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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29
FORMER CONGRESSMAN VAN
DUZER ARRESTED IN EAST

Former Congressman. from Nevada
Clarance d. Van Duzer was recently
arrested by the officials of Knoxville,
Tenn, for passing worthless checks
upon some people OF that town. Aside
from being a representative in con-
gress from this state at one time, Var
Duzer was formerly a resident of this
county and was well known among
the older residents.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29
SANDING THE ROAD

Commissioner Boerlin, always alert
to keep the roads in condition, went
as far as he could over the Luckyboy
grade Tuesday. He found the road
"navigable" to within two miles OF the
summit. There the snow drifts
were so deep that it was impossible to
motor further Then he and his road
force scattered sand over the deep
snow, and he says that if thewarm
weather continues few days longer
the road to Sweetwater and East
Walker will be passable, for the first
time in four months.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29
THE MUSICAL

The second musical event OF this
year took place at the high school on
April 22nd.
The program began at 1880 O'Clock
an orchestra piece, "Cleoparta's Cav
otte'
Mrs. Mallory's two pupils. Frances
Millar and Ella Wallace sang a diet
81 Think You Better Hush This
number was great surprise Tor ii was
generally thought that the little
girls would play on the piano, but it
was liked all the better because it was
surprise.
Elwood Boerlin played violin So
10, THE Dream" and responded 10 an
encore.
Misses Carol and Gertrude Willie
played a piano duet and Miss Faith
White and Myra Keplinger, violin
duet. Miss Lucille Summeriied gave
an oral review OF the life of the great
pianist, Rubenstein, and as supple
ment to her reading, played one Of
Rubensteins IL o Ted compositions
MELODY in F. on the phonograph.
One of the most interesting numbers
on the program was offered by Mrs
Davis, and her class of five little
girls, who are beginners OH the piano
Mrs. Davis gave a demonstration Of
the Fuller method OF teaching, and
her pupils, Mildred Dondero, Harriet
Waters, Rora Scheppers, Gertrude
White and Arlene Boerlin, show that
they are advancing rapidly under Mrs
Davis instruction. Harriet Waters
and Mildred Dondero each played
piano solo; Gertrude White SANG
solo, playing her own accompaniment
and Dora Shoppers and Arlene Boer-
lin played piano duet. When these
little girls were clapped back, they
each played solo.
Frances Nllar and Ella Wallace
sang another duct, "SmartyP This
was little vaudeville act Being
loudly applauded the girls repeated the
duet.
A melody of Familiar Hymns and
Patriotic Airs was played by the
Keplingers.
Miss Florence Minnert gave read
ing on the life OF the noted musician.
Schubert playing his "Seranade" on
I-s1.t%phonograph at the end Of isers
speech
'Heavenward' piano solo by Lu-
cille Keplinger was well played and
enjoyed by her listeners.
The orchestra played Sweet Melody"
and "Alice Where Art Thou?' and
then Miss I'ranklin's class sang :
good night song. 1t seems that per-
formances by the children are always
enjoyed more than those by adults
This little good night exercise was no.
an exception. All the electric lights
in the building. were turned off
Then about dozen little girls, clad n
white 'nighties' and night caps, carry
ing their lighted candcls, came tripping
out on to the stage. They spoke a
| little good night verse and all sang
song, accompanied by the piano
music, which came from behind the
scenes. ........
scenes.
The fine attendance at these musical
programs has stimulated the young
people in their studies Dir, Davi,
has made possible the orchestra music
and the violin playing, which was a
feature of the programs given this
year. Much credit is due the various
other teachers and helpers who are
responsible for the piano and vocal
numbers OF the program.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29

my case there should be blowout
li mineral somewhere about, for every
disturbance causes fracture and
'aves a mineral vein. Ii the disturb
ice was caused by a granite intru-
on at depth YOU would be likely to
I'd an andesite formation, which is
good ground to prospect.
PROSPECTOR
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29

what" cried the mistress to her
new maid, whom she had found sit
ting down in the library with her
hands folded. "Iier4 you are sitting
down! Why, you w;le sent IN here
to dust the room!' yes, ma'am.
was the girls reply. but have lost
the duster. and so am sitting on each
Of the chairs Il turni"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29
10000

Fire which started in the old
Nelson hotel in Candelaria last
Thursday, completely destroyed the
hotel and about dozen other
houses, including the dwelling of
M. G. Sinnott.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29
Too BAD. Enl,.

.Iph Wiley regrets the fact that 50
comfortable 4 sensation as picll-.G
ones tccth should be considered bat
farm..-Topcka Capital.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29
Items of Local Interest

day by auto to be present at the
sampling to two carloads OF ore from
their Luckyboy lease. Some of this
ore is the richest ever taken from the
Luckyboy mine, and it is expected the
entire shipment will net $500 per ton.
Lee Campbell and Dan Graham
made a trip to Candelaria Sunday.
They report much activity along the
old chloride belt, work ON the new
mine being rushed as fast as men and
material can do it.
]. NJ. Jones, who in the early boom
days of Candelaria,, was one of its
prominent citizens, died last week in
San Francisco. aged 81 years.
The pupils of the high school will
give a defamation program Friday
evening, May 5tn. Every pupil is
praticing his or her iavorte selections.
We will send representatives to Reno
to the state contest, May II and 13.
The Democratic State Central
Committee will meet in Reno May
18th and select the place for hold
ing the State Convention. which
will meet June 10th.
The grammar school children.
under the direction of the teachers,
planted shrubs and flowers in the
school yard on Arbor Day.
Joe Derig, who has been serious
1y i'll at Schurz, is much improved.
George Dawson, while motoring
from Nina to Reno last Saturday,
was found by Oscar Gerbig lying
on the highway, suffering from
severe cramps in The stomach. He
was tnken &c the county hospital
and is now resting comfortably.
One hundred men are now work
ing at the Simon mine. A large
body of high grade ole has been
opened up on the $50 level.
Sheriff w. J. Box and family of
Gold6eld, passed through town
Thursday on their return from
visit to Reno.
Mr.. G.. B. Stannard and Miss
Charlotte Gibson returned Sunday
from weeks visit to Reno.
Mrs. Agnes Crownover and Fay
Baker were the guests of Mrs. J C.
Ro der Sunday.
Mrs. c. R. Gilkey returned Fri
day from Los Angeles, where she
was called by the death of her
mother.
Mrs. H. w. Morgan and chill
dren and Mrs. Mckay of Yering-
ton were visiting Mrs. Henry Boer-
lin Saturday.
Mrs. Rita Rodder, who has been
suffering for some time with sciat-
ica, left last Thursday for Nina,
where she will take treatment from
DR.. Smith.
J. H. Miller is visiting Reno.
Edwin Box has been feeding the
cows and milking the chickens on
the Charley Fristoe ranch for the
past week during the absence of
the boss.
The high school students gave
Myra Keplinger a picnic Wednes-
day in honor of her teenth birth
day.
Frank Yparraguirre came in last
Thursday from his Garfield sheep
camp, where he is marking his
sheep preparatory to driving them
over the Luckyboy grade to Sweet
water, where the shearing will be
done.
Johnny Mack was in town Sun
day from the hospital. He walks
with the aid Of small cane, and
expects to leave the hospital soon.
Johnny speaks very highly of the
management of the hospital, and
of the attention and skillful treat
ment of DR.. Davis.
SANDING THE ROAD
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-04-29
MINERAL COUNTY BUDGET

Rece Expenditures
December 81 1922 provided by Section Chapter 149 OF the Statutes
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Round the Clock

torero who had won the congratula-
tions for his prowess that day in the
Plaza from the Civil Governor.
Five o'clock and the idea OF sleep
was still hooted. There was still>a
morning sleeping cap to be taken in
cinnamon chocolate soaked up in a
couple of ensemadas, a hot heavy
doughnut originating in the Balearic
Islands. a night out from Barcelona.
On the Ramblas the night birds
had by this time rambled away. but
the morning gangs were already
coming to take their places and were
rambling as hard as ever
One Rambla institution was al
ready doing business; perhaps like
the bootblacks and the hairdressers
it had been doing so all night A
little battery of sentrylike boxes held
crouehed and cloaked male and fe-
male figures debating letters to the
public letter writer. Love letters. or
business letters, it is all the same to
the eScriJiente and his scratchy pen.
but | was told that the love variety
predominated in the days and nights
work, when it wasn't that they
threatened murder to the recipient.
Six O'Clock actually did find us
drawing up on our hotel, where the
blind musicians were still twanging
joyously away before its door. They
greeted US like old friends, evidently
recognizing our footballs, but with
dignity and condescension.
We paid them for the privilege of
listening for the thousandth time to
the popular song of the moment.
which they sang in French. by the
way. which seemed curious. but
which was explained as being for our
special benefit. not knowing the Lam
guage of the "Yanqui.' The refrain
was never out of hearing during our
stay in Barcelona:
''Avec ton occur
Faites mon bonheur"
Upstairs the supple green lath
jalousies hung over my flower be
decked balcony and through their in
terstices, as I looked down on the
Rambla below and saw the indus
trious ramblers still at it. | knew
that the hearts of the Barceionese
must be located in their feet
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
The Post Office Burglars

post Office on the night after pay day.
when there would be plenty of money
in the safe. While in Jail one Of the
men was employed as a maehinist
Another was an electrician. They
became familiar with the value Of
the oxy-acetylene torch through text
books and in the course OF their jail
work.
Following their release the two
went % BROOKLYN It was their plan
70 perpetrate a robbery that would
furnish them with enough cash to
buy the oxy-acetylene outfit. But
in their eagerness they bungled the
job AMI both men were caught by
the Brooklyn police They were held
for some days. and later released for
lack of evidence. Then they went to
Philadelphia. Presumably they were
more successful there. for soon they
had bought and tested the, cutting
outfit Also they had lined up three
confederates. whose sole job was to
act as guards.
As a result Of our investigation
we knew in a general way the course
that would be followed BY the gang.
and we had the identity OF each man
in it. To arrest them on the way to
Pennsgrove. however. even with the
oxy-scetyIene outfit in their travel
ing bags. would have resulted only
in spelling their plan. We could not
be sure of a conviction under the
circumstances without more definite
evidence.
Accordingly the decision was made
to let the gang go ahead and then
to catch them in the act. Some
weeks earlier a previous attempt had
been made 70 rob the post Office at
Pennsgrove. on the night after pay
day The place was a fair mark for
cracksmen. and it was up to the
inspectors TO show that it was fully
protected. The postmaster was taken
into our confidence. In order to pre-
vent any possibility of a slip he was
instructed TO take the registered
package of mail containing the pay
roll to his home. He hid it under a
mattress.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Plants That
Shine in the Night

THERE are a number of plants
and flowers which give out
a phosphorescent light in the
dark. Linnaeus first noticed this
phenomenon in the common nastur-
tium. whose flowers seemed to him
to have faint irridescence at night
Later observations by others showed
that the light was stronger after
very sunny days. Among other
plants which possess this singular
property are the marsh lily and the
fraxineIla. The last named secretes
a volatile oil which oozes out in hot
weather. spreads over a thin layer
over the flowers. and forms a yapor
which becomes luminous i'm the dark
ness. In the coal mines near Dres-
den grows a species of fungus which
exhibits the appearance of luminous
festoons of shifting coiors
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

the irst train for Philadelphia, ieav
ing shortly after o'clock in the
morning. Others took the train fol-
lowing. At n point some distance
from Pennssrove two of the men,
boarded the first train. One had his
arm in a sling. All were armed. The
third man got on the second train
and was captured. All five were
sent to Atlanta for terms of five
years each.
In looking around at the scene of
the attempted robbery we picked up
a cap. The unwounded man who
got on the train was not known to
US. He followed generally a descrip-
ton we had obtained. but we were
not sure. Accordingly one of our
men sat beside him or a few minutes,
making a pretense of reading a paper,
When the burglar was of guard the
inspector casually passed over the
cap.
- titttN SouiS ne eiShcu
Sure. said the burglar. before he
realized what he was doing.
The next instant. as he reached for
his revolver. he felt the cold steel of
a pistol muzzle in the hands of an
other inspector who had been sitting
just back of him.
The Oxygen-acetyIene outfit is on
exhibit now in the post office mu-
scum at Washington.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Continued from Page Elepen.

phere was thick with the odor of
pale sherry and the smoke of Catalan
cigarettes and an occasional Manila
cigar-the women of these parts do
not smoke. whatever tradition and
the opera may have told US Of Spain
At in the morning the Rambla
once more. Nearing the end of the
twenty-four hour clock face. such
as they have in Europe, we found the
crowd as dense as ever, but of a va
rying type-early workers going to
their stevedoring at the port, a crowd
more sinister as if the effect of night
life was making itself felt. The
rambling torrent flowed on. into the
Ramblas from Gale Carmen and the
Gale San Pablo. out of the Rambls
into the side streets in return flow.
Something bloody must have been
going on. for we saw a beelike swarm
of a couple of hundred people being
charged by the mounted police. be-
fore which the crowd scattered like
chaf borne by the wind; or again it
may only have been two peasants
from out Tarrasa way trying TO make
their local dialect understood. The
point of honor with the Barcelona
police is not to let a crowd collect for
any reason.
Cafes. restaurants and not a few
shops were still doing business, bar
bei shops were at the height of their
activity. For diversion my friends
took me for q shoe shine at finely
appointed corner bootblack place that
would have done credit to Times
Square or the Loop.
BY this time we were supposed to
be in need of refreshment again and
were piloted tn an upstairs eating
house which made a speciality only
of Catalan dishes. We ate heavily,
for we had grown hungry, choosing
our combinations. from chicken. lob
sters, shrimps. veal. pimentos, stuffed
olives. rice and garbanzo peas in
salad. all served in terra Gotta.
platter as big as a table top.
Four o'clock and no suggestion of
bed. Instead aaanSaniHd in a back
street wine shop. haunted by bull
fighters and guitarists. 1 had the
honor of shaking hands with the
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Waiting for Robbers.

Some time before midnight we sta
toned ourselves around the post Of
flee. 1 was in house directly across
the street. From the parlor window
1 could see the light burning in the
back of the general store which
served as the post office. 1t revealed
the large. old fashioned iron safe in
a corner of the room. other men
guarded the rear and some were in
a side street. from which they could
reach front or back entrance in a
hurry. according as they might be
needed.
Ii was shortly after l o'clock when
fou-. of Tia five men walked up the
main street and halted in front OF
the post office door The other had
gone up the back alley, One man
stood in front of the window An
other went to the corner and caught
a signal from the man in the rear
He passed il along TO those still at
the store front. The three then threw
their weight against the front door
and managed to break its fastenings.
Two of the men entered. the other
remaining on guard We waited until
the two inside had finished setting
up their torch and one of them was
reaching for a match to light the
flame. Both men had donned pro-
tective goggles and asbestos gloves.
Then one of the inspectors shouted.
Hands up" to the man still on
guard.
The answer vas a shot was
standing on the front step of the
house across the street at that mo-
ment. and the bullet sang over my
head and lodged in the doorjam. Be-
side me stood one of the constables
with 4 double barreIed shotgun. He
turned TO me as though ne was
hunting squirrels and asked. Shall
let him have it."
Yes. in a hurry" answered.
Let him have it.
Then We closed in from ali direc-
tions.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Improving the Turf.

When the Siamese twins were
shown in this country Travers was
among the interested spectators. He
looked them over closely and then
remarked affably: '.B-B- Brothers.
| p-p-presume?"
With his partner, Leonard w Je-
rome. Travers was much interested
in improving the turf. and it was
due to them that the social and
moral tone of the race courses in
New York were elevated work
continued by William C. Whitney and
the Vanderbilts and August Belmont
in subsequent years. He was the
greatest wit Wall Street ever knew,
and probably New York itself. for
that matter. and even on his death
bed in Bermuda the spark of wit
burned brightly. A friend asked
him if he had come to Bermuda for
rest and change Travers said in
stantly:
'Y-y-yes and N-n-no. T-t-the
walters g-g-get the ch-change and
the h-h-hotel k-k-keepers get the
r-rests
| can only wander casually over
the list of able and interesting men
that | came into contact with in the
Street in the last sixty-five years.
Jay Gould's story was stranger than
any can recall in fiction. He got
his start by inventing a mousetrap
and his wits carried him to the head
of the greatest telegraph monopoly
in the world He was bitterly as
sailed for many of his operations.
yet he must be credited with some
great achievements. and his courage
in standing fast against the railroad
strikers of his day was splendid
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
The Final Capture.

When the shooting ended two of
the burglars were out Of commission.
but three had escaped through the
alley We had been given to under
stand that the back door could not
be opened. but its fastenings failed to
hold. For the second time the
break of the luck was partially
against US. We had two prisoners.
il is true. but We had lost one of the
principals and two of his coafeder-
ates. One Of the injured men was
bleeding from head to foot from
buckshot wounds. The other had
been shot through the arm.
We set about trapping the three
men who had escaped. A guard was
placed on the ferrybOat running be-
tween Pennsgroye and Wilmington.
and other guards on the one railway
station. Several Of our men boarded
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Wall Street
Continued From Page Four.

caught. But he couldn't tear him
self away, and they got him at last.
How many New Workers recall
what a brilliant and charming fell
low William Il. Travers was? He
came into the Street from Baltimore
and became one of the great opera
tors of the times. usually on the
bear side. 1t is not his stunning
achievements in the market that are
remembered. but his witticisms, all
the more effective because of the
quality of dramatic suspense in his
habit of suffering Shortly after he
Joined US somebody remarked that
he seemed to stutter more than when
ne was in Baltimore.
why c-c-certainly." replied Ira
vers. This is a d-d-d-damned sight
b-b- bigger city
A man tried to sell him a rat dog
on one occasion. and Travers insisted
on a trial performance They ad-
journed TO Travers's stable. where
the ratter was set against three big
rodents. one after the other The
dog whipped the first two, but the
third rat put up such a fight that
the dog backed away. considerably
mussed The owner thought that
was a good time to press the sale.
but Travers's gaze was elsewhere.
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
The Vanderbilt Fortune.

One of the most amazing stories
of Wall Street is the story of the
great confidence game that was
played upon Gen. Grant by F'erdi
nand Ward. arch swindler This man
Ward had a wonderfully magnetic
presence and the gift of perfect dis
stimulation. 1 have often thought
that he must have been a mind
reader. for 1t is hard to explain his
operations otherwise. He knew ex-
actiy when to force large sums of
cash upon customers he intended to
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Travers Makes a Choice.

Tito h-h-heIl with the d-d dog"
he said "B-b-but I-I-I-Tu b-b-buy
the r-r-ratl"
On another occasion. as Henry
Clews tells the story in his enter
tanning Fifty Years in Wall Street. -
Clews was invited to a dinner party
at the Union Club He had been
writing a series of letters. published
in THE New YORK Sun on national
financial matters, letters widely read
and talked about. Late in arriving
at the dinner. he was disinclined to
make a speech at once and Travers.
helping him out. got up and said:
Gentlemen. I have t-t-talked with
Mr. C1eWs and he d-d-desires me
t-t-to say that he w-w-would like
t-t-to be excused f-f-from making a
s-s-s-speech on t-t-this occasion and
that if you viii d-d-dO so he Will
write you a l-l-Ietter."
At another time when Ciews en-
tered room at the Union Club. Ira
vers hailed him with Here c-c-comes
the self-made man. Henry Clews. I
say. Clews. as you are a s-s-self-
made m-m-man. why the d-d-devil
d-d-didn't you p-p-put more hair on
the t-t-top OF your h-h-headr'
The New York herald., 1922-07-23

port one summer and promptly OBJ
served that most of tine yachts in
the big squadron belonged to bank
ers and brokers. He seemed to fall
into a reverie from which he emerged
to put the entertaining query: 7
s-s-say. where are the c-c-custom-
ers' .yachts?"
The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Framed Plot ia Sing Sing.

We learned later that the two men
leading the gang had while they were
ssssvlng time in Sing Sing for bank
cobb-sry hatched the plot to rob the