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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
MURDERER TAKEN IN ELY
PAYS THE DEATH PENALTY

Nick Oblizalo, who was arrested in
Ely during August. 1919, by w. s.
Enslow, then sheriff of White Pine
county. paid the death penalty for the
murder of Marco Laus. which took
place In ravine near the Utah state
prison. where the body was found
August 4. Oblizalo was shot by a
firing squad In the Utah prison yard
at sos o'clock last Friday morning.
When the body of Marco Laus was
discovered 1t was found that he had
been robbed Of the sum of 5000. all
of which he carried in gold in o
money belt, and stabbed to death.
Investigation led to suspicion being
directed against Nick Oblizalo and
Steve Malich, both of whom left Salt
Lake shortly after the murder. Ma
Itch was later arrested in Butte,
Mont. and after being convicted in
Utah was put to death January 20.
Oblizalo came to Ely, where w. o.
Moorman. then chief of police, had
a telegram from the Salt Lake auth
critics giving a description of the
man they were searching for He
conferred with w. S. Enslow, then
sheriff of White Pine county, and a
close watch was kept for strangers
answering the description given. OBJ
lizalo engaged in a poker game In
Ely, where he lost a considerable
sum and paid all In $40 gold pieces.
Sheriff Enslow kept the stranger
under surveillance and when he be
came satisfied as to his identity
placed him under arrest one Sunday
afternoon while he was In seclusion
in a room In the Northern hotel en-.
gagged by a friend. The Utah auth
critics were. notified and took OBJ
lizalo to Salt Lake, where he was
tried. convicted, and sentenced to die
but the execution was delayed by ap.
peals to the supreme court. which
Eventually sustained the sentence.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
WHERE TEACHERS
SPEND VACATION

The excellent corps of Instructors
In charge of the various branches ol
education at the White Pine county
high school during the last year and
10 whom so much credit Is due foi
tln high degree OF SUCCESS attained
With has placed tn, local institu'
tion Of learning in such conspicu-
Gus position as 1t now occupies In the
educational world. will practically all
continue their work here next season
Principal A. s. Kubitz will leave In
about ten days and during his sum
mer vacation will visit his former
home in South Dakota After spend
Ing some time In Chicago he will re.
turn in September
Miss e. Ida Walz will spend the
summer months at her home in Dan
Vile, Ill, and return here next fall
to assume charge of the class in Eng
lish.
Miss Adele Jenny will spend some
time at her home in Milwaukee, Wis,
and later go to New York City, where
she will enter Columbia university.
The Misses Walz and Jenny will
spend the early weeks of their va
cation period on pleasure trip tour
ing the great parks and visiting 9TH
er points of interest In Colorado.
Mrs. ii. X. Bieghler, class advisor
OF the class of 1922, after a short
visit with friends In Ely, will take
a special course at th., University OF
California, returning to Ely again
next fall to take up her work as in
structor in history and Latin.
G. Wiley Brown, instructor In
manual training, viii, be accompanied
by Mrs. Brown on trip 10 his home
In Hardin, Mt, after which the popu.
lar couple will return to Ely and
Mr.. Brown will take charge of the
manual training branch at the high
school next year.
Mrs Amy Buchanan. who last
year was instructor in English, Span
ISL and dramatic work here, will
spend the next few weeks In Salt
Lake City and then take a trip TO
Los Angeles, Cal, accompanied by her
mother. She will not return to Ely
but her plans for the coming year
have not yet been definitely decided
upon.
Miss Margaret Englesby will visit
for a while In Portland, Ore, later
visiting her home In Seattle, after
which she will return TO resume her
work as instructor In the CONNER
eial department.
Mis- Florence Westacott will spend
tho early part of ner vacation In San
Francisco and then go to San Diego
for a visit, returning in the fall 10
take charge Of the class In domestic
science
The three instructors included in
the corps last year who have severed
their connections with the White Pins
county high school are Mrs. Amy
Buchanan. Miss Adele Jenny and B.
B. Sherman. The vacancies thus
caused will be filed by the members
OF the county boarl OF education after
careful investigation into the rela-
tive merits of all applicants. While
some applications are now at hand.
from which II Is believed a selection
can be made by which the high stand
ard of efficiency will be maintained,
the matter has not yet been definitely
decided upon
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
Young Ruth Girl
Loses Two Fingers

Katie Gclich. little girl about Z
years of age, who resides at Ruth,
was brought to the Steptoe hospital
late Friday afternoon suffering from
a lacerated hand as the result of the
explosion of a giant cap which she
had found and was playing with.
When the little girl arrived at the
hospital II was found necessary to
amputate the thumb and first finger
of the left hand, after which she re-
turned to her home at Ruth.
The accident occurred in what is
known as Tonopah canyon, lead
ing south from the town of Ruth.
Deputy Sheriff Morris Roberts
conveyed the little sufferer from Ruth
to the hospital at East Ely In his
automobile.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
Death Of Father Of
Charles L. Osterlund

Charles l.. Osterlund of Ely re-
ceiyed word last Monday morning OF
the death of his aged father, Louis
l.. Osterlund, which occurred at the
family home in Dennison, Iowa. last
Sunday. Louis L. Osterlund was a
retired farmer, Is years of age, and
was the father of eleven children, six
girls and five boys, all of whom sur
vive him. Accompanied by Mrs. Os'
terlund he visited Ely about three
years ago. The entire family have
always made their home near the
scene of their birth, except Charlie,
as his many friends know him In Ely.
and one sister, who resides In Los
Angeles. The aged mother also re-
sides at the family home In Iowa.
The many friends of Charlie Oster-
lund deeply sympathize with him
in the irredeemable loss which he
has sustained.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
East Ely Girl Receives High Honors

In The issue OF the Salt Lake Trib
une of last Sunday appeared half
tone picture of Miss Elizabeth Curto.
the charming young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D. p. Curto of East Ely.
Miss Curto was a member of the
graduating class of Sacred Heart
academy in Ogden. Utah, where she
received high honors last Tuesday
evening. Miss Curto Is a young
woman OF great promise and will re-
main In Utah, where she will take a
civil service examination June 10.
after which he will return to her
home. Mrs. Curto went to Ogden to
be present at the graduation exer-
cises Of her daughter and returned
to her home last Thursday.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
Open Bids for High school Dormitory

Bids for the construction OF TIE
new dormitory in connection with the
county high school building will ce
opened by the members of the White
Pine county board of education next
Friday. They will be received up to
noon of that day for the construction
of additions and alterations to the
building according to the plans and
specifications furnished by F. J. Dc
Longchamps. architect. Each bid
must be accompanied by a certified
check amounting 10 at least per
cent of the amount of the bid, made
payable to the White Pine county
board of education. Checks will be
returned to tho unsuccessful bidders.
but IL any bid Is accepted the check
furnished by that bidder will be re-
tanned until the required bond for
the faithful performance OF the con-
tract has been supplied.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
M'GILL-RUTH-ELY
BASEBALL SERIES

After considerable work on the part
OF the managers of the district league
baseball teams a schedule of games
has been agreed upon which provides
for action all through the season.
The schedule has been so worked out
as to scatter the games over the dis
trict as evenly as possible. keeping In
mind the dates that will perhaps be
most convenient for the greatest
number.
BY glance at the dates the resi-
dents of the towns included In the
league can arrange to have their
voices I'm trim to drown the visitors,
who will doubtless be out In great
numbers and there is nothing like a
cheer from the granjstand to put the
ginger in the boys in the field.
The schedule Is detail is as fol-
lnWcs
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
Automobile Accident Proves Fatal

Automobile Accident Proves Fatal
DIR. Daniel Frank Gurnsey, promi-
nent Salt Lake dentist. died last
Saturday as the result Of injuries he
received when the automobile In
which he was riding alone went over
an embankment Friday night. DR..
Gurnsey went out for a ride about
1890 o'clock Friday night and was
found pinned under his overturned
automobile about II o'clock Satur-
day morning. DR.. Gurnsey was a
brother to Mrs. J. A. Malta. formerly
: L resident of East Ely.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
NOTICE TO AUTO DRIVERS.

All persons driving motor vehicles
are hereby notified to slow down In
passing through McGill. The present
tendency to drive at high rate of
speed through McGill must be re-
strained. Anyone disregarding the
law In this respect will be arrested
and tried for violating the speed law.
II. C. NICHOLSON.
Sheriff OF White Pine County.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
PIONEER OF COUNTY
PASSES TO BEYOND

Adolph Ferdinand Sundberg, an
other of the good old pioneer settlers
of White Pine county, died at his
home on Canyon street, In Ely. yes
terday afternoon about l o'clock.
"Dolph" Sundberg. as he was ia
miliarly known, was born at Gothen-
burg, Sweden, March 25, 1856. He
came to this country when a young
man and located at Cherry Creek In
1874. He had been a resident of
White Pine county for nearly half a
century. He followed the pursuit of
mining for several years and was one
of the most active as we'll as highly
respected citizens during the days
when Cherry Creek was the center OF
mining activities in the western
states. He later conducted the baths
at the hot springs near Cherry Greek
and moved to Ely about nine years
ago. He was a janitor at the court.
house until his failing health COM
PEELED him to retire.
While Ii has been known to his
host OF friends for many months that
Mr.. Sundberg was failing rapidly, his
death nevertheless comes as great
shock to this community, where he
was so highly regarded.
He was one OF the Oldest and most
highly priced members OF Cherry
Creek lodge No. 32, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows. under the au-
spices Of which order the funeral ser.
vices will he conducted from the late
residence of the deceased tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Besides the grief-stricken widow
three sons. George. Adolph and John
as well as two daughters, Rosie and
Palma. all Of whom reside at tho
family home in Ely. are left to mourn
the loss of a loving father, devoted
husband and a loyal citizen. Th,
News Joins In extending sympathy t.
the bereaved family.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
Miss Whitmore Makes Her Debut
AIa..iax.4., Aas.iho XArh III m ore OH I.

Miss Whitmore Makes Her Debut
Marjorie Martha Whitmore, charm
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Creighton p. Whitmore of Murry
street, In Ely, arrived at the Steptoe
hospital last Wednesday morning and
tipped the beam at seven and inc
half pounds. Creighton has been
buster than seven express agents
since the arrival of his daughter,
who he says now demands more at
tention than all the patrons OF the
Wells-Fargo Express Company with
whom he has ever come In contact.
Grandma and Grandpa Whitmore
and Grandma Wetmore are receiving
as many messages OF congratulattoni
as the happy young father ano
mother.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI MEETING

There will be a meeting Of the
White Pine County High School AS
sociation at tho high school building
tomorrow. Monday. at 8 O'Clock.
Plans for the invitation dance now
matters Of Importance to all mem
bers will be transacted.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11
New Baby Boy at the Gaines Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Gaines have
been receiving congratulations from
their many friends upon the arrival
OF a new baby boy, born In Ruth last
week. Mrs. Gaines was formerly
Miss Anna Schmittroth.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11

The News delivered In Ely. Central
Ely and East Ely for 2Sc month.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11

The News delivered In Ely. Centrsl
lily ana East Ely Tor sSe moath.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-11

The News delivered by carrier.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Continued from First Page.

thugs crouched in the bin breathless
listening, with finger to revolver trig-
ger, expecting every second that the two
cellar visitors would open the bin door
and see them.
Back and forth the footsteps in the
cellar went. now near the bin. now dis
tant. and the sound of the voices faded
from distinct sentences to faint numb
blings as the men walked around There
was no reason why they should have
looked in the bind, and no reason why
they should not have done so, but the
mere fact that they happened not to Is
probably responsible for their being
alive to-day.
In Peril of suffocation.
The second time Mr.. shattuck face9
death he was fully aware of 1t. That
was when the robbers herded him, Mrs
Shattuck and the eight servants down
the cellar stairs and into the wine
vault AS they approached the door OF
tho wine vault the plan dawned on Mr.
Shattuck. They were all to be locked
in the wine vault. and he knew the vino
vault was virtually air tight.
1t developed yesterday that, realizing
the situation, Mr. Shattuck pleaded with
ths band not to lock the vault door lie
explained to them that the vault was air
tight and shutting the door meant in
evitabls suffocation for the entire party
of prisoners. 1t Is understood that the
robbers finally agreed not to lock the
door. but merely to push 1t shut and
leave a man on guard.
Mr.. Shattuck felt greatly relieved at
that promise. but his hope was short
lived. No sooner was everybady packed
into the vault and the door pushed shut
than the prisoners heard the sickening
grind of the lock bolts slipping into
place. Mr.. Shattuck tried the door, 1t
did not yield 1t was true. The burglars
had locked them In to die.
1t was then that, visualizing the des-
perate straits of his household. Mr..
Shattuck searched his clothing and
found the dime ana pocket knife with
which he worked slowly and patiently
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
BRITAIN CAN'T AFFORD
OLD AGE PENSIONS
Must Provide Interest Pay
n1ents on Debt to u. S.

LONDON, April 4.-Opposing labor
motion in the House OF Commons to-day
In favor of granting universal old age
pensions at the age OF seventy years
Sir Robert Stevenson Horne. Chancellor
OF the Exchequer, emphasized the grave
financial problem confronting the natior
In the coming years, which preclude6
the embarking on any additional ex
penditure such as that proposed. involv-
ing 915,000,000 yearly.
The next year would see a great re-
duction in the yield Of the income tax
because 1t would include the bad year Of
1921 in the three year average on which
the tax was assessed, and there were
f25.000.000 to find for interest on Tho
American debt. The year 1924 wou;t
he still worse, because there would be
'wo bad years included in the three yeal
average, and it would. be necessary tt
find s50.000,000 for the American in
terest.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05

heen in prison before coming to New
York and meeting up with Henry" who
steered him into the Shattuck robbery.
The report showed that Diaset was
arrested I'm Bridgeport In September,
1921, with a man known there as Maui
rice Deucair. The pair were riding IN
an automobile reported stolen In Chicago
and were trying TO dispose or diamond
stickpin. The report stated that IN the
automobile were found three revolvers.
a sawed off shotgun and a coil of wire.
According to the report, the pair ad-
mitted having stolen the automobile in
Chicago after a jewelry robbery there.
1t stated also that there were five rob
bers in the Chicago job. which is the
same number of men believed to have
been in the band which committed the
Shattuck robbery. Detectives have
been sent to Bridgeport. and Chicago
has been asked for report on rob-
berries committed there last autumn.
Particulars have been asked concerning
any person involved in such robberies
bearing the name or description or
Henri Boiat, formerly a servant In the
Shattuck home. who disappeared In 1917
simultaneously with $4,000 worth Of
Mrs. Shattuck's Jewels. The police
credit Boilat with the leadership of the
gang which committed last Sundays
robbery.
Also all details concerning the stolen
car are asked for. The party of five
who are alleged to have stolen the car
are said to have started to New York
from Chicago and got as far as Albany
when the car broke down. Three of the
party are said then to have come on
to New York leaving the other two to
sell some of the jewelry in Albany and
get the automobile repaired. Those
two are said to have been Daiset and
Deucair, who were endeavoring to get
the car through to New York when ar
rested in Bidgepot and held on a charge
of possessing firearms.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
CRIME WAVE HAS ROUSED
PEOPLE TO ASK HYL LAN'S AID

for an hour until at last he had sue
ceeded in releasing this lock and opening
the door.
Staggering out OF the vault and up
the cellar stairs the party reached the
upper floors just in tims to encounter
the thieves gathering together the VAL
uables OF the house preparatory to max
ing their getaway. The temperance
of the prisoners whom the robbers sup
posed safely locked in the vault and
dead for all they knew or cared. spread
Consideration among the masked men.
Women's Screams.
Instantly a hurried effort was made
by the robbers to corral the prisoners
and herd them to the basement for the
second time. But by now the women
were hysterical and screaming. Panic
seized the thieves and they took to thei-
heels in order to escape before the ar
rival of the police.
1t was during this flight of the rob-
bers that Diaset took the wrong route
and found himself in the cellar instead
of having gone down steps leading out
side. He struggled with the cellar door.
but could not get it open. so was COM
PEELED to return to the first floor and
take his chances on escaping through
the front door. That he did. dashing
through the still panic stricken group of
servants, revolver in hand.
The other burglars by that time were
safely away without the necessity of
shooting. The probable reason why Dia-
set did not resort to the use of his
weapon was revealed later when the re-
volyer was found with his discarded coat
in Clinton alley. at the mouth of which
lie was captured by Sergeant Greenberg
Of the Mercer street station. That rea-
son was that the revolver was not loaded.
1t is altogether within reason that Mr..
and Mrs. Shattuck may have been held
up with unloaded revolvers. since the
chambers of another revolver found in
the house also were empty.
Inspector Coughlin received a report
yesterday upon the activities of Diaset
in Connecticut, where he said he had
The New York herald., 1922-04-05

the robbery, gave the police the number
OF the motor car. which belonged to
Benjamin Greenstan of 141 West 123d
street. from whom 1t was stolen at 10 80
Sunday.
Samuel Dana OF 1892 Second avenue,
who was arrested in connection with the
alleged kicking to death of David Sum-
mervilie, a delivery wagon driver, in
East Twenty-eighth street near Fourth
avenue. yesterday was before Magistrate
Ryttenberg in Yorkville court and was
discharged on this charge but held on an
allegation Of grand larceny. Dana was
accused OF attempting to steal a bolt OF
silk from the truck that Summerville
was driving.
DR.. James A. Hamilton, Commissioner
OF Corrections, announced that he re-
ceived a letter from Warden Hanley OF
the Tombs regarding the escape Monday
of Sidney Brown. Fl, OF Z West 116th
street. Brown was indicted In connec-
ton with automobile thefts and escaped
from a keeper at Lenox avenue and
116th street after throwing a handful
Of pepper in the keepers eyes while they
were eating in restaurant. He was
being taken to the Bronx County Court
at the time.
william Tracy, manager of Daniel
Reeves grocery store at IS Corona ave-
nue.. Elmhurst, which was robbed of $40
worth of groceries. interceded yesterday
in the Children's Court at Jamaica for
three boys accused of the crime. Justice
Ryan, who presided, said Tracy was
encouraging crime by not pressing the
charge but dismissed the case.
The order recently sent out by Police
Commissioner Enright ordering all de-
tectives on patrol duty between midnight
and 8 A M. APPLIED to every police sta
tion in the city. 1t was learned last
night. It was understood at first that
at the West Forty-seventh street, Wesi
Sixty-eighth street and East Fifty-firs'
street stations, one or more detectives
" ould remain on reserve duty.
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
RALLY FOR VETERANS TO-DAY
Campaign for Funds for Mountain
Camp to he Opened.

A mass meeting will be held this
afternoon at Carnegie Hall to open the
campaign for the Veterans Mountain
Camp for tubercular ex-service men. The
campaign will last until April %. by
which time 1t is believed enough funds
camp at Paradise Point on Big Tupper
Lake IN the Adirondacks. Delegations
from many women's clubs are expected
at Carnegie Hall. Miss That's Magrane.
chairman of the campaign committee.
will issue final instructions to the
workers. Speakers will include DR.. Royal
s. Copeland. Health Commissioner: Major
Gen. John F. Organ. DR.. John w. Muir
ray, Rabbi silverman. Burr Mcintosh,
Miss Luella McCollum and Lieut.. Belvin
w. Maynard. .sg
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
WOMAN IN CONGRESS RACE.
Tcxas's state superintendent o
Education Enters Field.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 4.--Miss Anne
Webb Blanton. State Superintendent OF
Education. said to-day that she would
unexpired term OF the late Lucian w
Parrish. She will also be a candidate
for the next regular term from that Con-
gressional district, she said.
Miss Blanton's statement was made
after she had been informed that Mrs.
Lucian w. Parrish would not be can
didate
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
UNION OFFICIAL INDICTED.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Richard III. Houli-
han. for fifteen years an official Of the
local branch OF the International AS
ISOLATION of Bridge, Structural and Orna
mental Iron Workers. was indicted to-
day by the Grand Jury charged with
ombezzling approximately $4,000 from
the union
The New York herald., 1922-04-05
Escape In stolen Motor.

Hannah Ridell. 19, employed in the
furniture store Of J. Baumann & Bro,
1479 Third avenue. was held up as she
left the store at noon yesterday on the
way to the Yorkville Bank to deposit
5000. She was about to raise an um-
brella when two youths walked up to her.
One threw an arm around her neck while
the second grabbed the bank book,
wrapped in paper. in which she carried
the 5000. The youths jumped into a
motor car. 1t turned east In Eighty
fourth street and south into First ave-
nue. where all trace Of II was lost.
Herman Lillientha1, who witnessed