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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
RIOS THE MEXICAN FREED
THROUGH LACK OF EVIDEN e
Jesus Rios. Aged Mexican, Absolyed
From Cnipability After Hearing in
the Local Justices Court

Jesus Rios, aged Mexican camp
tender, who killed Fernandez Co
mes, a Basque sheepherder, aged
about 25 years, on the afternoon of
July 7th, following an alleged alter
cation, was given his preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
I. A. Jones last Saturday. The
states case correlated around the
evidence put forward by Foreman
Mullison, manager of the Williams
estates Alpine ranch, and Nick AL
laz, Basque co-worker, the latter
Of whom heard the two shots, claim
ed to have been fired almost stimuli
taneonsly by the Mexican and the
dead man. Allaz appeared on the
scene a few minutes following the
shooting of Gomez. In the absence
OF direct testimony, it was found i'm
possible to controvert the testimony
of Rios, who said he fired only when
he thought his life was in danger
and that he discharged his rifle after
the dead man had pointed his As
ealiber Colts revolver in his direc-
ton
The preliminary trial established
the fact that Gomez had gone to the
sheep camp about 2 miles from AL
pine al the instance of the ranch
foreman to relieve Rios of his duties
and also of the rifle with which he
was killed carrying instructions for
Rios TO report at the Alpine ranch
TO Mr.. Mullison for a new assign
ment. Rios told a fairly straightfor-
ward story of the affair and lacking
evidence upon which to hold him the
county officials discharged him from
custody Monday morning. The Mex
lean expressed his intention of go
ing direct to California, asseyeratlng
that his life had been threatened by
fellow countrymen of the dead man
residing In this county. among
whom the opinion is entertained
that the killing was entirely unwar-
ranted.
Attorney A. l.. Haight defended
Rios and succeeded in eliciting from
him through the aid of an intcrpre-
ter. a plausible version of the fatal
shooting.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
THINKS OIL Development Should Be
fastened

The following admonition from
Walter J. Bracking of the Lahontan
Syndicate, recites very tersely the
need of pushing with all possible
haste projected work in the oil
fields east of Fallon:
81 think it is up to the Fallon
papers to encourage "the slackers'
to wake up and get in line with the
live wires and become a live wire
themselves They cannot make any
money, or strike oil for themselves
or anyone else by riding on a wagon
without motive power
1.-The public has just as much
contempt for the laggard as it has
for the Stacker.
'In the oil game there can be but
two classes, l. e. the liyewire, which
commands the respect and moral
and financial support of the best cit
liens of the community, and the
Stacker who never gets anywhere in
the open.
1.-The Lahontan district has unus-
ually strong indications of the pres
ence of such immense oil pools as
will make the state of Nevada the
graetest in the country and every
one that helps in the pioneer work of
development should be made rich in
proportion"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO
ACT ON FRANCHISE MATTER
Nevada Valleys Power Company Will
missioners' Meeting August 5th

The matter of hearing the appli-
cation of the Nevada Valleys power
company for the extension of their
present franchise to 50-year period
will occur at the court house in Fal-
lon on August 5th. when the county
commissioners will either approve
or reject the application. The power
company desires the franchise ex-
tension for the reason that it Is
necessary for the consummation of
a project involving the building of a
great power plant on the Truckee
river, an undertaking contingent
upon the sale of the company's 5
mortgage bonds.
There is feeling among many of
the residents of the project that
power needs of the Fallon territory
have largely gone unserved in times
past and that the Lahontan plant
should be more largely utilized for
the good of project residents than
has been the case. About seven
years ago the project management
entered into contract with the Ne
vada Valleys power company where
by the Lahontan hydro-electric plant
was turned over for period of ten
years, and by far the greater part of
the energy developed was transmit
ted to Lovelock, Rochester and Mill
City in Humboldt county where 1t is
used very largely in the operation of
ore milling plants. 1t is the general
viewpoint here that Newlands pro-
ject needs, rather than being of
secondary Importance, should be first
served and the surplus then sold
elsewhere.
1t probably is fact that great
number OF the farmers Of the valley
desire and stand ready to assume the
role OF electrical consummars and
the problem before the county soui-
missioners is to so adjust the matter
in advance of granting the dispeii-
sation requested that these local
needs will be given the first call.
On the other hand there are a num-
ber of the project residents who ad-
vocate the taking over of the Lahon-
tan plant when the present lease ex-
pires and operating it under project
auspices. There are many others,
however, who insist that such de-
parture would be doomed to failure
and the task confronting the county
commissioners has to do with effect
ing an arrangement that will be
satisfactory to all parties.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
Salisbury Was Not Held

M. B. Salisbury, charged with an
assault with deadly weapon by
Frank Wilson, claiming to be the
victim. had his preliminary hearing
before Justice of the Peace T. A.
Jones Monday, and was discharged
from custody owing to insufficient
evidence upon which to convict.
Both men are from Camp Lincoln in
the eastern part of the county and
the trouble resulting in the appre-
hension of Salisbury arose over a
mining claim dispute.
V. A. Tamany and ]. N. Shirk
were in from the camp as witnesses
and all returned to their work Mon
day afternoon, hopeful that the mat
ter has been amicably settled.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
The States Interpretation of the
Anti-Gambling Law

Attorney General L. B. Fowler has
rendered an opinion to the various
district attorneys of the state re-
garding the anti-gambling law. It
says that five games. poker. stud
poker, bridge, five hundred and solo
may be played without any limit on
the stakes, providing no percentage
is taken out. II also provides that a
fixed charge to players for the use
of gambling paraphernalia, the
charge to cover the cost of main
tanning the games, may he made. 1t
also recommends that licenses be
fixed by county and municipal au-
thorities for operating the games.
The opinion says it is incumbent
on peace officers to see that the law
is enforced and on that point the at
torney-general says:
"It is incumbent upon peace Off
GERS to see that the five legalized
games are played in conformity with
the law The temptation is great for
house where said games are oper-
ated to run them on the percentage
basis. This is a clear violation of
the law and under the act is a felony.
1.-THE policy of my administration
will be to vigorously enforce this law
as we'll as the other laws of this
state"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
PEOPLE HERE MUST iCT TO
GET MUCH NEEDED HOTEL
Fallon Needs New Hotel But Il Not
LIKELY to Get II Unlesa II
s0operates

For considerable time talk has
been rife relative to a new hotel for
Fallon. George Wingfeld. the
states leading business man. may
have been responsible for the atti-
tude of anticipation prevailing here.
There is no denying the fact that the
population of Fallon, including every
man, woman and child, are in high
ly receptive mood insofar as a ne~
hotel is concerned. They want. it
because they have come TO realize
the towns urgent need for better
and more ample accommodations for
the public, but the thought never
really took serious form as witness
the quick lapse into disinterestedness
whenever the suggestion was put
forward that financial as we'll as
moral cooperation is necessary In
order to justify in Mr. Wingfield :
mind the large expenditure involved.
There are interests in this town
lDdl NOuiu BEntHl abi3 ~
the building of a new hotel and
these should come forward with
alaerity and aid in the undertaking.
Mr.. Wingfleld, being business
man of parts, is not so altogether
sanguine and philanthropic that he
wishes to engage in a venture in any
town anywhere of a quasipublfc ma
ture unless il has the sanction of the
local people. 1t is not enough for
him to know that the demand is urg-
ent or that the scheme has the senlb-
lance of a good business venture. He
likes moral support as exemplified by
financial outlay and unless this is
put forward within a reasonable
length af time by the business peo-
pie of Fallon he may be expected 10
and cannot be blamed by reasonable
people for forgetting that Fat.on
needs a modern hotel and needs it so
badly that it is the talk of of every
body who comes to this halcyon vale.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
SCHOOL CENSUS SHOWS AN
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
Churchill County Among the Few In
Number of Its Children

For some reason not explained
most Nevada counties record de-
crease in the number of children of
school age. Churchill is among the
few that has shown a net gain, al
though the number is small, Deputy
State Superintendent of Public In
struction c. W. Smiths recently
compiled 1919 reports from the sew
eral county districts showing seven
more of school age than were here
last year. Peculiarly there are fewer
boys than were enumerated by the
the census marshals in 1918, the in
crease in the number of girls suffic-
ing to more than make up the differ
ence.
According to the late returns there
are now $40 children in this county
OF ages between six and Is. The
elementary schools of the county
had $50 scholars last year while AZ
children of the compulsory school
attending ages of from eight to 16
were not going to school The new
crop of children is well represented
the census showing the county to
have 157 from four to six years of
age, inclusive. The kindergarten
school in Fallon had an enrolment
last year of 35 with daily average
attendance of 1876.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
JOHN ". FREEMAN COMPANY
WATER RIGHTS ARE SETTLED
John W. Freeman Company and Rec
Iamation Service Arrive at Agree
ment Regarding Water Rights

An agreement was effected Mon
day between the John w. Freeman
Company, through its manager T.
II. Chester. and the project manage
ment whereby the Freeman company
has accepted the adjudication of its
water rights as put forward by the
project officials and engages to fol-
low role of project patron through
out the future. This arrangement
involves the irrigation supply of
$500 acres of water, recognized by
the government as vested and apply
ing to the land in advance of the adj
vent OF the Newlands project regime,
for which the maintenance and op-
Grafton fund here will be increased
by approximately $500 yearly
More than this, IL is said by Mr..
Chester that the adjustment makes
possible the rapid development OF
the Freeman Company's plan for the
fullest possible cultivation of the =
900 acres owned in the Saltwater Vi
cinity and that within few years
when all lands aimed for irrigation
have been made ready his company's
annual maintenance and operation
contribution to the project fund will
approximate between $1,000 and
$4,000.
This settlement ends a contro-
versy that has been waged from the
date of opening the Newlands pro
ject and is altogether satisfactory to
all parties concerned.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
Lincoln Highway Signs Now Direct
Travellers to impossible New
Pass Route

Attention has been called by local
people that the New Pass road IL
practically impossible as a result of
cloadbursts during the present sum.
mer. yet Lincoln Highway signs
standing along the route leadiL 6
east from Fallon still act as decoys
to the uniformed travellers a num-
ber of whom have experienced dis
aster in attempting to follow them.
The best route leading east from this
city is via Bermond's station, a road
that is blessed with stopping sta
tIons every few miles. Either the
Highway signs sho.ld be torn down
or the New Pass section of the op-
tional route should be made passable.
Fairness to those who travel through
our country would seem to demand
one thing or the other
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
GOVERNMENT LOG SHOWS
OIL EXISTENT Ar TIMBER LAKE
Timber Lake Well sunk BY Geologi-
cal Department of Government in
191f-f9f2 Showed Oil

Bulletin No. $50. issued by the
government geological survey. deal
ing with the potash prospecting OPP
erations conducted by this depart
nent in 1911-1912 in the vicinity Of
timber lake northeast of Fallon, in
the course of which well was sunk
to a depth of about $40 feet, shows
that oil was repeatedly encountered
in the sludge water during the prog
ress of drilling operations. Petro-
leum showed plainly, according to
the bulletin at depths of lao, 150,
ESQ and 300 feet and at the 430 foot
level calcereous shale was eneount-
cred
Peculiarly the bulletin does not
comment upon the presence of the
oil but deals singly with the subject
of potash Experts familiar with the
indications, however. affirm that in
their minds, the indications eneoun-
tered came from overflows from dis
tant underground oil pools and are
not to be taken SIS omen of oil exist
ent nearby.
TIL real significance of the bulle-
tin is contained in the fact that it
fully confirms the bona fideness of
the saltwater fields where compe-
tent minds agree the prospects for
oil in paying quantities are as good
as can reasonably be expected and
fully warrant drilling operations.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
Janet Adams, Daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Adams, Drowned I'm
Montana River

Janet Adams. aged 10 years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. win
Adams, former residents of Fallon,
and a niece of Mrs. G. NJ. Gardner,
OF Reno. was drowned last Thursday
in the Clark's river near Alberton.
Mont. while attempting the rescue
of a chum and bathing companion.
The unfortunate girl lived in Fallon
when little girl, the parents hay-
ing formerly conducted the Fallon
hotel In this city during the mining
rush days.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
DIR. Eugene II. Derby Locates in Fal-
Ion for Practice of Medicine

DR.. and Mrs. Eugene F. Derby ar
rived in Fallon last Wednesday from
San Francisco and have leased the
Gardner Building across the street
from the court house where the doc
tor may be found at all times for
the general practice of both medi-
cine and surgery. He will work here
as an associate, not partner of Drs.
st. Clair and Gardner, of Reno, in
the matter of capital operations, a
connection that insures his patrons
and the local friends of the Reno
medical firm prompt attention in
surgical matters, very vital neces-
sity In urgent cases. DR.. Derby
holds New York, California, Alaskan
and Nevada licenses to practice his
profession and has had valuable hos
pital experience In number of the
large eastern hospitals,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
The Summer of 1910 Is One Dry
Season

Reports reaching Fallon from var
ious parts of Nevadas grazing dis
tricts are to the effect that they ex-
ceed anything known in the states
history in dryness. In the Elko
county section it is said that the
ranges are dry and crisp and that
springs never known to cease to
flow are temporarily without water.
The extraordinary drouth extends
away up into the Alberta section
and hay will be very dear say those
who should know.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23

Mrs. Edgar Smith accidentally
burned War Savings Stamps to the
value of nearly 500 one day last
week while sorting out useless pa
pers for the fire. The stamps be-
longed to the children of the family
and were not registered which means
that the loss must be borne by the
patriotically inclined youngsters.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
4. l.. bingham Much Improved In
Health and Expects to Return
Home Next Month

Il. L. Bingham. Standard publish
er. who left Fallon last March in
company with Mrs, Bingham for the
Los Angeles section, writes from
Seal Beach that he is much improved
in health and is heartily tired of af-
fecting the role of invalid. He an
tieipates returning home within the
next few weeks to resume his edi-
tnrial duties.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
Plenty of Thrills and Action in This
Picture


Picture
There is plenty of action in "The
Adventure Shop" the Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon feature, which will be seen
in the Palace Theater on next Satur-
day evening. Among the big scenes
is a duel, raid and thrilling fight
and the cutting OF a deck of cards
with the life of girl at stake. These
events transpire incident to the visit
OF a rich youth to New York seek
ing adventure. A group of society
young folk have organized The Ad-
venture Shop TO furnish excitement,
and the youth Is the first victim of
their plots. He is game, however.
and drives them to desperate ends to
cover up their schemes, but they fin
ally are unmasked.
Corinne Griffith has the featured
role in the picture, supported by a
cast of exceptional strength The
scenario is adapted from 1.-THE Green
Gullabaloo." by BUD Fisher, creator
of Mutt and jeff" and provides one
of the strongest pictures in which
Miss Griffith has been starred.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
Fallon Alfalfa Meal Company Ship.
ping TO San Francisco

The Fallon Alfalfa Meal Com
pany, which recently closed its plant
down in this city temporarily, now
has force of men employed in the
task of loading cars with the accum-
ulated surplus which is being ship
ped to San Francisco as rapidly as
cars can be had. Altogether the
company had about eight cars of
surplus meal on hand when it closed
down and this will be disposed Of
during the present week.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23
Asking For Letters of
Administration

W. F. Kaiser appeared in the dis
trict court last Thursday and re-
quested letters of administration up
on the estate of the late Fernandez
Gomez, the sheepherder killed by
Jesus Rios. HIS camp tender, during
the course of an alteration on the
afternoon of July 7th. The dead
man left personal property, inclus-
i've of cash in the bank. of value
In excess of $500.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-23

Boarding houses at sugar factory
for sale. See Geo. s. Spreyer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-03
Nv GEORGE W. WicKeRSHAm.


tconrrirnt by the York Tribune
days has oeen
srsted At the meetings the circle OF w
ference The colonies was ~ arons
eued forces and taken possession" Ne'e " ~
tendency TO andup that possession ,,;o 49,, e--io
The same situation regions MesopoeaI anu
showing
which so ehec'''eF c00p"u Ill wa
NATURALLY would oo 10
GERMANY she always governed merely asa part
military machine
benefit anu
interfere intercourse WIN .Ht
COMPROMISE
of sensible
through the machinery proposed league OF nations
German co1ons
I rnanoaor OF the What the limitations upon ne
sovereignty be has not yet been o'e I h
will be unlimited anc ons "
commerce
the right Of appeal TO the latter LOT e,
S PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT
material yet ey
recognize the common rsht and genera . n5
righteous government OF
the earth nations which the
placed within control
alone title OF conquest
military opeauon o
general great moral power and me Eas
bring the representatives. " tue power" ~ "
"ent upon ''as sD0'e'' JAPAN ALMOST DEL flAN7
3dtan
~ to secure this doinions notably Australia
r. had
secured respecting the Islands she now occupies was
n dinloac triumph the value of the Pres
to result
o % I credi TO he sacaciy
this as differences which threatened to dis
the Of the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-03
Revision Of Antitrust
Legislation Proposed

WASHINGTON. Feb o--proposnls
that antitrust Legislation. including
both th. Sherman and Clayton acts. b..
REVISED by Congress to meet postwar
conditions and that standards of general
business conduct hc established by the
government and administered by Il ST.
p"rviGury hoh;' have been submitted by
The United States Chamber Of Commerce
tu It's membership over the country for
Il vote,
Tho recommendations drawn by the
chambers Of federal trade committee
and made public tonight. arc:
That congress should at once consider
the situation In all statutes cnnstitut-
ing antitrust l"Ei%lati"n.
That there should be formulated stan
dardS OF general business conduct 10 be
administered by Il supervisory body.
That I'm enlarged federal trahe COM
mission should hr made the supervisory
body with its membership INCREASED
frnm five tC nine.
Tho rcfercdum was declared 10 be IN
line with the action of thr conference
held at Atlantic City last December
under tho auspices Of the chamber Of
commerce.
This conference went on record in
favor of such modification OF the Shnr-
man antitrust law as would enable the
business interests of III" country to CO.
operate intclliEcntly in conducting the
affairs and In increasing efficiency.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-03

rlrIS rrb 2--tB% the A$Socia'"o
,.r,..s ,--Thc delegates Of the tlve great
powcrs ar. now IN & position 70 eooi-
,,-, clearly ,heir own aspirations ana
,,oxc Of all their allied friends and TO
49,, 1h.. differences ei,at must b" recon
cilsd Thc maximum OF hops often
overlapping mas been toid freely. aF'd Il
remains for the peace conferences /" ho-
,,sr ;hr,a into Il c0-ordinated whole
.|,he desires o: the several countries. as
presented. may be compressed thus:
Erranc,--Tranc, wat,ts. first ot all. Al
sace-L.orr;tinn unc"rdit!un%ily and the
right to discuss. and ultimately ~ hN
the French frc1ltierS in their r"!ation
;, the Rhine which ;HaE require the
creation Of buffer states. ON" OF these
would be IN. raiatiuat" ard another
f,henish Prussia. Franc" desires also
,n annex the basin ot the Snrr" riV"r.
which might bc called a rs-annc%atton.
France will insist that so FAR as the
loft bank Of the Rhine further 10 tn"
north "a CONCERNED. th:, conference
should forbid military works ANY kind
-barracks. bridEchsstGS. for.S and toFt-
resscs-in that Zon". The t""!inE -
that the pcopi" inhabttinS tnat zoHc
should be free u decide for themselves
whether they wish 70 join France. form
an independent sta's or return to Ger
many.
Tho French bill for rrparatIon is not
vet complete. but It has been announced
in the chamber os deputies that y will
bc about $4,000. 100000 francs.
The French government does not ask
for a urntectorate in Syria III ths ordi-
nary sense. because /: considers the
oopula,ion there - too advanced To
make prnt"ctoratc r"rcssary. but
France. on account Of h"r traditional IN
,c-ests In that country. feels that Ske
shoAd DO called upon 70 "X"C"tSr som"
sort OF guardianship or Eridanc" until
srr,a should be fully able :" govern her
srlr
t;rea. F,ritaiu's delegation believes
.b,, n society "T 'sa:InrS - d"sirah!'.
and rb,.i-;:.hi". ard Tia. !, must b. 80
,ahiishnt by ia" present p"a".' rn1t'--
once. Sh" aI"aIr"s II" continental
nur,osae Other :nan thnS" al. Il p"ru.a
ncnt and Just n"ac" under III" nrticipi''
81 ,.,lf-de.crrnirati"G ;,a.: tnat inrrc j."
international freedom "f transit l'$ E''f-
roads aud Waterways. which - 'ir'H
Ert,nst,'S general drtiniti"A "t f-""':"t:'
o. cuurn.rcr in tines Of peace.