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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
S|CHTLESS SOLDIERS
GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS
AMERICAN BANKER GIVES LON.
DON HOME TO USE OF
RED CROSS

lby AssOcinted Preas.l
LONDON, May 15.-There are al
ready fifty blind soldiers, including
three officers. at the home of Otto
Kahn, the American banker. at Re-
gents Park, st. Dunstan's. Mr.. Kahn
turned his residence over to the Red
Cross society some time ago for the
use OF soldiers who had lost their
eyes.
The Kahn estate includes about fif-
teen acres of grounds, with various
small buildings which will be used
for training-rooms and workshops
There is also small lake on which
the blind men will be allowed to
row.
The sightless soldiers will receive
preliminary instruction in carpentry.
boot repairing. mat making, basket
weaving. telephone operating, mas.
sage, poultry farming, anu market
gardening, an effort being made to
lind for each man the occupation to
which he is best adapted. The cost
of running the institution is met by
the Red Cross. the National Institute
for the Blind and the Order of st.
John.
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INV Associated PressD
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-To-
day in San Francisco the controlling
directors Of the Tonopah Extension
Mining company, Tonopah Merger
Mining company and Tonopah Victor
Mining company agreed to the pur-
chase Of all Of the property Of the
Merger and Victor companies on the
following terms: All OF the Merger
property 10 be sold TO the Extension
in consideration OF the Extension as
suminq the debts of the Merger and
oayino the Merger at the rate Of one
share Of Extension stock for every
seven shares OF Merger stock now
issued; all Of the Victor property to
h. sold TO the Extension in consider.
alton Of the Extension assuming the
debts Of the Victor and paying the
Victor At the rate Of one share of
a.4sxA%N
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GRAFT EVEN IN
GREY OLD LONDON
PHYSICIANS DRAW DOWN BIG
SALARIES AS SPECIAL
ADVISERS


LONDON, May 15.-Six prominent
London physicians and surgeons are
receiving $4,000 year each from
the British navy as special advisers
during the war This fee, moreover
does not prevent them pursuing their
private practice during the time
when the are not occupied with gov
ernment business.
This information was given in the
house of commons by the financial
secretary to the admiralty in reply
to members question. The ques
tioning member urged that In his
opinion and that Of several other
members, the expense was not iusti
fed, and he announced that he woulC
bring the matter up for discussion a
later date.
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UNCLE SAM WILL
NOW TAKE A HAND
FEDERAL INQUIRY BEING MADE
INTO ALLEGED ELECTION
FRAUDS

NY Associated Press.D
SAN FRANCISCO, May l5.-The
evidence and records used in the
prosecution of election frauds in Ala
media county have been turned over
to United States Attorney Preston
for use in the federal inquiry into
alleged frauds in the recent Oakland
elections.
Twenty thousand ballots, many ad.
dressed to vacant lots. were given
to Preston by the postal authorities.
The federal investigation was begun
because of alleged frauds that occur.
red in the election of members OF
congress.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
HEAVY LOSSES TO
SHIPPING BY WAR
MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED


LONDON May H. Steamship cas-
ualties during the first quarter OF
the year are estimated by the Liver.
pool underwriters association at ap.
proximately $32,0O0,00G. OF which
$1S.OOO,0OO is attributed to the war.
Sailing vessels casualties are es-
timated al $500. 900, of which 81
100000 is due to the war
The above figures. Of course, do
not take into account the loss of the
Lusitania this month
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SHAFT NEARLY DRY

There remains but SO feet of wa.
ter In the Victor shaft II is ex
pected that il will be dry in about
thirty DAYS The new compressor
has been installed and is in opera
tIon.
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LEGlsLATE AGAINST TOBACCO


thy Associated Press.I
BERLIN, May 15.-The senate of
the free city of Lubbock has adopted
an ordinance aimed against the use
of tobacco by children under 16 years
of age. 1t makes parents or guar
dians liable for violations of the law.
This, so far as known, is the first
law of the kind to be passed in a
German municipality.
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EXTENSION. MERGER AND VICTOR TO MERGE
ITALY RENOUNCES TEUTON|C ALLIANCE

tBy Associated Press.b
LONDON, May 15.-It is reported
that Italy renounced her alliance
with Germany and Austria a week
ago. Internal agitation continues in
Italy A strike has been called in
Milan, according to a dispatch, as a
protest against the course of political
events. Milan is in the hands of the
military.
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GREEK KING is ILL

NY Associated Press.l
LONDON, May 15.-An Athens
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company states that the illness of
King Constantine is taking its nor.
NAL course. Prayers for his recoy'
cry were offered today in all the
churches. His majesty is said to be
suffering from an attack of pleurisy
which developed from a cold
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15

ROME, May l5.-Giuseppe Marco
ra, a Garibaldl veteran, is to form
new cabinet to guide Italy through
the crisis. 1t is believed that he
will be able to assemble a cabinet in
which the opposing factions will be
represented. 1t is said he has re-
oelyed support from retiring Pre-
mier Salandra, who insisted upon re
signing against the wishes of the
king,
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SOUTH AFRICA IN
HANDS OF RIOTERS
ANTl-GERMAN SENTIMENT TOO
POWERFUL TO BE
CONTROLLED
tBy Associated PreNs.l

tBy Associated PreHs.l
LONDON, May Is. ~ Anti-German
riots continue in South Africa, and
are causing serious conditions. In
many important cities in the Union
of South Africa the shops, stores and
hotels of Austrians and Germans
have been burned or sacked. Pre-
mer Botha has appealed for order
but the police and soldiers have
difficulty to control the crowds.
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KA|SER'S MEGAPHONE
WILL BLOW HENCE
0ERN6ERG, "kuLTURED" GER
MAN, TO GET OUT BEFORE
HE'S KICKED OUT

WASHINGTON, May Is. - Bern
hard Dernburg. often referred to as
the unofficial spokesman of the kai.
ser in the United States, is planning
to leave on his own initiative. When
II became known that the president
and cabinet were displeased with
Dernberg's speech justifying the sink
ing of the Lusitania and other pub
lie utterances, a friend persuaded
him to leave, 1t is believed he has
gone to Cuba or South America.
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AGAIN
Los ANGELES CHIEF
ACQUITTED ON ONE CHARGE
BUT TWO MORE ARE
PENDING

Los ANGELES. May 15-Charles
Sebastian today became chief of po-
lice again, following his acquittal
last night on the charge that he and
Miss Pratt contributed to the depen-
dency of Edith Perkin. Two more
indictments are pending.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
10000 ACCOMMODATING
TRIPS IN THE AIR


thy Associated PressD
PARIS. May 1b.-Army stitisticians
have figured out that between Aug.
ust | and January /, French military
flying machines made 10000 recon.
noitering trips covering a million
miles distance during a total flying
time OF $4,000 hours.
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RAIDERS ATTACK
A CABLE STATION
SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED AND
THE MILITARY GUARD is
CALLED OUT


(By Associated Press.)
VANCOUVER, May 5.-An armed
raiding party attacked the Pacific
Cable station on Vancouver island.
Shots were exchanged between the
raiders and the sentry. The mill
tary guard was aroused and the
raiders escaped in the darkness 1t
is believed that the launch contained
large number of men, and that il
was fitted out at some point on Pu
get sound.
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LITTLE CHANGE IN RESCUE

STEADY advancement is being made
in the $50 raise in the Rescue-Eula.
Some quartz is being encountered in
lunches. hut the values are still low.
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PAYS DEATH PENALTY
my Associated Press.1

NY NNNOcIhted FFesa.I
WILMINGTON, Del, May 15.-Pe.
ter krakus, who was said by the po.
lice to have been implicated in the
murder of a priest and his house
keeper in New Britain, Conn, sew
eral months ago, was hanged today
for the murder of policeman here
last March. On the scaffold Krakus
denied having had anything to dc
with the New Britain murders.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
IN CRITICAL CONDITION

Frank Lee Of this city is said to
be seriously m az California sani-
tarium. where he was sent suffering
from an attack OF rheumatism.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
Victor Barron
Tries to Escape

Especial 10 the BonanxaD
y Victor Barron. who killed two .
' Mexicans near Cuprite, attempt .
ed to escape from the state .
' prison today by jumping the .
' ience. He was shot through =
' the leg by guard and cap .
' tured The wound is not seri- =
= GUS. q
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
GERMANY FAvORS SUBMISSION Of ALL
AMERICAN QUESTIONS TO ARBITRATION


tBy Associated Pressh
WASHINGTON, May 5.-A reply
to the presidents note is expected in
about week or ten days. Diplomats
believe that Germany's answer will
afford means of settlement through
diplomacy
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
ITALIAN DEPUTIES
IN FAVOR OF WAR
AUSTRIAN EMBASSY AT ROME
ATTACKED BY ITALIAN
RIOTERS
nny Arnoclnted Prenn.l }

ROME, May 15.-Marcora has re-
fused to form new cabinet. 1t is
probable that the king will insist on
Salandra remaining in power. Riots
continued last night and the Aus.
trian embassy was attacked Twen
ty speakers. most of them deputies
favored war.
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ny NNNWNINEFW T-TFNHfI
LONDON May 15.-An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Telegram from Ber-
lin says the Vossiche Zeitung an
nounces that high government circles
in Germany favor the submission of
the Lusitania and difficulties with
America arising therefrom to a court
Of arbitration
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15
GARR|SONEO AMERICANS ARE BES|EGED

arrived at Esperanza, but have not
left the railroad The Americans are
barrieaded on the Grigsby and the
OBrien ranches. and are said to be
surrounded by several hundred In.
dians.
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now PORTUGAL IS
REVOLUTION MAD
COMMITTEE OF DiScoNTENT IN
CONTROL OF CITY
OF LISBON

LONDON. May ia Madrid dis
patch says that information has been
received at the Spanish capital Of
a grave revolutionary movement in
Portugal. It is reported that reyo-
lutionary committee is in control OF
Lisbon.
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Los ANGELES, May i5.-Fifty
Americans continue to battle against
the Yaquis in the Yaqui valley, ac-
cording to a Guaymas dispatch Four
hundred men sent by Maytorena have
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DANISH STEAMER SUNK


ABERDEEN May 15-The Danish
steamer Martha was sunk by sub.
marine of Aberdeen. The crew are
safe.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-15

c. $. BAKER is here from Gold
field for few days, the guest of
doc" Harrison.
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GERARD HANDS NOTE
TO FOREIGN OFFICE


NY NNNOcIHttu FrtNN.I
BERLIN, May Is. - Ambassador
Gerard today handed to the German
foreign office the American note with
reference to the Lusitania.
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= = y . . . = . . . Z
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO.

Official readings OF the ther- .
mometer by the United States .
observer at Tonopah: .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02
Girls In the World Of Business
Showing That Those Who Play the Game Cannot F all
10 Succeed.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

few extra afternoon hours off Doesn't
! she invite admiration because she Is
I a pretty girl rather than because she
] is an efficient worker
] If she does these things, is she Justi-
fled in posing as a prosecuted martyr
when some man takes her at her own
/ valuation and treats her as a forward
I coquette rather than as an efficient
business Woman2
Not all girls 90 go down to business
with the idea that il is a superior SORT
OF matrimonial agency or place where
. feminine charm is to make a feminine
work a far easier thing than II would
be if the employers were women.
Not all men imagine that the bust
ness girl is an adventures, who is
looking for trouble or a shy little
creature who is fair game for any
man But there are men who take
this unchivalrous and contemplate at
women who warrant men in taking It.
The Temptations.
The temptations Of a business girl
are due directly TO two things-tne
weakness in the armOr Of some silly
girls who cause more dignlfied ones
10 be misjudged, and the wickedness in
the natures OF some men which a dig
nified girl by meeting and meeting
we'll may possibly be able 10 lessen IN
slight degree
The girl who goes down to business
willing to do her work and not be
cry-baby, and try TO take advantage
of her femininity to get her off from
any difficulties. will meet with the pro-
lection Of every decent man with
whom she comes in contact
That girl makes il easier for every
other girl in the business world
There is a fine chivalry in work for
women Women owe it to one another
to uphold it Every girl who behaves
herself with dignity, who does her
work well and who neither looks for
trouble nor becomes panicky when she
sees actual signs of it, keeps that chiv-
airy white and fine.
And when she meets with difficulty
she will find there are plenty Of splen-
did men ready to answer her with pro-
lection and to give her the benefit OF
the doubt"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

mast is that it cannot easily be knocked
down Practical experiments with pro
jectiles tired at them have proved that
they viii continue to stand after most
OF the steel rods Of which they are
composed have been shot away This
might happen in fighting at close quar-
tiers, but meanwhile the occupants or
the platforms would have departed
from them. II would not matter, for
the range-finders on the platforms are
intended merely for determining long
distance ranges
The Chief Spotter.
In a sea fight the chief spotter-
stands on the platform at the top OF
the foremost It is his business to
watch through a telescope the fall OF
the prOjectiles thrown from the guns
Of his ship, and TO telephone to the
turrets in accordance with his Observa-
tons, correcting the range and aim
Alongside of him is a man who
operates a range-finder-an instru-
ment so ingeniously devised that the
person looking through il gets exactly
the view he would have if his eyes were
q feet apart This line. q feet long,
is the base of an imaginary triangle,
the apex Of which touches the enemy's
ship The instrument shows the two
angles at the base Of the triangle,
which. together with the known length
of the base, gives the distance Of tho
hostile craft-in other words. the range.
Range Is TelephOned.
There is another range-finder IN
operation on the platform of the main
mast, and still others are distributed
in various parts Of the ship. so that II
one or two are destroyed, there are
supplementary instruments of the kind
TO fall back upon. Their observations
are tlephoned to the plotting ROOM
in the bowels Of the vessel beneath the
water-line, where the ranges are fig
ured out with lightning quickness and
communicated TO the gun-turrets, in
each of which they appear simutan-
eously on a dial
Each turreJ is in command Of a tur-
ret officer. who keeps one eye upon
the dial for guidance. and with the
other watches the enemy through a
perlscope erected above the turret and
much like that of o submarine For
orders TO fire he looks TO the gunnery
officer (whO is in the coming tower
with the captain of the ship, receiving
his directions by telephone Tt is the
captain, Of course, who directs the
fighting and maneuvering Of the vessel
Our navy, as il stands today. has cost
a mint of money, and if It is TO pay
Tor the investment. there must be no
grudging Of expenditure for the educa-
ton Of our gun-pointers In accurate
craftsmanship They must know not
only how to shoot, but how to hit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

with lead sinkers. The arrangement
is toWed along by a steam launch, and
torpedoes are fired at it
Another and simpler cOntrivance for
the same purpose demands the services
Of two men, in two boats, 500 feet apart
and tied together by a rope. The boats
are tOWed by a steam launch, one fol-
lowing the other of course at 2 dis
uaEce Of 100 yards, and the torpedo
shooters get busy, a hit being re-
corded every time one Of the steel fishes
passes between the boats The space
between the latter represents, as IN the
other case. the submerged hull Of an
enemy ship. This is capital practice
for submarines
A fish tOrpedo's mechanism is act
mated by the slow liberation Of com
pressed air from compartment In its
entrails- By this means its propeller
is driven As the prOjectile moves
through the water, it discharges a
stream Of this air, making a white
streak that is plainly visible to the
men in the boats, who are thus enabled
to signal when the steel destroyer
passes between them, recording a
hit"
Now and then it happens that a tor
pedO travels too deep for the white
streak to be seen But if such a thing
occurs, it is a miss any way, because
under like circumstances the proJec-
tile would pass beneath the hull of q
ship, harmlessly-
TOrpedOes Cost $1,000 Each.
Such a torpedo, when it means busi-
ness, is provided with a so-called war
head attached in front, which con-
tains 200 pounds or more Of guncotton
compressed into a solid block and so
arranged with a percussion cap as 10
explode on striking. But for target
practice the wsr-head is left off. The
torpedo, a very complex continuance,
costs $4,000, and good care is taken to
pick il up afterwards. It floats when
its motive power has given out
Anybody can distinguish a United
States battleship by its basket masts-"
They are a Yankee invention, and no
other navy in the world has them. They
have taken the place of the military
masts with armored fighting tops"
which adorned the Oregon and other
vessels Of ours that took part in the
Spanish war.
Fighting Top Mistake.
The fighting top was a mistake; II
is now a "back-number" Machine guns
were mounted IN ii, to kill off the men
on the enemy's decks. But, unfor-
tunately, as naval battles are now ar
ranged, the enemy does not get close
enough to be effectively attacked by
any such means. Hence the abolish.
ment OF the fighting top.
A chief advantage Of the basket
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

" EAiPTATION exists mostly for the
people who look for it OF invite
it, This is not the hard hearted
statement Of one who fails TO sympa-
thize with the troubles Of her own sex
rather It is a generalization to which
there are indeed exceptions
All through the world, in every walk
Of life, there are INSCRIPTIONS and
designing men The girl who lives
sheltered and protected in her own
home meets with temptation. The girl
who goes down to business meets II.
too. but in both cases one Of two things
is true-the girl is unfortunate in the
men with whom she comes in contact
or plumbers on her own part invite
catastrophe.
There are plenty Of men in the world
who are beasts Of prey rather than
human beings From them neither
maid, wife. nor widow Is quite safe
But the average man is a sane, de
cent person, with plenty Of kindly in
stincts and a great deal Of chiYalry
Such man respects nobody more than
a self-respecting working girl who IN
Tites neither impudence nor familiar
ity. A good deal Of the talk about
the wolf in Sleeps clothing" Who Is
the average employer, is hysterical and
quite untrue
The Proper Way.
If the girl who goes down TO busi-
ness goes clad in an armor Of dig
nified self respect, of efficient deter
mination to do her work and do II
well. and Of faith in the fact that the
world is built on the principle OF i've
and let live" she is likely to get on
famously and TO find herself quite IN
disturbed in her desire to do her work
But does the average girl go thus
equipped2 Doesn't she rather have
LITTLE sneagyiug feeling that her sex Is
an asset-and one she might as well
make the most Of? Doesn't she dress
10 be attractive so that even office
boys will CALAMITY sharpen pencils and
run errands for her2
Doesn't she roll her big blue eyes at
.-the hnsE- when she Mants To get q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

the
girl there
girls lifting memory smiling
girl here,"
eIw
a
Of
great
g the girl with the swing her and the lift Of chin
tina comes wit a
and spHy. The m who matches the land Of lovely landsj the land
Of ranc hills a blue bue
putting the girl Of rsNEL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

college asked had thought
y of chap geography. do knowdd
you the United States looks to him? Why
yellow the lifts girls faces
by tina he knows owns
AH his HebOy geography has the OF the great wise things he
the baby
owls the huwins and the glorious black and white facts
history coyal the limbo Of the big VISIONS! Now; he
shakes his hand and Oh from Umhum' O. /
A THEREr his geography
He yellow
rmnbeed that big fine with the clean sunw
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

W WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct =
M Gunnery pratice is to be an
important feature Of the great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-09
Initial Step for New Catholic
Church Here.
Father Murphy Will Conduct
Sunday Services.
CONTRACT FOR FOUNDATION
W DIRK on Superstructure to Be-
gin in Three Weeks.
Church. School and Residence
to Cost $4,000.

The contract for the foundation of
the new church of the Holy Name was
let this morning to Nelson and Sons,
by the rector. Rev. J. A Murphy, and
his committee, composed of Paul
Huycke. James Lannan. William Con-
nors, NJ Fitzgerald, Thomas Lannan
and William Sheahan- The consider
alton for this work was S1,S61. Mr.
Nelson expects to have the work COM
pleted in about three weeks and then
superstructure Twill be received The
members of the new congregation on
the west side of Topeka avenue are
anxious to get into their new home of
worship and the work will be rushed
to completion as quickly as possible
Next Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock Father Murphy will break the
ground In the ceremony accompany
ing this initial step of construction,
the Very Rev. Francis Henry. pastor
of the Church of st. Joseph and dean
of the Topeka deanery; Very Rev.
Church of the Assumption; Rev. d.
O'Begley, chaplain of St Francis hos
pital, and Rev. VIM Neligan, assist
ant at the Church of the Assumption,
will assist
The new building, which will be
erected at the corner of Tenth and
Clay will be a combination structure
of church. school and residence 1t
will be IS feet by 81 feet in dimen-
sions and the chapel part will accom-
modate about $50 persons The
school portion will provide facilities
for 200 children
The building will be constructed of
mat faced brick. trimmed in terra cot
Ia The roof will be of the sloping
style. surmounted in the center by
bell tower The probable cost will be
about $4,000 J. F. Stanton is the