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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

he certainly did have good time.
though. when he got there. They re-
member that session yet up there, and
call II the year OF the great food. for
the nights they were filed with mn.
sic, as the poet says, and from the
best accounts we could get the days
were devoid OF ease also, and how Mrs.
Sampson stood II we never could
find out, for, Of course she must
have known all about 1t. though
he wouldn't let her come near
Topeka. He began to get pursy and
red faced, and was clicking II off with
his nth set of young fellows. II took
big slug Of whisky to set off his
oratory, but when he got 1t wound up
he surely could pull the feathers out
of the bird of freedom to beat scan
dalous. But as stump SPEAKER you
weren't always sure he'd fiji the en-
gagement. He could make jury blub-
Der and clench his fist AT the prescott
ing attorney, yet he didn't claim to
know much law, and he did turn over
all the work in the Supreme court to
his partner, Charley Hedrick Then,
when Charley was practicing before
the Supreme court and wasn't here to
hold him down, Samp would get out
and whoop 1t up with the boys. quote
Shakespeare and make stump speeches
on dry goods boxes at midnight.
"Where was IL" asked Colonel Nor
rison OF the stenographer when she had
finished sharpening her pencil. "Oh,
yes, along in the eighties came the
boom. and Samp tried TO get in 1t and
make some money. He seems to have
tried to catch up with us fellows of his
age, and he began to plunge. He got
In debt. and, when the boom broke, he
was still living In n rented house with
the rent ten months behind: his part
nershlp was gone and his practice was
cut down TO joint keepers. gamblers,
and the farmers who hadn't heard the
stories of his financial Irregularities
that were floating around town.
"Yet his wife stuck to him, forever
explaining to my wife that he would
be all right when he settled down. But
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with the next set coming on; he mar.
ried and got the prettiest girl In town.
We always thought that he married
only because he wanted to be a good
fellow and did not wish to be impolite
to the girl he'd paired Off with In the
first crowd. Still he didn't stay home
nights, and once or twice a year
say, election or Fourth Of July-he
and lot of other young fellows would
go out and tip over all the board side
walks In town, and paint funny signs
on the store buildings and stack beer
bottles on the preachers front porch,
and raise Ned generally. And the fell
lows of his age, who owned the stores
and were in nights, would say to Samp
when they saw him coming down
about noon the next day:
"'Go 1t when you're young, Samp,
for when you're old you can't. And he
would wink at 'em, give 'em ten dol
lars apiece for their damages and jolly
his way down the street to his Office.
"Now, you mustn't get the idea that
Samp was the town drunkard, for he
never was. He was just good fell
low. When the second set of young
fellows outgrew him and settled down,
he picked up with the third. and his
wlfes brown alpaca began to be no.
ticed more or less among the women.
But Samp's practice didn't seem to fall
off-lt only changed. He didn't have
SO much real estate having and got
more criminal practice. Gradually he
became criminal lawyer. and his
fame for wit and eloquence extended
over all the state.
Colonel Morrison chuckled and
crossed his fat legs at the ankles as
he continued, after lighting the cigar
we gave him:
"Well, along In the late seventies we
fellows that he started out with got
to owning our own homes and getting
on In the world. That was the time
when Samp should have been grubbing
at his law books, but nary grub for
him. He was playing horse for dear
life. And right there the fellows all
real estate for speculation some rum
ming for Office; some starting a bank ;
and others lending money at two per
cent month, and leading In the pray
er meeting. SO Samp kind of hitched
up his ambition and took the slack out
of his habits for few months and
went to the legislature. They say that
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he continued to soak up lfttle-not
much, but a little. He never was
drunk In the daytime, but l remember
there used to be mornings when his
office smelled pretty sour. l had an
office next to his for while and he
used to come In and talk to me good
deal. The young fellows around town
whom he would like to run with were
beginning to find him stupid, and the
old fellows--except me-were busy and
he had no one to loaf with. He de-
cided, I remember, several times to
brace up, and once he kept white
shirts, cuffs and collars on for nearly
year. But when Harrison was
elected, he filled up from his shoes to
his hat and didn't go home for three
days. One day after that, when he
had gone back to his flannel shirts and
dirty collars, he was sitting In my
Office looking at the fire In the box
stove when he broke out with:
Alphabetically the matter
with me anyway? This town sends
men to congress; II makes Supreme
court judges Of others. 1t sends fell
lows to Kansas City as rich bankers
1t makes big merchants out OF grocery
clerks. Fortune just naturally hirts
with everyone In town, but never q
wink do get. l know and you know
I'm smarter than those Jays. l can
teach your congressman economics,
and your Supreme judge law. / can
think up more schemes than the bank
er. and can beat the merchant In any
kind OF a game he'll name. l don't lie
and l don't steal and / amt stuck up.
What's the matter with me, anyway
"And of course" unused Colonel
Morrison as he relighted the butt of
his cigar, "of course had to lie to him
and say l didn't know. But did. We
all knew He was too much Of q good
fellow. His failure to get on bothered
him a good deal, and one day he got
roaring full and went mp and down
| town telling people how smart he was.
Then his pride left him. and he let his
whiskers grow frowsy and used his
vest for spittoon, and his eyes wa
| tered too easily for a man still In his
forties.
He went West dozen years ago,
about the time of Cleveland's second
election. expecting to get job in Ari-
zona and grow up with the country
His wife WAS mighty happy, and she
| told our folks and the rest Of the WON
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AS result OF petition offered the
city council by the Methodist Minis
ters' association, Chief of Police Oaks
recommended that an appropriation Of
$4,000 be given as fund to investi-
gate the narcotic traffic. The recon-
mendation was approved by the police
commission.
The ministers asked that the coun-
ell appoint a commission with au-
thority TO summon witnesses. admin
lister oaths. and take evidence; but In
asmuch as the city council has not
this authority itself It cannot dele
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gate 1t. II could, however, and would,
according to many councilmen. make
a vigorous investigation. The minis,
tiers were told that 1t would be better
for them to make their appeal to the
grand jury.
Los Angeles has awakened to the
danger Of the situation. One of the
members Of the narcotic squad esti-
mates there are 10000 drug users In
this city. The police have record
Of 500 dope peddlers.
Meanwhile the actor is slowly re-
covering. according to his physicians
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

Of eighty and one hundred. With some
this natural dying proceeds faster than
with others. With pine. birch, aspen
and all species which demand a great
deal of light. the death rate is enor-
nous. The spruce, beech. FIR and, gen.
orally speaking, all species which are
satisfied With less light. are not affect
ed so seriously.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
TO "cLEAN UP" HOLLYWOOD
Move Started to Do Away With Al.
legged Traffickers in Deadly
Drugs and Whisky.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Because of the
publicity given the case of promi-
nent screen estar the city council. the
chief of police, and groups Of minis
tiers are preparing to wage war on
the traffickers in morphine. cocaine,
heroin and marihuana in Hollywood
aud Los Angeles.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
Real Expansion

"Now," said the physician who was
examining an applicant for life insur-
ance, II shall have to ascertain your
chest expansion"
"My what?" asked the applicant.
HE MEANS" said friend who had
come along, ''the difference between
what you measure when your chest Is
not inflated and what you measure
when II is inflated"
"Oh." said the applicant, beginning
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dimly to understand. Ten years ago
| measured around here"-lndicatin
his rotund stomach-"only 81 inches.
I measure AS now. guess what you
call my chest expansion is 10 inches"
Exchange.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
Natural Death Of Trees

In some natural pine forests where
the trees grow very close together
statistics show that more than 1000
trees per acre die between the ages Of
ten and eighty and that only 800 out
OF the remainder die between the ages
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
Governor Parker of Louisiana
Calls Out State Troops in
Case Involving ku klux.
CONFERENCE ON PROHIBITION
President consults Fifteen Governors
on Prohibition nforcement-Rit-
chic Of Maryland in Opposition
German Reparations and
American Help for
Europe.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARo

CEcRETARY OF AGRlCUl-
~ TURE WALLACE says the
farmers Of the United States
will get between $500, ooo. 900
and $4,000, 000, oco more for
their crops this year than last.
despite the fact that a9ricul-
tural prices are lower relative
" than prices Of other things.
10 this true Of the farmers In
your ioeaiityf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
And Some One VIII Grab II.

A speck of gold weighing less than
one-millionth of gra:a Gun be seen
with the naked eye.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
Tax on Memory.

Women employed as readers In press
clipping bureaus often have to mem
erize 5000 names and subjeetG
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president HARDING played host
l for Is OF the governors Mt lunch
eaa in the White House and discussed
with them the problem of enforcing
tie prohibition law. Fourteen of them
agreed with the President that meas
ures must be adopted for rigid en-
forcement of the yolstead act. The
other, Governor Ritchie of Maryland.
denounced the law as an intolerable
extension of paternalism In contraven-
ton Of state rights.
THE great majority of people of
Maryland believe the Volstead law
simply cannot be enforced there"
Governor Richie asserted. "Our peo-
pie are imbued with fine traditional
respect for law and established order
and we were effectively solving the
temperance question by local option.
During that method. when the people
Of a community wanted prohibition
they actually got It,
"rhe yolstead law changed all this.
Our people. in the main. regard Ii as
an unnecessary and drastic federal in
fringement of their state and personal
rights. The lack of respect for law
and the actual lawlessness which have
resulted is deplorable. The only rem
edy I see is to recognize that the Vol
stead law is destructive of the rights
Of the states and to turn the whole
question back TO the states. so that
each may settle it in accordance with
the will Of Its own people,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
ALWAYS Sava n

The man who has nothing to SAP
almost always succeeds In saying IT.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
Spanish Proverb.

One-haif Of the world passes tn
time laughing at the other hall, and
al! are fools.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
n Ov. JOHN NJ. PARKER of Loulsl-

- Ov. JOHN NJ. PARKER of Loulsl-
~ ana. who has promised to squelch
the Eu Klux Khan in his state, took
his first radical action in that line last
week when he ordered company Of
the National Guard to proceed TO Mer
Rouge and Bastrop. In Morehouse
parish, TO await his orders. That par
ticuiar parish has been the field Of
much Khan activity and the organlza-
ton was said to be connected with
the celebrated Mer Rouge kidnapping
case of last August, which the author
tiles have been entirely unable to
solve Five citizens of the town were
kidnapped and two of them. Maj. Watt
Daniels and Thomas Fletcher Rich
ards, have not been seen since. The
men who were released said the kid
nnpers Cooked like what we know of
the Ku Klux as they had hoods and
robes" There was a rumor Wednes-
day that the bodies of the missing
men had been found and that this ac-
counted for the calling out OF the
troops. Another explanation OF the
governors action was that residents
OF .!ena, In La Sale parish adjoining
Moiehouse parish, had passed resolu-
TORS asking to be relieved from the
oppression of the Klan."
At the recent conference of COVER
nors In White Sulphur Springs, w.
Va, Governor Parker sought to obtain
assurance of cooperation from other
executives in his war on the Khan,
bus he was rather disappointed In
the result.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

Seattle.-Convicted of assault on
the high seas, Frederick Hansen. for
mer first mate OF the American bark
entine Rolph, has been sentenced in
federal court here to serve five years
in the United States penitentiary at
Mcneil, Wash.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

Tacoma.-Elias Jay Messenger. "A.
United States marine in the World
war, twice wounded and awarded four
decorations. died here. Messenger,
who enlisted at the age of II, was
awarded the distinguished service
cross. the croix de guerre. the navy
medal and the marine medal
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

Seattle-The morality OF each RIOS
coe Arbuckle motion picture will deter
mine whether 1t Is to be shown here.
the Seattle board of theatre deter
mined not to pass on the fitness Of
Arbuckle to return to motion picture
work. 1.-THE duty Of the board IL to
pass on the morals of pictures and not
Of individuals"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

Lincolon.-State Sheriff Gus Flyers
has received information. he announc-
ed to the effect that two five-dollar
bills. corresponding In serial number
with those stolen by the mint bandits
at Denver. were expended one ~
Aurora, Neb.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

Astoria Approximately so per
cent of the $50 safes In the district
of Astoria wrecked in the fire of De-
eember Z. preserved their contents
intact. according to J. Frank Purcell
OF Portland. who is heading the safe
opening activities.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04

ket street shoppers saw :. Fukosmi
o. Fresno leap to his death from the
twelfth floor of the Hobart building.
The police said they believe he was
deranged
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
CONFUSION OYER COTTON
British Press Desntas Much space ta Trouble That Mn Re Caused hy New |, \. shipping Regulations,

London, June ls,-The annoyance Of the British cotton trade in eenss- anenee of the United States cotton standards act is featured hy inc Morning Post today, This newsRa- peF devetes considerable space 10 q presentation Of the views of the large Liverpool and Manchester cotton men who are quoted as saying that the operation of The act feaniring inr terstate and foreign cotton sales and shipments 10 be based on American official standards is bound 10 result in confusion,
 Some Of the provisions of the act are declared to be irksoma. irritating and extremely unfair, imposing hard- ship and injustice upon European buyers, Opinion in Liverpool is rep. resented as being free from any fear that the United States will be able to establish a selling headquarters for the worlds cotton trade and as believing it idle for America 10 sup pose European buyers will be willing 10 pay cash for cotton under the pro- visions Of the act as it now stands,
 The manufacturers believe the act is an attempt by one nation 10 inter fere with the natural flow of inter national trade by means Of its own exchange, This is why the interna. tiona: deputation of cotton men is now in Washington to seek modified. ! ton nf the act.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
CITY ITEMS.

MT. and Mrs. Adonno announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna, to Rosario Dienti. Both live at 16 Beaver street.
 victrolas and Pianos. Henry Morans --advt.
 Members of Alexandra lodge, No. 24, I. O, D. of St. George, will be en- tertained at the home of Mrs. F. Whatmall, II Kelsey street, Thursday afternoon. French Hat Shoppe. S7 West Main St., Prof. Bldg. Exclusive millinery
 -advt Mrs Harold J. Malone and baby of Columbia street will leave Thursday for Silver Sands where they will spend the summer.
 Radio sets and supplies at Morans. --advt.
 Leroy H. Wilcox and family have returned to Mount Vernon, N. Y, after spending ten days with Mir Will cox's parents, Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Wilcox of Fairview street. After short visit at Mt. Vernon Mir. Wilcox will enter the new Bowery Savings bank on 42nd street, New York which opens for business Monday June IS. MT. Wilcox has been in the employ of the down town Bowery Bank since leaving New Britain some months ago.
 Plan to Lunch at Hallinan's--advt.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
GUILTY CONSCIENCE
 CAUSES CONFESSION
Youngstown Man Admits That Ne
 Murdered Sweetheart

Youngstown, 0,, June ls,-The hor' rifging thought ef the girl he loved lAiRg cold in death by hls asn hand, aleRe n an uHfFsauented country road ls responsible, police say for Chris eanRelh FiliRin0 chauffeur, her iRg held in the ,ail at Warren, ieTr WallY charged with murder,
 'I could not bear The thenght of her heinz there alone" Police Chief Watkins says CnRRell declared in cons fessing that hh stabbed Helena Ma, Tie nFaehmanR, pretty Danish sales girl ia death with his pocket knife because she told him she had changed her mind" about marrying him, and hid. the hady in a eulvert on the lonely country road,
 Cnnnelrs alleged confession came soon after Chief Watkins had com fronted him with the report of A handwriting expert, asserting that a note received hy The ehiet last ffi' day directing him where to find the h0dy,. and samples ot conneifs Writ ing were identical
 Cornell was chauffeur for a wealthy Youngstown family,
 In his confession. Cornell is said to have stated that he had been engaged 10 Marry Miss Draehmann in October on the night Of May 2i he said she lad called him by telephone. asking him to meet her, They rode until they neared the scene of the murder where they left the car. AS they walked along Helena told him that she had changed her mind about him.
 Reside himself with rage connell IS declared to have said that he drew his knife and stabbed her half ozen times. He then took on ms linen duster. tied 1t over her head and thrust the body into the culVerl where 1t remained week before De- ing found by officials who followed the direction of his note.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
MISSING WOMAN DEAD
New London Resident Who Disap- pcared May 20 Found in sca--Body of Child Not Located.

New London. June 12.-The body of Mrs. Olga Cominisky, who disap- peared from her home here on the night of May 20 with her four year old daughter, was found yesterday in Winthrop cove with her arms folded in such position as to indicate that the child too, had been drowned. Ef- forts to find the latter's body, how ever, were fruitless and the search will be resumed tomorrow.
 Police believe that Mrs. Cominisky committed suicide leaping into the water with the child in her arms. They believe that the childs body was washed away from the mother by the action of the water and that 1t will be found eventually.
 Mrs. Cominisky had been sought by police and by her husband, Louis, since her disappearance She had at- to take her two older chill dren with her when she left home but was met with refusal Her hus- band told police that he was unable to account for her leaving him and suicide.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
FRENCH PRESS EXPRESSES
 NO LITTLE DISAPPOINTMENT
hF'iish Aoie oa German Preparations Is Cause For Considerable
 Adverse Comment
Rg The Assselslsa Pres.

nf Ahe Assaflstea FTess.
 Paris, Fne ls,-A note Of disspr Helhtmsht marks the newspapers treatment Of the British cabinet de. llheFauans yesterday as fl the French nFess expected that the ministry af Afr Baldwin would show a marked departure from its predecessor in it's policy towards France as regards the Rnhr,
 Several Of the commentators seek tn justify the French Ruhr action from the start of the occupation, re, beating that whatever steps France has taken have heen hSFsd on the Ver- sailles treaty and dedueing that Frances demand that Germany eease passive resistance cannot he ehal- leRged,
 The decisions reached by the Brit ish cabinet are summarized here in what is apparently semi'offieial note as follows
 first--It is impossible tO demand that Germany cease passive resistance as no German government could eNe- cute this condition without ineurrins the danger of a communist reaction,
 second-inter-allied discussion is possible on the basis of the German memorandum although the figures contained in fl arc unacceptable;
 Third-The British cabinet believes it could persuade the reich to accept the figures of the Bonar Law plan 1 proposed last January;
 Fourth-If France is unwilling to l change her point of view Great Brit 1 ain suggests that allied experts fix the amount Of German separations after conditions in Germany;
 Fifth--1f these experts reach an agreement. Great Britain would then demand that Germany cease passive resistance.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12

Ninety-f1ve per cent of a cent il copper, and the rest is tin and zinc.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
NATIONS AGREE
Cuba to Give U. s. Tips on Liquor and L. $. Will Tip or Cuba on De- parture of Barred Nationals.

Havana. June 12.-Genersl Crow der. the American ambassador, and Manuel Cespedes, Cuban secretary or state. have reached an agreement pro- yiding that in return for information regarding ships leaving Cuban ports with cargoes of intoxicating liquor, American port authorities will give the Cuban government full informa- ton as to vessels that leave the United States ports with Haitians, .Jamaicans and Chinese bound for this island.
 These nationals are not permitted to enter Cuba without special per mits
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
Injuries Prove Fatal to
 Boy Run Over by.Freight

Torrington, June 12.-Kinsowe Ma son, eight year old son of Ralph K. Mason, president of the Trumbull- Vanderpool Manufacturing company of Bantam, died last night in the Charlotte Hungerford hospital here from injuries he received yesterday afternoon when he was run over by
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12

a freight train near the Bantam sia- lien,
 The boy Was RlaYlng with several .eomRaRlpHs near the station when fTelghl train pulled out, striking him enc lRiuFiRg him severely, enc Of hls legs being cut Oli,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-12
Man Run Down and Killed
 By Bridgeport Trolley

Bridgeport, June 12.-Waledeck Giensky, of New Haven, roomer in this city where he was employed by the Leake Construction company, was struck by a street car last night and almost instantly killed.
 Alex Laner also of New Haven and fellow worker walking cross the street with Gilensky was knocked down but did not get injured. He was arrested on a charge of drunkenness. Police say witnesses told them both men were under the influence of liquor and walked into the path of the car.
 G. Galekas, Connecticut company was placed under arrest in bonds of s2,O00 on a technical charge of mansaughter.
 Ninety-f1ve per cent of cent is ha act io in, zt,