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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-15
DEATH DEALING MACHINE

- I
toy. weighing over a thousand
pound, was delivered at the state
prison, and one of the inmates,
with an inquiring turn of mind in
vestiGated the contents of the box
and found that contained therein
was a steel framework and three
Maxim silencers for rifles. The
box solves the question of firing
the shots which will take human life
when the law of the land is brought
into force and Mirk0Vitch will be
S ut into the great hereafter to pay
for the crime he committed in
Tonopah.
When the box is opened and the
framework erected. it will be found
tn It sockets are prov ided for rifles
and ihase rifles are trained upon a
certain spot upon the steel back
ground in front of which will sit
the con demned man upon a stool
his heart the target for the rifles.
The %silenccrs will be upon the U
z!es OF the rifles and when the
hammers fall and the bullets GO upon
their erranj of execution of the law
there will be but "a slight sound to
tell that the guns have been di s.
charged. Those sitting a few
feet away from the deadly machine
will not know that the law has Deen
avenged until the body shrivelS and
shrinks into death. The butts Of
the guns are hidden in a booth
which is part Of the mechanism end
here the guards selected to fire the
weapons will be conreled and their
identity kept a secret save to the
higher officials of the lenitentiary.
Whether the guns are to be fred
in the usual manner or are to De
discharged by the cutting of strings
in a like manner as the springing
Of the trap of the ~galIowS, is not
known, as none of the prison
Officials have discussed the matter
and nothing can be found out.
The mechanism was furnished by
an ordinance factory of the eastern
states and is SO arranged and pla.I.
ned that d.ath will be almost in.
Simultaneous and it will never be
know which Of the three rifles
fircdthe dehth-dealing two shots.
There will not be a repetition of
the offers made by blood letters of
a few months ago, applying for he
j b of taking human lives, as the
guards will do the work as has
heretofore been done at the hang
ings. 49,.
Before the prison management
there are now three executions
two by shooting and one hanging,
and it is more than probable that
hereafter The hanging will be a
thing of the past.
1t is understood that an attempt In
being made by some Of the legisla-
tors to do away with capital punish
ment in the state but his will be
rment by a large amount Of opposi-
ton aud il is not thought possible
for the bill to receive favorable
considerati
Other LEGISLATORS are d iscussing
the subject of doing away with
both hanging and shooting and
making the electric chair the
official method OF of carrying out
the death penalty. 1t IS contended
that the electric chair is the most
human method ever devised for
the execution IF criminals as it ia
claimed to be instantaneous and
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-15
SALMAGUNDI

Mr.. Ross Of the Sal! Like Press
club paid this Office a visit this
forenoon.
We received a bushel of new bi Is
morning. IF you are in.eres &.
ed come in and look them over.
The sewer on 4th street is being
extended to co7n"ct with the
Southern Pacific passenger depot.
The w. T. Smi h Company la
s,mething to say abo It plumbing
and drainage in his issue. Read
it.
The Seymour Jacobs company
does all kinds of tailoring, Gle aning
and pressing. Read their new ad
and profit therebv.
Or: Mack has our franks for a
copy of his biennial report of the
State Hygiene Laboratory. 1t is p
very interesting document.
Baby ChIcGs-All kinds. See Reno
papers for quotstions. b. w.
Archibald, Box l2l, Reno, Nevada.
Every body is invit ID to the Busy
Bee restaurant Sunday for the
biggest chicken dinner they will
ever see. Dinner hegins at 2 o'clock
and will lest the rest of the day.
The S rNi,e a the Pre- yterian
church ton orrow ! GIT will lie of
a patriotic char"ter. Special music
will be rendered. Tie Theme will
be Abraham Lincoln"
The subject Sunday night at the
Baptist Church is "Christ and Lin
C lin in Human Freedom" There
will be special music also. All are
cordially invited.
There vas a fair attendance at
the high school last night to listen
to Prof. Dinsmore'S talk on pure
food. He said many good things
AMI held the attenti n If those pre-
sem. The only C criticism we have
heard was that his talk was too
brief.
1.-The socialist newspaper If Rome
motested against the loaning IF &
leopard and a lion from the mum
icipal 200" to adnr, a dance hello
at the home of the I~rincess. One
paper said that il VS. "plain to see
that the poor hes stse were much
more terrified by what they saw
than were he Roman arislocracy."
Sebastian Shnrrer. keeper of the
Deer Park Inn at Lake Tahoe, it i.
feared has been lost in the snow
between Tahoe and the Inn, as he
has not been seen since January
4th at 5 o'clock, when he. depart &c
from Tahoe making his way home
In the heavy shaw storms that
were raging at that time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-15

CHURCH NOTICES
BAPTIST CHURCH
Morning worship at loo.
Subject Saving Your Life by
Losing It," Z
Bible School at 1910.
Kindergarten at 1890,
6:l5 P. M. Young Peoples meet
ing.
Evening Worship 700
Subject: Christ and Lincoln
in Human Freedom"
Special Music.
All r welcome.
Rev. Chas. McHarness
Pastor.
ST PAULS CHURCH
Holy Communion and Sermon.
IL a m.
Sunday School 1890 a. m.
Service Evening 700 p. m.
Wednesday 1880 p. M.
Friday Litany q o. m.
Ernest II. Price
Missionary in Charge
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday Service IL. A. M.
Subject-"Soul"
Wednesday Evening 1880 f, IN.
Sunday School 1890
Dotta Building Idaho st.
Reading Room open daily ex
cept Sundays and Holidays from
2 to a p. m.
The bible and all Christian
Science literature can be read or
purchased at the Reading Room
All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sermon at IL A. M.
Theme "The Better than the
Best"
Sunday school 1915 P. M.
Kindergarten IL. Is P, M.
Superintendent Prof. McWhinney.
Sermon TOO p. m.
Theme "Abaham Lincoln"
Music in charge Of Mrs. Geo. Swartz.
A special congregational meetin,
has been called by the trustees for
Wednesday night Feb. 26 in the
church to consider the giving of
la mortgage on the church.
Special patriotic music will be
rendered at the service tomorrow
evening.
Everybody Welcome.
Geo. H. Greenfield. Pastor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-15
Another Refonmer-

Her Legal Adviser-Madam, you
have had three husbands, and every
n of them either went crazy OF
turned out to be worthless. Yet you
are thinking of marrying again!
Fair Client-Yes, sir; I want a safe
and sane fourth. =
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-15

Mrs. Eliza Hart after two weeks
visit with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Overman, returned
yesterday afternoon to her home in
Fairview.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-15

"FInds Tongues In Trees-ls
A man writes well only what he has
seen or suffered.-De Goncourk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-15
INSURANCE ANNUAL STATEMENT-FIRE-
HANS FUND INSURANCE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Capital (paid up in CASH.. 81, 500, 900 90
Assets 9,268, 1924 09
Liabilities, exclusive of
capital and net surplus 1854, 1913 81
INCOME
Premiums. 50, 472, 1866 43
Other sources 377, 566 so
Total income
1912 ....... 5.85O,333 % SIS, S5O,333 %
EXPENDITURES
Losses ..... 81 1903, 265 sc
Dividends. $1,000 90
Other expen-
ditures.... 2,O53, TAG SO
Total expen-
ditures 1912 8, 197, O12 40 So, 1877, Ol2 40
FIRE INSURANCE BUSINESS 1912
Risks written. .$414,23 1913 90
Premiums thereon. 80. 5,0S8, 956 10
Losses incurred. ........ 1923. 1856 80
NEVADA BUSINESS
Risks written. 989,537 90
Premiums received ....... 1l,877 80
l. sses paid ............ 7.456 or
Losses incurred. ........ LIB OF
Resident Agent: w. T. Smith d. Co.,
Elko, Nevada.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04

BANKERS AND POLITICIANS

The bankers who met in Chicago
last week and discussed currency re
form appointed a committee to visa
Washington and lay the views Of The
meeting before the senate committee
in charge. Next Tuesday the
day appointed for hearing the vis'
tors. They are men of distinction in
the banking world and what they Of
fer will be worth attention.
An impression is gaining ground
that the great financial autho: ties Of
the country have been unwisey ig
nored in all this business; that the
politicians have had things too much
to themselves; that the chickering's in
committee and N caucus have grown
out Of a confusion consequent upon
debate too much conducted by
those unfamiliar with matters.
Better late than never AS repra
sentative bankers are at last to be
heard, the senate where the battle is
to be fought, should profit by sus.
gestions from a source thoroughly
competent to make them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
woRsTEp

| II Is not strange that MIR. Bryan
left Wash ngton on Friday to lecture
in Pennsylvania, or that President
Wilson found 1t necessary to go north
for rest over Sunday.
No matter how smiling and couti.
dent their faces may have been, deep
in their souls they each felt most
uncomfortable chagrin.
When they thought they were hold
ing full hands, Gamboa called them
and they suddenly discovered that
what they believed were comma ID
ng trumps did not count for as much
as a pair of deuces.
No matter how much their obse
quious friends in congress patted their
backs, or how hard their press agent /;
tried to put a good face upon heir
performances, they both saw that
they had been snubbed and that &
was so adroitly done that there was
no chance to either get angry or to
sit down and cry.
The performance makes us think
Ct learned lecturer address ng an
old time mining camp. his theme be-
ing charity and self sacrifice, while
th2 uppermost thought in his nina
was that he must talk down to his
audience. That is a dangerous bus
ness among men, quite as dangerous
among nations.
The only saving grace in the whole
business was the evidence of sin.
cere desire on the part of our coun.
try to befriend Mexico and to lay
predicate on which tranquility might
be restored to unhappy Mexico.
The other thing revealed was that
neither the president nor his close
advisers have the slightest idea Of
Mexican character or of the condi-
tons to be met in that country.
We fear that Pres dent Wilson will
never get over being a schoolmaster.
Telegram.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04

million dollars value; latr.cat.Gg oil
over half million soc leather over
half million; fertilizer nearly lalf
million; and numerous other arti.
cles in smaller sums.
This explains why Japan, notwith.
standing the disagreement over the
California alien act, has appropriat
ed h large sum Of money for an ex.
hibit at the worlds fair in San Fran.
cisco. The United States is one of
Japans most inviting fields of com.
mercial explo tation, and the subjects
of the miksdo would have injured
themselves most by an open break
with this country-Ogden Standard.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
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THEY WILL NEVER LEARN

The tariff question has been dis.
cussed in the United States for we'll
nigh three score years and ten.
If the leaders of the Democratic
party have learned anything on the
subject for sixty years, Or have
brought forward any new argument
in that time, it is not apparent to the
naked eye.
The most startling experience fur.
nished was in the decade beginning
1861. Free trade had brought the
panic of 1857. though every year for
the previous eight years the money
OF the country had been reinforced
by s5O,000,OOO from the California
placers, and the trade OF the country
had, in supplying California, doubled
But when the prostration Of 1857
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04

4 struck the country 1t was found t1at
nearly all the revenues from Cali.
fornia had been sent away and every
warehouse along our eastern coast
was crammed with foreign goods,
while American skilled working men
were eating the thin soup of char
ity.
With the change of administration
in 1861 tariff law was passed. I'm
der II, though the great war had burst
upon the country, business in all the
northern states instantly revived and
despite the mighty losses in lives and
property caused by the war, that
business increased steadily. The only
explanation was that the money that
formerly had been sent abroad re-
NAMED at home. 1t was paid to Am
erican instead OF foreign working
men, to American manufacturers in
,teai of foreign mediums Of bust
ness-it was an unqualified blessing.
But 1t had no effect on the leaders
of the Democracy. Mr.. Cleveland, so
soon as elected, tried to change tie
policy, but congress stood in the way.
When he was the second time elected
he tried the same experiment and
when he was baffled by the word Of |
one great Democrat in t1e senate he
aged ike Gagged jackal and the par.
" behind him registered Mr.. Cor
nan, the brightest of the whole brood
into retirement.
President Wilson, Secretary Bryan
md Mr.. Underwood stand just where !
Mr.. Cleveland stood, and on the tariff
principle, to them, God Is great and
John c.. Calhoun was his prophet.
And the Bourbon maxim never to
orget- anything and never to learn
is in full evidence. -Tele
ram.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
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WHY JAPAN WILL EXHIBIT

The trade between japan and the
United States is growing to suca
proportions that neither country can
afford to have the commerce Of the
two nations interrupted. The United
States is now sending to Japan, and
territory under the Japanese flag,
nearly s60,O00,000 in goods year,
snd, in return, this country S buy.
ing from Japan yearly over $9l 900 900
In silks, tea, mattings, straw braids.
rice and chinaware.
We do more export business with
Japan than with all other parts of
Asia.
Raw cotton is the largest single
item in the exports to Japan, though
manufacturers as a whole show a
larger total than that OF the single
item OF cotton. The value of raw
cotton exported to Japan in 1918 was
25,pOO,OOO. Flour exported to Japan
also shows marked increase in 1918
being Ia million dollars against
"a millions IN 1912, and "a mil.
lion In 1911. Products of iron and
steel are the most important Of the
manufactures exported to that coun.
try, pipes and fittings in 1913 being
2'S million dollars. sheets and
plates, l l-3 million; locomotives,
l'3 million; rails for railways, l IA
million; structural iron and steel
over half million Nails and spikes
over 100000; railway cars, $3.50 900,
and n plates, approximately 500. 900.
Other manufactures sent TO that
country include illuminating oil, 4 1.2
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
cHEERFULNEsS

II have faltered more or less
In my great task of happiness;
II have moved among my race
And showed no glorious morning
face;
II beams from happy human eyes
Have moved me not; II morning
skies,
Books and my food and summer
rain
Knocked on my sullen heart In vain,
Lord, thy most pointed pleasure take
And stab my spirit broad awake,
Or, Lord II too obdurate ],
Choose thou before that spirit die
A piercing pain, killing sin,
And to my dead heart run them in.
R. L. Stevenson.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
SIZE eP

When night dews battle the feet of
day,
And smooth her fierce unrest,
When nights soft, calm, cool finger
tips
On days hot eyes are pressed,
On swift, wide spreading pinions
sleep flies from east to west;
And all who feel her shadow pass
To realms of silence blest.
Oh sleep, thou blessed angel sleep,
To what hot beds OF. pain,
Thy passing shadow has brought
back,
Reluctant health again.
And when at last, this life outworn,
We do not care to keep,
All then, thanks be to God, "He
giveth
His beloved sleep"
Cora NJ. Greenleaf.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
PROF. POWELL TO
TEACH ART
CONTINUED from page one)

CONTINUED from page one)
OF decorating the interior Of that
structure. .r-q4
Prof. Powell announces that with
a view of aiding the public in beaut..
flying the interior of the home, ne
will give free consultations at his
studio at the Agricultural College
once a month. Anyone Will be well
come to come and talk home decor
ations. There also will be given
courses in art to persons outside of
town, through the correspondence
school.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
.LIkAB lENESS

The salt OF the world is sprinkled
among those to whom every man and
woman delights to go-the likable
people. You know them. You are
drawn their way whenever their at.
mosphere touches yours. They lift
and honor life.
Likableness is one Of the real es.
sentials OF leadership-a tn ng felt
because lived.
You meet stranger. But straight
way he becomes your friend-like.
ableness woven into his very makeup
makes him a kin to you. You look
him in the eye, feel the warm, solid
grasp OF h s hand and know that you
can build upon his word.
You walk into a busy Office. You
face a busy man. But being sin.
csrly likeable- approachable you
honor his time and his graciousness.
You pay tribute to his character-you
do not impose upon his responsibility
Likeableness is a wonderful asset.
It Is one OF the vital necessities for
success-success through happiness
and services. Make yourself likeable
so. You cantor anybody
M. Adams.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
sRvAh,s WORST BREAK

Mr.. William j. Bryan is making
his worst break in us ng his higa
office as means Of putting more
money in his pocketbook, over AMI
above his salary. He has changed his
old money maker, the Commonrr
from h weekly to a monthly publica.
ton. In commencing, says the Sun of
New York, his magazine to Democrats
everywhere tor the sake of their ,oi-
lars, the editor and proprietor of the
Commoner reminds them that he IS
now Secretary Of State in President
Wilson's cabinet and therefore is in
a position to know what is going on
in the inner circles of the federal al
ministration with regard to both 90
nestle and International affairs. PIE
also has the bad taste and effrontery
to announced Tor the sake Of subscrip-
tions-otherwise dollars) that the
Commoner may be regarded as the
official organ of the United States
government; price only 81 year, CT
10 cents to clubs of five or more.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
FOR SALE

Twelve acres Of first class farm.
ing land in Hyde Park south field 10.
Gated in section Is, commonly known
as the Lizzie Christensen land. Seal
ed bids VIII be received up to Sep
TENDER rs and land sold to highest
bidder If price and terms be salts
factory. Address all communications
John e. Rouche, r. F. d. l, Logan,
Utah. Advertisement. SO
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
NATIONAL DEFENSE


provide for national defense. And he
does it at cost of about 2s5 million
dollars annually.
Our army, navy and quarantine
service guards our costs and frontiers
against a possible enemy from with
out. s2
But to the rear of this | ne Of ma.
tional defense the nations greatest
enemy--preventable diseases de-
stroying more lives every three
months than II takes to man our en-.
tire army and navy.
The annual fatalities from the at
tacks OF this deadly foe exceed those
of all our wars. And in addition l.
100000 people are constantly incap-
acitated and suffering from its at
tacks.
The annual economic loss caused by
this enemy within our lines is five
times greater than the annual cost
of our army and navy.
Every day preventable and post
ponable disease costs Uncle Sam
nearly 1900 Ives and an economic
waste exceeding four million dollars.
Uncle Sam takes vigorous steps to
protect his 1871, 900 soldiers and sail.
ors from the attacks of this enemy.
He spends trifle on the unprotect-
ed populace-just enough to let them
know that he is aware of their suf-
fering.
In 1912 the expenditures of the ma.
tional government for the direct ben
eft of the public health amounted to
s2,516,OOO.
To protect the country from pos.
sible enemy without, Uncle Sam spent
every day s7S0,S22, and against the
enemy already here, but s6,S93. ~
This means a cost of SO per citizen
for the army and navy and 90 cents
for the d'-ect public health service,
To guard the health of our army
and navy Uncle Sam spent in 1912
s9,444,613, or s72 on each enlisted man
while he could spare but 90 cents
each to protect the health OF the
grand army of Amer can people upon
whom he must ultimately depend for
national defense and for the perpetu.
ity of the nation.
Why should the health of the citi.
zen be held so cheap?
Is Uncle Sam justified in depending
upon the local health militia to re.
sist this enemy?
The health Of the nat on is a mat.
Re of transcendent importance. Uncle
Sam should do his utmost to keep It
at the highest possible level.
II 1t is necessary for the American
people TO keep an adequate and per.
manent national force toaprotect us
from the enemy without, Is It not Al
so wise and necessary to keep an Nd.
equate national health force to pro-
tect us from the enemy within?
Is there any sound reason why
Uncle Sam should not do his full part
in preventing this colossal waste in
life and money?
Considerations Of common humanity
demand that this eeat human prob
lem should receive the serious stten.
tion of congress-The Human Factor
q. q q.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04

Subscribers wishing address of paper
changed will p ease gise corner as
we'll as present address. al papers
are continued until explicit orde' is
received to discontinue. All arrears
must be paid in ever. case.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-09-04
FIGHTING THE BUG COLLEGE

William Travers Jerome Is very
anxious that Harry X. Thaw com.
plete his course at the Matteawan
bug college, while Canadian lawyers
are matching up the sagac ty of our
own leading legal lights in the mat
ter of juggling Justice. The Thaw
case has settled down to squabbles
over technicalities In the law and the
usual plans TO perform another Oh
GRAFTON on the Thaw ex-checquer.
Whether or not the bonehead of
contention has bats in his belfry does
not matter so much as who will con.
troll the output OF his defense money
The present fiasco may result in IN.
macy or lucre without greatly disturb.
ing the public. This Thaw thing and
his silly ex-wife are getting too much
publicity. Turn him loose and let
him work his way to perdition .-Og,
Examiner.
i. j. y.
] ordered pork ami beans, didn't I?
Certainly, Boss.
Well, where's the pork?
Why, boss you know the pork part
ia only polite fiction Washington
Herald.