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enville and Mrs: Hiram Drum visited at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Nc
Combs on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Tabert Is visiting rela-
tivcs in Moundsville.
Mrs. D. NJ. Garvin will entertain the
sewing circle Of the Allen Grove church
al her home next Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Nesbitt and
family Of Wheeling spent Sunday at
the T. Montgomery home at Mt. Olivet.
Earl Blake Is recovering after a seri-
Gus illness at Morgantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Reilly and Mrs.
c. r. Cloudy visited in GAINESVILLE on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Oma Bonar OF Mt. Olivet is at
the Wesleyan college at Buckhannon
this week.
Mrs. Mary MCGEE Of East Wheeling
is the guest OF Mrs NJ. A. MARBLE Of
Bethlehem
Children's day services will be held
in the Pleasant Hill church on Sunday
Louis Loges of Mozart is quite III.
The Mt. Olivet Ladies' Aid society
will hold an all day meeting in the hall
on Wednesday.
teacher in the Ravenswood high school.
returned home on Sunday for the sum-
mer vacation.
The MI. oiivet Sunday school is PLAN
ming TO hold a picnic at the Campbell,
farm. on Wheeling creek. ON Monday,
July 8.
Miss Mary Morgan Of Wheeling Is the
guest OF her sister Mrs. o. n. Talbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Snedeker OF Edg-
dale were visiting relatives at Mt. Oii-
vet on Sunday.
Chidren's day will be observed in The
Mt Olivet NJ. F.. church on Sunday
evening, June 20.
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the platform at 4:45 o'clock and started
for the coliseum.
Prohibition was not mentioned in the
committee draft. Instead the commit
tee retained the sub plan Of
including a general provision declaring
for enforcing all laws.
II was annouced that there would be
no minority report on any subject al
though there were differences individu-
ally on various planks. and committee
leaders said they expected adoption Of
the entire platform by the convention
with little If any discussion.
The industrial plank OF the sub COM
mittee also was adopted with its en-
dorscment of the Esch-Cummins rail-
road antistrike law. Senator Borah and
others fought this plank vigorously. but
Mr. Borah said he did not believe the
night win be taken to the convention
floor
William Allen white. OF Kansas Of
fered u prohibition plank providing for
the adoption of a resolution advocating
enforcement of the eighteenth amend
ment.
This was not put into the platform.
said the senator because it was ar
gued that the Republican party stood
for the enforcement OF all laws and
that resolution to that effect was not
necessary
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, the summer with her sister. Mrs. R. z.
Cnderhill.
Mrs. c. W. Ellis was shopping In SIS
| tersvilIe. W. Va, Monday.
Miss Josephine Gautschi left Tuesday
LIsle Pool. Of Jolly, O., was busi-
| ness visitor in town Saturday,
Merle Athey and family. Of Salem
Mr. H. Bankensop. OF Moundsville,
w. Va. was q business visitor in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Capt NJ. o. Irwin, Of the steamer
Verne Swaine. was at home for q rev
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Parker went to
Clarksburg. w. Va. Monday. for FEW
days visit at the home Of Mrs. Parkers
sister. Mrs. Ollie Hill. Of that place.
Mr.: and Mrs; Earl Lynch and n son.
aire. o.. after spending a few days here
at the home OF MI and Mrs. Robert
Denbow
Charles Cline. who had a serious at
tack Of appendicitis. was taken to the
Marietta hospital Tuesday morning.
j. c. staIder. of Marietta. O.. was .
business visitor in town Monday ana
Tuesday.
Harold Adamson of Canton. arrived
in town Friday.
Mrs. James Hayes Of Glassport, Pa.
came Saturday evening to visit at the
home Of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. c. A.
Way.
Ralph Little, who Is employed in tho
oil fields at Trail Run. Ohio. spent SUM-
Messrs. George Burbacher. william
Berentz. Harry hcBee. Charles and
Thurman Heddleston are on a two
weeks fishing trip in camp on Little
Muskinsum Creek near Winsett Run. o
Rev c. A. Magee preached at the
Valley church Sunday
Mrs. Anna Cowan of Bellaire. Ohio. 10
guest at the home OF her aunt. Mrs.
Mary Cnger.
W. +. LampinE. Of the Greer & Lang
Hardware company. Wheeling. spent
Sunday at home.
George Walter. who Ia employed at
Marietta. Ohio. spent Sunday at homo
with his family
Mr.. and Mrs. william Laufer and
children Of Bremen. Ohio. are spending
a few days here with relatives.
l.. r. Sharp, editor Of the Enterprise,
attended big meeting Of the Elks at
Clarksburg w. Va. Tuesday.
G. A. Amos. Of the John 8. MAYOR
Dry Goods company. Wheeling. w. Va.
scpent Sunday al home.
Clarence Cisler OF Glass. Ohio. was q
business visitor in town Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. John G4rrison OF Park
elsburg. w. Va. weer in our town over
Sunday.
william Pool. OF GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
WAS a business visitor in town MONDAY:
Mrs. William Loman Of Salem Hall
was shopping in town Monday.
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new MARTINSVILLE

Tho Rev. John Mcconnell and wife,
formerly OF this city. but now Of Min
neapolis. were the guests Of relatives
here this week. Mr.. Cornell was hon
ored with the degree OF Doctor Of Di.
viniIy at w. & J. Commencement last
week.
w. Herbert Con,bes who has been
ma1oring in chemistry at Wesleyan Col
lege liz home for the summer vacation.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Jones. also q student
at Wesleyan. is home.
The marriage Of Mr.. Earl Miller and
Miss Emma Belle Litman, popular
young people, occurred at the parson-
age OF the First NJ 4. church Saturday
afternoon.
GSrby arc attending commencement at
West Virginia Wesleyan college this
week.
Miss Gladys Wilson. who was a sur
gIcal patient in the Wetzel County hos
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,rBi; SHERRARD w:
Children's Day Services.

Children'S Day Services.
A children's day service will be held
in the Allen Grove Presbyterian church
next Sunday at p. m. Careful prepa-
rations are being made by the commit
tee and everyone is invited.
The Bethlehem Union Sunday school
will render childrcn's day program in
the chapel on Sunday evening. June IS.
Quarterly Meeting.
The third quarterly conference 70.
this year on Marshall charge will con-
vene next Saturday afternoon at ,
o'clock in the Mt. Olivet church. DR.. G..
Fred Anderson. the district Superin-
tendcnt. will conduct the business ses-
sion.
On Sunday al ; r. m. the usual COM
munion services will be held and DE-.
Anderson will preach the sermon.
ShsrrArd Briefs.
Miss Mollie SmOCk Of Columbus. Mr..
and Mrs. George II. McCombs of Steub-
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OBITUARY /
ISLAND WOMAN
ISDEAD At 81.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Logan died az
Pie home OF her daughter Mrs. w: A;
Hart. No. 31I South York street. lSiahu
she was 81 years Of age. and had been
n, for two weeks OF ailments incident
The deceased was born in Berryville.
virginia, September IS. 1929. and was
the widow OF w. II. Logan Sne mao
1--we years. ,,,
The daughter. Mrs. Hart. Is the only
surviving near relative.
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Color Line Wiped Out
By Labor Federation

MONTREAL, June 10-The Ameri:
can federation Of Labor In It's annual
convention here today. wiped out me
color line" and warned its affiliated
international unions that Negro, WOLF one-
ers must be given full and equai mem
bership with white men.
The federation's action came at the
end of a stormy session. which nearly
resulted in a race war between dele
gates from the southern states ana inc
negroes and their sympathisers.
Rejecting the resolution OF Its or
sanixation committee, the federation
for tho DIST time in history: Threatened
the actual autonomy OF an affiliated union
Nv requesting the Brotherhood Of Rail
wav Clerks TO give the negro freight
handlers. express and station employees
full membership and eliminate from its
constitution the words whites only.
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LAKE COAL POOL FORMED.

NEW YORK. June 1a---Ohio coal OPP
orators and Lake Erie coal shippers
met here today and formed pool TO
take care OF coal shipments to the up
per lakes in accordance with a request
Nv the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Ill,
We expect formation OF the pool will
expedit6 movement Of cars to and from
tho coal mines and relieve the lake SIT
ation says II. VI. GrigEs, appointed as
arent OF the commission to direct lake
coal NOV ements who presided at the
mating
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Industrial Courts Are
Boosted By Cornwe||
DIspatch to the Intelligencer.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer;.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. June 10
Addressing 1000 farmers from Berkeley.
Morgan and jefferson counties. at an
annual outing near here. to-day. Gov.
John 7, Cornwell declared that indus
trial courts are not an impossibility II
employees do not settle their disputes
anaicably. He insisted that the elements
OF selfishness must be eliminated In
dealings between classes and individuals
and said that many persons are suffer
ing to-day as the result Of activities OF
certain agitators and high salaried at
torneys who are fired by the get rich
quick spirit.
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BELLAIRE VS.. CLARkS

Next SUNDAY afternoon at 5 o'clock
the Bellaire c. A. c. will play their
first game OF the season. when they
lineup with the Clark A. c. OF this CITY
at the Sixteenth street ball park. Bel
laire. Dunfee and Jones will form the
battery for the Bellaire team. while
Cunningham. Walton and johnson VIII
work for the locals.
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the league "signally failed" 10 accom-

the league "siEnally failed" TO accom-
The treaty plank further declared
that the league covenant repudiated to
a degree wholly unnecessary and un-
Justifable' the policies OF Washington
and Monroe
THE unfortunate insistence Of tho
president upon having his own way
without any change" the plank declar-
ed, required senators to vote their own
Judgment or submit 10 the commands
Of a dictator"
The plank also approved the course
OF the senator's acting in opposition 10
the covenant. and pledged the Repuoli-
can administration ito such agreement
with the other nations of the world as
shall meet the full duty OF America to
civilization-without surrenderinE the
right Of the American people to eNer-
else it's Judgment and Its power in FAVOR
Of justice and peace"
last Of the platform and the perorat ion
declared that the Republican party had
abilit yto fulfill our world obi CATIONS
without sacrificing our national honor
The Morning Session
COLISEUM. Chicago. June u
While awaiting the report OF the plat
form committee. the Republican Ma
tional convention held a brief session
this morning. and then; much 70 me dIs-
cess until four o'clock this afternoon
When the convention assembled the
platform committee was engaged IN the
struggle over the plan on the peace
might be lost. There was considera-
tioh OF plans to go ahead with noml-
mating speeches while awaiting me
platform report. but there was ooJcctlon
10 that and il was abandoned.
While the convention managers were
.ish ,AaN N
down town that the platform sub-com-
mittee had agreed on a report and
few minutes later Senator McCormick
OF Illinois. ono of the sub-committee
platform and announced that an unan-
imous agreement had been reached oy
the subcommittee.
The Venerable Cardinal Gibbons
gowned in his flowing red robe ana MS
gray head crowned with his red cap
made a striking figure as he stood under
the snow white sounding board he
looked over the audience az he delivered
his PRAYER and closed with the Loro B
prayer as did the Episcopal clergyman
who led the convention in prayer yes
terday
Immediately at the conclusion or the
PRAYER Senator Mccormick. Of the sub
committee on resolutions took the plat-
form and reported that the committee
had agreed on platform that ,,I Won,a
which nromHed union OF the party and
victory IN November.
Mr. Need mtck presented n resolu.
tion for rSc,ss until four o'clock but
there was a chorus Of ayes and noes
and Chairman Lodge was compelled l"
call for a standing vote on which ne
de"id ID that the ma jority wanted the
recess
Eleven o'clock the opening hour,
rolled by and the convention was not
called t order. Delegates were arrir.
ing rapidly and the big hall was full OF
taik about the agreement on the plat
form Apparently there was t" be no
hurry in beginning the session now th';t
a report from the platform committee
was in sight.
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FUNERAL Services saturday.

Funeral services for Wlcklift Bodiey
who died yesterday morning at t:!S
o'clock at his late home. No. 2leS E.ott
.trset following a short Illness. Will De
held Saturday At $3.50 o'clock. DR.; clar-
.nce e. Allen. pastor Of the Fourth
street NJ. 4. church. will have charge OF
the services. Interment will be made IN
Greenwood cemetery. The deceased was
. well known resident OF this city and
spent his entire life in Wheeling. he
WAS a brick layer.
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o,,v m. ni.a.ntjnr vote.

CHICAGO. Juno l0.-Thc Treaty pIanK
was adopted by the resolutions commit
tee with only one vote against II,
Tho vote against adoption OF the
treaty plank was cast by Z. J. Gross.
membtr from Wisconsin. The treaty
discussion In the committee took only
hu9. an hour Senator Borah, II was
said. made the most extensive and Wig
orous address for adoption OF the SUD-
committee plank.
The committee completed the work on
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new MATAMORAS

Mrs Rachel Wilson and son, Law
renee left Wednesday for Eldorado,
Kansas. where they will visit for sew
cral weeks with her daughter. Mrs.
David Mills.
Capt. c. w. Grimes. of Salem Hall,
O.. was a business visitor in town Mon
day.
for Barberton. o.. where she will spend
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NEW YORK, June l0.-George Z
Adams, motoruan OF a northoound Lex
inxton avenue subway express. was
killed and eight persons were injured
today wheE the express crashed into
another Bronz train standing at the
Freeman street station OF the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit company, which
last Monday began celebration OF no
accident week"
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nocrHSrHH NAM CHonN.

DETROIT. Mich. june 10.-Joseph
N. Quigley Of Rochester. n. Y. was
reelected president OF the international
association chiefs Of police at the clos
ing session Of the Organizations con-
vention here today. st. Louis Sas
chosen for next years convention.
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r1nA1ao ORDERED

WASHINGTON, June 10.-An emoar-
90 on the supply Of cars for movement
Of bituminous coal in carload lots IL
any Lake Eric ports for transshipment
by water except on a permit was or
dared today by the interstate commerce
commission, effective June -.
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sra1nr CAR ON Rn1

Last evening about 1880 O'Clock tne
lubricatinE box OF car No. 758 Of the
Panhandle Division caught on FIRE near
Seventeenth street, Warwood. The car
crews attention was attracted by sew
sral pedestrians, and the fire was eS.
tinguished with the chemicals carried
on the cars. No damage resulted.
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ROOTS PLANK !: !
Continued from Page one

schedule 1T was agreed to convene at
a m. and to hurry through the nomina"
ton speeches. and remain in continuous
session until q candidate Is nominated.
Of the campaign managers. and 1t suit
ed the delegates because they are worn
out and anxious for the big show 10
end.
day. Meeting first at II a. m. II
quickly adjourned when word was
brought that the work Of the resolu-
tions committee still was uncompleted.
The second session began at p. m. and
songs, speeches and cheering before
Senator Watson brought in the plat
form.
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Yatforu Adopted.

COLISEUM. Chicago. juno 1s.-The
Republican platform was nnally
brought before the convention here soon
after 6 o'clock tonight, and quickly
committee and subcommittee, and
long periods Of waiting on the part OF
the impatient delegates. II was present
ed by Senator Watson OF Indiana, chair
man OF the resolutions committee.
The treaty plank put the Republicans
on record for agreement among the ma
tions to preserve the peace Of the
world" and declared the covenant for
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pHII,ADEI1PNIA, June l0.-Arthur E.
Sewbold, a member OF the firm OF
0rexei 4 Company. and OF ]. p. Morgan
( Company. dropped dead to-day IN ms
officc. He had just finished his lunch
ION. He was 81 years OF age.
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WV II Ws!tsf

Abraham Washington Jackson seAs'
drafted from Alabama. was 0oin4g
through his initiation in the care: ~;
horses. The stable sergeant drdlpoA!
around to see that all his instfuoioe1
had been obeyed: 60
Well" he demandsd. nav 49,,
"Yaas, sub"
Have you cleaned out their hoHfaE
NO, sub, KANT do that for me
Wit. They've been standin' aroun4 q
len, all day, and Ise been waitin' an rs
time for 'em to lay down."-Amsttn4n
Legion Journal
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Over
Newark
Shoe
Store

pital he, so far recovered - to rtu
The annual memorial sermon of.al
Independent Order Of Odd FelloWNSN
delivered by Rev. B: NJ: Keith II
Johns N. z. church. South. sl
Netrei Lodge No. 80 A. r. 4 ~ ~
had special Masters work Friday 49,
ing, after which Q banquet was DglyoA
The Order Of Forresters tnstieu14
deity and Arnsbarger OF Clafh1fk
s. Bruce Hail, president Of the n1ay
Of Education, attended commenc4k
at Yale College. where his son sxA1ee1
A'S The sni mssrisse Of Mr.. H.zry. 1s
and Miss Minnie 6nodgrass VIII a
place Wednesday noon at the ho9A
the bride at PricetoWn. rev.
Beas win rs. 9o1 the ses' &fss ,.r. sis
ors in wheeling Sunday and Ao-1AE
DR.. Jones addressed his old conOeeNe.
ton at Chapline street ana Doth 49,
the guests Of Mrs. n. c. Carnahan.4
5ShG VI I.. ttsg $780, se a. at The
IS, having lived in this section -: -
Life. He was buried By the 4ageAte
fraternity Sunday afternoon. Ue
men twas made In Clark Semetsry
burgh. were the guest Of NJ. dt7:Wss
Null during the past week. ..sss1ss
A meeting Of the Magnolia 49,
Sunday School worker1 II e11ls4 Sees
next Saturday morning IN The .l1
Methodist church at 1880. 800
Miss Anna BauSch who has 6oot ~
toring in tho homo Of Dr.. Clovl 81
Terra Alta for the past few \
has returned homo for the sumn
Prof. B. n. snodErasA prtnc1pA 81.
the Ceredo HiKh School. ID now at -
having completed . most suoo3
term Of school
Prof. Philip BlumberS has
VIII be teacher Of mathematics tAfeS
Charleston high school next year. ~
The address Of DR.. c. II. Robinean
WheelinE, before the graduating 49,
Of Magnolia, - said to be tho best level
delivered on a like occasion In this N1eyS
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-31
Stockmen Decide
Rules for Ranges

Stockm.n using the Humboldt forest
to pasture cattle have reached an
agreement with the United States for
est reserve Office at Ogden regarding
the rules applicable to grazing stock
in that reserve. Tie federal officers
met at Elk with representative stock
men and discussed the proposed agree
ment. Vernon Metca1f. secretary OF
the Nevada Livestock Association, re-
turned to Reno Thursday from the
meeting. says the Gazette.
MIR. Metcalf said the goyernemnt had
withdrawn It's proposal to reduce the
number of cattle grazing in the re-
serve on condition that the stockmen
agreed to shorten the grazing season.
The reserve season Will be shortened
fifteen days for sheep. the droves not
being permitted in until after July /,
the former date being June Is.
The season for grazing cattle hai
been shortened by from fifteen 10
thirty days. depending upon the loca-
ton Of the range used.
This plan was decided upon to give
the vegetation III the reserve 4 better
chance To mature In the spring before
being tranpled by stock.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-31
Developing Plan
to Reinstate Wool

Word has been received Ia Reno By
the Nevada Livestock Association that
the Montana wool growers have re.
Gently organized. As they express IL.
ito plan rescuing the busiress from
the hands of manufacturers. jobbers
and spectators, says the Journal
IL Is purposed to contract with indie
pendent mills for the manufacture OF
all virgin WOODEN cloth and perhaps
blankets n sell them direct TO the
The principal idea In this Is
"a show the people that there has been
an enormous toll taken from the trade
by the several mIddlemen n jobbers
and also TO show the difference be-
tween an ail-yirgin WOODEN cloth and
one made from the large percentage az
shoddy. The officers of the National
Wool Growers Association find that
such contracts can be made. IL Is also
thought that a market Organization can
be developed. The national associa-
tion has assured their hearty support
in this work. The idea Is given pub
iicity By Professor &. n. Arnett of the
agricultural department of the unlvsr-
sity of Montana
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-31
PAYNE AND 1AllllN
AFFIRM REGULATIONS

clay Tallman. commissioner Of the
general land office. and John Barton
Payne. secretary of the interior. have
denied the request or application OF
state Engineer Scrueham for more lib
erai aud elastic regalat ions governing
the water pfospeetors' lay passed by
congress and approved October %. 1919,
says the Carson City News.
In his communications To the au-
thorities III Washington the state en-
gineer pointed out the great xpens
| necessary to be incurred by each per-
son attempting TO develop an under
ground supply of water for reclama-
ticn purposes. II was requested that
tho department permit the pooling by
entrymen of the expense of sinking
wells. one suggestion. by way of ex-
ample. was that four applicants who
have secured the two-year right 10
prospect fer underground water on q
tract If moi greater extent than 1850
acres each could shara the expense of
drilling a well. In case water was
found each would be entitied 20 "A share
of it for use OH tn land covered by
his Individual entry.
Following out such a plan a suf-
neient supply Of water might be touno
on one claim to supply the needs of al
tour n securing patents 10 one-fourth
OF Tie land embraced in each entry.
One large central puuaping plant could
be maintained far more conomicall
than four smaller outfits. Under a
pooling plan. tco "a man would not
necessarily be out his entire capital
by the drilling of a single well on his
land. lie would still have a chance
of dement's to be derived from finding
water on an adjoining tract
Messrs. Talinian and Payne. however,
take the stand that the wording of the
law preciudes them from so modifying
the regulations as to permit entrymen
To secure title to lands watered froMi
a community well. rnder their ruling
"A prospeetor must develop undcr-
ground water on the LAND to which he
secures title. and IL would avail him
naught should a great abundance OF
water be developed In q well on ad-
Joining land, even IL he did contribute
to the expense OF sinking such well.
Capitol oil Syndicate Permit Granted
The Capitol OIL Syndicate. OF which
the officers and main stockholders are
Carson City nier. has been granted a
permit to prospect for oil on its hold
ings in the Failon field. according TO
Washington advices. This means that
other claims or applications for the
same ground have been rejected. Civ
Ing the capitoi people the exclusive
right to prospect for oil and making
their land valuable in case oil In COM
mereial quantities Is struck anywhere
In the district. II Is understood that
word was wired to Carson City as soon
as the permit was granted at washing
ton. hence 1t will be several days be-
fore ofheial advices and documents
react the local land office.