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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Flood Prevention in Arkansas Valley

Another plan provides for the en-
largement of the channel through
Pueblo and for concrete channel.
The engineers make it plain that
their present recommendations are
based on fragmentaEy data available
at this time and that complete study
of the problems involved will require
much more time and more accurate
photographic and topographic data
than is now at hand and also much
detailed engineering work.
All the alternative plans which in
clude flood detention storage with pos
sible use of the Steel Hollow reservoir
site, would benefit property interests
in the Arkansas valley below Pueblo,
while the alternative plan embracing
only channel enlargement or bank
protection through Pueblo would not
protect property interests in the val
ley below Pueblo.
due to the limited storage posi-
bilities and as a very little, if any,
water is available for storage in the
Arkansas river above Pueblo, there
does not appear to be any project of
developing irrigation storage with
economy in conjunction with flood de-
tention storage" reads the report.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Misunderstanding Cereal Beverages

A MOVEMENT asking congress to
~ shift burdensome taxes from the
people to nonalcoholic beer has
been started throughout the country.
Congress is urged to have the revenue
bill provide for the manufacture and
sale of beer containing 2.75 per cent
alcohol, and in that way raise from
81, OOO, OoO, 600 to $3.50, OOOO 900 in taxes,
and the proposition is being seriously
considered.
A serious effort has been made to
get Prohibitionists to agree to tax
of $40 per barrel on mountaineering
cereal beverages containing not more
than 2A per cent of alcohol by
weight"
The suggested legislation, it Is ar
gued, would not violate the spirit of
the eighteenth amendment, but in eff
feet amend the Volstead act by kill
ing the provision prohibiting the man.
ufacture Of beer with an alcoholic
content in excess of one-half of one
per cent. A bill, or an amendment to
that effect, will be introduced in the
house to be considered when the regu-
lar revenue bill is taken up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Rail. UNION HEADS
DENY STRIKE TALK
Any Action by Workers Hinge on
Additional Decisions of Rail-
way Labor Board.
WALkOUT IMPOSSIBLE.
The Main Bone of Contention Between
Shop Forces and the Board Is the
Adjustment of Overtime Pay
for Sunday Work.

st. Paul Railroad employees desire
to avoid strike, and walkout is i'm
possible until further action has been
taken by the railway workers after
additional decisions of the Railroad
Labor board, relative to working rules,
have been made, executives of North
west railway employees unions as
serted
ANY reports that a general strike
has been voted are erroneous" said
R. A. Henning, general chairman for
the Federated Shop Crafts for the
Northwest This organization is COM
posed of the membership of the six
largest bodies of railroad shop work
ers, numbering approximately 10000
members throughout the Northwest.
Still Await Decision.
"The only vote taken by the shop
crafts was late in June, when the
wage reduction of IL per cent, author
lied by the Railroad Labor board, was
repudiated We still are awaiting for
a decision from the board on addi-
tional working rules. Then it will be
UP to the heads of the unions to call
for action. 1t is probable that spe-
cific ballot will be submitted on the
whole situation before a strike vote
will be considered to have been
TAKEN" he said.
Railroad executives here do not be-
lieve that there will be a general
strike, owing to the abnormally large
number of men out of work, claiming
that it would be an easy matter to
hire men to fill the vacancies oc-
casioned by a strike.
Other Crafts in Same Position.
Other railroad labor organizations,
including the maintenance of way en-
ployes, locomotive f1remen, engineers,
trainmen, conductors, oilers, tele-
graphers, and stationary firemen, are
at present in practically the same po-
sition, according to their heads The
clerks union now is completing vote
on the Labor board decision.
Questions at Issue.
Some of the questions at issue are
The letting of certain classes of
work to so-called contractors, who
hire their own men, Under this plan
the employees are not governed by
the Labor board.
The refusal of some railroads to
meet with the men to draw up work
ing agreements, and other refusals to
abide by the decisions of the board
The adjustment of overtime pay
for Sunday work for shopmen, except
in emergency cases. This is the
main bone of contention between the
shop forces and the board
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02

TNGINEERS of the federal recla-
nation service have completed a
preliminary report, based on a
hasty, tentative survey, on flood pre-
vention for the city of Pueblo and the
Arkansas river valley.
The engineers, James Mum and j.
L. Savage of the Denver reclamation
office, have suggested several different
plans and combinations of plans for
flood prevention which would entail
estimated costs ranging from $1,000
600 to S17;5O0,000.
One plan for the Arkansas river
calls for flood detention storage of
10000 acre feet with such repairs to
present levees and channel as are re-
quired to provide a safe capacity of
25.OOO second feet through Pueblo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02

1T is estimated by the geological
survey" says the report, that the
curve of crude oil production will
reach it's peak within few years, and
then the country will have to look
more and more to other sources for
its various grades of hydrocarbon oils.
when foreign oils cannot be OBJ
tanned in sufficient quantities and at
reasonable prices we can turn to our
oil shales for our supply"
Large amounts will have to De In
vested before the oil shale industry
becomes of commercial importance.
Estimates by engineers of the cost
of complete retorting plant, handling
1000 tons of shale day, are between
100000 and $5,O00,000."'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02

Prof. Edwin r. Seligman, professor
of political economy at Columbia uni.
versity, testifying before the finance
committee of the senate, made an i'm
preston when he said:
1--WE must remember that had we
not adopted prohibition we should
be getting at least $1,0O0,00O,0OO we
will not get under the existing law"
Asked if he favored the repeal of
the prohibition law, he replied:
mo, SIR; although / should be glad
to see it so interpreted as to permit
the sale and the heavy taxation of
beer and light wines. That would help
us out immensely"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Parcel Post Rates

WI ASHINGTON.-P post rates
w must be increased, If an inves-
tigation shows that this service
Is responsible for an expected deficit
Of $7O,OO0,OOO in the postal revenue
this year, Postmaster General Hays
says. Accountants and post office en-
gineers are now checking through the
entire country to learn If the parcel
post is, as suspected, one of the two
big losing ventures of the department.
Until 1920 postal revenues exceeded
expenditures for several years, but
now deficits are showing, due to bust
increased compensation to railroads
for carrying mail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02

with Germans shipping as sea-
w men at one cent month on
American-bound vessels and de-
serting at every point, existing laws
to the contrary notwithstanding, the
statement of Secretary of Labor Davis
in regard to this and other violations
of the immigration law under cover of
the seaman's act, brings to the front
once more condition against which
immigration officials have heretofore
protested in vain.
I. The number of deserving seamen In
1920. according to the report of the
commissioner general Of immigration,
was 13,543, as against 3,8SS in 1919, In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Minneapolis Detective Shoots Bandit.

Minneapolis = Detective Walter
Bryant shot and perhaps MORALLY
wounded one bandit and two others
escaped in front of an oil filling sta
ton. Mrs. Bryant and baby watched
the battle from their coupe across the
street A men who gave the name of
William H. Kupfer, was shot twice
with his own gun by the detective, af-
ter the weapon had been wrested from
in struggle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
MINNEAPOLIS BANK ROBBED
Two Armed Bandits Line Up Seven
Persons as They Grab Cash.

TWO ARMED BanoltS Line UP seven
Persons as They Grab Cash.
Minneapolis-Two bandits, armed
with all the revolvers they could carry
handily and wearing motorists Cog
giles, held up the Chicago-Lake State
bank, lined up five men and two wo-
men against wall, and escaped with
$4,000 in cash.
The desperadoes, one short, one
tall; one surly and practical, the other
suave and polite, entered through a
rear door barred only by screen, an
hour and half after the bank had
been closed for business.
They lost no time lining up the per-
sons at work over the accounts, in
terspersing witty remarks with
brusque orders as they stuffed their
pockets with currency.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Immioration Increasing.

Washington Immigrants admitted
to the United States during the fiscal
year ending June 80 numbered S05,228
as compared with 430,001 for the pre-
vious fiscal year and with an aver
age of 1,034,940 during the pre-war
years from 1910 to 1914.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Zion Bars Baseball and Bands.

Zion, Ill.-Wilbur Glenn Voliva,
oyerseer of Zion, banned baseball and
brass bands from the city, when he
signed an ordinance against both.
Baseball is a crime" he declared.
"And these brass bands-they too are
criminal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Memorial for zR.a Victims.

London-A memorial service for the
by the air ministry for September z.
The service will be held in West
minister Abbey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
Eioht kiIled in Belfast Riots.

Belfast-Six persons were killed
during riots in the city, making total
of eight since the rioting was renew
ed. Many others were wounded, some
of them seriously
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02
CANNON TO QUIT CONGRESS
Colleague Announces Veteran viii
Not Be Candidate Again.

Chicago Representative W. A. Ro-
denberg of East st. Louis, who passed
through the city, informed newspaper
men that Uncle Joe" Cannon will not
be candidate for denomination and
reelection to Congress from the DAN
vile, ILL.,, district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02

Tulsa. Okla.-Three men were
burned TO death and the south part OF
the town of Yale, Okla. so miles south
of here, almost totally destroyed as
the result of tank car explosion.
Atlantic City, N. AN appeal to
the citizens of America" for defeat Of
the Nelson bill, just passed by the sem
ate, was issued by the executive coun-
ell OF the American Federation of La
bor
Bixby, Okla.-The infant daughter
of William Mccormick, farmer re-
siding two miles south of this place,
was killed in Holy Roller" meeting
when the father lost his balance and
fell backward upon the child.
Chicago-The worlds largest garage
is to be erected here, according to an
nouncement by corporation. 1t is
to cost $2,500,000, will be 10 stories
high, have two entrance levels and
will accommodate 1000 cars.
Hoboken, N. J.--Fire which destroy
ed army piers No. 5 and 6, threatening
destruction of bodies of 500 American
war dead and the giant liner Levia-
than, was the subject of Investigations
by department of justice agents.
Chicago Federal investigation of
activities of the Ku Klux Khan wa
started by John V. Clinnin, acting
United States district attorney Gin
Minis action was started following re-
ceipts of numerous complaints against
organization of the new invisible EN-.
pire," he said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-02

Rochester-The Minnesota branch
of the Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet here in annual convention, Sept.
20 to Oct. 2, according to announce
! ment made here, Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota are included in
| the district.
Minneapolis-John Bowe of Candy,
| recently elected Minnesota commander
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, an
nounced appointments Of organization
officials. They include T. M. Thomp-
son of Minneapolis as adjutant, Loren
| F. Collins, Minneapolis, quartermaster,
George H. Mallon, chief of staff, A. x
Schall, sergeant at arms, Otto N.
Raths, former postmaster of st. Paul
was appointed state historian.
Minneapolis cents street car
fare for Minneapolis as measure Of
temporary relief beginning September
1 was granted by the State Railroad
and Warehouse commission.
Crookston-In less than 25 years CO.
| operative marketing has spread until
| there are more than 5000 local ship
ping associations, elevators and cream
cries in Minnesota, Neil H. Swanson,
head of the research department of
| the Minnesota Farm Bureau fedora
ton, told farmers attending market
ing meeting here.
Owatonna-At its first regular meet
ing in September the Owatonna Com
| mercial club will undertake to raise a
$1,000 fund in order that an additional
SCI, 900 might be obtained from the
state for completing, repairing and
building additions to the local armory.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
Ri.DIsTuICrING hill WILL DE
INTRODUCED IN LEGISLATURE

The formation of a judicial district
composed Of the counties of Lyon and
Mineral is said to be the principal OBJ
jeet of n bill 10 be introduced in the
Nevada Legislature ut the coming ses-
sion. according 60 information that has
reached Carson. The plain truth a.
outlined will make a single judicial
district Of the counties OF Nye and Es.
meralda. Under the proposed redistrict-
ing the present third district will be
done away with. One OF its counties.
Lander. will be Joined to Elko. and the
other. Eureka. Joined with Humboldt
county. Churohiii, and Pershins coun-
ties would hereafter constitute one dis
triet. The first district. embracing
storey. Douglas ard ormsby. would re-
main unchanged. The same IL true of
washoe. the second district. White
Pine. the ninth district; and Lincoln
and Clark counties. the tenth district.
The proposed measure Will also tn
crease the salaries of district Judges.
making them $1,000 per annum In each
case. IL enacted into law the changes
would become effective in January.
1929. when tho Judges chosen at the
1879 general election take office.
The rclistricting plan will not in
crease the number of district judges.
but Is apt to b. opposed By some OF
the smaller counties that Will quit
likely be unable TO gain judgeships be-
cause OF their being linked up with
counties OF much burger population.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
AMERICAN LABOR FEDERATION
ORGANIZE N NEVADA sTATIl

Labor delegates brought their two
day sessions To a close Sunday at Reno
after disposing OF many matters in
cident tc the forming of the Nevada
State Federation OF Labor. II. $. Nc
Cluskey, organizer for the Metal, Mine
and Smelter Workers. told the dele
gates that he advocated conservatism.
H. Sd them that their aim should be
TO develop organized labor and at the
same time work for the upbuilding of
the community.
Officers elected ale. President. &.
W. harrington. Reno; vice-president. 9.
q. Coates. Elko; seeretary-treasurer.
f. c. Muicahy. Sparks. These five men
form with them the executive commit
tee. Thomas Hodges. Las Nee~sa
rhomas Necrary. Ely. w. J. Stack.
Gold Hili: J. ID. Wills. Reno. Charles
A. Parker. Sparks. The next annual
convention will be held at sparks IN
January. iss2. There viii be a special
midsummer convention in Sparks July
9. 1921.
The legislative committee appointed
for the couilnR session includes i. d.
Wells. c. a Steele. W. ]. Stack. f. G.
Mulcahy and c.. w. Harrington. All
important matters To come before the
state federation will be cared for by
referendum vote. a y the Journal. II
was said that nothing will be asked
for from the legislature which will
call for a financial outlay.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
AGED CHURCHILL PROSPECTOR
KILLED WHEN CABIN BURN.

The body Of James l. Barron. an aged
rrospector. was found in the ruins of
his cabin by a passing s~heepherder
several days ago and the matter was
reported to Judge T. A. Jones. justice
of the peace and coroner. who impanel-
ed a Jury and visited the scene and in
yestigated the cause OF death. says the
Laatis~ Eusfc.
Barron's cabin was located in a can
y"n of the main road. near E~agieville.
in the eastern part OF the county. IL
was in an Isolated section where few
people ever go. The cabin was built
OF rock. set in the side of a hill. and
the roof WAS made of lumber covered
with dirt. The roof had fallen in.
covering the old man.
The remains were extricated frcm
the debris and after an Investigation
was made by the coroner and Jury il
was concluded hat death was acciden-
tai. being caused from a fire started
by accident. 1t is considered probable
that bedding caught fire from a pipe
or m and the old man smothercd
before he a a nance to get out.
1t appeared that the fire occurred
previous to the last storm, which was
December %. as nj tracks were visible
around the place to show the old man
had been around since the storm.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
NEVADA BANK STARTS ACCOUNT
FOR EACH NEWBORN CHILD

A Yerington bank has inaugurated
a system of starting an account OF 81
for every baby born in the valley and
Of loa ming n coir bank to the parents
in which to save the child's stray pen
mics. For twins a s. bank account Will
be started. but ar aTnount has not been
set for tripiets. il IS said. 1t is hug
gested that the parents deposit 81 for
each year OF the child's age and the
hank declares that by the time he is
Fl his bank recount will be sufficient
to pay a years tuition 1t college.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16

AXE cOENELL. al so-year-oid
INu groom. who married Mrs. Massey
AvA in California Just ia short time
ago, has separated from his bride and
has gone back to live with Air. and Mrs.
Carl Gilberg with whom he lived be-
fore bis marriage says the Elko Free
Press. There are all sorts OF rurors
floating about the streets about this
family row. the affair creating more in.
terest than any case which has hap
pered since the old man was rescued
from a, former pouse who was trying
to kill the husband with slow poison,
end for which the wife and her lover
were sent TO the state pe%nitentiary.
When Mike and his wife returned
from California they sought to eject
Gilberg from the home he was living
in. but he refused to go and the case
was taken to court. We understand
that Mix has dismissed the case and
has gore back to live with tie family.
A trust deed was filed Monday in the
county recorders office by Mike Con
nell transferring~to John Henderson.
the property next to the Guarantee
Trust building. but another deed was
hled previous to this. dated November
81, 1920. where Mike connell transfer
red this property In its entirety to his
wife. A few days ~ they bought the
Sheriff Harris property for $4,000. pay.
ing cash, and this deed ia on record,
where each owns a half interest.
The husband has stopped all credit
at the stores to his wife. who claims
that certain people are using unfair
influences in keeping her husband
away from her. connell liz supposed
to b. worth about $500 and made his
money by stockraising in the northern
part Of Elko county. The matter will
no doubt he aired IN the courts in the
mar future.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
RECOMMEND CHANGES IN
WATER LAWS or NEVADA

Recommendations OF changes in the
Nevada water Law are being considered
by State Engineer Scrugham and may
be presented to the legislature for
action at this winters session. says the
Carson News. One of the amendments
under consideration would place the
burden OF payment of the salaries OF
water commissioners on the counties in
proportion to the assessed valuation of
the land served by the water district.
Embodied In this proposed amendment
would be provision for submission of
a budget b. the state engineer.
Another recommendation that may
be presented is an innovation in water
law. consisting in effect a sort OF lin
terlocutory" decree of determination
OF water right. Under the plan being
considered the decree would be made
and would be final at the end OF three
yeors. though within that time limit
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
III ssEIJ. ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION

At The annual meeting Of the Nevada
Livestock Association. held in Reno the
latter part OF the week. a large attend
anet vas present and an interesting
meeting was held II the election 81
officers George Russell Jr. OF Elko was
reelected president. ". A ke1dic AMI
l. 4. strosnider were chosen yice-presi-
dents ana Vernon Metcalf secretary
Tie executive committee is made UP a }
follows csttlemen. George Russell Jr..
fohn Carat, Frank Button. J. \ Stro-
snidcr. sheepn'cn and cattlemen. II. {.
TIrtit.n. G. W. Griswold. w. y. McGill.
range land eonmitteemen. Frank But.
ton. J. @. Taylor aud w. A. keddie.
agricultural lanf committeemen, w. c.
Pitt. George Bradley and Fred Dan
beg.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16

Don't borrow the News. Subscribe.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
KEY PITTMAN TO BE CANDID ATE
Fen UNITED STATES SENATOR

ktt Pittman viii Ia y candidate for
reelection to the United states senate
from Nevada IN 1929. according 10 teie-
graphic advices received from the sena-
tor by the Reno Gazette. The state
mont came from Washington after pub
l~ication in many Nevada papers recent
ly OF San Francisco reports to the ef-
feet that Pittman planned to r. tire and
leave the fed open to his close friend.
Ray Baker. The Gazette quotes Pitt
mans telegram as follows.
There is not a word of truth in the
statement. and there is not the slightest
foundation for such a rumor. I have
heretofore ignored this political propa-
ganda which has been INDUCED In for
some time. but ] feel hat in Justice
to myself I nm compelled TO pnt an
end TO It,"
Commenting upon the published
statements that he has accumulated a
fortune within the last few years
through investment in an invention
Senator Pittman says further:
THE statements with regard to my
financial condition nre not true. I am
not a wealthy man but l did not en-
ter the United States senate for the
salary aid I will not retire from the
senate by reason of its i~nadequacy. /
have never attempted to nah any ar
engagements for the return of the prac-
ticc OF nay legal profession nor of en-
terIng into any private business. L
withdrew from the practice of law OYER
sin years ago and ss soon as I could
after entering the United States senate.
I have given my whole time to my
duties ~ a senator. I intend 10 give
my entire time to the work SO long as
| occupy the Office. I am more inter-
ested In the work than In any other
character OF occupation. ! have rep
the people OF my state to the
best of my ability. I viii continue to
represent them as long as they desire
II will be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for the United Statcs
senate two years from now"
Don't borrow the News. Subscribe.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
BRIEF NEWS OF THE STATE
FROM LOCAL. EXCHANGES

the state engineer or airy party or I'D
Judicated claimant might apply 10 the
court for sucf modification. increasing
or decreasing the duty of water as
proven advisable.
Ii Is believed further that a few
changes in procedure will expediate
settlement of the So contested claims
pending. ard pntting in order of FIVE
thousand claims of vested rights, per-
mits or applications to be examined, ali
OF which represent property rights ex-
ceediug $50. 900. 900 in value.