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New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
''ate to Get S2,0OO,O0O
From Surtax on LIQUOR

G.. .'''oANY, Jan. TO- Herbert S. Sisson,
vs commissioner Of Excise, tonight
y. "afned liquor dealers to file the first
don,a' ,'ettly ty report covering the business
taee ~ ~ 1hem Only small pecen-
yjdss nave reported. The report pro-
,oS;s.ior Tor surtax on the sale of in
Cots C~nss' 1t was due on January 1.
,hs,N ,N..,"AiSsioner -, Sisson said tonight
doIlare e"e scat" Will realize two million
T'"tS T@o, from this tax
escise sie"e y eit'es have applied to the
caIli"a department for petition blanks
Syraess Tor local option elections.
Ia rsuse' Oneida and Utica are the
op.is, - me twelve. The only local
Groon, eIfction this year was in Lisle,
lke Gns Gs county. where the women foe
|. w,n. WV ,lme voted in New York state.
The loo., cry. The women will vote at
'''ai option elections now planned.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
N. Y. State Farm Census
To Be Taken by February

ALBANY. Jan. TO- The 1918 agricul-
tural census of New York State will be
taken between now and February i,
plans having been put INTO effect by
the New York State Food Commission
ir cooperation with the New York State
Department of Education and chs New
York State Farm Bureaus.
A complete survey of the a9ricul-
tural resources Of the state Will be
made, including Il special survey of
labor requirements, seed shortage or
surplus, fertilizer requirements And
the livestock situation. The work 10
to be in charge of Professor Howard
E. Babcock, director of the bureau of
conservation of the New York State
Food Commission.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
Quicksilver Output for 1917
Is Valued at S3.857. .OOO

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-Heavv in-
crease in quicksilver production, large
ly used in manufacture of war NUM-
ticns, was announced to-day by the
Geological Survey, which placed the
1917 domestic output for the United
States at 36,351 TASKS Of seventy-five
pounds each. It's value is estimated at
about S3,S57,000.
Not since 1883 had so much been
mined. Production was C,419 TASKS
greater than in 1916.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
| ellis Senate Steel Trust
Has Blocked Government
resident OF lexas Concern Asserts Plans Whereby
America Would Get Ship Plates Cheap Were
Upset by Corporation

concern in the United States large
enough to permit the government to be
free from the men who control the steel
output" Mr.. Featherstone said, "since
President Roosevelt surrendered to
Erick and Gary and allowed them to
TAX over the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company"
He told the committee he believed it
cxpedient for the government to take
over the steel industry for the period
of the war
"The steel companies have been try
ing for seven or eight years to get this
property away from us, but have not
succeeded" he continued. 1--WE began
investing in the property about nine
years ago, and there is now little
less than $3,0oo,oOO invested, most OF
which has been in for seven or eight
wears"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
Commissioner HurleyTa akes
Steps to Speed Up
Construction
rxpects to Exceed
5-Million-Ton on Plan
labor Problem Is Rapidly
Being Solved, He
Declares
IStof Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Chairman
Hurley of the Shipping Board, on his
..,nru to Washington to-day after an
.A.ence of 81 week, issued an order to
uuediately formulate plans for put
,;ns all shlpyards on o three-shift
..s;s At the same time Mr.. Hurley
arranged with Secretary McAdoo for
ne appointment Of special trans
,oration representative of the railroad
.aministration to be assigned to CO.
.cerate with the Shipping Board in ex-
editing the movement of ship ma
urisls to the yards.
Answering the assertion of Homer
I. Ferguson, general manager of the
Newport News Shipbuilding Company.
hefore the Senate Commerce Commit
ice. 10 the effect that American yards
could turn out only 100000 tons of
shipping in 1918. the chairman of the
mate was far below the figures supplied
BIZ Lloyds. following an investigation
Of the progress of construction ln
American yards. Lloyds estimates, ac
nrding to Mr.. Hurley, were q produc-
lion OF from 500, 900 to 100000 tons,
including both steel and wood. These
ss.imates il was stated, moreover, were
conservative, taking into consi deration
none of the speeding-up plans now we'll
under way.
Many New Ways Completed
In April, when the Shipping Board
took charge of the emergency ship
programme, Mr.. Hurley explained
there we're only i4S shipways in this
country. Now there are ZIG ways
either completed or very nearly so. OF
these 300 are for wooden vessels and
4ls for those of steel.
Normally. and without any Of the
proposed speeding up. each wooden way
,hould turn out TWO ships in the next
.welve months, and the steel ways
should produce three ships each. This
gould make total of 1,24S ships with,
he near year and d tonnage we'll over
he 100000 mark set by Lloyds,
Discussing the labor phase Of the
shipping problem. which has beer
10 a realization of the 5000, ,00O-tor
programme, while admitting the size
Df the task of mobilizing the necessary
hip labor. the chairman Of the Ship
Mg Board nevertheless expressed I
nost hopeful view of the situation.
Great Increase in Labor
According to figures complied by tn,
board on January Z, there were NOR,
.tsn 112,QOO men employed on stcc
and wooden construction at the end 0
December. The Department of Labo
estimates about 200 additional me,
will be required in the yards durini
the next few months.
In pointing out the possibility of re
:ruiting this force, the chairman o
the Shipping Board stated that tn
working force in American ship yard
was increased between October Is an
December % by 65,777 men This wa
an Increase of about 60 per cent. 56.07
men being added to the rolls IN stee
Yards aud 9,701 men in the woode
yards.
This remarkable increase, accord
ing to the chairman of the Shippin
Board. gave some basis for his hopcfu
Flew of the ship labor question.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11

TT'S all right to tie ribbons in auto
mobile show, brilliant with gistening paint and
~ shining accessories. They all look good on dress
parade The question is what will the car do in a
gruelling test of seYvice-n the most difficult road
Conditions, through BLIZZARD in 50-ni]e wind with
top up and the chains on?
What the motor and dealers asking today
is 'What about the engine -
What about the endurance of a carr? It's economy?'
Its dependabity?" Where are the bugs in it %
and alert owners who have the Holmes Car at it's
Showroom So Vanderbilt Avenue the past week. have been
convinced that the Holmes Car the last word perfected
air-cooled automobile.
They did not meet Arthur Holmes, Chief Engineer and
President of the Holmes Automobile Company at the opening
of the show
He his way from the factory at Canton, driving
Holmes Touring Car which arrived in front of the show
rooms Tuesday
This is record of his trip The engine put into the
chassis on Friday January 4th, and the trip began
Saturday. The engine had been the block
being installed 1t stiff that in the plant
could it 1t required the electric starter and
at the crank to start it,
The comparatively level road between Canton and Pitts
burgh the only opportunity to break the before
tacking the heavy mountain grades east of Pittsburgh.
whatever.
snow and ice necessary make long climbs in first
and second The engine frequently running idle
while the occupants of the cleared away with
shovels, yet there no heating.
The only adjustments made those the carbureor
made necessary by atmospheric conditions adjustment
of valve push rod and the clutch.
Several times at the top of long steep grades requiring
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11

considered this is remarkable Up the long grades the
ice with slipping Wheels in spite of the chains in low
intermediate gear with the top high winds the gasoline
consumption approximately 80 greater than
would be under normal driving conditions.
When stops made to shovel snow. and for other
causes, the engine was frequently left running idle.
Between Pittsburgh and Uniontown and between Balti-
and Philadelphia the party lost its into roads
that than the regular roads, and made frequent
stops to inquire the way, with the engine dng and
gasoline The test demonstrates beyond any question
that under ordinary conditions average mileage of Is miles
and better may be expected.
In spite of brand new motor little more than one gallon
OF oil used for the 594 miles The first l04 miles from
Canton to Pittsburgh comparatively level roads of
hard clay.
From Pittsburgh to Uniontown and from Unontown to
Hagersown the way through the mountains with long
and steep grades For instance there climb Union
town Z miles long with 10 per cent grade.
In the mountains there heavy with big drifts
1t was very cold, with the wind blowing almost gale
From Baltimore to New York. for the greater part of the
way the roads practically sheet of ice
The heavy grades and hairpn turns encountered in the
trip gave excellent opportunity control
handling and power of the Holmes Car.
10 show how severe the conditions were at least 20
Hagerstown and Philadelphia They had slipped the icy
roads into the bitches.
AS indicating the light weghtbalance and hexbity of
the may be mentioned that tire chains put Canton
not taken off during the trip yet when the car
reached New York the chains showed practically
all This eloquent testimony to the easy riding qualities
of the indication the wonderful tire economy
which it's design intended to insure.
hls test the most to which engine and
could be put leaves for doubt that both the engine
and chassis design practically and scientifically correct
and that no weakness exists in any part Of the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
Lind ON New Labor Board

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-J ohm Lind,
former. Governor of Minnesota, will be
one OF the new advisory commission
to assist Secretary Wilson in mobiiz-
ing labor for war service. 1t is under
stood Mr. Lind will represent the pub
lie on the commission.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
Rope Makers Pledge
Honest Labels

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-Rope man.
ufacturers representing rs per cent Of
the total production in the United
States have signed an agreement with
the Federal Trade Commission whereby
they will abandon use of labels which
the commission believed misleading as
to the composition Of the ropes.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11

the of first and second gears the switch thrown
if the engine would kick but it cool that
there absolutely chance of ignition from overheatng
This striking vndcaon of the soundness of design Of
the ar-coolng system developed in the Holmes Car
Leaving Canton the tank contained Is gallons of gasoline
New-York tribune., 1918-01-11
STATE OF NEW YORK !
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
CITY OF NEW YORK


l. the undersigned F. E.. Smith, City of Canton State
Ohio, deposes and says,
am in connected directly indirectly with The
Holmes Automobile Company City Canton
Ohio. I.was invited ride The Holmes leaving
Ohio, A. M January sh arriving Grand Central
Station New City, M.
accounting the entire indicated herewith
follows:
anuary5t
A. Mwthl of lin
the
a
atsP NJ Took D gallons of gasoline
Janunyy
burr Arrive NJ. kone of
in O O One valve
n
7th 1918 u.s.
o In tank.
No adj stmento any natu mad on run.
January IN.
rbut
eGrandC wYorkCi
lint
from
Signed) E.
before this 9th day of January, 1918. Dman
Notary Public, Kings County, N. Y.
ifcatef No. NY
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
TRYING TO AVOID DRAFT,
NEGRO F0RGETS BACK
DISEASE ON TAKING ETHER

CANT GORDON, Atlanta, Ga, June
lO.-A Georgia negro sclectman
was being examined by the medical
officers and developed strange case
of spinal dcformity. He declared he
had been afflicted for years. When
tried at drill he was SO drawn and
bent i'm the back that military service
seemed an impossibiIity. He was
taken to the hospital and told an ap.
parcntly straight story of his afflic.
ton. a light dose of ether was ad,
ministercd. When the negro returned
to semiConsciousncs he raised up,
stretched himself perfectly straight,
walked about the room and acted nor.
mally. Reminded that he was thought
cripple he again lapsed into a hor.
rible looking dcformcd soldier. but
this time It did not work, BOSS" he
said. dat mcdsun you-all gimme sho'
cured mo quick"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
URGENT CALL FOR NURSES

twenty-five thousand nurses are
needed at once for the United States
army ard navy.
From across the Atlantic comes the
demand through the Surgeon General
oil the army. 1t is transmitted to
the registered nurses of. the nation
through the Red Cross.
There must be adequate care for
the sick and wounded on the other
side. Nurses are not yet. drafted.
They must, then. volunteer their SER
vices if the mangled and torn are TO
be attended as they are brought in on
stretchers stiff and smeared with
blood. .t-.... -,
4. What If the nurses do not yolun-
teer? = But the thought is unbearable.
1t Is an uHgenerous thought, an I'M.
worthy one. for there is no doubt but
that the call will be answered. The
troublesis that many of the nurses OF
the country are now. employed. They
hesitate to leave their cases" The
very fmthfulness which mpels them
to stay with their patients is one OF
the things which will make for delay
in mastering the requisite, say the
military authorities.
II you have nurse then, Mr.. and
Mrs. Public, release her as soon as
possible. She is needed by some
American boy with feverwrecked
body who has been found, after days
of pain. He is about done for, but by
his own native grit and that nurses
gracious care (you know yourself that
she has healing in her hands) he may
pull through. Give him chance. He
gave all he had for you.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11

Mount Wilson cbservatories at Green
River, Wyo., the Allegheny, Chamber
lain and Yerkes observatories at Den.
yer, the Drake University observatory
Yatory at Eads, Col, and the Smith.
sonian Astrophysical observatory at
point in Kansas.
These stations were all on the line
drawn by the great astral pencil and
were situated at all sorts of attitudes
to get all possible effects.
The eclipse began at 1929 in the
morning at point south of Japan,
and ended at the Bahama Islands, east
of Florida, at 1923 in the evening,
Greenwich mean time. The shadow
entered the United. States at. 2:55 in
the afternoon. Pacific standard time,
or 1855 daylight saving time, and left
at 5:41, Central standar dtime, or Gal
daylight saving time.
The line of totality was fifty miles
wide and that of semi-totality, $50
miles wide. The eclipse was visible,
however, in varying phases all over
North and Central America. and ia.
pan, and a great portion of China and
Russia. ..... .
Before COpernicus discovered in
the sixteenth century that the planets
reyolve about the sum-. eclipses were
source of terror, scientists say. Ara
bian wise men happened on the theor!
OF ecliDses some time before, but KEEP
the knowledge to themselves in ordel
that they might strengthen their hoIt
on the illiterate populace by utilizing
the phenomena.
Followers of Copernicus were burn
ed at the stake for their beliefs.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
NOTICE OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
and gratitude TO the pco
pie OF this community for their kind
assistance and consideration in ouI
trouble and sorrow occasioncd by the
loss of our mother.
MRS. WM. II. BROWN,
CHARLES u. HENDERSON,
J. ]. HENDERSON,
l. o. HENDERSON.
JOHN HENDERSON.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
BOYS LEARN TO COOK.
GIRLS AS CARPENTERS

CLEVELAND. June 1O.-Manual
training is not for boys only, and
domestic science is not only a girls
study in Cleveland schools now, for
the courses in some of the public
schools have been switched and the
boys are being taught to cook and
buy groceries and the girls are get
ting training in household carpentry.
The girls are said to be proficient in
handling tools, while many of the
boys in the bringing up father. divi.
sions are becoming good cooks and
buyers.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
ASK GOVERNMENT AID TO-
HOUSE Ohio WORKERS

CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 10.2With
tue housing situation daily becoming
more of problem as the city's war
industries continue to- bring more
workers to the city, the Cleveland
war board and members Of the hous-
ing cStnn4tee OF the chamber OF
commerce are planning to ask the
government to set aside $1,000, 600
with which TO build homes to- be
rented TO employees OF local fac.
tories. 1t is said more than 10000
homes are needed;here at once.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11

killed in action, three died OF wounds,
three OF accident and other causes,
seven of disease, fOrty-eight severely
wounded, and forty-three wounded in
a degree not yet determined.
FRENCH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, June IL CBy Associated
Press, via Ottawa.)-The fighting
yesterday was almost unprecedented
in its fury. The Germans were NOV.
ed down in attack after attack by the
OF attacking troops when the Ger.
mans took positions that were as
promptly retaken by the French.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
ALLIES APPEAL TO
AMERICA FOR RUSSIA

WASHINGTON. June IL (By Asso.
ciated Prcss.) appeal to the
United States to send an expedition.
airy force to Russia to rcpcl the Ger.
man invaders has been forwarded by
the central committee of the Cadet
party, and transmitted to the state
department by the Russian embassy
1t is asked, il the expedition be sent,
that 1t be placed under international
control.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
NINE THOUSAND MEN
FOR AERIAL PRODUCTION

WASHINGTON, June IL (By Asso.
ciatcd Press Mine thousand white
drafted registrants qualified for spec
ial limited military service have been
called by Adiutant General Crowder
TO be placed at work in the military
aeronautical corps OF the army to be
sent to Vancouver, Washington, for
the purpose Of getting out materials
for airplanc production.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
WILSON ASKS WHOLE
SUPPORT OF LABOR

WASHINGTON, June IL (By Asso-
telegraphed to the American Fedora.
tion of Labor and the American ALI.
ance for Labor Democracq, in convcn-
tion at St Paul, urging a renewed ef-
for the support of the war program.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
SCIENTIFIC STUDY
MADE EVERYWHERE
RECENT ECLIPSE
Stations Established Every
where to Obtain Data on Phe-
nomena

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1O.-A
great astral pencil, whose point was
fifty miles in circumference, drew a
jet black line across the United
States from Aberdeen, Wash, TO Or
lando, Fla, Saturday afternoon.
The point of that pencil, black as
ebony, represented an eclipse of the
sun. The point began with the moon,
and dropped an exact cone to the
earth where il deleted considerable
portion of the Pacific ocean and the
states of Washington, Oregon, Utah,
Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississ-
ippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, in
about the same manner that a mill
tary censor Geletes an Objectionable
line from a war correspondent dis
patch. The stock of the pencil was
represented by a neubuIous space of
infinity, millions OF miles long, be-
tween the sun and the moon.
Many an astrological Christopher CO.
lumbus was out along the line to dis
cover a new world or two. The myth
iCal planet Vulcan, said to hover near
the sun, was possibly given a positive
identity. The great solar force that
makes Mercury shake with an astral
ague as it spins around its orbit was
possibly uncovered. a thousand theO-
ries may be proven or repudiated,
chief of them being the theory or rel.
atiyity, first suggested by Einstein, a
German physicist.
The nubbin of this theory is that
the light from stars beyond the sun is
bent by the suns gravity before il
reaches the earth in about the same
manner that street car rail is bent
around slight curve. The eclipse is
expected to prove whether such sun
gravity can bend light or not.
The eclipse is expected also to
throw some light on the composition
OF the suns spectrum which, during
the period of totality, glows with a
greenish hue. What makes it green
is the question the scientists are 90.
ing to try to answer. Points of simil-
arity and dissimilarity between the
atmosphere of the sun and the earth
were given close attention also.
The polarized light of the sun will
also attract interest. Scientists at
tho University pF r,I;Forrf, ,,..... -
and elsewhere, say that the light
around the sun moves in regular
waves like wireless air waves, in.
stead of being steady even sub
stance, as around the earth. The
eclipse may explain this difference.
The coronal spectrum of the sun,
according to Prof. l.. T.. Lewis, de.
partment of Physics, University of
! California, is made up of unknown
! elements. Prof. Lewis studied this
coronal spectrum through a large
quartz spectograph as a member o
the Lick Observatory party at Golden
dale, Wash. The spectograph, in tn,
event of clear weather, was expected
to reveal many new and STARTLING
facts concerning this corona and ac
companying spectrum.
The war has had some effect on tn,
plans for observing the phenomena
many of the scientists who observe
such thingJ now being engaged or
preliminary study of the great Ger
man eclipse, which is due somewhere
in France" at an unnamed date.
Stations were established, however
by the Lick Observatory at Golden
dale, the United States naval observa
tory at Baker, Ore, the Yerkos ant
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there would have been a few shots OK
changed, for IL is understood that Lat
inner is bad man with record. Joe
got the drop on him, however, and,
landed him safely behind the bars
here this morning. It rs the opinion
OF the officers that Latimer was not
bent on horse stealing but was seek
ing bigger game and that little thing
like human being probably would
not have been allowed to interfere
with his plans.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-11
BATTLE OF THE MARINE ENTERS ITS
CRITICAL STAGE As HUNS GAIN

New Attack Between Montddier And Noyon Continues With
Jnremtting Violence; Allies Fighting Stubbony But Ger
mans Make Telling Gains Along Right Bank of Disc French
Counter Attacks Result in Slight Gains and Indicate
That Petains Men Have Reached Point Where They Will
Make Their Final Stand