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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16
OF the weather, Mark Twain

OF the weather, Mark Twain
once said: Everybody growls but
nobody does anything" The voters
Of Nevada seem to be in the same
mood about taxation il one Is to
judge by their voting, in specific
cases that might be mentioned.
Taken as a whole, however, they
gave evidence Of desire to remedy
matters, but were, apparently, con-
FUSED by the multiplicity .of evils
that they were called upon to put in
subsection.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

1t was probably the first time in history
that political party commanded the sup
port of both vets and drys-yes, right here
in Nevada. If you don't believe it, ask
someone, qualified to tell you, who it was
that the bootleggers and their friends were
campaigning for during the last few days
before election, and whose cards were so
much in evidence in every saloon They'll
tell you he was elected governor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16
Her LAUGHTER loo Hearty.

We have often heard the expression,
split her sides laughing" but have
never known 1t to actually happen.
However, a Fostorla, Ohio. woman
laughed for five minutes at a funny
story. While doing so, she felt pc
culiar pain In her right side. The pain
Increased and a doctor was called.
who found that she had broken q rib
from the exertlon of laughing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16
Potatoes From Ash Heap.

st. Johnsbury, VT, does not have to
walt to hear from California, Florida
or the warm islands Of the sea for new
potatoes. A well-known Eastern ave
nue. bookstore man reports that Gus
toners of his brought into his store
March. 16 some new potatoes sprouted
and grown on an ash heap in the
town this spring.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16
Certainly Worth Her Feed.

A Nova Scotia farmer has COW
that Is valuable as breeder. Last
March she gave birth to twin calves
bull and a heller. Last month an.
other pair OF calves were born, this
time both heifers. All animals are
thriving.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

Paris thinks it has got some of the late
czar's champagne, relying on the imperial
corks. If it had some experience with
American bootleggers il, would know how
unreliable even branded bottles can be.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

those near tne
stage became con-
scious of II stir
and hurrying be-
hind the scenes.
A faint smell be-
gan to pervade
the atmosphere !;
smoke came from
the wings.
In an instant
tho same Thought
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16
of Democrats would be just that
kind of tariff bill.

Senator Borah says that he has
not, as yet, made up his mind
whether to make race for the
on the Republican ticket
or as a third party candidate in
1924. There is gong to be moth
ing under the sun to keep Senator
Borah from making the race as a
third party nominee, but a gentle
man named Harding is an insuper-
able obstacle to any aspirations the
senator may have in connection
with the nomination on the Republic
can ticket and it will be just as
well, for his peace of mind, to pre-
pare for the inevitable. The death
of the present chief executive of
the nation is the one and only
thing that could give Senator Borah
chance to be the Republican
nominee, assuming that President
Harding will not refuse to stand for
reelection.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

The "Annalist," business peri
odical with no partisan bias, but
published by Democrats, said in its
most recent issue, discussing the
business situation:
General business conditions con-
tinue to be of a highly satisfactory
character. Developments of the
last week have served merely to
further emphasize that this bust
ness expansion is being built upon
sound principles, and that it may be
expected to continue at an increas-
ing pace. The record of the last
nine months has been one of steady
progression in business and finance,
and the underlying situation has not
been changed in the least. The
money for business purposes is in
plentiful supply, and will probably
continue so, and under such cir
eumstances there is no reason to
doubt the correctness of the view
point of business men that opera
tons can continue confidently in
the full expectation that prosperity
is more nearly of the present than
it has been at any time since the
process of dehation brought such
drastic readjustments and such
staggering financial losses"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16
The Scrap.
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY
One Theater Coer at Least Proved
the Possessor of Real Pres
ence Of Mind.

The second act had come to an emu
and the curtain had fallen. Suddenly
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

The new tariff, it seems, does
not suit some Of the never
scratched-a-ticket-in-my-life kind of
Democrats. Still, any kind Of a
tariff bill that would suit that kind
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

We have just read that RUSSIA
Is seeking artisans and promoters
from the United States" This
sounds ominous! Can it be pos
slble that Bill Haywood has left
Russia and is headed back this way?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

President Harding has issued a
call for special session of con-
gress to convene Monday, Novem-
Der 20, two weeks in advance of
the regular session, the call start
ing with, Whereas, public inter-
ests require" For the first time in
the history of the nation two
women will sit in the House as
members, in the persons of Miss
Alice Robertson of Oklahoma and
Mrs. Winifred Huck, who was cleo
ted in last Tuesdays election as
representative at large from Hi
nois, to fill the seat in the sixty
seventh congress made vacant by
the death of her father, Congress-
man William Mason.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

There is one thing that can be
said for our Democratic friends:
After the sound trouncing that
they received two years ago, they
are so constituted as to be able to
derive a world of solace from an
inordinately small amount Of pet
ting. If the results of Tuesdays
electionsalves their wounds, most
certainly The Silver State is not
going to rub salt on the sores.
Don't forget one thing, whatever
else you may do: The drastic re-
adjustments and Staggering finan-
cial losses" of which mention will
be made, from time to time, for the
next two years, were made while
ex-President Wilson was in charge
of affairs, and the liquidation of
bank loans was made by the then
governor of the Federal Reserve
Bank board, Governor w. p. G.
Harding, who was Democrat.
Pin this IN your boudoir, so that
you may see it the last thing be-
fore retiring and the first thing
after crawling out of your bed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

A six-mile tunnel is to be bored
through the Continental Divide,
that twelve to twenty thousand foot
ridge of Rocky Mountain which is
Americans eternally snodclad back
bone. The vertebra which has been
chosen for perforation is James
Peak, Colorado, The Colorado
legislature has authorized the is
suance of bonds for $6,000,000 to
cover the cost of drilling the hole.
When the tunnel is completed Salt
Lake City will be six hours nearer
to Denver. One hundred and seven
ty-three miles of distance will be
cut off. In the face of the agita-
tors cry for public ownership of
various lines of industry we see our
great public service companies pass
ing more and more into the hands
of the people through their owner
ship of the securities of these COM
panies, instead of into the hands of
politicians. In other words, real
public ownership is being accom-
plished in the United States with
out saddling the cost onto the
back of the government and the
taxpayers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

Speaking of off-color organiza-
tons: The Ku Klux Klan has an
organization in Honolulu with g.
900 Filipino members.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

A reader cautiously criticises be-
cause this column occasionally re-
fers to person as bird" point
ing out that to do so is q glaring
betrayal of a lack of observational
powers, person having four limbs
while a bird has but two, he says.
We invite, rather than resent, criti-
cism, whatever may be the motive
impelling; and with no thought of
particularly justifying our use of a
word that seems to be offensive and
CRATE upon the sensibilities of our
reader, we humbly direct his at
tention to the fact that if his OBJ
lection rests solely upon the ap-
parent Disparity of limbs, he is
upon treacherous ground, as there
is bird, the hooctzin, peculiar to
certain districts along the Amazon
river, which has four well defined
limbs, two of which serve as hands.
Until more tenable reasons are ad-
vanced we shall reserve the right
to use the word bird" as a syno-
nym for person, in referring to GER
tain bipeds of supposedly human
intelligence. There is no other
word that so fittingly and descrip-
lively applies to some nonentities.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

Ex-Premier Clemenceau was at
one time a librarian in New York
City. From that lofty position, IN
the greatest country on earth, TO
the lowly place of head of the
government of France, was some
drop in the social scale, well tell
the world. And as Monsieur Glenn
enceau is now at an advanced age
there is slight chance for him to
recoup his fallen fortunes. Such
is life!
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-16

Angora is city a thousand or
more years old, occupying the site
of Greek and Roman towns, whose
ruins confront one from every side,
we are informed; and the municipal
bath, which is still in use, was built
by the ancients of Rome. 1t is
startling news of this character
that keeps ones nerves all un-
strung. 1t just gets ones goat
this news about Angora.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23
WORLD PAYS HOMAGE TO DEAD PONITIFF
Department Heads Not
 Compelled To Employ Mayors Net0 Appointees

Heads of the various city depart ments are not compelled to take into their offices the persons suggested for appointments by Mayor Fred Atwater and the Dem ocratic Executive Board, and many already have signified their intention to reject some of the recom- mendations. Each suggestion, how ever. is being carefully considered, and his qualifications carefully weigh ed, and wherever a candidate is found fit for the position he will be accepted by the department head.
 New Directors Attitude.
 Director of Public Works George M. Coughin, in discussing his atti- tude, said today:
 ''I will make the appointments ex- actly as the mayor tells me to. Every sInle man or woman that they have suggested to me will be given a trial, and a fair and impartial trial at that. If they are able to hold the job, they stay. If they can't, and if they are incompetent, then they go out within 24 hours"
 It may not be possible for Tax Col lector Edward A. Drew to adopt all of the suggested appointments to his office. Collector Drew at present is swarnped with work attendant to the collections of the last regular and the speclal taxes. and is confronted with the next tax coming due in the spring.
 Experienced clerical help is a nec- essity, and it would be impossible to change the staff at the present time and replace the experienced clerks by others who are new to the work.
 Drew Made One Change
 'I have made one change in my office, by appointing Miss Margaret Daley head cferk, but no other change in the personnel can be con- templated at this time." MT. Drew said today. 'J cannot afford to take on clerks now who know absolutely nothing about tax work. and if I were to be offered the sserevices of the best certified public accountant in the country at this: time I couldn't Ia ke him, simply because he has not the imperative requirement. of being in- timately acquainted with the specific duties now be9oce us.'
 City Engineer James A. McElroy stated that he had summoned to his office every person who was recom- mended to a place in his office;
 .I will examiae< the qualifications Of every man that has been suggest ed to me-" he saids .'and if they are found fit and able.toi do the work, will take them on-yszIf they hav*s not had the necessary training and pre- fessicnal knowledge. then I cannot be burdened with them."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23
LdUery Grants Kirk Continuance m Big
 Liquor Seizure Case

Because of the illness of Harold W. Orcutt, attorney of the legal division of the United States Prohibition En- forcement department, Washington, D. C., United States Commission ioner Hugh J. Lavery this morning granted a continuance in the case charging Fred L. Kirk, Bethel, and others, with a conspiracy in connection with a shipment of 100 barrels of alcoh o1 from Peekskill, N. Y.; to this city. Bonds were arranged upon the for mai presentation of the warrant, and the continuance ordered until Mon day, February At that time the hearing will be held. and at the County court house, as forecasted in The Times some days ago.
 Through courtesy of Attorney AL Reianey, counsel for the accused, the RIeischman company of PeekskilI N r., was eliminated from the warrant. office of the general counsel Of the F1eischnan company was present, and stated that because of the plainness of the permits held by the F1eischnan company, as well as the bill of lading, 1t was evident that there was no ef- forts upon the part of the Fleischman company, to take part in any con Spiracy. This was agreed by Orcutt, who is in exceedingly poor health at this time.
 4 large number of Federal, State and County Prohibition enforcement agents were present, either as wit esses or to become acquainted with the case. Numbered among these are U. HI Estes and J. J. Hudgins, Gener- al agents from Washington, who have been active on this case, and who were instrumental in the seizure of the 100 barrels Of alcohol, intercepted in the Bridgeport railroad freight yards
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23

January. At the time~of the seizure 21 barrels of the coveted fluid had been transferred to a truck, and it was only after a chase that extended to Portchester, N. Y, this portion of the shipment was captured.
 It is evident that Estes and Hud- gins will make good their time in the Bridgeport district while awaiting de- veiopments, and while remaining in this locality to hear the Kirk case, and 1t would not be surprising to see immediate results in the way of concerted drive that will send any sur vivors among liquor law violators and bootleggers in this district, to cover.
 Besides these agents many men from the office of the United States Mar shall, Hartford, were in the city this morning, as well as William R. J. Hayden, Washington, dispatched to Bridgeport yesterday from the office of the Counsul of Prohibition. From the array of agents and high officials interested in the case it seems evident that rumors to the effect that the "capture'' was unirnportant, and per haps even a mistake, seem to be los- ing standing.
 Captain Jonathan E. Emo. Hart ford. of the State forces was an in day. as was Detective Morehouse. Norwalk, of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad forces.
 Michael Delohery, Jr., Danbury, who will assist with Kirk's defense, was present this morning. Other men still held under bonds in connection with the case, and represented by Deregibus, 87 Hewitt street; Edmund Celia. 33 Ellis street: John Krautter, 101 Broad street: and William J. Bishop. 2918 Fairfield avenue
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23
CHILD STRUCK
 BY GAR WHILE
 CROSSING STREET

struck by a trolley car on North Main street in front of her home at 12 o'clock today, Dorothy Anderson. age seven. 1897 Main street suffered q fractured nose and lacerated lip pr. F. l. O'Bren responded with the euergencv ambulance, treated and re- moved her to St. Vfncent's hospital where her condition is reported as not serious. Billy Anderson, her brother. age six was with her when she was struck but was uninjured. He was removed to his home after it was made certain that he was not hurt
 The children were crossing the way to a store and ran in front of the car The car was brought to an inn mediate stop, saving the lives of the two children. Dorothy was slightly struck and thrown 10 the ground
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23

illustrates this fact. He was sug- gested on the list as the one for the job as garbage weigher This Is one position that is to be abolished.
 Another is that of the superin- tendent of the municipal garage. One paper carried Alderman Bernard Brady's appointment. but it was not authorized. MT. Brady called upon had seen his name on the list I made public Friday. He said he had not. and then I told hiSl he had never been considered, and that forther- While talking to Alderman Brady I never made such a statement, re- fering to stories carried by 'irrespon- sible' newspapers, as attributed to me in one of yesterdays papers.
 '*I have been charged with planning to abolish the job of Sealer weights and measures, but this is not so. The job is a necessity, and in the list the name of William Beloin was included as a possible successor.
 No Change In Recreation.
 All this talk of naming a new su- pervisor Of recreation is entirely un- of this department. cannot be made now, not until next June unless the charter is changed. In any event, l would take no such action on appoint ments because measure to abolish the board is now before the council.
 Referring to my reported refusal to appoint Harry Welch as dairy i'm spector. I have no right to either ap- point or reject him. I have suggested his name to the Health Commission CTS, and it is in their power. We con- ferred Saturday morning on an en- tirely different matter, and did not even mention the possibility of his ap- pofntment.
 "As I stated before that list were simply suggested appointm ments that could could not be made by the departments heads, and it is now in their power to do what they see fit"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23

Rome, Jan. 2s-(By the A. P.)-In the basilica of St. Peters historic church of his faith, the body of Pope Benedict XIV lay in state today while vast throngs passed reverently before the catafa1que.
 Early in the day, all that was mor- tai of the pontiff, whose death in the early hours of Sunday plunged the church throughout the world into deepest mourning, was taken to the Slstlne Chapel from the throne room of the Vatican, where 1t had been placed on Sunday shortly after his death. Then, at 9:45 o'clock it was solemnly carried to St. Peters, at tended by a solemn procession of car dlnals, priests, members of the diplo- mat1c corps and dignitaries of the Vatican, and placed on the catafaIque, surrounded by votive candles
 Word was given that the public of
 amitted to St. Pet CTS up to II o'clock, and immense crowds immediately began entering the vast edifive and filing by the body
 The body is robed in white, with ed with gold. The head, wearing the pontifical mitre, reposes upon cush- ions of red and gold velvet The hands, wearing the pontificial gloves are clasped over the breast
 The body, as it was soIemnly brought into St. Peters was borne upon red covered bier by ushers,
 
 The procession was headed by the gendarmie of the Vatican, the ponti- hcal police, with their elaborate uni forms of blue and white, walking with drawn swords. Following them were the palatin guards, in dark blue uniforms and p1umes of black feath- CTS standing erect.
 Rome, Jan. 23-(By the A. D. The meeting of the Sacred College in conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Benedict XIV will open February 1 or February 2, it was stated today
 While all the cardinals resident in Europe are expected to reach Rome III time for the conslaVe, it is con- s1dered extremely doubtful here whether the American cardinals will ind it possible to be present, at least for the opening of the session. as the date set is barely ten days away.
 Certificate Registered.
 Rome, Jan. 23-(By the A. P.)- The certificate of Pope Benedict's death, was registered at the city's bureau of deaths today. It reads:
 ''The undersigned physician hereby states that at six o'clock A. M., Janu- ary 22 His Holiness Pope Benedict KY, Glacomo Della Chtesa, expired following an attack of broncho-pneu- monfa brought on by influenza
 (Signed)
 'Dr. RaffaeIeBattistfni."
 Property To Nephew.
 London, Jan. 23-Pope Benedict left his property at Peg1i, in Liguria to his nephew, Marquis Giuseppf Della Chiesa, says a Central News dis patch from Rome today. Various objects in his private apartments werr. bequeathed to his successor, and there are many bequests to relatives and servants.
 (Conttnued' on Page Four)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23
IMPURE MILK IS NOT EASILY FOIJND
 IN BRIDGEPORT

The New York American of yester- gay carried a page story to the ef- rect that litigation had been begun against one of the widely known milk distributors of the metropolis, by the mother of a child on the ground that the babe had been made dangerousIy III by use of the milk which is known in the trade as a certified brand sell ing at top price.
 Inquiry at the local milk inspection bureau by Times reporter revealed milk had. been sold in Bridgeport and also that there is no certified milk being sold in the city at all The two grades of milk that are sold here A: Pasteurized. It was also learn ed that tests of the milk of the smaller dealers are made at least once a month in the laboratories of the To- cal Welfare building and of the larg- CT dairies' supply twice a week.
 There are two full time men on the city payroll, one who inspects all farms and dairies and the other whose city milk supply which are brought to the local laboratory and tested. Charts are kept in such a systematic way that it is possible to tell at a minute if any sickness develops from the milk supply. the retailer. the pro- ducer and so on until the milk is trac- ed right back to the farm from which it originally came This is only a ALie1IIOi OI II oii1 OI!C CO t"O Houi ~1itd the supply of milk from that source is immediately cut off and if sickness or communicable disease is discovered the dairy, including all help. is i'm mediately quara ntined.
 It can be seen from this that ii would be a hard matter to get any impure milk by the local authorities. The Pasteurized milk goes through a series of boiling processes which would eliminate any harmful bacteria in case it were there
 Eighty-fve per cent of the local supply of milk is Pasteurized leaving only fifteen per cent of raw milk in the local supply. This, however, is mostly used in the various restaur- ants throughout the city and is known as "coffee milk"