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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-14
Andrew Wilson Argues Against
Referendum Vote on Dis
trict Prohibition Bill.
OTHERS EXPRESS VIEWS
ALONG THE SAME LINES
Head of Anti-Saloon League Denies
Published STRENGTHENING
Held at Polls Theater.

Declaring that if Congress should
grant the right to the citizens of the
District Of Columbia to vote on the
be prohibition here 'the greatest pos
eible corruption fund would be poured
into the District by the liquor inter-
ests," and insisting that the electorate
would be debauched, Andrew Wilson.
president of the Anti-Saloon League,
delivered an address at Polls Theater
yesterday. urging the passage of the
Sheppard bill now before the Senate
and the House District committees.
Mr.. Wilson was one of a number of
speakers who denounced a referendum
plan by which the citizens of the Dis
trict may vote as to whether or not
they want prohibition.
Mr. Wilson today denied statements
appearing in a morning paper report
of the meeting which described him
as charging "a deliberate miscount of
votes at recent Board of Trade meet
ing on the referendum question.
Dictates Statement of Views.
ing any such charge. and dictated to-
day to a reporter for The Star the fol-
lowing memorandum. which, he said.
outlines his views on the referendum
question so far as the Board of Trade is
is concerned:
cat a recent Board of Trade meeting,
at which the referendum was discus
sed, it was evident that it had been
planned in advance to vote for a ref
erendum. That the vote, however. was
not representative Of the Board of
Trade is shown by one of the prelimi-
nary votes where, upon a division, the
secretary of the board counted 100
standing for the drys.' and then count
ed the VETS standing until he had
counted as, when he announced there
were more than 25 which he had not
counted. and the motion was declared
lost. The motion was to postpone in
the Board of Trade the vote on refer
endum.
Il have no doubt that more stood up
for the vets than did stand up for
the 'drys. but I am also certain that
not more than 225. certainly not more
than $50, of the 700 men present voted.
From One Group of Men.
TT is also certain that nearly all of
the votes against the 'drys' came from
one group OF men in the rear of the
room, who were seated after the meet
ing was called to order. When the
persons who were not in that group
went into the hall they were invited to
take seats at the front AS these men
voted as a unit and had in their group
certain attorneys of the liquor inter-
estS, it was evident that the matter
was pre-arranged. This was also evil
dent from a further fact: When the
president of the Board of Trade de-
clared one Of the dry speakers out of
order the. same group cheered his
action very heartily.
1T is my opinion that at least two
thirds of the persons present did not
vote at all. Notwithstanding the fact
that the proposed referendum was pre-
scented to the Board of Trade with the
unanimous Endorsement of its board of
directors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-14
Anti-1iquor Forces in Charge.

Yesterdays meeting at Polls was the
launching of an organized effort by the
anti-liauor forces to defeat a prohibi-
ton referendum. and was held under
the auspices of the District branch of
the Anti-Saloon League, the Pastors
Federation of the District of Columbia
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and other affiliated bodies. Mr..
Wilson presided and more than 900
persons were present at the meeting.
Among those who spoke were Rev. b.
C. Dnwiddie. national legislative
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League: Rev. Clarence A. Vincent, pres
ident Of the Pastors Federation: Rev.
Forrest j. Prettyman, chaplain Of the
Senate: Mrs. Emma s. Shelton, presi-
dent of the W. c. T. L.; f. Hilton Jack
son of the District bar and Samuel ID
Weakly. former judge of the supreme
court of Alabama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-14
Resolutions Adopted.

The meeting passed a resolution op-
posing the confirmation Of Gen. r. G.
Smith as a member Of the excise board
of the District, and a resolution which
outlined the sense of the meeting as to
prohibition in the District and the ref.
erendum plan was passed, as follows.
We believe that the capita, of
great nation should represent the most
enlightened and best governmental
policy in promoting the general wei,
fare. The majority of the electorate of
the United States have abolished the
saloon. an institution which the courts
Of last resort characterize as q source
o. crime ana misery 10 society and
government statistics in such territory
freed from the liquor traffic show that
TIE people are happier healthier a nd
Weather thereby;
For these and otner reasons we urge
TIE SiAty-fourth Congress to enact
law prohibiting liquor traffic in the
instruct OF Columbia, and b. so doing
give our people an opportunity to keep
step with advancing civilization.
TO this end We appeal to Congress
10 pass the Sheppard bill now before
the Senate and pending in the House
Committee on the District of Columbia
ny the usual method Of legislating for
TIE District of Columbia.
Believing that the agitation for a
referendum on the question is mainly
Tor delay and In the interest OF N.
liquor traffic, and that as such referen-
Cum is wholly impraceiceble, We ex.
press or opposition thereto"
Extracts From Addresses.
Mr.. Wilson declared during his adj
G-ass:
we are coming to time when Wa
are facing the greatest moral hattie
ever waged in the District of Column
bia.''
DR.. Vincent said: IF the drink evil
can be stamped out in autocratic Rus
s!a, why not in these liberty-lovinR
United States?"
DR.. Dinwiddie said: Never before
have the liquor people proposed that
prohibition be submitted to the people
for solution"
DR.. Prettyman gave history of thu
working CT local option laws in Mont
gon.ery county, Md, contrasting this
working Unfavorabiy with prohibition.
Mrs, Shelton declared that the Chris
tian motherhood OF the country stands
for prohibition, and that every moth
this fight 20 put down a great evil
Former Judge Weakly held up the
history OF liquor in Ala bama as an ex-
ample of what the foes of liquor can
do by organized effort. and said: The
day Of your deliverance is at hand"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16
ASSESSMENT NOTICE NO. S
CASH BOY CONSOLIDATED MIN
ING COMPANY

Location of principal place OF bust
ness, Carson City. Nevada. Location
OF mine and works. Tonopah, Nye
County, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board Of Directors. held
on the 18th day of January, 1916, an
assessment of one cent per share
was levied upon the capital stock
of the corporation, payable immediate
ly in United States gold coin. to the
Secretary, at the branch office of the
company, Tonopah, Nevada.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the 18th
day of February, 1916, will be delin-
quent and advertised for sale at pub
lie auction, and unless payment is
made before, will be sold on Monday,
March 20. 1916, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with the cost of
advertising and expenses of sale.
BY order of Board of Directors.
e. H. MEAD, Secretary.
Tonopah. Nevada. J15F17
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16

Correspondence of the Associated Press

PETROGRAD, Feb. 16.-Dr. Jacob
Sargis. an American Methodist medi-
cal missionary, who has arrived in
Petrograd after narrowly escaping
death at the hands of the Turks and
Kurds in Urumiah Persian Armenia,
asserts that among the outrages com
mitted against the Christian refugees
was the burning to death of an ,Ameri-
can doctor named Simon or Shimmun,
as he was known there. His identity
was not further established but the
story of the outrage, as told by DR..
Sargis, was as follows:
'Dr. Shimmun was in the village of
Superghan when the Turks attacked
that place. He was among those who
took refuge on mountain near the
lakes. He was captured and told that
since he had been a good doctor and
had helped the wounded, they would
not kill him but that he must accept
the Mohammedan faith. He refused.
as almost all Christians did They
poured oil on him. and. before apply
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16
WATER PROBLEM is SOLVED
FOR TWO YEARS AT LEAST

John G.. Taylor, one of the big ranch
ers of the Lovelock valley, who was
in town Thursday, is very much gra-
titled over the present storm. and de-
clares that for two years at least the
water problem is solved for the ranch
ers on the lower part of the Humboldt
river. The big reservoir has been
completed and with view of en-
larging its capacity they are raising
the banks by means of dredges. Its
capacity is 10000 acre feet and Mr.
Taylor Is confident that the spring
run off will fill it.-Free Press.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16
SENATOR kEDDIE
FEARS FUTURE LOSS


According to the Faflon STANDARD,
owners Of sheep are beginning to look
askance at the weather conditions.
Although up to the present there has
been no unusual loss OF stock. should
the present cold weather and heavy
snowfall continue, conditions are like
" TO be serious. Senator Keddie has
just returned form the northern
ranges and states that while they have
managed to get their fiocks out Of
the hills and are now feeding oil cake.
they say there is great danger Of
heavy losses If the present unfavor-
able weather continues for a couple
of weeks longer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16

and Ohio Medical University and was
for a time resident physician of the
Protestant hospital at Columbus, o.
Dr. Sargis was doing relief work in
urumiah on January LIST last year
when the Russian army retired from
that city, followed by $4,000 refugees
from Urumiah and hundred sur
rounding villages. The hardships and
sufferings endured by those refugees
were described in Associated Press
dispatches. There were still left in
Urumiah and the villages $4,000 per
sons. chiefly Armenian refugees when
the Turks and Kurds entered. The
latter at once began the work of ex-
termination of the Christian popula-
ton. In one town alone, Gulfarchin,
in one night, according to DIR. Sargis,
seyenty-nine men and boys were tied
hand to hand, taken to hill outside
the village and shot. Their wives and
daughters were distributed among the
Turks, Kurds and Persian Mohamme-
dams.
t~~~~~N>>>~>>~>
DR.. l.. Baekland, of the Naval Con
sulting Board, Elmer l.. Corthell, pre-
sident of the American Society OF
Civil Engineers, and Colonel A. M.
Hay, who presents message from the
Canadian engineers.
Announcement was made today of
the election of DR.. l.. ID. Ricketts,, as
president of the Institute for the com
ing year. DR.. Ricketts, Is president
and general manager of the Cananea
Consolidated Copper company and has
directed the expenditure in mining
construction of some $4,000 600
worth of property in the past twelve
years.
Tomorrow, through the courtesy of
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the
members of the the Institute and their
families will be taken around New
York harbor on a naval vessel. The
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16

IN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE
Fifth Judicial District of the State
Of Nevada. In and for the County Of
Nye, in the matter of the Estate of
James Ferrero, deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
the undersigned has been duly appoint
ed and qualified by the District Court
OF the Fifth Judicial District of the
state Of Nevada In and for the Coun-
~ OF Nye as administrator of the Es-
tate of James Ferrero, late of said
County, deceased.
ALL CREDITORS having claims
against said estate are required to file
same. with proper vouchers attached,
with the Clerk of the Court. within
forty days of the first publication of
this notice.
Dated February s, 1916
VIM DeCOURCY,
Administrators
Date of first publication. Feb. 3. 1915
Date of last publication. Mar. 8. 1916
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16
SITUATION WILL Be
RELIEVED BY NEVADA
WORLD NOW LOOKS TO GOOD
SPRING FOR SUPPLY OF
PLATINUM
On, A..ecln,ee prr... ,

NEW YORK, Feb 16.--That the pre-
sent scarcity of platinum due to the
war Is to be I'm some measure over
come by the mining of platinum in this
country and by the substitutions for
platinum which American chemists
are discovering. was the striking
theme of an address delivered before
the American Institute Of Mining En-
glneers in session here
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16

4 ANNUAL STATEMENT of the Tono-
pah Mining Company of Nevada, for
the year ended December 3lst, 1915.
Cash on hand January
LIST, 1915 ...............s 56.479.S9
Receipts during year,. 2,404 .05S. ~
s2.460. 53S. OF
Disbursements during year 2.269,076.7s
Cash on hand December
31st, 1915 ............$ 9146l22
c. A. HIGBEE.
Adv F16t6 Secretary.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16
ALUMNI MEETING
By "Hop''

A meeting of the u of N. Alumni
association of Tonopah will be held
at the high school on Friday evening
February IS. 1t is planned that the
association attend the game, enjoy
the dances, then gather for a short
business meeting.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16
TEMPERATURE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday, so;
a year ago, AZ
Lowest temperature last night, So;
year ago, 81.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16
TAX GERMAN GOODS


ny Associated Presn.1
WELLINGTON, via London, Feb.
16. The New Zealand government
has recommended that fifty per cent
extra duty be levied on all German
goods after the war.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16

, ing the torch, they gave him another
chance to forsake his religion. Again
he refused and they set his clothes
| afire, While running in agony from
the flames, the Turks shot him sew.
eral times. After he fell to the ground
unconscious they hacked his head off
Mr.. Allen, an American missionary,
who Went from village to village
burying the victims of this butchery,
found the body of Shmmun half eaten
by dogs.
"The Catholic mission there took
$50 Christians of all sects and kept
them in small room and tried to
save them, but at least forty-nne of
them among them one Bishop Dinkha
OF the Episcopal mission, were bound
together one night, taken to Gagin
Mountain and there shot down.
Or. Sargis was born in Persia, but
went to America in 1898, and was
educated there by assistance of DR..
W. f. Oldham, former Bishop of India.
He is graduate of Ohio Wesleyan
This precious metal, which since
the war has increased in price from
$40 to 800 an ounce, is now almost
unobtainable According TO f. A..
Fahrenwald. of Cleveland, Ohio. who
presented the address. gold and sill
yer alloys of palladium have been
found to be excellent substitutes for
platinum in its softer forms. 1t is
also explained that the American plati-
mum mines near Good Springs, New,
and looked upon to relieve the situa-
ton very soon. The good news was
received with great interest by the
hundreds of mining engineers who
have migrated TO New York for this
convention.
Tonight the engineers hold their an
nual dinner in the Hotel Astor. Presi-
dent w. l.. Saunders presides and no
table addresses will be delivered by
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-02-16

party will visit the navy yard and
the Sandy Hook proving grounds and
will witness the firing of some big
guns.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-04-21
BAKER 'COMESBACE
pHoME-RUN KINGT RETURNS TO
GAME AFTER YEARS
ABSENCE.
Signed TO Play Third Base for the
New York Yankees-PrIee. Paid for
Release Of Player Placed AZ
S25, 0-salary ls $4,000.

John Franklin Baker. Of .'home-run"
lame, the player who on two occa-
sions smashed the worlds champion
ship aspirations OF the Giants at the
Polo grounds and in Philadelphia with
circuit hits, has been purchased by the
New York Yankees and viii play third
base on the team next season. Baker
signed contract for three years
1916, 1917 and 1918. The price paid
for the player has not been announced.
but it is stated that the New York
club paid more than $4,000 for the
player and his contract calls for $4,000
year.
Baker had record in the American
league which was unusual Never q
brilliant third baseman. he, neverthe-
less, drove in more runs than any bats
man in the league for 1--WE successive
years. From 1909 to 1914 Baker drove
In more than one hundred runs year.
His hitting has always been timely.
and II he comes up to his past prowess
with the bat during the coming season
the strengthened Yankees will be one
Of the best clubs in the American
league.
Before the opening Of the playing
season last spring Baker demanded q
larger salary than that called for un.
der his contract with the Athletics,
which had another year to run. Mack
refused to grant the increase and Ba.
ker retired to his home at Trappe. Md,
remaining out OF professional baseball
all season. Mack was quoted during
the season as saying that he would
refuse to sell Baker until his contract
expired.
"Home-Run" Baker began his big
league career with the Athletics in
1908 and developed into one Of the
most formidable batsmen in the game
He was the star in the worlds series
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-04-21
a1k.Rn

1t was Alix that discovered Alan as
the Elenic steamed slowly down the
Solent. He was already comfortably
established in his chair with a small
pile of fiction beside him.
She paused before she approached
him. Alan had always interested her.
Alix had thought of him heretofore
as modern exquisite subject to ataVic
dts that, In times past. had led him
into more than one barbarous esca-
pade. Now In London she had by chance
readjustment of her estimate. In six
months Alan had turned himself into a
mystery.
Well" she said. coming up behind
him. how are your
Alan turned his head slowly and
then threw or his rugs and sprans
to his feet
'''rhe sky Is clear" he said. "where
did you drop fromT His eyes meas.
ured her. She was ravlshing In a fuI
toQue and coat which had yet to 70
eeive their baptism of import duty.
OH said AlIx, ''my presence Il
humdrum. Just the usual returning
from six weeks abroad. But you'll You
come from the haunts Of wild beasts
and from all accounts you have been
one"
"Reen onei From all accountsF' en-
claimed Alan, a puzzled frown on bis
face. "Just what do you mean3'
They started walking. II meant thai
even In Africa one can't hide from Pic
cadilly. In Piccadilly you are already
known. Not as Mr.. Alan Wayne.
New York social satellite. but as Z
whirlwind IN shirt sleeves. Ten Per
cent Wayne. in short" She looked
at him with teasing archness. Sh,
could see that he was worried.
satellite Is rather rough" remarked
Alan. II never was that"
| "All bachelors are satellites In tn,
nature Of things satellites to othe
] mems wives
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-04-21

scenes of their childhood. they be-
came children and just as a French
man Of the old school will not light a
cigarette In the presence of his father,
SO they would not take a drink for
drinks sake on Red HILL
So Alix looked on interestedly as the
old butler set glasses and started the
port. When 1t had gone the round
Nance stood up, and with her hands
on the tables edge, leaned toward
them all. For Wayne, she was very
fair. AS they looked at her the color
swept over her bare neck. Its wave
reached her temples and seemed to
stir the clustering tendrils of her hair.
Her eyes were grave and bright with
moisture. Her lips were tremulous.
I'VE drink to Alan" she saId. to-day
is Alan's birthday
She sat down. They all raised their
glasses. Little Glen had no wine
She put thin hand on Gerry's arm.
Please, Gerry, pleasew
Gerry held down his glass. Clematis
dipped In the tip of her little finger
and as they all drank. graveIy carried
the drop of wine to her lips.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-04-21
Have you a vacancy" said Alan.

Have you q vacancyT' said Alan.
They both knew they were embark
ing upon a dangerous game but Alix
played 1t often. No pretty woman
takes her European degree without
ample occasion for practice and Alix
had been through the European mill.
She threw out her daintiIy shod feet
as she walked. She was full of life.
She felt like skipping. The light of
battle danced merrily In Der eyes. She
made no other reply.
II met lots OF people we both know"
she said, at last.
(which one OF them passed on the
news that l had taken to the ways OF
wild beast2"
"Oh, that was the Honorable Percy.
Il only caught a few words. He was
telling about q man known as Ten
Percent Wayne and the only time bed
ever seen the shlrt-sIeeve policy work
with natives. When | learned II was
Africa. ! linked up with you at once
and screamed and he turned to me anf
said. You know Mr.. wagner But
Just then Lady Merle signaled the re-
e.NSA- anu WdSn tie men Cdmc OUt
somebody else snaffied CoIlingeford be-
fore / got chance"
"oh, Collingeford," said Alan. Il
remember" He frowned and was 81
lent.
ALAN" said AiIx after a moment,
'let me warn you. see a new ten.
dency in you but before it goes
any further than a tendency lei
me tell You that a thoughtful
man is a most awful bore. When
caught sight of you | thought, What
delightful little party, but II you're
going to be pensive there are others
Alan glanced at her. "Alix," be
said. mimicking her tone, 81 see In you
the markings of an altogether charming
woman. I'm not speaking or the
phinstaking veneer-I suppose yoU
need that in your walk OF lIfe-but
what's under it. There may be others
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-04-21
NATURE HIDES HER RICHES
Seemingly Barren Big Horn Basin Of
Northern Wyoming Has Wealth.
of Oil and Gas.

Natures provisions for the comfort
of mankind in seemingly inhospitable
regions are sometimes we'll hidden and
are found only after the scientist and
the venturesome prospector have come
to the aid of the settler. In the Big
Horn basin of northern Wyoming lack
of water and lack of fuel are conspicu-.
GUS features, and the sagebrush desert.
where the temperature ranges from 80
degrees below zero in January to 105
degrees above zero in July. where the
annual rainfall is less than six inches.
and where timber is scarce, is not at
traetiVe to the settler.
Some years ago three wells drilled
in a dome or uphold of the rocks near
basin, in Big Horn county, struck a
strong flow of gas, and Greybull and
Basin now have the distinction of be-
ing the only towns in Wyoming that
are supplied with natural gas.
Field work done by United States
geological survey parties has resulted
in reports that show the position OF
the rock folds, and drilling has result
ed In the discovery of oil. Fifty-two
wells had been drilled near Basin up
to last October and more than three
.fourths of them yielded oil or gas in
commercial quantity.
In order to drill some of these wells
water had to be hauled in wagons
from the river, miles away. Water
suitable for domestic use was found in
many OF the wells.