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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.

The county commissioners held
session Thursday afternoon, Com
missioner Caperton acting as chair
man in the absence of d. c. Nc
Donald. Not much business was
transacted aside from allowing of
several bills. Other matters includ-
in the adjustment of the tax levy for
the coming year, were left for con-
sideration at the meeting tomorrow.
There was an informal discussion
of the location of the new county
high school building, but no action
was taken. Commissioner Caperton
fayors a location on county property
west of the court house, while Com
missioner Cohen believes the building
should be erected on High street, in
proximity to the other school house.
Commissioner ID. c. Mcdonald is
strongly opposed to having the
high school building located on the
court house grounds. He fayors the
ground just east of the present high
school building. When seen by
representative of the News yester-
day he stated emphatically that he
would not give his consent to having
the building erected on the court
house grounds and Mike Cohen is
of the same frame of mind. This
practically eliminates that much
discussed site as possible location.
George p. Knapp who owns large
tract of land in Central. Ely, has Of
fered to donate all the ground need
ed for the purposes of a high school,
and states that the land offered is
most suitable for substantial foun-
dation, lawn or trees and affords an
environment against which no OBJ
lection can be offered.
Keorge +. Keeler, secretary of the
firm of Keller Brothers, of Denver.
Colorado, arrived last night to take
up with the commissioners the mat
ter of disposing of the bonds. A
short informal session was held last
night and the matter will be gone
over carefully at the next meeting
of the commissioners.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
JOHNSON GONE; WIFE
ENTERS SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Sigma Johnson is suing her hus-
band, Charles o. Johnson, for di-
yorce, James NJ. Lockhart, counsel
for the plaintiff filing notice to that
effect with the clerk of the district
court, Tuesday. The libel sets forth
that the plaintiff was married to
Johnson, at Butte, Montana, April
29, 1902, and that two children have
resulted from the union, Edwin c.,
aged five years, and Helen Myrtle,
aged two years, both at present in
the custody of the mother. The de-
fendant husband is well known in
Ely, where he was formerly associat-
ed in the management of the Vienna
cafe. He has recently left Ely and
his present whereabouts are said to
be unknown.
A rather interesting coincidence of
the case is that during the same
week the plaintiff was taking action
towards severing the bonds of matri-
money, another sigma Johnson in the
Ely district was making ready for
her wedding, the marriage occurring
yesterday, as noted elsewhere in this
issue of the News
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
NO GUARANTEE REQUIRED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE, SAYS PRES. ECCLES

President Eccles of the Nevada
Northern railroad has given out
through official sources that the mer-
chants of Ely are to be no longer
obliged to come across financially
for the purpose of guaranteeing the
Saturday night special train service
between McGill, the mines and Ely
This is glad news to the business
men who have been called upon to
make up a theoretical deficit which in
reality did not exist, and which the
"chippers-in" have objected to hay-
ing to settle for on general princi-
Piles. The Saturday night specials
have more than paid expenses, but
the business men have been held to
the SIS a week guarantee right along
and the railroad has steadily refused
to let receipts from the special trains
in excess of the guarantee apply on
nights when the fares We're not suf
nclent TO pay expenses.
The matter was finally put before
the railroad commissioners. with the
result that relief appears to be in
sight, meaning that the railroad
company will run its Saturday night
specials on its own account, and that
the business men will not have any
more unnecessary assessments to pay
for services which the public general
ly believes the railroad is far better
able to maintain than are the busi-
ness men. The signer of the follow
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

ing letter. Henry Eickhoff. of the
firm of Lindley & Eickhoff. is one of
the railroads counsel.
San Francisco, Feb. 9th, 1913
J. F. Shaughnessy, Esq. First Asso-
eiate Commissioner. Railroad
Commission of Nevada, Carson
City, Nevada.
Dear Sir:
Referring to your letter of the
2Iult., relating to complaints made
to the Railroad Commission of Ne
vada, concerning certain alleged in
adequate service rendered by the Ne
vada Rorthern railroad to its pessen-
gers, desire to report as follows:
l communicated at once with Mr.
S. w. Eeeles at New York. and re-
ceiyed from him late yesterday a
telegram saying:
81 have instructed our men in Ne
yada to line up suburban train SER
vice in proper manner. Cannon now
here and ! will instruct him again
most vigorously and also instruct
him to run Saturday night specials
for our account and without guaran-
ty. Wish you would convey this in
formation TO commission and say that
We will follow it closely"
| beg you will not hesitate to let
me know if there is anything fur
ther left to be done to remedy the
condition complained of.
Yours very truly,
HENRY EICKHOFF.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
SUDDEN DEATH IN EAST
ELY LODGING HOUSE

A man by the name of Lovelace,
between so and so years of age, died
suddenly at the Ives rooming house
at East Ely, yesterday afternoon.
But little is known of him beyond
the fact that he had recently been
employed as a steam shovel man at
Copper Flat. Yesterday morning he
went into the Antler bar soon after
the opening hour, and complained
to Bartender F. Cunningham that he
was sick. Mr.. Cunningham sent out
for an orange and mixed a plain
orangeade, which Lovelace drank,
and soon after went to his room, on
the second floor of the same build
ing, where he had been stopping for
the past three DAYS.
During the day it became evident
that the man was in a serious con-
dition and medical aid was summon
ed. County Physician Gleason, who
was first called, was not located i'm
mediately, and meantime Dir. Early
of the Steptoe hospital visited Love-
lace. later turning the case over to
DR.. Gleason. Yesterday afternoon
unusual sounds from the room occu-
pied by Lovelace indicated that some
thing was wrong, and Mrs. Ives sent
for her husband to investigate Mr.
Ives, on gaining entrance to the
room, found Lovelace on the floor,
writhing and groaning in apparent
pain, but in a comotose condition
and entirely helpless. Mr.. Ives
called in Conductor l.. House, but
before the sick man could be lifted
upon the bed he expired.
The body was taken to the Nevin
& Graham undertaking parlors,
where it awaits action by the au-
thorities. Coroner Cartwright was
at McGill yesterday, not returning
until the midnight train, so that no
investigation of the case was COM
menced yesterday. 1t is thought the
man died of pneumonia, but an au-
topsy will probably be held to de-
termine the cause of death.
Lovelace had been in the district
for a number of weeks, and until
very recently had worked at Copper
Flat 1t is said he had made the
statement that he had a son at the
Flat, but the person there by the
same name, denies any relationship
with the dead man
Friday night Loyelace told a friend
at East Ely that ne had a daughter,
and named the place where she was
living. The friend, however. does
not remember the name given of the
daughter, and cannot recall the
place where she was said TO reside
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

Upon a complete check of the rates
applying from the various points
named it develops that the rates
from Ely are much higher per ton
per mile than those applying from
other points upon which compari-
sons have been drawn, with the ex-
ception of Cobre, from which point
the rates on ores of $1,000 per ton
or less in value. the rates per ton
mile are higher than those from Ely.
This can be accounted for by the
shorter haul from Cobre.
The contrast in the rate per ton
per mile is particularly noticeable
when comparing the rates from Gold
field with those from Ely.
The following table shows what
the Ely rates per ton would be as
compared with what they actually
are, if they were reduced to the same
basic rates per ton mile applicable
from Goldfield via. Las Vegas:
Value Present Adjusted Adjusted
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
SECOND ORGAN RECITAL
AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S

st. Bartholomew church was well
filled Thursday evening, the occasion
being the second of the series of
lenten organ recitals. Mrs. c. w.
Dickinson, was organist, and the
vocal numbers were by Mrs. Nevin
and Mrs. Early. The program was
one in which all those taking part
were at their best, and the selections
given as below. were thoroughly en-
joyed:
Berceuse .............. Gullmant
The Rosary .............. .NeVln
o Dry Those Tears ..... Del Riego
Mrs. Early
Triumphat March .......S Shuey
Andantlno ............ .Lemalrge
Solo Selected
Mrs Nevin
To a Wild Rose ........ Mcdowell
Serenade ...............S Schubert
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

The lowest grade ores upon which
specific rates are named are as fol-
lows.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
COMMISSION ORDERS
RATE REDUCTION

The following letter from the
State Railroad Commission to sew
eral transportation lines deals on a
matter considered of vital interest
to the development of local mining
industries:
Dear Sirs:
This commission is in receipt of
complaints from Messrs. F. B. Beck
er, James Cronan, o. H. Paulson and
C. Z. Smith against the Nevada
Northern Railway company, Western
Pacific Railway company, Southern
Pacific company, Oregon Short Line
Railroad company, Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad company, Tooele
Valley Railroad company and San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Rail-
road company, alleging excessive
rates on ore in carload lots from Ely,
Nevada and the surrounding terri
tory to the Utah Smelters located at
points on the Oregon SHORT Line.
Denver & Rio Grande, San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake and Tooele
Valley Railroad companies.
The commission has made careful
investigation of the various sched-
ules of ore rates on file, comparing
the rates from Ely to Salt Lake City,
Utah. via. both the Western Pacific
and Southern Paeific-Oregon Short
Line routes with those in effect from
Narrows and Phoebe located on
branch lines of the San Pedro, Los
Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, Gold
field via. Nina, Hazen and Ogden
and Las Vegas, and Nina, Reno.
Cobre, and Winnemucca, points on
the Southern Pacific company via
Ogden. The following are the dis
tances from points named to Salt
Lake City, Utah.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
A Sizeable Check.

A Sizeable Check.
Yesterday. County Treasurer Car
penter received from the assessor.
the check for the Nevada Con. S
bullion tax, for the quarter ending
with 1912. The amount is for s13.-
2s3.7S. representing s2.10 on every
500 of net profits.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
AND PUTNAM
THE TOURNAMENT WINNERS

The billiard and pool tournament
which has been feature of interest
at the University club this week,
closed last night, the finals being
and Hoag at billiards and Putnam
and Williams at pool, Holmquist
winning the high score in the bill
lizard finals, while the pool honors
went to Putnam.
The play which commenced Mon
day evening and has continued dur
ing the week has been close enough
to be exciting, and has been watched
with interest by the club members.
The official score for the week was
as follows:
MONDAY.
Billiards-Colwell 100, Gillispee
80; Slichter 100, Dickinson 81
Pool-Hoag so, Millard As; Byrne
60, Backe 80.
TUESDAY.
Billiards-Holmqui 100, Nc
Cracken 80; Williams 100, Ryan 73.
Pool-Putnam 60, Biggane 81; Col
well so, Gillispee 23.
WEDNESDAY
Billiards--Hoag 100. Millard Sc;
Biggane 100, Whiteley 70. Pool
Dickinson go, McCracken Sc; Will
liams 60, Quayle 81.
THURSDAY
Billiards-Colwell 100, Dickinson
81; Holmquist 100, Williams 81.
Pool-Hoag so, Byrne 45; Putnam
so, Gillispiee 3S.
FRIDAY
Billiards-Hoag 100, Biggane 81;
Holmquist 100, Colwell so. Pool
Williams 60. Dickinson 54; Putnam
60, Hoag SO.
SATURDAY FINALS
Biliards-Holmquist 100, Hoag
50. Pool-Putnam so. Williams SO
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

Senate Bill 3S. introduced by the
White Pine delegation, is before the
assembly for consideration. The bill is
an act TO provide free books, equip
ment, etc. for the public schools of
the state, and unless something un-
expected turns up in the way of op-
position, will become a law. States
where the free text book law is in
operation, have no desire to to go
back to the old way of doing bust
ness, which to citizens who have to
buy books and suppires for their
children look upon as a long way
from the free school" idea The
bill is as follows
Section l. The board of trustees
of each school district shall purchase
all new text and supplementary
school books and school supplies to
be used by the pupils of such dis
trict. and the cost of the same shall
NC a itSdi Ahal sc dSdihSi aht NVuhAN
school fund belonging to such dis
trict.
Sec. . All books purchased by
the district board shall be held as
property of the district, except as
herein provided. and shall be loan
ed to the pubils of the school in
said district while pursuing course
of study therein.
Sec. 3. The parents and guard
ians of pupils shall be RESPONSE
BILE for all books loaned to the child
rem in their charge. and shall pay to
the clerk of the board of trustees, or
other person authorized by the board
of trustees to receive the same, the
full purchase price of every such
book destroyed, lost, or so damaged
as to make 1t unacceptable to other
pupils succeeding to their classes.
The board of trustees shall establish
reasonable rules and regulations gov
erning the care and custody of the
said books, and for the payment of
fines for injuries to the books
Sec. 4. Equipment and materials
for use in manual training, indus
Continued on page five,)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
Bills Passed.

The assembly also passed the fol-
lowing bills. Assembly Bill 4. by
Mr.. Cole. relating TO the equipping
of machinery used for boring or
drilling holes in slopes and raises
with water Jets or sprays or other
means to prevent the escape of dust,
compelling the use of same and pro-
viding penalty for the violation
thereof
Assembly Bill As. by Mr.. Fitz-
gerald of Elko, amending the law
concerning bounties. providing for a
bounty of 80 cents for coyotes, So
for lynx and wild eat and 50 for
mountain lion with five scalps as the
minimum to be paid for at one time.
Assembly Bills 6S, 60 and 73 were
also passed.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

Mr. Davis is also author of a bill
to improve the health and morals OF
women employed In manufacturing,
mechanical and mercantile establish
ments and laundries. Section one
Of the bill is as follows:
No wman shall be employed. re-
quired, suffered or permitted to labor
In any manufacturing, mechanical or
mercantile establishment of laundry
in this state for more than eight
hours in any one day, except as here
matter provided in this section, un-
less different apportionment of the
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

houis Vi iduOT Is lldue lot the sole
purpose of making a shorter days
work for any one day of the week;
Dor exceed forty-eight hours in any
one week. The employment of such
person for a longer time in one day
than that so stated shall be deemed
violation of the provisions of this
section unless it shall appear that
such employment was to make up
for time lost on a previous day of
the same week in consequence of the
stopping of machinery upon which
she was employed or dependent for
employment. The hours of work may
be so arranged as to permit the en-
ployment of women at any time so
that they shall not work more than
eight hours during the twenty-four."
Assembly Bill No. IT, introduced
by Mr.. Hummel, is an act to limit
the number of non-English speaking
persons employed about mines.
mills, smelters and other works for
the reduction, concentration or re-
flning of ores or metals. Should the
bill become a law, Ii is to become
effective thirty days after its passage,
any convictions for violation as a
misdemeanor, are punishable by a
fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500. or by jail Imprisonment
not exceeding six months. or by both
fine and Imprisonment. The sub
stance of the bill is as follows:
In order to better preserve the
health and protect the safety of
those employed in or about mines,
smelters or other plants or works for
the reduction. concentration, or re-
fning of ores or metals, il shall be
unlawful for any employer. en-
ployer's agent. or other persons. to
contract with. employ, hire, or in any
manner cause TO work or labor, in or
about mines. mills, smelters. or other
plants or works for the reduction.
concentration or refining of ores or
metals. persons who cannot readily
and intelligently speak and readily
understand the English language, in
a greater number than one-iifth of
the total number of employees en-
gagged is such work or labor, except
in cases of emergency. where life or
property is In eminent danger.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

BY this statement, 1t will be seen
that the rates per ton mile from Ely
to Salt Lake are from one and one
quarter times to nearly three time
the rates from Goldfield However,
the commission has taken into con-
sideration the fact that the rates
from Goldfield are based upon COM
petitiye conditions and also the fact
that Goldfield is over twice the dis
tanee. which would naturally give
that point somewhat lower rates per
CONTINUED on page five.)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
LEGISLATIVE INTEREST CENTERS
IN DIVORCE AND GAMBLING BILLS
RUMORED THAT SENATE WILL REPORT FORMER
TOMORRow's sEssIoN-NTRoDUCTIoN OF LOCAL op-
AMENDMENT REGULATE GAMES OF CHANCE ONE
OF WEEKS ASSEMBLY INCIDENTS

Another week of the Legislature
has rolled by, and the state solons
are struggling with many questions
of more or less importance. The
Barnes divorce measure that has
passed the lower house by a safe
figure is now on its way through the
senate. All sorts of rumors have
been afloat as to its ultimate fate in
the upper house, and until that body
takes some decisive action one way or
another, il is just as we'll to reserve
comment. Late reports from the
capital are to the effect that the SEN
ate isn't saying a word toutside) on
the subject, but that 1t is understood
a report will be presented from the
judiciary committee tomorrow.
Monday a local option gambling
bill was introduced by Adams of Es-
tion of the bills providing for amend
ments to the divorce law and amend
mentsto the gambling law, may be
portentlous of important results and
close playing of the political game
1t is not likely things will get hot
along the line of changing the
gambling law. until the divorce law
is well out of the way.
An unusual incident of the week
was letter from Miss j. f. Somers
of Cherry Creek, in which she makes
grave insinuatlons against a certain
state official. in the main that he is
not a citizen OF the United States. is
immoral, and undesirable in every
respect. The assembly will investi.
gate the matter and will see to 1t that
Miss Somers is on hand as star
witness.
Senator Ascher's apportionment
bill has been tabled. and the bill of
Senator Scanlan the Socialist mem
ber from Nye county. prohibiting the
hiring of armed guards by private
persons, was Indefinitely postponed.
Possibly the most significant acts
of the week were the passage of the
law making civic eenters cut of
school houses and the tabling of the
act to provide for medical examina-
tions of school children.
Assembly Bill I. which was tabled
after some little show of opposition
was also introduced by Mr. Keliher
IL requires the examination of all
school children to ascertain If they
have defective eyesight or hearing or
diseased teeth or if they are addict
ed to mouth berathing. 1t is believed
a modified measure will be introdue-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

If Assembly Bill No. II introdue-
ed by Mr.. Davis of Nye county, be-
comes a law. no assignment OF the
salary or wages of any married man,
earned at time of assignment or
accruing, shall be valid for any pur-
pose unless the assignment be in
writing signed by the wife of the
man involved, provided the wife is
present in the state at the time of
the assignment
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-05
WILL la TOILETTE.
AID DEMOCRATS
Milwaukee Report Says the
the Senator is Expectedstos !;
Vote for Tariff Bill.

Milwaukee. Sept. 5.-senator. La
Toilette will vote for the tariff bill
when the democratic. measure comes
up for final passage in tn. senate, a.
cording to a special dispatch published
IN Milwaukee paper. The article
said that 1t is the general opinion in
Washington that the Wisconsin sena-
tor will line UP with the democrats
because he prefers their measure to
the Payne-Aldrich law now in force.
[ One Of the features OF the article
was the limited possibility that. the
Wisconsin leader might move into the
democratic camp. 1t was pointed out
that there is at present strong team
work between La Toilette and the
democratic side Of the senate and that
should Roosevelt, through a combina-
tion Of the republicans and progress
sives. become virtual leaders Of the
republican party, La Toilette might
desert and join forces with the ad-
ministration.
The special stated that La Toilette
is holding daily conferences with DEM
ocratic members Of the finance com:
nittee and that he is Offering many
suggestions that are being incorpor-
ated in the Wilson-Underwoe meas
ure by that body
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-05
. "DRIFTED By
DANGER SIGNALS
Engineer Brings Clasps from
Crowd That Hears Testi-
1nony in Wreck Probe.

New Haven. Sept. 5.-At the open
Ing Of the federal investigation into
the railroad wreck at North Haven,
Commissioner McChord ordered Cen
sral Manager Bardi Of the New Ha-
ven road to produce the minutes OF
Ill meetings Of the New Haven d.
rectors' since the Bridgeport wreck,
July ~. 1911. These will show. 1t IL
said, what action was taken toward
the betterment Of safety conditions
The examination of witnesses bris-
tied with startling passages. Engi.
press brought gasp from the crowd
when he testified that engineers on
the New Haven frequently ''drifted
by" danger signals in foggy weather
Train Dispatcher Kelly previously
testified that weather conditions on
the morning Of the wreck were every
foggy." but he had not considered Il
necessary to warn trains to reduce
speed. Six trains passed over thia
stretch Of track within a half hour.
The White Mountain express made the
fastest time. averaging hfty-two miles
Just before It crashed into the Bar
Harbor train.