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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-01-26
THE HANDS OF
A CHINESE BARBER

All BARRIERS may not know it.,
bat there is a business, dating
back to Biblical days, and even
beyond that. Their office is
mentioned in Ezekiel 81.
And thus, son of man, take
thee a sharp knife, take thee a
BARRIERS razor and cause it to pass
upon thine head and upon thy
beard"
The average American bsrher is
obliging and anxious to have you
for a steady customer, hut in
order to understand how obliging
a barber really can BIO it is neces-
sary to study a Chinese barber.
He begins by carefully washing
the victims face, ears and head
with very warm water, wiping off
the dripping parts with a wet
towel. He then shaves the head
or rather around the crown where
the queue begins commencing right
over the right car and moving
along until the forehead and over
part of the back head are cleaned.
He next passes to the face and
afterward TO the neck. The ears
are shave' and caref lily brushed
out with delicate brushes and
ingenious instruments. The face,
neck and head are then washed
and rubbed until the skin assumes
a healthy pink.
The next operation is to mani
pulate the head and neck till every
cord and muscle has been
stretched, pinched and pulled.
afte: which the shoulders, arms
and back are scientifically pounded
and pulled. The queue is then
unhraided, Combed ard cleaned,
and again braided and put in
place.
Occasionally, when a barber
desires to show great attention to
a dist nguished customer I've rubs
and pulls his fingers and ever his
toes until the joints crack. This
lasts for an hour.
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ANOTHER LUCKY FIRE

Elko had another lucky escape
Thursday evening from n dis
astrous fire. About 6 o'clock n
fire broke out in Mr.. Colds tailor
shop on the west side Of Fifth
street, between the Hay Company's
cold storage plant and the Home
Bakery. The fire was caused by
the explosion Of a small gasoline
stove in the lack room Of the shup.
Mr.. Gold used the stove TO heat
water to steam hats and last even
ing he struck a match as usual 10
start up the fire when the blaze in
some manner came in contact with
the gasoline. An explosion fol.
lowed and The shop was soon a
mass Of flames. Mr.. Gold thinks
that some gasoline must have
leaked from the tank that holds
about n quart.
The alarm was given as quickly
as possible and IL seemed an age
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MOTHER GOOSE, UP-TO.DATE

Communicated
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
The hill of Matrimony!
While they were climbing, day by
day,
She was his own S Vect "Owney."
He was never cross or gruF
For she was young and slender!
She wRs very dear to him:
His every act was tender.
When they reached the very top,
A little while they tarried.
The preacher said a word or two
And they were saferly married.
Just as soon rs they found out
Their wooing had been ended,
They made a slide clear down the
hill,
And fought as they descended.
Then they came to Reno town
Where broken heart are mended
The Judge said just a word or two
And thus the SCRAP was ended.
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THE REAL BOOSTER

We hear a great deal these days
OF boosters. And we will venture
just at this stage of the whoop-up
game that there are a whole band
wagon load of persons who may
think they are boosters who have
no more claim to the title than a
last years hens egg has to respect
on any well regulated breakfast
table. says an exchange.
So many persons have the wrong
idea of the definition of a booster.
The fellow who covers his expan-
sive chest with ribbons and badges
on every occasion is not a booster.
Tie man who jumps in behind the
brass band and yells like a Piute
and cavorts around like a kid at
college is not a booster. The man
who plays to be elected n delegate
10 every convention that comes
along and advertises himself is not
a booster.
1t is the fellow who gets right
down to business and tries to do
real, substantial good to his com
munity or to the section Of the
country from which he derives his
bread and butte, who deserves
this wreath of fame.
1t is the nan who in a quiet way
is always preaching the story of
the good things; it is the man
who in private life shows there is
more to this world than Grabbing,
who is the booster. 1t is the man
who does not make a bushes of
magnifying misfortune who is the
booster. 1t is the man who is not
forever going around with a sour
face and a complaint who is the
booster.
: The real booster does not shout
from the housetops. The real
booster has no personal axe to
grind. He is just a plain human
being who sees good and wants the
world to see good with him. He
is the fellow who spreads sunshine.
He is the fellow who makes pros
perity and gets but a small share
of it. He is the fellow who is
satisfied; the fellow who is happy;
the fellow who is contented and
wants the world 90 know it.
And no brass band nor badges
are necessary to spread the gospel
that b breaches. For he is the
real .ticle.
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be given. But this much can be
said with entire safety: that one
or two more Wall street attacks of
the character thus far made will
make the Wilson nomination
almost a certainty.
No statement has yet been made
of the reasons why Governor Will
son has become obnoxious and
has been on the must be destroy
ed" list. A year ago it was
generally conceded that he was a
man of intelligence and chara cter.
He has disclosed since some
views of the class called radical,
but if he is to be objected TO on
this account. who is the "conserva
tive?" The truth is, there is no
conservative candidate in sight
and if there was there would be
no chance of nominating him. 1t
is a condition and not a theory
that Wall street confronts.
Wall street may nominate Will
son as the Globe says, hut il will
be by fighting him, not supporting
him. Colonel Harvey should not
have let his finger be pinched in
the door.--Record Union.
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B0DIE IS GLEEFULLY
ON THE reform"

Since Bodic has become 4
"moril" city, the boys are holding
prayer meetings in different
cabins arcund town, some Of the
sessions lasting "a to 3G hours. 1t
is rumored several were at the
mourner's bench at the close Of
the meetings.
Cold tea is nov prohibited at all
social gatherings and three soda
water factories will be started to
supply the demand caused by the
recent revival. Peek-a-hoo waists
and openwork stockings arc
ta5ooed and gum boots and
sou'westers will be worn exclus-
lively by the smart set. Hip
pockets, however, will still be
used. -BridgcPcrt Chronicle.
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S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Furnished rooms to let. Inquire
at this office.

Furnished rooms to let. Inquire
at this Office.
Courthouse, H~ighschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintermantel,s Jcwelry Store. .
Lost-A silver watch with the
letters 3. j. c. on back. Finder
will please leave the same at this
Office. .
a silver belt buckle was picked
up on the street last evening and
felt ut this office. The owner can
get same by paying for this
notice.
Dean Harrison, Jcwoler and
eptician, has moved one door
east Of the drugstore, where he
Will DO glad To see all wanting
work in his line.
The smoke at last nights fire
was something frece. Robert
Critchley was overcome by il and
was taken TO Drs. Hood & Vests,
office. He was given the necessary
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TWO WOMEN WERE ENGAGED
IN HAIR PULLING CONTEST

A few day ago a neighborhood
scrap was settled in the streets in
one of the residence districts of
T%onopah, and caused much anuse-
mont for a number Of witnesses
and many bruises for the con-
testants. II appears that two
Slovenian or Italian women had a
grievance against each other, the
cause of which is not known, as
the persons who saw the frac as
could not understand the langu age
used.
After fast and furious argument
the two female antagonists flew at
each other and each grabbed the
other by the hair Of the head and
then a genuine tug-of-war inter.
mingled with jabs. uppercuts,
kicking and biting. One Of the
pugna'ious women received a
fearful kick in the abdomen,
almost taking the count, but hav.
ing tremendous recuperltive
powers, retaliateh with n right up.
percut to the jaw and a good,
strong pull at her opponents hair,
with the result that large lunches
Of hair was strewb upon the
ground.
One Of the spectators stated
that after the melee was over one
of the women had only two or
three small strips Of hair left on
her Uranium. Those who saw this
gTuelling bout say that both
should be in the prize ring. as they
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-01-26
WILSON AND HARPER'S WEEKLY

Colonel George Harvey, the
amiable editor of Harper's Weekly,
was formerly a newspaper man
and a distinguished one, having
been editor of the lew York World
in it's palmist, most progressive and
y~ellowest days. The colonel's
newspaper instinct led him to the
discovery long ago that Woodrow
Wilson was of presidential size.
He has been very proud of his
precedence since a few hundred
thousand of his fellow citizens
have come over to the same way
of thinking, and for some time
he has flown at the mast head Of
Harper's the legend: For Presi-
dent, Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey"
Two or three weeks ago the
banner disappeared, and now the
colonel says he took it down be-
cause Governor w lson asked him
TO do so.
Wherein we think Governor
Wilson displayed.good judgement,
even though it seems a little rough
upon his "discoverer," the colonel.
For il so happens that Pierpont
Morgan, or his bank, or some one
connected Herewith undertook the
reorganization Of the Harper
printing house once upon n time,
since that time Harper's has been
twitted with being a Wall street
organ. There is no evidence so
far as we know that "Wall street"
OF Morgan now has thu least
interest or influence in Harper's.
But the imputation of such an
alliance remained, and the associa-
ton was Iistasteful to Governor
Wilson, for he is distinctly not a
Wall street candidate.
Not only Is the old corporation
bossed political machine Of fis
own state actively hostile to him.
but Tammany, always doing Wall
street bidding, is fighting him
savagely. In this connection the
New York Globe says:
The practical question now
pertinent is whether or not the
Wall street attitude has made
the nomination Of Governor Wilson
inevitable. II s perhaps too early
for so sweeping an affirmative to
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CAN'T PAY THE REWARD

In a letter written yesterday
to District Attorney j. d. Fred
ericks Of Los Angeles county con-
corning the application OF William
j. Burns fer the reward Of $40,
600 offered by the state assembly
for the arrest and conviction of
the Los Angeles dynamiters, State
Controller A. b Nye answers that
he cannot under the law. draw
the warrant for money, because
there is not $4,000 in the con-
tiugent fund Of he assembly. The
so called reward cannot be looked
upon as a legitimate expense of
the legislature, says Nye.
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SHOT TO DEATH FROM AMBUSH

Wednesdays Humboldt Star says
Il hat word reached Winnemucca
that monring that Peter LauX was
shot and killed Tuesday afternoon
at the camp Of Kennedy, in the
southern part of Humboldt county
aud about 65 miles from Whine,
mucca The shooting occurred al
the Gold Note mine aud is believed
to have been the result of a feuG
that has existed there over the
ownership of the property. The
new of the killing. giving only
the meager details, was brought
to John Guthrie's ranch neal
Kennedy, by a relative of LauX
From that place a courier reached
the Sonoma ranch last night anC
this morning Frank Guthrie or
rived here and notified Sheriff
Lamb of the homicide.
About all that can be learned o,
the killing at the present time il
that LauX was in possessi n of tn,
Gold Note mine. the ownership o,
which is also claimed by othe,
parties. Lately there has beer
considerable wranGling over tht
property and hot words have beer
used.
Tuesday afternoon Laux wa
sitting near the portal Of one O.
the tunnels on the property, wher
a fusilade of shots was fired from
ambush and Laux fell over ap
parently dead. The relative thel
rushed to the John Guthri, ranch
and told of The shooting. He di,
not stop TO examine the body. bu.
from the position in which il wa
SliE Nb lH' wi IC wa
satisfied that Laux was dead
He could not state who did tn,
shooting, as the party or partie
who fired the shots could not b.
seen.
Shortly after the sherif's office
was notified of the killing Deput,
Sheriff C. w. Muller, Distric
Attorney J. a. Callahan, Corone.
j. T. Dunn and DR.. Mangan lef
for Kennedy in one of the Havi
land & Hoskins autos.
An inquest will be held, i
necessary, and a complete inyesti
cation made, and it is expected
that more definite new Of tn
shooting will be received her,
some time tonight.
Laux has been a resident o
Kennedy for several years. He
leaves a wife and child.
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GAMBLERS formed LOOSE

The grand ilry of White Pine
county last week refused to indict
the three men who were caught
gambling by a member of the state
police. The News in commenting
on the failure to indi-t these men
says:
After having retained its entity
for eight months, the grand jury
submitted its final report yester-
day afternoon In the district court
and was discharged from further
service by Judge Moran. The re-
concentrations and findings of that
body pale into insignificance com
pared with the partial report that
was returned Friday afternoon
when the grand jury ignored the
charges of gan bling against j. E
Burke, Thomss Murray and Mau
Sing, otherwise known as "Fenchie,'
who were caugtt in a drag net laid
by the state police.
The news that the grand jury
had failed to indict the three
accused gamblers created consider
able CONSERVATION in business and
other circles, and came like a
thunerbolt out of n clear atmos-
phere. The indiViual members are
being censured on the streets in
view of the newspaper accounts
of the raid which gave a correct
description OF the arrest and the
circumstances ieading up to it,
and which TO the average citizen
seemrd to be sufficient evidence to
warrant the grand jury requesting
the state to try the case in the
district court.
The criticism heard in various
quarters differs materially, some
persons assiGnir : a marked hatred
for the anti-gGnblirg law while
others give dives reasons for the
outcome, but no one has so far
ventured the opinion, so far as the
News has been able to learn that
lack of evidence entered into the
case, some citizens being so bold
as to refer to the grand jury as the
official withdrawing body.
How the vote stood on the cues
ton will probably never be knwn
by the public. The grand jurors
refuse to divulge the secrets Of
their deliheratins and all that can
be learned is that there were six
teen members at roll call in district
court at the time the report was
returned and it requires twelve
to find an indictmsnt. The question
most frequently heard on the
streets the past Two days is "Who
voted no? Who killed it and
why?"
Several members were inter-
viewed by a News reporter with
a view to learning how the vote
stood and other matters that
brought about the result but
nothing definite could be learned
as to the cause of the failure to
indict. However these members
did not hesitate to declare them
selves emphaticaIly on the subject
Of how they stood and showed
mingled disappointemnt and dis
gust in every word and look.
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treatment and is all right today.

The FIRE companies did excellent
work last night. While there is
not much nutriment in it, the
Independent extends them the
sincere thanks of the property
owners of the town.
There was an Irishamn who
lined up his family Ct seven
gigantic seas, and invited his
caller to look at them. amt they
the fine boys inquired the father.
They are" agreed the visitor.
THE finest in the world" eX-
claimed the father. "And |
nivver laid violent hand on any of
them except in self difnse.'
Last nights fire emphasized the
need of a hose cart and hose
nearer the c:nter of the business
district. 1t might be well for the
property owners in this end Of the
town TO petition the town board
for the necessary fire fighting
apparatus. Who'll start the ball
rolling?
The driver Of the Hot Spring
bus informs us that the water in
the pools near the Hot Springs
bridge fell about eight inches
last night. These pools are in the
crater of what is said to be an eX-
tinct volcano and the water is very
hot. There is no apparent cause
for the water falling from its
usual height.
j. W. Stewa r and c. f. Brown,
the New Yrrk mining mon, left
for Tuscarora this morning. Mr..
Stewart vii remain there and
take charge of the work. He has
promised 10 send us the news oc-
casiOnally.
The remains of the unknown
man found at the Santiago mi II
were buried at Carson yeSte rday.
The Appeal says the interment
was necessary as il was not
deemed advisable to keep the b,dy
longer. All possible methods Of
Identification were out of the
question and unless further
developments are made it will
remain a case of an unknown mar
that was buried.
a sack Ct garden seeds wa.
received this afternoon for free
distribution. Come and get al
you want. First come. will be the
first to get sway with the seeds.
Governor Marshall o Indiana ha.
a new idea in trust busting.
Some lawyers" he said, assume
that their duty to their clients
involves the rights for them t.
become parties TO a crimina
transaction. They should bs helC
equally responsible. This would
be a step in the solution Of thu
big business problem. Lawyers
should be made accessories befor,
the fact, for a corporations viola
ton Of the antitrust laws. IL
cast the trust is proven guilty. thu
lawyer should also, the same as
drug clerk who knowingly sell
poison for a murder"
For more than a year Edwart
Weeks, 81 year old, a povert,
stricken dishwasher in mountain
hotel near Coliente, has refused I,
go to San Frncisco and claim 81.
500 Public Administrator NJ. j
Hynes has been waiting TO pa,
him from the estate Of lis mother
the late A,nie +. Weeks. Week
has lived Ct Calicntc for Gfteer
years and is a typical mountain
character poorer than the proven
hal church mouse. His only in
come is o few dollars he pick
up about the hotel. Tie refuses I,
wear ncw clothes, even shirts, aL,
when, "stor. duds" are p~rescnte,
to him they disappear the follow
ing day.--E%change.
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Thursdays Virginia CT roniclc
saws that owing 10 the adjourn
mcnt Of the State Bank & Trust
Co. Receivers suit at Carson,
Judge Langan has now over a
month 10 devote to the clearing
up the calendar in other courts in
his district and will put in a very
busy six weeks. The announce
mcnt is made that n session Of the
court will take place m this city
tomorrow afternoon at 1870
o'clock, at which time the court
will set for trial the cases of the
alleged violation Of the anti.gamb-
ling laws in this county A veniro
OF jurors will be issued and other
prcliminarics attended to. Il is
also probable that other cases will
be set for argument or hearing.
The Judge will also go to Yering-
ton soon 20 issue n vcnirc Of
Jurymen to serve in the DR..
Eickncr murder case.
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NEFhph-iAI2vIEw MINING COMPANY
lsurH.t" NJ principal unIrU. Elku. Np,aIp,
I,l,tn ONCE outside Of Nevada. ~ Judge
m,ng '9l5'tg" Mining District. ,hurchii
NgiIro vs. hereby given that ni "a meeting ~
ihn i"nrd uI directors hold on January . IuiB
.h assessment 90 boz known rs ussrssmgri No
" ~ 'I''.I'utlh i1Cl cent per share WAS IpyisI
.t il' nWl standing rnUiiul stock Of the CprpOrH.
You ln'NM.r Immediately to Gideon SNYDER
Utah. ' '""' IVY
Any stock upon which ,his assrsancni rr
mlllhs unpaid on February %. 1919. will bc Dc
Ilhllchi hud advertised for sale al rubIir
HHt'iuhs Auu unless payment IN made before.
VIII bo sold on Nrril IN. 1919. 1T I O'CLOCK j. A.
ln pHI 40" DELINQUENT us4o4smpur. together
WIN tho costs Ut advertising ana expense Of
GIDEON SNYDER. Secretary.
iiJudgC building. salt Lake DIV, titob
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Not Consonnn.

w" OF the boys had broken ono
VI lne school rules aud no one would
up
INC tencher announced that bo
"o"'u ,nrnsh tho whole class n some
ono uld not toll him who had com
mIltted the oncnso
~. wero silent. MID no began with
,no hrst boy. and thrashod every ono
u INC class until finally he reached
we last ono Then he said Nov
y you VIII toll me who dId this I
wont thrash o
ply Ideas w 10
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Nye, however, suggests that a
claim bill be introduced in the
legislature at the next session.
Sacramento Dee.
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MURDER MYSTERY IS
FAR FROM CLEARED

Wednesdays Carson Appeal
says that the results Of yesterdays
work hythose who are endeavor-
Ing to unravel the murder mystery
at the Santiago mill. resulted in a
general view of the ground, sec
tion and premises. While nothing
of q startling nature was found
yet the evidence is important as it
fixes the crime as murder.
Captain Donnclly Of the state
police acted with Sheriff Regain in
going over the ground. Many
inquiries have been made relative
TO the dead mar and his COM
panion. At the Brunswick mill
parties stated that during the time
about Christmas that two men
passed that point. One was a
short man the other much taller.
AS they avoided the people 1t may
be that this is the pair that visited
the mill and the smaller man may
have been the victim. They we're
both dressed in ~overcosts and the
small man wore such . hat as
was found with the dead body.
The police took 4 number of
photos Of the arasta and the old
mill ruins in hopes Of eventually
running down tho murderer.
The only word relative to the
Identification Of the dead man
comes from Salt Lake City. A
telegram has been received by
Sheriff Regain which states that a
mar by the nam, Of Matte Pubcic
has worked in Salt Lake as "A bar
tender. Word from Murray, Utah,
is to the effect that the deceased
has a brother at that place. Tele-
grams have been forwarded him
hoping that he would ordcc some
disposition Of ,hc remains.
During the day an inquest is to
be held when it is expected that a
determination will be reached.
Everything points TO a murder as
it is q matter q in possibility for
a man to Kill himself and bury
his body. Tie one object now
ahead is TO locate or identify the
party who committed the crime.
Owing to the fact that Coroner
Evans was called cut Of town for
the day, and that a uunlcr If
trIeErams Of inquiry were await.
ing reply the holding of the
- inquest was set over until tomor-
row. During the afternoon Sheriff
Rcgan received the follo|ing tcIe-
gram from Salt Lake City:
Sheriff Regain Can't locate
= brother Of Public. Nan you
inquire about waS about ~ years
Of age. 3 feet 3 inches in height.
rudy complexion and weighed
about l55 pounds. Was full faced
! and wtor he left here wore a
heavy reddish mustachc. Hair
was thin in front.
John Sharp, Sheriff.
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Master mafsprop.

Pa, | know how TO -prono,,o.
~vcstigate'" ''
We'll. how7"
Ieaehor told us It is pronounced
WIN tue accident on the antopeanat"
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possess wonderful science and are
gluttons for observation-disclosures
Bonanza.
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