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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27
APPLICATION NO. 1895

Notice of Application for Permission
TO Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the
14th day of April. 1917, in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 140. of the
Statutes of 1913, Mamie Winstead and
Henry Peterson, of Lee, County of
Elko, and State of Nevada, made ap.
plication to the State Engineer OF
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from South Fork OF Humboldt
River, at a point in the NWA OF
NEA, Sec. 20, T. 81 N, r. 81 E, NJ
d. b. & NJ, by means of dams, and
two cubic feet per second Is to be
conveyed to portion OF SWA of NEA
and NWA of SEA, Sec. 10, T. 81 N.
r. 81 E., NJ. d. B. & NJ, by means Of
bitches, fumes and laterals, and there
used for irrigation and domestic pur
poses, from May until October of eact
year. Water not to be returned tc
stream.
w. NJ. KEARNEY, State Engineer.
First publication April Fl, 1917.
Last publication May 81, 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27
NEVADA BANKS SUBSCRIBE
$4,000 TO WAR LOAN

One hundred and ten thousand dol
lars has been subscribed in Reno al
ready on the three per cent treasury
note loan to the government for an
emergency war fund.
Sixty thousand dollars of this
money was loaned by the Farslers &
Merchants National bank and $4,000
by the Reno National bank. The
First National bank of Winnemucca
also subscribed $4,000.
This loan is an emergency loan and
the bonds are convertible to the three
and one-half year war bond issu,
which has not been fully worked ou
yet. The treasury notes are payable
on July /.
For the war bond issue all thu
banks in Reno are preparing to max,
large subscriptions and all the bank!
are preparing to handle subscription!
from individuals. These subscription
can be made now.-Reno Gazette.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27
RESTORATION TO ENTRY or
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
X" List AZ.

tx" List 1929
Notice Is hereby given that the
lans described below, embracing 40
acres, within the Ruby National For.
est, Nevada, will be subject to settle.
ment and entry under the provisions
of the homestead laws OF the United
States and the act OF June IL,
1906 GA Stat, 233) at the United
States land Office at Elko, Nevada, on
June ~, 1917. Any settler who was
actually and in good faith claiming any
OF said lands for agricultural purposes
prior to January ]. 1906. and has not
abandoned same, has q preference
right to make a homestead entry for
the lands actually occupied. Said
lands were listed upon the appllca.
lions Of the persons mentioned below,
who have n preference right subject to
the prior right Of any such settler, pro.
yided such settler or applicant Is
qualified to make homestead entry and
tho preference right Is exercised prior
to June ~. 1917. on which date the
lands will be subject to settlement
and entry by any qualified person. The
ny sWA, sWK sWK, VIZ SEA
sWH, Sec. II, T. 80, NJ, II. So e., M.
ID. NJ, 40 acres; application OF Clark
w. Curtis, Lamoille, Nevada; List
4-212s. April 10, 1917. G. w. BRUCE,
Assistant Commissioner of the General
Land ONCE.
a1s.26 m3.10.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27
WILL RAISE SHEEP ON
GOLF LINKS AT RENO

Aside from furnishing amusement
for a large number of Reno people
and advertising Reno as a center OF
all kinds of sports, the links OF the
Reno Golf club will furnish feed for
stock and ground for growing grain
says the Gazette.
The directors of the club appoint
ed Rev. Brewster Adams to look
over the ground owned by the club
and decide in what way it could best
be used to serve the country and pro.
duce food.
The 80 acres of land is mostly
rolling and with the exception OF
about four acres is now in grass. The
four acres are planted to grain. Rev,
Brewster Adams reported that it was
best to leave the land in the same
condition that it is now and, instead
of raising potatoes on it. allow sheep
to Craze on the ground.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27
STATUTES REQUIRE
SEATS FOR WOMEN
WORKING 8 HOURS

The following act was passed by
the last legislature. II Ia indeed a
most salutary law and should be
strongly upheld. Following is the
law;
Chapter IL, Section 1. No female
shall be employed in any manufac-
turing, mechanical, OF mercantile ca.
tabIishmont, laundry, hotel, public
lodging house. appointment house.
place of amusement, or restaurant,
or by any express or transportation
company IN this state, more Tran
eisht hours during any one day, or
more than Sc hours IN one week.
The hours or work may be so ar.
ranged 80 as TO permit srp5oyment
of fehsaies at ANY time 50 that Trey
shall bot work moro than eight hours
duritsx the ~ hours OF one day, or So |
hours caring any one week; provid.
cd, however, that the provisions OF
E6is sectIon relating to the hours OF
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko O989
Carson O7S29

Sul oOh VtOE0
Department of the Interior, u. g.
Land Office at Elko, Nevada, March
81, 1917.
Notice Is hereby given that AL,
BERT TRESCARTES. Of LamoiIle,
Elko County, Nevada, who, on May 2,
1913. made Carson City Desert Land
Application O7S29. now Elko, No. O9S9,
for west half OF northwest quarter,
Section 20, Township 80 north, Range
81 east, Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian,
has nled notice Of intention to make
final proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the regis
ter and receiver Of the u. 8. Land or.
fee at Elko, Nevada, on tho 9Th
day OF May, 1917. Claimant names
at witnesses: Charles Trescartes, OF
Lamoille, Nevada; John McKenney, OF
Lamoille, Nevada; James Fraser, of
Lamoille, Nevada; Edward McDer.
mott, OF LamoIlle, Nevada.
JOHN e. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication, March rs, 1917.
Last publication. April 20, 1917.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko O656
Carson O6742


Department Of the Interior, U. s.
Land ONCE at Elko, Nevada, April
25, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES II. NICKEL. of Halleck,
Nevada, who. on February 6, 1912,
made homestead application, Carson
City 06742, now Elko, No. 0656, for
Lots 3 G 4; Eh SWK, Section 1S,
Tow nsbip 35 North, Range SO East
Mt Diablo Base & Meridian, has filed
notice OF intention to make final
Ave year proof, TO establish claim to
the land above described, before the
register and receiver OF the U. s. Land
ONCE. at Elko, Nevada, on the 9Th
day OF June, 1917. Claimant names
as witnesses: Leroy Nelms, OF Hall.
eek, Nevada; Lee Hogan OF Halleck,
Nevada; George Bachman, OF Elko,
Charles +. DeArmond, Of
Elko, Nevada.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication April 81, 1917.
Last publication May 20. 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27

employment shall not apply to nor
affect harvesting, curing, canning,
or drying Of any variety OF perishable
fruit or vegetable, nor to nurses, nor
to nurses in training hospitals.
Sec. 2. Every employer in any
manufacturing. mechanical, or mer-
camille establishment, laundry. hotel.
or restaurant, or other establish
ment, employing any female. shall
provide suitable seats for all female
employees, and shall permit them to
use such seats when they are not en-
gagged in the active duties of their
employment"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27
April 25, 1917.

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
We, the undersigned, doing business
under the name of the ELKO HIDE
{. JUNK COMPANY, and the ELKO
FUR SHOP, have this day dissolved
partnership.
All moneys due the Cos, are to be
paid B. ]. BANGS and all moneys
owed to the Cos, are to be paid by
d. ]. BANGS.
F. T. DOLL is no longer interested
in the above named companies.
u. J. BANGS,
FRED T. DOLL.
AIS m-26
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wARhiRa

Hunting, Fishing ana Shooting ia
strictly prohibited on eli OF our
ranches. on Mary's River and both the
seyenty-one ranches. Tresspassers
will be prosecuted according 70 Law.
Nevada Land 4 Livestock Co.
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half Of section twenty.three. all In
township thirty.four north, range nifty
FIVE east. n. d. B. & N. which said
election shall be held on the LIST day
Of May. A D. 1917. for the purpose
of
/. Voting upon the question whether
they shall accept the charter embodied
In said Act Of the Legislature and
be incorporated as a city, ahd
2. For the election OF q mayor and
tour supervisors for the City of Elko.
At said election the polls shall re-
main open from the hour OF s a. m.
until the hour of p. m. Of said day.
For the purpose OF said election
the said territory is divided into four
wards. within which polling places are
hereby designated. and election off,
Gals are by this board appointed. as
follows, towit:
Ward Number One:
That portion OF said territory lying
southerly from Court street and west
erly from Fifth Street; Polling place.
the room east OF and adjoining the
Bradley Opera house;
Inspectors:
MRS. FANNIE MOODY and
C. E. MAYER;
Clerks:
HARRY BARTLETT and
DOLLIE RUSSELL.
Ward Number Two:
That portion of said territory lying
northerly from Court street and west
erly from Fifth street; polling place,
Knights of Pythias hall;
Inspectors:
MRS. JOS. CURRIE and
GEO. RIDDLE;
Clerks:
w. A. REINKEN and
MOLLIE CURLER.
Ward Number Three:
That portion of said territory lying
northerly from Court street and east
erly from Fifth street; polling place,
Elko County High school;
Inspectors:
ELLA SlMONSEN ana
CHARLES McHARNESS;
Clerks:
A. D. TABER and
JOSIE CRANE.
Ward Number Four:
That portion of said territory lying
southerly from Court street and east
erly from Fifth street; polling place
Elko Fire House;
Inspectors:
LILLIAN PORTER and
STANLEY RIGSBY;
Clerks:
r. w. HESSON and
FERN wooDGATE.
The intersection OF Court and Fifth
streets shall be the point common o.
Wards numbers /, 2, and 4.
And it is further ordered that THU
proclamation be published in the Elk,
Independent, a newspaper published
within the Town of Elko for a perioC
Of at least ten days prior to the dat,
of said election, and that the clerl
OF this board further post cop!
thereof in each Of three public places
within said Town OF Elko for a lik,
y. period of time.
And It Is further ordered that tn
:, clerk of this board shall cause I,
= be placed for public inspection, 70
a like period Of time, full and com
plete copy OF said proposed charter
% at each OF the following places: a
; the Office OF the County Clerk Q
Elko county, and United States Pos
office. Elko. Nevada, and Elko Fir
!, House. Elko. Nevada, where the sam
shall remain open for the examine
ton or inspection Of all qualified yo
ers.
BY order Of said Board OF Count
Commissioners.
ROBERT d. HUNTER,
Clerl
Eiruf mobilization AnrIl On 1917
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
O1b26

Department Of the Interior. U. s.
Land once at Elko, Nevada, April
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-27

First publication April 20, 1917.
Last publication April 80, 1917.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

with bleeding hands the connecting
rod Of the after cylinder and piled up
a scrap heap Of similar fragments be
side the torpedo tube IN the bow.
The engine was stripped 70 the sup
porting column that bore the weight OF
the motor and the pump, and the boat
was not yet on an eve keel, but the
last lower coil OF the field magnet was
lifted from the water By the shifting
OF the weight, and when he had clear
ed the storage battery wires from all
contact with water he rewarded him
self with a few deep inhalatons from
bis nearly exhausted compressed air
supply and sat down to wait until the
insulation was dry.
He had kept the log and knew the
flight Of time By this and the clock
and ia another week he realized with
sinking heart that the motor was
not drying out. A little reelection told
him why. In the sealed up hull the
atmosphere was saturated with mois-
ture, and no more evaporation could
take place. A drying agent for gases
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

partment now held the water taken IN,
and the lower half Of the armature
was immersed. A sunken submarine
with main motor short circuited by
water aud auxiliary motor urned out,
without means TO pump. 10 uove or
TO compress air for power is IN a seri-
ous plight.
My God!' exclaimed Breen, g'anc-
ing at the indicator. Ii marked 100!
"Out with the torpedoes. Breen
said bravely and cheerfully "piscon-
meet the levers and unscrew the de-
tonator"'
Breen's last order carried a meaning
TO these men that was reelected back
in their pale faces. ANY port in a
storm, muttered one. They're good
life buoys on Il pinch" They opened
the torpedo tube. inserted the missile
and closed the breech: then. opening
the bow port. they turned on the com
pressed air. and a cough. a thud and
an thrush Of water testified that the
torpedo was out. Breen studied the
depth indicator.
"one hundred and ten" be called,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

ladder and found the hatch. He pushed
upward, bat could not bulge It. BE
was Oh the surface. but with the top
Of his coming tower awash all below
It vas buried.
He looked at the motor buzzing nots-
fly and working a rotary pump hat
pumDed-air.
Weakly he descended and craw5ed
aft 70 where he had left the T Joint
plug and the wrench and turned that
air pump back into a bilge pump.
heard the gurgltng sound Of water IN
the pipe that accompanied the last few
heaves be gave 70 the wrench and
crawled forward 10 where the air
burned and choked him-j1st q LITTLE
less. Here be waited, listening tothe
blessed sound Of gurgling water n ths
pipe. while the light above grew
stronger and the growing hope OF hfe
/ strove vairly U formulate itself into
words of PRAYER. Then the buzzing OF
fans and motor softened, the gurgiing
sound u water ceased and, though the
fans still whtied slowly. the pumping
came 10 an end The 1890 ampere
hour battery was exhausted but the
work was done.
Breel again climbed the ladder and
pushed upward on the hatch II
yielded, and when the lifting spring
was past the center II few upright
he now looked across a DARK. heavtng
sea at a full moon hanging above the
horizon He had seen it last q month
before.
Three members Of the board Of m
Quiry. that later e1onerated Breen
from misuse " government property,
met at the Army and Navy club long
before he was able 70 answer questions
and unoncially discussed him One
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

"HE Un'tcl States submarine
torpedo boat Diver had come
to the surface TO blow out, to
recharge her storage battery
and to restore her supply Of compress
ed air to its working pressure of 1000
pounds to the square inch.
breen. temporary commander, raised
his boyish face up through the coming
tower hatch, the hinged lid Of which
was held upright by a strong spring,
and looked around at the night. The
lid prevented a view astern. The en-
CINE exhaust drowned the lesser sounds
of the sea.
A curious rushing sound mingled
with the putting Of the exhaust. a
voice high .DOye and astern sang out,
Something under the bow, sir.' and
a huge bulk Of blacker darkness struck
the small semisubmerged craft a glanc-
ing blow from astern, heeled it a little
and bore it under. Breen was washed
downward by the thrush of water, but
held a grip on the coming tower lad
der and found voice 10 call out:
stop the engine. Shut off the gas!'
Against that almost solid column OF
descending salt water he fought his
way upward until. face above the hatch
. again. but looking now in the black
ness Of the deep sea, be seized the
hand hold Of the hatch lid and pulled
it down. 1t closed with a force thai
would have shivered anything bu.
armor steel. and Breen. half drowned
fell to the floor Of the handling room.
Run down. he gasped. Anything
carried awayT'
Seems not. lieutenant answered
the chief Notwithstanding but tn
auxiliary motor. I've burned it out
Had my hand on the switch when tn
jar came. But we're sinking. sir"
We've taken in more than the re
serve buoyancy surely" said Breen
looking at the depth indicator, whicl
already marked forty feet. The ham
moved as he looked to fifty. sixty
and more.
BLOW out every tank" he ordered.
The ballast and trimming tanks wer
emptied, but the boat was still sinking
start the motor and connect up tn
pumps said Breen.
Cant. sir answered a machinis
'-The motors soaked through"
Breen looked and became thoughtft
of face. The depressed engine con
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

was the af1nity7 Il was slower IN
but IL cn me-the old lesson
learned by rote and forgotten. Car
bon diozide Is so.l8.e ia water, vol
ume for volume. Oxygen is but
slightly soluble ia W~ater-about three
parts IN a hundred"
Il see how Il IT," he said, with the
lnfantile smile that had come 70 his
boys face in this trouble. It's the
subliminal self that remembers every
thing, and when you've guessed all
around the subject II pops out and hits
you when you've touched It,"
He found some spare insulated wire
among the stores and rugged t~o
lengths from the poles Il the battery
scraping the ends aud immersing them
In the salt water. A Few bubbles arose,
then ceased
Funny how things come back when
you need them" be said as be pulled
up the wires. II want platinum eiec-
trodes and solder and soldering fluid
chloride Of ziHc-zinc cut By hydro
chloric acid. Wonder II IN have 70
make my acidt'
He did nos He found a soldering
OUTFIT IA the locker, then rummaged
his scrap heap forward for platinum
sparkers and. finding very little Of the
precious metal. ruthlessly smashed all
but three Of the electric bulls that
lighted his prison, robbing them Of the
platinum wires that led the current
into the carbons.
Clumsly. for he was but a theoret-
ical mechanic, be scldered the ends u
the platinum wires and fragments to
The CO.. er GIL Dt lis Le-L----.s, ABOUT
half 70 each, making brushlike cleo
trodes Of the largest possible surface
exposure. Then he immersed them
and was gratifed at the result. Bub-
bles arose in generous quantity.
Now which is whichT' be said as
be leaned over them Lets think
Water-hydrogen and oxygen-HsO-
two parts II hydrogen 70 u Of OK.
ygen. But tie bubbles seem about
the same size.
He STOPPED and inhaled deeply Of
the ar over one column Of BURSTING
bubbles. A little Of this brought on
curious feeling Of ~faintness. with &
desire 10 draw d longer breath.
"Hydro-en surely. he said Nov
the other.
a half inhalation over the other bub
bles sent him back. coughing and chok
Ing, with a bitter. a%striugent taste u
his throat.
NO, lie said as be pulled up tn
wire: chat is nor oxygen. It's som
other gas. / must separate them some
how"
He racked his brains. He knew tina
be was using ~ the existing oxyge
By combining ii in his lungs with cal
bon u form calion dioxide, 10 PC
cent Of which IN the air might be Il
tai: that the hydrogen which he woul
make. win his oxygen. was nonpoisoi
Gus. ike the nitrogen OF the air, b
that. there being less OF It as a dill
= ent. he might suffer from a preponde
: ance Of oxygen, and that this astrt
gent gas that would also evolve fro
! the salt water was a deadly poison
be got rid OF. But how? Vas II ca
bon dioxidef
he did not need 70 sleep on the pro
lem. He had already slept upon ar
= solved it. II came to him suddenly
r the formulated sentences Of the NOR
ing. Water would absorb carbon do
/ ide. volume for volume, while oxygi
7 would only give up three parts TO
] hundred
What a fool | am" he muttere
{ I can simply blow the whole mixtu
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back into the water again and again
and set rid Of everything but the OK
ygen and hydrogen"
Breen now constructed a supple
mentary pneumatic feed system that
was a triumph Of driven genius 10 a
man dying Of headache at the bottom
Of the sea
First he reversed the polarity Of the
Fixed blower in the air pipe overhead.
so thar il worked downward. then he
propped up and secured a section Of
gas feed piping that would catch the
mixed bubbles as they burst and de
liver the mixture 20 this blower.
Below this fan be suspended 4 fair
~ air ticht funnel formed Of the seat
and one leg Of his trousers and 10 the
funnel secured another length OF cop
per piping. The lower end Of which he
hammered hat. 50 that it would spread
the TOW Of gases TO q fan shaped
stream. conducive 70 a large number
Of smaller bubbles
This end he immersed in the deepest
part Of the flooded engine room. sacri-
feed his shirt % form a hood over the
bubbles and under this hood arranged
his original funnel and ian that drove
air through the lead pipe 10 the sui
phuric acid.
He had contrivcd am apparatus 70
manufacture TWO volumes ~ hydrogen
TO one volume Of oxygen. with an IN
known quantity of poisonous gas. that
would suck into Itself the foul air Of
the closed hull and drive it. with the
mixed gases. in a divided stream into
tbs purifying water, and that would
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

ne HaQ 2EGn " last . ~
was q captain. another e surgeon and
a third an engineer, who vas also q
naval constructor and an electrical az
pert
"One thing wen have to find surely
said the captain-~that IS, that the
course in chemistry at Annapolis Is not
thorough. I passed IN the subject But
what did I knows What do l know
now Who but a specialist Ike Breen
could save the boat and his life IN that
manner-if he did save his hfeI How
about that. dOctorF
Hen pull through said the doctor.
His hair will turn dark again, and the
wrinkles Will 30 In time Lord how
he looked-sixty years old. gray haired
am emaciared. shows what an excess
OF o17cen VIII do ever diluted with all
those poisonous gases His lungs and
throat are Just 50 much raw meat
But its funny" said the engineer
NO one can deny B7een's knowledge
OF chenlsuy-that's understood lei
Breen just pulled through his exams
bv tie skin OF his teeth Chemical sym
bols were worse than Greek 70 him
and chemical equations a deep dark
mvs-e-v. And yet down there IN the
I dark lie took q chance that nothing out
utter desperation would induce ne 70
take and made q great discovery In
/ chemical reactions not down In any
textbook.
what chance? What discovery
wei. this. Eiectrolyss Of water 10
easy. as we All know. and the product
Is oxygen and hydrogen. which can Dc
b-eathed for a time. bur it IS an expo
sive mixture that wsuld have blown
him u eternity had enough o. Il touch
81 a shark from ei-he- ~ those three
fans
~Rut he hac tnclosed the cOnmuta-
tors.
YES. bur that was his chance never
rhe.ess. Here is another: he turned
both wires irto The pipe leading into
his IAN system. BE was evolving large
quantities 81 HORNE gas from the salt
~ The water and this is equally explo-
sive when II contact with hydrogen
not only from sparks, but from surona
nelt
N0w. he was in pitch darkness. Of
course. and every pipe feed led directly
FL 'front.' OF the next fan, so that the
mixed gases did not touch the sparks
and explode. But what he rsked wa
the poisoning effect Of that Tree chic
rne before he made his discovery
And it did poison him said th'
surgeon; ripped bis mucous mem
brane 20 shreds and smithereens Blu
what did he discover"
THAT hydrogen and chlorine ga
mixed in utter darkness and violently
agitated viii combine without explo
sion into ~hydrochlodc acid gas" sail
the engineer. Water takes up -
/. volumes OF this gas. but only two an'
, g half volumes OF free chlorine an'
, less OF hydrogen. His discovery save
Q bis life"
But" said the captain dryly. n
made a much greater practical demon
, stration. He has proved that men ma
, safely be elected from torpedo tube
! and that a Whitehead viii support rw'
men In the water"
q The engineer concluded thoughuuuS
? 4 must ask Breen about the new ne
4 action. Its not quite clear.
But Breen did not enlighten him
-
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