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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-07


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new corn-cracking machine a few
days ago. The coal, partially de-
stroyed, was worth $2503.
Hoskins will erect a coal house on
the same site as soon as he can and
says he will continue to supply GUS
toners with materials he handled be-
fore the fire. He has lease on part
of the Southern Pacific freight shed
and will carry on business there. He
doesn't think the warehouse will he
rebuilt.
Hoskins said the firemen did ali
that men could do to stop the fire and
he realized nothing could save his
property.
JOHNSON 4 BECKER
Johnson & Becker will continue
business as usual, again repairing the
cellars for their bottling plant. Their
horses in the barn, wagons and motor
truck were saved from the fire. John
son said: "The bottling plant will
be rebuilt. but when l don't know.
Wen have to get our wind first. One
more fire and we'll be all through"
THOSE INJURED
Heroic efforts on the part of fire.
men and others saved the Shone
House. Heat from the fire was un-
bearable across the street and how
human beings could endure 1t behind
the Shone House is one OF the fire
features generally remarked as being
wonderful. Three men were holding
the hose nozzel there and if they had
desisted for a moment, they say. the
Shone House would surely have
burned. They were James Minor
Sr., Erman Ruckteschler and John
Boys. All exposed portions of their
bodies were scorched. particularly
their faces. OF the three Minor was
probably most severly burned.
Lated two firemen were knocked
senseless by an electric wire while
working at the warehouse. They were
C. J. Travers and Jess Beatty. Slight
burns resulted where the wire struck
them and a physician was required to
revive and care for them. These, to-
gether with two workmen nearly cleo
trocuted this afternoon. bring the cas-
ualty list total to seven injured
WOMEN IN PANIC
Women relatives of fire fighters
were worried when men commenced
to come out with slight burns and
cuts. Two men, one of whom was
Deputy County Clerk Wright. were in
side the II Trovatore hotel building
when the roof burst into mass of
flames. and great was excitement un-
til they emerged. unhurt. amid cries
from hundred throats. Another fire.
man stepped on a spike and sustained
ripped foot These incidents in
creased the women's fears and If con-
versations overheard are criterions
several men received instructions be-
fore retiring to "let the whole town
burn before you risk your life again.
At that the ladies worked hard help
ing to move furniture and clothing
from the stricken district.
HEAT INTENSE FOR BLOCK
The Southern Pacific freight sheds
and Haviland's garage seemed serious
ly threatened for a time. as well AS
all of the houses facing West Sixth
street from Bridge to Melarkey. Gar
den hose and buckets were used to
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-07
TOWN APPEARED ON FIRE

From the Harmony mine in the
mountains east of town came Man
ager George B. Williams. with his
wife and several others, driving the
mine truck. They reported that it
looked, from the hills, as il "the
whole town was afire."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-07

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cool of the exteriors and probably
prevented the fire from spreading fur
ther. The heat at all of these points
was nearly unbearable. Trees and
flowers in the vicinity were wilted or
burned.
POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED
An argument came up between Fire
Chief Gillian and Chief of Police
Moore, soon after the fire was under
control. From accounts told the
trouble arose as sort of a jurisdic-
tional matter, Moore wanting the fire
fighting conducted in one manner and
Gillian In another. Gillian says
Moore struck at him three times with
a spanner wrench. hitting him on the
neck and head. His iron helmet pro-
tected his head, he says, or conse-
quences might have been more serious.
Gillian later appeared before Justice
of the Peace Richie and swore to a
charge of assault and battery. Sheriff
Springer placed Moore under arrest.
but he was afterwards released. Pre-
liminary hearing of the case is set for
2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. A
justice of the peace from Golconda or
Paradise Valley will hear the trial, as
Ritchie was a witness to the affray.
HOUSING PROBLEM SERIOUS
Destroying of the two hotels last
night leaves Winnemucca worse off
than ever for hostelries to accommo-
date travellers. Since the Ell Dorado
hotes burned. little more than year
ago. securing of sleeping quarters has
at times been hard.
Ell DORADO REBUILDING
The fact of the hotels burning again
brought up the possibilities for re-
building the Ell Dorado hotel. Twen-
ty-five bids were opened today by the
county commissioners for rebuilding
of the courthouse, also destroyed by
fire year ago. The fact that so many
bids were received proved contractors
will bid on the rebuilding of the El
Dorado. When First National Bank
officials were asked about this phase
they said the necessary money is
available and all that is holding up
advertising for bids for the Ell Dorado
building is that the architect has not
yet completed specifications.
WATER PRESSURE GOOD
Fire Chief Gillian said today that
the water pressure last night was bet
ter than was available during former
fires. Water company officials stated
both pumps were started when the
alarm was turned in and developed
120 pounds pressure at the pumping
plant soon after.
PARK SCHEME FAVORED
Someone remarked during the fire
that the City Council and advocates
of city park. suitable location for
which has been question, will now
have an opportunity to secure the best
possible site in the burned area. Said
one prominent man: There is moth
ing left now to make the ground par
ticularly valuable, so why shouldn't Il
be used for a park?" At first the idea
was treated as joke, but today every
person talked to thought the park plan
excellent. Several advanced their rea
sons for thinking the scheme a goo,
one and all mentioned that "it would
make far better impression from the
trains"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-07
ORIGIN OF FIRE

1t was said last night that three
small children had been seen running
from the Lafayette Hotel barn just
before the fire was discovered. This
fact was hardly verified during the
evening. but today's Developments
probably will shed more light on the
matter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-07
C0NFL LAGRAT|ON CREATES
PICTURE OF DES0LAT|ON

the Busch House on Railroad street.
and charred tree trunks. Fire smol-
dered over all. This Is the fourth time
within year and a half, or so, that
Shone House inmates have packed up
because of threatening fires. And
verify no threat of destruction can
ever be more acute than was that of
last night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10

ROME LABOR
HEADS PROCLAIM
GENERAL STRIKE
Ordered as a Sign of Protest
Against Police and Military
Interference.

Rome, July 9.-The chamber of
labor has proclaimed general
strike as from midnight Tuesday,
as sign of protest against the po-
lice and military measures adopted
by the government to prevent fur
ther disorders.
The entire police garrison is held
in readiness and strong contingents
of troops occupy principal points
in the city the government build
ings and the banks, while armored
cars and machine gun crews patrol
the different quarters. The cham
Der of labor maintains that these
measures were adopted to prevent
the lowering of the price of neces-
saries as demanded by the people.
The proclamation of a general
strike comedies with the reopening
of parliament Wednesday after
noon.
During the morning mobs at
tackled several shops, because the
shopkeepers refused to sell at low
prices, otherwise there were no seri-
Gus complications.
The food shops were crammed
with people buying provisions in
the fear of being caught with scanty
supplies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
Condemned Slayer
Granted Reprieve
y Until September 19

Lincoln, July 9.-(Special Tele-
graph. .)-Governor McKelvie has
postponed the execution of A. B..
Cole, convicted of the murder of
Mrs. Lulu Vogt, in Howard county,
until September 10. This extension
was necessary pending the, decision
of the supreme court on the appli-
cation of Allen V. Grammer for a
new trial, as it is alleged that Gram
mer hired Cole to commit the deed
and Coles estimony might be need
ed at the trial, if one is granted.
This is the third time Coles
execution has been postponed be-
cause of the possibility Of his evi-
dence being needed in the trial of
Grammer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
Mrs. Clara Quimby
New Head Of Girls
Industrial School

Lincoln, July 9-(Special Tele-
gram. Mrs. Clara Quimby, for
two years superintendent of Clifton
Hughes training school of Colorado,
has been appointed superintendent
of the girls industrial school at
Geneva by the state board of con-
trail to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of the present SUI
perintendent.
Mrs. Quimby is the widow of a
physician and is a trained nurse.
She has had experience in similar
institutions in Massachusetts, and
Vermont.
She will take charge about July
Is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
COMPERS WOULD
BAR IMMIGRANT
FOR four YEARS
Opposition Based on Desire to
Checkmate Trusts Which,
He Says, Bring Them in
Under Contract.

New York, July, 9.-Opposition
of the American Federation of La
Dor to unrestricted immigration
during the next four years is based
largely on a desire to checkmate
"a combinations of corporations,
trusts and shipping companies" to
bring immigrants to the United
States under contracts which made
them virtually Slaves ITO these
trusts" Samuel Gompers. president
of the federation, declared in an ad-
dress before the Pan-american Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
Discussing the alleged "combina-
tion." Mr.. Gompers said: a
"The contracts which these in
dustrial trusts and corporations had
with those people were of such a
character that the people were for
years. slaves to these trusts. Per-
sons who observed vessels coming
into this country could see the i'm
migrants, each with nothing more
than little box, herded into trains
and taken to factories. stock yards,
steel plants and other industrial es-
tablishments.
Didn't Want Americans.
ITO such pass did the situa-
tion come that the trust magnates
would advertise in American news
papers and papers of other coun-
tries that they wanted men, but did
not want American workers"
Mr.. Gompers asserted that the
federation had been trying for years
to organize workers in the packing
and iron and steel industries, but
had met with but little success be-
cause these men had been kept in
bondage and have been allowed only
their own language newspapers,
which taught them they should hate
the American labor movement and
not join it."
Mr.. Gompers added that a period
OF non-immigration would material
ly aid Americas campaign to Amer
icanize all her inhabitants.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
BIC D|R|C|BLE.
SETS SAIL FOR.
COAST.
One Thousand American Bal
loon Men Held BIimp in
Leash Until Time of
Departure.

Mineola, NJ Y, July 9.-The Brit
ish dirigib1e R-34 left Roosevelt
field shortly before midnight on her
return cruise to East Fortune, Scot
land.
The great ship held in leash by
1000 American balloon men, was
released at HISS o'clock and foated
leisurely up to a height of 200 feet
with her motors silent. The motors
then began to whirr and the craft,
nosing upward, headed for New
York. Z
Three great searchlights playing
on the ship made her clearly dis
cernible to the thousands who had
gathered to bid her bon voyage.
With three engines-port, star
board and -forward-running, and
two others in reserve, the R-34 glid-
ed off toward the south, then swing
ing in a westerly course, bringing
her nose in the direction of New
York. ,,
Three Minutes to Rise.
1t took the R-34 about three
minutes to rise to the height at
which she began cruising. At 1l:59
she was about 500 feet up, barely
discrenible' and with no lights visi.
bic, was skimming along at speed
of about IS to 40 miles an hour.
Brig. Gen. Lionel Charlton,
British aviation attache in the
United States, said the ship would
employ only the three engines.
Major Scott leaning out of the
port window forward, cried Cast
off"
In a statement to the Associated
Press Major G. H. Scott, comman-
der of the dirigible, declared:
II am going to follow the line Of
the southern steamship course, pass
ing over New York before starting
overseas. If the present weather
conditions continue l expect to
make the> homeward trip in 70
hours" -.- ....--
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
JOHN D. PICNICS ON
PLENTY OF BUTTERMILK.

Tarytown, N. Y, July 9, (By Uni
vcrsal Service)--John D. Rockefeller
observed his S0th birthday Tuesday
by starting with his brother, William
Rockefeller, on motor trip to Seal
Harbor, Maine. The aged fnancier
decided to take no chances of what
he might find to eat along the route,
for the first day at least, so he had
a picnic luncheon prepared, consist
ing largely of buttermilk.
Mr.. Rockefeller hasito be very
careful what he eats in public
places" said one of his men. HE
took along a picnic luncheon to pro-
vide against having his digestion up
set. Buttermilk is his favorite drink. !"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
MOTHER DISCREDITS
HARRY NEWS CONFESSION.

Los Angeles, July o.-Firm belief
that her son, Harry S. New, is not
guilty of the murder of Miss Frieda
Lesser, his fiancee, in Topango
canyon last Friday night was ex-
pressed by Mrs. Lulu Burger upon
her arrival from Indianapolis. Mrs.
Burger was said to be upon the
verge Of nervous collapse and upon
advice of her physician did not visit
her son in the city jail but COM
municated with him through his at
torney. @
Mrs. Burger asked me to convey
to her son her belief in his inno-
cenee and to assure him that
nothing would be left undone to
aid him in his defense" the attor-
ney said. He declined to say if
Senator Harry S. New of Indiana,
whom the accused man claims as
his father. will come to his as
sistance.
Temporary insanity will be News
defense, according to his counsel.
The theory that Miss Lesser COM
mitted suicide as the only way out
of her dilemma may also be intro
duced by the defense, the attorney
admitted.
Il am convinced that New does
not know what happened from the
moment Miss Lesser told him she
wouldn't marry him until he dis
covered her dead body in the rear
Of the machine. News confession
that he killed his fancee may we'll
have grown from his discovery of
himself beside her,. the attorney
said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
City Swelters During
Hottest Day Of Year;
thermometer at lOl

Omaha's 1919 heat record was
broken yesterday, when the mer-
curry rose to the 101 mark shortly
before S o'clock. No heat prostra-
tions were recorded at Central sta
ton. Notwithstanding Old Sors su-
prcme effort to burn things up.
The thermometer registered yes
terday q degrees more than it did a
year ago yesterday, while the mean
temperature yesterday. 80 degrees,
was just II degrees more than it
was July 9, 1918.
Children swarmcd to the public
swimming. pools all day long and,
althoughF-a storm thrsatelied early
last evening, hundreds 81 bathers
focked to the lakes and pools for
plunge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
Bitter Critics of League Of Ma
tions Ready to Question VIII
son if He Appears Before
Foreign Relations Committee.
WILL TELL SENATORS
OF PEACE PACT TODAY
Expected ALSO to Give Rea-
sons Why He Feels U. S.
Should Endorse Covenant
Made With Other Countries.

Washington, July 9.-President
Wilson will present the peace treaty
and the league of nations covenant
to the senate Thursday.
The president will deliver a
lengthy address in which he is ex-
pected to outline the details of the
negotiations recently concluded in
Paris and tell why he feels that the
United States should endorse the
league of nations covenant. His ad-
dress promises to mark the opening
of one of the bitterest fights ever
waged in the senate over ratifica-
ton of treaty.
1t was announced at the White
House that the president would
place himself unreservedly at the
disposal of the senate in its con-
sidcration of the treaty. He was
represented as being "anxious and
eager" to appear before any conf
mittee of the senate or of the house
or both, in open or executive ses-
sion, to answer any questions that
members might desire to ask with
regard to the treaty and the league
covenant.
May Question Delegates.
While members of the senate
foreign relations committee declined
ia predict whether the president
woaid Be invited before the COM
mittee, there was a general feeling
that should he make known directly
desire to appear, he would be
given the opportunity. The usual
procedure would be for the COM
mittee to ask for the diplomatic
correspondence leading up to the
treaty and since most of the Yer
sailles negotiations were conducted
orally, some senators believed the
alternate course will be to question
the principal delegates.
Opposing this view, however, is
the feeling of some committee
members that it would be too wide
departure from precedent to in
vite a president before, any COM
mittee Of congress. 1t has been
pointed out that the chief executive
constitutes in himself a coordinate
branch of the government, and as
such never has dealt directly with
such subordinate body as senate
committee.
Session Likely Open.
Should the president 60 before
the committee, there are indications
the sessions will be open. Some
members are known to- be deter
minedly opposed to any secrecy in
senate consideration of the treaty,
and in this stand they expect the
cooperation of the president and
his supporters on the committee.
The effect may be to throw into the
open the entire committee consid-
Grafton of the treaty as we'll as the
debate in the senate chamber. 1t
is considered more than likely,
however, that at least some of the
committee discussions will be in ex-
ecutive session.
A vigorous questioning undoubt-
edly will await the president should
he appear before the committee.
Among the members are some of
the most bitter critics of the league
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
SPIRIT OF MUNCHAUSEN
LIVES IN TWO AVIATORS,

Washington, July 9, (By Universal
Service. )--Munchausen is dead but
the spirit of the precocious prevari-
Gator still lives. 1t is to be found at
times even in the stilted and dry
Official reports of the War depart
nent.1 X
Such an instance occurred when
report was received at the de-
rartment of flight made by Lieut..
r. G. w. ,Blessley, June IS, over the
isthmus Of Panama, in which he ran
into a heavy rainstorm and was
forced to descend.
III describing the storm. Lieuten-
ant Blessley reported that if he had
been in seapfane instead of an
airplane he would have made a
landing right there in the clouds and
waited until it had passed over"
Captain Boland, who also made
tire trip, goes Lieutenant Bleessley
one better in his report. In writing
OF the forced descent through the
rain, he repored that I'VE did not
know half the time whether we were
still in the air or driving through.
Gatun lake" f''ef
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
. R I E F
= R IG H T
)R EEZ Y
BITS OF NEWS
"GOTT STRAFE WILSON,"
GERMAN PASTOR SAYS.

Coblenz. July 9.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. additional intelli-
gence officers have been assigned
to duty in Coblenz owing to the ap-
pearance in the last few days of
small "stickers" bearing the words:
"Gott Strafe Wilson" These were
posted OH the walls of several pub
lie buildings. The wording was
printed in colored crayon, the first
two words in blue, Wilson" in red.
Handwriting experts said the
printing appeared to have been done
by some one familiar with the
English language. The intelligence
operatives are endeavoring to ascer-
tain where the paper and crayon
were bought.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
Kansas Harvest Hands to
HeIp Nebraska FaremrS

Lincoln, July 9.-Within 48 hours
Nebraska wheat farmers, who have
been pleading for help to harvest
the grain, may expect relief, accord
ing to J. S. Schofeld of Kansas
City, representative of the United
States employment bureau, who ar
rived in Lincoln today. Several
thousand harvesters will be liberat-
ed from the Kansas wheat fields
within a day or two, Mr.. Schoheld
said, and most of them will be sent
over the Nebraska line. From Ne
braska they will be sent northward.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
John W. Davis to Represent
u. S. on LEAGUE Court

Washington, July. o-John w.
Davis. american ambassador a-to
Great Britain, is understood to have
been selected as the American rep
rceentative on the permanent court
of international justice which is to
be formulated by the council, Of the
league Of nations
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
Says Roosevelt Would Have
FOUGHT Leaque of Nations

Boston, July 9.-Theodore Roose-
velt would oppose ratification of the
league of nations pact were he alive,
Senator, Hiram w. Johnson of Cal
ifornia said today at luncheon Of
the Roosevelt club of Massachu-
setts.
Stating that he had followed COL
onel Roosevelt in every fight that
he had made since 1910 and that he
knew the late president as few men
knew him, Senator Johnson said:
Il believe if he were here that he
would be the one man who would
defeat it (the league)."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-10
Seven Killed, Others Hurt,
When Rains Cause WaShoutS

Dubuque, Ia, July 9-Seven per-
sons were killed and a number Of
others seriously injured as result
Of two inches of rain falling in Du-
buque county. Five were killed
when a pavilion at Union park was
undermined by the heavy rain and
fell. Six bridges were washed out
in Dubuque county, crops were
ruined and trains were delayed by
washed-out tracks,