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The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
Pay $1,525,OO0 Claim
On Insurance Policy

A compilation of Largest claims"
paid by insurance companies in 1916
which according to the insurance
newspaper proved to be a banner
year for insurance companies, is
topped by a claim of s.. $4,000 paid to
Thomas j.. Shevlin OF Minneapolis.
"Nineteen-sixteen." the Insurance
Press quotes, was the greatest year
in the history of life insurance in
the United States as regards the
amount of new business written. So
far in 1917, also the demand for life
insurance has been beyond all pre-
cedent."
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
Appoint Copper King
Medical Relief Head

Henry T. Dawson, chairman of the
Red Cross War Council. announced
today the appointment of John d.
Ryan, president Of the Anaconda
Copper Company, to the post of Dir
eCtor General of Medical Relief. He
will succeed Col. jefferson r. Kean,
L. $. A, who has been recalled from
service in the Red Cross and is to
be placed in charge Of the $50 United
States Army ambulance sections in
France.
Maintenance of the fifty and more
Red Cross base hospitals organized
ny Col. Kean. seven of which are at
the front will he one of the largest
tasks Immediately before Mr.. Ryan.
Mr.. Ryan will supervise the Bureau
of Medical Service. the Bureau of
Nursing and the Bureau of Supplies.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
WIDOWED, YET UNWED.

Denver, Col, July U.-Fifty Years
after her marriage, Mrs. Mary D. Err
win learned that she had not been
legally married to the man who died
eleven years ago and who was the
father of her three children. The dis
covery came when Mrs. Erwin sought
a pension due to widows of civil war
veterans. Records show that Erwin
had begun a suit for divorce from his
first wife before he remarked. but the
decree was not signed until after the
second marriage, in 1861.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
Race to Don Mourning
For Mob Riot Victims

Plans for memorial services in
honor of the victims of the East St.
Louis race riot will be made at a
three-day mass meeting to begin at
the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church,
Ninth and n streets northwest. this
evening at o'clock.
DIR. Simon p. w. Drew. president
of the Alliance of the White Cross
Association, will head the committee
on arrangements. An appeal will be
made for funds.
\ mass prayer meeting for the VIC
Tins was held at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church yesterday. Every
church was represented in large
numbers. A committee is now at
work on a protest and petition to be
sent to Representative Dyer.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
WHITE PLAGUE BOARD.

New York, July 1.-THE Intcrna-
tional Health Board, of the Rookie
fellor Foundation. has announced the
completion of its preliminary ar
rangements for the commission, fol-
the prevention of tuberculosis, in
France. The commission will be head
cd by DR.. Livingston Farrand, prcsi-
dent of the University of Colorado.
Farrand will be accompanied by Dr.
James Alexander Miller Homer Folks
of New York. and Selskar NJ. Gum
of Boston.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
400 Name Plates Taken
From Lots in Cemetery

dals who removed 400 name plates
from cemetery lots in Holy Cross
Cemetery, at Ycadon. Delaware
County, are being sought today by
owners of lots and also the au-
thorities of Delaware County. The
discovery of the theft of the name
plates was made by a lot owner
who notified the cemetery manage.
ment.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
JOINS MEDICAL CORPS.

keystone Sam" remembered by the
people of Washington as the thun-
der-yoiced newsboy who sold The
washington Herald last spring, in a
letter to The Herald tells OF joining
the Medical Corps of the First Ten
nessee Infantry. According to Sam,
tne life in the army is the jolliest
be has struck Jet
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OE
Colunlia Washington. d. g. July TO- lsI5.-
Aspirations f1T pr'sr 7a0u 20 tale Tire eHami
nations for the aoe-iIon q candidates. 70 bs
recommended ly the C-runizsianers al the DIS
trlct q ColImbia. 70 take The examinations fas
admission 10 the UNITED STATES NAVAL
ACADEMY. in June. lg,s will D. recCivsd AZ
this ofiiOe not later than = O'Clock m. On
MONDAY. December TO- 1917. No person VIII
be PERMITTED 10 aruear o. those eaaminzti1nf
who Is Mt an sctgal rofldrut q the Distnct
Of Coumiia. Applications mus h. signed IN
the applicants Handwriting. ard b BddrcFs-d
20 the Comm i,siOncrS ~ tIr plsrrir' Il Colum-
tis Rom Sc District BuIidruc. Washington.
u. G; must state The Tlare al da's u bir1h
oi the SpUlican'. and hi, p1r-ofice addr
b accompanied ~ a Certificate = fHo ?
tcsidcnts ot the District n Columbia.
applicant is rens0n of good moral q
and that he is an actual rCsident of -
irict q Columbia. Applicants must te
Tie accs n sixteen and 'Wrr'y ~ u
T-rrsiay in Arnl. lss sni n1f loss fla
inches in height. batucgu the agas o.
ls years. Dor les than feet { inaha- -..
y srd = years They viii - sIb5ect o.
UctitIve mental axarrinafian faeiuu--
O'Clock o NJ. On TUESDAY. Dsosr
1911, m tie following toGirs. Compost
literature in EnaIish: AIs5llra IfIrlHz
ratio c1ra'ions Plane 'rumr-rv.r
Grammar; EnEIIsh CourosTiiar and L
GenCrariv; High School Arithmetic ruH
States History. in tha Franklin Sr..arr
siiuated at the S1-ihoss; o1rusr ~ ~
and streets northwest; and 70 . PHI
animation h'-iHnirE a. - ori0ck o.
FRIDAY. D~ccI1brr o. In--. in Fira
meat Tr9~k H0~sr. No. g situated a. 20
'a-t corner q T11rres-'h street sni -
nue nOfthw0e-. 4 UguF ~ 0irHrIrrr
nation isSuod ~ fhe Nav DEPARTMENT
i1- the requirements ~ candidates f7F
sion % fNs United S-F'-s NafaI AraHamv may
rHrHra T. 81
No ron viii hT ns-rG .''0I - Present hin=-M
f0r either I1ysos' 0r mrH-al rzaUf1a'ion vlo
slsall not hsre lT01 rH.ifa5 fu writing ~ fhs
nnTF0yal - his 7r-f0afI7u f~ -ns conn -
sloners. RIars ugriloa'.01s viii 10 furnished
rT0n rrr'irafrn~ 40 rnfs - no OLIVER 2.
NEWMAN. BrI-IS REDWNLuNV CHARLES
". kJTZ, Commissioners Of lie nIsrrict q
Columbia.
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NEW WAR SONG INTRODUCED.

somewhere in France" a new
song written by Philander johnson,
washington newspaper man, was
introduced into the What is Lover
snow at the National last night, and
made an instant hit. The music TO
this latest war song was written by
Josfph z. Howard
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
Educated Women on Farms.

Educated women of England are
doing farm work and making good at
1t. This is what Mrs. Maude Rath-
burn Warren. writer, told the women,s
committee Of the Council of National
Defense yesterday. Women in muni-
ton work are well paid, she said. but
give up their woSk eheerfully when
the men come bad -
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HELP WANTED-MALE.
BOOKKEEPER


OF several years experience, must h. quick and
accurate, and good penman. Also TWO
JUNIOR CLERKS, under q. With al least
one years business experience. Answer in own
handwriting stating eIpgrienoe. sallN eNTectcd,
whether married or single. and siTe three busi-
references.
RIGGS NATIONAL BANK.
NTED-EXPERIENCED COUNTER MAN.
ATrly MR.. BARRY 4. MAYNARD. Tea
Cup Inn, Gil 18th u. NV.
WANTED HIGH SCHOOL Roy TO LEARN
restaurant business. Apply Mr.. HARRY L.
MAYNARD. Tea cup Inn. Gil l2th st. NV.
FIRST CLASS PREssER AND CLEANER.
la 10th St NV
ELEVATOR BOY. APPLY SOUTHERN
Bldg. 18th and II SITS. NV.
AMBITIOUS, ENERGETIC HUSTLER. WHO
has had at least one years. SLING experience
can connect with bathroom manufacturing CON
pany as sales agent, il past Tocori can stand in
yrstisation. Address. giving ase. reference. TO
RUSSELL MIG. Co. 7Is-TsO Cherry ST. Phia-
dclThia Pa
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LOST.
$50 VEWARI

L0ST-MONDAY NIGHT. BLACK SILK
watch fob. with diamond buckle ornament
Was lost either at Willard Shorrham. National
Press Club. or On street. Return 10 L. u.
SHAW. Evening Times.
LOsT-A CAMEO PIN, ANYWHERE FROM
18th aud Newton TO 18th and X. /. ave. lslS
IngIeside Terrace
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12

COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT aF
COLUMBIA Nashirlrnu u. g.. July l7 81
Arr3i.-' .0us frT rr-uIrTi.n 90 take fna szarsi-
nations for size saIr.ffrr = snnfiFafr- - -
r-nrmmCn'75 lv tra '1nu .r-e-y q me Trs-
70 10 ~ C1lrIifR f0 'a'a -NE r-a-".ra'i. -s '0r
a''1.issicn 20 - TINTED STATES Mill
TERN ACADEMY Iu J"rr -rs g"T Do rr-
iv0l - t'is 0HIer NJ -8t.- -'a. % r..r7-k
n. ~ MONDAY. Brn.-'ar o. T-r- ~ rr--
ON via ur Permitted -r arn7a- 20 rraza sva-rI-
'a'f17s VIE ls ur' 800 r.-T.. r7 I.-- ~ 'rs
ni=,Trt - C.'-H'is- Arr..H.IHra ru-ef -
s'-rrd IN 'he aI-'inar'.- 'and .r- aHs -
12d-sSsoI 90 'aH Corn. -'.r-r- r' t.a nl.r-.-f
- Cni1rr "a Ron Eg nrs-.-t -HlE--
Na.lIu-'.n O. g. -..r sras- %. r.-. and
'r'a - Do f..r. rr 90 -- ...-r .-r lis
s'I-a -Fr-rs ~ rs -..-. rr
.s-'rTa'- trU'H rvn r.nr'a''. r.s. rr.-s % 80
Iis,EI~t 0f "'ru. 70 'haf -.r HrH. r-r ts
TsTsan ~ s101 o. rr' rnrr"r.r nuH ''Hr DO W
r0 ar-u.' fa..E.u' - '.ra T.frf.- g THrru' p.
AIEl"rIrs r....s' H.- - l--s r.ar s.rHr'..r ~
more i.su 'vaU'r.'ra rrars ~ .-r ar T..e q.
lsN n-' Un- l-.- '.r- sr.- ..a- rr H"r. n
az -hr a-r - 70. r.- ..rs f.ar snf -r.rlss
wiu - stertNl 90 rrr.7'-'.rs r1s--
'sl syaUiBar.r h.-Trf..r- So n...rr. o. -l.
IN TUESDAY Ta.nu."- . -.- f- rlT 'Hl-
lowing f0-iis. A'E5'r3 .snrn..-h u1EIra'l. ...E-
'i0rS and Irnea--ITr-. l'r~a f5e rGr'rs lr- 50
GaurUn-. Era'sah TnmrnHrrnn r-7 I.rrr1-r.-s.
Descriptive 'sH--arI.v an' 'h. lIa7- re . Pr s.
cal t,fa-rsIHv. IN rhr FIarEHu >rH81' EHi'1rHr
situated 80 the s7i'hsas' Drrurr THir'rersr "a
streets u0rt'rUrs's .rI 90 physical Fzu7-rrt-
if0O. b shining at ~ 0ClrHE o. rr or Tl;I-
DAY, u.r-mh-- e. IT, On gre F-a neTarr-
rlar. Tu.k Hrrre " g z-rzf7F rf ne
southeast r1rDer uf Frrtepurr Sfrerf end 0hi1
sVe1n" NORTHWEST. 4 r7rv o. -.cr'rr NJ irF7r- a.
'IHn issued ~ tie Nsr rrHrnnr' rr-r74'iuE
the r7qHirr'r MS of candidates f-- admission 20
rbe United States Military ATsdHuv msy ~
rnrn upHn arg.i1afign therefor - this ofi0a
Nn 'r7rs1n viii he Tr-T.''n- % 'r..rur l.Tsf
for either n0-'-I ~ pHrsler' examination vhN
shall not have bcen notified IN writing ~ he
srrrNval q lis application lr- fhe C0rr1i =
,io1ers Blank srIilIcg'i7ns VII - FURNISHED
uprn apTEra.lru at this rfirr- OLIVER r.
NEWMAN. lpTIS REOWNLHW. CHARLES
W. KtTZ. Comm mssi'ners q: the District II
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE. COMMISSION NERS. DISTRICT nP
Colmlis. Washington. july :. T9I-.- Sss' 4
proposals will b. rcceival a. flfs uHee uniu
o'clock r. m. lUIN TS -g'-. f7r grading an.
inn rowing s'Tcets roads and avenues. IN -
Distinct 4 Columbia Blank '1-us ~ ~ Is
sVecidcations. and an n-N-sRrr Iut0rmg-ir
he obtained frCm fhc tlITf tl.-E. q
Department Rom -. D5-t-i.- Grr1irE
ingtCn, n. c. OLIVER T. NEWMAN
BROWNLpw. CHARLES W. kTTZ
Hrisi7ners u. -
OFFICE or TIE COMMISSIONERS
tri,t q Columbia lurf 80 lqI-.->Tal
puSals vii bc regai,rI a' rhe 0firp ~ a.
tarv of the Board n C1umi-si0nCgs. Re
Distinct Building rutu o,.0rk 9 nd
6 1917, for furnishing and dciycuuEl
Fnd fixtures for the Ngv Central HlEl
Erildins. 1Dra.eI q. TETrr.Hrb arE
s'rDC's northwest. FHnk fsrnr ~
specifications and OF urr SsTrv iufourHH
he obtained fr0u he Ihif Clcfk Er -
Iartmcut. Rom ~ plstricf Build q
irrton. n. & OLIVER r. NEwN ~
EROWNIOW. (. ". kUTZ. = -
n. G
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
SPECIAL NOTICE.

PLEASE TAKE NoT|E THAT / VIII
not - resrau-iNIr trr any J.r's D~- artrn~v
contracted nv my-at. A. n. Turner. sEe
Park Tfa0a NV
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
EIks Give Million for War.

Boston, July 1.-THE Benevolent
and Protective Order of Eiks today
appropriated a fund Of 100000 for
mar relief work,
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
PERSONALS.

W0RKTNGMFN- THIS RRINGS OFT TRE
news that .ou have lzg1 looking f1r: loo
rriCeS on III the rtNIk ur s7'l. rrw aud mn
alIed for TAILORED sr-ifs - rrs ar fhs sverlrs
nan wear. rCy more than our pnrc: can't DO
hcttcr ~ s. NJ JISTII'S Old STAND 80 n.
notice. ATtifIcInn teeth and Sec
ond-hcnd Diamonds and Jewelry
bought IouIs Abrnhnms. SIS q.
on. Pat, office.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-12
WANTED 10 BUY.

WANTED TO BUY.
LAUNDRY WANTED To TAKE HOME
MRS. S. REYNOLDS. Up L st. nv. North
sSsl.
pO0KS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. HIN-
DoOhS Ele tooks to entire lbTsriss Nam
2tSO PEARLMAN'S BOOK SHOP. s5l q
-.
WE Buy AND SELL FURNITURE. A
uial is all We ask. SHERMAN'S. lli5 fth st.
nw.-lOIS Y Y ave. NV. Phone y. ste.
JUNK! JUNK! JTNK!
CONTINENTAL Junk COMPANT
Sol 81. NV. Main 80.
JUNK
WASH. JUNK CO.. 18th aud q %. Zinc. sns2
WE WANT yUNK
United JUNK COMPANY,
North SO5. ilos w St. nv.
Will CALL IN MY UNLETTERED WAGON.
city or suburban, and pay you highest pTices
for ladc5', Hentlemsn's. chidrens discarded
clothing Of all DESCRIPTIONS. AddrrsS postal or
rhone. ] will call t. RICE, 1872 7th Il nv.
\. l78.
WILL CALL AND PAY Sc TER HUNDRED
for new papers; Sc for magazines. Highest
rrices for all other Junk. AMERICAN JUNk
CO.. 652 Pa. ave.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29

able d%inerential from those 'hfee
points. :.
..Tbis %differential, however, Is
Gonred on the Missouri river rate 10
Nevada points, not on the Missouii
,ivar rate to Pacific Coast points.
From Chicago, for example. under
the new rate. the Nevada rate "iii
he only five per cent higher thar the
rate to San Francisco.
Just what result will come ron
the of the commission
thar he railroads will be allowed u
Increase their through rates to "a
cjfc Coast points Is yet to be deter
mined Attention of the inter1noun-
tain section Is also directed TO the
fact that the Interstate Commerce
commission intimates that upon the
restoration of water competltpn'
through reopening of the Panama
canal. that the rail carriers VIII De
Flowed to reduce their Pacihc rates
without disturbing the intermouh-
tain rates.
IF. after inauguration of the new
rates now ordered. the rail carriers
shonld make no serious cut In their
through rates to the Pacific Coast
ports under pretext OF meeting
water competition through reopen
ing of the canal, the intermountain
country. and Nevada particularly
would gain immensely by the ne"
rates. Seventy-hve per cent oil the
freight shipped into Nevada crigi
mates west of Chicago, from whief
territory we are given, under thi'
ruling. much lower rates than w
now enjoy and under which Nevada
cities can compete for trade viii
the Pacific Coast cities
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29

entered the banking business and
placed in charge of the Bank of
Austin.
RE was formerly grand master of
the Masons in Nevada and was n
of the most prominent members of
the order.
Besides his widow he is survived
BY two daughters. Mrs. Margaret
Eide, widow of Lieut.. Eide who was
killed near Honolulu about two
years g when the submarine he
was commanding was sunk, Miss
Pelle Mcmillan, prominent universe
ty student. and one son. Stewart
Mcmillan.
Pallbearers for. the funeral were
selected from old friends of MIR. Nc
MILAN who knew him on the Com
stock. They were A. o. Perry, H. j.
Gosse, Frank Bell, w. J. Harfiss,
DR.. ]. E. Pickard and William
Sutherland. Thomas Lindsay OF
Tonopah, grand master of the Ma
sons in Nevada. conducted the
funeral services.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF 7HE

necessary, am ready to 20 IN.
court and meet the issues which
husband has raised.
Z take the position that his a~IIepa.
tons are trivial and that a d,vos..
If any he. granted, should be issuoa
to me. am ready to fight for n.
custody of my babies in nv A.
Tense
Mrs. Wingfeld's attorney. WI
liam +. Humphrey of Lent an.
Humphrey. Of San Francisco. reach
ed Reno Tuesday and in ~conjunctio,
with Attorney Cole l.. Harwood
who will be associated as counsel
for Mrs. Wingheld. began the pra.
paration of her defense.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29
MRS. HANNAH STEVENS
KILLED. BY HER q

A distressing accident occurred las,
Saturday night on the river abou,
twelve miles west of Elko in MolaaD
canyon. A eolored man by the namo
of Stevens with his wife and four.
year-old stepson We're on a fishing
trip and the boy started to play
with A $500 rife that was left On
the bank. The mother was cleaning
fish a short distance away and was
facing the boy. She told him n
leave the gun alone and to get away
from il. but the words were hardly
out of her mouth when the weapon
was discharged The bullet entered
near the center of the abdomen and
passed through the body. making It's
exit near the spinal column.
The accident occurred about
o'clock. As soon as possible the IN.
jured woman was brought to Exc
and placed in the county hospital
where che died thai evening about
S O'Clock.
Judge Doughty held a eoroners
inquest over the remains and a
verdict was rendered that the de-
ceased came to her death by a gun.
shot wound. accidentally inflicted By
her son. Enroll T. Stevens.
The deceased was a three-qua-ter
breed Indian m and she vas
about forty years Of age. She was
the daughter Of Captain Hicks. who
for many years liYed' on Meadow
Creek in the north end OF this cOun.
~. In her girlhood she worked as
a domestic with local families, and
was educated in the public schools
Resides her husband she leaves
several children TO mourn her loss
, Independent.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29
NEW FREIGHT RATES
ORDERED by I. {. {.


Tentative findings of the Inter-
state Commerce commission in the
Intermountain Rate case, made
public last March, were adopted
Tuesday by the commission virtual
" without change.
A general reimbursement of rates
including the adjustment OF low
preferential rates from eastern IN
dustriaI centers TO Pacific seaports
was ordered.
BY the commissions findings
the whole intermountain territory
will enjoy rates based upon pro-
nortions of the through %transeon-
tinental rates to Pacific coast points,
Rates of barley, beans, cahned
goods. asphalt, dried fruits and
wine from Pacific coast ports via
rail and water routes through Gal
weston TO the Atlantic seaboSrd
were ordered readjusted to accord
with the long and short haul clause.
Until the full text of the findings
made by the Interstate Commerce
commission is received, it will be
impossible for the Nevada Railway
commission to express what, in It's
opinion wiz be the effect of the new
ly made railroad rates as applied TO
intermountain points" said J.. f.
Shaughnessy. of the Nevada SOM
mission, in a Carson City dispatch.
According to the Associated
Press dispatch received from Wash
ington the interstate commerce COM
mission has ruled. in line With its
tentative findings of last March.
that there is, at this time. no effee-
tive water competition at Pacific
coast ports. the extent Of such IN
creast, being left open and subject
to agreement between the commits
sion and the railroads.
in announcing the new basis of
rate making to intermountain points
il orders that the future rates from
Missouri river points TO Nevada
shall be ninety per cent of the.
through rate from Missouri river
to the Pacific coast, thereby
allowing a material differential in
favor of Nevada destinations. From
Chicago the rates to Nevada will be
fifteen per cent higher. from Buff
falo twenty-five per cent higher and
from New York thirty-ive per cent
higher to Nevada points than from
Missouri river points, thereby al
lowing Pacific Coast points a favor
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29
wINGEIELD DEMANDS
DIVORCE AND CHiLDhfe>

Charging extreme cruelty, George
wing0eld. millionaire mining guam
aud banker fled a suit for absolute
divorce in the district court at
Re,o Tuesday. against .Maude MUIR
dock Wingfeld. lie also asks Tor
Tho laeaI custody OF both the Wing
field children.
Soon after the case "A hled l..
Gibbons. OF Hoyt. Gibbons ana
French, Wingfelds attorneys fsi-
,,,iod for and secured from Judge
stoddard a temporary restraihlhs
order preventing Mrs. Ningheio
from taking the children outside the
jurisdiction of the court and obtain
ed n further order citing Mrs
Wingield to appear Monday e
and show cause why an injunction
should not be issued preventing the
removal of the children till the SUI
is determined
no h1iIkiitlhN NJ
July 30, 1908. at San Francisco
Mrs. Wingfeld is the daughter o'
MIR. and Mrs. William Murdoch
prominent in San Francisco soeia
circles. Her father is a prominent
banker Of that city. Gazette.
Mrs. Maude Murdoch Nfngfeld
wife of George Wingfeld, millionaire
, banker and mining man. stands
! ready to meet the issue raised b
her husband in his suit for divorce
filed in the district court in case l
becomes necessary according 10 Z
| statement issued by her. She con
tends that the allegations are trivia
and would not. II true, constitute
grounds for divorce. She assert
her determination however. to de
fend herself and fight 10 the las
ditch for the custody of her children
The complaint charges Mrs
Wingheld with extravagance an
with entertaining a dislike for Ren'
and Reno's people. Mrs. Wingfelt
asserts that the. charges are no
true.
4 intend To defend myself agains
the charges If 1T becomes necessary
said Mrs. Winfield Tuesday. "fhI
allegations that | have been an eN
travagant woman, that I do not Tx
Reno and that ! do not Ike Reno
speople are absurd and ] do not thin
constitute a ground IN which to bas
an action for divorce.
Il hope that things can be annie
ably arranged but, II II become
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29
WILLIAM MCMILLAN DIES
SUDDENLY SATURDAY,

Under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge of Masons. the funeral of
William Mcmillan. formerly state
treasurer. who died in Battle Noun
tain. late Saturday took place in
Reno Tuesday from the Masonic
temple.
Mr.. Mcmillan who had charge of
the bank at Austin for the past two
years, was taken i'll Tuesday with
acute indigestion and started for
Reno Saturday morning to under
go an operation.
While travelling from Austin to
Battle Mountain he had one sink
ing spell and died about 4, o'clock
in a hotel at Battle Mountain while
waiting for the train to Reno,
Mrs. Mcmillan was with him when
the end came.
William Mcmillan was a pioneer
of Nevada and for several years was
one Of the formost members of the
Republican party. He was elected
state treasurer in 1910 defeating
u. NJ. Ryan bv 500 votes.
In 1914 he was defeated for the
same Office by Ed Malley.
He went to Virginia City in the
early 70's and entered public life a
few years later when he was elected
a member of the legislature and
made a record in the assembly as a
staunch supporter of labor. Later
lie was county recorder of Story.
county. an Office he held for several
years.
In 1898 he vas the Republican
candidate for governor and was de-
feated by Reinhold Sadler, the silver
candidate. by twenty-five votes. in
a four-cornered fight in which j. b..
Mccullough. Peoples party candi-I
date and George Russell. Democrat,
wire the other two candidates. Mel
Millan's vote was 354S and Sad
lsr's $3.50. The election was con-
tested and was decided by the SUI
preme court.
He was in business in Virginia
City before running for governor,
being "A partner in the firm Of
Crosby and Mcmillan. Following
the campaign he went into bankine
and opened the Bank of Sparks
where he remained until he was APP
pointed inspector of the land office
at Carson City, just prior TO his
election as state treasurer. Follow
ing the last state campaign he again