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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
WOMAN FOULLY MURDERED

A Tonopah dispatch Of the 9Th
says:
This city is excited over the find
ing Of the body nf Mrs. Charles
belong, a chambermaid at the
Turner Lodging house on Cottage
street, last evening 1T eight o'clock.
The woman had evidcntally been
murdered. The death was caused
by a twenty-five calibre rifle outlet
which lad pierced the body in the
region of the heart.
Louis Davenport, a prospector.
was arrested and placed in Jail sus-
pectcd Of the crime. The remains
of the woman we're found in front
Of his cabin. D%avenport's state
mehts were very conflicting and on
this account the officers made the
arrest as his statements were very
discriminating.
An autopsy was performed this
afternoon and the twenty-five
calibre bullet removed from the
body of the woman. The officers
found a rifle corresponding with
bullets to the one which killed the
woman in Davenport's cabin and
the rifle contained an empty shell.
Davenport admits that he is the
owner of the rifle but claims that
the woman killed herself as she
had often threatened suicide. An
Investigation by the officers proves
that it would be impossible for the
Woman to inlict the wound.
The deceased was separated from
her husband who is a cook at Nc
Gill. Her mother and two sisters
reside at Steptoe. The Sheriff of
White Pine county has been notified
of the death of the woman and will
notify the relatives.
Davenport has been a resident of
Tonopah for about eight years. He
came to this city from Leadvillc
where he lost a leg in a she, ting
scrape some years ago. He now
uses an artificial leg. He is of a
quarrelsome disposition and his
neighbors all feared him.
The Off GERS are confident that
they have a strong case against
him. The hat of Davenport was
found near the remains of the wo-
man. The murder was particularly
cold b!ooded as the woman was
left 10 die in the street during q
cold heavy rain.
The general opinion here is that
1t was a murder and that he is
likely to he the second one-lcgged
man from this section to be hanged
for the killing of n woman. The
Casey murder in Goldfcld was a
similar case.
The coroner's inquest will be held
tomorrow. The woman was forty
years of age. Davenport is about
sixty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12

isn't SO high as to lure the dollar
chasers in large numbers. Yet we'd
like TO see preachers So big and
churches so vital that if the par
sons pay was low it was simply be-
cause he preferred it that way SO
he could use the difference in ways
more important than spending it on
himself.
A stingy church aud a starved
parson somehow don't appeal to US
worth a cent Cleveland Press.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement of Candidates at
the Primary election will be made
under this head for 80 each up 10 the
primary and for 50 additional from the
primary TO the November election.
Payment strictly in advance.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
For State Superintendent
of Public instruction

EDWARD +. WINFREY hereby an.
ouncc himself rs a candidate for the
nomination of State Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, subject 20 the
decision of the Democratic voters at the
Primary election.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT
IN NEVADA

IN NEVAUA
The Railroad Assessment for
1914" Just issued in pamphlet
form from the state printing office
by the State Railroad commission,
shows some interesting facts and
figures, from which the fullnwing
are extracted, says the Carson APP
peal:
The total main track mileage is
1887; all track mileage, 2,S06: as
sessed valuation, 1914, S47,600, 62l,
as agaiut $43, $780, Goa in 1918.
The main track mileage Of the
Central Pacific iss 677A: all track
mileage, 924S; assessed valuation,
1914. 1866, III; 1913, 500, l49,.
5S7.
The main track mileage of the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake railroad is 264; all track
mileage S17; assessed valuation
1913, s4,4O5, 500; 1914, Sc, 7S9, 59S.
The assessed valuation Of the
Nevada Northern for 1914 is 3d.
9S7, ESQ as against $3,521, S52 for
1913.
The assessed valuation of the
Tonopah and Goldfield for 1914 is
S1.45l,7 700 as against 1922 $50
in 1913.
The assessed valuation of the
Tonopah and Underwater for 1914 is
500, 900 as against $l25,69O for
1918.
The assessed valuation Of the
Bullfrog-G oldfcId for 1914, is
S25O,O06 as against $295, 692 for
1918.
Assessed valuation Virginia and
Truckee for 1914, S7S6, esq; 1913
S774,542.
Assessed valuation Nevada-Cali-
fornia.O OREGON for 1914, $243,l $50;
9113, SlSO,6l0.
Assessed valuation Eureka-Ne-
vada for 1914, SI00. 900; 1919,
$l2O, 600.
Assessed valuation Nevada Cen,
trail for 1914, $4,000; 1913,
Sl32,515.
Assessed valuation Silver Peak
railroad for 1914, 1850; 1918,
$33,25O.
Assessed valuation Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fee for 1914,
SAC, 900: 1918, $3S,5lO.
Assessed valuation Western Pa
cifr for 1914, S7.584,l2O; 1913 49,
0i2 ,3l9.
Assessed valuation Nevada Cop
per Belt for 1914. $373,23O; 1918,
Si3S,460.
Assessed valuation Phoebe Pacific
for 1914, $780,; 1913, $4,000.
Full cash value per mile main
track, S33.G52.S0.
Full cash value per mile all track
SOS, 269.74.
Sixty per ce9t Of full cash value
per mile main track, 1914, $20,,
l9l .6s.
Assessed valuation 1914 per mile
all track, $lG,961, 80.
Assessed valuation 1918 pei mile
main track, S18,d05.3l.
Assessed valuation 1919 PER mile
all track, $l5,d6l.2S
Increased assessed valuation 1914
over 1913, ~S4,211,O17.
Percentage increase 1914, over
1913, 81 per cent.
Increase assessed valuation cred
IDLE to efforts Of Nevada Tax CON-
mission including increase brought
about by horizontal raises made in
various counties in 1913, $6,475.,
979.
Percentage increase on basis last
above, 1871 per cent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
MASONS CHOOSE
NEW OFFICERS

bs
Royal Arch Masons of the grand
lodge of Nevada finished their bust
ness sessions this morning at the
Masonic Temple by electing officers.
Appointive officers also were select
ed and installation ceremonies were
conducted by Charles j. Rulison of
Carson City retiring grand high
priest, assisted by Frank Bell of
Reno.
At zoe today the Blue Lodge
began its Sc sessions, being called to
order and adjourned to the BAN
Quet hall in Masonic Tenn lc where
luncheon was spread. The Blue
Lodge will continue its sessions to-
morrow.
Scores of Masons are in Reno to-
day from out of town places and
their number is being augmented
hourly by arrivals of others by
automobile or train.
The officers of the Royal Arch
Masons elected this morning are
Walter c. E. Pratt of Goldfelt,
grand high priest; Sidney C.. Foster
of Reno, deputy grand high priest
Charles II. German of Reno, grand
king; Prof. Robert Levers, of Reno,
grand scribe; Walter j. Harris of
Reno. grand treasurer: f.. D. Van
derleith of Carson City, grand Sec
rotary; Adam F. Brown Of Gold
field, grand captain Of the host: A.
l.. Smith OF Tonopah. grand princi-
pal sojourner: George E. Bates of
Goldfeld, grand Royal Arch cap
lain.
Appuintive Gfficers-Rev. Samuel
Unsworth of Reno, grand chaplain
f. A. Frissell of Elku, grand or
ganist; George Robinson, of Reno,
grand master Of the third vail;
William A. Brown Of Whine mucca,
grand m ster Of the second vail
w. S. Park Of Las Vegas. grand
master of the first vail; Adolpt
Jarvis of Carson City, grand guard.
When the grand lodge Of the
Free and Accepted MasGns conven,
cd at IL o'clock today Grand Mas
ter William NJ. David nf Carson
presided. The constituent lodges
were well represented.
The grand master of California
Judge John D. Murphy, of Bridge,
port is present as a visitor ant
another distinguished guest i.
Thomas j. Baker Of S; cramentt
grand lecturer of the grand lodge
of California.
The afternoon today was taker
up with receiving the grand officer.
and with the reading IF Crane
Master Da7id's address. -Gazette.
is exhausted. The suDerintendenI
of documents, however, is Away.
ready and willing to supply these
documents at actual cost.
The first step in obtaining then
is to write to the superintendent ui
documents. government printing
office, Wa Arlington, D. c., asking
him to supply list or catalogue
of all government publication!
bearing on the subject in which the
writer is interested. The list OF
catalogue, frequently a pamphlet
uf anywhere from n dozen to nearly
a hundred pages of titles, the
superintendent will send without
charge on receipt of a postal card
request. These lists do not include
all the subjects treated in public
documents but the superintendent
will answer any special inquiries
sent to him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
CompllmnnlarY.

jack was just sdmiring Mabci'p
hair. How prntty Il is." Mabcl's Rival
.--"Oh, shd las some prcttlcr than
lhaL."-I"atoa TRANSCRIPT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
DECKER STILL SILENT.
Tennessee captain sends No More
Details ~ Trouble.

wAsHiNoToN, Nov. 20.--Sccretai'y Dan
iels OF the Navy Department received
to-day from Capt. Decker OF the Ten
nessee an acknowledgment OF the receipt
OF message from the Department in
structing him to take no action which
might embarrass the United States with
out specific instructions from Wash
incton. Acknow ledgment % the receipt
OF a similar message was received from
Capt Oman of the North Carolina. BIT.
Nj. Daniels's cable asking for further
report on the Smyrna incident from Cant.
Decker remains unanswered No report
has been received from Ambassador
Morgenthau, acting Secretary OF State
Lansing SAID
secretary Daniels was of The opinion
this afternoon that Capt Decker was
trying TO get more Information from
smyrna or Constant noplc before sending
his report As matter OF fact the
Navy Department Is perplexed at tho
delay and Is anxiOus!y awaiting a com
plete statement from Capt. Decker rs to
the circumstances under which one OF the
Tennessee's boats was ured or by the
Turks.
Mr.. Daniels feels some relief az having
assurance that his messages to the COM
mdnders Of the Tennessee and North
Carolina had reached tAeir destinations.
There Is however, every indication that
the Secretary II nervous lest the nava'
commanders take any action on their own
responsibility Ia the present situation
The Socretary's action ia withdrl 'inE
from them their discretion tn act IN case
OF menace TO Americans iu Turkey Is
admitted to h" most unusual Nj Dan
iels said to-day that his instructions were
meant to keep them from taking any
acton whatsoever without instruct IONS
from Washington regardless 81 the emer-
gency that might arise. II was admitted
that some risk went with this order. as
the ast report from SMYRNA indicated
that fears were felt Tor the safety OF the
American Consulate there. but Secretary
Daniels prefers to take this risk rather
than permit ms naval commanders such
latitude as might result I'm involving that
country and the United States
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
COREY NOT A PRISONER.
story Of War Reporters Arrest In
England IL Denied.

The New York Globe announced YES
terday afternoon that IT had received a
cable despatch from Herbert Corey, its
war correspondent; saying that he is az
Aldcrshot, a British prisoner In his
cablsgram Mr. Corey is quoted as asking
the Globe If the statement had occurred
IN any Of his published letters that the
English are too Cowsrdly To- volunteer -
The newspaper adds that no statement OF
the sort has appeared in any Of Mr.
Coroy's letters
THE suns correspondent In London
sent this reply last night to a request
for information regarding Corey:
~ have just spoken with Corey. lie
has never been at Aldershot except ~ a
visitor. lie was attacked on November
by the London Globe and also by th.
call for reflections on Englishmen which
he never made"
The New York Globe saws that Mr.
Corey has Just returned from Berlin.
where he had gone in the course OF his
work as correspondent Senator O'Gor-
man, the Globe says, has taken up the
report of the arrest with the state De
partmont.
London papers criticised Mr. Corey's
also as 1t related to criti-
csms OF the British censorship Mr.
Corey il reported to have made the
statement that the censor not only sup
pressed but altered dispatches At the
suggestion OF Sir Stanley Buckmastcr
the censor. Mr.. Corey called upon him
and explanations were made on both
sides
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
100000 BELGIANS ON
BREAD AND SOUP DIET
Residents of Outlying Towns
Are Still i'm Danger of
Actual Starvation.
FUEL roo Is SCARCE
Speciai Cabe DcspotcA 70 Tnr srv

LONDON. Nov. 2o.--wlcklffe Rose and
tho other members OF the Rockefeller
Foundation commission. who are TO dis
tribute the relief sent over by the founda-
ton to the suffering Belgans. arrived
here from Liverpool tonight The plans
for their future movements will be de-
cided after they have had a consultation
with Ambassador Page and the Belgian
Relief Commission.
NJ Van Branden. q member OF the Bel
gian relief committee at Brussels, has
come to London to confer with the Amcri-
can commission. He said 100000 people
III brussels alone arc living on two meals
a day. consisting OF soup made OF potatoes
and rice and lump OF bread. The
latter originally amounted to six ounces
but 1t was reduced TO three ounces owing
10 the lack Of cereals. The price of each
meal is cent. although the cost il
three times as much
Bread IN addition tn the foregoing is
sold 70 those who are able TO pny for Il.
Practically no bread car he obtained IN
Brussels. either by the rich or poor, ex-
cept through the committee.
" Van Branden said that I. 900 tons
OF cereals have beer distributed In Bel
GUM. but a great fumner OF towns and
villages have not vet been reached and
a"e stu IN sore straits Consequently
TIE tendency OF their populations i5 I,
flock to lirse- centres where food is
available BRUSSELS IS ov, run with such
refugees. who are arriving at the rate
of 5000 4 day. II seems Impossible 70
prevent these people from 'ocking TO the
cities until relief reaches The remote vii
lagos. THIS will take some weeks.
\ further great difficulty, VI van Bran
den said, Is the scarcity OF fuel There IL
cr pugh coal IN tho Belgian coal fields TO
supply 'hr whole population. but the de-
nurHliZation OF the railroads and their
almost exclusive appropriation for mill
'Iry purposes has practically stopped IN
ternal transportation. The people are
compelled 20 $50 Kerosene for cooking.
and the supply ~ oil IL failing II is
. ~ possible at present 20 remedy this be
cause OF the agreement whereby the ex-
iortation OF oil from Holland is prohibited
There are plenty OF relief workers.
Practically every efficient person in Rel
GUM has volunteered TO help. but the
troubles are lack Of food. coal and mH1'.
OF communication.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
HAS HIGH PRAISE
FOR Mr.. HERRICK
Hughes 10 Roux EXtOls Retir-
ing Ambassador in Paris
"Matin."
"OUR HEARTS WITH HIM"
spec,a, Cable Despatch 10 Tnr sr>.

PARIS, Nov. 21.-The Mofin prints this
morning column article signed by
iiugues 10 Roux. the leading writer OF
the paper. paying a tribute to Ambas-
sador Herrck on the conclusion Of the
Ambassadors work in France.
After explaining that a change IN the
party in power In the United states in
wolves a change In Ambassadors. NJ ie
Roux continues:
with the outbreak OF war public
opinion In France realized what q pre-
ponderant role the American republic
was destined TO play In the conflict. Mr.
Herrick during his Ambas sa dorsh!p had
convinced our Government, Paris and
France that he possessed u complete
grasp of our character. temperament and
institutions ana OF the reciprocal services
the two republics could render In politics.
economics, science, literature and art.
The 'dea that We might be deprived Of
so valuable a friend at IA critical mo-
ment caused sharp regret. Americans in
France expressed similar sentiments.
The White House made = decision
equally honorlng pres!den, Wilson's good
Will. Ambassador Designate Sharpe's cour-
tesy, French loyalty and Amer lean clear
sightedness II was decided that this
great friend W Franco american harmony
should remain until the crisis had passed.
The crisis was the menace OF Paris. When
the enemy was not twenty miles away.
tho manner In which towns invaded pre-
viously had been treated aroused fears In
the minds Of those who considered Paris
the capital OF civilization.
ambassador HerrickS action IN re-.
naming IN Paris deserved not only our
thanks, but the thanks of his country.
France does not know sufficiently that
behind financial and industrial America
there Is an agricultural America which
despite Appearances controls opinion and
eXorts sovereign sway IN questions Of
moral probity Mr., IIerricS is the on
spring Of this class His adm rahie
energy made him one OF the most com
piete representatives 81 what American
culture produces. He takes our hearts
with him"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
AMERICANS TO BE SANTA.
Di>tributc "Christnss ship
d.tfts 10 Belgian Children.

The Belgian Minister AZ London has
asked the American Commission to take
charge OF that part Of the gifts on the way
10 Europe on tine Christmas ship" Jason
which Is intended FOR the children of
Belgium and suggests tina, they be han
died hy the commissions agents ~ Rot
tcrdim.
The Jason IS expected At Falmouth
within a few days.
The American commission has written
{" the . sr'nan Consul ~ Rotterdam
thanking through him the German Gov
'ruW'ut for IN" cuop' ration q; tine Ger.
man authorities iu distributing the first
shipments ~ food IN e.eiurn
Efforts are being made by tho commits
sion go porsuat" the British Government
to l'f' tho embargo ou the expiration Of
food in order to E,' shipments Of supplies
from England To- Belgium pending the Ar
rival Of further American shipments. Fear
is expressed that the American shipments
will not arrive In tino to prevent actual
starvation IN the more remote parts of
the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
ASKS If OLD JOHN L.
Is YALE PROFESSOR
German Colonel Praises Amcri-
can Orderly Who I Scd Fists
on His Officers.
Special WUeiass Despatch 10 Tpr srx

LONDON. Nov 20.--An American he
nevolence which Is doing splendid work
In the war Is that OF which Harvard
Norton, the Harvard professor OF arch
zoology, is in charge. Norton has twenty
motor ambulances to bring French
wounded from the hattlefelds to the base
hospitals The drivers and orderles are
all young graduates Of American univer-
stiles.
One Of these young men had 20 handle
with vigor some German nun-commis-
stoned officers who held w his am
bulance The action OF the Young man
elected approval from German Colonel
who happened to be passing by.
Young man. he said in perfect Eng
lish. you appear to have had John l..
sullivan as your professor at Yale. 7
compliment you"
There is much interest i'm the operations
Of ST Durstan's Hospital at Boulogne, an
establishment officially STYLED Hospital H.
which Is controlled by the War once. II
employs twenty surgeons and some nurses
who were lent by the Queen Alexandra
Institute to Miss Ivy Gordon Lennox.
maid OF honor TO the Queen, who. with her
mother. Is now waiting on the wounded
Supplies Of all sorts for this hospital
are provided by Mrs. Otto Kahn OF New
York II was first announced that Lord
Roberts died in one Of its wards. II
is known now that n nurse and nursing
comforts were requstloned from Hospital
IL for Lord Roberts, who visited IL on
his way through Boulogne a few hours
before he died
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
BRITISH ARMY WILL
BE DOUBLED AT ONCE
Supplementary Credits rrovid
ing for 1000. 900 More
Men Are Voted.

LONDON. Sov 90 The supplcmc tar,
army estimates calling for an additional
million mon. asked foHD Premier As
quith In the House OF ConLk pms on Mon
day. were voted to-day. Tae new am,
is 20 he distinct from the Territorial
aud In addition - the 100000 men a.
present under arms.
Harold j. Tenant. Under Scr~cfa7
for War. said that so far IA the cover
mcrt could see nj present this extra mil
;Or men would raise the forces 20 a suHA
Client strength to crown the British arm.
with success The number Of men a
ready enlisted. estimated by Premier NJ
ou.th recently az about 100000. IL, 81
Tenant said. rather moro than thai, bu,
he declined 20 give tho actual nurnbe-
The Under Secretary said the Wa
Office plan Is to duplicate the Terr'to.7i
force using one battalion for hons do
fence and tho other for foreign 81 rvtce
referring to suggestions that tho nav
recruits should he treated d.fferert'-
from professional soldiers the Tnd.- Ser
rotary said thai tho ch.er chIac.e -sle
OF Lord Kitchener ~ not sentiment, A.
not even persuasive eloquence" "Afyo.
Gates Of d!ffereutial treatment" ne ahdnd,
'would not mako him change his den..
SION in "a rllrer on whloh ne ,e>s
strongly"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21

Of American mediation" Newspapers
in Vienna in particular heard time and
again OF successful efforts on the part OF
the American President to move the
allied Governments to desst from their
wrong and unjust course The Berlin
press. while printing reports of proposed
American mediation, warned the public
to take them with a grain of salt
on August 81 all the German news
papers had 30. 900 Russians captured and
an entire Russian army driven into the
Masurian lakes While the news OF
German victory proved correct the mum.
Der OF prisoners later melted down
considerably.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of the Ger
man General STAFF. evidently angered by
the persistence with which German VIC
tories" were reported finally sent an open
letter to the German public, through the
columns of the leading German dailles
in which he warned against believing
stories OF impossible successes lie SAID
that these successes were just as untrue
as reports OF the complete annihilation
Of German regiments ny the allies.
Even at that early stage OF the war
the middle Of August the fortress ~
Relfort. which the Germans nave not yet
attacked I'm force was said TO have fallen.
correspondents at the front adding that
the Kalser's automobile had been seen
driving through the captured city me
ouartermaster-Genera in his warning
pointed to the harm that could be done
by believing such reports az these
That Germany had offered England n
"slice" OF Holland in an effort to GUY
Britain's neutrality in the war was a
story printed by French ana Engi'sh
papers German papers reprint'ng H.
termed IL "a nefaripus lie. designed 70
stir public opinion in the Netherlands
against US - -
The London Daily Mail Of Angus; 10
nrinted a story that Herr Krupp the Ger
man gun manufacturer, had been In Eng
land last June. at the instigatlon OF IN"
Kaiser. His mission. the English paper
said had been TO spy" for the German
Government. His wife and two OF his
leading experts had accompanied him.
After reprinting the story the Berlin
Tdgebldu says
"The best reply TO this ridiculous tall
is to mention the fact that both Turkey
and Spain have refused to buy British
shrapnel shells because they are notorious
for premature explosion"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
WILL EXHIBIT DESPITE WAR.
France WIN RuiId Reproduction Of
Palace of Lection.

RoRpEAr'N. NOV. 9o-Thr French Min
is,'y decided to-day that France will par
ticipate officially I'm the Panama Pacific
Exposition IN spite Of the war The deci-
sion was reached after Asher Carter
Raker, director of exhibits ~ the eNposi-
ton. now IN France, made urgent repre-
sensations to secure the EXHIBIT.
The French Building viii he "A repro-
duction Of tho Palace of TN, Legion ~
Honor in Paris The exhibits viii include
historical objects ~ art, tapestries. furui-
ture and porcelain. as well as examples ~
contemporary art and manufactures