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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
Genoa Items.

Harry Martin is spending few
days in town.
Miss Viola Mayhem of Stockton,
is the guest of Miss Ruth Dressler.
The social dance held last Satur-
day evening at the Raycraft hall was
well attended.
Miss Donelda Poirier has return
ed from San Francisco after an ab-
sence of several months.
Misses Josephine Price and Eva
Jones came down from Sheridan
Saturday to attend the dance.
Mrs. Chas. Brockliss and son
Oliver of Goldfeld, guests of Mrs.
Frank Brockliss, departed Monday
for San Francisco where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. Ed Fettic is contemplating
trip to San Francisco and other Cali
fornia cities. She expects to leave
within the next few days and will
be gone several weeks.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14

Following is the Roll of Honor of
the Gardnerville school for the
monty of January:
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
Smithie McMullin, Lenora Currie,
Jennie May Kane, Lester Meder.
Mabel w. Ritchford, teacher.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT
Blanche Hougner, Doris Kane,
Albert Christensen, Mabel Hansen,
Harold Imelli, Newman Jensen,
Mabel Jepsen, Myrtle Sorensen,
Howard Dettling, Mabel Imelli.
Marguerite Kenny, teacher.
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
Alma Anderson, Florence Heit-
man, Efie Imelli, Agnes Jensen,
Lbttie Syll, Andrew Jespersen,
Vincent Nielsen, Raymond Jones,
Norman Brown, Norma Dangberg,
Edna Hellwinkel, Grace Jepsen.
Stena Jensen. teacher.
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7. G. Earrer Here

T. G.. Farrer, who for many years
conducted a jewelry and optical
business at Carson, has opened up a
department at the A. Jensen com
pany store and is prepared to Go all
kinds Matchmaking, jewelry and
optical work. He is making a
specially of prompt attention to all
work entrusted to him and guaran-
tees every job. ADV.
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The Waterloo Dance

As has been announced for the
past several weeks. a dance will be
held at Waterloo on Washington $
Birthday, Saturday evening, Feb-
ruary 22nd Mr.. Luhrs has engag-
ed the Iitcheuberg orchest a for
the occasion and IS exerting every
effort to make this dance an enjoy
able one.
1t has been some time since a
dance has been held at Waterloo
and the coming one should be well
attended.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14

Editor Record-Gourier: | believe
the railroad corporations have en-
tered into a campaign of education.
in order to create a situation to
authorize the Legislature to in some
way raise valuations upon the agri-
cultural interests of the state for
purposes of taxation. The reasons
for my belief are based upon the
fact that Senator Newlands has got
up some sort Of a committee of
prominent and influential citizens"
to.suggest to the Legislature some
bill to raise valuations made on the
agricultural interests OF the state
and lower the rates Of taxation, for
the good" Of the state. | also find
many old friends OF the railroads,
Sheriffs and Assessors, and ex-Sher-
ifs and ex-Assessors, bitterly COM
planning that the agricultural in
terests are not valued sufficiently
high for purpose of taxation. | al
50 find that the old newspaper
friends of the roads are urgently
pressing higher valuations and lower
rates for the benefit" of the state
their swan song" being that no
one will buy farm property where
high rates prevail.
/ will attempt to answer the argu-
ments advanced in behalf of the
railroad corporations, and attempt
to show that the agricultural inter
ests pay more than proportionate
share of the burdens of Cove enment
except tradesmen, homesteaders,
farmers of small holdings, residential
property holders, and such:
For over thirty years the railroads
paid on assessed valuation of So
600 a mile, being about one-twentith
of the valuations placed by them for
purposes of bonding their proper
ties. | refer particularly to the
Central Pacific Railroad. During
that period the agricultural inter-
ests paid taxes upon about a seventy
per cent valuation taken as a
whole.
The Constitution and laws of the
State provide that all property
shall be assessed at its actual cash
value. These provisions have been
generally ignored in Nevada, and
similar provisions are ignored in
every other state in the union.
The paramount question of gov
ernment Of civilized people has been
and I fear ever ever will be, the
question of placing the burden and
costs of government, equally, and
in proportion, upon the shoulders
Of those Who pay the taxes, and in
accordance with their ability.
Within the last few years railroad
valuations have been raised for the
purpose of taxation to $50, 900 a
mile, and valuations upon the agri-
cultural interests have been lower
cred to some extent taken as a
whole, and to that extent equalizing
valuations.
For the purpose of bonding their
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
SCHOOL MONEY AppoRTIoNMENT

OF the amount distributed to the
school districts OF the state 20 per
cent is to teachers on the basis Of
$132, 2,243473 to each teacher for 30
school census children or fraction
thereof and 30 per cent to the school
census children on the basis of ST.
727925 for each child.
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TAXATION VIEWS OF
ATTORNEY CHARTZ

properties, the Central Pacific Rail-
road company, values its property
at all the way from $4,000 to
$210, 900 a mile, and they sell their
bonds at a premium at that rate.
The greatest discrepancy in the
valuation of a farm as assessed,
by the friends of the road, was an
isolated case chat occurred in Doug
las county, wherein it was shown
that the farm was assessed at So, 900
and that it sold for $4,000 This
shows that it was assessed for one-
sixth Of its actual cash value. This
is certainly avery exceptional case,.
because farming interests through
out Nevada are assessed, generally
speaking, at over one-half of their
actual cash value. However, taking
the EXTREMIST case that the railroads
can cite in their favor, and we find
that the owner of said farm paid on
one-sixth of the actual cash value of
his farm, and taking $210,000 a
mile as the cash value of the road
as shown by the selling values of its
bonds, and dividing that sum by
S35, 900 a mile and we find that it
pays upon only one-sixth of the
actual cash value of its property.
Eliminating the exceptional case,
and figuring only upon the general
valuations placed upon farming
properties by the Assessors, and
we find that the Central Pacific
railroad properties are valued at
not more than one-ffth of its actual
cash value.
1t is urged by many newspapers
and friends of the road that Neva-
da property should be assessed at
higher valuation, and low rate of
taxation, so as to coax buyers to in
invest, settle down and cultivate the
soil. and that the high rate scare
would-be investors away. / answer:
The first question asked is how
much, and the second. what is the
rate of taxation, and the third,
what is the valuation placed upon
the land? If the rate is placed at SO
on the 500, and the valuation at
so per cent of its actual cash value,
it means the same thing to any in
telligent would-be purchaser as a
rate of S1.50 per 500, and a valu-
alton of 100 per cent of the actual
cash value of the property.
As matters now stand, if my state
ment of facts are true, the owners
Of the Central Pacific Railroad prop
erty in Nevada pay taxes upon less
than one-iifth of its actual cash
value, and the agricultural interests
pay upon valuation of more than
one-half of the actual cash value of
their holdings. | therefore believe
that the agricultural interests should
be up and doing and represent their
interests before the Legislature,
and expose the peculiar situation at
tempted to be created by the rail-
road interests. 49," =
ALFRED CHARTZ.
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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14

Following IS the statement OF the
first semi-annual apportionment OF
state school moneys for the calendar
year 1918 Amount OF money to be
apportioned, Sl1S74S17. OF this sum
$1,000 is apportioned to the Elmer
gency School Fund for aid to new
school districts.
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Don't You Believe Ii

Some say that chronic eonsti-
patton cannot be cured. Don't you
believe it. Chamberlain.s Tablets
have cured others why not you?
Give them a trial. They cost only a
quarter. For sale by all druggists.
ADV.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14

Patronize a homo concern and
have your. cleanin. pressing and
altering done by Adams.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-16
HELD SCHMIDT ECCENTRIC
Physician Among Witnesses Exam
ined at the Murder Trail.

physician Among witnesses Exam
ined at the Murder Trail.
New York, Dec. 49, Details of the
manner in which Anna Aumuller met
her death at the hands of Hans
Schmidt, the priest, were told to the
jury at his trial for murder. Three
witnesses were heard, including DR..
Arnold Leo, who was Schmidt's ply
sician, Dr., Leo said he had treated
Schmidt, who complained of severe
pains in the head He thought the
priest at least eccentric. He advised
Schmidt against marrying Anna, say.
ing the latter was not his social or
mental equal,
Two police witnesses followed and
gave damaging testimony in the form
of confession made by Schmidt the
night of his arrest. Schmidt failed ia
show the slightest interest In the pro
ceedings, The knife and saw used
were offered in evidence. Throughout
the confession made TO the police
Schmidt contended that his act had
been directed by st. Elizabeth and
that he had killed Anna because he
loved her.
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PRISONER ADMITS
THEFT OF "MONA LISA"
Masterpiece, Found In Italy, to
Be Returned to Paris.

Rome. Dec. 13.-The famous Mona
Lisa" Leonardo da Vincis master
piece, stolen from the Louvre in Paris
more than two years ago, has been
found and is now in safe keeping at
the prefecture of police in Florence
1t is in perfect condition. The PIC
ture was offered for sale to Roman
antiquarian, Signor Geri, by a man
calling himself Vincenzo Perugia, a
native of Como. Signor Geri informed
the police.
The possessor of the masterpiece
was shadowed. When arrested the
prisoner admitted the theft and said
he stole the masterpiece from the
Louvre to avenge the taking out OF
Italy by. Napoleon Of the famous art
collections which France acquired
through the emperor's invasion. The
thief said he lived in Paris for Ions
time. The Mona Lisa" Will be
brought to Rome and handed over TO
the French ambassador.
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TO THE POINT

Puck the comic weekly, has been
taken over by The Masses, a Socialist
publication of New York.
For the first time since the civil
war the enlisted personnel of the
navy has passed the $4,000 mark.
Eleven men were lost when the
British steamer Weimar, l,500-ton
vessel. foundered in North sea gale
Employees of the Guaranty Trust
company OF New York will receive 10
per cent of their yearly salary as a
Christmas present
Customs officials seized at Belfast
Ireland, consignment of 200 rifles
which arrived on board freight
steamer from Germany.
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Meroado Hemmed In.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 13.-The rebels
In Juarez announce that their ad-
vance army of $500 men are within
20 miles of Ojinaga, between General
Mercado's command and the border,
and that Mercado is completely head
ed off. They expect the artillery and
reinforcements from Chihuahua city
to come up behind Mercado in time
% dispose of him while the troops now
near Ojinaga are attacking Orozco,
SalaZar and Caraveo.
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SENATOR STONE
ATTACKS BUSINESS
Alleges Plot to Undermine Con-
fId0nCe In Money Bill

Washington, Dec. 13. - Senator
Stone (Dem., MOI, made an attack
upon several prominent New York
bankers in a speech to the senate.
He described A. B. Hepburn, chair
man of the board of directors of the
Chase National bank, as one man who
had graduated from the comptroller's
office into "a lynx-eyed, hard-fisted
and rotund financial Pooh Ball." and
Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the
National City bank, he characterized
as sly, devilish sly" Milton e. Allies,
an official of the Riggs National bank
of Washington, was another against
whom Senator Stone aimed his shafts.
Incidentally, the senator from Mis-
souri, brought into the debate the af-
fairs of the Munsey Trust company
and the circumstances surrounding
the acquisition of the United States
Trust company by it. Senator Stone
charged that there was sinister in
huence that worked to undermine con
lldence in the currency bill" He
charged Mr.. Vanderbilt and E. p
Dawson of j. p. Morgan & Company
with partial responsibility, declaring
that they operated through Mr.. Allies
of the Riggs National bank of this
city
Senator Stone concluded: "TherC
are bankers in this country who are
the enemies of the public welfare, OIL
sacrifice the industrial interests o.
the country II they deemed it neces
sary to promote their own selhsl
ends"
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TO TRY ALLEGED eRAFTERs

Nyack, N. Y, Dec. 13-The cases
OF Bart Dunn, Tammany leader, and
others under indictment for alleged
graft in the construction of State
highways in Rockland County, will
be called for trial Monday before
Justice Tompkins in the Supreme
Court. The indictments were found
several months ago as the result of
long inquiry under the direction of
Justice Kapper.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-16
LEAN CHRISTMAS IN
WALL STREET

New York, Dec l3-This is the
season when Wall street begins to
get definite word of what the Christ
mas stockings are to hold, and while
official announcements are yet to be
made, it is certain that 1t is not go
ing to be very joyous Yuletide for
the majority of the workers in the
financial district. The dullness OF
business on the stock exchange the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-16
Restrlcta New Year,a orales.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 13.-Restauran,
and cafe owners who have reaped rich
New Years harvest in past years will
experience a falling off in business
this year. Chief of Police Rowe
stated that watch paries will be al
lowed to remain at their tables not
more than Is or 20 minutes after mid
night upon the advent of 1914. The
ordering of champagne before the
midnight hour, to be gurgled during
the early hours of the morning, will
not he permitted.
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EIetcher stopa the eattIe.

Mexico City, Dec. 10. - Rear Ad'
miral Fletcher, commander OF ths
American naval forces in Mexican
waters, ordered the rebels and fed
erals fighting at Tampico to cease
firing, threatening to open upon them
with the guns of the gunboat Wheel
ing If his order was not obeyed. Both
sides complied with the order.
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TO REDUCE COST OF LIVING
Policy Of Cooperation Between Cities
and Farms Adopted.

Columbus, o., Dec. 1S.-The state
agricultural commission has adopted
policy OF cooperation with cities
which are interested In agricultural
activities In their communities.
whereby information desired by farm
ers may be furnished. The plan is
devised as means of aiding the
farmer to increase the productlveness
or mis- farm. to market his products
and thereby to decrease the cost OF
living, II the farmer finds that the
roads are in such condition that he
can not get his crop to market, the
chamber OF commerce will get after
the county commissioners and have
the roads mended.
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heney,s Eye On Two Jobs.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Francis j.
Heney will run for governor of Cali.
fornia If Governor Johnson decides to
be 4 candidate for the United States
senate to succeed Senator Perkins.
He takes this position, he says, on his
own initiative. Whatever Johnson de-
cides, EIeney will be a candidate
either for the senate or the COVER.
nors chair until the polls close.
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Friday, the 10Th day of
December, 1918

between the hours of / p. m. and 2 p. m.
of said day, the following described lands
and tenements, to-wit
Situate in Knox county Ohio.
FIRST TRACT
Situate in the county of Knox: state of
bounded and described as follows: Com
mencing at the southeast corner of the
north half of lot Is in section A. township
5, and range Is, u. s. M lands, at a
stone, where lot corners with the late
Julia Thurston's land; thence north along
the township line 100 rods to the southeast
corner of lands formerly sold by A. l..
Myers to Norman Thurston thence west
along the south line of said Thurston land
SO rods to lands of Lewis and Sarah LitZ-
enburg; thence south 120 rods along the
east line of said Litzenburg land to lands
formerly owned by Julia Thurston; thence
east along the north line of said Julia
Thurston land So rods and 6 feet to the
place of beginning. Estimated to contain
60 acres, more or less.
SECOND TRACT
Situate in the county OF Knox, state
of Ohio and Hilliar township, and being
part of lot 10 in section 4, township D, and
range 10 u, =. NJ lands, described as fol-
lows. Being four acres out OF the south
east corner of tract of land decided by
Rolln Long to Lewis and Sarah Litzen-
burg.
Appraised at $5,OOOOO.
Terms of sale-One-third cash on day of
sale, one-third in one year and one-thrd
in two years the deferred payments to be
secured by mortgage on the premises sold
and to bear interest from the day of sale
payable annually, or the purchaser may
~ ~ '' j. NJ. WooLISoN,
Sheriff Knox County, Ohio.
T., O. LeVering, attorney for plaintiff
HIS, 20 ;l2-2 9,l6S
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past few months has already driven

a number of brokerage firms out of
business and others are preparing to
close their doors the first of the year.
The brokers' clerks realize the fact
that good old times of 25 and so per
cent of salary bonuses have gone for
ever The most of them will be
thankful if they are able to hold their
jobs.
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To Protect license Commissioners.

Columbus, o., Dec 49, inspectors
were sent to Canton by the state
liquor license board to protect the
Stark county license commissioners,
Charles A. Daugherty and Fred W..
Witter. Several days ago their homes
were stoned and they have received
anonymous letters threatening to blow
up their homes
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-16

Steubenville, O., Dec. 13.-Toronto'
jefferson county. voted dry by 81 ma
jority, the vote standing 591 dry to
470 wet. Eight saloons are voted out.
Women worked at the polls for the
dry cause.
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British OIL interests In Costa Rlca9

Washington. Dec. 13,-Secretary
Bryan said that so far as he knew
Minister Hale at San Jose, Costa
Rica, had made no representations to
the Costa Rican government regard
ing contract for exploitation of ii
lands made by that government with
the Pearson firm of London, This is
the Cowdray firm, which has large
oil concessions in Mexico and which
sought similar concessions in Colon
bia and Ecuador.
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The autumn gusts 80 whistling by
With antics quite abandon.
They blow tho nelghbors' leaves away.
or course my lawn they land on.
Spokane Spokesman Review.
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sHERIFF's SALE
Noah G. Myers

VS..
Abraham Myers ct al,
Knox Common Pleas.
BY virtue of writ of partition issued out
of the Court of Common Pleas of Knox
County, Ohio, and to me directed, l will
offer for sale upon the premises herein
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
NEW DISHES DESIGNED
FOR CHILDREN'S USE

MOTHER GOOSE and fairy tale
AVA heroines, animals and fable char
acters all donate representatives te
decorate dishes designed especially fol
children
There is one attractive style deco
rated with small brown kittens. The
chief claim to notice of this china is
that it is cheap, durable and at the
same time daintily decorated. Two kit
tens, resting their heads fondly to-
gether. form the decoration of the
plates and saucers. And the cups and
stocky mugs for milk are hardly more
deliberately decorated. The smallest
sized plate costs 8 cents.
One set of dishes bears proverbs writ.
ten about the edges Of the plates and
cups and saucers, and illustrations OF
the proverbs within or below the let
tering. .
announces In bold. black letters that
"Two's company, three's none" In the
center of the plate are two little men
and one little maid walking along
amicably enough, arm in arm. :.
There Is Little Red Riding HOOD
set that would charm and thrill any
child, and other old tales are repre-
scented
Plates for the very small child are
sold in this decorated china They have
heavy. substantial bases, and thick
sides. and the rim curves slightly over
the bowl of the plate in such q way
that it would be almost impossible for
the child eating from them to spill the
food
Tin trays for children. painted in
bright colors, show lovable ponies and
dogs and cats and chickens and other
barnyard pets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
To Buy Shoes That Fit.

A LMOST every one wears shoe that
Is too loose. The shoe itself may be
correct as to size and shape. but 1t is not
fastened tight at the pcint OF control.
which is the instep. When you set your
foot upon the floor or pavement in the act
of walking the shoe adheres. and II 1t is
loosely fastened over the instep the foot
will push down into the toe of the shoe.
At certain spots on the foot this slipping
causes friction, which in turn causes
corns and bunions. These spots are the
soles of the feet, tops. ends and inner
sides Of the toes, the great and little toe
joints and the back Of the heel
Study the shape of your foot. II 1t is
pointed wear a shoe with a tapering toe:
IL round, wear moderately round toe.
A long foot requires a long vamp. short
shoes fit snugly under the arch. This
will support the instep and prevent a
strained or fallen arch. besides assisting
to hold the foot back in the heel.
A good. tight fit over the instep is neces-
sary. The best shoe to adjust is a lace
shoe, as buttons work loose. If you do
wear buttoned shoes. the three lower but
casionally. When a laced shoe is tried
on the strings should be drawn tight. If
the sides Of the shoe then meet, 1t Is too
loose. They should gap. or make V
shape. even when laced tight. because II
they do not. as the leather stretches the
shoe will become too loose and let the
foot slip down into the toe.
One Of the greatest economies is to dress
the feet we'll at all times. Wear a light
weight tie for the house. but see that 1t
fits tight at the instep, and that the heel
IL always kept square and true.