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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
ExcurSioniStS Here

The Needles s-Searchlight automobile
excursionists arrived in Vegas accord
ing to program Sunday evening, after
having spent the day in looking over
the EIdorado Canyon district.
The visitors from Needles included
Mayor o. D. Collins, President w. ny.
Claypool of the Needles Chamber of
Commerce, Geo. j. Nay, Judge L. V.
Root, George E. Butler, j. w. Wads-
worth, and Geo. N. Haven, of the
Needles Nugget. At Searchlight they
were joined bp party including Mayor
]. E. Emerson, C. M. Crowley, James
eastman, S. C. Gaines, Ben Macready,
E. W. Prendergast, Clint Burdick,
Walter Wells, Mr.. Hartley, Mrs.
Bowden and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Butte.
The visitors were entertained by
members of the local auto club with a
smoker at which the matter of good
roads. especially with reference to the
location of the Arrowhead Trail route
through Clark county, was discussed
by numerous speakers. The evening
proved very enjoyable to all present
and was also boost to the good roads
movement,
Monday morning the visitors, accom-
panied by County Commissioner E. E.
Smith, David Farnsworth and G. P.
I'Squires, went to Goodsprings. There
they were the guests of Geo. A. Fayle
and Fred A. Hale, Jr., on visit to the
Yellow Pine mine, where they were
shown through the workings and were
able to see and appreciate the vast ore
reserves already opened in the mine as
we'll as the large amount of develop
ment work being carried on. Other
properties throughout the district were
also inspected by the visitors.
The visit of our neighbors from the
south was pleasant and did much to
cement the close and friendly relations
which exist between the various local
tiles. We invite our friends TO cal
ag ain and hope to repay the visit ir
the near future.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
COURT ADJOURNS
TO MARCH 20
Busy Term Closed Thursday,
With All Before the
Court Decided

Judge Chss. Lee Horsey adjourned
court Thursday evening until March 20,
when a jury for the trial of criminal
cases will be called.
The term just closed has been busy
one, many cases having been before
the court. An unusual and very graft
flying circumstance is the fact that
there are no matters left over undecid-
ed, all questions having been disposed
of by the court before adjournment.
During the past week the following
matters were disposed of:
T. G. Brice VS. VIM. A. Taylor-Judg
ment for plaintiff for $3.50 damages for
depreciation of the automobile owned
by plaintiff and wrongfully held by de-
fendant; $lI9 damages for loss of the
use OF the machine, and $40O additional
should defendant fail to deliver the
machine to plaintiff.
Root Zinc Mining Co., VS. H. G.
Kennedy, Hugh Welk and w. H. Davis
Temporary injunction granted to
plaintiff.
l. G. johnson and Peter Buol VS.
Harry Josephs-Demur over-ruled and
defendant given 20 days to answer.
Richard Busteed VS.. ]. J. Lefurgey
Order for payment of 500 into court
to be paid to Attorney Leo A. Nc
Nance.
L. II. Isham VS. Board of Trustees of
st. Thomas School Dist.-Demur sus-
tanned and Is days given plaintiff to
amend complaint.
E. w. Johnston VS. c. w. Perry
Hon. c. D. Breeze appointed by the
court as referee to try the action and
report judgment therein.
A. D. Bishop VS. Winterwood Land
Co.-Decision handed down giving
judgment for defendant, including
costs.
Harry E. Davisson vs. Ethel May
Davisson-Decree of divorce for plain
tiff.
Est of VIM. Laubenheimer, decd
Order appointing l. c. Johnson admin
istrator of estate.
Colorado Nevada M. & M. Co., VS.
Chas. L. Dennison, Martin j. Heller
and R. T. Walker-Demur sustained
and plaintiff given 20 days to file
amended complaint.
Peter Buol and l. c. Johnson VS. Geo.
A. Fayle-Motion of defendant to
strike amended omplaint from the
files denied.
Phyllis Jansen VS. John Jansen-De-
cree of divorce for plaintiff with GUS
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
That Scout Car

A scout car bearing message from
the governor of California to the gov
ernor of Nevada, arrived in Carson
City after hard trip of three weeks.
The car travelled from Sacramento
south through Tehachipi pass, across
the Mojave desert, through Godfield,
Tonopah and Yerington and thence to
Carson.
On the return the car left Carson
City and and after hard trip of two
days reached Sacramento over another
route, the run being about 224 miles,
Much pleasure was expressed by our
northern neighbors at the record made
In the dead OF winter, proving that
there is an all-year route through the
Sierras." However the northern So
called "all-year" route hardly appeals
to US when the Las Vegas people are
making the run between Las Vegas
and Los Angeles, a distance by road OF
Approximately $50 miles comfortably
in one day.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
COUNTY BOARD
LETS CONTRACTS
Court House Grounds Will Be
Beautifed-- DR.. Martin Again
To Care for Poor

Wednesday morning at ten O'Clock
the board of county commissioners met
for the purpose of opening bids for
various matters for which proposals
had been advertised.
Bids for the care of comfy indigents
we're received from DIR. Roy w.
Martin and from DR.. John A. Fuller.
While the matter was under considera-
ton, Mrs. C. A. French, Mrs. G. L.
Connolly and Mrs. C.. G. Bray of the
'Ciyic League" appeared and made
several criticisms of the conduct of the
county poor farm under Dr. Martin and
protested against letting the contract
to him. The board listened patiently
to the complaints, visited the poor
farm with the committee and decided
that the complaints were without
foundation and that the county indi-
gents are being cared for by DIR. Martin
in a very satisfactory manner. The
bids received were practically the same
in amount and the contract was again
awarded to DIR. Martin.
But one bid was received for feeding
the county prisoners, that E. Horstman
at 80 cents per meal, which was ~ac-
cepted.
The bid of w. l. Roberts for burying
county indigents at $50 each was
accepted.
The contract for installing a sprink-
ling system for the court house lawns,
was awarded to w. G. Morse on his
bid of 1885.
Two bids for constructing cement
walks around and through the court
house grounds were received. A Salt
Lake firm bid 14@ cents per square
foot and P. ]. Sullivan of this city, 1871
cents and the contract was let to tht
local man.
The board intends to haye the work
pushed as rapidly as possible so that
the lawns and trees may be planted
about the court house before the hot
weather sets in.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
MOAPA VALLEY
FLOOD CHANNEL
What Is Being Done to Re-
claim and Protect Rich
Agricultural Lands
BY L. M. GRANT

After seven years of conflict the
farmers of the Moapa valley are at
last building flood channel. During
these seven years each one realized the
great need of flood channel but no
one wanted it to run through his land.
However, all differences practically
have been composed and the farmers
in the upper end of the valley are now
straining every nerve to get channel
near enough completed to take care of
any flood this spring. MAIDS Jorgensen
is superintendent of the work. He has
had from ten to fourteen fresnos and
three plow teams on the channel since
about the middle of January. About
two and half miles of channel has been
built, reaching from the dyke of the
Moapa Improvement Company down
through the State Experiment Farm.
For number of years the floods
each winter have been doing great
damage. Take the Sproule ranch of
120 acres owned by the Moapa Garden
COulpdHy VI CdiI bdhS. ClSuL years
ago that was fine black soil easily
worth $500 an acre and was planted in
alfalfa. orchard, asparagus and canta-
loupes. Then came the high waters
from the Moapa river and covered that
fine black loan with food sand. The
orchard trees were killed and the alfalfa
fields buried under several feet of
sand. For several years the farm has
practically produced no crops and much
of it has gone back to wilderness.
From once being worth $500 an acre
and the finest ranch in the valley, it
will now cost $50 to $50 an acre to
clear it.
This is the history of other farms.
The fence at the State farm has been
raised twice to keep the posts above
the level of the sand. Farmers with
200 and 300 acres of fine black land
have gone broke and walked out of the
valley and all because they were un-
willing to give up few acres to a
Continued on Fourth Page)
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17

tody of minor children. Also judgment
for 500 per month for support children
beginning March 18th.
Percilla 4. Deverell VS. Seba Deverell
On motion for costs of suit and at
torney's fees, it was ordered that de-
fendant pay to Thomas & Ham, attor-
neys for plaintiff. $50 attorneys fees,
$25 to be paid on or before Feb. rs and
$25 on or before March Is. Also $40
to cover defendants costs of action on
or before March Is.
T. G. Bricevs VIM. A. Taylor-Notice
of motion to retax costs quashed.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
Bills on File

All bills introduced in both houses of
the legislature are on file in the Age
office where they may be seen by any
person interested.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
RECO NITIO N

Gradually the Public is coming to recognize the part our
playing the upbuilding of community
failed in exhibiting lively sense OF COM
munty they have done their full share
along good citizens in every community cause
feeling pervaded this city toward them
and we cooperation mutual sympathy
good wishes may abide.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17

John F. Perkins, of St. Thomas, was
in Las Vegas today.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-02-17
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT

established indispensable in homes, our
of business No better service is given
in any city, n matter what its size.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-03

MRS. GRUNDY WILL GET YOU
IF YOU DON'T WATCH QUIT
Mrs. Grundy is out again!
The prying old witch is abroad in
the land.
She's building up a semi-ofhcial
machine to aid her hideous work of
poisoning youth and bGghting
beauty.
You needn't take a crooked step
to fall into her clutches.
She's going to get us all if we don't
watch out.
And an epidemic of Grundyism is a
curse from which recovery is long
and difficult.
Here and there you'll find COM
munities that look quite ordinary to
the eye, but in whose soul there
dWells a monster cankerworm Of
suspicion, that sOurs the inhabitants
against each other and poisons their
hearts and minds.
That's the work of Mrs. Grundy.
People who live in such commu-
Lities become narrow and spiteful
and vicious, although they may pirate
much of holiness and praise the Lord
in public places.
Do we want this evil influence to
spread over the nation?
If not, let's swat Mrs Grundy
while the swatting is good!
And Wen find there's a long, long
spell of sWatting ahead of us.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-03

There's the police vice squad,
for instance.
We need police departments, but
we don't need vice squads" to do
particular part of the work that the
police are supposed to do.
Once a person gets mixed up in
vice squad" case, Mrs. Grundy can
spread her Shiny stories, and will do
so-nO matter how innocent the per-
son, man or woman, may be.
Once a girl stays away from home
at night, and the vice squad" finds
her, she's prey for Mrs. Grundy-
even if the vice squad" merely finds
her at a friends home after an even
ing of harmless fun.
Not all the good ever done by vice
squads" will atone for one wOman's
reputation. ruined through a vice
squads" mistake. The police can
work without white slave bureaus"
and the like, but a reputation once
wrecked can seldom be regained.
The law presumes innocence until
guilt is established; but Mrs. Grundy
doesn't.
The Anthony Comstock cult is an
other thing that needs swatting, as
a mask for Mrs. GTundy.
1t was not so bad when COmstOck
was alive, for he was generally re-
garded as a harmless, picturesque old
person.
But Sumner, COmstock's success
sor, is neither harmless nor pictUr-
esque.
If he doesn't like a book or a pic
ture, he can have author or publisher
or artist arrested under the guise Of
promoting public morality, and then
the publisher or artist is damned to
the unthinking as a vicious person
who probably kidnaps schoolgirls
and at any rate is a person to be
avoided.
Book censOrs, and art censOrs, and
movie censOrs, are OUtcroppings Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Miss Myrtle and Ivah Davis gave
progressive tea last night in honor of their
house party. After the tea an informal
musicale was given. The guests we're
Miss Edna Crane. Miss Edna Morehouse,
Miss Mabel Knowles Miss Nell Small, Miss
Lillian Tefft, Miss Susie Sweet Miss Lot
tn Ranney, Miss Livingston of Windsor,
Mo-, Miss Grace Curtis. Miss Nellie Nc
Clintock Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Mar
garet Bear, Miss Susie Gay, Miss Grace
Weiss. Miss Pencil, Miss katherine Pen
Joslyn, Miss Anna Warner. Miss Harriet
Lawrence, Mr. Terrence Ewart. Mr. Homer
Low, Mr.. Walter Smith. Mr.. Fey Howell,
Mr.. Tom Clements, Mr.. Fred McGiffin, Mr..
Hal Hazlett, Mr.. Archie Williams, Mr..
David SibIey, Mr.. Mart Wikidal. Mr.. Joe
Morgan, Mr. Harry Morgan, Mr.. Tom
King, Mr. Charlie Lagerstrom. Mr.. Gull
ford Dudley. Mr.. Oscar WOolverton- Mr..
J. Il. Clay. Mr.. Charles Kleinhans, Mr.. Jay
Keller Mr. Donald Mccain. Mr.. Lou
Davis, Mr. Frank Davis, Mr.. Floyd Nc
Donald and Mr.. Harmon Ryus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09

theater party Wednesday afternoon. The
members are asked to meet at 80 o'clock
! in the lobby Of the Orpheum
The Third District Missionary institute
Will be held Friday at the Oakland Chris
tan church. The meetings will begin in
the morning and will last the entire day,
with a basket lunch served at noon.
Allen Smelser has returned from st.
Erancis hospital to his parents home, 366
Winfield avenue, where he is recuperating.
/ Mrs. Alice Shamleffer of Douglass. Kan,
is in the city attending the l. o. O. f. con-
vention While here she is the guest of
Mrs. II. A Sternberg. Oakland avenue Mr..
and Mrs. Sternberg have also as guests,
Miss Annie Foran and Mrs. Carl Mac of
sister.
Mrs. j. G. Grimes of Kansas City is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Ira Orner and family,
Chester avenue
Mrs. S. T. Willard and little daughter
have gone to Salina to be guests of Mrs.
Millard's sister.
Zady Randel. Green street. who has been
Ill the past week at her home is not i'm
proving.
Charles NJ. Foulks has come to the city
to make his home. He will be with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H A. Sternberg,
Oakland avenue
Mrs; W. N. Strange, Green street, has re-
turned from Dover where she visited her
( daughter, Mrs. c. A. Reser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09

conscience, too, certain that there is
nothing wicked or wasteful or heart
less or unpatriotic about it.
Reservations are being made for
ever so many line parties and box
parties for THE Lost Princess" to be
given Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon and evening of this week at
the Grand theater
The principals in the show will be
as follows:
Mother Goose. Mrs. George w. Parkhurst
Bo Peep, afterwards the Princess.
,..-:.:--...-; Mrs. George H. Allen
Jack, Afterward Knight at Arms
Red Riding Hood. Miss Violet eet Cr eg TGDe
6 6EGY Woman RGe Who Lived M N E sRoe Meyer
Lord Pensive ....... Mr.. Hugh Dickerson
Lord Buncombe. .......: Mr.. Frank Ripley
King Cole ........... Mr.. Glenwood Jones
Accompanies ......... Mrs. Robert Carver
The role of Uncle Sam will be taken
posite group of Boy Scouts, who
are: Harold Webb. Kenneth Macfer-
ran, Edgar Gardner, Claude Putnam
William Semple. Richard Matthews,
Bert Harrison, Jack Barnum, Douglass
Senity, Carl Hoover. Donald Swan,
Scott, Willard Jasperson, Hansel Hare
and Walter Howard.
X X
A Topeka woman who has just re-
turned from the east, has been no
ticing how society is conducting itself
in the cities. She says that parties
and dinners and dances and theaters
are going on much the same as before.
except that everything is done plainly
and simply. She talked with officers
VINO had returned from abroad, and
learned from them that the mania
for staying at home and brooding over
misrortunes and hard times, had pass
ed in London and other cities of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09

Mr. and Mrs. Shay have returned to
their home in Miltonvale, Kan, after
spending Monday as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs John Hefner.
The Belview Literary society will be en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Mrs. John Rosen, ir., will have as her
guests Wednesday afternoon the members
of the Kewpie club.
Mrs. G. A Thresher of Berryton will
come the latter part of the week to visit
her daughter, Mrs. o. C. Wyatt, 929 Mon
roe street.
f. L. Jones who has been i'll since Sun
ady at his home Grattan street, is improv-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. s. H. Thomas, 1908 East
Sixth avenue. have a visitor this week
their son, Harley Thomas, of Collyer,
Kan
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Armendariz have
changed their residence from Klein street
to 223 Chandler street.
Mrs. Matte Atkinson, East Fourth ave-
nue., will leave in a few days to make
her home in San Francisco, Calf. She will
also visit in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Tucker. 31S Law
Mrs. Doris HelVey of Helvey. Neb.
= J. d. Jack will come from st. Louis
the latter part of the week to visit his
daughter, Mrs. George Christopher and
family.a
Miss Marguerite Hawk has returned to
her home after weeks vacation spent in
Kansas City. Mo.
The Assumption Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon in the church hall.
The Loyal Women's class of the Third
Christian church will have an all day
quilting Thursday at the home of Mrs J.
will sew on the quilt being made for the
Sabbath school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09
Women Everywhere
Use Lemon Juice
To Beauty Skin

The @beauty lotion " hich is becom-
ing so popular thruout the country is
easily prepared by any one. and
whole quarter pint of it doesn't cost
any more than small jar of the COM
mon. ordinary cold creams.
Add the juice of two fresh lemons
to three ounces of orchard white and
shake well in a bottle. Strain the
lemon juice two or three times thru a
fine cloth so no pulp gets into tho To-
ton, then it will keep fresh for
months. Regardless of what price
you pay or how highly advertised,
there is nothing else really more meri-
torious in identifying. softening and
clearing the skin. As a tan and blein-
ish remover. also to remove oiliness
and sallowness, lemon juice has no
rival Massage it into the face neck
and arms once or twice each day, and
just see if it doesn't bring out the
roses and hidden beauty
Lemons have always been used to
bleach the skin, but pure lemon
juice is too highly acid, therefore
should never be used except in this
manner.
If properly prepared. this sweetly
fragrant lotion will speak for itself
Any drug store will supply the three
ounces of orchard white at very little
cost. and the grocer will supply the
lemons.-Adyertisem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09

tireIy during the war. A good many
of the clubs have disbanded for the
season.. IN accordance with the give
um-up theory, with the intention that
the time ordinarily devoted to the club
meetings should be spent at the Red
Cross work rooms. With that sort of
an arrangement, it would seem that
the work rooms ought to be crowded
all the time. AS a matter of fact, they
are far from crowded. One of the
organizations. the Ladies' Music club.
has arranged that its regular meeting
day shall be devoted to Red Cross
work, and the ruling imposes a fine on
the members that are absent. That
club. at least will be following the
plan by which its regular meetings are
discontinued.
On the other hand, advocates of the
plan for continued social diversion
contend that it doesn't help the cause
at all to sit around the house and
NOPE and allow the blue devils to
eat you up. The Helianthus club,
which proposes to continue it's parties
during the year, nearly has to apol-
ogize to the world for it's existence.
The club is going on with it's parties,
tho they will be economically admin
istered. Their refreshments are going
to be just coffee and sandwiches, but
they are going to get together and
dance and have good time. And
they are going to do it with a good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09

Allen F. Free. chief clerk in the auditor
of disbursements office and Miss Elsie
Gades were married Wednesday evening
last. Owing to an accident occurring to
Mr.. Free at "A farewell bachelor dinner
given by the Masonic lodge their wedding
trip which was planned some time before
and which included California, has been
delayed.
Miss Grace Glunt has resigned her posi-
ton in the safety commissioners office end
is now in the Superintendent of telegraphs
office. II. c. Chase.
Cuthbert Russell has returned to his
work in Fort Madison. Ia, after spending
the week end with his parents, Mr.. and
ed in the signal service department at
Fort Madison.
Roy Weeks of the car accountants office
in Topeka has gone to Omaha on business
for the department.
The Ladies' Society of the B. of L. F.
and f. will spend Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Harry COnwell. 494 Poplar street
George Heinrich has returned to his
work in the roundhouse, after few days
spent in Kansas City.
Mrs. Robt. Pence of the auditor of dis
bursements office spent few days of last
week in Franklin, Ind, where she was
Mrs. A. Malstrom and her daughter Miss
Ellen Malstrom spent the week end in
Kansas City.
William Vetter and daughter, Miss Lucille
Vetter, have returned after three weeks
spent in California. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. Vetters sister, Mrs A B.
Anderson and Mr.. Anderson of Berkeley,
Calf Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson will visit
friends and relatives in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09
You Get Better Cough
Syrup by Making
DC at Home
What more. you save about Sc by
It. lastly mado and costs little.

what more you save about $2 by
st.. Easily mado and costs little.
You'll never really know what a fine
bugh syrup you can make until you
'reparc this famous homemade remedy.
on not only save s. as compared with
be ready made kind, but you will also
|ave a more effective and dependable
l,medy in every way. It overcomes the
hours-relieves even whooping cough
|Sickly.
Get 215 ounces of Pinex 100 cents
'oIthl fIom any good drug store, pour
into a pint bottle and fill the bottle
ait plain granulated sugar syrup.
ert you have a full pint-a family
'lpply-of the most effective cough
grup that money can buy-at a cost of
ply 90 cents or less. 1t never spoils.
Ihe prompt and positive results given
this pleasant tasting cough syrup
ave caused it to be used in more homes
ban any other remedy. 1t quickly
posens a dry, hoarse or tight cough.
balls the infiamed membranes that line
be. throat and bronchial tubes, and re-
lei comes almost Immediately. Splen-
/ d for throat tickle. hoarseness, bron-
bits, Group and bronchial asthma.
Pinex Is a highly concentrated COM
hd has been used for generations for
hroat and chest ailments.
Avoid disappointment by asking your
sfuggist for ''2lH, ounces of Pinex' with
bill. directions, and don't accept any
hing else. A guarantee of absolute sat
faction o. money promptly refunded,
sss Wit this preparation. The Pinex
b.. TT Wayne, Ind.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-09

to return the social courtesies extend
ed to you would be for you to join
with several bachelors in giving a
dinner and theater party, or a dance
to the ladies you are indebted to and
their husbands. You can also include
their pretty daughters.
DOTTY: 1t is most improper to eat
anything on the street, whether it is
fruit, candy, popcorn or peanuts; and
you should never turn to look after a
person who has passed you. While
on the street you are in public view,
and should conduct yourself in a
dignified manner