The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-26
OBSERVATIONS At
CAPITAL OF STATE
LADY CORRESPONDENT AT THE
CAPITAL RELATES INCIDENTS
OF VISIT AND WINDS UP WITH
JOLT FOR MOSsBACK STORY
Especial Correspondence,


licity business may be all right In its
place, but there can be no possible
reason why Nevada people should
boost for California just because
California happens to have been SO
fortunate as to have residents who
were willing to part with . lot Of
money to advertise the state. And
IL you don't believe that said Neva-
dams are doing just that, walk down
street and notice how many people
will say, Regular California SUM-
shine, isn't itT 1t cost lot of
money to educate the people of the
United States into believing that Cali
fornia has more sunshine than any
other state. but 1t paid. 1t is all very
well to appreciate the fine weather.
but would 1t not be well to think
more about the origin of our re-
marks? How easy 1t seems to be to
let someone else do the thinking in
stead Of striking out and having q
few new thinks for ourselves! Why
not find good Nevada slogan and
start it on its way? The one sug-
gested recently by some thinker who
knows what he Is talking about is
good: The Land of Beautiful Sun
SETS" Why not start a campaign and
let people tell the world a lot more
about this wonderful state of Nevada?
Let US enthuse about it all, instead
of taking it all for granted.
certainly entices one to hike, and
there are many interesting places to
visit in the vicinity of the State Capt.
tai. The other day a walk OF about
a mile ended when the sign Nevada
State Prison" appeared at the road
side-- a guard stationed at the gate
directed the hikers to the ofiice of
the prison and pleasant man greet
ed the callers at the entrance. Upon
finding that there was no guard at
liberty. he offered to personally con-
duct a visit through the prison. The
man proved to be Warden r. B. Hen
richs, who stated that every event at
the prison is given to the public. This
information came in response to
question about the suicide that oc-
Cured there that morning. 1t
seemed that the prisoners were quite
upset by the affair. There were 107
men and boys in all-not very many,
considering all the talk about in
crease of crime. 1t is about a year
since a woman has been confined
there. At that time three women
were paroled, and the man who gave
out that fact stated that women were
much worse as prisoners than men.
Often fought among themselves. 1t
proves that the grown-ups are like
the little girl who, when she was
good was very. very good, but when
she was bad she was borrid."
Warden Henrichs is justly proud
of the new cell house that is being
erected, and showed the fine work
being done by the prisoners. The sun
will reach every cell from early
morning till sunset. This is a great
contrast to the old cell house which
was built in 1865 and where a ray of
light never penetrates. There will
also be lavatory. toilets and good
lights in every cell. The prisoners
are locked in their cells at and the
lights are out at 9 pm.
1t was noticed that while most Of
the men wore blue denim there were
a few in stripes. Inquiry brought
out the fact that the men who had
attempted to escape were put in
stripes so that they would be more
easily distinguished. A man who had
been there for many years volun-
teered the information that before the
parole system the men took great
pride in keeping the grounds attrac-
tive. but since they are always hoping
for a parole it doesn't seem SO much
like home to them. AS they have to
blast even to dig a posthole a garden
is out Of the question.
A letter from Winnemucca brought
the astonishing news that the joke
about card playing at the Leisure
Hour Club started the report that the
Carson correspondent disapproved of
card playing. AS the writer can play
almost any game ever invented and
though out of practice thoroughly en-
joys a game where all the players are
interested and playing sauarely. 1t is
rather funny. The remark quoted