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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
PEACE TALK RULING
THEME AT coNsISToRY

ROME, Dec. i.-Discussion of means
by which the Great war may be
brought to an end was the allabsorb.
ing topic Of discussion here today
among the Cardinals gathered for the
consistory. The Pope. Benedict XIV.
Is expected to deliver notable allucu.
tion dealing with this subject. in which
he will review his efforts toward peace
and his attempts to alleviate the hor.
rors OF the struggle.
The only foreign Cardinal to attend
this conslstory ls Annette, Archbishop
of Paris, Cardinal Mcrcier. Prlmate OF
Belgium. is not present because he
would not ask the permission Of the
German military authorities TO make
the journey. and because he did not
wish to stir up another such outburgt
of antiGcrman enthusiasm as marked
his visit here last January.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
"ELKO ENTERPRISE"
MAKES ITS APPEARANCE

The first issue of The Elko Enter
prise. a seven column. fourpage week,
ly publication. made it's appearance
Friday. The editor and publisher. Mr..
d. n. Wheeler. says that the new pub,
iication has come to stay, and that il
will soon be an cight-page paper.
The Enterprise announces. that II y
Republican in politics. and that il will
be- "one hundred per cent. American
1t also announces that It will lead In
certain necessary reforms. and suiting
the action TO the word. Il begins a
fight TO limit the number of saloons in
Elko.
We etend the right hand OF good rel
lowship 10 Brother Wheeler. and we
wish him a very interesting. II not
prosperous future.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
BRITISH MILITARY
GIVEN MORE
Power

LONDON, Dec. "A big shakeup
in the British cabinet Is erpected soon
with King Georges approval. The
king aims 10 put more power in the
hands OF military authorities for indus
trial conscription. such as Germany
now has, and also for a more vigorous
prosecution of the war on all fronts.
1t is believed that the war council
will be reduced and il Premier As.
Quith remains in office his powers VIII
be greatly reduced. The same thing
also applies to Balfour. the first lord
Of the admiralty
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
TRIAL COURT IS
NOW IN SESSION

IN" fall session OF IN" District Court
was called to order this morning by
'uuSe +, J. L. Tabcr. and the roll OF
,"e J"rymen was called Quite q mum.
Oef Jailed 10 respond to their names.
Principally due to the fact that sum.
hohses did not reach them. II Is prob.
"Oi'' however. that sufficient num-
oef are here To try the several cascs
which will come up for trial.
The first case called for trial is the
case of John Woodham. jim brennan
and Frank Whalen. jointly indicted for
grand larceny. Thes" three are also
Jointly indicted for assault with intent
10 commit robbery They are repre-.
''ni"d by Attorneys James Dysart and
o. " Mcnamara.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
INTERIOR CITIES ARE
GIVEN TERMINAL RATES

WASHINGTON. Dec, THE au.
thority of the interstate commerce
commission 10 force railroads to grant
equal rates TO cities in the interior and
near the Pacific coast as against coast
cities was upheld in the United States
supreme court in the first decision
rendered by Associate Justice Bran.
dcis.
Judge Brnndois' decision reversed
the findings OF the lower courts which
sought 10 set aside the rates to Sacra.
mento. San Jose. Santa Clara. and
Stockton. bringing the rates below the
through charges to San Francisco.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
cUDAHY NET PROFIT
S3.o11,415 IN YEAR

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.--Sales Of the Cud.
ahy Packing company in the fiscal
year ending October 2Sth were S133..
s6O,966 compared with SIG, 6,162.I55 the
previous year, while net profits were
s@,0l1,il5 against s723.6l2 in the pre-.
vious twelve months. The surplus. af.
ter dcducting the May l divident was
S2.695.ls2 as compared to 5000, ,2+2 the
previous year. These figures were
made public today in the annual re-.
port.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
ToNoPhH MURDERER GETS
NOT LESS THAN 10 YEAR,

Charles Comisford. found guilty OF
numbering f.. w. Riley, OF the Blue
Ribbon bar on the night OF August
IL. 1915. was sentenced this morning
TO not less than ten years or for life
In prison.
Bill NoneCk, convicted Of assaultine
John Tertla with knife. was sen.
fenced to penltcntlnry for not less
than one nor more than two years
bonanza.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
MARINES CLASH
WITH NATIVES OF
SANTO DOMINGO

WASHINGTON. Dec. THE first
outbreak against Americans since the
establishment OF the United States
military dictatorship. occurred Friday
when the marines and natives clashed
at Macoria. about forty miles from
SantO Domingo City. Several were
wounded on both sides.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04

Nevada eXpends per capita OF total
population $3.50. compared with $3.50
By Kentucky, s2.62 by Tennessee, S3.75
by Maryland. S4.75 by Maine, S4.25 by
New Hampshire, S6.61 by Massachu.
sctts, S6.39 by New York and s5.74 by
Pennsylvania. The average expendi.
turc per capita of school population in
Nevada is $4O.2i; Utah. s3426; Ari.
zona, S30,57; Colorado. $31.5S. Idaho.
S361l; while the eastern state run
from $l7.25 in Missouri 10 s245O in
New Jersey
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
GERMANS WIN BIG
VICTORY IN
RUMAN|A

LONDON. Dec. 1t was officially
announced in Berlin this morning that
the Ninth Austro-German army has
won decisive victory over the Ru.
manlans along the Arjeshu River he,
tween Piteshi and Bucharest, and the
wuy is now open to the Rumanian
capitol
The kaiser has ordered all church.
bells in GerpaR.'. Prussia and AIsac.
Lorraine 10 BE- runG In celebration OF
this victory.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
.BELGIANS RESIST
GERMAN DEPORTATION

LONDON. Dee. I-Three hundred
Belgians and number OF German
soldiers wer" killed in riots at Brus-
sells on November 3Oth. according to a
Reuter- dispatch based on Information
secured from a Belgian refugee.
The uprising is reported To have
been started over the Belgian deporta-
tions
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
BELIEVED king
INCITED RECENT
RIOT IN GREECE

LONDON, Dec. At was announced
on the floor of the house OF commons
today that there are grounds for the
belief that King Constantine and other
government officials of Greece were
involved in the recent clash between
the Greek soldiers and French ma,
rines. Il Is reported that the allies
will make further investigation OF
the trouble
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
Russians AGmit Victory.

PETROGRAD. Dec. The retire.
ment OF tho Russians and Rumanians
TO the south and northwest of Buk,
harest If admitted by the Russian war
OificAIhis morning
General Won MackeTscn's army
which has been reinforced has cap.
lured the town of Gradlchen. twelve
miles south OF the capitol
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
BULL is DANGEROUS ANIMAL

Putting the herd hull In the harness
and making him work In a way OF
utilizing lost power that has many ad.
vocates. IN doing this, however. It
should always be borne In mind that
the bull Is a dangerous animal and
needs Watching.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
British Soldiers
Fighting IN RumaniS.

SOFIA, Dec. I. Dispatches this
morning state that 1t has been dlscoy-
"rcd that British soldiers are fighting
with the Russians and Rumanians in
the Rumanian theatre.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
Shelllnp Bucharest
at Eleven Mile Range.

COPENHAGEN. Dec. 4.-Berlin dis
patches state that the Germans are
sheliing the forts around the Ru.
man!an capitol al an elcven.mile
range
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-04
NEW YORK QUOTATIONS.

Silver rs l,sc: copper. electroly.
Iuc. Jan. 3ic. Apr. 32is-33l@c; lead
: sO.7.5 spelter. f. ST. Louis.
Il2 1913 l-Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
Railroads of Northwest Battle
With Drifts.
Mountain Region Tied Up for
Last Three Days.

Seattle, Feb. 4.-Railroads today
are continuing their efforts to clear
away the snow that has for the last
three days held up the traffic in many
parts of the mountain regions While
a light snow fell in the mountains last
night the rotary crews are making
good headway against the drifts and
it is thought most of the tracks will be
cleared today.
Three Northern Pacific passenger
trains which have been stalled in the
snow in the mountain since Tuesday
will be released before noon today, it
is expected and all other trains are
expected to be running on schedule by
night Portland and eastern Oregon
still are in the grip of the cold wave
but the sleet and snow have ceased
and it is thought no furthr damage
and it is thought no further damage
storm caused more than 100000 dam
age in Oregon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
TERM CUT SHORT
Albert Owen Is PardOned by
Gov. Arthur Capper.
He Saved the Life of a Peni-
tertiary Employee.

Because he saved the life of prison
employee Albert Owen, a convic-, was
today released from the Lansing state
prison, under d pardon by Governor
Capper Two weeks ago owen saved
the life of Samuel Connell. a prison
employee, when a boat capsized in the
Missouri river.
Owen had been sent to the prison
island with number of fellow con-
victs. Following the days work, the
convict started to return in a boat
with Connell. The river was filled
with broken ice. In midstream, a large
ice block struck the boat and the men
were thrown int the river. Connell
could not swim.
When owen saw that Ccnnell was
in danger + drowning. he seized the
prison employee and swan toward
the upturned boat. He managed to
place Connen on the boat and started
to swim with the beat to the main
land 1t is probable that both would
have been ? owned had not other con-
victs and prison employees reached
the scene in a second boat. But owen
was given credit for saving Conrelrs
life and the matter was reported. to
w
nor Capper This mo. ming owen and
Connen shook hands at the iron door
of the penitentiary administration
building and owen a1ked into the
world a free man.
The rescue of Connell was regarded
by prison officials as an act of unusual
bravery Owen. however. did not ask
for clemency He was taken to the
prison hospital after his experience in
the ice clogged river, but the follow
| ing day was able to return to his work
on the prison island.
! AS soon as the details of the case
were reported to Governor Capper. a
pardon for Owen was ordered He
+ was dressed out today and returned tC
his home in LeaVenwOrth-
Owen was sent to the penitentiary
from Leavenworth county in 1908
following his conviction on an en-
+ bezzIement charge Several years age
/ the man was paroled. After a few
weeks of freedom he was picked VI
for violation of his parole and hi.
former good time record removed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
BLOW Up LEvEES
Attempts on Govt Structure at
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Dynamiter Hoped to Rush
Flood Waters From City.

Little Rock, Ark. Feb. Am at
tempt made last night to dynamite
the government levee at Pine Bluff
and which failed would have di-
verted the course of the Arkansas
river many miles from the site of the
town. A small dam was blown out
last night near Grady to relieve the
flood. Officials are Investigating at
tempts on the Pine Bluff revetments
With the water slowly rolling into
the lower reaches of the Arkansas.
the suffering in the flooded areas is
becoming intense. Hundreds of per-
sons, driven from their homes by the
water, tninly clad and unused to the
extreme cold weather that has pre-
vailed during the last week, are paying
toll to water and weather. Relief
work can proceed only slowly IS few
facilities exist to provide succor and
the towns in the flood area virtually
are isolated.
Refugees at Douglas.
All buildings on the states penal
farm at Cummins. a 7,0O0-acre tract,
has been swept away. The farm has
been damaged thousands of dollars,
commissioners say. Suffering from
tho flood today concentrates at Doug
las, where, it was reported here, that
l 900 refugees have sought help.
An urgent call for boats, food and
feed was received in Little Rock today
from DIR. c. w. Dixon, of Douglas.
d. c. Welty. agricultural commissioner
of the Iron Mountain, is expected to
arrive in Little Rock today with a steel
boat to be taken at once to the lower
reaches of the Arkansas that it may
proceed to Douglas an1 Watson, Red
Fork, PendletOn, etc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
ARE DAMAGED
Shawnee County Horticulturists Re-
port Other Fruit in Good Shape

T. p. Van Orsdol was elected presi-
dent of the Shawnee County Horticul
tura1 society at a meeting of the or
ganization held last evening in the
rooms Of the State Horticultural So
ciety T. P. Van Orsdol succeeds
George W. Van Orsdol as president.
W. I. Cole was selected as vice presi-
dent, and Miss Mabel Buckman as
ecretary-treasurer to succeed John
Doane.
Reports up to date indicate that the
fruit prospects are in good shape at
present, with the possible exception of
peaches which may have been injured
during the freezing weather of Janu-
ary. 1t is feared that when the gov
ernment thermometer registered IS
degrees below, here in Topeka, the ice
which covered the buds and continues
to do so, excluding the air, smothered
the prospective bloom.
a program was arranged for the
next meeting to be held the first
Thursday in March. A representative
from the Agricultural college at Man
haitian will speak on Spraying and
Pruning" F. P. Rude will talk on
Gardens in General" while NJ. T.
Kelsey will give instructions for
planting Potatoes" An effort is be-
ing made to arouse interest in visiting
the state horticultural rooms which
always are open to the public, on the
top floor of the state house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
FORD SPLITS BUSINESS
Stockholders Give Up All Interest in
Farm Tractor Business.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 4.-The follow
ing announcement was given out
Thursday afternoon by the Ford Mo-
tor company:
AT a meeting Of the stockholders of
the Ford Motor company today the
company assigned and quit-claimed to
Mr.. Henry Ford personally all inter-
ests and rights in the farm tractor
business.
''1t is expected that the manufactur-
ing and marketing of farm tractors
will be conducted as a separate en-
terprise by Mr.. Ford and his son,
Edsa1 B. Ford, under the firm name
of Henry Ford & Son"
Frank L. Klingensmith, vice presi-
dent of the Ford company, declined to
discuss further the plans of Mr., Ford
regarding the proposed tractor plant.
The announcement was prepared in
the form in which it was issued, it
was said, to forestan any sensational
reports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
One Saves Mother, Perishes as
ReScuer.
Two Daughters of Late Bank
President Burn to Death.
FIVE DIE. IN HOTEL FIRE
Fashionable Atlantic City Hos
telry Claimed by Flames.
Woman Burns to Death in Win
dow Awaiting Rescuers.

New York, Feb. 4.-Six women lost
their lives in a fire which DESTROYED
the home of Mrs Casimir Tag at 243
Hancock street, Brooklyn, early to-
day. Mrs. Tag, widow of the presi-
dent of the German Savings bank, es-
capped, but two of her daughters were
among those who perished The
dead are:
MISS CAROLINE TAG.
MISS HELEN TAG.
HANNAH E. SNAVLEY, 6S years
old, a cousin of Mrs Tag.
JENNIE STEBMAN, a nurse.
ANNA and LIZZIE CAIN, Sc rvants.
The fire which began in a partition
on the lower floor of the four-storv
house is attributed to n defective in
sulation of wires. Miss Caroline Tag
was awakened by smoke ard discov-
cred the fire about 8 o'clock this
morning. fastening to the telephone
she notified her brother who lived in
an adjoining house and then tele-
phoned 20 the fire department. As
she gave the ADDRESS of her home to
the operator at fire headquarters she
said Il am being overcome by
smoke"
Miss Tag awakened her mother.
who is 60 years old. and aided her to
escape through a third-story window
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
RAID
Brokers' Offices Raided in
Eleven Ohio Cities.
PrOprietOrs Put in Jail as Blue
Sky Law ViOlatOrs.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 4.-Twelve so
called bucket shops in eleven Ohio
cities were raided simultaneously to-
day by inspectors of the state bank
ing department and the managers TAX
en- into custody on charges of violat-
ing the blue sky law and operating
fraudulent securities jobbing agencies.
The raids were made on two estab-
iishments in Youngstown and one
each in Dayton, Akron, Canton, To-
ledo. Marion, Steubenville, East Liv-
erpool, Fremont, Norwalk and Piqua
1t is the first action of the kind
ever made on so large scale in
Ohio, and is said to be one of the
most spectacular ever arranged in any
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
100000 RELIEF
Senate Passes Bill to Aid
Flood Sufferers.
Gov. Hays of Arkansas Wires
Appeal to Congressman.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The senate
today passed a bill by Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas appropriating $780,
900 for the relief of food sufferers in
the Mississippi valley and its tribu-
taries and authorizing the secretary of
war to loan tents for those made
homeless in this stricken territory
Little Rock, Feb. Am urgent ap-
peal to Arkansas congressman and
senators to solicit aid of federal au-
thorities was sent by Gov George w.
Hays at noon today.
Through train service on the Cot
ton Belt railroad between Little Rock
and st. Louis was annulled today. At
Newport and Batesville the White
river is subsiding slowly. At McClel-
land. on White river, where the levees
broke Wednesday, water u feet deep
covers the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
Hundreds at Big Conference of
Women in Topeka Soon.
PARTY IN POWER IS "GOAT"
Personal Attitude of Democrat
Legislator No Matter.
If His Party Isn't for Him,
"New Party" Can't Aid.

Plans for a suffrage conference in
Topeka in the next two weeks, attend
ed by hundreds of women from all
parts of Kansas are being formulated
by Miss Mabel Vernon, of Delaware, a
representative of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. A tele-
gram was dispatched to the Union
headquarters at Washington today
asking if Miss Alice Paul, chairman
of the Union, could arrange a speak
ing date in Topeka some time in the
next two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04

Such was a decision reached last
evening at a meeting of suffra ge
workers at the home of Mrs. Lila
Day Monroe, 909 Harrison street. A
definite date cannot be decided upon
until Miss Vernon ascertainS when a
suffrage speaker of national promi-
nence can come to Kansas.
National Politics, Only.
Upon the date of the conference d
project will be launched in Kansas to
formulate a woman's political organi-
zation in every congressional district
every county and every voting pre-
cinct. The Susan B. anthony amend
ment for national suffrage will be the
paramount issue and the attitude of
the national political party in power
on this question will govern political
activities of the Union as to whether
it will work for or against congres
sional, senatorial and presidential
candidates.
Absolutely no part will be taken by
the Union as a body in state politics
that is left to other suffrage organi-
cations. The Congressional Union S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
Today S Big Fires

OTTAWA, CANADA-SiX
killed, three injured, $6,00O,-
900 loss in Canadian parlia-
ment building fire.
NEW YORK-Six women
burned to death, two injured,
in $4,000 Brooklyn residence
fire.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.
Five killed, a score injured in
destruction of Hotel Over
brook, 100000 loss.
HULL, MASS.-Rockland
House burns, $15O,O00 loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04
Z. $. Officials Had Decided 1t
Was Germans Prize.
new DIPLOMATIC CLASH is ON
All Captives-0ver 4O0-Per-
mitted to Leave Ship.
Intend to Hold Ship and Raid
erS for Prize Court.

Washington. Feb 4.-Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. the British ambassador.
today presented a formal demand on
behalf of his government for the re-
turn to to British owners of the liner
Appam taken by German prize crew.
A new diplomatic controversy with
Great Britain is forcshadcwed as the
United States practically has decided
TO hold the prize as Germany's.
Decided in Germany's Favor.
Particularly striking is EnglaEd's
demand in view of the fact that Secre-
tary Lansing indicated today that the
United States had decided to mold that
the Prussian- American treaty governs
the case of the Appah as Germany
contends, and that all that remained
to be decided was the Interpretation
of the application of the treaty's
terms This means that the ship is
considered n German prize.
The secretary disclosed further that
the sole question to be decided was
how long the ADpam should remain
in American waters The treaty
guarantees to a German prize the
right to come and go freely. II the
Appam were forced to depart German
officials have stated the ship would be
sunk to prevent her re-capture by the
British. Germany is expected TO con-
tend the treaty guarantees the Appam
the right to remain safe in Hampton
Roads until the case goes before a
prize court for adjudication. Tech
nically the ship does not become Ger
many's property until such court
establishes the validity of her cap
ture.
Captives Are Freed.
Newport News, Va, Feb. 4-Nlne-
teen days of ceaseless vigil for the
short handed German prize crew
aboard the former British liner Ap-
pam ended late last night when the
! last of more than 400 British prisoners
climbed over the ships side to liberty
I on American soil.
/ All British subjects and the one
naturalized American, G. A. Tagliafer-
/ ri. quit the ship, leaving the prize COM
( mander with his crew and the twenty
J Germans who had been prisoners on
( the Appam. including three women
/ Captain Harrison and Appam's Brit
! ish crew left their vessel only after a
( sharp controversy between agents OF
the owners, Elder Deampster company,
1 and the British embassy at Washing
/ ton The company desired its men TO
remain on the liner to support the
claim that the Germans forfeited their
+ prize by remaining in neutral waters
4 But the embassy insisted that every
! British subject depart as soon as per-
mission had been granted by the prize
/ commander on the demand of the
| United States government.