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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-01
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER l.. 1909
BE SURE OF THE EVIDENCE

The fact is potent and has been
have been thousands of people who
have suffered for crimes. which they
never committed. On the gallows and
Ill prison cells men have declared their
innocence of the misdeeds they have
been convicted of in courts of law, and
when it was too late to save them
from punishment. were found to have
been guiltless of the charges against
them.
The law does not always serve even
handed justice setting the innocent
free and Furnishing the guilty. 1t oc-
casiOnally does the reverse of this be-
cause circumstanal evidence. and some
times the most direct aud DO ,tiye evil
deIce, cannot always be relied upon.
A recent happening in an eastern
city shows this to be true. A masked
bandit with II pistol stole $1,000, with
the result that one of the most re-
Spected citizens of the place, who
happened to be near the scene, was
arrested and charged with the robbery.
The custodian of the money positively
identified him as the thief, and then, to
make the evidence against the respected
cltlzen still more convincing, a
minister. with equal pOsitivencss, de-
clared him to be the man
But circumstances afterwurl saved
the accused from even the faint of
dlShOnOr 4 man who had a rru1ra
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-01
Getting Busy

1t is stated in this city today that
action will be taken before the SUI
preme court of the State of Nevada
some time this week to have the direct
primary law declared unconstitutional
by that body. Nothing definite could
be learned regarding this contemplated
move by opponents of the measure and
probably the action will be kept quiet
until the filing of the papers with the
clerk of the court. Carson Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-01
In the District Cou't of the Fourth Judicial
District OF the State Of Nevada, in
and for the County of Elko

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT GLADYS
McMahan. having flied in this Court her Final
Account as Exccutrix.| and the report accom-
McMahan, deceased. and having also filed here
in her Petition for the Distribution of said
Estate. the hearing of the same having been
fixed by the Clerk of said Court for Wednesday
the 18th day of December 1909, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day at the Courtroom
Thereon at the Courthouse in the Town of Elko.
County OF Ell<o. State of Nevada; and ali
persons interested in said estate are notified
then and there to appear and show cause if any
there be. why the said Final Account should
not be allowed approved and settled. and the
said Petition for Distribution should not be
he granted. and the estate of said deceased be
distributed rs prayed for in said Petition.
Dated ut Elllo. Nevada. this 10Th day of
November. 1909.
A. q. DAwLEY
lSEAIi Clerk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-01

Entered at the Elkn post office for transmission
through the mails second-class matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-01

one of the most miraculous ever
chronicled In the history of the camp.
ard it is safe t. say that when he goes
near Il mine az Lin it. won't be aboard q
backing broncho. Manhattan Mail
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-01
Worlds Oldest Lifebos+

The Oldest lifeboat in the world is
at Redcar, England. She was one ~
the hrst built by Greathead. and in
her active service Of ca years was
used to save 500 lives.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-01

Natures Law.
Poets are far rarer births than
kings.-Ben Johnson.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
TARS DESERT WARSHIPS
FOR NEW YORK LIFE
Foreign Vessels at Celebration
Lose Many Seamen

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-Three British
armored cruisers and three French
battleships which have been attending
the Hudson Fulton celebration sailed
for home today, leaving behind sub
stsntial number OF their men. 1t il
said some 200 men from the British
ships had failed TO turn up for duty
OF the Frenchmen it was said that only
three of the $500 sailors had strayed
Fleet officers remained TO search for the
men Of both sQuadrons.
Sir Edward Seymour will leave on
the Inhexible tomorrow and it is prob
able his ship viii try for new trans
Atlantic record on the run to Gibraltar
Unconhrmed reports are that certain
French officers were dissatisfied at the
treatment they received during the
Hudson Fulton celebration. The French
ships did not salute as they passed
Governors island. The British, how
eAlF fired y guns.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
NEGROES ASK TO
JOIN TAFT FEAST
Pasadena Committee Will Refer
Demand of Afrp-Americans
to President

PASADENA, Oct. S.-Whether there
shall be representatives of the negro
race at the Taft banquet here October
II is a question the president or some
member of his party for him will be
called upon to decide tomorrow.
committee representing the Afro
American league. which wieNs some
influence in this seetion.l called today
upon the 20 prominent citizens who
have charge of the arrangements for
entertaining the president, and de-
manded that two negroes be given
places at the banquet Immediately
the 25 found themselves in delicate
position.
E. T. OF. chairman of the general
arrangements committee, admitted to-
night that the demand for negro rep
resentation at the banquet had been
made. He said that the demand had
been referred to the committee on Gre
dentials
This committee mettonight but could
not solve the problems and referred it
TO the executive committee, which will
meet tomorrow and decide, after first
ascertaining what Taft or some one
of his advisers thinks about it.
This was not the only trouble the
committee confronted today. 1t was
learned that two banquet tickets had
been issued to a man who proclaimed
that he had received message from
Almighty God to sit with Taft and
teach him how to run the government" ]"
The man was George sandman; well
known resident, who. Is. said to be a
victim of recurrent insanity. The two
tickets sold to Sandman were revoked.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
TEDDY AND SATAN
BOMBARD CITIZENS
Escaped Monkeys in San Rafael
Hurl Heavy Pine Cones
From Treetops
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
SAN RAFAEL, Oct. s.-Two monkeys
escaped from their cage in the Boyd
park memorial zoo here late last night
and, besides attacking their keeper and
j. r Jordan, the aged father in law of
Senator E. B. MartinelIi, they pelted
every stroller in the grounds with pine
cones from their lofty retreat in the
tree tops Of the park. One of them
was captured this evening, but the
other is still frightening lovers. nurse
girls and children from their favorite
haunts by hurting pine cones at their
heads.
The monkeys. whose names are Teddy
and Satan, escaped through a hole in
the screen, which some miscreant cut
with pair of pinchers some time last
night. This morning Jordan, who lives
with his son in law, Senator MartineIli.
close by the park. approached the mon
key cage to feed the little animals nuts,
as has been his custom for many
months.
While he was peering into the cage
in search of them the monkeys crept
up behind him and began a sudden
swapping and clawing at his legs. The
aged man, completely taken by sur
prise, cried out in alarm, and in his
excitement dropped the cane which he
always carried. One of the monkeys
seized the stick and struck him over
the shins with it. while the other bit
at his ankles. Jordan beat retreat
down the path toward the gateway to
the park, kicking at the savage little
animals with all This strength and call
ing loudly for assistance
William Allen, the keeper. rushed to
the rescue with spade. and put the
fiendish- pair to flight.
The fugitives, took to a tall pine
tree near by. which stood away from
the others. and. Allen followed after
them in the hope of effecting their
capture. Before he had climbed above
the lower branches a rain of pine cones
descended upon his head and shoulders.
The fusillade finally grew so hot that
Allen was forced to make a rapid
descent.
Later in the day he had nearly sue
ceeded in enticing Teddy into the cage
with a banana, when Satan sneaked
uponshim from the rear and. snatching
off his straw hat, made way with it to
tree. where he tore it in shreds. while
Teddy stole the fruit and also de-
narted All dav when NOT torrnau+ir,o o.
the keeper. the runaways have been
lying in wait for unsuspecting pass
ers by.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
TWO MEN ANXIOUS TO
Go TO PENITENTIARY
Admit TrifIing EmbezzIement
and Are Sentenced to Folsom
[Speeial Dispateh 70 The Call

SANTA ROSA, Oct. S--With the de-
sire of taking their punishment and
preventing their crime becoming known
70 their parents, Reuben and Isaac
Penner, who were given a prelimfnar7-
hearing before Justice Raymond at
Healdsburg yesterday on charge of
embezzIing $50 from James Haune. q.
yineyardist OF Healdsburg. for whom
they had been working, appeared be-
fore Judge Seawell of the superior
court and entered a plea of guilty and
urged that sentence be given at once.
The court. however. put the case over
until this morning to give the young
men time to consider their hasty
action This morning they still Insist
ed on immediate sentence and the court
sent both to Folsom for two years
each.
The men were given a check to cash
and after taking their pay we're TO re-
turn the balance to a nephew OF Haune
who accompanied them to town for the
purpose of bringing back the cash
While the boy was at the blacksmith n
shop the men secured the money and
left town on a northbound train. At
Willis they were arrested and brought
back here for trial. The men said il
was their intention to send the balance
by mail, but that they were arrested
before they were able TO do so. Had
they put up a stubborn defense II il
opinion of the district attorney that
they would have escaped conviction.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
ALASKA RAILROAD TO
BE SOLD AT AUCTION
j. Pierpont Morgan VIII Prob.
ably Buy in the Line

VALDEZ, Alaska. Oct. So G. La
beree of Spokane. receiver of the
Alaska Central railroad, arrived today
from Seward and tomorrow will offer
the railroad for sale at public auction
under a foreclosure decree of the
United States court in suit brought
by holders of s4,oo0,o0o of bonds.
The Sovereign bank of Canada, now
defunct, financed the road. and in the
clearing up of the banks assets j.
Pierpont Morgan came into possession
of $1,000, 600 of the railroad bonds.
A representative of Morgan, 1t is un-
derstood. will bid in the Alaska Cen
tral, which will be completed and
operated. Six million dollars has been
expended on the line. which begins at
Seward, on Resurrection bay. ands ex-
tends to Turn Again arm. 70 miles
There are extensive coal fields along
the route.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
FRENCH TROOPS ROUT
A BAND OF PIRATES
Chief Bandit Wounded and
Eight Robbers Killed

SAIGON. French Cochin China. Oct. s.
A severe fight occurred October be-
tween column of French troops and a
band of pirates under the command OF
chief named Detham.
The >pirates were routed Detham
was wounded and eight pirates were
killed.
The French troops lost seven Euro
peans killed and % wounded. Including
one officer twenty-five native French
soldiers were wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
Act Rouses Speculation

The line of testimony which friends
of Frohman feel ought to be suppressed
is being kept secret. That it is of a
dent by the extreme steps which one
of them has taken. OF this Reese said
he was ignorant, and that he intended
to remain so until it filtered out through
the proper channels, asserting that his
curiosity was not aroused to . sufficient
extent to cause him to send a psychic
thrill through the brain cells of the do
mestic actress and thus secure advance
information on the matter
The knowledge, however, that he is
going to Reno is enough for Margaret
Illington's friends. They have visions
of this seer carrying off hanky-panky
procedure which will cause the former
actress to throw away her darning
needles and domestic longings, relegate
Z. ]. Bowes, her flance, to the uttermost
corners of his real estate holdings and
return to Frohman and the footlights.
They do not know what Reese can do
and what his powers are, but as he has
a reputation of nigh making a catfish
sing comic songs, they do not intend to
allow him an opportunity of trying.
There is a feeling that there is some
thing illegally drastic in having the
submerged ego of beautiful woman
hailed froth from its resting places and
labeled Exhibit A" in febuttal testi-
mony.
Reese said he would not go out of his
way to meet Mrs. Frohman when in
Reno. He declared his, purpose to be
to see if his mentality would penetrate
through 200 tons of rock and locate a
gold vein smuggling at the bottom, or
to discover whether the future years
would make a corner lot increase in
value tenfold.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
Trust Feared a scene"

The check was returned uncashed.
and so that portion of the account is
still unsettled.
The harbor board had 100000 bar
rel contract at s1.75 barrel. but the
contract carried the stipulation that
the habor commissioners should get the
cement as cheap as any other state de-
partment If the harbor commissioners
learned that EIlery was paying $50
for what cost them s1.75 there would
have been a tremendous roar, and the
cement trust did not court such scenes
II started to raise the price on Ell
lery- The result IS the state engineers
mandate that he will not use concrete
construction in the $4,000 arnory
building at San Francisco and in the
building at Los Angeles. thusc losing
an almost assured market for $3.50. 900
worth of cement.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
Printing Trades Club

The p. II. Mccarthy printing trades
club has arranged to meet each
Wednesday night at 10 Third street.
The work of organization will be COM
pIeted next Wednesday night Ths
club claims 4 membership Of SOC.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
OCEAN STEAMERS

NEW YoRK-ArrIved Oct s-stmr campsnia
= U.TTHkMPToS-saiIed Oct s-stmr Deutsch-
iand. FOR Aew York.
GENOA-ArriVed Oct s--Stmr Oretie. IRON
kcw York.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
State Engineer Ellery Notifies
Trust That He Will Not Use
Its Product
Mount Diablo Company Seeks
to Make State Pay More Than
Contract Price
San Jose JObber Is Refused Sup
plies When Name of Buyer
Is Revealed =
HarbOr Board Has Agreement
Which Makes Corporation
Boost It's Quotations
[SeeeiaI Dispaleh o The Oon

CACRAMENTO. Oct. S.-Stats
Engineer EllerS to punish the
cupSdity OF the cement trust. has
declared that the plans for the San
Francisco and Los Angeles armories
have been changed and that the struc-
lures will now be built of brick and
steel instead OF reinforced concrete
Furthermore, Ellery insists that nm
less the Mount Diablo cement com
pany continues the delivery of 65.OO0
barrels of cement to the state AZ 81 30
barrel the state will refuse to nav
the bill of $4,000 now due. And he
will buy his cement in the middle
west
Ellery has undertaken TO seal m
the cement trust with IT'S own ma
terial
Low Quotation by Jobber
The state engineer secured 4 mar
tIcularly favorable price on cement bv
purchasing from the trust through
contract with II. F. Flyer. a cement
Jobber OF San Jose. The price was
Sl-SO a barrel, quotation 40 cents
lower than the combine asked. Eight
thousand barrels or more were deIiv-
cred at that price by the Mount DiabIo
company.
When the trust found that EIIery was
beating it through Flyer it shut down
on Flyer.
The state owed the Mount DiabIo con
Germ $4,000 at one time. having pre-
viously sent a check for $4,000. part
payment of the $4,000 contract. But
the combine did not dare to cash the
check. for if it had done so the state
board Of harbor commissioners would
have learned that EIlery was getting
his materials cheaper than the harbor
board
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY SO
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YESTERDAY-Clear; southwest wind; maxi
mum temperature, so; minimum. Sc.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; warm in
the forenoon and early afternoon; light north
east winds. Page "a
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
EDITORIAL

Free traders view of snip subsidies. Page IA
Despotic methods in Manila. Page Ia
Mr. Bsllnger in the Hetch Eetchy. Page ii
In defense Of Mexico. Page IL
An incomplete tale of politics. Page IA
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
ENGAGES MIND
READER TO HALT
HER TESTIMONY
Theatrical Magnate Reported to
Be Trying to Hold Margaret
Illington's Tongue
Noted Seer Admits That Such a
Suggestion Was Made, but
Shields Author

That Daniel Frohman has enga eed
the services OF Bert Reese, known as.
the most remarkable mind reader in the
world, to go to Reno. New. and there
work upon the mentality of Margaret
Ellington Frohman and induce her to
forbear from using certain testimony
in her divorce suit, was the statement
made Yesterday by an attorney inter
ested in the case, according to dis
patches received here Reese. who is
in San Francisco, admitted that he was
on his way to Reno and that friend of
his and Frohman's had intimated that
he would perfor mthis act, but he en-
phatically denied that he had under
taken the mission.
Despite his denials the friends and
attorneys of Margaret Ellington intend
to keep the two apart. Some of them
have witnessed wonderful feats in mind
reading and there is fear that should
they meet he will discover just how
many socks she has darned in the last
six months. together with what testi-
mony she has laid away to make public
at the opportune time
Fear Mental Powers
There is a fear that Margaret the
emotional will be clay in his hands and
that he will pump her in something
lacS ba
1T is true" said Reese, that I am
going to Reno. and it is also true that
party, a mutual friend of Fhroman
and myself. suggested that 1 should
read the mind of Mrs Frohman and
learn her plans. 1 am not, however,
private detective gstheTng testimony
in divorce proceeding ,and he laughed
the subject away.
Who this person was he would not
state. The fact of such a plan being
entertained by Frohman's friends has
created somewhat of furry. If Mar
garet Ellington meets Reese In Reno
the probabilities are that she will seek
the other side of the street in rather
more rapid fashion than she ever made
a quick exit off the stage.
Makes Formal Denial
There is no need" said Reese. for
Mrs. Frohman or her friends to be
afraid of me. 1 have no intention of
trying to find out what testimony she
has planned to give. / look upon her
and Frohman as my personal friends
and certainly will not inject mysels
into the divorce case to please one or
the other. The party who intimated
such a proposition did not evidently
realize the full extent of his request 1
looked upon ii then as joke, but now
that this rumor has started / am afraid
he meant it in all seriousness. Speak
ing for Frohman. I deny emphatically
that he has even hinted at such thing.
and 1t is a rank injustice to him that
he should be credited with having done
so. Speaking for myself, 1 wish to say
that have not undertaken the commits
sion nor would / ever consent to do so.
Mrs Frohman may use what testimony
she wants to without interference on
my part"
Reese said that he will stay in San
Francisco for a few days longer and
will leave for Reno on the arrival of
another person who intends accompa-
nying him there
Al Do,.~o- C-a~,,Iafsr-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

Realty board takes up the campaign
for convention hall and new artillery corps
armorF. Page IS
Pscisc coast architects to convene in this city
during Portola week. Page IL
Proposed grading Of BeaIe street will
create industrial district near new
docks Page IS
Character snd size of savings bank loans
reflect healthy condition Of the realty mar
ket Page Is
Lease OF lot for theater at Haight and
Cole streets marks era in real estate
market Page Is
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
SUBURBAN

Mabel Porter Pitts Carey's suit
argued before Oakland court.
Builders OF homes are busy in {
realty market shows steady progress.
British veteran convicted Of burg
mltted TO probation.
Astronomer Burckhslter reports
spots in the sun.
Bugler on cruiser Maryland seeks
marriage annulled.
American in Japan deserts wife
TO furnish money for her
home.
Berkeley dentist arrested on
Of disturbing the peace Of girl
him.
Dress maker assailed by man masC
woihan's dress and has her he
blow
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
FOREIGN

sunrsgettes arrested following demonstration
at Newcastie-on-Tynf. Page 10
Tablet on the supposed site of Shakes
peare fheater in London unveiled BY Beer
bohm Tree. Page 10
French bishops advise Catholics 10 vote
only for candidates defending religious in
terests- Page 10
Murder and suicide brings to light dissolute
life Of German countess. Page 10
Missionaries at semicentenniai in Japan re-
iterste the SippoDese friendship for the United
States. Page 10
Germany agrees TO Hsnkow sze chun loan of
$50, ,00o, 600 to China PaEe 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
COAST
EASTERN

Wilbur Wright makes hve fights in govel
ment aeroplane. Page
Seventeen perish when engine OF freis
train slides over fatcars carrying lab
erS. Page
The Washington times., 1909-12-26
FERGUSON TO TELL
OF ORIENT LIFE
Newspaperman Will De
scribe in Detail Manila'S
Commission Government.

The transplauting Of the commission
system OF government IS il Is cNeni-
pIfied i'm the District Of Columbia, 10
The Far East and it's application go an
old World city viii be discussed 10y the
Optimist Club. at the Church of Our
Father. Thirteenth and I. streets north
west. Tuesday evening next.
\. r. Ferguson. a Washington news
paper man. who lived I'm the Orient
three years as press representative.
will give ar illustrated lecture during
the course Of which he will tell now
the Washington idea Of government has
been improved in Manila.
An entirely new phase II life IN the
Philippines will be explained and pic
lures shown Of the scenery I'm some OF
the secdnns Of she Islands which trav-
elers have called as beautiful as any
thing to be found in switzerland or the
Rockies Commissioner Henry y. F.
MaCfarand will introduce Mr. Ferguson
10 the optimists.
The Washington times., 1909-12-26
EIGHTY-CENT GAS PAYS IN
NEW YORK.

The anticipation in New York iinan-
cial circles of the payment next year
of per cent interest on the stock Of
the Consolidated Gas Company Is a
demonstration of the error in the
companv's contention that It could not
get along at all if forced to sell gas at
50 cents a thousand feet. The cause
was n celebrated one and was carried
to the United States Supreme Court.
which. it will be recalled, decided that
the action of the Legislature in reduc-
ing the price of gas 10 so cents was
not unconstitutional and did not. on
the face Of it, confscste the company
property. The court said that 6 per
cent on reasonable valuation of the
company's property was 2 fair income.
II ordered a trial of the S0-cent gas
rate TO see If it would produce revenue
enough to Justify the payment of e
per cent interest to stockholders. The
result has been that the increased con
sumption of gas has more than offset
loss OF revenue from lowering the
price. The company appears amply
able 10 sell its output at so cents.
while making fair returns for it,
stockholders.
If the Consolidated Gas Company Of
New York is able to sell its gas at 50
cents and pay 6 per cent dividend.
there seems no good reason why ga
should not be sold at the same price
in Washington. In fact there is good
reason for the belief that gas in Wash
ington could be sold FOR less than the
price fixed by law in New York. The
overhead charges OF the Washington
Gas Light Company do not aPProao1
those OF the Consolidated
The payment of 6 per cent divi-
dcnd by the Consolidated Gas Com
psny on SO-cent gas would be the best
possible demonstration that a similar
rate could be fixed in this city without
endangering a fair return on the
money invested In the local cas- com
pany. The House and Senate District
committees would do well 10 watch the
gas situation i'm New York. The
declaration Of a dividend in that city
under existing conditions would be sui
ricient 10 Justify Congress in arbitrarily
fixing the price OF gas in Washington
al so cents.