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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
REDUCTION IN COST
OF NEVADA SCHOOL BOOKS

There is to be a reduction in the
price of school books in this state in
the futude due to the act Cf the last
legislature, which provides that the
purchasing of the beeks be left in the
hands of the board of school trustees
of each district in the future.
IT has been the practice heretofore
for the board to secure these supplies
from the local dealers in the several
counties and towns of the state, and
as result the tax payers were com
PEELED to pay the extra profit required
bv the local merchant, who purchased
from the publisher.
In the future the boards of school
trustees will themselves purchase the
books required by the children of the
state direct from the publisher, or from
their general depository which will be
situated in Reno, and they will be Sc
cured at the least possible cost to the
taxpayers of the state. This will re-
suit in a saving of from Is to 33 per
cent over the former cost of the books.
The amount generally expended on
school books has heretofore been in the
neighborhood of $4,000 per year. but
under the new system of luying il is
estimated that the expenditure win be
reduced to $s,000-News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
HIGHER RATES GRANTED
TO WfSTERN RAILROADS

The interstate commerce commission
has granted part of the rate increases
asked by the western railroads and re-
fused to sanction others. The advances
the roads are allowed are comparative
u small. On the items which would
have netted the greatest revenue, the
increases were denied.
On the ground that their income was
too low, the roads asked for increases
in carload rates on commodities, but
did not ask for any uniform advance.
They program would have increased
their income approximately $4,000, 900
a year. A majority of the commission
ii refusing the principal increases took
the view that some of the roads which
We're in straits suffered from bad man
agement and financial operations Com
missioners Daniels and Harland, the
minority, agreed with all the increases
granted, eontended that others should
have been allowed and held that i'm
proper financial management should
not debar the roads from receiving
reasonable rates for service.
The decision affects all the roads
west of the Mississippi river. Tndi-
rectly it affects every road in the Unit
ed States.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
Other Applications

The other Humboldt county eonvicts
who have applied for elemency are as
follows:
Chester II. Howe, forgery, ! TO II
years, sentenced May Is, 1915
Mike Modino, burglary, 2 to years
sentenced April 10, 1914.
Matthew Price, grand larceny 7 to
S years, sentenced March 20, 1914.
Moses Stricklund, grand larceny,
to 5 years, sentenced April TO- 1914.
Jessie Parker, grand larceny, TO
years, sentenced October /, 1913.
VIM. L. Davis, grand larceny, 3 to
years, sentenced April 10, 1914.
w. A. Cormney, forgery, to IA
years, sentenced April Q, 1915.
II. r. Richards, robbery, 12 to II
years, sentenced November 25, 1914.
r. Wooten, murder, life, sentenced
February f3, 1911.
Leonard Williams, robbery, l2 to Ii
years, sentenced November 27, 1914.
Carlos Rodrigues, burglary, 2 to
years, sentenced April 10, 1914.
Lawrence Jones, Jail breaking, ap
plication for parole or to be transferre,
TO the state industrial school
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
WfSTERN PACIFIC LOCAL
NOTES and PERSONALS

General Manager Levey, who was re-
Gently stricken with appendicitis, is
said to be getting along nicely.
Road Foreman of Engines Penny was
in town yesterday.
Roundhouse Foreman Mcdonald has
left for Jacksonville, Florida, to visit
lis wife, who is reported very low.
T. J. Stuart, superintendent of
bridges and buildings, with headquar-
ters at Elko, was Winnemucea visi-
ter yesterday.
Lineman c. Fredsen was in town yes
terday
At Jungo, yesterday, &c ears of sheep
were loaded for the Western Meat com
pany, San Francisco.
The remains of the late Western Pa
cific conductor, Jack Hayes, were ship
ped to Madison, Wisconsin, for inter
ment.
Trainmaster NJ. O'Connor was in
town yesterday from Elko.
A silk train of six ears passed
through here Tuesday, as second sec.
tion of No. 4, destined for New York
The "Elwood Special composed of
eight Pullman ears, passed east Tues.
day evening, filed with parties return
ing from the Exposition to their homes
at Elwood, Indiana. The train stopped
here for As minutes, during which
time many of the tourists came over
town
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12

Democratic carelessness fas raised q
doubt as to the integrity of the law
taxing future sales of cotton and has
thrown the statute into the. courts.
A suit has been brought in the fed
eral courts to test the constitutional.
ity of the act, ON the grouni that it is
revenue measure originating in the
Senate.
The title declares that il is "an act
to tax the privilege of dealing on ex-
changes, boards of trade and similar
places in contracts on the sale of cot
ton for future delivery
1t was introduced by Senator Smith
of South Carolina, and was first passed
BY the Senate, the House afterwards
approving the Senate bill with amend
ments. Section 3 of the act provides
that ''upon any contract of sale of any
cotton for future delivery rade on any
exchange, etc, there is hereby levied
a tax of two cents for each pound of
cotton included in such contract. T"
The administration of the law is del
egated to the commissioner of internal
revenue.
Section z, article /, of the eonstitu-
tlON pFONlueS tHdt All blflS TdlSluS
revenue shall originate in the House of
representatives.
Ii is on this section of the eonsti-
tuition that the plaintiffs IN the suit
rely, together with the claim that the
Smith bin was in the class referred TO
in the constitutional requirement and
the fact that the law was first passed
by the Senate
The courts may or may not decide
the case in fvaor of the government.
The fact remains that by the exercise
of ordinary care and forethought, the
Democrats could have preventd all
doubt and litigation on this point by
the simple expedient of first passing
the measure in the House.
Their failure to exetreise such care
still further contributes TO the inereas-
ing evidence of Democratic slovenli-
ness and inefficieney.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
SHOOTING SCRAPF
AT CERLACH

At GerIach, Monday evening,
r Seotty" King was shot by a man
named Michaelson, during drunken
row. The bullet entered the left heel,
passing up through the isntep, lodging
just inside the skin. From indications
KING must have been lying down at
the time he was shot The bullet was
fired from % Stevens target rifle
The bullet was removed by Constable
Scott Butlr, who dressed the wound
which is not considered serious.
Miehaelson owns a ranch at the
mouth of Cottonwood canyon, where he
lives alone, making three or four year
ly trips to Gerlach, and is considered
Of unsound mind. He was arrested and
taken before Justice Norton, who held
h,m to answer in bonds of $500, which
were furnished.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
STARTS BUSINESS UNDER
NAME RENO NATIONAL BANK

The directors of the Nixon National
bank, at meeting held yesterday
morning, decided to commence immedi-
ately doing business under the name
of the Reno National bank, permission
to change the name having been grant
I'd by the comptroller of the currency
az Washington New stationery and
checks will be about all that will be
required now TO change the name, so
that the patrons of the institution will
ne fully aware of il.
The directors appointed J. w Davey
assistant cashier to fiji the vacancy
caused by the resignation of NJ. ID.
Fairchild
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
OCTOPUS MINE
NOW A PRODUCER
Especial to the Silver state)


ROCHESTER,, New, August 12.-Af-
ter rs months of faithful development
during which the income from the
property was nil, the Octopus group
adjoining the Buck and Charley in
lower Rochester canyon is now making
bid for notice and is in fact coming
forward with one of the best showings
in the entire district. Under bond and
lease the property has been worked by
II. II. Lang, formerly with Finch and
Campbell, of Spokane, and it is con.
servatively estimated that there are
now 1000 tons of ore blocked out in
the property, while a splendid ore-car-
rying fssure from 3 to s feet in width
has been opened up from the lower tun-
mel lateral distance of 500 feet.
The first shipment from this proper
" was made to the Rochester Mines
company mill on the first of August
and consisted of so tons which returns
showed went $2S a ton. n this rock
the gold and silver values were about
half and half, but it frequently hap
pens that the gold greatly predomi-
mates to the almost complete exclusion
of the silver.
Shipments will now continue regular
Iy to the mill eoineident with further
development. Two tunnels tap the
vein, the lowest giving vertical
depth of about 160 feet. The chief
work now contemplated is further
drifting on the ledge from the lower
tunnel
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
NEVADA CROP ESTIMATE
ON AUGUST FIRST

The August crop estimates, just is
sued by the Department of Agriculture,
for Nevada. is as follows:
Winter wheat-Preliminary estimate,
$4,000 bushels; final, 1914. $4,000
bushels.
Spring wheat = August, forecast,
9s0,000 bushels; final. 1914, $4,000
bushels.
Oats-August ! forecast. $4,000
bushels; final, 1914, $4,000 bushels.
Barley-August forecast, 100000
bushels; final. 1914, GIL 900 bushels.
Potatoes-August l forecast, 1000
COO bushels; final. 1914. $50, 600 bush
els.
HAY, all tame-August / forecast.
.672.00O tons: final. 1914, S03,000 tons.
Alfalfa-Condition on August l, 20
per cent; nine-year average, "a per
cent
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
NO IMMEDIATE DAlGFR
FROM FURTHER fRUPTIONS

WASHINGTON, August 12.-Lassen
volcano, California, spent most of its
energy in violent eruptions of last May,
according to reports received by the
Forest Service, and it is believed that
there is little likelihood of further de-
structive outbreaks Since upheavals
OF May 20 and %, the volcano has
been under the observation of officers
of the Lassen National Forest, in which
the peak stands, and for the last month
voleanologist of the L. S. Geological
Survey has been making scientific
study of the mountain.
The Investigations have confirmed the
opinion that the eruption of two
months ago, when a river of mud was
blown out of the north side of the
crater and down Hat Creek with con
siderable damage to government and
private property, was caused by the
melting of the snow on the peak, the
snow water running into the crater and
being converted by the molten lava
into steam. Although it is possible that
the volcano is simply conserving its
energy for another OutbreaI. the indi-
cations are, according to the govern
ment voleanologist on the ground, that
no further eruptions are likely to oe-
cur, at least until next spring when an
other influx of snow water may cause
a slight disturbance.
The first authentic report of the
damage done by the erlptisns of last
Nav show that early reports were
geatly exaggerated. Forest rangers
who have made a careful survey of the
neighborhood of the volcano and have
made several ascents to the rim of the
crater, report that the total extent of
government land renderd useless by
mud and lava is somewhat less than
1000 acres, comprising all told the
grazing range of about 220 cattle. In
addition, by reason of temporary in
jury TO other areas, range has had TO
be provided for about 500 cattle which
were grazed near the mountain. Inas-
much as some 10000 cattle and 10000
sheep are grazed ON the Lassen forest
every year., this curtailment of the
range, according to the Forest Service,
is almost negligible.
The Forest officers on the ground es-
innate that the timber destroyed by
the eruption amounted to about 10 mil
lion board feet. Photographs taken by
one of the rangers who were detailed
to make observations show trees sew
eral feet in diameter and $50 feet tall
lying on the mountainside, where they
were snapped off like toothpicks. A
boulder as big as a freight ear is
among the debris that was carried for
several miles down the mountain by the
mud flow.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
POPULAR FAILON EDITOR
RETURNS FROM VACATION

d. f. Williams, editor of the Eagle
and Mrs Williams; returned last Fri
day from their auto tour of California,
having been absent something over n
month. during which they took in all
the principal sights of .he Golden
State. including both fairs and Yosem.
lie National Park They report the
trp as having been a delight and q
revelation Not content with their pro
lcnged outing, they intend leaving in
a day or two for week at ten DAYS
al Lake Tahoe to rest up after the long
ride-Standard.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
TWO ATTEMPTS AT
SUICIDE FAIL TODAY

This morning George Hill was dis
covered lying in bed in a Bridge street
lodging house, bleeding from a wound
in the neck. Upon investigation it was
found that, while suffering from de
lirium tremens, the result of a protraet-
ed spree, he had attempted suicide
with o pocket knife. He had slashed
himself in the left side of the neck
cutting a cash about three inches long,
but miss'ng the jugular - bby a
small margin. DIR. Hall was called and
took FIVE stitches in the wound, after
which Hill was removed to the county
hospital and placed in charge OF
County Physician Swezy.
Some eight years ago Hill was elect
ed county clerk, but soon lost his posi-
tion through dissipation, since which
time he has made a preearious liveli-
hood as a piano player in various re
sodts.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
CAMP DIVIDE IMPROVES
WITH DEVELOPMENT WORK

In a letter received in Winnemueca
yesterday, J. l.. Workman states that
Camp Divide, his new discovery near
Tuscarora, is improving with develop
ment work. Four blocks of ground
ere being worked by leasers, and eleven
more applications for leases have been
received
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Nofsinger have
moved into their building, known AS
the Western Union. They occupy the
hotel rooms on second floor which have
been newly furnished throughout. All
are outside rooms with hot and cold
water in every room. Reasonable hotel
rates by the day, week or month. Chas.
Nofsinger, Proprietor.-advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
o,ponner Preliminary Monday

The preliminary examinations Of
Mrs. Forquer and James O'Donnell
on the charge of having murdered
w. III. Forquer, have been set for
Monday, before Justice Dunn. The
case of O'Donnell will be called
first. The State will beb repre-
sented by District Attorney Powell
and defendants by Salter. Robins &
Frame.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
Stranger Attempts Suicide

This forenoon, while stopping at
Smith s arage for gasoline, man re
turning from the Exposition to his
home in the East, slased himself in the
wrist with pocket knife, in an evi-
dent attemp to commit suicide. He
was accompanied by his wife, who is
said to have been exercising her con
lagal prerogati > of nagging at the
tine the near-tra gedy occurred. The
wounded wrist was done up, after
which the couple secured a quantity
of gasoline for their machine and pro
ceeded on their way.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report of the local
Weather Bureau for the "a hours end.
ing at 8 a. m. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 80.
Lowest this morning, AZ.
Mean temperature yesterday, "A.
Normal temperature yesterday. 72.
Prevailing wind direction, S.W.
Weather forecast for Winnemucea
and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday.
RAY L. FISHER,
Official in Charge.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
TRY sOME

OF our Salted Peanuts, Almonds OF
Peeans. You will find them the very
choicest. We sell them in any quantity.
EAGLE DRUG CO.,
Cut Rate Druggists.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
AUTO SERVICE

win take passengers any place, At
regular rates. using a 40 h. p. Case ear
j. b. LAWS,
-advt. Telephone 1924
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
RAGTIME RAsTUs

dances to the music of the Victor Vie
trola. Come in and see him. Everyone
is welcome.
EAGLE DRUG CO.,
Cut Rate Druggists.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12
DROP IN AND BRING THE

DhOP IN AND bhINU THE
CHILDREN
TO see Ragtime Rastus. He amuses both
old and young.
EAGLE DRUG CO.,
Cut Rate Druggists.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12

silver state and s. F. Call SOC month
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-12

Silver State and s. +. can SOC month
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05

A wagon load of hay tipped over
with Jess Manual of Humansville just
as he was crossing a creek near that
place. The hay fell on him and he
was drowned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
MAN MARRIES THREE WIDOWS
Alleged Bigamist's Doubfe-0uick Love
Record Began Last
November.

Pittsburgh, observation-disclosures
of marrying three widows since last
November and counting the fourth
Just before he was arrested, Charles
II. Davis, SO years old, Of Spokane,
Wash, was a~rraigned Saturday,
charged with bigamy.
His record for ammiages, IS re-
vealed by the police, is as follows:
November IA, 1914, to Mrs. H. A.
Young, Brooklyn, N. Y.
January II, 1915, Mrs. M. L. Hines,
414S Oak street, Kansas City.
July 2S, 1915, Mrs. Emma nanahue,
Pittsburgh.
His with Mrs. Young be-
gan when he was f1shed out Of East
River after pumping from Brooklyn
Bridge last September. On her mar
rage he gave her s25,000 worth of
bonds. He secured $1,400 from her
and left on New Years marrying Mrs.
Hines eleven days later. He presented
Mrs. Hines with a check for $25 ,00C
on a Spokane bank and her daughter
a check for 10000. He deserted her
four weeks later, after securing $500
and returned to his first wife. He
came here in June and last Wednes
day married Mrs. Danahue, giving hel
stocks and bonds amounting to SIS,
600 and a check for $4,000, all worth
less. A day or SO ago he borrowed
SO from wife No. 3 and went a-court
ing Mrs. Mary Kallen, when he wal
arrested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
LIVE TOGETHER, DON'T SPEAK
Half Century of Silence Between
~CoupIe-Both Apparently
Happy.

Boston Mass. Fifty two years
married and fifty years gone by with
out speaking to each other.
This is the report of a South West
port couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wing, 88 and SO years old, respective
ly. Outside of their neighbors, who
have known of the estrangement for
years, but have refrained from men
tioning it, the conversational separa-
ton of the old couple did not become
known to the village unit their home
was destroyed by fire recently.
The gulf between the couple began
shortly after their marriage half a
century ago, and both have endured
the situation, and both apparently
have lived happy, contented and use
full lives. Their only conversation
has been carried on through a third
person.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
COSSACKS DECEIVE GERMANS
What Appeared to Be RIdenless
Steeds Had Each Two Men
on Backs.

Warsaw, Poland.-The Russian
army, in the curse Of its recent
retreat to the prepared defense lines
around this city, made effective use
of it's calvary On several occasions.
The Cossacks, in particular, have
some very puzzling methods of get
ting at the enemy, none of them re-
sembling the methods of the review
ground.
On one occasion all that the enemy
saw was an enormous number of mad
horses, apparently stampeding, rider
less, upon them. The horses, as a
matter of fact had two riders each,
although neither was visible from the
enemy's point Of view.
A bullet which will stop a man
must be very well placed to check the
career of a maddened horse, and very
steady marksmen r required to fire
effectively at a loose mob of apparent.
ly riderless horses. In this case
when a horse was shot down there
were two excellent rife shots imme
diately at work behind his body.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
FIRST AIR BATTLE
WON BY GERMANS
TEUToN SQUADRON CHALLENGE
FRENCH AND WIN A
VICTORY.
REPRIsALS FOLLOW ALL DAY
Apparently No Difference In Skill or
VaIor Between ~contending
Aviators-The Battle
Lasted Hour.

London.-For the first time in the
history of warfare a battle in the air
has been fought between squadrons
of hostile aircraft. The Germans
claim the victory.
Six German a%eroplanes, while recon-
noitering over Chateau Salins, chal-
lenged fifteen French airmen to COM
bat and succeeded in putting several
machines out of action. For forty
five minutes the battle went on until
the arrival of re-enforcements forced
the Germans to retire. Berlin says
the a%viators returned safely.
Many other aerial raids, directed
chiefly at the rival flying camps, took
place during the day, in which the
Germans also claim the advantage.
Besides the attack on the British avi-
alton ground at st. Pol-Sur-Mer, the
Germans also dropped bombs on the
French aeroplane sheds at Nancy,
while the French in turn raided the
German camps at Donai and Dalhelm
and claim to have dropped six shells
on a military train near Chateau
Salins.
At Nancy 103 bombs were dropped,
of which IS were observed to strike
the hangers. Thirty bombs were
| dropped in an attack on Dalheim, I'M
successfully, according to Berlin,
while the French lost one machine,
which was shot down by a German
aeroplane.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
KILLS MAN OVER CARD GAME
Miss Pharigo 6%arricades House and
Fires on the Deputy
Sheriff.

Sergent, Kentucky-Miss Emma
l.. Pharigo, 80 years old, shot and
probably MORALLY wounded Wesley
N. Miles, a farmer, during a quarrel
over a card game at Pardee, Va, east
of here.
She then attacked Jason Gibson, a
spectator, and fired at him as he es-
capped.
When officers went to arrest Miss
Pharigo she barricaded herself in her
home and opened fire on them. After
firing three futile shots at the depu-
ties she was overpowered and taken
to jail.
Miss Pharigo, officers say, is
wanted in West Virginia in connec
ton with a shooting a year ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
Service commlsslon's Report.

In a statement John M. Atkinson
chairman of the Missouri Public Ser
vice Commission, reviews the work
of the commission since 1t came into
existence in April, 1913.
He says not one order has been set
aside by any circuit court. With ref
e to pending appeals, he further
says that in some instances the COM
panies affected are only asking for
review of portions Of the order.
In the last year the commission ad-
justed more than 800 informal COM
plants. Following is the statement
in part:
The commission since Its creation
has issued 631 formal orders and the
utilities have appealed from only 10
OF said orders.
The commission will take a vacation
August 10, the summer rest ending
September l.