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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-11
ESTATE TAX
ADJUDGED BY COURT

BY a decision on rehearing filed in
the state supreme court at Carson
City, according to the Gazette. the
State will receive the sum Of ap-
proximately $4,000, inheritance tar
from the estate of the late Henry
Miller, land and cattle baron of the
West.
The decision is in the case of the
State of Nevada on the relations of
George Cole, rs State controller.
against ]. Leroy Nickel and Nellie
Miller Nickel, his wife, the latter be-
ing the daughter of Miller. The
opinion on rehearing, written by
Justice Sanders and concurred in by
Justice Quicker, follows the original
opinion and sustains the decision of
r. c. Stoddard, when he was district
Judge in Washoe county. Chief JUS
tice Coleman wrote a dissenting
opinion.
The case involved the constitution
ality of the states inheritance tax
law. A similar suit, in which Nickel
and Mrs. Nickel are plaintiffs and the
state the defendant, is pending, but as
the issues are identical 1t Is likely
that the supreme courts decision Just
filed will settle the litigation unless
a way is found to get into the United
States supreme court on a writ of
error.
In the original opinion by the lower
court it was decided that the deed of
trust was made. executed and deliy-
cred with the express intent on the
part of Miller to evade the inheritance
tax law of the State of Nevada" The
property affected by the transfer con-
sists Of 1851 shares of the stock OF
the Nevada corporation. In this con-
nection the supreme court SAYS:
These shares of stock are primarily
under the protection OF the laws of
Nevada. and the complete devolution
of the title thereto ordinarily taxes
place according to the laws Of Ne
vada."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-11
W.P. ENGINES FROZE In SHOP

Five railroad engines at various
points along the line near Elko froze,
Monday night, according to the Elko
Independent. AS a consequence the
motive department was handicapped
next day. Three of the big locomo-
tives froze in the shops at Elko.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-11
CANDIDATES ASPIRE
TO SENATOR|ALT 0GA

Concluded from Page Three)
time in the future with the state Gen.
trail committee and arrange for the
January party reorganization in this
state. Some of the most representa-
tive Republican men and women in
the state are on the committee from
the various counties. The meeting of
the committee vii be held in Reno,
probably next month
In a telegram received by Lunsford
from Raymond Benjamin, the latter
expresses the desire that Republic
cans generally from all over the state
will attend the January meeting and
hat all elements Of the party will be
represented. The axavt date of VIII
Hays visit to the Coast, Benjamin
says, has not been decided upon.
With the population of the prison
reduced to the surprisingly low figure
of seventy it remains to be seen just
what the effect will be on the running
expenses of the institution. The
number of inmates has been cut
practically in two and with food and
clothing at top notch prices this
| should make some considerable diff
ference in the operating expenses.
There is very little difference in
distance between Reno and Sparks.
but there apparently is a vast diff
ference in the terms of justice melted
out in the two township courts.
Either Justice of the Peace Foster of
Reno or Justice of the Peace Cum
ningham of Sparks made a big mis-
take this week in their interpreta-
tons of the slot machine law. JUS
tice Foster took the first whack at
the law, after having four cases. in
which charges of operating slot ma
chimes Illegally was charged, under
advisement for a week. He ordered
the cases dismissed, holding that it
had not actually been proved
that the machines had been played;
that there was evidence that an at
tempt Lad been made to comply with
the law; that he did not wish to order
the destruction of the machines as
provided for by law.
Over in Sparks there were three
cases in which the evidence vas iden-
teal with the Reno cases. Justice of
the Peace Cunningham, right off the
bat, ordered the machines destroyed
and the money forfeited to the state.
Destruction of the machines took
place the following day.
Right in line with the two slot ma
chine cases is the announcement that
the initiative law to prohibit gam
bling, which will be presented to the
next legislature, has been prepared
and the petitions will be started in
circulation within the next few days.
The Good Government League is back
of the move. The proposed law, so it
is said, will include all forms of
gambling for money ad also will take
in slot machines and pari-mutuel ma.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-11
USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND

USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND
GIFTS OF QUALITY. OUR DRUG
STORE is universally recognized as
the popular place for buying such
gifts. Our store is full of appropri-
ate gifts for Xmas. Come in and
look around.
EAGLE DRUG co.
The Rexall Store.
-(Advertisement.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-11
T

Denatured alcohol and glycerine
will make your radiator fit for cold
weather. We will give you the right
proportions to use. Denatured alco-
hol, s1.00 per gallon; G~lycerine. $3.50
per gallon.
STEPHENSON DRUG COMPANY,
-rAdyextisemeut
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-11

The Gillette Safety Razor-the per-
feet shave-s5.00 to $500, at the Cor
ner Drug Store-TAdvSrtdse@saG
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-11

The Silver State for . nonfA-los
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
Mine Examiners Are
Named by Inspector

Irving Mathys and Albert Wadding-
ton, both of Wilton, were made mem
bers of the board Of examiners Of mine
foremen this week following their
passing successfully the examinations
held September II. These two neli,
with John Hanwell, state mine Ill
spector, comprise the board.
The examination consisted Of oral
and written questions on theoretical
and practical mining, gases and mine
ventilation.
Hanwell receives $1,000 year and
the other two members of the board S.
day when in session with the limit
of such sessions placed at ten days
each year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
COnfiscates Machines
in Pool Hall After a
Man Is Killed There

Following the killing of a man in u
pool hall at McGregor, Williams coun.
ty last week by the proprietor of the
place named Winking, E. H. Toste-
vim, state inspector of the licensing
department has instructed the sheriff
Of that county, c. c. Mackenroth to
close the pool hall and confiscate all
fixtures in the place.
According to advices reaching this
city, the dead man was playing slot
machine in the pool hall and complain.
ed about the way it operated. 1t Is
alleged that Winking, taking offense
at the mans insinuations, drew a. gun
and shot him. Tostevin will prose
cute the pool hall proprietor if it is
proven that he was operating slot,
machines or any other machines OF
chance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
WOman-POWer
VS.. PrOfteer

It's the housewife, nine cases out-cf
ten, who is on the firing line in the
High Cost Of Living battle
She is purchasing agent Of the home
If she buys over the telephone, pay
ing no heed to prices, never bothering
her head about market conditions aud
never examining into the policy Of her
grocer and butcher, she is a
Stacker! :..,. -..---,. .s,.,,.sa,,.-,
There are mighty few such slackcrs
these days. Women are by instinct
conservative, and when anything
threatens the home, they are ready 70
fight. ,..
Several organizations of women are
combating the profiteer. In New York
City, 10000 housewives are pledged to
study fair price lists and report any
violations to the Food Administrator.
As the High Cost of Living is pound
ed down. the credit will largely be due
to women.
Men legislate, investigate, agitate
which all helps.
Put women tackle the problem at
first hand every day.
Read what the community councils
of New York are doing. Can't Bis
marck start similar movement, head
ed by housewives?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
WASHBURN-CROSBY co.
PRESIDENT is DEAD

Minneapolis, Sept. 90
John S. Washburn, president
Of the. Washburn : Crosby
Flour Co. of this city, died
suddenly last night at Liver
more Falls, Me-, according to
word received here today. He
was 81 years old.
Mr.. Washburn apparently
was in good health when he
left a week ago to visit the
old family home at Liver
more Falls With him were,
Mrs. Washburn and their
daughter, Mrs. Sidney Wash
burn. Another daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Washburn, is
in Europe. The funeral will
be held in Minneapolis at a
date not yet fixed. ;.. p,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
ARMED INVASION

(By The Associated Press.)
Three important developments were
pending today in the steel strike any
one of which may have vital bearing
on the outcome Of the great industrial
struggle.
In Pittsburgh the national! steel
workers committee was to meet and
their decision was expected in regard
to calling out the 100000 workers in
the Bethlehem steel plant Monday. Al
though the company officials have 81
far shown no inclination to com
promise local union officials at Allc,,-
town, express optimism over the pro
spects of a strike being ayerted.
In Youngstown where the strikers
have succeeded in completely tying up
the industry in the Mahoning Valley
district, meetings were announced of
unskilled and semi-skillet workers tu
discuss the question Of returning to
work. Some mystery enyolved these
meetings as both the strike leaders and
the mill Manaberg profess to know
nothing Of the origin.
The third development was promised
at Cleveland where the executive com
mittee of the Great Lakes shipping
union claiming to represent $4,000, sea-
men, engineers and men Of allied
trades met to decide whether their Or
ganization would declare a sym
pathetic strike. Such a strike already
has been authorized by the information.
al union.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
WILTON is MINING
1900 TONS DAILY:
BEST SEASON EVER
Washburn Ignite Coal Co. Be.
lieves This Winter Will Re-
quire Much Fuel

Wilton, N. D., Sept. 26.-From all
indications, the people Of North Da-
kota will use more Ignite this coming
year than ever before and the various
mines producing native fuel through
out the state are preparing to handle
big business.
The operators Of the Washburn Lis-
mite Coal Co, whose Ignite mine at
Wilton is the largest in the northwest,
are now running their big plant on
full time and the production is averas-
ING close to 1900 tons daily. Since tn.
first Of September the orders have been
coming in very rapidly and tn
prospects for the best year in the his
tory of the company are very bright.
New men are being put to work
every day and the production will be
materially increased from now on.
One of the reasons for the keen
demand for Ignite is the high cost Of
hard coal and the increasing difficulty
in securing an adequate supply of the
eastern fuel-another cause is that
the people of the state are gradually
becoming educated to the fact that the
coal of North Dakota must be utilized
if they expect to keep warm during
the long, cold winter months.
Those who have been in the habit Of
burning native Ignite and are accus-
toned to its use, would not substitute
it for hard coal under any circum-
stances and it will only be question
Of time until the entire state will be
patronizing its own mines and thereby
make North Dakota one of the leading
mining states in the country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
Citizens Want Pool
Hall Reopened When
Owner Is Arrested
Petition With Seven Pages Of
Names Filed With State
Licensing Inspector

With a petition, seven pages of
which were covered with signatures
of Obregon's leading doctors, bankers,
merchants, farmers and just plain cit
liens, Perry Starr, recently arrested
and found guilty of operating pool
hall in which certain unlawful articles
were sold requests that he be given
an opportunity to reopen his place of
business and that he will sin no
more"
E. H. Tostevin, state licensing in
spector, expects to grant the license.
Clyde Duffy. Minnewaukan attorney,
forwarded the petition to Tostevln
with a letter saying that Starr would
conduct his pool hall in strict COM
pliance of the law.
Starr was found guilty of in recent
raid of selling snuff, $500 fine; selling
cigarettes, $50 fine, and permitting
gambling $40 fine. He also received
ten day suspended~se
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26

New York, Sept. 26-Sixty thousand
organized women Of New York city,
under the captaincy Of Mrs. Charles
Cary Rumsey, have just been thrown
into the battle line against food prices.
Mrs. Rumsey is chairman Of the
food administrators subcommittee on
field activities, and she was chosen be-
cause she heads the Organiza ton OF
community councils" Of New York
city. f.
This army of women ise to be Used
to check up Systematically the prac-
tees of all local retail food dealers ID
see if the "fair price lists" made public
by the food administrator are being ''b-
served by the grOcers, butchers aud
retail dealers in foodstutfs.
"Our ranks are made up of the mem
bers of eight community councils y
said Mrs Rumsey today, on the eve of
the campaign. "We will inquire into
the prices Of neighborhood grocers and
if we find any Of them exceeding the
fair price list we shall report them
Immediately.
"The chairman of the community
councils agreeing to take part in the
campaign will act as leaders i'll their
districts" continued Mrs. Rumsey.
Any reports Of overcharging by
grocers or food dealers will be refe:-
red to Arthur Williams. federal food
administrator for New York and chair
man of the Fair Price Committee, un-
der whose direction Mrs. Rumsey's
work is carried on. A woman worker
Of the "fair price food army in the
district in question will check up the
report, find out what the grocer has
to say for himself and report the re-
suits to Mrs. Rumsey, who will COM
municate with the food controller. In
this way it is expected to reach every
single case of food pro1iteering in the
big city.
Observation-Disclosures do mere
to stop profiteering in foodstuffs than
anybody else," said Mrs. Rumsey.
"Most dealers will be fair if they know
that the few unscrupulous dealers are
being adequately watched. We intend
to watch them Organized woman
power can put the protiteer out of
business.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
Groceries Drop
Is Percent Under
War on PrOfteers

New York, Sept. &c.
Prices of groceries quoted in
the semi-weekly list issued
by the flair price" committee
here are Is percent lower to-
day than they were the first
Of the year, while prices of
meat have declined from 8 to
10 percent, Arthur Williams,
federal food administrator,
announced today.
"The committee believes"
he said, "that these figures
would mostly indicate the
value of the attorney gen.
erals effort to prevent, high
prices thru hording and prof
iteering."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
RAILROAD COMMISSION TO
HOLD HEARING NEXT WEEK

The railroad commission announced
today that it would conduct several
hearings next week on requests to i'll
crease the price of gas and electricity
to the consumers to meet the increase
in cost Of production. On Monday, the
commission will hold hearing, at
jamestown on the petition of the
jamestown Gas Co. On Tuesday morn
ing, the commission holds a hearing
at Velva to listen to arguments on the
petition Of the Velva Electric Co., and
on Tuesday afternoon will go to Bal
four to hear arguments on the Bal.
four Electric CO. petition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26

The presidential train did not push
into the station at Wichita, where a
large crowd was waiting to welcome
the president. He was to have spoken
here during the morning and at Okla
homa City tonight, but, although he
wanted to at least greet the people
here, DR.. Grayson would not permit
him to leave his private car.
Secretary Tumulty issued the fol-
lowing statement:
'The president has exerted himself
so constantly and has been under sucn
a great strain during the last year
and has so spent himself without re-
serve on this trip that it has brought
on a nervous reaction in his digestive
organs. tst7sha'
"Dr. Grayson, the referee, insists
upon the cancellation of his remaining
appointments and his immediate re-
turn to Washington, Notwithstanding
the presidents earnest desire to COM
plete his engagements"
SUFFERED FOR SOME TIME
Although outwardly the president
had appeared to be standing well tine
hard ordeal of more than three weeks
of travel and speech making, it became
known today that for some time he
had suffered from headaches. He ALSO
has been much fatigued by the con-
fnement on his special train inter-
rupted only by brief stops which have
been spent mostly in riding through
crowds and speaking to audience, so
large as to require all his exertions to
make his voice heard
Mr.. Wilson has made nearly forty
speeches since he left Washington on
September 3, and spent all but about
half dozen nights on the train. Five
addresses remained on his uncompletel
schedule. After the two today he was
to have spoken in Little Rock anl
Memphis On Saturday, and Louisville
Monday, returning to Washington OH
Tuesday.
AUTO PARADES KILLING
1t was declared by members of the
presidents party that one Of the
ordeals which seemed to be most. try
ing on his nerves has been the auto
mobile parade through the cities he
has visited. He has Travelled many
miles in his car and waved his hat
in response to the peoples welcome.
This feature, Of the trip also ap-
parantly has been very trying to Mrs.
Wilson, who has accompanied him
wherever he went and who during the
last few days has shown evidences Of
being anxious for the strain to end.
The details Of the presidents indis-
position were not revealed, but it was
indicated that he had a slight touch
of indigestion. DR.. Grayson thought
it would pass away quickly if Mr.. Will
son remained quiet, and he said he
would insist upon absolute rest.
Since the trip began the president
also has been suffering from slight
cough which several times has caused
his voice to break while he was speak
ing. To one audience he laughingly
remarked "The remains Of Paris
cold" but he and DR.. Grayson have
treated it lightly. The real cause OF
his indisposition, it was said, was the
nervous strain of his arduous pro-
gram, which was one of the most
strenuous ever undertaken by az presi-
dent ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
DANIELS QUESTIONED
ABOUT u. S. MARINES
ACTIONS IN DALMATIA

Washington, D. c., Sept. 26.-Secfe-
tary Daniels was asked in resolution
by Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl-
vania, adopted today by the senate, to
report whether American marines we.c
landed at Trau, Dalmatia, to compel
its evacuation by italian forces, as re.
ported in press dispatches from COpen-
hagen and Paris.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
NITTI AND TITTONI WILL
ASK VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Paris, Sept 26.-Premier Nitti and
Foreign Minister Tittoni will make de-
clarations of their policy in the cham
ber Of deputies tomorrow and ask for
a vote of confidence for the govern
ment, according to a dispatch to the
Temps from Rome. The entire minis
try will attend the session, the dis
patch adds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
$4,000 Church to
Be Built at Wilton

Wilton, N. d., Sept. 26.-The officers
Of the Presbyterian church closed a
deal with Simon Jahr, Tuesday, for
lots and 6, block 8, on Dakota ave :
just east Of the B. Bartholomew prop
erty. The consideration was $500.
Miss Caroline Macomber, Of Mime
apolis, who is visiting in Wiltin.
donated the initial $50 for the purchase
Of the lots.
1t is the intention of the officers Of
the church to break ground for q
$4,000 brick house of worship mex.
spring if conditions warrant. The
present church is entirely to small for
the needs of the Sunday school espe-
cially, and plans for the new edifie will
be fully completed this coming Winter
The first clock is credited to Pope
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26

The PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Washington, D. G., Sept. 26-The
right of the employees to have some
voice in determining the conditions un-
der which they worklis the paramount
issue in the strike of steel workers, ),
Samuel Gompers, president of the Am.
erican Federation Of Labor, told the
senate Investigating committee today,
Appearing as the second witness for
labor, Mr.. Gomper was first asked by
chairman Kenyon, to! define the issues
in the controversary.
'"The right to be heard, is what the
steel workers are asking above all
else" Mr.. Gompers said. "The right t.
speak with their employers through
their own representatives to have some
voice in determining conditions under
which they work.
The right Of workers to. sociatiol.
have been denied--denied with all the
power and influence and wealth of tha
steel corporation-denied by brutal
and unwarranted means.
1T has been said that most Of the
men taking part III THIS strike are Of
foreign birth and not nationalized citi-
zens. That may be and no doubht is
true. The largest proportion OF steal
corporation employees are Of foreign
birth, but these men were brought here
by the company.
EUROPEAN I.ARnR INFLUX !
'"There was for years systematic
effort to bring in these gangs from
Europe. There was a systematic effort
to eliminate AMERICANS These steel
companies brought about the state Of
which they now complain.
Under the efforts Of the steel co..
poration the hours of labor were al
ways abnormally long. They never
seemed satisfied until they had their
men toiling days a week, 365 days Il
year. When the shift came from day
to night they got them working "a
hours a day. ~
'The right Of association, the at
tempt to organize met with the sterii-
est opposition by the steel corporation
''The appeals coming to us from
their employees We're for help In or.
ganizing, but most of the efforts We're
slaughtered by the detectives and agen-
cies in the companys pay. More than
60 percent of all private detective
agency efforts in this country have
been devoted to spying on employees
in mines and mills"
AS he described the "dogging" Of the
employees by detectives, Mr.. Gompers
emphaziced his words by pounding
frequently on the table. "
I'm the steel industry he continued,
"men were discharged for merely talk
ing of organizing Of for grumbling."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
LABOR IN JAPAN
WIN CONSIDERATION

Yokohama - Strikers are receiving
never before accorded
in Japan. Police do not Interfere
except where the peace is broken.
Employers are giving more thought
to the welfare of workers. The Uraga
Dock Company has introduced a pro-
fit sharing scheme for its employees.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
SELL AIRPLANE FOR $40

Paris, Aug. 20.-The French Army
is at loss to know what to do with
it's vast stock Of aircraft. Auction
sales of aeroplanes organized by the
government are viewed with absolute
Indifference by the general public. At
the last sale scout plane fitted with
a $50 horsepower motor found no
purchaser even at $40.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-09-26
HERE'S A HUNCH
FOR LADY SMOKER

London Smoke, lady? Here's
hunch from British women smokers:
Stick little wad Of cotton into the
cigaret holder behind the cigaret and
it will absorb much of the nicotine.
They all do it over here.