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THE SOLDIERS AND THE WAR.

Information comes to US that the
people Of the United States are making
many sacrifices in the way of donations
by all kinds Of sources for the comfort
Of its soldiers who are preparing to go
to the front to fight for "Old Glory"
The question has been asked: "what
is the United States doing for ITS
Black regulars who have always
fought for the country in all of its wars
and skirmishes for the last so odd
yearsf" We hear nothing Of their COM
forts but once in a while we get a letter
from some of the soldiers asking:
what are the people doing for usf''
A most pathetic inquiry comes from
soldiers of Bakery Company No. 40 To-
Gated in Deming, New Mexico. This
Company consists of 101 bakers, all Col
ored, who are eneamped with 10000
white soldiers and they are the only
Colored men stationed at this camp.
They have no pleasure except then daily
occupation; they have no association,
because there is only one Colored family
located in miles Of the camp, or in the
city Of Deming. These boys must have
their ordinary pleasures as soldiers, and
it must be expected that they are hu-
man. The white people it is said do not |
want them, but they can bake very good |
bread, and it fills their stomaehs to their
satisfaction, or these boys would not be
there.
The question is this, does the Govern
ment expect to get the best there is out !
Of human life and, at the same time,
suppress that life in its social fune-
tions. The comforts contributed by the
people of the United States are given
for the benefit of all of the soldiers.
Colored people contribute willingly to
the Red Cross fund, but we have no Col
ored red cross nurses. Colored soldiers
and civilians contributed largely to the
Liberty Loan, still these men must be
as one would term il,
among 10000 men in a semi-servile posi-
ton.
The conclusion is, that, if these boys
are to be Disseminated against in the
eantonments, they should be
put IN environments where large numbers
'f their people live, such as Houston,
San Antonio and the other southern can
comments, so that whatever pleasure
hey are entitled to, they could secure
among their own people.
The Government in overlooking these
'aets is making great mistake and it
s hoped that the authorities in COM
nand Of the situation win use their Z
ines.
When the Black boys are sent to
France, they viii not expect any pleas
Ire, they win face the shot and shell
With as much yigor and gameness as
my man wearing the khaki, and they
VII not look for pleasure. but look for
he honor and integrity Of their eoun-
~ and the deliveranee Of their white
'rothers across the sea, 30 that freedom,
ueh as they are denied here win be
in the far east and through
heir valor the world win know him {
'etter and at the conclusion Of this war,
'hen they win have returned home, the !
american people, along with the world 's
ecple, win look upon him, and his raee Z
5 an integral part Of the whole family
{ God's subjects and win give 70 him I
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GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR TEN
PERANCE.

Reduces Beer Alcoholic Content TO
Three Per Cent-AIlovs Grain for
Brewing.
Washington, D. C.-The Food Admin
stration Department of the National
Government has taken a big step for
ward this week looking to the promotion
# temperance during the war. 1t has
been recommended, and the President
las approved, that the alcoholic con-
'ent Of beer should be reduced in the
irst instance to per cent maximum
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and Managers

Some of the leading Republican poll
tieians in this neck of the woods have
set their well-oiled machinery in motion
for the Hon. Charles s. Deneen for the
nomination for United States Senator
from Illinois and the following big Re-
publican high priests will be the diree-
tors of his campaign:
Lewis d. Sits, former alderman of
the Seventeenth ward and committee
man from that ward, chairman; Roy o.
West, committeeman Sixth ward; Jos
eph F. Haas, county recorder and com.
mitteeman Twenty-eighth ward; Ed
ward R Litzinger, member board Of
review and committeeman Fifth ward;
Thos J. Healy, committeeman Thirtieth
ward.
Captain TO Aid.
The general campaign committee will
include the executive committee and the
following:
Henry d. Captain, alderman Tween
ty-ffth ward; Henry Littler, Twenty
eighth ward; Representative Sol Rod
eriek, Thrty-fourth ward; Niels JUL,
congressman Seventh district; William
W. Wilson, congressman Third district;
Isaac n. Powell, committeeman Seventh
ward; Joseph P. Kinsella, committee
man Fifteenth ward; Ninian weleh,
master in ehaneery; Former State SEN
tor, William Dellenbaek; Charles W.
Vail, clerk of the Supreme court; Wal
lace G. Clark, sanitary district trustee;
c. Arch Williams, Third ward, master
in ehaneery; Felix NOrden, Sixth ward;
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SLEEPING FOE HEALTH.

Did You sleep well last night If not,
why mott Well, the chances are you for
got to bring the outdoors in to your in
doors
OF course, there are many causes for
sleeplessness. For example: Overeating,
prolonged mental exertiOn, worry, dis
tress, intense excitement, etc. But for
the average person who losses half the
night or more on a sleepless couch, too
much bad air and too little good air, As
a rule, may be set down rs the cause.
There are very few bedrooms without
windows that maybe opened for the ad-
mission Of fresh air at night, the natural
time of occupancy. The trouble is that
the windows in our sleeping rooms do
not open automatically as soon rs we get
into bed. If they did, then people who
forgot to open their windows, or those
too lazy, or those afraid to do SO, would
get their rightful share Of good, fresh
air every night. If only such conditions
prevailed, the Department of Health
might be able to dispense with its
Bureau of Publicity and Education; it
might be able to discontinue its daily
and weekly warnings and advice as to
the valne Of fresh air at all times as a
dominant and controlling factor in
bodily health and vigor,
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their own accord; because of the fact
that once closed, they viii remain closed
until opened again by human hands,
people who are careless, indifferent or
thoughtless as to the Importance of hav-
ing fresh air in their sleeping rooms,
stin continue to have pneumonia, con-
sumption, bronchitis and eatarrh, the
prevailing dirty air diseased
The inventive genius Of America has
contributed much to the worlds ad-
vancement and betterment. It has given
to rs the telegraph, the cotton gin, the |
sewing machine, the reaping machine,
the telephone and many other Inventions |
49, 1oNOl ANNoAAAAouAACG CANAAlLC0 lit. /
But this wonderful inventive genius has |
not yet foand q way to hookA bed with !,
q window in such away that, when you
tumble into bed and pull the covers up |
over you, the window WIN automatically /
open and admit Gods outside air. We
have folding beds, disappearing beds,
door beds, closet beds, table beds, sofa
beds, but We have yet to discover the
demonstrating bed-the bed that win
insure . supply Of good, fresh air to its
occupant, no matter where the bed may
be leested
There is . very popular and no doubt
wen founded saying that TIE twenty
four hour Of day and night Is logically II
divided into eight hours sleep, eight
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GRAND ESSAY CONTEST AND
MUSICALE.

Ten Sunday schools win be repre-.
scented In the essay contest Sunday, De.
eember 9, 2.30 p. m, at Bethel Church,
corner Thirtieth and Dearborn streets.
Great interest has been manifested by
the daily press, the woman g committee
Of the National Council Of Defense, Who
have consented to act as judges and who
also viii furnish the decorations for the
occasion The church win be- decorated
in the flags of the allied nations of Eu-
rope and America
Subject: Woman and the Ware First
prize, a diamond ring; second prize, a
diamond cavalier. These prizes are do
mated by c. J. Jackson, jeweief at s242
g. State street, and are now ON exhibi-
ton at his store.
Don Z miss the contest. 1t win be the
biggest event of its kind ever held in
Chicago. The proceeds of the silver
offering win 90 to the Sunday school
literature fund for Camp Grant and
Camp Logan
IRENE Mccoy GAINES
Chairman Contest Committee.
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IRENE Mccoy GAINES,
Chairman Contest Committee.

Monday evening, December 10th, the
First Regiment Chicago Guerds, Col
|Frsnk Stewart commanding, win give .
grand military ball at the Eighth Regi-
|nent Armory, 35th and Forest avenue,
10 raisefunds for the regiment
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and his people the due consideration Of
worlds democracy and freedom for
which they will fight for others.
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The compulsory examination of TO-
100000 Of our citizens for army draft
purposes has given new impetus to the
annual medical examination idea and
particularly to the anti-tubercalosis
phase Of the movement For tubercu-
losis alone from one per cent to six per
cent of these men ara being rejected,
which means q sharp revision upward Of
previous expert estimates of the prev
alence of the disease. On this basis at
least 100000 of these men win be found
to be tubereulous. Most Of these eases,
the experts declare, would never have
developed had the preliminary symp-
toms been discovered and treated in
time. These results, it is pointed out,
clearly indicate the wisdom Of extend
ing the periodic examination to all citi-
zens.
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hours work aAd eight hours play. But
it seems that it is yet to be driven home
that, for every one Of these three eight
hour periods, fresh air is the one indis-
pensable thing all the time. This means
fresh air at work, fresh air while you
sleep and fresh air while you play.
Are you getting yoursi
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-02
COMPETITION m BUYING OF CATTLE
METHODS ARE EXPOSED BY RUDDY

hats the matter with the meat in
dustTy Of the country" said Tom
Buddy, veteran Texas cattle raiser
and independent packing millionaire.
3 FThey can't realize how the packers
have the market tied up.
During the convention in Chicago
recently, when most of the big rails
ers of cattle discussed the condition
of the market that is driving hun
dreds of raisers out of business every
year, a German farmer and grower
roselu and addressed the assembly
of cattlemen.
My name is VIM. Depres of In
dian Springs, Ill Iwant to tell what
the stockyards gang did to me. When
Mr.. Armour donated the money to
the Republican state committee he
donated $500 of my hard-earned
cash.
I shipped everything had on
hoofs into the Chicago market when
the quarantine was on last summer
The market could not help but be
good because there hadn't been
much cattle sent in for three weeks.
When 1 did get in my cattle were
first in the pens. Do you think l got
a high price? Why the stockyards
gang knew that 1 couldn't ship out
again because of the quarantine, so
they cut prices until I lost $500. had
to sell my steers for $500 less than
it cost me to raise them
This farmer was dumfounded He
knew that something was wrong
with the way things were run in the
stockyards, but he didn't know what.
The big raisers of cattle are wise.
They don't sell single steer to the
yards gang, but they do sell to small
er growers, who take the animals
and fatten them. When the little fell
low gets run out of business by the
methods of Mr.. Armour or other
stockyards packers, it hurts the
~ - - IL
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-02

an Independent plant in Kansas City
and called the convention in Chica-
go. They are reused.
Every year hundreds of raisers
have been run out of business be-
cause when they took their cattle to
market they could not get a price
that would pay for the raising.
"The cattle Faisers are against the
packers owning stockyards. That
gives them complete control of the
situation. Imagine yourself selling.
You have to trust your cattle with
the stockyards bunch while await
ing a chance to sell. You have to
jump in at the best moment. Mean
while you pay fancy rent for the use
Of the pens. The longer you leave
your cattle waiting for good prices
the more you have to pay out in rent
and this comes out of your profits.
of your cattle are held over night
the packers call them stale cattle
and take of 25 cents a head. When
you have a drive of 10000 this
amounts to $500.
Then you have to pay for feed
and care. When you finally step up
and sell you may not even get back
what it cost you to raise the cattle.
'"The grading of the cattle is all
done by the packing men. Stock
growers say they don't get a square !,
deal on this The weighing of the
animals is also up to the packing
house buyers. You have to take their
word for it,
Meat prices are kept down in the
stockyards in this manner. The
market opens steady, That means
the price for steers is the same as 1T
was when the market closed the
night before.
''Then perhaps Armour & Co. will
offer 2-5 of cent OF the steady
price. Buyers hold of, but a few sell
at this figure. Along comes Swift &
~ q - l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

hotel bar Ito was member &c fbe
Bartenderss union and the Rock Island
aerte of Eagles. lie was united tn
marriage To Miss Augusta Hanson .n
Rock Island. Oct. q, 1907
Besides his wife he leaves his par
euts. Mr. and Mrs, +. H. Bennett bit AL
bany. I'LL, and six brothers. Joseph.
Frank. Clarence and Dennis af this
city and william and Daniel gf AL
bauy. I'LL
Funeral services viii be conducted
tomorrow afternoon al 2 O'clock al She
home with the Eagles 81 charge. Ea#
It. J Rolf will preach fha sermon EEr-
ial Will bg In GAippialH1GE cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

the audience was shouting the fire de
Bartmaut was called
There were So men on the stage.
Immediately under them. beneath the
floor. the fire was burning, yet III
order ID keep the crowd from beC0m-
ina alarmed. not a. one moved.
Injuries Averted.
IT IS believed that had one person
cried fire" q panic would have result
ea. as the od0r Of burning rubber was
50 strong that everyone in the house
noticed IT, It is probable many would
have been hurt, some perhaps fatally,
had the crowd attempted TO stampede
ont of the building
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
SILK STOCKINGS
FOR PITCAIRN ISLAND

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Captain
Griffith Griffiths, of the British
steamship Port Hardy. has just sailed
for Pitcairn Island, In the Pacific,
where he will act as a belated Santa
Claus to the l66 islanders, who sci.
dom have communication with the
outside world.
Since Captain Griffiths announced
several weeks ago that he would
stop at Pitcairn Island to deliver
any Christmas gifts that might be
sent to his ship 80 packages have
been delivered at her pier. Their con.
tents were kerosene, candy, molasses
magazines, clothing, hairpins, fancy
postcards, flour, canned goods. tooth
powder, wedding cake. insect powder
toys and eyeglasses.
One thing is worrying Captain
Griffiths. Among the gifts are face
powder and several pairs of silk
stockings. The captain wonders
whether n few pairs of silken hose
among about eighty women will not
cause trouble.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

02S15.
Elko, Nevada, Land Office, Deem
Der IL, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that OLIVER
RIFE, OF North Fork, County of Elko
State of Nevada, has filed in this office
his application to enter-select-locate
under the provision OF Sec. 1906 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
the following described land, viz:
p The Southwest quarter OF the South.
east quarter (SWA SEA) of Section
4, Township AZ North; Range Sc East.
Mount Diablo Base & Meridian, con
tanning 40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir-
ing to object, because Of the mineral
character OF the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal TO applicant,
should file their affidavits OF protests
in this office, on or before the gotta day
Of January, 1917.
JOHN Z. ROBBINS,
Register.
First publication, Dec. 18, 1916.
Last publication, Jan. 10. 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
the statutes OF 1918, one Henry puyal

the Statutes OF 1913. one Henry Duval
OF Tuscarora, County OF Elko. and
State OF Nevada. made application to
the State Engineer Of Nevada for per-
mission to appropriate the public wat
ers Of the State Of Nevada. Such APP
preparation is to be made from Bren-
non Greek. at point In the sen OF
NEk, Sec. 1. T. 80 N. r. 81 E. NJ. D.
B. & NJ. by means Of dam. and 1.6
cubic feet per second Is to be conveyed
to the sen of NEA. Sec. 1. T. 80 N.
R. 81 E., SWh Of NwA, NJ Of SWA.
Sec. 6. T. 80 N. II. So E., NJ. d. B. &
NJ, by means Of bitches. and there
used for irrigation purposes. from
April LIST until August LIST of each year.
Water not to be returned to stream.
w. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
First publication, Dec. 80, 1916.
Last publication, Jan. 81, 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Elko O735
carson 07004.


Department Of the Interior, U. s
Land Office at Elko. Nevada, January
2, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that FRAN
CISCO ODIAGA. OF Hylton. Nevada
who, on April 81. 1912, made Deser
Land Application, Carson City 07OOt
now Elko, No. OBS, for VIZ NEM
Section sc, Township 90 North. Range
So East, Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Proof, 20 establish claim to the
land above described, before the Regis
ter and Receiver OF the U. s. Land
Office, at Elko, Nevada, on the 18th
day OF February, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
William p. Wright. of Elko, Nevada
Peter Garigui, of Elko, Nevada; vii
lard p. Wright, of Elko. Nevada; Hen
" Porch, of Elko, Nevada
JOHN Z. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication, Jan. 3, 1917.
Last publication, Feb. 4, 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the District Court OF the Fourth
judicial District Of the State OF Ne.
yada, in and for the County of Elko.
In the matter Of the Estate of JOHN
r. BRADLEY, Deceased.-Notice to
Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given, that John
Henderson was duly appointed admin
istrator OF the Estate OF John X. Brad
ley. deceased. on the 22nd day Of De
cember, A. D., 1916; that he duly quail
fled as such administrator on the said
22nd day Of December, A. D., 1916, and
ever since has been and now is the
duly appointed. qualified and acting
administrator Of said estate.
Notice Is hereby given, that the
creditors and all persons havinf
claims against the said estate are re
quired to file the same with the proper
vouchers and statutory affidavits at
tached with the Clerk OF the Court
within three months from the date OF
the first publication OF this notice.
Dated at Elko, Nevada, December
22nd, 1916.
JOHN HENDERSON,
Administrator of the Estate
OF John Il. Bradley, Deceased.
CHARLES b. HENDERSON,
Attorney for Administrator.
First publication, Dec. 23, 1916
Last publication, Jan. 90, 1917
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
SUM MONS,

In the Fourth Judicial District Court
OF the State Of Nevada, In and for Elko
County.
Jennie c. d. Meyer. Trustee. Jennie
c. d. Meyer and x. Rodwell Meyer, her
husband, Plaintiffs, VIZ. Mary d. Flood
James c. Dw'phy. Viola Carrie Car
men Piercy Burnett, William Wesley
Burnett, her husband and William
Wesley Burnett Jr., Defendants.--
Summons.
Action brought In the District Court
OF the Fourth judicial District Of the
State Of Nevada, In and for the County
OF Elko. and the Complaint filed In the
office OF the Clerk OF said District
Court.
The State OF Nevada sends greeting
to said Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within ten days after the service upon
you OF this summons II served in said
County, or within twenty days II
served out Of said County, but within
said Judicial District, and In all other
cases within forty days, exclusive OF
the day Of service, and defend the
above entitled action.
This action IL brought to obtain a
judgment and decree Of this Court that
the plaintiff trustee be empowered to
borrow a sum or sums OF money no,
exceeding the sum OF 100000 and to
execute a promisBory note or promis
sorry notes therefor. and to secure such
promissory note or notes by executing
mortgage or mortgages upon said
lands, known as Trustees Subdivision
OF william Dunphy Cattle Ranch In
Eiko, Eureka and Lander Counties
containing 70,353.s5 acres, or upon said
CATTLE or upon both said lands and said
CATTLE such promlssory notes to ben,
interest at rate not exceeding seyeu
per cent per anpum, and to be payable
not later than three years from theIr
date and such mortgage or MORTGAGES
70 contain all customary provisions. In
Guiding provision for reasonable coun
sci fees to the plaintiff In any action
to foreclose such mortgage and the
plaintiffs pray for such other and fur
Their relief as may be meet In the prem
lseB.
Dated this fourth day OF December
A. d., 1916.
ROBERT d. HUNTER,
Clerk OF Said Court.
tSeal.)
J. II. MBREDrFH and
CHARLES B1HENDERsoN.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
First publication, Dec. 4, 1916.
disqualification, Jan. Is, 1917,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-01-12
WAR AND SCHOOLS

The Kentucky mob that clamored
for the life of a negro and were sc
incensed over the refusal OF the judge
of the district court to tell them where
they could lay hands on the object OF
their bloodthirsty desire that they de
clded to lynch him bears the nature
of proof that there is many mile
stone yet to be passed on the high
way leading to civilization. We mar
vel that the human race was unable
to avert the horror of the European
strife and we yell for greater pre-
paredness lest our nation be swept by
some enemy horde. II would seem
It might be well to ponder a moment
before spending all the loose change
OF the treasury for implements of de
struction and give little thought to
proper training for the human mind
Necessary preparedness against inva'
sion is well but great care should
be taken TO avoid the odor of the pork
barrel. Many OF those whom we are
pleased to term our leading citizens
are praying with high pitched voices
for extensive military preparedness
and they weep and wall and point TO
the scourge OF Europe as moral.
though it looks a little bit as though
Europe is suffering from more pre-
paredness than she was able TO take
care of when the time for action came
These same leading citizens would not
be averse to reaping enormous profits
through realizing the hopes of their
sublime patriotism. for some of those
whose walls bear the most anguish
are in the munitions and armor plate
business.
Also 1t is well to remember the same
brand OF patriotism that prompted the
looting Of the national treasury dur
ing the Civil war, and at moment
when a great battle was raging that
was considered the life and death
struggle OF the country. Then some
of the leading citizens who had main.
tanned lobby in Washington for the
purpose, seeing the time was ripe,
forced the administration to give them
the Union Pacific railroad with its
appendage OF an empire Of agricultural
land and siXty-three million dollars in
cold cash. Patriotism and the dollar
are not and never can be boon com.
panlons. That six hundred million
dollars appropriated for naval and
military expenditure this year may
be well spent but that much more ap.
propriated by the national government
for schooling citizens in training for
peaceful pursuits might prove the
most effective preparedness. II all the
belligerent countries Of Europe had
spent fifty per cent of the money laid
out for slaughter In the past ten years
for schools for universal education
there would be growing grain where
there is now so much blood.
How long is 1t going to take man
to know that he Is man?