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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
WHO WILL Be OUR
next P0sTMAsTER1 I

Rumors are rife in Yerington con.
cerning probable recipients of the
patronage at the disposal of the local
republican organization. The G. O. p.
rolled up sweet majority in Lyon
County and the willing workers are
making an effort to see that some OF
the plums shall fall in this vicinity.
Apparently the first official act Of
President Harding was to declare a
vacancy i'll the Yerington post office
but whether or not he will abide by the
former administration policy Of
making civil service examinations the
basis of his appointment is bothering
the aspirants. So far, two applicants
are said to be after the position, Mrs.
Mae McCulla. formerly post master
of Mason and George L. Whorton.
editor of the Mason Valley News, and
secretary of the Lyon County RepHb-
lican Central Committee. Ralph Bea-
man. who was reported to have made
application, states that he is not after
the job. Postmaster Nugent may decide
to take the examinations, but has not
definitely decided Neither Whorton
or Mrs. McCulla are eligible under
the civil service rules. which require a
two year residence in the territory
served by the post Office.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
EASTER PROGRAM At
THE N. f. CHURCH

The following program will be rem
lered on Easter Sunday Morning at
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Chorus by School-"Glad Easter
Day"
Prayer by Pastor.
awake Ye Heralds,,-Bobbie West
Response by Heralds.
Proclamation" on"-Charlotte Lamkin.
"The Easter Story"-Dialogue by
five Juniors.
Song-"God Has Sent His Angels
proclamation" Springer.
Birds" ds"-Seven Junior boys.
Little Brown Seeds"-SiN primary
girls.
"Spring blossom" primary
boys.
Song and Pantomine-Nine begin.
ners.
Song by primary class.
proclamation" n"-Ivabclle Fowler.
"Victory"-Five scouts.
Easter Carol'--by Scouts.
pilgrim" Dialogue by Juniors.
"Duet"-by Kings Daughters,
Proclamation" lodson.
New Life for the Nations s'-D,a-
logue by Intermediates.
Song-"We've a Story to Tell.
Talk by DIR. Dixon.
"Are You Thankful? ?"-Junior Van
Alstine.
Offering.
Chorus-"Hark Ten Thousand
Harps and Voices
Benediction.
Easter Sunday Evening.
| 7:30-"The Triumph of the Cross.
an Easter Cantata, given by the choir
Biblical Interpretation of Cantata.
Sermon: "The Believers Victor,
Through Christ"
7:3O Friday evening-A Commemora
ton Service, with sermon on "Th'
Way of the Cross Leads Home"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
AGAINST
RESERVOIR GRAB

1t having been brought to their
attention that c. +. Loose. of Provo,
Utah has applied to the federal pow
er commission for permission to de-
velop power at specified points on the
East Walker river and for the build
ing of transmission line to Bodic
California, Governor Boyle and State
Engineer Scrugham have, after an IN
vestigation. drawn.up a protest on the
grounds. first, that the application
is purely speculative. and that "
would impair. vested irrigation rights
and retard legitimate irrigation deve'-
opment: second that recent deeis'on
of the u. S. district court defines the
vested irrigation rights IN California
and Nevada and precludes the use OF
water for power purposes OF the East
Walker during the irrigation season
without serious injury; third. that the
Walker River Irrigation District. en-
bracing approximately DO.0O acres
proposes 10 COHSHuSt
conserve the food waters OF tins
stream; and fourth, that the said irri-
cation district is already going con-
Germ about to float $9lS,OOO bono
issue. OF which 100000 will be expend-
ed in construction Of reservoir on
the East Walker.
The recent application of the Ne
yada- California Power Company tor
permission to abandon its line IN the
same field that would be served by the
Loose project, because of the lack OF
market for power is cited in support
If the claim that the application IS
speculative in its nature.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
Concrete Open Weir
To Replace Brush Dams

Saturday, March II, representatives
from the several incorporated bitches
met in Leavitt Hall to discuss the adj
visibility OF installing concrete open
weir above the bitches. to be used as
common diversion point, and to re-
place the numerous brush dams now
maintained.
At the request Of the Lyon County
Farm Bureau, George a. Malone
water supervisor. submitted estimates
on two proposed changes in the pres
ent arrangement.
No. TO put in the weir at the
head OF the Greenwood ditch, and to
enlarge this ditch to sufficient capa
city to include all water diverted on
the East Walker. below that point
No. 2. To install tho weir at the
diversion point Of the High Line canal
and enlarge said canal to accommo-
date all Of the water mentioned above.
In each of thu" above cases. the
WdtCT WOutO TX tuNNb - t'N N,s'tA' o.
bitches to a safe distance from the
river then dropped back in the origi-
nal bitches. by means OF measuring
devices. Weirs, etc.
Absolutely no change in the water
rights would be made. the advantage
being that only one weir would be
,s<rl,t nd
it would be permanent, easily regu-
lated structure instead of the brush
dams. which are continually in need OF
repairs.
The progress made at the meeting
was very satisfactory. A resolution
was drawn up and signed by represen-
tatives of at least three of the bitches.
stating that they were in favor OF
common diversion point, and commit
tees were named OH each OF the re-
naming bitches, by chairman f'ii
Purcell. to confer with the stock
holders of their respective bitches and
70 be represented at general meet
ing to be held at Leavitt Haii' Npri'
9TH to determine some definite plan OF
action.
- The Fox dam. is, at this time, about
twelve feet high, and very difficult
and expensive structure to hold, and
due to the shifting nature of the river
bed, if this dam goes out it will affect
the river for at least four or hve
thousand feet above its location, so
that all dams above it would be III
danger, hence it is recognized at TINS
time some action should be taken.
All bitches affected are urged 10
have meeting OF their stockholders
and appoint committees to represent
them at the coming meeting, April 9th
so that plan satisfactory TO all
concerned may be worked out.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
CONTRACTS WILL Be
SIGNED TOMORROW

The Board of Directors OF the Walk
er River Irrigation District will hold
n regular meeting tomorrow at ITS
Home office in Yerington TOR the con-
sideration OF bids and letting OF con-
tracts, for the work on the Topaz lake
unit of this great enterprise
The Times is informed that all busi-
ness connected with this work VIII
have it's headquarters in erington'
and also that early activity is the word
We NAV even prophesy that dirt VIII
he Aving within a week after hna
action OF the Board
All contractors have been eliminated
with the exception of Redmond q
Page. of San Francisco. They agree
10 take payment in bonds, and to take
an additional $4,000 worth OF bonds
at 90 cents.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23

The city fire department responded
OF three fire alarms during the week
all of which were sheds and out
buildings endangered by grass burning
and high wind. The prompt and very
efficient work OF Chief Kelly and the
crew of fire fighters lends feeling OF
ecurity to property holders of the city
and cannot be too highly commended,
Mrs. Floyd SHUTTER. OF Mason, was
visiting friends in Ierington during
the week.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
DEATH OF B. FIEGANSPAN

Barney Feiganspan. who has beer
resident of Mason Valley for over
43 years died at the Mason hospital
last Saturday.
TIe was afflicted with phlebitis and
.ecently it became necessary to am
putate one of his feet. Blood poison
interviewed, resulting in his death.
For the past II years he has been
Engaged as cook. He was native o.
Germany, aged 6S years.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23

Mrs. J. Ford entertained AT
lunch in her home on south Nam
street Tuesday. Enjoying her hos
pitality were Mrs. A. 5. Phipps, MIS-,
L. +. Rawson. Mrs. P. J. Le.erich.
Mrs. John Wichman and little
daughter, Winfred, are in from East
Walker on shopping trip today.
a baby girl arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton Purcell last
Monday.
Il. l.. Richardson. mayor OF Ro-
dondo Beach, California, was visitor
in Yerinaton last week. heing the
guest OF his nephew, Steve Curry. Mr..
Richardson is student OF municipal
government and civic betterment, and
made several pertinent suggestions
concerning problems that confront our
local authorities.
An infant daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Wansguard. of Grant
View lastThursday, but lived only
three hours after birth.
Lest You Forget-A. j.. Webster
writes sick and accident policies II
the North American Insurance Com.
pany. Get one today. Il
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23

The recent session OF the legislature
cost the taxpayers $52,6l4.5S.
Governor Boyle has approved the
act of the legislature making the terms
of all county officers, except county
commissioners. four years instead o.
two years, as at present. The law vii
not affect present county officers.
Alex. Dromiack, owner Of the Over
land Hotel, in Reno, died suddenly II
that city yesterday. He was nat'v'
of Montenegro, aged GO years.
Miss Ruth Vardy is in Fallon OF
court stenographic work.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
What's New and True
In Busy Smith Valley

One OF the most enjoyable dances
of the season was given Friday nigh
at Wellington Hall by the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs Bakers orchestra
of Gardnerville, furnished the music
and the refreshments were excep.
tionally good.
The Smith Valley Woman's Civic
club met Saturday and added two new
members to their roll. The mex,
meeting will be held April 3rd, at the
Smith school house, when the annual
election OF officers will take place
The club extend an invitation to all
to join them in social evening. April
1st, at Mrs. Z. p. Bcamans.
Mr.. FrankSimpson, of Reno, and
Mr.. Redmond, of San Francisco, were
business visitors in the valley last
week
Along the line of improvements ir
the valley Mr.. Paul Regli is having his
house painted; Wm.Cagill is building
a pretty bungalow; G. B. Hoy has set
out young orchard OF about 60 trees
Mr.. Hans Jessen has put up fine
yard fence and numerous shade trees
and several nice lawns are being put
IN.
A. Jensen, the banker of Gardner
vile, was in the valley on business
last week.
Messrs. Ed and Robert Dickson, Of
Carson, are visiting their sister, Mrs.
OFT Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Beaman re-
turned from visit in Carson on Fri
day
There will be no services Sunday
at the M. E. church as the pastor.
Rev. John Teller, is going to Gold
field to conduct Easter services. On
the second Sunday in April Easter SER
vices will be held at the Smith church.
Mr.. OFT Jones made business trip
to Minden Monday.
Mrs. Staney H. Hunnewell has re-
turned from San Farncisco with her
son Claude, who: had an operation on
his eyes, which was very successful.
Miss Cora Hines is visiting Mrs.
c. E. Wedertz at Desert Creek.
Mr.. Chisim has recently purchased
80 acres of land at Grant View, from
Mr.. Bert Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy McVivar and
Mr.. and MIR. and Mrs. c. c. Tidd were
Yerington visitors Saturday
Messrs Frank and Hawley Everett
of Cardnerville, are visitors at the T..
c. Tidd home.
The teachers and school trustees
held a business meeting at Smith
school house Wednesday. The school
children enjoyed half holiday.
Consolidated schools i'll the valley
will close the end OF this week Tor
two weeks vacation.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs
Wansguard sympathize with them in
the loss of their infant son, who died
in Mason hospital Thursday. He
was buried Friday in Smith cemetery.
The High School pupils are taking
great interest i'll the basketball classes
lust starting. Miss Bertha Jones Is
their instructor
Mr.. c. D. Long, postmaster at Simp-
son, has been appointed register for
the district north of Walker river and
Smith Valley. All wishing to regis
ter for the coming election, April oth
must call and do SO.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Christian Science Services are held
At Leavitt Hall Sunday mornings at
II 90 o'clock. A loving invitation is
extended to all.
The Lesson-Sermon for March
March 81, is Reality.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Rosaschi are
the parents of new baby boy. born
on March 18th.
x%&sst*
The !. O. O. F..initiated George L.,
Whorton. Oscar Newell, Warren Mol
lart, (Kip) Brown last night. twenty
members of the Smith Valley ,odge
attended the session. Alter an impress
sive ceremony refreshments were
served.
#s4z@**
Mamel Potter. who resides at the
road house west of town, was taken
TO the Mason Hospital last Thursday
where she was treated for Superficial
injuries received from the Academia
discharge OF pistol
VIM. Dexheimer came down from
Masonic, California, on Tuesday O.
last week for a short business trip, re-
turning on Sunday He reports walk
ing the seven miles from the mine
which he has charge of down to thf
Fu,stone ranch, ard not travelling over
hundred feet of snow, but that tns
snow is well packed in the canyons.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23

T. C. Roberts left for Virginia City
TODAY for a two weeks trip.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23
A DOGGoNE NUISANCE

In pursuance of a city ordinance,
Chief Kelly is rounding up all the
dogs in town and the city Jail is being
utilized as pound. About dozen
dogs have been arrested for wandering
around without license and placed IN
the calaboose. The impounded dog
fight and howl and whine dismally dur
ing the night, much to the distress OF
near ncighbors. Besides being serious
disturbers OF the peace the filth neccs-
sarily accumulated in the city jail IS
A serious menace to the puplic health,
nd man. complaints have been MADE
lly people residing near the jail.
As soon as Chief Kelly learned that
the dogs were nuisance in the CITY
iail he had them removed.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-23

a baby girl arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton Purcell last
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-02

hltman massacre, the Vaccinations
Q. secearies for religious war, and
the "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" she
gives the indubitable truth of history.
clothed with the garments of romance
and puissant in dramatic action.
But Mclaughlin, primus inter pares,
Is the hero of the whole tremendous
drama, and there could be none more
fitting. His stately figure is half Vik-
ing, half 'one of Plutarch's men," NOV
ing with native regnancy through every
changing scene, passionate yet kindly.
tyrannical yet tender, but always Just
and true. What his contemporaries
owed to him-whitc and red, British
and American, Protestant and Catholic
can never be fully told. What the
two great nations which partitioned
Oregon between them owed and owe to
him history has not always either fully
or justly told. In the wild welter Of
passion and prejudice which preceded
the Oregon settlement it was inevitable
tNdt lie SHOulu auHer. Inc righteous
man who tries to hold the balance true
between two unjust men is bound to
incur the wrath Of beth. So, "dis-
trusted by England because he had be-
friended Americans, distrusted by
Americans because he had been an
Engishman, he exclaimed bitterly, In
my old age find myself a man without
country. Having renounced my al
legnnce to Great Britain, now I am
rejected by the United States
But as after all the sound and fury
Of the wrath of man just settlement
Of the Oregon dispute was finally ut
tanned, so at the last justice has been
done to the character and career of
"King" Mclaughlin, so that if it was
not permitted him thus to go down to
his grave, at least above his grave his
fame now stands secure, Gin peace, after
so many troubles, in honor, after so
much obloquy." For such abundant if
belated vndicatlon, at least in the eyes
of the general reading public, debt of
gratitude is due to such truth-loving
writer's as Mrs. Dye in this present
work and Miss Constance Lindsay Skin
ner in her superb "Adventures of Ore
gon."
New-York tribune., 1921-10-02

mans sudden death in the forest, fol-
lowed by that of the servant, leaves the
heroine al eighteen penniless and desc
late.
While serving at the table in a sana-
torium, where jaded millonaires came
TO regain strength, she meets young
drunkard and spendthrift, Fred Her
rick, whom she marries in order that
she may cancel the debts of her grand
father.
His one redeeming virtue is his
great, unselfsh love for her, although
she has no affection for him. She is
accepted by New York's most exclusive
circles, where her wastrel husband finds
no welcome, but through all the
temptations offered by the world Jes-
sica remains true to the traditions Of
her youth and keeps fine and free from
taint. The most beautiful thing about
her is her motherly tenderness for her
erring husband, although she is devoid
of wifely feeling. After fifteen years
of living under his roof q son is born
to her shortly after the supposed
death of the father. The final chapters
of the story are crowded with unex-
New-York tribune., 1921-10-02
Themes Of Mystery and Romance
Treated IN Three New Novels
Carolyn Wells Writes an Absorbing Detective
Story Vivid Tales Of the Orient
and Monte Carlo

THE LUMINOUS FACE. By Carotvn
Wells Published By the George II.
poran Company. sf.75.
LEONIE OF THE JUNGLE ny loan Con
quest. Published by the MacauIay Com
MADEMOIsNLLH OF MONTE CARLO.
~ William lie QueuX. Published by the
Macaulay Company. Sl.75.
VI "The Luminous Face Carolyn
q Wells has written one Of the
b most absorbing detective stories
of the season In fact, the tired
reviewers familiar bromide assurance
that the reader can't close the book
until the last page is reached may be
employed with perfect honesty in con
nection with this novel
At the beginning Of the story num-
Der Of men in New York club are dis
cussing Robert Gleason Western mil
lionairc, in rather uncomplimentary
terms. A few hours later Gleason is
found shot dead in his apartment. The
task of finding the murderer (for med
ical examination reveals second shot
fired after the man was already dead
is difficult and complicated.
There are numerous clews, but they
all seem to lead up blind alleys. Sus-
picion is too widely difused to become
concentrated upon any single individual,
ard there Is no conclusive evidence
against any one.
The unfolding of the elaborate plot
which led to Gleason's death comes
gradually and is described with re
markable finesse. In the end the lumi-
nous face of radium watch proves to
be the all-important detail which the
murderer, with all his cunning. over
looked, and which betrays his whole
scheme. The moral Of the story for
prospective murdcrcrs seems to be:
Don't construct too perfect an abb.
Joan Conquest showed her mettlc as
p painter of tho hectic manifestations
of Oriental passion in Desert Love-
and "Leonie of the Jungle" is worthy
Of It's predecessor. The heroine, who
was born in India, is afflicted with
strange fits of sleep walking, in which
she is apt to parade about in very
unconventional attire. The lure of the
land Of her birth brings her back 10
New-York tribune., 1921-10-02
Striking Portrait of Modem
Skeptlc Drawn IN Erik Dom
A Cynical Intellectuals Reactions to Life
Analysed in Ben Hecht's
First Novel

a man whose intelligence has played
the parasite to his heart.
Normal outwardly, shrewd writer
and journalist, functioning daily in
his home and work as clever, conven-
tiona figure, Dorm had lived since
boyhood in an unchanging vacuum. He
hsd in his early youth become aware
of himself As q young man he had
waited half consciously for something
to happen to him. He thought of this
something as species of contact that
would suddenly ovcrtake him. He
would step into the street and find
himself q citizen absorbed by respon-
sibilites. ideas, sympathies, preju-
dices. But the thing never happened.
AT thirty he had explained to himself:
az am complete. This being empty IS
MI there is to life. Intelligence is
faculty which enables man to peer
through the muddle of ideas and ar
rive at nowhere He was
aware that neither ideas nor preju
dices the residues of emotion-ex-
listed in his mind. His thinking, he
knew, had been shuttle Of words which
he followed to fantastic and inconsis-
tent conclusions that left him always
without q conviction for the morrow
Into this emptiness of spirit
life had poured its eNcitements as into
thing as bottomIess as q mirror. He
gave it back in an image of words. He
was proud of his words. They were his
experiences and his sophistications.
Out of them he achieved his keenest
diversion They were the excuse for
his walking. his wearing a hat and
ombarking daily for his work, return
ing daily to his house"
II was this preoccupaton with words
rather than an emotional impression
ability and resiliency which led Dorm
to leave his wife, become involved in
amorous intrigue and seek the chance
to 20 to Berlin a. newspaper CORE
spondent during the post-armstice
turmoil. Women made him loqua-
cious, or, as he phrases It, they served
a. an admirable acoustic War taught
him nothing he did not already know
about human beings, and this knowl
edge was not catering. He was not
taken in by their inflated emotions His
was j disillusion which had foreseen
the precise turn of affairs, but he en-
joycd it after fashion, no less as an
engaging spectacle wherein the humsn
ant-hili suffered a slight disarrange-
ment and the orderly processes of me-
thodical futihty were Interrupted for
4 frantic carnival Of primitive imbecil-
ty. War gave Dorm new word pat
terns. 1t was a stimulus to a readjust-
mout OF adject.vos. The solemn buff
foonery Of the Paris Conference and the
>oskc Scheidmann Ludendorf low
comedy in Berlin and Munich provided
him with data for new associations Of
images.
Thus it IS that Hecht paradoxically
achieves in tnia novel an original view
point by taking no point Of view what
ever. In this he is, as ne says Dorm
u.s.. perfect translation Of his coun-
try and his day. "f am like men will
ali bc years later says Dorm TO
his wife, "wben their emotions arc
New-York tribune., 1921-10-02

India, and here the story gains en-
hanced color from liberal admixtur re
Of the weird, gorgeous and terrible
rites Of Hindu paganism. Leonie has
two lovers, a Hindu prince and a more
prosaic Erglishman. Her perple exities
are solved when the Hindu dies, saving
her from a dreadful fate, and leaving
her free to follow her English lover
back to "Devon and happiness" The
novel is literally outttted with all
the apparatus of Oriental romance:
junglcs, tigers, ruined temples and
homicda priests.
Monte Carlo is quite as vivid back
ground as India for a romance Of crime
and adventure. The mysterious shoot
ing OF famous adventures at the
we'll known gaming resort forces
Hugh Henfrey, a young Englshman,
unjustiy suspected of the crime, to 60
into hiding under the dubious pro-
lection Of famous international
criminal. generally known as "The Spar
row. The plot develops rapidly in an
atmosphere of romance, intrigue and
adventure. The scene shifts from the
underworld to the higher circles of
society, and the activities of "The
Sparrow" and his lieutcnants are
shown to have amazing ramifications.
Nr lie Queux's story seizes the read
cr's attention at the start. and holds
it successfully until the end.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-02
A Love Idyl
Of Irish Heroine
LOva1 to Ideals

TRADITION. BY Marie Van Worst. Pub
nshed by Small, Maynard Co, $50.
~ HE opening chapter Of this book
y brings one nto a great log
e. heated, lamp-lighted room Of
"Red House. built in 1918" with beau
tiful Jessica Tryst waiting the coming
Of her grandfather from the snow
bound lumber camps of New England
One has only begun to feel acquainted
with Jessica, her Irish "grandy' and
Bridget Shaughn, their housekeeper,
when swift tragedy sweeps them out
Of this charming setting. The old