davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-24

Holly trees are peculiarly ex-
empt from attack by insects.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-24
Smoot Charges Probe Is
Employed Against Him

WASHINGTON, May "a. -
Charges that the Federal Trade COM
mission investigation of the Utah
Idaho Sugar company was being used
in effort to defeat him for reelection
were made in the Senate today by
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-24

Women buy 80 per cent of the
commodities used in the American
home
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
CONTEMPT ORDER ISSUED IN
PACIFIC LIVE STOCK CASE

An order on contempt was made
by Judge f. S. Harrington in the case
of the Pacific Live Stock Company VS..
Fred s. Messner and others, says the
Carson City News. 1t was ordered
that the defendants Frank NJ. Conlan
and Thomas Fox be required to pay
fines of sS6.05 each, and that they be
continued in custody till they remove
themselves, their buildings and fences
from the plaintiffs property. 1t was
further provided that they be given
thirty days time in which to carry
out the provisions of the order with
out being in the marshal's custody.
These men were held in contempt for
having failed to get off the property
according to the decree
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
MUST
ENCOURAGE PREDICTION

Commenting upon the food situa-
ton, the Manufacturers Record says
that, Every decrease in the price
paid to farmers for food stuffs will
merely serve to hasten the day of a
food shortage so acute as to endanger
the safety of our government" This
is undoubtedly correct. So far as it
is possible to reduce the price of food
to the consumer without discouragine
production, tat end should be &C
complished. If it is practicable to
reduce the cost of getting the food
from the producer to the consumer
either by the elimination of some OF
the handling costs, or the reduction
of some of the profits taken by those
who handle food products, nc effort
should be spared. But it is mani
testify true that every decrease in the
price paid to tie farmer will tend to
decrease production, and every de-
crease in production means not only
an ultimate increase in the price, but
an actual scarcity of food. which, as
tie Manufacturers Record indicates
may e%ndanger the safety of our gov
eminent.
There has yet been no indication of
a reversal of the movement of popu-
lation from the farm to the city. There
is still an excess of consumers and
a scarcity of producers. So long as
that condition exists. the peace of
the nation is endangered. The first
necessity of the nation, in either
peace or war, is an adequate supply
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
LIES FOR PUBLICATION
SOMETIMES FRAMED UP

The New York legislature has
passed a bill making it an often ,e
knowingly to furnish false inforDa-
ton to publishers for publication. If
there was such a Nv in every state
it would work alike to the benefit of
the publishers and the public.
Every newspaper needless to say,
wants to print the facts. The constant
c of every editor and reporter
is a quest for the truth. In this quest
newspaper men are usually at the
mercy of others. They must neces-
sarily obtain nearly ali their facts
from other people. Generally PEOPLE
tell editors and reporters the truth,
so far as fallible human nature per-
mits. But the first thing a reporter
has to learn, and the thing he has to
work at the hardest throughout his
newspaper career, is to tell when, and
to what extent, people are telling
him the truth.
False information is usually in
voluntary; the giyer of it is deceived
himself, by his own senses or by the
word of others. Most of the involun-
tary errors the reporter or editor
catches and ~eorrects. The lie told
with deliberate intent to deceive is
harder to deal with. If malicious, it
is incomparably more wicked than
most other forms Of falsehood, be
cause in giving it for publication, the
liar repeats his lie as many times as
it is printed, and so tells it to thou
sands or even millions of people, and
also makes an innocent publisher a
party to it. Against such offenses
there ought to be greater protection
for the community and for those who
provide the news.-[Tonopah Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
yorTUFUL PRISONERS ESCAPE
FROM ELkO JAIL; ONE RETURNS

Two young men. William Bricker
and Frank Moseby. aged eighteen ana
nineteen years old, who have been IN
the Elko county Jail since March "a
the former breaking into a box a
at Valley Pass. and the latter Tor
stealing a suit case, took French
leave Thursday afternoon when the
officers were not watching, and dis
appeared in the hills to the north OF
Elko. They had less than a month
to serve and were put on the "trusty
list a few days ago and were sent
out to dig up the court house flower
garden. says the Elko Free Press.
Early yesterday morning Bricker
came back to the Jail and gave HIM
self up, saying that the other fellow
had caught a train during the night.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

You are hereby notified that the
second installment of State. County
and City Taxes for the year 1919 are
now due and payable under the law
for payment of same at the Office CT
the county treasurer in Winnemucca.
Nevada.
Taxes will be delinquent after Mon
day, June Z, 1920, after which date
fifteen per CEN will be added, and
the collection of the same enforced
according to law.
Taxes TO be paid in United States
gold coin or checks on any reliable
bank.
CORA NJ. HOENSTINE.
County Treasurer and ex-officio Tax
Receiver of Humboldt county, Ne
ada. my13-td.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
ROAD TO CALIFORNIA OPEN
AS FAR AS STRAWBERRY

Automobile trips to California will
be possible within the next couple of
weeks, according to reports received
by the state highway association. The
route over the summit is now open
Is far as Strawberry. but there are
several feet of snow on the road be-
tween that point and P~lacerville. The
road via Truckee and Colfax is re-
ported still blocked and it is not ex-
pected to be clear for a month or
more.-[Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
WINNEMUCCA'S
Il

The one big event in Winnemucca
is the Chautauqua, with its seven
days of pleasure and ~recreative en-
tertainment, furnished by the Ellison
White circuit. This year the opening
day Will be June II. and the closing
day, June IS. Watch for the man who
comes with the season tickets and
buy one. for season tickets sold are
the n feature that makes the Chau-
tauqua possible, a greater per cent
being allowed or their sale than on
time tickets. Do your part in sup
porting the big show and in enter
tanning the many visitors that will
come in from the various parts of
the county.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
LAWYER IS
UP FOR D|SbARMENT

The supreme court has been asked
TO issue an order for a hearing | n
disbarment proceedings instituted
against Attorney Robert Secular on
complaint of the Washoe county bar
association through it's representa-
tives. George Springmeyer and Ben
iamin Henley, says the Carson News.
Two grounds for the action are given.
In the first instance it is explained
that the rules of the district court of
Washoe county provide for the alter
nate filing of cases in department
and 2. and it is set forth that on the
18th of last November, Secular APP
peared at the clerks office and asked
if an action filed at that time would
fall in department No. /. Such was
not the case. Three days later, the
18th of November, he again appeared
and in reply to the same question was
informed that his case would CONF in
the first department. 1t is charged
hat he thereupon inserted the date,
November Is, in the jurat to the veri-
ication to the complaint and in the
iurat to the affidavit for publication
of the in the action brought
by George w. Davis against Ethel NJ.
Davis. The complaint in the dis
barment proceedings alleges that Da-
Wis was not in Reno on the date last
given-that he had left the state No
vember IL. Judge T. S. Hart who
was then presiding in department No.
| was informed of the foregoing by
the clerk and Intercepted Mr.. Scou-
lar, who is said to have agreed to
comply with the judges request that
Davis be brought before him for ques-
tioning. Later, so the complaint
AYERS, Secular admitted that Davis
had left, but claimed that the papers
had been signed by him Davis the
night of the 18th.
The second count alleges that in
August or September, 1916, Secular
was employed by Frank Rhoden to
prosecute his action for divorce
against Elizabeth Rhoden. 1t is
claimed that in response to ques-
lions Rhoden informed the attorney
that his wife lived at a certain ad-
lress in Cleveland, Ohio. and that in
his opinion she would contest the
case. The attorney then asked and
was given the names of several small
towns near Cleveland. Papers. de-
| claring he did not know his wife's adj
dress, were prepared for Rhoden's
signature, and arder for publication
of summons was accordingly issued
1t is alleged, further, that Secular
| advised Rhoden to testify as to lack
Of knowledge of his wife's where
abouts or address, and that she could
not be found, according to alleged
advices from postmasters.
Rhoden was a short time ago con
victed of perjury in connection with
his case, and sentenced to serve one
to fourteen years in the state prison
but was Immediately paroled, and has
since, it is understood, been lending
the bar association every possible
assistance in preparing it's case
against Secular.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
In Years Gone By
TAKEN FROM THE FILES
OF THE SILVER STATE
TEN YEARS AGO

David Abel, well known here Is
making arrangements to leave for
Annapolis, Maryland, where he will en-
ter a preparatory school for the naval
academy.
A rich high-grade streak was un-
covered in the Stall brothers prop
erty at National yesterday. Some of
the rock went as high as sixty dol
lars a pound.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
r.
"A LITTLE NONSENSE NOW
AND THEN IS RELISHED BY
THE BEST OF MEN"

Nobody ever seems to be old enou5e
to know better.
If you're always wishing you'll al
ways be wanting.
WHY run into trouble? Stop and
it will run into you.
The good loser" keeps his friends
but not his money:
The best way to discourage divorce
would be to make it questionable.
ttt
Money doesn't cause many sleep
less nights, but the lack of it does.
If you think the whole world is
crooked, it merely mean that you
are.
If you have a sense of humor that
never fails, you're wealthy and DOM
know it.
II you are "all things to all men"
in the end you are likely to be nothing
to no man.
If you cant afford it," there should
never be any argument about whether
you should get it.
Familiarity isn't always a sign OF
friendship. Often it is merely the
sign of a candidate.
you can't tell by looking at a cat
which way it's going to jump" nor
by looking at a taxi what it is going
to bump.
A girl will dance ten miles at night
and say she isn't a bit tired. but it's
different if she has 20 walk a hall
mile to match a spool of thread for
mother.
The coming religious cult and one
that will attract about 99.9S per cen
Of the population to it's banners, is
one that breaches a special hell for
food profteers.
OF course anybody who doesn't vieN
things as you do probably is either
crooked or weak-minded, but did you
ever think he's putting you in che
of the same classes?
TT
The soldier boys who got gassed
over yonder have been gassing all the
girls since they got back, and have
done a good job of it, judging by the
marriage license returns.
TIT
The difference between a man Cos
sip and a woman gossip is that the
nan always says he Knows some
thing derogatory to another, and a
woman merely says she has heard
it.
We find it a very difficult journal
istic stunt to write a poem or praise
full puff for the drilling machine IN
a dentists Office at the same time It
is boring down into the roots of our
immortal soul.
Men who wouldn't finch in battle
go weak and pale at the sight of a
dentists chair, while a woman who
is afraid of a pop-gun suffers all the
tortures of the damned in a surgical
operation without a groan and merely
brags about it to her friends.
+ / I
Who remembers the old-fashioned
%'parlor" whose chief claim 70 ele-
gance was the highly decorated OF,
lamp fastened to the ceiling that
could be drawn up and down, AM
upon which some member of the
family bumped his head every day?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
IDEAS TERSELY PUT

% Many mistake notoriety for 9
q fame. g
g Some independent candidates /.
" are too derned independent. Q
. Your business won't run like 4.
" a clock without you as the main +.
. spring. o
q Say, what kind of an ancestor "
9 are you going to make. Q
" You may bet that kittens al 9
2 ways grow up to be cats. 9
2 Some mighty worthless men @
9 get up early. o
p Whoever invented solitairs @
9 must have had time to burn. @
9 "As far as l know" is not re- (.
. ferring to any great distance. 9
2 He'll is not nice, but n has 9
. to raise it occasionally or get 9
@ left. @
. There's too much competition o
for the long-distance talking .
@ record. o
+" The kaiser is still unwept, un- @
q honored and unhung. @
q The German blood and iron @
9 has given place to soft soap and o
9 whine. o
" Bone-dry victories have been @
9 helped by b%one-head opposition. o
4" Among the general deficiency Q
a" bills should be senatorial sal o
o aries. @
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
FORMED AT RUBY VALLEY

Supervisor Favre of the Elko forest
Office has just returned from a trip
to Ruby Valley and vicinity. While
at Jiggs he and Ranger Mink assisted
IN the organization of the South
Ruby Livestock Association ."-[Elko
Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
PALMER A
Il SPOKESMAN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Palmer is the
recognized agent of the Wilson adj
ministration in the effort to save it
from an overwhelming reputation in
the Democratic primaries. Palmer
was the man selected to go into the
Georgia primaries when. as he him
self said, no one else would defend
the President. Palmer occupies what
is probably at the present time the
most important position in the cabi-
net. 1t is interesting. therefore, to
make note of his record of the past
year.
In May. a year ago, deadly bombs
were mailed at New York addressed
to prominent officials who had been
connected with prosecutions of anar-
chists, or who were noted for their
opposition to lawlessness. One of these
bombs exploded in the home of for
ner Senator Hardwick of Georgia.
Early in June of last year a second
bombing scheme was undertaken, but
the packages bearing The bombs were
intercepted in The nails. A bomb
was dropped On the doorstep of the
Encouragement himself and the ex-
plosion killed the bearer. Numerous
links in the chain of evidence were
at hand, but thus far no convictions
have been had although the depart
ment was given an appropriation OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and
an extensive force of detectives was
employed. The net result of the OPP
erations of the department seems to
have been a vague warning of re-
newed bomb activities on May l, 1920.
For more than a year Attorney
General Palmer has had a practically
rec hand in dealing with profiteering
having been literally supplied with
lunds and given the aid of congress
sional encouragement and public ap-
prevail. Mr.. Palmer's prosecution of
the proiteers has been hampered by
no one, except the profiteers them
selves, and he seems to have been de-
feated. The cost of living has stead
lily gone up, the most marked in
crease in the prices of necessities
being in the case of sugar, the price
of which Mr.. Palmer helped to boost.
When the coal strike was called
Ia CT NnInf1hnr OF fh4 LA-,.-s~- e
winter, both President Wilson and At
torney-General Palmer denounced il
as not only unjustiiable but unlaw-
full. Mr.. Palmer compromised with
the men he had denounced as Grim
mails, and the increased cost of min
ing coal was added to the price the
public must pay.
While Acknowledgement Palmer
was arresting Reds" a subordinate
official of another department was or
dering the release of the arrested
persons, without effective protest by
the head of the department of justice.
While boasting of his achievement in
making the arrests, he made no pub
lie protest against the turning loose
of persons he had deemed enemies of
American institutions.
These are the most important and
most widely known features of the
record of the department of justice in
the immediate past. 1t is a record
Of wasted money. wasted official en-
ergy, sacrifice of respect for govern
mental authority, and encouragement
for disregard of law and order.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18

Of food. Cheap food is desirable if
possible, but food must be had what
ever the cost. If the effort to reduce
the price means a reduction in the
price the farmer receives, the ulti-
mate effect will be a defeat of the
purpose in view.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
FIVE YEARS AGO

A new school house is to be built
in Grass Valley for the coming sea-
son. This was decided at a meeting
of residents of that section, held yes
terday.
Maude Adams appeared at the Nix
on opera house last night In Quality
Street"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18
TRADE REPORTED AS GOOD
BY YERINGTON MERCHANT

H.. j. Long of Yerington, is visiting
in Reno. say the Gazette. He is en-
gagged in mercantile lines in Yering-
ton and reports the business out
look as excellent. Trade in all lines
has been good this spring. he says.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-18

You can't blame a Democrat or near
Democrat fer wanting all the political
parties killed off. wisconsin has
p,ade an end of the Democratic party,
and misery loves company even In a
graveyard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-26
DRAFT HOOVER
SLOGAN HERE
First Local Meeting Shows
No Party Lines

"Conserlpt Hoover for President"
This was tho slogan announced at
the meeting called by Herman Ross
"wednesday TO organize a Hoover
club here. Because Ross office In
tho Smith building was too small 10
accommodate those who indicated
their 1iooyerlsm. the meeting nd.
Journed TO the Butler hotel banquet
room. Members OF beth tho demo
cratic and republican parties we're
present and quite a number OF for
mer progrensives
The speakers declared themselves
willing 20 throw aside party nffillA-
tons II Hoover were nominated.
They did not care which party
adopted him II tho Hoover princi.
pies were also adopted. !, was free.
~ predicted that within compare
lively sh0r, time both the rrpuhli.
can and democratic parties would
disappear.
Tho meeting authorized Ross 60
arrange for the next meeting ard
appoint special committee 20 take
charge Of further organization.
Among tho speakers at the FIRST
Hoover meeting were Hugh G. Todd.
former state democratic chairman.
George A. Virtue. Charles q. Heif
nor. Ben Shields. John y. Boyle. o.
yaklms. Marshal lewis r. Erwin.
% Fairbanks. Harold Hotslling and
w. NJ Elliott
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-26
HOW HERBERT HOOVER PLAYS
What He Does When He Is
Not Working
ny MABEL ABBOTT

PAt.o ALTO. Cal. Feb. ie.--Dy
Mail l--rhe way IN which Herbert
Hoover. who II said 10 have acquired
fame and fortune by sheer genius.
knowledge of his profession and hard
work. and who handled the food sup
ply OF The world as country grocer
handles the stock % his little store.
amusos himself. are Illuminating.
hut they would never be classod as
wild dlSsipationr.
Athletics fail to interest him.
Occasional iaunts In the country
with his family. whore he may do
little shooting with his elder son,
are the nearest approach TO sport he
has ever known Go attempt. lie
would rather play with his boys than
motor. or golf. or play poker.
He seldom goes 60 tho theatre.
After hours OF concentrated work
that would leave most men worn
out. he seems 10 have no need or
wish for amusement when he n
too tired 60 SO on working. hc goes
TO bed
And no believes In going 10 bed
early. too. while food administrator.
he tried 60 retire regularly at 10
o'clock. lie objects strenuourly 20
attending functions that will keep
him out late and rer~nts having visi'
tors stay late. lie A. an early riser.
and generally gets down to his office
before the rest OF hts office force
does.
Meal times do not always mean
relaxation. fie usually has some
business friend with him. and the
food Is incidental 20 tho discun-
sion. II has been said that ffooyer's
wh-ati~sa and m~atlens days were
no hardship 20 himself. because.
while he IL no vegetarian. yet II his
meat were taken sway from him he
would not he likely 20 notice H.
As has been said. however. he
has HIS own ideas OF recreation.
He II a tremendous reader. ON his
first trip 20 China he carried with
him on the steamer a whole uunkfui
OF books about the country. which
he read during the voyage.
While in London his favori,e
HAfurIAI AAt'i iAA'NtA 0@f't "*~Nt-
visiting art galleries
Mrs. Hoover IL very fond OF
gardening. and generally manages
10 have a flower garden where
ever they are. Her favori,e flower
In the iris.
A typical example ~ the way
H~rber, Hoover and his Wife amuae
themselves In afforded by sas only
translation in existence Of an ancient
book on mining. dc re Mefalliea.
written IN medieval Latin by a Ger
man scientist. For years sci~nttfic
societies tried 20 get translation
os il. but owing 10 It's jargon I.ahn
ana ~. peculiar subject. classical
Latin scholars always failed. The
Hoovcrs. being experts both in iahn
and in mining. took up the under.
taking. They set up laboratory.
worked out the experiments. ara
their translation II today the stand
ard English version
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-26
rum REVOLT"
COMES TO END
DalrympIe's Army Marches
Into Iron County and Out
ny .. 4. O'surlIvAN

IRON RIVER. Mich. Feb. Sc
The bioodless battlefield OF Iron Riv'
err valley stood deserted today by the
prohibition cxpeditIonary forces. un.
der MAI, A. v. Dairymple.
With an army Of 20 armed dep.
usics ard Michigan state police. bal.
rympie arrived here Tuesday nigh,
20 stamp out the ''iiauor rebellion
and arrest city and county officials
alleged 20 have interfcrod with the
work OF LEO J. Grove. prohibition
agent
After destroying eight barrels Of
wine released to him by county OF
ficiais. Dairymplc prepared TO with.
draw. under instructions from rrohi.
bi,ion Commissioner Kramer. a,
Washington
Daybrcak found Maj. Dairymplc
on route 20 Washington. lie an
nounced he would present evidence
procured here OF liquor violations 10
prohibition officials and tho depart
men, OF justice.
The Michigan oonstabuiary re-
turned TO their posts at Negaunee
early today. and other prohibition Of
fIccrs were returning to Chicago and
Milwaukee.
This closed IN. incident. as far as
Iron River r. concerned. Prosecut'
ing Attorney Martin McDonough do
ciared. early today. McDonough
called Dairynpic "a four .nusher and
bluff"
'Ho came here 20 arrest me and
several other residents OF this coun.
". but ne backed down completely. .
said McDonough.