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Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-12-27

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New 1Ofk.-6 there was lack q
artistic temperament in the original
composition Of Miss Dorothea Alastall
McVane. her experiences as q profes.
sional singer In Italy would have
made good the defect, for she 30 Inn
pressed the great Puccini that, at his
instance, she made her operate debut
as Mimi. IN his TIA Boheme," carry
ing through the part with success
when she was In the first stages Of
typhoid fever; she fell under official
suspicion as a spy In laramie. where
there is an Italian naval station: she
underwent a siege OF blackmail that
resulted In sending two ~oppressors to
prison, and she became the betrothed
of a your Eo1.e, who was killed in the
war.
In addition, her progress toward a
career was hampered by the stern OPP
position Of her father, Silas Marcus
McVane, formerly professor Of history
and international law In Harvard, re-
firing as emeritus professor. After
ward the family became so proud OF
the young singer that they established
q home in Rome, where Professor Nc
=Vane died at about the beginning Of
the war.
Scoffed and Kissed.
In connection with the spy and
blackmail episodes it seems that Miss
McVane unwittingly snapped her cam
era when the lens was pointed in the
direction Of masked batteries. Soon
she became the object of scoffing in
the street. she was Kissed at the op-
era, she found herself unable to gel
letters to her friends or to hear from
them. She became so nervous and dis
pirited that she wished to go away
regardless Of her operate contract
and was threatened with arrest IL she
tiled to 90. When, at last, men an.
noyed her with threats Of publishing
the spy story and thus running hel
career unless she paid money to them
she contrived to get word to the
American ambassador In Rome, who
put the wheels In motion for a black;
mail trial. whereby Miss McVane was
cleared and the men were punished.
She was led to adopt singing as
profession on the advice Of artists and
others who heard her voice In Paris
where she had gone merely to perfect
her French. When her French instruc
tors sent her to Milan, with letters t.
the composer Puccini. she knew thu
leading roles in 20 operas. It was re
ported that Puccini intended to write
IN opera for her, but the war alb
sorbed him in other affairs.
Something Of . Psychic.
Miss McVane is something of -
psychic. The story is that both she
and her titled lover believed firmly II
the survival Of personality after deatl
and the ability Of the disembodiet
spirit to communicate with the living
and that they exchanged vows that thu
one dying first would visit the surviv
or on earth. Ever since the lover diet
she is said to have been expecting sucf
q visit.
Miss Mcvane's sisters r Mis-.
Edith McVane, managing writer ant
novelist, and the Baroness Dodemar
de Placy, whose husband is a French
cavalry officer. The McVane home II
Rome was long a favorite meeting
place for social, literary and artistic
celebrities.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-12-27

Have you seen The New Special Six
Studebaker? Schilling Auto Co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
MAKE BUSINESS CALL BRIEF
Well to Remember That Executives, AZ
Rule, Have Little Time
to Waste.

Mouth-talk or brain-talk - which
kind do you chiefly use during a bust
ness call or conference? Il can't see
half as many men as / could see or as
l should like to see during the day
because my callers. once they get in
to see me, waste my time with incon-
%sequential talk" said a busy execu-
tive recently. Consequently, my sec
rotary Is under instruction to admit
only such persons as she thinks l must
see."
II you make a business call know
beforehand what you are going to
present and how. Don't waste time
In nonessentials and trivialities. Fix
the objective Of your talk before you
call. 1t may be a yes-or-no decision ;
1t may be a promise merely to consider
your proposition 1t may be the fixing
of a specific date when you a go into
the matter in detail. Whatever your
objective is. work toward 1t as rap
idly as you can; and when you have
reached 1t pick up your hat and say
"Good-by." This Is one of the surest
ways of making a favorable impress
sion.-Pace Student.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
T0DAY'S LAUNCHING
COAST NAVY YARD
CONTINUED from Page One)

cry. 1t is very much like a water
wheel. Inside the turbine castings are
ten wheels arranged side by side on a
horizontal shaft. In the rims of all
OF these wheels are hundreds of buck
cts. Entering at one end of the tur-
bine and progressing parallel with
the shaft, steam streams against the
buckets of each of these wheels in
turn. AS 1t presses against the buck
cts 1t forces the wheels, and hence
the shaft to which they are fixed, to
rotate. Thus the energy of the steam
has become energy of rotation.
The extension of the shaft of the
steam turbine is the shaft of the cleo
trio generator or dynamo. The func-
ton of the electric generator is to
transform the energy of rotation into
electrical energy.
From each of the two generators,
large copper cables convey the elec-
tricity to the control board. This is
equipped with levers whereby the
engineers of the California will con
troll the electrical propelling machin-
cry. The navigating officer sends
word by loud-speaking telephones OF
electrical indicators. One engineer
standing at the control board car
start the vessel in either direction al
required. He can run all four of the
motors from one of the generators Oh
from the other. He can even split W
the load so that one of the generators
can run two of the motors forward
and the other generator run the othel
two motors EASTERN" in order to turr
the ship quickly.
From the control board the copper
cables cary electrical energy to thu
four 7000-horsepower motors. One
motor is fastened to each of the pro
peller shafts. The function of tn,
motors is to transform electrical en-.
ergy into energy Of rotation. Thu
rotation Of the propeller screws win
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
Always the Boss.

l was visiting my brother, who is a
country minister, and one day he asked
me to be a witness at the wedding OF
a couple who had just come In.
The bride was tall and heavy. while
the bridegroom vas much understood.
The minute the ceremony was over
the bride grabbed the minister, and
gave him a resounding kiss. then flung
her arms about the bridegroom and
fairly lifted him from the floor in her
embrace.
Turning to me, she said In a stage
whisper, Amt he cute? l married
him because he Is so much smaller
than me. and he's six years younger.
too. so l can manage him. I've always
been boss, and I always mean TO be-"
Strange to say, upon inquiring about
this couple some five years later. l
found that they were an exceedingly
happy and prosperous pair.-Chicago
Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
PERTINENT QUERIES
ON MUNICIPAL LIFE
Editor The Silver State:

Editor The Silver State:
Permit me to comment on three
statements contained in an editorial
in Saturdays issue.
First-You advance a doubt as to
the practicability of the high school
boys making the furniture for the
new court house. Have you seen the
work they are doing? And do you
not believe they can make the furni-
ture? / am sure they can. But it
may be they would not want to do 1t.
If hat is the case, then there is moth
ing more to be said.
Second You spoke of the city's
saving on sidewalks and the peoples
loss on shoe leather. We have been
electing mayors and councilmen vel
since the city was incorporated, on
their promises to build sidewalks and
make other public improvements, and
| believe there has been but n
crossing, and no sidewalks at all,
built since the city government passed
from the hands of the county COM
misisoners. Would you mind digging
up some Of those old campaign
pledges and running them alongside
a list Of improvements?
Third-You said that Rev. Wester-
welt had a plan for a city hall. Sena-
tor Nixon built a hall and opera house
combined at a cost of about 100000
and rave it to the city. away back in
1909. Did you know about that?
Thanking you,
c. C. WRIGHT.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20

Try q want ad In The silver Stats.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
BROUGHT BACK PYGMY HIPPO
giles to Prove That the Species
Really Existed.

1t seems incredible, but there exist
hippopotami that do not exceed 80
inches in height. For a long while no
body believed hat there were any
pygmy hippos In Liberia. The natives
insisted that the Hippopotamus Lib
eriensis lived deep in the forests; but
that was another reason why explorers
and hunters shook their heads in in
credulity. The hippopotamus lives
along the rivers, they said. and this
talk about pygmies Of this species in
the forests is nonsense.
Nevertheless a pygmy hippo was
caught as far back as 1873, and
brought from Africa to the geological
gardens in Dublin. 1t might have con-
vinced the world. only 1t arrived In a
dying condition, and perished before
1t could be exhibited. After that, peo-
pie took to doubling 1t again. and
considered the one recorded specimen
as a freak. But Carl Hagenback, the
famous animal man, made up his mind,
at last, that the pygmy hippo could
be, and should be, introduced to man.
He sent an intrepid hunter. Schom-
burgk, after 1t, and Schomburgk, after
spending a year and a half In the jun
gle, reappeared with three pygmy
beasts, two of which were at once
brought TO the New York zoo and
placed on exhibition.-New York Her
aid.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
Nothing Given Out by the Red cross
is More Appreciated by the
Soldiers on Service.

The following is an extract from a
letter of a Red Cross hospital ore
sentative:
THE men like the comfort kits bet
ter than anything the Red Cross gives
them, W. have asked dozens of them
what they like best of all that is given
them-tobacco, magazines, amuse-
ments, etc.-and they all say at once
the comfort kits and toilet articles.
They come In from the front without
even a toothbrush. and when | send
the bags around by the other patients,
they come back and say: Say, you
oughter see how pleased those guys
were-they said 1t was just like Christ
mas. They were all sitting up In bed
looking at the things In their bags
The other day one man who had
lost his right hand, called me over to
him and said: Here, I'll donate my
sewing-kit. My wife has got to dc
mine after this. I'm out of it. You
can give this to some other fellow who
needs It. He had heard the Others
asking for sewing-kits all down the
ward. They are in great demand and
very hard to get"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20

me silver State for . ne.tA-A0e.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
IRRIGATION BY PUMP
COMES into FAVOR

Across the lins from Lincoln coun-
ty. in Utah, Beaver county has prac-
tically the same condition. to on-
tend with as has a great portion 90
Nevada in order to reclaim and make
prolific the vast area of desert lands.
To those contemplating taking adj
vantage of the new Nevada reclama-
ton law, the following from the Salt
Lake Tribune will be of much inter-
est:
The reclamation of several thou
sand acres of desert lands near Mil
ford, Utah, has become practicable
through pumping surface waters for
irrigation purposes, according to
statements made at a meeting Of the
Commercial Club held in that city
recently. The purpose of the meet
ing was to bring to the farmers the
practical methods of pumping the
waters onto the lands in an effort to
establish economical plants on their
farms. Speeches were made by Dr..
o. w. Israelson, representative of the
Utah Agricultural College; D. j.. Co.
naut, representative of the Western
Wells Manufacturing Company of San
Jose, California, and L. NJ. Windsor
and C. j. Haskell, Federal irrigation
engineers.
Under the direction of Field Engi-
neers Windsor and Haskell a number.
Of wells have been bored in the dis
trict and sufficient water has been
pumped in many instances to irrigate
eighty acres, according to information
brought to light at the recent meet
ing. The wells are bored into the
ground from seventy to ninety feet.
and in that distance three strata of
water have been encountered, a suffi-
cient supply. it is said, to pump 500
to 500 gallons a minute.
More than fifty farmers after the
meeting signed up to have wells bored
on their farms, and the arid lands.
which were thought to be worthless
up to the time of the discovery of
surface water, are rapidly being
cleared for spring planting
THE records of the United States
land Office show that hundreds of
acres of land near Milford have been
filed on recently under the desert en-
try act. 1t is pointed out in many of
the applications for land entries that
sufficient water al be obtained from
shallow wells for irrigation purposes.
Although the discovery of surface
water for irrigation was made only a
year ago., several alfalfa seed farms
have been developed, and inasmuch as
the Delta sugar factory has promised
farmers aid in planting sugar beets,
many of them are contemplating the
planting of beets in the spring.
"The pump lands lie adjacent to
Milford, a division of the Salt Lake
route, and pump water has been dis
covered for several miles along the
railroad tract, both north and south
of the two"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20

Island navy yard. the machinery be-
ing shipped from Schenectady, N. Y,
for installation at San Francisco. The
success of the electric drive on the
Jupiter was so great that electric
propulsion was installed on the New
Mexico. now flagship Of the Pacific
fleet. 1t is said that the California
when she is put into commission, will
become Admiral Rodman's new flag
ship.
The decided success of electric drive
in the United States navy has created
intense interest in marine circles. It
is quite probable that the near future
VIII witness the construction of cleo
trically driven high speed passenger
ships. The method Is also being adj
vocated for the slower going cargo
vessels.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20

drive the dreadnaught through the
water.
The chief advantage of electrical
drive for a battleship is fuel
omy, which Is far more important
aboard ship than ashore. for a ship
must carry her own fuel, and the
longer a ships fuel supply will last
the greater her radius of action. The
greatest saving occurs at the usual
cruising speed Of about fifteen knots.
As compared with battleships driven
by turbines directly coupled to the
.propellers. it is estimated thai the
California will save. while cruising.
about thirty per cent of her fuel. This
is because both turbines and propel-
lers can rotate at their pest and most
economical speed.
The California is a veritable cleo
trio ship. Besides supplying her driv-
ing power, electricity is used to hoist
the ammunition, rotate the turrets.
operate the 14-inch guns. steer the
ship, raise and lower the anchor,
pump fresh and salt water, operate
the machinery in the machine shop.
carpenter shop. and printing estab-
lishment, supply fresh air for venti-
~lation, raise and lower the boats. OPP
crate the refrigeration plant. operate
the searchlights and radio equipment.
In the kitchen electricity peels the
potatoes, washes the dishes, makes
the ice cream. grinds the meat. mixes
the dough. cuts the batter, and in
many other ways lightens the labors
of the sailor lads.
There are few Americans who
know the long story Of the develop
ment of electric ship propulsion and
the years of work which were neces-
sary to prepare the way for its adop-
ton. AS long ago as 1909, w. l.. H.
Emmett. a consulting engineer of the
General Electric Company. delivered
a paper before the Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers, ad-
vocating the use of electric motors
for driving ships. For years. with the
help Of naval officers. he waged an
educational campaign. Some five
years & 1t was decided to try out
the electric method on the collier
Jupiter. a 2 .0o0-ton. 14.5-knot vessel.
Tho Jupiter was built at the Mare
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
ORDER YOUR TURKEY NOW

Thanksgiving will be here soon.
Order your turkey or other fowl now
and be assured of getting the best.
Some fine turkeys and chickens now
on hand. which will be killed and
dressed to order. Also have a fine
lot Of roasters.
IAdvt. wINNERMUCCA MARKET.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20
Application No. 5S57
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.


STATE OF NEVADA.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of November, 1919, in &C
cordance with Section SO, Chapter lao,
of the Statutes of 1913, n Dudley f.
Wilson, of Red House, County of Hum
boldt, and State of Nevada, made APP
plication to the State Engineer OF
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State Of Ne
sada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Kelley Creek. at a point in
the NEA, NWA, Sec. 4. T. 3S N, r.
43 E., M. d. B. & NJ, by means of a
dam. and 1.6 cubic feet per second is
to be conveyed to NWA, Sec. 4, t. IS
N, r. 43 E., NJ. d. B. & NJ, by means
of bitches. and there used for irriga-
ton. and domestic purposes, from
March LIST until October list of each
year. Water not to be returned to
stream.
(Signed) ]. G. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer
Date of first publication. Nov. Is. 1919
Date of last publication. Dec. 16. 1919
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-20

If you take cold easily, equip your
self with a chest protector or chamois
vest. A nice assortment at the Cor
ner Drug Store.-[Advertisement
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06
A LETTER FROM GERMANY

The following is letter from Pvt.
W. E. Wear, Puderboche, Germany,
to has uncle, H. G. Downing, of Mos
COW, Kansas:
Puderboche, Germany, Jan. /, 10.
Dear Uncle, Aunt and All:
This being New Years will indulge
in little pleasure by writing. Well,
here | am up in the front line again.
This makes my third time up, but
thank goodness we don't have to go
over the top. | remember when we
first got to France we were all rear
ing to get to the front and go over,
but the closer we got the less we real
ly wanted to go and when the time
really came there were several de-
cided they didn't want to go after
all. You can paint the worst picture
possible in your mind, then it is not
half as bad as it really is and anyone
saying he was not afraid when he
started over is just big fibber. Well
it's over We have established our
lines and taken up position. All ex-
cept few guards are in good places
with good grub and beds, or straw on
the floor. Didn't have much Christ
mas or New Year, but got a holiday
and that helps some. We have a
regular drill program and its five
hours rain or shine and believe me
mostly rain.
We are right in the best farming
part of Germany. They have some
pretty fine land in places and some
pretty poor. Everything in small
patches. An acre of turnips, then a
strip Of sod, then a couple acres of
wheat and so on, The other side of
the Rhine river is not nearly so good
as this. The boys have just been
reading a paper of the 26th of De-
cember telling about the big times
the boys over here had Christmas and
the big things the Y. NJ. c. A. did.
Guess you all had a good feed to-
day. Believe me, if l ever get out of
this I'll make up for lost time, so
have plenty on hands when you hear
my whistle. Don't know when that
will be but sure hope soon. Good bye.
PVT. W. E. WEAR,
Co. A, 1913 Inf, 32 Div, A. E. F.,
A. P. o. 734.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06
DEPARTED THIS LIFE

j. M. C. Sutterlin of Tyrone passed
away at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. W. w. Harrison, of this city,
Tuesday morning, February a, death
due to kidney trouble.
In the passing of Mr.. Sutterlin the
town of Tyrone loses highly re-
spected citizen, his children an in
dulgent father and the writer per-
sonal friend
Mr.. Sutterlin came to Tyrone in the
early days when only those of brave
heart had the courage to withstand
the hardships of pioneer life. For
many years he farmed land near that
place moving to town a few years
ago where he engaged in dray line
business. He was hard worker and
thus brought on the malady which
caused his demise. Dad" as he was
called by all his acquaintance, was
big hearted man, always ready to
help lift the burden from the should
ers of those unfortunate, practicing
the true Christianity. His place can
not be filled.
]. M. C. Sutterlin was born in
Plymouth, Ohio, June 7th, 1858.
He was married in 1870 and to this
union six children were born: Mrs.
Blanche Mclaughlin of Topeka, Mrs.
]. H. Wertzberger of Alma, Mrs. Peter
Smell of Trinidad, Colorado, Mrs. D.
d. Sheridan of Mcfarland, E. c.
Sutterlin of Tyrone and Mrs. W. W,
Harrison of Liberal, all of whom were
at his bedside when death came.
The funeral was held at the chapel
at the S. A. Miller Undertaking
rooms, conducted by Rev. Haley Of
Tyrone and the body was taken to
Alma, to be inferred by the side OF
his wife, who proceeded him twenty
years ago.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06

ITO Get Your Moneys Worth" The
famous lecturer made many friends
during his visit to the high school and
the students feel they are broader
and better after hearing him speak.
Walton Armstrong and Loyal Pat
ten visited high school one day last
week.
The Program for the second semes-
ter is posted. The regular subjects
offered the first of the year will be
continued. Commercial Law, Psy-
chology, and Solid Geometry are the
new subjects to be offered. There
are few conflicts but it is hoped that
every thing can be adjusted to meet
the needs of each student.
Leta Nickle was called home be-
cause of her mothers illness, but we
hope she will soon be able to be in
school again.
Eural Gray visited the penmanship
class last Tuesday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06

Mrse. Bert Rosenberg of Meade
was shopping here Monday. She was
accompanied by her brother, Claude
Leach of Gerry, Oklahoma who was
returning to his home after a visit
with relatives in Meade.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06

D. A. Pittman of Linneous, Mis-
souri,, who is moving to Hooker WIS.,
tied his brother, A. T. Pittman and
sister Miss Clara Pittman few days
the last of the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06

TWILL SELL a good 7-room house
that bought worth the money on at
tractive terms. See me at Moore e.
Franklin's office.-Theo. B. Moore. 1t
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06
Care of School Furniture

Some students seem to forget that
it takes the cooperation of every
student in school to keep the school
house looking neat and tidy. 1t is
not right to carve the desks and
chairs. If every one in the school did
this what would the desks and chairs
look like at the end of the school
year?
Then again in marking on the walls
of school building doesn't show the
best of manners. Perhaps this is
done thoughtlessly on the part of the
student, but it will pay a person to
keep the fact in mind.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-06
Care Of Library Books

Our library books, dictionaries, and
encyclopedias seems to be the least
taken care of than any of our school
property. When any one wishes to
look up a report out of the encyslo-
pedia, nine times out of ten he has
to travel over the room a while be-
fore he finds the book he needs,
simply because they have not been
put back in their places. And the
dictionary is treated so roughly that
part of it is missing and it always
proves to be the part you want that is
missing.
In taking out library books we
should always place our name upon
the cards and then the librarian will
have no trouble in locating the book.