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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
4 RENO SCHEME

On the back of a hotel caro-
issued by the leading hostelry OF
Reno appears the following bit OF
rhyme, set to the tune of America.
Nevada, tits of thee
Sweet State of Liberty
Of thee / sing.
State where our fathers flee;
State that sets mothers free
Marriage. because Of thee,
Has lost its sting.
My state holds the key
That sets the shackled free,
/ love thy name.
- love thy lawyers ways,
Thy dazzling Divorces,
The briefness5 of their stays
Their little game.
Reno,it is to thee,
Daughter of Liberty,
To thee we flee.
Long may thy streets resound
With freedoms joyful sound.
Scatter thy light around
From sea to sea.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
COUNTRY AGHAST At
OPIUM CONSUMPTION

The recent raids on opium snug
glers made in New York and other
cities by federal officers are
preliminary to a nationwide
crusade by the authorities in Wash
inrton to >heck the ravages of
the opium habit.
Government statistics reveal
that more opium is consumed in
this country per capita than in
China. Four hundred thousand
pounds Of crude opium are
inoorted annually and the raids
show that vast qantities are
smu% E.'i. The population of the
United States is 81 100000. The
annual consumption of opium in
ChirH in all forms is l,6UO, 600
pounds. China's population is
more than four hundred million.
One of the largest importers of
opium in the United States called
the attention of the National Civic
Federation to the frightful growth
of the evil. 1.-THE figures speak
for themselves" he said in an
address on The subject at a banquet
of druggists in Philadelphia.
Unless an effective check is put
on the opium evil it will sap the
physical as we'll as the moral
strength of the nation.
Germany, with a population of
about 60.000,000. consumes only
5000 pounds, as against the
4O0.00 pounds actually accounted
for in this country; in Italy, with
a population of 100000 tn G
consumption is about 1000, pounds;
in Austria-Hungary, whose COM
bined population is nearly SO, OO0,-
600, the annual, consumption does
not exceed 1000 pounds, Holland,
with a population of 5000, 900,
consumes 5000 pounds annually.
In Europe there are 145, 900, 900
people who consume annually only
about 10000 pound Of the drug,
while our population of 100000
600, by import figures, consumes
more than ten times that amount
to say nothing of the vast quantity
that is clanGestinely brought into
the country"
President Taft argues immediate
action to check the growth of the
evil. TIL ere is now pending in
both branches of congress a
measure. known as the Cullom-
Foster bill. to control the traffic
by subjecting it to heavy internal
revenue taxes. The bin also
provides for practically pro-
hibitvc taX-$200 a pound on
smoking opium. The control of
other forms, principally morphine
wi be more difficult 1t is conceded,
although 1t is said that in form
the drug is most widely used.
The highest medical authorities
estimate that $4,000 pounds of
opium should suffice for the
medical needs Of the Unitd States
yearly, and that fully rs per cent
Of the 400, 900 pounds imported H.
manufactured into morphin
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
Looks Like IL,

Among other things that were
found in the stomach OF a New York
man were one shoe button, one hair.
PIN three keys, one lead pencil, one
belt buckle. one tin toy pistol, three
nails, thermometer and a needle. He
probably swallowed a boys pocket.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
INDIAN MIKES
BUNCH WIPED OUT

According to a telephone
message from Tuscarora to the
sheriff's Office this forenoon, Indian
Mike and his ban1 of cutthroats
were wiped out Sunday by the state
police and posse under Superint-
endent Donnelly. six miles west of
Kelley's ranch in Squsw va!'ty,
about forty miles west of Tusca-
rora, near the Humboldt-Elko
county line.
The Indians spied their pursuers
and Immediately began firing. The
pursuers answered the shots and
f"r three hours the battle ragged.
When it was over, eight of Indian
Mikes band of murderers lay dead,
and four were prisoners. Among
the killed were two squaws and
two children. They were in range
Of the firing and were killed &C.
cldcn:ly. One squaw and two
children were captured.
State Policeman Hoyle was
killed in the fight. So far as we
know at this writing, the posse
suffered no other loss. .s,..
Wat ches, six shooters and other
pr petty belonging to the murdered
stockmen were fund in possession
of the Indians. This proves con-
cusively that they were the
murderers. ...
Coroner Miller left Tuscarora
this morning for the scene of the
battle to hold an inquest on the
dead.
Although Shelf Terrell and
Shelf Harris and their men and
Sheriff Lamb and his men were not
at the finish, they deserve the
franks of the people for their
efforts to rid the state of this
murderous bunch To Superin-
tendent Donelly and his men will 90
the greater glory, but all of
those who braved the winter storms
and Suffered hardships to capture
these muruderers will not be
forgotten. There is glory enough
for all and all will be remembered.
A message from TGscarora to
Deputy Sheriff Critchley this after
noon said that Hoyle who was
killed in the fight was not a
member of the stste police His
home was at EaglevIlle, California.
He joined the posse that started on
the trail of Indians from the scene
Of the murder. The message also
said that the posse chased the
Indians in running fight for a mile
The bodies will be taken to
Golconda, where the inquest will
be held The wher eabouts of
Sheriff Terrell and posse we're
known at Tuscarora.
The Silver State says that
Superintendent Donnelly and
several of his men reached Col
conda Friday night'Saturday morn
ing Deputy Sheriff Nosinger of
Humboldt county joined Donnelly
and the posse left with team for
Dutch Flat, where the Indians
were said to be camped. Sheriff
Smith of Modoc county, California,
and Cambron brother of one of
the murdered men. left the
Toulouse Saturday morning and
joined Donnely's posse during the
forenoon 1t was this posse that
cleaned up the Indians.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
A MISTAKEN REMEDY

Every now and then there is
recored in the public press more
or less facetious story of some
ambitious community which in an
effort to increase its homes and
population contemplates imposing
a tax on unmarried males and
females-the idea being apparently
that rather than pay a few dollars
annually into the municipal treasury
the delinquent offenders will
hastily seek immunity in
matrimony.
While this oft threatened and
never adopted remedy is hardly
deserving of serious attention its
intermittent rise IS really inspired
by a point of view that has a
serious basis
Founded on the truth that the
family is the community unit, and
that the larger the number of
families in community the more
stable is the community life, the
natural impulse of philosophical
citizens is to encourage and
promote as far as possible the
domes ITCHY of its population.
But in their zeal, merely super
fetal solutions of sociological
problems are suggested while tn,
basic principles are overlooked.
1t is forgotten that the highest
good of the community is founded
npon successful family life, and
chat successful family life. in turn,
depends wholly upon happy
mar riages. Happy marriages can
never be the result of haste,
coercion, mercenary or trivial
motives.
If instead of encouraging mar,
riages for such trivial reasons as
escaping tax. procuring a home,
avoiding being called an "olt
maitland all such paltry,lncentives
the makers of ordinances would
apply themselves to max ing mar.
riage less easy resource there
would be fewer matrimonial
mistakes, less number OF
wrangling uncongenial husband.
and wives, fewer unhappy home.
and fewer reared in an atmosphere
of hatred and strife. If marriage
were. made more difficult Their,
would be fewer impulsivt
mistakes. and the necessity fol
more rigid divorce laws, of which
we hear much prating. would be
obviated. The old custom OF
publishing the bans, together with
more strict observance Of laws OF
health in the issuance of marriage
licenses, wonld go long way
toward establishing better
domestic conditions. angmcntinp
respect for the marriage ceremony
and inspiring higher conception
of the meaning and responsibility
of the marriage relation When
that is accomplished the standard
of family life will be raised with
the result that we have better
citizens and better community con.
ditinns. 1t is not more hasty and
thughtless marriages that we need
but infinitely fewer of thcm.-
Spokane Herald.
-s.-~1~S-S-S-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
TEACHING YOUTHS
TO FLY. AND FALL


One can learn to do plain flying
and get handsome diploma
engraving with a picture of a
biplane rampant on field of ozone
all Tor $500 and six months of
study. That is if you don't happen
to stumble on cloud on the way
to deliver your Cmmencment
address for literal flights rather
than literary fights are what count
in the aviation school.
Nov understand we don't
guarantee to teach these fancy
flights and spiral glides and all
that sort of frills" Prof. j. G.
Ingersoll the faculty of the Kansas
City aviation school explained
yesterday. "But we do teach a
San hoW,to Ga all the flying that
he'll need in everyday life and
what's more we teach him how to
fall"
Must man pass examinations
in falling to get diplomat" a
prospective pupil inquired. Nov
let me tell you something about
that falling. It's the easies thing
in the world. Just wait unit il
you're within a few yards OF the
ground then set your planes for
elevation. That makes you light
easy. I'll explain all that to you
pupils"
But isn't it bit hard to
reme5er just when to set the planes
when you're falling out of the
,clouds?"
well you've got to learn it. If
you can't there's no hope of being
an aviator.
Now we expect to START class
of ten in few weeks. First we'll
put them through a thorough
course about aeroplane engines
teaching them to know just what
the matter is when they start to
fall and all that sort of thing. Then
we'll take them out to Overland
Park and put them to work on the
"glider." The glider is an
aernplane about ten or twelve
feet wide which has no engine.
The student will be required to
carry this and run against the
wind. The force of the breeze on
the planes will tend TO lift him off
the ground. When that force gets
so strong that he can't run any
farther he gives a jump and scars
into the air like a grasshopper.
Nov that jump will take him
up about ten feet and he'll get
used to how it feels to be sailing
in the air and he'll learn how to
balance and light and so on. AS
soon as the "glider' lesson is learned
we'll start them in a reLl biplane
with such a small propeller that
they can't get more than twenty
or thirty feet from the ground.
We don't want any bad falls you
see. And finally, I'll go with them
on cross country fight of fifteen
or twenty miles and if they make
good they'll get a diploma and
license from the Aero club of
America That trip is their
graduating thesis you see."
1.-THE applicants are mostly
young men Of MEANS" Ingersoll
says. 81 look them over mighty
close, and if they have heart
disease or anything like that ! bar
them. / don't want any hearts
stopping up in the sky, you know.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
Wanted Further Information.

James hlbery. the dramatIst was
descending the steps OF his club. when
stranger addressed him thus: Il beg
your pardon, but Is there a gentleman
IN this club with one eye OF the name
OF x" Albery answered the ques.
ton Mt once by another: stop n mo.
ment What's the name Of his other
eyer"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
Would Not Spoil the Moment.

Would Not Spoil the Moment.
Good gracious. we've been sitting
on a newly-painted bench"
81 know"
You know. and didn't say any
thing!
Don't be angry, dearest. You
we're just telling me you loved me
and waited you to finish FIRST.
F1iegende Blaetter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-27
seaIskIns Becoming Rare,

The value Of sealskins has Increased
to such an extent that skin only
worth IS forty years ago Ia now
worth $40.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
TO HEAR PACIFIC RATE CASES

WASHINGTON, Mar. l5.-Such
phases of the so-called Pacific Coast
cases as were not finally disposed OF
by the interstate commerce commits.
sion in its decision OF last summer
will come up for hearing before the
commission in this city next
Monday. The various cases Involved
in the proceeding will be those insti.
tuted by the city OF Spokane. the Ne
vada state railroad commission, the
Portland chamber of commerce. the
bureau of the Seattle
chamber of commerce, the Maricopa
county commercial club and the traffic
bureau OF the Salt Lake City CONNER.
cial club. As all of the cases involve
and construction of the
long and short haul provision of the
existing law, the thirteen applications
made to the commission for relief from
the operation of that provision in be.
half of the transcontinental lines viii
be heard at the same time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
STRIKERS FIGHT.

NEW YORK, Mar. 14.-Disorders
marked the inception today of the sec.
ond express drivers strike in New
York within a year. A shouting, jeer-
ing mob. gathered about the stables
OF the Adams Express company. greet
ed the advent of fifteen nonunion driv-
ers with bricks and stones. dragged
them and their guards from their
wagons. beat them, released several
horses by slashing the harness and
sent them galloping away.
The striking drivers held a meeting
this afternoon and voted to confine
their activities for the present to the
Adams Express company. The strikers
say 1900 meR are out; the company
said 800 would be an ample guess.
Both sides declared for a finish fight
The company posted notice OF $1,000
reward for the conviction of persons
conspiring to injure its property and
business and $1,000 for the conviction
of anyone assaulting its employees.
The first wagon out OF the stable
today was held up two blocks away
and the guards hauled down and beat
en-. The second wagon was stopped
and turned back four blocks from the
stable. Similar attacks were made
on other wagons throughout the day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
PRESIDENT MEETS RE.
PoRTERs AND SAYS STORY
OF HIS DEATH FALSE

MEXICO CITY. Mar. l3.-General
Diaz. without doubt the busiest man
In all Mexico, took time from his du-
ties yesterday to see newspaper men
from the United States and to reply
to several specific questions touching
Upon the revolutionary situation. He
mad just concluded conference with
lis minister OF war. A dozen persons
were waiting to consult him on one
matter or another.
President Diaz Is not the sick man
that In some quarters he has been
made to appear. His step is firm and
he walked with an erect military bear
ing which is striking characteristic
of the executive. When he spoke his
voice was strong and deep.
Lieutenant Colonel PUiirior Dlaz
ir.. chief of the presidents staff, was
present at the interview, which occur.
red in room adjoining the executive
office proper In the national palace
General Diaz' appearance was stern
and he had an air OF aggnessiveness.
but the lines OF his face which stamp
MIN as a man OF determination, soft
ened In an amused smile when one OF
the objects of the visit was desire
for him to refute the stories OF his
death, was mentioned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
REBELS CAPTURE AMERICAN.

WASHINGTON, Mar. I3-K. c.
Hays. an American, has been taken
prisoner by the Mexican revolution
lists In Chihuahua This information
reached the state department in tele-
gram from American Vice Consul
Leonard. who said that while he had
had no communication with Hays he
did not consider him in danger Moth
ing is known here as to the Americans
antecedents or the reason for his ar
rest.
The detention of Hays, It is said,
marks a departure In the previous
policy of the insurrectos. who. 1t is
pointed out, have refrained In the past
from interference with Americans In
the slightest degree. In view OF their
past intense regard for American In.
terests 1t was suggested In some quar-.
tiers that possibly the revolutionists
had resorted to q change OF policy to
involve the Mexican government with
the United States.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
MARTIAL LAW FOR MEXICO.

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 13.-The gov
ernment today decided to suspend The
constitutional guarantees throughout
the republic. This means n mild form
OF martial law.
Civil trials OF those accused Of the
destruction OF railroads. electric light
plants. telegraph lines and of raiding
plantations will cease.
Summary military action will be tn.
ken In these cases.
The constitution adopted by Mexico
in 1867 and several times amended IL
very similar to that Of the United
States. The states are free and sov-
ereign In the control of the internal
affairs. The constitution guarantees
freedom OF speech and religion and
freedom Of the press. subject only TO
the regular action OF the law.
Brigands. one OF the scourges OF
Mexico, were practically extinguished
by the action Of severe but salutary
laws which condemned every brigand
to death and made his trial . sum
mary one.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
PlTIlESS WAR OF ExTERMlNA.
TON WILL BE WAGED BY
MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 14.-Thorough-
ly aroused by the spread of brigandage
and vandalism incident to the revolu-
ton led by Francisco /. Madero, and
determined to protect property, the
Diaz government this week will begin
to wage against the lawless element
a pitiless war of determination.
Resurrecting provision of the Mex,
lean constitution not used in fifteen
years and acting under its authorize.
ton the government will set aside
for six months certain personal guar
antees. Those detected In the act OF
highway robbery. of raiding a village
or farm, or train wrecking, or cutting
telegraph or telephone wires, or even
removing a spike from a railroad track
OF throwing a stone at train, will
be summarily shot by those making
the arrest
The bill providing for this drastic
measure was today sent to the perma-
nent commission of the federal con-
gross. 1t was signed by Miguel Mace
do sub-secretary OF the department of
the interior, and clearly states that
enactment is the wish OF the presi.
dent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One. How Il
Can be Done In Durango.

The back aches At times with dull,
|indescribable feeling. making you
weary and restless; piercing pains
shoot across the region OF the kidneys.
and again the loins are SO lame to
stoop is agony. No use to rub or apply
a plaster to the back in this condition.
You cannot reach the cause. Exchange
the bad back for 4 new and stronger
one. Durango residents would do well
to profit by the following example.
Mrs. Frank Dyer, e. Colorado st..
Telluride. Colo, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills have been taken by one OF
my relatives and have proved very
satisfactory. The person to whom /
have reference IL rs years old and had
trouble from her kidneys off and on
for some time. Backache was COM
mon and caused q loss of energy.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought prompt
relief and proved of benefit In ever,
way. This remedy Ia worthy OF the
highest endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
TEDDY ROOSEVELT 10. EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE EARLY NEH1
MONTH

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 13.-Teddy
is to be grandpa. That Is the secret
OF his trip west.
Close friends Of Mr.. and Mrs Teddy
jr. have been whispering the secret
for some time and 1t has worked Its
way back among the friends OF the
family in Chicago. New York and
throughout the east. The little Roose-
welt. and they are hoping that 1t will
be a Teddy III. is expected to make
his arrival in April. At that time
Colonel Roosevelt and Mrs. Roose-
welt will be here to assume their du-
ties as grandparents and to receive
the congratulations of their friends.
Perhaps some of the former presi-
dents friends will remember the pc
culiar twinkle in his eye when they
asked him why he was making his
present tour.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
v. 8. RECLAMATION SERVICE

CHICAGO, Mar. 1.-THE United
States reclamation service in its work
OF supplying moisture to arid lands
has given the world five OF its larg-
est dams 1t was quite appropriate
that one OF the largest of these, a part
OF the Salt river project in Arizona
should be called the Roosevelt dam in
honor OF the man who as president
signed the act which made its con
struction possible.
Colonel Roosevelt, In connection
with his visit to Phoenix. Mar. 18 to 20
will formally dedicate the dam named
In his honor. In this connection II
is interesting to note that the Nine
teenth National Irrigation congress al
which II Is expected Colonel Roosevelt
will be one of the principal speakers
at Chicago. Dec. to 9. has for its
president Hon. b. A. Fowler OF Phoe
nix. Ariz., who for many years was
president OF the Salt River Valley
water Users association.
This immense dam requiring ovel
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
ARMY MEN SAY sLoWNESs OF
RAILROADS WOULD CAUSE
TROUBLE IN REAL WAR

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Mar. ia
major generals salute OF thirteen guns
was fired at Fort Sam Houston today
when Major General William II. Car.
ter, commanding the first "maneuver"
division, reached San Antonio. and as
sumed command, accompanied by
those members Of staff not already
here.
The slowness with which railroads
are handling troops into San Antonio
Is causing a great amount Of adverse
criticism. Army officers declare that
their troops were packed and ready to
entrain within few hours after or
ders had been Issued, but that the
railroads were unable to furnish prop
er rolling stock. the result being that
108 hours after mobilization was or
dered only two regiments. the Seven
teenth infantry. from Atlanta. Ca. and
the Eleventh cavalry from Fort Ogle-
thorpe. Ga. reached San Antonio.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16

four years work and costing In the
neighborhood of $500 900, is ESQ feet
high, length of base 235 feet and top
1858 feet. The dam is higher than
the Flat-Iron building in New York,
and would, hide the capitol at Wash.
ington to the dome. Two four-in.
hands could pass at the top. Most
OF the wall rests on stones big enough
for team and wagon to stand on and
weighing sixteen tons each.
The lake formed by the dam extends
back in the valley twenty miles and
holds enough water to flood 1000
square miles foot deep. The re-
claimed land will make 25,000 farms
each large enough to support at least
five people, making homes for fully
$4,000 Americans. Each acre It Is
estimated will yield yearly crops val.
ued at $50 to $125.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-16
FOUR SWEPT TO DEATH BY SNOW
SLIDE AT GOLD KING
MINE

SILVERToN. Colo. Mar. 14.-No
new developments have been unearth
ed in the snowslide disaster which o.
CURED at Gladstone last Saturday aft.
ernoon, when thousands OF tons OF
snow swept at a terrific rate down the
mountain side carrying away the
boarding house of the Gold King Min.
ing company and burying it In the
gulch below.
There were five persons in the
boarding house at the time, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. True, Mrs. Carrie Lewis and
little granddaughter, Frances Schnee,
and Thomas Hoar, watchman for the
Gold King. The only one who escaped
with his life was Mr.. True. who is at
present at the hospital in Silyerton
Though terribly unstrung from the Ell.
fects OF the accident. he is not badly
injured and is getting along as wdl
as could be expected.
Sunday morning the searching party
found two bodies. those OF Mrs. Car.
nc iSSNi6, anu the Uduy FTlnCeS, VINO
was two half years old. Up to this
morning the remains OF Mrs. True and
Thomas Hoar had not been found A
diligent search is being prosecuted
but the mass of snow and debris is SO
enormous that it is possible their la-
bors will be unsuccessful, and the
quest must be given up until the snow
molts in the spring.
The funeral of Mrs. Lewis and her
little granddaughter takes place to-
morrow morning. The little girls
mother, Mrs. Frances Schnee. former.
ly lived in Durango. Thomas Hoar is
also said TO be well known in the
smelter city.