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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
0. ]. SMITH DISCHARGED

After considering the habeas
corpus case of o. j. Smith and
others for a year or more. the
supreme court Monday rendered a
decision discharginY them from
custody. Smith and his co-defen-
dants were indicted on nine
charges connected with the wreck
ing of the Eureka County Bank.
According to the Gazette dispatch.
the court held that. the arrest of
the defendants was illegal and
under the law no offense was COM
mitted. They were charged with
receiving deposits in the Eureka
County Bank when they knew that
the hank was in an insolvent
condition.
The case went to the supreme
court from Washoe county after
Judge Moran had denied the
petition for writ Of habeas
corpus.
That the Eureka County Bank
was wrecked is matter of
history. That no crime was COM
mitted in its wrecking is the
decision of the highest court in
the state. This may be in accur-
dance with law, but it falls far
short of being justice.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
GAND JURORS

The following grand Jurors have
been drawn for the term of court
beginning October Z, 1912:
S. A. Merkely. II. M. Lane. n.
S. Taber, George Hennen, Archie
Clayton, Carles A. Francis. Geo.
Mcintosh. Ed. Lutts, Robert
Anderson. Alex Weiland. @. d.
Boyd, Mel. S. Badt. Allen Fisher.
A. w. Hesson. p. Carat, o. Lamor.
c w. Griswold. p. Indart, J.J.
Hylton. c. c. Taufer. w. S. Girls
void. S. c. Shirley. Geo. Bowers
VIM. Hunter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
THE OUDERKIRK CASE

While we think the public has
had enough of the 0uderkirk ex-
tortion case, we cannot pass by the
charge of the Free Pre- that we
uphold public officer in the use of
abusive LANGUAGE. The charge is
utterly false and the man who
wrote it deliberately misstated our
position. In Thursd Us issue we
said that in DR.. Morrison's evidence
we saw ve'y little to cause Con-
stable Ouderkirk to lose his temper
and less to justify the charge of
extortion brought against him by
Or. Morrison" No one who
understands the English language
can honestly cor strue the words
quoted as upholding Constable
Ouderkirk in his conduct toward
Di. Morrison.
1t is a well known fact that the
Free Press has had il ''in" for Mr..
Ouderkirk for a long time and
never misses an opportunity to
censure him whether he deserves it
or not. We I've no defense to
make for Constable Ouderkirk in
this matter. He made his defense
in court and won ont. If the
result ooes not suit Mr.. Steninger,
he is at liberty to kick, but he
should confine himself to the truth
so far as we are concerned.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13

throughout Kansas and Nebraska
a plague Of meningitis that attacks
horses Is ravaging the entire states.
Thousands of animals have died
from the disease and in one day
over 1000 dead carcasscs were
burned on tho farms in Kansns.
The plague has assumed such alarm
ing proportions that the state is
ppnic stricken. Over half million
dollars has already been lost to the
farmers from the death Of their
animals.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
GLAD OF IT

Everybody's Almanack, under
date of August 9th, Monday
states: Theodore Roosevelt ap-
proves of solar system 1912"
We think statement of the
inside history that bears on this
subject will demonstrate that, the
editor of the Almanack has made a
slight error. If he stated that
Roosevelt "improved' the solar
system, no one would dare dispute
1t. Some years ago, when the
desire Of Investigating and
regulating" was at its heigh,,
there was a well-defined rumor
that a bill was to be brought before
congress authorizing the appoint
ment of a commission ito in
v'stigate the solar system and to
regulate the stars la their courses. "
1t soon became known thtat it was
the desire of Roosevelt, to under
take this job alone without any aid
from congress, consequently no
action was taken in the matter.
We presume this anno Inccment
would indicate that Roosevelt had
finished the job The sun, mooh
and stars have been tending to
business pretty regularly lately,
and we are glad to know to whom
the credit for this is due. FIX.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
TRAINMEN PRAISED
FOR BRAVERY

some remarkable facts regard.
ing a runaway Southern Pacific
gravel train, which did no harm
save the setting of several ties
ahre, delayed no trains. but broke
all records for speed through the
lower end Of Placer county last
Sunday ,Tc brought ou, at the
hearing in Superintendent II. W
Sheridan's office yesterday after
noon.
The hearing showed that the
accident was caused bv the fact
that the cars were too heavily load
ed and breakage was not sufficient
TO hold the train when it reached
the 2.7 per cent grade just above
Newcastle tunnel and. although
members Of the crew realized they
might soon face death, not one
attempted 10 jump.
Testimony showed II at the train
reached a speed of sixty.fve miles
an hour, that the forty-seven cars
swayed and rocked around the
curves and the locomotive ran
part Of the time on the wheels of
one side. While Engineer Young
remained at his post in the loco
motive and kept the air brokes
set. brakemen and fireman crept
along the train in the dust and
confusion and set thirty five hand
brakes before the train was stopped.
Some great work in clearing
tracks was done by switching crews
in the yards at Rocklin, Loomis
and Penryn where warning was
received at Newcastle that a run
away train was coming.
Ties were set afre along the
road by the moulten metal that
dropped from the brakes heated
by racing wheels it was stated.
In drawing Up its report the
investigating committee gave
members Of the crew high COM
mendation for their bravery in
with the train. The
vas composed of O. II.
X. c. Irvine, private
citizens. and II. W. Sheridan,
division superintendent; H. W.
kirkbride, division engineer, and
l.. S. Pratt, master mechanic.
The members of the engine and
train crew were as follows:
Engineer N. s. Young Fireman W.
+. Simmons. Conductor B. B.
Brakemen o. V. Priest,
]. p. Hendricks and a. J. Hutchin-
son.
The board blamed the conductor
for the accident and found that il
was caused by the cars being too
heavily loaded for the brake power.
Sparks Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
SOME POTATOES

Saturday night MIR. James
Hardesty of South Fork brought
to our residence six potatoes raised
on his anch without irrigation.
These potatles weigh over eight
pounds. thG largest one tipping the
scales at two pounds and three
ounces. They ar, certainly a fine
bunch of spuds that show clearly
what Nevada soil can do without
irrigation. See them in one of the
windows of the drugstore.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
BIGGEST PHOSPHATE BODY
IN THE WORLD

The largest known phosphate
field in the world lies in the Rocky
Mountain region in the States #
Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyo-
ming, and most of the deposits be-
long to the United states, being on
public land. Phosphate rock, as is
well known, in the principal source
of phosphorus, one of the three
necessary plant foods. The exact
boundary of this phosphate bearing
area is still undetermined, but
each year as investigation has been
pushed by the United States
Geological Survey its limits have
been more accurately defined by
extension in others. Phosphate in
this general region was first dis
covered IN northeastern Utah and
southeastern idaho in the vicinity
of the aho-Utah, Wyoming state
lines. From this locality the
deposits have been traced north,
southeast and west halfway across
the States of Idaho, Utah and
Wyoming, and nortliward to the
vicinity of Helena, in west-central
Montana until now the phosphate
beds are known over an area ex-
tending approximately 220 miles in
an east-west direction and 42O
miles from north to south. Only a
small part of this territory, of
course, is underlain by phosphate
deposits that are commercially
valuable. In many places the
phosphate beds altough present,
occur at such gr at depths below
the surface that they will probably
never be mined; and in other parts
of this completely folded area the
phosphate beds have been entirely
removed by erosion. However, the
tonnage of high-grade phosphate
rock in this region is enormous,
the estimates running up into the
billions Of tons.
The rock phosphate itself can
usually be recognized in the field
by its oolitic texture tina. is, by the
face that IL is mass ( grains like
small shot cemented together.
The rock varies in color from
coaly black-in some places was
originally mistaken for coal--to
dull grav or iron stained. Most of
the phosphate rock emits, when
broken or struck, fetid odor,
which is supposed to be charact.
eristic Of these minerals. It's
float" is of blueish-white bonelike
coating, resembling chalcedony
This coating is useful in tracing
the, concealed outcrop in the fields
by means of scattered fragments "a
be found in the overlying soil. -
Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13

A marvel Of science that is at
tracing much attention in Europe
is acifcial wood which is manufac-
tured from straw and other
materials II seems that when the
process is finished the straw
product very much resembles white
wood, and is workable with
ordinary carpenters tools. The
new process even produces artificial
cordwood and this latter product
is expected to be valuable to tho
great grain raising sections Of this
country and Canada, where straw
is waste product and cOrdwood
commands high prices.
Work on the basement of the Y.
NJ. {. A. building is well under
way. Mr.. Hansel is in charge Of
the work. Two teams and scrapcrs
load three or four wagons about
as fast as they can haul the dirt
away. A platform has been built
and the teams with the loaded
scrapers are driven up an Incline
on to the platform and the dirt Is
dumped through a chute into the
wagons. It beats shoveling a city
block.
The republicans carried Maine
Yesterday by about 1000 majority
With 2S towns missing Haines,
republican, has $500 majority
over Plated, democrat, for gov
ernor. The republicans also win
the legislature and one congressman
from the democrats. The stand
patters and bullmoosers were
united on the state ticket, but in
November they will be cutting
each Others throats and this will
give Maine to Wilson.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13

Rev. DR.. Matthews Of Seattle,
moderator Of the Northern Pres
byterians this year, doesn't like
the Outlook and in his Sunday
sermon at Winona Lake advised his
hearers OF give II the go by. III
you continue to read it," he told
them. you will have theological
moningiti, sociological ncuritis and
political gastritis."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13
A KANSAS BACHELOR

A Kansas man advertises for a
Helpmate as follows, hut we
doubt il he succeeded in this efforst:
Wanted A life partner, one
who will keep peace in the family
and be at home at meal times; no
suffrageltc nor one opposed to the
grandfather CLAUSE; must have a
little religion, but willing to spare
enough time TO wash the dishes
and make the bed on Sundays;
should know how to wash, but may
have that done at steam laundry
( the applicant passes in all other
respects. Apply to Brady Cathey.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13

Remember George A. Bartlett is
suited snd adopted for Judge Of
the Supreme Court He is honest,
he is fit and he is capable As a
non-partiSan candidate he qualities
with the progressive demands Of
the people.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-13

The Western Pacific has n new
ad in this issue. Read il.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
'TH0S. AAL IS SECURED
Will Be Assistant Cashier of
Centerville Bank.

Thomas Ahl, for nearly seven years
deputy treasurer of Wayne county,
has been elected assistant cashier of
the new Centerville State bank at Cen
iterville, the directors at their meeting
last night deciding the matter after
several days consideration. Mr.. Ahl
will take up his duties about the first
of the new year and will take up his
residence in Centerville.
Probably no man was ever connected
with the office of treasurer of Wayne
Icounty. either treasurer or deputy,
whose all around efficiency surpassed
that of Mr.. Ahl. His excellent record
during the years he has been connect
I'D with the office was in great meas
;sure responsible for his selection to
take the active management of the
new Centerville bank and court house
Eofficers, past and present. who have
been intimately acquainted with his
work, do not hesitate to congratulate
sthe new bank on the choice it has
made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
FIFTY FRIGHTENED
YOUTHS IN COURT
Hailed Before the Grand
Jury to Tell Why They
Loaf in Cigar Stores.

Ninety-nine knees humping against
ously and thoughts of dire results
flashing through as many heads-this
was the condition of fifty frightened
youths between the ages of fifteen and
twenty-one when they appeared in the
circuit court room this morning, to
await a call of the baliff to appear be
fore the October term grand jury.
A number had been ordered to ap
pear in the court room at $50 O'Clock
and another number somewhat later
This was done. it is believed, in or.
der that they could not get together
and fix up tales"
While awaiting the call of the grand
jurymen the first set of youngsters sat
perfectly quiet The fall of pin
could have beer heard. The clock on
the west wall of the court room tick.
ed away the seconds and minutes.
ugh, what's that" eight or nine
Mortified voices cried simultaneously
That's just, er. my good leg bumpin
against my peg leg" cried another
thoroughly frightened lad.
The boys were called to the court
room by Sheriff Steen on subpoenas
issued by the prosecuting attorney
Last Sunday night blue-coated, brass
buttoned limb of the law stalked bold
ly into local cigar store and quietly
bolted the door by which he entered
He then ordered ali OF the boys to
stand, lineup" and give him their
names, which he wrote down on a
small pad.
This list of names was handed TO
the prosecuting attorney and the
grand jury today examined the boys in
the attempt to ascertain If they were
under age and had been permitted to
loiter in the cigar store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
Henry Pons, of Cincinnati,
Views'the Body of Joseph
Pons, but Does Not Rec
ognize,His Son.
WILL WIRE THE
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Father Believed His Son Met
Death in the Iroquois The
ater Fire at Chicago, Sew
eral Years Ago.

Asserting that he would not take the
body Of Joseph Pons, the young SOL
der who was crushed to death be-
meath the wheels of an interurban on
South Eighth street Saturday night,
until he was assured that it was his
son, Henry Pons, of 1912 Auburn ave-
nue., Cincinnati, returned home last ev-
ening, leaving the mangled body in a
local morgue.
Henry Pons, who is believed by To-
Gal authorities to be the father Of the
dead man, accompanied by his son,
ALBERT f. Pons, an artist at the Rock
wood Pottery and Edward Busse, of
the firm of Busse and Bergman, under
takers, came to Richmond yesterday
Afternoon to claim the body.
The father declared that because
the body was so mangled he did not
know IL 1t were his son. Mr.. Busse
wired the war department at Washing
Hon from here, for a photograph Of the
poseph Pons who enlisted at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, on October 81, 1910, in
order to determine whether he was
the son Of the Cincinnati man.
: Pons declared that his son had been
incurred as victim of the Iroquois
theaxer hre in Chicago, it being believ-
ed thAts5kis body was among the uni
ste dead in that disaster. This
was one Of the reasons, the elder Pons
said, that he did not want to remove
the body to Cincinnati before having
Vt positively identified.
~. Boy Disappears.
:: TIE fAHher declared that after his
son left Cincinnati for Chicago that
young Pons wrote home regularly un-
I'LL the time of the Iroquois. fire, after
which all communication between the
boy and his father ceased. Sunday
Coroner Pierce notified the father that
mangled body upon which were pa
pers belonging to one Joseph Pons had
been found beneath the wheels. of an
lnterurban car here. The elder Pons in
formed the coroner that he would
come to this city Immediately, but he
did not arrive until late yesterday af-
ternoen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
A MISSION MEET|NG|FRIGHTERED FRIENDS
Laymen's Movement Will Be
Started in This City.


At the joint meeting of the Minis
terial association and the leaders OF
the Layman's Missionary movement
it was decided to hold layman's mis-
sionary rally on January 80 and 81
The suggestion was made by F. j
Michel, of Chicago, the speaker of the
evening, that the rally be held. On
January 80 a banquet will be given. All
the churches whose pastors are mem
bers of the Ministerial association will
cooperate with this movement.
An executive committee composed
Of Timothy Nicholson, chairman, DR.
d. w. Stevenson and Rev. T. J. Ora
ham, was appointed to meet and nomi
nate officers to have charge of the
service and the plans of the organiza
ton. The committee will report Janu
ary g.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
TO DRAFT A BILL
Project of State Penal Farm
to Go Before Assembly,. r.

John L. Rupe, this city, Senator
John A. Hibberd, of South Bend, Mord
Carter, of Indianapolis, T. F. Fitzgib-
bons, of Columbus, and Senator Thorn
as L. Keal, of Lebanon, will draft a
bill providing for the establishment
of state penal farm to be presented
at the next session of the Legislature.
They were named yesterday at a
meeting of the state penal farm COM
mission, members of the penal farm
committee of the state board OF chari-
ties, and others from various parts of
the state. George Seidel. Charles W.
Jordan and John L. Rupe, of this city,
attended the meeting
1t is believed that the bill drafted
two years ago by the Richmond Com
mercial club, which first agitated the
question, will serve as the basis of the
new bill. although a number Of chan
ges were indicated as the result of the
investigations which the commission
has made
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
FOULKE TO GIVE
A Smoke TALK

Earlham college professors will at
tend the eighteenth annual meeting OF
the central division of the Modern
Language association which meets at
Indianapolis December 1928. Eminent
instructors from the universities will
take part. 4 feature of the printed
program is the simplified spelling
which is used. William Dudley Foulke
is scheduled to deliver a smoke talk"
az 2 social meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
Believed Ray Turner Had
Met Foul Play on Road.

Ray Turner, aged 20, frightened his
friends and neighbors last night when
his horse was found at the farm OF
Elmer Sitloh on the Arlington Pike
Young Turner came to Richmond last
night with lady friend and after TAX
ing her to her home on South Seventh
street started for home. He hitched
his horse on South Fifth street and
went to make some purchases. The
horse broke the halter and started for
home.
When his horse was discovered at
Sitloh's a search was Immediately
started. All night long his friends and
neighbors searched the roads and the
river valley with lanterns expecting to
find his murdered body. His mother
is in serious condition at her home
six miles south of Centerville.
He was found this morning safe and
sound at the residence of friend in
this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
SEMESTER SYSTEM
Earlham Drops Three Terms
Adopts Semester Plan.

At a meeting held last evening, the
faculty of Earlham college took action
Of far reaching nature in voting to
change the school year schedule from
three term to semester basis. Here
after there will be two semesters in
the school year
This change will make it possible
for Earlham to open at least one week
earlier in the fall and close earlier in
June. The change was made in the in
terest~ of educational efficiency and
Is in line with the trend of events in
the majority of the best colleges and
universities. 1t is understood that the
new schedule will go into effect at the
beginning Of the college year in 1918.
The change will involve an entire re-
organization of the college courses as
now offered
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10

Miss Francis Marsh, who has resign
ed her position as superintendent of
nurses in the Deaconess hospital at
Indianapolis, will take up her duties
as superintendent of the Reid Mem
orial hospital here January l. Miss
Marsh. will bring with her Miss Minna
Sands, who will act as superintendent
Of the nurses. Miss Marsh will take
the place of Miss Mary Sellers, who re-
Gently rendered her resignation as su-
perintendent of the local institution.
Miss Sellers will go to her home at
Dayton ., -z-=s-s- -sz>=s
Miss Marsh is graduate of the Gin
cinnati General hospital and Miss
Sands is an alumnus Of Christ hospital
of Cincinnati Both are we'll known
among Indianapolis physicians and are
we'll spoken Of.
At the present the local institution
has about twenty nurses. Miss Sands
will have complete charge of all nurs-
es.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
Toytown Is .Joytown
Come--Bring The Children

Every little heart will thump thunp thump. the
fu gnts The new dolls almost talk Jolly Jgger Jig by
hour Moving saopng
with hundreds
mating sensational novelties will old
Better dsappont a hundred
stone, the great English statesman,
Take Gadstones advice The useful,
oyabe
advertisements will
constantly day they form ver
BILE Book of Gifts from which
Dick and Harry. Mary, Jane
Appoint Palladium shopper: its advertise
will direct
ractve Christmas merchandise buying oppo
all Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
THE WEATHER

STATE AND LOCAL-Fair tonight
and Wednesday; colder Wednes-
day 10 exsreme a9uh PoFtian
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
FILED CERTIFICATE

A. H. Bean, secretary Of the Chinkar-
oror lodge, 1. o. 0. F., of Williamsburg
today filed certificate of the cleo
tion of trustees of the lodge with the
county recorder. w. H. Woolley was
elected trustee for the term of one
year. beginning, January 1, and ]. w
Meredith was elected trustee for three
years beginning JanuaTyl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
SCHOOL BOARD TO
HEAR PETITION

The petition asking that the Christ.
mas vacation in the local schools be
extended to include a recess Of two
weeks will be presented to the mem
bers of the school board tomorrow
evening.
A large number of signatures have
been secured, and it is believed that
patrons generally favor a two weeks
recess for pupils during the Christmas
holidays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-10
CIVIC UNION is
ORGANIZED HERE

"A local branch of the Indiana Civic
Union has been organized here with
the following officers: President, Shar-
on Jones; vice president. Charles
Marlatt; secretary and treasurer, n. c.
Heironimus. B. d. Johnson, of In
dianapolis. state president, who has
been working in this city. assisted in
the organization.