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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Must Be Patient
Says the Agent

An appeal has been made by Agent
L. d. Edwards of the Caliente express
Office in urging shippers to be patient
and to lend their cooperation in better
ing the express service.
Now that the American Railway
Express Company is operating under
its own management" said Agent Ed
wards, I'VE are gradually returning to
normal conditions and are introducing
a great many changes in methods
which we expect will. within reason
lble time, show results satisfactory to
shippers.
We have already accomplished much
since the time of the merger in 1918,
and the service is generally considered
good. But we do not say it cannot be
improved, and that Is our aim. Yet
we cannot promise immediate improve
ment. owing to the unsettled conditions
that have to be faced during their pc
riod of readjustment With the inn
provement of the railroad service and
with more facilities in cars and ter
minals we believe that we can show
great progress in this direction.
1T is out of the question" said the
Caliente agent. ito consider what some
people call the unscrambling' of the
American Railway Express without
| greatly unsettling the whole express
business and doing more harm thar
good to the shipping public. The pres
ent company is an organization tha
took over the business of the sever
formerly separate companies and con
| solidated their working forces into ;
unified operating agency of 10000
| man"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
LARGE SUM SPENT
ON P|OCHE STREETS

The grading OF the main street in
Phoebe. now being accomplished. will
add greatly to the appearance OF the
city and IL is a work which has long
been needed. The street will be
crowned with the grader. drawn by the
tractor. and given the shape
of street. the drainage being taken
care of by the curii ing on each side
When the grading is finished the street
viii be covered with crushed rock and
that in turn surfaced with the ma
terial from the zinc waste dumps.
which has proven so solid under heavy
use
The cost of the curbing will be paid
by the business men and other public
spirited members of the city. and much
Of the cost of the work on the street
itself will be carried by the residents
Of Phoebe and not out of the county
funds.
William Haufler. who went through
III city soliciting subscriptions for the
'ivic Improvement, reportei that y .tt-
in the period of an hour the citizens
pledged over $500. The nancy can he
left at the Bank Of Pioche.
In addition to this amount the own
ers of the property facing Main street
have been industrious in their efforts
10 help improve the highway.
The heavy rain today caused rusl
IF water through the city. but the
water did no great damage since this
,rcwning of the street had progressed
20 such point that the streams Were
sonlined to their channels along thu
.urb. The rain, of course, delays th'
york and is regretted by all--eNcep
Le stockmen and ranchers. who seen
,ever satisfied and always wishi ig fo
more rains.
The building OF the street gives
so 4 highway from the depot to tn
summit, and the building of this soil,
Dad marks an important po;nt in tn
] lrt of roadbuilding in Lincoln county
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Another Jazz
Next Week End

The members of the Phoebe Jazz Or
chestra, recently organized, who made
their initial bow in Phoebe last Satur-
day night, have decided to give "A SIM
liar affair Saturday night, May 80, at
the Thompson opera house.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the general public by members of the
orchestra to attend this dance, and
those in charge will do everything
possible to make sure that all attend
ants have an excellent time.
Music will start at 9:15 sharp and
will continue until the crowd wearies.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
PUBLIC MUST HELP
SOLVE CAR NEUP

The public service commission Of the
state of Nevada has tssued the follow
ing circular letter relative to the
freight blockade handicapping many
Industries of the state:
Investigation proves that there has
been and Is now a notable falling on
In the eff6fts and accomplishments OF
all concerned covering the expeditions
movement and release OF railroad
equipment and a lowering Of service to
the public compared with prewar
times. Unless these conditions can be
corrected there is sure to be further
severe losses and abnormal increases
In the prices Of necessities Of life. due
to the shortage OF transportation factl-
tiles which will result therefrom.
For the purpose of preventing and
relieving the present shortage Of
| freight car equipment and the unrea-
| sonably slow movement OF trafnc the
public service commission of Nevada
will devote its organization to the as
sistance OF the carriers and shippers
throughout the state.
The shippers are ordered to load cars
to maximum capacity irrespective OF
published tarin minima whenever pos
sible to do SO. having due regard to
safety.
Load and unload cars promptly. fur
nishing necessary billing and switch
ing instructions to agents promptly.
Place written orders for cars with
the agent of the railroad at the point
of shipment. specifying the commod-
ity. date. origin and destination Of
shipment and the kind and number Of
cars wanted.
Avoid as far as possible diversion Of
cars In transit. II diversion II una
voidable give instructions to carrier In
ample time to allow diversion without
delaying equipment. Reduce the min
imum reconsignment privileges. Place
orders SO as to avoio holding trains.
Avoid unnecessary use of cars for
storage. intra- terminal switching or
drayage. 1t Is better for shipper to
} do his own drayage by motor truck and
| release cars for use in handling his and
other shippers long haul business
; which muse be moved by railroad.
: Unload cars promptly and do not use
them for storage. Even II demurrage
is being paid in such cases. demurrage
: charges do not compensate for the de-
. tention of cars or relieve your neigh
> Dor who is waiting for cars to cover
1 his shipments.
Report to the commission for inves-
!. tigation and action all unreasonable
5 failures, delays and discrimination In
o furnishing cars, switching service to
}. and from Industrial and team tracks
: and the movement of traffic from point
:. of origin. to point OF destination. In
: lcluding losses due To unreasonably
d slow movement and delivery Of trafic
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Robbed a Pioneer
of a Neat Roll

Last week the residence of Charles
Rodeen was burglariZed and $500 in
currency stolen. This theft is one of
the cruel blows of life and has aroused
a storm of indignation in Phoebe. A
man may steal from children and be
nothing worse than the image of the
devil But the thing-the black thing
the empty, sneaking thing-who
steals the hard-won savings of an old
man passes beyond description.
The money was kept in the house so
that it would be available in case of
sickness, rather than in the bank,
which he might not be able to reach.
To this error the loss in part is due.
Mr.. Rodeen in his loss has the sympa- :
thy of the entire community.
Don't borrow the Record. Subscribe
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Bazaar Reduces
Debt of Church

The bazaar held Saturday last in
Mrs. Bucks building. located next to
the postofice for the benefit of the
church was a pleasing social success.
with an additional benefit in the result
of a generous financial contribution to
the fund available to pay off the in
debtedness against the edifce.
The net receipts were in the neigh
borhood Of $42O. which will make
most substantial payment on the note.
The bazaar was most successful.
however. in bringing the ladies of Pi-
oche into harmonious and happy
group engaged in the common interest
of making this city a better place in
which to live.
The doors opened at 1870 p. m. for
the sale of home cooked foods donated
by the ladies of Phoebe. and the display
spoke we'll of their abilities in the cul-
mary art. The foods were promptly
sold and hope has been expressed
that other similar sales will be held at
intervals and permit the purchase, by
those less fortunate, of homemade
viands.
During the evening display of
fancy work reminded the guests of a
NiSII " tAc oit uSPoithSh VI SoihS
city store. There were articles deftly
fashioned, of practical utility. Aprons.
towelling. napkins served as a solid
base for the frillier frivolous feminine
fancies. And of more interest to the
children there We're lions and dogs, ell
ephants and tigers on gorgeous cellu-
loid
The popcorn booth was popular and
quickly emptied of it's contents. The
fish pond was well stocked and each
and every angler was rewarded with
some prize.
This was the great attraction for the
young people. who did so hope to see
some fisherman-with the accent heavy
on the last syllable--catch the powder
pug and powder.
The entire affair was happy and tn,
financial return marks the least i'm
portant part. Everyone was per
fectly lovely" sums up In a few simpl
words the gist of the whole gathering
The ladies of Phoebe expressed thei
gratitude to all those who worked 81
faithfully in the worthy cause and ar
encouraged to further effort.
The financial matters are being han
died by one of the prominent and soil
business men of Phoebe and the ac
counts have that attention whic
means so much in success.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
EXCELLENT RECORD
BY virginia LOUISE

The Virginia Louise mine shipped
twenty cars of ore last week. This
chronicles the release of the produce
tion of the mine from serious letters
and reports the gratifying news that
the property can ship total of $50
tons a day under their contract.
The production of the mine could be
increased to much greater degree. as
the limit is not fixed by the size of the
orebodies but by the amount which can
be used by the smelters.
The increased production means
much to this big mine. The heavy
overhead expenses. which must be car
ried by all mines. are borne at the Vir-
ginia Louise, although these are cut by
an efficient management to a mini
mum. The overhead" remains con-
slant. for practical purposes, whether
the production is halved-or doubled.
The opportunity TO ship the additional
tonnage means the certainty of in
creased profits. and now for the first
time in the building of this mining en-
terprise the way seems clear of OBJ
stacles.
One cloud--and a black and threat
ening cloud it is-hangs over all the
mines. and that is the increase of "a
per cent in freight rates which may
result at the hearing at washingto on
May "a. when the railroads will ask
for this increase.
However. it seems fairly assured
that the rate increase will not b,
granted unless the railroads present &
compelling argument to show its neet
and unless the railroads can prov,
benefit. in some degree. the shipper.
The public service commission o
Nevada has the matter in their strons
hands and last Wednesday Chairman
John F. Shaughnessy wired H. L
Prudential asking what effect the 2
per cent increase would have on tn
local mines. 1t is needlss to say tina
the increase would lay the icy hand o
death on some producers. alread
wounded by the decline in the pric
of silver and sick with the decay Il
the efficiency of labor
The Virginia Louise is fortunately 1
a stronger position now. and while tn
increased freight rate would hurt, we
this increase can do no more than re
duce the profits otherwis available fo
the stockholders.
The mine is further strengthened b
the discovery of other bodies of ric
ore, and the last strike of silver in tn
mine is responsible for the pleasin
grade of this weeks shipments. Th
rich ore found In the lower working
Is mixed with the regular production
raising the grade and permitting lars
err profits.
The car shortage is no longer bein
felt and the shippers of the district al
lending their best efforts to expedi
the rapid movement of empty ar
loaded cars. The railroad company
ION the job,a and above both the shil
per and the carrier the public servi'
commission is working hard to CORE
abuses and insure service.
Superintendent l.. G. Gillett of Il
Virginia Louise continues the usu
development and the tonnage expose
in the big mine is daily increased
The work of production is progress
ing as usual and with the new contra
permitting heavier shipments the f
ture of the mine looks bright.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Jazz Orchestra
Showing Good

Last Saturday night the Phoebe
ia -double-z orchestra jazzed even the
jaded and detected into jigs and Jig
glings, and young King Jazz held
swaying sway till dawn. Taken down
in musical shorthand. the captured
music even jingled sweetly through
the linotype as 1t was cast in singing
bars. But to read 1t from the blank
white spaces between the lines where
all such realities are printed, the
music can best be read through the
rose -colored glasses of memory re-
calling last Saturday evening. or some
Saturday evening or some other eve-
ming when on the dancing floor there
was but a single couple-and some 9TH
ers who did not count. When the soft
notes fioated through the happy hall
and lifted the single couple-and the
others who did not count-on the pur-
pie clouds of symphony through which
they flew, together beating the way on
wings of music.
Written thus in music, the descrip-
tion of the dance can only be read
through the rose-colored glasses and
another report Of the dance is: The
Phoebe Jazz Orchestra gave q dance
last Saturday at which they took in
enough money after paying all ex-
penses to almost pay for the music
bought in Los Angeles for the dance.
Another report. probably sent In by
some fapper: The dance was lovely
and the music was lovely and his eyes
are lovely and love to dance.
Another report, probably sent In by
some tired old man on the grim side OF
twenty years: Yep. All right, Amt
it awful.
So, taking all the reports, the dance
was successful and thoroughly enjoyed
Arthur Rea1l. John Hay and Watson 8
Side -Livermore are entitled to thanks
for their generous donation OF the re-
freshments and the members of tn,
orchestra for their whole hearted worl
to make the affair-as 1t was-succe4s
full.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
RUSH FOR ORE IN
CHURCHILL COUNTY

A rush OF prospectors to a new un-
named mining district. on the southern
border line of Churchill county. sixty
FIVE miles southeast of Fallon and for
ty-fve miles northeast of Luning.
New. Is In progress. The center of the
excitement Is the Broken Hills silver
mine. located by Stafford and Arthur.
two prospectors. A shipment of thir-
ty-five tons of ore showing s2s ounces
of silver per ton has just been made
from the property to the Western Ore
Purchasing Company. To date 400
tons shipped to this company from the
property has netted more than $50. .000
or an average for all of the ore thus
far shipped of better than si25 per ton
Within the last fortnight Stratford
and Arthur report that locations have
been made for three square miles sur
rounding the Broken Hills property.
Mining men have poured in from all
directions including Austin. Faiion.
Ely and Reno.
The Broken Hills property has re-
Gently been examined and reported on
by such well-known engineers as
Charles Kaeding. formerly consulting
engineer for Captain DeLamar. now
engineer of the Dome Mines Company
of Porcupine. of the Rochester Silver
Corporation and of the Candelaria Sill
Yer Mining Company; Arthur Perry
Thompson. far-famed consulting geol.
ogist formerly of the Anaconda Cop.
per Company. and Governor Emmet d
Boyle.
Geologist Thompson when inter
viewed said that about 100000 worth
Of ore had been opened up BY Stratfors
and Arthur. working single handed
down to the 1.500-foot point in tn,
mine.
Governor Boyle is quoted over hi
own signature to this effect: II con
slider the Broken Hills property a re
markably promising prospect. l ma.
go further and say that II is the hes
showing l have seen in any new terri
tory in Nevada for many years"
Eugene Grutt said: Il sampled tn
Broken Hills vein at the 15O-foot leve
and obtained an average of $3.50
; ton for a width of eight feet. This l
: in the sulphide zone. The vein is ap
5 proximately fifty feet wide"
, The Broken Hills is not the onl
property in the vicinity which Is re
2 lported to be in high-grade ore. TIL
t Miles claim. adjoining the Broken Hill
. on the northeast. is said to boast of
| strong vein traversing the entire acre
! age. with two exposures of good or
The Thompson property. which adjoir
i the Broken Hills on the south has als
l. uncovered vein of high-grade or
The Costello. to the west. is also r.
j. ported to have a high-grade showin
. To the north a shaft sunk on the Johi
son and Harris group Of claims is sa
i to have already encountered an exteI
!, sion of the Broken Hills vein.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
FOR SALE
Gasoline Hoist

Six horsepower. vertical. Fairbanks
Morse & Co.'S Gasoline Hoist. COM
pletely overhauled and in good run
ming condition.
Price $3.50. Terms may be arranged
by responsible parties who will fur
nish proper security. Address Owner,
care Of the Phoebe Record. or speak to
Tom McCormac.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Metal Quotations
in Eastern Markets

In a telegram from Senator Fittman
70 the Mine Owners Association the
father of the silver act gives .acoa'-
lgement 10 the silver producers and
says that the situation of silver is
fundamentally sound.
Germany is selling silvcr having
nothing else which can be sold without
bitter sacrifice-and the Iuloading of
this metal has weakened .he market
temporarily.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
COOK WANTED---Mining Camp

Best wages In State. Eight man.
Must be thoroughly competent ana
careful Address Record ofhce. Dee :.
by letter, stating oualincAttsna ana
references.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

this morning and spent the forenoon
visiting with friends in Phoebe.
Mrs. A. A Hall of Salt Lake Will re-
turn to her home tomorrow. f,i:cving
two weeks visit with her mother
and sisters In Phoebe.
Joseph Delmue and wife We're well
come guests at the dance last Satur-
day evening. They thus combined a
little pleasure on business trip to
Phoebe.
Miss Eta Francis, retiring instructor
Ia the Phoebe schools. expects to leave
within the next few days Tor Cedar
City. Utah. where she will visit for an
indefinite time.
John Lynch left Wednesday for Salt
Lake. where he will remain indefinite
~. He was contracting at the Black
Metal since September and during his
stay in the district he made many
friends.
]. ID. Van Vleet went to Las Vegas
today to attend a meeting OF the Elks.
This is the first trip the manager of
the Phoebe Pharmacy has enjoyed
since taking up his responsibilities at
! the busy store.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Pitts returned
from Salt Lake during the first part of
the week. Margaret Pitts. who has
been under the care of specialists in
the Utah capital. has now fully recov-
cred her usual rugged health.
| Miss Gladys Pannier. who has been
employed as. instructor in the Phoebe
schools during the last term. will leave
tomorrow for Salt Lake. where she will
remain for a couple of weeks prior is
a trip to Portland and Seattle, where
she plans spending the greater part o.
her vacation.
Attorney Luke ]. McNamee spen
the greater part of this week in Lo.
Angeles where he joined his famil,
and visited with friends. Mr. and Mrs
McNamee stopped over in Las Vega
on the return trip, to be present at th'
Elks program and entertainment be
ing given there.
a slumber party held at the hom
Of Mrs. J. ID. Van Vleet last evening
included the following guests. Misse
Mamie and frankie Jacobaon, Eff
)
a. Hall and Mrs. J. ID. Van Vleet. Tn
, ladies' enjoyed an excellent Inner a
, midnight. following which they re
tireu and engaged in conversation unit
tn, hour of m, when the uatur;
2 craving for sleep overcaue all a,nb
n ,ior and one by one they above
e themselves to drift into slunharian
l. Al report an enjoyable time
u
| surprise party in honor of the ar
q niversary of the birth of Mrs. Victt
. Huson was held at her home last FIR
!, day evening when number of FRIEND
We're awaiting her return from, a ca
in the neighborhood. A pleasant ev,
s ming was spent in dancing and m err.
e making, eliminating with a refr. shir
= luncheon at midnight Those presel
II We're Dr. and Mrs. j. II. Hastings. Mr.
IL A. A. Hall of Salt Lake, Mr. and Nj
" J ID Van Vleet, Misses Mamie Or
% Mamie and frankie jacobson, clad.
e Pannier and E,ffa Francis. Messr
n George Snyder, C. l.. Smith. Al"xsnd
Orr and MIR. and Mrs Victor E,l son
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
cAarle. D,ek... Play "Wednesday Night

"A Tale of Two Cities" will be
shown Wednesday night at the Elec-
trio Movies" The story is one Of the
classics from the pen of Charles Dick
ems, whose abounding humor. COM
bined with fidelity to cruel reality.
made him one of the worlds great now
elists. He was born February I. 1914.
and died June 3. 1870. after writing
sixteen major works The story is
vividly presented in the pictures and
Is educational as well as interesting.
1t Is one of the new pictures.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

ScnoOI closes ltS SUCCESSFUL term
this Friday.
The three-course dinner given by
the seventh and eighth grade cooking
girls last Saturday was great sue
cess. The color scheme was purple
and orange. Two bowls of wild sweet
peas ornamented each end of the
table. The place cards, which were
hand painted by Miss Pannier. re-
ceived much praise. The mothers Of
the girls. the trustees and the teach
ers were invited Those present were
Mesdames Middleton, Evans, Nesbitt,
Richard Roeder. Gibeaut. Miss Thorn
as, Miss Pannier and Miss Francis.
Mrs. Gibeauts small son, Alanson, was
also present. DIR. w. w. Stockham
came but was called away few min
utes later. He was not at the table
long enough to fully appreciate the
good things to eat.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

this morning and spent the forenoon
visiting with friends in Phoebe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

Mrs A. A Hall of Salt Lake Will re-
turn to her home tomorrow. f,i:cvin.,
two weeks visit with her mother
and sisters I'm Phoebe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Activities and Gossip
of the Phoebe Schools

The Donohue children have been de-
tanned at home the last ten days on
account of the illness of their father.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Personal Mention

Adeline Christian returned from the
Las Vegas school this week and will
spend the summer in Phoebe
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Ore Shipments OF
the Phoebe District

Ore shipments from Phoebe for the
week ending May 20 aggregated 1880
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

Ethelyn Nesbitt is at home with the
mumps.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

Blackboard chalk for schools at
the Record ONCE.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

Joseph Delmue and wife We're well
come guests at the dance last Satur-
day evening. They thus combined a
little pleasure on a business trip to
Phoebe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

Draughtsmen's and carpenters pen.
ellis at the Record ofiice.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

Miss Effa Francis. retiring instructor
Ia the Phoebe schools. expects to leave
within the next few days Tor Cedar
City. Utah. where she will visit for an
indefinite time.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

School closes it's successful term
this Friday
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

Don't borrow the Record. Subscribe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21

John Lynch left Wednesday for Salt
Lake. where he will remain indefinite
~. He was contracting at the Black
Metal since September and during his
stay in the district he made many
friends.