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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
No Accounting for Tastes.

"Did you ever fall in love with a
bareback rider in circus when you
were boy?'
NO" replied Mr.. Grimpkin. "PeO-
pie used to say was queer boy. I
passed up the bareback rider and the
lovely trapeze performers in their pink
and white tights to worship at the
shrine of a snake charmer of mature
years. "-Birmlngham Age Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
OPPOSE ANTi-sTRIkE CLAUSE.
Brotherhood Heads Enter Objections
to Measure.

Washington.-Rep of the
four railway brotherhoods and heads
Of affiliated trades adopted Monday
night declaration of principles OPP
posing legislation which would make
strike of railway workers unlawful
The declaration framed at a con-
ference with President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor de-
clared 1t the sense of organized rail-
way employees that penalty clauses in
pending railroad legislation against
workers ceasing their employment
should be eliminated.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
Had Seen 1t Before.

Little Bobbie was playing school
with. his grandma the other day. He
answered the teacher quite intelligent
ly pertaining to some of the capital
letters of the alphabet. Grandma
pointed to the capital letter "Y," ask
ing him what it was. "That's easy" he
replied, that's a slingshot."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
Ungallant.

l had my tiny niece out for stroll
the other day. She caught sight of
little chap on the steps of house and
she slowed up and kept gazing at him.
| finally told her to hurry up or the
little boy would take her in his house
to live. The young chap, overhearing
me, said: "Oh no, l won't; we've got
two of 'em now"-Exchange
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
"Cold In the Head,

sons who are subject to frequent colds
IN the head" will find that the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE IL taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free,
10000 for any case Of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
3. J. Cheney G Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
What He Did,

The Magistrate-It is charged that
you used scurrilous language to this
man, and then struck him with dam
gerous missile
Prisoner Cndignantly)-Oi did moth
ing ay the koind. Oh called i'm lynn
pup, an hit i'm wild brick.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03

Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. 1t
is wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor compilations, dandruff,
itching and red rough hands.-Adv.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
important to Mothers
Tribute to His EIoquence.

DAT wuz pow'ful appeal yo' made
frum de pulpit, Pahson Simms."
I'm right glad yo' thought so. Brud-
der Jackson. Wuz yo' moved?'
Eyes, sab; most pow'ful! l had to
ho' mahself in frum putting somethin'
in de contribution box."-Boston Tran
script.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
comprehensive sympathIes.

"Do you regard yourself as capt.
talist, or labOrerT"
"Both," declared Mr.. Crosslots. IF
can manage to unload a ton Of coal
into the cellar feel like capitalist.
When 1t comes to getting the stuff
into the furnace, I'm laborer."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
Especially That Kind.

She compainingly)-You said be-
fore our marriage that my every wish
was your law.
He-Maybe l did, but you seem to
forget that laws become obsolete
Boston Transcript.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
Identified.

The alarming report from Scotland
that a parrot had developed rabies
has proved to be incorrect. The bird,
It appears, was merely endeavoring to
initiate the pes.-Punch London.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
Plans to Suppress RadjcaIism.

st. Paul, Mlnn.-Ways and means
Of Strengthening the national guards
to quell I. w. w. outbreaks and other
internal disorders In the country were
discussed at conference here of adj
lutants general of eight states.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
Caffeine From Holly Plant.

One Of the many species Of Ameri-
can holly, the one known scientifically
as "Ilex vomitorla," has been found by
chemists to contain large amounts Of
the drug caffeine, one to one and a half
per cent being available from the dried
leaves.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
Did Her Best to Get There.

When Lucy's teacher told her that
she was five minutes late for roll call,
she replied: Il didn't mean to be late,
and If hadn't ruined all the way, ia
been q heap later"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
And There Are other Public Bodies

And There Are Other PUBIC BODIES.
''There are scientific questions" said
Sir Oliver Lodge recently, that will
never be answered. One of these was
recently propounded by the Basuto
chief, who, after listening to the
house of commons for an hour, asked
what ii was for.-London Punch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
All He v,ants.

1.-THE irish patient at the end Of the
ward will get we'll"
"What makes you think so7"
''rhe doctor said today he had q
fighting chance"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03

Comparatively speaking. u miser's
soul is smaller than boarding house
gas bill.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03

Query: Does man suffer more BY
ignorance or by knowledge?
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03
ASPIRIN FOR COLDS
Name "Bayer" is on Genuine
Aspirin-say Bayer

Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
In "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Colds, Pain, Head
ache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin boxes Of IL
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03

Accept california" Syrup Of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give 1t without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
ADV.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03

Logical Conclusion.
1.-THE strike idea-"
"Well?"
Seems to be making a hit"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-01-03

killing Russian woman and her nurse
and seriously injurlng several others.
Knighthood in the order of the Brit
ish empire has been conferred by
Il ng George upon Capt. Ross Smith,
the first aviator to complete an air
plane flight from England to Aus
tralia.
Adherents of former King Manuel
are preparing for coup de'etat to
regain the lost throne of Portugal, ac-
cording to information reaching Lon
don.
When the shipping trade again set
ties down to normal conditions it will
be found Japans competitive capacity
has been considerably more than
doubled by the war. In the long run,
Japan will probably be Il more for
midable competitor than America, says
the London Daily Express.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio Is reported to
have abandoned command at Fiume,
according to dispatch received from
Rome. The dispatch adds that the
poet soldier is on the high seas.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters assO-
citation has decided, through Its trus-
tees, to refuse to accede to the full
schedule of demands presented by the
Japanese cane lsDorers, following their
convention at Honolulu.
Joseph Czerny and thirteen other
terrorists, accused of excesses during
the Bella Kun regime, were executed
at Budapest. December %.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-13

not succeeded in constructing an e11ec-
tive mine barrier across the English
Channel, what was the likelihood thai
success would crown an effort to build
"a much greater obstruction in the far
more difficult waters to the north?
Barrage Must Be Protected.
The point which few understood at
that time was the mere building OF
the barrage would not in itself pre-
vent the escapes of submarines from
the North Sea. Besides building such
a barrage it would be necessary to pro-
tect it with surface vessels. Other
wise German mine sweepers could visit
the scene and sweep up enough of the
obstruction to make a hole through
which their submarines could pass. 1t
Is evident that, in a barrage extending
$50 miles, it would not be difficult to
find some place in which to conduct
such sweeping operations, it is also
clear that it would take a considerable
number of patrolling vessels to watch
such an extensive barrier and to in
terfere with such operations. More
over, we could not send our mine layers
into the North Sea without destroyer
escort; that is, it would be necessary to
detach a considerable part Of our forces
to protect these ships while they were
laying their mines. Those responsible
for anti-suhmarine operations believed
that, in the spring and summer of 1917.
it would have been unwise to detach
these anti submarine vessels from the
areas in which they were performing
such Indispensable service.
The Overwhelming fact that we need
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weather experienced in the vicinity of
the Straits of Dover are well known.
AS one British officer expressed it at
the time, "our experience in attempting
to close the Straits has involved both
blood and tears"-blood because of the
men who were lost in laying the mines
and nets, and tears because the ardu-
Gus work of weeks would be swept
away in a storm of a single night. In
addition, at this stage of the war; the
British were still experimenting with
mines: they had discovered gradually
that the design which they had used up
to that time-the same design which
been defective. But the process of de-
veloping new mines in war time had
proved slow and difficult; and the de-
mands of the army on the munition
factories had prevented the Admir- atty
from obtaining sufficient number.
The work of the Dover patrols was a
glorious one. as will appear when all of
the facts come to public knowledge.
But in 917 this patrol was not pre-
venting the U-boats from slipping
through the Channel. The Straits of
Dover, at the point where this so-callcd
barrage was supposed to have existed,
Is about twenty miles wide. The pas
sage way between Scotland and Nor
way is $50 miles wide. The water in
the Channel has an average depth of a
few fathoms; in the northern expanse
of the North Sea it reaches an average
depth of 500 feet. Mining in such deep
waters had never been undertaken or
even considered before by any nation.
The English Channel is celebrated for
its strong tides and stormy weather,
but is is not the scene of the tempes-
tuous gales which rage so frequently.
in the winter months in these north
ern waters. If the British navy had
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-13
Difficulties Of Mine Laying
:. In the North Sea =.

the one sure method of salvation for
the allied cause. To have started the
North Sea barrage in the spring and
summer of 1917. would have meant
abandoning the convoy system; this
would have been sheer madness.
It Couldn't Be Done.
Thus in 1917 the North Sea barrage
was not ready answer to the popu-
lar proposal ito seal the rats up in
their hole" We did not have a mine
which could be laid in such deep waters
in sufficient numbers to have formed
any barrier at all; and even if we had
possessed one. the construction of the
barrage would have demanded such an
enormous number that they could not
have been manufactured in time to
finish the barrage until late in the
year 1918. Presently, the situation be-
gan to change. The principal fact
which made possible this great enter
prise was the invention of an entirely
new type. of mine. The old mine con-
sisted of huge steel globe, filled with
high explosives, which could be fired
only by contact That is, it was neces-
sary for the surface of ship, such as
a submarine. to strike against the sur
face of the mine, to start the mechan-
ism which ignited the explosive charge.
The mere fact that this immediate con-
tact was essential. enormously in
creased the difficulty of successfully
mining waters that range in depth
from 400 to 900 feet. If the mines were
laid anywhere near the surface, the
submarine, merely by diving beneath
them, could avoid all danger; if they
were laid any considerable depth, it
could said with complete safety above
them. Thus if such a mine were to be
used at all. we should have had 20
plant several layers. one under nc
other, down to depth of about .5e
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-13
HOW HANNA '.FIXED'
"GOLD" CONVENTION

A few weeks before the convention
took place, an effort was made TO bring
out Tom Reed, speaker OF the House OF
Representatives. as a rival candidate.
The Reed movement never developed
any strength. Long before they met
in the convention hall, il was so well
recognized that Mckinley would be
nominated, that the only interest was
that which conferred about the plat
form.
This was the beginning OF the free
silver controversy. The democratic
convention had not been held: but the
republican managers had noticed the
mutterings of free silver. These nut
terings were coming from the west, and
1t was evident that the money issue
would have to be faced.
Everybody crowded the rooms oc-
cupied by Mark Hanna He was the
recognized leader, and everybody
wanted to know what he intended 10
do about the money plank in the plat
form. He was frank and determined
He said the convention would have 10
come out flat-footedly for the gold
standard.
1t did so. and the tariff issue was
crowded into the background. Sound
money and prosperity were the is
sues, and the campaign slogan was the
famous fun dinner paif'-a tribute TO
the inventiveness OF Mark Hanna
The convention went quickly and
tamely through the forms OF ominat-
ing speeches and the roll calls. and
adopted the monetary declaration
handed TO it by Hanna and got ready
for the real fight which was precipi-
tated when the Chicago convention a
little later nominated William j. Bryan
following his famous Cross OF Gold
and Crown of Thorns" speech.
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8: 8. = = = = = 8, y u y . :. . = = y
. JAY NEWS. q

Jay June 1.-The election for
county and state officers held here
yesterday passed off quietly. The re-
turns are coming in slowly, due 10 the
length OF the ballot. Near 200 votes
were cast at this box and all night
was required to tabuIate the vote.
The following is the result in three
precincts in the northern part Of this
county: For u. s. senate. s. J. Cats.
15s; d. u. Fletcher 174; for congress.
Hancock 129: Smithwick, 1879; Watson
So; Sheats is leading for state super
intendent of education. McGeachy is
far in the lead for state attorney. For
state senate Baggett is leading. Mock
and Hardin are leading here for the
two representatives. Mitchell and
Campbell are in the lead for sheriff,
and IT may require the count Of the
first and second choice votes 70 deter
mine the result. For county super
intendent, Smith 17s; Hobbs. Is5. This
is going TO be a very close race and
may require the official count. For
members of the school board. 3. A.
Higdon, in district 2. 211; Wall 1s2.
For governor. Hardee has a lead Of
IS over both his opponents. W. B.
Dobbs. has been nominated over three
others for commissioner for district
three. It will be day or two before
definite returns from the state are sn
due to the length Of the ballot and the
unsettled weather and the conditions
of the roads.
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BY gibson GARDNER.

The Mckinley convention of 1896
was fixed" convention. It had been
fixed by the famous Marcus Aurelius
Hanna, businessman of Cleveland, o.
1t was fixed that William Mckinley,
ex- congressman from Ohio should be
nominated. 1t was fixed by a care
fully planned campaign of publicity
and organization in the republican
party.
There was no uncertainty, no
drama" no action.
The country had experienced sew
eral years of hard times" following
the panic of 1898. In the west the de-
preston was greatest. The farmers had
suffered poor crops and were unable
TO pay their mortgages and interest to
eastern capital.
Mark Hanna was quick to realize the
psychology of the situation. He picked
out Mckinley, who had been prominent
as a high tariff champion while in con-
gress, and who was a conservative,
conventional and safe business mans
type of candidate.
Hanna raised money without trouble
among the businessmen to finance the
plan to make Mckinley the republican
nominee. For more than a year before
the convention the work went on.
The practical workers in the repub-
lican party organization were con-
WINGED that Mr.. Kinley would be good
tariff and prosperity candidate, and in
various parts of the county little para
graphs began to appear in the papers
educating the voter to this idea.
At the end of the year the public
was educated and the delegates
hand picked"
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fields had by no means succeeded in
proving more than a harassing meas
ure. 1t was estimated that the North
Sea barrage would require about 400,-
900 mines, far more than existed in the
world at that time, and far more than
all our manufacturing resources could
then produce within a reasonable Pc
Rod.
I have already made the point, and
cannot make it too frequently, that
time is often the essential element in
war-and in this case it was of vital
importance. Whether a program is a
wise one or not depends not only upon
the feasibility of the plan itself. but
upon the time and the circumstances
in which it is proposed. In the spring
of 1917 the situation which we were
facing was that the German submarines
were destroying Allied shipping at the
rate of nearly 100000 tons a month
The one thing which was certain was
that, If this destruction should continue
for four or five months, the Allies
would be obliged to surrender uncon-
ditionally. The pressing problem was
to find methods that would check these
and that would check
them in time. The convoy system was
the one naval plan-the point cannot
be made too emphatically-whic in
April and May of 1917 held forth the
certainty of Immediately accomplish
ing this result. Other methods of op-
posing the submarines were developed
which magnificently supplemented the
convoy; but the convoy, at least was
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Carriers. June 11.--Thornas Davis
son OF William and Banner Davis died
Monday at a. IN. at the home of his
sister. Miss Priscilla Davis at the age
of 80. He lived at Deerland and had
lbeen sick for some time with dropsy.
He wanted TO visit his relatives once
more and after coming several weeks
ago he appeared TO be getting better
but was taken so much worse last
week that Doctor McGriff OF Crest
view was called and on Monday he
died. He was buried on Tuesday al
the Davis cemetery where his father
and mother and several brothers have
proceeded him. He leaves a wife and
two boys TO mourn his departure be-
sides a host of relatives. c. c. Hud-
son gave some selections from the
Bible and those present sang several
hymns.
Mrs. Levitt. Of Camp Walton came
Saturday to spend some time with
Mrs. f. A. Mooney.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. y. Hartgrove and
son spent Saturday al Camp Walton.
p. L. Hand has been running his
saw mill this week TO get out some
lumber for w. ]. Rice. of Crestview,
to use on his building at Greater
Camp Walton. Greater Camp Walton
is building up so IL begins TO make a
showing. A two-story building is go
ing up. one bungalow and a brick
building besides Geo. MarIer has a
nice store and has just put in good
stock of groceries.
Z. r. Mckee and family and Miss
caylor spent Sunday afternoon at
Camp Walton.
p, L. Hand has set OF new boat
ways at his place and is ready to re-
pair crafts of all kinds,
Mrs. w. NJ. Hartgrove spent Tues
day afternoon calling on Mrs. Z. A.
Mooney
Miss Hawthorn, Mr.. Cook, Miss
Webb and Miss Brown. OF crestview.
called en- Mrs. Z. r. Mckee Saturday.
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ed all the surface craft we could as
semble for the convoy system. The
destroyers which we had available for
this purpose were entirely inadequate;
to have diverted any of them for other
duties would at that time have meant
destruction to the Allied cause. The
object of placing this barrage so far
north was to increase the enemys diff
ficulty in attempting to sweep pas
sage through 1t and facilitate its de-
tense by our forces. The impossibility
of defending mine barrier placed too
far south was shown by experience in
that area of the North Sea which was
known as the wet triangle" BY April
1917, the British had laid more than
10000 mines in the Blight Of Heligoland,
and were then increasing these OBJ
structions at the rate of 5000 MINES
month. Yet this vast explosive field
did not prevent the Germans from
sending their submarines to "a. Inc
enemy sweepers were dragging ut
channels through the minefields almost
as rapidly as the British were putting
them down; we could not prevent this,
because protecting vessels could not
remain so near the German bases with
out losses from submarine attacks.
Moreover, the Germans also laid mines
in the same area in order to trap the
British minelayers; and these opera
tions resulted in very considerable
losses on each side.
These impediments made the egress
of submarine difficult and nerve
racking process; it sometimes required
two or three days and the assistance of
a dozen or so surface vessels to get
few submarines through the Heligoland
Blight into open waters. several We're
unquestionably destroyed in the opera
tom yet the activity OF submarines In
the Atlantic showed that these mine
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could easily be foreseen when the net
amount of Allied shipping, after the
submarines had done their worst,
would show promising increase. But
as stated above, the submarines were
still causing serious losses; and IT was,
therefore, very important that We
should leave no stone unturned toward
demonstrating beyond shadow OF
doubt that warfare as conducted y
these craft could be entirely put dowa.
The more successfully we demonstrated
this fact and the more theoretically we
prosecuted every form Of opposition,
the earlier would his general morale
break down aud victory be assn ID.
In war, where human lives, as well as
interests, are at stake no
thought whatever can be given to ex-
pense. 1t is impossible to place val
ue on human life. Therefore. on. No
2, 1917, the so-called North
ern Barrage" project was officially
adopted by both the American and the
British governments. When / say that
the proposed mine field was as long as
the distance from Washington to New
York, some idea of its magnitude may
be obtained. Nothing like it had ever
been attempted before. The combined
operation involved a mass of detail
which the lay mind can hardly COM
prehend. The cost-s4o. 900 .000--is per-
haps not as astonishing figure in the
statistics of this war. but it gives some
of the size of the under
taking.
(To be eontinued)
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800, 900 tons. Meanwhile. the construc-
ton Of merchant shipping, largely a
result of the tremendous expansion of
American shipbuilding facilities, was
increasing at tremendous rate. A
diagram of these. the two essential
factors in the submarine campaign,
disclosed such rapidly rising curve Of
new shipping. and such a rapidly fall
ing curse of sinkinss, that the time