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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21
OEPLORES PAROLE
SYSTEM FOR CONS.

II Is expected that the trial of Earl
Snyder and TEX" Smith will be set
by Judge Hart in the near future
The accused would have ten days I'M
der the statute in which to secure
counsel, and just at the present time
Judge Hart is holding court at Win
nemuca. but is expected here in a
few days.
The case of Earl Snyder. who i
said to be the man who shot Sheriff
Jim Smith. gives further illustration
of the folly Of the indeterminate SEN
tence of prisoners. That Is the law
however. in many states. but this pa
par has long contended that the old
law of letting the decision of the
Judge and jury hearing the case and
listening to all the details of the evil
dence stand is far better than the
present system of giving a sentence
of from fifteen to twenty years so
the board can parole in few years
and turn the most hardened criminal
lose to still prey upon the law-abid-
ing community.
Earl Snyder has served term II
Idaho for burglary and was convicted
of forgery in Oregon, but was par
oiled and still has five years to serve
as soon as released in Nevada, how
ever many years that may be in the
future. This record has very recent
ly been sent to the sheriff's office II
Fallon from Oregon. Had Snyder no
been paroled, but continued to serve
his time in Oregon, he probably woulo
not have committed the robberies IL
Fallon nor shot Sheriff Smith, nor
stolen the Essex car at Winnemucca.
The hundreds, yes thousands OF
good citizens of Nevada who serve on
juries and then see their work go FOR
naught by the men they convict being
turned loose in year or two by the
board of pardons under the parole
system, ought to rise up and demand
the repeal of the present indetermin-
ate sentence law and have law sim
liar to the old one placed on the
statute books.--Fallon Eagle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21
STILL WAS
IN SOUTH NEVADA

The governors office at Carson has
been notified by Sergeant Renear of
the state police of the seizure of one
OF the largest moonshine plants in
the state, his attention being direct
ed to the matter by the sheriff OF
Nye county. The plant was found
about 35 miles northwest of Tonopah
in Esmeralda county.
The plant consisted of a 40x60 foot
shed with galvanized iron roof and
heavy timber walls. Inside was found
-four 300-gallon wooden watts for use
In making mash. two large distillate
oil burners. a 00-gallon oil tank. IL
50-gallon barrels a large corn grind
er, iye-gallon filter partly filled with
sand. gravel and charcoal, copper
tunnels, copper fittings, 80 feet of
rubber hose. large kerosene oil
cookstove. cooking utensils. groceries
and 500 feet of q Inch galvanized
water pipe to convey water from a
spring about 500 feet distant from
the building. The stills had not been
found at the time the report was
made, but the officers had been in
formed that two, one of 100 and the
other of rs gallons capacity had been
in operation about two months, and
1t is believed that preparations had
been made to resume operations
within a short time. The officers
saturated the building with oil and
applied torch Nothing but warped
roofing, barrel hoops, etc, now re-
main
In another place three 50-gallon
barrels of moonshine whiskey were
found buried. II is estimated that the
plant would turn out 1000 gallons a
month
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21
SENATOR ODD|E HAS
A ROMANTIC CAREER
(By VIII p. Kennedy


There Is in the United States SEN
ate one man who has enjoyed all the
refinement OF the effete east and felt
the surge of red blood and hardy
manhood while experiencing the rug
ged life of the pioneer in the wild
Nevada has won success in Wall
street and in the mining camps. He
was born in Brooklyn fifty-one years
ago and has crowded into his life
more of romance in Its toughest and
most refined state than any of his
associates. At the age of 10 he
went to Colorado as a cowboy. and
was a good one for three years. Then
he went back to New York and helt
responsible positions with real estate
and financial institutions. Then he
went to Nevada for the Phelps estate
to look after its mining. railroad and
banking interests He unearthed
series of large frauds in a spectacu
lar manner which were being prac
ticed against his employers, ant
brought the guilty parties to justice
Then he started for the sparsely pop
ulated de ert and mountain coun
ties of central and southern Nevada
He performed hard manual labor o!
mining properties and underwear
hardships for many years. He becamt
a partner OF the famous jim Butler
who discovered the great gold anc
silver deposits at Tonopah In 1899
together with Wilson Brougher. These
three men. without capital. developed
these properties by their own hard
work into one of the greatest gold
and silver camps in the west. Gold
field. another famous camp. came in
to being as result OF their work
and they started the revival in Ne
yada mining interests from which
millions of dollars have poured.
Senator eddie was the first mana
ger of the Tonopah properties. and
developed them during the first five
years of successful production. lie
is a member of many mining and en-
gineering societies. During the war
with Spain he volunteered as men,
Der OF the famous Essex troop or cav
airy of New Jersey Washington
Star.
Nevadans who read the above ar
ticle will wonder why the Washing
ton reporter failed to mention the
fact that Senator Oddie was for four
years governor of the state OF Ne
wade. Did he overlook it, or did he
think It wasn't worth while mention
ing?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21
CAN'T WRITE NEWS
IF THERE IS NONE

WASHINGTON. July 11-New York
is the greatest city in the world, but
Washington is the greatest news cen
ter. There are more words sent over
he telegraph wires out of Washing
on every day than go into the 100
best sellers" every year. On top of
that vast amount of words must be
added the mail service maintained by
correspondents of the smaller cen
ers.
In contrast to Washington as
Jews center is a little town in Ar
kansas called Hoxie. whose chief
newspaper correspondent wrote to the
paper for which he reports as fol-
ows.
1t is easy to write news when
here Is news. but IL you live In q
town where the dogs won't fight and
the cats agree and don't even sing on
he back fences at night, where the
roosters don't crow and the hens
won't cackle, where the women re-
fuse to talk about each other, the
men folks go home and to bed shortly
after shutdown and the cranks have
laid away their hammers and won't
knock, what are you going to do for
stories? Yet the public expects me
to write something breezy, anyhow,
and the news market here is in the
middle of bad fix.
THE bootleggers have given Hoxie
the go-by, are carrying their goods to
other markets, the mayor has just
finished a cleanup campaign, the anti
vice squad has closed all the poo
halls and the only thing open her,
on Sunday is the church. A GENE
terry would be bowling success com
pared to Hoxie, and If you want any
news, Mr.. Editor. you've got to sen
couple of vamps down here an
start a little scandal of your owl
I've done my darndest, but 1t won
work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21
RUSSIA RECOVERING
SAYS VISITING COUNT
BY Charles Sugllroe
q Western Newspaper Onlon

That Russia will gradually throw
off the soviet form of government
and within a few years will be func-
tioning along stable and rational
lines is the opinion of Count Boris
Bakhmeteff. accredited representative
of the former Russian government to
the United States. as he expressed il
this morning a few minutes before
leaving for Carson City to spend the
day visiting Gov. Boyle, says the Ga
zette.
County Bakhmeteff stopped off in
Reno today to visit Charles b. Hen
derson. with whom he became well
acquainted in Washington while Mr.
Henderson was in the senate. They
went to Carson City together and the
count will go to San Francisco tonight
where he will be the guest of Mr..
Croker for several days He was
met at the train this morning by Mr.
Henderson and by John Pringle
special representative OF the Southern
Pacific Company
Count Bakhmeteff occupies a unique
position in diplomatic circles. Com
ing to this country In June. 1917, as
Russion ambassador representing the
first provincial government under ap-
pointment of Milikhoff and later by
Kerensky, he has remained for four
years as the accredited representative
of the Russion nation in the United
States, despite the fact that the pro-
vincial government has been succeed
ed by the Soviet. which has not been
recognized by this country. He ex-
plains it this way:
Suppose | was lawyer represent
ing client with a large estate and
had been delegated the power to
transact business for that estate in
Nevada. My client suddenly becomes
III and insane but has a chance to re-
cover As his lawyer l would still
be authorized to transact his business
in this state and would continue to
do so until he recovered.
THAT in a few words ia the posi-
ton l occupy. and as the representa-
tive OF the Russian nation l am still
carrying on its business in the United
States. as was appointed by the last
recognized government.
Conditions in Russia are becom
ing more stable every day. The force
of circumstances is causing the So
Wet government TO disintegrate and
men are rising from within the ma
ton who will take 1t out of the hands
of the radicals and place 1t on a
firm basis. and this will take place
within a few years. None of the po
litical leaders at the top, or the men
who were formerly at the top. can
do this. 1t is the new blood that is
growing up in the country that will
ultimately take control.
Russia is still great country. but
1t is i'll politically now. 1t will re-
cover and resume its place among
the great nations of the world"
Prior to the Russian revolution and
the over'hrowing of the car. Count
Bakhmeteeff was engaged in CONNER
cial pursuits in Russia. including
banking. coal mining engineering
and financing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21

Cliford-Cliford mine strike shows
average values of $54.60 to ton.
Elko-County farmers start harvest
of banner hay crop.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21

Ranks-Bilson had rough expe-
rience.
Hanks-What was IL?
Banks-He stepped on a banana
peel, fell, and was arrested for giving
street performance without H.
cense
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21

F'rieburg-New Era group giving
promise of being big mine.
Virginia City-ComstOck mines are
taking on activity OF old days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-21

Lake project to be completed in Oc-
tober.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-18
OLD FORT

@Everybody remember the Bone
argus singing class will sing at
the school house the 3rd Sunday
afternoon. Everyone invited to
come and we are sure you Will
hear some good singing.
s We had torn in our section
Monday night.
I Alexander Ledford is still a
regular caller at the home OF Edua
sWoody.
I Harlem Griffith and wife. OF
dalton. were here Sunday.
I Arvin Ledford filled his appoint
Ement at the home of Beulah Davis,
ESunday.
Next Saturday aud Sunday are
regular meeting days. Everyone
remember to come.
Grady Rose makes it his
business to call at the home May
Wilson every Sunday. 4
Arthur Frazier and wife were
guests of Jess Frazier Sunday.
We re glad to see other writer's
waking up again. Seems like The
News is more interesting since
you write news. from yonr section. J
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-16
INDIVIDUAL INSTEAD OF SCHOOL
PRrEES THIS YEAR.
Commercial and Industrial HouSos 70
Give Premiums.

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-, -,,,,,, -L,, -, anil l,.r
,.a
ASSISTANCE ~ '''N - '
PLAY ~ the Wsa, N;rE'7;a S'a'" FAIR.
Saptsuh.r 5-iQ. tho n.a; Au,i ;arC"~t
,,r,, ,s,-.
th~ STATE ! a. ma "'
I"r n. hea; a, = 30 ~ - o BOY" ana
rrla' work il -. STATES al hIEh
school Hal r:H,r --huU.a ,.tu.c,"h
With those o.: ,r'ur.uE. ,uu,pCttt..n for
he handsome .ru:,As~l wUull doubtless
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-16
Mccormack Sale Today

The sale " SEATS for :hc John Nc
Cormack concert on October ~: the
Frances Aida concert IN November =.
and the Renato ZanclN concert on Dc
ccmorr :. will open AZ The I. \. hous"
cumpany's store today II, o'clock.
These great artists are coming mere
under III. auspiccS u the knights ~
Columbus. and are the finest prorurap'"'
M,<'"rrna"k Is he most popular opera
and conccr, singer n thC word t"!i'>
Mn, Aida and Tar"iH ar" l">t a. great
I, thr world Of sour. hU, 20; GG g a"
vel knoua am"us people ~" 4" rot
study rnusic professionally y" ""u''
here will be great rush f"r the seats.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-16
ONE DECLARANT

I,rmsn.co r!n1nn". tj years -. = Er''-
cory Arcper % I3erN GOD ",rL ~. JOIN
II Conrad United States Cvmn!sNi'1'r,
a declaration - Intention - become
ra;u-u.!zcd citizen. F!n5ure has been IN
III. country tor tie past r'kht wears.
coming from his native country. Italy.
On May =. 1919 10 Philadelphia htt.r
.,ay!ng ,her" for several months he
came % this section where n has sine"
resided
Ptazone IS the nrSt allen 80 ar7'I for
- G~claratior SO Ia this month and from
The present oUt'Uoh. thu rGmh"" W"
WI. apply Tor ;ht!r 0rst papers this
month will ec .erl small considering tn.
srra; numbers which hav" gotten sam"
: ,he past.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-16
BLOCH BROS. WORKERS
co TO ROCK SPRINGS

The annual cutting 81 the N""h ~ :
Tobacco CumiQry "mplcNc@ WI l." u'''
- l,"rk Srr.rH lark. August =. ana '"'
this OCCASION special train ~ 'h'
"rnri,s, lur has been chartered. "
',ls, si1 hundred ar" 'Nu"Ctcd 1" tai"
ADVANTAGE" ~ the -, cnt and tho plant
Will hc rluE,d down f"r the day. "a'h
and ever, ,rnplcyc to rc given hol'.
J,, tn, entertainment committee ~
busy arrany,rg )"'', program md
,rom carl, mnrr,ns until late ~ 3l.;h, /
harry NnC !" assured
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-16
TT Cham hArlAin's.

When YOU rnec a good r"!iAh'" .h'-
mont FOR nc-cn".. - - mus 80. II
sprG!n. q !, remove -hrunai:" Vnins
NV t'hauber,a.n'a Llnimcrt !, $ "A.
c,,,cn: For sal" by al, dealers
Evening star., 1921-04-16
REVENUE HEAD MAY
SOON Be SELECTED
Three Names Mentioned Are
Eliminated-President
and Mellon Confer.

Selection of an internal revenue
commissioner was discussed by Presi-
dent Harding for an hour today with
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury De-
partment, and after the conference
there were increasing indications that
nomination for the place would be
sent to the Senate within very
short time.
The impression also prevailed that
the President would appoint neither
Edward Clifford of Chicago nor Jo-
seph H. McDermott of West Virginia,
whose friends have been most ac-
tive in urging their qualifications.
At the same time, how ever, 1t was
learned that plans are formulating
for transfer of the prohibition en-
forcement powers from the internal
revenue bureau to the Department of
Justice. High administration officials
are known to favor the change, and
it is expected that a bill to accom-
plish it viii be introduced in Con-
gress in the near future, and will
have administration sanction.
In this connection it has been indi-
Gated that the question of prohibition
enforcement would not play a pre-
dominant part in the selection Of rev.
MIR. Harding was seeking rather a
man of legal and business ability,
particularly qualified to administer er
the federal tax laws.
CONTEST Is SPECTACULAR.
Evening star., 1921-04-16
Today's News
in Paragraphs

Samuel Gompers and Mrs. Neuscheler
are wed in New York today. Page /
Fifty reported dead with moro casual
ties expected in tornado in Arkansas
Page !
French may send troops beyond Rubr
district If indemnities are not forth
''s Page
Defeat OF labor menaces unity of British
W., Page
Tenth street ordered open to traffic from
street to the Avenue page
Wholesale Jail delivery is prevented at
AieAaii'fih' Page 2
Acute situation threatening Washing
tons water supply is described.
Page ?
Citizens association asks restoration of
the name Brightwood avenue for thor
oughfare now known as Georgia ave.
nue Page 3
Wilson as Daniels saw him with cabi.
net III war Crisis. Page 3
Senator Borah nays Colombian treaty.
Page 3
Rabbs report on religious education
plans at today's session OF conyen-
.'oii' Page 3
Mrs. Molavi held by coroner's turv IN
hus"niiu ued'h' Page 4
Potsdam mourns for former queen
whose funeral is on Tuesday. Page
Emergency tariff bill passes House 26s
to liz. Papa a
Scandinavians see President Hsrdinr
as IaHorihs HeFmans. Page
Brig. Gems. Sawyer and Dawes favor
enlargement of soldier hospital faciIi-
Ties III DIstrlct. Page z
Christian Endeavor Alumni Association
to elect President Harding an hon.
orary member. Page
Evening star., 1921-04-16
REPORT HEAVY FIGHTING
ALONG. INDIAN Frontier
British Casualties "a Killed and 65
Wounded in Battle With
Tribesmen.

SIMLA, April 1s.-Severe fighting is
reported in the Wana and Mashud
areas. on the northwestern Indian
frontier, as the result of the reap
pearance of the Afghan leader Abdur
British propaganda and leading a
band of hostile Waziri and Mashud
tribesmen.
The most serious engagement took
place April 10, when company of the
goth Punjabis was heavily attacked
by 800 Mashubs. the British losing
twenty-six killed and twenty-four
wounded The total British casual
ties, including those in the earlier
skirmishes. have been thirty four
killed and sixty-five wounded The
tribesmen. the reports state, lost
heavily.
Fresh operations have been begun in
the affected areas.
Evening star., 1921-04-16
GOMPERS ''HAPPY"
AS He WEDS AGAIN
Mrs. Neuscheler Becomes
Bride of Labor Leader
in New York.
By the .Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK, April 16. - Samue,
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, and Mrs. Ger.
trude Gleaves Neuscheler. whose en-.
gagement was announced last night
were married here today in a hotel
The ceremony was performed by Su-
preme Court Justice Robert F. wag.
ner. Only a few close personal friends
of the bride and bridegroom were in
attendance. These were guests at a
bridal breakfast Immediately after
the ceremony.
The best man was John Morrison. a
New York publisher, and Mrs Nor
rison was matron of honor Other
guests included Mrs. Sara Conboy and
B. A. Larger. labor leaders; Mrs Ir-
vim Brown Of Trenton. n. j.. sister OF
sister: Mr.. and Mrs Robert Rucker
personal friends of Mr.. Gompers, and
William Ashley. lawyer.
Secured a License.
Mr.. Gompers and his f1ancee arrived
early in the day at the marriage license
bureau, where the labor leader was in
recognized by the chief clerk
and ushered into the latter's office
There Mr.. Gompers gave his age. his
rthplace-London-a the names of
his parents, who were born in Holland.
Mrs. Neuscheler also answered the
formal questions.
A copy of a final decree of the divorce
she obtained three days ago was at
tached to the license.
Too Happy for Words.
Shortly before the couple entered a
taxicab Mr.. Gompers said to reporters
II am too happy for words, my boys"
At the time the labor chief first met
Mrs. Neuscheler she was living in Tren-
ton and had attended his lecture For
several years after that Mr.. Gompers
was a close friend of her family, al
though he and his fiancee did not meet
again until last year. several months
after the death Of his first wife.
After obtaining the license Mr..
Gompers and his fiansee went to the
hotel where the ceremony took place.
Evening star., 1921-04-16
10TH STREET AGAIN
OPEN TO TRAFFIC
Commissioner Oyster Directs
Two-Way Transit, From
F Street to Avenue,

Ihe hrst change in the new traffic
regulations was made today, when
Commissioner James F. Oyster di-
recIed that 10th street be thrown
open again as two-way street for
vehicles between F street and Penn
syiVania avenue. This change is ef-
fectfve today.
Within the next thirty days. the
nonllhissioner .a said. this street will be
reopened for traffic going in both di-
rectlons as far north as O. straat
ienth street will remain a one-way
.norooghfare for southbound traffic he
tween New York avenue and G street.
tomm1ssioner Oyster and officials
~ 81 the police traffic bureau feel that
ms street is too narrow between G.
street and New York avenue for traf-
nc gong in both directions.
Asks Captain to Study.
The Commissioner today instructed
Capt. Albert j. Headley, head of the
tranic bureau, to make a careful study
Oh the existing regulations on the
suoJect OF parking to determine
whether there is any way in which
they can be improved
Cdp.. oyster said he has had MANY
complaints from citizens about ma,
chines parking in front of their res
licences and business places. The Com
missioner realizes this is a difficult
problem to solve by specific regnIa.
ton. but he felt that Capt. Headiav
might be able to work out some MIA n
that would relieve the difficuItv 70
some degree. ~
Must "PuIl Out.-
Ihere Is a section in the traffic reg
uiatlon requiring a motorist who Is
standing in front of a buildine 10
pun out to make way for another We.
hicie desiring to discharge passengers
or unload goods. ei
Ihe Commissioner had a long con.
ference with Can't. Head1ev in Ill, III
he discussed this and other nh, sa. ~
the traffic situation. VI
Evening star., 1921-04-16
CONTEST Is SPECTACULAR.
Commissioner Must Be Possessor of
Executive Talent
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.


The biggest job in the government
service still untitled is the commits
sionership of internal revenue. The
influences fighting for and against
various candidates constitute the
most spectacular contest for a gov
eminent post that the National Capt.
tai has witnessed in a long time
Judging by the activities of the
"wets' and "drys." one would sup
pose that the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue has the power to make
the country moist or arid, according
to his own thirst or desires of his
friends. The Anti-Saloon League is
on the job. working in its usual ef-
fective way, to preYent the appoint
ment Of any one who is in the least
degree unfriendly to the enforcement
of the prohibition laws.
Politicians who imagine that a
stand in with the commissioner of
internal revenue will be a powerful
lever in local politics, especially
since there will be SO many collec-
tors Of internal revenue to appoint
are displaying greater interest in the
selection of a commissioner than they
did over the secretaryship Of the Treas
ury itself.
The thing which nobody seems to
be stressing-indeed one hears very
that the commissioner of internal
revenue must be an administrative
officer of executive talents and must
really collect the taxes for the ma
tion-practically all of four billion
dollars year must go through his
Office in one form or another.
Irritation of Public.
The public generally has been irri-
tated over the income tax law and has
dema Y,tied not merely that taxes shall
b. lowered, but that an understands
Bile income tax blank be drafted and
the auditing Of income tax returns
be expedited 1t happens in many
cases that the income tax auditors
omen up business accounts two and
three years after the return itself has
been made.
The disturbing effect of slow audit
ing has already been felt in business.
Under the strain of wartime. the two
commiss issioners--Daniel c. Roper and
William Williams-have done a splen
did lob, but their troubles in keeping e
experienced personnel were manifold.
Congress has habit of cutting off
appropriations from government bu-
reaus which most need them, and 1t
was not always easy for the internal
revenue establishment to get from
Congress the help that was needed.
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