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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
MASS MEETING OF WATER
USERS and HOMESTfADfRS
Meeting I'm Rex Theater Tomorrow
to Urge Legislative Aid in
Land Development

Tomorrow Thursday afternoon
will be a Red Letter Hour for the
Truckee-Carson settlers as call has
gone out from the Water Users As
sociation and Homesteaders for a
mass meeting to be held in the Rex
Theater at 3 o'clock.
The meeting has been planned in
anticipation of the visit to Fallon
next Saturday of Governor Emmett
d. Boyle, the object of whose visit is
in the interest of opening up more
lands for the returning soldiers. The
/ farmers on the Truckee-Carson pro-
jeet have never before been so unit
/ ed or determined to secure favorable
action from the reclamation officials
for the development of the thous-
ands of acres of lands now unpro-
/ ductive through lack of means on
the part of the settler to further
this end
II is proposed at tomorrow S
meeting to formulate plans for pre-
sentation to the legislature in line
with the recent declarations of Sec
I retary Franklin X. Lane regarding
land leveling and land preparation
and endeavor TO secure unanimous
endorsement of them and at the
meeting next Saturday they are to
be presented to the governor with
the request that he give thm his Of
fetal sanction and support.
The farmers declare that the time
is ripe for action, that other sections
of the country are already making
suitable appropriations for the open
ing up of new lands and developing
to the utmost every acre of land
capable OF cultivation, and that the
Reclamation Service must be requir-
ed to fuldll it's many promises by
which settlers were attracted to this
section and under such government
cooperation this project will take
rank with the best in the country.
II SnOuiu ut DOlHt III HilUu lndl IL
aid is to be obtained from the pres
ent legislature prompt action is nee
essary as there are not many more
days left in which bill looking to
the relief of this section may be in
troduced and II Is therefore urged
that all who can will attend the
meeting tomorrow.
A group of settlers in conference
yesterday said that until the past
month they despaired of relief ever
being obtained from the Reclama-
ito Service but with the determina-
ton that is everywhere apparent
throughout the valley their conf
dence has been restored and they
are now confident that the depart
ment heads in Washington will ans
wer their prayer for relief.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
ISLAND NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. p. Jansen OF CAN
fornia, are visiting their daughter
Mrs. Ed Norcutt.
George Norcutt is entirely recov-
cred from the flu and an attack OF
pneumonia.
Miss Ruth Anderson has just fin
ished her test of the A. r. Holstein
Freisian herd of Mr.. Longs. She is
at present at Reno and on her return
will start on another herd. She is a
regular authorized U. s. inspector
having obtained her certificate some
time ago.
The congenial Busy Bees met at
the home of Mrs. Helen Dalton. Re-
freshments were served and the
time passed pleasantly and profit
ably.
Mr.. Boyd Casey of Sheckler dis
trict and Miss Ida Schaffer wer unit
ed in marriage at the home of the
brides parents Sunday by the Rev.
F. C. Schafer. A sumptuous dinner
was served and the young folks OF
the district made the air Joyous
with Jokes and laughter. The hap
py couple departed amid showers of
rice and the customary old shoe.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
n. JESCH AND j. BIRGYAN
FORM PARTNERSHIP

Nicholas Jesch and John Birgyan
have purchased the barber shop of
w. p Hambitzer aud have already
assumed the management of this
we'll located shop. The new firm are
we'll known throughout this section
as Mr.. Jesch was at one t\ne an en-
ployee in the same shop and since
that time has been engaged in ranch
ing in the Northam district.
His partner familiarly known as
Johnnie" Birgyan needs no intro
duction ss during many weeks of en-
forced absence of the former propri-
etor he was in sole charge of the es-
tablishment and his cordiality has
earned him many friends.
The new firm start under the most
favorable auspices and their success
is assured.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
JOHN R. MOTT REPLIES TO
CRITICISMS OF Y. N. C. A.
Pamphlet Issue In Which Various
Charges are Fairly Met and
Explained

The Y. M. c. A. have sent out a
pamphlet in reply to the many criti-
cismc of that organization which
have found their way into print dur
ing the past month.
The document is candidly prepar-
ed admits faults where deserved and
without any attempt to evade respon-
sibility for errors invites the fair
minded to conscientiously peruse its
pages. 1t refers to the oft repeated
charge that the Y. M. C. A. sold gift
tobacco and that soldiers who pur-
chased it in their canteens found in
side the package a card with the
name of the donor.
This statement has been denied
or rather explained repeatedly the
document says, the tobacco having
been purchased from the Quarter
masters department of the United
States and when discovered the
money was refunded to the soldiers
where it was possible.
The government was called upon
to Investigate the matter and assum-
ed full responsibility for the error.
The pamphlet states that $500
huts were operated at home and
overseas that 1t had 10000 men
and women war workers vir-
tually ten times as many as all
the other agencies that nine Y M. c..
A. workers were killed in France
that thirty one died from exposure,
many others seriously gassed and
hundreds received minor injuries.
They ask If all the great helpful
personal humane service is to be ov-
erlooked to be forgotten and an In
stitution that Premier Clemenceau
said so maintained the morale of the
fighting men that without 1t the war
would have been lost, to be assaiieo
mercilessly because but one side OF
the story is known.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
aRuFNIAN-SYRIAN RELIEF
DRIVE COMPLIMENTED

The following letter compliment
airy to the sympathetic response OF
this county to the Armenian=syrian
Relief will doubtless be read with
interest by the many contributors TO
this most worthy cause.
Reno, New, February 7. 1919.
Mr.. ]. p. Fay, Chairman,
Armenian Relief Committee
Fallon. Nevada.
Dear Mr.. Fay,
| acknowledge receipt of your faV-
or of the 9th instant enclosing your
cheek for s7S4.61, covering the
amount collected by you for the Ar
menian Relief
| must congratulate you upon be-
ing one of the very few counties hav-
ing reached their quota. and 1t Ger
tainly shows good work.
Thanking you. | am,
Yours truly,
II. II. KENNEDY.
State Treasurer.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12

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IMPORTANT MEETING HELD
BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
nacton and incompetence of Counsel in Charge of Lake
Tahoe Adjudication Vigorously Condemned and De-
mand for His Removal Sent to Washington

Last Saturday night the Chamber
Of Commerce met in the City Hal
and the possibility of matters of in.
terest being brought forward attract
ed a large attendance in spite of the
many counter attractions of tie
evening.
President |. II. Kent called the
meeting to order and the first matter
for the consideration of the members
was petition containing over 200
signatures requesting the Legislature
to adopt a resolution changing the
name of the Truckee-Carson Project
10 that of the Newlands Reclamation
Project. and above resolution be for
warded to Secretary Franklin K
Lane and to u. s. Senate .
pittman and Henderson and 10 OF
congressman.
The vote upon the resolution wa
unanimous the several speakc =
claiming that such action would be q
citing memorial to the late Senator
Newlands who was 50 closely ideBti
fed with the inception and the de
yelopment of the Trnekee-earson
project
Following the above action a reso-
luton was then offered demanding
that the matter of the Lake Tahoe
Adjudication be taken from John r
Truesdell and placed in charge OF
some competent head with instrne-
lions to prosecute the case vigorous
~ until the much sought relief for
this project would be assured
In defense of the motion 70 ADOPT
the resolution speakers stated thai
this case had been lodged in the le-
gal bureau for a period of sixteen
years and II II be one step farther
advanced than when II first found rs
way into the hands of the officials Of
that bureau there is thus far no evi.
dence of the fact.
One speaker declared the entire
conduct OF the case TO be reflection
on the sincerity of purpose OF the at
torney in whose particular care the
matter has been placed and he con-
sIdered that the resolutions demand
ing it's transfer to other hands could
not be framed too drastic.
Another speaker said that the in-
difference of the government ofile-
ials TO the far reaching Importance OF
settlement of the case could not be
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
ELKO ATTORNEYS PAY
FIXED BY BILL AT $27OO

The salary of the district attorney
of Elko county and his deputy will
be fixed in a bill to be introduced
soon. The district attorneys salary
will be fixed at s2700 per year and
that of his deputy at $500 per year,
together with necessary travelling ex-
penses.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
BARBER CLOSING BILL
PASSES BOTH HOUSES

The Sunday closing bill for barb
ers making it unlawful for BARRIERS
in towns of 500 population or over
to do business on Sundays was pass
ed by the Senate Tuesday and now
goes to the governor. 1t was intro
duced in the assembly by Booher.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-12
Trinity Episcopal Church

Morning prayer and sermon at II
O'Clock. Sunday School 1880 a, m
You are cordially invited to attend
ERNEST H. PRICE, Vicar.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
CANNED BLOOD
 SAVED LIVES

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April r. - The surgeon generals office has de. scribed the use of canned blood" one of the remarkabie developments of war surgery, for the benefit of the families lof hundreds Of soldiers whose lives were saved by the new blood transfu- sion process.
 One cf the heaviest causes of death among wounded soldiers is hemor. rhage. Immediately after the United States entered the war the medical de. partment began organizing to reduce the number of fatalities from this cause and large numbers of medical men Were put ill training under the di- rection of Colonel Walter B. Cannon of Harvard university.
 Development of the use of canned blood was direct result of war con- ditions, During heavy attack it was Impossible 10 arrange for transfusions direct from persons, so the fluid was drawn previously. stored on ice, then used in emergency cases.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
SWISS RATIONS
 ARE STILL LOW

BERNIE. Switz,, April l7.-It is re- ported today that wartime food re- strictions are expected to remain in force for several months owing to the scarcity cf food and the delay in food shipments.
 The bread ration has been increased to nine ounces a day and will remain at this point until after the fall har. Vest. The cheese ration Is nine ounc- es month. Butter is obtainable only in the remoter country districts. Su- gar is IS ounces a month.
 Even milk is scarce, and although the ration is nominally a pint, scarce. ly more than half pint is ever ob- tainable. Meat though unrationed, is Very poor in quality and cannot be ob. tained for less than s1.50 pound
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17

Were also cast for the position for liar ry Ayers, Pete Gilmour, James Fisher, Wm. Dalton, Clarence D. Avery, and Jacob Johnson.
 Harvey M Stackpole was appointed Fire Chief, A. R. Larson, City Treas urer, and c. c. Carroll Street Commits sioner
 Bills were :, ---7i and ordered paid.
 T!.e bond of the C.v Treasurer was fixed at $25,000 and tLc bond for the school treasurer at $10Oto.
 The Miners & Merchants Rank was authorized to take up the outz landing city warrants and pay the bank inter- est at per cent
 The bid of A. c. Kreidler for the con struction of the coucretewalk on Front Street between Dock and Grant was accepted and the Mayor and city clerk Were authorized to enter into con. tract With MT. Kreidler for the con- struction of the walk and approve bonds for the performance of same. bonds to be given the city for the a. mount of the contract price.
 Ordinance No. l31, prohibiting the construction and maintenance of all chimneys except those built of brick, stone or concrete was passed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
DISTURBANCES IN
 SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON, April 17.-Reuter's Jo- hannesburg correspondent in a tele- graph just received says that agita. tion among the South African natives growing out of the. recent troubles in white labor circles, is increasing. There is movement on foot among the natives against the law requiring them to possess registration passes, and the authorities are rounding up tho ringleaders. A number of the chiefs are condemning the movement. During the trial of one of the ringlead. CTS the police charged the crowd with beyonets, as soon as threatening movement was started and many were wounded.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
TO RE0RGANIZE
 HOUSEHOLD SERVICE

It ispredicted that within the next few years there will be no serious serv- ant problem to interfere with an am hition to be head of a house. In Eng land there is movement to reorganize domestic service so that there will be established scales of wages, hours of work, and standards of efficiency This movement is to be taken up in the United States, according to reports re- ceiyed by the United States Depart ment of Labor.
 In London 1t has been found that munitions workers are not satisfied to return to their old places as cooks or housemaids since they have discovered that in factories they have exact hours and definite duties, After earning good wages they will not accept the smaller pay offered to those who be- long to the living-in class of employees.
 At a recent conference of the Women's Legion, Lady Londonderry, who presided. explained that in vari. ous counties plans Were made to Or ganize thoroughly and to affiliate with other bodies There Will be no uni form for the women actually in do mestic service" she is quoted as say. ing. but they will wear their legion badge and their long-service stripes"
 The Women's Legion hopes to pro- vide instruction in nursing domestic economy. and child welfare. This is a step toward the final placing of house. hold service on plane where skilled workers will enjoy ltaerty and receive adequate compensation. It Is believed ttat in time the professional woman cook will be recosnized asa most m. portant person. who will command the respect accorded. to professional nurses and others who bring to their work tained minds and trained bands.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
NUTRITION ENQUIRY
 IN CENTRAL EUROPE

WASHINGTON, D. C., April F. - A State Department announcement to- day that a commission of physicians selected by representative organizatins in neutral countries is about to in- quire into the existing nutrition condi- tions in Germany and Austria, upon invitation from university faculties of the Teutonic countries Norway has responded to the invitation and pr. Brandt has left Christiania for Ger many to serve on the commission.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
REVELATIONS
 RESULT ! FROM INVESTIGATION
Five Big Liquor Firms Were Operating In The
 City of Seattle

SEATTLE, April 17.-Federal inves- tigations of the police and liquor scan. dal here resulting in the arrest of a number of patrolmen. reveals the startling information that there are five big liquor syndicatee operating in Se- attie, each independent of the other. They have equipped fleet of motor cars. in which liquor was carried and concealed.
 Patrolman Ed. Hagen was out On s5,o00 bond today was rearrested when it was discovered that he had a credit of $30,000 in various city banks. accu- mulated during the past four months He was arrested yesterday on charge of haing stolen liquor from the gove- ernment warehouses.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
Long Working Hours Detrimental To
 Health of Women

A mass Of evidence is available both in this country and in Europe indicat- ing the serious effect of long work ing hours upon the health of women. This evidence, gathered for the most art by expert Government investiga- tors. has been recognized by the Su- "reme Court of the United States as iustifying the use by the several States of tbeir police power to enforce legis- lation limiting hours of work. The Supreme Court, in brief presented to an Oregon court. which led to a deci- sion declaring constitutional a law of that State limiting hours of labor, ' olds that health is the foundation of the State. No nation can progress if its workers are crippled by continn- ous overexertion. The loss of human energy due to excessive working hours $ a national loss and must inevitably result in lowering the Nations pros perity."
 In the United States, as a whole 8 growing tendency exists toward a shorter working day. The worlds ex- perience of the evil effects of over work upon the general welfare has led the majority of the States of the Union to enact laws limiting the hours of women's employment. Only of the AS States have failed to place some limitation upon the length of the work ing day of women. In 20 of the States the hours of work have been limited to eight or nine.
 But in those States which have not adopted this important measure of pro tection for the health of their citizens, abnormally long hours of employment for women is made possible. In a sur vey of hours and working conditions for women in one such State recently made by the Women in Industry Sery- ice, United States Department of Ia bor. it was found that in 30percent Of the establishments investigated the regular working day, without overtime was 10 hours Or more for 2,S17 tor g per cent of the women employed in the shops visited. Specific instances of overtime legally possible in this State showed women working as long as 65 hours week in one factory, g hours in one cannery; S4 hours in an- other; 75 hours and a seven-day week in one manufacturing plant; and S3 hours and 40 minutes in an establish ment manufacturing automobile part.
 With the growing complexity of the, problem of women's employment and with the, increase in their number in industry, it is becoming increasingly important that State departments of labor should be equipped to enforce laws regulating their employment, as well as to study their needs and o5- serve new conditions.
 With the purpose of aocomplishtg 2 this. the Women in Industry Service 8 recommending that women should be placed in responsible positions as meLl- bers of industrial boards, or as chie-s of divisions directly responsible to the boards. Or to the labor commissioner.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17

The Miners and erchants Bank of Ketchikan is in receipt of telegram from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco stating that the Victory Loan quota for the twelfth Federal Reserve District is $301, 500,000. of which Alaskas share is $S54,900 and Ketchikan'a quota is s91,800.00.
 The Victory loan campaign opens on April 21st and closes on May 2oth. The issue will consist of notes of same denominations as of previous bonds but will not be over five years duration in stead of longer term bonds. The notes will be dated May 20th and full pay ment may be made with application or payment may be made upon the following installment plan with &C., crued interest on deferred payments:
 10 percent on Or before May 10.
 10 percent July 15.
 20 percennt August F.
 20 percent September g.
 20 percent October '.
 20 percent November Ii.
 There will be two classes of notes offered, the first form being 3-4 per cent 3-4 years convertible gold notes exempt from state and local tax, ex- cept estate and inheritance tax and from normal Federal income tax. These ntes will be convertable at the option of the holder throughout their life into 9-4 percent 3-4 year cnvert- able goldnotes exempt from all Federal. State, local tax, except es- tate and inheritance. In like manner the 3 S-4 Der cent notes will be con workable into the 3-4 notes. The a. mount of the issue, will be $4,5O0,O0O,-
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
Kefchikan s Quota $91,8W

900. Over-subscriptions will be re. jected and alloments made on a gradu- ted scale similar in general plan to that adopted in connection with the first Liberty Loan. Allotment will be made in full on subscriptions up to and in- cluding $10,000. Interest will be pay able on December 15, 1919 and there after semi-annually on June and De- "emher 18th. All Or any of notes may be redeemed for maturity at the pp- tion of the United States on June Is or December 15 1922 at par and accrued interest. In fixing the terms of the, issue, the Treasury has been guided by the desire to devise security which will not only prove attractive to the neople of the country in the first ins- ance but the terms of which should insure food market for the notes and after the campaign is over and identi- cal prices for the two series and should not effect injuriously the market for the existing bonds Of the Liberty loans This will be the last Liberty loan as the remaining war bills are presented, further borrowing will be done.
 It is anticipated that the require ments of the government in excess of the amount of taxes and other income. can, in view of the decrease of expen- ditures be readily financed by the is. sueof Treasury Certificates from time to time as heretofore. which may be ultimately refunded by the issue of notes Or bonds without the aid of another great popular campaign.
 Let us keep up the reputation of this community and Ego over the top" the first day.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-17
CAPTURED U-B0ATS
 TO TOUR OUR PORTS

WASHINGTON, - Surrendered Ger man sutmarines, now being brought to the United States by American naval crews, will be exhibited at ports On the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coast the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay, aid on the Mississippi and Hudson Riv- CTS. The five submersibles will arrive at New York late this month, while the Victory Liberty Loan campaign is in progress.
 The Navy Department announced to-day that after the fleet reached New York motion pictures would be made for display over the country. and that the submarines then would proceed On the following itineraries:
 U-111, a submarine of the larger type. to Portland. Portsmouth, Boston, New Bedford. Newport, Providence. New Haven, and then lay up at New London.
 U-117, big ocean mine-layer, which planted mines on the Atlantic Coast during the war, will go to Philadel- phia, Wilmington, Del. Wilmington, N C., Norfolk, Baltimore, Annapolis, Charleston. s. C.. and then lay up at Washington, D. C.
 U B-S8, q small type submarine, will proceed to Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa. Pensacola, Mobile, New Or leans, thence up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, then to Galveston, Key West through the Panama Canal, up the Puget Sound district, then lay up at Pedro.
 U BIAS, a small type submarine, will be exhibited at various places in and about New York, then up the Hud- son River as far as draft will safely permit. thence to Brideport and lay up at New London.
 U C-97, a small mine-layer, will pro ceed from New York to Halifax, up the St. Lawrence River for exhibition at Great Lakes ports and finally lay up at the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes.
 After the submarines have been ex- hibited they will be carefully studied by construction and engineering ex- perts of the navy.