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PAGES 7 to 10 SECOND SECTION THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. RENO, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1912. NO. 113. COLONEL IS HELD ROBBERY CASE MHO IWOIN DEGLAIMERS HE ANSWERED A DREAM ALU! TRAILS WIFE FROM OAKLAND COMPETENT IS DISMISSED TO CONTEST IS MURDERED CAPITALIST IS DEAD AURORA, 111., May 10.

John So-marindyck, a capitalist of this place, whose wealth has been estimated as high as $5,000,000, died suddenly at his home last night after becoming ill while automobile riding. Mr. Somar-indyck had attended a ball game In the afternoon, and was about the streets until shortly before death came. Death is believed to have been due to hardening of the arteries. He was interested in many Aurora enterprises and was a large holder of real estate.

He was 55 years of age. i GOLDEN HOTEL ARRIVALS A. F. Metcajf, Charged With Found Her in This City Last Clothing Bears Tag of Chicago Colonel William Slosson Will Supervise Santa Barbara National Forest Fireman Meets His First Accident in Rushing to a "Nightmare" Fire Declamation Contest Will Be Held at University This Afternoon and Night Department Store Skull Stealing $17 From Cabin Mate Is Discharged Night and Had Officers Arrest Her Was Fractured CHICAGO, May 10. Hugh M.

Top J. Hardy and Mrs. E. Vannucci of Tlie city will be full of oratory this SANTA BARBARA, May 10. After an investigation lasting eight ping, for many years' a fireman, met LOS ANGELES, May 10.

Clothing bearing the tag of a Chicago i'liartim'nt store may lead to the Oakland, married but not to each oth On motion by District Attorney Woodburn, the case against A. F. Met-calf, charged witli robbery, was dismissed yesterday afternoon. W. H.

Earle, Doyle; S. Sunsheiner, Baltimore, H. G. Cameron, San Francisco; A. Barnard, San Francisco; J.

H. Fundall, San Francisco; j. Speyer, Ogden; J. A. Moynihan, Sacto; H.

A. Reiser and wife, Portola, Smith Jackson, Austin; J. D. Jackson, Austin; W. R.

Crawford, Portland; Geo. Springmeyer and wife, Carson; afternoon and this evening the very air around the university hill will tremble with it. A large number of er, slipped away from their respective helpmeets at Oakland and journeyed to Reno. his first accident last night while responding to a "dream alarm." Answering fire alarms has become purely mechanical with Topping and he declares that many times he has not identification of a well dressed woman whose murdered body was found here late yesterday In a newly completed house. All identification marks? have The district attorney's office went minutely into the case and found that there was insufficiency of evidence to young men and women from all parts of the state, as well as a few from the Lassen county high school of Susan-vilie, arrived in the city last night If Mrs.

Vannucci had not helped her Con ulloy. Rawhide; M. J. Blake, San awakened until after reaching the self to the contents of her husband's been furnished to the Chicago police. convict.

Metcalf was arrested several days ago Francisco; B. Gerber, Seattle; C. Dre- and this morning, and this afternoon The woman was a brunette, five feet scene of the blaze. Topping was sleeping peacefully in the headquarters of months, Colonel William Slosson has been absolved from all charges of incompetency and tomorrow he will resume his duties as supervisor of the Santa Barbara national forest. The investigation was conducted by D.

D. Bronson, an inspector from Washington, who, during that period has' been acting as supervisor. Slosson had been under fire for about three years and the charges investigated were preferred by the district of-, ficers in San Francisco. He was the the battle on the rostrum commenced. eight inches tall and about 30 years bin, Seattle; W.

M. Lampert, Sacto; G. H. Devary, Virginia City; J. G.

La- purse and likewise attached herself to his jewelry, possibly nothing would have been done, little said and not very much thought of the elopement his company last night when he This afternoon the young nen de old. Physicians said today she had on complaint of His cabin mate, W. W. Taylor, who charged that Metcalf took a purse containing $17 from under his pillow. hey, San Francisco; J.

Drake, San dreamed that an alarm had been sounded. He sprang from his bed Francisco; LLay Eudal, Oakland, lived twelve hours after being injured and must have suffered great agony from a fracture in her skull, apparently either the man or woman left be claimed for prizes and this evening the young ladies will have their chance to show their oratorical ability. They have all been well trained and the J. H. Humphrey, Beckwith; W.

P. Catlin, Battle Mountains L. Swan, San caused by a beer bottle lying nearby, and a moment later dashed for the brass pole used by the men to slide rown to the main floor from the bunk room. For the first time he missed it speaking both this afternoon and even hind. But Vannucci wanted his property back and he sleuthed around until he fcund that the elopers had purchased tickets to Reno.

Hence he came. The body was found by a carpenter's apprentice who went to look over the first supervisor appointed when forest BIG PLASTER MILLS Francisco; N. C. McArthur. son returns to Washington.

Slosfjon's honesty was not questioned. ing will be interesting. Each student and dropped through the hole to the house. Is here to win If possible and will put lower floor. He broke a rib and was forth his best effort.

Those who will Neighbors remembered having seen unconscious for several minutes. speak and the titles of their addresses BURNED AT ARDEN the woman in company with a short blonde man, who seemed to be posing reserves were created, during the Mc-Kinley administration. The case has no parallel in the history of the national forest system. Charges of incompetency were first made by the district officials in San Francisco a year ago after about two were published in yesterday's Gazette. WILL WRESTLE FOR TITLE He first visited the sheriff's office and was from there sent to Chief of Police Hillhouse, who gave directions to his men to be on the lookout for Hardy and the lady.

The latter was located last evening Field Day Tomorrow as a real estate agent. The annual academic field and track "There's your house," he was heard meet will take place tomorrow on the to remark before they entered it. years of friction and a formal request BALTIMORE, May 8. Frank Gotch. Mackay athletic field.

The teams be An effort to burn the body was un Possible That Blaze Was of In to resign came from the forestry at gan arriving this morning and last successful because the building paper the titleholder, and Gus Schoenlin night and more will arrice this even used in the attempt had been treated of Baltimore, will con ng. The students from the various test for the world's heavyweight wres MUST SELL. The owner, leaving the state, would sell their home. 6-room, strictly modern house, cement walks, lot 50x140 feet, east front, 150 feet to car line, seven minutes' walk from postoffice. Apply 629 Sinclair, or phone 1485.

cendiary Origin Many Men Out of Work schools have trained hard for this big tling championship here Decoration on Commercial Row and was taken to the station house. There she was confronted by her irate and outraged husband, who did not appeal to her to return, nor upbraid her for leaving his bed and board, but bo demanded that she return the plunder. A number of demurs were made, but a compromise was effected by her day. to a iireprooflng solution. BABY SilOR event and each school will try to win the big loving cup offered to the school Gotch is to receive 40 per cent of making the best score.

If Reno wins Washington. Slosson refused, demanding an investigation, which was granted. Inspector Bronson was sent here on July 1, 1911, and Slosson was placed on furlough pending the result. Bronson's report will be voluminous, and while Slosson will be held competent and innocent of the general charges it will be held that his administration was not entirely above criticism. A scheme for a more thorough administration will be provided before Bron- the gross receipts and Americus 35 it this year she will be able to keep per cent, while the remainder will go to the Monumental club.

It and add it to the large collection already in possession of the local The mill of the Arden Plaster Co. at Arden, 10 miWs south of Las Vegas HOURS ON DESERT turning over several rings and other Nevada people will be given special school. Susanville also has a chance articles of jewelry, valued at between to win it for all time, having won it attention at the Bismark Cafe, conducted by the Thomas Cafe Inc. a26tl0 live and six hundred dollars. Bemoan wice.

ing, the fact that she insisted upon re In addition to this loving cup to be given to the school making the high taining the remainder of tha spoils, Vannucci departed for Oakland, appar- st score there will be gold medals enty giving little thought to the fact given to the students breaking aca Three-Year-Old Child of Perry Smith Nearly Meets Death in Southern Nevada that the dove had flown out of his ark emic records' and silver medals to the winners of the individual events. There will also be a loving cup for the successful relay team. RENO MEN ARE FINED Our Gowit ee JANUARY JONES BY FEDERAL JUDGE was completely destroyed by fire about two o'clock Tuesday morning. The blaze is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion, but may have been inceidiary. The Arden pltster mill has been one ot the important industries of this employing; some 125 men in the mill and quarry and having a capacity of 100 tons per thy of ground and sacked plaster of tin best quality.

The product ot the mill was from an exceptionally higi grade of gypsum located some nine 'miles west of Arden and transported from quarry to mill by narrow gauge hiilroad. The plaster produced was of ftpe quality and much in demand for decorative as well as plain work. The handsome columns In the Palace IfoUl of San Francisco are finished with this plaster and much of the statuary Is made of the same material. The company has announced that the mill will be rebuilt at once and many believe it will be on a much larger scale, although no positive information along these lines is available at this time. Las Vegas Age.

AGAN HARNESS P. L. Flanigan and U. M. Slater Has Begun Development Work Have Time Explaining Absence From Jury Duty We Hamdle on the Nevada Lizard Properly P.

L. Flanigan and U. M. Slater of Reno were yesterday each fined the sum of forty dollars for contempt of court in not obeying the order of the REPORT OF VICTORY DENIED The Nevada Lizard Mining company has started extensive development LT. S.

District Court to appear as work on its property, situated about jurors during the last session of the court. The men made such excuses ROME, May An official note Issued today declares false the Turkish ten miles east of the Comstock and midway between that famous old camp and Ramsey. that the court held the collection of despatch received from the governor the fine in abeyance upon, the promise of Rhodes to the effect that the Turk The holdings of the Lizard company, of the two men that they would ap pear at the next session of court and ish troops had won a great victory there and captured 1,000 Italians. On the contrary, it is said, the Turkish which consist of nine claims, formerly known as the Red Top group, have been successfully operated by leasers, act as jurors. Carson News.

governor of Rhodes and his secretary one of whom milled 500 tons of ore ANNUAL CONFERENCE MEET are prisoners of the Italians and will that plated between $16 and $17 a ton in gold. All leases have been termin Wagons, Traction Engines, Harrows, Threshers, Binders, Headers, Mowers, Rakes, Plows We manufacture all the Lumber we sell. Why pay high prices? Buy of us Lumber, Doors, Windows, Roofing Paper, Lime, Cement, Wood, Coal, Coke, Hay, Oats, Barley, Corn, Wheat be sent to Italy. ated, however, and the property will Is there anything in all this world be worked henceforth on company ac CHICAGO, May 8. Twenty-two uni-ersities and colleges have sent em count.

that is of more importance to you than good digestion? Food must be eaten tc sustain life and must be digested and converted into blood. When the There are two shafts on the Lizard, tries for the twelfth annual conference track meet which is to be held May 31st and June 1st on Purdue's athletic field at Lafayette, Ind. The digestion fails the whole body suffers. located about 100 feet apart. The main shaft is down 63 feet, and at this depth a drift has been run 80 feet on the vein, exposing for the entire distance One of those heart breaking incidents which try men's souls remote from civilization, occurred recent ly near Indian Sprlngsvwhen the.

three, yeur old Mh of Perry L. Smith one day at noon wandertnl from the camp occupied by Mr. Smith on the line of the irrigation ditch which he is constructing to conduct water to the valley. As soon as the absence of the little fellow was noticed search was begun by Mr. Smith, Mr.

J. G. Laravey and Mr. Harry Mathews, in which the families of all joined. They expected that the child would soon be found but as time went on and night approached the seriousness of the situation became apparent and a message was dispatched to the Indian camp for trailers to try to follow the child by what slight trail he might loave.

Through the piercing cold of the night the search was kept up with the aid of torches and lanterns but no trace of the little traveler could be found. Every heart was heavy with suspense. When morning finally came and the weary searchers could report nothing hopeful another messenger was dispatched to the Indian Springs ranch and a call made of Deputy Sheriff Ira Mcl'arland to organize a posse to scour the Joshua forest, where it was supposed the child had wandered. A party of fourteen men was soon Impressed into service and, headed by officer McFarland, a systematic search was begun. In the meantime the parents of the baby were suffering anguish at the prospect of their little one slowly perishing from the effects of cold, hunger mid thirst, alone in the awful solitudes i' the desert.

The father had offered reward of $100 to the man who would restoVo his baby dead or alive. The activity of the searchers may have been stimulated by the offer of Mr. Smith, but the anxiety of the parents was sufficient incentive to put every man to his best efforts. Another night was fast approaching und with the closing of the second day Mould vanish all hope of finding the child alive. Finally, the keen eye of Sam Hen.

one of the Indian trailers detected thy light footprints of the child whore mi untrained eye could see nothing, and. with the skill possessed only by the Indian he soon followed tiie trail to the spot where 'the little fellow was standing, "Waiting for mama to bring mo a drink of water." The sun was sinking behind the forbidding bulwark of Charleston mountain when the child was restored to the arms of his parents who had, by this time, almost given up hope of ever seeing him alive again. The scenes of rejoicing which prevailed and the spirit of thankfulness toward Deputy Sheriff McFarland and those who so tirelesslyaided him in the march, can only be appreciated by those who so tirelessly aided him in the Hearth, can only be appreciated by entries were announced today by Sec Chamberlain's Tablets are a rational and reliable cure for indigestion. They increase the flow of bile, purify the retary Edward R. Johnston of the blood, strengthen the stomach, and graduate managing committee.

Among the schools other than conference uni- tone up the whole digestive apparatus to a natural and healthy action. For sale bv all dealers. ersities in the list are Colorado, Cali five feet of free-milling gold ore yielding in excess of $16 a ton in gold. The other shaft has reached a depth of 43 feet, and the bottom Is in five feet of ore carrying gold milling values. On the wall of the vein there Is a highgrade streak varying from four to six inches in width and assaying from $600 to $800 a ton.

The shafts fornia, Kansas and South Dakota. are apparently on different veins, but further development may disclose that WE CAN SAVE YOU both shafts are on the same vein. The directorate of the Lizard com THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL Elegant in all its apartments single or en suite. Free bus to all trains. pany Is composed of prominent San Francisco business men, and the gen eral manager is "January" Jones, who was largely instrumental in the sale of the Combination mine at Goldfield in MIDDLEMAN'S PRO.

and who became famous through his discovery of the January vein, the sensational production from which, under lease, started the stampede to Gpldfleld. Mr. Jones, who is now in 4 San Francisco perfecting plans for the development of the Lizard, announces that his company will erect a mill on the property in the near future. 7 TRIBESMEN IN MOROCCO Thomas Caf inc. We aim to give the people a fiirst-class place to eat, Specialty on Parties and Banquets.

MUSIC EVERY EVENING Telephone 744 Corner Second and Center Streets REVOLT AGAINST SULTAN CASA BLANCA, Morocco, May 9. The tribesmen In the suburbs of Ma General Office, Vine Streei rakesh. one of tle three capitals of Morocco, have broken out in revolt those vj'to took part in the trying events. A happy surprise was the fact that while suffering for lack of food The. Caliph was assaulted and the tribesmen then pillaged the residences and water, the little one.

was not in a of the officials. The agitation against the sultan of Nevada Phone 855 serious condition from the exposure. Las Vegas Age. Reno9 Morocco, Nulai Hand, is gaming ground inside the city of Maraksh. Better Diamonds at the same price; the same diamonds at lower prices.

Now is the time to get rid of your Ask your gfocer for Shoshone Water. Jlltf rheumatism. You will find Chamber lain's Liniment wonderfully effective. One application will convince 'you of its merits. Try it.

For sale by all Dr. Bean has mored his office from the Thoma-Bigelow building to 106 Sierra street between First Sec Branchesr-Lovelock, Winnemucca, Fallon, Tonopah and Goldfield ond. Phone 758. al5tf J. wJs For diamond val-OlMtlOIVaS ues investigate.

COAL FROM SACK TO CARLOAD Hiawatha or Rock Springs. Stein For soreness of the muscles -whether heimer Bros. Phone 1261 Jlml induced by violent exercise or injury, Chamberlain Liniment is excellent HERZ The Reno Jewelers. drs. Mckenzie and walker have moved their offices to the Thomas -Bigelow block.

abotf This liniment is also highly esteemed for the relief It affords in cases of rheumatism. Sold by all dealers..

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