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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Peter and Paul Were In Rome.

According to the evidence and dis
coveries of two famous archaeologists
Of Rome. Professors Grossi CondI and
Orazio Maruechi. there no longer re-
mains any doubt that.the Apostles Pc
ter and Paul both went to Rome and
suffered martyrdom there.
That doubt has been raised several
times in controversies between various
schools of psychologists.
"The Apostles Peter and Paul." pro-
fessor Marucchi said, "dld go to Rome
l have found traces of their burial In
a catacomb hewn out of the rock on
the Appian Way, behind the ancient
church Of ST. Sebastian.
There are graves in this under
ground burying place. which of course
prove nothing. But there are also writ
ings on the wall, and these writings all
invoke the aid Of Peter and Paul. de-
scribed as lying there"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Famous Mine May "come Back.~

The Comstock lode, once known as
the richest silver mine in the world.
and from which millions of dollars
were taken during the height of its
fame, Is about to come back to its
own. For years the lode was almost
deserted, and Virginia City, New, lived
along In a lethargy that included the
slow crumbllng of Its buildings and
the rotting Of Its sidewalks. until what
was one Of the most colorful, blazing,
excitement-gathering towns in the
United States, became a monument to
dead hopes and a mockery of Its for
mer self.
1t has been discovered that thou.
sands Of tons Of low-grade ore now
are standing In giant dumps, and yet
other thousands Of tons resting In the
mines themselves, can be made to yield
as high as $40 a ton under modern
methods Of extraction.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
BuIrushes Found Of Value.

AS result of German professors
discovery that the roots of the ordi-
nary bullrush contain as much as 20
per cent Of cane sugar, special dredges
are now being built for the purpose of
harvesting them, reports Popular Me-
chanlcs Magazine. The roots grow In
thick horizontal masses, and In one
part of Germany are believed to un-
derlie everywhere a tract of marshy
land comprising 100000 acres. Though
sugar is the product chiefly sought,
secondary processes yield alcohol and
a nutritive cattle food From the
juice there is made, also, a strong beer
resembling porter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
DO WE WANT
SUCH A POLICY

In his report to Congress and the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee Sec
rotary Of the Navy, Daniels takes
great credit for saving" the govern
ment $10.141,313 by Communicating"
fuel oil and coal from June !, 1917,
to December 81. 1920.
Many good Americans object to the
manner in which Mr.. Daniels saved
the government this money. His policy
OF communicating represented the
last step in autocratic power by
which a public official has the alb
solute authority to not only take
private property for public use at
his own price," regardless OF mar
ket price. but enforces his demands
by force of arms.
As o war measure such powers may
have been necessary, but Mr.. Daniels
continued the policy as peace mea-
sure and Is now asking Congress to
make such policy permanent by
vesting In the hands Of the Presi-
dent general requisitioning power.
It is hard to believe that in a free
United States. the Quss4ion would
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08

even be considered. Of allowing a
public official the absolute power to
set the price on important products.
take those products by force of arms
below market value. as Secretary
Daniels has done since the war ended,
leaving the injured party to seek
redress In courts of law for any just
balance he considers due. with his
money tied up over an indefinite per-
iod OF years.
Yet this is what Pacific Coast oil
producers have been subjected to and
this is what Mr.. Daniels is now rec
ommending as a permanent govern
ment policy to be applied to any in
dustry. We don't want this In peace
times In the United States.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
OLDEST OF STATE NOTICES
That Of Maryland Was Adopted IN
1e4e-Enshrlned In History OF
the Commonwealth.

The Maryland suffragists who pro-
pose altering the states motto, "fatu
Maschy Parole Feminae" ito use the
old spelling). are proposing to put
rough hands to what should be sacred.
The offensive translation, deeds are
masculine, words are feminine Is not
the only one possible. The secretary
of state could readily be directed TO
give official approval to manly deeds
and womanly words" which would
give women a recognition they enjoy
In no other state motto.
But the best reason for jealousy
guarding Maryland's motto Is that II Is
the oldest the nation can boast-the
date OF Its adoption is placed In 1913
and Is enwrapped with Maryland
history to a remarkable degree. Throw
away the Baltimore motto and Mary
land might as well turn the portrait
Of George Calvert, first Lord Balti-
more, to the wall.
There are other state notices that
are open to attack. Alabama's Here
We Rest" suggests an obvious joke.
SO does Washington's by and By"
virginia's motto recalls John Wilkes
Booth, New york's the rather tawdry
defamation by Longfellow which 1t
inspired, and those of several other
states-like Kansas "Ad Astra Per
Aspera"-the rhetoric Of commence
ments. While these states cleave to
their notices Maryland may well be
boastful of hers and its associations.
New York Evening Post.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
THE PENALTY
OF DEATH

The persons who allege that prohi-
biti0n cannot be enforced have for
gotten to take into account the rep
lillian proclivities of the law-breakers.
1t was their lust for profit-taking, at
any cost to the community, that SPELL
ed the doom of the saloon elements in
the United States. 1t is their lust for
profit that is now doing more for the
ultimate complete enforcement of pro-
hibition than all other causes COM
bined.
There were thoughtless men who
were willing to buy bootleg whisky at
any price. But these same men are
unwilling to buy wood alcohol for
beverage purposes. no matter how
cheap. No man who buys bootleg
whisky now knows whether he is
headed for the jail or the grave. One
swallow may make beast or corpse.
They who obey not the law in little
things. will not obey In the big things.
The man who is willing to sell whisky
is willing to sell poisoned stuff and
call 1t whisky. The bootlegger has be-
come the nations premier murderer.
The customers he does not kill he
drives away in abject terror.
None need worry about the enforce
ment of prohibition. It is progress
sively enforcing itself. The dispensers
of death-dealing poison are attending
to the job. They are the ones who
have made death the penalty for vio-
lation.-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
INCREASE EFFICIENCY
INSTEAD OF TAXES

Everywhere the politicians and
public office holder. instead Of try
ing to reduce or restrict the tar
burdens Of the people. are trying to
pile on more. The Taxpayers back is
bent with tar burdens but 1t isn't
broken and that IL probably the rea-
son why the politician wants to in
creass the load.
This Is the time Of all times for
economy In public office. 1t 10 the
time Of all time to grub out useless
office holders and commissions and
reduce the cost of government to the
minimum.
The people are demanding. and right
ly SO, q reduction in the cost of liv-
Ing. With equal propriety and earn
estness they are demanding re-
duction in the cost of government. for
the cost OF government is an element
In the cost Of living.
It is q burlesque on public intelli-
gence for anyone to pretend that
taxes can be increased without
burdening the people in equal pro-
portion. As the law now stands cost
of operation is = determining factor
in the fixing OF rates. Taxes are In
cluded in the cost of operation.
This means that the tax burden will
be passed on to the people. and the
fact that they pay 1t indirectly in
stead Of directly will In no way light
en- the load.
There can and should be scaling
down Of public expenses. Numerous
boards and commissions exist appar-
emily for no other reason than that
politicians are as impractical in bust
ness as they are extravagant In Of
flee.
What the people desire. is not more
taxation. but more and better bust
ness methods and less tax exploita-
lions. Parasites. whether commissions
bureaus, boards or individuals, should
be weeded out.
In this respect 1t may be well for
the politicians to realize that the peo-
pie are informed and are watching
with care and anxiety. They will
not be deceived by grand stand plays,
nor cajoled nor fooled nor appeased
by seductive appeals to their preju-
dice The people want retrenchment,
want tax reduction, want better bust
ness methods. Those in public office
who stand for such reform need not
fear the consequences Of being malig-
ned. There are some things even the
politicians can not successfully cam
outage.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
LOADING THE
TAXPAYER

A lot of political Misrepresentation
is going on about the Farm Loan Act
and the claim that 1t is necessary for
the proper working Of the Act that
Farm Loan Bonds be exempted from
taxation.
There Is no truth to such a state
ment. For political purposes these
bonds were exempted from all taxes
when as a matter of justice they have
no more right to be exempted than
any other securities sold for purely
private gain.
II by taxing these bonds the bor-
rover had to pay one half per cent
more interest than he does now, it
would in no way prevent the loan
ing of money to the farmers under
this Act, but 1t would relieve the bal
ance of the taxpayers from making
up the amount they now have to pay
on several hundred millions of tax
exemp. securities.
If money is going to be loaned to
any special class of individuals at
special rates of interest. that class
should at least be charged the actual
cost of having them have the money
and not charge it up to the general
taxpayer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Not Likely.

The defendant says he donated his
time and talents to the candidates
campaign without pay or hope Of re-
ward"
"And what did the prosecuting attor-
ney say to thatT'
HE asked the gentlemen Of the jury
In sarcastic tones II they could con-
ceive Of the defendant giving anything
% valuable and getting nothing In re-
turn but q slap on the back"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08

Newton w. Howell. Canadian dele
gate to the assembly Of the league of
nations. declares that the league was
successful beyond the expectations Of
even the most hopeful" We are frank
to admit 1t. 1t failed to wind up in
fist-fight. possibly because 1t lodged
every important issue.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
COPPER VS..
STEEL

In construction work. copper of
necessity is forced to compete with
the initial cost is not the primary
steel In many instances. but where
the initial cost is not the primary
consideration, the red metal can
demonstrate its economy beyond the
shadow Of a doubt. The average con-
sumner frequently does not take suf-
ficiently into account the much great
er life of copper and its considerable
salvage value. 1t has frequently been
found that the salvage value exceeded
the first cost.
Copper men say: With an advance
over 1914 prices of but 80 per cent
in copper sheets against 40 per cent
IN steel sheets what Is the inducement
to substitute steel for copper?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Eorca Of Practice.

81 noticed how easily the moving
picture actress complied with all the
registration requirements when she
applied for a VOTE"
That's nothing to be surprised at.
II ought to come easy to q movie
actress to register"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
SIIuht Mistake.

Enthusiastic Musician-Oh come
over here and listen to these magnfi-
cent records of selections from Wag-
nerl
Record Salesman-Beg pardon. miss,
but them records Is sounds In Fog"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Feminine petermInatIon

81 forbid any further extravaganza
IN this house-furnishing business. !
want you to understand. madam. that
] put my foot down on any new car
pets"
"All right. John, dear; they'll be
there to put 1t down on"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Frivolous Personalities.

II wonder If Mrs. Calder knows
anything about Fiume?"
YOU'D better not mention the sub
ject to her."
"Why notf"
"She may think you are talking
about something that can be made in
chatting dish. Arc
Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Explanation.

Campaign contributions" remarked
the willing worker. "are always sub
ject to explanations. II you get 'em
you've got to explain how and II you
don't get 'em you've got to explain
why"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
MoxIna an Audienee.

"A successful speech carries the
audience right along with It,"
YES" replied Senator Sorghum.
"But at the new rates of transporta-
ton doubt whether we can afford It,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Quite True.

"When my friend presented the
bogus order to the theater, he charged
he was deliberately tricked. and there
passed the lie."
Eyes, and there also lied the pass"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
At the Club,

How far have you proceeded In
your discussion of Intimate domestic
problems"
1--WE have just gone through the
trousers pocket matter"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Seeds and Berries.

"People have various names for
money. One man will speak of fifty
seeds. another Of fifty berries"
Eyes. and some make money produce
while others merely consume IT,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
cultlxatIna a Quietude.

Nobody sings Landlord. Fill the
Flowing Bowlp any MORE"
mo" said Uncle Bill Bottletop.
TITS best not to stir the landlord up
II you can help 1t. All he's liable to
do is to raise the rent"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
The Genial Host.

"Was II JOY rider"
"For everybody but me-" answered
Mr.. Chuggins. II was buying the gas
oline and conducting the Interviews
with the police"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
A Rarity.

"What Is a woman of tact, any
way7" asked the Old Fogy.
zone who knows how to smile
when you praise some other woman"
replied the Crouch.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08

Bodies has a very paradoxical
way of conducting his business"
"How so7''
HE Is continually extending his
contracting operations"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Bevoud worrv-

Barker boasts that he can truce his
ancestors back to the Pilgrims"
swell the Pilgrims are dead and
won't feel It,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
Reverse Method.

'The British consider their conduci
quite the proper thing in Cork"
'What? To bottle II upT'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-08
AVOIDING Dancer.

Oh, bring the Ounce cap out anew.
Since crime affects to be refined:
II thus attired l go on view
l can't be called "a master mind"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS sPEcU1Ar1cE.

New. York, Jan. 4.-Speculative issues
wereI the prominent features of todays
stock market. their variable strength
which probably proceeded from poor
operations, affording a striking contrast
to- the irregular or sluggish tone Of sea
son6d. shares.
The heavy tone Of rails was a dis
tinct disappointment to traders who had
hoped that the January reinvestment in
qufry and enlarged transportation earn
mugs would make marked impression
on& that" quarter Of the list
News Of the day was of the same
confusing character, although not lack
ing in constructive elements. Exchange
on London was strong. A moderate re-
cotery was reported in the price of re-
fined copper and partial resumption Of
actTityA.was announced from industrial
cenfters where. stagnation recently ruled.
These developments were neutralized
to an. extent by more bank failures at
western agricultural points, further price
cutting by independent steel producers
and: additional wage reductions in the
textile. and affiliated trades.
Oils and shippings, as typifed by Mex
lean Petroleum and Atlantic Gulf, were
the chief reactionary features The
former made an extreme reversal of al
most 10 points and the latter replaced a
4'point decline to a new low record with
a.net. gain of 1 ga points. Much Of the
rebound in the Anal dealings was ascrib-
ed ITO short covering. Sales amounted to
s35, 900. 49,
No perceptible' relaxation Of money
rates was shown, although offerings of
time funds were. more liberal. The
strength of British exchange was attrib-
uted to purchases of sterling in this mar
ket to meet FEATURING payments for
British and French accounts.
Trading in bonds was again only mod
crate but the trend was unmistakably
upward, many speculative issues par
ticipating with representative offerings
All the, Liberty and Victory fotations
closed at gains. Total sales (par valueJ
aggregated $14,S75,ooo.
did U s. bonds were unchanged on
call:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05
WATERBURY ACEYSAT OLYMPIC TONIGHT

: The Waterbury 'Kaceys." recogniz-
ed as. onej.o the fastest teams in the
state will be the attraction for the
basketball fans: at the Olympic hall
tonight The visiting "kaceys"' are
the pick Of the former champion Fas-
time IA" c. and the Brooklyn A. C.
Both these clubs had strong teams last
seastn and these stars are now the
"Kacey" quintet. Mcnamara, Carroll,
Dumschott, Borden, sheehy, Mulhall
and T. Cavanaugh are the men form
ing the star quintet This bunch is
recognized as the best passing team
in the state and will no doubt show
the Norwich fans some of the best
teamwork of any visiting aggregation
this season.
=, Manager Benoit will have the same
speedy bunch he has been cleaning
them al; up. with. and feels confident
they can do even better than the En-
efalds, of Wiilimahtic did with the
"Kace9s'. when; they won at home by
only four points, and lost at Water
bury by II points. Cyclone Joe" Be
lalr,s "Mondy" Normandin. Capt. Dee"
and Jack Murphy, Benjamin and Mills.
The game played by. the local Cres-
cents %on New. Years day showed the
fans that Norwich is represented by
hSreal basketball team and this game
tonight ought to surpass anything
seen .here- this season, as the visitors
are dangerous bunch of hoopsters.
The management! of the Crescents
have ordered net to place around
the hall and, this will add to make the
games much faster, besides the local
manager will"have something interest
ing to- announce to the fans tonight.
For a:.preliminary game the Dare
devils. who have given the fans con-
/ Siderable. joy land excitement, will
elias III with the Baltic Bantams. This
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
CHICAGO GRAIN MArKrr

Chicago, Jan. 4-Wheat declined in
prlceatoday, largely as :. a. reaction from
he sudden preceding big advance. CLOS
ing quotations were heavy, at 2 ~ 10
&c net lower with March S1,7s .1.sI IN
N.7S 5-4 and May sl.s7 3-4 to s1.ss..
Corn lost l TO l ga, and oats Is u,
l-245 -s. In provisions the outcome va
,ried from loo recession to Ga like ad-
vance. -.
It was a generally accented ocin,on
in the wheat trade that the, uptury1, in
values yesterday had been too rand
and that the time was. opportune 1or
longs to realize profits. Besides milling
demand appeared to have diminished
and there seemed to be a pause in ex-
port buying. Gossip was current also
that Egyptian government would trv TO
resell 100000 bushel Of wheat that
had been contracted for in Australia.
Action Of the '>house Of rep esentatives
at Washington making certain the. revival
Of the war finance corporation had but
little effect on prices; having evidently
been discounted yesterday On the other
hand. considerable bearish sentiment as
to all grain, including wheat was gen
Grated by heavy receipts OF corn.
Decided enlargement of the movement
of the cUrn crop as shown BY big arriv.
ais here was chiefly responsible for de
preston of corn and oats. Consignment
notices from Iowa in particular .wert
said to have been augmented.
Provisions averaged higher in line with
| hogs.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05
KiLsANE COMING OUT OF
SHELL TO BOX RElSLER

.Johnny ,Kilbane,' featherweight
champion, is coming out of his shell,
report has it, and will box Johnny
Reisler, son of John the Barber, at
Madison Square Garden on Washing
tons birthday.
Reisler is the battler who recently
put up great go against Charley
Pilkington of Meriden at the Star
Sporting club, 10Th street and Lex
ington avenue, New York.
Kirbane has not done any scrapphg
in some time. He has been mixing in
politics and real estate in his home
town of Cleveland, but has not been
faring as we'll in either as he did in
his ring career.
Tex Richard is anxious to give New
Workers. as many real championship
affairs as he can possibly get togeth-
er. So. far Tex has presented two
| championship bouts, and it looks as
if he had induced Kilbane to box
Reisler in the Garden on Washington's
birthday night. Incidentally, this is
| the same date that Kilbane won the
title from Attell on the coast.
From reliable sources it is learned
| that Kilbane has accepted Richard S
offer to box Young Reisler, but Tex
said he would not announce anything
i until his note to kilbane could be de-
livered.
Reisler, a bi-product Of the war
has come to the front in sort OF
| whirlwind fashion. Practically un-
heard of few months ago, this
youngSxer s climb has been spectacu-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05

4. Of C. team, at the Olympic hall.
tonight. On Friday night. they will
play a return game with the ST. Mary's
club Of Jewett City at Baltic. This
Is the first home game Of the season
for the Bantams.
The Eastern Connecticut Power
Company league rolled closely con-
tested matches on the Aetna alleys.
Monday night. keeping the spectators
on edge all through the match.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05
SPORT NOTES.

The Central Village Grammar school
basketball team clashes with the Dan
ielson Grammar quintet at the town
hall, Danielson, this Saturday night
The Centrals will use the following
lineup: ]. and c. Lafavre, guards:
Wakely, center: Gallagher, Collins and
Eaton, forwards.
The Baltic Bantams will play the
Daredevils of Taftville in the prelim-
mary preceding the big game between
the Crescent A. A. and the Waterbury
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05

The Trolley Bowling league, which
roofs weekly matches, Is now coming
along in good skapc. Taftville cap
tured the lead Al the start and has
been holding onto II, with Danielson
a closeNsecond.
But to the rookie-the kid who is 70
get his chsnce-the training camp an
nouncement dates are like 50 many syl-
tables OF honey.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-05
r. Since the leralization

lar. Since the legalization of the
sport in this state, Reisler has engaged
in more than II bouts, showing ex-
ceptionally good merit in all of the
majority of which the young lad won.
His knockout of Battling Lain dem
onstrates that he has the power punch.
Reisler's father was a big factor in
getting kilbane to box his son. John
Sr., stopped off at Cleveland on his
way from Tulsa, Okla, and added
$4,000 to whatever purse Richard Of
fered Kilbane to come and meet John
Jr, in 15-round bout at Madison
Square Garden.