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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
THINKS ROAD RULE
WILL Be MODIFIED

C. c. Cottrell, of the highway de
partment, is of the opinion that the
ruling of the federal government Oh
the width of roads will be modified.
He has taken up the matter with the
Nevada senators and they are busy
in an endeavor to have the modifica-
tions made to conform with the pres
ent surveys and contract prices. 1t
is expected that definite results will
be known within few days. so he
says.
On Monday bids were opened for
the concreting of the road between
Minden and Gardnerville. Several
other contracts may have been dis
posed of at the same time.
At present the Ormsby county rock
crushing plant is furnishing material
for the concrete work on the Huffaker
project. Several car loads have gone
forward and several hundred tons will
be required. A break down in the La
hontan plant caused the rush demand
for the Ormsby product.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
BOSTON MAN MADE
MONEY ON EXCHANGE
FIGURED OUT GET.RICH.QUICK
SCHEME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF INTERNATIONAL MONEY Ex.
CHANGE SYSTEM; PROFITS BIG

According TO news dispatches from
Boston. Mass, bar has been placed
on the rush of people to give their
money to Charles Ponzi, head of the
Securities Exchange Company on his
promise to repay with fifty per cent
profit in forty-five days.
After a conference with the dis
trict Attorney, Ponzi whose business
is described as Exchanging interna-
tional reply coupons from one coun-
try to another" agreed to accept no
further deposits until an auditor,
selected by the district attorney, has
examined his accounts, which are said
to total millions.
For several weeks crowds have
fiocked to Ponzin's Offices and given
their savings in exchange for notes
of the company for the principal plus
fifty per cent, payable in ninety days.
Invariably Ponzi is said to have paid
off the notes in forty-five days and
there has been no complaint that any
person has failed to receive money
when due.
Ponzi describes his exchange sys-
tenn as being based on the use of the
international reply coupon authorized
under the international postal agree
ment as the medium for taking ad-
vantage of the difference of rates of
exchange.
With the deposits, he explains, he
converts American dollars into Italian
lire, or other foreign money. Then
through agents abroad, International
reply coupons are purchased, redeem
able at the normal and not the pre-
vailing rate of exchange. The cou-
pons are then transmitted from one
European country to another, gath
ering profits through succeeding diff
ferences in rates of exchange with as
sured normal payment for redemption.
until the transaction Is completed and
the proceeds reconverted into Amsri-
can dollars. This usually takes forty
five days, according to Ponzi. who
says his profits have reached 400 per
cent in some transactions.
Ponzi, in statement, said the con-
ferences with the officials were at
his suggestion and were due to his
desire to prove his operations were
legitimate and his business solvent.
He set his Indebtedness "at three
million dollars at the most" and said
he had several millions dollars more
than enough to cover it on deposit.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
FEDERAL MEN FOUND BOOZE
IN ROADHOUSE NEAR RENO

In a raid made by federal prohibi-
tion officers Friday night on Martins
place, located on the Sparks road,
near Reno, large quantity of whis-
key, jackass brandy, raisin and prune
mash and portions of a still were
seized, and Jack Vera, in charge of
the place at the time. was arrested.
The officers raided the place at ten
o'clock Friday night. Back of the bar
they found five quarts of whiskey, one
five-gallon demijohn partially filled
with jackass brandy and gallon
demijohn containing the same liquor.
Under the floor in the store room
were found six quarts of whiskey, a
washtub full of prune mash, ten
gallon kettle filled with raisin mash.
ten pounds of raisins, copper still
without the worm and an oil stove.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
N 'DERM|TT LETTER
BROUGHT BY PLANE
DELIVERED HERE In LESS THAN
TWO HOURS; WAS FIRST PLANE
TO VISIT McDERMITT AND PEO-
PIE WERE ANXIOUS TO RIDE
Especial Correspondence

McDERMITT. New, July 27.-The
delight and safety of aerial travel
were fully demonstrated to a great
many residents of McDermitt and the
vicinity on Sunday, July rs. by Lieu
tenant Ira Fuller and Chester j. Nc
Abee of the Skyline Airplane Com
pany. with their ''Flabout" aeroplane,
which reached McDermitt at LAO pm.
with Professor J. d. Scott of Winnie
mucca on board as passenger, and
carrying bundle Of Silver States for
delivery to McDermitt subscribers.
The trip of eighty miles was made in
fifty-five minutes. This was the first
time than an aeroplane has landed in
McDermitt. or been seen here.
After circling over the town, the
aeroplane flew in the direction of the
race track. but made the landing in
Gebhardts field, just beyond.
Professor Scott. who was somewhat
pale from his unusual experience.
was warmly greeted by his friends,
and declared that the ride was won
derful. He suffered from seasiek-
ness.
The two bird men" were we'll
pleased with the landing field and
made over twenty perfect landings
while taking up more than forty pas
sengers.
Among those who took flight were
the following: Ralph Montgomery,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilkinson, George
Coppersmith. Mrs. Joe Bonkofier, Roy
Bonkofier, Mr.. and Mrs. Graydon
Crawford, Mrs. Floyd Sprague, Jim
Low, bob Scott, Rosio Echave, DON
aid Mccormick, Will Minor, Irwin
Leberski, F. Mills, Rene Lassoece, AL
freda, Sage, Chester Wilkinson, Mich
ael Cobeaga, Carol Truit, Arthur and
Elmer Lyon, Joe Ugarizza, Josephine
Sarrionandia, Mrs. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Lyon, Joe Lyon, Jr., Joe Garteiz, Mrs.
Theresa Kelsey, and Andy Zalutragie.
Part of the program was a stunt
flight, during which the loop-the-lOop,
barrel roll, the tail-spin and return
ment were exhibited to the enjoyment
of the hundreds of spectators, who
were in attendance from all the sur
rounding country.
The enthusiasm of the passengers
on reaching terra firma attested to
the reputation of Lieutenant Fuller
as an excellent and most careful pilot
Late in the afternoon. when the fly
ing was over, the crowd enjoyed one
of McDermitt's interesting horse
races, between Marion York's racing
mare and a horse owned by Silvestre
Bermiosolo. York's mare won by a
fair daylight.
Miguel Cobeaga has been given the
honor of being the passenger on the
return trip to Winnemucca this morn
ing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
MEMBERS OF RIFLE
TEAM LEAVE TOMORROW

f. NJ. Bosch, of the jewelry firm OF
Krenkel & Bosch, has been named as
a member of the state rifle team by
Lieutenant Governor Sullivan Bosch
and Tiffany Poulin, the other local
man appointed on the team, will meet
the balance of the states representa-
ton in this city tomorrow morning
and will continue on to Camp Perry.
Ohio. where the contest for national
honors will be held until August 2S-
Dave LaPoint of this city also re-
ceived notification today that he had
been named a member of shooting
nartv and will leave with Bosch and
Poulin on train two in the morning
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
ELKO AERIAL MAIL
SERVICE FAVORED

A persistent effort is to be made by
Elko to become the center of dis
tribution for all mail for Elko county
in connection with the proposed sta
tion here of the transcontinental
aerial mail service.
1t is believed that Elko will be a
supply station for planes flying be-
tween Salt Lake City and Reno, and
a supplementary service of airplanes.
by which all towns in the county
would be supplied from the county
seat, is being urged.
AS it is now, mail from that town
for Jarbidge, San Jacinto. Contact, in
Elko county, must go to Ogden, Utah,
thence to Robertson, Idaho, and from
that city by stage to Jarbidge. In an
air line Jarbidge is less than seventy
five miles from Elko, and there are
many camps between that town and
Jarbidge that would receive a much
better service than they are now get
ting.
1t is understood that Lieut.. Ira Full
Ter. an aviator endorsed by Gov. Boyle.
is now enroute to Elko to fly over the
surrounding country with a view of
making bid for the service.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
OVERLAND CAR is NINE
HOURS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

The Overland mystery car, being
driven across the country on an en-
durance test. arrived in this city Sun
day morning at 4:30 o'clock from Elko
running an hour and one-half ahead
of the schedule between these two
towns and nine hours ahead of the
transcontinental schedule. The car
was driven from Elko to this city by
w. l.. Bracket of Golconda. local rep
resentative for the car. From this
city it was piloted to Reno by j. c.
Robertson. accompanied by ]. IL.
Dryer, factory engineer. who is over
seeing the test.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
SPANISH RANCH VISITED
BY SENATOR'S PARTY

The only statement that Senator
Charles Henderson and the capitalists
that he took up to Spanish ranch on
Thursday to look over the Union Land
& Cattle company's holdings would
make upon his return to Elko was to
the effect that the men just visited
the holdings to make an inventory of
what the Union Land & Cattle Com
pan owned. and that there would be
no further statement for the present
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
CARD OF THANKS

desire to publicly acknowledge the
excellent and fearless work done D.
members OF the Winnemucca Voiun-
teer Fire Department in holding the
fire Saturday morning within the
limits they did. and to thank them
for il. / also thank others who may
have assisted the firemen.
ADV. f. REINHART.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
TIME SHORT FOR
CANDIDATE FILING

With but one day remaining in
which ten qualified electors may file
designation of nomination naming
any qualified elector as a candidate
for the nomination for any elective Of
flee. no candidates for state Office have
been named in this manner to date,
says the Journal Any candidate who
should be designated in this way must
file his acceptance of nomination and
pay the required fee on or before Au-
gust 3 in order to have his name
printed on the primary ballot. The
election law also requires that the
ten electors who sign the designation
must be of the same political faith
as the person designated.
August is the last day on which
candidates seeking nomination fnay
file their own declaration of candi-
dacy. Nine nomination papers for
state Offices have been filed to date,
being those of Charles E. Wharton
Sardis Summerfield and A. Grant Mil
Ter. for the Republican nomination
for United States senator; Samuel
Arentz, for the Republican nomina-
ton for representative in congress;
Charles r. Evans, for the Democratic
nomination for the same Office, and
Robert w. Hesson, George B. Tha
ther, Charles A. McGovern and Will
liam Forman, for the Democratic
nominations for Presidential electors
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended at
s am. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 95.
Lowest this morning. so.
Mean temperature yesterday, ".
Normal temperature yesterday, 73.
Rel. humidity pm. yesterday, IA.
Rel. humidity am. today, 29.
Prevailing wind direction, S.W.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending pm. tomorrow :
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
BALINGS In NEW ILLIPAH
PETROLEUM WELL SHOW OIL.

Oil indications are already showing
in the balings from the Illipah Petro-
leum company's well at Illipah, ac-
cording to r. G.. Pohl, of the Lincoln
Highway garage, who went TO the
camp last Thursday, says the Ely
Times. The well is down seventy-one
feet, Mr.. Pohl said, and the formation
is a black shale.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
STANDARD OIL AGENCY
HERE WAS ROBBED SATURDAY

Unknown parties entered the local
agency of the Standard Oil Company
Saturday night and robbed the Office
of $119.50 in money. Entrance was
effected by forcing off the paddock on
the door and the theft was not dis
covered until yesterday. No clues OF
the burglar have been obtained.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
DAIRY FOR SALE

Only winnemucca dairy business
for sale, with all equipment and
thirty-two head o. Holstein cows. Ol
will sell cows separately.
AdvtJ1Otf BOHNERT BROS.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
CALIFORNIANS FILE ON LAND
In THE JUNGO DISTRICT

Under the Pittman act, application
for land, situated in the Jungo dis
trict. was made yesterday in the or
flee by the following men: FREQ
Colyar and Charles E. Leonard. OF
Gnidley, California. and Robert q.
young. of Sacramento, California.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
SALE STILL ON

Another fresh shipment of the
choicest Of hams. bacons, and lard
has been received at the Winnemucca
Market and the sale Of these staples
will be continued.-lAdvt. jy1-tf.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
PROMPT SERVICE AND
FIRST.CLASS WORK

in Kodak developing and printing
All work done at our stora No moro
long tiresome waits for your pictures.
-[Advt. EAGLE DRUG co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-27
VACATION PAPERS

Have The Silver State forwarded to
you during vacation. No extra charge
and you may have the address
changed as often as you desire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
MCCORMICK IS
GETTING INSIDE
POLITICAL TIPS
Cabled Forecast of What
He Will Say On His
Return
BY MILTON RRoNNER.

LONDON, Eng. Dec. 17.-Wheth.
er Senator Medill Mccormick Is in
Europe on his own initiative or as
representative Of President-eect
Harding, he undoubtedly is being
taken seriously by statesmen, who
are giving him Inside informa.
ton"
Here is a forecast OF the report
he'll bring back:
America can come into the
League of Nations practically on
her own terms.
She almost can write her own
covenant and have Europe sign on
the dotted line.
The great shadow over the
League Assembly meetings was
the absence OF America.
Delegates couldn't forget the
United States absence which,
coupled with that Of Germany and
Russia, meant more than half the
white race was outside the League,
while almost all the yellow race
was inside.
Americas absence largely eX-
plains the Assembly's refusal TO
amend the covenant aud take posi-
tive disarmament steps.
France. uncertain that the
League gives adequate insurance
OF safety, is seeking an alliance
with England and Italy.
Lloyd George is regarded as not
unsympathetic, but the British pub
lie is not yet ready for positive al
lance. Lord Derby, recently re-
signed as British ambassador TO
France, is busily working i'll Britain
for the new triple alliance.
Italy is practically bound to come
in because she needs financial as
sistance and raw materials.
Most intense supporters Of the
League are the small powers, par
ticularly the Scandinavians.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
Search Islands For
Missing Detroit Girl
,iBy Associated PreSsJ

DETROIT, Dec. IA search OF
deserted. summer cottages ana
hunting lodges on islands in the
lower Detroit river was begun by
police today in an effort to find
Miss Mary Caldwell. aged is, who
disappeared w e nesd a night.
Search Of the islands was decided
upon after one OF the girls gloves
containing a note from her had
been picked up il street near
the river. The note said she was
about to be taken away by four
men in a boat.
The attention or the authorities
was centered upon the islands re-
Gently by stories that bands OF rum
runners had taken up headquarters
there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
independence Quiet
After Race Riot
fRy Associated Pressl

INDEPENDENCE, Kansas, Dec
17.-Members Of the Home Guard
and American Legion we're patroll-
ing the Areets here today as re-
suit OF race disorder last night in
which white boy and negro
we're killed and four white men
wounded, three critically.
Other Home Guard members and
.Legiouaires sworn in as deputy
sheriffs were on duty near the
county Jail where. according TO
Chief OF Police Hall. Noble Green,
"a negro whose alleged action in
killing a white grocer yesterday
precipitated the trouble. Is con-
fined.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
More reaehers.

THE suffrage victory added to the
gtIpply.of teachers when Mary Du-
brow, Passaic, N. j., took Job IN
I'd industrial normal in her home
sEIasel Hunkins, Billings, Mont.
has sailed for England to make a
study Of the cooperative movement
aid WIN soon return with her in
fdtmaHon to be given to groups OF
1ssmers and workers.
Other girl workers in the suffTa'
&GtSt movement, after they helped
prove Woman's place isn't IN the
herue m the time, decided to prove
R6usu's freedom to choose.
ftHdG 0alderhead, Kansas City, for
iFlyt0nee, married John Drisben
walker and with him edits maya
BIne; Clara Louise Rowe, Syria"
cdBe, N. 2, is now Mrs. Donald Nc
Gsaw: Miss Rebecca Hourwich,
NEW York city, is the wife OF Fer
dfnaud de Reyher, short story writ
en- and the mother OF small fem
if4Bt daughter. Vivian Pierce has
taken up phIauthropiC work.
sseVerAl Of the organizers OF the
Woman's party have remained with
Il TO help with the organization OF
itS national convention, February
1bj These arc: Anita PollItzer,
Charleston, s. c.; Catherine Flana,
gan, Hartford, Conn; Sue White,
L6ba&oh, Tenn, and Elizabeth
KAIbt Houston, Texas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
Hearing In Dsyeny
Case Is Postponed

BY an agreement between couu-
sci for both sides, Special Judge
Ross A. Watts. In the circuit court
postponed the hearinGo of the appli'
cation Of T, a. Deveny to have the
temporary injunction secured by
the Elks Lodge OF FStrmont. dis
solved. The hearing viii be held
next Tuesday morning, December
81. The Injunction was secured
some time ago TO restrain Mr.. Dew
eny from proceeding with an eject
ment suit against the lodge before
a justice OF the peace
Attorney Osman E. Swartz repre-
scented the Elks and Attorneys Har-
~ Shaw and Brooks DeVeny ap.
peared for Mr.. Dcveny
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

Outside of New YorB. where Jack
Curley promotes graphing match
occasionally. the mat sport Is con-
fined mainly in Iowa, Nebraska, the
Dakotas and Texas.
The woods are full of rastlers in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

this section Of the middle west and
south. Gotch was from Iowa, Cad
dock halls from the same stats.
Stetcher's home is in Dodge, Neb.
The personnel of the wrestlers
assays largely foreign, however.
Fellows with names like Zbyszko,
Demetral and Mahmout weren't
born in the U. S. A.
Zbyszko is one Of the wonders of
the wrestling fraternity. He is
getting along in years, but he is
still one Of the best. The Pole
doesn't resort to tricks, but sticks
to the fundamental principles.
Stetcher developed the body scis-
sors hold and won the heavyweight
title. About the time every one
thought the Nebraskan unbeatable
along came Stranger" Lewis with
his deadlock and pinned Joe's shoul
ders and fame to the canvas. And
Lewis has been wrestling ever
since we can remember.
Age doesn't seem to affect the
rastlers except that they get wiser
and stronger,
Most mat artists are clean sports
men. But It is n rough game at
best. Wrestling is no job for the
weark and fragile.
But now that this sport Is on the
up-and-up it wouldn't be bad idea
to help It hold to the straight and
to try out few state commissions
narrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
G. 0, P. Caucus On
Changes in House

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Reap-
polntment OF membership in the
house OF Representatives to CORE
spond with population changes as
recorded in the 1920 census will be
considered by Republican mem
bers Of the house at a caucus called
for tonight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

Discarded monograph records
make "a excellent substitutes for
bSPSWlx for tiatIrons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
Weren't Idle Long.

sHowever, these brilliant young
women weren't idle long. Not one
a. them needed to search the help
wanted columns for something to
d9. They were sought by employ
eFE-or husbands.
Betty Gram, Portland, Ore" who
had dropped her musical educn-
ton four years ago to answer the
cal Of Alice Paul for suffrage pick
cts not afraid Of prison, sailed a
fGw weeks ago for Germany to COM
pfete her musical studies.
sDor4s stevenL, Omaha, who quit
hAf musical studies to become a
spffragtst militant, has become an
Gpthoress and has already publish
ed her first book, Jailed for Free
DOM,
aLucy Branham, beautiful society
girl Of Baltimore, left the stirring
days Of picketing and prison sen.
fences and now teaches European
history at. Columbia University.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

The District of Columbia land
only 70 states have minimum wage
commissions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

1Che demand for baby carriages
his Esllen OF about 80 per cent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
DEMONSTRATES
. THE WORKERS
BY GEORGE 3. WATERS
N: e. A. Staff Correspondent.

swAsHINGToN, Dec. lit was
argued in the last days OF the hard
gnnrsge campaign that Legisla-
lures ought to ratlfy in order to re-
lease the army OF women striving
Tor the vote for other lines of en-
6gavor.
sThe organizers for the National
Woman's party, who were paid sal
gries, worked hard in order to work
themselves out of jobs.
sIf bunch OF carpenters had been
HhLldlng a fence and saw no other
Jobs In sight, they might have
spent two days. OF 1t when it could
be done in one. But not these
GIRLS! In their lobbying before Leg
lslRtures, and especially in Ten
neBsee, for final victory, they for
got their salaries would sop when
tie vote was taken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17
Mrs. Anna q. Best 81
Dies at Manningtoll

Mrs. Anna H. Best, aged ~
probably the Oldest woman LIVING,
in Marion county. died yesterday AZ
the home of her daughter, Mrs
George w. Hawkins. at ManntnGS
ton, She is survived by the followS
ing children: w. II. Best, ]. y,
Best, OF winnipeg, CanRda; s, a,
Best, OF Washington, D. c.; Mrs
George w. Hawkins and Mrs. Frank
Nilsson. OF Warrington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

Boxing took n decided upward
trend in favor with the public when
state boxing commissions were in
stitutcd. Similar commissions gov
erning wrestling would be a mighty
big step forward.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

Considering all expenses, It costs
an undergraduate at Oxford at least'
81, coo Il year TO carry on his ST.
les. ~.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

The foot OF q well.proporlionet
woman is normally onertourteene
OF her height
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

Probably the majority OF the top
notchers are on the square how
ever. Just like In baseball and box
ing there are few black sheep.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

Wrestling isn't different from any
other sport. II it is on the level It
will gather its following and its
gold.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

The inland out trick rastlers bur
led the mat game so deep Il few
years ago that it has been long
time digging itself out.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-17

Mems $500 and $3.50 finest quail
ity, pure silk four-in- hand Ties,
fine assortment of pat CT IN
terms to select from, choiceQ Lou