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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
OPINIONS OF OTHER NEVADA EDITORS
Excerpts from Editorial Expressions in Nevada and
Other Publications Showing Trend Of Public
Sentiment in Other Places

Arizona was the only commonwealth
to resent its solemn promises. Re-
sponsibility for this breach Of faith
may be laid at the doors Of those
who never fail to assert their politi-
cal control by pulling wires on the
puppets who must dance to their
music.
Arizona can delay dam construc-
ton but 1t cannot prevent con-
summation Of the project because
the United States supreme court
will not consent to a small fraction
of the intermountain area interfer-
ing with a progressive program APP
proved by an overwhelming ma
jority.-Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
CURRENT EVENTS AS REPORTED BY
EXCHANGES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE

OF THE STATE

To Observe Memorial Day
The Elko post of the American
Legion, at q meeting Of their execu-
tive council, commenced the work Of
preparing for fitting observance of
Memorial Day in Elko. Many plans
are being worked out to make this
day stand out this year as it never
has before in the city Of Elko.
It is planned to order the bronze
service markers to be placed on the
graves Of all Of the local lads who
were either killed during the war or
who have passed away since that
time. These markers, together with
the flowers which will be ordered by
the Legion post, will be placed on
the graves with fitting ceremonies,
to mark the last resting place of
the veterans Of the world war who
are buried in the Elko cemetary.-
Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
SECRETARY OF MINING

Senator Oddie Is on the right
track when he says he will intro
duce a bill providing for the crea-
ton of the Office of secretary Of
mining as advisor to the president.
This should not cause any surprise
because the suggestion has been
discussed on more than one occas-
ion without resulting in any con-
crete action by the mining interests.
The position would serve to crystal
lie sentiment in the cabinet and
help materially in promoting meas
ures making for the welfare Of coal
and metal miners. Revival Of the
subject comes through a special
dispatch from Leo A. McClatchy
who points out that 20 per cent
Of the total freight Of railroads
comes from the mining industry,
upon which approximately 10000
900 people are dependent for .
livelihood, Oddie said it Is neces-
sary that there be q special depart
ment to handle these problems. He
called attention to the rapid strides
that have been made by agricultural
people since organization Of the
department Of agricultural, the vast
amount Of legislature they have
been able to secure because they are
organised, and asserted that mining
never can be placed upon q wholly
efficient and prosperous basis until
similar steps are taken by that In
dustry.
Il has been the neglect Of such
factors ~ storage and marketing in
mining activities. he stated, that
have caused the recurring troubles
IN coal MINING. And he expressed
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
WHAT WILL THEY Dor

The Nevada highway department
has offered to loan the California
highway commission the necessary
equipment to open the Pioneer
Trail from Meyers to Strawberry.
Working from the other side in the
manner the Nevada men dispose Of
snow drifts it will take about five
days to open the road to travel.
It Is now up to the California
highway commission. Do they want
the highway open so that tourists
and Nevadans can come to Cali
fornia in . few hours, OF will they
sidestep and wait q month or SIX
weeks until the northern routs can
be shoveled out. We will now be
able to get line on just how fair
Mr.. Toy intends to be. The Ne
vada department, anxious to get q
highway open into California, have
offered just what is needed to &C
complish the work quickly, what
will our commission do?-Placervills
Democrat.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
TIGHTENING THE ROPES

The government means business
in its war on the bootleggers and
other violators Of the Volstead act.
1t has sentenced the millionaire pro-
prietor of a California vineyard to
serve three months in Jail and pay a
fine of $4,000. It caused the arrest
Of Pete McDonough, wealthy poll
tical boss in San Francisco and his
brother and a nephew. It has Sc
cured indictments Of a Chicago
brewer, now city treasurer, with
another brewer and a saloon keeper.
At Indianapolis a gang Of about
fifty was convicted, which included
the mayor Of Gary, a police judge
and several other prominent citizens
The mayor drew a fine Of $4,000
and eighteen months in the, Atlantis
penitentiary. The police Judge and
several others will also serve peni.
Tertiary sentences. These are the
first results of a determination Il
go after the "big fellows" Thai
looks like business.-Goldfield Trib
une.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
PUTTING TEETH IN THE LAW

Judge Harrington in Carson City,
who has the courage to close q hotel
under the abatement act, surprised
his audience by the severity Of
the sentence, but his honor did not
see any reason why he should dis
eliminate between the rich and
poor in applying the scourge Of the
abatement act. In the same way
and with even more striking energy
is the action Of Judge Van Fleet in
condemning the heads Of the SAM
tary Pottery Association to jail
sentences for infractions Of the law.
The culprits were astounded when
they heard the court pronounce
sentence which they though would
not involve more than heavy finan-
cial penalties which would be met
by levying small assessment
against the individual members Of
the trust. The court prefaced his
sentence with q statement that will
not leave any doubt of his position
in dealing with similar lawbreakers
brought into his court. He said:
IL ID my purpose IN TINS case
to pronounce such sentence az will
serve to notify all men engaged, or
inclined to engage, in similar prac-
tees that neither the la,v nor the
public will tolerate any such COM
mercial expressions, and that II any
other combinations, either In the
building trades or others, are en-
gagged in similar criminal opera
tions, they may take warning and
cease their lawless activities in time
to avoid the visitation Of the law"
Then the heads of seven corpora
tons were sentenced to periods Of
from 6 to 10 months in New JERSEY
jails in addition to paying fines
totaling 100000 each.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
SILVER HEARING IN RENO

Announcement from Washington
that the senate committee which Is
investigating facts in connection
with the production Of gold and
silver with a view to stabilixing the
price Of the latter metal at around
one dollar per ounce after the Pitt
man act expires, will be welcome
to producers Of the white metal in
the western states.
Both Nevada senators have been
active In securing the hearing at
Reno, the center Of the American
silver-producing area. It viii give
the members Of the committee an
opportunity to secure first-haud IN
formation and enable them to see
and interview many more silver
producers than would be summoned
to hearing in the east.
The Reno hearing should prove
extremely beneficial to the mining
industry Of Nevada particularly snd
of the west in general, and our
senators are to be congratulated
upon their success In securing IT,
Ely Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
POLICE THE HIGHWAY

Continued warnings by the news
papers that care must be exercised
on the Reno-Carson highway lest
the death rate grow to world war
proportions seems to have no effect
on many motorists and for general
safety it appears that public Off
cials must police the roadway for a
race track.
Killings on the highway have
started early this year and it Is
to be hoped that they will end as
early. We cannot expect any great
improvement, however, until the
reckless drivers are shown the error
Of their way.-Carson Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
fail, forcing mis- retirement.-Ren
Gazette.


Auto Overturns-
There was q close call from a
serious automobile accident on North
C street when a car in which three
local young men, Nelson Glover,
Fred Morgan and William Cooney,
were riding tipped over at the
corner Of Mill and C streets severely
bruising and scratching the occu-
pants, and badly damaging the car
Just what caused the accident is
not known, but the machine rolled
completely over, demolishing the
top, breaking one wheel and bend
ing the tenders. That more serious
injury did not result to those in
the car may be considered extraordi-
nary good luck. The damaged car
was taken to the garage for first
aid Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Recount Breaks Tie
A recount Of the votes in ward
two at Sparks, made last night by
the city council at the request of
the tie candidates, R. L. Robinson
and Josph A. Willard, resulted in
the former being declared elected by
six votes.
The council found eleven ballots
that had been counted by the judges
that were illegal and should have
been thrown out and the discarding
Of these in the recount favored
Robinson. by a small majority, thus
doing away with the complications
arising BY the tie.@Gazette. 's'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
Lave. 10000 Estate-

Leaves $3O,0O0 Estate
Nicholas Smell, who died at Love-
lock, as the result Of an attack Of
influenza, left an estate valued at
$4,000. The beneficiaries under a
will are DR.. Edward Smell, Attorney
James Smell, brothers, and Mrs.
Emma Merservy and w. e. Mer-
servy. Smell was engaged in mining
in Nevada when he suffered an at
tack of influenza that proved fatal.
Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

May Have A New Railroad
With options secured and turned
over to the Oregon Short Line, a
Union Pacific property covering the
ground for round house, buildings
and general terminal facilities nee
essary to the establishment Of a
division point in Twin Falls and an
option on the certificate Of necessity
already issued for q Rogerson-Wells
line in the hands of the railroad
committe of the Twin Falls Cham
Der Of Commerce, construction of
the road by the Union Pacific Sys-
tenn has been definitely decided
upon and an official statement to
this effect will be issued within the
next few days, is the statement Of a
prominent Twin Falls paper, the
Elko Free Press reports.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Only forty-two per cent Of the
voters registered for the city cleo
ton took enough interest in the city
election in Elko to cast their vote
at the polls, according to the final
figures. The fair issue was showed
under an avalanche of "noes," be-
ing defeated by a vote of 3G6 to
1877, somewhat better than two to
one, which is majority enough to
'eave little doubt in the minds of
anyone, just where the voters, or
those interested IN the alter al
least, stand on the quest ,a.-E:lko
rree Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
Raising Beams In White Pine

Raising Beans in White Pins-
Raising beans and selling them To-
cally without the labor cost of
hauling them to town has been
found by Carl Ray, . homesteader
Of Sharp, to be . profitable crop,
paying better than corn or any Of
the vegetables that require greater
labor and a large expense for de-
livery and sales costs after arriving
in Ely. Such crops as tomatoes and
cantaloupes are good in that 10.
cality but they require many trips
to town and sometimes have to be
peddled from house to house, COM
peting at the same time with the
Utah product.-White Pine News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

William Cresp, a pioneer Of Man
haitian, has gone to the coast, where
he will enjoy a short respite from
labor before proceeding to London,
England, to claim q fortune of $780,
O00 bequeathed by his sister, says
the Gazette. Cresp Il one Of Eve
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

J. F. Yparraguirre. q member Of
the firm Of Yparraguirre Brothers.
pioneer sheepmen of Nevada. died
in San Francisco last week at the
ripe age Of seventy-three years,
following protracted illness. Mr..
Yparraquirre was actively engaged
in business pursuits until after he
passed his SEVENTEEN year. but about
two years ago his health began to
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Prisoners to Lsavsnworth--
All federal prisoners who receive
prison sentences in the local United
States district court hereafter will
be sent to Leavenworth instead of
McNeil's Island in pursuant to a
request from Attorney General
Daugherty and under the new ruling
George Guinan, who was found
guilty of box car robbery on the
Southern Pacific, will go to the
Kansas prison for a year and a day.
Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Station facilities in Reno are to
be enlarged and thoroughly mod
ernized, affording Reno a station
which will not only adequately serve
the needs for years to come, but
also be of pleasing and imposing ap-
pesrance.-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Girl Hurt in Diving Pool
Ruth Rogan, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Rogan, 325h West
Fourth street, is at local hospital,
suffering from a long cash in her
head, received at Moana Springs
when she went of the slide, evil
IDENTIFY striking the cement bottom
Of the pool.
DR.. ]. W. Gerow was Immediately
called and rushed the girl to the
hospital where 100 stitches were put
in the wound before it was closed,
the operation requiring nearly an
hour and a half.-Reno Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17


Power Line Across Sierra Nsvadas-
Construction Of the first power
line crossing the main ridge Of the
Sierra Nevada mountains. is au-
thorized in an order issued by the
railroad commission Of California
approving a. contract between the
Pacific Gas 4 Electric Company and
the Truckes River Power Company.
The contract covers the construction
OF an electric transmission line by
the Pacific Gas and Electric Com
pany to the summit of the Sierras,
where II will connect with a line
being built by the Truckee River
Power Company. This company sup
plies light and power in Reno,
Sparks and Virginia City and vicinity,
and with increased demands for
power for the mining districts and
the development of pumping for
irrigation purposes finds itself in
need Of additional energy. This
joint line will be the first power
line crossing the main ridge Of the
Sierras, and connects another power
system into the interconnected trans
mission network which now reaches
the full length of California and
almost across Oregon. There is q
continuous transmission line from
Albany, Oregon, to the Mexican
border.--Carson News.
5. P. Changes Made At Lovelock-
Several changes have been made
IN the staff of the Southern Pa.
cific depot during the past ten days
Wayne Wilbur, who has been filling
the second trick during the illness
OF Herman Porterfeld. J. R. Pope
was transferred to Hazen on tn,
third trick, and j. E. Sweet o,
Battle Mountain, was transferred t.
Lovelock on the first trick shift
Grand Master in Accident
Z. G. Peterson, grand master O,
the Masonic grand lodge of Ne
vada, narrowly escaped q serious
accident when returning from Day
ton in his car after paying hi
official visit to the lodge there. All
ways q cautious driver, he was pro
ceeding at q reasonable speed to
wards home when a reckless AUTOS
appeared suddenly ahead and force,
the Peterson car over the grade un
til it was suspended in the air. /
was finally righted before It ha,
time to turn over.-Gazette.
Highway Confsrsnee-
The Reno Chamber of Commerce
win be represented at the highwa,
conference to be held at Washing
ton, d. c., with Secretary. of Aeri
culture Wallace, by George w. Dor
den. state engineer.
This action was decided upon by ,
special highway committee named b,
the directors of the civic body q
their MONDAY luncheon, the Rem,
Gazette reports. This committee /,
headed by J. C. Durham, count,
commissioner, and the other mem
bers are Emmett d. Boyle, Fred J
Shair, T. J. Steinmetz and C. s
Knight.
Miner Gets q Fortune
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Flower Thieves-
The admonition that they are pre-.
pared to shoot anyone found steal.
ing flowers from their gardens was
given by several residents following
reports Of robberies Of flowers and
destruction Of flower beds in many
parts Of town.
The flower thieves have visited
the Berning garden twice, the
Springmeyer, DR.. Lee and Smoot
residents and several other places
In practically all instances the plants
were torn by the roots from their
beds.
Three girls and two boys were
seen leaving one of the places where
the flowers were stolen.
Daylight thefts of flowers are be-
coming common and today the yard
of T. d. Van Devort was entered
and a number Of valuable tulips
taken.-Carson Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Ray Nelson, eight-year-old grand.
son of Charley Mitchell, suffered 9
severe bruise on the left hip when
he fell beneath the hoofs Of horse
which he was riding and was kicked
by the frightened animal. He was
brought from the Mitchell ranch to
Elko for medical attention.
The boy, it is reported, had dis
mounted from his horse at the side
Of hay stack, and started climbing
to the top Of the stack. He slipped,
when about half way to the top,
and fell directly beneath the horse.
The frightened animal dashed out
with its feet and Ray was struck by
the hoofs. 1t was first believed that
the bones in the boys hip had been
fractured.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Loses Auto On Election Bet
One man who has been in the
habit of riding to his work in his
automobile in Reno every day
walked to his occupation the day
after the city election in Reno. He
walked to and from lunch also, and
he expects to continue walking,
according to the Reno Gazette.
He is Hugh Welsh, coach at the
Reno high school. Welsh thought
so much of the campaign issues as
propounded by those supporting
Mayor Stewart that he wagered his
automobile against the reported sum
of $3.50. He lost and SO he is now
walking.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

the belief that had there been q
department Of mining during the
past ten years these troubles would
have been sverted.--Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Suffers From Broken Leg
Georgia, the six-year-old daugh-
ter of Judge and Mrs. c. J. Nc
Fadden of Ely, met with a most
distressing accident last week when
she was run down and her right leg
broken in three places below the
knee by a bicycle ridden by Andrew
Hexem Jr. The little one was taken
to the Steptoe hospital, where an
X-ray photograph of the fractures
was taken. Afterward she was re-
moved to the family home, and ia
reported by the judge to be doing
nicely, according to the White Pine
News.
Georgia asked to go out and play,
to which her father assented. She
went through the front gate and
hardly saw the Hexon boy until he
was quite close up to her. She
lodged to the fence and owing to
the manner in which the street had
been graded down, making q steep
jumpoff for a bicycle, he turned. to
the fence also. In just what manner
she was struck is only a matter OF
conjecture other than the accident
happened.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

heirs, sch Of whom receives a like
,Eym. resp has the unparalleled
record Of working on one lease for
Is years without realizing a dollar
from his labor and yet persisted
almost to the expiring days OF the
camp in driving a tunnel which he
always believed would reward him
for his work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Bellehelen Looking Good
w. F. Gray returned from Belle
helen 4 few days ago where he
spent some time looking over
the lower territory in anticipation
Of the opening Of the mill later in
the month. Everything in the dis
trict is looking fine, he remarked
and Frank NJ. Dorothy has q showing
that double discounts the first dis
covery about which SO much was
written as enc Of the largest de-
posits Of high-grade opened in south
ern Nevada. The rich pay streak
of the five-foot ledge has widened
to 81 inches with the gold con-
tent constantly increasing, judging
from the paintings. Dorothy says
the values will run $700 to $780,
Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17
Circus to Winter in Nevada

Circus to Winter in Nevada
AL. G. Barnes Yves in Las Vegas a
few years ago. lie bought some rail-
road coaches and other railroad
material. Again he returned to Las
Vegas and bought some mining
property. Again he returned and
established his home here, and now
he states he will induce the AL. G.
Barnes Amusement Company to
build a permanent circus winter
quarters in Las Vegas. The Al. G.
Barnes circus has over q thousand
employees and their tour extends into
every large city in the United States
and parts of Canada. It would
mean a great deal to the city, not
only in advertising the natural re-
sources, but materially; it would
mean that many thousands Of dol
lars would come to the merchants
of Las Vegas and would also in
crease the population considerably,
as the show folks would also estab-
fish their homes near their place
of employment.-Las Vegas Review.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Spanish Ranch Foreman Dies I'll
E. S. EIDE, foreman at the Spanish
Ranch. died in the Office of DR.. A.
J. Hood Of heart failure, where he
had called to have DR.. Hood dag
nose an ailment which has been
troubling him for the past week or
ten days. All efforts made to
resuscitate the man failed.-Elko
Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Rye Four Feet High
Samples Of rye four feet tall
and alfalfa two feet high, both
grown on virgin soil, were brought
from Dixie Valley by W. H. Curtis
who was in Fallon a few days ago.
The alfalfa was seeded on new
ground last spring. The rye, also
seeded on new ground, was planted
last fall.
Mr.. Curtis has a new artesian well
on his Dixie Valley ranch, a good
flow from which was brought in
about two weeks ago.-Fallon Eagle
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Hearts of Gold" Acreage Large
That the acreage of "Hearts of
Gold" cantaloupes in the Newlands
project will exceed that of last year
is indicated by the fact that three
hundred acres have already been
contracted by the American Fruit
Growers Association and the C. H.
Weaver Company in Fernley and
Fallon, and that E. A. Johnson,
California shipper, is this week con-
tracing a hundred acres among
the independent growers of Fallon.
At Fernley 100 acres have been
contracted. Fernley farmers say
that at least forty acres will be
planted, bringing the prospective
acreage up to two hundred. The
Weaver Company last week had 1870
acres signed at Fallon with thirty
five more acres assured. Among
growers at Fallon and Fernley not
listed with either growers associa-
tons ITO acres. are being planted.
In all it is possible that five humid
red acres will be grown.-Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-17

Auto Men Seek Lower Tax Rate
A reduction Of at least fifty per
cent from the present assessed valu-
alton placed on used automobiles in
Nevada will be asked Of the state
tax commission by committee from
the Reno Motor Car Dealers Associa-
ton, 1t was welded at q specially
called meeting Of the organization.
For several years the state tax
commission has instructed the vari-
Gus county assessors to appraise
automobiles at rate Of one hundred
per cent in their first year, ninety
in the second, eighty in the third
sixty-five in the fourth, and fifty
and thereafter at their actual value
This schedule, however, has not beer
strictly adhered to by some Of the
counties, but is generally effective
throughout the state-Gazette.