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ATTENDANCE

schools for the 1929
O17
O the State
daily
giving in the table below:
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Average Daily


3O 1928 compared Average Per Capita Cost other Districts
this observe number OF days augS column
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will that considerable
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% a.
pupil daily attendance
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in 1929
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

April 80, 1889. on the steps of the
federal building In Wall street, Ia
New York. A photograph Of 1t is here
/ reproduced. 1t was also carried In
Washington's funeral procession. II
also served at the Inauguration OF
President Harding. who Is a thirty.
second degree Mason. 1t belongs to
st. Johns Lodge. No. 1. +. and A. NJ
of New York city.
Alexandria. historic little city on the
Potomac. close to Washington, Is rev.
erently referred TO by Its citizens as
the "home town" of George Washing.
ton. From this viewpoint 1t is hr-
ting site for the new Washington
memorial. 1t Is also suitable site
from the Masonic viewpoint.
The movement was started by the
Observation-Disclosures lodge about
twelve years ago. At the last meet.
Ing Of the George Washington Ma.
sonic National Memorial assocla.
ton in Washington final plans for
the building were approved. The
building and grounds will cost about
S2.500,00O.
The memorial will stand on a ridge
In Washington park, on the edge of
Alexandria, and will command a
splendid view Of the national capital.
II Will be located SO that all who make
pilgrimage from Washington to
Mount Vernon will pass by II.
ell all
160x230 feet, exclusive of steps, ter
races and approaches. The height to
the summit of the covered observation
platform. from which visitors may OBJ
tain striking panoramic view of the
country where Washington spent the
greater part OF his life. will he 200
feet.
In the center Of the spacious struc-
ture Will be an atrlum, 70x100 feet.
to form a memorial hall, which will
contain lifellke statue of Washing.
ton. This memorial hall. Ga feet In
height. will rise by n clerestory above
the surrounding portion of the build
Ing. and will be enylroned by n num-
Der of rooms dedicated to the use of
Masonic interests, wherein every Ma.
sonic organization In the United States
may have space.
Rising above the memorial hall and
forming the second story OF the tower
will be museum. to which will he
transferred some OF the most treas
ured possessions of the Alexandria
oh
The New York washington" Bible.
belonging to st. Johns Lodge, No. l.
f. and A. NJ. was taken to Washing.
ton for President Hardings Inaugural
ton with much pomp and ceremony.
Rarely has the lodge permitted the
Bible to be taken from its repository
In the Masonic temple. Frederick A.
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greatest memorials OF this earth. AND
Mount vernon-any American who
can visit It without thrills Is deat
from the Z .lst up. In addition, there
Is the Ma. hnal Civic Hall to be erect
ed IN Warrington by the George Wash
ington Memorial association under the
authorization Of congress at a cost OF
about s2,5OO.OOO.
Anc now the Masons of the United
State. are going to erect their memo
rial to Brother George Washington al
Alexandria, Va. almost within q
stones throw of the Capital City.
Masonry. as everybody knows, Is
very old and worldwide. What the
encyclopedias call the Historic period
Of Masonry" begins with the forma.
ton, in 1717, of the first Masonic
Grand Lodge of the World In London.
Masonry was introduced into America
about 1880; there was lodge In Phil
adelphia In 1871, and one In Boston in
1I33. After the Revolution the
American lodges withdrew their al.
legiance to the parent lodges In Eng.
land and Scotland and created grand
lodges In several states. Since then
the growth In membership has been
steady. with the exception of few
years following 1926, when short
lived Anti-Masonic political party was
formed.
Brother George Washington assumed
his Masonic obligations November 4.
1852. at Fredericksburg, Va, OF the
age of twenty. This was the year
before Washington was sent by Gov
ernor Dinwiddie of Virginia to order
the French pioneers out of the Ohio
valley. The French and Indian war
q754-1763) broke out, and soon after
ward Braddock's defeat took place In
l755.
The Alexandria Washington lodge.
No. p. Virginia, has what Is called
the Masonic Portrait of Brother Cen
eral George Washington" II is IN
"original pastel portrait from life by
William Williams. Philadelphia. Sen
TENDER. 1874. painted ut the request Of
Alexandria Lodge No. 80, A. Y. NJ"
There is also copy in the museum Of
the II. w. Grand Lodge, +. and A. NJ.
of Pennsylvania. Brother George
Washington was master Of the Alex.
andria lodge. He Is shown wearing
the Masonic regalia. The features are
not exactly like those Of any other Of
the many portraits Of Washington.
The reproductions Of II are not
pleasing. In one history 1t Is de-
scrlbed as "dlsagreeable. feeble pic.
ture." 1t was painted while George
Washington was serving his second
term as President In Philadelphia.
There are two washington" Bibles.
which Masons include among their
priceless relics. One is the Bible on
which Washington took his Masonic
obligations as member of the Fred.
ericksburg lodge in Virginia.
The other washington" Bible.
more famous, is the book on which
Washington took his oath Of office as
first president of the United States,
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| Onderdonk, master OF st. Johns lodge.
headed the official delegation. which
numbered about 30, and included
prominent Masons of the city and
state
When President Harding took his
oath of Office the Bible was opened at
the same page as when II was used
at Washingtons inauguration. THAT
Is the page" said Mr.. Onderdonk.
containing the last of the forty-ninth
chapter of Genesis and the beginning
Of the fiftieth chapter.
According 10 our records, Washing
ton kept his hand on this page while
he took the oath. kissed this page. and
then, perhaps. In nervousness, turned
over the page, where the Book OF Exc
dus begins. The upper corner Of this
page Is creased little as II II had
been turned down rs a marker either
during or after the historic ceremony"
Although Washington had been q
mason for many years. had been
founder ard master Of lodge, this
Bible was not used in the Inauguration
by intention, but by accident. The
committee. composed largely OF Ma
sons. Ind forgotten 10 provide a Bible.
The head of this committee was X. II.
Livingston. chancellor Of the state and
also grand master Of the Masons OF
the state.
The history of the incident has been
written by Ado'ph Geerlng Of ST.
Johns lodge. as follows:
Everything was ready for the adj
minlstration of the oath of Office TO
the President of the new government,
when it was found that there had not
been provided Holy Bible on which
the Presldent-elect could swear allie
ginnce to the Constitution. Jacob
Morton. who was marshal Of the pa
rude and at that time Master Of ST.
Johns ledge, was standing close by,
and seeing the dilemma they were In,
remarked that he could get the altar
Bible of st. Johr's lodge. which met
at the old Coffee House. corner Of
Water and Wall streets. Chancellor
Livingston begged him to do so. The
Bible WIS brought and the ceremony
proceeded.
when the stately Washington had
finished repeating the oath, with his
right hand resting on the open book
and his head bowed in reverential
manner. he said In clear and distinct
voice, I swear. so help me God r. Then
bowling over this magnificent Bible, he
reverently kissed 1t. Whereupon Chan.
cellor Livingston. In ringing voice
exclaimed, Long Live George Wash.
!ngton. President of the United
Statesv
THE Bible was Printed by Mark
Basket. Printer to the King, Most
Excellent Majesty. London, 1747.'"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

ERANCE Is determined to carry on
4 her adventure In the Ruhr to q
definite conclusion, and Is equally de-
termined that the conclusion shall be
the submission of Germany. General
Degoutte. commanding the Ruhr,
Rhineland and Saar, made quite clear
his governments intentions the other
day when talking to correspondents Mt
Dusseldorf. He said new sanctions
will be imposed almost Immediately In
retaliation for Berlln's order to post
Office. railway, and other state EN-
ployees and officials to resist the
French army. And II distractions con-
time there Will be further seizures.
1.-THE future of Germany lies In her
own hands," General Degoutte said Mt
the conclusion of the interview. "If
she surrenders new, Germany may
have back the Ruhr when the French
have collected what they came for.
Further defiance may prolong indefl-
nitely the French occupation"
Before the week had ended the
French had closed the last avenue for
the shipment of coal from the Ruhr to
unoccuried Germany, and had seized
the Ruhr customs, replacing with their
own men such German officials as re-
fused to work under them. OBJECTIONS
from the German customs personnel
were reported by the French to be 40
per cent and by the Germans to be
20 per cent. 4 considerable number
Of German officials In both the Ruhr
and the Rhiaeland were arrested aud
derorted. Thousands of mine workers
were imported FROM France. Poland,
and other countries, but the strike of
railway men nearly tied up traffic and
brought about great shortage of coal
cars. Coal production had fallen TO
about 80 per cent of normal, but even
so the accumulations at the pit heads
could not be moved and the French
authorities admitted the mines might
have to be shut down before many
days. Foodstuffs in the occupied region
are becoming alarmingly scarce but
the French probably will organize mo-
tor trains IL they cannot get the rail
ways In operation. They are selling
all the German automobiles they can
find, and also have seized the stocks OF
mineral water, petroleum, benzol
spirits, and tobacco In the large mer.
chandise warehouses. The Introduction
against coal shipments may soon be
extended to steel, iron and other
manufactured products.
At the time of writing. the French
policy has settled down to program
Of holding on to the district, keeping
Its coal away from the rest of Germany
and waiting for the German Industrial
magnates TO grow tired and to force
their government to submit to the al.
lied demands that the terms of the
treaty be fulfilled.
d by republicans.
General Weygand and the French
minister of public works went to Brus-
sells for conference because of signs
that Belgium was becoming alarmed
by the developments In the Ruhr.
When they returned 1t was officially
announced that France and Belgium
were In full accord on measures for
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

left In sagnant ponds. Workers from
the rescue stations return these Ash TO
flowing waters. first injecting them
with the spawn Of mussels. All mus
sells In early life are parasites, living
on the fins of fish,"
Last year pearl weighing - grains
and pronounced perfect, was taken
from an Arkansas stream. A pearl
known as the Risley pearl. which was
seven-cighths of an inch In cIrcum-
ference and perfect in shape and ms
ter. was found at Peel. Ark, IN 1915.
and sold later for 10000
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

Now jutka (southern India) IL the
most uncomfortable vehicle. l do sup.
pose, In all the universe. II Is n little
Hat country cart with canvas roof
and no seats. and the pilgrim lies upon
the floor. because he cannot sit. and
when that has become unbearabIe he
crouches. and is thus driven along a
road so evil that 1t beggars description
humping and humping and painfully
conscious that he Is mostly bone I
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

iuiiy tested, and the scientist who con.
quoted the tests concluded that the
excellence of vision shown by the saw.
ages mas psychological origin. that
Is TO say. 1t arises from knowing what
TO look for When the European nc.
quires familiarity with the eny.Yon.
lnent he can see rs far as they con
Ihus the power Of an Indian to tell
the sex Of deer Mt such n dIs,,nca
that distinguishing features like ant.
'ers were invisible was found to req,
upon MS knowledge Of the peculiar
gait Of the male deer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

fresl-water mussel resources of this
country will last indefinitely. He
called attention to the fact that the
United States government has worked
out plans for the protection of mus
sells In inland river beds.
During the season OF 1922. mussel
infection was carried on by tine gov
eminent on an extensive scale In con-
nection with its rescue of 1919. $50
fish In the Mississippi river basin."
Mr.. O'Malley said.
when the water needles after an
overflow fsh IN great numbers arr
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
Do Hardest Job First

Handle the hardest job first each
day. Easy ones are pleasures. Do
not be afraid of criticism-criticize
yourself often. Be glad and rejoice In
the other fellows successfully his
methods. Do not be misled by dis
likes. Acid rTlns the finest fabrics.
However, both dislikes and acids may
be used TO advantage. Be enthusiastic
1T Is contagious. Do not have the
notion that success means simply
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
Living Wage for Keats.

What, I ask you. In the sight of
heaven. Is the fittest payment to John
Keats for sonnet-a thousand
guineas or plume Of your little
Elizabeth's golden f,izz. ! don't want
to scnfimentnlize. J. X. had to live,
I suppose (thcugh why. we may be nj
loggefheads to expInin). But what Is
porridge without cream. and what Is
cream II you loathe the COW? Is not
a living wage simply one that will keep
the kind of life II represents fully
alivc?-Ynle Review.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

had never made acquaintance with INV
skeieton until that drive, though I
nave Travelled In most OF the conway.
ances evolved from the ImperfectIon
OF man. and ! liked 1t so little that I
ehued Ike a defunct horse. head hang.
lns out at one end of the cart and legs
az the "'her. and specifies, but fullv
realizing the motives and misery CT
1hose fellow pilgrims Of the Middle
Ages who walked with unboIled mems
IN 'neir shoes only because they aid
nor know the jutka.-L. Adams Beck.
In Asia. @~'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
MUSSEL SUPPLY ALL RIGHT
Commissioner Of Bureau Of Fisheries
Relieves Apprehension That
Had Been Felt

New York.-Henry OMalley, COM
missioner of the United States bureau
II fisheries. has issued denial of the
statement that Americas supply Of
fresh-wnter shells, from which many
Of the finest fresh-water pearls are
taken, is near depletion.
According to tic commissioneg. the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

EIFTEEN thousand railway signal
men, who refused TO join the shop
mems strike last summer. now receive
their reward. The federal railroad la
Dor board has restored for them the
eight-hour day with time and one-half
pay for overtime. A general increase
in wages was refused by the board,
but II raised the pay OF some men
from CS cents an hour to u cents. the
established minimum.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

money making. Be fair and do at
least one decent act every day In the
year. Honor the chief. There must
be head to everything. Have con-
fidence In yourself, and make yourself
1t. Harmonic your work. Let sun
shine radiate and penetrate.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
For stearina EYEGLASSES.

when going into crowded room in
cold or damp weather. eyeglasses
steam so that II Is almost impossible
to see. II rubbed with vaselInc and
cleaned well. the glasses will not
gather this Observation-Disclosures.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
CENAToR BoRAH renewed his pro

G ENATOR BORAH renewed his pro-
~ posal for an international confer
enee on world economics, and told his
colleagues he thought the administra-
tion was drifting aimlessly although
another European war threatens. The
senator, more than usually pessimistic,
asserts the French invasion Of the Ruhr
Is likely to result In d triple alliance
of Germany, Russia and Turkey; that
this combination could bring on an
other general European conflict, and
that the United States would be drawn
into the row inevitably. He suggests
the United States can call the confer
ence and participate In Its delihera-
tlons and leave to the European pow
ers the responsibility of carrying out
its agreements, US was done in the
case Of the Algecirns conference In
1906. Thus he replies to the objec-
lions of the irreconcilables as voiced
by Senator johnson OF California.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

Visitor Ito nlllng friend)-I Just
dropped In to cheer you up a bit and
I'm very glad did. FOR met the doc
TOR going out and he says you are
worse and may not recovers--Bostou
Evening Trunccript.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

HAVING defied the representatives
L of the allies to Dust them from
Memel. the regular and irregular Lith-
uanian troops were still in control OF
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
RR090E SD ZLEZ112ekAL Ar
AZ.<.xA2HUezAx.Eas ft.k. ~ HAH
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
GORGE WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON-
as the poets and historians
put it-peeds no memorial /;
the Father of His Country
lives in the hearts Of the
people of America. And IL
George Washington did
need a memorial, WASH
ington, the Capital City. Is
practically that memorial.
Then. there's the Washing
ton monument one of the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
knowledge sharpens sIoht.

Wonderful stories are told of the
powers Of vision possessed by savage
races. During recent anthropologi.
cal expedition to Torres straits the
visual acuity Of the natives was care
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

THE interstate commerce commits
1 sion has ordered the railroads to
resume the Issuance of Interchange
able mileage books al reductions OF 20
per cent from regular passenger rates.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Deadlock Between France and
Germany in the Ruhr Is Not
Yet Broken.
COAL SHIPMENTS STOPPED

Belgium Fully Supports Her Ally
Peace Treaty Submitted to Turks
Tension at Lausanne Les.
sened ~ British Accept
American Plan for
Funding Debt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
DROHIBITION

DROIlIBITION COMMISSIONER
1 HAYNES haa just completed trip
through the states of the Pacific cons.
and the Southwest. and says he Is con-
WINGED the people out there are In fa-
vor OF strict enforcement OF the eight
zenith amendment. At Juarez. sfexi-
can officials assured him their govern
ment would cooperate with the United
States to curtaiI the smuggling Of
liquors and drugs.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

control and administration Of the oc-
cupied region. Great Britain seeming
ly has not yet made up her official
mind and Is willing to walt longer for
results.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
BY EDWARD w. PicKARo

CE c r ETARY OF THE
". TREASURY MELLON says
the issuance of tax exempt Sc
curities must be stopped or the
federal government must find
some substitute for its surfaces
on incomea The subject Is Of
vital interest to many investors.
How do you and your friends
feel about III
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15

that district, but on Wednesday the
council of ambassadors sent to the
government Of LithuanIa a curt note.
virtually an ultimatun, demanding the
immediate withdrawal of the troops.
1t Is understood the note threatened
forclble action II Lithuania failed to
comply with the demand. The situa-
ton there Is more serious than 1t
seemed at first likely TO become, but
neither France nor England wants to
resort to military measures.
p ATHER surprisingly, Great Britain
IN already has accepted the Ameii-
can terms for the funding of the war
debt. and 1t Is now up to congress to
pass the measure modifying the present
law and giving the American commits
sion broader powers. The leaders In
congress believe this can be done at
this session. The proposed settlement
Is on the basis of 8 per cent for the
first ten years. 31s per cent thereafter,
and maturity of the loan In 81 years.
There Is provision for one-half of l
per cent sinking fund whereby the
principal Will be reduced annually.
The amount due the first year would
be S15S, 297. 1877.
The terms propose TO give England
slightly lower rate of interest than
the average rate paid by the govern
ment to holders of Liberty bonds,
which difference must be paid by
American taxpayers. Senator Nickel
lar estimates this difference ut $751;
100000 annually. On the other hand.
1t Is pointed out. that this difference
would be offset by the savings on in
terest on Liberty bonds. which would
be retired with the proceeds of Brit.
ish payments.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
D REPRESENTATIVE PORTER of

D REPRESENTATIVE PORTER Of
IN Pennsylvania, chairman Of the
house foreign affairs committee. has
introduced resolution requesting
President Harding to urge world
wide limitation of the production Of
narcotics and hab,t-forming drugs, and
TO report to congress within six months
the results of his efforts. II Is left to
the discretion of the President whether
or not he shall call an international
conference on the subject.
DRESIDENT HARDING has accept
l ed the role Of arbitrator between
Peru and Chile In the Tacna-Arica
dispute. and the rest of the world
hopes, with the Vatican. that this will
put an end to the age-long enmity be-
tween those two countries.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-13
SAM HOUSTON TWICE MARRIED
His First Venture Unfortunate, bu,
His Second Had Good Effect
on His Life.

Long after Gen. Sam Houston's
death, the mystery of his separation
from his first wife was solved by
means of some private letters which
fell into the hands of his heirs His
first wife, Eliza Allen, Nashville
belle, before she met Houston had been
engaged to Tennesseean named Doug
lass. Houston was governor of Ten
neSsee when he fell In love with Miss
Allen. Her ambitious parents caused
her to break with Douglass and accept
the famous young governor, Still low
ing Douglass she was married to
Houston. Three months later Houston
had discovered, somehow, that his
who had been sold to him by her par.
ents and who cared for another man,
Houston, heartbroken, behaved In he.
roIc fashion. He gave up everything
left his home and high office, took him
self wholly out Of his wife's life, and
bore without contradiction the vile ru.
mors that were circulated about him
Mrs. Houston, after her husband had
wrecked his career for her sake, OBJ
tanned divorce on the ground of abnn.
donment and was married to Douglass
After leaving his wife, Houston re-
signed the goyernorshlp and went
among the Indians. Three years later
he threw his lot with the Texans. IN
der his leadership the Mexicans were
defeated and Texas was established as
n republic Houston was not content;
he caused the annexation of Texas to
the United States. In April, 1880, his
wife having obtained divorce, he
married Margaret Moffette of Ala
bama, who exercised an ennobling and
restraining force over him.