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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-05
Must Push to Reach Success.

When you are inclined 10 criticize
any man for being too aggressive, re-
member that no one ever worked his
way along the path to success at a
faster rate than the crowd without
humping into a few people.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-05
THE TAX. LEVY

The commissioners Monday fixed
the county tax rate at SLOT on
the $lo0 valuation on all property
outside of Elko and the school
districts that have special levies.
This is an increase of ten cents in
the county rate over that of last
year. The state tax rate is 60
cents on the 500, the same as last
year. The county rate is appor-
toned to the various funds as
follows:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-05
Natural History.

why SIR" said Mr.. Dustin Stax, do
you call me an amphibian?"
II refer to your method of capital
Zation."
But have developed the resources
of the land"
Eyes. But when you get tired Of
the land you take to water"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-05
lmprovldent.

Little Emil was walking home from
church with his mother and in pass
ing the ice cream parlors wanted
some. His mothers repeated mo" did
not satisfy him. She finally said. ct
can't buy any; haven't any money
Emil replied, Then why didn't you
take some when they passed 1t
around ?"-National Monthly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-05
DISTRICT COURT


Judge Curler, prosecuting attorney
in the Jack Maher case, that Albert
Street. the last juror passed, had
not answered the questions asked
him on examination truthfully and
that he was disqualified from
sitting as a juror.
When court convened in the
afternoon, Judge Curler brought
up the matter in the presence of
the jury. and moved for an in
vestigation. On objection of the
defense, the jury was excused.
After some argument, Judge
Somers granted the motion and
court adjourned until o'clock.
On the converting of court after
the recess, the attorneys for the
defense stated they were not ready
to proceed and a further recess
was taken until 7:3O o'clock.
When court convened at 1870
o'clock Judge Curler stated that it
was not proper to have the pro-
ceedings in presence of the other
eleven jurors. Judge Somers
started to excuse the eleven jurors
when Attorney Christianson OBJ
jected to the jury separating.
The objection was overruled and
the defense excepted to the ruling.
The eleven jurors we're then
taken to the jury room by Deputies
Elmore and Mcnamara.
Judge Curler then stated to Tie
court that Juror Street is now, and
has been since the last election,
so biased and prejudiced against
the anti-gambling law that he can
not act as an impartial juror and
cannot render an impartial verdict.
That while he swore under .ex-
animation that he was in favor of
the law he was really opposed to
the law and had been opposed to
the law since it's passage. That
he stated this morning on the train
while coming to Elko that he would
not convict a person for violating
the law.
The defense ojected to the pro-
ceedings and the court overruled
the election. An exception was
taken to the ruling by the defense.
Constable Happier was then cal
led and sworn. He testified that
during the last campaign he heard
Street express himself against AS
semblYmaE Mcintosh and other leg
islators for passing the law and
had heard him apply vile epithet
to Mcintosh for introducing the
bill. He had heard Street say
that something like thirty or forty
thousand dollars had been raised
to defeat every legislator who had
voted for the bill and that all of
them would be defeated.
On cross-exaimnation he said
that he had told District Attorney
Dysart of what he had tie stified
to during the examination of
Street. That Dysart had called
him out of the court room and
asked him about Street. Had told
Dysart of what he knew before
the jury was sworn. Street had
been engaged in several occupa-
tons since he had known him
among them being soliciting
orders for clothes and running a
roulette wheel before the anti
gambling law went into effect.
Had not seen him running a gambl-
ing game since that time.
A. B. Gray, justice of the peace
Of Carlin, was the next witness.
He had talked with Street on tn e
anti gambling law about 60 days
ago. He told me that he had run
roulette wheel and that l did
not catch him, and that he tn ought
of inviting me to play at the game.
On cross-examination Mr.. Gray
said that Street said he had run
the game at Chinaman's place in
Carlin. Street joshed him about
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-05


penalty was too severe for such an
offense.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Gritfin's
evidence. Judge Curler moved that
Juror Street, be excused. The
defense opposed the motion on the
ground that the facts proven were
in possession of the State before
the jury was sworn. ....
Judge Somers stated that the
only question in his mind was
whether or not there had been
negligence on the part IF the
prosecuting attorney.
He called Judge Curlet to the
witness stand and questioned him
about he management of the case
and when he first heard Of the
facts alleged against Juror Street.
Judge Curler stated that he was
employed to assist the district at
torney and had the manag cement of
the case. Also that he did not
know the charges against Street
until after the jury was sworn.
At the conclusion of Judge
Curriers' evidence, Judge Somers
rendered his decision substantially
as follows:
"His examination was not and
his dene amor was not satisfactory
to the court. although there did
not at the time appear to be suffi-
cient reason for eXcusing him
for cause, but the court finds he
told an unrruth with respect to
his feelings at the time and it
would be travesty on justice for
such a juror to try case Of this
character, involving as it does,
more or less a moral question,
question which interests every
man and woman and child in this
whole community. The court
feels jurors should be selected who
have beliefs and qualifications
above suspicion. Anything else is,
and would be travesty on justice.
That the people feel lightly about
the question of open gambling IN
community speaks volumes
against the morality of that
locality. l do not, l cannot be-
lieve that a Case of this kind
Should be tried by any juror with
out it were juror that had the
respect of the community. |
must find that this juror is not
qualified to pass upon the issue in
this case. l therefore excuse
him."
The defense excepted to the
ruling.
The jury was again brought in
and Judge ..Somers asked the
defense whether they wished to go
on with eleven remaining jurors
and have venire issued for ten
more jurors or whether they wished
the eleven excused and a venire
issued for a new panel.
The defense asked time to con-
slider the matter and after short
consultation, Mr.. Christensen was
still undecided. Judge Somers
told him that the court was ready
to take either course and that the
defense must decide which course it
desired the court to take. Attor-
ney Christianson asked for further
time to consider the matter and
court adjourned until 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
After the adjournment, the
defense concluded to go on with
the eleven jurors. Judge Somers
was notified and ordered a venire
to issue for ten more jurors.
Following are the lucky TEL: T.,
j. Monks, j. L. Parker, Henry
Winters, w. J. Smiley, j. F.
Ollinger, Starr Valley; Frank
Jeanney, George T. Toombs and
VIM. Drake, Wells; E. II. Pearce,
Carlin.
When court convened at 9
| n,clnck this rnnrninn nm ndinnrn-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-05
SALMAGUNDI

ga pmar School. souvenirs at
Wmterman;el.s Je Uelrv Store.
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff
Harris appointed Joe Mcnamara
as the third deputy sheriff to
guard the jury.
Dean Harrison, Jeweler and
optician. has moved one door
east of the drugstore, where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
WANTED-A good waiter, must
be a man who understands the
Z business. Wages, $25 per month
with board and room free. Inquire
at this office.
The republican primaries for
the election of delegates to the
state convention will be held on
Saturday, April 9Th. Bill and Ted
will measure their strength in
Nevada on that day.
EGGS FOR HATCHING-A few
settings of thoroughbred Buff
Orpington eggs at $3.50 per set
ting. Bred for size, laying and
meat qualities. Also young Buff
and White Orpington stock for
sale. AID. Taber
The court proceedings last light
indicated very clearly that Albert
Street swore falsely when examined
as juror in the Maher case. Ii
sufficient proof can be had, he
should be prosecuted for perjury.
Such men are a menace to society.
E. Elliott and James Burke
Tame in from Bullion yes erday.
They report a heavy fall Of snow
in the Bullion mountains. They
also say that work is going on
steadily in the old camp and that
he prospects are good for lively
times before the summer is over.
T. F. Rowland, superintendent
of the Salt Lake Division of the
Southern Pacific, and J. Nj. Fulton,
Division Freight and Pas: enger
Agent arrived from the west this
MORN AZ, They spent the day
talkiR1kOve matters with Elko's
business men.
Assemblyman Ayres of Reno has
compiled figures showing where
$4,000 could be saved yearly by
the state in abolishing clerkships,
stenographers and deputies in the
state officers Some of the state
men who voted to put these tax
eaters on the states payroll now
howl the loudest for retrench-
ment. Don't it jar you when
8 you hear them roar!
q is stated that the off ce of
P6Rlicity Norcross is quite a
q family affair, in fact a sort of
n family reunion is in force. The
81 Appeal delegated representative
to count family noses but he re-
e turned and said he refused to
s. make the report as it would be a
8 shame to make it public as others
Bin he state might get the notion
Bin their heads that they were
sentitled to a place in the Office
Appeal.
S A man giving the name Of c.
Kemp, who passed a had check on
ga Winnemucca business man ard
skipped out, was arrested at Carlin
Saturday. Yesterday Constable
Moore went to Carlin and brought
Kemp back this morning and
placed him in Jail. He will be
given a preliminary examination
bin a charge of forgery in Justice
Dunn's court next Saturday.
" mboldt Starr
The finding of a head and foot
of human being by two boys of
Ely, has resulted in lot Of
speculation and investigation. 1t is
believed that the amputated
L l.Al L. N r,nnrdan
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
How Great Was LineoIn7

Abraham Llncoln's birthday on Feb.
Il is now celebrated in nearly all states.
One of his biographers has said that
the future will place Lincoln where he
rightfully belongs-among the worlds
greatest men, perhaps the greatest
A keen sense of justice united to uni
form kindness would seem a pretty
sure basis for greatness.
From the hour that he sprang from
his horse to restore two birds to their
mothers nest and pulled a s~queaking
pig out Of the mire, much to the detri-
ment of his only suit Of Clothes, to the
time when by oNe stroke Of his pen he
proclaimed all people of the United
States free and equal, upon which act
he invoked the judgment Of the people
and the gracious favor Of the Almighty
God" Abraham Lincoln was In the ex-
banding process which made him co
lossaL.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
Boy Scouts on Show.

Lieutenant General Sir Baden-Powell.
founder of the boy scout movement In
Great Britain, has arrived In this coun-
try to review the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea in New York city, and upon
this occasion the distinguished visitor
will confer with the leaders OF the
boys organization in the United States.
Following the New York review, Gen
eral Baden-Powell, accompanied by
James Il. West. chief scout executive
Of the Boy Scouts Of America, will be-
gin a tour of inspection and review
thousands of boy scouts in other parts
Of the United States.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
FIRST BRIDE IN WHITE.
Mary Stuart Said to Have Started
Fashion In 1858.

Fashion In 1858.
The majority of brides choose white
when selecting their wedding dress be-
cause 1t is the conventional color and
many persons are OF the opinion that
IL always has been favored. AS a mat
ter Of fact, 1t is Of comparatively mol
ern origin, and in most eastern coun-
tries pink is the bridal color.
During the middle ages, and In the
Renaissance period brides wore Grim
son TO the exclusion OF all other colors.
Most OF the Plantagenet and Tudor
queens were married In that vivid hue,
which Is still popular In parts Of Brit
tany, where the bride is usually dressed
In crimson brocade.
1t was Mary Stuart who FIRST changed
the color Of the bridal garments. says
the London Sketch. At her marriage
with Francis III. OF France In 1858,
which took place not before the altar.
but before the great doors Of Notre
Dame. she was gowned In white bro
cade with a train Of pale blue Persian
velvet six yards In length.
This innovation caused a great stir
in the fashionable world Of that time.
1t was not. however. until quite the
end Of the seventeenth century that
pure white-the color worn by royal
widows-became popular for bridal
garments
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
ST.. VALENTINE FEAST.
EnaIish Boys and Girls Enjoy Big Dis
ner on Saints Day.

nEE 0H 80
The celebration Of st. Valentines
dav Feb. IA. which In this country Is
now chiefly observed by the inter.
chang of sentimental or jocular com
munications called valentines, means
a great deal more to the young people
In many parts of England. There, In
stead of exhausting anonymous epis-
ties. the lads and lassies of the neigh
borhood meet to enjoy a more or less
elaborate dinner. At the close of this
feast the large heart shaped cake that
has graced the center of the table Is
cut. but is served to the bachelors
alone, for, while 1t in every way resem-
bles an ordinary cake, 1t has beer so
constructed that each slice Is found to
contain a small wad OF paper. which
upon being unfolded discloses the name
of one of the young women present at
the board. In this n each youth
is provided with a partner, for 1t Is his
duty to seek out the maiden whose
name he has drawn in this novel lot
terry, that he may be- her valentine"
Accordingly he is assiduous In his at
tentions during the remainder Of the
evening, seeing to il that she partic-
pates in all the treats and games aud
then escorting her to her home in
safety.
The st. Valentine day cake is usual
" Of the plain cake variety, Is frosted
with white icing and decorated with
candies.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
The Dickens Centenary.

The m hundredth anniversary OF
the birth Of Charles Dickens. celebrat-
ed throughout the world on Feb. T.,
served to revive many of the Dickens
stories, and one Of the best concerns
the origin Of his pen name of Boz.
Moses was mis- nickname for one Of
his brothers. This was shortened to
Nose, and Boz vas simply Nose pro-
nounced al though one had a cold in
his head. Even after the lapse OF
nearly half a century since his death
Dickens remains the worlds foremost
novelist, at least among English speak
ing peoples, just as Shakespeare is its
foremost dramatist.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
The British Parliament.

When parliament adjourned on Dec
1G last there was little or no excite
ment. But the two houses, reassem-
bling this month, will have lots to 40,
and lively times are predicted. First
and foremost on the list of big mat
tiers scheduled for consideration u the
bill providing home rule for Ireland.
This measure is bound to a huD
bub. for the signs are that the meas
ure will now be pressed through par
lament and that it will hold the atten-
ton Of both houses for some time
Other matters to come up m parila-
ment are the general education BILL
manhood suffrage and d~isestablish-
ment Of the Anglican church In Wales
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
LINC0LN'S HORSE SWAP.
In Which He Preferred His Wooden
Saw Horse to "Liveo Exhibit.

cav tN0f1o " &N9 nv
When Lincoln was a lawyer practic-
ing In the Illinois circuits he and a
Judge once joked each other about
horse trades. The upshot of the matter
was that the two agreed to meet at a
designated hour the next day to make
a trade. The horses up to the hour OF
the trade were to be unseen. There
was to be no withdrawing from the
agreement under forfeiture Of $50. A
few friends had heard the wager made
and passed the word around. As a re-
suit, quite a crowd was on hand to wit
ness the exchange.
The judge came up first, leading the
worst looking animal he had been able
to find, says the National Magazine.
Where he had discovered" It no one
ever knew. He had not been at the ap-
pointed place but a few minutes when
Lincoln came. carrying a wooden saw
horse on his shoulders.
The crowd which had gathered was
hilarious at the sight. This was great
ly augmented when Lincoln sat down
on his sawhorse, critically surveyed
the judges imitation and exclaimed:
well, judge, l must say this is the
first time In my life l ever got the
worst OF a horse trade"
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tive, were joining in the arming and
flag hosting and excitement Of that
afternoon.
The disintegrating truce gave place
to a definite general breach with the
assassination of the Wetterhorn-for
that is the only possible word for the
act-above Union square and not two
miles away from the exemplary ruins
of city hall. This occurred late in the
afternoon, between 8 and G. By that
time the weather had changed very
much for the worse, and the opera
lions of the airships were embarrassed
by the necessity they were under of
keeping head-on to the gusts. A series
Of squalls, with hail and thunder, fol
lowed one another from the south by
southeast, and in order to avoid these
al much as possible the air feet came
low over the houses, exposing itself to
a rifle attack.
Overnight there had been a gun
placed in Union square. 1t had never
been mounted, much less fired, and In
the darkness after the surrender II
was taken with its supplies and put
out of the way under the arches of the
great Dexter building. Here late in
the morning it was remarked by a
number OF patriotic spirits. They set
to work to hoist and mount 1t inside
the upper floors Of the place. They
made, in fact, a masked battery be-
mind the decorous Office blinds and
there lay in wait as simply excited as
children until at last the stem Of the
luekless Wetterhorn appeared. beating
and rolling at quarter speed over the
recently reconstructed pinnacles of
rifany's.
Ito be continued.J
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10
Wrestling With Schedule K.

The threatened tariff war with Rus
STA is not the only tariff row we have
on our hands. Congress is now in the
midst Of a struggle with the wool
schedule as a result Of the report Of
the tariff board. Everybody processes
to be anxious to pass a bill complying
with the boards findings, but the trou-
BILE is that the Democrats interpret
these findings in n way. the Repub-
licans in another, and the insurgents
have an Interpretation of their own
that differs from both OF the others.
Whether congress can agree on a bill
that the president will sign yet re-
mains doubtful, and 1t may be that
they will agree TO disagree and go to
the country or the issue. Even II a
wool tariff bill does become a law
most of the other schedules must be-
come an issue in the presidential cam
paign.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-10

ment as a survival of an epoch when
crude and, in a sense, barbarous ideas
of the infiction of justice were preva-
lent.
The wardens of the San Quentin and
Folsom penitentiaries are reported to
nave pledged their support to the gov
errors efforts.
The question Of whether the state
has a moral right to take a life for a
life has long been a topic of discussion
and diverse opinion. Last summer at
a session of governors held at Spring
Lake, n. j., uniform divorce laws for
the states of the Union were debated.
1t was an important subject, of course,
but quite as important, 1t would APP
pear, is this question of the death PEN
atty. 1t frequently is one of the pain
full duties of a president of the United
States or governor Of a state to give
the final word as TO whether a on
demned murderer shall forfeit his life
for his crime, and who but these final
arbiters themselves know what mental
tortures may be theirs in a case where,
in spite of overwhelming evidence ad-
verse to the prisoner, there remains
perhaps the faintest suspicion in their
minds that there Is one chance in a
thousand that an innocent man or an
innocent woman is sem to his death or
to her death by the executive hand?
Executive clemency always opens the
way for a storm Of criticism, and while
a president or a governor may disre-
gard it, it carries its sting, and some
times its rebuke. And so the question
might be raised, in addition to the one
of whether capital punishment is right
or wrong, Of whether this grewsome
task should not be lifted from the
shoulders of those to whom the law
now allots it.
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main and presently louhu ehcA
prisoners in the hands of a hostile
crowd. Close at hand was a number
Of villa residences, whose occupants
speedily developed from an unfriendly
curiosity to aggression. At that tinie
the police control Of the large polyglot
population Of Staten Island mad oe-
come very lax, and scarcely a house,
hold but had its rifle or pistols anu
ammunition. These were presently
produced. and after two or three
misses one Of the men at work was
hit In the foot. Thereupon the Ger
mans left their sewing and mending'
took cover among the trees n TO
piled.
The cracking of shots speedhy
brought the Preussen and Kiel on tne
scene. and with a few hand grenaues
they made short work Of every vlla
within a mile. A number OF noncom,
blatant American men, women anu
children were killed and the actual as
sailants driven Off. For q time the re-
pairs went on in peace under the I'M
mediate protection of these TWO ar
ships. When they returned to their
quarters an intermittent sniping ana
fighting around the stranded Bingen
was resumed and went on all the AIT
ernoon and merged at last In the gen
eral combat Of the evening.
About 8 the Bingen was rusheo Dy
an armed mob and all its defenders
killed after a fierce, disorderly struggle.
The difficulty Of the Germans In ooth
these cases came from the impossiDh-
ity of landing any efficient force or,
indeed. n force at all from the air
feet. The airships were quite unequal
TO the transport Of any adequate land
ing parties. Their complement OF men
was Just sufficient to maneuver u
fight them in the air. From ABOVE
thew could infict immense damage
They could reduce any organized gov
eminent to a ~capitulation in the BRIEF
est space. but they could not dlsarm'
much less could they occupy, the sur
rendered areas below. They had to
trust to the pressure upon the author
tiles below of a threat to renew the
bombardment. 1t was their sole re-
source. No doubt with a highly or
ganized and unchanged government
and a homogeneous and well disci-
plined people that would have sufficed
to keep the peace. But this was not
the American case. Not only was the
New York government a weak n and
insuficiently provided with police, but
the destruction of the city hall and
postoflce and other central ganglia
had hopelessly disorganized the coop
Grafton of part with part. The street
cars aud railways had ceased. The
telephone service was out of gear and
worked only internationally. The Ger
mans had struck at the head, and the
head was conquered and s~tunned-only
to release the body from its rule. New
York had become a headless monster,
no longer capable of collective sub
mission. Everywhere 1t lifted itself
rebelliously; everywhere authorities
and officials, left to their W initia-