Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-13
a FEW FACTS
FOR THE PUBLIC

for these few remarks. We sincerely
hoped that it would not arise, but it
did. We are, naturally, as we have
said before, of a peace-loving nature,
and fighting is clear without the pale
of our existence. But we are buck
ed. bitten and basted until we can
stand 1t no longer and we propose to
give the public the facts in connection
with a very unpleasant incident that
occurred in our office last Monday
morning. Until Saturday evening
of last week we had in our employ a
man by the name OF Ship, whose
sole and only duty it was to operate
the Intertype machine in our office,
and attend to his own business. For
some time he succeeded in a very
satisfactory manner. He was a good
machine man and that's what we
wanted. But it got so that he had
considerable difficulty complying
with the last clause in the bargain.
He became imbued with the idea that
his money was making the machinery
turn over and he began TO perform &C
cordingly If he felt like working
he would. II he didn't he did just
enough to pass the time and that was
all. He was about as good-natured
around the office as a bear with a
sore head. He grouched until every
one got sick and tired of him. But
nevertheless, before the occasion for
the balloon ascension arose, we had
treated this man with every consider
alton, He was overdrawn a weeks
salary; we had loaned him money
many times before. We helped him
family was seriously i'll, and had TO
be taken to the hospital in Salt Lake
City. We treated him as a man
among men as long as he gave any
promise whatever of fulfilling our
hopes OF him. But he couldn't stay
with anything manly very long. He
soon began TO lay down on the job
We often gave him rush work with
the request that he set it Immediately
and he laid the rush job on the win,
dow sill to set at his own leisure
Knowing that he was overdrawn he
lodged the high mogul of the paper
ono night in advance of his regular
pay night and drew his check from
the office girl, who was ignorant OF
the bad repute in which he stood in
the rear end of the shop. He showed
himself generally to be an employee
who never had the interest of his EN-
ployers at heart. During the time ht
was working for us, both himself anC
his wife took occasion to knock us OF
the outside at every opportunity. Tn,
result was that we felt disposed I,
dispense with Mr.. Ships services
When we discharged him we told hin
that he might have weeks notice OF
two weeks notice. just as he liked II
order to locate himself elsewhere. HI
told us that he would decide this
us. In the meantime, remembering
that he was overdrawn with us anC
seeing no advantage to be gained by
working a week for nothing, he de
cided to put us in a hole If possibl,
and tramp us down so we couldn't &c
out, leave the town himself AM
chuckle In his sleeve at his sweet re
venge. He still had the keys to on
office and Sunday morning he cam
here, took down the machine and rC
moved therefrOm n part of what 4
known as the automatic. He left th!
part somewhere nthc office" III
then failed to appear for work Mon
day morning. Another machine maj
took his place but the machine wa!
hoodooed and wouldn't turn over. Re
Numbering that the Free Press OF thil
city had formerly had just such al
experience with this rottcr when h,
was discharged from that paper, W,
smelled a mouse Immediately. w,
swore to complaint against Ship
charging him with malicious injur.
to personal property, and Constabl
Cotant grabbed him at his home
When he was arrested he said to tn
officers: "WCll. I'll fix It IL they al
stay away while I'm dom II. I'm no
going to show them how TO fix It,
And when the officer told him tina
he had best come down here and n,
the machine without any argument
whatever, he bucked to make II
condition that no one should watci
him. But he came anyway and whor
he entered the shop he said, "Wcl
stand away from here and I'll fix IT,
Mr.. Keith said to him, You'll fix thai
machine and no one will stand away
Mr.. Furlong (the man who replaced
Shipp) will watch youl" And Ship
fixed the machine. In consideration
OF his wife and small child here with
him we did not press the charges
against him, which we felt was the
most charitable thing TO do. And now
the yellow In [ his ungrateful pup