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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Experts Assert That 1t viii Hurl
Five Ton Proiectile About
800 Miles.
LOUD REPORT ELIMINATED
Former Associate of Edison Tests the
Weapon in New York Skyscraper
Uses One-Third of Powder
Consumed by Present Guns.

New York.-Scientists and inven-
tors are interested in the remarkable
qualities of a new gun which DR.. Mil
Ter Reese Hutchinson, former chief
engineer for Thomas A. Edison, as
serts may be developed to hurl pro-
jectile of five tons from 200 to 300
miles. Its velocity, he declared, ranges
from one to five miles a second.
The noise it made at recent DEM
onstration sounded much like the click
of cash register, though only min
iattTe weapon with an S-inch barrel
was used. Its projectile may be
stopped in a sheet of steel with the
precision of a trolley car.
The gun is the invention of John
Temple al Englishman, who devel-
oped the idea in this counny
Fires Big Gun in Skyscraper.
The demonstration, in the presence
of scientists and newspaper men, was
held in Doctor Hutchinson's office on
the fifty-frst floor of the Woolworth
tower. The testing grounds" consist
ed of a box of sand on the floor of the
office, over which was placed sheet
of steel three-quarters of an inch
thick.
Pointing the gun downward toward
the offices filled with people beneath
him, Doctor Hutchinson discharged
the weapon and the cash register click
was heard. In the sheet of steel there
was lodged projectile three inches
long and one-half-inch in diameter
The ends stuck out on either side of
the steel
Doctor Hutchinson explained that
the tail end of the proiectile was
threaded and served the purpose of Il
bolt. This feature, he declared. could
be used in boiling plate over hole
in the hull of leaking ship at sea.
Doctor Hutchinson said demon
stratlon was held recently in the New
York navy yard of the practicability
of deep sea riveting with the gun. A
diver went 80 feet below the surface
And tlred a shot The diver refused to
believe the gun had been discharged,
rs he said there had been no concus-
sion and no recoll. He was shown the
plate of the ship he had fired into,
however. and later pressure of eight
tons was required to force the projec-
tile from its place.
Third as Much Powder Used.
The demonstration gun used by Doc
tor Hutchinson had a velocity of one
mile second. He declared the high
power rifles now in vogue obtain their
velocity through the use of small pro-
jectiles, long barrels and about three
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
FARMERS WIFE
NEARLY STARVED
Ers. Peterson Says She Was
k'raid to Eat on Account OF
trouble That Followed.

Il re ghed just hundred and three
ponds wien | began taking Tanlac.
bul now | weigh hundred and TWEEN
ty-tNo pounds declared Mrs Amy
Peterson. the wife of n prosperous
farmer Of Lakeville, Mass, suburb
Of New Bedford.
u Ind acute Indigestion" she said
.'and no one knows how ! suffered
! lad eramping pains In my stomach
thai were almost unbearable, and
suffered no end Of distress from gas
and hloating. Why | was actually
.~iilrSng TO keep from being in such
awful nsery, and | lost thirteen
pounds in weight. Sometimes | won
der how ! lived through II all. and
slsl thought there was no hope for
sne. WAS restless night and day and
sls EASILY lrriated, and some nights
Sept 50 little II didn't seem that
bad i'een 10 bed ut all.
'i,ut now feel as strong and well
ms II ] Ind never been sick day In
any ife. and | Just know Tnnlac Is
the best medicine In the world.
tnrcn't touch Of Indigestion now
and every time sit down to the table
, emit help but feel thankful to
Tanlae. | have n wonderful appetite
Hnd have gained back all my lost
weight and six pounds besides. | am
simply overioyed to be f ling so well,
aud just praise Tonlac everywhere
] go
Tnillac Is sold by leading druggists
eNerywhere.-Adv
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
MEN FAR OUTNUMBER WOMEN

cludes a considerable proportion of
foreign-borD persons-about Is per
cent In 192o-among whom the males
greatly ouDumber the females. The
excess of males is not, however, due
wholly to Immigration tho native
population having comprised a greater
number of Inales than females at
every census for which separate re-
turns for natives have been made.
The preponderance of males over
females in 1920 appears for every safe
in the Union except Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island. New York, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina. Georgia and Ala
baTna, in which states the number of
males to 100 females ranges from sc. 3
for Massachusetts to 900 for North
Carolina. The District of Columbia
shows a far greater excess of females
than appears for any state. fits ratio
being only 81 to 100.
The sex ratios are lowest, as q rule,
in the Eastern and Southeastern states
and are highest in the Western states.
Among the states east of the Missis-
sipRi river, Michigan, with HOS males
to 100 females, is the only state in
which the ratio is in excess of Ito to
100; but of the % states west of the
Mississippi, 12-North Dakota, South
Dakota. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming.
Colorado. New Mexice;, Arizona, Ne
vada, Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia-show, higher ratios than this,
the highest of all being that for Ne
rada-14S.4 to 100.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
BWd die Left on Doorstep Of Ha-
pana Home Causes Excitement.
Neoroes Attracted to the Scene Dis
pay Great Fear Of voodoo Evils
and the Evil Eye.

Administering In his stumbling
horse. an aged negro cab driver early
one night recently removed bundle
from the shadows of his coach and de-
posted 1t in the doorway of an arIsto-
cratic residence near the Malecon, Ha-
vana's bay-shore drive.
Tho pickering light Of nearby arc
lamp made II possible for passers-by
to distinguish the outlines of the bum
die. Apparently II was rude efiigy,
the head an unhusked cOconut. with
the fiber unraveled enough to give the
appearance of straggly hair, and the
legless body a stuffed, ragged coat. to
which were fastened bones and what
apparently were twigs and berries
The cab driver hardly had disap
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Dog Commits Suicide.

Pittsfeld, Mass.-A dog owned by
Rurt Rhodes of South Williamstown,
impounded by order Of the county COM
missioners after he had been found
guilty of being sheep-killer, commit
ted suicide the other day by hanging
in his masters barn, according to
members of the county board.
The dog was tied near stall and,
1t is said, deliberately leaped over a
partition SO that the rope strangled
him. y.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

it trial. have been very glad that |
did, for now feel much stronger and do
all of my work. tell my friends when
they ask m2Fhat helped me, and they
think it must be a grand medicine. And
it is. You can use this letter for tes-
timonial if you wish. y Mrs. HARRY A.
WILSON, R. Ed. s, Clearfeld, Pa.
The experience and testimony of such
worfien as Mrs. Wilson prove beyond
doubt that Lydia d. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will correct such trou-
bias by removing the cause and restor-
ing the system to, a healthy normal con-
dition. When such symptoms develop
as backaches, bearing-down pains, dis
placements, nervousness and 1.-THE
blues a woman cannot act too promptly
in trying Lydia E. Pirkham's Vegetable
Compound if she values her future COM
fort and happiness.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
FORM ORDER OF LOYAL DADS
Every Man Whose Son Fought in
World or Spanish War Is EIigi-
BILE to Membership.

Fort Meyers, FLA new patriotic
society, Order of Loyal Dads" has
been organized here and is very much
alive. Sheldon Foote, the founder, the
Dad" of the organization, Is receiv-
ing no end of letters from all over the
country. The father of any service
man, or ex-service man of the United
States army and navy, whether In the
Spanish war or World war Is eligible.
The order desires utilization with all
patriotic organizations, particularly
with the American Legion.
The new order rests on several fine
American planks, of which the TWO
strongest are:
1--WE proclaim our adherence to the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Neatly Put.

well-known statesman was pres
ent at a dinner party. AT his side sat
an old country gentleman.
conceited young man spent most
of his time during the meal in making
fun of this old gentleman. He kept
on referring to him as the Philistlne.
Finally the old gentleman said an
grily: Il don't know what you near
by continuously repeating that word.
! really can't think what you mean by
n philistine."
The statesmen interrupted. "a
Philistine," he said. as a man who Is
annoyed by the jawbone of an ass"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

their steps as they passed through the
deserted streets, with apprehension In
their backward glances and frequent
signs of the cross, anonymously sun
plemented' with fingers crossed against
the evil eye.
Fear of voodoo devils whose fear.
fully muttered names were often
linked with the words, death before
sunrise sent them hurrying home.
ward.
But before dawn the effigy had dis
appeared.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

At censuses prior to 1920 the enum-
ertors' returns showed the sex dlstri-
button of the white population only,
for which the ratio of males to fe-
males was 104 to 100 in 1910 and 1900
and 1898 to 100 in 1890.
Thus it will be seen that in the
United States there has been a pre-
ponderance of males at every census
from the earliest to tine latest. This
condition is due in large measure to
the fact that the total population in
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

Sonora Pilar Sereda, the Spanish
painter was defending the bull fight
nj dinner In New York
An American visitor TO Madrid"
she said, left the bull fight one af-
ternoon In disgust.
"What fool animal bull Is = he
said. 1T will spend hours chasing a
red cloak round and round the ring
"And then the American saw pair
of flashing black eyes, and he spent
round the town"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
ASPIRIN
Name ''Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as to'd In each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during II years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia. Rheumatism.
Eurache. Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy Tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin Is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture OF
Observation-Disclosures of Salicyllcacid.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
New Wonder Gun
Is Given a Test

times as much powder as is used in
the new weapon. The principle of
burning the powder, which does not
permit waste, before the projectile
in the gun, Doctor Hutchinson ex-
planned. The elimination of a loud
report, he said, was obtained by con-
finem:nt of the expanding gases to.
the chamber from which the projec-
tile emanated.
The weapon resembles the nozzle of
pneumatic hammer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Census Bureau Gives Population
of U. S. by Sex.
There Has Been a Preponderance of
Males at Every Census From
Earliest to Latest

Washington.-The bureau of the
census, Department of Commerce, is
sued preliminary statement giving
the sex distribution of the population
of the United States, as shown by the
census taken as of January l, 1920.
The total population of the United
States, 105,710,620, comprised $780,
376 males and 51,Sl0,244 females. The
following statement gives the number
of males to 100 females for each Gems
sus year from 1920 to 1920:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

Constitution and laws Of the United
States of America"
1--WE believe and proclaim that the
way to lasting peace is patriotism in
time of peace, and we recognize the
necessity of force to establish and
maintain peace; moral force, and
armed force, If need be-"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Goat Glands Rejuvenats Jams.

Londonderry old men In Japan
are fiocking to the Imperial university.
In quest of the elixir of YOUTH. says
a Tokyo cablegram. The university
claims that goat gland Treatments
have been successful in 5l4 cases
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Kings Hearing 10 Good.

Copenhagen.-When King Chsnstian
visited a little town in northern Schles.
wig a German woman remarked as
she was passing the king: "You can't
call him good looking anyhow" The
king turned and answered in German !:
But his hearing Is excellent"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Found Unknown Soldier"
Was Her Missing Son

Just as the body of an "un-
known soldier" was being low
cred into the grave at st. Paul,
Mimi. Mrs. Mary Johnson,
drawn to- the service by the ache
iof mother heart for her miss
ing son, asked that the coffin. be
opened. She staggered back,
sobbing.
The body was that Of her sen,
George L. johnson, a disabled
veteran, who was killed two,
weeks ago on his way to take a
: position obtained through the
American Legion. The body had
lain. unclaimed in the morgue.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Lucky.

Uncle Josh-Here's a letter from
Nephew Harry, that's gone to Africa.
and says that within 20 rods O. his
house there's a family o. laughing
hyenas..
His Wite-Well. l am glad he's got
pleasant neighbors, anyway-that's
something.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
He Said Too Much.

Young Wife-The dentist pulled my
wisdom tooth today, so you mustn't
be surprised If you find me stupid.
Hub-Nonsense! The idea that
wisdom tooth has anything to do with
wisdom is absurd. Why. you wouldn't
be any stupider If you had every tooth
in your head pulled.-Boston Tran
script -
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

to do all OF my own
work. / had severe
pains in my left side
every montl. and had
fever and sick dizzy
spells and such pains
during my periods,
which lasted two
weeks. / heard of
Lydia E. Pinkham 8
We G e t a BILE Com
pound doing others
so much good and
.thOIlOht I would yiva
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
sIeepers in Wreck Safest.

According to one medical authority,
the passengers who are asleep when
train collision occurs escape most of
fhe bad effects of shaking and con.
cussion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Disclosures.

understand that one of the fig
ures in that scandalous litigation has
been invited by publishers to write
book. =.
"Gsn 1t be possible" rejolned Miss
cayenne, that anything has been left
untold?"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
REST. YOUR TIRED FFFT

ALLEN'S FOOT=EASE. the An,septic
powder TO be shaken into :ne shoes stops
the pain of corns and bunions' and etyes
quick relief to sweating. cailous tired, ach-
ing. tendeE feet blisters and sore spots It
rests the feet, keeps them cool and comfort
able. Shoes and stockings wear twice a.
long when you walk In comfort
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
.'Fhe Truth comea Out.

The ex-Widow-But, If you didn't
love me and pity my widowed state.
why did YOU marry me?
Her Latest Madam.
married you solely for the privilege
OF spanking those fiendish brats Of
yours.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
cuticura soothes Itching Scalp

On retiring gently rub spots of dam
druff and itching with Cuticura ONT
ment. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparations
and have a clear skin and soft, white
hands.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
He Didn't Rate Much

He-"lt's my principle never to kiss
a girl"
She-"You can't expect any interest
from me, then. "-Wiliams Purple Cow
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
SYMPTOMS
WOMEN dread
Mrs. Wilson's Letter Should
Be Read by All Women

Clearfeld. Pa" After my last child
was born last September was unable
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that II
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-30
Third as Much Powder Used.

The demonstration gun used by Doc
tor Hutchinson had velocity of one
mile second. He declared the high
power rifles now in vogue obtain their
velocity through the use of small pro-
jectiles, long barrels and about three
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-05-27
GET TO WORK ON GARDEN
ReaIIy-There Is No Reason Why There
Should Be Any Unused Ground
in Community.

A garden is q good investment. A
garden saves money. A garden pro-
notes health.
The cost of living still is burden
some TO multitudeS. Here is where the
garden can be made to help. 1t all de-
ponds on the man with the hoe Enough
of him, working at odd times during
the next few weeks, with slight atten-
ton during the summer, can accom-
pliSh more for the general material
welfare than can be accomplished
through the operation of treaties and
tariffs. No doubt about it at all Let
the available unused plots OF ground
in the nation be utilized for garden
purposes; let every citizen tend his
little patch-rich man, poor man, beg
gar man-with the school children do
ing their bit, rs was done during the
war, and 10 the most vexing internal
domestic problems will be settled, and
millions of people will be out of the
trenches of trouble before Christmas.
Now is the time for the man with
the hoe to get busy. Whether prices be
high or low, it pays TO make a garden.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-05-27

A wider use Of public-school build
ings as a center for community activi-
ties is urged by p. p. Claxton. United
States commissioner of education.
There are 100000 children of
school age In the United States. Most
OF them spend nlne-tenths of their
time In the home environment and one
tenth OF their time in the schools" he
says. IF these children are to have
proper training. either in the home or
in schools. II is necessary for the par
ents to know the teachers and for the
teachers TO know the parents in order
to cooperate wisely. The use of the
schoOlhOuse as center for cOmmu-
nifty activities is an actual necessity
in most towns. The organization OF
community activities will do much TO
bring about cooperation" Mr.. Clax-
ton does not recommend any definite
program. He says the various }ocali-
ties can take up their own problems.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-05-27
Great is The Machine.

The machine politicians of
Evansville are scared silly June
16 is the date named for their
Waterloo" instead of the 18th
as once happened. Little AL
Hewing of the Winslow Dispatch
bucked the primary once or the
primary bucked him so he don't
like the primary. But the
Evansville machine" of both
parties have learned how to run
q primary so they don't like a
City commission. Any one in
search Of silly rot reading secure
copies of the two machine papers
there. Lew Shank beat the day
light out.of the Ma hire in
Indianapolis May 6, so the big
machine" there don't like the
primary. Don Roberts at Terre
Haute twisted the Machines"
tail and of course the Terre Haute
machine don't like Don We
know of several men in the I'd
District. who would have went
where Don went if the same law
had been. enforced on them. and
there are 100in Wander burg CO
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-05-27
Home Garden Saves 500.

The average American family can
grow One-eighth Of its food and save
500 annually by home gardens, a Col
umbia university survey shows.
o. S. Morgan, professor of agricul-
ture at the university, in making
public the survey urges the thousands
of gardeners who made a start with
home gardens during the war and who
quit them just on the eve of victory"
to re-enlist. He says that 22,54O
farms have been abandoned in New
York state during the past decade
a reduction of 100 per cent of the
total number in 1910.
I'm a recent survey of a thousand
families with home vegetable and
fruit gardens. it was shown that as
an average the garden produced one
eighth Of the food requirements OF
the family" Professor FOrgan said
AT current prices it is estimated
that even i'm remote suburbs this
would represent well over 500 actual
saving to each family."-New York
Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-05-27
Home Town
4aktlQlpsA
.T--k--S
BEST DESIGN ron CHIMNEY
Style 81 Construction That Reduces
D-nger OF Fire TO the Lowest
Possible Point.

II is well-known that the ordinary
brick-and-mOrtar chimney. as usually
constructed. Is source of danger. The
constant heat from fire i'm time causes
the mortar 10 become dry. so that IL
falls out OF place. leaving holes i'm the
chimney Such a condition usually
goes unnoticed and is constant source
If danger from fire
In constructing chimneyS in build
ings made of combustible material, the
from the ground, and not placed on a
bracket, as is often the case, and
should extend two feet or more above
the peak when the chimney is I'm the
center OF the roof, and three feet or
more above the surface when a fiat OF
slanting roof. For proper draft the
minimum-siZed opening for the fiue
should not be less than Ga square
inches, while the walls should be ut
least eight inches thick. At the base
Of each flue a clean-cut door should be
provided, If possible. Whatever the
material used in construction, IT should
be of good quality and laid in cement
Flue holes should never be filed with
any inflammable material, but should
be covered over in a secure manner
with a metal fiue stop.
The joists used to support the floors
through which the chimney passes
should not have their ends supported
in the brick, as the chimney may set
tie, leaving at these points cracks
through which fire may creep to the
joists; furthermore, no other wood
work should come In contact with the
chimney.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-05-27
Plant Memorial Trees.

Mere human art, no matter how
great the genius of the artificer, cannot
begin to compare with the art of ma
ture. There is something appealing in
the latter which renders it far superb
or TO anything of the kind in stone or
metal or on canvas.
Cities and towns, nay, even villages,
on this side of the Atlantic that have
been bereaved Of their sons In the world
confiagration of the second decade Of
the Twentieth century cannot do bet
ter than 10 take leaf out of a book
of the gold diggers Of Ballarat, Austria
liza and create memorial avenues. lined
on either side. not by stone or bronze
statues but by beautiful living maple
or oak trees that will bear their names
and that will develop and flourish with
the growth Of the country.-Montreal
Family Herald.