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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS-in sizes
ranging 81 to A, but not IL sizes in any
one style; choice of mixed fabrics, with
predominating colors of brown. navy and
gray. Values, $3.50, S25 and $3.50.
Choice tomorrow at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
For Christmas
Shoppers---Monday---
T affeta Silk
Petticoats
$.1.95
Good $500 Value

Il 4 value that Christmas shoppers
will appreciate and buy many Of
A special purchase lot-that's why
the price is so low. Soft Quality
Taffeta, i'm shades most wanted. in
GLIDING old rose, gray, duck blue,
red, brown, white. kings blue. black
and pretty changeable effects These
Silk Petticoats are made with deep
accordion pleat tiounce and dust ruff
ne Monday only ar sl.95.
SILK PETTICOATS. of taffeta or
messaline, in all the wanted shades.
tailored or pleated fiounces, with
a siass rune II" black ssso s eniE S2.0S
Special value at..--.
Second Floor-Silk Petticoats.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
MEANS A VAST EXPENDITURE
Average Man Has Little Idea Of How
Much 1t Really Costs to Build
Railroad.

With the right of way established
the field. The railroad does not built
its own road. 1t is turned over to con
tracts, and is usually let in sections OF
from 200 to 800 miles. The contrac
tor must live up to certain specifica
tions. just as though he were building
a house. And he furnishes everything
men. teams. machinery, food and ma
terial. Few people realize what this
means A contractor must be very
near to a king For instance, there
is the Hazelton section, in the noun
tains- 1t is less than 200 miles in
length. Before a single shovel or pich
was engaged in the building Of this
section, the contractors had to equiv
themselves with feet of steamboats,
at a cost OF $500. 900. They had tc
build scores of camps. at from $4,000
to 1000 a camp. Each OF these cen
tiers had to be stocked with provisions
supplies and materials almost before
builder was brought in. Before these
contractors moved a shovelful of earth
or fired a single blast they had spent
over s6,OO0,0OO!
Each contractors camp is like a
snail city. with its stores, hospital.
scores of sleeping shacks, kitchens,
dining rooms, warehouses and barns
James Oliver Curwood in Leslie's-
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
Escaped With Slight Injury.

Samuel Wright. a brakeman on the
West Shore railroad. is in the North
ern Hudson IN. j. hospital. with four
toes gone from his right foot.
Wright was standing in gondola
coal car, the first in a l5-car train.
that was passing through Bogota,
when the car bottom became loose
He tried to climb out, but did not
have time. The bottom fell and he
was thrown to the ties. He lay
stretched between the rails, while the
long succession of wheels passed on
either side of him. 1T surely was
queer feeling l had watching them go
by" said Wright Some of the air
pipes and rods grazed my head and
shoulders"
After the train had passed Wright
was picked up by several railroad
men. put aboard a special engine and
rushed to Weehawken. The house
surgeon found it necessary TO am
putate four toes. the only part of him
that the wheels had touched.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
PUTS BLAME ON THE HoBBLE
Eastern Railroad Declares That Tight
Skirts Are Cause Of Many Ae-
cldents to Women.

To the thousand and one evils that
have been laid at the door of the high
heel and hobble skirt, an eastern rail
road now adds a few more. in declar
ing that these adjuncts to woman's
dress are chiefly responsible for the
injuries caused in women falling from
trolley cars and tumbling down the
steps at the railroad station.
This is not wild statement either,
but is made after an investigation OF
various accidents to women covering
a period of three months and seventy
three individual cases. The injuries
ranged from slight contusions to pain
full sprains and cuts, and in almost ev
cry case the contributing cause is put
down as Heel caught on step of cal
and was torn off," or High hee
caught while descending stairs; wore
hobble skirt"
Observations of this character are
issued by the company to its employe,
and intended to be a guide to them
in preventing accidents as much a,
possible. Now. instead of watching
the step, they will watch the hobble
to try to forecast whether its wearei
is getting ready to tumble down
long flight of steps. If she is, ther
the employe must try his best to gel
ready to catch her. The book is en-
titled Safety Hints and Suggestions
for the Prevention of Personal Injury
Accidents and was written after ex
perts had made an exhaustive study
of the various accidents renorted
From the figures obtained by. the
railroad company, nine out of ten o.
the persons who have been injured ii
the railroad stations have been wom
en-. Their injuries range from slighi
contusions to broken legs In almosi
80 per cent of the accidents the cause
has been either that the women wore
high heels or that they had such tight
skirts that they could not help them
selves.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
Causes of RalI Expansion.

1t is strange. after so many years OF
railroading. to hear OF accidents
caused by an expansion of rails due
to the heat" What is meant apparent
" is not that the rail has been ex
panded lengthwise by the heat-for s
gap is always put between rails to al
low for that-but that the rail bulges
and so makes the track wider than the
standard guage, thus causing the
wheels to drop upon the roadbed In
a recent accident of this kind in Eng
land. no passengers were injured. but
a workman who was sitting in sup
posedly safe place beside the track
eating his dinner. was struck by de
rallied car and killed.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
WOULD NOT STAY PUT
EGYPTIAN RAILROAD LINE THAT
WAS CONSTANTLY SHRINKING.
Astonishing Story, but an lnvestisat-
Ing Committee Found That There
Really Was Nothing Very Mys-
terious About 1t.

About every camper has had expe-
riences on portages. but the big ban
ner portage. / think, was the one we
had on the Nile when we were taking
the troops up in 500 whaleboats to
the relief of Gordon at Khartum,
writes U. j. w. Norris in the New
York Sun.
There were many short portages.
but the big one was from Wady Halfa
to Sarras. so miles beyond the Second
Cataract. The boats were going over
light and the provisions were carried
around on camels. This was a long.
slow job, so the government decided
to build a railroad and sent out 80
miles of rails, the necessary ties. etc.
and instructed the engineer corps to
build the road.
These men had not had practical ex-
perience and there were no steam
shovels in those days. The result
was that when they came to sand
hill or rocks they went around. The
only time they ever leveled a hill was
when they buried a bottle of Scotch
in one and let the Forty-second High
landers know 1t was there.
OF course the road had a lot of
curves and when it was all done it
failed to reach Sarras by about two
miles. But orders are to be obeyed,
and 20 fill the order, at the sugges-
ton of one of the Canadians. they
moved Sarras down to the end of the
track. and there they were.
The end of the track went about a
hundred yards beyond the tent depot,
but after the trains had been running
week it was down opposite the de
pot A week later it had shrunk an
other 200 yards toward Wady Halfa
and the depot had to be moved again
As time went on and frequent moves
were made 1t began to appear that II
the shrinkage kept up there would be
no need of railroad. for the Sarras
depot would be at Wady Halfa.
A committee OF officers set out to
find the cause. 1t started from Wady
Halfa and two miles out the engine
forgot to turn a curve and landed a
hundred yards from the track This
disgusted the officers. but the con-
ductor assured them that ii was COM
mon occurrence and that they would
soon be on their way The train crew
got out jack-screws. lacked the train
up couple of feet from the desert,
then went over and dragged the track
to the train and showed it under. let
the train down and steamed away.
1t did not take the committee long
to decide that If this was done often
it must increase the number of curves.
and as the track was spiked down at
the Wady Halfa end it would have to
pull away from Sarras. hence the
shrinkage.
have told this story so often that
l am beginning to believe 1t is all true
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
Wonderful Railroads.

For really exciting railroad travel
one must go to South America There
engineers have had to break all sorts
of worlds records to connect up the
line at all. In Peru there is railroad
which runs between Callao and Lima
and on to Oroya- 1t threads in and
out of intricate Andean gorges, and
passes along the edges of precipices:
and. with its IS tunnels. 1t pierces the
mountain chain at a height OF over
$4,000 feet. at one part reaching 15.-
GAS feet There is another railroad in
Peru, that from AreQuipa to Puno on
Lake Titicaca. which crosses the noun
tains by cutting 1860 feet above
the sea Neither of these lines In
long. yet they both cost considerably
over $2o.0o0.0 .00G to construct.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23

the necessary amount OF pressure is
brought to bear upon the lever extend
ing across the track. as shown. The
hooks also enable the device to be
moved along the top OF the rail. from
spike to spike. without lifting the
puller. which may be operated outside
of rail, beneath cars, upon tresues.
and between guard rails.-Popular
Mechanics
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23

Portable position on top
OF the cabin of a yacht
on the 'Quadalquivir.
Judging by the behav-
Tor of people who were
at closer quarters. the
role of spectator would
at times appear to call
for considerable activ-
ity. and be unsuitable
for a stout old gentle
man on foot, or even II
mounted. unless he
were a good horseman
and did not mind
"bucketing" about On
the occasion in ques-
tion I did not notice
any dismounted specta-
tors. but l am told
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
MAKES SPlKE-PULLING EASY
New Device Does the Work Easily
and With a Minimum of Labor
Expended.

This railroad spike puller is attach
ed to the rail by means OF two hooks.
one extending down from each side
of the upright foot of the machine A
clawlike attachment clamps the head
OF the nail, which is withdrawn when
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
III EzaY N11

ULL fighting is Of very ancient
and not strictly Spanish origin.
The Moors in Spain. In their
rare intervals of peace, prac-
ticed warlike pursuits. from the
fear-not ungrounded. as II
proved-of becoming luxurious
and efreminate. In this way
began bull fighting. The Moor
ish knight, anxious to keep him
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
robaeeo In oIden Times.

Frequent essays are made by anti
Quarians to show that the use of to
bacco was known to the Chinese. or
the Hindostanee, or the Egyptian. etc.
ages before the practice was observed
by the sailors of Columbus. Efforts
In this direction have not been suo
cessful or impressive.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
Game.

Well" remarked the wild duck as
the hunter brought him down. at any
rate ] die game"
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23
Bridge to Cost Millions.

Railroads viii build a $&.bo0.0
bridge over the Ohio river. between
Metropolis. Ill. and Paducah. Ky.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
An IMPORTANT CASE

The State Bark & Trust cases
will come up before the supreme
court of the state tomorrow at Car
son and District Attorney Diskin
leaves this morning to be present
and argue before the court. The
decision of the court in this case
will be thu most important it has
rendered on any phase Of the fail
ure of the Hickey institution since
the appointment Of a receiver.
Receiver Wildes took an appeal
from an order of the district court
in which the money deposited by
Sheriff Ingalls, with the bank as a
separate fund for the county was
declared to be a special deposit and
therefore a preferred claim. Dis
trict Attorney Diskin, in his brief,
replies to this contention and also
moves for the dismissal of the ap-
peal on the ground that the receiv-
er of an institution, being an off
Ger Of the court, has no right to
appeal from an order of the court
of which he himself is a part.
County treasurers and district
attorneys in several parts of Ne
vada are deeply interested in the
outcome of this hearing, as it will
form a precedent and guide in thu
decision of several other similar
cases, not only with regard to tn,
State Bank & Trust company, bu
also with regard to the Nye 4
Ormshy bank and others in tn
hands of receivers. -Goldfield Tri
bune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
AGED BONE IS FOUND
STONE ENCASEO

While looking over the stone
which is being hauled to the Capt.
tol to erect the addition to the
building the other day, Inspector
McNees noticed a big chunk of the
stone which contained a piece of
bone about eight inches long and an
inch and half in diameter. He
made Controller Jake Eggers a
present of the specimen and it is
now on exhibition in the Controll-
er's Office DR.. Martin, who was
visiting the Capitol yesterday was
much interested in the curiosity,
and said. that without being posi-
tive as to what kind of animal it
was who formerly wore the bone, it
looked very much like the femur
bone of human being. Femur, by
the way, translated into English of
the ordinary sort, means the thigh
bone. If this was the thigh bone
of man, it certainly was the bone
of very large man. Perhaps,
who knows, it is the actual leg
bone of the big fellow who made
the great tracks which have for
years puzzled the minds of the
highbrows of the world for the
past thirty Or more years. Who can
tell? This old quarry, whenever
it is disturbed, which it is now hav-
ing done to it, has always been in
the habit of yielding something
new. and now the rock for the new
rooms in the States big building
may give up some of its secrets
and show the world that we have
something in Nevada which will
make the savants modify their
opinions as to how and when the
great round world was erected
Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
DRILLING IFOR POTASH

E. v. Gamble, head driller for
the Railroad Valley company left
on the Lund stage this morning
for Duckwater on his way to Pot
ash, the company camp in the val
ley where search for potash salts
has been conducted for several
vears.
Six holes have been sunk by the
company without getting results
and doubt existed as to whether
further search would be made at
the present time or not. 1t has
been decided, according to infor-
nation received here, that the sew
enth hole will be put down. This
hole will be sent to the bottom of
the gay-lussite deposit found in
the other holes, il possible. In the
sixth hole the drill penetrated the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
r. A. Leberski
H. B. Lloyd

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF Me-
VADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO.
In the Matter of the Estate of
George Mcintosh, Deceased--Notice
Of Probate of Will.
Owen w. Tucker, having filed
with the Clerk of the above EMIT
led Court certain document, pur-
porting to be the Last Will and
Testament Of George Mcintosh, de-
ceased, and having also fled his
Petition. praying that said instru-
ment be admitted to probate as the
Last Will and Testament of said
George Mcintosh deceased, and
that Letters Testamentary thereon
be issued to him; and the hearing of
said Petition having been fixed by
the Clerk of the above entitled
court for Friday, the 18th day of
November, A. D. 1918 at the hour
Of ten o'clock A. M. of said day,
in the court room of the District
Court Of the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict of the State of Nevada in and
for the County of Elko, in the
court house at Elko, Elko County
Nevada.
All parties interested in said es
tate are hereby notified to 6lt
their objections in writing, if any
they have, on or before said date
or to be present in, court at sait
time, to present their objections, i
any they have, why said ins'ru
ment should not be admitted t.
probate as the Last Will and Tesla
ment of George Mcintosh, deceas
ed, and Letters Testamentary there
on issue to said Owen w. Tucker
according to his Petition on fill
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
BOYS, BEWARE!

The following complaint has been
brought to this Office by reliable
parties:
'For several months Elko has
been overrun with a lawless ele-
ment committing depredations of
every kind. PEOPLE have been con-
stantly annoyed by the destruction
of public and private property, OBJ
scene writing upon vacant houses
and fences and in the cemeteries,
the smearing of paint upon houses,
fences and automobiles, the poison
ing of pet dogs, the breaking Of
windows and petty thieving."
Boys, Of Elko, this Indictment is
made against some Of your num-
her. 1t is a grave one and if only
partly true calls for severe punish.
meHt. If wholly true, it shows a
reckless, lawless spirit that is sure
to lead to graver crimes.
The parties who make this com.
plant hope its publication will put
an end to this lawlessness. If il
does not, they will be forced to
take course that will bring sor-
rowand disgrace to the homes of
the guilty boys. Now is the time
to stop, heyR, before you bring
shame and disgrace upon your
selves and parents.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
JUST PLAIN NERVE

An individual with a flowing
beard and wearing a sanity ex-
preston walked into the Douglas
bank few days ago and asked fcr
the loan of $500. He had no Sc
curity to offer, but agreed to make
the cashier richer than Rockefeller
if he would pass out the coin. The
Moses person did not have his de.
mand gratified, but undaunted, re.
turned and asked for S120, which
amount would serve the same pur.
pose. He was refused and the next
day he showed up and asked fol
$3.50. 1t is believed that the
stranger is slightly off.-Gardner.
vile Courier.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
DISTRICT COURT

At session of the district court
Saturday night Mrs. VIM. Billings
and Mrs May Ware contradicted
portions Of George Anderson's evil
dence. At the conclusion of Mrs.
Wares evidence, the state rested
and the defense did likewise. Court
then adjourned until $3.50 o'clock
Monday forenoon.
At the forenoon session, Judge
Taber read the instruc tions to the
jury. This consumed about an hour
and quarter. The defense offered
instructions that were refused by
the court and the defense excepted
to the courts refusal.
After the instructions we're Civ.
en-, Attorney Gedney made the op.
ening argument for the state. He
>nsumed the rest of the forenoon.
At the afternoon session Attor.
ney Joe Mcnamara made the open.
ing argument for the defense. He
was followed by Attorney Dysart
who was speaking when this report
closed. Attorney Cantwell vii
follow with the closing argument.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
KELLOGG THAMES
SINGING PARTY

Remember that the Kellogg.
Haines Singing Party will bring to
Elko next Friday night a three fold
program: The Songs of the Six
ties; Selections from grand opera,
A complete comic opera, 1.-THE
Lovely Galstea". The personnel Of
the Singing Party guarantees the
high character of the performance.
The performers appear in appro-
pirate costume which only aids in
making impressive the music that
delights. The best in music is
brought to Elko by the Kellogg
Haines Singing Party and the cos
tunes but place the hearers in the
midst of long ago. The whole
program will be soul refreshing
and uplifting; LIES world fountain
will yield the musical elixir and
the flow will bring youth renew,
ed. The Kellogg-Hsines Singing
Party comes under the auspices Of
the Elko County High school.
Season tickets with reserved seats
can be had by phoning 3l9.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
EvADING THE LAW

AT the meeting Of the board of
highway commissioners last month
contracts were let to C. h. Lewis
of Deeth for $500 to build or repair
the road between Deeth and Metro
polls. Those contracts were let in
violation of the act passed by the
last legislature creating the board
of highway commissioners Section
3, of which reads in part as fol-
lows:
"To preform any work or con-
struct any super-structure under
this act, wherein an expenditure Of
five hundred dollars or more may
be necessary, the board shall cause
to be made definite plans Of said
work or super-structure, estimates
of the amount of work to be done
and the probable cost thereof. The
board upon receipt thereof must
advertise for bids for the perform
ance of the work specified"
In conversation with Commission
err Griswold this morning, we
learned that Mr.. Lewis bid $500 on
the work and that in order to
evade the law one contract was
let for putting in the bridges and
another for grading and doing tbs
necessary road work. No other
bids were asked for or received.
The object of the two contract:
is to reduce the amount Of each t.
less than $500. This Mr.. Griswolc
said was done on the advice of the
district attorney for the purpose Of
evading the law.
1t seems to US that officers
should stay within the law instead
of seeking ways to evade it's plain
provisions.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
NEEDS A GOOD LESSON

Sunday night H. S. Menagh
created disturbance at the Owl
saloon and was put out. His con-
duct was of the hoodlm order and
his language was about the worst
the writer ever heard. He tried to
force young nan to drink with
him and called names that are
unprintable and almost unthink-
able.
After being put out of the sa-
loon, he continued to use vile lam
guage and tried to get back. Con-
stable Fernald happened along and
told him TO cut it out and go away.
Instead of taking the kind advice.
he pulled off his coat and used
more vile language. He was then
arrested and landed in Jail.
This forenoon he plead not gull.
ty before Judge Castle and was
tried and convicted of the charge
Of disturbing the peace. At 5
o'clock this afternoon Judge Castle
will pass sentence and if Menagh
gets what he justly deserves he will
be taught good lesson. He needs
it badly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
G. A. Harrington

We, the undersigned firm, Le-
berski & Lloyd who have purchased
the harness and saddlery business
wishes to announce to the public
that they will continue the business
at the old stand and will conduct a
first class shop, striving at all
times to please their customers and
will carry a complete line of har-
ness and saddles and accessories.
We ask continuance of your pat
ronage and will be glad to have
you call and see US.
Signed
R. A. Leberski
H. B. Lloyd
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03

next Friday night at the Bradley
Opera House.
Come open your soul, and live
with sweet memories. A triple
program: Songs of the sixties in
costume, selections from grand
opera and the operreta. Lovely
Galatea." ..
Season tickets still on sale at the
High School. Popular prices for
the several entertainments. Advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

| wish to announce to the public
that have sold to Leberski and
Lloyd my harness and saddlery bust
ness. l will pay all debts and col
lect all bills up to and including
the 22 of October. I also wish to
thank my friends and patrons for
the treatment accorded me in the
past and hope they will give the
new firm a liberal share of their
business.
Signed,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03
Prevention OF MIIdevv.

Nothing should be stored In q damp
condition on account Of mildew,
which Is a vegetable growth, being o
kind of fungus, which quickly spreads,
and is very difficult to remove. To
remove it from flannel ether Is best to
use. For mildew on cotton material,
damp the part, rub soap thickly on.
cover with powdered French chalk
and put in the sunshine, and keep re-
peatfng the process until the spots
disappear.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-03

gay-lussite 4 depth Of 165 feet and
it is matter of speculation as to
how much deeper it may be. Pre-
vious to this find the largest de-
posit of the salt in the known
world was that underlying the
Searles lake and which is forty
feet tbick.-Ely Expositor.