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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06
PRoDUCED-NoT EXTRACTED.

Oil Is not extracted from shale, as
has generally been told and believed,
but is produced by a chemical proc
ess in retorting the shalc in a yacu-
um from vegetable matter contained
in this s~edimentary rock.
1t long has taxed belief to account
for the claim that as high as ninety
gallons of liquid could be extracted
from a ton of rock by what is known
as destructive distillation. Chemical
ly converting the vegetable matter in
that much rock is an entirely differ
emf matter and one that is under
standable and D~elieyable.
In the early geological ages II is
the conclusion of scientists that the
part Of the earth's surface from the
present summit of the Rocky noun
tains west contained one vast de-
preston, created by the upheaval of
the main range and that of the Tin
tab and Wasatch mountains. and
during the millions of years certain
types of animals and vegetation
lived and again became extinct. the
remains Of the latter especially help
ing to form a sediment. together with
the wash material from erosion,
which flowed into that as a vast in
land sea. Further %upheavals raised
the bed of this sea and the water
found its way out through what Is
known as the Colorado river canyon
and several of its tributaries.
This sedimentary rock, surcharged
as it Is with vegetable substance. Is
the material which in recent years
has come to be known under the
name OF oil shale. Formerly the
only significance placed upon ii was
as an indication of possible oil be
meath, but today its presence is como
10 be known as Of vastly greater mo-
ment than any possible lakes of
liquid to be unearthed. for II has
taken rank above these pools and
stands as the bridge between mod
ern necessities and depletion of their
motive power. For without oil
shale the world within twenty or
thirty years would be without gaso-
line and the ten or twelve million
automobiles in use would revert to
junk, with the people now finding
them a business essential, again
afoot and reduced 10 their condition
as TO locomotion that they were In
thirty years ago.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06
ANCIENT LAW STILL STANDS
Edict Issued by Roman Praetor 2,29c
Years Ago Held to Be Enforce
able in Scotland.

\ Roman praetor's edict of goo
years ago still affects ~innkeepers and
ostlers In Scotland. A Drainle farmer
handed his horse to nm ostler to be
stabbed. and the ostler placed Ii into a
double stable. where, shortly after, n
second horse vas placed. These two
horses had previously shared u stall
and We're known to be quiet and not
quar- elsome. The farmers horse was
sound when Ii was put into the stable,
but when he returned for it, 1t was
found to be lame on the off fore leg.
and two days later, on the advice Of a
veterinary surgeon, vas destroyed.
The farmer sued the ostIer and the
Judge dismissed the case, which was
appealed Tn. appeal Judge held that
III Law the P%raetorian edict of 367 b.
Q. applied and that the injury was
not due to "the act OF God" The
lord j~ustice-clerk said the case raised
questions Of Importance and difficulty.
The first question they had to decide
was whether a stabler fell within the
rraetcrs edict. After carefully con-
sidering the arguments adduced and
surveying the authorities cited. he wae
unable to find In modern law any war
ran for the suggested discrimination.
He WAS OF the opinion that stablers,
rs well rs ~inkeepers, according to the
law of Scotland, fell within the edict.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06
ENFORCING PROHIBITION.

international cooperation will be
necessary before the United States
can enforce prohibition, is the dec
laration of Ernest H. Cherrington,
secretary of the World League
Against Alcoholism. This a the
gist OF a speech the other day at 4
prohibition gathering at Des Moines.
1t serves to show what an immense
undertaking this is. 1t was not eight
years ago and for fifty years prsvi-
Gus to that that one of the arguments
against state prohibition, by persons
sincerely in favor of 1t in principle.
was that 1t could not be enforced
until the nation adopted 1t. With
that accomplished there could be nc
further obstacle. 1t has been ADOPT
ed and the problem has beer fur
Their enlarged and according tc pro-
p%onents of the measure the final re-
lief will come when the world ac-
cepts the prescription and operates
as a unit on an agreed line of action
identical with that in force. or at
least in process OF being worked out
by its friends.
That in substance is the present
theory of the world organization,
but there will have to BE more than
that and a still stronger force to ac-
complish the end. 1t Is public e n
timent. II public sentiment is lack
ing. no matter what may be the ter
ritorial scope of the law it will never
be a success.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

The subscription list of the white
Pine News IL gro wing fast. Are YOU
among the new ones7
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

Lake county, Oregon, is an extens-
i've settlement of Irish sheepmen.
They control the industry there and
have crowded out the BasGues and
all others. If an American is inter
ested in sheep there he deems il
wise TO have AN Irish foreman, herd
ers and camp tenders and he almost
invariably feels 1t to mis- interest to
give n or more OF them a working
interest in the business. The Irish
men are from County Cork and they
are brought over in droves every
year as herders and other sheep
help. In contrast With the Basques
they know nothing about the bust
ness in the old country, learning il
after they come over. Naturally
many of them have made their for.
tunes and today business in Lake
view is pretty well under their con-
troll. They have a national bank, a
large mercantile store and own most
of the sheep in the county. Most of
them still remain n bunch OF rough
necks and go along the streets In
their overalls, but that Is one place
where overalls denote wealth, far
more so than broadcloth Or bloomer
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06
WILD LIFE STUDIES
ON TRAP LINE

On the Guano ranch of the IT
company there was a straw boss
named Smith who was the crazsest
fellow / eyer saw 20 want to make
something on the side, in addition 70
his wages" said the Ely trapDef in
continuing his discussion of trap
thieves. Smith was not looking FOR
an opportunity to exert himself par
ticularly by extra labor but vas
after something for nothing, and IN
THAT way he had the world skinned.
necessarily he talked about trapping,
.using his branding iron to even up
the score where a range COW belong
ing to his employer or anybody had
twin calves and needed relief from
excessive maternal cares, gathering
hummer lambs and feeding them on
milk from the eompany's cows and
some hundreds of other schemes. l
loaned him some traps, taught him
how to use them and offered 10 let
him have as many nor as he could
possibly use, as | had many. He
madc the excuse that the company
might object IL he was found to be
trapping. whereupon ! went 20 FAR
as to offer To tend the loaned treps
for him and bring the hides to him.
And this he turned down and | could
not make the fellow out. lie was a
complete mystery to me and had me
bufaloed. He was using, l think,
six of my new traps and was always
talking about how he was about to
catch a coyote. One day he came in
with a hide and said he had caught
one up by the potato patch. about a
mile from the ranch houses. | rode
by there a time or two but never
could see the places where he had
set the traps nor could | find a place
where the ~sagebrush had heen
chewed and scratched up TO have
caught this ne. But gave il no
thought.
within a day or two of that same
time | had caught a coyote on Guano
creek, half a mile beyond the potato
patch, in a trap that was teth-
cred to a drag. IT had crossed
the creek and gone a few yards and
was followed readily by Joe, my red
hound, and there it had been hung
up on a sagebrush and the trap and
drag were there but no coyote. As
Joe was a never-failing tracker, hot
or cold trail, when the coyote either
was dragging a trap or had pulled
off its foot and gone away crippled,
/ was amazed that he could not pick
up the animals track. When ! went
back 10 the ranch / told Smith about
it. He thought that was funny but
took little interest. The mystery of
IL was that there a not another
person in many miles and I never
suspected Smith or the other help.
In a week or so Smith quit his job
and one of the men told me then
that he and Smith had taken a coy
ote from another of my traps be-
cause the 2oor thing was suffering.
which had been q similar mystery to
me. and then it dawned on nc at
last how Smith had trapped his coy
ote at the potato patch and the dog
could not pick up It's track.
But l got partly ever with Smith.
When he left he did not gather up
my six traps and return them 10 me.
He told me about where TO find them
I found them all and in one there
was n huge cat. OF course | sent
the skin to Smith.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

Man Is miserable until he gets some
thing that isn't good for him. and II
makes him so happy that he gets
downright miserable wishing he didn't
have IL.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06
Al tho Afternoon Tea.

Mrs. Newlygilt Ito daughter)-
Jane. dearl Sing the song the
French professor charged $50 an hour
TO teach you !"
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

And by the way. they say that
Billy o the new chug wagon up at
Reno In a beauty contest.
II. BROOKS.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

Billy Fuller says: "A few more
days like this and the auto stealerslI
commence movin' an give US G
chance to chase EN-.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

What is more, the people are anxious
to pay all they can, SO as long as it
Is their money and their twins no
one should object.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

Lines Worth Remembering.
Envy Is a low and degrading pas
lion. and should be striven against
Kipling.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

In the old days of Carson there
vas a Methodist preacher from the
old sod named Rev. McGrath. Dur.
ing sessions of the Legislature minis
tiers of the capital city were invited
turn about for q week at a stretch
to act as chaplain for the senate and
assembly, as they usually are in
state capitals. But while prayer was
being offered the members would
continue TO smoke and read the
morning papers, with their feet
cooked up on the desks before them
This used 10 roll the preachers net
a little but they thought they had
no way of getting back at their en-
ployers. Rev. McGrath was n little
holder and o ingenious than the
rest, so one day during the week that
1t vas his turn TO offer the prayers.
while the desks were decorated as
indicated. he delivered himself OF
tho following. which may be found
by referring 10 the journal Of the
proceedings for that year and day.
"Oh, Lord-thurn these min roight
ind opp. Put as nanny braynes cen
thur hades as they seem to hawve
cen thur heels. Help thin TO make
some wise laws for this crate shtate
of ours, some that shall look 10 the
%irrigashun OF our vawst disserts az
thoorly as they irrlgate thur Threats
with bawd whisky We ask all. etc.
Amen
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

1t would be quite another matter
if it were Preston that we were talk.
ing about. There Is q place only six
miles from Lund which has the same
atmosphere and about the same
amount of snowfall each year. but
when 1t comes to twins 1t has failed
to produce. You would think they
would be all the same and what one
would have another would have. The
Preston folks say they don't want
no twins nohow, but the Lundites
can prove that many a time they
have received bona fide Inquiries
from those "Danishmens' down
there in the middle of the vale.
about the secret of 1t and would give
a whole lot to find out, but they have
been turned down every time when
they went TO limiting around. Pres
ton would be a proper place for n
bonus TO be offered and then /,
might surprise the world how that
part of the desert would blossom
forth and prove hat the country was
not laid out In streaks and the STRAIT
um Of atmosphere Is n and the
same. In four or five years would
be time enough To turn TO the taxing
proposition in the retroactive man.
ner now advocated for Lund.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

pants. They have their automobiles,
though, and their fine homes.
when these green Irish, as they
are called there when they first land,
start in this work there Is n piece
of knowledge they apply without de-
lay, which they import from the old
country, and that Is how TO steal.
In that they differ little, if any. from
most of the lower classes of Euro
peans. / referred TO them last week
when said some sheepmen will &c
Itually steal traps and the coyotes in
them from a poor devil OF a trapper
who is trapping to protect their
sheep. They are bad enough but
their men are worse. A trapper who
operates around their outfits wants
to be onto himself every minute. But
there is one popularity about them,
which is that If you &c straight TIC
one OF them and tell him your traT
has been taken he will say, All, me
camp tinther brung in a thrap. Ye
can hawve 1t if ye Joke In view OF
the fact that they give back the
traps nearly always, many times be-
fore you speak of it, l never could
understand their object in stealing
them. But it takes all kinds, you
know.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

Aside from the revenue a win tax
at LunG would have another salu-
tary effect. 1t would take the inta-
ton out of the Lund situation. You
would sec them coming down TO ac-
tual facts and cut out exaggeration,
il any there has been. For instance.
il there have been only nine pairs OF
twins born there local pride would
not impel the people 10 initiate the
figures like Seattle's bank elearings,
but they would say nine and not
twelve or fifty or a hundred. II was
on account of the discrepancy be-
tween the figures of nine and twelve
that the White Pine News, with its
usual enterprise, dispatched a rep
resentative over TO Lund this week
to get the actual figures and your
humble servant happened to be the
one who went over and investigated
the situation in person. II was
through an argument with the pub
lie welfare center. which offered to
bet that the twelve figure was cor
rect when we had inside informa-
ton that it was only nine-no.
doubling ~anybody's word-that ii
was deemed best to drive out and
get the facts first hand.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06
BABBLING BROOKS
IN THE DESERT

While they were looking for ne"
sources of ven and taxation the
legislators overlooked one of the
most important If not the most re-
muneratiye for the same area in the
state. They completely forgot tc
place a pair tax on the Lund birth
rate. 1t might not lie constitutional
TO tax twins as such, as 1t would be-
class legislation, but by just MAKING
the law read to tax every pair o.
children born at the town OF Lund
county of White Pine and state oil
Nevada. that would take In all o!
them, for all children born at Lunc
are twins anyway, and nobody would
escape putting up his share toward
the support 81 u state and govern
ment.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

Probably it was because we were
a little outspoken and advocated the
proposed tax right off the reel that
We were enabled to get them to come
right down TO brass tacks and adj
NIT that nine was the correct num-
Der. The folks over there are anx-
ious To help the state along and will
be glad to pay the tax. whatever II
is. and will dc all in their power TO
encourage things so that IL may be
universal in their town. One ques-
ton To settle but that Is a mere de.
tail. is whether the tax should be
made applicable TO the whole settle
ment OF suspicion or should IL be a
pair tax on the twins themselves as
they arrive and each six months or
a year as long as they live there or
their changed addresses are known.
But one thing Is certain. which is
that ii should be retroactive and GO
back TO the time when the style
started oyer there. which Is fifteen
years or nor ago. BY so doing nj
S1A apiece for each year. with COM
pound interest for the unpaid por-
tions of past years. the twins would
turn in quite a lot OF mazuma.
II Is true that IL would be the di-
rect opposite Of the mode down In
the antipodes. New Zealand and
Australia might pay a bonus on each
pair OF twins born therein, as they
do for each discovery OF ore Ia a
place, but that need not influence
anybody as long as the twins are al
ready here and have not been taxed.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06

DeflnR OUTFIT uTONe lnTce HdHiS VI
sheep through tho field to cross the
canyon there. The water was high
and a bridge had to be built for the
sheep. While the Mexican herders
the sheep across the turbulent stream
and losing about one out OF every
ten OF twenty | rode mp TO one OF my
settings on the rim just above. |
had just returned from Winslow,
where i had gone with my car to
take a sick Mexican in a futile effort
TO save his life during the first in
fiuenza epidemic. These Mexicans
did not are about that. They had
taken a bobcat out of this trap,
skinned IT and left the carcass right
there. BY going ten feet they could
have tossed IL down the ~perpendic-
ular rim hundreds of feet, but .hore
were so many of them tnat they
thought | would be afraid OF them
| rode directly down to the bridge
and told the foreman about It. He
said they we're busy then. having n
hard time saving the sheep from
drowning and getting them across.
but he world guarantee me that |
would have my catskin back within
a week.
1 rode around to ny. other traps
and found two of them gone. came
back by tie ranch and said | was
0afn0 10 on hoa1 ~ thn hvf1nA anI
that | would beat up the first Mex
lean ] met. When | reached the
bridge the last OF that band Of sheep
were over and the Mexicans and
their pack train OF burros were
climbing the dugway on the ofpo-
site side. They shouted several in.
sulting remarks to me in Mexican
and kidded me till they got out of
sight. ! could not take my horse
over so went afoot and crept around
through the woods until | came into
the trail ahead of these Mexieans.
The first one | met | told TO stop and
that | wanted my 'gotto v dos tram
pas. He denied having them Six
eight Mexicans circled around me.
that | could not carry out my
threat TO beat up the first Mexican |
met | told them 20 either give me
the cat and the traps or | would go
down to Winslow and swear out
for every one of them and
there would be no one left TO herd
the sheep.
Well, then, III give IL TO yoa.
the Mexican ! had stopped. He
caught n burro, opened tine peck.
pulled the skin on; and gave II to
me
Il insisted on the dos tran pas
but he said 10 go back to the otner
for those fellows had them.
said they would give them tc me.
| said yes, ! knew they would. tap
ping the holster of my pistol &c |
il.
Two OF the men from the third
herd had reached the bridge and
were making carp. l told .hem
what wanted. They said they
knew nothing about any traps. l
told them they had better cur out
fo~olishness, for / was going to
them. Finally one of them.
called Cock Eye. said TO look IN the
packs myself, for he did not know
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-29

Billy Benson bawled because Benn
Blair batted Bobby's ball.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-29
TIMELY TOPICS
And There Are White Lizards" +"
(Pittsburg Courier)

Perhaps we are the only people on
earth who bow our heads en- masse
when one member Of our group runs
amuck and earns a seat in one of the
many penal institutions of the coun-
try. We seem helpless to hold our
heads up in the face Of the indiscre-
tions of those for whose conduct we
are not at all responsible.
And let it be said that the Negroes
of this country are not operating the
various restraining agencies Of the
government, nor are we in absolute
control Of all phases of human con-
duct. We have never been asked to
fix the ideals Of any one, nor have
we been charged with the conduct of
any one. All of us alike are subject
to the rules, mandates, regulations,
laws and government of others whose
right to rule is evidenced to the
world by the American army and
navy. We are not to be hanged be-
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-29

who can speak with absolute knowl-
edge and fairness, have greatly ham,
pered the program Of the N. A. A.
lC. p. in some sections, and this
knowledge has, when understood,
caused rallying to the society that
proves a new birth Of race pride.
There are many other fine organ
izations, including the Y. NJ. c. A.
and Y. w. c. A, that are doing a
grand work for the welfare of the
people. 1t is the influences, and the
contacts of opportunity which they
afford, that are softening the burden
OF racial oppression in many places.
The development of racial conscious
ness In Colored America has aroused
a consciousness Of race In White
America. 49,.
NEWSPAPERS N Newsp r
growth for 1923 has been very graft
flying to all observers. Outside OBJ
servers, particularly among whites,
have been aroused to a wide sense of
realization Of the power Of the Ne
gro Press. 1t Is talked about, 1t Is
written about, often in amazement,
and the newspapers continue to grow
and thrive. Calculations go onward
and upward and advertising space is
constantly on the increase. In the
face of the achievements in the news
paper field in the last Ave years, one
would hardly dare predict what the
next five years may bring. The news
papers are the solid foundation of
racial development.
FINALLY-There is much more
that might be said; there are many
fields of activity that have not been
touched, but in a final word, 1t may
be stated that PROGRESS" may be
written with capital letters over ev-
cry line of effort in which Colored
America is engaged. This is the final
word to be remembered for 1923, and
it Is one to carry on as a battle cry
for 1924. PROGRESS. It is really
only another term for Colored Amer
lea. Rising above obstacles that with
the difficult situations in a manner
that commands not only respect but
commentator.
With faith in God, and faith in our
fellowman, anywhere, everywhere,
we face with uncovered head, the pos
sibilities and responsibilities of 1924.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-29

have great books in which are the his
tories Of their family names.
swell, we don't need to have histo-
ries written about our names.
"Our names speak for themselvesi
Eyes, anyone can tell Just by look
Ing at me that belong to the good
old Duck family"
"And anyone can tell by looking at
me that belong to the good old Cow
family" said Mrs. Cow.
sand anyone can tell Just by looking
at me that belong to the good old
Goose family" said Mrs. Goose.
$50 can anyone tell by looking at
me that I'm q member Of the famous
Nanny Goat family" said Mrs. Nanny
Goat.
Anyone can tell by looking at me
that belong to the good old Hen fam.
ily." said Mrs. Hen.
"Ah, yes" she continued, Mrs. DUCK
Is right. Our names speak for them.
selves. We don't have books written
about our names. nor do we have te
trace back the family names In great
books In libraries, AZ I've heard d
some people doing.
We're much more important thar
that. Yes, we're really important"
REALLY Important, quack, quack,'
said Mrs. Duck. %"
Really important cackle, cackle,'
Mrs. Hen repeated.
Really important. moo. moo" said
Mrs. Cow.
Really important, ma-a-a-a," said
Nanny Goat.
Really important shrek, shriek,'
said Mrs. Goose.
Really important, really impor
tant." shouted all the barnyard ami
mails together. and then they all sans
this song:
We have names 80 fins
That are really q sign
OF the splendid families
To which we belongi
And now we sing
This song, jing-a-linR,
OF the splendid families
To which We belong. :