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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15
SCHOOLBOYS MIGHT
MAKE COUNTY DESKS

Editor The Silver State:
At the county commissioners meet
ing the other day Thomas H. Shone,
secretary of the county board of edu-
cation, had been telling about the fine
work the boys are doing in the man
ual training department, and some
one suggested in a joking manner
that the commissioners get the boys
to make the furniture for the new
court house.
This is a matter that may well be
considered in all seriousness.
Judging from the work the high
school boys are doing. we believe
they can make every article of wood
building, and do a creditable job.
II would be a fine thing to have 1t
said that the furniture for Humboldt
county's new court house was made
by the high school boys. The fact
would be advertised and discussed
all over the United States. and W
own little town would be covered with
glory. Every resident of Winnemucca
would be delighted to tell it to people.
Every parent having a boy to take
part would be proud of him. and
thankful for the opportunity given
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15
INDUSTRIAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Manhattan - Gibraltar Mining Co.
rushing development on Jet canyon
lease.
Silver Peak MacNamara holding
to be extensively developed by out
side capital.
Bunkerville - Arrangements being
completed for establishment of new
water system.
Reno-Thousands of dollars local
building activities under way.
Jungo-Red Boy group in Jackson
range showing samples ~assaying $140.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15

WINNEMUCCA AERIE No. 4S7. FOE.
Regular meetings on second and
fourth Monday evenings Of each
month in Winneva Hall. Visiting
Eagles are cordially invited to -
tend all sessions.
j. p. GRANDEL, W.P.
r. c. KRENKEL, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15
The Humboldt
Editor Rose
Assistant EditOr----Stanley Brown
TOPICS IN BRIEF

Mr.. c. w. Smith. deputy superin-
tendent of schools, spent Thursday
visiting the High School.
The drug stores report an increase
in the sale of No-To-Bac since last
Saturday.
The History " class is to have a
debate on the subject, Resolved. We
should have helped France in her
revolution. On the affirmative are
Stanley Brown and Olive Guthrie;
and on the negative. Phil Tobin and
Alphonsine Liotard.
The Carson High School has a
faculty basket ball team this year.
This is the first faculty team the
school has ever had.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15
EDITORIAL

Is the town of Winnemucca to re-
main upon the map, or are the in
habitants going to lay down on the
job and depend upon a few to put
through the most important task
which confronts them today-the
building of a first-class landing field
for aeroplanes?
The time has arrived for each and
every town to make ready to take
care of the steadily increasing plane
traffic.
If we fail at this time to do our
duty to our town, we will find that,
just as they did in the great trans
continental race. planes travelling
through will pass us up and go on to
some more progressive community
where a suitable landing field has
been provided.
This is a job which requires the
united effort of everyone to put it
over in a style creditable to our town.
A good landing field in Winnemucca
will be a benefit to everyone alike,
and not only to the people of this
town, but to all of Humboldt county;
and for this reason the student body
of Humboldt County High School
pledge themselves to do all in their
power to help obtain such a field. We
will work and boost for it. Will you?
For the benefit of those people who
did not see the last number of the
Humboldt we wish to again thank
the people of Winnemucca for their
hearty support. Although the games
were unsuccessful in one respect,
they were a big success financially.
One hundred and sixty dollars was
received from the games. This sur
passes by far the receipts from any
previous game.
Both boys and girls are practising
hard this week and intend to turn
the score next Saturday night at
Lovelock.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15
EMPTY

Are you laughing at me?' de-
manded Mr.. Mitchell. sternly. of his
class.
"Oh. no, sir" came the reply in
chorus.
Then" asked Mr.. Mitchell, ever
more grimly. what else is there in
the room to laugh at?"
"Son, why are you always behind
with your studies?"
so that | may pursue them,
Father. dear"
First Father MY boys letters
from college always send me to the
dictionary"
Second Father That's nothing!
My boys always send me to the
bank"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15
JOKES

Mr.. Mitchell: What is a statisti.
clan, Frank"
man who m to the aid of figures
which cannot lie of themselves"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15

The school instructor was teaching
a class in which there we're some
foreign pupils whose vocabularies
were not very extensive.
Now" he said, pointing to one of
them, tell me what is a vacuum"
The pupil thought hard for a mo-
ment, and then answered: II have it
in my head. sir, but / can't express
it,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-15
TwIxT YOU M ME

(By A. b. CD
II WONDER now.
If WHAT l saw.
ON THE Bulletin Board.
OUT IN the Hall.
is JUST pure bunk.
OR IF %perchance.
THE BOYS who hung.
THEIR GIGS and Bull.
UP ON this sign.
MEANT WHAT they said.
WHEN THIS they wrote.
GONE LIKE the Injun.
AND THE Demon Rum.
THE REMNANTS of a vanishing
race"
AND l have heard.
THAT SINCE the game.
SOME OF the team.
HAVE TRIED the cure.
AND l believe that.
NOW THAT they.
ARE ON the job.
NEXT game they play.
WILL FIND them there.
AT THE end.
OF THE second half.
AS STRONG as in the first.
AND / want to say.
THAT SOMETIMES.
1T TAKES a good licking.
ITO MAKE some folks.
SEE WHERE they're wrong.
AND WE got it.
AND NOW we know.
i THANK you.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

dated craftsmanship? Give it the
good cash it asks for now, and some
time in the future it will repay, II 1t
has the means. Some time IN the tu-
ture all men will be equal In ability.
Sine time in the future all will be Of
equal wealth. Here is an order that
the three-hooped pot shall have ten
hoops, but it bears future date. Here
is shrewd design for catching larks;
but it is to become effective only when
the skies fall. Meanwhile there is not
the slightest security or assurance
given that those golden days will ever
dawn, or that their conditions will
ever be realized; any more than there
is that the farmer will have the thous-
and dollar in the bank three months
hence with which to honor his post
dated check.
We observe that the managers OF
the bank in question, are very lndlg-
nant over the closing of it. They say
that it is all due to political spite, for
which they purpose to make somebody
smart. That is very sad. We know
that political spite sometimes goes
long way, but to have it 60 so far as
to object to the lending out OF perfect
ly good money on collateral security of
post-dated checks-well, that is GER
tainly going too far. If a state social
list bank wants to lend money on the
pages of patent medicine almanac,
why let them do so. Only, the deposit
tors whose perfectly good money is
thus out may some cay have some
thing to say concerning it--about cleo
ton time.-Marvey's Weekly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30
IT'S QUEER FEATURES

In the calmness of retrospection,
many odd features to that famous
bank meeting last Tuesday become ap-
parent.
For one thing, the whole purpose of
the meeting was to prove the bank
was solvent. The speakers devoted
nine tenths of their time to abusing
the TRAITORS" who wrecked the
bank, the other tenth to Big Business
and carefully avoided any discussion
of the real condition Of the bank.
Again, the speakers insisted that the
bank was solvent and was closed be-
cause Of conspiracy and in violation
of the law, yet now they are out beat
ing the hedges for 100000, SO they
can make the bank solvent. If it is
solvent, why do they need 100000
and why did the examiner force the
directors to restore $4,000? r..
Again, it was probably the finest
case of "buck passing" on record. Here
was the gang that looted the bank,
telling the farmers: at isn't our
credit that is attacked; it is your cred
it." Any bank welcomes farmers pa
per. Any bank is looking for good
farm security for it's loans Nobody
has questioned the legitimate farmers
paper, yet the speakers representing
the gang that looted the bank passed
the blame for it to the farmers and
tried to convince them that their cred
it was being attacked.
Again, the failure of the insiders to
take any Of their own medicine was
CONSPICUOUS. "Farmer" TOWnley has
not bought any shares in the bank;
Farmer" Lemke isn't heading any
lists; Farmer" Brinton, who is back
on the job in North Dakota now, ap-
parently thicker than ever with the
Big Boss, didn't buy any stock; "Far-
mer" Hastings didn't buy any; Gar
mer" Box didn't buy any; Farmer"
Sherman didn't buy any; Farmer"
Waters didn't buy any; Farmer"
Halliday didn't buy any; GARNER"
Liggett didn't buy any; "Farnler" Sui
Ivan of St. Paul, and "Farmer" Man.
ahan of St. Paul didn't buy any. These
gentry are not buying just now; they
are selling.
Again, think of the price charged
for the new stock, 500 a share. Even
granting that the bank is solvent and
has all the assets claimed for it, it's
stock has a book value not to exceed
1925 share, yet the new stock is sold
for $210 or a premium of $85. This
surplus, of course, will go to wipe out
the bad paper. 1t is no wonder that
not more than $4,000 of this stock
was sold. The wonder is that pur-
chaser was found for a single share
Forum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

One by one the roses fall. w. W.
Liggett, the prize fighting member Of
the Townley machine, has had the
nerve to disagree with his boss and a
few other leaders and in consequence
he has had to walk the plank. We
do not feel sorry for the gentleman
one bit, but it only, goes to show that
the man who refuses to do absolutely
what he is told has to 60. They do
not want any men in that organiza-
ton who has brains and backbone
enough to do their own thinking-ma-
chimes that can be used is what is
needed at this critical time in the his
tory of the league machine. Disin-
tegration is setting in and mortifica-
ton will soon follow.
The supreme court by vote of four
to one has decided that the new COM
pensation law is constitutional. 1t
may be constitutional all right but it
IS most unjust and arbitrary law.
The girl who sits down at typewriter
and takes no risk at all has to have a
compensation tax paid for her, while
the girls in the kitchen on the farm
who frys doughnuts with an even
chance of setting fire to the house
and herself by the grease spilling on
the stove and catching fire is not con-
sidered risk. The bookkeeper who
takes no chance of getting anything
"'.-+ hut his feelings must be protect
ed by tue compensation act, but the
hired man on the farm who is liable
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30
.-DE Y v S. S.

Our editorial Of few days ago has
sort Of astonished several of the
brethren of the press and they are
sitting up aghast at what they think
is radical turn Of mind on our part.
We admit that the editorial was lit
tie bit on the revolutionary order
but conditions sometimes work US up
to that stage of the game when we are
liable to get little reckless. How
ever, the boys should not worry about
our attitude in the least. We have not
reached that point in life when we are
ready to run around the country car
rying the red flag Of anarchy or stand
ing on soap box talking bolshevism.
Anyway we have at least gotten under
the skin of some Of the socialists and
that helps some. The Times-Record
only asks for and insists on justice be-
ing done to the present state officials
elected by a majority Of the voters of
the state-nothing more. In the case
of the state superintendent she is get
ting anything but justice and from
the way they are trying to ride sew
eral Of the other state officials they,
too, would get scant justice if the
bunch only dared to carry out their
pet plans. One is liable to blow off
the safety valve occasionally in the
interest of the right.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30
POST DATED FINANCE

We must confess some little sur
prise at the fuss that is being made
over the disclosure Of the methods of
fnanciering which we're practiced by
the State Socialist, or Non-Partisan
League, bank at Fargo, North Dakota,
which was recently placed in the hands
of receiver by the state banking
board. Most of the fuss is over the
as collateral security with notes
for loans. A farmer would
come in for a few thousand dollars,
give his note of hand for it, and then,
to re-enforce the note, draw his check
for a similar amount, payable to the
banks order. OF course he wouldn't
have dollar in the bank for the check
to draw upon. But he would date the
check away ahead, say three months.
It could not be put in for collection
until that time, and by that time cal
culated, or professed to calculate, upon
having money in the bank to meet it.
1t was delightful arrangement
for the borrower. It was popular, too,
as one might suppose, so that the
bank was found to be loaded up with
such post-dated checks to the face
value Of hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars and the actual value of the mar
ket price, per pound, of waste paper.
For it is difficult to imagine anything
much more worthless than a post
dated check drawn against non-ex-
istent deposit. It hasn't even the
value of a present-dated check drawn
against a deficit, because the latter is
good basis for action, civil or criminal,
against the fellow who dated it. But
you cannot arrest or sue man for is
suing a post-dated check for thous-
and dollars when he hasn't thous-
and picayunes in the bank, because
YOU can't prove that he won't have the
money there, all right, on the date
ncmed in the check. Neither had it
the value of an unsecured promissory
note, because in fact it contains no
promise to pay. 1t simply directs the
bank to pay the money at certain fu-
.ure time, without giving any assur-
ance or promise that there will then
be any money on deposit with which
to make the payment. 1t is simply a
scrap Of paper. ~
But what puzzles us is why there
should be such a fuss over it, that 1T
so perfectly characteristic OF the
,ocialistic scheme Of affairs in gener-
al. For what is Socialism, after all,
but system Of post-dated finance,
and post-dated economics, and post
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

Times Record Editor Chased Into
Press Room by Stranger" reads big
headline on the front page of the
weekly prevaricator commonly known
as the Peoples Opinion, this week.
We also read in the Fargo Courier
News recently that the league bank
was solvent. Then we remember Mr..
Townley's instructions to his hirelings
Ole, lie like a damned horse thief"
and after reading the headlines of the
Peoples Opinion we knew that Streib
has been trying to carry out his boss
orders to the limit, because he knows
very well that he is a first-class liar
in every particular because no such
a thing happened. That poor simp
doesn't know any more about the
newspaper game than he did the first
day he got to Valley City when he got
lost on Fifth Avenue rubbering at the
street signs on the lamp posts. The
facts in the case are these: We did
publish the item about the two men
going into the river with the car as
stated. The two men in question
came into the Office yesterday and were
so mad at being called leaguers that
they proceeded to roast the editor,
saying they did not belong to the
league and they felt pretty bad about
being put in that class-and here is
where we certainly owe them an apol-
ogy. We would hate to be classed
with Streib and his ilk. However,
they got to talking little loud and
then we took a hand in the talk and
when we got through with our say the
other fellows had nothing more to say
and there was no one chased into the
press room and the incident was clos
ed. But it seemed to have furnished
the opposition sheet an opportunity to
get busy and lie like a horse thief
as instructed by the boss. The same
sort of lying is being done to the
farmers in regard to all our state ad-
ministration doings. The old state is
being run into the hole as fast as it
can be, the people are being taxed to
death to meet the call Of the bunch
who are bleeding it to death and some
thing desperate must be done to keep.
the league outfit from drowning so
they are told to go lie like a horse
thief while the bunch sticks their
hands into the pockets Of the farmers
to help tide them over the impending
disaster that is approaching. MIR.
Streib also said the soldiers came back
home disappointed with America.
Those that he heard say this must
have been in the same squad as Streib
the company a man keeps always
has an impression upon him.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

of such stale stuff as this. The public
has known what the decision of the
court would be for week or two.
Sure the bank is solvent-that is why
they are sending out horde of can
yassers to get the farmers to buy
stock in the bank at $210 when it is
worth at the outside only $120 putting
it at the highest possible value. It it
was solvent all the time why all the
need for the big shake down meeting
or the opinion of the court. The court
also says that post dated check are
good paper. Wonder if the members
Of the court are willing to accept sal
ary checks dated six months ahead or
if the banks will accept these checks
if they offer them to the banks. Not
so you would notice it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

Mrs. J. H. S. Thomson entertained
the Economic Club last evening at her
Fourth avenue home. 1t was regu-
lar business meeting of the club and
the usual routine business was at
tended to after which the members
enjoyed lunch and social time. The
Economic Club seems to be a lively
institution this fall and put consider
able pep into their meetings. It has
been reported to US that Sim Mason
wants to address the club on the sub
ject of woman suffrage but this has
not been confirmed as yet because
some of the members are afraid that
Sim is on the wrong side of the ques-
ton. We have been unable to inter-
view Mr.. Mason on this up to this
time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

Organized labor delegates have
withdrawn from the labor conference
being held at Washington and the
leader of the miners, Mr.. Lewis, says
that the miners will go on strike on
November first, that they will not ac-
cept the offer of the government.
These miners are sticking for unreas-
enable demands. 1t is time congress
passed law empowering the presi-
dent of the United States to conscript
labor to run these coal mines in the
event of a strike and for running the
railroads should strike take place
among the railroad men. The time has
arrived when the people Of the country
are entitled to some protection from
the unreasonable demands Of labor.
A coal strike of any length at this
time would result in great hardships
all through the northern states where
the weather is severe, with the pres
ent coal shortage and the government
should take the necessary steps to pro-
tect the people in such an emergency.
Drastic legislation is demanded we
think by the trend Of events and the
country should be prepared for just
such anemergency as this proposed by
the miners. If the government had
also constripted men to run the man
ufactories during the war we would
not have to pay so much for what we
have to buy and that perhaps would
have had it's influence on labor. This
country needs thorough overhauling
along all lines affecting labor and
to bring things down to
a proper level.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

When the farmers and others have
gotten from the county auditors OF
flee ii s."tcment of what their taxes
will be under this splendid dawn of a
new day regime, they will not have
gotten all the taxes at that. They
must add one cent per gallon tax for
every gallon Of gasoline they use in
their auto. gasoline engine, gasoline
stove or what ever machine they have
that uses gasoline, this extra tax be-
ing occasioned by the law passed by
the late lamented session OF the state
legislature creating tax on gasoline.
Mr.. Farmer figure up how many gal
Ions of gasoline you have used this
year and then figure up in dollars and
cents what the extra cent has cost you
and then add it to your other taxes.
1t will swell your total of increased
taxation a whole lot. Then after you
have got this off your system you may
sit down and contemplate that two per
cent income tax they have wished on
YOU which takes effect the first of the
year and add that TO your total. This
is in addition to the six per cent in
come tax imposed by the government.
1t costs money to provide salaries for
this horde Of nonresident, non-tax
paying office holders that the present
state administration has wished on
the people-and the money must be
provided by you and the rest of US, Mr..
Farmer, by increased taxation. There
is no other way out of it under the
warm sunlight of this dawn of a new
day that is spreading itself over old
North Dakota. About $4,000 in in
creased salaries since last January
no wonder the old state treasury is as
bare as the old woman's cupboard
when she went to find the poor doggy
bone. Yet we are told the state is
in fine shape in one breath by the lead
ers while the next minute they are
sending up the S. O. S. sign for help
and trying to sell bank stock worth
say at the most $3.50 share at $210.
Who gets the other 500? Don't all
speak at once.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30
HOME FESTIVAL
BRlMER TOWNSHIP

A Home Festival will be held at
the Veach school house in Brimer
township the afternoon and evening
of November 9Th. Exhibits Of farm
products will be displayed and first
and second prizes awarded.
All people interested are cordially
invited to be present at this meeting.
This meeting is under the direction of
the county home demonstration agent,
Emma Dewitt, and conducted by a
committee of Brimer township wo-
men.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

Speaking about the high cost of liv
ing does it not occur to you that the
people themselves are mostly to blame
for the present conditions. We are
living in a reckless age so far as the
spending Of money is concerned. Do
you know that more men are wearing
silk shirts than ever before? Do you
know that more diamonds, more auto
mobiles, more fur coats, more pianos,
more everything Of heavy cost are be-
ing bought? Theaters are being fill
ed to overlooking in the cities, the
cabarets have more business than they
know what to do with. Everywhere
the spirit of spending money is in
the air and with apparently no
thought of the: ''rainy day. which is
sure to follow the present era of arti-
fetal prosperity. Can you imagine
what will happen unless the nation is
awakening to a realization that the
present orgy of extravaganza must
stop? Do you know that pork has
been coming down in price the past
several days. What do we care for ex-
penses? On with the dance.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-30

Congressman James II. Sinclair, of
the third North Dakota district, says
it will cost the people of the United
States five billion dollars to return
the railroads to private ownership. We
are not disputing this statement, but
we do know that it has cost the peo-
pie muah more than that amount in
Increased freight and express rates to
operate these roads by the govern
ment, and with no competition and
poorer service at that.