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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-10
Diamond Recovered in Novel Manner

Mrs. w. o. Preston of Harbor City,
Cal. who lost the diamond setting
out of her engagement ring last week
while preparing for the journey
homeward. is again in possession of
the priced stone. After the loss was
discovered and the car had departed
the dirt in the back yard of the
Sherman residence and on the side
from which the automobile was load
ed with camping outfit was gathered
up and panned, minerlike. After the
larger gravel was washed out the
truant keepsake was found in the
sand remaining in the bottom OF the
pan. Mrs Preston is the daughter
OF A A. Sherman and wife, with
whom she had been visiting. being
accompanied by her husband and
little son
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-10
sample of What High Freights Dit

we're worth more than their contents,
$4,000 bags of fine onions were
thrown into the Gunnison river at
Delta. Col. snys the Pathfinder.
Transportation charges were more
than the sale price of the onions. so
the railroad company lost a fifteen
car shipment from one town alone
Meanwhile consumers pay 10 cents a
pound for onions or do without.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-10

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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Marriage Market
Takes Big Slump
At Start of 1921
Cupid Stubendorf Is at Loss
To Explain Bearish Move
But One Permit Issued .
Friday.

Startling depression in the mar.
riage license market was noted
Friday at the exchange" in this
county judges office in the court
house. Transactions for the day to.
tailed only one. Not for years has
there been such a small volume oi
business on the local marriage Ii
cense market, according to Clerk
Cupid" Stubbendorf. The new year
was So hours old before the first
license of 1921 was issued.
It is all the more surprising after
the big volume of last years bust
ness. which surpassed all other years.
Mr.. Stubbendorf is unable to ex-
plain the depression except by tho
statement that the day was Friday,
which, by some. is considered an un-
lucky day on which to start, a
matrimonial career. He refused to
believe the slump is due to the pass.
ing of leap year and the withdrawal
of the proposal privilege extended
to the cleverer sex.
Prices did not break in the slight-
est in spite of the big 'bear" move
ment, but remained firm at 81.
Those in touch with the situation
look for recovery next week and
a quick return to normal in the
marriage market
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Decide on zoo Targets
For All Championship =
Trap Shoot Journeys

Chicago. Jan. 8.-The American
Trapshooting association opened its
annual meeting yesterday, but be-
cause of the large volume of business
10 be attended to the award of the
grand American handicap will be
made at today's session. Cleveland,
Atlantic City and Chicago are the
chief contestants for the shoot.
The association standardized state,
zone and national Journeys by decid-
ing on 200 targets for all champion
ship meets. 1t also was decided to
hold a professional event in connec-
tion with all state and national tour
naments. the shoot to be from a 10
yard rise and at 200 targets. .,-
Yearly averages will be computed
from basis of 100 registered targets
instead of from 1000 as heretofore.
The Panama canal zone was graut-
ed a district association and will! be
represented in the grand American.
Zone championships were awarded
as follows: >'r''9
Eastern-At New Haven. Conn.
Southern-At Atlanta, Ga. -.-.
Great LakesvAt Minneapolis, Misa+.
Prarie-At Huron, S, D. g>.
Pacific Coastal Tacoma, Wash.
No dates were set.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
North Side Residents
Plan to Fight Floods

For the purpose of investigating
flood preventive measures used by
property owners along the Missouri
river south of Lake Manawa, last
year. j. E. George, S. B. Doyle,
Harry A. Nelson, Lee Metcalf and
J. NJ. Gillian inspected the work
yesterday with the idea of installing
the same methods for the protection
of threatened districts in North and
East Omaha.
Similar work which had been done
by the Burlington at Gibson was
also inspected. F-
Residents of the Carter Lake dis
trict and property owners of North
and East Omaha hope to take action
which will prevent the recurrence of
floods in those districts in the spring.
Last year this area was under water
for several weeks following oyer
flows of the Missouri.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Conviction of
Newberry Scored
At Appeal Hearing g
Charles Hughes Declares Yer
diet of Guilty Against Mich
igan Senator ''Cross Per.
version of Justice.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Conviction
of Senator Truman H. Newberry OF
Michigan and 10 others of conspiring
TO violate the corrupt practices act
was denounced as a gross perver-
sion of justice" by counsel for the
senator and was upheld by the gov
ernment as a salutory lesson to those
who would purchase all election 'by
paid propaganda" before the SUI
premc court when arguments in the
appeal were heard.
Charles L. Hughes, former asso-
ciate justice of the court, who head
ed counsel for the defense, asserted
that only through a "grotesque"
construction of the law had the gov
ernment been able to present any
case to the jury. He quoted the
government brief as showing that it
was admitted that no restriction was
placed by law on the expenditures
Of political committee in behalf of
any candidate, nor on the amount
such committee might raise for a
campaign, and further that no at
tempt was made by the government
to show that Senator Newberry had
himself contributed in excess of legal
limitation of $3.50.
Solicitor General Frierson, prec
senting the governments case, took
issue with the theory presented by
the defense as to what constituted
violation of the corrupt practices act.
Senator Newberry, according to Mr..
Frierson, being desirous of entering
the race for senator in 1918, called
a conference in New York CT Paul
II. King of Detroit, afterwards his
campaign manager, and Frederick
Cody of New York, former ,uperin-
tendent Of Detroit schools. At this
conference, Mr.. Frierson said, New
berry was told the campaign would
require expenditure of "$50,000 or
more" Having agreed to enter the
race on the express condition that
this sum would be expended, the
government held that he, Cody and
King, had entered a conspiracy to
defeat the provisions of the statute.
Mr.. Frierson added that more
than $4,000 was shown to have
been spent by the report fled by
the campaign managers and this
sum did not include, moneys spent
in behalf of Helme, candidate for
the nomination of the democratic |
party" Deposits and Withdrawals |
from banks made in. behalf of the
campaign aggregated in excess. of |
100000, the prosecution asserted.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Parson Wins Fame as Pastor,
Referee and Boxing Teacher

Kansas City, Jan. S.--Before the
kaiser went on his celebrated JAM
boree and turned the world upside
down, fighting parsons were COM
mon enough, but it'remained for the
war and Chanute, Kan, to produce
the "parson of the fighting ring
For the Rev. Earl A. Blackman, pas
tor of the First Christian church OF
that city, is not only disciple of the
roped arena, but when he is not
l,ammering out golden crowns at his
pulpit he is by turn referee in the
professional prize ring and instruc-
tor of boxing to a class which meets
in the basement of his church.
No mollycoddle is Earl Blackman,
but 10th century, red-corpuseled,
.two-hsted, hard-hitting "Yank," who
believes in ningling with his fellow
man and carrying the gospel to him
in homely fashion.
All Walks of Life. (
"You must be willing to find me
in the dance hall, clubroom, pool
hall or back alley-whcrever / can
serve-if | am to remain your pas
tor" the young minister told his
congregation Immediately upon his
return from France, where he served
as chaplain of the 130th Field artil-
lery. Some of the more sedate and
orthodox were inclined to stiffen
their backs at the pastors announce
nent.
If they had any misgivings when
they opened the sporting page Of
the city dailies and read where "the
Rev. Earl Blackman was third man
in the ring at the battle between
kid Bramer and (Battling) Osner
for the bantam title" they have kept
their silence. In the meantime Mr..
Blackman goes on rcfereeing and
gaining new laurels among fstic fans
for the skillful manner in which he
exercises his authority.
Worked in Britton Go.
When Jack Britton and Harry
Lux fought for the weltcr champion
ship recently in Convention hall at
Kansas City. Mr.. Blaclsman was the
unanimous choice, being the only
arbiter of prominence against whom
some objection or other was not ad-
vanced by some of the interested
parties. Mr.. Blackman's decisions
command universal respect for he in
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Appeal Of Dog
Touches Officer
Jack" Lifts Wounded Paw to
! Humane Agent = Will
Be Treated.

"Jack".is a big brown watchdog,
highly priced by Mr.. and, Mrs. G.
w. Patrick, 4423 Sprague street, for
the way he watches over their FIVE
children from 2 to IS years old.
Some time ago, Jack injured his
left foreleg. so that it has swollen
since and refuses to heal. His mis-
tress called the University hospital,
asking them if they could aid her
pet, and was referred to the Humane
society.
Officer George McClain was sent
to the Patrick home to look over the
situation.
As he entered the door yester-
day Jack looked at him sadly-with
his big brown eyes, and slowly
raised his injured paw, without a
word of instruction from either his
mistress or the officer, as If to say:
"Are you going to help me?"
Officer NcClain was touched. He
arranged with DR.. E. L. McQuiddy
to treat Jack yesterday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Hygiene Campaign y
Starts Here Today

An Omaha hygiene and welfare
campaign will be launched here to-
day with public mass meetings in
three churches and the Y. M. c. A.
Theodore Hanson, director of the
Nebraska state hygiene and welfare
campaign, is in charge. He will
conduct the central mass meeting in
the Y. M. c. A. at 8 this afternoon.
He will also speak in the St. Mark
Lutheran church, Twentieth and
Burdette streets, at II this morning
and a union meeting of the Calvary
Baptist church and the Lowe Avenue
Presbyterian church, in the Calvary
Baptist church, Thirty-ninth and
Cunning streets, at 7:30 this evening.
The Rev. ]. G. Dickson will con-
duct a union service of churches of
Florence at the Methodist church at
II this morning. The Omaha Min
isterial union has endorsed the CAM
paign. ....
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Franklin School Has
10Th Community Center

Miss Edith Isakson, teacher,
named by the recreation board as
supervisor for the Franklin school
community center, was in charge
Friday night as the 10th center in
the city was opened at her school.
The scope and objects of the COM
munity center idea were explained
by Commissioner Falconer, and the
following program was given: Piano
solo, Miss Alta Gillette; vocal solo,
Mrs. J. E. Uulver, reading, Miss
Edna Barnes; reading, Miss Francis
Johnston.
w. B. Morton, R. Horrigan, R. c.
Tudath, Mrs. M. r. Parker, Mrs.
George Hendricks, Mrs, G. H.
Woodward, Mrs. ]. E. Pulver. Miss
Mary Reid and Mrs. F. A. Royce
were elected community council to
meet at Miss Isakson's home Mon
day to choose their officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Pistols and Wedding Ring
Stolen bv Porch Climbers

Two pistols and a wedding ring
indicative of Lochinvar-like inten-
tions-were stolen by some lovesicb
burglar Friday night from the home
of Frank lOlander, 2736 Camden
avenue.
Twenty-Five dollars worth of gold
leaf was taken by thieves who
climbed through a side window OF
Peterson & Co., 2l08 Cunning
street, and ransacked the place.
On the fifth floor of the Masonic
temple some one stole Sealskin cap
from J. Dobbs, 1904 Florence boule-
ward.
L. Fl. Davies, liza South Thirty
second street, reported some high
pocketed indiyidual swiped his over
coat from the Chamber of Com
merce.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Three Holdups Bring
Bandit Trio 81 Cents

Omaha's latest bandit trio, which
travels by automobile, felt the ma
'tion-wide money stringency Friday
night when three holdups netted
them the staggering sum of IS cents.
Fred Huffman, 500 South Twen-
ty-frst avenue, donated this at
Twentieth and Harvey streets at
$3.50.
r. r. Johnson, 123 North Thirty
third street., when pressed for funds
via their pistols, told them he was
sorry, but he had left all his val
uables at home. And this was right
near his home, too, on Thirty-third
between Faraam and Douglas.
Their third victim was so nervous
when he told police about it he for
got to give. his name. only telling
that he lives, in Drake Court. De-
tectives say the highwaymen were
using the automobile of John Redick,
5206 Chicago street, stolen from in
front of the Omaha club at 7:30.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Methods Used to
ForceDownCost
OfLiving Scored
Consideration of Emergency
Tariff Bill Sidetracked by
Warm Fight Before Senate
Finance Committee.

Washington Jan, 8.-Considera-
ton of the Fordney emergency tar
if bin was sidctracked for a time
today by the senate finance COM
nittee, while its members defended
efforts of the government to force
down living costs. The departure
from the program came when wit
ness charged the government with
responsibility for economic condi-
tons confronting the country
through encouragement of buy
crs' strike. For an hour decorum
was cast, off and pointed exchanges
took place.
Notwithstanding warnings by Act
ing Chairman McCumber and Sena-
tor Smoot, republican of Utah, that
the committee must obtain speedy
action on the bill to prevent further
losses for the farmers. Senators
Thomas, Colorado, and Jones of
New MEXICO, democrats. INDUCED in
a spirited argument with Col. John
P. Wood of Philadelphia, who ap-
peared in behalf of the wool man.
rfacturers. Colonel Woods asser-
tion that the government and par
ticularly the Department of Justice,
had been "unwise" in promulgating
i campaign against high prices met
with the rejoinder by Senator
Thomas that present conditions were
simply those of zone man being
willing to see another lose money,
but very anxious not to loss any
himself"
"My objections" said the witness,
"are principally against the meth
eds used by the government and
particularly BY Attorney General
Palmer. Mr.. Palmer and his staff,
instead of seeking out and prose-
cutting specific cases of profiteering,
have dealt in generalities. 1t has
resulted in discredit attaching to all
Of business"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Want Horse Racing
Passed in Ohio
Influential 'Clevelanders Will
Build Large Track If Sport
IsLegalized in State.

Cleveland, O., Jan. S.-The horse
world, both harness and running,
and particularly Ohio, which is the
hub of the trotting horse universe,
has been all agog over two recent
press dispatches, one from Cincin-
natl and the other from Detroit.
1t was demonstrated last fall that
the thoroughbred horse is popular
in Cleveland, at least. on account of
the successful meet at Chagrin Falls
and it is reported on good authority
that if the proper racing bill can be
put through in Ohio, large body
of influential Clevelanders interested
in the breeding and racing of the
runners. will build a large track here
and conduct meetings on a par with
those in Kentucky, Maryland and
New York. Z
Both trotting and running horse
men have put their shoulders to the
wheel in Michigan and the next leg
islature there will be asked by the
Michigan Association of Fairs to
legalize horse racing in the state.
Ever since racing died at Detroit
the race-hungry fans there have gone
by the thousands across the river
to Windsor and the Michigan horse
men. no doubt, feel that this money
should be kept at home and the state
and horse breeders benefited thereby.
If the Michigan men are success
ful in putting the bill through, it un-
doubtedly will mean the immediate
resumption of grand circuit racing
at Detroit and Grand Rapids, and a
better class of meetings at Kalama-
zoo, which have,been allowed to run
solely because the local authorities
did not trouble to interfere.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Base Ball Chatter
Chicago Tribune-Omals Zee Leased Wire.
CVL>>-~ Y>- R-nsunAra (sAnrR0 BHl0On

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, Jan. s.-Owners George Beidon
and e. J. Westlake of the Minntapolis
club. who recently purchased the ST. 1o-
seph Western league club. are thinking
seriously Of moving the franchise 10 an-
other city However. they VIII CONFER
with ST. Joseph sportsmen before such
move is made.
Although Texas is the headl,ner as 2
training spot New orleans will be wen
filled with big league cubs in March
Irooklyn works out there and the New
YORK Yankees and Giants are scheduled
for exhibition games. Kansas City and
Louisville are also booked for contests
with tho Peltcans ...
Ty Cobb 10 sore on New York sport
writer's who, he claims, have misinter-
rreted interviews. One OF the stories
carried by base ball writer purports t.
have him In the role Of a critic OF Hughey
Jennings Cobb denies this In hot
statement and adds he always has been
an admirer of the former Tiger boss.
Fans in Philadelphia are sore on major
league base ball. Both Connie Mack and
Baker OF the Phillies have been recetv-
ing letters demanding something be done
to turn out a ball club that can win a
few games every now and then.
Ivy Wingo and BilI Rariden are due for
apme stiff competition this year BubblAs
Hargrave, the star catcher of the asso-
citation and former Cub athlete, is out 10
grab the regular Job OF receiving Oh
Moran's team.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

sists that contestants must fight
clean and obey the letter of the law
as regards tactics no. countenanced
by the code. Waiting is ballroom
[diversion and has no province in a
boxing match, he admonishes con-
testants when he calls them to the
center of the ring for instructions.
Beginning his career as a locomo-
tive engineer, Mr.. Blackman early
conceived better things and laid off
his run to work his-way through
Kansas university. He made a por-
ton of his expenses as boxing in
structor in the physical culture de-
partment. On leaving rhe university
he took up the pastorate at Chanute,
but scarcely had he become settled
in his work when the war broke
and he enlisted forthwith, to go to the
front as chaplain. ..
Was "One of the Boys"
1t was while living with the boys
in the trenches that he came to see
things in a new-ligl1t--tllat the mod
ern minister must be one of his flock
in reality. And sol on his return
home to Chanute he made the an
nouncement already referred to and
began to organize classes in boxing
in his church on the theory that
good. clean sport is elevating and
will keep boys out of mischief.
That this theory is founded on
sound principle may be judged from
the fact that different" atmos-
phere pervades every meet when he
is referee. There is no profanity
and no yelling. Cries of soak it to
him." KNOCK his block off," are not
permitted.
Don't Like Blue Laws.
The blue law crusade for "a hours
of gloom from Saturday midnight to
Monday morning finds no favor with
Mr.. Blackman. .
II am not in favor of indiscrimi-
nate legislation against all sports
on Sunday" says he, FOR there are
places and conditions which seem
to demand some form of strenuous
recreation and amusement in order
to maintain efficient living. But |
think one day in seven should be
kept Just as free as possible from
vocational and avocational pursuits
in order that religion may be taugh
and enjoyed and quiet and rest be
encouraged"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Believe Hoppe
Could Win All
Billiard Titles
Balkline Champion Also Star
AT Three Cushion and
Pocket Canes-Is Master
OF Ivories.

New York, Jan, S.--(Special)---
Ever since Willie Hoppe scaled the
heights of billiard prominence and
proved that as balkline player he
is in class by himself among the
players of this country, at any rate,
there has been much interest in his
al-around abifity-that is. his
ability TO play three cushions. the
pocket game and, in fact. all ol the
different styles of cue play.
His complete mastery of the ivor-
les led to the belief that he could
excel at any style OF play he elected
to devote any time to. In great
measure this belief was substantial
ed recently when the balkline king
took part in an exhibition team
match. Hopes team
won the match, due chiefly to the
excellent angle playing of Willie.
He made high run OF seven, aud
that without having had any prac-
tice. r~s
Excellent at Three Cushions.
Hopes friends believe that il Re
went after the three-cushion crown
he would annex it and be crown
ed the billiard king in every style
of play. At one time Alfredo dc
Oro, the Cuban wizard, challenged
Hoppe to play three-cushion con
test, but the challenge came to
naught. De Orc at that time was
i'll his prime as an exponent OF the
difficult, angle game.
IF Hoppe wanted to apply hirs
self to three cushions am con-
-vinced that he could hold his, own
against the most expert players in
the country, and probably defeat
them," said one of the champions
admirers today fa.s
Kept Busy at Balkline.
Hoppe is so busy playing balkline
billiards throughout the regular sea-
son that he has no chance to devote
any of his time to any other style
of play. For this reason he has
refrained from taking part in many
public exhibitions at three cushions.
He has, however, played the game
in private for recreation and per-
sonal amusement. He has played it
against Charley Peterson, the fancy
Shot maker, and Peterson says that
Hoppe has made several substan-
tial runs, several times exceeding
the present record of 10 and oncs
running Is. 4,
Hoppe has also played pocket bill
liards for relaxation and to break
the monotony of continual balkline
practice. Recently he played pocket
billiards in private and on his first
turn at the table ran more than 80
balls before he missed. In this way
Hoppe has proved to those who
have had an opportunity to witness
his work in private that he can play
and play well any game played on
a billiard table.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Plestina May..Cet
Bout With 'Zibby'
Tex Rickard Wants to Match
New Blood in Heavyweight
Division Of Mat Game.

New York, Jan. 8.-(SoeciaD A,
last the many followers of the wrest-
ling game are to come into their own
in the matter of seeing an infusion
of new blood in the battles of the
heavyweights. The handwriting on
the wall indicates that after having
battled for four years for admit
tance to the ranks of the leaders in
the game Marin Plestina, admitted
by all who have a knowledge of the
game to be real grappfer, has at
last battered down the walls and
will be given chance to prove his
worth with the best neu who took
championship honors.
Tex Rickard, Americas greatest
sport imprasario, is in the market
with a bid for the competitive serv-
ices of Plestina and Stanislaus
Zybszko, both of whom have been
lodged by the topnotchers of the
division 1t will be remembered that
Richard recently offered Joe Stecher
$4,000 to meet Plestina in Madison
Square Garden, but Stecher de-
INJURED. None of the other men
Stecher has been meeting for years
Lewis, the younger Zbyszko. Cad
dock and others would accept the
frequent defes of Plestina, who
recently got on the trail of the elder
Zbyszko, who likewise has>been con-
sistently lodged by the quartet
named above. While it is alleged
that promoters in Chicago are keen
for the Plestina-Zbyszko match,
there is strong likelihood that Rick
ard will fall heir to what looks like
the blue-ribbon of the heavyweight
wrestling world, with Madison
Square Garden the scene of the
match.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Mrs. C. A. Patterson, Daughter
OF Pioneer Merchant. Is Dead

Mrs. Nellie Sheeley Patterson, wife
of Charles A. Patterson, died Satur-
day, aged 81. Her funeral will be
held on Monday afternoon at the
Scottish Rite cathedral, Liberty
chapter o. E. S. having charge Of
the service. The hour is 2 o'clock
Mrs. Patterson was native OF
Omaha, daughter of Joseph F.
Shceley, one of the pioneer business
men of the community. She wis ac-
tive all her mature life in church and
community service, and was a menu
Der of Liberty chapter, 0. E. S. Her
husband. who is assistant secretary of
the Scottish Rite bodies in the valley
Of Omaha, and her daughter Ada
survive her. and sister, Mrs.
REYNOLDS Over. r