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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
PERSONAL NOTES
AND LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. Clara Baber is in town to-
day from McDermitt.
Miss Ruth Ruddell of Lovelock
is visitor here today.
F. B. Stewart of Paradise Valley
is a Winnemucac visitor.
Mrs. Mary Hinckly of Beowawe
is a Winnemucca visitor today.
S. d. Riley and Theo Weller of
Paradise Valley are in town today.
ID. l.. Cooper came in from the
Cooper ranch in Pleasant Valley
last night.
Frank Childress of Battle Noun
tain is attending to business matters
in this city today.
Ralph Montgomery McDermitt
hotel man, is in town today attend
ing to business matters.
George Callagan of the Spanish
ranch, accompanied by Kenneth
Scott, arrived here today.
Ed Connors, who is recovering
from a recent injury received on
the range, is in town today from
the Godcheaux ranch.
Duane Bush expects to leave to-
night for Washington, DC, where
he will attend to business matters
for the W. T. Jenkins Company.
Amos Aramburu and Mighuel CO.
beaga were here Monday from Nc
Dermitt. They report the road to
that town as being in good condi-
ton.
Ruth Hubbard, employed in the
Office of the secretary of state at
Carson City as stenographer, ar
rived here Saturday to visit with
her mother and brothers for few
days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
FORGERY SUSPECT USED
NAME OF LOCAL MAN

ELKO.-Through the arrest of
r. E. Cole, charged with the passing
of a worthless check on Fred Weir,
owner of the Crow Garage at Wells,
county officials believe they will un-
earth the theft of an automobile at
Oakland.
Cole, who had female compan-
ion with him, broke down near
Deeth and wired the garage for re-
pairs which were sent out C. o. D.
He tried to give a check but had
no one to identify him. He then
called up N. w. Parker of Elko,
announcing he was w. L. Bracket,
proprietor of the Humboldt Garage
at Winnemucca. Mr.. Parker knew
the man who called him was not
Mr.. Bracket, he states, and at once
notified the officers, who took Cole
in custody.
1t was then learned that the auto
list had been giving the name of
Cole and represented himself as
representing a motor car company
of Oakland.
The name plate on the car in
which the couple were riding was
torn off and license which had
been stolen from a Deeth rancher
was fastened to the front.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
DEATH MONDAY OF FAMOUS
ORATOR OF PIONEER DAYS

Thomas ("Tom"D Fitch, "silver-
tongued orator." and virile western
figure, whose life was interviewer
with the history of the Comstock
and the stormy days of Nevada'i
entrance into statehood, died Mon
day at the Masonic home near De
coto, Alameda county, California.
Lawyer, editor, author and pol
itician, the name of Tom Fitch is
linked with fact and fable tina
have spread halo of romance over
the lode that saved the nation"
produced the millionaires who built
San Francisco and brought forth
shining literary landmarks of Dan
ne guile, Mark Twain, Rollin NJ
Daggett, Joe Goodman, Charlie
uooow'n and Sam Davis.
Nevada first heard the voice that
mad echoed through the political
halls of the west when Fitcb tnured
California, Nevada and I'm ~
1860 in behalf of Lincoln ona
Hamlin, and marveled again wbau
he stumped the state for Lincoln
and johnson in 1865. On July a
1866, before a packed house in
the old armory at Washos City h
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

paid tribute to Lincoln in an eni-
ogy in which many of the audi
ence believed he was inspired
Later he became chief editorial
writer on the Virginia City Daily
Union, and at the same time kept
his fingers deep in the political
puddle.
1t was during his days on the
Union that he became intimately
associated with Mark Twain, Dan
De guile and Daggets, fellow
newspapermen of Virginia City.
The quartet roomed together in a
brick building on C street fol- many
months.
Fitch wrote scathing articles for
the Union and replied to equally
not ones from the vitrioic pens of
the writers on the Enterprise.
His greatest service to the state
was performed while he was a
delegate to the state constitutional
convention, July to "a, 1864.
He took prominent part in the
framing of the document which led
to President Lincoln's proclamation
admitting Nevada into the Union
October 81, 1S6A.--Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
Remarkable Family,

Marcus Aurelius has just celebrated
his eighty-second birthday and the
seyenty-third year of his notable ca
reer as fisherman on Lake Huron. All
of the brothers and sisters of Marcus
have not survived to Join in the cele-
bratlon. but If they had all been there
the list of those present would In
clude julius Caesar Hitchcock, Benja-
min Franklin Hitchcock, Cyrenus Den
mark Hitchcock, Theodore Wellington
Hitchcock. Euphenia Ophella Hitch
cock, Dlodema Rosetta Hitchcock. Me-
lissa Hitchcock, James Alexander
Hitchcock. Apollus Napoleon Hitch
cock and Samuel Lake Hitchcock.
"Old Mare" as he Is Familiarity
termed by those who choose to ignore
his share in the family roll of fame,
has never missed season on the lake
since he was nine years old; has
saved II people from drowning; was
a champion figure skater, and states
that he Will be on the ice again this
winter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
RENO GOBBLES UP LASSEN
HIGHWAY CONNECTION

Without entering into the contro-
versy as to the advisability of con-
structing a highway from this city
to DEMO and getting behind a
movement to construct further road
way to connect with the Lassen
highway at Cedarville, claimed to
be valuable connection for this
city and the Victory highway, and
creating an all-year road into north
ern California with Winnemucca as
the hub city on the Victory high
way, The Silver Sttae would call
attention to a small item which APP
peared in one of the Reno papers
few days ago. Il will be remem-
bered that Reno road boosters were
among the most bitter opponents to
the proposal that Winnemucca bust
ness men get behind such a road
program, pointing out many dire re-
suits that might or might not fol-
low such action, including loss of
all auto travel to the Yellowstone
national park.
But, regardless of the merits of
the proposal or danger that might
attach thereto, Reno has no aver
sion to becoming the hub city of
the Victory highway and not only is
willing to connect with the Lassen
highway but apparently is pulling
strings to assure that such shall be
the case. The little item which tips
off Reno's intention in the matter
follows:
"The directors of the Chamber
of Commerce at their MONDAY
luncheon heard and re-
port by John C. Durham, who an
nounced cooperation had been as
sured by the Susanville Chamber of
Commerce on the Lassen Volcanic
highway, which has Reno and Red
ding as its terminus points"
Durham was the man who most
heartily denounced the plan of Cali
fornia men to make the terminal
point of the highway in Winnie
mucca. Now look! Just like lulling
the child to sleep and taking its
candy away afterwards.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
YES, WE HAVE SOME
POTATOES AND ONIONS

A window display of potatoes
and onions grown by Humboldt
county ranchers, in the windows of
The Silver State, has caused many
to look and a number to inquire
during recent days. In the bunch
are five onions weighing a total
of four pounds and five potatoes
weighing a total of nine pounds, the
largest of which weighs a little over
three pounds. These were grown
without cultivation on the Pinson
Bros. upper ranch. also known as
the Julian Liotard ranch, rs miles
northeast of Golconda, by J. d.
Dancer, who has been employed by
the Prisons during the summer
months. These potatoes, Mr.. Dan
Ger said, were not only not culti-
waited, but were not even hilled up
in the manner generally pursued in
growing potatoes.
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MURDER NOT CAUSE .
RENO MAN s DEATH.
Continued from Page One)


about 100 feet from the highway
he said and Fairchild was reclining
in the rear seat. He thought he
was sleeping, he said. He came
back along the same road shortly
afterward and saw Fairchild still
there.
Wayne Adams was another who
said he saw Fairehild in the car
that day. Fairchild was seated in
the rear of the car when he passed
at about noon, he testified, and
looked over at Adams and his party.
Then he covered his face with his
hands and leaned over the back of
the front seat.
II. E. Plumb, rancher, said he
saw the Star car drive past his
house at lis o'clock. At he saw
what he thought was the same car
parked near his home. 1t stayed
there until about 10 minutes to 5
o'clock. When he drove into town
in the evening at about 7, he saw
the machine standing on the Nixon
mn, ne Salu.
Louis McGlnty, a milkman, told
how he saw Fairchild drive away
from where he had parked his car
near the Plumb ranch shortly before
8 o'clock. He was going to the
Plumb ranch himself, he said, and
when he returned from that place
at about $40 o'clock he saw Fair
child again. This time Fairchild
had stopped the car and was not
behind the wheel. He was holding
his head in his hands as McGinty
passed mad did not look up.
Mrs. S. Bofinger, 1872 West
Fourth street, also saw the car that
afternoon on two occasions. The
first time, she said, the car was
empty, or at least she saw no one
in it. The second time, which was
about 5 O'Clock, she saw man in
the front seat. She was not sure
who he was, she testified.
G. c. Layden, Reno real estate
man, said that at about 6 o'clock in
the evening, he saw a Star car,
oiiiiiidi W Ouc utINtn DY Il dlfenliI
coming slowly into Reno. The
driver, he said was crouched down
over the wheel and he thought it
was someone learning to drive. He
was not sure it was Fairchild, he
said.
Mrs. j. E. unison, AT Lawrence
street, said she saw a Star car be-
ing driven into Reno between and
$3.50 O'Clock by a man she thought
was drunk. He was crouched
down over the wheel, she said. Be-
tween $3.50 and o'clock she saw
the car again, she said, and this
time she saw the driver leaning
against the side of the car, inside,
with his head in his hands.
M. A. Fairchild, son Of the dead
man, told of his last talk with his
father Sunday. He was in excep-
tionally cheerful spirits that day. he
said, and made plans for a golf
game Monday afternoon.
Services as partly arranged YES
terday, provide for the holding of
the funeral Sunday afternoon at 3
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
RARE METALS ARE TO
BE TESTED IN RENO

In order that the utmost en-
couragement may be given to the
search for and development of de-
posits of rare and precious metals
in the country, specialists of the
department of the interior at the
Reno station of the bureau of
mines are examining specimens of
ores submitted from over the
country as possibly containing min
erals of which The United States
lacks essential supplies.
Of the many samples recently ex-
amined for the rare metals, few
gave positive. of the following ele-
ments: molybdenum, uranium,
radium, vanadium, tungsten, plat
mum, titanium, thorium, cerium,
rare earths and chromium.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

600-foot tunnel at a point about
the middle of the property. This
tunnel cut a vein varying from
four to six feet in width. 1t was
drifted north about thirty feet. AT
that point a raise was sent up 30
feet and a winze down 32 feet.
Both raise and Wine are in ore.
Samples taken by one party showed
average values of S72.1S and sam
Piles taken by another engineer
showed $100.63 across the bottom
of the Wine. Three samples across
various points on the wall of the
winze varied from $25.95 to $47.-
80.
"The Mobiles were getting ready
to send some ore to the Elko Prince
mill just at the time it was burned.
Grab samples taken from the mine
cars of the ore that was TO go to
the mill showed $1S7.70 in gold.
AT the point where the raise was
put up it is about 100 feet to the
surface. This affords a good
amount of back 10 work on and
then the winze is down 30 feet
deeper with the richest ore across
the bottom. At this property the
veins seem to follow the same con-
dition that obtains in the Red Hill,
Elko Prince, Eastern Star and other
properties of the district, that Is
they widen with depth and carry
higher values The vein also stands
nearly vertical and the walls as
smooth and well defined as the
walls of a room. The richer values
are also found in narrow streaks.
1t is natural that such should be
the case where the values are so
high and persistent.
81 am intending to incorporate at
once and start work soon as possible.
| am not praising Gold Circle be-
cause of the fact that | have prop
erty in there. could not say any
thing other than ! have if | had
failed to get what | wanted. The
rich ore is there and the whole dis
trict is broken up by any number
Of parallel veins such as | describe
standing nearly vertical, clearly
defined and with the rich seams
narrow out very profitable.
81 am quite confident that Ne
vada is on the verge of good min
ing boom. have been looking for
it and preparing for it for over
one year. | do not look for a wild
stock excitement but l do look for
a great amount of investment
money to come into Nevada in both
large and small amounts for prop
critics that can make showing
either as partly developed mine
or as a likely prospect. 1t will be
an ore boom, not paper boom"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
DAMAGE by Floods In Benoai.

The floods In north BENGAL have af'
fected 800 square miles and 1000
900 people The loss of life appears
10 be relatively small hut many cattle
have persisted. crops have been de-
Thousands Of half-starved persons
have taken refuge on railway emhank-
ments and other high ground and are
being maintained by relief funds and
government grants The floods have
begun to subslde, but an immense area
is still Inundated An outbreak OF
disease. especially of cholera. Is
feared as the waters abate. owing to
putrefaction OF carcnsses of cattle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
Kent Returns to Stay


Albert E. Kent, one of the fam
Gus Kent family of California and
son of former Congressman Kent,
who until two years ago devoted
his time to the management of the
Kent rahching and livestock in
terests near Golconda, returned to
this city last Saturday to resume
such management, to be assisted by
Joe Mello as in years gone by.
Upon leaving here Mr.. Kent went
to Genoa, Nebraska, to look after
business interests there. 1t is his
intention to add to the sheep fiocks
of his company inthis vicinity and
for that purpose he went to DEMO
this week with the intention OF
buying those animals.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
CHURCH SERVICES
First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church
Services in this clutch next
Lords Day" will be as follows
10 a. m. Bible School; IL a. m.
Sermon; $50, the Indian Mission at
Baptist Chapel.
At 2:30 p. m. there will be an
address in the American theatre.
Subject, Booze, the Curse and
Cure.' Not man or woman
should fail to hear this address.
There will be a short program of
instrumental music by the orches-
ira of four pieces. Rev. Fred M.
Clay, Pastor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
WARDEN SALTER BREAKS
SOME OF HIS FOOT BONES

Warden Thomas j. Salter of the
Nevada state prison suffered two
broken bones in zone of his feet a
few days ago when plank broke
and let him drop a distance of
eight feet into a viaduct. His arm
was injured also, but Salter was
saved from striking an iron pipe
with his head. The warden was
taken to Reno where an X-ray was
taken of his foot, revealing the
places of the fractures.
Tonopah mines ship $163,50O
silver bullion in October.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

o'clock at the Masonic temple in
Reno. Friday the body will be
taken to the Fairchild home where
it will lie in state until Sunday.
The remains are to be taken to
Oakland for cremation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
Methodist Church

Sunday school will be held next
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. At
l am. the morning church service
will be held. The Epworth League
will meet at Gas p. m. and evening
church services will be held at 1880
o'clock. A cordial welcome is ex-
tended to all. J. H. Westervelt,
pastor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
Christian Science Society

Subject of next Sundays lesson
sermon "Mortals and Immortals."
Society hall, All Melarkey street,
corner of Fourth. Sunday services
II am; Wednesday evening SER
vices, 7:45. Reading room open
every day from to a pm. All are
cordially invited to attend the ser
vices and make use of the reading
room.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
St. PauPs Catholic Church

Mass at 1880 am. on each first
and third Sunday of the month.
Evening devotion every Sunday at
1880 pm. FIR. Hugo Meisekothen,
pastor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

Coaldale-Three drilling rigs be-
ing installed in local field with sew
.nai additional companies preparing
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

Fallon-The Cooperative Sugar
Factory, Inc, capitalized at 1000
600 organized.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

Virginia City-Comstock Merger
Mines Co. to install machinery and
develop Berry property in Six Mile
canyon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE-A fine Seeburg Flee
trio piano for less than half price.
Answer soon. Write 227 Ralston
Street, Reno, Nevada. Nl5t3c
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

Simon-Simon Silver-Lead mine
running three shifts in mill and
turning out 200 tons daily.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
NJ office to Public

Notice to Public
No hunting and fishing allowed on
any of Bliss Brothers ranches.
CLOVIS A. PINSON,
Advt.S27t5c Superintendent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

Nevada's highway construction
for the year to reach total cost of
$2,320,000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15

Reno-Western Union Spending
$4,000 improving local offices.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-15
WEATHER REPORT FOR THE WEEK

Fair tonight and Friday
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-15

SEATTLE, June 15.-Information given a newspaper reporter here today by Miss Nora Noonan, a school girl in a local convent. is believed to have established the fact that Mrs. Dona Barnes, well known Seattle woman, was accidentally drowned in Lake Washington last Tuesday. Police have been search ing for her body for two days with out success.
 Miss Noonan told the reporter that Tuesday she was going to Mer- cer Island and met a woman on a street car, who, when she saw that Miss Noonan had missed her boat, offered to put her across to the island in a canoe. The offer was accepted. When the trip had been completed to the island, Miss Noo- nan remarked that the water was rough and told the woman she had better take a ferry back. The advice was laughingly refused, the woman speaking confidently of her ability to paddle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-15
R.O.T.C. Opens at Camp
 Lewis; Over 200 Recruits

CAMP LEWIS, Wash. June 15.-- More than 200 young men from all parts of the Pacific Northwest ar. rived here today to begin one months intensive work in the Reserve Offl- cers' Training Corps. It is expected that the enrolment will exceed 300 before the end of this week.
 Camp Lewis reserve officers at tending the course will include col lege students from many Pacific Coast and Northwestern Institutions, including the California Institute of Technology; Montana College of A. & M. Arts, Bozeman; Oregon Agri' cultural College, Corvallis, Ore. State College of Washington, Pullman; Uni yersity of Montana. Missoula; Uni versity of California, Berkeley; Uni versity of Idaho, Moscow; Universit, of Oregon, Eugene, and the Univer sity of Oregon Medical School, Port land: University of Washington, Sc attle.
 The students will be trained for infantry. field artillery, engineer medical and dental units.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-15
PICTURE BRIDES
 PROBLEM, HAWAII
Congressmen Johnson ane .Raker Return from
 Special Study Islands.

SAN FRANCISCO, ,allf., June 15 Rapid influx of picture brides from the Orient and dual citizenship of the Hawaiian Islands are proving detrimental to the American institu tions there, in the opinion of Con gressman Albert Johnson, of Wash ington and John Raker, California who returned today from the islands The two members of Congress made special study of immigration prob lens.
 As result of what they learned it was stated, they will make two recommendation to Congress when it reconvenes next December. as fol lows: The exclusion of aliens who are not eligible for citizenship from the islands. and. second, cancellation of citizenship of American born chil dren of aliens when they return to the land of their parents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-15
Found Guilty of Killing of Gust Karas, March Y,
 at Everett, Wash.
THREE OTHER PERSONS
 KILLED AT SAME TIME
Woman Also Killed and Two Children Smothered Tn
 Fire Covering Deed.

EVERETT Wash. June b. After nearly seven hours delibera- ton the jury found George Dinas. Greek restaurant owner. guilty Of first degree murder for the death of Gust Karas. one of four persons killed when local bakery burne l on March 17th, last The jury recommended he be sentenced to life imprisonment in the State peniten- tlary.
 When the crime for which Dlnas was convicted was first discovered, Everett authorities suspected 2 Greek vendetta. Dinas was arrested two days after the fire. He is owner of restaurant at Morton, Wash.
 Four bodies were discovered in the ruins of the burned home and bakery where the killing of Karas is shown to have taken place. They were besides Gust Karas, his sister in-law Mrs. Cleopatra Karas and her two children, George, aged |, and Polly aged 2. A fifth person was. asleep in the building at the time but escaped. This was George Chakos, Mrs Karas brother. He was held at first under suspicion of being implicated but denied any knowledge and was later released.
 At the coroner's inquest it was found that the two older victims had been killed with some sharp in- strument, the building being fired to cover up traces of the crime. The two children were suffocated by smoke from the burning building.
 Testimony given at the trial oi Dinas indicated that Karas and Mrs Karas had been crushed to death and the two children smothered.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-15
HART WILL NAME !
 BLUE SKY BOARD
Will Appoint Commission to Report on Restrictive
 Corporation Laws.

OLYMPIA, Wash. June 15.--The appointment in the near future of a Commission to report on the ef feet of blue sky laws as they may be unfavorably affecting the mining industry, was announced today by Gov. Louis F. Hart. It will collabo- rate, it was stated, with similar com missions to be appointed from Idaho, Oregon and Montana.
 The Governors of the Western Di- vision of the American Mining Con gress recently condemned the dras- tic provisions of blue sky" legisla- tion for restricting the develop ment of Western mines and urged it's repeal. Gov. Hart announced that the appointments would be made at the request of Sidney Norman. Governor of the Washington branch of the Mining Congress. The com mission will be asked to make it's study and report at the next session of the State Legislature.