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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
Reuiual of Mining at Hamilton, Recalls
Early History of the White Pine News

having made small fortune as the
result of running the only newspaper
in White Pine county.
Elliott had charge of the paper
about four years and then concluded
a deal for the sale of his interest to
E. II. Decker, graduate of the
University of Michigan, who was
making his first plunge into newB>
paper work. Ill health caused Deck
er to abandon journalism and he
turned the business over to a syndi-
cate OF Ely business men. A new
era of prosperity was dawning on the
county about this time and the News
plant was equipped with new machin-
cry. The old Washington hand press
was discarded and a new cylinder
press installed, and the paper in.
creased from five to seven columns.
Rev. George +. Flummer. J. M
Lynch. W. J. Stewart and John ID.
Crosette edited the News for pc
riod of four years.
Former Governor ID. 8. Dicker-
son and Charles A. Walker bought
the White Pine News in 1904, the
latter severing his connection with
the paper about a year later. At the
inception of the boom in the Ely dis
trict the News was issued twice {.
week. Houlder Huggins, of New
York, who formerly had charge OF
the commissary for the government
at Ellis Island, bought the paper
from Dickerson for cash consid-
Grafton of $1,000. The News enjoy
ed the distinction of being the first
daily newspaper In Ely. the first is
sue appearing in December, 1906.
The News furnished it's readers with
a complete Associated press service,
and boasted Of working force that
would do credit to a metropolitan
daily.
East Ely has been the home OF the
paper since 1907. 1t was published
under the direction of A. Vatican as
editor until July. 1910, when the
daily was suspended. at which time
the News was leased to the Invest
ment News Bureau. controlled by c..
s. Grain and S. c.. Patrick. Mr..
Grain retired from the paper in the
fall of 1911. the publication contin-
uing under the management of Mr..
Patrick. the present editor.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
MANAGER HICKEY
OF n. n. RY. ARRIVES IN ELY

General Manager George L. Hick-
ey of the Nevada Northern Railway,
arrived in Ely Thursday, accompan-
led by II. b. Tooker, traffic man.
ager of the Nevada Northern and
other Jackling interests. Mr.. Tooker
Is making n tour of inspection of the
roads under his Jurisdiction and will
depart this morning for his head
quarters In Saft Lake City.
Vice President Hickey immediate
ly took charge of the management
Of the Nevada Northern, to which
position he was appointed March 90.
The new general manager is a
railroad man of wide experience. He
comes to Ely from Omoha. where
his headquarters have been for some
time past, he having been superin-
tendent of transportation for the
Union Pacific system for several
years. Previous to the taking over
of the roads by the government, Mr..
Hickey was connected with the Ore
gon Short Line, in the capacity of
assistant to the vice president and
general manager OF that road.
When seen by News represen-
tative today Mr.. Hickey had nothing
to say in regard to possible contem-
plated changes or methods of opera
tion. but many citizens are interested
TO learn whether or not the new
manager will be able to find a way
to change the schedule Of the main
line passenger train to afford better
transportation and mali facilities for
the Ely district.
Whether this can be done and
whether the new general manager
may see his way clear to devote time
and attention to this problem is q
matter anxiously awaited by the pub
lie.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28

With the return of interest in the
silver mines of Hamilton and the
prospect of bringing back to Treas
ure Hill some of its former activity.
the White Pine News becomes retro
speetive.
The News was ushered into exist
ence as a weekly newspaper at Treas
ure City in 1868, when the discovery
of rich silver ores precipitated the
most spectacular stampedes in the
history of mining excitements. Dur
ing the carnival of speculation and
riot, the News was owned by w. IL.
Potchford and Robert Simpson, who
were familiar figures in journalistic
circles in White Pine county for
twenty-five years. During the palmy
days of Treasure City the News
flourished as a daily and numbered
on its editorial stan some of the lead
ing satellites In Nevada journalism.
George w. Cassidy. afterwards
congressman from Nevada. obtained
his first newspaper experience on the
News. Judge C. c. Goodwin, who
was identified with the Tribune and
Telegram in Salt Lake City for al
most thirty years. was employed on
the News during this period. Myron
Angel, a noted newspaper writer,
was editor of the News at this time.
w. j. Forbes leased the paper in
1869 and moved the plant to Hamii-
ton, which was then the county seat.
When tho marvels of the famous dis
trfct faded into memory the News,
which had been one of the leading
newspapers of the state. was affected
by the gneral stagnation.
In 1873 the paper was purchased
by A. Skillman and Fred Elliott and
issued as a weekly until about 1877,
when It Suspended publication for
about three years. The equipment
was transported to Cherry Creek.
where the publication was resumed
under w. l.. Davis and w. r.
Forest. and continued at Cherry
Creek during the boom at Ward and
Taylor. removing to Ely about three
years later.
After directing the policy OF the
News for twenty-three years. W. l..
Davis, known as Little" Davis, dis
posed of his interest to l.. l.. Elliott
and removed to California, after
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
DEATH OF JAMES 4. MCDONALD

James A. Mcdonald, a pioneer
resident of Ely, died suddenly at
Tybo Friday. A telegram was re-
ceived In Ely yesterday stating that
Mr.. Mcdonald was taken suddenly
III Friday morning and died Friday
night. The message was sent from
the Tybo Mining company through
Tonopah.
Few details Of the illness and
death of Mr.. Mcdonald were re-
ceived yesterday as the mail is de-
layed and the roads between Ely and
Tonopah are impossible owing TO the
heavy snow. II is understood that
the body will be sent to Ely for
burial.
Deceased is survived by his wife.
two daughters. Eleanor and Clara.
and son Roy.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
HIGH MASS AT SACRED HEART.

High mass will be celebrated at
the Sacred Heart church Easter Sun
day by the Reverend Father o'Don.
nell. Holy communion will be taken
by the kpignts OF Columbus in a
body.
Sunday afternoon the third degree
in the order of the Knights of Co
lumbus will be exemplified, degree
team from Salt Lake Cit to be charge
of the ceremony.
breakfast will be given the
Knights after mass in Lawrence hall
and banquet will be enjoyed by the
Knights aud ladies in the evening.
Mass will be said at McGill at 4 a. IN.
Easter morning by Father Conroy.
Mass at Ruth at a. M, and high
mass at Ely at $50 a. m.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
NIGHT SCHOOL OPENS.

In the basement room of the court
house the night school for the benefit
of residents of the city who wish to
study the English language has been
formally opened by Deputy Superin-
tendent James Comerford.
Te attendance has not been up to
standard as many who had mao ap
plication to enter the school did not
appear. The school has been open
each night during the week, but the
attendance has not ben up to the re-
quirements necessary to maintain the
class.
There Is no expense whatever At
tached to the privileges offerd by the
school to the pupil. all ex6enses be-
nging paid by the state and county.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
GOVERNMENT Is COLLECTING
STILLS AND THE "MAKINGS"

The still seized when the state
police raided barn on the Avansino
ranch near Reno few nights ago
has been turned over to the federal
authorities and Is now stored In the
basement of the government build
ing In this city. The copper boiler
has capacity Of between four and
five gallons. Several feet of copper
the boilersto and through a wooden
half-barrel which was used as a con-
denser.
The Avansino still is a mere min
iature compared to the outfit that
was operated near Sutro by Vedoli
Vedoli's boiler, which Is also part
OF the collection stored In Carson.
would hold approximately forty gal
Ions. And the Sutro man was we'll
supplied with copper sheeting and
tubing for making of additional
stills. =
The many barrels of mash. sacks
OF corn. rye and hops. and kegs of
liquids that are suggestive Of
booze all up quite large part OF
the floor space beneath the postof-
flee. Some of the stun undoubtedly
would smell good indeed to many of
the thirsty in this neck of the woods.
put 1t Is doubtful IL the barrels and
various utensils In their filthy con-
dition would serve to whet their ap-
petites for any of the products. No
doubt many Of them would take for
granted that It would be far safer
10 be satisfied with the odor rather
than take chances In swallowing any
Oh the "jackass brandy Carson
News. -.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
ELKs TO HAVE CLUB HOUSE.

The Elks of Ely have arranged to
purchase the former home OF A. D..
witcher and remodel 1t for an Elks'
Club room.
This property is nicely located and
will make ono OF the finest club
rooms in the state when completed.
The interior Will be remodeled and
the home completely furnished to
meet the needs of the members Of
the order. II Is proposed to build
a dancing pavilion In the grounds
which surround the house and which
is located in one of the finest stands
of trees in the city.
Stock has been sold to the men,
bers TO raise the funds for the now
home and 1t is understood that the
amount Is already oversubscribed.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28

his property in the possession where
it found it.
In concluding the decision it is
set forth that the court believes that
the complaint cannot be amended so
as to state a cause of action and Or
ders that plaintiff take nothing and
defendant have Judgment for costs.
In the case of George ct al, for
the recovery of two barrels of whis-
key from the sheriff, which 1t is
claimed was taken wrongfully, the
court holds that the room where the
plaintiffs had the whiskey stored for
personal use does not come under
the classification OF room" or club
as indicated by the prohibition act
and that 1t Is not violation of the
prohibition law for persons acquiring
liquors lawfully to keep them in
their homes for personal use If the
home is not one of the prohibited
places enumerated in section of the
prohibition law.
The decision declares that LIQUOR
is and has always been property in
this state where 1t is not kept or
used in violation of the law and that
the owner of such Is entitled to the
full protection of the law. 1t ap-
pears from the allegations cf the
complaint that the plaintiffs acquired
the liquor lawfully and the sheriff
wrongfully took 1t away from them
and that IL plaintiffs finally prevail.
the sheriff will have to carry the
liquor from the court house 20 the
place where he seized it.
fhe demurrer of defendant Is sus-
tanned relative to uncertain value of
the property and as a result the
plaintiffs have been given fifteen days
to file an amended complaint and the
defendat has fifteen days additional
to plead.
In the case of the State of Nevada
VS.. James McDonough as elisor, the
injunction pendente lite is modified
to exclude the two barrels of whis-
ke, and defendants in the case who
are plaintiffs in the other. In all
other respects the Injunction is in
full force. giving defendants fifteen
days in which to renew their motion
10 dissolve.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
COURT CALENDAR
PRESENTS MANY
CASES FOR TRIAL

In the district court yesterday the
law calendar for the week was call
ed, which included the following
cases:
State of Nevada vs. Consumers
Mailing & Brewing Co.: State OF Ne
yada vs.. Wells Fargo Co.; Randall
Dodd Auto Co. vs.. Harry Stebbins;
o. G Bates VS.. f. w. Hulse ct al !. /;
Reno Brewing Co. vs.. Jim Anton /,
Geo. Gianopulos VS.. Dan Stanko-
witch; Utah Association of Credit
Men VS.. S. Bernstein; A. Is. Witcher
VS.. Ed. Faith ct al; Athens Mere Co.
VS.. Tungstonia Mines Co.; Henry NJ.
Fulmer VS.. H. G.. Mccullough; Bill
BaIdas VS.. District Auto Service
Inc; National Copper Bank VS.. An
drew Hexem; Ely Lumber & Coal
Co. VS.. Consumers Mailing & Brew
ing Co.: James NJ. Lockhart VS.. A.
Jurich; Anthony Jurich VS.. X. c..
North ct al: Patrick T. Doian vs..
Michael McHugh; II. p. Collins VS. /.
Harry Pollard; W. T. o'Nein et al
vs.. White Pine County; Scheeline
Banking Co. VS.. Baker Livestock
Co.; G.. Wheeler VS.. Paul Krano-
vich ct al; Frank Landy VS.. Gust
Zapiris ct al; Nevada State Life In
surance Co. VS.. ID. c. Mcdonald as
administrator; Ely Motor Car Co.
vs.. Lincoln Highway Garage Co;
Thomas F.. Haley ct al VS.. F. A.
Moller ct al; Perry Kanelis VS..
Christ Milinones: Gentle Georgetta
vs. John Thoms.
The criminal calendar contained
the cases of the State of Nevada
against Leonard W. Fristoe and Jo-
seph W. Bell on a charge of MUIR
der in the first degree and the State
of Nevada against Mike Urrutia on
a charge of grand larceny.
The criminal cases were carried
over until Wednesday. Civil cases
set for trial were as follows: o. G. i.
Bates VS.. T.. W. Hulse. set for May
g. Utah Credit Mems Association VS..
$. Bernstein. May 10; A. B. Witch
er vs.. Ed Faith ct al. jury trial May
10: Bin Baldas VS.. District Auto
Service. May l3; National Copper
Bank VS.. A. Hexem. jury trial May
l3. Angelo Chachas VS.. John Cha
chas ct al, hearing April s..
II. p, Collins VS.. Harry Pollard,
hearing April 6; Ely Motor Car Co.
vs.. Lincoln Highway Garage Co.
hearing on demurrer April 2 Perry
kanelis VS.. Christ Milinones. hear
ing April q.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
1t Is All AS Clear AS Mud,--
but Who Gets the Whiskey !?

In the case of Grover Stoltz VS..
Sheriff w. s. Enslow, made famous
by 800 cases of whiskey. Judge Jas.
A. Callahan at winnemucca has
handed down a decision ordering
that plaintiff take nothing by the
action and that the defendant have
Judgment against the plaintiff for
his costs in the action.
Who gets the whiskey. il It hasn't
already evaporated into moments of
temporary joy?
As stated in the decision, "While
the complaint does not show on its
face that the plaintiff as principal
caused the defendant to transport
the liquors to the county court house,
yet 1t does show on its face that to
keep the liquors from being stolen
the plaintiff as principal caused, or
with the sheriff caused, the liquors
to be carried by the sheriff from the
place where they were kept and that
the sheriff carried them to and stor-
ed them in the county court house.
The complaint already alleges that
the plaintiff had the liquors in his
possession for personal use, and VIC
find the plaintiff engaging the sheriff
to carry the liquors from one place
to another within this state to pre-
serve them from the plaintiffs per-
sonal use. which would be just as
much a criminal act as 1t would be
for the sheriff to carry liquors to
the plaintiff In the first instance for
his personal use. Also when the
plaintiff delivered the liquors to the
sheriff to preserve them for his per-
sonal use he knew that he would ex-
pect the performance OF the further
act by the sheriff of carrying the
liquors back to the plaintiff, which
is a further violation of the provis-
ions of sections I and 80 of the
prohibition law
The decision further stated that by
asking the court to aid him in a
transaction in violation of the law,
for which plaintiff by his own wilful
and voluntary act Is primarily re.
sponsible, the court should leave
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
SOVIET LABORER
IS GOVERNED BY
RULES

In one of the recent issues oe
Soviet Russia" the soviet bureau
publishes in full the new code of La
Dor Laws of Soviet Russia.
This apparently Is propaganda to
impress American workmen with its
advanced ideas as to the right to
work. the eight-hour day, the pro-
lection of women and children in in-
dustry, and unemployment and dis
ability insurance. AS matter of
fact, however, 1t shows state of af-
fairs with reference to labor which
is anything but enlightened. BY 1t
labor Is put back into a state of serf-
dom and oppression, the like of which
has not been known for a century.
II every American workman could
read this labor code carefully he
would be thoroughly disillusioned an
to the claim that the Soviet Govern
ment of Russia is workingman's
government or that 1t has interested
itself in the welfare of labor. 1t has
on the contrary imposed tyranny
which has deprived labor Of all the
rights and privileges hitherto at
tanned.
In the first place, all citizens vi
Soviet Russia between sixteen and
fifty, who are not incapacitated by in
jury or illness. are subject to COM
pulsory labor. All laborers are di-
vided into categories by the author
tiles and are subject to wage scales
and labor conditions laid down by
them. Every laborer must carry .
labor booklet, which is like a paap-
port. In 1t must be entered every
payment he receives, the hours he
works or is absent, the group and
category to which he has been as
signed by the Valuation Commission.
and every other detail of his life and
activity. A wage Garner must pre-
sent his booklet upon the request of
any of the authorities or Institutions
over him.
A wage Garner Is not permitted to
change from one job to another ex-
cept by the permission, duly certified
| by the labor authorities. under whom
he becomes virtually an Industrial
serf bound TO his job.
If man wises to quit work, he
must secure a certificate from the
bureau of medical experts proving
his disability. and whether it is tenn
porary or permanent. Leaves of abb
sence may be granted by agreement
between the management of enter
prise and workmen's committee, but
a wage Garner shall not be allowed to
work for remuneration during hts
leave of absence.
No American workman whould
submit for moment to such a ty-
rannical and oppressive system and =
reading of this code shows clearly
how far the autocracy at Moscow has
gone in the direction of reaction and
destruction of the liberty and rights
of the individual.
The Bolshevik government was
never chosen by the workers but was
imposed upon them by small group.
not themselves workers, who pre-
pared o fanatical and impractical
scheme ON their own authority which
has not only failed to satisfy the
workers but has also failed in all the
normal functions of government.
The result has been the ruin OF In
dustry in Russia and this has acted
directly upon the welfare OF the peo-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
ELECTED
TO STATE CONVENTION

The Republicans of Ely and White
Pine County met hast night at the
city hall and elected the delegates
who will attend the Republican con-
vention at Reno and elect the Re-
publican delegates for the National
convention
The delegates elected were as fol-
lows: w. N. Mccin. James n. Leck-
hart, Charles Rose. Harry Williams
Of McGill and John Yelland OF
Spring Valley.
The alternates elected were C. w.
Hicks OF Ruth, Alex Baird, Tom
Hafferty, David Mclean. Ely, and
Guy Saval of Baker.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
Marriage Licenses Issued.

County Clerk Oldfield issued dur
ing the week the following marriage
licenses: George ii. Owen and Kath-
leen Cox. both of Ruth: Frank II.
Grimes of McGill aud Rose D. Stock
er of Great Falls, Mont.
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