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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
CARSON RIVER MINING

Alb. Ambrose and r. L~uchenback
are in from Empire loading a four
teen horse team with material for
erection of a sinking elevator that
will be used in putting caissons in
the Carson river below Empire to
enable the promoters of the drcdg-
ing scheme to carefully prospect
the river bed to recover the enor-
nous values that are known to
exist there says the Carson Appeal.
When the caissons are placed in
position the miners will he able to
work without the seepsge of the
heavy sand forcing its way through
and hindering operation as has been
the case heretofore. Upon a thor
ough Investigation as to the hes,
method to adopt in recovering the
values dredging will be started on
a huge scale.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
A JUST VERDICT

At 9:25 Tucsi y night, the jury
in the Salgoda n Irder case brought
in a verdict that iorfeits the life Of
the young man l. the state for the
brutal and unpr :voked murder of
Bessie Andy, q Young Indian girl,
on Thanksgiving night Of last year.
The murder Or this Indian girl
was done in a p-jlic street of EIko
IN the presence Of a number Of
people, some Of HON related the
story of the criute to the jury.
The trial of the case was pecul-
lar. The defendants attorneys ad-
mittcd his guilt and directed their
efforts toward saving his life.
They cOntended ilat the crime lack
ed the clements Of reconciliation
and deliberation Although this was
the only dcfepst that could he pre-
sented, the G, PENDANT took the
witness stand ai1 swore that the
girl was killed by a half.breed
Mexican, who h7i stabbed her in
ryinp to stab him. This destroyed
the contention o. his attorneys.
The verdict Of the jury is not
tempered with mercy, because
there was nothl - in the evidence
upon which u r~rcrcifuI verdict
could be based. That the verdict
will meet with ?proval of a large
majority Of thGsc who are familiar
with the case ~ 10 not question.
From a juror, re learn that the
frs hallot etUo ylevcn for murder
In the first deg 20 to one for the
second degree, and that the second
ballot was unanimous. The first
ballot on the penalty stood 0 TO 8
for death and the second was unan-
imous.
When TIE verdict Of the jury was
read, the defendant maintained the
stolid indifference that character
lied him during the trial. Whether
his nerve will stay with him next
Saturday. when Judge Taber gives
him the choice between death by
hanging or shooting is a question.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
AN EXPLANATION

The other day we published a
statement to the effect that the
controllers report showed that the
auditor reported the gross c~ollec.
ton of revenue in this county for
1918 to be Sl24,Sl7.74 while the
state treasurer reported Sl22,.
1853 received from the county in
1918, a difference Of SO, 1860. 80.
Not being able to reconilc the diff.
ference in the amounts reported
by the controller and treasurer, we
called on Treasurer Miller for an
explanation Of the discrt pancy.
We thought we saw q chance TO
make Mr.. Miller apologize for
holding back money due tie state
but was cody informed that the
difference in the amounts repre-
sentsd the vouchers allowed by the
commissioners against the state, a
part Of which is the 5000 that
the controller refused to allow.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10

particulars omitted is the story told
by Jose Salgoda in an effort to save
his life. 1t contradicts all the evil
dence so far in the case. Salgoda
was not cross examined.
Ferd Bush was the next witness.
He told what occurred in the sa-
loon. At the conclusion of his evil
dence. court adjourned until 2 O.
clock.
At the afternoon session, DR..
West testified to visiting Salgoda
the morning alter the murder ard
attending to his wounds. DR.. Word
en- was then calle,i to testify to the
mental condition Of Salgoda and his
ability to form lin intent to kill al
the time of the killing. He thought
under the conditions stated that it
was improbable for him to do so.
The defense then rested and the
state closed its case. a recess was
then taken until $50. At this
writing the instructions arc being
read.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
SUPREME COURT
HEARS ARGUMENT

The supreme court yesterday
heard arguments on the constin-
tionality Of the water law sf Neya-
da which has been brought into
question by seve;s' district court
proceedings, some holding the law
to be defective ard some passing on
he law only par tally. The chief
decision of the Ia rs made by Judge
Quicker in the district court for
Humboldt couu'y who recently
held twenty-five sections invalid.
The arguments tOuk up the great
er part of the day and are unfin.
ished.
Rumors in Reno as to any other
action taken by tie court arc I'M
founded. Joe j. ephs, clerk Of the
court said yesterday no decisions
had been handed Town. Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
From Wednesdays Daily

The arguments in the Salgoda
murder Ease began yesterday after
noon after tie instructions were
read to the jury. District Attorney
Carville made the opening argu-
ment followed by Attorneys Fee 4
Hale for the defense and Mr.. Cant.
we'll closed fur the state. TIE state
insisted on a verdict of murder in
the first degree with death SIS the
penalty. The defense plead for the
life of the young man.
The arguments were concluded
shortly after & o'clock and the
question of guilt or innocence, life
or death WIS given to the jury.
The jurors went to supper, after
which they considered the case and
at 9:25 last night brought in d yer.
dict OF murder in the first degree,
which carries the death penalty,
Next Saturday Mt 1880 a. 1T. was
set for passing sentence. The de.
PENDANT was remanded TO the cns-
tody of the sheriff and court ad-
journed until ~ O'Clock this morn
ing.
At 10 o'clock this morning the
roll of jurors was called and the
a;e Of the state vs. C. +. Gund-
ZACH, charged with passing n check
on Robinson & O%uderkirk, when he
had no money in Tire Henderson
Bank TO meet it, was taken UP and
the work nf getting a ury cunsum.
ed the forenoon session. When the
nHun recess was taken, twelve jur-
ors were ready for pcremptory
challenge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
GOLDFItLD GETTING BETTER

Discoveries recently made in the
Goldfield mining district have es-
tahished the fact that commercial
r bodies exist at great depth and
have added years to the life of
the country's greatest gold camp.
Goldfield is in better position to-
day than it has been for years and
the judgement of the men who
have furnished the funds for de-
velopment at depth has been vindi-
Gated in no uncertain way. Not
only Goldfeld but the whole State
of Nevada owe them a debt OF
gratitude. Their unfiagging faith
in the potentialities of this camp
will no doubt add moro millions to
the wealth of the world than was
formerly considered possible, many
more men will be given employ
ment at good wages and the camp
will continue in its era of prosper
ity. = Goldfield Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
THE nation PROSPEROUS
DESPITE TARIFF

Even the most rabid standpatters
are compelled to admit the wooden
industry is flourishing under the
new tariff. despite dreadful pre-
dictions to the contrary.
According TO Boston advices the
American Wooden company, the
largest manufacturing concern Of
the kind, is doing twice as much
business as il did Mt this time last
year"
And the Fletcher Wooden mills in
Connecticut are running day and
night.
Now what about the sheep indus
try. Threatened with ruin" by put
ting wool on the free list?
The fact is that wool of all
grades has risen since the new
tariff went into effect and is still
rising. Thus the position t.,c, by
Congressman Kent, that the wool
growers Of the west we're not de.
pendent on the tariff, is amply
justified.
No doubt some industries-the
beet-sugar productions. for instance
have suffered under the new
tariff. But yet business in general
is prosperous and expanding. and
the outlook is exceedingly favorable
for the current year.
The truth is that the new tariff
is highly protective and very far
from an approach to free trade. Its
average rate of duty is about 26
per cent. Few Of the changes is
made we're not justified by facts
and experience even from the pro.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
OIsTRIGT COURT
From Fridays Daily


The jury in the Byrd case re-
turned a verdict of guilty of as
sault and battery about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. This verdict
was a compromise as seven of the
jury believed him guilty Of assault
with intent to kill and FIVE believed
him innocent, The verdict carries
with it a tihc and Jail sentence.
Byrd has served almost a year in
Jail waiting for trial. Judge Taber
set Satu.d day at lis p. m. fur
passing sentence.
When court convened this morn
ing, the roll csll of jurors was
called and the case of the state VS..
Jose Salgado, charged with the
murder of Bessie Andy, an Indian
girl, on Thanksgiving night last
year. and the work of getting q
jury was begun. About 3.l5
O'Clock, this afternoon, the last
juror of the panel was called. The
stale had passed its 4th peremp.
tory challenge and the defense haG
used four.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
From MONDAYS Daily

Saturday afternoon Jan Byrd,
who was tried last week on the
charge of assault with intent to
kill and convicted of assault and
battery by the jury moved the court
for a new tlial for the purpose OF
pleading guilty to q greater of
Tense. The court granted the mo-
ton and Byrd plead guilty to as
sault with a deadly weapon with
intent to inHict great bodily harm.
Under the verdict Of the jury, he
would have received a jail sentence,
hut the prospect of spending six
months or more among the riff
raH in the county Jail was too
much for him. He preferred a
term in the penitentiary to being
Il common prisoner in the Jail.
This forenoon Judge Tabe- SEN
fenced him to rot less than a year
and nutmOre than a year and a
day in the p~enitenitaiy. This is the
first case we ever heard Of where a
prisoner preferred a p%enitentiary
to a Jail sentence. Byrd is & print
er and he may think there is more
class in the peniteatiary than there
is in the county Jail.
Frank Huber, convicted Of muir.
der in the first degree with PEN
atty fixed at life imprisonment,
came up for sentence this forenoon.
His attorneys moved for a new
trial on statutory grounds. The
motion was denied by the court
and Huber was sentenced to the
penitentiHry for life.
a 10 o'clock, the new venire of
jurors was called and nearly ali
of them answtrc O. to their names
as did three Of the Old venire who
we're excused until this morning.
The work Of getting a jury in the
Salgada murder case was then re-
sumed.
The following jury was accepted
and sworn at the forenoon session:
K. W. Hesson, Matthew Gooch,
George Allen, Geo. ". Kennedy,
A. w. Stone, August NJ. King, J.E.
Fisher, Fred A. King. FIR. Jacoby,
Fred E. Drown. Jr., Sam Cook, w.
s. Mckinney.
At the afternoon session the state
made its opening statement and J.
M. Mcnamara was called as the
first witness. He was followed by
Fred Carter. Frank Harton was on
the stand when this report closed,
The evidence SO far taken does nn,
materially differ from the account
published in this paper the day
a ter the murder.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
NONSENSE FROM
Mr.. UNDERWOOD

In the course of his speech on
the Panama canal tolls question.
MIR. Underwood said:
"Yet the most serious surrender
that the advocates of the British
contention desire to make is the ad-
mission that we are not sovereign
in the canal zone"
We are only partly sovereign in
the canal zone. We do not own the
zone We lease it from Panama
and pay a yearly rental of $780,
600. We have pledged ourselves to
certain regulations which Mr.. Un-
derwood himself recognizes. II we
were sovereign, We could ignore all
these regulations and do exactly as
we pleased.
Mr.. Underwood agrees that the
'charge of traffic shall be just and
reasonable" as the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty provides. If we were SOW
erign we could make them unjust
and unreasonable il that suited
our purposes. Mr.. Underwood
agrees that except for coastwise
shipping 1.-The canal shall be free
and open to the vessels Of COM
merce and war of all nations on
equal terms" as the treaty speci-
fies. If we were sovereign we could
exclude the vessels of all other ma
tions. We could make the canal
an American highway open only to
American ships. We could give
American vessels an absolute
monopoly of its use. We could
close it to everybody except our
selves.
The Hay-Psuncefote treaty is a
restriction on u sovereignty
which We voluntarily signed and
voluntarily accepted. Nobody
knows better than Mr.. Underwood,
who is prepared to respect every
other provision of this treaty except
n provision, which he wishes to
bubble away in order to tax all
the American people for the pro-
fit Of a few shipowners who have
already a monopoly of the coast
wise trade and want special privi-
leges that are denied to deep sea
ships flying to the American flag.
New York World.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
From Saturday Daily

When court adjourned Friday 81
tcrnoon, there we're eleven Jurors
in the box to try the Salgoda case
n no jurors OF the regular panel
to draw. Judge, Taber ordered q
special venire for forty jurors and
adjourned court unit! 10 o'clock
Monday forenoon.
Following are the jurors drawn
to appear Monday:
d. Quilici, John H. Holland, c.
c. Drown, ". D. Plunkett, james
j.. DoaahIe. Fred F.. Drown Jr.,
Hansford 7. Bolton, Robert Grey,
j. n. Phillips, David Jack, j. W.
Puett, F. P. Crock, ". c. Owens,
James NJ. Crane. Frank w. Ran.
dolph, W. T. O'Neil, Charles A.
Clayton, H.. Ralph Schmitt, Harry
Tro;t, Ben Trembath, Thos. E,
Eager, W. S. Mckinney. T. G. vii.
liams. Phil Harvey, Clark E.
Drown, Peter Holm, Arthur Toyn.
Sam Cook, H. NJ. Lane, J. F. Will
lam, j. W. Phillips, j. G. Schmidt,
j. W. Bews j. " Firth, r. S.
Carmichael, D. Goodsle, Archie
Lane. Vim. S. Budd, F. r. Jacoby
Michael Spath.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
Will REGLlIMLARGf ACREAGE

The Adams McGill Company
which owns the Hot Greek ranch at
SunDysidG in Nye County, about IS
miles from Ely, has recently conf
pleted the construction of a dam
one-half a mile in length across the
valley, which has conserved the
waters Of the stream, and forms a
lake two and a half miles In length.
1t is estimated that enough water
isl held in storage to irrigate 1000
acres Of land. The springs have
an average flow of 500 miners
inches which Of itself will irrigate
1000 acres of land during an aver
age season. The Hot Greeks spring
are considered the largest hot
springs in the entire State, the
waters of which have heretofore
been allowed to run to waste, ex.
cert a small portion which was used
for irrigating purposes. From the
extensive Improvements which have
recently been made on the place,
it is probable that the company
expects to engage in extensive agri-
cultural pursuits. The S%unnyside
country is in White River valley
which is noted for it fertility
Ely Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
eggs WORTH
S2OO,OOO,OOO WASTED

I've hundred million dollars
worth of eggs wasted every year.
This is the startling estimate of the
department of agriculture after a
careful investigation of this phase
of the high cost Of living. Of this
vast amount fifty million is attri-
outed to needless breaking in tran
sit and the remainder to bad hand
ling which causes adding, spelling,
and deteoriaticn. Two hundred
million dollars worth of eggs prac-
tically thrown away a year-or else
mt only for strong Lalates, for tan
ming, Ur to swell those unpleasant
monuments of American waste
the garbsge heaps. Uncle Sam is
doing his level best just now to
teach people how to secure more
and better eggs, and how to prop
erly pack, grade and candle them
The first task is undertaken
through the bure AL of animal in
dustry, the second through demon
stration cars sent into the vast corn
belt. Uncle Sam has decided that
cold and cleanliness T. the best
means to preserve eggs. Likewise
he is putting in d boost for the
gray hen. He says, use her right,
feed her right and she will repay"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
IN TIE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA.
IL AND For ELKO COUNTY.

Jennie c. Dupphy Meyer Uormcrly Jennie G
Dunphy). Jennie c. Dunrhy Never ro,mc,Iy
Jennie &. Dlnrhy) as the surviving trustee nm.
der the will Of William Duuphy. deceased ard
under the decree OF final distribution In tho
matter OF the estate OF the said william Dim.
ply deceased. James e. DuDphy and Mnrv ID
Flood, Plaintiffs.
NipIa carrie Carmen riCrcy burnett. William
wesley Burnett. Jr.. John Henry Meredith
ferfy Evans. William ROncy. william ,Johso,
HichaTu I. Cunningham. Henry Uahr,man
''''f5 ~ Foshcr. jacob Cummings. T. G. Halo.
man. James Clark. Henderson Green. IIcn,,
DcrFc' Michael y. McGrath. Miles D.. Duut,n
Central Pacific Railroad Company. "A oornnr,.
ton. Central Pacific Railway Compnnv a co..,
porutipD. First Doc. Second DO. Jl,Jr, no.
fourth Doe. Filth Doc. and NIL pcrsons ma.
known who have or claim any intercs, in tho
property herein described.
Defendants
COMPLAINT FILED IN ELISO COtrSrv
j. H. Meredith and Perry Evans A,,,r,o,s
for pia.niins. 'S
Henderson,. Cainc & Van Fleet. OF cn,,nso, H.,
plaintiffs: Eiko. Nevada.
SUMMONS.
The State Of Nevada sends greeting Ia s,ta
defendants:
You arc hereby m TO appear within
''h "ayS after the service upon you Of this sum.
mons y served In said County or within ty.,,y
days " served out Of said Cor,,y hp, vt,ht,
SAID Judicial district. and In all other cases win
10 iot'y days Exclusive Of tho day Of s~cryIcc),
ana defend the above entitled action.
Ihis action Is brought to have the ,lyb,, q,
'ne r''ties to said action In tho rcai property
hereinafter described tried and Determined. IA
have the said property partitioncd. mr. snrd ,o1
inc proceeds OF such sale or aalcS DIVIDED
among the parties entitled thereto. ana :, a,
'ain such other and further relief aS shou no
meet N the premises. Tho said property con,
s,,s OF tue following parcels Of land. together
WIN Tue improvements thereon nnd Tho wa,o,
rights aud other arpnrtcp, ,ccs thereto.
MI those certain lots. ...,ecs and ,arco,s .,
'ahh situated In the Counties OF Eiho. EurcL,
ana Lander. In tho State Of Nevada. par,ir,i,,'
" described ms follows. the ranges and ,ov,n,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10

been we'll tabulated by somebody or
other on Al acquisitive basis. Thus:
First age-Sees the earth.
Second age-Wants it.
Third age-Hustles to get it.
Fourth aGe-necides to be
satisfied with only about half of it.
Fifth sPe-Becomes still more
moderate.
Sixth age-Now coutented to
possess a six-by-two strip Of it.
Seventh age-gets the strip"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
From Thursday' Daily

At the afternoon session yester-
day afternoon. Judge Taber grant
ed the motion to dismiss the case
of the state vs.. Fred McComb.
The following jury was then
sworn to try the Gundlach case:
A. W. Stone, Sim Duval, a. NJ.
King, NJ. II. Kllgore, ". J. Percy.
Joe He.incn, Adolph Knudson, An.
drew Berg, Frank Virgins, George
Kennedy, J. G. Gregory and W
". BO0her.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN

President Elliot of the New Hav.
en- Railroad condemniag Socialism,
esid:
MAN is an aequisitive animal.
and Socialism can't come ill he
loses his acquisitiveness. That will
be never.
"Tho seven ages of man have
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10

About six o'clock Thursday after
noon, the jury returned a verdict
of not guilty in the Gundlach case.
Court then adjourned without date.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10

tectionist point of view.-sacra-
mento Bee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10

Entered at tho ElKo postonice for transmission
through the mails as s~ecoud-class matter
The Detroit times., 1914-05-19
Central High School to Graduate
Largest Class In It's History

Dorothy stImson. Leo stolI. Harry
stone, William stone. Isabel SUDDEN.
Frederick suffer. Ralph swift. Carolyn
Linn, Ezra Lockwood Edwin Louis,
Walter Lumley Alice Lymburner Ma
RE y. McAllister Margaret McCabe.
helen Mccarthy. Donald Mclean.
Florence Mcconnell Irene Mcdonald.
Dorothy McGresor lmogen, Mcleod.
Anna M.Micking, Lucy McMilieu, Vim
cent McMillen. Violet Mc&uilen. Harold
MacLeau oakley Mcleod. Florilla
Mackal Jane AialSecd. Kenneth
Matheson, Joseph Milburu. Catherine
GLADYS Mills I'1sie Mouuier. cora
MathcsOu, Arthur ManshaCh. Ralph
Monroe, Robert Monroe. Edna Moor.
Oliver Morton Maxine Mosher. Gerald
Moynihan George Aiurphy. Leila New
man. reston Norton. Catherine Oelrich,
Helen Osband George owen. Mary Pal
lister. Florence Parker Elizabeth Pat
ton, Elsie Pepin Fannie Perkers
Plggott Henry Platz Irene Postles
Myrtle Praker Dorothy prObst. Helen
Pulford Helen Purdou, Leurene Put
nam. Maude Radcliffe. Ella Ray. Jas
per Reid. Margaret Rohb. Marion Rob-
erts. Ada Robertson. Harmon Quincy.
Hazel Hahn, Orah Hahn Katherine
Hartman. Howard Harvey. George
Haskell, Lewis Haskins Sybil Hasklns.
Phoebe Hathaway, LA Hawken. Mar
garet HawNhurSt Nina Heal, Hazen
Hepburn. Rillah Hesllp Lila Henty.
Faith Hilton Ruth Hodgeman. Peter
Hofstra. Parker Holden. Carl Holland.
John Hopkins, Albert Horne. Florence
Horvitz. Edna Houghton, Brodhead
Howard. BESSIE Holland Arthur HYDE.
Arne Thseu. Mvra Iptersoll. Charles
Ives Lewis Ives. Arthur Jackson.
sydney Jacobs Ethel jacobson. viz
giniR Johns. Viola tombstone, Evelyn
| Jones Earl Teetzel, Anna Temple Fred
Thorn Florence Thomas Robert
| Thomas George Thompson Kathryn
/ Thompson. Agnes TiRhe Petronilla
| Tighe. Kathleen Turner. Tarrv Twtss.
! Marian Tyler Irvine Unger David Van
| Dusan Reatrtrp Vollhrscht Tom Walk
! err Arthur Ward Marsaret Ward
/ Helen Watson. William Watson, Ed
/ ward stewart Minnie Wawrzynsh
\ Ruth Wealch Henry Weideman, Carl
| weidman. TGRzen Werner. Frank Vets
man. Gertrude white Paul Weiselherg
| Florence Wilcox Dorothy Wilcox
! Dorothy wilder. Carol wilford. Wesley
| Wilson. George wilsher, Pauline Wo-