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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
ACADEMIC MEET
PLANS COMPLETE
Buttons To BE Awarded to All Point
Winners and>,Recor6
Breakers

The annual field meet, girls tennis
tournament and defamation contest
OF the Nevada Interscholastlc League
will be held at the University of Ne
vada on May 7th and 9Th. Two en-
each event. No student shall enter
more than four athletic events. No
school may enter more than twelve
students In the meet. In the decla-
nation contest one boy and one girl
may be entered from each school
Boys and girls will contest separate
ly. The girls tennis tournament be-
ing allowed two contestants. Any
public school having less than forty
pupils enrolled may unite with schools
Of similar character in The same
county and enter composite team,
provided such union is approved by
the board of control OF the league.
All entries must be in the hanis of
Charles Haseman, secretary, Univ err
ity OF Nevada, Reno, Nevada, prior to
April 80. 1916. Certificates of ellgi.
bility, signed by the principal of the
school, must accompany all entries.
Entries may be substituted after
April 80 only by consent OF the en-.
tries committee.
All contestants and faculty mem
bers accompanying team will be en-.
tertained at the university dormitor-
les and dining hall during the meet,
and part railroad expenses Of not to
exceed eight persons will be allowed
for distances exceeding I25 miles. Re,
duced railroad rates can probably be
secured by getting an order for tho
same through Prof. J. e. Bray.
Prizes for winning contestants and
further details of the contests will be
mailed to the schools later. Rules
governing The meet are given in the
constitution of the league.
Events of the track meet intlud-
ing the relay race, shall be scored S
I points to the winner, points to the
second place, and one point to third
An athletic button viii be awarded
to any student eaualling any three
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
GREAT MASTERPIECE
AT W|GWAM SUNDAY

The management of the Wigwam
Theater have announced that on to-
morrow they will show the great
World masterpiece, Lola. the leading
part OF which is taken by Clara Kim
ball Young. one of the greatest act.
resses on the stage today. This great
Aim has attracted the attention and
applause of the theater-going people
of every city in which 1t has been
shown and the Wigwam Is to be con
graduated on giving the people Of this
city the opportunity of seeing such a
production. II teens with life and
human interest from the opening
scene to the closing curtain and every
scene.is full of beautiful scenery and
superb acting There is little doubt
that II will draw large audience on
tomorrow afternoon and night. There
will be no raise in prices. adv.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
Special to the independent.

WASHINGTON, March ga peti.
ton. signed by almost everyone of i'm.
portance in Reno and vicinity, has
been sent to the secretary of the in.
terror asking for government aid in
securing water for the irrigation OF
the Lemons valley, which lies just
north of Reno and near the Califor
nit boundary. The name of Gov. EN-.
met ID. Boyle heads the list. which in
cludes many state officials, profes
sional and business men. The peti.
tion Is as follows:
Whereas, there are more than TO-.
900 acres of the richest and most fer,
tile agricultural lands of the state OF
Nevada. lying in Lemons Valley
about eight miles north of Reno. in
the county of Washoe; and a.
Whereas, surveys have heretofore
been made showing that water suffic
lent to irrigate all of said lands can
be obtained and conducted thereto;
and
Whereas, the cultivation of said
10000 acres Of land would increase
the population and promote the bust
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
Situation Is Considered Serious And Affairs
Have Become So Disgusting That
Sucn A Step Is Necessary
Villa And Carranza Followers Are Still
Fighting With Fortune Favor
ing Each Alternately

account of the scarcity Of money and
food practically all the shops in the
capitol closed few days ago and to-
day General Obregon, commander of
the Carranza forces, ordered all shopJ
to open and accept the official Car
rama currency as legal tender for
goods bought. Practically all The
merchants in the city are Spaniards
and a great protest has arisen from
them over having to accept the prac-
ucally worthless currency for their
goods. They will probably make an
official protest to Carranza. General
Obregon has made the penalty for re-
fusing this money term of impris-
onment.
Small Pox Ravages Villas Forces.
Reports from Monterey. the head
quarters of General Villas forces say
that small pox which broke out among
the troops several days ago. is raw
aging his entire army and the situa-
ton is extremely grave.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Regular Sunday service at II O'Clock
at church, 223 Fifth Street. Subject
IMAM"
Sunday school at 1880 o'clock. Testi
monial service every Wednesday even
Ing at o'clock.
The reading room is open to the
public every day except Sundays and
holidays, from until o'clock, where
the bible and all authorized Christian
Science literature may be read or pur
chased.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
MODERN CIGAR
STORE OPENS

JOS. e. snelson opened the Rex CT
gar store yesterday and II is one OF
the finest places of It's kind In Ne.
vada. He intends to wholesale and
retail all kinds of cigars and tobac.
cos and the place Is fitted with three
fine new pool tables and a billiard
table.
The place is all newly furnished
and presents most inviting appear.
snce. All Of the leading brands OF
foreign and domestic cigars are car.
ried in stock also a line OF confec-
tionary.
Mr.. Snelson Is to be conplimented
on his enterprise. Elko has needed a
place OF this character and we wish
him every success in his venture.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
Special to the Independent.

Special to the independent.
MEXICO CITY, March 6.-The for
eign diplomatic corps to Mexico at a
conference held here today decided
that conditions in the southern re-
public had grown so disgusting and
the prospects for peace so remote that
diplomats of other nations were do
ing no good in remaining here and as
a result all representatives of other
nations in Mexico City will leave in
a body sometime within the next few
days. One reason ascribed for the
act is that food has grown so scarce
that many thousands are starving and
enough to sustain life can hardly be
bought at any price. The conditions
are considered more serious than at
any other time OF the revolution vii
la and Carranza forces are still fight
ing at short intervals with fortune
favoring first one and then the 9TH
er. Villa is reported to have lost two
battles in the north yesterday. On
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
GREAT CROWD SEES EIKO
HIGH LICK WINNEMUCCA

aries and floor of the Bradley Opera
House We're filled to capacity. To
say that the large crowd went wild
with delight at the showing put forth
by the locals is putting it mildly.
Game Close From Start
From the start of the game 1t was
evident that it would be a close and
hard fought one. Winnemucca start
ed off the scoring by throwing a per-
feet goal from the field. Their lead
was short-lived, however, for Elko
came back with a rush and held the
lead for the remainder of the game
At the end of the first half the score
stood ten to six in their favor. Win
nemucca gained slightly on them in
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
FIRE AND POWDER THREATEN
800 PASSENGERS ON L|NE|
GREAT SHIP LOADED WITH AMMUNITION HUNDRED
PASSENGERS AFIRE COAST OF IRELANp-orHER
RESCUE.

the situation of the three hundred
passengers-threatened with fire on
one side and gun powder on the 9TH
er-is a terrible one. In the mean
time ships from English ports are
steaming as fast as powerful engines
can take them to the rescue. AS
the distance to the point where the
La Touraine lies burning is not a
great one, authorities say that the
rescue ships will beyond doubt
reach her before she is destroyed and
that all passengers will be rescued.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
of the following records:

of the following records:
Fifty-yard dash, As seconds; 22O-
yard dash, 25 2-5 seconds; 44O-yard
DASH 5S seconds; SSO-yard run. 2
minutes, 16 seconds; 12O-yard hurdle.
16 seconds; 22O-yard hurdle, 80 sec.
onds; pole vault, 9 feet; broad jump.
10 feet; high jump, 5 feet: shot put,
81 feet.
Contests for these buttons may take
place on the home grounds at any
one meet under supervision of the
principal A school having any stu.
dent eligible for button will mail
statement of the same to the secre.
tary of the league. a button will also
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06

4 l.
Geraldine Helfrieh at forward de-
serves special mention.
Following are the lineups for the
two teams:
Elko-Center, Stella Wines; For,
wards. Geraldine Helfrich and Adele
Clinton; Guards, Esther Noble and
Ethel Noble: Side Center, Leona
Thompson.
Winnemucca-Cente Erma De,
Mott; Forwards. Ethel Brown, Mar.
garet Pope. and Margaret Rucktschel,
Cooney; Side Center. Theckla Wright
Referee-Jewell of Winnemucca.
Umpire-Brown of Elko.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06


the second half, however and it was
announced al the end of the game
that the score was a tie and each side
was allowed toss at foul to de-
eide the winner. Miss Clinton drop
ped the ball squarely in the basket
while Winnemucca failed and the
game was declared won by Elko by
the score of 16 to Is. recheck on
the score afterwards showed that the
first score announced was a mistake
and that Elko had already won by
the score II to Is.
All Star For Elko.
For Elko, each player played stellar
ball. The guarding of Misses Esther
and Ethel Noble and the work of Miss
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06

Athletic teams representing the Ell
ko High School have played games
in the past and have lost more than
their share of the contests. In spite
of that. however, local fans have stuck
to them and last night the girls of
the high school showed that their
confidence was not misplaced when
they defeated the strong Winnemuc,
ca High School team by the score of
IL to is. The fact that Winnemuc-
ca were claimants of the state cham
pionship on the grounds that they had
defeated all the other claimants in
Nevada, made interest preceding the
game the warmer and when the whis-
tie blew for the opening toss, the gal,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
Special to the Independent.

LONDON, March 6.-The French
liner La Tourain, with cargo of am
munition and with three hundred pas
sengers on board is on fire in the
Irish Sea off the coast of Ireland.
Wireless reports were sent out as
soon as the fire was discovered and
by this time several ships are on
their way to rescue the passengers
before the cargo of combustibles ex-
plodes. Flashes from the doomed ship
are insistant that help arrive soon as
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
ele BALL AT caRLiN

A grand ball in aid of the Sacred
Heart church will be given by the
Catholic ladies Of Carlin, on Wednes.
day evening. March 18th. In the
Eagles Hall, Carlin. A magnificent
supper win also be served at reason
able price and good time can be
looked forward to-"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
BAPTisT CHURCH

Rev. chas. McHarness, Minister.
II a. m, subject, "Tbe First Great
Commandment. 1910 .. M. Sunday
school. z p. m. subject. How May
We Become True Follower or
CHRISTI"
Violin Solo by Mr.. Mayer
A cordial Invitation TO all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
NOMINATION OF NEVADA
MEN CONFIRMED

Special to the independent.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Among
the last things to be done by CON
gress was the confirmation by the SEN
ate Of President Wilson's nominations
of George p. Armand to be postmast-
er of Ely in place of Quincy w. Hull,
deceased. and John F. Haley to be col
lector of internal revenue for the dis
trict of Hawaii
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06

II. w. Hammond and wife Of Salt
Lake are registered at the Hotel
Mayer this afternoon. Mr.. Hammond
is connected with one of the large
manufacturing plants in Salt Lake.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06

Judge Taber returned from Whine.
mucca on No. 10 today. He spent
yesterday at that place holding court
for Judge DuckeF.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06
eRespYrgRIAN cnuscH

Services at II a. m. and a D. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. IN.
A cordial welcome for all.
J. M. SWANDBR, Minister
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-06

be awarded any contestant making
a first, second, third or fourth place
In any one event at the annual meet
in Reno.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS

International Commune celebration
will be held Thursday night at Pilsen
hall, 1857 Blue Island av. VIM. Thurs
ton Brown, Lucy E. Parsons and 9TH
ers will speak. Musical program. Adj
mission free.
South side colored women will
greet Congressman Martin B. Mad
den at reception Thursday night in
Quinn chapel, oath and Wabash. AU-
spices Alpha Suffrage club. Mrs. Ida
B. Wells Barnett will preside.
Mrs. Raymond Robins will speak
on Social Cost of Present Day In
.dustrial Conditions" before Chicago
Single Tax club at Schiller hall, 81
w. Randolph, Friday night.
23d Ward Women's Democratic
league will hold Sweitzer meeting
Thursday night at Lincoln Turner
hall, Diversey and Sheffield.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-18

| FIGHT ON JUDGE LINDSEY GOES
.s TO GRAND JURY
Denver, COL, March 1s.-The Bit
ter fight which has centered about
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the juvenile
court for years is to have complete
airing. This was the assurance from
District Attorney Rush today He is
preparing to call witnesses from both
sides who have been prominent in
the fight, and in addition will welcome
any other testimony that may be Of
fered.
Judge Lindsey today declared he
was anxious for the inquiry to get I'M
der way and expressed the belief that
some of his enemies would be under
Indictment before the matter is
closed. DR.. Mary E. Bates, head of
the Women's Protective league, and
one Of the leaders in the long fight
which has been waged against the
Judge, also expressed her pleasure at
the prospects of a grand jury probe.
She insisted that evidence will be pre-
sented to back up charges made
against Lindsey.
Perjury, libel, falsifying records,
theft and forgery are only few Of
the charges which have been hurled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-21
Germany's Air Raid

Again has England directly felt the hand of Germany and again have the Teutons escaped unscatched.
 There are a number of conclusions to be drawn from the aerial raid on England, chief among which is that the months of preparations spent in preparing the people for just such an occurrence have not been wasted. The casualties resulting from the drop ping of bombs were comparatively slight for such extensive operations, and it has been demonstrated anew that the airship is able to inflict only sporadic damage.
 The outstanding feature of all the attacks on England has been the ability of the Germans to set at naught the defensive preparations of Great Britain. The cruisers slipped through the fleet and out again with out damage, the airships escaped un- touched and but little injuries have been sustained by German sub- marines. The British have been un- able to similarly evade the German defenses. When they attempted their raid on Cuxhaven they were roughly handled and sustained what would be esteemed heavy losses in land fight ing.
 It is somewhat difficult to see what the Germans hope to accomplish by their spectacular attacks on Brit ain. The risks they have taken have not been commensurate with the re- suits achieved nor with the results possible to achieve and they must undertake far more extensive opera tions before they can hope to make any impression.
 In the absence of other explana- tions it appears to neutral countries that the attacks are merely the re- suits of the passionate hatred of Eng land-a hatred so intense that it de- lights in the slaughter of noncom- blatant men, women and children in any manner or by any means. These attacks will not serve to heighten the respect of the world for Germany, al- though it will elicit admiration for their foolhardy daring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-21

Hated to such an extent that re-
 duction has become imperative. They
 claim that there can be no improve.
 ment in the depressed theatrical con-
 ditions prevailing at present until a
 new schedule of salaries is put into
 effect. Fully half of the companies which have closed their seasons this
 year and come back to New York, ''
 said one well known manager, "could
 have gone on with their tours if the
 actors had been receiving what they
 got ten years or less ago. But salaries
 have been gradually creeping up to a point which makes it impossible for managers to keep up their organiza- tions unless they play to practically sold out houses. Comic operas which might readily have been successful but for the high salaries of the actors are compelled to shut up and come back to New York when the receipts fall below a certain high figure. One company playing a successful comic opera was closed up by it's managers recently because the receipts did not always amount to $11,000 week. The minute the takings fell to $10,000 or 5000 there was no chance of pay ing expenses. And it was the salaries of the actors that caused this situa- tion.
 There is doubtless much to be said for both sides, but the managers are justified in complaining about the ex- orbitant salaries demanded by very inferior stars, particularly in musical comedy and comic opera. Among the frank and file" salaries are probably no higher than they ought to be, but for woman to receive 5000 week in musical comedy simply because she is more or less good looking and is voted perfect darling," or for a man to receive an equal amount sim ply because he is pulchritudinous and light on his feet, but totally devoid of brains, is absurd. They are not worth it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-21

According to bulletin issued by the census bureau more than half the women and girls employed in department and other retail stores and in garment fac tories in Indiana receive an average wage of less than g a week. In stores they worked on an average of eight and three quarters hours day during five days of the week and about 12 hours on Saturday. However, many of the department stores nave abolished the long Saturday schedule in recent months. The average earnings Of saleswoman were shown to be $7 S6, Tor women in alteration and millinery work rooms, s7.92. For cash girls, bundle wrappers and other helpers the average weekly wages were s3.S1. These figures were obtained from employees. The fig ures given by employees were slightly dif- ferent. Of 52S employees who worked overtime 295 received no pay for the extra work, S3 received an average of g .62 for l21a hours overtime during the Christmas season, 20 an average of $7.31 for 3O1a ex- tra hours at other seasons and 91 average money gifts of $577
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-21
The Associated Charities

If there was criticism of the As soc;ated Charities a year ago in re- gard to what seemed to be the relative cost of administration there can be no such criticism today. A recent report of the organization showed that the cost of administration was less than 15 per cent of the contributions re- ceived and disbursed.
 This has been hard winter. In all the large cities the number of charity cases has been greatly mul- tiplied. Here in Birmingham all the charity organizations have had heavy burdens.
 The Associated Charities has made a higher record in the way of relief work than ever before. Its aid tc the poor has been larger than in any former year, and because of it's wider activities it is short~ of funds now The appeals for additional subscrip. tions that have been made to the gen erous public are meeting with ready response. It is hoped that by the end of the week the Associated Char ities will have ample funds to con tinue the good work that it has beer doing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-21
The Coming of Spring

The days are growing longer. Since the shortest day of the year in De- cember until now the lengthening sunsets have been so gradual as to be hardly perceptible; and yet there is a difference between sunrise and sunset of 31 minutes compared with a month ago. We are we'll headed, then, for spring.
 February 2, which is Candlemas and also ground hog day, is less than two weeks off, and in this latitude the turning point of the season hinges somewhat on ground hog prognostica- tions.
 The spring season, according to the calendar, begins with March l, but if astronomy is to be considered real spring does not begin until March 22. Weather conditions, therefore, be- tween now and the latter part of March will be undetermined except in the forecasts of the goosebone proph- cts, which it may be assumed will be little regarded.
 But as the days become longer when March 22 arrives, every truck farmer and every amateur horticul- turist will be very busy in digging the earth and planting seed. Between now and spring there may be several hard freezes, and each of them will be welcomed by the farmer, for the more freezing the more pulverizing of the soil and the more natural fer tilizing of the ground.
 Yet while the forecasts, scientific and otherwise, may fail of fulfillment we are not far off from the budding period, and everybody who has patch of ground in or outside of the city should soon begin to feel the exuber- ance that comes with the harbingers of spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-21
A PRAYER FOR HEIsp

From the New York Sun. Canst Thou not hear us, Thou Almighty
 God?
 Are all our prayers like bubbles upward
 blown? The earth is shaking. Man and sea and And all Thy winds together. making
 moan. Oh. sacrifice! Oh. tragedy sublime! The fathers old are marching with their
 sons, To fling themselves by thousands at
 time Against the maws of idevouring guns And ,,ls Whers s.sst. art Thou2 The peoples rage With faith forsworn and passion at it's
 flood, Then Thee forget, and at their dreadful
 feasts
 They lift to Thee strange fiagons warm
 with blood. And overhead, within the fenceless sky, Which was our own. ard made for our
 delight. Are shapes like birds that slaughter as
 they fly,
 And sing of hate. with all the stars in We whisper low: Are these the days. the
 days,
 The long, last days of all the years of
 Time? Hide us. o God. Our cities are ablaze, Our rivers sicken with their crimson
 slime. If Thou hast missed our voices from the
 choirs, N How can we praise Thee while the bu-
 let's sing, And smoke wreaths curl above our dear
 desires, 1 And faith flies slowly on wounded
 wing? t.4 Maker of worlds, and hope of every raGA Through warning camps, by suffer11D souls jmplored. Send Thou to us from His exalted uooO Thy Angel Michael. with his haU
 sword! .s..s !. .... ,..,...5.. E. V