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the navy yard. and E. g. Kimball.
division, public schools.
On Site OF First Public School.
Each of these community represent
atives expressed mis- appreciation
Of the southeastern branch and
pledged the library trustees that the
residents of Southeast Washingto
would demonstrate this gratitude by
making constant use OF the volumes
provided.
DIR. Emnaons expressed the hope that
the District Commissioners will rec
ommend and Congress will approve
| the right of national representation
for citisens Of the District, as advo-
ciates on the civic committee seeking
this end. He pointed out that the
| library branch stands facing the site o!
the first public school in Washington
the Wallach.
Mr.. Wheeler, acknowledging intro
/ navy yard employees will avail them
! selves Of the library facilities" and
that this fact was one Of the con-
trolling factors in locating the
! branch" thanked the trustees for
their consideration of the navy yard
point that the modern library system
Is of invaluable help in uniting the
Industrial world.
Miss Osborne Librarian.
Mr.. Kimball, as spokesman for the
teachers OF the seventh division,
voiced satisfaction over the new
library. No one but teacher can
appreciate the value OF a well chosen
library in carrying on school activ-
ities, he said. He promised that the
teachers would be close allies Of the
library officials and would exemplify
this alliance by doing that which the
trustees most desired-using the
Miss Frances S. Osborne. appointed
branch librarian for the new build
ing, announced her desire of creating
a reading habit among the citizens OF
the community. thus aiding school
sisting older persons to continue their
studies beyond the classroom. She
announced that the Southeastern
branch library. beginning today. Will
operate on the following schedule OF
hours: Week days: except Wednes, e s.
8 pm: on Wednesdays, from IL noon
to pm. and on Saturdays. from .
am to 8 pm. Sundays and legal
holidays the doors will be closed. she
said.
Boys Band Plays
The concert which preceded the in
door exercises was given by the Boys
Independent Band. During the cere-
monies the East Washington Com
munity Orchestra furnished music.
After the dedicatory rites had been
completed. the various reading rooms.
shelves and equipment Of tho branch
were inspected by the men. women
and children who crowded into the
building for the exercises. A special
detail Of police. under supervision of
Capt Sanford OF the fifth precinct. was
necessary to take care of the rush.
Many were forced to stand through
The trustees present also were
shown about tho building by DR..
BowermAn and the many features Of
the establishment apparently created
a pronounced favorable impression
The board Of trustees is composed Of
Theodore W. Eoyes. president: Justice
Wendell P. Stafford. vice president:
John B. Larner secretary; Charles ].
Bell. Daniel A. Edwards, Mrs. Marie
Manning Gasch. Benjamin ". Guy. Mrs.
Lyman B. Swormstedt and Ernest L.
Thurston.
Mr.. Bell Heads Committee.
The committee on branch Libraries
Of the board consists of Mr.. Bell.
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train. She droppsd asleep. she wrote.
and when she awoke she was "fn the
clutches Of che masked man." the note
said.
The young man who has been Wis
iting Miss Rogers. and who, relatives
told the police. had planned to go to
the depot to say goodbye to her on
her departure Sunday, was questioned
by the police for several hours, but
told them that he had failed to keep
the appointment and last saw the
young woman Saturday. According
10 the police. this man. who holds
responsible position here. had moth
ing to do with the young woman s
disappearance.
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NURSE KIDNAPPED
BY MASKED MAN"
Found Bound Beside Men,
phis Car Tracks After Being
Missing Five Days.
By the Associated Press.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. December g.
After a day OF investigation. during
which dozens of persons have been
questioned. police and detectives
stated tonight that they were with
out clues to the identity of the men
or man believed to have abducted
Miss Jennie E. Rogers. trained nurse
last Sunday morning. and. after hold
ing her a prisoner for five days, left
her. bound hand and foot and gagged
beside a street car track in a Mem
phis suburb. where she was found
| early yesterday
Miss Rogers is unconscious at the
hospital where she was taken after
she was found by the crew of a pass
ing street car before daylight yester-
day. Physicians say that her condi-
tion is serious.
Memphis Hospital Graduate.
All that the police were able to
establish was that Miss Rogers. who
is a trained nurse, graduated from q
Memphis hospital. and for several
years in charge Of a sanitarium at
Charleston. Miss. Sunday morning,
left the home of relative, where
she had been visiting. to make a trip
to Ripley. Miss. to spend the remain
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COLORED MAMMIES
MONUMENT IN d. C..
SENATE BILL AIM

The memory Of "the faithful
colored mammies Of the south"
would be perpetuated in enduring
bronze or granite under q reso-
luton offered by Senator Williams.
democrat. Mississippi. yesterday.
The measure would direct the
chief OF engineers of the Army to
select q site and permit Jefferson
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy to erect such q monument
in Washington as "gift to the
people Of the United States"
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der OF the month with her mother.
No trace of her movements from
the time she left the house until she
was picked up in the woods near Mem
phis has been obtained. Incoherent
notes. found on her person and
scrawled on the back OF envelopes,
addressed to her mother and a young
man in Memphis. who has been visit
ing her for several years, tell OF her
being held prisoner by "a masked
man. who had threatened to kill her
If she refused to eat and do as she
was told. and begging any one who
found the notes to rescue her.
Asleep in Depot.
According to the note to her moth
er. which she wrote that she was
penning during moments in which
she was not watched by her captor,
she said that she went to the depot
here Sunday morning. but missed her
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Airplanes fitted as Offices. with
desks. typewriters. card index cabi-
nets. etc. are the latest deyelopmen,
in commercial aviation.
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IT will speak of the Significance OF
the opening of this branch library in
fts relation to the larger problem of
furnishing Public Library facilities to
the entire population Of the District.
think I can best do SO by striking
somewhat personal note.
More than eighteen years ago the
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REPUBLICAN DELEGATES z
NAMED FOR CONVENTION

Meetings were held Thursday
night for the purpose of naming
Republican delegates to the county
convention, to be held in The Silver
State office next Tuesday morning,
June 10, at IL o'clock, as follows !;
West Winnemucca-F. O'Leary,
Nose Reinhart, Duane Bush, W. P.
Stephenson, w. S. Bonnifield, Mrs.
H. E. Richardson. F. c. Robins,
J. d. Scott, Mrs. I d Brown, Mrs.
M. o. Gorham, Mrs. c. E. Swezy,
Mrs. A. w. Card, John Breier, F. j..
Button, P. B. Roberts, A. Rhck-
teschler, T. II. Shone, IL. C. Oastler.
Winnemucea precinct--Mrs. Dave
Abel, w. ii. Ayres, j. G. Moore,
c. L. Tobin, W. A. Brown, Mrs.
Margaret Brady, w. L. Wilkinson,
Mrs. l.. G. Campbell, D. G. w.
Christen, T. J. Defenbaugh, Frank
B. Evans, James Edmunds, Pete
Egoscue, C. L. Haviland, J. A.
Langwith, Il. J. Loinaz, Viyienne w.
Pike, Edward Peacock, j. A. Rogers.
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individual holds large place in our
hearts, and we wish them all the
success and happiness possible in
their future life as they "Climb
Though the Rocks Be Rugged" The
diplomas were presented by Profess
sor Scott to Ruth Hubbard, LaVerne
Richardson, Phyllis Poulin, Margaret
Weber, Bessie Saunders, Blanche
Guthrie, Ellen Wells, Laura Karanz,
Charlie Fishburn, Wilma Blattner
and Walter Case. Congratulations
were extended by parents and
friends.
Last but not least of the social
activities of the week at the high
school was the senior ball. The
gym was beautifully decorated in
the class colors, pink and silver.
Light refreshments were served in
the sewing rooms and all present
had one of the most enjoyable times
of their lives; so with one accord
we congratulate the class of 1922.
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WINNEMUCCA EXECUTIVE
MAKES GRADUATION TALK

ELKO-Graduation exeYcise
were held Thursday night at the
Elko grammar school auditorium
with twenty-seven youngsters re-
ceiving their certificates. Mayor
Brandon, of Winnemucca, who was
at one time teacher of mathe-
MATES in Reno high school, de-
livered the Grafton to the gradua-
ting class.
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Seriously Ill
Taken seriously i'll on the train
Thursday, Mr.. Willis, an elderly
gentleman, was taken to the hos
pital here and is in a very pre-
carious condition. He is being
tended by his. wife, who was with
him, and a daughter, Mrs. F. C.
Mitchell, is expected here this after
noon from Yakima, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis were en- route
home from Washington. to Winni-
peg.
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roads.
Senator J. Sheehan, in his speech,
declared in favor of the Lassen
highway and expressed the opinion
that Humboldt county could we'll
afford to issue bonds for the COM
pletion of the road connecting with
California insofar as this county is
concerned. Mr.. Sheehan also took
occasion to impress little boosting
for Humboldt county upon the
minds of his hearers, telling of the
fact that this city had quota
equalling that of the city of Berkeley
during the liberty loan drives, and
what's more raised the quotas and
some to spare. He told of the
enormous per capita wealth of this
coutny, setting it at $1121 per head.
Mr.. Sheehan also told of money
coming in, through the War Finance
Board, which assures success and
ultimate prosperity of the stockmen
of this community, of the quarter
million-dollar hotel now being built
here, and general facts relating to
the bright prospects for this county.
Chas. S. Knight, president of the
Reno Chamber of Commerce, and
r. C.. Evans, good roads manager
of the United Chambers of Com
merce or Sacramento Valley, were
the last speakers of the afternoon.
Banquet Last Night
At 6:30 o'clock last night the
delegates and local people sat down
in the banquet room of the Cham
Der of Commerce to a real meal
prepared and served by the
Woman's Benefit Association. l..
G. Campbell of this city was toast
master and he called upon the diff
ferent men programmed to speak.
First of these was Mayor T. A.
Brandon of this city, who spoke on
"Winnemucca, the Hub of the
Wheel" Others who discussed
highways in general and highways
of this community in particular,
were:
Winfield Scott, PROMOTE agent,
Western Pacific Company.
T. A. Stevenson, manager Kla-
math Fall Chamber of Commerce.
j. C. Brown, vice-president
northern California Counties As
ISOLATION.
F. l.. Stone, Caldwell, Idaho.
E. C. Mccormick, vice-president,
Southern Pacific Company.
C. C. Cottrell, California State
Auto Association.
D. D. Joslyn, Jordan Valley Com
mercial Club.
Carl Lamus, manager good roads
department, Sacramento Chamber
of Commerce.
Col. Chas. A. Simmons, executive
secretary, San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce.
Chas. S. Knight, president Reno
Chamber of Commerce.
The evening was closed with
stereopticon illustrated lecture on
the Mt. Lassen National Park by
M. E. Dittmar, manager of the
Lassen National Park Association.
Entertainment was provided for
the banquet by Mrs. l.. G.. Camp
bell, who gave several vocal selec-
tions, with Mrs. Jerrimiassen at the
piano; Miss Bertha Wolf, piano;
and Mrs. Beth Nielsen, speciality
dancing. All of these were greeted
with vociferous applause.
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Christian Science Society

Christian Science Society
Subject of tomorrow's lesson
sermon, God the Preserver of
Man"
Society hall. All Melarkey street,
corner of Fourth. Sunday services
II a. M; Wednesday evening SER
vices, 7:45. Reading room open
every day from to p. m. All are
cordially invited to attend the SER
vices and make use of the reading
room.
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Mccormick, P. L. Giacometto,
Frank Baldez, John Vargas, J. +.
Hearn, Graydon Crawford, r. II.
Wilkinson, and Will Minor. Most
of the party expect to return home
this afternoon.
Mrs. II. X. Mayhem was an ar
rival here yesterday from Sulphur.
Miss Emma Leotard who has been
attending high school here left this
morning for her home in Paradise
Valley.
Miss Gladys Uzzelle and Miss
Fern Lowrey were arrivals here
yesterday from Golconda. Miss
Uzzelle, who has been teaching
at Golconda, expects to leave soon
for San Francisco where she will
remain. short time before con-
tinuing on to her home in Los
Angeles. She has not yet decided
whether she will return here next
fall or not.
Ed. Jump is a business visitor
here today from Orovada.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Austin are
business visitors in town today
from Jungo.
|. J. Studebaker is attending to
business matters here today.
/. J. Peterson of Golconda is
among the boosters attending the
road meeting here.
Thomas Dooley is a visitor in
this city today from Paradise.
B. F. Hudelson was an arrival
in town yesterday from National.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Skinner are ar
rivals here from Jordan Valley and
are attending the road meet.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Polkinhorn OF
Pompernickle valley are here from
their ranch and are visiting at the
G. w. Brady home in Upper Bridge
street.
Miss Florence O'Brien and Miss
Leona Curley came down from
Golconda yesterday and attended
the senior dance here last night.
Miss Bessie Sanders expects to
leave soon for Reno where she will
take summer course at the Uni
versity of Nevada.
Miss Lydia Colyer, teacher at the
high school for three years left
last night for Reno to attend the
University. She will teach at Tono-
pah next fall.
A. ]. Crowley, Superintendent of
the Sulphur mine, at Sulphur, is
attending to business matters in
town today.
George Balm drove down from
Golconda yesterday and was ac-
companied by Mrs. Lowry and
daughter, Miss Fern Lowry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Anderson
and children are spending the day in
town from Golconda.
G. w. Warmoth is expected in
from the Sunshine mine this after
noon where he is engaged in min
ing activities.
Miss Jane Callahan of Salt Lake
City, Utah, is expected to arrive
this evening to visit at the home of
Judge and Mrs. J. A. Callahan.
Miss Callahan is en- route to Berke-
ley.
A. Dublin of the hospitality COM
mittee of the Shriners at San Fran
cisco was an arrival here today to
meet the Ell Korah temple special
which passed through here this
afternoon. He is accompanying
them to that city.
w. II. DeVoe is in town from the
Clough mining property on Para
disc hill.
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NOTES
AND LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Lola Defenbaugh and John
Beatty Jr., were arrivals yester-
day from DEMO.
Mrs. James Dunn and grand
daughter, Marie Anderson, passed
through here yesterday on THEN
way home to McDermitt from Au-
burn.
Mrs. l.. D. Hubbard has returned
from Sparks, where she has been
attending the grand assembly of
the Rebekahs as the presiding of
ficer.
w. II. Abel and Art Abel were
business visitors here yesterday
from the Abel and Curtner ranches.
Joe Jaca, former resident of Nc
Dermitt, is receiving treatment at
the local hospital
Mrs. w. E. Conner and daughter
Mabel have returned from Carson
City, where thew have been visit
ing at the A. E. Quicker home.
They were met here yesterday by
Mr.. Conner and taken to their home
at the Godchaux ranch.
w. L. Wilkinson returned Thurs
day evening from Sparks where he
has been visiting with relatives and
attending the |. O. o. F. state con-
vention. Mrs. Wilkinson expects
to remain there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Sullivan are
visitors in this city from Dunphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Walker left
this morning for San Francisco,
After spending a few days in that
city they will continue to Los
Angeles, where they will spend
the summer. They are making the
trip by automobile.
E. S. Dyer left last night for
California points, where he will
join Mrs. Dyer. The latter has
been in California for some time.
Martin Echave was an arrival in
this city yesterday from McDermitt
and returned home today accom-
panied by his daughters, the Misses
Christina, Julia and Virginia Echave,
who have been attending school
here through the winter and spring.
Miss Margaret and Miss Lucille
Smyth were arrivals here yesterday
from Fresno, where they have been
attending school. They left this
morning for their home in Andrews,
Oregon.
Lorenzo Recanzone was an ar
rival in town yesterday from Para
disc, having brought j. Brown,
Minneapolis miller, to this city. Mr..
Brown left today for his home in
the east following a stay of several
weeks in Paradise, where he has
been engaged in the Recanzone
mill.
Dave Ford has returned from
Paradise, where he has been en-
gagged for couple of weeks in
installing an electrical lighting plant
in the Silver State -four mill.
Don Cooper returned home yes
terday afternoon from the Cooper
Ranch, where he has been attending
to ranch matters for several days.
George Weber came in from the
Donelly rach in the Donelly noun
tain district yesterday to attend
the wedding of his daughter, Miss
Margaret Weber, and will spend
several days here in the transaction
of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Lyon were ar
rivals here yesterday from Nc
Dermitt to attend the road meeting
and expect to leave this evening
for Reno from where they will be
accompanied home by their son,
Arthur Lyon, who has been at
tending the Reno high school.
Other McDermitt people who
made the trip here yesterday morn
ing by automobile to attend the
road meeting were Mrs. Clara Ba-
Der, Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Simpson,
Leonard Simpson, Ralph Montgom-
cry, Miss Alferetta Sage, Chalmers
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PERSONALS

A gloom was cast over our school
last Tuesday when Mr.. Mitchell re-
ceived message that his mother
in-law had passed away in this city.
This came as a shock, as she had
been i'll only twenty-four hours and
no one had even thought of such.
Mr.. Mitchell and family have the
sympathy Of the entire school.
q g @
Even though our lives seem filled
with sunshine and those who are to
go to the Winnemucca high school
next year are counting the weeks
until September, still we look upon
some changes with regret. We are
sorry to say that Miss Colyer will
not be with US again. We had
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Methodist Church

Methodist Church
Sunday school will be held to-
morrow at 10 a. m. At both the
morning and evening church SER
vices the Rev. Mr.. Walls of the
Indiana Conference will preach the
sermons. The Epworth League will
meet at z p. m. Evening service
will be held at 8 o'clock. All are
welcome.
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Homemakers, Club

Homemakers' Club
A meeting of the Homemakers'
Club will be held Friday, June 16,
at the home of Mrs. E. M. Bosch in
Bridge street, the time being set
for $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon.
This is to be a postponed meeting,
delayed in order that Miss Marjorie
Mann, home demonstration agent of
the Farm Bureau, may attend.
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Tax Rates Published

Assessor Smith has received a
letter from the new secretary of
the Nevada tax commission in
closing a booklet which states the
1922 valuations on interstate and
intercounty public utilities as
reached at the recent meeting of
that organization held in Carson.
The new secretary is Miss Nellie B.
Milligan.
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ROAD MEETING ENDED HERE
TODAY

TODAY
(Contiued from page one)
the state of Oregon in the LON
cutoff and to bring to Jordan Val
ley Oregon state highway organiza-
tons and representatives from
Idaho, California and Nevada
points.
Yesterdays Sessions
The road meeting opened official
ly yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
District Judge j. A. Callahan, presi-
dent of the Humboldt County
Chamber of Commerce, presiding.
After delivering an address of well
come, he called upon Lewis Car
rigan, secretary of the Northern
California Counties Associations for
talk. Mr.. Carrigan, using a map
| for illustration, told of the idea of
the northern California boosters in
getting behind the Lassen road. He
pointed to the strategic position of
Winnemucca as hub for the sew
| eral roads and brought out the
thought that any good road is
bound to improve a community
through which it runs.
w. H. Goodin, president of the
Overland Trail Club, an untiring
worker for the success of the Vic
tory highway, was the next speaker,
he telling of the fact that the Vic
tory highway is now paved from
New York to Salinas, Kansas, and
that it will be only a short time
until the whole road is completed
across the continent.
j. C. Brown of Cottonwood,
Calf, spoke. on the Lassen road,
pointing out the all-year-open fea-
ture and the possibilities arising
from opening an artery of travel
from this city to Redding and the
Lassen National park and also to
Klamath Falls and Crater Lake
park.
Grady Stated Position
Theodore Grady, secretary of the
Humboldt County Chamber of Com
merce, was next to talk, giving as
his position that this county must
first care for roads to farming COM
munities in the northern part of
Humboldt county before taking up
road construction primarily for the
bebefit of tourists. He pointed out
| that the road to DEMO, connecting
with the Lassen highway, has been
designated part of the Nevada
highway system and that work is
to be done on the raod as rapidly
as funds will permit.
The morning session ended with
recitation of road data by r. E.
Tilden of this city following snap
ply bit of repartee taken part in by
a number of men concerning
Grady's position of farmers first in
preference to tourists.
Afternoon Session
George C. Mansfield of the Cali
fornia state highway commission
was the first afternoon speaker,
talking in a general way concerning
good roads. He was followed by
George w. Borden, Nevada state
highway engineer, who told of road
building in this state. C. C. Cot
trell, manager of the good roads
department of the California State
Automobile Association also spoke
in general manner concerning
roads and the necessity for good
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Gard of Thanks

Card of Thanks
We desire to express our ap-
probation and thanks for the help
rendered to us in our recent loss.
Karl Mitchell and family
Sam Holman and family
c. A. Human and family
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Holman
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GRADUATION

Commencement week started with
the Baccalaureate services Sunday
morning. Rev. Westervelt delivered
the sermon and his words will re-
main in the hearts of the graduates
long after the dances and presents
are forgotten.
Wednesday afternoon the class
day program was held and was con-
sidered one of the best that had
ever been given at this high school.
II was as follows.
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grown so used to her it will take
some time to become accustomed to
another in her place, but we hope
she enjoys her new situation as
much as we have enjoyed having
her with us the last three terms.
I. o +
Gerald's Mother-Now, Gerald,
want you to stop shooting those
poor little craps | hear about; they
have as much right to live as you
have.
Mote: 1t was necessary to leave
cute portion of the Humboldt this
issue because of pressure of other
news. The balance will be pub
lished in Tuesdays issue.)
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Senior Entertained

Members of the senior class were
guests of Miss Wilma Squires at a
luncheon yesterday at one o'clock
at the Squires home in West Sixth
street.