Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-26
A MARTYR TO DUTY.

T He death of Eugene Howell suddenly from
Tonopah stellar figure death that
pause enough in the daily
life think of the drain they making nature
He martyr business but his business had no
thought of selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT He died for the interests OF
others victim OF that courageous devotion to duty that WINS conn
Of deposiors and the stability Of institution
directed such untirng energy Mr. Howell working for
himself His abo cenered establishing integrity every
lofty plane that breath of suspicion
would moi frost the surface OF mirror rejecting their conduct As
Mr. Howell aduou officer expert
adviser and friend banker who found
himself drifting INTO complexities IRON which there seemed no re
inception of his Mr. Howell had do lot of helpful
build the credits Of many Of the weaker institutions
mitted to his care and always this sympathy
slightest exercised the slightest
harshness He firm but his frmness uplifting financial
affairs and employing his constructive talents automatically He
proud of the results achieved and often declared the banks of
Nevada the best banks in the world As proof of the effective
of the bank examination he often remarked with
thsiasm that other in the union could show the ratio
Of surplus to deposits existed last report
showed the unusually high of 1867 per of de-
posits agggatng $l046424 The boast made in AMI
spirit but references the sterling character of the state
banks always received with modest seeacmnt that
the admirable since he the handspring of the financial
chiney He declared the system and
decred praise for his individual efforts
years ago Mr. Howell startled avacous politicians by
recommending his annual report that his salary be reduced
The dire need Of and retrencmen every
department and each executive asked means of
retrenchmen Every other official called for money but the
that his salary This
spite of the fact that he had been paying of his salary deputy
the details of bank examinations and the
the full benefit of an active officer always in the field
Mr. Howell known to break his word dis
loyal to friend His word his bond and he would have
red his last rather than forfeit the esteem of his fellow
He carried the high ideals his pupc life and his
conduct of the office of of state marked by the
scupuous and discriminating of public funds He
of far than ordinary ability impressed
with the necessity of business banker being
with the law that he studied and admitted the bar for the
terrifying himself in the world of affairs He
occupied positions of and rbeed against the response
bities thrust him. He loyal, steadast and
Eugene Howell completes the quntette from Southern Nevada
fast friends and close business
Geo T. Nixon William A. Massey w s. Johnson F.
called by death within comparatively
Chstoerson has flown Mount Whitney and will head
for the silver camp earth The pucy
aviator well be said to be the without a failure
The sight Of Meyer calling the Montana
out the for his protection is sight angels weep
California papers up Mount though
going the world fire
The advice Strike for yourself" should be
by basebaists and pugilists
arms, Premier Asquith.
The depression the bad thing whether called psychology
zeal other
the objective ease not being able
to be in the nomnative.
No doubt Premier Asquith will say sufragettes
so long as he is