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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
FRED VO|GHT HAS
EXCITING EXPERIENCE

Assemblyman Fred c. Voight and
his father had an exciting experience
last Saturday while motoring in from
their ranch in Lamoille Valley. They
were coming down Hog Tommy hill
when the brakes and compression re-
fused to work, and as a consequence
the car ran down the hill at fright
full rate of speed. Mr.. Voight said
that he was too busy trying to keep
the car in the road to look at the
speedometer, but that he has no doubt
that he was doing better than seventy
miles an hour when he reached the
turn at the foot of the grade. Very
fortunately the ride was made with
out accident, but both the occupants
declare that they were scared out of
seven years growth.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
Special to The independent.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Ambassa.
dor Gerard who is at Berlin has noti-
fled the state department at Washing
ton that the note of President Wilson's
has been delivered to the Kaiser of
Germany. and he says that it was re.
ceived courteously. 1t is reported that
Germany will express a willingness to
cease submarine warfare If the United
States will push the request that Eng
land lift the food embargo OH Ger
many.
BERLIN. May II (by wireless to
Sayville.-The Overseas agency today
gave out the following:
The whole German press. particu-
larly the Cologne Gazette. the Frank
fort Gazette and the Berlin Tageblatt
deeply regrets the loss of American
lives caused by the sinking of the Lus.
itania.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
KAISER RECEIVES
PRESIDENTS NOTE

THE Tages Zietung and other news
papers state that the responsibility
rests with the British government
which. attempting to starve the peace
full civilian population, forced Ger
many. in selfdefense to declare Brit
ish waters a war zone; with ship own
ers, who allowed passengers to en-
bark on an armed steamer carrying
war material and neglected German
warnings against entering the war
zone and finally with the English
press which ridiculed Ambassador Won
Bernstoriff's warning, calling it gi-
gantic bluff and thereby preventing
passengers from canceling their pass
age.
Heartfelt sympathy is expressed
by the German press and public for
the victims of the catastrophe and
their relatives"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
$4,000 WORTH OF WOOL
GOES UP IN SMOKE

The Eureka Land and Livestock Co.
suffered severe loss last Friday
when three hundred and twelve bags
of wool were destroyed by fire at
railroad, fifty-three miles south of
Falisade. This represented the great
er part of the company's chip for
this year and the loss is approximate
ly $4,000.
The wool was stored at the station
preparatory to shipment, and is sup
posed to have caught fire from a spark
from passing engine. A train passed
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17

the station about three o'clock, and
short time later an elderly man who
lives close by saw dense smoke ris-
ing from the wool. He was unable
tC do much alone, but he succeeded
in saving fifty-three sacks which were
piled close by. This smaller pile was
from n lot of thoroughbred sheep
belonging TO the company.
The Eureka Land and Livestock
company is a corporation and among
the principal stock holders are A. f.
Kimball of the First National Bank
of this place, Sara and F. Garcia.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
EIko Va. Wells.

EIko We. Wells.
The Elko Baseball team who re.
NAMED near their freside torpedoed
the aggregation from Wells yesterday
aft srnoon at the local ball lot by a
score of 81 to !. II wasn't exactly
n hall game. as the Wells crowd never
had chance from the start to finish,
have played them better game. II
wa3 too much Manning in the first
place. The big southpaw had the visl.
tors bufralood from the start. and they
didn't start anything worth while the
entire game.
Had the local pitcher gone to Mon.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
HOWE GIVEN LONG TERM

This morning in the district court,
Chester Howe was sentenced to a
term in the penitentiary of from one
to fourteen years for forgery.
This was perhaps one of the quick
est criminal cases on record. Howe
passed a forged check for $40 at a
local bar Tuesday evening, was arrest
ed Thursday, held at his preliminary
examination yesterday, plead guilty
when arraigned in the district court
later in the day, was sentenced this
morning, and will probably reach the
penitentiary before noon tomorrow
Winnemucca. Silver State.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
NEW SUPERINTENDENT ARRIVES

Prof. G. F. Anderson the new dep
uty superintendent of public instruc-
ton, transferred from the first to
the fifth supervision district, has ar
rived in Tonopah, which will be his
district. Prof. Anderson's district
embraces Clark, Lincoln, Nye, and
Esmeralda counties. There are sew.
cnty-seven school districts in his ter
ritoTy-Bonanza.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
CARL|N BOY MAY
LOSE AN EYE

Frank Kinnell, the ten-year-old son
OF David b. Kinnell, was brought up
from Carlin this morning for medical
treatment. The little fellow was at
play when another boy threw piece
of glass which struck him in the eye,
badly, injuring that member. The
father has been advised to take the
little fellow to San Francisco to a
specialist.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
TRIAL OF TITANIC SUIT

NEW YORK. May 17.-One of the
important cases to come up for trial
in the federal court here this week is
the suit brought by the Oceanic Steam
Navigation company, owners of the
steamship Titanic, which sank with
the loss of more than 1000 lives on
April Is, 1912, to determine the en-
tent of the company's liability for the
disaster
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
DOCTOR KNOWLES
TAKES A BRIDE

j. G. Doughty received an announce
ment this morning of the wedding of
Or. V. X. Knowles formerly of this
place, to Miss Mabel ID. Odneal, of st.
Louis. The ceremory was perform
ed on the first of Nay, at st. Louis,
and the couple announce that they will
be at home to their friends at Okla
homa after the seventeenth.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
GOVERNOR BOYLE
GOES TO SEATTLE

Governor Boyle left for Seattle,
Washington, yesterday to be pres
ent at the conventions of governors
which is to meet on Wednesday. The
governor expects to be home by the
end of the week.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

1865-The soldiers Of the union
armies we're being mustered out OF
service as rapidly as arrangements
could be made to care for the dis.
charged men.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17

NEW YORK, May 17.-Before the
president of the United States, the
secretary of the navy and other dis
tinguished guests there passed in re-
view this morning one OF the largest
forces of sailors and marines the
American navy has ever put ashore
in time OF peace. The president. and
members OF his cabinet came from
Washington especially to see the ships
and the men comprising the backbone
OF Uncle Sans navy. and as the blue
jackets passed the reviewing stand
with firm and active step they raised
their heads proudly as if to bid def.
ance 10 all who insinuate that the
any emergency. For nearly five miles
along streets lined and canopied with
colors and before an enormous crowd.
the fighting men of the fleet made
their way to the martial tunes of their
shipmates' bands and to the cheers
that began with the first command to
march until the sailormen had re-em-
barked at West 80th Street and re-
turned to the battleships and cruisers
anchored in the Hudson Regular
troops from Governors Island and
companies OF the national guard gracI.
ously acted as an escort to the visit.
ors and were literally applauded.
President Wilson was enthusiastic
ally cheered by the crowds as he drove
with his escort to the reviewing stand
in front of the public library. During
the entire time that the parade was
passing the president stood barehead.
ed in the stand, bowling as the officers
and men trooped by. At the conclus-
ion of the parade the president was
escorted to the Baltimore, where he
was entertained at luncheon as the
guest of the city of New York. To.
morrow, with Secretary Daniels, he
will review the ships of the fleet as
they pass out to sea.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
SPECTACULAR BATTLE
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Special to The Independent.

LONDON, May IA spectacular
battle off the English coast was fought
above the clouds today, when eight
English aeroplanes attacked and badly
damaged German Zeppelin which at
tempted to lombard the coast.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
PEBBLES
AN ENJOYABLE PLAY

The play. to be given by the High
School at the Bradley Opera House
next Friday night promises to be one
of the best staged here by local talent.
All the members OF the caste are
working hard and judging from the
interest expressed there will be a
large attendance. The title of the
play Is polished Pebbles.
-O
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17

DR.. c. e. Secor of Tuscarora,
spending few days in Elko.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17
PRESIDENT VIII SON
REVIEWSU.S U.S.FLEET
TODAYINNEWYORK
Special to The independent.

Special to The independent.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE great
American fleet on the Hudson river
was reviewed by President Wilson to.
day. Sixty-four battleships doomed a
salute of twenty-one guns. 1t is the
most powerful array of battle ships
ever gathered in an American port,
and includes submarines destroyers,
and auXiliaries.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17

r. M. Kellogg, the Bullion miner is
a guest at the Mayer Hotel.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-17

Truth 10 the secret Of eioquencc
and Of virtue; 1t is the highest sum-
NIT Of art and of life.
-Henri.Frederic Amiel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14
EAST CONCORD
A Surprise Party For Miss Lenna
King and Birthday Party For
Willie Savers.
(Mrs. J. c. Mcdonald, Correspond

(Mrs. J. c. Mcdonald, Correspond
ent.)
A complete surprise was given Miss
Lenna King last Wednesday evening
when Miss King, who is at home from
Johnson Normal School for a two
weeks vacation, was invited by her
aunt, Mrs. Ada Downer and sister,
Miss Francena King, to accompany
them to the church supper, then to
the basket ball game at Smiths Hall
which she gladly accepted. Imme-
diately on their departure the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
King was hastily put in readiness for
a large company and before 8 o'clock
the house was filed to Overlooking. A
little past nine Miss King came home
with her friends and as they entered
they found only her father in the
Kitchen, apparently preparing for
bed. Mrs. .Downer, who seemed inno-
cent of anything unusual took the
lamp and started to light the girls
to their chamber. On opening the
sitting room door Miss King was so
surprised she was unable to speak
and fell back into the kitchen. She
however soon became herself and re-
turned to greet rs of her friends and
relatives who had come to celebrate
her 18th birthday. The evening was
pleasantly spent with games and mu-
sic and cake and ice cream were
served. Miss King received many
useful and ornamental presents.
Monday evening, April 5, Mrs.
Frank Seace very pleasantly enter
tanned few friends in honor of her
son, Willie Sayers, it being his seth
birthday. Mrs. Seace read a few
poems after which ice cream and
cake were served. Mr.. Savers received
a number of pretty post cards and
good wishes for manp happy returns
of his birthday.
Robert Courser of Bloomfield, Me-,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Alfred
Fisher and calling on old friends
here. Mr.. Courser was for many
years a resident of this place.
Eight dollars and thirty cents was
taken at the baked bean social given
at the church last Wednesday eve
ming by Miss Mable Fisher for the
benefit of the Ladies Aid Society.
H. r. Pratt is very i'll with the grip
/ at the home of Leonard Rood in st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Helen Folsom went last Mon
day to st. Adams where she will at
tend the w. r. G. convention being
sent there as delegate of the Wood
bury w. r. c., No. 5.
Fay Hartman has returned to
Littleton, N. H., after a two weeks
visit with his father, Alfonso Har-
aman.
Mrs. Salina and Miss Pearl Harri-
man of Litttleton, N. H., were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Adair.
Abner Fisher has returned to his
no -, he NJ hfC
daughters, the Misses Lula and Lila,
are keeping house for him.
Mrs. Richard Dodge is very i'll with
pneumonia. Mrs. Frank Dunton is
assisting in the care of her.
Mrs Henrietta Whipple is quite i'll
with the grip.
Billie Parham of Whitefeld, N.
H, was a recent visitor in the place.
Laughing material
d. NJ. Smith drove to Lancaster, N.
Miss Alfred Fisher of Lunenburg
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14

lance of $15s, 900, 900 for the pc
Rod. But the really stupendous
change has come in the last three
months. For December, January
and February, the excess of exports
over imports in favor of the United
States reaches the record figures of
SAIL, 100000. In the middle of
March there seemed to be no signs of
falling off in this mighty export
trade or of the net balance in favor
of the United States. This favorable
balance was, indeed, for the second
week in March no less than $4,000
600, establishing a weeks record for
the history of the nation. 1t is es-
timated by conservative financiers
that in the calendar year we may
well send to foreign countries goods
of a value more than 81, 000,0 900
in excess of the value of the goods
they send to us.-From 1.-THE Prog
ress of the World" in the American
Review of Reviews for April.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14

and William Ayers of this place were
united in marriage by Judge Wal
lace, April 5.
A mock trial will be held in Fl. A.
Smiths Hall on Wednesday evening
of this week with plenty of spice and
H., last Saturday where he spent sew
eral days with his daughter, Mrs. Do
,ra Rowland and SON, John Smith.
Mrs. Mary Tisdale and Lemuel M.
Nichols were married at East st.
JohnsbuHy, April 8, by Rev. e. f..
Grant.
Miss Mabel Wilson is in Lunenburg
a guest of her father and sister this
week.
Sherburn Moulton is quite i'll at the
home of his brothers, Eugene .Moul-
ton.
The Hanson portable mill which
has been stationed at Texas and
sawed a large amount of fine lumber
the past winter, is being moved to
Easton, N. H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14
SOCIAL EVENTS.

Miss Harriet Vernon entertained a
few friends at a birthday party on
Thursday Refreshments of cake
and coffee were served. Miss Har-
riett has the proud distinction of hav-
ing attended Sunday School without
losing a session for four years and is
now a member of the 7th grade, Sum
mer street school, and has never had
an absent mark.
On Monday night the Searchlight
Club of the South church held Gen
tlemen's night at Elmwood. The
guests were received by Prof. and
Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, Rev. and Mrs.
Paul D. Moody and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
NJ Perham, the president of the club.
A program of music and readings was
much enjoyed, and a charade contest
also added to the pleasure of the eve
ing. Ice cream and cake were
served.
The College Club was entertained
by Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks at Brant-
view on Saturday afternoon. No
special program had been arranged
but the time was spent in general and
delightful sociability. In the absence
of the president, Miss Alice w. Will
cox, Mrs. J. H. Brooks conducted the
business meeting. Reports were
read by the secretary, Miss Blanche
Jouett, and by Mrs. George F. Chen
ey, chairman of the nominating COM
mittee for officers for the next year.
This committee suggested the reten-
ton in Office for another year of Miss
Wilcox as president with the same
members of the executive committee.
The report of the committee will be
acted upon at the annual meeting
Il - -LA Il
receipt of a letter from Mrs. Van
Patten, vice-president of the Yer
mont Equal Suffrage Association,
saying that the state president would
be glad to come and talk before the
club. It was voted to accept the Of
fer. Tea, sandwiches and cake were
served by Mrs. Fairbanks. A roll
call of the members by colleges fol-
lowed, in response to which each
member had been asked to contri-
butte some item about her alma ma
ters The replies disclosed many in
teresting facts about the various col=1
leges and their activities, and in
many cases the note of progress and
increased usefulness was very strong.
Mrs. Walter Rodliff and Mrs. w.
X. McGinnis entertained the mem
bers of their Sunday school classes
Saturday afternoon at the Fairbanks
sugar place.
o. V. Hooker and daughter, Mrs.
Cora Aver, very pleasantly enter
tanned about 25 of their neighbors
from z to 9 o'clock Saturday eve
ming at the home of o. ".
Hooker. Refreshments of waxed SUI
gar on ice, plain doughnuts and
orange punch were served.
The Missionary Round Table of
the North church held a very pleas
ant meeting with Miss Katherine
Bingham at her studio Tuesday eve
ming. 1t was the last of the study
classes on THE Child in the Midst
with a paper on "The Mother and
the Christ Child" by Miss Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14
LOCAL GATHERINGS

pr. J. M. Allen is rebuilding and
adding to the barn on his farm east
Of the village. He expects to have
a model farm barn with all the con-
veniences and labor saving devices of
the day, the building to be 100 by
AZ feet. He expects to have it ready
for storing this seasons crops.
The following letters are adver-
tized for the week ending April 10:
Ladies-Miss Flora Astle, Miss
Nanny Peepepes; Gentlemen
Joseph Begin, Thomas Cogswell, Ed
win w. Gray, ]. H. Graham, N. G..
Harvey. Con Harper, Richard Lun-
new, A. H. Moulton, +. MaXron,
Joseph Pasquerell, A. d. Wright.
The E. B. Frost Camp, Sons of
Veterans will meet at G. A. R. Hall
Friday evening of this week. A full
attendance is desired as the camp
will be favored with the report of its
delegate to the state encampment,
and other important matters will be
considered.
IT. F. Burroughs has been en-
gagged t. direct the orchestra at the
Globe Theater.
The c. H. Goss Co. have been
doing plumbing work this last week
at the residence Of DIR. w. ]. Aldr1ch
on Cherry street.
The last of the Home Mission
Study classes will be held at the
South church on Friday afternoon at
8 o'clock with Mrs. Rebecca Fair
banks and Miss Katherine Bingham,
leaders.
A. S. Haskins attended the meet
ing of the Utica Optometric Society
at Utica, n. Y, Tuesday evening and
delivered a comprehensive lecture
showing the results of his research
work with light and color, and the
value of ray filters with the ophthal-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14
Vermont's Example.

Vermont is one of the wealthiest
states in the Union because
What her rugged soil denies
The harvest of the mind supplies
today as truly as when Whittier sang
Organized common sense possesses
the public mind of the Green Noun
tain state, and its reign at Montpe-
lier is recorded in the report today
of the rejection by the legislature of
a bill to make compulsory the read
ing of the Bible in the public schools.
Similar proposals are pending at AL
bany and several other state capt.
tails. The Vermont legislatures &C
ton sets an example well worthy the
emulation of other states. Here is
involved no question of the right of
the state to say what shall be read
or not read in its public schools The
same sovereign may order that the
Bible shall be both taught and read,
just as it may order that physics or
Latin or Greek shall not be taught in
the public schools. When this same
question was raised in New England
in the early nineties it was discussed
In the commOn-SenSe way by Phillips
Brooks which the Vermont legislature
has followed in dealing with it. He
urged the disuse of the practice not
because the reading of the Bible was
unjust or unlawful but because its
use lis not a living practice, but a
dead symbol:
1t is an assertion of religious
character in our school system.
1t is as the symbol of something
which is felt to be SO feeble of
reality that without this symbol
it would not be recognized-of
something which has really pass
ed away. 1t is analogous to
that which some good people are
very anxious to secure, the in
sertion of the name of God in
the preamble to the Constitution
of the United States, and is SUBJ
ject to the same criticism which
that attempt suggests, that if
1t is real it is not needed and if
it is needed it is not real.
The character of the public schools
of Vermont or of any other state rep
resents the character of the commun-
ity whose children they teach. II
that community is religious in its
tendencies it's public schools will
show the same tendencies; if the COM
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14
CARD OF THANKS.

Get, from today's lads" their full
service to you.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-14
GROTON
Officers Elected At the Annual VII
Iage Meeting-PersO


(Mrs. G.. H. Mills, Correspondent
At the village meeting held the
evening of April 6, the following Of
ficers were elected: Chairman, G. H.
Pillsbury; clerk, M. d. Coffrin; treas
urer, T. B. Hail.. trustees, f. ID. Nc
Crillis, /. N. Hall, Robert Hosmer, e..
F. Clark and G. H. Pillsbury; tax
of 10 cents was voted.
Abram Morrison still remains in
a critical condition.
H. M. Kicker is sick with pneumo-
mia.
r. ]. Miller of Groton Pond is sick.
Mrs. Amos Ralston has been sick
for the past week.
The Embroidery Circle meets with
Mrs. H. T. Morrison, the 18th.
James Hart is able to be out again
after his recent illness.
James Burton is having dining
room and pantry added to his house.
Rev. r. F. Lowe of St. Johnsbury
held the fourth quarterly conference
Saturday evening. There was an
unanimous vote of the board for Rev.
F. w. Lewis to remain here another
year.
Alex Hart went to Woodsville Hos
pital Tuesday of last week and un-
derwent an operation for a fistula.
He>is comfortable at the present time.
Mrs. Hart visited him Sunday.
The village schools were closed
Thursday and Friday on account of
a clogged sewer.
Miss Jennie Page will teach in the
Lime Kiln district.
Miss Louise Lewis visited her sis
ter, Mrs. H. A. Stevenson in st. AL
10 OF
Scenes from the Union Station"
will be played at the opera house
April 1920. 1t is given by the La
dies Aid Society of the Baptist
church.
Mrs. Meribah Taylor has pur-
chased the Fred Kicker place.
Mrs. G.. w. Whitehill of St. Johns
bury, who has been visiting her pa
rents for a week returned to her
home Wednesday.
Robert Petrie and Miss Thelma
Darling were married at the Baptist
parsonage Saturday evening, April 8,
by Rev. S. H. Myers.
Mrs. Helen WEIGH returned home
Friday. She has travelled through the
West and visited many relatives and
friends the past year.