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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
A GOOD COYOTE STORY

Coyotes at Csliente have been
]fattening on chickens for sometime
to the annoyance Of the Nevadsns.
but that is past history. according
10 J. W. Evans, lately agent Of the
Salt Lake road in Calicnte, who
visited Los Angeles Yesterday. The
new triphanmPr in the railroad
yards has ended tire nightly raids
Of the gray thieves. Tney cannot
staui the racket.
One night last week as a COYOTE
invaded the main street in Caliente,
the triphammcr was set 10 work
for the first time. The c1vote
stopped short, q]uivercd, turned and
fed north ~ tightening speed when
ahead Of him the metallic cracking
began. It was the echo OF the
hammers sound thrown hack By a
building.
The coyote halted suddenly.
An instant's reflection convinced
il that the enemy By some myster
ious method mad gotten ahead Of
him to cut off his retreat. The
| coyote doubled back intending TO
run straight south through town.
The animal was rivaling the Los
Angeles Limited in speed when sud
denly ahead Of him again the 60.
cmy burst forth. The coyote had
run away from the echo. met the
original sound and cane to a full
stop. Its long gray hair stood up
straight. according TO Mir. Evans.
For a fall minute the coyote stood
still listening.
Then the din ceased. But the
coyote was not relieved. far from
it. Suspicion gripped its cunning
heart. There was guile in this
sudden silence. In desperation the
animal started ahead slowly. Ioped
a block and was turning the corner
by the shops when the hammer be.
gan again. This time the coyote
ran for the hills as it never ran be.
fore.
Since that night no coyote hes
been seer in Cslicutc and the chick.
ems foost IN peace. Examiner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
NATIONAL DEBTS

A Washington dispatch says that
the National debts of the world
now aggregate AZ billion dollars,
having increased 20 per cent in the
last decade and doubled in the last
40 years. The interest and other an
nual charges amounted in 1912 to
1882 million dollars, or an average
of slightly more than 4 per cent
though in many cases, especially
shose of the stronger nations the
interest rates are materially below
that figure according to figures is
sued today by the department of
commerce.
The United States stands eighth
on the list of heaviley inhibited
countries. The largest National
debt is that Of France 6,2S4 mill
ion dollars; the next largest being
Russia, 1858 million; the United
Kingdom, 3,4S6, million: Italy,
2,707 million; Spain, 1875 million /;
British India, l,475 million; Japan,
1912 million; and the United
States, l,02s million. The debt
of the German empire is stated at
l,,7S million dollars and that Of
the German states, 1886 million:
that Of Austris.H Hungary l,06l
million; that of Austria, l,434
million and of Hungary l.6S mill.
ion dollars.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21

large--lDo. 900 men and s2cc 600
a day.
Now the entire army Of TIE
United States numbers only about
10000 of whom a large proportion
are needed in the PHILIPPINES.
Hawaii and the coast Notifications.
And there is no reserve force.
The National Guard or militia
mustsrs perhaps l20, 600 men. but
cannot be required to leave Ameri-
can soil, however large a number
might volunteer for service in Mex
leo.
Evidently intervention would be
a large undertaking, but not 10 be
decided upon without careful con-
sideration.
And certainly investments in
Mexico, by American capitalists,
made with full knowledge of the
~precsrious nature and uncertainty
Of government in that country,
cannot justly expect for their
protection so great a sarifce of
public money and human life as the
most conservative calculation would
regard as inevitably entailed by IN
teryenticn.
If, however, such conditions
should arise as would make armed
interference in Mexico a duty, no
doubt such action on the part of
the Administration and Congress
would be loyalty supported by the
American people.
They r in full sympathy with
the conservative course so far as
pursued by President Wilson, and
admire the sound judgment and
patience he has used under trying
circumstances.
fortunately, the present pros
poets apnear favorable for a sue
cessful outcome Of the policy thus
far steadfastly pursued at Washing
ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
HOW WOMEN VOTE

INSTRUCTIVE figures on the
effect of woman suffrage on the re-
cent wet and dry election in Illinois
are given in the Chicago Record
Herald. jacksonville went dry for
the fourth successive year and as
that paper says the drought bids
fair to be permanent.
The men voted for a dry towB by
a majority of II. The decisive
vote of the women destroyed what
lingering hope the close male vote
held out to the liquor interest. The
total vote cast at the election was
7242 and of these $685. were wo-
men and only 36O7 were men. The
vote of the wnmen was 1881 dry
and 654 wet. The men voted 1912
dry and li65 wet.
These figures tell an eloquent
story. They give the lie to all the
arguments mad? by the opponents
of suffrage that women would not
vote, for the vote of the women
exceeded that of the men. They
show that the women not only vote
but they show a larger percentage
Of voters than the men.
The overwhelming vote of the
women in favor of the dry town
seems to leave little hope for the
saloon interests. One Of the argu-
ments raised against granting the
ballot to wUmen was that the wO-
men voters Of eide ond towns would
be used by the political bosses for
their own purposes. Jacksonville
women have shown the same indie
%pendence of voting that the women
of California have displayed.
The vote of the great majority
OF the women is usually on the side
Of good morals and in the interest
Of their homes.
The extension CT woman suffrage
means the rapid extension of the
movement for better civic condi-
tions, better public and private
morals, the ultimate elimination of
the saloon and comnercialized vice.
Sacramento Union.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
TAMMANY MEDICINE

New York state politics present
ly will be a matter Of immediate
concern to this administration. IL
is sufficiently well established that
President Wilson has what he him.
self has designated as a Single
track mind" He disposes of
piece of business before he takes
up another. There is a plan afoot,
following Tuesdays elections, of
which the President is, cognizant,
to effect a thorough going reorgani-
zstion Of the democratic party in q
New York state. The old method
Of a select conference resulting in
a set Of formal resolutions followed
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
'GOLD PLACERS IN
ALASKA EXPLOITED

During the summer of 1912
Henry NJ. Eskin of the United
States geological survey visited the
Ruby, Inn~ko and Iditarod districts
in Alaska. and report.o on the gold
ulacers in those districts has been
issued by the survey as Bulletin
sag. The mining center of the
Ruby district is about % miles
south IF the Yukon river at Ruby
and comprises half a dozen creeks,
all within an area a few miles
| square. The first discovery of gold
in this district was probably that
made on Ruby Creek in 1907. near
the site Of the present town. This
discovery proved to be of no great
Importance. and that il was not un-
til 1910 that the discoveries on
Long Creek and Its uibutaries
created widespread interest in the
region. Exact data regarding the
amount Of gold produced in the
district are not available, but the
total in 1912 was probably between
$3.50, GOO and $l75, OOO.
The Innoko-Iditarod region lies in
west central Alaska ana embraces
most Of the upland area north Of
Kuskowim river that it drained py
Innoko and Iiitarod rivers. In all
"a claims, located on five creeks
were worked in the Tnnoko district
in 1912 by a total force Of l4O
men. The total value Of the plac-
er gold produced during the year
in the district was probably in OK.
cess of $%25O,OOO.
T~wenty-nine claims, located on
/; eight different creeks, were worked
T ia the lditarod district in 1872.
, Thirty-six plants we're engaged in
the work, and about 975 men were
, employed. The value Of tie tota.
/. gold production Of the district. in.
Guiding Moore creek. for the year
. was probably about S2.75O.o0O.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
INTERVENTION ONLY
AS A LAST RESORT

The New York Sun says one of
our highest military authorities has
declared at Washington that inter
vention in Mexico by this country,
to be effective, would need an army
of 500,0 900 men, and would cost
$1,000, 900 a day for two years.
Cut down these figures 80 per
cent and the need would still he
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21

by inaction is not to he pursued
this time.
President Wilson is a party man.
He believes in political action
through parties and party organi,
tattoo. He regards himself as the
active political leader Of his party
not the nominal or titular head nf
it as Mr.. Taft used to say of him.
self with respect to the republican
party. New York is the most i'm
portant democratic state in the Un-
ion. 1t has within its boundaries
more democratic voters than any
other state. Ii sends a larger dele
cation than any other state to
democratic conventions. II has a
larger representation in congress
than any of the other states. In
fine. it is the most important and
largest stronghold of democracy.
AS such, it should be an asset in
stead of a menace to the party. 1t
is President Wilson's task, as lead
er to bring about this change.
Mr.. Wilson is not in sympathy
and has no relations with the Muir
phys, Macks, Fitzpatricks, Conner
ses, McCooeys and others OF lesser
degree who have had control of the
various divisions and organizations.
he has nothing in common with
them except that they profess al
legiance to the same party. They
could never act as subordinates to
the president in his representative
capacity as party leader. He
would never intrust them with any
of the responsibility power or re-
wards derived from his party lead
ership. That must be clear to
everybody. Therefore, it must be
equally clear that the time must
presently come, and without much
for a herding apart of the
sheep and the goats.
The sign of this differentiation
will come when the federal patron
age in New York state begins to be
distributed. The president has
made very few New York appoint
ments. About ll2 postmasterships
have been allotted but the great
bulk of the important federal offices
have not been filed. A collector
OF the port, a surveyor of the port
and a general appraiser are yet
to be selected for New York City.
None of the internal revenue COL
lectors to be named has been ap-
pointed. The district attorneyship
and the other federal Offices in the
western districts of New York are
still occupied by republicans.
Within the next two weeks. by
ores and twos there will arrive at
Washington a number upstate
New York democrats to talk owe
with members of the administra-
tion what shall be done in making
over the state organization, who
shsll do it, and what part each
shall play. And here, for the time,
the matter rests.-New York Even
ing Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
No IsiI

Notice of the Es,abu,b,n.,,
ISnD.n Striet IN the State Of Ne aootional
sa,nn w EIko Land Distrir, .nsaA 70 Be
Motto h hsr.h1 once Thereof 'nsLo
; hereby given that bV A.. EIko.
aprroNed October 5. 1918, M Ns nsio OF Congres,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be cres,'I acted that a.
,niInsf = embrace the lands routsins, S,Ateo
Io'leNiny described boupdaT5sS nned In The
az theeommon corner beta..n Somtnsncinx
ly-eisht and thirty nine east ,.nn.usblps thir.
noIth. Mount DiAblo base ara ms, tofty-sevea
La. ,bsnt DOIhdary line OF The StaIs DSinr
tS"nShipScthirty-eight and thiTtS ~ Between
u InttEsc ttbn with the third sfs,IAH, east. 70
noith, sald parallel being the diyidInS parallel
Mount Dtablo base line. thencssN north Of
thLIu standafd parallel north to - Ing SAID
Ton OF the RUDY Valley guid. ,S.s htersec.
III talulns Inc between tOWnShlps ~, Delns
- uItS-slh east: thence south AluSy s-Tssy,hNe
valley guido meridian to H. IrtsSSs SAD Ruby
we hrst standard parallel norb b.fsSu with
Nlanng line between ranges five nnd n INC a.
: pyI Dlaoio hase line: therce east SIn1 I'VE.
sAlu hFst staEdard paralle! north. b.t~ aloeg
fahEes I'VE and six. 20 the east boS,,'s..h said
OF lhe slate OF Nevada. tlrDes np-E .Sl me
tast BOUNDARY line OF the State OF SsSac.s me
,StI "Ouhu.FS line OF the State Of NeX,tN
lin OF the State Of oguhdsiJ
we polnt OF beginning. The city Of EiEn 4, !, Va
county OF /! i hereby desi grated a. we
OF SAID land once. an the dI,trict ,S.YusN e
known as the EIkO lard distFlct IN Snal u
OF sald Act OF Congress. the land or5c.. =, TTE'
NtNaaa Viii be opened for the trauSactJ.
bGutC business on January l. lgI4. and ~.
teEiNigr and Receiver OF the land ONE az IN IN
son city. Nevada, Will transact M b1Sirss S-f
tanning 10 The lands Included within ~ ~
described boundaries after DecembeT n JS,,
1LN'n lhltE ny hand ~ the city of Wa,hinS
ton, District of columbia. this eleventh SeHs
October. a. D., 1918 -' .
Clay TalIman
''ulNlaa'oueF OF the General Land orc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21
INVESTIGATION OF NEVAOA'S
WATER RESOURCES

n wafer resources OF NeNauA
are being studied by the water re-
sources branch of the geological
survey, and for this purpose 33
gaginR stations are maintained in
the state. OF these two are in the
Colorado river drainage basin, three
in the Snake river basin and the
remainder in the Great Basin. The
records at two stations are furnish
ed by the United States Reclama-
ton service. Other Federal bur-
eaus cooperate on three stations,
the state e~o-operates on 81 and
private persons on four stations.
At these gaging stations the height
or stage of the rivers is determin.
ed each day by local observers
and at some stations by automatic
cages and measurements of the dis
charge Of streams are made by en-
gineers If the survey. From this
data the quantity Of water flowing
past the stations is determined.
Stream flow data in Nevada are Of
particular value in the design, con-
struction and maintenance of wat
empower plants and irrigation pro-
Jects, in Carey act examinations,
and in Investigations for the prop
er classification of the public lands.
Hydrometric data are alsn used in
all problems where the quantity of
water is involved, such as those
relating to river regulation, stream
pollution seepsge, water storage,
flood control and municipal water
supplies. Such records are valua-
BILE for general statistical and COM
paratiVe purposes.
The Investigations of surface
water by the United States Geo
logical Survey in Nevada are being
carried on by E. A. Porter, district
engineer, and Frank Weber, with
offices in the Federal building, SAILS
Lake City, Utah. The cooperating
state official is W. NJ. Kearney,
state engineer, Carson City.
Examinations and reports needed
by the land classification board of
the United States Geological Sur
vcy in passing on right of way ap-
plications involving the use of
water in Nevada are made under
direction Of n. e. Grover, chief
hydraulic engineer, by 4. c.. La
Rue, hydraulic engineer, Federal
building, Salt Lake City and E. c.
Murphy, hydraulic engineer, Napa,
California.
: The study of artesian water con-
ditions in Nevada has been coufin-
ed to the Las Vegas valley and adj
jacent parts of southern Nevada.
The state is a succession of desert
ranges and intervening valleys.
Areas in which surface waters are
available are few and small in ex-
tent. Many of the de,ert valleys,
however, are underlain by sands
and grayels which contain consider
able water and il is anticipated
that irrigation will be possible
in the future oy the utilization
of these waters.
a study of the underground wat
er conditions was started a year
ago by Everett Carpentar and has
been continued this year by Geo.
logist o. L. Meinzer.
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have been too Indifferent to the man
who works upon every farm. | am
satisfied that there must come a
movement in our time by which
conditions will be more tulerable
not for the man alone but for the
woman who is with him. They are
pioneers. | have been through
the arid West where these farms
are being laid out, dry farms and
irrigated farms and those men are
having a battle with the soil that
is Just as real and just as splendid
and calls for rs much heroism as
any battle that men ever fought
upon a battlefield with guns.
And | want TO make some plea
to you that you give some consid-
Grafton tn the problem of the
American farmer. as to how he can
become identified with you who live
in the CITY and not feel a degree OF
bitterness against you. You see it
"a great many of you DO. see it
and find that there is building up
a great class feeling in the United
States, and that feeling you say
lies at the House Of Have on the
one side and at the house OF Want
IN the other: and in your minds
you roughly say that means the
labor unions or laborinP men on
n side and the capiralistic class
on the other. ! say to you serious
ly that one of the problems that
you must consider is the problem
of the dissatisfaction of the man
who lives in the country, and that
there is as much danger of a phil
osophy developing on the part Of
the farmer that is antagonistic to
the deEizen OF the city as there is
that the laborinC men will be op-
pOsed to the capitalist. These men
feel that they navc not had out of
this country a square deal. They
are willing to work but they feel
that an effort ought 10 be made to
make their conditions more tolcr-
able. Men on sthe farms in the
United States pay ten and twelve
per rent interest upon their money,
when they want to buy a few cattle
OF agricultural implements, and
they say the man in the city a get
his money for five per cent, and
what is the city man doing for
them. what consideration do they
give TO them
Now, my friends, this is the
thought that ] would leave with
you; That this country is great
that this country has a destiny that
is ureqIalled hut that destiny car
be worked out only by having on our
minds constantly, the "other fell
ow." That other fellow is the
man upon whom you must lean:
and don't try to solve your pro.
blems upon any theory unless you
take into consideration the DsychoI-
ogy of the man who has to work
the farm and the psychology Of the
mar 20 has to sail the ship, and
the psychology If the man who has
to do the work IN the machine shop
or in the ground.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21

Entered At the EIKo pos;oHiee for iransniss!ol
through the mails As seeops-eiAss matter
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-21

New Source OF RadIum.
An Italian university professor
claims to have forpd radium In ordL
nary dew.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-22
MAROONS IN
TRYOUTS TO GET
DISTANCE STARS

Coach A Alonzo Stages scheme to
produce a race of long distance stars
at the University of Chicago received
it's first definite boost yesterday when
Coach Page named Friday afternoon as
the time for a tryout of the directors
plan. The occasion will be unique in
the history of Maroon sports, as 1t will
bring together every student with
wind enough to run mile in reason
able time, with silver loving cups in
view for the f1eetest.
The milers will have their innings
all afternoon, and the two milers will
be trie dout at a later date. Coach
Page announced that there would be
dozens of aspiring long distance stars
in the running. The candidates will
include representatives of every ath-
letic squad and gymnasium class or
the campus.
The racers who make the best show.
ing in the tests will be drafted for the
track team. according to Stages plan
The Maroons are weaker in distance
men than they have been in years
Donovan is the only veteran distance
man in school.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-22
MAROONS ON TOP
IN HARD BATTLE
Defeat Northwestern at Bias
ket Ball by Close Score
of % to Is.

Northwestern lost to Chicago last
night by score of % to 25 in the
closest and hardest fought basket ball
game ever staged in Patten gymna-
SUM.
The victory places Chicago in tie
with Wisconsin for first place in the
conference honors.
One thousand reoters were kept in a
continual panic of enthusiasm cheer
ing for the Maroon and Purple.
The first half ended with Chicago
marking Is points and the Purple be-
hind. The Maroons rushed during the
first of the last half and with the
count rs to 10 against them, the Pur-
pie quintet started fighting so fiercely
that the visitors were almost over
hauled.
Norgren and Vruwink starred for
Chicago with four baskets~each. Capt.
Lamlze of Northwestern was the star
of the floor, not only caging three bas-
kets and making seven free throws,
but he played wonderfully fast.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-22
NO CHANGES
IN FUTURITY

Lexington, KY, Jan. 22.-At a meet
ing of the stockholders Of the Ken
lucky Trotting Horse Breeders ASSOC
citation held here today for the election
of officers and tn discussion OF pro-
posed changes In the Futurity rules, It
was decided to let the conditions re-
main as they have been since the in
auguration of the rich stakes. a three
in Ave heat event. The following Of
flcers were elected: Ed Upton. New
York, president; r. C. Estell and DR..
John Haggard. vice Presidents; J. ID.
Grover. Georgetown; John r. Allen,
lexington; L. ". Hardness. David NJ
Lock, Ne WORK, and r. C. Stoll, Lex
ington, directors; J. w. Williams, act
ing secretary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-22
SOUTH BEND
BOWLERS WIN

The Gary Royals and the Bucktails
of the Antlers' league of South Bend
engaged in a bowling contest at the
Elk bowling alleys in South Bend Sat
urday evening and the Gary team was
routed by score of 2,926 to 2,754. The
local pin topplers made one of the
highest scores ever run by a team on
the Elks' alleys. the five South Bend
men being in excellent working order.
Tart and Campbell of the Buektails
made the highest scores of the evening
while Roy of the Gary aggregation did
excellent work.
1t Is probable that a return game
will be played between the two teams
at the steel mill city some time within
the near future, although no definite
date has been decided upon as yet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-22
TEST FOR WILLARD
IN BOUT TON|Gh1
Heavyweight Will Box Ten
Rounds With Bauer at
Fort Wayne.

It's all aboard for Fort Wayne to-
night. where a battle of hopes" is on.
A big delegation of Chicago fight fans
will journey to the Indiana town to see
Jess willard, the big boy who claims
he bested Luther McCarty in a ten
round New York bout. show what what
he can do in ten rounds againsN the
newest of new hopes" Frank Bauer
by name.
willard. declaring that he viii do
the job up to a nicely. left last night
for the battle ground Bauer, who has
been doing his training al Gilmore's
gymnasium. will leave this morning al
$50 o'clock. Most of the local delega-
ton of fans will board the train at
1890, while others will depart on the
noon special
Willard is in fine fettle. The cow
boy finished his training by taking 9
four-round whirl with the gloves a.
OConnells, the other side of the ex-
ercise argument being furnished By
Monte Cutler When 1t was over Will
lard said that he was ready and anx
ious for the gong. At Gilmore's Bauer
took a little workout and reported tha'
he was in good shape.
Sizing up the big fellows who will
mix it tonight wouldn't give any on,
the impression that the result would
be anything but victory for Willard
barring a huge upset. Willard is too
big and is too strongly imbued with tn,
fighting spirit for his opponent, and /
would be a great surprise should Bauel
turn up on the winning end. The cow
boy has it figured out that he will stol
his man, and that looks like the cor
L rect dime