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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
CURRENT EVENTS AS REPORTED BY
EXCHANGES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE

The third post of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars has been organized in
Fallon with 80 charter members.
Other posts are in Reno and Las
Vegas. Efforts are being made,
through a membership drive started
since the recent organization, to
strengthen the local post with en-
trants from 1875 eligibles in Churc-
hill county. A number of appli-
cations have already been received.
"This is not new organization
in the United States as many people
seem to think" said Mr.. Way. st
was formed in Denver in 1899, the
year following the close of the
Spanish American war.
"At present there are 1915 posts
in the United. States with a total
membership of more than one humid
red thousand. The organization is
growing rapidly, since veterans of
the world war who saw service out
side of the United States are eligi-
BILE to membership.
"The present commander in chief
is dillingham; L. Huston, a wealthy
man who recently sold half interest
in the Yankee baseball club. Mr..
Huston is a veteran of both the
Spanish-American and the world
wars. Without remuneration he is
now devoting his entire time to
building up the organization" -Fal-
lon Eagle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
State OHens-

State Ofenss-
Guillermo Barrientoz, charged
with selling liquor to Indians, was
before Justice Cuddy yesterday and
on refusing to plead was bound over
to the district court for trial. In
the upper court the prisoner was ar
raigned in the afternoon, pleading
not guilty and was remanded back
to Jail to appear again this morn
ing, when he will have his trial be-
fore Judge Dunn.
The charge relates to selling
liquor to Indians" which is COM
monty supposed to be an offense
within jurisdiction of the federal
court, but it appears that the Ne
vada statutes apply to the Shoshone
and one other tribe whose members
are not wards of the government
The chief witness for the state is
Jagels, who is said to be a Shoshone
thus making tn offender amendable
to the Nevada statutes.-Tonopah
Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
jim BUrLER.s MONUMENT

Carson City and members of the
legislature act on the assumption
that Tonopah is in the precarious
stage where its tenure of life is
reaching the ebbing agony. 1t is
interesting to observe the tender
solicitude of the lawmakers for
securing the location of the monu-
ment proposed to the memory of
the father of Tonopah. Tonopah
has been the mainstay of Nevada
for % years and is likely to retain
its premier position for another
generation. There was a time when
Butte ranked as a mining camp of
ephemeral growth and the citizens
of Montana were just as particular
about making appropriations for
permanent improvements in that
city as the solons of Nevada are
for doing anything to help the seat
Of Nye county. In spite Of all dire
predictions Butte grew and thrived,
its rough edges we're chiseled off
and the refinements of a city re-
placed the rough and ready architec-
ture that was deemed adequate for
town with a fleeing prosect.
Nobody will deny that Butte is
very much on the map and the
energy and initiative of its citizens
enables the town to preserve the
distinction of first place in all Mon
tana.-Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08

d. Z. Williams, editor and man.
ager of the Churchill County Eagle,
has concluded to take a much
needed rest which he has earned
through 38 years of newspaper
grind. Del has been one of the
faithful pen pushers and has made
a reputation for both himself and
his paper during his long term in
harness. It is not the intention to
retire, but lay off the job for a
while and rest up, and he has
earned it.
d. E. Smith, who for the past
year has had charge of the local
and much of the business manage
ment of the papers flies his colors
from the masthead of the paper.
He Is a capable newspaper man,
an all-round printer and knows the
wants of the people Of Churchill
county. The Eagle will be in safe
hands and It is pleasure to meet
up with its editor.-Fallon Stand
ard. "a - III
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
CUT OUT THE SNAPS

OF course the Lyon county MUIR
ply grower who had his crop har-
vested at a time when labor was
hard to get, will oppose the repeal
Of the State Police bill. The Union
Pacific Railroad that employed them
to guard its property and expects to
get repayment for what it was out
upon them from the state, will op-
pose the repeal of the State Police
bill. The members of the State
Police Department, and their friends
who realize what a sweet snap it is
to land among this aggregation of
political ne'er-do-wells who object to
the uncertainties of earning an ex-
istence as private citizens, will OBJ
ject to the repeal of the State Po-
lice bill. But by all the callouses
of labor upon an honest taxpayers
brown skinned palm, the people who
pay the bill will not object to it,
and will say More power to you"
to the fellow who has the nerve 10
try the repeal of the act even
though he doesn't succeed. Let the
Adjutant General of the State of
Nevada organize a state militia,
serving without pay, for emer-
gency situations. If the militia
can't handle any situation that
arises do as other state do-call on
the government for troops. But
wipe out this lapdog outfit that eats
and sleeps at an expense of $4,000
a month and draws fat salaries for
playing mumble-peg on the capito
lawn. That will cut the budget
down OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES giving
the state something substantial to
work with along lines that are worth
while.-Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
TAX ON GASOLINE

From all parts Of the state there
Is a concerted propaganda by the
chambers Of commerce and office
holders, through legislative action,
to place a tax on gasoline. To
Western Nevada Miner it would
seem the part Of wisdom and good
business that instead Of hunting
up q new source Of taxation with
which to burden the people, it would
be far better to find some method
Of trimming down the present taxa
ton which has already nearly
reached the confiscatory standpoint.
But then the majority Of the men
whom we select to make our laws
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
NEVADA IMPROVING

Total resources of the "a Nevada
state banks at the close of business
December 20, 1922, were $22, 1893,
601.43, according to the reports
filed in the Office Of Gilbert c..
Ross, state bank examiner. This
is an increase of $1,153 ,862.33 for
the 20 state banks of Nevada, De-
cember 81, 1921. During the per-
iod of two days less than a year,
deposits increased $1,O26,513,.96.
The total amounts in banks to the
credit of depositors the day of last
DEFENDERS report was $19,044, 289.
This is a very creditable showing
indeed for the banking business Of
this state, and likewise reflects a
general sound and progressing in
dustrial situation, in spite of the
"hard times" plant that is insist
emily heard from some quarters
Virginia City Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
WOOL PROSPECTS BRIGHT

During the past two weeks the
wool market has registered an ad-
vance from to Is cents per pound.
The Nevada clip is now generally
considered as worth about 40 cents
per pound delivered at railroad
stations, which is certainly a most
satisfactory price. The advance
buyers are already beginning to ar
rive in the state and find it difficult
to close contracts for wool, as the
growers are apprehensive of even
better offers in the near future
Ely Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
NEED A NIGHT SCHOOL

Judging from the numerous let
ters received in Tonopah from at
taches of the legislature it would
not be amiss for the legislature to
make an appropriation for operat-
ing night school for the education
of employees. Some of the stuff
contained in letters is simply APP
palling. One letter in which the
names of the Nye county delegation
were quoted had three Of the dis
tinguished monickers mibspelled. This
does not speak well for the states
men OF the greatest county in Ne
vada who SO far forget their dignity
and distinction as representatives
Of the greatest mining camp on
earth that they permit every day
stenographers to take liberties with
their names. Another letter Of
which the stenographer appeared
very pround because she signed
it in regular correspondence school
style, with the initials of the dicta-
tor and her own initials that iden-
tify the writer. In this particular
letter the word welfare is spelled
"wellfair," which may be phonetic
and indicative Of the object but
there does not, appear any business
urge that will excuse "sentament"
or agricultural" or even "possi-
tion." II this is a fair sample Of
the execution Of the attaches" who
are offended when referred to as
clerks it would be well for the bill
Trainer of the senate and assembly
to hire real competent steno-
grapher who has something more
than a sixth grade experience in
school life before launching her
frail bark on the stormy seas Of
politics. These letters demonstrate
very effectively that fitness does not
enter into the qualifications Of APP
plicants for jobs with the lawmaking
body of the state. With a few
typists like the ones referred to
1t will not be an arduous undertake
ing to find flaws in some of the inn
portant legislation planned by both
bodies. The condition may be the
result of a misfit and it might be
well to juggle the legislative stats
around by giving the swampers and
scrubwomen of the capitol a chance
to play the iron piano while the
present force of alleged stenogs be
given a healthful experience with
the scrubbing brush and duster.-
Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
ONE FRIEND. ANYHOW

To limit the construction Of high
ways in this state to less than the
highway program calls for at the
present time would be false econ
omy, and false economy is the
height of folly.
The state highway department Is
doing excellent work in this state,
and are just reaching the point
where they can put over highways
at minimum expense and maxi
mum of efficiency, both as to con-
struction and engineering. They're
doing fine-let them alone.-Elko
Free Press. A
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
We've Heard Of Mad Hens
How would like to be bitten

we We Ilearo CT Mo0 Ilene
How would like to be bitten by
a mad goose?
By a mad goose" is meant one
affected with rabies. No rabid goose
is know here yet, but there may be
three of them at the John A. Mag
nuson ranch, twenty-five miles
north of McGill, any minute. Also
couple of mad hogs.
1t was the morning of January
Is, that rabid coyote appeared at
the Magnuson ranch. He was a
monster for size and came after
daybreak. The Magnuson household
and ranch hands saw him. Before
one could lay hands on the auto
matte shotgun the coyote had bitten
two sows and three geese. This
was seen by several witnesses and
there is no guesswork about it. One
Of the men was across the lane at
the barns and sheds, where the
coyote was parading, in less than q
minute, and just as the animal came
around the corner of one of the
buildings the shotgun and the man
met him. While not fifteen feet
away the animal was shot, his head
being filled and almost blown off.
Both sows had large filters Of
pigs which they were sucking. Mr..
Magnuson has separated them from
the pigs and is weaving the latter,
meanwhile awaiting development Of
the disease in the sows and the
geese. 1e
81 used to think this mad coyote
business was all a fake, but I know
better now" said Mr.. Magnuson, ii
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
Comstock Booming


Events continue to move on the
Comstock and while there is more or
less lack of definiteness as to the
future developments, the conclusion
is inevitable that the era ushered in
by the regeneration of the southend
of the lode, is only the beginning of
activities that will embrace a con-
stantly widening area. The spirit
of optimism is in the air, and will
not down the spirit that means only
progress in any community in which
it prevails. Let US have team work
in this district, such as has never
been known before, and all pull for
greater and bigger Comstock.-
Virginia City Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
Tournament Called Of

The eastern Nevada interscholas-
tic basketball tournament which was
scheduled to take place in this city
the week previous to the state
tournament at Reno, has been called
off, according to an announcement
made by Coach Martie Of the local
high school, who was the instigator
of the affair. The reason for can
ceiling this tournament, according
to the Elko Basketball mentor, lies
in the decision of Winnemucca to
remain out of the contests, Martie
not wishing to go through with the
thing unless assured of the presence
of all of the eastern Nevada high
schools in the competition.-Elko
Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
White Pine Refuses

=
White Pine county will not par
ticipate in a movement planned by
United States District Attorney
George Springmeyer to close the
towns and use its financial re-
sources to assist in enforcement of
the Volstead act. This has been
made clear to Mr.. Springmeyer in a
letter addressed to him this week
by the county commissioners.
The action was formal. 1t came
about through letter addressed to
the board by Mr.. Springmeyer, in
which he urged the appointment of
four more deputy sheriffs to assist
Sheriff Nicholson in making Ely and
the county dry.-Ely Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
viii Pan Reno

Will Pan Reno
Reno and its chamber Of COM
merce are due for a rap, and a
hard one from an instrument heav-
Ter than a machinist's hammer, &C.
cording to assertions made by Fall
Ion chamber of commerce members
and by business men.
just how Reno is to be disposed
of is a matter that will take up
most of the attention at the next
meeting of the Churchill chamber
of commerce. 1t is understood that
lenient methods will go into the dis
card.
Reno and its chamber are charged
with boosting the Victory highway
and the norther part of Nevada.
Not only that, but influential Reno
men are no longer keeping under
cover their efforts to work against
interests of towns through the CEN
ter of the state along the Lincoln
highway, it is said. It is murder to
route traveller over the Lincoln
highway, one of Reno's chamber
officials has indicated, it is charged.
Churchill county people say that,
aside from possibly Tonopah and
Carson City, Fallon is giving more
business to Reno than any other
town in the state.
Evidence will be brought to light
during the next chamber meeting, it
is promised.-Fallon Eagle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08

Assembly joint resolution No. 1,
ratifying the Colorado river power
ind water treaty between the seven
states, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada,
Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and
California was signed by Governor
Scrugham and message was dis
patched to Herbert Hoover, secre-
tary of commerce and head of the
federal Colorado river commission,
informing him that the compact
had been duly ratified.
Thus Nevada was the first of the
seven states to complete the process
Of ratification. The assembly passed
the resolution last Thursday and
the senate acted favorably upon
it the following day. It was en-
rolled Saturday and the necessary
signatures were affixed before il
was presented to the governor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
Peculiar Accident

Peculiar Accident
A most peculiar accident took
place in Carlin, which resulted in
Mrs. A. B. Philips, well known resi-
dent of the railroad city, being
brought to Elko to be treated for
broken wrist and minor injuries.
Mrs. Phillips was riding in the
family automobile driven by her
husband and as they were proceed
ing along one of Carlin's main
thoroughfares tire blew out send
ing the car to the side of the road.
Mr.. Phillips endeavored to turn
the car back into the street, but
evidently cramped the wheels too
sharply, and the car turned COM
pletely upside down. Mr.. Phillips
was uninjured in the accident, but
his wife was less fortunate and sus-
tanned a broken wrist.-Elko Free
Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
Visits at Quicker Home

Mrs. George Crawford, sister of
Chief Justice E. A. Quicker of the
state supreme court, arrived from
San Francisco to visit for few
weeks at the Ducker home here
Carson Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
CAN VOTE ON 1T


again have an opportunity to ex-
press their views through the me-
dunn of the referendum. The state
will undoubtedly welcome the pre-
sentation of another prohibition
question for it seems that public
opinion has undergone distinct
reversal since the law was passed.
Not that the general principle of
prohibition will not be acceptable
but its method of enforcement will
undergo radical changes if we are
any judge.
In writing the new act some psy-
chology will be neseccary. To make
prohibition a success some method
must be devised for making the
people its ally rather than to turn
them steadily against it because of
unreasonable methods of enforce
ment. Many people are Disguised
with present prohibition enforce
ment and those people voted for the
dry status when it was presented
to them four years ago. 1t is more
than likely that if the question were
presented now they would either re-
fuse to vote or would reverse them
selves upon the general situation.
With this knowledge in mind no
more can be said of the senate's
action than that it is apparently a
wise move but that we must wait
upon its sequence before the final
judgment can be passed.-Elko In
dependent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08

The number of reigning houses in
Europe had declined from al in
1914 to II in 1922.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08

lutions stated, il Of little value to
the outlying sections of the state,
unless there is printed q catalogue
or book list Of some kind to enable
readers to order books intelligently.
With the rural communities fur
nished catalogue, it is argued that
much good would accure by having
accessible to every resident books
that could be secured for reading
at the thrilling cost of paying post
age one way.-Reno Journal.
Guilty Of Assaulting Officer
Eddie s. Bates and Alfred Bates
were found guilty Of resisting and
wounding a federal officer, by a
jury in the federal court at Car
son recently. These men shot Pro-
hibition Officer Perry Nash last
summer after being arrested for
violating the prohibition law.
Union Depot 1t Elko-
A most persistant rumor is max
ing the rounds of the city this after
noon, to the effect that instead of
building a new depot themselves in
the spring as was reported last
week, the Southern Pacific railroad
has signed an agreement with the
Western Pacific, which calls for a
union depot to be built in this city.
All efforts to confirm this fact
were futile, as H. ]. BEEN, sup
erintendent Of the Western Pacific
is out Of town, and other officials
of that road, while admitting the
fact that the rumor is prevalent in
the shops here, stated that they
had nothing official on the subject.
w. w. Manning, local agent of
the Southern Pacific, also professed
ignorance of this affair, but agreed
that it would be a great thing for
Elko. -
Although with the Union Depot
idea, according to the rumor, goes
the joint use of both tracks as a
double track for both roads from
Winnemucca to Wells. This ar
rangement is made necessary, ac-
cording to the report, by the growth
of the traffic on both roads beyond
the sidetrack facilities.-Elko Free
Press.
Gold Discovery Near carlin-
A gold bearing ledge which prom.
ises to be unusually rich was un.
covered last week at the Lynn Big
Six mining property, twenty-five
miles northwest of Carlin, it wa.
this week learned. The ledge car
ries unusually high values in gold
and men at the property are jubi
liant over the find. The finding Of
the ledge marks the fourth big dis
covery at the Lynn Big Six mining
property since last November
Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08

Moonshiners Union No. L.
A delegation of 'moonshiners, !"
or those who by commone report
are believed to be such, visited the
court house last night. Il was re-
ported that District Attorney Foley
had instructed the sheriff's office
to bring them in. The delegation
is said to have consisted Of about
25, who made their call at o'clock,
summoned it is understood, by
Deputy Sheriff Benton. District At
tonrey Foley said this morning that
he knew nothing about the call;
that it was not made at his invita-
ton. The sheriff's Office said the
proper person to ask regarding the
visit was the district attorney.
Whether the call was merely an
informal affair, or whether the visi-
tors had been invited to be present
therefore is not known, but the call
followed a stir recently created in
so-called "moonshine circles" by q
complaint made to District Attorney
Foley by man who said he had
lost a pocketbook containing money
in one of the alleged moonshine
places. It is, understood that the
district attorney summoned the pro-
iprietor of the place before him and
told him that if he did not give to
the man who said he had lost the
money the sum claimed to have
been lost he would close all the
moonshine places. Then the pro-
prietor, it is reported, told the dis
trict attorney that he would not do
as requested and that the district at
torney could take whatever action
he considered proper.-Goldfield
Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
CHEER FOR ECONOMY JOHN

The sobriquet of Economy John"
which was given to John Miller by
his democratic opponents in the re-
cent election seems to have born
fruit at the present session Of the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
S. p. Gives Bonus-

.. r. 0ivos Bonus"
-Four thousand checks totaling
100000 were distributed to the en-
ployes of the Southern Pacific Com
pany last pay day in addition to the
regular monthly pay checks.
The four thousand checks were
distributed to the employees along
the line in the mechanical and OPP
Grating departments who did not go
on strike July 1, though the men
of their departments were affected
by the strike order.
The checks were for varying
amounts but it is understood that at
this point the average check for
the men was 500. Reports from
Sacramento and Ogden are that the
checks were also distributed at
those points, the lowest check be-
ing about $50.00-Sparks Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
OPINIONS OF OTHER NEVADA EDITORS
Excerpts from Editorial Expressions in Nevada and
Other Publications, Showing Trend of Public
Sentiment in Other Places

are not supposed to possess either
wisdom or business judgment-Mina
Miner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08

OeslFe CataIogue OF Ltbrary-
The members of the Nevada
Farm Bureau have gone on record
as favoring newly printed cata-
logue listing the books IN the state
library. 1t is pointed out that there
are $4,000 volumes on the shevles
of the library and that the last list
was printed in 1917, and that it has
been for a long time out Of print.
This magnificent library, the reso-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-08
NO MORE COMMISSIONS

At the outset it was believed that
modification of the present law
or its repeal would suffice, and this
paper is still Of. that opinion The
cry of cutting down on commits
sions is a good one if economy is
to be practiced, it can't be done by
creating new one. that is bound
to grow with the attempt to en-
force questional popular law.
The Springmeyer bill does not have
the right ring and it will not get
over.-Fallon Standard.