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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
SWIM DOTNER LAKE
FOR FIRST TIME

For the first time in the history of
Bonner Lake. so far as known, swim
mers have succeeded in trayersing the
lake from end to end. distance OF
three miles.
The feat was performed by Dr..
Walter A. Anderson, former Olym-
pic Club star, now living at Truckee
and Mansfield F. Joy, of the San Fran
cisco police department. They swan
the distance unprotected by boat or
otherwise. reporting the water in the
center as being very cold. q
For many years this lake was be-
lieved to be bottomless and it Is
known that its depth in places Is
more than 1900 feet. Cen. c. F. Nc
Glashan, historian of this region
states that during his residence OF
fifty years, the feat of swimming Don
ner lake was never before attempted
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
MARVELLOUS NEW GUN AND
HELICOPTER NEW WONDERS

Within a few days of each other.
two stories appeared in the daily
newspapers concerning mechanical
inventions that appear to be marvel
Gus even in this day of extraordinary
things. One Is a new gun that. II il
declared, can produce a muzzle We
locity of several miles second and
can be built large enough to throw a
projectile of five tons weight two or
three hundred miles. AS II that were
not remarkable enough. the demon
strator. DR.. Miller r. Hutchinson, who
was for many years connected with
Mr.. Edison's organization, says that
the gun has no recoil whatever.
makes no noise and requires a curl
ously small charge of smokeless pow
der. How the inventor-who is an
Englishman named Temple-has got
around the natural law that action
and reaction are equal, he does not
tell US perhaps he has proved that
set us to wondering whether any of
the things we thought were settled
are really settled. The Temple gun
in small size has been tested to the
satisfaction of ordnance experts. The
inventor believes it will help to make
war too terrible to be involved by any
nation. and he adds that the principle
he has discovered can be applied in
many ways to the objects of peace.
It's serviceability in riveting, particu-
larly under water, is obvious.
The other invention to which the
press introduces us is a helicopter
aeroplane-the work of a German
named Hanschk. 1t is asserted that
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
T0NOPAH CHINAMAN DELIGHTS
YOUNGSTER WITH ODD KITES
By Charles Sughrce
9 Wsarrn N<~zp.ees Un.ea

Jim Lin, time honored attache
of the Palace hotel. Is delighting his
juvenile admirers by making and fly
ing kites, the like of which are never
seen in any American shop. The toys
are patterned after exclusive Chinese
patterns invented by Jim Lin himself
and brought into use for no other
purpose than furnishing recreation
and amusement to the best young
Americans of the Tonopah brand who
flock around Jim's quarters in the
rear of the Palace hotel. The favor
lite design is the dragon-like bird with
outspread wings and performs won
derful contortions when exposed to
a strong wind. Jim Lin was out
yesterday afternoon on the hill above
the fire house and for over half an
hour held large audience of boys
spell-bound by his performance with
the mandrin kite. jim is one Of the
early Corners to Tonopah AID has
gained quite a reputation fur his skill
In making kites for the kiddies.--
Tonopah Times
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
FOUND SKELETON
IN HILLS Of ELK0

Supervisor Favre returned Satur-
day from an extended trip over the
Ruby mountains, where he and Dep
uty Supervisor Mink were on tour
Of inspection as to the grazing con-
ditions of that part of the range used
by the Ruby Valley stockmen, and
tells of finding the skeleton of man
hidden away In the rocks of Dawley
creek. the stream which supplies the
Lewis Sharpe ranch in Ruby Valley.
The party consisted of the two Of
ficials mentioned above. Ranger Mink
of Jiggs and Clerk J. A. O'Connell.
They were hunting for old govern
pile of rocks on the mountainside, in
vestigated. The rocks showed signs
of being piled up by human hands.
and In the hopes of finding a can or
other identification marks. the rocks
were removed. Suddenly they came
upon the skeleton of a man, In the
center of the pile, and upon further
examination 1t was seen that the
body had been placed there in recent
years. probably not more than six or
eight. as PARTICLES of clothing still ad-
hered to the bones.
The flesh had disappeared but the
bones were intact. and close by. under
another mound of rocks. we're found
the skeleton of dog Within few
feet of the find was an old homemade
pack saddle. There was nothing else
found, nothing to identify the body.
but 1t is the opinion o. officials
that every indication pointed to foul
play and that the man had been killed
and his body hidden In the rocks. and
in order that the dog might not at
tract attention, 1t also was killed and
ITS body covs,ed With Stones
The county authorities were noti-
fed and will Investigate, and the ru-
mors as to identity of the man in
clude the names of many people who
have turned up missing in the past
eight or ten years. Men have disap-
peared from both Ruby and the South
Fork valleys. and 1t is possible that
when an investigation Is made by the
officers that some articles about the
skeleton will cast some light on the
mystery. The forest officials made
but a surface examination. and the
bones we're not disturbed-Free
Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
FALLS ON MIGRANT
SUES FOR $4,000

Yesterday Judge Callahan was uI
from Winnemucca to hear a demurrer
in the case of VIM. H. Sheffield VS.
Elko Water & Light Corporation. the
Elko-Lamoille Power Company and J.
b. Fitzgerald. says the Elko Free
Press.
This suit was filed in the district
court some time ago and is a damage
suit in which the plaintiff alleges that
on the night of Jan. 81, 1921, he fell
over a water hydrant on the corner
of Fourth and Court streets, the fall
causing a hernia and rendering him
unable to do his work as janitor of
the grammar school building.
He cites that the water company is
liable for maintaining the hydrant
in the center of the sidewalk. the
power company being liable for the
reason that on that night they al
lowed the lights to be put out. so that
he was unable to see the hydrant over
which he stumbled, and that Mr. Fftz-
gerald allowed the public to use the
sidewalk in front of his place while
knowing 1t was unsafe for public use.
The damage sought is $4,000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
LIVESTOCK FAST DECREASING

A statistican who has been examin-
ing the census figures concerning live
stock and comparing them with facts
of more recent date that are within
his knowledge reports that the de-
crease of meat animals in this country
u becoming alarming. lie has found
that the number of cattle for each
one hundred of our population is one
third less than ii was in 1900; that
the number of sheep similarly reck-
oned has diminished by nearly two
thirds, and that hogs are some forty
per cent less numerous than they
were years ago. He believes that the
shrinkage of livestock is going on at
at increasing rate, and points out that
at the stockyards eleven per cent
fewer creatures were slaughtered this
year than during the census year.
The department of agriculture, he
SAYS. has been overestimating the
number of animals In the coutry for
years, and he finds that the census
returned 100000 fewer sheep and
$4,000 5000 fewer hogs than the de-
partment estimated. AS a natural
result of these facts our export trade
in meat is dwindling, and last year we
imported 175.000.O0O pounds of fresh
meat mostly from Australia.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
TEXAS ROADS GETS BUSY

Railroad traffic in the southwest
has increased tremendously within
the last two weeks. One system OPP
Grating through north and west Texas
reports volume OF freight as large
as at any time in its history. A few
weeks ago this road had so idle loco
motives. Today all are in operation
Another road operating in the same
territory reports all rolling STOCK
back In service.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
NEW ENGLAND METAL TRADES
GETTING BACK TO NORMALLY

The metal trades throughout New
England which have been in period
OF stagnation for months are showing
indications of a revival. 1t is esti-
mated that plants engaged in this in
dustry now are running at approx
mately SO 1-3 per cent Of capacity. A
leading hardware manufacturer of
this state has increased the working
hours of his plant from 33 to 40 a
week. The American Brass Co. is
employing as many men now as In
1913 and 1914.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
TAKING OVER MINES

Salt Lake people are figuring on
taking over several Tuscarora prop
critics. A recent find about mile
from the old camp has revived inter-
est in that section. The new find. it
is stated, has developed an entire new
ledge system in the district. which
promises general revival in the old
gold camp,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
MORE MILLS OPEN

Decided improvements in the steel
industry is noted in Ohio. Fourteen
sheet mills and nine open hearth
furnaces were put in operation by one
company in the Mahoning Valley this
week, making sixty sheet mills now
in operation there.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27

1t can ascend and descend vertically.
can remain stationary in the air with
out falling. and can travel at speed
of three hundred miles an hour. Such
an invention, If successful. would
"revolutionize" flying. Foreign ex-
perts take the contrivance seriously.
but we shall await satisfactory tests
before accepting everything its in
ventor claims for it.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27
Bees Cut Bark OF Trees.

Some species NJ bees In South
America cut the bark of the rubber
trees In order To cause flow Of the
sap. The gum Is employed by the
nests
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-27

A four-line wantad-50 cents for
thrss timas-vili Do the work for you.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-15
The Thirst for Classification.

~ERTAINLY there could be no more asynony-
nous terms than politics" and Literature"
yet the determinative methods of one evidently are
applicable to the worth of the other, for now
learn that "by an overwhelming majority of two
million votes Fannie Hurst's 'Humoresque,' the
DEMONSTRATION of her story by that name, was
awarded a gold medal the best photoplay of
1920" and that, further, "in the announcement of
the award, 'Humoresque' was referred to as the
greatest short story in the English language
There is something repugnant in the conduct
of such a poll! vet it is one Of the most popular
forms Of advertisement that has come to be-
ing in the past decade during which time business
methods have been applied to literature as never
before We do n% disparage Fannie Hursts pro-
duction. 1t has the merits of poignant character
painting, and, of course, possesses that perfect
construction and plot development which is the
hallmark of the American novel-in-brief.
But we wonder whether the popular appeal lies
in the orthodoxy of the piece or in the many
aspects from which the piece may be viewed. We
are inclined to the former supposition. In other
words, the story is popular, we believe, as break
fast foods or fiction magazine covers or jazz music
are popular, possessing not sufficient body or
meaning to be even distasteful
We will not resort to rebuttal OF the finding
bv mentioning some of the several score sketches
Washington Irving to Poe and to Joseph Herges-
heimer, which must be considered as of greater
significance and far less perishable fiber than Fan
ME Hursts "Humoresque." But we do feel that
the laurels of superlatve greatness cannot be laid
before any one story, any more than one can call
a certain musical composition the greatest" or a
certain painting a certain man.
Americans are too much prone to apply mate
rial scales to everything in the realms of art science
and life in general. We not satisfied unless we
can categorize all theories, all productions. We
would fix the whole vibrant universe in sort OF
relief map. We are not far along the road OF
philosophy, long trod by the Orientals and trav-
eled a goodly distance by the Latin nations where
all things possess only relatively.
What is greatest" for one man or a group OF
men NAV be of no consequence to a far larger
group. Only the enduring principles may be hailed
as preponderantly great-and their endurance may
not be so unending we of the present day think
The Washington herald., 1921-11-15
Sees the Mote But Not the
Ream.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
A correspondent wants the car
platforms removed because they
hurt his eyes. Anyone who has
stood in the open street waiting for
a car and had a platoon Of automo-
bile juggernauts bear down on
him, making haste to get ahead of
the car before It stops and delays
their progress, will not want to be
deprived OF the protection which the
platforms afford. Not only should
they remain, but they should be
made wider, so as to reduce to q
minimum the space which a pedes-
TRAN has to cross to reach them.
II this correspondent really had
an eye for something that disfgures
the streets, he would have remarked
the acres Of parked cars which clog
the thoroughfares in the most fire.
quented portion Of the city. He
has seen the mote and overlooked
the beam.
While chambers of commerce and
boards of trade are waging a petty
campaign to prevent a small num-
Der Of pushcart men from using the
street space for private gain. their
own members. by the hundreds. are
saving garage fees by storing their
cars in the streets.
II space in the streets is to be
used for this purpose. 1t should be
sold by the city. 1t is a valuable
concession that should not be given
away. A. ]. WALKER.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-15
Open C6urt Letters to The HeraIA
5ss>@tFo1ssSATs

lowship one with other. and the
blood OF Jesus Christ. His Son,
cleanseth US from all sim" Note
that word ALI" take that TO mean
there is none left The Word says.
BE We holy. for I am holy" and
God told Abraham TO walk before
Him and 'be thou perfect" Coo
would be a small caliber being and
incapable OF even attempting to Gre
ate or rule the universe, II He made
commands which were Impossible for
US to obey, and promises He would
not fulfill. The reason we have peo-
pie who say they have to sin is that
they have not really come TO God
with their troubles God Is able and
will deliver each sin-burdened soul
that comes to Him and really wants
deliverance. challenge anyone wnU
says that a Christian must sin
can't live without ito give God
fair chance at your case. We
haven't tried to get rid Of sin. When
We really come to God. in faith be.
lieving. He is only too willing &c
deliver completely-He sent His Son
into this world to suffer and 10 die
for just this thing. ito destroy tn,
works Of the devn"-sin.
Let's don't be skeptic and spread
abroad such erroneous teaching. but
first give God q chance, then talk.
NH CAVE.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-15
Deliverance from Sin.

To the Editor, Tie Washington Herald;
I should like, II you see 1T, to
have these few remarks appear In
the Open Court OF The Herald;
The extent to which the doctrine
of Jesus Christ is being departed
from in these days is alarming. We
hear on all sides that IL is imposs,.
BILE for Christian to live without
committing sin or to be delivered
from all sin in this world before
death.
For the benefit Of those who ma
be laboring under these false i'm.
pressions. I would call attsntion to
the following quotations from the
Bible, Gods word: First John. 3.s
and 9, He that comnittteth ain n
Of the devil; for the devil slnnstb
from the beginning. For this pur.
pose the Son Of God was manifested.
that he might destroy the work, OF
the devil" whatsoever Is born az
God doth not commit sin; for hi.
seed remaineth in him, and he car. .
not commit sin, because he IN horn
of God" wi
This scripture shows conclu,,vs,,
that so long as a person In A chrt..
tian they cannot commit ain n,
course. anyone may fall from ,r.cs
into sin, but when they commit sSn
their names are taken out OF CO..
register of Christians, and az. 80
ners and not Christians comn,i,tta.
sin. We also know that N H. -.
corded In the word OF COD, .tber. q.
none righteous, no not ons." ana 90,
we say we have no sin, we dec.,,.
ourselves, and the truth IL not IN
us" but when we read the eon,.s,
apd get the connection we ana ~.
God refers to man in his nstnrsi
stase-that is, the state in which he
is born and not after he hss 49,
born again" into The Gs., pen
family. eh's
Now concerning the inability AZ
people TO get deliverance frar. III
sin. here In this life ana m th,. ...- n
let US consider the foilowinr: lei
John III: III we walk In ~ uast
as He Is in the light. we have fei.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-15
Inadeuuacy of Justice.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
The inadequacy and maladminis-
tration Of justice in the State ana
Federal courts of our country Is a
disgrace, and a reproach to us as
a civilized people, and is largely
responsible for the alarming In
crease of crime and the social in
stability now prevalent:
Many Of our judges, while handi-
capped by a vicious and obselete
system, are nevertheless men OF In
ferIor ability and deficient In moran
courage.
The legal profession is no longer
such, but has become a trade anu
il filled, with some honorable eA,
ceptions, by men OF low mora
character, ignorant and Indifferent
to the fine ethics of that once
honorable profession, ofttimes men
of little real ability, but OF mucn
cunning, and who are pettifosgers
bent solely upon money-maklns ny,
and with no conception OF thelr
duties to society as officers Of the
courts and assistants in the al
ministration Of justice.
Furthermore, our entire judlclai
system is faulty and archaic oelhs
bound by rules and principles OF q
crude and barbarous age that no"
have no reason for their existence.
1t Is a well known fact that IL
IL very dificult to convict in the
courts Of crime a man Of position
and money, and even when the
crime is such that public sentiment
Icompels a conviction the punish
lment Is usually the minimum
The laxity of the courts and the
Iinadequacy Of the punishment OF
terminals in Washington is notori-
Gus and has discouraged our police
force in the discharge of their
larduous and dangerous duties, with
the result that Washington has be-
come the most lawless city in the
United States in proportion to its
population.
There Is an imperative demand
here for an "habitual criminal act
and a speedy and effective enforce
ment OF the criminal statutes-to
say nothing of an increase of the
police force and the improvement
IN the character Of its personnel
When we turn to the civil side' oil
the courts, to one Of experience
with them, the futilty Of going 70
law for the enforcement or vindi-
cation Of rights 10 painfully mani.
fest and should never be resorted
70 II possible of avoidance. In the
courts Of this city II takes about
two years to get . trial Of q civil
The Washington herald., 1921-11-15

D ETWEEN times the newspapers are still
ID commenting on the off-year election which
named governors or other State oficefs in four
States. and local elections in several others. They
are still trying to account for the Democratic baby
landslide. It was case of penduium-swingins. Of
action and reaction the effect Of the acid pumped
into national sfsiss during the year. The poiiti-
clans had mighty little to do with II, and still less
had politics. 1t was just the folks thinking and
feeling for themselves.
Nor does Il have much other significance for
the future, for the reason that the Democrats have
had neither program nor Leadership. As party,
they have had remarkable opportunities thrown at
their feet and their heads. They have neither been
able to stand on them nor absorb them. They are
split to slivers to the tariff, and have con-
structive policy to taxation further than the
ancient, threadbare and impotent proclamation
about taxing the poor for the benefit of the rich In
country where no one is taxed who has not .
clear net income of $1,000 $4,000 If married.
If this election was Democratic victory, the
Democrats can no more organize the results Of
their advantage than they can act coherently in
Congress The first essential Of great party is q
party program. The Democrats have none. To
have program requires constructive ability The
Democrats seem to have lost all they had. To
make program of any avail demands leadership.
The Democrats have none, in out of Congress.
What they have is well illustrated by the McAdoo
comment on the Hughes plan of navy scrapping.
Mr. McAdoo's contribution is that the navies will
still be menace to peace, and that they should be
wholly abolished. Finding fault is not program.
Nor does finding fault constitute leadership nor
craftsmanship. The Democrats in this Congress
have lot Of mighty fine, natvely honest and capa-
bic men who are just as innocuous they are
admirable. They have few men capable of leader
ship II they would take it, if they had the self
confidence, the self-assertveness and assurance 1t
would be well for this country if they had real
leader or group Of leaders. 1t would be well If
they were more aggressive and keener to see and
use the opportunities they have handed to- them,
and II their loggy, water-soaked, nominal leader
ship not allowed to suppress and repress the
real leadership lower down.
This would be well, because it would force the
Republicans to also develop leaders. AS it is they
are IN exactly the same situation as the Democrats
Those capable of being leaders are not permitted
to be, while the most constructive things of which
the nominal leaders capable mistakes.
Until there programs and real leaders on both
sides the people will continue to drift