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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
TRAINER WILL
SOON LEARN FATE

TRAINER, the alleged murderer
of Mr.. md Mrs. Jean Quici at
Inlay. who recently secured a
change # venue from Humholdt
to Washoe county, will be placed
nm trial for his life at Reno, Mon
day, the 26th instant. Uric,
the prisoners alleged accomplice
was convicted of murder in the
first degree at the April term Of
court here and sentenced TO be
hanged. The date of his execution
was set for July. but a stay Of
execution was granted to give his
attorneys time in which to per-
feet an appeal.
About 20 witnesses have beer
sl)ooenaei by the state from here
and Inlay to testify in the Tram
ner trial. District Attorney J. A.
Callahan, of this county, and
District Attorney william. Wood
burn of Washoe. will conduct the
prosecution, in which defendant
will be represented by Judge
Shields, of Twin Falls. Idaho.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
MASONIC GRANU OFFICERS

Following are the Masonic Grand
Officers for the ensuing term:
Grand Matser Herman Davis of
Reno; Deputy Grand Master.
Henry w. Miles of Reno; Senior
Grand Warden, William Nj. David
of Carson; Junior Grand Warden
Theo. J. Steinmetz of Reno; Grand
Treasurer; Walter j. Harris of
Reno: Grand Secretary. f. w.
Vanderlcith of Carson: Grand
Chaplain, Rev. T. L. Bellam of
Sparks; Grand Orator, Judge E.
ID. Ducker of Winnemucca: Grand
Standard-Bearer, c. A. Cantwcll of
Austin; Grand Sword Bearer
Walter NJ. Brown of Searchlight;
Grand Bible Bearer, r. w. S. Park
of Las Vegas; Senior Grand
Deacon, Judge B. w. Coleman of
Ely; Junior Grand Deacon, Alfred
W. Holmes of Reno; Senior Grand
Deacons, Philip Anker of Lovelo OK
and w. F. Powers of Yerington;
Grand Pursuivant, Alex A. Dewar
of Tonopah; Grand Organist Fritz
Elses of GardervIlle and Tell A.
Jacobs of Carson.
Robert Levers and A. Spencer
of Reno were elected to attend the
Imperial council AT Buffalo on
July 18th.
The next session of the grand
Lodge will be held at Reno.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23

with an enrollement of over 1000
each. Dancing he said was an
amusement that was monopolized
by the negroes.
At the afternoon session on
Saturday officers for the coming
year were elected as follows
international Con n itt,ersr,
Neville Adams. Reno; Interra-
tional Delegate. w. G. Greathouse.
Elko: lst. Vice President Rev. H.
+. Henriques, Battle Mountain; /;
2nd Vice President. Rev. L. l..
Tower Carson City; Secretary
Ralph w. Nelson. Reno: Trea urer,
Mrs R. w. Cannon. Reno.
Department Superintendents:
Home. Mrs j. R. Funkhouser,
Blair; Teacher Training. Mrs. j.
E. Church. Reno: Elementary De-
partment. Mrs. J. L. Keyser.
EIko; Adult Bible Glass, DR.. f. J.
Clark. E!ko; Temperance, Mrs A.
f. Hershiser. Reno; Missionary,
Mrs. Ralph Nelson, Reno.
The reports showed an enI ollie.
ment of 1880 in the Schools of the
state. Three teacher training
classes and one organized Adult
Bible class. The resolutions
adopted are as follows:
Resolved. First That vote of
thanks be rendered the people of
Elko for their splendid reception
of the Sunday School Workers.
Second: To the various COM
mittees who had the work in
charge and the people who assisted
with the music.
Third. To the Tour Party for
their splendid help and inspiration.
Fourth. To the local press for
its kindness and recognition.
The Saturday evening session
was devoted tn lantern slide
lecture upon the mining camp of
Ely and the work among the
Indian children at Hoona Cali
fornia. The lecture being de-
livered by Rev. S. C. Gilman. 1t
was enjoyed by both those who had
been and these who had not been
to Ely.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

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c,,don c.,ooI A..ooi.,;o. o,o..l
vos,ordoy b, no,d;no fro soss;nn.
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poclo, T,s,amon, 1oooro ord ,ho
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hold ,,dor Tho troos q, tho Sor,h
orr pac;f. DOM, Tho audience
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
OODGING BULLION TAX

That the mines of the county
are not paying the amount bullion
tax that they should is the opinion
of the sheriff. and while the taxes
for the last quarter aggregated
the greatest am cunt yet paid any
quarter in the history of the
county. the official who collects
the tax believes that the county
and state are not getting all that
they are entitled to and the
amounts paid this last quarter
were only taken On n-account.
The mining companies are
putting in all LENS of expense,
according to the assessor as cost of
extracting ore and after these
have been deducted pay the tax
on what remains. The sheriff
contends that such items, as
expense OF maintaing eastern
offices, automobiles, private car and
a legal department should not be
placed by the companies as a cost
of extracting ore, and intends TO
place the matter before the state
officials to force the companies to
keep such items from under the
head of actual expenses.
State Bullion Tax Collector
Adamson has been in Tonopah the
past week and with the local
officials has Ieen endeavoring to
gel the companies to eliminate a
few of the fancy items that they
have charged to the expense ac.
count Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
SHOES IN JAPAN

The shops and booths Of Japan
are of .unfailing interest. Here
the greengrocer erd fruit seller
has arranged his wares till it
seems as though one looked upon
a gteat oolqnet. There the flower
shop bb1es in bri!liance end the
lanter, maker squats at his multi
colord task. At the next
ent'Salce we perhaps see a man
severing chicken meat from the
bone and he performs the opera
tion as skillfully as the surgeon
with his dissecting knife. Beef
and chicken are commonly sold in
this fashion.
Two or three PAGES farther on one
is confronted with a typical
japanese shoe store. All the foot
wear of the little brown man is
here on view. The geta (wooden
clogs) and straw sandals are
indeed a fancifuI exhibition. They
line the benches, the floors, the
shelves. They hang from above
and seemingly are everywhere,
allowing the seller just about
enough room to squat on his mat.
The new conner is at once startled
at the immense quantity of this
simple footwear and the many
places where it is scld, but he
soon finds solution to his query
when he hears that a Japanese man
annually makes away with from
eight to ten pairs. Christian
Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
NIXON'S SLICK WORK

In the July number of the
Cosmopolitan Magazine is a picture
of Geo. S. Nixon making an auto
campaign in Nevada
The article, eidently written by
his own press agent, is very funny.
1t represents George as a sort of
political John the Baptist going
out in the wilderness and proclaim
ing the new gospel of truth and
righteousness.
The miners of Nevada are
represented as cropping in darkness
and George equipped with a doh.
p. touring car rushes out to their
rescue and tells them in a blunt,
homely way of the terrible political
jobbery going on in the state. His
spe 'ches, coming from plain man
of the people, are revelations to
NilN bNbIebNth IlIUtIS anu lUPy
rouse from their letheIgy and
hoist the banner of reform. Flock.
ing to the Nixon standard they call
for a new deal in which every man
will get his just rights and elect
him by an Overwhelming majority.
: The legislature is democratic
but in spite of this they grab the
man of the hour and elect him to
the u. S. senate.
The plain. homely campaign
methods Of Mr.. Nixon are alleged
to have brought about this
delightful Tcsult ard he lives
happily with the voters forever
afterward. AS a fairy story this
little Thing has few equals and
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
INDUSTRIAL MINEhAG
IN DEMR.,c

One of these days the Nevada
prospector will begin to realize
there is more money in the ap-
parent trifles of the geological
domain than is to be found in
chasing the illusion of high-grade
glod ore. With an unlimited
deposit of intre in Humbldt county.
oceans of borax across the line in
lnyo county. California, salt in.
endless profusion all over the
state. sungsten in White Pine
county, gypsum in most of the
northern courties. fire clay in
mountains AID inexhaustible
quantities of barytes right here in
Esmeral da county. there is no
resaon why the citizens of Nevada
should develop cold feet. In
dustrial minerals after the lapse
of years. will be found to be
among the most valuable assets OF
Nevada. They will bring about
the establishing of factories
employing thousands of skilled
workmen, whose labors, in turn,
will furnish an incentive to the
farmer, stock raiser and fruit
grower to extend their invest
ments in this direction. The
natural turn of Industrial de-
velopment is toward the ives
The east has heen settled, and the
demand for raw materials comes
from this part of the nation.
Development means the consump-
tion of steel, iron, copper, cement
aud all forms Of clay products.
The products which are located
closest to the consumer will be
the ones to win the ultimate re-
ward. Other ores in endless pro-
fusion are to he found within easy
reach of the chief centers of Ne
vada, and, with the encouragement
of railroads seeking fIeights to
keep their rolling stock occupied,
there is no excuse for voiding
the humber things of the mineral
world. Goldfield Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23

Gary stood like Stonewall jackson
at Bull Run in opposition to an,
cutting in prices.
No"ie man! Unsel6sh patriot
How deep and abiding his love
and that of his steel trust, for the
American laboring man! 1t is in
the name of American la :bor that
billion dollars Of watered Sc
curities were put out by the steel
trust, on which the hol lers are
allowed to reap in pcrpetuity.
unearned dividends out of the
sweat of'the bow of honest toll.
1t is in.the name Of American labor
that prices must lie retained at
such a figure as to insure the
everlasting payment TO the holders
Of this billion dollars worth of
nothing!
But if prices are cut then it is
wages that must suffer not divi-
dends. Wages to human flesh and
blood that must go down not
DIVIDENDS on legal fiction legal
swindle!
Even now. with prices at the
highest notch, the employees of the
steel trust are treated more like
criminal serfs than like free
Americans. They are under paid
over worked, miserably housed.
insuificiently fed and with not as
much hope in the furture as the
convicted murderer who, with the
death warrant read to him dreams
to the last Of pardon or
reprieve for the slaves of the steel
trust.
How Judge Gary must love
American labor. How delightful
he finds il to grab American labor
by the scrutf Of the neck and hold
1t up before the steel trust as a
shield, whenever there is talk of
cutting priccs.-St Joseph
Observer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
FIND DYNAMITE
ON A DOORSTEP

To find box of powder lying
on the front steps of your resi-
dence with a fuse protruding
which showed that it has been
ingited. is apt to make the cold
shivers chase up and down ones
spinal column. That was the ex-
perience of Margaret West yester-
day morning.
The box was one of those in
which Hills Bros. put up their
coffee and sticking out from under
the lid was about a foot of fuse,
the charred end of which indi-
Gated that it might at least have
been the intention of the perst n
placing the package where it was
found to have it eplode.
Summoning the service of some
more familiar with internal
machines and their constituent
parts than herself, an investiga-
ton of the package was made,
which revealed that it was full of
dynamite the pieces being about
nalf the usual length, nicely coiled
around the inside were two pieces
of fuse, upon the end of each being
primer. The appearance OF the
internal machine indicates that
it has been made some time. Con-
stable Santos was notified. WHO
t. ok charge of the box giving it to
Judge Hayward to be used as
eviden"e later.
Suspicion was directed 10
William Olson who had been in the
house at a late hour the night
previous aud became incense at
the treatment accorded him by one
of the inmates. stating that he
would blow the establishment up.
Olson has been heard to make the
same threat upon previous coca
sions. but nothing was thought Of
it at the time, as he WAS in an
intoxicated condition and has been
drinking pretty heavily of late.
He was taken into custody later
in the day and will have hearing
when he is sufficiently sober to
realize the gravity of the offense
with which he is charged.
1t is little short of miraculous
that the powder was not exploded
and can be accounted for only by
the supposition that the person
placing it upon the step was in too
much of hurry TO get away to
properly ingnite the fuse. The
contents were sufficient to have
destroyed several houses and with
them would have gone three or
four lives at least.
Olson will probably have a hear
ing Monday. Manhattan Mail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
|. 0. 0. F. GRAND
LODGE OFFICERS

The Grand Lodge !. o. o. F.
which met in Carson Tuesday has
elected the following officer for
the ensuing years:
Grand Master, George McNecs
of Reno.
Deputy Grand Master, David
Mclean Of Ely.
Grond Warden. C. Il. Carter of
Reno.
Grand Secretary, William
Sutherland Of Reno.
Grand Treasurer. c. Novacovich
OF Reno.
Grand Representative, II. +.
Clifford of Carson City.
Grand Trustees, Ricnard Kirman
Chas. Lceper Of Reno and Dan
Kitzmeyer of Carson City.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
.ARTESIsn WATER
AT REDH0UsE

1t is reported that artisan
water has been struck in the
Western Pacific well at Red House.
about thirty miles east of Winnie
mucca According to the report
at a depth of 252 feet in the we'll
solid rock was encountered. This
stratum was passed through at 259
feet depth, when water gushed to
the surface. II is said that the
well is flowing sufficient water for
the company's use at that point
and that the quality is very good
through 1t has a slight sulphur
state. Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23

should BE- read by every boy who
wants to begin at the bottom of
the ladder and win a high place in
the Senate of the Unitei States by
fair and square campaigning in
which nothing but principle is in
volved.
There is no hint in tn" article
what this campaign cusr the
senator. Possibly he never con-
tided with his press agent sufficen-
etly to give him a look at his
check book. Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
WEST FAVORS RECIPROCITY

Except North Dakota, the West
wants reciprocity with Canada.
The Chicago tribune has put
the question to 1000 newspapers
between the Appalachains and the
Pacific:
Are you in favor Of the ap.
pruval by congress of the recip-
rocity agreement with Canada
negotiated by President Taft"
These jounra Is represent every
shade of poll tical thought and
economic opinion. Replies were
received from 1903 editors or
publishers and ncraly three out Of
every four favored the Taft
LaurIcr arrangement for recip-
rocity between Canada and the
United States.
Putting the matter another way,
twenty-five out of twcnty-three
states advocate American-Canad
reciprocity. Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan and Ohio give heavy
pluraltics in its favor. Iowa.
Kansas and Nebraska prove t. be
much more IN its favor than had
been expected. Minnesota and
South Dakota the great states of
winter wheat. register approval.
These great agricultural States
express, presumably. the Judge
ment of farmers whose interests
have been supposed to have been
most affected.
II would seem to be fair
inference that the manufacturing
and commercial states of the
Atlantic co8st favor the Taft
reciprocity.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS

Association began it session at the
Public school Auditorium az 7:3O
last night.
Attached to train 3 S. p. was a
car containing fourteen Sunday
School workers as follows: C.B.
II II. Chicago. ILL.,: C. C. Stall and
wife, Louisville. KY; Lloyd f.
Harter and wife. Chicago. ILL.,. DIR.
j. K. Robinson. Colorado Springs;
Miss Minnie Allen, and Mrs.
Ferguson Little Rock, Ark: f. J.
Meacham Portsmouth. Ohio: Mr..
W. H. Dietz and daughter,
Chicago; S. II. Meyer and vile,
Chicago and Rev. Brown, Albany.
n. Y.
Upon arrival of the train the
eastern visitors were giving a
short ride through the town and
then taken TO the Public School
building where they were greeted
by about one hundred Of the local
and state workers.
At the evening session ". G.
GreathOuse welcomed the visitors
and Rev. f.. J. Meachem responded
for the visitors. DR.. J. K. Rotin-
son Of Colorado Spring, Colorado.
spoke of the influence of the Adult
movement. DR.. Robinson is one
Of Colorado Springs well known
physicians. His remarks made a
deep Impression upon the audience
showing as they did the extent and
depth of the study Of the Rible
among men.
c. B. Hall the leader Of the
Tour party" sToke Of tic extent
Of Sunday school work. He said
that the members of the Sunday
schools Of the world placed ten
abreast would reach from New
York to San Francisco. PASSING
given point at the rate Of 25 miles
per day il would take five and one
half months. Standing side by
side with arms extended and hands
clasped they would extend around
the world one and one sixth times.
Tie men, women and children
joining the Sunday School of the
world averaged 200 per day.
AT the session this forenoon the
work Of the session was along lines
Of spo cial interest TO active
workers. Miss Allen spoke Of the
work of the Elementary Division
covering the period of life from
birth to l3 years. Her remarks
brought out considerable discussion
and developed the fact that Rev.
Meacham's school had cradle roll
Of nearly 800 members.
c. c. Stoll of Louisville. KY.
spoke of the work of the Adult
Bible Class and incidentally
mentioned the fact that the Elku
Presbyterian church has the only
organized adult class in the state
of Nevada.
Lloyd h. llartcr of Chicago con-
ductcd a conference uron the
adult movement that is now
specially active amongst the men
of the United States.
Rev. H. j. Mcacham spoke Of
the necessity of training ;Ie Sun
day School teacher, and the work
Of the Pocket Testament
League.
This afternoon the tour party
left on the Southern Pacific for
Reno where they will hold con-
ference on Sunday afternoon.
This evening at 1880 at the
Presbyterian Church the associa-
tion will listen to lecture on
Nevada illustrated by storcopticon
slides. The speaker, Rev. S. G..
Gilman is veil known to our
readers having supplied the
Presbyterian Church two years
ago.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
DISTRICT COURT

The examination of Dave Wilson
was not concluded Saturday when
court adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Monday. At the forenoon session
the inquiry into the condition of
Dyes confession was continued and
Sheriff Harris was the first witness
He told of having conversation
with Dye in his cell in which lie
told Dye 20 look out for himself
and that if he (the sheriff. could
help him he would be glad To do
it, or something to that effect
He also SAID that he had refused
the request of Attorneys johnson
and Gedney to put a detective i'm
Jail with out commitment. In a
day or SO, the detective was
brought to the Jail on commit
ment and he locked him up. The
sheriff also stated that he had not
furnished Dye or any o.her prison
ers with whiskey and if whiskey lad
been given Dye in the Jail it was
without his Knowledge or consent.
When Sheriff Harris was ex-
used, Dave Wilson was recalled
and Attorney Levers questioned
him closely about the part he
took in Dyes confession and the
circumstances surrounding it. 1t
developed that Wilson had told Dye
not to sign any statement uni ess
the district attorney would give
him a written agreement
Euara nto einR him full immunity
Wilson told Of framing up the con-
fession and said that he had
dictated it and that Dye wrote il
down. 1t appeared from his testi-
mony that Attorneys Gedney and
johnson wee very anxious to have
Dye make a confession duplicating
Mr.. Primeaux and Roy and that
johnson had suggested the hour ST.
the fire was about LIS o'clock nd
had changed the date he f,od
written from June 18th to jane
10th. Wilson was finally excused.
A little diversion arose when the
defense demanded Of the prosecu-
tion the written agreement saio to
have been prepared by the district
attorney guaranteeing Dye
immunity. District Attorney
Dyssrt said there was no sucn
agreement. Attorney King re.
marked that Mr.. Dy.art was not
nnder oath. Attorney Levers took
exception to this remark and Mr..
King said he had the highest
regard for Mr.. Dysart, but would
like to cross-examine HIM. While
this was going on, Judge Per ky
consulted Mr.. Dysart and was in
formed that such an agreement
had been drawn. Judge Perky
then conferred with his associates
after which he again demanded
the production of the agreement
and stated that Mr.. Dysart had
told him such an agreement had
been drawn. This brought Mr..
Dysart to his feet with the charge
that Judge Perky was violating his
confidence. This brought an
apology from Judg Perky who said
that he had talked with Mr..
Dysart as one attorney to another
and did not think il a confidential
conversation, but as Mr.. Dyedrt so
regarded II be withdrew his re-
marks.
The court then took recess
until 2 o'colck this afternoon.
At the afternoon session Frank
Anderson testified regarding the
confession and Mr.. Sewell was
then called in regard to iates on
which he visited Elko in February
and March.
II was then admitted by the state
that Attorneys Gedney, Hender.
son, Carvillc, Cainc, and Williams
and Johnson were disqualified
from acting as attorneys for d, q
at the time the alleged confession
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23
THAT NOBLE PATRIOT

~ have urged you to rcmcm-
bre. said Judge Gary to the steel
manufacturers, that wheL you
make substantial reductions on
your pr 'es, you face the ucssil le
necessity Of reducing the cost of
production. including the wages
you are paying to the men in your
employ" And so, in the holy
name Of American labor. Judge
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-23

Senator Works Of California has
Introduced bill in the United
States Senate designed to help
travellers in the great American
deserts. II provides an appropria.
tion Of $4,000 to enable the
secretary of the interior to
discover, develop, improve and
protect streams, springs and water
holes in the desert and arid lands
Of the public domain and TO con.
struct and maintain suitable
monuments and signs near lines Of
travel so as TO inform travellers
where they can slakc their thirst.
Heavy penalties are provided for
persons defacine the governments
monuments signs, etc, or other
wise interfering with the enforce
mcnt Of the act. Judge Works
bel ewes many lives will be saved
II this plan Is carried out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-05-04
THIS CORN YIELDS no
BUSHELS TO THE ACRE

How is this for a bumper crop?
The prize ear of corn on display
at Hodge Bros. hardware store comes
from a family that yields 10 bush
els an acre. The highest yield in
Kansas within the last four years
was 2S bushels an acre.
G. A. Hodge today received this
message from Secretary F. D. Co
burn concerning the average yield
of Kansas corn per acre:
1.-THE average yield per acre of
Kansas corn in 1906 was 20 bushels,
1O7 81 bushels, 1908 81 bushels,
1909 and 1910, IS bushels"
These are the measurements of
the champion ear: Length 1OB in
ches; number of rows, 20; 6 kernels
to the inch; depth of kernels, X of
an inch, weight of ear, 20 ounces;
solid corn estimated at go per cent
by weight; Sc ears to the bushel.