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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-02
BOOK COMMISSION AGREE
DEADLOCK OF THREE DAYS FL
NALLY BROKEN BY MEMBERS.
Some Changes Are Made in School
Books. Slaton and Britain Stand
Out for No Changes At All.

Books. SlatOn ana Britain stand
Out for No Changes At All.
ATLANTA, Ga.-After a deadlock
continuing three days the state
school book commission at O'Clock
this afternoon completed the work of
adoption for the ensuing five years
and announced the findings to some
twenty book men waiting for the out
come.
The long fight, it is learned, began
with Gov. Slaton and Prof. Britain
standing out for no changes at all
now for practical reasons. Then the
deadlock continued over Biographies
and arithmetics, and as it was finally
seen that it was impossible to recon-
cile the differences between Slaton,
Britain and Woofter on one side and
Steed, Moon and Glenn on the other
and adoption being imperative a COM
promise was reached by dropping
Wentworth's Practical Arithmetic
and adopting Mines second book.
Branson's first speller and Swintons
word book were re-adODted.
Readers Switched.
Readers were switched, effecting a
considerable saving in primary
books, which are used far more than
any other. The division is still fair
ly even between Merrill and the
American Book Company. Readers
under the new adoption are American
practical readers, as follows; Primer,
16 cents; first, is cents; second, 20
cents; third, q cents; Merrill's
Graded Fourth and Fifth, 40 cents, |
Formerly prices ran 20 to 40 cents.
Grammars were changed. the board |
adopting the work of Sanford-Brown- |
Smith at the state university. Book |
/ is 33 cents, book 2, 40. Hyde's /
has been used.
Frye's biographies, one of the Is
sues of the three days deadlock,
were re-adopted, while the history of
Georgia, compiled by Lawton B. EV-
ans, superintendent of the Augusta
schools, was dropped for Brooks
Georgia history. Mr.. Evans two
more important works, first lessons !
in history and essential facts of
American history, were both adopted,
the first as a supplementary study
The same beginners history was
adopted again. Hunnicutt' S physiol-
ogy and hygiene was dropped for
Ritchies primer of hygiene and sani-
tation.
Half Original Cost.
Exchange of books is based almost |
without variation on half the original
cost. The commission found Peter
mans civil government unsatisfacto-
ry, but as none more satisfactory !
could be found it was re-adopted for
twelve months and the governor was
asked to try to get the Legislature
to authorize the preparation of sat
isfactory work by the state depart
ment of education. A large number
of supplementary books were adopt
ed in the common school course Ito
which all of the above relates), but
this was done so cities or other
schools having long terms could ben
eft by state adoption in a supple /
mentary course.
If ia estimated that by adopting
cheaper priced books in the primary
grades the commission has saved
Georgians many thousands of dol
lars.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
/ INDICTMENTS AGAINST ALLEGED
GAMBLERS DISMISSED AT REQUEST
OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY SANDERS

reason for this rule has long since
passed; it is a relic of the time when
juries had to be controlled by GER
tain set rules to prevent convictions
in many cases where the power of
the peace officers was undully exert
ed to secure them. No such tendency
exists now, especially in this state,
where it may be safely asserted that
there is far more danger of the
guilty escaping punishment than of
any innocent person being convicted.
The rule should be abolished, and
the jury left free to decide for it.
self whether the accomplice is tell
ing the truth. If they conclude that
he is, there should be conviction
on his evidence alone. The modern
theory with reference to all such ar
bitrary rules is that the jury is con-
cerned only with the truth; and
should be left free to act on that
no matter, what its source, when con-
vinced of it, If it had not been for
this rule, it is not unlikely that there
would have been conviction in the
Keslj case.
The second reason is that it seems
to be pretty well understood that
gambling is going on in this COM
munity in various forms, the excuse
for nearly all of it being the result
of an opinion of former Attorney
General Baker bearing on the sub
ject, wherein his Interpretation Of the
law opened up field for certain
forms of gambling, which has widen
ed in practice until the purpose of
the law are in danger OF such modi-
| fication that only the most objection
able forms of gambling can be pre-
vented,
These two reasons for acquittals
can be overcome by proper legisla-
tion,
The third reason for the failure
of conviction in such cases, as stated
above, grows out of the jury system.
In the Keslj case the vpir dire ex-
animation of yeniremen disclosed the
fact that although nearly every man
was opposed to gambling and in favor
of the enforcement of the act, many
of them considered poker, including
stud-horse poker, game for the
playing of which no man should be
convicted of felony, In other words
it seems to be the kind of game
that is on the border line between
the Objectionable forms of gambling
and the permissible forms mentioned
above, the tendency of jurors in
such situation being toward leni
ency unless the proof is most con
vincing that the game is crooked or
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
JUDGE LANGAN
ALLOWS SALARY OF
FRANK WILOES
RECEIVER LONG pEFuNeT BANK
ALLOWED $4,000 FOR THIRD
YEARS SERVICE

Compensation of $1,000 per month
for the first year of his services as
receiver of the State Bank and Trust
company, $4,000 for the second year
of his service and $4,000 for the
third year was allowed Frank l..
Wildes by Judge Langan in a judg-
ment entered Saturday in the district
court at Carson. Judge Langan
states that he Is unable to fix the
salary Of the receiver for the year
1912 because no claim has been made
by Wildes for that year as yet,
Judge Langan's decision is a
lengthy one and goes into the work Of
the receiver at length and in detail
He calls attention to the fact that
although due and legal notice was
given to all creditors Of the defunct
institution al the time Of hearing
on matters pertinent to the salary
of the receiver, there were no OBJ
jectipns filed to the claims Of Wildes
when the matter came up In the dis.
triet court January "a last. The
court declares the handling Of the
affairs of the bank was wholly a mat
ter of salvage and states that under
the management Of Wildes the assets
Of the company have been brought
up to 100000 and a dividend Of %
per cent on all deposits has been
paid,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
OFFICERS find
Miner IN HIDING
IN A TUNNEL
FRANK DEXTER, CHARGED WITH
GRAND LARCENY, is ARREST.
ED YESTERDAY

While hiding In tunnel back OF
the ball grounds, Frank Dexter u
former employe Of the Belmont com
pany, was found yesterday afternoon
by Deputy Constables j, c, Peck and
r. H, Dalzell, and placed under ar
rest on a charge of grand larceny.
The warrant was issued several weeks
ago, but the police were unable to
locate Dexter, who was hiding out
and remained In seclusion until his
retreat was discovered yesterday, He
was found about 200 feet from the
mouth Of the tunnel
Dexter was arrested several weeks
ago on a charge OF high grading
from the Belmont company, but his
case was dismissed In the justice
court A second warrant was issued
calling for the arrest OF Dexter and
a miner named potsfield, the latter
being charged with receiving ore al
legged to have been high graded by
Dexter,
Botsfield left Tonopah and was
located at Bishop, Cal, Chief of Pc
lice Evans left Saturday for Bishop
to secure Botsfield and win return
tonight with the prisoner, Both mel
will be arraigned In the justice court
at an early date,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
NEVADA TRACTS OF LAND THAT
CONTAIN POTASH DEPOSITS ARE
WITHDRAWN BY THE GOVERNMENT
Continued on page 4)

to patent, to combine a group of
placers after patent Is received, in
order to obtain an area large enough
to serve as a basis for q plant for
extracting and refining the salts.
In short, the whole situation is
clouded and perhaps legally irremedi-
able under the present statutes. 1t
is in recognition Of this condition
that the presidential Withdrawals have
been made, They are In aid of legis-
lation of type that will give Sc
curity of tenure and certainty in ep.
Grafton to whoever may desire to
undertake development Of these or
other deposits The Withdrawals are
not destructive Of any valid claims
that may now exist In fact, in or
der that any rights heretofore law
fully initiated may be preserved the
withdrawal order itself has been
made to include the following phrase:
"This withdrawal is made subject to
all rights lawfully initiated under
any valid mining locations made up
on such lands so long as such rights
are maintained in full compliance
with the law"
The constructive good faith of the
government in the withdrawal of
these lands in aid Of legislation is in
dicated by the fact that concurrently
with the withdrawal the interior de-
partment has prepared the draft Of
law intended to relieve the present
chaotic situation and provide a safe
and sure legal basis for the develop
ment of'the deposits not known and
any that may be discovered in the
future, This draft has been submitted
to congress for its consideration, and
its enactment will be urged in order
that American potash deposits may
be developed under conditions thai
are favorable to the producer ant
will at the same time protect the
consumer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
HAS TROUBLE
IN COLLECTING
BULLION TAX
STATE TAX AGENT DECLARES IN
ANNUAL REPORT THAT MIN
ING is ON INCREASE

The gross value OF ore mined in
Nevada in 1912 promises to exceed
$36,000,0OO, according to the annual
report of Bullion Tax Agent Adam
son, which has been received by the
Bonanza, The report shows healthy
increase in profitable mining opera
tions. and figures for the first
three quarters indicate that the value
year will exceed all records since the
Comstock.
The tonnage and value throughout
the state has increased. The increase
in tonnage in the first three quarters
of 1912 is more than 100000 over
1911. Gross values for the same per-
iods show an increase Of more than
$2,000,000. 1t Is expected the last
quarter Of 1912 will exceed the same
period in 1911 in about the same,
ratio
Considerable trouble in collecting
the bullion tax Is noted In the report
Several typical illustrations of at.
tempts on the part Of mine owners,
to eYade the tax altogether or to-
defraud the collector OF what was
justly due the state are noted. In
one instance, according to the report.
the agent found stamp mill in op-
Grafton where he was not aware one
existed. He found 1t was working
at a good profit without the knowl-
edge of even the county assessor, and
promptly took up the matter of the
collection OF the tax.
Figures in the report show that
1922 2,981.25 was collected from the
entire state for licenses of all sorts
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
PACKAGES CAN
BE sent BY MAIL
c. 0. D. METHOD
nav PARCEL POST WILL MAKE
COLLECTIONS AND RETURN
MONEY TO SENDER

How to send G. o. d. parcel post
package Is described in the latest
copy of the daily bulletin of orders
affecting the postal service. The bull
letln Is issued at Washington, d, G..
The order referred to amends the
parcel post regulations previously
sent out.
Provided the price of an article
does not exceed 800, the sender may
have II sent collect on delivery by
the payment Of fee OF 10 cents,
which includes the Insurance Of the
article up to valuation of $50
Such packages may be sent only
from money order office to mon.
ey order office. The sender OF such
package gets receipt showing all
vital data referring to It. A tag,
with information corresponding to
that on the receipt, is attached to
the G. o. ID. parcel as guide for
the clerk making delivery. When
the package Is delivered, the amount
Is collected and the tag, properly
signed, Is taken as a. receipt by the
delivery clerk. The tag Is treated
as an application for a money order
and money order is then issued
stamped c. o. d. to the sender OF
the parcel.
The postal department will not be
considered responsible for errors OF
Misunderstanding between the send
er and receiver OF packages, and pat
rons will not be allowed to examine
G, o, d, packages before paying fc'
them.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10

The president has recently approv-
ed the withdrawal of three tracts OF
land of the desert-basin type in Cali
fornia and Nevada that are believed
as the result Of Investigations by the
United States geological survey, to
contain valuable deposits of potas-
SUM salts and brines. The aggre-
gate area thus withdrawn is 133,829
acres. The first Of these withdraw
ais covered Columbus Marsh, Nevada,
and was approved on January l6,
1918. The second included the ia
nous Searles lake, Cal, and was ap-
proved on February 21, 1913. The
third included lands in the Panamint
valley, Cal, the acreage affected be-
ing 24,567 acres, ! Searles lake is the
last remaining packet of great an
cient lake, which has almost dried
up, thus concentrating vast amount
of saline minerals Millions OF tons
of salt, soda and borax fill the bot
tom OF the lake, ana tne ueposits VI
soda and borax have been worked
but the development of the potash in
the lake deposits had not been con
- kiered until recently.
he bitter disputes, amounting al
LIST to warfare, that have resulted
5m the attempts to secure title to
e potassium-rich lands OF Searies
Take since the discovery of potash
there have not only resulted in the
postponement of the highly desirable
experimental work on the deposits
themselves but have shown the uttel
inadequaoy of the present laws fol
the acquisition of lands of this type
The bed OF Searles lake is blanketet
with filings, the majority of which
have been made under the genera
placer law providing that 100 acreI
may be entered as an association
placer, but there is danger that thu
legality of these filings may be de
stroyed by agreements, made prio
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
HAD RESIDED
IN this STATE
FOR a YEARS
THos. POWERS, NEVADA AND TO.
NoPAH PIONEER, SUcoUMBS
TO PNEUMONIA

Thomas Powers, a pioneer OF Me-
vada, and who has made his home
in Tonopah for the past ten years,
died at his cabin above the Midway
hotel yesterday morning. Death was
due to an attack of pneumonia, The
deceased was aged 81 years and was
a native of Canada. He Is survived
by brother, Mark Powers, who Is
employed at the Moore ranch near
Round Mountain, and who was sum
moned Saturday but reached Tonopah
shortly after his brother passed away.
Thomas Powers had lived in Ne
vada for "A years, coming to this
state in 1869 when the Comstock
boom was at its height, For years
he resided at Virginia City and Gold
Hill, following his profession as bat
terry man and also engaging in min,
ing During the early days Of Tono-
pah he Joined In the stampede to
this city and has since made his
home here.
The remains were removed to the
undertaking parlors of Wonacott &
Cavanaugh and the funeral will be
held from the undertaking parlors
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon, The
surviving brother is member Of
the |, o, O, F, and arrangements are
now being made to have the inter
ment in the odd Fellows cemetery
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
CAPTURED WITH NSURRECTOS
AND IS EXECUTED FOLLOWING
CONVICTION BY COURT MARTIAL

Diamondfield Jack Davis, erstwhile
bad man, who courted fame and pub
licity during the troublesome days
at Goldfield when he appeared upon
the streets of that camp loaded down
with rifles, shotguns and pistols, is
reported dead in Lower California,
having Joined rebel movement
against the Mexican government, and
summarily executed after being cap
tured by federals.
According to advices received by
the Bonanza today from Cal Shaw,
who Is rusticating at San Diego,
Davis went over the line into Lower
California with the idea of showing
the Mexicans how to conduct gov
ernment He joined the rebels and
got along fine for few days. Then
the once walking arsenal of Goldfield
experienced bad luck. A detachment
of regular came along, grabbed Davis
and his compatrlots as prisoners
after they failed to give a good ac-
counting OF their presence in that
particular locality and for taking
up arms against the government.
trial was ordered for the little
band and all were found guilty of
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
Diamondfield Jack Davis Killed By MexiCans
Once Nevada Bad Man Reported Shot AS Rebel
JACK OWENS, FORMER SHERIFF NYE COUNTY
REPORTED ENGAGED IN MINING in AUSTRALIA

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complete he o a
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
HUERTA
LOSING
GROUND
GOVERNMENT TROOPS ARE DE,
FEATED IN BATTLE THAT
RACES FOR TWO DAYS
CBy Associated Press)

tBy Associated Press)
DOUGLAS, Ariz,, March 10,--After
a battle lasting from Saturday morn
ing until yesterday afternoon, 500
state troops hold Nocozari today Two
hundred and fifty Huerta soldiers
who are defending the two are re-
treating to Ague Prieta, II the lat
ter town is taken the insurgent state
troops can march westward along
the border encountering only small
garrisons at Nogales, Naco and other
small towns.
Not over thousand Huerta sol
diers are in northern Sonora, while
the state government within a few
days has raised an army of 10000,
One hundred and seventy-five Of the
defeated federals have arrived at
Ague Prieta, including Commander
Lieutenant Lopez, who was shot in
the neck and is In a critical condi'
tion, No Americans were injured,
except j. s. Williams, who was shot
through the leg,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10

treason. A convenient adobe wall
was chosen and the prisoners were
leaned up against it. Six regular
soldiers were called upon and OBJ
tanned the honor of sending Dia-
mondfield Jack Davis and his fellow
rebels into kingdom come
Davis, before the Goldfield excite
ment was under sentence of death
in Idaho for the murder of a sheep
man. Former Governor Sparks, who
knew Davis, interviewed in his behalf
and through this influence the COVER
nor of Idaho pardoned the murderer.
Davis then came to Nevada and
posed as a regular bad man. He
was always accompanied with a re-
volver and a rifle and during the
labor dispute at Goldfield he appear
ed upon the streets of that city car
rying dozen or more weapons, Fol-
lowing the subsiding of the Goldfield
boom Davis sought other fields. The
report of his death is the first news
to be received here in some time.
In the dispatch from Cal Shaw.
the sender declared he had learned of
Davis death through Lou Heasley, a
former Tonopah resident who is now
living at Coronado
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10

Indictments charging gambling
against H. H. Miller, Sam Jelick and
w. d. Morris were dismissed this
morning in the district court by
Judge Averill upon motion of District
Attorney Sanders. This action
brought to a close the cases which
have been before the district court
for the past three months. The ver-
dict of an acquittal, as rendered by
a jury that heard the case of con-
Quoting a gambling game against
Mike Keslj, resulted in the action
Of the district attorney in asking for
a dismissal of the remaining indict-
ments.
Judge Sanders declared that if a
jury acquitted the principal defend
ant, who was charged with conduct
ing the gambling game, it would be
impossible to secure a conviction in
the case of the remaining defendants
who were charged with playing in
the game. The ruling rendered by
Judge Averill this morning touches
upon the acquittal of Keslj and also
upon the lack of corroborative testi-
mony on the part of the informer.
The law relating to this point is
somewhat ambiguous and the recon-
mendation is made by the court that
the legislature be more specific, or
else alter the law to prevent confu-
sion.
The three defendants We're at lib
erty under bonds pending the hear
ing of their cases and following the
ruling of the court the order was
made restoring them to liberty and
liberating the bondsmen from further
responsibility.
In referring to the Keslj acquittal
and also to the difficulty in obtaining
a conviction in gambling case, the
ruling of Judge Averill was as fol
lows:
The motion is based largely on the
failure. of the jury to convict in the
case Of the State of Nevada VS.. Mike
Keslj, recently tried, where, if any
thing, the evidence was stronger
aAprobably than it would be in these
Acs, and the evidence intended to
'oborate the players who would
Sgtify for the state, very much the
same
There are three reasons why con
victions in gambling cases are diff
cult. Two of these are removable
while the third grows out of our jury
system, and is probably not remov
able now, but may gradually become
so,
The first of these reasons is the
absurd and antiquated rule that nc
person can be convicted on the tes
timony of an accomplice alone. The
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
KING GEORGE OPENS
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
OBy Associated Rressl

Vby HHBOcIHttU ITFFHT
LONDON, March 10.-king George
opened the third session of the pres
ent parliament today after recess
of only two days, the briefest on rec
ord, The speech from the throne was
devoted chiefly to the Balkan war
and expressing an earnest desire for
the powers to hasten the constltu-
tion for peace.
While the king and queen were on
the way to Westminster, five women
with suffrage petitions attempted to
approach them and we're arrested and
imprisoned.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
ACTION
D|SBAR
DARROW
MATTER IS PLACED BEFORE Los
ANGELES BAR ASSOCIATION
BY FREpERlcks

Los ANGELES, March 1O,-It was
announced today that ut the next
meeting of the Los Angeles Bar as
sociation the question Of dsbarring
Clarence s. Darrow would be oonsid-
cred. The disbarment was suggested
by District Attorney Frederlcks, who
declared Darrow made admissions
justifying such action during the re-
cent trial in regard to the conduct
of the Mcnamara case,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10

FEDERALS
ROUTED
MINING CAMP OF EL TIGRE is
CAPTURED AND TROOPS RE-
TREAT TO BORDER
my AssocIated Pre.sl

DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 10,-The
mining camp of El Tigre, 40 miles
southeast of here, fell last night into
the hands of 150 state troops. One
hundred federals of the garrison
while fleeing toward the border were
overtaken by the constitutionalists
who captured their arms, ammuni-
tion and artillery after a sharp
skirmish Nine hundred state troops
are reported moving against Nogales,
opposite the Arizona town of the
same name,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
ARBITRATION BOARD
TO SETTLE TROUBLE

tBy Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 1O-The arbi.
tration Of the differences between 81
eastern railroads and their $4,000
firemen, was begun today before the
board chosen under the Erdmal act.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-10
ALLEGED FIRE Buo
MAKES CONFESSION


tBy Associated PreasD
CHICAGO. March TO- = Benjamin
Fink, the alleged "firebug," made a
confession today duplicating 35 mem.
bers OF the alleged arson trust, ac-
cording to Assistant District Attor.
ney johnson.