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Stranger Must Return Calls.

one OF the fashionable hotels afterward
does not cost much. and gives a glimpse
or city life not to be seen otherwise.
Stranger Must Return Calls.
If the stranger is staying in town more
than week she will be expected to re-
turn the calls Of girls who came to tea to
meet her. and this Is another way OF
amusing the visitor. Should she be unable
to go to all the homes she must mail visit
ing cards on leaving, writing P P. C. in
the corner. which means ito take leave. -
Without this the stay-at-homes are not
supposed to know that the guest has de-
parted.
While in the house Of her friend the
visiting girl must do all that she can to
make herself agreeable to others, and on
leaving she must write i. note OF than s.
not only to the girl with whom she has
been staying, but also to her hostess
mother. Under no circumstances must the
latter be omitted.
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Reporters to Witness Royal Funeral

PEKING, March 3O.-It has been de-
c,ded to permit representatives OF the
official press Of China. a we'll as foreign
correspondents to witness the funeral
services May 1 over the remains of the
late emperor and dowager empress This
is the first time the press has been rec
ocnized In this manner
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Typhus Epidemic in Madrid.

Special cabiegram TO The Star.
MADRID via Hendaye). March 10
Madrid is threatened with an epidemic
of typhus. The disease has spread so
rapidly that the authorities have estab-
lished a censorship over kilograms in
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Ask your grocer for ten-cent packet of "Sa-
lada' Tea: it Is delicious. Unequaled for quality
and favor,
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is taken to guard against
cidents IN mines. It too often han.
pens that overzeal on the mar,
mine managers to keep down
pense accounts results in failure
properly safeguard the health ana
lives of their employees. It is NJ
duty of the state to compel mine a.
orators to observe such rules in ~.
working of their mines as will insnro
the fullest protection possible to tho
health and lives of the workingmar
In their employ, and / earnestly rac-
ommend that the legislature enact .
law providing for the appointment of
a state mine inspector, conferrirs
upon that official sufficient power u
properly enforce his orders.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, l desire to express
the hope that the legislature viii
proceed with as much dispatch a.
possible to the consideration Of tba
measures coming before it and will
not defer action, as too often Is tho
case, to the latter end of the session
There is no good reason to be ad.
vanced for f~rittering away the first
three or four weeks OF the session
and then working overtime the re.
mainder of the session. 1t is a no.
torious fact that in the closing hours
OF every session the Legislature Is
deluged with bills, good, bad and In
different, and 1t is impossible for ii
to give these measures the considera-
ton required, or for the executive TO
examine them with the thoroughness
the best interests of the state de-
mands.
i wish to state to the Legislature
that | have every confidence in your
loyalty to the people Of Nevada and
your ability to work successfully for
their welfare, and to express the
hope that the executive and legisla.
tive branches will act in frank and
harmonious accord during this ses.
sion; both in striving to build up the
imperial domain of our splendid com.
monwealth, and to confer real, last,
ing benefits on it's citizens.
Respectfully submitted.
DENVER S. DICKERSON,
Acting and Lieutenant Goyernor
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CONCLUSIONS.

The joint conference already men
toned adopted two resolutions to
which / call your special attention.
The first was intended to promote CO.
operation between the states and the
nation upon all of the great ques-
tions here discussed. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That a joint committee
be appointed by the chairman, to
consist of six members of state con-
servation commissions and three
members Of the national conserva-
ton commission, whose duty it shall
be to prepare and present to the
state and national commissions, and
through them to the governors and
the president, a plan for united &C.
ton by all organizations concerned
with the conservation of national re-
sources. ION motion of Governor
Noel, of Mississippi, the chairman
and secretary Of the conference were
added to and constituted a part of
this committee.J
In this recommendation I most
heartily concur, and l urge that an
appropriation of at least $50 900 be
made to cover the expenses of the
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STATE UNIVERSITY.

The report of the board of regents
of the state university shows the af-
fairs of that institution to be in a
satisfactory condition. One of the
.pleasantest and most profitable incl
dents in its history occurred during
the past year, when the handsome,
splendidly equipped school of mines
building was dedicated and the Mac
kay statue was unveiled, comprising
a portion of munificent donations
from Mr.. Clarence II. Mackay, in
honor of the memory of his father, a
Nevada pioneer. The sincere thanks
of the entire state are hereby official
ly extended to the generous donor.
1t is peculiarly fitting that this
state, the chief of which is
precious metal mining, should give
generous support to its school of
mines, which has already done so
much towards intelligently advanc-
ing this industry. Nor should the
academic department be neglected in
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WEATHER NOTE.

The American always try to
wear clothes to conform to the
weather.
The Briton-What are you--a
lightning change artist?-Life.
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NOT PURE

Young Man-Why do you advise
Miss Smith to go abroad to study
music? You know she has no talent.
Old Mani live next door to Miss
smith.-Town and Country.
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national conservation commission for
necessary rent, assistance, and trav-
cling expenses. This is a very small
sum. know of no other way in
which the appropriation of so small
a sum would result in so large a ben
eft to the whole nation.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, January %,
1909.
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r

The goat gave a party,
But did not know at all
What TO call il. till the parrot
shrieked.
why not a butter ball?"
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LIKE suMMER ANn wLNrER.

Blobbs-Women are certainly CON
Trajectory.
Slobbs-That's right. It's when a
woman gets hot at you that she
treats You coldly. - Philadelphia
Record.
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The stockmen Of eastern Oregon,
on the northern line OF Nevada, have
organized a coyote hunt to take place
next month. In q similar hunt a
year ago 10000 coyotes were slaught-
cred. It is estimated that these var
mints destroy $1,000,000 worth Of
stock annually.
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MAYBE

She's nothing but a doll"
ooh, | don't know, | think you
could squeeze her without having
her eroy Mammal" - LOUISVILLE
Courier-Journal.
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TooK IN ouT on DANGER.

why, Tommy! Where in the
world did you get that red lantern?'
"Some mar left it in the street.
Life.
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The Chafey News comes out this
week under new management and
promises to give the readers of that
paper a first class sheet in every par
ticular. The STAFF under the new
regime is as follows: John @.
%Critchlow, president; E. S. Chafey.
vice president; A. H. Birrell, secre-
tary; James Christensen, treasurer;
Arthur Prill, managing editor; John
Q. Critchlow and w. II. Tobin, as
soeiate editors.
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A fierce gust of wind YESTERDAY
afternoon blew off the top of the Miz.
pah water tank situated on Mt. Cd
die, The wind was blowing at such
a velocity that portions of the tank
covering were afterwards found near
the North Star mine, a distance of
several hundred yards away.
Around the town the wind blew
several signs down and a number Of
houses are minus a few shingles. Al
the high school several windows we're
broke by the force Of the wind, and
for a time it seemed as though
school would have to be dismissed.
After blowing for a few minutes the
wind suddenly quieted down.
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the slightest degree. The usefulness
of an institution Of learning lies more
largely in the th%oroughness and skill
with which instruction is impaired
than n mere vast piles Of masonry,
and in recommending ample appro-
priations / refer more particularly to
maintaining a high faculty standard
in all departments.
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with WHICH luotA uSLiOh 10 AhipuANCA
than n mere vast piles of masonry,
and in recommending ample appro-
p~riations / refer more particularly to
maintaining a high faculty standard
in all departments.
LICENSE COLLECTOR AND Bull
LION TAX AGENT.
The report Of the state license col
hector and bullion tax agent is re-
plete with valuable statistics con-
corning the mineral production of the
state and should be examined with
care by all who would fully under
stand the progress that is being made
by this, our most important industry.
This report contains the only anthem
tic information regarding the min
eral production Of all sections of Ne,
vada that has yet been compiled. 1t
shows that during the first nine
months of 1908 (returns for the last
three months are not completely 1857
496 tons of ore were produced, with
a total value Of 10,006, S79.23, maxi
ing a general average of more than
$13 per ton. The total amount of
bullion tax paid the first nine
months of 1908 is $~S4,339,64 as
against $5~4.7SS.32 for the entire
years of 1906-1907, showing an in.
crease of g. per cent over those
years.
STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
The present method of fixing tax
able valuations On property in Ne.
vada is eminently unsatisfactory, un-
equal and unjust. The evident pur.
pose of the law was to make the val
u%ations, on all property Of like char.
aeter, uniform throughout the state
and to so equalize the valuations tina
the burden of maintaining the gov
eminent, state, county and munich
pal, will fall alike upon all classes o
property. In theory, the law is ex
cellent; in practice, a farce.
/ am convinced that the state
board of assessors is not only of nj
benefit to the state, but is a positiv,
injury. instead. 1t has uniformt
Disseminated, in fixing valuations, IL
favor of the great corporations am
thrown the burden of maintaining
the government upon those least abb
to bear it, the small taxpayers. Rail
roads are important factors in tn
under all circumstances, be deal
with in a spirit of justice and fai
play, not only in the matter of taxa
ton, but in all matters where tn
authority of the state Is exercised.
1t is simple justice to require tn
railroads and other large corpora
tions to pay their proportion of tn
expenses of government. the benef
of whose protection no class of PROF
erty receives a greater share. 1t
quite evident that as long as tn
: state board of assessors is permitte
to fix valuations the railroads wi
E escape their just proportion Of take
| urgently recommend that the la
| creating the state board of assessor
e be repealed.
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FORESTS.

urge that provision be made for
both protection and more rapid de-
velopment of the national forests.
Otherwise. either the increasing use
Of these forests by the people must
be checked or their protection
against fire must be dangerously
weakened. If we compare the actual
fire damage on similar areas on pri-
vate and Rational forest lands dur
ing the past year, the government
fire patrol saved commercial timber
worth as much as the total cost of
caring Tor all national forests at the
present rate for about ten years.
I especially commend to the con-
gress the facts presented by the COM
mission as to the relation between
forests and stream flow In its bear
ing upon the Importance of the for
est lands in national ownership.
Without an understanding of this in
innate relation the conservation of
both these natural resources must
largely fail.
The report of the national con
seryation commission says:
Forests in private ownership can
not be conserved unless they are pro-
tected from fire. We need good fire
laws, well enforced. Fire control is
impossible without an adequate force
Of men whose sole duty is fire patrol
during the dangerous season.
| hold as first among the tasks be-
fore the states and the nation in
their respective shares in forest con-
~servation the organization of efficient
fire patrols and the enactment of
good fire laws on the part Of the
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PROTECT THE PUBLIC AGAINST
PROMOTERS.

The splendid reputation which our
mines, by reason of the i~ncalculable
wealth they have produced and yet
contain, enjoy throughout the coun-
try has afforded opportunity to con-
scienceless promoters of wildcat min
ing companies to shamelessly exploit
the investing public. We are depend
ent, almost wholly, upon outside cap
ital for the development of our
mines, and unless some effort is
made on the part of the state to pro-
tect the investor against the opera
lions of this class of b%rigands, we
cannot expect longer to retain the
confidence of those who have con-
tributed so largely to our prosperity.
Simple justice to the investor, to say
nothing of a loftier motive, the good
name of the state, requires the enact
ment of a stringent law for the pro-
lection of investors in mining securi-
ties. realize the difficulties you will
encounter in drafting a law that will
effectually suppress the %wildcatter,
without seriously embarrassing the
legitimate operator.
STATE NINE INSPECTOR.
The occupation of the miner is, a
hazardous one, even when every pre-
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STATE POLICE.

The law providing for the creation
of a state police organization, APP
proved January 20, 1908, Is. in my
judgment, a practical solution of the
problem Of maintaining, at tha least
expense. an efficient armed force for
the preservation OF the peace and or
der of the state. While the practical
operation of the law discloses some
defects that should be remedied, they
are few. and easy of correction,
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RAILROAD COMMISSION WORK

One of the most important and
beneficial enactments in the legisla-
tive history of the state is the rail-
road commission law, passed by the
last Legislature in regular session.
This enactment is along the lines of
the best modern thought on the sub
iect Of railroad regulation, through
the medium of state commissions,
which have been established in near
ly all the states in the union.
The work of the commission has
far more than justified its creation.
This work is shown fully by the first
annual report Of the commission up
to the time when that report was
made. Nominally, the report was
only brought down to April 10, 1908,
but between the date upon which the
copy of the report was given to the
printer and the actual issuance of the
report in its printed form, the work
of the commission proceeded steadily,
and with substantial results.
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feat of all time. We are striving to
add in all ways to the liability and
beauty of our country. We are striv-
ing to hold in the public hands the
remaining supply Of unappropriated
coal. for the protection and benefit Of
all the people. We have taken the
first steps toward the conservation of
our natural resources, and the bet
terment of country life, and the inn
provement of our waterways.
The nation, its government, and
its resources exist, first OF all, for the
American citizen, whatever his creed,
pa or birthplace, whether he be
rich or poor, educated OF ignorant,
provided only that he isNa good citi-
zen, recognizing his obligations ia
the nation for the rights and oppor.
tunities which he owes to the nation
COMMISSION ACTED WISELY.
The national conservation commits
sion wisely confined its report to thu
statement Of facts and principles
leaving the executive to recommend
the specific steps to which these fact
and principles inevitably lead. Ac
cordingly, | call your attention t
some of the larger features of tn
situation disclosed by the report, an
to the action thereby clearly demand
ed for the general good.
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STATE AUDITOR.

STATE AUDITOR.
Useless offices are a useless ex-
pense to the state and should be
abolished. have failed to discover
wherein any benefit has been derived
from the office of state auditor. The
primary object of the law creating
the Office was to bring about a
method of keeping accounts by the
different officers in all counties of the
state. Little or nothing has been
done in this direction by those who
have been appointed to fill the Office
and for that reason the Office has re-
manned vacant for several months.
l recommend that the law creating
the office of state auditor be repealed.
STATE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
There being no limit fixed by law
as to the amount of expenses the
commission might incur in the dis
charge of its duties, the supreme
court of Nevada held Estate of Ne
vada VS.. Eggers, state controller, 29
Nevada. 469), that the members OF
the commission could not be reim-
bursed by the state for moneys ex-
pended in defraying travelling and
other expenses. Having no funds at
its disposal with which to meet neces-
sary expenses, the commission has
been of no practical value to the
state. 1t is doubtful If the commits.
sion, vel with a very liberal ap.
preparation at its disposal, accom-
plish results sufficient to justify its
continuance.
The subject is referred to the leg
is lature for such action as it may
deem necessary.
STATE FISH COMMISSION.
take pleasure in calling your at.
tention to the report of the state fish
! commission, which tells of the sue
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Presidents
Message

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cessful work this important branch
of the state government has accom-
plished during the past two years.
The value Of the work beng done by
the commission is already appreci-
able and gives promise of splendid
results in the not distant future. The
pleasure as well as material benefit
our citizens will derive from having
our streams well stocked with fish
should prompt you to lend encourage
ment and ample support to the com
mission.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The report of the state board of
health conveys the pleasing intelli-
gence that Nevada has been free from
serious ravages of contagious dis
eases during the past two years. OF
the recommendations made in this re-
port, though all are worthy Of your
consideration, | call your attention
especially to only those bearing upon
the Importance of enacting a more
stringent law to compel county
health boards to forward to the state
board of health complete and &C.
curate reports of the vital statistics
Of the various counties each year, and
to the necessity of comprehensive
pure food legislation, with which
recommendations ] am in hearty &C,
cord.
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STATE PRISON.

OF all the state institutions the
penitentiary presents the most per-
picking problems and more of them.
Conditions at that institution are de-
plorable and must be ameliorated.
The report of the warden goes fully
into the details and by informing
yourselves of the facts you will rec
ognize the imperative necessity of
meeting the situation by prompt and
aetinn
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EXPRESS COMPANIES SHOULD
BE TAXED.

AT the present time express COM
panies operating in Nevada are con-
tributing practically nothing to the
public revenues of the state. They
should be made to pay taxes, the
same as other business enterprises.
Their tangible property consists
mainly of horses and wagons and
office furniture, on which a mere
~pittance, in the way of taxes, is col
lected. The business done by these
companies is large and highly profit
able and there is no conceivable valid
reason why they should not bear
their just proportion of the cost OF
government.
I recommend that a law be enact
ed levying a tax of Q per cent on the
gross receipts OF express companies
derived from business done in this
state.
SAFER BANKING LAWS NEEDED.
The most important question with
which the legislature will have to
deal is that of sound banking laws.
That there is grave need of such laws
is attested, not so much by the mum.
Der of bank failures that have DC.
Cured In this state in recent months
as by the manner in which these fail
ures have been brought about. In
the great majority of cases the fail,
ures were due to unreasonably large
loans made to favored persons, firms
and corporations without proper Sc.
curity. In some instances the secur.
tiles proved next to worthless. 1t il
needless to say that when the banks
making such loans needed money
they found it impossible to realize OF
their securities, failure was newt
able and widespread loss among de
p%ositors the result. That is the cru.
/, of the entire proposition.
3 pROTEEp THE pIynTIr AaAINcu
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trative commission or board, acting
in cooperation with the states and
other organizations and individual
citizens.
The work of waterway develop
ment should be undertaken without
delay. M~eritorious projects in known
COZ ormity with the general outlines
OF any comprehensive plan should
proceed at once The cost of the
whole work should be met by direct
appropriation If possible, but If nee
essary by the issue Of bonds in small
denominations.
1t is especially important that the
development of water power should
be guarded with the utmost care
both by the national government and
by the states in order to protect the
people against the upgrowth of mon
opoly and to insure to them a fair
share in the benefits which will fol-
low the development of this great as
set which belongs to the people and
should be controlled by them.