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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21

THE LITTLE gold girl
WHO LIVES close by.
THAT l told you of.
AND WHO carried the drink
TO THE white old man.
HAS DIscoyERED the vindoF.
WHERE do my work,
AND SHE nirts with me.
AND I teel quite sure.
THAT THE reason she flirts.
IS BECAUSE she imagines,
THAT ANY poor man.
WHO SITS in a window.
ON A BRIGHT warm day.
AND LOOKS down the street.
MUST BE shut-in.
AND ANYWAY.
SHE'S so very small
THAT IT'S quite all right.
IF SHE wants to flrt.
AND I'VE been married
so VERY long.
THAT MY wife feels sure.
I'LL NOT run away.
AND SHE doesn't mind
THAT sit and watch,
FOR A little gold girl.
AND so we flirt.-
AND yesterday.
I WAS sitting here.
AND THE little gold girl,
CAME DOWN the street.
AND BROUGHT with her.
ANOTHER GOLD girl
AND THEY both looked up.
AND WAVED their hands.
AND I waved mine.
AND THEY went away.
AND LATER on.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21
WED DAUGHTER OF HALF
BROTHER: BOTH ARRESTED

Ell DORADO. Kas. May u tBy In
ternational News Service "A IS case
wherein It Is expected to be decided
whether or not man can marry his
half-hrother's daughter developed here
recently with the arrest of Mr., and
Mrs, a. Wolfinbarger on a charge Of
incest Mrs. Wolfinbarger before her
marriage was Gertrude Wolfinhargcr. a
daughter Of her husbands half brother.
The county attorneys office believes
such marriage is prohibited by Kan
sas laws.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21

used, seasoning with sugar or lemon
juice as required
Date Cookies-Two cups brown sugar,
one cup butter or lard or half and half,
one half cup sour milk in which one
teaspoon soda is dissolved, two cups
rolled oats, three cups flour. Roll thin
and when baked put filling between.
Filling: One pound dates, one cup
sugar, one cup water; cook until thick.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21
Girl, 49, Wishes to
We'd, Parents Object
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs Thompson1 am in love with 70 years OF
age will be 10 in September My parents will not consent to
marriage until after my birthday love the boy dearly and
I'VE miserable apart He begs me marry him. regardless
of my parents wishes Would you? Is not unfair to make
miserable! Girls of IL nowadays capable of marrying
Jas girls of Is were in mothers days they not?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21
What's In a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL

LILY,
LILY may truthfuny be said to be n
flower name Although efofrt has been
| made to concoct for it an Intricate
chronological history. it Is best account
ed for by the pure white lower with
golden tongue which gives its fragrance
to the Easter season and blooms in It's
hHpipest glory In June.
CuriouSly Lily has always been
vaguely identified with Cecilia, Since
the former was found difficult to trace,
the Italian name Lilola was thought
to he one Of its progenitors II was
borne by Liliola Gonzaga in 1890, but
was soon softcned in Italy to Htliola or
Cecilia.
Lily is purely English and American.
The Scotch have the form Lilias, made
popular through Lilias Rhthven in 1867.
Scottish ballad is also sponsor for
Lillian, but in recent years the heroine
of "ROswal and Lillian who was
queen OF Naples, is generally referred
to as Lily and the significance OF the
flower is the accepted motive for its
use.
The diamond is Lily's talIsmanic
stone It win protect her from danger
and disease and promises her victory
over her\ enemies and the tulfilment of
her ambitions. Saturday Is heH lucky
dav and seven her lucky numberl The
lily u.s. Of course, her flower,
Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc,)
-
Note to readers; Is there a fact con;
cerninr your name in which you arb
Interested? no you know its history,
It's meaning, its derivation and signlti-
canoe? 10 you know your lucky day
and your lucky jewei7 II not, Mildred
Marshall will tell you
send self addressed and stamped en-
yelope with your queries, TO Mildred
Marshall, The News Sckmltar,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21
Parents Vanity Often
HandicubS Children
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer

HE ultimate expression Of human vanity and cgosn die
desire parents have make their children repcas OF them
selves in body, mind and soul
If you hand choice It'd bit of fatery any
father and mohcr all that YOU have do tell them that
their little Johnny and Mary their living images They
ply gup it down and ask more.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21

The collar of this striped blouse, No.
1882. decided to be of white material
so that it's very attractive outline might
not be overlooked, f..
The lady's blouse, No. 1882, is out in
sizes SO to AZ inches bust measure.
Size So requires two yards S6-nch ma
terial and five eighths yard 32-inch
contrasting,
Limited space prevents showing all
the styles. We will send our 32-page
fashion magazine containing all the
good, new styles, dressmaking helps,
serial story etc, for 5 cents postage
prepaid, or cents, if ordered with a
pattern Send Is cents for magazine
and pattern.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21
LEAD POISONING IN /
FACE LOTIONS; z DIE

MARCELINE, Mo- May 81 (By In-s
ternational News Service. Lead poi
soning in face lotions is believed by.
physicians to have caused the death Of
two persons and the illness OF two
others here The latest death IL that
of Miss Adelaide Mote, Fl,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21

Our fashions and patterns are fur
nIshed by the leading fashion artists
of New York city. Send orders for
patterns to Fashion Department, The
News Scimitar, % East Eighteenth
street, New York city.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-21

Copyright, 1920. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
.ELKO'S MOONSH|K{
RAIDS SUCCESSFUL

You don't have TO go to the wilds o.
old Kentucky mountains TO get moon
shine whisky. it is manufactured and
sold right here at home, says tn
Elko Free Press, and today one of tn
rooms in the court house at Elko
well filled with a distilling outfit, in
Guiding book of instructions How
TO Manufacture Liquor" that they
found "Sully' taking his nightly les
son from. More than 100 gallons o.
newly-made liquor was found in the
place, and the officers say that the
men have disposed of many othei
hundreds of gallons since they started
operations. less than year ago
The state police. under inspector
r. B. Speers, assisted and accom-
panied by District Attorney II. U
Castle, left Elko Immediately after
the several raids there were pulled
off Friday night, and drove directly
to the little ranch of Manuel Ma
chado, near the tunnels passing
through the mountains near Tonka,
Here Machado has made a pretense
Of ranching, but according to the of
ficer's story, he joined in with the
moonshners and has become one OF
the most active and expert of them
all.
Arriving near the ranch, the ON
GERS surrounded the house where a
light could be seen shining through
the window. officer Speers opened
the door and walked in without
knocking. He found j. ]. Sullivan, a
gambler about town, lying in bed
reading small book of instructions
on How to Manufacture Liquor
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
WEDDING
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Miss Bessie Zenayed Richards and
C. ]. Travers were united in marriage
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the home of the bride in Baud
street, Justice of the Peace Ritchie
officiating. The ceremony was simple,
only immediate friends of the couple
being in attendance. The bride has
been employed as organist at the
American theatre for some time while
the groom, who has held a RESPONSE
BILE position with the Winnemucca
State Bank & Trust Company. has
lately been elected cashier of the
Farmers and Merchants National
Bank of Eureka. The couple Will
leave the first of next week to take
up their residence at Eureka.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
MRS. .P|NSON D|EDAT
PREBLE YESTERDAY

Mrs. Paul A. Pinson, a resident of
this county since 1879, passed away
at her home at Preble, near Golconda.
at four O'Clock yesterday morning
death being due to complications fol-
lowing long period of Illness De-
ceased was sixty-five years of age and
native of Ne wYork state. She was
woman of sterling qualities and
loved by all her acquaintances. She
leaves to mourn her loss, five daugh-
ters, Miss Josephine Pinson, Miss Ella
Pinson, Mrs. W. NJ. Wilkinson, Mrs
T. f. Collins. of Kentfield, Cal, and
Miss Camille Pinson, and two sons.
CLOWN A. and Victor Pinson.
The funeral will be under the di-
rection OF Undertaken Perry Carlson
and although complete arrangements
had not been determined this after
noon it was definitely ascertained
that the remains will be buried
Thursday morning from the Catholic
church and interment will take place
in the Catholic cemetery.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
ADDITIONAL PERSONAL.

Captain Marvel went to Battle
Mountain yesterday to oversee work
on the w. T. Jenkins Company sheep
ranges.
Miss Matte Olsen is expected to
return here today from Eureka, Cali
fornia, where she has been for sew
eral weeks. f"
Earl Rule and w. Richards of Den
yer are visiting here at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cox. The latter
part of this week Mr.. Cox expects to
accompany the two gentlemen. who
are relatives of Mrs. Cox, to San
Francisco to spend two weeks vaca-
ton, Mr.. Rule and Mr.. Richards then
returning to Denver by way of the
southern route.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
CITY FATHERS HAD
WRANGL|NG SESSION

A long -drawn-out meeting of the
City Council was held last night and
not nearly as much was accomplished
as usual because of difference of
opinion concerning appointment of a
driver for the city trucks. 1t is the
first time serious dissention has en-
tered into deliberations of the council.
There were seven or eight applica-
tions for the truck driving job, and
the matter finally was brought down
to whether Ray Morrison, who lust
resigned the position in anticipation
OF removing from this city, or Wal
ter M. Wilkinson should get the posi-
ton. After debate 1t was finally de-
cided to hire Wilkinson. but when
the meeting adjourned close to mid
night the city dads were still talking
about the appointment
One other vacancy was filed at last
nights meeting when w. II. Spenner
was named as night policeman. to
take the place of Ben Roberts, re-
signed. Spenner was the only appli-
cant and was recommended for ap-
pointment by Constable Moore
The matter of having old fire hy-
drants connected up with the new
water mains was taken up with SUI
perintendent Gilman of the Water q
Light Company and he promised the
work would be started today.
Because of lack of time, several
matters scheduled for discussion last
night were laid over, among them the
rectifying of property lines of West
Fourth street City Engineer Tilden
was on hand with maps showing
buildings in this street were very ir-
regular and suggestions as to how the
matter could be rectified. This was
brought up once before, property
having different ideas as to where
their front property lines extended
Also. talk was started as to the adj
visibility of improving the fire house
so that ii will accommodate the fam
lily of the fire truck driver. This was
laid over.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
ELY PEOPLE BACK
UP LOCAL COMPANY

Starting from Kimberly on last
Wednesday morning at o'clock, with
the county tractor and heavy truck.
the big drill rig and equipment re-
Gently secured by the Illipah Petro-
leum Company is on its way to the
Illipah oil field, which destination 1t
will reach after two days, the dis
tance being twenty-four miles, says
the Ely Daily Times.
new camp will be set up at the
site of the proposed well and the bore
will be started and spudded in in a
short time after erection of the plant.
J. E. Amenda. secretary of the new
company, is personally supervising
the moving and the setting up of the
camp at the drilling site.
Scott Hickey, who has had very ex-
tensive drilling experience in the
California and Wyoming oil fields,
freely expresses his opinions favor
able to the Illipah field. He says it
is only necessary to obtain depth to
bring in the oil, and to prove his sin
cerity, he invested all his surplus
cash and mortgaged his future salary
for a big block of Illipah Petroleum
company shares before he left with
the drill.
Although this company is only Two
weeks old and very little of its stock
has been offered to the local public,
sufficient capital is available at Win
nemucca from whence the organizers
come, to make it possible to be drill
ing inside of thirty days from the
date of organization.
Great credit is given to the group
Of active men responsible for this
splendid result and Ely people will
lend every support in aid of the COM
pany in its undertaking.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
PEDROLI ESTATE CASE WILL
AGAIN BE ARGUED ON JULY 10

In the district court yesterday the
first hearing of the account of the es-
state of the late Charles Pedroli was
had. An objection to the petition was
entered by Mrs. Pedroli and heard
and the arguments were continued
until July 10.
In the matter of G. L. and F. w.
Stall against Adrian Bernard, order
of contempt was entered against the
defendant. and as he demanded .
jury trial the case was set for Octo-
ber 5. to follow any other cases which
may be on the calendar at that time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES BOTH SElF-MADE
MEN WITH EXCELLENT PRIVATE RECORDS
STORY OF HOW WARREN G. HARDING FROM FARM BOY TO
SENATOR AND PROBABLE NEXT PRESIDENT;
HELPED; AND SKETCH OF HIS MATE, CALVIN
LIDGE, LAw-AND.ORDRR GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS,

Warren G. Harding, Republican
nominee for President, Is a news
paper man, the editor and proprietor
of The Marion tOhio) Star. Out in
Ohio they know him as a whirlwind
campaigner and an eloquent orator
The junior senator from Ohio was
elected to the United States senate
November 3, 1914, and his term ex-
pires March 3, 1921. He has filed
election. In 1904 and 1905, when
Myron G. Herrick was governor. Mr.
Harding was lieutenant governor.
Warren G. Harding is a descendant
on his fathers side of Scots, who set
tied in Pennsylvania in Colonial
times, who had to fight for their
homes and lives against the Indians
and who contributed patriot soldiers
TO the Revolutionary army. His faith
er, j. p. Harding. is successful
practicing physician. On his mothers
side he comes of Dutch stock. in
cluding the well known Van Kirk
family His mother before her mar
riage to DIR. Harding was Miss Phoebe
Dickerson, kin to the Dickerson or
Dickinson family which has greatly
figured in the history of New York
and New Jersey. OF such ancestry
and parentage he was born on No
yember 2, 1865. at the village of Cor
iica, of Blooming Grove, Morrow
county. Ohio.
His boyhood was spent on the farm
which his father cultivated in addi-
tion to practicing his profession and
until he was fourteen years old he at
tended the little red schoolhouse"
of the village. Then he went to the
Ohio Central College, at Iberia, an
institution now defunct. and was
graduated from II IN 1882 Most OF
his expenses in college were paid
with the earnings of his own physi-
ldl tOiis tuA toihs VI wv tSoiASs
worked on grading a new railroad and
painted barns. Also he worked in
the Office of the village paper and
learned to set type and to make up"
forms. In his last year in college
he taught a village school and played
horn in the local bras; band.
Newspaper Man
His work in the village printing Of
flee and on the college paper gave
him his bent for the profession which
he adopted on leaving college. The
family in 1884 removed to Marion,
Ohio, and there, with the assistance
of his father, the young man became
half owner of The Daily Star of that
place. and assumed the editorship of
1t.
But his career in that capacity was
brief. He had run the paper only
! ten days when the Blaine and Logan
convention opened in Chicago. Hard
ing found a pass trip book in the
Office. He shouted himself hoarse
for Blaine, then told the two printers
and the boy that kicked" the press
to get out the paper and hurriedly
departed for Chicago. When he got
back TO Marion the sheriff had the
office closed.
Harding then turned to reporting
on The Marion Mirror, Democratic
paper, for seven dollars a week. He
was the only reporter on the paper,
and was making rapid strides as a
country journalist when one day his
boss directed him TO write editorials
against Blaine. Harding refused, and
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
BOSTON NINE MEN HERE

Joe Schell was in yesterday from
the Sunshine Mines Syndicate prop
erty. Last week Messrs. Bush and
Ffnnigan of Boston. principals in the
syndicate. were here looking over the
property with Mr.. Schell and went
away well satisfied. They also visited
the Rye Patch mine, in which they are
also heavily interested. and left for
Eureka to look over the Croesus.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
HAVE HAPPY FEET

Foot troubles are usually aggra-
waited by warm weather. Protect
your feet with the proper remedies.
We carry full line of corn remedies,
foot powders. perspiration deodorants
Try Walls foot powder for tired, ach-
ing feet Stephenson Drug Co.. The
Corner Drug Store" Advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22

Especial Correspondence
INLAY, June 21.--Miss Audrey
Thacker spent last week in Winnie
mucca where she took the teachers
examinations. She then proceeded to
Reno, where she entered the univer-
sity of Nevada to attend the summer
school
Charles Lang, the night foreman
at the roundhouse. has returned from
a visit to Fallon.
Three young ladies, Misses Freda
Hicks. Nina Lang and Nancy Lee, re-
Gently displayed their ability to run
a Ford and drove from Duluth. Minn.,
to California and toured the state,
returning last Friday. They spent the
night at the Bowrin House here, and
journeyed on the next morning. They
reported very few accidents, but very
poor roads In Nevada.
Charles Gerlach, who is employed
in the Southern Pacific roundhouse
here, has moved his family to Inlay
to reside.
Mrs. Cleve Pollock departed for her
home in Montello, accompanied by the
Misses Zenda and Dorothy Johns, who
will proceed from there to Ogden.
Utah, to join their mother
Fred Cornish. the popular organi-
ger for the ORE. at Roseville, Cal.
worked the Salt Lake division last
week in the interests of the order,
He spent Monday in Inlay.
Ralph Mann, the genial clerk at
Copleys store, is wearing very
broad smile these days, all because
his wife presented him with ten
pound son on June IA at Winnemucca
Mother and son are reported as do
ing nicely.
F. A. Bonham visited with his wife
and babe last Saturday and returned
to Carlin, to work, on Sunday.
Mrs. George Copley, who has been
i'll for the past two weeks, was re-
moved to Winnemucca Saturday for
further medical treatment. Mr.. Cop
! ley accompanied her, returning Sun
day night, and reporting Q decided
Improvement in Mrs. Copley's condi-
| tion.
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Thacker
and family.
j. r. Tullis has purchased the for
mer Frey residence and is having it
thoroughly renovated and a new roof
put on, Mr. and Mrs. Tomamichael
are going to occupy it.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Beatty are
sojourning in Winnemucca on ac-
count of the poor health of their lit
tie son, Morrison, who is having
bad spell of tonsilitis.
]. r. Tullis has been on the sick
| list for a few days past.
Word has been received from Frank
Grass, the Southern Pacific fireman
who fell and hurt his arm while
wrestling in Carlin last week, and
went to the Southern Pacific hospital
| in San Francisco, Cal. 1t develops
there were no bones broken, but a
dislocated elbow joint. which will keep
him from performing his duties as
fireman for some time.
| p. o. Moraska, the popular freight
and passenger agent here. left for
San Francisco last Tuesday night and
will travel on from there to Portland.
Oregon, to take part in the Shriners'
Continued on Page Eourl
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
FIND IN WEBER & HANSON
PROPERTY REPORTED BIG

. George Weber of this city re-
turned here Sunday night from Z
the Redboy group of claims in (
the Jackson range. He was Z
, called there by an urgent tele-
. gram from his partner, Hanson, 4
. stating a big ore strike had been
, uncovered. Weber says he can't I
, yet realize the magnitude of the I
orebody. but knows they have 4
, fifty feet of vein matter, three
, to four feet wide, practically :
solid lead and silver. Assays Z
, are now being run.
, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
HUMBOLDT VEAL

A choice lot of veal was received
last week from the northern part of
Humboldt county and is now ready
for sale. This is the finest lot OF veal
we have received for long time.
Come in and get your favorite cuts,
Adv. wINNEMUCCA MARKET.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS

Domingo Erquiaga, native of Spain.
made declaration of his intention to
become a citizen of the United States
in the office of the county clerk today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
PROMPT SERVICE AND
FIRsT-CLAsS WORK

in Kodak developing and printing
All work done at our stola No moro
long tiresome waits for your pictures.
-IAdvt EAGLE DRUG co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
DAIRY FOR SALE

Only winnemucca dairy business
for sale. with all equipment and
thirty two head of Holstein cows. o.
will sell cows separately.
AdytJ10tf BoHNERT BROS.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
PASSPORT TO SPAIN

Bruno NJ. Erquiaga today made ap-
plication at the Office of County Clerk
Davey for a passport to Spain.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22

to show his contempt wore his tall.
brown Blaine hat to work. He
Haunted in about the office and in the
streets. Next thing he knew he was
fired" With unabated zest he con-
tinued to "whoop her up" for Blaine.
betting all that he had. When the
tension was over he was broke and
blue.
The night the Democrats jollified
Harding played in the town band.
In the band was Jack" Warwick.
now paragrapher on The Toledo
Blade. Warwick and Harding that
night borrowed enough money to buy
The Star once more. Warwick soon
grew discouraged and became sal
aried man on the paper. while Hard
ing worried about ever-increasing
debts and the shadow of the sheriff.
But Marion grew. and so did The Star,
and in time it became a prosperous
and powerful paper In all the years
of Mr.. Harding's ownership of it, it
has never suffered a strike. or even
the threat of one.
Entry Into Politics
AS journalist, Mr.. Harding took
an intense interest in politics, but it
was many years before he ran for
office. Finally, in 1900, he accepte d
the nomination for the state senate.
He was elected and served four years.
His popularity with the people Of
the state continually increased, how
ever. and he soon began to be talke d
of as Presidential candidate. His
great popularity was shown in 1914,
when he was elected United States
senator by a majority of more than
100000. running $4,000 ahead of the
next highest man on the ticket
In the senate he was made MEM
Der of the committee on foreign re-
iations, which because of the war wa $
Continued on Page Three)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
raILON OIL MAPS

Latest maps of the Fallon Oil dis
trict. Price $500. postage paid. The
Silver State. Advtu
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22
F0RTNIGHTLY CLUB

A meeting of the Fortnightly Club
will be held in Parish hall next FRI
day evening. Everybody invited.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22

Prompt service. plenty to eat and
prices right at the Star cafe. Adv.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-22

When in Winnemucca eat at the
Star Cafe. YOU'LL like it. Adv.