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JEFF M'CARN NOT POPULAR
WITH GAMBLING Fraternity

enter it's halls. 1t was nine years be.
fore he could carry out his resolve. As
a preparation for college he had had
but two years of schooling and the
reading of such books and papers as
fell into his hands on the ranch. After
taking an irregular literary course, he
graduated in law from the university
in 1894, and was Immediately admitted
to the Nashville bar.
zone Of the most effective features
of Mr.. McCarn's public talks, as he
calls them, is the direct and natural
way in which he recites the stories of
distress and undoing produced by
drink and gambling that have come to
his notice since he has been engaged
in this crusade. He has come tn be
known as the friends of the gamblers
and the saloon-keepers' victims, SO
that scores of wrecked young men and
other unfortunates go to him for help
and advice.
In his fight against the lawless ele..
ment i'm Nashville, McCaTn has dis
played both moral and physical cour.
age. sPhysieal courage he displayed
often enough as he rode the range
from 1877 to 1883. He was familiar
with the cattle trails from Southwest.
Texas to Kansas, over which hundreds
of thousands of cattle were driven
every summer, and was familiar with
the character of the men on the trail.
Starting out as a cowboy he became
foreman of ranch and afterwards
the owner of one of the ranches on
which he worked. From the time he
was 13 years old he had a fixed pHr-
pose to take college education. and
through all the hardships and yicissi.
tudes of q ranch life his purpose never
faltered. His preparation for college.
was acquired almost entirely by the
light of lantern In the home at night
or while recovering from wounds re-
ceived by accident or personal con
flicts incident to a frontier life. He
still bears scars and marks of broken
Zones and other serious results from
the strenuous life on the plains.
Twenty years ago Jeff McCarn came
to Nashville, this being the state of
bis fathers nativity. a stranger. At
that time there was not man east
of the Mississippi that he had ever
seen, but he has made friends here
since then. He entered upon the prac.
tice of his profession at the conclusion
of his college course in 1894, and this
was done with the same confidence
and courage that has marked the
course of his entire life. His conf
dence has been justified.
Mr.. McCarn married the only daugh-
ter of the late Chancellor Andrew Al
lison, and remained in Tennessee to
adopt Nashville as his home. He Is
recognized as postpurandial orator,
wit and lawyer of ability.
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Left Handed Stone SINGERS.

The right hand doubtless owes
something of it's prominence to the
Bible. The Hebrews singled 1t out
for special honor, and the Scriptures
contain quite a hundred references in
which "the. right hand" is made the
type and symbol of everything noble,
praiseworthy and desirable. 1t Is
worth noting, however, that the tribe
of BENJAMIN once boosted 700 left
handed singers VINO could sling
stones to a hairs breadth and not
miss" ano that among the mighty
men and helpers" of King David were
many who could use both the right
hand and the left in hurting stones
and shooting arrows with the bow"
London Standard.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-06

until four months ago / began giving
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound a trial and now / am in good
health. Mrs. WILLIAM H. GILL, Is
Pleasant Street, Auburn, New York.
doctors Daughter Took It."
st. Cloud, Mimi was so run down
by overwork and worry that could not
stand it to have my children talk aloud
or walk heavy on the floor. One of my
friends said, Try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, for know doc
tors daughter here in town who takes
it and she would not take it if it were
not good
"I sent for the Compound at once and
kept on taking it until was all right. l"
Mrs BERTHA M. QUICKsTADT, TT 9Th
Avenue, S., st. Cloud, MINI.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound may be relied upon as the most
efficient remedy for female ills. Why
don't you Try it,
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pended by the various concessionaires
in the production of their enterprises
Some of these are unique and magni'
ficent. =
Sound Financially.
The exposition is in sound financial
condition. According to the report of
the comptroller. Rodney S. Durkee, au-
dited and found correct by the firm of
Lester, Herrick & Lester, public ac-
countants of San Francisco, the total
receipts of the exposition company up
to August 81, 1913, the last day on
which the books were audited, were a
trifle more than $6,O00,000 and the ex-
penditures trifie less than $4,000, 900.
OF these expenditures, the sum OF
$450,000 was invested in real estate
and as a deposit to secure lease, and
both of these items may be regarded
as available assets. The exposition
company needs approximately $4,000
900 to complete the work as outlined,
and it's available assets at this time
aggregate just $21, 900 less than this
sum. The bonuses to be paid by con-
cessionaires, interest on bank bal
dHC6S anu Tie OpSl dLIHS hISOlIC W bO
derived from pre-expositioA operations
will far exceed this apparent shortage.
On August 81 the unexpended cash
balance in the bank amounted to ST.
279,264.64, with accounts payable that
day amounting to 1921 1860. In addi-
ton to this actual cash on hand, the
exposition has 100000 of municipal
bonds of the city and county Of San
Francisco, convertible into cash at any
time.
An interesting commentary on the
financial outlook for the exposition is
the fact that in spite of the stringency
of the money market prevailing
throughout the country, exposition
subscribers paid in more than $500, 900
during the mouths Of June, July and
August. which was more than double
the amount called for during the Pc
riod named. In view of this and other
facts no doubt whatever is entertained
that about IS per cent of the subscrip-
tons will be collected ultimately, al
though in heffinancial scheme of the
exposition not more than 80 per cent
was counted upon by the directorate.
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Given Credit for Driving Short
Card Experts Out of the
State of Tennessee

tContinued from page one,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-06

The Teutonic narrowly escaped the
fate of the Titanic on it's recent trip
from Montreal to Liverpool, steering
away from a mammoth iceberg by
only a few yards.
At a rally at Elizabeth, New Jer-
sey, Governor Johnson of California,
criticized President Wilson for send
ing William ]. Bryan to campaign
for the democratic candidate for gov
ernor of New Jersey.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-06
WOMAN SUFFERED
ten YEARS
From Nervousness Caused by
Female Ills Restored to
Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Auburn, N. Y.-"I suffered from
nervousness for ten years, and had such

organic pains mat
sometimes / would
lie in bed four days
at q time, could not
eat or sleep and did
not want anyone to
talk TO me or bother
me at all. Some
times / would suffer
for seven hours at a
time. Diferentdoc
tors did the best
they could for me
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- Y tIOul po6C ObOI
miliar to many of the friends of city
reform throughout the contry. He is
a comparatively young man, of scarce
ly more than medium height. of mild
manners, has pleasant voice, and
carries himself with the diffidenee of
a boy, But Jeff McCarn has made the
whole gambling fraternity of the capt.
tai city of Tennessee tremble in its
places of hiding II is little to be
doubted that the influence started by
this quiet young lawyer and those
whom he has represented is largely to
be credited with the present strong
and determined anti-gambling sentt-
trent now prevailing in the state OF
Tennessee and which has its intensive
center in Nashville. When the fam
Gus committee of 100 was organized in
1903, Jeff McCarn was employed as
its attorney and served in that capa-
city as long as the committee was act
i've. The career of that committee
and its attorney would make most
Interesting book. =
"The zeal Of those months has, as
is too often the case, abated to an ex-
tent, but the war is still on. The
dauntless ex-cowboy-for Jeff McCarn
was once genuine one-is still on the
trail. In newspaper appeals, in pub
lie addresses given before great as
semblies and before lcouncils of min:
listers, he is pushing his campaign.
The gamblers of Tennessee have not
heard their last word from jeff. Nc
earn sssiF 80 - sssss
"Mr. McCarns as IA public speaker is
remarkable success, though 1t Is to
be doubted II anybody is so uncon-
scious of that fact as himself. His
modesty and reserve are apparent in
his talks but his voice is clear and
musical, and carries apathos which is
as natural as his reserve. He was
born in Arkansas, but went when but
small boy, in 1876, with his parents
tc Texas. A little later he went far
Their west, and secured employment Of
two brothers, wealthy ranch owners,
on their sheep and cattle ranch. There
he spent Eight years, at the end OF
which time, being Is years of age, he
determined to get 81 college education.
The story of this resolve is romantic
one in itself. The rarch was zoo
miles from the nearest railroad, and
young McCArln often went weeks
without seeing or speaking to any hui
man being and often for six months
without seeing women. While eat
ing lunch one day, seated under a live
oak tree far out on the range. he be-
gan to read at bit of newspaper in
which his lunch had been wrapped.
There he read an account of the open
ing of Vanderbilt University, and de-
termined then ana there to some day
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
TURNING OF THE TIDE
IN MINING AFFAIRS

Everything indicates turning of
the tide, at no distant day, in mining
affairs. Indeed, even now, there is a
strong undereurrent perceptible in
mining circles which indicates re-
turn to old-time prosperity. A better
feeling is noticeable In business and
commercial circles, and there is no
doubt but that there is more earnest
inquiry for meritorious mining prop
erties and gilt-edged mining securities.
Metal quotations are ruling higher,
also, and producers are feeling greatly
encouraged over tn efuture outlook
for mining in all of its branches.
Prosperity and interest in mining
comes in cycles, the same as in any
other occupation or pursuit. For seven
years, now, mining has suffered, but
tn etide is coming back, and another
six or twelve months should witness
more activity in MINING and its kind
red industries than the west has ex-
perienced for many years. At the
present time there is a keener demand
for mines than has been the case since
year before the late panic. More
interest is being taken in prospect de-
velopment, in the rehabilitation of old
mines, and capital is anxious to get
back into tn egame, for it is reeog-
nized fact that no INDUSTRY is more
legitimate than mining, and that re-
turns are much greater in proportion
to the money invested
There is hardly a mining camp in
the west that Is not beginning to take
on new life, and purse strings are be-
Ing loosened for investment in pros
poets, producing mines mill and smelt-
cry building
The tide is turning and, when con
gress adjourns, no matter what its ae.
tion may be. we can expect to see a
boom in legitimate mining. an inter.
est in mining affairs which, without
question of doubt, will be greater
than ever before experienced, not bar,
ring the early days of the Comstock
or the palmiest years of Goldfeld.-
! Mining Review
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02

G. w. Summerfield returned Sunday
evening from business trip to Tono-
pah.
Former Commissioner J. d. Brad
shaw came in last evening from Para
disc Valley.
F. W. Stall came in from Masonic
yesterday morning and left for Ma
tional during the forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. c. Oastler came
over from Dun Glen yesterday, to par
ticipate in the Carnival festivities.
Tom Murphy, the well-known min
ing man, has returned from a trip to
Canada.
Martin Echave came in yesterday
from McDermitt.
Tom Defenbaugh, the National mer-
chant, came in from camp Saturday, to
remain for few davs.
Mrs. H. II. sheldon and daughter
left yesterday for Caldwell, Idaho, to
join Chief Engineer Sheldon, of the
Winnemueea Northern, who is in the
field near that point.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
HIGH AND GRAMMAR
SCHOOLS OPEN FALL term

The county high and grammar
schools convened for the term this
morning and put in the greater part of
the day in effecting their organiiza-
tions.
In the high school the work was un-
der direction of Principal J. H. Nor
gan and assistants, Misses Luella Ar.
mitage and Hazel Ohmert. The en-
rollment was %, with a prospect Of
several more during the next few
days.
In the grammar schools the aggre-
gate enrolment was leo. which will
doubt be materially increased before
the end of the week. Following is
the staff of teachers:
Principal, Prof. f. L. Maxwell, with
Misses Jessie Diamond, Genevieve
Lying, Minnie Wolf, Lois Lear, Ella
Lying. Mrs. Jennie Smith as assistants
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
NOTED LAWYER DROPS
DEAD AT TONOPAH

Within few hours after pleading a
case in the District Court at Tonopah
Col. Huger Wilkinson, of Goldfield,
one of the best known practitioners
in the southern part of the state,
dropped dead in the Mizpah hotel.
Heart disease is given as the cause of
his death.
Wilkinson had been engaged all day
in the District Court in the trial of an
action involving the title to mining
machinery on relocated claims in Nye
county. Late in the afternoon Colonel
Wilkinson asked the court for more
time in order that he might look up
some authorities. The hearing was
continued and an evening session or
dered. Wilkinson was late and when
he appeared told the court he had
been troubled with indigestion and did
not feel well. A recess of FIVE
minutes was ordered and Wilkinson
then proceeded with his argument,
speaking for about two hours. He
then went to his hotel and was found
unconscious few minutes later in
| front of store. He was taken to his
hotel, but expired without regaining
| consciousness
Wilkinson was one of the leading
mining attorneys OF the state. He
was 63 years old and a native of Vir-
ginia. He leaves a widow residing at
] Santa Cruz, Caln
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
JOSEPH HFNKEl LAID TO
REST SUNDAY AFTERNOON

This funeral of Joseph Henkel, the
Winnemucca boy who was killed Fri
day morning at INLAY by Southern
Pacific passenger train, was held Sun
day afternoon, from the Methodist
church. 1t had been announced that
the obsequies would be held from
Ayers undertaking parlors, but so
many had expressed wish to be pres
ent, that it was thought advisable to
use the church.
The edifice was well fillea and an
eloquent funeral sermon was preached
by Pastor J. II. Henry, after which
the procession was formed and wended
its way to the new cemetery, where
the remains were placed in the family
valut, beside those of the mother of
deceased.
The casket was banked with flow
ers, there being beautiful floral offer
ings from both the Reno and local
lodges of Moose included in the num-
ber.
The funeral was under the general
direction of the local lodge of Moose,
and the following members acted as
pallbearers: Otto Ewers, E. Heesse,
T. Fl. Waters, N. J. Pearce, w. Muir
ray and r. Polsin.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
WILL COMPLETE W. n.
SURVEY ABOUT OCT. IS

Col. +. r. Place, general manager
of the Winnemueca Northern rairoad
returned last evening from Boise
where he had been on business con
nected with his line.
He reports that Chief Engineer
Sheldon will have completed the sur
vey to the Snake river by October Is
For tn epresent the survey will stop
at that point, as the route from the
river to Boise. a distance of some 40
miles, has not vet been determined.
After the survey has been complet-
ed a meeting of the stockholders and
officers will be held, to take up the
question of beginning the construction
of the road.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
GRAPHIC account
OCEAN DISASTER

In writing to a Winnemucca lady
friend, survivor of the recent sink
ing of the steamer California off the
Alaskan coast, gives the following
thrilling account of the sad affair:
] certainly had an experience, and
consider myself very fortunate to
have escaped. I had just finished
breakfast and gone with my camera
to the hurricane deck to take a pic
ture as we left the cannery where we
had been docked. | went up the
ladder and at the top paused to
speak to the passengers who happened
to be standing there. Just then the
ship struck and floundered so, first TO
starboard, then to port, that we had
difficulty to keep from going over the
railing. We went down the stairs and
paused an instant. 1 supposed the
ship would be beached, as we were
only hundred yards from shore, but
one of the men said he thought she
was gone, so / started for my state
room. L hugged the stateroom walls
who were trying to put off the boats.
NY -oiuCio bnICW Ou Tile DeTI0. ana
I pulled the life preserver from the
shelf and ran back to the open space
at the foot of the ladder The boat
was sinking rapidly, the water being
already over the decks on the port
side. | grabbed off my sweater, drop
ping that into my handbag on the
deck,and threw on my preserver. Some
one called go the rail- / caught
the rail, for the deck was so sloping
| could no longer stand, and began to
climb. Men on both sides of me were
jumping overheard, but before 1 had
time to jump I was engulfed. AS my
head went under / caught sight of the
crashing staterooms and falling masts
and smokestacks. / went down, it
seemed eight or ten feet. Padding
with my hands, aided by my life pre-
server, 1 came up just one instant,
catching glimpse of the last disap-
pearing mast, and then / was going
down again. Once more / came up.
only to go down the last time a short
distance.
When / came up / was in a sea of
wreckage with a small work boat
near. 1t was bottom size up, but was
soon righted by the chief steward.
who came up near me. He pulled in
one man, myself and then the cook.
With nothing to bail water with but
the steward IS hat, and our boat run
over, We couldn't do much. Later
we got handsachel from the wreck
age and bailed with that. We rescued
the stewardess and got one dead body
before the launch reached us which
took us to shore.
The rest of the day was spent ear
ing for the sick and injured. 1 work
ed over Lila Ward, daughter of the
manager, till she died that afternoon.
Then with the assistance of an In
dian woman / laid her out and we car
ried her to the dock. That night the
Jefferson took us to Juneau, whence
the Northwestern brought us to Seat
tie.
If we are only able to forget the
horrors of the helpless drowning, and
the anguish of their friends when our
ship with flags at half mast landed
her cargo at Seattle, especially when
all the consolation we could offer was
81 last saw them on the deck the
night BEFORE or"I think they died
in their stateroom,' or 'I saw her
faint just as the ship went down.
Sincerely yours,
NELLIE HAMILTON
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
LAYING OUT THE NATIONS
CAPITAL AT WASHINGTON

| In the actual work of planning and
surveying the city of Washington the
president and secretary of state Sc
cured the services of two able engi-
neers and surveyors. The first of these
was Major Andrew Ellieott, an Ameri-
can engineer officer of much distinc-
tion and experience, who in 1854 had
run the boundary line between Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania, and who, af-
ter the Federal city was laid out, was
commissioned by the president to set
tie by survey the boundary dispute
between the states of New York and
Pennsylvania, and to decide In which
state Law the town of Erie.
The other surveyor was the young
and talented French engineer officer
who had left the French army TO come
to America in 1777, at the age Of 22,
and take service in the Revolutionary
war, and had been commissioned cap
tain of engineers. His name was
Pierre Charles l. L'Enfant. He was one
of the most picturesque characters
evolved in this picturesque period. He
was indebted to Jefferson for his en-
ployment in the service which had
given him his distinction and in which
| forever will rest his fame. Such
| is the fiekleness of fortune that for
the best part of century he lay in
an unmarked grave in country
graveyard, his name almost forgotten,
and then suddenly the light of fame
was turned upon him, and to him has
been given the credit Of being the al
most sole author of the splendid plan
on which the national capital is laid
out.
That he was man of grand ideas
and of extraordinary gifts is certainly
true, but it is far from true that to
him alone is due the magnifeenee of
the plan of the capital of the United
States. Much of this great conception
was due to Washington; much, espec-
tally in those matters of grand detail
which makes Washington city unique
among the cities of the country, if
not of the world, is due to the uni
versal genius of Thomas Jefferson. To
the first commissioners and to Andrew
Ellicott was owing the soundness and
accuracy of the plan; to l. 'Enfant was
probably due its beauty and taste
and harmonious grandeur. They all
touched at different points, and to
their joint influence exerted then and
reassured over a hundred years later
we owe today the almost romantic
beauty of what has so well been term
ed this capital of eapitals.-Thomas
Nelson Page, in Scribner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED BY
TRAIN NEAn MILL CITY

Yesterday morning the dead body
of an unknown man was found lying
on the Southern Pacific tracks, at
point about one mile west of Mill
City. An inquest was held at Mill
City yesterday by Coroner Colby, of
Inlay, when a verdict of accidental
death was returned. The man was
about feet, 10 inches in height,
weight 165 pounds, sandy mustache
and two or three weeks growth of
sandy beard, evidently American and
20 years of age. Undertaken Ayers
WAS notified and went last evening for
the remains, which were buried this
morning.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
SEVEN BIDS FOR
COUNTY BONDS

The board of county commissioners
met in regular monthly session this
morning, with Chairman Haviland,
Commissioners Byrnes and Cooper in
attendance. The greater part of the
day was spent in allowing bills.
This afternoon bids were opened for
the 100000 issue of Lovelock high
school bonds. Seven bids were re-
ceived for the whole or part of the is
sue, as follows:
First National Bank of Winnemuc-
ca, par and accrued interest.
A. Kleinhans. Winnemucca, $24O
premium for $4,000 worth of the
bonds.
A. r. Witke, Lovelock, par for one
bond ($50O).
The Hanehett Bond Co., Chicago,
20,027 for entire issue.
James N. Wright & Co., Chicago,
par and accrued interest, with a re-
bate of $500 for blank bonds to be
furnished and for legal services.
Bolger, Mossier & whitman, Chicago.
par and accrued interest, with rebate
of 5000.
Mrs. l.. Abel, of Paradise Hill,
$20.450
Mrs. Abel being the best bidder, she
was awarded the entire issue.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-02
IOWA BANKER STOPS
OFF IN WINNEMUCCA

Fred Childs, cashier of the First
National bank of Lenox, Iowa, ae-
companied by his family, stopped off
in Winnemucca Sunday, en- route home
from a trip to the coast. He was
shown about town and through Grass
valley by James Edmunds. his former
townsman, and expressed himself as
well pleased with what he saw. The
visitors will continue their journey
this evening.