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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-26
YERINGTON ODD FELLOWS

MesSrs. Eggers, Kitzmeyer and
Cliff who attended the laying of
the corner stone of the Odd Eel,
lows temple in Yerington are high
iy pleased with the treatment ac-
corded them by the Odd Fellows in
that section and claim to have had
a most enjoyable time. The cere-
monies of the laying of the corner
stone were carried out in realistic
form by the grand officers of the
lodge. The building is to be q
beautiful one and will be So feet
front By "a feet in depth, three
stories in height. The main lodge
room will be 80 by 60 feet, ante,
room 10 10y lGb feet. property room
IL by ia, banquet room 20 by Ct
feet, four office rooms on seconc
floor, two stures on ground floor
both already rented fpr a drul
store and for a hardware store
The reading room 13 by II feet
well lighted.
A portion of the upper floor will
be used for other lodges who car,
TO rent the same.
The building will be equipped
with heating plant in the base
ment and wired for all electrica
desires. The material is being re
csived and it is expected that act
i've construction OF the bbuiidin,
will be commenced early in March
Past Grand Master Whitaker O.
the lodge took especial pains t.
make visitors feel at home an,
surely succeeded in his attempt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-26
LEGISLATURE M MEET


IL is reported ozsAe street that
one Of the kitcfisSaea,linet has
stated that a speeiAss of the
legislature will be- Nd early the
coming month. d .Rumor also
states that IL anyth b to be done
at the expositions state of
Nevada that a sp session of
the legislature will abc called
and the will of tis' fully de-
termined as to# lendIiure.
There has been ;abdectton
filed against tbel Of the
state money at the sw that
the democratic ySof the
commission refuse ses seilon
until the people b a chance
to express theWl the mat
ter. Carson New - ss.s,a
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NUMBER So
TONOPAH's SPLENDID
SHOWING

The Bonanza says that Tonopah's
has produced s36, ,6O2, 1926 and
paid $ls.149. .25s in dividends since
1901. Up to December goth this
year. the camp mad prudueed $10,-
065. .96S.l9 and paid So. 1858. .4S2 in
dividends. TIE pay roll for this
year totals SS,l20,000. In connec-
tion with this splendid showing,
the Bonanza gives the following
interesting story of the camp:
Tonopah was conceived during an
era Of high grade excitement when
the surface showing drove men in
to frenzy with thoughts of pick.
ing fortunes from the forbidding
looking outcroppings that stam-
peded the universe and brought
ten thousand men to the new Ell
| dorado.
No idea Of the thrilling days Of
1901 and 1902 car be CLEANED by
the men and women of today. Tono-
pah ore, after q haul Of sixty miles
to Sodaville. and long expensive
haul by rail to the smelters in Cali
fornia, Utah, Washington and Ore
gon, netted $50 to Sl50 a ton.
Every railroad was congested with
these shipments, and the smelters
begged for surcease of consign-
ments. For once in the history Of
smelling the industry was clogged
and the companies begged and i'm
portuned the leasers at Tonopah to
withhold shipments they could net
treat. Ore by the shipload went
from San Francisco to Everett,
Washington, and there was dump
ed on the docks to lie for month
without even watchman to pro-
tect their content. The latter was
perfectly safe as there was no
means of reducing or extracting
and the ore was worthless as booty.
At Tacoma q mountain of ore
l25x150 feet was piled in the smelt-
er yards.
| Railroads ordered an embargo on
all Tonopah ores and at a score of
stations along the Southern Pacific
cars loaded with ore from Tonopah
were chained to the tracks and the
chains locked and bolted with forg
ed fetters so that they could rot
be moved by any oversight Of train
men. The result was that leasers
had to throw their output over the
dump and keep it there until the
congestion was relieved.
Then came the Toncpah Mining
company from Philadelphia with
its millions of capital to solve the
problem. This involved the con-
struction of railroad to connect
with the line at Sodaville. The
line was built for narrow gauge
which everybody thought would
serve for years to come. In one
year this had to be changed to
standsrd gauge. The change was
effected in eight hours.
During the railroad construction
period the Jonopah Mining COM
pany began the erection of mill.
as it was seen that the epoch Of
high grade could rot last forever,
and that with dapth, the es
would depreciate : to milling
grade. In any espbt It was an
economical measuraathat was fore
ed on the mauagerssnt, Ms the rail
road tolls were Nbsorbing more
than 20 per cent ofshe assay value
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tract for county printing. We
could menti' n mure, but these in.
stances sustain the charges we have
made.
MIR. Peck tries to ridicule- the
case against him out of court. This
is evident in his treatment If the
sewer Inspector matter. 81 ar as
our inspection Mr.. Jones work
isSconcerned, we believe wp could
do it just as efficiently as he or
his father does. We could sit on
the bank and say 81 guess it is al
right" just as we'll rs the father
or son does.
In regard to the reported change
in the county hospital we dent BE-
Iieve that Mr. Peck would go on
the stand and swear that a change
has not been contemplated and that
another scn-in-Iaw was to take the
place of Mr.. Taher. If he would.
we do not think he has the regard
for his oath that an ordinary citi-
zen should have. The report we
published came from reliable
sources and has since been confirm
ed. 1t may be and probably is the
iact that the publication of the re-
port spoiled the corrupt deal.
So far as Mr.. Peck's ridiculp is
concerned, that has no more effect
on us that pouring water on a ducks
back has on the duck. We have
been through too many fights of
this Kind TO be scared off of MIR.
Peck's trail by ridicule. His cheap
wit and ridicule will not save him
from the condemnation Of the
thinking people of this county.
We wonder what the cburch-goirg
people of Elro county will think Of
his travesty on the Lords pray T.
He is doub tlcss proud of his effort
and probably feels that he has done
wonderful thing. But after all,
is a man with that kind of n mental
makeup fit Ia manage the affairs
uf this county? We are willing to
let the people Of Elko County pass
judgment upon him.
Now Commissioner Peck, just a
word in clusing. Since you have
been in Office you have formed
corrupt combinations that have
placed your relatives in office. Roy
Jones. your scn--in.iaw, and one If
your stcU-sons hold positions IN
Elko rs ibc result Of such conbina.
tiuns. Notwithstanding your de- |
lial, Roy Jones was appointed over
the protest of Commissioner Patter-
son. You seem TO care more for |
your relatives than you do for your
official oath and the welfare Of this
town and county. Th taxpayers
are on to your game and il viii he !
our pleasure during the remainder |
Of your term 10 turn the light on
the dark places of your official
actiOns. Your ridicule ard cheap !
wit will not save you.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-26
Lesscr EVIL

BrIges-"You must have q lot OF
tropblr keeping your wife dressed up
IN the hoirht OF style" Griggs "N 20,
hu, it's nothing TO the trouble a
have II / Boston Transcript
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-26

PeCk'S
Defense
CHEAP WIT AND RIDICULE
OPPOSED TO UGLY FACTS

The following letter from Com.
missioner Peck appeared in the
Free Press of December 22nd. We
give it space for the sole purpose
Of letting the taxpayers of the
c1unty know the mental makeup
of one Of their county commission
ers and the reasons he gives in de
Tense of his course as such commits
ssioner:
"Whiterock, New, Dec. 10th,
Editor Free Press
! notice IN the Independent that
Mr.. Bo1her is doing a great deal
Of worrying over the work of the
commissioners. Now, if MIR. Booher
can show in one instance where we
have don" anything that was not
right, he is peTfcetly at liberty to
do so.
In appointing the sewer inspector
if Mr.. Patterson offered any objec-
tiOn at that time | can't recall il at
the present time. Roy Jones came
before the board and offered to
take the examination, and he was
the only applicant who did offer to
take il, so We considered him CAP.
able of filling the position, and if
as Mr.. Rooher says, he attends to
his own business at the same time
he is looking after the sewer it is
more than some people do.
II Mr.. Booher has relative o.
friend who can core up and stand
a better examination than the
present inspector we will see what
we can do for him.
Then again Mr.. Griswold is no
/ relation whatever to Inspector
jones. Mr.. Booher acknowledges
that his work is satisfactory and
il he thinks he is not doing it right.
whv don't ne nave some one inspect
Jones' work (the editor of the In.
dependent for instanccD
/ AS to the road Inspector, the
commissioners had nothing what
ever to do in passing that law nor
the salary that was to be paid, and
we have no right to cut his salary
( down. If Mr.. Booher thinks Mr..
Shorts auto should he cleaned and
washed free gratis, perhaps he can
get the job
He also speaks OF MIR. Taber be-
ing replaced by relative Of one nf
the commissioners; this is the first
that we have heard Of Mr.. Taber
being replaced by anyone.
/ ! think if Uncle Billy would get
a bottle of vaseline or turpentine
he might find it fealing to his
wounds.
( notice what Mr.. Booher says
in regard to the burial Of the COM
missioncrs and their relatives. |
want him TO bury the sewer in
spocior first under the sewer pipe,
the road inspector in his auto and
that Mr.. Booher make the appoint
ments for the commissioners. At
my burial want Mr.. Booher to
preach the sermon and the text to
take the following:
Our father who art in Elko
Billie BOoher be thy name
Thy kingdom come with a big
bass drum
High low, jack and the gam.
Amenn
Yours very rcspcCtf lily
j. II. Peck"
As MIR. Peck challenges us to show
where the commissioners have
done anything not right" we will
remind him Of the sewer extension
work done by his son-in-law, Roy
Jones, last spring. Was bids adver.
tised for as the law provides? And
hy the way Mr.. Peck, who author
lied your son-in.law to do that
work? Was it his father-in-law?
Another instance where the COM
missioners failed in their duty wss
| in the payment Of the outrageous
expense bills Of the read supervis-
or. Still another was the payment
,.;,t;,o, bills cnvared nv the con.
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eyes o. enc Lower Animals.
ma rsos, Slraifcs and Ostrlahcs Anyo
Han ,aa'sest eycs OF land animals. cut
ueusb Of ssa creatures
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EsplanatIon Wrnl-

nn pody was hid I'm ... iIie
molds 'bf z transparent tcxU. nyt
am,,tnurSJ. WertcrmayrF the . JF Ci
udora2 "Whoddyo mean hld2" In
qolreg the New York Mail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-26
Love and Faulic

Love and Faults.
Where love IS growing tl.0. NO ,.f-s
lnd, five look closely, tha l-. -..
growing thick.-FlOrida I-.- -GD..r
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
Balins and Grading Cotton,

The American Commission of Ag.
ricultural Cooperation now in Eu-
rope investigating systems Of agri-
cultural credit and cooperative pro-
duction and marketing, will have
some valuable information and sug-
gestions as to the handling of the diff
ferent crops raised in this country.
One of the groups has gone to Egypt
to study methods of financing and
marketing the Egyptian cotton crop.
The Egyptian bale Of cotton has been
accepted as the worlds standard, and
it is we'll known fact that American
cotton growers are losing large sums
Of money as result of their failure to
properly bale and grade their cotton.
1t is even claimed that in the United
States one-half of the real value Of
the cotton crop is lost to the farmers
through poor selling methods, and
back of financial facilities. In Egypt
the government has established the
Bank of Egypt, which has done much
to assist the cotton growers Of that
country in the important task of fin
ancing their crop. The sub-commit-
tee will secure complete report on
the workings of this institution. The
Egyptian methods of baling, grading
and marketing their crop will be
closely studied. This sub-commis-
sion will remain in Egypt until the
middle Of June, according to present
plans. They left Rome armed with
letters of introduction from the Bank
of Rome and other European fnan-
cial institutions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
PROTECTED CONCERNS RECORD.
Shows What the Protective Tariff Did
for Them.

It is cited by George P. Brett, pres
ident of one of the greatest publish
ing houses In the United States-The
Macmillan Company-in an article in
the current issue OF The Outlook
Mr.. Brett is stockholder in the
| company about which he writes and
is personally acquainted with its his
tory and methods; so he writes with
| authority. But being a man of ana,
lytical mind, and naturally square
dealer, he goes into the situation fur
ther.
The factory, he says, was started
twenty years ago on borrowed money
No further capital has been put into
the business. To-day it is prosper
Gus concern, working until ten
O'Clock at night in the rush season,
and turning away orders.
The founder Of the company gets
salary Of $4,000 a year, and Mr..
Brett says that this man and two
other high-salaried officials find it
difficult to keep busy in the few
hours they spend daily at the fac
tory. In view of these facts, he be-
lieves that the public is paying too
much for the product, or the work
ment are not being paid enough, or
else that both conditions exist to
some extent.
There are many other similarin-
stitutions in this country which have
grown extravagant and "flabby", in
Mr.. Brett's opinion, under shelter Of
the tariff wall. Companies have got
rich so easily that they have overloa-
ed themselves with "ornamental' Of
ciais He cities thecase Of large
machinery manufacturing company
in which the president, vice president
treasure, secretary, and assistant Sec
retary all get fancy salaries without
doing any work. The realmanager,
who works hard, is paid a compar-
lively modest salary.
This situation Mr.. Brett regards
as unwholesorhe. He believes such
a reasonable reduction" in duties
as is now proposed will have some
effect on the cost of living. but that it
need not reduce wages. The saving
ought to be made, he thinks, in cut
ting off extravagances and in enfor-
cling efficiency of operation. So the
reduced duties should prove bless
ing to the manufactures themselves"
These are the obviously sensible
views of man of the highest stand
ing in the business world, whose i'm
mediate self-interest would call for
continuation of governmental favors
to the business in which he is in
terested, says The Augusta Herald,
but his conscience seems to have been.
awakened at last to the sin of rob-
bing voters by means of the tariff.
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| (Long's) own home, to IND Long par
ricaded at the head of narrow stair
way and armed with Winchester
rife and a .3S calibre revolver. Wit
ness said he stood at the foot of the
stairway and Long at his end, and
they discussed the case. Baldwin
said that he asked Long what was the
trouble with him and Gunter, when
the latter told him:
"'Pick' got me before knew it.
and I just pressed my gun against
him and shot him off,"
The witness continued that under
the orders of the district magistrate
he stayed guard with Long, to pro-
| tect him from the mob outside the
house, until the sheriff and his posse
arrived on the scene.
On cross-examination the witness
admitted the presence of men, Che
| was uncertain that they were armed
around the house; and after little
persuasion on the part Of counsel he
even admitted that he heard quite a
number Of shots fired during the
night. Counsel then had him testify
that he made no effort to arrest the
parties, nor did he ever prefer any
charges against any of them. He did
claim, though, that he made an un-
successful attempt to find out who
smashed up and fired into the print
ing Office Of Long.
c. X. Lybrand testified that he
heard Long tell friend, who was
accompanying him home:
"I intended all along to kill the
anyway" This statement created a
little ripple Of surprise, and counsel
for the prosecution had the witness
repeat his statement.
N. G. SEXUAL admitted that he lay
outside the yard that night with his
gun loaded, waiting to see, he said,
that Long was not removed, and with
him were numbers of others. Coun-
sci for defence, on ross-examination
wanted to know il witnesses didn't
see several guns around there with
the tags OF "Jake Lybrand" on them.
Lybrand was political enemy of
Longs, and it is known that he
fought him bitterly during the cam
paign last summer, but the witness
said he did not remember to have
seen any such guns.
At 5:45 Tuesday afternoon the
prosecution rested without having, it
would appear, made very strong
case against the defendant. We'd
nesday morning the defence will offer
testimony in support Of its plea Of
self-defence.
One of the most interesting incl
dents Of Tuesday afternoons session
was the spectacle Of witness and at
torneys stretched out on the floor Of
the Court room with Longs revolver,
re-enacting the tragedy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
Killed bE Lightning.

Louis Henry. a negro farm hand,
and four fine mules of Mr.. Joe VI.
Commanders were instantly killed by
lightning near Florence on Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Commander was
stunned from the shock. Henry was
in the field cutting oats and driving
four mules to a moving machine.
and Mr.. Commander was standing
nearby when the fatal bolt came.
Besides the Joss of one of his most re-
liable hands. Mr.. Commanders loss
on live stock will be about $1,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
CURED SENATOR KERN
HE OWES HIS LIFE TO NEW IT,
BERCULOR SERUM.

Went to Asherille Fully Convinced
He Had to Die, But Came Away
Well.
The United States public health
service was instructed by unanimous
consent of the Senate Tuesday to in
vestigate the DR.. Won Ruck vaccine
following a resolution by Senator
Overman. Opposition of Senator Gal
linger to the resolution caused Sena-
tor Overman to say in support OF the
resolution that Senator on the floor
had been cured by the remedy. The
immediate curiosity Of the senators
caused him to say that Senator Kern,
Democratic floor leader, was the man
he referred to. The fact that Sena-
tor Kern made 40 denial of the story
caused the resolution to go through.
Senator Kern told The News and
Observer correspondent a few min
utes later that he had gone to Ashe-
Vile in the fall of 1906 fully con-
vinced that he had to die, after sew
eral diagnoses had shown tuberculo-
sis. He even had a cough. He left
there four and a half months later a
we'll man, after gaining thirty
pounds. He was to come back in
June for more treatment but became
busy in politics. In 1908, as candi-
date for vice-president, he returned
after having spoken every day for
seven weeks in the campaign. DR..
Won Ruck told him he need never
come back.
Such distinguished testimony to
the merit of remedy on the floor of
the House is perhaps unprecedented.
Senator Kern said he was sorry to
have been mentioned in such way
but that he certainly had the greatest
faith in the remedy of Dr.. Won Ruck.
Senator Gallinger's opposition was
based, he said, on the principle that
there were innumerable serums on
the market, and all could not be in
vestigated. He withdrew, however,
when Senator Kern's mute testimony
was produced.
If the United States government
recognizes the Won Ruck vaccine,
Secretary Daniels will be the one to
whom thanks should be returned. He
caused the inquiry into the remedy
by the navy department, and the fact
that the investigation showed encour-
aging results probably induced Sena-
tor Overman to have the public
health service make similar investl-
CATION. Senator Overman says the
resolution does not have to go to a
committee. 1t is effective at once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-11
BLACK FJI:H1D IS CAUGHT
ATTEMPTED TO ASSAULT YOUNG
WHITE GIRL.
Was Caught and Is Now in the Aiken
Jail Charged With a Most Heinous

Crime.
Elliott Jackson, negro Of about
thirty-five years of age, captured by
the Aiken police after search last
ing several hours late Saturday night.
is in Jail charged with heinous
crime.
About dark Saturday evening the
thirteen-year-old daughter of farm
er who lives Just outside Of the city
limits of Aiken was sent by her moth
er to store near their home and on
the edge OF what is known as "Bap-
tist Bottom, a negro settlement, in
the lower part of the city, for a pack
age of coffee.
The little girl went to the store,
made her purchase and had started
back home when she was overtaken
by the Jackson negro, who had evi-
dently been loafng about the store
and saw her leave there alone. AL
though it was rapidly growing dark,
the little girl suspected nothing when
the negro spoke to her and walked
by her side until the negro suddenly
caught hold of her and placing his
hand over her mouth to stile her
screams, bore her to the ground.
The child struggled in the grasp OF
the fend, who, at the sound Of some
one approaching from the opposite
direction from that in which they had
come from the store, released his in
tended victim. Crying for help, the
child ran in terror back to where the
light of the store glimmered. Ter
ror-stricken, she ran into the store,
followed by the negro brute, and
sought shelter behind negro wo-
man, who, shielding her, fought off
the attacking negro with an um-
brella.
| In the darkness the negro escaped.
The police were notified by the little
girls father of the attempted assault
upon his daughter, and they began a
systematic search. Persons at the
store were able to furnish the name
of the negro. Every officer on the
force was pressed into special ser
vice, but the matter was kept abso-
lutely secret, only the police and a
! few others knowing IF the attempted
assault.
A little before midnight Officer
L
CIeckley, who had been watching in
the vicinity of the negro's home, after
the house had been searched, saw a
dark form moving in the weeds a few
yards in the rear of the house. Ap-
preaching, he captured Jackson, who
was unarmed.
The negro denies attempting to as
sault the little girl, but states that
he was merely playing with her, aad
that he followed her into the store
when she ran for fear that she had
become frightened and might miscon-
strue his intention.