie 'ia' 'io
automobile with his attendants was un-
ahia to keen IN with him. and for over a
week he was deprived of the changes oi
clothing and necessary supplies caITieo
along for him. He was opleed 10 apan,
don his plan to go through Pittsourg ana
from Youngstown. Ohio. went to Ioiedo'
ARRIVING there April 10, making fifty
three miles on that day from bellevue
the hest walking day. he said, since leav-
ing New York. April IL ne reached M
caeo. where he had an enthusiastic re-
ception. being entertained at the Illinois
Athletic Club.
Arrested as Insane.
Beyond Chicago he entered upan new
walking country. Going through lihnois
bv the way of Joliet. he arrived in st.
Louis April IS Just before arriving
there he enjoyed the humorous experience
of being arrested by negro policeman
in the little town Of Brooklyn. the con-
stable saving he was sure that any man
walking through the town with crowd
OF people at his heels must be crazy.
Better road conditions were then en-
countered through Missouri and Kansas,
and on May 10 he made his longest single
DAYS walk. seventy-eight miles. from
Topeka to Junction City. Kan. On May
II. from Wakeeney to Monument, Kan,
he covered sixty-six miles. Denver was
entered May u, and here another Dig re-
ception awaited him. Then his route led
to Greeley. fifty-seven miles, made in one
day. and thence to Cheyenne, going
through Wyoming to Utah. passing
through Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Practically all of Weston's walk from
Greeley to Oakland was done on the rail-
road tracks of the Southern Pacific rail-
road In Wyoming his troubles multi.
plied to such an extent that had II not
been for the timely aid rendered by
the officials of the Southern Pacific rail
road in sending along from Ogden an
assistant on railroad track velocipede
CARRYING milk. eggs and other nourishine
foods. II is doubtful if Weston would
nave survived the, heat and storms en-
countered day after day. Previous to this
aid Weston had almost despaired of ever
accomplishing the journey.
Lonely Stretches Travelled.
Towns were far apart, food and water
of good quality were impossible to OBJ.
tain. and for many days he walked hours
without proper food and drink. The heat
going through the desert beyond Sal
Lake City was intense. so that most o1
his walking was done at night. but ever
then the miles were reeled off with ex
treme difficulty. Then came the arduous
snow sheds over the SierraS in Nevada
and here the assistance of the railroad
was Indispensable, for otherwise Weston
would have found IL a superhuman task
But his grit and grim determination tc
reach San Francisco triumphed over al
obstacles, and when he entered California
the remainder was comparatively easy
He, however, decided to stick to the rail.
road instead of making the detour to Sar
Francisco direct from Sacramento. which
Evening star., 1909-07-15
SAYTHEYRE NOT MOONSHlNERS
WEARY WILLIE" CAMPUS
AND FRED CONRAD PROTEST.
Hearing Before Commissioner Tay-
lor Tomorrow and Then They'll
Be Sent to Roanoke.

Pacing the floors of their cells at the
sixth precinct police station this morn
ing were Weary Willie" Campbus, an
Italian, and Fred Conrad. IA German
who were arrested last night as moon
sinners. On the other side of the bars
were their wives and infants. The sixth
precinct police arrested the men at the
request of Revenue Agents Sifford and
Blalock, who say they ran u moonshine
still in a shanty near Alta Vista, a few
miles from Lynchburg. Campbell coun-
ty. Va.
Early this month the revenue Off
GERS took possession of the still and
burned all property not needed as evil
dence. Then they loaded wagon with
shack. When they went for it there
wasn't any wagon. They learned. how
ever, that the men had come here.
The wives and children of the two
men preceded them here and took rooms
at the Eclipse Hotel, where their hus-
bands followed
Spotted Them All Right.
Several days ago the revenue officers
saw Campus and Conrad on a street
car Inspector Boardman was notified
and assigned Detectives Barbee and
Vermillion to the case.
United States Commissioner Taylor is
sued a warrant for the two men. and
last night at s o'clock the two defend
ant were found walking through b
street by Policemen Lauten. Lynch and
Kelly. They made no resistance and
went to the station protesting their in
nOcence.
Campus, the Italian. says he worked
on the Union station building and later
went to Virginia. where he was en-
ployed as a laborer. Conrad, who has
relatives in Virginia. is butcher by
trade and has worked in Lynchburg.
Danyille Alta Vista and other places
in that section.
His first experience behind the bars af-
fected his nervous system to such an ex-
tent that most of this morning he wal
weeping.
/ Il haven't done anything he protested.
..and why am l locked up"
He was told that a warrant for his ar
rest had been issued and that he would
have hearing before United States Com