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Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Metal Quotations
THE WEATHER
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VOL. XIII, NO. 239.
TONOPAH, NEVADA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1913
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Knights of
Landing
The beautiful home of Tonopah
council, No. 1160, Knights of Colum
bua, furnished a Bplendid setting for
the celebration of Columbus day by
the citizens of Tonopah last night.
While the exercises were under the
auspices of the knights, the admis
sion was free and a general invita
tion had been extended to all to come
and make the first legal anniversary
one to be remembered. The upper
floor was at the disposal of the
guests, who were served with light
refreshments, and the main floor was
cleared for dancing after the literary
program had been dispatched.
Back of the chairman's rostrum
was a cluster of American flags
pinned with a Knights of Columbus
pennant bearing the coat of arms of
the order and the Bldewalla were
decorated In national colors, numer
ous flags being used in the decora
tive scheme.
Grand Knight Frank P. Mannlx
presided as master of ceremonies,
and he called the meeting to order
half an aour after the set time with
the explanation that he allowed lee
way for those who always thought It
necessary to come when they thought
proper for the exercises to begin. He
said he would not make a speech, as
he had in mind the anxiety of the
younger people to enjoy themselves
In the dance. However, he Impressed
on the minds of his audience the sig
nificance of the day, and Introduced
a pretty educational feature by call
ing on several young people In the
audience to inform him of the date
of the discovery, the birthplace of
the explorer and the land where be
planted the cross of Christianity.
These questions were promptly an
swered, and then the chairman called
on Mrs. K. A. Kelllher for a vocal
solo, which elicited great applause.
Following this Judge Mark Averill
was introduced, and met with a cor
dial reception.
Judge Averill spoke on the history
of what he called the greatest event
in the world, and said It was an
event that should have been recog
nlzed by the legislature of Nevada at
a much earlier1 day. He summed up
the three Important historical events
as the birth of Christ, the discovery
of America and the founding of the
United States. Then ha proceeded to
recount his own experience In study
ing history In the school at Vir
ginia City, where the boys learned by
heart the first page of Swinton's his
tory of America dealing ith the
coming of Columbus, and related his
Impressions of how he felt when he
read and reread the description of
the white-haired voyager standing on
the deck of the Santa Theresa as
that vessel cast anchor nt Ran Salva
dor. Dwelling on the preliminaries
of the explorer's life. Judge Averill
carried his hearers down to the time
when he found the object of his
search, and then proceeded to elab
orate the theme by word painting of
th coincidence of the landing of the
first and last Theresa at the same
Island. The last vessel was :e
Maria Theresa, the survivor of the
engagement at Santiago, which was
wrecked In a storm while en route
to the Brooklyn navy yard and her
remains cast away on the same isl
LIQUOR CAUSES OLD-TIMER
TO FORGE CHECKS
After passing three checks of no
value In Reno, W. I). Frey, an old
resident of Nevada and a former resi
lient of Oardnervllle, sobered up, real
ized what he had done and attempted
to straighten the matter out, accord
ing to evidence In the hands of the
police today. Frey is In the city Jail
charged with forgery. It Is alleged
that he passed two checks on Sam
Johnson, one for $50 and one for $25,
and one check on Alex Dromlac for
$50, all drawn on a Tonopah bank.
Two days ago Johnson swore to a
complaint. Frey, who has a wife and
child, walked Into Johnson's place
lotiay ana endeavored to square
things, but It was too late.
tie maae tne excuse that he was
drunk when he cashed the checks
and did not know what he was do
ing. He said he went to Schurz
after leaving Reno. Gazette.
Certificates of location on sal at
on Bonanza office.
Columbus Observe
Day of Their Patron
and that was supposed to have har
bored the Theresa of Columbus.
Attorney J. K. McNamara followed
with a history of the order and Its
objects, giving In condensed form the
story of the organizing of the Knights
and the development of the order
from small growth In New Haven,
Conn., to an order embracing over
half a million members, and extend
ing Its benefits to Canada, Cuba,
Mexico, the Philippines, Ireland and
Porto Ulco.
A quartette consisting of Mrs. M.
J. Murphy, Mrs. T. B. Flood. Mr.
W. M. Roach and Mr. J. S. McGinn
rendered a selection that was freely
OF
ILL OCCUR ON
ALL ARE
Friday, October 17, was fixed last
evening by the board of school trus
tees as the date for the formal dedi
cation of Tonopah's beautiful new
$50,000 school building. Pending the
setting of the time for the opening,
preparations have been carried for
ward as far as possible by teachers
and pupils, and now the final ar
rangements will be hastened. Able
speakers have been engaged and the
assistance of the beBt musical talent
In the city hail been promised, and It
is the Intention of the trustees and
TEN INCHES SNOW
FELL YEAR
GREATEST VISITATION OF SNOW
IN THE EXPERIENCE OF
TONOPAH.
Man's memory Is elusive and
treacherous. For Instance, how many
people In Tonopah will recall the
cold, stern fact that this time last
year a storm broke all records nnd
caused the gelid chills to chase one
another up and down the spinal col
umn? Yet this Is a fact that cannot
be disputed.
On the morning of the fourth of
last October, when the afternoon
shift went on at the mines at 4
o'clock, a few fluttering flakes of
snow were in evidence. These In
creased steadily, with a brisk wind,
until at nightfall the ground was cov
ered and a blizzard blew over the
desert. The fall continued through
the night and most of the ensuing
morning, until at ll-.flO the storm
ceased, the sun came out of retire
ment and householders began shovel
ing the beautiful from their side
walks. The thermometer continued low and
snow remained on the ground for
four days. Four Inches fell on the
fourth and six Inches came down on
the fifth, making a total of ten
Inches, the greatest precipitation In
October in the history of the weather
station.
ACCU8ED OF SKIPPING OUT
LEAVING BOARD BILL UNPAID
Herbert Adam was taken back to
Goldfield yesterday from Tonopah
and placed in the county Jail by Sher
iff lngalls on a charge of defrauding
an Innkeeper. Adam is accused by
Mrs, A. Lavelle, a widow with eight
children, of having run up an ac
count with her for board and then
skipping out without paying her $20
that he owed her.
FIND JEWEL THIEVES.
NKW YORK, Oct. 14. With the ar
ralgnment of two men here the po
lice asserted thnt they had solved
the mystery of the theft of $225,000
worth of jewels last July. James
Stewart and Wiley Mason, each with
a police record, were held In $5000
DEDICATION
GO
OCTOBER
ball
applauded and the floor was cleared
for dancing, which kept the younger
element and many of the older ones
entertained until midnight.
Miss Ethel Murphy presided at the
piano and during the evening she
executed a solo that was well re
ceived. Kach guest was presented
with a souvenir program from the
press of the Bonanza, depicting in
five colors the landing of Columbus
and embossed with the papal and
American national colors entwined.
The arrangements were In the
hands of M. M. Buckley, W. M.
Roach, T. J. Uwyer, J. P. Stenson,
J. H. Troy and II. H. Bergman.
FRIDAY EVENING
CORDIALLY
teachers to make the exercises
worthy in every way of the splendid
new building, of which Tonopah has
good reason to be proud.
In the afternoon of Friday there
will be a flag salute and the singing
of "The Rtar-Spangled Banner" and
"America" In front of the building by
the entire school, which now com
prises over 500 pupils. Special at
tention will be shown to the parents
and visitors, and committees will be
ready to escort people through the
building and explain the up-to-date
and scientific equipment for heating
and ventilating. At the same time
the pupils and teachers wilr be in
their rooms, so that visitors may
have the opportunity of seeing the
school In regular working order.
The program will be announced In
detail later in the week through the
columns of the Bonanza. An outline
of the exercises will be as followws:
Selections by the Tonopah Brass
band; chief address of the evening
by Judge Mark R. Averill of Tono
pah, his subject being one peculiarly
fitting to the opening of a new
building and significant of the growth
of the city "Progress"; speeches by
members of the board of school trus
tees, who have shouldered the care
and responsibility of managing the
bond issue and construction of the
building; a piano solo; music by the
choral section of the Woman's club;
presentation of pictures to the gradeB
and high school by the Woman's Re
lief corps of Tonopah, and responses
by two of the pupils.
Among other numbers which It Is
hoped can be added to the program
are a vocal duet and brief addresses
by Mr. Bray, state superintendent of
pnl)1c instruction, and Mr. Bleasdale,
deputy for this district In the same
department. The presence of these
two leaders In the educational work
of Nevada depends only upon whether
each can spnre the time from other
duties, each having expressed
hearty wish to be present.
The building will be opened early
enough Friday evening so that every
one Bhall have the opportunity to in
spect the rooms and see for them
selves the excellent results that have
been obtained In construction.
The plans for these exercises are
In the hands of the hoard of trustees
and the following committee of
teachers: Superintendent Smith, Mrs,
Curleux, Miss Bradley, Mrs. MacKen
zie and Miss Poll I.
THE WEIR CASE MAY BE
CALLED UP TOMORROW
The case of the state vs. Weir was
called this morning In the district
court and put over until tomorrow,
when the district attorney expects to
hear from a missing witness. Tills
will decide If the case goes to trial.
It Is probable that the present venire
of jurors will be discharged and a
new venire summoned.
NO AMERICAN REBATES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. Until
further orders the clause In the new
tariff allowing a 5 per cent rebate
on all merchandise brought to an
American port In an American vessel
will be Ignored.
NVITED A
NINE MONTHS DIVIDENDS EXCEED
THOSE OE ANY SIMILAR PERIOD
In no other nine months' period in i disbursements amounting to no less
the history of American mining and
metallurgy have r'ties and works
shown as large dividend disburse
ments as those In the period just
ended. And this, too, despite the gen
eral belief that the present year has
not been a profitable one as relating
to mining. When 14G companies,
looking to the operations of mines for
their profits, can pay in nine months
$78, 772,652, it would seem that there
has been little reason for the pessim
ism prevailing. Compared with the
same period in 1012 there is shown
an Increase in the amount of divi
dends paid of 112,972.109, and with
1911 an Increase of $17,993,232. In
the 1913 period, 146 companies par
ticipated, while in l'12 there were
138 and in 1911, 123. In total divi-
donda paid the 146 companies paying
dividends in 1013 hav$ to their credit
BANK BILL
COMMERCIAL BODIES OF THE
COUNTRY ASKED TO EX
PRESS OPINION.
(lly- ANAfMlnfH rrenn.)
DETROIT, Oct. 14. Constituent
members of the Chamber of com
merce of the United States of Amer
ica, including local chambers, board
of trade, commercial clubs and na
tional trade organizations from all
parts of the country, have approved
referendum vote on the report of
its banking and currency committee
of the OwensGlass currency bill.
The committee report regards the
measure as a piece of constructive
legislation and believes it embodies
in a large degree the elements neees
sary to provide the nation with a
safe currency and banking system."
A canvass of the vote was com
pleted today by the board of direc
tors of the chamber, now in session.
I
THE SCHOOL LAWS
OMISSION IN THE NEVADA STAT
UTES THAT SHOULD BE
REMEDIED.
Some surprise was expressed yes
terday that school should be In ses
sion on Columbus day. A diligent
search of the latest edition of the
school laws failed to reveal mention
of Columbus day as a holiday- Hie
event was, however, recognized in
school, each teacher In the grades
addressing her pupils upon the sig-
nlficance of the day and the heroism
of the man it commemorates.
The past week was a busy one at
school, getting the pupils used to
their new quarters and to the rules
for order made necessary by the fact
that there are over 500 scholars in
attendance, which requires the
holding of recesses at different times
for the upper and lower floors, so
that the playgrounds may not be too
crowded.
Leprosy Found
In Los Aneeles
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. A
newly discovered ease of lep-
rosy at lyos Angeles, reported
today to the public health serv-
Ice, Is taken as confirmation
of Surgeon General Blue's as-
sertlon that more leprosy ex-
Ists In the United States than
Is generally known.
REFERENDUM
BY BUSINESS
KB
than $S!t6,2.',2,l!l5,
The copper properties, 34 in num
ber, have had a particularly satisfac
tory nine months' period, despite the
stripe in the Lake Superior region,
for dividends were paid totaling
$38,270,115. This shows an increase
over the same period in 1912 of
$9,449,687. Since incorporation these
companies have divided among share
holders $420,434,064.
The properties classed as gold-sil
ver-lead-zinc producers, too, have had
a fairly prosperous nine months' pe
riod, for 106 of these yielded profits
sufficient to pay to shareholders $28,-
406,999. To date these companies
have paid dividends totaling $333,097.
467.
Six metallurgical companies dis
bursed during the period $12,095,534
land to securitieH-holding corporations
j $18,707,042. Mining World.
who Hi1;
SURVIVORS SAY THEY WERE NOT
TREATED DECENTLY BY
SAILORS.
Illy ANMOclnlf l l,re
LONDON', Oct. 14. The crew of
the Volturno, most of whom were
Dutch, behaved cowardly and brutally
to passengers, is the verdict of the
thirty survivors arriving on the Min
neapolis today.
At about 7 o'clock in the evening
Captain Inch succeeded 'in lowering a
boat in charge of the second officer
of the Volturno and a crew of four
men, with the intention of taking n
line to the Grosser Kurfuerst.
The small boat, after a desperate
struggle, reached the German liner's
side, only to be dashed to pieces. Its
occupants seized lines thrown out by
the German sailors and were thus
saved.
About 9:30 at night the sky' was
suddenly illuminated with a lurid
glare ss the flames hurst through an
other part of the Volturno. Captain
Inch then sent a last despairing ap
peal and in twenty minutes there oc
curred a terrific explosion, which to
the helpless thousands of spectator?
on board the surrounding vessels
seemed to seal the doom of those on
the stricken ship.
Mr. Mansfield of New York, a pas
senger on the Carmania, said:
"The people on board the Volturno
seemed to be paralyzed and helpless
They made no effort to seize the
lines of the rafts thrown to them. I
saw one man kiss his wife and eh II
dren and throw them overboard.' lb
jumped after them. They were seen
! for only a moment and then diHap
peered together. It was an awful
1 sight to see the ship burning with so
many people on board. The fire is
believed to have started in cotton
j seed oil In the cargo."
T. W. Duller of New York, describ
Ing how the passengers were saved
said that ropes were cast from the
lifeboats to the Volturno and the
passengers were "made fast to these
and then swung overboard. He con
tinned:
"I saw no panic. The passengers
of the Volturno were all wearing life
belts and Beetned to be quiet. I saw-
two boats floating bottom up."
"I will be up with the milk In the
morning," was the cheerful reply ra
dlographed 'by Commander Harwood
of the Anglo-American oil tank steam
er Narragansett to the Carmania
call for help. As soon as Captain
Barr of the Cunard steamer realized
the situation he told the Marconi
operator on board the Carmania to
get In touch with the oil steamer, as
an abundant supply of oil seemed to
be the only mean of subduing the
violence of the seas and of facilitat
ing the rescue operations. The Car-
COWARDLY
IH THEIR
CONDUCT
500 Lives
But No Hope For
400 Underground
lly AmifM'lHfril frrMN.)
CARDIFF, Wales, Oct. 14. More than 400. coal miners perished by
fire and afterdamp today at the Universal colliery, near here, according
to the latest reports.
A terrific explosion shattered the works Bhortly after 931 men de
scended the pit. Five hundred have been rescued so far.
The explosion brought all Inhabitants to the pit head, who found the
ventilating and hoisting machinery blown to atoms. A man working sixty
feet away was decapitated by the force of the explosion. A rescue party
working believes there is little hope for those In the mine.
The same pit was the scene of an explosion thirteen years ago when
120 were killed.
mania quickly picked up the oil ship
and . received the hearty response
quoted.
True to his word, the skipper of
the Narragansett brought his steamer
on to the scene early Friday morning
and Immediately sluiced hundreds of
tons of oil on to the waves.
"The Grosser Kurfuerst, the Kroon
land and the Czar did wonderfully,"
said Humphrey Jones, a passenger on
the Carmania. "The spectacle of the
burning ship in the middle, of a ring
of vessels impotent to help was- too
terrible to describe. Hut for the sub
sidenee of the storm all on board the
Volturno must assuredly have been
lost."
The operator on the La Touralne
sayB that when the vessel arrived
five steamers were making unsuccess
ful attempts to take off the Vol
turno's passengers and crew. The
sea was then moderating and two La
Touralne boats were launched and
got alongside the burning steamer.
Each boat, came back full of passen
gers.
During the night, the officers of the
La Touralne report, many of the Vol
turno's passengers were drowned
through jumping into the sea, while
others jumped into the boats and in
jured themselves. La Touraine saved
thirty-nine passengers and three of
the crew.
"T INTERFERE
WITH A FIGHT
NO
LEGAL OBJECTION TO
BOUT STAGED FOR
VERNON.
Hy AftMorintrrt lrNH.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 14. Unless
the Dundee-Azevedo fight at Vernon
tonight assumes the aspect of a
prize fight in the opinion of the offi
cers detailed to censor It, there will
be no legdl Interference, nccording to
lie district attorney, despite the pro
ests of representatives of the church
federation.
UTAH SELECTS BUILDING
SITE IN SAN DIEGO
lly Annoclnteil Ire.)
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14 Utah will
erect a $50,000 building at the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition, according to
the Utah exposition commissioners.
who departed today after selecting a
site. The Wisconsin commission also
here, said that state will not exhibit.
Advertise In the Bonanza,
Huerta Proclaims
Himself Dictator
Without Restraint
(lly 4HM'lii1aMl rrn.)
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 14 Copies of the proclamation by Provisional
President Huerta, announcing himself dictator over Mexico, were received
today by the state department, and considered at the cabinet meeting.
Huerta declared suspended that provision of the constitution which
grants Immunity from arrest for members of congress, and announces that
he, from time to time, will issue executive decrees because of the disso
lution of congress. The decree says members of congress arrested must
stand trial.
Previous assurances from Mexico to this government stated the con
gressmen were in no danger of physical punishment, but will be tried for
political offenses.
None of the cabinet members discuss Huerta's decree, further than to
characterize It as "very interesting."
Saved
THREE STICK
PLEAD GUILTY
TO
CHINATOWN HOLD-UPS THROW
THEMSELVES ON THE MERCY
OF THE COURT.
The trio of hold-ups who pulled off
a stunt In Chinatown a month ago
had the fear of the court thrown into
their hearts by the sentence dealt
out by Judge Averill to William T.
Boyd, the lone man, for this morning,
when their cases were called in the
district court, they fell over one an
other In their anxiety to make a good
Impression by pleading guilty.
Owing to some difficulty In procur
ing evidence, the charge had been
made burglary instead of highway
robbery, and as late as last week the
defendants told their friends they
would resist the prosecution to the
utmost. The quiet jolt given Boyd
seems to have had a salutary effect,
for today they all took their medicine
and the court said he would pass sen
tence next Friday morning.
The trial of Boyd cjost Nye county
about $1000, and the fact that the
three Tonopah culprits waived the
formality of a trial and saved the
county probably something like $2500
may Influence the court to treat them
leniently. Anyway, it Is presumed that
the prisoners are playing that gig
and the "jolt" they get from the
bench Friday will show whether they
had the right hunch or not. The de
fendants are George Wallace, Charles
R. Burke and A. J. Schwartz.
WIFE OF FORMER SHERIFF OF
PITKIN DIES IN GOLDFIELD
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen R.
Hayes, wife of Thomas H. Hayes,
took place from her late home yes
terday. Mrs. Hayes came with her
husband to Goldfield from Colorado
six years ago, where her husband
had been sheriff of Pitkin county and
where they had a wide circle of ac
quaintances. Two years ago she was
stricken with neuralgia of the heart
and Btomach and her condition be
came steadily worse. Tribune.
TEMPERATURE REPORT.
Highest temperature yesterday, 63
degrees; a year ago, 62.
Lowest temperature last night, 38
degrees; a year ago, 47.
BURGLARY