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New-York tribune., 1910-11-01

fiambuoyant dash with luXuriant prob
abilities of a smash-up over yonder. He
got to his knitting just in front of the
grandstand in his white aeroplane and
feather stitched imaginary gashes in the
sky. He embroidered his name in the
fading light, not quibbling at the and
Y For sheer foolshness. and because
the Wright aviators are not permitted to
drink anything stronger than milk, no
matter how selfish member of the fly
ing company may be at snatching aiti-
tude he traced pretty Z. The aviators
left their sheds and stood watching him
in silent knots.
NJ Borel- for the French team. chal-
lenged the Wrights yesterday to a race
between a 50-horsepower BleriOt and a
30-horsepower Wright Wilbur said:
We will accept thai and race you to-
morrow. Our only light roadster is 60
ing for altitude to-day"
NJ. Borel sent word an hour later that
his men had declined. after all.
The flyers We're all descending or be-
ing pushed TO their sheds. The small
crowd that turned out for the last day
of the first international aviation tour
nament ever held in America was on its
way home. Wilbur Wright was asked if
he had anything to say.
The small Wright machines seen here
are Orv's babies" he replied.
Every one talked monoplane before
the meet began. | think We have dem
onstrated that the Wright biplane. which
got the duration and altitude prizes. was
the machine that had by far the best
control. The backward flights of Hox-
sey and Johnstone in fifty-mIe gale
and the sharp turns of HoXsey and
Brookins several thousand feet in the
air showed control
And We would have had the prize for
speed if We had not been knocked out
of it We had the fastest machine. at
least five miles faster than LebIanc's.
The trouble was that Brooky vas not
experienced enough in its use. We will
soon prove by official test at Dayton that
the machine he broke on the day OF the
race for the James Gordon Bennett
trophy will make at least eighty miles
an hour. II has been a pretty good
meet"
Hoxsev will take a few directors of the
Wright Company on short flying trips at
Belmont Park to-day. among them Allan
4. Ryan.
Lamps hung in front OF the row Of
aeropiane sheds, the flags over the grand
stand were down, darkness hid the start
ing line and the records on the score
board. The brass band was no more and
the ten-day aerial tilts We're a thing OF
the mast
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
MUST PAY DUTY
Technically, Leblanc Forfeited Bond on
Sale TO Moisant.

Customs authorities were much Interested
yesterday over the sale of the Bleriot mono
plane, with which J. =. NOisant won the
$4,000 prize Tor the flight from Belmont
Park 70 the Liberty statue and return
Duty must now be paid on the mOnOplane
Technically. the government has right tc
seize the airship and forfeit the amount
OF the bond furnished by Leblanc when Tire
machine was brought into this country.
The government however. is not disposed
70 treat the case severely. in view Of the
circumstances. Either the seller or the
purchaser must come down to the Custom
House and get a statement prepared at the
warehouse department. for. cOnStructiveiy
the mOnOplane is still in warehouse
There Is no specific mention of aerOplanes
in the tariff. but. following the rule in such
cases. the DUTY will be levied on the mos
important component substance. which Va
this case is metal The duty Will theTerOre
be assessed at 40 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
MRS. RICE SUES FOR DIVORCE
Names Show Girl as Correspondent,
and Asks for Alimony

George Graham Rice. as he was known
on the curb market before the raid by
the Federal authorities ON the firm OF
B. n. Scheftels & Co.. IN connection with
which Rice was arrested as the manager.
is now being sued By his wife. Mrs. Fran
ces Drake nice, for a divorce
Mrs. Rice said that the defendants real
name was Jacob Simon Herzts when she
married him in Rochester in 1899. and
that unknown To ber he had served
fve-year term in Sing Sing for forgery.
Mrs Rice names Bessie La Fell, a show
girl as correspondent.
The plaintiff and the defendant have not
lived together since April last Mrs. Rice
went 10 Europe about that time and she
alleged that her husband promised TO al
low her $3.50 a month but failed 70 DO so.
She said Rice received 800 week as man
ager Of b n Scheftels & Co She asked
81 coo a month aliTOny and S,o0o counsel
fees Counsel for Rice asked for mors
time to answer the allegations or tne
argument TO next Friday.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
ALLEGED EMBEzzLER RETURNS
Yachtsman Brought Back from Gold
field by United States Marshal.

Boston. oct. S1.-Harold b. Faxon. a
prominent yachtsman OF Quincy ten years
ago who suddenly gave up his place as
payiug teller of the Peoples National Bank
o. Roxbury in the fall Of 1896. returned here
to day from Goldiield, New. in custody OF
a United States marshal, and pleaded not
guilty 10 an indictment charging him with
the embezzlement of 1860 from the bank
Faxon tried 10 regain the money. which
he lost through stock speculation by pros
pecting for gold in the West, under another
name. He was discovered and arrested on
October IS. Judge Dodge held him In Sl5,00o
to-day for trial. and Faxon went to Jail
In default - -"
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
PRESIDENTS TROPHY GIVEN
Awarded to Nebraska for Excel
Ience in Engineering.

Boston, Oct 31--On behalf Of the Navy
Department, Lieutenant Commander L. g
Palmer. the inspector Of target practice
and naval aid to The President. delivered
to-day 10 the battleship Nebraska, in the
Boston yard. the Presidents trophy for ex-
ccIence N engineering recently awarded 20
this ship. The occasion was one of great
ceremony the first If it's kind in the navy.
The crew was mustered on the quarter
deck the officers were in their dress uni
forms and cooked hats. With a marine
guard at present arms the Secretary OF the
Nays letter of congratuIation was read
by Lieutenant II. Brown to the assembled
crew, Of which the engineering division
formed the front rank
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
NEW YORK RUNAWAY HURT
Boy Falls from Ontario & Western
Train and Loses Foot

MiddIetown, y. Y, Oct 31--Cornelius
VOORHEES,. of 732 Melrose avenue. The
Bronx. one or two runaway boys on
their way through here, fell from an
Ontario & Western train at East Branch
and had his right foot so severely
crushed that its amputation was neces-
sary when he was brought here to-day.
Voorhees, is seventeen years old His
Arthur Bessman. of No. i6l
Willis avenue. The Bronx, was Unhurt
The bows ran away a week ago.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
$500 FOR SIGHT OF AERoPLANE.

Baltimore. Oct 31.-Ross r Winans, the
capitalist, who is i'll at his home in this
CITY. offered $500 to-day. in addition to
The Baltimore Suns prize of $4,000, for
an aeroplane flight over Baltimore by HUI
bert Latham. if Latnam flies near enough
10 Mr.. Winans's home for him TO see the
machine in the air. Mr.. Winans's home is
in St. Paul street, near Preston street. d
mile from the centre Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
asosroN HERaLor TRANSFERRED.

Boston. Oct. Sf---Ths receivers OF Tbs
Boston Herald John Norris and G T
Weed. tonight announced that the formal
.s,,staT ~ tb9 newspaper to it's new own
erS s.Tbe Boston Herald. Incorporated.
vCas COMPLETED ate to-day The newspaper
viii be issued under the new management
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
FOUR FINED FOR GAMBLING.

The four men recently arrested by detec-
1fves of the District Attorneys star for
conducting a gambling house in East 18th
street pleaded guilty to the indictments
against them Yesterday IN General sessions
rromDttv paid oy their lawyer. They wers
WUIfan1 s Hendricks. Dave Copeland.
Richard Newman and Edward Hughes.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01

l frankly admit that am SfndI lIn IN : :
1Inder the sting of having to take second
pIace in a contest for which l am conft-
dent | could show the tail of my ma
chine to all other competitors ana / am am
tent of S100C0 and trust that Mr.. MOlsant 5
sporting instinct will prompt him to ac-
cept this sporting challenge
Moisant laughed at the English avia-
tors proposition, which specifically
stated that the same machines should
be used as were used on Sunday. Gra-
hame-White drove d 10O-horsepower
BI6riOt i'm the Liberty prize, and the
machine Moisant bought from Leblanc
on that now memorable day had only
half that power. Moisant says II the
Englishman would use his 5O-horse-
mower machine he would gladly take him
on for the race. The little American
brother. too. takes this ground
The aviation committee still held that
the meet ended on Sunday night, and
that Yesterdays events were all extra
ones. One of the members of the COM
,nittee said the grand speed prize race
was only an extension to allow the WIN
ners Of bipIane and mOnoplane enmina-
uons 10 match their respective ma
chimes. He said that the altitude prize
was not the one offered during the meet
for that was for 10000 feet, while the
mark set yesterday was the Worid
record of g. 1S6 feet, the givers of the
nrize for 10000 feet having made an ad-
ditjonal offer for the other distance.
There was z warm reception for Alan
r. HawIey and Augustus Post, who re-
Gently broke thL worlds balloon record
for continued flight, at the dinner in the
Plaza. Some of the aviatOrs VINO at
tended the Drexel dinner went to the
Plaza. later. When Alfred Leblanc and
Rene Simon entered they were loudly
Cheered.
Among those at the guests table When
the dinner began were Leon Givauden,
August Blankertz. Lieutenant Nogt,
Ernst G. Schmoick. Walter de Mumm,
Commander Retzmann, Captain Won
Ahercron. Samuel F. PEI kins, Roland
Carros. Rene Barrier. c. Audemars. wal
fer WelIman. Arch Hoxsey, Captain
Thomas S. Baldwin, Jacques Faure.
Rriradier General James F. Allen. Colo
mel Schaeck, August Belmont, Cortlandt
Field Bishop. Alan r. Hawley, Pierre
Casnier. J. B. MOisant. Alfred Leianc,
the Duke of Richelieu, Robert Adamson,
Allan A. Ryan. Emile Aubrun. Rene
simon. William TraverS Jerome, Ogilvle,
Paul Armbruster. Bertrand de Lesseps
and Gabriel BOrel.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
Aero Clubs Reply to Drexel.

W W. Miller. of the law committee
of the Aero Club. gave out the follow
ing statement last night in reply TO
the letter of Mr.. Drexel:
The rule of the International Federation
of Aeronautfcs provides that any event
continuing during d meet must terminate
on the day fixed for the termination of
the meet. The reason of this rule is ap-
parent 1t was made SO that avlators
to accept enga gements from the date fixed
for the termination of the meet.
For instance. Baltimore has schedule
fixed for Wednesday morning, and should
we have continued the events for distance,
altitude and speed for subsequent dates,
it would mean tnat an aviator who IN
good faith had entered for such tests and
was the victor at the end of the day
fixed for the termination of the meet
might lose his prize by reason of his obll-
CATION to enter another competition i'm
understood by the foreign aviators and
should have continued such event, II
would assuredly have been met with a
Just protest.
the right of any aviator to have tried
for the Statue of Liberty prize as many
times as he cared 10 previous TO the Off
cial closing of the meet The special
natelv resulted in the breaking of world S
records for altitude in both monoplanes
those people who had purchased tickets
for Sunday. October %. and were pre-
vented from seeing the flights by the ele-
ments an opportunity OF witnessing the
the aviators an opportunity of competing
for an amount in prizes which was denied
them by the weather Of Sunday, Octooer
%. A total of $1,000 was donated by the
The good faith of the management cannot
be questioned.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
Crshsme- Whites Challenge.

Grahane- White said early in the day
that he would challenge Moisant for an
other race TO the Statue of Liberty; that
he did not think it worth while to make
2 protest because ali his protests were
overruled anyway. He added that ne
did not consider the meet was over, as
the grand prize speed race, grand att
tude and other events were run yester-
day. Furthermore, h, said, he had been
the only contestant TO make start be-
tween the specified hours of 2;4o and
3.45 He was incensed at the commit
tees action and did not hesitate to say
so in his written challenge to Moisant.
which follows:
hereby challenge MIR. Mosant 10 d speed
contest from Belmont Park TO the Statue
Of Liberty and return for cash prize of
so cor a side. The only condition made is
that we both use the same sort III an aero
nIana as we used in Our contest yesterday,
Ind Mr. MoiSant shall have the choice OF
starting either fifteen minutes before or
fifteen minutes after myself ~, ,,o,..
This proposition ! make so MT Molsant
reed not fear that he may be showing me
the shortest route to the statue OF Liberty
This flight is to take place any day before
/ issue the above challenge for the fol-
lowing reasons. -.
EiT61-On my justly lohi4uSN PiCt
hicb for no good reason OF cause has been
overruied by the. aviation committee
aeairst the action OF the committee in elm
ipsting the test requiring each aviator -
have remained in the air one hour to GTai- .G;ii
~ for the Statue of Liberty fight. This
lniSSrdition has not been compiled with by
Mr.. Moisant. nor has he com lied wi h the
ruling that the fight must start between
p15 and 345. Mr. Mois1nt having waited
for the wind to moderate and starting the
fight after o'clock.
SAYS He Alone Complied with Rules.
In fairness TO myself | state that | was
,be only competitor for the Statue of Lib
srtv flight who complied with every rule
and condition governing the contest; Fur li
tberrnore il was agreed by the special de
49,, nS the committee that the Statue OF
Liberty prize be. extended uni nntil the ., end md
~ ,he meet: and although the committee
"a Ia that the meeting officially closed
last night, notice that the maj ,d,1 OF and tnd
= Sc a',p ra,,d 1Ititude both of which contes S
are Fart and parcel of the original contests
of the n eet. hence II these prizes are COM
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01

pleted to-day. the meet could not have been
officially closed last night.
IN this event it follows that the Statue
of Liberty contest IS still open. II this
TO beat Mr.. Moisant's time. This the
committee has refused and debarred me
from doing.
understand that Mr.. Moisant entered
the formal protest last night requesting
the committee TO close the Statue Of
Liberty flight. thus debarring me or any
other aviator from making an attempt to
beat his time to-day although the COM
mittee previously decided to allow the
contest TO remain open until the end OF
the meet. which ostensibly does not close
until
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
AWATORS' D|SSENS|ONS
Continued from first page.

by closing the contest and the official meet
ing stopped two men. Messrs. de LesSeps
and Grahame- White. from trying again,
and the other flyers from even competing
My disgust at this betrayal is more al
most than l can express. What the feel
ings of the EngliShmen and FrenChmen
are, could they be induced TO speak their
mind. l dare hardly imagine. Anyhow, It
is my intention to resign Immediately from
the Aero Club of America, and ] hope all
American sportsmen will follow my ex-
ample
II will. of course be understood that
write this letter with personal bias
either for or against Messrs- MOisant and
Grahame- White.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
Hoxsey's Vsgaries in the Air.

Ills vagaries were attuned 70 his mood.
He did not care what happened appar-
emily Johnstone was going after the
thing Hoxsey wanted. What was the
use OF anything? Nothing. II was a
dip here, tilt there and a staggering,
New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
Admits Stina of Defeat.

frankly admit that | am smartlng
under the sting of having to take second
place in contest for which | am conf
dent | could show the tail OF my ma
chine to ali other competitors, and | am
hereby prepared to back this TO the eX-
tent of $50 0C0 and trust that Mr.. MOlsantS
sporting instinct will prompt him 10 ac-
cept this sporting challenge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22
HON. {. c. RIDDLE

Assemblyman E. C. Riddell of
Starr valley announced himself as \
candidate for state senator, subject
to the decision of the democratic
voters of this county at the primary
election.
Mr.. Riddell was elected 20 the
assembly in 1908. He served
faithfully throughout the session
and made d splendid record. The
experience then acquired will serve
him well in the upper branch of
the Nevada legislature.
He is a prosperous farmer, an
honorable upright man and a
thorough democrat. He konws the
condition of the state and county
and would make a valuable member
of the state senate.
The Independent commends Mr..
Riddell to the thoughtful considera-
ton of the democratic voters of
this county. If given their support
at the primary, he will win at the
polls in November.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
a There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is inf1amed,
you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an
infiamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness (caused
by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. F. ]. CHENEY &
CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Take
Halls family pills for constipation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22
AFTER MANY DAYS
PAYS BACK COUNTY

Charley Mottini the old pros
pector who had perseveringly
worked away in the IXL district
for some thirty years recently dis
posed of his interest in several
claims in that section for a goodly
sum which is to come in installe-
ments.
Last Tuesday Charley came to
town and going to the courthouse
informed the officials that he desired
to reimburse the county for money
expended in his behalf % years ago.
At that time the old-timers recall
that in the Xxi district an explosion
occurred in which he was bown to
pieces so to speak one eye being
entirely destroyed. He was with
out means and the county took care
of him.
Now with the usual whole-hearted
spirit of the early prospectors
Charley proposes to make good to
his benefactor-Churchill county.
Recorder G. w. Likss in a few
minutes found the old records of
1882 and learned that just S4S7
had been expended by the county
in caring for Mottini. Accordingly
Charley drew his check for $3.50
stating that he would pay the bal
ance as soon as the second INSTALL
ment was paid on his mining sale.
We never before heard of any one
reimbursing a county for caring
for them, but this is just what one
might expect from the old time
prospectors whose hearts are always
open as their hands. For 2S years
Charley Mottini has been working
away developing his most promis-
ing claim in Xxi canyon and it was
only the past month that he began
reaping his reward.
We take pleasure in commencing
the noble impulse of nature that led
him to first of all remember with
gratitude the kindness and az
sistance he received from the county
in the dark days of his misfortune.
If we had more Charley Mottinis
the world would be better for their
living in it.-Churchill County
Eagle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
OF PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the
co-partnership existing between
Edward NJ. Hansel and Arthur l..
Clayton. under the firm name Of
Elko Dairy and Poultry Farm, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent
of both parties. The said Edward
NJ. Hansel will continue in said
business in his own name, having
acquired all the interest and title of
the said Arthur L. Clayton and will
assume all debts against said firm
and will collect all bills due said
firm.
Dated Elko, Nevada, June l, 1910.
E. NJ. Hansel
Arthur l.. Clayton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22
KNOCKED DOWN BY LIGHTNING

Engineer Ed Smith and o.. d.
Hicks were struck down in the
street about $50 o'clock Wednes-
day evening by the most vicious
bolt of lightning that had landed
in this section in the history of the
town. The men were some so or
go feet apart on Fourth street near
Bridger and the bolt must have
struck the earth between or near
by them. Mr.. Hicks was thrown
fiat to the earth, bruising his fore
head and leaving a circular clean
cut hole through his clothing at
THE knees. Mr.. Hicks says he felt
nothing but tho sensation of every
thing going out from Under him.
but Mr.. Smith plainly felt the
sensation of a slight electric shock.
Mrs. o. ID. Hicks, who was stand
ing in the doorway of her home
near by was thrown backward, but
saved herself by catching hold of
the door
A portion of the lightning
struck the electric wires and
travelled for several blocks, blow
ing out the fuses at several trans
formers. At the telephone ex-
change all the plugs were blown
out of the switchboard.
The antics of the lightning we're
accompanied by a terrific cracking
report, followed almost instantane-
ously by a violent discharge of
thunder. It was, without joking,
a discorraging second, or two, but
with II all no serious damage was
done. Las Vegas Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22
JUDGE BROWN
NOT A CANDIDATE

Judge Brown has finally decided
not to be a candidate for reelection
this fall. In an interview with the
editor of this paper this forenoon,
in answer to the question as to
whether or not he would be a
candidate, he said:
mo. | shall not be a candidate
for reelection to the district Judge
ship. Four years ago | was
strongly tempted not to accept a
reelection, having then some very
desirable offers Of law practice.
But | then felt that as the people
had entrusted me with the office
when was still untried, in return,
! owed to them for another term at
least the benefit of my four years.
experience on the bench, and |
appreciated the honor of the en-
dorsement of my first terms work.
But since then | have been looking
forward to a return to the active
practice If law OF the expiration Of
the pending term. For some
months past, so many expressions
have come to me from various
parts Of the districts urging that |
shall again be a candidate that !
deemed it a duty to weigh the
question anew before announcing
my final determination. An earnest
reconsideration of the matter, how
ever, convinces me that if | am
ever to take up again the practice
of my profession | ought to do so
before too long service on the
bench has untitled me for ac We
struggle at the law.
When thus formally announcing
my decision, | want you to add for
me that the unfailing confidence
and the support of my judicial
work which have so generally
received from the people of the
district, has made me deeply CRATE
full and will always be remembered
with pleasure"
The Independent regrets that
Brown declines to be a candi-
date for reelection. He has served
the people of this district ~conscient-
and honorably and his record
is above %reproach. In his retire
ment from the bench, he will take
with him the unbounded confidence
and respect of a very large ms.
of the people Of this judicial
district.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22
Real Estate

FOR SALE: 400 acre ranch
close to Elko. Owner is going to
leave County. All under cultiva-
ton on Humboldt river.
FOR SALE. One of the best
ranches in Starr Valley, 208O acres.
All under cultivation. Party leav-
ing state is reason for selling. An
ideal ranch for the proper party.
II. S. Taber.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-07-22

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