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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-09
Observation-Disclosures

chance for liberty. All the
prisoners had just been brought
from Sweetwater. where they
had been convicted and given
sentences varying from two to
twenty years.
They were placed on arrival
here in a cell of the jail which is
commonly used for ordinary de-
tention cases, and which has al
ways proven sufficient to hold
any prisoner. This cell has
iron bars running longitudinally
and deeply imbedded in the
stone casing. with cross bars
fixed in the same way. On the
outside of the window was a
wooden sill which had become
loosened in the stone. This the
prisoners succeeded IN tearing
loose and pulling into their cell,
and with which they pried apart
the bars sufficiently to allow
them to escape.
Making a rope of blankets
with which they had been pro-
vided, it was an easy matter to
reach the ground and give
leg bail. One of the prisoners,
however. refused to take advan-
tage of his opportunity and re-
NAMED behind. Just as soon as
he thought the other prisoners
put of hearing he yelled and
otherwise gave the alarm TO
deputy sheriff Scott. who was
sleeping on the lower floor. Al
thorough and diligent search was
made about the Jail. but no trace
If their flight could be found. |
Up to this time no clue as to
heir whereabouts has been I
started, though diligent search /
$ being prosecuted throughout
vi this country. Colorado Rec
'rd.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-09

Appreciates the Avalanche
The Avalanche is in receipt of
a letter from one of our Illinois
subscribers. part of which reads
as follows:
Your paper is the life of the
plains and is greatly appreciated
bv more than one Illinoian. f" We
are glad the Avalanche is filling
its Office to the satisfaction OF
the people. We endeavor at all
time is to be conservative. Our
reports from this section of the
country are not overdrawn as a
great many people who have not
been here. are prone to believe.
If you wish your friends or
relatives to receive reliable in
formation about this country,
have the paper sent to them.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-09

Bastrop County will soon let
contracts for the construction of
GO miles of new roads. Two
precincts have already voted for
the issuance of road bonds to
the amount of $225. 900 and
another election will be held
May Ii. for the purpose of is
suing $4,000 more of these
bonds.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-09

o. Lykes. proprietor Of the
fremont hotel made a business
trip 10 Sweetwater the first of
the week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-09
TEXAS POLLING STRENGTH
Only fifty-fiye percent Of Males
Of Voting Age Eligible to Vote
in Texas Elections

Washington, d. c., May 3. -
The Federal Census Bereau has
recently issued its final report on
the distribution of the male pop.
ulation over twenty-one years OF
age and qualified to vote, in the
United States, by states. The
potential voting strength of the
nation and of each state and
territory is expressed by the
number of its males twenty-one
years of age and over, exclud-
ing the foreign born who have
not become naturalized, but by
this is not meant the actual
number of voters in the several
states and territories for in sew
eral states the payment of a
poll tax is necessary before a
vote can be cast and consequent
ly the number of qualified voters
is reduced. 1t represents,
rather, the number of males
who from the standpoint of age
are eligible to vote.
In 1910 the number Of males
of voting age in the United |
States was rs. 999, l51 or 29.4
per cent Of the total population, |
compared with q, 1874, 300 or
us per cent of the total popula-
ton in 1900.
The color and nativity Of the
males Of voting age in the Unit
ed States. in 1910 was: Native
born white l7,7l0,697; foreign
BORN white 6,646, SOC; Negro
,, l59, 327; all others ls2, 52l.
The statistics on Texas are in
in detail for they show
hat only So per cent Of the
nales Of voting age are qualified !
'oters. this fact is borne oat By
comparison between the poll
AK payments. which were 54S.
81 and the 1910 Federal Census
report Of the males in Texas Z
yer twenty-one years Of age I
'hich was l.005. 357.
The voting strength of Texas ;
only Ia per cent of the total :
opulation, which was 1856. SAP.
! 1910.
The color and nativity of the
Iales in Texas over twenty-one
ears of age. follows: Native 7
orn white 723,Sl0; Foreign
orn white ll2. 1853; Negro 1885,
". all othara oSl
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-09

II. A. Davidson and wife left
Saturday for Union City Tenn.
where they go on a visit to re-
latives to be absent about four
weeks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13
A PEN PICTURE OF CHRIST

Publius Lentulus wrote this
graph description to the Roman
Senate from Jerusalem during the
time of Tiberius Caesar:
"COnscript Fathers:
There appeared in these our days
a man of great virtues, named
Jesus Christ, who is now living
among us. OF the Gentiles he is
accepted as a Prophet of Truth,
but his own disciples call him the
Son of Gud. He raises the dead
and cures all manner of diseases.
A man somwhat tall and comely,
with very reverend countenance,
such as behol ders may both love
and fear. His hair is the color of a
filbert fully ripe. some what light
to the ears, whence downward it
is more orient of color, slightly
curled and waved about the
shoulders. In the midst of his
head is seam or parting of his
hair after the amer of the
Na7arites. His forehead is
smooth and delicate, his face
without spot or wrinkle, beauti-
full with a comely red; his nose
and mouth exactly formed, hi s
beard thick, the color Of his hair,
not Of any great length; but
forked; his look innocent, his eyes
grey, clear and quick; in reprov-
ing, terrible; in admonishing,
courteous; in speaking, very modest
and wise; in proportion of body
well shaped none have seen him
laugh, yet many have seen him
weep man for his singular
beauty surprising the children Of
men. "-Selected.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13
AGE IN COTTON FACTORIES
Death of Oldest Weaver in Lowell Re-
VeaIs Bright Side of Operatives
Lives.

news dispatch tells of the death
In Lowell of the. oldest weaver in that
city, a woman who was seventy-one
years of age and was in comfortable
circumstances, but who still preferred
to work, in spite of her age. We call
this to the attention OF the friends
of the poor mill girl" In spite Of
what they tell about employment in a
cotton factory, it seems that it is quite
possible for a woman to follow the
trade of weaver until she has passed
three score years and ten; it is posi-
BILE for her to lay by money enough
to place her in comfortable circum-
stances, and it is possible that the
associations in busy, busting weave
shops, with their noise and lint and
all the other unpleasant features, may
be more endurable to a woman who
has cultivated the habit of industry
over long period of years than the
loneliness she would feel in 4 comfor-
table home with only such tasks to
take up her time and her attention as
those necessary to light hous excepting.
The picture of industry, thrift and IN
doubted faithfulness that is shown in
this brief news item from Lowell can
be duplicated in nearly every one of
the textile centcrs of New England,
but 1t is the picture that is not so fire.
quently held up to the view of the in
terested as the reverse Of 1t. Nobody
who has the. welfare of the operatives
and that means Of the industry itself
at heart would desire that the disa-
greeable features be covered so that
the world would think there was moth
ing In them that should be improved,
but it is gratifying and in the interest
OF truth besides to let a modicum Of
brightness reflect upon the canvas on
occasions.-Fall River Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13

lime dollars and ninety-four cents
Spent by the prison authorities in
an endeavor to give the prisoners
IN the prison the luXuries of life
that they never had before and
that they showed their apprecia-
ton of by making an escape every
time an opportunity presented
itself! Theater parties, pink
teas, automobile rides everything
that could be conceived was in
dulged in to pamper these prison
ers, and now the money is all gone
-dissipated into thin air!
And what is the net result?
Mr.. Taxpayer, look over this
problem that YOU were so enthusi-
astic over and count up both sides
of the question. See what you find
the balance to be. Well enlighten
you in small way:
You nave nearly thirty thousand
dollars county and state moneys
thrown away.
Four prisones have vanished
from sight without going through
the formal necessity Ct asking
leave.
And to balance this huge SUM.
you have couple of miles Of Rad
in tW different IlSceE-one in
Ormsby county and the other
stretch just outside the city limits
of Reno and twenty miles of
chuckhOles between.-Sparks
Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13
EXPERTS TO EXAMINE
POTASH DEPOSITS

E. S. Free. scientist in the
bureau Of soils in the department
Of agriculture at Washington, D.
c., James H. Hance, assistant
geologist with the United States
geological survey of Washington,
and Victor Barndt president and
manager of the Railroad Valley
Saline company, arrived Thurs
day night to make exhaustive tests
of the potash deposits in Railroad
valley.
D. H. Walker, superintendent of
the Saline company. came in
Wednesday night from Tonopah by
auto to meet the potash experts,
and returned to Railroad valley
Friday morning with the party.
Hoyt G. Gale a member of the
geological survey, who has been in
charge of prospecting work for
the government at Fallon, where a
drill'hole was sunk in the bed of
an cient Lake Lahotan, with the
expection of locating potash, was
expected to be a member IF the
party but found at the last
moment that he would be unable to
take the trip.
Mr.. Gale is the author of a
bulletin issued by the survey on
Potash" and was very enthusi-
astic over the possibility of finding
the much desired substance in Rail
road valley having previously
visited this fields in an official
capacity.
The Railroad Valley Saline COM
pany was organized by prominent
residents of Tonopah to develop a
prehistoric lake bed which is sup,
pose to contain potash OF COM
rnercial grade. A churn drill was
purchased from the Nevada Con
solidated Copper company by Mr..
Barndt last November it being the
desire Of the company to drill a
series of holes to a depth of 1900
feet. The management has been
engaged for several months in
building roads to the point where
the hole will he sunk. 1t is
expected that drilling will be
started about March l.
Practically all the potash pro-
duced in the world is extracted
from possessions of Kali syndicate
in Germany, and it's desirability is
due largely to its extreme rarity.
1t is absolutely essential in the
preparation of fertI Iizers- White
Pine News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13
AVIATION MEETING
At OAKLAOD CAL.

February 18th, 18th. 22nd to
the 25th the Southern Pacific will
sell round trip tickets from any
points in Nevada at one and one
third fare for round trip. n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13
The ublauitous Spender.

He spends like prince" his
friends say. HE throws II around like
drunken sailor" says the others.
After ell. he gets rid OF It. And you
can pick your smile from any class
OF society You choose and still be
about right
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13
SALMAGUNDI

at this office.
Mrs. R. E. Keyssr of Carlin
visited her Elko friends today.
Leave your coal orders at the
Home Bakery. w. B. Griffith &
Son.
Courthouse, Highschool, and
grammar School. souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewelrv Store.
Frank Boskowitz, the cheerful
drummer, is in town interviewing
his patrons and swapping yarns
with his friends.
Mr.. Davis went to Bullion this
morning to survey some mining
claims for Col. Harvey and to lock
over conditions in the camp.
Lost--A silver watch with the
letters :. B. j G. on back. Finder
will please leave the same at this
Office.
Dean Harrison. JeweIer and
optician, has moved one door
east of the drugstore, where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
Don't forget the Charity Ball
given Ey the Ladies' Guild on
Valentines day. Spectators, so
cents. Tickets 500. Everybody
cordially invited to come and help
out the good cause.
Mr.. j. w. Thompson and STAN
field left this morning with their
teams for Lakeview, Oregon,
where Mr.. Thompson expects to
make his home. He takes with
him the best wishes of host of
friends in Elko county.
You'll make bit with a tailor
made suit, especially if made by
M. H. Cooper, the tailor. We
make our clothes according to New
York's latest style, and guarantee
satisfaction or money refunded. We
have one of the best cleanin 2
machines in the State.
. P. M. Doyle who killed Editor
Smith at Truckee last week has
been held to answer the change
of murder. The committing
magistrate admitted him to bail in
the sum of $4,000.
Robret Anderson came in from
Bullion Yesterday. He predicts
boom IN the old camp before the
summer is over. Unless all signs
fail, Bullion will be one of the
liveliest camps in the state before
many moons have passed by.
The Sparks Tribune in an article
elsewhere says it is rumored that
Warden Baker will resign. 1t also
charges that the appropriation,
made by the last legislature for
prison labor on the roads of the
state, has been used up and there
is but little in the way of road
building to show for it. We COM
mend the Tribune's article to the
attention of the taxpayers.
The Colorado Republicans do
not seem to have much use for
Roosevelt, the political shyster of
Oyster Bay. At meeting If the
state committee held at Denver
yesterday President Taft was
endorsed for a denomination by a
vote of 1903 to 10. An amend
ment endorsing Roosevelt was de-
feated by 103 to 10. Evidently
Colorado republicans have no use
for Teddy.
If a man thinks everyone is
against him. he will treat them so
they will be. If he thinks every
one is friend, he will treat them
nicely and they will be his friends.
If man is suspicious of every
one. they will be suspicious of
him. You get just what is COM
ing to YOU, good or bad that's
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13
PRISON ROAD FUND GONE

prison is about to resign the
wardenship. The Tribune is unable
to verify the rumor at this time.
The warden will go down into
history as the great reform warden
of the Nevada penitentiary for the
years 19ll-l2.
Since the inception IF the prison
road work, which has teen the
warden's particular hobby, the
Tribune has been emphatic in its
antagonis to this measure. First,
last and all the time, it has pro-
claimed against the evil and
now it seems as though the. state
ments of the Tribune are about to
bear fruit.
Of the twenty thousand dollars
that was appropriated by the last
legisla ure for the carrying on of
this work, there is bare six cents
left to the crdit of this fund. Of
all this amount that was ap-
propriated there is sufficient
money left to purchase three post
age stamps. And this is not all.
The county commissioners of
Washoe county have spent over
eight thousand dollars, making in
all early thirty thousand dollars of
good, lawful money that has been
thrown away in the furtherance of
hobby of people that had,
previous to this time actually no
experience whatever in the hand
ling of prisoners. Four men have
taken French leave from the
camps of the road building prison
ers and notwithstanding the aid of
the expensive State Police, there
has been but single one of these
men returned to the prison to finish
out their sentences.
And what is the net accomplish
ment that has resulted as the in
novation of this fad?
There is small stretch of road
that was constructed in Ormsby
county on the Lake View hill and
another stretch OH the Virginia
road directly outside the limits of
the city of Reno. And for these
two small stretches the people of
the State have paid thirty thous-
and dollars. Enough money ex-
pended each and every month for
the last year to supply forty men
Of family with good jobs and aid
materially in the building up of
the state ard county. y. Enough
money to enable forty men to sup
ply suitable shelter for their
families and to send their children
to schools to be educsted for the
positions they will some day occupy
as future citizens.
Instead, the money has been
expended on prisoners who have
been sentenced to the State prison
for terms of various lengths and
for crimes ranging from murder
down.
Almost thirty thousand spent in
providing Camp of Luxury" for
these prisonersi
When the Tribune started it's
fight against the principle of
prison labor upon tho roads of the
state in preference to the en-
ployment of free labor. there was
not another paper in the state
that took up the fight. Gradually,
however, other papers began to
fall into line and today there are
several in Nevada that see only
too plainly 1.-THE niquity of the
idea.
When the facts are known as they
will be shortly, the entire people
will readily see that the Tribune
has been correct in its attitude
from the -I3.,start. AS we have
repeatedly stated we have no
quarrel with the management Of
State prison. We do not take
issue with the personnel of that
institution. But we have in the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-13

Value Of the Smile,
There ia much religion in a good
smile.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-25

Washington society is all a
culver because Woodrow Wilson
has three manageable daugh-
tiers. Great Caesar, what luck |!
Just think of having three unmar-
ried marriageable daughters and
being elevated to the top notch of
Washington society,"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-25

Coroner's jury will investigate
death of Walter c. Smell of Bos-
ton, found shot dead in Planters
hotel last Saturday.
William H. Bishop, SO, of
Wyoming, ILL.,, brought to Chi
cago. charged with forgeries ag-
gregating 5000.
Rev. Hiram Brown and wife
missing. Hewas pastor of First
Congregational church1of May
wood.
Chicago deaf yesterday cele-
brated bfcentenary of birth of
Able de PEpee, inventor of sign
language.
Mrs. Louise Vern1ilya, who was
tried for murder, by poison, of
Robert T.. Smith, her fance, has
been discharged from county
hospital.
Annual mask carnival of
Brotherhood of Stationery Fire
men to be held Wednesday even
ing, East End hall, Clark and
Erie SITS.
Two thousand members of
United Irish Societies of Chicago
voted unanimously to erect statue
to memory of Col. John F. Fin
erty,
William O'Brien, 10, 1886 East
10th st., known as Quick Change
BILL arrested, charged with re-
cent South Side hold-ups.
One hundred divorces a day
are not too many according to At
torney Jacob LeBosky, in address
to the Chicago Fellowship club.
ID an nHAo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-25
COP MAKES PINCH-THEN
PLAYS JUDGE

PLAYS JUDGE
1t is not every ordinary copper
who gets a chance to shine as a
member of the Judiciary. In fact,
there is only one instance in Chi
cago history where brass-but-
toned officer of the law ever made
pinch and then had the satisfac-
ton of mounting the bench and
handing out his idea of justice to
the defendant. 1t happened today
at the South Clark st. court like
this:
Officer John Childs last night
arrested Alice Lalasca, a 1o-year-
old colored girl, at State and I'D
st. The officer said he did not
like the sway she was flirting
with everyone"
"This morning Alice pleaded
with Judge Hines for another
chance.
His Honor turned to the re-
spectful copper and asked him if
he would mind hearing the case.
Childs gasped, coughed, blush
ed, stammered. Judge Hines
stepped from his seat and mo-
toned the new judge" to take
the place.
Recovering his composure the
elated officer beamed benignantly
on the prisoner, offered a little
lecture and said:
Discharged"
-O-O-
Washington society is all
culver because Woodrow Wilson
has three manageable daugh-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-29
WHOLESALE CORRUPTION LAID
At DOOR Of ROOSEVELTIANS

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Director
Mckinley of the National Taft Bureau
today issued a statement calling at
tention to the alleged use of money
in the Roosevelt campaign.
The lavish expenditure of money
in this campaign by the hackers of
former President Theodore Roose-
velt," says the statement, has led to
the question being raised:
Were the victories of Roosevelt in
Pennsylvania and Oklahoma due to a
great popular demand for his re-
nomination or to the use of money!"
Further along Mckinley says "In
no pre-convention campaign in the
history of the country has money
been used in such large sums, amount
ing, in view of the general verdict of
the country with respect to certain ex-
penditures by Senators of the United
States to plain bribery and corruption
as has been expended by the hackers
of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt"
Mckinley declares that the RooSse-
welt forces spent large sums in Okla
homa; that they distributed 100000
in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in
Guiding Pittsburg, by issuing 10000
pieces of scrip" in SIS denomination
to messengers; that the total Roose-
welt expenditures in Pennsylvania
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-29
MANY HOUSES
ARE GOING Up

| The building of small cottages to
replace the old-time Honolulu tenc-
ment house, which sanitation regula-
tions have now all but put out of bust.
ness, still continues. Instead of the
great tlimsy structures, housing any.
where from twenty to several hun
dred persons, landlords are now put
ting up equally flimsy, but doubtless
more comfortable ono-story cottages,
in groups of from three to a dozen,
and costing from 5000 to $500 each.
The past ten days has also seen issued
building permits for a number of more
Ipretentious residences.
Following is a list of permits issued
lately through the Office of the city
and county plumbing and building In
spector
G. Klamp, Kahala; garage; SAT-.
Manuel Rawlins, Moiliili; residence.
/ $500.
Capt. ]. w. sach, Plikoi and Luna
lilo streets; residence, s21OO.
J. B. Mullholland, 18th Ave, Kai-
muki; residence, 1915.
Frank L. Hoogs, Atherton street,
Manoa; residence, $4,000.
Hawaii Preserving Co., Iwilei, altera-
tons pineapple cannery, $3.50.
Y. Ahin, School street, near Asylum
road; cottages. $1,000
A. NJ. Guerrero, 18th Ave, Kaimuki;
residence, $3.50.
Haloa, Kunawai Lane; residence,
5000.
w. L. Maple, 14th Ave, Waialae
Heights; residence, $3.50.
Kan Foo Look, Pauoa Road; resi-.
dence, 1865.
Colonial Hotel, Emma street; two
cottages, $4,000.
Colonial Hotel, Emma street;
veranda and repairs, $475.
John A. Johnson, Mckinley street
College Hills; two cottages, $500.
Y. Ahin, Aud Lane; eight cottages,
$492O.
c. NJ. Cooke Estate, Ltd, Beretania
and Nuuanu; warehouse, $500.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-29
NEW PEOPLE GO
TO PLANTATIONS

After two weeks spent in quaran
tine, 400 Portuguese, men, women and
children, will be transferred to the
Immigrant station this afternoon for
distribution to the plantations.
Several of these families will go out
this evening to the other islands and
the consignment of 400 will be pretty
well distributed before the remaining
900 odd persons are brought over
Among the people still in quarantine
are number of wives and children
belonging to men who have been here
for some time. The husbands an5
fathers began making their appear
ance at the station this morning and
there will be a number of happy re.
unions when the Pioneer discharge
it's human cargo.