White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-17
SMOOTH CONFIDENCE ARTISTS
FIND EASY P|CMNGS IN RUTH

The recent operations in this yicin-
ity by producers of great moving pic
aure shows and the staging for the
screen of one of the most alluring
stories written in recent years has
doubtless attracted White Pine county
10 The attention of men whose life
work has been devoted to varied plots
and themes
Two adroit actors recently demon
strated to their own satisfaction at
least. that the Ely district presents a
broad expanse of fertile territory,
where they not only quickly set the
stage for action, but readily found a
real producer, and their box seats for
one performance netted them the tidy
sum of $1,000.
To carry out their clever story, re-
spiendent with gold in vast sums. sud
denly accumulated after small in
vestment in the oil fields of Texas by
one born of humble parentage in a
section OF Europe where poverty and
pestilence are rayaging the very hearts
G9d souls of its people: the undying
We of a man with strong heart and
noble sense OF gratitude for his bene-
factor of years gone by, the response
bilities which attend the handling of
large sums of money and the acid test
which men must stand In order to
prove their qualifications to carry TO
logical conclusion noble deeds
prompted BY lofty ambitions and high
ideals of mans duty to his fellow man,
only three stars were required TO play
the important roles.
George Pecanich of Ruth. New. the
producer and doubling for the victim;
by occupation miner and the proud
owner of $3,700. the accumulated say
ings OF lifetime spent In the arduous
task OF extracting the precious metals
which are found at great depth under
living the surface of the earth.
Nick Mandarich. formerly a resident
OF Ruth. where he was slightly ac.
quainted with Pecanich and learned OF
his benevolent disposition; now a
worldwide scout whose present ad-
dress the sheriff is endeavoring TO
locate: ON a reeonnoitering tour in
search OF employment. but happy to
renew the acquaintance Of those for.
tunate enough 10 have had employ.
ment during the last two years and
whose bank accounts bear evidence OF
their thrift.
Matt Bujan. alias Mike Lumbert of
Reno. Texas and other productive
aSs: uneducated and without friends
ns strange land. the villain who has
SO much money entrusted to his care
that the burden has undermined his
health and he must go 10 the Mayo
Bros sanitarium at Rochester, Mimi,
for a major operation: unable 10 sleep
because he constantly hears noises
that sound like a policeman.
Scene /. Ruth. New. The scout re
news his slight acquaintance with the
yietim-produeer.
Scene II. Ely. Nev Yictim-produeer
is introduced TO the villain by the
scout
Scene III. The villains apartment
in the Hotel Northern. The stars all
meet-money galore-the magic box
presto. change. blewey-i shifts
at three-six.bits a shift worked all In
one
Time. November 16 10 u, 1922.
Matt BuJan arrived in Ely November
l6. lie registered at the Northern
hotel under the alias Mike Lambert
and was assigned to room No 5. Eyi-
IDENTIFY not intending to make his stay
Of any longer duration than just sum
cient To stage one performance. the
date of which had not been definitely
fixed, he engaged his quarters for two
days At the end of that time he re.
engaged for life period and then re.