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The Keota news., 1913-12-12
scALY PSORIASIS ON LIMBS

Troop H, 9Th U. 8. Cavalry. Camp
Mccoy. Sparta. Wis., was troubled
With psoriasis for nearly two years.
Portions of my arms and limbs were
affected mostly with it. 1t appeared
in scaly form. breaking out IN very
small dots and gradually grew larger
and white scales formed whep about
the size of an ordinary match-head.
The looks Of, it was horrible. which
made it very unpleasant for me. II
itched a little at times.
Il tried several treatments which
cured me for month. but 1t always
broke out again. One day friend
saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment in the paper ana
/ sent for sample. They helped>me.
80 l purchased two more boxes OF
Cuticura Ointment and some Cuticura
Soap and they completely cured me-
It took three months for Cuticura
SOAP and Ointment to complete my
cure" (Signed) Walter Mahony, Oct.
20. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston. Adv.
The Keota news., 1913-12-12
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. . DIN q .. ACHIEVE
MENTs. oUFFERJNos, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

A warrant charging Ottoman Ear
Adusht Hanish with a serious offenSe
was sworn out in the Municipal Court
OF Chicago
1G-foot stage in the Arkansas river
was reached at Fort Smith. Ark, Sun
day. and the stream then remained
stationary.
Tillie o. Puckett, who had been on
trial at Clinton. Mo-. charged with the
murder Of his mother. Mrs. Susan
Puckett Makinson. was found not
guilty.
Fifty persons. mostly negroes. are
reported to have been drowned at Sun
nyside a small town on the lower Bra
zos river. according to . long-distance
telephone message received at Hous-
ton. Tex.
Louis Bauer. arrested on . charge OF
being the chauffeur OF the gray auto
mobile from which four men armed
with riot guns fired upon two nom
union teamsters. in Indianapolis. con-
fessed to the police that he was the
driver for the shotgun squad.
DR.. Alice Shepard Kelly. 4s years Of
age. dropped dead on the streets of st.
Paul. MINI. while hurrying to the bed
side Of a patient. DR.. Kelly was we'll
known as an athlete. She attracted
attention In Oregon in 1912 by making
several record mountain climbs.
AZ destroyers Of marital happiness.
mothers-in-law are six times more
dangerous than fathers-in-law. accord
ing to the records OF the Court Of Do
mestic relations. Forty.six per cent OF
the cases brought into this court have
been caused by liquor. Chief Justice
Olson OF the Municipal Court reported
in Chicago.
There was heavy snowfall all over
Colorado. southern Wyoming and
northern New Mexico last week, the
depth Of snow on the level In Colora-
do ranging from about ten inches to
ten feet. Rains in Nebraska, Kansas
Missouri. Arkansas. Louisiana and
Texas continued unusually heavy for
the time Of year.
Every one of Des Moines' eighty
six saloons opened after having been
closed since Nov. %. as the result of
q Supreme Court decision that they
had been operating under an INSULT
cient consent petition. The action
came after Judge Creston OF the Su.
preme Court had granted hearing In
the case and a stay Of execution.
At Jeffersonville. Ind. Miss Dora
Dediva refused to be kept waiting at
the church." even II 1t was only coun-
try justices court; 80. when the man
she was to marry was late-she mar
ried another. William E. Morang Of
Danville. Va, who was to marry Miss
Dediva, was not to be excelled by her.
He was introduced to Miss Lora E.
Blythes Of Jeffersonville; twenty min
unes later they were married.
The Keota news., 1913-12-12
Joy and Sorrow.

whats the trouble?"
"Melancholia." replied the gloomy
man.
You don't say so!"
"Yes. I've had it ever since my
older boy joined a glee club"
The Keota news., 1913-12-12

important to Mothers
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that Il
signature ss.ss ,ss Of ZHzzzzs7Zx
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Keota news., 1913-12-12
Usual Climax.

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Ball Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Keota news., 1913-12-12

Deans Mentholated Cough Drops eff,
lively drive out colds and stop all thrc
irritations-5c at Drug Stores.
The Keota news., 1913-12-12

In New York.
They say she's still in love wit
her husband. / guess she hasn't see
many men,"
mo. only the society kind"
The Keota news., 1913-12-12

Actual Answers.
Teacher - What is the cause Of
thunder?
Bright Pupil-It's when two clouds
bump together.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
THE EASTER CONGREGATIONS

Easter day brings many unwonted
faces into the churches. Many men
will e n themselves from sweet Sun
day morning slumbers ut the ungodly
hour of o q. III. After scolding their
wives because their shirts were mislaid,
they present a flurried appearance in
an unaccustomed seat as the voluntary
rolls out from the organ.
Impressive music, spring hats of 1913
model, the general satisfaction of see
ing what the milliners and dressmakcrs
have done to your neighbors, these are
some of the motives for the thronged
churches.
Nevertheless, the message that
Easter day brought to earth is the great
est human story ever told. 1t may
sound ~hackneyed to the man whose
eyes are fixed on dollars. But some.
times this veil of dross and chaff i'll
which the human heart is shrouded is
much thinner than one thinks. Some
where in every soul is q longing to
know the purpose of the Father in
placing us in this world of mysteries.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28

tions of the editorial pen. to do full
justice to the theme. we desire to com
pliment our townsmen, Mr. John
Henderson for the very able n in
which he performed the arduous duties
of POSTMASTER. Rev. Geo. H. Green
field is also to be congratulated for his
untiring efforts in behalf of the Y. NJ.
e. \. and the successful elimination of
50 worthy and laudable an obj ect
should be reward enough for any man.
The Independent says: All honor TO
Mr.. Greenfield. and may his tribe in
crease and his field OF usefulness widen
until he reaps his reward III the full
ness of time. We desire at this time
and in this connection to say that all
the speeches were splendid examples of
wholesome wit and wisdom. There
were several examples Of repartee, be
tween the POSTMASTER and the various
speakers, which Were loudly applauded
and much appreciated by the audience.
The ri of the whole movement
was expressed, by Elko's able jurisS
His Honor Judge 4. j.. l.. Taber, In u
few well chosen and fCrcible remarks:
Save our boys: Teach them personal
purity, was the cry that came from
the Judges heart, and touched n re-
spOnsive chord. in the breast of every
mar and woman present.
Time and space forbids further com.
ments ut this time. At a later date
we may have something to say of the
Dorcas Society and the splendid spread
prepared III this occasion; also of our
distinguished guests and the part they
played in the dedication of Elko's pet
and pride our new Y NJ. G.. A.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
From Tuesdays Daily
THE FARM HAND

Perhaps the biggest problem today
in feeding the American people ut n
fair price is the difficulty of getting
farm help. The agriculture depart
ment has just issued "A bulletin stating
that the wages of farm help has in
creased 81 per cent in ten years. Yet
farm help is scarcer than ever.
The average price for farm labor
shown by this bulletin is Sl.s7 at hnr-
vest, and Sl.47 at other times. The ex
pense of living is less in the country,
but these wages only place the laborcr
on n par with the latest freshman from
Italy. He gets his 50 t. $3.50 today
merely for digging earth. \ farm
hand should be a skilled workman.
If the farmers would cooperate, they
would have representatives on the New
York docks, to divert the stream of i'm
migrants from the peanut stands Of
the cities to the farms where they
would help feed the people.
Something has been done i'm recent
years to keep the farmers boys at
home. Many of the schools ARE rea.
liZipg that it is much better to teach
him about soils and farm animals than
to fit him for the department store rib.
bon counter. But there are always a
lot of unattached young fellows, who
through misfortune or other causes
cannot look forward to inheriting any
farm property. How keep these rest
less hearts at home?
Probably the farmers daughter
cOdld answer that question
about as well as anyone. If you per-
suade her to keep away from the de
partment stores and the stcnography
schools of the cities, to help Mother
keep house and cheer Fathers days of
decline, there is something doing in the
silent old cross roads halls where
fOr merly the boys and girls used so
cheerily to shake u leg at Money
Musk Keep the girls at home and
the boys stay too.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
THE CASE OF THE R o

The editor of this newspaper
learns that the government is issuing
u new bird book in which the value of
specific birds commonly deemed harm.
ful is discussed at great length.
The editor feels particularly in
terested to sec what Uncle Sam will say
about the crow, n species If bird which
is outlawcd by the majority of state
legislatures, and has generally been
considered fair game for the farmers
boy.
Bird experts say that the crow, con-
trary to his normal nature in wild life,
has grown to acquire II most excep.
tional sagacity. He lives under con-
slant apprehension, consciousness Of
danger, and has acquired an alert self.
reliance that makes him an interesting
figure.
A farmers boy once told the writer
about his dealings with MIR. Crow.
When the boy took Il gun. the black
pirates wheeled in wide circles far over
his head. When he went out with "A
stick they loafcd in near by trees and
jawcd jeeringly.
One day he started ont with the
wooden gun which he used in military
drill in school, but the crows paid no
attention whatever. Their hunted life
has made them as elusive as "A city
street arab.
Recent ornithologists, admitting that
the crow pulls fresh corn and DESTROYS
birds, say his diet Of mice. snakes. ana
beetles gives him Il credit TO the good.
The crow finds that terminating corn
is softencd and cooked. the starch part.
ly turned TO sugar. He regards Il ms n
kind of entree prepared for his benefit.
You cant make the farmer believe he
is n friend. One agriculturist who
placed a large quantity Of fish offal on
his land as fertilizer said that the
crows dug it all mp and ate the seed
He could smell their breath all summer
MS they few houking ovor his depleted
fields. Still you can tar corn seed. If
Mr.. Crow gets ahead Of the farmer, he
has the better brain.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
From Mondays Daily
DEDICATION OF THE
ELKO Y. nj. c. A. BUILDING

The dedication Of the new Y. NJ. G. A.
building in Elko last Saturday night
marks an epoch in the history Of East.
ern Nevada. 1t was one of the most
notable gatherings that Elko ever saw.
The flower and chivalry of the West
were c~ongregated under the roof of as
fine "a structure as can bc found any
where.
The best blood and brains of our
splendid town gave encouragement aud
assistance TO a grand work ind gave
every assurance OF continued and
cordial support. The magnificent
specimens Of manhood and the galaxy
OF beautiful members of the g%cntlcr
and superior sex, who graced the fes.
tivities with their presence and kindly
ministrations to the inner man. were
conspicuous features and will live long
in the memory Of the immense throng
assembled o m this occasion.
There vas more union Of sentiment
and a genuine desire written in the
faces and actions Of the entire audience
to assist in the elevation of the moral
status of society, than tho writer has
ever had the good fortune to witness.
1t was an inspiring sight and Elko has
covered herself with glory. There are
no greater heights to which our splen.
did community can hope to soar. To
continue the work along the plans out.
lined and contemplated, will in itself
be a crown Of glory and a forerunncr
Of righteousness, beyond the dreams of
the most ardent reformer.
Without any desire TO discriminate,
and while acknowledging the limitn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
COMMERCIAL HOTEL TO CHANGE
HANDS---SO RUMOR SAYS
Al North, We'll Known Boniface of Reno
Said to be the Coming Man Who
Will Cater to the Wants of
Elko's Travelling Public.

The Independent has it on good
authority, that Al North, formerly
of the Golden Hotel at Reno has
taken a ten days option on the
Commercial hotel Of this place and
will, in all probability, take the
hotel and Bradley opera house,
which is included in the option.
over within a few days. II is un-
derstood that the hotel and opera
house will be enlarged and practi-
caIly rebuilt, at once. provided
present negotiations are COMPLETED.
The Commercial will probably bc
raised one story and thirty or
forty rooms on suite with bath
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
From Saturdays Daily
THE MAN WITH
THE IRON HAND

1t begins to look as il President VII
son will be christened The Man With
the Iron Hand" He has served notice
on the Bankers that if they loan money
to China, the United States will do
nothing to enforce collection Of pin
cipal or interest. He has given them
to distinctly understand that the gov
eminent of the United States of Amer
lea is not a collecting agency. When
this fact begins to dawn OH some
eminent hnanciers we could mention,
revolutions i'll certain foreign countries
will be less frequent and less sanguinary.
IL that had been the attitude of the
government in power for the last TWEEN
~ five years, many bloodless reyolu-
tions in South America and Mexico
would never have taken place. The
probabilities are, hat eX-president
Madero would not have been foully
murdered, if he had been more open to
suggestions made by American inter-
ests in Mexico.
The president has started n revolu-
uon OF MS w out 1t is neither mill
tary nor naval i'll it's character. 1t is a
revolution of the ethics of diplomacy
and craftsmanship. On behalf OF the
great masses of the American people
he has revolted against big business,
money kings and Wall street debating
the policy of the administration. So
long as he remains in that frame of
mind and molds the policy of the adj
ministration along these lines. just
that long will he be the popular idol
OF the American people, instead of the
idol of the capitalists, who are willing
to wreck and ruin governments and
principalities, regardless of conse-
quences. so long as their own selfish in
terests are subserved.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28

injured is due to the slow
speed the train was making.
Indianapolis, Ind, Mar. 25-The
report from Dayton, Ohio, is
that 25 people we're drowned as a
result of the flood.
Hamilton, Ohio, Mar. 25-Three
feet of water in Depots. No trains
running. Light and water COM
panies out of commission. City
without fire protection.
Columbus. Ohio, Mar. 25-Three
different fires are raging in this
city at the present time. The
firemen are doing their best they
can to check them. One side of the
city that is on fire cannot be
reached on account of high water
and that part is doomed.
Columbus, Ohio. March 25-The
washing out of several bridges
across the SciUto River in and
around Columbus has held up the
traffic and west side lcvee has
o~verfluwed and several people have
been driven from their homes.
Chicago. Ills. March 25-At
Makanda, Ills, an ]. G.. Freight
of 81 a m Was blown off the track
by a high wind. The engine and
cabuose remained upright on the
rails. No one was injured.
indianapolis, Ind, March 25-
Fifteen hundred families in Indiana
are homeless as a result Of the heavy
rains of the last few DAYS filling
the rivers to overflpwing. White
River, Eagle Greek and Pleasant
Greek are rising at the rate of six
inches an hour. Only one street
car line is in operation and all
team roads are at a stand still.
Lima, Ohio, March 25-Tcn solid
miles Of trains, including the
Twentieth Century Limited extend
ing from here to Lafayette are held
uP by washouts. This city is
flooded by the Ottawa River.
Springfield. Ohio. March 25-The
city is in the throes Of the worst
Hood in thirty years.
St. Louis, March % a tornado
struck Makanda. Ills, last night
and killed fifteen people and injured
a score.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28

will be among the improvements
contemplated The opera house
will be enlarged and improved o
as to have stage capacity to meet
the Requirement Of the largest
and best shows on the road. All
these improvements will be OF
great benefit to Elko and will be
much appreciated by our citizens.
Mr.. Snelso', the manager, has
been n successful hotel manager
and the independent wishes him
continued success in whatever he
undertakes In the future. Mr..
will be given n cordial wei.
come to the ranks Of Elko's bust
ness men.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
JUST AS FASHIONABLE TO
MOURN IN WHITE AS BLACK

Edith M. Weidenfeld writes an
inter esting article entitled Pres
ent Day Mourning Fashions" in
April Woman's Home Companion,
an extract from which follows:
Ideas ia regsrd to correct
" rning have undergone many
manages In the last few years. To.
day there is much more leniency
than there has been in the past.
With the exception Of n few rules
which should be closely adhered to,
the period of mourning and its
depth are really left to the the in.
diyidual.
much white is introduced in
both first and second mourning.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
From Thursdays Daily. }
OVER
AN ISSUE AS BIG AS TARIFF

One hundred dollars %annuallyl This is
the amount the crime of over-capitaliza-
ton, or watered stocks. costs every
American family!
This statement flows easily from the
pen, but il can be best demonstrated by 4
little arithmetic.
Various prominent financial students and
authorities are responsible for the state
ment, and their conclusions are wholly
sustained by reports OF the United States
Commission and the published figures of
the National Corporation Tax Returns
that about S5o,OOo,OOo,OOO OF the stocks of
industrial or tariff trusts, represent
only water.
On this stock, dividends of about ST.
Soo,ooo,ooo are being paid yearly, amount
ing to approximately SIS 4 person or near
iy SioO an American family!
This 81, 100000, 900 is not picked up out
OF the streets. Where, then, does it come
from' The answer is; from the pockets OF
the consumers. There is not 4 dollar OF
water or imitation in the capitalization
OF corporations which deal in commodi-
ties, or in railroad or other public service
corporations, that does not impose
burdens upon the consumers and pro-
ducerS OF this country.
The above figures, which may be ac-
cepted as fairly conservative in view OF
the fact that United States Senator la Fol-
lette and various other students OF the
question assert that the amount Of waterei
stock is more than double the amount eS-
timated above, mean this: That an average
family in this country IS paying 1 tax OF
500 4 year in supporting the o~ver-capitlli
zation OF our industries. Can there re-
main any doubt, then, as to the oycr-cari-
taliLation'S being one reason, 4 sister req
son to high tariff, for the ever-increaSing
cost Of liying'
Wateret stock is not only one OF the
prime causes for increased prices OF com.
moditieS, hut il is also an important cause
OF the present unsatisfactory condition OF
labor. To pay these dividends on wIterei
stock, the trust magnlteS must either hold
A'NH wages dillbllllAlaN 4oWs OF raise
prices arttticaIly high. The factis they
are doing both.
Over-capitalilation, therefore, is obvious.
lyone OF the mos important problems CON
fronting the American people today. Poll,
t~!cianS, for some reason, refer to il less
than they should. The subject ought to
be one of the foremost political issues.
Five hundred gIaring illustrations OF the
crime OF over-capitalization could bl
cited. They would average like this: Tn,
Chicago & Alton was capitalized at $50,
100000. When turned over TO the pur,
chasing syndicate in 1899 it WAS capitalized
at S94, 100000.
The people are not sJing to forever
permit the Perkins ana the MorganS' an,
other GnancierS to strap upon their back.
the burdens OF these over.
caPitalizationS. which constitute one o.
the principal causes OF the increase in thu
cost OF living.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
NEW MARKET FOR
IDAHO

Under the heading, Idaho Looks This
Way" a recent issue Of the san Francisco
Call contains the following editorial.
Commercial San Francisco and all this
section Of California ought to listen with
interest to talk Of a railroad cutoff from
Boise, Idaho, TO the Western Pacific at
"inncmucca, New. That little bit OF
rGad-2;O miles -would bring us the bust
ness OF one of the vests most fertile sec
tionS, giving it a market and an outlet
here for ITS vast production and opening
to us a new field very well worth exploitl-
ton.
South ana central Idaho have long
wanted a connection between Boise and
Winnemucca. Any time since that part
Of Idaho began to be developed the South
ern Pacific could have given it to them.
It's line IS only a few yards from the
Western Pacific at Winncmucca. But.
say the Idaho people, the Hartman system
has always refused OF the ground that the
cutoff would "demoralile rates"
Likely enough. It would certainly give
the Snake river valley cheaper and quicker
access to a better market than il iindS via
Hartman lines, which put it 800 miles
from Portland and 40 miles from Salt
Lake. The cutoff would mean to the older
system a considerable investment for ,
trade which It already holds tight and
would also open the way for competition.
Probably the Western Pacific would
have started for Idaho from Winnemucca
before now il it had the money. lin.
douhtedly it would assist any independent
movement in tina. direction. Local capital
in Idaho IS thinking the matter over. and
finds il so attractive that it unoniclally
asks San Francisco to lend a hand.
Practically all the way from Winnemuc-
ca to Boise there is a fine business waiting
for transportation. and it will he greater
in the early future. The cutoff would
run straight through two large irrigation |
projects nov under construction. with 4
total development gilmore than a million
fat acres. So 1t would not Ne a case of
building across a wide, barren area Ia
connect a source OF production and a
markets freight enough to make the line
pay from the Jump will be stacked 40 at
every siding before the roaibcd has had
time to settle.
Here is San FranCiSco'S chance. both for
enterprise and for money. Bonds for
such a railroad project shonli he like
money In the bank, and is stock ought To-
be as good The total Of the Investment
would he a trifle compared with the per.
manent benefits to this city and this part
Of the state.