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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
Dr.. Hall Sells Interest
TO the viTgina-Louse

An important mining deal vas
brought to a successful conclusion in
this city a few days ago when the
Virginia-Louise Mining company COM
pleted negotiations with DR.. H. c.
Hall of Barstow, Calf, for a one
twelfth interest in the Davidson nat
ented lode mining claim, situated
adjacent to the domains of the big
Prince Consolidated. DR.. Hall still
retains the remainder of a one
fourth interest in his own name; the
Prince Consolidated Mining & Smelt-
ing company owns three-fourths
interest, the latter forming the basis
for what is known as the Day-
idson Mining company.
DR.. Hall, it is understood from an
Official of the Virginia-Louise COM
pany, is to receive $4,000 for the in
terest to be conveyed to the Virginia
company. In turn. the purchasing
company is to execute a 1O-year lease
to DR.. Hall
The prime object of the deal, it is
said' is to staye off every possibility
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
HODGES AND PITTS
LEASE ATLAS PROPERTY

E. A. Hodges was here from Salt
Lake early in the week and went
out to the Jack Rabbit mining dis
trict to look at the Atlas property,
upon which he and William II. Pitts
have obtained lease.
If present plans carry, the lessees
will soon start work on the mine.
The ground is said to contain a fine
showing of high grade lead ore at
the grass roots. 1t is located near the
top of the Jack Rabbit range and it
is proposed to construct a tramway
down the mountain to a place access
able to teams, at which point ore
bins will be built.
The ore will be shipped to Phoebe
over the Phoebe Pacific line. Mr..
Hodges returned to Salt Lake Tues
day with lot of samples from the
Atlas and if they prove to be as sat
isfactory as expected, operations will
be started within the next few weeks.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
PANACA DISPLAYING
SPLENDID PROGRESS
Special to the Record

Special to the Record
PANACA, March 22-For the past
year there has been a great deal of
talk about securing better water for
culinary purposes. The water at the
spring is clear and pure, but when
II runs through the unsanitary town
bitches, 1t is not fit for domestic use
A series of meetings of the people
or Panaca, and also of the canal COM
pany, has finally resulted in an
agreement to put in large concrete
pipe which shall run above the town
and carry the water which is now car
ried by the canal. A lateral pipe
will also carry water down to Phil.
Mathews corner and will perhaps
run even further. This lateral is a
private pipe to carry water for do
mestic use to the residences in the
lower part of town.
The securing of purer water has
long been needed in Panaca. A start
has now been made and let us hone
that before long pipe lines may run
toevery home.
This is a most worthy move and
speaks well for the people of Pana-
ca.
Contractor Smith is here and is
row waiting for a car of cement.
When this comes, work will begin on
the concrete pipe line. without delay.
During the last two years a great
deal of land in the White Wash,
south of town, has been taken up by
people of Panaca. Last year, some
good crops of corn. potatoes and
melons were raised on the newly
cultivated land. This spring new
middle line ditch has been construct
ed and the owners of land in the
White Wash are busy preparing to
put in large crops. This of course,
means more work, greater opportu-
mites, greater harvest and more mon
ey. This bringing OF the desert land
under cultivation is worthy move
1t shows that the people here are re-
alizing better than ever before the
great opportunities which be at our
doors.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23

killing of Manning appeared in the
pioche Daily Record OF the issue OF
september 4th. 1878. and in looking
up the file Of that date and we And
mention made of the affair in this
manner:
yesterday morning another homi-
eide occurred in Phoebe. AT s.aO
o'clock, James Wales and John Man
hing, while walking down Main
street. met Officer w. L., Mckee in
front Of the City Club Rooms the
third door. above Meadow Valley
street. Both Manning and Wales
were under the influence of LIQUOR"
Manning was superintendent of
one OF the mines and the Record re-
porter gave a detailed account of the
tiegedy from the testimony gained
at the coroner's inquest. It appears
Manning was the aggressor. and the
trouble bagan by Manning accusing
oihcer Mckee Of knowing something
ABOUT the murder of a man named
courtenay and told Mckee that he
didn't like officers that murder
a man"
of1cer Mckee replied: Manning.
you are drunk and when you sober
up we will talk this matter over.
You had better go home now and go
to bed; when you wake up you will
probably feel different about it,"
Manning. it seems, refused to go
TO bed and declared that no officer
IN Phoebe could force him to do a
thing OF that kind Other words fol-
lowed, Mckee testified before the cor
oner, and, noticing Manning make
a movement as if he was going To
draw gun, the officer beat him to IL
Manning was carried to Bishop g.
Lees drug store, his boots taken off
ana the wound was examined by Dr.
Lee (who is now secretary of the Ne
yada State board of health at Carson
city, Manning died in hospital
about an hour after he was shot or
course, Officer Mckee was exonerated
NO doubt Uncle" John Shier, who
is now living at Caliente, will REGAL,
the tragedy of that fateful day back
in '73. 'a.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23

of litigation over apex rights, which
move has been threatened by the
Prince Consolidated. using the Dav-
idson corpration as the weapon tol
bring about this result But now that
the Virginia-Louise is a co-owner In
the Davidson. it is claimed, alters
the situation.
The Virginia-Louise ore bodies are
continuation of the Prince channels.
the character and value of the ore
running about the same, it is claimed.
as the product OF the Prince mine.
II, W. Lohman, the New York min
ing engineer, who sampled the vir-
sina-Louise mine not long ago rend-
cred report in which he estimated
.hat there is already developed in
lhe mine ore having gross valua-
tion OF $5,OO0,000; and the extent of
the ore bodies are yet to be deter
mined.
fhe company is working out de-
tails looking towards the thorough
financing of the property and the in
auguration of an active development
ana production campaign.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
Former Pi0Che Man
Recalls Tragedy of IS

George w. Franks handed the Rec
ord letter yesterday from Mr.. Rolla
V. Watt, who lived in Phoebe in the
stirring times of '73, but who is now
engaged in the insurance business in
san Francisco Deeming the commu-
nlcation to be of local interest. 1t is
given space in this weeks issue.
Here Is what Mr.. Rolla writes:
"A day or two ago l had the pleas
ure OF signing the commission auth
orizing you to represent the Royal
for Phoebe, Nevada, and vicinity. This
act awakened memories Of long ago
ana filled me with a desire to visit
the old town once more. l lived in
Phoebe from '73 to '76, when the
town was at its heyday. The Ray
mond, Ely, Meadow Valley and
American Flag, and many others of
the mines, were running at full tilt
it was lively camp.
Il was a clerk in a drug store
and soon after my arrival in town.
having swept out the shop and put
things in order l was reading a lit
tie morning paper (The Record)
on the bench which extended between
the posts supporting the awnings.
when | heard shot across the street
and turning my eyes in that direc-
tion saw big six-foot man sprawled
on the ground and near him the To-
cal constable, commonly called Fat
Mack The dead man was named
Manning. He was carried over to
our drug store, his boots quickly TAX
en- Off and the shirt pulled away from
his chest, and there was the simple
bullet with scarcely a mark of
blood which had brought his life to
an end. That was the first man |
had ever seen come to violent
death. l witnessed a good many shoot
ing scrapes of one sort or another
In Phoebe during the three years |
lived there-it was a common saying
that there were twenty-five graves
needed in the cemetery for violent
deaths before one was required for
a normal death.
However,, the town was not bad
after all. l wonder if my old friend
John Shier. is there. The last heard
OF him he was running a store in Pi-
oche. My uncle, with whom l lived
was VIM. II. Bishop, a practicing at.
torney. There were notable char
acters there in those days. The near
est railway connection was Eureka
When we came out west we staged
from Provo, Utah. to Phoebe; and
when we came out, from Phoebe to
Eureka.
Some day l hope to be able to
make trip from Los Angeles to
Salt Lake City, or the reverse, and
to have the opportunity of stopping
OF for day or two in the old town,
Meantime, if either Of you hapen to
be in San Francisco you will, do us
the honor Of calling"
MENTIONED IN DAILY RECORD
A full and complete account of tn,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
UNITED STATES MAY
MAKE DECLARATION OF WAR

President Wilson has called =
special session of Congress for =
= April End. for the purpose of 8
communicating to the national =
law making body grave ques- =
tions of national policy" 1t is be- e
leived at Washington that a for =
NAL declaration of war against =
Germany will then be forthcom- e
ing. The first date set for the =
convening of Congress was April .
10th, but events of the past few I"
day indicate that the President =
deems 1t important to call the ses- .
earlier. War seems to be certain =
now. =
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
BOOZE ENDS LIFE OF
BILLY, THE BUTCH"

w. II. Bricheizen, familiar char
acter about town, was found dead
in his cabin in the lower part of the
city last Friday morning by Sheriff
Nesbitt. Death was due to overindul-
gence in liquor. to which Bricheiznn
had become a slave. He was COM
monty known as Billy, the Butch"
The news of his death was sent to
relatives in the east, who ordered the
remains shipped to Attica, New York
for interment.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23

corrected, sent to the senate where
amendments were concurred in and
hurriedly delivered to the enrolling
committee. Within one minute after
the measure had again been returned
to the governor the twenty-eighth
session OF the legislature passed out
of existence.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23

Measures tending to promote and
assist in the agricultural development
OF the satte received the approval of
the legislature, although one pro-
viding for the establishment of an
experimental farm in Elko county
had a narrow escape in the senate,
being killed one day only to be re-
considered and passed the next.
PROHIBITION DIED 3.
The fight on the prohibition bill
was much tanner than anticipated.
The assembly disposed of the initia-
tive petition by promptly register
Ing negative vote on it early in the
session. Then after lying dormant
for sometime 1t sprang suddenly into
existence again when Attorne-Gener-
al Thatcher gave an opinion that
Secretary of State Brodigan should
present 1t to the senate because the
initiative constitutional provision
says that such acts shall be deliver
ed to "the legislature" and the as
sembly is only one branch of the Leg
islature. The senate lodged direct
roll call on the bill by voting to re-
ject 1t. The issue, however, was
brought up later in the session when
Chaplin of White Pine introduced in
the senate measure almost identical
with the initiative act. After side
stepping on several occasions the SEN
ate finally went to vote on the bill
and it was passed, the vote being S
to II, Washoe's senator being list
ed among the dozen. The assembly
promptly referred it to the commit
tee on public morals and it remain
ed in the possession of Frank Golden,
chairman of the committee. at the
close of the session.
BETTING ON PONIES GOES
The assembly made several inef-
fectual attempts to pass an act to
abolish the pari mutual system of
betting on horse races. Booher of
Elko and Williams of Clark led in
the fight to get bill of that nature
through but they were blocked at
every turn, the last bill dying when
Gallagher's indefinite postponement
motion was carried in the lower
house
EASY DIVORCE IN VOGUE
The session also was unusual be-
cause of the fact that no effort was
made to change the existing divorce
law, the first time that such a thing
occurred in ten years. Only one
amendment to the law was introduc-
ed and it had nothing to do with the
residence section. 1t gave to the
wife the custody of minor children
unless shown that she is an unfit
person to control them.
A joint resolution was passed how
ever, declaring in favor OF a uniform
divorce law and giving to the COVER
nor authority to appoint commits
sion Of five members to gather data
and information to be used in bring
Ing about the enactment Of such a
law. The resolution suggests the Ne
vada law as a pattern for the uni
form law.
NEW WATER LAW
The fight on the water law, which
has been biennial event for the last
six years, also was a feature of the
twenty-eighth session. The new bill
finally got through both houses only
to be met by a letter from the COVER
nor to the retiring State Engineer
Kearney stating that 1t would meet
with executive disapproval.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
WILL OPERATE THE
GOLD CHIEF PROPERTY

Henry Franklin and family left
Monday for the Chief district where
Mr. FRANKLIN. his son-in-law. Lon
peterson, and brother-in-law. will
operate the Gold Chief mine.
fhe mill, cyanide plant, will be
SNAPPED for commission and an en-
ergetic campaign Of development and
production carried on there during
the coming summer. o,%r-
rhe Gold Chief property contains
some extensive ore bodies, the val
ues running almost entirely in gold
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
CON. STRIKE;
ORDERS SENT FOR STOCK

Considerable local excitement was
manifested this week over strike of
high grade gold-silver-lead ore in the
Demijohn Consolidated; the find be-
ing made in winze from the 500
foot level
This resulted in a rush for stock
and orders were wired one day for
10000 shares.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
TAX RATE FOR STATE
AT HIGH WATER POINT

Nevada's tax rate for the next tw
years was fixed by the legislature
last week. The rate for 1917 was
designated at 65.55 cents, while the
levy for 1918 will be 56.75.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
WEEKS ORE SHIPMENTS

Ore shipments from Phoebe this
week were lighter than usua, owing
to a mishap to the hoisting plant at
the Prince mine, which necessitated
a shutdown Of couple of days. The
shipments were as follows:
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23

Elias Kahn returned yesterday af-
ter an absence of several weeks in
california and Arizona. He visited
Chloride and declares it to be a live
ly mining camp at the present time.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23

Assemblyman Garrison. returned
Yesterday from Carson City. coming
around by way of San. Francisco ana
Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
SIXTH ANNUAL DOG SHOW
IN D. C. TO OPEN APRIL 20
Like Soldiers, CANNES Must Pass
Physical Examinations Before
Being Allowed on Bench.

Dogs entered in the sixth annual
bench show OF the Washington Kennel
Club. to be held April 23 and "a at
the Arcade. will have to undergo physi-
cal examinations like soldiers, and will
have to be in the pink of condition"
all the time they are on exhibition.
Every dog will have to stand exami-
nations before entering the gates. and
every three hours during the show a
veterinarian will make the rounds of
the benches to see that every dog is
up to snuff
At meeting of the bench show COM
mittee held last evening it was decided
to let dogs leave the show at the end
of each day with their owners This
will give the dogs chance for rest
and a little recreation. Large exercis-
ing rings will be built at the hall and
these can be used any time during the
show for the dogs to run in.
Everything in the way Of comfort
viii be provided for the exhibitor Rest
rooms will be arranged and a grand
stand will be built at the side of the
ring with elevated seats, so that every
one will have fun view of the Judging
Two of the largest entries sent in to
date are from Miss Jean G. Hinkle of
Aiken, S. c., and John Stevens of
Brookline. Mass. Miss Hinkle entered
six wire-haired fox terriers. including
Champion Falinge Unexpected. while
the Stevens entry consisted of five
Welsh terriers.
Request has been made by the east
ern handlers and fanciers showing at
the Detroit showaonly five DAYS pre-
vious to the local exhibit. for a special
train to the Washington show.
The local entry has been large. 1t
was increased this morning by the en-
try Of the famous Boothfield beagles,
owned by Roland T. Booth OF this city.
Boston terriers jumped into the lead
this morning. with an additional entry
from the Dee Gee Kennels. Mrs. J. S.
Petit, owner of the South shore Ken
nels of dachshunds and pekingese. will
have the largest local entry, benching
in all about fifteen dogs.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
DOC SHADE ROLLS
HIGH DUCKP|N SET
Gets Total of 377 for Har-
f. mony in Masonic Bowling
Association.
CONTINENTALS GET SWEEP

Doc Shade, captain of the Harmony
team in the Masonic League, obtained
the highest set registered last night by
players in the bowling organizations.
in his games he toppIed 135. 1874 and
los pins. He rolled in second place for
Harmony, and it was his excellent work
which did most to produce the victory
for that team over Dawson.
La Fayette and Stansbury were win
ners ot the other two matches in the
Masonic circuit. La Fayette took the
measure of the NJ. NJ. Parker team in
all three contests, and Stansbury won
two out of three from the George C.
Whiting quint. Barber starred for La
Fayette and King did good work for
Stansbury. Barber registered scores
of 125. 12s and rs. and King got los.
ia and III.
The Continentals won three in the
District League. taking the victory
over the Resolutes. Loveless and
Chaplin were the mainstays of the win
ming quint, the former rolling 116, 81
and 40 and the latter 109. 119 and 116.
In the National Capital circuit the
u. Z. .. outfit was stronger than Pal
ace. winning two of the three games.
Welsh, with set of 356, and Swaggart
rolled best for the victors. Welsh's s
scores in his games were 116. 81 and 140.
Scores of the matches:
Evening star., 1917-04-07
PREPARE FOR DRY WEATHER.
Another Garden Lesson Furnished by
Agriculture Department Expert.

Here is today's garden lesson. as COM
piled by H. NJ. Connolly of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for readers of
The Star. From day to day Mr. Conol-
" is giving practical advice about
home gardening, which viii enable
amateurs to cultivate their gardens to
better advantage. Mr. Conoliy has
been assigned by the department to
aid the garden movement in Washing
ton. ~
Connolly said. "A shallow seed bed
soon dries out. and unless the garden
is watered the plants cease to grow
factorily. A deep seed bed, with
the soil filed with decaying organic
matter, will hold plenty of moisture
and will not quickly dry out when hot
weather comes.
Commercial fertilizer adds plant
food, but no humus (organic matter).
The richer the soil is in organic matter
the better are the results from using
commercial fertilizer.
Use plenty of any of the following
materials and spade or plow them un-
der: Leaf mold from the woods, de-
cayed stable manure, decayed street
sweepings, finely divided straw from
the chicken house. Chicken manure
mixed with some acid phosphate makes
an excellent fertilizer to use in addi-
ton to stable manure or other form OF
organic material Chicken manure
mixed with acid phosphate should be
applied after the ground has been pio",
ed or spaded, and thoroughly mixed
with the soil by narrowing or chop
ping with the hoe. An application OF a
bushel of this material to each square
rod of garden is not an excessive
amount
Evening star., 1917-04-07
MIKE MENOSKY MAY FILL GAP
AT FIRST BASE FOR GRIFFITH
Outfelder Latest Candidate With Shanks,
Rice, Shanks and Judge for Position
Walter Johnson Has Sore Foot.

playing as Business Manager Shettsline
left Norfolk early in the afternoon for
Philadelphia. On two occasions, on
their transforming trip, the Griffmen
played on fields in as bad shape as
the one at Norfolk, without suffering
any ill effects-at Memphis and again
at Nashville. 1t does seem that Griffith's 8
luck in the matter of exhibition games
is very poor.
An incident that came near resulting
in tragedy occurred at the wharf in
Norfolk shortly before the boat pulled
out for Washington yesterday evening,
when one of Molly Crafts friends
stumbled off the wharf into the water.
Incidentally. Mike Martin and George
heroes in saving him. The victim of
Taylor, was one of a party of Crafts
friends that had gone to the ball park
to see Molly pitch for Washington.
They were disappointed in this, as the
game was not played, but came down
to the wharf to see him off. The wind
blew Taylor's hat off and he ran after
1t. He neglected to take the precaution
of stopping when he neared the edge
of the wharf and ran right into the
water. The screams of the women who
witnessed the accident added to the
excitement of the occasion. Mike
Martin was all action immedia tely,
throwing him one of the life preservers
placed nearby for just such an emer-
gency, and George Du Mont did the
"heave-ho' act on the rope, hauling
Taylor out. He did not recover his
hat
Evening star., 1917-04-07
SUGGESTS REPUBLICANS
FOR CABINET DURING WAR
Senator Smith of Michigan Says Pol
itics Should Be Cast Aside Dur
ing Present Conflict.

Senator Smith, republican, of Michi
gan, in declaring the support Of
Michtgan's citizens of the President
in the conduct OF the war.
reminded the Senate yesterday that it
should not he partisan war and that
the President would find many able
men Cor his cabinet or for other pur-
poses in the republican ranks.
"Henceforth with me, politics to the
winds" said Senator Smith. Fac
tionalism and discord and sectionalism
will be unknown in my heart and mind.
This must not be a partisan war.
Senator smith pointed out that Pres'-
dent Mckinley had called to service
men Of all political parties ana SAID
that if ne knew the high character and
purpose OF the President he viii know
10 party. no faction of his country
men in This trying time
The President, Senator smith satd
could call upon Senator Lodge. fit TO
be the premier in any cabinet In tne
world" or Senator Knox. IAN expert,
cnced ana able lawyer He suggested
also former President William II. Iat',
calm, able and prudent.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
RICKEY CASE IS SETTLED.
He Becomes Official President of St.
Louis Cardinals.

ST. LOUIS. No. April Branch
Hickey became the official president of
the St Louis National League base ball
club after o'clock last night The
court allowed a permanent injunction
against Hickey without hearing evil
dence.
A stipulation specifies that the Ameri-
can League relieve Hickey of the in
junction twenty-four hours after its
being granted on condition that the
National League team will not attempt,
until after July l. to sign LIE Gore of
Yale. BRANDED of Michigan or Wright
Of Ohio State University. The agree
ment further specifies that Hickey is
to use his best efforts to have the Ma
tlonal League club turn over to the
Americans Clyde Defetea, infelder,
whom the Americans allege belongs, in
good faith, to them.