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The New York herald., 1922-12-01
WILL SUE MORE WAR
CAMP CONTRACTORS
Daugherty, in New Suits, to
Seek Recovery of $2O,000,-
600 to S30,000,000
CRIMINAL ACTION LIKELY
Believed Portended by Evi-
dencc Being Given to Spec
ial Grand Jury.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80 (Associated
ing s2o,OO0,oOo to $4,000, 900 which the
Government hopes to recover for alleged
overcharges and waste in connection
with the construction of certain army
prepared by the Department of Justice
and probably will be filed within ten
days.
The first suits against war camp con-
tractors were filed last week and it was
understood then that they were the
forerunnners of other actions. 1t also
was indicated that criminal proceed
ngs were possible.
The actions brought last week in
volved the construction of Camps Upton,
sherman, Jackson and Funston and
sought the recovery of more than $780,
900, 900. Cantonments built during the
war cost the Government a total of
$20S, 900 900 and it is said Attorney
General Daugherty hopes to recover be.
tween 60.000,000 and $50, 100000 as
overcharges.
Preparation of the civil suits has been
under the direction of Roscoe c. Nc
Culloch. a special assistant to the At
torney-General, who, as member of a
special Houses committee. made an ex-
tensive investigation several years ago
of alleged war frauds. particularly those
relating to army camp construction.
During the week Mr.. McCulloch, with
corps Of assistants. has been before
a special Federal Grand Jury, called
here to consider alleged wartime frauds.
No information has been obtainable as
to the nature of the evidence being pre-
sented, but it has been strongly indi-
Gated that Mr.. Daugherty was de.
termined to make an exhaustive investi-
cation of alleged war frauds with a
view to instituting criminal actions.
The New York herald., 1922-12-01

ing their boys to the draft camps and
lot of good Irish fathers doing the
same. Whenever the Heines sent boy
to Yaphank or Upton or wherever 1t
happened to be. the whole German COM
munity OF Avenue A celebrated the fact
with beer party. and the. boy got the
right kind of start. the start that boy
is denied nowadays. Whenever the
Micks sent a lad to camp, they too gave
a racket. But never did Germans and
Irish celebrate together the glorious
honor of being fathers of rising young
American soldiers. Memories of the
great rough house were too keen, too
bitter.
The boys went over seas, both Heinies
and AIicks. There We're weeks and
months of anxious waiting. of anguished
hearts. if the truth be told. In some
way the old sorehead dads got to speak
ing to each other, a little gruffly al
first; possibly just a surly inquiry after
the others boy. But the feeling grew
expanded. warmed The women folk
helped it on. First thing the neighbor-
hood knew both Micks and Heinies We're
dropping around to Leppg's in the old
way and doing the best they could with
the materials at hand. When the war
ended and the boys came home. no
longer Heinies or Micks but Yanks,
fighting Americans from heel to crown,
they laughed away the last traces or the
queer old feud
Wound Fully Healed.
Yesterdays big party celebrated the
thorough healing of the old wound. 1t
was the first big party given in honor
of the event. The J. w. Gates AS
10 II cio1 oil m ha
lower East Side, strongly German, but
with very numerous Irish elements, was
itself again. united and harmonious, old
Heinies marching arm in arm with old
Micks: their stalwart sons, still show
ing the stra light. drilled back of the
United States Army, cheering them on.
The whole party lasted from Y. Nj.
to any hour you please.
1t began in the afternoon with a street
parade that one doesn't often see on the
East Side, parade cheered on by
1000 persons, or so, who were taking
the air on the holiday. First came d
police escort in a flivver. the coppers
very stiffly upright and conscious of
their Importance. Then came drum
majors in scarlet and black and white,
leading a splendferous band. Afterward
walked the costumed corps of the Gates
Association, $50 or so of the fattest and
tallest members grotesquely costumed as
burlesque policemen. buns, mandarins,
negro minstrels. Uncle Sans, snake
charmers. Abraham Lincons. sailors,
George Washingtons, ostriches, two men
elephants and dromedaries and even a
forty foot python with a dozen men
squirming the enormous fake serpent
skin. Back of these walked the more
or less plain members, mostly young
fellows. They marched through Fourth
street from Avenue A TO Second avenue
back through Fifth street then UP and
down Avenue A awhile and finally dis
banded and surged into Leppig's to
sit down before good things that had
been roasting and stewing for hours.
The New York herald., 1922-12-01
FRAZIER MITES BEGIN
CONFERENCES TODAY
Delegates From 81 Organiza.
tions to Attend.

The National 1nterfraternity Confer
ence will meet to-day and Tomorrow
at the Hotel Pennsylvania Cor its four
teenth annual session More than 200
delegates. representing fifty-two fra
ternities and coming from nearly 100
institutions, are expected to attend.
Among tho speakers will be Senator
George Wharton Pepper of Pennsyl-
vania. Thomas r. Marshall. former
Vice-President of the United States. and
Newton ID. Baker. former Secretary OF
War The subjects will include such
topics as the relation of the fraternity
TO the college, the movement for
economy in education, the proper de-
yelopment of freshmen and the fra
ternitys relation to the parents of its
members.
The New York herald., 1922-12-01
BOY HELD FOR SHOOTING.

Thomas Bumser. aged 16, q mes
senger, of IA Franklin street. Maspeth.
Queens. was arrested last night by De-
tective Caputo of the Newton station
charged with having shot Joseph Seska.
IA. of 131 Hyatt avenue. Winfield. during
an alteration in Maurice's woods at
Maurice avenue and Franklin street yes
terday. .Seska is in ST. Johns Hospital
with a bullet wound. Seska had been
shooting rabbits.
The New York herald., 1922-12-01
ANNAPOLIS INQUIRY TODAY.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 30.-It is believed
the members Of the court of inquiry.
appointed by Secretary DENLY to inves-
tigate alleged intoxication among the
after the football game last
i'm Philadelphia. will reach An
napois tomorrow and get to work
promptly.
AS a rule sessions Of such bodies are
open to the public and it Is expected this
will be the procedure i'm this instance.
The New York herald., 1922-12-01
CIVIL SERVICE RECEPTION.

The Civil Service Forum, comprised of
civil service employees. of which Frank
j. Prial. Deputy Comptroller, is presi-
dent, will hold its annual reception on
Saturday night at the Sixty-ninth Regi-
ment AI1nory. The Fire Department
quartet. the Police Glee Club and the
Street Cleaning Department Band are
on the program of entertainment, which,
according to the committee in charge.
will be replete with vaudeville numbers.
The New York herald., 1922-12-01
jFRITZ And PAT Hold
( AVENUE A PARTY
J. w. Gates Association Has
Parade and Feed That
Split Welkin.
ANCIENT FEUD BURIED
{ Biggest East Side Club HieS
3 Eagerly to Kraut and
Irish Stew.
CLOSING HOUR UNKNOWN
Racket Almost Stacks Up to
Glad, Golden Days of
Ginger McGinnis.
CLOSING HOUR UNKNOWN

One of the greatest social events in
the whole hectic history of Avenue A
was held yesterday afternoon and
last night, when the j. w. Gates AS
sociation pulled off its annual pigs
knuckle and sauerllraut and Irish
stew fat mems parade and banquet.
To equal the affair which was held in
J.eppig's Hall from late afternoon
until early morning one must go back
10 the golden days of Ginger McGin-
mis-, the only Irish pushcart peddler
on the East Side; Gloistein and Rosey
the lawyer. But there was something
TO celebrate with those days. How
ever, for the matter of that, there is
now.
The Nineteen two racket of
the j. w. Gates Association. which
was seen (and heard) by not fewer
than 100000 highly interested and en-
tertained citizens of the most popu-
lous section of New York, was notable
IL that it signaled the resumption of
an entente between the Heinies and
the Micks. Fritz and Pat got together
after years of estrangement that had
torn families apart, set father against
son and son against father, broken up
clubs and lifetime associations and
raised h, e, double ] generally.
The feud between the Germans and
the Irish began years back. before the
war. and the start of it is lost in the
msts of antiquity. the steam of frank
furters, the golden fogs Of Jameson's S
five star. 1t had something to do with
the relative glories of German and Irish
poetry, as Izzy Finkelstein. one of the
Micks and seven-eighths Irish at that.
recalled yesterday. and it was one of
the grandest rough houses ever known
south of Fourteenth street and cast OF
Told av'nue. The patrol wagons were
going until well on toward morning and
six large industries virtually were Grip
pied until the constahulary and the law
had appeased themselves. W
War Leads TO Pcac".
We'll. time went on. as tlcv say in the
movies. Along came the W with a lot
- - Al H.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
wv. F|TzGERALDFOR
RECORDER AND
AUDITOR

w, V. Fitzgerald announces his
for the office OF county
Auditor and Recorder, subject to the
will of the Democratic primaries in
September. Mr. Fitggerald is well
and fayorably known in Lincoln
county having been raised here from
his early boyhood days. His eXper-
fence has been along lines that fits
him for the office, having spent two
years as bookkeeper at the Prince
Consolidated Mine, also acting as
assistant Superintendent under Mr.
Hedges. Aside from his other quail
fications Mr. Fit2gerald is a compe-
tant typist which is very essential
in the work of the office. His an
nouncemnt has rallied many Of his
friends to his support, who will work
for his election both at the primaries
and at the general election, should
he receive the nomination. in Septem-
Der, which no doubt he will.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
COMBINED METALS
INCREASE CAPITAL.
STOCK

The moving of timber and coal up
the hill to the Amalgamated and the
Greenwood by the Combined Metals
indicates that the company is sure
ly making preparations for a more
active period of mining. At the
stockholders meeting of the Combin-
ed Metals in Salt Lake City last week
the stockholders voted to increase
the capital stock of the company
from 100000 to 1,250,00O shares,
as stated in the mining news of the
Sunday Tribune.
At a special meeting of the stock
holdears of the Combined Metals
Mining Company. held Friday even
ing at the local office of the corpor-
alton, more than two-thirds of the
stock being represented, the capital
stock of the company was increased
from 100000 to 1,250,000 shares
This action was taken, 1t is offic-
tally stated, pursuant to plans for
more aggressive campaign of de-
velopment than has heretofore been
carried out at the property. which
is located in the Phoebe, Nevada
district, the ground of the company
lying in the limits of the town of
Phoebe, directly on the line of the
Phoebe Pacific Railroad, which
makes immediate connection with
the lobe of the Salt Lake Route.
The Combined Metals territory /.
famous old RaymondEly of Phoebe
and is well equipped for intensive ant
extensive development, having two
shafts, a power plant that is in goot
condition, the boilers having jus
been retubed, and there are alst
adequate loading bins and enougl
mechanical equipment to handle
large tonnage.
f. H. Snyder, president and gen
eral manager of the company, sal,
yesterday that at a conservativ
estimate the company had 10000
tons of lead-silverzinc ore blocke
and ready for shipment. The othe
officers of the Combined Metals ar
j. c. Jensen, vice president, and Gee
w. snyder, secretary, the president
vice president, willard Scowcrof
Frank Nichols and w. F. Snyder cor
stituting the directorate.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
POPULAR ALAMO
COUPLE MARRIED

The wedding of Miss Emma Rich
ard and Carl Il Foremaster took
place July 22, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs John
w. Richards. Bishop Willie r. Stew
art performing the ceremony The
bride was beautifully dressed In a
white tricolette dress decorated with
orange blossoms. Little Audrey
Thorne acting as maid of honor.
About fifty guests were present
mostly relatives. A delicious lunch
con including a 25 lb. wedding cake
beautifully decorated, which was
cut by the bride and served to those
present and the evening was spent
in playing games and some of the
guests entertained with music, songs
and recitations
The young people are OF the bes
1 liked In the valley and their man,
relatives and friends wish them hap
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
MAY WARM
UP BEFORE AUGUST )

We can look for some new develop
nents in the political line before the
fifth of August, as we are informed
that there are candidates ON the still
hunt getting ready to spring a sur
prise on their friends and the dear
voting public.
Caliente evidentally intends to fill
up the vacancies as bunch of filing
blanks have been sent to the poiti-
cal headquarters of the aspiring
railroad town and that only are
aspiring to the office of County
Recorder, which seems to be their
inheritance now that Miss English
has resigned. Not a whisper as to
who will seek the nomination for
the County Clerks office
The announcement of Hugh Love
Of Hiko for Assemblyman comes az
surprise. but logical nevertheless
and Mr. Love should be able to secure
he nomination and the support OF
his party
Just as we go to press, w. V
Fitzgerald got in the race for Audi
for and recorder which adds to tn,
interest of the campaign
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

connot afford to lose the prospector,
Even If his numbers are fewer. he
should all the more be encouraged.
His services connot be duplicated.
Neither the engineer nor the geolog-
list can undertake to do his work or
fill his place, or stop the gap he
would leave were he not active,
Assuredly, there is hope for his
searchings. There are many hooks
in mountain and desert yet to be
thoroughly examined, and even, es-
pecially in the North and South of
the continent, lands unexplored or
only half explored. While his major
activities will expand to ever inten-
sive mining, the day of the prospec-
tor has not passed as yet.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
OF HIGHWAY
BUILDING IN NEVADA

That this State may continue its
present rate of highway construction
for several years in the future is now
assured by the approval by the Presi-
dent of the new bill earring further
federal aid. and under which Nevada
VIII receive the additional sum of
approximately $2.4l5,47l. Due to
the sparse population, low valuation
and already burdensome tax rate of
this State, We could not reasonably
peet to continue with an ambitious
road construction program except
through the medium of outside aid
Federal aid with the public-land
state ratio however assures this
state of continuation of the present
rate of progress for at least four
years ahead. and this without further
years ahead, and this without any
| further increase in the tax burden
of the State. 1t therefore becomes
incumbent upon the State to proceed
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FOR P|OCHE, HIGHLAND AND BRISTOL

Prof. Lewis G. Westgate, associ-
ate Geologist of the United States
Geological Survey, arrived in Phoebe
tie last week to begin the study
of the geological conditions of the
Phoebe Highland. and Bristol miner
al sections. The Professor will
make Phoebe his working center
and will be assisted in the work
by c. H. Dane of Bridgeport Conn
We are late in getting started this
ear, said Mr. Westgate, and will
have to confine our study to the
Geological conditions mainly, while
it is my purpose to visit as many of
the underground workings as pos
sible this year, this part of the study
will be taken up more extensively
next year, when | hope to have more
time and assistance in completine
the survey of this mineral section
to detail report that will assist
very materially in the future devel-
Of Phoebe and adjoining districts.
Mr. Westgate is Professor of Geo.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

logy of the Wesleyan University of
Delaware Ohio. and as associate
Geoligist to the government has
spent several years past in the min
ing sections of eastern Oregon and
the state of Idaho and hopes to be
able to make a complete report on
this section of Nevada by the end of
another year.
The mine owners, through the
efforts of the Commercial Club. have
for several years made a constant
effort to secure a Geological survey
of Phoebe and surrounding mineral
bearing mountainism but owing to
bearing mountains but owing to
late war the work has been DELAYED
not from neglect and oversight, but
from the fact that ii has been i'm
possible for the department to secure
he services of competent men to
carry on the work Now that work
is started every assistance possible
will be given by the mining men of
the district in carrying out the study.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
FUNERAL OF ELLIS
DECK TO Be HELD
SUNDAY, ESQ P. M.

A wire was received from Salt
Lake City Thursday morning advis-
ing of the death of Ellis Deck. the
little son of Mr. and Mrs John Deck.
The parents had taken the son to
Salt Lake City for special treatment
only Tuesday afternoon and the news
of his death soon after his arrival
was surprise and shock to the com
munity Ellis was a victim of bowel
trouble which has been prevalent
IN Phoebe for the past month.
AIR and Mrs Deck will arrive IN
Phoebe with the deceased Friday
afternoon and the funeral services
viii be held Sunday afternoon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
RICH MINES ARR:
NOT ALI. GONE

Mining folks are waging contro-
versy among themselves as to wheth
or any god mines are left, and wheth-
er the prospector of the old type
stands any chance of finding them if
they do exist. The engineer remarks
or writes, or testifies somewhere,
that mines are getting harder and
harder to find; and the man on the
spot, who ls hunting for mines, of
who has mines to sell, promptly con
lounds the pessimistie one by citing
examples; was not such and such a
mine discovered last year, or the
year before, and il ii not certain
that others will be found?
Controversy is futile; both contest
ants are right; it will always be pos
sibel to discover new mines, or re.
open and re-work old mines at g
profit, through better business man
agement or metalurgical of geolog
ical skill. But the percentages o
] such opportunities viii most certain
ly be dwingling one in the future
+ Just as 1t has dwindled so great!
! in the past. According to the Eng
! ineering and Mining Journal-Pres
4 of New York. there was time il
/ the early halcyon days of the West
when a well-known mi1ing enterpris
er uttered his famous dictum: "T
hell with a mine that wont stand ba
management" Those days are leg
endary. and in spite of brilliant re
newals of mining glory as at inter
walls great new camp is discovered
4 Or great promise of a new camp
even if a promise unfilfilled---ur
! foldsitself to the public, the inevi
able result of intensive search an
unbelievable efficient and swift 81
ploitation makes Itself steadily felt
Nevertheless, 1t Is true that "
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
EQUALIZATION BOARD
ADJOURNS TO
AUGUST 3

County Commissioners James Hol-
art Jr. met in session on Monday
the "a, for the purpose of organizing
the County Board of Equalization
for tax adjustment, but owing to
the absence of the Assessor and the
fact that the big celebration was on
at Panaca the Board adjourned to
meet Thursday August the 3rd,
which will give them ample time
to open up the rolls before the regu-
lar meeting of the Commissioners
on Monday the 7th.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
DAILY TRAIN SERVICE
.ON P|0CHE BRANCH

The fact that the Union Pacific
Railroa Company voluntarily in
creased the train service from Cal
iente is significant of an inl.t-t.iat )
increase of traffic on the local
branch which accommodates ths ia.ays
of Phoebe and Bristol. The pros
poets of a large tonnage irom tno
Combined Metals and Amalgamateu i
properties was no doubt assured
before the Railroad Company would
have considered the increased ser
vice, all of which indicates resump
tion of business interests for Phoebe
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

with its program at the maximum
rate consistant with good manage
ment TO the end that the federal-aid
system as laid out may be well to-
ward completion at the end Of the
four-year period, and that the work
may be carried on during the time
when the maximum OF outside assis-
tance may be secured.
What federal aid has meant to
Nevada may be realized by noting
the table following. from which 1t
will be seen that the total allotments
to the State. including forest moneys
total almost seven and one-half mil
lion dollars, and that OF this large
sum over five and one quarter mil
lion remain after the completion OF
all the contracts now under way.
The outlook for the future of high
way building in this State is indeed
bright and many miles Of fine roads
will be added to our system during
the next four years.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

Art Accord accompanied by Il. L..
Nores, took the Wednesday after
noon train for Salt Lake City, where
Mr. Accord will have a specialist ex-
anime his leg recently broken, which
IL giving him some unlocked for
treubls.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
SCHOOL BOARD SOON
TO SELECT TEACHERS

The school board, consisting of
Henry Olinghouse and Ed Deck, the
third member not having been ap-
pointed by the Deputy State School
superintendent, Miss Maud Frazier
of Las Vegas, are useing their ut
most endevor to secure competant
high school Superintendent for the
coming school year. in order that the
- grade graduating class Of the last
school year can have the advantage
of the 10 grade which they propose
to add to the City school this year.
1t is expected that the Board Will
be able to announce the full quota
of teachers by the first week In Aug
ust, including the High School Sup
erintendant, which will be of inter-
est to the 8, grade class that is to
step up to the higher grade this year
at home, obviating the necessity OF
having to go away from home.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

The Safety First record is receiv-
ing a bad set back owing to the in
experienced help.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

Several new faces have been
noticed among the guards" In the
Few days. Il u Z good thing
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28
P|OCHE BASEBALL TEAM CARRIES
OFF $50 PRIZE AT PANACA
PIONEER DAY

The Phoebe Base Bah Boys return
ed home very much elated over the
victory won at the contest Tuesday
afternoon al Panaea. whore they won
from Alamo the winnine bah team
of the previous day. the $50 prize
offered by Panaca to the best team
in the county. The Phoebe boys
played a good game against the yic-
tors of the day before who, elated
over the previous victory, put up a
good scrap for the money The Pio-
che base ball fans were very much
in evidence all through the game
which may have helped some. The
main feature of the whole game was
a home run by Hubert Cline, better
known in his home town as 'Toughy
who is now receiving bouquets anC
pleasant smiles from some Of tht
girls, because of his score.
piness and success In their new ven
ture.
On the 2S, wedding dance viii
be given in the Alamo town hall AM
everyone is cordially invited to at
tend.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

Business is still dropping off
One freight train each way In "a
hours. Passenger trains all late.
Wonder why?
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-07-28

Jack has the best wishes OF all
the rails between Las Vegas and
Milford and we will be glad to see
him back on the job.