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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
OLD HARVARD MEN
FORM CLUB In RENO

Graduates of the Harvard univer-
sity, living In Nevada. gathered to-
gether Wednesday night at a banquet
in the Riverside hotel and formed q
Harvard club. The meeting was at
tended by IL former wearers of the
crimson and they brought the club
into life with enthusiastic talks after
the big dinner.
Whitman Symmes of virginia City
was elected president OF the club,
Prof. Peter Frandsen. secretary and
DR.. b. F. Cunningham and George
Springmeyer were elected members
of the executive committee.
The following are charter members
of the club: Whitman Symmes. Prof.
Peter Frandsen, DR.. b. F. Cunning
ham, George Springmeyer, Prof. G.
Thompson. Prof. J. C. Watson, Prof.
A Goggio, A. Forsyth. Scott Uns-
worth, Louis Barber. DR.. John s.
Rhoades, H.. c. Hoe. and John Don
nellan.-Reno Gazette.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
FIRING BIG SUIT AGAINST
FARMERS OF PYRAMID LAKE

Monday, at the instance of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Dis
triet Attorney WOODBURY. brought
suit in the United States District
court against twelve defendants on
the Pyramid Lake Indian reservation
to oust them from lands within the
reservation. The suits involve the
ownership of approximately 1000
acres Of land. some of which has been
occupied by defendants since 1866
The defendants are alleged to be
within the lines of a United States
reservation. and to be trespassing
Though they have enjoyed the pos
of the lands for many years,
have made improvements, and have
titled II from year to year, the claim
Is made that they have had n
right 10 be there, and the complaint
asks that they be made to surrender
the property TO the Indians.@Carson
City News.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
TWO YOUNG BOYS
KILL CARSON TEACHER

Two small boys, Harold Loveiace
and Lynn Lovelace, aged IL INT IL
| wears old, respectively, were the muir
derers of Professor F. Thomas Ham
IN. the beloved vice-principal OF the
Carson City high school, who was
mysteriously slain n day last week
at his homestead, about 40 miles
south of Twin Falls, where he was
doing some work during vacation.
After a chase of 100 miles over the
rough mountain country, the fugi-
tives were caught and proved to be
the two small boys. They sullenly
confessed.
During the absence of Professor
Hamill, who had been called to Rog-
erson on an GRAND, the boys we're
robbing his cabin. On his return, as
he approached, one of the young
fends deliberately shot him with his
own rifle, taken from the cabin.
The rife was loaded with soft-nose
bullets. The shot struck the unfor-
tunate mar in the right eye, passing
through his head and horribly multi
ating 1t.
The young devils then completed
the looting of the cabin, taking the
gun, provisions and a small sum OF
money which they found on the body.
They took Mr.. Hamilfs horse and
wagon and began a wild and hazard
GUS ride over the mountains. pick
Ing up their trail. the sheriff and his
posse we're In close pursuit. The
chase lasted six days. covering a dis
lance of 100 miles.
When captured they readily ad-
mitted the awful deed and described
it in detail. seeming to think they
had done something smart. They
were brought to Twin Falls and were
duly charged by the coroner's jury
with murder in the first degree.
The boys trip was marked by rob-
berries all the way and when over
taken they had in their possession
eight guns and several revolvers
which they had stolen from ranch
houses along the road.
Lack of parental training, reading
outlaw stories. smoking of cigarettes
and other habits causing total de-
pravity, are embodied in The expla-
nation of the horrid crime. The boys
do not realize the enormity of the
deed and regard themselves as he
rces.
Professor Hamill's body a Teen
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
CLEVER FORGER sWINDLEs
FALLON BUSINESS MEN

A slick bogus check passer going
under the name of James McAyov.
operated in Fallon last Sunday. Five
specimens of his handiwork were
cashed by local saloons and the forg-
er made a getaway via the jitney to
Hazen Sunday night, where he took
a ~westbound train. says the Churchill
County Standard.
His method of operation showed
him to be an expert at the game and
as 1t was carried out during a bank
holiday gave him a considerable start
before detection was possible. Nc
Avoy worked a few days for John
Thorn in Harmon district and was
paid off Saturday night with a check
for $1s. Coming to town he pro-
ceeded to write five checks for D
similar amount with the same sigma
ture. He was then ready for bust
hess. Entering one saloon after an
other he presented the checks to be
cashed When the proprietor Lesi-
tated TO cash the check for an un-
identified stranger he was requested
To call up Mr.. Thorn and confirm its
validity. OF course Mr.. Thorn re-
piled that he had issued a check OF
that number, date and amount to =
man by the name of McAvoy for, la
Dor performed. The check was then
cashed without question. 1t was not
until the checks were presented at
the bank on Monday morning that
the trick that had been played was
discovered.
The victims of the forger were the
Palace. Mission. Hoffman. Bank and
Barrel House bars. The genuine
check was passed at the Hub saloon.
Thus the smooth operator acquired q
bank roll of sos OF unearned mere
ment less the miserable pittance
spent for drinks in return for the
accommodations"
II was learned that McAvoy took
a train at Hazen for the west. and
before the ruse was discovered was
doubtless enjoying the sunshine,
fruit and flowers of our sister state
of California. undisturbed by any
computations OF conscience over his
"ill-gotten gains. However, II is safe
% say he has spoiled the game for
future emulators in this neck of tho
woods. and for a time AT least the
lesson Will be treasured as one OF
the costly but valuable experiences
of doing business through checks
with strangers.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

near his residence where the group
of Mexicans were creating a disturb
ance fighting among themselves. He
went into the cabin and ordered them
to be quiet. threatening them with
arrest II they failed to comply. One
of them left the room and Sharkey
followed him outside where he be-
came abusive and drew a knife,
w%hereupon the officer fired the shots
that resulted in his death. Sharkey
states that he has had almost con-
slant trouble with the Mexicans, due
to their habit of furnishing liquor
to squaws and creating disturbances
in their almost nightly c%arousals. He
denies absolutely having been in their
company or with having drank with
them.
George Sharkey has been con-
stable at Hazen for a number of
years and when sober was consider
ed one of the best officers in the
state, a terror to evil-doers and q
mar of wide knowledge of the habits
of criminals who make their way
across the country along the lines OF
the railroad. For this reason he
has been accredited with several not
able captures of escaping law break
ers and 1t was rarely that a fugitive
from justice got past him.
About a year ago he underwent an
operation for the removal of n OF
his kidneys, since which time he has
been in constant pain and it is be-
lieved by many of his friends that
this in a measure accounts for his
periods of depression, during which
he seeks relief in alcoholic stimu-
He has a wife and three
little children who reside at Hazen
and to them as we'll as the unfortu-
man the sympathy of the COM
munity will go out and the hope ex-
pressed that when all the facts are
that there will be extenuat-
ing circumstances that will save him
from the consequences of his unfor-
habit.-Standard.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
HAZEN CONSTABLE HELD FOR
KILLING OF A MEXICAN

Constable George Sharkey of Haz-
en- was arrested last Saturday and
Is now in the county jail charged
with the unjustifiable killing of q
Mexican named Lopez, an employee OF
the reduction works at that place
early Saturday morning.
Word was received in FalIon early
Saturday morning of the killing and
District Attorney Cain, Sheriff Con-
iff and County Physician Lehners
went to Hazen to attend the inquest.
The coroner's jury rendered a ver-
dict that the deceased had come to
his death as the result of a gunshot
from a weapon in the hands of Con-
stable George Sharkey. Under this
finding Sharkey was remanded to the
custody of the Sheriff.
The testimony adduced at the In
quest is of a very vague and con-
flictig nature, due to the fact that
Ell: the participants In the affair
were more or less under the influ-
ence of liquor and the further fact
that none of the .Meyicans are able
to speak English. 1t was brought
out In the evidence hat four Next
ans occupy a small cabin near
Sharkey's home and that they had
spent the night drinking and ca
rousing claiming that the officer was
drinking with them and that they
had made several trips to town to
procure liquor at his insistence. or
the immediate causes which led up
to the shooting little could be learn
ed. To the tragedy itself there we're
no eye witnesses, both Sharkey and
Lopez having left the cabin and the
shooting occurred outside the cabin.
An open knife was found in the dead
mans pocket. Two of the Mexicans
are now in the county Jail being held
witnesses for the preliminary ex-
next Friday. The fourth
member of the Mexican quartette
was asleep in his bunk recovering
from the effects of a debauch of the
night before and had no knowledge
of the events that led up to the kill
Sharkey's version of the regretable
affair is to the effect that he was
pursuing his regular night duties as
a peace officer, making his usual
rounds and was on his way home be-
tween four and five o'clock in the
morning, when he was attracted by |
the noise emanating from a cabin
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

firing once, the charge almost am
p~utating Weeks right arm above the
wrist and penetrating his right side.
The arm was almost torn off by the
heavy charge, and it is thought that
amputation will be necessary.
The cause of the shooting Is not
known. Rod Armstrong of the As
SCISSORS office went to the scene in
answer to a telephone call and found
Murphy across the street from the
house in which the shooting occur
red. He said that Weeks had taken
a shot at him and that he had shot
Weeks. When found Weeks had no
gun in his possession.
Armstrong was at first unable to
gain admittance to the cabin where
Weeks was shot. The door was lock-
ed and he obtained a key from MUIR
ply. He had difficulty in opening the
door, as the injured man was lying
on the floor against 1t.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
GOLDFTELD PRIZE FIGHTER
SHOT BY AN OLD MAN

Freddie Weeks, ex-prize fighter,
was shot and seriously wounded by
Charles F. Murphy. an old man who
runs a secondhand store on North
Fifth avenue, at 2:45 Monday after
noon in one of Murphy's houses at
the top of Fifth venue hill says the
Goldfeld Tribune.
Murphy used a 12-gauge shotgun,
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27
ORE STRIKE CAUSES
A REMARKABLE CURE

Senator L. r. Thatcher, manager
of the mines at Union, met with a
rather serious accident there Monday
night, says the Eureka Sentinel.
While on his way down town from
his residence. he stepped on a loose
rock and received a bad fall. He
was unable to get up on account OF
the injury sustained to his right foot
and had to be assisted home. The
foot began to swell and was SO pain
full that a doctor had to be summoned
from Elko, who, after examining the
injury, said that one of the small
bones of the foot was broken and put
it in a plaster cast.
A couple of days later a new and
important strike was made in a drift
that was being run on n of the low
err levels of the mine and the news
of the find was brought to the sena-
tor. This cheered and braced him
UP considerably, but he wanted to see
the new find himself and he chafed
at the Oregon boot that kept him in
bed. Along late that night he de-
cided to try Christian science, and.
cracking the plaster cast, got his
crutches and struck out for the mine.
He made 1t all right and was lowered
down the shaft and taken to the
newly discovered ore body, the sight
OF which SO pleased him that he for
got all about his game foot and has
since been walking about without
even the aid of crutches.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

shipped to Ligonier. Pa, the home of
his parents, for interment.
Had they been a few years older.
they might have been lynched by the
furious citizens. Professor Hamill
was a very popular and useful citi-
zen.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08

ice law are not permitted to take part
IN political work. The direct attachment
OF these employees to the new machine
is evidenced by the following letter,
which was written by Secretary Slough
ton:
TO supplement the work of the regu-
lar State Republican organization will
you please make UP and forward to me
early next week list of at least three
good Republicans, who are known Will
lis men, in each precinct in your county
In the country precincts endeavor to
see that they are scattered through the
different parts of the precinct as far as
it is possible to do so.
Please send also complete list of
members OF the County Executive and
County Central Committees and also
name of each committeeman in the coun-
ty, names of delegates to the State Con-
vention; also give names of likely can
didates or delegates.
Please look after this matter prompt
ly, for it is important, and make report
on each name as follows: Name, occu-
patton, postoflce address, street number
or r. f. ID. number
No One Need Know.
1T may be necessary for you to go
to your home to get this information,
but it will not be necessary to tell any
person why you are going. Very truly
yours, Geo. L. Stoughton.'
In one instance, it is alleged, one of
these letters necessitated that the en-
ploye who received it travel half way
across the State. The activity of these
agents of the State government has
caused members of local committees to
resent their presence as an imputaton
that they are either disloyal or ineffi-
cient. 1t is through this resentment, ii
is charged that the work of the State
employees has been permitted to get to
the public.
1t also has come to the surface that
employees of the Industrial Commission
who are i'll the classified service and in
the department headed by George L.
Hamilton, State inspector of workshops
and factories and secretary of the Re-
publican State Central Committee. are
alleged to be soliciting money from
manufacturers for political purposes.
Complaint OF this solicitation was
made by the Cleveland Steel Tool Com
pany, which threatened because of it to
withdraw from membership in the
Workmen's Compensation Fund. Its
president asserted that a factory in
spector i'll the Cleveland district had
asked the contribution OF $25 for the
financing of Willis Burton Herrick
Club in that city. This also is against
the civil service law.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP.

The LABOR ADVOCATE is published
weekly at Cincinnati, Hamilton County,
Ohio. Editor, w. +. Myers, 20 Thoms
Building. Business Manager. w. E.
Myers, 20 Thoms Building. Owners,
The Building Trades Council, 90 E.
Twelfth street and W. E. Myers, 20
Thoms Building. Bondholders and
mortgages, none.
(Sgned) w. F. MYERS.
Cincinnati. o., April /, 1916.
STATE OF ONO, HAMILTON COUNTY. IS.
Before me, a notary public in and for
the State and county aforesaid, person.
ally appeared w. +. Myers. who. hay
ing been duly sworn according to law.
dcposes and says that he is the editor OF
1HE LABOR ADVOCATE. and that the fore
going is, to the best OF his knowledge
and belief, true statement OF the own
ershlp and management OF the aforesaid
publication at date, April /. 1916. as re
quired by Act of August "a, 1912. en-
bodied in Section 443, Postal Laws and
Regulations.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 1st day OF April, 1916.
SAML. L. HAGANs, Notary Public.
My commission expires July :. 1919,
SEAL
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
"CLOSE THE GATES"

Chicago, lll.-Thc Tribune expresses
this editorial opinion on immigration
restriction:
The part OF common sense and COM
mon caution for us is to close our gates
for time All thinking Americans have
become conscious in recent years that
the process OF Americanization is much
slower and more superficial than we
have flattered ourselves it was. The
amount OF foreign nationalism, OF un-
assimilated immigration, is dsquiet-
ngly il not alarmingly large. 1t is
time to prevent our national compost
ton from being further diluted
The Tribune believes the absolute
restriction OF immigration would check
the consequences OF reaction after the
war and insure widespread prosperity
1t would protect our own wage earncrS
from the competition of cheap labor, in
sure good wages and the American
standard OF living, and thereby stmu-
late the home market and bring about
the brOadcSt prosperity
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
CIGARNlAKERS LOCKED OUT.

Lancaster, Pa. - Non-union cigar
makers, employed by Eisenlohr Bros.
manufacturers OF the "Cinco" cigar,
have been locked out because they de
manded change in working conditions.
a committee representing the strikers
appeared before the Central Labor
Union and asked the organized workers
to assist them. They stated that they
have been working under what is known
as the wrapper selecting system, each
hali-sized leaf OF wrapper tobacco being
counted into pads supposed to contain
one hundred each These So-called
pads were given to the clgarmakerS
with threat that they must make one
hundred cigars from each pad or be dis
charged. 1t was declared that on an
average the best workman could cut but
ninety wrappers from the amount al
lowed
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
COURT REBUKES RAILROAD.

Fall River, Mass. - Strike-breaking
freight handlers are being arrested on
complaint of the New Haven Railroad
Company, which charges its 'free and
independent citizens with stealing ev-
erything they can lay their hands on
At the trial, Judge Hanify OF the Dis.
trict Court indicated that he is not
acquainted with the ethics OF strike.
breaking. He rebuked the railroad for
its present policy, and declared that
"When men are imported here as strike
breakers the company should see that
they come with clean hands,
Later the strikers returned to work
on a promise by the railroad company
to State arbitration officials that the
complaints OF the men would be acted
on within two weeks. The men struck
for wage increases and supper hour.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
COSSACKS FOR NEW YORK.

Albany, n. Y.-A State constabu-
larry bill has been introduced in the
State Legislature. Provision is made
for the establishment OF four troops OF
these cossacks, each containing forty
five privatcS at salary OF 5000 per
year; a capain, at 81 500; lieutenant, at
$1,500; a first sergeant, at 1900 four
ScrgeantS, at 81 900 each. and four cor
porals at $3.50 each. These shall be in
command OF a superintendent appoint
ed by the Governor, at an annual salary
OF 5000. The bill appropriates 5000
to establish this system, which is now
in vogue in Pennsylvania
A State COnStabulary, its advocates
say, will relieve the State militia from
strike duty, and thereby increase enlist
mentS in the State troops.
At hearing on the bill representa-.
tivcS OF organized labor protested the
measure, which was approved by many
business organizations. President HOl-
land, of the State Federation OF Labor,
assaled practically every feature OF the
bill, especially the provisions permitting
members OF the proposed cOnstabulary
force to make arrest without warrant
and to arrest for attempts to commit
crime "Who is to determine whether
or not man is attempting to commit
n crimc?" he asked. "The word at
tempting is dangerous in its use in this
bill and should not be permitted
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
Where StOughtOn Gets In.
WANT FARMERS HELP,

Kent, Wash-C. r, Cottrell, Rural
Credits Commissioner OF the Washing
ton State Grange, received a letter from
the Western Railway Managers Asso-
citation asking for assistance in its fight
against the eight-hour demands OF train
service employees.
The managers were informed that
the farmers of Washington State are
thoroughly organized and in harmony
with organized labor and that "the
farmer OF today is not permitting him
self to be used as cats paw to pull
chestnuts from any corporation fire"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
RUBBER STAMP JURIES
DENOUNCED BY JUDGE

New York.-"Any grand juror who
acts as rubber stamp OF the District
Attorney ought to get off the panel as
soon as possible said Judge Mulqueen
OF the Court OF General Sessions, at a
meeting OF the Association OF Grand
Jurors. The speaker had been asked by
member OF the association if it was
proper for a grand Juror to implicitly
obey the instructions OF the prosecut-
ing officer in the matter OF indictments.
Certainly not" replied the Judge "A
grand juror must keep in mind that he
and his associates are the Judges OF
the facts, just as jury is at the trial
OF case, The District Attorney has
no business to make any suggestions as
to the facts. His duty is simply to ad-
wise as to the law.
District Attorneys have no right to
insist on the indictment OF an accused
person unless the evidence brought be-
fore the grand jury is as conclusive as
that which he expects to produce at
the trial. Don't be persuaded to indict
unless the facts amply justify such ac-
ton"
After the meeting Judge Mulqueen
declared that frequently the courts were
congested because overzcalous prose-
cutting officers influenced grand iuries
to indict when the chances OF getting
convictions we're slight.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
TO INITIATE FREE
TEXTBOOK BILL
Measure Provides for u Board to
Serve Without Pay.

Columbus, o., Apr. 4.-Labor leaders
today made public the substance OF a
proposed State free textbook bill for
which initiative petitions will be circu-
lated. The bill provides for creation OF
a State School Textbook Board con-
sisting OF the superintendent OF public
instruction, State auditor and three
citizens appointed by the governor, all
to serve without pay. Their duties are
to obtain from publishers bids on text
books and other supplies required by
school districts and to order the
amount required. Payment for the
books and supplies are to be made from
the general revenue fund of the State.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
INCREASE FOR CAR MEN.

Hamilton, Ont - The Street Car
Mems Union has signed two-ycar con-
tract with the local street car company.
The following wage increases have been
secured:
First-year men, 22 cents an hour;
SecOnd-year men, "a cents an hour, and
third-year men, 2S cents an hour. The
original demand was scale OF 25. 2S
and 80 cents an hour. Wages paid to
the men before were 20, % and % cents
per hour, according to the grade.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08
BUSINESS MEN GIVE "ADVICE.' ;

Scranton, Pa.-Mincrs are not i'm
pressed with pleas OF business men in
the anthracite region that coal opera
tors and their employees sign longtime
contracts. Reports from New York in
dicate that delegations OF business men
will urge the miners scale committee
to favor long contracts on the ground
that scale renewals disturb business" !"
To this claim the miners reply: IF
those merchants will agree to go back
to the 1912 prices for their goods and
also agree not to increase the price for
ten years, we will drop our demand for
advanced wages and make tenyear
agreement"