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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-18
IeoUNT or THE BALLOTS ~ THE
& ss4luooes SHOWS STANDING OF
!; aoeTesTANTs IN POPULARITY
copsTEsT. :
frAMplMc OF CONTESTANTS.

0Bue 11O1A0uV 4V,3<O
Miss Marjorie Rotzien was in the
led hast week and also leads again
this week, and Miss Holt McCorkle
q next and not many votes behind.
The judges selected to count the
veees are as follows: Mayor H. T.
TITUS. G. b. Young and r. H.
LeGBesne.
The selection Of these weu-known
business men assures a fair chance
for all contestants.
Votes will be counted every Thurs
day afternoon after p. m. and all
votes should be in by that time
U1lher bring or send your votes to
thu office.
LIST OF FRIES:
First Prize. One Chopin Upright
Grand Piano valued at. $3.50 OF
Second Prize. Scholarship Co..
umbia College valued at. i. 100. OF
Third Prize. Scholarship Draugh-
tons Business College. -. 500
Fourth Prize. One Mission Writ
ing Desk ;. ;. :. ;. ;. :. :. 25.O(
Fifth Prize. Rebate Certificate
valued at 2oO.O'
Sixth Prize. Rebate Certificate
valued at :. :. .. :. :. :. 22o .O(
Seventh Prize. Rebate Certificate
valued at =. ;. >. :. =. :. 10000
Eighth Prize. Rebate Certificate
v9H0ed at .. =. -. :. .. :. 175.O'
Nineth Prize. Rebate Certificate
3 valued at ;. ;. ;. ;. :. ;. 15O.O'
Tenth Prize. Rebate Certificate
valued at :. :. :. =. =. 1880
Eleventh Prize. Rebate Certificate
valued at :. ;. :. ;. :. :. 1000
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-18
$1.S5O.o0

TOTAL >. :. .. :. $1,SoO.VO
The first prize which will be
awarded to the contestant securing
the most votes consists of a genu-
ne $4,000 Chaplin Upright Grand
Piano. This piano is very fine in
strmert of special artistic merit of
high grade and quality. latest case
design, selected figured vaneered of
highest quality, double reEeered in
side and out. handsome solid mould
ings and hand-carved trusses, hand
carved capitals and music rest,
rounded corners, hand polished mir
rOred surface, automatic extens on
music desk. artistically carved,
nOiseless rolling fall board with
nickel-plated continuous hinge, fine
block of selected bard rock wafer
built up in layers and crOss-banded,
warranted to withstand any climate
composite metal frame. imported
blued steel tunings, three strings,
overstrung bass. special repeating &C
ton, German silver hammer ran
heavy best quality imported felt ham
mer, muffler attachment for practice
ten years quarters ON inside OF tor
cover in silver. z 1-3 octavos. best
quality keys, made in figured mahog
: any. height four feet, nine inches
width five feet, two inches, weight
boxed for shipment 900 pounds.
This 10 ~;, ho of
{ forts of anyone.
The second prize to be awarded t
the contestant securing the SECOND
largest number Of votes consists o
scholarship to Columbia College
the wen-known institution at Lake
s CITY, Fla This scholarship is val
: ned ct 500.
The third prize to be awarded t.
the contestant securing the thir'
ArSese number of Votes consist
4 q . scholarship to Droughton'
Practical Business College Of Jack
s oo0vile, Fla. This scholarship i
] valued at $50, and will give some on
Y the chance of securing a good bus
neos education free.
The fourth prize to be awa-de'
I consists IF beautiful miss ion Wri
ing desk valued at $23. This des
was purchased from the stock of tn
Bingham 4 Maley Co. of this cit,
and is now on Exhibition at the
store
! Seven other prizes. cons sting
rebate certificates. Will be aWarde'
These certificates are transferrab
and will be accepted for Their fac
value as part payment on Il Chapi
Upright Grand S4ao piano. Certif
Gates may be combined but credit Il
more than $50 VII not be above
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
ELEVEN KILLED
AND FIVE OTHERS INJURED WHEN
BRIDGE COLLApSFS
Forty Men Were Working on the Bridge
When 1t Gave Away and They Dropped
Sixty Feet Into the Waters of American
River.

AUBURN, Cal, Nov. c. Eleven
men were killed and five injured
yesterday by the collapse of a
span of the Mountain Quarries com
pany's railway bridge across tho
American river, four miles from
this place. About forty men We're
working on the portion of the
bridge that went down, but most
of them escaped unhurt has been
working a night shift on the bridge
in order to rush it to completion.
Physicians and nurses have been
summoned from Auburn to the
scene of the accident.
In order TO tap rich deposits Of
lime and cement rock, the Port
land Cement company began, two
years ago, the construction cf q
railroad in the American River can
yon that would permit it to get
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
BAD CHECK MAN
PAINTS THE TOWN
A GLOWING RED

He arrived here Saturday morn
ing on the incoming train and said
he was from Nina and that he had
been in the employ of Frank Ba-
ker, the hotel man at that place.
He was a fluent talker and soon
made many acquaintances. Every
Elk he met he was quick to in
form them that he supposed they
were going to the high jinks' at
Manhattan that evening, etc. and
that he intended joining the order,
if he could; that he lived at Nina
for a long time and would like to
go to Manhattan; that he had never
been there, and he said many other
things. During the day he was
busy cashing checks, drawn to him
self Felix f Fleur, for $112.50,
and signed f. b. Baker. The
checks, three in number, cashed by
Tonopah merchants, were each for
$112.50 and all bear the same
number In each instance he pur-
chased jewelry and clothing and
took the change coming to him. 1t
is presumed after arriving in Man
haitian that he made himself known
and impressed the business men OF
that camp that he was one of the
bunch and undoubtedly slipped a
few of his bogus checks on the
| unsuspecting citizens of that camp
| To make long story short, Mr.
| Fleur returned from Manhattan
early Sunday morning, purchased {
| ticket to Reno and is now probably
in the cleaning, muttering, "Oh
how easy! +" Today the checks Were
found to be forgeries and the wires
are red HOT with orders to arres
and hold-if captured, The checks
were drawn on the Nixon First Ma
tional bank at Reno. Up to thi
time no word of the base villain
has been received.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
GAMERS WOULD
CAN The JAP PANESE
WHO INTRUDE
ALASKA FISHERMEN HOSTILE
TO FOREIGNERS WHO ARE
INVADING FIELD.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. G
Five hundred Gamers, salters and
fishermen at a mass meeting last
night launched a movement demand
ing the enactment of national leg
islation, should the present laws
prove inadequate to protect Alaska
fisheries from the encroachment of
alien fishermen. The movement is
directed especially against the Jap
anese, who have become very active
in catching and sailing herring for
Oriental shipment. To test the
strength of the present laws, a
Japanese fisherman was arrested
here Saturday by an agent of the
United States fisheries bureau and
will be tried today.
At the meeting everything was
orderly. There were no incendiary
speeches nor evidences of race feel
ing, but the Alaska fishermen in
sisted that they be protected from
encroachment.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
SUICIDE COMP ACT
WAS WELL CARRIED
OUT IN CHICAGO
FATHER, MOTHER AND CHILD
OF IL STARVE THEMSELVES
TO DEATH.

CHICAGO, Nov. "Details of a
CHASTITY suicide compact involving a
whole family We're brought out by
the police late Saturday, following
the discovery of the emaciated forms
of Herman Letsch,, his wife, Anna,
and their 12-year-cld son All had
been dead several days.
Followers of a religious creed,
self-promulgated, the parents had
forced themselves and their son to
do without food to purge sinful
souls of lust, until starvation wiped
cut the whole family. From physi-
clans examination it was evident
the boy had been the first to die.
On a bed was a black shroud
bearing a note reading: "This gown
is for our son, Herman, when he
is dressed for the coffin
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
THINGS HUMMED WHEN ELKS
LANDED IN MANHATTAN CAMP

guests. Tomorrow the Bonanza will
have something TO say about the
mines in that camp, from the visi-
tors viewpoint.
Q. b. Steen acted as toastmaster
at the banquet, and Brother Jones,
the tall sign-painter, sang when
Was Little. The smoker lasted
for "A hours. The following at
tended from Tonopah and Millers
Tonopah-Pearl E. Keeler. Ed
ward Malley, Puddy Grimes, Robert
]. Highland, Benjamin Rothholtz,
James Cleary, ]. w. Stewart, w. T.
Cuddy, J B. Stenson, Andrew Serv-
ice, f. p. Mannix, Horace Camp
bell, j. T. Garner, J. N. Jones,
Robert L. Prouty, Harry e. Epstine,
Ebert O'Connell, Dr. J. r. Master
son, Newton Crumley, Clarence
Mayes, Ross Condor, Reece Roger,
A. II. Jones, Ned w. Tanner, c, r.
Tarbell, Charles Ducheneau Ole
Nordahl, A. M. Murphy, w. B. Hef-
feron, F. s. Hunt, w. s. Drysdale,
William DeCoursey, J. H, Troy, j.
y. Campbell, H. e. Schmidt, w. ].
Wilson, J. e. Fleur, A. E. Trilsch,
George Schmidt, C. F. Wittenberg,
M. II. w. Hatton, F. L. Sellstrom,
l.. 0. Amundsen, C. G. Osgood,
William Grimes, C. II. Thomas,
w. Comm, mascot, J. w. Ingersoll.
Millers-New w. Fanner C. r.
Tarbell, F. f. Duprey, j. r. Van
Harrington Mrs. ]. r. Van Harlingen,
Mrs r. j. Kelly.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
OUR GRAND JURY
SHOULD ORDER
sign BOARDS

Before the adjournment of the
present grand jury, that inquisi-
torial body should recommend and
insist that metal sign boards be
placed at every road crossing, or
branching of a road from another
in this county In the southern
portion of Nye's domain traveller
can easily lose his way and wander
for hours and days lost upon the
desert BY the erection of sign
boards directing and giving the
distance to water, all will go well
with the traveller, but as it is now,
many have lost their lives upon the
baked desert, not knowing which
way to turn or what the distance
to the next water hole. The cost
would not exceed $500 at the most.
it is to be hoped that inside of 80
days that the needed signs and
posts will have been erected.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
GOLD HILL NEV.
GOLD Mining co.

Active work is now being prose,
cuted upon the Gold Hill Nevada
Gold Mining company holdings at
Lone Mountain. u miles southwest
of, Tonopah. The company is pos
sessed of eight claims, with we'll
defined ledges traversing the loca-
tions. The force of men at work
developing the property is to be
increased in few days and the
extraction of ore commenced and
the shipping of the same to the
smelters, the ore being self-fluxing
and in great demand by smelters
to mix with other ores. Lone Noun
tain has produced considerable
wealth in the past, and with leslti-
mate mining, can be made to again
become a producer that will attract
attention in mining circles. The Of
ficers and directors of the company
are we'll known people of Tonopah,
who believe in legitimate and con-
servative mining. They are: Aug
Anderson, president; e. Fl. Ashton
superintendent; c. r. Simons, sec
retary; l.. B. Seller and w. G.
/, Herman, directors. The ore to be
extracted and sent to the smeltel
at Wabuska will average $50 a
ton, leaving handsome profit tC
/ the company.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06

its material to its distributing point
at Benicia
The railroad is laid out over a
tortuous route and construction
work has at all times been difficult.
The bridge which was the scene
of Saturdays nights catastrophe is
one Of the largest in the state. It
was intended to span the American
river at height of sixty feet
When the center span, unsupported
by the concrete pillars which are
at either end of the bridge, gave
way the workmen were precipitated
"a sheer sixty feet into the water
of the American river.
The scene Of the disaster is diff
ticult to reach. The only road
which leads to it winds down the
river hills to the Yuba Ditch ccm-
pany's dam, and thence over an old
wagon trail that had fallen into
disuse before the Portland Cement
company started operations.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
POISONER OF MANY PERSONS
WOULD TAKE HER OWN LIFE
Pepper Can Used by the Willy Widow
Said to Have Contained the Deadly
Mineral Poison.

same results. Then he was takai
to the hospital, where he died. !
then thought it was acute gastritis.
Saturday, Mrs. Vermalya, whon
[ attended, was given eggs and
matted milk for luncheon. She
objected to the black pepper served
with the eggs, and which, being
stirred in a pepper shaker belong
ing to the woman, had been exam
ineded by nurses and found to be
all right. She told the nurse there
was some white pepper in talcum
box, which she had converted into
a pepper shaker, and the nurse
gave it to Mrs Vermalya upon no
ticing it's customary pungent odor.
Soon the patient became sick
and | was sent for. l took the
so-called pepper to drug store
and made a solution test of it, also
of assenical salts. Both acted the
same, and I hurried back and
washed out her stomach and the
| pepper can was sent to Dr. Web
i ster, who aided Aoxicologist Haines
in the examination of Bissopette's
viscera.
II was sure the poison was {
mineral salt, but not entirely sure
it was arsenic. Later DR.. Webster
informed me that the tests were
positive, showing abundant quaint
ties of arsenic both in contents o
Mrs. Vermalya's stomach and in th'
pepper can.
This called to my mind tn,
symptoms of Bissonette and mucl
THAT seemed peculiar about his cas-
then, now looks clear What
then thought was an individual re
sentiment of his system to particu
lar foods, now indicates to my min
that arsenic was being mixed i
all the food we gave him. Mrs
Vermalya nursed Bissonette and wa
his constant attendant; I will leav
to anyone his own clusions q
to who gave the poison"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
MATT WELLS
SAILS ACROSS The
BRINY DEEP
BLAMES FIGHT OVER MOVING
PICTURES FOR FAILURE
WITH WOLGAST.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Matt
Wells, the champion lightweight of
England, sailed for Europe yester-
day, accompanied by his mother,
who is 70 years old, and his man
ager, George Mcdonald. According
to Mcdonald, Wells is going pri-
marily to fill theatrical engage
ment abroad and will return in
three weeks. Mcdonald declared
that Wells is not running away
from meeting with Wolgast and
laid the whole blame for the fail
ure of the men to arrange a meet
ing to trouble over the moving
picture rights. Mcdonald said that
when he returned he would also
bring back Bombardier Wells, Eng
lands heavyweight champion.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
JOSEPH SELBY
FORMER REMOTE
BURNED TO DEATH
CAUGHT IN APARTMENTS AND
CHARRED REMAINS AFTER
WARDS DISCOVERED.

ALTURAS, Cal, Nov 6.-Joseph
Selby, a jeweler well-known in Reno,
was burned to death Saturday when
the Riverside hotel at this place
was consumed by fire.
The blaze began at IL o'clock
in the forenoon and it was thought
that there was no occupant remain
ing after the alarm had been CIV
EN-. The building was very old,
and being constructed entirely of
wood, burned rapidly.
When the flames had nearly CON
sumed the building it was discov-
cred that Selby's body remained
in the building and it was later
recovered, charred beyond rccos-
milton.
The loss due to the burning Of
the building will amount to about
three thousand dollars and tAa
property was not insured
The origin of the fire is a mys-
terry, but it is thought to have
originated from defective fue IN
the chimney.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06

That herd of Tonopah Elks that
hit the trail to Manhattan Satur-
day are surely loud in their praises
of the treatment accorded them by
their brother Elks and all of the
people of Manhattan Everyone says
when spoken to about the trip and
time they had all have the same
answer the finest time of my life;
and say, those Manhattan people do
know how to treat you right; they
cant be beat nowhere in the
world.
On arriving at Manhattan the
bunch were met by a commit
tee, composed of the folloWing:
Messrs Steen, Ferguson, Harris,
Conners, North, Franklin, Kendall
and Herd, and from that time until
their return Sunday afternoon there
was something moving every mo-
ment. The Tonopah brass band of
Is pieces enlivened the dull mo-
ments, if there We're any, and the
band boys We're the recipients of
many compliments from the Pine
Tree population. The evening was
spent in song, speech and tke
many good things that cheer the
inner man; and that the Elks that
journeyed from Tonopah to Man
haitian at the solicitation of their
brother members met with good
cheer and a hearty welcome goes
without saying. Manhattan did
herself proud Saturday and Sunday
in the entertainment of the happy
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
WANT TO VOTE
AGAINST A VOTE
IN CALIFORNIA
WOMAN OF CALIFORNIA SAY
THEY WOULD CHANGE MIND
IL GIVEN CHANCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6.-The
Women's Initiative League of Cali
fornia, which plans to bring the
question Of woman's suffrage again
before the voters of the state, this
time with the women themselves
empowered to express their will at
the polls, opened headquarters in
this city Saturday and will start
canvassers out to obtain signitures
to a petition asking a reconsidera-
tion of the constitutional amend
ment recently adopted. Miss K
Croney, president of the league,
stated that it now had a member
ship of 125. Equal suffrage, she
predicted, would be overwhelmingly
defeated if presented again, now
that women can vote on the ques-
ton
1t is said the leagues purpose
is to bring the question up at the
presidential election next year.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06

CHICAGO, NOV. 6.-"Mrs. Louise
Vermalya, who was arrested Satrr-
day on charges of having murdered
Policeman Bissonette by poison
made a daring attempt to commit
suicide by taking a mineral poison.
1T is my belief that Bissonette
was given arsenic day by day, even
while | was treating him, and finally
he was given enough to overcome
all attempts by myself and consult
ing physicians to stimulate him, and
killed without our knowing what
the trouble was. -
The above statements, issued Sat-
urday night by DR.. f. A. Van Airs
dale, the physician who attended
Mrs. Vermalya during her recent ill
ness and who prescribed for the
policeman before the latter's death,
for the first time furnished a di-
rect connection with widow and the
last of the nine deaths that have oc-
Cured beneath her roof during the
last IS years.
DR.. Van Airsdale made the asser-
tion after he had made preliminary
examinations of the contents Of q
can supposed to contain pepper ano
which was used to season some foot
ordered by the woman yesterday
and brought on sharp illness tha
at 5 p. m threatened death ant
which left her in a grave condi
tion for hours afterwards.
The physician explained:
Il treated Bissonette, and tn,
symptoms clearly were of CASTRO
, enteritis, so far as reactions showed
No idea of arsenical poisoning, o
course, occurred to me. | calle
in another physician, and he con
CURED i'll the diagnosis.
I'VE found his food disagreein
with him on a diet of milk. This
we found, irritated his stomach j
the same way and we changed t
matted milk, usually much NOR
soothing, and even that gave tn
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
ELECTORATE RETAINED
IN PUGET SOUND

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 6.-At
the annual meeting of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway
held here Saturday the officers
and trustees were reelected Most
Of the stock was voted by proxy.
A. j. Earling, president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, of
which the Puget Sound road is the
Pacific coast division, and Vice
President E. d. Sewell of Chicago
attended the meeting.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
CUT PRICE ON
POSTAGE STAMPS
LEADS TO JAIL
REDUCED POSTAGE PRICE PUTS
FIVE MEN BEHIND BARS
FOR INVESTIGATION.

Ell PASO, Tex, Nov 6.-Tha
sale of large quantities of stamps
at reduced rates Saturday resulted
in the arrest of five men, believed
to have been operating recently in
tie northwest end the recovery #
several thousands of dollars worth
of stamps, diamonds and old gold
The arrests were made by postotffce
inspectors. The men arrested were:
Harry Burke, alias Walter p Clark;
James Z. Lynch, James Fills Harry
Miller and Albert Wilton. The
men arrested will be given a hear
lnf, this afternoon before the United
States commissioner.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
PRESIDENT HAS
DAY FOR HIMSELF
AT HOT SPRINGS
FIRST TIME IN SEVEN WEEKS
MIR. TAFT LOAFS ALL
THE TIME.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Nov. 6.-For
the first time in more than seven
weeks President Taft had reg
taste of leisure. He rested from
breakfast time until dark, except
for a golf game with Mrs. Taft
as his gallery" The presidents
game showed a bit of improvement.
Secretary Hilles did not bring
data for the presidents annual mes
sage to Hot Springs, but is expected
to arrived tonight Mr. Taft will
leave for Cincinnati probably to-
morrow.
The president let it be ksowr
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
BRIEF PRESENTED
IN The BEATTIE
MURDER CASE

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 6.-Law-
yers for Henry c. Beattie, Jr. un-
der sentence for the murder of his
wife, filed with the supreme court
of appeals yesterday a petition for
a writ of errors.
Unless the court gives a decision
before November "a, the day set
for Beattie's execution, this move
will act as a stay.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06

that he had given but little thought
to successor to the late supreme
court justice Mr.. Harlan.
Reports that President Taft had
gone so far as to narrow the field
of possible selections down to fea
men were denied to callers.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
TO FIGHT LEPROSY.

WASHINGTON, Nov George
w. Mccoy, past assistant surgeon
of the public health and marine
hospital service, has been directed
to proceed from San Francisco to
Honolulu and assume command of
the leprosy investigation station in
Hawaii
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
LEON MANDELL DEAD.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov. 6.
Mandell, head of Chicago
store firm, died late
Saturday at a hotel at this place.
He had been i'll for some time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-06
NOTICE!

There will be a meeting of the
Sanctuary Society tomorrow evening,
November Z, at Knights of Colum-
bus hall. 11-6-2t
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