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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26

LONDON, July 26.-A most in teresting and instructive paper was read before the International Air Congress. recently in session in Lon. don, by rigadier-General r. II. Will Hanson, director of postal services Of the British government.
 General Williamson predicted that the United States. Canada, the West Indies and other parts of the North American continent would soon be linked up by air with Great Britain. Connecting air lines would also run 10 Egypt. India, The Straits Settle ments, Australia. New Zealand, and Africa "It is not rash to predict. said he, that the next generation will see it's railways and it's steam ships supplemented by a complete system of communication by air"
 General Williamson said the Cairo Bagdad air mail service. now in operation saved 20 days over the old land route which ran via Bom- bay, Karachi and the Persian Gulf. The mail planes covered the $50 miles in a single day.
 Discussing the future of mail transport by air, the speaker said that the conveyance of the whole of the mails by air was an unlikely development unless and until there is a very marked change in the cost of air transport and in the financial limitations under which postal ser vices are compelled to work, limita- tions which require some sort of proportion between the postage charged and the cost of transport.
 Moreover" the General added, ''an essential condition of mail ser vice is regularity under all condi- tions, in all weathers, and at all times of the year. It is commonly assumed that if a method of trans porting mails can be devised which is considerably more rapid, even if more expensive, than anything al ready in existence. there is an i'm public demand that it be used for the carriage of mails. There is, of course. some truth in this: but the experience of the post office indicates that the importance at ached to the mere speed of mail can easily be exag- Derated."
 Tt is probable. therefore, that for ], long time to come air mails must e limited to urgent correspondence
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
HOW HOT IS LIGHTNING?

BERLIN. July 26.-The question of the degree of heat generated by lightning has been agitated recently in German scientific circles because of the effect. observed after cleo trical storms, of lightning on the tips of lightning rods.
 It was found that a platinum tip melted on being struck. Since the melting point of platinum is var iously fixed at from 1,700 to 1,S00 degrees centrigrade. it was clear that the lightning's heat exceeded that temperature Later an instance developed ip which an iridium tip was melted by stroke The melt ing point of this metal is said to be 2,000 degrees.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
B. M. Behrends Co.,, Inc. 'e'
LONGEVITY DUE
 \ TO NEWSPAPERS

LOS ANGELES, July 26. -- Critics of modern Journalism have professed to find in the newspapers of today source of various unhealthy influences. For mer Senator Cornelius Cole. who was on the platform when Lin coin delivered his Gettysburg speech, and has been reader of newspapers for more than ninety years, told a class of history students here that daily papers have been one of the things that have kept him men tally young. He will celebrate his one hundred and first birth day next September.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26

Old bundlss Of aswse.eeFs ., the Empire. ee eeaea
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
Gas From Food
 Presses on Heart

If food does not digest it turns into poisons which form, gas. This often presses on heart and other organs causing nervous, restless feeling. Simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed in Adlerika, removes foul, decaying food-matter you never thought was in your system which caused gas and pres sure on heart. Adlerika expels poi sons and gas from BOTH upper and lower bowel. EXCELLENT to guard against appendicitis Butler-Mauro Drug Co. Sold in Douglas at Guys Drug Store. (adyertisemont
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
DRESSES

for every occasion and a notable op- portunlty to save on requirements. Canton crepes in the light and dark colors. a' aas. 'see
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
PREDICTS AIR ROUTES COVERING
 GREATER PART OF THIS WORLD

on which a. special fee is charged, and that such correspondence will only be a relatively small fraction of the total mail The actual volume of air mail carried will depend on threte factors, regularity. gain in time, and cost of conveyance; that is, exactly the same conditions as those on which the development of passenger and goods traffic will de- pend, and to which the technical must be directed'
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
VIENNESE TOO POOR
 TO PAY DOCTORS FEES

VIENNA, July 26.-Hundreds oi doctors in Vienna are having hard times. these days, keeping them selves and their families alive The people cannot afford to pay theiT fees, which are 10000 crown, or 15 cents. for a visit. Many physicians families get meat only once a month, and live chiefly on bread and pota- tees.
 Ninety per cent of the people in Vienna belong to sick benefit asso- ciations and seek the help of an out side doctor only as last recourse
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
SUITS

Both two and three-piece suits in the tailored or fancy styles of Poiret twill and tricotine in navy blue
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
Uses Old Hole to Make
 Escape from County Jail

ALBANY. Ore, July 26.--Rcopen. ing hole in the wall used by Rillie Johnson to escape three weeks ago Carl Silvia. held on a charge of an attempted auto theft, escaped last night.
 Tho hole had been bricked up after Johnson's break and unsuocess- ful attempt to escape. by George Parker. under sentence to hang for the murder of Sheriff Dunlap.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
BR0OKHARI IS : cHA,[,LENeEnTo ] l,
 DEBATE, RUSSIA |uI|s
Former Czarist Issues ChaI- lenge to Debate on Pres
 ent Soviet Government

 DIES MONIES, July 26.-Dcclaring that Senator Brookhart has had the delivering to. America a messagesthe Communists of Russia gave to him to deliver, NJ. Alexander Schwartz, formerly Colonel Demetery Alexan- .derovitch .Karpensky, of Petrograd, in the old Czarist army. today chal- lenged the Senator to debate here on the recognition of the Lenine- Trotzy government. F Senator Brookhart is-a victim of interpreters" of Russia who are hired to- look after distinguished visitors said Schwartz. '
 Soviet Russian instead of having the second best government in the world" has worse than none de- clared Schwartz.
 Senator -Brockhart recently stated that Russla'si government was sec ond to that of the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
UTAH MAY ENTERTAIN

SALT LAKE CITY, July 26.-Ar- rangements are being made here to provide entertainment and conyen- fences for former service men who will pass through this and other Utah cities en route to San Fran cisco to attend the national conven- ton of the American Legion, Oc. tober 15-19.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
JEFFERSON IS ON WAY.

2 SEATTLE. July 26.-Steamer Jef- ferson sailed for Southeastern Alas kan ports at 9 o'clock this morning with 119 passengers, none for Ju- neau.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

The greater the depth of shale the
larger Will be the oil production. This
is the theory that the management Of
the Elko Oil Development Company
IS working upon, and since the depth
of shale is more than anticipated t.
that extent, at least, ii fits in. This
is said to be the condition in Wyom-
ing, which in other respects Is re-
sembled by the Elko field, and upon
the belief that IL will prove to coin
eide in that respect the management
is working.
A letter telling of the progress of
work and the company's hopes has
been received by J. c. Wheeler from
ii. B. Kuntz, president. in part as
follows:
THE project surely looks good to
US and while the shale body through
which we are drilling is of greater
depth than we anticipated we are ad-
vised that throughout the midconti-
nent sector of the country, and par
tieularly in Wyoming. the greater the
shale body, generally speaking. he
bigger the production, and in this
field we believe that oil will come
Immediately beneath this shale.
THE depth of the we'll last night
was 1850 feet and we are averaging
ten to fifteen feet per day. The drill
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
Fred Clark Visits Ely
Old Timers at Carson

1t takes Fred Clark to dig up all
the old-timers and talk II over with
them. Up at Carson he says there
are so many former White Piners
that the state could not run 4 min
ute II they we're taken away, and all
of them are feeding in the public
crib or browsing around mighty
close TO 1t. On this highly honorable
list he mentions Supreme Judge Ben
Coleman, State Controller George
Cole, Killowatt Pete, whose former
name 1t is unnecessary to mention;
United States Marshal Jake Fulmer,
Deputy Layton Plummer, Industrial
Insurance Commissioner Dan Sulli-
van, Pharmacy Liquor Inspector Den
Dickerson, Public Service Rate Ex-
pert Jim Collins, and all their FAM
lilies.
At Reno he found DIR. Adams. DIR.
Richardson, Sam Bedford, BIZ Nc
Knight, Leslie Rowe, Austin Jack
son and so many others that the pen
ell pusher could not write them
down half fast enough to catch all
the names. eve IL space would per-
m. their publication.
AS II is Mr.. Clark says the state
Is getting along fine.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
CROPS AND WEATHER
FOR WEEK OF MAY 8

Observer II. +. Alps of the Reno
weather bureau of the department Of
agriculture has issued the following
weather and crop report for the week
of May 8:
Warm and dry weather prevailed
during the last week. No precipita-
lion was reported except light show
ers in the extreme south on the 18th.
Temperatures reached 20 degrees or
higher at all stations during the
week and Winnemucca recorded SO
degrees on the 7th. The highest at
Reno was 10 degrees. The wind
movement and sunshine were about
normal.
1t was the best growing week so
far this season because OF The warm
weather. Alfalfa, wild hay crops,
wheat. oats. barley and range grasses
made rapid growth. Fruit trees were
in blossom. Strawberries. currants,
raspberries and garden truck were
advancing rapidly. Potato planting
made good progress. Cattle and
sheep were doing well on the range.
Landing continued under favorable
weather with a large percentage of
lambs saved. Sheep shearing made
rapid progress. Northern winds
dried the soil greatly in central To-
calities and there was some anxiety
among ranchers concerning the water
supply for the latter part Of the
summer. Forest rangers report that
melting snow had started at an ele-
walton Of 5000 feet in Elko county
The runoff was greater than during
any preceding week OF the season to
date. The level of Lake Tahoe was
6.226.27 feet May 7 and fnow was
melting rapidly on the Sierras. The
Truckee. Carson and Walker rivers
were higher than during any other
week of this season. Roads were re-
ported to be in good condition In al
sections of the state.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
ELKO DEPTH OF SHALE NAY
MEAN GREAT OIL PRODUCTION

ing is difficult and the material is
hard to get through and difficult TO
remove with the bailer, as the great
affinity which shale has for water
makes il hard to get hola of and
remove.
DIR. Hook will be here tomorrow
and will take over the supervision OF
the drilling of the well from now on,
which Is gratifying to us, as we feel
the need of such advice relative &c
the questions WEIGH constantly arise
in our minds as well as all.
THE gas content is significant,
having increased materially oysr the
last fifty feet. and it is apparent that
there is either much gas in the lower
measures or we are approaching a
considerable body of ii. The gas
tests give high-grade commercial gas
and We believe that we are approach
ing a that will contain oil
and gas as We pick up chunks OF par
afine and much black lime as we 90
down daily.
THE condition OF the well Is that
we could break into the sard ut any
time the bit goes down and w are
exerting every effort TO bring the
project to a successful elimination
and are most optimistic at this end
as to the outcome
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
NO SCAB|ES IS FOUND
BY SHEEP INSPECTOR

No scabies whatever has been
found found in White Pine county
this spring by Sheep Inspector l..
Snyder, who has been on the rounds
of the sbearing corrals for several
weeks. Therefore nc dipping has
been necessary.
Last year there was some scab, but
it was confined to narrow limits and
the elective measures adopted by Mr..
Snyder prevented its spread.
The inspector has not been over
his entire district but is progressing
steadily in keeping with the thorough
work that he does. Met a few days
ago at Schellbourne pass by a repre-
sentative of the White Pine News, he
expressed qualification at the effect
iveness of the measures that have
been taken. to which vigorous policy
credit for this result is ascribed.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
SUITCASE ROBBERY
PROVES BOOMERANG

Joe Sara came to town this week
from Riepetown and complained that
he had been robbed. He told District
Attorney II. w. Edwards that Joe
Bussi had grabbed his watch right
off his person and then had entered
his cabin, carrying off a suitcase and
other of this personal effects, and he
wanted a warrant issued for Bussi.
This was done according to his
desire and Bussi was brought to the
courthouse, but with him came the
suitcase and another story altogether
of the affair. He said he had not
stolen the watch nor had he gotten
away with the suitcase in exactly the
manner as depicted. He told that
the two had a scuffe and in the
curse of it Sara's watch had gotten
caught and was jerked out of his
suitcase, it came tc be the cruz of
the whole transaction, for when Ii
vas opened in the presence of the
district attorney it proved to be the
eontainer of a motley lot of watches,
chains, fobs, So gold pieces made
into charms. cigarette cases and 9TH
err things of value that went with a
number of puncnboard outfits as
prizes. these having been stolen a
few days previously from the Riepe-
town resorts.
Under these circumstances it seems
that Sara exercised discretion and
did not appear. He has not shown
up yet to fill the title role of COM
planning witness against Bussi for the
theft of his watch. suitcase and other
articles. 1t seems he changed his
mind,
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
Circus Man Wins
Las Vegas Divorce

Al G. Barnes Stonehouse, the cir
Gus man. has been granted a divorce
at Las Vegas. the second one in two
years. the ground being cruelty. He
has agreed to support the wife's three
small children. The case we bit.
terly contested and the trial LASTED
several days. On his visit to TIE Ne.
vada town Stonehouse announced
that he would make that place the
winter headquarters for his show,
acquiring a big ranch and rnlsinr
immense quantities If hay and fee |
for his horses and other animals.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
". II. Blackburn Passes
Through on Business

W. II. Blackburn. general man
ager of the Tonopah Mining Com
pany, accompanied by Mrs. Black
burn. spent several hours here this
week on their way To Victor Col.
where they are going for a couple of
months. Mr.. Blackburn will look
after operations at the Ajax mine.
which Is owned by his company, ami
possibly may stop over for a time at
Ophir, Utah. where his company has
a bond on w. s. Elliott's big prop
erty.
Mr.. Blackburn has been with the
Tonopah company for eighteen years.
first entering its employ as superin-
tendent, which position he held for
owe ten years before his promotion.
He is a most capable mining expert
and has sampled scores of properties
in behalf of his company. his YER
diets being conservative but fair. "a
the numerous mine purchases made
by the company have shown, espe-
eially during the years OF his man
agement.
For several years the Tonopah
company has pursued the policy of
perpetuating its existence in antici-
patton of its home property eventu-
ally being worked out by buying out
side mines OF the producing class.
II own and operates several from
Mexico to Canada and from the coast
to Colorado.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
Bets auto On Election
and Reno Man Is Afoot

Here is one guy who thought so
much OF the issues-not the man
that he bet his automobile against
$3.50 on the reelection OF Mayor
Stewart Of Reno, and today he ic
afoot. His name is Hugh Welsh, his
occupation being coach of the Rene
high school athletics. Hc refuses to
comment other than to make this
public statement:
Walking is an excellent healtl
builder. puts one In splendid con
dition and there arc plenty of hik-
ing shoes available. We do toe
much automobile riding, anyway.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
Shearing in
Progress Two Weeks

Sheep shearing has been progress
ing steadily for the last two and \
half weeks in this region In various
directions from Ely.
Last Sunday a crew of sixteen In
dian shearers finished the Rosenlund
herds and moved to Boundy brothers
where they got through in two days.
They have several other outfits TO
shear in north Spring valley and An
telope valley and are scheduled to
reach Pleasant valley and start on
the various Henroid herds May 70.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
Wells-I Idaho Railway
Soon To Be Built

The projected Idaho Central rail-
way from Wells, New, to Rogerson,
Idaho, is to be built by the Union
Pacific, according to a report believed
TO be reliable which comes from Elko.
The Oregon Short line has secured
an option on the ground for a round
house, buildings and general terminal
facilities at Twin Falls and in the
hands of o Chamber of Commerce
committee of that city is an option
on the Idaho Central franchise. Of
fetal announcement is expected soon
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
Ten Inches Of Solid
Calena to Start Lease

Ten inches of solid galena is what
Gene Morris and Ben Mooney have
TO start on when they arrive at the
Success mine, east of Ward, to be-
gin work as leasers from Dan c. Nc
Donald. They will leave for the mine
this morning and will not delay in
getting things moving.
The high price of lead has induced
them to go after this lease, as it has
hundreds of others who are combing
the hills for lead properties. In the
history OF the state there probably
has not been such a demand fol
leases on lead mines and prospects.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
american Herders Best
Declares Fred Henroid

Tell them for me that American
herders are the best" says Fred Hen
roid. Pleasant valley sheepman. We
employed Americans this winter and
lost only 100 sheep, and 1t was some
winter"
There are three of the Henroid
sheep outfits, this loss of 100 apply
ing TO that of Fred and Eugene, who
have their home ranch at Blue Mass,
near the head of Pleasant valley.
I'VE have tried them ALL" contin-
ued Fred, but when it comes to a
real emergency like that of this win
ter's big storm IL takes men. EN-
ploying Americans this winter saved
us a big loss and a lot of money"
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13
Gun Club Shoots To
Be Held THURSDAYS

The weekly shoot of the White
Pine Rod and Gun Club will be held
hereafter through the summer
months at the East Ely grounds on
Thursdays at ) o'clock instead of
Sundays. The first shoot under tho
change was held last Thursday. Fol
lowing was the score.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Do you wish to purchase jewelry
or have your watches and jewelry
promptly repaired at Bishops Jewel.
ry store? II so, in McGill leave your
work with the McGill Drug Com.
psny; II in Ruth, with the Ruth
Pharmacy. our agents
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

The following letters remain un-
called for in the postofIice at Ely fpr
the week ending May IL:
Chester B. Allen, J. ID. Fariello.
Charles A. Mills, Daniel Springer.
Esther Sporks, Victor T%ergrossi.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

FOR SALE---Studebaker Super
Six Automobile, in excellent CON
dition, fully equipped. Inquire al
White Pine Meus Office, Ely.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

LEAVE watch and iewelry repair
Ing at IA new location in McGiIl,
Sam Bernstein's Clothes Shop.
LINDSKOG THE JEWELER.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

All oculist ought to be a happy man.
Are not all his days eye-deal ones?-
Boston Transcript.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-13

Weather conditions bad; windy.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-28
Discipline.

A northern guest in Plnehurst hap
pened upon an old negro who was beat.
ing down dried cotton stalks. uncle,
what did the boil weevil do TO you this
past ycarf' he inquired.
The old man looked up, saw zone o.
dem nawthern folks" and answered
him in this manner:
"Lawd, boss, dey was de wust here
dat dcy has ever been. Why, one night
] was awoke from my res by such n
noise dat ! amt never heard de lax Of
befo'. takes my lantern and goes out
In dat patch over dere and what do
you 'spose foun'i"
Il have no idea. uncle. What was
III" the northerner replied.
"Lawd, cap. lie old pappy boil weevil
had big stick beating all de little boil
weevlls cause dey wouldn't take two
rows ut n time."-North Carolina Boil
Weevil.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-28
ANTS KEEN SENSE OF SMELL
Are Said to Have Neither Sight Nor
Fearing, but Remarkable otactory
Nerves.

Ants are said to be both blind and
deaf, but none are known TO be desti-
tute of the sense of smell. The olfac-
tory organs are little sensory pits in
the antennae. II is evidently by means
Of their sense of smell that ants recog-
nize the members of their own nest.
and those of other species which they
treat as enemies.
However, certain specics of ants are
evidently not deaf, because they are
capable of producing sounds which
must be heard by others Of their own
kind. one species has file-llke sound,
producing apparatus on the abdominal
segment. Another ant Of this gronp
is provided with n stridulatlng file,
and in another ant there is stridulat-
ing organ consisting of band OF very
fine raised lines on the second segment
behind the node. Other ants tap on
the surface Of leaf with their heads,
producing a sound audible TO human
ears, as does another species by scrap
ing the end of its abdomen on the dry
leaves OF its nest.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-28
TREAT FOR THE YOUNGSTERS
"Man on Horseback" Proved That He
Could Unbcnd-Truly "Very
Lovely Sunday"

The man on horseback has stood
through many centuries rs the type
of the naughty, superior person. He
rides while others plod. He looks
down upon the rest of us. And riders
in the park are very superior persons
indeed. Yet one who easily bestrode
a handsome chestnut horse was seen
the other Sunday afternoon TO stop
beside the railing near the Slxty.sixth
street gate, westward, where stood n
woman with many children.
He reined in, borrowed an urchin
and set ii on the pommel of his sad
die. Very gently he trotted of, very
lightly he turned and very softly
he cantered back. never getting be
yond the brave but anxious mothers
sight. Then he borrowed another
urchin and did II again. And then
another. And each time, as he handed
the proud child back, he slipped some
thing into. its hand.
man who walks in the park reg
ularly says he has never in many
years Of walking there seen the like
happen before. II was very lovely
Sunday.-New York Times.