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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26
SLIDING SCALE RATES
RESTRICT MINING

At the conference over freight
and smelter rates which was recent
ly held at Carson City between the
Nevada mine operators and the pub
lie service commission, some very
interesting data was presented to
show that sliding scale rates on ore
shipments were detrimental to any
substantial renewal of activity Of
the mines of the state, says the
Tonopah Bonanza.
"A carload of rock is a carload
of rock" stated one of the wit
nesses, and why the railroads should
discriminate between values in ore
before shipment to the smelter
where their true value is first def
nitely established, is beyond under
standing.
Another operator very clearly
showed the injustice of the gradu-
ated method of rate determination
by producing two settlement sheets
for practically the same quantity OF
ore. Due to the difference in the
freight rate to the same smelter
the amount received for the higher
grade carload was less than received
for the ore of lower grade. Surely
an operator is entitled to top prices
for his best product.
Ore shipments in the state of Ne
vada have dropped from approx
mately 100000 tons, the fgueI
for 1918, to an estimated 10000.
900 tons for this year. An industry
showing decrease of 75 per cent
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

is not in a healthy condition, and il
more equitable distribution ot
freight rates is the important solu-
tion, every available means to ale
viate the trouble should be re-
sorted to.
1t is hoped that the conference at
Carson City last week will do much
toward a rapid adjustment of the
freight rate tangle and secure a
proper shipping charge for the IN
told wealth that still lies in Ne
vada's hills.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

Now that Congressman Arentz
has announced long in advance his
lesire to furnish his constituency
with free government garden seeds
we may expect to see the men folks
Of the community preparing the
seed bed in midwinter. Mr.. Arentz
probably heard about the chicken
rancher who made his hens lay
through suggestion, electric lights
being introduced into the situation
for the purpose.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26
METHOD THAT
GETS RESULTS

Once more President Harding has
shown his determination to get re-
suits by going after them in di-
rect and forceful manner. When
he wanted reduction of armament
he laid down a definite plan that
specified just what ships would be
scrapped and what retained. That
was concrete and a definite step to-
ward results. At the proper time
Congress will ratify or reject the
| proposition to be agreed upon.
! Now the President has made a
similar move in domestic affairs.
He has issued an executive order
giving due notice to all officialdon
that Director of the Budget Dawes
in gathering information, acts for
the President, "and his calls upon
the chiefs of bureaus and other ad-
ministrative officers for purposes o.
consultation or information take
precedence over the cabinet head of
a department, or any head of an in
dependent organization.
This is the method, and the only
method, that will get results. In
his effort to reduce federal expendi-
lures, President Harding has the
full approval and cooperation OF
the members of his cabinet, who are
heads of departments. But he has
not the full cooperation of heads
of bureaus, many of whom are hold
overs from the wasteful and ex-
travagant Democratic administra-
ton. 1t is not likely that any head
of a bureau would directly and
openly defy the director of the bud
get, but many of them, jealous of
their petty power, would evade OF
delay giving information that would
be helpful in the effort to cut ex-
penses. Accustomed to the red-tape
methods, they can find innumerable
excuses for not yielding full and
hearty cooperation with the direc-
tor of the budget. The order of
the President, making the official
status of the director entirely clear,
ought to help not only in speeding
up the retrenchment movement but
in making the results greater when
accomplished.
The Presidents course is wise
from another viewpoint. The par
ticular task of Mr.. Dawes is to find
ways of disseminating useless work
eliminating duplication of work and
cutting out work which, though use
full, is not essential. If he is to
find ways of accomplishing these
things he must have the power to
ask for and secure full and prompt
information. Unless he has that
power he cannot reasonably be held
accountable for results.
Having given Mr.. Dawes full
power in getting information, Presi-
dent Harding places upon the direc-
tor of the budget full responsibility
for devising plans for retrenchment.
That is the way things are done
in successful private business. and
it is well to have the same plan pur-
sued in government business. The
Harding idea is more business in
government and less government in
Axxos Il
President responsible for results in
administration of the executive de-
partments, for he is the ultimate
authority. The President has made
Mr.. Dawes head of the budget bu-
reau, has given him plenary power,
and can hold him responsible accord
ingly. If the budget plan does not
work it will not be the fault of the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

They are asking the question over
in Spain: "Why are we absent
from the armament limitation par
ley?" Christopher Columbus might
put forward the same query were
he alive today. But Columbus has
been dead four hundred years and
many things have happened since
he set foot on Americas soil, or
else there wouldn't be need for a
conference.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26
THE CIVILIZED WORLD
is INTERDEPENDENT-

IL turns out after all that the
civilized nations of the world are
only interdependent units. 1t wa.
nicely balanced mechanism in ad
vance of the world war, but thi.
cataclysm wrought such tremendous
havoc that trouble-fxing statesmen
are finding it exceedingly difficult
to make the old ticker run again
As some shout suspended animation
others assert that civilization is
dead or dying, and emphasize the
futility of seeking to restore the
old order of things.
The mechanics of the civilized
world rested upon a well devised
system of economics. Trade rela-
tions were firmly established and
interdependence was served from
here and there. Long sustained
war activities brought chaos; bank
ing systems in foreign countries
tottered and fell as result of
wars prolonged demands; even the
industry of the individual was
threatened as aftermath of the
breaking down of incentive.
Attempts to enlarge the functions
of money proved its undoing. After
all, money was found to be exceed
ingly impotent save for the uses for
which it was devised by wise and
constructive financiers. 1t was put
forward by these men as simple
token of value and it was sent out
to make it's rounds of the marts of
a nation in exchange for actual and
not for fancied value. 1t could be
increased in volume to cover the ac-
tual production of wealth, but it
ceased to function at this point. The
future cannot be discounted, nor
can potentialities have representa-
ton in money issues. To attempt
these leads inevitably to the de-
struction of moneys value and, of
course, the destruction of wealth.
In Germany we are now witness
ing the unique spectacle of seeing
the mark, the money unit, circulate,
although they have dropped in
worth 2400 per cent in comparison
to the American dollar. Meanwhile
the price of the production Of in
dustry has risen only 1000 per cent.
The natural result of such dis
parity in money and production val
ues has been the fockiRg of buyers
of goods to Germany from other
European states where moneys
values have been upheld by con-
banking.
1t is a fact that money functions
best when it is most expensive,
weighed in measures of labor's pro- ,
duction. 1t is fact, also, that it
ceases to function altogether when
it becomes too cheap.
One of the great detectives
sought by the present administra-
ton at Washington is the return of
moneys pre-war status. Out of the
late war many lessons issued and
the one concerning money is not
lost to the minds of the men in con-
troll of the affairs of this nation.
Spacious political arguments deal
ing with financial topics during past
presidential campaigns have been
refuted in their entirety and the
power of money, its limitations and
necessities have been made plain.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

Winnemucca's mayor, T. A.
Brandon, located on Thanksgiving
day parcel of mining ground in
the Harmony group of claims, NAM
ing it Thanksgiving Fraction"
Here's hoping that the earnest,
hard working mayor rcclaims a mil
lion from out Of the depths thereof
and this is only a fraction of the
good luck we wish our executive.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

Did you ever stop to ponder what
would have happened to the much
Wanted Occidental civilization if
the Oriental had originated steam
power and built railroads into Eu-
rope and sent his steamships to
other shores with the demand that
ports be opened to the trade of the
Orient?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26
THE EGOTIST COLUMN
d in the United States Patent U
By w. G. B.

WE KNOW that the man who chambers TO tne
top of the highest eminence in the Harmony range
of mountains southeast of Winnemucca and LOOKS
across the floor of the valley of the Humboldt hnds
in the view ample compensation for an empty SUOMI
ach and tired and throbbing muscles, and;
WE KNOW that there the ground is
numbered with the ugly sage and all about, even at
the snowline is the brown and grey OF the desert,
and
WE KNOW that lifting our gaze distance
Tended enchantment," for the grey and brown soon
merged with the violet, and the crisp desert atmo-
sphere brought into closest relief the arroyas repre-
senting the erosion Winnemucca mountain
which, despite the miles intervening, We're empha.
sized to the gaze along with other pecularltes OF
topography, and ,
WE Know added compensation comes to the
mountain climber as he lifts his eyes and lets them
dwell on the snow-capped mountains away and be-
yond clear up to the Oregon line, and;
WE KNOW that yonder is peak alongside OF
one of the states richest mining strikes, while 10
the left and further on another SnOW-capped emil
hence denotes underground activities now being
carried on by hardy individuals with what must
seem to be due compensation, and;
WE KNOW that the imagination runs riot when
the eye marks from distance the approximate,
spot mother earth is being made to yield grade
worth $50 per pound and you wonder why If one
great eminence plain to the eye stands sentinel to
treasure the multitude of others should be, bar
ren and
WE Know that we dropped our gaze again to
the valley floor of the Humboldt and there we saw
the autumnal yellow that marks the present irriga
ted area of the territory which constitutes thin
fringe for the grey and brown areas on either
SIDE and;
WE KNOW that in these grey and brown areas
we saw the potentialities which must eventually
make Winnemucca great and that the silver thread
that winds its snuous way to the southwest is vital
to the undeveloped plain for without the combina-
ton BODYBUILDING possibilities would not exist
here, and;
WE KNOW that as we looked down the valley
and across the mountains shouetted in the horizon
of the evening and took note of Billy Goodin's
liant sun trajected orthogonally into the landscape
in front of us, emphasizing there the beauties Of
the desert it was our privilege to gaze upon the
end of perfect day.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

The man who believes the neigh
borhood spirit dead hasn't been in
Winnemucca on Thanksgiving day.
Here it is the custom for friends to
dine with friends on special days of
the holiday season and enjoy the
occasion in the good old way.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

In We olden days the country boy
drove horse hitched to a buggy
and kept within the neighborhood
circle. When he grew up he set
tied on the farm. Today he drives
an automobile and extends his ra-
dius of action to the town. When
he grows up the town gets him.
This is one of the things wrong with
both the town and the country.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

California grape crop was large
this year. Publicity channels from
the great state to our west assert
the fact with unanimity. No Stats
tician has arisen over that way to
compute the headaches resulting.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

Seems like a funny time to be
talking about reviving the municipal
swimming pool, but an interest is
disclosed in early winter which in
sures the kids a place to disport
themselves during the hot months
of next year.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26
SOAP BOX COLUMN

This column 10 open to contributors
on any subject linked with public
Interest. The publisher Of this paper
assumes no responsibility for sentI-
ment voiced; but must know the
authorship In all cases, allowing non
de plume signatures I othe articles
az published.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

"Trace of oil found in well near
Elko." Seems like we have heard
this term used before. Tracing oil
has been a popular American pas
time since John d. Rockefeller DEM
onstrated the huge profit.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

The next issue of the Nevada
University "Sagebrush" will be
edited and compiled exclusively by
fair co-eds. Next thing we printer
men know will be the cold old
world, and nowhere to go.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

WE KNOW another old man who sailed the sew
en- seas and now lives in the desert because it is
here that he finds the freedom land to which he
became accustomed as a captain of windjammers
and;
WE KNOW that this gruff old salt, like other
men who follow vocation for life and retire to
live secluded, peaceful existence apart from the
of their former activities lets his mind dwell
in the past, and;
WE KNOW that he gathers about him the inter-
esting childhood of the community and recounts to
them the hazards of the bowy deep and tells of
episodes that arouse the youthful to the highest
pitch and create the desire, even in the desert
bred youngsters to go to sea and learn of its mys-
teries, and
WE KNOW that this old man finds in the I'M
tammeled undefled minds of youth reminder of
the freshness and buoyancy of the sea, and having
recounted from the past and been subjected to a
running fire of interrogatories he asks the kids to
come again and looks forward to their visits with
keen expectation and greatest pleasure.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

EAGLE MEETING BATES
Regular meetings Of Winnsmpecs5
Aerie No. 487, Fratsrnal Order y
Eagles, are held on the second TX
fourth Monday evenings Of esss
month, in Winneva hall. Vn'tlns
Eagles are cordially invited TO ~
tend all sessions. mn
A. A. WENDELL, W.
c. B. SMITH, Secretary. law
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-11-26

WE KNOW that we recently observed an aged
man who, because of his decrepitude, had been
made man of all work about the household where
he resided, as he moved through city on his way
to market with basket on his arm, and;
WE KNOW that he moved across crowded thor
oughfare with uncertain locomotion and ap-
preached curbstone and tried once, twice. thrice,
to raise his pain-wracked body to the higher eleva
ton and failed each time, and; .
WE KNOW that we wondered, as we stood near,
if chivalry was dead, for men and women were all
about, moving rapidly to their destinations of the
moment, and when we had made up our mind to
give succor to the aged man well-dressed youth
swung out of the traffic and gave the tottering man
aid to the sidewalk and threw in smile for good
measure, and;
We KNOW the tattered garments of the aged
man with basket on his arm did not deter the
youth, nor did his helplessness arouse contempt,
and others gazed upon the act and smiled approx
ingly, and
WE KNOW that the old man had received few
kind ministrations, for he turned blandly and
mumbled his thanks in puzzled manner, and;
WE KNOW that the youth went on his way with
full knowledge of kindly act we'll performed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13

run. be answered satisfactorily. savo
through policy hclptully construc-
tive as regards China herself. and
conscientlously ut tho pro.
motion throughout tho world by
means OF organized and sustained
of an Intelligent interest
in and comprehension OF Chinese
rights and necessities.
VIII Remove Cause of Trouble.
Ihis consideration applies with
special force to the British govern
nent and the British empire. Before
ends, the conference will have ro.
loved many causes OF misunder.
landing between the two chief
ranches %: tho English speakinr
orid II depends upon the fore
SHIT and tho insight OF people md
'atcsincn at home. whether the
mc"lcan nation will gradually be
onv!nccd that British policy is. In
any practice. as honest. as big.
t@rtcd, and As determ inedly peace.
II as the British delegation TO the
difference have shown IL to be.
Copyright. 1921. by United Ncws)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13
LUCKY TOMMY IS STILL
IN LUCK AND UNCAPTURED
Makes Good His Escape While
Officials Seek to Place
Blame.
DECLARE HE WAS LET our
MGR or Police I'ltzmorris Ucitcr-
'tcd Relief Famous Murderer WINS
Frccd--Gunrd Straus 4. Under In
sistent Probe.
fBy Associated rress.1

CHICAGO. Dec. ia.-"Lucky Tom.
NY otonnor. sentenced To hanr
thursday. and two companions wno
arokr jail with him yrst,dav. to-
iisht apparently had eIuded the pur-
'uit OF hundreds OF policemen ana
detectives organized In one OF thr
greatest man hunts in Chicaro.s his
tory.
with rewards totalling $4,000 or
erred Tor his capture. policemen and
detectives, under orders To Snoo; to
KIN were kept on the run invcs,!-
EatlhE dozens of fruitlcss tips :
fiaif Il dozen times rifle squads were
hustled to various sections OF tho
city. where it was reported h& had
been seen.
Reports also were received that
ne had been seen in svcrai cities
within radius of 300 miles OF Chi.
cago. One such report came from
Detroit and anothc from Peoria. III.
Meanwhile three separate invcsti-
cations were under way to fix re-
sponsibil!ty for the escape of the
convicted slayer OF n police officer.
Robert L. Grove. states attorney.
continued an inquiry started ycstcr-
day, while Sheriff Charles Peters and
chief of Police Fitzmorris each in
stituted separate Inquiries.
Charles Wharton, assistant States
attorney, announced tonight that two
prisoners had implicated David
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13

bodies such u departure from the
policy previously submitted to the
South Ireland electors that 1t cannot
DO accepted without direct and
fresh mandate from the various con-
stituencles.
The Irish newspapers In Dublin
generally urge that since the dele
gates to the London conference were
Observation-Disclosures. Ireland Is bound Ia
stand by their action. but some Jour
nals hold the view that the powers
or the delegates were limited by the
understanding that any treaty they
might negotiate should come before
the Dali for ratification.
Sim Fem observers today pointed
out that 1t would be difficult To refer
the matter TO the country i'm view of
the fact hu he scheme OF elections I'm
south Ireland Is one of propor,ionnI
representation. on II basis unsui,ubI.
Tor deciding such direct Issues.
tipnS Continue Friendly,
Throughout tuduy's informal di,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13

Richmond. end Thomas Lomax Hun
ter. OF King George. declared today
that they hnvo built up strong
cases against both Eastlake and Miss
Knox. Eighteen witnesses have boon
summoned by tho Commonwealth.
and thirty-two by the defense.
l-it,lo difficulty is expected In en-
paneling jury. a venire Of forty
sight men has been summoned.
The prisoner has retained William
L. Butancr. former Commonwcalths
Attorney of Spotsylvania County, and
II. NJ. Chichester. of Fredericksburg,
o defend him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13
ISrcsh Mnnintc Reouf,,t-.

Some SinE Feln leadcr= who think
the treaty Is II good one. agree with
Eamonn de Valera. the Sim Fcin
president. in believing that It en-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13
DUBLIN TAKES on AIR
OF BIG CONVENTION CITY
Try Associated Press

DUBLIN. Dec. l2.-Dubl!n Is like
Il convention city tonight: its hotels
are crowded with politicians from
II parts OF ireland. Sim Feincrs are
n the majority, but there Is II sprink-
ling o. Na;ianalists. while Cardinal
i.oguc. the prlmatc. and the bishops
Of every diocese are here for their
meeting tomorrow at which II Is cH-
pcctcd they will votc. possibly unani-
nous!y. for acceptance OF the Anglo
irish agreement
The executive agreement OF the
Gaelic league is also meeting, but
any action IF tina. body is not con-
sidcrcd likely to affect the decision
~ the Dali F,ircann on Wednesday,
Nationalists from counties such as
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BELIEF GROWING
IRISH PACT WILL.
co TO PLEBISCITE
Continued From First Page)

tCOntInued From First Pnge.)
ontract on; OF the all-Ireland parl-
lament. Sir James Informed the
'arliament that the situation ,vus
rave and complicated AS never e
fore by the agreement reached he
.wccn the British government an'
;hc Sim Fcin. He charged Lloyd
George with violating the pledge
-iven to Ulster. but advised against
,aking any action not constitutional
interests be left in the hands Of its
leaders,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13
ASTLAkE MURDER
TRIAL BEGINS TO-DAY
iC0ntinuod. From Firrt I.apo1

Continued. From First ragc)
rcnc Monday, thus apparently pre-
'ludinG any possibility OF Miss Knox's
rial following Immediately after
that OF Eastiakc. II Is generally UNI
2crStood thar the trial OF Miss Knox
viii he set Cor the first week in
January. although, OF course, moth
ing official has Yet been done In the
matter.
Crowds logan today TO pour into
H"ntross in anticipation OF the trial
f tho famous case. Nj hotel room
has been taken. The serene little
Vi!IAE" has taken on the appearance
Of Il metropolis overnight.
the lawyers for the prosecution. in
Guiding COMMUNICATIVE Attorney
Watt I. Mayo, Charles w. Moss, OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13
Aldermen and Council to Meet.

The BOARD of Aldermen will meet
az o'clock tonight in monthly SEES
sion. Prior to this meeting I joint
session Of City Council will he held to
elect two school trustees. and to con-
slider the election OF city account
ant and auditor. There is some op-
position TO tho election of an account
ant AZ this time. and an effort will
he made To continue the matter until
the Ordinance Committee reports on
resolution designed to aboliah the
Office. II. l.. Peters and Or Clifton NJ
Miller arc the nominees for the school
hoard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-13
DECLARES CUAM-YAP
CAHLED SEALED In 1914
Traffic Manager of Postal Assert.
Recent Reports Are
Intro.
(By Associated Press.1

NEW YORK. Dec. l2.-Georgc Clap
pcrloh' trahic manager OF the Pos
al telegraph and Cable Company.
Today characterized as "otally unau.
thorized and untrue" the statement
,hat the Guam-Yap cable had been
scaled some time within the last
three days. as reported through the
Postais san Francisco office.
The cable was sealed in October
1914. when the Japanese took over
the Zap cable station. ard has re-
manned sealed since that time" Mr..
Clnpperton said.
The status OF all cables in the
Pacific remains unchanged. he added