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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
HARD TO DECIDE IN MAINE.

Maine has found it impossible to make up
her mind on the subject of prohibition, says
the New York Evening Post, 'yet less than
year ago she seemed Enthusiastically to have made
up her mind The constitutional amendment
which the people of the state now stand as one
to one was submitted for popular approval by a
legislature in which the democrats outnumber
the republicans by three to two. 1t is quite true
that democrats and republicans do not precisely
correspond to 'wetS' and drys. 1t is also true
that man might have voted for submitting the
amendment to the people without necessarily ia
voring its adoption. Nevertheless the fact re-
mains that in last years election it was pretty
well understood that democratic legislature would
mean attempt to wipe out prohibition Why,
then, this sudden change Of HEARTH The Posts
conclusion is that force of habit among the voters
and the dread of taking the irrevocable step"
that might mean liquor license law for Maine
operated to divide the vote as it was divided.
Last Mondays vote in Maine a long, long
way from recording popular sentiment as be-
tween prohibition and license. 1t merely express
ed the opinions Of the electors on the question
of whether not prohibition should be taken
out of the state constitution. Hundreds upon
hundreds of citizens-thousands of them, in the
aggregate-who voted to take the thing out of the
fundamental law still prohbitionist, would
not vote for license law for a legislative
candidate who might vote. They simply
want every legislature free to enact any sort Of
a liquor law that it chooses thus rejecting popu-
lar sentiment the question as it may shift from
year to year. In the 1910 election in Maine the
issues of tariff revision and dissatisfaction with
republican administration mixed up with
the resubmisSiOn iSsue-which easily accounts fol
the democratic majority then much larger thar
that for repeal can possibly be now. Last
Mondays election means nothing else than thai
| the voters of Maine about evenly divided
on the question Of constitutional prohibitiOn--no
ON the issue between prohibition and license.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pc r S ON AL s
Comings and Goings of Our Local
People and Others

A. j, Klant of Rhyolite is in
town on important business.
Miss G. Bertrand departed on
train No. 23 this morning for
Santa Cruz, Cal.
Mrs. Fred Burnham, after several
months spent on the coast, return
ed to Tonopah this morning.
d. Aspland, general agent of the
Tonopah and Tdewater railroad is
in the city on official business.
Mrs. May Hayden left for Man
haitian today, where she expects to
remain for some time.
Charles E. Knox, president of the
Montana Tonopah Mining company,
was a passenger for Oakland this
morning.
Miss Madge Carreg, who will fill
months engagement at the But
Ter, arrived from San Francisco this
morning.
County Commissioner c. W. Hum
phrey has gone to Sodaville, where
he will indulge in series OF
mineral baths.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Wildgrube
depart for Richmond. CAL, tomor-
row morning, where they will re.
side permanently.
Attorney August Tilden is over
from Goldfield in attendance upon
the Nevada Telephone and Tele-
graph companys annual meeting.
Mining Engineer Charles Wilker.
son and Billy" Mckay of Goldfielt
autoed to Eldorado in their new
Ford car this morning.
c. E. Redman of the l.. V.
T. road; S. w. Barnes, chief clerk
of the same road, and Lou Wood
ward, of the Woodward Wholesale
Liquor company, came over from
Goldfeld this morning in Mr.. Rich
ards new Chalmers go" automo
bile.
/. Mrs. E. r. Smith and Miss Os
borne departed this morning fol
Boston. They were called here by
the serious illness of Mr.. Igor
Smith, who has been confined t.
his bed with typhoid fever, bu
is now convalesing.
President A. b. Ruggles of thu
San Francisco Stock Exchange, after
a weeks stay in Tonopah, depart
ed this morning for his home city
A. j. Poak and wife were pas
\ sengers on the Consolidated Auto
this morning for Manhattan.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
GOOD SHOW At
BUTLER TONIGHT
HISTORICAL PRODUCTION Is ON
THE BILL AT THE BUTLER
THEATER TONIGHT.

Tonight the special release film
1.-The Declaration of Independc
Will be shown at the Butler the
alter. All the historical figures are
to be seen in this magnificent
production of the most important
document of our United States.
Thomas Jefferson is shown writing
the declaration and extracts OF the
famous document are reproduced.
Scenes in and around the building
in which the Continental Congress
was in session and finally the scene
of the old Liberty Hall and the bell
ringer sending the news broadcast
over the city.
Life on the Border" is a true
story of the early days of the pio-
neering Of. America. The trials OF
the early settlers and their fight
to cultivate and improve the wild
land, their constant war with the
wild beasts are all shown wildly
in this production. One of the
special scenes to look forward to is
a band of Indians chasing bear
and finally bringing it to bay. A
pretty little comedy of a girls SEM
mary is told in the experience of
Betty Winning the School," This
| is especially well acted and gives
us an amusing few moments by
showing us the pranks of a bunch
of seminary girls on a lark. Well
played, with a western tavern for
the background is THE Local
Bully" From the moment the
Chink appears on the screen the
bully fees in fright from a shot
gun duel Every moment is full
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
DIR. WILEY EXoNERATED.

Let us dismiss the Wiley case-and forget il, !
if we can. 1t was never much more than al
bagatee, never deserved the vast volume off
public attention that it attracted, the highly SEN
SationaI newspaper treatment that it received or|
the wide publicity that it projected AS final
act in his routine work at Beverly before start
ing on his 13000-mle speech-maling tour Presi-
dent Taft put his official signature to a docu-
lnent completely generating the chief OF the
bureau of chemistry in the department Of agri-
culture from all the charges and insnuations
made against him by the personnel committee"
of the department and by others and lifting
everybody else associated with him high out Of
and above any suspicion of wrong-doing. Merely
perfunctory reprimandS are ordered III two in
stances those of Drs Kebler and Bigelow for
over-zeal in trying to make the small offer Of
Secretary Wilson meet the large demands Of Or.
II. H. Rusby for pay as advisory expert. Brief
ly. the Wiley case is disposed Of sllmmarily by
the president these three facts:
First the doctor was not party to the let
ters between Drs Rusby and Kebler and Rigc-
low concerning the arrangements for Dr. Rusty s
employment as expert for the bureau.
Second, the made up by the personnel
committee was never placed before DR.. Wiley and
his associates III such way would permit
them to make full defense or, indeed, as to
even let them know that they were standing trial
charge which might involve their dismissal
from the department
Third, that the Remsen board gave DR. Wiley
a precedent which tended to make him believe
that he could legally retain Dr. Rusby at a
small yearly salary without requiring him to per-
form the usual seven and half hours of work
a day.
There be no reopening of the Wiley case
But the information brought out by the tedious
consideration of it through many months and the
facts uncovered far by the investigation of
the department by the congressional probing com,
mittee warrant the president in promising that
the end is not yet-that the screws going to
be put onto the department of agriculture no
matter who gets hurt thereby.
But fair-minded public will be more than
ever convinced that there is serious defect in
government when it is possible to spend a
large amount of public money and waste lot
of official effort and time such shallow
artfce as the Wiley affair
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
CAUGHT AT LAST.

Five officers of the United Shoe Machinery
company large stakeholder who formerly was
officer, and the company ITSELF were Tues
day indicted by United States grand jury at
Boston on charges OF conspiracy i'll restraint OF
trade. Not only the company is to be prosecuted,
but criminal prosecution is directed against its
officers among them its counsel, individually.
The operations of the company have been pc
culiarly obnoxious because of its fragrant en-
deavor to influence public opinion through costly
advertisements, paid for not with the idea of eX.
tending its business, which was essentially monop-
olistic and not advantaged thereby, but in the
hope Of sitting revelation of its methods and
comment thereon. Not even through the widest
application Of the supreme courts doctrine Of
reasonable restraint can this Oppressive monop-
otS or its indicted officials hope to secure i'm
munity.
The United Shoe Machinery company never
made a pair of shoes, but few who wear shoes
escape paying tribute to it. 1t makes the ma
chinery wherewth shoes are made, controlling
% per cent Of the shoemaking machinery of the
United States. 1t established its monopoly
through extortonate leasing system. Under
its leases manufacturers are required to use it's
machines exclusively. They are bound to permit
the attachment OF patented improvements to the
machines they lease and to agree ''that the
whole machine shall be considered protected
by the patent last to expire. -
Bound thus to industrial slavery by the terms
Of the leases, the manufacturers are regularly
MIXED by eXtortOnate charges. A machine cost
ing SO to manufacture is made to earn $500
a year. One costing $3.50 is made to earn $1,000
In the last analysis all these burdens are trans
ferred to the people. In the end they pay all the
enormous dividends disbursed by the trust. When
the people do not pay in the form of higher
prices they pay in the way of poorer quality
of leather, and pay the more, inasmuch they
must buy footwear oftener.
Not even the Standard Oil has been as grasp
ing and greedily merciless in its expressions as
this monster of trade that has taken its extor-
tionate eXactions year after year with increasing
avarice and cruelty since it was formed in
1899. It was time this criminal of money was put
in the prisoners dock.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
RAILROAD COMMISSION DECISION

Out in Des Noines last Saturday in the case
Of the express companies of Iowa against the
state railroad commission. Judge Smith McPher-
son of the federal district court, dissolved the
temporary injunction recently secured by the
companies in that court prohibiting the state
body to enforce the express rates established by
it. 'tThe state railroad commission" says the
federal court 5 ruling, has the right to fix ex-
press company rates within the state. On Octo-
Der 81 the new commission rates will take effect
and they will average Approximately Is per cent
less than the rates in force" It is not
easy to understand why the express companies
should "kicl" at this prospect.
Judge Mcpherson S decision only tv'
days following the loud protest by the house of
governors at the infringement by the inferod
federal courts upon the rights Of the states in
regulating intrastate transportation rates and
the naming of committee of governors to lay
the matter before the United States supreme
court It seems almost as if Des MONIES had
heard the news from Spring Lake.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
MONOPOLY UNDER PATENT LAW.

The indictment of the shoe machinery trust is
justified if there warrant for proceed
ing against combination in restraint Of trade.
The methods of the company against the Off
GERS of which the government has taken action
have maintained an absolute monopoly for years.
For this monopoly the federal patent law is
largely responsible, and again we see that legal
safeguard intended for the encouragement of
mechanical ingenuity has been employed to the
detriment of the general public
The United Shoe Machinery company has held
its grip by system of leasing its products to
manufacturers, taking from them royalty on
every pair of shoes made. Thus it has been able
to keep them all under its thumb and make them
pay unending tribute.
The situation confronting the United States
officers shows the need of amending the patent
laws to compel a sale of patent rights, Other
wise, the protection afforded by the government
makes possible the monopolization of industries
affecting the everyday needs and comforts of
The whole people
Many instances of monopoly under the power
of the patent could be cited, but that Of the
United Shoe Machinery company serves our pur-
pose of showing the vicious practices possible
and probable under a system that keeps the
title to the patented articles always in the pos
session of the patentee.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
PRESBYTERIAN NOTICE
OF SABBATH SERVICES

Presbyterian church, st. Patrick
street, Rev. Herman l.. Burnham,
minister. Preaching service at II
a. m. and 7:45 p. m. At the
evening service there will be pre-
scented 1.-The Men and Religion S
Forward Movement" This is a
great concerted movement of the
leaders in the church in the United
States and will be participated in
by the great religious organiza-
lions of men in this country. Sun
day Bible school at 9:45 a. M;
Young Peoples meeting at $3.50
D. M, subject missions in Africa.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
action. mirth and laughter.

Of action, mirth and laughter.
The introduction of a harem skirt
into Texas Johns home by his
wife just as he and party of
friends are having a jolly old drunk
is exceptionally portrayed in Two
Fools and Their Follies." RhoS =
and Engle will change their act
this evening, doing a song and
dance.
Miss Haskins will be heard at
the piano this evening and at all
shows in the future.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23
FALSE ALARM TURNED
IN LAST EVENING

A fire alarm was turned in last
night at 1880 o'clock for supposed
confagration in the Episcopal
church parsonage. A party was
experimenting with new smudge
fire to exterminate bedbugs. The
smudge burst into flames and
parties passing the house, seeing
the light through the windows, be-
Iieved the house was on fire. The
fire department made an excellent
run to the scene, but their services
were not required.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

The attention of Theodore Roosevelt is direct
ed to the report of a New Orleans minister that
while during the past 81 years, he has officiaed
at more than 10000 weddings he has christened
only about 1000 babies. Evidently the south
needs some Grace suicide" advice
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

FOR SALE-One new two-horse
power Wagner 60-cycle, single
phase, electric motor; starter and
fixtures complete Address B.,
Bonanza once.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

The women of Denver are indignant because
they have been barred from banquet to the
president of the United States There is certainly
been upheld that ga man must eat. > The time
will soon come when the gubernatorial epigram
will apply to both sexes.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

fOUND-Large bunch of keys: The
owner can have same by calling
at this office and paying for ad.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

WANTED-Girl to help in kitchen.
Apply Mrs. Nicol, Is Brougher
avenue ct
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

FOR SALE-Old papers to put un-
der carpets; per hundred, csc;
this office.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

Somebody has said that any write a
musical comedy. The average man is too hui
name to write one
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

WANTED - Competent girl for
homework; family of two; plain
cooking; no washing; references.
Apply Mrs. Hass, Mcnamara
mine, after 5 p. m. 9-21-tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-23

Some antiquarian has identified the rock which
Moses struck successfully for water Unfortunate
1y the rock has gone dry.
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FOR SALE - Three furnished
houses and lots; close in; equip
ped with water, gas and electric
lights; all rented for $12, SIS
and SIS. Price $3.50. Call
premises, No. II South street,
opposite Nevada theater. 9-2O-tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-22
HOUSE REFUSES TO CONCUR.
Will Not Accept Bristow Amendment to
Direct Elections Bill.

Will Not Accept Bristow Amendment to
Direct Elections Bill.
Washington, June 22.-The House Of
Representatives yesterday by vote Of
liz to ll2, practically strict party
vote, refused to concur in the Bristow
amendment adopted by the Senate to
the House resolution providing for the
direct election OF senators. The Bristow
amendment leaves with Congress the
power to regulate the time and manner
of conducting these elections, while the
resolution passed by the House during
the early days of the present session
would change the constitution SO that
"the times, places and manner of hold
ing elections for senators shall be as
prescribed in each state by the legisla-
ture thereof"
Representative Sells, Republican, Of
Tennessee, voted against the amends
ment, while Mr.. Burke, Democrat, of
Wisconsin, voted for it. Representative
Berger OF Wisconsin, Socialist, voted for
it. The resolution now goes back to
the Senate for reconsideration by that
body as to whether it will reverse its
former action.
The Democrats protested that the peo-
pie of the states could safely be en-
trusted with the power Of controlling
the elections of their senator's, while
the Republicans eontended that such
delegation of authority would take from
Congress power which it should retain.
Representative Rucker of Missouri, in
charge of the resolution on the Demo-
cratic side, declared that it was "the
command of the American people that
the election of United States senators be
taken out OF the market"
II have no fear Of the people" he
said, "but Of the combinations behind
closed doors which trample on the most
sacred rights of the people. Give the
states just little more power and we'll
take the lumber trust, the sugar and
all trusts out of politics"
Representative Mann, on the other
side, asserted that this was an attempt
Of the Democrats to accomplish indi-
rectly what they had been unable to do
directly.
You are afraid" he added, that your
grandfather clauses will be declared I'M
constitutional"
The resolution is expected to precipi-
tate a lively discussion in the Senate,
but it is expected it will 60 into con-
ference in the immediate future.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-22

in strong terms defended the right and
propriety Of the president to make
such an arrangement as the pending
one and submit it to Congress, His
remarks on this score were apropos of
criticisms that have been showered on
the president for making the agree
ment and denying his authority.
lie said that the arrangement was
not treaty but was such an under
standing as is frequently entered into
by the executive branches of govern
ments lie cited precedents and en-
phasized the perfect correctness OF the
course OF the president in doing what
he did But he pointed out the ar
rangement was not treaty and that
the measure before Congress was bill
and, ike any bill, subject to amend
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-22

trader. but one OF my men said that
the way ne traded was one sided. He
gave nothing unless bullets-for some
thing. In other words, he was rob
Der.
But like most Of these people. he
was very smooth spoken. He pretend
ed to take great fancy to me: said
thar he had heard that America WIS
the greatest country in the world, and
he was quite sure was the greatest
American. 10 prove his admiration for
and confidence In me. he invited me
to his camp and introduced ME 10 his
wives There was one young and
quite pretty tfor an Arab woman
among them who. 1t seemed to me.
was especially cordial 20 me | could
only judge by the looks She gave me-
for she did not know my language nor
/ hers. salam my chief man. remark
ed TO me that he had noticed the wo-
mans preference for me. But. having
no desire to get myself murdered on
account Of an Arabs wife, | did not
propose TO encourage the lady
Mohammed iourneyed beside us for
several days. camping when we camp
ed and moving when we moved. Had
II not been for Salam would have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-22
POWDER TRUST MUST DISSOLVE.
Is Ruling of the United States Circuit
Court

/ Wilmington, Dell June q The
United States circuit court for the dis.
trict Of Delaware yesterday handed
down decision declaring that the al
legged powder trust, which is dominated
by the +. l. Du Pont De Nemours com
lpany, is a combination in restraint Of
Interstate commerce III violation of sec
tion ! Of the sherman antitrust law /;
declaring that it attempted to monop-
| lie and has monopized part-9f such
commerce in violation of section 2 Of
the same law, and decre@ng that the
combination shall be enjoiued from
! continuing this violation and shall be
dissolved
The action against the powder trust
was begun by the government in 1907
and was directed against 43 corporate
and individual defendants. The suit as
to 10 OF the defendants was dismissed
because some of the concerns are
out OF existence or it was not shown
that they were parties to the eombiha-
ton
The court in the interloeutory de-
cree yesterday fixed October 10 as the
date to hear both sides in the action
as to the nature of the injunction to be
granted and to consider plan for dis
solving said combination which shall
be submitted by the petitioner and the
defendants or any Of them to the end
! that this court may ascertain and de-
termine upon plan or method for such
dissolution which will not deprive the
defendants of the opportunity to re-
create, out of the elements now eompos-
ing said combination, a new condition
which shall be honestly in harmony with
and not repugnant to the law.
This follows to some extent the de-
cree issued by the supreme court Of
the United States in the standard oil
and tobacco cases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-22
NEW WATERWAY TO MONTREAL
Ship Canal Planned to Connect With
Lake Champlain and Hudson River.

Ottawa, Ont, June o. Plans for a
large undertaking which has in view
the establishment OF new waterway
between Montreal. Lake Champaign and
New York, have been received at the de-
partment of public works, which is
asked to approve OF the project.
The plan was led by H. Hefvey Of
Montreal, on behalf Of the Lake Cham.
plain s st. Lawrence Ship Canal com
pany, which at the present session OF
parliament secured time extension. A
l2foot waterway is proposed, and the
scheme will involve the construction OF
twenty one miles of new canal through
the counties of Chambly, St Johns and
Lapraire.
The work will start at Frairs island
five or six miles below St. Johns, and
terminate at Longeuil, opposite Mont
real The estimated cost does not APP
pear from the plans, but viii be up in
the millions. The object in view is the
connection OF Montreal with Lake Cham
plain by better system of waterway
than now exists, while from Lake Cham
plain connections will be made with the
Hudson river and New York. Ii is stat
ed that the company il well backed fl
nancially and prepared to go ahead with
the undertaking once its plans are APP
proved