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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
NEW COMPLAINT. MADE.

CHARLESTON. July 2s.-Former
Governor w. E. Glasscock, of Morgan
town, has filed a complaint with the
public service commission against the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. asking
that the commission establish rates
on the shipment OF limestone in the
northern part of the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
TWO APPOINTMENTS.
tsv AssociATEo PREss,

CHARLESTON, July 2S.-Dr. S. L.
Jepson, commissioner of health, to-
day announced the appointment of
DR.. C. R. Werlich, OF Wellsburg. as
head of the department of prevents
BILE diseases and DR.. M. P. Malcolm,
of Charleston, as chief of the depart
ment of food and drugs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

+,on Of 1914 will be permitted to vote on
said registration and ali persons moving
into said Independent District since &c said
son before said County Court on the above
named date and register or they VIII MOI
lie permitted to vote at said special elec-
Given under my hand this 22nd day Of
'uiy' isiS. ]. JAMES CREWS.
Clerk of the County Court of Harrison
County. West Virginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
BOATS BURNED.

AMSTERDAM. July 2s.-The Nor
wegian bark. Harboe, was attacked
and set on fire Sunday by German
submarine The crew, which has
landed here, was given five minutes
in which to get into the boats. The
captain says he saw three other boats
on fire near the spot where the Har-
Doe was attacked.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
RIFLE MATCH DATE.
tny A.eoc,Arup prrss,

ASSOCIATED prEss,
CHARLESTON, July 2S.-Adjn
tant General Bond issued an order
today fixing the week Of August IL
for the state rifle matches at Parkers-
burg. The program has been In
creased by match to determine the
state individual championship.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
LEWIS RESIGNS.

GRAFTON. July 2s.-clyde Lewis
has resigned as superintendent of
the Grafton Traction Company IN
order to engage in the electrical en-
a veteran street car employee. has
been appointed as his successor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

Notice is hereby given that the County
Court of Harrison County, West Virginia,
viii sit in regular session: Thursday. July
o'clock p N. for the purpose of hearing
any and all matters as TO the registration
held in Sheets notwithstanding, Grant
District. Harrison County, West Virginia,
ON Tuesday, August Bird. 1918.
All persons residing within the confines
of said Independent District. who were
properly registered f0E the General cleo
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
CoMMITTEE QUALITIES.

George B. Robinson qualified be-
fore the county court Tuesday as
committee of Dorsey C. Robinson, an
insane person, with bond at $500 and
clyde F. and Homer c. Robinson sur
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
SEVEN MINERS TAKEN
OUT OF MINE DEAD
tsr Assoe,A1Gp PRESS,

MURPHYSBORO. III, July 2S...
Four hundred and fifty men were In
the mine at Christopher when the ex-
plosion occurred but most of them
escaped. Seven men were taken out
dead.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

mica ran" Is now manufactured by
Nebraska and Texas factories for con-
crete facing work to produce rock eff
fects.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

Denmark's 1918 imports from the
United States were valued at 1888
1922
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
EAST MAIN STREET.

we have vacant lot fronting on
East Main St.. in splendid neighbor-
hood, cement walks. close to paved
street and adjoining a new home.
Price $1,000.
This is worth more than we are
asking.
Fine vacant lot on Park avenue at
the right price. 45 foot frontage. Nice
shade trees.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR
SALE. ].

Just east of Con Pa1za and on
Main street we have $50 feet frontage
and extending back with alley on
side. which can be purchased at the
right price. This street IS TO be payec
at once and you can ger a real bar
gain In this property. Let US show
Hou this valuable piece OF property.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28

The narrows. where the engage
ment between the French and German
submarines took place. is about mid
way in the Dardanelles straits. be-
tween the Aegean sea and the sea or
Marmora. They are fifteen miles from
the entrance to the strait. The
French submarine Mariotte was built
in Cherbourg in 1911. The vesse
displaced 615 tons when subm erged
and was 215.7 feet long. It was fitted
with six torpedo tubes and was ca
pable of travelling fifteen knots an
hour on the surface and ten knots
below.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
SUBMARINE BATTLE
In Which French Submarine is
Destroyed and Thirty-One
of Crew Captured.

BERLIN, July 2s.-The French
submarine Mariotte was destroyed by
Ia German submarine on july 20 IN
the narrows OF the Dardanelles, ac-
cording to despatch from Constant
inople to the Mittag Zeitung. Thirty
one members OF the French subma-
rine crew were captured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
Howard Post

REAL Estate BROKER AND
GENERAL INSURANCE. AGENT
Rooms 506-BO@ GcR Building.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-28
NOTICE.

L R. MCMILLAN. sec'y.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
SALOOhSTS MABAD Way L GIN
MILLS now must CLOSE At MIDMGHT

BUTTE CITY. April 5.-Butte sa-
looms and those of ~neighboring COM
munites and the roadhouses on the
fiat closed their doors promptly at
midnight last night in compliance
with the>new law passed by the Four
tenth Legislative assembly. For the
first time since martial law In Butte,
late customers we're unable to buy
liquor after the stroke OF 1890 and
during the last ten minutes bar
tenders were busy handing out pints
and half pints for pocket convenience.
The nights night" and the morning
eyeopener' and all other "smilesD
between midnight and 8 o'clock in
the morning will be drained from
TASKS he~nceforth, starting with today.
There were no instances OF viola.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
GOVERNORS TRIP
TO SAN DIEGO

Governor Boyle has returned from
his trip to San Diego where he went
to dedicate the Nevada building. An
interesting experience of the COVER
nors was a flight In a ~hydroplane
which he keenly enjoyed. Speaking
of his visit in the exposition city the
Appeal says:
I'm the San Diego Union of Satur-
day appears an excellent half-tone
showing Mrs. Anna May Wade, wife
of the superintendent of the Nevada
building at the southern city, pinning
a rose on Governor Boyle. Other
persons in the picture are Mrs. Boyle,
superintendent Wade and Senator
Peter Buol of Clark county. Com
bined with the picture is also a view
of the Nevada building and surround
ed by trees and verdure 1t presents
a very attractive appearance.
"At the dedication services, which
were observed Friday a large crowd
was present, among the number be-
ing many celebrities. Governor
Boyle made a brief address. in which
he said in part:
I'VE are trying to build a great in
land empire in Nevada. We are con-
serving our water and we are filling
the land and by and by we hope to
take our place as one of the greatest
agricultural states. We have not
been as literally endowed as Califor-
Ida, and all that which we have was
obtained through persistent, hard
work
Following the dedication ceremon
les and the turning over of the build
ing to Nevada Governor Boyle and
party Were takea on a tour of the
isthmus and In the evening we're en-
tertameI al a reception held in their
honor at the Nevada building"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
IET nHlEIE
For YEAR t8l521665I

WASHINGTON. Apr. 5.-The total
net revenue OF all steam railroads of
the United States with operating rev
enues OF NOR than 100000 for the
fiscal year ended June so. 1914, was
given at s45,2IS.S 54 In a report made
public Saturday night by the inter-
state commerce commission.
Operating re enues for the same pc.
Rod were $s.O4: o.s.sOs and operating
expenses t3.200.sl..15s, with a net
deficit from outsicc operations of ST..
490.0s5. The. net corporate income
was given at $347, 1000.
Operating e for the same pc
Rod In 1913 were $3,125.135,7sS, with
operating expenses Of $2l6se6s,e24.
There were 1,6s5.4ss persons on the
pay rolls of the railroads at the end
OF last June, a decrease compared with
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

with the agrtcuiturist La. therefore, the
water problem. There are some two
hundred valleys, big and little. In the
state. separated from n another by
mountain ranges. anywhere from
1000 to 1900 feet higher than the val.
ley levels. These mountains gather
the storms and intercept the precipi-
tation and have a rainfall fully three
times as great az the valleys. The
numerous rivers and streams which
rise in these mountains furnish water
for irrigation.
The waters OF only Ave rivers in
Nevada and their way into the ocean,
the other emptying into lakes with
out outlets or disappearing below the
surface of the valleys, to reappear in
many instances through artssian wells
or through pumps driven by. electric
motors. Already government funds
and private capital have been deyoting
large sums to solving the wafer prob
lem in Nevada.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
UIMH8eE IRE
AMEBEllE SRoRI
OF Their R:ElCES

Sheep sheariny has commenced in
the southern campo Of Utah, and be-
fore the Beason closes in June 1900.
600 sheep probably will have been
shon. The hulk of the shearine win
be done this week.
It is estimated that the sheep to be
,heared win average eight pounds
each. making E14,400.o 600 pounds of
WOOL making each fleece worth about
80. The prices range from 90 to 25
cents a pound, making an aggregate
value tor the total 1915 clip upward
of $4,000 .000. AS the sheep today are
bringing So to 07 a head, it makes
Utah,azhooks worth in the aggregate
about $~18see0.0e0, and with the 1915
clip added. more than $15,0OO.000.
Most of the Utah sheep are either
merinos or crossbreds5 between the
merino and cStswold. The wi are
bringing IS to s. apiece. Lambs
ready for the September mutton mar
Eet last year bro right s to 5h cents a
pound, or better than 1926 each, as
they averaged In weight sixty to ev-
onty pounds.
Cost Of Maintaining FIoeks.
The present prices arou i'd rs cents
a pound look high t the outside per
son." said a prominent woclnfgn, but
our profits today On sheep are scarce
ly better than ten years ago when
wool brought only half as much, or
12M cents aupound. The matn rea-
son is that then we had free and I'm
restricted ranges: today every sheep
owner has to- either own his range
land or pay large aggregate sums for
summer and winter grazing. l would
estimate that the sheepmen Of Utah
have tied up in grazing lands o less
than $3.50 for every sheep owner.
With more than 100000 sheep, that
means an aggregate of $8,250,G00.
Something of an experimental Utah
wool matters will be tried here this
year, according to Secretary C. b.
Stewart of the Utah W~oolgrowers' as
ISOLATION. 1t is q small baling ma
chine. Through this means it is ex-
pected to reduce freight rates to the
eastern centers by COMPRISING the
bales a third smaller so that more of
them can be put into a car.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

the same day in 1919 OF 1885 per.
sons The wages, paid last year
amounted to $1~.87s.433.l72.
The parvalue Of the outstanding -;
curities Of all the companies concerned
amounted to 5000. 3o1,257, and divi-
dends paid by all steam roads IRE
spectiye Of revenues. amounted to
$461.2s3.1s7. being equal to 7.s7 per
cent on diyidend-paying stocks. On
$s.019.O2o,sS1 of stock no dividends
were paid.
The average rate of dividends on
roads with $4,000 income was 5.2per
cent. There was an increase in divi.
dends for the year OF $82.656:s7o,
which the commission reports was ac-
counted for by increased dividends Of
the Union and Central Pacific com.
panies.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

mineral contents of salt. coda and BIO.
r1x The mountainous and billy areas
unsuitable for cultivation. hnt excel.
lent for stock raising, and on which
e bals million head OF cattle and q
million and half sheep now find
subsistence. cover than one half
OF the state. The total arabic lands
is estimated to, be not less than one.
fourth the state, This represents 49,,
100000 acres OF land. an area, by the
way, equivalent TO all Of the states OF
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island combined. This land,
except for %sagebrush, has lain failow
for ages and furnishes the richest soil
for farming, yet less than Ave per cent
OF 1t is today under cultivation.
Nevada being a land of little rain,
the average annual fan varying from
four inches in the southern valleys to
from eight to fourteen inches in the
valleys Of northern, eastern and
western Nevada. The great problem
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
NEVADA ENTERING
DEVELOPMENT ERA

Although Nevada Il the fourth iarg.
est Htate In tie union. and has been
q state Ter half a century there ID
perhaps no state 80 little known and
none c-vast resources aird pOspfbid.
ties 30 little developed. Ever since II
became a state mining has been its
paramount industry. with stock rails.
ing second and farming third In the
Industrial list. But thig order bids
fair to be reversed In the NOS far dis.
tant future. as Nevada Is Dust enter.
Ing upon q period OF great agricultural
development says the Nevada News
Letter.
Nevada Is a part Of the great Amer
lean Basin, that vast tableland lying
west Of the Rockies. nd has an ele-
walton Of from 1000 to 5000 feet.
About one-stxth OF the area of the
state is alkali wastes and barrens
which In the present state of agricul.
tural science are hopeless of reclama-
ton and are Of value only Tor their
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
NEWS NEWS AGENCIES DIFFER IN THEIR ACCOUNTS
OF JOHNSONW|uARD CHAMPIONSHIP Fight

Reports on the Johnson Willard fight
in Havana are decidedly contradictory.
The Associated Press stated that It
was Johnson's fight all the way TO the
twenty-second round. when his vitality
left him because of the hard pace
which he carried throughout the ear
ly rounds. AT the end of the oath
round he knew that he would lose and
sent word to his wife to leave the
arena.
The United Press report was in
part as follows:
The fight started at 1892. In the
first fourteen rounds willard led,
Johnson getting the fourth +. twelfth
and thirteenth, and Willard the sec
ond. seventh. eighth and ninth. The
rest were even. Willard stood his
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

ground firmly in the first ten rounds
and had the better of the lighting. In
the twelfth and thirteenth Johnson
battered the Kansan fercely.
From the fifteenth to the eigh,
teenth round honors were even. In
the nineteenth Willard started in
working for a knockout, carrying the
fight to the negro constantly. viii
lard took every other round, John,
son clinching repeatedly to save him,
self. In the early part of the twenty.
sixth Willard landed a right hard to
the stomach, then dropped the negro
with a terrific left to the jaw. Jack
rose and clinched, but Willard broke
way and again landed a left and then
a right to the jaw, knocking johnson
out. .
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
WHAT WILL you BE AT soa

On every side you see men In de-
elining years, who are In sore need OF
those comforts which should be the
portion Of the aged. They spent their
all regardless Of the future.
Likewise, you find men who have
passed the meridian OF life, surround
ed with every comfort. They were the
ones who provided for the time when
they could no longer rely upon their
talents and strength for a steady in
come-when they were too old for
the Job.
1T RESTS WITH you
whether your old age viii be passed
In poverty and misery. or in
comfort and happiness
Assure yourself of a comfortable old
age by taking out an insurance policy.
1t will be a ready friend when you
are pressed for funds. 1t protects
your dependents and your property
IL you should die. For q good all
around savings proposition It can't be
beat.
Insurance is a business here.
Every advantage of this expert
enee is at your disposal In select
Ing a policy to fit YOUR needs.
Talk 1t over today.
II. 8. TABER
Agent New York Life Insurance Co.
hLKo NEVADA
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

ton OF the new law reported 10 the
police last night and no arrests were
made. Both the sherin's office and
the police force ire prepared for a
rigid enforcement of the statute and
1t is not anticipated that there will
be much inclination to break the
legal regulations.
About IL b~artenders are thrown out
of work in Butte, in the opinion Of a
priminent member of the Bartenders'
Union OF Butte. 1t is estimated that
the number win total more than 500
in the state at large, but these men
have had several weeks in which to
seek other employment or make other
plans.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
SMILED AFTER RECEIVING
A HEAVY SENTENCE

For the double crime of murder,
to which you have confessed, the
Judgment of this court is that you
serve a term of not less than 80 nor
more than so years in the state pris-
on at Carson City, says the Tonopah
Bonanza. This was the decreee of
Judge Ayerill this morning when Vic.
or Barron appeared before him for
sentence on the admitted staying of
DeCosta and Marine at Ralston on
the afternoon of February 8. Hither-
to Barron had been morose, but his
spirits seemed to rise after he had
made the confession and he smiled
/: he received the sentence.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
asiaiIR1Alh
COMING TO HK0

Following a few matters of minor
Importance in the Federal court this
morning Judge Harrington announc.
ed that the court after today would
take a vacation till May 18th. for
which date a number of criminal
cases are set. says the Carson Appeal.
This evening Judge Harrington win
proceed to Reno, where he viii meet
Mrs. Harrington, who LIFT Carson this
morning, and together they win go
to Blko for a few days visit and from
there they will probably continue on
to the eastern states for a two or
three weeks stay.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
RENO is TO HAVE A
PROHIBITION PAPER

Arrangements r under way for
the Establishment Of a weekly prohi-
bition paper in Reno. 1t is aimed to
have the publication issued in time to
take an active part in the city cleo.
ton. j. Holman Buck. publisher of
the Western Nevada Miner, Is to be
t he editor.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
DIcKERsoN WILL RESIGN
EDIToRsHiP OF DEMOCRAT

1t was stated en- the streets this
morning that Captain Dickerson OF
the state police would retire this
week from the editorship of the Ne.
vada Democrat and that well.known
newspaper man of Reno would as.
sumo charge. It was said also that
James Cornelli, who has been assist.
ing Dfckeraon on the paper, would
leave at the same time to go into
business for himself.-Appeal.
Advertise in the Daily Independent.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
NOW RESIDENTS OF ELko

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Young have
leased their ranch.near Auscarora and
have come to Elko to reside. They
are at present at the Mayer hotel. but
they contemplate buying a residence
and making this their future home.
We extend to them a most cordial
welcome.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

Don Merithew returned last night
from a trip to the San Francisco *
position.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

Thos. Park of Parks Station, motor.
ed to the city this morning for the
day.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Elko 0647
Carson City 0s71o
Department of the Interior
U. 8. Land ofIce at EIko. Nevada
March rs. 1915
NOTICE is hereby given that Clint
Bolton, of Hyiton, Nevada. who, on
December 20, 1911, made Carson City
homestead application 06710. now Ell
10, No. 0s47, for the Nh NwA; SEX
NWA and NWA NEA, Section IL,
Township %. N. r. IS E, Mount Dfablo
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-06

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-24
ROSE STAYS NUN
ABOUT REPLYI
LETTER ON LuAU

On June is Mayor General william
H. Carter wrote to Sheriff Rose ask.
ing for the police version of the "af.
fair" at the mayors luau given in Ka-
piolani park to the congressional par
ty last May. It was alleged that the
police. acting under orders from May
or Lane, excluded soldiers and sailors
from the luau grounds, thereby dis
eliminating against the United States
uniform.
At least 10 or Is times since the
letter was mailed to Sheriff Rose has
the police head been asked If he had
answered the generals letter. and
each time Rose dismissed the subject
with a short negative answer. More
than a month has elapsed since Sheriff
Rose received General Carriers letter.
do you intend to answer General
Carriers letter at alI?" the sheriff was
asked today.
Il have not enc thing to say about
it." Rose replied today, but on pre-.
vious occasion the sheriff intimated
that he had no intention of ever an
swering the communication from Gen
era. Carter
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-24
BETTER RESULTS
OBTAINED TODAY
ON SALVAGE WORK

Better progress was made today IN
the IA salvage operations Lieut.. X.
B. Crittenden, in charge Of the work.
came in shortly before noon. and said.
We had good luck today" and, after
eating a Commute lunch, rushed out
again to hurry things along still more.
Yesterdays efforts resulted in fail
ure to get chains under the subma-
rine, but today's work is believed 10
have netted more satisfactory results.
With the delays which have been en-
countered, it is not believed the sub
marine can be brought to the surface
and lowed to drydock by September
1. With the chains all in place, how
ever, the most important factor in the
preliminary activities will have been
accomplished.
Now that working conditions are
better, Lieut. Crittenden. Naval Con-
structor J. A. Furer, Divers Agraz and
Evans, and all on the job. are working
early and late in order to get the rails.
ing chains securely fastened before
another heavy swell and breeze come
along.