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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20
SUCCESSFUL CHAMBER Of
COMMERCE IS ASSURED

money. He realized all of the county
roads could not be made perfect with
1t. and to make one permanent road
would mean temporary bad roads in
other sections and consequent bad
feeling, and he knew the districts Of
Tended would knife him properly at
the next election.
So he finally figured out scheme.
He got hold of reporters and put his
proposition to them, and after the
first gun he saw to it the idea was
followed up with more stories and
more editorials. He furnished the
ideas and the reporters were glad to
get them. He told the people many
times that only one road could be
made with the money available and
his desire was to make that piece of
road first which would be of greatest
benefit to the county.
The situation there was slightly
different there than here, farming
communities being in the four direc-
tions and all about evenly populated
Finally he called a mass meeting in
the county seat-told residents of
each section, which here would be
Golconda, Sulphur, Jungo. Paradise,
McDermitt and Kennedy, that at this
mass meeting decision would be
reached as to how the road money
should be spent. He told them he
would call for vote on the question
at this mass meeting and he would
abide by the vote.
Many times before had II been en-
deavored to call mass meetings and
as many times the country people
stayed away, and so did most of the
city people. But you should have
seen this mass meeting! Everybody
and his brother was there. and the
fireworks turned loose were wonder
ful to behold. No section could Sc
cure sufficient votes to win the road,
because every other section wanted 1t
and would vote the proposition down.
The wise old county judge sat back
and smiled until nearly midnight, but
in the meantime some mighty good
roads talk was INDUCED in and some
mighty good ideas brought forward.
Finally everyone commenced to get
tired, but wouldn't give up the road
to any other section. And then it was
that the Judge said he thought the
district showing the most enterprise
should be rewarded, and he called
upon delegates from each section and
in favor of each section, to stand up,
one at time, and be counted. 1t de-
veloped that the community with the
least population had the largest rep
resentation, and when the judge put
the question of whether they should
get the road or not the decision was
almost unanimous that they should.
And what is more, men and women of
defeated districts went away without
hard feelings, even though disap-
pointed.
What was the consequence of this
one successful community meeting in
that county? The people learned that
organization was necessary for their
individual benefit, and each section
started in to organize so that they'd
have a large enough vote and suffi-
cient argument to present that they
could cinch the road money next year.
What was the result in the city? The
merchants found it profitable to bring
the country folk in for such meetings.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20

The ballroom of Winneva hall was
selected last night as permanent
headquarters of the Humboldt County
Chamber of Commerce. Participating
In the selection were many citizens of
the community and enthusiasm and a
determination ito get something
done" we're again manifested.
Not much time had been wasted
trying to decide how the room shout q
be furnished until it was moved that
committee consisting of President
C. B. Brown, e. Reinhart, H. Meise-
gothen. E. A. Smith and F. ]. Oil
verius be appointed. with full power
to go ahead with the project This
committee will furnish the room in
a club-like manner and ii will be used
for regular meetings of the Chamber
of Commerce and as community
center where citizens can congregate
at all times for amusement and other
purposes. 1t will be a place where
outsiders can spend time when in
this city, with a rest room for ladies'
and children.
The committee of preliminary fin
ances again reported the approximate
sum of 5000 will be available each
month for support of the chamber.
with about $400 being raised in Win
nemucea and the balance outside. 1t
had been assured Golconda will fur
nish at least twenty-five members.
Jungo Is to 20, and trips will be made
to Paradise and other places for the
purpose of securing members.
A novel method of determining reg
ular meeting nights was carried out.
Starting with Monday the nights were
called out and objections heard.
Lodges. and other events interfered
every night except Friday and so it
was decided to meet the first and
third Friday nights of each month,
The next meeting. however. to be the
first Friday in February, the 4th.
A meeting of the board of directors
was held Immediately after adjourn
ment and among other matters taken
up was the employment of compe-
tent secretary for the organization, a
man employed to spend all of his
time on Chamber of Commerce work
The evident desire of the men pres
ent at the meeting last night to stop
petty argument and get something
accomplished for the good of them
selves and their community prompts
the telling of a story which may con-
tain ideas helpful to some.
The writer was in a city of about
the same class as this few years
ago. Efforts had been made TO keep
live chamber of commerce going,
with varying success. A good word
was about all the citizens outside the
city had to offer. And even in the
city itself cooperation could not be
secured, much less any actual work.
Finally a wise old county Judge, who
would be here the chairman of the
county commissioners, only with
more authority, had a large sum of
money available for road work, per-
haps twice as much as we have here
each year. Politics had been played
with this money in years gone by and
the roads had been patched. Maybe
that's the situation here and maybe
1t isn't.
Anyhow, this wise old county judge
decided he'd try to get something sub
stantial accomplished with the road
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20
WEATHER I,l,pORT

For the twenty-four hours ended at
Highest temperatu yesterday ~
3 a. m. today.
lowest this morning %. nean tem-
perature yesterday 26. normal tenn
perature yesterday %, precipitation
0.10 inch. prevailing wind direciIcl
Southwest.
e4ther forecast for the twenty
four hours ending =, m. tomorrow
Occasional snow tonight and FRI
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20
BOOSTING
Of OVERLAND TRAIL

With the majority of the legislators
in attendance the final day of the
the convention of the Nevada Highway
Association ended with all of them
pledged to wage a campaign for good
roads in the state. There was much
discussion regarding the placing of a
small tax on the gasoline consumed
in the state to be used in maintain
ing the roads and the majority SEEM
ed to favor levying such tax.
1t was decided to draft an anti
theft law and pass it at this session
of the legislature by which the owner
of an automobile is greatly protected
from having the thief sell his stolen
car. 1t is law similar to that now
in force in California and is consid-
cred very stringent.
w. H. Goodin, president of the Ov-
erland Trail Club, Mrs. Carmen Jew
EFT Wilkie, secretary of the Nevada
Highway Association and Senator
elect Tasker L. Oddie endorsed the
plans of the Associated citizens of
Elko County in cooperation with the
civic organizations along the route,
for an intensive publicity campaign
for the Overland Trail, and immediate
steps will be taken to make known
the advantages of the northern trans
continental route as compared with
the southerly road.
One of the means of advertising the
trail fill be the publication of COM
plete and concise log. which will en-
able the tourist to enjoy the scenes
along the trail and give him an idea
of the resources of the crountry
through which he is to travel. Co.
operation by both the Salt Lake City
and the San Francisco automobile
clubs has been assured.-Elko Free
Press.
>>>>~~~~~~~~.~~~>~
So the merchants got behind their
Chamber of Commerce organization
and it was of course successful. When
the good roads had been built the
farmers found it easier to get into the
county seat and commenced to realize
that their own organizations had been
SO profitable that affiliation with the
county Chamber of Commerce was
highly desirable. Not only did they
affiliate, but they worked for success.
Continued on Page Four)
Carson City-Nevada's metal out
put for 1920 estimated $23,960,000
Yerington-3 crews making survey
of Mason Valley drainage projects.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20
STATE FARM BUREAU MEETS

An interesting meeting of the state
farm bureau is scheduled to be held
in Reno on the last three days of this
week at the state university.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20
GRAND JURY STILL AT WORK

The grand jury is still in session
today and 1t was announced no report
will be available until tomorrow.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20

O'Cedar Mops and O'Cedar Oil will
help the housewife. Ask US to de-
liver one now. Stephenson Drug Co
AdyJ1St2
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20

You can get every shaving need p
Stephenson's. AdvJ18t2
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20
CHOICE BEEF CHEAPER

Choice beef fed on cottonseed Is
our present specially. Prices are IA
cents per pound by the side; fore
quarters, II cents; hind qaartefs
cents per pound. lhs
cho.ce beef at bargain lr.,es
Adv. WINNE1,g
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20

A four-line wantad 30 re~t
three tlmes-wlll do =.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20

Carson City-Nevadas metal out
put for 1920 estimated s23,96O,000.
Yerington-3 crews making survey
of Mason Valley drainage projects.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-20
PROMPT SERVICE AND
FIRST-CItSS A0R

i'm Kodak develop ng ra
All work done az our
long, tiresome waits foI oua
-[Advt. EAGLE DRUG 90.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20
JGHES BRINGS CONFERENCE DOWN TO EARTl

make peace. And " the United
States and Japan can adjust or
reconcile their views In the pa-
Ciflc, the greatest present peril
to world peace VIII bc Clirh-
mated.
There remains SIN another qucs-
ton, vet another problem sill moro
complex | find that almost without
exception my English friends who
have come here to the conference,
hope to see some Kind of Anglo
American association In the Pacific,
and more exactly some Kind OF
Anglo American apancac partner
ship looking toward the rchahilitU-
unn OF chinese finances. Needless
t. say, political action would at
most Inevitably follow such comhi-
nation. In the British mind this
supplies an easy and perhaps thc
best avenue OF efcape from ur
Anglo-Japancsc alliance, which mas
become the target OF American crit
iCism.
II H. easier to believe that tho
Washington conference viii lind a
practicable plan for naval disarma-
ments end satisfactory means Tor
removing Japanese American fri0-
tion and distrust than it Is to be
lleNt lndt any hlnu W iNAfihaNi'A'hl .
association In China can be agreed
upon.
The Proposed Association.
This brings one to consideration
Of nations In far larger eNnsc
No one can have read the articles
OF H. G.. Wells and other English
writer's without feeling that they
all believe that the Washington con
ference has as It's primary duty not
the consideration Of questions like
those OF naval armaments or OF
Pacific rivalrics but those larger
problems involved in some larger
reorganization Of international rela-
tions. our English friends still
cling, II not TO the specific fact OF
tho league OF nations at least tC
some more or less definite substitute
for it which would have the saluv
general character.
Now, do not believe as n re-
suit Of what has happened In the
opening dn1, that anything Of the
sort Is likely tn happen. WASH
ington shows no INCLINATION NJ the
present time to undertake rcspon-
sbiil'i,r on the Hoang no. which
the United StA .cs rejected On the
Rhine. Specific commitments In
China would, In the last analysis.
involve the ncoct ity Of sending
soLiicrs 10 the far east and be-
coming, In "a sense, the guarantor
of the frontiers of China.
Nothing that has happened
suggests that Mr., Hughes mas any
intention OF rcviying. ~ far as ilIis
country IL concerned, the project
OF the league of nations, or Of un-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20
Indian Citizens Can't BE Made

NY--That the state OF New
York Is trying to enforce citizenship
upon the Indians Of the state was
virorously denied by Arthur G..
Parker state archcologist and score
tnry of the state indian commission.
of which Asscmhlymnn r.. 4 Everett
is chairman.
SUCH charges have been made rg
pcUtodly 10y leaders ul the "old
regime at the Onondaga reservation
at Syracuse. as we'll az by prom
iuout redskins ON the other troQuoiS
reserves, They promise 20 be rcit-
Grated bv tho OnondbraH when the
state Indian Wclf1r, association
rouVonos tt Huflalu u,Nt week
There is not tho sughtrst indi-
cation" said Nr Parker that tho
legislature has any desire tu pass
Hesitation hrstovlnR citizenship upon
the Indians of the state resident ON
reservations White many Indians
living in the state arc citizens, "A
protest against any move to- grant
large number VI reservation indiana
their American citizcnship, They
. contend that they are citizens " their
own nations and that these nations
prH independent. This appears true
when tho Cauandaigua treaty of 1895
h oNaWiucd. There the high con
trautiNE parups are the United StRtcs
4 of America and the Six Nations OF
the lroguois"
Asked whether khc independent
status ot these trhcs we're best or
not and whether the tribes were
possessed OF an efficient government
Mr. Parker stated that this question
was entirely aside from the legal
aspect OF the case. when these poo-
ple hccemc familiar enough With our
form Of civilization and are educated
as We are, 70 may be that they viii
petition the federal government for
admission into the Union BE citizens
Without breaking basic treaty the
state cannot enforce citizenship upon
the Indians aud any attempt would
at once be resisted by tho federal
government that protects tho tribes
A To whether tho Indian govern
mcnta wcro efficient. this Is a qucs
ton for tho voters IN the tribes tC
decide. There is plenty of precedent
To show that changes are possible
when the government falls"
MIR. Parker stated that he would
attend the council OF the Indians ~
buffalo on November I ? and that hS
would probably attend with the dele
cation OF state officials. This whole
problem of Indian citizenship will b,
thrcshcd out by tribal representa-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20

but as a circumstance in British
policy.
Professional Opposition.
For obvious reasons Australia and
New Zealand would view with un-
concealed apprehension any Japan
Csc advance Southward, such as the
seizure of the Philippines would
involve. For the British govern
ment to declare that the main
tenance of the Philippines under
their present sovereignty would he
portion OF British far eastern
policy, would not only have a pro-
found affect upon japanese plans
but go far to meet the apprehen-
s1ons of our own naval authorities
Reduction of American sea strength.
while the defense of the indefensible
Philippines Is one OF the duties of
our navy, must arouse much pro-
fessional opposition.
Looking at the disarmament
question from the broader aspect,
once more, II is plain why there is
the soundest of reasons for giving
1t the first place. And this, reason
Is found in the fact that the states
men OF the world will in this field
have only to preach to the con-
verted. The domestic situation, So
cial as well as financial OF the three
great powers really concerned,
namely Britain. Japan and the
United States, is such that popular
opinion not only favors but de-
mands that rellcf from taxation,
which can only be found in arma-
ment holidays.
Now 1t is not equally true that in
the United States and In Britain the
public grasps the meaning and the
dangers Of the far eastern question.
For the principles Of the "open
door and the Integrity of China"
there is, as | have pointed out fire.
quentiy no such popular under
standing as there is for the policy
OF the Limitation OF armaments.
The very principles are difficult of
translat on. had to make clear to
masses of people and having at bot
tom some OF the same Inherent
weakness as marked the fourteen
points az Paris.
And the aftermath of the
Paris conference proved that
there was little profit In lcgis-
lation which sought revolutions
and transformations for which
the public of tho various nations
were not In the least prepared.
Disarmament, or Limitation OF
nrmamcnts is a fact which the
world public has graspod. fact,
In MIR. Hughes sense. The fs-
eastern question Is "a problem,
grave, certain 10 have serious
consideration, but as yet "a prob
lem for which no acceptable So
luton exists In the minds OF tho
people Of Japan or filc United
States. Therefore, Mr.. Hughes
begins with naval armsnp-nts
And this beginning insures
agreement on the first mater In
hand, which will certainly per-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20

dcrtkiug ~ far ~ the Pacific ~
concerned to create some new as
soCiation resembling even remote
I. .hs. ,.hlc!, ha.- ii- hy.as!iuar-
trrS at t.cnpNu lrssS vN ''N
hns been disclosed of any incllnh-
tiun ON his part nt any stHgC Of
this conference to propose Amer
irnn adhesion tO the Geneva body.
The danger uN any such cNrri'
mcnt on the N~idc oi domestic
politics L. tOu patent To be ms
taken.
Tp sum uu. In the ovcning days,
10 seems to mo that Nj. Hughes.
with the sanction and the support OF
tho president has undertaken 20
put the disarmament circumstance
20 the fore because 10 ia one on
which agreement ts not only pos
siblc, but extremely likely and IN
the second place me contempt
discussions over the Pacific which
will In the main consist ~ an cNplo-
ration of the regions in which agree
ment can bc found. and a measure
ably generous recognition ~ Japan
oac claims iu regions Which VIII DC
I'm dispute.
How TO deal with China2 How
20 remove the Auglo-JapRnese al
llancc without conSeutiug to become
mariner iu a larger association
which imposes foreign commit 10
meuts7 These are questions which
remain tu hc answered and Tor
which no present answer iS disooN-
cradle
A real harm b. done to tho cause
OF peace. 70 seems to me, by the con
stant emphasis which rs lRtd pro
ciscy those definite obicCtiNcS the
sutsWt ut which brought the Parie
conference down I'm ruin Cu far as
its American phase was concerned.
We are not going to inaugurate a
new machinery to make world
peace in the Washington conference.
We are not going to promulBatc g
some new aud complete system OF
international relations. All this was
tried i'm Paris and ended in one OF
the most dismal diappointmcnts the
world has ever known. In Paris We
worked from the general to the
particular. In Washington II is un-
misAkably Mr.. Hughes purpose To
work from the particular a little in
the direction OF the general.
To put tic thing quite simply:
MIR. Hughes seems resolved to do
two or three tlIingS. one or two Of
which AZ les are comparatively
simple and the doing of which
will contribute Ia the general
restoration of International aiuity.
I was IN Paris IN the opening
days of the last conference, and !
have lived In Washington all
through the first days at the pres
cnt sc~tion. At Paris one felt as
/ II one were travelling In the clouds.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20
Bv FRANK H. SIMONDS.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19-Out of the confusion of the
openng days Of the conference two facts emerge,
facts which unmistakabe Already have had
perod deflaton and of precision Deflaton, which
duces comprehensive and possible dimensions the pro-
gram of the conference precision which gives boundaries
TO the discussion the question of naval limitation
To Mr.. Hughes than anyone else is due the fact
that despite the excessive demands of the days preceding the
opening of the conference demands voiced evershy
and Historically by of the foreign correspondents
the atmosphere Of Washington in the first days has been
sharply contrasting with that of Paris There something
in the very dry Unconditional prosac but the less i'm
pressve in which the secretary of state makes
public utterances which almost without being appreciated
by his audiences, has given the dominant the
ference itself.
Remembering Paris and all that the whole world suf-
ered consequence of the boundess expansion expec
taton, must feel that Mr. Hughes has already per-
formed great service in bringing the discussion from
the clouds to the pavement in the opening hours In the
which have been marked by the beginning of the
ference have encountered Mr. Hughes several times the
last occasion being few hours after he had delivered his
address the first session On each of these he
has emphacay asserted that the conference to have
deal with facts and the decisions be reached
would be based upon facts
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20

IN Washington there u Ht lcnr
rcns~uriug reminder of the rave
mCnt under foot All things con-
~!dCT,i " vuuii br ditticuit 60
imagine n more propitions oTcn.
Ing than the Washington confer
Cucr has had
am aware Of thc fact that
such a forecast Ot the probable
nvhicNCmCut of the world confer
CncC viii seem mcagcr tu those
who hoIs thnt there viii h. some
startling and tar-rrlchinr sue
Ct'~s. Vet ! rCps'nt, II ,un,rrcucc
which was marked rs much mu-
tual gUod will aud by tttlr actual
icgi datiun might In the end prove
far murC profitable thnn the
pnris conference which wns
marked 10y excessive Industry iu
the manufacture oI documents.
Tho J1Wmuu' of Baron Shibusp-
Wa to my frirnd Louis S.lhu.d. while
the latter WAS in Tuk, recently
seems to me worthy of careful con
sldcratiuu Sciuold had discussed
most Of the major questions uf bon
tcrCst at the moment ut tho clos,
ot his interview he asked this Quoa.
ton.
what would your cNccllcncy 90.
gard as the chief trouble with On.
world today
Back, quick a. flash cam,
this answer
Too many cNcnts'
~ understand in general th,
meaning OF this" responded Sclbuld
hut perhaps your CXccllcncy Woul,
elaborate"
We'll, II the statesmen and IN,
diplomats and the Legislators ot thi
world, instead uf following thoi
present course would go out In TN
country lie under the trees. watcl
the leaves fall and the clouds q,
sailing by. the laws OF supply an,
demand would probably do tn
rest"
Perhaps the worst thing At Pari
was tho multiplicity Of events" an,
a part at least OF success IN Wash
iuEton' viii flow from an applica
ton Of the philosophy Of Barol
Shibusawa.
tCopyfight. 1871 by Tho Mcclure News
paper SyndiCutcl
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20

tvcs when the Iroquois council con
vCupE
IT is true. said Mr.. Parker that
hundreds Of educated young Indians,
both mon and women. desire citizen
ship and frequently leave the reser-
vattuus 60 find g. but until cduca
uonal standards are higher and the
request comes as the result " -
gp0uts ucouu desire only grave injury
would bo done by plunging these
people into a misunderstood citizen
ship with all its responsibilities
They nave millions OF dollars AZ
vested rights az tribal Indians and
the moment they becumc citizens
th,s iusc these. n the government is
sincere In us rerowmendHiions ~
citi2euship to an Indians and desires
To- extend the Invitation 10 the Sis
Nations, then all essential claims VIII
have 10 be settled. There is not q
single doubt but that settlement
would be costly 10 the white man.