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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24
DEATH OF JOHN Y. M'kANE
Former Well.known Nevadan Dies In
San Francisco

John Y. McKane. one Of the many
unique characters that Nevada boasted
OF during the height Of the Goldfield and
Tonopah excitement. died in San Frau
cisco Last week at St. Luke's Hospital,
to which he had been removed from the
ST. Francis Hotel three days before
Death was due to pneumonia.
McKane was formerly Montreal
banker, who abandoned the more
practical financing for the more ex-
citing life of the western mining camp.
He made several fortunes in Nevada.
his first big venture being lease on the
Jumbo claim. He was credited at one
time with being three times million
aire. but he spent his fortunes as fast as
they came to him. For time he was
Charles NJ. Schwab's representative in
Nevada, and engineered the sale to the
Pittsburg millionaire of the famous
Tonopah Extension.
Later McKane and Schwab had a
falling out. 1t was stated at that time
that McKane, who owned big slice OF
the stock. had quietly unloaded the
same on the public. This broke the
market and left Schwab with the long
end aud no price. McKane Immediately
left for England, where he made his
home and was not heard from for sew
eral years. He left with one OF the
largest fortunes made from the south
ern camp. Only recently did he return
to America.
McKane was about 80 years old. and
is survived by widow.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24

tion are somewhat perplexed to know
how Winemiller will pull the trigger
with his teeth and avoid DETECTING or
raising the muzZle of the rifle. He
has made provision for this by having
the breech mechanism so delicately
adjusted that the trigger Is what
might be termed a superlative hair
trigger. By contracting his lips he Is
able to oraw the taut wire just the
merest fraction of an inch without the
slightest movement Of his head. The
cartridge is exploded and the bullet
is driven to it's target.
The armless marksman has such a
steady nerve that he can stand per-
fectly motionless for one minute and
hold his rifle in position without
showing q tremor.
Notwithstanding his great affiiction
Winemiller is cheerful, courageous
and is eager to enter the lists
against all comers as he was when
he had two arms. He has a clear
piercing eye. a square Jaw and
laughing, kindly expression.
He can leap bitches and climb
fences with his gun strapped to the
stump of his left arm. with as much
agility as any man of his age. and he
can outrun most of them. He wants
to practice now for clay pigeon shoot
Ing. so that he may enter contests at
county fairs.
Winemiller has a great horror of
being regarded as freak, and under
no circumstances could he be induced
TO display his marksmanship for pay
lie is one of the most highly respect
ed citizens in the community. and Is
proud OF the fact. that he has had the
shooting up to the present state Of
perfection by the invention OF the
strap and using his teeth to pull the
hair trigger.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24
NEVADA WOOL CLIP GONE
Brought as High as 13 Cents, Blu
Yields Less Than Last Year

SAT- Lake Herald; O. =. Warren.
local representative of the Santa Fe.
has just returned from Nevada. where
he has been looking up wool shipments
for his railroad. He reports that the
1911 clips about cleaned up.
1.-The yield this season." said MIR.
Warren. sis slightly below that Of last
year. The quantity is good. Many
Eastern buyers have been in the field
doing some lively bidding, and as re-
suit the price went up from liz cents
and l2la cents pound to as high as l3
cents pound for wool.
"At Winnemucca the Southern Paci-
fic and Western Pacific freight men
competed strongly for the wool busi.
ness. with honors apparently in favor
of the latter by q slight margin"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24
PRESSES LIPS. GUN is FIRED.

Those who see this exemplifcation
,f necessity being the mother of inven-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24
YIELDS TO MUSE IN WOOL DISPUTE
Tariff Argument In Poetry Surprises
the Lower House

Tariff argument in poetry was in
jected into the debate in the House the
other day by Representative Reilly
Democrat, of Connecticut. Yielding to
the muse, he gave the proposed wool
tariff reduction now under consideration
his support in lines beginning:
Statesman, spare my schedule,
Touch not single line;
For years it has protected me,
Looked after me and mine.
Twas Serene wrote me
And made it our own way,
SO let it, statesman. stand,
My own dear schedule X.
That old high tariff bunk,
Its wide protecting wings
Cover wool and shoddy.
And tariff armored things.
Statesman, forbear thy AK,
Cut not It's trust-bound ties;
Oh, spare my waolen tax,
Now towering to the skies,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24
BOTH HANDS GONE,
OHIO PRODIGY IS
CRACK RIFLE SHOT
WinemiIler Carries Gun with a
Leathern Thong and Loads
the Magazine with
His Mouth.
THEN he PULLS THE +,
TRIGGER WITH TEETH.
Wins Many Matches Against
Men Who Are Whole, but
Objects 10 Term Freak"
(Stecial 10 The ~. Y. Word)

wAPAKONETA. o.. April 15.-Pos-
sessing only the stump OF an arm on
the left side, and no arm at all on the
right side. and using his teeth TO pull
me trigger, Al Winemiller is conceded
to be one OF the most amazing rihe
shots in Ohio. IL not In the United
States. a statement that Will be at
tested by all who have entered into
competition with him. either In shoot
ing at clay pigeons, live birds or a
bull s-eye target. SO far as Is known
there Is no living man handicapped as
he is who has made such record. ana
not for the purpose OF revenue or eN-
hibition, but purely for the love of a
sport that he has followed from boy
hood. lie would rather win a match
with no stakes at all than forego the
pleasure of the competition. HIS win
ings since the LIST OF January nave
been two quarters of beef one beer
hide and one dollar in cash.
What makes Winemillers perform
ance all the more extraordinary Is the
fact that he did not lose his right arm
until fifteen months ago. His lett
hand was caught In the cogs OF a
fraction engine and crushed into pulp
in 1893, and an amputation above the
wrist became necessary. Up 10 that
time he had been an enthusiastic
hunter. always scorning shotgun
and employing a rifle exclusively. even
In the shooting of small game.
He had a wonderful eve for range,
and with his old one-shot rihe and
black powder charges instead OF the
metallic cartridge that he uses now
he made some wonderful scores. Ills
accuracy OF aim continued even after
his hand had been crushed and re-
moved This accident did not inter
fera with his love of his chosen sport
any longer than Y took the stump te
strap hold which he used In lieu OF Q
hand.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24

A. Il. Kimball, President
@. 4. Noble, Vice President
j. A. Sewell. Vice President
G. Il. Williams. Cashier
4. Z. Ennor, Asst. Cashier
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24

no one would see him so that he could
practice and carry out the plan he
had in view.
This town is sixty miles north OF
Dayton. in the gas and coal region,
and almost everyb ody within a radius
marksman, and is proud OF his skill
and courage in continuing In a sport
after being crippled in a manner that
would have discouraged ninety men
out of a hundred.
When Winemiller is ready to go in
10 action he selects a stump or a
fallen log, wiggles out of his coat.
shakes the box of cartridges out OF
specially prepared pocket, removes
the lid with his teeth and dumps the
cartridges on the ground. Then--and
always to the amazement of veteran
marksman--he places his Remington
at rest, with the muzzle pointing up
ward. holding il in position with a
leathern thong strapped to the stump
OF his left arm, leans over and presses
the spring Of the magazine with his
teeth, causing the receptacle to open.
tridges. The magazine Is snapped
into place by pressing the top against
a tree stump. and the armiess shooter.
again employing bis teeth. puts on the
cartridge box lid and returns the box
to the pocket In his coat Then ne
less socket and draws a bead at the
object at which he intends to shoot
The thong Is In the form OF loop,
fastened TO the barrel and is slipped
over the headless stump holding the
gun rigidly in position.
PRESSES LIPS, GUN is FIRED.
Those who see this exempiification
OF necessity being the mother of inven-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24
Arm Gone, Keep. on Shooting.

In January. 1p10, Winemiilers right
arm was caught in a four-inch belt
running from bolt cutter In the shop
OF the Wupek Wheel Company. He
was drawn up to the line SHAFT and
whirled around until his arm was
mashed and mangied close up to the
shoulder socket The surgeons took II
of entirely. Winemiller made a mar
vellous recovery, and as soon as he
was able to be about he began de-
yising means TO enable him to keep
on shooting
lie bought a twenty-five repeating
Remington and had a hole bored In
the trigger. Through this he fastened
a wire and covered the free end OF II
with a leather bit which he could take
In his mouth. This device was made
then he went OF into the woods where
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24
NxoN.l AIDED MISS GRAHAM
Senator's Explanation of His Ac-
quaintance With Young Woman
Who Shot Millionaire

A New York dispatch says: George
S. Nixon. United States Senator from
Nevada. is the mysterious western
Senator" who, while in Paris. befriend.
ed Miss Lillian Graham. the show girl.
who shot w. E. Stokes, millionaire
hotel man.
Senator Nixon offers the following ex.
planation Of his acquaintance with Miss
Graham, to whom Stokes now admits
that he wrote a number Of letters dur
ing the past few years. for the return Of
which the hotel man claims she de.
manded $25, 900.
81 met Miss Graham about two years
ago when was in Paris" said Senator
Nixon. CAT that time she was studying
music aud l knew her music teacher
very we'll. She was living with an
elderly woman and her daughter.
became acquainted with her and with
many other students there, as often
happens abroad. She told me her sister,
Mr.. Singlet IN of Los Angeles, was pay
ing her tuition. recognized Mr.
Singleton as a west tern mine owner.
Her music teacher praised her prog
ress and predicted great future for her.
After my return to this country she
wrote to me saying that her sister had
met with financial reverses md was no
longer able to furnish the money to en-.
able her to continue her music lessons.
"Miss Graham asked me if would aid
her to the extent of loaning her 1000
francs. have always aided boys and
girls to attain an education, and as Mise
Graham was related to a friend of mine.
aud as her music teacher was my friend.
instructed my secretary to send $500
TO her. have never heard from her
since then"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24

w. E. d. Stokes. owner Of the An
sonia apartment hotel, was shot three
times aud dangerously wounded In the
apartments of Lillian Graham and
Ethel Conrad in the varuna, at No. 225
West Eightieth street. Both young
women are under arrest and Mr.. Stokes
is being cared for In Roosevelt Hospital.
Many conflicting stories were told by
all the persons concerned in the shoot
ing, and so much at sea are the police
that they announced the matter could
only be cleared in court trial.
Tales of attempted blackmail. Of in-
eliminating letters in the possession OF
Miss Graham, of efforts by Mr.. Stokes
to regain. by force, possession of the
letters and of a wild struggle in the
apartment, In which bureau drawers
were emptied of their contents and
letters and papers destroyed. form part
of the chronicle of the nights events.
Mr.. Stokes makes no denial of the
fact that he knew Miss Graham while
she was resident in the Ansonia, but
he had not met Miss Conrad until re.
Gently. OF Miss Conrad little is
known except that she has been an
actress. chorus girl and writer on
fashions for woman's magazine. For
two weeks she has been the companion
of Miss Graham in the apartment in
West Eightieth street.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24

Joe Busto of Butte. Mont, was killed
and Walter Ward, Robert Peterson and
O. Gasporovich were badly hurt in an
explosion in the Valcada tunnel OF the
Pittsburg Silver Peak mine at Blair
June 10. Nestor Kolo was less serious
ly injured. A machine drill which the
men were operating struck charge oi
powder placed for a previous blast and
which had failed to explode.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24

William Olson, a miner of Manhattan.
is under arrest there ON charge OF at
tempting to blow up house belonging
to Margaret Werst. An internal ma
chine was found on the porch Of her
house By the woman. The fuse had
been lighted, but had gone out.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-24

The report OF the Nye County As
SCISSOR shows that the bullion tax just
collected for the last quarter amounts
60 $l6. 6.2S9. which is the largest sum
ever collected for any quarter in that
county. All but $2700 of this amoont
is distributed among the various county
funds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
CITY OWNERSHIP
FOLK REBUFFEO
Mayor Won't Agree To Amendment
To Bond Limit Bill Asked by
Mcvicar and Moore.

Representatives OF the municipal
ownership committee, headed by John
McVicar and George William Moore,
called on Mayor Thompson, Monday
noon, 10 ask his influence TO secure
an amendment 10 the bonding in
crease bill now pending in the legisla-
ture, providing for further boost OF
one per cent for municipal ownership
of the street car system In case the
plan is submitted TO the people and
adopted.
Mayor Thompson refused TO lend
his influence to the proposal, declar.
ing that the bill needs to be hurried
through the legislature, TO be ready
for submission In the spring election.
But, Mr.. Mayor said Frederick f.
Ingram, I'VE only want TO have the
bill amended so that In case OF vote
on municipal ownership being reach
ed, there will be no obstacle in the
way"
IL can't change the bill" said the
mayor rather shortly.
but we would like TO ask you TO
agree to It's being amended"
Il won't agree 10 It.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21

blood on the cross by Jesus Christ
as an atonement for the sins OF hr'
mainly. We cannot afford to min
imize the meaning OF the death OF
Jesus Christ on the cross.
1t may be true that Paul doesn I
refer to the Virgin birth OF Christ.
but he points US TO the cross and ever
brings before us the living Christ.
II regard the authority OF the
bible as the very word OF God. and
believe, as | am His, arm to share
in His glory"
Others also took issue with MT
Simpson, but none vas quite so out
spoken as Mr.. Riley. Mr. simpson
and Mr. Riley met after the close OK
the meeting and shook hands good
Mr., Simpson didn't neg
lect to remind Mr.. Riley that be re-
ferred TO him "a an "apostate. MT
Riley denied that he called him an
''apostate. but said he wouldn't 20
back ON termlng the theories ad-
yanced by Mr.. Simpson as an apps
tasy."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
sTUNG ON BUILDING
DEAL, MAN CLAIMS
John McEwen Asks Court To Set
Aside Deed Given To William
Durfinger.

According 10 a bill filed Monday
afternoon in the circuit court by john
McEwen, who took Up the oner oil
William Durfiinger, who has an once
i'm the Chamber OF Commerce, to FUR
nish free information on building, he
was badly stung.
The bill asks the court To set aside
a deed given to Durtiinger by NC
Even on a building contract, Dur
finger has been in the contracting
business in Detroit for about SIX
months, advertising unusual induce
ments. The bill sets up that on Feo
81, John McEwen and his wife, Lily
c. McEwen. decided their lot on Hub
bard-ave., worth about $1,000, TO Dur
finger, receiving from Durhlnger a
contract 10 erect a four-family nat on
the lot TO cost $500. They were
given credit for the value OF the lot,
and the balance was TO paid IN IN
stallments OF 500 per month. In the
deed Durfiinger was given the right
TO mortgage the property for not
more than $500.
So far things looked all right, but
McEwen grew suspicious when he
found that material which had been
delivered at the property for the
building was taken back again. He
asked Durfiinger about this and the
latter said that il vas for another
job. and had been delivered by mis-
take McEwen was net quite satisfied
and called up the material men. who
he says, told him thai the reason the
material was taken away was be
cause II was not paid for.
March 3, however. Durflinger went
q little farther, and gave a warranty
deed 20 McEwen's lot TO Andrew j.
Keary. of New Hudson, Mich, with
out telling McEwen anything about IT..
at the same time putting on record
the deed which had transferred title
originally Consequently McEwen has
nothing left but his contract 70 show
for his property. and as he is doubt
full as to the value OF that contract
he is trying To have the deed set
aside and the contract annulled. H
claims that Durfiinger had no right
whatever TO ALLEVIATE the lot. the only
right that was given him being the
right TO mortgage IL.
Durfiinger claims that he found that
he could not raise any money upon
the lot on a mortgage, and that he
sold it as the only way OF raising
money upon 1t, intending TO buy IL
back when he received the payments
upon the building. There was a
mortgage OF $3.50 upon the lot when
il was turned. over to Durf1inger,
This mortgage was pcid of when the
lot was sold to Keary
Attorneys Berry & McCredie are
acting for McEwen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
PASTORS sQUABBLE
OVER THEORY OF
VIRGIN BIRTH
Fur Flies When Rev. Edwin Simpson
Suggests Ethical Substitute That
Christ Acquired Divinity After
Advent Into World
Adrian Ministers Paper Promptly
Termed "Apostasy' by Rev. W. L.
Riley-0thers Dissent, Too.

The manner In which Christ be-
came possessed of the divine spirit
was q question dealt with by the Rev.
Edwin Simpson. pastor OF the First
Baptist church, Adrian. Mich, in an
address on The Person and authority
OF Christ in modern thought" before
the Baptist Ministers conference in
the Woodward-ave. Baptist church,
Monday morning.
The address caused division OF
opinion among the clcrgymen present.
and some didn't hesitate TO air their
views In the discussion which follow
ed.
Mr.. Simpson advanced the theory
that the spirit of God might have
gone into Christ In the course Of his
life, by his method Of living and
moral surrender to God. This ex.
PLANTATION, he said, was reasoned out
along the lines of ethics. whereas
the Virgin birth" idea was physical
and mechanical, he argued. He didn't
10 on record himself as advancing the
ethical idea, merely stating that II
represented one line OF modern-day
thought in connection with the mat.
ter He felt, however, that there
was some foundation for the belief
that Christ might have secured his
divinity after birth. He also suggest.
ed that Christ's holy authority might
have been vested in Him as He grew
in the knowledge ana love OF God.
This was a popular belief among
some men, he said. because 1t made
Jesus more attractive to them.
In support OF the ethical argu-
ment for the possession by Christ OF
Gods spirit, Mr. Simpson pointed out
that the apostles Mark and Paul made
no mention OF the Virgin birth" in
their writings.
TIE Rev. w. L. Riley, pastor OF the
Ferry-ave. Baptist church, In discuss
ing Mr.. Simpsons paper, referred 10
1t as an "apostasy."
II want to say" said Mr.. Riley.
that / have no sympathy with the
ideas expressed in the paper. ! be-
lieve In the deity of Jesus Christ, His
Virgin birth and In His literal resur-
rection. believe in the bible as the
WORD of God, and In the shedding OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
PHONE COMPANY SETTLES.
Home People, After Fight Pay
Widow Of Simon Larsen $11.5oo.

Home People, After Fight Pay
Widow Of Simon Larsen $1t.soo.
The damage suit OF Selma Larsen,
administrator OF the estate OF her
husband. Simon, against the Home
Telephone company, which has been
hanging fire In the courts for year,
and which went TO the supreme court
twice, has been settled Larsen was
killed while in the employ OF the COM
psny and. his wife sued for DAMAGES,
A jury In Judge Murphy's court last
summer, awarded her $iO,5OO. The
company asked for retrial, but this
was refused, and the supreme court
upheld him. The company then asked
Judge Murphy TO grant a retrial on
the strength of new evidence. He re-
fused, and the supreme court again
upheld him.
The company on Saturday. paid the
widow 1880, which is the amount
Of the verdict, with the interest
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
JUDGE PHELAN OUT.

Jurist So Far Recovered As To Take
Ride
Judge Phelan, who has been con-
fined TO his home for some weeks
because of illness, went out for the
first time, Sunday. He rode down
town in a closed coupe and fraterniz-
ed with some OF his friends for a
very few minutes. II is expected that
he will be able to resume his duties
within a few weeks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
Hutton Won't Run.

School Inspector George f. Hutton,
OF the Sixth ward. defeated by Fred
w. Cowley. anti" for the Repub-
lican nomination for school inspector
but nominated on the Democratic
ticket, has announced that he will
not make the run. His action leaves
the Democratic nomination 10 Bert
Kelly, who has been a candidate for
sheriff on several occasions.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Assessment Rolls For 1911 VIII Be
Completed on April list.
OFFICE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
Detroit. March is. 1911.

Detroit, March 10. 1911.
Pursuant to Sec. of Chapter 10 OF
the Charter OF the city OF Detrolt, as
amended, notice is hereby gwen tnat
the general assessment rolls for the
entire City of Detroit, for the curreht
year 1911. Will be completed ON Aprl'
ist next, and be ready for the lnspec-
tion Of the taxpayers at that date. me
said Board will at any time thsreaIiei
prior TO the 18th day OF April lIhltu
Tuesday,, 1911, review the assessment
OF any person who may complain, eth.
err verbally or in writing before sald
Board, and will make all proper cor.
rections thereto. and on said last named
date. said rolls will be submitted 10
the Common Council for COMMUNICATION
and any person considering ninseI ag-
srieyed by the assessment or MS prop.
erty. may appeal In Writing 10 salu
Common Council.
faos1 John G. NAGEL.
HENRY PBASS.
OSCAR B. MAR<.
Board of Assessors
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
may aE1s osTRowsKl CASE.

The case of Anna OstrowskL who
is suing James Hanley and the City
of Detroit in Judge Murfns court.
for damages. was submitted to the
Jury at II O'Clock Monday Mrs. Os
trowski alleges she was injured in q
runaway caused by her horse and
wagon striking a hole i'm a stree
which was being graded for paving