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POLICE WATER CONTESTS
TO Be HELD TOMORROW
Swimming and Life-Saving Events
to Be Held at Municipal
Pools at 3 O'Clock.

About three dozen members of the
police force tomorrow will compete in
the events of the second annual life
saving and swimming meet of the po-
lice department. The meet will be held
at the municipal swimming pools. be-
ginning at o'clock. Mai Pullman
has offered a gold medal to the police
man or civilian employee of the DEPART :
ment who scores the greatest number
of points. a silver medal to the second
and bronze medal to the third The
precinct winning the greatest number
of points will be awarded the lie Mat
trophy for one year
The winner of each event gets five
points. the second place man three
points and the third place man one
point.
Each swimmer on the winning relay
team gets 1--WE points, each swimmer on
the relay team finishing second gets
three points and each swimmer on the
relay team finishing third gets one
point toward these medals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
SOUTHERN ROADS SCOFF
AT EIGHT-HOUR-DAY ISSUE
Twelve Officials Join in Statement
That Proposition Is Not
Social Betterment.

Advancing the contention that the
eight hour day is not the issue of The
present controversy. twelve railroad OF
fciais, representing practically all
southern roads, have issued state
ment explaining their position. 1t is
addressed TO the people of the south"
ut has been suggested that an eight
hour day is not the proper subject OF
arbitration" says the statement. TO
this they uhe raiiroadsl have replied
that an eight hour day is not an issue.
but even if il were. there is no evidence
sufficient to place the question beyond
the limits of honest difference of opin-
ion, that the eight hour day for men
engaged in train service has been final
IL aCcepted by social OpinlOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Hood. Houston. Howard. Huddleston.

Hood, Houston. Howard. Huddleston,
Hubert. Hull tTennessee). Humphreys
tMississippD. Igoe, Jacoway. johnson
2Kentueko' Jones, keating' Key.
Lever. Lewis. Lieb. Liebel. Linthicum,
Littlepage, Lloyd, Lobeck, McAndrews.
McClintic, McLemore. Maher. Mays,
Montague. Moon. Moss, Murray. Nicely,
Oidfield. Oliver, Olney. overmyer. Pad
sett, Page North Carolina). Phelan.
Pou. Quin. Ragsdale. Rainey. Raker,
Randall, Rauch. Rayburn. Reilly. Rior-
dan. Rouse. Rubey. Rucker. Russell
MissourD. Scully. Sears, Shalienherser
Sherley, Sherwood Sims. Sisson. Small.
Smith tNew York;. Sparkman, Steasali,
Stedman, steele tIowa), stephens MIS-
sissiVpD, stephens fTexasl. stone, rag
CART Tasue. Talbot. Tavenner. Tay-
Tor tArkansasD, Thomas. Thompson.
Tillman. Tribble. Van Dyke, Nena Bile,
Vinson Watkins. Watson virginia..
Webb, Whaiey. William Eliza Williams,
Wilson Louisiana). Wineo, Wise.
YOUNG (Texas). Total 1Gs. p.i+.
Campbell. Cannon. Chandler IN. ".
Cooper tOhio), Cooper CIV. va.
Cooper tWis), Costello, Curry, Davis
Mimi, Denison. Dowell. Farr, Focht.
ke1l, Hausen, Haley. Heaton. Ilelgesen,
1owa). Hustled. Keisfer Kennedy
1owab. King. kinkaid. La Toilette.
Lenroot, l1nubefSn. Mttfackell- NC
CullOCh. Miller t)el), Mondeil. Mooney.
Morgan eOkla.). NORM. Mudd. Nelson.
North, Porter. Powers. RamseNer.
Rea Wis. Ricketts,. RodenberS. Russell
tOhiop. Scott Pa). Siegel. Sinnott,
Slemp. smith Gdaho), Smith tMinn).
Stafford. stevenson. Sutherland, Swift,
Timberla<e. Tinkham. Towner Vol
stead. Wheeler, Williams tOhiol and
Wood Ind }. Total, 40.
Socialist--l1ondon, I.
Grand total--Ayes. 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Provisions of the Bill.
n brief the bill provides:

In brief the bill provides:
That eight hours shall be deemed a
days work and the standard for reck-
oning compensation of railroad en-
ployes operating trains in interstate
commerce after January I, 1917.
That a commission of three appoint ed
by President Wilson, shall investigate
the effects of the eight-hour standard
for from six to nine months and then
report to Congress. present wages not
to be reduced during the investigati
or for thirty days thereafter, and over
time to be paid at pro rata rate.
While the House was at work the
ton of Democratic Leader Kitchin. oc-
Loom near the entrance to the House
floor, and were in constant consultation
with the labor spokesman in the House
They were insistent that the eight
hour day provision go through without
any of the arbitration or wage fixing
amendments put forward during the
debate.
Representative Casey of Pennsylva-
MIA was constantly on the go between
them and Representative kitchin. and
Representative Heating of Colorado,
who conducted their fight on the floor.
When the vote was taken they OBJ
viously were pleased Their failure to
make statements was attributed to fear
that anything they might say would
have an undesirable effect upon DELHI
erations in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
TO AVERT BIG STRIKE

The program on strike legis-
lation today is:
10 am-Senate starts debate
on Adamsoh eight hour day bill
which passed House by over
whelming majority last night.
ThIrty-minute speeches al
lowed
II m.-Speeches in Senate re-
stricted to fifteen minutes.
4 p.m.-Five-minute speeches
on amendments.
. pm.-Note to be taken in
Senate on eight hour dav
measure.
After passage OF bill special
messenger to start at once for
summer White House at
Shadow Lawn, \. J.. to get
Presidents signature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Nays.

Democrats; Black CTeNas), steele
Pa)-2.
Republicans: Bacharach, Barchfeld.
Bennett Britten. Browning, Butler, Car
ter tMass.l. Coleman. Cramton. Dale
tVtD, Dallinger, Danforth. barrow.
DEMPSEY Dillon. EdmondS. FeSS
(Ohio). Fordney. Gardner tNass.), Gill
let. Glynn, Gould. Graham, Gray On. j.,
Greene tVt). Griest, Hill. Johnson IS.
d., Kennedy OR. ID, Greider. Lafean,
Lehlbach, Macarthur, Mann, Meeker,
Moore (PaD. Oakley, Parker On. j.,
Parker IN ", platt. Roberts tMass).
Rogers Rowe. Sanford. Sells, Sterling,
Stiness. Temple. TreadWay. Ware, Wat
son tPaD, Wilson GnD, Winslow,
Woods Uowa1-54
Grand total nays-36.
Present but not voting: Foster.
Moores GndD, Morrison, Fatten. Sloan.
Total. 5.
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Events and Entrants.

The events and the entrants are as
follows:
Event f. 25-vard> tow Michael Cef.rattf
third precinct; Thomas F. Ouinlan. first: Thorn
as Walsh. second: William 7. Training second .
i. f. Boyle. tenth: j. Z. Baltimore tenth:
Richard II. Mansfield, first. l.. V. Cox fourth:
o. !. Trenis. tenth; Hugh MrDermotf seventh,
J. s. Matthews, seventh: ". l.. Thomas. fifth:
T.. 7. Alexander seventh; +. L. Porter seventh:
L. {. koontz, sixth; J. ". Smith. barbor: A
+. Srnoot. eleventh; J. \. tonnors. first; a. H.
Peek. seventh: E. G. Eartemau. tenth: 6. A
'rotten. harbor; v J. Norris harbor. and {.
e. Parker, ninth
Event =. a:-yard sculing-Thomas Walsh
second precinct. +. q. A. Gatleid. hart,or: j.
F.. BOYLE, tenth. J. $. Matthews. seventh: $ j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Workman Drowned in Potomac.

Garnet Davis. colored, forty-hVe
wears old, 80 / street southeast, this
morning. about 10 go O'Clock. fell over
board from mud scow belonging 10
the District and was drowned DAVIS
vas working on the scoW. which was
anchored off Giesboro. when the acct
dent happened His body was recov-
cred by the harbor police and taken to
the morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Gilbert Erickson Gains Strength.

Gilbert F.ricNson, Takoma Park, VINO
,,,,s shot bv Mrs Cora +. Schuessler We'd
nesday morning while on his way to the
terminus of the electric car line at Ia
loma Park, this morning was reported at
Garfield Hospital as somewhat stronger.
Mrs Schuessler is being detained al the
house of detention 1t is probable that
her counsel will make an effort to get her
released on bond early next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Says the President .'Wabbled."

Representative Mann, the minority
leader. told the House ne be-rved he
could have voted for the Presidents
whole program as recommended 10 Con
gress. But he added, the President,
as he always has in the conduct Of the
country's affairs, wabbled. wavered.
when he had real questions before him.
Bold as he was in asserting his views
before Congress a day or TWO ago, he
now backs water, as shown from his
thin program. and now urges Congress
to pass a bill which leaves out most of
the essential things which he then pro-
posed
Representative Adamson Of Georgia,
author OF the bill, admitted it was
hasty legislation 70 meet an emergency.
we now put in the eight hour law,
he said. and provide for preserving the
status quo until a commission can in
vestigate the dispute between the two
classes of our servants. AfterWard we
will make complete and adequate reg
ulation. taking care of the interests of
both classes of our servants. and doing
Justice to the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Goes Through Under Special Rule.

1t was after day of hot debate that
the House passed the bill, under
special rule brought in when Republi-
can Leader Mann objected to its con-
sideration. Less than half of the re-
publicans followed their floor leader
in the opposition, and when the final
vote came seventy of them lined up
with the majority. while only hfty-slx
voted against the measure. just two
democrats, Representatives Steele of
Pennsylvania and Black of Texas. stood
out against the bill, and Representative
London of New York, the only socialist,
voted for it.
All amendments except those accepted
by the party leaders were rejected One
by Representative Clark of Florida 10
extend the operation of the eight-hout
law to all employees of railroads was
defeated 120 to 81 after Mr.. Clark had
venemently declared he would surren-
der his seat in Congress rather than
Stultify himself by voting for the biiI
without the change. Mr.. Clark did not
answer when the roll was called for
the final vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Principle Is Humanitarian.

TO justify this view. they point to
the fact that the men themselves have
not demanded it, do not want it and
would not accept it. if offered, that
the underlying principle of an eight
hour day, wherever il has been intro
duced. is humanitarian, for the pur-
poses of actually shortening the hours
of labor. and has never been Justlhed
by any law or by any social movement
as a means of increasing wages Tor
hours which shall remain unchanged:
that the eSta blishment of an eight-hour
day in train service has never been
favored in any political platform of
any party, and. while the subject of an
eight hour day has been under con-
sideraticn in party conventions. Its APP
plication has been carefully limited by
party opinion ana has excluded en-
ployes in railroad service and gener-
ally in industrial pursuits: that it has
never been recommended by any eX-
ecutive officer in this country for adop-
ton by any legislative body. and has
never been put into law either by the
Congress of the United States or by any
state. and that il has never been
brought into prominent public discus
sion except in the misleading aspect
given to it in this wage controversy.
and is now being thought of only as a
means of avoiding the nation wide dis
aster of interrupted transportation ia
ciIitieS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
Defense of Arbitration.

After pointing out that the men had
refused arbitration of all points at is
sue the reason given being that no
ference is possible" the statement sa Us:
In saying that no arbitration can be
fair. they indict the whole nation, for
the proposition was that the president
shofIld appoint the arbitrator. They
claim the right to arbitrarily put upon
the railroads. upon the other employees
and upon the whole public their own
demand by the strong arm OF 1helf IT.
responsible and uuregulated power
..-The country is therefore. confronted
by the question whether ii is to be
ruled by law, or by the few men who
acknowledge no limitation Of force
upon their obligation TO the So"lal well
ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02

lher hain't nothin' that'll hold
home t'gether like good wife
rhat crawls ont early an smilin'ly
am cooks a regular breakfast.
Miss Tawney Apple. treasures
o tn Rialio Film Palace. took in
an artificial quarter t'day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-02
spIRITUALIsTs.

KRIS E. MALTBY. SPIRITUAL MEDIUM.
liI2 irh 81. n.w. Meetings. Non, 30 pm;
ed. pm. end Fri.. 7;30 pm. 25c. !
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PALMISTRy.

CONSULT. ZANCIG, -.-..
THE PSYCHIC.
Advice given all Affair." Of HE. So
STUDIO. goi 18th ST. NV
PHONE MAIN 44i9.
hsEE YOUR HAND READ BY MR.. DAOUD.
ths well known scientific palmiSt.
Readings. 81. only by appointment.
1'aore North 1870. Studio. 1922 q st. NV.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-04
OPTIMISTIC HINTS.

You may not feel particularly pros.
prosperous, especially just after the
Christmas season. But 1t may be COM
forting to consider these facts:
If you lived in England, you would
be told fatty that the government
proposed to take half your income for
war expenses.
II you lived in France, and owned
property, your tenants wouldn't pay
you any rent, and every time you tried
to collect a debt OF any kind you'd
have a moratorium Haunted in your
face.
If you lived in Germany, they'd take
all the coin you had, and send you to
Jail II you refused to accept paper for
II.
If you lived in Austria, you wouldn't
have any money at ell.
If you lived in France, you wouldn't
have anything to wear.
II you lived in Poland, you wouldn't
hav anything to eat.
If you lived in Serbia, you'd be dead.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-04
oeeoanes, Vt.h ssctlon s.; ol1le.< 1.o

ooeosnssyWith ssction 50: ohAOese 40
Of the Statutes Of 1913, one w. b
osiosth q T1ScaEora, oonty Of Nako
and STATE Of Nevada fsads aUDlication
to tho State Engineer Of Nevada for
permission to appropriate tie pubic
uaters of the Stste q NsyaAa- snch
apRso0c1Attpa II 70 be maze nom Jar.
rett Greek. at . point In the SWH OF
NWA Of Sec. IL. T.. 40 N. R So E.,
u. ID. b. q n. by means Of dam
and 4-1oths Of one cubic feet per sec
ond u to be conveyed to the sen Of
NEk and NEA OF SEX OF SEC. IL,
T. 40 N. r. 81 e, II. D. B. & n, by
means Of bitches and there used for
irrigation purposes from March 18th
until September 18th of each year.
Water not to be returned to stream.
W NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer
First publication Dec. 6, 1915.
Date OF last publication Jan. z, 1916
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko 0637
Carson O6662

Blko 0637
Carson O6662
Department Of the interior
U. s. Land Office at. Elko, Nevada.
December 8, 1915
NOTICE is hereby given that John
A. Sharp, of Arthur, Blko County, Ne.
vada, who on December 8, 1911, made
Desert land application, Carson City
06662, now Elko, No. 0637, for VIZ
sen sec. 81 and NWH NEA Section
%, Township 81 North, Range So
east Mt. Diablo Base C Meridian
has fled notice Of intention to make
Final Proof, TO establish claim to the
land above described, before the Reg
lister and Receiver of the U. s. Land
Office at Elko, Nevada, on the goth
day of January, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
william Short, OF Arthur, Nevada.
Edward ID. Lutts, of Arthur, Nevada
Albert B. Myers, of Arthur, Nevada
Phil Sharp. of Wells, Nevada.
JOHN e. ROBBINS,
Register.
First publication Dec. o, 1916.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-04

"A de-. - nil w. 10 chs. to cor
No. IS: thence 8. II dos. 10 min. 4
37ls chs. to Cor. No. I. The place d
beginning containing "a area O. Ss.lI
acres, and forming part OF unsurveyed
Sec. l. ToWnShip As north; and Sec
SO. Township 4s North. Ranes 50
Eat AOunt Diablo Msridian, has MED
notice Of intention to make anal three
year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described. before the
Register and Receiver OF this Office
on the twenH-nfth day Of January.
1916.
Claimant names az Witnesses:
James c. Martin, OF Mountain City,
Nevada
Thomas stinton. of Mountain City,
Nevada.
Albert NJ. olin. OF Elko, Nevada.
Henry ]. Jones, Of Elko, Nevada.
JOHN e. ROBBINS,
Register.
First publication December 10, 1915.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko 0321
Carson 05438
Department Of the Interior
U. 8. Land Office at Elko, Nevada
December 4, 1915
NOTICE is hereby given that Ira Sc.
pulyeda, Of Deeth. Elko County, Ne.
vada. who. on October 10, 1910, made
Homestead application. Carson City
0543S now Elko. No. 0321, for lots ]
and Q; 81 NEA Section 4, Township
SO North. Range % East, Mt. Diablo
Base & Meridian, has fled notice Of
intention to make final FIVE 60 year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Register
& Receiver OF the U. s. Land Office,
at Elko, Nevada. on the 18th day OF
January. 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert Anderson, of Deeth, Nevada.
Lawrence Anderson. OIL Deetn. New.
Devrex Goodale, of Deeth, Nevada.
Robert Allies. OF Deeth, Nevada.
JOHN e. ROBBINS,
Register.
First publication Dec. 8, 1915.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-04
INDIANS FOR
PROHIBITION.

The Chippewa Indians on the Ford
du Lac reservation have signed a petit
ton addressed to the Indian commits
sioner at Washington, protesting
against the sale Of liquor The Ind.
ians are supposed to be protected
from the Demon Rum by paternal.
istic white mans government, but
they charge that there are saloons
within the reservation limits, and
liquor is being sold ito the hurt and
detriment Of the Indians"
The compliments ask for prohibi.
ton as a right guaranteed them by the
Chippewa treaty of 1854, which pro
vides that no spirituous liquors shall
be made, sold or used within their
territory"
This is some thing new in Indian
history. The ordinary view OF the
reservation redskin is that the one
thing In the world he ardently desires
is whisky, and that his chief grievance
against Uncle Sam is his forcible de-
privaton OF 1t. Apparently the Indian
has got farther along on the road to
CIVILIZATION than most whites imagine.
We may have Indian temperance lee.
turers touring tie country one of these
days.
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PACIFIC PREPAREDNESS.

How can the United States recon
Gle It's traditional pacifsm with its
present plan for armament? Is there
really conflict between the two
ideals? According TO David ]. HILL
former ambassador to Germany, there
is not. We should be able he says
to say TO the rest Of mankind
we in America have stood for the
dominion of law, for world tribunal
for the sanctity Of treaties and for the
rights of neutralp. We have dis
couraged armament and sought tc
accomplish It's limitations.
Nov we say to you, IL you are going
on with It, II you are intending tc
oyer.power helpless people and tc
dominate the world by brute force
you shall at least not dominate ovei
us. We shall disarm whenever yor
do, but VIC shall arm az long ms yor
arm"
And IL the jingoes are curbed, ant
congress Is content with q moderate
military and naval policy instead of
click the world" program, there shoult
not be any Difficulty in conyincin,
other nations of our continued ain
eere desire for peace and disarIna
ment.
II we plan, however, TO create al
army enal to Gernany's and nav!
eual TO Great IIrlusn's we can't OK
pect anybody TO believe we have nj
aggressive Intentions.
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DON'T
OVERLOOK ASIA.

THE clamorous and insistent war
shouldn't be allowed to divert intel
ngent Americans from what is going
on in Asia. The history that is being
made today in the far east is probably
as important as any being made in
Europe. It isn't SO spectacular. and
we don't hear one per cent as much
about 1t, but its real Significance to
the world. and especially to America
may be even greater
The war, ate rail, may work nc
profound change in Europe. The ter
ritorial limits OF the nations will pre-
suma5ly remain about as they were
before. Their autonomy and racial
characteristics will survive. American
tourists will find the Old World pref
ty much the same as ever, except fol
the added ruins and poverty and the
fresh hatreds. There may be diff
ference in the military atmosphere
we hope, at least, that militarism will
burn itself out and future Europe will
be at peace with itself. But In other
essentials there may be no marked
difference.
1t is Asia, the ancient and unchange
able, that is changing, and holds per
haps the greatest possibilities for good
or evil. japan has risen in fifty years
to be a world power. Even now, while
Europe's back is turned and America
is looking absent-mincedly at Europe
Japan Is reaching out to dominate
Asia 1t is a question whether Japan
will bend China fully to her will, thus
controlling for her own purposes more
than quarter of the human race
whether China will develop into a CO
herent, self conscious and powerful
empire, itself dominating Asia; OIL
whether China will end in anarchy
and Asia will become a fightine
ground for the world-powers. With
the fate of China is involved, indirect
ly, the fate of populous India, of Ash
attic Russia and all the rest of that
vast continent.
It's unfortunate that we don't gel
more news from Asia, and take more
interest In 1t. Well get plenty oil
news from the Orient some day.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-04
HORSE MEAT
FOR AMERICANS.

AT LAST horsefiesh is recognized
in this country as legitimate human
food. The New York board Of health
has sanctioned the slaughtering OF
horses for the meat market. New
York appears to be the first city In the
United States to permit the sale OF
such meat. 1t isn't likely, however
to be the last.
Horse meat Is without objection as
a food" declares the health commits
sioner. ut can be MAIDS a valuable
and cheap addition to the tables OF
thrifty families.
There are many advantages about
horsefesh. A horse never has tuber.
culosis, and generally is so free from
disease as to need less supervision
than cows; hogs or sheep. There is no
sanitary or medical reason why horse.
flesh should not be eaten"
The immediate reason for permit
ting the innovation In New York is to
enable immigrant citizens to get the
same cheap meat supply they were
accustomed to in the old country. In
most European countries horsefesh
has become an established article of
diet. Before the war, horse meat of
the best quality was selling in Brus.
sells at higher price than Argentine
beef. Generally, however, beef is more
expensive. There Is no prejudice
against horsefiesh among the French.
Paris In recent years has eaten from
$50 to 200 horses a day. The meat is
said to be much like beef, except that
the grain Is a little coarser and the
flavor little stronger.