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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-10
CITY COUNCIL
WARNS CITIZENS

ElkO, Nevada, Jan. =, 1918.
To Parents and other Citizens OF ElkO:
a meeting Of the city supervisors
was held last evening for the purpose
OF considering and If possible agreeing
upon a solution OF the health prob
lens facing the City OF Elko.
Upon investigation We find that the
attending physicians and the county
health officer, are quarantining rs
fast as diagnosed. all cases as provid-
ed in the Rules and Regulations Of
the State Board Of Health.
We also find that the School Board
has closed the schools. The Sunday
Schools will also close until such time
as the danger is abated.
The City Supervisors believe that
the closing OF public entcrtuinme uts,
schools and private parties is func-
ton of the County Board Of Health,
while this board disclaims response
bi!ity as EIko is an incorporated city
and this epidemic finds Us unpreparcd
to handle the situation; however, we
will cndeaYor to remedy this condi-
ton promptly.
To this end, we have requested a
representative Of the State Board OF
Health to visit Elko ut once to assist
in an adjustment of the health regu
lations.
on investigation we find that many
parents are not keeping their children
at home and away from other children.
This epidemic will surely result in
death just as measles and ,whOoping
cough did unless parents exercise
greater care in keeping their children !
isolated during this period OF infcc |
ton. Physicians advise that if every /
family would isolate their children F.
from all other children and all adults |
exercise greater caution, that in fifteen Z
days all those now exposed and who /
are to have the fever will be down /
with the disease. If these patients /
are kept in quarantine until danger Of |
infection is passed, the disease may |
be stamped out.
As Mayor of the City, my appeal is |
directed to every parent to assist in !
preventing the spread of this dreadful |
disease by keeping your children at
home for the period named and pre-
venting other children from visiting |
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J. w Pcnglase, Gcrlack; Will F.
Walsh Reno: Chas S. Levy, san Fran.
cisco; J. ". Maroon, Richmond. Cal;
Ed. Hand. NJ. Murphy, Robt Hughes,
Guy Maddin, Tuscarora; Geo. Hanna
South Fork; Joe Minetto; c. s. Nc
Alister. Ogden; J. b. Slinkcr, Reno;
J. r. Klccknor Lee; X. Cornwall;
John Mattcson, D. J. Norton, Salt
Lake; Clara Davis, Butte, Mont; 7. i.
Saugston. salt Lake.
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ROOMS TO RENT-7l6 silver 81
Call. or phone GS7.
FOR i,ENT-A four room house
near the Baptist church, furnished
Apply az premises before 10 a. N. Adj
dress ST. Seventh ST. jStlp
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FOR RENT-A good piano in per
feet condition, in every respect. TO the
right pan: or parties. For terms in.
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Griffith. Flip
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me: and | will send you hundreds of
descriptions; congenial people. wish.
ing marriage; address Ralph Hyde,
san Francisco. Cal flap
FOR RENT furnished rooms for
electric light included;
$500 a month. SO Commercial st.
flip
WANTED-HOusewOrk, washing or
ironing by the hour or day. Inquire
CPS Idaho street. flop
FOR RENT-Three room furnished
house near the W. p. round house
Phone 1873. n3O
W An ILbrrA woman TO do cooking
and general house work. Write or
phone to Fred c. Voight, Lamoille.
Nevada. dl1
LOST Two pair Of glasses. one
pair with gold rims, the other rimlcss
Reward offered for return Of either
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CLASSIFIED ADS

Notices : Lines and Less IN
Length viii Be Pun in This
Column For SOC Per Week.
For Each Additional Line foc
Per Week.
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ORIENTAL NEEDLE WORK AND
KIMoNo SHOP-Madeira, Cluny, Fill
let, Florentine, Venetian, Turkish
Rugs. Silk Underwear. Negligees,
Shirt waists. Japanese Kimonos and
all kinds OF Oriental Goods, whole
sale and retail. NJ. Lamey. 4S5 Rail
road Street. n2Su
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given 70 the public
Of Elko county that all boots and
shoes LEFT for repair last year must be
called for before February l, 1918, or
they will be sold for charges.
MODERN SHOE REPAIR SHOP
ill
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Smith of Ruby
Valley are guests at the Commercial
hotel.
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THE wHITEsIDEs DENTAL CO.
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Messrs. C. A. and A. r. Clayton are
in from the northern part OF the
county today.
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goose and sucking pig for Sunday
dinner. dist
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LOCALS AND PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Smith of Ruby
Valley are guests at the Commercial
hotel
Messrs. C. A. and A. r. Clayton are
in from the northern part of the
county today.
George 6oyee and Chris Beck. the
well known Edgemont mining men.
are in Elko today on a business trip.
Judge Taber departed for Ely yes
terday TO hold a term OF court at that
place. He will return the latter part
OF this week.
Franklin J. Landon departed this
afternoon for San Francisco where he
will enter the army. He is registered
for the coming draft but he did not
wait to be called to the colors. Good
luck to him and God.speed.
M. g. Cross was today appointed
deputy county assessor and he will
remain in Assessor Weather's Office
permanently unless called to serve in
the army. As he is on the list for
the next call it is very likely that he
will be called.
The claim that GoldfeId is the first
than two dollars for each person of
the new war savings certificates and
thrift stamps was made in telegram
to the national war savings commit.
tee by State Director Fred l.. White
yesterday. Other Nevada towns are
coming to he from in good shape, but
Goldheld leads by comfortable mar
gin.
The board of county commissioners
are considering this afternoon the mat
ter of caring for the inmates of the
county hospital during the building
OF new building. II would be out of ,
the question TO consider maintaining F..
the old hospital in close proximity
as il is to the new high school build.
ing. One plan advanced is to use
the old high school building until the
new hospital is ready for occupancy.
While many objections have been
made to this plan 1t seems to be one
of the most feasible plans advanced.
II a place on the outskirts of the
town could be secured for temporary
use this plan would meet with more
general favor, but no such place seems
to be available.
We regret to learn that John Han.
kins. ST., for many years a resident
of Ruby Valley, is very i'll at his home
in Watsonville, California, and there
is said to be no hope for his recovery.
About a year ago Mr.. Hawkins sold
his ranch in Ruby Valley and since
that time he has resided on n small
farm five miles from jacksonville. Six
years ago while spending the winter
in San Francisco, Mr.. Hankins suffer
ed a stroke of paralysis and since that
time he has never been entirely well.
He was resident of this county for
nearly forty years and has many warm
friends who will regret to learn of his
condition. He is a veteran of the
Civil war and in his seventy-fourth
year.
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or both. Phone sos.
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FOR SALE-Boarding and lodging
house; strictly modern; completely
furnished; I bedrooms; 2 bath rooms;
furnace heat: well located: full al
the time; cash or terms. Address
p. q. Box los. Elko. Nevada. n:7tf
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

board side. but this did not prevent
him from continuing the engagement.
The German kept trying to creep out
on the steamers port side. but the
master checkmated him each time and
continued to keep him dead astern.
When the sun began to set the Ger
man tried to maneuver 20 that the
steamers gunners would have to fire
into the eye of the sun. But the
master prevented him from getting the
benefit Of such position until the
sun was obscured by clouds.
Throughout the engagement. which
lasted six hours. the German managed
TO score only one hit. This shell
broke the steamers deck surface pipe,
punched a hole through the bout
SWANS and carpenters room without
touching two men who were there.
finally exploding in the second cooks
room. which II wrecked. Apart from
this the steamer suffered no damage.
The last shell fred by the steamer
appeared TO explode In the U-boats
bow. whereupon the enemy turned
AWAY and abandoned the action
The masters opinion OF his crew 10
expressed in the following words:
Specially Praises Engineers stam.
They all behaved splendidly and
carried out their various duties coOily
and with will TO save the ship. The
careful and deliberate shooting un-
doubtedly contributed to our success
full escape. while the chief engineer
and his stan, working In ignorance
down below, deserve special praise
for getting thirteen and an eighth
knots out of an unlocked ship. whose
usual speed is about eleven knots"
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30
ASK NO QUARTER
IN FIGHTS WITH
HUN U-BOATS

fgating to a certain port to pick up an
urgent cargo when the skipper, who
had been on the bridge for many
hours. saw the track Of a torpedo ap-
preaching his ship.
Hard a-port." he called to the quar-
fermaster at the wheel. and Full
asfern" was rung down to the engine
room. where Bob. ''the third" was on
duty by himself The ship spun
around on her heel. as II were, and
the torpedo passed her by. Then the
engine room bell changed for full
ahead. and down the voice-pipe into
Bob's ear came the insistent call for
speed and more speed.
BY this time the chief engineer and
his stan were on the foot plate, and
the ship. which ordinarily did eleven
knots at her top gait. logan TO cut up
the water at a rate which would have
astonished her builders. From the
wireless the o s call was sent out
and the gunner got busy. but the
C-boat was out of range and fire was
held until the pirate got closer. when
he was driven back again.
Fight Continues for Three Hours.
When the fight had continued for
four hours shell from the steamer
fell amidships on the submarines star
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

II Is the current opinion that the
peach should be planted on sandy or
some of the lighter types of soil. Ex-
cellent results may follow the plant
ing of orchards on such soils. but
peaches do well also on a wide range
of soil types. Including even some Of
the moderately heavy clay loans and
clays. But whatever the type. soil
must be thoroughly well drained.
Peaches will not succeed on poorly
drained soils. The heavy clay types
which are so hard and imperviOus that
water does not percolate through them
readily are to be avoided. Moreover,
the soil should be moderately fertile.
One very rich In nitrogen is not desfr-
able as a general rule. since II may
induce an excessive growth OF foliage.
Where alkali soils occur, they should
be avoided. While the peach tree
can be grown where there Is limited
amount of the alkali salts. they cause
disaster If present in large quantities.
II Is safer. therefore. to avoid them
as far as possible.
Generally site that Is elevated
considerably above the surrounding
areas is to be preferred for a peach
orchard. Cold air settles to the low
er levels. For this reason 1t is often
colder at the lower elevations than it
Is at higher points. The occurrence
of frost in low places when there is
none on elevated areas Is thus ex-
planned. During the past few years
the importance of selecting relative
ly high sites for peach orchards in
order to avoid the effects of unfavor-
able temperatures has been en-
phatically demonstrated In many diff
ferent parts Of the country.
When an orchard has q site adjacent
to body of water of sufficient size
and depth TO have an appreciable in
fluence on the local climate, the i'm
portance Of a relatively high elevation
disappears. Because water
warns up in the spring more slowly
than the atmosphere. 1t acts In effect
as refrigerator, making the tenn
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30
I/N SZH/ZE OZA9EH7XAG Z%A0n
|zE EZOHZE <ESHHCE ~

termination In his manner that Wash
ington at once welcomed him to hi:
staff. As soon as the opportunity of
fered the leader OF the Continental
army put Lafayette in command OF
large bodies of men and that judgmen,
was well justified.
The marquis was severely wounded
at Brandywine without being aware OF
II for time, so intense was his devo-
ton to duty. When he recovered he
renewed his activities at the right hand
OF General Washington. and lost no
opportunity to serve the nation which
was then coming into being. He was
with the great leader at Valley Forge,
where he conducted himself with such
sympathy and understanding that he
was soon as beloved by all the officers
as by the commander himself
The portrait painters of the time put
the generals and colonies of the day
in fine uniforms of blue and bun, but
very often some of the ablest had only
nondescript clothes, and some were
even ragged.
Washington once remarked to La
fayette that to one accustomed to being
with French troops the appearance Of
the soldiers Of the colonies must indeed
have seemed unusual.
Il come not here to teach. but to
learn" was the reply of Lafayette.
Enlisted Aid Of France.
Part Of the year 1779 was spent by
Lafayette In France. where he did so
much to get substantial aid from the
French government. which was then
in actual war with Great Britain.
That victory ultimately rested upon
the American standards was largely
due to those activities in Paris, for the
coming Of the French feet was q de-
Gliding factor In the long and unequal
struggle for American independence.
Lafayette was received with affec-
ton and admiration by those who had
so bitterly opposed his going from
France. and he gained support even
from the powerful Noailles, father of
the Marquise. On Lafayette's return
to America Washington sent him in
1871 to operate against Benedict Ar
mold In Virginia. After CORVALLIS
came with $500 more men Washing
ton showed his confidence in the young
general BY continuing him in the COM
mand. Lafayette was near Richmond
when CORVALLIS started for him.
The boy can't escape me-" said the
English general. Lafayette promptly
retreated, made a junction with 1000
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30
TO REFIT ARMIES FOR INDUSTRY

tai for agriculture after the war. These
holdings. he says. should be large
enough to enable the settler to grow
sufficient cereals and potatoes for him-
self and family and TO keep one or two
cows.
As for the independent artisans in
class three. IL would be for the inter-
ests OF every community to do its ut
most to attract labor to the land In its
immediate vicinity.
Under class four. which would be
providing for peasant holdings, the dis
trict authorities and the provincial set
Element companies would have II to
deal with. These settlers would be
those who could command ADEQUATE
agricultural knowledge, those who be-
FORE the war were tenant farmers,
farm agents, or belonged to the more
efficient class Of farm laborers.
Herr Utsch believes that during the
first period after the war II Will be
necessary to proceed mainly with the
establishment Of individual settlements
near existing villages. for the settlers
VIII Ind 1t easier to make a living and
with the assistance of the communes.
buildings will be cheaper. 1t will not
be necessary to undertake road making
and drainage operations on a large
scale. This character of settlement.
he believes, would induce soldiers to
settle near their old homes, where, as
tney are known, assistance will be
more readily given to them.
Funds From War Profits.
As to the capital that will be neces-
sary to establish such communal set
Elements. the writer suggests that
about 10 per cent Of all war profits
which after the payment Of taxes ex.
coed 10000 marks ought to be lent on
mortgages on the settlements at the
rate Of 3 to 3h per cent.
Another article dealing with condi.
lions in Germany after the war. but On
entirely different lines from the Den Of
q. ID. Stelling. considers the extent in
which revolutionary ideas permeate the
German army and what may be the
outcome. The writer says:
The fuel Of revolt 10 being heaned
up to await the torch that viii set n
aname. Competent observers foreteil
that revolution will Inevitably follow
the conclusion Of the war. The
drugged and brutalized proIetariat is
waking from its trance. With orrani.
xation and leadership the torpid Ger.
man people will at last turn AGAINST
the false gods It has been worshippine
and dash them to the ground"
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

American artificial Ice factories and
rsfrigerating plants consume about
100000 tons Of coal q year.
The Bahama islands may become
extensive producers Of rubber by cul-
tivating the Mexican rubber vine.
At one period no mall reached the
miners of Spitzbergen for eight
months. but they are now able to get
the worlds news twice day BY wire
Ie4s telegraph
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

| of freedom. To Lafayette France
! owed its first declaration Of rights
drawn in the revolution. 10 MN also
1t owed its tricolored flag, the same
red. white and blue as that which gior-
ifies our own Stars and STRIPES uauer
which Major General Lafayette, U. ).
A, fought for the existence OF a ma
ton of American freemen.
In the present struggle for the wrest'
ing of the world from the grip OF an
avid Attila Americans. British ana
French are shoulder to shoulder at the
front How our General Lafayette
would have enthused and gladdened at
the thought! The quarrel Of the Amer
lean colonies, many historians show,
was not with the people Of England but
with a Hanoverian king who acted
against the counsel Of the wisest states
men Of British birth. The instructive
love Of fair play which is implanted in
the Englishman rebelled at the thought
Of colonial taxation without represen-
tation.
Lafayette's attitude to the English
was revealed when. while visiting his
uncle, the Marquis de Noailies, then
ambassador to the Court Of st. James.
he declined all Invitations to visit ar
scnals and shipyards, believing that By
so doing he would be taking an unfair
advantage of q nation which was to be
bis foe through the stupidity Of rul-
er who could not and would not under
stand.
His home in Paris after the close Of
the war Of the revolution became a
place Of rendezvous for both English
and Americans.
"Since the war Is over and we have
won it." he wrote to General Wash
ington in 1856, Il have, I confess, an
extreme pleasure In meeting English
people. Either as a Frenchman. or a
soldier, or an American, or a mere in
dividual, find myself without embar-
rassment in the presence Of that proud
nation"
There could have been no gentler
acts Of courtesy than those which he
did when CORVALLIS had surrendered
at Yorktown, for he had the highest
opinion Of the British commander as
man, and, as he modestly wrote Corn
wallis, held him In high esteem"
Long before there were hands
stretched across the sea between this
country and England. Lafayette. the
American general, was doing much to
bring about o reunion Of the two ma
lions which are brothers OF one blood
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

A two-wheeled cart which auto
matically loads and unloads corn
stalks Is the invention Of New Jer-
sey farmer.
Cast iron shells, once thought obso-
lete. are being manufactured in France
at the rate Of 100000 q day. They
are more effective against earthworks
than those of steel.
Metallic SODIUM hardens lead with
out changing its color. Two per cent
OF sodiun win harden lead so that II
win ring when struck a larger amount
causes It to become brittle.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30
Raise German Tanker

Five long. wooden mufflers aided In
floating the German tanker Gut
He'll" after spending five years on the
muddy bottom Of the Mississippi river
OF Baton Rouge. says Popular Ne
chanics Magazine. When the ship was
finally fioated and towed to a bank,
where an examination could be made,
1t was found that the machinery was
In far better csodition than had been
expected.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

- ~
ZANNZIZE me
CO0E4IAlp ar
A/AE1oNCcEr Ln2l0Cr-
OEXC-
Of the Pennsylvania
troops. and was re-
enforced by the mi
litia from the Viz
ginia mountains. With
1900 men he gave
battle to CORVALLIS
at Albemarle and sent
him In retreat 10
Yorktown. The sur
render of Yorktown
soon followed, and
Lafayette stood by the
side of Washington
when the British
forces laid down their
arms. He received the
thanks of congress
for his part In this
ca m p a G n, which
brought triumph at
last TO the cause Of
American independ-
ence. He returned 70
his native land with
the love and respect
Of a people who re-
vered him as second
only 10 Washington
himself.
Throug hout the
eventful years In
which France was
forming the ideals OF
republicanism on the
ruins Of an order
which had passed
from earth the mar
quis was one Of the
architects of this new
fabric. To his native
conceptions OF liberty
he had added ideals
To Lafayette France
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30
British Cabinet Already Has Plan
of Work for Soldiers
After War.
GERMANY ALSO PREPARING
Colonization on Farms, Carefully
Worked Out by an Expert, Liable
to BE Upset by Revolt OF
the ProIetariaG

LOndon.-The British government is
now at work considering how the great
task Of demobilizing the army and the
resettlement Of the soldiers into civil
occupations at the conclusion Of the
war Is to be accomplished. The plan
drawn up by the minister of labor is
receiving careful attention. and II is
understood considerable progress has
been made.
Germany also is giving this subject
her attention and the series Of articles
by Herr Utsch in the Deutsche Land
wirtschaftliche Presse considers the
proposed settlement on the land Of SOL
diers returning from the war.
Herr Ctsch begins by pointing out
that It is national duty to provide the
disabled or injured soldier not only
with an adequate pension but with suit
able employment which will enable him
to support himself and his family In
sufficient comfort In providing such
employment, he says. due regard must
be paid to the wishes and the capacity
Of the individual. and no better means
for effecting this can be found than
home colonization, for In no other do
main are the possibilities SO great.
since vast tracts Of waste land still ex-
list in Germany waiting to be opened
up and the returning soldier cherishes
no dearer wish than to have a home of
his own
Sees Added Wealth.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

Aoapteo IoV peACHeS.
perature In its immediate vicinity
colder than at points somewhat dis
tant from 1t. Vegetation within the
zone Of this influence advances more
slowly in the spring than 1t does out
side Of that zone. The tendency Is
for the blossoming Of peach trees
after the season Of spring frosts is
past.
In the fall, frosts are delayed. The
water. having absorbed much heat
during the summer. cOOls OF In the
fall more slowly than the atmosphere
and tends to keep the temperature
within Its zone Of influence warmer
than 1t would otherwise be.
The slope factor Is largely one Of de-
gree. Peach trees on a site having o
very steep southern slope will usually
blossom and the fruit will ripen some
what earlier than on q corresponding
northern slope, but where the differ
Apces In slope are only moderate their
relative influence on the time Of bios
soming and ripening Is not very
marked.
Aside from economic factors, tenn
perature probably Is the most decisive
limiting factor In the distribution Of
commercial peach growing. Usually
the fruit buds are the first to suffer
injury. No absolute minimum temper
allure which the peach Is able to with
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30

Fan Claire, visa twc-headed cali
born on the farm Of Matt Leet whr
lives a short distance from this city.
r. stiil alive. Both heads haze Der.
fectly formed mouths, two eyes and
two noses. but there are only tive
ears. one on the outer side Of each
head.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30
I@MINGOJp
W " 8mFRANG MNHAV

AFAYETTE. we are here"
In these simple words, Gen
eral Pershing gave eloquent ex-
preston to the thought that
America tAAou 20 h,,s .~a..f~-