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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
LEARNING TO SWIM

This is the season of drowning
accidents. The deaths from this
cause may exceed the fatalities of
foot ball or the deadly July 4 TWEEN
ty o a hundred times. Commiss-
ions and legislator discuss the form
er evil. But agitation on the
drowning question is confined to
occasional, newspaper editorials.
1t seems to take death in the
mass to arouse popular interest
Death on the installment plan, in
isolated and separate cases, though
more frequent, attracts less at
tention.
The danger of death in The water
is not from the occasional horrors
like the Titanic disaster. 1t is in
ten thousand summer resorts and
million bathing haunts, where
young people iirt with the element
al treachery of water.
? The summer time scatters peo-
pie far and from their accustomed
scenes. 1t brings into resorts that
have water sports a host of persons
who know more about boats than
about an aeroplane. Having learn
ed to swim a few strokes, they
swim across the river They paddee
out in a canoe, which they regard
as a conservative craft. worthy of
the confidence one would place in
a heavily ballasted row boat.
Steering a sail boat is usually
the nexl exploit. AS it floats at
the wharf it looks as secure as a
ferry boat.
But feel what a titantic leverage
a stiff breeze will have Jon your
spreading sail. Against it you
have merely the fluid pressure OF
TIM water on che keel and sides.
The innumerable o%verturns record
how, in the laegurge of an old salt
Them that know nothn' fear
nothin."
1t seems almost useless to preach
caution to people who are temper
mentally sanguine. But the father
who, at home or Midsummer haunts
can teach his young folks how tC
swim, very considerably increase.
the chance that he will have the
continued joy Of their companion
ship.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
Nc. Isl
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE

In the District Court OF the United States. in
and for the district Of Nevada.
Ia the Matter of Pinkus Sax. in Bankruptcy.
To the Honorable +. 5. Harrington, Judge of
the District Court of the United States. in and
for the District of Nevada. Pinkus Sax. of
Elko. in the County of EIko. State OF Nevada.
respectfully represents that on the s9th day of
January. A. ID. 1918. he was duly ndiudgsd bank
rupt. under the acts Of Congress. relating 10
bankruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all
his properly and rights of property. and that he
has fully complied with all the requirements of
said acts. and the orders OF the court, touching
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore. he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have : full discharge from all
debts proyable against his estate under said
bankruptcy acts. except such debts a. arc eN.
cepted by Law from such discharge
Dated this 10Th day OF June. a. d.. 1913.
PINKUS SAX. Bankrupt.
State of Nevada. County Of Elko. IS.
Pinkus Sax. being first duly sworn. deposes
and says that he is the Identical person named
in the foregoing applicatS TIA. he has read
said application. and knows the contents there
of. and that the same Is true of his own know.
ledge. INKUS SAX.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10Th
day OF June. A. ID. 1918
ISeaD j. l. DARIT. Notary Public.
District of Nevada. s..
On this s5th day of June. 4. d.. 1913. on read
ing the foregoing petition. 1t is
Ordered by the court. that 4 hearing be had
upon the same on the 9Th day of August. 4. ID.
1918. before said court, At Carson City, in said
district, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon: and tina;
notice thereof be published in the Weekly
independent" q newspaper printed in said dis
trict. and that all known creditors and ether
persons in interest may appear at the said time
and place and show cause. If any they have,
why the prayer Of the said petitioner should
not be granted
And IL is .urther ordered by the court, that
the clerk snall send by mai! TO all known cred
itors cores of said petition and this order. AL
dressed TO them at their places Of residence a:
stated.
Witness the Honorable +. :. Harrington
Judge OF the said court. and the seal Thereof. al
Carson City. in said district. on the 2jth day o.
June. 4. d. 1913
| (SeaD 7. J. EDWARDS. Clerk.
BY II. d. Edwards Deputy.
JAS
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
MIGRATION TO CANADA

Speaker Champ Clark is taking
up the question of nortbward emf
grafton, which he notes is costing
this country millions in cash, not
to speak Of the loss of citizenship.
In n recent week, he says 1886
farmers crossed the line to settle in
West Canada.
But the drift is not all one way.
Fifty FIVE thousand Canadians cross
ed to this country last year. The
purchase for Canadian settlement
Of a 81, 1865. 900 ranch at Midland,
Texas, was a recent straw.
With lands on the American side
a 500 acre more or less, while
fat soil has been going in Canada
for next to nothing, a population
undertow was inevitable for a time.
But as always happens. the cream
has been skinned today by the
more far sighted and adventurous.
The American farmer who goes
north now should carefully exam
inc the price he pays in directions
other than money. There is first
that Of climate. Regina has mean
winter temperature of zero. This
means more than mere physical dis
comfort. 1t involves all the social
isolation of a snow bound country.
In the western provinces the
machinery of civilization is in o
more rudimentary stage. The fac
ilities for the education Of children
must be comparatively low. Pros
perity in raising wheat is a fine
thing. But one would better pay a
little more for his wheat, il he
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
PERSONALS

Ray Clawson, Of Tuscarora. IS do
ing business in Elko today.
Mrs Edith WARDROBE, was an ar
rival from Tuscarora yesterday.
DR. Arthur Hood who has been
taking a post graduate curse at
Boston, for the past few weeks,
returned to Elko. The Doctor was
called home by the serious illness
of his little daughter, Louise.
Mrs. Slaughter and children,
who have been visiting at the Nc
Bride home for the past several
months. left last night, via the
Western Pacific for their home in
Oklahoma City.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08

Those peStiterous MeSicanS are behav-
ing so abominably, that it's high time to
send down a force of tug boats to chas.
tise them severely.
Owing to the alarming tendancy Of the
lambs to retain their wool a little longer,
Wall street is depressed about the country's
uture.
People are advised not to look at the
Thermometer in not weather. And let the
n~eighborS brag about their weather records
unchallengedl
Anyway by going TO the Capital instead
of seeing the Congressman at home,
President Wilson is saving the White House
carpets considerably.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
NEW HAIRDRESSER IN TOWN

Mrs Ray Harris has returned
from the east where she took a five
months course in manicuring. fac.
!al massage. shampooing and hair
work. She has opened parlors at
Mrs Campbells millinery store. She
will also do residence work. Hours
8 to IL and ] to 5. Advt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
CHURCH WORK
IN SUMMER

Father and Mother took it ser
iously. Even with the thernomet.
err at 100 the customary pews were
filed. Grandma was there, too,
with a great palm leaf fan, which
she swung back and forth sleepily
with sluggish but regular rhythm.
Mother snapped a jerky little black
fan. Japanese fans were consider.
ed ungodly, as the red and yellow
pictures took the ayes off the min
lister,
1t was not thought proper to
suspend OF vary the sessions of
Sunday School. The momentum OF
regular attendance would be lost.
Besides, the young folks might GO
to walk, which would be demoraliz-
ing.
1t is easy in these flippant days
to laugh at the intense older gen.
GRAFTON. There was iron in the
blood then. Even if it did make
ones backbone as stiff as the old
high pews. there was a foundation
on which institutions we're built to
last.
Today the majority of people on
Sunday are eating the dust of the
next automobile ahead, roasting
the ball park, consuming peanuts
and corr balls at pleasure resorts,
If that is the best use they car
make of it, let them do thus with
clear conFcientous, and may the
Lord be with them.
Still it isn't always a day of rest,
1t is much cooler in the shady
chuI ch than out on the sun baked
road. The we'll trained choir may
sound just as we'll as the squeaky
merry go around. The minister
may say quite as new things as the
barker or the palmist.
For those cooped in towns, nc
Sunday is good that does not bring
Gods fresh air and sunshine
Happily trolleys an1 parks provide
this for millions,
To find listners, in the Babel Of
a summer Sunday, the minister
must speak the language of those
who hear. A problem from meta
physics may interest him. Blu
Tom Dick and Harry will go t
sleep. He may talk the Language
of the street. But he must tall
about the problems of the street
the shop, the office and the kitchen
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
BUSY BEE

The Busy Bee Restaurant has
moved 20 Commercial Street just
east Of The Hesson Co.'S store and
will open for business Wednesday
July 30th. All old customers are
invited to call for meals after that
date. New customers who want
something good to eat at living
prices are also invited to call.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08

There are some iaStdious people who
would rather keep their whiSkcfS clean
than enjoy the sweet taste OF green corn
eaten OIL the cob,
It is believed that the railroads should
all put in steel cars so that the engineers
could run past the danger signals.
The fact that John R. Early, the suspect
cd leper. has gone crazy while quarantined,
must be a great relief to the Officials. as
now they know what to do with him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08

"MEN WANTED-2O0 energetic
young white men wanted for work
assembling and erecting steel tow
ers for transmission line work in
Utah and Idaho. $500 per day
and board; good clean camp; in
%terGsting work, with chance for
advancement. Apply Phoenix Con-
struction Co., Brigham City,
Utah" avdt 2w.
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are good rules. There are incon-
gruous features in the annual mi
grafton, but whole lot of people
like it or capitalists wouldn't
keep building hotels.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-08-08
WANT ADS
LOST

Small Tan pocket book some
where in Elko Thursday. July 3lst,
containing SIS in cash and pair of
cuff links. Please leave at Southern
Pacific ticket office aud receive re-
ward. Geo A Hawkes.. advt.
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ntIclpaUo

Mrs. Justwed-Just think OF II. denr
est onol twenty-five years from day
before yesterday win be our silver an.
niyorsaryi-Judge.
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Entered at the ElKo postomce for transmissio
through the mails as seeond-class matter.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-19

acterizes Western riding will make this
troop of Western girls one of the attract
i've displays of the suffrage ranks. Among
them will be a band OF Oklahoma girls,
who have already made arrangements
TO have their mounts sent to Washington
from their home State.
Development from Primitive.
Primitive man and woman. doing the
rough work in the field together, clearing
and breaking ground. will be the subject
OF the first float. Directly behind the
car a company OF woman farmers, in
khaki skirts and wide-brimmed hats. will
march, carrying as symbols baskets and
hoes.
The next car will show woman, the
home-maker. She will be symbolized as
pioneer woman with a distaff in her
hands. A child Will be shown upon her
lap. learning its letters from an open
book, repeating them to her while she
plies her spinning. The pioneer father
will stand apart. an ak thrown over his
The Washington herald., 1913-01-19

in five grand divisions, each division a
complete chapter. and each chapter re-
lated to the next in development of plot
of the story 10 be told.
These five grand divisions will contain
fifty sections. Each section will be pro-
ceeded by its band, so that upon the
day Of parade the Avenue, will pulse
with music throughout the hours OF the
long display. Enveloped in the strains of
their many bands, the quantity costumed
platOOns. mostly of brilliant Colors. bear
ing aloft their thousands of varied ban
ners, the banners and standards OF their
organizations. the colors of their States,
the flags and insignia of their nations,
mingled with them picturesque floats,
richly decorated. presenting their stories
in allegory, the pageant will be wonder
full TO the beholder, II will be, its au-
thors say. as though the thousands OF
tabled figures of the Thousand and One
Nights were passing UP the Avenue
clothed in all the splendors in which the
warm Oriental imagination invested
them. From the first to the last COM
pany 'of marchers. the spectators will
be held spellbound. is the promise.
A pageant was chosen as the form for
the demonstration instead of a parade.
because, in the words of its author:
The pageant is the only adequate me-
dium that can be employed for the pre-
sentation of a big national theme"
Make Most OF Opportunity.
Almost unlimited opportunity to secure
effect is given by the pageant. and the
women have succeeded in making the
most of the opportunity offered, they
say.
quaint act Of allcgory in keeping
with the unique structure of the pageant
itself. has been decided upon as the PROD
er signal for setting the long line into
motion. woman aviator, Miss Ber-
netta Miller, coming from out OF the
Northwest. will swoop down at the head
of the course. deliver a message from
The World" to the President of the
National Woman's Suffrage Association.
then, as reascending and sweeping over
the course, she disappears into the
West the grand marshal, Mrs. Richard
Coke Burleson, wife of Lieut.. Burleson.
of Fort Myer. will issue her commands,
the first section of the pageant will
swing into Pennsylvania Avenue from
the Capitol grounds and the great suf-
frage parade will be under way.
Herald to Lead Parade.
A herald. dressed in red and gold. will
go before the procession. proclaiming
through a trumpet that the spirit de-
equal rights for women is world
wide in extent.
Behind the herald will come the band
OF the first section, followed by fifty
young women ushers garbed as medie-
val pages. in colors of blue and gold.
The pages will be followed by a caval-
cade Of Virginia horsewomen, who will
form the body escort of the grand mar
shal and her staff of mounted aids, and
who will be richly uniformed in colors
The Washington herald., 1913-01-19

mid of young women. They will be cloth
ed in beautiful costumes OF violet and
gold. and will bear golden banners in
their hands. The structure of this float
will make II appear as though many
OF the figures were Clinging TO its sides.
With this triumphant forecast OF ulti-
mate complete victory. the second divis-
ion of the pageant will close.
Woman doing all manner OF work,
equally sharing with man in the bur
dens. hardshlps, and responsibilities in
all the tasks that go to make up human
life. except that of government. will be
the subject Of the story told in the third
division.
The herald. dressed in red and gold,
will be at the head of the third division.
Behind the regular division plan of mu-
sic. standard bearers. and aids. a third
troop of cavalrywomen will ride. They
will represent the Great West. The con-
summate. careless perfection that char
The Washington herald., 1913-01-19

lead the writer's section. Famed au-
thOrs, magazine writer's. editors of wide
fy read periodicals. novelists. and poets
are expected to fill the ranks of Mr..
Wizards section.
Noted actors and actress among them
many toasted beauties will march in the
actors company, which is being organ
lied for the great pageant by Miss Fola
La Toilette, who will lead them in pa
rade.
Such well-known singers as Nine. Nor
dica. operate headliners and stars OF the
concert field are promised by Miss Flora
Wilson. daughter Of the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture. herself singer OF national re-
nown in the ranks OF her company.
The ranks of the newspaper women
will be filed by many members of the
Woman's New York Press Club and the
Woman's National Press Association.
Miss Lillian P. ROoRc. president Of the
District branch Of this association. has
declared her hearty support and with
others Of her order will probably march
in this section.
State Delegations to Follow.
Following the companies representative
of the professions will stretch the long
lines OF the State delegations \ sep
arate company will march for each OF
the fortE-eiEht States Each state dele
cation will march In its own colors. and
bear the standard and arms OF the State
aloft on banners. The task OF making
for bringing these dele
cations to Washington is being under
taken by Mrs. Elizabeth Stone. wife OF
Stone. She Is being as
sisted by Miss Stella McCaIla. vice chair
man. and several committee members.
ContinSents from the ten States hav-
ing equal suffrage will lead the State
delegations. Following them. delegations
from mems equal suffrage organizations
will march.
The mems leagues will be followed by
a big state" car, which will carry fig
ures representing the ten States with
equal suffrage-a man and woman bear
ing a symbolic sphere between them for
each Of the ten States.
Marching on either side OF the car will
appear women representing the States
now making a fight for enfranchisement,
The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
last Car Crowded.

The last lar will be crowded, and over
crowded, fifth advocates of the cause.
1t will half the appearance Of q pyra-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-12
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QUIT RANGE OR Be
BUSTED, IS WARNING ". !, I|II
President Asked to Prevent Ban
fishing Union Men.

Washington, Dec. II. Officials OF
the American Federation of Labor adj
vised President Wilson that they
were informed an immediate attempt
was about to be made to Danish labor
organizers from outside states from
the copper fields in Michigan.
Their information transmitted to
the president came in a telegram from
Charles H. Meyer, president Of the
Western Federation of Miners, and
sent from Calumet, Mich. The tele-
gram follows:
mine operators and citizens alh-
ance have announced that they will
give all representatives of organized
labor from outside of this state TWEEN
ty-four hours to leave. That if they
fail to do so they will be sent out of
the district in the manner that sug-
gests itself as most convenient and
effective. We urge you to give this
the fullest publicity and bring it to
the attention of the president of the
United States, Immediately to the end
that the constitutional rights of labor
representatives may be protected
Congressional inquiry into the Colo
RADIO and Michigan mine strikes was
urged before the house rules COM
mittee by Representatives Heating Of
Colorado and Macdonald of Michigan.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-12
If KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache is a sign you have
been eating too much meat
which forms uric acid.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
it generally means you have been
eating too much meat, says we'll
known authority. Meat forms uri acid
which overworks the kidneys in their.
effort to filter it from the blood and
they become sort of paralyZed and
loggy. When your kidneys get slug
gish and clog you must relieve them,
like you relieve your bowels; remov-
ing all the body's urinous waste, else
you have backache, sick headache,
dizzy spells; your stomach sours,
tongue is coated, and when the wea-
ther is bad-you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of
sediment, channels often get sore
water scalds and you are obliged to
seek relief two or three times during
the night. Eli. II. IL Il. "A.
Either consult good, reliable
physician at once or get from your
pharmacist about four ounces Of Jad
Salts; take tablespo onful in a glass
Of water before breakfast for q few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon Juice.
combined with lithia, and has been
used for generations to clean and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
lneutralize acids in the urine SO it
| no longer irritates, thus ending
bladder weakness. q &
lad salts Is life saver for regu-
lar meat eaters. It ID inexpensive,
cannot injure and makes . delight
! full, effervesceat lithia-water drink.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-12
BACK TO FARM is URGED

McGoVern.H Says Larger Demand
81 Makes High Living Cost.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Dec. 11-In an,
address before the Twilight club here
on 1.-THE High Cost Of Living Gov
ernor McGovern discounted the theo-
.ries that have been commonly adj
zvanced as the cause and went back
to the law Of supply and demand.
while our population has been in
1creasing our production has been de-
creasing, said the governor. Ell
By "The problem of how to control this
vicious tendency of the population
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-12

9cityward and restore the equilibrium
between city and country is one 81
the really big problems Of today BY
passing a few general laws and then
placing their administration in the.
hands Of a commission we can meet
this problem. s8l Fl s As
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-12
,Wn to q waiting game!

down to waiting game.
Sheriff Smith said he would not
send any more posses into the tunnels
and would not resume filing the mine
with gases. 53s
Exits will be guarded until the au-
thorities are sure Lopez is dead or
has escaped. us
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PERFECT CONFIDENCE
Bemidji People Have Good Reason
For Complete Reliance.

Do you know how #
To find relief from headache;
To correct distressing urinary ills;
To assist weak kidneys?
Your neighbors know the way II
Have used Doan's kidney Pills; HI
Have proved their worth in many
tests.
Here's Bemidji testimony.
Mrs. Carl COLI, 200 Ninth St.,
Bemidji. MINI, says RI had weak
and lame back and suffered from
backache and dizzy spells. MY kidneys
annoyed me and | had headaches.
After | used two boxes Of Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured at Barker's
Drug Store, I felt better in every
way" a. #aF I. Ii SSH,
"When Your Back is Lame Re-
member the Name Don't simply ask
for a Kidney remedy ask distinctly
for Doan's Kidney Pills, the same
that Mrs. COLI. had the remedy
backed by home testimony. soc. all
stores. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo. N. Y.-Adv. .a
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GUARDS TO WAIT FOR LOPEZ

Sheriff Decides Not to Send Posses
Into Utah Mine.
Salt Lake, Dec 1.-THE search for
Rafael Lopez, the Mexican bandit, in
the APEX mine at Bingham. settled
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