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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
From Out of Clear Sky ''Dry"
Lightning Strikes Riepetown
Fearful Damage Done to Booiegging Bars as Result of
Bolt Emandting from District Attomey and Sheriff,
Offices Three Auto Loads of Hidden Hooch Seized

,Bootleggers seemed to hold the
opinion that the first raid for liquor
was an accident, the second a coin
.cident. but according to the idea ex-
pressed by Sheriff Enslow after his
trip up the canyon last week they
will begin to think it is habit.
Yesterday afternoon District At
torney Edwards, with his pock ets
stuffed with legal appearing papers,
entered the sheriff,s- office. Kissed in
a deep stage whisper. Meet me at
Riepetown." and rushed away in an
auto 10 the little municipality, Iiepe-
town, known on the Lincoln High
way as 'punctureville, where ru-
mors were rife that offerings to the
shrine of Baechus were being sold
From the account OF an eye wit
ness, the arrival of the three auto
mobiles from the direction of Ely
seemed to the citizens of the little
city to be heralds of Joy, but when
eight officers OF the law rushed from
the cars and Immediately took posi-
tions commanding the entrances anN
exits of four advertised harmless
drink houses. gloom settled imme-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
MANslAUGHTER CASE IS
FIRST ON COURT DOCKET

Monday, February 8. at 10 O'Clock
the Ninth Judicial District court will
convene for the trial of criminal and
civil cases for the first time since
last May. The first case to be tried
is reported to be that of Jack Darl-
ing, charged at the preliminary hear
ing with the crime of manslaughter.
According to the complaint against
the defendant, Jack Darling, he is
accused of having caused the death
of Bert Barron at Kimberly last
May. As reported Barron either fell
or was pushed into the crank shaft
pit of the engine operating the sec
ond unit of the mill at Giroux mines
which resulted in his death.
Attorney ID. r. Belcher appears for
the defendant.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
LIFE ON BOARD A DESTROYER FURNISHES THRILLS
A PLENTY, AS REC0UNTEO BY SAILOR |. T|LFORD

| by one of the conveys" Everybody
looked rather foolish then and tried
to convince each other that they
knew what II was all the time, said
Leslie. AS the young sailor remark
ed, everyone on board had subma-
rines and torpedoes on their minds
all the time and expected to get
blown up or run down by convoy at
night, and 1t was no wonder that at
times the crew would get nervous.
The firemen on the destroyers have
the most trying job of any on the
ship. These men are locked below
during their watch and cannot come
on deck until the watch is over, no
matter what happens. They do not
know wnat is taking pace on deck
and must tend the fires whic depth
charges are exploding underneath
with such force as often To knock
them OF their feet. To the man be-
low, the first shock of a depth charge
gives him the idea that the ship Las
been torpedoed. but he cannot stop
ers must be kept going and the air
pressure kept just SO or he is in line
for discipline. Leslie. who Is n fire
man, tells about the big boilers when
the air pressure is not just right.
As he describes il, They just pant
like great big dogs and shake the
ship. which brings tn chief water
tender down on the fire/watoh and
everybody gets a balling out. They
sure can ball a fellow out. too.
Some little short man will turn
loose a line OF talk that will make
your hair stand on end. but you Just
stand there and listen"
Smoke Is handled on the destroy
ers by the fireamn who can send M
through the stack black smoke or
white smoke or no smoke at all,
just as the orders are signalled from
above. This is all handled by the
adjustment OF the oil and air valves
that feed the flames for the boilers.
Over eight Thousand miles is tho
distance travelled by the Cushing In
it's convoy work and according to
Leslie most OF that distance was over
vmighty rough water.
Leslie Tilford is the son of Mrs.
T, B. Tilford of Central Ely, who has
one other son. Lane Tilford. in the
navy, serving on the same destroyer
as Leslie Lane has received his dis
charge End is expected to arrive
home shortly.
The Tilford family, old residents
of this district. are believed to head
the honor roll of the state. as the
family was represented in the war
by two've OF its members in the
United States service on land and
sea.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
PLENTY OF MONEY ON
HAND FOR HIGHWAY
IMPROVE MEMTS

In answer to the communication
of the county commissioners relative
to the employment OF local labor on
the proposed improvement to the
Lincoln highway or state highway
and the manner in which this pro
ject is to be inspected, the depart
ment of highways has replied and
given information which has entirely
satisfied the commissioners.
The letter explains that it will not
he necessary for the county to ad-
vance any money out of the general
fund as the amount now in the coun-
ty state highway fund will more than
LAY White Pines share of the first
project, the Improvement rom Key
stone to Robinson summit.
Relative to the question raised by
Commissioner Movers. that of em-
ploying local labor. the department
writes: You may rest assured that
any contractor will hire all the loca,
men he possibly can. The contractor
will figure on making money and
only as a last resort will he go out
side for men. The clause you sug-
gest is unnecessary and has ten
dency to cause contractors to view
the work with disfavor."
In answer to the question about
the proper supervision of the work,
the information is given that the
federal government requires that
the location, surveys, plans, specifi
cations and estimates all be approx
ed by their engineers before funds
are given and that during the con-
struction, samples of material and
tests of material are to be submitted
to them and the work subject to their
inspection. One of the clauses of the
government contract reads: "The
work shall be done under the direct
supervision and to the complete sat
isfaction of the state highway de-
partment, subject to inspection at all
times. and approval by the United
States secretary of agriculture, or
his agents. The bureau of public
roads is under the department OF
agriculture.
Work on the road from Keystone
to Robinson summit is expected to be
undertaken early in the spring. as
the highway department gives out
the information that the project will
be advertised for bids.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
FACIFIC COAST CONGRESS-.

Announcements are being sent out
bv the national congress for League
OK Nations by the national headquar-
ters In New York.
Judge MeFadden received this
week letter requesting him TO be a
delegate from this part of the state
to the Pacific Coast congress which
will be he'd at San Francisco. Feb
ruary 18th and Goth The letter ex-
tending the invitation explains the
necessity of help to marshal public
opinion behind Americas real purpose
in the war
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

Leslie 1llford, who enlisted IN the
United States navy just after this
country entered the war, il spending
a few days furlough with his parents
in Ely. Leslie is a typical American
sailor. In his description of the
work on destroyer he treats every
danger and every hardship as the
ordinary happenings in a days work
and as he remarks, now that The fun
is over he wants to return TO civil
life.
Young Tilford was a member or
the crew of the Old Colony. the ship
that was located at Halifax harbor al
the time OF the explosion and was
with the men who rendered aid 70
the sufferers in the stricken city. The
experiences is about the only one that
the young seaman seems To think Sc
riously about and only because il
relates to the suffering OF others. Ills
own personal hardships aboard tho
destroyers when doing convoy duty
are treated BY him as funny ones lie
relates one experience when the ship
Old Colony was in the danger zone
on her trip over 10 England and trav-
cling at night over the mine fields.
According TO Leslie. every one on
board was on the lookout fer subs
and when the lookout sent down
word that he thought he saw a sub
the officer on deck began TO use the
blink ers" when the destroyers sig
nailed by wireless to stop using the
lights. The order was misunder-
stood on board the Old Colony and
the ship was stopped as soon as pos
sible. As soon as headway wos lost.
one OF the destroyers dashed under
the stern, cutting the log line and
dropped depth bomb that nearly
lifted the ship out of the water when
II exploded AS Leslie tells, the ship
got under way and forged ahead 80
fast that II took the destroyers four
days TO catch up. 1T was a coal
burner. too.' said Leslie. but no
body got tired shoveling."
The best experience in the way OF
sub alarms we're those that happened
after Leslie was transferred to the
destroyer Cushing He tells about
the big conveys crossing the pond
and the small destroyers running
around the ships Ike dogs around
sheep wagons. On one occasion the
crew of te Gushing sighted what
was thought TO be a torpedo that had
about lost headway and was drifting
toward the destroyer. when the men
forward saw tho dangerous thing ap-
preaching their part of the boat, they
ran aft and when the change In the
boats course offered the stern for q
target, the crew rushed forward AS
Leslie says. 1t was funny to see the
men trying to get out OF the direct
line of the oncoming object by rush
ing fore and aft, until an officer
called out, What the matter with
you rumsmies? That's q spar towed
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
AMSTERDAM. Feb |

AMSTERDAM. Feb. lit is be-
coming more apparent as the meeting
of the German national assembly APP
proaches, that the left radical ele-
ments are planning the establish
ment of a counter parliament ac-
cording to dispatches from Berlin.
The Berlin workmen's council has
evidence of its intention to bring
about an election of a new central
council composed solely of radicals.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

commissioners the appointing of sew
eral examiners for this work was
taken up and the following names
suggested to the war department:
+. w. Millard. w c. Bradley, Ely;
F. A. .Borohert. +. l.. Pierce, Cherry
Greek; John Melvin, w. O. Young,
Steptoe; w. M. Harrison. A. r.
Whitehead, Lund; E. H. Simonsen.
Robert Raftice. Simonsen and Joy;
1. T. Handley. w. II. Smith, Straw
berry; James Rogantine, f. w. Ru-
der, Eureka; George Eta. Frank
Bassett. Tippett; Eugene Henroid,
Alex Noble. Parker; j. F. Wambolt,
Richard Swallow. Geyser and Sho-
shone.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
GOVERNMENT WILL GET
EXACT KNOWLEDGE OF
COUNTY RESOURCES

Sometime over a year ago the war
department undertook the task of
securing complete information con-
cerning the resources and possibili-
ties of the country, this information
being secured through the ooopera-
ion OF county, state and government
bureaus and officials, and private in
dividuals. The work in Nevada was
undertaken by the state highway de-
partment.
10 date approximately one-third
of the state has been overed thru
the efforts Of this department and
others. The war department is anx-
ious that the work be pushed to a
rapid conclusion and with this end
in view the department is reorganiz-
ing the work in the hope that the in
formation, which is of value to the
government during this rcconstrle-
ton period in studying plans for the
'ouhliy ucsttol'iutHt, may w St-
cured in much shorter period than
1t would have been possible to secure
through the efforts of the small staff
of the highway engineering depart
ment
The method now being employed
is to furnish the county commits
sioners of each county with a map
of the counties divided into quad
rangles containing about 221 square
miles with the request that the coun-
ty officials designate and appoint
quadrangle examiners for each di-
vision. AS the work performed is
Of a voluntary nature, the county
officials are requested TO appoint
two men for each quadrangle who
are especially qualified by reason o.
their acquaintance with the territory
assigned. public spirited men who
will realize the importance of the
work. One of the nominees for each
quadrangle will be appointed by the
war department as examiner and will
be directed TO furnish the necessary
assistance.
The war department is at present
having prepared large scale maps of
all the Quadrangles in each OF the
counties of the state. 1t is realized
that these maps are incomplete. be-
ing compiled frosm land office plans
and variety of other sources. The
individual quadrangle maps will
form the basis of the quadrangle re-
ports which will he made in accord
ance with a regular form. They
will be revised by the examiners and
county officials with information
available. and when the examiners
have been appointed, an army officer
will visit each county seat and dis
ouss the proposed work.
Information will be in the nature
of water resources, agricultural re
sources. industrial resources, numher
of bridges over streams and general
characteristics of the land. Soi,,
vegetation. fuel. and forage. camp
sites and suitable places for airplane
landings.
A the last meeting Of the county
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

diately-the unexpected had at last
arrived.
The forbidden juice was found in
all sorts of handy household uten-
sils. each standing conveniently near
the drains used for washing glasses
behind the bars, but the visit was so
unexpected that according to the re-
port. there was not time enough to
remove the evidence.
As the district attorney related,
one man who had only" eight cases
of whiskey. begged that it would not
be taken for the reason that he was a
man with family and it was his
only medicine.
One device for dispensing the
liquid Joy ws discovered on the per-
son of a proprietor. With a bottle
in the inside pocket of his coat. he
had only to bow low over the glass
Of near stuff" and the real stuff"
could be easily transferred to the
glass
Three anto loads of liquor we're
returned to Ely in the custody of the
sheriff and four men were taken in
charge. The places raided we're
known as The Miners. Stanley's S
Place. John Role Saloon. Bird
Place and Nick Partella.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

BRUSSELS, Feb. 1.--Sixty Ger
man prisoners, three French officers
and one American were killed and
many injured when a nlunition train
exploded on the railroad between
Aubange and Longwy today. The ac-
cident was due to a soldier dropping
a she'll
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

PARIS, Feb. Members of the
Allied committee which will go to
Teschen to Investigate difficulties
there between the Czechs and Poles
have proposed that an apmistice be
concluded in Silesia, pending the de-
cision of the peace conference. The
committee will start for Warsa W
late next week.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

ODESSA, Feb. lit is reported
that Leon Trotsky, the Bolsheyist
minister of war and marine, has ar
rived at kharkov and is exhorting
Bolsheyist regiments further to in
wade Ukraine Dispatches appealing
for help against the Bolsheyists ad-
dressed to the Allies are reaching
Odessa from Kharkov. The Bolshe-
visits are said to have occupied
Tchernivov and 10 be advancing
southwark toward Kiev, where there
is panic reported.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

PARIS, Feb. f.-Czecho Slovak
troops were attacked by the Thirty
second and Thirty-eighth Hungarian
regiments on Thursday at Balasssl,
forty-fiye miles north of Budapest.
according to Bucharest dispatch.
There was fierce fighting around the
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

Don't forget the Central Labor
Uniof lance. Thursday, February G,
at Bio hall.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

BERLIN. Feb. 1.-Germany's east
ern frontiers are most gravely
threatened by the Bolshevist and
Poles. according to the Tageblatt,
which gives the following report of
the situation:
Strong Bolsheyist armies stand
before the borders Of eastern Prus-
sia, an irruption of Poles threatens
West Prussia and that portion of
West Prussia which is still in German
hands is subject to renewed Polish
danger"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
. . . . .
WIRE FLASHES ON WORLD TOPICS

Special TO the News)

barracks occupied by the Czecho
Slovaks and when the dispatch was
filed the Hungarians were preparing
to bomb the buildings with airplanee.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-11

We heard SO much during the progress of the war about
a new world" a new religion, = new church and more
this from the pulpit, we heard it from the platform, we read it
in many newspapers. 1t may all be here, but our eyes have failed
to discern it. On the contrary we see the same old Adam and
Eve that roamed round in the Garden of Eden and the same
espirit, that has manifested itself in the world all these years. Ii
men are so much better, if there is SO much more purity or
thought and lOftiness OF aim and purpose, 1t IS certainly an
adept in keeping itself in hiding. Of course there are more
drives and more money being turned loose and it is also true
that there arc more men and women trying to milk the Pubic
today than ever before.
There are so many organized reforms. In truth so many are
out trying to reform others that they have no time to reform
hell is well organized. AS soon as we get a little spare time,
it is our purpose to start an organization to let every fellow at
tend to his own business, a least for a little while.
We never did take to the idea that the world was going to be
reformed by the war. We never thought the minister who SAID
that we must get ready for a new church and a new religion
and women got out of their fig leaf clothing and we reckon will
keep on at it until old Gabriel sounds the last trumpet. 1t was
our opinion that if the war did not demOralize the world, 1t
would be unlike any other war that the wOrld'eve knew.
War puts the devils of finance on guard They get IN ther
work whNe patriots are trying to save the flag. What is happen
show that the devils of finance are on the job. that they are
at their same old tricks and that they are going to make a large
per cent of the human family sweat until the Government is
able to get the reins in hand once again.
look at the price of meat and the price OF lard. The excuse
will be "see what the farmer is getting for his hogs" That is the
SOD. But look at the discrepancy between what the farmer gets
for his hog and the packer gets for his meat. And 1t Will not 90
to overlook that but a very small per cent OF the population are
selling hogs or are packers
Again look at the price of flour. The Government, during the
war, guaranteed the wheat growers 1926 for their wheat. Now
thev want this law repealed so that flour can go even higher.
Human nature is about the same the world over.
These two commodities but illustrate what is going on as TO
thousands of other things.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-11

Much is being said about the "Orders" OF the Tax COn1rn1s-
sion and it is surprising to us that common sense citizens, and
ever some attorneys, will say that the Tax Commission can
make" or force" a board of supervisors to carry out its orders:
Suppose the supervisors should refuse, why what IN the name OF
Heaven could the Commission do? Certainly the peOp!H Of the
County would not be jailed nor would the supervisors be be-
headed. Of course the affairs of the County might be tled up tor
a while and commissions to officers and salaries of the beard
frown upon that County, but the Commission could execuEe no
one nor could it mark the said County off the map.
Two Counties in MISSISSIPPI, to our knowledge, nave iaIleo "1
refused TO carry out the Tax Commission {, orders, and those TWO
Counties are Lowndes and Washington. In LowndeS, the Conf-
mission ordered the lands to be assessed at $22 per acre, the
Supervisors did not do that and al. is still running "Hh IL
good citizenship of that County.
In Washington County, to illustrate. from the case put up 10
the Supreme Court, 1890 individuals were assessed with mules.
the August Tax Commission ordered that the total assessment
of mules in Washington be raised 5000, 900; one man came up
and satisfied the supervisors that his mule or mules were assess
ed h;oh enough. then the 5000, 900 raise would have to be appor
toned TO the other 1889 mule owners. then another mule owner
satisfied the board and so on down the line until tne 9zVV'ooV
raise would have to be borne by the mule OF one small FARMER.
After the Supreme Court had passed upon the cOnstnutlonai-
itv of the law, still not saying that the COMMISSION d TIT :"
o r. TO enforce it's orders, 1000, or slightly over. objections were
f;ed nv individual tax payers of the County to the raise Otuei-
cd. tho Supervisors. we are officially advised, passed an inol-
vidual order in each case, reciting that they were satlS1leG Cnat
tho nronertv had been assessed at its correct value ana Inat
therefore they were "compelled to refuse to make the raise or
dered by the State Tax Commission. Inc case was appeateo y
rho Circuit Court which tribunal upheld the supervisors, there
mon the case went to the Supreme Court where II fingered d
while and where it was dismissed on the order OF ttorHG q. q.
attorneys representing the Tax Commission, which dismissal t 1T
+ho order If the refusal of the supervisors standing Inc IL
Cor nn;oc;on "a evidently afraid to get up against a case III
step. u-ash;,o+,n and
Then It follows that what the supervisors OF W asnnngton aHu
T owndes Counties can do or did do, can be done by the ouperV"-
ors of every County in the State.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-11
UNLIKE OSCAR JOHNSTON

"His address was mainly a defense of his former admlnlstra-
ton, the governor neglecting to state where he stood upon the
new issues being discussed in the present campaign by his three
opponents.
"In striking contrast to Hon. Oscar Johnstons address. Gov.
Longino did not outline his future course or platform. He tavorS
an economical administration, of course; but ne did not say
whether he opposed or favored the tax commission board ana
hardening board, or how he stood on the good roads, teachers
salary propositions, the milIage system, and many other pro-
gressive planks in Mr.. Johnston's platform: '-Yazoo City News.
The above has reference to Gov. LOngnos recent visit to Va
ZOO City. Johnston defines his position in unmistakable terms.
What of the candidate who does not?. 81
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-07-11

Mr.. Citizen: The issues of this campaign are matters OF ser
ious moment to you and to your family. Don't take what we say
about the Tax Commission or what some fellow who poses as a
leader says or what some retired office holder says, but look
into it yourself. Do you believe that there are three men big
enough and wise enough likely to get on the Tax Commission
who can sit at Jackson several hundred miles, in many cases,
from where the property is located, and pass upon its value? 1t
you do not, then you knock the pins from under the Tax Com
mission. ~Hw