White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-08-26
BABBLINC BROOKS
IN THE DESERT

was during the week following the
closing of the string of banks be-
longing to the State Bank and Trust
Company at the time of the 1907
panic. Tom Hickey owned the con-
troll and the minority stockholders
included Wills Brougher, J. p. Wood
bury and a few more substantial
Brougher's name should OF be in
cluded in that mossback designation.
Anyway, Hickey had been promis-
ing to reopen the banks If the de-
positors would sign agreements not
to withdraw their money. The
minority grew FESTIVE and demand
ed a showdown. Hickey asked them
if they wanted to tackle the job and
they jumped at it. They hired
Platt. and, with a fellow named
Reed, who had married into q fam
lily related to Brougher, a tour of
the state was made to get the agree
ments signed.
At Tonopah as Plat was address,
ing a large meeting of depositors
and others Dick Dunlap kept heck
ling him. Dick said he was not a
depositor, but had always been a
customer OF the bank and, in fact,
owed it a few dollars when il closed.
AS Mr.. Plat was driving home a
point in his speech Dunlap asked to
be allowed to put a question 20 the
speaker.
Isn't it a fact, Mr. Plat" asked
he, that one morning since the bank
closed you and ] rode out of hero
together on the train and III talking
about the banks closing o said
that you believed that a receivorship
was the only solution OF the diff
aulty?"
Yes, | believe I said it." admitted
Mr.. PIatt.
But since this rehabilitation COM
mittte has been formed and is trying
to reopen without q receiver and the
committee has employed you as its
attorney has that not had something
to do with your changing your
mind?'' shouted Mr.. Dunlap in
triumph.
Mr.. Plat gave a sort of noncom-
initial or Indifferent reply to the eff
feet that perhaps he had given the
subject better consideration since.
Now" asked Mr.. Plat, lis it not
Il fact, Mr.. Dunlap. that you said in
that o versation that you believed
that there should be a receiver and
you said further that you wanted to
be that receiver because there would
he a fat thing in it for whoever got
it,"
YES answered Dic1, as his
triumphant air wilted, and the crowd
wet wild.
In the next issue CT he Tonopah
Sun Buel had a cartoon of Sam Plat
drawing aside the pantry curtain,
and observing, Little Dickcy" Dun
lap standing on his tiptoes, dressed
in a n%ightgown, with his arms reach
ing up to the shelf and his fingers in
the jam.
But as the histories of Nevada will
say Dix Dunlap never got to be re-
ceiver of the State Bank and Trust
Company. yet he told the truth when
he said there would be q fat thing
Ia 1t, for + l.. Wildes. who had the
pull with Judge Langan and got the
job, quit recently $4,000 10 the
good. and the depositors got two
dividends so small as to be practl-
cally negligible. 'rs"''"
Yours truly happened to preside al
| the memorable meeting. l am not
saying that 10 giye d hint that l am
seeking Truthful James Lockhart's
empty tonors in Ely. Sam Plat ask
cd mo beforehand to preside He
waitsd me because ! was supporting
his idea Of reopening the banks. l
called the meeting to order and
asked them wlio they wanted to pre-
side. Somebody nominated a mem
Der of the l. w. w. and he was ell
ected. He was not in the hall so I
called for another nomination.. Nona
was made. Dick Dunlap sang OFT.
why don't YOU preeide, Mr.. B.?"
well, nominate me them" I ans
wered
Sc ! forced Dunlap to nominate
me and then asked him to put the
motion, which he did There was
considerable OF IN aye vote and
some noes. Mr.. Dunlap said he was
in doubt and somebody shouted. "Di-
vision :"
Now said Mr.. Dunlap. "I've
gone as far as l care to with this.
and ! think Mr.. B. feels the same"
natcIy take for granted the propa.
ganda that they read.
When Lincoln said you cannot foo,
all tho Dpoola all tho ffmo no at Ja,ct