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The Dolores star., 1921-09-30
AQU)I1WPl@[s}0lL[5
NEWS GSssaa y

For the first eleven months of 1920,
G,479 motor vehicles, valued at S18.-
879,97O. were imported into South
Africa.
In overhaullng the car the wise
owner keeps pail Of kerosene at
hand In which to lmmerse various
small parts.
Miss Betsy Merritt. an automobile
saleswoman OF Jacksonville, Fla, has
been successful In the sale Of cars
through her experience as a driver and
knowledge Of mechanics.
When a bolt Is so located that It Is
difficult to start 1t. the trouble mary be
obviated by attaching piece Of wire
to the end of the bolt by drop Of
solder.
The SS.141 500 thus far received In
registration fees. under the autOmO-
bile tax In New York stnte, for the
first three months Of 1921. has been
greater than that for the entire year
VI 1919
The Dolores star., 1921-09-30
Animal Superiority

bld you ever see II movie star WITH
o"' some KIND of silly ancctationy
"Only one"
Man. woman or child!"
Neither. A dog. -Birminghom
Ag"-Iicrad.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-30

The object is to provide an overshoe
to prevent the casing being subjected
to undue wear, and to reduce the dan
ger Of puncture Of the inner tube to
minimum. Another object Is to per-
nit of making the overshoe of an in
expensive material. The inner face
opposite the tread Is provided with
projections and engaging correspond
Ing recesses to hold the overshOe
against movement longitudInally or
transyersely. The shoe when worn
can be readily replaced.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-30

It's because
we realize how
many smokers
are still hunting
for the right to-
bacco that we
make it so easy
for you to learn
if t h at S mt
Edgeworth.
All you have
to do is to write
Let me try
your tobacco"
on a postcard.
sign your name
and address and
send said post
The Dolores star., 1921-09-30
Difference Between POLL,

Wi'at Is the difference between the
north ana south poles?-All the differ.
ence In The world.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-30
Metal Market.

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver tAmerican) ooih
Bar silver foreign)... .Gsx
Copper ............... .12hn IL
Lead .........'....... t.GO
Zinc .........'''..... i.25
The Dolores star., 1921-09-30
HAY AND GRAIN PRICES.

Corn No. 3 yellow, per cwt m
Corn No. 3 mixed. per cwt oy
Wheat. No 1.perbushel. .......... SO
Oats. per cwt. .......... 1SS
Pa-iev pcr cwt. t.......... on
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27

The lest of jon work, OF all kinds,
IS done by the Empire. Call US up
for quotations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
Radicals Street Corner
Oratory Becoming Extinct

NEW YORK, April 27.-Street cor
ner oratory of radical nature is be
coming extinct since the war, a re
port by the American Civil Liberties
Union says.
In a survey of police activities
against radical labor speakers and
meetings in eighty eight American
cities the Union found that only
thirteen police departments of the
eighty eight permit street meetings
without license. These thirteen in
clude New York Boston, St Louis
Lincoln, Neb,, and Berkeley, Calf
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27

ending that it conferred too great
q power on such official which
The bill was passed under suspen
sion of rules.
Senate Bills Received.
Nine Senate bills were received
by the House this morning includ-
ing No. IS, for the creation of
Territorial Fish Commission; No
81, requiring filing of inventories
of property of the Territory; No
So, fixing the salary of the Secre-
tary of the Territory at $4,000; No
81, relative to the establishment of
schools outside of incorporated cities
minimum number of pupils required
from 10 to Is; No. 81, defining the
qualification of electors; No. AZ, re-
curing taxes and fees paid to Ter
fitorial Boards and Commissions to
be paid into the Territorial Treas
ury; No. Sc. relative to funds for
schools in incorporated towns and
raising the maximum amount to be
received from the Territory from
$500 to $4,000; No. So, fixing
the time for election of school
boards and empowering such boards
to levy and collect taxes; No. 60,
for lien on oil drilling apparatus
for the protection of laborers
Tax On Reds Raised,
Sitting as Committee of the
Whole the House this afternoon
took up for consideration the gen.
eral tax bill.
An amendment was adopted rails
ING the tax On red salmon from S vi
cents a case to 7 cents Mr.. Get
ehcIl moved that it be made ,10I
cents a case and his motion was
lost and Mr.. Nerlands motion max
ING it cents was adopted.
The tax of fifty cents a bed on |
hotels, rooming houses in incorpor-
ated towns was eliminated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
JAPAN'S PROGRAM
TO Be CONTINUED
AT ALL HAZARDS
No Halt in Naval Building
For Present Whatever
Other Nations Do.

KIO, Japan April 81
Those favoring Japan entering an
international restriction agreement
express the opinion that Japan's
plans are laid without any thought
of the United States policy att;r
1928. And further, that if Japan
seriously favored or desired disar.
mament for herself she would take
the lead in trying to force The world
to accept it, Immediately, rather
than sit back and permit the United
States and Great Britain 20 take
the initiative.
Appearances here MITIGATE that
Japan is doing everything t. expe-
dite her building program. Admiral
Kat, the minister of marine. recent
in England of the pri,ciple o. the
division of the work r4aGa i pos
siblc to build more quickly aqd al
the minimum expense
Facilities Increased.
Heretofore it has beee the policy
of the Japanese navy TO make each
navy yard as complete unit as
possible capable of doinS al manner
of work. When the policy of rapid
naval expansion was adopted it was
found that such yards were not cap
able of quick expansion. II the
meantime. private manufacturing IA
cilities have developed to such an
extent that the navy can nov denend
on some of them to supply much Of
its required material. 1t therefore
is considered probable here that the
British policy cited by the minister
Of the navy has been adopted ivy the
Japanese navy department.
The almost simultaneous establish
ment of the new naval gun factories
at Hiro and Sasebo. the naval arse
nal at Sunoki, which includes 500
acres of land, the Mitsubish torpedo +
factory near Nagasaki. the airplaue +
factories Of Nagoya and SaseJo. the I
development Of the ordnance section F
of the MurOron Steel Works ard nu-
merous other small projects arc be
lieved to show, in addition IT, a haste
in increasing ornaments, pacma- +
nent rearrangement and division OF
work that will in the future ne cap
able of still greater expansion with
out confusion or disorgani.a tior.
super-Oreadnauehts
Japan has now five super dread /.
naughts less than 8 years OF age,
namely. the Fuse. Yamoshiro. Ise.
Hyuga and Nagoto In 1923, under
the age limit policy. the Fuse will
fall into the second line, but the
new super-dreadnaughts Mu;su. Kaga
and Tosa will he in commission max
ing total OF seven dreadnaughts. !
In 1927, the Yamashiro, Iss and
Hyuga will go into the second line. .
but Vt is expected that four others ,
will Eve been completed. so the
total will he eight.
In powerful battle cruisers. japan
has strength superior to that Of the
United St7toS- The Kong1. Hlyei. /
Haruna. Kirishima arc all under nine
vearS Of age. BY 1923 all four are
scheduled 10 withdraw to tho see
ond line defense Int the PROJECTED
battle-cruisers Amagi and Akagi are
expected to be placed in commission
by that year Fly 1927. six new
battle-cruiSer' are expected to he
added making total of eight.
Submarine Building.
In addition to pushing this con
tinuous building program it is I'M
f"rstood that Japan is turning out
submarines as fast as possible. real
wing. that Underwater craft is best
adapted to the defense Of her EN-
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
STEAMER CITY OF SEATTLE
SPENDS DAY ON CHANNEL

The steamer City of Seattle left
for the south at A O'Clock tbs after
noon after having spent the day or
Gastineau Channel unlosding freight
at Douglas. Treadwell and Thane.
The vessel besides the regular south.
bound calls will stop at Speel River
and take on 100 tons of pulp for
shipment south by the Alaska Pulp
and Paper Company.
'fOld papers for sale at the Empire
office, 2C cents {. bundle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27

pire which is composed of so many
islands and believing that, fiaiing
shelter as they can in the rocky in
lets. they will offer a serious menace
to ships advancing to- attack in
the dangerous channels that surround
the Nippon coast line.
Japan realizes that she is weak
in aviation and is exerting herself
to train capable airmen as we'll as
to build high-grade airplanes and by
droplanes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
B.: M. Behrends Co., Inc.
SURVEY WORK STARTED
ON KANTISHNA ROAD

Maj. J. c. Gotwals engineering of
ficer of the Alaska Road Commits
sion, announced today that survey
work has been started On the road
project between Lignita on the g3Y
ernment railroad and the Kantishna
mining district.
According to Maj. Gotwals this
road is of vital Importance to miners
of the Kantishna district as il will
provide them means of reaching
the railroad and cause their freight
expense to be much reduced
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
AUX LAKE ROAD WORK
START MAY FIFTEENTH

Work on the AUX Lake road, or
Glacier Highway near Juneau, will
start on May Il it is understood in
this city. c. w. Cheatham, chief of
the Bureau of Roads under the De
nartment of Agriculture, is now in
Juneau making arrangements to that
effect. This road work is a co-opera
tive project being done in conjunc
ton with the Alaska Road Commits
sion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
SEEK TO AMEND
LAW TO REMEDY
Nome SITUATION

Continued nom Page One.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
Alleged Eskimo Murderer
AT Large in Arctic Region

THE PAS, Alberta, April 81. 49,
OuaDgwak, alleged Eskimo murderer,
who is said to have killed two tribes.
men in order to secure their wives,
has escaped from the Royal Mounted
Police in the Chesterfield Inlet re-
gion of the Far North and IS now at
large, trappers arriving here today
reported.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27

In addition to pushing this con
tinuous building program it is I'M
f"rstood that Japan is turning ont
submarines as fast as possible. real
Wing. that underwater craft is best
adapted to the defense of her EN-
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
Pacific Fleet Stages Sham
Fight in California Waters

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 81. -
The Pacific Fleet staged the largest
sham battle in it's history at Los
Angeles harbor yesterday. Bombs.
smoke barrages and many other fea
lures of real warfare were utilized.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
Negro, Accused Of Attacking
Employers Wife, Is Lynched

HATTIESBURG, Miss, April 81
a negro dairy hand was lynched
near Picayune last night for an al
legged attack upon the wife of his
employer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
Athens Municipal Ticket
Defeats All-Women's Slate

MULLAN, Idaho, April 27.-An all
mems municipal ticket defeated an
ill-womens ticket by a vote of APP
broXimately four to three in yester-
days election.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-27
CLAIM RAIL Ways
POVERTY IS DUE
TO PR0FITEERING

Continued from Page One.)
set forth in the, exhibit showed that
from an average percentage earning
Of 70 in 1912, the percentage rose
TO PIP in 1917, declining to 172 in
1918.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
BRIDAL COUPLE
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mcneil were re-
married in the Catholic church last
Sunday. After the ceremony, the
bride and groom went to the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Baldini, where sumptuous dinner was
served
Those who were present were: MIR.
and Mrs John Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark ] Guild and daughter, Marjorie.
Judge Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs Fred
Panelle and daughter. Fred Santina.
Ed ffillygus, Miss Lucille Dickerson,
Mr. and Mrs J. +. Beaupert and son,
Mrs. r Haire, Miss Carolyn Hare,
Robert Dell, Mrs Adele Santina,
Amelio Yauni, Mr. and Mrs Francis
Fcnilli, Mr. and Mrs Dan Mcleod and
daughter, Mrs Mcneil, mother of the
groom, San Gabarino, Mr. and Mrs
Azzi, Mr. and Mrs Hugh Mcneil. Mr.
and Mrs A. Baldini, Julia and Fred
Ba1dini.
Nan btH' anu ytuSN u
made short speeches. ..
Sumptuous can hardly do full credit ,
to the dinner. which was praised by all
The dinner was served on the large
screened back porch OF the Baldini
houe. Flowers were strewn all over
the house. making beautiful array of
colors.
Even the children enjoyed them
selves. They had table all OF their
own and were served just as the grown
Ups
The beginning OF the end was
brought about by the cutting OF the
wedding cake, which was decorated
with tiny statuettes of bride and
groom beneath bower OF flowers and
bell, which really rang. 1t was made
by the Nevada bakery.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
NO CHANGE IN
TRAIN SCHEDULES

kilograms received in Yerington
during the week announced that the
Southern Pacific Company had with
drawn its petition to the Nevada Pub
lie Service Commission for permission
to curtail its train service between Re-
no and Nina. Passenger trains will
continue to operate on the old sched-
ule, the announced change i'll time OF
train "a having been declared mop
erative.
In formal telegram to the public
service commission General Manager
Dyer Of the Southern Pacific Company
withdrew the application. His wire
is as follows:
'On September 2 | requested permis-
sion to modify branch line passenger
service in Nevada account unsatisfac-
tory patronage, this matter now being
posted for hearing September 20. So
earnest have been the many requests
made by our patrons to continue the
present daily schedule with sugges-
tons as to increase in business that we
: have concluded under the circum-
stanes to continue the present service
for the time being i'll hope of improve
inent. Our application is therefore
withdrawn which will obviate the ne
cessity of holding hearing
This action on the part OF the rail-
road company came at the close Of an
all day conference OF officials of the
road and was the direct result of the
hundreds of protests, both private and
public that were flied with the COM
pany and with the public service COM
mission.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
TO CONTEST WILL
OF I. B. R|CkEY

\ third contest OF the will of the
late Thomas b. Hickey. one time re-
puted the wealtliest cattlcnan and
banker Of Nevada, bristling with ac-
cusations OF fraud and plot Oh the
part of the surviving widow. Mrs
Lice Belle Hickey. and her daughter
Nice Hickey Frost OF Berkeley. has
been fled in the superior court i'll
Oakland, says the san Francisco FIX
anoiner
The attack on the viii IS made i'll
behalf ol jeanette Hickey. a grand
daughter OF the dead capitaist 1t
i, along lines similar to contest
which was brought in January last in
the Alameda county courts by her
brother, Charles Treadway Hickey OF
Seattle
Prior to that a contest also was
brought by Mrs. Bertha Lcvina Scott,
a daughter Of Hickey. Vile OF \. l.:
Scott, and mother of Lowndes Scott.
Mrs. Scott charged that tie will was
not that OF her father,
The allegation is made that Mrs.
Hickey, aided by her daughter, caused
an estrangement OF Hickey and his
children by his first marriage. because
OF their influence over him i'll his i'll
ness and their studied control of him.
During the life OF his ljrst wife,
the petition recitcs, Hickey entered
into relations with he present widow
that were carried on in Antelope val
ley in Nevada, the family home.
That the petition AYERS, FASTENED
the death OF the first Mrs. Hickey, he
contestants grandmother.
Under he will Jeanette Hickey. the
contestant. her brother and Mrs Scott
were lett $500 each.
The children's mother, Mrs. Frances
c. Hickey. Rickey's daughter-in-law.
was given S. The remainder OF the
estate, except for few other minor
hc(NCSIS, SdlU TO .ljt NptAi! any WliIiN
from S25O,CO0 to $1,000, 600 was, put
into a trust for the widow and her
daughter, the contcstees.
This division of the estate. it is
charged. was the purpose oi the con-
tcstccs in their alleged cstranging of
Rickcy from his children and their
offspring by the former marriage.
Appearing for the girl, jeanette, are
Attorneys W. T.. Cashman and J. Web
stcr Dorsey.
The three contests have been set
for hearing ON Septembr % in the
Alameda county courts.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
MASON VALLEY
FARMERS TO MEET

Two meetings will be held in Mason
ers OF this district plans for market
exchange formulated at the state meet
ing held last month i'll Reno {. A..
Nortross. Safe Marketing Specialist,
will be present to explain the plan and
to help organize a district marketing
associationwhich will be affiliated with
the Nevada State Marketing Exchange.
Farmers, business men or anyone in
tcrcsted is extended an invitation to at
tend these meetings which will be held
Wednesday night at the Barrett school
and Thursday night i'll Ierington at
the courthouse
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
SMITH VALLEY DO|NCS
THE PAST WEEK

A Farm Bureau meeting will be held
Friday, Sept %, at Wellington hall.
Chas. Norcross will speak on the mark
citing association. A district market
ing association will be formed. No re-
freshments on account of the dance
Monday night.
Clarence Beaman and OFT Jones re-
turned Monday from Reno. where
they spent several days on business.
Joe Yeager has returned from Chi
cago, where he sold several carloads
of lambs.
The Misses Lenora and Arlic Jes-
sen 1notored to Mnden Saturday to
attend the Shriner's dinner and dance
at the Minden Inn Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Jones left Monday
for Lake Tahoe, where they will visit
their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Young, for
couple of weeks
The Rebeccas and Odd Fellows held
social Tuesday evening to celebrate
the anniversary of Rebeccaship.
Miss Leah c. Corde returned to her
home in Berkeley, California, Monday,
after visit of a month with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reading.
Frank Simpson spent couple Of
days at the w. L. Blackwell ranch last
week on his way to Poor lakes.
Mr.. Wyatt of Yerington was in the
valley last week experimenting the
dipping of sheep belonging to V. Con-
nell, Joe Yeagcr and w. l.. Blackwell
A new bridge is being built over the
colony ditch near the Jack Wright
road.
w. l.. Blackwell returned from
Oakland. California, Monday, where
he has been for the past two weeks.
He reports Mrs. Blackwell. who is still
in the hospital, as improving slowly.
Quite an enthusiastic and we'll attend
ed meeting OF the Smith Valley
Womans Civic club was held Saturday
at the home of Mrs. T.. p Beaman.
The president, Mrs. Jack McCutcheon
vie president. Mrs. Frank Arentz. and
secretary, Mrs. l.. B. Olds, resigned
Mrs. McCutcheon and Mrs. Olds are
spending the winter in California.
Unanimously elected to fill the vacan-
cies were Mrs NJ. X. Toohey. presi-
dent: Mrs Walter Gage, vicepresident;
and Mrs OFT Jones. secretary. An in
tcresting course of study will 'oc taken
up this winter. After the meeting de-
licious refreshments were enjoyed.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Dixon welcome them home
from their honeymoon trip spent in
California
Through the efforts OF the Whitacre
Land Co. several prominent Utah men,
including Bishop Hansen OF the Nor
man church. have been in the valley
the past week looking at land. They
expressed themselves as being well
pleased, and said that large number
of their best ranchcrs would soon be in
here to locate.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
SOCIAL AND NEWSY
ITEMS FROM MASON

H. ]. Boeckman and sister. accom-
panied by Mrs. Roy kidder. spent a
few days in Fallon attending the State
fair.
Raw Gates and family OF California
have taken up their residence in the
Roy Kidder house.
A daughter was born to MIR. and
Mrs. Chas. Chapman OF Ludwig sun
day. Sept 18th at the Mason hospital
Mother and child are doing well.
George Warrington OF Tonopah was
in town visiting with MIR and Mrs L.
l.. Kidd.
Messers P. H. Cook. Dave Gurr and S.
A. Taboo returned from dick hunt
ing trip to Fallon and had very good
sport,
George Geraskovitch and family
left Wednesday for Tonopah. where
they have taken up their residence.
l.. C. De Almond returned from d
ten day trip to Yosemite valley and
other California points.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
SALT LAKE MAN
LIKES OUR COUNTRY

About 40 OF the stockholders of the
Whitacre Land, Title and Investment
Company assembled at the Lyon
County court house Saturday night,
where they listened attentively to a
talk by Bishop Hansen of the Mormon
church, who had arrived in the city a
few days previously from Salt Lake
City.
Bishop Hansen came here in COM
pany with Fred w. Chambers, one of
directors of the Whitacre Company,
and spent three days in going over
Mason and Smith valleys. He is Of
iicially connected with irrigation and
reclamation in the State OF Utah and
is familiar with farming methods and
conditions throughout the United
States and Europe.
In his talk Bishop Hansen stated that
he knew of no place in the west that
had as good an opportunity for sue
ccssful colonization scheme as he had
SCCIl mere.
Topaz lake, he said. was the best
reservoir that he had seen. The Bish-
op predicted that within few years
we would have a beet factory, a can
ming industry and more creamerics.
He stated that on his return to Utah
he would direct number OF people to
this place and that he was certain 8
out of every 10 would decide to To-
cate here.
Bishop Hansen was taken to Fernley
Sunday by D. w. Mckenzie and after
an inspection Of that section left for
Salt Lake City by train.
Another Salt Lake man, Judge Lund.
is expected in Yerington shortly. He
will be accompanied by several people
who have become interested in the
possibilities of this section and will
look over the Gountry with the ex-
pcctation of securing locations.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
0. A. BROOKS FUNERAL
HELD HERE TODAY

O. A. Brooks. from 1860 to 1915, a
resident OF Nevada and for the past
SIN years living in California, died at
Calistoga. California. Friday. and the
body has been brought to Yerington
ior burial.
Mr. Brooks was born in Springfield,
H.. on June 6. lS47 Fle,came West
to California in 1850 and moved to
DAYTON, New, the next year, living in
Western Nevada until his departure
six years ago.
From the time OF his arrival at
Dayton until his departure he was in
tcrested III mining and worked in the
mills along the Carson river which
crushed the Comstock ores during the
early days He prospected in Lyon
county in addition to working i'll the
mines and mills Of the Dayton dis
trit
He was married at Dayton and
raised his family there \ daughter,
Mrs +. Middleton of Sacramento, and
three sons, ]. D. Brooks Of Sparks,
D c Brooks OF Nina and @ II Brooks
OF Rosevillc, Cal. survive.
Deceased was an uncle OF r. S.
Brooks OF this city. The body ar
rived here yesterday, accompanied by
relatives, Rev, Diron olficiated al the
funeral, which occurred here today.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-21
M'LAGANS BODY
FOUND BY INDIAN

The body Of Douglass McEagan
was found last Thursday afternoon
about a half mile south OF the old
stone cabin on the Gallagher ranch
miles southeast Of YerilIgton The
body was discovered by Roy Green
and Joe Shaw, all Indian. and James
Cummings.
The men had heard that a reward
was offered for finding McLagan, who
had been missing from his cabin i'll
Ierington since Sept. 8. and had spent
two days on the search. They picked
up his track where he had crossed the
southeast road off the main road out
Of Ycrngton and after following it for
about a hall a mile into the foothills
discovered the body. The head OF the
dead man was covered with. coat
and in his hand was clutched 38
caliber revolver containing one dis
charged cartridge. IN examination
by DR.. I.eavtt disclosed a wound in
the mouth. and a corornerS jury de-
cided that death had been caused by
d self inflicted wound. The coroners
inquest was conducted by Judge Glib
son OF Ludwig, acting in the absence
OF Judge Blanchard.
The body was Inferred in the Ger-
ington ccnctary Friday morning He
was 81 years of age and is survived BY
hrothcr r. \. McLagan, OF Tangent.
Oregon.