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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
In Years Gone By
TAKEN FROM THE FILES
OF THE SILVER STATE
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
March 4, 1896. }

Mrs. ]. II. Hayford of Laramie,
Wyoming, has an album in which, ac-
cording to the Republican of that
place, Bill Nye wrote the following
answers to questions therein pro-
pounded. the date being February,
1879:
Your fayorite tree? Christmas tree.
Gem? Ace of Diamonds.
Name. male and female? Smith.
Piece of sculpture? Greek slave
going in swimming.
What book, not religious, would
you part with last? My pocketbook
What epoch would you chose to
have lived in? The sweet pretty soon.
What is your favorite occupation?
Dispensing justice at reduced rates.
What trait Of character do you
most admire in women? Warm feet.
If not yourself, whom would you
rather be? Yours truly.
What do you believe to be your
distinguishing characteristics? Truth
fulness and wonderful beauty.
II married. what do you believe to
be the distinguishing characteristics
of your better half? A strong repug-
nance to building fires.
What are the saddest words in the
world? Please remit. etc.
What is you motto? Never tell a
lie.
Eggs at Lovelock are selling for
cents a dozen, or 81 a case.
j. F. Dennis and Hon. VIM. Wood
burn have formed partnership
and will have law offices in both
Reno and Carson.
A Washington dispatch says that
yesterday the president nominated
Harry Warren to be postmaster at
Winnemucca. Nevada.
The case of the United States
against John T. Jones, charged with
having stolen $4,000 worth of gold
bullion from the Carson mint on June
Is. 1898, was opened at Carson day
before yesterday. Warren Notefare,
the chief clerk of the mint, was on
the stand all of Tuesday afternoon
and most of yesterday.
Mrs. G. S. Nixon arrived yesterday
afternoon from California after a
pleasant visit to San Francisco and
Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Stauffer and
daughter left this morning for their
home at Crane Creek, Oregon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
BIG LION KILLED BY
AUSTIN HERDER

John Hidendo, who works for the
Laborde Brothers sheep outfit, met
with an adventure last Friday eve-
ming which he will remember for
long time
He was about two miles from the
sheep camp in Newpass canyon,
hunting for bobcat which he knew
lived in the vicinity. He saw the cat,
but failed TO get a shot. A horse had
been killed in the vicinity shortly be-
fore. and he went to the place where
the carcass lay, hoping to get a shot
at coyote.
When he reached a point within
good shooting distance of the dead
horse he saw an animal. partly con-
cealed by the carcass and feeding up
on it. He fired two shots from thir-
ty-thirty rifle, both shots taking eff
feet. The wounded animal leaped
over the body of the horse and came
at him, and he fired twice more and
missed. This exhausted his ammuni-
ton supply and there was nothing
else to do but run.
His shepherd dogs here took hand
in the row and soon chased the beast,
which proved to be a full grown
mountain lion, up tree.
Tying the two dogs to the tree to
keep the lion in the air the man ran
the two miles to camp for more cart
ridges. and John Laborde and an
other man returned with him to the
battle ground.
1t was dark when they arrived, and
they set fire to a dead cedar tree near
the lions perch. and few shots by
Laborde brought him down. dead.
The big brute. which measured nine
feet, tip to tip, was skinned. the feet
and head being left with the hide, and
at the Silver Creek ranch Berney
Russell told them what they had
killed.
The skin was brought to town Sun
day and a great many people admired
il and told lion stories.
Hidendo says that he served in the
French army, was in German
prison, escaped twice and was recap
tured, and nearly killed. but you bet,
this time l scare like hell,'-Austn
Revelle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
MAN MANGLED IN
Bic DOUGH MIXER

A horrible and unusual accident oc-
CURED at the plant of the Royal Bak-
ing company at Ely, when C. II. Let
son, one of the employees was caught
in the dough mixer and killed. No one
was present when he met his death,
therefore, just how it happened is a
matter of conjecture. Lessons duties
called him to the plant at o'clock
every morning, when he started the
fire and placed the dough in the
mixer, pending the arrival of Alex
Sarras, head baker, who comes on
two hours later When Sarras ar
rived this morning he was surprised
that Letson was not there, and after
looking around stepped over to the
mixer and peered into it, where he
sow mans shoe upside down pro-
truding from it. This told the story
and Sarras Immediately notified the
officers and the undertaken, who
lifted the body from the receptacle
and took it to the Wilson-Bates I'M
dertaking parlors.
The dough-miXer is quite large and
is equipped with heavy steel arms
which reyolve slowly, but which are
propelled by motor of considerable
power.-Ely Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05

The silver stats-5o cents the month.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
TEN YEARS AGO
March Z, 1911

J. Sheehan, cashier of the First IA
tional bank. accompanied by Mrs.
Sheehan and their children, returned
Saturday afternoon from weeks
visit to coast points.
Albert Seeliger, of the Humboldt
Soda and Bottling works. left last
evening for San Francisco where he
will spend a week or ten days.
T. H. Guyon. local agent for the
Wells Fargo Express company, left
Sunday for Ogden to be gone a week
During his absence, Miss Bernice
Wright is in charge of the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Summerfield
have returned from trip to San
Francisco and Woodland, California
and Tonopah, Nevada.
District court convened at 10
o'clock this morning with the follow
ing officers and attaches in attend
ance: Hon e. A. Quicker, presiding
Judge; J. w. Davey, clerk; ]. A. Cal
lahan, district attorney Sheriff S. G
Lamb, baliff; Deputy Sheriff C. w
Muller, assistant bailiff.
The following members of the
Humboldt county bar occupied seats
at the consels table: NJ. S. Bonnifield
H. Warren, J. A. Langwith. l.. G. viii
son, T. A. Brandon, w. S. Bohnifield
Jr., r. NJ. Hardy.
The following men were called tt
serve as grand jurors for the year
C. l.. Tobin, D. Pascal, w. G. Adam
son, W. C. Pitt, John Holmstrom
William Elgers, w. H. Abel, VIM
Blattner, w. l.. Pearce, T. d. Brown
C. p Hoskins, Peter Anker, F. TIES
sier, ]. P. Byrnes, II. w. Duncan
Robert Hanson. T. J. Depenbaugh. W
C. Pitt was appointed foreman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
HAD MOONSH|NE
PLANT DE LUKE

New features In moonshine equip
ment were uncovered by government
officers when they raided a dugout
of r. G. Freeman near Hot Springs
and found that three stills were run
ming automatically and had hot and
cold water connections to facilitate
their operation. Freeman, rancher
of Fernley was arrested and was later
released under $500 bond after
being arraigned before a United
States commissioner at Fernley.
After obtaining a clew to the where
abouts of the stills. which they be-
lieve have been in operation for over
three months, the officers followed
Freeman In his auto from Reno to the
scene of the stills operations. The
dug-out is located near Hot Springs.
between Wadsworth and Lovelock.
and hot water from the springs was
carried in pipes to the stills.
In addition to the three stills the
officers found fifteen barrels of
mash, eighteen gallons of corn whis-
key and other essentials for making
liquor in the dug-out. Upon further
examination the federal men located
twenty-five gallons of whiskey, which
had been hidden in the sage-brush
near the scene of the manufacturing
point.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
TRAVEL Is SLACK

According to the Sparks Tribune
another slash has been made in the
engineers board, as well as the train
mems board, and only few crews
are left. Business has dropped to a
point lower than has been seen by
many of the old railroad men.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
EAGLE MEETING DATES

Regular meetings of Winnemucca
Aerie No. 4S7. Fraternal Order of
Eagles, are held on second and fourth
Monday evenings of eacn month in
Winneva hall. Visiting Eagles are
cordially invited to attend all ses-
sions. w. II. RES, W.P.
B. SMITH, Secy. Adv.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05
HALF HOLIDAY BILL DEFEATED

The assembly stepped on" the bill
urday in all county offices, defeating
it by vote of eight for and twenty
six against.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-05

Arrowhead-New high grade ore
strike on bottom level of Arrowhead
mine reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
PENNSY ROAD DEFIES RAIL LABOR BOARD
Pavnee, Ill.,, High School
Is Closed When Principal,
Teachers, Kids, Walk Out

Pawnee, ILL.,. Oct. 2o.-High
school bells in Pawnee did not ring
this morning. This little Sanga-
mon county town is in the throes of
the most grevious school war it
mas ever experienced, and today is
without school principal, teachers,
school board or pupils.
Board Resigns.
Following a citizens mass meet
ing last night, at which resolu-
tlonS were adopted demanding that
the board of education reinstate
Principal Bernard A Beinlich, the
board president, P. J. Howard de-
clared it was the last straw, and
resigned. The four other board
members followed suit.
This is the second principal the
high school has owned and lost
since school opened in September.
The old principal differed with his
janitor; the school board interfer-
ed and the principal resigned. Then
Mr.. Beinlich was employed. He
managed his school to the liking
of his pupils, but to the astonish-
ment of the school board
Second Principal Fired.
They fired" him the first of this
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
EASTERN RUSS
GUARD COUNTRY
VladiV0stOk Government Program
is Protection of Territorial
Integrity.

VIadivostok, Sept. 15.-(Corres-
pondence of the Associated Press.)
The watchwOrd of the VladiVos-
tok's government program is pro-
lection of the territorial integrity
protection of the sovereign rights
of the Russian people and friend
ship with those states which would
help in the building up of Nation
al Russia, the premier of the gov
ernment said in an address to the
national assembly. He declared that
in view of the internal situation IN
Russia, there can be no question
of a general national policy.
1t can only be a question of sep
arate politics.
las weak as we are he cont1n-
ued, I'VE will find a way to de-
fend our national dignity, and we
will reject all attempts to sell or
to tear off part of our territory.
The premier affirmed that he
could see no difference between
soviet Russia and the Far Eastern
Republic, and declared that he re-
cognized neither the one or the
other He added:
THE existence of these organisms
brings Russia to distress and weak
ness. therefore we will fight them
to the end. Peace or agreement
with those who hold the people IN
chains of slavery is impossible for
US.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
SEEK LAWS TO
END FARMERS
FINANCE WOES
Governors Pledged to
Work for LotUer Pro-
ductio7 Cost.

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct 90
Omitted Press.)-Governors and
railroad commissioners represent
ing eight midwest states, were
pledged to work for legislation
which they believe will relieve the
farmers financial troubles and aid
in reducing unemployment.
Measures for which they will
work include:
Amendment of the Esch-Cum-
minis transportation act to allow
the states control over intrastate
rates and service.
Lowering of freight rates Is
to 40 per cent to tighten unemploy-
ment burdens, promote building
and relieve farmers who are paying
twO-thirds of their returns to send
their crops to market
Settle Grain Rate Case
3-Qu:ck settlement of the west
ern grain rate case, which yitally
affects grain growers Of 25 west
ern states and is now before the
interstate commerce commission.
4-Reduction of interest rates to
FIVE per cent by federal reserve
banks in the agricultural district
to tide farmers over the present
stringency.
President Harding's disarmament
conference will do much to relieve
the world of the burden of oppres-
sive military establishments, the
executives declared in a resolution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
four HELDIN
CYANIDE CASE
Police Question Three Men, One
Woman in Poison Candy Plot
Nurses Have Recovered.

Chicago, Oct. 20.-(United Press)
Three men and one woman were
held for questioning by police to-
day in connection with poisoning
of seven nurses at the West End
hospital.
The nurses became violently i'll
after they had partaken of a box
of chocolates sent to Miss Helen
Rosenfeld. The candy, examina-
ton showed, contained cyanide.
Will and Ben Zimmerman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Krause, with
whom the brothers lived, stuck TO
their original stories that they
knew nothing of the poison plot.
The Zimmerman brothers were
both suitors of Miss Rosenfeld, who
said she permitted herself to be-
come engaged to both of them.
The nurses were back at duty to-
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
$4,000 FORTUNE
LEFT TO CATS BY
SPINSTER'S WILL

New York. Oct, 20-Cats all
over the. world Will benefit from
the $4,000 obtained by the sale
of the Even homestead here.
Miss Caroline Even, who oc-
cupied the property for years
with her two sisters, had q pas
sion for caring for cats. II was
her dream that every cat should
have plenty of catnip, milk and
d comfortable backyard fence
to play on during every one of
its nine lives. She devoted her
life to esta bhshing sanatoriums
and relief organizations for
stray cats and when she died
left all her estate. save $500,
for carrying on the work.
She also left out her tTO SIS
ters in her will because they
were not sufficiently enthusias-
tic about cats.
Money for reecuing the cat
population of the world became
available when her nephew re-
Gently settled his contest of her
will out of court
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20

week Then all the teachers quit,
some in protest against the princi-
pal, some against his expulsion;
and the SO pupils walked out.
The pupils circulated a petition
demanding his reinstatement. Last
nights meeting was the culmina-
ton. 1t means that Pawnee will
have no high school until a school
board election is held. and the new
school board elects a new princi-
pal, or reinstates Mr.. Beinlich.
Trouble for the principal, it was
said, was stirred up by the old
principal, who still lives here.
Mr.. Beinlich this afternoon said
the school board had asked him to
resign last week, explaining they
believed it was impossible he could
discipline the school children, or
get an efficient organization of
teachers.
The charge, Mr.. Beinlich admit
ted, had some ground. \Teachers
under him, who had favored the
previous principal, had worked
consistently, he said, to defeat
every move he made, and to op-
pose every constructive effort. 1t
has come to a point, he said, where
there must be wedding out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
AUTO BANDITS
KILL |, HURT 3
Cahries W. Jones, 0sce0la. Iowa,
Farmer Is Dead and Three
Deputies Wounded.

Murray, Iowa, Oct 20.-(United
Press. )-One member of a sheriff S
posse is dead and three others suf-
fering from serious wounds as the
result of a gun battle with four
motor car highwaymen near Osce-
ola.
Charles W. Jones. a farmer, is
dead, DR.. l. W. Fuller, Charles H.
Eaton and John Miller, also mem
bers of the posse, were injured by
the fire of the bandits, who escaped.
The little town of Columbia, Iowa,
was completely ransacked by the
gang. every one of the four stores
being entered They stopped on
the bank of a creek where they
camped.
Jones observed them from his
house and phoned the sheriff, who
came out, deputized Fuller, Eaton
and Miller and challenged the camp.
A fusillade of shots answered them
and the three deputies fell. Jones
rushed to the rescue and was shot
down.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
HARDING SEEKS
RATE CUTS TO
AVERT STRIKE
Reductions Could Be
Put iE Effect on
5-Day Notice.

Washington. D. c., Oct. 90
Omitted Press of
ficials today settled down to watch
and wait for developments in the
railroad strike situation.
If the conference beginning to-
day in Chicago between the broth
erhood chiefs and the railroad la
Dor board brings about a recogni-
tion by the unions of the boards
right to order wage reductions, one
big step toward preventing the
walkout will have been taken, Of
ficials said.
Agreement Likely.
It was considered likely here
that the board would assure the
brotherhood heads that if they
would withdraw their strike order
and thereby acknowledge the
boards authority, that a similar ef-
fort would be made to have the
railroad executives reconsider their
position on a rate cut
Reductions by the interstate COM
merce commission are expected
shortly.
In congress there was evident a
growing determination to do some
thing to give the labor board or
some government agency real au-
thority to deal with such situations
as the present, if the conferences
disclose that authority is lacking.
President Anxious.
1t was emphasized at the White
house that President Harding is
desirous that the rail reductions
be announced as soon as possible
in the hope that the action will in
ffuence the railroad brotherhods to
rescind their strike call.
The first reductions to be order
ed by the commission will be on
grain. grain products, hay and
lumber. Other cuts. affecting
citrus fruits, vegetables and coal
are expected later.
Legal questions involved in or
dering the rate cuts over the OBJ
jections of the rail executives and
in putting the reductions into effect
on short notice are understood to
have been discussed with President
Harding today by Chairman c. c
McChord Of the Interstate Com
merce commission, and Colonel
Guy D. Goff, assistant attorney gen.
eral.
Goff is understood to have given
the opinion that the rate reductions
could be put into effect on five days
notice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
SOLOMON DIDN'T
HAVE ANYTHING
ONLLOYD GEORGE

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 19.-Con-
troversy over the religious af-
fliation OF David Lloyd George,
who has been claimed here by
both Disciples of Christ and
Baptists, was settled today by
Lloyd George himself, after the
manner of a Solomon, opposing
neither one nor the other but
tayoring both.
In a letter responding to
query. the sagacious Welshman
wrote that he lis a member of
.ae Disciples of Christ but at
@aas the Baptist chapel"
me controversy was occa-
,oned several months ago when
ai Baptists demurred at what
~sy called presumption of the
sugfess of the Disciples of
cast' in claiming Lloyd
Nfge as all theirs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
MINISTER CRIES
AS He TELLS OF
SLAYING PRIEST
Murder Trial of ReU.
Stephenson Is Dro-
n7ofic.

Birmingham, Ala. Oct 2o.-Tak-
ing of testimony was expected to
be completed today in the trial of
Rev. Edwin r. Stephenson. charged
with second degree murder in con-
nection with the shooting of Father
James E. Coyle, Catholic priest, on
Aug. IL.
Yesterdays session, marked by
many tense situations, was brought
to a dramatic close by the appear
ance before the jury of Piedrc
Gussman, communicate of Fa-
ther Coyle's church who was mar
ried to Stephenson's daughter by
the priest,
Calls "Silent Witness
Stephenson had concluded his
narrative of events which led uE
to the shooting and had described
the manner in which he slew the
priest when he was interrupted by
Hugo D. Black, chief counsel for
the defense.
Mr.. Sheriff, call Pedro Guss-
man"
0hooAIdH was CdIlcu-
Walk before the jury" Attorney
Black commanded
Gussman stood before the u men
in whose hands rested the fate OF
his father-in-law
THAT will do" the attorney said.
Bring him closer" a juror OF
the back row demanded.
GuSsman walked within a few
feet Of the jury box. He stood for
a moment, then turned on his heel
and left the room.
Sets Legal Precedent.
Gussman is man of small stat
ure, about 40 years old. Mrs. Guss-
man testified at the preliminary
trial that he was a native of Porto
Rico. It was the first time in the
history of Alabama criminal pro-
cedure, legal observers said, that a
witness had been called before a
jury without speaking a word
The minister, proceeding with
his statement, said he went to the
rectory in search OF his daughter
not knowing that she had beer
married. In conversation with the
priest, he learned that his daugh-
ter had been married by Father
CoyIe to Gussman, and then told
the priest. You have treated me
as dirty as a dog in marrying my
daughter to a negro"
The priest told him not to repeat
the statement. He repeated it
whereupon. he said, the priest
seized him by the belt, struck and
kicked him and reached for his hip
pocket
Il shot him then" the minister
said, his voice breaking and tears
coming in his eyes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
WANT FAIR
WAGES FOR
COAL MINER
Speaker Deplores paper
High Scale" and No
Work.

Chicago, Oct. 20.-A paper high
scale wage with no work will not
help the miner, but a fair wage
scale with regular work will build
his yearly earnings to a basis of
American living and allow the coal
operator to offer cheaper fuel TO
the consumer and reduce the pro-
ducing cost of all commodities,
Harry M Taylor of Kansas City,
vice president of the Central Coal
&, Coke company, told delegates to
the American mining congress here
today.
Likes Unions.
Predicating that assertion with
the statement that he personally
had the highest regard for local
unions, fairly conducted. as he
termed it, Mr.. Taylor said the
unions had an opportunity to play
a leading part in the national re-
adjustment and urged that they
take advantage of it.
"If, however" he said, ''the min
ers continue their effort to make a
readjustment of an abnormal wage
scale and on April l call a nation
wide strike, the operators must as
sumo a public duty of standing for
the public rights and the we'll
thinking men of this country must
stand behind them in the battle for
the good of American industry and
American freedom against a labor
autocracy."
Good for Workers.
Mr.. Taylor declared that he had
learned from personal observation
that the labor union had done much
for the wage Garner and had. in
many instances. brought him COM
fort and contentment that other
wise could not have been procured
But the miners organization
must be purged," he said, ''of the
radical and revolutionary leader
ship that has sprung up in many
districts before it can hope to re-
gain its standing in public esteem
"The leaders, especially those OF
national authority among the Unit
ed Mine Workers. must refrain
from giving their support to law
less characters who happen tenn
porarily to be in office in several
of the districts"
Attacks "Check-Off" System.
Mr.. Taylor classed adversely that
part of the contract between the
operators and miners known as the
check-off system. Originally. he
said, it was designed to check oil
nominal dues and sick benefits.
Today, he asserted, its purpose is
abused until it has become men
ace to public welfare, and is used
to check-off a large percentage of
the mems wages.