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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
BY THE RAILROADS

BY coming to the rescue of the
country in the time of need the rail
roads Of this country wage a bravei
and more desperate struggle than was
ever fought uon battlefield Caughi
between the highest market the world
has ever known, and the greatett
crisis in the history OF the nation
the railroads must assume stagger-
ing load and fling themselves into the
breach, regardless of expense. That
they were prepared to do their duty
by the American people cost what
it may, is the unanimous avowal OF
the Special Committee on National
Defense OF the American Railway As
sociation.
To fulfill its compact with the
United States Government to meef
all the latter's requirements for mo.
bilization Of the country'si resources
he railroads must increase their roll
ng stock and transportation facili
ties to the maximum point.
The Railway Age Gazette gives
among the estimates as to the extent
to which eight items entering into
-ailway expenses will be increased fol
he railways as a whole annually b,
,dvances i'll wages and prices which
have already taken place over priceg
.ctually entered into the operating
expenses OF the railways during the
most OF the fiscal year ended on june
80, 1916, to be $447 100000
The indications are all in favor o
The railroads establishing an unpar
llleled record for patriotic service
Vt present they are receiving less 70,
What they sell and paying more fol
what they buy than they ever did be
ore In all justice the American peo
>le are not likely to let such service
)ass unnoticed 1t is to their owl
interests as we'll as in the interest
ef fair play that the railroads be giver
The funds with which to wage thei
battle against such heavy odds
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
MILL AND LEACHING
PLANT AT LUDWIG

The Nevada Douglas teaching
plant is running as smoothly as any
plant can The crushers are doing
good work and keeping busy The
ore is taken automatically from the
crushers to the tanks, each one o.
which holds charge of 1000 tons
1t is dumped into the tank, and the
teaching commences. Four of thes,
tanks are now in commission, the SO
luton running from them by gravit.
to large ones set just below, from
which the solution is pumped to the
lrecipitating tanks If any one doubt
that the extraction is a success, well
they should look it over for them
selves. They will soon be convinced
hat it is one grand success. They
will soon have the whole six tank;
IL operation, which will make pro-
1uction of copper that will certainly
lttract the attention of other big op-
orators to the Yerington district, for
With smelter turning out plenty OF
the metal and the Nevada Douglas
eaching plant doing the same thing
the production will be something al
of our optimists may open their brag
ging machines and make noise over
General Superintendent Archie Orem
is to be congratulated on hnally
rounding out the plant on big pro.
lucing basis.
1t is reported that new develop
ment OF high grade has been made
in the Copper Casting workings. II
is said to be something immense IL
size and value. The old mine has
always been one OF surprises, and Is
certainly holding its reputation.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12

excellent papers, >Curious Animals Oh
South America" by Mrs. Jensen, and
Brazil as She Is by Mrs. Bangs
Dainty refreshments were served to
the members and guests of the alter
noon.
The regular meeting of the Smith
Valley Civic Club was held at Mrs
yChas. Fosters home at Simpson, Ne
vada. During the regular business
session resolution was past ed to send
a telegram to President Wilson in pro
test OF the Reno business mems atti-
tude OF nationwide prohibition during
the period of the war as expressed i'll
Governor Boyle's message. This pro.
test is not expressing the sentiment
OF the women voters of the State
Instead we heartily support Governor
Boyle in his resolution. After the
business meeting pleasant social
hour passed during which refresh
ments were served by the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. A. Jones and Mrs. NJ
Hovey The next meeting will be
held May Is at Miss Mabel McVicars
at Smith.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
KILL FLIES AND SAVE LIVES

The farming and suburban districts
provide ideal breeding places, and
the new born flies do not remain at
their birthplace, but migrate, using
railroads and other means of trans
oortation to towns and cities.
1t is definitely known that the fly is
the Carrier" of the germs of typhoid
fever; it is widely believed that it is
also the carrier of other diseases
including, possibly, infantile paralysis.
The fly has no equal as germ
Carrier" as many as five hundred
million germs have been found in and
on the body of single fly.
April, May and June are the best
months to conduct an anti-hy cam
paign.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12

which early lettuce, radshes, onions,
and spinach have been harvested.
1t goes without saying that if you
want to get two crops out of the
ground you will have to furnish more
plant food than for one crop. This
means greater fertility-more manure
or commercial fertilizer.
When you get manure for the first
spading save enough for later crops
When you begin planting the first
seed peas, lettuce, radishes,. onion
sets, spinach or endive, SOW them be-
tween the rows you have eserved for
late cabbage, potatoes, corn and
beans.
Then, ten days or two weeks later
SOW more OF these same vegetables. in
their own rows, giving but part-a
third, say-of the space allotted to
them at that sowing. Repeat ten days
later, and a third time.
Now you can begin harvesting from
those plants between the rows of later
maturing cops. And by this time
these later plants will have arrived
at the stage where they need all tn.
room they can get.
When you remove the companion
plants put manure where they stood
that is, in the ground between th'
all-summer vegetables, potatoes, corn
late potatoes and late cabbage.
Soon after the first third OF you,
early vegetable rows will be read.
for eating. AS soon as they are on
fertilize the ground and SOW more
of the same seed, which will be in
eating shape about the time the last
third of those rows are exhausted.
Then begin with this last third and
SOW winter radish, winter lettuce OF
late spinach. Repeat. this operation
as the rest of these rows are harvested
Pant peas from late March to June
for succession crops, and spinach II
March, May and October. Radishe.
are planted for two crops early in tho
spring and in September.
For the first crops use only varie-
ties, for the fall sowing use winter
varieties. Bush beans may be planted
n May fer first crop, and in Augusi
for a second crop. Pole beans arc
planted in May and occupy the same
space all summer. Cabbages, botl
early and late, need the space al
GUNNER, and are planted outdoors al
about the same time. Beteween rows
Of the late you can plant companion
crop.-Reno Gazette.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
FAREWELL TO THE
TREADWELL MINES

On April p ground caved in the
1readwell mines, and let i'll the water
from the .Gastineau channel which
soun filled the major part of the mines
with ALT water to sea level These
mines are situated Immediately along
side the Gastineau channel. then
workings are below sea level, and
indeed. portions OF them are under
the sea. A catastrophe such as thai
which has just happened has been
foreseen and dreaded for long time
Only a few months~ago a long and
minute report on this subject, and on
the situation at these mines generally
was submitted to the stockholders OF
the three companies. 1t was consid-
cred that there was no immediate dan
ger. 1t was hoped that by careful
control all danger might be averted
Hopes were disappointed. About t1i,
there is>nothng more to be said.
We fear that it will now be neces
cary to write the obituary of these
great mines They have ranked
among on largest anad most prohta-
bic gold mines. They have been ad-
min. stored with great conscientious
ness and technical skill. They have
uaid large dividends to their stock
holders. They have been the grea
mines Of Alaska.
Until fuller reports are received
than those that have come by tele
graph there is no use in trying tc
imagine the dramatic ending. Tha
the end has come is unfortunatel,
indicated by the dispatches.-Engin
ccring and Mining Journal
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
LAY OF THE HOBO
at Smith

Under the bridge where ! used to lie
There's sentry stationed with
eagle eye,
Th> res another standing with loaded
gun,
Where i'll the tunnel | used to run
Fen in the car where | slept at night
They are carrying powder and dyna.
mite.
With every soldier seeking a spy
The railroads no place for tat
tered guy.
Gone into the war refuse is another
American institution-the railroad no
bo. Weary Willie" has forsaken the
side door Pullman" as a means o
transportation. His camp fire nc
longer burns by the creek bed under
the railroad bridge, nor does the tun
mel entrance any longer constitute
his rendezvous.
The fact that all approaches to rail
road bridges. tunnels and terminals
are now guarded by soldiers with in
structions to challenge suspicious
characters has made the hobo's pro
fession an unhealthy occupation. He
faces the possibility OF being shot
Jailed, put to work. or made to enlist
and none OF these alternatives appeal;
to his fancy.
In this connection p. ]. Kindolon
chief special agent of the Southeri
Pacific Company, is seeking to saf'
guard thoughtless pedestrians who
carelessly trespass upon railroad prop
erty. Southern Pacific agents arc
being urged to call everyone's at
tcntion to the fact that it Is now
more dangerous than ever to ignore
warning signs.
As the movement of troop and am
munition trains increases, greater Wig
lance will be exercised by military
authorities and il will be dangerous
for unauthorized pei sons to venture
within the boundary lines.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
NEVADA MEN ENLISTIN0

During the last two weeks each day
has seen a procession of recruits from
some town in the State. For example,
on Monday it would be Fallon, on
Tuesday, Austin, and then Las Vegas,
Ely, and other towns each takes its
turn. Reno has been doing her share
with an average of about five men a
day, and when the othe towns stop to
draw breath before sending in another
group, Reno steps in and fills the
breach with ten or dozen men.
Such is the case with this last list,
twenty of the twenty-seven men be-
ing from Reno.
Each week different branch of the
service seems to be the more popular.
The aviation section of the signal
corps attracted the majority of the
recruits in the beginning, then the
coast artillery drew the largest num-
Der for time, and now the cavalry
is by far the most sought after. A
message was received from headqusr-
ters this morning saying that the Sig
nal corps proper (not including the
AVIATION section) has now been re-
cruited to its authorized strength in
the exception of telegraphers.-Reno
Gazette.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
PATRIOTIC INDIANS.

White men have heard the war cr5
along the mystic shadows of the
Apache trail. Time was when this
would have caused thrill OF appre
lension throughout the land, but nov
he Indians are allied with their "lit
lie Father at Washington" and eager
only to fight in his behalf
Word has reached O. f. McCor
mick vice-president OF the Southern
hat the Apaches of Roosevelt Dam
Arizona have summoned members oil
he tribe for great devil dance
That the United States is now-at war
has just spread among the Indians
md they are eager to offer their ser
vices to their white brothers, Many
If the Apaches are skilled in moderr
warfare. having been used effectively
n quelling .boi der disturbances
they are conceded to be among tho
inest horsemen and trailers in tht
world.
The devil dance will take the form
If a preparedness demonstration,
he Apaches vowing allegiance to tho
government. endeavoring to drive OF
he devils from the country. and plead
ng with the Great Spirit to grant an
abundance of crops.
Hundreds of tourists from Califor
MIA hit the Apache Trail to witness
the spectacle.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
FOR THE BACK YARD

The secret of big crops from the
back yard garden lies in using every
nch OF ground all summer long.
You can get two or more crops
from the same ground by keeping youl
soil working from early spring until
lack Frost appears.
Gardeners speak of this as compan-
ion and successive cropping. They
mean that early maturing plants re-
Iuiring little space are sown III the
same row or between rows of late
maturing varieties, This is called
cessive cropping.
When you SOW seed of the same
plant every ten days or two weeks
from early spring until along toward
early summer. you are doing success
sive cropping.
That insures you supply of fresl
vegetables for long stretch. Other
wise you would get too much lettuce
or radishes or onions ready for the
table at the same time, and few
weeks later would have none.
A one-crop garden allows a lot o
ground to lie idle most OF the late
summer and fall
In extreme northern latitudes th'
summers are so short that oply ont
crop can be grown, but even ther'
winter lettuce, late spinach and winte
radishes can be sown in rows from
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
FOOD SHORTAGE
MENACES STATE

The State Commission OF Food Re-
sources at the suggestion OF former
Senator Thomas Dolf, a member of
the commission, and Elwood Mead.
special agent for the government, to
investigate land embraced in the True
kee Carson project, with view of
adding lands to the amount of acreage
now being cultivated within the irri-
CATION district severed by the system,
spent the first three days of the month
at Fallon and the surrounding farms in
the interest of the conservation of
resources of the region and the re-
sultant greatest production of food
products
Mr.. Mead, accompanied by Presi-
dent Levers Of the university, Charles
Knight, c. S. Norcross and Joseph
Wilson, Jr., of the food commission.
spent the time inspecting available
lands of the district.
Emphasizing the fact that the food
question is the most serious problem
facing not only the country, but the
whole world, he made the statement
that the condition would last for at
least two or three years.
OF the amount of land settled upon
within this irrigation district it was
found that fully thirty per cent was
not under cultivation.
This is but sample of what exists
in every agricultural district in the
State, and the conditions in Nevada
are not dissimilar to those of other
States and districts in the whole coun-
try.
Speaking of the necessities for
which the commission is striving to
encourage the cultivation noted
writer and publicist says in a recent
issue<of prominent popular publica-
ton says: Besides the Germans, two
enemies have taken up arms against
us-high prices and food shortage.
We've got to beat them both. This
does not mean that we are to let them
beat us by lowering our standards of
living-existing on our humps, so
to speak, like the Germans-and en-
during under nourishment during the
lean period. No turning the other
cheek; no pacifism and non-resistance
Tor us in this primitive business of
getting enough food. In spite of the
TACT that dollar has ceasd to have
the purchasing power it once had.
this whole nation must stretch each
doll4r To produce enough food, to
buy wisely, to eat wisely, and not to
vaste-this is more than a patriotic
duty, it is a patriotic necessity. 1t is
now our business to feed ourselves
and the allies, and any housewife or
little cash girl, or old man sitting in
the sun is as much needed in the food
and economy matter, to fight the war
as any soldier or sailor We've to go
out. literally now, and think and Dig
The State Commission on Food Re-
sources has but barely organized, but
their efforts are already beginning
their efforts are alreaody beginning
to bear fruit. The people of Nevada
are awakening fast to the necessities
of the hour She has always stood
for progress and always will.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12

A popular conception of an eier
enemy is the neighbor who permits
his chickens to come over and scratch
TO pieces the nice little garden which
the tired business man has bent his
creaky back to dig and spent his good
money to plant The pot for the ma
rarders and interment for their owner
is about the proper medicine.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12

If John Bull is little chesty over
the replenishing of his war chest, he
is not to be blamed.
The supply of food for cannon is
running short in all the belligerent
countries of Europe.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12

1t is so hard for most men to dis
tinguish between self confidence and
self conceit.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12

In these days Of food scarcity few
bite off more than they can chew,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12

It is the germ of tuth in scandal
that causes it to spread.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
Haydn,a Or Minuat.

Hndyn one day received visit from
a butcher who said that himself and his
daughters were admirers of Haydn's
music, and as the young woman was
soon to be married he made bold to
ask that the composer write a minuet
for her wedding. Kind Papa Haydn"
consented, and in few days the man
of meat obtained his music. Not long
afterward Haydn was surprised to
hear this same minuet played under
his window. On looking out he saw
band OF musicians forming a ring
around g large ox tastefuiiy decorated
with flowers. Soon the butcher came
up and presented the OK to Haydn, say
ing that for such excellent music he
thought he ought to make the COM
poser a present OF the best OK In his
possession. Ever after this little COM
position was called the COX" minuet.-
W. Francis Gates in Anecdotes OF
Great Musicians"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
For Chess Players.

The Swedish monarch, Charles XII,
found himself besieged by the Turks
and virtually prisoner. To while
away the tedium of his captivity he
would indulge in an occasional game
at chess-even when Turkish bullets
were flying around-with his friend
Grothusen. The position beneath had
been reached when Charles exclaimed
II have pretty mate in three
White-K on K B 5, r on X Kt ]. Kt on
SO, pawns X Kt ., K re-.
Black--K on X r 4, B on X I, pawns
X r 8, X Kt 6.
But even as he spoke flying bullet
sent the knight to smithereens. The
king, undismayed, merely remarked,
"Now l mate in four" Before Grothu-
sen had solved the position another
bullet sent Whites rocks pawn spin
ming off the board. Charles only COM
ment was, IL can now give mate In
fyeW
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
Fiyh,ino In The Air.

Before an aviator Is prepared to en-
rage another flyer In battle he should
know how to loop the loop, do nose
or vertical dive, execute tail spin, a
tail slide or any other Of the so called
stunts" said Miss Ruth Law.
Fighting in the air Is fighting for
position. Consequently It is largely a
business of lodging. The man who is
the better dodger, who has the most
tricks up his sleeve, is the man who is
going to win. have seen men stop
controlling their machines altogether
and simply fall through space for sew
eral thousand feet.
"The point of this, of course, is TO
give the opposing fier the idea that
the plane has been struck. The oppos-
ing aviator, thinking he has put his
enemy out of commission, Will start
away. Then the plunging air man will
switch on his power, regain control of
his machine and overtake his enemy
without the latter knowing he is ap-
preaching. Such tactics naturally are
used at great altitudes."-New York
Tribune
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
SNAGTOWN ON THE RUN

A soldier of the Legion lay dream
ing iii Geewhiz;
There was never lack of glory for
that hero heart of his;
But fair face bent above him, as
he snored the time away,
And he heard a low voice whisper: I:
"John, the gas bills due todayp
The dreaming soldier faltered as he
heard that voice so bland,
And he said: "Thank heaven, no
more I'll see my own-my gas
bill land!
Take a message to my creditors, and
comfort them with it,
For was born for Glory-for Glory
on the Grit.
"Tell my tailor and my grocers as
they meet and crowd around
To figure up their losses on the old,
abandoned ground,
That l hit the grit full bravely, and
ere the day was done
| was fifty miles from Snagtown-
from Snagtown on the Run.
"Tell my bankers not to weep for
me when on my notes they gaze
And find the weather dampened with
the dues of thirty days;
But to 'figger' on 'em bravely from
morn till set of sun,
For l was born at Snagtown-at
Snagtown on the Runw
And the calm moon she rose slowly,
and calmly she looked down
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
LAWLEssNESs

There is much food for thought
in the acts of lawlessness in differ
ent parts of the country. Are We
as people losing respect for the
iawY Are we losing sight of the
fine ideals we have cherished for a
century and half7 Or is the un-
rest so prevalent in other parts of
the world communicating itself to
us2
The most disquieting feature of
these outbreaks of lawlessness is
not that they should have occurred,
but that they should occur just at
this time, when the country needs to
be united in heart and soul as never
before.
In times of peace and calm the
good sense and orderliness of the
people would not have tolerated the
causes which led up to the disturb
ances. With the minds of the peo-
~ple on other matters these causes
have been permitted to grow and
flourish.
While We. are proposing to make
great sacrifices for freedom, let us
not permit a growth within our body
polite that is calculated to nullify
and make impotent that freedom.
Let us set our own house in order.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
Stranded the Tree.

A Victoria clergyman had an orange
and pine tree in his garden. One
spring 1t was noticed that the orange
tree was dropping, and on digging
down he found that the roots of the
pine, which stood at some distance,
had twisted around the taproot of the
orange tree and were strangling it to
death. The offending roots were un-
twisted and cut away, and the droop-
ing plant revived. The tree eventually
died. Then on digging down at a
greater depth the clergyman found the
pine had attacked the orange root low
err down and accomplished its murder
Gus end.-London Graphic.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
SAM GREENE DEFEATED

Judge Samuel Greene, of Louis
vile, was defeated for denomination
as County Judge of jefferson county
in the primary Aug. 4th by Lor-
raine Mix. The defeat of Judge
Greene causes sincere regret to
friends here at his old home. He is
a son of Mr. Lucien Greene, of this
county, and a brother of County
Clerk Keller Greene. Judge Greene's
defeat is attributed to his support of
Gov. Stanley.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-14
Licorice Root.

Several thousands of tons Of licorice
root, which is considered a pest and
worse than worthless by the natives
generally, are annually gathered in
Turkey for expectation to this country
for use In the manufacture of chewing
and smoking tobacco as well as for
fiavorlng confectionery and beer.