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The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
CONSERVATION FRIENDS
CLASH OVER POLICY
Montana Coal Land Sales Create Issue
in Senate, Owing to Resolution
Reported by Myers.

Senator Myers of Montana, the newly
assigned chairman or the Senate Com
mittee on Public Lands, and advocates
OF the conservation or natural resources
have clashed over the first resolution
reported by Chairman Myers to the
Senate.
This resolution provides for the sale of
2USy acres OF coal 'IanQs IN montana 10
the kepupnc Coal Company, a suDsIdI-
ary of the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Milwaukee Railway.
The price of the land, which contains
10, 900, 900 tons Of coal, said to be worth s.
a ton, is to be fixed by the Secretary OF
me interior.
AS the resolution originally was intro
duced by Senator myers, 1t provided for
the sale of the land at a previously ap-
praised price Of from $50 to S62 an acre.
The resolution will permit the coal COM
pany to acquire three times as much
land as Is otherwise permitted by law
The resolution practically was rewritten
on demand of Secretary Of the interior
Lane, but is still opposed by conserva'
| tionists, who are seeking to prevent II
being taken from the calendar Of the
Senate, where it now reposes.
The resolution was offered June Is, but
no action was taken on 1t until atteI
Senator Myers was made chairman OF
the committee.
If the lands were sold under the term.
| of the resolution as originally introduced
the government would have received
cent per ton Tor the coal, which wal
! estimated to be worth 81 a ton.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

of the Lord shall be turned away from
the slayer" The Senator ventured 70
predict that the total eclipse OF tine
Democratic party would occur In the
elections next year. -.
The Senator observed that columbus
brought sheep to the country ana @ tnat
shepherds had been trying ever siISe ~
10 imnrove the breed of the sheep-nof
the shepherds. ~, 49,,
Senator Penrose condemned the bill un-
sparingiy, and so also did Senator Lippitt
of Rhode Island.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
BuRLEsoN BARS UNEssENTIALs,
To save Time to Prohibits Unneces-
Snry Words in Letters.


Postmaster General Burleson, continu-
inc his policy of eliminating useless work
and red tape in the Postof1ce Depart
ment, has issued an order against un-
necessary words in the correspondence
between the bureaus and divisions OF MS
department.
He has directed that the names OF OF
hcers Of the department in addressing
of7ciaI communications be not used;
that instead Of addressing one OF the
assistant postmasters general by his full
title the words first assistant, second as
sistant, &c, only be used and that the
use of any salutation and compliment
tary closing be discontinued
A great saving in the time Of the cler-
teal EMPLOYEES will be effected by this
innovation, and Mr.. Burleson believes
that by attention to such small details
the government will be saved annually
many thousands of dollars.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
mileage Allowance Attacked.

Representative Rubey of Missouri de-
clared war on the Congressional mileage
graft yesterday by offering a resolution
to cut down the mileage fees of Senators,
Representatives. and delegates in Con-
gress to 10 cents a mile. Now they re-
ceive 20 cents a mile.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
President Given Cane.

President Wilson yesterday received a
dogwood cane from the Rev. c. Clifton
Tenick, a colored minister, of Sweet
Chalybeat Springs, thought by the White
House TO be in Virginia. On the stick
is this Inscription: Faith. To thy cross
l cling. Hope, prayer, service, life"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
Indorses All Details.

''The papers have, in a few cases, re-
ported members OF Congress as present
ing views which were alleged to be mine.
I do not know to what extent these re-
ports may eXaggerate what has been said
and done, but you are authorized to
speak for me and say that I appreciate
so profoundly the service rendered by the
President to the people in the stand that
he has taken on the fundamental princi-
pies involved that 1 am with him on all
the details. If my opinion has influence
with any one who is called upon to act
on this meG sure, I am willing TO assume
full responsibility for what 1 do when 1
advise him to stand by the President and
assist in securing the passage of this
measure at the earliest possible moment.
am sure that the President will be
ready to join in making any change in
detail that can be made to advantage;
and being sure of his singleness OF pur-
pose, l am willing TO leave to future ac-
tion the correction of any provision
which he may now regard as essential to
| the plan and purpose of the bill.
"Congratulating you upon the splendid
manner in which you have presented the
merits o this bill, am, very truly yours,
''W. J. BRYAN"
"P. S.-Since sending you my letter
this afternoon I have examined the plat
| form of the party adopted at Baltimore
| and find that interlocking directorates
| are spoken of in the antitrust plank. II
you have not already used my letter,
| suggest that you make an addition to
| the sentence in which I spoke of inter.
! locking directorates. The plan has beer
considered mainly as a means of dealing
with the trust eviI-in fact, it is a part
of the antitrust plank of the Baltimore
| platform. wv. J. BRYAN"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
Addition to Bouic Force.

Charles Z. Sessford, formerly with the
American Security and Trust Company,
and Ernest Ball Coolidge now are as
sociated with the Office OF Harry V.
Bouic & Co, S11 Fifteenth Street North
west
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
Thompson Wins Again.

The Thompson ball nine journeycd
to Lovelock last Saturday and Sunday
again crossed bats with the Lovelock
nine Again they took the boys from
the alfalfa town into camp, this time
bv score of l3 to g. The game was
not as good one as was played at
Thompson the Sunday previous but
it demonstrated the superiority of the
nine from the smelter town. Quite a
number of valley people wen TO Love
lock to see the game and all had a
rood time. The visitors all speak in
highest terms of the treatment receiv-
ed and the corrtesies xtended by the
Lovelock people.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
RACE TRACK AND FAIR.
Grounds Secured for a Track and
Company to be Organized.

Those who have been interesting
themselves in having race track in
this vicinity and grounds for county
fair, report that the ground has been
secured on very favorable terms. The
location is just west OF the city limits
and south of Bridge street, the ground
facing the street. The ground is own
ed principally by Charles Young, who
has literally agreed to put it in at
fair figure and take stock in the track
incorporation for the full value OF the
ground A small piece of land has
also been secured from Mrs. {. L.
Martin on the same terms. This IS
good location for a track and fair
grounds and the land will make a fine
track. as it is level and of the right
character to make a good fast track,
neither too hard nor too soft. The To-
cation is near enough to the city to
make it easy of access and the$,rort-
ing on the main street into the city
is a very good feature.
We are informed that company is
to be formed at once to handle the
proposition and that about 81 ,OOO has
already been pledged to the support
of the institutioa by Ycsington peo-
pie, while Mason people talk as
though they would become interested
to an appreciable extent number
of the farmers have also agreed to put
teams to work in the building OF
track and otherwise improving the
grounds and take stock in the incor-
poration for pay.
This all looks and sounds very
good. and all that is necessary to
make the undertaking success Is
head to the movement and a compel
ent manager of the affair who will not
let interest in the project die after
once started Such an institution Will
be the greatest advertising scheme
Lyon county can have. When the
track is made and it becomes known
abroad that we are to have yearly
track meets large number OF outside
people will come to visit us every tall.
Then there will be the fair features
of the institution There can be made
excellent displays of livestock and ag-
ricultural products raised in Lyon
county. as well as display OF ores
and minerals from our district that
will open the eyes of all visitors as
to the possibilities of the district both
in an agricultural and mineral way.
1t is to be hoped that the track will
be ready for use this fall, after the
State fair and the Fallon fair have
been held 1t will be necessary to have
a grand stand and some stables, but
this can probably all be arranged in
time The producers of farm stuff
should prepare to make nice display
and the growers and owners OF any
nice horses, dairy or beef cattle,
swine, sheep poultry. etc, should not
fail to have the best of their kind
ready for exhibit The mineral dis
play can be gotten together quickly
Everybody should lend what assist
ance they can to this project and all
boost for the best advertising propo-
stion that has been conceived for Yer
inoton district and Lyon county gen
orally
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
WILL CARRY OUT LAW.
Industrial Insurance Commission Will
Create Insurance Fund.

The Nevada Industrial Insurance
Commission. having been given power
TO classify employment with respect
to the degree OF hazard and to deter
mine the rank of same based upon
the payroll and number of employees
and to provide an adequate fund Tor
compensation OF employees, has decid-
ed that ten per cent of the money
now and hereafter paid into the State
Insurance Fund shall be credited
thereto. until such time as the sur
plus shall be sufficiently large ito
guarantee State Insurance Fund
from year to year as provided by the
law
The rates provided by the commits
sion are made with definite reference
TO hazardous and non hazardous EN-
ployments.
The hazardous occupations are
divided as follows preferred non
hazard. rate 005; ordinary non-haz-
ard, 0075; medium non-hazard. oil.
In speaking of this form of insur-
ance the commission says:
Under the rules and accounting sys-
tenn adopted by the commission. each
different employer and each different
industry is credited with the total
amount of premiums paid, and if any
employer or industry pays to the
State insurance fund monies in excess
of the actual amount necessary then.
after the actual experience is ascer-
tanned. all those employers who have
paid original premiums greater than
is found to be necessary. will receive
credit for such payment, and their
future rate will be proportionately
charged to employers who have not
paid their premiums during the initial
period and therefore have no excess
to the credit
Consequently the commission is
justified in stating specifically to each
employer that during period of time
sufficient to determine the actual ex-
perience of the risk or hazard of the
employments or industries each en-
ployer will pay over the amount of
premium which is necessary to actually
compensate workmen injured in the
employment or industry in which the
employer is operating Reno Journal.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
The Man Who Discovered Us.

Fred Flindt spent yesterday and the
day before in lerington. He arrived
from Salt Lake City last week and has
been putting in the time at the smelter
town, the Mason Valley mine and the
Wheeler mine, in all of which he is
quite heavily interested. He is taking
4 summer outing for his health.
which has not been of the best since
he retnrned from his visit to South
America some months ago. Flindt is
the man who, in company with Geo
Cole, discovered that there were cop
per mines worth while in the Yering
ton district and interested Salt Lake
people to get in here and invest their
money This was in 1906, and Fred
has been booster for the district ever
since. He has likewise made pot of
money from investments in the dis
trict and has induced Salt Lake peo-
pie to invest here who have made a lot
more money and will continue to make
it for years to come Fred expects to
remain here, or hereabouts for the
greater part of the summer, go fish
inc camp out and have regular good
old time
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
YERINGTON ELEBRATES
The Weather Perfect the Attendance Large and Nothing Occurs
to Mar the Festivities Of the Celebration

In the evening there were two balls,
one at the Rink Hall and one at the
Owl Hall, the former having the
greaest patronage. Music for this
dance was furnished by an orchesra
the music for the dance in the Owl Hall
was furnished by .he home orchestra.
Throughout the day everybody
seemed to be having good time.
There were no rows and only a few
drunken Indians made any disturb
ance. They were landed in the cooler
Hotel and eating houses did a good
business as did also the carnival takers
with their booths.
A ring spearing contest is sched-
uled for ! p. m. today, with quarter
mile horse race following At 4 p m
Yerington and Ludwig mines will
cross bats, and after this game there
will be tug of war between nine men
from Mason and and the same num-
Der from Yerington.
Tonight the l0-round boxing CON
test will take place between bantam
weights Moore and Harris at Rink
Hall. There will be two good pre-
liminaries The boxers have been
training diligently and the main event
promises to be very interesting one
A crowd of Tonopah and Reno people
are expected here to witness Ire match
Both Moore and Harris have good
records and those who enjoy this kind
of sport will receive their moneys
worth when thev witness this scrap
1t is the first affair of the kind that
has taken place in Yerington. and
promises to be well attended.
Tomorrow the final ball game will
be played between the nine that wins
TODAY and the one that won vester-
day This will probably put Yering
ton and Thomson in the conest for
the biz purse This game will be worth
seeing 1t will be called at 2:30 D. m
The Yerington boys will be in better
trim than they were Yesterday and il
is not an uneven bet that they will win
this final game. At any rate it will
be the best game of the series.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05

The morning of the Fourth opened
up bright and pleasant and not too
warm. and the day throughout was
an ideal one so far as weather was
concerned. 1t found the streets OF our
city clean and cool from the sprinkling
received the night before and most OF
the houses and stores decorated in
some manner.
The crowd. which had been gather
ing i'll town for day or so previous
began to assemble at an early hour
and by the time the parade sartcd the
main street was crowded with men,
women and children from all parts of
this district and many were here from
outside points.
The procession formed at the corner
OF Main and Pearl streets with Clark
Guild as Marshal OF he Day and Joe
Gallagher assistant, and marched up
Main street in the following order
Marshal and Aid, Virginia City band
Uniform Rank, k of F., float, Col
umbias Daughters Miss Virginia
Carroll representing the Goddess OF
Liberty; Ycringon Sunday School
scholars. Eerington Lumber Co :
float, Yerington Garage float on auto.
and in the line of decorated autos
were Ambro Rosaschi and family, r.
c. Bower with party from Mason, w.
f. Dewitt and family, b. II. Reymers
and family. G. S Butler with Ma
son party, ]. |. Wilson and family
from Nordyke. and Dave Field in a
one cylinder car. with no tires nor
power. but big horse in shaves be
hind the machine pushing it along
This was the most original and COM
ical feature in the parade.
All the cars were nicely decorated:
that of Mr. Rosaschi were American
and Italian colors and very beautiful;
the Boyer car decorations were also
elegant, as were the Dewitt. Butler
Wilson and Revmers cars, and the
Leavitt car decorated by the Sunday
school children.
The Woman's Book Club float took
the prize and we express the opinion
right here that nowhere in the State
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05

could be found more perfect Cod
dess of Liberty nor more graceful and
beautiful Colonial daughters. The
Sunday School float is also entitled to
much praise. The little folks who
carried "Old Glory marched like
veterans. They were in charge OF
Rev. ]. l.. Collins and Mrs Dr. Leav-
lit The Lumber Co.'S float was origi-
nal and good, as was that OF Louis
George. of the Yerington Garage. The
band furnished excellent music and
was composed OF the following pieces
A. Litchenberg, cornet: Ed. Litch-
cnberg. second corne: Fred Travillian
and Horace Meder, clarinets: Geo.
Geyer. baritone; Wm. Cooking and
George Young, altos VIII Litchen-
berg, tuba; II. Kneimeyer, bass drum
and Phil Geyer, snare drum.
After the parade the band marched
TO the grand stand where the cere-
monies were opened bv Rev Mr. Col
Inns in prayer and the audience then
listened to two stirring addresses, one
by George Green. of Reno. and one by
K. L. Waggoner, of this place.
The prize for the best decorated
auto was won by Miss Genevieve Will
son: I'd. Sunday School; best charac
ter in horribles. Dave Field; best
float, Ladies' Book Club; I'd. Louis
George
Next came the games and races.
Ernest Johnson won the LIST qrize for
boys under IA years and Lloyd Lam
berSou I'd.
D. Warren won lstaprize for boys
under p and George Butler ID
Roy Whitacre won lst prize for
race for BOYS under years, and
Johnny Whitacre lst prize for boys
under 10 wears
LLOYD Lamberson won lst prize for
bows under y year and also for boys
under IA years.
Donald Warren won lst prize for
howard race for bows under 10 years
Tom Taher won the potao race.
Young Perry won the sack race
G. d Williams won the wheelbar-
row race, with r. Cortell ID
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
RESUME OF MINING OPERATIONS
IN THE DISTRICT FOR PAST WEEK

Oakland Copper Be,l-The strike
OF ore reported on the Oakland Cop
per Bell property, last week, in the
Pumpkin Hollow section of the dis
trict. has widened to five feet of nice
ore. This is the property OF Lon
Chappell and Mank Mounts. They
have about % tons of ore now on the
dump ready to haul to the railroad
and will ship il next week The ore
shows by assay from 7 to per cent
copper. about FIVE ounces OF silver
and from 81 to So in gold. The indi-
cations are for permanency of the
vein and il the size and values hold
out with depth the property will make
theowners nice little piece of money
Nevada Douglass h e annual re.
port OF the Nevada Douglas shows
a total ncome OF SS24,S .OS and a to-
tai expense OF $554,75495, leaving a
net profit Of $40. l5703. This is GER
tainly a most tlattering showing and
reflects credit on the management.
The development In various sections
of the big property Is being carried
along as rapidly as consistent with
good mining. On the lower level the
development is showing some fine
ground and as soon as it is sufficiently
opened there will be more surprises
for those who thought they knew all
about the Nevada Douglas
Yerington Mountain-Development
work is being crowded along in all
parts of this property. The shaft to
connect the No. tunnel with the
No 1 tunnel is now down o00 feet
1t will connect at the S0O-foot level
Shipments of ore are now going for
ward regularly to the Thompson smell
ter No special effort is being made
towards crowding production at the
present time as the ore being taken
out in development work will keep
the teams busy hauling 10 the loading
spur on the railroad for some little
time to come.
Blue Jay-Tte gasoline hoist which
arrived for the Blue Jay last week is
now in position and will be in running
order as soon as a few adjustments
are made to the machinery. The work
of opening up the second, or 200 levi
is progressing rapidly and as soon as
the hoist is in running order the work
of opening the 400-level will begin
Both OF these levels will be run out
under the ore demonstrated on the
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
A NEW USE FOR COPPER.
Steel Rails Will Have Small Alloy oi
the Red Metal.

An Associated Press dispatch from
Boston says that a development of in
terest to the copper mining industry is
the order just given by the ST. Paul
road for 10000 tons OF copper-steel
rails. A severe test was given an eX-
permental order of 5000 tons made
for the road last year
These rails contain ive-tenths of
one per cent copper, and not one
broken rail was discovered in the en-
tire lot which was distributed in va
rIous sections of the northwest
On the strength of the results of the
tests the present order was given and
if further experience confirms the
showing to date it is likely that this
alloy will be adopted as the standard
in rails. The experiment was based
upon the performance of rails made
from Cornwall ores. the latter carry
ing a small per centage of copper
These were found to show extreme
toughness and resistance to wear.
hence the St. Paul determined to try
out the rails with the copper worked
in. obtaining the resultsd mentione
above.
The conclusions of ST Paul engi-
neers open no the possibility for big
new demand for copper. Were all
the railroads of the country to require
a hve-tenths per cent copper alloy in
their rails, 35,000,000 pounds of metal
would be required, as the steel rail
production in this country last year
to 1897, 900 tons.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-07-05
SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT !?
w. c. Harris Found Dead in Virginia
City With Pistol Wound in Head

The dead body OF Walter c. Harris
young mining engineer, was found
Monday morning in the office of En-
nit Boyle in the Odd Fellows Build
ing in Virginia City The discovery
was made by VIM Donovan OF Silver
City, who had gone to Mr. Boyle 5
office on business. Upon examination
OF the body by physician hurricdly
called it was found that bullet had
been fired into the brain just behind
the right temple and that death had
resulted some hours before the discov-
erv OF the body. An automatic pistol
was lying at the feet OF. the corpse
\ coroner's jury. which was soon sum
moned, rendered a verdict that young
Harris had committed suicide while
temporarily insane. This, however
is not believed by his many friends
as thre was no reason whatever Tor
such an act and they are OF the belief
that his death was accidental
Young Harris was the eldest son of
Walter J. Harris and wife. OF Reno
He was born i'll Dayton, Nevada, Z5
years ago, and lived there with his
parents until they moved to Reno to
reside. He graduated from the State
University in 1911 and chose the occu-
patton of engineer, being employed by
engineer Emmit Boyle for some time
past Young Harris was bright and
capable boy and was just starting on
a life of much promise. He had, but
a short time ago, become member
OF the Masonic fraernity and also OF
Argenta Chapter, O. f.. 5. The re
mains were shipped to Reno Tuesday
and the funeral took place from the
Masonic Temple in that city WedneS-
dav afternoon under the auspices Of
that Order.
The writer has been personally ac-
auainted with Walter J. Harris
and his wife for so years or more
and with young Walter Harris from
the time OF his birth, and has noted
from time to time his advancement
in his chosen profession, and the fact
that he was making good" with
every indication that he would some
dav be one of the leading engineers Of
the country He always appeared to be
of a bright and sunny disposition, full
of optimism and energy. and we are
10th to believe that he lost his
head to the extent Of committing the
rash act attributed to him bv the coro-
ner's iurv. Mr.. and Mrs. Harris have
the sympathy of a large circle OF
friends. and the Times desires to ex-
press to them its sincerest sympathy
in this hour of their sad afiliction.