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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
SHORT SESSION OF
CITY COUNCIL HELD

Apparently the street and high
way bonds of the city of Winnie
mucca are very desirable invest
ments. if activities OF bond buying
houses is indicative. Another rep
resentative of bond buying estab-
lishment was present at a meeting
of the city council held last night
to make a definite offer for the
purchase of city bonds soon to be
issued, and during recent weeks
City Clerk Fanny Harp and other
city authorities have received in
Vulnerable inquiries concerning the
sale. Apparently the tax-exempt
feature of the bonds is the at
tractive clause, and for that reason
the city may realize good bonus
on the sale. The couneilmen, how
ever, refused to accept the bond
houses proposal to buy, it being the
intention of the council to favor
local buyers to as large an extent
as possible.
The meeting held last night was
short and snappy and very little
business was transacted because of
the illness of Mayor Brandon, who
while able to attend was in such
physical condition to make inadvis-
able portracted session. All other
lcouncilmen were in attendance, and
besides consideration of bond is
sue matters for city street and
highway construction, it was ordered
that $4,000 be transferred from the
city sewer fund to the street and
highway fund, as authorized by a
recent legislative enactment. Later
more funds are to be similarly
transferred as needed. The council
also authorized the sale of $4,000
of street and highway bonds, which
is half the amount authorized to be
issued by the legislature.
Aside from these matters little
was taken up except the allowance
of bills against the city and rou-
tine matters.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
GIRLS WIN AND
BOYS LOSE GAMES
Boys Basketball Team of Local High
School Eliminated in State
Tournament; Girls Won
First Game Today

A telegram received at press
time today says that the. Win
nemucca girls beat Carson 81
Is, while the boys lost to Elko
today 30-15. The telegram
also conveys the glad. news that
all local players are in good
physical condition, with no sick
ness.
The Humboldt County high school
boys basketball team was defeated
in their first game at the state
tournament in Reno, last night, by
the Sparks high school team, the
score being SO to 15 and which
resulted in the local team being
eliminated from the senior tourna-
ment for the state championship.
Sparks loomed forth as a mighty
contender for the championship,
in game that was only surpassed
by the RenoTonopah contest for
speed and brilliant playing.
Both teams showed fast team
work, but the Humboldt county
quintet failed to ring the hoop with
the consistency of Sparks.
Daken, forward for the Rail
readers, had difficulty in missing
the basket. He scored nine of the
1S baskets, from all angles of the
floor.
Brown and Lagarza, considered
two of the best forwards in the
state, worked well together, but
both had difficulty in putting the
ball in the ring.
In addition to Sparks, Fallor
was victorious over Metropolis, Car
son City over Battle Mountain, Yer
ington over Elko, Lovelock ovel
Dayton and Reno over Tonopah il
the boys games. Virginia City
lost to Lovelock and Tonopah t.
Fallon in the girls games.
Today's schedule includes game
between the Winnemucca and Elkt
boys teams in the Junior tourna
ment and between the Winnemucca
and Carson City girls teams in the
Senior tournament.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
JURY CONSIDE RN|G
cow THEFT CASE
Have Been Out Since This Morning
in Effort to Determine if Mr..
and Mrs. Tilden Martin
Are Guilty as Charged

At press time today the jury
which is considering the cattle steal
ing charge against Tilden Martin
and his wife, Lille Martin, had not
brought in a verdict, and nothing
had been said to indicate when
verdict might be expected, even
though the jury retired, in posses
sion of all of the evidence and in
structions from Judge Callahan,
shortly after court convened this
morning. The couple are on trial
for the first Indictment found by
the grand jury, total of three sep
artate indictments having been
found against them by the grand
jury. Whether they will be tried
on the other two indictments will
depend largely upon the verdict
soon to be given by the trial jury.
Starting last week, the trial has
continued from day to day Until all
of the evidence was completed last
night. The prosecution witnesses
had all been heard Monday morn
ing, and since that time defense
witnesses have been examined. This
morning all that remained was the
reading of Instructions to the jury,
which instructions were usual in ma
ture and neutral as to exact find
ings.
Trial on the first indictment
hinged upon whether or not Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin were guilty of stealing
one red bull from the Pacific Land
q Livestock Company, defacing the
brand thereon, and later selling the
animal to George Minor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
NO ANSWER TO
PAPERS CHARGE

The Silver State calls attention
of readers to the fact that the
Humboldt Star has not made answer
to the article appearing in these
columns last week in regard to
county printing and the wasteful
manner in which it has been
handled, and we wish to reiterate
our original statement that at least
two thousand dollars of the county
taxpayers money was wasted by the
county commissioners on printing
account alone, during the year 1922.
There are no ifs and ands about it..
The reason our article was not
answered is because there is no
answer. 1t cannot be denied that
the county commissioners have the
power to contract all county print
ing, as has been done in this and
other counties before, and for that
reason the commissioners cannot
now shift the burden of response
bility for betraying the interests of
their employer, the public. The
whole thing smacks political graft,
exposed by this newspaper, which
cannot be covered up by words or
twisting of meanings, nor by per-
sonalities and abuse.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
o o Q 80 . o o . Q Q @ o o
BILL TAKES HOSPITALS I
OUT OF SPOILS SYSTEM Z

/. Senate bill No. 80, which 9
9 places all county hospitals un- {
i. der the supervision of a board {
1. of trustees instead of the coun-
= ty commissioners, was passed Z
{. in the state senate today, ac- &
Q cording to a press dispatch re- {
o ceived by The Silver State. {
. The only drawback to the bill Z
. is that the commissioners shall Z
o appoint a board of five to have
o charge of the hospital until the {
next election, when such a /.
o board shall be elected as are {
@ other county officers.
= Now if the legislature will
o only go ahead and pass some
o more bills concerning county
!. printing and few other pet 4
Z. abuses of the political spoils {
system now in vogue, this city (
9 and county, as we'll as others, (
o may expect relief from con- {
. tinued factionalism and hatred {
s. engendered by unfair methods
o of politicians and their would {
. be grating friends.
o @ @ @ o o o @ @ 9 o o +.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
SOFT DRlNG MEN CAUGHT
IN DRY STOOLPIGON'S NET

Charged with violating the fed
eral prohibition law, NJ. York, pro-
prietor of the Gem soft drink estab-
lishment, and dumps" Gaffney, an
employe, were served with a bench
warrane Monday, issued by Fed
eral Judge E. S. Harrington, by
U. S. Marshal Jake Fulmer, and
were later released on $4,000 bonds,
each. They appeared in the fed
eral court at Carson City Tuesday,
at which time they entered pleas
of not guilty and returned to this
city yesterday to await the date
of trial.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08

veyed or constructed, except by
the consent of the department OF
highways of the State of Nevada;
that said grantees hereby perpetu-
ally give to the counties of Hum
boldt, Pershing, Churchill, Lander,
Nye, and Esmeralda the right and
option to cross the right of way
and tracks of any railroad built
hereunder with any highway, road
or trail now or hereafter to be
built for the conveniences of the
people of the State of Nevada, and
saidgrantees are hereby required to
construct and maintain said cross
ing or crossings for two feet on the
outer sides of each line of tracks
of width not less than twenty
feet, and the said grantees are
further required to construct and
maintain such warning devices as
the State Of Nevada may deem ne
cessary to properly safeguard the
lives of its citizens; and that if, in
the construction, reconstruction or
maintenance of said railroad it is
necessary to eneroach upon any state
highway, county road or trail. as
then used, it shall become the duty
of said grantees to adequately re-
construct said state highway, road
or trail in manner that will not
impair its use nor lessen its eff
ciency.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08

It was promised that
The Silver State would
be made bigger and bet
ter. Observant folk will
recognize fulfillment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
Window Shot Through

One of the large plate-glass VIM
dows in the Humboldt hotel building
was ruined some time during last
night. A small hole was made in
the expansive sheet of glass, ap-
parently by a small calibred gun,
such as an air rifle, though it may
have been a pebble thrown up by
passing automobile tire. Chief of
Police Lamb is working on the mat
ter in hope of placing blame for
the destruction.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08
No Wool Sales Yet

Although forty cents per pound
has been offered for wool clips here,
and several wool buyers have visited
this section, it is not known that a
single wool grower has yet decided
to sell at that figure, nor have clip
contracts been made at any figure,
according to j. G. Moore of the
First National bank.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08

Card of Thanks
Members of Winnemuccas basket
ball team wish to thank the people
of the community in the most cord
ial and sincere way for the generous
patronage given its theatrical effort
at the Nixon opera house Monday
night.
WINNEMUCCA BASKETBALL
TEAM. adv. .MSt1c
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08

county expenditure of taxpayers
funds involving something over
$4,000 during last year, half of
which could have been saved by
the practice of ordinary diligence
by the commissioners.
1t was then declared by Commits
sioner Bell that the commissioners,
while they pay all county bills and
under the law supervise all county
expenditures, have left the order
ing of county printing to in
dividual county officers, and there
fore are responsible only for order
ing official legal publications to
be printed in the Humboldt Star, a
small portion of the total county
printing account. He did not deny,
however, that it is within the power
Of the commissioners to contract all
such work and that with such an
enormous saving to taxpayers the
contract method was logical.
County Commissioner Norris call
ed attention to the fact that he was
not a member of the board during
1922 and that at the first meeting
this year, when he was sworn in,
he complained of the method of
handling such business, but Com
missioners Bell and Bradshaw out
voted him in the matter, leaving
him helpless to do other than
object. Commissioner Norris stated
as his opinion that where two news
papers are trying to exist and is
sue newspapers which are a credit
to the community the county work
should be divided as a matter of
good to the county.
Bradshaw said that he and Bell
had taken exception to a statement
published in The Silver State soon
after their Inauguration two years
ago, which stated the files show to
have been published November 4,
1920, when it was said:
"The county commissioner fight
is not to our liking, the Democrats
having elected Bradshaw. The re-
suit between Bell and Wilkinson is
in doubt, Bell, the Democrat having
shade the better of it."
That was all that was said in
Fhe Silver State and is the para
graph which the commissioners OBJ
jected to SO strenuously that they de-
cided The Silver State should have
no more printing. To the ordinary
person reading the paragraph it
would surely seem that the commits
sioners must have been looking
awfully hard for something to find
fault with. Certainly it cannot be
considered personal nor even a
reflection upon their integrity or
ability. Surely the commissioners
do not desire to invoke the gag
rule.
Asked why a similar condition ex-
isted here before the present editor
of this newspaper came to Nevada,
Commissioner Bradshaw dismissed
the subject with: "Oh, well, there
has always been fight between the
newspapers here" which expression
by no means satisfied this editor
that the present instance had any,
thing to do with the why and where
fore of the present boards spending
twice the amount necessary for
county printing.
Bradshaw was inclined to be
rather friendly, but finally Bell
mentioned something about the Civ
ing out of county printing, looked
hard at Bradshaw, Bradshaw gulped
and moved that "the county print
ing for the Month of March be
awarded to the Humboldt Star at
a cost not to exceed that set by
l,xx
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08

The dental offices of DR.. A. B.
Van Valin, formerly located at BIG
Bridge street, have been moved to
the Robins building, opposite the
Humboldt hotel, with the Rosemary
Millinery Shop. AdvM1t2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-08

Steel wires, held taut by springs
on four sides of a frame on which q
nlane can descend and be stopped IN
a short distance, is n new airniane
Landing device to be used on ships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-08
JoRToN NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Dodd of Phila-
delphia, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs. M.
M. Barnard over New Years.
Miss Myrtle Newman Of Takoma
Park. DC, was the guest of Misses
Meta and Florence Fuchs over the
week end.
Mr.. Lawrence Davis of Richmond,
Va. was the weekend visitor at the
home of Mrs. Blanche Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fleming had
as their guests at New Years dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Byington.
Mr.. j. A. Francis, receiving and dis
charging officer for the d. c. Work
house and Reformatory, has return
ed to his duties after an extended va
cation. Mr.. Francis resides ut Cher-
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Tyers, Miss
Irene Tyers and Mrs. John Tyers'
were Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +.
Tyers in Occoquan on Friday.
Mrs. Hobert Steele has been quite
indisposed for the past week, suffer-
ing from Tonsilitis. :,
Mrs. s. c. Smoot and son, Newt
have returned to their home IN WASH
ington. d. c., after spending the hon
day season at the home OF her orotn-
or. Mr.. 3. F. hewitt.
Mrs. II. L. Sanford returned to ner
home in Washington on Wednesoay'
after spending q week visiting Mrs
James Dove. &c. ,yore
T,.r ~ - IlUT
hoSts NJ New Years dance at the
Odd Fellows Hall IN Oeeoqu@h NC"
iT Nv and Mrs. Ernest Petit and l!t-
4le danohter Lois Lorraine were visit
INC Mrs. Petitt's mother in Anacos'ia
n e over the weekend.
MIS- Harry Seleman and nephew
yv;II;a,n Selecman, have just returned
from, visit with friends in Phliaoei-
I,h;a Po. and Glouster, New Jersey
Mrs. D. H. Pugh entertained az
luncheon on Dec. 2Sth. having LOT "ei
guests. Mrs. Chas. Raymond MIS-. d;
REYNOLDS and little son Wyvan' ana
Mrs. r. A. woodward. o.;oo
DR. A. S. Malcome was IN tluantico
Wednesday and Thursday testing cows
i0i Mrs rs, c. B. Jett entertained few
Of her friends on Friday evening;
Those being present were Mr.. ana
Mrs W. F. Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs o.
A. REYNOLDS, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
woodward. - po.;4+ ware
calling at the home of Mr.. and mrs.
W A. Goodwin on Tuesday evening
Mrs. Mollie Davis and children
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-08


spent Christmas week in Norfolk, Va
The Ladies Auxiliary and vestry
of Pohiek church met on Tuesday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. II.
Mason with fairly good attendance.
The president Of the auxiliary, MISS
Belle Milstead wished to resign. Al
ter first refusing to accept the res.
ignation the ladies at last agreed ara
plans are now under way to associate
Pohick auxiliary with Olivet, ana 10
maintain separate auxillarles each III
their own community but TO have one
Joint meeting each quarter. .a
The good people of Pohiek church
seem to be having their difficulties
first in losing the Rev. Melllchamp,e
and his wife and then Mr.. Packard,
a student from the Episcopal Semin-
airy, who was supplying for tnem'
was married during Christmas noh-
DAYS. The rules of the Seminary Ior-
bid a student marrying until a1ter
graduation, so Mr.. Packard's return IS
doubtful.
The members of the Community
club are planning for good meeting
on Monday evening. Speciai pro-
| firamme having been arranged, also
officers for the ensuing SIX months 10
be appointed. Refreshments Will De
served.
On Monday evening Jan. Sth, at Ae-
cotink Lodge No. 70, |. U. ~ r.
will be installation of officers. DIS
trict Deputy Grand Master Eugene
Doyle of Clarendon and his staff VIII
be on hand to install.
Mrs. Fred Hynson and children
spent several days in Richmond, va,
this past week.
Mr.. Richard Claggett who several
weeks ago underwent an operation IN
the Fredericksburg hospital is great
" improved and was at Lorton for
one night during the week,
Miss Katrine Fisher has recently
accepted a position as stenographer
ar the workhouse. Miss Fischer COM
pleted her course in stenography at
Stewards Business College just prior
to the holidays.
Mr.. r. j. McCollum has resumed his
duties at the chief clerks desk at the
Workhousefi after ten days vacation.
Mrs. H. H. Green entertained
friends from Washington, D. C., over
last week end.
Mr.. Richard Oberne, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. II. Meyer, has returned to his
home in Ossining, n. Y. Mrs. Oberne
will remain longer with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eisness. of Yelling
ton Villa were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. t. Marshall one day during the
Christmas week.
Miss Katrine Fischer was a caller
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
Fleming on Sunday. =,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leary and chill,
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Haywood
Davis of Occoquan, were guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. S. NJ. Byington, Sunday
evening. Mrs. Herbert Maase was a
so the guest of Mrs. Byington at
lunch Tuesday.
Mrs. Daisy Reed and children OF
Hoardley, Va, were visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Davis
Tuesday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-08
FOR SWOLLEN JOINTS

Most remedies fail but Joint-Ease
succeeds.
It's for joint troubles only, whether
in ankle. knee, hip, elbow, shoulder,
finger or spine-whether rheumatic
or not.
1t limbers up stiff, inflamed, pain
full, creaky joints so quickly you'll
be astonished.
Two seconds rubbing and away 1t
goes through skin and flesh right
down to the bone and ligaments-
that's why it succeeds. Ask any re-
liable druggist.-Adv.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
VIENNA is GIVEN OYER
TO LAND SPECULATION
Big Reconstruction Going ON In Aus
TRAN Capital In Business
Methods

Vienna, May 3I.--vienna Is showing
remarkable adaptability during these
days of reconstruction and change.
and in more than one municipal Of
flee the musty records and business
system had reminded visitor OF the
methods of the middle ages have
given place TO broad fiat-topped desks,
card index systems. typewriters, and a
flock of alert young women who have
time for nothing but business, in bust
ness hours.
Take real estate. There has been
an orgy of speculation. Of the 49,
700 buildings in Vienna. $1,000 have
changed owners since the armistice
some of them over and over again.
One piece changed hands ten times
inside of Is weeks. The whole city
has been crazy to exchange depre-
ciated crowns into real estate. and
prices went up tremendously In one
instance seller received 5000 times
the pre-war price for his dwelling.
Even the members of the old aris-
tocracy lost their heads and sold prop
erty right and left.
And Vienna is filled with foreign
buyers. One Italian owns more prop
erty in the city than any single Aus
trian, and the landlords are cosmo-
politan crowd, including even an East
Indian.
In the old days the city real estate
and transfer office was housed In
two rooms, lined to the ceiling with
leather bound records. Today is oc-
cupies Is large rooms, and does more
business in a day than the old office
did in year. The city collects trans
fer taxes at the rate of so per cent,
a circumstance which diverts very
income to the municipal
treasury.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
SHEDDING CAR KILLS THREE
Two Others Badly Injured In Auto
mobile Accident Near Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Mich. May si.-When
car driven by Dir. w. C. Thomson. a
prominent physician of Detroit. struck
a newly graveled spot In the road near
Saline, ten miles from here. yesterday
while going forty-fve miles an hour.
the car skidded and crashed into
tree, killing the doctors nineteen
year-old son. injuring e. K. johnson
of Detroit so badly that he died in
half an hour and inhicting upon Miss
Genevieve Walker injuries from which
she died in hospital here two hours
later.
DR.. Thomson suffered a fractured
hip and his wife a fractured collar
bone. Both are in hospital here. and
both will live.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
PLANE HURTS o IN CHICAGO
Runs "Amuck' In Starting After
Alighting in Grant Park

Chicago, May 31.--An airplane ran
amuck" IN Grant park yesterday Of
the ground, injurng six people. One
mans arm was torn off by the pro-
peller.
The plane, which bore the name of
Thomas f. Wilson. in large letters on
each side, had been flying above
Michigan Boulevard all afternoon dur
ing the Memorial day parade. 1t land
ed In Grant Park. and was taking Off
when the accident occurred.
The police learned that the pilots
name was G. j. MEDIEVAL and that
the plane came in from the Kokomo.
Ind. field. A newspaper reporter.
Steve O'Connor, was with the pilot at
the time, the police were informed,
but neither were located after the ac-
cdent.
Spectators said the plane was APP
parently carrying some advertising de-
vice, but none was seen on it after the
accident.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
Big BROKER BANKRUPT
JCnes and Baker, Largest Connected
With New York Curb Market, Files
In, oluntary Petition.

New York. May 81. An involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy was filed
today against Jones and Baker. the
largest brokerage house connected
with the New York curb market with
branches in all parts of the country,
The curb market suspended the
firm upon notification that Alfred G..
Coke, ,Ir., had been appointed receiver
by Federal Judge Goddard under
$4,000 bond
The petition for receiver stated
that the firm had more than 5000
customers and that it should be carry
ing at least s7,o0o,00o worth of secu-
rites for the account of these Gus
toners. The greater part of these. it
was said, We're believed to have been
repledged with banking institutions
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-31
MOTHERS YOUNG LION
Small. Black. Female Dog Becomes
Parent to Cub Three Times Its Own
Size-Are on Best of Terms.

Berlin, June 1.-Berlin's Zoo is
probably more successful than any
other in the world as a breeding place
for wild animals. While it lost many
inhabitants during the war, care was
taken to keep pairs, and the cages
are gradually being restocked with
animals born In captivity.
Strange foster families are devel-
open by the keepers, who have
learned the difficulties of compelling
certain mothers to look after their
young under the unnatural conditions
they face in captivity.
A few months ago a fine lion cub
was entrusted to small black female
dog. The young lion is now five times
as large as his foster mother and is
developing heavy name. Still he is
as docile as puppy and he and the
little dog remain on the best of terms
and play about together TO the great
Joy of visiting children.