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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Indian Strangled
Near Lake Tahoe

TRUCKEE, Cal, Aug 14-A feud
among the Washoe Indians living at
the south end of Lake Tahoe last
night threatened to culminate in
murder Wednesday morning of John
nv Lancaster, one of the leaders of
the tribe in this vicinity Warned
by conservative members of the
tribe, a posse of deputy sheriffs left
this place last night FOR the end of
the lake, some thirty-six miles away,
to preserve order if possible.
The killing of Lancaster is said to
be the result of several months Of
bad feeling among the tribesmen,
which broke up with charges of
cheating. 1t is said that one out
growth of the trouble was the shoot
ing of Jennie Dixon, a squaw, by
Johnny Hamilton, a Washoe, in an
attempt to kill Ned Carson, another
Washoe, near Reno. Another out
growth is said to be the stabbing of
Blind joe Washoe, living in
this vicinity
The killing of Lancaster was at
first thought to be prompted by the
motive of robbery, but the evidence
disclosed that it was the work of
Indians employing a peculiar meth
cd of garroting characteristic of the
tribe An Indian, wearing mocca-
sins, had crept behind Lancaster, who
was fishing, and, casting bag over
his head, frightened the mouth around
Lancaster's neck, strangling him.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Judge Curler In Town

Judge B. S. Curler, Republican
nominee for justice of the Supreme
court, arrived on the motor this al
ternoon. He will remain for the
next few days preparing his reply to
the petition of the Pacific Power
company for new trial in the dam
age case of Sheaf versus the Pacific
Power company which was tried be-
fore the Federal court last spring
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14

need not all be appended to one
ed by five voters. Said signatures
paper, but each signer shall add to
his signature his place Of residence.
One of the signers of each said GER
tihcates shall swear that the state
ments therein made are true, to the
best Of his knowledge and belief,
and a certificate OF such oath shall
be annexed. Such certificate of NOM
ination shall have the same effect as
a nomination made by primary
election. The certificate of nomina
ton herein provided for shall state
the name of the party of principle
which the person nominated by peti-
ton of electors represents, but in so
doing the name of no political party
existing at the last preceding general
election shall be used"
Section of the said chapter pro-
vides for the place and manner OF
filing of certificates of nomination
or petitions of independent candi-
dates. Section 5 of said chapter 5
defines the requisites of the petition,
and prescribes the only disqualified
tion that can be found with reference
10 who may or may not sign indie
pendent candidates petition, section
5 being as follows:
mo certificate OF nomination shall
contain the name of more than one
candidate for each office to be filled
No person shall join in nominating
under the provisions of section of
| this Act more than one nominee for
each office to be filed. and no per-
son who has voted in a convention
either in person or by proxy for or
against any candidate for any office,
shall join in nominating, in any
manner, any other nominee for that
office, and no person shall accept a
nomination to more than one office" "
| The only disqualihcations that are
expressly made are those enumerated
in section 5 that no person who has
voted in a convention either in per-
son or by proxy for or against a
candidate for any office shall join in
nominating by petition or otherwise
any other nominee for the same Of
/ fihce, and this, | believe, is the only
disqualification which aists. The
election law and the primary law
! are purely statutory, and unless the
! legislature makes further disqualifi-
| cation than those enumerated in the
I statutes, no other disqualification
! should be read into the act. The leg
islature has expressed the only dis
qualification, and applying the max
i'm "Expressio unius est exclusio al
terius" it would seem that the legis-
lature has expressed the only dis
qualification it intended to make.
| am, therefore, of the opinion that
an elector. who has registered as a
member OF one of the several polit-
ical parties OF this state for pri-
mary election is not thereby disqual-
J fled from signing nominating petit
tons of independent candidates for
office, and that such signatures, if
otherwise qualified, are proper, and
should be counted in making up the
necessary percentage required to be
upon independent petitions.
| am further of the opinion that an
elector, who signs an independent
candidates petition is not thereby
disqualified from voting in party pri-
maries. if he is properly registered
for such primary. 1t is not requi-
site that a member of party shall
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Refuses to Resign

A. B. Lightfoot of Ely, deputy ST,
perintendent of public instruction,
who was recently reported by Super
intendent of Public Instruction Bray
as having resigned, states that he
has not done so, and has no inten-
ton OF doing SO. Lightfoot claims
that the first he knew Of his "resig-
nation was when he received a let
ter from Bray accepting it and say
ing his successor had been named.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Laid to Rest

The funeral of the late Andrew
Simpson Bryant took place this af-
ternoon from the family home. Rev
McCreery of the Presbyterian church
conducting the services. In addition
to the relatives a large number 81
old-time friends attended the burial
which occurred in the family plot at
Lone Mountain cemetery. The pail
bearers were: ]. P. Woodbury.
John Ulrich, William Kinney, Henry
Kayser, Ed Vanderleth and George
Meyers.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. A.
General Won Emmich, commanding
the German forces, is reported as
having been killed at Liege.
The French claim the victory in
the fighting in the Vosges mountains.
One entire German division is re-
ported captured.
Berlin advices claim that the Ger
mans, while suffering heavy losses,
are still advancing on Paris.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Engaged In Interstate Traffic

On Wednesday, August 10Th, the
Interstate Commerce commission
will hold hearing at Tahoe City,
on the shores OF Lake Tahoe, to
take testimony relative to the claim
that a steamboat, owned by a rail-
road company, is engaged in inter
state traffic contrary to certain sec
tions of the Panama canal law as
passed by congress.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14


vote or intend to vote for every NOM
inee OF his party at the ensuing cleo
ton. and that is we'll shown by the
nomination papers of candidates,
which only require of candidates OF
said party that they shall intend to
vote for a majority of the candidates
of said party. See subdivision \,
section of chapter 3, of an act en-
titled can Act relating to elections
and removals from office" approved
March 81, 1913. No strict rule or
requirement certainly could not be
applied to electors within a party
than to the candidates of the party.
am further confirmed in this
opinion by section l8 of the primary
law. which gives the grounds for
challenge, and while one of the
grounds for challenge is that the in
tended voter does not belong to the
particular party deg ignateI upon
the register, yet there is no right of
challenge by reason of the fact that
an elector has signed an independent
candidates nominating petition. A
man may be member OF party and
entitled to participate in the selec-
ton OF candidates even though he
does not intend to support all of the
candidates of the party.
| further call your attention to the
opinion of my predecessor in office,
the late Honorable Cleveland H.
Baker, contained in the report Of
the attorney general for the years
loll-l2 at pages 145. l46 and l47, in
which Mr.. Baker held, and with
which | am of full accord, that there
is no provision of law prohibiting
electors who had voted in a primary
election from signing petition of
an independent candidate for nomin-
alton to an office to which a nominee
had been selected at the primary.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. B. THATCHER,
Attorney General
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Winters Will Preside

The regular session of the Dis
trict court of Lyon county next
week will be presided over by Judge
Winters of Fallon, who desires %
become acquainted with the work OF
the county In the event of his sue
cess at the coming election Judge
Winters will preside regularly over
the affairs of that court.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
BULLETINS AND BRIEFS

AMSTERDAM, via London, Aug.
l4.-Fighting in the neighborhood OF
the Belgian town of Tongres, to the
north of Liege, has been resumed,
according to the correspondent OF
the Telegraf at Maesericht, who says
that after a quiet night an artillery
duel was resumed this morning i'll
that direction.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Another Shipment of Porkers

On the 18th another car of the
famous Carson valley porkers will
go out over the Virginia AMI
Truckee en- route to the Tonopah
and Goldheld Meat company at
Goldheld. The hogs will be slaugh-
cred at the company's abattoir near
the gold camp.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Notice to Electors

To those desiring to vote at tine
primary, Register Keith's office will
be open every evening from to 6
o'clock until August 2lst, the last
day to register for the primaries.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Car Leaves Track

The dining car on train No. "a of
the Southern Pacific railroad jump
ed the track recently near Wabuska,
and after humping along the ties for
a considerable distance, suddenly
tipped over on its side. With the
exception of severe shaking up the
train crew escaped injury.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
independent Candidates Petition
Can Be Signed by Qualified EIector

The question having arisen wheth-
or not citizen who had regis
tered for the primary election and
given his party affiliation could sign
the petition OF an independent can
didate for office, Attorney General
Thatcher was asked by County Clerk
Patterson to give an opinion on the
matter. This he has done, express
irg it as his judgment that an indie
pcpdents petition can be signed by
any qualified citizen. Mr.. Pattr-
sons letter and General Thatcher'S
reply follow:
Carson City, Aug. ID, 1914.
Hon. +. O. Patterson, County Clerk
of Ormsby County, Carson City,
Nevada.
DEER Sir--I am in receipt OF your
letter Of August llth, submitting
for my opinion the following quea-
tioE:
Car an elector, who signs an III
dependent candidates petition, vote
at the ensuing primary election
Your question presents as a or
ollary further question::
"Can an clector. who has register
ed a. :, member of one OF the "lit
ia. Parties OF tbs state siei the
ror, citing pett.2r oi an ,hue"end-
q: car didate?"
Scion 2 Of chap,er 3 of An Act
relat ~ to elections and 'e"ova S
i.un effice," approved Marci u,
1:3, l;ovides:
"All eandinates 50" electi@, Offices
shall be nominated as follows. |.
BY direct vote at primary elections
held in accordance with the provi-
sions of this act; or 2, by nominating
petitions signed and filed as provided
by existing laws.
t IS manifest fro;l This sec' l tho.
at aGnt t the ouisc ,! the p mary
law T. % indepeni.n' candidates ma?
be nominated by petition. This is
followed by further provision OF
the primary act itself, subdivision I
O. ;. ION 7, VIII N provides H. III
lows:
20; Nothing he"e,n shall be -)n-
s.ru,.. as prohibiting the independ-
ent nomination OF candidates to be
voted Tor at any general election,
by electors or bodies OF electors, as
now provided by law, but candi-
date defeated at a primary election
held under the provisions OF this
act shall be ineligible for nomina-
ton TO the same office at the same
election.
Sector 2 of chapter ) of AN Act
relating to elections and removals
from Office approved March 81
1918 under the title australian Bal
lot law" defines convention and the
purposes for which it may be held
Section 3 is the legislative authori
ty for the nomination of independent
candidates by petition, and is as fol'
lows:
"A candidate for public office may
be nominated otherwise than by a
primary election in the manner fol-
lowing: A certificate of nomination
shall be signed by electors residing
within the district or political divi-
sion for which candidates are to be
presented equal in number to at
least 10 per cent of the entire vote
cast at the last preceding election in
the state, district or political divi-
sion for which the nomination is 20
he made: provided, that such certfi-
Gates shall not be valid unless sign.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14

Stories Don't Agree
PARIS, Aug. 14.-Advices from
the front claim that the advance of
the Germans has so far been check
ed and that their losses are such
they will be obliged to give up their
intended invasion of France.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14

ing to change in any way the GUS
toms duties An extra tax on 1iq-
uors, possibly including doubling the
ono dollar barrel now assessed
upon beer, is the plan to be discuss
ed. There was talk not only of in
creasing tax on liquors. but on to-
bacco, proprietary medicines and 9th
er articles.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
German Artillery DESTROYED

LONDON, Aug. l4.-All the heavy
German artillery has been destroyed
by the extraordinary accurate fire
from the Liege forts, which are
still intact, according to a dispatch
received by the Exchange Telegraph
company from its Brussels corres-
pOndent
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
No Treasury Deficit

There is no treasury deficit,
said Senator Simmons later, but we
do not want to wait until there is a
deficit before acting. 1t is absolute
ly necessary that the confidence of
the people in the financial soundness
OF the government shall be maintain
ed at a time like this"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Dutch Troops On Frontier

ROTTERDAM, via London, Aug
l4--Sixty thousand Dutch troops
are on the line OF the frontier. Large
areas of land have been flooded to
a depth of three feet as a precau-
tIOnarV measure.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14

Claim Forts Are Reduced
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Ger
mans claim to have reduced the fort:
at Liege with their heavy seige guns
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14

{. J. Kelsey. working in connec-
ton with the Nevada State univers-
ity authorities, has determined the
source of cattle losses in this section
for many years. These losses are
believed to have been caused by the
cattle eating poison hemlock, a plant
that abounds along the sloughs in
the lower levels of this and other
Nevada valleys.--Churchill County
Standard
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Reports Evidently Made Up From
Rumors, Which Tell Conflicting
Stories-Germans State They Are
Marching Towards France and
French Deny 1t

They lost 5000 men assaulting the
city in entering which they rode
reoklessly to death.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Turkey Wants Ir

Turkey Wants In
LONDON, Aug l4.-It is report
ed from Constantinople that Turkey
expects to get into the European
fray at any moment.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14

man cruisers which have been try
ing to intercept British shipping on
the North Atlantic
To Cash Checks
PARIS, Aug. l4.-Arrangemen
have been completed under which
American letters of credit, travellers
checks and like paper may be cashed
i'll all the principal cities of France,
Italy and Switzerland.
Hasten to Paris
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug IA
A number of American tourists here
are leaving for Paris despite the thir-
ty-hour railway journey, in the hope
that they may obtain passage at
Cherbourg on the steamer France.
To Charter Vessel
LONDON, Aug. 14.-Walter Page,
the American ambassador, this after
noon authorized the American trans
portation committee to charter a YES
sci i'll Europe to take refugees home
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-14
Chased German Cruiser

HALIFAX, N. s., Aug. l4.-For
half an hour Thursday H. NJ. S.
Bristol, the smallest British war
ship in the North Atlantic, fought a
long range duel with the KarIruht
the largest and fastest of the Ger
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-06-27
WILSON BELIEVES PEACE
PLAN WILL Finally PREVAIL
Gratiffed over Invitation to Constitu
tIonaiists to Take Part In In
formal Conferences.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Wash
ington government whose hopes fol
peace In Mexico had been somewhat
dampened by the events of the past
week were wearing hopeful smiles
again Monday when the announce
ment came from Niagara Falls that
the United States had extended an
invitation to representatives Of the
Mexican constitutionalists to meet
the American and fHuerta delegates
to the mediation conference for an
informal discussion of peace propos
ais
That the United States had foa
some time been exerting strong in
fluence to bring the constitutionalisi
leaders into the mediation confer
once upon such basis. one that would
not involve an armistice In the cam
paign against the Huerta government
was not denied here
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-06-27
BLOODY END TO
PEACE MEETING
MINERS ENGAGE IN BATTLE IN
BUTTE. INSURGENTS RouT-
ING REGULARS.
Following Fight in Which One Man
10 Killed, Mob oynamites Union
Hall, Having SECURED Dynamite
From the Stewart Mine.

Butte, Mont.-One man was killed,
one fatally and one slightly wounded
as the result of riot OF miners Tues
day night.
The miners union hall. crowded
with deputies, was blown up with
dynamite.
Ernest l.. Noy. aged 81. freight clerk
In the Great Northern Office. who was
bystander. was killed
Peter Bruneau. aged 81. miner.
aligned with the Meyer forces. was
shot by mistake and fatally wounded,
Chris Kramer of Los Angeles was
slightly wounded A bullet grazed
his abdomen.
The trouble was precipitated pre-
sumably by deputies of Sheriff Tim
Driscoll opening fire upon the crowd
when insurgent miners were threaten
ing to break up a meeting Of the old
union called by Charles H. Meyer
president of the Western Federation
Of Miners, In an effort to bring about
reconciliation between the TIVE
warning factions OF the miners.
Eighty deputies armed with sawed
of shotguns and revolvers were sta
toned in the miners union building, Ii
which were Meyer, President Der
Riley Of the local federation and loca
and other officers against whose nd
ministration the miners had revolted
| The moment the fighting bega
Meyer and the other officials hurrie'
from a rear door, leaped into wait
/ ing auto and were hurried from tn
city.
The miners, determined upo
wreaking vengeance upon Meyer an
other union officials, surrounded tn
miners hall, threatening to blow
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-06-27
RENDER DECISION
AGAINST RAILWAYS
SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN
OPINION IN iNTERMouNTAiN
RATE CASE.
UphcIds the Orders Of the Interstats
Commerce Commission, Deciding
That the Long and Short Haul
Clause 10 Constitutional.

Washington.-The interstate com,
merce commissions so-called inter.
mountain rate orders were sustained
es valid on Monday by the supreme
court, which held at the same time
that the long and short haul clause
of the interstate commerce law was
constitutional. Both had been at,
tackled by the transcontinental ran,
roads.
The defunct commerce court, pass
Ing over the constitutional question,
had annulled the orders on the ground
that the commissioners had no aw
thority to issue blanket" or zone"
orders and might act only on the req,
condolences OF specific rates.
In overturning that contention and
holding that the commission did
have such power. the supreme court
decided a point which lawyers and
close observers OF the interstate com.
MERGE commissions procedure say ID
OF equal Importance to the intermoun,
tain rate case itself--if not greater.
Opposition to the 5 per cent In.
| crease In freight rates being asked
by the eastern raiIroads--and upon
which the interstate commerce com
mission is expected to announce ita
decision at any day--has been based
principally upon the contention that
the commission did not have author
ity under the law to grant such ,
blanket increase"
Copies of the courts decision wer'
sent Immediately to the commission
for It's guidance.
What the effect-if any-of the de
cision upon the rate case may be
can only be the subject OF conjecture
There are those among the well-ir
formed In the commissions proceed
ure, however, who say the decision Il
the disposition OF the railroads ar
pication has been delayed awaitinl
the supreme courts decision on tina
important point.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-06-27
Notice of Primary
Nomination and Election
STATE OF NEVADA,

County of Lincoln
l, Chas. Culverwell, duly qualified
and acting County Clerk In and for
the County OF Lincoln. State OF Me-
gada. do hereby give notice. in ae-
cordance with Section 4 of Chapter 3
OF the act entitled AN Act relating
to Elections and Removals from Or
fice." approved March 81. 1913. chap
ter 2S4, page 1913, Statutes 1918. that
tina following are the offices for
which candidates are to be nominated
at the Primary Election to be held
ON Tuesday, the first day of Sep
tcmbsr. 1914, for Lincoln County.
Nevada.
One United States Senator
One Representative In Congress.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
One Justice of the Supreme Court.
One Secretary Of State.
One State Treasurer.
One State Controller.
One Attorney General.
One Surveyor General.
I One State Superintendent Of Public
instruction.
One superintendent Of State Print
Ing.
One Clerk Of the Supreme Court.
One State Mining inspector.
Two Regents Of the University. o,
Nevada, long term.
One Regent Of the University Of
Nevada, short term.
Two District Judges Tenth JudicIa
/ District.
Two Assemblymen.
One District Attorney.
One County Treasurer and Clark.
One Sheriff and Assessor.
One County Recorder and Auditor
One County Surveyor.
One Public Administrator.
One Member Board Of County Com
missioners, long term.
Ono Member Board of County Con-
mlssioners, short ten.
One Member Board Of Education
long term.
One Member Bard Of Education
short term.
One Justice of the Peace in eac
township.
One Constable in each township.
In witness whereof have hereunt
Get my hand and seal of the Count
] of Lincoln. State Of Nevada. thi
18th day of June, A. D. 1914.
CHAS. CULvERWELL,
County Clerk, of Lincoln Count
Nevada.
First pub. 6-27; last, I'll.