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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
BEST ROAD SHOW
OF THE THE SEASON

The early-season surfeit of stage
entertainments of the more frivilous
description will be relieved at the
Nixon Opera House on the evening
of Friday, February 8, by the first
production here of the Cohan and
Harris success of the last New York
season, THE House of Glass" This
play is described as a melodrama of
an entirely new school, and is said 10
present a greater variety of thrills
than the stage has known in many
seasons. 1t as written by Max Mar
Gin, young Columbia College grad
uate, and first disclosed at the Cand-
Ter theatre, New York, last Septem-
Der, continuing throughout the sea-
son and perhaps enjoying more gen
erous patronage than any of the plays
seen in the metropolis last year.
Winnemucca theatregoers naturally
look with special favor upon the Co
han and Harris productions, and THE
House of Glass" will no doubt test
the capacity of the theatre. These
managers are averse to putting in
print the story of the play prior 20
its presentation, believing that half
the enjoyment of the audience lies in
the unfolding of the tale by the play
ers. Suffice it to say that THE House
of Glass" gains its name from the
ancient aphorism, People who live
in glass houses should not throw
stones" and it is easy to guess from
the title that an interesting story is
to be related. The predicament of
the pretty young stenographer, whose
past is tainted by term of imprison-
ment for a crime of which she is
guiltless, and her railroad-president
husband, forms the basis of a dra-
matte story of most absorbing inter-
est, and the skillful manner in which
the author has injected surprise upon
surprise throughout the four acts is
said to give the most novel twist to
drama provided by a playwright in
a decade A Cohan and Harris COM
pany and a Cohan and Harris scenic
equipment form a combination which
assures theatregoers of a presenta-
ton adequate in every department
The coming of "The House of Glass
to Winnemucca will probably arouse
great interest among theatregoers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
SUCCESSFUL MINING MAN
HERE FROM SAN FRANCISCO

George J. Shoup. the well-known
mining engineer, came from San
Francisco last Tuesday. Shoup is
directing big development work IN
the Disaster Peak section of the
Quinn River valley. where he is prov
ing a valuable gold vein. 1t was
George Shoup who took the Long
Hike of Jarbidge when other wise
men turned it down. and made it the
property it is today, the big gold mine
of Nevada, and the inspiration and
life of the great mine development
game now on in the Jarbidge dis
trict Shoup feels he has another
headliner in his Disaster Peak prop
erty.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
GEORGE WINGFIELD BETTER
AFTER OPERATION ON THROAT

George Wingfeld. millionaire min
ing man of Nevada, is at the Adler
sanatorium recovering from an oper-
alton on his throat two DAYS ago, says
the San Francisco Chronicle. The
operation was performed by DR.. Al
bert ]. Houston. Wingfield had been
suffering from an affection of the
throat for some time. Two days ago
he came to San Francisco from his
home in Reno. He will leave in a
few days for San Diego. where his
children are staying for time. Mrs.
Wingfield is in San Francisco with
her husband.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
NEVER MIND THE WEATHER

Don't worry about the question of
reaching a good drug store. Simply
call us up-Phone 4S3-and a Free
Delivery Service is at your disposal
both ways-to take your order and
deliver 1t.
EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO
DRUGS.
MEET ME AT THE EAGLE
Eagle Drug Co.
The Rexall Store.
II advertisement
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
EDITOR Is NOT TO BLAME
FOR THE .FUSS IN EUROPE

A Kansas editor is about as hard
10 get ahead of as a Kansas cyclone.
Mr.. Weaver of the Sedgwick Panta-
graph recently raised the price OF his
paper from 81 to $3.50 year. and in
reply to some complaint heard about
The change says:
You may be of the opinion that
the paper isn't worth $3.50; neither
Is gallon of gasoline worth 21 cents.
nor ten pounds of sugar worth 81, nor
pound of veal worth 30 cents, nor
a bushel of corn worth so cents; but
these are the prices the people are
paying. Potatoes are retailing at 50
per bushel. and SOW bosom" at 70
cents per pound. So don't get mad at
US. Goodness knows we didn't start
mat fuss In Europe"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
NEVADA SENATORS WILL
SEND SEEDS TO APPLICANTS

A letter to The Silver State from
Senators Newlands and Pittman
states that they will have quantity
of government seeds for free distri-
button this spring. The assortment
will include several varieties of vege-
table and flower seeds. These seeds
will be sent to persons desiring same
upon a written request to Senator
Newlands or Senator Pittman at
Washington, d. C.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended at
s am. today:
Highest temperature yesterday. "a.
Lowest this morning. 12' below
zero.
Mean temperature yesterday. 6.
Normal temperature yesterday, 81.
Prevailing wind direction, north
east.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending pm. tomorrow:
Fair tonight and Friday; continued
cold.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
BUYING CORN FOR SHEEP
IN PARADISE VALLEY

John Forgnone came in from Para
disc Valley last night for a load of
corn to feed to his sheep. Mr.. Forg-
none states that he has been feeding
hay during the cold spell, but the
sheep have not been doing very well,
many dying from the cold.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
PARENTS-TEACHERS MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

There will be a meeting of the
Parents and Teachers Association at
$3.50 o'clock Friday afternoon at the
grammar school auditorium. A good
attendance is desired.
MRS. PAUL RUTHERFORD,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
ONE PUBLICATION OF A
WANTAD DID THE BUSINESS

L. G. Campbell found a pair of
glasses Sunday. Specs" you know.
They had been lost by Mrs. Robinson.
One Silver State wantad brought loser
and losee together. ''Nuffced."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
PROHIBITION LOSES
THE FIRST round

Prohibition forces in Nevada met
,heir first defeat at the hands of the
nresent Legislature yesterday after
moon. when the Assembly rejected the
initiative petition by vote of 81 to &.
with one member absent. The vote
was taken after nearly two hours
snent in listening to the reading of
the lengthy petition. the law as Il
APPLIES to the initiative and referen-
dum. and the explaining of votes on
the mart of many Assemblymen.
The petition was reported out by
the judiciary committee during the
morning session. but the fireworks.
or rather the oratorical pyrotechnical
display, did not occur until the after
noon gathering. The committee re-
mort was unfavorable and its nature
was as explained as "for the reason
that IL is the opinion of the commit
tee that the people of Nevada may
be afforded an opportunity to express
their views on the question" Under
the terms of the initiative law the
petition will be submitted to vote
of the people at the next general
election.
No comment was made on the CON-
mittee report and the petition fol-
lowed the usual course. being placed
on the general file for third reading.
II was reached shortly after the AS
sembly convened after the lunch re-
cess and the clerk proceeded to wade
through the lengthy bill.
No amendments were offered, as il
was explained by Speaker Luce that
the Legislature could not change the
wording of the petition under the
terms of the law.
An effort to delay action was made
by the supporters of prohibition, but
they were unable to muster sufficient
strength to carry out their desires.
Gallagher of White Pine sought TO
make the petition a special order of
business at 2:15 o'clock Monday after
noon, but his motion was lost by
standing vote of 19 to II.
II was then that the general ex-
Aid AA% <ARoSAh
blymen stating their desires to ex-
plain their votes. although a few
bore a close resemblance TO being
apologies.
The roll-call resulted in the Assem-
bly, dividing as follows:
Opposed TO the passage of the petit
ton: Alderman. Alexander, Amber.
Beard. Bell. Blundell. Coryell, Du-
borg. Ducker. Evans. Fairchild, Ful-
mer. Fulton. Garrison. Golden, Cru
Der. Hanley. Hardy. Hartman, Heidi
mann. Kaeding. Lindsay, Lucas, Nc
Namara, Putney, Stewart, Stodiecs.
Tannahill, Tidd. Winters and Speaker
Luce-3I.
Favoring the passage of the petit
ton: Booher. Gallagher. Griffith.
Renfro and Williams.
Absent-White of Washoe. excused
for the day on account of sickness.
In Offering explanations. Hardy of
Humboldt explained that prohibition
had not been an issue in Humboldt
county during the last campaign and
that he favored submitting the ques-
tion to a direct vote of the people.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01

news stand formerly
located at Mrs. Cooney's store has
been removed to the Stephenson
drug store. San Francisco Exam
iner, Chronicle, Sacramento Bee.
Reno Journal, Reno Gazette and
Denver Post on sale. 89t2
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
Money for Law Library

The law library fund of Humboldt
county was swelled by $50 by fees
collected by the county clerk during
December. Every time a civil suit is
filed a filing fee of $40 is paid by the
plaintiff. OF this amount, IS is ap-
portioned to the law library fund
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
BRAKEMAN CUTS HIS ARM
WHILE CLEANING CHIMNEY

A. NJ. Close, brakeman on Southern
Pacific extra westbound freight. seri-
ously cut his right wrist this morn
ing, just before the train pulled into
Winnemucca, while cleaning the
chimney of his lantern. The train
stopped here long enough for DR..
Mangan to dress the wound.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
New Grand Jury
Few Licenses Last Month

Little Cupid was not very busy in
Humboldt county during the month
of January. The number of marriage
licenses reported today by the county
clerk for the month is only four
Only one hunting license was issued
during the month.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
Uotel Men Fall Out

The other day Carl Arobio, proprie-
tor of the Park hotel, swore to a
complaint in civil suit, charging
that A. L. Nichols. who had been con
aucting the cafe in the hotel. was
about to leave the State without set
ting his account. Nichols retallateo
nv swearing to a complaint charging
Arobio with assault and asking that
he be put under bonds to keep the
peace. The cases have been set ior
trial by Judge Hood for February D.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
To Regulate Cattle breeding

Proposals for the regulation of
breeding cattle on the open range in
Nevada were made yesterday in As
sembly bill No. "a. introduced by the
Elko county delegation. The bill
calls for the providing of one bull
for every thirty head of female breed
ing cattle or fraction thereof in a
herd on the public range. The bull
must be of three-quarters full blood
and must be of registered breed. a
certificate to be filed with the proper
officers.
Violation of the act may be pun
ished by fine of not less than 800
or more than $500. or by immprison-
ment for a term not exceeding six
months. or by both such fine and
imprisonment. The bill as referred
to the committee on public lands.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
HEAVY BOND FILED By
ADMINISTRATOR MARIN

Today Ward Martin filed bond in
the sum of $4,000, which was APP
proved by Judge Ducker as admin
istrator of the estate OF Hans Jensen
deceased. S. X. Young and John
FAINT are the sureties.
New Grand Jury
Monday afternoon twenty-four
grand Jurors were drawn by District
Judg Ducker and Commissioner
Trousdale. to appear in court Febru-
airy 13. From this number the grand
jury will be selected to serve during
the year.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES

Friday-Candlemas-10:30.
Saturday-Feast of st. Blase-10:30
First Sunday of months and 10:3O
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01

Butterkist popcorn and fresh cleo
tric roasted peanuts sold in any guam
NY at Mrs- Cooney's store.-adytu
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
POPULAR PRICED
GROCERIES

9 Comb Honey. 3 for.--.-----------50c o
q Perfection Bread. large loaves. =
4" two for.------.-----.------------.-- 9
@ Grandma's Home Made Cakes, .
p two for------.---.------------.-- .
. Hills Brown Bag Coffee. .
. the pound -.--------------------------25c y
. Husler's Self-Rising Flour, .
@ 10fb sacks-------------------- .
q Van Allen Peas, 2 cans for----25c .
p Banner Table Peas. per can--i0c y
" Yellow Table Peaches, .
q three cans for--.---------------.------50c =
2 Salted Peanuts, per can--------25c .
9 Blue Label Catsup. per bot--25c =
. Fancy Burbank Potatoes. Q
= Layer Table Raisins, y
@ 2fb cartons --.---------.----.-----.--35 -
Q Out-of-town orders are given .
p prompt attention .
. WINNEMUCCA MERCANTILE .
. COMPANY INC. .
9 Phone 271 .
o . q y @ o o y . q y . q q y
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01

Everybody likes nice hot popcorn
Cali at Mrs. Cooney's store and see
the new all electric Butterkist ma
,hine in operation -auNt-u.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
WIN Introduce Compromise Bill

Opponents to the petition are now
preparing a modified prohibition act
which. IT is expected. will be sub
mitted to the Legislature within the
near future.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01
NEW FEATURES ARE TO BE
PRESENTED AT AMERICAN

Manager Oastler of the American
theatre has arranged for the cele-
brated William Fox productions on
Wednesday evenings. On Saturday
nights the new Fox comedies will be
shown on the screen at this theatre.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01

Whitman's Chocolates at Stephen
son Drug Co. THE Corner Store. -
advertisement tt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-01

Silver State and s. F. Call. soc month
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
AMERICAN CHIEF
 REACHES LONDON
General John J. Pershing Was Greeted by Ambassador Page. Nis- count French and Many Others
 Has Safe Journey Over.

London, June S.-General John J. Pershing, who is to command the first American troops sent to the French front, together with his party. arrived early this morning at a port in Great Britain.
 General Pershing arrived in Lon don this afternoon. and he was vel comed by W. Hines Pages, the American ambassador; by Lord Derby, secretary of state for war; Niscount French, commanding the British home forces, and by other officers, including Lord Brooks, who will be attached to General Persh- ing's staff during his stay in Eng land.
 General Pershing this afternoon made the following statement to the Associated Press correspondent here:
 The trip has been delightful, par ticularly in the latter stages, when we were escorted thru the danger zone by our own destroyers.
 Speaking for myself and my staff, we are glad to be the standard bear CTS of America for this great war for civilization"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
J. s. CALLS FOR
 MANY VOLUNTEERS
War Department Desires Co Fill the Regular Army Before June 30- Single Men Between lS and 70
 Are Preferred.

Washington, June l2.-The war Department today called for 10000 additional recruits in order to fll the regular army to war strength before June 30.
 Hue cavalry, engineers, coast arr lillery signal corps and quarter master corps of the regular army have already been brought to war strength, says an official statement. 'Forty-llve thousand recruits are needed at once to complete the new regiments of infantry and field artil- lary Twenty-Five thousand addi- tona recruits are desired at the earliest practicable date to fill va cancies in order that the war strength of 300.000 men may be maintained.
 Facilities are in readiness for placing these seventy thousand men under proper training. Any delay m obtaining this number will nec- essaril cause a loss of invaluable time.
 Tt is the earnest desire of the war department that 10000 single men between the ages of iS and 10 who have no dependants and who are not engaged in professional business or trades, vitally necessary Ito the prosecution of the war, be enlisted in the regular army before the 3Oth day of June, i9l7.n
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
PROSECUTION OF SLACKERS AT HAND
Military Authorities Will Start Cam paign at Once and Make Example of NiolatOrs of Law-Arkan-
 Sas Registration Short
Special to The star.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, June l2.-Twenty-twc counties exceeded the estimate of military eligibles by total of 7,4Oi and the other fifty-three counties were short of the total estimate by and aggregate of i7,0SS, making the net shortage 9,687 The record foi- lows;
 In excess of estimate Arkansas i27, Calhoun 29, Clark 9, Craighead 1855, Crittenden sil, Cross 502, Desha i22, Grant :. Jackson 65, Lawrence 2, Lee lS0 Lincoln 205, Little Riv- CT i9. Lonoke 70, Marion g. Miller i5 Mississippi l3i6, Phillips 1890, Poin- sett 752, prarie POI, St. Francis 569 White i75-Total 7,40i.
 Shortages: Ashley 3S5, Baxter l97 Benton SS0, Boone 45, Bradley 1888 Carrol 339, Chicot 670, Clay 263, Cle- burne POO. Cleveland 23i, Columbia l33, Conway 2l6, Crawford 273 Dal- las i7, Drew 209, Faulkner 73 Franklin 670, Fulton i60, Garland lOSi. Greene 23S, Hampstead i79 Hot Springs 74, Howard 2O3, h. dependence 276, Tzard 27S, Jefferson i62, Johnson 209, Lafayette 5S, Lo- gan 695. Madison i22, Monroe l03 Montgomery 220, Nevada l8S, New ton 7l. Ouachita 9i, Perry 77, Pike 9i, Polk 40 Pope 90, Pulaski 5S2 Little Rock 1886, Sevier i9l, Sharp il0, Stone 95, Union 6l6, Van Buren TT, Washington $40, Woodruff 2i Yell 544-Total i7,088
 The total registration was ilS,- 800 for the state and the govern ment estimate is i58,473.
 The military authorities announce that they will at once begin cam paign against the slackers and those who evaded registration wilfully and that an example is to be made of them It is also announced that the draft will be made on the basis of the estimate rather than the reg istratiOn
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
EARTH OPENED AND
 TOOK IN GERMANS
Correspondents at Front Feature Explosion That Preceded British Attack-"Like Opening Doors of
 Colossal Blast Furnaces"

London, June S.-All the special newspaper correspondents at the front, in their descriptions of the Messines battle, feature the tremen- .dous explosion of mines which pre- ceded the British advance.
 The earth opened and the Ger man line disappeared is one of these terse descriptions.
 Every writer likens the effect on the surrounding territory to an earthquake. One writer says that the hill on which he stood watch ing the attack shook like jelly. An other says the explosive used was aminol, and adds:
 We saw what might have been the doors thrown open in front of number of colossal blast furnaces. They appeared in pairs, in threes, and successive singles, and with each blast the earth shook and shiy- cred beneath our feet.
 Tt was worse than an earthquake. Thunder clouds of smoke rose in solid form to immense heights, and while our eyes were full of the spec tacle guns opened fire.
 Familiar landscapes vanished or assumed grotesque shapes. Hill 60 went up in fine dirt.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
.BAbY'S MURDERERS
 ESCAPED AVENGERS
When Body of Little Lloyd Rect Was Found in Well, Springfield, Mo, Prepared to Lynch the Kid
 napperS-0nlcers Saved Them.

On May 30, Lloyd, the il-moths- old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hollan Rect of Springfield Mo, was stolen while in the care of a nurse. Short ly before noon last Saturday the partly decomposcd remains were found in a we'll on an old deserted place eight miles from Springfield, where, from evidence at hand, the little one was thrown while still alive, by the kidnapers. 1t is feared the mother has gone insane.
 The parents were wealthy and a ransom of S6,000 was demanded for the return of the child. which the father sought to pay but the au- thorities and overwrought people of Springfield declined to remain quiet and put forth every effort to cap- ture the alleged kidnapping gang, and it is supposed that, being so close pressed, the guilty parties decided on the death of the child, perhaps in an effort to escape capture or conviction, or both.
 In the meantime Mir. and Mrs. Taylor Adams, their two sons, Maxie and Cletus, Sam McGinnis and Claud pierson. suspected members of the kidnapping band were held in jail, but when the body of the murdered baby was found, Sheriff Will Webb and his deputies, knowing that cer- tain death was awaiting these sus- poets if the enraged populace could lay hands on them, started on wild motor dash for the walls of the penitentiary at Jefferson City. pur- sued by dozens of high-powered cars. With two hours start, how ever, the fleeing sheriff's party es- caped
 Mrs. Rect. the bereaved mother. is under the constant care of a phy- sician aDd her reason is said to be in the balance.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
TOWNS DESTROYED.
 BY AN ERUPTION.
City of San Salvador, Capital of the Republic of San Salvador, Was Totally Destroyed by Fire-The
 Loss of Life Is Unknown.

San Juan del Sur, June S.-San Salvador, the capital of the republic of San Salvador, and having a popu- lation of more than sixty thousand inhabitants, has been totally de- stroyed, according to dispatch which was received here this morn ing from San Miguel, San Salvador.
 No details as to the manner in which the city was destroyed have been received here, but it was un- doubtedly the result of an earth quake or a volcanic eruption.
 A dispatch received this afternoon from Tequcigalpa, Honduras, says that in addition to San Salvador, the towns of Zuezaltipeque, Nejapa, Su- chichoto, paisnal, Armenios and Mejicanas also were destroyed.
 Mejicana is a suburb of San Sal vador.
 At 9:50 o'clock this morning there still was no communication between San Salvador and Tequeiga1pa. An operator who had reached the edge of the destroyed zone reports that San Salvador is in ruins and that everything within fNdlus of thirty miles has been destroyed.
 It is declared that the town of l. la .I
 It has been raining heavily for the past five hours, it is declared.
 The eruption of a volcano is sup posed to have been the cause of the disaster.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
ARKANSAS FELL SHORT.
Total Registration i3O,67l, While
 l5s,0O0 Was Expected.

In the report made to the Adju- tant Generals office of the total number of persons registered last Tuesday, Polk county with its ii05 registrations does not quite come up to the average of the five adjoining counties. Howard county reported i507, Montgomery county, 952; Pike county, ii57; Scott county. ii6S; and Sevier county l2S6. The total reg islration in the state as reported by tic Arkansas Gazette is l3O,67i. Of this number 89S99 are whites. 3S,- Si2 are negroes, 5i5 are aliens and 75 are alien enemies, that is, citi- zens of countries which are at war with the United States, which at present is Germany only. IL had been estimated that the total regis tration in the state would be i5S,- 900.