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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
HOW LINCOLN PRESENTED
HIS GREAT PROCLAMATION

Laughter, by preserving the
life of the president, saved the
nation in IT'S mortal need Ar
old friend of NJ. LincOln's. wait.
ing outside the door of the eXecu,
tive office, heard his ringing laugh
within, and remarked to Others
standing near, that laugh is the
presidents lifa preserver." Lin.
coins laugh became contagious,
infectious, epidemic. The govern,
ment, the army. the whole North
learned from lin to look on the
bright side of verifying.
In that way Abraham Lincoln
came to he the Savior of his
Country. A memorable day on
which he tried to give his nearest
advisers a laughing lesson was in
September, 81. lie had called
the Cabinet together for a special
purpose. After they were assem-
bled the story was told years
aftcrward by Secretary Stanton:
"The President turned to us and
said:
Gentlemen, did you ever read
anything from Artemus Ward?'
mot a member of the Cabinet
smiled; as for myself, ] was angry
and looked 20 see what the Presi-
dent meant. 1t seemed to me like
buffoonery. lie, however decided
to read to us a chapter from
Aftemus Ward, which he did
with great elaboration. Having
finished, he laughed heartily with.
out a member of the Cabinet join
ing in the laughter.
Well h. said, let's have
another chapter and he read
another chapter, to our great
establishment. | was considering
whether | should rise and leave
the meeting abruptly. when he
threw the book down, heaved a
long sigh, and said:
"Gentlemef, why don't you
laugh? With the fearful strain
upon me night and day, il | did
not laugh | should die, and you
need this medicine as much as
| do
HE then pu his hand in his tall
hat and sat on The table and pulled
out a little paper"
The little paper" was the
Emancipation Proclamation
Wayne Whippli, in he February
Hampton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
$500 REWARD $500

|. j.. C.. Harris. sheriff of the
County of l.lko, State of Nevada.
d. hereby gfTer and guarantee Il
reward of Eight Hundred $500 900
Dollars foc the arrest and con
victlon of the person nr persons.
who burned or caused to he
burned, the hay stacks ard barn
on Ed Car3ilIe's ranch in Mound
Valley, Elko County, Nevada,
during the month of August.
1911.
j. G.. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
EXPERTS TO EXAMINE
POTASH DEPOSITS

E. S. Free, scientist in the
bureau of soils in the department
Of agriculture at Washington, d.
c., James H. Hance, assistant
geologist with the United States
geological survey of Washington,
and Victor Barndt president and
manager of the Railroad Valley
Saline company, arrived Thurs
day night to make exhaustive tests
of the potash deposits in Railroad
valley.
d. II. Walker, superintendent of
the Saline company. came in
Wednesday night from Tonopah by
auto to meet the potash experts,
and returned to Railroad valley
Friday morning with the party,
Hoyt G.. Gale a member of the
geological survey, who has been in
charge of prospecting work fol
the government at FaIlon, where a
drill hole was sunk in the bed OF
an cient Lake LakUtan. with the
eXpection of locating potash. was
@ expected to he a member Of the
party but found at the last
moment that he would be unable tC
take the trip.
Mr.. Gale is the author Of {
bulletin issued by the survey or
Potash" and was very cnthusi,
astic over the possibility of finding
the much de.ired substance in Raj
road valley having previously
visited this fields in an official
capacity.
The Railroad Valley Saline com.
pany was organized by prominent
residents of Tonopah to develop 8
prehistoric lake ted which is sup,
pose to contain potash OF com.
mercial grade. A churn drill was
purchased from the Nevada Con
solidated Copper company 10y Mr..
Barndt last November it being the
desire Of the company to drill n
series of holes to a depth Of 1900
feet. The management has been
engaged for several months n
building roads to the point where
the hole will he sunk. It is
expected that drilling will be
started about March /.
Practically all the potash pro-
duced in the world is extracted
from possessions of Kali syndicate
in Germany, and its dcsirability is
due largely to its extreme rarity.
II is absolutely essential in the
preparation of fertilizers White
Pine News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
A GOOl MOVEMENT

Since her coming to Exc Mrs.
G. r.. Nugen. has been deeply
interested in the creation of a
social center FIR the young people
and particularly for the young
men Of Elko.
The movement viii be inaugu.
rated tomorrow evening at the
Presbyterian C1urch.
Mrs. Nugent cordially invitesJ
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16

Don't forget the Charity Bali
given ~ the Ladies' Guild on
Valentines day. Spectators. so
cents. Tickets 500. Everybody
cordially invited to come and heIp
out the good cause.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
PRISON ROAD FUND COVE


prison is about to resign the
~wardenship. The Tribune is unable
to verify the rumor at this time.
The warden will so down into
history as the great reform warden
of the Nevada penitentiary for The
years 19ll-I2.
Since the inception If the prison
road work, which has been the
warden's particular hobby, the
Tribune has been emphatic in its
antagonis to this measure. First,
last and all the time. it has pro-
claimed against the evil and
now it seems as though the state
ments of the Tribune are about to
bear fruit.
OF the twenty thousand dollars
that was appropriated by the last
lsgisla ure for the carrying on of
this work. there is a bare six cents
left to the crdit of this fund Of
all this amount that was ap-
propriated there is sufs cient
money left to purchase three post
age stamps. And this is not all.
The county commissioners of
Washoe county have spent over
eight thousand dollars, making in
all early thirty thousand dollars Of
good, lawful money that has been
thrown away in the furtherar ce of
a hobby of people that had,
previous to this time actually no
experience whatever in the hand
ling of prisoners. Four men have
taken French leave from the
camps of the road building prison.
ers and Notwithstanding the aid of
the expensive State Police. there
has been but a single one of these
men returned to the prison to finish
Out lIelE sentences.
And what is the net accomplish
ment that has resulted as the in
novation of this fad?
There is a small stretch Of road
that was constructed in OImsby
county on the La c View hill and
another stretch on the Virginia
road directly outside the lin its of
the city of Reno. And for these
two small stretches the people of
the State have paid thirty thous-
and dollars. Enough money ex-
pended each and every month for
the last year to supply forty men
of family with good jobs and aid
materially in the building up of
the state and county. Enough
money to enable forty men to sup
ply suitable shelter for their
families and to send their children
to schools TO be educated for the
positions they will some day occupy
as future citizens.
Instead. the money has been
expended on prisoners who have
been sentenced to the State prison
for terms Of various lengtha and
FIR crimes hanging from murder
down.
Almost thirty thousand spent in
provd ing a Camp Of Luxury" for
these prisoners!
When the Tribune started it's
fight against the principle Of
prison labor upon tho roads Of the
state in preference TO the en-
ployment Of free labor, there was
not another paper in the state
that took up tue fight. Gradually,
however, other papers began TO
fall into line and today there are
several in Nevada that see only
too plainly sthe iniquity of the
idea.
When the facts are known as they
will be shortly, the entire people
will readily see that the Tribune
has been correct in its attitude
from the start. AS we have
repeatedly stated " e have no
quarrel with the management Of
State prison. We do not take
issue with the personnel Of that
institution. But VIC have in the
past and rciterate our position
now, that the placing OF the
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
.TESTIFIES AGAINST SUITOR
Saws West Indian, on Trial for
Murder, Promised Her Ring.

Lillian Chiidros, a Comely young negress
testified Yesterday against Joseph Roberts,
her West Indian suitor. on trial before Judge
Foster and jury in General Sssions for
killing and robbing Isaac NoGel an timer
ant diamond dealer, in the basement o. NO.
1o5 canal street on the night Of December
: Roberts ran the elevator in the building.
"Joe wanted me-" said Lillian, but last
Thanksgiving he postponed the wedding
Said he had no money. Then on December
he said he'd have enough to buy dia-
mond ring"
Lucy Dickerson, an elderly negro, testi-
fed that Roberts lived In her fat' NO "a
West oath street He came home unusually
late the night of the murder, she testihed'
and showed her gold watch and a brace
let. which he said were for Lillian. lie said
he wanted to be called al o'clock the next
morning. and then went to sleep on
couch without undressing.
Finger print experts will testify to-da!
that bloody prints found on NogeIs silver
match safe are identical with Rooertss'
taken a year ago, when he was arrested Tor
q sa fe robbery
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24

his audience during the defence OF SS"se
play, all OF which were applsuded' "ere.
"Irshmen since the race was ci'o'e
could never bear to hear unpleasant " "''''
spoken about themselves
What becomes of his boasted se"ee
humor II it dries up the moment H
unpleasantly affected? Are the "o'p
virtues all his and the vices all the E,'7
lshman's? Or. maybe, they belong 10 'iio
Italians or Jews from Cork or Maghei"'
felt"
Let it be remembered that il is not 'i's
first time a genius or prophet was stoi'eu
10 death because he was ahead OF ms '',i'e
or the people could not understand MN
The opposite side was taken by Mlchae'
Conway, a former member OF Parliament
now writer and lecturer. He did moi De pc
leve 1.-THE Playboy" was rcverent. hi9i hiTta a.
or poetca as his namesake dld. i,i,,, hno
crowd liked his remarks and carried h'"'
out on their shoulders.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
ECONOMY ROW DELAYED
Democrats to Fight Over "Pork
Barrel" Next Monday.
THE STEEL BILL APPROVED
House Caucus Adjourns Without
Taking Action on Fitz-
gerald's Resolution.
[Frnm the Tribune Bureau.


Washington. Jan. 23-The Democrats OF
the House met in caucus tonight and
agreed on the steel bill prepared by the
majority members of the Ways and Means
Committee. which reduces existing duties
s0 ia 90 per cent. The caucus then TOOK a
recess until next Monday night When II
will face real issue brought about by Rep
resentative Fitzgerald. chairman OF the
Appropriations Committee, who will try TO
persuade the Democrats not to authorize
"nork barrer' at this session of Con-
gress.
Mr. Fitzgerald presented a resolution 10
the caucus declaring that no public build
ings bill must he passed at this time Oh
the plea that many members wanted to at
tend the White House reception the caucus
adjourned shortly after I o'clock without
discussing or taking action on the Fltz-
gerald resolution, which is destined 10
bring about a row in the Democratic ranks
The pork harrel' will be the topic OF
heated debate at Mondays party council
AS a further reason for adjourning the
caucus tonight without action on the F1tz-
gerald proposition, It is learned that the
Democratic leaders who oppose the action
I OF the Public Buildings Committee in vot-
ing TO report $l6,OOO00O bill have not
vet rounded UP a sufficient number of votes
70 kill the pork barrel" Many members
are obdurate and are showing an incline
ton to be rather selfish in demanding that
a little pie" should be distributed in Their
respective districts.
Mr.. Underwood and Mr.. Fitzgerald are
opposed to the pork barrel because 1t
will knock the Democratic economy pro
,gramme Into a cooked hat They viii
continue 20 do missionary work for. the
lYemainder of the week, in the hope OF de-
sfesting the obstreperous Public Buildings
iCommittee next Monday.
With but minor exception the steel bill
las prepared by the Democratic members
lof the Ways and Means Committee re-
loeived the 90 H." of the party caucus.
Raling wire was added TO the free list, but
Sotherwise the bill is unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
TO PRESERVE FUR SEAL HERDS
Representative Townsend Bill Re-
stricts Slaughter of Males.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Representative Ed
ward z. Townsend's plan for the preserva-
tion Of the seal herds in the Pribyov group
, in Alaska has been accepted by the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs and will be pre-
sented TO the House as an amendment to
the bill recommended by the State Depart
ment. The bill would limit the slaughter
of male seals to 5000 year for five years,
800 a year for the next five years. and
1000 annually for five years following At
the end of fifteen years new regulations are
10 be adopted.
The belief is expressed by experts and
the committee that at the end of fifteen
years the depleted seal herds will he re-
stored to their former size.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
GIVE $4,000 FOR NEW HOSE
Tammany Aldermen Oppose Appropri
alton for Vaccination.

The Board Of Aldermen yesterday ap-
propriated $4,000 for Borough President
NcAneny to repair pavements In Manhat-
tan and gave Fire Commissioner Johnson
$4,000 for new hose.
The board fixed the grades and salaries
Of the staff Of the Bureau Of Fire Proven
tion. which Commissioner Johnson had
arranged i'm accordance with the s2OO,Ooo
appropriation put in the budget for the
bureau At the same time the salary or
l.. d. Willis. secretary 10 Commissioner
Johnson, was raised from $4,000 to $500,
Tammany members prevented the ap-
propriation of $4,000 asked for by the
Board of Health for vaccination Alder
man Dowling argued that vaccination was
a nuisance and entirely unnecessary. AS
the appropriation required sixty votes, the
Republican majority could not put il
through.
SUNDAYS NEW-YoRK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 year.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
THE DA yINWASHINGTON

these conditions be incorporated III
state charter of any corporation uiiu
taking To do business beyond the
Of the state. Senator Williams po'h'' -
that certain states have actually so'o -
far as to grant charters, perfh''i"s
other states practices prohibited w
state of issue. He has elimlnateu
Limitation on capitalization con'aine"
his former measure, and has lhse' 'eu =
clause designed TO forestall price cu'''0
In restricted district as practiseu w
stroy competitors He also prohlplts l,o
power TO fix prices I'm connection WIN Ino
. use of certain patented machinery.
bill is, Of course. open 10 the op)ectio"
that a corporation with sufficient inge"ui'S
to devise for the purpose of destrosi'e
competition method not PROMPTED ~
the bill would not be reached by It,
CLARK SCARED. - Speaker ChamP
Clark. having agreed TO abide by the ~
sion of the Joplin convention, is eNpeI
ing something closely akin to frisht a' '''o
own temerity. To-day he and his frienuS
composed letter which they are senoi"e
10 all the Democrats OF the House anu
which reads as follows: "Will you KhoiS
write a short. concise note stating why Sou
think Champ Clark should ne noun
mated for President, and that he is STRONG
I'm your state? The letter is to be used loi
Clark's benefit In Missouri. | leave Tor st'
Louis tonight" 1t is signed by Frederlch
T. Dubois. Mr.. Dubois Will make an ear
nest fight to capture the Oklahoma conveh-
tIon. where delegates will he selected next
month. although he appreciates that he VIII
frOr hackers
Governor Wilson. The convention VIII oe
held on February %. The next coh'eh''o.
will be that OF Kansas on March II, and OF
course, an effor. will be made 10 capture
that. II is hoped by the clark PACKERS
that. with a large aggregation OF tesu-
monials from Democratic members OF Coh-
gress, Mr.. Dubois %ill be able to turn 'ne
trick I'm these conventions and that theIi
influence will he potent at Joplin
NEW YORK POSTOFF1CE.-Senat
O'Gorman will introduce tomorrow or next
dav a bill authorizing the Secretary OF 'he
Treasury TO acquire. at cost not exceed
ing S5O0ON0O a site for the erection OF
new federal building TO house both the
postoffice and the United States courts III
New York city. The location is leit 10
tho discretion Of the Secretary. NO reter-
ence 10 the present Postoffice is contained
in the bill. but the erection Of new build
ing to take it's place would doubtless be
followed by the razing OF the present
structure and the rcverslon of so much oi
INV Hall Park as il occupies to the city
Az senator Root is in accord with Senator
O'Gorman regarding the necessity lot
new building. he will probably support the
measure Of hle Democratic colleague, ana
ui,b both Senator's for it 1t will stand an
excellent chance OF adoption. T. :" H.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
ECUADOR REVOLT ENDS
Loyal Commander Saves Keoel
Generals from Populace.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Articles of peace
bringing to an end the revolution in hcua-
dor. have been signed by the leaders OF
the federal troops and the revoluuonlsts
at Guayaouii It was officially reported ~
the State Department to-day from '"o
American consul there. The pact was
s,onod nv General Plaza, commanding the
qovernment troops. and by General Mont
Gro on behalf of the revolutionists. 1he
American and British consuls TOOK d
prominent part in negotiating the terms
Guayaauil. Jan. 23.-General LeohlddS
P1aza's troops have occupied the city. l"e
revolutionary Generals, Eloy Aliaro' feu'o
Nontero and Paez. were saved from the
ponulace only by the intervention Of Cen
arai milo Andradc. commander of the gov
ernment troops The three generals are
now prisoners. Quiet is reported every
where.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
Our patrons who desire

Our patrons who desire
exclusive silk dress pat
terms will find among the
beautiful imported silks in
our Spring Exposition in
the Silk Store, Rotunda,
Main floor, Old Building.
many without duplicate
this side of France. More
over, of a number of these,
we brought over only
enough for a dress or two
in a color and in some cases
but two dresses of a pat
tern.
A special exhibit of
French and Swiss fabrics
at 81 to $3.50 per yard will
be featured today in the
Dress Goods Salon, First
floor, Old Building.
Transparent voiles. hem
stitched and with block-printed
old-time flower designs or voiles
rich with golden patterns. Mus
Inns in quaint designs, in the rich
colors of the Orient. Swisses
with tiny flowers embroidered
upon them. Plain voiles with
satin borders. All being OF extra
width, the yardage required for
the modern gown is only from
"A to S yards. making but slight
expense for the frock.
"Are the Spring Hats of
taffeta becoming?' asked a
woman the other day. We
convinced her in the only
way a woman can be con-
vinced-by showing her.
The hats are very becom-
ing, very chic. New ones
arrive each day, no two
alike.
A green taffeta hat, faced with
a very wide curled straw, with
tall two-looped bow placed almost
directly in front, is So. A brown
taffeta changing into lavender
tones is shirred on to a twine-col-
ored hemp straw crown. at the
front of which is fancy imitation
aigrette. This is SIS.
We shall be glad to give
any of our friends every
attention. whether or not
an immediate purchase be
contemplated.
Brass desk fittings, spe-
cially selected for the holi-
day trade. are now at half
price or less.
Letter racks and pen trays from
25c; inkstands from 75c; book
ends, 81, and so on through a
large collection assembled in the
Social Stationery Section. Main
floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
300 PIANOS FOR BONFIRE
noa,ers Will Make End of Old
snnare agony Boxes"
fRv Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Atlantic City, Jan. 23.-Three hundred
old square grand pianos are to go up in
srooke here during the annual conven-
tion of the National Piano Dealers As
.oc,ation I'm May. The instruments will
he shipped here in carload lots from
evorv section OF the country, placed IN a
hesp fifty feet high on the edge of the
meadows and the torch applied. making
a huge bonfire that will he the spectNcu'
lar feature of the shore convention.
Mayor Harry Bacharach granted per-
mission for the bonfire to-day.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
"pLAYBoY" DEBATE QUIET.
Knights of Columbus Hear Both Sides
with Appreciation.

you must pardon me- cannot S'"h'
for this / must 80 out.
THIS was what man AT denale ."
Tho Playboy Of the Western World. ~
tho New Amsterdam Lodge Of the hniGhtS
Of Columbus. exclaimed last night when
lanes =. Conway. a past grand knight ot
the order. defended Synge's work. lie got
up and departed. while the crowd laushen
., his seriousness. and yelled after him:
Go out and stav out
son,e Of the things that Air. Conway told
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
Thor-Zon is the secret

Thor-Zon is the secret
of a healthful complexion
of youth, Applied to the
face for 20 minutes the re-
suit is a fine glow and
gradual velveting Of the
texture of the skin. May
we show you, in the Toilet
Goods Section, Main floor,
Old Building!
A casserole is a mighty
handy article for the
woman VIII 0 entertains.
Casseroles which were
$3.50 to $50 are but
S2..75 to 1915 in the spe-
cial disposal of quadruple
plated ware at one-third to
one-half less. OH the Main
floor, Old Building.
Included in the collection are
S o'clock tea kettles, tea sets, cof-
fee sets, fern dishes, hors-
d'oeuvres dishes, ice tubs and
such things.
Men will be interested
in the sale of Shirts at 50,
for which, if made to meas
ure. we would have to ask
81 or S.. The fabrics are
French, Scotch and Eng
lish-madras and percales
predominating-ou exclu-
sive importations. Today
in the Burlington Ar
cade floor, New Building.
But there is no end of
news.
The Wanamaker Store
is like no other store. Its
80 sections are 80 specially
stores, each dealing in dis
tinctiUc merchandise, each
in intimate touch scith the
zcorld's best producers Of
its specialtN each big
enough and broad enough,
and doing business enough
to command choice and
terms, each inspired By
the Wanamaker Spirit and
true to the Wmamaker
standard of Serlice. And
each prepared to make
profitable a uisit on any
dag.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
Today's Economies
500 Mems Overcoats at $l7.5O.
Regular Prices SIS, $28, $50, $35.

Four models Chesterheds-Oxford gray, Cambridge
gray black serge wool lined satin shoulders Also IN
rough warm Shetlands weeds, cheviots serge lined some
with satin shoulders RAGLANS, in rough fancy fabrics
STORMCOATS-long rain proofed, with convertible COL
lars Some doube-face fabrics with satin shoulders
Burlington Arcade floor, New Building.
White Fox Furs at Very Low Prices.
Starting at $40 for Scarf or Muf.
s4s and $50 Ponyskin Coats at $3.50.
81; full length; genuine Russian pony
Muskrat Head Coats, $780, Were $ls5.
Second floor Old Building
SIS Silk Chiffon and Lace Waists s3.7s
275 six good styles; all sizes.
Third floor, Old Building
Chiffon Overblouses at $2.75.
SO; French hand made and embroidered
French Shops. third floor, Old Building
SIS Corduroy Skirts for So.
100; lengths IS, 81, SO in; sizes H. 10, 10
Second Aoor. Old Building
IS Tan Button Boots for Women, $3S5
In two styles all sizes - a., p,a;nv
$3.50 Table Cloths at ST.
$50; Irish double danask; 2x2 yards square.
SOC and Csc Towels at 4Oc
German linen huckaback initials or lace insertion
First aoor Old Building
S16s BODY Brussels Carpet at 81.
1853 wards: greens, browns, reds, blues -
Fourth Gallery, New Building
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