Daily Independent from Elko, Nevada • 1

ELKO, NEVADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1915 Governor Boyle And Other Newly-Elected State Officers Take Oath Of Office At Carson City Promptly at 11 o'clock Monday morning, in the chambers of the supreme court in the capitol building, Nevada's new state officers were sworn in by Hon. Frank H. Norcross, who by virtue of the retirement of Hon. C. F.

Talbot, automatically became chief justice of the Nevada supreme court. His honor's first act was to swear in Hon. Ben. F. Coleman as a member of the court.

The gentleman was Introduced by Judge Talbot and then escorted to the bench, where he took his place with his brother associates of the court, Justice P. N. McCarran and Chief Justice Norcross. Then followed the announcement by Chief Justice NorcrosB that the governor would be sworn in, whereupon Governor Oddle arose and graciously Introduced his successor in office, Hon. Emmat D.

Boyle. The new form of official oath, adopted by the last legislature, was then administered to the new governor. He then sat down and the oath was taken by Hon. Maurice 3. Sullivan, the newly-elected lieutenant governor.

Following that the balance of the officers-elect Geo. Brodlgan, secretary of state; George B. Thatcher, attorney general; Ed Malley, treasurer; George A. Cole, controller; Charles L. Deady, surveyor general; Joe Farnsworth, superintendent of state printing; John Bray, superintendent of public instruction, and A.

J. Stinson, state mining inspector, arose and in a body the oath of office was administered to thenl. At its conclusion Goveronr Boyle was escorted to the bench by the retiring governor and made a few remarks as follows: Your Honors, Ladies and Gentlemen You have seen today inducted into office a new set of public servants, men who have in the campaign just ended presented to the people such full statements of their principles and their ideals of government that no occasion arises for the reiteration of these statements here. We have made certain pledges to the electorate and the elec' In selecting us to conduct for it the government has expressed its confidence in our honesty of purpose in seeing, inso-far it remains within our power that these pledges are carried out. An apparent honor has been conferred upon us by it, but the real honor we must confer upon ourselves.

Four years hence, appearing before the people sitting In judgment upon our official acts, whether to continue In or to pass out of the public 'service, If we come with clean hands COMMISSIONERS STILL IN SESSION Not Much Business Transacted, However, Most Of Time Taken Up With Bills The new board of county commissioners are still in session at the courthouse today. Not much business Ib being transacted however, outside of passing on the usual large number of bllla which confront the commissioners at the regular monthly sessions. The board will adjourn shortly in all probability. FREMONT AND '49 BOOK PRE8ENTD Some time ago Frederick 8. Dellonbaugh, a New York writer, author of several volumes on the far west and the American Indians, wrote to the Nevada Historical Society for Its volume containing the account of Ftwmont's expedition through this state.

In return for this courtesy Dellen baugh has now sent to the society a copy of his new 550-page work on "Fremont and Besides the description of Fremontk explorations in Nevada the author has Inserted full page Illustrations of Antelope valley, Job's Peak, landscape and vegetatior of southern Nevada, a Piute and a view of Las Nevada, In 1876. The latter shows the old stockaded fort house now a part of the Stewart ranch house. The work Is considered a valuable addition to the Urge Fremont cvlloc tlon already in the possession of the HlDtorlcai Oatette. and clean hearts to give an account of our stewardship, then this greater honor nyill have come to us. My prayer 1b that wewil 1 measure up to the task that has been set for us.

1 thank you. The ceremony of Inauguration throughout was simple In the extreme and was witnessed by a large number of residents of both carson and Reno and all the employes of the state and county governments. Among the audience present were ex-Governors Jewett W. Adams, R. W.

Colcord and Denver S. Dickerson, who with Governor Boyle and retiring Governor Oddie made in all five who will or have served as chief executive of Nevada. As a compliment to these gentlemen a group picture of them was taken this afternoon. Governor Boylte's first official act, after assuming the reins of the state government, was the signing of the bond of George A. Cole, as state controller, after which he announced the appointment of George O.

Smith as his private secretary. While nearly all of the appointments to the heads of departments within the power of the governor have beet, decided upon, the only one officially given out today Is that of A. A. Burke, former sheriff of Washoe county, who has been tendered the captaincy of state police. The balance of the appointments will probably be made this week.

Treasurer Malley stated, that owing to the fact that it would take at least a day to count the money and carefully look over the securities and bonds In the state treasury, he would be unable to take over the ofTice until tomorrow evening. The appointment oi E. S. LaTourette of Tonopah as his deputy was officially announced by Mr. Malley.

Controller George A. Cole, after the acceptance of his bond, accompanied by his deputy, William McKnight, of Ely, and his stenographer, Miss Celia Cunningham, of Aurora, called on retiring Controller John Eggers and at once trea tnndiioh fl mhm and at once started in on his official duties. Wat Not Present. Joe Josephs, elected to the office of supreme court clerk, was the only state officer not present at the inaugural ceremonies Monday morning at the capitol building. Mr.

Josephs is still seriously ill, but in the laut few diys an Improvement has been noted in his condition. STORES WHERE PLOT ROLES Elsewhere in this issue will be found new advertisements of the Seymour Jacobs and the E. Relnhart Company, two of Elko's Reading stores. The Relnhart Company carries a complete line of dry goods also gent's clothing and furnishings. The Seymour Jacobs Co.

confines its stock to gents furnishings and clothing. Both of these stores are stores of quality. Highest standard goods are carried in stock which have uniform values and uniform prices to harmonize. Read the ads. They will Interest you.

NEVADA LEAD8 IN OUTPUT OF 8ILVER Gold valued at $92,823,500 in 4.490.336 fine ounces, and silver to the amount of 67,929,700 fine ounces was produced In the United States and possessions during 1914, according to preliminary estimate by the main bureau and the geological survey. Gold production Increased over 1913 by $3,939,100 and sliver by 1,128,200 fine ounces. California was the largest producer of gold, with 1,037,637 fine ounces; Colorado was second with 961,748 and Alaska third with 766,744 ounces. In silver production, Nevada with 14,814,200 fine ounces; Idaho produced 12,689,600 ounces and Utah 11,397,600 ounces. The ladles' guild will hold thoOr regular 10-cent octal Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 to 4 o'clock at Mrs.

Chancer Grlswold's homo. All ar? Invited. adv. SIBERIAN TROOPS ARR.Vc JOJ5EFEND WARSAW Siberian brtillery and (inset) infantry photographed in Warsaw just after their arrival there to help derend the city against the fJprtnnn array. FREIGHT RATE HEARINGS SET Commission to Hear Evidence on vised Tariffs of Western Railroads Washington, "Jan.

4. Public hearpoultry in carloads by western railroads as third, insteid of fourth-class freight, thus increasing the charges, was held today by the interstate commerce commission to be justified. Washingtton, Jan. 4. Public hearings on freight rate increases proposed by railroads west of tl.e Mississippi river will begin in Chicago February 15, and will be conducted by Interstate Commerce Commissioner Daniels.

The hearings will man the beginning in public of an important rate case different from the recent eastern case, in that the western roads are not asking for a horizontal increase in all rates, but an increase based upon traffic conditions and upon the movements of individual classes and commodities. Some of the advances proposed aggregate as much as 30 per cent, while others amount to only 2 or 3 per cent. On some kinds of traffic no increases have been proposed. It Is understood the western roads have endeavored to revise their rates so as not to bear too hard on the general shipper. All the tariffs submitted by the western roads have been suspended by the commission.

Protests, particularly from the railroad commissions of the western states, have been filed with the commission and concerted action by the state commissions will be taken In opposition to the increases. It was announced that February 15, 1G, 17 and 18 would be devoted "to the presentation of evidence from respondents supporting in general their claim for increased rates, but not Including evidence in support of increase of particular rates. Beginning Monday March 15, opportunity will be given for the presentation of evidence in rebuttal of such general testimony." FURS DEMANDED FOR WAR COATS IN EUROPE England has representatives In New York buying furs to make winter clothing for Its officers and Boldlers, according to telegraphic advices to Julius Schwarzschild, manager of Blssinger fur buyers. The other nations at war also want furs for the purpose of lining winter coats and the result In a greator demand than has been felt during the season with a sharp advance In price from former figures. While the prices will be better than before this season, they will not be as hltfh as In other years when raw furs were In great demand for manufacturing high priced ladles' fur sets.

At the same time a big market has opened for disposing of quantities of furs at good prices and Nevada trappers will be able to make big money this season. Coyoto and skunk furs will" be the leaders In the ne wmarket and It is evident that great quantities of these will be expected for coat linings, thus relieving the home market and stimulating the demand for all classes of furs. Gazette. HARDWARE AND AUTOMOBILES) The A. W.

Co's new ad appears today. Hardware purchasers and those thinking of buying an automobile should read this ad. SCHOOLS REOPEN FOR WINTER TERM Good Attendance After the Holidays 9 Is Reported In Elko's Schools Both the Elko high school and the grammar school opened yesterday for the winter term. All of the old pupils are back from the Christmas vacations and there is a smattering of new ones who will complete the term in the local schools. All the young people seem glad to get back to the routine of school life and the prospects are bright for a record term.

Two new teachers are also on hand for the grammar school. Miss Muriel Stelnhart. of Santa Clara, California, and Miss Gertrude L. Drown, of Alameda. California, both of whom took up their duties at the opening of school yesterday.

Charles D. Kappler, constable of Carlin, is in the city today. OFFICERS ARREST LOCOED MEXICAN Antone Diaz Gets Drunk And Starts To Take the Result Sixty Days Antone Diaz, not Poriflrio, with the blood of many generations of tamale makers coursing through his body, imbibed a little too freely last night of Elko's Are water and started out to take the town single handed and annex it to Mexico. He had not gone far, however, before he encountered a sturdy insurrecto in the person of Night Constable Peck, who started to take hlin in tow under the "ley El Capltan Diaz didn't like the game, however, and started to draw a big knife on the officer. Mr.

Peck anticipated his move nevertheless and forestalled the drawing of the weapon by a lively ray on the knuckles causing Diaz to drop It. He was then taken before Judge where he was given a 60 day term in the county jail. NOTHING CUT BUT THE PRICES Wednesday SPECIALS Sugar Seventeen pounds of the best sugar, day only Apples Fancy Newton, Pippin Apples, verv per box iJOC Eggs Strictly Fresh Petaluma Eggs, per dozen Pop Corn "Sure Pop" Pop Corn Fifteen pounds for Soap Jap Rose Soap, bar Butter Fresh Butter per pound 34c Ask For Our General Grocery List We save our customers from to on every thing they buy. Do it Now. Orders of $5 or more delivered free I THE STORE OF HIGH QOALITY UNO LOW PRICES TELEPHONE 111 ELKO, NEVADA HUMBOLOTERS SUE TAX COMMISSION Institute Action To Secure Relief From Unjust Raise In Valuations By a suit Instituted In the diatrict court here last the Humboldt county land owners took legal steps to secure relief from the unjust and Indefensible action of the state tax commission last November In assessed valuation of practically every acre of tax- 1 -able land- In this county (except that I owned by the Southern Pacific railroad company) to from 100 to 700 Per cent more than Its actual cash or! ValUe' RaVB the rhe plaintiffs in the suit, which was brouKht through the law firm of Hoy t.

Gibbons French, are G. B11S8, C- B. A 11 free. A. P.

Trousdale and i Golconda CatJJe company, a corpora-, 18UlnK in thpfr own individual' capacities ana on behalf of all per 1 sons similarly situated. The defend! ants are the county of Humboldt, Hoenstlne, as county treasurer' and ex-offlclo tax receiver of Hum-1 boldt county; s. J. Bonnifleld. as Auditor and recorder of Humboldt county; J.

a. Callahan, as district attorney of Humboldt county; H. M. Leonard, as assessor of Humboldt1 county; Nevada state tax commission and J. p.

Shaughnessev, Col burn and P. Fletcher as members of and constituting the Nevada tax commission. The complaint is a lenKtl.y docu- ment, comprising twenty-four type-i written pages and fully sets forth the grounds of the action against the tax commission and the county officials i Injunction Is Granted. The temporary injunction and re-! straining ordnr prayed for In the com-' Plaint was Issued by Judge Ducker. riday, January 15, at 10 o'clock the time set for the defendants to appear and show cause why the in- junction should not be made permanent.

This hearing will be the first skirmish in the battle to determine whether the tax commission has the lt'Kal riRht to order the assesed valuation of property increased to far I more tnan Its actual cash value and whether the taxes can be legally col- lected on property so assesed. Tepder of Taxes Refused. Before the suit was Instituted a number of -the large taxpayers made I tenders of the amount of their taxes on the basis of the valuation fixed by the county assessor and corrected by the county board equalization. These tenders were, of course, refused by County Treasurer Hoenstlne, who is ex-officio tax receiver and the Institution of the above entitled suit was the next step taken by the victims of the prejudiced and utterly indefensible act of the tax commission. The action is brought In behalf of he plaintiffs Individually and on behalf cf all owners of real estate in Humboldt county who may bo similarly situated for cause of action.

In substance the points raised In the complaint and the cause of action I alleged are as follows: That the attempted and pretended raises in valuations over and above those shown on the tax roll as corrected by the county board of equalisation vere made by tho Nevada tax commission after November 10, 1914 subsequent to the time provided by law for the auditor of the county to deliver the corrected assessment roil to the tax receiver. That the "county auditor placed the pretended increased assessments upon the tax roll long after the time had expired when by law he could so net. That tho tax commission mistook and confused Its powers conferred by aw when it did not exercise lawful I power at Its session In January, dlHtrlCt the "Uto th0 matter of land assessmerits and establish minimum acreage valuations but attempted to exercise such power at Its sesalons in October and thereafter, sitting as a state board of equalisation. Ignoring and disolHjylng tho letter and spirit the 'aw. arbitrarily and without obtaining or possessing any knowledge whatsoever of the values of the property In question, grossly overvalued the same to an extent 100 per cent; that none of thel lands rfo over valued could he sold in the market for 75 per cent of the attempted assessed values.

The plaintiffs ask that the pretend assessments of their lands and all similarly situated be declared by the decree and Judgment of the court to he null and void to con an unlawful cloud upon the titles to the lands affected thereby. The plaintiffs also ask that the county tax receiver, auditor and district attorney be temporarily and LOVELOCK HAS A SHOOTING SCRAPE In Which a Printer Is Wounded, Pi haps Fatally, By An Automobile Driver A young man named Thyes, son or H. J. Thyes, a well-known busines man of Reno, wan shot and perhap fatally wounded in Lovelock Mor day morning by "Bud" Hinkle, a chaui feur who has been employed by Dolbear Mining company, says Star. The shooting occurred Jn the view-Miner office.

According to a telephone message from Lovelock, Hin kle, who returned last night fron: Reno, entered the Review-Miner officr this morning and approached Thyes. who was at work. A few words were exchanged between them, when Hinkle struck Thyes and then drew a revolver and shot him. The bullet struck Thyes in the side, a few inches below the left armpit and lodged in his body, narrowly missing his heart. The wound is a dangerous one but Thyes was alive at last accounts and is to be taken to his home in Reno on No.

19 tonight. Hinkle was arrested by Constable Waif and locked up. It is said that the affray was the result of trouble between the men over a woman of the tenderloin. HEALTH REPORT OF ELKO COUNTY The health report of Dr. John E.

Worden, county health officer, for thd month of December is as follows: BIRTHS Sons Oscar L. Rice, Metropolis, December 1. Manuel Nachiondo, Hylton, Dec. 2. James Bert Miller, Deeth, Dec.

3. Mrs. Alice Taylor, Elko, Dec. 19. Fred R.

Jacoby, Wells, Dec. 20. Andrew Tourreuil, Elko, Dec. 21. Edward J.

Osborne, Mpntello, Dec. 27. Daughters Oscar L. Rice, Metropolis, Dc-c. 1.

Charles Canfleld, Monteilo, Dec. 8. Ether Oliver Fields, Elko, Dec. 27. DEATHS Irene Edith Rice at Metropolis, Decembrr 1, age 25 years.

Joseph Roseberry at Tuscarora, December 3, ago 80 years. John C. Coble at Elko, December 4, age 55 years. Elizabeth Hannnh Jackson at Carlin, December 7, age 33 years. Oscar Rice at Metropolis, December 12, age 11 days.

Thomas Brennon at Tuscarora, December 12, age 67 years. Samuel Harvey Shelton at Wells, December 13, age 63 years. Dethenia P. Clayton at Elko, December 14, age 25 years. Infant child of Mrs.

Alice Taylor at Elko, December 19. Doneclos Alvarez (Chilean) at Tuscarora, December 29, age 95 years. Scarlet fever none Smallpox none Diphtheria and membranous croup none Typhoid fever none Whooping cough 2 Measles 2 Chicken pox 2 Pneumonia 8 Tuberculosis 3 Bronchitis 30 Acute anterior poliomyelitis Cerebro spinal meningltiB Diarrheal diseases of children 2 Cancer 1 Continued on Lost Page permanently enjoined from In any manner collecting or attempting to collect said taxes based upon said unlawful assessment, from marking the same as delinquent, from making any levy for said taxes upon said lands, irom in any manner certifying that the taxes upon said lands are delinquent, froui placing the plaintiffs or other persons similarly situated upon any delinquent list, from bringing any suit or action for the purpose of collecting said taxes based upon said unlawful assessment The plaintiffs also asked for a temporary Injunction and a temporary restraining order agalnat plaintiffs in the terms as prayed for in the above paragraph, and for such other and further relief as Is meet and equitable In the premises. With the complaint was flled a bond In the sum of fft.000, with J. Hheehan, Ocoige II, Bain snd W.

O. Pitt as sureties, such bond being to secure the defendants In thai amount for any damages th? defendants may sustain by reason of the lwuaiKe of the restraining order prayed for. If the court Anally decides that the plaintiffs were not eMItted thereto..