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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Violent Gust of Wind al.
most Carried Huge Gas
Bag Out to Sea.
men HELD0N WITH ROPES
Overseas Visitor Will Start
on Return Journey To.
morrow Morning.
(By (Associated preasl

M1NEoLA. July THE R-sl was
torn from her mooring rope thisi
morning by a violent gust of Wind.
The crafts girder to which the shin
was attached broke under the strain.
ripping hole six feet by three feet
in the gas bag.
The officers in charge OF the dirigi-
BILE ordered the work of oyerhauling
rushed in order that she could start
on her return voyage at the earliest
possible moment in view of the dan
ger to which she was exposed.
In spite of all possible haste, the
dirigible's engineers believe 1t viii
only be with exceptional luck that the
airship can start at the appointed
hour at eight o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. They consider it imperative that
her engines be overhamed first and
the violent wringing of the huge gas
bag renders this work slow and diffi-,
cult.
MINEoLA, July 7.-Major Scott
announced definitely at noon that the
R-34 would start on its return Jour
ney at five o'clock tomorrow morning,
flying over Boston. The R-34 will not
circle New York before turning east,
he said
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
MAN DIES OF BITE
FROM MADDENED CAT
Aged Man succumbed of
Hydrophobia Weeks
After Bite Occurred.
(By Associated Press. }

NEWCASTLE, Pa. July Z. = Lew
kurtz. aged u, of Enom. near here
died at the Providence hospital in
Beaver Falls Saturday night of Hydro
phohia caused by the bite of a cal
some weeks ago. Although the in.
tured man received the Pasteur treat
ment and was thought to have recov.
cred he was stricken with the dread
ed disease last Friday night and wa.
taken to the hospital in Beaver Falls
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Union District Road
Bond Issue Meeting

Rsidents of Union district met at
the court house on Saturday afternoon
to discuss the proposed bond issue.
The entire question will be taken UP
on the basis of the district as a unit
and accordingly another meeting has
been called for the First ward school
next Friday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
1t is expected that there will be a
large attendance of Union district resi-
dents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
Bible Class Outing
To Be Held Tuesday

Mmbers of the Helpful Bible class
OF First Baptist church will hold an
outing at Loop Park on Tuesday aft
ernoon at 2:30 O'Clock. A basket pic.
mic will be observed.
In case OF inclement weather the
picnic will be held in the church In
stead Of at the park.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
THE WORM TuRNEr

Short say, old man, can you lend
me flyer?
Longley-Impossible. I've tried to
lend you money several times, but you
always seem to look upon 1t as a gift.
-TftBits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
BIG DIRIC|BLE R-34 HAS NARROW ESCAPE
oh, Listen Here!
sy ADAM Q. LANE.

j bet five Dollars
On Mister Dempsey
And Heck Martin
Took It On
A two to One
Basis
Last Thursday.
He Said
Adam, your Highest
Point
or Elevation
is so scantily Furnished
Withal
That a Real
Think
Wouldn't have Any
Place
To rest Itself
When 1t Arrived"
Mr.. Martins Judgment
Is SO Badly
Twisted, my Friends
That, in Festive
Days of Yore
One could have Opened
A bottle With
It.
So
I
Went over On
July Fourth Tt
Sit pom Reverend
Mr.. Doctor Broomfield's
Front church Steps
To watch The
Happy returns OF
The Day
/ waded in Past
Communities through Focks
OF Bourgeoise
To take My
Seat amongst The
Elite
On the reserved Steps.
TOO late. y Are"
Said Hon. Mr.. Judge Scott
c. Lowe
every seat is Went.
We all Paid Mr..
Broomfield fifty Cents
Each last Week
To get to Sit
On EN-"
That's all Right"
said, "Give You
A quartIr
To sit On
Your Lap!"
And 1 showed Him
The Quarter
Which l really Had.
"That'll be All, Adam
He Responded
Get outta My
Light
Just then Crutch
Meade said In
A flushed
Tone
Here comes Mistah Cla'ence
Watson"
And a whole Row
OF socialists Got
Up for a Brick
And I sat Down
Speedily.
And being in A
Melting Mood
! stuck tight And
Couldn't Be
Dislodged.
The returns Were
Few
But Happy.
Jim Wisman Lee
A Delegation
Over to See Mr..
Broomfield about Getting
A refund On
The Seats.
But l said "Hurrah.
Hooray! One Think
Found a Hook
To hang on Bout
Mr.. Dempsey"
You know, l Been
Nine
Times
To the Court House To
See Heck.
He must have A
Periscope
For l haven't Laid
An Eye
On Him.
Play Alice Where Art Thou?'
Professor. Dearie!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-07
THE wEATHER

FaIr and eoeIer toniaht; russ- \
day faIr.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-14

discover new mineral deposits, ana now that the war is over and the spirit of adventure runs rampant in the young manhood of America 1t Is confi- dently believed that spirit will prompt thousands to come North and with the everlasting throng it is to be expected there will be many ,prospectors and prospectors are the vanguard of perm anent poplation and that is Alaska's greatest need today Systematic pros pecting will result in bringing to Alas ka a population that will stay there twelve months of the year and that is what makes for prosperity in any country. Our broad expense of the country west of the Mississippi which was settled mostly after the Civil war was not settled by class of people that went back to their former homes in the east every fall, after a corn shuckin' or hog-killin'. The present trouble with Alaska is that too many people imagine it to be fit for human habitation only about five months of the year and that they are entitled to Carnegie medals if they remain there two weeks after November l. All this is undiluted bunk. There is nothing spectacular about living in Alaska any more than there is about living any where except that the Lord provides just a little more lavishly in Alaska than elsewhere. Permanent pOpula- tion is needed to create markets for her products and with permanent population millions of acres of waving grain and cattle on a thousand hills are not only possibilities but probab- ilities of the sweet by and by.
 Concerning Fish
 "At the present time," continued MT. White, "the fishing business of Alaska is her greatest and most prolific indus try. Her output of fish and fish by products last year were upward of $51,- 100000 and indications are that those figures will be surpassed the present year. The fishing industry of Alaska, therefore, needs no boosting. It will take care of itslef-as long as it lasts, which at the present rate of fish de- pletion, will not be for many years, and then will be heard the refrain: Where will we go from here, boys; where will we go from here?" That refrain has already been heard in Washington, Oregon and British Co., lumbia, but when it was sung there was still Alaska to fall back on. But the day is coming, and is not far dis tan when Alaskan waters will be as barren of salmon as is the Ottowat- arlie river in Kansas, and Alaska will be but little better off for having once been richer in fish than any other portion of the known world. Fully 90 per cent of the fishing business of Alaska is carried on by nonresidents, who bring their crews there in early summer and taken them out in early fall, paying them off at some point
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-14

oIl side the territory, and all Alaska gets out of the whole thing is the credit of furnishing the fish and the pittance she collects in taxes. True, the tax on fish was raised by the late legislature to the extent of 20 per cent but in comparison with the porfits on the business the tax is infinitesimal. Incidental, the late legislature approp- riated the sum of $8O,0 for the pur- pose of experimenting in fish hatcher ies, a veritable gift to the outside corporations and companies that are becoming rich at the expense of Alaska in that they are reaping all the rewards incident to her greatest asset"
 Praises Governor Riggs
 MT. White says that Alaskans with out regard to politics or party have implicit faith and confidence in Gov ernor Thomas Riggs, jr., who is de- picted as being both progressive and constructive. Governor Riggs" said Mir. White, 'is fully alive to the re- quirements of the territory and is de- voting his every energy to it's growth and upbuilding He is untiring in his efforts and resourceful in ideas for bringing about prosperity and in serving the territory in an able and efficient manner.
 "On the whole, the outlook for Alaska is better at present than at any tine within the past several years" said MT. White. Hundreds of old timers who were attracted to Seattle and other outside points by wartime wages are now returning North, con- tent to remain there. They agree with the poet Service, where he says: The strong life that never knows
 harness,
 The wilds where the caribou call, The freedom, the freshness, the far
 Oh, God, how I'm stuck on it all.'
 
 New Perfection oil cook stoves are just the thing for summer. North
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-14
ALASKA COMING BACK GOOD
 ARMSTRONG

Coming back? You can bet Alaska is coming back and coming strong"
 This was the assertion made yester- day by B. J. White, dean of newspaper men in Alaska and Yukon Territory, chief of the Alaska bureau of publicity and speaker of the house of represen- tatives at the recent session of the ter ritorial legislature, who is in Seattle on a brief vacation. Continuing MT. White said:
 'Why shouldn't Alaska come back? At least two-thirds of the 5,223 young men she furnished for the war-more than 15 per cent of her entire popula- tion-have already returned and are again installed in the various positions they filled previous to the European tumult and the remaining one-third will be back as soon as they are dis charged. In no section, nook or corner of Uncle Sam's broad domain do the fires of patriotism burn more brightly than in Alaska, as have been proved, not only by the enthusiastic manner in which her young men hastened to en- list when war was first declared, but by the liberality of the rank and file of Alaskans in the matter of buying bonds, engaging heart and soul in Red Cross work and otherwise keeping the home fires burning. In all four of the bond campaigns every town and dis trict in the territory went far over the top and in none did they go farther over or with more enthusiasm than in the last one, which was almost doubled"
 What Alaska Most Needs
 Regarding the most urgent require ments of Alaska, Mr. White said:
 "The two things that will best serve to rehabilitate Alaska are cheaper transportation rates and new crop of prospectors and both are probabilities of the near future. The recent legis- lature passed a bill carrying with it an appropriation of $90000 for the purpose of enabling the territory to enter into the transportation business on its own account, which it is now taking the preliminary steps for doing The transportation bill which was passed by the legislature also embod- jed memorial to congress asking that the territory of Alaska be empowered to issue bonds to the amount of five million dollars with which to further the plan for carrying on general transportation bushes. Needless to say the corporations now engaged in the transportation business in Alaska are somewhat inclined to look upon the proposition of the territory to en- gage in the business as something of a joke, but it is no joke with Alaskans who, realizing that self-preservation much in earnest in their efforts to in augurate some system which will re- suit in the lowering of freight rates from Seattle to various Alaskan ports, which rates for some time past have been changed invaribly and raised al most as regularly as have the calen- daric phases of the moon.
 Cheaper Rates Needed
 "The present crying need of Alaska, next to cheaper freight and passenger rates, is an army of prospectOrs to penetrate her mineralized fields and
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-14

Keep mosquitoes out of your house by getting adjustable window screens, and screen doors from the Northwest ern Hardware Company. 7-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-14

New Perfection oil cook stoves are just the thing for summer. North western Hardware Company. 7ltf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-14

"The present crying need of Alaska, next to cheaper freight and passenger rates, is an army of prospectors to penetrate her mineralized fields and
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
SILVER TO BE PAID FOR
AT THE MARKET PRICE

Owners of silver deposits at the
United States mint at Carson City are
to be paid the market price for silver
less a small fraction.
In making this statement as he
was leaving Reno for the state capital,
Ray Baker, United States director OF
the mint at Washington. said he was
on a visit of inspection to the insti-
tuition at Carson City.
Besides inspecting the place" he
said, II Am going to make prepare
tons for the payment of the market
price of silver. less a fraction. on
silver deposits there. This mean that
il the market price is, says $1.10 IA
the owners of deposits. of whom there
are quite a number. will be paid $1.10
At present they may ship their silver
when the price is Sill and get no re-
turn till the price may have dropped
back to $1.106. In that event they
lose five cents an ounce. The new ar
rangement will change all this"
Baker will leave for San francisco
this evening. accompanying his
mother, Mrs. George w. Baker. t.
the Coast for a ten days stay.-tRent
Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
BLANKS TO SECURE BALANCE
OF TRAVEL PAY FOR SOLDIERS

Adjutant General Sullivan has for
warded to the newspapers of Nevada
a number Of application blanks for
additional travel allowance due en-
listed men discharged since Novem-
der IL, 1913. Those desiring blanks
may obtain them by calling at The
Silver State Office.
Soldiers discharged, who received
only three and one-half cents per
mile. are entitled to an additional
one and one-half cents.
Section 3 of act approved February
%, 1919, authorized travel pay to en-
listed men honorably discharged since
November IL, 1918, at the rate of five
cents per mile to actual bona fde
home or residence. or place of orig
inal muster into the service, at the
option of the soldier.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24

The Silver State for . moath-4cc.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24

Today has undoubtedly been tn
hottest on record this summer. tn,
Thermometers registeripg Toe IN III
shade this afternooa.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
DISTRICT OVERSUBSCRIBED
Is MILLION In VICTORY BONDS

In the recent Victory liberty loan
drive. from April 81, to May 10, the
twelfth federal reserve district, with
a quota of 1901, 500, 900, secured SUBJ
scriptions totaling $685. $50, ac-
cording to official figures Just an
nounced by the Federal Reserve
bank.
The final figures show that San
Francisco subscribed $79,671,55O, as
against a quota of $79,31S,150, with
a total Of 1884 subscriptions, while
Los Angeles, with a quota of $3I,843.
900 subscribed $33,O7S,2 50, with a
total of 10S,558 subscriptions.
The complete figures for the dis
trict indicate that Portland, Oakland,
Santa Barbara and the State of
Washington have won the FOUR Ger
man mo captured By the Ameri.
cans in the final drive of th, allied
armies.
Nevada officially subscribed 1880
200 in the Victory Loan. This was
1O1.62 per cent of the states quota
which was $751; zoo. The federal
figures for which Nevada was giyer
credit is considerably below the esti.
mate made by state headquarter.
when the loan closed.
Reno is officially credited with sub
scriptions amounting to $1,124.55,
which was 1925 per cent of the city.
quota of 1927, 500. The total numbe.
of subscribers in that city is given a
2,530 and in the state 9,221.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
MUST COMPLETE ASSESSMENT
ROLL BY MONDAY, JULY q

The Pershing county officials are
busy Strengthening out the assessment
roll of that section and have been ac-
commodated with quarters in the local
temporary courthouse to complete the
task. Owing to the time in which
they have to finish being short, the
services of Victor Giroux have been
engaged. Mr.. Giroux is thoroughly
familiar with the assessments in this
section having been connected with
the assessors Office In this city a
one time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
MIDAS COUPLE MARRIED

George s. Hayes and Miss Mary T.
Riskman Of Midas were visitors in
this city yesterday and while here
the couple quietly slipped away from
their friends and were united in mar
riage by Rev ]. II. Westervelt OF the
Methodist church. J.. A. Kirwin and e
Z. Westervelt witnessed the ceremony
The young people are well known in
this section and have the best wishes
Of their many friends for q success
ful and happy married lie.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended
at 8 a. m. today.
Highest temperature yesterday. SO.
Lowest this morning, 81.
Mean temperature yesterday. 70.
Normal temperature yesterday. Sc.
Rel. humidity. 6. pm. yesterday, Sc.
Rel. humidity, 6 am. today. As.
prevailing wind direction. SW.
weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending 5 pm. tomorrow:
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
RAY L. FISHER. Observer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY IN Brief

Goodsprings.-Boss mine makes
third carload shipment of platinum.
Goldfeld.-Underground work in
combination mine progressing rapid
ly.
Tonopah.-New section called Gold
Basin Divide oTened by Easte.n .ntn.
Horseshoe Divide to install modern
machinery equipment.
Goldheld. = old Florence nine
makes sensational ore strike. unlimit-
ed ore in sight.
Carson City.-Saroni holdings con
sist.ng of $4,000 acres. to he sroGi-
y'Jed and placed on markes.
Tonopah.-West End consolidated
makes bullion shipment valued at
sci. 203. In Divide Extension and
East Divide mines exceeding expec-
tation.
Tonopah. Divide districts organize
temporary chamber o. commerce.
Mina.-Simon Silver-Ieal Company
to construct 200-ton flotation plant.
Fifty mile power line. costing $4,000,
from Thorne. to be finished in ninety
days.
Ely-Mining activities through the
Cherry Creek district grail in
creased.
Virginia City.-Development work
in Comstock mines showing substan-
tial Improvements.
Las Vegas campaigning for col
struction of $15O,000 hotel.
Tonopah.-Tunnel work recuned by
Spanish Belt Consolidated. Kicka-
pah Mining Company organized and
will develop properties. on Lone
Mountain.
Fallon.-Water discharge from
spillways OF Lahonton reservoir ex-
pected July 18th. irrigating 37,700
acres. Travellers Protective tssocia-
ton receive first oil driller; derricks
costing $4,000 to be erected.
Las vegas.-Tonopah auto stage
line established.
Observation-Disclosures and plant
installation at Yellow Pine mine
nearly completed.
Tonopah-Shaft sinking started on
Macfarlane property. Cornucopia
Company organized to develop prop
erty on Gold Mountain. Homestake
Divide Company to sink shaft to 200
foot level.
Reno.-Large crew of men en-
ployed to repair highway to Truckee.
Two hundred and forty acres land
In Poeville district to be developed.
Tonopah.-Goldfeld to have direct
telephone toll line connecting with
southern Nevada points.
Reports from all sections of the
state presage a large fruit yield. pos
sibly the largest ever.
Lovelock to have first paved street.
Ely-Consolidated copper mines
may start construction of proposed
smelter soon.
advance In silver revives old Els
worth mine. in Lander county. after
lying idle forty years.
Pioche.-Interest In oil prospecting
now going on IA Patterson noun
tain increasing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
BIG WATER SUIT DECIDED :
BY JUDGE In ELkO COURT

A temporary injunction in the suit
of William Kane and William Schodde
VS.. O'Neil Brothers, Inc, was granted
Saturday by Judge Taber. The con-
tending parties own ranches in Glover
Valley on opposite sides of Conway
creek. The hearing had been in pro-
gress for more han a week. The
complaint asked for a restraining or
der of the court to prevent further
alleged use of more than its O
ton of the water 5 of Conway Greek
by the defendants to the detriment
and damage of the plaintiffs. 1t was
alleged in the complaint that for
thirty years the plaintiffs have had
the S of one-half of the waters of
the creek for irrigation purposes on
their land.
1t was charged that early this spring
the defendant corporation, through its
officers and employees, caused the ditch
of the plaintiffs to be CLOSED to the
flow of water and had diverted all the
waters of the creek down the stream
into its w bitches for its own con-
sumption, thereby depriving plaintiff.
OF their rightful proportion of tn,
water, to their great loss and damage
After several days of %controvers.
and the hearing of testimony, the cour
ordered the books of the corporation
brought into court for examination, S,
hat the contention of ownership O
the land could be either disapprove,
or certified. On examination of tn,
books. it was found that there wer
therein recorded resolutions shown,
that the corporation, through it
board of directors and incorporators
had accepted the land whose owner
ship was denied on October 27. 1915
and that it had been ordered that tn
capital stock of the defendant cor
poration be issued in payment of sal
land On this showing the court OF
dered judgement in favor of til
plaintiffs, granting the ~restrainin
order prayed for.-[Reno Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
| Want the Attention
of the Good People
of This Section
SILVER LEAD and COPPER
ADVANCING

Why are we sitting around here.
simply killing time. when other Sec
tons of the state are alive, up and
doing? Speaks bad for this COM
munity. We have as good mines right
here at Winnemucca. Nevada. as n
place in the state. l have the facts.
ores and values to prove 1t. Every
thing correspondingly in its favor.
May "a. 1919. silver per oz.--s1.05A
June 7. 1919. silver per Dr.. 1.09h
June 10, 1919. silver per o. 1.12A
1t looks like silver will be a $1.20
per ounce In near future.
WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT
~ Bid Asked
Nev.-vulcan Mines Co. (5)-$10.00 $1,000
Mountain View Group. )--- ~
Imperial Group. O--... ----.- 49,.
Grace Robins Group. (6)--- --.. 1890.
/ invite anyone to call who looks
o. the right side of opportunity. see
for themselves, then use their own
judgement. Many thousands Of dollars
has the writer expended. still he has
just began. His reward Is coming.
Can you be with him.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24
TO TOUR PARK In AUTO

p. V. Sanders and family. of Upper
Bridge street. left today for an ex-
tended auto trip. They expect to go
East as far as Yellowstone National
Park and will be absent about two
months.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24

Bessie Love in Carolyn of the Cor
ners' at the American tomorrow. A
clean-cut story Of every day life, with
a heroine who practiced the gospel of
looking up and making things "a
wee bit better" Also a Pathe Re-
view the latest in educational pic
tures.-[Advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24

The American is the most modern
ventilated theatre in Nevada. Cool.
vashed air changes in the building
.s~sf dimes IN hoar.-fAavt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-24

Reno to get new Episcopal church
costing $4,000.
Tonopah.-Divide Extension opens
ore running $1,000 to ton.