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The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

and ii would be no disgrace
to him. either Why. those fell
lows know at least one and a half
times everything. I'd be willing
tn back the worst of them
against loose leaf encyclopedia
with all the pages in
They are the last word in in
formation, are they2"
They are. And if the Govern
ment would allow them to coin
money as fast as they can man.
ufacture History. the Secretary of
the Treasury would have to util-
ize the largest of our National
Parks as a place to pile our gold
reserve"
Don't they ever stick to the
texts'
NOTING THE HOT
ONES AS THEY COME
Not IL their heart is in their
work. ] believe they have some
sort of an understanding among
themselves whereby they all
agree not to tell the same story
consequently the pleasure Of the
trip doesn't depend upon the
horsepower of the Wagon nearly
as much as It does upon the imag-
ination of the Megaphone Mich
aeI. I discovered upon my ride
that a Sight Seeing Sunday gets
TO be habit-people reserve
their seats just as IL II was the
Orpheum. And if the Spieler puts
on fresh record they give him
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

hand every time he springs a
new one
AS this was your Maiden voy-
age you must have been at a dis
advantage?"
Far from it. l sat next to one
of the regulars. He kept the
score and every time the Spieler
took a hot one out of the oven he
declared me in.
1T developed that these Reg
ular Riders have an association
called The Tire Tourists of The
Tortured Truth They have their
favorite Spielers just as the rest
of us prefer one actor to another,
or a Ball Fan has hit Pet Pitcher.
Before they reserve their seats
they inquire as. to who is booked
to Mouth the Megaphone with the
same degree of seriousness and
interest as Music Lover would
ask the man in the Box Office the
name of the Prima Donna who
was to do the title role in Ma
dam Butterfly"
Il suppose your friend the Reg
ular Rider gave you lot of in
formation"
mo, he didn't; it seems / made
a Sightseeing slip to start with.
] referred to the Gentleman with
the Megaphone as a Spieler,'
whereupon my friend took 1t upon
himself to inform me in no uncer-
tain tones that he was not a
Spieler but a Lecturer. He went
on to add that he had made the
same mistake when he was an
amateur but ever since he had
occupied an aisle seat---third row
center--he had learned to be more
careful in his expressions. A
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
The Muse Of the
HaEnd]h0ldlilng Age
By Lee w. Nelson
MISS pROVlDENT

Although moderate, Mary Ann McBrown
by evry who lived about her
they from and sweet Mary Ann to
(Among the suors a millionaire two)
beautiful good looks like hers
eyes dark and flashing blonde and curling her hair
Among throngs young William Scadsagold
would inherit millions from his dad and old
William courted Mary and his luck breaking well,
Until one night he undertook the olden tale to tell
Mary quoth William could you condescend to take
marriage foolish YOUTH whose heart with love doth acF
My countless dollars which become when he dies
He of whose values daily
And he dies if mine, both and I'll be rich
take choice of which
long he dieshere the breeze
Tho I'm the who truly nowshe got the heart diseae
Will had gone Mary turned the head
William wouldn't the gold until his dad was dead;
when he got the money Mary Ann would have to wait
young William kicked the pail which bit too late
would be a-dyng the heart disease he had,
So Mary right and week married dad.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
TN CHRDTM.AJ .TELDELRY-10 "A
Barnes at the Orpheum


he the n a
o
would
pkot gotc
oden the ladies
to
used to
it taste Look
{ he world
a
laughing
vast gWitha friendo o.
q
that would for money
I other way
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29


suffer good deal at first but he
apparently has pretty good con-
troll of himself. As an exam
pie. he said that last Sunday
that is. the Sunday before l
started with him. the Lecturer on
the trip out let it drop in passing
that Union Square used to be
Race Track until the Dry Goods
Houses in the neighborhood COM
planned of the dust. He told me
he couldn't remember that, but it
sounded plausible enough. so he
let It go. He. also said. however.
that when the trip was over and
they We're letting the Board down
in front of the St Francis for the
pleople to alight, the Lecturer APP
parently forgot his first reference
and sent the passengers home
with the somewhat startling in
formation that The Beautiful
Square to their immediate left
was the first Parade Ground of
the original Presidio
Why do they let these Lee
turers--or whatever you call them
get away with a line of talk
like that
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
HE EARNED A PASS
Martin Beck

of the Or
pheum was
not always
able to order
the doorkeep-
er to stick out
the IS. r. o."
sign, as he
can do now.
Aaron j. Jones
o f Chicago
tells of the
mea ger days.
IT w e n t v
years ago"
s a ] d Jones,
Il was mana
ger of a trav-
cling va ude-
vile company.
Martin Beck
was my ad-
vance agent.
l used to give
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

Spleler, so he
claimed, is one
who spiels or
talks to a pass
ing crowd in
front of a tent,
show or other
p ] a c G o f
a m US e m e n {,
while a lect-
turer is one
who talks to a
c h a n & e le IS
crowd.
He went
into an elab-
erate expla :
nation of the
two defini-
tions. a n d
perhaps he
knew what
he was talk
/ n & about,
but the only
n IF ere nee
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
THE BIGoTED BILLPOsTER /
Robert Man


t e | l. I h e
S h a k espear-
can actor, has
a deep respect
for the indus
tr i o u S bill
poster who
placards his
name from the
Atlantic to the
Pacific, but he
would rather
that the paste
exploiter keep
clear of con-
t r o v e r s a |
points.
My e y e 8
were opened.
said Mr.. Man
tell, ito the
trouble that
may come if a
b / | | poster
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

For heavens sake. how could
the Lecturer interfere with his
Religious beliefs?'
well, I imagine it was care
lessness. but old Chatterbox insist
ed it was nothing more nor less
than supreme indifference to
details. He said he didn't mind
having the Phelan residence
pointed out to him as being in
Pacific avenue. nor did he serious
ly object to the Lecturer stating
that the Dutch Windmill in the
Park was Windiass by the aid
of which they dragged the tide in
twice a day. but when he called
the attention of the Crowd to
Arch Bishops walking down the
steps of Synagogues and Rabbis
conducting Mass on Sunday-he
told me he Just naturally threw
his little book away and has been
strong for the Sun ever since
WE'LL WORTH
LISTENING TO
Il imagine if they take the lib
critics YOU say they do that when
they once get warmed up on the
well worth listening to-"
"They are The first shot the
Fellow on my Wagon took was
along those lines. We were
stopped on Sutter and Powell for
moment while stout woman
was geeting aboard, and the Lee
turer took advantage of the few
moments at his disposal to in
form us that before the Fire,
Powell street was level from Mar
ket TO the Bay, but the heat was
so intense in that particular
neighborhood the street just up
and warped-and. he added, he
didn't suppose we would ever
have a cold spell of sufficient
again.
you don't tell me. That Lee
turer must have been pretty
snappy when he got to the Park
Did he make any good ones out
there?''
Il didn't get that far"
DANGER FOR
REGULAR RIDERS
How do you mean--didnt get
that far?''
"Just what ! say--You see. we
started from Third and Market at
two o'clock-but by the time we
stopped picking people up-it was
time for me to go home and water
the garden-So l resigned and got
OUT
"On the square now--is that the
only reason you quit?''
'sWell-to tell you the truth
1t isn't-You see, / live here and
am drawing money to tell people
where to go and how to get there.
Corporal-how long do you sup
pose I'd hold my job If ever be-
came a Regular Rider?"
You wouldn't hold 1t long
enough to drop it"
And there you are. Corporal
there you are"
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1T must have been pretty
stiff-he's been Regular for two
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29
COULDN'T INTERFERE
WITH THE sun


4 rather imagine you resent it
the first trip you take. but j gath
cred from what my companion
told me that If you don't fight
right at the start they take the
heart right out of you. He was
very mild hammered old Gentle
man, but his cheeks flushed up
and his eyes, snapped fire when
he told me how. about a year ago.
the Lecturer referred to the Band
Stand at the Park as Prayer Book
Cross, and put 1t over. He also
told me that before the advent Of
the Rubber Neck Wagon his ideas
on Religion were fairly well de-
fined. but ever since his second
ride he had become Sun Wor-
shipper. and for no ether reos n
than he wanted something to wor-
ship that the Lecturer couldn't
interfere WITH"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-29

The colonel dcffed his plumed chapeau
And laid insshe princely hall,
With martial zest, an elegant chest.
I'm glad you happened to call,p
Said the maid, You know, I am husts
can not unite this twine."
III cut the cord with my trusty sword
The colonel spoke, benign.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
They Do Well Here.

Cotton may be king, but peanuts
threaten to usurp his throne if fig
ures cited lately by the Manufacture
ers' Record are to be accepted as wit
ness. An acre of peanuts yields 40
or SO bushels, sometimes 75. To
plant and gather the crop costs COM
paratively little. Peanuts are worth
SIS to $40 an acre even at modest
yield. Cotton on the other hand
costs far more to gather and pack
and 500 pounds are needed to make
a third of a bale. The farmer only
clears about SIS per acre. Ii is said
that Texas farmers are finding the
peanut crop more and more profit
able. In dry time It flourishes and
the peanut vines are capital feed for
fattening stock. Millions are in
vested in the manufacture of peanut
products, aside from their value as
fodder.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
SUGAR COMPANY OPERATIONS
Are Being Conducted Very Sue
cessfully And Sugar Output is
Record-Breaking.

Four thousand sacks of extra fine
sugar are now stored in the Nevada
Sugar Company storeroom and this
supply is being added to each "a
hours by something like 500 addi-
tional sacks, weighing 100 pounds
each. Commencing on the second
of this month the factory has been
slicing on an average of about 275
tons of beets each "a hours, this
amount being exceeded the last two
days, when the runs have been
around 300 tons. For the first five
days of this years campaign 1904
tons of beets were sliced as compar-
ed to ACT tons for the same period of
last years campaign. which is some
thing of testimonial to the mechan-
les at the factory and particularly to
Supt. r. Stock and Chief Engineer
Tom Powers.
The first shipment of 1913 Fallon
sugar went out yesterday, when two
cars were dispatched to Reno, one to
the Flanagan Warehouse and the
other to the Nevada Transfer Co.
Shipments will be lively from this
time forward and Nevada folks will
all be eating of the Fallon product
within a short time.
The sugar percentage Is not as
high as in former years, the average
for the campaign to date being
slightly less than 16 per cent. 1t is
said that the earlier beets, not hav-
ing fully matured, are responsible
for this condition and that subse-
quently the late beets will materi-
ally boost the average per cent.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
Stock Buyers Offer 13 Cents.

Cattle buyers have invaded the
Reese river country, which is some
thing unusual for this season of the
year, and they are more insstent
than ever on getting lunches of two
year-olds for fattening for the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition year. These
men are offering IS cents on the
hoof, but such stoekmen as Bell, and
Keogh and Welch know too we'll the
value of their herds to let go at this
time, when they are plentifully sup
piled with alfalfa. They think they
can hold onto their stock a little
while and get the benefit of topping
off prices by sending their stock to
Mason Valley or Fallon for the win-
ter.
Two buyers of this class arrived
in Tonopah this week and took autos
for Stone Cabin, with the idea OF
going through to Duekwater and Ely
--Tonopah Bonanza.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
CROP SHORTAGE.
Potato and Honey Production Below
Normal in This Project.

Contrary to the general belief
earlier in the season, the farmers of
this valley who are engaged in rails
irg honey and spuds, have not en-
3ayed the full blessings that should
attend their efforts, both products
5aing only a fractional part in the
aggregate that sanguine ones ex-
peeted earlier. 1t was believed in
midseason that the valley would pro-
duce 1000 tons of marketable spuds
Instead. 1t Is doubtful II 1000 tons
have been produced that are fit for
the market, The cause is attributed
as being the irregular water supply
of the irrigating season, when the
needs could not be served.
Just what caused the honey short
age is a mooted matter. The bees
were as busy as usual, but their ef-
forts. like those of the potato farm
ers, apparently went for little, for
the opening of the honey receptacles
has brought little but disappoint-
ment.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Status of The Delinquent Subscriber
And His Defined Duties.

The supreme court of the United
States has just published ruling
in regard to newspaper subscrip-
tions which in substance makes a
subscriber who takes his paper from
the postoffee and refuses to pay sub
scription, guilty of felony and sub
ject to arrest as any otheer who de-
frauds.
The following is synopsis of the
decision in our final court:
/. Subscribers who do not give ex-
press notice to the contrary are con-
sidered as wishing to renew their
subscription.
2. Subscribers ordering the dis
continuance of their periodical, the
publisher may continue to send it
until all arrearages are paid.
8. If subscribers neglect or refuse
to take their periodical from the
postoffiee they are responsible until
they settle their bill and order their
paper discontinued.
4. If subscribers move to other
places without informing the pub
Usher and papers are sent to the
former address. subscribers are re-
sponsible.
5. Refusing periodicals from the
postoffice or moving and leaving
them uncalled for is prima facie evil
dence of intention to defraud.
6. If subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice at the
end of the time if they do not want
to continue taking, otherwise the
publisher is authorized to send, and
the subscriber will be responsible,
until an express notice with payment
is sent to the publisher.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
WA1ERUSERS TO RE-ORGANIzE
movement on Foot To Get The
Project Farmers Together In
One Working Body.

A movement Is now on foot in
TINS project looking towards the re-
YiFal of the Truekee-Carson wafer
users association. The movers in
the enterprise affirm that the feeling
Is now one of unanimity and that a
harmoniously working body will be
perfected within the near future
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
*. Lane has written personal LEI
ters to several of the water users of
the project asking their aid and
good Offices in bringing a plan to ma
turity htat will allow of a water
users association that can be rec
ognized by the secretary and dele
gated with certain functions that no
doubt will prove to be indispensable.
There is much that can be accom-
plished by the farmers of the pro-
Jet, If united under one head. and
there is no eogent reason why they
should not effect an Organization at
unce.
simr,ered down there are no points
OF contention. neither is there any
obstacles TO the plan of organizing.
II seems to be matter simply of
voting afiirmatiyely for the plan and
helping Il along.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
DERBY FISH DAM TO Be BUILT
Fish Commission Visits Derby
Dam and Takes Notes. Ex-
pense Not Taxed to Us.

/ Measurements were taken Sunday
at the Derby dam and arrangements
made for preparing blue prints to be
/ sent to Washington which members
of the Nevada and California fish
and game commissions believe will
result in the passage of the Raker
bill now pending in congress, max
ing a special appropriation for the
construction of fishway at the dam
that will permit the passage of the
big trout when the spawning season
/ begins.
In the party which visited the dam
were George T. Mills and e. b. Yer
ington of the Nevada commission;
Il. W. Hunt, chief fish culturist of
California. William H. Shelley, sup
erintendent of hatcheries of the Cal
ifornia commission, and e. E. Dom
ey, chief engineer for the California
commission.
The measurements and blue prints
are to be prepared and sent to Wash
ington and designed to show the plan
OF the two commissions for the fish
way at Derby dam. Measurements
were taken for two fishways at diff
ferent locations.
The Raker bill, the passage OF
which is advocated by the FISH com
MISSIONS of California and Nevada,
was introduced several months ago
b. Congressman Raker of California.
II j. designed to afford the construe.
ton of the fshway by special ap-
preparation in order that the ranch
ers of the Truekee-Carson reelama-
ton project will have to bear none
of the expense.
The fish commissions shut down
the gates at the dam and drained the
apron. Only two large fish were
found on the apron and this is TAX
en- as indicating that the big lake
trout have not yet started their an
nual ascent of the river. The com
missioners say there seems to be an
abundance of water going through
the headgates now.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
OUR COMPANY II.
Now Members of the Engineer Corps
Officers TO be Elected Soon.

Company "B.s of the Nevada Ma
tional Guard. held a meeting at
Moose hall Saturday evening. at
which time about 20 Of the members
Of the company we're present. Capt.
Applewhite. L. S. A.. retired, on
1pstial duty AZ the state university,
vas present as the governments rep
fesentative In deliberations. result
lng IN the local company member
ghip voting TO transfer from the In
lantry branch OF the service to the
engineer corps. This was In pursn-
inee to a request received from the
Rar department at Washington,
aieh has agreed to furnish all arms
lid ammunitions without charging
this states allotment account. Had
he National Guard of Nevada re-
fused to transfer, these supplies
would have been charged against
Nevada.
On the evening of November 20th
the local company will meet and
elect new officers. The present off
GERS are; Captain. c. NJ. Way; 1st
Lieutenant, w. II. Reavis and End
Lieutenant, c. NJ. Wainscott.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
EIGHT HOUR LAW.
As Applied to The l.. s. R. 5. is In
terpreted.


by decision dated October 20.
1913, the Comptroller OF the. treas
ury ruled that the eight hour law of
June 10, 1912. 81 Stat, 1877. is not
applicable TO the reclamation SER
vice. Near the end of Section of
said act occurs the following pro-
vision; Nothing in this act shall be
construed to apply to contracts
which have been or may be entered
into under the provisions OF appro-
psiltlon Acts approved prior to the
passage Of this act.
The comptroller holds that the
language quoted excerpts the reela-
nation service from the operation of
the elght-hour law of June 10, 1912.
although the other eight-hour laws
as given on pages 526-529 of the
Manual still apply to the service. The
eight-hour clause given near the top
of page 1876 of the Manual, will not
hereafter be inserted in contracts
and specifications prepared under
the provisions of the Reclamation
Act. but the eight-hoar clause used
before the passage OF that act shall
be included in all specifications.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
WOMEN CAN'T GET WORK;
MANY OF THEM STARVING

To the governors CT all the states
of the Union, the Young Women's
Christian Association of San Fran
cisco has sent letters asking their aid
in coping with situation which is
rapidly becoming alarming"
Women from all walks of life, say
the letters, have been coming to the
Association in constantly increasing
numbers from good positions in the
East. under the impression that the
Panama-Paeific Exposition will Gre
ate more positions than can be filled
by the women of the state. Many
of these women say they are already
starving,
There are already in California" "
announces the association, more
than enough women to fill every po-
sition now open, or which might be
created as a result of the Exposi-
tion.'
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-11-12
DIRECTOR NEWELL IN WEST
Comments Upon The Tasks In
cumbent Upon Developing
The Arid West.

On a mission of aid and counsel
to the 10000 families who are set
tied on the lands under the various
Federal irrigation projects in the
West, Director F. II. Newell of the
United States Reclamation Service
stopped off yesterday in San Fran
cisco before going on to the annual
conference of operation and main
tenance men of tho service beginning
in Salt Lake City on November 18th.
Director Newell came down from
the klamath Lake project after
tour which was begun last August
and which has taken him through
Montana, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon, where he has been in con-
stant conference with government
irrigationists. After the Salt Lake
meeting he is to return at once to
California and go over the Yuma
reclamation project. From that he
goes to the territory under the
Roosevelt dam in Salt River valley
and thence returns TO the east.
1t was for the purpose of helping
the settlers on the lands under the
governments irrigation schemes
with difficulties that are besetting
them that Director Newell undertook
this trip. Chief among these troubles
says Newell, is the struggle poorly
financed settlers are having to pay
for their lands and keep up their
water charges. For this difficulty he
blames land spectators.
"The original homesteaders, find
ing that they could make bigger
profit on their investment by selling
than by farming the land" he said,
soon sold to speculators, who un-
loaded on settlers at highly inflated
values. The farmers are now find
ing it very hard to meet their pay
ments on the purchase price out of
the profits of the soil.
ITO help them the government
has in many places permitted the set
tiers to defer their payments for
their water rights. Under the Salt
River project this amounts to $50 an
acre, payable in ten annual install
ments. This charge on the 100000
acres-to-which water Is applied is in
tended to recoup the Government to
the extent of the $40. 100000 which
the project cost In addition to de-
ferring the water costs, the reclama-
ton service is conducting an active
educational campaign in which it
seeks to teach the farmer to make
the highest possible use of the land,
and thus to make the quickest es-
cape from his financial worries.-
Sundays San Francisco Examiner.