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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
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The book Of life Il illustrated n
black and white: dreams ara the color
supplement-
Most women start q love anair by
having q secret with Q man and end by
having secrets from him.
Plenty of men want . girl to b
their very own. but they don't want
q wife Of their very own.
For a social career a decree Mai
Ia a much higher recommendation
than any scholastic degree.
Pain of 20 years standing 10
moved In one night"-(Advertise-
ment.) Who could blame them for
lying after thatf
A man does not leave OF loving q
woman without q reason, and II the
reason isn't good she is probably
pretty.
BY all means be mysterious as long
oo JouA "JoSOAy ~ 1uPcu0II0Dl6. a
mystery solved becomes q scandal,
and no n likes a scandal.
Love Is not only blind, but deaf and
dumb, in the a 8 OF q m who In
a missionary spirit foolishly persists
In MARRYING a man to reform him
Last King Of tho Cloths.
Roderick, the last king Of the West
Goths, in Spain, was o%verthrown and
probably slain by the Saracens In I'll.
The fate Of Roderick has always been
a mystery. His horse and sandals
were found the day after the battle on
the river bank, but his body could
not be found. Probably he was
drowned and washed out to the sea,
but the Spaniards would. not believe
this. They clothed the dead king with
a holy mystery which certainly did
enshroud him when alive. He be-
came a legendary savior, like Arthur
OF Britain, and it was long believed
that he would come again from his
resting place In some ocean isle, healed
OF his wound, to lead the Christians
more against the infdels. Span
ish legends record that Roderick fed
to he mountains and became a hermit
until, by penance, he was purified from
sin and was then suffered to depart to
the enchanted isle to await the time
for his temperance.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
diamonds Worth ss,ooo,oooooo.

The production OF diamonds from
the earliest times to the present day
amounts to over 20 tons, or over
f1.0G0,0o0,000 in value, uncut. Their
value cut and mounted is almost
5000. 00o,0 600. A box three feet high,
six feet wide and eight feet long would
contain them. Nearly oil diamonds OF
tho present day come from South Af-
RIGA.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
anvil CHORUS BUSY

The President is the target for
the abuse Of those who are il one
way or another interested in the
question of canal tolls, and he is
getting il with characteristic Wig.
or. says the Commercial News.
For there is one thing in which
the disappointed American excels
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
SALMAGUNDI

The Dorcas Society will have q
home cooking sale at Mrs. E. b.
Lyttons residence Thursday after
noon, April End. Everybody invit-
ed. Advt.
keonzon, an Austrian.
frightened the women in the north.
ern part of town yesterday and
Constable McMurtrey Was notified.
He fcr nd his man and thia FIRE
noon Judge Castle gave him 80
days il the chain gang.
An exchange says the dear old
Subcriber that forgives US when
the paper is on the bum and
praises US When it is the least bit
good, is as u shadow of a great
rock in a weary land, a refuge in
time of storm, a'song of hope in
the morning.-Eagle Lake Head
light. Quite true; quite true: but
such forgiVing subscribers are al
most as scarce as feathers on a fish.
CLARK County Review.
The jury in the Huber case took
three ballots last night. The first
and second were on the questions
of guilt or innocence and the third
on the penalty. The first ballot
stood 8 to 3 for gnilty as charged.
The case was then threshed over
and another ballot taken, which
was unanimous for murder in the
first degree. A ballot on the pen-
atty was then taken and it was
unanimous for life Imprisonment.
jOne IF our exchanges says that
Rhen you see a youth who will do
Ghy kind of work. no matter how
mental it may be rather than be
idle, you may make up your mind
will amount to something. The
ung man who would starve be
Eore he would do anything below
what he %conceives to BE- his dignity,
is not made If the right kind of
stuff to cut much of a figure in
this world. All honest toll is honor
able. There is nothing so morally
degrading as that aversion to man
ual labor, which is usually a COM
bind nf raziness and concert.
Sheriff Harris is called on to do
all sorts of stunts in his official
capacity. This afternoon he receiv-
ed notice that a young woman had
taken possession of a westbnund
box car on the S. P. with the re-
quest that he take her from the
car. He interviewed the young wo-
man and she consented to leave the
car, although sac insisted that she
had committed no offeDse and has
as much right to beat her way as
q young man. She left the car and
hurried to the ticket Office and
bought a ticket to Carlin. She was
h modest appearing woman about
20 years of age. She told the
she was beating her way to
4 rel ative in California
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
science suppIles the Nesd.

Mr.. Hay-Burner-"These high pow.
er machineS they're making get moro
dangerous every day." Mr.. Gasoline
"oh, well, 1t doesn't matter SO much
low that Doctor Carrel is turning out
:~haufeurs with interchangeable
oarts."-Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
Many GOOD New Thtnos.

There is nothing new under the
SUM- is a statement true only OF eyi
things, the fruits OF ignorance and In.
experience. Good things that are new
come In with every generation, never
In such abundance an in the opening
years of the twentieth century.-~The
Christian Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
Whom a chlnaman travels.

So marked is the Chinese prefer
Jnce for travelling by water that fire.
quently a journey of hundreds Of
miles, and covering several days. is
taken rather than the overland trip
Of q tenth the distance and of only q
few hours duration.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
pailv rbouob,

II we find hut n to whom we can
speak out our hearts freely. with whom
we can walk in love Inc simplicity
without assimilation, we have no
ground for quarrels with the world or
God.-Stevenson.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
Preferred Vaccination by p,oxv.

But doc" protested 9 West side
boy who was about to be v~acciaated.
don't you think you could let me
go? Ma says I've inherited everything
from dad, and I've heard him say he
was vacclnated once."-Kansas City
Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
REPLY TO Mr.. GRAY

The following reply to an article
recently published in the Common
wealth has been received with the
request for publication:
Ed. Independent:
We hope you will grant u q
little space in your columns, that
we may reply to an article that ap-
peared in the Deeth Commonwealth
very recently and brought to
notice headed. "That The PEOPLE
May Know"
There is most always two sides
to an article like that and should
be to this before public opinion
ought to he satisfied. When we
rented the ranch in Starr Valley
to A. b. Gray we thought the place
belonged to us and that we should
have our say as to terms and rental
and not he to us. When he got the
place, we expressed u terms very
clearly ana if he did not wish tn
ACCEPT it on those terms he had no
need to do SO. Nevertheless he
went right ahead as though every
thing was satisfactory and we con-
sldered u place in the hands Of
an honest man that would live up
to his W agreements. However,
things run along from month to
month till over six had passed and
no rent forthcoming as he agreed,
consequently he was in default.
We tried to render a statement
honestly add correctly as per our
agreement but none sIited-he
must have his own way or not at
all. We also acceded to his sugges-
tion of having the matter settled
by arbitration, but he never show
ed up nor even replied.
While in default of his rent, he
tried on his tricks BY sending in a
check for the three last months
rent which was quickly returned
not accepted. Now dear friends,
friends of A. B. G., would you
have accepted his terms right
there guess not, unless you had
sparsely covered pates.
While in Carson, the 9th Of Jan.
this year, we again tried to effect a
settlement. He then made out is
first and only statement which was
not in accordance with ours or the
terms. Neither was it correct
or why wouldn't he sign it2" But
we agreed to accept it if he would
pay it then and there hut re would
only paw it by nota installm nts
which we would not accent as when
the payments bee me due it might
have aveIted. back to his old ex-
uses and put-us-offs like this
WHEN | get my money out of DR..
Harper or get on this sure pay
roll / will soon get Strengthened
out" but that time never presented
itself some way. So we placed it in
the hands Of this friend he alludes
to who was none other than one of
the oldest and ablest lawyers in
Carson ss we thought he could col
lect better on note than we. Very
sorry indeed IL we have misrepre-
scented him to his friends ard earn.
estly apologize.
On the other hand we thought
we were-being enlightened as to his
characteristics and that greater
ones than we were being nailed
down by that little hammer he
Yields SO effectively.
Now dearepeople Of Deeth, Starr
and elsewhere If you would like
any further proof as 10 who is 10
tho wrong, the whole batch of his
letters dating back from Feb. 1913.
together with statements may go to
press for public judgement and
then they may know as they will
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
More Than ! caokfo.

It was the arst time that Johnny
had ever heard a guinea hen. "oh,
ma" he shouted, come and hear this
chicken, a-windin' itself upi"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31
pannltIon.

What can you tell me about the
spinal column. Adolf?" The spinal
column Is a wavy limo. My head sta
on one end, and l sit on the other.-
Bimplicissimus (Munch).
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31

Plenty Of men want q girl to b
their very own. but they don't want
q wife of their very own.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31

For a social career a decree Mai
Ia a much higher recommendation
thar any scholastic degree.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31

Most women start . love aRair b.
having q secret with . man and end By
having secrets from him.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31

Pain OF 20 years standing 70
moved In one night"-(Advertise
ment.) Who could blame them for
lying after thatr
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-31

The book Of life Il illustrates IN
black and white; dreams are the color
supplement-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
FIRE LOSSES HERE SMALL.
Only Two States Have Lower Ratio
Than District.

Fire losses in the District Of Column
bia show a smaller ratio than those OF
any state. with the exception of Wyom-
ing and Utah, according to a statement
issued yesterday by Charles F. Nesbitt,
superintendent of insurance. The show
ing. according to Mr.. Nesbit. speaks
well for the fire and police protection
in this city and for the caution exer-
cised by property owners. The ratio
of losses to premiums in the District
is shown to be 36h per cent. The
average ratio of losses for the entire
United States for ten years is approx
mately 81 per cent. The highest ratio
per cent Of loss for ten years was In
California. where the loss to premiums
was 142 per cent. This was occasioned
by the San Francisco disaster The
Baltimore fire put Maryland's ratio to
lis per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
The Way 1t Goes

Most all the big men in the land
came up from small beginnings !;
in youth they toiled to beat the
band, and wisely used their win
nmgs. But, having won the VIC
tors crown, their senses seem to
wander; they keep on sailing dol
lars down for idle heirs to squan-
der. The self-made man too often
cries, My Algernon, dear laddie,
won't have to bust his hooks and
eyes, and labor-like his daddy"
So Algy loafs upon the earth. ex-
pensive. gallivanty, and when
grown up he isn't worth three
whoops in Ypsilanti. He leads a
life of gilded ease, all foolish fads
pursuing, and yet the blind old
daddy sees no harm in what he's
doing. Far better for poor Alger-
non if he had harsher masters,
:eho'd make him rise at break OF
dawn and earn his own piasters.
AZ life Of idleness and sloth is
<corned by men who've sweated,
md few will ever cut swath who
pampered are and petted. When
e'er l hear of gilded youth receiv-
ing unearned riches. ] say, "The
lucky lad. forsooth, is he who's
iigging bitches"
- WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
TWO-MASTER REPORTED SUNK.
Wreckers Go From Norfolk to Aid of
the Virginia Rulon.

Aces=sing to report received here the
two-masted bay schooner Virginia Rulon
was SO badly damaged day or two ago
by striking the draw Of a bridge over the
Mattoponi river. near Walkerton, Va.
that she sank. Wreckers have gone
from Norfolk, Va. to the aid Of the dis
tressed schooner and will raise her and
take her to q boatyard for repairs. The
Rulon was in port here with a cargo Of
lumber in the past month She halls
from Norfolk. Va, and 10 q vessel Of
2as net tons register. She was built at
Nyack, n. Y. in 1874
Capt Hill. master of the schooner
Cherubim. has taken advantage of the
time his vessel has been lying here wait
ing a charter to caulk decks and do other
repair. work to put the vessel in condi-
ton for withstanding summer squalls on
the Chesapeake and its tributaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
SELLS THE SCHOONER WOOD.
Capt. R. B. White Disposes of Boa
to Can't. E. B, Howard.

Capt R. B. White Of Baltimore has
sold the former Washington-owned
schooner Samuel Wood to Capt. E. B.
Howard. who. II iss tated. will give
the vessel a thorough overhauling. and
will use her in the lumber traffic and
general freighting work on Chesapeake
bay and its tributaries. The Samuel
Wood was formerly ono Of the feet be-
longing to J. H. Carter of this city.
About a month ago Mr.. Carter traded
the Wood for the bay schooner Brook
lyn. another well known old trader to
this city. The Samuel Wood was built
at Keyport, N. J.. in 1867, and is a ves-
sci of fifty-one tons register and
seventy-four feet long. Her hailing
port IL this city. but it is said the new
owner of the schooner will transfer her
to a Maryland point on Chesapeake
bay
The two-masted schooner Lewis NJ.
Thomas. a well known bay trader and
occasional visitor to this city. has been
purchased by Capt. William Aaron,
formerly master of the schooner Levi
b. Phillips, from William Watkins. and
has taken possession of the vessel. The
Thomas was built at Pocomoke City,
Nd. in 1902, for trade on Chesapeake
bay and its tributaries, and Is sixty
six gross tons register. She will be con-
tinued In the bay trade by her new
owner,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
PLANS TO RELIEVE
. PROPERTY OWNERS
Senator Sherman Hopes to
Put Through His Plaza Award
Bill This Session.

Il believe that the failure Of the gov
of the property which has been taken
tween the Capitol and the Union sta
many persons Of moderate means in the
District" said Senator Sherman of Illi-
nois today, discussing the resolution
which he introduced yesterday after
noon providing means for settling up
the transaction.
The resolution which ] have intro
duced is identical with that which re-
Gently was reported to the House from
the District committee of that body,
with one change. I have introduced
this resolution because of the great
sympathy I have felt for the persons
whose property has been tied up for
many long months. during which they
have been unable to obtain any re-
turns from their property and have
still been compelled to pay taxes
upon it.
Some time ago I introduced a reso-
luton in the Senate having the same
purpose as that which I offered yes
terday. Ny original resolution was
favorably reported to the Senate by the
Senate District committee. Several
times / have endeayored to get unani-
nous consent for its consideration by
the Senate. But always there has been
objection because of some other bust
ness. G*a i4asEL .J,4r - -
Good Chance in House.
"I think that there is good chance
Of this resolution passing the House.
Therefore. in order to hasten the final
action on 1t. I have introduced the reso-
luton in the Senate and have had it re
ferred to the District committee. l have
no doubt but what that committee. hav-
ing acted favorably on a similar meas
ure before. will make favorable report
on the new resolution without delay.
Then when it comes from the House, if
the Senate has not acted already. we
can take it up without having the reso-
luton referred to committee.
The one amendment which I have
made to the resolution enables the Presi-
dent to single out and reject any Of the
awards made by the new commission
which is created by the resolution to
purchase or acquire through condemna-
ton proceedings the various parcels
of property desired. This commission
will consist of the chairmen of the
Senate and House committees on pub
perintendent of the Capitol. They are
authorized to purchase the separate
pieces of property at figures not to ex-
coed the old awards. or, il not able to
make the purchase. to bring condemna-
ton proceedings through the District
Supreme Court"
Senator Sherman expressed a de-
termination to do all in his power to
get this legislation through at the
present session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
BRITISH FAIRLY TREATED.
Exhibits at San Francisco to Be Rep.
resentative, Official Declares.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 3O-"The Pan
ama-Pacifc exposition has treated the
British interests with the greatest fair
ness and Great Britain's Industrial ex-
blbit probably will be more representative
than II 1t had been undertaken by gov
eminent offlcials." said w. A. NJ. Goode,
secretary Of the British committee on the
exposition in a statement Just made pub
Ne.
my negotiations with the authorities
hsrs have reached a satisfactory con-
elusion. The site originally reserved for
the British government has been al
iotfed to the British committee. which
Will be asked to cooperate with a wide
spread movement in this country toward
the erection Of a pavilion by British
American organizations and individuals
Adequate space has been reserved In all
the exposition palaces for the British
firms who will exhibit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
VOTE TO CLOSE HOSPITAL.
Stockholders of Northern Dispensary
Will Dispose of Assets.

BY vote OF IL to 8 quorum Of the
stockholders of the Northern Dispensary
and Emergency Hospital, 1921 14th street
northwest Thursday night decided to
close the institution and to dispose Of the
assets. Proceeds Of the sale. the majority
decided, should be applied to wiping out
the accrued Indebtedness of the insti-
tuition.
proposition by DR.. BENJAMIN F..
Gibbs, founder and organizer Of tho hos
pital, and others to raise money with
which to pay off the Indebtedness and to
keep the dispensary and hospital open
was rejected. as was a proposition to the
effect that those of the stockholders who
we're dissatisfied with the management
and conduct of the hospital should resign
and give way to others.
Following the adoption Of the resolu-
ton to close the institution c. G. Ian
caster declared that inasmuch as the
dispensary and hospital is incorporated
under the laws of the District of Coium-
bia, its affairs cannot legally be wound
I'D without a court order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
GOOD PROGRESSES MADE
F. IN RETAINING FLATS
More Than 2,ooo,o 600 Will Be Spent
on Anacostia River
= Project. &

Good progress Is being made in the
work Of retaining the fats of the Ana
costa river from the Anacostia bridge
to the District line near Bladensburg.
with view to the development OF the
region into a great water park. The
project approved by Congress calls for
the construction Of wide earthen dam
across the river on tho line of Massa-
chusetts avenue extended, the building Of
masonry sea walls on both shores be-
tween the Anacostia bridge and the dam,
the building of low walls or gravel banks
on both sides Of the basin created by the
dam from that structure to the District
line, dredging a channel. filing in both
shores to its edges and parking the re-
claimed area. The estimated cost of the
project is $2,o46, 600 and about $4,000 al
ready has been appropriated.
THE shores of the Anacostia river"
says Maj. Charles W. Kutz, the engineer
officer in charge of the Improvement, in
a report to Gen. Kingman, chief of en-
gineers. ARE largely owned by private
parties. Consequently no construction
was done prior to the act Of March 3,
1918, authorizing the acquisition Of the
necessary shore lands. 3,
Work Is Handicapped. "
THE absence Of draw in the Penn
sylvania Avenue bridge has so far pre-
vented any work above that point. as
dredging could not be done without the
construction Of a special plant. The Com
nniAsioners of the District Of Columbia
haye included In their estimates an item
for, draw span in that bridge.
"Subject to approval by Congress.
agreements have been entered into with
the gas company and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, two of the riparian
owners, which will permit of the execu-
ton OF the project at those points with
out expense for the acquisition of land.
All the other land required for the prof.
ect, south of Massachusetts avenue, has
been acquired or is in process Of condem-
nation. and the necessary steps have
been taken looking to acquisition Of land
that will be required north Of Massachu-
sets avenue"
Maj. Kutz reports that 5000 lineal feet
about three-fourths of a mile, of rip-rap
sea wall foundation have been completed
between the Anacostia bridge and the
line of Massachusetts avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
FOR GOODNESS AND PLUCK.
q. S. Forces Under Fire at Vera Cruz
Commended.

Description of the Vera Cruz fighting
was given the Gen. Leonard Wood Gar
rison Of the Army and Navy Union last
night by Lieut.. Charles NJ. Maigne. U. S.
A.. retired. who was newspaper CORE
spondent when the Mexican port was
taken by the American marines and blue
jackets.
He criticised condemnation Of the Mex
leans for the way they fought, saying
they were expecting to be murdered and
fought for their lives. and were unac-
customed to civilized warfare. He COM
mended the sailors, under fire for the
first time. for their GOODNESS and pluck.