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The mirror., 1921-12-29
STRANGE NEW YEARS
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~ coming of the New Year--is greeted
- by all the world. In this very much
civilized Twentieth century most of US
celebrate the New Year by the almanac.
We have forgotten-or do not take time to
remember-the original significance of the
day, but when the world was younger and
its people were closer to nature it was
day of significance well worth celebrating.
Among primitive peoples the year is
marked off in seasons, usually the plant
ing, the growing, the harvesting and the
season of rest, or it even may be by moons
and suns. But let the division be what it
will, it is based on those marked physical
changes which appeal to the senses as
light and darkness, heat and cold, the
lengthening and shortening of the day.
Think how deeply must the shortening
of the days, as fall comes on apace, affect
the imagination of the primitive. The
sun, their all powerful diety who gives
them warmth and growth, and life, wanes
and grows sluggish and sick until day
light becomes so short that the terror
stricken primitive hearts pray and plead
and invoke the malign and baneful gods
to remove their pernicious influence from
their dearly beloved sun-god. How great
is the joy and feasting on the FIRST day
the New Year, when be starts slowly back
to them, to gain day by day a greater
vigor and beauty, until in June he reaches
the elimination of his power
So it is seen that the shortest day in the
year, December Fl, in our calendar, is
quite properly the last day in the year.
And it is equally fitting that the succeed
. ing day, when the sun commences his re-
turn march, should be hailed by glad and
happy hearts.
The Moqui Indians, the communal pue-
bio people of the American Southwest,
watch the shortening days with dread
and celebrate with elaborate ceremony the
turning point in the suns course. The
Moqui New Years celebration, called So
yal-u-na, is largely presentation of
singular and elaborate mythic drama, di-
vided into two parts, in which offerings
are made to efigies of the Great Plume
Headed Serpent, the enemy Of the sun,
followed by a sun dance, in which the con-
Aict between the sun and the inferior hos
tile gods is admirably portrayed by Moqui
men personifying the various deities.
1t is hoped that the suns worst enemy
the snake demon-will be amply placated;
SO rich will be the tribute that for one
entire year the sun shall be free from his
prosecutions, and the clouds which the
snake wickedly swallows, shall gather and
their moisture freely descend upon the
parched and blighted land until it is once
more clothed in verdure.
In a dimly-lighted underground room
there is erected, at its west end, screen
profusely decorated with corn husks, cut
cleverly in imitation of flowers. Near the
middle of the screen there is an opening
and behind il stands man who manipu-
lates the efigy snake. By his side stands
companion who has large conch she'll.
In front of the screen sit three or four
solemn priests and the audience, consisting
of members of all the clans and their
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
luning Items

F M Andrews, wife and son have
moved to Los Angeles. We regret
to lose these good people from our
town, and wish them we'll i'll their
new home.
Mrs Ida Henry, Luning S school
teacher. and her son John left Sun
day for Reno, where Mrs Henry
will attend thd Institute.
James Houghton came in from
Lucknow Saturday to spend few
days with his family.
Dutch " Deitz motored from
Reno the first of last week with a
brand new Studebaker touring car.
It's beaut.
AL Backman motored to Nina
Saturday. and went ashopping
E Ga.laland and daughter, Miss
Jessie, returned from Mama, Tex. ),
Sunday. Miss Jessie has been Wis
iting relatives there for the past
three months
CE Lowe of Touopah, Manager
of the Luning Con mines. spent
few days here this week
Mrs Ollie Compton and young
son left last week for Sparks, where
they will make their future home.
Their many friends here wish them
we'll
F DeAtlee, who has been absent
FOR the past five mopths, returned
last week. His many friends are
glad to see him back again
We are glad to state that Mrs
I.obb, who has been quite i'll, is on
tie road to recovery
Earnest Radcliff of Nina spent
Sunday here with his family
Glen Tomlin is spent ing his va
cation with his daddy at 'rhorne
James Sparguer and wife came in
from the Lottie mine "Wednesday
OIL shopping trip
E c Succetti spent few days
visiting with his mother at Sacra-
mento last week, He brought his
son Erwin back with him, Erwin
will attend school here
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05

Eloise Muclile, Silver City; Myrtle
Keema. Mason.
Sixth Grade-Floyd Day, Plummer,
Seventh Grade Gertrude Batch
elder, Barrett; James Lyons. Browns;
Arthur Settlemeyer, Consolidated A
(Douylas county,; Duane Mack, Min
deh Mildred Newell, Smith Valley
Consolidated Vienna Springer, Wabus-
ka; Bernice Terry, Alinden; Jack
Townsend, Verdi; Vivian Murdock,
Verdi; Esther Safer, Washoe.
Eighth Grade-Grace Ferretto, Huf.
takers; Bert Burkham, Hawthorne
Genevieye Fcrretto, Hrffakers; Lucille
Wilson, Daytonj Andrew Hansen
Browns. Claude Kecma, Sanders
Stephenson Shirt, Mason, Margaret
Brady, Nina; Robert Asbury, Rec
Rock; Esther Hansen, Smith Valley
Consolidated.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
Ferretto Takes Gold Pen

The Gold Pen Mines Company has
tailed TO pay judgment rendered
against it ior $1,000 in favor OF +. NJ
Andrews OF Luning. to satisfy which
the Gold Pen mine and personal prop
erty OF the company were sold April
lS, and thereby has lost title to the
mine. Andrews bid the property i'm at
sheriff's sale for the amount OF his
claim and court costs and later sold his
Judgment to Joe Eerretto, who was one
OF the original owners, and who now
owns the mine He also has judg-
meat against the company TO r$3, 500
and costs and the Western Machinery
and Engineering Cool Reno holds one
for $3.50. Under the Nevada laws six
months is given in which to redeem
property sold at sheriff's sale.
The Gold Pen mine is in the Rand
district, Mineral county, and has pro-
duced some sensationally rich ore. The
mine was operate under lease and bond
at one time by ]. II. Miller OF Haw-
thorne who made several shipments OF
high-grade. The total production of
the mine is about $l30,000. 1t was pur-
chased in April, 1919, by w. M. Want
land of Los Angeles, who organized
the Gold Pen Mines Company, The
price was $47,50C and all of this was
paid except $500 due Joe Ferretto.
The Gold Pen Mines Co. expended "a
bout $50,000 on the porperty in equip
ment and development. The corpora
ton was financed by the sale of stock,
principally in Los Angeles.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
-PIffSBURG-LIBERTY, OLDEST
MINE IN MASONIC LEASED

Last Monday deal was closed for
a lease and option on the Pittsburg-
LIBERTY mine i'll Masonic by the own
crs, ?. J. Conway, J. I. Fredericks,
Judge p. r. Parker and ]. NJ. Bryan,
and H. CBarnes 1t is understood
that the purchase price was $35,00C
and that first payment of $500
was made upon the signing of the
lease, says the Bridgeport Chronicle
Onion.
This property is one ofthe oldest
mines in the camp of Masonic and
has produced several hundred thous-
ands of dollars. At one time the
Geo. Winglield interests had an op-
tion on the property, but the owners
and leasers could not agree on the
terms so the deal was called off
Since that time the property has been
mined only in desultory manner,
although the opinion prevails that
there is large body OF good ore in
the mine.
Those who worked the property in
the past ran into a blue mud" some
say it is schist, others claim it to be
a clay, but whatever it is it scared
the owners and they have never pen
Grated the fatilt to find what was on
the other side Ore that ran into the
thousands has been taken out along
with ore that would run but few
dollars per ton.
Surrounding the Pittsburgh Liberty
mine is vast mineralized belt, which
in all probability will be developed
if the new leasers on the Pttsburg
Liberty start work in earnest.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
Burned His Dig nifty

The stubbing gang from Aurora
moved 10 town yesterday. having
completed their part of the line
from The stone toll house to Mud
springs. The work was done up
i'll record time without any Sc: ious
accidents. The only exciting thing
which happened was when Charley
Fristoe's wagon nearly burned up.
He was sitting asleep at the time
and must have fallen asleep while
waiting for The boss 10 tell him to
bring in another stub and tie ashes
sfell on. Of his PIPE, { tn fire to
h coat and hllse blanket, wli,h
he was sitting on. He is a sound
sleeder because he had the lines
wrapped around his knee and they
were burned in I 40 before lie was
awakened. The Farmer. however,
suffered no injury except a badly
burned dignity. Cliff Welshons,
the boss. had left his coat OH the
seat also, but as he was not in ii at
the time he suffered no damage cx-
cept to the coat The wagon was
badly burned before the Farmer
came to and shovcled sand OH the
flames to eXtingulsh them. He did
not worry about the wagon, how
ever, as he had borrowed it from
Bob Young, but he will never quite
recover from the loss of perfectly
good horse blanket and a sheep
lined coat. Perhaps this little acci-
dent will teach him not to go TO
sleep in the future.
ANOTHER STUBBER.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
WORK AT LUcKYBoY

A crew OF miners, is employed at
the Luckyboy tunnel. Several caves
have occurred near the mouth OF the
tunnel. These are being cleaned away
and new timebers are being put in. Ed
Hallcr, Marshall Hamlen, Tom Con-
clly and Billy Mccall are doing the
work.
Marshall Hamlen and Ed. Hallel
have taken a contract to drift on an
ore vein several hundred feet from ths
mouth of the tunnel.
Alvey Miller has been examining
the mine for several days with view
of taking a lease on block of ground
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
DEATH OF DAVE MILLSAPS

ID. w. Millsaps, who has been an in
mate OF the county hospital for the
past month died at that institution last
Monday. He appeared to be IN his
usual health Sunday night when he re-
tired, but on Monday morning he was
found dead in his bed.
Dave Millsaps had bee ma resident
of this section for nearly &c years. He
was practica lmill man, but OF late
had followed prospecting. Recently
he had been engaged i'll working on a
deposit OF datomaceous earth near
Bellevile. lie was a native of Illinois
aged 81 years.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
Students on Honor Roll
ANOTHER STUBBE

All fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth
grade pupils OF the Fourth Supervision
District with the exception of Car
son City, Sparks, and Reno, and par
TALLY of Virginia City and Yerington,
were given standard tests in silent
reading, spelling, and arithmetic, the
latter both in the four fundamental
operations and in reasoning problems,
by Deputy Superintendent M. J. Burr
on his spring trips.
That competition may be factor in
increasing the interest of pupils, teach
ers and parents in these tests, there
are given below the names of those
pupils securing the highest scores in
the order OF the highest first and so
on. The names of the schools making
the highest averages of scores in the
different grades are also given in the
order of rank, beginning with the
highest. These scores are taken
from the Nevada Education al Bulletin,
published at Carson City by the de-
partment of education of Nevada, and
it is with great qualification that we
note the prominence of names of
Mineral county pupils.
Reading
Fifth Grade-Robert Price. Minden;
Vera Sceirine, Sanders; Robert Law;
Verdi; Alice Stodieck, Central doug.
las county,; Cleo Parker, Salt Marsh;
Hazel Trimmer, Minden Josephine
Mariani, Wadsworth; Martha Perdue
Mnden; Mike Monticelli, Dayton,
Joe Carney, Sanders.
Sixth Grade Floyd Day, Plummer;
Marina Simms, Wadsworth; Edna Jen-
sen, Verdi; Harvey Dondero, Haw-
thorne; Gertrude Deucher Spanish
Springs: Almo Scatina, Sanders;
Elaine Fairchild, Glendale; Phyllis
Balzar. Hawthorne; Perry Hayden,
Railroads Elwood Boerlin. Hawthorne
Katherine Norrid. Railroad
Seventh Grade-Rozella White,
Hawthorne; Wilbur Stodieck, Central;
Bill Elder. Smith Valley Consolidated; ;
Duane Mack, Minden; Harlan Johnson
Dayton; Lorraine Parker. Gallagher; ;
Beulah Stice, Smith Valley Consoli-
dated. Jack Townsend, Verdi; Esther
Sauer, Washoe; Irene Currie, Gardner
vile.
Eighth Grade-Esther Hansen
Smith Valley Consolidated Bert Burk-
ham, Hawthorne; Stephen Shirtz, Ma
son; Walter Carpenter, Gardnerville
Andrew Hansen, Browns; Constanta
Rogers, Mason; Joey Parker, Smith
Valley Consolidated; Alva Imell
Franktown; Robin Trimble, Dayton
lone Carol, Mason.
Spelling
All pupils listed beow made lCO per
cent in spelling.
Eighth Grade-Esther Hansen,
Smith Valley Consolidated Stephen
Shirtz, Mason; Andrew Hansen,
Browns; Robin Trimble, Dayton; Ger
trude Mcnamara, Silver City; Bren-
dan Dnoovan, Silver City; Irene Kidd,
Mason; Dorothy White, Hawthorne;
Ernest Panelli, Dayton; Fritzie Dang
berg, Minden; Alma Marquat, Consoli-
dated A douglas County,.
Arithmetic
Fifth Grade-Richard Scott, Mason;
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
Average lm., rhlrty-rhrss vsaFA

Average lms, Thirty.Thrss veeFA
Good authorities give the average o.
ration Of human life 80 about toiFp-
three years. One quarter Of the people
on the earth die before the age Of sis,
one-half before the age Of sixteen. ant
only about one person Of each one hum
|dred born lives to the age Of sixty-nve
The deathp are calculated at slxty-sev.
len = minute. o1. 100 day and ob.oS9 ISSo
q year. Births are calculated 1t about
|eevsnty . minute, 100 100 day and
1000 . ysae !
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
Felony and Citizenship.

II person who has lost his citizen,
ship as n result of conviction for a
felon, receives pardon from the gov
ernor of the state or the president OF
the United States, his citizenship may
be restored and he is again eligible
for office; otherwise he is ineligible.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
The A.trolecsr In China.

From the earliest times astro'ogy
has been one of the arts surrounded
by mystery. But In China It is
very perilous profession. When a so
ealled prophet predicts an event wn'cn
49, not occur, be loses his nead'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
Items Of Local Interest


Sheriff and Mrs Ba1zar and Miss
Phyliss left Thursday morning for
Reno where Mr. Balzar has gone to
have his game foot treated. He ex-
poets 10 have the plaster cast removed.
Miss Myr aKeplinger left on Thurs
day for few days visit with relatives
in Reno.
The Tonopah G. Goldfield Railway
is now running trains Nos. % and "a
daily between Nina, Tonopah and
Goldfield instead of daily except Sun
day.
Get rid of that nervous fretful
feeling Brace up Take Tanlac
and you will look everybody in the
face with a smile. Sold a. STAN
nard's
U. w. Keplinger, principal of the
Mineral county hia!i school, is attend
ing the teachers III t TUE in Reno this
week.
Miss Anne Hull and Miss Estelle
Franklin left Tuesday for Reno where
they are attending the teachers Insti-
tute.
Miss Anna Moore, prinipa lof the
grammar shool, left last Saturday for
Reno to attend the teachers institute.
Roy R. Mighels, E. w. Davies and
L. V Hawkins of Carson have been in
Hawthorne and vicinity the past few
days examining and locating building
stone properties.
Tanlac is a splendid tonic and
system purifier, now selling at the
rate of almost Ten Million bottles
a year. G B Stannard.
J.. H. Miller has returned home af-
ter an absence OF several days.
John Parker stepped on a broken
hottie last Wednesday evening and cut
his foot very badly. He left immedi-
ately for Yerington to consult his
doctor.
Miss Charlotte Gibson gave Hal
loween party to the high school stu
dents and few friends at the home of
Mrs. C. B. Stannard last Monday even-
ing. All those present report having
had a glorious time
Miss Franc esMillar entertained the
older grammar school children at
party last Monday night.
While making adjustments on his
truck one day last week, Frank Bar
lage accidentally put his hand too near
the fan and cut the end of his finger
off
Mrs. ]. w. Mallory received word
from Redding, California, last We'd
nesday of the death of her brother,
Charles Hudson.
Tom Sharpe and son Clarenre drove
in from Reno last Sunday. They were
accompanied by Mrs. H. S. Balzar and
children who have been visiting Mrs.
Balzar's mother and sisters for several
weeks
c. B. Stannard is in Reno, where he
Is attending to business matters.
c. B. Burkham and so nFrank ar
fived in town from Reno last Wednes-
day. They will return next Sunday.
A. new set of signs has been put up
along the roads in Mineral County by
the Southern California Auto club
which are a credit to os and to them.
"Bugs"M Morgan, who came over from
Yerington on business had trouble with
his truck and was obliged to remain in
town day or two longer than heorig-
inally intended. He was accompan-
led by his small son Lloyd.
Word has been received here that
Mr.. and Mr.. Wm Knight have moved
from Reno to Oakland where they will
live in future. Mrs Knight was for
merly Mabae Miller of Hawthorne.
Tanlac, the remarkable remedy
that everybody is talking about, Is
sold by G B Stannard.
Mrs. Leo Osborne and children OF
Yerington are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Henry Boerlin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-05
Turkeys for Sale

have a fine lot OF fat turkeys and
young chickens for sale. Just right
for Thanksgiving.
EMIL ANDERSON.
Hawthorne, Nevada
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-03
THE NEWBERRY AcoUITTAL

THE supreme Court decision ordering the
L rcycrsal Of the verdict of convlct!on
against senator Newbory, Of Michigan. i,
based on the unconstitUtionaIity Of the fed
rral law regulating the expenditures Of can
didates for the Senate aud the House.
This law provides that no more than $40
O00 may be spent for securing the nomina-
non and election to the Senate by any can
didate. The court holds that Congress has
~ power to regulate primary elections. as
they arc not elections within the meaning Of
the constitution, The power Of the Senate
10 pass on the qualifications ana elections
~ members is sufficient to enable it to pro-
tect itself against fraud or corruption
The charge against Senator Ncwberry wa :,
tiat he had spent more than the sum allowed
by law. II was proved that large sums were
spent to carry the primaries. Charges Of
fraud were also made, but they grew chiefly
out OF phs use Of money 10 hire halls and
automobiles and 10 pay ior advertising in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-03
Member of the Associated Press
MORE POLICE

Tt is bit odd and on the whole significant
Il that the Mayors suggestion Of an en-
lsrged police force is based primarily on the
fact that the men now in the service have
been overworked in maintaining order in
areas where labor trouble exists.
The simple fact of the matter is that
strike duty represents merely an incidental
addition to the burden Of overwOrk with
which oil policemen are familiar. When
ever there is a fire or a parade or n Quaran-
tine or fight or rumor of rRdicalism the
district men and the reserves alike are
trotted out for long tours of extra duty
without pay.
There are men on the force who have be-
come Injured to working all around the clock
without sleep. There is no other employ
ment In which men are regularly asked 10
work overtime without reward Of any sort
The police are not permitted to have unions
and they themselves admit that their service
cannot be organized MS n labor unit without
opposing the fundamental interests of the
community and society at large. That.
however, is no reason why the members Of
the force should be denied the rights granted
everywhere else 70 men who work for wages
The police force ought to be enlarged and
in times Ike these. no man on it ought TO
be required to endure unnecessary hardship
merely because he is without the facilities
TO make an efficient protest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-03
THE FRIENDLESS PUBLIC

TN CAMDEN the economic plight in which
l. strikes and lockouts leave the general
nnorganized public of the United States is
now reproduced in vivid miniature.
The jitney drivers who operate from the
Camden ferry are at war with the Public
Service trolley lines The trolley company
is, Of course, at war with the jitneys. The
ferry company, being n corporation with a
brotherly regard for other corporations. has
always fought to have the jitney. kept of
its grounds and out of reach Of the people
who want 10 use them.
The row has reached a crisis. The iitneys
have been fore ed to move about two squares
from the ferry entrances. Their owners,
self interested. of course. have taken no
trouble TO cultivate the friendship of the
ferry company.
AS result Of all this. while corporation
heads. courts, captains of industry and city
officials find themselves unable to solve the
simplest imaginable problem Of public Serv-
ice, the jitney riding public must trudge
through the rain and mud for q considerable
distance to obtain sort vi service which a
deccntly organized transit system would
provide for II on the spot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-03
A FATEFUL RESPITE

fTdE poStpOnement of the threatened
march into the Ruhr provides the Ger
man Government with an opportunity 70
consider certain realities of which il was
pcrsisrcntly Ioath to take notice.
Chief among the misconceptions pre-
v!ously entertained in Berlin was unoues
tionabIy the idea that n plea for American
intervention might confuse the situation
The note to Secretary Hughes, however do.
f"ated its own purpose. The American n
government has revealed not the slightest
intention OF sponsoring, even az mere
transmitter of messages, proposition oh.
vlously unacceptable to the Allies.
Interest therefore now attaches TO the
German disclaimer of fnal!ty in the nIan
sine" Mr.. Hughes has pronounced il up .
acceptable The burden Of revising the
program falls upon Berlin
The period of twelve DAYS grace qrartad
By the Allies contains possibilities of he'll. .
fulness for all parties concerned. The nil .
matum fixing the reparations figures is a
mark Of Allied unity and has the virtue NJ
calling for categorical answer.
BY the terms of the treaty, however oc.
ccpt0nce by Germany of the full demands n
her late foes does not necessarily bor thc
way to amendments and revisions This
specified time for discussing them is after
May |.
The position Of the United States, based
upon the desire that Germany should INV mn
and that the reparations problem be solved
as rapidly as possible without military
movements into Germany, is strengthened nv
this ruling II Germany can renounce the
illusion that she can play off this Couptr,
against the Allies the door Of negotiation
remains open.
BY our clear-cut diplomatic nctiop
up TO date the Allies have been ~
sured Of American sympathies The sin
cerity of our conduct is proof that it is no,
Gcrmanys trials, but those of ciViIizntio,
as a whole in which We are primarily inter
estcd
MIR. Hughes may still have fatcfu rol,
to play in a crisis which has been sIt6
ciently prolonged TO afford space for refec
ton.