The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-06-11

1t was not known until last evening
that private wire had been received
here from Brady's party, 1t having
been sent from Nampa at o'clock
yesterday morning, so until that time,
at least. the bandits had not been
taken and the pursuing party had met
with no difficulties.
The shooting of Sheriff Smith has
aroused the people of Fallon to a
great extent. The Fallon Standard
publishes story concerning the
shooting. telling of the work of posse
near Hazen, and the editor is appar-
emily satisfied the bandits have made
good their escape. believing they got
away on the Fernley Wadsworth rail-
road branch. II says both men are
described as under thirty years of age
Sheriff Smith knows the men wanted,
having worked with one of them about
year ago at Fallon alfalfa meal
MILL" says the newspaper. THE usual
long and short man duo is represented
in the outlawry, one of the two being
worker, according to Fallon obser-
vation, while the other was hanger
on at Fallon poker parlors. Both
had come and gone in and out of Fall
Ion for a couple of years."
The Fallon Eagl, also subscribes to
the opinion that the men had resided
in Fallon for some time With the
| Standard, the Eagle is demanding
cleanup of the town OF 1Fallon be-
cause of the shooting and other dis
agreeable features connected with
"wide-open" town. The Eagle says:
Feeling ran high in town when
ii became known that another Churc-
hill county sheriff had been shot by an
the fate of Sheriff Mark Wildes is
fresh in the minds of the people, and
for another officer to have such a
narrow escape is enough to stir up
the community.
Opinion was freely expressed"
continues the Eagle, that 1t is about
time to call halt in Fallon and see
that suspicious characters are taken
care of before such tragedies occur,
as well as to take steps that will
eliminate the environment that har-
bors the criminal element. If state
ments given out are correct. there are
arrangements made for abundantly
supplying "jackass" brandy and SINH
lar products that give place for the
bootleggers and the difficulties that
naturally follow.
1T was reported on the street that
committee of business men intended
waiting on the city council at its next
meeting and taking this matter up. If
one may judge from the expression
of opinion on the street there will be
change in the modus operandi of
the bootlegging element in this COM
munity or there will be something
doing in this neck of the woods"
The Fallon Standard says: 1T is
gratifying to know that Mr.. Smith is
on the road to recovery and that he
will probably regain the use of the
badly shattered shoulder with the
passing of time. 1t is an unusual fact
that of the three men who have served
as sheriff of Churchill county in re-
cent times, one was killed by an as
sassin while another lies grievously
wounded. 1t is possible that Fallon
people have been altogether too toll
Grant of an element in the community
which is largely criminal in poten-
tial sense and 1t is possible that more
care in Kidding the town of undesir
ables will minimize crime and pre-
vent recurrence of the affair In
which Mr. Smith is the victim. If such
is the case the city administration
should lose no time in acting in the
interest of community welfare.
"Fallon is essentially residential
town and we enumerate our schools.
churches, civic bodies and business
advantages in arguing for new set
tlement, yet we can never logically
ask for the immigration to this point
of discriminating, worthwhile men
and women until we offer the utmost
in law and order. This is a fact that
must be admitted.
1.-The bootlegger. the yegman, the
burglar and the professional poker
player of the crooked penny ante sort
are natural concomitants. Being birds
of a feather they flock together. 1t Is
no credit to this community that Fal
Ion has representation within the lisi
enumerated and II the authorities here
act within their full province the
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