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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
THE "sELF INTEREST
LEAGUE" OF AMERICA.

, The most natural, the most
human, if not the most altru.
istic bond is that of self In
terest.
D There are thousands of asso-
. Citations, leagues and societies
. all over the country that bear
. witness to the uniting force
y of common, personal cause,
. The biggest society in the
= country is one that has no
= president, no by laws, nor in
= fact, any specified organiza-
= tion. Yet practically every man
. and woman belongs to it.
= 1t is the Society of Newspa-
= per Readers. Their only bond
= is that of self interest
= All men and women know
= that in order to be able to
= hold their own with their
y neighbors they must learn
. what the newspapers have to
. tell them, not only in regard
. to general events Of the day,
= but also in fegard to the spe
= cific activities OF the locality
= in which they live.
~ The advertisements in this
= reliable newspapers are M
= less important and are yer!
. apt to be of more lasting valu'
= In this matter Of self interest
= Being a member of tn
= league means that you ar
= up and doing, progressive an
= alive to your own welfare,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
GRAND LODGE
Of MASONS HAVE
NAMED OFFICERS
WILLIAM DAVID OF CARSON is
SELECTED HEAD or STATE
ORGANIZATION

In the session of the grand lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons OF Ne
vada, held at Reno yesterday, new
grand officers We're elected as fol
lows:
William David OF Carson City,
grand master; T, J. Steinmetz of
Reno, deputy grand master; Benja.
min Coleman of Ely, senior grand
warden: Alfred w. Holmes Of Reno
junior grand warden; Walter j. Har
ris of Reno. grand treasurer; f. Van
derieth Of Carson City grand secre
tary.
The new officers were installed b.
Henry w Miles of Reno, past gran'
master.
The grand chapter Of the Easter
Star also is in session and will elec
new grand officers. The grand lodg
ceremonies win be closed toda,
when the Eeastern Star expects t
end its work
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
WILLOW CREEK
COMPANY SOLD TO
GEO. WLNGfIELD
ACTIVE OPERATIONS TO DEvEL-
oP PROPERTY TO BE START.
ED AT ONCE.

George Wingfield. through his field
engineers. has taken over tite prop
erty of the Willow Creek Mining
company, located in the Willow Creek
district, IS miles east of this city.
The deal was consummated today
when the old board of directors re-
signed their office and new board
representing the Wingfield interests
elected in their stead. 1t has been
known that negotiations for the sale
of the property have been under way
for the past week or two and yes
terday upon the return of Zeb Ken.
dayy from Reno it was stated that
the deal had been practie.
summated
With the exception of Kendall, all
the directors rendered th u
tion at the meeting this afternoon and
the following were then chosen tc
! fill the vacancies; Alfred Bureh, A
H. Howe, B. J, Henley and NJ. +
Hill, all of Goldfield The main OF
fices of the company which have
been located in Tonopah, win be NOV
ed to Goldfield.
1t is the intention of Wingfleld t
start Immediately upon the develop
ment of the property from which sev
eral high grade ore shipments hay
already been made. The operation
will be active and it is expected tina
shipments win be resumed within tn
near future.
The terms of the sale could not b
learned. The company was incorpo
ated during the early part Of tn
year, shortly after Dave Jenkins an
> Chas Lampson made the origini
D discovery and shipped about $20,Ot
worth OF ore The ore was hauis
n to Tonopah and despite the long ha
: handsome profit was netted Il
owners.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
Vice President Gives Out Statement
EN +. EDWARDS DENIES RUMORS
THAT BORAX SMITH HOLDINGSW|LL
Be DUMPED UPON STOCK MARKET

earnings OF the West End company,
II have been asked to deny or
affirm the rumor that Mr.. Smith
has borrowed $4,000 from the West
End company, Would say that this
is fact, and that same was bor-
rowed during the past few months.
is secured by 1900 shares of the
stock OF the Realty Syndicate OF
Oakland, which stock has been ac-
cepted readily by banks and loaning
people familiar with the collateral
This note draws 6 per cent and
there is no question but what this
will be fully repaid with interest
"On June /, West End had in
banks $16s 900, and Mr. Smiths $780,.
900 note.
Mr.. Smith has not borrowed any
other sums of money from the West
End. nor in no way, directly or in
directly owing West End any other
amount.
Regarding the rumor that the con
trolling interests In the West END
were to be sold. the owners Of tbs
control have not been approached II
any way, with an proposition to sell
There is no change of any kint
contemplated by the control In III
policy, its officers, or the direction
of the affairs of the company. Tn
control is not for sale, and we in
tend to continue the development 0
the property along strictly minin
lines, being confident, as We Away
have, that we have a large and yall
able property. and the acquiremer
J OF half interest in the Halifax is a
asset which we feel sure will prov
TO be one OF the large mines of To-
opah.
: This statement is given you 4
' 1.-THE reason that business rumors hay
y been given out and feeling TIL
E your Tonopah publications reach Il
majority of the stockholders and
terested mining people, we give "
these facts that should fully answ
any and all rumors that have be-
2 given out"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
FLAG DAY IS
DESIGNATED BY
GOVERNOR 0DD|E
PROCLAMATION BY STATE cHEiF
EXECUTIVE SETS ASIDE
SATURDAY AS DATE.

The following proclamation by
Governor oddie designates tomorrow
as flag day:
On Saturday the 14th day Of June.
he American people win celebrate
ahe one hundred and thirtyslxth an
niversary of the adoption Of the stars
and stripes as their national flag.
The people OF the state of Nevada
nave particularly strong incentive
IN making this day one long to be
remembered, as they have with them
on this accession, in annual encamp-
ment, the Grand Army of the Re
public, that splendid body Of brave
men who fought so yaliantly to pre-
serve our union and to maintain the
stars and stripes as the emblem of
liberty and the symbol of justice,
Now, therefore, |, Tasker L. Oddie,
governor of the state of Nevada, do
hereby proclaim Saturday. the 14th
day of June, as Flag Day, and urge
our citizens to observe this day by
joining in its public recognition and
| by displaying the flag from their
homes. schools. places of business
and all public buildings.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the state OF
Nevada. Done at Carson City, this
twelfth day of June, in the year OF
Our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen
TASKER l., ODDIE.
Governor
BY the Governor George Brodigan
Secretary of State.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13

Guilty Of manslaughter with rec
for leniency at the
hands of the court, was the verdict
returned late yesterday afternoon
by the jury in the case Of the state
Of Nevada versus Lizzie Woodfolk,
charged with the murder of Lena
Hamilton. The jury deliberated about
an hour and half before reaching
the verdict.
The closing argument in the case
was concluded during the afternoon
by District Attorney Sanders. follow
ing the argument on behalf of the
defendant by Attorney ]. e. MeNa-
mara. The jury retired at 4:10
o'clock and at 5.45 o'clock the yer
dict was reported to the court Judge
Averill announced that he would pro.
nounce sentence Monday morning,
The crime for which the woman
was convicted was committed In Ton.
opah about six weeks ago. She shot
Lena Hamilton as the latter was max
ing her way to the depot to hoard
the train. The murdered woman and
murderess, both colored, claimed tht
affections of one Billy Woods, alsC
colored. Miss Voolfolk asserted tia
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
NEW INVENTION
DEMONSTRATED
IN TONOPAH
TELE6RAPHoNE RECORDS MES
sAGEs OFF PHONE UPON
STEEL DISK.

G. T.. Jasmin OF daywards, Califp
has been in Tonopah for the past
week demonstrating the telegraphone,
a new invention that records mes
sages received over the telephone
The telegraphone when attached to
the telephone takes off and records
all messages coming or going Owe
the wire and the conversation may
be repated at any future date.
Several demonstrations have been
given by this remarkable invention
by Mr. Jasmin during his stay IN
Tonopah and IT has been pronounced
machine that will soon be in uni
versal use. The telegraphone not
only records telephone messages bn'
grand operas and court proceedings
OF any length. Instead of recordins'
ON wax cylinders, steel wire ant
stool disks are used. which retalI
the sound as long as the steel Is ca
,nanle of enduring and the reproduc
tion is true to life, with every hiiec
non and emphasis of the voice Th
sounds can be removed with the al
OF magnet and the wire disk use
for life time
Jasmin has set up demonstratih
machine in the Nyco building wher
; he has given a number of exhibition
showing the merits Of the invention
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
REMAINS TO Be
TAKEN TO KANSAS
FOR INTERMENT
BODY OF MRS. GEORGE NissET
WILL BE INFERRED AT
CHILDHOOD HOME.

The remains of the late Mrs, Edna
Gertrude Nisbet, wife of George MIS-
bet, engineer at the Jim Butler will
be taken to Clements, Kansas, TO-
morrow for interment The body viii
be accompanied by the bereaved hus-
band Mrs. Nisbet died at the Min
ers hospital yesterday as the result
of paralytic stroke which follow
ed an operation performed two weeks
ago
The deceased was aged 25 years,
6 months and Is days and was a ma.
tive of Ohio Her mother resides at
/ Colorado Springs, Colo, and a grand
mother lives at Clements where the
funeral will be held
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
NEAT PROGRAM
IS RENDERED At
ENTERTAINMENT
MUSICAL CONCERT AT NEVADA
THEATER PROVES SURPRISE
TO AUDIENCE.

A happy surprise awaited the pat
rons of the musical entertainment
given last night in the Nevada the
ater for the benefit of the Presby.
terian church The stage was pleas
ingly decorated with potted plants,
some in full bloom, richly colored
maple leaves and here and there a
pretty green fern.
The program, as arranged under
the leadership OF George w. Johns,
was heartily received and brought
many expressions of appreciation.
The choir of the Presbyterian
church was cordially assisted by sew
eral members from the choir of the
Catholic church. and Messrs Wei
don and Mcclure. The entire enter.
tainment reflected creditably upon
the local talent of 1onopah.
The following program was rem
dered:
Anthem, "Diadem" "............. Chorus
Soldiers Chorus" Riego.
.....................................Ma Male Chorus
20 Dry Those Tears" Riego.-~....
..............................M Miss Cram
Reading, "A Fools Prayer" SILL.
.,.......-.................M Mrs. Jos. L. Hasmal
"Hark. Hark. My Soul" Shelly
Nhol "a
THE Heavens Are Telling" from
Haydn's Creation" Choru
Intermission.
"Hallelujah Chorus" from HandePs
. Messiah ..............................C Choru
!. Lead, Kindly Light" Johnson, Dykes
...,..................-.+..., ChoTu
r Ave Maria" Hochmeller. Miss Dega
q Reading. Kate Shelly" ..-...s-...s........
i ................................M Mrs A. l.. Brow
> Rosary" Nevin a.--.-, Male Chorl
Gloria. from Twelfth Mass" Mo
N Zart -,Chorl
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
OF MANSLAUGHTfR WITH
RECOMMENDATION FOR LEN|ENCY
is VERDICT IN MURDER TRIAL

she was engaged TO Woods 5u that
the Hamilton woman had won the
affections OF her betrothed She fur.
ther declared that Woods owed aer
about 800 for money she had nd
yanced him, and that the Hamilton
woman prevented him from paying
back the sum.
The murder was committed near
the depot Four shots were alleged
to have been fired and from the
wounds received Lena Hamilton sue
cumbed less than "a hours after.
ward.
The charge was filed against Lizzie
Woodfolk by District Attorney San
ders who invoked the use of the new
law wherein information and belief
was sufficient to grand jury action.
II was the second time the law has
been used in the state and considera-
Bile delay and expense was averted.
The jury that determined the case
was composed of the following: Rich
ard Noonan, George Pierce. s. o..
Laupsa, w. j. Stock, Dennis M. Muir
ply. r. A. Brooks, Joe f. Flemming.
Samuel e. Lutz, George Polkinghorne,
Scott Kelly, A. c. Wardle and Gilbert
IT, Rennie
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
NO INFLUENCE
USED TO SECURE
GOVT. CONTRACT
ENGLISH COMMITTEE A5soLVEs
MINISTER'S FROM BLAME IN
MARcoNl AFFAIR.

LONDON. June 13.-The parliamen
tary committee investigating the Mar
conf companys government contracts
today absolyed the cabinet ministers
from blame. The report condemns
the publication of the charges which
are absolutely untrue and which those
responsible had no reason to believe
true. The report says; No evil
dence was found showing that any
member of the government had ex
ercised influence to secure the con
tract"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
SISTER is SEEKING
TO LOCATE BROTHER

Rev J. NJ. Swander Of the Pres
byterian church is in receipt of an
inquiry concerning the whereabouts
of A. H. Finney who is supposed to
have interests in this district and
also at Lone Pine, Calf Mrs Q, l..
Webb, Of Carthage. Mo. sister, is
inquiring as to the missing man.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
TWINS ARE BORN BUT
ONE FAILS TO LIVE

Twin boys we're born this morning
r. the wife of Edward McLaughlis,
a miner employed at the Mizpah.
One of the infants succumbed hall
hour after birth but the other is re-
ported as progressing nicely by Dr.
Cunningham who was in attendance
The mother is also reported as rest
ing comfortably.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
IRON STEAMER RUNS
ASHORE 5ERING SEA
ans ArnocLated Presa.l

Z Nv ANNOtIhteU TrtNH.I
SEATTLE, June 13.-The iron
steamer Yukon is ashore at Sunnak
island, and probably will be total
loss. The REVENGE cutter Tacoma
has rescued the passengers and crew.
The steamer was bound for Good
News, Bering sea, to Puget sound.
She is known to Californians under
the former name of IN. F. Plant"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
COMPETITION IS
ELIMINATED FROM
COAST SHIPPING
REPORT SHOWS ALL LINES HAVE
AGREEMENT AS TO ScHE.
puLE OF RATES.

tBy AasocIRted Press.l
WASHINGTON, June 13,-The house
ship trust investigating committee
reporting today finds that competi-
tion between coatswise steamship
lines has been largely eliminated py
agreements that exist between prac'
tically all the established lines orig.
mating to and from American ports
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
HARVARD CREWS BUSY.

RED TOP, Conn June IA mile
and half row comprised the Har
ward varsity and frehsman practice
today the work being done under the
eye of Coach Ray The tours ""u
a mile brush.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
WESTERN PIONEER NAMES
ARIZONA STATE HISTORIAN
by Associated Press.)

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 13,-T. r.
Parrish, author of Gold Hunters of
California, and a pioneer of the wes-
tern mining camps, was today ap.
pointed state historian.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
AVIATOR ESCAPES uNHuRT
FROM FALL or 100 FEET
lnr Au.oclnted Presa.l J

OAKLAND, Cal, June 1S.-Aviator
Gus seyfried today plunged 100 feet
in his monoplane over the Alameda
marsh, the machine striking dredg'
er discharge pipe. He was pinned
under the machine but escaped In
jury.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
CONFESSES TO
KILLING HUSBAND
WHEN SCARED
WOMAN DECLARES DETECTIVE
SCARED HER AND FORCED
CONFESSION.

HARRIsoNvlLLE, June 1S.-Mrs
Ida Kellar, who confessed yesterday
in the presence of officials that she
murdered her husband and daughter
Tuesday with an axe, called on the
sheriff today and named a track la
borer as the murderer. She said q
Kansas City detective scared the con
fession out of her.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13

II you bought nothing but adyer.
tised goods during the next twelve
months, you'd reduce the cost and
raise the standard Of living -surpris-
ingiyl
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
TEMPERATURE REPORT.

Highest temperature yesterday "'
a year ago. SO. "a.
Lowest temperature last night SS'
a year ago. As,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
SAN FRANCISCO MAN TO
HEAD ADVERTISING CLUBS

my Associated Press'p
BALTIMORE. June 1S-William
woodhead of San Francisco was
elected president today of the Asso'
ciated Advertising clubs of America
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
REFRleERAroRs.

Refrigerators sold at cost by Wood
Sullivan Co. ............ ........... .....mlSu
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-06-13
THE WEATHER

clsudy ,0nishti saturday falr.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-15
ANS0N IS TURNED
down By LEAGUE
All "vet" Can Hope For is a
Wreath on his Grave-New
Blood in the National.
BY Tim Murname.)

New York, Dec .15.-Several base.
ball records were shattered last week
at the Waldorf-Astoria. First the Ma
tional league was in session for three
days exchanging presidents and trying
to become officially acquainted with
their new man and forgetting the man
who has served them three years.
Lynch a forgotten after the first
day. =. 49,
1t was the largest gathering of
baseball men ever seen in this country
and one of the unfortunate. features
was to see veterans moving around
the corridors unnoticed by the new
men in baseball. The principal ''vet''
was Captain A. c. Arson, who failed
to work the magnates for a soft berth
and then became a candidate for the
management of the Cincinnati club.
Facing Garry Hermann on the last
day. , Captain Arson remarked: Il
would like to take of. my coat and
manage your club next year" Mr..
Hermann said he would consider the
proposition and took Mr.. sAnson's ad-
dress, but that was the last Of it, for
the generation that enjoyed Anson's
work years ago, blufing the .umpires,
is fast passing away.
Some bright man suggested that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-15
COULLET AND F0CLER
WIN LONG BIKE RACE:
GET $1,000 FOR work

New York. Dec. 15.-Alfred Coullet
of Australia and Joe Fogler of New
York won the six-day bicycle race in
Madison Square Garden. which ended
Saturday night Joseph Magin of
Philadelphia and Percy o. Lawrence
OF Denver were the second team. Ed
ward F. Root Of New York and Regis
Mcnamara of Australia finished third.
The other teams finished:
Peter Drobach. Boston. and Alfred
Halstead. California, fourth; Francis
co Eerri and Maurice Brocco. the Ital-
ian team. fifth; Fred Hill, Boston. and
Martin Ryan. Newark. sixth; Lloyd
Thoms, San Francisco. and Worth L.
Mitten, Davenport, Iowa. seventh:
Frank Cory and j. Gordon Walker,
both Of Australia. eighth.
The prize for the winning team was
$1,000, $1,000 went to the second
team. $3.50 to the third, $500 to fourth.
$500 to fifth. $500 to sixth and $3.50
to seventh.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-15
May GET
THE SACK next
Cub Owner Drops Hint on
Return from ireland of a
Change in Team Leader

st. Louis, Dec. 15.---l'rom its base
ball editor, who attended the National
league meeting in New York, the st.
Louis Republican prints the follow
ing:
Upon his arrival from ireland
Charles WEIGH Murphy. president of
the Chicago National league club, it
is reported on reliable authority, in
advertently let it ship that he "a in
tending to dispose Of Johnny Evers as
manager Of the Cubs.
1T is said that Murphy and Evers
did not team together. well last sea-
son, and that the termination Of
Evers' regime was predicted upon
Murphy's ability to secure Joe Tin
ker.
Robinson Steals March.
"Wilbert Robinson, the new man
ager of the superbas.t stole a march
upon Murphy when he went to Garry
Hermann with a cash offer for the
services of the little shortstop.
.ke rcir gIsssnt .t,, ,a f.t Essss, in 9o;a Tin,
the Brooklyn cl1b, aeyen though Of
fered a capital salarHdo play for Eb-
bets. tends to confirm the belief there
is something in the air between MUIR
ply and Tinker. -
Tinker %brusquely asserts he does
not wish to play with Brooklyn.
Murphy. is tacttully silent. 1t remains
to be seen whether Brooklyn will
want to take Tinker in his present
mental frame toward going there.
.Evers' Days Numbered.
IF he doesn't so there. and even
tuaHy is secured by Charles Murphy,
competent National league critics arc
Of the opinion Johnny .Evers' days as
manager of the Cubs are numbered
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-15
9 Winter News and Gossip from the World Of Sport -

the league pension the old man, but
the new blood in the league had never
heard Of Arson and the scheme fell
through. 1t made no difference to An
SON. who will be around again next
looking for favors from the Ma
tional league. The best the old sport
can expect is a wreath ON his grave
after he cashes in.
Everything went rosy for President
Tener. although it. was plain to see
that Garry Hermann was not over
enthusiastic about the appearance If
a big man in his little family of the
national commission, but dear Garry is
a clever politician. Tener will in a
short time be running abreast with
the other seven members ofthe old
league. for you can't keep politicians
apart when both are looking for glory
and the ripe fruit that is dropping
from evergreen trees.
Giants Stock on Sale.
New York. once 80 brilliantly look
ed after. is now in the hands of John
T. Brush's s%on-in-law from the west,
with no experience, and I hear he is
anxious to sell out his interest in the
Giants. Frank de Haas Robson. a
strong league man, left the st. Louis
SAoo w AAS N0aeASSA A1u SAlo q
present to look after her interests in
the league, with her husband, an in
experienced baseball man.
The veteran braves Of Boston were
looked after by one Of New York's
brightest men. James E. Gaffney AL
ways a real fan and very able to look
after his interests, but at that, q new
man in the game.
Year after year. it was the same
men that represented the old Nation
al league until the last few years. and
now Barney Dreyfuss Of Pittsburgh
is the only real baseball magnate left,
although August Hermann. the paid
president of a corporation with many
has mastered the poll
tics of the game, while having little
knowledge of the game as played on
the field.
Charley Ebbets, the Brooklyn mag
nate, has the backing of the wealthy
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-15
HOLLINGSWORTH TO
PITCH FOR DULUTH

Duluth. Dec. 15.-Ray l1ollings-
worth. an Indianapolis boy whom
Darby O'Brien has been after for the
past four months. was signed Satur-
day by the Duke.
According. to the somewhat mcaser
information thnt President Blume has
Of the White Sox squad, Hollingsworth
is q big chap, standing around the
six-foot mark. and is n pitcher of ex-
ceptional qualities and: far more than
the ordinary. promise.
Darby has been after his fellow,
SO .persistently and has /. sung his
praises so constantly. that he has me
chap" said President, Blume. eve
are going to nay Hollingsworth a big
salary. that is if he makes good, and
O,Brien says the youngster will earn
all his contract calls for"