White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-10-21

Pacific north of Ely, found that train
service on the local road was sus-
pended. but no attempt is made to
excuse his failure to go to ely on the
| 9Th or 18th by private conveyance.
Had he done SO this litigation prob
ably would not have arisen"
In the last sentence the gist of
the decision may be found. In the
first place the paragraph acquits
Oleachea of all fraud and gross fraud
rebuking the government for al
leging it. Then by saying that if
| the examiner had come to Ely the
| litigation would not have arisen, an
assumption is contained therein that
all of Oleachea's claims otherwise
were we'll taken.
After serving with credit in the
American expeditionary forces in
France during the late war" says
the court, the defendant was dis
charged in October. 1918, on the
ground of his Spanish citizenship. He
contends that this was accomplished
without his knowledge, procurement
or consent. through the efforts of his
brother and the Spanish embassy at
Washington; and further alleges that
on January Is, 1922. he received a
letter from the chief naturalization
examiner at San Francisco inform
ing him that If he desired TO lie
petition for naturalization under the
act Of August 10, 1919, at Ely, Ne
vada. and that of Marcl II, 1922, an
examiner of the naturalization Office
would be in the county clerk S Office
at Ely to make the preliminary eX-
animation required. He was further
Informed that aliens honGrably dis
charged from the military service
could after passing the preliminary
examination required by law before
q United States naturalization exam
iner file a petition III any court auth
lied to naturalize aliens; shat h
should procure as witnesses two citi-
zens Of the United States able to
identify him as the person named in
the discharge certificate, and if found
eligible he might be naturaliZed i'm
mediately. This letter was followed
by another of similar import from the
same Office dated February II, 1922.
On the 10th day of March II. b. Ter
rill, a United States realization
examiner, arrived at Cohre on his
way to Ely; thcre he wired the coun-
ty clerk that suspension of the train
service prevented his attendance at,
the naturalization hearing on tha
18th and requested Judge McFadden
to proceed with the cases that might
be legally heard, subject to the infor-
nation that preliminary investigation
disclosed nothing adverse to certain
petitioners. He requested also dis
or continuance of a number
of petitions and careful exam ination
as to the others, but Oleachea was
not mentioned. On the following
day the court designated the district
attorney of White Pine county, C
a. Walker, to act as naturalization
examiner On the 18th defendant ap
pearcd in open court with his two
witnesses for preliminary eXamina-
tion. After all three were sworn and
examined it was ordered bv the court
that defendant be permitted TO lie
petition for naturalization, and later
On the same day fe was admitted to
and certificate of natur-
alization issued to him"
The plain Inference of the decision
is that Oleaciea may still be admit
ted to citizenship under the terms OF
III" act of August 10. 1919, by fol-
lowing the procedure therein laid
down. on!y that he must he examined
n federal naturalization eyar'iner re-
uuired under the terms of the last
naturalization law Thereby he may
be granted citizenship Immediately,
and the fact of his discharge from
the army having been obtained on
the ground Of lis being an alien wilI
not prevent its being granted.
Oleachea for several Years has
been prominent sheepman of east
crn Nevada, being a voung man Of
wealth Since the war
he sold his sheep interests and ranch
IN Spring valley-the old Olsen place
to Bert Robson and is living on
leased ranch al Schellbourne He is
a man of unusual intelligence and of
unquestioned patriotism He much
regrets his brother--since deceased
having caused the granting of his
discharge, which was wholly without
lis knowledge until it was granted.
He was in the war with his whole
heart and wished to stay to the end,
but was prevented from doing so.
l WISH to thank all those who so