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Evening star., 1915-02-02
Questions Unanswered.


The high officials who had the control
of the United States government in
1903 have not yet answered these ques-
tions.
The author Of said article almost tells
the truth when he says the following:
When the revolution occurred and
was successful. and Panama was an In
dependent republic. I certainly did pre-
vent Colombia from carrying on a
bloody war on the isthmus in the eff
fort to overthrow the revolutionists.
We were solemnly pledged to
keep transit across the isthmus open.
1t is, therefore. perfectly true
that l prevented any attempt by Co.
lombia to land troops on the isthmus.
Panama was an independent reptblic
de facto then. just as she Is now"
What would the United States have
done if during the war of secession
any foreign power would have thought
convenient to prevent the northern
states from carrying on bloody war
in the effort to overthrow the revolu-
tiOQiStS?
Evening star., 1915-02-02
| be paid by the party who construed

oo poiu W ShS PoAeS "1AO
it wrongly.
Colombia's request that her differ
ences with the United States be sub
mitted to arbitration. leaving aside any
question of national honor, has not
been withdrawn. 1t was merely with
held when the present American ad-
ministration suggested the possibility
to settle the matter directly, and the
efforts of both parties brought about
the present treaty, which puts an end
to a question which has made deep
impression in the world. and which
has been the cause of great mis-
giving and distrust throughout Latin
America.
Opinion Of Treaty.
The author of the article in question
says the following concerning this
treaty. which is now submitted to the
United States Senate:
The proposed treaty is a crime
against the United states 1t is
an, attack upon the honor of the
United States I" 1t is Il menace
, to the future well-being of our people,
Now, 1T is the duty of all honest meI
and of the whole people of the United
States to express their own opinion
as to what they understand to be =
crime. who committed it. and where
was the same committed.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Is Most Tinlid Beast.

According to proverbial weather wis
timid beast that lives. at least on
February ,. On that day the sight of
his own shadow suffices to send the ami
NAL flying back underground. there to
fast and snooZe for a month and Il half
Just why the sight of his shadow
fusses the ground hog more February
9 than on any other day isn't mada
clear. On other days shadows or any
thing else fail to throw him into much
that has in a moment of unrestrained
eXuberance tackled an able-bodied
ground hog can testify.
If todays sunlessness continues until
evening many a good American who
doesn't hesitate to walk under Il lad
der will breathe deep sigh of relief
and exclaim: We'll, well have an
early spring this year" Not that he
takes any stock in such foolishness, of
il doesn't hurt anything if the sun
doesn't shine on ground hog day.
Runs Risk of Cold.
However. if Mr.. Monax came out to-
putting on a macintosh and rubbers,
he ran the risk of catching a cold that
may lay him up for month or SO any
how; in which case the world will be
no better off than it would have been
had the sun shone all day. Careless of
the man who originated the ground hog
nasty, cold, rainy, sloppy ground hog
dayS
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Legation Statement UphoIds
business of Pending Treaty
With United States.
WOULD GET $25, 900, 900
FOR LOSS OF CANAL ZONE
Puts Justice of Claims Up to the
People of This
Country.

The legation of Colombia in this city
today issued the following statement
replying to the recent magazine article
of eX-Prcsident Roosevelt on the sub
ject of the pending treaty between inc
United States and Colombia, whereby
this country agrees to pay the latter
s25.0OO.0oO in extinguishment OF all
claims growing out of the taking OIL
the Canal Zone and the construction Oh
the Panama canal:
Evening star., 1915-02-02

AMAN. In loving but sad remembrance OF my
dear husband and our devoted father. WILL
LIAM il LES AMAN. who departed this life
ore year ago today. February .. 1914
EY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Colombia Checked at Panama.

when the revolution had occurred
and was successful, and Panama was>
an independent republic I certainly
prevented Colombia from. carrying on
Evening star., 1915-02-02
U. S. Did Not Want to Wait,

In order to carry out the first way
suggested it would have required some
six months. and the government of the
United States did not want to wait. in
spite of the fact that the United States
minister to Bogota cabled requesting
to wait
The second way could not be adopt-
ed, except based on q powerful reason.
and this was offered by the uprising at
Panama November 5. That is the rea-
son why Gen. Reyes communicated to
the United States minister and The lat
ter transmitted to his government. No
Vember 6. the following:
If the government of the
United States will land troops to pre-
serve Colombian sovereignty and tran
sit of the isthmus. this government
will declare martial law, and by virtue
of vested constitutional authority. when
public order is disturbed, will approve
by decree the ratification of the canal
treaty as signed. or. if the government
of the United States prefers, will. call
extra session of congress next May to
approve the treaty"
In truth, what difference could it
have made to the United States to wait
six months i'll order to obtain an abso-
lutely solid and clean title of the SOW
ereiSn owner of Panama? What differ
ence could six months have made in a
work which would last ten years or
more?
Evening star., 1915-02-02
"Could Not Do Otherwise"

Immediately after such notification
was made. the Colombian senate unan-
imously refused to approve the treaty.
1t could not have done otherwise. With
regard to the constitutionality OF the
treaty. the author Of the article in
question says that the only constitu-
tlon which was in force at that time
in Colombia was the will of Vice Presi-
dent Marroquin.
THE entire governmental power was
administered by the elected vice presi-
dent, who never summoned congress
until he wished to devise a pretext
for rejecting the treaty which he HIM
self had negotiated"
That is not so; the constitution eX-
listed and was in force, SO much so
that the senate was in session. and
there was maintained very strong
opposition to the government. 1t was
just owing to the powerful arguments
and contentious made by Senator Caro-
that the constitutional impossibility of
giving up or ceding a portion of terri
tory to the United States was fully
demonstrated. But that does not mean
that Colombia was not willing to grant
to the United states the right to con-
struct the canal On the contrary, in
view of the difficulty offered by the
constitution of Colombia, two ways
were suggested in order to overcome
it, viz:
To call the meeting of a new con-
Eress to amend the constitution, or to
declare the country under martial law,
and then the vice president might ap-
prove the treaty, exercising to that end
his extraordinary powers.
Evening star., 1915-02-02

under the said treaty. upon the receipt
of the $10,O0O,00O Colombia remained
the sovereign owner of the whole 18th
mus of Panama. Therefore, the offer
the isthmus were worth a great deal
more than the s25,O00.O0O which are
of the article himself took from her the
were willing to offer to Spain 100000.
600 for Cuba. and thought that said
island was worth that sum. the 18th
mus of Panama was worth at least $100.-
100000 for the nation that was going
to lose it.
The circumstances of the Hay-Herran
treaty. by virtue of which Colombia
was offered s10.0O0.000 before she lost
Panama. were entirely different from,
those which she obtained when she
was offered s25,OO0.00O, after having
lost the isthmus.
+ Refused to Ratify Treaty.
The Colombian senate refused to ap-
prove the Hay-Herran treaty for two
powerful reasons:
First. 1t was not possible to cede OF
give up to the United States the strip
of Colombian land or zone through
which the canal would pass. because
the Colombian constitution was op-
posed to the alienation of terrieory
and for that reason the Colon biar
government afterwards proposed &c
the United States to wait few month:
until Congress could meet in order
to amend the constitution.
Second. Because. while the treaty
was being discussed in the Colon biaI
senate, the United States minister tt
Bogota notified the Colombian chanc
cry, the following:
Legation of the United States,
Bogota, August ), 1909
His EXcellency DR.. Luis Carlos Rico
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Colombia.
[ may say that the antecedent cir
cumstances of the whole negotiation
of the canal treaty. from official in
formation in the hands of my govern
ment, are of such nature as to fully
warrant the United States in consider
ing any modification whatever of thu
terms of the treaty as practically {
breach Of faith on the part of tn,
government of Colombia, such as ma.
involve the greatest complications il
the friendly relations which hav,
hitherto existed between the tive
countries.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
MEETING IS HELD
FOR BETTER ROADS
PLAN TO LOG AND SIGN HIGH.
WAY ACROSS SOUTHERN
PORTION OF STATE

Under the auspices of the Tonopoh
Auto association a public meeting
was held late yesterday afternoon
in the Epstine brokerage office whicn
was attended by about thirty inter
ested people, who were summoned
on short notice. c. G. Patrick
president of the Nevada State Auto
mobile association, who came over
from Goldfield with G. +. Redman.
another good roads enthusiast, was
made chairman of the meeting.
w. w. Peter, Los Angeles cap
italist, o. X. Parker, a business man
of that city, and Fred Eaton of Bish
op, formerly mayor of Los Angeles
were the principal speakers. The
purpose of the meeting was to ar
range for the Improvement of the
southern route through Nevada tc
Los Angeles The Tonopah people
were called ON for no assistance
financially further than for paying
for signboards to mark the way
across Nye county, 1t was shown
how other districts, particularly IN
southern Nevada, had benefited b.
the improvement of highways ant
1t was estimated that 5000 autos
from the east would cross the state
this season. It was suggested that
the greater number might be divert
ed to this route If the road were
properly logged and signed as wei
as put in better repair, The party
will go on to Salt Lake City and
will return here in about ten days
when mass meeting on the goo1
roads question will be held in the
gymnasium.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
OLD CLUB LIFE IN IN
TONOPAH REv|y|NG
PLANS LAID FOR ORGANIZING A
NEW MiZPAH IN THIS
CITY

Shortly after Tonopah was struck
a bunch of the boys got together and
formed an organization known as
the Mizpah and very deleetable and
hilarious were their days, as well as
occasionally their nights. The club
was devoted primarily to pastime and
affording resting hour for those
who were too tired to go elsewhere.
There was also an occasional song
or two in major or minor key, usu-
ally some sort of a melody like
"heidelburg." which caused VIII
liams to be summoned forth to re
plenish the stems.
But there were other features and
functions People got their heads
together and bought and sold mines
swapped stock and talked of transac
tions running up into seven figures
Then, maybe, a dignitary came to
town and 1t fell to tho lot of the
hiApaI w entertain Hfhf NhhC IL
matter of civic Importance came ur
for settlement, II was settled at the
Mizpah Goldfeld was struck later
and the Montezuma club came into
being, with its washtubs full of cham
pagne, its ladies' in silk and diamonds
and its men in corduroys-u the
latter happened to be broke, wheH
they had three studs showing anc
wore trousers without pockets.
Over in Manhattan the Toquima
club was formed and fellows sa
around playing solo or betting OF
yellow Horse Mustang. Broncho ant
other horses that also ran. II was Z
good club while it lasted and it last
ed twenty-four hours day
By and by Judge Hoggett con
ceived the idea that Bullfrog nedaS
some sort Of a social organization
and he created the Ornery am
Worthless Mems club. which ha
since been immortalized by Pet
/ Kline. Yes, and there were othe
camps and other clubs. but that ha
got nothing to do with the fact tina
the fifth floor OF the State Bank an
Trust company's building is to he re
modelled and an organization forme
that will take Tonopah back to IN
good old days OF elubdom.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
MUSIC AIDS MENTAL
FACULTIES TO RECOVER
HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES AT THE
FRONT POINT OUT MANY
INSTANCES

ny Associated PressD
LONDON, April 9.-Music as an
aid in the recovery of mental faeul-
ties lost as the result OF narrowing
experiences at the front. is being
used with success at the hospital for
paralysis, Maida-Vale, London.
The hospital authorities pointed to
the case of Bandsman A. G. Reynolds
of the Second Wiltshire regiment, as
typical of cases of this class He
was buried in the trench for thirteen
hours by the explosion of a German
shell at Ypres, and for three weeks
afterwards his mind was a complete
blank He was brought to London
and given treatment" with the piano
and other musical instruments. He
began to improve Immediately and
to assist the treatment, pieces OF
music which had been played to him
were left in his room and on his
bed. Gradually he began TO read the
musical notation and later the ordi.
nary printing
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
ENTHUSIASM AND EARNESTNESS MARK
MEETING TO FORM SCHOOL Of MINES

One of the Dst earnest and en-
thusiastic meeti rs ever held in To
nopah was that which took place
last evening in the gymnasium of the
Tonopah volunteer fire department
for the purpose of organizing the To
nopah school of mines, an adjunct Of
the Mackay school of mines of the Uni
yersity of Nevada There were 10
men present at the meeting, consist
ing of miners, muckers, shift bosses,
superintendents and others connect.
ed directly or indirectly with the
mining industry in this city
Henry G. Schmidt, assemblyman
from Nye county and author of the
bill creating the Tonopah school Of
mines. was duly elected chairman
and f. C. King secretary. AT the
presiding desk were also seated
state superintendent Bray and DR.
Lincoln. the director of the Mackay
school of mines, who will have ex-
offlcio supervision Of the school that
is to be established here, and who
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
STELLAR BOXING DAILY
BEFORE THE FIGHT
ORDERS FOR TICKETS ARE COM.
ING M FROM OUTSIDE
PLACES

AZ the Big Casino yesterday fight
fans OF Tonopah and Goldfeld were
treated TO boxing exhibitions the like
OF which has never before been seen
in Tonopah In all six first rates
boxed four rounds each and no
standing room was in evidence TO.
morrow at Tao at Big Casino same
card viii be on, when Jack Brittoa
and Kid Ross, the Tonopah fayorites.
work ont.
sunday April II. at the Casino,
Johnnie Connolly and Johnnie Sa,
denbore. tho Goldhald favoritcs, vii
be here so that an may have a
chance to see the Gold6eld fayorites
work and this appearance win show
that the exhibition on April 10 will
be the best card Tonopah has seen
in many a day.
Ticket sales to date have exceeded
any in years and il from the number
OF orders from Godfeld. Millers
Nina, Manhattan and Round Noun
tain already in presages anything.
the capacity of the new Airdome will
be taxed To the limit
owing to the fact that the Tonopah
Athletic club Of today is under differ
ent management from that of year
ago, L. f. Puncochar, the new mana
ger. will he responsible for all con
tracts for boxing exhibitions staged
at the new Airdome for the next two
years.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
At HELM
OF LARGE CONCERN
CORPORATION GOES BANKRUPT
FOR MANY MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS

NEW YORK, April 81. B.
Greenhut & Co, a corporation with
$l2.000,0O0 outstanding securities
and operating two department stores
here, today went into receivership
1t was friendly proceedings. After
ward the inventory petition, accord
ing to counsel. showed $3,500,000 as
sets and $7.5O0,O0O liabilities The
creditors petition says the liabilities
are $12,O00.000 and the assets So
100000. William Marble and Wal
ter Noyes We're appointed receivers
with power to continue business. Ad.
verse business conditions and inahit
ty TO meet pressing obligations are
the reasons for seeking the receiver.
ship
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09

A representative of the Bonanza
visited the underground workings Of
the Pittsburg mine this
morning, where he found develop
ment work being vigorously prose
cuted In the big vein on the $50
level. south crosscut Is being
driven through the vein which now
measures 143 feet, showing 1t to be
a massive body of quartz. A west
drift was driven off the south cross
cut and at a distance of 35 feet
encountered a soft gouge. A new
raise was started this morning where
some excellent values were had some
time ago. This raise will be driven
on an angle OF As degrees to the
south and 1t is hoped that a big
shoot will be opened up.
The very high grade ore already
found in this vein indicates that II
is simply a matter of development
TO make it a producer. While the
management is very enthusiastic as
to the ultimate outcome. il is, At
the same time. conservative in Civ
ing out information.
From observation and our own
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
DIR. ROBERTS
IS F0UND GUILTY
CONVICTED OF GIVING DOPE
FlENDs PRESCRIPTIONS
FOR MORPHINE

AS an outgrowth Of the Fl. l.. De
Groot case, Or. j. A. Roberts was
arrested on the charge of writing
prescriptions for morphine for an
habitual user, not in good faith. The
physician was tried late yesterday
afternoon in Justice Dunseath's
court. the case having been reduced
TO misdemeanor A number of
druggists testified and sheaf of
prescriptions. written by DR. Rob
erts. was placed in evidence The
doctor was adjudged guilty and the
case was continued for sentence.
The mini, um punishment Il Is I'M
derstood. Is fine of sl0O.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
GOOD RECORD BY THE
STUDENTS OF TONOPAH
If YOU THINK THE TEST EASY,
JUST TRY IT ONCE
YOURSELF

If you think it's easy try it. A
spelling contest was given to A stu
dents in the high school this week.
Twenty-four attained the passing
mark, as, and 20 fell below The
highest mark was 80, the lowest 81.
In the seventh grade Il took the test
and 20 made 10 or more, 10 being
the passing mark in the grades. In
the eighth grade 20 took the test
and lG received a passing mark or
better 1t should be remarked that
the words from which this test was
taken were taken just as they were
found. one list from government
circular and thes others from a test
given in Indiana A few of these
words the seventh and eighth grades
were unfamiliar with, having seldom
heard them and probably never hav-
ing had occasion TO use them in their
own voeabuiaries. The words Fill
pino and Philippines were given to
the high school only.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
ExPEDlTIoNARY LEADER
HAS HIGH STANDING


LONDON. April 9--General d'Au-
made, commanding the allies expedi-
tionary force against the Turks. is
we'll known to British army officers
and stands high in their esteem AS
French military atache, he was sta
toned in London from 1899 to 1903
and yearly attended the British ma
neuvers. He acted as observer for
his government during the Boer war
and number of reforms in the
French army were based on his re-
ports In 1908 he had an opportunity
of putting into practice the lessons
learned in the Boer war by leading
the French expeditionary force
against the rebels in Morocco. He is
SO years old.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09

was the principal speaker of the
evening.
Mr. Schmidt. upon taking the floor,
told briefly but graphically of the
introduction and passage of the bill
making appropriation for the estab
lishment and maintenance of the
school and the difficulties that at
tended its course through the various
legislative departments. The appro-
priation for the two years Is only
$3.50. OF which $4.50e viii be devot-
ed to the salary OF the instructor.
The balance Is all. that the state
agreed to pay for other. maintenanee
expenses. It was suggested by him
that there was assurance that the
mine operators ana other citizens
would make up any deficiency that
might occur.
DR. Lincoln was then introduced.
His address was brief and was along
the lines of practicability. He gave
Continued from Page 81
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
VISIT TO WORKINGS OF MONARCH P|TTS'

conception of mining, the visit to
the Monarch this morning was in
deed pleasing when it was noted the
miner-like and systematic manner in
which operations are carried on at
this property. No detail appears to
have been overlooked in its develop
ment. The shafts is in perfect align
ment and ride in the skip is ex.
hilarant. The station Is lighted with
electricity and contains telephone
which eliminates useless trips to sur
face for material, etc. An S-inch
yentilating pipe supplies 1000 cubic
feet OF fresh air per minute to the
underground employees. The track
and switches are all laid with the
same precision as that of an ordinary
railway and all tools are kept sharp
and in perfect repair. A geological
map is kept up-to-date and no new
development is ever attempted with
out consultation with the com
pany's geologist. 1t is these details.
coupled with the employment of
none but first-class miners, which
has enabled this company to secure
a large footage at an unusually low
cost.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
QUESTION ARISES, SHOULD
COLLEGE GIRLS sMokEl

CAMBRIDGE, April g. Should col.
lege girls smoke? is the question
that is agitating members OF the up
per classes in the women's colleges
attached to Cambridge university A
number OF the girls who are accus'
toned to smoke at home asked some
time ago for a faculty ruling as to
smoking in their dormitory rooms
The faculty was hard put 10 IT for
an answer and decided upon ref
erendum, not of pupils but OF parents
and the principal has just dispatched
a letter to each home asking for q
reply, for or against smoking, before
the end of the Easter vacation
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
DUTCH NEWSPAPERS FORCED
TO RAISE THEIR PRICES

AMSTERDAM. April 9-The four
principal Munich newspapers have
announced that beginning April |
their prices will be advanced twenty
per cent
The newspapers publish an appeal
to their readers to support them "as
in the past Notwithstanding the in.
crease in price. which they declare
by no means repays them for the
many additional charges which the
war has brought upon them.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
LABOR BILL
IS UP TO GOVERNOR
OPPONENTS CLAIM 1T PRovID.'
ED COMPETITION WITH
FREE LABOR

SACRAMENTO, April 9.-Convict
labor on state highways needs only
the signature of the governor to be-
come an established fact. The Meek
bill passed the senate second time,
by vote of twenty-five to eleven.
When up on reconsideration of mo-
it on the ground that 1t provided
eompetition against free labor.
Wolfe contended it was a dangerous
experiment for the state to under
take. Benson, Thompson, Mott and
Owens defended 1t on the grounds
that it meant economy for the state.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-09
FRAME-UP CHARGED
IN SEBASTIAN CASE
fpEllNQuENT GIRL SAYS SHE
WAS INFLUENCED BY A
DETECTIVE
my Associated Press.l

Iny Associated Press.l
Los ANGELES, April 9.-Victoria
Desparte, one of the two delinquent
girls who made the original charges
which caused the grand jury to in
vestigate the conduct of Chief OF
Police Sebastian, went to Superior
Judge Taft and told him that the
affair was frame up" The judge
said the girl named a detective EN-
ploXed by the district attorney as
the man who induced her to make
the charge that Sebastian had taken
her riding in a police automobile.