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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
AN. ALARM CLOCK FROM CHINA

The latest of the doings of the American Bible
Society that it is printing two million copies of the
worlds best seller in the Chinese phonetic script.
This is more of achievement than may appear on
the surface.
China 1000 years ago, had the most advanced civil
cation of the world, far ahead in many ways of the
Roman civilization which contemporary with it.
The Chinese had discovered gunpowdor and the art of
printing had primitive telephones and magic lanterns,
and in philosophy and the fine arts had reached point
only attained in Europe in the Middle Ages.
But from the peak of its civilization China settled
into a long and gradual decline The most significant
point is that the country did not progress The one
barrier by modern historians, the cumber-
some language and learned schipt the Chinese had
fashioned for themselves.
1t not until just after the world that the
script in alphabet containing 40 letters instead of
some 5000, devised. This may work wonders for
China. The minds of the Orentals just alert
ours, their ability has been proven just great
Now if the Bible is to go into 2,000000 Chinese
homes matter how many converts to Christianity it
may make, it cannot but have the effect of greatly
tightening that nation to the traditions and culture
of the western peoples. The literature of Europe is
firmly founded the Bible. Without the culture it
has impaired English writers would indeed have been
in sorry state during the past 800 The printing
of many Bibles is example of great industry
the part of the American Bible Society. And it is in
deed good for China.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
LEAVE THEM ALONE

The pathetic eagerness with which Europe pleads for
a little word of helpful advice from the United States
is equalled only by the pathetic alarm with which
Europe receives any little word that is offered her.
The apparent inconsistency will puzzle Americans of
the honest type, who fairly busy with their
affairs and have not had time impulse to study those
of Europe. Scarcely week passes but some dstin-
gushed representative of the old world begs with tears
in his voice. for the United States to show chummy
spirit to extend to Europe the blessing of word or
two of sound advice At least that is the construction
generally placed the appeals for cooperation. 1t
scarcely be anything else. The people of Europe
do want to be thought handlers; they can't be
asking for hand-ou these proud old of warrior
kings with history of national triumphs extending
back to the days when Hector pup.
They want to chat with them in helpful wise; to
exercise that moral authority which disinteresedness
embodies to be the calm and candid friend where hot
adventurous blood threatens peril peace they want
sound, practical lessons on GLOW | Made My
First Million" Or do they?
Just as the United States takes Europe at
its word, words, and hands a package of
sense, Europe goes cold and a tone, some
times acrimonious, but always panied 1t appears not
to be what they wanted. There is silence, with
fused muterngs heard in the background Yet it is
the cooperation that sought and, at Lausanne
the very soundest advice this country could give
which Europe can listen.
Here appears the great obstacle between the United
States and Europe in any approach to palship The
advice of this country is always along line exactly
opposite to the practice of Europe hence there moth
ing this country say that will be easy listening
for Europe. Yet the United States following its
advice, is prosperous while Europe, travelling in the
other direction, not Perhaps the cynics right
and what Europe means by cooperation is not good
advice and moral authority but benevolent acquescence
in Europe's permanent production of "The Road to
Ruin" with the United States acting "angel" for
the show.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
MAY CHANGE STATE LAW

Reports in some of the news
papers carry the story that Rev. F.
Z. Jones, leader Of the dry forces
in past campaigns, has prepared a
set of proposed amendments that
will liberalize the law and make
it easier of enforcement and more
in line with the federal prohibition
law. The amendments that Jones is
said to have prepared provide for
an elaborate system of permits that
will allow physicians to prescribe
whiskey and kindred drinks for
patients, but will not allow the use
of beer and wines for medical pur-
poses.
Other prohibition amendments
will also be forthcoming. This is
the first legislature that can amend
the initiative amendment, and it is
believed that they will take adj
vantage of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
THE JOBS THE THING

The wrong kind of pride has
wrecked many career. 1t usually
roots in the wrong thing. Observe
for yourself and see if it is not so,
that a man given to pride is usually
proud of the wrong thing. Some
men are So proud of their method
their system, that they think it is
more important than the job itself
Touch their method and they bristle
with indignation, although it may
be that their method is running the
job. The job is the thing. Become
more job-centered and less self
centered and there will be less fric-
ton, less personal LONELINESS" in
business. Be ready to revise any
system, scrap any method, abandon
any theory, if the success of the
job requires it.--Dearbonr Independ-
ent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
BUSINESS IMPROVES

All the conditions point to sure and steady i'm
of trade The experts of the department of
commerce find from their investigations that during
the month of November there was increase both in
production and in distribution Cotton, for example,
shows mill consumption Of 577,561 bales, the largest
recorded for any month since July 1917 and an export
of S53 1877 bales approximately onetwefth of the
entire CROP Production increased in pig iron, steel
ingots, zinc, coke and leather.
During November also there slight increase in
prices both wholesale and retail, always sure sign
of extensive purchasing and of healthy market. In
this connection the outstanding feature was an apprec
alton in the prices of farm products marked that it
has assumed the proportions of movement 1t is this
enhancement of prices rather than increased acreage
yield in few staples that makes the nations crops
valuable by nearly $2,000,OO00o0 than those Of
last year.
There is, therefore, good for hoping that the
farmer will quickly emerge from the slough of despond
in which he has been long immersed and share with
the manufacturer and the merchant in the prosperity
which is not far ahead it, indeed it is not now with
When, in due course the rural credits situation is i'm
proved by appropriate legislation these other elements
under notice will combine with it to give the tiller
of the soil and the raiser of live stock fair reward for
their industry and place them altogether different
and higher plane of comfort and contentment
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
TARIFF IN OPERATION

The increase of imports under the tariff is a
confoundng fact to partisan opponents who have
sisted IN rating the Fordney pro-
hibtve rather than protective Before the enactment
Oh the permanent tariff prejudiced opposition made
the day hdeous with antcpatory bowls at the socaed
exclusion of imports that would result imposition
OF the proposed schedules. The increase of imports
under this tariff shows that the party in power knew
what it about
"hiie imports are increasing, they not doing
so at low costs that mperil the welfare of American
INDUSTRY The duties that have been fixed to the end
that foreign and domestic Of production may be
equazed will protect American producers from unfair
competition II the events should disclose that duties
are not suciently high the defect be remeded by
resort to the elastic provisions Of the act Whatever
ne to which the reported increase in imports
may lead it manifest that present duties are not
hibtvey high -, saw ~
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
PASSION PoIsoNs SYSTEM

Rage is expensive, says the New
York Herald. A Vermont man
found this out after having his fling
with a telephone instrument which
would not raise central. He tore the
machine from the wall and carried
it in his motor car to the central
office, where he hurled it through
window pane. In the end he had
to pay for the damage he had done
and he was fined $25 for breaking
the peace. His loss was greater
than that, really, for he did damage
to his mind and body which ten
times $2500 would not cover. Blind
anger of this kind is more danger
Gus to the brain than whack on
the head 1t is more dangerous to
the body than sitting in a draft or
eating a whole mince pie. Rage
poisons the body just as surely
as arsenic. 1t checks the normal
functions, particularly digestion. 1t
saps vitality and weakens the won
derful human machine. Anger, and
particularly over trifles, is futile.
Foaming at the mouth never
brought quick action. This rage
over petty things harms the man
who INDUCES in it and the persons
around him. These bursts of pas
sion break up homes. They wreck
business enterprises. They strike
at good manners, which are the
base of human comfy. Without
such senseless exhibitions of bad
temper there would be fewer fail
ures, divorces and wars.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

The Carpenter-Sik verbal contest lasts longer than
the historic rng-battle but is interesting.
The fight itself, however unsatisfactory to M. Carpen
tier, dramatic enough to intrigue a world which
not very much between one pugilist and
another.
At present writing both in their legal
while official and unofficial investigators
bordering charges of frameup Carpenter expressing
dissatisfaction with what he got from Sik and Sikh be-
ing disbarred by the French boxing federation from
giving Carpenter some of it, the Senegalese has
written a letter offering to Carpenter from
Calais to Marselles for big round Zero the purse to
go to science.
In parenthesis it interesting to discover that Sikh
write; perhaps that is why he calls France the
"benefacor of the black race"-France which up
Carpenters to be knocked silly by big Senegaese. In
the absence of her again-handsome husband Nine
Carpenter says that money is nothing Georges
pared with the pleasure of meeting Sik that the
purse being disposed Of there nothing to prevent
the pair from settling the dispute in Mr.. Lardner
would say. "the squared circle
This would be interesting, since presumably it would
close the matter forever. 1t is funny thing that
however badly a pugist gets soaked the jaw and
how many teeth forced down his throat he
loses his voice Perhaps science, with the contemplated
benefacton of 100000 francs will devote it to remedy
ing that
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
ON BEING BUSY

Americans said to be busy people The hurry
ing crowds of city streets unique in this country;
those who tread foreign streets do in lesurely
fashion Yet it is Englishe writer who observes
anxously, There people in the world of whom it
may be truly said that they who read
and think but who spend their time in moving
from place to place and in talking" Is it of English
folk that he speaks? The description fits accurately
at home.
Certainly, restlessness become a habit, and there
are no people more restless than Americans. AS Mr.
Young the English writer, to state some per-
continually insist that they will go this place and
that or rest" and strive feverishy to that end only
to find themselves looking forward from this resting
place to another quite unsatisfactory
So follow the mind cures, the thought healing the
sefanaysis, to which these people find plenty of time
to devote
The of this sort of national BUSINESS" APP
parenty lies in lack of individual goal Life is lived
not unit, but day-to-day affair. worth
while life cannot be lived without reflection Mind
may may not make opportunity for this
possibility. much easier way is for each person to
realize that he needs time think and then for him
to take that time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
SATE MUST GROW

Nevada today stands in its very
infancy of land development and
also on the eve of a general move
ment for reclamation projects that
will bring a new era of prosperity
to practically every community in
this long-neglected state. With
1923 in her swaddling clothes, the
year promises to bring into being
more real work for the development
of our agricultural development
than at any time since Nevada was
admitted to the Union.-Gardner-
vile Record Courier.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
THE EASY Way

Some people spend their whole lives in effort to
live longer. They spend all their time and energy in
first fad and then another in their feversh desire
to lengthen their days. and forget to fill them with the
things that make life really worth living.
There other people who give thought at all to
the maintenance of life until they suddenly realize that
their days shortening. Then they grasp rraonaly
at any magical scheme any Fountain of Youth, any
charm incarnation that will grant them lease
life
The first class of people forget what life for The
second class neglect to for the lives they have.
Hence the sudden need of magic potion in many
The alleged discovery of extraordinary plant, to
dsplace meat in the diet, that will lengthen life in
definitely, will appeal to this class of people. The
exponent of this discovery writing from Paris, claims
Biblical authority by identifying it with the Tree of
Life in the Garden of Eden adding that Adams sin
not the traditional but that of departing from
vegetarian diet, which included this plant.
This report will doubtless raise the hopes of
credulous persons who constantly the watch
the and strange
There is just way to long life That is the care
full Conscientious and consistent observance of the laws
of fe-physca, mental and moral. There is no short
and easy way. 1t is long and hard But it is worth
while
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
CIVIC PRIDE

Property owners of Las Vegas,
why SO backward in the keeping up
of your vacant lots? Does not your
personal pride in your city's appear
ance appeal to you? Do you con-
done such a state of affairs? Do
you think it a fine advertisement to
have the word go out to the people
who are hunting homes that the
beauty of this city is married by i'll
kept lots and alleys? Come, you
property owners; get little life in
you and get the places cleaned up.
If the owners are non-residents, let
the city have the work done and
charge it against the property. That
can be done and it should be done.
Las Vegas Review.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
ALL WRONG

The editor of The Silver State
AYERS that we are call wrong" about
Captain Donnelly and his work as
Prohibition Enforcement Director
for Nevada. In other words he
seems to think that Captain DON
nelly is "all right" The Silver
State and Captain Donnelly are
both Republicans.-Elko Independ-
emit
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
BOUNTY OVERCOME


In most western states there is a
reaction against paying hundreds of
thousands of dollars for scalp boun-
ties on wild animals.
A bounty profession is being built
up that costs the average western
state from one hundred thousand to
half million annually.
The wisdom of killing off the
coyote is being questioned as max
ing the jack rabbit a more destruc-
tive pest, and other rodents as well.
On top of federal hunters EN-
ployed it is now proposed that each
state employ state hunters on sal
aries from $500 to $500 month.
The bounty business shows how
a predatory political employment
grows and there are constantly more
frauds being committed on the tax
payer.-Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
CREDIBLE EFFORT

The Silver State of Winnemucca
has changed from a three times
week paper to a weekly. Yhe first
weekly issue came out yesterday
and is a most credible edition.
Wells Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

stamped out and fights of the char
acter mentioned prevented-they
can at least be confined to areas
where they damage no one but the
participants.-Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
FOR THE LEGISLATURE

One such measure would be a SEN
sible law that would provide State
aid in the development of water.
From reports that come in there are
areas all over Nevada that could be
irrigated if sensible engineering
methods were applied, and the ready
money found to pay construction
expenses.
It would appeal to the average
man that the state could well lend
its credit to the development of
such projects, and be reimbursed
the same as the federal government
is from its reclamation projects
Sparks Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
WORTH WHILE

The Winnemucca Silver State
makes its initial appearance as a
weekly paper rather than a tri-
weekly. The paper is very attrac-
tive in its new makeup, containing
many features of worth while con-
tent.-Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
A SENSIBLE DECISION

The decision of the supreme court
uphoiding the validity of the lethal
gas law reads like sound common
sense. We doubt if the result ar
rived at will be shaken by any pos
sible appeal and we doubt If the
legislature on close examination
into the law and the decision will
make any attempt to amend or
modify it unless for the sake of
greater certainty.-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
OPINIONS OF OTHER NEVADA EDITORS
Excerpts from Editorial Expressions in Nevada and
Other Publications, Showing Trend of Public
Sentiment in Other Places

tended to by the Golden State law
yers lest the law be similarly raised
in other states against them
Carson Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

California judge has received authority to test
45 samples of strong drink before handing down de-
cision in liquor If justice in California is not
blind it may be later.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

The old world do lot for herself by replacing
few national aspirations with lot of national per-
spiration.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11

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The one thing without foresight easily
see is his own finish
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-03-01

this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry d. Gregory
and little son of Denver spent Wash
ington's birthday visiting at the home
OF MIR. Gregory's parents here.
Miss Ruby Gooch spent Sunday at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. Edward
Gnos. Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis Of
Eastlake, who visited here on Sunday
also, took Miss Gooch back to her
school, near Brighton.
Arthur Venohr is suffering from a
severe attack of throat trouble. .
Mr.. and Mrs. McCrea and family
are out Of quarantine and their
friends are glad to have them about
again.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-03-01
MoLLlE WINCER AND
JAMES A. HOOTON MARRIED

Miss Mollie Winger, former we'll
known Arvada girl and sister Of Ira
Winger, became the bride of James
A. Hooton of Kansas City recently.
The following clipping from the
Humansville (Mo.) Star-Leader tells
of the event:
Winssr-Hooton
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the home Of Rev. J. N. Moore on SUM-
day morning, at 1920 O'Clock, Jan
uary FL, in Kansas City,.
The bride was Miss Mollie Wineer,
daughter of Mrs. NJ. Winger of this
city. The groom, James A. Hooton,
son Of Mrs. J. P. Hooton of Kansas
City.
Mr.. Hooton is employed by the
United States government. The
bride wore a beautiful midnight blue
crepe de chine dress, black satin slip
pers and hat. The groom wore a
dark blue suit.
After the wedding the party
fastened to the home of Mrs. ]. P.
Hooton, where most bountiful din
ner was served to twenty-one guests.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. PLANT and little son of Pleas
ant Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Plant
and small daughter of Strasburg, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Hooton of Holden,
Mrs. ]. P. Hooton, Mrs. NJ. L. Stiger,
Mr.. Price Stiger and two daughters,
Mrs. Stamford, Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Higgs and Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Swift
ger, all of Kansas City.
As the dinner was nearly over the
bride and groom were presented with
two angel food cakes to cut. The
lucky finders of the contents of the
cakes were: James Hooton, the ring;
H. c. PLANT, the penny; Mrs. L.. F.
Switser, the thimble, and L. F. Swift
Fer, the dime.
Late in the evening all departed
for their homes, wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Hooton . pleasant and most
prosperous journey through their
welded life.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-03-01
Personal Paragraphs.

Fersonal Paragraph.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Shipman and
family visited friends in Hudson on
Sunday.
Help along community spirit in
our negihborhood by subscribing for
the Enterprise. Send your order to
Miss Gregory.
w. J. Luck Of California is in
Colorado on q business trip and
called on friends in town on Sunday.
M. S. Moffett. who is visiting At
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Weber, in Hollywood, Calf, at
tended = get-together Of former
Westminster residents in Beverly
park, Hollywood, recently. Those
present were J. G. Weber, c. E.
Brown, w. E. Roop. A. w. Hasty.
N. ]. Crandall, and their families,
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Milford, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Elizabeth
Plank.
Rev. Ray B. White visited West
minister church on Sunday and took
part in the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian C. Davis have
sold their home on Cornell avenue,
near Sheridan Boulevard, to Gordon
J. Bower of Michigan.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
its regular meeting on Thursday aft
ernoon' of next week.
Mrs. A. R. De Bruyn returned
home last Wednesday after an ex-
tended business trip in the eastern
part of the state.
Miss Agnes Bowles is suffering
from a light attack of scarlet fever
at the home Of her grandmother,
Mrs. Cummings, in Denver.
Mrs. o. C. Hovet left on Sunday
by automobile for Sterling, whore
she will visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Jennie Brown returned to
her home at Sand Creek last week.
Miss Werlich is able to take up her
duties again as teacher in the Berke-
ley Gardens school, after a few days
of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert A. House are
having an attack Of the flu, but are
recovering now.
The Westminster grange gave a
card party last Saturday evening and
served chilli, doughnuts and coffee.
Nearly fifty persons were present.
Last Sunday evening Rev. W. ].
Gregory brought to a close a series
Of sermons, preached by request.
upon the ageement of modern
science with revelation when rightly
understood. The two great records,
the Bible and Nature proceeding
from the same Author. must neces-
sarily agree. It would be attributing
falsity to God to claim that he 20
created the world ~ to lead inevi-
tably to wrong conclusions concern
ing its origin. The testimony Of the
rocks indicates that the creative
days" were periods Of immense
length, but what need has an Eternal
God to hurry? The more time He
took to elaborate the work only en-
phasizes the immense importance Of
man ~ the summit and crown Of Gre
alton. and Of the work Of spiritual
development which d now going on,
and which every true child Of God
10 bound to assist in order to bring
to pass that new heaven and new
earth wherein dwelleth righteous
ness.
Edward Gnos il confined to his
home with an attack Of flu. During
his illness Mr.. Van Zant is taking
care Of the pumping plant.
c. Van Essen was . caller in town
on Saturday. His friends here will
be interested to know that he has
finished his course Of study at Dem
yer University and will be graduated