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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-30
Znanstveniki in socializem.

alisticnemu %gibanju ravno ljudje 2 izurjenimi
mozgam In S poznavanjem znanstvenih metod
pray priSli. Oni ne hi mogli nadomestiti nobene-
ga boja, nobene organizacije delavstvu ne hi BIZ
la odvzeta njegova lastna naloga. Ali marsikate-
ri nerodni korak hi mu bill prihranien, marsika-
tero spoznanje hi 81 proletarijat lahko pridobil
brez p~retezkih ~izkusenj.
Toda, kar je j, cesar nj, tega nj. Prepricani
smo, da DO kapitaliSticno gospodarstvo tudi IL
tenjake in sploh izobrazence V vedno veGiem Ste
vilu p~rivajalo V socialistiGne vrste, ker Jill bodo
dejstva yedno boil prepriGevala, da je V sedanji
druzbi tudi znanost veGji del lie dekla kapitali-
una in odvisna o ~niegove milosti.
Ia Sedaj je veliko Stevilo uGenjakov Sc in
diferentno napram Socalizmu; nekateri so mu ma
ravnoSt %sovrazni. lie manjSi del Sc mu je 2 zani-
manjem priblizal in 81 je, ko ga je temeljito Spo-
Znal, tudi odprl ~njegova vrata. Neizogibni raz-
voJ poSkrbi, da DO tega Spoznanja vedno wee.
PoSilti sc ne da V TEN oZiru mic.
Prayi uceniak sluzi znanoSti zaradi znanosti.
To pa je V kapitalistiGni druzbi zelo tezko, vGaSi
tudi popolnoma nemogoGe. UGenjaki to G%utijo;
kad1r bodo Spoznali, kaj ovira njih delo, postane
Soclallzem tudi njihova ZnanoSt.
In socialism ina tudi to filozofijo, da Una
potakati ma tiSto, kar sc mora zgoditi.
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Nacrtal DIR. II. Dolenec.

ga, ma katera so popreGno bill p~olozeni mani debe-
Ii drogi ali polena, Pc ten pa boil velike spelte in
iveri ali kake skazene doge. Taxa je bila gobar-
ska bajta ma M~ezaliscu pod Sneznikom, XII sem 10
JAZZ poznal in vetkrat V njej prenoGil.
Ia Sneznikom proti jugu je bila Sc ena. line
kraja sem pozabil. Sestavljena je bila enako. 10
sem prvikrat prenoGil Y njej, sem povpraSal, ko
sIno re kadili in Sc razgovarjali, starega gobarja
lskro, kdo je napravil nacrt IA hiSo. NaSmehnil
Sc mi je, ne da hi bill cevko wei IL ust, in Sele
cree nekoliko casa je izpregovoril: "Dober moi,
Ster Je bll, kaJh JAZZ 10 poznam re trez petdeset
let in moi oGe so bill start trez nSemdeset let in
so pravili, da jo poznajo zmerom enako in ma j.
stem mestu." Da je V resnici stala re veliko let, je
Svedotilo pa tudi to, da je incl YES prostor okrog
bate in ma seznje okoli posebno Grno prst in ma
povlSju gobove obrezke. V stotini let in Sc wee Sc
je doSti gobe obrezalo in IL obrezkov lie nastalo
dosti prsti.
Pozabil sem povedati, kaj je gobar vse $ Sc
boz nesel, ko Je sci spomladi prvikrat V gozd: To-
nee ali kotllcek, ponvico, nekoliko funtov korrIz-
ne moke, ne prevec Speha in par. pesti soil. Ako je
donna pozabil zlico, je pa kar $ kuhalnico obiral
zgance ali pa tudi 2 obeljeno p~aliGico. 10 je Sci
drugikrat V gozd, ga je zivea re mani nadlegoval,
kaJtl kuhinjska oprava je ostala Grez leto V COZ
du. Neobhodno potrebno orodje "a gobarja pa sta
bla sekirica i'll pa noz. Sekirico je rabbi tako
spretno, da hi bill Sc las precepil, in kdor tega nj
znal, je zamudil dosti casa in 81 delal tudi skodo.
Nikdar pa gobar tudi nj pozabil pipe in tobaka,
gobe in kresila, koj ko je Sci oil donna, 81 je 60
tovo ukresal Sc ogenj in prizgal tobak.
40 Je gobar poveterjal in 81 ga privOsGil Sc
emo pipico, je sci Spat, ne da hi Sc enkrat presto
pill. Sezul je ~trevlje, ogenj raztegnil boil ma siro-
ko, Slekel k~amizolo, iztegnil Sc oh ogniu in, odevSi
Sc $ k%amizolo, kaj nitro zadremal. Zdajpazdaj Sc
je prebudil, kajti razen najhujSega poletja je bio
treba vetkrat ogenj popravljati in mani ma novo
dry ~naiagati, pa ne proved, da hi plamen ne do
segei strehe in ne pozgal hSe. Ia ponoGni ogenj
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Socialism je znanost. Tia resnica je bila re
neStetokrat povedana, vendar pa he gre nekate-
rim ljudem Sc nikakor V glavo.
kapitalistom Sc nj 6uditi. PrviG ina velik del
tie gospode o znanosti sploh silno blede pojme.
Ia njihOve interese SD STEER vsakovrstne panoge
znanosti potrebne; ali kdor ina dosti denarja, 81
lahko najame ljudi, da studirajo zanj, pa nj ire
ba, da hi 81 sam belil glavo 2 ucenostjo. Oni ne bo-
do PRIMAL znanstvenega z~nataja socializma, ker
vedo o MEM pray toliko kolikor o astronomiji,
geologiji ali pa o primerjevalni a%natomiji.
Lastni interest direktirajo kapitalistom, da po-
rekajo znanstveni pomen socializma, ker hi 5 TEN
poGastili njihovim namenom naSproten nauk in
hote ali nehote PRIMAL, da je socializem nekaj
v~eGjega kakor navadna kupGevalska politika.
Med uGenjaki po poklicu Jill veGina maize z
glavo, &c sliSijo, da je tudi socializem nekaj znan-
Stvenega. NeGinoma MANFRED ne poznajo social
zma wee kakor Sc kakSne druge politiGne struje.
In MIN je to najmanje zameriti, kajti oni nimajo
della, pa jim ne oStaje toliko casa, da hi mogli Sc
socialism temeliito Studirati. Znanost Sc elm
dali boj Specializira, NSaka panoga Sc r%azSirj,
ker Sc znanjc cd dine do dine mnozi, in kdor il je
p~oSvetil svoie zivljenje, ina = MO vedno dosti o.
pravka.
To je zelo obzalovanja redno, ker hi soci-
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hJe, to We sam on. Poskrito mora pa biti vse. kaiti
povSod, kamor z~ahajajo ljudje, so tudi hudobnezi
med mimi. To je bolj ali mani domaIega vsak
gobar izkuSal in zatorej 81 poiSce dobro skrivali.
see III cd casa do casa ga tudi prelozi. Sc ogeni
zavaruJe toliko, da hi kaka sapa ne postala opasna
hlsl, III tudi Zavarovana nj. Sc enrat sc ore ma
vSe Ntrani In konGno pogleda tudi proti nebu,
kaJ da DO z vremenom, in Sc odpravi ma pot.
Rekcl bi, da so starejsi gobarji, XII so hodili
StlrldeSet in tudi petdeSet let V gozd. poznali do.
malega vSako drevo okrog Sneznika. Zdravo Dire.
vo nina gobe, in ceprav je Siba tudi ravna in
gladka in Sc raste in zeleni kakor vsaka druga.
ko nitro ina gobo ma Sebi, nj wee zdrava. Tako
drevo raSte Sc dosti let iii je pravi zaklad IA 90.
barrie. Boil ko je drevo Sc trdno. boliSo gobo da-
Je. Najinienitnejsi ~ tisli izrastki, Xxi Sc prvikrat
p~okazcjo. To je kar Same meso in Sc imenuje celt.
Gobar 81 ogleda torej vsako drevo. ali nina re
sadu zanj, stika tudi "a tistimi, XII Jill re cd pref
pozna, ola sc Jh je prijela goba. Briga Sc tudi
va vSako klado ,kaJti tudi posekana in potem posu-
sena debla imajo gobo. Grji ko je svet, bolt slabot-
no ina drevje, torej ina tudi ponajveG podrtin
IN ma takih mestih jc tudi najveG gobe.
Dragi bralec, ako nisi Sc hodil pc celem COZ
du, po SkaIovJu in strminah, potem ii ie tezavno
dopovedati, $ kakimi zaprekami ina gobar opra-
viii. LanSko leto ma pr. 81 cree ia iarek ali to str
mino Sc prisel. No pa letos prideS do najhujsega
prelaza, najdeS edino kozjo stezico, zapreceno s
StraSansko klado, XII Sc je podrla Grez limo. Nj
drugace, kakor da moras iii daleG naOkoli odzgo-
raj ali odSpodaJ, ali pa da 81 napraviS pot ma ia
naclI, da posekaS naSproti Strle6e veie in 81 ma
pravlS pripomoGke, lie tako splezaS Grez deblo.
kl Same ma Sebi meri Grez poldrugi meter in ie
Sc oprto ma veje, XII Sc MISC do kraia polomile.
Dobro Sc Spominjam, da sem hodil pc taken COZ
du "a petelinom, in ko sem bill re utrujen, sem Sc
take pot oviraiote mogocne klade kar ustraSil
IN Sc tudi usedel, predno sem Sc sprawl preko ME.
(Dalje prihodnjic)
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Savicev pesimizem.
Etbin Kristan.

"A nitro sc je s%pOmpila, da sc Gloveku, Xxi
trpi, ne SINE govoriti V tonu usmiljenja. Spreme-
Mia je torej svoj glas.
No, neumna gOska sem. Vidite, take smo.
Menda tiGi to V nasi naravi. Prosim Vas, osteite
Obmolknila je, ker ie opazila, da govori v
zrak. On menda nj niti slisal nienih besed. Prvi
solzi je sledila druga in sedaj je jokal, jokal in
Intel. Ona pa nj mic vedela, kaj maj pravi. Mu-
ella Sc je, da dobi pravo besedo, a nobene nj ma
sla.
To je trajalo nekaj minut. Naposled Sc ie
Savic zopet zavedel. Obrisal 81 je solze. Potem
Je zaeel govoriti s trepeta jocim glasom.
- Pravzaprav hi me morale biti sram. V
mojih letih, pc mojih izkusnjah, Z moiim prepri-
canjem - pa solze! A meni je tako cudno, da
me nj niti sram.
Sedaj je tudi ona zopet nasla besedo.
FL, kaj bi Vas bilo sram? Kdor nina veG
sofia, nj niti pravi clovek. Ampak JAZZ sem bila
neumna, brblJala sem same neumnosti, ne da bi
bia pomislila, da Vas utegnem razzaliti $ TEN.
- Ne, vi me niste uzalili. Tia hip Sc ne spo-
minjam, kaj ste govorili. Pozneje sc gotovo spom-
MIN, pa BON tudi vedel, ali je pray, ali ne. A Sc
daj mi je cudnO, jake cudno. Use kar vidim, je
nenavadno. vi %stojite pred menOj, kaj ne? vi ste
Tonka Hrastova. A JAZZ vidim pred seboj cudezno
bite. Vase lice, Vase oci, barva Vasega obraza
vse je izpremenjeno. Rafaelovo madono gle
dam, pa zopet device orleansko, pa oGi madone
Sandove, a dobro VEN, da stoji pred menoj Ton
ka Hrastova, moja uGenka, XII podira mole nazo.
re o, ne mislite, da Sc mi blede. A vi ne mo-
rete videti tistega oblacka ma nebu, XII ga vidim
JAZZ. Rdec JIG, svetlordec, 2 zlatimi robi, IL NIGGA
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bog -. Oh! kaj Sc je zgOdilo Sofia. Kako?
Ilma nj konec -. Solnce zaSije, nastane boi V ma
raw IN toplota zmaga. Vecno ponavljanje, veGen
boJ -. Oh, kaj Sc je zgodilo? -. Sofia! Kako
dolgo je re nj bio V ten oGeh? =. Kie je moi
mir, MOI blagi mir? =. Ona jc dejala: Tedai
moran biti zalostna tudi JAZZ. In duSa je zapla-
kala. kje je moi mir?
Bill je YES potrt. Sci je k oknu in Sc Eagle
aai V noe. IunaJ je bio vse pokOjno in V tel tiSini
!e bio nekaj velicastnega. Ia noe je bila kakor
Vlsoka Pesem, prestavljena IL syeta glasov V svet
stvarnosti. Gori ma nebu so miglialc zvezde nic.
COVE l%JublJene zvezde. In ia hip Sc mu je zdelo.
kakor bi Jill bajna svitloba govorila.
Glej, mas 81 vendar vedno ljubil. V cash
svoJe ~naJvisje sreGe 81 obracal svoj pogled k
nam, V trenutkih najhujsih bolecin 81 iskal v mas
tolazbe in miru. I'm &c nisi ljubil nikogar. niko-
gar nltl sebe mas 81 vendar ljubil.
Nikogar?
focasl, tho, mirno je zaSumelo to vprasanje
V S%avicevih uSesih.
Nikogar? Ali ie res! Ali je pray RESI-
In ia hip Sc nj upal reel: da.
Morda morda sem Sc vcndar motil.
ram ~ naJskrivnejSih, il najoddalieneisih
Sier sc Je dvigal kakor skozi meglo Rimske ceste
znan obraz IL davnih. davnih casov. Mesecina GA
je oblivala, zlati lasje so bill razliti no temno.
modrem nebu Inan obraz IL davnih. davnib
casov. All, cd tistih dni je minilo menda 70 tisoc
let. In vsi to dolgo dobo je bio to lice zaprto
V nJegovi dust, on pa je tail sebi in vsemu svetu,
a giavno sebl, da p0zna tiste oGi in da Sc jh spo-
mlnJa. In sedaj gleda tisti obraz tam gori med
SvoJlmi lJublJenimi zvezdami tako daleG
tako dale6 49,.
' naJtankejsih gubah njegovc duSe Sc ie "a
celo glbati nekaj neznega in mehkega, wise in vi
Sc, dokler mu nj tina Dol napolnila vseh prsi. I'm
vnovic so mu privrele solze V oGi.
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svlgaJo belle strele, belle kakor srebro. JAZZ ga vi
DIM, vldlm, vidim. In strele sc zadirajo V mole s-
ce, in sedaj tutim kri, Xxi kaplja pocasi, pray po-
cast V mojo duso. V mojih prsih, povsem ma dnu,
sc giblje nekaj, a Sc ne VEN kaj je ... Oh, ne, -
he glejte me tako! Pravim Yam, da Sc mi ne BILE
de -.
Naenkrat je zakriGal.
Ia boga! Kaj ste naredili il meme? vi ste
mi we'll mir. Pregnali ste ga. DaleG je re, tam "a
tlstim rdecim oblakom, odkodar Sc mi roga. In
nlkdar wee Sc ne povrne -.
Umiril sc je zopet.
- All, ne posluSajte, kaj govOrim. To je
grozna IRA. Posloviva Sc "a danes. Same "a danes.
Jutri DO vse dobro. Do jutri Sc mora povrnitl
MOI mir in tedaj bova zopet govorila, kakor
vsak dan. To je bill neprijeten, a samo slucajen
Kriv nisem JAZZ, vi pa tudi ne, vi
ne
Tonka je tutila, da he more izreGi nobene
beSede, XII hi bila sedaj ma pravem mestu. Nema
mu Je podala roko. On jo je Stisnil tako kakor
Sc nikoli. Tudi TO Sc je zgodilo nezavedno. Ona
Sc Je obrnila potasi, on pa ie gledal "a MO Sc
dolgo in ko je re izginila, jo je Sc videl. E.
Potem je odScl domov.
Tisoc misli Sc mu je krizalo V CLAW kakor
hi bile same strelc. V mozganih mu je bobnelo
valovje razburkar ega oceana.
Kaj Sc je zgodilo? ?Kie ie moi blagi mir'
kje je nirvena? - All, to nj konec, XII sem GA
pricakoval. Listie pada 2 drevia, a to Sc ie Ego
dilo re stokrat in veic so zopet zelencle. pogna-
lie so kali, pQpki so v~zcctcli in il cvetok so dozo-
reli plodovi. he stokrat in zopet Sc bo godilo
tako. I'm SEINE pada neprenchoma V rodovitno re-
miJo' sneg pa ne zamori, ia Odeja ga samo cuva.
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SO sluzila pc navadi bolj debela drva in Gokici, XII
so pocasi tleli in goreli in napravljali ogrevaioco
zerjavico.
Oh prvi zori je bill gobar re ma nogah. Me
Cow znanci In priJatelji SO ga Cd vSeh strani po-
zdravljali. KraljiGek ali palGek, XII Sc je bill udo-
matil cree limo Y razdrapani bajti, Sc je priSel
prepirat pray ma prag in povpraSevat, kaj da po-
meniJo te izremembe Y n%jegovem domovanju. Maj
manJsi je Ia ptitek, pogumen pa tako, Ola je meni
mexico, ko sem Sc pred hudim metezem poti,nil
V oglarsko bajtoz sedel ma Grevelj in sc mad me
noJ repentil. Toda Spomladi Sc dolgo ne obotav-
LA in ne prepira "a podrtino; rajSi sc pridruzi
Grugim vrStnikom, skoti ma bliznji hlod in tam
tako glaSno zakrozi svojo ljubko peSmico, da Sc
gobar prvikrat pregovori, rekot: Ell, kje Sc 10
JemlJe?' Tascice, zolne, SGinkovci, SINCE vseh
vrSt, vse TO Sc glasi in zvrgoli. kukavice pa cd
vseh strani naglaSajo, ia so one tudi re prikuka-
lie. Gobar pOzna vse ptite in jim We tudi lastnosti
IN sc rad o njih razgovarja. Toda pri TAXI pri-
hkl nikoli ne pozabi pohvaliti drozga, XII Sc ga
Je tudi prijelo ime "Sprahovec' ali 'devetoviz-
NIX, ces, da Ia ptic najlepSe pole in INA ve
ptice in tudi druge zvali oponaSati.
Pa gobar ne uategne sede in mirno pokaditi
prve pipice tobaka. Z MO V ustih pomije mai
prvo svoJo kuhinjsko poSodo, V kateri Sc je Grez
noe grela voda. Nato ~pristavi sveze vode, ola 81
"a zajutrek in kosilo skuha zgancev. Prvo iutro
In morda &c drugo Sc prigodi, da gobar, Sc pre-
dno dene cevko V uSta, Segne V priStranski Yep
telovnika, in prikaze Sc ma dan majhna sickle
nlca Z belo tekoGino. Magic, kakor hi Sc bal, da hi
ga KIDD ne videl, 81 p~rivoSti en- pozirek, in nazaj
V yep lzgine steklenica. Ia priboljSek je potrata,
II DO rekel gobar; kupcija Z gobo ne nese wee to-
llko, ola hi ga tlovek, tudi "a potrebo, veGkrat o.
kuSal. 10 so zganci kuhani in zabeljeni, 81 Jill pri-
vosci polovico. Drugo polovico pa zavije V cedno
ruto III sprawl V malho. To polovico ina opoldnc
"a obed. Sedaj Sc pospravi in kar je vrednega,
tudl dan poprej nabrano gobo, poskrije ue V
DlZlnl. Vsak gobar ina IA to svoje skrivaliSce.
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Casopisje: To je delavGevo bojno sredstvo. u
MIN 81 pridobiva potrebno znanje. Ono mu jc pri-
%pomotek V ~agitaciji. Ono mu ie Stit V boiu. Kapi-
talizem pozna moe G~aSOpisia, cato 81 je uStanovil
velike liste, XII vplivajo dannadan ma javno mne-
ME. Orozje, XII "a Whit kapitalizem, ne SINE
m~anjkati delavstvu.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-10-30

Anton Zlogar, Matt Pogorelc, Anton Motz,
Frank Mravlja. Ivan KuSar, Frank Saws, Frank
Udovich, Joseph Steblaj, Leo ZakrajSek, John Err
meme, John Reel.
(Opomba. Zastopniki organizacij in listov,
XII Sc doslej Sc MISC p~riglasili,, postanejo 6lani cen
tralnega odbora, elm sc pravilno ~prijavijo in liza
WHO, da Sc strinjajo 5 temeljnimi naGeli :. r. r.
Naslov "a pisma in denarne posiljatve ic sledeci:
Anton j. Terbovec, =. o. Box No. l, Cicero, H.
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kako velikanska laz je bila VISA ia dolga dol
ga doba! In on sc nj zavedal. Mislil ie, da ME
COVE mlSlI, nJegOve move ideje in tisti ogromni
Me -.
- Olga! Oh, Olga! Ljubil sem te VISA ia dol
ga leta IN V tel ljubezni sem umiral! Sc enkrat
sem tie hotel videti, a to VEN sele scdaj -. In Vi
del sem TIE, V zvezdinih visavah. =.
Mrzlitno je Intel, a p%olagoma Sc je umiril
potok nJegovlh sofia. lie tihotno so Sc tickle pc
hJegoFehl Ilcu. Iudi V nJegovo duSo Sc je po-
vrnll mir. Tedaj jc dvignil oci Sc enkrat prot
nebu in Skozi Solzc jc zagledal med zvezdami drl-
go lice.
- Tonkai
Scle to noe JIG izginila ~niegova prva ~liubezen,
kaJtl IL Srta mn je raSla druga. Spomin ma Olgo
ga III mucll. Roza( Xxi ga je nekdai milo opajala S
sNoJo dlsayo IL ~vzviSenih sfer pa ie plavala
dol sveza, bOginji image slicna podoba zivljen-
MIA.
- Tonka!
Zlate zvezdc so bliSGale skozi tho noe in Nth
luc Jc odsevala V SaviGevi dust. Blaga sapica je
pihljala med veiami in Z memo roko 10 bozala
Savitevo razgrcto cello.
Jesen ic in lima Sc bliza, a SaviG gleda I'VE
zdc ma nebu. Mir je vseokoli kakor ma pokopali-
Stu, a Savic Guti zivlienie V scbi
(konec prihodnjic.)
MoIitev "a vSakdanii kruh ne dosczc wee ne
hes. Ako nc doSeIe kapitalisticnega pospdostva,
Sc iZgnbi V prazni neskonGnosti kakor glas vpi-
jocega V puSGavi.
Europa ina zahvaliti svojo nesreco meSGan-
SKI polihki. u demokraciio. svobodo in narodnost.
10 ma Jeziku so burzvazne strankc sluzilc reakci-
j Ill abSolutnmn, V svoii zaniGcvanja vrcdni pod
rephoStl prlcakujoce nagrado cd vlad, XII hi bile
morale bltl pravzaprav Nth sluge.
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SlOvenSk0 r%epubIicanSkO
Zdruzenje.
d v CHICAGO. ILL.
I~ZVRSEVALNI ODBOR:

Frank Bostie, Flip Godina, Martin v. honda
Etbin kristan, Frank Kerze, Anton j. Terbovec
joe Zavertnik.
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NADZoRNI ODBOR.
CENTRALNI ODBOR.

[att. Petrovich, Ludvik Benedik, Frank VeraniG.
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Motley "a vSakdanii kruh ne doscze wee NJ
hes. Ako nc doSeze kapitalisticnega gospdostvi
Sc izgubi V prazni neskonGnosti kakor glas vp
joGega V puScavi.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
EXAMINATIONS FOR MILITARY
SERVICE COMMENCE AUG. 8
Three Days Will be Required to Determine the
Physical Fitness of the 800 Men Drawn

The selective draft machipery is
now properly oiled and In perfect
going condition. On Friday County
Clerk Oldfeld, after receiving the
necessary data and instructions from
Adjutant General Sullivan, prepared
the list Of 800 names from which
14S men will be selected as White
Pine County's quota for the army.
These three hundred names have
been divided in three equal parts
and the first 100 have been called to
appear for their physical examinat-
ion at the County High School Build
ing in Ely on August sth. The second
100 on August 8. and the remain
ing 100 on August 10. The exam
nations will be conducted by Doctors
/ A. Alexander and r. H Richardson
commencing promptly at s a. m. each
day II is estimated that 25 men
can be examined each hour, in con-
sequence of which the 100 called for
each dayshave been divided In four
esuaI lots and the hours fixed at 8,
9. 10 and II o'clock a. m. respect
lively.
While a notice has been mailed
to each man whose name has been
drawn It is incumbent upon the man
drafted to appear and failure to re-
ceive the notice mailed will not be
accepted as an excuse. Hence II be-
hooves all men who are registered
to examine the list of names and see
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
Arrest Foils
Get Away
rNPLOYE AT LOCAL GARAGE
ADMITS TAKING DIAMOND
From SLEEPING TOURIST
CAUGHT At McGiIIs.

Tohn brandon, who Is about nine
,een years of age Is now being held
in the county Jail on charge OF hav-
,ng stolen a diamond of the value
of $4,000 from tourist while the
owner of the precious stone was
asleep In his car in a garage at
Fly According to the story as told
n r West of Waxahachi. Texas was
touring to Los Angeles over the Lin
coin Highway and stopped at the
lincoln Highway Garage early last
Saturday morning for supplies Mr.
West was unable 10 procure room
in Ely and during his short stay fell
asleep in his car. Brandon was the
night man at the garage When Mr..
West awakened he left the city with
out missing his jewel which he wore
as scarf pin. Later in the day.
however he missed the gem and
upon arriving at Tonopah reported
the matter to Chief of Police J b.
Grant, who in turn communicated
with Sheriff Mclean. When the
word reached Sheriff Mclean at an
early hour In the morning he went
10 the Garage and was Informed by
R F. Matthias that Brandon was the
night man on the night shift when
the theft was said TO have been COM
fitted. but shortly before the arrival
of the officer be had departed In an
automobile for Salt Lake City Ae-
eompanied by Mr.. Matthias. the Sher-
IN In a high power machine started
IN pursuit of his man At McGill
he overlook the machine bound for
salt Lake and placed Brandon under
arrest. The young man at first de-
MED all knowledge OF the affair but
when searched at the Sheriff's office
the precious stone was found In a
small wad of cotton concealed In the
watch pocket of Brandon's trousers.
The accused man then admitted to
the Sheriff that he had taken the pin
from the tie OF a tourist who was
asleep in a car In the garage. The
stone had been removed from Its
setting
Sheriff Mclean Immediately COM
municated with Chief OF Police
Grant OF Tonopah. advising him that
the accused man was in custody Just
what action will be taken In the
case has not been determined until
word can be received from Mr.. West
but the general Impression Is that
Brandon will have TO stand trial on
a charge OF grand larceny.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
sRBIrRATroN INSTEAD OF
STRIKE ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC

A special dispatch to the News
states that the announced strike OF
Southern Pacific employees. which
would have affected about 8 500 men.
has been postponed by agreement
between the men employed and com
pany The strike was scheduled to
go into effect tonight, but the agree
ment between the trainmen and the
Southern Pacific company precludes
the possibilities of an immediate
tie-up anl the hifferencesI will be
settled by the federal mediators,
consisting of Judge Martin A. Knapp,
G. w. w. Hanger and William L..
Chambers
The threatened strike is supposed
to have had its origin In the decis-
ion of the company on various griev-
ance cases of the workmen and that
the matters affecting working con-
ditions and wages are now to be
submitted to arbitration will prob
ably be the end of a matter which
could have caused great disturbance
to great number of people.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
I.W.W. Asks
for Jury Trial
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES NAY
TAKE HAND IN CASE OF AGI-
TATOR ARRESTED FOR DIS
ORDERLY CONDUCT.

George Thompson. who Is now
being held in the county jail upon
a technical charge of disturbing the
peace, but who will in all probability
be handed over to the Federal
was arraigned before
Justice Collins on Friday afternoon,
and upon the accused man demand
ing a jury trial the matter was set
down for Tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Thompson was released
from the county Jail on Thursday
after having served a sentence upon
similar charge. Immediately upon
gaining his freedom he visited the
thirst quenching emporiums and
after imbibing freely 1T is sail he
visited the recruiting Office an Ault-
man street where he proceeded to
abuse Sergeant Freeman. calling the
officer vile names and referring TO
him as a paid murderer. He gen
orally denounced the government
and everything pertaining to Amer
icanism Complaint was made to the
Sheriff's office and Deputy Sheriff
p. J. Jackson, accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Leroy Lisenby later found
Thompson in a saloon where he was
arrested. When arraigned before the
Justice, Thompson was in belig-
Grant frame of mind and denounced
all the officers generally, accusing
them OF framing up" The Justice
told him that he was fortunate In
being under the Stars and Stripes,
emblematic OF the greatest nation
on earth where all men were equal.
and by his right under the consti-
tuition OF this great free country he
would be given ample opportunity
to prove his innocence before IL un-
biased citizens.
District Attorney Whiteley has
directed the attention of the Federal
authorities to the matter and is now
awaiting advice.