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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-31
PERSONAL NOTES
AND LOCAL ITEMS
]. r. Brown of Golconda was a
Winnemucca visitor yesterday.

j. r. Brown of Golconda was a
Winnemucca visitor yesterday.
Ed Connors of Willow Point is
in Winnemucca for few days.
John Jose, Jungo resident, is here
to spend the greater part of the
week.
DIR. S. r. Clarke of Battle Noun
tain spent Saturday in this city on
business.
T. w. Dooley, well known Para
disc Valley rancher, is here in at
tendance upon district court as a
juror.
The ladies of the Me. aid society
will meet with Mrs. K. B. Thomp-
son at 2:30 O'Clock Thursday after
noon.
F. C. Pearce was an arrival from
McDermitt yesterday and is spend
ing a few days with his family in
this city.
W. r. McFadden, state industrial
insurance commission travelling au-
ditor, spent yesterday in this city on
business matters.
Claude Reeves of Willow Point
is among the jurors who is here in
response to the call of the district
court authorities.
Mrs. r. C. Stevens returned Sat
urday from Oakland, Calf, where
she gave several weeks to visiting
relatives and friends.
FIR. Hugo Meisekothen of this city
was called to Lovelock Saturday to
attend one of his parishioners who
is very i'll. He returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Mareschi of this
city are parents of fine girl, born
to them on Sunday, January Goth,
1922, at the family home in this
city.
VIM. Baber Jr. and P. L. Gia-
cometto, well known residents of
the McDermitt district, arrived in
this city yesterday to transact bust
ness affairs.
Mrs. James Gibbons, we'll known
local woman, is said to be well
along in the period of convalescence
following an attack of pneumonia
which was of very grave character
for a time.
C. K. Favre of Elko, Humboldt
forest supervisor, spent yesterday in
this city attending to forest reserve
matters in his charge and affecting
the grazing privileges of stockmen
in this vicinity.
James A. Wilson came in Friday
from the Siard ranch in Pleasant
Valley and took his departure on
the evening Of the same day for
Pasadena, Calf, where he is visiting
his mother, who resides there.
Gerhard Tholen and Theodore
Miller, residents of the Willow Point
district, are in Winnemucca as dis
trict court jurors. Because of the
heavy snowfall of last night their
trip of thirty miles into this city
required more than four hours of
auto travel.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-31
Left for the Coast

Left for the Coast
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Gorham left
Saturday night for San Francisco,
where they are spending a season.
They travelled by the Western Pa
cific. Mr.. Gorham is manager for
the Double Square ranches and affil-
lated interests on the little Hum
boldt in this county, maintaining the
family home in this city.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-31
Home From Hospital

Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Harvey re-
turned yesterday from San Fran
cisco, where Mrs. Harvey submitted
to a surgical operation and con
valesced in one of the San Fran
cisco hospitals. She is enjoying i'm
proved health and will accompany
her husband to their home in Para
disc Valley today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-01-31

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The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
LENGTHY SEARCH
REVEALS SCENE OF
BARKING DOG RIOT
Melee Staged Six Blocks
From Supposed Loca-
tion, Police Say.
STRIKERS IN FIGHT
Additional Force Requested at
Terminal as Result of
ARRAY.
STRIKERS IN FIGHT

After twenty-four hours of in
vestigation. police of the Sixth
precinct yesterday learned that
the riot call from New Jersey
avenue and c street northwest.
Monday night was not a false
alarm, although when they ar
rived on the scene they found
nothing but a barking dog in the
middle of the street.
The. riot. however. was staged
some six blocks from where the
police were called. According L.
police. so-called strikebreakers
from the Ivy City roundhouse
wre met upon their arrival a.
Union Station by strikers and
their friends. resulting in a gen
eral melee. SeveIll individual
battles were even carried on l.
street cars.
Fearing that active combat
might break out on the car o.,
which he was riding. a passenger
alighted from the car at New
Jersey avenue and S street north
west. and sent in the riot call.
When the police arrived, tn"
battle had subsided
A report was made to both the
Metropolitan police and the
United States park police yester-
day by a member OF the Terminal
force. A rQuest was made tina,
officers be stationed near the
Terminal when trains from Ivy
City were due to arrive.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
Mrs. Van Winlde 4
Receivers Rine

Surrounded by poles chiefs fron
all parts Of the country at the -
tfonsi convention held early IN June,
at San Francisco. Cal. an el.soe
diamond ring, worn by Mrs. Nina
c. vanwinkie. chief Of the womsn's
bureau. disappeared. but shortly
after was recovered. It was learned
yesterday.
Mrs. Vanwinkie was attending a
luncheon held by the police chiefs
at the Palace Hotel. when she sud
denly discovered that her valuable
ring was missing. She Immediately
notified Maj. Daniel Sullivan. super
intendent OF the Washington police.
who in turn called in Chief Daniel
O'Brien. Of San Francisco.
After an hours investlEation they
found the ring in a direrent part
of the building. where they beiievs
il had been accidentally dropped by
the thief.
Secrecy surrounded the affair. ac-
cording TO officials. for fear of q
repetition. II leaked out in Of
fcial circles yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
LETTER CARRIER
|: :ACCUSED OF PLOT
: TO Kill HIS WIFE
suspected of Desire to Get
; Life Insurance and
: Property.
GAVE NOTE FOR $50
Held on Ancient Charge of
Solicitation to Commit
A Felony"

. A charge of solicitation to COM
nit a felony" used for the arst time
since 1901, according to criminal
kecords-has ben placed against q
otter carrier. who is being held at
The Ninth precinct police station.
for arraignment in police court this
Aorning. The letter carrier. whose
same is withheld. is alleged To have
contemplated killink his wise to
obtain money due on life insurance
Policies together with her properly.
Tne arrest was brought about
trcugh another letter carrier.
hose name is also withhold. who
declared that the prieoner had pro-
posed the murder of mis- wife in
6rde' to collect $500 life insurance
shc get possession of certain par
ceIs of real estate. and tnat he had
written a promissory no.a for $50
q be paid to the murde -vr after
ehe Iattrr had finished his work.
2 Reverts to Common Law.
When the case was brought 10
The Gtt.rt-on of Distric. Attorneys
eertrsnG Emerson. jr., 1d james
]. O'Lea. y. they were a . loss to
knn ": - charge TO place against
che r.hl. They fiually ,nrovcrcd
sal :ts,.or to commit Il felony
Which is punishable by not more
than five years in prison. The
Charge goes back to the old COM
mon law which the colonists
Brought with them from England
= So FAR as known no complaint
had been made by the wife of the
nan under arrest that her life had
been threatened. According to in
formation received by court officials.
ne gas was to have been turned
on while the woman's children were
sn the street at play.
Doubtful About Charge.
While Policeman Dewey Davis. OF
the Ninth precinct. was holding his
9isoner without the slightest idea
as to what to do with him, many
Nggestions were offered as TO the
nature of the charge. .
Conspiracy was first suggested,
Eut il was found that the charge
would not hold since one man alone
Gould not conspire to commit
crime.
The note, alleged to have been
Written by the letter carrier as
erts that LAS soon after the act Is
committed as possible. i promise TO
Eay to bearer fifty dollars. The
latter bears the alleged signature
of the man under arrest.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
W. R. E. employees
IN ANNUAL OUTING

The annual outing OF the WASH
ington Railway Relief Association
held yesterday at Glen Echo Park
was attended by more than 1000
persons. Those present were en-
ployes of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and their
families.
Winners Of the fifteen sport events
were Gladys Mummer. James Vim
cent. Alice Wood. Miss C. Prentice,
H. Clews. z. Burch, l.. Tutwiler.
George Hallman. G. Bush, c. Maco-
boy, Mrs. A. E. Dennis, Miss E.
Heatwole. Miss Rebecca Myles, c. r.
Brown and G. Eckoff.
Second and third prizes were won
by LATHE Sand. Beatrice Ballard.
John Souder, Hazel Gray, Martha
Graux, Mrs. A. Paladine, Mrs. Lille
Ballard. Billy Hummer, William
Froman, G. Marshall, J. Marshall, ".
Wheeler. N. Hallman, G. Smith. G..
Frowert. NJ. P. Shoemaker, P. L.
Need. ]. E. Shoemaker, Mrs. H.
Jackson. Mrs. c. Foder, Mrs. D.
Toomey. Mrs. A. E. Dennis, Mrs. r.
Corbett. w. Toomey, w. E. Hale, E.
Robbins and NJ. P. Shoemaker. The
tug-of-war was won by the trans
portation department.
A short address was delivered by
william F. Ham. president of the
company. who called attention to
the benefits resulting from member
ship in the relief association, and
urged every employe to Join. He
declared 1t a cooperative organiza-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
Three Rail Strikes Settled;
Trainmen Return to Work

CHICAGO. Aug. 2s.-Three i'm
portant rail strikes were settled to-
lay and various towns which have
had no train service for several
days are again in touch with the
outside world.
Trainmen at Roodhouse, Ills.
abandoned the outlaw strike which
has paralyzed the Chicago & Alton
system for sixty hours. and traffic
was resumed at once.
Brotherhood men who had tied up
the Elgin. Joliet & Eastern system,
an important link in Chicago's outer
belt switching system, for a month,
today reached an agreement with
the road and the soldiers who have
been guarding the shops and prop
erty.
Brotherhood men objected to the
presence Of the troops in the yards
and shops and in q small park over
looking the shops. They claimed
they did not want their children
associatins with soldiers. Today
the troops were removed a short dis.
tance from the shop but will remaif,
on duty as long as trouble threat
ems.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
FAREWELL PARTY
GIVEN MAI. BROWN
D. c. Officials Honor Retiring
Assistant Engineer Com
missioner.

More than one hundred friends
and associates Of Maj. Carey H.
Brown. retiring assistant to the
District Engineer Commissioner.
last night gathered at Fort Du-
pont to bid him farewell. Mai.
Brown leaves the District service
on Friday TO enter upon his new
duties with the engineer school at
Camp Humphries.
Among those present at the
gathering which assembled on the
lawns surrounding the home of
Clifford Lanham. superintendent
Of trees and parkings. were Com
missioner Juno II. Rudolph. Mai.
F. S. Besson. acting engineer com
missioner, and Maj. Raymond
Wheeler. who will fill the vacancy
occasioned by the transfer Of
Maj. Brown.
The evening was flled with
entertainment. d-timers in the
District service contributed stor-
les of earlier days in Washington
history. Inspection of the his
toric fort, music and an outdoor
exhibition of moving pictures
were features of the program.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
Trackmen Urge Harding to
Aid Living Wage" Issue

CHICAGO, Aug. 29-The fight Of
the 100000 railroad maintenance of
way men for a Living wage" with
a minimum Of 4s cents an hour, Is
now to be carried directly to Wash
ington, following the Railroad La
Dor Boards refusal to fix wage
awards on any basis other than the
"Just and reasonable" wage stipulat-
ed in the transportation act, E. F.
Cradle, president of the Maintenance
of Way Mems Union. announced to-
night.
kilograms appealing to President
Harding and Senator Cummins for
legislation guaranteeing this living
basis have been sent by the union
leaders.
The boards stand on the union plea
for recognition OF the living wage"
was given in the following statement
by Chairman Ben Hooper:
IF the wage which the motion de-
6nes as a living wage should be
demonstrated to be Just and rea-
sonable' wage, the board would adopt
It; otherwise it would not"
Cradle and W. Jett Lauck. statis-
tician for the rail unions. immediate
ly asked for an adjournment Of the
hearing until tomorrow. to give them
time to revamp the presentation of
their demands. The delay was
granted.
Immediate action by Congress 70
amend the transportation act to make
the living wage the legal basis
for all future Railroad Labor Board
awards is urged in CRADLES telegram
to Senator Cummins.
Although 1t seems hopeless. in
view Of the boards rejection Of our
case as based on the living wage prin-
ciple. we will proceed with the pres
entation OF our case" Cradle told
Cummins in declaring that he would
stick to the Railroad Labor Board
in the hope that Congress will act
in time"
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
PROSPECTIVE BRIDE
HERETOA AIDSEARCH

In an effort to aid in locating
her prospective bridegroom, who
mysteriously disappeared from
Washington on the even Of the
wedding day. Mrs. Rose Binder.
of Baltimore, mother Of three
children. arrived here yesterday
Police and friends of the miss
ing man have been baffled in
their search for the man who
last was seen Saturday morning
at the shoe repairing establish
ment of Moses Hover, 1920 Wis
consin avenue northwest.
The missing groom-to-be. Louis
Feldman. 55 years old. who re-
sided at Thirty-first and streets
northwest. Is alleged to have an
nounced his intentions Of draw
ing $4,000 from local bank
shortly before he disappeared.
Police have been unab!s to fnd
the bank.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
nc. BEAUTIES
u. IN FINAL TEST
''Miss Washington" Will
Be Chosen From This
List Of 22.

These comely young women
twenty-five In number - are
requested by the board Of
judges to appear in person at
the Landscape CLUB. 1921 F1f-
teenth street northwest, at 10
o'clock this morning as candi-
dates tor the honor Of being
Miss Washington"
Lola Lorraine Garber. Ill
Fourth street southeast.
Mrs. William c. Lawson. IL
Fourth street northeast.
Rose Amour. 3306 Prospect
avenue northwest.
Joan Kaufman. 915 F street
southwest.
Florence Underwood. 1855
Maryland avenue northeast.
Ardella Perkins. 1882 Thirty
fourth street northwest.
Rosemary Garden. $50 E
street southeast.
Kathleen Cogan. s1ssE street
southeast.
Jessie Payne. 400 A street
southeast.
Miss Marjorie Acker, 1893 r
street northwest.
Margaret z. Maloney. 1918
Tenth street northwest.
Henrietta e. Langer. 1928
Calvert street northwest.
Lulu McGrath. a05 Second
street southeast.
Marye Lenehan, f155 Jeffer-
son street northwest.
Lilas E. Craig. 1856 Fifth
street northeast.
Alva Ansley. 14D Meridian
place northwest.
Mae Poole Allen. 25 S street
northwest
Joy Joyce. Government Ho-
tells.
Evelyn c. Lewis, 1905 Fiji
teenth street northwest.
Maxine De Silvia, 723 Twelfth
street northwest.
Helen Squier. IS Todd place
northwest.
Frances Clark. 1427 Belmont
street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
MISS WASHINGTON OF 1922
WILL BE SELECTED TO-DAY
Nine Judges Will Inter
view % of Districts
LOveliest.

Miss Washington" will be Sc
lected today.
Twenty-Five, comely young wo-
men. candidates for the honor of
being selected as Miss Washing
ton" will appear this. morning at
10 o'clock before the board of
judges. at the Landscape Club. 1921
Fifteenth street northwest, where
each will be personally interviewed
before the selection 10 made.
The name of the young woman
who will represent the District in
the Atlantic City pageant. Septem-
ber s. and s, will be published in
The Herald tomorrow morning.
While the judges are selecting
Miss Washington" every detail for
her trip to Atlantic City is nearing
completion.
Merchants Lead Aid.
Several prominent merchants who
will give her various articles of
wearing apparel are preparing to
assist the fortunate young woman
in selecting the most up-to-date
wardrobe for her trip.
Ira La Motto, manager of the
Belasco Theater, who will enter
tain Miss Washington" and her
closest rivals ut box party at the
theater tomorrow night. Is making
extensive plans for her reception,
since IT will be her first public ap-
pearance following her selection
as the Districts most beautiful
daughter.
Through II. A Huestis. passenger
representative of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. arrangements were COM
pleted yesterday for her trip to the
resort
Trip In Special Car.
She will make the trip in a spe-
cial car and will be Joined en- route
by the young ladies who will repre-
sent Baltimore. Wilmington. Ches-
ter and several New England cities
The judges who will make the
final selection from the twenty-five
candidates who will appear person.
ally today at the Landscape Club
are: Isaac Cans. vice president of
the Chamber of Commerce: Watson
b. Miller. department commander,
American Legion of the District of
Columbia: Lawrence Beatus. man
aging director of Loew's Palace
Aho'oi NelsoH DELL puDllclty dlrec-
tor of the Crandall theaters: Corbin
Shields. assistant manager of
Moore's Rialto Theater: H. D.
Stringer. president of the City Club:
A. H. o. Role. Benson B. Moore and
Herbert Clark. of the Landscape
Club and Washington Society of
Artists.
Miss Washington" will probably
start her shopping tour on Friday
when she will visit the establish
ments of several prominent mer-
chants. An afternoon frock will
be given her by the Young Ladies'
shop; shoes and hats will come from
the Walkover and the Dell Millinery
Company, respectively: Rosedere's
will supply a beautiful gown. while
Saks Fur Company will furnish the
latest thing in fur. Two bathing
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
WEST OPTIMISTIC,
:SAYS W.K COOPER
J. C. Rotary President Gives
9 Glowing Report, Despite
Z Strike Situation.

s-People of the west are without
rsceivinE low prices for their crops
.b,t they are optimistic neVerthe-
lA," declared william Knowles
'Cooper, president of the Washing
t~n Rotary club. who has just re-
tnned from the annual meeting OF
me Colorado Mountain Club.
EIt Is their nature" he said. FOR
with winter approaching. with little
hSpe for sufficient fuel to keep
them warm. with transportation SO
crippled that their farm products
NAV not be moved. with Industries
in bad way yet they are
cheerful They look forward to a
TINE when conditions will become
normal"
Prohibition is approved by the
west. and any attempts to modify
existing laws will receive no sup
pSrt there. Mr.. Cooper stated.
Mr.. Cooper was accompanied in
HIS trip by his 13-year- son,
BAly. who became eligible to the
Mountain Club by climbing two
nsbuntain peaks for a distance over
$4,000 feet. Houston Thompson, of
the Federal Trade Commission. and
hi daughter. both members of the
club. also attended the outing.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
PLAN GIANT OFFICE
BUILDING AT COST
OF FOUR MILLIONS
Transportation Company
To Erect Structure at
18th and H Streets.
TOP FLOORS TAKEN
District and New York Men
Are Interested in Huge
Project.

Erection of a large office build
ing to cost $4,000. 900. at the north
east corner of Seventeenth and H
streets northwest. beginning octo-
Der l. was announced by the George
A. Fuller Company yesterday.
The proposed building, which Is
said will be larger than the South
trn Building. will be known as the
Transportation Building. 1t will be
completed by June /, 1928. The
two top floors have been engaged
by the Fruit Growers Association
The building wiil be erected on
the site of the Richmond Hotel
which property wos transferred
yesterday to a New York syndi-
cate. The building site, which COM
prises $4,000 square feet. fronts 12t
feet on H street and 206 feet to a
fifteen-foot alley on Seventeenth
street. The price was placed at sac
square foot.
Some Of the best known builders
Of Washington and New York are
interested in the project. which is
known as the Transportation Com
pany. The officers are: w. w
Stuart. president: Edward W. Dom
jr., Waddy B. Wood and William I
Denning. vice presidents. and James
Baird, secretary ry-treasurer. The
directors are Harry s. Black. chair.
man of the board of directors OF
United States Realty and IMPROVE.
ment Company of New York. and
Paul Sterrett. president OF the
same organization.
The structure. which will be
made of Indiana limestone. will
contain y-six offices on the nine
upper floors. According to present
plans. the lower floors will have
one large banking room on the
corner.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
LEGION POST BAND
HOLDS REHEARSAL

Members Of the George Washing
ton Post Band held q rehearsal for
the American Legion convention at
New Orleans In October. at the post
headquarters. Nineteenth and
streets northwest.
8. e. Burgess. division passenger
agent Of the Southern Railway, ad-
dressed the meeting. A special train
will be charteAd by the band for
the trip to New Orleans.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
Why Are Some Women Popular,

happy. beloved and successful.
while others drag out a negative
existence of no use to themselves
or anyone else? Except in a few
cases the answer is to be found
in a state of freedom from the
troubles known as female" The
well woman radiates cheerful
ness and serenity. while the all
ing one repels because OF her
lack of these qualities. 1t is
not necessary. however, to har-
Dor aches and pains. and the
blues" that make one a detri-
ment to society. The use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has brought relief to
such women, and given them a
new lease on life.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30

mediate concern were called to the
attention of the carriers.
Traffic congestion on the fve
Southern coal carrying roads
brought about by their generally
poor condition Is causing the Fed
eral fuel distributing machinery
much concern. Secretary of Com
merce Hoover said yesterday.
Between 10000 and $4,000 loaded
coal cars are tied up on these roads.
Mr.. Hoover stated.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30

suits will be given her, one donated
by Hecht and Company and the
other by the Asbury Mills, of New
York: a set of toilet articles will be
given by the Peoples Drug stores,
while Harry c. Grove. Inc, will
furnish a kodak. Luggage for the
trip will be supplied by H. w. Top
ham.
On Friday night at 1880 o'clock,
Miss Washington" will express her
appreciation for the honor of being
selected the Districts most beauti-
full daughter to hundreds of persons
in Washington and the surrounding
States via radio from the broad
casting station of Hecht and Com
pany.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
JUMPS FROM CAR,
LEG is FRACTURED

Jumping from his machine when
il skidded into curb on Virginia
avenue southwest yesterday. George
Coates. colored. 81 years old. Gar
field. d. c.. sustained a fractured leg
The accident occurred when a front
tire blew out. The car was being
driven by Ward Davis. colored. also
Of Garfield. d. c. Coates was treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Alonzo Reed. colored. 40 years old.
sos Twenty-first street northwest. a
watchman at Polls Theater. suffered
smashed foot when an auto truck
operated by John Thomas. so9 Twen-
ty-frst street northwest. backed into
him. Reed was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital
The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
Going
= On Today

Dinner. Sigma Pi Law Fraternity, Uni
vRsity Club. $40 D. m.
Meeting, Gamma Sigma. 1928 Seventh
street northwest. 7:30 p m.
=. Lecture, Garnett January Unity Society,
651 Thirteenth street northwest q. m.
Band concert. Army Music School Band
L6tan Park. AnacOstia. 7:30 D. m.
1Aeeting. Sherwood Presbyterian Church
Rhode Island avenue and Twenty second
sueet northeast, s p. m