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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
In Years Gone By
TAKEN FROM THE FILES
OF THE SILVER STATE
TEN YEARS AGO
duly "a, 1911

Professor J. F. Abel. deputy super.
intendent OF instruction, who ht
been attending the N. +. A. convention
at San Francisco. got back last night
While there he also visited the teach.
ers' summer school at Berkeley
which Is now In session.
Sam Nully. the popular and sole
proprietor OF the Elite Grill. has de-
cided to close his restaurant at nigh,
time from now ON. Inability to Sc
cure competent help for the nigh.
shift is given as the reason. The res.
taurant, however. will open for bust.
ness every morning at four o'clock
r. Il. Tilden returned yesterday
from California. where he is consult.
Ing engineer for a new railroad be-
Ing built into San Francisco.
A. {. Brown OF the Winnemucc;
Mercantile Company has returned
from Salt Lake City. where he spen,
several weeks visiting friends and
relatives. Mr.. Brown was accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Holt
and child.
Sunday evening Brown & Krant,
lighted the fires under a kiln of l5o..
600 bricks at their yard east OF town
The bricks will be burned continuous.
iy for seven days and nights.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
NEVADA representatives
SMALL SON WINS PRIZE

IN. hest play all the way to the
house. .
I have to feed my rabbits wheh
get home and bring some fresh veg
a,ah,es from the garden for the COOK,
!, !, Il summer time, or II It's colo
weather Bruce and ! bring In some
big wood for the fireplace each
night. and then after our early dlh-
ner we do have the best times, LOT
father romps with us or mother reads
stories She let's each one choose
a story; even the little boy ana g'r'
NJ the ranch foreman. who sometimes
come nm from their house. have q
turn choosing, and II II IL a real
chilly evening we pop popcorn OF
toast marshmallows on long SUCKS
over the foreplace tyou have TO De
careful not to burn your mouth De-
cause they do get hoD. or we some
times play the pianola and father car
ries us. the whole four at once up
stairs to bed on his back or any
where We can get nolu.
or course. like Washington. for
it's really part OF our city. too. az II
IL every American boys or girls; but
kinda miss the big outdoors and
nv mountains and the ranch and
trims to the mines with faher, and the
desert and the sage brush. Have you
rain. when your horse steps on 1t and
breaks It so II comes up fresh-and
oh. so nice and spicy? think father
misses IL, too; but he Is busy OF
course. I have asked all the boys
I know here to come home with Us
and visit at the ranch when we 30
home, and they all say they are com
ing. so / guess we'll have TO get a
trailer for our automobile. We are
going home In the automobile. and
| don't see where We can put them
all. but mother is a good packer. and
she can get lot of children in. We
should love to take you. for l think
you must be like my really truly Aunt
Anna. and I would like to have you
come.
SAMUEL AREN'T, Jr.
IS. ! don't write very we'll. so
am going to fathers office and gel
Miss Huguenin to write this on her
typewriter. know | could write thai
way only can't spell all my thought
words. and then | think that perhaps
she don't like to have me use a ma
chine there. She is very nice. and
love to go and visit her whenever
can. Mother says this Is a very long
letter. but there are lots more thing
I should like TO tell about.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

there is no way to get out of it. for
the bill has been contracted.
The people are largely to blame for
the present state of affairs. and they
will get no relief until by their voice
expressed at elections they have the
courage to demand tax reduction and
to hold public officials to campaign
pledges for economy.
Further. the citizen must get out
and vote for men and measures which
guarantee economy. If this is not
done our tax burdens will grow until
It will take special deputies to hunt
down individuals and confiscate their
property, IL they have any. to meet
the tax balls. This is not an exag-
gerated picture.
That the power to tax Is the power
to destroy has been already well IL
Illustrated. and taxation today is the
greatest single item which prevents
and will prevent return to pre-war
conditions. Inasmuch as we have an
enormous war tax bill to pay in ad-
dition to our other taxes. 1t is all the
more necessary that reduction In
tax rolls be demanded and secured.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
DUPLICATE SERVICE
WASTES MILLIONS

The government maintains and OPP.
crates army transports for carrying
Its soldiers and freight. The cost of
operation is very heavy, as the ships
usually run empty one way.
The United States Shipping Board
has allocated to American steamship
companies many of Its new freight
and passenger steamers. and these
companies are maintaining freight
and passenger service over the same
routes as the army transports. Thus
government controlled vessels are du-
plicating service to the detriment Of
the taxpayers, and shipping board
vessels are running with half capacity
loads, which means loss to the gov
eminent, when they could just as well
be running full by carrying the army
transport cargoes and passenger lists
The U. S. Shipping Board vessels
belong to the people who are paying
the losses on their operation. and 1t is
directly in the governments interest
to stop this traffic drain on our
treasury.
By correcting the present useless
system of competition the government
could benefit all the people by saw
ing them millions in taxes and at the
same time be building up permanent
American merchant marine able to
perform every national shipping
function in times of both peace and
war.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
PLEASE DON'T
OVERLOOK Us

This Is the season around Winnie
mucca when living is cheapest. All
the back-breaking work put in on
gardens along in the spring Is amply
rewarded now. and grocery bills are
at a minimum. Out on the farm 1t is
the same way-only more so. There's
lots of work out there. and will be
for some time. But it's the height of
the season for good things to eat.
and money from the crops Is CON-
mencing to come in. So. all things
considered, 1t seems a very appro-
pirate time to remind you that the
editor Of this paper. the writer of
these few lines, is depending on your
subscription money to purchase for
him at the store the good things you
are getting from the garden. White
paper and printing material is just
alb costly as 1t ever was. and your
grocery bills are low, and money has
commenced to come In from the
crops. try and remember that a dol
lar or two applied to your subscrfp-
ton at this time will be thankfully
received.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
duly 23, 1851

Inc PARADISE stage left this morn
ing with four horses. and was loaded
down with men bound for the bay
fields at Paradise.
The smoke from the late renor,aa
forest fires in Oregon has nearly nh.
scured the hills around from view
here. 1t Is so dense.
The weather yesterday and today
mas been very pleasant. presumably
on account of the late fall of snow
In Nye county, which has somewba,
cooled the atmosphere.
M. b. Staunton Is having na.,
iron roof put on his store. The build
ing Is one OF the largest brick strutt :
ures In town and 1t will be no EASY
'oo TO cover the immense ton.
We are pleased to see that two n,
our town merchants employ lady
clerks as well as gentlemen. TINS dis.
triDuting their employment eoual,v
and gaining favor. Both houses arc
doing good business.
A DAY or so ago some i'll disposed
person cut the tires of Chris D,ab,
1r.s bicycle while It was left on the
sidewalk In front OF the Magnolia I"
Inc tires were cut three times with a
knife, and was presumably the worL
OF some envious boy. who would hsv.
osen arrested II seen.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
NEW CROP OF
PREACHERS

Sometimes we wonder II there is
ever going to be a time when there
will be enough preachers to go
around. Some Of our theological in
stitutions are now considering this.
too. and they are looking for a lean
year.
In a sense 1t isn't surprising that
there should be shortage OF preach
ers. for the average preacher isn't
paid enough to keep a bird alive.
This applies to preachers all around
Winnemucca, the same as in every
other section of the United States,
The preacher has to struggle along
year after year with big family
and more demands upon him for
money than the president of a bank.
He isn't permitted to complain. for
he Is supposed to be In the business
for the good he can do. But he can't
do much good on a salary lower than
any other professional man. He may
make both ends meet. but he stretches
the life lines terribly in doing SO.
Untitled pulpits and the steady de-
cline in the number of students in
theological seminaries studying for
the ministry might be alarming but
for the fact that there is a we'll de-
fined idea among practical church
men today that of the 5000 empty
pulpits in this country at this time
many of them could be doubled up in
smaller communities. And possibly
1t is this doubling up process that is
going to solve the shortage of min
listers problem.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

@ H. C. L. Is still with us. al
%though advice is very cheap.
@ Anarchy may dwindle because
@ Of the high price Of bombs.
The dead soldiers cannot be z
O honored by neglecting those
o alive.
O Ford has made 5000, 900 fliv-
. vers. besides running for the
@ senate.
Q We are praying for peace, but
:. paying for battleships.
o We cannot put all the yaps on
o zap. because 1t Is too small.
@ 1t is still the stone age. IL the 4
@ stone Is diamond.
A man will walk a long way
@ IL there is chance to ride I
@ back.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
SUGAR
TROUBLES

Troubles continue to multiply In
the sugar market, but the housewife
who Is now buying II from to &c
where year ago she was paying from
22c to zoe. isn't going to interfere
In all the history of the staple con-
ditions have never been in the sugar
market anything like they are to-
day. The price of raw sugar has
been declining for Is months. Other
declines may come, as there are
many warehouses still stocked by
men who expected to drive up the
price and wax rich, and they must
sell now to pay back the sums they
originally borrowed to lay in their
supply.
When sugar sold at 22c year ago
there was absolutely no occasion for
1t, because there was no shortage.
The rumor that a shortage did exist
was started by the same men who
successfully cornered the market for
a while. The inflated prices brought
a surplus from all over the world.
The spectators could not take 1t all.
so the decline set In. OF its own
weight the price started to break,
continued to break. and may break
still farther.
This country has enormous sugar
stocks on hand, and there is no occa-
sion for raid by the money-loving
spectators. However. you need not
be surprised II, in short time, you
hear another fanciful yarn to the ef-
feet that sugar is going up. that this
or that has happened to the crop, or
that there's another strike in Cuba.
The only way the price of sugar can
be advanced Is to brighten the pub
lie, or for merchants themselves to
get scared and begin limiting the
amount of sugar sold to a customer
Then the sugar baron accomplishes
the very purpose he seeks-he gets
the price Of sugar up to a point where
he can unload at an enormous profit,
and he unloads. Sugar would never
sell for more than 1t Is selling at
now in this country II people would
only buy 1t few pounds at time,
instead of boarding It away.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

Leprosy ls sill somewhat OF p"S
sle to medical science. and the means
ny which II Is spread has never oe'p
satisfactorily determined. The house
lily Is suspected OF occasional sSeney
10 the matter. hut the case axa'p.'
that insect has never been proved ~
considerable majority Of cases s'uo.
'ed persOnal contact with 'epe''
seemed unQuestionably TO be ACCOUNT
able for the Infection.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
PARAGRAPHS
"A LITTLE NONSENSE NOW
AND THEN IS REL1SHED BY
THE BEST OF MEN,

Economy Is a disagreeable habit
some people have of going without
what they need in order that they
can get what they don't need.
f$f
The European governments owe
800 to every man, woman and child
In the United States, for borrowed
money. and the interest amounts to
a million dollars day. We wish
whichever of them has our hundred
would please remit, and we might
even discount 1t on a pinch.
ttf
The Lord will provide. all right,
but these kind of times It Is just as
we'll to do little hard work your
self
There is less than two cents worth
of wheat in the ten-cent loaf OF
bread" remarks a studious exchange,
and then wants to know where and
what the rest of II is. Why-er-the
rest or IL Is dough.
ttt
A Boston man Is out in print, say
ing that every Congressman who does
not think the welfare of the country
is more important than his own re-
election ought to be expelled by his
fellow members. We must inform this
patriot with the violet-tinted abdo-
men that 1t is not within the possibili-
ties for about seventeen members of
Congress to expel the other five hun
dred and fourteen.
ttt
Burbank ought to get busy now and
perfect rubber plant that would
grow rubber tires. There would be
millions in 1t.
Next thing We know We will run
across signs in the sky as We trave
In our airship. Road closed for re
pairs
One preacher may have a full
house" and still only find dollar
and six bits In the collection plate,
while another may draw only one
pair bride and groom and rake in
$50. All of which has nothing to dc
with playing poker, at all.
TIT
Irish civil war between Ulster and
the south part of the country Is
gravely threatened now. in addition
to the war going on If it can be dig
nified with such name, between Ire
land and England. Incidentally, 1t is
none of our business. We have now
troubles enough trying to keep West
Virginia in the Union and limiting
Stillman's soulmates to bakers
dozen.
The Princess Fatima of Afghan
istan is in this country to have her
two sons educated. She wears a for
tune in jewels. one large one being
In her nose, and is telling officials
just how the country ought to be run.
People with rings in their noses are
not as rule calculated to know much
about science of economies and gov
eminent, but the fact that this dark
brunette lady says all thieves, in
GLIDING profiteers, should be put to
an ignominious death. by mutilation
or boiling In oil, would indicate that
she has a pretty clear idea as to what
constitutes justice.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
LET'S BE
THANKFUL

ThANkFUL
Some people do not know when they
|.are we'll off.
What IL the Nevada towns should
suddenly reform and copy few mu-
nicipal and state laws from others?
Everything would be closed down
tight on Sunday. as in Philadelphia.
We could not drive a car In the busi-
mes district, and turn to the left, as
in Los Angeles. We could not smoke
cigarette as In Utah. We could not
smoke anything In a restaurant, as
In South Dakota. We could not put
on a pair of boxing gloves even at a
Sunday school social, as In Long
Beach. We could not make head nor
tail out OF a moving picture show be-
cause the films are cut to pieces by
censors, as in half the cities In the
country. Women would be told what
to wear and what not to wear as In
Zion, Ill.
Just the other day woman was
fined IS and costs for the violation
of lions dress ordinances. She was
charged with exposing the neck low
er than the juncture of the pit of the
neck with the collar bone. and the
shoulders more than third part
from the neck to the shoulder tip,
and with exposing the arms above the
middle of the forearm.
Reform is a good thing in its place,
but freak legislation is entirely un-
necessary In a nation which pledges
its people certain inalienable rights
life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness" Free Pres.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
THE WHITE
MANS BURDEN

Practically every western state is
facing for this year the greatest tax
bill on record. In many instances.
the tax has been doubled and trebled
in the past six years. Industry will
be called upon to pay this burden and
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23
EAGLE MEETING DATES

Regular meetings of Winnemucca
Aerie No. 487. Fraternal Order OF
Eagles. are held on the fourth Mon
day evening OF each month In WIN
neva hall. Visiting Eagles are cor
daily invited to attend all sessions
A. A. WENDELL. w. +.
c. b. SMITH. Secy. Adv
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

In about another week the Repub-
licans of Nevada are going to realize
that they're in a political campaign
that makes the last one look like a
dirty deuce In a new deck. with the
Little Senator" showing them some
tricks at present seemingly beyond
their power of conception.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

How are We to know what to do?
One bunch of economists advises Us
to spend our money freely. while an
other set of wise guys tells US we
should save every cent We can get
hold Of Neither OF them offer any
information as to how to get the
money.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

We'd like to again call attention to
the fact that Franklin D. Roosevelt
Is In no way related to the family Of
Our Teddy"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

Back In the old days our Winnie
mucca girls would ask: Does he
drink" Now the first thing they
want to know L.: HAS he got carr"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-23

Among the things 10 nature w. :,
vii never tarry for the pleasure =
nan. are running rivers. fading w.
~. aad passing tima. -
Milford chronicle., 1921-08-05
MUST PAY TAXES

The Levy Court Tuesday afternoon
adopted a resolution directing Walter
S. Burris, receiver of county taxes,
to notify all persons paying taxes
who owe taxes for previous years, that
all money paid will be applied to-
wards the payment of delinquent taxes
in the order of priority; also, a reso-
luton authorizing the receiver of
taxes to employ such means as will
readily show whether there are any
delinquent taxes owed to the county
by each taxable.
County Comptroller James G. Shaw
reported that fees were collected as
follows during the six months ended
June 30: Recorder of deeds, 2,41O;
register of wills, $14,582.19; prothono-
tary, $4,830.01; court crier, $56.18;
Court of Common Pleas, $1,364.9O;
sheriff, $972.13; register in chancery
and clerk of the Orphans Court, So,
630.51; clerk of the peace, $2,O56.5O,
semi-annually, and S1,945.15, quarter
ly; Harry H. Billany, for Furman G..
Cole, former recorder of deed, $2,-
354.47; Attorney-GeneraI Sylvester D.
Townsend, Jr., for Furman G.. Cole,
5S,195.S2; total, $61, ,897.36. Printing of
LOO copies of the report was ordered.
Milford chronicle., 1921-08-05
BODY EXPECTED TODAY

The body of Walter L. Fox, the Do
yer young man, who died in France on
October 9, 1918, is expected to reach
Hoboken, N. j., today, and arrived at
Dover tomorrow. He was the young
man after whom the Dover post of
the American Legion was named. The
post is planning a military funeral,
which will include request for bus
mess houses to close for two hours
on the afternoon of the funeral; that
flags be displayed from homes and
business places; to have a detach-
ment of the Delaware National Guard
as an escort, and to ask members OF
Dover Council, Junior o. U. A. M, OF
which Fox was a member, to take
part in the funeral services to be held
in Wesley M. E. Church. 1t is prob
able the funeral services will be held
on Monday afternoon next.
Walter L. Fox, at the time of his
enlistment for service, was one OF
the clerical force of the Farmers
Bank, Dover A life-sifie portrait OF
the. young man and photograph OF
his grave in France hang in the bank
building.
Milford chronicle., 1921-08-05
PROHIBITION OFFICER
ROBERT B. ELLIOTT OF SEAFORD APP
POINTED TO SUCCEED BOYCE.

Internal Revenue Commissioner Da-
vid H. Blair, on Saturday. appointed
Robert B. Elliott of Seaford probibi-
tiOn director for Delaware. TO suc-
ceed w. Truxton Boyce. The appoint-
ment was made upon recommendation
of Senators du Pont and Ball.
Representative Layton declined to
join in the Endorsement of Elliott and
resents his appointment, as he claims
the director was apportioned to him
and Sussex county.
Director Elliott's service will besin
as soon as he takes the oath of office.
His headquarters will be at Whining
ton, as announced at the commission
er's Office.
Mr.. Elliott is one of the leading
business men of Seaford. He is part
owner and general manager of the
Allen Package Co., which manufac-
lures crates, berry boxes and fruit and
vegetables carriers of all sorts. He has
always been a Republican, and while
he was candidate for nomination for
insurance commissioner of the State
in 1920, has never held Office. Last
summer he was delegate to the Re-
publican national convention at Chic
ago, which nominated Harding for
President. He is married.
Mr.. Elliott will be welcomed by the
forces of the State. Rev.
E. G. Prettyman, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League for Delaware,
said, upon learning of the appoint
ment, that it was satisfactory TO the
league.
Milford chronicle., 1921-08-05
ONE SUSPECT HELD

At the hearing at Dover Tuesday
afternoon, before Magistrate E. F.
Wood, of the four suspected pick
pockets arrestcsl at the Kent and Sus-
sex County Fair, in Harrington, last
Thursday, only one of the suspects
was held-Alonza Newman, colored,
claiming Wilmington as his home.
Witnesses testified to seeing New
man put his hand in the back pocket
of a white man. He was required to
give one thousand dollars bail and in
default of same was remanded to
Kent county Jail. The three other sus-
pects-Junius Thompson, Lakesville,
N. c.; Joseph JOanson and Percy
Palmer, Norfolk, Va.,-were recogniz-
ed as being with Newman but no one
could testify seeing them take any
part in the picking of pockets. They
were discharged and ordered to leave
Dover at once.
Milford chronicle., 1921-08-05
HOSPITAL NEWS

Sara Elizabeth Scott, of the FELTON,
accident, is doing very nicely in the
Hospital and is enjoying the books,
fruit and flowers sent in to her.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitley Webb, of Harrington, in the
Hospital last Sunday.
Miss Myra Shearer, of Cambridge,
Md, formerly of the Homeopathic Hos
pital, Wilmington, came to Milford on
Monday to take the position of clerk
in the Office of the Milford Emergency
Hospital.
Edward Messick, of FELTON,, was TAX
en- sick with typhoid fever in Harring-
ton and was brought to the hospital
on Monday by DR.. Thomson.
Beatrice Marvel, the six-year-old
daughter of G. c. Marvel, while play
ing about her fathers paints, dropped
a heavy pail on her right foot and cut
off the large toe. She was hurried to
the Hospital where the stump was re-
paired.
Paul Daisey who has been in the
Hospital for some time returned to his
home in Frankford Wednesday.
The fruit and flowers sent to the
Hospital the past week by the Sum
shine Circle were greatly enjoyed by
the patients.
Splendid books have been sent to
the Hospital for the Sun-Parlor book
shelves. Send the ones you have pick
ed out
Four fern plants are needed for the
four plant stands in the Sun-Parlor.
This is melon time. Fruits, vegeta-
bles and canned goods will always be
received at the Hospital.