davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-24
BENEFIT BALL GAME
DRAWS SMALL CROWD

The baseball season closed with
the benefit game for Curtis which was
played at McGill last Sunday.
The game was an enjoyable one
from the time Conrad led off in tho
first until the curtain went down
after dusk, when Herman struck out
in the ninth, laving the score to s
in favor of the champions The
events summarized were as follows:
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-24
D|SPOSES OF
OPH|R CENTRAL MINE

w. S. Elliott returned Tuesday
night from Salt Lake after having
spent several days IN Utah, where he
negotiated a mining transaction of
considerable magnitude.
The valuable mining property
owned by Mr.. Elliott in the Ophir
district and on which he has during
the last three years spent large sums
of money by the terms of the transac-
tion just consummated passes to one
of the large mining companie of the
country which operates properties in
South America. Canada and Mexico,
as well as in the United States
Neither the name of the purchas-
ing company nor the consideration
has been made public.
The Utah property owned by the
local man is regarded as not only
possessing great merit but is of enor-
nous value because of its strategic
position
1t joins the Ophir Hill Consolidat-
ed, which under the control of eX-
Senator w A. Clark has produced
valuable lead-silver with some cop
per ore, the gross value of which is
said to be 100000, 900. 1t has been
worked almost continuously for the
last fifty years. The mining opera
tions are not expensive and 1t has re-
turned handsome dividends to the
owners.
A large vertical fault occurred
near the point where the Ophir Hill
Consolidated joins the Elliott ground.
+. M. Wichman, engineer for Mr..
Elliott, is credited with having work
ed out the fault and the local man
with his engineers held to the view
that the ore would be picked up at
depth Numerous diamond drill
holes were put down at great expense
by Mr. Elliott. The results were
highly satisfactory and proved the
existence of the ore.
The mining company which has
ACQUIRED control of the Elliott prop
erty is one of high standing and will
Immediately undertake the work of
sinking a tbree-compartment shaft
, TO depth of 1900 feet.
Valuable machinery has already
been placed on the ground and a
power line constructed by Mr.. Elliott
Everything is in readiness and with
other ground purchased in eonJunc-
tion with the Elliott property the big
mining company has acquired vast
acreage in the Ophir district, which
it is freely predicted will soon be de-
veloped into one of the most import
ant mining property in the country
Mrs. Henry Douglas Arrives I'm Ely
Mrs Henry Douglas formerly of
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-24

The Big-Feeling Gink is laying down
the Law again. Every Remark Is a
Statement; every Step Strut: every
Pose a Picture. He takes Himself
Seriously and pretends to be the Brain
Trust, but personally We think he's
Full of Prunes.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-24
MIS-. Henry Douglas Arrives in Ely

Nrs. Henry DougIas, formPrIy OF
East Elv. where her husband was
roadmaster for the Nevada Northern
Railway Company prior to his death.
arrived In Ely last night Since leav-
ing this district Mrs Douglas has
made her home in California.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
THE INDIFFERENT LEGISLATURE

NEW persons will disagree with the Mayor
T. when he says in his .etisr to the CIV
Club that a law should be passed giving "a
the city a part Of the sums received BY the
State for automobile licenses. The money
Is used for improving public highways, bur
not a dollar Of II is spent within the civ
limits. Yet the licensed motorcars use the
city streets and wear out the pavemcnts.
The need for an amendment 10 the Con.
stitution which will permit the city to pros,
by its own public improvements is also gen
orally admitted. II the city could take bv
condemnation proceedings more land than
is needed for the bridge approaches it could
resell the land at a profit. At present pri g.
vate spectators will reap the profit.
The Mayor also wants better laws re,a,
ing to gambling and to d!sorderly houses
The present laws are inadequate and make
conviction difficult.
The last Legislature was asked 10 ACT T.,
these matters but nothing came Of IT, Tbo
new Legislature to be elected in Noyemho,
will doubtless have an opportunity 70 90,
slider these things, but az Legislatures 60,
dom do what is expected of them, he would
be an optimist. indeed, who should e,nec,
action in Harrisburg next winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
A PROPER PARDON

GOVERNOR SPROUTS pardon Of Con-
" ductor Evans and Engineer Yeakel.
sentenced to nine months Imprisonment in
connection with the tragic train wreck near
Bryn Athyn. on the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway. is unQuestionably a response to
public sensibilt!es regarding the disaster.
The two railroad employees were found
guilty Of disobedience. but 1t was no secret
that their delnquencies were by no means
the sole causes Of the catastrophe The
practice C. discovering scapegoats for short
comings in railway management for anti.
quatei equipment and insufficient trackagc
II of long standing.
The public is not fooled. and It accepts
with some uneasness an exhibit OF judg.
ment which eyades certain rather embar-
RAISING fundamentals.
Had the coaches OF the ill-fated train
been Of steel the laxity Of Yeakel and Evans
would probably have had less shocking con
sequences. The Governor has acknowledged
the inequities of the case BY releasing these
men after the expiration Of ne-th!rd Of
their original term.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
WHAT KEPHART WOULD LIKE

uARMON NJ. KEPHART. former State
IL Treasurer. indicated through his attor.
ney in Harrisburg yesterday that he would
like the formal inquiry into the methods Of
handling State funds now making by Audi.
tor General Lewis to be confined to an
effort to discover whether the State lost any
money
Mr.. Kephart has insisted that the State
lost nothing. Charles A. Snyder. former
Auditor General and now State Treasurer.
also insists that. although half million dol
lars was taken out of the State funds. it
was all put back again and that the State
did not lose dollar. OF course. he cxcepts
5000 which was misappropria ted b. Brindlc
and never returned.
Auditor General Lewis very properly re-
fused to contine his formal inquiry to the
questions whether the State had lost any
thing.
The point at issue Is not whether the
State lost any money. although the expert
accountants say that il lost Sl1 900 in in
terest through delay in depositing receipts In
the banks. The use OF public money for
private purposes is illegal. There is circum.
ptantial evidence that the money has been
so used, even If we did not have the ad-
mission of Mr. Snyder. What 1t Is hoped
the inquiry will disclose is who used the
money and who consented 10 its use. The
use of il was as grevous a breach of trust
as though a bank cashier had taken the
funds of depositors for his private specula-
lions. The fact that he was fortunate in
his speculations and returned the money
would not lessen his ofense.
The expert accountants have discovered
thst there was juggling of the accounts OF
the State Treasurer. They have found that
checks made payable to the State were ex.
changed for checks signed in blank by John
A. Bell. Of the Carnegie Trust Company Of
Pittsburgh and that BY this arrangement
the public money was carried on the books
Of the Treasurer as cash in hand. while no
one yet knows exactly where the cash was.
The duty OF ''adjust!ng the public ac-
counts" laid by law on the Auditor Gem
eral. is not done when he has merely dis.
covered whether the books balance. even
though Mr.. kephart would like to have
this view prevail. Mr.. Lewis has appar-
emily set out 10 discover in whose interests
the accounts were jusgled and whether the
law was violated. In fact he is making a
real audit which will disclose all the facts
Mr.. Kephart ought to be cooperating with
him instead Of seeking TO put obstacles in
the Way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Phiadelphians Subjects They
Kno,U Best

$50 great has been the increase in the
interest In athletics tlmt now practically
every child In the school is n member Of
me school athletic association. Each one
meets except where the space is limited as
IN the cases Of indoor meets. when
dehnite number is allotted to each school.
IT is notable fact that at the recent Penn
relay carniva every high school. every
junior high school, every continuation school
and about eighty Of the elementary schools
IN the city participated. At their own field
DAY last Saturday. 61OO children attended
t ana 4'O teams took part in the contests.
Ihis certainly looks as though the interest
nent.
Many Activities Covered
This year there will be thirty seven ath-
ietic activities SO that each child will surely
hnd at least one in which he is especially
interested. Heretofore, the teacher has been
pus! training team. say for baseball. and
hence has devoted his time TO eighteen bows.
the hrst and second teams.
Under the new idea, the same teacher
can easily handle from $50 to 75O boys.
While one team plays. members of the other
net as referee; timekeepers and other Off
c!nls. Ihen the other team plays and the
oficials are chosen from the team which
has finished.
!, In order that the signals may be heard
we ~. teacher uses revolver to start and stop
the games Mt the halves. This IL ncccs-
sary' because sometimes as many as sixty.
four teams are playing at one time. When
the nrst group of two teams has finished
playing, their places are taken by the
second: also made up of two sets of teams,
IT is deemed inadvsable to have more tfan
Two very large groups. as otherwise the chill.
dren would get tired of awaiting their turn
IN the larger schools there are from four
TO six activities going on at the same time,
The same general plan has worked
equally well In the elementary schools. This
year the track meet occupied four DAYS and
next year: with the interest in athetics
maintained, this number will have 70 he
increased. ~ 'e
We are also getting away from the
classihcntion as to groups. such us lipht
heavy; etc, and are also changing from,
pnysicai education to health education We
try TO impress the children with the voIue
OF good health and with the idea that haS
health is Abnormal '""' o"a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
HoovER's COAL SCHEDULE

SHOULD the coal strike continue through
~ the summer the country will have reason
to fear not only coal shortage. but a coal
panic. Under such circumstances specula.
tors couldn't be expected to resist the temp
tation to profit enormously and unfairly
through reserves Of mined and prepared an.
thracite or bituminous. The agreement
for fair maximum rate at the mines. just
entered into between Secretary Hoover and
the operators. is important in a number Of
ways IL is as much for the protection of
the fail. minded coal operator as It Is for
the protection Of the consumer 1t rigidly
limits the opportunities Of the occasional
gamblers who have no objection to exploit.
Ing any national crisis for their own ends.
And II will do much to prevent fuel kiting
of the sort which turned public sentiment
against the coal producing organizat tions
during and Immediately after the war.
IIoover's suggestion Of a fixed rule under
which consumers, assured now Of stable and
uniform prices. would buy their fuel in
neighboring and convenient zones, and so
avoid the waste Of long and needless freight
hauls. Is significant Of what the Govern.
ment may attempt In the near future in
bringing about better order in the anthra
cite and b!tum!nous industry. Haphazard
buying or buying for shifting or chance
markets is one of the bad habits Of middle
men generally. Men Of Hoover's sort have
always seen the necessity for the climina-
tion of almost intolerable overhead costs in L.
volved in the practices of coal men, who &C.
tually spend huge sums to send their prod
net over long stretches Of railroad to meet
the terms of contracts entered into by
chance or through accidental association of
interests and without regard for economic
losses which follow oil along the line when
railroads are burdened to haul coal to points
at which coal may be produced in almost
unlimited quantities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

about the nomination of Senator Pepper
here. but that is chiefly because Of the diff
ference between the population Of the two
States and because of the different methods
Of campaigning.
That large sums are needed is unfor.u-
nate. 1t makes It dificult. II not impossi-
bic, for a poor man to contest for nomi-
nation with a candidate Of the regular po.
lltical machine, whether It be Republican
or Democratic. And the primary system
increases the cost. for it lays on the can
didate or the machine the necessity Of rails
ing money to pay for two contests. one for
the nomination and one for the election. If
the energy spent in denunciation we're de-
voted to finding n better way there might
be hope Of improvement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
four members Of the Cabinet must be Of the

four members Of the Cabinet must be OF the
anti treaty persuasion.
1t is here that the English are concerned
for the validity OF the treaty. since Article
XVII of that document provides that every
member of the provisional government shall
signify "in writing his acceptance Of that
instrument.
The opinion is said to be held In Dublin
that the two Governments, the provisional
and that Of the Dali, vii! be found working
side by side and that republican members
of the Coalition Cabinet will have no ONCE
in the provisional government sanctioned
by the treaty.
In that hope is the answer to Mr.
Churchill's warnings. Therein is also that
faith in the eventual triumph of the treaty
which has already survived so many pitfalls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
THE SIEGE OF CONGRESS

TT is not often that news report from
i Washington contains sentence so
packed with unpleasant significance as one
which loomcd in Mr.. Gilbcrt's dispatch to
this newspaper yesterday. For months"
we were told, Congress has been grinding
away at legislation in which it does not be.
lieve.''
The question under discussion was the
soldier bonus. Obviously the majority in
the House and the Senate doesn't believe in
the justice or wisdom of the bonus appeal
and the scheme devised by Mr.. McCumber
and his committee to meet 1t. Congress has
gone along, however. in its usual way. And
now it is seemingly preparing to meet the
subterfuge of lobbyists with subterfuge Of
It's own. There are signs to indicate that
the new Bonus Bill will be fibustercd to
death as the end of tho session approaches.
And members who have voted cheerfully
enough for the bonus will be secretly graft
fled to see the whole plan defeated or at
least delayed.
The question here suggested is larger
than the bonus. Why must the House and
the Senate seem to be actuated by hypoc.
risy? Why is Congress grinding away at
legislation in which it does not believe
What will become Of the whole Federal ad :.
ministrativc system II that habit Is con .
t!nued? The fact is that Congress has been
learning TO obey the lash and the lash only,
and that the whips of the big lobbies are
forever swinging over its head. Until new
political conscience in America reacts to
send better men to Washington. and until
Congress is filled with men who cannot be
whipped into submission by any self inter.
ested or fanatical group, the people of the
United States will continue to be burdened
by laws created upon order rather than in
response to any popular desire or need
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
Is THERE A BETTER WAyo

GENATOR. HARRISON'S pretense tbo,
- he Is shocked at the expenditure ~
loeney In the Pennsylvania primary plectjon
T. political p!ay'actins. He knows very
lye)i that primary contest cannot be err.
(. I'D on without the use of money. POSTAGE
nd printing alone cal for very large SIMS
- . State with large population. II the
xDtsys are to be reached some one must nm,
x the money. 1t Is useless to pretend rnat
N eAnapaiSn can be conducted for nothing.
X ~ never have been so conducted and they
~ will be, not even In Mississippi, the
~ State Of Senator Harrison.
2 ~ experAs Will not be 30 large in Mis-.
- 1saNeylvania. but Harrison
E00kzccpnndsrahls SUM
~ ~ Senate. lt
4 Il sssAt = bring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
THE WAR.CRAFT INQUIRY

A TTORNEY GENERAL DAUGHER.
n TVS plan for sort of interior tribunal
within the Department Of Justice to survey
war-graft cases now pending or selected
for prosecution and to sift out those that
may be pressed TO n successful conclusion
has many obvious disadvantages. 1t i'm.
plies. to begin with, that q jail sentence is
the worst punishment that can be inflicted
upon war CRATER and that prosecution Is
useless in cases that cannot be sustained by
evidence adequate to convince jury OF the
actual guilt Of accused individuals or groups
That is not proper view of the situation
Nine -tenths of the punishment which nor.
mnlly Is inflicted for crimes such as the
Attorney Generals Department Is setting
out TO investigate comes with exposure and
public criticism. If there were grafters
clever enough to keep themselves within the
limits OF the law. while they took n criminal
advantage Of the Government and the pub
lie In a crisis, they shouldn't be granted i'm. {.
munity from the light Of an official investi :.
CATION.
Opponents Of the Administration in Con &.
gress. like the political enemies of Mr..
Daugherty himself, will not fail now or in
the future TO draw the attention of the
country to the unusual nature of the selec .
tive system in question 1t will be init .
mated and openly charged that the sieve
in the Department of Justice could easily
be made to serve double purpose. In the
end it would be hard to prove that cases
abandoned by the Department of Justice
after n survey by the special tribunal were
not put aside for special reasons not do
fined in the current statements of Mr..
Daugherty's policy. The Attorney Gen
erals Office ought to follow the conventional
line Of procedure 1t should gather all
available evidence and present 1t IN the
usual way before an open court. Other ;.
wise the Attorney General will almost Ger J..
tainly be accused by his enemies of actuall,
playing favorites in the war graft cases,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

. NuIx
J. The expression, AT the feet of C:a,,,
lel,' metaphorically means at the reat
or wisdom, The quotation is from, tbs
t"enty-second chapter of Acts. third
verse, which runs: II am yeriiw "
man which am q Jew, born in Tarsus
city In Galicia. yet brought IN H.
this city at the feet of Gamniiei al ~
according to the perfect manner =, ~
law Of the fathers. and was zea,oms o,e
unto God. as We all are this dav"u'
:? Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria, ono a, a..
prominent German army comn,o ", me
OF the World War. is IescandeLr,
though not in the direct mali III
from the St6arts who were Kinsss' s'',e n.
England. "'"ss OF
3. The Fortunate Isles is another hama IT,.
the Canary Islands, Il Spanish Ito, Tor
sion In the Atlantic Ocean nsYsses-
coast Of Africa. VII 'ne
4. a curbstone around the mouth of ,,s,,
Is called puteaL ~ wei
s. About 6O0,0 900 American soIdiers
rsacheh the active battlefronts in ,hss
G. The heroine Of shakespeare's n,av
Cymbeline' Is lmogen P'as'
7, Columbus discovered Amerca tb., l.,
say, one or the Bahama Islands lS IN 10
8. Trust on and think tomorrow viii,
den's play, "Arungzebe." ''"' Dry
" Sramsrcy " archaic for thank you 7.
S y n,,S derived rived frSm "sIand merci.' liter.
~ Fr'oay IS the Monammeian Sabbath
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

Auditor General Samuel s., Lewis ahl
Harmon NJ. Kephart. former Stat
Treasurer. have announced that they an
now ready for an investigation. There y
here commendable agreement. One oplnss,
however, that differences may develop Later,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

war stocks OF poisonous gases and flame
surrounding Naples, where locusts. in sons
places a foot deep, are eating up the crops
The slogan OF the pest Is probably, "Se
Naples and die"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

D N Mno Is me present Premier of Canada .
. row many American soldiers lie biriad
in the sol! Of France? ''e ouf'eo
g. What was the name of ,bo ,,r;ee ,
passed passed during the Wilson administra.
4. What Is a dragomanp
Q t What kind or an animal Is a hartebees, .
D. "hat was the last land battle foneht
between British and American armiesa
s What are the three ohio, r;,
Siberia? 'Ne's OF
Q, What Is copra?
w. How does the shrapne shell get its
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

the author OF Good by, Dolly Gray
has just died in the Manhattan State Hos.
pital. He was blind. insane. a pauper aDa
reproach to the philosopher who declars
he didn't care who wrote the Nations lavt
II he might write Its songs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

II it be true that thirty lone members
Of this years graduating class at Princeton
have never kissed n girl. it may be striking
illustration OF strict obedience to the ancient
adjuration, mind the paint"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

The pardoning OF the Reading tnl|
men convicted OF responsibility for
Bryn Athyn disaster will cause no e.
amount OF protest. Culpable though.
law found them, the public II not, in4
70 et!ess ths errors that brought their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

The world do move, quoted Demos hena
McGinnis.., Here's the Louisiana Legisla.
ture considering a bill to prohibit betting os
horse races. and 1t seems but yesterday slnu
the Louisiana lottery was running
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

4 New York Judge has very proBtt
repudiated the unwritten law as jlstihas
ti0n for homicide. But the cOmmoei
sense view here expressed will continue y
have little weight with masculine juiI
dealing with pretty woman whatever
offcnse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

Dispatch from Naples says locusts are
Destroying hops. clover and corn. For
'rorn., read wheat barley and oats'-ths
Of Egypt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02

former Governor of Texas and his
wife are both candidates for the Democratic
nomination for the United States Senate.
How can they hope for harmony in the
party?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
A Nebraska candidate
for the United States
Oblique

DeHutc 10 CUMpnIRnInR
nv indircctiOn He Is travelling the Stnts
lecturing on the radio and never BY any
chance does he refer either to himself or to ~
politics. After he has left town billboards
briefly announce his candidacy. There NAV
be here tip for Congress. Preceding n
vote on the tariff or the bonus Represents.
tiyes or Senator's may talk briefly of bosc.
ball. golf, home brew or some other foreign
subject. The proceedings being, free from
business will therefore he expedited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
Oh, Sir!

Mrs. Mccormick says
Oh, Str! Oser Is a fortune hunter
II Shakespeare be taken
A authority the name Of Mathilde's 6ance
e su0cient answer to sll charees. TO iii
\ Guesti0ns, TO Ill peas, aAl e may ke uss3'
posscver. as conversstysaal stoYap.