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YERINGTON, NEVADA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1918. NUMBER 48
VOL. LX.
FRED WHITE URGES
PURCHASE OF WAR
SAVINGS STAMPS
Reno, Nev. Nov. 19, 1918.
Fellow Nevadans:
December is Nevada's "Honor
Month,” and it is up to us to make
good our quota.
Last June we made a pledge cam
paign and signed up a total of about
$1,300,000 cash sales and pledges. We
must now cover the state with an in
tensive man-to-man canvass during
December to see that pledges are kept
and that '.sufficient (additional cash
sales are made to bring our state to
tal above our original quota of $2,
225,680. And we will go over the top
here, as we have done in every dr:ve
that has been made since oir nation
entered the war.
The Two Billion Dollars of War
Savings Stamps constituted an im
portant part of the national war
finance. It was the sum set aside to
be raised from the small savings, the
self-denial, and the patriotic sacrifice
of our children and our adults of
small means who were unable to buy
Liberty Bonds.
■The man, woman or child of Ne
vada who gives expensive Christmas
presents this year is false to the very
spirit of Christmas. The beautiful
story of the Christ child born in a
manger must not be remembered this
year by the giving of useless trinkets
when half the world is starving and
dependent upon us for clothes and
warmth. A gift of War Savings
Stamps observes all the traditional
spirit; it instills a lesson of patriotism
and thrift; it brings’the same warm
responsive glow without the feeling
of selfish gratification that comes
from inutile gifts.
I.et us send this message through
every possible agency. Let us end
our "Honor Month” by an oversub
scription i'o do so. we must reach
EVERY citizen of Nevada again next
month with an appeal that they buy
the limit of War Savings Stamps—
not Thrift St imps, as it is too late for
them now.
With the hope that your coopera
tion will 1 as hearty and as cordial
as it has been all year. I am.
Very sincere!v yours ,
FRED L. WHITE.
Nevada Director War Savings.
NO STATEMENT
BEFORE HE DIES
Without making any statement Ja*.
Cusick, superintendent of the Halifax
mine here, died la*t night at tile Mine
Operators’ Hospital from the effect
of gunshot wound indicted by Alex.
T. McKenzie on November 7.
Geat mystery surrounds the shoot
ing, a- the men were intimate asso
ciates. McKenzie admits shooting
Cusick, but refuses to make any fur
ther statement. Cusick, though he
knew he was dying, never commented
on it, even when approached by his
closest friends.
The shooting took place on Main
street in front of the Bandbox barber
shot). The men were seen talking to
gether, apparently in a friendly con
versation. A few minutes later (_u
sick was found lying on the sidewalk,
and McKenzie, who had cross
ed the street following the shooting,
told Jack Grant, constable, that he
done it. at the same time handing
Grant the pistol,
Cusick had been a resident of To
nopah for twelve years, coming to the
camp from Butte. He was promin
ent in mining circles, and had been
superintendent of the Halifax for
some time. McKenzie, who was
formerly chairman of the Republican
county central committee, has also
been prominent in Tonopah and had
been connected with the Halifax
mine.—Carson News.
KENNEDY CON. ACTIVE
Active operation are again under 1
way at the property of the Kenendy
Consolidated Mining Company, tif- 1
teen miles west of \ crington, accord
ing to General Manager J. h Coufan.
The mine is* being operated under
lease bv the Hartwig-Cohen inter
ests of California. The shaft was sunk
to the 250-fnot point, where water
forced a sit-pension of work whale
larger pumps were installed. Develop
ment is under way n the 25B level,
the work consisting "f drifting on the 1
ore. Sinking will not be resumed a
present.
Mr. V I, Swanburp
months bookkeeper for t1 • Cit.zens
Coal. 1 umber & Supply Co. has ta 1
ken a,n interest in the corpora'i-m < 'id
i* now secretary and assistant rtana- ■
iTrr. Mr. Stvanbt"' r has mu h* m tuv
friends wh will he .d ’ ■ 1 m-v
his closer affiliation with t; ■’ m any 1
AMOS POLLARD VICTIM
OF INFLUENZA
Amos Kirk Pollard, a well-known
mining man of Silver City, died in
Reno early Monday morning from
pneumonia. Mr. Pollard had deen in
the mining business on the 'Comstock
for many years. He operated a mill
with Mr. Hamilton for some time but
had recently moved to Sparks.
Surviving Mr. Pollard are two sonsj
James and Amos Pollard and two sis
ters, Miss Mary Pollard and Mrs.
Clara Angell. Mrs. Pollgrd died some
years ago .Mr. Pollard was forty-six
years old, a member of the Silver City
Lodge of Masons and the Reno Elks.
He was trustee of the school in Silver
City for many years, where he himself
went to school and grew to manhood.
His death was a great shock to the
people of Silver and Dayton, and his
motherless boys and devoted sisters
have the sympathy of all.
The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon from the Elks’ Home,
Reno, under the auspices of the lodge.
RED CROSS WORKERS
UR6ED TO CARRY ON
The War Council of the American
Red Cross has just issued a statement
to all Divisions calling attention to
the necessity for all Red Cross work
ers to bear in mind the solemn obli
gation which rests upon each and ev
ery one to continue to "carry on"
even though the war may be terminat
ed at once.
The War Council statement fol
lows :
"On February 10th ot last year
nearly six weeks before the United
States declared war, National Red
Cross headquarters advised its chap
ter- to prepare for war. That which
followed the records of the Red Cross
in helping to win this war and to re
lieve the suffering growing out of it.
constitutes something of which every
American has a right to be proud.
Every American Red Cross worker
niti t feel a sense of gratitude in hav
ing had a share in it all.
"The moment has now1 come to pre
pare for peace. Actual peace may
come at any moment; it may be de
ferred fr>r some time. Until peace is
really here there can be no relaxa
tion in any Red Cross effort incident
to active hostilities.
“But even with peace, let no out
suppose that the work of the Red
Cross is finished. Millions of Ameri
can boys arc still under arms. Thou
sands of them are sick or wounded.
Owing to the shortage in shipping, it
may take a year or more to bring our
boys home from France. Rut what
ever the time, our protective arms
must be about them and their fam
ilies over the whole period which
must elapse before the normal life of
peace can be resumed.
"Our soldiers and sailors are en
listed until the commander-in-chief
tells them there is no more work for
them to do in the war. Let every Red
Cross member and worker show our
returning soldies and sailors that to
care for their health, welfare and hap
piness, we are enlisted for no less a
period than they are.
“The cessation of war will reveal a
picture of misery such as the world
has never seen before, especially in
the many countries which cannot help
themselves. The American people
will expect the Red Cross to continue
to act as their agent in repairing brok
en spirits and broken bodies. Peace
terms and peace conditions will deter
mine bow we may best minister to
the vast stricken areas which have
been harrowed by war, and in this
act*of mercy, the heart and spirit of
the American people must continue to
he mobilized through the American
Red Cross.
"On behalf of the War Council, we
accordingly ask each member of our
splendid body of workers throughout
the land to bear in mind the solemn
obligations which rest upon each one
to "Carry On”. We cannot abate one
instant in our efforts or in our spirit
There will he an abundance of work
to do, and specific advices wdll be
given, but even at the moment of
peace let no Red Cro-s worker falter
“Our. spirits must now call us to
show that it is not the roar of cannon
or the blood of our own that directs
our activities, but that of a great peo
p'e will continue to respond greatly
and freelv to its obligations and op
portunity to serve mankind.
"Yours very trulv.
\. n. C DOURM W\\
"Acting Manager.".
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and Mrs. G- orge Nugent are
Hid and hat’ov parent* of a hue
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day. NovemV.
1918.
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NEVADA WILLGIVE!
THANKS FOR PEACE
Whereas, the President of the
United States has designated Thurs
day, the twenty-eighth day of this
month, as a day for special express
ion of gratitude to Almighty God for
His manifest blessings and mercies
throughout the year,
Therefore, I. Maurice J. Sullivan,
Lieutenant and acting Governor of
the State of Nevada, by authority in
me vested, do hereby designate
Thursday, November 28, 1918 as
Thanksgiving Dsy
and 1 invite the people of the state
of Nevada to cease from their accus
tomed occupations on that day in or
der to more fully express their thanks
in private and in public, according to
their choice and habit.
If, a year ago, we had just cause for
thanks that the spirit of Freedom had
shown itself so gloriously in the ser
vices and sacrifices offered by Nevada
for the winning of the War, we now
have greater occasion for gratitude
because we have attained and main
tained all the things we held nearest
our hearts — the Might of Right; the
Sovereignity of Justice, and the per
manent vindication of the essential
principles of individual and national
Liberty.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State of Nevada at
the Capitol in Carson City, this 19th
day of November in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen.
(Great Seal)
Maurice J. Sullivan
" Lieutenant and Acting Governor.
George Brodigan, Secretary of State.
DEATH SUMMONS THREE
John Thomas Butner died at the
Mason Hospital on Monday, Novem
ber 19, of the influenza. He had not
been strong for some time past, suf
fering from a weak heart, and his
death was not a Mirprise. He was
born in Tennessee July 1, 1880, and
had lived here but a few months. He
was the son of John Butner of Ten
nessee and brother of W. R. and Rob
ert Butner of this city. He worked
a short time for J. C. Gkllagher and
lately had been with Lawrence Ma
sini.
Mr. Butner and all his children are
siik now with the influenza at the
Antelope Valley Land and Cattle Co.
ranch north of town. Mrs.’ U.utner is
the lonly one to escape so far and she
is not well. Robert Butner is also
sick with the same disease at the
Emergency Hospital in Yerington.
Job Bowker died here Kovembei
2li at the Emergency Hospital from
pneumonia following influenza. He
had been sick only a few days. Mr.
Bowker was interested with Tom
Walden in the New Yerington mine
and was well and favorably known
lure. He returned last week to sell
off the machinery and tools, came
down with the dread di-ease and died.
He was from Colorao hut Lad lived in
Utah and other mining sections. Mr
Bowker will he buried by the Knights
of Pythias Lodge, of which he was a
member in Goldfield, having trans
ferred from Greenfield to McKinley
Lodge when he moved away. His
mother lives in Southern California
and he is survived by a brother whose
whereabouts is not known by friends
here.
The sixteen months-old son' of Mr.
and Mrs. Nels Neilson (Nellie Pen
rose) of Wabuska died at their home
November 21. Little Andrew Wil
liam was born June 11, 1917, and life
was not good to him, for he struggled
out of one sick spell into another.
Some months ago he had the pneu
monia, during which his life was al
most despaired of. Other troubles
followed and so sapped his strength
that his frail hold on life could not
last. The many friends of the parents
are extending their heartfelt sym
pathy to them, for they know how
precious the little lad was. The fu
neral will be held this afternoon, Dr.
Dixon officiating.
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MUCH SICKNESS IN TOWN
Among the sufferers from the flu
are Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Summers and
infant son. Mr. Summers thought he
was entirely recovered and resumed
his duties on the police force. He
suffered a relapse and is now a very
sick man.
K. W. Houston, Joe Wilson, Jr.,
and Erick Schrader of Rockland are
all confined to their rooms with the
influenza.
Airs. Ralph Perry is suffering from
a very bad attack of tonsilitis and
Mrs. Lew Trankel has the same trou
ble. She has been ill for the past two
weeks.
Miss Beatrice Thrailkill has been
one of the flu cases. She is reported
better as is Mrs. Cleora Dunn.
Mrs. E. E. Hull is also confined to
her home with the influenza.
Mr. Campbell of the ice factory
force is down with it, and it is report
ed that all of the Venturo family are
sick with it. Miss Miriam Riggs is
on the road to recovery.
LATE MASON HAPPENINGS
Mr. W. E. Downing is the new ma
terial clerk of the N'. C. B.
Miss Viola Phillips left last week
to attend Heald't Business College.
Miss Miriam Riggs, stenographer
erf the Mason Mercantile Co., is ill at
at her home in Verington.
F. J. Leonard of Ludwig is now as
sistant agent of the X. C. B. Mr.
Kuhlen having resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Conway visited
their daughter Elsie Sunday and Mon
day. ,
Mrs. George Ellis returned front
a two-month's visit with her parents
at Xordyke.
. Miss Kellie Halverson, one of the
teachers of the Mason soli ml, re
turned from Virginia City Sunday.
George Garland, formerly with the
Mason Mercantile Co., has accepted
a position with the Verington Cream
ery.
Mr. G. \V. Stealntan, agent of the
V. C. TL R. R. at this point, lias re
signed and will shortly return to hi
home at San Francisco.
The Mason school reopened Mon
day. having been closed1 for three
we Vs as a precautionary measure to
prevent the spread of the influenza
Through the efforts of Mrs. P. T1
Cook, the miners of the Wetsern Ne
vada have contributed $161.25 to the
Mason '-ranch of the Lyon County
Red Cross.
The club desires to thank t
se who
so liberally subscribed in this season
of many subscriptions. This club’s
intention is to hold the sceiery as a
public trust for the good of the com
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonner and son Em
met, Mrs. Max Roehl and daughter,
Viola, left today for Oakland, Cal.
Mr. Bonner, senior, has been ailing
for some time and will consult a
speialist.
Mrs. F’oyJ Slutter and daughter F.d
itha, are expected home soon from
Omaha. Nebraska, having entirely re
covered from the "Hu,” which they
contracted while visiting relatives in
the Nebraska metropolis.
Walter Bonner, of the Atlantic
Patrol Service, who has been visit
ing his parents the past few days, re
ceived notice by wire of his transfer
to the Pacific Coast Patrol Service at
San' Diego, and left for that city last
Wednesday.
The Woman’s Club of Mason, in
behalf of the community of Mason,
have recently purchased the Amuse
ment Hall -cenerv formerly used and
installed by the Id \musement Hall
Company. It was paid for largely bv
means of donati ms given bv public
spirited citizens of Mason. The scen
ery did not belong to the present
owners of the hall, being the prop
erty of the Victor Realty Co., and it
seemed probable that it would be sold
to outside parties and be removed
from Ma-on. It was felt that it would
be a great loss to the town to have
no stage with appropriate scenery for
home talent, or important plays, so
the dub, as a local civic organization,
took the matter up.
ALBERT MERE JOIRS
WIFE MR SON
Alfred Pradere died of influenza in
Reno November 19, 1918. Mr. Pra
dere’s wife was one of the first vic
tims of the epidemic in Dayton and1,
all of the members of the family have
had it. One of the sons, Albert, aged
five years, died last week, and on Sun
day Mr. Pradere followed his loved
ones to the great:beyond. He was a
French Basque, 39 years old and had
been in the sheep business for years
at Dayton, where he was highly re
spected. Three small children, one
only a few months old, are orphaned
by this double tragedy. Two broth
res are also left to mourn his loss,
Martin of Reno and Mike of Dayton.
The funeral was held from the
Catholic Church in Reno on Thurs
day.
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SERGEANT JESSE TURNER
IN ENGLAND
Sergeant Jesse Turner, son of Mrs.
Andrew Reid of Wabuska, who is a
member of the 82d Aero quadron, is
stationed at an English camp near
Bristol. He volunteered last spring
and has been in training for the past
six months and has attained his ser
geant’s stripes in the mechanical de
partment of the squadron.
Among the pleasant things that
army life has brought him is a real
acquaintance with the friendliness of
the English people. He feels their
appreciation of our alliance and their
friendly greetings and their constant
kindness. He spends all of his week
ends at the Y. M. C. A. hut in Bristol
and feels that nothing could take the
place of the Y with the over-seas
force.
Sergeant Turner's closest acquaint
ance with the front has been 1 visit
to a big hospital near the camp where
many of the crippled, maimed and
wounded American soldiers are sent
for treatment. He realizes there what
war can do.
Acy Young of the 177th is stationed
near him.
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TRAINED MEN WANTED.
Technically Prepared Men Wanted
For The Navy.
U. S. Navy Mobilisation Station,
742 Market Street,
San Francisco. California.
November 15, 1918.
Fditor Times, Ycringtan, Nevada.
Dear Sir: The navy's new engi
neering school at Stevens Institute of
Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey,
is now in full operation, turning out
engineer officers for the United States
navy at the rate of 600 per month.
To keep this school going continu
ously will afford particularly desir
able opportunities for the trained en
gineer in that lie is enabled to supple
ment his schooling and practical ex
perience along technical lines by an
intense, applied course of engineer
ing which gives him an opportunity
for service during the war as well as
fitting him for post-war employment.
The course at this school consists of
five months intensive training, com
prising both technical and practical
work in the duties of an engineer
officer. The school is open to men
between the ages of 20 and 40, who
possess official ability material. Ap
plicants must have had a high-schoo1
education and have graduated fr< m a
recognized technical school in either
mechanical, electrical, civil, mining or
chemical engineering—or in the ab
sence of above qualifications, appli
cants must have an education and ex
perience along engineering lines
which would be adjudged an equiva
lent thereof.
Qualified applicants may be inducted
into the naval service for the steam
engineering school. Upon induction
they will be mobilized bv the Com
mandant of the naval district and held
for the next class. Upon arrival at
the steam engineering school they will
be rated chief machinist mates, with
a salary of $83 per month, plus allow
ances for subsistence and dependents
as well as uniform gratuity. Upon
graduation, applicants are commis
sioned ensign- in the naval auxiliary
reserve at a salary of $1700 per veat
plus allowances for sea duty and de
pendents.
Men interested in the above should
write direct to the Navy Mobilization
Officer, 742 Market street. $an Fran
cisco. or to the Mobilization Inspect
or. 7<’3 Market street. San Francisco,
for detailed inforamtion.
In closing this letter. I wish to par
ticularly thank you attd your paper for
the many favors you have kindlv
granted the former naval recruiting
service and to ask you. if e insistent
with the pobey of your paner and op
i portunit'v affords to kindly give the
j above letter nphlicity.
\g:>i" thanking vou. T remain
Verv trulv yours,
C H." CROCKER.
T.ieutenant Commander,
U .S. X. R. F.
CUD JURY MEETS
After a long interval, the first in
years, a grand jury was called to toeet
on Monday, November 18.
The members were as fotlows:
C. M. Coddington, Carl C. Tidd, J. G
McGowan, A. H. Barlow, John Sny
der, Joseph P. Perazzo, F. M. Burner
Geo. B. Osborne, Geo. E. Batchelder
C. G. Hamilton, E. W. Mollart, W 1
Reading, J C. Gallagher, Frank W
Simpson, J. W. Wilson, H. C. Guild,
and John M. Feeney.
Frank W. Simpson was appointed
foreman.
Yerington, Nevada,
November 19, 1918.
To the Honorable T. C. Hart, Dis
trict Judge oi the Eighth Judicial
District of the State of Nevada,
in and for Lyon County.
Dear Sir: The Grand1 Jury impan
neled at this session of the District
Court beg leave to report to you the
following:
First. There has been presented to
the Grand Jury by the District At
torney three felony cases, namely:
The State of Nevada vs. Nick Mo
rocco and A1 Rahoffl charged' with
grand larceny: the State of Nevada v-.
GuiseppeaBuralli, charged with assault
with intent to kill, and the State o'
Nevada against Juan Valences,
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon.
In the first tw'o cases mentionc '
the same were acquitted and ordered
dismissed, and in the last case a true
bill has been found, and is presentc'
with this report.
Various committees have been ay
pointed and will render their report
at the next meeting of the Grand Jury
which will be on, or about the seven -
teenth of December.
Very respectfully submitted,
F. W. SIMPSON. Foreman.
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MBS OF THE
mm court
j Janies F. TJttlfi vs. Mavme There'
j Little, Action for Divorce. H. Pilk
i ington for plaintiff. Edward T. Pat
| rick for defendant.
Motion for change of. place of tri:.'
coming on for hearing, after present
j ation of motion through proper cou.w
j sel and the introduction of evidem
j by affidavits and witnesses and arg •
j meats oy counsel it was ordered th; ;
the motion be granted as prayed f. •
J. R. Gallagher vs. Harry R. Warre
j set for* trial December 18, 1918. < )r
| dcrcd that S. S. Downer be entered .
associate counsel for plaintiff.
In the matter of the Estate of Rob
ert Scheel, (k'ceased. Warren Hau-er
appearing for absent heirs and E. E
j Hull for administratrix. Affiadvit was
I presented for appointment of special
administrator coming on for hearing
good cause appearing therefor, a?
shown by the affidavits on file, it wa
ordered that the powers and authorit
of Frieda E. Eich as administratri
of the estate of Robert C. Scheel, dc
ceased, be suspended until further >r
der of this court: that E. E. Hull be
appointed as special administrator the.
same as more fully set forth in the
written order herein on file.
It is further ordered that Dec. 18.
1918, at 10 a. m. be set as the time
for said administratrix to jhow cause
why her letter' of administration
should not be revoked anil that the
Clerk of this Court issue a citation to
said administratrix to notify her ■
such suspension. *
Ordered that the bond of said spe
ial administrator be fixed at $30,
and letters ordered issued to him upo
giving bond and qualifying accordin',
to law.
State of Nevada vs. Juan Valeno
Time set for arraignment of Juan V:d
encia. Defendant and counsel i"
Open Court. Counsel for defendant. I
Pilkingten. asked additional time fo~
entering plea. Time for plea set fo
Tuesday, November 26, 1918 at !
a. nt.
(Valencia was charged with assaub
with a deadly weaoon with intent t •
do bodily harm. The crime was com
mitted in Mason and consisted of cut
ting two men. one an Indian, quit
severely. No motive appears for th;
cutting.!
Decision in the case of Gust. Rahe
vs. Neil McLeod. Sheriff. It was <
dered that plaintiff have judgment io
the return of the personal propert
an automobile, together with damag;
in the sum of $185.00.
Frank Tanaba vs; Smith Valle
Mines Co. Demurrer sustained an '
plaintiff gi nevl5 davs to amend.
Same order in case of Harron, Rick
ard A- McCone vs. the same defends
C. C. Emerson vs. Melvin Purse
Demurrer to complaint sustained
lustice's Court, brought up on appe
j and again sustained. Flaintiff give
15 days to amend,
j Recess to November 26, 1918.