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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Thirty-two abatement case
wherein the government will at
tempt to prove that buildings should
be condemned for year by reason
of the occupants having violated the
national prohibition law, will be
called up in the federal court at
Carson early in February. This
announcement was made Saturday
afternoon by George Springmeyer
United States district attorney, who
is prearing the pleadings.
Of the 32 cases all are from
western Nevada, with a majority
in Reno. 1t is stated that bitter
legal contest will be waged by own
ers of the buildings in question, and
as result the hearings will prob
ably occupy several days.-Reno
Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
A SPLENDID LAW

There has been a bill introduced
in the Nevada Legislature which is
to deal strictly with auto drivers
who are under the influence of IL
quor. Pass that law and with it
a penalty that will mean something
more than light fine. Every news
paper in the state should get behind
this bill, as well as every auto
dealer and owner.-Las Vagas Re-
view.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
CURRENT EVENTS AS REPORTED BY
EXCHANGES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE
OF THE STATE

Cattle Moving in Elko-
A shipment of IL cars Of cattle
from Ruby Valley was made yester-
day from Halleck, according to w.
w. Manning, local agent for the
Southern Pacific company. These
cattle are from the ranches of AL
fred Smith, and Floyd Jewkes of
that section.
These cattle were purchased by
Ike Strosnider for the Greyson-
Owen Packing company of San
Francisco, and went right through
to the coast market.
Manning stated that there is quite
cattle movement started within
the last few. days, and that another
large shipment will be made next
Tuesday.-Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Losing his way in heavy fog in
which he circled about until dark
ness, Pilot Harry v. Huking of the
air mail service was forced to make
landing at Silver Lake Saturday
evening at six o'clock and abandon
his plane but secured an auto and
brought the mail into Reno from
San Francisco. Yesterday he re-
turned to his plane and drove it
to Reno, arriving late in the after
noon. Some six weeks ago, Huking
was forced to land near the same
point because Of the fog.-Reno Ga
zette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
is PROHIBITION A FAILuRE7

United States District Attorney
George Springmeyer states that un-
der present conditions prohibition in
Nevada is failure, and for the
purpose Of securing more efficient
enforcement of the law he has pre-
pared a bill which he desires the
present legislature to enact into
law. The bill carries with it an
appropriation of $52,400, which
would come from the pockets OF
Nevada taxpayers. The Record has
not been favored with copy OF
the bill, but it is inclined to the
opinion that if present laws cannot
be enforced it would be of little
use to pass additional laws, except
for the benefit of the men who
would be given employment under
the proposed measure. Surely the
laws are ample to enforce prohibi.
ton if officers and the people de.
sired their enforcement. If the
present laws cannot be enforced
then why cucumber the. statutes
with additional laws on the same
subject. Every saloon in the state
is now being conducted in violation
Of state and national law, and the
people know it and they don't care
II the federal government wants to
enforce prohibition let it get busy
and do so, but if it don't want to
enforce the law, or can't do it
then why pile additional expense
on the local taxpayer. If federal
prohibition officers, state police and
local peace officers cannot enforce
prohibition, then how can Mr.
Springmeyer expect any other force
of men to meet with better success
under his proposed measure? If he
really wants to see prohibition en-
forced it would seem to be his duty
to demand additional support from
the federal government which he
represents.
Mr.. Springmeyer is making a
splendid start as federal official
He is sincere in his desire to en-
force prohibition, and if the federal
government is in sympathy with his
efforts then it would seem that he
should receive all the aid that is
necessary. The fines collected from
the bootleggers in Nevada are
greatly in excess of the cost of
prosecution, and this being the case
surely there should be no lack OF
means to carry on the WORLDLY
Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
PUNISH LAW BREAKERS

The bill that is said to do away
with capital punishment should
never pass. Crime is on the in
crease and should be stopped. Do
not do away with this punishment,
but enforce it like they do in Eng
land and Canada. When you say
sentenced to DEATH" let it mean
that the death penalty is going to
be carried out, and not cause un-
necessary delays. 1t might be tough
on the fellow who has to die, but
how about the protection of the
general public?-Las Vegas Review.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
KEEP OUT OF IT

There is going to be some more
scrapping over in Europe in the
near future. and the cannon will be
heard from one end to the other of
the European nations. France is
already getting ready to go after
Germany, and is asking some of the
other nations to stand in with her.
Let the United States keep out of
this row, and attend strictly to
her own Affairs. Let our Govern
ment keep in state of prepared
ness and hand it to the first power
that comes this way hunting trouble,
but until that time remain out of
the -squabble and keep our boys at
home. We financed the Allies be-
fore and il is going to be a hard
job to ever get the debt settled, but
let us not get into any more foreign
mixups.-Las Vegas Review (Dem.)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Fallon Boy Die. After Crash

An automobile accident last Sun
day resulted fatally when Luke
Hunter, aged sixteen years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hunter of Fallon,
died from internal injuries. The
boy had been pinned under an
overturned car where he had been
held for thirty minutes, partly in
water, before the weight could be
lifted from his body. He also suf-
fered long cash in the left leg.
Luke Hunter and his brother,
Ray, were driving over a narrow
bridge in a fog. The car went
over the embankment and landed
in water in the ditch. Rays collar
bone was fractured and three ribs
were broken.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
THINK OF OTHERS

And with the travelling public, we
will agree that this is, to use the
slang expression, great stuff. We
congratulate the Southern Pacific
upon its taking action to secure
more quiet around its trains in
order that its patrons may rest, but
and there's the rub" to para
phrase a well known passage, there
is nothing said about any effort be-
ing made on the part of the officials
of that road, to eliminate unneces-
sary whistling when its all too num-
erous freight trains are moving
through cities at night.-Elko Free
Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
PROPER SPIRIT

We congratulate our contem~
porary upon a much-needed me-
chanical Improvement. The proper
machines make newspaper work
considerably more interesting, inf
nitely more efficient. The Elko
Free Press will no doubt be able to
give to its subscribers much greater
satisfaction with its new Intertype
machine. The paper also displays a
noticeable Improvement in its edi-
torial column. The community will
benefit by its maintenance.-Elko
Independent
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Speeding DiscouraRed-

About ten violators of the speed
laws and other sections of the traf-
fic ordinance appeared before the
police court the other morning and
Sparks Melted $35 as the result of
the mornings work. Three violators
of the speed ordinance pleaded
guilty and each were assessed in
the sum of ten dollars, while one
man admitted driving without any
tail light and paid $3.50 into the
treasury, while another forfeited
bail of $3.50 for a minor offense.-
Sparks Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Indian Pleads Not Guilty

Gus Bran, Indian, arrested on a
charge of having killed All Guong,
Chinese of Carson on December 81,
appeared before Judge G. A. Bal
lard in the district court at Carson
Saturday and entered plea of not
guilty of murder, says the Appeal.
Attorney w. E. Badly, who was APP
pointed short time ago by the
court to defend Bran, entered the
plea for his client and it was re-
ported that the decision of Bran
came after consultation with the
attorney.
Judge Ballard selected venire of
thirty-five names from which to Sc
lect jury to try the case on Janu-
airy 80.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

gress will attempt to set the time of
residence before a divorce may be
applied for and in this lies Reno's
hope Of maintaining her national
divorce reputation.-Carson Appeal.
PETTY RED TAPE
A Bishop girl who withdrew her
bank savings to invest $35 in war
savings stamps, and received them
from her agent in an envelope,
learned on seeking to cash them
that it couldn't be done because
they were not stuck on one of the
cards supplied for the purpose; and
further that the postoffice had,
under department orders, destroyed
all such cards on hand But for
having friends who bought her
stamps and put them on their cards,
she would have been out the whole
amount. The ways of our Wash
ington officers are sometimes far
from encouraging patriotic en-
deayor.-Inyo Register.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Vice Ordinance in Reno
After months Of labor with its
citizens committee, the city coun-
ell has brought forth-a vice ordi-
nance.
AS announced previously, the ordi-
nance carries fine as high as
$500 and a Jail sentence as high as
$50 days, or both, on conviction of
prostitution within the city limits.
The new ordinance is designed to
better enable police powers to OBJ
tain convictions.-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Nevada Mine Promoter Charged

Chester R. Bunker, who operated
in several Nevada mining camps
some six or seven years ago, is
under indictment in the United
States district court for the north
ern district of Texas, for alleged
fraud in the sale of Texas oil
stock, according to advice received
from that state. Bunker was To-
Gated at Rochester and Lovelock
while making Nevada his field of
operations.-Reno Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Chief of Mine Dismissed

v. S. Garbarini, superintendent
of the Argonaut mine at Jackson,
California, where forty-seven men
lost their lives in fire August 81,
last, has been dismissed, according
to press accounts from that place.
Failure of Garbarini to acquaint
himself with and enforce safety
regulations for the protection of
the men was given by officials as
the reason for his dismissal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Tonopah Honors Butler

From the steel flagstaff sur-mount-
ing the Mizpah shaft almost over
the spot where Jim Butler made his
momentous discovery, to the depot
down on the fiat, flags dropped
yesterday at half mast as an out
ward evidence of the grief Of the
people of Tonopah. The fact that
the man who made Tonopah posi-
BILE was in the beyond and his
earthly remains were being inferred
was not forgotten by the citizens
who remained on the ground which
he reclaimed from the desert. The
flag over the staff at the civic cen.
ter, the intersection Of Main and
Oddie avenues, where Jim Butler
built a cabin and conducted an of,
fee, was displayed and almost every
building boasting Of flag pole wal
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
COMPULSORY VOTING

The California legislature is con-
sidering enacting a slaw, making
registration and voting a compul-
sorry attribute of citizenship, and
the proposal has much to commend
it. While the time has apparently
not arrived when this requirement
will be mandatory the country over,
the day is not far distant when it
will be. The right to vote is like
wise an obligation which should be
enforced where the disposition is
lacking in the individual to exercise
it.-Virginia City Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
A NATIONAL DIVORCE LAW

Whether Reno likes it or not, a
national marriage and divorce law,
with an enacting resolution propos-
ing a constitutional amendment has
been introduced in the United
States sneate, by Arthur Capper
(Rep.) Kansas.
The bill seeks to make divorces
more difficult and to prevent what
Capper termed "hasty and foolish
marriages"
The age at which girls and boys
may marry with consent of parents
under provisions of the bill, is fixed
at Is years for girls and 18 years
for boys. The marriage without
consent of parents is fixed at 18
years for girls and 81 for boys.
The bill specifically lists grounds
on which divorces will be granted,
as follows:
Adultry, physical and mental
cruelty, abandonment or failure to
provide, for one year or more,
incurable insanity or the commits
sion of felony
As a further bar against hasty
marriages, Capper's bill proposes
application for license must be made
two weeks before issuance of the
license Both parties must also
submit health certificates. Two wit
nesses, at least, must be present at
the wedding ceremony
The bill would prevent marriages
of feeble-minded; Of whites and
blacks; Mongolians and whites, and
those afflicted with communicable
diseases.
No new federal bureau is set up
by the Capper legislation enforce
ment and application of the law be-
ing delegated to state courts.
1t is highly improbable that con-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Reno Paving Streets
Steps toward an outlay of from
$150,000 to 100000 for Reno's
1923 paving program were taken
by the city council when it adopted
the report of the street committee,
without change, and instructed the
city engineer to make his estimates
and the city attorney to draw the
declaratory ordinance governing the
work.-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Fish Hatchery ut Ely
Game Warden Powell is making
preparations to open the county
hatchery as soon as the first ship
ment of eggs arrive from eastern
points.
The county commissioners have
ordered shipment of eyed rainbow
trout eggs from an Idaho hatchery
and another consignment has been
promised from the bureau of fisher
les at Washington. With the asst
ance of the forest service, Game
Warden Powell expects to place at
least 100000 eggs in the hatchery
this year which will insure a good
supply Of young fish for restocking
the trout streams next summer
Ely Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
REPEAL sTEP BACKWARD

At the general election in 1918
the voters of Nevada at the polls
expressed themselves in favor of a
statewide prohibition by the vote
of 1929 to 5000, majority of
4,188 against the advocates of the
saloon and the liquor traffic in any
form. The claim that snap judy
ment was taken at that time cannot
be truly made by the most ardent
"wet." Every voter had abundant
opportunity to weigh carefully the
arguments for and against prohibi-
ton and to make the ballot refiec-
tive of conviction. The majority
voted for prohibition in the belief
that great good, socially, morally
and economically, would result.
They expected, of course, that the
law would be enforced. They had
at that time and today have the
right to expect that every municipal,
county and state official would live
up to his oath to do his duty. That
in many instances, in many sections
Of the state officers have failed ut
terly to perform their duty with re-
spect to the prohibition law is gem
orally known. Their failure is no
proof that the law is not good. 1t
merely demonstrates that every Off
Ger derelict in performance of his
sworn duty is more selfishly regard
full of his own desire or appetite
than for the law Of the state, or
that he is hopeful Of continued po-
litical favor because he winks at
law infractions-or both. People
living in communities in which no
attempt is made to enforce law can
assert that law is bad or a failure
of course, basing that opinion on
theory or expressing their wishes.
Enforcement In the proof of law.
1t may not be characterized as
strange, but rather as significant
that most criticism heard about the
Nevada prohibition law comes from
persons who never lived under any
but wet" conditions. Persons who
have been through "wet-and-dry"
fights In other states are not in the
least discouraged about conditions
in Nevada.-Carson City News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
A SAD STORY

She stood knee deep in the snow
Tears dimmed her beautiful eyes
With cold numbed fingers she fumb-
led at the catch on her handbag
The quick eye Of John Courtly
seeing her distress showed his duty
With a look of pity, tenderness and
understanding he approached and
inquired politely:
'Is there anything l can do fol-
you Miss"
"Oh, thank you, sir-my fingers
are so cold. Will you roll me q
cigarette ?"-Wells Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
LIFE SAVER FOR MINORS

Radiophone apparatus, whose eff
cheney was recently demonstrated in
New York, seems. likely to be a
great boon for miners, divers and
crews for submarines 1t requires
neither aerial nor ground, and has
no generator, the magnetic waves
being supplied by small dry batter
les. The inventor, Bernays john
son, says that with this phone, he
has talked through solid wall in a
coal mine, 200 feet below the sur
face; also from within the largest
steel bank vault in New York to
persons outside it. The instrument
easily may be carried on the back
OF any miner. And, if all that is
claimed for it proves true, its use in
mines may prevent any such great
loss of life as recently occurred in
the Argonaut mine, Amador county.
California.-Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Chain Gang Vanished

Tonopah resembles the Ruhr re-
gion because it is found impossible
to work band of prisoners for the
good of the community, says the
Times. The town trustees resolved
there would be a chain gang and
two prisoners were condemned to
hard labor. Both were of the mani
cured class from below the dead
line. Last Saturday they were given
their introduction to the muck stick,
which did not seem to suit their
fastidious tastes and, when the
guard was not looking the chain
gang disappeared. No money will
be wasted looking for them.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

0vcfHOWfHhB f]TtCn I fUUuB (eIIaTB-
The Peavine ditch overlooked at
Reno and nearly four square blocks
were threatened with inundation.
Cellars were folded and the streets
were impossible for more than
three hours. Those living on the
west side of town had to make a
detour of several blocks in order to
reach their. place of business after
completing their luncheon at home.
The ditch is believed to have be-
come clogged with ice and waste
material where it crosses the South
ern Pacific right of way at Chest
nut street and Comemrcial Row.
Reno Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
WRONG SYSTEM

AS good citizens we can do moth
ing but condemn such lawless or
CARNATIONS as the Ku Klux Khan.
Yet, in all fairness, when we see the
slipshod manner in which laws are
enforced, the graft rampant among
officials and our public servant
turned our public masters, and
public office regarded as private
snap, there is basis for the organi-
cation as the people feel that it is
he only method left to secure ac-
ton and justice.-Mina Miner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Dog Poisoner Busy at Elko-

With reward of $3.50 for his
capture, Elko's dog poisoner, whose
activities have been renewed re-
Gently, has committed another low
act by killing another thoroughbred
dog, says the Independent. The
latest kill of the dog poisoner was
Roy Merithew's thoroughbred dog
puppy. The animal was found dead,
its eyes CLASSY and its lips fiecked
with foam.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Arrests Few in Fallon-

Only three arrests have been
made during the month of January
for traffic violations. Tive offend
ers were driving at night with but
one light; one turned corner in
the middle of the block. An In
dian charged with drunkenness was
the only other case that had been
brought to the attention of the
police judge.-Fallon Eagle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

FIehty OF WoFk at onoPah-
There is work for one hundred
good miners at Tonopah, says an
exchange. Tonopah is prosperous
and the development work now GO
ing on in the mines at that section
offers an excellent field for unem-
ployed men with the necessary quail
fications.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Mister Boyle at Work

Mister Boyle at Work
Emmett d. Boyle, former COVER
nor of Nevada, and who, since, the
first of the year opened an engi-
neer's office in Reno, has been en-
gagged by the board of county COM
missioners of Douglas county, as
engineer of the Gardnerville sewer
age system. Mr.. Boyle was here
Tuesday and in company with Gro
Yer l.. Kirck, district attorney, went
over the system. and will later re-
port his finding to the board.
With man of the exceptional
capabilities of Emmett D. Boyle on
the job, the taxpayers of Gardner
vile may rest assured that his find
ings will be absolutely in accord
with fairness, and whatever way he
may report, will undoubtedly guide
the future actions of the county
commissioners, who in this parti-
cular instance, is acting as a town
board, under the law governing un-
incorporated towns, and represent
the taxpayers of Gardnerville, the
latter having voted a $4,000 bond
issue for the construction of an
adequate sewerage system.--Gard-
nerville Record-Courier.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Coal Thieves Confederate
Considerable thieves, who, in d.
vesting a coal shed of the fuel it
contained, leave enough on hand to
start fire in the morning, have
been working in Elko during the
past week says the Independent.
Several cases of coal thefts have
been reported and in practically
every instance the coal house has
been completely emptied excepting
for just about bucketful of coal.
In one instance nearly two tons of
coal were carried away.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Nye county did not escape the
heavy snowfall that spread over
the western end of this state. Re-
ports from the eastern end of the
county state that from 15 inches to
two feet covered the whole land
scape from Jefferson through Stone
Cabin and as far as Clifford. The
Lee truck, operating to Bellehelen,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

decorated with the flag at half staff.
The funeral exercises were con-
Quoted in Sacramento whence the
body was removed to Eldorado
county for final interment.-Tono-
pah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
THE vENcILL BILL

Senator Vencilps bill, to forbid
the employment of special attorneys
by state officials, at state expense,
is good piece Of legislation and
should be enacted.
The attorney-general and his as
sistants are employed to discharge
the legal work Of the various de-
partments. They are paid good
salaries. The principle of having
lawyers hired at will by the state s
elective and appolntive officials is
bad.
The Vencill bill makes such en-
ploynent Illegal unless specifically
authorized by the legislature, or in
the event that the Encouragement
is disqualified.
The bill will probably be opposed
by persons who have private inter-
ests at stake, but will be approved
by the taxpayers of Nevada.-Reno
Gazette.