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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
NEWS OF TELEGRAPHERS
TRANSFERRED TO ELkO

Ed Sommers, chief operator in the
Western Union transcontinental relay
Office at Elko. which was located here
until a few months ago, is in town
today. en- route to Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Reno on a vacation
trip. Sommers held the anne position
when the Office was located here and
is well known to Winnemuccans. He
will meet Mrs. Sommers at Reno.
Other men who worked here with him
and are now at Elko are w. J.. Ded-
man, j. c. Tucker and +. l.. Cheno-
weth, all of whom Sommers reports
as getting along well in their new
homes. Mrs. Dedman has been called
to San Francisco because of the ill
ness of her mother. also a former
resident of Winnemucca, Mrs. Diehl.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
GOOD NEWS SENT FROM
ILLIPAH PETROLEUM WELL

A telegram has been received by
E. p. Sites from ]. E. Amenda which
may be glad tidings for stockholders
in the Illipah Petroleum Company of
Winnemucca. Sites and Amenda are
fiscal agents for the company and
Amenda Is experimenting drilling at
the site nea Ely. His telegram is
as follows:
Things are getting to be very in
teresting at our well. We are down
$50 feet and going at the rate of IL
feet a day. Drilling now in black
asphaltum with fossil lime ribs from
one-half to one foot thick. Oil runs
about ten per cen in the bailings
Struck gas at $3.50 today that blew the
bailings above the derrick. Well may
be brought In most eny day."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
ONE EDITORS VIEWS
OF PUBLICITY STUFF

Now, this isn't a discourse on a
want column, remarked the Elko In
dependent recently. 1t is an attempt
to bring home the difference between
an ad for the papers benefit, and an
ad for your benefit. A gentleman APP
preached us recently requesting that
we note certain activities for him.
The matter was of interest from a
news standpoint, and we nearly 'felP'
for 1t. On second thought we asked
him whether he intended making any
money out Of II.
why. sure" he replied. We then
informed him that IL he made money
out of us we we're entitled to make
money out of him. The result was
that he gave us the ad at a price OF
about $3.50, and he made several
hundred dollars out of the PROPOSE
ton.
Now, it wasn't the $3.50 that we
cared about as much as it was the
principle of the thing. You must re-
member that a newspaper makes Its
money out of helping others to make
money. So If you have an item that
leans money TO you, or to some other
person, then the newspaper Is enti-
led to make money out of it also for
letting its readers know about ii.
But if something is being done for
charity and no one but that charity
receives the proceeds, then the news
d in seventy-ive cases out OF
eighty will be willing to help without
payment.
Not many people ask for free news
paper publicity. The worst offenders
IN that respect are usually corpora
ions (even governments). with plenty
If money to pay for it. But they dis
yuise their publicity stories in what
hey try to term public interest
yestments, and attempt to put it over
On the editor.
Individuals, as a rule, are always
willing to pay for anything that may
benefit them. but there are still a few
solks who don't understand as yet that
when a newspaper is asked to help
them make money the newspaper is
entitled to receive it's standard pro
alta of the profits. That is. advertis-
ing rates for the matter printed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
GRAZING FEES FIXED
UNTIL SPRING 1924

Grazing at present is the principal
source of money return to the govern
ment from national forests. says E. t.
Meredith. secretary of agriculture, in
his recently published annual report.
Since 1915. adds the secretary, graz
ing fees have been doubled, with the
view of making them commensurate
with current rental rates for neigh
boring private lands Of the same
character. When existing rates were
established, users of range under
stood that they would remain In eff
feet for FIVE years, and many grazing
permits were issued for this period.
The value of the grazing privilege on
many ranges subsequently advanced
and a considerable sentiment in favor
of an immediate further increase in
fees developed. The good faith OF
the government would be impaired by
such a course, says the report. Fur
thermore, to advance fees at the pres
ent time would add seriously to the
instability which confronts the ma
tional forest livestock industry be-
cause of changing market conditions,
and would be neither just nor good
public policy.
No policy has been laid down by
Congress for the guidance of the de-
partment in the exercise of the ad-
illustrative discretion with which it
has for fifteen years been vested, to
determine conditions under which the
use of the range should be permitted.
If Congress desires to prescribe such
a policy, says Secretary Meredith, the
change should o take effect until
after 1923, when existing leases will
expire.
Even in absence of legislation the
department will make a classification
Of ranges and fix a new scale of the
charges to be imposed in 1924, under
which the fees will represent the &C
tual grazing value OF the particular
portion of the range used by each
permittee or group o. permittees. Be-
fore the new scale is determined, an
opportunity will be given local asso-
Citations Of national forest range users
to submit any data regarding the fair
ness Of the proposed fees which they
may desire to present
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
NEW YEARS BALL PLANNED
BY VERNON ROBINS POST, A.. L

Vernon Robins Post of the Ameri-
can Legion met Wednesday evening
and elected Norman Bell commander;
Charlie Guthrie, adiutant. and Her
man Bohnert vice-commander. Then
the members turned their attention to
plans for the ball which the post ex-
poets to give New Year v at the
Nixon opera house. They assert 1t
will be made the biggest and most
unique ball vel given in Winnie
mucca. The entertainment will be in
cabaret style, and carnival goods have
been ordered.
Efforts are being made to secure
entertainers, and there will be prize
dances and refreshments.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
ANNUAL MEETING OF FARM
BUREAU NEXT SATURDAY

The annual meeting of the Hum
boldt County Farm Bureau will be
held in the courthouse here next Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock. Dele
gates from Orovada. Paradise Valley
and Winnemucca will be in attend
ance and will be addressed by Prof.
Creel of the university. Discussion
of activities under the county agent,
who is expected d take charge the
first of next year, will be n of the
principal topics.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
CONDITIONS SOUND
SAY RESERVE BANKS

The close of the business year of
1920 is described by the Federal Re-
serve board as the turning point of
the transition from war production
conditions to the normal economic
basis of financial and industrial life.
The statement treats of conditions
generally in an optimistic manner,
declaring that the difficulty of transit
ton will not be much further aggra-
waited. 1t also asserts that. owing to
the nations strong banking struc-
ture, a normal situation will be re-
stored with far less than the usual
distress attendant upon periods of
readjustment.
While necessarily uncomfortable,
the transition through which the
country now is passing. the board as
sert, has thus far been attended with
only a minimum of the unfavorable
symptoms characterizing previous
periods of marked readjustment.
The fiscal system both at home and
abroad is uncertain. In international
trade a return to normal conditions
is now in progress. With the excep-
ton Of agriculture. in which the out
put was the largest on record, pro-
duction has been decreasing since the
spring of the year. The board de-
scribes the tendency in retail prices
as downward. Slowing down of the
export trade of the United States dur
ing the year is attributed in some
measure to the exchange situation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
MEANING OF .CIyIC~

One of the first things which mem
bers of the Winnemucca Civic Club
will do, it is said, will be 10 study
the deeper meanings of the word
"Civics." 1T doesn't mean the clean
ing of streets and alleys only" said
a member. 1--WE want to get the idea
of concerted action as we'll"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
HAM AND BACON REDUCED

j. F. Asst of the Winnemucca Market
announces a drop in ham and bacon
prices of five cents per pound. In
consequence he is selling delicious
Mayrose and Desert hams and Rex
and home-cured bacon at the new
price. Buy a whole ham or side of
bacon and get it cheaper. Advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
RED CROSS

The annual meeting Of Winnemucca
chapter. American Red Cross. will be
held on Tuesday, December IA, at
Parish hall at 8 o'clock pm, for the
purpose of electing a board of direc-
tors and such other matters as may
come before the meeting.
Adv. D9t3 EDNA DYER, Secty.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
MENTION OF PEOPLE
WHO COME AND CO

+. L. Wilson of Lovelock is in town.
r. ID. Levy of San Francisco is Wis
iting in this city.
Marguerite II. Hegarty, from Reno,
is in Winnemucca.
T. j. Shannon of DEMO is a Winnie
mucca visitor today.
A. Liebes of San Francisco is spend
ing a few days here.
w. C. Deacon of Salt Lake City is
a Winnemucca visitor.
George Williams of Willow Point
was in town yesterday.
Elton Moyle OF Mill City registered
IT the Winnemucca hotel.
John Etchart of Golconda is attend
ing to business here today.
C. A. Thompson left yesterday with
a load of supplies for DEMO.
Herline & Crawford left for McDer-
mitt with loads this morning.
j. c. Murray has returned to his
home in the Pine Forest range.
w Gfarltp~ 1aff Tvoclo, for a
short stay at a hospital at Portola.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ramsey left
yesterday for the Adelaide district.
Walter G. Case has gone to San
Diego, California. to spend the winter.
r. H. Schwartz, Jr., and Theodore
Weller, residents of Paradise Valley,
are in town today.
Mrs. Alice Haworth, who has been
visiting Mrs. G. L. Harroun, has re-
turned to Mill City.
w. j. Pike has returned from Brok-
en- Hills. He will leave January / to
accept a position In Tonopah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hummel of the
Jackson Mountain country, have been
spending a few days in town.
Louie Pole, well-known Chinese
r~estaurateur, has gone to Carson City,
where he was summoned as a witness.
Gus Patton of the Abel & Curtner
ranch has been spending a few days
in town, returning from a trip to Ely,
Lloyd Wilson is in town from Ger
ZACH. q
August Swanson is in town from
Midas. g
]. o. Sullivan of st. Louis is an
arrival. @
John P%etrinovich has gone to Reno
for a few days. o
Ellen NJ. Keysey of valmy was a
Tuesday arrival. @
B. E. Goldsmith. Western Pacific
man, is in town. O
Harry Picord of Sacramento, travel
ing salesman, is in W~innemucca to-
day. @
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Oastler are
celebrating their tenth wedding ami
versary today. .
Elmer C~athcart, Y. Carli and G..
Peraldo of Paradise Valley. registered
at the Star hotel. @
George J. Crossley, from Orovada,
passed through town yesterday on his
way to California. He expects to re-
turn in February.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
GOES TO d E

Mrs. J. Collins. who has for a short
time been a resident of Winnemucca,
will leave tomorrow for her new home
at Rebel Creek. She ordered The Sill
yer State sent to the new address so
that she may keep in touch with her
friends here.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
REIMBURSEMENT PERIOD

Former State Senator w. A. Keddie
and Mrs. Keddie returned from an
extended trip to the East. where they
had an opportunity of getting In touch
with commercial and business affairs.
says the Elko Independent. Mr.. Ked-
die states that the readjustment pc
Rod is now on and that prices in
nearly every line have a downward
tendency. He is now at Beowawe
looking after his stock interests and
Mrs. Keddie has gone to San Fran
cisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09

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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
ELECTION TONIGHT

Election of Eastern Star officers for
the ensuing year will be held tonight
at a regular meeting of the chapter,
instead of last night. as enormously
reported.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09

Goiconda-Suostantial development
to be outlined for Gold Crown mine.
Eureka-Eureka-Holl mine breaks
ground for new mill; work at Uncle
Sam mine progressing satisfactorily.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09
ANOTHER H~OMESTEADER

A. H. Mark. ex-soldier from San
Francisco, has filed on a claim at Oro-
vada and is buying supplies and lum-
Der to build a house. He expects to
live there this winter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09

Church Of Saint Mary the Virgin
Services for Third Sunday in Ad-
vent: Holy Eucharist. IL am; even
song, 1880 pm; church school, 10 am.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-09
Gist of the Neus
GENERAL

GENERAL Memphis population Is placed at 162,351.
 Heavy decline in wheat condition announced.
 Admiral Wilson declares navy was ready for war.
 Conner gets Inducements from cities of Alabama. Washburn denies waste in nitrate plant construction. Stocks close irregular; violent siuc- tuations lin cotton.
 STATE League of Women Voters is official Iy formed.
 Underwood again speaks to audience of farmers.
 Feasin trial will be conducted in public.
 schooIs turn out to hear ONeaI on Tenth amendment. Rushton Is greeted warmly in Mo- bile.
 Night sessions to be held fin jury probe.
 City hall clerks are all for over nils.
 Rainbow veterans to honor memory of dead comrades.
 Pnsteurixation is offered free. Legion commander refutes charge of politics about Devalera's visit. Abstracts cost too much, declare realtors. B. 4. C. boxing host- rlsfeA sn, April 22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-09
CONGRESS TAKES NOTICE

Washington, April s.-Congress took cognizance to-day of the strikes of rail- road employes which. starting at Chi cago, have spread to half dozen cities from the Pacific to the Atlantic
 Senator Mccormick republican, Illi- nois, introduced resolution authortz- ing the interstate commerce commits sion 10 investigate the walkouts and 10 report on The causes and merits of the controversies.
 It was referred to the contingent expenses committee. which will recom- mend further funds for the inquiry should be voted.
 The resolution proposed an investi- gation of any existing strike of rail- road employees not authorized by the leaders of the railroad workers unions. Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio, wanted to know whether the resolu- ton would apply specifically to strikes reported today from Los Angeles Buff falo and other cities. Senator McCor- mick said it would apply to all strikes in which the men have disregarded the Judgment of their responsible lead crs.''
 With the unauthorized strikes spread ing. President Wilson's advisers urged him to speedily appoint the railroad labor board provided for in the Ha83g portatio act. Those who#taiNaa 4Tft3Y the President said he Nas vinn slsa Appointments serious coasldera4tea and probably would make kheaE WAhtn few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-09
TREATY Kf ED BY
 RIl CASH-PAINER
laoy Vote sossht in Michigan Turued Trick,
 I uec Earasion
Rx 4sn!. Iatss Yrns1

Macon. Ga. Ar1l1 s. sFfsree-q uarse8s 9f a million dollars killca the sraAta af peace, and the league Of nations s5owe. nant, Attorney General A Mltjne1 Palmer charged here touighl n ant W. dress in behalf of his owa eanulda M the presidential nominatscn ln sHaerglla
 With the majority veke puEenaseA n Michigan he continued ssenafcf Ledge organized the foreign relations cosnnbiss tee and refused to report Efe treaty, is the democrats had ca-riea Michxanl ~if the republican party had saESssfs sas. ensg a couple of hundred tiioNsand dnfsa the democrats would hass es@aulxed sns Senate and the foreign relaiiona e1sarliat- tee would have reported the treaty ansh lt would have been passed. t tuek Enonkhs of struggle to get these dernnsrats te fe- sert the party.
 The Attorney General det ended lae al z- mnistration of President #iisur ssa read . letter from senatqf 5aakc ani.a. who . few nights ago criticised the #'t- torney General from the same paat3os {ht The letter was dated Nos enaaer l4 laak, being written after the q 1crtatapn ss the reds as follows:
 T am just sending this. one nf many appreeiative editorials appearing " Gepfs- gia papers. May l add ny own since congratulations to you ansa the rcssnsF If at any time can be of assistakee t' YOU in the Senate be assurefi wsl1 ap' preeiate your calling on nse
 He declared that the purr se ef sseFss tor Smith and Senator Re- 8fka others vas to repudiate Presiden san @zaa
 SCsstinued sn Pass Tstes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-09
CHANGE OF FRONT
 AMONG ADVOCATES.
 PULSORY PLAN
F acing Certain Defeat, Training Supporters Fail to Press Plan for
 Adoption
By Associated press

Washington, April S.-Facing cer- tain defeat. Senate supporters of com pulsory universal military training to- aa sss> rsst4se sested frein pressfng-~ t}1s adoption of their plan for four months, training Of all youths as a part of the army reorganization bill With this change of front, advocates of the training shifted their tactics. in an ef- iort4to obtain acceptance of a system of voluntary training.
 It, is expected a vote will be taken on the voluntary training substitute to- morrow. There will be no direct vote on the compulsory plan. if the volun- tary plan is adopted
 Supporters of the compulsory train Ing feature expressed the opinion to- day that its defeat meant the virtual
 wreck" of the entire measure.
 senator Wadsworth, republican, New fork, in charge of the bill. said pro- Vlsion Tor reducing the regular army 10 2lo,000 men within the next five years would not be practicable with compulsory training rejected
 Senator Frelinghuysen, republican New Jersey, supporter of the conpul sory plans offered the amendment for training volunteers.
 lie die. so reluctantly" he said. hut With other advocates of compulsory training thought that the volunteer scheme was the best that might be had at present.
 Debate today was confined entirelv to the training schemes.
 Senator Thomas. democrat. Colorado said defeat of compulsory training was largely due to political cowardicen of members desirous of refraining from supporting It on the eve of an election. declared, however, that "oyerwhaIroi,,r, sentiment of the Senate against the compulsory plan compelled it's prac- tical withdrawal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-09
French Soldier Stays Woman Who Cared for
 Him While Wounded
By Associated pr,.,

Bordeaux. April S-Crime. which h.s seen rampant in France since the war. aas afforded an instance of peculiar
 arpitude in the case of Maurice Ducol- tet, former soldier. On March 12 he 1aurdered at Abbeville woman who hed Cross nurse, had cared for nm when wounded. The victim was Madame Bonjonnier, wife of the head 1N the bar in Abbeville; she was killed eH Ducollett and then robbed.
 Ducolett has just been arrested His nome, at Talence. suburb of Bordeaux. %&s searched and jewels which be- t9nged to Madame Bonjonnier were folnd there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-09
AMERICAS POSITION
By Associatea Press

Washington, April S.--So far as could be learned here, state depart ment action in regard to the Ruhr in- cdent has been confined to an express sion of opinion to the effect that the German government should be per- mitted to send into the Ruhr valley any reasonable number of troops nec- essary to restore order in that section and to maintain it's supremacy.
 This position was clearly stated by the department about ten days ago in answer to an inquiry from the Ger man government as to the willingness of the entente powers and of America 10 allow such force to go into the disturbed country The French gov ernment was fully informed of the American position and so far as can be learned, while there have been some conversations the subject between Ambassador Wallace and Pre- n,ier Millerand in Paris, there has been 10 change in the position of the United States
 The American view has been that the whole issue turns upon the question Of the fact as to the extent of the disorder in the Ruhr district and the ability af the Ebert goverenment to maintain it's control there with the small force of gen. darmerie permitted by the terms of the armistice and peace treaty. In the course of the conversations between Amba5- sador Wallace and the French foreign of- flee, it is understood that the latter set out as the French view that no condl- tions existed in the valley to justify the entry of large force of German regu- lar troops, which. in fict was calculated to add to the disorder.
 Moreover. the French government was very apprehensive that. in their despera- ton, the red forces in the Ruhr valley would effect permanent injury upon the coal mines from whicn tho Freench ex- pected to draw heavily for several years.
 Ambassador Jusserand called at the state department Wednesday presum-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-09
Suffrage Plank Adopted By
 North Carolina Democrats

Senator Lee s. Overman had de- livered an address on national is- sues in which he opposed woman suffrage. especially by federal amendment.
 Senator K. M. Simmons was se- lected by the convention as candi- date for the presidential nomina- ton as North Carolina's favofite son, and his name will be entered in the June preferential primary.
 Delegates at large to the national convention are. J. O. Carr. Will mington; Wade H. Harris. Char lotte: Julian s. Carr. Durham. and Thomas D. Warren. Newborn.
 Mrs. John S. Cunningham of Dur ham. after a roll call vote in which the suffragists won by vote of three to one. will go as honorary delegate to the national convention. but will have no vote in the dele- gation.