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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06

CONGRESS
TO MEET
SENATOR RANSDELL ANNOUNCES
RETIREMENT AFTER THIR-
TEEN YEARS AS HEAD

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g.
After fourteen years as the active
head Of the organization-one year
as chairman of the executive COM
mittee and 10 years as president
Senator Ransdell has notified the
officers and members of the national
rivers and harbors congress that he
will retire at the close of his present
term. AS he declares that his de-
cision is definite and final, one of
the important matters before the
fifteenth convention which meets in
this city on the ninth, tenth and
eleventh Of December, will be the
selection of his successor.
Mr.. Ransdell has served 20 years
in congress, IA years in the house
and six in the senate, and during all
that time he has been an insistent,
consistent and persistent advocate
of the development and utilization
of waterways for transportation.
He has spoken in behalf of water
ways from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific and from the Great Lakes to
the Gulf. 1t was due to a sugges-
ton made by him in a speech at
Cincinnati in 1905 that the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress,
which had been organized in Balti-
more in 1901, was reorganized ind
began The activities which have been
continued eve since.
There will be a notable array CT
| guests Of honor at the banquet On
| Wednesday evening. December 10
| Acceptances have already been re-
ceived from the vice president who
will be the POSTMASTER. and Mrs
Marshall; the secretary of war and
Mrs. Baker; the seertary of the
navy and Mrs. Daniels; Baron lie
| Cartier, the Belgian ambassador;
| the ministers of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes and Madame Grouitch
the Chinese charge d'affaires and
| Mrs. Yung Kwai; Admiral Benson
| who vas chief of operations dnring
the war, and Mrs. Benson; Major
| General John J.. LeJeune, of tho ma
| rine corps, who commanded the
| Second division of the American ex-
peditionary forces.
1t will be noted that the ladies
are very decidedly included at tha
banquet. This is true not only as
to the floor but the platform. Miss
! Janet Richards, the well known lee
turer, is one OF the speakers and
there will be two songs by Mrs. Res
sic L. Gibson of Washington, who
will be accompanied by a lady
cellist.
One of the provisions nf the
Esch railroad bill, as passed by the
house, is strongly opposed by the
friends of water transportation.
The Panama canal act prohibited
the ownership, operation or control
of boat lines by competing railroads
except by special permission OF the
interstate commerce commission
The Esch bill entirely removes this
prohibition in so far as il relates
to boat lines on the Great Lakes or
Long Island Sound. The Oppcsi; ION
is especially strong in New York
state, where it is said that. with
railroads controlling boats on the
lakes and the sound, the prospects
of securing a paying business for
their $155, 100000 barge canal will
be decidedly slim.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
tO0E RoUsH|s CHAMP
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SlUGGER
:
SECOND PLACE NEW YORK
GIANTS FINISH FIRST IN
BATTING

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Although
the ancient and hard-hitting Cactus
Cravath, manager of the Phillies,
punished the horschide at a BAL
clip in SO games, the National
league batting championship for
1919 rightfully goes to Eddie Roush
of the Reds.
The official batting averages made
public today by President John
Heydler show that the fleet and
hard-punching Indianan slammed
the offerings of National league
slabbers for a grand average of .S21
and piled up that average over a
stretch of 1873 games, or more than
half again as many games as Cra-
vath took part in.
Roush's batting has been the talk
I, of Cincinnati fans ever since the ok
Federal league star came to the
Reds from the Giants. In 1917, his
second year with Cincinnati. ROush
supplanted Hal Chase as the pre-
| mier batsman of the senior circuit,
hitting .341 in 1876 games, and his
winning of the title this year marks
the second time he has grabbed the
honors in three seasons. ROush ran
an exciting race for the batting
championship this year with Roger
Horribly of the Cardinals. At the
close of the season unofficial aver
| ages showed the rivals to be but a
few points apart and there was
! doubt as to who had really won the
championship. But the publishing
Of the official averages today gives
Roush the honor by a margin of
three points, as Hornsby is credited
with .31S in 1873 games.
The averages show that there
were 16 batsmen in the NATIONAL cir.
cult who blundgeoned their way into
the select set this season. Half of
them, however, played. in compare
lively few games, which leaves but
eight real sluggers in the 800
class. Either a dearth of good hit
ters or an overstock of good pitch
ers prevails in the National league.
Aside from Roush and Hornsby
those who finished in the smuggling
class are: Ross Young, New York,
.311: Heinie Groh, Cincinnati, .307;
Hi Myers, Brooklyn. 1907; E. Nue.
sci, Philadelphia, .3O5; and George
Burns, New York, 1903. Carvath,
Jim Thorpe, A. Bailey, Nick Allen,
Turner Barber. Clarence Mitchell,
Max Carey and Arnold STATE were
the other 900 or better" batsmen,
all playing in less than So games.
The second-place New York Giants
finished ON top of the heap in club
batting, just as it was predicted
they would do when the season
opened, winding up with a team
average of 1853 against 1868 hung
up by the champion Reds. The
Brooklyn Dodgers batted even with
the Reds. tieing them for second
place in club batting, and the Chi
cago Cubs were third with .256.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
ADVERTISED r

The following is a list of an
claimed letters at the Goldfieid, Me-
vada, post office, remaining uncalled
for up to and including November
20, 1919. When calling for same
please say advertised"
Bradley, Laverne; Charles, Mrs.
Annie; Dillingham;, George S.; Fee
ney, Patrick; Flabeau, Eulojio;
Lynch, w. H.; Mathews, w. A.; Ora
ham Homer; Kyle, James: Mills, J.
H.; Nevada Wholesale Groc. Co:
Ramos, Guadalupe; Santo. Fer
rando; Snyder, Jack: Westfall, w.
HELEN ROSENTHAL, p. M.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
FATHER OF MRS. McKENNA
PASSES AWAY IN RENO

Barton MCGEE, father of Mrs.
George E. McKenna, died yesterday
in Reno at the age of 70. He was
a pioneer of Tonopah, entering that
district in 1901, and lived for many
years in Goldfield. The funeral
will be held in Bishop, where the
body will be buried beside two
brothers and a SON. The deceased is
survived by two sons-C. B. MCGEE
and A. T. MCGEE of Reno, and four
daughters, Mrs. w. H. Bertrand of
Orc Elmo, Idaho; Mrs. C. P. Mackey,
of Bishop, CAL: Mrs. E. Nelson, of
Verdi, New, and Mrs. McKenna. :
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
WHAT IS TRUTH
on STEEL STRIKE
JUDGE GARY ANSWERS RECENT
ATTACK MADE BY RABBI
WISE

Rabbi Wise of New York city re-
Gently declared hat Judge Gary,
head of the United States Steel cor
: poration is a ~reactionary of the old
school-and that the steel workers
now striking are justified in making
all of their present demands. The
sentiments expressed in an article
by Judge Gary in Hearst's Magazine
for November, certainly do not
sound like the views of a reaction
airy, nor do the facts which back up
these sentiments convince one that
the steel workers are slaves of a
heartless corporation. To quote
from the article. COMMITTEES OF
workers were started as long ago as
1908. We now have more than
5000 wage rne on these COM
mittees, which lock after such mat
tiers as sanitation, safety, working
conditions, recreation, education
everything in fact pertaining to the
we'll being of the workers and their
families.
I'VE were che first large corpora
ton to bring forward a plan to en-
able even the humblest of our work
men to become holders of stock
through a system of easy installment
payments from wages, the holders
of such stock receiving in addition
to the regular dividends, five dol
lars a share extra for five years.
Last year alone 60,731 employees be-
came stockholders. Their subscrip-
lions totaled 156,6SO shares repre-
senting a par value of $15,66S,O0O
Since 1908. $4,000, 600 of stock
has been subscribed for by our own
people. Our expenditures for wei.
fare work last year were $12,65O,-
OS1. None of this work, however,
is allowed to take the place in any
way of adequate advances in wages
to meet changing conditions. From
January, 1916, to October, 1918,
eight wage increases were granted,
the accumulated increase reaching
131 per cent. From 1914 the aver-
age earnings per employe rose from
1905 to 1880 at the end of last
year. Every increase was granted
voluntarily before any demand came
from the workers"
The article goes on to tell about
the $50 first aid stations, the per-
fectly equipped hospitals, the baby
clinics, the housekeeping centers,
the $50 Fairgrounds, the 500 acres
of gardens. the model towns built
by the company and a other
things which the Steel corporation
had done to promote the happiness
and we'll being of its employees. IT
is certainly a most timely and illnni-
mating article.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
AGED wOMAN HoMEsTEADER
DIES IN "PRAIRIE SCHOONER

PONCA CITY. Okla. Dec. 3.-The
death of Mrs. Hattie r. Todd, aged
II, in a prairie schooner" by the
roadside near here recently re-
called the border day period.
Mrs. Todd and her husband were
on their way back to their old home
in Arkansas from western Kansas,
where they had attempted to home
stead a claim.
The aged woman was buried in a
local cemetery.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
BABY BOY BORN

A baby boy was born Wednesday
morning to the wife of Frank T..
Hill, one of the lessees of the IN
gals mine in Tule canyon. at the
Hill residence on Second street.
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
BETTER THAN ELECTRIC FAN
Punkah System Said to Have Advan.
taoes Not Possessed by Its More
Modern Competitor.

Electric current FOR fans Is not gen.
orally available in Alden. Arabia. and
the old-faShionCd punkah system Is
the only relief from the almost un-
bcarahlc heat and cloScness of the at
mosphcrc which prevails ut certain
seasons of the year. A punkah is n
large ceiling fan operated by n coolie,
who pulls II rope attached TO 1t. This
rope generally passes over n small pull
ley through II hole In the wall, so that
the cOOlic may work unseen by those
in the room to be ventilated.
Often n series of fans is operated
by one coolie, this system prevailing
in hotels, clubs and other places where
there Is large space TO be cooled.
The actual cooling effect is usually
considered more satisfactory than that
OF an electrically operated fan In the
respect that the mir currents are more
gentle and much more evenly diStrib-
utcd.
A punkah wnlla. aS the cOollc who
operates it is called. receives in Alden
an average wage of $3.50 n month for
working from eight to nine hours Il
day. However. during the hot season.
when 1t Is desirable to have the pun
kah in operation night and day. II
force of three punkah wnllns. working
eight hours each, is necessary.
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
Pioneer in Her Profession.

The first woman physician in the
United States was DIR. Elizabeth
Blackwell, who received the degree
of NJ. d. at Geneva. n. Y, 20 years
ago. Miss Blackwell was n native Of
Bristol, England. but came to the
United States in her youth. When
she was 81 she determined to become
u physician, but her application for
admission was refused by nearly NIL
of the leading medical colleges Of
the United States and CANADA. A
little medical college in Geneva, how
ever. accepted her, and she became
one Of the most brilliant students OF
the institution. She suffered. how.
ever. from social ostracisp In the
town, as the Geneva hostesses regard
ed her either rs insane or wicked.
Miss Blackwell. after finishing her
course. attended medical colleges in
and practiced In several con-
iinentai hospitals. She then returned
10 New York. where she opened an
|nfirynary for women and children and
organized o woman's medical college.
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
HAS GOOD. WORD F0R SNAKE
l-r Reptile AiGs the Farmer in
Growing Crops.

The pretcnsions of the snake. as n
domestic animal of great value, We're
advances by Alien H. Williams, presi-
dent OF The Reptile Society of Amer
lea. Mt New York.
The society. of which Mr.. Williams
is the head. middle and end. has IN
dertaEcn Il campaign of education on
behalf of the snake. claiming that iiS A
destroyer CT rodents and other snail!
bcnefdciOr of mGn. For the puiSun
bearing snakes Mr.. Williams holds nu
brief and comedies the necessity for
their oblileration from the earth: but
of the nonpoisonous ones he had this
TO sny ut the banquet while you could
have heard II pin drop:
''rO the lazy mind. The idea of the
thousand varieties of harmless snakes
being of any service 10 mankind may
appear preprStcr0uS and unworthy OF,
discussion. Hut the faces are other
wise. The snake has Il very impOr.
tant bearing on the question of food
production, Il matter which, even since
the signing of the armiStice, grows
more important daily. The snake Is
the great smali-pr.t destroyer of the
American farm. Every person who
kills rOnpoisonOus snake might just
as well destroy one hundred times the
49,: Weight n Wheat"
! MI. N''.........g ..opoSts that the value
of the snake be taugh, h ,r>aftcr II the
farm schools and agricultural colls ses
and says he intends TO become the cdi-
tor of publication devoted TO snake
conservation and culture. He adv0-
Gated the Introduction of n small snake
or two into every household in the
land. saying that the snake, contrary
to popular belief, made an ideal house
hold pet, and in the course of every
year represented many times over n
saving OF his weight in mousetraps.
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
Household Goods

Library, dining table, 8 dining
chairs, 2 rockers, parlor suite
made of mahogany. rug IL IL
x1O, cook stove, heater, 3-burn@r
gasoline stove, 10doz fruit jars.
dishes, mirror 4Ox1S. washing
machine and wringer, 2 tubs, 3
iron bedsteads and springs, one
wooden bedstead and springs, a
stand tables. 1doz quarts pickles.
some sweet potatoes, soils beans
80 laying hens, 2 milk cans, sep
arator, 2O0-egg Old Trusty incu-
bator, clock, 2'hot bed frames,
6Ogal gas barrel, 2 2O-bbl steel
supply tanks, hay fork and 32ft
of track.
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
POSTOFEICE HOURS

From 8 q, m. to Z. p. m. Oh
week days.
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
Terms
ebearng ter perez e
Lloyd Van Duzer, Owner
Ben Brown Auct }. E. Hayes, Clerk
Horses and Cattle

/ bay filley 5yr old broke to ride
l buckskin mare 5yr old broke to
ride, bay gelding 2yr old. one
grey gelding 2 year old.
II Holstien cows, Is four year
old 2 black heifers 2 years old,
6 fresh, balance fresh soon.
These COWS are all high grade
and best mixers. 3 sheep and
3 hogs.
FARM MACHINERY 2 saddles,
2 sets double harness, lister NOW
er, go-devil, Case cultivator,
farm wagon, spring wagon, bug
gy, hay frame, some woven wire
forks. spade, shovels. mattock,
hoe, chains . and other articles
Ford trailer, some corn. feed in
rtack.
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
PRESBYTERIAN, At ARAPAHee

Sunday School (DV). ........ .1O:3G m
Preaching .1l:OO m
Song and preaching service. :. 1880 p m
Services at the Nayfield school house ;
D. m the 2nd Sunday of each month
The fifth Sunday to beheld open for
visiting other points on request
Rev. Geo. McNab. Pastor
Cheyenne record., 1919-03-27
Farm Machinery and Misc

2sect
Separator Gis mill SIT Samson wind mi
7
Trough,
wrepo and 3dbs alfalfa Seed
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-29
TRAxEL' 5
THE HOUSE OF SWEETS
IN THE DAYS NEWS

William G. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
who is acting as one of the chief
spokesman for the railroad workers
in the controversy over the railroad
legislation now before Congress, is 60
years old today, having been born at
La Prairie, III. November 20, 1859. Mr..
Lee began his working career as a
brakeman on the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad, and until 1884
continued In that role. For the next
four years he was county official in
Kansas. Then he resumed railroading
as a conductor on the Union Pacific,
and soon became conspicuous as an
organizer Of the men. From 1895 to
1909 he was vice-president Of the or
der of which, since 1909, he has been
president He is of positive, agrees
sive type, possesses unusual executive
capacity, and, by his record In nego-
tiations with the railroad managers,
has aided In building up a marked de-
gree OF loyalty in the rank and file of
the trainmen.
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ToDAY's EVENTS


Jesse Pomeroy, the noted life pris-
oner In the Massachusetts State Pris-
on at Charlestown, is 81 years old to-
day.
The State canal system of New York
will be closed to navigation for the
season at midnight tonight.
The International Labor Conference
which has been in session at Wash
ington for some weeks Is expected to
conclude its program today.
Plans for the coming national cam
paign are to receive the attention OF
the National executive committee OF
the Socialist Party at meeting to
begin in New York today.
The Tri-State Farm Products Show
representing the fruit, grain and veg
etable growers of Indiana, Kentucky
and Ohio, will open at Cincinnati to-
day for a weeks engagement. g
Governor Roberts of Tennessee has
called health conference of South
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Con
gregations of America has called 8
nation convention for New York City
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today to formulate plans for cam
paign to impress reverence for Jul
daism upon the Jews Of America.
ern governors to meet at Savannah
today to formulate plans for an or
ganized campaign against the spread
of tuberculosis.
Sunday, November 30
Observance of Stf Andrews Day.
Observance of National Health
Week throughout the United States.
Centenary of the Birth of Cyrus w.
Field, protector of the ocean telegraph.
Opening of the Victory Week drive
of Southern Baptist for $4,000, 900
church fund.
Two Catholic prelates, Bishops
Davis of Davenport, Ia, and Van de
Ven of Alexandria, La, today cele-
brate the 18th anniversary of their
conservation.
A monument to Joseph Scriven, au-
thor of the famous hymn, What a
Friend We Have in Jesus" is to be un-
yelled today at his grave in Pengelly
Cemetery, at Rice Lake, Ont.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-29

The former German Empress Joined
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ToDAY's CALENDAR OF SPORTS

Racing-Closing Of Fall meeting at
Maryland Association, at Bowie. Win
ter meeting of Cuba-American Jockey
Club, at Havana. Winter meeting at
Jefferson Park, New Orleans.
Cycling-Internation sprint races
at Madison Square Garden, New York
Football-Annual Army-Navy game
at the Polo Grounds, New York.
Athletics-Nadonal senior cross
country championship, at New York.
Rowling-Fall regatta of Columbia
University, on the Hudson.
Golf-California junior champion
ship tournament, at Del Monte.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-29
James Watson Says, @I'n Never Forget
When Fathers Hogs Got Cholera

"one morning he found 20 hogs dead
and several sick. He called in the Vet,
who after dissecting a rat caught on
the premises. decided thar the rodents
had conveyed germs. Since the l am
never without RAT-sNAP. Its the
surest. quickest rat destroyer know"
Three sizes, 2bc, Doc. si0o. Sold and
guaranteed by ]. Jas. Wood a Son,
NJ. O. Russell Co. and Mike Brown.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-29
A Lady In Chicago Telegraphs fol-
Rat-Snap

Read Mrs. Phillips wire; "Youell's
Exterminator Co.. Westfield, N. ].
Rush SO worth of RAT-SNAP." Later
reed following letter, "RAT-SNAP ar
rived. 1t rid our house of rats in no
time. Just moved here from Pa,
where used RAT-SNAP with great
results" Three sizes, csc, soc, $1.00.
Sold and guaranteed by ]. Jas Wood &
Son, NJ. C. Russell Co. and Mike
Brown.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-29

Announcement of President Will
sons intention to attend the Peace
Conference.
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Try a Ledger Want Ad. IL Pays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-18
WINSLoW
Funeral of Late Rev. Galen A.
NewhaI-Personal Items

Funeral services for the late Rev.
Ga,ea A!phonso Sewhall were held AZ
the East Wfnslow Baptist church On
Wednesday afternoon AZ I O'Clock. A
good number attended. The school In
tie Baptist district closed to enable
the teacher and pupils 70 attend. Rev.
E & Lolgiey Of Clinton. a former
usa<tor Of the church, dictated ami
also sang Beautiful Land" Among
the scral tributes was = beautiful
bouquet from Mr.. John Coieord OF
Benton and > pillow from Mr.. and
Mrs Ed Skiliins Of Benton. The bear.
ers we're Arthur Guptiil. Bert Cup
TIL. Charlie Brenner ana Elmer wy
nsn- The tnterment was IN the Nc
Clintock cemetery. Among those
from ogt Of town who attended the
services were Charles evhau and
Mrs Aaron Turner Of Palermo. Mr..
and Mrs PerSey Eewhali Of windsor.
John SewhaII IT Augusta and Mr.
and Mrs Gilbert Newenham % Chi
n
Ny and Mrs. c. b. Ki6der and Mrs.
A A Kidder Of Clinton avenue were
callers Wednesday afternoon Of Mrs..
Ernest J. Whitman at Boston.
A reception for the freshmen VIII
Be held At The high school Friday
evening An entertainment viii be
given and refreshments served
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-18
U. s. REGIMENT TO ESCORT
BELGIAN KING AND
QUEEN ACROSS OCEAN

Br1ssels- Sept i7--tBy The As
sociz.ei PreS->-When King Albert
Queen Elizabeth and Grown Prince
Leopold accompanied by ;1rge par
u, boarded the steamer George
Washington at Ostend for their yoy-
age 20 the United States they will
have a. Al escort q regiment At AM
erican troops who went aboard the
transport AZ Bress today
The taking along Of the troops was
due to the urgent request OF King
Albert who refused TO take pessage
On the George Washington II by
doing 50 II would interfere Il any
way with the return Of American SOL
diers home-w4rd- in fact The King
made this one Of the conditions Of his
visit to the United States. zrd the
American military authorities finally
acluiesce6-
The presence Of the soldiers On the
George Washington Is expected to
tighten The voyage. a. there is to be
other sports IN which the King and
Queen and the Royal party are in
terexted- Moving pictures. which will
be shown. as Is the case on every
American transport also iii add 10
the pleasure OF the trip.
King Albert has let II ne known
that be IL going 70 the Cnited States
for three things. First. 10 repay the
visit Of President Wilson 20 Belgium:
second. 10 thank the AmaricSns for
what they have done for Belgium and
all the allies and. third. to learn
something" The King Is erthcsias-
tic over the prospects, Of having a
good time. but says he hopes the ban
quefs TO be given in his aoncr will
be kept TO the smallest possible hum
ber. as he does No. like functions Of
this kind In this connection ~ quot
ed Herbert Hoover as saying that
Europe needed the food, AID said
that. therefore. food should ut be
wasted
It In said the Rogai party Is anttct-
pating a hne time In tn, United
Seates and also on the voyage. since
this VIII give King Albert an OPP
portunity to observe the lie o. Am
ertcan soldiers aboard ship