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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-05
- cantraetor - - 80

Jennings, la, Jan. Sd F. Ti-b.ry.
q contractor. aged CO., Joseph Murrey
and Richard Moutaaue. 20. worlmen.
were killed todas by the failing ~ q
brick waH they were undermining.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-05

Emperor William has ordered the
so-ca'ied war bread .1 br served lim-
SELF and members iu encourage. 10
consists % So per cc1t ryr Huus and
- Per cclt potato fakes. 10 is hoped
tle general public win f1li1e the sm-
peror.s example. tHus makirE the sup
ply of food llT. aE tire empire last
io1Eer War bread has nos been bought
readily by che public
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-05

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
SNOWFALL GEN.
fRAL OVER COUNTY

Yesterday afternoon it began snow
ing at MeDermitt and National and
before night the storm was general
throughout the county. At winnemuc-
ca, when the sun came out at ! O'Clock
this afternoon, there was about three
inches of snow on the ground, but it
was so soft that the water Immediately
commenced to run in the streets, with
prospect that none will be left at the
end of 24 hours.
In the northern part of the county
there was n fall of about six inches,
at Rochester eight or nine inches, while
at Lovelock there was none left on the
ground at 2 o'clock this afternoon, al
though a little fell. At Amos it rained
ali this morning, while it was snow
ing in other parts of the county.
This was the first snowstorm of any
consequence this season, and it is prob
able that the fall will equal about one
irch of rain.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
Exploring our Frienes.

One day found an exquisite clump
of sweet violets hiding In the very
heart of bed of nettlesl And | think
this discovery gave me more pleasure
than those | found in the protective
company of the harmless ivy! That
is what Froude tells US he found in
Thomas Carlyle. That is what we
should find in one another. if only we
had eager, patient, and love-washed
eyes. Human life is not all nettles;
to affirm it is the perverted judgment
of the cynic; they who have pas
sion for God will find the Godlike
everywhere; they will find the violets
of moral loveliness even in the midst
of the noisome waste. And when
they have found them their fellow
searehers shall hear an exultant shout
and they shall come together, and in
the gracious discovery there shall be
a common rejoicing in the truth. -
]. FL. Jowett, ID. d., in the Christian
Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
THURSDAY FEAT
URE AT THE NIXON

William Fox win present Theda Bara
star of q Fool There Was, m
Alex Dumas masterpiece, "The Gle
menceau Case at the Nixon next
Thursday night. Thede Bara will be
supported by William Shay, Stuart
Holmes and an all star east.
in tThe Clemeneeau Case" Dumas
attained the capstone of his towering
genius. OF LA, the pantherish heroine,
CT this deathless drama, he himself
wrote: IT shall never create another
such aracter, though | seribble till
doonlsf.so
La 5 sinister beauty and its fatal
effect on the lives of two noble men
form the main plot of "The Clemen-
ceau Case Pierre, her husband, whom
she casts off for Constantin Ritz, she
leaves with his career as a talented
sculptor blasted forever In turn she
toys with the infatuated Ritz, shatter-
ing his hopes, ambitions and home life.
With heroic self-saerifce he allows
himself, apparently, to fall once more
under Iza s spell. He meets her in her
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
NEWLY ENFRANCHIsED VOTERS
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE

To Mrs. Win u. Maekey of Carson
City goes the distinction Of being the
first woman in the state TO cast her
bonnet into the whirlpool of political
candidates. Mrs Mackey will seek the
Democratic nomination for member of
the assembly. Under the new appor-
tionment act Ormsby county will be
entitled TO but one member of the as
scmhlv next year. Mrs Mackey said
yesterday she had not intended TO
make her official announcement at this
time. hut indicated that she will be
in the fight in response to the insnstent
demands Of her constituents She is Q
native of Nevada, woman of charm
ing personality and a social leader o.
the capital. She is president Of thf
Leisure Hour club. which indicates II
elite of Carson City, and is prominen'
in club life.
In connection with women candi
dates il is rumored at Carson CITY tha.
Mrs. John Edwards BRAY will he 2
candidate for superintendent Of puhlif
instruction two years hence. The office
i now held by her husband.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
ANOTHER ONE
ON WINNEMUCCA

You can t fool 'em all the time, even
in the remote places of the earth. Ben
Giroux says so, at any rate, and he
ought to know, because he has been on
the road these many years and has
played towns where the op 'ryhouses
were over the general store, andh he
has met and conversed with all kinds
of people.
At Winnemucca, Nevada, on the way
out with 'The Bird of Paradise, - Ben
overheard two Winnemuccans discuss
ing the show after il was over, in a
little eating house. If you We seen the
Tully play most everybody in San
Francisco must have by this time, this
being its third successful visit) you
viii remember the great climax in
which the girl is supposed to jump
into the seething volcano. OF course,
she doesn I jump. The illusion is Sc
cured by dropping the curtain as she
stands on the brink and raising it
again with her gone.
The two Winnemuceans, however,
thught they were cheated
"Maybe she had a sprained ankle or
something one of them said. Any
how, she didn't jump into that vol
eano tonight -
"No," said the other. "They
thought they could fool us by lettin
down the curtain that way. but we
were too slick for them. We knew she
didn't jump.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
EQUAL TO ALL OCCASIONS
Great Scotch Lawyer Never at a Loss
for an Answer-Samples of
Erskine's Wit.

A writer in the British Weekly, re-
viewing a biography of Henry Frs
kline. lord advocate for Scotland, gives,
among others. the following examples
of his wit:
A brother advocate who had little
or no practice died in embarrassed
circumstances. His death was an
nounced to Erskine by Sheriff An
struther, who added 'They say he
has left no effects" THAT is not sur
prising," was the rejoinder. "As he
had no causes, he could have no ef-
fects"
Erskine did not despise the Iowly
pun. and once inscribed upon a tea
chest the words: Tu doces-Thou
teachest
The lord advocate maintained a
great reverence for religion, though
surrounded by friends of avowedly
skeptic opinions. One of these was
Hugo Arnot, an attenuated. lantern
faced IMAM WAC usually rode a white
horse as lanky and sepulchral-looking
as himself. Returning from Sunday
afternoon ride, Arnot met Erskine
coming from divine service, and called
out TO him: Where have you been,
Harry? What has a man of your
sense to do consorting with parcel
of old women?" Adding with an extra
sneer. What. now, was your text?'
Our text" replied Erskine, impress
sively, his eye fixed sternly the while
upon the white horse and his rider,
was from the sixth chapter of the
Book of Revc alton and the eighth
verse; And | looked and beheld
Pale Horse: and his name that sat on
him was Death, and Hell followed
with him.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
SUPT. OCILYIE TO
RESIGN JANUARY |

Although not official, it is stated
on what seems to be reliable authority
that r. M. Ogilvies will resign the st-
perintendency of the Eastern division
Of the Western Pacific the first of the
year. Mr.. Ogilvie is the first and only
superintendent this division has ever
had, having been appointed to the po-
sition before the road was turned over
to the operating department. His ser
wees have been eminently satisfaeto1y
and he viii leave a host of friends
among both railroad men and patrons
OF the road. There has been no an
nouneement of his plans for the fu--
ture.
Mr. Ogilyie' s successor will proba-
bly, be J. S. Spelman, at present train
master at Elko. This appointment
would be satisfactory to Winnemucca
people, as Mr.. Spelman formerly re-
sided here, and he aud his wife made
many friends. In case he should not
secure the appointment, it is said that
i will likely go to Quigley, of San
Francisco, at present superintendent
CT telegraph for the company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
MINING LAWS WILL
BE GIVEN REVISION

John G. Kirchin, representing the
Nevada Mine Operators association, ar
rived in Reno from Tonopah Saturday
night and continued on his way to
" ashington, d. c., yesterday, where
he goes as a delegate from Nevada to
the Mining and Metallurgical congress
which convenes in the national capital
on the 10Th inst
The mining congress is sponsored by
the bureau of mining of the depart
ment of the interior and representa-
tives from every mining interest will
be in attendance. These delegates will
represent all of the various phases of
mining, including operators association
society of mining engieers ad the bro
kers organization.
The object of the congress is to for
mulate new legislation and revise the
old laws relating to mining that have
become obsolete, with particular atten-
tion to the confusing "apex' and To-
cation laws 1t is the aim to adopt a
Standard law on apex rights and present
the Recommendation to Congress.
Albert Bureh, formerly general man
ager of the Goldfield Consolidated
now consulting engineer in San Fran
cisco and president OF the California
Metal Producers association, will be
the California delegate at the congress-
Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
WEBSTER FAILED AS PROPHET
Great Statesman Unable to See Posi-
bilities Of the Great Territory
of the West.

Daniel Webster was surely a great
orator when he uttered the peroration
of his reply to Hayne, and a great
statesman when he formulated the
Ashburton treaty, but he failed as a
prophet when in the United States
senate he denounced : proposition to
establish mail route from Independ-
ence, Mo-, to the mouth of the Colum-
bia river. What" said the godlike
Daniel, do we want with this worth
less area? This region of savages and
wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting
sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cac-
tus and prairie dogs? To what use
could we ever hope to put these great
deserts, or those endless mountain
ranges, impenetrable and covered to
their very base with eternal snow? I?
What can we ever hope to do with the
western coast, a coast of 5000 miles,
rock-bound, cheerless, uninviting and
not a harbor on it,. Mr. President,
will never vote one cent from the pub
lie treasury to place the Pacific coast
one inch nearer to Boston than 1t now
is"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
NOTE IN BOTTLE TEI,TS OF
NEVADA DESERT TRACED Y

A strange record of a desert tragedy
of the long ago was brought to Nevada
City, California, from Nevada by
Frank Durnin of Colfax, who secured
il from d. ]. Murphy, a ranch owner
OF Churchill county-a bottle contain
ing brief writing dated December 10,
1871.
1t appears that the shifting winds
brought the bottle into view beneath
a sagebrush, where it had undoubtedly
reposed for forty-one years. In the
bottle had been stuffed a piece Of silk
apparently a neektie, and on the silk
was written these words:
"Indians stole horses on desert. Fol
lowed so to 100 miles. Died of thirst
and starvation. December 10, 1871. +
c. Knox
There are several additional words,
hut they cannot be deeiphered-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
JURY SECURED
IN CLARK TRIAL

Yesterday afternoon a jury was Sc.
cured and sworn in the Clark case, as
follows: John Dotta, A. M. Gray, /.
Y. Button, p. II. Anderson, Gus Bartle-
may, w. J. Frazer, Rudolph Nenzel,
Dell A. Boyd, Hugh Edmunds, Herman
N Marker, John X. Dilley and John
A Damn.
S. II. Crittenden, the civil engineer,
was the first witness called by the
State this morning. He identified a
map he made of the scene of the TRACE
DIV shortly after the murder of Hen
dra. in December, 1908. He was fol.
lowed by Tom Hendra, a brother of the
murdered man, who occupied the stand
the greater portion of the day Other
witnesses for the State will be b. w.
Johnson, James Hendra, r. H. Johnson,
J. +. Nelson, G. J. Blakeslee and SheI if
Lamb. Fred Braito win be the prin-
cipal witness for defendant
The case is being prosecuted by
District Attorney Powell and defend
ant is represented by T. J. d. Salter
and J. NJ. Frame, Of the law firm Of
Salter. Robins & Frame. Judge Robins
is not in the case for the reason that
he was the examining magistrate at
Clark's preliminary examination, held
in the early part Of 1908.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Following is the report of the local
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at s a. m. today.
Highest temperature yesterday, 3S.
Lowest this morning, 80.
Mean temperature yesterday, 81.
Normal temperature yesterday, 80.
Precipitation, OF inch.
Prevailing wind direction, S.W.
Weather Forecast for Winnemueca
and vicinity: Fair, colder tonight;
Wednesday fair.
RAY L. FISHER,
Official in Charge.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
Would Tax Msil order Houses

Would Tax Msu order Houses
The following bill was introduced in
the House by Congressman Roberts ON
December 6:
"'Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled,
"That all persons, firms, or corpora
tions in the United States which are
now conducting, or which may hereaf-
ter conduct, an interstate mail-order
business for the purpose of selling
goods, wares, and merchandise direct
to the consumer, shall pay tax of two
per centum upon the total cash value
of all goods, wares, and merchandise
sold within any state.
Sec. 2. That every person, firm, or
corporation conducting mail-order
business as defined in section one of
this Act shall keep in proper books,
tc be provided by the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States, an ac
curate and complete account of all
goods, wares, and merchandise of every
character and description so sold, to-
gether with the actual selling price of
the same.
HSee. 3. That on the thirty-frst day
Of December, after the passage of this
Act, and on the thirty first day of De-
ccmber of each succeeding year, every
person, firm, or corporation engaged
in such business shall render q full and
tomplete statement to the Secretary of
the Treasury upon blanks to be fur
nished by him, of the total cash value
Of all goods, wares, and merchandise
sold during the year in the various
States of the United States.
"See. 4. That the Secretary of the
Treasury shall determine the amount
OF the tax to b. paid by cash persoH,
firm, or corporation Cat the rate OF
two per centum upon the total cash
value of all goods, wares, and merchan
disc sold within any state) engaged In
such mail-order business, and shall give
notice of the amount of said tax due
and payable, pursuant to the terms of
this Act in such manner as in his judg
ment is most practicable.
Sec. 5. That every person, FIRM, or
corporation subject to said tax under
the provisions of this Act shall pay
said tax on or before March first of
each and every year after this Act
shall become q law.
as Sec 6. That the Federal courts of
the United States shall have power to
enforce the collection of said tax upon
the application of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Sec. T. That the Secretary of the
Treasury shall apportion said tax
among the several states in the ratio
of the actual amount of goods sold in
each state.
"Sec. s. That the tax so apportioned
shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury to the various State treasl-
rers entitled thereto; said tax to be
used for the construction and mainte.
nance of public reads, under sreh rules
and regulations as the said States may
by law direct''
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
When the House Takes Fire.

Used early, a glass of water has
more value than a fire brigade. If
the amount of water at hand is limited
it should be thrown by handfuls rath-
er than in single dash. A bucket
of water and a broom to sprinkle it
constitute a good extinguisher for a
starting fire. Don't throw water at
the blaze-much less at the smoke
but upon the material from which the
blaze comes. A coat. rug, a bed
cover. or few pounds of flour can be
used to smother a small blaze and a
feather bed will choke a quite rapa-
cious fire.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
VXThen You Buy
w That Present

why not buy the bestf Our line COM
prises the best goods manufactured.
Here are a few suggestions:
EASTMAN KODAKS, standard the
world over. When you buy an East
man you buy the best.
SONORA PHONOGRAPHS, the kind
that was awarded first prize at the Pa
mama Pacific Exposition. There is no
question that it is the best machine
made We also have a full line of
VICTOR VICTROLAS, which are
recognized as standard quality ma
chimes everywhere.
When you give a present purchased
at our store you know and the one re-
celving it knows that it is the very
best. Quite a satisfaction, ism it. We
also have a thousand other suitable,
quality gifts. Besides you get cut
prices for cash purchases, and liberal
discount on 30 day accounts. Come in
and look over our line.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14

On December %, 1908, Sol Heudra
was shot to death at the old Tulula
mine, in Dun Glen. On the following
9th of March, the grand jury returned
Indictments against Clark. Coax, Mul.
laly, Fuller and Rooney, charging all
with murder. The three first named
were placed under arrest and given
separate trials Clark, claimed by the
State to be the man who directed the
murder, was convicted on the goth Of
May, 1909, and on the goth Of the same
month sentenced to 80 years imprison.
ment in the state penitentary by the
late Judge Pike. He was defended by
J. A. McCarran, now associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court, and w. d. Jones
of Reno An appeal was taken and a
new trial denied. Later he obtained a
rehearing, when a new trial was or
dered.
The present trial is being heard by
Judge McFadden, of Ely, Judge
Quicker being disqualified on account
of having been district attorney and
prosecutor at Clark = first trial
OF the other defendants, Coax was
conviced and sentenced to long term
in the penitentiary, where he since
died Mulaly, who was defended by
III Warren, was acquitted. and is now
residing in the eastern part of the
state. Fuller and Rooney made their
escape, and have never been appre-
htnded, although a,large reward offer
cd by the county for their capture was
kept alive until this year 1t is UNDER
stood that Fuller, who was an old maa
died several years ago in the vicinity
of Spokane, Washington.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List of uncalled for letters in the
Winnemueca postoffice, for the week
ending December l1th, 1915
Gentlemen
Paul Roberti
EMILY PHILIPPE
S. III. Patten
II. II. Mulkey
Ramon Montero
Dick Langford
Jack Dunavay
Vesta Flynn
g. Patton
Oscar l.. King
Fluffy Raias
George Meadow
]. ]. Dee
Mitchell Brown
Joe Harp
Ladies'
Mrs G.. w. Wallace
If not called for, these letters will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office on
December 27, 1915.
]. A. ROGERS,
Postmaster.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
TWO BILLS INTRO
DUCED BY ROBERTS

In the House of Representatives on
December 6 the following resolution
was submitted by Congressman Roberts
of Nevada, referred to the committee
on rules and ordered printed:
Resolved, That the Speaker of the
House of Representatives is hereby
authorized to appoint from the mem
bership of the House, five members,
not more than two of whom shall be-
long to the same political party, whose
duty it will be to investigate, ascertain
and report to the House the reason for
the delay in the construction of public
buildings heretofore duly authorized
by Congress, at Fallon, Winnemucca
and Goldfeld, Nevada. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
Given snspended Sentence

In Justice Dunn S court, this morn
irg, Sadie Lea, sometimes known as
"Zola Queen" plead guilty to dis
tnrbing the peace, and was sentenced
to serve 60 days in the county jail. She
was given until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning to report to the sheriff for thf
execution of Judgment, by which time
it is presumed that she will have place
many miles between herself and the
county Jail.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14

Oriental boudoir. As she presses her
false lips to Pierre 8, he stabs her to
the heart just as Ritz enters. 81 have
saved you from your wife, " says
Pierre calmly, as he telephones for the
police. As for me, la killed my
heart years ago.
Following is the all star cast which
appears in s'The Clemenceau Case >:
liza, Mile. Theda Bara; Pierre Clemen-
eeau, William E. Shay; Marie, his mo-
ther, Mrs. Allan Walker; Constantin
Ritz, Stuart Holmes; Countess Debron-
owska, Mrs. Cecil Raleigh; Duke Ser
gius, Frank Goldsmith; Madame Ritz,
Sidney Shields; Janet, Little Jane Lee.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
SATURDAY NIGHTS BALL
IL SOCIAL SUCCESS

The complimentary ball given in the
Nixon opera house Saturda night by
Asessrs. Arrascada & AramburU pre-
prietors Of the star hotel, WAS. largely
attended and he occasion was greatly
enjoyed by all. Excellent music was
furnished by Gardner's orchestra, IS
sisted BY Frank Pratini
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
DECISION for Plaintiff

In the District Court yesterday
Judge Dueker fled his decision in the
ease of John Reinmiller vs.. F. A. Cow
ing and star Peak Mining company
Judgment was ordered in favor of the
plaintiff for s520.30 and costs. l.. G
Campbell was the attorney for plain
tiff.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
NEW EDITOR FOR
CoMsToCK PAPER

On Friday last a son was born at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Clark,
and it is reported that Editor Clark Is
figuring on a new addition to the edi-
torial staff Of the Chronicle. May the
son grow to manhood and have all the
good traits of character that the old
man has.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
WELLS, FARGO & co. EXPRESS

Ship your Holiday gifts via Wells,
Fargo & Co.. IS express. Safety, respon-
sibility, prompt delivery. Wells, Fargo
G Co. Is express gives you the most
rapid service by means of through pas
senger trains and special high speed
express trains. Telephone 422.-advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-12-14
WELLS, FARGO s co. EXPRESS

Ship your Holiday gifts via Wells.
Fargo & Co $ express Safety, respon.
sibility, prompt delivery. Wells, Fargo
( Coz express gives you the most
rapid service by means of through pas
senger trains and special high speed
express trains. Telephone 422.-advt.