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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20

Uncle Sam is due to learn that
he must fail in his plans to do
things in the future if he depends
solely upon his free news bureaus"
to put him over. Newspaper pub
fishers have been made to feel the
power Of the congressional mailed
fist during recent years and are in
no mood to continue the free and
easy plan of rendering publicity
services for nothing. In the mean
time the government has treasury
certificates, war savings stamps and
other forms Of securities for sale.
These and other kinds of govern
ment activities languish because
Uncle Sam has never learned to
advertise in the strict sense of the
term. What he needs to do is to
hire a few of the advertising ex-
perts who can direct logical and ap-
pealing advertising campaigns, and
fire an army of pyffle writers who
long ago lost their potency.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20

Fred H. Blackwell, grand chan
cellor for the Nevada Knights OF
Pythias, starts out Sunday to pay
his official visits to the lodges Of
the state. On this trip he will go
to Tonopah, Goldfield, Hawthorne
and Yerington. Shortly after his
return he will proceed to points in
the eastern part of the state, says
the Carson News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20
AN EDITOR WHO is AN
AMUSIN' CUSS-

Charles C. Corkhill of Las Vegas
Democratic postmaster and editor
of the Clark County Review
heard about the woman juror who
hung the Fatty Arbuckle jury and
Immediately set about in his home
town to get the sentiment of the
attorneys relative to the ACCESSIBILITY
Of empanelling women on juries.
With singular unanimity the law
yers ruled against the women.
Their cited reasons varied. One
attorney professed to think women
too sentimental and illogical; an
other thought it bad to confound
the old time jury of males and all
round smart alexis, by the introduc-
ton of the weaker sex, while an
other attorney was shocked beyond
expression to think that Clark Coun-
ty is about to have women includ-
ed within its jury venires.
The Las Vegas editor-postmaster-
politician was probably moved to
make his canvass of legal opinion
in legal row through his desire to
give the news" His published
symposium is interesting, even
though lacking IN logic. There are
few men who follow the law relig-
iously in their everyday life who
object to sharing with the weaker
sex the duties that go with the adj
ministration of the law.
But there are many men who
cherish sinister purpose who make
the welkin ring whenever women
are suggested for court officials.
Seemingly, it is splendid idea for
womenkind to bring them into the
world and another splendid idea
for them to tolerate accomplishing
ly the idiosyncrasies of the male.
If it happens that the male of the
species is given to turning in at
night in a besotted condition after
99-round bout with John Barley
corn and the wife comes to enter
tain a prejudice against bootleggers
for their nefarious ways it probably
is the opinion of the south state
editor that they should be disqual-
flied because of their bias, or lack
of logic, or mate sentimentalism,
or some other trait, characteristic
Of the sex which would forbid the
booze vendor a fair trial by jury
Of his peers.
Brother Corkhill and his attorney
friends are dead wrong. Being dead
wrong they will attract a degree of
attention. 1t goes without saying
that they cannot disqualify women
from juries within this state any
more than they deprive them of
the right to vote at elections.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20
ENGINEER-RANcHER GRILLs
RECLAMATION SERVICE

Thomas Williamson, engineer
rancher and member of the Truckee-
Carson irrigation districts board of
control, is writing a series of arti-
cles for the Reno Gazette condemna-
tory Of the federal governments
treatment of the Newlands project.
Mr.. Williamson has been with the
Fallon district since he emerged
from the California state university
with his sheepskin, denoting that he
had graduated from the institution
as proficient in civil and irrigation
subjects. Throughout the years that
have followed he was employed on
Newlands project construction, de-
veloping a couple of farm units as
a side issue in response to inherited
Scotch thrift. He now assails the
federal governments irrigation pol
icy insofar as it applies to the Fall
Ion district with vehemence and
logic that is indisputable.
The first article of the series of
four appeared in last Saturdays
issue Of the Reno evening daily and
in this Mr.. Williamson treats of
foundation subjects upon which he
hopes to build his arguments for
improved and broadened policies
that would fulfill the first aims of
land reclamation in lower reaches
Of the Carson valley Of which Fall
Ion is the center. In article No. one
Mr.. Williamson alleges:
'That the federal government
Newlands project organization lacks
coordination.
"That the governments later day
Newlands project policy has been
one of practical abandonment
"That the Upper Carson Valley
was forgotten by the agents of the
government who devised the irriga-
tion scheme.
"That the Spanish Springs addi-
ton to the Newlands project is q
scheme that would involve the ex-
cessive use of water and that other
lands are within an area that may
be irrigated from the annual runofi
of the Truckee watershed upon
which the water to be stored may
be used to a more highly beneficial
purpose.
"That the proposed Lovelock ex-
tension is a mere chimera and no,
worthy of the tolerance of intelli.
gent people. This proposed exten.
sion is the worst of any proposed
wholly lacking in virtues and having
all of the bad features that an ir-
rigation scheme can carry.
'That the amazing feature char.
acterizing successive steps in the
Newlands project is the fact thai
these steps have just happened from
time to time, always at the within Of
the man in control, without con-
forming to any established genera
plan"
There is little doubt that Mr.. VIII,
hanson is rendering the people Of
the Newlands project genuine ser
vice as he directs public attention
to the inequalities, extravagance'
and official whims that beset the
settlers on the Newlands project, il
reliance can be placed on informa
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20

The bureau of mines of the gov
eminent has had surgeon in Ton
opah for some time making lung
tests of the miners. The preva-
lence of miners consumption has
prompted the federal government
to make an investigation and rec
ommend some plan to alleviate the
condition. Over 100 miners sub
mitted to tests while the surgeon
was in the camp.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20

Henry Ford is reported to have
declared that he is prepared to pur-
chase at junk prices any battleships
that may be strapped, and convert
them into automobiles.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20

Editor Bert Selkirk, of the Gard
nerville Record-Courier, and Editor
d. E. Williams, of the Fallon Eagle,
led the newspaper procession of the
state with their holiday numbers.
Both were exceedingly well pre-
pared and reflect credit alike on
on the publishers and their pat
rons. You can usually denominate
live town by glance at its news
paper representation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20
ton reaching The Silver State, COM
ing from a highly authoritative

source. Neither is there doubt that
Williamson is making the officialdom
which is riding the backs of these
settlers to bankruptcy vince under
the lash which he is applying. 1t
IS perhaps a fortunate occurrence
that the matter is being brought up,
for as Winnemucca hopes for fed
eral irrigation assistance, that much
are the citizens here interested that
the assistance may be genuine when
it is eventually available.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20

mand for them through the post
Offices and banks of the twelfth
federal reserve district" said Theo-
dore Hardee, director of the gov
ernment's savings organization.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20

The Placerville Pioneer Trail
boosters are proposing a meeting
at Bijou, Lake Tahoe on Christmas
Day, providing the weather remains
good.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-20
EAGLE MEETING DATES

Regular meetings Of Winnemucce
Asrie No. 487, FratsrnL Order Of
Eagles. are held on the second and
fourth Monday evenings Of each
month. in Winneva hall. Visiting
Eagles are cordially invited to st-
tend all sessions:
A. A. WENDELL, VIZ.
G. B. SMITH, Secretary. AN
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30

and safety devices, and grade cross
ings, and full crews, and the making
Of reports to this, that, and the other
state official; laws which, If enforced
to the letter would have left the rail-
road management with little to do but
to pay the bills; for these something
better was to be substituted. We had
Governor-elect Burrells assurance for
this. He had met the boss In the lobby
Of the Bullard the day after the elec-
tlon. and had heard him say:
"You have kept your promise. Nor
cross. For the first time in its his
tory, your railroad has let state
campaign take its course without bully
Ing. bribery, or underhanded corrup-
tion. You'll get your reward: We
are going to have new laws, and a
Railroad Commission with authority
to act both ways-for the people when
It's needed, and for the carriers when
they need 1t. If you can show that
the present laws are unjust to your
earning powers>, you'll get relief and
the people of this commonwealth will
cheerfully pay the bills"
Past all this. though, and even past
the murderous Vaccinations Of the
disappointed grafters. there was the
old sore: the original barrier that no
amount Of internal reform could break
down. There could he no permanent
prosperity for the Short Line while it's
majority stock was controlled by men
who cared absolutely nothing for the
property as working factor in the
life and activities Of the region it
served.
That was the way Mrs. Shella had
put 1t to the boss, one evening along
In the summer when they were sit
ting out on the Hendricks porch, and
had butted in. as usual, with bunch
Of telegrams that didn't matter. She
had said that the experiment couldn't
be success unless the conditions
could he changed In some way; that
so long as the railroads were owned
or controlled by men Of the Mr.. DuE
ton sort and used as counters in the
mOney-making game, there would never
he any real peace between the COM
panIes and the people at large.
It was at Bauxite Junction that we
picked up Mr.. Hornack. l was glad
when saw him come in. I had just
been thinking that 1t wasn't healthy
for the boss to be grilling there at
the window so long alone, and I knew
Mr.. Hornack would keep him talking
about something or other all the rest
of the way In. -,
For little while they talked busi-
ness. BY and by the business talk
wound itself up and heard Mr.. Hor-
mack say: II saw Ripley going in on
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30
CHAPTER XIV
The Dead.Line

4s
We found the three disappointed
afternoon callers already on hand when
we reached the headquarters. The
boss said, "Good evening, gentlemen
as pleasant as basket of chips, and
invited the waiting bunch into the
private Office, swapping on the lights
as he opened the door.
No introductions were needed. One
Of the pair Hatch had brought with
him was lawyer named Marrow.
whose home town was Sedgwick; a
sharp-nosed. ferret-eyed man who fig
ured as one of the many "local coun-
sels"s for Red Tower. The other, Ded-
mon, was a political place-hunter who
had once been sheriff Of Arrowhead
county. ".
you've kept us cooling our heels
in your waiting-room for just about
the last time, Mr.. Norcross!" was the
spiteful way in which Hatch opened
fire. "We've come to talk straight
business with you this trip and it will
be more to your interest than ours
If you'll send your clerk away"
While they had been dragging up
their chairs and sitting down. had
heard Fred May lock up his typewriter
and so. and had been listening anxi-
ously for some noise that would tell
me Tarbell was on deck. I thought
heard the door of the outer office
open again just as Hatch spoke and
1t comfOrted me whole lot.
The boss didn't pay any attention
to Hatch's suggestion about sending
me away; acted as If he hadn't heard
It.. Opening his desk he took box Of
cigars from drawer and passed it.
With this concession to the small hos
pitalities the boss swung his chair to
face the trio.
''My time is yours. gentlemen" he
said; and Hatch jumped in like a man
fairly spelling for a fight.
''For six months. Norcross, you've
been moving pretty wide swath out
here In the tall hills. You've been
posing as little tin god before the
people of this state, and all the while
you've been knitting and slugging and
black-jacking private capital and prf-
vate business wherever and whenever
they have happened to get in your
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30

-on youh gun. 1t runs In my mlnd,
somehow, that you are going to be
hlt-and bit right hard. No, don't
ask me why. Cali 1t rotten suspi-
clon, and let 1t go at that. Come up
to the house, afte'ward, II you have
time, and tell me I'm false prophet,
sub; I hope you may"
The boss promised plenty cheerfuily
as to the calling part. as you'd know
he would since he hadn't seen Mrs.
Sheila for don't know how long; and
a few minutes later we were on our
way, walking briskly. to keep the
Fred May engagement with the chief
of the grafters.
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Graham Norcross, rail-
road manager, and his secretary, Jimmie
Dodds. are marooned at Sand Creek sid
Ing with young lady. sheila Macrae.
moss peculiar train holdup, in which
q special car Is carried of.
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30

Number Six this morning, and he
had company; Mrs. Macrae, and the
majors wife. and the husky little-girl
cousin. They've been visiting at the
capital, so they told me, and expect
the major will be mighty glad to see
them back"
I didn't hear what Mr.. Norcross
said, if he said anything at all, but
If had been stone deaf I thinl. I
should have heard the thing that Mr..
Hornack said when he went on.
II heard something the other day
in Portal City that seems pretty hard
to believe, Norcross. It was at one
of Mrs Stagford's evenings and I
was sitting out dance with certain
young woman who shall be nameless.
We were speaking Of the Hendricks,
and she gave me rather broad hint
that Mrs. Macrae isn't widow at
all; that her husband is still living"
My heavens! l had figured out a
thousand ways in which the boss might
get wised up to the dreadful truth,
but never anything like this; to have
1t dropped on him that way out Of a
clear sky!
For a minute or two he didn't say.
anything, but when he did speak. I.
saw that the truth wasn't going to
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30
"We've Got You Dead to Rights, You
and Your D-d RalIroad!"

M !. Il =
way. Now, at the end Of the lane, by
Jupiter, we've got you dead to rights
you and your id railroad!'
"Cut out as many of the personali-
ties as you can, and come to the
point" suggested the boss quietly.
"You think haven't any point to
come, tor" barked the CRATER, with
rising anger. "I'lli show you! You
thought you we're the only original
trust -huster. when you started your
scheme of locally owned elevators and
warehouses and coal and lumber.
yards and ran us out Of business. But
I'm here to tell you that your fine.
haired little deal to rob us began to die
about as soon as 1t was born"
"How SOP inquired the boss.
ut wasn't a month before your little
local stockholders began to get to.
gether and swap stock and sell it. In
a very short time the control Of the
whole string Of local plants was in
the hands of a hundred men. To-day
4 it's, in the hands Of less than twenty
with John Marshall at the head o,
them. Citizens Storage & Warehouse
is now a consolidated property, and
John Marshall, Henckel and control
q majority OF Its stock. How does
that strike you"
1T strikes me that the people most
deeply interested have been exceeding
" foolish Il. sell their birthright. But
that is strictly their own business, and
not mine or the railroad company's.''' =
Continued Next Week)
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30

I. Headaches and Constipation make
NE NE mlserable-H H LISTERS GOLD
! En- q NUGGET TABLETs,will free Vol !
= neaoaenes sn and Constipation n n
i =, STONE DRUG CO. @ y 545 "
stagnant' decayed matter in B the q
stomach and bowels may cause .erii-.S
ous elounie. p, Constipation rndermines
your = nealth, decreases your resistance.
,mpalrs your vitality -HOLLIsTER,si
G0hDEN NUGGET TABLETS viii
ild I'D you q constipation. IA, ''''.l
Emmons County record., 1921-06-30
Counter Que stlon.

Counter Question.
She-.How do / know you are not
marrying me for my money? 2" He
If Il comes to that. how do ] know
you are not marrying me to reform
nsT pston Transcript,
New Britain herald., 1921-08-19
NEAR EAST PROBLEM IS MOST VITAL ONE
Ii t Had Been Settled World War
 Might Have Been AVerted

Williamstown, Mass, Aug. 19.-Not only would the sufferings and blood shed of many years have been avoid ed but the World War might even have been prevented if European statesmen had handled the Near East problem intelligently and honestly, M. stephen Panaretoff, reappolnted Bull garian minister to the United States, said in his lecture before the institute of politics today
 Tt is recognized by all now that the terrible catastrophe which has be- fallen Europe had it's origin in the Near East he said European states men recognized the danger long ago be asserted, yet those who had the means did very little to avert it.'
 Their failure to find a peaceful issue out of the difficulty" he added, lis a blot upon the history of Europe and a disgrace to European states naanship."
 M. Panaretoff spoke in part as fol- lows:
 The integrity of Turkey, a phrase so often used and abused by European diplomats has ceased to be the slogan of European diplomacy. The Turk lsh empire as it existed before the World War is practically defunct and Wha tever arrangements might be made for the future it can never be resuscltated. It is recognized by all now that the terrible catastrophe which has befallen Europe and under the consequences of which it is still staggering, had it's origin in the Near East The political questions in Europe which might have provoked dlsagreements and frictions among the great powers were not of a nature to bring about a, great conflict among
New Britain herald., 1921-08-19
Rupture Expert Here
Seeley, Famous ia This Speciality,
 Called to Hartford.

sA F. H Seeley of Chicago and PIiila- delphia, the noted truss expert, will personally be at the Garde Hotel and will remain in Hartford Saturday and Sunday only, August 20-21 Mir Seeley says: The Spermatic Shield will not only retain any case of rup- ture perfectly, bI- contracts the opening in 10 days on the average
 case Being a vast advancement lover all former methods--exemplify ing instantaneQus effects Immediately
 appreoiable and withatanding any strain or position. This instrumnet received the only award in England and in Spain producing results with
 oat surgery. injections, medical treat ment or prescriptions Mir Seeley has documents from the United States Governments, Washington. D. FC.. for inspection. All charity cases without charge, or if any interested call. he will be glad to show same without charge or fit them if de- 0ired- Business demands prevent Stopping at any other place in this |section.
 P S.-Every statement in this notice has been verified before the Federal and State Courts.--F. IT.
 Seeley.
 Home office. IF North Dearborn
 street, Chicago
New Britain herald., 1921-08-19
TAFT WILL PRESIDE
 AT CINCI. BANQUET
American Bar Association Will
 Hear Noted Lawyers 1

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 19-William Howard Taft, chief justice of the Su. preme Court of the United States will preside at the banquet to be given In connection with the annual conven- ton of the American Bar Association to be held here from August 30 o September ?, it was definitely an- nounced here in connection with the making public of the official progra m. . ming of Septem Der ?.
 Governor Harry l.. Davis and Mayor John L. Calvin of Cincinnati, will. well come the association at the opening session on Wednesday. Aug. 31 James M. Beck of New York will speak 0H The Spirit of Lawlessness'' and Har- " M. Dougherty. Attorney-G General will deliver an address at the after noon session
 With Elihu Root presiding at the evening session, John W. Davis, from CT ambassador to Great Britain will address the, bar associa ton on the sub ject, Our Brethren Oversees"
 Rt. Hon, John A. Simon. K. C. Of London, former attorney general. of the evening session which will con- clude with memorial tributes. to the late Edward Douglass White. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. William A. Blount and stephen. s: Gregory, and the election of a general coun- cil -5 ta sN..s#a
New Britain herald., 1921-08-19
WHO FAL----- ANOTHER OF THE WIVES WHO FAILED

reminiscent of her past. There was her first husband. She kept his pie
 ture. and some of his letters and the necklace he gave her And, of course,
 every time she put the latter on she sighed and looked consciously re- gretful for a minute or two. Wasn' t that the right thing for woman with sufficiently tender heart to do ? Then when her husband came home for dinner she'd tell him all about
 them-those others. those men she could have married and the one she previously had married. Som etimeS even she used to tell strangers about them.
 She couldn't seem to forget them. And as her husband gradually be- gan to spend more and more of his time away from home. she couldn't understand. She was hurt and in clined to blame him.
 It never occurred to her that her sentimentality was positively cruel. And that the letters of past loves
 are dynamite to the present.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-19
FEARS FOR PRINCE
surgeons Hesitate to Operate on :. Prince. Alexander Fearing Patient - Cannot Stand Major Operation.

Paris. Aug. 19,-Surg geons attending Prince Regent Alexander. of Jugo- Slavia, who is i'll at a private hos pital at Neuilly, have hesitated to perform an operation for appendici- tis from which disease the prince is suffering. In the war Prince Alex ander was operated on during the Ser bian retreat into Albania, one of his ribs being removed and fears are expressed that he may be unable to stand another major operation. The surgeons attending the prince during the war are said to have opera ted under bad conditions.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-19
PROFTTEERING \ CRIME.
Is Thus Branded Under Provision of
 Cuban Law Under AdNiSement

Havana, Aug. 19.-Profiteering is branded a crime under the provisions of measure approved by the Cuban chamber of commerce yesterday This is the first time that it has been plac- ed in t-le criminal category in Latin American countries.
 The bill was fra\ed for the pro- lection of the livestock industry and was laid before the chamber by the executive department. It would au- thorize the president to confer with stocknen and retailers, and to fix prices to be charged or meat. Pen alties would be inflicted upon those disregarding the prices thus estab- lished. Cattle imported from other countries would be required to under go a ten day quarant before being admitted to Cuba.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-19
5 LEGGED HORSE INJURED:
 OWNER DEMANDS S1O.OO0

. Hammond, Ind. Aug 19. - Jacob Diamond, a pedler, today started suit in superior court for s10,0O0 damag ges against motorist who ran into his three legged horse and broke it's wooden leg. The suit alleged the animal was bruised and humiliated" to tha. extent.
 The horse. which has worn the wooden leg for five years. has had a troubled career. On one occasion the leg caught fire and the fire depart ment was called to ectinguish the blaze