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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

New Jersey Zinc Company. regular quarterly
of per cent. and extra of per cent. both
payable May 10 TO stock Of record April %.
Pressed Steel Car Company. regular quar-
teriy of tx per cent. on preferred stock pay
able May "a to stock of record May y.
LiRgett & Myers Tobacco Company. regular
quarterly of per cent. on common stock. pay
able June to stock OF record May 15.
Commercial Trust Company. regular quar-
terly OF per cent, payable May 1 to stock
OF record April 20.
Detroit United Railway Company. quarterly
of Ia per cent. payable June / to holders Of
record May 16 The last previous disburse-
ment was III per cent on March 1.
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NEAT ANIMAL PRICES RISE
-FOUR PER CENT. IN ONE MONTH
Advance of 1871 Per Cent. in Year
Saws Report

WASHINGTON. April 27.-Prices of
meat animals continue to rise, an average
increase of 4.3 per cent from March 10
TO April Is having been announced by the
Department of Agriculture Prices being
paid to producers for hogs. cattle. sheep
and chickens on April 10 averaged about
1s.1 per cent. higher than a year ago. 6,l
per cent higher than two years ago, and
14.4 per cent. higher than the average
Of the last six years on that date
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FRESH FRUITS

Choice stock was in fair request and gem
orally steady under moderate offerings Quo
tations: Apples. per bbI., Winesap, $500: do.
DO; Baldwin. 50. so 20; do; do, Greening
DO. do, other varieties' 81 50: 'Hg do. do do
No. l.25gi.5o; do. Western. per bog,
$4,000. Tangerines Florida, per strap $40
$50. Grapefruit Florida, per crate, 1880
per crate, Porto Rico Sc 0Ss5O CHRseT Cran6eT
ries Jersey, per bbl., S397; do. do per
crate, Sl25g2.@b. Strawberries. Southern.
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CHICAGO, April 27.-The tone of the
wheat market in the early dealings today
was irregular. Scattered buying at the
start made It firm, but longs were inclined
to liauidate, and prices dropped below
last nights close The offerings were
quickly absorbed, however, and the loss
was regained,
May opened at st14% to s1.t4h, and
after falling to s1.13B, rose TO $114%,
compared with S1.14h at the end yester-
day; July started at $1.15h to $1.151s,
and after dropping to S114% recovered
to $1.15h yesterdays last price; Sep
tember opened at $1.15h to S1.15b, and
after recedng to St.14h moved up to
sI147s. or &c. above yesterdays closing
quotation.
weather conditions in the Northwest
were slightly more favorable, but tempera-
lures in that section continued too low.
The market at Liverpool was dull but
steadier, helped by the rise on this side
Yesterday and expectations of smaller
shipments from Argentina. There was
lack of demand there however. and the
inquiry from the continent was Indifferent
The official French crop report recently
issued placing the condition at 81 per
cent. has been corrected to read SO per
cent.
The receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth
today were ia cars against 252 cars a
year ago; at Chicago 80 cars. compared
with rs cars; at winnipeg 423 cars COM
pared with 110 cars.
Corn was quite and steady on sales of
about 100000 bushels for export in the
past "a hours. There were rumors that
the Dutch Government was in the market
Dealings at Liverpool were small. The
receipts here today were 100 cars
oats opened little easier. The receipts
here today were 1853 cars A good demand
for oats for export was reported from
Argentina.
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LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
WABASH RAILWAY.

CHICAGO. April 27,-Reeeipts, $4,000;
s.! 80 80 So? $40; iFht ;S:ioSSSS; Is" pigs. ss.ioS
'' ICATTLEsRscelpts, 1000. Market, weak.
Beeyes 81 .9o9e,sSi cows and helfssssss s ss,59$ s
Texans. s7.So@s; calves. $50 @ 9's5. '''''
Nare and #sstsra lambs SaE
@11.50.
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PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm with fair Jobblng
demand. Following are the quotations: City
beef. in sets. smoked and air-dried, 28c:
knuckles and tenders. smoked and dried.
% q 92sc. Western beef, lsnuckleso and n Il tenders
family. .s25. 30 026 hams 9. p cured loose,
SmSfed do q ss o9ss oess l isS SS
city cured. as to brand and average Il @ 1sh c.
hams, smoked. Western cured. 1SO1Sh C. do,
boiled, boneless, 30c.; picnic shoulders, s.: P.
cured. loose. IL 21zc.; do. smoked, 13h @13 hc.;
bellies, IN pickle, according to average. loose,
10 "a a 10c.; breakfast bacon. as to brand and
average. city cured. 1Oc.; do, Western cured.
DO. do. tubs. 13c,; do, pure city. kettle rem
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The Directors have this day declared a semi
annual dividend OF hye per cent. payable Ma
LAT. 1918, 10 stockholders pf record Al cloks ~
business April 25th. 1916. Checks viii -
mailed WILLIAM sALTER. Cashier.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
DIVIDENDS
FRANKLIN NATIONAL BAS

FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK
Philadelphia, april "a, 1910
The Directors have this day declared a semi
annual dlyIde1d Of ten uOI per cent. free Of
tax payable May l, 1915. to Stockholders OF
record at the close OF business April 90 ana
that fund now So, $50, 900 S
Checks Will be mailed
]. WAf HARDT.
Cashier.
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LIVERPOOL Cotton

LIVERPOOL. April 27.-Futures steady.
u point decline to points advance.
Sales 5000 bales. including 1000 American.
May-June 7.64. July-August 7.62, October
November 7.4SH, January-February
7.4o1s.
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THE GIKARp NATIONAL nANK

FullalGtpUta .-etla l8la
ahs Directors nave tins daS declared
dlyidsud OF eight per cent. l61sl, free % tas
payable AIay L. 1915, 70 stockholders Of recoFa
zt the close of business April "a. 1ele.
CHARLES N. ASHTON,
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COAnIERoIAL TRUsT coMPANY

Philadelphia. April 27. 1919
At meeting of the Board OF Directors held
this day. a quarterly dividend Of four az ner
cent. was declared upon the capital stock OF
the company payable on May L. I0I8 10
Checks will be mailed.
II. W. sTEHFEsT Treasurer
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CAPITAL 81. 600. 600. SURPLUS 81 200 GOO
snnual diSidsNRS Sts Nay 0f four R Per cent iree .!
record at the close OF business April 2Itb
VA. P. sINNETT. Cashier.
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, April 27.--The coffee mar
ket opened firm at 10 points higher
on scattered buying by commission houses.
owing to the continued strength in Bra
zil Sales on the call were $3.50 bags.
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Financial Briefs

The Muskogee Refining Company re-
ports earnings Of s51.7s5 for the first
quarter ended March 81. The company
has recently bought several producing
properties, including the Seven Sands Oil
Company, the earnings from which will
not be shown until the second quarter.
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TINE PHnADELIPHIA, NATIoNsAL BANK

PHILADELPHIA. April 90 19i6
Tie directors have this day declared =
dividend q eisht per cent; $50 feE. the. last
ak months, free OF tax payable May 4. 70
stockholders ef record At the close Of business
April 20. lele tshecks ~ = IL 1s mailed.
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"a. 1AzEasasE zEEE zss2ih ss3EF sE6ss staBaa 1 e
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Bank cearings today compared with corrs-
spending day last two years.:
phada ,s7sSabo4sa iSbS ,aslBssEg74s lsg ,a1iff55ts1.s if5t
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DAIRY PRODUCTS
YESTERDAY

The market reported herewith gives
yesterday's closing prices and not those OF
fhs day Of publication. Today's prices ara
quoted In the Night Extra Edition Of this
paper and all succeeding editions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

New York banks lost to the Subtreas-
ury yesterday s42S,000 and since Friday
Ss30e,OO0.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

Directors of the Greene -Cananea Cop
per Company will meet this afternoon in
New York TO declare the quarterly
dividend on the stock The 81 dividend
announced by the CONSOLIDATED
Company, the operating concern on Tues
day assures a distribution of SO for the
quarter to the Greene-Cananea stock
holders
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POULTRY

LIVE-ChoIce stock was in fair request and
steady under moderate offerings. Quotations
Fowls, 10 W20c.; roosters, ~ U18c.: spring
chickens. according TO quality. Weighing j 02
lbs. apiece, "a q 3sc.: ducks, as to size and
quality, 1Sm2Oc. geese, IL a l0c; some un-
attractive stock lower: pigeons old per pair.
" q 3Oc.; do. young. per pair. 2OQp 22C.
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WHEAT PRICES START
LOW, BUT SOON RISE
Longs Are Inclined to Liqui-
date, but Offerings Are
Quickly Absorbed
ENGLISH BANK STATEMENT.

LONDON. April 27.---The weekly state
Total Total Seservs sas, 900, Increase $685.
600; circulation fsi, t0s. 900, increase e12.-
900; other securities fss .se8 600, Increase
fttB ,000i other deposits. f85 All 200, de-
sSsa flIs COOS ppblic WI coo dep9sIts asI
securities eS8, 1873, 600, UNCHANGED. The
proportion Of the banks reserve 70 lie.
2o.1O per cent. last week, and compares
with n decline from 1919 TO 11Ts IN this
week last year. The clearinEs through
the London banks for the week were ft19,-
Ag0. 1000, against f20G, 600, 900 last week,
and f24e. $3.50, 900 last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

The Northern Mississippi River, Power
the first mortgage 5 per cent. gold bonds
that the bonds will be paid off and re-
deemed on June 1 next at 1921 and in
terest. The bonds should be presented at
the office of the Continental and CONNER
ciai Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
on the date mentioned. After that date
interest will cease on the bonds
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REFINED SUGARS

The market was quiet but firm. Quotations.:
Extra fine granulated, 7.40@7.5Oc.; powdered
500 T60c.; confectloners A, 7.30@T.40c. !;
soft grades. 0.65 a 7. Doe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

The board Of representatives of the
New York Curb Market Association has
listed and admitted to quotation the
800, 900 capital shares of the La Porte
Lumber and Mining Company of par
value of s5 as a prospect; 100000 capital
shares of the Unity Gold Mines Company
of a par value of So, and 100000 shares
of Vacuum Oil and Gas Company, Ltd,
of par value of 81 as prospect.
The New York Dock Company had
gross earnings during March of $260,S6S,
an increase of s47,S72 over the correspond
ing month last year. Net earnings were
Sl2I,S94, an increase of St6,464.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-27

The output of gold in Rhodesia South
Africa, during March amounted to S0,205
fine ounces valued at 1895, ass.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

CHEESE-Trade was fair and the market
ruled frm under light offerings. Quota
tions: New York, full cream fancy. held
100 10h c.; specials higher; do, do. fair to
good. held. 19Q1Sl7 c.; do. do. part skins
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BANK CLEARINGs

sales, 5000 bags.
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Reserve Banks Discoun, Rates

I 'up % 80 days, over 80 % 80, par eent;j )
per cent
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-30
OF POWER lines
WAS ALMOST HERCULEAN TASK

In the restoration of its two trans
mission lines across the White noun
tains the Nevada California Power
company handled successfully most
difficult undertaking.
Snow fell to depth of between
two and three feet in Owens valley.
Men had to struggle from pole to
pole, up to their shoulders at times
in the snow, with the thermometer
registering below zero. That no
lives were lost is remarkable. The
workmen even guided prospectors
and others whom they found to
places OF safety. There were several
cases of frozen hands and feet, but
no serious accidents.
For miles the system was down,
the heavy poles being snapped on by
the gale and the wires thickly coated
with ice Owing to the fact that It
was impossible to work from this
end. the task of restoration was fur
ther delayed.
J. o. Wilson. line patrolman at
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impossible for the special committee,
appointed by the president as pro-
vided for in the law, to proceed with
the legislation January l, and the
probability of additional litigation
being commenced by the railroads,
even though the law is declared con-
stitutional by the supreme court, will
seriously affect such investigation in
fact, can and likely will delay the
investigation until the commission
can not make its investigation as the
law contemplates, thereby defeating
the intent of the law and at the same
time postponing the benefits promised
by the law, which will unquestionably
met with general dissatisfaction
among the membership of the rail.
road organizations.
"The entire situation is to be
placed before the membership by spe-
cial circular"
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PANTALOONS EXPLODE
CAUSING HOT BLAZE
WlTTENBERG GARAGE HAS
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
DESTRUCTION

The fire department was called tC
the Wittenberg garage this morning
at 500. A lively blaze was in prog
ress and the stored gasoline was
threatened when the department got
into action. Two huge trucks, cost
ing thousands of dollars, were sc
close to the blaze that they were
beginning to scorch when they were
snaked out.
AS it was, the loss was not greai
and is covered by insurance. The
fire started in rather peculiar fashion
An employe sought to dry out pail
of oil and gasoline soaked trousers
hanging them near heating stove
They suddenly burst into flames, al
most like an explosion. The fire
quickly spread to the woodwork O
the structure.
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P. 0. BUSINESS
MAKES RECORD
CHRISTMAS MAIL iNrTHE WE5T
SETS HIGH WATER
MARK
lBy Associated Pre~..)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-In spite
of weather conditions that tied up
trains and crippled local delivery ar
rangements in hundreds of cities, re
ports to the postoffice department in.
dicate that 80 per cent of this years
record breaking budget of Christmas
mail, including 125,000.000 parcels
and many millions of holiday letters
and cards. was delivered on or before
Christmas.
The tremendous bulk of mail mat
ter turned over to the service for
transportation and delivery in the
two weeks before Christmas was
equivalent to fully two and one-halt
pounds of parcel mail for every man
woman and child and infant in the
land" Postmaster General Burleson
points out. That would require use
of 1000 full mail cars carrying ten
tons each during the two weeks
period.
Reporta on December stamp sales
relied on to show definitely the
volume of Christmas traffic. as com
pared to other years. are not yet
complete, but department Officials
estimate that postage receipts for
the month will not total less than
$1S.O00,000. Last December the totai
was s15.000,000.
Big increases were most general in
the far west. Receipts at the Denver
office between December Is and q
exceeded those of the same periot
last year by 43 per cent.
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SHIPPING ARMS
INTO OLD MEXICO
GERMANY MAY HAVE BEEN
FoMENTiNo WAR WITH
VILLA AND IN INDIA

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3O.-Ad
mission that Ram Chandra, editor OF
local publication, advocating revo-
luton in British India, had twice
been a visitor to his rooms, was
made by Charles c. Crowley, who il
on trial with Consul General Franz
Bopp for alleged conspiracy to VIC
late American neutrality.
Attorney John w. Preston sought
to draw from Crowley that the pur-
pose of Ram Chandra's visits con-
cerned the dissemination of revolu-
tionary propaganda, but the witness
denied that any such matters were
talked of. Crowley. questioned as to
his knowledge of the shipment of
arms to Villa in Mexico and the
outfitting of the steamer Annie Lar.
sen. which carried the munitions, also
denied that he knew anything con.
corning shipments to Mexico He
testified that he knew nothing of a
fund of $4,000 which was sent to
Los Angeles, Cal. In 1915, to outfit
the steamer Maverick for Hindu
revolution. The Maverick later was
captured by the British near Java
and her cargo of war munitions con.
fiscated
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-30
HEARING OF RAILROAD MEN SET
FOR NEXT TUESDAY IN SENATE

prevent threatened strikes pending
inquiries and to authorize the presi-
dent to take over telegraph. railroad
and telephone lines in times Of mill
tary necessity.
Under n plan suggested by the
president quick action can be OBJ.
taired on the entire program once
1t reaches the floor.
The president proposed amending
a house railroad bill now before the
senate with his proposed Legislation
instead of introducing 1t in the form
OF separate bills.
Brotherhood men, aided by the
American Federation of Labor, will
fight the proposed strike postpone
ment amendment, they have an
nounced. They insist that Its passage
would only give employers time to
prepare for strikes and would deny
labor the right to refuse work when
conditions are unsatisfactory.
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Willy OLD WHISPERS
0UTW|TS UNCLE SAM

Ell PASO, Dec. S0.-The Carranza
government has lately transmitted
the sum of a million pesos gold to
Japan in payment for war munitions.
One shipment of munitions already
has been received, according to a
well informed source, and the second
is due. II is said to consist of ar
tillery shells and field guns, including
anti-aircraft cannon.
The same authority claims to have
information that the two new cart
ridge factories established by the
Carranza government with capacity
of $4,000 cartridges day each. are
equipped with the latest type of
American machinery. shipped, and
sold to firm in Spain and then re-
shipped to Mexico by way of Vera
Cruz.
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STEAMSHIP
|SBEACHED
cALiFoRNiANS ON WRECKED
BRITISH BOAT FOR NEW
ZEALAND

tBy Assoefated Press.D
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. go The
British steamship Natal, of the
Union Steamship company. New Zea.
land, went ashore December 25 on
Raratonga, one of the Cook islands.
The vessel was carrying 25 passen-
gers and crew of 80.
The passengers include George
Walker, Berkeley; Mrs. Nan Mack
Oakland; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Eunson,
Arizona: j. A. Roberts, Merced Mr.
and Mrs. Harry j. Stewart Misses
Sylvia and Rachel Stewart, Stockton
Misses b. Parks and NJ. f. Parks
Oakland. No details.
Except Miss Ruth Williams of New
Zealand, all the other passengers
registered from San Francisco hotels
or not at ALL
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my Associated Press.p
NEW YORK. Dec. 30 Special cir
culars putting up to the 100000 mem
bers responsibility for the next step
to be taken by the railroad brother
hoods in their controversy with the
railroads over the application and
Interpretation of the Adamson act
we're sent broadcast by telegraph
after conference of the four brother
hood chiefs.
Announcement of the action taken
was made by William G. Lee, presi
dent of the brotherhood or railroad
trainmen. prior to his departure for
the west. the west He was accom-
panied by the other brotherhood lead.
ers. whose conference with the rail.
road managers resulted In a dis
agreement.
The .chiefs refused to say whether
the action was veiled threat OF
another strike vote such as brought
about the eight hour day legislation
The statement follows: While
meeting with President Wilson last
August, at his insistence our com
mittee waived their request for time
and a half overtime. which was fully
so per cent of the original demand,
and at the suggestion of the presi
dent accepted the proposition. which
was:
Concession o. the eight holfx day
'Postponement OF the ether de-
mands. as to the payment for over
time and the counter suggestion of
the railroad managers. until expert
ence actually discioses the conse-
quences of the eight hour day.
In the meantime, the constitution,
by authority Of the congress. of a
commission or body of men, ap-
pointed BY the president, to observe,
investigate and report upon these
concessions without recommends
tions.
Then such action upon the facts
as the parties of the present contro-
versy may think best
Our men believed In so doing they
would secure the eight hour basic
day at once, but the enactment of
the Adamson eight hour law, effective
January l, made it necessary for
them to wait patiently for that time,
TO find later that the railroad COM
panies instituted injunction proceed
ings against the governments en-
forcement of the eight hour law,
and at this time the entire matter is
in litigation. such litigation making 1t
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OFFICERS ELECTED BY
EASTERN STAR SOCIETY

The following officers have been
elected by Turquoise chapter, No.
10, order of Eastern Star; Mrs. Ida
Cochran. worthy matron; Sanford
Calvin. worthy patron; Mrs. Ralph
Wardle. associate matron; Mrs. Ruby
Pettigrew, secretary; Mrs. Barker
treasurer; Mrs. Joseph Hasman, con
ductress; Mrs. Adelaide Simmons, as
sociate conductress. The officers, to-
gether with those to be appointed
will be installed at meeting to be
held early in January.
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Roberts, on his way toward the sum
init lost consciousness and was res
cued by Mr.. Metcalf. a prospector.
Wilson had one hand frozen and may
lose a thumb. but Notwithstanding
this he continued his trip on foot
over the summit and followed the
line to Laws, about IA miles, taking
Is hours.
In addition to the above. several
miles Of the power line serving south
ern California were wrecked and
service will not be restored for some
ten days to two weeks.
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man Jewish society, in an article In
Dertag, warns Germany against the
view that the president is mere
puppet pulled by British wires." He
assumes that the president Is pursu-
ing policy dictated solely by prac.
tical American interests, in the in
terest Of people exceedingly proud
of their independence and national
characteristics.
The president is not weak char
acter." the article states. His note
and Chancellor Hollwegs speech
show the ultimate aims OF the Ameri-
can and German policy have drawn
substantially nearer. The presidents .
note and Lloyd Georges speech pre-
sent q hopeless dissonance."
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-12-30
OLDEST NEVADA PIONEER
PASSES AWAY IN RENO

William Mckay. 80 years old and
one Of the earliest pioneers of New
ada, succumbed to pneumonia at his
apartments at the Golden Eagle hotel
IN Reno Friday afternoon. He had
oeen III for only week. up to which
ume he had enjoyed almost perfect
nealth. Mr.. Mckay was born in Nova
scotia In 1926 and came to Nevada
IN 1856, living in Virginia City until
~ years ago, when he moved to
Reno.