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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30

senator was read. The sergeant-at-
arms of the senate was made serg-
of the joint session. A
roll call of the senate showed Stick
ney and Miller absent, and one MEM
her of the assembly.
There was around of applause when
Lieutenant Governor Ross announced
Key Pittman's election and appoint
ed committe ofs five. consisting
of Harris, Holmes and Forman OF
the assembly, and Kendall and
lannehill of the senate to escort
Pittman to the speakers desk. -
Standing in the midst of an en-
thusiastic throng of lawmakers,
politicians, relatives. friends sand
visitors, the Honorable Key Pittman
RESI- ondGd to the announcement
made by Lieutenant Governor Ross,
acting as president of the joint
session of the senate and assembly
that he had been named as United
States senator from Nevada tn fill
the unexpired term IF the late
George s. Nixon.
The new senator spoke bris fly,
eloquently and it'll an earnestness
tnat was impressive. After a few
brief words in which he thanked the
assemblage for the honor and trust
imposed on him, he referred to the
action of the joint session as merely
a functional power, but power
and function of either great good or
great wrong.
Referring to the election of sena-
tor by joint caucus in accordance
with the will of he people he said,
he said that it was an act that would
rebound to the honor of Nevada.
showing that Nevadans believe in
rule by the people and showing that
the people of the state could trust
its Representatives
He drew comparison with the
election two years ago when a body
democratic in politics, elected are
publican ST. nator without dissenting
vote and said that at that time there
was conferred On the defeated
candidate the highest honor he ever
saw conferred or which ever had
been conferred on a defeated candi-
date.
Referring 90 the last campaign
he said it was very bitter one but
it was not bitter in words. Not q
harsh word was spoken by the sena-
torial candidates against their op-
ponents.
Taking up party pledges he prom
ised to fulfill them to the best Of
his ability. He referred to the rail-
roads and said Nevada is not being
treated fairly by transportation
companies. He promised to do all
in his power to remedy this and
secure better railroad rates. He
promised to give his every power
to fight without fear or hope or
favor.
The applause was loud and con-
tinuous during the address and at
the lose of his remarks.
~-S-0SS-S--~
MEuCM NuACuIMN RI AnnrI n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30

Producing Optimism.
A very good remedy for anybody's
pessimism 10 being able TO pay his
bills.--New York Press,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30
SENATOR PITTMAN

The Reno Gazette gives the follow
ing account of the election of Hon.
Key Pittman United States Senator !:
The assembly received the me-. s.
age from the senate delivered ~
Senator Mills, at :55 O'Clock III It
the senate was ready for the j int
convention. The senate then entered.
Lieutenant Governor Ross as prcs,-
dent, and Governor Oddie sat at the
presidents desk. The record of the
senate Journal and of the assembly
journal relative to the election Of
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30
A Fellow Eeelino.

The hold-up man had his victim
covered. Suddenly the latter. with
hands held up, broke into a violent
fl Of sneezing.
Then the highwayman's face wrin.
kled and he sneezed too.
incidentally, they sneezed together.
"Shake!" gasped the footpad. and
put out his hand.
Lay It there" wheezed the victim.
One touch Of hay fever makes the
whole world kin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30
PURITY ELECTION LAW

The Sullivan purity Of election
bill. now pending in the House, j.
prob ably uf as mach interest as any
othcc measure before the legisls-
ture: The erdeavor is to wipe out
lot of us2ges that have been con-
sidered customs for years. This
bill as reviewed has the following
features:
Candidates for nomination will
not he allowed t. expend in excess
IF 20 percent of the first years
salary of the office which they seek.
NJ political party shall expend in
any :ampaign a sum in excess of
20 percent Of the salaries of all
State offices for enc year, including
also United States Senator and Re-
pres 'ntative in Congress.
Every candidate Tor nomination
or election. shall 5 days before and
Is days after file, sworn state
ment with the secretary of state,
county clerk or city clerk, detailing
all expenditures made. Political
committees shall also file statements
as above. A severe penalty is pro
vided for failure to comply with
this provisi On.
No holder OF public office, other
than one filled by voters shall con-
tribute to promote the nomination
or election for any other person.
No office holder shall be delegate
to any convention.
No person shall transfer a ere
Dental to a convention o. money
or any other valuable thing, or
promise of Office.
No person shall pay or offer re.
ward to induce another person from
being candidate for Office.
No corporation its agents or
officers will be permitted to contrl-
butte to campaign fund.
No candidate is allowed to make
a bet on the result Of an election
in this state.
No candidate for office shall
peddle or distribute cigars, liquors
or CONTEMPORARIES, nor shall any
person do so in behalf of any candi-
date for office.
No publisher Of a newspaper or
periodical shall publish either in it's
advertising or reading columns any
paid matter which is intended to
defeat or injure any candidate, poll
tical party or organization. unless
it is stated that it is a paid adver-
tisement and bears the signature of
the chairman, or secretary of The
organizations, or of the person re-
ponsible therefor. 1t shall also be
unlawful to. buy up any editorial
column. 10
1t shall also be unlawful to print
or circulate any letter, circular,
etc, relating to- the election Of any
candidate. unless the same bears the
name and address of the author,
and the printer and publisher there
Of. ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30

Euter ii at the Elk" O"sLo 9 tor rransnii. %. n
hrou n the mans rs sec hd-'!nls matter
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30
What Did the Bride ssy2

The three-times wilowor, with his
newest choice, was once more making
the necessary visit to the city official
I'm Hoboken. Upon receiving the fee
the clerk exclaimed heartily: THANK
you'll Come againi"--Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30
HIs ScrupIea.

Ninnycus--Dr. Killemkwik is a con.
soientiohs fellow.
Cynicus-Yes. AS soon as his bill
reaches the family's limit, he puts the
patient out Of his misery.--Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30
NlbbIo ut IL,

You may enjoy your corn on cob,
But lot discretion guide your course.
BE dainty with the eating job,
And don't approach II like a horse.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-01-30
Caution.

caution.
snail empty your wastebasket p
asked the janitor. ut is brimful OF
correspondence" mo-" answered the
man who Is combining politics with
nlsn hnance. Just hand mo my
bonds and stock certificates and I'll
SUM ON In some pigeonhole 90 that
you can lock the waste basket in the
safe"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12
ErolA ~ >siut Ulllce is issued
tai. Ah.ELAND NEWS,
"a CASE OF LIIL2ARY LARCENY"

The Por.a>5a journal has the
folowI w.ua seems to show a
clear csc 0. Liter ~ theft of most
dctcstabo character. If Mr.. Ar
thur W r. g. whose name appears
in "'Ile Eoo',mau" as the author Of
the story II question is not guilty
he ouaht to hasten to cXculpate him
self. To or personal knowledge
Miss Celia MyrOyer Robinson wrote
that story ard Pare knows that he
didn't write it, and, such being the
case, he OUGHT to make the amende
due from any gentleman, disclaim
the authorship and pay to Miss Rob-
inson the money he received from
"The BooHman" or any other source
for it. Common honesty demands
that either PAGE or THE Bookman"
make restitution in this case. The
Journal says:
"Some time ago, Miss Celia My
rover Robinson, of the Journal stan,
wrote an O. Henry story which she
tried to dispose of to a syndicate but
which WAS apparently rejected al
though the manuscript was never
returned. Later the Pensacola Jour
nal published the story and, while
it was fine piece of literature in
itself, it attracted more than ordi-
nary attention throughout Florida
because because of the fact that a
Florida newspaper man, Uncle Joe
Dixon" was one of the two central
figures in it, o. Henry being the
other one. The story now comes to
light again, word for word as Miss
Robinson wrote it, except for brief
introduction. in "The Bookman"
with the name of Arthur w. Page
as It's author, This seems to be a
case of literary larceny on the part
Of someone. The story was unique
in that it dealt with incidents in the
life of O. Henry and phases OF his
character, as told by a man who was
with him at the time, that had ncv-
er been published in all Of the
stories that had been written about
the great author. There ought to
be some way of furnishing a person
ture just as can be done If the theft
was of money, but as Miss Robin
son did not take the precaution to
copyright her story she can probably
do nothing about it,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12

In that little matter Of our recent
advice to Leo Frank, of Atlanta, to
permit himself to be hanged in ac-
cordance with the sentence of the
court without cumming up the case
by further dilatory tactics, we sus.
pect that the Orlando Reporter-Stal
is more than half right when it
says:
"a thoroughly selfish man neither
cares nor thinks of society or coun
try save to get what he can out Of
each and such hcn"s are menace
to both. If Mr.. Hethcrington is
hunting somebody to pose as a mar
tyr and permit himself to be "hun"
by the neck until he is dead, dead,
dead" he will have to 90 further
than Franks cell in Atlanta. No,
no, Fra TX will not 60 to the eallows
as martyr or an example but to
pay a just doht and to die the i"no-
minious death that we are confident
he deserves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12

sand bar. 1t was ti.hod out aia
John, with the wet 1eGains, 4
back home, jammod the torpse !I'a
his trunk and took the leNt train
for New York. lie employed an en-
pert to try to patch it toSether and
they spent weeks over the task, but
death by drowning had been com
plete And John Maddox went Jack
to Texas with his faith in human
nature shaken and his belief in me
mangled beyond recognition,
But John Maddox had preserved,
without knowing it, something far
more precious, and this was the
work of o. llenry-the forty Illus
trations drawn for Carbonate
Days | had handed them in to
him some time before finished the
story and he had them carefully put
away in his trunk.
John has never quite forgiven
me that bad turn.
AS for Will Porter never saw
him after he became O. Henry.
"A short time after left Austin
l was editing country newspaper
in Texas. / used to notice, while
looking over the exchanges, col
umn to a column and a half Of work
in the Houstin Post, called Post
scripts. One day spoke of 1t in
terms of praise and one of the men
IN the office said: That is the work
OF a young fellow named Will por-
ter, who has been ON the Post
short time.
:" Immediately went to Houston
to look Will up. went into the
business office and asked the man
ager where could find him.
That is just what the editor
would like to know" returned the
business manager. 'He hasn't
shown up here for three days
THE next time | heard of him he
was in Central America. 1t was
then, doubtless, that he gathered
uncOnsciouSly, much of tho m,,or;,,
for the stories that later made him
the greatest short story writer Of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12

Possibly some of our readers ar

Possibly some of our readers are
contemplating suicide by the BIZ
cloride of mercury route under the
impression that It Is a sweet. swift
and easy way to die. Don't do 1t.
The Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association says the public
should know that there are few
modes OF suicide more painful and In
which TIE AGONY is longer drawn
out than by this drug. Why any
sane man should want to commit sui
eide at this time with the Demo-
cratic party in full possession OF
every department of the government
and the BILE: ein IS of our new tariff
law about tn roll over the country
like a tide of molten rnld. is more
than we can understand; but there
may be a 'esNeratc Republican here
and there who refuses to be COM
forted, and tr tho sake OF such un-
fortunates W. raise this bi-chloride
OF mercury LaTrug.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12
FOR SAL

One plow, two cN''. ta,y d
Adjustable, and one j, ~. "a
one 30-tooth harrow; s cash \
the lot.
Also one galvanized and
pump, finest ever put into an
well, new (never been a,.rs,
cost $3.50; IS cash GETS it.
Also some choice orang:
grapefruit buds. to 3 Year,
Csc, soc Use and 81 each.
Call during day at storeva't
West Main St. and between ia
p. m. at sos S. Florida Ave |
land, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12

Ills ti~e
"lr lie was a Great writer and
4 modest one
Little lid he think, as we roamed
over tie chaparral plains, or played
casino in the little shack, that he
would come to be the writer of all
writers beloved, who walked the
city streets Of New York, to see in
the sordidness and the glamour the
same wide vision of life that even
then in the far west he had caught
glimpscs Of.
For 1t was in the west that he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12

WANTED-A position ~ o,J
man in store, office Or sao,
dress B.. care Talc ram
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12

FOR RENT room TIN. y
Lime and Virgin r,.;t
Lohr, 304 OranG
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12

GIRL STENOGRA, ~,
wishes position Ill
1903 Bowling Gree
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-12
PIANO FOR SALE

For sale cheap for cash nj
exchange for vacant lot a nav
ball piano. See Asa Bran,l.,
La Junta tribune., 1913-12-27
New >ecr-,s,, ot High Line

At meeting OF the board Of di
r.ctors Of IN. High Line canal IL
first OF the week. Lloyd X. Pollock
was elected a. tn. new secretary to
succeed q. NJ Hall Tn. High Lin.
office Is to remain In Rocky Ford.
aud will not be removed from III.
Elm avenue location which II has
occupied for nearly quarter OF a
century. Mr.. Pollock wili zxsum.
the duties OF his new position on
January LIST
No person In III. cntir. VALLEY.
asid. from Mr. Hall. knows NOR.
about the business OF the High Line
company than MIR. Pollock. The
directors OF IN. canal ar. Ia bs con
graduated upon being able to So
cure his services. lie has bs>.n as
socist.d With Mr. Hall Ia the High
Line office for a number of year.
During that tim. he has been on.
OF tn. workers FOR Rocky Ford
annual fair. and has assisted Mr.
Hall In his work ar receiver for tn.
State Bank. and Il. secretary for III.
High Lin. company.
Mr.. Hall will ut once assume th.
management and supertntendency
Of the HoibYook canal. lie vii Re,
tain his residence In Rocky Ford bu,
has not yet decided that he viii
hAv. an office In this city. Tn.
greater part OF his work be out in
the canal district Rocky Ford
Tribune
La Junta tribune., 1913-12-27

There are very few days in IT, whsss
year when the cash receipts q ~
Appeal TO Reason do not avafass
1890. and yet Notwithstanding
this fact the office safe II always
open and the door to the Office b
never locked. What trusting NOR
tails these Socialists are! What?
A Rocky Ford banker. W. b. Mar
deville, held the lucky number that
won the automobile raffled off ~
the Elks OF that city last week. TAA
Rocky Ford banker already had ~
automobile, with enough Of this
worlds goods TO satisfy an Ordinary
mortal. and this but verifiss tAe
scriptuAl aphortsm that unto him
that hath shall BE- given.
La Junta tribune., 1913-12-27
Ros.d Up Week l. beaver

Woodrow Wilson has been unani-
mousIy elected an honorary membes
Of the Denver Press Club. A com.
mittee probably will depart fos
Washington this week to notify the
president OF his election and ~.
sent him with = gold membershiD
card similar to those held by Theo-
dore Roosevelt and william Howard
Taft. All three of these statesmen
have been guests at the Denyes
Press Club rooms where each has
delivered addresses.
While In Washington the commit.
tee will deliver An invitation TO the
president to visit renver durins
Round Up" Week. January 18th "a
.<th. to attend the 'BrAndiron'
dinner. modelled along the lines oi
the famous Gridiron dinner In Wash.
ington and the other festivities
planned by the Press Club during
the Western Stock Show. which or.
gsnixxtion has officially endorsed
the down town entertainment pro
gram.
The Press Club has made prelim.
inary Arrangements for the forma.
tion OF a league OF Western Press
Clubs Ia this city some time next
summer. Representative OF the
press who will be here for the stoch
show will meet following the Brand
iron" dinner to fix the date for ths
convention. The purpose OF the lat.
ter viii be the welding together OF
the newspaper fraternity In an ef'
tort to further exploit the great
West This means that the ne~xpa.
per men OF IN. west viii work to-
r.th.r with tn. end In view OF boost
ing tn. 1915 Indian Pageant In Den
yer and the Yacific-Panama IBterns.
tional Exposition a, san Francisco
the same year
La Junta tribune., 1913-12-27
4 Heal l'rGrv-~.tse


senator PotndeAter Of Washing
ton. progressive. has the distinction
of having voted for tariff revision
and for currency reform. although
Ia each cas~ the measure came from
. party To which be- does not owe
allegiance.
His attitude Was that Of the real
progressive. who earnestly seeks 10
advance the general welfare through
progressive legislation.
Doub,i~s. neither the Tariff Bill
nor III. Currency Ptii seemed To him
ideal H~ could have suggested
changes In them which would have
b~ss~rcd them materially from hi.
viewpoint Hut he took the Adssn..
I'd sround that both measures sr.
great advance over existing condi.
tons. - hr refused TO joia With the
r~artionsries To defeat them.
The real progressive. like Poin.
dexter. h not bound by = party label
Tie II ready 10 cooperate with III.
thinking men Of whatever party 10
improve ~xisalas conditions. lie l.
not WORKING for parry glory OF Il
put somebody In = hole. lie make,
the public good the paramount con.
stderation.
That IL exactly the attitude that
the r-sl prosrvssis~s thsoushout tn.
country ws~h IN - their rvpsvs~n.
tatites take. kasaas City star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-06-20
Bamboo Growing Advised.

According to superintendent J. r.
Beagles of the United States plant in
PRODUCTION garden the adaptability of
California conditions for the growth Of
bamboo on commercial scale has
been proved beyond peradventure of
doubt. Actual official measurements of
bamboo growing in the open air under
normal conditions at the plant intro
duction gardens show timber growth
among the bamboos of II inches in "a
hours The bamboo could almost be
seen growing. Officials at the garden
say that in the growth of bamboo here
there is an opportunity for practical
timber conservation by obtaining a
new supply. Bamboo can be used for
the manufacture Of furniture, piping
for irrigation systems and for many
other purposes.-Oroville Correspond
ence Portland Oregonian.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-06-20
A Helpful Letter.

A letter that Rev. W. M. L. Evans,
rector Of Saxby, North Lincolnshire,
write to the London Times, added an
amusing contribution to the discus
sion then going on in that newspaper
concerning the alleged decay of hand
writing. Mr.. Evans says:
The name Of Dean Stanley will oc-
cur to many of us as that Of a cele-
brated cacographist Of the pre-type-
writer period. When Mrs. Kingsley
was lying very Ill, her husband re-
ceived letter from the dean.
He conned 1t carefully and slowly,
and then said: Here is a letter from
dear Stanley. / am sure it is sympa-
thetic and affectionate, but there are
only two words that l can make any
thing Of, and don't think l can have
got them quite right, for they seem
to be 'beastly' and devil. .'"-Youth's s
Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-06-20
AIM TO BE ULTRA ENGLISH
ment In Their Efforts to Copy
Western Sisters.

Every Chinese GIRL" said Miss
Clara Lambert, with an indulgent
smile. "is trying to be as English as
she possibly can. 1t is the fashion,
and infinite pains and trouble are
taken to acquire knowledge Of the
way things are done at home, 80 that
the educated young lady may initiate
her western sister"
Miss Lambert has been for over
twenty years in China She is princi-
pal Of the c. M. s. Girls Boarding
school at Foochow.
Those girls are charming" she de-
clares. 1T is natural for them to be
sweet and gentle and courteous, for
their traditions all teach them that
their minds must be cultivated and
developed, while they must submit
themselves absolutely to the authority
Of parents and husbands.
Twenty years ago, when Chinese
girl was really elegant, she used to
swing herself along leaning on a long
bamboo pole, for her feet we're too
small for walking. Now the fashion
able ones are as western as they
know how to be. They drill with the
boys in the government schools and
you see the dainty little persons
tramping along doing the German
goose-step, under tho impression that
they, are quite English. They go of
on trips with crowd of boys, all
smoking together, talking and laugh
ing, playing pranks. dressed in curious
garments, and fondly believing that
they are doing exactly what the incest
girls in England and America consider
good style.
"As to ideas of marriage" said Miss
Lambert, with an amused look on her
face, things are altogether upside
down. Parents or go-between used
to arrange these affairs. The girls
have taken the matter into their own
hands; they write to ask the boys to
marry them. A young man called on
the principal Of mission school the
other day and made inquiries about
one Of her pupils. Why do you ask
these things?' she queried; don't you
know the grip No. he replied, not
at all surprised, but she has asked
me to marry her, and wanted to
know something about her. London
Telegraph.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-06-20
Water Bottle Baby.

wrong to say incidentally, for that
was the prime motive Of the inven-
tion. Any one who has tried to make
a child hold hot water bottle against
1t can testify to the difficulty Of the
task. The illustration shows how this
may be done. A dolls head is fasten-
ed to the bottom of the bottle and a
dress allowed to drape over 1t in loose
folds. The garment completely con-
ceals the bottle, and child will nurse
the doll and get all the benefit to be
derived from the hot bottle. without
knowing 1t is being treated"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-06-20
Modern and Future Wonders.

The seven wonders of the modern
world, according to a poll taken Of
1000 scientists by Popular Mechanics,
are wireless telegraphy, the telephone,
the aeroplane, radium, antiseptics,
spectrum analysis and the X-ray.
This is 20 centuries after the Greeks
had agreed upon a list of seven won
ders. Twenty centuries hence the
list may run something like this: Uni
versal peace, universal justice, the end
Of mans exploitation of r1an, the end
of crime, the conquest of all infec-
tious diseases, the abolishment of
poverty, and the establishment Of true
equality and brotherhood.