Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-03-24
MR.. HoOvER's POSITION

Herbert Hoover pubises letter i'll which he in sub
stance that he candidate for PRECEDENT and will make
no effort to obtain the nomination. but like any good c
zen he holds himself ready his country III any
way that may be demanded OF him Tie does not call hin
self Democrat Republican, but an lndependent Fro
gressve' Politicians think the letter makes his nomna
ton bv either party improbable He to have good
deal Of popular support In his letter he says he is OPP
posed much the reactonary group in the Republican
party as the radical group i'll the Democratic party
Il belong group which thinks the American people
should select their officials and that resens the manu-
iacture OF officials by machine methods
At recent State Fair there remarkable exhibit OF
the new which WOO is put.
of the interesting things is the wood turned to
silk by mechanical and chemical The humble silk
worm has lost her monopoly Wood silk is durable
that made by the but who for durability these
timeso The artificial product looks like silk if it
doesn't like silk.
Wood sausage castings is another novelty The castings
that OF the byproducts OF the slaughter house
have gone BY Few tell the silk castings fro mhe Others
Photograph records made from wood powder pressed
by hadraulc power Wood-fber shingles made in
similar way and wood paper milk bottles and wooden
wheels
The object OF this exhibition to show that every bit
OF wood be put good that OF wood
by needless burning should be stopped
Will the Woman Suffrage Amendment be ratified in time
for in ali State vote for President this year, This
question worrying both the friends and the opponentsof
the movement
At the time when this written 30 States have
ratified Only three needed The State OF
OF Washington regarded certain to ratiy But
where the other States from clear.
The suffragiss believe that Vermont Connecticut and
perhaps Delaware would raty ii their Legislatures
session. But they in session. and the Governors
of these States though pressed do So have called
special sessions.
-Four other States have acted but they all in the
South That section to be pretty soldly opposed
suffrage There is little demand for it among
the white women and its practical effect would be. it is
thought. to give extra power the colored vote
One OF the avowed candidates for President the United
States is Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, present CO.
lumbia University. He seeks the Republican nomination.
Those who know President Butler appreciate his ability
Possibly Republicans will think they have had
enough OF university presidents i'll the White House the
present.
No more T. S. Government loans credits to the Allies
That is the word that comes from Washington
After we entered the Congress authorized Treas
ury to lend to the governments associated with tot
al OF ten billion dollars. The amount actually is now
S9oo9S34649 Secretary Houston says the Admins
tration thinks is not best lend the three hundred
odd million
There IS nothing from preventing the foreign govern
ments from borrowing money here if they can but such
loans would be private the Government would have moth
ing to do with them. Germany and Austria are excen
TONS they would not be allowed borrow money here
because still at war with them