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Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

We cannot ignore the influence Of
surroundings upon the mental condi-
ton and therefore upon the spirit and
efficiency of working corps. Attrac-
tive buildings and pleasant surround
ings very distinctly make for a higher
tone and better class Of workers.
even II they do not show an immedi-
ate increased productive efficiency.
which It is maintained they actually
do. And whatever else may be said,
grass plots instead OF cinder piles. oc-
casional trees instead Of scrap heaps.
vines or shrubbery instead Of insight
ley fences or sheds. certainly tend to
make factory life less disagreeable
and more pleasant to those obliged to
live II and cannot fail to be, therefore
worth while intrlnsically.--O. NJ. Beck
er In Engineering Magazine.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
WILDDAY WITH
GRAIN TRADERS

suit of opinions expressed by leading
traders that refusal on the part of
Great Britain and her allies to treat
on the basis of the supposed German
offer would doubtless bring about a
sharp rebound in wheat prices,
whereas any serious peace discussion
might cause materially lower range
of values
Corn and oats felt the effects of
the peace news to a much less ex-
tent than wheat. Pork and ribs also
were comparatively stable, despite
the excitement in wheat. On the
other hand, lard jumped up SIS cents
for the day. the general idea being
that big shipments of lard would be
wanted in central Europe if the
movement for peace proved a sue
cess.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
HELPING THE SOUTH
To BOOST COTTON

Jones locker and the corpses of
American infants strewed the British
coast, the senator from Georgia was
singularly apathetic. This led Sena
tor Lodge to level a shaft at Smith
which frizzled the Georgian's marrow
Said Lodge: "The body of an limo
cent child floating dead on the water
the victim of the destruction of an
unarmed vessel, is to me more
poignant and more tragic spectacle
than an unsold bale of cotton"
Northern and western congressman
can see no good reason why theil
wheat should have a presidential in
junction laid on it while cottor
should go free. Moreover, millions Of
pounds of raw cotton are used by the
belligerents in the manufacture Of
gun-cotton to destroy those lives
which are nourished by wheat.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
tsDeciai TO the Bonanxa.)

tspecini 10 the BonanxaD
WASHINGTON Dec. 13,-The sore
which the Wilson-Gompers- Fitzgerald
embargo proposal has started con
tinues to tester. A western congress
man states that II the administration
tries TO put anything like that across
he is going to waltz an amendment
into the house to embargo raw cot
ton and If he is downed there he is
going to carry the fight to the senate.
The effect of any such proposition
on the "Thunderer from Georgia, "
Senator Hocus Smith, can be better
imagined than described. About a
year ago Hoke grabbed your Uncle
Samuel by the coattails and tried to
drag him into the European war be
cause England had held up few
bales of Dixie's upland down. but
when the Lusitania was sent to Davy
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
FIFTY COUPLES JOIN
THE GOLDAELO ELKs

Over fifty couples went from Tono-
pah to share in the delights of the
charity ball given last night by Gold
field lodge OF Elks. The affair was
ahead of expectations, which had
been excited to the highest pitch by
the preliminary advertising. The Big
Pine delegation was there with the
bells and expressed themselves
heartily pleased with the entertain
ment. The chief feature was the
cabaret performance and the dancing,
which extended over three floors of
the building. julius Goldsmith of
Tonopah supplied the music. This
evening the Goldfeld crowd will send
a large delegation to the Christmas
stocking event of the Tonopah Elks.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
IDAHO DIVIDEND PAYER OWES
ITS SUCCESS TO ASSESSMENTS

President A. s. Ross of the Cash
Boy arrived this morning from his
mines In Idaho. in the most opti-
mistic spirit Mr.. Ross is a great
advocate OF the assessment system
OF operating mines and cites the ex-
ample Of the PittsburgIdaho mine.
of which he is also president. That
company was developed by assess
ments which continued until eighteen
months ago, when the mine was
placed on a producing basis. Since
then the Pittsburg-Idaho has paid
100000 in dividends and has others
in Immediate prospect.
The last dividend. six cents a
share, was paid December 5. making
total OF 100000 In dividends paid
this year by the company. He says
that besides paying the 100000 In
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

negro elevator man in a Broadway
once building was telling Bide Dud.
'ey' the New York theatrical writer,
tnat his landlord had forced him out
Oh his home because he could not meet
an increased rental.
SO he dispossessed your" said Dud.
ley sympathetically.
Wuss'n dat, boss" said the darkyt
he disnatted mer' = Railroad Red
Book
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

dividends this year the company still
has a reserve Of 100000 and has
also this year paid m floating in
debtedness amounting to $4,000,
leaving the concern entirely free
from debt.
Development work this year has
been greater than ever before. Dur
ing the year, in the neighborhood of
100 men have been employed, and a
large percentage of these has been
employed on development work. The
tonnage from the property has also
been better this year.
The machinery for the new power
house at Gilmore is arriving slowly
and delaying the work of instalIa
tion. The big electric pump that will
be used on the 500 level is now going
in and VIII be in operation by the
first OF the year
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Wheat values
plunged wildly downward twice yes
terday-first on account of Germany's
reported overtures for peace, and,
secondly, owing to traders assump-
ton of likelihood that the character
of the terms reported to have been
offered for discussion would Dring
about an acceptance. Extreme breaks
in prices reached Tx cents bushel
and were accompanied by transac-
tions amounting to millions of
bushels.
Closing quotations of the day were
at nearly the bottom level touched,
with the market as a whole 4H to
lOA under the previous days finish.
Hesitancy in the wheat market after
the first break in prices was the re-
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
NORTHERN NEVADA IS
TO HAVE ZINC MILL

Should tentative negotiations now
under way be consummated, northern
Nevada will shortly witness the cree
tion of large zinc mill, and. Incl
dentally, Utah stockholders in the
Nevada Zinc and the Polar Star com
panies will automatically slide into a
big company, where the stock may
command large prices-Salt Lake
Herald-Republican.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
AS|AT|CS SHUT OUT
BY ACT Of congress

lively colloquy. the former insisting
that it was needless to insert in the
bill any reference to agreements be-
cause they would not strengthen the
position Of the United States
1T is great mistake" said Sena
tor Lodge, "for this congress to give
wanton and needless offense to a
friendly nation, by which we gain alb
solutely nothing"
Senator Phelan declared that after
the bill had passed the house certain
japanese busy-bodies objected and
that he thought this government
ought to be conducted from Washing
ton, not from Toxic"
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF
QUITS UNDER PRESSURE
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated Press.D
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Charles C.
Healy, chief Of police, awaiting trial
on charge of permitting the opera
tion of vicious resorts, has resigned,
effective January /. The resignation
followed statements by Chief Healy
that he would leave the service only
at the urgent desire of Mayor Thomp
son and that he was not resigning
voluntarily.
Chief. Healy expressou ,iie hope
that he would be restored to his
former position as head of the traf
fic squad.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
SUICIDE OF oLD-TIMER

David e. Palmer, an old-time resi-
dent of this county, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head
His body was found on the bed in a
cabin adjoining the family home al
Sixth and Pavilion streets. In his
right hand was an automatic re
volver and an examination showed
that he had placed the muzzle of the
weapon in his mouth and fired.
Humboldt Star
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
ENGLISH SALOON MEN
ARE KEEPING THE LID ON

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The lid" is
being tilted so often by saloonkeepers
in England that the liquor dealers
themselves, fearing this continued
winking at the closing time may ad
vance the interests of prohibition
have launched a movement for 1
more rigid enforcement of the law.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-After
another day of debate over the ex-
clusion of aliens on account of race,
the senate late yesterday adopted the
committee amendment to the immi-
grafton bill which would bar Hindus
and certain other Aslatics without
mentioning them by name, with an
added provision stipulating that moth
ing in the act shall be construed to
repeal any existing law, treaty or
agreement which serves to prohibit
or restrict immigration
During the debate Senator Lodge
and Senator Phelan engaged in a
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF WHITE SLAVERY

A man named Breckenridge, wanted
in Luning on charge of white
slavery. was arrested in Reno Mon
day by Deputy Sheriff G. G. Mont
gomery ON telegraphic information
from Constable Ross of Luning.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

"Then you won't sell me the place on
tme2"
"No."
"And you call this trust company
Bahw- Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

Rumania took kick at Germany
and Austria when they were down,
but forgot to make sure that they
were going to stay down. .-Detroii
Press,
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
One Rea,on why. Psrhap,,

"The world keeps moving"
"Yes. but the world doesn't have to
go house hunting and admit to land.
lord that Il has children."-Detroit
Free Press.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

I've just wished out suit for my
ntte boy. and now It seems too tight
for him"
Hell ht 1t all right IL you'll wash
ns boy."-Meggendorfer Blaetter.
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
SILVER SERVICE
FOR BATTLESH|P

The silver service board has made
report of the purchase OF the silver
service for the dreadnaught Nevada,
showing there is deficit of $1S75 in.
addition to bill of Wells Fargo for
$500 for carrying the service from
Carson City back to the makers at
Providence, R. !.
The financial report follows:
Appropriation .....--.......---...--.---....$5O
Silver bullion donated. d................ 1885
$685.
The Gorham company ..$4990.00
Credit allowed by the
Gorham company for
silver bullion ............. 1635.00
Maurice j. Sullivan,
photographs for en-
craving .-.-.---...-,.....-----.-- 4OO
Smith Studio, photo
graphs for engrav-
| ing -.........-.-.........-........ 2.35
$663135
Cash on hand d............... 1856 sssss
Contract with Gorham $500
Paid on account............................. $685.
Balance due ..............................- $187E
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13
caustio.

Peter Qovlngly)-My wife made me
what am, Philip (cuttinsiy)-Have
you forgiven her yeti
Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-12-13

Now must we look forward to an
eggless Easter?-Albany Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-18
HOTEL NEW ENGLAND

AtlastIe cib. South Carolina Ave. and Beach.
Private baths running water IN rooms. elevator fns
pofches etc. : capacity $50. special-s..59 10 dJ.
special vkly. BAH X. II Williams
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-13

voter that the men they have chosen
for congress will not be men who
will meet this coming December to
put laws on the statute books. On
the contrary, the newly-elected con-
gressmen will not begin to do bust
ness until a year from December, I'M
less there is a special session. This
is one of the absurdities of our sys-
TEN Of government The congress
which is soon to get down to bust
ness is made up largely Of defeated
men, which fact tends, Of course, to
make them irresponsible ard reck-
less and to produce the very worst
possible results in the way of legis-
lation. Some time it will be arranged
that the newly-elected congressman
will get right down to business and
carry out the contemporaneous man
date of the people.
-O--O---
HUGHES COULD HAVE WON, SAY
PRoHIBS-TELL HOW
The Republicans could have elect
ed Hughes If they had listened to the
pleadings of the Prohibitionsts and
put a dry plank in their platform.
That is the opinion of dry leaders at
Prohibition national headquarters
here today.
The popular vote for HanyleL Dry
presidential candidate, is estimated
at 100000, twice the 1912 vote. Sid
new ]. Cats, Florida, has just been
elected as the first Prohibition gov
ernor. c. H. Randall, California, was
reelected as Prohibition congress-
man. Many minor candidates were
elected, including eight or ten MEM
bers of the Minnesota legislature and
three legislators each in Florida and
Utah.
Twenty-three states are now dry
and two more will vote as soon as
the state legislaturesi6neet.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-13
mrs r. c. AXTELL.

Seattle, Wash. - Mrs. Frances c.
Axten of Bellingham may be the first
woman to represent Washington in
congress, and the second congress-
woman In the country. The first
congresswoman is Miss Jeanette
Rankin of Montana, just elected.
Mrs. Axteu, Democrat, is giving
her Republican rival, Congressman
Hadley, a close race.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-13
GRAB ALLEGED sWINDLER

GRAB ALLEGED SWlNDLER
Hugo Meyer, 56, 6100 Stoney
Island av,, was arrested in an office
in the New York Life Insurance bldg.
today on charges Of being implicated
in the YorkviIle accident insurance
swindle. It is said that the swindlers
cleaned up $3.50, 900 in the vicinity Of
Yorkville. Meyer must fave five in
dictments in YOrkville.
-O-O-
Phoenix, Ariz.-Dr. PerciVaI Lo-
well, world famous astronomer, head
Of observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz,.
dead of apoplexy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-13

c. & E. |. ACTS ON ADAMsoN
EIGHT-HOUR LAW
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois rail-
road today filed an injunction in the
federal court asking restraint from
the enforcement Of the Adamson
8-hOur law.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-13

Of one Hiram w. Johnson, who
comes to the senate from that state
with the largest percentage Of the
vote, possibly, that any candidate in
any state received, may receive sen-
Gus attention.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28

Mrs. Il ii. Hartman, Mrs. J. Borden
Hartman, Mrs. Charles una Glib
son, Mrs. Foxhall Keene. Mrs. Cor
nelus Vanderbilt, Mrs George W
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
noy, Gouverneur Morris, Finley Pet
er Dunno, Mrs. Whiteiaw Reid, Gift
ford Pinchot, Mrs. August Belmont,
Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont. Mrs W
Bourke Cochran. Lady Alexandra
Colebrook, hrs. Joseph Pulitzer and
Alton Il. Parker.
An automobile will be awarded to
the person wearing the prize costume.
Single admission tickets are So and
boxes from S100 to $500.
Fsfsvfng pictures viii be taken of
the hundreds of prominent persons
in their gorgeous costumes aud viii
be exhibited at the bail within an
hour after taking
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28
TEN ALLIES COSTUME BALL
AT GARDEN TONIGHT

NEW YORK, November Is
Americas greatest single effort on
behalf OF relief organizations OF the
entente allies will be staged tonight
when the Ten Allies Costume bali
will be given in Madison Square
lGarden.
Ten boxes viii be decorated to
represent each of the ten nations of
1.-THE allies. In each win be prominent
persons of those nations. At Civ
len hour the hall will be darkened
land spotlight turned on the French
box from which Madame Ghenal will
Ising the chorus of the ''Marseil-
laise." Next will come God Save
the King" then the Russian, the
Italian and the rest. Finally the
light win be directed at a box drap-
led in the Stars and Stripes and
THE Star Spangled Banner" will be
sung. All of the national soloists
and a chorus of 1000 viii join the
chorus OF the American anthem.
Among the organizations which
will benefit are: The American am
bulance fund. the British-Ameriean
war relief fund, French heroes La
Fayette fund, the Millicent Suther-
land ambulance three arts fund, fund
for cripples and manned French sol
diers. the blinded in battle fund,
refugees In Russia fund. national al
lied relief committee. vacation war
relief committee and the American
fund for French wounded.
Most prominent of the guests will
be Madame Sarah Bernhardt. she
viii sit in the French box. Some of
the other guests viii be Enrieo Ca
russo. Madame Nellie Media and
Madame Lima Cavalieri.
Among the patrons and patronesses
are: Mrs John JAY Chapman. moth
er OF the late Victor Chapman. Ameri-
can killed while flying for France;
Mrs. Vincent Astor. Theodore Roose-
welt. Miss ida NJ Tarbell, Robert l.,
Bacon, former ambassador TO France;
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28

Though the Italians share cur own
bsiicf that twelve men can properly
and Justly decide the fate Il anybody
accused ~ crime. while the verdict Of
eleven Is worthless. they have exer-
efscd enough ~ intelligence and fore
sight to provide for the always posi-
HE emergency that arises from the IN
capa.ity Of one or more Jurors to con
tinue ia a case
They do II by selecting not twelve
Jurors, hut fwenty-four. to hear and
Judge the testimony. After the TWEEN
ty-four have been chosen. however,
they arc separated into two classes Of
twelve each. The duty Of one Of these
dozens Is 20 serve exactly as our
Jurors do. The others simply sit in
court, listening % all that goes on
and ready TO IN tho places of any in
the FIRST twelve who may die. fall
sick or otherwise become incapacitnt-
cd for service. The extra or super
numerary jurors have no voice or vote
unless transferred TO tho other Glass
New York Times.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28

II In hard to believe that n shadow
Ia probably the origin of oil nstronom-
ical, gcometricai and geographical sci
encc. The first man who fixed his
staff perpendIcularly in the ground and
measured its shadow was the earliest
computcr of time. and the Arab Of to-
day who plants his spear In tho sand
and marks where the shadow falls Is
his direct descendant II is from the
shallow OF gnomon that tho early
Egyptians told the length of tho year.
IL IN from the shadow OF q gnomon
that the inhabitants OF upper Egypt
still measure tho hours of work for O
water wheel. In this case the gnomcn
Is q Ihurra stalk supported ON forked
uprights and points north and south.
East and west are pegs In the ground
evenly marking the space OF earth be-
tween sunrise and sunset. IN q land
OF constant sunshine shadow was
the primitive chronometer. 1t was also
the primitive footrule.-London Mail
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
NOON DAY LUNCHEON
MATTER REorIHINc BrGGaIs
TO srcJRE PERMIT nEFOEt
BEGGING II DISCUSSED.
nersosts Made shows Captains of
soliciting Committees For New
sanitarinm Have fscen Very
Busy This Week.

J. ". Langsford presided al the
roon-day luncheon by tho Chamber
Of Commerce today. After very
Substantial meal the members Of the
chamber took up routine business
which included reports OF the various
committees outstanding.
Judge O. c. Grooc made report of
Joint meeting OF the better roads
committee with delegates from Ennis
aud stated that subcommittee had
been delegated TO study the most
feasible plan for repairing the roads
aud that IN due time such committee
would make report.
Reports from the various captains
Of the money-raising gquads for the
rev aani;arium building made re-
ports showing approximately s14,-
600 raised In the canvass yesterday
and up TO noon today. The goal Is
$50, goo and the captains Will con-
tinue their campaign throughout the
week.
w. q. Mcclain reported that the
railroads were not contributing any
thing to the sprinkling fund and the
secretary OF the chamber was In
structcd To take the matter up With
the roads and see If they could not
be induced To contribute as hereto
fore.
The matter OF beggars working the
town daily was brought up and dis
|cussed at length. a number OF the
members explained that all charity
ought to be dispensed through the
United Charities association, but de-
|clared that It was nuisance to ex-
plain these matters to the many who
applied TO them daily. II was there
fore decided that a committee be
named TO 20 before the city council
to see II law could not be enact
led requiring persons soliciting
|aims to secure permit before APP
bearing on the streets In the ca
pacity of beggars. Talks we're made
by nunDer OF those present. The
committee named was as follows:
III. ~ Peters. S. w Durham, S. p.
|spaldinr. W. A. Roberts and G.. G.,
Groce.
George l.. Lyon Of Red Oak was
present and spoke few words of
TO the town builders.
L. ID. Laaswell was named as chair
man of the next meeting after which
adjournment was taken.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28

Among the gems of history answers
on examination papers are the follow
ing:
The courage OF tho Turks Is ex.
planned by the fact that man with
more than one wife Is more willing to
face death than II he had only one"
sJuEus Caesar was murdered at the
moving picture house."
.'Whcn the last French attack ut
Waterloo proved a failure Napoleon
turned very pale and rode at full galloD
to st. Helena"
Among "howlers' on general sub
jects were the following:
Ambiguity means telling the truth
when you don't mean to-"
Tho nannelctte peril means petit
coat government"
ssfpch butter IS Imported from Dem
mark, because Danish cows have great
er enterprise and superior technical ed
ucation to ours. "--London Globe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28
WHEAT MADE SHARP
DROP ON EXCHANGE
DECEMBER SHOWED A LOSS OF
0A CENTS AT THE CLOSE
OF TRADING.
Renewed Activities of German Sub
marines Responsible for Break.
Sinking of the Chemung
Started Panic.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-Wheat had
a violent drop at the close of the ex-
change here today. with December
showing a loss of Ia cents. May
showed a range of 10 Ia cents dur
ing the day. December closed down
o cents at sl.75. July was down 5
ceats at $1.44 81.
Renewed activities by German sub
marines are responsible for the Wild
changes in the market. The break
came shortly after noon and with the
sellers violent offering holdings De
cember shot down to SLIGO in a few
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28
Antiquity Of tho Dog.

Ie rs impossible to Say when dogs
wero 1rst domesticated, but some OF
the earliest traces are found ON Egyp-
tan monuments. with figures Of dogs.
somewhat Of the greyhound type,
which date back to Mt least $500 b. c.
Even in those remote days the dog was
highly esteemed. Coming down q little
later, we read that Ulysses 5000 years
ago was recognized by his dog Argus
after his swineherd had failed to do SO.
Plutarh speaks Of Alcibades. who
cut of the tail of his dog. and Myron,
the sculptor. immortalized tho animal
by chiscling bis image IN marble. The
Romans valued their dogs and kept
them for the chase and also as pets.
Alexander tho Great owned veteran
fit to tackle lion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-28
j. s. STEAMER
VICTIM OF SUB
uHTLE INFORMATION - Lsck-
NC INDICATIONS ana sfirr
WAS ToRpEDofp.
CREW WAS SMALL
The Sfcnnscr Was Owned In America
and Had on BOARD Grow 81
Thirty-fivc Mcn.---Carriesl
General Cargo.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.--The steam-
er chemang. reported sunk was an
American vessel and carried a crew
OF a., practically all Americans. Tho
dispatches passnd only the usual IN
formation allowed by the admiralty
Of s'vosseI sunk" and Il Ia not known
whether IL struck a mine or was tor
pedocd.
AZ the Office Of Harris, McGiil q
Company. agents, no information had
been received from tho officers
aboard. Tho Chemung sailed Nov.
and carried a general cargo. The
ship left sayei In the Lazorcs q weeI
ago and waa due 70 arrive IN Genoa
ncxt Monday.