The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-25
LIBERTY LOAN DAY
STIRS PATRIOTISM


beginning to arrive from every sec
ton of the United States of America
1t Is becoming more and more evident
that the Great American People dug
into his jeans yesterday, and is dig.
ging today, and will dig tomorrow
and when returns are computed. some
| time next week, il will be known that
$4,000 100000. and S4.000,000, 900. and
$5,000,0 100000, and then some. has
been poured into the national treas
ury, and the spirit of the aforesaid
G. A. p. is only fairly awakened. He
Is ready next week to do it all over
again. In these few remarks there is
nothing very comforting to the War
Lord over there" who wears a spike
in his helmet.
Yesterday was Liberty Loan day in
Winnemucca, as in all other towns of
the country. A half-holiday was OBJ
served in compliance with the proeIa-
nations of President Wilson and Gov
ernor Boyle. The postofice. banks.
county offices and many business
houses closed at noon and people gem
orally devoted their energies to the
Liberty Loan and carrying out the
spirit of the proclamations OF the
National and State executives.
In the afternoon, shortly before the
arrival of S. p. train No 6, a parade
was formed at the corner of Fourth
and Lay streets and marched to the
depot to meet Judge Frank II. Nor
cross of Reno, who was to be the
principal speaker of the day. The
parade was headed by the Winnie
mucca band and in the line of march
were the High School Cadets under
command of Principal j. d. Scott and
the Boy Scouts under command of Fl.
NJ. CouZin. Next came two handsome
ly decorated floats carrying school
children who had obtained subscrip-
tions to Liberty Bonds, and then fol-
lowed a long line of automobiles, of
which many were decorated with the
national colors. In the parade, also
was long line of school children, all
carrying small flags. The line Of
march was down Railroad and Bridge
streets to Third. where the high school
cadets gave an exhibition drill.
The American theatre was filled to
capacity in the evening by 1880, with
large overflow, and by 500 O'Clock
the S.R.O. sign was needed, on the
occasion of the Liberty Loan meeting.
About half the story of Ashes of EN-
bers." with Pauline Frederick in the
title role. had been given when the
announcement appeared upon the
screen that "The Remainder of the
Play will be Given after the Speeches. :"
Everybody stood pat and the promi-
nent citizens, comprising Judge f. A.
Ducker. chairman; Mayor Carl Havi-
land. r. ]. d. Salter. Mayor Friedman
of Loyelock. Judge c. ]. McFadden Of
Ely Supreme Court Justice Norcross
of Reno, J. Sheehan of the First Ma
tional Bank, Mrs. Norma Stevens, Miss
Jessie Diamond. Councilmen Felix
Poulin and Walter Wilkinson, and
Campaign Manager ]. A. Langwith,
faced a very earnest and attentive
audience.
Mayor Friedman was introduced by
Chairman Ducker and the Liberty
Drive was on. The speaker is not
rated a spellbinder. but for forty-five
minutes he held the vast audience
entranced by his strong. sensible pre-
sentation of facts. and drove home the
truths in much the same way as IN
4b0 meet bn hapnmarad Of tho collar
plexus of old Mother Nature in the
roek-ribbed Rochester hills and forced
her to disgorge her hidden treasures.
His synopsis of the history of the war
and his arraignment of the Germans
was a mastery effort and brought
continued applause. AT the close of
the speech and after an exchange of
verbal bouquets with the chairman
Mayor Friedman yielded his place to
Judge Norcross, who, after being in
troduced. admitted that there was
very little else to say; and he, as
usual. said that little cleverly and
we'll The gist of Judge Norcross'
remarks can be summed up in that
telling sentence. 81 concur!"
Fl. J. Murrish of Lovelock, journal
list. attorney. mining man, etc, was
invited to the platform. but refused.
remarking graphically, "He also serves
who only stands and waits" Later the
audience understood that Mr.. Murrish
was conserving his energy for the last,
and when the Liberty Bond clock was
produced and set in motion Mr.. Muir
| rish demonstrated his resourcefulness.
So fast did subscriptions pour N
under the urging OF the comittee that
the services of two boys were required
to register the amounts. In about
twenty minutes $4,000 had been sub
scribed. and in few minutes moro
the sum had grown to $1,000.
The largest personal subscription
was that of Sam vogel. $4,000. witt
Commissioner A. F. Trousdale $1,000
Turing the day the Boy Scouts raised