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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
w w HARVEY
KILLS HIMSELF


" w. Harvey, one of the most
widely known rancllers in Diamond
valley, Alpinne county, California,
hanged himself at his home last
week after disposing OF his ranch for
$4,000.
lie was 70 years old Nc reason
could be given for the suicide. llar-
vey was in excellent health and had
seemed to be in the best of spirits all
day, but it is believed that the act
may have been committed in fit OF
dispondency over the thought OF hay
ing to leave the ranch where he had
lived for SO many years.
The act was committed Immediately
after he had received $4,000 in cash
and S20,0G0 in securities for his ranch
from NJ, H. Levers. He apparent
ly LETT no note or communication
which, might account for his death.
Harvey is survived by widow, two
sons and two daughters.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
DENIES HE Is AN IMPOSTER

Evidence that the widow OF United
States Senator George S. Nixon is a
countess has been submitted in Los
Angeles by her youthful husband,
Count Armand de Aeria, who was
known as Harold Adrian while em-
ployed as o movie organist in this
city last year.
De s\leria produced documents pur-
porting to be the official record OF the
death OF his father. Don Cesareo Re
caredo. Count d'Aleria Ribadeo in
Madrid, Spain, August 81 1900
Adrian has taken exception to the
remarks of Bert Nixon, son OF the
bride that he is not a nobleman, but
an imposter.
1t became known today that a war
rant charging Adrian with the embez-
Element of diamond ring was issued
here Janaruy 2o,1olo, by Judge Mat
thew Brady. The complaint was filed
by Harriet Galeria. employed in the
York Bradford compnay's paper box
factory, 663 Howard street. The war
rant was cancelled two days later.
In Los Angeles last night Adrian
denied that he knew Harriet Galeria.
San Francisco Bulletin
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
Hector McKinnon
0ut on Parole

Hector McKinnon, who was grant
ed thirty day parole from prison by
the board of pardons recently in order
that he might attend TO urgent busi-
ness affairs has petitioned tie board
asking that his parole conditions be
modified so at to permit him to go te
Mineral county.
Under the condition OF the parole
granted McKinnon he is forbidden te
visit Mineral county. He asks that
the board permit him to visit the 81
mon district, Mineral county. in Gus
tody OF prison guard or alone, in
order that he may aid his surveyor in
resurveying the claims
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
Highway Bids to be
Opened March 9th

Notifications from Washington
that the plans for the state highway
around the west side of Walker Lake
have been approved resulted in the
state department of highways an
nouncing yesterday that bids for that
piece OF road will be advertised for
at once and will be opened on March
/. The bids will be opened at the
highway department headquarters in
Carson at 40 o'clock that day and
no bids will be received after twelve
o'clock on that day.
The department estimates on the
cost of construction of the strip OF
road are being prepared and it is hoped
will be ready to permit the advertise
ment for bids being made not later
than Saturday.
The road is approximately ten miles
in length and much of it will be cut
out of the solid rock. 1t is the link in
the state highway connecting West
ern and Southern Nevada c. c. Cot
trell, state highway engineer, says he
expects many bids for the job, in
quiries about it having been received
from many sources. 1t will be one OF
the biggest single contracts yet to be
let by the department The entire
piece of road is in Mineral county
The original high line survey has
been abandoned and the lower or lake
shore line is to be followed In a
number of places it has been found
necessary to use bracket bridges, while
a number of overhanging trestles arc
to be erected. The ten miles that is
to be opened for bids will be along
the section of the highway calling for
the most careful engineering and con-
struction. All bridge work and
trestles are to be set on cement foun-
dations while drainage is to be provid-
ed at the approach of all the deer
canyons. All this work is practically
finished in detail.
The finishing of this road will make
it possible to drive from Reno to To
nopah with but one summit, that al
Carriers, few miles east of Gardner
vile In fact this will be the one
summit between Reno and the Colo
rado river
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

The statistician of the Gazette has
compiled the following interesting
and amusing data from the names in
the new Reno City Directory:
The Smiths, always favorite in the
betting, crossed the wire lengths
ahead with tn Browns running second,
but third place goes to dark horse
and long shot, the Millers So the
Jonses are in the also ran class for
the first time in history. Here is
list of leaders in their numerical
ORDER
Smiths, 50; Browns, 81; Millers,3 "a;
Clarks, 81; Andersons, 81; Davis, 80;
Williams, %; Joneses, %; Martins, 81;
Burkes, 26; Harris,24, and Burns, 1S
The usual weird combination of
names is to be found in the book. For
example, you find Beer, with one
Stine, three Glasses, and four Cams.
Passing on the naturalist will be in
tSiSstSu III t"Shty \dhippSiiS, tWo
Wolfes, two Lyons, two Hoggs, two
Fowles, two Finches, two Buggs, two
Robbins, one Bull, one Serpentino,
two Cranes, one Stag, three Swans,
eleven Lambs, one Grove, Six
Leaches, two Bacrs, one Chick, one
Cockrell, and Pickrell, three Colds,
three brakes and one Dragon.
Brown, as usual predominates in
the color scheme, which is made up OF
fifty-two Browns, nineteen Whites,
four Blacks, six Greens and nine
Grays.
The nationalities are represented by
one Portugal two French, one Ger
man and one Ireland
Anatomically speaking there are;
one Finger, four Foote's, four Klaus,
one Hyde, one Shank and ten Harts.
y further scrutiny brings the bo-
tanical list If one Thorn, one Grass,
Two Roots, one Rose and one Fiorez.
The professions and the trades
shape up as follows: Six Hammer
smiths, one Harper, two Merchants,
two Potters, one Granger, five Port
crs, eleven Barbars, two Painters TWEEN
ty-three Taylors, thirty four Mllers,
two Thatchrs, one Dyer, one Lawyer,
five Popes. five Buffers five Bakers.
four Pipers, two Plummcrs, one Shoe
maker and one Shearer, six Coopers,
one Forester and one Carpenter
There is an atmosphere of recre-
alton about it with three Hunters.
two Fishers, two Gums and three
Hooks.
Now comes the grim part of II all,
and It is fitting that the last chapter
embrace one Toombs. two Graves and
six Collins.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14

Add Vocational Lyrics.
For the Telephone Girl-'1 Hear
You Calling Me."-Boston Transcript.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
so PER CENT TONOPAH
MINERS QUIT WORK

Judging by reports received about
90 per cent of the miners employed in
the mines of Tonopah refused to go
ON shift last Monday, following the
refusal OF the operators to continue
the bonus system, which has been in
effect since the agreement was reach
ed through the efforts of Governor
Boyle and Federal Mediator JOS Lord,
between the miners and operators
about three months ago
As result of the shortage OF men
only one mine was working in Tonop-
all Tuesday.
In the Divide district however, it
IS stated that all the properties, with
the exception OF the Divide ENten-
sion. are at work with full crews,
In rumors arriving from Reno the
impression was conveyed that the
mine owners anticipate trouble in
Tonopah and have asked Federal pro-
lection. but this, il is stated, has been
refused. the government declining to
interfere in the matter.
At noon Nothing had been received
at the executive offices at the Capitol
regarding the situation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14

proposals, contrac' and specifications Sc
cured at Office Of the Undersigned; may
also be examined at the county clerks
ohlce II hawthorne Cash deposit OF Sl5
with undersigned required FOR copy of
plans-s25 required for copy of plans with
cross sections. which will be refunded on
their return in good condition. Bids must
be on Proposal Form Of Highway Depart
ment and accompanied 10y certified check
IN the amount of ) per cent of the bid
Right is reserved to reject any aud all
bids
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
A. Summerfield Dies
In Reno Hospital

Alex. Summerfeld. pioneer resi-
dent and merchant of Nevada, died
i'll a Reno hospital Friday morning
after all illness of little over a
month, at the age of eighty seven
years.
Mr.. Summerfeld was native of
Poland. He came to this country
when he vas fourteen years of age
and settled in Nevada in the early
days, locating at Sutro, where he
conducted a general store for a
III Aher of years. He came from
there to Hawthorne, arriving here
before the advent of the railroad,
and establishing the pioneer basi-
nees oil the town, which under his
able management, flourished for
many wears. In his Younger days
NJ, Summerfcld was dominant
factor in State and county politics.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lydia Summer6eld, his sons, S. NJ.
and Francis Summer6eld, of Nina;
and his daug tiers. Mrs. !. II.
White and Mrs. Myrtle Sullivan.
The remains will be brought to
Hawthorne tonight, and interment
will be in the local cemetary Sun
day afternoon.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
THE DEADLY FLU
AT MINDEN

Mrs. Agnes Bull, eighty one years
of age, died Thursday at the home of
her daughter, in Sheridan Mrs. Bull
was victim of the Influenza
Mrs Rose MeCollum, of Fredrick-
burg. died Wednesday of the inilu-
enza.
At the time OF her death, Mrs Nc
Collum was twenty-eight years of age
She is survived by her husband p
McColum, her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Soccossa and two brothers and a
sister,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
Items of Local Interest

Joe Jones, the mining magnate,
is visiting Reno.
w. H. Brule. a mining engineer
of San Francisco and Nevada, is
examining tile mining ground be-
longing to A. Peterson in the hills
west of Walker Lake. Mr.. Brule
thinks very highly of the property
and it is probable that deal in
volving the transfer of the claims
will result from his visit.
District Attorney White returned
Saturday morning from Carson
and Reno, where he has been on
business connected with his Office.
Dan Sullivan, State Auditor, ar
rived in Hawthorne this morning.
He is paving all official visit to the
county officers
Miniug gineers repi esenting
Mizpah Company of Tonoah are
examining the Big Injun mining
property, ard it is within the pro-
liabilities that this and the Mt.
Cory may be the scene of renewed
activities in the near future.
B. H. Martens and Thore Lima
were down from their mining pro
perry in the Alum creek district to-
dav. They are driving tunnel on
strong vein with as good values
in gold. silver and molybdinite.
Martin Fitting, Joe Jones and
Slim Roberts. wro have been work
ing the Garfield mine, came in
THURSDAY for few days rest.
Mrs. Earl Bell of Bodie is visit
ing her sister Mrs. G.. A. McInnis.
l.. B. Spencer and Mrs. Spencer
were visitors last Saturday from Nina.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Stannard, who
were in Carson attending special ses-
sion, returned Tuesday with new
Hupmobile.
Lou Ulrich is again with the state
Highway crew who are working on
the survey west of the lake.
Frank Barlage returned from Nina
last Tuesday.
The Tom Sharpe family returned to
Reno after a two days visit with
Mrs Olivia Balzar.
Gene Feretti is now doing business
in the George Reading glrage
Mrs, Fred Ba1zar and Mrs. Charles
Dimock left Wednesday for Bishop.
Sheriff Fred Balzar and District
Attorney J. H. White, of Mineral
county were visitors during the week
Although they were here on official
tu..ness they declare they had very
pleasant time and fully appreciate the
hosp lality of our people. .-Yerington
Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-14
hs,aen.e . n. LIfs,s cruelbls.

M men iving are more worthy to
he trusted than those who toll up from
poverty. none less inclined to take or
touch aught which they have not hon.
ssily earncd.--Lincoln.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09
PRAISES LOFTY
SUMTER SPIRIT
Another Arkansan, AS
Result Of Visit Here,
Writes

The following Arkansas letter has
been received by L. A. Thomas, of
Plains. as a result of the visit here
Angst 2, of the tourists special:
''Mr. L. A. Thomas, Plains, Ga. Dear
Mr.. Thomas:
at is nearly three weeks now since
it was my pleasure to be III your
company, and enjoy that truly South
ern hospitality that is so plainly
shown by every citizen of yolr splen-
did community.
81 was pretty we'll un-nervel when
l reached home from the trip, not
being accustomed TO the strenuous
life that we led during the ten days
of our tour, and vas forced to get
away for a lew Csys rest.
81 took a little run over to Hot
Springs, Ark, which is $50 miles
from here, and part of Arkansas that
/ surely would be glad if you could
visit. / am now feeling much bet
ter again.
"The stop at Americas was the first
day of our tour, but let me say now,
that at no place on the entire trip
were we made to feel more at home,
and did we more thoroughly enjoy
the trip, and gain that solid concrete
information that we went for, than
in your wonderful county of Sum-
ter. | have said freely since my re-
turn home, that while we saw soil
in the Carolinas that was probably
richer than the soil in Sumter coun-
ty, Georgia, we did not see a place
anywhere where the community spir-
it was so much in evidence, or where
the people were more progressive
and doing such wonderful things with
their opportunities, and frankly, if
] was figuring to leave Arkansas now,
/ would be turning my face toward
Sumter county.
"You have community, and a,
citizenship of which any Georgian
may we'll be proud. 1t seemed to me
that every man, woman and child
of your county was proud of every
one else, and with such spirit, the
people, of any community will not
only prosper, but will grow rich at
heart as well.
"The day at and around Ameri-
Gus will always stand out wildly In
my recollections, and I only hope
our own Arkansas people that we love
so we'll, can catch the spirit of the
sunshine that so plainly beams out in
your citizenship, and not only pros
per in commercial way, but grow
better men and women in Arkansas
as you are doing in Georgia.
"I thank you heartily, also your
splendid son, for the cheerful and
pleasant manner in which you enter
tanned the party in your car, of which
it was my good fortune to be mem
Der, and to assure you that the day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09
OTTO AUTO

spent with you was one of much val
ue to us, and that we got inspiration
to bigger things agriculturally, and
in a few years we feel that our Ar
kansas dirt will be showing marked
evidence of the experiences gained
while in your great state.
"Yith kindest personal regards
and best wishes for the continued sue
cess of all your undertakings, l beg
to remain, cordially
81. E. WILLIAMS,
Cashier Arkansas Bank & Trust Co.,
Newport, Ark"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09

At $7.98-Ladies' New Fall Boots
of fine feathers, all new toes, new
heels, black and cordovan, regularly
$40.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09

At SIS to $6-New Fall Styles of
E. C. Skuffer Children's School
Shoes, lexible soles, none better made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09
Moonshiners Bring
Stills to Church

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Sept. ga
preachers plea did something the rev.
enue men couldn't do, when it re-
suited in the delivery of four stills to
the Straight Fork church in Scott
county. Evangelist Adkins asked the
moonshiners to quit. He put it 50
forcefully that four of them brought
in stills at the next meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09
500 Pounds a Year
For Meat For Cats

LONDON. Sept. 8-The Port of
London Authority is now spending
500 pounds a year on meat for cats.
The meat is necessary to feed the
large armv of cats required to deal
with rats and mice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09

40 am Albany-Jaxville 1859 !
%Daily, except Sunday.
Sunday only.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09
THESTANDARD
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SPECIALS.

At S7.98-Ladies' New Fall Boots,
of fine feathers, all new toes, new
heels, black and cordovan, regularly
$40.
At S. to S6-New Fall Styles of
E. C. Skuffer Children's School
Shoes, lexible soles, none better made.
At 35c-Children's School Hosiery,
fine Xxi ribbed Isle finish, sizes to
91-2, every pair worth soc.
At S3.98-Misses and Children's
MILDLY Suits of fine quality, fast col
ored linene, made to retail at SIS.
At S12.50-Boys' Wool Serge
Suits. the famous Martha Washington
make, sizes 8 to 16 years, they equal
in every way suits retailing at $3.50.
At S1.35 to $l.98-Haynes' Union
Suits. for all size boys up to size "a,
very elastic, wear guaranteed
At S1.65 yd.-Thousands of yards
new all silk Crepe de Chine, 40
inches wide, in black, white and col
ors.
At S1.5O-Pure Silk Georgette
Crepe, 40 inches wide in black, white
and all colors.
At S5-New Slip-on Sweaters, for
ladies', all colors and of pure wool,
yarn.
At S3.98-One big table of of odd
Skirts of Silk, Silk Poplin and all
wool serges, some of them formerly
sold up to So.
At $1.98-Men's fall weight Union
SHIFTS .bleached snow white, all sizes
from Sd to AZ; value $3.50.
At .9S-Ladies and Misses MILDLY
Blouses, made of Lonsdale Jeans,
plain white or colored collars, sleeves
plain or trimmed with emblems
value $3.50.
At 35c-Twenty styles of Mems
Soft Collars, of white mercerized pop
Inns. fancy corded pique, and benga-
line corded silk, all sizes.
At S2.98-Men's Overalls, guar
anteed best quality denim, al sizes
including extra size waist upto 90;
regularly $3.50.
AT 9Sc-Ladies' Storm Rubber
Overshoes, all sizes 2 to 8; regular
Iy $1.25.
Oyershoes, all sizes from 8 to IL;
value $1.5G
At .9S-Men's Madras and Per-
cal Shirts Shirts, E. & W. make, great
variety of pretty stripes and neat
figures; regular $3.50. ),
At csc yard-Over three thousand
wards good quality Mattress Ticking,
~" At 4sc-one bale Of A. G. A.
Feather Ticking, less than the whole
sale price.
STANDARD
DRY GOODS co.
r..-.a 6, Nat Rank Of Camarea
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09

At 35c-Children' School Hosiery,
fine Xxi ribbed Isle finish, sizes 5 to
91-2, every pair worth SOC.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09

Halos about the sun and moon are
caused by drops of water in dense
clouds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-09
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ca.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed.
The Adair County news., 1920-01-07
GERMANY UNDONE
BY OWN WEAPON
Had Sold to America Secret
of Making Explosive
From Air.
Big NITRATE PLANT RESULTS.
Built in Eight Months It Con-
Vinces Kaiser of His Defeat.
BY GARRETT SMITH.

One of the most romantic passages
in the secret history of the World War
IS the story of how the Ordnance De-
partment of the United States Army
made It possible for America, until
then utterly lacking in ammunition
and in facilities for making it, to man.
ufacture unlimited quantities of pow
erful explosives out Of air and rock.
1t was largely the knowledge of this
fact that forced Germany to surrender
when she did.
The secret was secured from Ger
many herself. 1t was an open busi-
ness transaction between business
men, whereby we apparently acquired
nothing more military than a process
for making high grade fertilizer
known as cyanamid.
Frank Sherman Washburn, head of
the group Of business men who bought
this process, conceived the germ of
the idea in the early nineties while in
South America as consulting engineer
in connection with the production and
shipping of Chilean nitrate of soda.
Nitrogen compounds are an essential
part of all commercial fertilizers. The
only available natural nitrate deposits
in large quantities are in Chile. This
supply was diminishing. Germany,
which had been taking about one
fhfpd - thu nj oil
ready experimenting with processes
for their artificial production. In 1907
Mr.. Washburn secured in Germany
the American rights of the cyanamid
process which had been invented in
that country.
Turning Air Into Weapon.
By this process air, which is a mix
ture of about four-fifths nitrogen gas
and one-fifth oxygen, is placed in con-
tanners and subjected to pressure and
cold until it turns to a liquid. Then
the nitrogen is distilled in much the
same manner as alcohol is separated
from water But before this nitrogen
can be used as a fertilizer it must be
combined with a chemical combination
Of lime and carbon known as calcium
carbide, produced by burning ordinary
limestone in big rotary kilns and com
bining it In the electric furnace with
carbon supplied in the form of ordi-
nary coke.
Cyanamid thus produced contains
the elements of ammonium nitrate, one
of the most powerful Of modern expIG-
Eives. By one process ammonia is ex.
tracted from the cyanamid. BY an
other process nitric acid is extracted
from another batch Of this same sEa-
The Adair County news., 1920-01-07

namid. Then the ammonia and nitric
acid are combined and there you have
ammonium nitrate ready for packing
into shells with TINT.
There are three kinds Of explosives
used for bursting shells in modern
warfare-TNT, picric acid and ammo
mum nitrate. The United States was
equally deficient in raw materials and
plants for manufacturing all three of
these explosives. Under the best of
conditions the cost of either INT or
nitric acid is about two and one-half
the cost of ammonium nitrate But
the United States was wholly depend
ent upon Chilean nitrate of soda as a
raw material for ammonium nitrate,
with the exception of small produc-
ton of nitrogen from the coking of
coal. The Chilean supply was 1880
miles away from New York City by
way of the Panama Canal, and the
route by way Of the Straits of Magel-
Ian is nearly twice as long.
A Record Building Operation.
Shortly after the war began in Eu-
rope the German government entered
into the fixation of air nitrogen for
military explosives on a vast scale. II
was not, however, until the fall of 1917
that the United States government
took 1t up.
The Ordnance Department asked Mr.
Washburn's company to organize a
subsidiary corporation, known as the
Air Nitrates Corporation, with Mr..
WaShburn as president, to act as
agent of the government for the con-
struction and operation of the air nj
trates plant at Muscle Shoals, Ala
bama. This corporation provided the
designs, erected the equipment In the
chemical plants and supervised all the
other work 1t also operated the
camp, The town and the plant. Other
work Is sublet to several of the best
known organizations in the United
States. Westinghouse Church Kerr
Company built the plant buildings, the
camp, the permanent city and utilities.
The ]. G. White Engineering Corpora
ton designed and built the nitrate
acid plant. The NJ. w. Kellogg Com
pany furnished the piping and built
the chimneys. On February 10, 1918,
ground was broken, and eight months
and eight days later the $60,000,00O
Muscle Shoals plant began producing
ammonium nitrate. In that brief pc
Rod $1,000 men had completed the
plant and around it, where not a
house stood before, had arisen city
Of $4,000 inhabitants.
This plant when in full operation
was ready to provide Is per cent Of all
explosives to be used by all the alIiea
on all the allied fronts during the s1
pected spring drive Of 1919.