White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-01
LEGAL LIGHTS VS..
RED LIGHTS
,SrrRsATEONAL WAR OUT-
'' LOOK HAS NOTHING ON TEE
,oCaL SITUATION AS REGARDS
FIGHT POSSIBILITIES

A Complaint hA0N
.,nrt On Thursday by Attorney An
,,o,y Zurich against Hugh Wilson
:, charge of keeping house OF
u,.tame within four hundred yards
=, a church, was the opening gun
and accepted as formal declara-
zion of war which has been looked
"a, aimee the severence of diplomatic
re,atlons between those engaged In
n,.,ness In the restricted district
several months ago.
The moving OF the restricted dis
,yict to a point outside the four hun
ared yard limit has been the subject
Of considerable discussion for some
time past. Citizens In general, how
ever have paid but little attention
IN the matter, due to the fact that IL
has generally been accepted as a fight
for supremacy and the gathering In
Of the dollars which are at times so
carelessly thrown around rather than
one for the uplifting OF the moral
standard OF the community. In
the moving back OF the district few
feet the public In general seems to
manifest but little concern.
II has been believed. that the
result would be the construction OF
a high board fence around the dis
uict and one OF such q nature as
would securely take IL out OF the
public gaze. Since the arrest which
followed the lodging of the COM
1 plant, however. complaints OF a
similar nature have been hourly
I looked for and there seems every
4 reason TO believe that further arrests
4 will be made and there will be some
busy sessions In the justices court
during the coming weeks.
4 The charge against Wilson is a
misdemeanor which Ia not considered
Of a very serious nature. az the PEN
atty In case OF conviction is light.
The defendant surrendered himself
IN court Immediately upon service
oi the warrant and was admitted to
bail In the sum of 5000. This WIS
promptly furnished with Joe Dugan
and Robert Brady as sureties.
The time in which to enter a plea
70 the complaint was fixed for to-
morrow morning at ten O'Clock
There are many who believe that this
vii be the opening of legal battle
and that advantage will be taken of
all techniealities. In the event that
'ne parties do not consume too much
ume along such lines, the matter
VIII no double go to trial early in the
week
NO matter what the outcome of
'ne case may be, there seems to be
'u' nttle doubt that II will result
- general betterment of condi-
uOns and in this some good will be
accomplished for which the public
VIII be duly thankful.
Following the complaint against
une OF the proprietors It came to
sn' 'oat the girls had gone on
'''ke and refused to pay certain
''n'als which they considered exhor-
s'''h' Whether they are duly or
''Al1eo or have applied for a char
y aas not yet been ascertained II
Aaown, however, that one landlord
'neu De could not come to an agree-
,a' with his tenants ATTEMPTED to
wv 10 his aid the criminal process
'ne law to the end that those rent
VINO refused to meet his terms
,sh' De compelled to leave the DIS
h. Nv The renters. however. took
a., 'e" that the criminal process
:. open to them as we'll az to their
'u''rd and for some hours II look.
,s.'s !" 'nough there would be hut few
h, .%en.s of tho district who would
y, " 'ahded In the criminal court
= ae nre still shoulders and unless
m,s y .Ompletely extinguished grand
nos sa's' OF blaze may occur at any