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The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
TELEPHONE COMPANIES
WON'T FIGHT RATE LAW
Representatives OF Michigan State and
citlxenS Concerns Send Word
TO Commission.

LANSING. Mich, Sept. Lit Is the
opinion of the state railroad commits
sion, which under the terms OF the
Giles act passed at the last session OF
the legislature, has supervision over
the telephone companies Of the state,
that these corporations will not at
tempt to fight the new law In courts
as was threatened earlier In the year
Representatives OF the Michigan
State Telephone Co. and Citizens Tel
ephone Co. are said TO have informed
the commission that as long as the
commission makes rates which can be
defended In court. that they will abide
by their decisions.
Numerous requests have been re-
ceived by the railroad commission TO
require a physical connection between
telephone companies as provided I'M
der the Giles act. For such a con-
nection the law provides that the COM
pany may charge a rate Of Ave cents,
and II Is understood that the corpora
tons do not oppose this, a. they claim
that II may be worked with profit
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
Ambition Is to Help
People, Says LaFOllette

WILLIAMS GROVE, Pa, Sept. L.
Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wis
consin, speaker OF the day at a mass
meeting held under the auspices OF
the state grange, Patron OF Husban-
dry, casually mentioned the presi-
dency and did not discuss reciprocity.
In telling OF battles for his .prin-
ciples in his home state, he said he
could have been governor before he
was elected II he had desired the
place for the honor alone, But" said
he, what is 1t TO be governor or
president even, for the, honor OF it
alone"
After arSpause he continued: "As
TO the presidency, will say only this:
Most anybody would like TO be pres.
ident Most anybody who has q good
broad conception -of the conditions
that exist In, this country would like
to be II he could work things out
and bring government back 70 the
people OF the United States. would
rather have the little part I am go
ing to have, and nobody on earth can
take it away from me, the little part
I'm going TO have as one Of the men
who help TO make that movement
the fundamental thing IN the life OF
the American people. would rather
have that and the place II will give
me in history and what there will be
az legacy to my children, than to
have the place that some men who
have been president will have in the
history of this republic" .... L
The speaker said that the people
need not fear the initiative, referen-
dunn or recall. They need fear no
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
JAILED FOR MANS DEATH.
George OBrisn 10 Arrested Following
Mysterious Drowning.

gTANDISH, Mich, Sept. l.--George
|OBrien, OF An Ores. was arrested and
brought to Standish,' yesterday by
Sheriff Hasty, and lodged In the coun-
to Jail here on suspicion Of being Inn
piicated in the death OF Dutch
Hauer or Andrew Hauer, who, while
returning on August s, from Bay
Port In a gasoline launch, to Au Ores,
this county, In company with o'Brien
and others, fell on or was pushed
into the bay and drowned.
O'Brien has been suspected for
some time of knowing more than he
pretends to about the death Of Hauer.
The body of Hauer was found on
Aug. Is, floating near the shore of
the bay at Pinconning and marks on
the face, temple and bruises on the
body, indicated to Prosecutor Hender-
son and Sheriff Hasty that there had
been foul play.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
CALL ME FOR DINNER, MoTHERP
Striking Furniture Worker Gives Mes
cage, Then Kills Himself.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. L.
An echo of the furniture strike which
was ended two weeks ago when the
men gave up the struggle and sought
their old positions was heard hereyes-
terday, when Frank Rickling, a I'm
Usher, ended his life by taking carbolic
acid. Kicking went on strike with
the rest OF the 1000 men on April 10.
Although he had sought work since
the strike was declared on, he was
unable to obtain employment, and this
Is believed TO have preyed on his
mind.
Call me In time for dinner,
mother" Were his words when he went
upstairs to take a nap yesterday morn
ing. When his mother called, Frank
did not answer. She investigated and
found him dead. Kicking was bach
elor, 81 years OF age. He left no note
OF farewell and had never threatened
to kill himself.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
WORK ON FORT GRATIoT
TURNPIKE DELAYED YEAR
Highway oommlsplonsr ely says Road
cannot BE Built Within the
Approprlatlon.

LANSING. Mich. Sept. i.-state
Highway Commissioner Thomas A.
Ely has temporarily blasted the hopes
OF Rep. James Haviland OF Port hu'
ron. who secured the passage OF an
act NJ the last session OF the legisla-
ture, calling for IN appropriation OF
Sc. 900 10 be used for the construction
OF a new section OF the Fort Grauoe
turnpike In st. Clair county. ELY ae-
clares that Il Is impossible 10 build
the highway within the appropriation
and plans have been abandoned Tor
this year ut least.
After considerable skiliful mantpu-
lation, Rep. Haviland induced the leg
islature TO pass the bill, claiming that
the river was cutting away the old
roadbed and that the township could
not stand the expense OF making the
needed repairs. Detroit Automobiles
were delighted over the passage OF
the bill and Rep. Haviland was accus-
ed by some OF his constituents or hav-
ing slipped over a piece or purely To-
cal legislation.
The report filed with the governor
by Commissioner Ely sets forth In
detail the numerous reasons why the
road cannot be built this year. II is
claimed that the department adver'
Used for bids, but none OF the con-
tractors cared 10 tackle the work for
Sc. 900. Commissioner Ely says that
next year he will revise the plans and
cut down the estimate. and by having
the department engineer oversee the
work, he believes II can De done with
In the amount apportioned. The report
will be placed before the governor
upon his arrival next week.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
HARMON TALKS
ON TAXATION
IsIls HiIIsdale and Lenawee Farm
err How Rate Is Kept Down
In Ohio.

ADRIAN, Mich. Sept i.---Goy.- Har-
non. OF Ohio. effected the role of q
! FARMER in an exceptionally natural
manner at the thirty,ninth annual pic.
mic Of the Farmers association OF
HillsdaIe and Lenawee counties at
/ Devils Lake, yesterday. He forgot
Al about the bnfdensome duties OF
state az he sat under the trees, dress
/ "a IN q gray suit that had no evil
lence OF having seen a tailor for some
time, and alta on time-worn boards
Thousands Of farmers locked to the
scene TO greet the Ohio executive,
who is looming up as a presidential
possibility. There were prominent
Democrats a.plenty, from the two
counties, but the only shining light
from Outside was Judge Connolly, OF
Detroit, who piloted Gov, Harmon to
the sroye ana left with him in an au-
f0m0bile. A
Gov Harmons address dealt espe-
cialll with the question Of taxation.
He said that Michigan's tax commits
sionerg ought TO be sent to Ohio Tor
a study Of the taxation problem. In
the Buckeye state, he said, nearly hair
billion has been added 70 the as
sessed valuation OF the railroads ana
another half billion to other corpora
ton property.
'sNy notion OF taxation" he said.
Ifs "a strictly limit its total, and then
levy that total equally on all, con
yinced the last Ohio legislature TO
limit the state tax rate to per cent.
Then4I appointed a state tax com
mission TO make reappraisal OF the
pronefty OF the state. -a.,.-. .
They went out 10 treat everybody
alike. I belong 70 q party which
teachts that one man Is as good be-
fore fhe law as another. no worse and
no b7tter. What II the result? We
raised the assessed valuation OF the
ohio railroads from sie6, 469, bs9 TO
s6S00oO. OO0--an increase OF $780,
fel ESQ. The average increase Tor
railroad property alone comes to apoui
AK i,Ar cent. Then we have raised
foruas OF corporation-owned property.
another half billion. Nobody makes
very serious objection because all arc
treated fairly and equally; and the
result Is that the state tax rate wiz
come below 1 per cent. .
"Buf some critics OF my plan SAID
.sunpose we need more money than
! per cent, My answer TO them was
DO 10 you do In your homes; cnt your
coat.fo your cloth; what you can't az
ford: DO without Thus we have an
effeciiye cheek on the extravaganee
on public ofiicialsz- when they haven't
rot the money, they cant spend IL.
II hope TO see the day when the
national government gets down to an
economical basis Think OF Il. Con-
eress voting appropriations of one bill
Hon dollars d year. | read that the
total assessed valuation OF the state
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
BULL KILLS FORMER LEGISLATOR
James L. Robinson Meets Tragic
Death On HE Farm.

CASSOPOLIS, Mich, Sept. L.
James l. Robinson, member Of the
Michigan legislature from 1899 to
1908, was attacked and killed by a
vicious bull while at his farm south
Of Cassopolis. yesterday. Mr. Robin
son had gone from his home In Cas-
sopolis out on the farm alone, and
that he had been killed was not
known until few, hours later when
his body was found In q fence corner
The nature of the injuries indicated
clearly how he had been killed. The
bull had been dehorned. but crushed
his ribs and breast so that he died
from internal injuries.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
FAITHFUL EMPLoYE PROMOTED

lansing, Mich, Sept. ALTER
eighteen years of faithful service as
janitor In the state capitol, the
board OF auditors has promoted VIII.
liam Hoffman, making him assistant
TO superintendent of the building,
Frank Bennett, at a salary Of 81.
ITO. There are many occasions when
Superintendent Bennett IL unable Ia
attend to all Of the work about the
grounds and buildings personally
Hoffman 10 an expert ELECTRICIAN and
Will continue In charge OF. this work
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
KILLED BY "UNLoADED" GUN.
seven-Yesr-oId Boy 10 Accidental,
Killed by His Brother.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Sept 1.-The
elevent-year-old son OF Mrs. Carl
Marschke, living on q farm south OF
here, pointed supposedly unloaded
revolver at his seven-year-old brother
saying, TN going to shoot" The
younger lad calmly looked into the
muxzle OF the revolver as the larger
boy pulled the trigger. There was q
report and the young victim dropped
In his tracks, the bullet having passed
through the heart.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
POWERS WARNS EMPLOYERS.
Receives Complaints That Working
Law for Women 10 Being Violated.

LANSING, Mich.s Sept Labor
Commissioner Perry +. Powers 10 re-
ceiying numerous complaints that the
eight-hour working law for women Is
being violated In many sections OF the
state, and he Is mailing out 10000 cir
culars calling the attention OF the
employers to this section Of the sta
tute
Inspector Miss Luella NJ. Burton
recently reported that q manufacture
ing concern in Menominee was requir-
ing It's women TO work 60 hours per
week. An effort will be made to pros
ecute wherever sufficient evidence Ia
found to warrant such action.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01

mira or radical legislation. said he,
because You can't enlist q major.
ity of 30, 000, 900 OF people in anything
unless Il is right The American peo-
pie are the most conservative on
some one In the audience called
out: How about the recall OF
judges"
Its Just the same for jadges as
Il is for any other oficials," retorted
LaFollette.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
Lon,bsrry,s sentenee Tuesday.

CHARLOTTE, Mich, Sept. l.
william E. Lonsberry, the damon
dale farmer, who murdered his wife,
Jan 1, 1905, and who made q con
fession recently after the body OF
the murdered woman was found by
Sheriff Donovan, will receive his sen
tence at the next term OF the Circuit
court which convenes Tuesday.
Lonsberry has aged surprisingly
since the finding OF the body and
looks forward to being sent where
he will have something TO do.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
BABE FOUND ON DOORSTEP.
Bright Girl, About Week Old, Turr
ed over 70 Police.

JACKSON, Mich, Sept. la bright
baby girl, about week old, was
found on the door step at the resi-
dence OF II. Bingham, ia Edgewood
street, last night. The police were
notified and the babe was taken TO
the City hospital. Although the child
suffered from exposure, being thiniy
clad, II Ii believed she will live.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
New Corporations.

LANSING, Mich, Sept. New cor
porations: L. Kiper q Son, Chicago
and Muskegon, $4,000; Citizens In
surance Agency, Lansing, $4,000: Ma
tional Motor Truck Co., Bay City,
$500, 900; Arcadia Clothing Co., Area
dia, $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01

m any We nav o
seen In the fall
plates of the recog-
nized fashion pub
The Detroit times., 1911-09-01

fishers. The back has a center vent,
make the coat without vent, which IL equally
good.
AS to fabrics, have, Of course, everything
that's worth while"-direct here from the mills
That Is q guaranty of newness. correctness and
cheapness scarcely obtainabe elsewhere
Tailored TO order, SIS. $3.50, $50, $22.50, $25,
$3.50 Silk lining IS extra.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
SILVER CITY CASE
IN DISTRICT COURT

Judge French, of the Eighth Judicial
District, held court here the first of this
week in place of Judge Langan. of this
district. and transacted the following
business:
The case of the Comstock Mill &
Mining Co. VS.. Murphy, Beyers and
Penaluna, of Silver City, occupied the
attention of the Cour for two days and
a night session. The action is based on
the recovery of the value of ore alleged
to have been taken out of Buckeye
ground through an incline shaft started
on the surface of the Gold Coin claim
located by Murphy, Byers and Penaluna
and adjoining the Buckeye.
The following named persons appeared
as witnesses i'll the case: A. J. Taylor,
]. p. Woodbury., Emmit Boyle, Carl
Stoddard, Edward Drake, A. Wilson,
John Murphy, VIM. Byers, Oscar Wood
bury T. p. Mack and T. NJ. Hammond
Defendants were given until the I'D
day of November, 1911, to file brief, and
plaintiffs have until the I'd day of De-
cenber, 1911. to file brief i'll reply.
Plaintiffs were represented by Platt
and Gibbons, of Carson, and defendants
by Noel and Stefan, of Virginia City
In the case of the State of Nevada VS..
w. 7. Eikner, charged with murder,
the order heretofore made setting the
hearing of the petition for writ of habeas
corpus was vacated and counsel on either
side has the privilege of calling the
matter up for further hearing.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
White Slave Case

There was filed i'll the District Court
here this week suit for divorce by Mrs.
Mary Ruth Glass against John Charles
Glass. Mrs. Glass was formerly Ruth
Powers, formerly County Recorder of
Lyon county. She was married i'll Cali
fornia to Glass last December, and the
complaint alleges that Glass has failed
to provide for her at any time since the
marriage and has tried to have her enter
life of shame in Bakersfield and other
towns in California. Mrs. Glass is now
in Silver City with her mother.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
SITE IS SELECTED

On Monday of this week the School
trustees of this district selected the site
Tor the new grammar school. They
have taken the lots owned bv II. Sling
erland. paying therefor $1,000; a lot
owned by Henry Baker for $3.50 and
lot donated by ]. e.. Kaufman. and also
purchase from +. K. Lam, for $500, a
lot for Mr.. Slingerland to move his
house, barn and corrals upon. This
makes the site cost the district S145O.
The plans of {. d. Mcdonald and !.
J. Beatty for the new school house have
been selected, the plans of each to be
altered somewhat to make them conform
to the ideas OF the Trustees as to what is
needed i'll the way of rooms, closets,
toilets. etc. For these amended plans
the Trustees have bargained to pay
Messrs. Mcdonald and Beatty p per
cent of the contract price for the build
said building not to exceed the sum of
Sl7, 600. The Trustees have vet to select
superintendent of construction, and
for this will pay, probably, another p
per cent of the construction price. The
next step will be to advertise for bids
for the erection of the building.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21

The City Council held an adjourned
special meeting this week Tuesday, that
being the date set for the receiving of
bids for bonds for municipal water
system.
Upon the hour arriving for the open
ing of the bids it was found that the fol-
lowing were on hand, and the people
were here i'll person, mostly, to repre-
sent their concerns:
The bid of A. IL Coffin, of Chicago,
was for $50, lSl for the entire issue of
$50, 600. Mr.. Coffin was not present,
nor did certified check accompany the
bid.
The Mass Contracting Co, of San
Francisco and Portland, bid to construct
the system as specified by engineer
Green. for S33, 2S0 and take the issue of
bonds at par.
The American Light & Water Co. of
Chicago, bid to construct the system for
S3l $40 and take the bond issue at par.
G. Jaeger, of Rich Hill, Mo, bid to
construct the system for S32, $40, but did
not desire to take the bonds i'll payment
{. A. Cochran, of Moscow, Idaho, bid
to construct the system for s54, $50 and
take the bond issue at par
The Mann Construction Co, of Los
Angeles, bid to construct the system for
S33, 600 and take the bond issue at par
During the meeting two kilograms
were received from Chicago bidders for
the bonds only. One from the Ulen Co
was for S32, 400 for the $50, 600 issue and
the other was from Morris Bros, of
Portland, to take the bond issue for 90
cents. Neither of the two latter, of
course, presented a check, while all
other bids were accompanied by certi-
fed check in the sum of $500.
After considerable discussion and in
vestigation the Council came to the con-
clusion that the bid of the American
Light & Water Co, of Chicago, con-
tained the most advantageous terms,
ana IN lGHOluAlbll hllNilpi iEt'l AllC NhdN vi
and Clerk to accept said bid and enter
into contract with the said company for
the construction of the system, which
was done forthwith.
This company agrees to have the sys-
TEN completed by the 18th day of next
February, provided, no delay is occa-
stoned by cold and bad weather, and ex-
poets to get to work drilling wells for
the water supply inside OF twenty days
from date
After this business was completed Mr..
Bert l.. Alvis, of the Eureka Fire Hose
Co, of New York, appeared before the
Council with a proposition to furnish the
city with a standard FIRE fighting equip
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
YERINCTON SELLS WATER BONDS and
LETS CONTRACT TO BUILD AN
UP-TO-DATE SYSTEM

ment of two carts and reels of hose each
500 feet III length, nozzles, etc, for the
sum of S14l0. He displayed samples
of the hose, and stated that the equip
ment was such as was required by in
surance companies to obtain reduction
in fire insurance rates in towns of the
size of Yerington, and that the reduc-
ton of these rates would be from Is to
331 per cent.
After considerable discussion the Coun-
Gil signed up contract with Mr. Avis
for the equipment, subject to the city
obtaining water i'll sufficient quantity to
give the required supply for the system,
the hose, etc. to be delivered in Yering
ton at the above price and i'll time to be
of use in testing out the system as soon
as it is constructed.
The price of construction-S3l, 940-
will leave 81 060 in the Yerington Water
Fund. from which will have to be paid
engineer Green's commission of 5 per
cent on the contract price, leaving S.,
463 i'll the fund The money for the
hose equipment will be available from
this fund, and as soon as the system is
installed the Council will provide a rate
ordinance for water users which will be
moderate, but sufficient to pay the in
terest on the bonds, take care of the
sinking fund and pay the running ex-
penses of the plant, SO, it is believed,
there will be no necessity of any special
tex for the water system.
The company which has secured the
contract to construct this plant has built
many such plants i'll different States
assured that this plant will be modern
and up-to-date and constructed i'll the
best possible manner and of the best
materials to be secured
The system will cover all of the main
streets and have about 20 fire hydrants
of the standard pattern, frost proof, etc. !;
the tank will be of steel and of a capacity
of Is, 600 gallons; placed at an elevation
of 10 feet from the ground on steel
tower. The principal motive power will
be electricity, but an auxiliary gasoline
engine will be installed to furnish power
in case the motor fails to work from any
cause. The pumps will be of sufficient
capacity to furnish two streams of water
with pressure of about 90 pounds for
four hours continuous flow i'll case of a
fire and one spark stream.
The action of the Council is entailing
loss to a number of the citizens of this
community who have been trying to get
system into the city for some years
past, but we have yet to hear from one
who is not willing to sustain the loss for
the sake of securing The system.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
YERINGTON STOCKS

railway freight to the Wabuska smelter
is 90 cents per ton. If the smelter
charges So per ton for smelling ores and
settles on the wet assay less 20 pounds
of copper to the ton at the New York
price less p cents, the returns on a ton
of per cent copper ore will be as fol-
lows: 100 lbs. or 5 per cent of copper in
l ton of ore, 20 lbs. of copper deducted
by smelter, S0lbs of copper paid for by
smelter at lie per lb. (l3ac less 2ac),
$50 gross payment for copper; ,65
value of gold and silver in the ore;
S9.45 gross value of ore; So smelling
charges per ton; So As net value per ton
at smelter; 81 90 hauling to railroad and
railroad freight; s4.S5 net value per ton
of ore containing 5 per cent copper at
the mine Yours truly,
RICHARD S McCAFFREY, +. Nj.
Moscow, Idaho, July p, 1911.
On July 8, and of this year l ac-
companied Professor Richard S. Nc
Cahery of the Mining DEPARTMENT of the
University of Idaho, to Yerington, Ne
vada, where Prof McCahery made an
examination of the mining property of
the Nevada-Idaho Mining Co., Ltd.
l have siuce read the report of Prof.
McCahery, which report is dated July
Is, 1911, and can truthfully state that i'll
my opinion the report of Prof. McCafery
is very careful and conservative state
ment of the conditions we found on the
property of the company
! also wish to state that the samples
of ore which Prof McCafery took for
the purpose of making the assays on
which to base his report were taken by
himself from the companys property
without any direction by me. Also that
the samples of ore which | have placed
in the Office of the company were taken
bv me directly from the ledge which is
i'll place and at least so feet wide, in the
presence of Prof McCahery and several
other persons
My examination of the property leads
me to the conclusion that the property
is better than has been represented to
the public heretofore and that for the
the amount of the development work
now done the property makes most
most wonderful showing.
]. J. KEANE,
Pres. Nevada Idaho Mining Co.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
Averts Awful Tragedy

Timely advice given Mrs. {. Willough-
by, of Marengo, Wis, Or. No y pre-
vented a dreadful tragedy and saved two
lives. Doctors had said her frightful
cough was consumption cough and
could do little to help her. After many
remedies failed, lfer aunt urged her to
take Dr. Kings New Discovery. 81
have been using it for some time, " she
wrote, and the awful cough has almost
gone. 1t also saved my little boy when
/ taken with a severe bronchial trouble. >"
This matchless medicine has no equal
for throat and lung troubles. Price, soc
and 81, Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by all druggists.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
Ranch Sale

T. J. Bradshaw sold to A. Fenelli and
brother this week the ranch known as
the old Strosnider ranch, about twelve
miles south of Yerington. The price
paid by Fenelli is $4,000, 1000 down,
and the balance on time TO show how
property is increasing in this valley it
NAV be stated that MIR. Bradshaw pur-
chased this ranch less year ago from
+. W Simpson for the sum OF sll 900.
Mr.. Bradshaw and family left this week
for Reno, where they will probably spend
the winter.