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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-20
PRESIDENTS POWER IN
WAR TO BE ENLARGED

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-PresI-
dent Wilson and the leaders of both
parties have virtually reached an In
formal agreement for prompt action
on legislation. giving the president
greater freedom in coordinating and
reorganizing government departments
and agencies prosecuting the war.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-20
BAND LIST GOES HIGHER

New subscriptions to the band list
are appearing daily and the amount
of the Independents subscription now
stands at $l475O, with many other
promised subscriptions expected dur
ing the balance of the week.
TIL list now stands:
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-20
THIRTEEN HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
Northern Pacific Passenger
Train Wrecked Near Butte;
Passengers Removed To
Hospital

BUTTE. Mont. Feb. 2o.--Aceord-
ing to word received here, thifteen
persons were injured in n Northern
Pacific passenger wreck ten miles
from this city. The injured were ali
taken to a hospital.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-20

George Russell, until recently edi-
tor OF the Elko Independent, arrived
in Ely Wednesday evening on a short
visit TO his sitter. Mrs. n. II. Chaplin,
George saw service in tn Philippines
during the Spanish American war. but
on account Of defective eye sight, he
cannot again enter the regular ser
vice. but expects to leave in a short
time for France. where he will be
connected in some department in the
government service.-Ely Record.
o. a. PennoCk OF Elko, representa-.
tive OF the Mcdonald Chocolate com
Dany OF Salt Lake. came to Carson
this morning with n grip full OF papers
with which to appear before the In
come Tax Man." but upon arrival at
Carson he found he was minus grip.
papers and all and in its stead a grip
Of some foreigner, a labOrer evident.
ly. containing a pair of overalls, a
jumper and two wooden shoes. Pen.
mock thinks that a crowd OF foreign.
crs who left the train at Huffakers
exchanged grips with him and leaves
this afternoon by auto TO look them
up before they pay his income tax
Carson Appeal.
If Doc had arrived anywhere but in
Carson with such load as this we
might be inclined to question the le'
Gitimacy Of his excuse, but to visit
Carson with the idea OF settling up
with the income tax man and pro-
ducc pair OF wooden shoes in lieu
Of the necessary blanks seems to be
all right. does 1t not? But a travelling
| man with a pair OF overalls? Never!
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-20
TOWN TALK

The Twentieth Century Club tomor-
row will begin drive for the conser-
yation of food stuffs within the city.
Governor Boyle has approved the ad
interim appointment of DR.. Edward
Records as state veterinarian to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
DR.. Mack-Rccse River Reveille.
The Washington times., 1918-05-09

EETTES. he Is wonderful man
lie has the courage OF his
mother and the gift OF CAB
OF his father" was the arrestlng
description which came floating to
me in the crowd the other day.
And Isn't It Rrrestiug? Doesn't 1t
produce the Anne effect on your
mind as when a stone Is thrown
into midstream. and all the little
wavelets gather in excited protest
around this one obstacle TO the even
tenor OF their ways7
The courage OF his mother and
the gift OF CAB OF his father
surely the speaker didn't mean that.
Surely he meant TO say-ror this
speaker was a man. which makes 1t
all the more remarkabls-surely he
meant TO say. the courage OF his
father and the gift Of CAB of his
mother"
For courage and man are
considered so synonymous that tho
two latin words "vir-man" and
"ylrtus"-couraEe-Iook very much
alike and come from the same root
1t is the man who tames the wild
beast. the man whose presence in
sures the safety OF the household.
tho man who buckles on tho armor
and goes out to battle. II Is the
clear eye OF the man that looks
danger in the face until It quHilH
before him. Why didn't he say
this man had the courage OF his
father7
No. He said he had the gift of
CAB" OF his father. What q queer
thing 20 inherit from ones fatheri
ouEhtn't be TO have gotten that
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
The Courage of His Mother

from his mother-a woman who Is
said to manipulate her vocabulary
as the Juggler does his tricks"
From hts mother. who gurgled and
cooed over him and said any fool
ish thing that came into her head.
just to make him sit up and take
notice and QUIT staring so blaRkly
into space?
Who said the saRs things over
and over and over until from sheer
repetition and imitation he said
them, too? His mother. who cor
rected his feeble efforts TO talk and
Strengthened out his vocabulary as
patiently as she Strengthened out
his pudgy little legs when they got
all mixed up trying TO walk. And
who but the mother later on gos-
sIped over the back fence and by
her cheerful chatter about nothing
kept the atmosphere OF tho home
from becoming gloomy and dismal
and swampy7
But, In spite OF oil pre-establlshed
notions. have good reasons FOR
thinking that man meant just what
he said. 1t recalls the picture OF a
barnyard. with the rooster. all
smart and strutty, walking around
everywhere with his "coc.s doc
dle-doo" and his free lectures on
how 10 run q barnynrd, while tho
patient. fussy little hen spends half
her time keeping the eggs warm
for tho chicks that haven't come
out yet. and the other half OF her
time hustlinE around TO hnd worms
and things for those that havs
with all her nervousness and eI-
cItemeHi and overwOrlS. sine never
once gets discouraged and nops
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
By Cynthia
Jackson

Gown IN despair. saying: w hats
the user I can't go any further"
And all the rooster does Is 20 stand
on the fence and give an extra
shout whenever another chick
comes out OF its shell.
Now. almost any one knows OF
few human barnyards that are run
Just about Ike that. In every case
the father has what the man meant
by THE Tlft OF CAB" Every time a
new child appears on the scene he
talks harder and works less. which
means that the mother has te work
harder and talk less. So. in tine.
nature completely reverses itset
and the man Is found doing the
woman's work and the woman -
Going the mans work. The man
talks and the woman takes up the
nEht against hunger ard want
which are always proving around
where children are.
In the most striking case OF this
kind / know. when the last child
was born the father. who was =
skilled mechanic, threw down his
tools and has never worked a dag
ElncS. lie evidently considered his
, work IN ira world done. So the
mother took up the burden. reared
the children and kept a roof over
their heads and over their talking
father. And no Ons listened more
proudly nor furnished a more en-
thusIast!c audience than did this
cou-a geous mother while the father
displayed his gift OF CAB"
So that passing remark was prob
ably a true one-the man had the
Courage Of has mother and tAe gILt
" Sab OF his fatLsT."
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
By LOretto C. Lynch.

II A LII this talk about cheAI
n vegetables in the city IL
rank nonsense" said a wo-
man to me the other day. I'll tell
you, Miss Lynch. there are no cheap
veEetableL why, look at string
bsanL for instance! One gets a
mere handful for twenty-five cents
scarcely enough for four people"
OF course, never argue with q
woman who IL absolutely sure OF
anything. And yet. almost the same
NdHy. my wartime cookery classes
found in various markets and
coo ed In a variety Of ways a host
Of vegetables costing anywhere
fran four to ten cents for four por-
fiona
Have you ever cooked cucum bersF
They are very cheap. and when
pro. erly prepared provide a deli
ei0uH vegetable for a few pennisA
Pare'Rnd quarter lenEthwise the
desired number OF cucumbers. Care
fully scrapO out the seeds. Cut into
pieces half an inch IN length. Cover
with boiling sailed water and sim
msr until the pieces become trans
luesnt-sbout twenty or thirty min
uteH. according to the quantity
Drain and serve with melted butter.
chopped parsley. salt and pepper
White sGucs Is also served with this
dish
Tiny white onions may be boiled
In another pot and combined with
the cooked cucumber just before
serving. By pressing the cooked
cucumber through a Etrainer, the
result IL very much like mashed
SQUASH Try cooking your cueum-
bsr1, am sure you viii like them
and have them more often than you
ever had the raw.
Have you ever tried cooking rad
shes? They taste like white tur-
nips. and when creamed or served
with melted butter and chopped
parsley. they give the family 4
pleasant vegetable surprise.
Some Of the vegetable dealers pick
on or cut OF the green. outside
leaves Of caulInower and throw
them away because 70 one calls
for them
The dealer Will often be glad to
sell you . whole market basket
fun for = few cents. Or. when you
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
By David Cory.

AToW you remsmber in the last
story that the King OF the
- Merry Winds gave PuSs
Junior a little magic whistle which
would raise a hurricane II blown
upon. Wen. Puss didn't want 10
do anything like that. you know.
unless he was attacked by a band
Of robbers or a wild elephant, so
he kept the little whistle in his
pocket until such time a. he might
need It
And after awhile. as he walked
along, he came TO 4 cottage where
q man and his wife were quarrel
ling. And, on. dear me. thoy were
making a dreadful noise. And whar
do you suppose It was all HbOutf
why. II was because she had sold
their old black COW that very morn
inE to = man Tor a bag Of gold
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
Cheap Vegetables
AND HOW TO PREPARE THEM
Some of the Green Things You
Can Buy at Small Cost and
Serve with Success.

have cSulihower. save the leaves
soak them in cold water and cook
like cabbage. adding n very little
baking soda to the cooking water
TO help make them tender. With
this for nRvorinE. you might cook
some bacon rind or bacon endA
Bacon scraps sell for nifty per cent
less than bacon and gives equally
As good flavor to greens.
Thin, scrawny looking punches Of
asparagus may be cooked and made
into a cream OF asparagus soup.
Combine the cooking water, reduced
to one pint by boiling. one cup and
q half OF white sauce. Serve the
asparagus tips in the soup.
In this way the family will get q
better dish for the money expended
than II you try to make them eat
thin. undesirable spears OF ASpGrA-
gus as just plain asparagus.
Do you know you can purchase
from most dealers the outside stalks
Of celery for a trife OF the cost Of
celery by the bunch? These outside
pieces are undesirable as table cell
cry" but properly cleaned, cut up
and stewed in a very little water.
they give the family about the same
mineral salts as the much more sK-
psnsIvs variety for a taste Of which
many Of the more daring restau-
rants are asking = rIdleulOusly high
price.
For n few hours spent in the open
air in the suburbs one can easily
pick enough young. tender dRndelion
leaves TO fill ones knitting bag. on
every vegetable stand I find a num-
Der OF very UnAttractive looking root
vegetables which DO not appeal to
the eye. But when serApsd and
cleaned and cut ana cooked. they
are mighty good eating.
Among these are oyster plant ana
knob celery. OF course. each COM
munity has It's own vsEetables
Beet tops and the ''undesira BILE for
table" pieces OF lettuce are all
worthy OF consideration when one
must market cautiously. Some don't
blame President Wilson II the kind
Of vegetable you have allowed your
self TO grow used TO IL high.
And when you don't buy the old
kind for while two things WIN hap
pen-your family viii have grown 70
Ike these new kinds. and the kind
they used TO Ike Will drop way
down in price
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
Puss in Boots Jr.
AN ENTERTAINING GOODNIGHT SERIES

lou see, this COW was a very won
derful COW. for she gave thirty
quarts OF milk a day and knew
how to make butter and cheer.
a. well.
What's the matter, my rood
friends" asked PuSs. And then
the man and his wife stopped quar-
rellinE and opened the gate. Come
IN. Sir Cat" said the mar. Perhaps
you can tell me how to get back
my black COW which my foolish
wife sold to-day" and then he e1-
pIAinSd TO PUss what wonderful
COW Ghs WRH. But the woman
never said a word. for she wanted
10 keep the money to buy a new
band Was 50 BtinEy that he never
gave her anything 10 wear except
calico aprons.
Let me think" said PuBs Junior,
for l doubt very much II the man
who bought your COW will want to
part with her. She must indeed be
a wonderful animal / once met a
COW who jumped over the moon.
but she never made butter and
cheese that l remember. although
they do say that ever since she took
that wonderful jump. the moon il
fun OF green cheese
i have something OF magic power
IN my pocket" Puss whispered to
the man. Come with me. that IS,
II you can take me TO the place
where your COW Is kept. and ! Will
promise you that you shall buy her
back for less than half the price
your wife sold her for
So the man told Puss TO follow
him and together they went down
the road for maybe a mile until
they came 10 n great barn. through
the doorway OF which Puss saw a
beautiful black COW. There she
is" exclaimed the man. and he
called out, 300 Boss, 500 Boss"
and the COW mooed and tossed her
head Till the silver bell at her neck
tinkled Ike a telephone in an empty
room.
Well. as soon a. PuEs got inside
the barn he took out OF his pocket
= long blade of EraSs and gave It
TO the COW. And after she had
eaten It. she whisked her tail back
and forth. and then Shs sat down
on a milking stool and gave a long
sad moo. And in the next story
you shall hear what happened after
that. unless the milking stool tips
over and the beautiful black COW
breaks her ivory horn.
cSDJnEht. 1915. DIrid cOsy.
To n COnffn0O6
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Should He Have Another
Chance?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAlRFAA:
Al the age OF twenty-Ons.
young man several years my
senior appeared 10 be very much
in love with me. By every word
and action. lie often spoke Of
the happiness that would lie ours
when We became united IN mar
r!aKe. Suddenly. without any
explanation. he married. -Four
years have passed. In the mean
tine his wife has died. He writes
that he Is coming to ask my for
Eiveness and begs me TO give him
another chance. Shall l refuse TO
zee him. or do you think he could
be loyal and trustworthy after
this? ANXIOUS.
THINK you will have to be gov
.rned very largely by your feel
IN, townrd this man. DO you stIII
car. about him? II your Affection
laH stood the test OF IO"' yea'9 -
might be well to give him another
chance. though his conduct toward
you was reprehensibIe. Why not
sysum. the attitude that the friend
ship OF four years ago was rather
ancient history: allow him to call
and ind out ~ he stiil interests
you. Sometimes these old Oeaus
are very much like old gowns.
When We see them. after the laps"
Of years. We wonder how We ever
took them seriously. From our
present viewpoint they seem queer
and an,iquatsd. and We realize that
". have been just As well on to
have them put away. out OF sight.
Look him over. by all means. but
don't lose your head over him again
Joe quickly
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
Would You De Good Meals at Lou Cost? Read Article Here
7Ov for. the Sports Costume

TERES sports costume consisting of short skirt
lot black and white diagonal check and beed
black velvet NTH deep patch pockets and binding of
six braid, and at the right costume h short skirt of plaid
black and hite Nth of black veIve ckqrmngy
tShed nth black belt of patent leather.
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
APPROVED
RECIPES
Goldfish and MacarOni.
C.T27 Total Galleries: al Protein
CRlories)

CRlOrieS-)
one-half pound boneleBs salt cod
6Sh. cupfulH macarOni broken in
one-inch pieces. tAbIespoUnfuls
margarine. . tAbIespoonfulH nour, :
eupfulH milk, u tsaspOOnful salt. 4
teaspoonful pepper. I tsaspOOnfGl
pGprikA. Ia cUpful cracker or dry
breed-crumb
Cover the Goldfish with cold water
and let come slowly TO the boiling
point, drain and repeat Pick apart
with 4 fork. Cook macaronl in
plenty OF boiling sailed water til
tender; drain and pour cold water
through IL Make 4 white sauce
thus: melt the margarine. add hour
and sesBoningE. and cook till bub-
bling. Add milk very gradually.
stirring constantly. and cook TIL
thickened. In a creased baking dish.
place layers Of macaToni. ish and
white sauce I'LL all are used. Cover
with crumbs and bake ons-half hour
n moderate oven.
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
A Sort Of PartnershIp.

no HtllA nave some BOOo IN
them" he interrupted. with a smile.
Yes. I'm sure OF that. But let
me finish. We two rather unscrupu-
lous persons make a bond for good
or III to stand by each other in
trouble or in JOY; to fight the world
together: to share each others sor-
rows and pieasures-if we are ever
lucky enough to get back to a con-
d!tion in which pleasures are pos
sIble"
Lillian was sitting up on the sofa,
supporting herself on one arm. Her
pale face lit up with the momentary
excitement OF her words; it was evil
dent that she was speaking from
her heart After a moment she con-
tinued. dropping the semi-serious
didactic tone which she had been
using.
"Oh. Guy. shall we do this: You
and 1 were everything to each 9TH
er once. You were my real husband,
the man whom really loved.
don't want 10 begin another chap
ter OF love-making. ! know what
l look like today too well to have
any ambition in that direction
her mouth twitched plaintively as
she said this, for her good looks
had meant very much to her-"but
l want us just to be good friends.
Guy, to have no secrets from each
other, to be able TO say that the
world is not quite empty for us, to
oh. do you understand what /
mean"
The last words came like 4 long
plant. They expressed 4 very LIE
time Of loneliness
Guy stopped down and kissed the
woman's hand. so be II. Lillian"
he said. Its better to fight and
suffer together than : alone. Let
there bean offensive and defensive
alliance between US"
Just In Time.
Before they parted that evening
the compact between Guy and LII
liam was definitely settled. Guy,
to whom freedom from an irksoms
bond had Unexpectedly been given,
voluntarily bound himself again
and this time in an alliance which
was more likely to be enduring.
Il was late before they parted.
for Lillian, who had told her own
story earlier in the day, had much
To learn about all that had taken
place in New York during her en-
forced absence.
ITO think that I was Just in time
to save the life Of that poor fellow"
she said over and over again. An
other hour and II would have been
To late! should have had his
death on my conscience for as long
as lived, though I suppose Mrs.
PaHGbourne and Tweedledum were
rejoicing and looking forward to II
as :he realization OF their hopes.
Tweedledum will be wild at me. and
I shall have to put UP with some
thing when he comes to see me to-
morrow, but I don't care. was
forced into lending myself TO their
plot, but thought all the time that
{: would be the best thing for poor
Pangbourne In the end, and am not
SO bad as TO let a man hang for
a murder he didn't commit. II can
help it,"
Tho whIphand.
that's an example OF the good
side OF US" said Guy. laughing.
"we'ro very poor rogues, really.
Lillian. and 1 don't know how Wa
shall get on. Mrs Paagbourus would
have parted with that two Thousand
T. wear II you had let her husband
dis"
~ sooner go without tho money"
said Lillian: but there's one thing
DO realize. That is that the rela-
tive positions OF George Tweedle-
dale and myself are now reversed.
He forced me to do what he wanted
by threatening TO give me away
over my blEany. Well, he can't do
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
Rice TapiOea Pudding.

E.oBI Total Galleries; SIS Pro,SIr
CElories)
Three tabisspoonfulS Ii-s table
apoonfuls pearl tHpioea. = cupful
brown sugar. X teaspoonful salt.
can freshly grated cocoAnut and
milk. quarts milk. tsAspoonfuI
vanilla
Nix all ingredients together.
place IN a creased baking dish and
bake IN q slow oven two to three
hours until firm. Stir occasionally
during the nrBt hour Of bhkinG
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary of the sailing in 1902 OF Chris
topher Columbus his fourth voyage OF discovery
He started with four caraves to seek passage to the real
East touched at Honduras because i'll and finally reached
Spain only to die in 1906 after having been badly treated
by the Crown.
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
A War Romance in the Stars.

ALMOST overhead in early evening are some faint stars
= constituting the constellation Coma Berenices,
~BereniceS Hair" 1t commentaries Queen Berenioe,
wife of Polemy Ill., who offered her hair to Venus TO Sc
cure his safe return from The Queens hair was
hced but disappeared from the temple Hence the legend
that her golden locks had turned into constellation
The Washington times., 1918-05-09
The Wolves of New York
STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Lillian and Guy, Her Husband, Form
An Alliance to Fight the
World Together
Part One-(Continued)

"And. Esther-dId you never ask
her to help your"
NO" he replied in a low voice.
which was not without shame. Il
vowed to myself that 1 would sui
fer anything rather than take
money from her. Besides. I couldn't
tell her that I had reformed, that
was leading a respectful life. and I
would not have her see me as 1
am"
why didn't you come to me
when I wrotsg'' she asked. II was
in trouble myself just then. and we
might have consoled each other.
Later on made my hateful COM
pact with Tweedledum. the com
p'lct which he's led to all this suf-
fering. and for q little while l had
plenty OF money. I might have
been OF use to you"
Her whole story.
Your letter came just when
was in the midst OF my woes" he
said. with a short laugh. II fancy
was entertaining a brokers man
when l got IL. l put on writing
from day to day. and in the end 1
suppose ! thought l had better not
write at all. l was angry with you,
too, Lillian. You remember our
last meeting and what you had to
say about Esther?'
Yes" she said wearily, and then:
I'm afraid. Guy. that there's some
thing crooked about you and me.
There's some good. too, and that's
the trouble OF IL. But we've go so
deeply involved in the wrong side
that we shall never extricate our
selves. We've got to face our
troubles as best we can. and use our
wits to keep US going. I've told you
all my story right up to today; you
know all that 1 have suffered, ana
how I stand at present, the dangers
ahead, the possibility OF steering
through them. / know. too, just
how you are placed, and I think. old
boy, / understand your nature Some
day. perhaps, we may get clear. but
in the meanwhile we must fight our
way along as best we can. Shall We
form an offensive and defensive al
lance for that purpose? II strikes
me as the best thing we can dO-an
alliance" she added, hastily, with
out any pretence at sentiment. just
a bond by which two rather unscru-
.pulOus persons"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-18

within which period subscriptions will be solicited from all citizens in aid OF
the noble work being carried on by the RED CROSS;and
WHEREAS, it behooyes every loyal and patriotic citizen to contribute
as literally as his means will afford to the fund now sought to be raised, to the
end that the maimed and wounded victims OF the world var may be properly
cared for and their suferings as far as possible aneyiaed through the humane
tartan labos Of the great RED CROSS;
Now, therefore, l. NJ. HALPHEN, Mayor Of the City Of Opebusa, La,
do call upon each and every citizen Of this City, regardless Of sex n condition
in life, to contribute with pomptness. and iberaiy tot the worthy cause afore-
said, to the end that our city may not be cMsed with the laggards and sackers
in this particular class Of work, and that the reputation Of or city for generos-
ny charnahleness and patriotism shall remain unimpared and untarnished.
Gipen under my hand md the seal fhe city Of Opaonsas La,
at the office Of the Nayor IN said City on this Fifteenth
dag Of Moy az the gear Of orr Lord 1918.
Attest ". HALPHEN,
il PERRODIN, City Clerk. MAYOR.