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senator's delugcd'with faxed letters
from their constituents. This
scheme was fully exposed by Presi-
dent Wilson the other day.
The country needs rest. but it is
rest of an entirely different kind
from what "big" business de-
mands. IL needs the rest that comes
from a rigid enforcement Of the
doctrine of equal rights and equal
opportunity for every citizen under
the law. President Wilson is
pledged to give the country that
kind of rest. rig" business may
roar and fret and threaten destruc-
tion to the country H5uts}its roars
and threats will have no effect up
on the courage of the man at the
head Of the nation. He knJSs his
duty to the people and he has the
courage to insist upon their rights,
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SMYRNA FIGS ARE
RIPE IN LAS VEGAS

Mrs. Helen J. Stewart sent to
the Review Office this week sumo
splendid specimens of Smyrna figs
which were picked from the tree
on her home place June 10, fully
ripcned. The figs are unusually
large and firm and a half dozen of
them would probably weigh Il
pound. They are also of good
color and fine flavor.
There is no question about the
adaptahility of Las Vegas valley
for fruit culture and with proper
attention to varieties an cultiva-
tion there is no reason why this
valley cannot in II few years cstab.
lish a reputation for early pr0duc-
ton of many kinds Of frHit as well
as vegetables. CLARK County Re-
view.
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WILL ELECT SENATORS
BY DIRECT VOTE

At the suggestion of the attorney
generals office, saws the Appeal,
Governor Oddie a couple of days
ago wired Senator Newlands what
disposition had been made of the
congressional bill providing for the
election of United States senator's
in stItcs where they were to be
elected by the direct vote of the
people and where no legislative
provision for such election had been
made. In response to Governor
Oddie's telegram Senator Newlands
yesterday wired him as follows:
Washington. June II, 1914.
Hon. Taskcr l.. 0ddic, Governor
of Nevada, Carson City, New:
BY an act approved June dth pro.
vision has been made Of a method
of conducting nomination and cleo
ton of senator's by direct vote. The
essential provisions Of the law are
that any regular election in any
state next proceeding the expiration
of the term Of any senator and at
which election q representative in
congress is to be regularly chosen,
II United States senator from said
state shall be elected by the pco.
pie thereof for the terai coumenc.
ing March 9TH next thereafter. ]
an mailing a copy of the act.
Francis G. Nrwlands.
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LAND OF M~ILlIONA|RES

The outside world has but little
conception Of the great wealth of
the Republic of Mexico and it is
pretty broadly limited that it is tn
men who have been struggling to
control that wealth who have made
all the existing troubles for the
Mexican people, says the Clifton,
Arizona, Copper Era.
There are bankers in Germany.
France, Spain and England, into
whose Golfers much of the wealth
of Mexico has been steadily pouring
for the past two years. There are
mines in Mexico that the New York
stock exchange never heard of that
have yielded more than n million
dollars each In the past fifty years.
More than a million dollars was
taken out Of one mine in Guiana
jauto In twenty years. This single
firm Of Hernandez, consisting Of
three brothers, who came poor boys
to the country from Spain, is said
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THE NEEDED REST

A great effort is being made by
big" business to force the adj
%jpurnmcnt of a congress before
President Wilson's antitrust pro-
gram is enacted into law. ALI sorts
of letters, resolutions and tclc-
grams are being sent to congress
men and senator's to influence them
to favor an early adjournment and.
as their authors put it, give the
country a rest and n chance to
rCcupcratG.
The trouble with this country to-
day is that it rested during the last
three republican administrations,
while capitalists of the Morgan,
Rockefeller and Carnegie stripe
we're piiinI up immense fortunes
at the expense of the great mass Of
American citizens. The country
rested while high fnancicrs wreck
ed railroads aud robbed s~tnckholh-
crs. 1t rested under republican
administrations, while big" bust
ness combined with wealthy manu-.
facturcrs u rivet the shackles Of
monopoly upon the people through
a high protective tariff.
Now, that the people are aroued
and demand that these iniquitics
shall stop, The bcncticiarics Of these
trusts and combinations iisc in
their wrath and demands that the
lawmakers of the nation stop in
their efforts to control the money
rowcr aud make it. subscrYicut to
the law.
The trusts and monopolies %realize
that they are engaged in n life and
death struggle with the ]administra.
ton. Their situation is getting
desperate and they will resort to
any means to carry out their pur.
poses. One of the mean employed
is to have the congressman and
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DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS
MUST PAY NEWSPAPERS

For many years there hav" been
a few persons in every community
who have felt that they need not
pay their subscription bills to news
papers unless they chose to do so.
While newspapers have felt thst
Il subscription bill was just as good
ms il bill for groceries they have
been lax in enfor cling their right
and thus have encouraged thos e
who refused to pay.
One day recently suit was
brought in justice court against
nine subscribers and service was Sc
cured upan six. After preparing
to fight the Ease and after consult
ing an attorney these subscribers
found there was no way III which
they could escape a judgment for
at least three years subscription
and cost and agreed to pay thai
amount rather than stand the adj
ditjonal cost Of trying the suits.
In all other cases where suit wa:
brought Judgment was given thu
JOurnal-World for the entire
amount of its claims together with
the costs.
The Journal-WOrld does not en-
joy bringing these suits, nor caus
ing anyone trouble and expense
tut it has been willing to spend it!
time and money to establish con
clusively the fact that if a man re
ceives II paper he is morally ant
legally bound to pay for it..
Men who for one reason or an
other fail 10 pay their Subscription
tn a paper until seven years hay,
| passed often try to reuse them
selves Ivy saving they never ordereO
it. This claim was recently mad
at the Worli-Journai office and t.
records showed that the party ha,
paid his Subscription for three an
one.half years before getting in al
ears.-Luwrcncc, Kan, Journal
World.
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RULING BY
Acknowledgement

Attorney General Thatcher has
sustained. the contention of the Tax
commission relative to the increase
in assessment OF the mining indus
try Of Nevada and has handed down
ar opinion that the depreciation is
not q legal deduction from the
value of the gross yield of mines
for the purpose of determining
the net yield for assessment and
taxation"
The Tax commission has instruct,
ed the various assessors by wire to.
day to collect 60 per cent Of tho
actual net proceeds Of all mines in
the state and to treat the net earn
ings Of mills owned by the mining
companies as net profits of thu
mines. This ruling increases tn,
revenue from mine assessmen
about 80 per cent over that o
1913; that is assuming that thu
actual earnings of the mines ar
the same this year as they wer,
last year. Appeal.
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THE PANAMA GATEWAY

In writing Of the Panama Canal,
an eastern editor who has visited
the canal, gives the following in.
tcresting data concerning Uncle
Sans big ditch:
have snid that to me figures
mean very lite. believe that is
true of the average man When !
say that the total cost Of the Canal
is computed at three hundred and
seventy-fivc million dollar, it really
means very little to me because
| never will be called upon to count
that much. But an article is not
complete without figures and so
| am going to put down some fig
ures here which will answer in a
brief way the many questions
which will come up during the
next year.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Total cost Of canal, 1915, 000,-
600.
This is of course estimated, and
includes coast defcnses and every
contingency which may yet arise.
Length Of canal including chan
mel leading into either ocear, 51l
mile.
Width Of canal at bottom, 300
to 500 feet.
Depth, d5 feet.
Elevation S5 feet.
Length of locks, 1000 feet.
Width, 10 feet.
Length Of largest ship in the
world (now being laid) $50 feet.
During the coming summer we
are to hear a lot about the tolls
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question and it is we'll to put down
here the authorized tolls which are
for freight, per ton, SIPS. pas
sengers, Sl.50.
These are figures which every
stakeholder should remember and
we are all stockholders.
Thrn comes another set of figures
which should be remembered,
nariely. the question OF distance
saved and effect on travel and COM
rierce 10th cast and west.
To that end | give the following
distances in nautical miles saved
from New York via the Panama
canal on traje routes:
To San Francisco, 1875 miles; to
Guayaquil, 7l05 miles; to Callao,
625U miles; to lquique, 5l39 miles;
to Valparaiso, 3747 miles; to Homo,
lulu. G621 miles; to Manila, III
miles; to Yokahoma, 1881 miles; tc
HIongkong, 24E miles; to Melbourne
1922 rifles.
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OAKLAND'S REMARK
ABLE CLOCK

Serving not only as a timeDicce
for the whole east bay district, but
also as a light house for vessels far
out at sea, the $4,000 electrical
clock of Oakland's new SO, 900, 900
city hall is now in operation. The
clio k is one Of the highest in the
world, being mare than 900 feet
above the street level. 1t controls
40 other clocks throughout the
building, being the master" clock.
The four dials of the great time
piece are each eight feet, six inches
in diameter, and the figures are Is
inches in height, and the time can
plainly be told n mile away. The
lights back of the dials make the
time-piece visible far out at sea.
A powerful colored light at the
base of the flagpole above the clock
flashes out the huurs, and soOn
there will be added a great light
globe that will be visible from Il
greater distance even than the clock
face, will serve as 4 guide for
ocean, river and bay steamers on
their way to oakland harbor. This
big globe light is also TO he used
for police purposes, to signal all
men to respond to a general call
when the entire force is needed.
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OUR NAVAL CODE BOOK

Few things are 50 jealousy
guarded as the secret code book Of
the United States navy. 1t is a
book of signals not the ordinary
"wigwag" signals used in the daily
direction of the fleet by a COM
manding officer-but Il code of
signals to be used solely in time Of
war and in the presence of an
enemy.
These secret code books are is
sued only to the executive officers
Of a ship, who are enjoined to
protect them against theft by every
possible m cans. These books are
threatened not so much by the
ordinary thief as by secret en-
issaries Of other governments who
desire to obtain knowledge what
the b]attleships would do in time of
action. Governments have nc
scruples against theft in such cases.
The loss of these secret books by
ar officer, unless explained TO thc
entire satisfaction of the secretary
of the navy, would NEAR court
martial and probable expulsion
from the service. To the honor
of the United States service nc
officer has ever yet been brought
up charged with loss.
The books are bound in heavy
metal covers, so that in time OF
threatened capture they may bt
thrown overheard, sinking at one;
to the bottom of the sea and thu;
avoiding seizure.-Pearson's Week.
ly.
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new VAULT FOR STATE
FUNDS NOW COMPLETED

Scllman Brothers, contractors on
the erection of the addition TO the
Capitol Building have just finished
the building Of the new vault for
the State Treasury in the north
wing OF the building. This is TO be
some vault when the steel doors.
time locks, etc.. arc fastened on.
The room is seven feet, eight inches
by eleven feet and nine feet high.
The walls arc Il inches thick, of
concrete webbcd with thick twisted
iron bars every few inches, criss-
crossed till anyone trying to dig n
hole through will find greet diff
Guilty in effeciing an entrance. Tho
walls extend from the ground to
the first floor Of the building
where n floor of railroad iron and
concrete is laid, then extend to nine
feet above the main floor and the
top is covered with the same ma.
terial making il almost impossible
for thieves TO break through and
steal. The old vault will probably
be used for the storage Of papers,
ETC., and the now one for the safe
Keeping of the States money when
the building is completed. - Carson
News.
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to fruit and gardens, alfalfa and
grain also. 1t was the worst June
freeze that this valley has had for
many years.
Miss Florence Williams. who has
been m Elko on professional bust
ness for some time returned recent.
ly.
Mrs. Henry Peterson is very i'll,
little hope is entertained for her
recovery. Her sister, Mrs. Paul
Schillcrstrom, two other sisters and
her mother are at her bedside.
Sad indeed.
The Telephone Co. has been set
ting a lot Of new poles and making
other needed repairs Of late.
The weather is lovely just now.
Robert d. Bailey has completed
his new house near Mrs. W. S.
ClartOn's home and moved his fam
lily out to it from Elko Sunday.
John j. liylton, of Hylton va in
the valley on business Il few days
since.
Mrs. a. Xunino Of Mound VAL
ley who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. ". S. Clayton. who is
i'll, departed for home Sunday last.
Hylton & Clayton Bros. nave
about finished work on the road in
the new lane which passes by tire
farm Of +. +. Hunter, Mrs. NJ nlux
and Miss +. Williams.
Mrs. Peter j. Ogilvie returned
recently from a visit to her
daughter. Mrs. Robert Warren of
Elko. We call Mrs. Ogilvic grand.
ma, nov.
Mrs. Chas. Adams has c l=arr,
quite a big tract Of land on the
west side OF the ranch near the
stage road.
Gualteriu.
Lee, New, June II. 1914
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travelling and all legitimate ex.
penses, then there is a su%perintcnd-
emit, and a secretary to help eat the
pie. The contract for erecting the
building has been let to Alfred S.
Cough of Goldheld for $4,000
which will leave close to $75, 000
Of the money appropriated for
salaries and other expenses. How
much will be left when the Fair
is over?
Twenty thousand dollars has
heen the limit fixed for placing the
exhibits. What will be the limit
for travelling and other expenses?
Carson Weekly.
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weight und .:easIre dc oartmcnt
for the benefit of the maaufactur-
ers IN Nevada of the federal net
weight law which goes into effect
September /. The notices will be
mailed within the next few weeks.
The new law will prohibit the
sale of Il quart Of beer. d quart of
milk, a pound of tea or a pound of
baking powder or any other product
when the net weights or net con-
tents is not what it is representa-
to be. In certain respects this law
has been in existence, for several
years, heing covered By the state
law, hut the federal restrictions
are slightly more stringent than
the Nevada statutes.
Containers of articles of food or
drink must actually contain one
pound or one quart when sold as Il
quart or pound.
"NWhen one purchases a quart of
beer one really receives one and
onc-half pints Of beer" declared
Commissioner Dmsmnrc yesterday
in explaining the federal require,
ments after Ser tlmhcr !. 1--WE
will send all manufacturers in the
state notice Uf the federal weight
law and rules Of the state commits
sion. This will enable the manu-
facturers to buy containers fl
their products which will actually
hold one quart or II pound oil
whatever size desired, or have pre-
pared the proper labels TO designate
the weight or measure of the con
tent: of containers which are nov
Represented to contain one quart OIL
one pound but which really con
tains less than a quart or pound"
In accordance with the fedora
requirements the customary bee
bottle, best known as the quar-
bottle, will bear the label aauuunc
ing it contains in beer but one AM
Onc-half pints. The enlargement
of the bottle will not hc undcrtak
, en- i is believed, although such
J action would not be aversc to tn.
wishes Of those who indulge in thi
beverage.
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FRANK P. MANNIX

Frank =. Munnix, treasurer of
Nyc county for SIX years, died at
Ionopah Monday evening after an
Illness OF but n few days from
chronic kidney trouble. Mr.. Man
nix was n highly respected citizen
oil Nyc county and Une of the lead
my democrats of the state. IIo
came to Nevada from Victor, Colo
RADIO in the carly days Of the min
ing excitement in southern Nevada
ana started the Bullfroy Miner.
which he owned and edited until
the boom in that section COLLAPSED.
In 1906, he WIS the democratic
candidate for secretary of state,
b'it was defeated. In 1908. he was
elected treasurer of Nyc county
and reelected in 1910 and 1912.
The writer Ecver met Mr.. Man
NIX but once, md that was during
the campaign Of 1906. II, then
Impressed US rs being n sincere
honorable man. His record since
has confirmed that impression.
lie leaves n widow and two sons
one Il Catholic priest at Denver and
the other an attorney-to mourn
his loss. He left a clean record as
n heritage to his family.
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NO. =.
Wasateh Utah Mining Co.

Principal place OF business. Elko. Elk co,,
y. Nevada General ONCE outside of Nevoas
Suite ai. lfcarns building. Salt Lax. ~,
Utah. Location OF mines. Little and Biv Co,
tonwood Mining Districts. Salt LAKE counts
Utah.
Notice Is hereby given that nj n NEE Inc .,
the Board Of Directors of Wasatch Utah MIMI,
company. held ON this sth ia y OF June, Ig,. A.
cssmcn No. IL, of one % cent per shao, Van.
levied on the capital stock of the corpc ration
payable on or before Monday. the 18th dnv q,
July. 1911. TO LilliGn Nelson. secretary ana
treasurer. Suite :Oi Kcarns Building. Sal LAX.
CITY. Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment NAV
remain unpaid on Monday the 18th day O .yuIy
1911. will be delinquent aud advertised foI sale a,
public auction: aud unless payment Is m!.lr De.
fore. will be sold on Monday the 18th day Of An.
rust. 1911 ut . O'Clock y. M. ut the coriuaD,'s
ONCE. Suite @i KcarnS building. Salt Lake Civ
Utah. to pay the delinquent assessment thereon
together With cost of advertising and exrcnse n,
sale.
LILLIAN NELSON.
Secretary and Ticasu -cr:
Suite col Kcarns Building, Salt AXE CITY. Utah
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EASTERN STAR
GRAND OFFICERS

The following officers were Sc
lccted Saturday by the grand lodge
of the Eastern Star and installed
Saturday evening by Mrs. Anna II.
Wardin, retiring grand matron:
Minnie Mcdonald, Ely, worthy
grand matron; Jesse Rhodes, Reno,
worthy grand patron; Marie Bur-
dick, Tonapah, associate grand
matron: Eli Cam, Fallon. associate
grand patron; Mary T.. Talbot,
Virginia City. grand secretary:
Georgia Hartman, FaIlon, grand
Treasurer; Anna V. Bridges,
Sparks, grand cunductress; Mimi,
Say, L~ovelock, grand associate con.
d%uctress, Ida Francis Hill, Ely
grand chaplain; Echo Loder, Rene
grand MAJ shal.
Julia Peterson, Carson, CRANE
Adah; Hattie Powers, Virginia City
grand Ruth: Mary B. Park, La!
Vegas, grand Esther; Abilene Fraz
ricr, Eureka, grand Martha: Ida
Davey, Lovelork, grand EIccta
Ella Armstrong, Goldfield, grand
warden, B. Fl. Rymers, Yerington
grand sentinel: Hazel Pion, Reno
grand organist; Anna Morgan, Vir
ginia City, Anna Warren, Reno
and Sidney c. Foster, Reno, grant
trugtee.-Gazettc
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SOUTH FORK

Mrs. Chas A. Clayton who ho,
been visiting relatives and friend,
at Charleston and North Fork came
home last Monday.
Inc new -four mill at Ice is
rapidly going up. II will he n use.
fu' ornament TO our little town.
Mr. dollhouse has finished his
new residence at Lee and his family
have arrived.
Inc cold wave that struck this
recently did much domoo
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NOT ABOVE THE LAW

The charge has been made in the
press opposed to the admininistra-
ton, that the antitrust bill now
pending in the senate puts labor
organizations and farmers organiza-
tions above the law and sanctions
violence, coercion and intimidation.
In discussing this charge, Repre-
sentative Webb, chairman of the
house judiciary committee, recently
said:
There is not a provision in the
antitrust bill which can be tortur-
ed into meaning that violence, coer-
cion, or intimidation are authorized
or co%untenanced. The trainers of
the Sherman law never intended to
place labor organization and farm
ers' organizations under the ban Of
that law. The existence of a labor
or farmers union never has been
unlawful and is not unlawful today,
but it is desired to place in the
statutory of the country a recogni-
tion of the rights of those organiza-
tions to exist and carry out their
lawful purposes.
After the original section z of
the antitrust bill was drawn Ger.
tain representatives OF labor con-
tended that we should make the
section provide that the antitrust
laws should not apply to labor or
CARNATIONS beyond the pale of the
antitrust laws entirely, which nei-
Their the president nor the members
of the committee would agree to.
Finally. after ten days parleying
we agreed to add to what we al
ready had provided in the labor
plank adopted in the Baltimore
democratic convention, that such
organizations, orders or associations
or their members should not be
held illegal combinations in re-
s::raint of trade under the antitrust
laws. This added nothing material,
but seemed a pretty good COM
promise proposition.
This does not give labor, farm
ers, or fraternal organizations any
mor than they are entitled to
under the law today, nor any more
than the federal courts throughout
the country have held them entitled
to. This provision, will protect
them from dissolution under the
antitrust laws put does not pro-
tect them from penalties for vio-
lating the criminal laws of the
country. We have only written in
this section, the c%oncensus Of the
judgments of the best federal
courts.
Considerable Juror. rs if it, was
revolutionary and unusual, has
been made over this section. There
is nothing revolutionary or radical
about it. Bvycotting is illegal to-
day in all the courts. The right to
quit work is not denied any man.
The right to %peaceably ASSEMBLE
and discuss grievances is a consti-
tutional right. What is known as
the secondary boycott is not au-
thori7ed or legalized."
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EXPOSITION EXPENSES

The author Of the Exposition
Bill was certainly a smooth article,
and fixed it in such q shape that at
least ten officials would have a
finger in that $4,000 pie. Ross,
Oddie and Thatcher, will be the
head Commissioners to be assisted
by five honorary Commissioners
who are entitled by tho bill to
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to be as wealthy as the Rockefeller
family in this country.
There are more than 1000
families in Mexico whose wealth
runs from $40, 900, oOu to s5o.Ooo,-
900.
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NEW WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Notices are being prepared by s.
Dinsmorc, State fJod and drup
commissioner, also head of tho
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Suite col Kcarns building, Salt Lake Cit. Utah
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Lee. Nov. June u. 1917
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Entered Mt tho Elxo postonlce for transmission
through the mails rs second-olass matter