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Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-11
TORTURING PRISONERS
BRINGS PROMOTION
fIr,i.ol r,.sa. r, {.
Omitted Press pay service)

st. Petersburg, May 9.-In promot
ing Nj. Gregua to be assistant direc-
tor in the Criminal Investigation De-
partment the Russian Government has
indicated its utter lack of sincerity
in its professed efforts to abolish
torture in the prisons. Gregus had
only recently been dismissed as
chief of the detective service in Riga
as result of the exposure of hor-
rors perpetrated in the prison there in
order to exort confessions" In trial
of II workmen charged with the at
tempted murder of an engineer four
testified that they had been compelled
to Confess" although innocent, be-
cause of the uncomfortable tortures in
fiicted upon them under Gregus' Or
ders.
1t was in Riga that there existed
before the revolution of 1905 the ter
rible museum of horrors" gutta per.
cha rods filled with lead for beating
iron jackets, serewing cuffs, pincers,
and needles, and other instruments
of medieval barbarity. The furthe~
use of these was forbidden after the
revolution, but the prisoners in the
recent case asserted that they were
taken by night, beaten with these
rods until they lost consciousness, and
that most of the other instruments
were brought into use against them.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-11
SAYS LIBERALS ARE
GREAT LIFE SAVERS

London, May 11.-The present Lib
cral government of Great Britain is
one of the greatest life saving in
stitutions in the world, according to
John Burns, member of the cabinet
gnd president of the board of trade.
In the past seven years, since it has
been in power, he declared in speech
at South Shields, it has saved tbs
lives of more than half a million per-
sons. This is the way he works 1t
out:
The reduction in the death rate
shows that $4,000 persons are alive
today who, according to the ratio for
the preceding seven years, really
ought to be dead. This he ascribes
. the Improvement in housing, pub
lie health and other conditions of life
'1rought about by the government 5
progressive and syinpathetic legisla-
tion. He points out also that the to-
al pauperism in England and Wales
has been diminished by % per cent,
so that there are now 178,000 fewer
persons subsisting at the expense Of
the taxpayers than there were eight
ears ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-11

8est equipped ana most careful
riano mover Ed Royce Transfer If
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
MAY CLOSE ASSAY OFFICE

Washington. April 6.-The house
committee on appropriation is pre-
pairing 10 make its annual attempt to
close assay Offices at Boise, Helena,
Salt Lake and Deadwood. The COM
mites Tuesday completed the le fsla-
tive appropriation bill which usually
carries appropriation for these Of.
fices. but % the bin u agfeed upon
and win b reported Wednesday no
appropriation whatever 10 made for
tho four assay offices named. It 10
considered probable that the house
will vote to sustain the committee
and refuse to make any appropriations
to continue the offices after June 80,
for the action Of the committee Is In
accord with the recommendation of TIE
treasury department. Il the house
tails to make any appropriation tor
these offices, senators from western
states will endeavor to have the usual
appropriations restored when the bill
reaches thu senate. The bill pro-
poses to abolish al assay Offices ex-
ceDt those ct New York and Seattle
and the appropriation for Seattle 10
reduced $500 below the amount 70
commended.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

Representative French has bee.
advised by the General Land Office
that twelve parties Of surveyors viii
be put to work surveying railroad
lands within the primary limits ana
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITOL


Ut0UO congressman ~ OH OeO1H0
Washington, D. c., April rep.
resentative French participated in the
Panama tolls debate. speaking in the
House on Monday, and urging that the
ftee tolls policy recommended by the
President be not adopted.
Mr.. French declared that q treaty
Is q contract and in the interpreta-
ton OF q treaty the rules Of interprc-
tation that are held to apply in in
terpreting contracts in civil life should
be applied in the Interpretation Of
contracts or treaties between govern.
ments. Mr.. French pointed out that
In this connection the construction Of
similar treaties is Of highest import
ance and called specific attention
to the treaty of 1915 between the
United States and Great Britain where
in Great Britain guaranteed to the
United States tho same rights In
British ports as were granted tc
British vessels. Under this guaran-
tee Great Britain has charged the
United States from three to more than
six times the charges made to Brit
ish ships entering British ports from
other ports in the British Isles, claim.
ing that while not so stated, coast
wise trade was exempt. Mr.. French
pointed out that by applying the Brit
ish Interpretation of her treaty with
the United Stabes to the language Of
the Hay-Pauncefoto treaty, coast
wise trade Of the United States should
be exempt He then prea mt.
ed to the House what he called a pic.
ture showing the deadly parallel in
which he act forth the section of the
treaty of Great Britain of 1915 and
in parallel column the section of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty and beneath
each treaty Great Britain's conten-
ton
Mr. French further called attention
to the understanding Of the treaty
by those who had part in its framing
and Interpretation, including former
Senator Turner of Washington, Theo-
dore Roosevelt! President Taft and
others and also pointed out that the
Progressive and Demo
cratic parties all bound themselves to
support the policy Of free tolls in
their last National platforms, and
that he made the same promise. to
the people of Idaho in his last cam
paign.
He pointed out that when the bill
was passed two years ago he stood
for preventing the use of the canal
by the railroads of the United States
and favored free tolls to coastwise
trade in order that there might be
the greatest competition possible in
freight rates between the northwest
and the markets Of the east. MI.
French believed then and bslieves now
that the Panama Canal will mean
millions of dollars in profit saved fron
freight rates TO the people of tn,
northwest annually and that free tolls
would mean still further for their
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

Senator Brady has asked the Chair
man of the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds to refer to the
Treasury Department and to the Post
office Department his bills making
appropriations for public buildings
at Payette and Pocatello. AS soon as
tho Departments report ON these bills
Senator Brady win endeavor to have
the committee refer them to the
Senate with favorable recommends
ton.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

q W l u w II II y
places, but 1t does
more good. ZEMO
puts m instant end
to the itching,
leaving the skin
cool and comfort
able. while scratch
ing just makes 1t
worse, and ZEMO
c0nquers the cause
OF the itching at
the same time.
This remarkable
skin remedy acts
almost like magic.
1t quickly aliays
the irritation thu!
C n II q - itching
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

alternating sections, as soon as the
weather will permit. probably about
June 1st The area embraced will
cover something like one-haN a mil
lion acres Of land.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

germ activity or clogged pores and bioof
vessels, and when used regularly produce
really wonderful and permanent results.
Try ZEMOl Prove i. for yourself. Ru.
CSC bottle today and stop your torture
at once.
ZEMO is sod md p',n"ont cod ~ r'-..-
gists everywhere, and in Blackfoot
by Dustin Bros Pharmacy
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
Appropriation TO Maintain Assay
Office
Assay

Senator Brady has offered an
amendment to the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
appropriating $1,000 TO continue the
operation of the Boise Assay office
for the year beginning July 1st. The
House Committee on Appropriations
cut off all appropriation for this Of
flee, and the House, being in favor
Of economy, is expected to pass the
bill with this item left out. If the
House provision should prevail the
Boise Assay office would be closed
on June 30th When this appropria-
ton bill has passed the House Senator
Brady will bring up his amendment
and urge its favorable report by the
Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Tho amount he recommenda includes
$4,70O for salaries Of officials. $1,000
FOR wages of workmen and $4,000 for
contingent expenses, being tho full
amount estimated by the Treasury
Department The total appropriation
asked by Senator Brady is $4,000 in
excess Of the amount appropriated last
year. The House bill also proposes
TO close down the assay offices at
Helena, Deadwood and Salt Lake City.
Senator Brady is asking the Senators
from Utah, Montana and South Dakota
to unite with them in recommending
that the usual appropriation be- made
to maintain these offices throughout
the next fiscal year.
Smith Favon Free Tolls For Our
Vessels
representative Addison T. Smith
voted against the repeal Of the law
allowing free passage through the
Panama Canal OF American coastwise
vessels. In commenting in regard to
his position on this question he said.
Il never expected that any condition
would arise which would prevent my
supporting President Wilson on any
question involving our foreign policy.
but after q most careful study Of the
arguments for and against the exemp-
ton Of tolls, and hearing the de-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
Mail Carriers Friend

Senator Brady is collecting a con.
vincing array Of facts to substantiate
his contantion that the United States
Government is driving scores Of star
route carriers in Idaho into bankrupt.
|cy because of the refusal of the
Post Office Department. to increase
their pay in proportion to the in
creased service required since the par
Gel post went into effect. While Sem
ator Brady believes the parcelA post
is good thing, and should be en-
couraged, and is also convinced
that the service can and should DO
self-supporting, he vigorously pro
tests against a continuance Of the
injustice to carriers, and insists that
every carrier should receive compensa.
ton which fully reimburses him for
the cost of service performed, and
allows fair margin of profit be-
yond Among the instances cited by
Senator Brady is the case Of Albert
w. Ostncr, carrier on the route from
Boise to Quartzburg. 1t costs this
mails, now that he is handling parcel
post packages, but the government al
lows him only $3,164. He and his
bondsmen are being forced by the
government to lose the differEhce Ro-
bert Morrison, contractor on the
Mountain Home Rocky Bar route. is
performing a service which actually
costs him $4,000 a year, and the
government refuses to pay moro than
$685.; he is losing money at the
rate of narly $1,000 year. In like
manner Andrew J. Bockelhimer, DON
tractor ON the White Bird-Boles route .
receives under his contract $1,465
per year for service which costs
him 1920 to perform. And there are
several hundred instances on par
with these. Reports made to Soma
tor Brady show that practically every
star route contractor in Idaho is
being forced by the government to
lose money, and the DEPARTING mt de-
clines to relieve carriers from this
unjust burden. Senator Brady main
tains that under existing law tbs
government is required to fairly COM
pensate carriers, and he is keeping up
his fight not only to secure fair terms
for all Idaho carriers, but full rcsti-
tuition for losses thus far sustained
since the parcel post became opera
tive.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

Representative French had an
amendment included in the Rivers and
Harbors Bill providing for the sur
vey Of the Clarks Fork River between
Albany Falls and Lake Pend d'Ore-
lille. looking to the improvement of
this river.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
ldahoans At Washington

Hugh F. Smith, attorney at law at
Twin Falls, Idaho, son of Congress
man Addison T. Smith, is in Washing
ton. and will appear before the off
cars Of the Interior Department in be-
half Of clients who have cases pend.
Ing there. on his return to Idaho next
week. he will stop in Chicago and St.
Louis in connection with professional
business. Mr.. and Mrs.A w. Laird
and daughters of Potlatch, Idaho.
spent several days at the National
Capital last week, the two daughters
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Laird are studying at
Smiths College, North Hampton, N.
H. Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Fem Of
Kooskia are in Washington. Mr..
Fem who is connected with the For
estry Department is here in CON
nection with his official work.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09
Itching Stops
Instantly!
Ono Application Of ZEMO Stops This
Unbearable Torture and Makes
Life Worth Living.

Get . 26e Bottle Today and Prove It.
It doesn't take any longer to apply ZEMO
4aan It does to scratch and rub those
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

The House Of Representatives has
again cut off the appropriation tor
assay offices at Boise, Helena, Salt
Lake and Dead Wood, claiming that
those offices arc operated at a loss,
and that western miners can ship
their ore to Seattle or New York
without inconvenience. Knowing tho
importance Of the Boise assay office
to tho minors Of Idaho and neighbOr-
ing states, Senator Brady has offered
an amendment to the legislative ap-
preparation bill which appropriatss 80
700 to continue the operation of the
Boise assay office for one year begin
ming July 1st, next This is the full
amount which tho Assayor deems ne
cessary. bling $4,000 more than was
appropriated last year. Senator BrsIdy
is urging all western senators. inter-
ested in preserving the four assay Of
fees named. to join in securing the
adoption of his amendment and SINH
lar amendments taking care Of the
other Offices II this amendment shoul
fail, the Boise Office would close down
June Both, and that Senator Brady
insists shall not be done.
Before the good roads bill Is report
ed TO the Senate, Senator Brady
hopes to secure favorable action on
his amendment which is designed to
change the basis of apportionment and
give a large share Of the annual ap-
preparation of $25, 600, 900 to the west
ern states. Most western senators
agree with Senator Brady that such
an amendment should be made. and
If it is not incorporated in the bill as
reported, Senator Brady viii offer
his amendment whe1 the bill comes
before the Senate for consideration.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-09

With a view to getting early &C.
tion on his bills for public buildings
at Payette and Pocatello. Senator Brad
has asked that both measures be re-
ferred to the Supervising Architect
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13
Baptist church of Mason and the

Baptist church of Mason and the
building was crowded With Indians.
Several of the chiefs and head men
of the tribe addressed tbs gather
ing. urging those present to sign
the petition and to help in every
way to stamp out the vice in the
tribe. They said the Pinte- Gould
never be any thing no matter bow
much schooling or land they might
acquire if drunkenness was permit
ted to continue among them.
TIE movement was precipitated
by the wholesale drunkenness of
more than a score of Indians a few
days before most of whom were
mere children. This has aroused
the whole tribe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13
TEMPERANCE WAVE
HITS PIUTES

A dispatch from Mason to the
Carson News says that q temper
ance wave is sweeping the Piute
Indians IF the valley. a strong pc
tition to the governor, United
States district attorney and head
Of Indian affairs of the state has
been circulated among them and
signed by some thirty Of their lead
ing men, asking for the strict en-
forcement Of the law prohibiting
the sale Of liquor to the Indians
and pleading with the Indians to
refrain from drinking it.
A mass meeting vas held in the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13
MOUNTAIN Or ASBESTOS
FOUND NEAR GLOBE

A mountain Of the finest. asbestos
in the United States is situated 35
miles northwest of Globe. Ariz., in
the Ash Greek district, according
to d report sent to Globe, recently
by Mr.. West and his sons, Tom and
Albert, who brought in a quantity
Of the remarkable substance for
shipment to New Jersey. They have
already a contract with a manu-
featuring firm in that state to buy
the product of their mine at the
price Of $275 a ton f. O.. b. Globe.
Specimens Of the asbestos given
to friends here recently by the
Vests created a great deal of cx-
element throughout the city,
particularly in view of the state
ment of the men that they have
located a mountain Of the SUBJ
stance, giving them a practically
limitless supply. The asbestos runs
from 2 TO 6 inches in length and
is very easily mined.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13
4 BAsELEsS CHARGE

The statement was made at the
meeting the other night that a
free water system had been offered
to the town of Elko . few years
ego and the people had refused it.
This being news to US we traced it
up yesterday and found that a pro-
moter, agent or something else,
representing Chicago capitalists
had made some sort of a water pro-
position to three or possibly four
men in town and they kept the good
thing, If it was a good timing, u.
der their hats. The reason plvep
at the meeting for the rejection
OF the scheme vas that Someone
was making money out IF the pres
ent water system" As this reason
was given by one Of the men to
whom the free water system pro-
position was made, the question
naturally arises was any money
made by the rejection of the
scheme by the three or four men
to whom the proposition was made.
They should cunsultand make the
fellow that got the swag divide it.
The free water system offer is
said to have been made at the time
the movement was made two or
three years ago to incorporate the
town and was made to the leaders
OF that movement. one Of whom
made the statement at the meeting
the other night and who also gave
US the facts about the offer of a
free water system to the town
While we do not believe either of
the men to whom the offer was
made received any money for keep
ING Il from the rest of the citizens,
we do think it lily becomes any IF
them to charge the whole citizen
ship of the town with turning down
a "gnod" proposition that they
knew nothing about, because
so Iebody was making money out
OF the present water system"
Such statements reflect upon the
town and create friction among the
people. They certainly serve no
good purpose, especially if, when
Investigated, they contain 10 more
truth than the statement under dis
cussion. No three or four men
have the right to act for the peo-
pie Of Elko without being authoriz-
ed by them to- do so and when they
afrogate to themselves that power
they should not blame the people
for their own private action.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13
SnMo0re
ELko-NEv
ELko-NEX
Meaning Of women,e Nance

meaning OF Wonen'o Names.
According to Charlotte n. Yonee,s
"Iiistory OF Christian Names" ana 9TH
or good authorities. the following
women's names have the meaning At
tached to them, the original form ana
the language In which that form 90.
ours are in brackets. The names are
alphabetically arranged: Agnes (from
Green), pure or sacred; Anne Che
brew, Hannah), grace of Jah; Caro-
line, OF diminutive, Charlotte( Ger
MANI, manly; Edith (English), rich
gift; Elizabeth (Hebrew, Elisheba).
God my oath; Ellen Greek, Helene),
bright; Emma Germany. ~grandmoth-
er; Gertrude Germany, spear maiden:
Isabella (perhaps Hebrew, oath OF
Baal; Jane Greek, Joanna, from He
brew. Jah's>grace; Julia (Latin), soft
haired; Louisa Germany, bold war
rior; Martha (Aramaic), lady, mistress
Of house; Mary (Hebrew, Miriam),
bitter sea; Matilda Germany, mighty
battle maiden; Olive (Latin), olive
tree; Pauline (Latin), little; Phoebe
Greek, shining; Rebecca (Hebrew,
Ribkah), %ensnarer; Sarah (Hebrew).
princess.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13

place Of business in the office OF the
Plumbing Inspector and notice of
any change of place of business If
a registered plumber shall be i'm
medIately given to the Plumbing
Inspector to Investigate him as h
ing qualified. Any person or PER
sons carr ing On or conducting or
assuming control of any plumbing
or house drainage affecting the
sanitary condition of any house,
stable or other building within the
limit of the Town of EIko must OH
tain a license from the Board of
County Commissioners of the Coun-
ty of Elko, State of Nevada, acting
ad a Town Beard for the said Town
of Elko. Application for such IL
censc. shall be fled with the Cuun-
ty Clerk showing the qualification
OF the applicant. Before any IL
cense shall be issued, a person so
licensed must file a band to the
Town of Elko, in the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars (S50O.OO) with
gnod and sufficient surety. Said
bond is given for faithful compli
ance with the provisions of this or
dinance, which said bond shall be
approved by the said Board of
County Commissioners acting as
said Town Board aforesaid and fiji.
ed in the office of the County Clerk.
When said bond has been filed and
the applicant has registered, the
plumbing inspector shall issue a
certificate of registration to him.
Section 45. The Master Plumb
er shall pay to the Inspector upon
receipt for examination of all
work, for one fixture or outlet
Sl.50, for twn or more fixtures
additional twenty-five cents a fix
ture or inlet, the sum of which
shall be turned over to the Board
of Health, and the Inspector shall
receive such compensation as ad.
:usted by the Board.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13
MAKING WAGES WORKING
OLD MINT DUMPS

The Carson Appeal says that
Frank Eaton, an experienced miner
and prospector, is these days max
ing a little better than wages ex-
tracing gold FROM some of the old
dumps that have lain for yes S at
the city garbage grounds a mile
north and east Of town. The partic-
ular pile that Eaton is working are
made up of the debris that was
carted there and deposited from
the mint when tina, institution was
working to capacity. The rainy
season, by reason Of the copious
showers, formed lakes of water in
the s~ectiun where the dumps are
located, and Eaton, knowing the
value of the debris, erected a lit
tie dam in the vicinity and at the
head Of it works his rocker. He
carries the Dirt to the rocker aud
puts ii through an oscillating pro-
cess, saving the black sand which
contains the gold, and this latter
he later ar1algamates. Mr.. Eaton
show ed a small vial, filled with
gold. the result of several runs.
The gold seemed to be in the nat
ure of drillings, careltssly thrc wn
away by the nints's assayers when
sampling bullion. There is also a
lot IF fine stuff, probably the mill
ings fibm gold pieces when the fin
ishing touches were put on them.
Mr.. Eaton has wo. ked the dumps
for three seasons and his efforts
have brought him in fair wages.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-13
State of Ohio, City of ToIed

State of Ohio, City of Toledo.
Lucas County,-ss.
Frank j.. Cheney makes an oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. j. Cheney & CO., daing
business in the City of Toledo,
County and. State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence TINS 9th day
of December A. D. 1886.
-l(Seal.) A. w. Gleason, 8
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free,
Address: F. j. Cheney & Co, To.
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls family Pills for con.
stipation.