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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-05
WANT FREE TRANSPORTATION
FOR HARVEST WORKERS


"a free ride for every workingman
going from Chicago to the harvest
fields this summer"
This was demand of Industrial
Workers of the World made to inter-
state commerce commission in a let
ter of Bill Haywood, general secre-
tary. In a few weeks thousands of
l. w. W. members will be going to
harvest fields in Texas, Oklahoma
and Kansas, and il is pointed out by
Haywood that heretofore these men
who harvest and garner the food sup
ply of the nation have ben compelled
to bum their way, riding in box cars,
on top, and on the rods underneath,
at great danger to their health, limbs
and live" 49,
Railroad managers when asked to
give harvest hands free transporta-
ton made the excuse last year that
advance notice must be given by any
body asking reduced fares.
why shouldn't the men who feed
the world have this much eonsidera-
tion?" asks Haywood.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-05
MEDIATION FROM g ANGLES IN
PITTSBURGH STRIKE

Pittsburgh, May 5.-Federal, state
and local influence moved in concert
to put a quick end to the labor
disturbances resulting from the eight
hour movement of 100000 munitions
workers in the Pittsburgh district.
The Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Co. has already sig
nified its Willingness to meet a COM
mittee Of the strikers. What effect
that would have on other manufac-
turers whose plants have been closed,
tied up or threatened, was doubtful.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-05
PUBLIC HEARING FOR INCOME
TAX INQUIRY

Washington, May 5.-Public hear
ings will be held on Rep, Keating's
resolution calling on Sec'y McAdoo
to inform congress whether or not
it is true that $4,000, 900 taxes due
under the income tax law is lost an
nually through evasions.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
CLOSES

1t is reported that there are abou
forty cases of developed measles il
Yerington. Information of its APP
pearance coming to the knowledge o.
the City Council, the matter was re
ferred to the health board at the
meeting on Monday night On Tues
day night consultation OF the city
board of health with the trustees o
the grammar school resulted in the
closing of the school until after til
first of January, by which time it i
expected that the disease will be un
der control Strict quarantine of al
cases will be enforced, and failure
to notify the board will be FOLLOWED
by prosecution. The fine that may b.
for neglect to obey the; rule
of the board, the disease being con
the people of Yerington do not neet
to be coerced into taking the proper
and necessary precautions to preven
the spread of the disease.
1t is reported that the high schoo
will close on Friday and remafr
closed until after the holidays for tht
same reason.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
A SECTIONAL TARIFF

The sectional character of the I'm
derwood law is plainly revealed by
such facts as these: Rice of the
South is dutiable; wheat of the North
IS free (except for small duty
against countries that maintain
wheat tariff, Potatoes of the North
are free with a similar exception)
but tobacco q tie South AMI peanuts
Of the South are protected. Wool
of the North is free, but Angora
goats hair Of Texas is dutiable. The
only textiles now admitted free arc
those used for bagging by the cotton
planter and the cotton seed oil maker
of tine South. Certain metal strips
are dutiable but when cut nlengths
painted and fitted with buckles for
baling southern cotton, they are free.
Here is list of important agricul-
tural products transferred to the free
list by the Underwood law: Cattle
sheep. wool, beef, mutton, corn, eggs
milk, cream, potatoes, and wheat
The duties on the following were
greatly reduced; Horses, poultry
oats, hay, cheese, and butter.
Tie Northern farmer is thus COM
pelled to sell his products in a free
trade market and buy his machinery
and other supplies in a protected mar
ket
But it may be urged that the farm
ers are now getting good prices for
their products. This is true, but II
is the war that does il. When the
war is ended, the cheap lands, the
cheap labor. and the cheap trans
nortatioo OF other countries, will be
felt bv our farmers.-Vineon QowO
Eagle
are expected to return home durin'
the coming week to spend the hol,da'
season with their parents IheN
will resume their studies in Keno
after the FIRST of the year.
On the twenty third the children
of the WELLINGTON and smith district'
will welcome Chris in the Meth dis'
church They have planned an enter
taiument which will make his 900,
old heart swell with happienss ane
pride. All friends and parents are
invited to share in the pleasures o
the evening.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
FREE CAMPING GROUND
At LAKE TAHOE
PROPOSED

In order to give the people of Cal
ifornia a free camping ground where
they may enjoy the beauties OF Lake
Tahoe without paying tribute to pri-
vate owners who control practically
all the lake shcre. it is probable that
the coming California legislature will
be asked to make an appropriation OF
$1,000. This will be used in putting
40 acres OF land owned by the govern
ment in shape for campers. and pro-
viding a c.retaker. The land in qucs-
ton is situated at the outlet OF the
lake, and is the only shore lanI moi
privately controlled. Some time ag :
the Highway committee of the Sacra
mento chamber of commerce took up
with the chief of the federal leclama-
ton service the q iestioi- OF securing
this site for public camps. Recently
the committee reported at meeting
that attempts had been made to en-
list California Congressman 2nl OF
ers in the fight for the free park, but
apparently the resort owners are too
pow erful Therefore it was suggest
ed that the matter he tack rup with
Senator Birdsall, and he be depute6
to ask for an appropriation of So,O0O
With this sum to place the tract n
shape and provide for its care tie
committee does not doabt but AT
the federal govern ent will allow the
use of the lake front
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
SEATTLE MERCHANT IN
FAVOR OF DRY
TOWN

According to the Seattle Daily
Times. election day was the quictest
ever in that town. There were no ar
rests except two for violating traffic
rules. Moreover. it appears that
more s..oc5 are Dcing scl0 in Seattle
than in those old wet days. Here is
letter that was addressed to the Sc
attic Dry Campaign Committee by a
local business house:
lt may interest you to know that
we have opened three new shoe store.
in this city since the dry law went
mo erect January |. These stores
are at 100 Pike street, 3l8 Pike street
and 20l Yesler Way all of them loca
tions formerly occupied in whole OF
in part by FIVE liquor saloons.
We are employing more men than
the saloons did-are doing flourish
ing business in stores that are credit
to the city of Seattle.
The increase in the sale of shoes
in Seattle has been remarkable since
prohibition went into effect in the
State. There are so per cent more
children's shoes sold now than there
was when the saloons were i'll ful
blast People are also buying a bet
ter quality of shoes than formerly.
Yours respectfully,
Dinham- Strehlan Shoe Company
By II. T. DINHAM, President
p. S.-Our motto is: Less boozc
means more shoes
Our wet friends will doubtless
know some way of showing how these
facts nrove that Seattle is going t.
the dogs. dragging all the State q
Washinton down with its wrecks but
to us it seems significant that cities
like Seattle, which didn't originally
want to 90 drv, and had drouGf
voted on them by the upstate vote
have at last months election approved
dryness by overwhelming maIorities
IN Seattle case by a majority of cor
siderablv over forty thousand. Out
there they've tried both ways and
know
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
DIRECTOR OF mint IN
FAVOR OF SMALL
COIN

According to the annual report ,oi
the director of the mint, made public
the other day, two-and-one
cent piece Is demanded by the coun.
try, and he recommends the ptssage
of law authorizing coins of that de-
nomination of copper and nickel
When you consider that we have no
com between the one-cent piece an6
the hve-cent piece, and that MANY ar
article worth more than a cent and
less than five cents sells for the latter
price because of the lack of an inter
mediate monetary unit of value" say
the director, the economic import.
ance OF 1t will be readily seen Ar
tlcles which now sell for fifteen cents
each or two for quarter, would sell
tor twelve and one-half cents. Pop
uar shops, such as the five-and-ten-
cent stores, would undoubtedly place
articles now selling for FIVE cents OF
sale at two and one-half cents"
The director is probably right in the
matter. The Jump from one to five
cents is' too much, and there shoult
be medium SO that the dealer ma,
be able to secure all the profit that i.
coming to him and the customer gef
the worth of his money. We are no
so averse to taking small coins in thu
West as we used to be. In the noun
tain country years ago the nickel wa.
despised, and the cent piece unknown
Drinks and cigars cost two bits
and the dollar could only be divided
into four parts. Now dimes ar
found in abundance, even in the re
mote mining camps, and the peopl
of the larger cities, such as Salt Lake
have long since become used to tho
smaller fractions.
The government used to mint cop
per two-cent and silver three-cen
pieces, but not manv of them remain
in circulation at the present time
The two-aid-one-half-ce piece will
take the place of the two coins that
have fallen into disuse if tn erecom
mendation OF the director Of the min
IS carried out. as it probably will b.
after the matter has been duly con
sidered.-Salt Lake Tribune
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
SOCIAL NOTES
FROM Smith

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mann had a;
their house guests last week Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan of East Fork.
Miss Langford and Miss Gould and
Meers leave Saturday for Reno
where they will spend the holiday sea
SON.
Wagons and velocipedes, all size
and prices.
Lam. Hanson & Netherton.
advt
Miss Grace McVicar will fill the
vacancy left by the resignation o
Miss Jenny. Miss McVicar is capa
BILE and winning teacher.
Beginning Monda' and continuins
until Christmas Eve. the Big Casl
Store of Lam, Hanson & Nethertor
will be open evenings. advt
. The Colony school will give an
entertainment and tree the evening OF
the twenty-second, with. Santa Clau'
as the honored guest. And the little
folks will assist in receiving him.
Dr. Lockett, the Reno veterinary
has been in the valley during the past
week testing the cattle for svmntoms
of tuberculosis, but SO far has found
the cattle to be in excellent condition
Mrs. Schooley, Miss Langford Miss
Gould and Roy McVicar spent the
Thanksgiving week in Reno. Thorn
ton Meers returned with them and
has been visiting his sister, Miss
Gould.
The valley has paused in the mids'
of its busy hum to make elaborate
preparations for the holiday season
and the Christmas spirit of bringing
10y into the hearts Of others is hold
ing full sway
The teacher of the Central Schoo
Miss Ina Tennv, has resigned her 90
sitio nand leaves for her rome in Sar
lose on Saturday DURING her sta'
of year and & half here she has wor
MANY friends who will miss Lee
charming personality.
The Misses Grace Wilder, Emm;
Will-erson ard Marguerite Fulston'
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
BIG FORCE OF MEN At
WORK IN LUDWIG
MINES

A visit to Ludwig this week dis
closed the fact that Ludwig does not
need to come back" The big mi
and teaching plant which has been
in course of construction during the
lull in mining since the. smelter shut
down has been continually enlarged
and improved. Recently six enor-
nous redwood tanks for the concen-
tration of minerals by the teaching
process have been added to the plant
The company now employs $40
men. l56 of whom are working under
ground, and the balance are employed
in construction and on the surface.
The Nevada DOUGLAS Consolidated
Copper Company has probably in the
past five years sustained bigger pay.
roll than any other institution of
Lyon County since the days of the
Comstock boom. While at times the
working force has been consiredably
reduced, let the company several
years ago disclosed the fact thal the
Ludwig mine is great one. Each
succeeding level that is reached dis
closes the vast body of medium grade
ore, which will be reduced at the
teaching plant, besides the large de-
posits so rich that there is no advan.
tage in working it b., the teaching
process.
Archie J. Orem, the general super
intendent of the company, has beer
in direct charge of the entire enter
prise for the past several years, and
much of the success of the company
is due to his indefatigable energy and
attention to his work
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
new METHOD OF
FEEDING SHEEP

Borge Brothers, who are farming
what is known as the old Snyder
ranch. have been making improve
ments OF the kind that counts. For
feeding sheep they have erected three
parallel corrals. In The two outside
compartments of the feeding groun
are racks for feeding hay to sheep.
The middle corral is specially ar
ranged with the necessary troughs
for feeding grain. Each corral will
accommodate two thousand sheep
When feeding time al rives, the sheep
from one of the hay compartments
are allowed to enter the grain cor
raj, where their grain has been put
out for them. While they are eating
their grain, the mn .saul in the hay
Ior them and place it in the racks
Jhus avoiding the troubye of sheep
getting under the wheels of the wag-
ons. When the first section of the
band of four thousand has had its
grain, it is driven back to the hay side,
and the other nalf of the band gets
its turn at the grain. This method
has been found economical and handy
and gives good results in the way of
added weight for the feed expended
The corrals nave been fitted up
with good water system, Dillon &
West of Yerington having just com
pleted the installation of Viking
rotary pump and an Alpha gasoline
engine. which asures the bleaters :.
ample supply of fresh wlter at all
times.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
NEVADA COPPER BELT
RAILROAD GETTING
FREIGHT

The Copper Belt Railroad was not
conceived or built for charity. Its
projectors saw the opportunity for
big returns; otherwise they would not
have invested their energies and cap
ital. The closing of the smelter and
the general depression in mining dur
ing the period which followed its
shutting down reduced the earnings
to & figure that compelled the COM
pany to operate the road at a loss.
The splendid service which it has al
ways furnished, its great advantage
to the farmers of Mason and Smith
Valley has educated its patrons and
tire people of the community es to its
great benefit. Instead of now regard
ing it as an expense it is recognized
as the greatest convenience in the
county. The sudden activity along
all lines following the certainty Of the
opening of the smelter is crowding
the road to its capacity, and every
body rejoices.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
PACIFIC POWER WATER
. SITE THREATENED BY
CONSERVATION

The Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce has passed ersolutions on a
subject of vast Importance to the
State of Nevada. These resolutions
are in opposition to petition being
circulated in California which, if acted
upon favorably would strike, it is
said, at the very heart of one of Ne
1vada's richest communities by closin.
down the hydro-electric plant of the
Pacific Power Company which. fur
nishes power to most of the counties
in the southern part of the State.
I A group of Californians ealing
themselves "conservationists, have
sent resolutions to Secretary Lane
and other government officials asking
that scenic beauties along the Tioga
road near Yosemite Park be restored
especially the falls above which the
Pacific Power Company has its plant
They would have federal authorize.
enioin the company from taking wa
ter above the falls This would re
suit in closing down the plant thai
furnishes. electric power to section
OF California and most of the territory
embracing Mineral, Esmeralda, Nye
Churchill and Lyon counties in this
State. The current is used for agr-
cultural purposes and operation OF
mines, and lighting the streets and
homes of most of the cities and towns
in these counties.
Fully 70 per cent of the company
lines are in the State of Nevada, ant
members of the Commercial Club sa.
tO shut down the power plant for tho
benefit of the tourists who pass alon'
the Tioga road would involve i'm
mense losses to mine operators ant
ranchers and throw thousands out OF
employment
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
I. o. o. F. ELECT OFFICERS

The semi annual election of the
officers who will conduct the destiny
of Mason Vale Lodge, No. "a tor
the next six mnths occurred last
Tuesday evening at its regular meet
ing. The followin gwere chosen &c
FIJI the differe tnchairs; Laurence
Laughln, Noble Grand; O. ]. Olson
Vice Grand; Charles w. Montahgue
Secretary; Charles F. Fox, Treasurer
With the appointive officers they vii
be installed in January with appro
nriate ceremonies.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16

Villa seems to be as fond as ever
of the lmelight, but it doesn't shine
on a very bright object when he is IN
the foreground He has lost all the
glory OF the days when they used to
speak of him as the "Napole N ol
Mexico" He was, but his Waterloo
came when President Wilson finally
decided that Carranza was the lesser
of two evils.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16

1t should not take long to clear OIL
our accounts with the belligerents II
the latter get together in heart-to'
heart talk npeace
prohibition in charge, reports having
sent in over 400 names. 1t was de
cided to get signatures to the petition
for better divorce laws and the aboli-
ton of gambling sent out by the Stat
Federation, and Miss Glover was
made chairman OF the committee.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16

Acknowledgement Geo. B. Thatcher
was taken suddenly i'll at Rena last
Wednesday, and for time it was
thought his life was in danger. (
telephone message reported that he
was much better yesterday, and there
is little danger of serious ending.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16
MOLLERT-MARTIN

Last Sunday afternoon at :S
O'Clock in the afternoon, at. the Meth
odist parsonage, the Reverend Henry
Rogers uttered the impressive words
that made Miss Edna Mollert the wife
of Frank Martin. The wedding wa
private being attended only by
near relatives of the happy couple
Miss Mollert was one OF the popuiai
members of the Younger set, wnii'
the groom, native of Mason valley
is the son of the late Charles Martin
They left on the afternoontrain toi
a honeymoon trip to San Francisco
and other points in California, after
which they expect to make their home
in this community. Their many
friends Join in the best wishes foi
their happiness and prosperity
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16

The work of gathering signatures
for the mammoth peace petetion can
now go on with greaser zest. AT
least we will hear no more talk of its
being premature.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-16

The Springfield Republican says
that Jack London was not literary
man, beacuse he was not more pre-
occupied with books than with activ
life. If a man who turns active he
into literature is not literary, then
the distinction is not one generally t'
be envied..
Venice reports the Imprisonment o.
q pretender to the throne of Albania
One would have imagined that he
was case for the insane asylum.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-02

down to my new duties.
Tell me, is this dream, or is my
memory of the beautiful Ashland all
a dream?
Both, in fact, are attractive; and
the love for the little city, nestled at
the foot of Mount Ashland, will long
remain, and doubtless regrets come
that the opportunities offered to me
in my old home city should have won
me, even temporarily, away from
Ashland, so rich in promise for the
future, and so ideal IN climate and
beauty for the present.
Prosperity is certainly here in
Michigan and in the east. 1t must
have its diretc influence on southern
Oregon, and soon, on general princi-
pies, but Ashland of all the cities in
its section has within herself the as
sets OF prosperity, which can only be
prevented from securing early and
rapid improvement locally by its citi-
zens refusing to early accept and en-
courage such.
In spite of all opposition-if any
Ashland will succeed. 1t Is too late
to block progress, and l suspect that
before it is recognized by some, bet
ter times will prevail; a demand for
property gradually increase, and Ash
land be what it is destined to be-a
city of health advantages unequaled;
of beauty unsurpassed; of prosperity
not dependent on business conditions
in the valley or state.
l shall ever have in my heart a
warm spot for the city in which
spent four happy years; and trust
that somehow and in some way ii
may be within my power to promote
her best interests, and aid in bring
ing to her people prosperity and con-
tentment.
Success to Ashland.
]. B. WARE.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-02
Talks With Screen Struck Girls

actresses and any girl with a pretty
face has a rosy future open for her
immediate invasion, is largely due to
the deliberate misstatements Of these
schools. Another of their favorite
assertions, made in direct opposition
to every rule of common sense, is
that experience counts for nothing in
motion picture acting.
If my talks could successfully COM
bat the pernicious influence of these
schools / would feel my efforts many
times rewarded, although they ac-
complish no other thing. In its total
results the operation of one of these
fake schools is a lot more criminal
than highway robbery Practically
the only person to suffer at the hands
of the masked marauder is his i'm
mediate victim. Many, however, in
addition to the comparatively few
from whom the booty is secured are
injured by these schools.
Because of the false glamor they
spread over the profession, many
girls start out to become picture ac-
tresses without adequate equipment
in either courage or ability. They
believe that they have a clear road
to instantaneous success. They have
absolutely no appreciation of the diff
ficulties that lie between them and
their goal. Consequently the first
bump means disaster, and, in the
keen shock of disappointment, the
wreck is sometimes not that of a
hoped-for career clone, but Of moral
fiber as well.