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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
THE GOOD CITIZENS
DECALOGUE

First Remember thy garbage
can, to keep it covered lest thy
garbage become a stencil in the
nostrils of the people and bree ed
flies.
Second-Tbou shalt cut the
weeds in thy vacant lot lest it be-
come a, hiding place for old tin
cans which catch water and breed
mosquitoes: paper and divers sort
Of trash.
Third Thou shalt bear witness
against thy neighbours rubbish
heap, likewise his dirty back yard.
Fourth-Thou shalt clean out
the habitation of thy horses and
thy cow frequently lest the stable
fly flourish and spread infantile
paralysis and the house fly breed
by the thousands and millions and
annoy thee and thy he asst and pre-
duce much sickness in thy family.
Fifth-Thou shalt prevent. the
breeding of the fly in the spring
time that thy children unto the
third and fourth generation need
not swat him later.
Sixth Remember thy back yard
and alley to keep them clean. Six
days thou shalt labor TO keep thy
premises clean, and if yet the task
is not accomplished thon couldst do
worse than continue on the seventh.
Seventh--Thou shalt covet all
the air and sunshine thy can't o.
tain.
Eighth Look not upon the milk
when it cometh from the unclean
dairy, for the doctor will not hold
thee guiltless if thy infant sick
eneth thercfrom and die.
Ninth Renee ber thy cleaning
up day and Keep it wholly.
Tenth--If thou dost hearken un.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
TAXPAYERS MONEY

Governor Oddie, c. Norcross;' w.
M. Kearney and G. B. Thatcher,
took a trip to Denver a short time
ago, to attend a congress called to
deliberate on the Carey Act recla-
nation projects. These gentlemen
have put in a claim against the
state for amounts named in the fol-
lowing order:
T. L. oddie, $219.65; C. A.. Nor
cross, $l49.75; w. M. Kearney,
$142.75; G.. B. Thatcher, $240.05;
total Of $500 20, including $3.50
that the Governor paid as his share
of defraying the expenses Of the
Congress of the western governors.
The governor also spen: q day at
Elko on business connected with
the State Industrial School. That
cher's bill is nearly double that Of
either Kearney or Norcross for the
same trip. now how is this to be
accounted for? as they took the
same trip and presumably stopped
Mt the same hotel, etc.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02

paralleling railroad track on north
side was struck by train No. 2 ut
second grade crossing west of Elko.
We find that engineer of No. 2,
three1ourths Of a mile west of this
crossing sounded three blasts of
steam whistle in answer to signal
to stop at Elko station and again
sounded seam whistle, one long
blast, when one-half mile west of
the crossing, apd Immediately
started bell ringing by automatic
bell ringer, and that bell was ring
ing at the time accident occurred.
We End that crossing in question
is equipped with standard crossing
warning sign. That Mr.. Carter
and other occupants Of automobile
approached crossing without look
ing in either direction to see if
train was coming, and did not see
train until automobile was within
fifty feet of track, when attention
Of driver was called to it by D. D.
Ogilyie who was. riding in front
seat with Mr.. Carter, the driver,
From demonstration made May
28th with Ford automobile of same
class as was driven by Mr.. Carter
with train No. 2 approaching as on
day of accident, it was found that
clear viaw of the train can be had
from a point onr.luarter OF a mile
east of crossing to the half mile
west Of crossing, or for total dis
lance of thrs e-quarters Of q mile to
the west in direction Mr.. Carter
was driving.
1t is the opinion of this board
that responsibility for accident
rests with driver of the automobile
for not properly observing track
before attempting to cross over and
that the railroad company or it's
employees are in no way RESPONSE
ble."
The report is signed by Fl. W..
Wistner, assistant superintendent;
John Reddy, roadnaster, Carlin
division; Nj. vollen, general fore
MANN. P; A. G. Mcbride, mana
ger Elko Lumber company: 7. j..
Critchley, manager Elko Water
Company.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
A FALSE CHARGE

The editor of the Free Press IN
Mondays issue charges the INDIE
p,ndcnt With c%ondoning the wrong
ful action ofthe Bell Telephone COM
pany in putting its line on Court
street and refers to the issue of
May 28th as proof of the charge.
The writer Of that article pos
sesses a mind that dwells almost
exclusively on the shadowy line
that divides imagination from
downright Justification. This time
he broke down the shadowy barrier
and deliberately falsified. :
1t may be that a paper can
thrive upon that sort Of stuff, but
sooner or later it's readers will find
it out. There is nothing in our
article of May 18th that any fair
mind can construe into q condcna-
ton of the act of the telephone
company. If there is we invite the
editor of the Free Press to point
it out.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
JUMPS FROM
BURNING BUILDING

Narrowly escaping instant death
and sustaining internal injuries
that may yet prove fatal, Mrs.
Beck, well known dressmaker, re-
siding over the National Meat
market in West second street leap
ed from a rear second story win
dow this morning at $40 o'clock.
Hes establishment was in flames,
caused by a "blowback'' from a
stove in the front room Of her
apartments. The dressmaker, u
colored woman, was aroused from
sleep by the cracking Of flames
and the acrid smoke. She ran from
her couch to the front room and
caught down a pair of portieres
that we're ablaze. These she carried
through the room. scattering fire
all along the way.
Then, crying FIRE, che leaped
from a rear window, striking on a
telephone wire and then hitting the
ground.
George Mahan, night Waterman
for the banks heard her cries and
saw the smoke issuing from the
windows. He turned in an alarm
from box 5 and the central depart
ment was on the scene in one min
ute 20 seconds.
The fireman carried Mrs. Becks
across the street to the Byinetun
building where she received medi-
cal attention. One stream, from
the chemical engine, conquered the
fire in a few minutes, with the re-
suit that little damage was done
to the building and none to the
meat market below. Insurance
covers the loss to the building.
Several expensive gown were de-
stroyed or damaged by flames and
smoke and chemicals. Prompt and
efficient action by the central de.
partment prevented a fire that
threatened the property Of large
value.-Reno Gazette. :
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
to these sayings to do them, thou
shalt live long in the land.
THE COST OF JOY RIDING

Eight years ago sixteen persons
lost their lives within the limits of
Chicago because of automobile ac-
cidents.
Six years ago 10, five years ago
%, four years ago, So, three years
ago rs, two years ago 90, and last
year 1876.
In four years the number Of nom
fatal accidents in Chicago increas-
ed from $50 in 1910 to 2O29 last
year.
This is a larger toll of life and
S Affering than was exacted on the
railroads in that city in that per-
iod. Is the same ratio true of the
entire country?
Wouldn't it be worth our while
to know? Oughtn't there to be as
careful a census of the mishaps
from the gas engine as we now
have of accidents Of locomotion by
steam?
Of course these figures are not
anything against the automobile,
any more than the interstate COM
merce commissions statistics of
RAILROAD accidents are against con-
tinuing to ride by rail. But il we
cared to compile and study them
carefully, we might learn more
quickly how to secure safety first.
You notice how these deaths are
increasing.
Some day they'll be SO many that
folks will get scared.
Common folks. we mean-t the
folks who are run over.
What will happen then, we wor-
der? Baker City, (ore..) Demo-
crat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
TRIP TO dOLLION

Yesterday the writer took a day
Oft and visited Bullion. The trip
was made with Adolph Kuudson at
the wheel of his Ford auto and
Supt Davis and Willard Mason as
fellow passengers. Leaving Elko a
few minutes after 8 o'clock, the
party unloadei at the Bunker Hill
tunnel shortly after II o'clock.
Davis and Mason remained atthe
tunnel and AdolpS and the writer
started for Highland reaching there
just in time to be invited to dinner
by Mr.. and Mrs. Kline. Having
slowed away a generous supply Of
good things the two started for
the Kerr & Peterson, lease near the
SUMMIT Bunker Hill. This was
a walk of nearly half o mile up a
steep mountain grade. Reaching
the old Elk dump, Supt. Pierce and
Mr.. Fordham we're found, After
resting awhile, Mr.. Pierce took the
pilgrims up nearly a 20 per cent
grade to tunnel Mt. 8 of the lease.
Entering the tunnel a short dis
lance, they were shown IN immense
edge of silper-leai ore. owe 20
feet in with A short distance
from this ledge and running paral.
lei with it a big lsdge of copper
ore. The ether tunnels OH the
lease were left in bad shape by the
old managemant and have not yet
been put in working condition.
Piled up about the Elk dump and
around the chute from No. 8 tun-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
CANNOT Be CURED

by local application, as they can
hot reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness and that is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused from the inf1amed condition
of the mucous lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is
indamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness
is the result, and unless iDfiamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred DOL
lars for any case of Deafness caus-
ed by cafarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, Is cents.
Take Halls family Pills for con-
stipatiun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02

mel are 400 sacks Of ore ready 70,
shipment. This ore was broken
down by the former leasers and viii
be shipped to Raine's siding on thu
Eureka & Palisade railroad as soon
as Hill. Monahan & Taylol, the
contractors, get their trucks on.the
ground ready for work. 1t is ex-
pected that the ore will begin NOV
ing in three or four days. Supt.
Pierce had his force yesterday
shoveling snow and putting the
road in shape for the Packard
trucks.
Eordham and Dagg are sacking
and shipping over a hundred ton OF
ore from the Elk mine.. This ore
looks good to the miner and will
doubtless return a snug net income
to the leasers.
After Inspecting the ore in the
tunnel the return trip to the Bunk
er Hill tunnel was male. Here q
trip through the 216O foot tunnel
was made, after which, Adolph and
the writer started for Mr.. Cations
camp, where Mr.. Scott, a San Fran
cisco capitalist and Mr.. Graham
joined them. At Bullion, MI. Ora
ham left the party and the others
came to town.
The trip both ways was without
specia: interest. About q or 5 miles
from Bullion on the return trip,
the road showed the effect Of g
heavy rain and from there on to
town the auto plowed through mud
and water. The first bridge between
Mr.. Cowling's place and Bullion
was nearly washed out by the rain
and was impossible for teams and
machines going from this way ow.
ing to the earth being washed away
from the east side of the planks.
The South Fork showed a raise of
nearly a foot from what it was in
the morning.
With the exception of a few
Sharp ciJruac tho nom D,,ll;oo ,ool.
are well built aud are a big i'm
provement over the old roads. 1t
will cost considerable money to cut
down the banks and make the
chryes longer and safer for freight
teams and automobiles. Some OF
these curves r really too sharp
for safe travelling.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
BOARD OF INQUIRY REPORT

The board Of inquiry that in
CURED into the collision between
John Carter's automobile and pass.
enger train No. 2 on May 26th has
made the following report:
This board finds that on May 26,
1927 q. m. as train No. 2 approach
ed Elko at speed between 20 and
25 miles per hour. Mr.. j. H. Cart
er, driving Ford automobile west
from Elko at speed of about 1E
mileS per hour, on wagon road
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02

Thatcher also prssents q blu for
$3.50 for attending two safety
first meetings at Reno. II any
state official has any legitimate
authority to attend a political con-
vention ut the expense of the state.
We never heard of it. Too much
politics is infused in such gather
ings. and very little benefit gained
by the public Carson Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
aus.Isn HANKS and ciss..a.

There Is no upper middle class in
Russia; a family 10 either OF the peas.
antry-although this term has now q
very wide i~nclusion.-or OF the aris-
tocracy. And at court no one has
precedence according to Inherited
rank, only according to oficial po-
sition In the government.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
SALMAGUNDI.

III ara.rH-t 49, - trZEaF III
operetta. Jack and the Beanstalk
by Grammar school Friday. June 8.
Admission 25 cents.-Advt.
WANTED-Horses and cattle to
pasture at 81 per head per month.
ApplR@A A. S. Jones, Ten Mile,
Eik53 Nevads.--Advt.
can Hour Before Dawn" an
astounding mystery, introducing
the greatest marvel of the age, will
be shown at the Opera House to-
night Don't fail to see it.-Advt.
Bids for the construction of Ne
Rsda's building at the Exposition
were opened yesterday. Seven
bids we're presented ranging from
$21, 900 by w. C. McGinty & Son.
Reno, to $29.269. by Clock, Shea,
Reno.
Treasurer Miller estim ltes the
delinquent. list to be in the neigh
borhoud of $ll00, due from about
80 taxpayers. All the railroads
paid the secopd lnstallment in full
without protest. The delinquent
list is very large for the second in
stallment.
If the people of the State Of Ne
vada have granted the sum of
Sl4O, 600 to be expended in expos
ing the state at the Panama fair
why is it necessary to borrow
l. money from the Carson Valley
Bank and paw Interest on it, the
interest being charged up to the
appropriation ?-Carson News.
Mount Lassen, a peak of the
Sierra Nevadas between Plumas
aAd-Shasta counties, California, is
in eruption. A new crater has
opened in the side of the mountain,
with lateral assures running in all
directions. Ashes cover the ground
to a distance of three miles and
large bouiders have been elected
from the crater. A cloud of smoke
and steam hangs W. the noun
tain. Mount Lassen is i0,473 feet
high and of volcanic origin.
Commissioner Mills, of the Ne.
vada Exposition Board takes the
broad4 aEnd that if the state
Aboard Of Examiners rejects Sena-
tor KepdalI's bill for services that
body will have to reject his ex-
pense account. Well why not! One
would think from a casual observa-
tion that there was a shortage of
good material in Nevada for these
exposition jobs or that the legisla-
ture has a monopoly Of the talent.
However to the man up a tree it
would seem as though there was
some good material left among
noh-ofice holding citize ns.-Tono-
pah Bonanza.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement Of Candidates at
the Primary election will be made
under this head for SO each up to the
primary and for IS additional from the
primary to the November election.
Payment strictly in advance.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
urannn Am Rinnt.

Harold had discovered a new play.
nate in a boy who had recently moved
nto the neighborhood. what sort OF
a boy is this Johnnie you talk 60
much about7" asked the careful moth
err. "oh. he's not an angel-that isn't
bis specialty--but he's all right re-
piled Harold.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
For State Superintendent
Of Public instruction

EDWARD E. WINFREY hereby an
ounces himself as a candidate for the
nomination Of State Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, subject to the
decision Of the Democratic voters at the
Primary election.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-02
"a claan Mood.

Wood that ia grained or vanished
in imitation of hardwood is best
cleaned by rubbing Il well with cloths
wrung out OF ecapsuds, to which some
borax has boon added. AS a fniah
rub hard with q soft cloth dipped In
kerosene.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
s45 CHINESE STUDENTS HERE
New York Leads, With 149, With Cal
ifornia Second and IIlincis
Third.

Ithaca, N. Y-Eight hundred and
forty-five Chinese students are attend
ing educational institutions in the
United States, according to statistics
published in the Chinese Students
Monthly for February. Of these As are
registered in Cornell university, which
ranksS third among the larger schools
of the nation in regard to the number
enrolled Columbia has more than 20,
the most that any single college can
claim. They are nearly all graduate
students, however, while those of Cor
nell are principally undergraduates
and very active in university life. OF
the total number 149 are studying in
New York state, which leads all 9TH
ers in the number of undergraduates,
California runs a close second with
145. Illinois has 10S, while the rest
are scattered throughout 25 other
states
OF the first five courses, IN which
the largest number of Chinese stu
dents are enrolled, four deal with en-
cheering. Civil engineering leads with
4S, mining 40 and electrical engineer
ing 80. Following these In order are
Economics, 35; chemistry, 81; medi-
cine, 80; education, 27; commerce, %;
politics, 81; naval architecture, Is;
law, 13; textile manufacturing. 4; rail-
way administration, q; physics, q;
army, 2; navy, l.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03

thing of the possibilities latent in the
idea of bringing up thousands of boys
to perform some good turn, day after
day, during their most impressionable
years. What might logically happen
as a result of this cumulative habit on
the part of forty or fifty thousand lads
in one country almost stunned him.
He fired question after question at
the little chap in uniform, who stood
there, lantern in hand, that drizzling,
foggy night. He learned that scouts
first duty is forgetfulness of self and
service to others. especially in time of
danger. He learned that the corner
stone was truth and honor, loyalty to
God, to family, country and all placed
in authority; that scout learns how
to drive out evil thoughts and desires
by systematic exercise which hardens
his muscles, by cool baths, by proper
food and suitable clothing, and, espe-
cially by keeping his mind occupied
by doing things that are interesting
as well as being what older folks call
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03

training dogs and horses, seeting up
and working wireless apparatus in
town or open country-these are only
a few of the many features which en-
ter into scout work. And at the basis
of all is that single principle of SELF
control and service for others which
includes rigidly the rule of lone good
turn every day"
In Massachusetts. Boy Scouts are
now making census of trees. describ-
ing the species, size, growth and loca-
ton, so a record may be compiled By
the forestry commission. In several
states they act as deputy game and
fish wardens. In other localities they
are regularly enlisted as aids of the
official fire wardens of great forest
tracts. In city after city, especially
in the middle west, they have carried
out campaigns of cleaning up neigh
borhoods.
Philadelphia has enlisted the CO.
operation of Boy Scouts in protecting
the city squares and parks. William
H. Ball, chief of the bureau of public
property, declares that they can do
far more than regular attendants in
preventing other lads who are thought
less from destroying shrubbery and
damaging fine trees.
Governor Deneen of Illinois enlisted
the services of Boy Scouts in helping
the public safety commission of Chi
cago and Cook county. The job of the
scouts is especially to help other chill
dren understand and avoid dangers in
the streets; to guide very little folks
across crowded highways and show
them how to keep their heads when
unexpectedly caught in maze of We
hicles. Each of these scouts had been
furnished with a safety commission
button, so that other children-and
adults, too-have no hesitation in call
ing on them for assistance and advice.
Scouts of Texarkana, Ark, have
been kind to a woman who was in
great need after the death of her hus-
| band. In all probability she thanked
| the boys, but she also wrote letter
to headquarters, in which she told
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
Roy SCOUTS ORGANIZATION Of UNITED
STATES IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD
American Who Was Lost in British Capital Strongly Impressed
With Idea Conveyed to Hin by Youngster Who Rendered
Him Service-Possibities Ct the Plan Appealed to
Western Man and He introduced 1t at Home.

worth while. And finally the Ameri-
can learned that at the head of this
wonderful organization of English boys
was Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell
The American went in to dinner; his
young guide saluted and went on his
way. Next day the American sought
Gen. Baden-Powell, and before long
had so absorbed the spirit of the scout
movement that he hastened home full
Of the idea Of organizing correspond
ing movement for American lads. And
that is how the Boy Scouts of America
came to be started.
Since the time when it was placed
on permanent footing, just four
years ago, the Boy Scouts of America
have grown by leaps and bounds. To-
day there are more than 100000
scouts in the whole country. but only
1000 scout masters, and the need for
more men to help develop and guide
boy life is growing keener month by
month.
The activities of the scouts are most
varied and comprehensive Work in
gymnasiums. hikes in the country, ex-
perience in building shelters in the
woods, lighting fires with one match
and without any match at all, cook
ing plain food, finding edible roots,
berries, ETC., when food supplies are
lacking; instruction in swimming, div
ing, lifesaving. resuscitation of per-
sons apparently drowned, fighting
fires, rescuing persons from burning
buildings filed with smoke and flames,
skating, snowshoeing, building tempo
rary bridges, cleaning up dirty neigh
borhoods, exterminating flies, abolish
ing mosquito pests, all the principal
forms of first aid to the injured, stop
ping runaways, handling small boats
in heavy seas carrying messages with
utmost accuracy across short or long
stretches of city or country, running.
jumping. guarding game and fish,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-04-03
LIBELED BY TALKING HORSE
German spinster Picked Out by AMI
NAL as Woman Most in
Love Sues Circus.

Berlfn.-Butzow, in Mecklenburg,
has the distinction of being the first
town where In inhabitant has been
libeled by talking horse. Recently
talking horse connected with trav-
cling circus was instructed by its
trainer to select from the audience
the woman who was most in love.
The intelligent animal sought out an
elderly spinster who was present with
her fiance, whereat shouts Of laugh
ter arose from the audience.
Finally, the fiance, losing his tenn
per, drew revolver and fred shot,
which he merely intended to frighten
the testers. The bullet struck and
slightly wounded a married woman
who was some distance off. The vic
tim now claims damages for assault,
while the spinster sues the circus
proprietor for the insult perpetrated
by the talking horse.