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The Washington herald., 1920-06-20
She Rediscovered Rag Rugs
By Mary Harrod Northend

her attention is attracted to the homely,
crude patterns which were pulled into the
rugs which were used on the floor. These
were made, as was the fashion in the olden
time, out of odd pieces of old cloth, cast of
clothing, or anything that could be utilized
into braiding and pulling.
The idea came to her: Why not teach
my neighbors how to do their work artis-
tically? 1t took no more time than it did
to conceive these unattractive yet long lived
monstrosities. In order to do this she was
unwilling to lend a helping hand until she
had first tried out methods and patterns
herself, going to nature for assistance.
These people were awaiting unbeknown
the coming of q trained artist or an ex-
perienced craftsman who would teach them
handicraft in the making of their rugs, and
in this way they would be fully as durable
and much more attractive.
For months, as she expressed It, she
played and coquetted with the industry
theory" drawing patterns which she colored
in water or oil, studying the forest and
wayside that they might yield up their Sc
crets, bringing home bits Of the crimson
thyrsus Of the sumac goldenrod, and ferns
that showed a cinnamon brown. In her
laboratory she reyeled in color as never
before, finding combinations that filled her
with despair, preferring to learn for herself
rather than turn to the manuals or guides.
Duripg intervals between meals the kitchen
stove was covered with vessels of all sizes.
for brews and stews were in the process of
making, and the queerest odors filled the
house, until she felt she might be wrong.
The work progressed, the neishbors sr,v
interested and new forms and colors cana
into being. 1t was so satisfactory that when
put on the market they met with ready re-
suits. In fact, a wholesaler to whom she
went for goods asked her. how large her
plant was and where her operatives lived.
Her answer was: II have none, but I send
to various workers within a radius Of six
miles. A worker comes and receives material
and instructions; the rug Is made in her
own home during rest hours and Is brought
back completed
The work has been q labor Of love, but
through 1t all has come an evolution of the
ugly rag mat which has brought to people
Of limited means Q capital which they had
not dreamed of.
This rag mat industry, which was started
in New Hampshire, has progressed most
rapidly. The patterns, many of them taken
from nature, have been readily adapted a.
they are given to the people in right coIors.
They are taught how to color their RAGS the
rize of the strips, how to fasten them to.
gether and even the necessity Of hunting the
market for short lengths at reasonable prices
in order to get greater variety of color.
When it was found the success that this
rag mat industry had accomplished and the
demand became greater than one was able
to fill, it came to Mrs. Albee that she
should enlarge the sphere, often sending
handicraft maidens, to whom she had taught
both process and art of coloring out into
other towns that they might collect around
them new set of workers who would BE-
benefited by this new idea.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-20

attempts and the redwood she was using
was too soft. But out in her grandfather's s
fence-for her garden is a part of Judge
Rhodes's estate and Judge Rhodes was her
mothers father-she found a rough old
slab of redwood which had been aging
nearly fifty years in the California sun
shine. She tested it and found it hard
and ripe and beautifully grained. From
that old slab she made the bass bar and
sounding board of the violin she is holding
in the photograph. This she calls her violin
No. 6 and it is her favorite; she has played
on it hundredsupf times in public and before
the great" of the land.
But to this day the audience she loves
best-though it never claps its hands-is
the row Of redwood trees and eucalyptus
just outside the garden; the fig trees and
the apricots in the orchestra seats and the
birds which warble and trill their approval
from the leafy galleries.
OTHER violins have followed this one,
~ violins with redwood tops and deep
voices like the vols of the cello, violins
with entire sides of redwood and tops Of
maple with ingeniously fashioned inlays
and scrolls. Every one of them has its
own personality" afirms their maker, "as
plainly visible to me as the characteristics
Of human beings"
But the violins are all packed now in
big cases. Grace Barstow and her mother
are preparing to leave the fine old home
and the historic garden. They are going
south to live in great, new home being
built in Los Angeles next to the home of
Grace's brother, now an attorney, whose
avocation, by the way, is playing the cello
in duets with his sister and her violin to
piano Accomplishments played by their
mother.
The trees seem to understand. The euca
lyptus sheds its perfume softly like CEN
ser ina temple; the redwoods moan and
the pepper trees bow their, heads discon-
solateiy the wind sighs through. the leaves
and branches of the twisted fg trees. The
bulifnch and the lark sing through the
morning light; the swallows twitter dis
mally. at noon, and in the starry hours
Of the night the nightingale trills its sad
dest song in the old San Jose garden.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-20
l. the Strad Girl and the Girl Who PainsRv Faith Hunter Dod

Get was a serious one, SO she sent to Europe
for pine and maple wood-enough for several
violins. There were months of steady,
grinding work with a very good teacher
Then the first violin was finished.
Out in the garden under the fg trees II
The Washington herald., 1920-06-20

sang its first sweet notes at dawn; and
a nightingale came out and answered il.
But little girl neighbor borrowed it to
practice on. And brought it home with
cracked back.
The girl violin maker went to work again
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18

MINES AT HAMILTON
TO BE WORKED

Clarence Johnson and son, Oliver,
returned to their home in Eureka
this week after spending eight days
at Eberhardt, near Hamilton, sur
veying contours for a millsite be-
longing to Kent Keller OF Los An
geles, who has taken over an old min
ing property at that place.
Mr.. johnson declared that the
Hamilton district is in the first
stages of a revival of prosperity, and
that many of the old properties that
have long been idle are being worked
again. Hamilton In its prosperous
days consisted of about 10000 per-
sons, and although the district lro-
diced millions In rich ore, it is gen.
orally believed that there are still
great amounts of paying ore 10 be
obtained there yet.
The falling dumps On some of the
properties contain ore of a value of
something like $50 a ton. Mr.. John
son said, and the treatment of this
ore will probably be first taken up
by the companies taking over prop
critics there. The district is espec-
tally favored In that it has no re-
fractory ores. The ore bodies are
found usually in limestone. which
contacts with shale and quartzite.
The Hamilton district is naturally
tributary to Eureka" Mr.. Johnson
declared, and with proper transpor-
tation facilities or reducing plants
all the ore produced there would be
brought to Eureka for treatment or
shipment. AS conditions exist now
ore of a value OF less than $50 cannot
be handled from Hamilton at a prof
It,"
The mining men of Hamilton are
greatly interested in Eureka, Mr.,
Johnson continued. That district is
especially interested in the oil devel-
opments In the Illipah Basin, for II
oil in commercial quantities is struck,
much cheaper fuel for developing the
mines and treating the Hamilton
ores can be obtained.-Eureka Sen
tinel.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
T II FOREST RIVALS

The two most daring men in the
north woods we're suitors for her
hand. Pierre and Jean we're whiskey
smuggiers and fell in love with Julie,
the granddaughter OF their accom-
plicc. who sold the liquor for them
to the Indians.
But Julie made up her mind she
would not marry either of them. Not
that this mattered much because both
Pierre and Jean meant to compel the
old mar to make Julie marry him!
The trouble. however. was that
neither of the lovers would give up
his claim to the girl.
To decide this urgent question they
ight a duel with knives!
And while they are fighting Julie
runs away into the woods where she
meets Tom King. a young surveyor
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18

Classics
The Second of the Series. Tho War of the Worlds,
the Thrilling Nouel by II. G. Wells. appears
in this Issue of the News, on Pdge2.

something worth while regardless
of what particular environment he
enters To secure his dramatic mate
rial. Hence the announcement that
his latest production, THE Mother
and the Law has been termed a
dramatic t%hunderbolt will not be sur
prising to those who are familiar
with the Griffith methods of power
full stories and stirring climaxes.
Playgoers here will be interested
10 know that THE Mother and the
Law has been secured for a special
showing locally and will be seen at
the Ely theatre Tuesday night only.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
LETTERS.

Following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the %postoffiee at
East Ely, Nevada:
Pete Allen, c. p. Addison, Arthur
Allen, Clair Burnett. L. w. Brown,
Ohas. w. Backe, l.. NJ. Boyce t2), l..
Bernie. James Bonnar ca, j.. W.
lakewood, Albert Bachofner, John
compssaftes, J. Couzens. l.. L.
Cooper, Austin Carter, +. c. Carlin'
Dr. C. T.. Early, VIM. Evans. Johh
Engelke. Wilbur Frey, A. Furgan-
son. II. s. Gooloe, l.. d. Hedges, II.
r.. Hoener. +. w. Holmes, u. r.
Joyce, F. w. Lyons, M. Ludnick, f.
J. Morrow, DIR. VIM. Moore, DIR. X. D
Magoon, C. f. Morse. L. f. McGinnis'
}. s. Neill. o. oki. VIM. f. Peak, Geo
Philips. Edward w. Ralph. A. r.
Richardson, Harry Randall. Francis
Raining, j. II. Sherman. Charley
shafer, Harold Sanborn. O. b. San
ders. Robert salris. Elmer Thompson
t2), DIR. Y. Uyeno, John ualde'
DR.. w. NJ. Wadleigh 90, Adam
Woods, Chester Zinc, Mrs. Ida Add
con, Mrs. NJ. Adams. Miss Ada Han
nan, Mrs. Jack Haner ca, Miss Rub,
Jensen, Mrs. II. NJ. Lather, Mrs. w
u. Myers. Mrs. Mary G. Roodhouse
Miss Anita Sudden, Miss Ruth Webo
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AND
TO CREDITORS.
In the Ninth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada.

Notice Is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned, II. ". Edwards, was on
the thirty-first day of March, 1920.
duly appointed administrator of the
estate of Frank l.. Chaplin, deceased,
by the Ninth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and for
White Pine county, and has qualified
such administrator. All persons
having claims against SAID deceased,
must, within forty days from the first
publication of this Notice. file the
same with the Clerk of the aforesaid
Court, with the necessary vouchers.
Any claim not so filed will be for
ever barred.
IL. w. EDWARDS,
Administrator of Said Estate.
G. +. Foreman, attorney for adj
ministra.or.
Dated at Ely. Nevada, April IL. 1920.
Date of Posting April IL, 1920.
First publication April IS, 1920.
Last publication May 16, 1920.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
G NOTICES
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.
For General Heating Plant for Coun
ty Hospital and Court House.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners of
White Pine County, State of Nevada,
at the office of the County Clerk,
Ely, Nevada. for the furnishing and
installing of a general heating plant
for the proposed County Hospital Ex-
tension and the present Court House
at Ely, White Pine County, Nevada,
as per the plans and specifications on
file with the County Clerk of White
Pine County.
Bids will be received up to and in
GLIDING the 18th day of May, 1920.
at the hour of 8 o'clock p. m. of said
day.
Bids to be plainly marked on the
outside of the envelope, Bids on
General Heating Plant, County Hos
pital and Court House."
The sum of $1,000 will be requir-
ed as a deposit when the plans and
specifications r removed from the
office of the County Clerk.
The Board of County Commission
ers reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS,
By JOHN WEBER,
Chairman.
First publication April IL, 1920
Last uuhlicatiau May LIZ 400
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS



Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners Of
White Pine County. State of Nevada,
at the Office of the County Clerk,
Ely, Nevada, for the erection and
completion of a County Hospital as
per the plans and specifications on
file with the County Clerk.
Bids will be received up to and
including the 18th day of May, 1920.
at the hour of 8 o'clock p. m. of said
day.
All bids submitted must be accom-
panied by a certified check for 500
payable to the Board of County Com
missioners as a guarantee of good
faith.
Bids to be plainly marked on the
outside of the envelope, bids on
White Pine County Hospital"
The sum Of $1,000 will be requir-
ed as a deposit when the plans and
specifications are removed from the
office of the County Clerk. The
Board of County Commissioners re-
serves the right TO reject any and
all bids.
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
SIONERS,
BY JOHN WEBER,
Chairman.
First publication April IL, 1920
Last publication May 16, 1890
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
LEGAL NOTICES
sHERIFF's SALE.

BY virtue of IN execution issued
out of the Ninth Judicial District
Court Of the State of Nevada. In and
for White Pine County. dated the
first day Of March. 1920. in q certain
action wherein Martin Knezovich. a.
plaintiff, recovered judgment against
Frank Tousel, defendant, for the
sum of One Thousand One Hundred
Twenty-Five N1.125.0O) Dollars,
lawful money OF the United States.
and costs of suit, taxed at thirty-six
and $500 N36.55) Dollars. on the
2Sth day Of February. 1920.
! have levied upon the following
described property, to-wit:
Lot Five (5) of Block Two (2) as
shown and delineated upon the map
or plat of the town of Riepetown.
White Pine County, Nevada. flied
and recorded in the office of the
County Recorder of White Pine
County, Nevada; together with ali
and singular the tenements, here
ditaments and appurtanences there
unto belonging:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
on Monday, the 18th day of April.
1920, at twelve o'clock noon of said
day. at the front door of the County
Courthouse in the City of Ely, White
Pine County, Nevada, I will sell all.
the right, title and interest of the
said Frank Tousel, defendant, In and
to the above described property, at
public auction, for cash, lawful mon-
ey OF the United States. to the high
est and best bidder, to satisfy said
execution and all costs.
Dated this goth day of March,
1920.
w. s. ENSLOW,
Sheriff Of White Pine County, Nevada
BY Alfred Tamblyn,
Deputy.
First publication March 81, 1920.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
HAS TO STAND UP
WHILE TRAVELLING

Claud Schoer, who was injured In
an auto wreck in California last
Christmas, and who has been lying
in a hospital since that time. arrived
in Winnemucca Sunday to spend the
day with his sister, Mrs. d. A.
Hughes. He continued on to his
home at Clover Valley later in the
day.
Schoer had his neck broken in four
places when thrown from the auto,
and is one OF the very few men who
lived through such an experience. An
X-ray taken soon after the accident
shows clearly four Of the yertebrae
were broken. He Is now wearing a
leather cast. night and day. and the
doctors say that he will fully GOV
in time. In coming from California
he made the trip by easy stages.
standing upright in the a all the
time. and in going 10 any place must
walk, not ride, as a sudden jolt Is
apt 10 dislocate his neck.
He is very cheerful and suffers no
pain, and the only nerve that was in
jured is the one running TO his right
thumb which is very sensitive Sill
yer State.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
SENATOR HENDERSON VISITS
ELKO ON BUSINESS TRIP

Senator C. b. Henderson arrived
in Elko Sunday evening from Wash
ington, ID. C.. to attend a business
meeting and will return directly TO
Washington. making nc other stops
in the state. II is purely a business
trip and politics has nothing TO do
with il. The senator stated TO the
Elko Free Press representative that
he expects 10 return TO Nevada some
time in June. when congress would
be in recess. DR.. Joe Henderson and
l.. O. Henderson have also arrived
in Elko from San Francisco to attend
the business meeting.-Silyer State.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
NOTICE.
Prohibited in Certain
Streams.


1T is HEREBY ORDERED that
all persons be and they are hereby
forbidden to catch, attempt to catch.
kill, destroy or in any ANN In
terfere with fish in those certain
streams in White Pine County, State
of Nevada, known and designated
as the following creeks or streams
BERRY CREEK, above the dam
BIRD CREEK; TIMBER CREEK;
located In what is known al the Duck
Greek District and MCCOY CREEK
in Spring Valley. White Pine County.
This order shall be effective be-
tween the dates of the first day OF
May, 1920, and the first day of Oc-
tober, 1920, both dates inclusive, and
is made subject to the provisions of
Section 80. Chapter 239. of the Laws
of the State Of Nevada, approved
March "a, 1917, authorizing the
Board of County Commissioners to
state a period as may in their opin-
ion, be required for the protection
Of the fish In said streams and wat
ers to the end that the supply of
fish for food may be permanently In
creased.
BY order OF the Board of County
Commissioners of White Pine Coup
ty, State Of Nevada.
BY JOHN WEBER.
Chairman.
First publication April I, 1920.
Last publication Anril as. 1920.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
NO. eO15.


Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day Of March. 1920, In accord
ance with Section So, Chapter 40.
of the Statutes of 1918, one Patrick
T. Dolan, of S~chellbourne, County of
White Pine, and State Of Nevada.
made application to the State Engf-
nee for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation Is to be
made from the overflow or flood
waters from Spring Gulch and its
tributaries into the Spring Valley
channel, at q point in the NEN of
the sen, Sec. %, T. % N. R. SIS
E., M. d. b. & M, by mean of q
dam. and FIVE cubic feet per second
Is to be conveyed to 81 SEA, Sec.
20. NEA, Sec. So. T. 20 N, R. SIS
E.. NJ. d. b. & M, by means Of
bitches, and there used for irriga-
tion purposes, from April 1st until
October 18th Of each year. Water
not to be returned to stream.
J. G. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer.
First publication March 81, 1920.
Last publication April Is, 1920.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
Local Happenings
1.-THE SLEEPING LION.

Although gun play has its part in
THE Sleeping Lion" a new Univer-
sal western picture featuring Mon
roe Salisbury, to be seen at the Rex
theatre next Monday, shooting does
not predominant the production. A
raging contest of sheer strength be-
tetween a western bully and an Ital-
ian immigrant In the Royal saloon, is
one Of tho outstanding punches OF
the release. Salisbury Is seen 90
Tony valero, the Italian.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
ONE DRINK OF JACkASS BRANDY
PROVED TOO MUCH FOR COWBOY

Late Thursday afternoon the Of
ficers arrested Charles Muicare, a
cowboy from Deeth, who was tearing
things wide open at Elko. and Judge
Doughty fined him $50, which he
paid. He claimed that he met a
man in an alley, who gave him one
drink of Jackass brandy from a bot
tie, and that the single drink was all
he had. II must have had an awful
kick. as the fellow was a raying
maniac when the officers took him In
charge. but he seemed to be all right
when released.-Elko Free Press.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
Then things start to happen!

Then things start to happen!
Pierre and Jean lay aside their
personal quarrel and unite to get
Tom out Of the way. But in the end
Tom wins Julie.
See this great story played by Dor
othy Green as Julie and Arthur Ash
ley as Tom Kink at the Rex theatre
next Thursday.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
orisinal Echo oraan.

II don't think Edith will ever make
q hit az . vocalist"
"She has a coed voice."
Yes. but she's got such a big mouth
that there's an echo. and that spoils
the effect OF her singing"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18

"For years and years I wrote po-
etry," remarked the afluent looking
stranger. 81 wrote It until l was forced
by cold and hunger to take up q COM
mercial line"
What was thatf"
Writing verses"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
MI1ht.

'The pen Is mightier than the
sword"
"Yes." replied Senator Sorghum:
but a good typewriting machine prop
erly managed may be mightier than
either
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
Constant Habit.

81 saw the rich fnancier next door
to - cleaning up the dead leaves on
his lawn this morning. Strange, he
should work himself-with 30 many
ssrvants."
mot at all. He couldn't miss such
Q chance of getting a rakeo6."
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

OF receipts and disbursements OF
the Neveda United Mines Leasing
for the year 1919: :
Receipts .......... .$39,283.37
Disbursements ......... 3~S,2S9.2s
8. b. ELBERT,
General Manager.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
All Brought Appetizer.

"Politeness costs nothing"
that's a mistake" said Jud Tun-
kins, with emphasis. "Just by way
of bein' pleasant and friendly l asked
q bunch of my city relatives to visit
me-"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
VIVID DRAMA BY GRIFFITH.

d. w. Griffith. producer OF Hearts
81 The. World" The Fall Of Baby
I'm" md other notable super-pdc.
turs6 nay be depended on to provide
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18

NQL. rs
&EA
A eaconIan colIoquy.

"Why do you let Bill Shakespeare
take the credit for your work.
"Well." replied Francis Bacon, "Bill
Is a practical theatrical manager. I'm
only q philosopher and a poet trying
to hold a government Job. What'd 1
do II the actors were to decide to call
a strike on meT
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18
No Economy.

"You have been burning the wind!"
protested the policeman.
Maybe l was" answered Mr.. Chug-
gins "but not enough OF 1t TO make
any difference In my gasoline BILL"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18

Hello. old man. I hear you've
bought . house In the country"
What II I have. You don't have
to rub Il In. do your"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18

IL Never Happened.
Who ever heard this old world say
In . contented tone,
Were doing pretty well today:
Let well enough alone."
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-18

Caller-Can ! see Mrs. Sweltonf
Maid-She's not at home.
caller-When will she be backf
Maid-Dunno. She amt gone out
yet.