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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21
POSTAL GROWTH
DENOTES ADVANCE
POSTMASTER G. w. LIKES QUAR-
TERLY REPORT SHOWS FAL-
LON ADVANCEMENT IN A
MOST EMPHATIC SENSE
NAY GET DELIVERY
Street Numbering and Side Walk
Building Only Requirements to
Get Village Delivery

Postmaster George w. Likes re-
port for the quarter ending March
s1st shows that in the Fallon post
Office Uncle Sam 10 possessed of one
OF the best paying stations in the en-
tire country. community population
figured. Not only does the last local
postal report portend more than the
usual amount Of postal profit, but 1t
carries a positive indication that tho
population here Ii rapid growing.
and the utmost substantially Of busi-
ness is proven as we'll.
Stamp sales, generally considered
the truest indication OF postal busi-
ness volume. were made BY the Fal-
lon Office during the first three
months of this year to the amount Of
$4.223.09. or at the rate Of near "
$4,000 annually. This sum Il
more than double the amount sold
during 1915, when the yearly sales
totaled $S,2s5.13. During 1917 the
stamp sales amounted to Ss.740.s1:
in 1918. $s,5s4.Oo: In 1919, 311,-
19O.76.
Thus 1t will be seen that each year
has witnessed substantial increases
In the amount of stamps sold through
the local once. additional evidence
that the local advancement has been
both substantial and rapid.
Usually the last quarter OF each
Is featured by record breaking post
al transactions. but though the last
quarter of 1919 was the busiest of
last year. $3.509.11 in stamps being
sold in the three-month period, It
has : been overtopped emphatically
BY the succeeding quarter Of this
year.
Mr.. Likes states that the other
departments of his Office. including
parcel post. money order and regis
tered mail. are experiencing growths
in keeping with the stamp
sales advances, the aggregate volume
Of local postal being SO rapid grow
ing that the resources of the depart
ment are taxed to care for the exi-
gencies of the Fallon office. He en-
phasizes the fact that village mail
delivery may be had here by num-
berng the houses of the city and
building sidewa.ks. the government
regulations according this form of
dispehcstion to Incorporated towns
where the annual stamp sales exceed
$4,000 annually.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21
SENATOR P|TTMAN
IS HARD WORKING
Is MEMBER OF SUBCOMMITTEE
INVESTIGATING NAVAL MAT.
TIERS AND WORKS INDEFATIG-
ABLY FOR COUNTRY
l. H. KENT WRITES SON
Says Nations Officers Are Underpaid
And should be Treated
More Fairly

The following letter from l. II.
Kent to his son, Ira L., of the Kent
Company store In this city. deals
with national politics and other
matters commanding the interest of
the people here:
Washington d. c., April 13, 1920.
Dear Ira:
1t is just two months to a day
since we left Fallon and 1t seems
an age to us. We are going to New
York in a day or two II we can get
there. Everything Is tied up by the
strike.
Last evening We had Senator and
Mrs. Key Pittman as dinner guests
and we afterward went to the theat-
er.
am incloslng you clipping from
this evenings Washington Times
dealing with the fire that destroyed
the Pittman home here. They are
now living at the Wardman hotel.
They had expected to move into the
home by the time hot weather Is
here. | think Senator Pittman is
finding It as hard to get along as
any of the government officials.
think II Is an outrage that our public
servants are not better paid. as 1t
is very apparent that they are find
ing il difficult to get along on what
they now receive. | mention this
because l heard in conversation, |
think 1t was In the Panama canal
zone. that Pittman had made a lot
of money out of the war and was
building the finest home in WASH
ington. AS matter OF fact the
home destroyed was bought by Mrs.
Pittman several years ago for few
thousand dollars and she has since
spent her time and money trying to
fix 1t up and make 1t habitable.
Throughout this time she would put
on her old clothes and spend her
time working at the place which was
old and located on a fiye-acre tract
of land In the outskirts OF Washing
ton. She spent money and time on
the improvements In very modest
manner and the loss of the home
by fire will prove a distinct blow TO
her.
Pittman told me over the phone
today that he was sorry the place
did not burn two years ago. | find
him to be a very busy and hard
working man. He is member or
the subcommittee investigating the
naval matters, about which we are
hearing so much these days. He
ought to take a rest but refuses to
do SO.
The political situation is getting
warm here and the Republicans are
doing all they can to discredit the
administration. So far they have
not made much headway. The DEM
ocrats seem to lack leadership and
everyone blames Wilson. The Ill
ness of House Leader Claude Kit
chen will prove a disaster fofr the
party in the house.
Back here 1t looks as though Nc
Adoo and Edwards are In the lead
but not many think either Johnson
or wood will get the Republican
presidential nomination. The wet
and dry planks are going to cause
both parties much trouble as most
of the larger cities are demanding a
change in the national prohibition
law.
Yours,
I. II. Kent.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21
CARS ARE DRIVEN
TOO RECKLESSLY

A great deal of complaint is
being occasioned these days by the
reckless driving of one or two
in charge of the school district
automobiles. One driver has been a
particular persistent offender and to
the positive knowledge of the nara
tor frequently steers a mad course
through the residential districts OF
this city.
Pedestl ians. II agile, stand q
chance OF lodging fast moving autos
but the children who ride are help
less and unless some one moves to
curtail the speed of the school dis
trict conveyances, both In and out Of
the city, shocking accident may IL
reason be expected
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21
STANDARD STARTS
A NEW FEATURE

Commencing with this issue the
Standard institutes the within
Churchill County" front page fea-
ture, which will be permanently
maintained as distinct part of the
paper. Photographs are wanted Of
characteristic county scenes. which
will be illustrative to the mind at q
distance of what is offered here.
Pictures of urban and rural homes.
farming scenes, and other distinctive
things are wanted by this paper
which will bear the cost of cut max
ing.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21
TRAPPING BOOM
is NOW AT AN END

The great boom in fur prices,
which has been the sensation of the
entire West for the past two sea-
sons, seems at last to have reached
its end. At least such appears to be
the fact from returns received from
recent shipments to Eastern fur
buyers as we'll as from various state
ments and quotations received from
them during the past few days, says
the winnemucca Star. Prices of
coyotes have fallen from SIS to a
great deal less, and In the past week
az low as so cents have been re-
ceiyed for skins that a few weeks
ago were selling for $40 or more.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21

yards of the Wonder householders
sense a full appreciation of the
aesthetic. Few towns anywhere
count so many desirable attributes
as this genuine ghost city. where to-
day but a dozen families claim an
abiding place.
A dwindling population still sends
dozen children to the fine school
long maintained. where Mrs. Grace
e. Staples holds forth In fullfillment
of the ambitions of the school pa
irons and across Wonder canyon
still booms the bell that once called
to studies a student body, many
times the size of the present list OF
attending youngsters
Here erosion has left single sen
tinel that mutely guards a princi-
pality; there is sihouetted against
the horizon mountain fastness
with the outlines of Rhenish castle
while off to the north lies Dixie val
ley a wide sweep of arid area that
will surely count a multitude oi
prosperous homes with the passing
of time.
Wonder may pass on after the
fashion of mining camps, where pre-
cious metal forms living and work
ing incentive, its houses will in tims
be moved to form habitats within
the scheme of agriculture, that mos
enduring of all forms of human eff
fort, but the spot where 1t is buildet
will always appeal to the nature low
er who in truth may find much t
crafty his best senses within th'
| locality. There is compensation
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21

1t is stated that Mrs. Georgia
Newman, who will leave the employ
of the state engineers office on the
first of the month, has accepted a
position as stenographer in the office
of the district attorney of Washoe
county at Reno, says the Carson
Appeal
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21

You will be surprised at what you
can buy for a penny at the coming
one-cent sale at the Morris & Loring
drug company store In this city.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21

A. B. Nichols returned home Sun
day from trip to California cities
in the interest of the Big Four Oil
and Gas Company. w. b. Nichols
will be home within a few days he
said.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-04-21

Piano and singing teacher. Mrs
Annette Stone. Conservatory grad
uate. Phone 1921. c20tf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
ROOSEVELT BRANDS
 STATEMENT FALSE
Declares Democrats Want It Understood That Constitution
 Is Above Treaty
By Associated Press

Marion, Ind, October 15.--rhe state ment of 5I prominent Americans an- nouncing their intention to vote for Senator Harding because of his posi- ton on the League of Nations, which was published in today's papers, was branded as "designedly false and mis- leading" by Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an address here tonight which closed a three-day campaign in Indiana. Call ing attention to the second paragraph of the statement. which says that the issue between the two major party can ddates lis whether we shall join un- der an agreement which omits or modi- fies some of these provisions which are very objectionable to great num- bers of American people" MT. Roose welt said:
 Repeatedly the republican charge has been made that Governor Cox and I are demanding the acceptance of the league as fashioned at Versailles. with : out the crossing of TT or the dotting of an 1T and repeatedly we have brand ed these as untrue. In almost every speech I have made in the last two months, I have stated that we are not only willing, but prefer to put in black and white in our ratification of the treaty a provision that nothing con- tained therein shall be in any sense su- perior to our constitution or in any way interfere with the rights of Con- gross to declare war send our sol- diers overseas.
 OantInnen hraInS enough to know that it is the present league or none at all. for it is un- thinkable, almost idiotc, to prate about tossing aside the great working association of Il civilized nations for nebulos scheme that has an existence only in the mind of Senator Harding If Senator Harding has given any secret pledge to the gentlemen who signed the statement, it repudiates his open alliance with Senators Borah and Johnson, and having a certain respect for real fighters, l am absolutely cer- tain that these gentlemen will not stand back meekly and be double : crossed by the republicaD standard bearer"
 Continuing Mr. Roosevelt declared the statement was documentary proof of the assertions that I have repeatedly been making that near panic existed in republican ranks and that it looks as though it was made public at this time in a desperate attempt to head off further deflections from republican ranks-disguste members of the party who are becoming more and more con vinced that their only hope in getting the United States into the league is to vote for Governor Cox"
 Senator Harding, he added, is still .'wiggiing and wobbling" on the league issue in a hopeless effort to keep op- posing factions of the republican party in line.
 MT. Roosevelt motored here from Indianapolis, making speeches in Tip ton Kokomo and few other places en route. He leaves here early tomorrow morning for Hamilton. O., where a noon meeting is scheduled. and then proceeds to Cincinnati for a big night meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
ESTABLISH FRENCH BRANCH
French Subsidiary of Standard Oil An.
 nounced By Press

Paris, October 15.-The Temps this eve ming prints a dispatch from New York saying that the Standard Oil Company had founded branch in France The dispatch adds that negotiations between A. c. Bedford, president of the Standard
 Oil Company of New Jersey, and the
 Banque de Paris ct Pays Bas, has reach ed the final stage in the organization of a French subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company with Jules Cambon as presi- dent.
 The news created considerable of 8 stir on the Paris bourse and was the cause Of greater speculation in oil stocks thar had been seen for long tfme-
 A. C. Bedford told the Associated Press this evening that the negotiations had not yet reached a point where he could
 make a statement. Asked if it were true that a Franco-Arnerican Standard Oil Company was being considered, he replied:
 We have had subsidiary rrancn in France since last April.- The Temps says the Standard Oil Com pany The officials are given as A. C.. Bedford, Fl. E. Bedford, w. Osborne and the French members as M. Cambon and Jules Rein.
 Complaint was made some months ago by the Standard Oil Company that the French were placing obstructions in the way of introduction of fuel oil into
 France by the company's French subsi- diary. In May it was learned in Paris that the state department at Washington had made representations on the subject to the French government The Standard Oil Company on April 1 organized a French concern for hand ling petrol products with a capital Of z, ,OC0 900 francs. Permission for the con struction of the storage facilities were refused and according to officials of the company, other obstacles were encoun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
ALL QUOTE HARDING
Easy to Support Any View With
 Statements of Candidates
By Associated Press

New York, October 15.-George White,
 chairman of the democratic national committee, issued the following state ment in connection with the announce
 ment last night that thirty-one "advo- cates of international cooperation to
 promote peace" would support Senator Harding for President:
 These distinguished republicans stated 1 that the issue is whether we shall join under the exact provisions negotiated by President Wilson in Paris, or under an agreement which omits or modifies some of those provisions which are very ob- | jectionable to great numbers of the American people.
 'The same newspapers which carry this pronouncement report a speech by Sen ator Hiram Johnson in which he said of the Harding attitude:
 :" He has put the league behind him. He wants neither interpretation nor res | ervation, but rejection
 l Each of these interpreters report his view with quotations from speeches of Senator Harding who has been most gen.
 erous in saying something on all sides I of the issue.
 l Somebody is going to be fooled" Democratic national headquarters to- day made public telegram from Sena- tor Pittman, chairman of the national democratic headquarters committee in San Francisco, declaring that Senator Hardng's statements that he has turned his back on the league "has destroyed the last hope of progressive and pro- league republicans that they could ob- | tain their desire by voting for the re- publican presidential candidate" 1 '"They are coming cut openly in Cali fornia and the rest of the west in favor | of Cox" said Senator Pittman. ''The democrats haven't got money enough 10 demonstrate their confidence and joy, and the republicans are ashamed that they haven't anything but money. The silent vote is all for Cox
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
ADJUSTMENTS By EsTELLE BETHEA HALE
"OH, BY LINGO" AT THE JEFFERSON

Nothing has been left undone or untried that could in any way have added to the spectacular briiliancy of the produc- ton offered at matinee today and to- night at the Jefferson theatre. Electrical sffertst scenery and costumes unSur- passed anywhere in newness and clever artistic features. The show is George La Tours s'Oh By lingo The cast is unexcelled in class and quality. The featured comedian. Lew Rose, heads the cast. The support are Babe La Tour. Alex Saunders. Marie M. Abbot, Joe West, Florence Mascott and Bernie Clark. The chorus is composed of twenty pretty girls who can sing and dance Some twenty or more catchy songs and ensembles are introduced during the per- formance, the majority of which are ex- elusive. while several have been called from the latest compositions of noted song writers All together the show is a rapid fire number, set up with entertain Weat. calculated to drive away dull care and put everyone in a happy frame of mind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
DRAG HARLAN AT RIALTO

Drag Harlan" at the Rialto today, is picture thoroughly consistent. It is
 presented as typical, and unusually fine western story and is perfectly acted by a group of actors, who cer- tanly have all of the qualifications and esrmarks of good actors of western parts. Heading the list as star, William Farnum is the most consistent thing in the production. Nothing so suits him as the western picture. Nothing so pleases his admirers as seeing him in
 western roles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
SPANISH CONSUL
 DEMANDS APOLOGY
Also Asks Restoration of Prop erty Ship Captain Claims
 Was Stolen in Raid
By Associated Press

Norfolk, Va, October 15.-As an after math of the raid of United States Inter nal Revenue agents on the Spanish steamship Salvadora last Tuesday night. A. c. Humphreys, Spanish vice-c consul at this port, today forwarded letter to Norman R. Hamilton. collector of the port, demanding an apology for the occurrence and requesting that steps be taken for the recovery and restoration of the property of the master of the ship
 which the captain claims was stolen from his cabin while the raid was in progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
CAN'T SEIZE SHIPS

Norfolk, Va, october H.-"B Booze ships entering Norfolk harbor cannot be seized and sold by S. R. Brame, federal pro- hibition officer according to statement from the treasury department, made pub lie here today.
 There is no authority under any law either the voistead Act, or any other acts Of the United States which provides for such drastic action" was the off, ficial statement received.
 MT Brame today is said to have denied that he had ever threatened to board such vessels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
TWO MINERS SHOT
Fired on While Returning From a
 Political Meeting
Rx Assoe;at.a p...

Williamson, W. Va, October B. Charles Stagg and Joseph Davis, miners were wounded while returning to theii homes from a political meeting in Thack- CT. W. Va, last night, according to in. formation received here today Davis who was shot twice through the body was taken to the state hospital at Welch w. Va, where it was said his condition was critical
 Twenty or more miners were return ing to their homes from the Thackel meeting which had been addressed by A. A. Lilly, former attorney general fol West Virginia and Mrs. Mary E1oise Daniels, daughter of former United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
AT LOEW'S BIIOU

'Piaymases. a ono-act skit by R. M. Wolfe, is the headline attraction at Loew's Bijou for today. There are siw people in the clever little one-act play and though not one of them are over sixteen years of age, they handle their lines in an artistic manner. A
 Johnny Harrigan, billed as "A Bad Boy From Good Family" is an enter tainer of the highest type. Eddie Sobel and Dick Arnold present an act that is filled with comedy chatter. songs and dancing.
 George Devoy and Mae Dayton appear in a sketch entitled "At the Station, f which is one of the brightest spots on the bill, The vaudeville oil is closed with the thrilling act of Wee and Telly, acrobatics.
 Mitchell Lewis in King Spruce" is the screen attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
and Wallace Reid is amusing performance.
ATTHE TRIANON

rIn the Heart of a Fool" an Allan Dwan production released at the Trianon as a First National attraction, presents almost every conceivable type of william known to fiction No less than five un- scrupulous individuals machnate to pre- vent a happy ending. The arch-conspir- ators are played by Anna Q. Nilsson and Philo Mccullough, while capable asss- tance is rendered by Ward Crane, Mary land Morne and Percy Challenger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
ALLEGED BANK ROBBER
 IS SHOT TO DEATH IN
 SKIRMlSH WITH POSSE
Rx A.snciatnd Prsss

Tulss, Okla- October 15.-One of two men who are alleged to have robbed the First State Bank ef Alfuwee, NOwatn county, this aft rrnoon, was shot to death near Vinits, Craig county, in a skirmish between the alleged bandits and . posse, according to telephone re- port to County Attorney c. K. Jowdy. of NOwata. shortly before midnight. The other man was re- ported to have escaped in the course of the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
PRESIDENT OF POLAND
 TENDERS RESIGNATION
Ky Assnciated Press

By Associated Press
 Warsaw, October 1J.--Josepk P1- of Poland. rendered his resignation as chief executive today. At the request of the government. how ever, he withdrew his resignation DroyisionzIIy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
MOUNTAIN VIEW INN

Preparations have been made to en- tertain extra large crowds at Mountain View Inn tonight, number of added attractions being promised for the eve ming. Dancing and dinner service begin at s o'clock and continue to 11:3o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
GREAT MOSCOW REVOLT
 REPORTED UNDER WAY
By Associated Press

By AssOf1ateU FTcss
 Zeurich. October 15.-AceordinS to an announcement of the German foreign ministry, q great revolt is reported to- have started in Mos- COW. The Kremiin there is de- clarcd to have been invaded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
AT THE LYRIC

Sam Adams and ], P. Griffith in "A Music Lesson" continue to get the laughs at the Lyric in a programme of five well-balanced acts. The other num- bers on the bill are John T. Ray and Company in "Check Your Hat a com ody episode; Aianson, in a comedy sur prise act; Erminie and Sister in super lative selections; Winifred Gilraine and Company in "On With the Dance"
 Bessie Barriscale in Madam Who" is the picture feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
SICK ABED"-COLONIAL

One of the most delightful comedies that the screen has ever produced is found in Sick Abed," featuring Wallace Reid. The idea of the comedy is based on the side-sphtting experiences of a young -bird' who is so attractive to the ladies that he unluckily gets Vanilla, an exceedingly romantic young married woman on his trail, so to speak. To keep from being involved in her suit
 for divorce he decides to become sick abed" The idea is very clever conceit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
slates Representatlve James A. Hughes

States Representative James A. Hughes of Huntington.
 According to the story of the men. they were driving along the road in automo- piles near a tent colony occupied by strik- ing miners, when the shooting began They abandoned the machines and hid on the mountainside. Finally some of their number were sent for help. Fed era! troops were on guard duty few miles from where the shooting oc- cured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
Would Admit Enemy States

By Associated Press
 Milan, October 1.-The congress of the League of Nations societies today adopt ed a resolution in favor of the admis- sion of enemy states into the league. A resolution also was passed making Brus- sells the headquarters of the League of Nations