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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26
SIZED UP
BY THE COUNTRY

Secretary Garrison resigned office
one the morning of February 10, but
the news was not given out Until af
ternoon-too late for the evening pa
pers. The papers of the next morning,
however, carried a long story to the
effect that Henry M. Pindell of Peoria,
Illinois, had been ordered to report in
Washington on the following Tuesday
and that he vas to be made Secretary
Of War.
Mr.. Pindell sprang into fame in the
early days of the Wilson administra-
ton. He was nominated to be ambas.
sador to Russia, and there appeared in
print a remarkable letter written to
him by Senator Jimham Lewis in
which the Senator pointed out that the
ambassador-designate would be expect
ed to resign within a year but that
he could spend the intervening time
agreeably in travelling around Europe,
leciving ambassadorial honors, and
that for the balance of his life he
could treasure the memories of his
diplomatic capacity end could hand
them on to his little daughter as an
undying bequest of glory. Pindell OF
leory bulked large in the public eve
in those days. He became a colossal
Joke, the memory of which has never
passed away. His chief claim to fame
before that was that he had been a
fairly successful editor of a downstate
paper in Illinois and that his district
had been the only one to support
Woodrow Wilson in his first fight for
a Presidential nomination.
Yet the story that this man was 20
be made Secretary of War was widely
printed and readily believed, because
the country has taken the measure OF
the Wilson administration. At a time
when a great poliey-that of national
defense-hung in the balance; when
an Intellectually honest and thoroughly
patriotic Secretary of War had resign.
ed from the Cabinet because he believ-
ed that his chief had not been frank
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26
The WAR A YEAR AGO TODAY
Eeh- os. 1915.

Feb. 26, 1915.
French made gains on the Meuse.
Battle in East on 260-mile front.
Germans retired in Przasnysz re-
gion but captured II Russian gen
erals in Mazurian lakes battle.
Botha took command of British
troops for invasion Of German
Southwest Africa.
Inner forts of Dardanelles bonn
barded.
French destroyer Dague hit Aus
trian mine.
Allies bIockaded coast Of German
East Africa.
American steamer Dacia seized
by French cruiser.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26
APPLICATION No. 37s7
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada

Notice is hereby given that on the
st day of January, 1916, in accord
ance with Section SO, Chapter 140, Of
the Statutes of 1913, one Mrs. Elsie
0wenson, of Winnemucca, County Of
Humboldt, and State Of Nevada, made
plieation to the State Engineer Of
Nevada for permission to appropriat.
the public waters Of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be made
from Mullen Canon, at a point in the
NWH of NWA of Sec. s, T. "a N,
r. 3S E., NJ. D. b. & NJ, by means of a
dam, and 800 cubic feet per second Is
to be conveyed to the S1a of See. l.,
T. "a ~, r. 81 E., NJ. D. B. & NJ, by
means of a ditch and there used for
irrigation purposes, from March until
September of each year. Water not to
be returned to stream.
w. M. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
First publication Feb. 3, 1916.
Last publication March 2, 1916.
Silver State and S. F. Call soc month
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26
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not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cur.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26
TARIFF COMMISSION BILL
A PARTISAN MEASURE

"a more partisan tariff commission
than that proposed by the bill intro.
duced for the Wilson administrator 4
could scarcely be devised"
This statement was made by Repre-
sentative George w. Fairchild of New
York, a member of the ways and means
committee, after a careful analysis of
the provisions Of the administrator
tariff commission bill.
"The establishment Of a tariff com
mission the powers Of which. even sug-
gest a partisan report is neither neces-
sary, valuable nor desirable, +" said
Mr.. Fairehild. ''The Democratic tar
if commission bill not only suggests
but invites and insures partisan action.
''The bill contains two provisions
stamping it as a partisan measure.
"First, section 8 provides, among
other things, that the commission, five
in number, shall investigate the ad-
ministration and fiscal EFFECTS Of
customs laws now in force or to be
hereafter enacted, the EFFECTS Of ad
valorem and specific duties, and the OPP
GRAFTON and EFFECTS of the customs
tariff Laws, including their relations to
the federal revenues
"a report ON the effect of a tariff
can only be an expression of opinion
of the men making the report. Since
the bill specifically permits the APP
pointment of a majority of the same
political faith on the commission, such
majority would unquestionably render
an opinion in conformity with the tar
iff policy of the political party from
which they were chosen, thus complete
ly destroying the non-partisan charac-
ter of the commission.
"Second, the partisan character Of
the administration bill is further en-
phasized by a provision that the com
mission shall report, not to Congress
itself, but to the two tariff making
committees of Congress-, the ways and
means committee of the House and the
finance committee of the Senate.
each of these committees is abso-
lutely partisan, appointed for the pur-
pose of reporting tariff measures that
reflect the tariff policy of the party
in power. Republican members of the
committee were not permitted to share
with the Democratic members in draft
ing the Underwood bill, and this rs the
custom usually followed.
cit must be perfectly clear, there
fore, that with a partisan committee,
bound by party platforms to legislate
in conformity with the tariff policy OF
such party, nothing but the most ex-
tremely partisan tariff bill could be the
result.
"From every point of view the Viii
son tariff commission bill is a step
backward rather than forward, and
should be opposed by everyone who IA
vors the appointment of a scientific,
non-partisan tariff commission"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

with him; when Congress needed, more
than ever before, a strong and clear
mind at the war office to formulate
and to clarity a situation fraught with
great menace-at such a time the
country could easily believe that Mr..
Wilson thought seriously of summon
ing Pindell of Peoria to the task.
The incident shows how the country
has sized up Mr.. Wilson.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

The American Economist publishes
a long list of variations Of the expires
sion take the tariff out of politics, .
which begins with the New York Even
ing Suns amplifeation, "take the SEN
timent out of loye," and concludes
with that Of the Economist, f'take the
notes out of music" Our humble con
tribution to the list is, "take the flop
out Of Woodrow"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Sixth Judicial District Court OF
the State of Nevada, in and for the
County Of Humboldt.
In the Matter Of the Estate of J. I
Star, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that II. W
Duncan has been duly appointed and
qualified on the eth day of January.
A. d. 1916, by the above named Court
as administrator of the estate Of J. ].
Star, late Of said County, deceased.
All creditors having claims, due or to
become due, against said estate are re
quired to file the same, with the pro
per vouchers attached, with the Clerk
of said Court, within three months af-
ter the first publication of this notice.
Dated February LIST, 1916.
II. W. DUNCAN,
Administrator of the Estate
of J.. /. Star, Deceased.
First publication Feb. l, 1916.
Last publication Feb. 20, 1916.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

State and S. F. Call SOC month
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

The st. Louis Post-Dispateh prints
a cartoon showing the one-term plank
split into kindling wood and labels
the picture Gin the White House Wood
Shed" Precisely. And because of this
and other things the voters intend TO
take Wilson out behind the wood shed
next November and administer some
real remedial treatment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

The Bureau of Labor statistics of
the u. s.. Department of Labor pre-
sents a very lugubrious report on en-
ployment in the "women's ready-to-
wear industries. Possibly one reason
for this is to be found in the fact that
war orders for women's garments are
not cutting such a large figure in our
export trade.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

The minister from Colombia shows
that he is onto his jub by protesting
against the cut of ten millions in the
indemnity which the revised Bryan
treaty proposes to award. But practi-
cally it makes no Difference whether
the treaty reads for twenty-five mil.
lions or fifteen. Colombia will get no
thing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

The American Steel Foundries eom-
ny is now running all its plants at full
capacity. Total shell orders have been
taken in excess of SIS, 000, 900. Demo
cratic prosperity
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

For picture framing, 60 to Whine.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-26

FOR SALE-Eighty acres of state
contract land at Happy Greek. Inquire
this office. -advt.tf
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
Is 900 WOMEN OPEN
FEDERATION SESSION

New York, May 26.-Expressing
hope that women OF the United States.
through the National Federation of
Women's Clubs, will have a part in
bringing peace to the world, Mrs.
Percy V. fennybacker, president of
the organization, delivered the open
ing address at its convention.
improvement of rural life, the
Americanization Of the immigrant, the
cultivation of real Pan-American
spirit, and moving pictures, were the
main topics for federation considera-
ton at the first session.
Club women were warned not to
support any legislation which did not
have the federation's recommends
tion. Fifteen thousand delegates were
on hand when the gavel was pounded,
calling for order.
Mrs. George Bass of Chicago has en-
tered the presidency race, making it
three-cornered affairs. Mrs. Josiah
Evans Cowles Of Los Angeles, candi-
date of the western delegates, appears
to De gaining ground.
Twenty thousand leading American
club women at the federation's nation
al convention here today are learn
ing how to make our ugly cities hand
some.
They are, as it were, getting tips
from experts on how to take a care
less, slouchy, unkempt old municipal
ity, wash its face, give it new suit,
manicure and barber it, put a posey
in its buttonhole and set it up truly
handsome brute altogether.
This is part of the art program of
the convention, at which the report
of the art chairman will be given be-
fore the convention, followed by an
address on Community Art by Will
liam Dudley Foulke of Indiana, pres
ident of the National Municipal league
from 1911 to 1915. Mr.. Foulke is a
lifelong student of art IN many lands,
and an eloquent speaker. At the art
luncheon, at the Actor, there is a
program of short speeches by well
known artists. Four hundred tickets
ore issued for the luncheon at $1.50
a plate.
At the art conference, following the
luncheon. there will be reports from
members of the department, an ad-
dress on "The Poetic Art in America, y
by Robert Underwood Johnson, Sec
retary of the American Academy of
Arts and Letters.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
BOYS HOG SHOW TO
DRAW A CROWD

First Of the outside speakers to ar
rive for the Boys Hog Show to be
held at Meloland tomorrow under the
auspices of the County Farm Bureau,
R. +. Ingels of Berkeley, in CHARGE
of pig club extension work in th>
state, reached the valley this morning
With w. E. Packard, in charge If
the show for the Farm Bureau, Nj.
Ingels completed arrangements fo1
tomorrows big event.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow the judg-
ing of the entries Of the thirty-five
boys in the contests will begin, and
the winner will next fall be taken
upon transcontinental trip with
other California winners. The boy
making the highest score in each pig
club, of which there is one for each
high school in the valley, will be CIV
en- trip to the University farm at
Davis. These prizes are put up by
the Valley Bankers Association.
The Farm Bureau this morning 7e-
ceived three especially designed med
ais, which will go to the boys maxim
the three highest scores. They we
placed on display in Musser's windov
this morning and attracted much
tention.
Besides the judging, the mornin:
will be given over to- meeting o
Farm Bureau directors, with Profes
sor B. H. Crocheron, state leader, an,
w. A. Lloyd, in charge of farm ad
visory work for the United States
Department of Agriculture, on the &C.
tivities of the bureau. 1t is probable
that the matter Of selecting a farm
adviser for Imperial Valley will be dis
cussed.
In the afternoon program of tits
of interest to ranchers will be civ =,
which will be followed by an auct
cf the boys hogs, which make u
carload. 1t is expected that seve al
hundred persons will be in attendance
at the experimental farm tomorrow.
Provision has been made for lunch
places, btt all visitors are expected to
take their baskets.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26

fore the president and proceed under
it's provisions.
Secretary Baker explained his ac-
ton by pointing ont the difference in
the enlistment oaths guardsmen are
required to take under the Dick law
and the new Hay Chamberlain bill.
The Dick law requires an obligation
to defend the constitution and obey
orders of the governor of the state,
but not the order of the president.
The Hay Chamberlain act requires an
oath to obey orders Of both the gov
ernor and the president.
Upon recommendation of Judge Ad-
vocate General Crowder the secretary
has decided that the alleged offense
of the guardsmen in refusing to pre-
sent themselves for muster was com
mitted under the Dick law and the
trial should be under that law.
General Crowder in supplementary
opinion held that the Hay-Chamber-
lain act would not abolish the offense
with which the Texans are charged, as
has been suggested On this showing
it will be necessary to issue new
call for the border militia after the
Hay-C Chamberlain bill is signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
Merchants of Ell Centre
Will Extend Trade Area

Lusy they cannot get away as usual.
The unparalleled harvest must go on.
The army Of workers must not only
be maintained--it must be enlarged.
Hundreds Of additional workers must
be imported. These thousands of men
and the thousands of farmers must
buy more goods in the next six months
than have ever been bought in the
valley in the same period, and the
great bulk of these purchases will be
made in the valley town where the
merchants show the most zeal in get
ting it-preferably in Ell Centre, be-
cause Of it's location and its accessl-
bility, but not necessarily here. That
depends on the zeal of the business
men,
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
Aims Blow at Venice.

Rome, May 26--The Austrian Of
fensive along the Italian front, which
began ten days ago, is assuming more
and more the character of the Ger
man offensive at Verdun.
After having occupied the advarced
positions, from which the Italians
withdrew, the Austrians are now
strengthening and organizing them
selves there. There have been con-
centrated additional artillery under
command Of General Kievess and have
been attempting, but with success, to
cut the Italians communications for
supplies. This advance of the Aus
TRANS has been rendered more diff
cult by the destruction of bridges and
roads.
Italian officers estimated that be-
tween the Adige and Brenta rivers
the Austrians have placed twenty-siX
batteries of guns Of 305 calibre, aside
from many other batteries Of smaller
guns, and have brought from the
Galician and Balkan fronts fresh
troops to the number of eighteen di-
visions, or 100000 men.
Ariseo is one of the towns that has
suffered most severely from the bom-
bardment.
Austrian prisoners say that prior
to the beginning of the offensive they
were told that it was the intention to
capture the Venetian provinces by
storm, beginning with the province
of Vicenza. The Austrian officers
gave orders that the Austrian soldiers
once on italian territory, must not
show themselves weak, but that they
must not act brutally toward the pop
ulation. They promised that next
summer the men might take the baths
at Lido, in Venice, on the Adriatic.
This extensive movement by the
Austrans is styled by them "the Of
fensive toward the valley of the Pc
river"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26

"This is a direct response to your
editorial Of last night" said Mr..
Thomas of the Modern Grocery yes
terday whenshe handed in copy for a
special advertisement
He may or may not have realized
how completely he had caught the
spirit of the hour. Here is the prop
osition:
The farmers of the valley have re-
sponded to the opportunity. They are
producing the greatest crops this or
any other American county ever
produced in any year. The market
ing Of some of these crops already is
under way.
This enterprise of the farmers has
led to the employment of more men
than were ever before kept busy in
the valley, which means that greater
sums are now being paid out for wa
ges than were ever before known here,
while the farmers already are draw
ing large sums from outside for their
produce.
There are some business houses who
feel that the ring of towns about Ell
Centre are drawing too large a por-
ton Of the valleys trade.
The Press itself believes that Ca
lexico, Holtville, Imperial and Braw-
ley are getting much trade that should
come to Ell Centre. and that they are
getting that trade because many of
the Ell Centro merchants do not go
after it with the determination to get
it.
There are four or five Ell Centro
business houses who have been per-
sistent and consistent in keeping their
business before the people. They have
borne more than their share of the
towns burdens. Glance through the
columns of the Press any day and
you will see their messages to the
people. But there are more business
men who are making no effort to
draw in trade.
There has been some excuse for
this state of affairs during the pc
riod Of worldwide depression. But
that excuse has vanished. The trade
which Ell Centre needs is within our
reach. 1t will not come voluntarily.
The other towns of the valley are
out after it, and they cannot be blamed
for taking all they can get.
Ell Centro is in commanding po-
sition. The automobile has made of
this city the natural main trading
POINT for the whole valley. 1t is in
cur power to force the city ahead un-
til it shall be the third largest in the
southwest. There are many ways in
which this can be assisted, but the
most important step of all is for the
merchants, each acting for himself,
to set on foot campaign to draw
in the trade from all parts of the val
ley, which is to be had by going aft
er it.
Either this worl, will be done by
the business houses Of Ell Centro or
the other towns will encroach on our
trade still more.
And this is to be a year without
a lull in summer business if we seek
to make it so. The farmers are so
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
BANK OFFICIALS
TO VISIT VALLEY

A. M. Shenk, valley loan agent for
ings Bank of Los Angeles, announced
today that the president of the insti-
tuition and their appraiser will prob
ably be in the valley within two weeks
to close up as much business as pos
sible in the valley before the summer
season sets in.
The German-American Trust and
Savings Bank of Los Angeles was
the first institution to enter the val
ley with 7 per cert money for reach
loans, and has been represented since
that time by A. M. Shenk of Calex-
leo.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
North End Land
PlatS to Be Filed

to 81, Inclusive; s. u NE a; S Y
NV a, S u, Section 32; all Sections
33 to sc, inclusive, in Township II
South, Range IA East, S. B. M.
"All applications, filings and seec-
tions filed in this office on June 7,
1916, to June 27, 1916, 9 a. m., in
elusive, will be held and treated as
having been simultaneously filed.
"JOHN ID. ROCHE,
Register;
"ALEX. MITCHELL,
"Receiver."
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
LEE sEIB,ERT SEES
A FINE OUTLOOK

Lee Seibert, valley representative Of
Crutchfield, Voolfolk & Co., cantaloupe
shippers, was in town this morning
and was most enthusiastic over the
quality of melons being shipped this
year. He gives the main credit for
this to County Horticultural Commits
sioner Waite. He says this official
IS standing over the shipments, guard
ing every lot that goes forward, and
holding everybody to the high stand
ard that has been adopted, with the
result, as Mr.. Seibert expressed it.
that "Nobody eve; saw such a splen-
did lot Of melons,"
This is one of the reasons why he
believes the growers will this year
get great prices for their product.
The Brawley News says: "Distribu-
tors of cantaloupes in Brawley are
loud in their praise of the assistance
that the United States government
is affording this year in the matter
of distribution.
1.-The government has prepared a
tabulated form containing list of
the principal marketing points
throughout the country, and the names
of the local distributors across the
top
"Opposite the name of each city is
quoted the number of crates that may
be sold there daily, the figures being
based upon daily shipment of 1870
cars from Brawley.
"The distributors meet government
agent each day, who reads aloud the
number of cars consigned to each dis
tributing point.
when he announces seven cars
billed to point that can only handle
three, some distributors withdraw their
consignments and send them to an
other city whose full quota of cars
has not yet been entered.
'1n this way there is no danger of
several distributors flooding one mar
ket, to their own loss and the embar-
rassment of their customers.
"Brawley's huge cantaloupe crop has
brought railroad men here from every
section of the United States. All of
the leading railroad systems have rep
resentatives stationed at this point to
look after their respective interests
AS the many hundred cars of Brawley
cantaloupes begin to move to the
eastern markets every system will be-
gin to fish for share of the busi-
ness.
"The systems that will handle the
bulk of the crop, outside of the South
ern Pacific, will be the Rock Island,
the Santa Fe and the FL Paso &
Southwestern, and they have opened
offices for the season at the Bun
Galow hotel. The Rock Island office
is in charge of V. A. Blewett, as
sisted by H. ]. McCann; the Santa Fe
will have J. w. Glasgow in charge,
assisted by c. V. Tuttle; the affairs
of the Ell Paso & Southwestern will
be handled by Charles H. Phillips.
"Other railroad representatives reg
istered at the Bungalow are: c. E..
Brown of the Big Four; F. H. Hardin,
Missouri Pacific; A. C. Lawson, New
York Central; j. E. Holton, Wabas !;
Carl F. Hitz, Grand Trunk. Those
registered at the St. Regis are: J. L..
Greenwood, Texas & Pacific; G. T..
Baily, Pennsylvania lines; w. f. Fes-
sender, Frisco; F. M. Miller, Clover
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
Militiamen Facing Trial,

Washington, May 26.-Reversing
his previous decision, Secretary Baker
announced today that the 116 men,
bers of the Texas National Guard
who failed to present themselves for
muster into the federal service will
be brought to court martial immedi-
ately under the present law. Mr.. Bak-
err had intended to await the sign
ing of the new militia law now be-