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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
Would Fix
Boycott Here
japanese Question Was Revived at
Commercial Club Meeting
Monday Evening

The Japanese question WAS re-
vlved at the commercial club meet
ing Monday evening and the temper
of the more than 50 men present
can hardly be said TO constitute an
omen of hope for the Nipponese
who now inhabit this valley as well
as those who would come here from
the districts In California where
white race supremacy Is a burning
issue. Keep the Newlands Project
All White" is a slogan that has
been adopted and measures have
been declared for that may be ef-
fective In bringing about this hap
ny condition.
Boycotts against Japanese and
those employing Jspanesa vas urged
BY speakers who held the floor at
the commercial club meeting and an
anti-Japanese society was organ
lied at the conclusion OF the meet
ing when practically all who had
been present at the club meeting re-
manned to take part In the new
organization.
The club previously declared
against Japanese and signs we're
posted some months ago at the Fal-
Ion and Hazen depots with the fol-
lowing admonition emblazoned in
large letters. Japanese are not
wanted here" II was asserted that
despite this pracaution japanese
have been coming here in increas-
ing numbers as a result of the prop
aganda that is being carried on
against the race in California and
that unless rigid exclusion meas
ures are carried on here Nevlands
project residents will shortly find
themselves confronted with the
same conditions that have made Ger
tain districts In the California val
leys uninhabitable for white stock.
+. S. Hartman and T. S Berney
are project land owners who are as
serted To have rented farm lands to
japanese during late days aud the
promised Japanese additions that
viii arise from these transactions
have probably been responsible for
the combatiye movement now under
way. II is proposed 10 carry the
fight against all Japanese and IL has
been agreed that the single effective
way left as an expedient at this
time is to. boycott all things Japa-
nese, those who employ Japanese
and those who buy commodities of
japanese
The men who organized for the
movement Monday evening are all
highly representative of this com
munity's business and social life
aud they are proposing the boycott
Ing plan in preference to any form
Of ontlawry II Is understood that
projected anti-Japanese legislation
now pending before the state legis-
lature cannot become a law until it
is sanctioned as constitutional
amendment and ratified by the state
legislature four years hence and that
in the meantime Nevada may quick
ly be made over from an all-white
state TO one where many activities
viii be controlled by japanese and
that the social life of Nevada as we
know II today may be totally de-
stroyed.
The anti-Japanese society will
meet at the commercial club rooms
In this city tomorrow evening and
further questions relating TO Japa-
nese will he discussed.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
MelonGr
| Met Saturday
Cantaloupc Association Members
Plan to Ship Three Cars of
Melons Daily in Season

The Newlands project canta-
loupe association board met Satur-
day afternoon and discussed mat
ters vital to this growing project
industry. The board is composed of
the following farmers: o. j. Van
noy. president; J. F. Milton, A. T.
Rice. ]. F. Mayfeld, A. d. Bottom
and A. ID. Drumm.
Markets are to be found as soon
as possible. A wrapper design is
being prepared TO advertise the mel
on products here, including Hearts
of Gold" and 'Lahontan Project"
varieties. A packing shed Is to be
provided and the Grating materials.
labels, wrappers, etc. are all being
worked out.
A pamphlet Is To be gotten out SO
that the growers may benefit from
the experiences of the men who have
pioneered in melon production in
this valley so far back as Is years
ago. These include the association
president, o. ]. Vannoy who was the
first to seriously and successfully
undertake the exploitation of the
projects melon growing possibili-
ties.
The board members will meet
again next Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock to handle other matters
that arise as current problems.
One hundred acres is the objec-
tive set by the association as the
maximum and minimum acreage
that will be planted this year under
the auspices. This means, IL is as
serted that three carloads of melons
Will leave here daily for outside
markets throughout the entire mel
on season. The standard of melons
is to be maintained at the highest
point and only best quality and uni
form sized melons will be shipped.
Seventy acres of melons have al
ready been signed by contributing
members of the association and ii is
believed that the entire acreage
viii be secured within the next few
days
Ii is doubtful ii any single for
ward movement in this valley has
ever carried the portent for good
that attaches TO the cantaloupe pro-
iect of the present moment. Many
thousands of acres of the lands of
this valley are especially adapted to
the production of all varieties of
cantaloupes and best Judges who
have passed upon them asseverate
that the local production is without
an equal in any country
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
BADGER oil COMPANY
IL MAKING a RECORD

The Badger Oil Company, man
aged by jay l.. Heady and operating
in the northeastern corner of the
Fallon field, is making local record
for rapidly of boring. Spudding in
on Friday a depth of 140 feet had
been attained ON Monday.
Mr.. Heady is in San Francisco
and has arranged during his alb
sence for stock selling privileges in
California having complied fully
with the requirements of the blue
sky law iof that state. He is expect.
ed home within the next few days.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
Fallon Man
Protests Davis
falIon Man Protests Appointments
of James John Davis to
Cabinet Portfolio

Oh. that mine enem! would
write me letter. The man who
thus expressed himself lacked the
documentary. evidence possessed by
George w. Owen, well known resi-
dent of this city, who has protested
the appointment of James John
Davis. of Pittsburgh. Pa, to the po-
sition of secretary of labor in Presi-
dent Harding's cabinet. Mr.. Owen
Is firmly of the mind that geogra-
ply and not brains, political affilia-
tion and not probity of character
are the prerequisites to greatness
and near greatness as things oper-
ate in this day and age. 1t Is Mr..
Owens contention that Davis is a
double crosser. mental light
weight. man without original
ideas and he submits number of
letters now in his hands from Davis
when the two were part of the COM
pany owning and operating the Ne
vada Dixie Mining Company in the
eastern part of this county.
Davis and Owen disagreed after
several years of business afiiliation
and the ownership of the mine was
contested in the Churchill county
district court The case has never
been closed
Contending that the portfolio to
which Davis will be appointed on
Friday when President-Elect War
ren G. Harding takes office, is next
in Importance to that of secretary
of state, Mr.. Owen has importuned
labor organizations in the west to
oppose the Davis appointment and on
Monday .he sent the following wire
to President-E Harding:
| Hon. Warren G.. Harding, President
Elect, Marion, Ohio.
Il beg you to hold in allegiance.
appointment of James John Davis.
Secretary of Labor pending evidence
TO show his unfitness for position in
your cabinet. VIII submit this inn
mediately assuring you my desire is
promised on good citizenship and
does not arise. from idiosyncraey or
malice George w Owen"
! Mr.. Owens wire to western
labor leaders also dispatched on
Monday was as follows:
"He doubled crossed his best
friend in 1905. man that took him
in and fed him. He doubled crossed
me, as the court evidence will show
regarding the Nevada Dixie Gold
Mining Company. This case is still
pending in the District Court,
Churchill county. | am satisfied he
will double cross Union Labor any
chance he would get. Further he
advanced the idea as his own, OF the
Children Orphanage, Oreder of the
Moose, which was originated by Mr.
Smith of Smiths college, Berkeley.
These things can be verified In the
court proceedings, Reno, Judge
Moran presiding; in court proceed
ing. Fallon, Nevada, Judge French
presiding Mr. Smith at 5S2S Law
ton Avenue. Oakland, Calf, and
Thomas j. Kane, S51 Be1den Ave
nue.. Chicago. and Louis Ferrari
assistant district attorney of San
Francisco county Calf, can corrob-
crate part of this statement. Try to
get this before all unions, for every
union man should do his utmost to
have this appointment set aside.
Very truly yours.
GEORGE w OWEN"
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02

Ii is anything like here in your
community | know that you can do
nothing. By virtue of our having
exhausted every other means. l will
say 10 you Mr. Owens. that If you
do not agree To my proposition,
that II will be absolutely necessary
for MS TO adopt different means,
something that shall be effective.
and enable us 10 go forward with
the development and opening up Of
our property"
In case you do not scquiesce to
my proposition ! shall ask an east
ern friend of mine to accept per-
petual lease on the property"
II am in receipt OF a letter from
Tom Kane wanting money to pay
up. Personally. | will not advance
any more because no one else seems
to try to sell stock"
IF you had of followed my plan
in Chicago you would have been on
the property and things would have
been altogether different"
Il have become absolutely dis
gusted and notified the boys that
would not sell any more stock be-
cause every place | went they would
roast me about the conditions of
the stock in our treasury"
Il have gotten all the money
have tied up in this property and |
want II developed to see if there is
anything in il. and to be getting re-
turns on our money, as | would
rather have few shares of good
dividend paying stock than a safety
deposit box full of the kind we are
now holding
II am not going to advance any
tion and If you are going TO act
stubborn about 1T | am going to let
il take its course, as the small
amount | have in it doesn't amount
to anything to me-"
IF II is probable that you come
west you had better join the Lodge
of Moose at Pueblo, if you want to
be one of the boys when you come
to this burg"
The &. o. p. press agent lately
issued the following summation of
the career of James John Davis:
James John Davis, of Pittsburgh,
Penn. Labor leader-Born, Trede-
gar, Wales. Age Al years Went
10 Pittsburgh with parents at age Of
years At IL began work in steel
mills. becoming puddler. Remov-
ed to Elwood City, Ind, 1908. Held
city and county Offices there.
Chosen in 1906 to reorganize Loyal
Order of Moose. of which he is now
the head. Member of Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Work
ers. and always has been active in
union affairs
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
SCHOOL CONTRACTOR
LEFT FOR THE CITY

7. j. Reese, contractor having the
job in hand of erecting the project
ed additions to the Oats Park school
building left yesterday for San
Francisco where he will see to the
passing of the bonds comprising the
$41, 500 issue recently issued by the
district into the hands of the buy
ers and the placing of the money to
the credit of the district. These
bonds were signed last evening and
will be registered out today. Mr..
Reese will remain in the city until
all formalities have been attended
to. He expects to start the work
during the first days of next week
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
Worthy of Your Patronage

McLains Variety Store sells a
thousand and one things that are
needed In the home. and you will
find our regular prices generally
cheaper than others specials We
expect TO run many specials all this
month and we invite you to call and
see for yourself.
1S-t2 j. f. McLAIN.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02

Word received by relatives here
yesterday was to the effect that Mrs.
Verne Hursh was to be moved from
Winnemucca to Reno hospital
last evening and that her condition
is quite serious. Relatives and
friends here regret to learn of this
young matron's illness and hope for
a speedy recovery.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02
U U uTF FVWF %
GEORGE w. OW EN-. F."

The following are verbatim ex-
cerpts from the Davis letters to Mr.
Owen:
II suppose that you know what
stock is selling by this time, and IL
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02

Mrs. w. ID. Clark is home from an
extended stay in California cities
where she visited relatives and
friends for about two months Dur
ing her absence she went as far
south as San Diego where her son
Lloyd is member of the govern
ment aviation corps.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-02

"Ill-treatcd Trovator"- Epworth
Minstrels, March 11th.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
ARKANSAS MOB
LYNCHES NEGRO
Alleged Murderer Is Burned
at Stake

NopENA. Ark. Jan, William
lowry, negro, alleged slayer OF otto
Cralg. planter, and his daughter,
Mrs. {. O Williamson. was burned
al tho stake here yesterday by a
mob which Travelled over 100 miles
TO take the victim from deputy sher.
IFS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27

II costs the United States ap-
proximately $4,000 Tor every man
cnlisting in tho army.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
$4,000 FOR,
HUNGRY KIDS
Salmon Men Aid European
Relief Fund

More than half OF the $3.50. 600 be
ing sought In this city by Herbert
Hoover for the relief OF starving
children of Europe WAS realized We'd
nesdny when the total contribution
OF $4,000 from the salmon Indus
tries OF the state was added 60 the
fund.
The United States has sos, 100 per
sons on It's pension roll for all wars
since 1919. except the last war,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
MAN FRIDAY" UNABLE
To ANSWER QUESTION

Neither l.. ID. McAr,ile. Man Fri.
day" for Governor Hart. nor Charles
Gleason. legal mouthpiece for the
chief executive. wcr. able TO answer
satisfactorily "Wednesday the que@
ton fired by inqulnitiye senators:
why the emergency ciauneG"
Spirited debate was occaHioncd by
Senator Lon Johnaon's in,imation
that tho principal rezlson for the
emergency clause was 20 prevent
n referendum by the people.
Senator Conan. of Spokane: 'po
you consider that this In n proper
measure TO submit To the pcopleT'
Senator Johnson: II believe that
the people are always competent 10
pass upon measure Of such vital
importance as this code
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
COUNCILMEN
FIGHT INCREASE
IN POLICE FORCE

The proposal TO increase the city's
police force by 40 men met with
no favor with the public safety com.
mittee OF the city council at It's meet
ing wednesday afternoon.
Opposition. championed by Council
man Oliver r. Erickson, developed so
strongly that the matter was passed
to the finance committee without rec
ommendalon. The latter committee
will pass on the subject Friday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27

The D,ak tribesmen Of Borneo
live independent, family lives. but
all under one roof.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
DEATH SENTENCE
MANDATORY
BY JOHNSON BILL

OLYMPIA. Jan. 27.-Death SEN
fences for murdorers. This is the
answer TO tine crime wave that has
been sweeping over Washington for
the last month, proposed by Sena-
tor Lon Johnson OF stevens county.
lin a bill introduced into the senate
today.
The bin would make the death
penalty mandatory whenever the
Jury brings In verdict OF murder
in the first degree.
At the present time the jury may
impose either capital punishment
or life imprisonment for first de-
gree murder.
The death penalty in this state
was abolished In 1913. Two years
ago IL was made optional with a
Jury whether they should sentence
a man to the moose or to the peni-
Tertiary for life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
THOM ASKS SPECIAL
POLICE PROTECTION

Thorn, the robbed grocer. appealed
for special police protection Thurs
day. He has been robbed three times
since November 2e. The same bandit
robbed him each time. Thorn said.
Last night this experienced robber
had vecrulted a young aocomplice. ac.
cording to Thorn.
Thorn is certain that Wren and
Sorenson are not the robbers who
held him up.
Lawrence. f0-ysar.old son OF Thorn.
narrowly missed frustrating the rob
berry "Wednesday night. The two ban.
dts 'cntercd tho store at the same
time.
one said. "Stick 'cm up
Thorn saw that this robbcr did not
have "A gun. and lodged back OF the
counter. The other robber ran be.
hind the counter. flashed n gun, and
ordered Thorn to come out. Ten dol.
lars were taken from the cash reg.
lister. The robbers spurned 81 cents
from Mrs. Blevons. "A customer.
Meanwhile Lawrence. unaware Of
the robbery. was In the back room
swinging n new baseball bat and tell
ing his sister that he wished the
robbers would come again 40 he
could bat them on the head"
one OF the bandits heard the
youths voice and stepped into the
back room. Lawrence. In swinging
the bat, missed by an inch the ban
dts head.
The bandit grabbed him. forced
him TO drop the bat and marched
him and his sister. Evelyn, IL. into
the front room.
The robbers departed. but returned
moment later and stopped Mrs.
Thorn from telephoning TO the police.
Wren's left'leg is broken above tho
ankle. lie served overseas with the
23rd Engineers. he claims. His
father Is III. b. Wren, Of Centralia-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
No PREJUDICE AGAINST
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Have you any prejudice against
capital punishment"
Z mo"
40 you believe. in an aggravated
case, that II the facts warranted Il.
YOU could vote for the death pen.
atty"
yes"
Have you formed any opinion as
to the guilt or innocence OF the
prisoner"
II don't think So
would Il take "a greater amount
OF evidence Go prove fact In this
case than IL would II the defendant
were on trial for a minor offonsog"
mo"
The second juror. Mrs. Hazel Leak.
1859 w. 6ath st.. was eyed eoldly by
the defendant when she answered
Yes" TO Douglas question as to
whether she believed Il her civic duty
10 vote for the death penalty II the
facfH warranted IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
JOHNSON CHARGES
CODE MYSTERY

Senator Lon Johnson charged
"Wednesday that there were not two
men In the senate who had any real
understanding Of the bill. lie WAS
not contradioted.
That the only real reason for the
emergency clause attached 10 the bill
was 10 prevent a referendum vote by
the people was argued before the
senate
Senator johnson declared that the
senate should not Rrrogatc 10 Itself
all the wisdom OF the state"
II WINS intimhted last night that
the various fishing Industries which
have been fighting the code have
rcconciled themselves TO it's passage
lfInttt furfh.r nra.uH,n.af
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
OPPONENTS on CAPITAL
ri >lSlIME>T ENCt SID

he was prcjudicei against capital
punishment Arti would find II very
hard 70 vote for the death penalty.
Judge Frater questioned the Juror as
TO whether II he were asked 10 vote
for life imprisonment or death. this
prejudice might cause him 10 resolve
in favor Of lifo imprisonment. Ho
answered Yea" and was excused by
the court
Peter Weller. n shoemaker. t5o7
b5th ave. was excused when
he said he dii not believe he could
vote for capital punishment under
any circumstances.
Percy ". Mann. gardener. sis
". Barrett ~ Waiter coveli. a iaun-
dry driver. so1 Roy ~ Louis Cans.
low. a dock worker. seth ave. W.
West Seattle. and George p. kreitle.
1851 18Th ave. ~. w. "A sheet metal
worker. were all passed for cause.
Arnold Zhinden. a hotel man. go
Cedar st. said he had formed a very
definite opinion as 10 the prisoner =
guilt or innocence. and Elizabeth
Murphy WAS called 10 replace him.
Mrs. Murphy was replaced BY W. l..
Gritman. a Pennsylvania railroad em.
ploye Of South Park GritmAn. Mrs.
Florence Throckmorten. Mrs Betsy
NJ. Boris. T2s 18Th ave. and Mrs.
Ethel NJ. Dahl. 3i7 Coyeii place. were
passed for cause. fliiinR the jury box.
schmitte was brought back early
Thursday morning from Tacoma.
whittier he had been taken Tuesday
night BY shetiff Matt starwich as a
precautionary measure against VIC
lcnco.
"i'd hate TO have 20 shoot anybody
trying TO break into the JAIL" said
sihrwich. $50 I thought everything
would 20 more smoothly II just
took gchmitt away"
Accordingly he ordered Schmitt "a
dress. and then sped 10 Tacoma. 40
companied by two deputies.
on the trip Schmitt Is said 10 have
talked freely. inatructing the sheriff
on the best way 10 use an automatic
pistol. and explaining. when aues
toned. that he shot three policemen
because he decided he wouldn't be
caught.
when arraigncd Monday. Schmit'
pleaded guilty 10 murder In the first
degree. and waived all rights 10 a
delayed prosecution. lie agreed &c
have his case come up for trial
FOUR JURORS
ARE EXCUSED
After recess OF 10 minutes
Jurors Mann Covcli. Gritman. Boris
and Dahl were excused. They were
replaced by o. +. SpigEs. ii4a
ssth ave: Mrs. Mary T.. Turner
1925 39th ave. N. Charles Malmo
nurseryInan. 29sg Mount Baker
boulevard: r. a. Andrew Wall. rail-
way freight clerk, 1855 Sixth ave
n. f.. and Maud s. Thompson.
The state and defense both had
several peremptory challenges left
when court recessed at noon. Tho
Judge instructed the jurors already
drawn that they had not yet been
sworn as jury and could mlngle
with the rest OF the crowd until
they had been sworn, but were not
to discuss the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
BANDIT CHASE
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

found In the auto abandoned BY
the two gunner.
when first arrested Wren denied
that he was In the auto or that he
had done any shooting Later he
told a Star reporter that he had
Nho, only when the policemen had
fired NJ him. After talking TO Wren
in the city hospital early Thursday.
Detective Tom Hayden and Patrol.
man bartlett went to Wrcn's home
az 1856 First ave. -. w There
they awaited the arrival OF wrcn's
brother. W. ". Wren. and ques.
toned him when he arrived with
Gus,ave Miller.
They denied all knowledge Of the
son was cioso friend OF the
wounded willard Wren. sorscn was
routed out OF bed BY tho
officers. A coat, rlddled with buck.
shot was found behind his door. The
officers accused him OF being fugi
tive who had escaped from jennings
Jennings had fircd at the fleeing
man with a sawcdoff shotgun, load
ed with huckAhot
Sorenson declared himself limo.
cent Even when told police had
found his cap in the auto. he pro
tested his innocence.
Three cartridges and an empty
shell were found under Sorenson'g
bed later in the morning. Capt Ten.
nant said.
To cinch. II possible. Identification
In the Jones robbery. Capt. remnant
ordered that Jones' two companions.
Herbert Johnson. 73l5 Aurora ave.
and Nels wallln. ~. roth st. and
Wallingford ave. be brought to cen
trial station and allowed TO look at
Wren.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27
SENATE PUZZLED
BY HART'S CODE
Champions Can't Explain
What It's All About

OLYMPIA. Jan. 27.--Just three
weeks after Gov. IIart's civil admin.
istrative code was first submitted 70
the legislature n viii come up for
final passage. The code. which WINS
iealously guarded for months by
Hart and his lieutenanta. Nv one OF
the most important measures that
has ever been placed before the
legislature.
The bill. after n three.day reading
by the senate. WINS made "A special
order OF business for Monday after.
noon. In the meantime. ana when
tho measure finally comes up for
final passage on the floor. amend.
mentA will he submitted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-27

Boston banks employ more than
1000 women.