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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
ASSESSMENT WORK
TO Be SUSPENDED

The Silver State, Winnemucca, Ne
vada. Gentlemen: For your informa-
tion / am quoting below House Joint
Resolution $50, suspending assess
ment work on mining claims during
1919.
This resolution was passed by the
House on July 31st and by the Senate
on August Z. 1919. This resolution
will, of course. require the approval
of the President before it becomes a
law. l do not think that there is any
doubt, however, that it will receive
such approval within the next few
days.
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled. That the provision of section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States which requires on each
mining claim located and until a
patent has been issued therefor, not
less than 500 worth of labor to be
performed or improvements aggregat-
ing such amount to be made during
each year. be, and the same is hereby.
suspended during the calendar year
1918; provided, that no such suspen-
sion shall be granted to any one
claimant for more than five claims;
provided that every claimant of any
such mining claim in order to obtain
the benefits of this resolution shall
file or cause to be filed in the office
where location notices or certificates
is recorded, on or before December
81, 1919, notice of his desire to hold
said mining claim under this resolu-
tion
Sec. q That this resolution shall
not be construed to alter, modify,
amend or repeal the public resolution
entitled Joint resolution to relieve
the owners of mining claims who
have been mustered into the military
or naval service of the United States
as officers or enlisted men from per-
forming assessment work during the
term of such service approved July
II. 1917" Very truly yours.
KEY PITTMAN.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
PARADISE BOY RETURNS

James. Bradshaw, a Paradise boy
and well-known in this city, was an
arrival Tuesday night from Fort
Russell, Chyenne, Wyo., where he re-
ceived a discharge from the U. S.
army. Bradshaw has been oversees
for over fourteen months as men,
ber of the 18th Field Artillery, Fourth
Division, and participated is some of
the heaviest fighting on the Ameri-
can sectors. After spending a short
time in this city receiving congratu-
lations from his many friends, he
departed for his home in Paradise
Valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
STATE SENATOR IS
ACTING EXECUTIVE

n. II. Chapin of Ely, state senator
from White Pine county, is acting
Governor of Nevada today by virtue
of his position of president pro tenn
of the state senate, says the Reno Ga
zette. Governor Boyle is in Salt Lake
City, reaching there late last night,
for conference with r. c. Gemmell,
managing director of the Nevada
Consolidated Copper Company. in re-
gard to the labor situation in Ely.
Maurice J. Sullivan, lieutenant COVER
nor, also is out of the state, having
gone to Caldwell, n. j., a week ago
to attend the national rifle shoot as
a member of the Nevada team.
Governor Boyle went to Utah after
spending a week at Ely in conference
with committees representing the
different crafts on the strike situa-
ton and with officials of the copper
company No information has been
received from the governor since he
left relative to the strike situation
Information received from Salt
Lake last night was to the effect
that Hywell Davis, United States
mediator, is there for a conference
with a committee representing the
various striking organizations, the
committee consisting of c. w Karn,
II. S. McCluskey j. A. Sullivan and
j. A. Phillips.
Just how long Senator Chaplin will
be acting chief executive of the state
has not been indicated, but it is likely
that his term of Office may continue
till after the governors conference
ends. 1t opens at Salt Lake City on
August IS and closes on August "a
with a trip to Yellowstone National
Park. Prior TO the opening of the con-
ference, however, there is a special
conference between Western gov
ernors on the land question, sched-
uled to open on August 16.
Senator Chaplin is the first Repub-
lican to act as governor for many
years. He is serving his second term
as state senator from White Pine.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
WILL SELL
BLANKETS AT PUBLIC AUCTION

Offering to the public of two mil
lion surplus all-wool. cotton and
wool and cotton" blankets has been
announced by the war department
arrangements having been completed
for their distribution through post
office and municipal channels on the
same plan as that adopted for food
stuffs.
For individual purchasers, prices
will be So for new wool blankets
and SIS for reclaimed wool; IS for
new cotton mixed and $3.50 for re-
claimed, SO for new cotton. and SIPS
for reclaimed cotton.
The reclaimed, it is explained, are
blankets used less than a year which
have been renovated and laundered
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

John Laborde is business visitor
here today from Austin.
William Minor was an arrival this
morning from McDermitt.
Miss Lena Scinchetti arrived here
this morning from Austin.
day, by auto. for Reno and Verdi, to
be absent about week
Born - In Winnemucca, Nevada
August II, 1919 to the wife of G. w
Bonney of Fernley, a daughter.
Judge Callahan returned last ev-
ening from hunting and fishing trip
TO Thomas canyon. He reports thu
game very plentiful in that section.
George Stall is here today from
Golconda. +.
Michael Cobeaga and John Aran-
guena have returned from trip to
McDermitt. q
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul oertel and fam
lily departed last night for San Fran
cisco. where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Furman and son
Rector, arrived in this city today
from Reno making the trip by auto
They will be the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. l.. l.. Boskovich during their
/. visit here.
w. r. Waggoner. representing the
Coffin Redington Drug Company. with
headquarters at San Francisco, is a
Winnemucca visitor today. He is ac-
companied by c. Chapman, of the ami
NAL industry department, Parke
Davis Company, Detroit
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended
at s am. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 81,
Lowest this morning, So.
Mean temperature yesterday. II.
Normal temperature yesterday. r.
Rel. humidity pm. yesterday. IL.
Rel. humidity am. today, Sc.
Prevailing wind direction NE.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending at pm. tomorrow
Fair and continued warm tonight
and Friday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
SHONE HOUSE NOT SOLD

When asked this afternoon as 10
whether the Shone House had been
sold. Mrs. Mary Byrnes, stated that
although negotiations are under way
ton has not yet been completed.
Martin Arbonis, formerly proprietor
of the Lafayette hotel, which was de-
stroyed by fire about a week ago, is
the prospective purchaser, and if a
satisfactory agreement can be
reached, he will undoubtedly re-estab-
lish his business in the Bridge street
hostelry.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
BOY INJURED WHEN
RUN OVER BY RAKE

Charles Alexander, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. II. Alexander of Jackson
Mountain, was brought here by his
parents last night suffering from in
juries received when run over by a
hay rake. Young Alexander had been
using the rake and was unhitchipg
the horses when the accident hap
pened. Either he had forgotten to
release one of the tug lines or it was
caught as the horses were started. At
any rate, one of the horses became
frightened and Alexander was thrown
under the rake.
When the boys father arrived on
the scene he found the lad uncon-
scious, cut and bleeding where the
tines of the rake had passed over him,
particularly his lower limbs. 1t was
thought at first that his jaw was dis
located or fractured. The young man
was soon revived. however, and
brought to Winnemucca for medicSi
attention. DR. Liggett, the attending
physician, stated this morning that
although Alexander's neck and jaw
are swollen to extreme size. he did
not find the jaw broken or dislocated.
He also said the injuries to the boys
head and face are serious. but no bad
results are expected
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
SPECIAL TRAIN TO
. ST. BEING ARRANGED

Nevadans going to see the Pacific
fleet enter the Golden Gate, Septem-
ber /, will have the opportunity of
travelling on a special train arranged
by the Reno Commercial Club and
the railroad administration, If a sufi-
cient number signify their intention
of going to warrant a special train.
The train is to be known as the Gov
ernor's Special. because Governor
Boyle will lead the Nevada delega-
ton and ride on the train.
Secretary Norris of the CONNER
cial Club has received many inquiries
from points throughout the State re-
garding arrangements, and in a let
ter received by him from J. NJ. Full
ton, assistant general freight and pas
senger agent, the plans are outlined
as follows:
In regard to the Governors Spe-
ciaP train that you believe you wish
us to run from Reno to San Fran
cisco on August 80, to leave Reno at
$3.50 am. to arrive at San Francisco,
barring accident or other cause for
detention. SO your people would have
the opportunity of having that Sat-
urday night in San Francisco:
I'VE said to you that we would fur
nish you good train and good serv-
ice. 1t will be your train, you to
furnish the tickets to those desiring
to make use of it. The train, if run,
will consist of one observation car
of the kind that is fitted with tables,
in which the attendant will be pre-
pared to furnish cigars and soft
drinks; one dining car prepared to
furnish breakfast, or down to coffee
and rolls, to the Governors party
after it arrives from Carson. or to
any others; one standard Pullman
car, for space in which the regular
rates will be charged; and such num-
ber of day coaches as are needed to
take care of all, without crowding,
who desire to go. The diner will go
through and will serve lunch.
In making these arrangements 1
promised my people you would fur
nish about $50 passengers at a fare
of $12.42 each. tickets good for re-
turn trip within fifteen days on any
train except the Overland Limited.
which is exclusively through train
and does not carry daylight local
travel between San Francisco and
Chicago. AS we have been granted
this train, which is an unusual con-
cession, it will be necessary for this
Office to be able to give assurance of
about $50 passengers before we can
consistently order the equipment as
sembled at Reno, which action would
require it to be hauled deadhead Oak
land to Sparks, there cleaned, iced,
and put in perfect condition for the
trip.
1T will, therefore, devolve on you
to be sure of the number of passen-
gers you can furnish for the trip. II
you do this by August 20 we will do
our best to see that our Nevada peo-
pie are given trip and service that
will be satisfactory."-[R Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. James Stewart and
family left this morning for Ogden
travelling by auto, and expect to make
their future home there Mr.. Stewart
will enter the hay business.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
BACK FROM FISHING TRIP

E. j. Lupien and son, and w. j.
Bradley and family returned here last
night from hunting and fishing trip
to Greeley. They report sagehen
there are plentiful, but fish in the
Little Humboldt river are scarce.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
PLANES MAY IN FUTURE LAND
SAFELY AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Battle Mountain people are leveline
and equipping tract of land at that
place to be placed at the disposal OF
cross-country fiiers as landing field
The old Battle Mountain race track,
the scene of many thrilling horse
races in earlier days. is to be placed
at the disposal of the aviators. II
was used some time ago by Captain
Smith, who carried films of the Will
d-Dempsey fight from Ogden to
San Francisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
HAM AND BACON SPECIALS

Home-cured bacon, 45c per pound.
A-No. / skinned hams. 43c per pound.
Live chicken on hand at all times,
killed and dressed to order. The lard
sold in this market is guaranteed all
pure and home rendered
Advt. WINNE,MUCCA MARKET
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
NURSERY NEEDS

Summer is trying season for babies
and special care and attention
should be given to the purchase of
things which may be required to con-
tribute to their health and comfort.
The Stephenson Drug Co. carries a
complete line of Baby Foods, Nurs-
ing Bottles, Nipples, Fittings, Brush
es, Powders. Soaps, etc. There's
nothing too good for baby.-CAdvt..
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
NOTICE

All Red Cross workers who have
completed eight hundred hours work
may secure from the local secretary
certificates which, with the payment
of 81, will entitle them to a service
badge. Kindly make application be-
fore September IL Advt. Au12tf.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14
HALE APPOINTED CENSUS
SUPERVISOR FOR NEVADA

News of the appointment of Harold
Hale of Elko as supervisor of the
1920 census for Nevada was received
in Elko yesterday from Washington.
The announcement was not wholly
unexpected, as Hale's friends have
known for some time that he was be-
ing considered for the post, but il
was the subject of much approving
comment on the streets today. Hale
is part owner of the Elko Independ-
ent and of the Lovelock Review
Miner.-[Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14

Coopers Insect Powder means in
stant death to insects. Use it freely.
For sale at Stephenson's.-G -GAdvt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14

Canned Heat. convenient for pick
nickers and home use, for sale at
Stephenson 81 [Advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14

FOUND-Key for vassar lock. Apply
The Silver State office. Au9tf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-14

The silver State for month-4oo
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
BEER MEN ON TRIAL
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witnesses. They steadfastly refused
to give the names of any of their Illi-
nois customers and consistently
claimed that they did not know that
much OF their product was being
taken into Illinois for consumption in
this state. ]. c. Niederprim, an indie
pendent wholesaler, dealing in prod
ucts of the Miller brewery was called
to the stand again and again in an
effort to wiring from him confession
that he knowingly sold beer TO lii
nois customers who intended to sell
the same contrary to the laws of this
state.
Mr.. Niederprim testified that he had
been in the wholesale beer business
since July 9TH this year and finally adj
mitted that large proportion of Mil
Ter High Life beer totalling about one
thousand cases and two hundred bar
rels week went to Illinois trade He
did not admit, however, that he ac
tually knew OF any sales to Illinois
customers nor that he knew OF the
passage of the Prohibition enforce
ment act making the sale OF more
than one-half one one per cent illegal
in Illinois. s
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
September 26, 1919

OF this court, | don't propose to be
lectured by you in your preserf 5sit- !.
uation and environment" Addfess-f
ing Mr.. Orvis. the other lawyer for
the beer smugglcrs, Judge Lands
said: You remember the Webb-Ken-
yon low passed by Congress. In or
der to grant the compliments relief
in this case ! would have to hold the
Webb : Kenyon act unconstitutional.
The action of the court (granting in
junction to restrain Zion City off,
Gals from holding trucks was OBJ
viously induced by holding back facts
which it was the duty of counsel to
give. If you had told Judge Sanborn
that these men were engaged in this
traffic, do you imagine that he would
have granted the injunction?"
At the close of the Monday morning
session Atty Remus made an effort to
have Judge Lands reduce the bond
of one of the truck drivers. The
Judge refused on the ground that the
driver in question could not be trust
ed very far, having been arrested(
twice for hauling illegal beer. Re-
mus exclaimed, why, this lesson is
enough to keep the world at large
away from this kind of trasfic."
The question of whether witnesses
being questioned relative to beer
sales had paid the federal retail liquor
dealers tax came up several times
i'll the course of the trial, to the evil
dent embarrassment OF the men ON
the stand. If the witness declared
that Il. had not paid the tax the mat
ter was called to the attention of the
district attorney, with the hint that
il more than one-half of 1 per cent
beer had been sold the revenue de
partment could prosecute for selling
without paying the tax If, on the
other hand the witness stated that
the tax had been paid it amounted
to an admission that he had been
selling what the revenue department.
defines as Intoxicating liquors. Judge
Lands called attention several times
to the fact that the federal tax is not
federal license, and gives no right
to sell. He corrected the district att
torney when the latter referred to
the tax receipt as government IL
cense.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26

Chicago, was brought into the. case
when one of the Chicago saloon
keepers testified that he had pur-
chased us per cent beer of this con-
Germ since the first of July. The
judge Immediately ordered the Off
Gals of the brewery brought into
court. When Rudolph Lcderer, the
president of the brewery, arrived sew
eral hours later he admitted at once
that his plant had been making and
selling beer of more than one-half OF
per cent strength since August 10,
this year. In answer to the judges
question he stated that a record was
kept of all sales. Thereupon he was
ordered to go with a marshal in an
automobile and bring his books into
court as soon as possible. Upon his
return shortly before adjournment of
court for the day, Mr.. Lederer was
instructed to go over the books with
one of the. lawyers representing the
Attorney Generals oflice,/ and point
out all the sales Of us per cent beer
appearing in the records. Mean
while, under orders from the court,
several kegs of the North American
product had been brought in from
the saloon of the man who had told
of buying stronger than one-half of
| per cent beer from this Chicago
brewery.
On the following day when Ru-
dolph Lederer, president of the North
American brewery, appeared in court
and was called to the stand he re-
fused. upon advice of counsel, to tes-
tify, on the ground that by doing so
he might incriminate himself.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
Many Buy Lager Beer

The brewmaster for the North
American also refused to testify. A
number of saloonkeepers, suisse
quently questioned, stated that they
had purchased beer from this brew
cry. 1t was brought out that $l2 a
barrel was the regular price of near
beer" which contained less than one
half of l per cent, while $40 was the
regular price of real beer" contain
ing up to 2.75 per cent. The books
of the company, which were put in
evidence, showed records of sales
marked N. B. and L. 1t was ex-
planned that the L. signiiied lager
beer which was the higher priced and
stronger kind.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
Another Evasive Witness

Arthur May, Kenosha agent, for the
Blatz brewery also was evasive in his
replies. He told OF the large volume
of business being done by the. Blatz,
Kenosha plant, but would not admit
that beer about the legal Illinois per-
centage was knowingly sold to Hi
nois customers. Later bookkeepers
and clerks at the Kenoslla plant were
placed on the stand but no definite
information relative to Illinois bust
ness was given by them. The COM
pany's books placed in evidence
showed many sales for cash and
threw little light on the identity Of
Illinois purchasers.
The Pabst agent at Kenosha adj
mitted that one-fourth to one-half OF
the business from the Kenosha branch
was Illinois business, but refused to
admit that he knew a single Illinois
customer. He stated that no fcfters
were received from Illinois ordering
beer and that no records were kept Of
customers names. 2. tsfA -
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
He Read the Champion

In this connection Judge Lands
brought out that the witness was a
reader of the Champion of Fair Play
and that week after week this paper
reported on the status of the enforce
ment law i'll the legislature. The wit
ness stuck at his professions even af-
ter the testimony of the Hartman's
and Winslap indicated that they had
purchased two and three quarter beer
from him and that he knew they were
Illinois customers. 1t was immedi-
ately after this testimony that Mr..
Niederprim was held to the. grand
jury for conspiracy to violate. the
Webb Kenyon law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

beer in his place, which he called a
soft drink parlor. Questioned about
having been involved with others in
bringing beer into illinois the Sena-
tor refused to answer. Judge Lam
dis then ordered that the Senator be
held to the grand jury for conspiracy
to violate the law against transport
ing liquor into dry territory and fixed
his bond at $4,000 A little later
when Theodore Forby, city attorney
of Zion City asked to have the men
who were with Carroll subpoenaed the
Senator was again called to the stand,
and asked to tell who was with him
on the trip in question. He refused
to answer. "Sit down." said Judge
Lands, you are Senator of Illinois.
AS state Senator you are intrusted
with power to make laws, rules of
conduct, that the people must obey.
| ask you who was with you, and you
refuse to answer. Very well--the
constitution shields even a Senator"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
Police Chief Called

After the first Chicago salopn-
keeper Indicated by his failure to hn-
swer that illegal beer had been sbld
at his saloon, Judge Lands senS a
telephone message to Chief of Police
Clarity asking him to come to The
courtroom. When it was brough out
in the testimony of one of the saloon
keepers that he had the two and three
fourths per cent brand on tap, Judge
Lands said, "Chief, how can this go
on all the time and patrolmen aot
find out about it?" Chief Clarity .x-
planned that whenever his men cane
near, the stronger beer was put out Of
sight. After he had heard some more
testimony Judge Lands said to he
chief of police, "There will be full
memorandum placed in your hards
telling you of all these activities. I've
deemed it my duty to send for you
because l wanted you to have infor-
nation it was plain you did not havs."
Patrick J. Carroll, state Senator,
was noe of the Chicago saloonkeepsrs
examined on Monday. He dentd
that he was handling 2,75 per cent
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-09-26
First to Confess

After dozens OF witnesses were
held to the grand jury under SIS 200
bonds charged with violating the
Webb-Kenyon law following their re-
fusal to testify on the ground that
their answers might incriminate them,
Henry Hartman admitted that he had
purchas ed us per cent beer at Ken
osha since July LIST. He was the first
witness to confess. Following Henry
Hartman, his son Harold Hartman
was called to the stand and he told
that for four or FIVE weeks he had
made several trips a week to Kenosha
to purchase beer from the Miller
agency, hauling it by motor truck to
his fathers saloon.
Mr.. Neidcrprim, the Miller agent,
was recalled to the stand and con-
fronted with the testimony of the
Hartmans. He still refused to admit
that he had sold Intoxicating beer to
them or that he knew they came from
Illinois.