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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-03

STETCHER FLOPS SAMPSON.
Sterling, ILL.,. May 3.-Joe Stecher
won two straight falls from Jack
Sampson last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-03

Marriage Licenses. - Charles T.
Williams and Alta May Cross, both
of Davenport; Charles Judd and
Amelia Thiel, both of Davenport:
Albert G. Scheriff and Beulah 1--WE
dell, both of Peoria.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
MANY NEW SETTLERS COMING
TO PROJECT FOR HOMES

1t has been long time since Fal-
lon was as full of homeseekers as
during late days people being here
from many western localities where
land prices have mounted to figures
that seemingly justified the sale of
their holdings. The project is being
inspected most eagerly by these
homeseekers who find many dis
tricts presenting the utmost in home
building opportunity. Particularly
in the Island, Sheckler and Soda
Lake districts are opportunities OF
the most appealing sort presented
and applications are being made at
the local reclamation Office in great
numbers. The beach land to the
amount of 10000 acres or there
abouts, down in the Island district.
has taken the eyes of many and de-
partment officials are being impor-
tuned for the right to locate down
that way under the homestead laws.
Caldwell, Ida. is just now sending a
very large quota of people to this
project and they promise to repeat
here their experiences obtained in
that irrigated section where land
values have mounted to fabulous
figures.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
ZERO WEATHER IN FALLoN
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

q great many people have specu-
iated regarding the temperatures for
last Thursday and Friday. MANY av-
erring that the weather was colder
thursday than on the DAY following
In truth the minimum for Thursday
was ten degrees above zero, accord
ing to the official records of the GOV
eminent experimental farm one mile
south OF fallon, while on Friday il
reached zero, a most unusual mark
mere. As a result many of the water
pipes IN this city were frozen and nu-
merons of the hardy spirits around
town who have been content to walk
past the haberdasheries in b. V. DIS
nave shed the light inner covering in
iaYOr OF heavier garments. Satur-
day S minimum was exactly 20 de-
grees higher than the zero mark of
the day previous and a warm spell
is on again, bringing comfort and
contentment in its wake. The be-
fuddling thing about last Thursdays S
temperatures was the accompanying
north wind which blew as an icy gale
at i miles per hour. With the low
er mark of the following day the at
mOsphere was barely stirring which
led many to believe that our coldest
weather occurred last Thursday. A
storm ensued Monday which left a
covering of what some bard has
termed beautiful snow. most vel
come to the many ranchers of the
project who have sown alfalfa dur
ing late months and who were appre-
hensive lest their efforts should be
annulled through freezing out of the
tender plant response that is now on
many acres of new project ground.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
PEOPLE, NOT BANKS.
HOLD WAR PAPER

U. S. Treasury officials are much
gratified over the widespread dis
tribution of Liberty bonds, Victory
notes and other Government securi-
ties among private individuals and
investors.
Reports of all national banks just
compiled, show that on September
IL, the total amount of Liberty
bonds of all four issues owned by
them ON the date named had been
reduced to sS01, ,753, 900, or less
than 4 3-4 per cent of the total
amount of Liberty bonds sold. This
is a net reduction of $71,O70,000
since March 4, 1919.
The reports also show that the ma
tional banks had less than 3 "a per
cent of their resources invested In
Liberty bonds, against more than
4 1-3 per cent March 4. The amount
of Liberty bonds held as collateral
for loans by national banks Septem-
ber II was s915,211, 900.
The total amount of Victory notes
owned by national banks and fully
paid for on September II amounted
to 1884, ,63S,000, and in addition to
this the banks reported that they
also owed SS2,994,000 on Victory
notes for final installments not yet
fully paid.
The total amount of United States
certificates of Indebtedness owned
by natinal banks on September IL,
was $1,147,920,000. reduction
since March 4, of s722,7S7 900. The
amount of United States certificates
of Indebtedness held as collateral for
loans by national banks was $32,-
$4,000.
The only cities whose national
banks owned in the aggregate as
much as s1O,00O,000 in Liberty
bonds were New York. S125, 100000.
Pittsburg, s25.000,o00; PhiladeI-
phia, $4,000, 1000; Nashville and
San Francisco, $4,000, 900 each.
The only cities whose national
banks held as collateral for loans
made as much as $1,000.000 or more
of Victory notes were New York,
s150,000,000; Philadelphia, $32,-
600, 600; Boston, $4,000, 900; Chi
cago. sS,000,000; Pittsburg, ST.
600. 900; ST. Louis, $4,000,000;
Richmond and Atlanta, $S,000,000
each; Albany, Buffalo, Baltimore,
Cleveland, and San Francisco. ST.
900, 900 each; Washington, Houston,
snd Cincinnati, s1.000,000 each.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
ABOUT THE ROAD MEETING

The Democrat, of Placeryille.
comments edito.ially In part, as fol-
lows, on the road meeting held at
Reno a week ago Saturday
As an example Of the narrowness
of the program followed by the Sac
ramento and Salt Lake road build
ers" they tabled a resolution present
ed by Senator ". z. Harrington Of
Carson City, which would have ex-
tended the thanks OF the Reno con-
Yention to the Lincoln Highway As
sociation for it's eommendable ef-
forts in arousing an interest in good
roads and in undertaking the con-
struetion of q transeontinental high
way. ITO h. with the Lincoln
highway and association we want
nothing to do with either of them,
was the openly expressed sentiment
of the bolsheviki bunch who turned
the Reno good roads meeting into
a farce.
Finding that they had been in
dueed BY misrepresentation to par
tieipate in a cut and dried frame-up
TO endorse a route across the ex-
treme northern part of Nevada, de-
signed particularly TO assist q reela
nation project in Humboldt county,
which ffame-up was eandidiy admit
ted BY the Mayor of Reno when call
ed upon 10 state the object OF the
meeting. the Eldorado County Cham
ber of Commerce announced that it
declined to be a party 10 any scheme,
the Stockton Chamber Of Commerce.
Oakland Chamber of Commerce,
Greater Carson Club. the Fallon and
Yerington Commercial Clubs and the
Lincoln Highway representative did
likewise. Sacramento, Placer coun-
ty and the Ukiab 10 Tahoe Assoeia-
ton then put over their dirty piece
OF work knocking the Lincoln high
way for which their delegates had
assembled. but not until they had
been smoked into the open and a
number of their more decent mem
bers had left the hall in disgust.
The result of the Reno meeting Will
serve TO stimulate rather than retard
construction work upon the Lincoln
highway from Salt Lake City to
Lake Tahoe by way Of Fallon ana
Carson City"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
8FRKELEY OWNER or PRO
JECT LAND ARRIVED SUNDAY

r. H Moore, of Berkeley, Calf,
one of the large lend owners of this
project. having a 700-acre tract east
If town which carries the utmost in
homebuilding possibilities. arrived
here Sunday and will remain here
for q brief period looking after his
property interests. Mr.. Moore lately
set afoot a project wherein he will
place 800 acres of new land under
cultiva tion and until this enterprise
is concluded he will be in Fallon fire.
uuently. The tract owned by Mr..
Moore is among the best land hold
ing of the size in the west and is en-
trely susceptible of cultivation and
the character of the soil will allow of
the production of a very wide range
of crops.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
GIRL ESCAPES YEARS OF
CRIMINAL ENVIRONMENT
Mae Murray Scores New Triumph i'm
Latest Universal Special
Attraction

Can you imagine little girl grow
ing up with a gang of safe-crackers
and coming through 1t all unseared?
Can you imagine her alighting
from a freight train in small, gos-
sipy town in boys clothes and with
I'm few months becoming the belle
of the village?
This is what Muggsy Mulane does
in Cottonville, the scene of Dan
ger-Go Slow" an unusually clever
photo drama in which Mae Murray
wins greater laurels as Muggsy.
If the question of environment
means anything in your young life,
and II your efforts to give your own
daughter an education that will fit
her for the White House are not
turning out we'll, you will be more
than interested in "Danger-Go
Slow" Mae Murray's latest produc-
ton which is to be shown at the
Palace Theater Tuesday, Dec. Sth.
See 1t with the family-then go
home and take another whirl at the
environment argument. II will
doubtless be from a different angle
and with a different viewpoint.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
WAGES"
SAYS n. Y. PAPE1

There seems to be a general mis-
conception of what the coal miner
want. 1t does not appear that l.
demanding a six-hour day, five day
a week, the miners are really ben
on working only 80 hours a weel,
Even coal-mlning, arduous and di,
agreeable as II is, is endurable to th'
ordinary worker for a longer perio
than five or six hours day.
What the miners want is more pt
"a great deal more. The six-ho,
day or 30-hour week Is meant on
as the basis for estimating wages.
1t is said that the miners expee
to put In a good deal of oyertim
Starting with a so pei cent wage il
crease for a days work, shortenil
that day to six hours, and then stai
ing In on overtime pay for an extr'
hour or two a day and several hou
on Saturday, 1t is easy enough to 8
that the miners could easily mo
than double their earnings.
This Is what a New York pap,
calls watering wages. There Is
more excuse for watering wages tbs
for watering stock. The mine
doubtless deserve better pay, AZ
should have whatever they deserve
but they should not try to get IL q
false pretenses.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
CONES TO INTERVIEW PEOPLE
AND LEARN THEIR NEEDS
United States Senator Henderson
VIII BE In Fallon Next Satur-
day Afternoon

Word has been received in Fallon
from united States Senator Charles
b. Henderson that he is to arrive in
this city on next Saturdays noon
train aud that he viii spend several
tours here interviewing the resi-
dents of this valley and learning To-
cal needs in advance of taking his
departure for the national capital
where ne will sit as a member of the
congress now in session. His pres
enee here will be sponsored by the
Churchill County Commercial Club
committees and a public meetfg
viii be held at some hall in this city
YET undesignated. Matters about
which Senator Henderson is anxious
70 be fully informed on the occasion
az his visit here concerning the Fal-
lon federal building project. postal
needs. proposed reclamation land
legislation, and other matters di-
reetly affecting the development of
this valleys resources.
While here Senator Henderson
win be in the hands of the commerce
ial clubs entertainment committee,
composed of Project Manager John
T. Richardson. Captain H. A. Clark
and Fred Grob, and he will be avail
able for interview with any of the
citizens of this county who may wish
10 consult him.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
cuTrRCHuI co. COMMERCIAL
MEETING LARGELY ATTENDED

The largest attended meeting OF
the Churchill County Commercia
Club held up to the present time oe-
nurred Monday evening. shober
]. Rogers was named the Nevada
committeeman for the western
States Reclamation Association, the
executive committee of which Is com
posed of the governors of the IL
participating western states and 10
additional members the % WORKING
together in putting forward pro
gram TO govern in the development
of the vast areas of arid land lying
west of the Rocky Mountains, form
ing what is generally regarded as
the last BODYBUILDING opportunity on
public lands within the United
States. The executive committee
membership is expected to assemble
in the national capital on the 18th
of this month and urge the passage
of a bill that would make immediate
" available the sum of S25O,OOO.-
600 for arid land reclamation in the
west
permanent headquarters com
mittee was named by President II
A. Clarke, of the club. and 1t is now
asserted that the club will have q
home entirely worthy of the name
within another week or ten days
John F.. Richardson, Edmund Dietz
and A. d. Drumm were named as
members of a finance committee ard
invested with authority TO raise the
sum of $500, desired for club pur-
poses.
Subjects discussed at Monday
evenings meeting have TO do with
improved mail facilities. a federal
building and other projects. II has
developed that the federal treasury
department proposes to build here
on a more elaborate plan that was
first projected and that in all proba-
hility the structure to be erected viii
have housing facilities ample for
postal needs and project headquar-
ters.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
DELEGATES HAVE Been NAMED
FOR FARM BUREAU MEETING
County Farm Bureau Meeting to b.
Held In This City Next
Saturday Afternoon

Delegates will be in attendance
from the several project districts at
the county farm bureau meeting that
will be held in this city next Satur-
day afternoon at two O'Clock at tho
court house auditorium Enthusi-
astic community meetings have been
held in six distinct districts of the
project, Island. Sheekler, Old River,
Soda Lake, Harmon and Northam
Tor the purpose of re-organizing the
county body representative of farm
ing effort in this valley and a large
number of the women of the several
communities have been enrolled as
members. Officers have been elect
ed and delegates chosen for the an
nual convention. All members of the
farm bureau and others interestd in
the work undertaken are invited to
be present at the meeting projected
for Saturday afternoon
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
ISLAND DISTRICT NOTES.

Ed Northcott and son are making
their second freighting trip TO Raw
hide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Jones spent
Thanksgiving Day in Reno.
Mr. Ferretta. of the Harmon dis
trict. visited at the Dalton ranch
Sunday He is a member of The
project bee mems association formed
under the direction OF the farm bur-
eau and reports that the bee men
have already obtained substantial
savings in prices on their bee sup
plies through club buying.
James Casey. federal trapper, was
visitor on the Island, He IS doing
good work on the range and was the
recipient of a fine turkey from Miss
Anna Johnson for his services in
destroying a number Of coYotes
which had been preging on her band
of turkeys. From early summer
until winter the coyote ranges along
the line of the farms near the des-
ert. attracted by turkeys and lambs.
Some parties, said TO be interested
in the oil business took an option on
the Hugh Giberson s0-acres adjoin-
ing the w. d. Clark ranch.
The social farewell dance given TO
Mr. aud Mrs. NJ. Gilbert was largely
attended and every one had an exeep-
tionally good time Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert during their short residence
here. have made many friends who
regret their departure.
The Thimble Club of Sheckler dis
triet will be entertained at dinner
BIZ Mrs. II. Gibarson on the first
Thursday in Deeemher.
The annual meeting of the Com
munity Branch of the Farm Bureau
was held ct the Chapel last Tuesday.
A full attendance of members was
present. Mrs Conaht and Mr. Nc
Ginnis were also present. II. E.
Smith was elected president and G.
L. Noble secretary-treasurer Mrs.
e. L. Noble, Mrs. Helen Dalton and
Messrs. Noble and Woodward were
elected delegates TO the convention
at Fallon at some future date.
The date of monthly meetings was
set for the third Monday Of each
month
Mrs. Norcutt, Mrs Woodward and
Ben Holmes We're elected a commit
tee TO arrange the program
Mr. Percy Hibbard attempted to
Skate on the ice on the beach with
his Chevrolet but fell through.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
BONA FlDE DEVELOPMENT
MAY BE RICHLY REWARDED
The Oil Situation in Churchill County
Is One of the Greatest
Promise

4F Developments in the Fallon oil
fields during late days have been Of
a promising nature. and new people
are coming here daily seeking assoc
iation with enterprises already start
ed or to launch new undertakings
Generally informed men, with oil
field experience, consider the show
ings accomplished here up To the
present time as auspicious and are
certain that bona fide developmenf
will serve to determine oil supplips
in this valley in commercial qnanti-
ties. These for the most part. cen
sure in no uncertain terms methods
employed TO fool the stock buying
public who have been informed that
"gushers" are gushing and oil is
flowing in several instances at the
rate Of ten or twenty barrels daily.
The real substantial men of the
oil district understand that the quick
way 10 annull activities has to do
with wild eating and misrepresenta-
tlon and that the interest OF the pub
lie will be lost at the first Fremont
tion of such practice But prospee-
tive investors may resi- assured thai
the recent erroneous reports sent
from out OF this district had their
origin IN irresponsible minds.
Taken by and large the prog
ress made in the fallon fields is sub
stanfial ard results M 70 the present
time ara promising These results
fully justify the legitimate effort
that Il being put forwerd by praeti-
oally every company operating here.
II oil stock salesmeu working on "a
commission basis should occasionally
send out fervid foreWord that finds
it's way into newspaper columns the
blame must be assessed against the
newspaper management that prints
unauthenticated reports for facts and
not against what is undoubtedly one
OF the most promising virgin oil see
tions of the entire country.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
LEAGUE EXPENSES EsTIMAT-
ED At MORE THAN BILLION

But little consideration has ap-
parently been given thus far to the
amount OF the expenditures which
will be necessary to provide for the
official machinery and general aetiv-
ties OF the new League of Nations
Those who have given the matter
any thought at all have apparently
felt that the cost would be merely
nominal. A very different view,
however, Is taken by Fred A. Dolph.
a Washington lawyer and account
ant. who. using such data as Is
available for the purpose. has. at the
request of the American Agricultur-
al Association, recently made an es-
innate of the annual expenses of the
League From this estimate il ap-
pears that the yearly budget of the
League of Nations will amount to
over 81 900. 100000. or about the
same as the annual cost of maintain
ing the United States Government
prior to the Great War Mr. Dolph
also suggests that, in view of the
impoverished financial condition of
the nations of Europe, the major
part of this expense will probably
have to be paid by the United States.
We quote the following extracts
from his report:
Il have with some patience and
industry, listed the 10 tribunals
and commissions that are actually
named and created by the League of
Nations and that are put under the
direction of the League of Nations by
the treaty of peace with Germany.
and hive made what ! consider ?
fair estimate in each case of the em-
plOyes needed to function these tri-
bunals and commissions, upon which
I base the following general esti-
mate: 6.505 persons. salary S10,-
900. total s65.050.000, 1882 per
sons salary $4,000, total SCI, 100
600; t66.310 persons. salary $4,000,
total s332,620,000.
One-third of these employees viii
be travelling as investigators and to
attend meetings at an average ex-
pense of $4,000 each Total $1S5,-
10000
Each employee is allotted the usu
al numb Der of feet of Office space, and
this is usually computed as costing
S170 per annum. Total $31, ,47s,-
$50.
Wear and tear of furniture and
Office equipment is usually figured
at S100 per person per annum. To
tai S1S.516.700.
Printing, exclusive of labor, plants
furniture. Office equipment attend
ance witnesses at hearings, etc.
$500. 100000. Grand total. S1,194,-
592, $50.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
LOYAL LEGION HERE DECLARE
FOR LAW AND ORDER IN 4. :

At special meeting OF the Church
III Post, American Legion on Wed
nesday, November 26th, tie follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Be 1t Resolved, That the Churchill
Post of the American Legion of the
State of Nevada, with headquarter
at Fallon Churchill County Nevada
deplores the outrage perpetrated
against the ex-service men of the late
war by the l. w. W.s and other radi-
Gals during the Armistiee Day Pa-
rade at Centralia, Washington
And Furthermore Be II Resolved
That the Churchill Post of the Amer
lean Legion viii do all in its power
to keep Churchill County clean OF
any and all radicals who by word or
deed show q disposition to denOunce
or obstruet the constituted authori-
ty of the T. s. Government.
And Furthermore Be II Resolved
That this Post lay before the United
States Congress through Senator
Pittman, Senator Henderson and
Congressman Evans a demand the
prompt and sufficient action be taken
TO throttle the growth OF such radi-
cal organizations and societies ae
we're represented by the criminals
who shot down our comrades in tho
recent outrage at Centralia.
And Be Il Further Resolved, That
copies of this resolution be forward
ed to our representatives in Con-
gress. to Grant Lodge Post No. 7
ard TO the State Secretary OF the Ne
vada Branch of the American Leg
ion.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-03
BROUGHT BACK TO fALLON
TO FACE FELONY CHARGE
Ogden, Utah "Hay Man" Had Brief
Career In Fallon Handling
Local Products

l.. X. Cain, who dropped into Fal-
Ion several weeks ago without worth
while credentials but possessed OF
enough girth, and front, 10 make up
for this shortcoming, dropped out
again last Wednesday as surreptiti-
ously as he entered. 1t may be casu-
ally mentioned that when he went
he followed a couple of carloads OF
baled hay, unpaid for, which we're
consigned to himself and destined
for his home town. Cain, who car
ries a name as old as the book of
Genesis, being a modern prototype
of the ancient Cain, ran true to form
and knocked 'em dead here much
after the fashion of his club welding
namesake who lived several thous-
and years ago. Among his victims
are l.. G. Weaver. A. M. Trolson, H.
A. Paulson, Mrs. Florence Hamlin
and Gray, Reid & Company From
the first three named he secured
hay, while he gave Mrs. Hamlin
check in exchange for a typewriter
that came back with the ominous
IN. s. F." the bankers abbreviation
which Is almost as deadly as T. N. T.,
meaning mot sufficient funds"
Gray, Reid & Company also accepted
bum check for, $3.50 from Cain,
first payment on hay press which
gave his operations an aspect of le-
gitimacy.
But every primrose path has
shadow where even the surest footed
stumble and Mr.. Cain proved to be
no exception to the rule. He fell at
critical time and was caught, the
officers in Ogden, Utah, being respon-
sible for his apprehension. Sheriff
c. M. Way left on Sunday after
Moons train for the Utah city to take
the culprit into custody and is ex-
pected to arrive here today with his
charge. Cain is said to face
charge of a most serious nature as a
result of his brief business expert
ences here while back in Ogden a
most estimable little wife and kid
dies await an ending that can bring
only poignant grief to them, which
after all makes the normal MIND
marvel at mans inconsistencies.
1t may be timely at this juncture
to admonish project farmers that
when they contract and deliver pro-
ducts of value to buyers unknown to
them they may escape loss and en-
barrassment by insisting upon being
shown the sure road to value re-
ceived. II in doubt about RESPONSE
bility call up your banker and take
no chances.