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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
A glance at The history of other

A glance at The history of other
nations will show that their
governments Or constitutions have
undergone radical changes since
this country started on its career
as an independent nation. Italy,
Italy which then was but a geo.
grahical expression" is now one of
the leading European powers. The
German empire has come into
being. The dual Austro-H Hungarian
monarchy is on a vastly different
basis from what it Was when this
nation was born. France has
through many trials passed from
the absolutism of the Bourbons to
the freedom of a republic. Spain
and Portugal have witnessed many
changes. Belgium. Bulgaria. Servia
and other nation. have been made
independent. Russia has at last a
form of representative government
and even Great Britain. the model
Of solidity and permanence. has
altered. for the union with Ireland
in 1901, made a change in both its
constitution and its flag.
Turning to the supposedly
unchanging Asia n is struck with
the transitions made DUNG tie
last century. India, once under
the control Of the East India
company. is now a crown colony.
JapaL has made a change revolt
utionary in its character Korea the
hermit nation has been absorbed
by Japan as part of the spoils Of
war, and even China. apparently
so immoveable is waking up and
constitutional changes have already
been made.
All these facts go to show that
in spite of the prevailing ideal
Americans are a conservative people
and that they possess a st,uIil
of CT aracter and firmness of cor
viction that an unhroken
continuity of government.-News
Miner.
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INTERESTING FACTS

The kaiser. is master of five
languages besides his own.
Nearly all the telephone COM
panies of this country4Ast money
at the start.
In one day recently 1000 persons
arrived in New York from
Europe. The central plazas of
several entire streets in Valparaiso,
ChIte, arc being raised about forty
incnes.
To take up the strain more
evenly a Swedish inventor has
produced electric cabl"s with
hempen cores.
ConstahtInople soon will be sup
piled with electricity for public
and private lighting and power
by d Hungarian firm backed by
French capital.
California increased its coal out
put at a greater rate than any
other state last. year, mining
more than twice the quantity
mined the year bcfore-Phila-
delphia Times. D..
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OlD MANS HORRIBLE. DEAH

August Jubcrt a~.Frehchman of
middle age who has lived in this
valley for many years and who
has made his living at different
kinds of labor met his end in q
tragic manner recently.
He had been working for Mr..
Gumbcl, mining, and had been sent
to. Polls for supplies. 1t became
so stormy that be could rot return
that night 50 he obtained a Jug of
liquor and repaired to q tent house
about $50 yards above James
Mathews house up the east
Walker where he was going to stay
until the storm was over jim
Wright wanted TO visit him in the
cabin but found it locked and
Jubert would not let him in. The
next morning the Lewis Bros, Joe
Mathews and Jim Wright found
the tent burned and the remains
Of the Frenchman near the door.
II is supposed that he had been
trying to light a cigarette while
he was in bed and dropped a spark
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into the bed which smoldered long
enough to allow him to go to sleep.
1t is presumed the fire gained such
Roadway that he was nearly
suffocated by the smoke when he
awoke and was unable to help
himself.
re had managed to draw himself
to the door but fell back exhausted
into the flames. Considering how
little there was to burn in the tent
house he vas frightfully burned,
both legs and one arm being burned
completely oil.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Nicholas,
at Hawthorne, and his body was
sent. to that place.-YerinGton
Times.
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BASIS OF TARIFF REVISION

AS to the tariff revision by the
Democrats the following rules will
be applied:
First. The government should
never collect n penny more Of
revenue than is necessary to
administer its affairs with rigid
economy.
Second. The lowest rate than
will yield the greatest amount of
revenue should be imposed.
Third. Luxuries should always
bear the highest revenue duties.
Fourth. Experience has vindi-
Gated the wisdom of ad valorem
duties as being the correct practice.
Fifth. Revenue duties should
be laid so as to operate with
equality throughput the nation.
discriminating neither for. nor
against any class ~ section.
Sixth. Absolute necessities
should go on the free list.
Seventh. There should be
imposed II revenue duty upon
practically all Imports. with the
possible exception of necessaries
and articles coming in contact
with trustcontrol!ed products.
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More than two hundred and
eighty men arc now being employed
by the Stone Webster Company in
the building Of the big canal for
the Truckce River General Electric
company west of Verdi. This
canal is to he built by the company
and to be aIou. twice thc size Of
any other plant owned by Il e CONF
ptny. At the present time a steam
shovel an1 two donkey engines
attached to a string o cars are
used in the ~cxcavating.
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CRIME INCREASES

So nstinsa an 1J.iHSt arises dnd
kindly tells the world that it is
growing better all the time. He
places Def orc US pictures of
savagery from the DIM past and
asks us to contrast those witt, the
present gloriss Of an advanced
civilization; and We feel pleased
with ursclves and the world and
with the law OF evolution.
But then again. the pi ture is
married. The illustrations are
~dispellei. Fran the world of
real ity comes disturbing rcrortss
that do not seem to harm onize
with the pleasant notes from the
harp of optimism. Just nov
suck iii:oris are heArI both from
Lond IN and paris.
From London comes the state
ment that the English hcmp Office
has found a STEADY increase of
crime during the past ten years"
This is no figure Of speech. From
Paris ONE the report that both
the police and the clerEym en- are
appalled, and puzzled over the
constant increase. OF crime com
mittcd by children and youth"
Some illustrations are given eoi
this statement. a boy ~ ten
years old has appeared as a leader
Of a gang of thieves. lie was
brought before the police crr-
missioncrs on = charge of stealing,
but in consideration of his youth
~fulness he was released. A great
deal has been said bout the evil
influences of prison life in company
with hardened criminals. But this
boy did not go TO prison. He was
set free, and yet, in a few days he
oragnized a gang. Goods disposed
for sale outside the shops disap-
peared as if by magic, ard every
hour Of the day the tradcmcn were
seen hdrryinG to the police conf
missary 10 report losses. a couple
of lads were caught. They con
tossed. adding that their gang was
under the control of the boy.
Brought before the police com.
missary the lad gave vent to
lamentations Over the capture If
his gang at the mGncLt when it
was about to distinguish itself.
"ln n very short time" he cried
I'VE would have made our
fortunes. as | had discovered a
way Of exploiting the markets.
We'll, | am caught. ard so much
the worse fOr us all!'
Another gang Of boys under
sixteen vas operating with the hclp
of a trained magpic. The bird
was pcrchcd on the wrist Of one of
the boys and did tricks. bowed,
danced and chartered. The shop
keeper was amused. Suddenly the
magpic flew up and pcrchcd some
where out of reach. Some Ct the
hoys and. the shupkerpcr started
hunting for the bird and while the
hunt was going on the till was
cmpticd. a whistle called the
bird down, and escaped. -Bonanza.
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KNOCKING the KKOCKER

car we'll spare. He is known in
every town and community. That
Textile. Tex. has haG its experience
W tn him may be inferred from
the following editorial by Thomas
Daniel, editor and publisher OF
Texline Herald. in a recent issue of
that paper in which he hits the
"knockc'" in almost every form
and on his most vulnerable spots. .
In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth. Later
he created man and woman. Next
the "knocker' butted in without an
invitation. And he has been
butting in ever since just at the
time when his presence is least.
desirable. He first appeared in
the form of q serpent. and he has
been appearing in the form of most
everything from agrasshopper to
a donkey ever since: When he, can't
finl anything else t. knock. on. he.
growls about his wife's cooking and
eases himself b. telling his children
what good for nothing brats they
are. He knocks on the church
because there happens to lie people
almost as worthless. as he,is lin it.
and he knocks or the saloon keeper.
because perhaps. he can't get. booze
or credit. He knocks on. the
school. when. in some instances lie
has no. children to send. He
knocks or the postmaster because
lie fails to get a letter or paper
just when he imagines he ought to.
He knocks on n neighbor because
he is successful and on another
because he is unfortunate. He
knocks on his town constantly and
keeps a chunk of discouragement
han y to throw at every public
enterprise that comes along. He
contributes nothing to the public
welfare, yet is everlasting nursing
a sore spot against the world,
because he feels he has not been
treated properly. He knocks on
his local paper, because it isn't as
big as the Chicago Tribune, hut
roars long and loud when he is asked
to pay his subscription. Knocking
is like small pox; it's contagious.
Most any man is likely to be guilty
OF the ofensa OCCASIONALLY, but he
ought to go ,out and kick hi:rseIf
every time he errs in this way.
Don't heed the knocker: turn a
deaf a to his tale of woe, least
you be repeating it. Knocking is
an expensive pastime. 1t has
destroyed friendship. broken up
homes, changed the course of
railways, blocked important leg
islation, depopulated cities, and
played "OId'Nick" ever since the
devil broke into theGarden of Eden
and Knocked the apple off the tree;
"whG3a mortal taste brought death
to the world and all our woe. If
you have the knocking habit"
nov is a good time to take il out
and bury it SO deep that forty tons
Of dynamite couldn't blew it out
of its resting place. But if you
must knock, turn your TANNER on
the tariff bill, Cannon, Roosevelt,
Doctor Cook, or some other person,
place or thing that is not likely to
b G affected by your tn umps. Give
your neighbor the glad hand and
you town the glad word. The only
way to make the world better is to
get better yourself. The only way
to make your town lirclicr is to
step livelier yourself. Get busy
and you will forget the faults of
others. The. world is a pretty
good place for those who make il
so. Therefore, don't knock,
unless 1t is to knock the 'stufin'
out-of some chronic kn6cker.."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
AMERICAS PERMANENT Government

Few people are conscious that
the government or constitution of
the United States Is we'll nigh the
oldest in the world. Of course
everyone knows that this Is true
as to this continent, but not many
think Of 1t as being true of other
continents. yet such is the case.
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STATE OF NEVADA. J..
County Of Elko. !"
!, Hayden Henderson,, Cashier of the
above-named Bank, do soIemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
HAYDEN HENDERSON.
Cashier.
Correct-AtteSt:
john HENDERSON,
l.. o. HENDERSON
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
thirteenth day Of March, 1911.
lSEhLl Edwin e. Caine,
Notary Public
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Zcibell. Aug.

Zcibell. Aug. aJ no 10
And In accordance With Law. and M order Of
the board OF directors. made on the ssia day OF
December. i9lh- - many shares OF each parcel
OF such stock n> may be- necessary will he sold
NJ public auction. ut the Office Of the WaSnlch
Utah Mining Co.. l:">m No. 81. ATLAS Block.
san Lake City. Utah. ON Monday. the 18th day
OF March. l1ll. 1T ! O'Clock H.. .n of said day, to
pay said delinquent assessment thereon. to-
sethcr with costs 81 advertising and expenses
of the sale.
r. l.. lhLlinuui~t. Secretary.
Oulcc: Rroci No. al. ATLAS Block. Salt Latte
GiIS. Utah.
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For Sale

Within theneXt two weeks six
stations of the famous double
square brand. two 3-year-olds and
four aged. May be seen at Gerde-
mar ranch. Paradise. Address
Gorham & Rankin,
Paradise, Nevada
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HOW CLOR AND
O'HARA WERE CAUGHT


The arrest of two men in Micbi-
gan last week, charged with hold
ing up train No. /, the Overland
KNITTED, at Rees, Utah, on January
2nd. created considerable interest
here. Through the courtesy OF
Mr.. W. G. Dave, we are able 10
give the particulars of the arrest
as told by the Deckerville Recorder,
: published at Deckcrville, Sanilac
county. Michigan, in its issue of
March 10th. The Recorder is pub
lished near the home of the accused
men and the following account i:
doubtless correct:
Victor Clor, Jr. and Bryan
OHara Of Palms are under arrest
charged with the murder of a
negro porter on a Southern
Pacific train at Tees, Utah, on
January >, III which time the
suspect: are said 70 have leIieved
the passengers of about Sl,400 in
money and a quantity of jewelry
estimated at $500.
Ever since the daring ho,d.up en-
Jan. 2, eight P;nkcrton d. :ectives
have been working IN the case and
for the past three weeks n emters
Of the detective force have been in
company with Clor in Detroit while
another has been skadowing
O'Hara at his home in Pains.
One day last week the detective
representing himself as a real
estate man called at the O'Hara
home looking for a farm. Monday
morning the defective visited the
O'Hara home and informed him
that he had located a buyer for the
farm and requested him to be
home at / 80 o'clock to meet the
prospective purchaser and then
left.
Aboutii:Y0 Sheriff Graham and
anoti:eS detective called ut the
farm and inquired for a real estate
man whom they represented as
an cmbezlcr and asked O'Hara if
he wolll 90 with them to a 3ist in
identifying the man. O'Hara
c%onseHted and they drove to Palms
in starch Of him. Entering the
hose at Palms young O'Hara was
brought face to face with Engineer
Rouse and Conductor Middl, ton Of
tie Southern Pacific train. AS
soon as O'Hara saw his accusars he
made a bolt for liberty but every
exit was covered by an off er and
O'Hara was ordered to thru up
his hands. He was positively
identified by the train nc and
h%urriedly taken to the courty Jail
at Sandusky. Immediately aftc r
his arrest Defective Burn. com.
muicatcd with the Offices who
were shadowing ClOr and ie was
taken into custody at Mt. Clemens
where he was jailed.
O'Hara vas taken before Justice
Allen at Sandusky and und .rwcnt
q severe sweating. adn1ittii & that
he vas at a place called Llngham
Canyon, Utah, 30 miles fr'm the
gen Of the hold up Of jar 2 but
denied all knowledge of the affair.
The Utah authorities were i'm
mcdiately informed Of the arrests
and an officer is speeding to
Michigan to claim the victims.
II is said that members Of the
detective force have been III close
touch with the suspects for weeks,
one Of them being u constant
companion and room matc..of Clor in
Detroit for worGs. The men are
Of very respectable families and
their arrest on so serious a charge
is cau5iDgs the most intense excite
mcnt. O'Hara has q widowed
mother who is confined TO her
home n mile north Of Palms with
q broken arm.
- - 80
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DeIin1 cent Sale Noriee
wusatch utnh Mining com,anx

Locatlon OF principal place Of business. Sal,
Lake City. Utah.
N~oticc-Thcre are delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock On account of assess
ment M. q. levied on the eth day ut December.
iViO. the several amounts set opposite the
naiheso III thc respective shareholders. Is I'll.
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"DoA't you think Buiiit's tacc has
something Of a simian resob. bIanco7"
"Oh, qofno on with yoH beauty
taikl The man looks Ike q monkeyE
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pespotlc Habit.
Habit Is the deepest law Of human
nature.-Carlylo.
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altered AZ the ElKo postortce for transmission
through the mails Us second-clasS matter.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES
The DAILY INDEPENDENT
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

- SIX NoolnS W
Fnr any period under six months. IS cents
per mouth. rayable in advance Delivered by
carrier 10 Eiso ~ IS cents per month or IS
.eEts per week. Issued every afternoon. Sun
tkys excepted.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Problem for the Police:
Did MOTdkin Wear Pants?
First Precinct in Gloom Over Inability to Settle
Vexed Question of Tights.

The First precinct was filled with
gloom. Sergt. Lee hunched in the squad
rooms only easy chair. chewed viciously
at a toothpick, and grumbled audibly.
Outside the room, Lieut.. Sprinkle, with
reports of the raid on National Rifles
Armory and the famous suppression of
Nine. Fougere, was trying to work out
a sensible hypothesis.
1T isn't right" complained Sergt. Lee
in a>loud voice, Ito let a man go rum
ming around a stage without his pants
on. Every mans supposed to wear
pants II I had my way"
This here is art" broke in Sergt
Johnny Cats.
Art be hanged replied sergt. Lee
viciously. I'm in favor of pants. Long
pants, too" ...-
well" said Lieut., Sprinkle. ''he wore
tights"
Awful" moaned the ancient keeper
of the lock, awful"
"a man." said Wolfe, "ain't supposed
to wear tights. Tights are intended for
the use of lovely woman, and"
They tell me that the hussy goes
around with no tights at all" said Sergt.
Lee.
For moment silence reigned- Mikail
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

a figure four trigger and a piece Of chucA
steak on the end. Them fool cats will
do the rest"
StrolIing further along we find SolomaI
Smith-SOlemn Soloman they call him
who sells his bright red cranberries and
never cracks a smile. One may purchase
any quantity of berries from him.
God bless you, sir, and Merry Christ
mas" says Solomon in the tone Of an
undertaken who has just pecketed large
fee. Behind his wealth OF brilliant ber.
ries old Soloman sits and glooms all day.
And as II to discountenance any posi-
BILE effect that Soloman's pessimism
might have. Aunt Jenny" purveyor OF
lucious pumpkins, beams on all who visit
her and delivers her Merry Christmas,
chile" with a heartiness that would
warm the heart of an Egyptian mummy.
Aunt Jenny" is an old-style colored
woman, clad in the kerchief and head
dress that is seldom found now. She
cordially hates Soloman Smith.
''Looka dat Sniff man. complains
Aunt Jenny. 'he worriting all de time.
and he never gives nobody a pleasant
smile"
Sells Young Pigs.
Not far from Aunt Jenny's" stand is
a countryman who is engaged in a brisk
sale of young pigs. The infant porkers
are alive and complaining. There are
some stately turkeys, majesticany strut
ting up and down their cages. and be-
yond a calf, with head thrown back, Is
believing its young head of for dinner.
A middle-aged man with a comforter
wrapped about his neck, flaps his arms
back and forth, as he beseeches the
whole world to Come TO the only place
in Washington where you kin git real
holly wreaths and mistletoe. The only
place, ladies' and gentlemen, the only
place"
At the other stalls there are flowers OF
the hardy type. that can withstand the
cold of Christmastide; there are the va
rious vegetables and the fruits, that lend
color to the scene, and the thousand and
one garnishments that go to make up
parti-colored whole
And at nightfall, when the blazing
gasoline Jets throw their weird light
over the scene, one can imagine how the
Yuletide days of other years seemed, and
unconsciously the old song comes back:
God bless you. merry gentlemen,
May nothing you dsmay-
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
NEVER, NO. NEVER USE
CHAMPAGNE EXCEPT FOR
PURPOSE INTENDED FOR

And. speaking Of the man in Seattle
who shaved himself with champagne, you
ought to have seen the tears that some
of our best little mixologists shed when
the news reached here.
Col. George Williamson and Col.
Charlie> Edwards fell on each other
necks and wept like little children as
they realized the quality of the liquor
that had gone to waste.
ITO remove whiskers, suh," complained
Cole Martin, Just think of 1t. Whiskers,
sub. Why, rather than waste the pre-
cious liquid in this sordid animal fashion
l would let my whiskers grow until they
trailed along the sidewalk"
Up at the Press Club. Charlie Taylor,
Mother" Jones, and ]. Fred held fu-
neral services over the deceased cham
pagne Resolutions of sympathy were
passed.
It's a safe bet that If the man with
the champagne shave ever comes to
this city he will die a terrible death.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

Mordkin, famous dancer from the the
imperial ballet, having left town, every
enc seemed disposed to worry because a
blotch might be left upon the fair name
of the Washington police.
When 1 was reforming" continued the
sergeant virtuously, mo person, male or
female, could get away with that rough
stuff"
"Shucks." sail Wolfe. why you used
to rub 1t in. Give 'em leeway, Isay, but
make 'em wear tights"
We'll" said the ancient keeper of the
lock, did anybody find, out whether
he did wear tights or not?"
Did he? The echo brought no answer.
Everybody guessed; nobody knew.
I'm going to investigate this" said
the lieutenant, "and ] want Sergt. Lee
to hereafter keep his eye on all male
dancers and report just what they wear" :"
Thus far it was settled. But from the
depths of his chair Sergt. Lee, who next
to Zed H. Copp, is the leading reformer
of Washington, spake these words:
II never thought that I'd have to make
men wear pants"
And the precinct-this, mind you, is a
secret-doesn't know yet whether Mord-
kin wore pants.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
God bless you. merry gentlemen,
May nothing you dimAy..
Remember Christ. our Saviour.
Was born on Christmas Day.

With this ancient Yuletide chant upon
its lips. sprig of holly upon its bosom,
and a huge market basket in its hand,
Washington now goes forth upon its an
nuaI winter pilgrimage.
Amid throng that tolls slowly up and
down the bright-lit streets of the shop
ping district, the average woman and
average man strive nobly to reach coun-
tiers where the output of Santa Claus
for a solid twelvemonth is displayed.
Eggnog serves to illuminate, store win
dows add to the brilliancy, and
But the market places are the ancient
institutions where the old chant that
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
THERE IS NO CHANCE
FOR LAW TO GO ASTRAY
IN THIS MARYLAND TOWN

Since Benson Perrie Mcdaniel. the
blacksmith justice, has been elected to
the magistrates bench in oxon Hill,
Prince George County, Nd, there hasn't
been a single reported violation of the
automobile laws of the State. There's a
reason for this.
The blacksmith-judge has done away
with a regular court room. He uses
pages Of law books TO light his forge
fires. ana he rarely II ever shows any
disposition TO innict a punishment ex-
espt upon the basis OF hard common
sense"
Prince George County-a majority at
least-fayor the death penalt for speed
ing automobilists. Ak any farmer what