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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-27
HOLDER Of WORLDS HIGH RECORD
PROMISES TONOPAH CITIZENS
He WILL COME WITHOUT FAIL

another machine to Tonopah in case
of breakage to the one am now us
ing so you can be sure of your exhi-
bition. Silas Christofferson.
A meeting of the general commit
tee looking after the celebration was
held last night with large attend
ance. A discussion arose over the
terms of the rock drilling contest in
which the mine operators insisted on
having the entries open to all comers
who are legitimate residents of the
county. The Western Federation
asked for recognition of that body
by issuing a notice that none but
men holding cards in good standing
could compete in the events. The
matter was referred to the committee
with instructions not to accept en-
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The substitute machine for Silas
Christofferson has arrived and is now
at the warehouse of the Wittenberg
company, near the depot, where it
will be kept for any emergency that
may develop. Christofferson will
come to Tonopah with his regular
machine, the one that made the flight
over Mount Whitney, but should an
accident happen during his stay the
Programme will not be interrupted.
as the second aeroplane will be
ready for ascension.
The following message, received
this afternoon, speaks for itself:
Bishop, Cal. June 27, 1914 Fourth
of July committee, Tonopah, New:
expect to fly from Bishop to Gold
field and Tonopah July 1st. Have sent
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HUNGER STRIKE IN COUNTY JAIL
PASSESFOURTH DAY WITHOUT FOOD

oner has not partaken OF food or
drink He seems determined to suf-
fer and the opinion of the sheriff and
county physician is that he deserves
TO go the limit.
Frank Burton is the prisoner. He
claims to be descended from an aris-
tocratic family and alleges that his
father is prime minister OF New South
Wales and that he is constantly in re-
ceipt of remittances from the old
folks at home. He also claims to
have been lightweight champion of
the United Kingdom and says he can
whip his weight in wildcats. Not
satisfied with these honors he has
confided to members Of the Tonopah
Masonic fraternity that he is mem
Der high in the council of the Scot
tish Rite, in the jurisdiction of Scot
land The private opinion of all who
have come In contact with the man is
that he is an inveterate liar who has
been living on his gall at various
points in Nevada. To determine the
truth of the stories promptly would
involve an expenditure of SIS for
cable tolls Last week letter was
sent 10 Scotland with an inquiry
about the allegations of Burton and
an answer cannot be received In less
than month.
Burton was brought here from Am
argosa, where he was found at the
side of the railroad tracks suffering
from rheumatism He told the train
men that he had crawled fourteen
miles across the desert and fought
on all kinds of malignant reptiles. He
repeated the story with variations on
arriving In Tonopah. was consigned
to the county hospital and he was
Immediately set down as malignel
and impostor. Recently he has beer
addicted to violent attacks during
which he boasted that he had killet
more than one man in Australia ant
was ready to pin a few choice Ne
yada scalps to his belt He alarmed
Mrs. Court, the hospital matron, t
such an extent that one day sh'
tainted completely and Jhe cook fie'
from the building in fright. Th'
alarm OF the women tickled Burtol
and his threats became more viciou
each day until 1t reached the poin
where they could no longer endur
the abuse. 1t was supposed that Bul
ton was demented, but an examins
ton by Drs Mcleod and Richard
established the conviction that h
was perfectly sane Under the ci
cumstances removal to the count
iail was ordered and the change wa
made forthwith. on being incaree
ated Burton told the sheriff that b
Il would not eat food or touch water o
= long as he remained in the basti
and from that day has kept his wor
/" That Burton is growing weak is co
~ ,eded. but the sheriff's office do'
u not know what to do and the docto
have no sympathy for the man, wi
will probably be left to work out h
!. own cure. One thing is certain al
!, shat is there will be no forcible fee
ing.
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tries from those who were not bona
lide residents who had been in camp
for period of not less than thirty
days prior to the first of July.
The committee this morning or
dered the drilling open to all citizens
OF Nye county. regardless OF union
affiliations or labor standing of can
didates.
Charles Lee resigned as chairman
of the fireworks committee, his resig-
nation stating that the chairman had
acted without consulting him in
awarding contract for fireworks.
1t appears that Mr.. Lee was instruct
ed by the general committee to 90
ahead and procure prices for an ade,
quate display on the night OF the
Fourth. He secured prices and re-
ported the same to the meeting two
weeks ago and action was deferred
until last night, when 1t developed
that the work had been done
knowledge Of Chairman Lee
structions issued to local &
a pyrotechnic display.
Chairman Ballet explained that he
had taken the responsibility OF or
dering the change. as Mr.. Lee was
not present at meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee at which the mat
ter was considered.
Reports from the tug OF war indi-
Gated that teams would be entered
from the Eagles and Eiks, with the
understanding that no union restric-
tions would apply. as many of the
men were engaged in business that
did not call for union cards This
was acquiesced in and 1t looks as
though the tug of war would be one
OF the greatest contests seen In
camp.
Chairmen of committees were given
forty-eight hours to report events in
charge of their committees to the
executive committee that they may
4 be Incorporated in the official pro-
gramme isued for the guidance of
everybody on that day.
Hon. win Forman was chosen as
orator of the day and win open the
celebration with a ten-minute talk
The Tonopah Military band has
been engaged for two days and their
presence al the glove contest at the
Nevada theater on the night Of July
third is also assured
Charles Wittenberg, chairman OF
the finance committee. reported col
lections aggregating $4,000.
The committee on transportation
reported that arrangements had been
made by which citizens OF Round
Mountain and Manhattan would be
given special rates for the return
trip, as Mr. Wittenberg had offered
to bring in as many as cared to
travel by his trucks.
Owing to prior engagements II was
found impossible to secure street
carnival, so that feature was aban-
doned.
The prize fight committee reported
that the boxing contest would be
held on the evening Of July Srd, in
the Nevada theater. the preliminary
starting at . O'Clock and the main
event at 10 o'clock The admission
will be 81, 80 and 81. All members
of the band in uniform will be ad.
mitted free.
! All committees are urged to report
their programme to the secretary al
the office of r. j Highland before
Monday evening. June 29th.
! The meeting was adjourned to $
o'clock Monday evening. June 80
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CHRIS |ST0FFERS0N'S EXTRA MACHINE IN T0N0PAH
Aviator Will From Bishop Nevada the First of July
49, ~~~~ - =
GODDESS or LIBERTY
CONTEST is STARTED

= For the Goddess OF Liberty =
. six candidates have been nom .
= mated as shown by opening the .
. ballot boxes last evening. There y
= is plenty of time for others, and =
. any one is eligible for the honor =
= II their friends will only come .
= to the front and purchase cou- .
. pons at the rate of one cent y
= vote The candidates already .
= entered are Addie Murphy. Ger .
= trude Rippingham, Anna Critch- .
. field. Freda Daoust, Alice Bow .
= Ter and Irene Haag. Tickets .
= may be had at Prouty's. Uh- y
= lands. Tonopah Drug and Mat =
= thews. Proceeds go to the gen .
. eral committee. .
a a a
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JAPAN FURIOUS
OVER THE ALIEN
LAND QUESTION
PRESS GROWS INDIGNANT AMI
URGES RETALIAToRY
MEASURES.

TOXIC. June 27.-The Japanese
press generally expresses indignation
over the attitude of the United States
in California on the anti-alien land
controversy as outlined by the cor
respondence between the govern
ments recently announced.
Several newspapers insist remedy
must be found for the insulting"
situation. The Nichi Nichi is espe-
cially violent in its utterances. II
condemned what 1t calls Japan's flat
terry of America by participation in
the San Francisco exposition and
says, instead Of doing this, Japan
should view the United States gov
ernment's inability to control the
states and consider the wisdom OF
taking action against California in
order to obtain satisfaction.
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TH|RDTORNADO|N
AWEEKFLOODS
WESTERN
STATES
WISCONSIN, MINNIE sofa AND
IOWA ARE HEAVY
SUFFERERS.

CHICAGO. June q. Large sections
Of Wisconsin. Minnesota and Iowa
we're devastated today by the third
violent storm of week. Water ran
from two to four feet deep on the
streets of La Crosse. Wis. and rail-
roads of that vicinity experienced Sc
we're washouts.
At New Albion and Lansing, Iowa,
rivers overhowed and fields for miles
are buried under water, sand and
mud The business district of Man
dan, N. D., is under three feet OF
water. Residents. fearing another
cloudburst, are preparing to leave
for higher ground.
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MilitantS Knock
Off Kings Hat
In Hyde Park
. CRy As.ocis,ed Pre..J

. LONDON. June 27.-Militant =
y suffragettes circumvented the y
. police and bombarded the king y
= and queen with leaflets at the =
. entrance of Hyde Park. A bun =
. die struck the kings hat and =
. Knocked Il sideways. while the =
. queens parasol caught another :
. shower OF pamphlets, Two w9 =
= men we're seized by the police =
. and carried away, struggling vio =
. iently
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FIVE DIE IN ST. LOUIS
FROM INTENSE HEAT


y ST. LOUIS, June 27.-Five =
= deaths from the heat are report Z
= ed today. The thermometer yes Z
= terday registered 101 and nearly 4
. the same today. There is much 4
. suffering. 4
. . . . . . . . = . . .
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Rainy Season Tests CuCdrdChd
Slide While Dredges Keep Going
|, my Associated Pre..o

. ny Aaaacia
PANAMA the rainy has been ON
for more than month tn earh has not In
creased the which dredgea have been racing
TO overcome the dirt being removed
twice AS fast as IN level Of
for be reached The depth Of the channel Is
now over Of than 200 feet Il
more than sufficient Railroad Steam
ship Aanca which the first liner 70 pass
through the i0ao9ton ship would
have no difficulty ready for the bigger
. warahips
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COY SCOUT MOVEMENT
TAKEN UP IN TURKEY

tUy Associated FresM.l -
CONsTANTINoPLE. June 2I.-
The boy scout movement has been
Initiated here with the swearing In
" the troop leaders before Enser
Pasha. Who Il Is understood, Is 10
be- made the bashhogh, OF chief scout
IL Turkey
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Pictures of Sacred Character
Forbidden In German Movies



BERIN June 27Tha presenting he person OF Jesus
calculated sensbties OF religious people ana
presented Prussia is the final decision OF tue
supreme upholdng police prohibition OF the
pictures taken from klopstocks 'MesHah
preentous example cnemaioaphic art The court rul
. decision former decision hounk
. the Christian religion be OF the public odef AGAINST
disturbance the police are act considers
Aim itself likely offend and declares further pessinV
.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-27

Nye county has hunger strike"
of the real imported British variety
with an English subject as the only
sufferer. Nobody cares what he does
and nobody is going to try the Eng
lish method OF enforced feeding. The
case developed at the county jail last
Wednesday and since then the pris-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-27
VILLAS FINEST TROOPS
cENTERING ON SAN LUIS

TAMPICO. June 27 Thirty cars,
with upwards of l,O00 men, ammuni'
tion and supplies, today began to ad
vance on San Luis Potosi. Ofhcers
reported favorable conditions. -Four
constitutionalist forces are concen-
trating against San Luis Potosi.
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Four Months of Absolute Rest for Roosevelt
Owinq to Fever Contracted In South America
eay Associated Pre-s.)

Ah
b. June III F OF rel
who informed him of
ofmaana fever enuacd IN S1
"Bu Gom
mpon
for
OF
physicians smgu h t 81 NJ n
. Semplr The pysn expan e de o
!. III : . . = . = . . = . = .
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rEMPERAruRE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday ",
year ago, 81.
Lowest temperature last nighi. bs'
. year ago. s.
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THIEVES MAKE GOOD HAUL
AT GoLDFlELD STORES

The liquor store of Victor Arbi2zi
ON Ramsey street, Goldfeld, and the
newsstand of the Polin brothers in
the postoffice were burglarized during
The early hours Of Friday morning.
At the former. the criminals made a
haul OF $1,000 in gold from safe
and at the latter extracted $25 from
the cash register.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-27

A gas water heater for bath tubs
which is almost completely sub
merged when in use has been in.
vented.
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GATE GIVES WAY
FLOODING VALLEY
SAN JOAQUIN FARMERS LIKELY
TO SUSTAIN GREAT
LOSS.

TURLoCK, June 27--The south out
let gate of Davis reservoir, which
impounds a water supply for 175,000
acres comprising the Turlock irriga-
tion district, in the San Joaquin val
ley, gave way today. The waters
since have been tearing through the
bitches and over bottom lands toward
the Tuolumne river The gate cost
500, 900. Damage to land and crops
is not known at this time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-27

Approximately $50 acres on the
Oregon national forest were planted
with young trees this spring
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Jupiter Pluyius entertained with a
rain shower last night
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-25
MERCHANT MARINE
NEEDS MORE SHIPS
WILSON WILL LAY
STRESS UPON THIS QUESTION
WHEN CONGRESS MEETS.
Executive is Of the Opinion That
There Are Not Nearly Enough
Ships in the American Marine.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 24.-An N.
! timation that President Wilson viii
Jay stress upon the federal merchant
marine proposal in his message 10
congress next month came from lhe
Waite house today with the an.
houncement that the president did
not consider that enough ships had
taken advantage Of the emergency
American registry act to interlei
vita his plan evo we'd soon after Il,
outbreak Of the war
Officials of various government de
partments which keep watch on for
.eign commerce have said recently
that the way for the resumption 81
approximately normal business in OK.
port cotton and other non-contrabapd
products was clear of diplomatic
tangles provided ships of suitable
character could be procured Vessels
now under the American flag but
previously German owned they sail
had met with de avs while carrying
uon-contraband commodities. Only
the question of their bonafide owner
ship was at issue on these occasions,
but officials asserted the delays We're
enough to seriously hamper the
restoration OF the cotton export traf
tic.
President Wilson has shown con
tinued interest in the government
merchant marine plan during the
congressional recess and his determ
nation to depress the Alexander bill
apparently has not been affected by
the opposition in congress.
Aside from the importance of Sc
curing ships of proper character for
the cotton trade and reports to the
departments show foreign orders for
cotton far exceed available carriers
president Wilson believes the gov
ernment should take the opportunity
offered by the European war 10
pioneer new trade routes for Amefi-
can ships He feels certain there are
numerous lanes of traffic that would
not pay at first; but it is believed,
would develop into valuable additions
to American commerce.
Private concerns, he feels, wi be
slow to engage in ventures along
routes that will not yield immediate
returns. The government could and
should develop those routes, the
lpresident thinks, and surrender them
later to private companies if that
should be deemed advisable.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-25
FORT SMITH GRAND
JURY STILL AN WORK
Console RA6LE TESTIMONY HAS
BEEN TAKEN BUT NOTHING
NEW HAS DEVELOPED.

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov 24.-After
another day spent in investigating
the mining troubles of Prairie Creek
Nand the Hartford valley, the federal
grand jury failed to complete its
work. According to reports about the
federal building little testimony of
Importance was secured on the alleg-
ed shooting at Frogtown on July Is.
The inquisitOrs are expected to corr.
plete their investigation tomorrow
morning.
limitations of a leak in the grad
jury made by Foreman c. +. Spear,
when court convened today, in con.
necton with the giving out of the
jury report the same day it was re.
turned last week We're answered by
Judge Frank Youmans when tae lat
ter declared the publication at that
time could hard Y be construed as a
reflection on the grand jurors He
asserted the report was made public
at that time because it was not prac.
ticable to suppress it.
Under the direction of Franklin
Bache, receiver, work was begun to-
day on cleaning up the Number 4
mine at Prairie Greek. The surface
workings of the mine were completely
destroyed at the time of the battle
of July II and it will take from three
to six months to put the mine in pro.
ducing condition, according to Tom
Shaw, state mine inspector. At the
Griffith mine the work of loading tde
first carload OF coal was completed.
This. it is said, is the first coal mis-
ed for commercial use since the
Bache-Denman mines resumed under
the open shop policy.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-25
Belqian Relief Ships.

New York, Nov. 24.-The American
commission for relief in Belgium N
nounced the following prospective ~.
rangemcnt for shipping food stuff to
Rotterdam and on to points in Bel
GUM
The steamer Orne sails Thursday
from Philadelphia carrying a Christ.
mas cargo collected in that city The
steamer Batiscan with a capacity Of
$500 tons due 10 arrive in Phila.
delphia about November %, has been
chartered to the commission for the
transportation of foodstuffs. Tive
other ships under charter to the com
mission with the dates of arrival are.
The steamer Ferrona with a eapa-
city of $500 tons due December to
10; steamer Hannah, capacity $500
tons, due December Is; the Musk.
nonge, capacity 6,70O tons, due De
cember Is, and the John Hardio,
capacity $500 tons, due December Is.
In addition the steamship north
western mil 'ers with a capacity Of
1000 tons will sail from Philadelphia
about January Is with a cargo given
by the flour men in the northwest
On the first news of the famine in
Belgium the Chamber Of Commerce
of San Francisco collected in one
hour 100000 for the purchase Of
foodstuffs. The people of other places
\ in California are trying to raise the
fund to $250000.
IL is expected That at least one
Kansas cargo viii be on the way TO
Belgium by Christmas.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-25

CINCE it has become the custom for
~ women to get out of doors day in
and day out, either at the call of bust
ness or for the sake of good health,
they have learned to demand many vir-
tues in their cOld-resisting coats They
want cloths as warm as fur and good
to look at. They affect mannish styles
in the cut Of these utility coats. but
do not permit them to be cumber-
some or too heavy.
Manufacturers have placed on the
market as smart and trim lines as the
most discriminating woman of fash
ion could ask for One can be quite
unconscious of the cold when forti-
fled against it with the right kind Of
clothing, The tonic of the cold will
be enjoyed by the most delicate Of
women if they are protected from dis
comfort.
No winter season has come to us
more full-handed in the matter of de-
sirable top-coats for the coolest wealth
er than has this. Styles have been
adapted to cloths, and both to the pur-
poses for which the garment is to
be used. The result is coats with
splendid ualities-warmth durability
and smartness.
The balmacan of tweed, shown in
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-25

the picture is a fine type. Nothing
could be'plainer or more shapely. The
tapped seams help out in the adjust
ment of the garment, and hemmed
edges at the fronts and about the col.
lar and cuffs make a trim, decorative
finish. The collar is of the Follower
kind that may be turned up and fas-
tened close about the neck
Other cloths used for this style are
chinchilla, corduroy, plush, cheviot.
yelours, plaids and checks, and the va
rious cravenetted coatings, besides a
few fancy weaves.
For driving and for the auto, when
the weather is nipping, these substan.
tial, wel-adjusted coats make their
wearers cozy. Like a tailored suit,
they have a style Of their own.
Many of the new models have a
pronounced fare to the skirt, but the
heaviest cloths are cut on most man.
nish lines,
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-25
STOCK WILL SUFFER
FROM FOREST FIRES
SEVERAL THOUSAND HEAD OF
CATTLE OVER COUNTY WILL
HAVE TO BE STALL FED
South Of the Ouachita River the For.
est Fires are Said 10 Sc Much Worse
Than Elsewhere.

Inc stock, and particularly the cat
tie, will suffer materially from tlc
forest fires, according 10 Fred e.
johnson, who has made something Of
an investigation OF tie conditions, and
VINO Is vitality interes el because ne
Las some stock at arsa near his com
try home east of the cicy Mr.. Jona.
son estimated that there were several
thousand head OF cattle scattered over
the county dependant entirely uron
the range for subsistence. and that in
many distances the owners are rnpre-
pared at this time to take tdo cattle
up anu feed them ia stalls.
South of the Ouacaita river the !or-
est fires are said TO De much worse
than in any other potion Of the coun-
ty though the heavy pail Of smoke
that comes to us without cessation.
comes from all sides. West Of the ci-
ty On the Hawes road The fires are
general as also are they Jast OF the
city. There is not section alDcf
from the damage that is being done.
one rain, it is believed, vii correct
tle whole OF the condition. The fire
is not heavy, and where men nave CO.
operated and burned the Try leaves
about their premises, they Aaye made
themselves safe about thec country
homes from danger Tla weather
man continues to promise rain ana
the atmospheric conditions suggest
that he is making the right guess. and
that within a day or two at the most
tine fall forest fires will be a thing Of
'the past.
DR.. Smith was in the city yester-
day from his large estates on the Dor
der of Garland and Perry counties,
north of the city and he stated that
the forest fires were general in that
section, and in spots quite dan 1erous.
1.-THE ranges are burning and as there
is much stock in that section there
will be very heavy expense to be
borne by many of the farmers in the
matter Of feeding their cattle during
the fall and winter period.
The forest fire fighting crews were
commissioned by DR.. Smith for the
benefit OF some Of the smaller farm
ers of that section who were unable
to meet the situation IN the matter
Of protecting themselves from the
spreading fires.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-25
BELGIAN RELIEF
SHIPS TO SAIL
COMMITTEE FROM ROCKEFELLER
COMMISSION TO VISIT BEL.
GUM AND HOLLAND.
Several Ship Loads of Provisions Will
be Shipped to Belgium from Amer
lea Before Christmas.

London, Nov. 24.--l:52 p. m.-The
war relief commission Of the Rookie
feiier foundation has completed It's
preliminary investigation here and
will depart for Holland tomorrow.
The commission plans to visit also
Havre, Bordeaux, Paris, Switzerland
and perhaps Austria and Serva. The
date of going to Germany has not
been fixed.