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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-05

Senator core IN his testimony as
serted that the offer of bribery went
80 far that IIamon said the $4,000
to $50,oDo would not be paid over In
the form of u check or marked money,
hnt that iii would he all clean. hard
cash"
The Investigators.
The committee that heard the
charges was appointed by resolution
of the mousse OF representatives TO in
vcstigatc the. McMmrray contracts,
which are declared To have been madc
by McMurray individually with 10000
Indians. each Of whom agreed to turn
over 10 per cent of their profit from
the sale Of their land. provided the
contracts were approved by congress.
The committee, headed by Congress
man Charles II. Burke Of South Da-
kota. Is composed Of Congressman
Philip =. Campbell of Kansas, Charles
Is. Milnr Of Minnesota, John j. Ste
vcns OF Texas aud T.. w. Saunders Of
Virginia. It's initial session was held
today. congressman crragcr's appear
ance on tho witness stand followed n
series of sensational statements.
Among Senator Cores assertions We're
the following.
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Mcclure Interested.

Congressman Mcclure of oklahoma.
who was charged by Senator Gore MS
being interested" in the McMnrray
contract. was said by Mr.. Creager in
his testimony to have been AT the time
,f his visit an occupant al the same
suite of rooms With IIamon and Nc
Murray ut the hotel
Clerks of Senator Gore testified IL
having been invited by McMurl'ay and
Hamon to frog leg" sllppers ~ Wash
ington. mt which The Indian contacts
were TO be talked over" These invi-
tations, 1t was declared, were all
turned dowa."
On one occasion, one of the clerks
testified. Hamon said Senator Gnre WAS
'awfully hard on his friends.
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Vice President Sherman.

Vice President Sherman's name was
mentioned by Mr.. lIamon. Senator
Gore testified as being Interested" In
the lnnd deal to the extent Of favor
ing the approval by congress ot what
are known as the McMurray contracts
with the Indians
What happened IN another private
room in Washington and also where.
II IL alleged Hannn mad. more "oveif-
lures" was told by Congressman G. Il.
Creagcr of the Third oklahoma dis
trict. Congressman creager supple
mented the Testimony Of Senator Gore.
He said that on last June 10 he had
been invited by Hamon 10 meet him
In Il private room at the Occidental
hotel In Washington.
Having gone there, Mr.. Greager tcs-
tilted. he was informed he could have n
Substantial interest in the land dead
If he would withdraw his oppositio
to the approval of the McMurray con
tracts by congress.
Asked the question. Were any fig
ures mentioned as To now much yon
We're To receive" Mr. Creager replied
NO. | did not let 1t go 50 far ms
that. made ii plain ! was not open
to being influenced In that way.
firmly opposed to the granting Of such
an enormous fee to ATTORNEYS
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-05

aroused him to Introduce reson ton
~ congress declaring that an Indian
contracts must be approved by con-
gress before they became valid
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later AZ different time When he heard
was coming % testify before this
committee he urged mo not to. lle
expressed the hope that would make
no statement before this committee"
Reenllcd to the stand. senator Gore
Was asked To mention the uafug of the
enployc al the department Of justice
who had told him that another em.
ploye, or an oificinl in that depart
tncht Was interested Ia the contracts
That | could not do" replied Sen
ator core. The matter was Impaired
To me In confidence, and | regret that
II Was mentioned here AT all"
Nov, senator" interposed Congress
man Campbell don't you think ii IN
fair To go 80 far before this committee
and yet not toll all you know? You
know. we are here u learn the truth
and wc would like tp lave all af II
made known
Refuses 10 Answcr.
No. | would rather not II ~ well
known that heretofore employees of that
department have lost their positions
| for giving information nhd | would
rather that this feature of the invcsti
cation be dropped
u + fhill. attorney for the Ghoc-
taw tribe of Indians. then questioned
the senator as To what he knew ul
President Taft's attitude ON the Mc.
Murray contracts
i think some people interested IN
the contracts went To see the presI-
dent ON April ~" said the witness.
The president staiua that former
Senator Long had already submitted
the matter Ia him and that Longs
clients tmeaning the McMnrrny inter
ests) might have their day IN court
| think the president said eversbod,
might have his day in court. hui lla
II would take II good deal of argument
to convince him that the amount o
fees asked for IN the contracts ts3.Do0.
OOOt was Just, In furt | think TN
president made IL plain he was opposed
tn tho contracts"
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Rooms in McMurray's Suite.

Mr.. creaser: oh. three or four
front rooms Representative Mcclure
Of Oklahoma occupied part of Hamon
and McMurray's suite. met Hamon
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
SPRINGMEYER WILL
CONTEST ELECTION

That George Springmeyer would
contest the election # Cleve H.
B aker, for the office of attorney
general, vas the statement made
this morning by Theo. Tobish, who
managed Springmeyer's campaign
in the recent election. Tobish
wa. a passenger On the northbound
train, and was en- route from
Goldield to Carson City, where he
will start the contest proceedings.
The tinal count, as announced
on Monday by the secretary of
state, shows Springmeyer to be So
votes behind Baker. The contest
will probably call for a recount Of
the votes cast in Washoe,
Esmeralda, Nye and Clark counties,
although the entire ballot from
every county may be counted. The
expense of the recount vii! have
to be met by SDringmeyer, and the
work will be done by the Secretary
OF state. 1t is o. thought that
J. w. Legate, who was defeated by
Josephs for the office of clerk of
the supreme court by IL votes, will
also demand a recount, now that
Springmeyer has taken the
initiative.
Both Springmeyer and Lcgate
were candidates on the republican
ticket. -Tonopah BONANZA.
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WILL MOVE TO RENO

Judge Brown has formed a part
nership with the firm of Mack &
Green. Reno. The new firm will
consist of C. f. Mack, George S.
Green. Seorge S. Brown and 4. A.
Heer and will be known 10y the
name of Mack, Green, Brown &
Heer. The firm of Mack & Green
is now one of the prominent legal
firms in the state and with the ad-
dition of Brown and Heer will be
one of the strongest on the coast.
Judge Brown will take up his
residence in Reno shortly after the
first of the year, but his family
will remain here until he can ar
range for a home for them in the
Riverside city. Judge Brown will
take with him the best wishes of 9
host of friends in this county for
his future success.
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WALT MASONS THEORY
ON THE JOY OF LIVING

Oh, life is a wonder and death is
a blunder! It's good TO be living
and strong! It'sfne to be chatting
and joking and laughing, and
chOrtling a tra-la-la song. t'sgrcat
to be working like bitten and
jerking your living from out Of
the so il. It's gay to be earning
real money and spurning the
thought of a life without toll.
Most all the repining and grunting
and whining is done by the loafers
you'll note; the toilers and t~illcrs.
old lndustry's pillars, no time to
complaining devote; they skirmish
and rustic, they hump and they
hustle and put up their hay in the
sun; they NOV and they garner
and don. give a darn or a whoop
for the indolent one. Such fellows
r Useful; they're worth . cabOosc
full of men who have nothing to
do but grunt all together concern
ing the weather, the crops, and
the government too. ! tell you,
dear chappy, if you would he
happy, you'll have to get busy al J
work; there isn't much use to %s,.irI.
Tho r-ar III, = 1--- % ~
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Among the custOmora I'm the drrr
store conducted by George EDrlnr
Twentieth and Rorka streets. ono d,,
lest week. - a little girl. who &C.
known TO her pinymntcs IN TINT vi
cInlty ne Peggy" AZ she stood
waiting for her turn. Il could b. mo
tic~d that sho was repeating Some
thing under her breath. In hcr cror,
TO remember what her mother hof
sent her 10 buy.
Mother wants Two con'g' worth y,
glory divine"
"Of what" said tho young crorp
who was standing there ms n gir,pcd
Ivy n hard blow of a baseball bat
GLORY divine. glory divine" c,we
n" reply IN q louder voice than who,
sI" had made The original rooues,
Won Ind better 20 homo ana bsv,
vawr mother wrlio n down on poncr
li''io girl" said tho clerk. f%oollrr ,ho,
~" r'rl wna too sure 10 arpre yt,t
HIM WIN
ESQ che returned md hand, ~.
not" 10 tho clcrlt ho rcod "ri,.
"'r'0' worth Of chloride ~ limo -
'.r 'r'rir'ia Times
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
SOUTH FORK NEWS

Little Joseph Clayton's rheuma-
tism is slowly leaving him: we
hope he will soon be well.
Mr. and Mrs Robert d. Bailey of
Diamoni valley are spending the
holidays with Mrs. w. S. Clayton
and other relatives here and in
Mound valley.
Christmas was the birthday of
Mrs. A. Zunino; Mrs w. S. Clayton;
w. ]. Landons j. C. McInnis and
Robert d. Bailey families took her
a very pleasant surprise party on
that day. All present enjoyed
themselves fully.
About two inches of snow fell
on the Goth instant.
Miss Mabel Moody is spending the
holidays with p. J. Ogilvies family.
Gualterio.
Lee, New, Dec. 27. 1910.
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TALE OF YACHTING CRUISE
How i Hostess H-r7rgst j Breakdown
and Got -it & Her Bored
cr.sts.

\ t,N seasons back n well.known
hostess chartered a splendid yacht for
August i~I invited a large number OF
her nicucs fer a three-wesk cruise. At
first all went well, though the party
wa not specially well assorted: but
after a few days they began to evince
si"na Of being somewhat bored with
each others company.
rr. hUgioEr narr~' ''~s" c'r1S -
e. .u, Dor dom. winch became more
plainly evident each day, and at last In
DESPAIR she took counsel with one OF
her guests. an old and experienced
yaChtsman.
What on earth shall | do to amuse
these pcople?' she asked.
The yachtsman looked at the serene
SKY and calm. blue water. and shook
his head dO%ubtfully.
: storm would culivcu them up a
Dir he said. but the weather looks
quite settled. There IS only one thing
Go be done. You must arrange a break
down. the engineer will manage that
Cl'.u done so before. Then YOU must
mnF" for the nearest rort for repairs
ara 'ct yOur guests have a run ashore
some ~ them. | expect. viii find an
excuse for bidding YOU good.by and
those who remain with YOU will get
. along all right together"
"N" hostess tOOk her guests advice
"n. arrived at Toulon a day later
vf p, 20 IN twenty Of her guests bid
Q H.F. .FH#H#N. NHH - n A
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
SPRINGMEYER WILL CONTEST

This afternoon in an interview
with George Springmeycr, republi-
can nominee for Attorney General,
who was defeated by Cleve Baker
by Go votes. Mr.. Springmeyer
stated that he had made up his
mind to contest the election.
In talking of the matter he said:
81 bclleye that on the closeness
of the vote and the chance for
mistakes that | owe a duty to
myself and friends by c~ontesting
the election. In my mind | am
satisfied that there was a chance
Of error in Washoe County. The
vote in Sparks is going to have an
airing. while the precincts of Reno
will be gone yer Several
precincts in Esmeralda have a
doubtful look and these will be
contested.
The review of the ballots will be
carried along on such lines and
from such places as | believe there
is a chance for me to win the votes
that would give me the election.
| certainly intend to file a protest
and also a contest in the matter"
When asked if Mr.. Legate who
was defeated by eleven votes.
intended to Join him in the matter
he stated that it was up to MIR.
Legate. Mr.. Legate, on being
interviewed, stated that in all
probability he would join in tie
issue and see the recount through.
The contestants Who went
through the strenuous campaign feel
that there is a possibility o. error.
In the complaint which is to be
filed at an early date the charges
will be formally made and the
counties and precincts that ale to
be reviewed will be made public
material.-Carson Appeal.
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TEACHERS EXAMINE lions


OhlciaI Announcement by the
state superintendent.
n hrst semI-annuaI examination
OF che Tor 1911 Will be held
IN the places named below. begin
ing Monday January ., 1911:
In the First Supervision District
-ElIko County,-At Elko and
T~uscarora.
In the Second Supervision
District Eureka, LarGer and
white Pine counties, - Eureka,
Austin and Ely.
In the Third Supervision District
Church, and Humboldt counties,
AT Fdllon and WinnemucCa.
In The Fourth Supervision
District Douglas, Esmcralda,
Lyon, Ormsby, Storey and WashOC
Counties, AT Goldfeld, Carson,
Virginia City and Reno.
In the Fifth Supervision
District Clark. Lincoln and
Nye COUNTIES. AT Panaca, Las Vegas
and lOn"pah.
The various Deputy state Supcrjn-
tendents will make all necessary
arrangements for the examinations
in their r%cspccive districts an.
nointing s,cb Dop,ty Eyo,ninor. =.
NAV no nocossorv tborofor ord
GIVING dino notico ,boro &c 20
intoros,od ro,;;os
souo chonoos ho.,o ~
80 WV ~ 0'"1, ~
"' "''o'' 'u''o''' WI" "'
Given' 'he purpose peihg 70 give
d niue more t'ne o inc primary
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THE UNBORN TALENT DEFINED
II is Something Entirely Distinct from
the Material OF Our Elk.
perience.

The Unborn talent is something dis.
tinct from the material OF our expert.
"ncr aud the technical use we make Of
.l-i material lust what It is proves
her haniing to define. But al h.. |,
Includes several different elements.
tl'~i. the art OF really secing-tha
r'i-'. eve which looks through and
O. "." 'h~ mere outward mater n
.''c' mud sees the vision OF 80
go a.. JEpainted picture. Secondly &
o.. Instinct for the value OF words
Et' llIt Is something quite dirferenI
rom NOR" richness Of vocabulary on
tn" onc hand. and the possession of
'iyi" pn th" other Vocabulary NAV
BE Increased 1t will by patien; y
uiemoriZinE a dictionary. and style 4,
a matter Of cadence and sound So
1r"ncc-it s quite possible to write
rather sad trash IN an impeccab'a
style i'ut a sense OF the value NJ
words tr instinct for finding within
tho liTtt Of our spoken language. the
precise word and phrase that will as
'r1r!y ~ pOssibl" convey a thought
that .e roy hIps bigger or subtler than
WV ... 'iuS -NHlh nuctO stamps
b" n~ofs"ssuT rs having the Unborn tai
90 wa 'nrtly, Il Includes the pos
@''s'"" NJ ideas, M distinct from
Erowi"dg" You may know a vast
number or useful facts-such as that
n s'r9iCht line Is the shortest distance
between " points-but such knowI
edge no more constitutes the Unborn
talent than such n definition constt
rt" literature. But Ideas-big vital
.a'".-o' tho compelling sort thEt
orc" themselves into written words
In ~" face OF obstacles and disap
lointwcntF and the inertia Of public
indifference. are the very essence ~
tho creative spirit. the golden hail
mark Of the Unborn talent-rhe Book.
man.
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MR.. MOODYS FUNERAL

The funeral of the late George
M. Moody took place from the
Episcopal church Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Notwithstand-
ing the cold and storm d large con-
coure of neighbors and friends
gathered at the church and followed
the remains to their final resting
place in the Masonic cemetery.
The services were conducted by
Rev. H. E. Henriques and consisted
of the beautiful and impressive
burial service of the Episcopal
church. They we're in keeping
with the simple and transformations
life led by the deceased.
There was a wealth of floral
tributes that mutely testified to the
love of the surviving relatives and
to the respect and esteem in
which Mr.. Moody was held in this
community.
The pail bearers were Thos.
Hunter, John Henderson. j. E
Harris, M. Z. Reed, VIM. Willis,
f. B. Lytton.
When the earth closed over the
remains of George M. Moody,
one of Elko county's faithful
officials and one of her best citizens
was hid from mortal sight. May
the clods rest lightly on his narrow
home and may he sweetly sleep
until summoned before tie Great
Judge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
A MYSTERY OF THE HILLS

Wednesday afternoon while Mr..
and Mrs. George Baker were riding
in the cedars, about four miles
south of John T. Wright's ranch on
the Humboldt. their attention was
attracted by a pile OF steel traps.
They made an investigation and
found the skeleton of a a a
Winchester rifle, a cartridge belt,
partly full of cartridges, a pair of
overalls and jumper, a powder
flask and numerous other articles.
They reported the find to the ofic-
ers and this fornOon Constable
Ouderkirk went out and gathered
up the skeleton ard all the articles
he could find and brought them to
town.
A careful examination failed to
reveal anything that woulG lead to
the Identification of the man or the
manner of his death. The skull
was found about forty feet from
the other remains in a %ravine. A
small hole in the skull looks rs if it
might have zen made by a bullet
or the sharp point of a pick.
The skeleton is that OF a man
six feet tall. 1t has evidently laid
where found Sour or five years
as part of the stock of the rifle has
rotted away and the barrel is
covered with a thick coat f rust.
The overalls and jumper seem to be
fairly well preserved. The size of
the o~vcralls is 3S-32.
The skeleton aid other articles
were taken to the morgue and will
be held for a Few days to see if
any thing a be learned that will
lead to the Identification Of the
remains.
Coroner Morgan requests any
one having any knowledge of the
disappearance of a trappcr four or
five years & to communicate
with him. That this man was a
trapper is evidenced by the steel
traps found with his remains.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30

demand for teachers of scholarship
and aptitude, for the rural 'cho Is.
Normal and college trained
teachers are generally preierroc'
and musical ability is becoming
more and more a requisite. Young
men and women having the quaiit-
ications above stated would do well
to prepare for these examinations
and take them, as some vacancies
usually occur at the holidays; and
if they should fail th,n. they can
is d ain in July ant tc :,auy for
the next school year. State
papers please copy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
MADE FAMOUS BY oicxEy,
Places Arc Hardly p~iseoverabr.
One by One They Hava Under.
gone Changes.

One by one the places made fano,,
by Charles Dickens have undergo.
such changes that they are hardly d.
coNerdb!e The rookeries In Tata-,
street. Southwark borough. among IN
last OF these places are now belpy
c,ossd up and very soon this charae.
lc!tstic place o. -.ckens-land In Ion
ION VIII 10 rassed away. ~,
"uIsi"e committee" having deter.
mined Tor sanitary reasons that 4
must be obliterated. The Church o,
St George the Martyr. which Stand,
at one end OF the street. Is the uouse
Of worship immortalized as Little Dor.
rits church. and on this account 1,
Visited every year by thousands OF
American admirers of the great novel.
list. Near the other end OF the street
was the Marshalsea prison for debt.
ors. where Little Dorrit's father, a
man With "a mild voice. curling hair
and trrrgolute hands as the yeas
passed by became Eray.haired and ven.
cradle md was known as the father
OF the Mar h~alsea." n title II which he
grew 10 be riiiculously vain. And this
character much Of the color OF which
Dickens is said to have taken from
that Of his own tAtherl 10 one OF the
most pathetic In any OF his novels
But the medical officer for the district
says Il has long had a wicked repu,
i%atlon. and London cannot allow such
a degraded and unhealthy spot TO re-
main, no matter what its romantic
and historic interest Long before the
days Of Dickens this corner OF South,
wick was known A. the hiding place
OF highwaymtu and debtors OF the
worst description
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
HUMAN BODY LIKE DYNAMO
Not a Storage Battery, Writer Says.
but Manufactures Its Energy Ae-
cording to Demand.

have long been convinced that tho
welitrained human body Is a dynamo
or magnetic which manufactures its
energy according to the demand aud
does not. Ike a storage battery. con
tain fixed quantity OF stored.up en-.
ergy or power. a writer I'm the
Forum says. A little reflection upon
the great adaptability OF the body to
many varying conditions OF existence
ends strongly to confirm this view.
1t Is well known that no other animal
can exist under such n variety of cit.
mates and conditions. and upon such
a diversity OF foods. as man. But II
IL not so well known, for example.
that no other animal possesses the
endurance and capacity for labor
when man possesses. Yet Il is in.
conceivable that my other animal
than man could have performed Mr.
Weston's task In the time no accom-.
plished II. Whenever a horses ondu.
rance has been tried against mans.
the victory has seemed to lodge with
the biped.
The average mans endurance OF IA.
usue. like his endurance Of heat and
cold. lasting and feasting. great exer.
t'on and absolute rest, can be ain. ost
Indefinitely increased. The only sat.
islyins explanation OF this phenomc.
0 10 The preponderating influence oi
MS spiritual nature. Man can train
MS body TO do his bidding TO a dc.
gree hitherto considered impossible.
and evidently far beyond the capacity
OF a brute. Tho body. when proper.
" trained. manufactures the energy
II needs ne II eXpends II. our energy
Is not stored up within us TO be drawn
OF rs a mar draws water out OF n
cask, nor Is our so-called vitality a
quantity. Great bodily strength.
muscles and a deep chest do not
necessarily Indicate endurance. or n
for n long.sustained eIertion.
These attributes merely indicate the
muscular and osseous foundations
which an athletes prowess may
be developed. Man trains himself to
physical or mental efficiency by
vracuce md care. tie succeeds In
e"uu''nce tests largely by viii power.