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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-11-24
ASSESSORS SHOULD BE APPOINTED

Assessor Sitton has suggested a plan for taking the office of assessor
question is that a assessor be appointed for each county by the State
Tax commission, each n 50 appointed to pass IN examination pre-
gcrnbed by the commission which will demonstrate the prospective
assessors knowledge of taxation. In this manner the incompetent would
be eliminated and freedom would be had from partisan influence.
We would suggest that assessor be appointed from each county
il the manner above described, but that no assessor should serve in
the county from which he is appointed. This plan has worked admir-
ably in connection with district judges in the state of Virginia, and
should be especially applicable to the office of assessor in connection
with which local influence too often results in inequalities under our
present system-Churchnl Standard.
In strange contrast with that obscurity which doth hedge about a
editor and give him a chance to hide his identity in the editorial I'VE"
as well as to be otherwise vague and ambiguous about policies that he
does no personally approve, is the bold 1ordy az" my" and "mine"
Of kings 1t makes US Americans smile to hear King George of England
speak Of my army, my navy, my empire, my musselmen subjects"
but when he speaks of" my Allies" it makes us grin. Gee, but it's
great to live in a republic where nobody owns you but the rent
tfr AK collector, the coal man, the butcher and the baby.
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The reelection of Senator Ncwlands shows that the voters Of
Nevada are not rcactionary. The antireactonary votes asst for New
lands and Miller amount ito almost two-thmds of the vote of the state.
Senator New1ands is one OF the ablest members Of the senate, and had
he failed to be reelected the reactionary press would have reioiced
ver Nevadas Reputation of the president"-San Francisco Star
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The foot and mouth disease played havoc with a number Of states
mcn.-Indanapois Star.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-11-24
Wood for Sale
Hot Lunch at All Hours

Jess Paxton has that Hot Lunch
ready at all hours, drop in and try
the delicacies he has prepared for his
trade. n1S-tf
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-11-24

The foot and mouth disease played havoc with a number Of states-
mcn.-Indianapols Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
LETTERS SHOW THE
 STANDARDS MAKING
 A HIT IN SPAIN

Mrs. J. E. Frazier, the local agent interesting letter the other day which her company had received from Spain regarding the splendid Standards. The N letter is considered in automobile cir " oles as an excellent boost for the Se1ectrics" as a whole. II follows yer oatim:
 Standard Car Manufacturing Company,
 Jackson, Mich:
 Gentlemen-During a recent conver- eation with MT. Ralph c. Jones, man ager of your agency in Detroit, the question came up as to why, from an engineering point of view, l purchased Standard electrics for Spain and Por- tugal in preference to the many other makes l investigated during the last
 2h weeks.
 tention was first attracted to the' Ndard electric by a window dis play orsthe chassis. The remarkable simplicity of this chassis appealed to. me so strongly that I immediately -ex- amined the car very carefully and re- ceived a demonstration.
 l found the design and construction of your car thoroughly practical in ev- cry manner, frce from any complica- uons Whatever, and without any com promises of a technical nature. Th' Sap IS perfectly balanced and withou excessive weight in any part, for eacl part Is cleverly designed for its par ticular purpose in relation to ever, other part with a good factor O safety.
 l was particularly well pleased witl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Rites of the Campfire Girls

All of the Indian romance and color and poetry which are bound up in the Girls Campfire movement were brought out in @ talk at the Brooklyn Woman's club by Miss Grace Travis. guardian of the Nos trand Avenue Campfire" Twenty Camp fire girls were there and showed, in cos tune and dance and songs, what goes on at one of their high ceremonial meetings, says the New York Post.
 Very slowly to weird Indian music, the 20 moccasined figures came up the aisle and on the platform, Miss Travis, the leader carrying a torch, and they went through the ceremony of lighting the three high, white candles on the plat form surrounded by flowers. The three candles stand for the three watchwords of the movement, work. health and love, which are blended together into the one word Wohelo, which sounds truly Indian, but is not After the fires of work and health and love are lighted and the dances are danced and some Indian legends told, the meeting lttNks up with song or hymn to the Master of the Hidden Fire. -
 Fire is the idea about which the whole movement has grown up,' says Miss Travis ssThe fire of the home is what the girls are to keep lighted, to reconcile the idea of the home with changing so- cial conditions and to connect the girl with her home. Most of our girls are in their early teenss time when they are changing their interests and ideas and often growing away from their home and beginning to think that home has no connection with outside interests. It is this stage which we are trying to help girls through. It is the time when d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
BRADLEY SAUNDERS
 TALKS ABOUT HUNDSONS

"It has certainly been Hudson year." said Bradley Saunders Friday night just before he left for week rest at French Lick Springs.
 We have sold our entire allotment of 1914 Hudsons and can't get another one for love or money. A good many men in our territory are disappolnteo' but 1t can't be helped. The Hudson factory itself is 5000 cars over sold.
 "However. we're taking orders now for 1915 Hudsons and will make de- liveries about June 1b.
 "The Hudson people will continue to make .sixes' exclusively and the 1915 models are 'hummers.' Our territory has haen enlarged and we have trebled our allotment for the coming year.
 MT. Saunders will spend week a' French Lick, going from there to the races at Indianapolis, where he VIII be joined by Joseph c. Wheeler sales manager of the Saunders Motor Car company, and together thy will go te inc Hudson factory at Detroit to close contract for the 1915 models.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

Out of the wilderness of good roads bills, the confusing array of statistics, the torrent of good roads oratory, in- tended primarily for home consumption certain basic features have been evolved which will undoubtedly be incorporated in the legislation to be ena cted this year,
 The first essential feature is that the federal government shan deal with no political unit smaller than the state. There are nearly 3000 counties and 5000 townships in the United States, thus mak- ing 35,oo0 units which the federal govern ment must deal with 1T 1t undertakes to give federal aid on a local basis. This, from an administrative -sandpoint, would be almost impossible, ard certainly enor- mously expensive. From a political standpoint, the pressure which would be exerted upon the indi~Ioual congressman by the counties and townships in his dis trict, each trying to get a hand into the federal treasury. would be so persistent and so relentless that self-respecting men would throw up the job, leaving the field open to the political ~.re pullers. The realization of these fatal defects in any plan of extreme localization renders abso- 1utely certain the adoption of the state as the smallest unit.
 1t may be accepted as equally certain that no federal aid plan will receive the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Crisp Comment For Automobile Fans

fighters in that country are buying automobiles. The MeXicans seemed to have unlimited funds and their desire to attend the battle like gentlemen in a touring car will no doubt be attended to. At least, it should Battles are embarrassing at best. so why not attend one in comfort if possible?
 The Hupmobile company is now shipping out 90 cars daily to It's dealers "Hupps' are now boom ing, 1t appears. It's good car for the money.
 Robert Stubbs recently received four carloads of Indian motorcycles. Good boy, Robert; fill the state with Indians" It's & laudable en- deavor.
 All the local automobile dealers who have made enough money to pay their transportation are going to Indianapolis the last of the week to attend the races.
 The local automobile situation is at it's best. Sales are being reported daily from every dealer and agency. There is optimism everywhere that this is going to be the biggest season of all. Let's hope so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

girl becomes conscious of her own per- sonality and critical of the differing per- sonalities Q others. All she needs is sym pathy and understanding and congeniat things to do and think about. The church, school and home are the real centers of education but the camp fires supplement them in the sort of education which is the normal development of all their powers.
 ''The physical side of the education is one of the most important things" says
 Miss Travis. ''The girls are taught to
 conserve their energies and to take care of themselves. Before they get their sec ond degree they must go for month
 without candy or commercially manu- factured drinks, must know first aid to the injured. must sleep outdoors, or as near it as possible, and several other things. In learning to camp the girls erect tents make branch beds, learn lcamp cooking, and how to build fire in all kinds of weather. They learn to plan
 gardens and to know trees and flowers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
HEAVY CARS MAKE
 BEST RECORDS IN THE
 TIRE MILEAGE CONTEST

The fact that the relation of weight to upkeep and maintenance Is some
 times distroted in the public mind Is clearly evidenced in the list of prize winners announced by the Ajax-Grieb Rubber company who distributed x6ooo
 to motor drivers showing the highest mileage. starting April. 1s1A and end ing last month. on Ajax tires Fifteen prizes wore awarded and the first three who pulled down the big money-ssoo' $500 and Ss0o--are all drivers of cars which are not placed in the light weight class. The three winning cars and their mileage records were Lo- comobile. owned in Marlboro. Mass, which rolled up the high score of 16, 782 miles; . Packard, owned in De- troit, 1s,e00 miles; and Cadillac owned in Victoria, B. C.. 1s,1Sl miles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Fly RICHARD F. LUSSIER

pears that the foreign race drivers used this pungent liquid last year for fabrication and won the classic race, and this year every race driver wanted to use castor oil on his ma chine. The speedway officials ob- jected and hence the controversy and threatened withdrawal of some star" race drivers.
 However, everything is now peaceful along the Indianapolis parkway. The officials have given in to the drivers and they may use castor oil on their racing cars or internally or in any manner they please. Operatic stars" have no corner on the artistic tempera- ment.
 Heavy and systematic buying by big concerns is being reported by automobile truck manufacturers all over the country. Unusual activity is being shown by municipalities, brewers, oil companies, grocers, de- partment stores, meat packers and road builders This is held by ex- perts as showing the commercial trend of the automobile.
 The opera bouffe" war in Mexico is taking the output of automobile companies, as the rebels, federals and all the other brands of pseudo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Wives of Mexico's Tommy Atkinses

The women who accompany the Mex lean army writes Fritz Arno von de Ellen in Harper's Weekly, are gener- ally of the Indian type, totally unedu- caled, unspeakaPly dirty, and appar- ently quite content to undergo physi- cal hardships for the sake of being with their masters. l use the word masters advisedly. for it accurately ex- presses the relationship of Mexican women to Mexican men. The loyalty of the soldiers wife Is more akin to that of a dog to its master than to that of an intelligent woman to her mate. She expects to do the hard work and to be cuffed about for her pains. Her bravery (for frequently she fol- lows her husband into battle) Is the bravery of stupidity that does not recognize danger. Popular supersti- tion, abroad at least, pictures the Mex ican dancer-nervous. passionate, a charmer with a dagger hidden in her corsage. Nothing could be further from the truth, as expressed by the inmates of novels, by the shiftless creatures walking the streets and standing in stolid contentment if a
 band is in the plaza to entertain them.
 and by the servants of the soldiers who go tC. war.
 Their features are heavy, their eyes
 expressionless and seldom do they give
 any indication of the imag agination
 without which dread of impending
 danger does not exist. They are not l fighting for a cause Not one In 25 can give even the most fragmentary exclamation of the rebellion, and this
 applies to the men as we'll as the
 women.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

your manner of suspending the Vest inghouse motor so as to permit straight line shaft drive to the dou- ble reduction in the rear axle with out universal joints in the shaft. This is indeed very good and a current econ omizer over other systems.
 The weight of the car as a whole
 is more in keeping with the battery size than other makes of electrics so many of which are far too large and cumbersome, allowing the bulky weight Gas compared with battery ca pacity) to exceed it's proper propor- tion. Then, too. in considering the weight of the Standard electric, less effort is required to control this car, while the cost of maintenance is bound to be considerably lower than that of many other makes. However, while the weight is greatly in its favor, the sim plicity easy access to all parts, cor rect proportions of it's design and gen. eral appearance are very commendable.
 While visiting your factory last week had an excellent opportunity for thoroughly Investigating the con structional features of the bQdiess De fore painting and upbolstering was ap- piled and found LMat the coach work and fiIpiSJ'n Were entirely adequate for the nost severe service.
 senHhanl<ing you for the courtesies ex- tended during my visit and with best wishes for your continued success, I am, yours very truly.
 1 ERNEST E. SCHULTZ, British Engineering Works. Lauria 10S, Barcelona, Spain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

@-ITH the evolution of the WI cyclecar another chapter
 has been added to auto Is4f&dI mobile history. This di- mlnutive machine Is just now a rag ing popular success and owing to its low cost they will soon be seen fitting about the streets of Bir- mingham. Already there is a local agency for cyclecars. In few months all the standard dealers will be carrying cyclecars.
 Cyclecars are not toy and they have come to stay. They were first popular in Europe and have now taken America by storm. The cycle car has all the economy of opera tion, the speed, power and the low price of the motorcycle, together with the added safety of non skid ding, the carrying of two passen- gers with ease and comfort and the added protection against wind and rain furnished by an adequate wind shield and top.
 It would not be a bad idea to pro vide reporters with cyclecars to get the news at first hand.
 Castor oil seems to have caused a controversy in Indianapolis. It ap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
PERSONAL

A J. Krebs. Jr., formerly associated with the Saunders Motor Car company, joined forces with the Haynes Auto com pany last. week in the capacity of city sales manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
The New Coiffure

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
 Maud-"There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught.
 Ethel-"Is that why you are wearing a fish hook curl?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
GOOD ROADS BILL
 AT THIS SESSION
 HIGHLY PROBABLE
Congress Working On Measure Which Means Much Rural Districts of the Country and Will Be of Inestimable Value to Automobists-Wil Call on States to Do Their Parts
f"1HAT Congress will come through at this SC

YTz1HAT Congress will through at this session with a
 good roads bill, framed along practical lnes seems
 M highly probable Congress IS overwhelmingly in favor good roads legislation This is election year. and the Congress from rural districts fully realize that single would endear them to their constituents to quite the same extent appropriation from the federal treasury to help in the building of good roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

stamp of congressional approval unless it provides some measure of self-help on the part of the state fhere are more than two and a quarter million miles or public road in the United States and less than 10 per cent of this mileage can be dignified with the title, Improved roads.
 If the federal government should at tempt to pay the entire cost of such con struction or maintenance as it might un- dertake. it would be confronted with the problem of selecting from 2.0o0,Wo miles of unimproved roads such small per centage as could be constructed or main- tained without bankrupting the federal treasury; or it would have to make It's contribution for each mile Of road so small as to accomplish no tangible re- suits. and leave the roads at the end of term of years no better than they were at the beginning of federal aid.
 The present sentiment in congressional circles is for an automatic check upon federal aid in the form Of a state con tribution: and this feature will undoubt- edly be incorporated in .egislation to be adopted. Gradually, the cangers of polit- ical abuse under the road rentar' plan, to say nothing of it's weakness as means of bringing about tangible road improvements, have so impressed our leg isators as to incline many former ad- herents to the "co-operative" plan.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

handy and quick he was. In fact II was
at this time that he became known as
fast man. Not a fast man about town,
understand, but a fast man when 1t
came to handling business and affairs
OF war. He has been getting faster in
this respect ever since
In an engagement at Haffir at this
time Colville was wounded and Beatty
took command. The men who served
with him that day say that the way be
silenced first the enemy's gunboats and
then disabled their guns in the forts at
Dongola was "a fair treat" At all events
he got a decoration for his trouble.
1t was only two years later that he
was at Atbara and Khartum. His gal
lantry there was mentioned in dispatches
and he got another medal as we'll as the
Fourth Glass Mediidie. Also he was
made a commander. Likewise It was
here that he made a broad-high jump
record. He jumped over the heads Of
995 men! And he was only twenty
seven.
Now the, English navy awoke to the
fact-that it had an infant prodigy In its
ranks. a prodigy that was making amaz-
ing strides. In 1900 when he COM
manded the "Barfleur" he made a most
dashing attempt to silence two Chinese
guns at Tientsin during the Boxer re-
bellion.
He was twice wounded in the attack,
but still he gallantly advanced with the
200 bluejackets of the storming party
attempting an impossible task. He
proved. however, that he possessed Just
that quality which used to make Marshall
Soult so angry.
These English" Soult used to say.
know nothing about war. They never
know when they are beaten"
For this exploit David Beatty was made
a captain. "a captain at twenty-nine!
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

died in that year and the daughter
mounted the throne within two months
Of her eighteenth birthday.
The Grand Duchess is serious and
grave beyond her years. All who have
come in contact with her have made the
same assertion that like Queen Vic
toria, who also mounted her throne at
an early age she is remarkably digni-
fed as a ruler.
Again like Queen Victoria she takes
all her duties very much to heart. Since
she has become ruler she has made an
extensive study of international politics
and all that concerns the welfare of the
miniature state over which she reigns.
In spite of her youth she has EOD"
through a thorough course of political
lectures under the guidance Of Dr..
EyssChen. the veteran state minister
She has studied very carefully and has
insisted that she be given severe exami-
nations in everything that she has
studied.
Those who have had occasion to dis
cuss political matters with her have
been amazed at her keen grasp OF poll
tics and international affairs. She is a
keen student of history and knows why
and how every war has been fought
Furthermore, she takes the keenest
interest in everything that concerns the
welfare Of her people and especially OF
the lower classes of LuNemburg. Her
charity is proverbiaI and there is a say
ing in the duchy that she would gladly
ruin herself to make others comfort
ahla "
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

By Jove, it's preposterous; it's never
been done" was what everybody, naval
officers and laymen, said. Great Nelson's
ghost. something was wrong. Gray
haired sea dogs shook their heads and
feared that the service was going to the
devil, but Beatty, quite unabashed by
their prophecies, porceeded the very next
year to make another conquest - this
time in far away and very dangerous
waters.
He lay siege to the heart Of Ethel
Field the only daughter of Marshall
Field. merchant prince. OF Chicago. Ru-
NOR had two remarks to make concern
Ing the marriage. One was that every
evening after dinner Admiral Beatty
drank to his wife's beautiful eyes-and
this not merely as an excuse to have an
extra peg. The other was that Mrs.
Beatty would not allow her husband to
take title.
However, now that he has been made
K. c. B., his wife becomes Lady Beatty.
But all the American and English friends
OF Lady Beatty know that she accepts
the title of Lady very much against her
will. She is extremely democratic.
Lady Beatty and her husband have
splendid town house. Their entertain
ments there are quite remarkable. They
have fine shooting and fishing at Inver
cauld. where they have entertained royal
ty, and a beautiful place in the shires.
How could there possibly be a luckier
man? But a moment! One bit of bad
luck he has had. Some years ago thieves
broke into his residence, Brooksby Hall,
Melton Mowbray, and robbed him and
his wife of dollars and dollars worth Of
jewelry and valuables. They did the
thing quite in moving picture style, with
a motor car, shaded lamps, and all that
sort of thing. They got OF safely with
the swag None of the booty was ever
recovered except Beatty's medals and
decorations, which in their haste or
through kindness of heart, they dropped
to the ground.
The infant prodigy. when he reached
the age of thirty-nine. became a rear ad-
miral. He was by far the youngest ad-
miral in the service. Even the great
Nelson was a year older when he got
flag rank. Years ago. however. Rodney.
when he was thirty-one, and Keppei, who
was thirty-seven, when made admirals,
beat him in the race for promotion.
But even at that he has not had much
to complain of in the way of fortune. In
addition to the trifes already mentioned
he was made an A. D. c. to the king, one