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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

the sciences is the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Science.
Its existence means that today the
accumulated fund of scientific knowl-
edge Is so vast that research Is no
longer possible on one-maa basis,
and that cooperation among many
workers Is of necessity the motto OF
the day-co-operation not only among
different branches of the same SCI
ence, but among different sciences.
Science now recognizes as the great
est single work being done today the
investigation of the structure and
nature of matter. 1t pools the interests
of the physicist, chemist and astrono-
mer so completely that 1t has been
set apart under the specific name or
"atomic physics" as common meet
ing ground of these sciences.
"Atomic physics" contains things
hard for Mr.. Everyman to understand.
But this may be said: There used to
be eighty or ninety elements each
composed of "atoms" different from
those in the other elements. Now we
have decided that there are just two
ultimate particles" the "electron'
and the "proton," and that matter
consists of these two, grouped In va
rious ways and numbers to form the
various atoms. In short, the different
elements, instead of being funda-
mentally different, are fundamentally
alike. the difference among them be-
ing In the number and arrangement of
the electrons and protons in their
atoms. These electrons and protons
are incredibly minute.
These electrons and protons have
been found to be the fundamental
units of both matter and electricity.
Grouped, at rest an disable they are
matter. Free and ungrouped they are
static charges of electricity. Thus
matter and electricity are one and the
same thing, In different forms and
under different conditions.
Over this discovery there Is great
excitement in the scientific world. The
scientists hold that in atomic physics
is the future of civilization. They
hope to disrupt the atom with large
conversion into free energy. They say
that pint of water, on this basis, con-
talns enough energy to drive the
Leviathan across the Atlantic at full
speed. So, when the coal and the oil
are used up we shall have new en-
ergy to keep us going, and to perform
new woaders for u.s.
Steinmetz, being hard-boiled
scientist, makes most of his predic-
lions along less sensational lines. He
says it Is crime to burn coal for
heat without saving its mechanical and
electrical energy, and that soon all
coal will be burned at the mouth of
the mine, and its energy transmitted
in the shape of electricity. The same
Is TRUE of oil and gas. So. also, we
have scarcely begun to utilize our
hydro-electric power.
81 can see," says Stelnmetz. "the
whole country using electric energy
supplied to 1t by network of inter
connected generating stations like q
railroad system. so that the widest
possible economic distribution may he
obtained"
Then, when everything is electrified
| there will be no smoke In the cities,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
eAsENEss AND NoeLENEss

Epictetus reminds us again and
again that we have many, If not all
such advantages as the world has TO
offer If we are willing to pay the price
by which they are obtained. But II
that price be a mean or wicked one,
and IL we should scorn ourselves were
we ever tempted TO pay 1t, then we
must not even cast one longing look
OF regret towards things which can
only be got by that which We dellber-
ately refuse 20 give,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

succeed Mrs. George Maynard Minor,
whose term expires this year by con-
stitutional limitation, include three
prominent members: Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook of Pennsylvania Mrs. G.
Wallace Hanger of the District of Co
lumbia. and Mrs. william Cumming
Story of New York, honorary president
general of the d. A. II.
Tickets have been announced par.
TALLY by the candidates, and there is
every indication Of AN exciting con-
test when the 1900 delegates assemble
In Memorial Continental hall, Officers
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
Egypt's Area

Egypt has an area of about $50 900
square miles. The hulk of he country
consists of inhospitable san and des-
ert. Practically Z only settled por-
ton consists of very narrow band Of
cultivated territory on each side of the
Nile. The Nile valley and delta. the
only settled portion Of Egypt, have an
area of IL, 226 square miles. almost ex-
actly one-fourth thu size of New York
stnte. This narro--. area contains the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

IN THE opinion Of the American Of
L ficials and many other citizens who
are well informed, the people of this
country are not devotlng sufficient
thought to the doings of the REDS"
In the United States under the instruc-
lions of the third internationale whose
headquarters are In Moscow. If the
information supplied by secret govern
ment agents and used by the prosecu-
ton in the trial OF William Y. Fos-
ter and others for violation Of the
Michigan anti-syndicalism law Is to be
relied upon, the Russian Communist
organization is planning great anti
American drive for the immediate fu-
ture.- A call has been sent cut for a
Communist convention in May to con-
slider the organization details of a le-
gal political party under which the
Illegal activities Of the Communists
may be sheltered. The call, which is
signed by John Richards, says In
part:
"Under good and bad leadership 1t
tthe Communist partly remains our
party. Within our party we are bound
together by common aims. with COM
mon hopes and aspirations. Our party
is world party under the guidance
and discipline Of the Communist in
ternationale.
"The executive committee of the
Communist internatIonale has made a
decision for our section, the Commu-
mist party Of America. (This decision
Is for an open political party and an
underground true Communist party
functioning as one). Not one true
Communist will desert or lessen his
activities. We shall unite to carry out
the decision"
Minutes of the governing body Of the
third internationale, presented at the
Foster trial. show that the Workers
party In America was created by de-
cision of the internationale. The docu-
ment, discussing the American stu
alton, says: Under existing circum-
stances 1t Is impossible for the Com
munIst party in the United States to
be legal party. OF course the party
can develop open labor organizations,
such as the Trade Union Educational
league, of which Foster is secretary.
1t can even build legal revolutionary
workers organizations. 1t must also
launch legal party with the purpose
that the communists can enter openly
Its ranks without permitting the police
to know which of the members are
Communists and which are not.
''But the underground organization
whose membership consists entirely of
Communists, must not be llqudated.
On the contrary It must be built firmer
and stronger.
'It is the duty Of the Communist
party to defeat by any means that may
be necessary the capitalist govern
ment attempts to confine the revolu-
tionary party to the underground chan
nels. In carrying out these instruc-
lions, the Communist party must
guard itself against the tendency to
repudlate or neglect the Illegal work
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

serve for three years, with the excep-
ton of the vice presidents-general
whose terms are only for two years.
The presidents-general of the ID. A.
X. have included notable American
women. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison was
the first, accepting the office while
first lady of the land. Mrs. Adlai
Stevenson and Mrs. Charles w. Fair
banks, wives of vice presidents OF the
United States, also have served In this
office.
The late Mrs. John A. Logan was
long a member ofthe society.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
CONTEST FOR HIGH OFFICE
Prominent Women Are Candidates for
Position Of Presldent-Genera1
Of the D. A. r.

Washington.--Inte In the annual
congress OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution to be held here
April 10 to 81 Is centering in the trii
ennial election Of officers, with a three
cornered contest on for the Office Of
presidcnt-general.
The candidates now In the field to
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
For Both Sexes.

Salesman-A hammer? Yes, madam.
Here is our latest article for the home.
On one side the head. you observe,
Is made of the best quality steel for
hitting thu nail or tack. On the other
side we have the best rubber for HIT
ting ones finger or thumb,-Boston
Transcript,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

densest population in the world. At
the moment 1t should come to approx
mately 100000. If New York state
were as densely pex,led it would have
nearly 60.0O0.000 inhabitants. while the
United States would on the same basis
have 140,000,0OO.. Exchange.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
River Celebrated In SONG.

The Suwanee river. celebrated In
the ballad sway Down Upon the
Suwanee River" rises in southern
Georgia, in the Okefenokee swamp,
and winds south-southwest about 800
miles, flowing through Florida into
the Gulf of Mexico at Suwan,e bay.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

ny use the word "Impos-
slble?" This comment by
DIR. Charles p. Steinmetz
on the general subject of
scientific inventions of
the future and the eco
nomic civilization Of the
world a hundred years
from now Is q whole vol
ume of prophecy In It.
self.
And Steinmetz, In the
role of prophet is even
nora intarasfinp than In
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

called to the fact, said: "Thirteen's
the reason. That's my regular num-
Der and wear it upside down to take
the curse off,"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD
a RE you and your friends

n RE you and your friends
"A aware OF the persistent and
ireidious camp aicn that is being
carried on by the communists,
boishevists, radical socialists and
other varieties of REDS" in the
United States with the purpose
Of undermining and destroying
the government Are you fully
awake to the danger, or do you
believe there 10 no danger to
America In the work Of these
world revolutionists7
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
MANY Rreadmakino Material.

The Irish make potato bread. and
In Iceland Goldfish are beaten into
powder and made into bread. In
some countries rice. which is not so
nutritious as wheat. Is used. In the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
Qabhit Eur Ia PrIxed

Rabbits, once bred for food pur.
poses alone, are now coming to be
recognized as the providers Of q val
uable fur.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
NEWS REVIEW Of
CURRENT EVENTS
Plans of Communists for Anti
American Drive Revealed in
Foster Trial.
LEGAL PARTY MERE SHIELD?

Rising Price Of Sugar Causes Investl
oations-Early British Intervention
In Ruhr Situation 10 Possible
Russia Condemns Catholic Pre-
Iates to Death-PackIng
Concerns Merged.
, 1923-07-20
E GS
CT THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
70 ST. CROIX.

Continued from yesterdays Avj8.)
End Member for Chr|istiansted Town
CCaneguta): Didn't you have the same
amount year before. the last?
Lieutentent GebhGTd: | believe / did.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(CanegGtn). | wsnt TO see the whole
town mgnted and not The half. l pro-
pose that the lights be extended where
there is no light.
1st Member for Frederiksted Town
Gackson) remarked: Mr.. Vice-Chairman.
| understood the Government Secretary to
say that Government has no objection
to this an endment. May l ask the Vice
Chairman to inquire OF he Government
Secretary whether Government would
have any objection if this addional Frs.
/ 1921 were used for furnishing the two
towns with more lights instead of having
the lights burn all nigh as proposed by
this amendment.
Government Secretary (GlfseD in an
, 1923-07-20

you fully; I hear 0 read pa. -
Ordinance. but | don't think 1 can vote
on a matter without seeing it. AS T.
as | see | signed the Ordinance.
The Vice Chairman: The changes
proposed are merely a few grammatical
errors.
End Member for Christiansted Town
tCaneqata) feel that | am quite lncom-
petent to vote for something that nave
not read. My view is that the mater
should be placed on the table Tor luBpec-
ton of members before q vote is taken
upon it.
Government Secretary (GqfneO re-
marked: Mr.. Vica-ChairInan. This OrCl-
nance has been five months waiting tor
these corrections, and it is the desire
Of Government that the Tax on Auto
mobiles comes into force and effect on
the 1st day of July Of the preseL5 year.
1t is therefore necessary to AK Inc
Council to correct only matters ot Eng
lish and in no wise to make any change
in the law.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(Caneqata) remarked: Mr.. Vice Chair
man. | have no doubt about that.
don't want to interfere with tthe vote
taken. | merely felt that the matleF
could have been laid on the table during
the recess.
The Vice Chairman: Gentlemen of
the Council. Although the vote has been
taken Government is willing to place the
matter on the table for inspection OF
members.
The Ordinance was placed on the table
for inspection of members and a recess
of 10 mirsates was given.
4th Appointed Member ~(Blackwoodb
and End Member for Christiansted Town
(Canegata) left the meeting during the
recess.
The Council resumed after recess and
the Chairman brought up Colonial Coun-
Gil Bill No. /.
Item g..
Colonial Council Bill No. I, Fourth
Council, First Session, 1923-1924.
Introduction of and LIST Discussion
on Colonial Council Sill No. /, draft
of an OF dinance introduced by End
Appointed Member (N0lD amending
Title III, Chapter II of an Ordin-
ancn entitled an ordinance providing
a compiled Code Cf General and Spe-
ciaI Laws for St. CrO,X etc.
The Bill reads as follows:
Colonial Council Ball No. l..
Fourth Council, FIRST Session, 1928 1924.
DRAFT OF AN ORDINANCE
, 1923-07-20

ton should be addressed to The Colonial
Council as Government is not passing on
the budget today.
1st Member for Frederiksted Town
JUck80n):: l just wanted to know Gov
ernment's attitude on the matter so that
| could bring in an amendment.
1st Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Ander8en) remarked Mr.,
Vice Chairman. After hearing the vari-
Gus remarks, particularly those of the
Public Works Officer, the time is not yet
ripe to bring in this amendment. can
not vote for this amendment, because l
do not know what it means.
4th Member for Christiansted Country
District (Rdm80U remarked: Mr.. Vice
Chairman. The Honorable 1st Member
for Frederiksted Country District is quite
correct, but | think this will enlighten
him. As regards the spending Of the
money / cannot say how it should be
spent, but the Public Works Officer GER
tainIy knows how it should be spent. |
have a list here and one can readily see
that it is a memorial by the people, ad-
dressed to Government asking that the
lights on the streets be burnt all night.
End Member for Frederiksted Country
District (CMrrO moved that The amend
ment be put to the vote.
6 5th Appointed Member INC IntOSb) Sc
conded the members motion.
The Vice Chairman read the amend
b1ent aud put same to the vote.
members voted for; 6 against.
The Vice Chairman remarked: The
amendment is adopted.
LIST Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Andersenl, LIST Member for
Ch,istiansted Country District (~Jessen)
and 4th Member for said District (RaSn-
say left the meeting.
Maintenance under Public Works l.
partment as amended was put to the
vote.
8 members voted for; l against.
Subsidies: No remarks. Put to vote,
9 members voted for: none against.
Miscellaneous: No remarks. Put to
yotn, 8 members voted for; none against.
Pensions: No remarks. Put to ;Ote, 9
members voted for; none against.
The budget was then put to the vote
en- bloc.
IL members voted for; one member
not voting.
Outside the order Of the day Govern
ment Secretary said that Government
would like to have slight changes made
in the Ordinance concerning roads in
St. Croix passed by the Colonial Council
December Is, 1922.
The Vice-Chairman put to the vote the
~oo,,ac+ p,o6n nv GOvprnmnpt that phanU.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-09-01
BoNEHEAD PLAY OF NoAH'S
Asleep at the Switch When He Had
Opportunity to Benefit the
Human Race

Boneheads have been pulled since
the dawn Of light The idea that any
particular age sees them running wild
is a mistake. The first famous bone
head that history records was pulled
by no less a parsonage than old Noah.
Noah simply couldn't see things
right; he had no vision and, therefore,
missed the Golden Chance" He had
40 long nights in which to get up and
put the two mosquitoes in the world
out Of business He could have done it
with one smash Of his fly swatter. But
Noah snored away at the switch and
in time the dove appeared with the
olive branch and the next day the peo-
pie walked off the ark onto land-and
the mosquitoes went with them.
There are many other famous bone
heads that might be here recorded, but
none Of them equals old Noah's as a
work OF art. so the committee ap-
pointed for the purpose has decided
unanimously to place his name in the
hall Of fame.-Bert Walker in the
Topeka Capital
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-09-01
BRINGING UP FATHER ON
BROADWAY" AT THE AVE
NUETHEATER FOR SEVEN
BIG NIGHTS

This coming Monday evening, Sep
TENDER 3rd Labor Day, Bringing I'll
Father On Broadway" will be staged
for one week or seven Big Nights
at the Avenue Theater, 3llO Indiana
avenue, and everything seems to indi-
cate that it will be the best and most
up-to-date show that has struck tie
old Avenue Theater for many a day
For it is said that this new musical
comedy is by far the best ever evolved
around the characters of George Nc
Manus in his famous cartoons of the
same title Father" as usual is the
dominating figure and participates in
number of stirring and side-splitting
adventures which takes him, Maggie.
his termangent wife, the irresponsible
Dinty Moore and others OF the beloved
characters to various parts of the
world. The production calls for large
cast and number of unusual feat
lures, surprises innovations and novel
ties are promised.
Remember Bringing Up Father On
Broadway will only hold forth seven
nights at the Avenue Theater starting
with two big shows on Labor Day,
Monday, September 3rd.
Mr.. W. Meakin, the hustling man.
ager Of the Avenue Theater, will be on
hand at each big show and see to It
that all of its patrons will have no
trouble in securing seats.
See ad in another column Of this
newspaper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-09-01
500 DELEGATES EXPECTED AT
N.A.A.C.P. KANSAS CITY
CONFERENCE
Special Train Carrying Members from
Chicago
Conference to Visit Men Of oath In
fantry in Leavenworth Prison

One Of the largest conferences on
Race Relations ever held in the United
States was expected to begin with the
opening mass meeting on Wednesday,
August %, of the Fourteenth Annual
Conference in Kansas City Of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People. A special
train had been arranged for, TO carry
delegates and visitors from Chicago to
Kansas City, and large delegations
were appointed from middle and far
western and southern, as well as east
ern territories.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons for
Oklahoma elected a delegation of rs
OF their best men to 60 to the N.A.A.
C.P. Conference, and special cars were
engaged to carry them together with
delegates from other Oklahoma
branches.
On Saturday, September lst, the en-
tire Conference is to visit the men,
bers Of the oath Infantry, imprisoned
in Leayenworth Prison, Kansas, as an
aftermath Of the Houston race riot Of
1917. The members of the Conference
are to be shown through the prison
and will be given opportunity to talk
with the prisoners.
The Hon. c. B. Griffith. Attorney
General Of Kansas, who fought the Ku
Klux Khan uncompromisingly in his
state, is to present the Spingarn Medal
to Professor g. w. Carver of Tuske-
gee. Mr.. Griffith takes the place Of
Governor Davis Of Kansas, who had
rearranged his schedule in order to be
able to attend the Conference but
whose illness, typhoid fever, has con
fined him TO his bed Governor Davi:
wrote expressing his regret at being
unable to speak
Messages Of greeting to the Confer.
ence were received from Presiden-
Calvin Coolidge and Moor6eld Storey
President Of the N.A.A.P.C., and were
to be read at the opening mass meet
ing Of the Conference.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-09-01
INNOCENT NEGRO is LYNCH
VICTIM OF FLORIDA MOB

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 26.-Arrests
were promised shortly by Henry
Lilienthal, county detective, tonight
after an investigation Of the lynching
last midnight of Ben Hart, Negro,
whose bullet riddled body, with the
hands manacled, was found in ditch.
Investigators today said the mob
had lynched an innocent Negro.
AT $50 o'clock last night about ten
unmasked men called at Harris home,
told him they were deputy sheriffs and
were going to take him to the county
jail. They represented, it was said,
that the Negro was wanted for peep
ing in young woman's window. Hart
agreed to go readily, saying he was
innocent. 1t developed today that at
the time Negro peeped into the win
dow, Hart was at home, twelve miles
away and that it was impossible for
him to have been the one wanted.
If the Southern white Christians
continue to mob and lynch colored
people who have proven themselves in
nocent Of committing the slightest
crimes, it will only be a. question OF
time until like the worm or the roar
ing lion, the colored man. will turn
over and wake up and with a blazing
torch at night and with his gun march
forth during the dead of dark hours
of the night STAY hundreds OF white
persons at the same time burning their
homes down over their heads.
The past history Of the colored peo-
pie in this country even in slavery
times should teach the whites in the
South that every time that they for
the fun Of the thing, murder a poor
law abiding colored man or woman OF
child, they are simply loading the dice
against themselves.-Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-09-01
"PUSSYFOOT" ADDRESSES AT
RICAN NEGROES

Cape Town.-William 4. pussy
foot') Johnson concluded his tour of
the wine-farming district with great
meetings at Cape Town. He addressed
crowded colored audience one night
and was received with bands, banners
and choirs. He emphasized the boon
that prohibition had been to the col
ored race Of America, encouraging as
it had, thrift and regular working
habits
"A colored speaker named Baron was
enthusiastically applauded when he
said that If the colored people had
their way, they would have prohibition
in South Africa tomorrow. One day
they would push the Europeans into
prohibition. AT the final meeting in
Cape Town, the chairman stated that
South Africa was ready for prohibit
ton. The immediate object, however,
was to put the plan Of local option
into operation. With a little more
pressure on members OF Parliament,
he expected this would be done.
Mr.. Johnson said that he had never
had more orderly meeting in his life,
and he now knew what a South ARR
can welcome meant