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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Baby Dies In Aceidnet-

Dorothy Davenport, five-year-old
daughter of Charles Davenport OF
Carson City, was killed when the
car in which she and her parents
were driving, turned over on South
Virginia road at the foot of the
Washoe hill.
The accident occurred at about
midnight.
The Davenport family were or
their way to Carson from Reno and
according to reports, the car skiddec
while going down the Washoe hill
turned around and then tipped over
into the ditch. The baby was pinned
beneath the car and was rescued
while still alive, when the farther
and others lifted the machine. She
was carried to a hereby ranch house,
spoke a few words to her parents
and apparently seemed all right UNI
til she suddenly died.
None of the other persons in the
car were injured.-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Was a Joker, All Right

Was a Joker, All Right
1t was in a spirit of fun that the
assembly allowed itself to be placed
in its present deadlock over the
duration of the session. When sem
ate concurrent resolution No. l was
brought over from the upper house
after it had been sent back to the
assembly to be amended, Anthony
Zurich, Democratic floor leader in
the assembly, placed his motion to
refer the measure to the fish and
game commission. A majority of the
members took the play as piece of
boffoonery and decided to carry out
the joke, so they voted to carry the
motion. There were two. or three
dissenting voices, but those who OPP
posed it did so, they stated later, in
an effort merely to uphold the de-
corum of the chamber.
Soon it dawned upon members of
the body that Jurich's motion was
put for definite purpose, that be-
ing to maneuver the thing into a
position where opponents of the
forty-day session resolution would
be placed in a position of advantage,
for he knew that majority of the
members of the fish and game COM
mittee were not in favor of it
Reno Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Vacancies at AnnapoIis-

-Four vacancies at Annapolis, the
governments naval school, stand to
the credit of Nevada, and so far no
appointments have been made by
Congressman Arentz for lack of ap-
plicants from this state.
In letter to the Gazette, Con-
gresham Arentz states that he
wishes to make these appointments
before his term expires and that he
will be pleased to hear Immediately
from young men who wish to take
the examinations, which will be held
on February z and April 10 of this
year.
The nominations must be made at
once, as it is already almost too
late for anyone from this state
to take the February tests. For
these, Mr.. Arentz must make selec-
ton by next Wednesday and names
could be given him only by tele-
graph now. Those named after
next Wednesday must be selected as
soon as possible, Mr.. Arentz says,
because he will go out of office on
March and any selections from
Nevada not made up to that time
will be filled from the country at
large by appointment from the sec
rotary of navy, without reference to
whether they come from Nevada or
not.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
o-.uor Mine Mill Burns


Fire originating from an unknown
cause. destroyed the stamp mill at
the famous Rainbow mine in Nor.
mon Basin in the northern part Oh
Malheur county, Oregon, last eature
dav night and caused a loss on
100000 to the owners OF Inc
property. h,;ld-
The only part of the mine buiid-
inc and machinery saved were the
hoist and compressor room. Inc
main shaft is partially burned pu'
it can be saved at not a great cost.
II is understood that Loring hing
of Portland, manager of the Ram
bow Mining Company, will be at the
mine in short time to decide
whether to rebuild. The loss is COW
cred by about 100000 insurance, II
is reported. -.
The Rainbow mine was the Dig,
gest and most productive OF the ola
mines in the famous gold district oil
Malheur county in the early days
A resident of Malheur City stated to
The Enterprise, several months ago,
that this mine produced over son.
600 a month in gold for IL years.
Frank Yeoman and L. p. Peterson
of Vale, who have been working at
the mine for some time, are IN
town this week with the story OF the
fire.-Vale Enterprise.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Game Plentiful in Mountains

John Yelland, a Spring Valley
rancher who spent few days in
Ely during the past week, states
that never before has he seen such
a remarkably fine winter. He also
states that wild duck and deer are
more plentiful than ever before
known in that section. Recently
more than seventy deer were counted
in one band in the mountains. No
one knows where they came from,
but they were there, and it is moth
ing uncommon to see fiocks of sew
eral hundred ducks on the lakes
Ely Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Fought Sheriff; Gets Two Years

FALLON.-Found guilty of as
sault with intent to do great bodily
injury during a fight with J. b.
Crane, sheriff of Churchill county,
Harry c. Siegler was sentenced
Saturday.
Siegler was charged on two other
counts, one including intent to kill,
and one just plain assault. The in
cident that led to arrest was a
fight during dance in the Sheckler
district schoolhouse last month.
There was a general free-for-all
combat in which Siegler and Crane
were the principal participants
Crane received knife wounds about
the abdomen, on the back and on
| one hand. He had been called to
help eject disturbers from the dance
hall, witnesses said, and Siegler had
interceded on behalf of disorderly
friends. 1t was alleged that Crane
used hammer over Siegler's head
statement which the states wit
nesses denied. Siegler admitted
using "a knife as a defensive meas
uYe.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Miner Killed by Fall

Archie Moore, a workman EN-
9loyed at the mill in Jarbidge, was
found dead beneath the bridge over
Jarbidge river. He was working on
the night shift, and apparently had
missed his footing while on his way
to work and fell off the bridge. 1t
is thought the fall must have in
jured him to such an extent that he
could not regain his footing, as the
stream was shallow. From the posi-
ton of the body, the man must have
fallen face downward into the
stream. His absence was not no
ticed at the mill, and it was not
until the night shift was returning
from work that the body was dis
covered. Moore was unmarried and
has father and mother in residing
at some point in California.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
MUST BE REASONABLE

A state is identical with a COM
munity. A community to be pros
porous cannot be bonded to the
limit of its borrowing power. Neither
can a state do business and do it
well upon a margin of surplus that
might be wiped out by single act
of extravaganza. This is the idea of
economy that must dictate our ae-
tions now. And no matter how
wealthy each individual of the H.
900 may be, they cannot dedicate
their entire holdings to the business
of. keeping up with a state of a mil
lion or more people.-Elko indie
pendent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Ten Days for Taking Pastry

Roscoe Edwards, Is years old, of
st Louis, Mo-, who was travelling
through Elko via the blind-baggage
route, will remain in Elko for the
next ten days as an inmate of the
county Jail as the result of his at
tempts to satisfy hunger pangs
Illegally.
Edwards was arrested in the act
of surreptiously lifting pastry from
the French Bakery wagon. He had
just gotten hold of two nicely
Drowned macaroons when the long
arm of the law reached out and
clamped itself about his arm.
Edwards, taken before Judge
Clark, pleaded guilty to the offense,
but said that he just couldn't over
look the first chance that he had
encountered in a day and half to
get something to eat.
He is now assured ample food for
the next ten days, as well as a
place to sleep and spend his time.
Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
IMPROVING LIVESTOCK

The fact that beef steer raised
in Carson Valley and likewise a
carload Of "baby beef" prepared for
market by the Dangberg Land and
Livestock company, carried off the
highest honors at the Ogden stock
show, should be indeed gratifying
to the stockmen of this locality.
As with dairy herds, it costs no
more to produce better grade of
beef than inferior animals, once the
foundation is laid through better
sires. A great number of stockmen
of Carson Valley have been better
ing their herds for the past several
years and trip through the Valley
and to the feed yards will reveal the
fact that short horn cattle predomi-
mates and that scrub steers are fast
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Belmont Buys Nina Mines

The claims of the Tungsten and
Gold Telluride Company, near Nina
in Mineral county, which have been
in process of development by Sena-
tor j. H. Miller and his associates
for several years, were sold under
option in Reno yesterday to the
Tonopah Belmont interests, accord.
ing to statement authorized by
Senator Miller.
The claims lie several miles from
Nina and are in close proximity to
the large tungsten property which
was opened up there several years
ago.
The claims sold contain gold and
silver values and will be extensively
prospected by the new owners with
view to large development.-Ren
Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
STATE PRESS BUREAU

The Ely Times is correct in its
declaration that Nevada needs a
state press bureau to place her
magnificent possibilities and Won
derful opportunities before the peo-
pie of the nation.
AS an illustration of this need,
Reno papers last fall carried daily
stories for several weeks to the eff
feet that many farmers from Idaho
were passing through Reno on their
way to California looking for homes.
Why didn't these people stop in
Nevada, where there is land in
abundance to be had for the taking
under the various homestead and
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Spud Crop Gluts Market

Spud Crop Gluts MARKET
An over abundance of potatoes
grown in all sections of the coun-
try this season has had a depressing
effect on market conditions, with the
result that potato farmers of Ne
vada are getting about half the
price received last year, according
to Extension Agent Buchanan OF
Washoe county.
So far 81 cars have been shipped
from Washoe county with the prob
ability that the total will reach
1875 before the shipping season is
over.
From Mason and Smith Valley,
the heaviest potato growing centers
in the state, 203 carloads have been
sent to coast points, while 100 have
gone from Metropolis and large
number from Carson river sections.
Buchanan estimates that in the Ma
son and Smith Valley centers alone,
there are approximately APO car
loads yet available for shipment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
THE TARIFF HELPED

Thanks to a little federal protec-
ton the wool industry has been
saved, and fockmasters who, two
years ago were on the verge of
bankruptcy are now in a fair way
to become useful citizens of Ne
vada. A Winnemucca paper tells
the story of sheepman of Hum
boldt county who two years ago
begged the bank there to take over
his holdings, but being refused the
request he hung on and has now
paid all of his indebtedness and is
again in the money. And this illus
trates the condition of most sheep
men in Nevada. A good many went
broke, but those who hung on now
stand a chance to retrieve their for
tunes.-Ely Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
ENFORCE OR REPEAL.

The Express received two letters
the past week congratulating US on
the "Where we stand" article and
also words of commentator from a
number of people in the city. With
this assurance and the consciousness
that we are in the right it will be
the policy of the paper in the future
to speak its thoughts in regard to
questions that bear on our laws,
whether national, state or municipal.
If we are wrong, and can be con-
vinced, we will be as ready to
change our opinions as we were to
advance them, believing that the
study of our laws and their rigid
enforcement is the only means of
segregating the good from the bad.
Jordan Valley Express.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
HUMAN NATURE

Tonight and tomorrow night and
next night throughout the countless
years some lover is whispering to his
sweetheart the words she longs to
hear. Somewhere and everywhere a
million mothers are teaching the lit
tie boys and girls to lisp the family
prayer. Somewhere there are men
and women who are casting aside
their sinful natures and vowing to
live better lives in the future. Yes,
this is a gay old world, glad old
world; we are glad to be here, and
we're not going to vacate until we
have to.-Gardnerville Record-Cour-
ier
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Charge Against Officers Ignored

The Mineral county grand jury
ignored the charge of arson made
by Fritz Elges against federal pro-
hibition officers Percy Nash, Thos.
Scott and II. p. Brown. Egles had
been arrested on a charge of viola
ton of the national prohibition law
and when his still was destroyed he
claimed a building was burned by
the officers which was not used for
illegal purposes. In the preliminary,
the officers were held for action by
the grand jury. This ends the case
so far as Mineral county is con-
cerned.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
AND THEN LEFT TOWN

The editor who reports fatal
accident with the statement that the
victim met his death at the hands
of a horse" must be a grandson to
the editor who once reported a
prominent citizen as being ~sick in
bed with a trained nurse" Gard
nerville Record-Courier.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
FlLIBusrER uNPATRIoTIc

According to Senator Arthur Cap
per, who ought to know, it costs
$50, 900 every day to run congress.
That is one reason why President
Harding wants congress to get
through by the fourth of March and
not show up again until next De-
cember. He wants the national
treasury to have chance to re-
cuperate. When a senator talks an
hour in a filibuster, think what that
costs the taxpayers. One hour, one
eighth of $4,000. Four thousand
dollars an hour for every hour
wasted.-Goldfeld Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Boy browns in Cesspool-

Paul William, known as "Billie, !"
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Dederichs of Sloan, while playing
near the home of his parents Thurs
day morning, walked into an open
cesspool and was drowned. The lit
tie fellow was missed almost i'm
mediately and search was made and
his body found. The grief stricken
parents Immediately brought the lit
tie one to this city and DR.. Mildren
worked over him for an hour trying
to resuscitate him but the spark of
life had fed.-Las Vegas Age.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Light Snow Bad for sheepmen-

Frank Hoy is in from Eastgate
and states that the feed for sheep
in the mountains in that locality is
excellent, but that owing to scarcity
of snow in the hills to supply water,
it is extremely difficult to keep the
sheep in the hills. There is almost
no snow at all in the hills and they
are anxiously hoping for more
storm.-Fallon Eagle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Invites Firmer Steps

Declaring that laxity in prohibi-
ton enforcement, alleged in the fed
eral grand jury report, is not
chargeable to federal officials but
to state, county, city and town Off
GERS, George Springmeyer, United
States attorney, in letter to
Governor Scrugham, asks that the
governor use his influence to have
the Legislature pass better enforce
ment laws and make state, county,
city and town officials act under
penalty of removal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Narcotic Agent Requested

1t is probable that the department
of justice at Washington will estab-
lish permanent headquarters for a
narcotic agent in Tonopah. Such a
request has been made by George
Springmeyer, United States district
attorney, who states that delay is
occasioned whenever an investiga-
ton is started to await the arrival
of special agent from either San
Francisco or Los Angeles.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Coyotes Cost Vast Sum

According to a statement of claims
paid for coyote bounties by Oregon
since 1917 which was sent from
Salem to The Enterprise this week
by Representative James A. Lackey,
the vast sum of 1868, 048.62 has
been paid out during this time.
Of the total, Malheur county has
paid out ,916,68 while the boun-
ties have cost her sister county, Har-
ney, the sum of S189, 1886.
Representative Lackey will assist
in an effort to repeal or amend the
present bounty law towards the end
of saving the taxpayers of Malheur
county something out CT this yearly
output.-Vale Oregon Enterprise.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
CURRENT EVENTS AS REPORTED BY
EXCHANGES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE
OF THE STATE

largest stills ever taken in White
Pine county. In addition to the still,
fifteen gallons of perfectly good
moonshine was taken and fourteen
barrels of mash. When the raid
was made Steve had fire on and
was in the act of turning out an
other batch. The liquor, still and
casks were brought to town and to-
day the sheriff will make another
trip to the ranch and bring in the
remainder of the outfit. 1t is said
that Steve found ready market for
his entire product at McGill and
neighboring ranches and camps
Ely Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Search Without Warrants

Under an opinion rendered by
George Springmeyer, United States
district attorney, it becomes the duty
of federal prohibition officers to
make arrests and search without
warran all soft drink parlors
and other places where people con-
gregate providing they note any
violation of the Volstead Act, the
Reno journal says. Searching of
public places and private homes
cannot take place without a search
warrant. The proposed policy of
compelling witnesses to testify is
likely to have a tendency to keep
people from visiting certain places
where they have reason to believe
that liquor is being sold.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Southern Route is Used


While the roads across the Sierras
are blocked with SHOWS, this barrier
does not deter a large number of
motorists from using the southern
route via Yerington, Shurz and
Tonopah in reaching California, &C
cording to the Nevada highway as
ISOLATION officials.
Recently several parties of motor
lists have gone to southern Califor-
mia by this route and reports of
road conditions mailed back to the
association have been encouraging.
The Tonopah road is reported to be
in good condition and travellers have
all commented on the scenic drive
around Walker Lake.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Moonshiner and Still Captured

Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Mich
olson, Deputy Reed of McGill and
Deputy Fuller of Ely arrested Steve
Progas at his ranch home on Mix
creek, about thirty miles north of
Ely in the foothills on the west side
of Steptoe valley. In making the
raid the sheriff captured one of the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Abatement Cases to be Heard

Thirty-two abatement cases wherin
the government will attempt to
prove that the buildings should be
condemned for a 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 an
nouncement was made by George
Springmeyer, United States district
attorney, who is preparing the plead
ings.
OF the 32 cases, all are from
western Nevada, with a majority in
Reno. 1t is stated that a bitter
legal contest will be waged by the
owners of the buildings in question
and as result the hearings will
probably occupy several days.
Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25

Capt. Alexander Proskey arrived
few days ago from New York,
where he spent most of the past
year. He has long been engaged in
mining enterprises in Nevada and in
response to the question as to how
times are in the east, replied that
everything is looking better and that
financial matters are much easier.
His conversation indicates brighter
outlook for the Nevada mining in
dustry.-Fallon Eagle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Big Potato Contract

Mason Valley farmers, through
their agents, the Wely Zuckerman
Company, were unsuccessful in their
bid for a U. S. Naval contract call
ing for 100000 pounds, which is
approximately so cars of potatoes,
the Yerington Times reports. The
contract went to Idaho growers who
underbid the local men. The Idaho
crop is shipped across the state of
Nevada, and must pay a proportion
ately heavier rate.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
OPINIONS OF OTHER NEVADA EDITORS
Excerpts from Editorial Expressions in Nevada and
Other Publications, Showing Trend of Public
Sentiment in Other Places

disappearing.
The better grade of beef steers
find ready market and buyers re-
port they note steady improvement
in the beef steers produced by the
stockmen of Carson Valley.-Gard-
nerville Record Courier.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Women Ignored

Although the women voters of
Douglas county are subject to jury
duty as part of the honors granted
them under the suffrage accorded
them under the law as citizens, the
board of county commissioners, in
drawing the names for the 1928 list
of eligible jurymen, ignored the
women completely. = Gardnerville
Record-Courier.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25

reclamation acts and where there is
real need for new settlers?
They went on through to Cali
fornia because the Golden state is
press-agented in season and out
while Nevada is not.-Wells Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Skips With Funds

G. E. Holton, who only one month
before was appointed agent for the
Nevada Northern Railway Company
at Kimberly, absconded a week ago
with about 1900 in cash stolen
from the company.-Ely Record.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-03-23
,vEcINos QUE sE ouEJAN.
Advt.

Algunos vecinos de San Juan, Sc
han quejado de q. en- noches pasadas,
bajando por la calle O'Donnell, .cua-
dra comprcndida entire Luna y San
Francisco, estuvieron expucstos a ser
agolpeados por un paquete dc basu-
ras que arrojaron desde un balloon q
la calle; cs cosa corrientc que en-
ese sitio indfcado, de las nueye de la
noche en- adelante Sc tope uno con
montones de basuras, por doquier, sin
q. sc yea i'm safac6n, que es en- 10 que
realmente deben sacarse los desperdi-
clos para que puedan ser recogidos por
los carros de seryicio piblico.
Yea ESQ quien corresponds, que a
mas de un feo espectaculo, es. en- ver-
dad nocivo aspirar csos miasmas, VI
mis- pclisroso en- epocas de epidemia
como la presente.