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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
Ernest War; Passed
Away Monday Night

Ernest War; who was taken i'll
with typhoid-pneumonia about two
weeks ago passed away at his home
on the Highway at 8 O'Clock Monday
evening. The news came as a shock
to his many friends as il was report
ed last Friday that the crisis in his
illness had been passed and he was
expected to recover The funeral
will take place Friday afternoon at
2 O'Clock from the Pavilion Hall
under the direction of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles of which
lodge Mr.. War; had been a member.
Ernest War; was born April IA,
1879, at Lincoln, Utah, being 43
years of age at the time of his
death. He married In Utah and
locating at Ludwig. He was super
intendent of the Nevada-D Douglass
Consolidated Copper mine at that
place for about three years. He
came to Fallon with his family sew
en- years ago and homesteaded 40
acres on the Highway west of town
where he has made his home ever
since. Mr.. War; was an excellent
farmer and had brought his place
into very high state of cultivation.
1t is one of the show places of the
valley.
Ernest War; leaves to mourn his
loss a mother. Mrs. Clara War;. of
Erda, Utah; a widow, Mrs. Ernest
War;, son. Leonard, sixteen years
of age;tw daughters, Emily, four
teen, and Edith, nine, of Fallon.
There are also three married sisters,
Mrs. Pearson, of Idaho Mrs. Bates
and Mrs. Mercer in the state OF
Utah. six brothers in various parts
of California and Utah. Fred, John,
Allen, Tom, Arthur and Milton.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
Early Pioneer
Resident Dies

for the Miller & Lux company which
ran cattle over Nevada and parts of
Idaho, Oregon and California. Will
liam K. Van Blairican, who lives at
saltwater, was a comrade cowboy
and express rider with Mr.. Fleming
in the early days.
Mr.. Fleming and his family re-
moved from Idaho ten years ago and
became a raneher near Fallon. He
has developed one of the finest Jer-
sey herds in the state and is known
as prosperous dairyman and farmer.
He is survived by the widow, who,
with w. Ii. Fleming, a son, is livin &
on the Fleming ranch. Mrs. e. A.
Pierron and her daughter Miss Adri-
enne Fleming are also residents OF
the ranch. A brother, Martin ID.
Fleming and a sister, Mrs Mary Han
nah live in Boise, Idaho. A brother,
Thomas Fleming, is living in La
Grande, Oregon.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday by Rev C. C. Hickman at the
Baptist church. Burial was made in
the Fallon cemetery.
William b. Fleming, former pony
express rider through Nevada and
well known in early Nevada mining
history. died suddenly on Wednes-
day evening at his ranch near Fallon.
lie became slightly i'll on Friday, but
his condition was not believed serious
until shortly before his death. He
was 67 years of age.
Mr. Fleming came to Nevada as a
pony express rider in 1862. He was
born near Madison, Wisconsin. He
was in Virginia City soon after that
place became a settlement. He was
active in mining operations in Raw
hide, Manhattan and Round Noun
tain. He spent a number of years in
Idaho and his was the first family to
move into Silver City, Idaho, during
its bonanza days. While in Nevada
Mr. Fleming was employed during a
considerable period as range rider
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
FOREIGN COMMERCE FOR JULY

The July statement of the foreign
trade of the United States shows the
total imports to have been $751;
12S,207 as against s17S,159,154 for
the same month of 1921. The sew
en- months ended with July, 1922,
showed the imports to have been
$1.671, ,535,975 as compared with
s1.49s.635,4s4 for the same period
last year. The export record shows
the total domestic exports for July
to have been $296,651 ,030, added to
which was s4.661,502 of foreign
merchandise exported. This com.
pares with 1921 in which the July
exports of domestic merchandise
amounted to sS1s,71O,369 and the
foreign merchandise exported was
s6,470,769.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
Plan Fiye-Year Program of
Agricultural Development
PARENT-TEACHERS MEET
AT OATS PARK SCHOOL

The first meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association for the new
term was held at Oats Park school
Friday evening and very delightful
and instructive program was rend-
cred. The newly elected president,
Mrs. VIII Williams, is to be con-
graduated on the success of the
first session. Vocal solos were rem
dered by Mrs. Stella Marsh, Mrs.
]. F. Richardson, Claybourne Doug
las and an instrumental trio by Har-
old johnson, Carleton and Donald
Jones was given. Mrs. Heiser read
a very interesting paper on "Edu-
eating Our Girls in Colleges.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
law-abiding are not penalized or dis
against.
Landlords Warned

Care will be taken not to harass
innocent landlords and property
holders by the filing of vexatious
abatement proceedings which will
put themto expense and trouble. To
the end that mistakes of the govern
ment in this regard may be mini
mized, all landlords and property
holders, particularly those of prem
ises where soft drinks are being dis
pensed. are requested to investigate
conditions in their property. And
they, as we'll as the public general
ly, are called upon to give to en-
forcement officers aid and informa-
tion concerning violations Of the pro-
hibition law.
"An enlightened public sentiment
in this respect will do much toward
solving the serious problems with
which the government is now con-
fronted.
1T is immaterial that some land
lords and their tenants do not be-
lieve in the prohibition law. II they
do not like 1t, let them work hon.
estly an illegally to change 1t; but
while 1t is the law, let them, like
others, obey 1t. And let them re-
member that whoever does not up
hold the law is open to suspicion
that he is not 100 per cent Ameri-
can"
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
William ]. Hall in
Financial Trouble
Commission Merchant Who Con-
tracted for Melon Crop Leaves
Business In Bad Condition

VIM. ]. Hall, who contracted with
the cantaloupe growers association
for this years crop, left Fallon last
Wednesday saying that he was on
his way to Omaha to try and speed
up the shipments of cantaloupes
which are on the way to New York
City and which have been delayed,
presumably on account of the rail-
road strike. Melon growers who are
looking to Mr.. Hall for the returns
from their melon shipments are in a
quandary as to what they can ex-
pect as no word has been received
from him since he left and grave
doubts are entertained as to his abil-
ity to carry out his contract.
The delay of from ten to fourteen
days in the carload shipments to
the New York market has resulted
in many of the melons getting soft
and being sold at a loss. This is
obviously no fault of Mr.. Halls, and
1t is understood that the transpor-
tation companies responsible for the
delayed shipments can be compelled
to stand the loss, is the belief of of
ficers of the association. There are
now about sixty cars of melons on
their way from this district to the
New York market and unless they
are all unduly delayed there is good
reason to believe that they will COM
mand fancy price as Fallon melons
have In the past when they arrived
in good condition.
Arrangements have been made
with the National Bank of Com
merce of New York City to take
over all funds from the sale of mel
ons shipped by VIM. ]. Hall and
place them at the disposal of the
Reno National Bank. At the end of
the season, when all returns are in,
an equitable distribution of the re-
turns will be made to all growers
and other claimants.
Many cantaloupe growers in this
vicinity have expressed their conf
dence in the integrity of Mr.. Hall
and believe that II there is anything
wrong it is that he has broken down
under the mental strain which he
has been under as a result of the
slump in the New York market and
is not now responsible for his ac-
tions. 1t is estimated that members
of the association have received an
average of about forty per cent of
the money that is due them from
the sale of melons. Incidentally it
may be mentioned that some grow
ers who have received forty per cent
or more of their returns declare that
the money already received repre-
sents substantial profit to them on
the melon crop and they have no
apprehension as to going ahead with
plans for another and bigger crop
next season.
A careful check is being made of
Mr.. Halls books and records being
made of the deliveries of melons to
the different packing sheds by the
various growers. Growers at Fern
ley and at Mahala have announced
their intention of continuing ship
ments until the end of the season.
1t is understood that no further
shipments will be made from Fallon
to the eastern market this season.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
To Act Against Places
Where Liquor Is Sold
Federal Attorney to Start Civil
Abatement Suits Against Owners
OF Offending Property

That civil abatement suits to close
premises where owners have knowl-
edge that liquor is being kept or
sold will be brought by the United
States attorneys office, was the an
nouncement yesterday by George
Springmeyer. federal attorney for
Nevada.
The decision to start the abate-
ment campaign to close such estab-
Springmeyer following a conference
with Captain J. p. Donnelley, feder-
al prohibition director.
The course is made necessary, ae-
cording to Springmeyer, by the fact
that over one hundred cases are
awaiting trial at Carson City. and
there are so many incoming cases
that it is improbable that the dock
ct will ever be cleared.
Purely Civil Actions
Attorney Springmeyer pointed out
that abatement proceedings are
purely civil actions and conviction
of a crime against the prohibition
laws in the criminal court, is not
necessary to start an abatement ae-
tion.
"As was recently announced in
court when Judgment for abaten. ent
was entered in the Grand buffet
abatement suit, it is not the policy
of the government to take advantage
of anyone, or to seek to close busi-
ness houses where the owners are
innocent" Springmeyer said recent
ly in discussing the matter but
where they have guilty knowledge
that liquor is being sold or kept on
their premises, vigorous steps will
be taken to bring them to account.
Drastic Steps Necessary
Because criminal prosecutions
are not deterring offenders from vio-
lating the national prohibition act,
and owing to the fact that the GRIM
inal docket is overcrowded, it be-
steps must be taken. Accordingly,
it will be the policy of the govern
ment in this district to file abate-
ment suits to close premises wher-
ever there is reason to believe real
property owners are either conniv-
ing with their bootlegging tenants,
or have guilty knowledge that boot
Logging is going on, or are closing
their eyes to the fact, for no other
apparent reason than that they are
being paid exorbitant rentals Land
lords cannot hide behind a clause in
their leases to the effect that vio-
lation of the law will cause the
premises to revert to the lessons
There are innumerable instances
where landlords who refuse to per-
NIT bootlegging in their premises are
unable to rent their property, or are
compelled to accept low rentals,
while similar properties near to
theirs in which there is bootlegging,
are commanding high rentals.
ION the other hand, tenants en-
gagged in legitimate business ought
not to be compelled to pay exorbi-
tant rentals simply because bootleg
gers offer high prices for the prop
erty. Such benefits to violators of
the law bring the constitution and
the law of the land into disrepute,
place a premium on crime, and en-
courage the weak, the disheartened,
and the poor, as we'll as those of a
criminal nature. to commit crimes
which they otherwise would not per-
petrate.
ut will be the purpose of the gov
ernment in this district to put stop
to such practices and to see that the
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
SODA LAKE RANCHER
BUYS DAIRY COWS

Kelley Engle went to Reno last
Friday and selected ten head of high
grade Holstein cows from the
Brooks and Peckham herd which he
will put on his ranch in the Soda
Lake district. The cattle were se-
lected on the strength of testing as
sociation records and with an anti
tuberculin guarantee Mr.. Engle
was accompanied to Reno by L. e.
Cline who assisted him in making
the selections.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20

A "slow-motion" picture is to be
taken of Charlie Chaplin making
up" his face. We hear that another
Forthcoming attraction is slow-mo-
tion film of Mr.. Lloyd George max
Ing up his mind.--The Passing Show.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20

Word has been received from the
Deputy Superintendent, T. w. Chap
man that the State Teachers Insti-
tute will be held in Reno four days
beginning October 3. All teachers
are required to be in attendance.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20

Daily avg 81 ~ 0 TT 10
NEWLAND EXPERIMENT FARM
Fallon, Nevada
If the fuel crisis continues, Will
helm Hohenzollern may get more for
his woodpile than he did for his
memoirs.-New York Tribune.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20

This is the first year Churchill
County High has had a football
team. Coach Waite is busy each af
ternoon with a squad that promises
to make things merry for any bunch
that lines up against them. Excel
lent material is at hand although of
course without much previous exper-
ience New outfits have been secur-
ed, and the boys will make an excel
lent appearance when they romp out
on the field Games will probably
be scheduled with Reno, Carson
City, Yerington and Sparks.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
WEATHER REPORT

For the week ending September
6. 1922:
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-09-20
High School Notes

Registration in the high school
for the first semester closed last
Friday with an enrolment of 204.
There are enrolled in the Academic
department SO. Scientific 55, Com
mercial 46, Agricultural Z, Home
Artist The enrolment of Z in the
the Home Arts and Agricultural de-
partments does not mean that only
are taking work in these depart
ments, but that only are majoring
in those subjects There are &c pu-
pills taking Home Arts subjects and
10 taking Agricultural subjects.
Prospects are bright for a first
class high school orchestra. fifteen
or twenty students having signifed
their intention TO try for places.
Mr.. Kabat is organizing the work in
this field
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
LAMAR LOSES FIRST GAME
Lose by 2 TO l Score to Fast
La Junta Team.

The Lamar baseball team was de-
feated in their first game of the seas
on, losing by score of 2 to l to the
fast team that represents La Junta.
The game was played at LIZ Junta and
was a pitchers battle Both teams
played good ball but from the stand
point of pitching Lamar should have
won. The Lamar boys earned their
one tally by a double by Hover fol-
lowed by = single by Parker scoring
Hover. La Junta was handed her two
runs by foolish errors, as Jacques
pitched big league ball the entire
game, allowing but five scattered hits.
He pitched himself out of one hole by
striking out the La Junta cleanup
swatter, and fielding an easy roller
for the third out. He never had to
really oren up but this one time.
Caulk made two sensational catches
that brought applause from the stands
one OF them he had to make long
run back to barely reach with one
hand and the other was a line drive of
the shoestring variety. Bench, the La
Junta pitcher, held Lamar 70 but four
hits, and Parker got two of them.
Lamar was to have played another
game at La Junta on Tuecday but rain
prevented. La Junta plays here Sun
day and the game will undoubtedly
be good one The local team feels
confident of victory though they ex-
pect a hctly contested game. Jacques
will display his ability for the bene-
fit of the home crowd. Lamar pro-
misses to have one of the best teams
in its history, and there will be no
doubt of it if they receive the proper
support of the fans. Five of last
years team are back, Hover, Reynolds,
Caulk, Parker and NJ. Bachman and
all are up to their old form. With the
assistance of Micky Flynn, formerly
Of Ordway, and the promising new
material a great deal may be expect
ed. The lineup and batting order of
the team now is as follows: NJ Bach
man, rf; Flynn. IS; Caulk, II; Rey-
nolds, 3b; Hover, C; Parker, 1b; X.
Bachman, 2b; Martinson. CT; Jacques,
p.
The team should have a big crowd
and loyal roofing Sunday afaternoon.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
DECORATION DAY IN LAMAR
Inclement Weather Prevented Much of
the Activities of the Day.

The weather Tuesday was raw and
threatening all day and did much to
curtail the various observations of
the day in this section. 1t prevented
many who had intended to take part
from doing so and caused much cur
failing of various programs and ar
rangements for the day. Notwith-
standing this the parade of the day
under the command of Capt. Frank
Strain of Co. E., National Guard, was
very impressive and of great length.
1t was lead by the Lamar and Wiley
band followed by procession con-
sisting first of autos containing the
G.. A. X. veterans, all of whom have
reached an age now where the long
march would be tiresome; then came
detachment of the Spanish-American
war veterans; then a large body Of
the American Legion both soldiers and
sailors; the national guard came next,
and finally the boy scouts and lodges.
Then came a long line of autos filled
with citizens. One of the most at
tractive features was the beautiful new
American flag and banner carried by
the color squad of the American
Legion.
When the procession reached the
cemetery the regulation G. A. X. cere-
monies which have become the time
honored feature of the day were given
and the firing squad Of Co. f. fired
the salute in honor Of the dead heroes.
The graves Of the soldiers and humid
reds Of others were then profusely
decorated by their comrades and Wis
itors. Through it all the weather man
was threatening storm but the cere-
monies were carried out in full not
withstanding.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Couldn't Stop That.

Most of the pleasure parties and
picnics proposed for Decoration Day
had to be called off owing to the raw
weather. A number of fishing parties,
however, visited ct the different re
sorts at the lakes and at Two Buttes.
The weather or nothing else seems to
be able 10 put a damper on the fish
stories and the town has been enter
tanned by some humdingers. There
must not be any law against fish
stories atall as Deputy District At
torney Cole has been guilty of some
of the tallest ones.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Allen-Corzine,

A wedding of interest to their large
circle of Lamar friends occurred in
La Junta last Saturday afternoon when
Mr.. George Corzine and Miss Meldred
Allen were united in marriage. The
ceremony occurred at the Methodist
church with the pastor, Rev. C. b.
Steele officiating. Mr.. Frank Strain
acted as best man and Miss Alma
Wentz as bridesmaid. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Lewis accompanied the party
from lamar to Colorado Springs
where they remained over Sunday.
The groom is manager Of the Lamar
branch of the Jett-Wood Grocery Co.,
one of Lamar's leading wholesale
houses and has made a substantial
place for himself in Lamar business
circles during the year he has been
here. The very attractive and ac-
complished bride has been one of the
most efficient teachers in the Lamar
schools for the past two years. Her
home IS near Trinidad where her mo-
ther resides and she is visiting few
days with the latter before returning
to Lamar. Both Of the happy young
couple are among the most popular
members of the young society circles
OF Lamar and the heartiest congratu-
lations are being extended to them.
They have rented residence in La
mar and will make their home here in
a short time.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
SPRINGFIELD WANTS BAND
Chamber of Commerce of That Hust
ling City Plans for Large Com
munity Band.

Realizing the benefit and interest
to city in having fine band for all
public occasions the Chamber of Com
merce of Springfield has made a very
tempting offer to our fellow towns
man, Roy Holbert, to move there and
take charge of class in band and
orchestra music, guarantying him a
fine compensation for his work The
band under the terms of the contract
will play public concerts and furnish
music for all general public affairs.
The business men there are so enthus-
ed that they are making strong bid
for Mr.. Holbert's services and he has
taken i under advisement A good
band is big boost for any community
and the people there are going at it
in the right way to get one.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
MORE MOISTURE
Arkansas Valley Still Has Steady
Visitor This Spring in Old
Jupe Pluyius.

After somewhat dry fall and win
ter the Arkansas valley broke the
drouth in the early part of April with
a good rain and having started the
old man, Jupe Pluvius don't seem to
be able to turn off the faucet-atall.
The moisture conditions are fine all
over this section now not only on the
irrigated lands but on what was once
upon a time called the dry lands as
well. How any section of Prowers
or'adjoining counties will ever be able
to qualify under the head of dry lands
again is beyond our imagination. The
crops throughout the county never
looked finer and with the fine rain
fall of the past few days there is an
almost certainty that all will mature
well whether irrigated or non-irrigat-
ed. There are crops of grain on the
non-irrigated lands that look equal to
the best irrigated ones, and the soil
conditions are such that there can be
but little deterioration from now to
crop time. Prospects all over the
county are the finest and with the
largest acreage planted in the history
of the county it looks like a banner
year. Prowers county is one of the
few counties OF the state that has in
creased its wheat acreage this year
and the yield will be a bumper one.
Other small grains, corn, broom corn
and many other crops are also increas-
ed here for the 1922 season.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
PERFECT SCORE AGAIN
Bob McGrath Again Turns in Score
of 1000 in National Contest
Shooting OF Tie.

Last Saturday, the local champion
of the rifle club, Bob McGrath, shot
new set of targets in an attempt
to settle the tie now existing between
him and two other men in the nation
al championship contest at fifty yards
There were ten cards with sixty tar
gets and two sots at each target, one
thousand being the highest possible
score. Bob repeated on his other per-
formance by scoring 1000 again. His
targets this time were even better
than before, however, as the exact
center of the bullseye was perced of
tener than before. Bob was getting
better all the time too as the last
card he shot looked on first glance
to have had only one shot fired at
most of the targets-the two shots
hitting so close in the same spot. The
friends of the Lamar champion are
watching with great hopes the final
announcement as they feel Bob has n
fine show to win.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31

presented all day Saturday, keeping
open until after closing time. By
Monday morning it developed that the
run was to be continued and the pres
ident of the bank, J. A. Stinson, de-
cided it was best to close the doors
for the protection of the remaining de-
positors until the bank commissioner
could investigate. A thorough invest
igation on the part of that official is
being made and it is believed that the
institution will be open again in a
short time.
The stockholders of the various
hanks involved arc all leading citizens
of this section and there is general
sympathy with them in their Difficult
ties and hopes that they will soon be
able to resume business.