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The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Do You Know Your Own Country?

The man who invented red OIL
for automobile tail-lights died in
poverty. He was put out of
business by storage batteries.
The express companies and
banks do not issue travellers
checks to people who live in Sing
Sing and Auburn. ,
There are so many laboring
men out of work in America at
the present time that 1t is almost
impossible to get help of any
kind.
New York is called the Empire
State in honor of the Empire
State Express, which runs
through it twice a day.
An effort will soon be made
to establish peace between the
United States and Mexico by
dredging the Rio Grande so wide
that it would take a 72-mile guu
to shoot across it.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
A UTOMOBILE stealing has
~ entirely stopped in Detroit,
= the home of automobiles.

- the home of automobiles.
Everybody there now has one.
II all the divorce court love-
letters produced in this country
in one year were fastened end
to end they would not be worth
reading.
1t is a little known fact that
one can walk three or four
blocks now in Chicago without
finding a saloon.
The Grand Canyon Of the
Colorado is one of the best places
in the country to, throw gum
wrappers without breaking a city
ordinance.
II all movie salaries we're COM
bined in one lump sum Germany
could not pay it in twelve gen.
erations. ..--
The water along the ocean
bathing beaches in California Is
automatically changed every day.
Nature is very efficient out
there.
Eight million people enjoyed
the bathing at Coney Island dur
ing the past Summer, but you
would hardly know 1t to look at
some of them now.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Crepe and Crabb on Prizefighting
BY Les Conklin.


licking the whole German army"
Tf Kilbane wants a real scrap
he ought to go to Dublin. Every.
body fights in Dublin but the
undertakers, and they keep
score"
"Now, my idea of a good fight
er is Carpenter" says Cecil.
During the war he was given
six medals for bravery"
WELL" says Cyrus, "if he
takes on Sikh again he ought to
get another one."
"That reminds me-" says
Cecil, "do you know that over
one hundred French girls want
to marry Dempsey"
"Ah," says Mr.. Crabb, "but
that's one kind of a contract
Dempsey isn't anxious to sign.
He's heard too much about the
dangers of European alliances to
do anything as foolish as that. /"
eyes," agrees Cecil, 81 guess
he has enough sparring partners
without taking a wife on the
payroll"
"Why don't you get into the
fight game, Mr.. Crepe?"
81 am" says Cecil. Drop in
at our fiat sorpe Saturday night. I"
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
/. A Their American

~ prizefghter has gone to
Europe" read Cecil
Crepe from the sporting page.
"He's going to fight for a large
purse in France"
That's about the only way we
can collect our foreign debts"
says Cyrus Crabb.
"You would think that the
Frenchmen had seen enough
fighting in the last eight years."
says Cecil. "And, besides, l
don't see how they can afford to
pay $25 for a ringside seat when
the papers say they are all starv-
ing to death over there. II they
have so much spending money
they ought to be able to pay off
a few notes to Uncle Samuel"
To-day every boxer in the
United States wants to fight in
France. Back in 1917 you
couldn't get them to 60 over
there on a bet"
"And they are no bYdshing
violets when 1t comes to putting
a price on their services" says
Cyrus. This feller Kilbane
wants more money to fight one
Frenehman than France got for
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
The Poor Old
Human I &C
poor old hura.

being killed off again.
4 is now groggy and goini
fast and the finger Of Fate ia
about TO dole off the fatal count
Of ten.
= fhe scientific magazines are
fuii OF it. The only thing the
: sciensists can't agree upon is jus,
what Is going to do the killing.
1, In q manner Of speaking, yor
can pay your money and take
your choice, but the race, which
mas been tough old bird for
many centuries, is on the skids-
you can be very sure of that.
For many years we heard that
the thing which was killing off
the race was booze. Sure, the
race was increasing all the time,
out 1t was not considered profes-
sionai TO call attention to that
s'iact. 1t is increasing even now
when beset by multitudinous ills,
put you are not supposed to know
that.
.. Just now it is necessary to
ind some new cause for the kill
ing off of the human race and the
scientists are going to it with
right good will.
One learned professor informs,
us this month that the race is
Z being killed off by high heels,
which cause broken arches
broken homes, headaches, dizzi
ness, weak ankles and nervou.
prostration.
Just TO show that they arc
very sorry for having killed of
the race, the ladies are now wear
ing heels a trifle higher than
before.
Another scientist tells us that
the race is being killed off by
tight collars which interfere with
the circulation and with cam
paign speeches, which one should
get out of the system, by all
means, to be perfectly we'll.
4, We, note the race is also being
killed off by cigarette smoking,
cold plunges in the morning,
buckwheat cakes, watching the
movies, tight garters, trimming
the nails with shears, breathing
gasoline odors, wearing red neck
ties, dining in one-arm restau-
rants, sleeping with the windows
shut, sleeping with the windows
open, lack of exercise, too much
exercise, reading racy novels, US
Ing paper towels, using tooth
brushes, handling paper, money,
handling door-knobs, using bone
trimmed glasses, riding on scenic
railways, eating hot dogs, wear
ing too many clothes, wearing too
few clothes, living in the city,
living in the country, eating
vegetable oysters and running to
catch trains.
We should not forget kissing,
which probably has killed off the
human race more continuously
AMI industriously than any Other
cause. This kissing, the scier
fists informs us, is terrible
!. Under its sanguinary influence
the human race has increase
from two members to two billion
members.
But now, all jokes aside, the
scientists combine in telling US
the kissing habit will get US in a
few years if we keep it up.
And, If the scientists say it,
it must be true.
The human race, therefore,
should compose its soul and pre-
A.ro itself for its annual demise
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Wife to the Rescue.

YOUNG DOCTOR-My Jove |
Mary, this sitting around
waiting for a practise Is getting
on my nerves.
Doctors Wife-Couldn't we
invite the neighbors to dinner
and give them something that
would disagree with them?
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Wit of the Week

Tactics.
ssNo woman ever takes apother
~ woman's advice ., about
frocks."
Naturally. You don't, ask
the enemy how to win the war"
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
\ AFewGoodOnes
Up-to.the-Minute.

Up-to-the-Minute.
CARE your new neighbors mod
"A ern people?"
Modern? Say, they sent in
last night to borrow our radio
setw
Sea Air VS.. Mountain Dew.
MOTHER II wish that the
III papers would quit writing
about these mountain NOON
sinners.
n Daughter-Why, mother?
Mother - Because l want
father to take US to the seashore
tins Summer.
Stopl Look! Listen!
ssJs this fast train ?" the sales
i man asked the conductor.
@ "of course it is," was the re-
ply.
4 sT thought it was. Would you
mind my getting out to see what
II is fast to-"
Disturbing Element.
A WELL-TO-DO Scottish woman
n one day said to her gar
dener:
"Man Tammas, wonder you
don't get married. You've a nice
house, and all you want to COM
piete It is a wife. You know the
first gardener that ever lived had
. wife"
"Quite right, missus, quite
right" said Thomas, "but he
didna keep his job long after he
gat the wife"
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Rural Editors
Paragraphs

Paragraphs
Il TIPE sNobGRx xss want to
III know who says there's no
sech thing as a trust in
Providence. He says there's the
Rubber Trust, the, Shoe Trust,
the Leather Trustssetc., ETC., r l.,
right, says he. !. !. &
Sam Scroggins.: the star base
runner, started ste steat homo in
last Saturdays gsips bat decided
that the home must belong 70 Q
poor man an took pity. on him
an slowed up 50 that hs was
thrown out an our home team
lost the game. Tough luck, say
we. 4
Most anybody could make that
old hoss Of poetry; Pegasus, 60
if they would only pssh on the
lines, Judge Meeker says. iRighto,
say we.
~, sfst' .z-a---
Danny Green says speaiin'
about rum craft, he's some rum
craft hisseif.. He's had q stock
hidden dexn7ceilar for some time
an his inother-in-law hasn't dis
covered where it's hidd@ an
fired It out yet; an II that ,ain't
goin' some for. craft he'd like to
know. - ',stSg.
Eb Hammer says that although
his flivver sometimes Il q little
stubborn he gits there mine times
out Of tin.
Sam: Stork is the name Of the
new piano mover, on Main Street
We suppose he brings nothin' but
baby-grands.
Seems to US that Brooklyn
Bridge should have reached the
age Of discretion an be ashamed
to commence to Shimrny at this
age. < r.. Ef~, .at.(.>
There was a tea dance up 70
Danny Green's last Tuesday
week. Danny was eatin' his
lunch an the wife upset some
hot tea down Danny's troussr
leg. A hot tea dance, eh, Danny,
say we. 49,
These here cinema people are
. only jest followin' that old
= wheexe in maxim Hays while the
screen stars shine.
,...f -. -
Just az we wus gettin' settled
down for o good peaceful Winter
with all our labor strikes settled,
our European neighbors upset
our dreams by putin that old
Dardanella record on the phony-
graph again. Tain't fair, say We.
The porters beat the window
washers eleven down at the rail-
road yard oval last week, but the
cleaners have as an alibi that
they only had out their scrub
team.
Eb. Hammer says that Caesar
had his Brutus, Charles the First
had his Cromwell an he himself
has got his lumbago, an they all
of 'em stab you in the back.
Judge Meekerr says q good
many people are claimin' to be
the frst ones to use a fivver, but
il he remembers correctly the
children of Israel crossed the Red
Sea on q ford. = 80.
----------------
VIA ~c &le Wool,
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

Natural Climax
" Jim BILKINs Is dead.p
y "How Gomez. =. ,,,ss
''He stuck his head into the
Red Dog saloon and hollered
FIRE" .. -4.:-...
"Well?" d., ,s..
"They did" -.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Mistake Somewhere.

Mistake Somewhere.
UUBBY-What does this meant
- Iopened n banking account
for you last week, and now I
learn that II is overdrawn.
Wifie-Impossible! II; have
half of the checks still lefti
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Isn't Nature Wonderfulf

Isn't Nature Wondsrfulf
ssRUT surely" said the naughty
- dame, "if I pay the fare for
my dog he will be treated the
same as other passengers and bs
allowed to occupy a seatf"
"Of course, madam, "the guard
replied politely, provided hs
does not put his feet on It,"
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

Most anybody could make that
old hoss Sf poetry, Pesasus, 60
if they would only paish on the
lines, Judge Meeker says. sRighto,
say we.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22
Sad Give-Away.

MRS. HIBRow-Did the Earl
"A yoh had to dinner last night
bring his coronet? ~
Mrs. Newrich-I didn't even
know he could play one.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

Danny Green says spesiin'
about rum craft, he's some rum
craft hisseif,. He's had a stock
hidden do*n'ceilar for some time
an his inother-in-law hasn't dis
covered where it's hiddI an
d, fired It out yet, an II that amt
goin' some for. craft he'd like to
Know. ~ :, '.Sr.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

3 Sam Scrogginss the star base
runner, started To stest homo in
last Saturdays gsips but decided
that the home must belong 10 .
poor man an took pitt. on him
an slowed up 50 that he WAS
thrown out an our home team
lost the game. Tough luck. say
we.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

Sam. Stork is the name Of the
new piano mover, on Main street.
We suppose he brings nothin' but
baby-grands.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

II rPE SNODGRASS wan1 to
N know who says there's no
sech thing as a trust in
Providence. He says there's the
Rubber Trust, the, Shoe Trust,
the Leather Trustsetc., ETC., r. l.,
right, says he. e
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

Eb Hammer says that although
his flivver sometimes Il a little
stubborn he gits there mine times
out of tin.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

:. There was a tea dance up 70
Danny Green's last Tuesday
week. Danny was eatin' his
lunch an the wife upset some
hot tea down Danny's troussr
leg. A hot tea dance, eh, Danny,
say we. 8-.r
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

Seems to US that Brooklyn
Bridge should have reached the
age Of discretion an be ashamed
to commence to- shim1ny at this
age. x 81. / =, ,.st[>
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

These here cinema people are
. only jest followin' that old
= wheexe in maxim Hays while the
screen stars shine.
The Washington times., 1922-10-22

Judge Meekerr says''a good
many people are claimin' to be
the first ones to use a fiivver, but
il he remembers correctly the
children of Israel crossed the Red
Sea on a ford. -.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
CHAUTAUQUA NOT TO
COME HERE NEXT YEAR

On account of Winnemucca and
Elko being the only cities in Ne
vada left to sign up for Chatauqua
next year, in case they should de-
eide to do SO, Reno having refused,
it was announced here last week
that this city will not be visited by
the Ellison-White company until
conditions are changed. The man.
ager stated that the expense was too
great to make only two stops for
the amount of money to be realized.
Although seemingly well attended,
theH deficiency for Chautauqua this
year was the greatest Winnemucca
has ever known, and the guarantors
were required to make up a large
sum. Reno gives as the reason for
not signing a confiction of dates of
Chautauqua and college and school
commencements.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
ALLEGED DOPE PEDDLER
ARRESTED ON OREGON LINE

Sheriff G. w. Brady returned
from the DEMO section last night,
having in his custody one "Bill''
Freeman, man well known in that
vicinity. Freeman was arrested on
charge of selling narcotics and
when taken had in his possession a
small amount of morphine, accord
ing to Sheriff Brady. The officers
state that he had been using the
mails as a means of securing this
dope and that letters were found in
his pockets in which he had re-
ceived it.
A federal officer will arrive here
tomorrow morning from Reno and a
hearing will be held before United
States Commissioner S. M. Bonni-
field. If Freeman is held for trial
the case will be turned over to fed
eral authorities for prosecution.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
DISTRICT COURT IN
SESSION HERE TO-DAY

District court was in session here
today, Judge j. A. Callahan presid-
ing. Among the matters taken up
this morning was the case of the
First National Bank VS.. John Etch-
art, which was dismissed with the
decision that each party should pay
his own costs.
In the case of Dave Cordano VS..
r. N. Clemens, VIM. Lowe and Jane
Doe Lowe, in which the plaintiff is
suing for a cancellation of five-
year lease on his Rose Creek ranch,
the attorney for defendant, l.. o.
Hawkins, asked that the case be
given jury trial. Thos. A. Bran
don is attorney for plaintiff.
The case of Mary E. Cooney and
Julius Pedroli VS.. Louise Pedroli, in
which the title to land is in litiga-
ton, motion to strike the cost bill
was submitted and denied. Other
matters in connection with this case
are to be submitted this afternoon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
MEXICAN WHO SHOT
CONSTABLE is CAUGHT

1t has been learned that Maunel
Hernandez, who shot Constable Scott
Butler of Gerlach over a year ago
while being brought to this city by
the officer, and who was given a
sentence of two years in the Carson
penitentiary, was rearrested a few
days ago at Lathrop Junction, Cali
fornia, after having escaped from
the Carson pen several weeks ago.
When rearrested, the culprit was
found with sack of shoes which he
had stolen from box car standing
in the yards at Lathrop. The ar
rest of this Mexican is of interest to
several people on account of the re-
port spread, probably started by
himself, that he had frozen to death,
the truth of which was more or
less accepted by prison officials.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
GERLACH MURDER
MYSTERY CLEARED
Special Agent Stith of Western
Pacific Believes That Husbands
Jealousy Was Cause of
the. Brutal Killing

A little further light has been
thrown on the Martinez murder
mystery, which has caused so much
wonder in Gerlach since the MORN
ing of the 9Th, when the body of
a Mexican, later discovered to be a
section hand, was uncovered where
he had been buried under several
feet of dirt, about a quarter of a
mile north of the Gerlach stock
yards.
The man is supposed to have been
brutally murdered, his hands having
been tied behind his back and a
sack put over his head, His face
and head had been beaten un-
mercifully.
w. P. Special Agent Stith who ar
rived here yesterday from that
place, says that the blame has been
placed on two Romero brothers,
who, with their families, disappeared
from town Immediately after the
crime was supposed to have been
committed.
Upon investigation it was learned
that one of the Remero brothers
had attempted to whip his wife,
whom he claimed was too friendly
with Martinez, the dead man, and
that she had attempted to secure a
warrant for her husbands arrest.
Search is now being made to learn
the whereabouts of the Romeros and
it is believed that when they are
found the truth of the affair may
be reached.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
Gold Discovery Reported

A report current here today is
that rich strike has been made by
men employed by Ramon Montero
in the Leonard Creek section of
gold-bearing quartz. 1t is said that
the ore was found in the vicinity of
a former gold discovery at Dyke.
Preparations have been made during
the last few days, in a quiet man
ner, to locate the ground available.
No further details are available.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
MEETING HELD IN
PARADISE VALLEY
Committee Appointed to Secure
Petition Asking That Water
Rights Be Adjudicated by
En- g neer's Office

Decision to take steps looking to
adjudication of water rights in Para
disc Valley and to determine reser-
voir sites for the storage Of irriga-
tion water was reached at a meeting
of water users held Sunday in Para
disc Valley under auspices of the
Humboldt County Farm Bureau.
Speakers at the meeting were ]. G..
Scrugham, state engineer; C. w.
Creel, state director of agricultural
extension work, and J. w. Wilson,
Humboldt county Farm Bureau
agent. These were accompanied to
Paradise Valley by R. o. Morrall
of this city.
A committee consisting of f. B.
Stewart, w. H. Abel and H. K. Har-
vey was named to secure a petition
asking that the adjudication be un-
dertaken, finances for the activity
to be taken care of by the fund re-
naming from the money appropri-
ated to investigate the Owyhee prof.
ect. This committee will also in
vestigate possible reservoir sites and
make recommendation to the state
engineers office concerning their
findings. 1t is promised that a dep
uty state engineer will be sent to
the valley following filing of the
committees report and the determ-
ining of water rights and other work
will then be started.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
HUMBOLDT RIVER CONTINUES
TO BE HIGH AT THIS POINT

Water in the river continues to
raise, the guage at the bridge this
morning registering nine feet, eight
and one-half inches. In the vicinity
of the bridge the river gives much
the appearance of a good sized lake
and this aspect is added to by the
boat which is tied to the bank
near the Winnemucca hotel. Houses
on the upper side of the bridge ap-
pear as house boats and it has been
rumored that the chickens, which
still have few feet of land near
one of these houses, are having
stills made for them, in case they
are crowded off these few re-
naming feet.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
Doctors Office Entered

An unknown miscreant entered
the office of DR.. G. F. Pope in the
First National Bank building early
Sunday evening, but so far as the
physician has not been able to dis
cover anything missing. The in
strument cases and drawers and
cupboards were pried open, giving
the appearance that the intruder
was probably looking for dope.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
LOCAL MEN PREPARE FOR
OIL DRILLING IN SOUTH

A. J. Bartmess, former ranch
foreman for Miller & Lux, left
Sunday for Bowling Green, Ken
lucky, to look after interests of the
Humboldt Texas Oil Company, of
which he is one of the incorporators.
This company is Winnemucca
concern of which P. E. Born is sec
retary and DR.. A. A. Wendell is
president. Affairs of the corpora
ton are said to be progressing salts
factorily and an important an
nouncement is expected to be made
shortly concerning plans for drilling
for oil.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-23
ASSERTS ATTACK.
IS UMWARRANTE TED
Cardnerville Record Courier Shows
Up Word and Meaning Twisting
of Las Vegas Reviews Ef-
fort to Fool Labor
(From the Gardnerville
Record-Courier)

A southern Nevada paper has
launched crusade of abuse at Con-
gresham Samuel Arentz, for no
other reason than that he is of a
different political party than the
publisher of the paper in question.
We believe in free speech, when
free speech is just and based upon
sound foundation of facts; we also
believe that a newspaper has the
right to criticize public officials and
servants when such criticism is just
and at least a particle of truth is
found to substantiate an attack.
Congressman Arentz is not above
criticism, but he is above the vile
attack that has been launched
against him by the editor of the
Las Vegas Review.
In support of the Soldiers Bonus
bill in Congress, Mr.. Arentz said:
"While our soldiers wallowed in
French mud, were shot and bayo-
netted and gassed for $1.25 a day,
we all know the shipyard riveter had
his pay increased from $4 to $5
day to $12 and more, and the num-
ber of rivets he handled in a day de-
creased so per cent. Many men
who never looked at square and
saw except in a magazine adver-
tisement were put to work as car
penters on government contracts at
$40 to $40 day while the govern
ment paid some profteer cost plus
to 10 per cent for this construc-
ton.
"Many of our constituents who
are ranchers and live stock men
know that Sherman was right when
he said, War is HE'LL No sooner
had the workers, the sons and hus-
bands left for army camps than the
town loafer, the farm hand, refused
to work in the bayfield, if he had
money in his pocket, and when he
would work he demanded .$5 to
$40 day for work not more than
SO per cent efficient. This same
condition existed in nearly every
industry and line of endeavor in
our country Yet this was at a
time when more than 100000
young men were drafted into SER
vice and the cry of the Nation was
Work and save lest we perish
The Review, with black type three
inches high and running across the
front page declares that "Arentz
Villifies Labor"
While thousands of men toiled
like slaves in the construction of
ships, during the war period, it is
also true that the shipyard en-
ployes received higher wages than
at any time before in their lives. 1t
is undeniable that thousands of
young men shirked the responsible
ties of war and hid themselves in
shipyards. The newspapers were full
of such stories during the war-times
and is still fresh in the memories
of every loyal American.
Farmers of Carson Valley were at
the mercies of the tourist laborer
and wages went to an unheard of
figure. With a few dollars in their
pockets laborers from distant points
refused to work at any price and
bummed in town while girls and
women worked in the fields to save
crops. That is the kind of labor
that Samuel Arentz villified, and it
is the kind of labor that every
honest American villifed in those
dark days when the very foundation
of this government was at stake.