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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17

lnere are S6,60O.OO0 young tres:
In the governmental forest nurseries.
Two tons OF cascara bark have just
been sold from the Siuslaw national
Forest Oregon. at ono cent q pound.
The northernmost national forest 4.
the Chugach in Alaska; the southern
most is the Luquillo in Porto Rico.
For shingles alone. 76o million feet
or timber Is cut In that part Of the
state OF Washington which lies west
Of the Cascades.
California led last year in timber
sold from national forests, though
Montana had the largest number of
sale transactions.
The American Forestry association
has just elected Henry 8. Drinker.
president OF Lehigh university, and p.
s. Ridsdale, as its president and SEQ.
rotary respectively.
The bureau Of entomology and the
forest service. working together for
the control OF forest insects, last year
covered more than 100000 acres In
their operations.
The biological survey and the for
est service have been cooperating in
the determination Of ground squirrels
on national forests In California. The
annual loss Of range feed and grain
crops from ground squirrels is enor-
nous.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
Desire for Lonu Life.

There appears to exist O greater
desire to live long than to live WE'LL
Measure by mans desires, he cannot
I've long enough; measure by his
good deeds, and he has not lived long
enough; measure by his evil deeds
and be has lived too long.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
New ExpIooIve,

Trotol is the name Of o new explo.
sive said to be the safest high ex.
plosive known. It's formula was
worked out by Lieut.. Harold G.. Wood
ward, an officer In the New York Ma.
tonal Guard. Six ounces of trotol, II
is said, will do the work Of IL ounces
Of dynamite.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
Thought for Women

I'm the whole feminine creation are
there any happier women than the
deformed wife who is not crooked for
the ayes she loves, the lame woman
when her husband would not have her
other than she is, and the wife grown
old and gray who Is still young for
him?"-Balzac.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
Beyond Concrete Calculation.

Beyond Concrete Calculation.
a woman has beQueathed $1,000 for
the support Of each cat on the island
Of Madeira. A similar provision for
every feline on the island Of Manhat.
tan would involve an amount OF money
too large for type to tell; enough, In
fact, to buy all the Christmas pres
ents your relatives will hint at.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
About StaInn ON Marble

For removing dirt stains on marble
gum arabic Is excellent. Make q. 30.
luton Of gum arabic and water, letting
1t remain on until 1t dries. Then peel
or wash 1t of. and the dirt comes
with It
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
,rhoso with Blue eyea.

Blue-eyed mon are highly intslloct
uAl. morally arm and Mechanically
correct In thought word and act
They ere the rulers Of their families.
and the powerful figures IN the moral.
intellectual and industrial worlds.
When a bluoeyed maid meets Z blue
eyed man Greek meets Greek: then
comes the tug Of war.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
MOTHERS OF GREAT MEN

Schumann's mother was gifted with
music.
Gounod's mother was fond of paint
ing and music.
Chopin's mother. like himself, was
very delicate.
Spohr's mother was an excellent
Judge OF music, but NO musician.
Millions letters often allude to his
mother in tho most a~ffectionate terms.
All am, or can be, l owe to my
angel mother" said Abraham Lincoln.
Raleigh said that he owed all his DO
hteness of department to his mother.
Goethe pays several tributes In his
writings to the character Of his
mother.
Wordsworth's mother had a charno.
ter as peculiar as that of her gifted
son
Dyes From Sawdust.
For many years the French have ex.
tracted coloring dyes from sawdust.
The sawdust, 1t appears, is acted upon
by sulphur and caustic soda in q fur
mace. Sulphuretted hydrogen is lib
Grated In large quantities and the veg
etable substance, whatever it may be,
Ia rendered soluble in water, to which
1t imparts a strong color, varying
with the substance employed. These
solutions are employed as dyes, which
are fixed by passing the fabric through
boiling Dichromate OF potash.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
Something Worth soelnu.

A fouryear-old youngster on his nrst
visit to a city saw a ferryboat Gross
ing the river. "Oh, mammal" he ex-
claimed, much excited. como and
look! Here's q choo-choo car In swim
milg!"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
Practical.

"Oh, father" said the young woman
enthusiastically, Eve suffragettes are
eager to sweep the countryI"
"Rumph!" replied her parent, look
mig at her over his spectacles, then
suppose you start your share Of IL "a
Dur parloS and dining roomi"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
Nowi Nowl

Now! Nowi
That sweetheart of mine provokes
me so hat l don't believe I shall call
e any more" Don't like that sort
OF afternoon tease, eh?"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17
FOREST NOTES

There sre s6.6Oo.0Oo young tres.
In the governmental forest nurseries.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-03-17

Wordsworth's mother had a charno.
ter as peculiar as that of her giftsa
SON..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
PLANS TO PUSH TRUST BILLS.
House VIII Take Up Trade Com.
mission Measure First.

WASHINGTON, March l0.--Thc first Of
the Administration antitrust bills 10 be
taken up within the next two weeks in the
House will be the measure. proposing the
creation of an interstate trade commits
sion
After the passage OF that measure the
bill giving the Interstate Commerce Com
mission jurisdiction over the issuance OF
railway securities will he considered. by
that time 1t IL believed that the Committee
on the Judiciary will be prepared TO act
on the three bills that II has under con-
siderut!on.
Announcement was made to-day by
Chairman Adumson OF the Interstate. Com
m.Ice Committee that hearings on the
railway capitalzat bill would be con-
Guided this week. The measure viii then
be whipped into shape for action by the
committee.
Hearings were continued before the Ju-
dietary Committee to-day on the antitrust
bills Charles a. Ireland Of lonia, Mich.
president of the National Retail Hardware
Association, told the committee that the
small country dealers are In grave danger
Of absolute destruction becaus. the parcel
post 10 giving the advantage to the mall
order houses. lie charged that these in
solutions did $500. O00.o 900 business last
year. that they slaughter prices on u few
standard articles and then recoup on
others and that the only protection
against them Is to permit price nxing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
COLCUITT CONGRATULATED.
Recovery Of VerEars's Body Brings
Many Messages 10 Governor.

AUSTIN Tex. March l0.--A large num-
oes OF kilograms from many parts Of the
United States congratulatips Gov. Col
quit on the recovery OF Versaras body
were received at the Executive Depart
mont to-day. The Governor IL expected
70 return from Fort Worth Wednesday.
Gov. William T. Haines Of Maine sent
the following message:
How much longer have we all TO walt
FOR that good President Of yours In Wash
ington to wake up to the outrages h.
has permitted. which should have beer
stopped months ago. In Mexico? While
probably don't agree with you on many
political questions l am pretty sure tina:
I DO on the Mexican situation. What 10
going on there Is quite a contrast to the
way We handled similar situations in
Cuba and the Philip nes.'
No further reports have been received
from the border. Adjt. den. IIutehinss ~
expected here to morrow and will probably
report to the Governor In person. Chief
interest now lies In whether or not YER
CARA was tortured before meeting his
death. The evidence gathered by Capt.
Sanders and AdJt,-Gen. Hutchings will
probably he offered to the Washington
authorities through Consul Garrett.
Gov. Colqu.tt has received no official
word from Washington In regard TO the
Vergara AFFAIR. The State and Fed2ral
authorities are acting Independently In
the matter. but as II Ii established that
rangers did not cross the line there 10
no chance for Int arna tional complicat Ions.
Surmises that Coluuitt will take into his
own hands the punishment OF Vergara's
murderers are directly opposed to the
Governors statements that he does not
desire to cause international cOmplica-
tiona
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11

Intended to turn the proposition over TO
the new corporation. For these properties
they agreed to pay 32.75s, 900. part in
cash, $t66,0o0; part In preferred stock
&629,O00. part In common stock tl,25S,-
600, and sl35. 900 notes OF the new com
pany. the payments thus aggregating H.
$4,000
Mr. Untermyer protested against the
Interpolation in the record OF the decisions
OF Justice Brown and Vice Chancellor
Pitney OF New Jersey In regard to his
activities In the organization of the paper
company.
licity to statements derogatory TO himself
with equal Re gularity that there was no
occasion for their Interpolation here
You are here before the committee"
said Senator Hitchcock. "as a very strong
advocate OF legislation to prevent corpora
lions from overcaptalizing. You are stat
ing that they should file a showing Of
their tangible assets and yet In these two
cases. one in the Suprem. Court Of the
United States. in which the bonds were
fore closed. and another In the equity court
in New Jersey. in which you were held
liable for several hundred thousand dollars.
II was shown that you organized com
pany and capitalized II at twice the tangi-
bic value and appeared as the vendor and
as the attorney; that the men In your
ONCE were dummy directors; that you d.
rect.d them to make this contract for this
company and that more than half OF the
stock passed to you and to your associates
without any value whatsoever.
is 1t consistent for YOU 10 appear In
your present attitude before the committee
while this record Is made against YOU
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
REBELS CAUSE TRAIN WRECK.
send Coaches to Point where bridge
HAD Been destroyed,

Special Cdbie Despatch 10 TBr srS.
MEXICO CITY. March 1o.--The rebels
held up n train to-day south OF Saltillo.
They took Off the crew and sent the
train on the down grade toward a poin,
wt,ere bridge had previously been
destroyed. The engine and several cars
were wrecked
The Federals have had n succession OF
fights in Zacatecas in the last three days
They killed 400 rebels on Sunday Thay
also captured from the rabels of Vera
the men. To-day they drove Off the
rebels who have been attacking Necaxa,
where the great power plant which fur
nishes power and light to the capital an /
several great mines are located
The Government is very angry over
some utterances OF 7. D. Edwards. the
American Consul at Juarez which wer.
published in the FL Paso Herald on Feb
ruary 20. In this interview Mr. Edwards
Is quoted as defending Pancho villa and
the Government says this comedies gem
orally with the inimical attitude Of Amer
lean Consuls along the border 10 the
Huerta Administration.
delegation OF ranch owners and mer-
chants OF Durango visited Secretary OF the
Interior A.cocer this afternoon. They
made bitter complaints about the rebels
devastating the State and reducing the
inhabitants to the dlrest misery. The
delegation offered to make financ al con-
tributions to the Government to help drive
out the rebels and help = restore peace
'ul conditions
secretary Alcocer says the Government
acted In the best of faith In proposing the
establishment Of bank in which deposits
OF the customs receipts. amounting to
25o.oOO pesos day. would be made. This
bank the Secretary said, could easily
maintain a metallic reserve which would
equal half the note issue and thereby
avoid In future the need OF forced loans
and other burdens as well as some levios
Secretary Alcoc.r fiatly denies the story
Of vast Japanese colonization scheme
He says II Is the outgrowth OF foolish
writings by japanese correspondents here
who visited the japanese colony at Chi
ipas. which does not exceed nifty families
The rumors OF strong attack or
Tampico are without foundation IL 1.
also untrue that there has been heav,
fshtins near Torreon. Things seem &c
be Fastening 10 head however, and
there Is reason TO believe that certain OF
President Huerta's former conhdants. o,
whom he Is Kidding himself are disposed
to make trouble.
The accounts In the local newspaper,
IF the recovery of the body OF Clement
Vergara are very divergent. one say,
he Rangers came into Mexico dsarmed
Another says they received permission tt
ross. A third story In that the Mexicar
authorities delivered the body on Ill,
,,oundary line. and "A fourth that the bod,
was not discovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
NO FEES IN WORLDS
BIGGEST LAW OFFICE
Legal Aid Society Has Had
Nearly Half a Mil
lion Cases.

The Legal Aid Society OF New York.
the largest law office in the world. handled
3s,is9 cases In 1919 at an expense NJ
t%5.200.56 and recovered for and turned
over to clients OF the society the sum ~
$i3s.0t6. according to the thirty-.ighth
annual report OF It's president, Arthur V.
Briesen. During the thirty-eight years Of
It's existence the society has handed &C.,
s'& ca'es at a cost to the society Of S5i1,-
952 and has paid over 10 clients t2.036.55O.
A striking feature Of the report il the
statement that the average cost OF the
cases was less than $l.lg, whlch includes
the rent Of offices. salaries OF lawyers.
Clerks and bookke epers and po tlgc. In
1913 alone the postage item amounted 20
1881. which indicates that Cd, 600 letters
were written.
The purpose OF the society is to givs
legal aid. grntuitousiy IL necessary. TO all
who may appear worthy and who arc
unable to procure assistance.
ITO Imagine :has tie large number o
people who hocked to us for r lief over
100000. should have remained without
redress" the president said lis TO admit
that they would by this time form a large
body OF the dissatisfied class. But the
fact that they received justice and that
namely. over 10000 tan average OF
less than 50 easel, shows that maay OF
the complainants were justified IN their
complaints"
The president, In his report said that
the loan shark situation received consid-
erable attention during the year. owing
to the fact that the Court OF Appeals IN
decision handed down ON January IL.
1913. held that the cNdCtion OF certain
extravagant charges OF fees on the part
OF the loan shark was unlawful
1--WE thereupon thought the question
settled" he continued. but during tho
year "a new loan shark bill was introduced
al Albany, passed ana signed los the
Governor against the opposition of many
eminent bodies. This new loan shark
bill would, we think. be worse than tho
old one. but IL is not yet Ia operation.
AS the present Governor has not vet
appointed the officer who Is To control
the licenses and details under the new
enactment Meanwhile 1t liz hoped that
the present Legislature may repeal the
bill In question and substitute for it one
that IL not Objectionable"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
NEW HAVEN NOT DEFIANT.
EIIiotts Message to McReynOld
Does Not Alter situation.

WARRINGTON, March iO,--The Attor-
ney General received to-day from Chair
man Elliott Of the New Haven road a
communication which II 10 understood
conveyed the reBult OF the directors meet
Inv last week. officials OF the Depart
mcnt Of Justice refuse to disclose the
contents or to indicate Its general char
acter.
II Is understood on high authority that
the Communication did not, as reported
early to-day. convey to the Attorney
General a Anal definite refusal Of the road
to accept the Governments demands for
reorganization. II is believed that the
situation has not materially changed In
the past ten days, since Chairman Elliott
Informed tina Attorney General finally Of
his unwillinsness to accept . three year
term for the hoston and Maine trus ees
and Of his disapproval Of three OF the
trustees pvt forward by the Government
and the State OF Massac husetts Mr., Ell
liott's announcement then was construed
as an ultimatum.
There " no evidence here. however. OF .
disposition on the part Of the Government
TO moderate It's demands
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
ROCKHILL MAY SUCCEED
MOORE AS BRYAN'S AID
President Looks Into Fitness of
the Ex-Ambassador for
Counsellorship.

WARRINGTON. March l0,--It became
known tonight that the President and
Secretary Bryan have considered the ap-
pointment Of the former Ambassador to
Turkey, W. w. Rockhlll. a. counsellor
for the State Department to succeed John
Bassett Moore.
The President has by no means decided
to tender the position to Mr. Rockhill.
but he has ordered inquiries made as to
the ex-Ambassador's availability
Mr.. Rockhill WAS the only Democrat
who was an Ambassador at the time OF
President wilson's inauguration. He en-.
tered the Diplomatic Corps In 1858. when
he was appointed charge ad interim At
Seoul.
He was appointed Third Assistant Sec
rotary Of State by President Cleveland
and remained In the Diplomatic Corps
until his resignation was accepted along
with those Of the Republican diplomats
at the outset Of the Wilson Administra-
ton.
Mr.. Rockhlll was Minister to Greece.
Rumania and Serv.a from 1897 to 1899 /;
Director OF the Bureau OF American Re-
publics from 1899 to 1908; Minister to
China from 1905 to 1907. He was APP
pointed Ambassador to Russia In June,
1908. serving until 1911. when he took the
embassy at Constantinopie.
Mr.. Rockhill IL the author Of several
works on Oriental subjects
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
WILSON DEFIED
BY COLQUITT
Texas Governor Insists on
Right to Defend
Border.
ASSAILS Z. s. POLICY
Rangers Will Cross Line if
Necessary, He
Asserts.
NO COMPLICATIONS FEARED
Official Reports Show Vergara's
Relatives EXhumcd
His Body.

FoRT Worth. Tex, March 10.-Gov. O..
n Coquitt to-day openly defed tn,
United states Government to prevent him
from taking steps to pr ptoct citizens along
the Mexican border bitterly denounced
the Federal policy OF "watcAful waiting
and declared his authority to protect the
border was greater than that OF Pres.d,n nj,
Wilson.
Gov. Colquitt made these strong asser-
tons In an address before the Texas Ca.
tie Rasers Association. which convened
here to-day. His speech was applaudel
and assaled in turn. HJwever. when n
asked the convention to indoise his atti.
tude he created much furore among the
delegates.
A resolution to indorse Coiauitt's speech
md aggressive Mexican attitude was In
PRODUCED by J. NJ. Bassett OF Ctosbyton.
Delegates shouted for recognition, declar-
ing the Governor had imposed on the
courtesy of the convention by bringing
politics into Its sessions. while others
cheered the Executive.
On motion OF Ed Lasater the resolution
was rejected. President Jackson declaring
that 1t did not pertain to the business be-
p fore the convention.
Says Rangers May Cross border.
Colautt IN his address struck straight
sSom the shoulder.
"The Administration policy toward
Mexico Is mandy pamby.'" he asserted
II defy any authority on the face of
the earth, including tAa. at Washington,
to deprive the Governor OF Texas OF thu
right to protect her citizens from out
RACES along the frontier. You can't ex-
pect the United States soldiers to cross
the border to get murderers and thieves
Oh. no. but Texas Rangers can do II.
They will do 1t. II is merely the exercis,
Of the inherent right OF self-defence. The
American Government has never ex-
tended the slightest assistance to any
Texas citizen who appealed for help until
IL was too late.
''Try hard as can cannot restrain
myself over the outrages on Amerc an
soil. These bandits come across the line
kdnap our people, Kill them and stea'
our property. then hurry back into Mex
leo. knowing they are then safe. They
know the United States will d. nothing.
Party Drank with Power.
This Government recognizes the stamp
on stolen goods that come across IN
border. but IL will not insist on the Mex-
can Government recognizing requ sitions
for cattle thieves. don't believe
could bring a stronger indictment agains.
our Government than that
''The Democratic party IL drunk with
power. Congressman and Senators have
become towards for political pelf AMI
patronage. Not single one has had
the nerve to stand up and defend Texas,
But now | will be more aggressive in
guarding that border have more au-
thority than the President himself TO
redress wrong within our boundaries and
I shall do it,
what IL Bryan himself had been kid
mapped? Would II have been any differ
ent than the Vergara case? All citizens
are entitled TO the same rights"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
Nr. McReynolds Is Dumb

Mr. McNeynolds himself steadily re-
fused ~ comment GA these reports except
Ia say that he would make a CLOSE ~.
animation OF the decree Itself and of IN,
manner In which It was being carried
out. Beyond this he saw no avenue t.r
activity by the Department OF Jg-...
against the companies dissolved ..t
decree. These companies, 1t was ,.,l-.
were exempt from prosecution under tl.
sherman act as long AS they lived up 60
the terms of the dcc.cr
The accessibility ~ the Motrouo it,r
company t. a prosecution hy Ga, GuNcru-
mcnt was estabI.sh hy the fact that ~
was not one # tnos" corporations specin.
cally mentioned IN the decree rs htvlnl
violated the antitrust law and beins
cujo.ued from the continuance Of the,
violations This fact It is said. deprivr.
Il OF the exemption under the deer.
which the compliments OF the former trus'
enjoy
The restraint OF trade lies in the alleged
denial OF Wholesale prices on the product.
OF tho former monopoy's produc'rg
companies 10 competing distributing
companies
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
xELLEN's DEMURRER UPHELD.
MansIaushtrv Charge Fsila-state
May Amend Complaint.

BRiDGrPoKr, Conn. March l0-Charies
=. Mel'en. ex-president Of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad. has
won his demurrer to ths Information on
which he was arrested on a charge
OF granddaughter In connection with
the wreck at Westport on October 3. 1912.
The demurrer was sustained by Judge
futile In the Criminal Superior Court here
to-day because of insufficient information
In the warrant. which It 10 understood will
be amended.
Mr.. Mellen 10 stiil technically under ar
rest, the warrant not having been vacated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
TROOPS RUSHED TO TAMPIC0.
Rebels Believed to Ne In vtcisity III
Calf Fort.
Special Cable Despatch 10 TINS Sun

VERA CRUZ, March l0,-Tampico re-
mains quiet In 30 far AZ active attack
on the city In concerned. but evidently
many rebels are In the vicinity MS the
Government continues sending troops TO
that port,
The liner Kronprinsessen Cecilia will
arrive here tomorrow with 10000 boxes
Of ammunition for the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
EXCHANGE At RECORD POINT.
Advance Dse 20 Huerta's Govern
ment Bank Plan.

ment bank Plan.
Mexican exchange reached the highest
point OF Its upward climb In recent
months yesterday. when It touched $50.
This hgure was received In dispatches
TO the New York offices OF the National
Railways OF Mexico from Its Mexico city
office. The rate IL effective to-day.
The most recent advance was from 900
to 400.
The advance OF yesterday. Il Is be-
ieved. Is due particularly to the threat
Of Gen. Huerta to establish a Government
bank in Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
A. u. Kne-innd SIN Very ~.

Andrew Deios Kneeland, who was ttt.r
suddenly III after he finished an rddr =.
Monday evening before the New l...
Society OF Medical Jurispruden,o a. .'
West Forty-third street, was stl. -e'
ously III last night AT his home, goo N.-'
Ninety eighth street. lie had not -
gained consciousness last night.