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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
FORMER DRAFT BOARD MEMBER
MUST FACE CHARGE OF GRAFT

The application of w. r. Reynolds
for a writ of prohibition preventing
the district court from taking any
further action in a case pending
against him was denied by the su
preme court without prejudice tc
either side.
Reynolds was formerly district at
torney of Lander county and a mem
Der of the draft board from that
county. 1t was charged that he tool
money from registered men on repre-
sensations that he could secure theil
exemption by exercising influence
with the district exempting board
Action against Reynolds was filed
several months ago, but a demurrer
was i~nterposed on tie ground that the
state had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter because the o'fense alleged wa,
against the governm. nj Of the United
States and not a violation of the Ne
vada laws. District Judge BreeI
overruled the demurrer and set De
cember 20 as the time for entering
plea in the case.
Carey Van Fleet, attorney of Elko
represented Reynolds when the ap
p~lication for a writ of prohibition wa
presented to the state supreme cour
last week. Robert Richards, assistan
attorney general, submitted authori
ties in support of his contention tina
the state courts have jurisdiction il
the matter at issue.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
RUBY VALLEY INDIANS WANT
LAND FROM THE GOVERNMENT

Tommy Wahne. an educated Indian
well known in Wells, has returned
from Washington, where he had been
spending a few weeks. He went to
Washington accompanied by Martin
Elargo and Timoke, chief of a tribe
of Indians in Ruby valley, for the
purpose of appearing in behalf of the
Indians of Ruby, who want a tract
of land set aside for their use, says
the Nevada State Herald. Tommy
gives an interesting report of his trip
and says the delegation vas promised
that a bill would be introduced in
Congress to purchase for the Ruby
Indians a townsite of land with water
privileges, which will be doled out in
small tracts.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
INDUSTRIAL NEWS In BRIEF
alton and merchants confer On higt
cost of. living.

alton and merchants confer on high
cost of, living.
Virginia City-Diamond drill starts
operations ON Comstock ground. De-
velopment work on large scale under
way throughout district.
Fallon - Sale announced of 5000
acres local oil land; drilling prepare
tons under way.
G~oodsprings - Mining engineer re-
ports local existence of vanadium ore
in commercial quantities.
Tonopah = Increasing activity and
development under way in Lafayette
district.
Elko New strike made in Gold
Creek camp. In line for boom.
Nina - Big silver strike reported
near here.
Humboldt-Well to be bored for ar
teeian water to irrigate large ranch.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
WILL FLING ROARING
'GUSHER SKYWARD!

Nevada is bound to have oil. That
Is. If the determination and persist
ence OF directors of the newly organ
| lied White River Oil Company will
avail and wrest from Nature what
heretofore she has not too carefully
hidden away from man, says Ed Lem
bcke in the Goldfeld Tribune. The
fact is, Nature has been careless in
covering her tracks. She has left a
smeary, reeking trail all over the
White River valley. 1t assails your
nostrils, it clings to your f%ootgear, 1t
strikes your eye whichever way you
turn. In wilful abandon she strews
the valley with fossilized shells, clay
boulders with the vicious fluid still
imprisoned, tantalizingly challenging
the prospector to search, to sink his
wells to her deeper recesses, to tap
her hidden reservoirs and take his
reward of untold wealth.
The White River Oil Company has
accepted the challenge. Through it's
officers and directors, w. S. Phillips,
Tom Dunn, Sol Camp, Tom Keane,
Tim Connolly, Ed Lembcke and r. r.
Chattermole, it is canvassing the To-
cal field for the grubstake to prose-
cute its plans; it is extending the
hand of cooperation to the kindred
adventurous spirits Of Tonopah and
Ely; it is perfecting an organization
of Nevadan strength and indomitable-
ness that will grapple with Nature
Jacob-like until, subdued, she filings
the roaring gusher skyward, a token
of surrender.
The men who have undertaken this
gigantic task deserve success; they
also deserve the unstinted support of
their fellow men, because they are
striving for the opening of a new en-
terprise which, If successful, will re-
dound to the material benefit of the
State. Because they are making an
honest and-as far as the company is
concerned-a d~isinterested effort to
open a new field of industry in the
State. Because they are backing the
undertaking with their Owl funds,
inadequate indeed for the carrying out
of the project, but symbolic of their
faith in the enterprise. Because their
possible reward will be no greater
than the share to which their finan-
cial contributions entitle them.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
BANKS OF COUNTRY HAVE
CREATED NEW BOND FUND

The Gazette says that the banks of
Reno and probably every bank in the
country has a fund on hand now that
is giving the directors of the institu-
tons some concern. 1t does not be-
long to the banks and they can do
nothing with it but hold ii in trust,
and it may be many years before it
can be diverted to other uses.
1t is a small chapter in the liberty
loan campaigns that have passed into
history, the fund representing money
that has been paid in IN liberty loan
bonds OF the first, second and third
issues principally and for which the
claimants have failed to appear either
to finish making up the bonds or to
make some arrangements for dispos
ing of the bonds.
In many instances subscribers to
bonds have paid in as high as $50 on a
$50 bond and have left the country
| The banks have made many unsuc-
cessful efforts to get in touch with
The people.
Every bank in the country has been
forced to take up bonds for which
only small payments have been made
It is estimated that out of the $780,
900 subscribed in Washoe county for
bonds less than 100000 were not
taken, which. according to bankers, is
probably a lower percentage than in
nearly any other city of similar size
or larger.
Subscribers to bonds of the first two
issues are principally responsible, as
they made only small payments down
and then the bonds deprecated ir
value to such an extent that it wa
cheaper to lose the first payment thar
to continue paying for the bonds.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
TRAVEL EASY OUT OF ELKO

Agent Guy Blair of the Western Pa
icic has lost a roll of tickets good
for continuous passage on the South
ern or Western Pacific, according to
the Elko Independent. and there are
enough tickets in the roll to carry a
prospective passenger so far from
home that even bad luck couldn't fol-
low him. The agents office is busy
looking for that lost roll of tickets
Here's hoping that Guy finds them
just for his own personal satisfac.
ton. but then again if a considerable
portion of the population of this
thriving little city starts travelling
within the next few days we shall moi
be vastly surprised.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
Application No. 1857
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of November, 1919, In &C
cordance with Section SO, Chapter 140,
of the Statutes of 1913. n Dudley f.
Wilson. of Red House, County of Hum
boldt, and State of Nevada, made APP
plication to the State Engineer of
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters Of the State of Ne
gada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Kelley Creek. at a point in
the NEA, NWA, Sec. A.. T. 38 n. r.
43 E., NJ. d. B. & NJ. by means of a
dam, and 1.6 cubic feet per second is
to be conveyed to NWA. Sec. 4. T. 3S
N, r. 43 E., NJ. D. B. & NJ, by means
of bitches, and there used for irriga-
ton. and domestic purposes, from
March 1st until October LIST Of each
year. Water not to be returned to
stream.
(Signed) ]. G. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer
Date of first publication. Nov. H. 1919
Date of last publication. Dec. 1s. 1919
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
G. ". OIL { GAS CO..
STARTS AT T0N0PAH

The Great Western Oil & Gas Com
any organized under the laws OF
Nevada. has entered the field and is
in line for early development. The
holdings consist of approximately
5000 acres of land located in six Of
the most promising fields in the State
of Nevada, including 100 acres in the
heart of the Fallon field. Negotia-
lions are under way with L. V. Eng
man of Denver, one of the most sue
cessful operators in the proven fields
of Wyoming, and the prospects of Sc
curing 100 acres of this valuable
ground are said TO be encouraging.
The company's sales manager. /. B.
Rankin, left for his home In Texas
the latter part of the week. for the
express purpose of securing land in
a most attractive field there. Mr..
Rankin will spend at least sixty days
in looking over these fields. The Off
GERS of the company r sparing no
xpense in making this the most at
tractive proposition in the State. De
velopments should be under way be-
fore spring.
officers of the new concern are as
follows: George w. Rockwell, presi-
dent; II. NJ. Johnson, vice-president;
II. C. Wallace, secretary; j. C. McDe-
witt, treasurer; William U. Wheaton,
field manager; Nick Howe, Director
[Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
JAZZ, ALSO SKINNY,
IN HALE'S OPINION

The picture books-that is, the mo-
tion-picture books-are now regaling
their readers with articles about the
"jazz" and the "shimmy." An elabo-
rate periodical that sells for thirty
five cents the copy, contains a three
page article on the accomplishments
of Dolly Doit, or some other wriggllng
celebrity, who has won fame because
she is able to wiggle and squirm in
what the periodical describes as a
depressed but suggestive" fashion.
The price of paper is going up.
Newspaper men all over tae country
are standing aghast and wondering
where they are going to terminate
as news print scars up and up. But
such publications as these thai con-
tain column after column Of sugges-
tive filth, and extole a method OF
dancing that has been barred from
every respectable public dancing
place, manage to get along, using the
MOST GADtuSINt DOOh PoPNA
playing wonderfully gotten-up half
tones of Sally Sloughfoot and Saliva
Shesfat clad in a hair ribbon and a
gold-flled smile. Is it any wonder
that the price of white paper is go
ing I'D. when the tastes of the people
insist upon being satisfied with such
trash?
The world is turning into a big
noise and a big shake. These days
the jazz is lone to crashes and means
of the noisiest, brassiest, rottenest
a-ggregations of drum smashers and
horn blowers that can be gotten to-
gether. The more noise they make
and the CASPER the stuff they call
~"syncopated harmony" the better the
crowd likes the music" The most
disgusting sight Of the whole thing,
however, is a glimpse of the towns
psuedo bellies, cheeks laid against
the greasy faces of two-for-a-nickel
SWANS, sliding down the hall on the
balls of their feet, the while they wig
gle, bounce and squirm like a fat man
in a Market-street street car.
The word Jazz" came from the
wilds of Africa, so says the elaborate
periodical to which W refer in u
opening paragraph. 1t originated
from a suggestive native dance, just
as suggestive as ignorant natives
could make it, dubbed in their Ian
guage by a sound which closely ap-
proaches the word "jazz." OF course,
neither a Bowery American nor a
brownstone-front American can be
ignorant of where the "shimmy" part
of the appellation comes from.
The "shimmy" is as disgusting. 1t
comes from the underworld and,
thank the powers that be, there are
still respectable places in the United
States that have tabooed ii. The jazz
part Of it is just as bad, but it is
harmless because it is restricted en-
tirely to the style of s~yncopated bunk
that so-called musical organizations
today are expected to peddle out.
Coming back to the interests of
publications in these things, it seems
a pretty far-fetched anomoly that a
d~olled-up, painted. roughed and luxu-
rious piece of rot such as gave space
to the article above referred to, should
be allowed to use up the paper and
pulp supply of the United States,
when newspapers, legitimate and
patriotic news channels, are facing a
crisis that may require their suspen-
sion If the paper situation Ices not
moderate before long Harold p.
Hale, in the Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16

Tonopah - Arrowhead mining die
trict becoming one of busiest fields
in State.
Battle Mountain-The Jersey Valley
quicksilver mines are making regu-
lar shipments.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16

The bureau of the census is a part
of the Department of Commerce. 1t
was established as a permanent bu-
reau in 1902. Prior to that time the
census work was done by a temper
airy organization known as the census
office.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16

Tonopah - Establishment of new
ore-buying company proves welcome
addition to camp.
Eureka-Fourteen cars ore, three
cars speiss, shipped to Utah smelters
IN a week.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-16
EVERYTHING FOR MEN

United States marshals acted as
enumerators at the first nine decen-
NAL censuses. Each marshal had as
many assistants as were nec ssary to
properly cover his allotted territory.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-24
BARGE TERMINAL

After passing in concurrence S. rs,
the University of Vermont medical
scholarship bill, and also passing
without debate H. 1919, authorizing
the city of Burlington to issue bonds
and notes for the purpose of aiding
the State in the construction of a
barge terminal, hot contest waged
during the remainder of Wednesday
in. the House over H. BOT, calling for
an appropriation of 100000 from the
State to build, maintain and operate
a barge terminal at the port of Bur
lington. After one of the stlffest
fights of the session, the measure was
passed by close yea and nay vote
of ITO to SO.
Following an extended debate in
relating to former acquittal, the bill
which has caused so much interest in
connection with the Anna Felch case
in Orange county, was passed by a
yea and nay vote of 100 to SO, after
an amendment offered by Mr.. Meade
of South Hero, making the bill effect
i've January /, 1920, and thus severing
it's connection with the Fetch case,
had been rejected. All the lawyers
in the House showed marked interest
in this measure.
There was no dearth of oratory on
H. 251, large number of members
speaking on the bill relating to the
Anna Fetch case, Mr.. Hall of Essex
led off with a plea for the bill. Mr.
Reade of South Hero then proposed
his amendment striking out section 2
and making the bill effective January
1, 1920.
Mr.. Cudworth of Londonderry
| thought the zeal of those who favored
the bill had outrun their judgment
He maintained that the act of the
Legislature of 1912, which had beer
SO much talked about, had no bearing
on the Fetch case, but that had been
taken care of by the companion bill
H. 252, which was killed last week
He went through the whole matter
at some length to prove his poino
Mr.. Writer'S interrogated Mr.. Cud-
worth as to whether, if H. 251 were
passed, it would not prevent person
from being tried twice on the same
charge. Mr.. Cudworth said that il
would, "and that is the object fo1
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-24

which we are striking" said MI. Wit
tiers, who proceeded to outline the
rights of those tried as criminals I'M
der the common law. He declared
that there are reasons why the State
should not have the same rights of
appeal on exceptions which the re-
spondent has.
"The State does not have to stay
in jail while waiting for new trial"
said the gentleman from St. Johns
bury, "but the respondent does"
Mr.. Austin of Highgate called for
the yeas and nays, which resulted in
the passing of the bill, 100 to SO.
The House passed H. 2S7, the
motor truck bill, after it had been
further amended, on motion of MI.
Taylor of Hardwick, ordered nine
bills to third reading, and rejected
three, adjourning at $40 O'Clock, on
having completed long calendar.
Mr.. Aiken of Putney led the fight
against the barge terminal BILL He
was supported in his stand by Mr..
I Writers of st. Johnsbury, Mr. Wilson
of Rutland City, Mr.. Dwinell of New
port City and Mr.. White of Georgia.
Mr.. Hopkins of Burlington made an
other long speech in favor of the bill,
and Mr.. Taylor of Hardwick, Mr..
Goss of Danville, Mr.. Belknap of
Rockingham, Mr. Sleeper of STAFFORD
Mr.. O. Doud of Brunswick, Mr.. Tracy
of Johnson and Mr.. Alexander of St.
Adams City advocated it's passage.
Mr.. Aiken opposed the measure on
the ground that it was not practical
at this time, that it would not be a
paying proposition and that the
State could not afford it, anyhow,
with all the other Indebtedness at the
/ present time. He also emphasized
the fact that it would not help the
1 farmers and the small towns one bit.
Speaking of getting in grain for the
farms by water, he said:
"That little pond is frozen over the
greater part of the winter, when the
farmers get their grain. Then how
are you going to get it, draw it across
on hand-sled or get it by freight"
"a short time ago." said Mr.. Aiken,
there was an editorial in a Burling-
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-24

ton, but in every nation, are SO adj
justed as to do equal justice by all
classes alike, war will disappear, but
not one day before.
A new head, a new heart, a new
soul, a new opportunity, new equal
ity, a new classification; and a new
embodiment of life and living. must
be found in the new world, the new
peace; or all our contributions, all
our sacrifices and our offerings will
have been in vain.
The new peace must be made just
right, as it is only the right that be-
comes restfully and contentedly a.
biding. In the past the great world
life has been uneasy, discontinued
and constantly inviting war.
The result Of this great world con-
flagration is in process of settlement.
1t is in the hands of the allies, Japan
and the United States of America.
Practically, actually the liberties and
rights of all governments are in the
hands of these great powers.
England, France, Italy, Japan and
the United States can mould the poll
teal future of the round earth into
whatever form; and give it whatever
character they may determine. A fal
greater task is upon these great
powers than ever before fell to the
lot of peace makers.
They must acquit themselves OF
this great task faithfully, Justly pa
triotically and unselfishly or the
finger of shame will ever hereafter
involuntarily point to an abused OPP
portunity.
The peace to come must be made
not for war, but for peace; and just
as the peace conference makes it, sc
will it be- .
(To be continued tomorrow
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-24

ton paper. They did not say we (the
small towns) were hogs, but they in
sinuated it, -.
Mr.. Hopkins, in his reply, accused
the gentleman from Putney of always
being on the side of destructive
rather than constructive legislation.
He reviewed. the benefit of the farm
er in the. savings on grain. He told
what Burlington now pays into the
State in taxes and outlined the ways
in which. aid to Burlington meant aid
to the State, and of Burlington's
place in State affairs.
The speaker maintained that the
barge terminal is purely business
proposition and should be considered
as such. He told of the mistake
which Burlington made some 90 years
ago in not taking the opportunity
which it had to purchase the gorge|
at Winooski and of the results of that
mistake in the difficulties of secur-
ing lighting facilities in Burlington
at present. He maintained that the
mistake would prove even more dis
astrous to the State if it allowed
this chance to go BY
The waterfront at Burlington, said
Mr.. Hopkins, two years from now
will be dotted with many small teri
minals and will not be purchasable att
reasonable amount. Now is the
time to take advantage of the oppor-|
tunity. %
Mr.. Writer'S interrogated Mr.. Hop-
kins about the terminal at Plattsburp
and asked him if he did not think that|
Burlington would get as much out of
the Vermont barge terminal as tho
remainder of the State. Mr.. Hon.
kins replied that he did not think
Burlington would derive equal benefit
with all the rest of the State together
Mr.. Writer'S told of the rand
growth of the State expenses sincd
1909 and stated that the present del
ficit in the State is 81, 1895, 900, and
that the expenses had increased l5d
per cent. in the last nine years. lid
said that he was not opposed to thd
barge terminal measure if the Statd
could afford it, but he did not thinL|
it could,
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-24
y Newport City and Orleans County y
I. E. HUMPHREY,
AScn

soldier, who is instructed to report
at the Effects Bureau Immediately
upon his arrival. Money however, is
deposited with the base quartermas-
ter in France or England, and from
there forwarded to the auditor of
War Department at Washington, who
holds it pending the establishment Of
the claim of the. next of kin.
The establishment of claim of the
next of kin is the first step toward
forwarding the parcel for final de-
livery on this side. It is here that
perhaps the most human side OF the
work is brought out. Appreciative Of
the fact that to every family or
friend who has lost somebody in the
great war, his death is the all-impor-
tant and all-engrossing event, this
branch of the war department is per-
haps most unique in it's effort to
break the news gently. In almost
every other communication made by
the war department, letters, on ac-
count of the vast number entailed,
must necessarily be either mimeo-
graphed or printed. Here, however,
a personal Individually typed note is
sent to the man or woman. 1t has
been stated at the Effects Bureau
that these letters do more to recon-
Gle the families than anything else.
The bureau has no jurisdiction over
the question of next kin. That pro-
blem, often the basis of dispute, is
determined under war department re-
gulations.
Up to February the Effects Bu
reau had received packages for 6,181
deceased soldiers, of which 2,872 had
been disposed of, while $500 were
still awaiting further investigation
and action. During the last week
twenty tons of material have come,
all assigned to the storehouse to a
wait further disposition. 1t takes
many months before the effects of a
man can be gathered, properly in
ventoried, and sent on to this port.
The effects now going out to rela-
tives in this country are those of men
who died in May of last year. 1t will
take good many months before the
effects of the 10000 odd men who lost
their lives are finally disposed of.
Apart from this work, but very
much along the line of it, is the
branch of the supply department
which takes care of the bodies of
the men dying in camps near this
port or aboard transports. The bodies
of the men dying aboard transports
are returned to the United States and
turned over to the office at the sup
ply department to be properly dis
posed of. When the request is made
to send a body home casket, flag,
new uniform, and escort are provid-
ed In the event, however, that the
next of kin decide that they do not
want to have the body sent home, it
is buried at the military cemetery at
Cypress Hills. Every effort is made
to give the soldier funeral BETTING
his station. Where the relatives de-
eide to come here to attend the burial,
the department has arranged to sup
ply chapel, hearse, and other de-
tails.