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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
TRA|NMEN PRAISED
FOR BRAVERY

Some remarkable facts regard.
ing q runaway Southern Pacific
gravel train, which did no harm
save the setting of several ties
afire, delayed no trains. but broke
all records for speed through the
lower end Of Placer county, last
Sunday were brought out at the
hearing in Superintendent H. W.
Sheridan's Office yesterday after
noon. ....
The hearing showed that the
accident was caused BY the fact
that the cars were too heavily load
ed and hreakage was not sufficient
to hold the train when it reached
the 2.7 per cent grade just above
Newcastle tunnel and. although
members of the crew realized they
might soon face death, not one
attempted to jump.
Testimony showed that the train
reached speed of sixty.five miles
an hour, that the forty-seven cars
swayed and rocked around the
curves and the locomotive ran a
part of the time on the wheels of
one side. While Engineer Young
remained at his post in the loco
motive and kept the air brakes
set, brakemen and fireman crept
along the train in the dust and
confusion and set thirty five hand
brakes before the train was stopped.
Some great work in clearing
tracks was done by switching crews
in the yards at Rocklin, Loomis
and Penryn where warning was
received at Newcastle that rum
away train was coming.
Ties were set afire along the
road by the moulten metal that
dropped from the brakes heated
by racing wheels it was stated.
In drawing up. its report the
investigating committee gave
members of the crew high COM
mendatinn for their bravery in
remaining with the train. The
committee vas composed of o. H.
Miller, R. C. Irvine, private
citizens. and H. w. Sheridan,
division superintendent: H. w.
Kirkbride, division engineer, and
L. S. Pratt. master mechanic.
The members of the engine and
train crew were as follows {:
Engineer N. s. Young Fireman w.
F. Simmons. Conductor B. B.
Richards, Brakemen o. v. Priest,
j. P. Hendricks and A. j. Hutchin-
son.
The board blamed the conductor
for the accident and found that it
was caused by che cars being too
heavily loaded for the brake power.
Sparks Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
TWO KINDS OF PHYSICIANS

One above the other, there ap-
peared these dispatches in the New
York papers:
New York. Aug. l8.-Dr. Edwin
Bradford Croggin, who was present
at the birth of John Jacob Astor
~. it is said is receiving fee of
81 900 day for his services, and
that he will be in constant atten-
dance at the Aston home for six
weeks. His total fee will be about
$42, 900.
Wauconda. Ill. Aug. l8 "A sub.
scription is being taken here for
the purpose IF raising money for
a monument to the memory of DR..
Joseph Dawson, who was known
as the physician vino never asked a
fee. Those who wished to, could
pay him for his services, but he
never insisted on a fee. What
money he did not use for the
actual necessities of life he gave to
charity and died poor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
SALMAGUNDi
Deputy Sheriff Bellinger left TO-
Contact this morning.

Contact this morning.
Steward Taber reports, q
patients in the county hospital.
Mrs. M. H. Miller left last night
for Mountain View, California,
where size will spend the winter.
Mrs. Rosa Rogers left for Ruby
Valley last night to take charge of
the school for the winter term.
Another train of grand army
veterans will Ieave Salt Lake this
evening over the Western Pacific.
Rev. Father w. H. Curcoran will
celebrate Holy Mass in EIko
Grammar School tomorrow, Sunday,
Sept. 9th at 10 a. M. a. H.
Commissioner Creighton reports
the election returns in from all the
precincts except Jack Creek and
Bryan.
L. P. McManus gave his Elko
friends big dinner at the Hot
Springs today to celebrate the
opening of the Ruby Mineral
spring.
Editor Reber of National is in
town. He is very much opposed to
the primary election law and
thinks the next legislature should
repeal it.
" A number of farmers Of Mason
valley are devoting their alfalfa
fields to rasingseed instead OF
cutting for feed. AS the seed sells
for IL cents pound and up it is
figured that there is more in it
than cutting for fodder.
After the first of January
. butter, eggs. chickens, rabbits,
farm and garden produce, ETC.,
will be handled by the parcels post
system. Beside carrying these
things. the government will in
demnify the shipper against loss.
A physician finding a lady read
ing "Tw elfth Night" said when
&akespeare wrote about patience
on d monument did he mean
doctors patients" mo replied
the lady; you don't find them on
monuments but under them
London Telegraph.
The Buffalo Express Taft Re.
publican, says. "A good many
citizens who agree with the Elk.
press that the prime duty of this
campaign is the defeat of Roose-
welt believe at the present time
that it can be best accomplished
by voting for Wilson,"
1t is an undeniable fact that open
gambling will be an issue in
Washoe county politics at the next
election. While it does not appear
on the surface now, it will be
worked quietly and any candidate
for the legislature that does not
met Il e approval of the gamblers
or their friends will get the politi-
cal knife, irrespective of party
Sparks Tribune.
Republican presidents has been
playing the role of Moses. Fer
nearly forty years or more they
have been leading the American
people through the wilderness but
will not be permitted to lead them
into the promised land. Wilson
is picked as the Joshua, who shall
lead the nation to victory over the
money sharks, and then shall the
promised land be occupied by its
rightful owners. ....
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
EmuIated tho ostrIch.

In the stomach of a COW recently
slaughtered in Davenport, Wash.
were found steel nails, a piece OF tin
car and appoint capital o from q
font OF type.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07

A marvel of science that is at.
tracing much attention in Europe
is arificial wood which is manufac.
tured from straw and other
materials 1t seems that when the
process is finished the straw
product very much resembles white
wood, and is workable with
ordinary carpenters tools. The
new process even produces artificial
cordwood and this latter product
is expected to be valuable to the
great grain raising sections of this
Country and Canada, where straw
is waste product and cordwood
commands high prices.
cronweII's Many Nleknamss.
Few mon have been moro labeled
With uicknames than Oliver Srom-
well, many Of them, to say the least,
uncomplimentary ones, which can
scarcely be wondered at when party
feeling ran so high. "Old Noll," "Cop.
por Face" tho Brewer" are familiar
Examples.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
Moving Successward.


Joseph M. Gates was talking Mt the
New York theater about the super.
nuity OF show girls in Manhattan.
Every opening" he said, ''haa q
dozen show girls clamoring to NIL II.
] got thirty or forty girls positions IN
department stores last week. The
surplusage Of show girls 10 due to tho
fact that 30 many artists models have
turned to theatricals this winter.
"Tho models say there ia no work
Tor them. Art is in a bad way. The
rich collectors buy nothing but old
masters from abroad"
Mr.. Gates smiled.
But II would be nearer the truth. {"
he went on. ito say that lots Of artists
are failures. Even the successes, you
Know. are only half a quarter suo-
cesses-like the young surgeon.
How lie your surgeon son doing ?
one old man said to the other
oh, flne!' was the reply. 'Finei
He performed his eleventh append
citis operation last week and the pa.
TENT lived three hours" "-Cincinna
Commercial Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-07
pastor

Throughout Kansas and Nebraska
a plague Of meningitis that attack s
horses is ravaging the entire states.
Thousands of animals have died
from the disease and in one day
over 1000 dead carcasses were
burned on the farms in Kansas.
The plague has assumed such alarm
ing proportions that the state is
panic stricken. Over half million
dollars has already been lost to the
farmers from the death Of their
animals.
Work on the basement of the Y.
M. &. A. building is we'll under
way. Mr.. Hansel is in charge Of
the work. Two teams and scraprrs
load three or four wagons about
as fast as they can haul the di.t
away. A platform has been built
and the teams with the loaded
scrapers are driven up an incline
on to the platform and the dirt is
dumped through a chute into the
wagons. 1t beats shoveling a city
block.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

with the idea that the Young actress had seen in Lon
don exactly the woman for the role IN the play IN
which my actor friend going to appear. pleaded
with him: but without advancing single argument in
support Of his opposition he dismissed my reasons with
a Nothing doing ! sincerely felt that the play would
gain great deal with the young actress in the leading
woman's role. and finally hit upon idea TO get the
better Of the hard headed hummer who, as the public
thought was under my management. lie was way
beyond IT, in truth! | could never get to him without
a tcn-foot fishing pole.
Accordingly. When the rchcarsas were due to begin
sent abroad for the Young actress brought her over
and kept her in hiding. Then set about finding three
Of the worst and fattcSt actresses could locate. and
these sent in turn over the hcaer where the actor
was rchearsng. Finally, after week had passed the
actor came bursting into my office
For Heavens sakc." he yelled, "arc YOU trying 70
ruin me- I've rchcarsci each Of those women YOU sent
over, and they are awful.
| calmcd him Ill tell YOU what III do," drawlcd
with apparently serious dclberation 81 know where
there is another actress who may be good enough.
don't know though. But III send her around 10 YOU.
The next day | sent the young actress whom
had suggested to the stubborn actor in the lst place
"She's great" he confdcd 20 me that same evening
"f YOU managers had sense enough to pick out actresses
like her at the start instead OF trying out Il lot "i ,'
amateurs you'd get along ten times as fast "a, YOU d"
handed him a very mild cigar a sort Oi curtain
raiser and then contdcd something to him. But ne
doesn't believe this day although the actcs, VINO
has since become a star on her own account mas tpIu
him the story herself.
OF course there are some splendid exceptions TO the
general actor rule but in the main they are pretty
much alike They work two hours and half day and
sit around the rest Of the time talking about the water
wagon and as to the position Of their seats on or of
that vehicle They DO not take their profession sen
ouslv enough Instead Of studying they CrlucZc lne
managers Insnccrc there is no II in their art The
hard worker, succeed and make themselves worth
while to themselves. TO the managers and to the pub
lic The loacrs strut and pose and tell the managers
how they should run the drama.
TWILL now permit the actor to pass out OF the door
1 for awhile and let the playwright come into my
Office and stand the carpet for few minute, Nh"t
wopId Won saw if told YOU that among theatrical
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

long as the dollars pour in.
After playwright has had one success he IS pounccd
upon by the hungry playbrokcrs, who salve him up
from head to toes. who whisper TO him conhdcntiay
that he is "thc coming American dramatic leader, who
tell him that if he places himself under their ten per
cent management they will see to it that he gets more
than is coming to him.
The next day the Young playwright purchases big
ger DERBY buys himself gold headed cane and fancy
waistcoat and comes around to see the manager VINO
has qivcn him his first and only successful prOdutlo
In his left hand he carries copy OF one Il Clyde
Fch's contracts that the playbrokcr has slipped him
with a wink "If you DO any Of my plays hcnociorth:
saws the playwright this is the sort Of contract II
have TO have with YOU. | must stage my own plays.
\ manager has more trouble with paywiights who
want To- stage their plays than strcctar conductor
has with women who want to get of backward. AS a
matter Of record like in the dygoods or some other
business it is thing 70 sell goods % the proprietor
and another thing to "drcss the window display the
good, 10 the best advantage. An architect Is not always
able 10 tell in what parts Of the house baskets o
flowers and the gilt furniture will look best ana It IS
th. same thing with the playwright. But the play
wright being unlike any other mortal, won't believe
you If Fitch" Ia dramatic genius IN every "ayl
could stage his plays why can't do so with my plays
That is the manner in which young Peter ZONES "'Suya'
only he forgcs To- put into his mind and sentence the
brackctci qualifying phrase.
The Young playwughs also INSIST on reading YOU
their PLAYS themselves. Although there are only about
three men in the business who really can read plays
for il is a very difficult task.cycry Young playwright
honestly believes be- is something o an actor ana an
best impress YOU with the strength Of hs nal anu'.iipt
Mos, Young playwrights who have read their plays to
me have done more 20 hide what good there was IN
those plays than hundred bad actor, could have sue
rccdc in doing And vet when ior their own good YOU
suggest 10 them that they had better let YOU read their
pays yourself they go round and tell their friends YOU
are TRYING TO "do' them.
Aicr playwright, has had his first play produced he
forthwith thinks he has become everything connected
with the thcatcr including the oostuTc Not long ago.
accepted the second play Of a Young author who IN
sisted upon experimenting the produ. ton The play
was q mighty good one; but after he had been staging
came around and asked me to help him ont. "ha. hci
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

managers greatest trials are the playwrights?
You have heard the other side: now listen to
mine,
The general cry of the playwright is directed
against the "cOmmercialism Of the managers.
"The managers are crushing mel" he shouts FROM
the rooftops. As a matter Of fact the play
wrights are themselves the most commercial
element in the American thcater today. Why?
Because they are under the influence Of the
plavbrokcrs, merchants who traffic in dramatic
wares and bargain in the manner Of the craftcst
tradcsmen. You hear playwrights chattcring
away about art and that sort Of thing. DO not
believe them any more; at least, many Of them.
What they are after is money with capital NJ.
And thcv are after it hard. Nothing matters so
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

nubljC 0.Est.Olk with winch ne comes IN contact
The worlds mental picture OF a manager IS about as
arotv thing as DorcupInc eating piece OF mnCe pie.
have at times been accused OF being devoid OF sense
of humor lut believe me- no man could be theatrical
manage for more than hour unless he had sense OF
bumor ,,.. was raised 20 the limit.
The popular unpopular side OF manager IS house
hold Uar from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
Quito /. Ike Michigan have often wondered whether
these households would not like 20 have look at the
other side ut the photograph at some OF the things
manage lis 10 put ND with BY way OF preface can
assure the reader that the trials OF manager are
wholly typical of the trials OF everyone OF the others
will start hy telling YOU a few secrets about the actor
brsnes, and if after hearing them, YOU decide
nanaoer does not have to keep that sense of humor
constantlv on the ob shall set myself down as having
ole9dej th, case in vain The actor 10 the bar then,
in this specific trial" Of a theatrical despot.
ANUNIBER Of wears ago | had under my manage
n ment q we'll known actor whom ! was starring at
the head Of q company. Like many OF the actors with
whom have dealt during my period Of business actlv-
v this one believed that sole object in life 70
harass him, % keep him from his ust rewards 10 pay
him much less than he deserved ct Cctera ct Cctcra
III | were q manager, | should at least treat actors
decenv he used 70 tell me at intervals OF every two
hours | tried % convince him that, lnaSnuCh as was
hoping 10 make money out OF him. it would be folly for
me to try % keep him down, as he tcIleyed but his
only reply t. that sort OF logic was, On, boSh few
wears later this actor became manager on ms
own account and every actor who ever played under his
management said he was the worst slave driver they
had ever worked for But to return to the case Of this
star while was managing him. lTo be accurate,
think should say while was trying to manage him
The theatrical manager who manage an actorl IS de-
serving Of niche in hall Of fame, right next to Napo-
leon Frederick the Great Wellington, Jack Johnson,
and the other war lords.
During O trip abroad l saw in London a young
American actress in a tiny part who, believed, would
make the actor a splendid leading woman IN forth,
coming production in which he was to star. cablcd
him to this effect without mentioning the actress 5
name Hec3blci back to me, viii not play with such
an unknown actress Mind YOU, he did not even kno"
her name
rctu~n.I to this country, still thoroughly imbucd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21
LOCAL ANGLE TO
DYNAMITE CASE

The alleged dynamiting OF the
Lyon building In Seattle win be
one Of the matters rrohed. both a,
Indianapolis. where the trial OF
number OF labor leaders Ia now on,
and before the federal grand jury
20 be convened In November In Sc
attic. This was practically made Ger
tain when Arthur II. Mccormick, a
real estate man in the fncitie
block. was subpoenaed TO appear IN
Indianapolis. Mccormick rented a
cottage 10 a man calling himself
Pete petroysnsky. at 1890 sixth av..
about the time OF the Lyon build
Ing affair, aud he later found an
alarm clock which excited his sus-
picion and which he sent TO Prose.
cutting Attorney Frederick at Los
Angeles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21
RYAN GAVE $500, 600 TO
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN

adhcrcnts OF Parker asked him TO
contribute. Then. Ryan added;
"a contributed $780, geo and later
gave small amounts totaling ti0o.
600. Toward the end. the national
campaign committee said that the
Parker campaign would collapse
unless more money were secured.
so I decided TO give further aid.
Just before the close OF the cam
paign. for party workers ] contrib
uted about $500. 900 10 pay election
debts. The result was that at the
end OF the campaign every party
debt was paid. ! did this because
did not want 10 sec the party dis.
integrated and disgraced."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21

tBy tsissa Pres. ieassd wtrss
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2i~-~Tnos.
=. Ryan. the New York fInancisr.
was the first witness to appear 90
day before the senate campaign
contributions investigating com.
mltteo here when the hearings were
resumed. He gave his occupation
as farmer" Ryan testified thau In
1904 he was opposed TO the nomina.
ton OF Judge Parker as dcmoerssic
candidate for the presidency favor
inE Senator German OF Maryland
After the nomination. he said. the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21

A. v. Fuller, progressive candi.
date for county engineer. has prac.
ticed an civil engineer la Seattle
for more than 10 years. ife IL a
graduate Of Cornell, but holds, an
his chief asset. the hard aud prsc.
Teal experience which has come 60
him In highway aud railway work
In Colorado. Alaska and Washing
ton.
Fuller n member OF the Pacific
Northwest society of engineers. q
director OF the Washington assoc.
citation OF engineers. member Of the
harbor committee OF the Municipal
league. and m active. progressive
worker In tho Commercial club.
Fuller gives his expert opinion that
the county engineers office. the
expenses Of which are now sbs. 900,
can be handled by private engineer.
ing firms In Seattle on a taB. 600 al.
iowAnee.
AN incident OF recent date. =
says Fuller. has been brought 10
my attention. n WAS $4,000 con
tract IN connection With the East
Side road from Kent 70 Orlilia. One
OF the firm OF contractors IL also
che road supervisor The profit on
this contract. "a brought out In
court. amounted 10 fa.so0. after pay.
Ing tho contractors full wages for
the time spent on the work. and
yet a bill OF ss25 81 for extras was
allowed and paid and afterwards
the deputy engineer who II nov
ths republican candidate for rngi
nesr. approved the work. and Al
lowed the contractors % remove
their machinery when the work Was
not completed according 20 spccifl
cations"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21


We indorse Senator Mills a. not
only willing but capable 10 secure
Legislation in favor OF iaboring
men"
This h the endorsement given v.
la. Mills by the Federation Of Labor
OF the State Of Wisconsin for his
services an a member OF the house
and senate OF that state fof sir
years.
Mills IL now candidate on the
progressive ticket In Washington
for attorney general. Mills h one
OF the big progressive advocates In
the state. In 1902 he was appoint
cd by the Roosevelt administration
A. assistant u. y. attorney general
Al Washington. ID. G. or the ID
bills Endorsed by the Wisconsin
Federation OF Labor during one
term Of the legislature. Mills intro.
duccd III OF them.
Mills was born In Wisconsin. was
brought up on a farm. worked In
lumber mills. clerked In grocery
stores. reported on newspaper
taught school and was admitted 20
the bar in 1855 A. far back a.
1888 Mills fought for woman suf'
frage and for direct primaries. ~"
was one OF the national campaign.
ern In the Middle West for Hoose.
welt Ia 1904.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21
SURPRISE PARTY

Girls of Seattle who are gettins
nm the vaudeville performance Tor
the benefit OF the Day Nursery are
busily engaged In planning novel
features that will surprise and de
light the audience. With the eNcen'
ton OF intimating that when they
get through many professionals VIII
quit in despair, the young ladies VIII
say nothing. One feature Of ~.
performance thrt arouses Interest
Is the fact that all performers VIII
be incognito. The show viii be
given the night OF November 7, In
Faurot hall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21
CHAMPIONS OF
THE CANDIDATES

Roosevelt. Taft. Wilson and
Deha viii each he championcd at
the First Presbyterian church to-
morrow evening ut the monthly
brotherhood supper.
George II. Walker will speak for
Roosevelt William A. Peters for
Taft. Judge y. A. Mcdonald for
Wilson aud DIR. Il. !. Brown for
Debs. Herbert W. Meyers will pre-
side. The discussion will begin nj
1880. Women as well as men are
invited.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21
BETTER WORK

Students at the university are
doing more this month 10 deserve
thar title than they did last year.
Last year after the first month OF
school there we're 500 conditioned
because OF poor work. and several
were dismissed. This year there
have been only ZIG conditioned and
none dismissed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21
1900 ATTENDED

Germans OF Seattle TO the mum
Der OF 1890 crowded Turner hall
last night to celebrate. with songs,
speeches and dancing. the 22sth
anniversary OF the landing In
America OF the first Germans. un.
der the leadership OF Pastorius. The
meeting was held under the aus
pices OF the German-American alli-
ance. The principal address Of the
evening was delivered BY Jacob
.chaefer. president Of the alliance.
Music by various we'll known sing
ers and singing societies followed
the speaking. and the meeting
closed with dancing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-21
RAINIER MEETING
FOR ROOSEVELT

Mrs. Mary washhurn, resident
OF Rainier Reach and chairman OF
the Twelfth ward progressive par
~. requests all the women In Rat
nler valley who are for the cleo
ton Of Roosevelt 10 attend meet
ing tomorrow at o'clock at the
Modern woodmcn's building In
Columbia.