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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22

We give considerable space t.
Supervisor Shorts statement today,
We will have something to say in
rely tomorrow.
A baby girl came this morning
gladden. the home Of Mr.. and
s. Kenneth Davidson. May it
thri-e. and reach a ripe old age.
A dancing school will open in
the Hunter Theatre at $3.50 Thurs
day night. All the new dances
taught. Phone $50 for particulars.
Advt.
Tonight at Rex Theatre Romance
OF Erin,''a special two part Domino
feature. Excellent acting, fine
photography. perfect projection
Advt.
Miss Rose Gardner will organize
a receiving class in the public
school on February End. All par
ents having children to enter this
class should read the notice else
where in this issue.
The Humboldt Star says that the
deal for the Elko Prince mine at
Gold Circle has been closed and that
the Butte people have taken up
their option. They nave already
spent $50 900 on the property.
Lesson meeting of the parents
and teachers association at the
grammar school tomorrow after
noon at three o'clock. Lesson SUBJ
ject Religion in the Home"
Leader Mrs. Keyser.
Judge Quicker has denied the
motion of Wells, Fargo Express
cor1pany for a new trial in the
Humboldt county tax cases. The
case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court. If the judgment
against the company is sustained
by the supreme court, that greedy
corporation will pay a large sum
for taxes.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
Black Friday

Black Friday In the financial hfR.
tory Of the United States was aeptam.
Der "a, 1859, when Gould and othar
Spectators ran the price Of gold ND
to 15ah, catching q great many per.
sons in a corner and causing Q panic.
In British financial history Black Fri.
day WAC May IL, 1865, on which day
the commercial panic caused By the
failure of Overend. Quincy & Co,
Limited, reached It's height.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
Coal consumoro oroanixa.

Recent developments in the coal sit
uation In the Philippines. including a
shortage in tho supply of fuel for the
archipelago during the last few
months and the increasing 3 Of fuel
In the islands for Industrial purposes
In which fuel costs are Of prime i'm
portance, have led TO the organize
ton Of an association OF large coal
consumers In Manila which Is likely
to be Of great importance n indus
trial matters In the far east
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
rakInc No cn.eoA

Dinny was taking dinner Nth Ho-
gan at a brilliant cafe. They wsR0at
accustomed to eating at susA . plaoA.
but they got along fairly well When
they had finished. the waiter sid:
Shall I bring yoa . couple - demt
tassesf" Mot On yer life. exclaimed
Dinny. Our wives might ~nO m
an zoe US sitttn' Wild them.-Oan
Francisco ArEonaut
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
PrehIstorIo Knansh ouarrx.

A prehistoric quarry, believed 20
have belonged to the ancient Brttons,
was recently unearthed by accident =.
Gaping Hills, Hitchin. Hereford. Eng
land. A plow horse was walking along
a deep furrow in q field whom he step
ped into a circular hole about two feat
l diameter. Two flint implements
we're found, such as were used In On
Client Quarries.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
STATEMENT

W the People of Elk6 County:
AS the press uf Elko County has
lately INDUCED to a considerable
extent in the. discussion of matters
pertaining to public roads, and the
expenditure of public MONEY for
road purposes, and as some of these
discussions were in the nature Of
criticisms of my public actions as
Road Supervisor of Elko County, I
beg the attention of the public that
! NAV present my idea of the ques-
tion, for there are two sides to this
question like all others, and mine
he's never been presented. And l
trust that the press of Elko County
will do ne the courtesy to publish
this statement. All persons, and
particularly public servants, look
to the press for fair treatment, and
when their official actions are
misunderstood or when they are
wronGfully assailed they can look
only to the press to put them right.
The press is a powerful institution
in the moulding Of public opinion
and it is a blessing or q menace To
public good in proportion to its
f~airness ar u~nfairness.
/ desire that it be understood
from the first that this is no part
of a controversy, and it is not
written with any feeling Of i'll will.
I'have been mjsundersteo Cd it seems
in some of my official actions, and
have been misrepresented, and my
only desire is to put myself right
with the people when / represent
in my official capacity as Road SUI
pervisor, that is the taxpayers. /
liant the taxpayers to know what ]
have dons, and by this / want thenl
to Judge me, end not by statements
which do me injustice.
First / will say that during my
incumbency / have travelled in the
discharge Of my duties m%ore-thsn
5000 miles, or an average of about
so miles q day, / have frequently
been engaged from eighteen to
twenty hours at a stretch and have
been on the road long after mid
night. I have been severely criti-
cised for charging the washing Of
my automobile and for little re-
pairs which IL was thought | myself
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22

should have done to the county.
In reply to this I will say that
when this work was being done
which vas charged to the county
was otherwise engaged in official
duties which demanded M person
al attention or was taking necess-
airy rest. When by paying for the
washing Of my a and giving my
tire to other matters / was enabled
to save the county q large amount
of money, surely no one will say l
did not do my duty honestly and
to the best interests Of the County.
AS a public servant I believe I
should govern my actions just. as 1
would were l working for myself.
| am told that in the past ten
years that Elko County has spent
approximately 100000 on its
roads. II is a question however,
il the roads r better today than
they were ten years ago. 1t is not
denied that under the old system
most Of the money was dribbled
away, and that the work done was
not of a permanent nature. l am
using every effort TO do work in
such a way that it will endure,
and | do not hesitate to say that
much Of the work that has been
done since l began the supervision
of the road work OF this County
will be just al good fifty or a hum
dred years from now as it is today.
Owing to the tremendous dis
tances in this county it is impos-
sible for anyone to see a great
amount of the work that 1 have ac-
complished since / took office last
August. / will say that I have
Put in thirty-fve galvanized iron
bridges, and culvelts with concrete
wings and abutments, twenty solid
concrete bridges with wings, and
fifteen bridges with rock abut-
ments. Besides this Fhave put in
new concrete abutments for old
bridges and have made other re-
pairs %replanking and otherwise. A
large amount of grading has been
done in various parts of the County,
and it was necessary to make some
temporary repairs on certain roads
to make them passable.
do not fear or object to public
criticism if it is based on my official
action and is done in a spirit of
fairness. Instead l invite it. I.may
make mistakes in the future as |
may have in the past just as any
man will do, but give the assur-
ance that as long as l occupy the
position that / now have the honor
to hold, will conscientiously werk
for what I believe to be the best
inter ,sts of the County, without
fear of favor, and without regard
to any Misrepresentation which
may be made.
Very Sincerely Yours,
j. M. Short,
Road Supervisor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
Coyer tha Enrarn.

Take q lady's handkerchief hg
diagonal n and bind around
baby's hand and forearm, allowing
the last corner to project past the lit.
tie hand an inch or SO. So wrapped,
the hand easily oeS through sleeves
and little fingers do not catch In the
gathers. The handkerchief may be
removed by pulling out the projecting
corner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
Pure Gola.

Pure gold is considered as diyisiblo
in respect to purity into "a parts, each
called a carat, Tor karat), an old term
for one-twenty.fourth Of an ounce,
Troy. Hence the phrase Is carat fane
means that is twenty.fourths is pure
gold, and the remainder an alloy mate
rial. Ordinary gold chains and jew.
elry are usually only IA carat fine,
but wedding rings are % carats fine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22

Three Germans I'D bs@ as1a00
odd Job Of rsDairtAg aAA aOoeA -
split the pay evenly. Thsy Rooo1voA
-. and. after several uASucoaosfa1 -
forts Of two OF them TO hit uDoa UA0
correct division Of The amount IL
third settled the buainess tz0sact1on
thus: Here II Il. two for yoa tWo.
and hsre iss Il, two Cor ne, toA Ant
Af"-PhiladelphiA Public Lo6OR.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
Master4ui niu.-Eysa women.

Blue-eyed beauties are known for
their self-control, coldness. a~ustevity
and precision. They are severe and
suspicious, and demand the continu-
GUS homage Of those about them.
Moreover, they are domineering and
masterful, and wherever possible viii
BIO found to rule the roost.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
seyond conerot. calculation.

A woman has b~equeathed 8 1000 for
the support Of each cat on the island
of Madeira. A similar provision for
every feline on the island OF Manhat-
tan would involve an amount of money
too large for type to tell; enough, in
fact, to buy all the Christmas pres
ents your relatives will hint at
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
eIvIna Her a Hard Job.

Mrs. Newrich (who has advertised
for a pianist)-"so you are the music
teacher that answered my advertise
ment?" Pianist-"Yes, ma'am," Mrs.
NeWrioh-"Well, SIT down and play .
couple of duets. 80 that I can see what
you an do."-Yonkers Statesman.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
NoWi Nowl

THAT sweetheart Of mine proyoHes
ma 80 that I don't believe 1 shall call
there any more" Don't like that sort
of afternoon tease, chr"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
Real sfam ofLna.

BREAD Is the Spanish workinsmaa,s
stan OF life and the average daily SON
sumption is estimated at q pound per
head.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
ThouahHul.

whenever I finish reading one Of
my poems" said the poet, Il always
leave the platform or tiptoe." How
thoushtfuli" remarked his friend. 80
svoid waking the audienoe,cI suppose
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
sure; He Knew All Abou. o,tvaa,

A Kansas school teacher was en-
planning to the children what oxygen
was, and whom she finished she asked:
Now, who can tell me. what oxygen
Isl" After pausing Q while one little
fellow spoke up and said: ct was
one OF them things they used to drive
before they got horses.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
Daily Thought.

Preserving the health by too strict
q regimen is a wearisome malady.-
La Rochefoucauld.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-22
SALMAGUNDI

We give considerable space to
Supervisor Shorts statement today.
We will have something to say in
reply tomorrow.
Evening star., 1914-03-29

ordered him away And when KATRINA
tried to explain that he was just her
brother and il was all very innocent
Mrs Ridseway said that she didn't al
low her maids to have followers. So
Hans did not come again. But they had
written and met when they could until
Hans got his leg hurt in the grain ele-
vator where ne worked and had to go to
the hospital Now he was out and Kath-
riua's wages must provide for him
kathrina stood before the window
Wipirg d bit of silver and staring out
into the confines Of the Riogeway back
court without seeing anything save the
.risiy form of her own misfortune. And
so the man who presently ran whistlins
past the window was unseen by her and
unrecognized until he knocked at the
open door.
Hello, there" he called pleasantly. He
was very young, very rosy. very glad
eyed-a country lad come to the city
lean and fine. He was only a grocer s
clerk yet. but his manner showed his
ambition. Anything you want this aft
ernoon2" he inquired.
Kathrina nodded. Reaching out she
took a slip Of paper from hook and
consulted il. Two heads of Caulifiower
celery salJ-almond extract she read
haltingly in her dull, sweet voice.
The erocer's clerk wrote the name of
the last article with his gaze grave from
concern on Kathrinas face. What's
the matter, grille ne asked.
Kathrina shook her head, gulping.
Don't tell me that. You're ready TO
cry this minute. What's the mistress
been doing to you?"
The uneNpecteduess and the tenderness
OF il Were more than KATRINA could
bear. She covered her face with her
hands and gave d great sob.
'kathrina" exclaimed the grocer :
clerk. precipitating himself through the
Evening star., 1914-03-29

is relieved from duty in the office of the
Philippine Islands for duty.
Leave of absence for three months ana
two days is granted Capt. William A.
Johnson, Corps of Engineers.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. Philip H. baspE'
9th Infantry.
Lieut.. Col. Albert D. kniskern at san
Francisco, Cal, will proceed to chicago.
H., and assume temporary charge or the
general depot of the QuartermaSter Corps
at that place, relieving Capt. Roy b.
Harper.
Capt. Albert s F'uger is relieved from
duty at Galveston. Tex. and Will proceed
to the Philippine Islands for duty.
Naval Orders.
Commander S. z. ". kittelIe, to treat
ment Naval Hospital. Boston. Mass.
Lieut.. David Lyons, from Tacoma to
sick leave of absence
Lieut. w L. Friedell. from Naval
Academy Annapolis, Md. s9l4. to com
mand first division submarine hotlla.
Surgeon G.. F. Freeman, from North
Carolina to Nebraska.
Passed Assistant Surgeon +. II. w
Old, from Nebraska to home, wait
orders.
Pay Clerk John A. Kelly, retired. died
at Atlantic City. n. j., March IA, 1914
Naval Movements.
The Nebraska. Georgia Virginia and
Evening star., 1914-03-29
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Brig. Gen William c. Rivers, chief
Philippine Constabulary 'major cavalry.
has been assigned to the First Cavalry
as major.
First Lieut.. Thomas Duncan, Coast
Artillery Corps, is relieved from the
o1st Company and will report 10
the commanding officer, Coast Defenses OF
Baltimore. for duty on his staff
Leave of absence for three months is
with permission to go beyond the sea
is granted Capt William j. McCaughey,
ordnance department.
Leave of ebsence for three months Is
granted First Lieut.. George II. Casaday
dental surgeon
Lieut. Col William V. JudSon. corps
of Engineers. viii report TO the command
ing officer. central department, for duty
as department engineer, to releNe MAI.
Harley B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers,
Leave of absence for one month on
surgeons certificate of disability Is
granted Lieut.. Col. William Fl. sage,
infantry
First Lieut. Philip II. BaSby, infantry.
is relieved from duty at the Kentucky
Military Institute Lyndon. Ky. and as
signed to the 9th Infantry.
Col Walter D. McCaw, Medical Corps,
Evening star., 1914-03-29

full. thick English she poured out the
story of Hans disaster. And the grocer
clerk listened if he We're a brother
himself.
Say. KATRINA. don't you mind about
Hans I'll look after Hans for you.
Why. there's a job in our grocery just
waiting for good, steady chap like
Hans and he don't need to more than
hobble to get to it so long as he's got
two hands. Hans is taken care of. hath-
rna. don't you worry.
Kathrina gave him look Then,
with old world gratitude, she took his
hand. and. bending, pressed her sweet
mouth to it
AT that instant the door opened ana
Mrs. Ridgeway entered. Il rang re-
peatedly,' she said, What does this
mean? A disgraceful scene like this in
my kitchen-when I've told you not 10 en-
courage followers. As for you. William,
YOU need not come to my door again.
Henceforth your establishment can take
my orders over the phone
Kathrina had turned white. HE IS not
a follower she said, bravely. He is
my friend He has been kind TO me.
kiss his hand for it. That is all.
Then William spoke. "kathrina is right,
Mrs Ridgeway-as far as she's concerned.
But just as soon as she's willing m go
ing to marry her I'd take her this min
ute if l could.
kathrinas 5 face was like a flower as
she turned it toward her hero. But I'm
a servant. and you- she humoly be
gan.
I'm just a grocers clerk and I've
been turned out of doors at that, said
William. But I wish you'd come with
me, grille I'll do the right thing by
you Wen so right to the ministers s.
promised William. with his eyes on her
fondly.
..Ili go" said Kathrina. She began to
take off her cap.
"Kathrina you sha'nt 60 declared
Mrs Ridgeway. Why. I've guests in
the house-and chicken pie to be made
fer supper, Absurd. KATRINA, put that
cap back on your head. And you, sir.
leave my house this Instant
"Kathrina, come said William. going
out.
Mrs Ridgeway ran forward. 'kath-
rina, If you'll only stay I'll raise your
wages. I'll give YOU IS a week-and I
won't say another word about the pitch
err She was almost hysterical.
William had Kathrina by the hand. He
did not speak. He merely reached in and
shut the door-and shut it hard.
(THE END)
Evening star., 1914-03-29
BAL SAM FIR is IN DEMAND
FOR WOODRUFF INDUSTRY
Now Being Used for Rough Lumber
and Is Taking the Place
of Spruce.

The enormous expansion of the wood
pulp industry during the past two dec
ades with its present annual consump
ton of three and three-quarter million
cords of coniferous wood and the con-
sequent rise in the price of spruce, has
put the balsam fir in large demand, ac-
cording to a recent bulletin of the De-
partnlent of Agriculture. The fir was, Il
few years ago considered OF little value
for any purpose but is being utilized
now not only for pulp, but for rough
lumber. such as laths and the like, in
this way also beginning to take the place
of spruce.
The chief objection to the use Of large
amounts of baIsam fir in the ground-pulp
process of paper making is said 10 be due
to the so-caled pitch in the wood, which
injuries the feIts and cylinder faces upon
which the pulp is rolled out. The ma
terlai which gums up the cylinder, how
ever, probably comes from grinding
balsam under conditions adapted to
spruce wood. Yet from 10 to - per cent
and possibly more of balsam can be
used in ground pulp without lowering
the grade of the paper. 1t is known
that with logs left lying in water over
a season this drawback practically dis
appears.
| In chemical pulp, produced through the
action Of acids. these acids dissolve the
| pitch, and any amount Of ba!sam can
| be used, though some claim that too
much balsam in the pulp gives paper
| that lacks strength and character
| Al the present time balsam FIR fur
| nishes about or per cent Of the do
| mestic coniferous wood used by our pulp
| industry. The tree itself constitutes,
numerically. about 20 per cent of the
coniferous forest n northern New York
I and Maine. and is abundant in many
| parts of New Hampshire, Vermont, and
| III northern Michigan, Wisconsin and
| Minnesota. 1t readily reforests cut-over
areas. and attains u size suitable for
| pulp wood in "a short time
Evening star., 1914-03-29
"GEORGE BAXTER" BILL
RAISER, AGAIN ARRESTED
Man Held at Mariana. Fla, Be
lieved to Be Counterfeiter
Who Worked Here.

George Baxter" arrested or a charge
Of passing bad money in Mariana, Fla.
is believed by secret service agents Of
the Treasury Department to be Hiram
Lepper alias Charles Straiie. over whom
IL suspended indictment is hanging for
passing one-dolar bill raised by him
to ten-dollar bill on a lodging house
keeper in Washington. and a number of
similarly raised bills in Baltimore
: Lepper has criminal career of twelve
years as a maker and passer of bad
money on record, including several terms
in prison and number of releases on
promises to be good in future.
The bill passed in Washington, say the
secret service officials. was given to the
proprietor of a rooming house at 1st and
streets southeast. This was Lepper S
favorite method of passing bad money.
Offering raised bill in payment for a
cheap nights lodging and disappearing
with the change His practice was to
raise one-dollar bills to the denomna-
ton of $40 and they were regarded as
fairly plausible counterfeits.
Lepper is about forty years old and
was first entangled in the net of the Sc
cret service in 1897, when he was ar
rested in Chicago and sentenced to two
years, upon conviction of raising bill
l.
he was arrested and tried at lonia. Mich
and condemned to nine months in the De
troit house of correction. He kept out OF
the hands of justice until 1906. when
under the name of Strailie, a tive-yeal
sentence was meted out to him by the
United States court at Atlanta, Ga.
On his release he was arrested at the
doors of the penitetnary and taken tc
Binghamton, \. Y. where there was d
case against him He pleaded guilty. anc
WAS extended clemency and released OF
the score of his long imprisonment and
his promise to be laW-abiding in future
But within a year he was arrested in
Boston and sent back to Atlanta prison
for two years more.
While still in the penitentiary the
United States grand jury at Baltimore
returned indictment against him. On his
release, last October he was taken tC
Baltimore and arraigned. His promises
to be good backed by several men who
believed in his professions of reform, won
him release.
Evening star., 1914-03-29
COAL DUST NOT DANGEROUS.
Powder Neither Infam.
mable Nor Explosive, Experts Say.

Anthracite Goa! dust in Pennsylvania
is neither infammable nor explosive, and
is without danger, even in the presence
of mine gas, according to a statement fol-
lowing experiments conducted by the
bureau of mines at its Pittsburgh labora-
tories.
ITO the great delight of all who wit
messed the tests said the bureau Of
ficials. mot only did the anthracite dust
not prove explosive without fircdamp
being present. but even in an explosive
mixture it did not prove infiammable. and
also tended 10 lessen the length of flame
of an explosive tiredamp mixture
The tests have been of tremendous
interest 10 all those engaged in mining
anthracite. since there are large amounts
of anthracite dust unavoidably made in
mining. and if the dust were inham-
mable it would be a very serious prob
lem, almost impossible to overcome"
Evening star., 1914-03-29

door to her side. What is it?' Tell
me"
ITS the pitcher-and Hans. moAnsa
KATRINA, Il broke the pitcher ana
She
But who's Hans
Ill tell you. 1 broke the pitcher
so big and all glass-and she says she
takes it out of my wages-s4 week for
two weeks
THE dickens!' said the grocer's clerk
But who's Hans?' He was evidently
very anxious to know about Hans
Who's Hans, kathrna" Is he your
beau"
A year in America even year with
Mrs Rdgeway, had not undeveloped
in Kathrina a sense of humor. At the
last question she broke into smile
which rippled off in a gentle little laugh
''Hans-is-my brother. she said, my
big brother, who brought me to America.
Oh said the grocers clerk. Tell
me about Hans. kathrina. I'm interested
in Hans,
kathrina frightened. In her care
Evening star., 1914-03-29

post in town hall grounds be abandoned.
a resolution for such an innovation was
passed at the last meeting of the council.
on account of the menace to health
and property the resolution has been
asked to be revoked. Mayor Harrison
will hold up the proceedings until the
next meeting of the council.
r. E. Scott of Richmond has purchased
from Lucien Keith, trustee. 40 acres of
land near the Trappe Loudoun county.
The property is known as the H. A. Hall
farm. The price paid was $4,000.
Charles Natthewson. ir., has resigned
his position with Loudoun National Bank
of Leesburg and left yesterday to accept
position with the Eastman Kodak
Company in Atlantic City.