White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-29

il his petition were put to n vote
of the electors of Ely it would re-
ceive the sanction of 80 per cent
thereof.
The witness was cross-eXamlned
repeatedly about people leaving Ely
because they could not live here and
be employed by the company. He
could not recall any given number
by name but knew there were many
If for that cause or any other he
mentioned employees by name they
would be fired or blacklisted by the
company and he refused to mention
names under any condition.
1.-THE same old bunk" said Mr..
Chandler.
Mr.. Chandler claimed fruit came
here practically all in refrigerator
freight cars, as car lots, and demand
ed of Mr.. Zurich to tell of any what
ever being on the Saturday delayed
train and not arriving in Ely till
Monday. Mr.. Zurich had been told
of such by Creighton Whitmore of
the express company, not knowing
personally.
After the noon recess Mr.. Chand-
Ter recalled Mr.. ZURICH, attacking
him vigorously owe his recent state
ment before the county commission
ers that the copper company had at
tempted to hold out on the govern
ment in the amount of $1,000, Oo0,
which it was compelled to pay over.
The source OF the information was
demanded. Mr.. Zurich said his in
formant was a substantial stockhold-
err in the company but he would re.
fuse to give his name. He had said
that Mr.. Jenkins had been called tG
Washington over this matter and
after a long discussion there the
company had paid the million dol
lars. He did not know personally
but believed the company had tried
to kill two birds with one stone by
building houses and cutting down
it's showing of profit, at the same
time escaping it's just income tax.
Mr.. Chandler asked repeatedly If
] there could not be an honest differ
ence of opinion. Mr.. Zurich said it
was the custom of all profiteers to
wiring the honest difference of opin-
ion" stuff. Mr.. Chandler asked ii
some of these champions of the peo-
pie were not equally agile. MIR. Ju-
rich said this company had no 10y
atty to the nation, state, city, flag
or anything else. The treasury de-
partment presumably had convin ced
Mr.. Jenkins. Otherwise no com
pany was going to pay. 1t would not
give away $1,000, 900
ut is my opinion that there was
no honest difference of opinion it.
Grated Mr.. ZURICH. With the ex-
perts available there was no occasion
to make a mistake. l have not had
much experience with sums OF that
magnitude, but l would have no diff
ficulty in rendering an honest re
port. It is q matter of manipu1a-
ton, of Juggling and sometimes pos
sibly an honest difference of opin-
ion"
you know what experts are, don't
you?" Mr.. ZURICH asked Mr.. Chand.
Ter.
Mr.. ZURICH thought the controver-
sy was over taxes. Pressed for the
name of the informant he said:
He's a friend of yours. Houd
take his word"
Mr.. Chandler objected to the word
"%'defraud." Mr.. Zurich was not sure
whether or not he had used the o
before the county commissioners, but
at any rate he had meant that the
company had held out $1,000
and Mr.. Chandler could draw his
own conclusions. Asked # the state
ment in the White Pine News, quot
ing him as using the word dc
fraud we're correct he would moi
deny it.
Mr.. ZURICH related the colloqu.
before the city council, wherein Mr.
Chandler accused him of threatening
TO withdraw his complaint if a cit!
attorney were not appointed TO as
sist. This statement as given by Mr.
Jurich then was unchallenged.
Because of Mr., Jurich's lack o
personal knowledge about frui
shipments L.. c. Branson was callet
as the next witness. He told OF 5
shipment Of twenty-seven crates o
raspberries from Provo Friday
which should have reached here The
Saturday night in question. but
missed connection, laid over 'tw'
days, arrived here Monday night an
the berries in every crate save on
were widowed and had to I've re
fused. The express company hal
lost more than $50 in berries an
transportation service and the con
signee about $50, the latter in tn
form of profit, which could not b
collected by putting in a claim. TIL
shipper would recover his none,
after some delay from the express
company.
Mr.. Branson related that last yea
he was in the fruit business at Pro
vo, contracting various entire crop