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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
4 Letter to a Young Man in
the Food Business

A YOU NC man employed by large food manuac-
~ turer writes me letter.
= He despises his business: he wants to be a writer
He says he feels he is worthy of something better than
merely packing food"
the man who can discover no glory, romance, no
thrill in the business of feeding the world, will find
glory in any other business.
Let me picture the food business as it looks to me.
There famine in Egypt.
Wan, emaciaed men crowded about Pharaoh's palace
camoring for corn. Women tainted in the Streets and
little children died
Only had been wise enough to foresee the
When the famine came, "all countries into
Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn
And Joseph who fed Egypt became the ruler of Egypt
No honor 'cas too great for The mho fed the ancient
,ond
world have been honored by it.
.Apicius "almost deifed by ancient Rome for dis
covering how to maintain oysters fresh and live during
long journey"
He must have been the father of cold storage
-Four hundred years before the Christian era lppoc
mental capabilities What they develop into LATER
he said, depends almost entirely upon what they eat
And now, more than two thousand years afterward
scientists coming back almost to the position of that
wise old man What a nation eats, they tell us. deter
mines what it shall be-
".\n army marches its stomach" Napoleons
phrase
Victory defeat; mental vgor mental decay;
health and optimism, disease and distress-these
nations lot, according to its food.
The cho feed the nation maize the nation.
And little by little, the who feed the nations
have pushed back of mans great enemies the fear
of famine has almost been baniShed from the world.
This generation, and the that preceded it, and the
that preceded that, have known that fear
their ancestors did.
1t to that there may not be food
enough. We have never known time of want
that the world has always had enough to eat.
Yet, all through ancient and medieval days. the awful
fear of hunger never absent from mems minds.
Periods of plenty alternated with starvation Men
never knew when storm frost enemy attack
might wipe out the harvcstS of year.
And when the single years harvest wiped out,
famine staked.
1t is very thing in the word-ths conqlering
of the fear of famine Only within few generations have
learned to store their food and distribute it
that, though the crops of States and nations might fall
the world would still be fed.
pity this young in the food business who sees
in it only the means of making a living: whose vision
does not penetrate beyond the dull routine of each days
work.
Such will not go far Around him and over him
will rise the who catch glimpse of the bigness
of their task.
Men who see themselves, not IS parts of a vast
business machine, but the of humanty-the
banishers of the fear of famine from mems minds sarers
the 0OrU of feediu1 fbe
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se4oo271; Charles w. Duane, s5s,771.Ssi
Alexander wemyss s33S4sS, and treu-
erick V. Nation, S275s0i
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GEORGE W. TWADDELL'S WILL
DISP0SES OF 500, 900
Estate Bequeathed to His Two Nieces
and a Nephew

An estate valued mt $4,000 is left TO
two niecrs and a nephew Of the testator
by the VIII of George w Twaddell. 1901
Baltimore avenue. admitted TO probate to-
day by Register of Wills Sheehan.
other wills probated today were those
Of Nathan Dicicy, who died at Pasadena.
cal. leaving an estate valued at $4,000;
Mary H. Manuel, I27 Spring Garden
street, $4,000: Charles IGhingcr. 053
North 9Th street. St1,OOO Archibald Boyd.
1905 Federal street $1,000; William II.
Weaver, 2l33 West Estaugh street, $4,000
Annie T. Borden. 52O7 Irving street S27OO
Amanda Sincs. 4216 Spruce street, $500,
and NIoritz Breithaupt, 37lO wallace
street. $1,000.
The personally Of the estate of Mary
o. \. Longstreth has been appraised at
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LEARN PREPAREDNESS
DURING YOUR VACATION
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You and Your Boy May Learn Military Tactics While Your Wife
and Daughter Can Receive Instruction in Field Nursing
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with the option of acquiring through pri-
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VERSO TREnIsnNDA.

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trnza. Iutanto e fallita Ia speranza del
tedcschi di provocare una guerra santa
nella Persia contro russi cd inglesi, ed
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va sempre piu' aumcntando dopo Ia Wit
t9ria di IIrzcrum.
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bultrprt in Albania Srbbene bulrari
abbiano occupato Elbassan e Berat ed
app'"'o operaIo u coII'Et'nleU'" con IL
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p'rteclpare al atthcEo CohTO Saioi'ccO'
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"Nreppe aEut" "ppuit" 10 Scop" ui us
cutere clrca la luIStiohe a. puraZ"o MA
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p'r'he le Iruppe lurcne enc eraL1 state
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LA BATTAGLIA DI VERDUN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
|SLAV VANGUARDS
/. ONE DAYS MARCH
FROM TREBIZOND
big Guns Dismantled and
Valuable Stores Removed
by Turks
BRITISH LOSE ON TIGR1s
Lack of Water Forces Relief
Column to Retire to Meso-
potamian River
PETRoGRAn. March II.

BBIROGRAD, MarCn u.
The Turkish port OF Trebizond will be
no resistance, according to Tihis dis.
patches today.
Big guns in the harbor have been dis.
fnantled and all the cty's valuable stores
removed. Russian vanguards are now
: within less than a days march of the
city.
The Russian fleet is harrassing the re.
I treating Turks by shelling the roads lying
close to the Black Sea shore
BERLIN, March 1.-THE British main
force In Mesopotamia General Aylmer's
relief column) attacked the Turkish troops
on the right bank of the Tgris on March
I g. and after occupying part of the Turk
! fish trenches were elected by n counter
attack made by Turkish reserves, says a
1 communication issued last night by the
! Turkish War Department.
The text of the communication Is as
, follows:
The British had approached slowly
to the advanced Turkish trenches uu-
ell they were 200 yards distant on
the morning of March the British
main force attacked from the right
bank of the Tigrls. The engagement
kept up until sunset.
The British temporarily occupied
part of the Turkish trenches. but they
were elected by "A Counter-attack Of
the Turkish reserves.
The British withdrew into their for
mer positions and left in the Turkish
trenches 1000 dead and large guam
titles of arms and ammunition. The
Turkish losses were comparatively
light.
A communication issued Thursday night
In London gave the scene of this battle
as Essin, about seven miles from Kut-el-
Amara. The British casualties were de-
iclared small.
: LONDON, March 1.-THE War Office
last night made public the following com
munication concerning the fighting in
Mesopotamia
General Lake reports that General
Aylmer who was operating March
from seven to eight miles from the
right bank of the Tigris River, in
consequence of lack of water has
/ been obliged to fall back on the river.
after having removed all his wounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

boys, not located In the family camp. who
desire 70 take an active part in military
camp life.
If you desire for yourself and every
member of your family the advantages
tunity Of acquiring practical Information
and instruction in some specialized line
OF preparedness, we would suggest that
you write TO the Secretary National Pre-
paredness Encampment. Dept 33-A, Box
434, Philadelphia, Pa, and ask for COPY
Of this free book on preparedness
The Secretary OF the Encampment win
be glad 70 get In touch with such mem-
bers OF the various defence, prepared
ness and emergency societies. whose ex-
perience and eo-operatlou might be MADE
available along various hnes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINLITON, March IT.
et For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
,sey-Fair and continued cold tonight;
Sunday fair and slightly warmer; mod.
crate west and northwest winds becoming
Variable Sunday.
The northeastern storm is moving out
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence this morn.
ing, having caused light snow from Phil.
adelphia northward during the last "A
{ hours. 1t has been followed by a de.
cided drop in temperature in the middle
Atlantic States and the Ohio basin The
cold area moved in from the Dakotas and
minnesota, and the temperatures are ris.
-dng rapidly in those districts. Fair weather
Is reported from virtually the entire
country this morning with clear skies at
most places,
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Man Fatnllr Stricken on street Car

William Mnnich, 3S years old, ~
Knorr street, Tacony, who is employed AT
the saw works of Henry Disston & Sons
Inc. Tacony, was stricken with heart dis,
ease on a Frankford car at 9TH street and
Montgomery avenue last night He was
rushed to the Lebanon Hospital, but died
before reaching the hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
RUSSIA LANDS TROOPS
FOR TREBIZOND ATTACK
Occupation Imminent-U. s. Takes
Charge of Teuton Archives

=, WASHINGTON. March 1f.-Russian
troops have landed on the Black Sea
coast Of Asiatic Turkey and the occupa-
ztion of Trebizond is imminent, accord
ing TO a dispatch received yesterday from
lsthe American Embassy at CONSTANT
nopIe.
nv The State Department also was adj
,,yised that the American Consul at Ire
5bizond had taken over the archives of
sthe German Consulate there. the Ger
man Consul having left
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Management of the tailors' strike which
is now going on here has been turned over
by the Executive Committee of the Jour.
aneyman Tailors' Union to Thomas
Sweeney, international secretary of the
tunion, who has come here from Chicago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
CONTTNUA L'OFFENSTVA
ITALTANA NONOSTANTE
LA NEVE E LIE PIOGGIE
Piccoli Scontri di Fanteria nellie
Valli Trentine ed Azioni
d'Artiglieria sulPIsonzo
sui Carso
/ BULGARI PER LA PACE

ROMA. IL Marco.
II Ministero della Guerra pubblicava
ieri sera II seguente Communicate uiiiciale
sula stuazionc ALA fronte italo.austriaca.
in base al rapporto del generate CadOrna.
lie nostre truppe continuano lottare
con II maltempo che impcdisce operazioni
important Nondmcno esse contlnuano
Ia loro lcnta @ pcrsistente offensiva. nellie
victnanze di CASTILLO Dante, in Val La
garina. @ da Citerua. nella vale del Ter
ragnoo nno n Luserna, nellalta vale
dclrAstico sullc allure di Vczzana, in Val
dAssa cd a Marter. I'm Val Sugana, 81
sono avuti piccoii scontr di fanteria IA
werewolf "a moi
LA nostra artigiera ha demolito
parccchi riparl ncmici nell'alta vale del
Sciscra @ nclla vale del Fclla, ed ha
ragglunto con suoi proiettili truppe ne
niche che cranO in marcia nclla vale del
Coritonza sui Monte Nero
"Nela zona del Medic Tson2o lattiyita'
dn nostri rcparti opcranti sui Monte
Nrzi In obbiguto IL ncmcO rinforzarc
con atri uomul lc propre trincec che da
HIIora sono state prcse di mira dalla
uostra artgllcria.
"Ncllu 2oua del Basso lsonzo II nemco
ha spegato una Ccrtu nttivita' Ill artigli-
cria coutro luogh nbitati. Ad cssa ha
risposto In uostra artiElcra con un ben
diretto fuoco che raEgiunsc anchc truppe
ncmichc in marcia sul'altopiano del
CarsD"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-31

pro7en criminals loose to scatter
themselves among the innocent PEG
pie OF our adjacent states We have
done those states an injustice. II the
states OF California. Oregon. Idaho.
Utah and Arizona should do likewise
unto Us. what would happen to the de.
sirable citizens Of our statel Space
and time only can answer.
Prison labor can be used to Profit
and advantage In this state as well as
being done In other states. The conn.
to roads and highways. the streets
and alleys OF the county are badly in
need Of little pick and shovel dress
ing and IL a convicted criminal should
be required to do this much as re-
Enumeration for the cost of convicting
and introducing him to the county
can't see where he could have any
kick coming.
1t appears to me that the justices
of the peace, not only In Elko county,
hut throughout the state where that
heretofore they have been in error on
the point of convicting a criminal and
then setting him free, be now hence
forth and forever discontinued. A
court is a court whether 1t be high or
low. A criminal is a criminal and of
course is not a desirable citizen in any
state, but is a menace to civilization.
The giving of what is termed "a
floater" to convicted criminal by the
justices of the peace of this state,
seems TO be custom in vogue more
or less for many years past but at
this day and time It does not seem to
gibe with our present advanced degree
of civilization.
most respectfully submit the
points set our in this letter to you for
your valuable consideration and II you
deem worthy immediate action with a
view of causing the herein mentioned
erroneous practice by the justices oil
peace of this state being discontinued
Very truly yours,
J. w. PUETT.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-31
WORK CRIMINALS
on ROADS and STREETS


lCarlin. New, Jan. 80. 1916.
Hon. Geo. B. Thatcher.
Attorney General,
Carson City. Nevada.
Dear Sir: In the published annual
report of the District Attorney of Elko
County. to you. under date January %,
1916. covering the criminal business
transacted by hts office for the year
1915. has just been read by me and,
with an unusual amount of interest.
The unusual interest have just men,
toned has been created by two special
features of the report. The first one
is that the number OF convictions to
which penalties have been inflicted,
considering the immense area OF our
county, its population and wealth GER
tainly paints beautiful picture in
favor of the citizenship of the county
and reflects much credit upon our
district attorneys's office in that q
large percentage OF the cases, were
prosecuted in his office and disposed
of in the court room with a nominal
expense. by which, the tax payers Of
the county, has been saved great
deal of money in court costs.
The second feature of the report at
tracing my special attention. l will
here copy from his report: Forty
two cases wherein the defendants
have been found guilty and sentence
suspended. OF the above cases where
in sentence was suspended, 1 will state
that these defendants were undesir-
ables and were allowed an opportunity
to leave the county, before judgment
was pronounced. The different jus
itices OF the peace have used their dis
erection in this regard for the principal
reason that these defendants were un
desirable citizens, and further for the
reason that the limited amount OF
space in the county jail would not al
low all of these defendants to be sent
to the county jail"
will take up his last reason first
since It is the freshest on my mind.
To my knowledge, We now have the
Jail at Elko, jail at Wells. Deeth anc
Carlin. and presume that Tuscarora
Gold Circle and Jarbidge and possibly
other towns and villages of the county
have adequate facilities for combining
and holding prisoners. However, u
our falling capacity is not sufficient
to accommodate the requirements o.
the criminal element of our county 4
lis the impression Of the writer thai
the tax payers of the county who are
known to be desirable citizens
would not object to the necessar!
amount of the counties money being
expended in the building of the neces
sary number of jails.
Now as to the forty-two convicted
] criminals who have been turned loost
without penalty, 1t is known fac
that person who is a criminal, is ;
criminal in any state wherever h
may be. If we have turned forty-twt
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-31
GOVERNOR ISSUES
BIRD DAY EQCT

Since unusual falls Of snov have
buried the natural 1000 or our Wild
birds and has thrown them on the
bounty and mercy Of man who can
save them II he will; therefore I, EN-
met d. Boyle. Governor Of the State
of Nevada. by the authority In me
vested do hereby proclaim
Monday, January Thirty-one,
Nineteen Hundred Sixteen
and each day thereafter while the
present conditions prevail, as
BIRD DAY
when our citizens. young and old, are
asked to provide each day little
grain or other bird food in places &C
cessible to our freathered friends, that
they may live to continue their great
and practical services to man.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal OF the State Of Nevada, at the
Capitol in Carson City, this twenty
ninth day of January, in the year of
our Lord. one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen.
(seaD EMMETT d. BOYLE.
Governor.
BY the Governor.
George Brodigen,
Secretary OF State.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-31
WILSON'S IDEA OF A HERO.

Here is President Wilson's idea of
q hero. expresses in letter from him
to Secretary Lane:
"The rescuer of the bureau Of mines.
who braves the poisonous gases and
saves miner from death; the coast
guard who, at the peril Of his own
life, saves passengers of helpless
vessel from death; the surgeon OF the
public health service who stops a
dreaded scourage in its incipiency;
the engineer who succeeds In reducing
the hazards of industry to its men,
and the man who brings about better
conditions of living among people,
consider all types of the hero who
would be best regarded in the near
future"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-31
BY Mr. Wilson.
Would Eornat Elee,,on.

by Mr. Wilson.
Would Forget EieetSon.
Let us forget" he said. "that this
is year OF national election"
The preparedness Issue. he said.
should have nothing to do with poll
tics.
For the first time during his pres
ent tour. the president spoke OF the
navy and the coast defenses. The lat
ter: the president said. are good in
quality but not in quantity.
Among the duties of the navy was
the protection of American citizens in
foreign countries.
President cheered.
They cheered him as he appeared
within the double Gordon OF bluecoats
stretching around the station and APP
plauded him along the route.
After dining at the hotel. the presi.
dent and Mrs. Wilson drove between
sidewalks black with umbrellas to the
armory. There a crowd of several
thousand had been awaiting him FOL
more than an hour. Many were turned
away.
Speaks at Overflow.
To give them an opportunity to hear
him, the president decided to address
an overflow meeting from balloon,
of his hotel.
The president entered the hall a
$3.50 o'clock amid long and deafeninG
applause and soon thereafter begar
to speak. He sat down to still thu
applause, but the hand-clapping anc
cheering continued. Again when the
president was introduced the crow;
cheered
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-31
ALL NEVADA RECORDS
BROKEN FOR JANUARY SHOWS

Weather Observer H. F. Alciatore
at Reno announces that all prior rec
ords Of snowfall have been broken.
From January 1 to the present date
there have been fifteen days with
snow. Thursdays storm yielded
nearly IL inches, which makes the to-
tai for January thus far 61.9 inches,
which is 7.6 inches more than in Janu-
airy 1890, the year pointed to as the
one of the great sno win Nevada. The
total precipitation including rain and
snow for this month is 6.51 inches.
This amount has been exceeded but
once In 20 years-January, 1880, when
the amount recorded was GIL inches.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-31
PRESIDENT FEARS
FOR UNPREPAREDNESs
says No Man KNOWS What Single
Week slnGI. Day. a single
Hour May Bring.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 2s.-presiden

CLEVELAND. Jan. 2s.-President
Wilson, speaking. as he said. solemn
ly." warned the nation tonight that the
time may come when he cannot both
keep the United States out Of war and
maintain It's honor and declared that
the country must be prepared to de-
fend itself and be prepared at once.
Afraid Of Unreadiness.
America is not afraid OF anybody"
he said. Il know l reflect your feel.
ing and the feeling of all our citizens
when say the only thing am afraid
of is not being ready to perform my
duty. I am afraid of the danger of
shame. l am afraid of the danger of
inadequacy. I am afraid of the danger
of not being able to express the cor.
rect character Of this country with
tremendous might and effectiveness
when we are called upon to act in the
field of the worlds affairs"
Speaks With Gravity and Force.
The president spoke in Cleveland to-
night with more gravity and force
than he has shown during any of his
previous addresses on preparedness.
He was applauded frequently and
when he spoke of defending the ma
TONS honor the cheering was tire
mendous.
Future 10 Dark.
Let me tell you very solemnly
you cannot postpone this thing" he
declared. You do not know what g
single day may bring forth. | do moi
wish to leave you with the impression
that / am thinking of some particular
danger.
In Midst of Dangers.
AZ merely wish to tell you that VIZ
are daily treading amid intricate dan
gers. The dangers that we are tread
ing amongst are not of our own max
ing and not under our control.
think no man in the United State!
knows what a single week. a single
day, single hour, may bring forth.
DwelIs on Nations Honor.
Again and again the presiden
spoke of the nations honor. He dc
clared the real man believes his homo
is dearer than his life and that a ma
TONS honor is dearer than its peac
and comfort. He said 1t had beel
difficult to keep the United States on
of the war and he felt that he ha
proved he was man of peace wheI
possible.
A regret that the question has com
up in a campaign year was espresso