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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
PROPERTY
TAXATION OPPOSED
is "UNFFFECTINE AND
UNENFORCIBLF"
ADDRESS BEFORE THE NINTH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF TAX
ASSOCIATION

thy Associated Press.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. BE. FL.
Wolcott, member of the Indiana state
tax commission. in an address today
before the ninth annual conference of
the National Tax Association con
demned general property taxation as
it exists in some states as 'ineffec-
tive and uncomfortable The trouble
was, he said. in taxing intangible
property under a general law, such
as mortgages, stocks, bonds and the
like.
Mr. Woleott recommended as a sub
stitute system of classification of
certain properties for taxation pur-
poses" He cited the general prop
erty tax law of Indiana as one cover
ing "a multitude of sins. the sins of
omission" under which "the amount
of property that escapes taxation can
not be definitely computed He said
he had written to the taxing officers
of other states Tailoring. under the
same law and that from the replies
received lit was really astonishing to
note the chaotic condition of the tax
ing laws in many states"
THE burden of taxation" he con
ltinued, falls heavily upon those who
own real estate or whose personal
property is visible or tangible. The
result is that each year the rate in
creases, and this increase causes
more sequestration, the more that is
hidden. the higher the rates, and so,
marching out of step. general prop
erty taxation is ineffective, unenforc-
ible and creates disregard and disre-
spect for all laws"
4 While there were objections to a
classification tax, the speaker advo'
Gated as solution of the problem a
law that should embrace low rate
of income tax for intangible property "
Preferably" he continued. ian In
come tax, MS each individual should
contribute TO the support of the com
munily proportionately as he profits
by all the protection it affords to his
life and property and contributes to
his welfare and comfort"
He concluded by advocating uni
form tax laws in all states.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
COMPLAINS At GOLFERS

Editor Bonanza:-On other occa-
sions the Bonanza has called attention
in its columns TO the business being
done by Golfers Weekly in this town
and pointed out the unfriendliness of
that sheet to the camp in the early
days and to the grasping methods now
used by the same sheet when there is
a chance to collect the money of the
good people of this town for the same
paper which did all it could TO hurt
them in the years gone by Golfers
Weekly sends new man in here
about every month and they all will
receive money for subscriptions, give
receipts for money collected and on
one occasion their agent receipted a
bill in full for so per cent payment
on account of the non-performance by
Golfers of its part of the contract,
but now sends the remainder of the
bill to the party who holds its receipt
for payment when he owes the sheet
nothing Mark you, new man brings
in an old paid bill endeavoring to col
lect part of 1t over again The public
best beware
THOMAS ]. LYNCH
Tonopah. New, Aug. 10, 1915.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
MANY ESCAPE TAX

A gentleman who recently made
trip over the eastern part of the state
in an auto says that he met many
autos which were not carrying any
register numbers. He called their at.
tention to the duty which they owe
to the state and to the cause of good
roads by paying the price for their
tags and many have responded. It
is up to the owners and drivers of
autos to see that everybody who
drives over the country complies with
the law in this respect The unfair
ness of taxing some and allowing 9th
ers to go without tags is apparent to
anyone. appeal.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
ATTEMPT At SUICIDE
PROVES A FAILURE

This morning George Hill was dis
covered lying in bed in Bridge street
lodging house. bleeding from wound
in the neck Upon investigation it
was found that while suffering from
delrium tremens, the result of a pro-
tracted spree, he had attempted sui
eide with pocket knife. He had
slashed himself in the left side of the
neck. cutting cash about three
inches long. but missing the jugular
by small margin. DR.. 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
Silver State.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
WILL HAVE NORMAL
SCHOOL At CARSON

At recent meeting of the board Of
county commissioners they granted a
request for supplying the necessary
books and other supplies for the
branch of the state normal in this
city. The sum of $3.50 was allowed to
cover the expenditure. 1t is under
stood that the school trustees have al
ready engaged a teacher for this de
partment and the coming season
the branch will be opened. The sal,
airy of the teacher which is $500 per
year. is borne by the state.
News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
MONARCH-P|TTSBURG
MAKING PROGRESS
RAISING AND DRIFTING PROCEED.
ING IN WEST LINE
PROPERTY

All repairs having been completed
on the 1000 level of the Monarch-Pitts-
burg, the machines were started and
good progress is being made. A raise
is being put up at point where some
very good assays were had on a big
vein of rhyol.te-quartz (highly sillcl
fed rhyoltel Drifting is also being
done along the hanging wall with the
hope that a pay shoot will be encoun-
tered before long.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
NEW SCHOOL DEPUTIES
HAVE BEEN NAMED

AT a recent meeting of the state
board of education the fun corps of
deputy superintendent of public in
struction were formally elected and
consist of the following well-known
instructors; Miss Bertha c. Knemey
er first district; James V Comeforc,
second district; George b. McCracken,
third district; B. f. Bleasdale, fourth
district. and George Il. Anderson,
fifth district. The terms of the depu-
ties begin September /, 1915, ending
August 81, 1919.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
TO PAINT 1877 HOUSES

Fourteen tons of paint and other
material We're distributed at the up
per townsite in McGill in preparation
for the painting of 1877 houses owned
by the Nevada Consolidated Copper
company The contract has been
awarded to the Joseph f. Stevens com
pany Mr.. Stevens has been getting
his crew of workmen together and ex-
poets to get busy on the big assign
ment tomorrow White Pine News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
LABOR uNloNIsr COMING

James Larkin, who is Ireland's fore.
most labor unionist, has been a thorn
in the side of English militarists since
the European war broke out. After
spreading the propaganda against con
scription in Ireland he came to the
United States and during the past
eight months has spoken in all the
principal cities of this country He
will speak at the Airdome Monday
evening. August 10th. Everyone OPP
posed to war and its attendant hor-
rors should attend this meeting.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
NEW COMPANY FORMED

Articles of incorporation were filed
Yesterday with the county clerk for
he Sunshine Power company The
nature of the business of the new con
Germ is to purchase and maintain cleo
trio light plants and gas plants. The
ncorporators are all of New Mexico.
The principal place of business is
given as Carson City and the capital
stock 800 000.-Carson News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
TUMOR REMOVED FROM
LIVER OF SUFFERER

William Wadsworth underwent a
most critical operation yesterday at
the Mine Operators hospital tu-
NOR. the size of a mans head. was
removed from his liver. He is still in
a serious condition, but there are good
chances for his recovery. Mr.. Wads
worth has been a miner for the past
five years, but lately was engaged in
teaming. The operation was per
formed by DR.. Mcleod, assisted by
DR. Cox and DIR. Cloutier
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
GOVERNOR BOYLE
DISCUSSES THRIFT
"AS A NATION WE HAVE SYSTE-
MATlcALLY SoUANDERED
OUR RESOURCES"


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-That
we have reached a point in our ma
tional life when serious consideration
must be given to the upbuiIding Of
national thrift is the opinion of Gov
ernor Emmett d, Boyle of Nevada. A
special message from the governor
was read to the International Con-
gress for Thrift in session at the ex-
position. The letter, which was one of
several from prominent Americans,
was greeted with applause when it
was read by President S. w. Straus of
the American Society for Thrift,
Governor Boyle's message to the
thrift workers was in part as follows:
"As nation We have Systematically
squandered the resources supplied us
by nature with such prodigality and
with, perhaps, thus far no other influ-
ence on our national prosperity than
the lowering of our own efficiency,
but we have not been fair to the gen
erations yet to come, and the time
has arrived when serious considera-
tion must be given to policy look
ing to the safeguarding of that which
still remains. This will not be done
BY enactment of laws alone-if it is
to succeed it must follow a strong
public sentiment in favor of the de-
sired change, and your society has
before it the work of molding public
opinion in this direction"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
CAN YOU BEAT 1T?

A party of Carsonites who went to
he races last Thursday, Carson day,
formed pool of about twelve or four.
teen and each put in 50. The money
was placed on the fayorite. which won
When they presented their checks for
payment they each received 20 cents,
$3.50 less than what they paid in
They are now trying to figure out
where they won.-Carson Appeal.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
STRANGER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
THOMAS J. LYNCH.
Tonopah. New. Aug. 10. 1915.

This forenoon. while stopping at
Smiths garage for gasoline, a man re
turning from the exposition TO his
home in the east. slashed himself in
the wrist with a pocket knife, in an
evident attempt to commit suicide.
He was accompanied by his wife. who
is said to have been exercising her
conjugal prerogative of nagging at the
time the near.tragedy occurred. The
wounded wrist was dressed. after
which the couple secured quantity
OF gasoline for their machine and pro-
ceeded on their way.-Silver State.
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ADJUSTMENTS
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BUTLER THEATER

May Irwin, in film portrayal of her
greatest comedy. Mrs. Black Is
Back Famous Players-P
feature, will be the attraction at the
Butler tonight. This distinguished
in her first film character.
i7ation, adds new distinction to her
pat triumphs She is inimitable as
the irrepressible Mrs Black, who de
ceiyes her husband about her age and
who goes through period of comic
anguish as a result Mrs. Black" is
a comedy of humorous receptions, al
though il is nothing but the truth to
say that II is one of the best com.
edes that has ever been screened.
May Irwin appeared in the original
stage version of the subject for many
years, and the popular play therefore
does not require detailed descrip.
ton. Throughout the production the
laughter is consistently sustained, and
the mirthful situations are so numer-
Gus as to make il difficult to catch
ones breath between laughs. The
stars support is excellent, including
Elmer Booth. Wellington A Pleyter
Charles Lane and Clara Blandick.
Pathe Weekly will be the special
reel which will be run just ahead Of
the feature. Tomorrow, THE Seats
of the Mighty" featuring Lionel Bar.
rymore in a 100000 slx-reel produc-
ton of the World Film corporation,
Adv.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
CAMP DIVIDE IMPROVES
WITH DEVELOPMENT WORK

In letter received in Winnemucoa
yesterday. J L. Workman states that
Camp Divide. his new discovery near
Tuscarora, is improving with develop.
ment work Four blocks OF ground
are being worked by leasers. and elev.
on more applications for leases have
been received Silver State.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
sWlNDLER RETURNED

DR.. f Hammond who was arrested
"A few nights ago at .Gardneryille, was
yesterday turned over to f. c. Krocke
OF the San Francisco police depart
ment and taken back to that city
where he will be Obliged TO answer to
a charge of grand larceny Appeal.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
UNIQUE TRUSTING PLACE

According to word from Yerington
the county high school of Lyon coun-
ty has become the headquarters of
spoony couples. How to prevert them
from making the school a stamping
ground for Cupid is a question that IS
puzzling the school authorities. Locks
have been placed on the doors but ia
no avail.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
GYPSY QUEEN SHAFT
STILL IN TRACHyTE

The shaft of the Gypsy Queen com
pany is now 100 feet below the 100
foot station The usual progress in
sinking was made during the past
week. The formation is still high.
ly silicifed trachyte. The shaft has
penetrated this formation for more
than so feet.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
GEMS IN coRTEz MOUNTAINS

The Cortez Turquoise company, a
close corporation capitalized at S25,
900, with Edward c. Smith as pres
ident, and offices at Pasadena, Call
is developing new gem property in
the Cortez mountains, 35 miles south
Of Beowawe.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
FORECAST AUGUST 1sT
OF NEVADA 1915 CROPS

The crop report for Nevada on Au-
Ngust LIST forecasts yield of $40, 900
bushels of winter wheat; $4,000 bush.
els of spring wheat; $4,000 bushels
of oats; 100000 bushels of barley: pc
tatoes, 2.O4O.00O bushels; hay, 1900
tons; apples 10000 bushels The al.
falfa crop condition on August LIST
was so per cent.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
DANCE AT AlRDoME

Dancing this week on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Saturday evenings
Cold soft drinks and cool dancing for
10 cents, at the Ardome. -AdyA9t6
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

j. W STEWART and wife returned
last evening from an auto tour, They
visited Austin. Battle Mountain, Fal
lon. Rawhlde. Reno and other Nevada
towns.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
STOCKS

The following are the closing stock
quotations. and the record Of the
days sales. as received from the San
Francisco stock exchange this after
noon by Broker H. E. Erstine;
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY

Word has been received at the office
of the county auditor and recorder
that James y. Keelyn, former min.
ing man of Goldfeld, but now resi-.
dent of Chicago, has gone into bank
ruptcy, The first meeting of his cred
itors will be held at Chicago, Satur.
day, August IA.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

CASH FAlD for clean cotton rags,
free from hooks. eyes and buttons
bonanza office. fix
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
TEMPERATURE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday. S7.
a year ago, 90.
Lowest temperature last night. 60;
i year ago, 10
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

CURTIS LtNDLEY, Jr., of Ely. is
registered at the Mizpah.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
Opens Assay Office

X. D, Kidd, the pioneer assayer of
Tonopah, wishes TO inform his old
patrons and the public. that he. has
opened a custom assay office at the
Office of the Tonopah Midway Min.
Ing company; all work will be guar.
anteed; and he win make controls
a specially.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

n. J. HIGHLAND and wife are tour
Ing California in their auto
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

FOUND Sweater Owner call Bo
nanza office. 24A13t2x
SAY, KIDS The Bonanza needs some
clean cotton rags. and viii pay
cents a pound for them Round up
bunch and get some easy spend
ing money II
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

TONoPAH
Morning Sales
Tonopah Mining 200. $575; $50,
5S7h.
Midway-1000 $40, 10.
Belmont-sOO, 1896; 200, ss.s71h;
400, $500
West End-500. so.
Jim Butler-1OO. IS; 600. IS.
Rescue-Eula-500 Z.
Afternoon saies
cash Boyl000. B.
GolDFtEID
Morning Sales
Goldfeld Con-1O0. sl.SO; 100, ST..
s2h; 100. sl.s21s 500, s1.s5; 100, ST.
S2lk.
Atlanta-5O0. 80.
Lone Star-5O00. A.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13

Advertise in the BONANZA.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-13
Afternoon salea.

Goldheld Con-1OO, s1.s5; 500, 81.
s5; 400, $1.35.
Jumbo Ex-2OO $50, $3.50.
Booth-5OO. as; 1900. As.
Merger Mines-2O00. 90 5
C. o. D.-1000, 4.
Spearhead-3000, Z.
Rochester-500. 26
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
CHARTERS ARE BORN, NOT MADE

TT is much easier for a company Of men to
i gather in a library and frame model
city charter than for them to persuade any
city to adopt it after it is drawn. In spite
of this obvious truth the Program Commit
tee of the National Municipal League is
about to put forth its second model char
ter. The first appeared 10 years ago, but
the most notable change in the method of
governing American cities in the last decade
and half was not foreseen by the men who
drafted It.
The commission form of government
sprang from the needs of Galveston after
heavy storm piled the waters Of the Gulf
of Mexico upon the city and destroyed all the
public works in September 1900. a commits
sion of the ablest men in the community was
organized to take over the Government and
to solve pressing problems. These men sue
ceeded so well that other cities abandoned
their old form of government and created
commissions until now 50 Of the 1875 cities
having more than 10000 population are gov
erned by commissions. The temporary COM
mission in Memphis, which rescued that city
from bankruptcy in 1879, was displaced by
Mayor and Councils when the crisis was
passed, leaving Galveston the honor of dem
onstrating that what was useful In an
emergency could be adapted to the ordinary
routine of everyday life.
The charter of Is years ago also failed to
provide for the city manager another de-
velopment of comparatively recent times
really growing out of the commission idea.
The theorists then thought that the Mayor
should be a qualified voter resident within
the city limits and should be elected for two
years. But in 1913 the Ohio Legislature au-
thorized the formation of municipal corpo-
rations governed by a small commission of
five or seven men, which 1t called a council
This council is empowered to employ city
manager as the chief administrative officer
About As cities in % States have followed the
example of Dayton, the first Ohio city to hire
a manager, and Dayton adopted the plan
after the great flood
1t is said that the new model charter will
include a provision for a city manager, who
may be employed regardless Of his voting
residence in another community But no
city will adopt the plan simply because 1t Is
recommended by the theorists in the Ma
tional Municipal League. Charters are born
of the necessities of each individual city
Reforms are made when old conditions be-
come intolerable and not before. Philadel-
phia will continue to bunEle along with its
two-chambered Councils, containing 13S men
willing to take orders from the bosses, until
the breakdown of this form of local Legisla-
ture is complete, even though every munic-
ipal theorist knows that Councils long since
ceased to perform the functions which it was
created to exercise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
LLoYD-GEORGE

TY ALL tho signs another parliamentary
- avalanche is descending upon England
The success of Lord Derbys plan is still
problematical and while conscription hangs
IN the balance voice after insstent voice has
been raised TO speak the name Of Lloyd
George If Asquith breaks, after his long
struggle the man from Wales will be the
only man in England strong enough to
eaooDed-
IT Ia impossible TO evaluate now the SER
Woes OF Asquith. because at this time mems
e1aes turn only toward the future His prob
Ism WEE the hardest given Premier since
tho time of Pitt, possibly the most difficult
ever given to q non-dynastic head of a ma
ton. He had to help him men Of astound-
Ing ability and OF unbounded self Sacrifice,
among them tho dangerous radical" Lloyd
George Tho latter is no intriguant; he
seems hardly TO be politician, but he has
already accomplished miracles
Shouh he be appointed Prime Minister
Lioyd-oeorse would still have the task of
unifying England. He has made 1t produc-
tive Of war munitions since he accepted that
duty. He must make it productive of war
rtors before he is through
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FREIGHT WILL BE MOVED

XTHEN freight cannot be moved by rail-
w road it finds some other way. Already
five-ton motor trucks making trips be-
tween this city and New York. carrying
goods which the railroads cannot handle be-
cause of the accumulation of freight and the
congestion at New York terminals 1t costs
more to use the motor trucks than the
freight trains, but business cannot come to
a standstill. A going concern must keep
going, and it will submit to increased costs
for a short time, 1t will adjust itself to
new conditions. The motor truck service has
been introduced through private initiative.
The Transportation Committee of the
Chamber Of Commerce. semi public institu-
ton. has been justifying its creation by
seeking to keep freight moving between this
city and New England in spite of the rail-
road embargo. 1t has already succeeded in
persuading the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company TO run a special
freight steamship between this port and
Boston. beginning tonight, and to continue
so long as there Is demand for 1t. The de-
mand has created the needed facilities for
doing business.
The moral of this situation ought not to
be lost upon the men interested in booming
the port. The success OF the committee of
the Chamber OF Commerce in meeting this
emergency is likely to encourage it to con-
tinue in the way In which 1t has started.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
EnotUIedge differs from toeolth IN that no
man can inherit Il.
is LIFE WORTH sAvING7

DIRECToR zTEGLER reports that II the
~ appropriation for the Health Depart
ment were increased from 35.2 cents per
capita to so cents nearly 5000 lives could be
saved every year that are now snuffed out
through removable causes. The total in
crease needed Is only about s24O,OOO or about
$50 life.
1t is estimated that the money value of a
life is s17OO, If the city thinks that it is
worth while spending $50 to save to the COM
munity much greater sum in the value of
its living assets, the money which Director
Ziegler says should be appropriated will be
forthcoming. But if the authorities do not
think that life is worth saving the work Of
the Health Department in reducing the NOR
tality rate will be hampered and the under
takers will profit. They, however will be
the only persons who will gain anything by
a niggardly policy.