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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-28
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Hold Elm, Italy We're on our way with men and
 guns, Ten million of our loyal sons, To help you whip the bloody Huns
 Hold em, Italy! Stand solid 'gainst the common roe, The heart of Garibaldi show. And God will strengthen every blow
 Hold 'em, Italy! Fight manfully, be unafraid, Let not the Hun your home invade Old Glorys coming to your aid
 Hold 'em, Italy!
 Ouch!
 "I am proud of the fact that am an American," bragged the old Bachelor. "There are no war lords in this country"
 "No war lords" exclaimed the Benedict, "Why there's a war lord in nearly every home, and he is a woman."
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Hawl Flaw!

An up-to-date attorney reports an argument he heard between two of the town characters who were discussing the war.
 "The Kaiser Is sure to lose," de clared one of the town characters. "He has only one means of defense, and that's the submarine"
 "So has the skunk only one means of defense" argued the oth-
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If if ia not military secret" some folks would like to know why large Allied force is still main tained at Sooniki.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-28

The Junkers now forth and declare that Germany is called upon to rule the "oro' "nio" 10 what they have been thinking all the time
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-28

German Socialists alarmed by the spectre oi German miltarsm triumphant, ana hussian 0o'i"' ;sts blunder on toward their own destruction
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sons are cautoined not to have deal ings without my knowledge and consent. c. s. Rice.
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Oh Shux!

An angry man is Oswald Bland,
 He is certainly sore! He bought some hair restorer, and
 The stuff did not restore.
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Don't forget to buy thrift stamp and conserve
 necessary food.
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CT town character, but it's durn powerful one."
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Some Oratory We've heard the greatest orators at home and OCT the sea, Their silvery tongues our ears did not entice; We'd rather listen to an anxious colored man when he Is shooting craps and talking to the dice.
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Bscauss Lloyd George has not s6ded tAe vas thore are cranks in England who demand that oonno co elss taks his placs.)
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Turf

These are certainly high-priced
 times,
 The poor consumer hollers; For, while he earns his coins in dimes,
 He has to spend in dollars.
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Paw Knows Everything Willie-Paw, who is the Speaker of the House?
 Paw-Your mother, my son. Maw-Willie, you get me that caster oil bottle and I'll learn you to keep your mouth shut.
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Well. He Was Correct

The bad boy had been kept in after school for turning around in his seat and making a face at a boy who sat behind him.
 Now said the teacher, you will write looking backward 50 times before you go home"
 Write looking backward?" ques- tioned the bad boy.
 ''Yes, write looking backward !" repeated the teacher.
 And in 10 minutes the bad boy came up with his task. He had written, "gnikool" 50 times.
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Is That So!

J. w. s. claims that over in the trenches they camouflage the breast works, while in this country they camisole them.
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Tho ,itt,a 6.cent loaf is due for comeback.
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Our Daily Special
Res, But Whaddy Va Meant

NTdTkeTSUurg w. Vd.J NeWbJ
 Notice is hereby given that Su- san D. Rice has left my bed and other marriage vows and all per-
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The Natives of Alaska proving real Ameri- cans
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You've Seen Them

You've Seen Them Mary had a rope of pearls She wears them all the time; She fools the men, but other girls Know that they cost a dime.
 -(Luke McLuke.)
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Smart

SmArL Yes, smart man Is Mote, For hustling he's strong; You may get his goat, But you won't keep it long.
 -(Luke McLuke)
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Susies got a diamond pin
 She wears it on her waist; But every other girl in town Is hep that it is paste.
 -(St. Louis Globe-DemOcrat)
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Our Joe Miller Contest

Vu1 OOC 1AAAACA 0VAeSOV
 Piqua claims that the oldest joke is the one about the man who went into butcher shop and asked for some stewing meat and asked how much it was a pound. Flight cents a pound," said the butcher. The man ordered eight pounds and then when the meat was wrapped up said: How much Is it?" The Butcher said: Well, let's see; Eight times eight is sixty-eight. We'll, take it for 75 cents. You always make me knock off dime anyway"
 Our Daily Special
 Sometimes The Honeymoon Does Not Last AS Long As The Wedding Tour.
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Same Old Story

Same Old Story She's found her husband Is joke, No more does he look big; She though he was a mighty oak, And found he was a twig.
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TWO IN ONE = The ENPlRE4 waS for everybody. The ENPIR-sa -ads" kseps tho housswiis Informed e an sajee anA ths news colunns are r1ght up te the 0isuts e u eay1 sew,
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Yes, a smart man is Mote, At financing he's clever! If you once get his note, You can keep it forever!
 -(Newark Advocate)
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Bessie got a La Valliere
 From her most loving Ben; But all the girls in town know i Came from the five-and-ten.
 -(Allentown Democrat).
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Sallie has set of furs She says they're mink, at that; But to her friends the thought oc-
 CUTS
 They've seen them on cat.
 -(Macon (Ga.) Telegraph).
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Katie has piano About which she braggs; But everybody knows she got It with tobacco tags.
 (Houston Post.)
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The B. M. BEI Juneau, er town character, "but it's durn powerful one."
 Oh Shux! An angry man is Oswald Bland, He is certainly sore! He bought some hair restorer, and The stuff did not restore.
 Smart
 Yes, a smart man Is Mote,
 For hustling he's strong; You may get his goat,
 But you won't keep it long.
 -(Luke McLuke) Yes, a smart man is Mote,
 At financing he's clever! If you once get his note,
 You can keep it forever!
 -(Newark Advocate)
 Is That So! J. w. s. claims that over in the they camouflage the breast works, while in this country they camisole them.
 You've Seen Them Mary had a rope of pearls She wears them all the time; She fools the men, but other girls Know that they cost a dime.
 -(Luke McLuke.) ) Susies got a diamond pin She wears it on her waist; But every other girl in town Is hep that it is paste.
 -(St. Louis Globe-DemOcrat) Bessie got La Valliere From her most loving Ben; But all the girls in town know it Came from the five-and-ten.
 -(Allentown Democrat). Katie has a piano
 About which she braggs; But everybody knows she got It with tobacco tags.
 -(Houston Post.) Sallie has a set of furs She says they're mink, at that; But to her friends the thought oc- They've seen them on cat.
 -(Macon (Ga.) TelegraphD.
 Our Joe Miller Contest Piqua claims that the oldest joke is the one about the man who went into a butcher shop and asked for some stewing meat and asked how much it was a pound. Eight cents a pound," said the butcher. The man ordered eight pounds and then when the meat was wrapped m caid. "How much ia it?'' The
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04
NEW STACK PUT IN
AT SCHOOL BUILDING

A new stack was installed at the
school house this week and the board
of trustees expects to have the heat
ing plant in the building in shape
for use within few days. The plant
was installed at the time the struc-
ture was erected at an expense of
several thousand dollars, but was
never a success on account of the
hue being to small to effect the nee
essary draught.
S. F. Whitney, mister mechanic
OF the Amalgamated Phoebe company,
was sought to look into the condition
and following his suggestions In the
matter the board of trustees hope
that the old difficultt will soon be
overcome The stack was installed by
VIII Carman.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04
NEW YEAR BALL
WAS BIG SUCCESS

The New Years ball given under the
auspices of st. John Lodge No. IS
F. & A. NJ. proved to be big success
socially and financially and the Red
Cross fund, to which the proceeds
are to be applied, will be argumented
very materially. 1t was said by a
member Of the committee in charge
of the dance that at least thirty dol
lars, probably more, will be turned
into the local auxiliary of the Red
Cross
Several auto loads Of people came
from Panaca, Caliente and Rose VAL
ley and a very enjoyable time was
had by everyone in attendance.
Appreciating the large attendance
from Panaca almost fifty Pio0he
people returned the compliment by
attending the ball New Years night
at Panaca.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04
=.
APPOINTED
u. S. SENATOR

RENO. NEVADA, JAN. 4-GOV-
ERNOR EMMETT d. BOYLE THIS
AFTERNOON APPOINTED CHAR.
LES B. HENDERSON, OF ELKO,
UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM
NEVADA TO SUCCEED THE LATE
FRANCIS G. NEWLANDS.
THE NEW SENATOR Is PROM.
INENT IN BUSINESS AND PROFESS
SIONAL CIRCLES in ELKO COUN.
TY AND Is REGARDED AS ONE OF
THE REPRESENTATIVES, CITIZENS
OF THE STATE. THE NEW SEN.
ATOR SERVED THE STATE IN,
THE LEGISLATURE FROM ELKO
COUNTY DURING SEVERAL SES.
siONS AND WAS ALSO REGENT
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04
LINCOLN COUNTY
MAN GETS LIFE

The following, from the Kingman.
Ariz., Miner, will be of local interest.
The Charles A. Barr mentioned was
formerly resident of Pioche. We
worked for the Tungsten-Co Min
ing company for sometime as mill
hand and draughtsman and later
went to Freiberg where he was en-
ployed in responsible position. Fol
lowingNthe closing of the property at
Treiberg where he was working, he
went to Arizona, going first to Chlor-
ide, where he got into serious trouble
and only got out of it by paying
heavy fine. Later he was wanted for
murder, Here is what the Kinsman
paper says:
Charles A. Barr, who last week
killed chauffeur namei Johnson,
between Bisbee and Douglas, and who
later was captured in Phoenix vas
taken at once to Tombstone, where he
plead guilty to murderin the first de-
gree and was sentenced to imprison-
ment to life.
Barr met Johnson in the road be-
tween Bisbee and Douglas and made
an offer for iis flivver frhee 5ssfee
was agreed on at $3.50. Barr had the
$500 and offered fifty do la check
fer the balance. This was refused by
Johnson. and after haggling over the
offer for few minutes Barr deliber-
ately shot Johnson and disposed of
the body nearby. Taking the car he
fed to Phoenix, where he offered the
car for sale. In the meantime officers
disc ,'ered the dead body of Johnson
and wired the number and license of
the car to the various towns Barr
showed up in Phoenix and tried to
sell the car at a garage. The garage
owner Immediately notified the po-
lice, who arrested him.
Barr avs wanted in this county
as a deserter, and in San Bernardino
county. The murderer of Clyde Chap
nan, whose dead body was found
buried in the sand near Dandy, west
of Needles, last July. The wrecked
car was taken from Chloride by Barr.
Scott and Chapman, was found some
miles from the location of Chapman's
body. Scott has not yet been appre-
hended, but it is thought possible
that he is in the southern part Of the
state.
when interrogated regarding the
murder or murders, Barr only cursed
the officers. reiterating that he was
the man who killed Johnson, but re-
fused to tell Of any other of his ex-
ploits.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04
ISSUES RULES FOR
COMPUTING TAXES

Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Roper has issued a set of rulings de-
signed to eliminate unnecessary ac-
counting and computing excess prof
fits and income taxes, and in many
cases to materially reduce the am
cunt of the tax paid.
The rulings approved by Secretary
McAdoo In substance were as follows
Partnerships and individuals are
permitted to deduct reasonable salar-
les before figuring excess profits on
the business.
A partner may deduct payment to
a partner as interest on bona flde
loan.
A partner in his individual capacity
is not subject to excess profit taxes on
his share of profits, except at the s
per cent rate on profits exceeding
$1,000 applicable to businesses with
no capital or only nominal capital.
A taxpayer need not report his war
earning II he Is content to accept the
minimum per cent deduction in cal
culating excess profits.
Stocks, bonds and other evidences
or Indebtedness are to be considered
tangible property included in invest
ed capital in the estimation of ex-
cess profits.
Bonus payments to employees may
be deducted from gross income in
figuring income taxes, except when
the paymentsare proportionate to any
Investments the employees may have
in the business, in which case the
Payments are porportionate to any
nature OF a distribution of the pro-
fits.
In practically every instance Com
missioner Roper is said to have ad-
opted the recommendation of the ex-
cess profit advisors, body of volun-
teer experts, who have been working
for weeks to untangle knotty prob
lens arising in administration Of the
law.
Another ruling issued extends from
January l to February l, the time in
which the corporations may file in
come and excess fofit tax returnsp
on the basis of their fiscal year
Others will be issued soon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04

terest in Nevada-that Its slumber-
ing wealth to be opened to the world
Our government at Washington Is
now asking for crops and cultivated
land that food may be conserved
and sent across the sea to sustain our
army and our allies and we can not
find better time than NOW to COM
mence irrigation in Nevada. Our
helpful government will aid you so
far as the land owner is concerned,
it will lift him from want to plenty
as 1t has million farmers over the
west.
Just as soon as the war is over,
unite your forces and fight for ten
million dollars that is due to your
commonwealth from the U. s. Rec
lamation Service. You will find the
last named people one of the wonders
of the age. Think of spending as they
have done $175,00O,0 900 and never
wasted five cent piece and ont even
a taint of scandal ever stained their
good name. Their dams, canals tun-
nels and engineering work is the best
ol its kind in America.
In the next two, years why not get
five to fifteen hundred pumps start
ed and get water on the arid lands
and try and have the government
officials aid you financially in testing
out some of the deep sections which
will be found in some parts Of the
state. | have the means of know
ing that your governor Is friendly
toward the cause of irrigation and
has unbound faith in the future Of
the state and will aid any cause that
has for its object the upbuilding of
Nevada.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04
The Bank of Phoebe

The Bank of Phoebe. Inc, has
started the new year occupying a
strong position among the financial
institutions of the state. The bank
is now controlled entirely by local
people, the head of the institution
being James Ryan Of Caliente. AS
cashier, Geo. w. Franks is a trained
banker and commands the confidence
and respect of everyone. Being To-
cal house, every person in Lincoln
county should place his or her ac-
count in this splendid institution.
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accepted the majorship, but whether
he resigned or took leave Of absence
during the war from his position as
state engineer is not known and will
not be until Gov. Boyle returns.
He is now on leave of absence from
the university. -.-
Word received in this city Saturday
from Major Scrugham locates him in
Ohio, where he is doing some inspec-
tion work for the government
Carson Appeal.
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T. f. Roberts In
Senatorial Contest
Before Next Primary

The Record is receipt Of tele-
gram from Congressman f. E. Rob-
erts at Washington, d. c. authorizing
US to announce his candidacy for
nomination for United States senator
at the coming primary election.
The death of Senator Newlands.
recently, upset the plans of Mr.. Rob-
erts insofar as to the time of his can
didacy for the United States Senate,
as it was conceded fact that he
would be senatorial candidate in
1920, but as the appointment to fill
tie vacancy of Senator Newlands will
held only until the next general elec-
ton. which occurs next fall, it will be
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04

necessary to elect a senator to fill
the unexpired term, which ends in
1920, and the successful candidate
next fall will again have to come be-
fore the people in the fall of 1920.
Mr.. Roberts has represented the
repole in the lower house of con-
gress for number of terms, and
would again have been a candidate
for reelection next year. but the
death of Senator Newlands has has
tened his senatorial announcement.
He is conceded to be the leader of the
republicans of this state in WASH
ington. and enjoys the confidence
of the national leaders In both the
Republican and Democratic parties.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04
FOOD SURVEY IN
NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA

To facilitate the taking Of the nat
ional inventory of foodslin the states
of California mad Nevada, the Bur-
eau of Markets of the United States
Department of Agriculture, which has
the war emergency food survey in
charge. has placed the agency of the
survey with its local office at 1871
Merchants Exchange Building, San
Francisco. California. r. d. Jarboe.
in charge of the local office, has re-
ceived supply of the schedules and
will distribute them In response to
or mail requests on or after January,
Copies of the schedule have been
mailed from Washington to most
dealers in food materials in the above
naneuNslates. The names of new con
Germs, and few others not available,
however, and arrangements have been
made therefore to supply them loc-
ally. Applications for schedules
should not be made to the local
agency before January 2. This will
permit schedules mailed from WASH
ingtOn to reach their destinations.
and thus eliminate duplication,
Mr.. Jarboe points out that the act
o: congress providing for the war EN-
ergency food survey requires every
holder of such commodities in lots
substantially greater than family sup
plies, to fill out schedule and mail
ii to the chief of the bureau OF mar
kets Washington, d. c., by January
10. 1918, and fixes and the penalties
for failure to do so. This includ des not
only all wholesale and retail dealers
In foods and feeds, public warehouse
men and food and feed manufactur-
ers. regardless of the size or stocks
they hold, but also those in charge OF
hotels, restaurants, commissarieS OF In
dusurial concerns, schools. institu-
tions, etc., providing that their stocks
on hand have a value Of $3.50 or
more. Even manufacturers are in
GUIDED who use food product in the
PREPARATION Of another product
wi ich cannot be consi .craI focd.
such as bottleing, chewil; gum aud
drug manufac .uring ca IL;
The war emergency food survey
will be the most comprehensive in-
ventory of foods ever made in the
United States. It's purpose is to show
the total stocks of food aLd FOOD
materials on hand in the country
so that the public and the officials
Of the government may have the ne
essary information on which to base
plans fcraconserving and distributing
supplies already on hand, ana 1or
producing the foods needed next sea-
son.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-01-04

In Greenwood

From Ed. H. Snyder of the Com
bined Metals Co., it has been learned
that his company will continue to
use the No. l Amalgamated Pioche
shaft. Developments on the 500-foot
level of the Greenwood lease during
the past few days have been impor-
tant
1t was announced Just before the
holidays that the No. / shaft would
be closed. but the order has been res
cinded.
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OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR
A NUMBER OF YEARS, BEING DE-
DEATED AT THE LAST ELEC-
TION.
SENATOR HENDERSON Is Al
LAWYER BY PROFESSION AND
Is ALSO EXTENSIVELY ENGAGED
IN STOCKRAISING AND BANKING
IN ELKO COUNTY.
THE APPOINTEE Is A CLOSE
FRIEND OF GOVERNOR BOYLE
AND MANY INTIMATE ASSOCI-
ATES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
HAVE BELIEVED FROM THE BE-
GINNING THAT NONE OTHER OF
THE AsPIRANTS FOR THE OF
FlCE HAD ANY CHANCE LAND
THE PLUM WHATSOEVER
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irrigation VIII Make
State Wonderfully Rich

Now these same farmers had been Of
fering their land for sale for ten
years past and $50. per acre and new
er bid or a buyerin sight and three
OF these men fought the pumping
prject for three years past and were
voted in against their will. One of the
men to who mi was talking, owned
two sctions 1880 acrs and his net pro-
tit oyr his old value of $50 per acre
Is $115 yet he kicked against irriga-
ton. One of these men owned 100
acres for which he could never get
$50 per acre for at any time in the
last twenty years and this man, IL
he had sold his land at the above
price would have received $4,000 but
he Is one of the men that worked
for two years for pumping system
and he won out and he will get not
a dollar less than 5000 per acre for
his land of $4,000 for 16O acres and
even at present and year before
the project Is built, the country Is
full of land buyers and these lands
are located around Tracy in the San
Joaquin county where two projects
are going in One system covers 12,-
600 acres and second covers $4,000
acres and what | say herein can be
confirmed by any man who will stop
off at Tracy and talk with any of
their business men
One Of the difficult matters is to
answer the questions that are ask
ed by land owners as to the cost of
installing pumping plants on their
lands and I will try to meet this in
quiry by stating that. About Nov Is,
| had talk with railroad official
residing in Nevada and learned that
he Is now engaged in a campaign to
install number pumping plants
along the line of the Western Pac-
ific railroad inside the state last nam
ed.
l have examined water conditions
in many parts of Nevada and find that
the water stands in different dis
tricts at 10 feet down to 125 feet
below the surface which shows that
new empire can be founded on one
million acres irrigated at hese depths.
Let me remind the Nevada man
that the future of this state is irriga-
ton and not mining, the latter be-
ing temporary and the former per-
manent. 100000 acres of rich plains
will be irrigated within the next
twenty-five years and with land at
500 per acre, it adds 500, 200, 900
to the assessed value of land in the
state and it will rank as one Of the
great agricultural dominions of the
west. Men who live there are not
quick to see its vast resources but
to man who has been all over the
western states and examined over
$50 irrigation projects, the large and
small ones, he can easily see tha,
these lands stand untouched in theil
agricultural power with hundreds OF
thousands Of acres of rich land thai
to this day lays naked to the stars.
In the past ten years. I have spok
en- before many audiences in different
states about the wealth of Nevada,
non-irrigated lands and several gov
ernors In 1915 furnished me witt
data to aid In the awakening in.