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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29

dustry. On our properties at Elko
/ the figures are so vast that IL is al
most impossible to talk OF the wonder
full money value that these oil shales
contain. When say they amount TO
| billions OF dollars think that l have
said enough. Our biologists have
carefully measured all the shales over
which we have control, and the ton
mage is almost beyond belief From
the fifty or sixty determinative tests
that have been made OF our shales. it
has been proved that they contain on
an average better than fOrty-tive bar
rels OF crude oil to the ton. as against
only twenty.seyen barrels that are
extracted in Scotland.
The Scottish industry employs H..
600 men and supports $4,000 people.
| believe that in this country the in.
dustry within FIVE years will reach TO
such an enormous extent that it will
give employment 20 hundreds of thou
sands OF. men and support millions OF
people. We are conducting an eduCa.
tional campaign and the expressions
from the big interests all over the
country are very gratifying to me, for
the reason that | am president OF the
organization that has taken the lead
in the matter Announcements will
be made within a few weeks Of the
rapid strides We have made, although
At the present time do not care to go
into these details"
The properties Of the Standard Oil
Sha!e Company, of which Mr.. Kay is
president, and John Pingrce, president
of the Merchants Bank and one of
the most prominent mining capitalists
of the intcrmountain region, is treas
urer, are located near Elko, Nevada,
and have been passed on not only by
DR.. w. T. Day, who is government eX-
pert connected with the United States
Geological Survey, and other govern
ment biologists, but by maany promi-
nent biologists and engineers who
have been employed by Mr.. Kay thor
oughly to look over the field before
the organization OF the company.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
VAST FIGURES OF
SHALE INDUSTRY
7. D. IN 7 III TIII,
Attorney General.

(From Mining and Oil Record
a most convincing sight OF the won
dcrful possibilities Of the extraction
Of oil from oil shalcs can be seen any
day at the back of the University OF
Utah, where William Kay, president
of the Standard Oil Shale company.
has installed a plant for domonstra-
ton. The operations at the UniYCr
sity are in charge OF Otto Stalmann,
noted geologist and mining engineer,
who has had a long and successful
career. Mr.. Stalmann was associated
with Marcus Daily in the early days,
and II is said that ii was due TO his
ingenuity in discovering u process by
which the ore in the Anaconda mine
could be handled at pruuJ that Daily
became one of the copper kings OF
America. The process is simple in
the extreme, and Is based upon the
system that has been In operation in
scotland for all of sixty years, with
a few additions by Mr.. Stalmann. The
shalC Is poured into large pipe, goes
to the bottom OF rctort. Is there
treated TO a high degree OF heat and
the gases pass through various pro
C"sses by which first the heaviest oil
Is drawn off aud then the lighter oils
in a succession OF pipes that then pour
tho nil off int, On h,rr,I ,,.I..rs 4, go.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
BLIND THE ENEMY
Is FIGHTERS ADVICE

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-"Put out the
fighting eyes of the enemy, that will
win the war" is the message brought
back to Chicago from the battlcfelds
of France by Lieutenant Clifford II.
De Roodc. who came home on a fur.
Tough from the French army to visit
his parents here.
"If the United States turns its
efforts toward building the greatest
air fleet it's services will reach the
maximum" according to Lieutenant
De Roode. Germany has been build
ing more planes than we have. Once
we gain control OF the air we can
win.
THE French are satisfied with the
activities Of the United States. They
under stand the great problems OF
transportation Of troops and supplies
he added
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
AUTOS USED TO HAUL
BOOZE ARE AUCTl0NED

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Jan. %
The seeker after bargains in automo-
biles had a real festival the other day
at the sale OF three cars, confscated
by county officials, whose owners were
using them to haul booze.
The three cars, not having been re
deemed, were sold under the hammer
One man. Doc" Beatty, of Jones
City, bought a car, whose owners put
up a fight with officials in which two
men were shot, for $135.
Constable John 4. Denny bought
the "oncriest" of the three cars for
S35.
4 negro named Holland bought The
third car for $3.50. Later he refused
TO pay for his purchase. Sheriff G. S
Johnson declares he will sue tn,
negro and force payment.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
MINE OWNERS AND COMPANIES MUST PAY STATE
BULLION TAX BEFORE DEDUCTlNG FEDERAL TAX

and taxed, and. when patented mine
shall be assessed At not less than tive
hundred dollars (S5OO) except when
one hundred dollars (SlOO) in labor
has been actually performed on such
| patented mine during the year. in ad-
ditioh TO the tax upon the net pro
ceeds; and, also excepting sucl prop
pcrty as may be exempted Gy law for
muir Cral. educational, literary. scien.
tifc or other charitable purpose"
1t will be observed that there is
some ambiguity with reference TO the
provisions OF this section. Mining
claims when OF patented, the proceeds
OF which shall be assessed ard taxed"
seems TO conflict with ON such pat
cnted mines during the yea in add.
ton to the tax upon the net proceeds"
Under the view that take of the
matter. however, this conflict is not
material, for the Legislature has no.
attempted to differentiatc between pa.
tented and unpatented mining claims
and taxes only the net proceeds in
both classes of mines.
The question arises, however, as to
the construction to be placed upon the
word net proceeds" as appears in
said section l of article 10. The con
stitution does not define net proceeds
but as a matter of construction. | am
OF the opinion that the term of net
proceeds as used in the constitution
is identical with that defined by sec,
ton 1857, for the legislature evidently
had in mind in adopting the amending
resolution, the law as it existed at
that time and this is always a guide
for construction. The legal presump
ton will be INDUCED in that the re
yisers of the constitution used the
words intelligcntly, with full knowl
edge of the statutory definition of ne
proceeds then in effect. This rul,
of construction is supported by abund
ant authority: State VS. Glen. IS New
81; State eX rel vs.. Cole. 3S New. 215
State VS.. Parkinson, New. 1884
O'Brien vs.. Trousdalc, 167 Pac (Nev
1907; eye 1876, 74O; IL Corpus Juri
zoo. 7l2.
As | have heretofore said, it is tn
net proceeds of mines and not the ne
income" of mine owners and minin
corporations that is the basis of as
sessment and taxation. am of tn
opinion that no deductions may b
made except those provided for b
the statute and that federal taxes ar
not within the deductions provided fc
, by the statute. and may not be d,
! Quoted in arriving at the net proceed
the basis of taxation.
Yours truly,
GEO. b. THATCHER,
: Attorney Genera
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Department OF the Interior. United
States Land ONCE. Elko. Nevada. Jan
uary 4. 1918.
To CHARLES MARTIN, of North
Fork, Nevada, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that
CHARLES NJ. HOWARD, who gives
North Fork. Nevada, as his postoiiice
address, did on January 4. 1918. file
in this office his duly corroborated ap-
plication TO contest and secure the
cancellation OF your homestead. Entry
No. O2Oll. Serial No. O2Oll, made
April 90. 1915, for the SEA SEA of
Section 9: the SwA SWA of Sec.
ton 10: the NWA NWA of Section
Is; and the NEl4 NEA of Section l6,
Township ~ North. Range So East
Mount Diablo Meridian. and as
grounds for his contest he alleges that
YOU have never established a resi-
dence on said land within the time nj
lowed by law. and in fact have navc-
established a residence on said iGrd
since YOU made said homestead entry;
that you have abandoned said land
and have left the State of Nevada
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29

that the last contestant heard Of you
was that you were residing In the
State OF Idaho land that such absence
was not caused by your service in the
armed forces OF the United States.
You are, therefore. further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed, and your said entry
will be Cancelled without further right
to be heard. either before this office
or on appeal. II you fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
fourth publication of this notice, as
shown below. your answer. under oath.
specifically responding to these allie
cations of contest. together with due
proof that you have served n copy
OF your answer on the said contest
ant either in person or by registered
mail.
You should state in your answer the
name OF the post Office to which you
desire future notices to be sent to
you.
JOHN E. ROBBINS. Register.
ASHLEY G. DAWLEF, Receiver.
First publication Jan. II. .JlS.
Second publication Jan. 81, 1918.
Third publication Jan. 81. 1918.
Fourth publication Feb. 7. 1918.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29

to the State Engineer Of Nevada, for
permission to change the place OF use
of the waters OF Rattlesnake Greek,
heretofore appropriated and beneficial
ly used.
The point of diversion Of water
from said stream, is as follows:
NEA SWA, Sec. 80. T. 81 N, K.
81 E, NJ. ID. B. & NJ. That the water
so sought to be changed has beneh'
cially and continuously used upon the
following described lands towit: NJ
SW4. Sec. IS, T. 81 n. II. 81 E. NJ,
d. B. & NJ.
That applicant desires TO retain
her original point OF diversion as
above described. and by means OF
dams, bitches and laterals, change
O.S cubic feet per second OF such
water to the following described
lands: SWA SWA. Sec. rs. and
Nw4 Nw14. Sec. SO. T. 81 n. r. 81
e. NJ. d. B. & NJ, and there used for
irrigation purposes. from April until
October OF each year.
Water not to be returned to stream
SEYMOUR CASE.
State Engineer
First publication Jan. %, 1918.
Last publication Feb. %, 1918.
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NOTICE
Jarbidge. New, Jan. IL 10,

Jarbidge. New. Jan. II. ls,I
Notice is hereby given that an A..
ton will be held at the school ho,..
in Jarbidge. County Of Elko. St..
of Nevada, from 1 to 6 O'Clock n
ON Saturday. the 9th day Of Febn,-.
1918 for the purpose OF submitt,nv :,
the qualified voters OF the Jarh,d.s
School District the question wbe,hss
a tax of soc on the $4,000 valua,,o.
OF the taxable property in said A.
trict shall be levied. The said a..
TO raise the sum of about $4,000 ana
is TO be used for the purpose OF IN,
nishing additional school facilities .,
keep school open for a longer period
than the present school funds vii, a,
low and to make any necessary "a
pair.
BY order OF
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jarbidge School District
MRS. SILVER
Jan IL "a 81 FEB Clerk.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
" --that Day Is
Germany's Doom"

There is one simple easy way by which every family
in the United States stand up and be cOunted-by
which every man, and child enlist in the hun
dred Million all-American army which the Germans
dread.
One of the most significant utterances made during
the entire made by prominent German official
when America cast her lot with the allies:
eve do not fear the American soldiers, because they
arrive in time; what fear is the intelligence and
devotion Of hundred million Americans trained to
faith in individual initiative The day that those hundred
millions act one, that day is Germany's DOOM"
Today Germany is fighting with a new and more
desperate energy because she fears that the American sol
diers will arr'Ver in time
But Germany still refuses to believe that our hundred
million people will "act as one"
How can we prove it to her? How can we strike to
the heart of the Hun? How convince the kaiser
that the day of his doom approaches?
That way is to lend our money to our country.
BY War Saving Stamp costing you until February
/, 1918, $4.12, worth s. on January |, 1923.
If you cannot pay for it in immediate cash buy u.
S. Thrift Stamp for % cents and keep buying them
until you have 6 Then add few cents in cash and cx-
change them for the War Saving Stamp.
Begin to do this now. Save every cent you can and
put it into these stamps.
The money will be used Immediately to provide guns
ammunition food clothing and other supplies for our sol
diers and sailors
This will be bad news for the kaiser-he worst he has
ever heardfOr it will prove to him that ready to
"act as one 1t will prove that not only our men, but
every dollar we have is behind our country 1t will prove
that are in the to win and that we shall STAY in
until we do win 1t will prove that are thoroughly
unanimously determined, that country, homes and
our loved ones shall no longer lie under the dark menace
OF German domination and cnslavcment.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
APPLICATION NO. as48

Notice Of Application for Permission
to Change the Place Of Use Of the
Public Waters OF the state OF Nc.
vada
Notice Is hereby given that on the
18th day Of January, 1918, in accord.
ance with Section 50 Chapter 49,
Of the Statutes OF 1913. one Mamie
E. Winstead, Of Leo, County OF Elko,
State Of Nevada, made application
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29
DELICIOUS CORN MUFFlNS.

Here's an old fashioned recipe for
corn mullins that has recently been
revived and used with unusual success
In several OF the larger New York no
tells: To make three and hnlf dozen
mullins TAKE one quart milk, ak ounces
butter substitute, twelve ounces Of
light syrup or honey, four eggs, pinch
Of salt, two ounces baking powder,
one and n hnlf pounds cornmeal and
one md a hnlf pounds rye -four The
butter and syrup should 10 thoroughly
mITedi then add tho eggs gradually.
Pour In tho milk md Md tho rye -four
mixed with Cornmcul and baking pow
der.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-29

New Arviyal-"And whore do / 90
when this sIollng business stars?"
Sandy (lato from the "Wc KirkO-
"Laddie. that a depends on your re.
lccgious opccnlons!"- BIighty
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28
WOMEN OF INDIANA
ADOPT NOVEL PLAN

INDIANAPOLIS. = AS cleaners
following the reapers, women are
gathering wheat from the fields of
Indiana, selling it to farmers at mar
ket prices and placing the money in
fund to establish vocational
school here for women and girls.
Mrs. Ethel C. Peters, of Indian
apolis is founder of the scheme which
has met with approval of farmers.
More than hundred have volun-
teered to follow the reapers with
sickles and knives and gather the
wasted grain from knolls, corners
and other SPOTS missed by the ma.
chimes.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28

terial, the only other material be-
ing his socks, which were wooden.
The average person wears a total
of considerably more weight in
clothing than that and does not get
near the same amount of protection
from it. He strongly advises that
the Government adopt this policy
and method of clothes for the avi-
ators, both as a protection against
the extreme cold of the higher alti-
tudes, but also on account of the
economy in weight when would
give the flyer more freedom in
movement, etc. He explains, though,
! that excellent care must be taken
of this clothing to get proper re-
suits, as dampness, and poor care
will soon ruin it.
The explorer was very interested
! in the events taking place Outside
and most of the time of the inter
view was taken up in his asking
questions about the conditions cover
/ There" He has not been in touch
with daily papers or reports from
the Outside much for six years, and
was naturally much interested ir
the trend of events.
He could not speak too highly Of
the treatment accorded him in the
North, and was very strong in hi.
praise of the care he had received
at st. Stephens Hospital at For
Yukon.
He had intended originally to giv'
a letcure in both Nenana and Fair
banks before going Outside, but will
be unable to now until after hi
Red Cross tour.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28

Boil potatoes in their jackets II
possible so that you need not lose
the valuable mineral matter which
lies close to the skin.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28

Miss Doris Jacobsen was a pass
enger on the Tanana bound for the
States. She transferred to the
steamer Alaska at this port.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28
NOTICE

The Nenana Commercial club will
meet at Ball & Thomas Barber
shop at $50 p. M, August 3Oth.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28

Frank Whitley and Joe Heacock,
who were employed in checking up
the Commission affairs here, have
got through and left for Fairbanks
on the steamer Tanana today.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28

War is an ugly thing, but a Ger
man peace is uglier-Russian farm
ers are producing German food.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-28

r. w. Calderhead, who had been
in Nenana for some days, returned
to Hot Springs on the steamer
Alaska.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23

According to the dispatches Ger
man prisoners who have been sent
back to their home country are not
satisfied with affairs in the kaiser's
domain. since tasting the freedom Of
France and England. The followins
message was sent to a German pris-
oner In England from one Of his
friends In Germany: you are In
heaven As compared to Us. Stay
where you are. Don't come here un-
less you can help Il. Conditions are
almost unbearable and we are almost
famished."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23
FocH,s NEW OFFENSIVE

4 .
The sudden. fierce thrust Of the
allies against the Bulgarians and
Turks in the south is a puzzlins
move to many, especially when II
would seem that Foch would need
every available man on the western
front where the British. French,
Australians and Scots have been en-
gagged for several weeks in the en-
circling movement to capture the
strongholds Of St. Quentin and Cam
brai, and in which movement they
have lost thousands OF men while
the Germans, at certain points, have
been mown down in masses and have
steadily lost valuable ground.
But the southern operation is only
another master stroke Of Foeh the
strategist. The United States gov.
ernment is now endeavoring to align
the civilized nations solidly against
the terrorism In Russia created by
the Bolsheviki forces and is assist.
ing the Czecho-Slovaks, therefore
the movement against Germany's
southern allies may be giant stroke
on the part Of Foci to crush the Bul.
garians and Turks and thus force 9
clear entrance into Russia and joir
forces against the Bolsheviki. The
Bolshevikf menace crushed, and tht
soldiers of Russia once again solidl,
reunited, an army OF three or foul
million men from all the allied ar
mics, assisted by the Czecho-Slovaks
could be sent against Austria ant
Germany from the eastern front thai
would work wonders in the way ol
ending the war quickly.
The southern operation on the
part OF the allies is a puzzler espe
cially at the present time, and only
time will divulge the meaning of thil
shifting Of activity in the great thea
tire Of war.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23
ONE REASON FOR BUYING

A great, spectacular world show
is being staged, one that some would
compare to an immovable body being
struck by an irresistible force IL such
a situation were possible, but 1t is
not. Metz, which the Germans claim
impregnable. is not immoyable while
we Americans believe General Per-
shing's army is irresistible. One or
the other must yield. II Metz cannot
be taken by assault, the movable"
part viii come in by Pershing blow
ing the place to atoms with his big
guns. But It will require time. and
many thousands Of dollars worth Of
Liberty bonds must be sold to buy
the ammunition to raze the place.
This Il one reason you should buy
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23

argued that Riekard III was unable
to write. II one decided the matter
from the signature to . treay Of
peace With Francis Duke Of Brittany.
which 4 reproduced In london deal.
ee's catalogue just received.
II b , mystery how the cAnlosuer
managed 10 make ~Richard Rex" out
Of the shaky scribble which is there
reproduced. II would be quite a. like
y to stand for WIN Shakespeare, were
II not TINT the smaller WORD stands
second and the longer one nrst
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23
EVIDENCE or LITTLE WORTH


Some years ago, when the Shakes
peare controversy was at Its height,
one Of the contentious Of the party
who declared that the bard not only
had not written the immortal plays
but could not even write his own
name, gave a. evidence the existing
signatures that are Of undoubted su-
thenticity.
On the same grounds it might be
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23

Solicitors who call on you to sell
Liberty Bonds have no apologies to
make for calling. You are the one
to apologize-if you don't buy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23

Now copres Col. Disque Of the Z.
s. army who says the government
will not commander the Medford-
Jacksonville railroad. at least at the
present time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23

bonds; In fact the money you put
in a bond may help buy the last big
shell required to put the Huns to
rout.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-23
LlssRrv soNp Or
BY Helen N. cumminsa

sens Day is your boy going to ssk you
Yesr help vas not fcrthcominsf '
"Asn odsn, n Hslrs ,c al, frsy: A. he h. ssubboniy
wounded. suffering. almost spent.
God give me strength to keep this drsad
beast from Homs, I- -
From all ! love, from my fair land.
In oldsn days, a battle rassd. ana 20 the
story goes.
That just = long a. were upheld the
Leaders hands.
SO surEed the tide OF victory.
OF ours
Your boy and mine
Uphold their hands and help than save
the free mans Right,
Or-fail them and for evsrmorA b
slaves to Murderous MiEhtf