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Arizona republican., 1912-12-10
PHOENIX SHOOTERS
 READY FOR THE FRAY
Challenge Issued for an Adm sion
 Match.

The Phoenix Rifle club has become fact and is already affiliated with the National Rifle association Al the organization meeting the follow year: President, Dr. Lorenzo Boido; vice president. Dr. H. A. Hughes; secretary. c. R Price; executive of ficer, F. c. Hurst.
 The club starts with a good mem hership. composed of the following: Il. C. Wells. NJ. A. Ball, Dr. Boido, Dan A. Massie. Jackson McRae, T. l.. Edens, c. F. Shue. R. A. Warner. R. J. Monihan, W. D. Tremaine, c. R. Price, George A. Macdonald, Charles R. Cox. Walter F. Brawner, Lew II. Mickey. F. C. Hurst, w. T. Bossburg, l.. Boido Jr., Frank Brown, A J. Linville. R w. Landis, F. A Young, pr. H. A. Hughes. R. P De Mund, l. w. Coggins, A C. Taylor and F. P Grinstead.
 About the first official act of the club was to issue a challenge for a three cOrnered match with the Tue son and Bisbee rifle clubs to take place on Admission day. February 14.
 The local club would prefer that the challenged clubs should come t0 Phoenix for the contest, but if that is not convenient a telegraphic match may be arranged
 IL is proposed to have such matches with the different rifle clubs Of the coast. and the Phoenicians arc confident of being able to establish their superiority over any other club in the west.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-10
ALL OF THE SUITS
 THROWN TOGETHER
Continuance of Action by the Santa
 Fe Porters

Judge Sloan in United States court yesterday ordered a continuance of the hearing of the matter of the ne- gro pOrterS of the Santa Fe system against the state and county officers to prevent the enforcement of the referred law requiring that flagmen serving on trains in this state must have had three years experience.
 temporary injunction was issued by Judge Sloan not only against the state officials but also against the railroad company which it was alleged in the complaint was threatening to discharge the applicants on account of the law The matter was set for hearing yesterday.
 Though the railroads are all op- posing the three cent fare law none of them have yet attacked any of the other railroad bills. However, some of the grounds on which the three cent fare law has been at tackled by the railroads are used by the pOrters in this case. it was con- tinued to Jan 21 the time fixed by the circuit court of appeals for the hearing of the three cent fare class.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-10
CHRISTMAS RUSH TO EUROPE.

NEW YORK, Dee 9.-Ncarly q score of transatlantic steamships are scheduled to sail from New York this week. taking out about 20O0C steerage passengers. This marks the flood tide of the exodus of thosew ho go abroad this year to spend Christ mas in their native lands Steamship officials say the holiday stecrage traffic this year will about equal the average of the past few years The prosperity resulting from the bumper crops in the northwest is reflected nthe unusually large number ot Scandinavians from that section who are going over to spend the Christ mas season in the fatherland.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
PROSPECTOR FALLS FROM
MULE; WAS UNCONSCIOUS

Lying face down in the road and
unconscious, with his mule stand
ing close Gy. Thomas Kerwin, a
miner and prospector. 40 years old.
was found a few miles south of
Blair at 7 o'clock yesterday morn
ing by travellers. who notified the
authorities at that town. F.. S.
Cowell. Blair representative of
the Nevada Light & Power COM
pany, in his automobile, and ac-
cOmpanied by Dr.. Roller and
Deputy Sheriff Richey Immediately
went to the aid of the unfortunate
prOspector and brought him to the
county hospital in Goldfeld,
where he was placed under the care
of DR.. A. E. Wheeler, the county
physician.
1t is the belief that Kerwin
suffered an attack of uraemic
poisoning and fell to the ground
from the back of the mule. render
ing himself unconscious. He left
Blair about o'clock yesterday
afternoon riding the mule. When
h. was found his mule was still
standing near and apparetly was
p Hssessed of no desire to desert
his owner in the hour of need. But
for the faithfuless of the mule. it
is probable trat Kerwin would not
have been discovered uUil life
had become extinct. Kerwin has
not rrgained consciousness since he
ing picked up and his life is das-
paired of. -Goldfeld Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
.AIRSHIP PATENTED IS YEARS
AGO TO-DAY WAS A BIRD

Records of the United States
patent Office give plans and speci-
fications for many inventions
wonderful and fearful to behold,
and some of the more recent CON
traptions" were exhibited at the
Inventors show in New York last
week.
The freak championship" how
ever. probably belongs to a patent
granted fifteen years ago to
Henry Heintz of Elkton, South
Dakota. who OF April 20. 1897.
was giveh by the Washington
authorities the exclusive rights to
an airship that was, in the lang
uage of the street. "a bird"
Mr.. Heintz proposed to carry
on both freight and passenger
business with his airship, which
was to be big car with doors and
windows. containing an engine
room. quarters for the crew. a
pilot house for the skipper and all
the comforts of home for the pas
sengerH.
A "cigar-shaped balloon" sur
mounted the car. but the really
novel feature was the "reciproca-
ting parachute" arrangement.
The steam engine was to operate
these parachutes. which, by work
ing up and down and suddenly ex-
panding, were to obtain grip Ola
the expanding atmosphere that
would pull the car right up "by
its kootstraps," so to speak. The
parachute were simply for raising
purposes. and ordinary propellers
were to be used to drive the car
ahead.
On paper this plan appears quite
feasible, although it IL not re.
corded that the Heintz transconti-
mental airship line was ever
actually put in operation. More
over, the Heintz car would appear
to be much safer Than those, for in
stance, patented by S b. Battery
of New York and Edwin Pynchen
of Chicago as the metropolitan
inventor proposed to derive his
motive power from nitro-glycerine.
while the Windy City man, more
conservative, specified dynamite!-
Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03

condition Of the engine was to the
effect that it was in good condition
when it left the shop nm the 18th
of April.
The parts of the wrecked engine
are being loaded today for ship
ment to the railroad shops at
Oakland, where the running gear,
wheels and other parts which are
not too badly damaged for further
use. will he repaired and made into
another engine.
The government inspectors were
working all day yesterday examin-
ing the remains of the engine with
the vi~w of determining the cause
of the wreck. Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
LONG LIFE OF S. S.
SEARS IS ENDED

Shortly after twelve o'clock to-
day, S. s. Sears. a long time resi-
dent of this city died at the
family home on the reserve after
a long illness.
Deceased was a native of the
state of New York and was 10
years of age. He came wes' in
He early days and settled in Me-
yada at Elko. where he entered the
field of journalism, conducting the
EIko lndepcndent for some time.
Later e resided IN Reno, from
whence he went to Wadsworth and
for many years conducted the post
traders store at the Pyramid
Lake Indian Reservation.
Several years ago MIR. Sears dis
posed Of his interests at that place
and moved his family to this city,
where tie purchased a home. and
where he has since resided.
MIR. Sears had not been in good
health for ii number Of years. but
was ever cheerful and met his
acquaintance with pleasant
word and smile, although knowi ng
THAT he might be called at almost
any time. He was held III the
highest esteem by his large circle
of friends and his many sterling
qualities caused him to be listed
as one of the best citizens of
Sparks.
Deceased was member of Elko
lodge F. & A. NJ. He leaves to
mourn his loss a widow and two
daughters. Leah and Gertrude
Sears of this city.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made. Sparks Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
DIEO FROM HIS INJURIES

Thursday night, L. E. Owens,
who was beating his way east on a
Western Pacific freight train, Tell
out of a box car near Halleck and
went under the wheels of the
moving train. The trainmen saw
him fall and stopped the train.
He was picked up and taken to
Deeth where DR.. Wittke attended
to his injuries. When the west
bound passenger train reached
Deeth, Owens was placed on board
and brought to The county hospital.
His right arm was so badly
crushed near the shoulder that
aniputation was necessary. The
loss of blood and the shock were
too much for his weakened consti-
tuition and he died at o'clock
this morning.
Ovens gave his home as Kansas
City and his age as 80 years. He
said that he was trying to get out
of box car while the train was
in motion and goi tangled up with
wheelborrow and board and fell
under the cars.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
IRON AND POWER

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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
THE TEST OF HERolsM

The soul of the Gael. of the Jew,
of the Latin end the Tsuton and
Turk share the quality of heroism
with the soul Of the Anylo-Saxon
If there 10 today, or IL there has
been for centuries. such a strain as
the Anglo.Saxon. Cheer for II
that there is a quality in the one
race of man which can stand back
for the women and children when
the ship is going down and the
boats are to be fled. And weep
foi II that here is a quality in
the one race Of man which does
not stand back for the women and
children when the ship is going
down or the thester is burning. -
Kansas City Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
ROOSEVELTS FRIENOS

President TAFT and Roosevelt are
making all sorts of faces at each
other on rhe stump. Each accuses
the other of being crooked" and
in alliance %ith the bosses. This
has moved Taft's political manager
Mckinley to ask "Who has the
most to gain Il ID who would most
appreciate the reelection Of
Theodore Roosevelt to a third term
in the White House?" Mckinley
answers the question as follows:
"1he United States Steel Cor
poration, now being sued by the
Taft administration for violation
of the antitrust laws, exactly as
Theodore Roosevelt sued the
Standard Oil Company for the
same reason.
The international Harvester
Company; suit which was
suppressed by Theodore Roosevelt,
but which is bsing forced to dis.
integrate voluntarily or face a
lawsuit by the TAFT administration
Dan II. Hanna of Cleveland, o.,
newspaper publisher who has been
indicted by the Taft administration
for rebating.
George w. Perkins, director Of the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
At REST

The funeral of the late Fred A.
Reader. VIII lost his life by the
explosion of a Western Pacific
engine at Antelope hill, took place
at 3 o'clock yesterday afer noon
from the Knights of Pythias Hall.
The services were c0nduced by
Elko lodge of the b. L. F. & e.,
assisted by Rev. Wilbert r. Howell
and choir.
The remarks of Mr.. Howell
were appropriate and impressive.
He spoke words of consolation to
the aged father and mother who
mourned the loss of a duuful and
loving son. The choir sang ap-
propriate hymns and the wealth of
beautiful flowers spoke eloqucntly
of sympathy and love.
At the conclusin of the services,
the remains were escorted to the
city cemetery by large delega-
tion of members of his lodge and
laid to rest.
There was large attendance of
sympsthizing friends and many
We're the expressions of sympathy
for the aged parents. May their
loved ones long sleep be as peace. e.
full as an infants slumber and may
their torn and bleeding hearts be
healed by the waters that flow
from the everlasting fountain of
Love.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
GUESS AGAIN

Supreme Court Justice w. o.
Howard Of Troy is reported as say
ing of certain gentleman:
HE has the daring of mad
man. the instinct of beast.
The temper of the populace he
knows better than any other man
alive. He is actusted by an ap-
palling ambition. 1t is his fixed
purpose that neither the fame of
Caesar nor the renown of Napoleon
shall eclipse him.
He ignores all obstacles, enemies,
scruples, principles, promises.
friends, criticism, commendation,
pledges, the danger of disgrace.
He is stranger to cowardice. In
battle he is ruthless. Opposition
whets his ferocity. The hardest
blows only make him grin. He is
cunning, like an Indian; wise, like
a wizard; tenacious. like a bull
dog, magnetic versatile. tireless
fearless. restless, relentless"
Wild words for a Judge. But Of
whom is he speaking7
Can you guess7
No, Of course not.
Well--it isn't Tait. Life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
remarks read the following parody
on the Apostles Greed:

remarks read the following parody
on the Apostles Greed:
Il believe in Theodore Roose.
welt, maker # noise and strife
and in ambition, his only creed
(my Lurd.) He was born of the
love of power and suffered under
William ii. Taft; was crucifed,
dead and buried. He descen ed
into Africa. The third year he
arose again from the jungles and
ascended into favor and setteth
on the right hand of his party
hence he shall come to scourge the
licked and dead.
" i believe in the holy outlook.
the big stick, the resurrection of
presidential ambitions and the
third term everlastingly Amen.
Amen. Amen"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
TOO MUCH COL.
LECTION FOR JOHN

A Chinaman in San Francisco
was converted to the Christian
religion and united with the
church. The Sunday following.
John was dutifully in his pew. When
the deacons took up the morning
offering, the Mongolian looked at
the plate and exclaimed
"Wha' floah?''
Money to help the Lord, John"
answered the smiling deacon.
"Suahl Me help Lor'," said
the Chink, and coughed up a big
dollar.
In the evening he was on hand
again, and the same Offering"
ceremony was enacted.
"Wha' foah you catch 'em now 2"
asked John.
"'To relp the Lord" was the
answer.
"Wha's mallah that Lori" asked
John. Indignantly. 'him all time
bloke?"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
ROOSEvELTS CREED

There was n warm political dis
cussion In the senate Wednesday
between Senator Bristow, republi-
can of Kansas, and Senator Will
| Jams, democrat OF Mississippi.
Bristow complained because
Roosevelt's correspondence regard
ing the proposed suit against the
Harvester trust was submitted to
the senate at its request. lie
lauded Teddy to the skies and
sought to show that President Taft
had played dirty. mean trick on
Teddy by making the correspond
cnco public ir answer to a resolu
tion of the senate.
Senator Williams replied tC
Bristow and in the course OF hi
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
WORKING OF THE
WIRELESS IS EXPLAINED

Many correspor ients are asking
for description of how wireless
telegraph work s, says the Phila-
delphia lnuuirer. Tne fact of such
a system has been known to every
body for vrars. but the means by
which message are transmitted
are not generally understood. 1t
is impossible to go into details bat
a few suggestions are offered
which may satisfy those not in
clined to deeper study.
AS is known. light and heat move
in waves whose lengths can be
measured. Thus the sun gives out
in every direction light in a series
of uEdulating waves, which may
not only be measured but DETECTED,
polarized end so on. Some idea of
this may be gained from the well
known fact that when a stone is
thrown ir smooth poolof water a
series Of circular waves extends in
all directions. If any floating
objects come within these waves
they are osicllated.
1t as the lamented Professor
Hertz who discovered that elect
ricity, light and heat, also moves
in waves which may be measured.
Just precisely how these waves
pass through the atmosphere is not
wholly understood, bat it is be-
lieved that they have some rela-
tion to the ether of space, which is
omnipTCsent and which is believed
TO constitute all matter under
different negative electrical condi-
tions. In wireless telegraphy a
series OF ilertzian waves is set up
by powerful electrical dyn; mos or
batteries, and these are discharged
from the top of a high mast or
pole. These waves extend in all
directions, and-unless their force
is expended by distances-excite
certain effe is in the receivers of
wireless telegraphy instruments
within the zone, just as the waves
disturb chips on pond. Messages
arc sent and received some
what on the plan of the ordinary
Morse code by wires, in that
electrical impulses are regulated
so as to spell words according to a
code.
In recent years many kinds of
receivers have been used and the
process is now simpler than
formerly, but any successful trans
mission of waves depend good
deal on the state of the atmos.
phere, electrical storms being dis
advantageous. Also when many
wireless outfits are working in the
same zone much confusion results
and often messages are trans
mitted with great difficulty and
sometimes not at all. This may
account for some of the delays and
confusions of the last few days.
To Marconi belongs the credit
of making a practical success of
the discoveries of others, but to
Hertz belongs the credit of making
the system possible. Denver Re-
publican.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
LAID TO BAD WATER

The cOroner's jury reached the
conclusion yesterday afternoon
about o'clock that the wreck of
engine No. 40 was caused hy using
water from the Trego tank, which,
the jury decided, was unsafe to
use in locomo i've boilers. The
deduction was arrived at from the
testimony Of witnesses in subtances
as follows:
That on account Of the borax
contained in the water at TregO
tank il foams when run into the
boilers so that il is impossible to
tell how much water is in the
uOilers. The water foams up
and runs out through the stop
cocks. gets into the valves and
spurts over other parts of the
engine, which sometimes renders
the engine incapable of drawing
its load. A compound is always
used when Mater is taken from the
Trogo tank. EnginCmon all know
OF the trouble it causes and never
take any more than they feel COM
PEELED to take to ran them to the
next tank.
The testimony of W. W. Richard.
son, the man who installed the
steam heating apparatus in the
Nixon Opera House, is especially
interesting. He testified that he
had examined the wrecked parts,
which are piled on three fltt cars
between the depot and roundhouse
and he believed the explosion had
been caused by the water being too
low in the boiler when cold water
was turned in, causing super
heated steam. He said the crown
sheets were blue, being colored so
much that he at first thought the
wreck had been afrc.
He called attention to the fact
that the explosion was practically
confined to the firebox and that the
boiler was comparatively intact.
He said il there had been soft
plug in the crown sheet the plug
would have melted before the
explosion and the men would have
had ample warning to escape.
Since the oil boom at Sulpur
collapsed the W tter tank there has
been in disusc. No complaints
were made about that water and
IL is possible that the railway COM
pany will find IL necessary to again
make Sulphur water station. II
is generally presumed that the
abandoning Of the water taken at
Sulphur was caused by the con.
tention between oil locators and
the railway company the land for
miles around Sulphur having been
located as oil and about two years
ago.
All the testimony relating to the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03
CARD OF THANKS

In the hour of distress. when
kindness is meted out from one to
another, the next move should be
another virtue shown and that is
gratitude, and that is the object
OF this card. The heart broken
and sorrowing parents of the late
Fred A. Reader desire to extend
TO his brothers and friends of the
B. l.. f. & +. the Knights OF
Pythias and his numerous friends
and acquaintances our heartfelt
thanks for the kind hospitality
bestowed upon us while here on
our sad mission, and, even under
the shadow of great sorrow, We
will carry away with us many
pleasant remembrances.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.. Reader.
Elko, Nevada, April 81, 1912.
49,
Fine Piano for ale. Inquire Of
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03

and of the international Harvester
Company, whose friendship laid
the ground work for the absorp-
tion of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company by the Steel trust, and
who is now financing the Roosevelt
campaign by means of personal
contributions and a Wall street
syndicate.
Frank A. Munsey magazine and
newspaper publisher. who has
trf perk is in steel stock
ms ms and made a fortune.
Newberry, million
aire automobile manufacturer.
Alexander Reveil. a millionaire
furniture manufacturer.
Clifford Pinchot, a millionaire
by inheritance. who wants to be
secretary Of the Interior.
The Standard Oil Company,
which has its eye on the Usage oil
lands in Oklahoma, worth millions.
Gov. Chase Osborne of Michigan,
millionaire lumberman and
reputed large owner of steel stock.
Chaun"ey Dewey, millionaire
ranchman of Chicago.
Alexander S. Cochran, million
aire carpet manufacturer, who is
interested in the wool schedule of
the tariff law.
Cecil Lyon of Texas, millionaire
ranchman, who works behind the
scenes in Oklahoma, Indiana lands,
Texas politics and Mexican con-
cessions is most interesting.
Thomas Niedringhaus and
Waiter Dickey Missouri million
aires.
W. S. Edwards of West Virginia,
relative of Theodore Roosevelt,
who draws his immense income
from Standard Oil stock.
William Finn of Pittsburg, di.-
credited boss. who had his office
holders vote him $2l. 900, 900. in
contracts in few years and tried
to make deal with the late Boss
Quay to protect his personal and
political welfare.
Everett Colby of New Jersey,
milionaires by inheritance.
These are the people who will
rule if Theodore Roosevelt has his
way OF course, Mr.. Roosevelt
will manage them, just as be did
when he let Perkins stop the Inter.
national Harvester trust suit and
when he let Perkins bring about
the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company. This
supreme cgOtist is always right,
and that is why the alliance of
crooked business and crooked
politics which is trying to re-
nominate him and re-elect him, is
right. They know his weak
side fiattery and they know the
results unrestricted license for
them, protection for violations of
law. fulminations from the White
house for the consumption of the
people, and a pat on the back when
the people are not looking. Thus
does Theodore. the political
chameleon, let the people role.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-03

For Sale 4 lot Of fine posts and
several cords Of good wood. Will
be delivered in qt antilles to suit.
Inquire Of George NJ. Clayton
Elko Nevada.