The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-06-16
WASHINGTON NEWS
OF STATE INTEREST


prosaic proceedings of the House of
Representatives occurred soon after
the assembly this noon. The House,
in committee of the whole, had re-
sumed consideration of the Sweet
bill tH.R. 661D, for veterans relief
This is the measure on which Con-
gressman Arentz of Nevada addressed
the committee of the whole yesterday,
when he received much applause and
commentator for his effort. Indi-
vidual cases of inefficiency in the war
risk department were being told of
today, when Congressman McClintic
of Oklahoma spied Captain William C.
Ponder, an American ace" in front
row of the gallery.
The Oklahoma members took the
floor and recounted some of Captain
Ponder's exploits. He had, said the
speaker, brought down eleven Ger
man planes. At one time. being sent
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Ponder had finished the work he had
in hand and, having plenty of gas.
determined to do a little reconnoitring
on his own volition. Ascending high
behind the enemy lines, he at length
discovered one ally plane. far below
being pursued by thirteen machines
of the kaiser forces. Dropping from
the Clouds" as McClintic put it, Pom
der attacked the German fleet and
earth. Then the enemy turned on him
as the pursued plane escaped.
With the odds of twelve to one the
American remembered that discretion
is sometimes the better part of valor
Deliberately he allowed his plane to
drop into a tail-spin and fall. The
enemy believed he had been hit. He
fell two and half miles, Strengthened
his plane with great judgment and
skill just before reaching the earth.
and escaped back OF the allied line.
"And there he sits in the front row
of the gallery now" said McClintic,
dramatically. "a modest American!
Stand up, you" Captain Ponder
arose and bowed. Representatives on
the floor and visitors in the galleries
arose and applauded.
Senator and Mrs. oddie and Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge wers
guests Thursday of this week of Sen
ator Calder of New York at a dinner
at the Montauk Club, where Post
master General Will Hays joined
them. John Wanamaker was present
also. The occasion Thursday was the
ninety-second anniversary parade of
the Brooklyn Sunday School Union.
About 250.000 pupils of Sunday
schools of Brooklyn, where Senator
Oddie was born, were in the giant
parade. They congregated in five
great lots of $4,000 each. The Sena-
tor and Mrs. Oddie left Washington at
four o'clock Wednesday evening and
returned Thursday evening, reporting
having witnessed an inspiring event.
Isabel Likens Gates of Washington,
who was born at or near Dayton, Ne
vada, and who as Isabel Likens re-
sided some years at Carson City, is
the author of a Memorial Day poem
which appeared in the rotogravure
section of the Washington Post the
Sunday before May 30. Mrs. Gates
has achieved an enviable reputation
as penwoman at the National
capital.
H.R. 4S13. regarding annual assess
ment work on mining claims, is ex-
pected to be considered in the House
within a few days. This measure,
introduced by Representative Carl
Hayden of Arizona, is the same as S.
231 introduced by Senator Pittman Of
Nevada. A proposal is up to change
the time mentioned from the exact
ending of the fiscal year to twelve
o'clock noon of July l. Congressman
are anxious to have this bill passed
and signed before the end of this
month. However. it is not looked
upon as being permanent legislation.
for the reason that a committee OF
eminent mining engineers is about to
offer revision of the entire United
States mining laws, and this PROPOSE
tiou Is looked upon favorably. The
clause of particular interest to Ne
vada miners is now proposed in the
following language:
THAT the period within which the
work required to be done annually