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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-10-09

Elko, Nevada. Oct. 5th, 1915.
State of Nevada, County of Elko, IS.
The Board of County Commissioners
sitting as Town Government Board
to transact business for the Town of
Elko, County of Elko, State of Ne
vada, met pursuant to recess.
There were present Isaac Griswold,
Chairman; II. J. Jones and J. G. Greg.
ory together with F.. p. Carville, the
District Attorney.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved and the
following business transacted.
The following bills were allowed by
the board:
Capriola, A, labor on streets 3. $500
Capriola, Joe, hauling gravel :. 24.00
Currey G. Son drayage -. -. 400
Carlisle &c Co., A., sewer bonds 1915
Curtis, j. E., road work -. .. 156.O0
De Almond, c. F., surveying :, 1900
Elko Plumbing Co.. contract on
Dotta Extension -. -. -. 10000
Elko Lam. Power Co., street
lights -. -. -. -. -. =. 1850
Elko Lam. Power Co., lighting
fire house ... ... -. :. -. $3.50
Elko Water C Light Co., water 292.50
Elko Lam. Power Co, wiring :. 1857
Edison, Diamond, labor -. ... 27.0O
Eager, Chas. hauling dirt -. :. 1900
Elbercht, w. H., labor ..... 200
Hesson Co., A. w. mdse. -. 3. 1920
Henderson, John, recording deed 1.85
Jones, T. E., refund milk license 1000
Verdi Lumber Co, cement -. 100
Ed. Kendrick, sprinkling -. 10000
Mcbride, d. c., surveying 80. 400
McGlnty, A. L., taking out foot
bridge over river -. -. -. $500
Peck, l.. L., salary -. -. -. 10000
Rockwell &c Sutton, cutters E. 10000
Rockwell G. Sutton work on fire
house -. ...... -. -. ... 441.86
Russell Co., Geo., supplies .... 1900
Ringen, II F., painting fire house $500
Sproule, II. c.. cement -. -. $500
stenlnger, c. e.. assisting In roll
ing up fire hose, claimed 5000,
rejected.
The Electric Shop, lighting streets
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-10-09

Steninger, G. f.. assisting In roll
ing up fire hose, claimed 5000,
rejected.
The Electric Shop, lighting streets
during Rodeo week 80. -. e. $4,000
Van Volkenberg, F. H., salary qa.00
Continued on Page Four)
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
AUSTRIA MUST ANSWER
UNITED STATES MAKES FORMAL
DEMAND UPON AUsTRA-HUN-
GARY.
Must Give Assurances That Such
Will Not Be Repeated and Repara-
ton For Americans Lost.

WashingtOn.-Tke United States
has sent to Austria Hungary note
asking for a disavowal of the sub
marine attack upon the Italian liner
Ancona assurances that such an act
will not be repeated, some degree or
punishment for the commander of the
submarine, and reparation for the
American lives lost
The communication went by cable
from the state department to Ambas-
sador Frederick G. Penfield at Vienna
who was instructed to hand it to the
Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Baron Burian.
Friendly but firm terms, it is said,
characterize the document which is
understood to make a particular point
of prompt assurances for the future
safety of American lives. Austria
Hungaria has never notified the Unit
ed States whether the commanders
of it's submarines had been given In
structions similar to those which the
German Government gave to it's COM
manders after the Lusitania tragedy.
It is understood that the note REFER
ed particularly to the charge that
shells from the submarine killed or
wounded some passengers on the
Ancona after she had halted, and ask
ed for an explanation on the point.
In despatehing the note Secretary
Lansing acted with the approval OF
and after consulting with President
Wilson. It is stated authoritatively
that the document which is described
as being comparatively brief and de-
cidedly vigorous in tone, was 50 draft
ed as to attempt settlement of the
controversy at once.
High officials are said to be of the
opinion that the situation is one
which calls for grave consideration.
the state of affairs having become
more complicated since the note was
dispatched by reports of attacks up
ON American oil-carrying vessels in
the Mediterranean, presumably by
Austrian submarines.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
DIVIDED AS TO SUFFRAGE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMIT
TEE HEARS VIEWS FROM
BOTH SIDES.
Other Suffragist Leaders Want DEM
ocraes to Champion in Congress
or Next Democratic Convention.

Washington. Women suffragists
and anti-suffragists in stirring
speeches debated the question of
votes for women for an hour before
the National Democratic committee.
The committee held public session
in q hotel ballroom to hear the wo-
men, and the place was packed to the
doors.
Six suffragist leaders told the COM
mitteemen that the women of the ma
ton were looking to the Democratic
party to champion a Federal suffrage
amendment, either in the present
congress or in the platform OF the
next Democratic national convention.
Two leaders of the national society
opposed to suffrage argued that the
party already had declared that suf-
frage is wholly state question and
that moreover a majority of American
women did not want to be enfran-
chised.
The committee took no action, but
the members appeared to enjoy the
debate thoroughly and applauded
each speaker literally.
The hearing was arranged because
the Congressional Union for Woman
suffrage, in convention here this
week, wanted to tell the committee
men that suffrage had become a ma
tional issue. When the unions re-
quest went in, the National American
Woman Suffrage Association asked to
be heard and then the national soci-
ETY. opposed to woman suffrage sent
word to the committee that they could
not allow the claims of the suffragists
to go unchallenged.
Speaker Champ Clark was seated
in the front row of the committee
men when the first suffrage delega-
ton went to the platform.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
WOULD ACCEPT PEACE PLAN
Germany Disavows Responsibility fox
Continuation of War

Germany Disavows Responsibility for
Continuation Of War
Berlin-(By Wireless to Sayville, N.
Y.)-"If our enemies make peace pro-
posals compatible with Germany's
dignity and safety, then we shall al
ways be ready to discuss them" said
the Imperial Chancellor, DIR. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, in addressing the
Reichstag.
The chancellor made 1t clear that
in his opinion it would be folly for
Germany to oppose peace "as long as
in the countries of our enemies the
guilt and ignorance of statesmen are
entangled with confusion of public
opinion"
Conscious of her military successes,
the chancellor said, Germany declines
responsibility for further continual
ton of the war. Germany, he declared,
could not be charged with the purpose
of fighting on to make further COR
quests.
1.-The war can be terminated only
by peace which will give the certi-
tude that war will not return the
chancellor declared. =.
eve all agree about that"
He asserted Germany's food sup
plies were sufficient and that her i'm
mense stores of copper were adequate
for many years.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
CITY or HOPEWE[[
WRECKED BY BLAZE
FIRE SWEEPS CLEAN NEW MUSH-
ROOM TOWN OF HOPE
WELL, VA.
SOME SCENES OF DISORDER
Militia Summoned to Take Situation
in Hand and Martial Law is Pro-
claimed in District.

Hopewell, Va.-This mushroom town
of $4,000 people, grown up since last
summer with the great new guncotton
plant of the Dupont Powder Company,
was completely destroyed by fire
which started in a restaurant and did
property damage estimated at from
one to three million dollars. The Du-
pont works outside of the settlement
was unchanged, but was once SER
iously threatened. Villages A and b.
near Hopewell, built to house the
families of married employees of the
factory, also escaped.
Scenes of wild disorder accOmpa-
MED the fire and citizens lynched a
negro for looting. There was no loss
of life otherwise and only few minor
injuries were reported.
Martial law was proclaimed with
the arrival of six militia companies,
rushed from Richmond by order OF
Governor Stuart. The thousands OF
homeless men, women and children
had been sent to Petersburg and
Richmond, but many men remained to
guard what little property they had
been able to save.
The fire was said to have been
c., -sed by the overturning of an oil
stove, though there were rumors that
it had been incendiary. These ru-
mOrs first were given credence in
many quarters because of the ar
rest at the gun cotton factory of a
man whom, factory officials said, had
attempted to put a charge of nitro
glycerin in one of the beaten houses
and had been under surveillance for
several days.
The fire ragged from 1:45 p. m, I'M
til nearly p. m. Available fire fight
ing apparatus was utterly inadequate
to cope with the situation the flames
eating their way through the fiimsy
frame structures quickly, thrown up
during the early days of the town
last summer, like so much finder.
Several times sparks set fire to
mule sheds of the explosive factory,
but the flames which followed were
quickly extinguished.
While the fire ragged the police were
busy on all sides, keeping back a
great throng of people eager to get
near the flaming structures.
AS soon as it was realized that the
place was doomed. the police, assisted
by experts from the powder plant, be-
gan dynamiting" buildings.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
ST. LOUIS GETS Meeting.

Uphold Hands of Observation-Disclosures
Chairman.-Pence Secretary.
Washington.-The Democratic Nat
ional Convention of 1916 will be held
at ST. Louis beginning Wednesday,
June IA, at noon. The Democratic
National Committee named the con-
vention city and adopted resolutions
calling for the denomination and re-
election of Chairman w. F. Nc
Combs as leader of National Demo-
cracy. Thomas J. Pence of North
Carolina, was elected secretary.
Chicago and Dallas contested with
st. Louis for the honor of the con-
vention, but st. Louis easily led from
the start and won on the second bal
lot. When the trend of the voting
was seen Texas moved that the choice
of st. Louis be made unanimous.
Dallas held second place on the
first ballot, but was displaced by
Chicago on the second roll call.
The result of the first ballot was:
St. Louis, 25; Dallas, IA; Chicago, 13.
On the second ballot the vote was:
st. Louis %; Chicago ID; Dallas 9.
The majority for st. Louis was
gained on this ballot when John T.
McGraw changed West Virginia's
vote from Chicago to the Missouri
city.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
Ast].11,a-C atarrh
and Bronchitis
UKS WaosgB SAE!W
Shakespeare "caiIed Down."

Shakespeare "CaiIed Down."
Eye think a fine lot of Shakes
speare"
81 do, sir" was the reply.
"An' We think he was mair clever
than Rabbie Burns?"
'.Why, there's no comparison be.
tween them"
Maybe, no; but We tell us it was
Shakespeare who wrote, Uneasy lies
the head that wears a crown Now
Rabbie would never haze written sic
nonsense as that"
Nonsense, sir!" Numbered the
other.
AYE, just nonsense. Rabbie would
haze kent fine that king or queen Ell
Their disna gang to bed wi the Groom
on their head! He'd have kent they
hang it over the back O. a chair"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
Prize Court Will Settle.

Washington.--Grea Britain advis.
ed the United States that in response
to the state departments protest in
the case of the steamship Hooking
and other vessels of the American
transatlantic Company, orders re-
QUESTIONING the Hooking and Gene.
see would be cancelled and test cases
would be tried promptly in a prize
court to dispose of, the charge tina,
the company is partly German owned
TWO OF the steamers seized by the
British cruisers, r'tll be released I'M
der bond
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
PERSONAL TAX INCREASES.
Nearly s1s,ooo,oo More Income Ia
Was Collected Last Year.

Nearly $13,OOO,OOO More Income Tax
Was Collected Last Year.
Neutrality-suspicious. income tax
was paid during the last fiscal year by
357,515 individuals, who turned into
the government S41,O46,162, more by
nearly $13,000,000 than the total paid
by 257,598 making returns the year
before according to the annual report
of the commissioner of internal rev.
enue, just made public.
The greatest increase shown was in
the amounts paid by those subject to
the normal tax, jump from about
$12,728,OO0 in 1914 to about $16,559 900
in 1915. Incomes exceeding $685.
paid this year about $6,439,OOO COM
pared with about $3,437,OO last year.
There were 82,754 individuals subject
to the normal tax; 127,448 who re-
ported incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000 and 174 whose returns were
made on a basis of incomes of $780,
600 or more.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
NAVY IN SPLENDID FORM.
Secretary Daniels Makes Interesting
Statements Of Condition.

Secretary Daniels Makes Interesting
Statements of Condition.
New York-The United States
Navy has a waiting list at it's recruit
ing offices and accepts only one in six
Of the men who apply for enlistment,
Secretary Daniels told members of the
Southern Society of New York, speak
ing at the society's annual banquet
on "The Navy" When he took office,
the secretary said there were 4,053
vacancies in the authorized enlisted
personnel of $1,000, but as a result
of the steps taken to make the SER
vice more attractive to young men of
proper qualifications, this has been
overcome and in addition the proper
ton of re-enlistments has risen from
81 per cent to 80 per cent, (which
means the securing of men of long
training for the SERVICE
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
To Construct Two BattIeshins.

MISUNDERSTANDING Daniels an.
nounced that contracts for the con-
struction of battleships Nos. 43 and
A, authorized by the last congress,
had been awarded to the New York
and Mare Island Navy Yards re-
spectively, their bids being New York
$7,69O,925; Mare Island $7,413,156.
The decision to build the ships in the
government yards WIS reached at a
conference between President Wilson
and Secretary Daniels. All bids sub
m1tted by private firms exceeded the
cost fixed by congress.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
WILSON ADDRESSES
OHIO BUSINESS men
COMMERCE OF AMERICA OUGHT
TO MOBILIZE FOR BIG
WORK.
BE NO PATCHED-UP PEACE
President In Masterful Address says
Business and Politics VIII NOT
Mix Readily.

Columbus, O.-President Wilson
the opinion that there Will
be no patched-up peace following the
European War. In a comprehensive
and forceful address before the Co.
lumbus Chamber Of Commerce, he
urged American business men to
mobilize their resources in order that
the United States might be prepared
to play a more important part in the
worlds affairs, and bring about JUS
tice after the present war.
The President spent Is hours in
Columbus during which he was &C
tive every minute. His reception was
enthusiastic and pleased him greatly.
In addition to the Chamber of Com
merce speech he delivered an address
before the commission on country and
church life of the Federal Council
of the Churches of Christ of America,
shook hands with more than 1000
people at a reception in the rotunda
of the state capitol, spoke briefly to a
large crowd from the steps of the
capitol and took long walk about the
streets of Columbus. The entire city
and many people from surrounding
towns greeted him.
In the Chamber of Commerce adj
dress the President defended his
Mexican policy and said as long as he
was President nobody should "butt
in" to alter the Mexicans' Govern
ment for them; urged business men
to pay more attention to foreign
commerce and be more self-reliant;
demanded the restoration of the
American merchant marine; praised
the new banking and currency law;
and touched on the attitude of the
United States toward the European
war.
when the present great conflict in
Europe is over the world is going to
wear different aspect" Mr.. Wilson
declared. II don't believe there is
going to be any patched-up peace.
believe that the thoughtful men Of
every country and of every sort will
insist that when I'VE get peace again
we shall have guarantees that it will
remain, and that the instrumental
ties of justice shall be exalted above
the instrumentalities of force.
"I believe that the spirit which has
hitherto reigned in the hearts of
Americans and in like people every
where in the world will assert itself
once for all in international affairs,
and that if America preserves her
poise, preserves her self-possessing,
preserves her attitude of friendliness
towards all the world, she may have
the privilege, in one form or another
of being the mediating influence by
which these things may be Induced"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
President Wilson Confident.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson told
members of the Democratic National
Committee at luncheon in the state
dining-room of the White House that
the Republicans had no issue for the
next campaign except the tariff and
thst Democracy was certain to win
"Our constructive work has started
an irresistible movement which can
not be stopped" he declared. '.Any
one who tells you otherwise is talk
ing through his hat" Mr.. Wilson
said nothing to indicate whether he
would again be a candidate,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
Bankers to. Help Farmers,

New Orleans--Defnite plans de-
signed to aid in the advancement of
the South's agricultural, commercial
and other interests were promulgated
by the conference of cotton States
Bankers, at it's closing session here,
in the adoption of resolutions pledging
support to various movements dis
cussed at the two days meeting. The
bankers promised to aid the farmers
in marketing and financing their cot
ton crops and in promoting a selling
season. extending orer the entire year
instead of few months.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
Situation is Tense.

Observation-Disclosures relations
with Austria are in grave danger of
being broken off over the sinking of
the Italian liner Ancona with the loss
of American lives. All officials here
continue to preserve silence over the
negotiations with Austria, but through
the veil which has been drawn about
the situation is seen a crisis Just as
grave as that which attended the sub
marine negotiations with Germany.
The question of continuing diplomatic
relations may be said to depend upon
satisfactory repIv
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
ASSURE AMERICAN RIGHTS.
Vigorous Resolutions Are Presented
on Subject in Conqress

Washington. - The long-expected
storm in congress over the admins
tration's conduct Of the defense of
American rights on the seas broke in
Congress when Senator Hoke Smith,
Democrat, demanded an investigation
of Great Britain's interference with
neutral trade and Senator Lodge, Re-
PUBLICAN, replied with a demand that
an investigation INCLUDE the loss of
American lives.
The body of an innocent child,
floating dead on the water, the VIC
tim of destruction of an unarmed
vessel, is to me more pregnant and
a more tragic spectacle than an unsold
bale of cotton" declared the Massa-
chusett ssenatOr.
Both resolutions were referred to
the foreign relations committee Their
Introduction has served to bring out
the first debate of the session on a
subject to which all minds had
turned.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
FRANCE VIOLATES
AMERICAN RIGHTS
PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED
FROM OUR VESSELS BY cRUIs-
Err ON HIGH SEAS
NO LEGAL JUSTIFICATION
Mote Will BE Sent to France Protest
ina Over the Removal Of Enemy
Subjects From Neutral Ships

Washington.-Thes state department
announced the stopping and searching
Of three vessels of the New York and
Porto Rico Line by the French cruiser
Descartes would be made subject OF
diplomatic representations to France
The department received official ad-
vices from San Juan of the Incidents
The note will contend that removal
of citizens of any nation from an
American vessel on the high seas is
without legal justification. 1t will as
sert, as was done year ago in
protest to France in the case of August
Piepenbrink, that the men removed
were not embodied Sin the armed for
ces of the enemy in the sense of that
term in established international law
The communication, it is under
stood, probably will declare also that
there is no justification for the re-
movaI of an enemy subject from
neutral vessel on the high seas bound
to a neautral port, even if he could
properly be regarded as military
person. The Trent case during the
Civil War probably will be cited as
a precedent.
The state department was not ad-
vised whether any of the Austrians
or Germans seized had declared their
intention of becoming American citi-
gems. Should it develop that such is
the case, the protest may be even
more firm.
A statement by the department says:
1.-THE department has received re-
ports from the collector Of customs
at San Juan, Porto Rico, indicating
that three ships of the New York and
Porto Rico line have been stopped on
the high seas and searched by the
French cruiser Descartes. The steam
ship Carolina, northbound, was stop
ped six miles off San Juan and the
German chief steward named Schade
was taken off by the boarding officer.
The steamer was allowed to proceed
north after delay of about two hours.
"The steamer Coamo, southbound,
was stopped about 20 miles off shore
by two shots across her NOW and the
following persons taken off by the
boarding party: J. Luscor Rutter,
Anton F. Doliorch, Austrians, of the
engine room, and H. Krger, a Ger
man of the stewards department. 1t
appears that other Germans in the
crew with American citizenship pa
pers were not molested.
"The steamship San Juan, south
bound, is reported to have been stop
ped northeast of Porto Rico and two
second cabin passengers, William
Guntherodt and Fritisch Lothar, Ger
man subjects, taken off ship.
The two last named are understood
to be residents of New Orleans
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
Explosion in Belgium Kills ITO,

Paris.-One hundred and ten per-
sons are reported to have been killed
in the explosion in the Belgian NUM-
tions factory at Havre, says a dispatch
from that city to The Temps "The
exact cause of the explositno has not
yet been determined" says the news
paper. "The investigation conducted
has developed that one of the build
ings contained boxes of ammunition
which came from the United States.
Discovered in one of these boxes was
an apparatus designed to cause deflag
ration
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
Raise Money For Suffrage.

Neutrality-suspicious. than $4,000 was
raised in Is minutes at mass-meeting
held here by the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage in connection
with it's annual convention. The money
will be used to finance the work of
organizing for a nationwide campaign
to secure the passage of the Susan B
Anthony suffrage amendment by the
present Congress. The largest indi-
Yidual contribution was that of Mrs
o. H. P. belmont, who pledged $40
900 for tho New York delegation.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-16
eisenhower "Not Guilty" Saws Jur

Eisenhower "Not Guilty" Says Jury.
York, S. C.-After being out one
and half hours the jury in the Isen-
hover case brought in a verdict of
not guilty. The result was heard in
silence by packed court room, there
being no sign Of demonstration of any
kind.
Judge Rice delivered a clear and
comprehensive charge to the jury in
which the law applying to the case
was fully expoundcd. The other Fair
field cases scheduled for trial at this
court have been continued until the
April term.