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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
MONTELLO news

Mrs H Hogan of Ely is here visit
ing Mrs D S Clark.
Mrs G q Clark returned from
San Francisco where she placed her
son Wesley in school.
Miss Matilda Osterhaus arrived
from Los Angeles Sunday on No.
20. Miss Osterhaua will have
charge of the McCuiston school for
the coming year. Miss 0sterhaus
has made many friends here who
were glad to see her back.
Mrs Zundal and children are
visiting in Willard, Utah.
Ben Pearson and J J Thurston
went to Proctor in Mr. Pearson's
auto last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Jsaney and
Mrs Coryell and son came up from
Wells in Mr. Jeaneys auto Sunday
to visit Mrs Jack Rowse. They re-
port the roads between Montello
and Wells az almost impossible.
F M Johnson, wife and little
daughter came over from Wend-
over in their auto Friday TO visit
relatives. They retuned hume Sun
day. Mr. johnson reports business
good in Wendover.
Continued on page
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
Steal Diamonds Worth $1,000;
Murder Plot; House Set Afire

party never would be able to act
and to respond to the pledge given
to the people.
Regarding, as do, party solid
arity Of the highest Importance,
should feel guilty of q breach Of
trust Of that party were l unwill-
ing without the gravest reasons to
make its will effective. For this
reason, as the party action differs
materially from my views upon
only two items out Of 1000 items
in the tariff bill. propose to yield
my views upon that question, and
to stand with my party.
| do not regard tariff making az
finiahed as many do. We are told
that tariff tinkering should be at
an end; that the country should
have industrial calm; l believe
in a steady and progressive move
ment in the line Of tariff REFORM
a movement which should go on
through accomplished experts sv-
cry day in the year, until q just,
impartial and an equitable tariff is
established.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
SCOOPS" LATEST OUTBREAK

Scoop thinks he has invented a
new one. The word "itinerant. ."
His vocabulary is so limited that
when be learns q new word he
works it over time. When his faith
er kicked him ort the last time,
with the remark that Scoop"
would never amount TO more than
an "itinerant cub reporter" he
became obsessed with the itinerant
germ and will hang on to it until
the crack Of doom. All his social,
moral and physical habits are itin-
Grant. For that reason he has con-
tracted an incurable disease. Too
bad for poor Scoop. His father
always said that boy will come to
some bad end" He has fulfilled
the predictions of his father.
What else cunld be expected. He
cant help it because he is feeble
minded. He came here a stranger
and undertook to name the candi-
dates for the Democratic party be-
fore he had warmed the reporters
chair at the Free Press office. Then
he undertook 10 show that The In
dependent was an obscure paper
and its editor nonentity. He COM
menced to sling blllingsgate like
common fish monger in the streets
Of London and commenced tha
personality contest of his own free
will and accord. He is troubled
with running off at the mouth.
Every time he and his little
sheet assail the Independent or its
editor he will get paid back in his
own coin with compound interest.
We did not start this scurrilous
kind of journalism CD and we
will not stop it until he has learn
ed that such tactics is a game at
which other people can play as we'll
as himself. Speaking Of railway
fares, perhaps he will tell the pub
lie who paid bis fare to Elko. Now
that he has opened the door bv in
situations, we might inquire whe
his doctor is and for what disease
he is being treated? If he is the
victim of dope" or dope fiend
il is toU bad. One thing is certain
he is getting the wrong dope"
which may sooner or later involve
him in something that will be
hard to stop and tho conue-
quences may be serious to Scoop
and his insignificant sheet. Hands
off or "Go it preacher, go it bear. ."
This kind of newspaper work is
Objectionable to the editor, but he
believes it to be his duty to defend
The Independent and it's editor
against all attacks. Whenever the
other fellow flies the flag of truce
The Independent will be glad, in
the interest Of decent journalism
to extend the olive branch of psace
In the meantime we are forced to
fight it out on these lines il il
takes all summer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
Nettie Thurman's Place Visited
By Flames and Burglars in
Early Morning Hours

Attempted burglary, the theft of
diamonds valued at 1000, the in-
cendiary attempt to burn her house
and attempt to burn her and her
inmates alive is the startling series
of events which have been enacted
in the house of Nettie Thurman
in the red light district within the
last two we ks.
The climax came at three o'clock
this morning when her place was
discovered in flames by one of the
night employees at the Western Pa
cific depot. The night men in the
livery barn across from Miss Thur
mans place were asked to give
what assistance they could. Officer
Sisco was on the scene a minute or
two later and he rang the fire alarm
calling out the firemen. The struc-
ture is built Of the most infiamable
material and by the time it was dis
coTTred the northside of the build
ing in flames. The fireman
hurled torrents of water upon the
blazing building and in about half
an hour had the flames extinRuish-
ed. In the me a ltime the who'll
house had been deluged with water
and the vIluable furnishings were
smoked and soaked so badly that
they are now almost worthless.
The building and contents is the
property of Mrs J c Wilson of Car
lin who says the property cost her
$4,000. She said she only car
ried about $4,000 insurance and
roughly estimated her loss at S3,-
600. Ono Of the high priced pianos
in the place was ruined by water.
The whole house will have to be re-
papered and repainted and large
portion of the furnishins greplaced.
The fire was Of incendiary origin
beyond a doubt as the house was
fred at both ends. The blaze on
the nortbside of the building was
started close to the ground and
burned it's way up the side of the
building and through the wooden
walls. The wall is burned the most
nearest the ground. In bedroom
on the second floor at the other end
of the house bed was set afire
and had gained considerable head
way before discovered. The room
was unoccupied last night, the win
dow was open and a ladder from
the ground to this window was
found in place.
The events of the past two
weeks, the two fires in the opposite
ends of the house, the ladder at
tho second story window and the
81, 900 diamond robbery of the pre-
vious night and tho jailinY of
man who is accused Of previously
atg 'ipting to burglarze the place
causes the inmates to suspect that
Milton Abbey now in Jail on the
burglary charge may have had pals
who sought to rob Miss Thurman's
place, and then set FIRE to it, burn
it down and roast her to death in
revenge for ths jailing Of Abbey.
The officers are at work on the case
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
PARENTS TO MEET TEACHERS

The parents and teachers Assoc
iation will hold their fast meeting
of the year at the grammar school
tomorrow, Friday afternoon at
three o'clock. This meeting will
be in tho nature Of a eception for
the parents and new teachers of
the grammar school and all par
ents and interested friends are
cordially invited to attend.
Rose Gardner, Pres.
Mrs w D Higginbothsm. Sec.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
CLARK'S D0G POISONED

bud" the pet dog Of L G Clark
Of the Elko Hotel WAS poisoned this
morning. This was the fourth at.
tempt on the dogs life and was sue
cessful. The dog was harmless and
valuable one and if the poison
or is TO und he or she will be pro-
secuted.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18

and may in a few hours produce
some startling developments. The
independent is aware of the steps
under way to bring the guilty
parties under arrest, but this paper
believes the publication of what
thty are doing would at this time
defeat the ends of justice and there
fore refrains from publishing what
line of work the officers are doing
at this time.
To show the suspicious connec-
tion Of one event with another, the
climax of which was last nights
fire II is necessary to 60 back to
the Rodeo. Some of the houses in
the restricted district are known
to have thousands of dollars worth
of diamonds. The Rodeo was a mint
for these houses and the supposi-
tion was all these places had large
sums of money concealed in the
various rooms. On the morning of
September q, the day following
the close of the Rodeo, two of the
inmates of Nettie Thurman's place
captured Milton Abbey on the bed
in one Of the rooms. The screen
had been torn away from the win
dow and some of the cash and prop
erty was stolen. The circumstances
seemed suspicious and Abbey was
arrested and charged with bur-
glary. He was given a preliminary
examination before Judge Castle
and held for the Grand Jury on the
burglary charge. He explained his
presence in the bedroom Of the
Thurman house on the ground that
he was drunk and waited place
to sleep.
Now comes the next move at the
Thurmsn place. On Tuesday night
of this week Miss Thurman took
her diamonds valued at about ST.
0Q0, out to clean them. She put
them in q jar of alcohol and left
them in her room. About this time
for some reason or other she was
called outside the room for a few
minutes. When she returned the
diamonds were gone. She called
in Officers Sisco and Fernald and
the place VAS thoroughly searched
and finally the jewels found under
bed, The supposition is that the
thief hid them under the bed for
safe-keepinR until such q time rs
he could safely stow them in his
pockets and leave the house without
suSpi cion. But the discovery of
the gems apparently blocked his
thievinE game and he laid low to
later rob the house and set fire to
it in revenge for the arrert Of Alb
hey hir supposed pal. There ia no
proof that Abbey is connected with
any gang of burglars or has direct
ly or indirectly been implicated or
had ahy connection with the events
at tho Thurman house subsequent
to his arrest there. But the chain
of coincidonts has aroused consid-
cradle suspicion that all these
events are not disconnected.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
SENATOR NEWLAND'S FINAL
SPEECH ON THE TARIFF
Senior Senator Says His Fight Has
Been Strictly Within Party. Votes
With His Party on all Amend
ments and Final Passage

Observation-Disclosures Newlands
before voting on the tariff bill on
final passage made the statement
that on all the amendments to the
bill he had been paired with Sena-
tor Burton, Republican and just
before casting his vote for the bill
on final passage he made the fol-
lowing address to the Senate in
part:
Mr. President, whilst the pend
ing bill makes material reductions
in existing duties, it does not in my
judgment go far enough. l have
always believed in radical accom-
plishments by progressive methods;
and while | have thought that in
some of the reductions made, we
were going too fast, l have been
in sympathy with my party as TO
the goal ultimately to be reached.
My views while counseling moder-
alton in the preliminary stages of
tariff reform, would result in a
much more radical reduction of
the tariff than that contemplated
by the pending bill. In these views
/ have been overruled by my party
associates in the conference of the
party. The only question that re-
mains therefore is whether or not
the pending bill is an improvement
upon the existing tariff. That it
is l have no doubt; and I shall
therefore vote for the bill.
believe that alfalfa and sugar
beets will be the chief products of
the irrigated regions of the west
and that if the sugar industry is
not seriously disturbed the produc-
tion Of sugar in that region will
be more valuable than our entire
mining product. | believe the pro-
duction of beets tends to intensive
cultivation, so essential to this
country and tends to that careful
husbandry which has been 80 ne
elected here, rs the result of which
neglect the yield per acre in this
country is only one half the yield
on what we are accustomed to re-
gard as the old, worn out soils of
European countries.
So far as wool is concerned,
believe the injury TO the wool
grower will not be a serious one
for the increased value Of mutton
will probably compensate to the
wool growers for tho diminished
price Of their wool; but should
have preferred slower re-adjust-
ment of this industry.
| believe in party responsibility.
/ believe that as party we have
pledged the country to definite ac-
tion in the line of material reduc-
tions in the tariff. Necessarily it
would he difficult for all of us TO
agree as to the exact amount of
reduction that should lie made.
There must in the party conference,
ss there we're in this case, great
difference Of opinions upon these
subjects; and necessarily the party
action must mean a compensation
Of party differences or else the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
GOOD SHOW At BRADLEY

At the Bradley tonight there is
an exceptional good vaudeville act
by Gilbert and Bramnick entitled
"The Professor and his Pupil"
direct from the Reno Wigwem.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18
BOOHER REAPPOINTED

w W Booher received notice this
morning Of his reappuintment as
United States Commissioner. This
makes his fourth term.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18

You are cordially invited to at
tend a supper given by the ladies
Mission Circle at the Baptist par
sonaRe Thursday evening Sept 18.
Supper will be served from 5to 8
p m. 80 ets--Advt 218.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-18

Richard G Lambert of the Lam
bert Paper Co, Salt Lake is talk
ing to Elko business men today.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Parcel Post Mail.

The Parcel Post law which went into
effect January 1st, is becoming more pop
ular every day, and besides being a great
convenience to people throughout the
country is adding revenue to the postof-
flee department. Postmaster Rouzer of
this place states that the number of pack
ages received for mailing has increased
in number and size, and that greater
number are being received through the
mails now than prior to January LIST.
At the Frederick city postoffice ITO
packages were received through the mail
Sunday and early Monday morning. 1t
was necessary to use wagon to deliver
these packages.
Many people are not familiar with the
rules at this time, but the following must
be Observed: All fourth-class matter, or
in other words, all matter which is to 60
by parcel post, must have the distinctive
parcel post stamps thereon. Another re-
quirement is that the name and address
of the sender of package must be plain
ly written on the package. Because of
failure to comply with these requirements
thousands of packages were held by the
Baltimore city postmaster last week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
College Removal Not Likely.

The efforts put forth by Frederick
county people to have the MARYLAND Ag-
ricultural College move to Frederick coun-
ty has amounted to very little, and the
chances are that the College will remain
at its present location. Frederick city
industrial organizations have held meet
ings and appointed committees to confer
with Governor Goldsboroughin regard to
moving the college, but we fear this will
amount to naught.
Plans have already been made by the
State for the erection of buildings to re-
place those burned at College Park, and
contractors are at work clearing the de-
bris of the burned buildings and prepar-
ing to erect new ones.
Ground has been broken for a new
dining room 70 by 80; pantries, cold stor-
age room 80 by 80, and kitchen "a by 80
with steel bake oven annex has been in
stalled. Plans have been drawn and a
site selected for building to be used as
an auditorium, chapel, muster and drill
hall. The contract calls for the compile
ton of the building before March LIST.
This building will be 100x3O feet with a
l4-foot ceiling. and will be provided with
all modern and sanitary conveniences.
If the college is ever moved it will be
by act of the Legislature, and with all
the above now buildings and equipment
this is not likely to be done for some
years to come.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Heavy Rain and Wind.

On Friday of last week, this locality,
along with the entire Atlantic coast was
visited by a severe rain and wind storm.
So far as we know no damage was done
around Thurmont.
Three distinct storms of equal violence
were reported by the weather bureau
one on the Atlantic coast, another in the
South and Middle West and another on
the Pacific coast.
On the Atlantic coast the storm broke
all previous records, varying in intensity
from 40 to 80 miles per hour. Much
damage was done small vessels in the
vicinity of Norfolk. Va. The roof was
blown off the Baltimore county Jail at
Towson, and considerable damage done
in Baltimore city. At Philadelphia q
persons were injured, II of them by the
crashing of four-story building upon q
ree-story structure. At New York
city the wind velocity was 80 miles ar
hour.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Piano Contest Closed.

On July 1st last Messrs. R. A. Tyson
& Co., entered into the piano contest
scheme and at once very pretty piano
was placed on exhibition in his store
room. The plan was made known among
the young people of this community and
for miles around. About fifty replies
were received, each signifying willing
ness to enter the contest. Week after
week, however, the contestants dropped
out until finally but four remained. These
four worked hard to secure the prize
piano.
The contest closed last Tuesday night,
and when the votes were counted the re-
suit was found to be as follows:
Miss Grace Webb, .............. a, 4O6, O75
Miss Bertha Eckenrode, ....... g, 288, $50
Miss Mary Eigenbrode, .....2, 755, 757
Miss Agnes Harbaugh, .........l, 7Sl, $50
The Clarion Publishing Co. gave votes
for new subscriptions secured by these
contestants, the same applying to the
piano, and we thank each one for the
work done for US.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Will Save Cement Dust.

In all probability solution to the pro-
blem of saving the large amount of dust
which escapes from cement mills has
been solved. In last weeks issue of the
Union Bridge Pilot the following article
was printed. If the apparatus mention
ed proves successful at the Riverside
Mills, Union Bridge should not hesitate
to demand the same appliances installed
on the mills of the Tidewater Company
at that place. The Pilot says:
(The following is clipping SEM one
of our citizens by Cement company in
response to an inquiry relative to dust
collecting devices for Cement plants).
1.-THE Riverside Portland Cement Com
pany, after three years of experiment.
ing, is building the first dust precipita-
ton apparatus ever attempted in &C.
ment manufacturing plant in the world.
Gan immense plant is being erected
above the great burning kilns, from
which issues the clinker product in the
mill and from which above the mill has
always poured the cloud of white dust,
causing so much worry on the part OF
the citrus growers in the neighborhood
of cement plants. This dust now will
pass into the new dust precipitation APP
paratus and will be grabbed out of the
vapor and smoke and prevented from
issuing from the mill, IS per cent of it
being saved for commercial use.
1.-The experiments leading up to this
great improvement have been under
way for several years. For several
months one big unit has been in opera
ton with the greatest success. 1t con-
sists of an immense, enclosed and insu-
lated box, containing series of wires
and immense suspended plates, through
which passes direct current of 10000
volts of electricity, magnetizing the
plates which attract all of the dust as it
enters the enclosure directly from the
kiln beneath. The plates are joined by
cross bars, at the end of which vibrat-
ing air hammer is effectively used. caus-
ing the dust gathered along the plates
to fall away in great cakes.
1.-THE plant will have its kins closed
down for the first time since it began
running while this transformation is be-
ing effected. When the improvement is
completed the fiat has gone forth that
the great plant must henceforth work
constantly. There will be no more dust.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Save The Ewes Now.

Your eyes are becoming weaker grad
ually yet surely every day. No organs
of the human body should be valued so
highly as our eyes.
Are you going to permit their condi-
ton to grow worse, until you can hardly
see? A great many have actually done
so. The result, many hopeless cases
which, if they had been given little at
tention of the right kind at the proper
time. would have saved years of suffer
ing.
If your eyesight is defective don't per-
nit another month to pass without con-
sulting our Optometrist DR.. 0. w. Hines.
At MILLER HOUSE, THURMONT,
JANUARY 9, 1913.
Capital Optical Company,
GA 9th Street N. W.,
Jan 22t Washington, ID. G.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Or. Keller to Lecture.

Rev. DR.. Chas. E. Keller, who several
years ago was pastor of st. John Luth-
eran church, this place, and who now re-
sides at Roaring Springs, Pa, will deliv-
err lecture in the Lutheran church,
Thurmont, Friday evening, January II,
1918. DR.. Keller has four lecture, the
subjects being 1.-THE Price" Sights
Abroad" "Straws or The Drift" and
1.-THE Beyond" At this time we do not
know which of these he will give. The
citizens of this place know DIR. Keller
and his ability as an orator, and it is not
necessary to publish any of the many
press notices setting forth his ability and
the worth of his lectures. An admission
fee of 25c for adults and l0c for children
will be charged After deducting ex-
penses from the door receipts, the net
proceeds will be given to the church.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
His Stomach Troubles Over.

Mr.. Dyspeptic, would you not like to
feel that your stomach troubles were
over, that you could eat any kind of food
you desired without injury? That may
seem SO unlikely to you that you do not
even hope for an ending of your trouble,
but permit US to assure you that it is not
altogether impossible. If others can be
cured permanently. and thousands have
been, why not you? John R. Barker, of
Battle Creek, Mich, is one of them. He
says, 81 was troubled with heartburn, in
digestion, and liver complaint until used
Chamberlain Tablets, then my troubles
were over" Sold by all dealers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Best Cough Medicine For Children .

81 am very glad to say few words in
praise of Chamberlan's Cough Remedy"
writes Mrs. Ida Dewey, Milwaukee, Wis.
81 have used it for years both for my
children and myself and it never fails to
relieve and cure cough or cold. No fam
lily with children should be without it as
it gives almost Immediate relief in cases
of Group" Chamberlain Cough Rene
dy is pleasant and safe to take, which is
of great Importance when medicine
must be given to young children. For
sale by all dealers
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Won Large Doll.

The large doll given away during the
holiday season by Wisotzkey Bros. was
won by Mr.. VIM. Stoner. For each pur-
chase made the purchaser was entitled
to guess on the number of articles in a
glass jar. The number in the jar was
1878 and Mr.. Stoner's number was 1876.
Mr.. Guy Kelley came next with 1882.
The doll was presented Mr.. Stoner by
Mr.. E. l.. Root.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-09
Card of Thanks,

wish to thank everyone who personal
Iy aided me in anyway whatever to win
the piano given away by Rob't A. Tyson
& Co. on New Years day.
E. GRACE WEEP.