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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
BET on OIL WELL; TWENTY
NINE MEN ARE ARRESTED

FORT SCOTT, Kans., July 29.--Ar-
rest of twenty-nine men on charges of
gambling for betting on the probable
production of new oil well became
known today. Seven of the men were
fined 1000 each and sentenced TO
Jail for thirty days and the sentence
then suspended, and the others will
face Judge Gates in Mound City Mon
day. Edward Erickson and p. S. Hill
hoe. of Minneapolis. were reported to
have wagered $4,000 that the well
would not yield twenty-five barrels
the first day. Twenty-seyen men
pooled a similar amount, and placed
1t in the hands of ]. II. Leman, bank
cashier, as stakeholder. The referee
later held that the well had produced
the amount stipulated and the stake
holder paid the money to the Kansas
men.
The Minneapolis men protested
that water had been mixed withe the
oil and started court action to recover
the $4,000, which was denied. Judge
Gates called the county attorney to
the hearing of the suit and the gam
bling charges resulted.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
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TAHOE HOTEL BURNS

Sixty guests at Glen Alpine Springs,
fashionable summer resort above
Lake Tahoe, were forced to flee in
scenty attire Sunday when fire de-
stroyed the kitchen and dining room
in the building. The blaze is believed
to have been caused by defective wiz
ing. according to George Sully, Jr.,
manager. The loss was estimated at
$4,000.
Guests and employees of the place
Joined in forming bucket brigade to
fight the flames. For a time 1t ap-
reared as If the entire building was
doomed, but through valiant efforts
of the volunteers the fire was gotten
under control after an hours battle
The kitchen and dining room were to-
tally destroyed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
HOME BREW, DsD BUCK.
KNIFE, DOCTOR, JAIL

The Las Vegas Indian camp was
the scene of near riot last Wednes-
day night, when one of the visiting
braves. one Andy Bodell, Mojave
Indian. paid visit to his squaw. An
ME. while under the influence of
some alleged home brew given him by
a supposedly unknown gentleman of
color"
Before the brave could be over
powered he had severely cut his
squaw, his mother-inlaw and young
Indian girl who happened to get in
his way.
Under Sheriff Wait lodged the
brave in the county wichiup, where
he finally Gained down and washed
off the war paint The local tribe de-
cided not to press any complaint pro-
vided the troublesome visitor returned
to his own hunting grounds, which he
promised to do as soon as he drew his
pay from the railroad shops. where
he had worked for short time
Clark County Review.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
MINNEAPOLIS WAC OR HOBO
GUILTY OF INSULT TO FLAG

The air mail service unloaded a
Ford delivery ear for the Elko field.
The car came from Minneapolis where
the field has been closed.
OF more significance than the car
itself seems the word of greeting that
comes with it. The stars and stripe
hang on the back of it. and in heavy
black painted letters across the face
of the national flag are the words:
"Elko, Nevada. God Help You"
OF course it was put on as a joke
but the small-minded person who has
no respect for the American flag
should be taught a lesson. Times
have been when a man would get a
coating of tar and feathers for mutt
lating it.
This sign is either an indication oil
ignorance or disrespect. In either
case it is inexcusable.-Elko Fret
! Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
ANOTHER FOR SENATE

Another Republican candidate for
United States senator appeared on the
horizon today, with the announcement
of Charles MaeKnight Sain, OF Logan
dale, Clark county, for that place
Sain made a formal announcement OF
his candidacy to both the Nevada ma
tional committeeman and to the state
central committee.
Sain has been resident of Nevada.
according to his announcement, for
twenty-six years. He has. lived at
Virginia City. Lovelock. Elko and
later in Clark county. At one time
he was publisher of the Lovelock
Tribune. At present he owns and
operates a ranch in the Meadow Val
ley Wash. Clark county.-Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
NEW YORK SWEAT SHOPS
ARE DONE AWAY WITH

The greater part of the women's
garment industry of New York is nov
housed in the largest combined man
ufacturing and exhibition buildings
in the world-the Garment Centel
Capitol
Under these arrangements. by the
co-operatiye buying of materials. the
economies, the manufacturers clair
the cost of women's apparel will be
considerably reduced.
The new garment center-erected
by cooperative movement TO i'm
prove manufacturing conditions in the
industry-is located several blocks
south of Times Square in Seventh
Avenue. 1t consists of two towering
skyscrapers covering two city blocks.
which represent an investment of $780,
600 900.
Fifty-eight separate manufacturing
concerns with upward of 10000 en-
ployes are concentrating their factor
les in these buildings. Practically all
OF these firms are from the Madison
Square and the lower Fifth Avenue
district, where the garment industry
was formerly scattered in numerous
buildings.
The new building, which is one OF
architectural beauty, has been in the
course of construction for many
months. there being more than 1900
workmen employed in its construc-
tiOn
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
A THOUSAND TOURISTS
REGISTERED IN RENO

A thousand tourists have already
registered this season at Nevada
Highway Association headquarters
Registrations began In May, and
now exceed the total for the entire
touring season last year.
II is estimated that only about one
third of the automobile tourists pass
ing through Reno register with the
association.
Mrs. Fred Wilkie. association sec
rotary, believes that much larger
number would leave their names and
addresses in Reno il an office were
opened at some convenient corner on
Virginia street.
The present office is on the top
floor of the Reno National Bank
building, with the Chamber of CON-
merce.-JournaE
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
SHORTAGE
Of COAL IN WINTER

NJ. ii. Wallace of the /. II. Kent Co.
store and Leo Pinger, manager of the
lumber yard for the same company
returned Wednesday from a motor
trip to Westwood and the big lumber
camps In that locality. They closed
deals for a large quantity of limb
wood as well as lumber supplies. says
the Churchill County Eagle.
II is expected thatcoal will be both
high and scarce the coming winter.
and this company is endeavoring to
provide against the contingency as
much as possible by securing large
amount of wood, train load. ii is I'M
derstood, having been contracted for
by the |. II. Kent Co.
Coal is now selling at Fallon at
SIG ton. and from all that can be
learned there is no likelihood of re-
duction. Because of high wages and
close times the mine management Is
not taking out the usual amount of
coal. which indicates a scarcity the
coming winter. Freight rates are
higher and these conditions point to
the probability of coal remaining high
with the possibility of it being scarce
when cold weather sets in.
Because of the high price and the
scarcity of the wherewithal to pay
for 1t, dealers throughout the country
are said to be holding up and not
putting supplies of coal in storage. as
has been the custom heretofore.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
SIMONS SU.yER-LEAD co.
SECURES SMELLING PLANT

Through recent negotiations the ST.
mons Silver-Lead Mines Company has
taken over the Kirk Simons Smelling
Companys plant, situated near Los
Angeles, or at Harbor City.
The plant has been acquired for the
purpose of making zinc oxides, which
will enable the company near Nina,
this state. to dispose of Its concen-
trates with one handling.
The plant is now under remodeling
preparatory to treating the concen-
trates from the Nevada property. II
is expected to start the concentration
plant at the mines within the next
sixty days. From reports this prop
erty should in future be one OF the
big producers Of the state.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
STILL BrSY AT ELKO

Another vag was given twenty day
in the city jail this morning by JUS
tice Doughty He was accused
hanging around the restricted dlstrl
at 3 a. m. He gave his name as
NJ. Mist of Montello.
An attempt was made to brock in
the garage at the Gedney residenf
early this morning. Two men wer'
later picked up as suspects, but fo'
lack of evidence were discharged ant
ordered out of town.-Elko Free
Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
RAILROAD BUSINESS
GOOD ON BOTH LINES
tFrom the Sparks Tribune)

A greatly increased business has
been noted on the railroad recently.
Considerable of this is attributable to
the fact that. the fruit season is get
ting under full swing now.
The volume of the fruit business
can be Appropriated when il is known
that eight through trains of fruit
were iced in one day at the new ice
station.
general increase in other lines is
also noted. The chief special officer
of the S. p. was in Sparks few days
ago and stated that il was surprising
the amount of freight that is being
handled by the Salt Lake division.
An increase is also reported on the
Western Pacific. and word from Win
nemucca conveys the information
that the W. P. had to put more freight
die the traffic.
Ii is also reported that there is
plenty of work to be done in the To-
cal shops. more, in fact, than the
present force can do. From sources
that are familiar with the situation
it is learned that it keeps the present
shop forces busy keeping power in
shape for the train crews, and that
the layoffs that have been made each
week only result in making the con-
dition harder for the local shops. The
layoffs are made by order of the
higher ups without an intimate knott
edge of the conditions. according to
reports that are received
From all shipping eenters word
comes that increased freight facilities
will be demanded from now until the
end of the year at least. and that large
crops are being prepared for move
ment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
RENO ASSEMBLED PLANE
CARRIES NEW COL0RS

The first plane to be painted under
the new air mail service regulation,
fusilage of English vermillion with
wings of aluminum-paint giving a
silvery effect, was tested out by Pilot
V. X. Vance after the machine had
been completely rebuilt at the field by
Reno mechanics.
The order was recently sent Out
from headquarters that all planes as
fast as they were rebuilt or required
repainting should carry the new col
ors, and so far as can be found the
machine is the first one to come un-
der this order.
The plane will be assigned to duty
within the next few days.
Fallon-500 dairy cows arrive for
sale tn county farmers
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
Mother Seeks to Recover Two Children

born. Mrs. Frankenstein is his moth
er. She became i'll and left her baby
with woman with whom she roomed
Later she found he had been adopted
by Mr. and Mrs. James Caul of 543s
South Union avenue. They refused to
give him up. The petition for writ
followed
In dismissing the writ Judge Pam
said his action was no reflection on
the merits of the case, but was
prompted merely by his conviction II
should be disposed of in chancery.
Mrs. Cradle has gone to Seattle with
Mrs. Frankenstein's young son, Ken
meth. wire was sent her. saying the
warrant would be requested If she did
not return Immediately with the child
now four years old
Cradle, according to the Franken
stein attorney. Hugh Caperton, says
his wife has not adopted the child
He declares she has been in constani
fear that the mother would claim her
son, and that 1t WAS to escape Mrs.
Frankensteln that she went West.
When the two children were born to
Mrs. FrankensteIn she was the wife OF
Elmer f. Sandley who divorced her,
naming John F. Shakespeare.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
TO DROP TAX ON
EXCESS PROFITS
INCREASE IN EXEMPTION FOR
FAMILY HEADS ALSO CON-
sIDERED BY COMMITTEE.
BIG CUT IN LUXURY TAX
WILL REPEAL LEWES ON BOTH
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
RAIL RATES.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Washington.-Even more extensive
changes in tax levies than We're agreed
upon at the White House conference
between President Harding and Re
publican leaders of the House of Rep
resentatives were voted tentatively by
the majority members of the ways and
means committee. AS summarized in
formal statement, the committee ac-
ton included: Repeal of the excess
profits sax, effective Jan /. 1921.
An increase of the income tax on
corporations from 10 per cent to Is
per cent, with the $1,000 exemption
retained, effective Jan. /, 1921.
Repeal of all taxes on the transport
tation of freight and passengers and
on seats and berths, effective Jan. l,
1922.
An increase III the exemptions TO
heads of families un account of depend
ents to S400 for each dependent, in
stead of 5000 as ut present, effective
Jan. l, 1921.
Repeal of the so-caIled luxury taxes
on clothing apparel, effective Jan. l,
1922.
Exemption from income tax of the
first $500 of income from stock held
in building and loan associations.
Revisions of existing faxes in
cluded:
Repeal of the tax on fountain drinks
and ice cream and the substitution
of flat tax of 10 cents gallon on
all fountain syrups, to be paid direct
by the manufacturer or maker
Repeal Of the stamp taxes on per-
fumes, extracts, tooth paste and 9TH
or toilet preparations and proprietary
medicines and substitution of manu-
facturers' tax of . per cent on the
price.
Removal of the 10 per cent manufac-
turers' tax of , cents gallon for the
present 10 per cent on the sale price
of unfermented juice beverages and
carbOnated waters or beverages or 9th
er soft drinks sold III containers,
1t was also agreed To levy 8 cents a
| pound on carbOnic acid gas sold K
manufacturers of carbonated gases.
Members of the committee estimat-
ed roughly that these changes would
| result in n net reduction of $555, ,000,O0O
in the total yearly tax bill. This is
$45, 900 900 below the estimate reached
at the White House conference, but 1t
was explained that the estimated rev.
enue from corporations would be $45,-
O000 900 greater than heretofore reck-
Oned by reason of the repeal of the ex-
cess profits exemption of $1,000 plus
an amount equal to the s per cent Of
the invested capital for the taxable
year
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
Wonder What Tracy Thought of Things

OMAHA. NEB.-Tracy ellis thirty
~ three years old, has just let his
eyes first fall on ii woman. He has
also had his first remembered view of
a railroad train, street car, daily
paper and fiction magazine.
Glllls was born in Chicago. But for
third of Il century father and son,
their Bible open to the chapter which
tells of John the Baptist dwelling In
the wilderness, have lived alone on a
western Nebraska ranch, 40 miles from
railroad.
George Gillis, the father died re-
Gently. two years short of the four
score and ten which he believed had
been promised him. Tracy, the son,
buried the body on the ranch and went
on with his farm work. The other day
he came to Omaha on his pioneer Jour
ney with Il toad of cattle.
To induisitlve strangers here he told
his story, verified in Its Nehraskan de-
tails by a neighbor. According TO the
tale, the elder Gillis tratticked with
his neighboring farmers only on their
property and never on his own for
fear his sons ears should pick up
hints of civilization. The father fed
to the West with his son to save him
from the dancing. singing actresses In
chicag0's Oh Haymarket theatels
\ fen w"'.e= earlier ths boys moth
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
Triangle Quite Out of the Ordinary

Jew YORK.-Appearing in court
~ as complainant against her hus-
band, Benjamin Koynoski, blonGe
Polish woman. Vera Koynoskl, eN-
hibiied three-inch brand on her
bosom and another mark on her arm,
which she inflicted on herself with the
cross as proof that she would never
again be untrue to him." The brand
ing occurred in the Koynoski apart
ment. Mrs. Koynoski has two chill
dren.
The incident followed an admis-
sion. according to testimony, that she
had been overfriendly with the fore
man Of building in West Forty
second street, where she was EN-
plOyed. She promised she would cast
aside the other man, and the husband
accordingly directed her to brand a
cross on her bosom, following an an
cient custom. Then, he said, he would
forget the past.
The woman heDted can-opener
she testified. and carried out her hus-
bands directions. The pain was too
much for her when she tried TO make
cross on her bosom, and she thought
II would be easier to make one on her
arm. All this time, she said, her hus-
band and children were In the room.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
8I3OI&
SCOUTS
Conducted By National Council Of the Boy
Scouts Of America-)
KNOW YOUR CITY

The Birmingham (Ala.) Junior
Chamber of Commerce Is doing a great
deal to aid scouting by a contest
known as II Know Birmingham" One
hundred questions have been suggested
by the different civic organizations
covering the historical, geographic,
population, climatic, industrial, trans-
portation. public utility. municipal,
educational. financial. real estate and
general phases Of the city. The scocts
who successfully pass one of the ex-
aminations which are held each quar-
ter receives bronze bar, bearing the
words Il Know Birmingham" And
as soon as the scout earns this bar,
his record In civic service Is then kept
by his scoutmaster and when he has
rendered 100 hours of such service,
small bronze civic service medal is
suspended by chains from this bar;
then when his record, as certified by
the scoutmaster. shows he has rem
dered 500 hours of civic service,
silver medal Is substituted for the
bronze; and then when his total
reaches 1000 hours, he will receive
gold medal in place of the silver.
This contest is stimulating much in
terest, not only among the scouts but
among the citizens as well. In addi
ton to this award, the 16 boys who
pass the highest grades during the year
are taken on truck trip over some
of the old southern battlefields and
points of interest along the way. The
16 boys who take this trip Will meet
16 men from the Junior Chamber of
Commerce on the night before they
leave. and hold a meet along the lines
of the old-fashioned spelling match
with these questions forming the basis
of competition in place Of the spelling
Of words.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
Woman Auto Driver Convicted.

Los Angeles. Calif.-Miss Edna G.
Duvall, music teacher, was con
vieted of manslaughter in the Superior
Court here by a jury composed of nine
women and three men. She was
charged with having caused the death
of Richard A. Spann. IA mechanic, last
January, by running him down with
her automobile IT'S he alighted from n
street car. Miss Duvall, who had
been at liberty on bond was placed
in jail. The penalty imposed by law
is from one to ten years imprisou-
ment
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
"Readine Up" on All Things Having
to Do With the Wonderful Outdoors
Is Important.
ELks ADOPT BOY SCOUTS.

The Elks of Minneapolis have pur-
chased as permanent camp site for
the use Of local boy scouts. an 1S-acre
farm located on Lake Minnetonka
which Scout Executive Dale pro-
nounces the finest camp site In Amer
lea. The former owner of the farm,
Benjamin A. Paust, has not only made
generous sale price for the property
but has also agreed to help the Elks
finance the enterprise. 1t Is confident
ly excepted that other Elks' lodges
throughout the country will follow the
example of their Minneapolis brothers
And what did the boys themselves
say to the proposition? "oh, boy -
they exploded with glee. "A whole
farm with woods an hayloft an lake
to swim in an everything. These
Elks are regular guysi"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
WAS THE NEleHBoR's CHICKEN
Incident That Was Embarrassing, Al
though It Also Had an Anus
ing Side to It.

Some years ago, while living in the
suburbs, we kept a few chickens; our
neighbors also had chickens. After
the garden season was over we let
them, run, as did our neighbors. In
this way l suppose they got more or
less mixed.
One day decided to have chicken
for dinner, and, not liking to kill 1t
myself-my husband being away-I
asked our neighbor ii he would kill
IL for me. He kindly consented, so l
brought out the particular fowl had
selected. He killed 1t, and thanked
him and proceeded to prepare 1t for
dinner.
When dinner was over l went out
to feed the chickens. What was my
surprise to find among them the fowl
l thought had just eaten. 1t was my
neighbor's chicken had asked him to
kill for me.
OF course, lost no time In making
apologies-and also insisted that they
take ours instead, and they had a
good laugh at my expense.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
BUSY BOY SCOUTS.

One hundred boy scouts set out 10
rid Lawrence (Kan.) park of It's
dandelions, using gasoline to do tn.
work.
Worcester tMass.) scouts Joined in
search of missing man, and Brocktou
scouts were called out by the police
to search along the river for a young
woman who. 1t was feared, had com
mitted suicide.
uniontown boy scouts were recently
mobilized with killing effect In a
wat-the fly campaign.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
I WANT
ny
CHILDREN!

CHICAGO.-As Judge Hugo Pam
~ dismissed her petition TO regain
the custody of her tive-year-old son,
Mrs. Alfred Frankenstein, defeated in
the fight to reunite her family,
revealed herself as the ehildless moth
er of two living children.
The revelation brought Kenneth,
four years old, another son of Mrs.
Frankenstein, now living luxuriously
as the foster son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Cradle of Highland Park, into the
linelight turned on the case. Mr..
Cradle is president of the Swedish
Produce company of 65 West Lake
street A court fight for possession of
Kenneth is in prospect.
Five years ago John S. Caul. the
nov involved In the writ denied was
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12

Building Boom Starting.

New rk-Preliminary returns on
July building indicate that the long
expected expansion in the building in
dustry is close at hand. Reports
from III cities, il was stated, showed
the value of structures for which per
mits were granted in that month was
SI41 ,635,52., a gain of 32.5 per cent
over July Il year ago and ~ per cent
in excess of the total in the same
cities in June this year. The report
said the July aggregate Will at least
be the sixth largest in the last sixteen
years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
shopmen Decide Against Strike.

Philadelphia. = Shopmen of the
Pennsylvania railroad will not strike
to force the company TO comply with
the order of the United States Rail-
road Labor Board to meet with their
union employees and draw up new
schedule of working agreements. The
last threat of a strike disappeared
when the chairman of the advisory
board of the shop craft unions of Phil
adelphia-Camden district announced
the unions would rely on American
patriotism to force the road TO obey
the transportation act.