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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-09
NO MIXTURES WANTED BY
AUTOMOBILE ROAD RACERS

All but three of the sixteen con
testants in the recent Douglas-to-
Phoenix road race took particular
pains to secure straight-distilled, all
refinery gasoline, and the winners of
first, second and third places were
among the wise thirteen" said Mr.. D.
G. Hillman, district sales manager of
the Standard Oil Company, yesterday,
while discussing the ever-present sub
ject Of pure gasoline.
THE lesson to be drawn from this
incident by motorists is the fact that
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-09

practically all Of the contestants are
fully avoided mixtures and doped gas.
"A racing driver is out to win. He
is wise to all the tricks that make
victory more certain, and he knows
that mixtures and doped gas are unre-
liable, causing loss of power and car
buretor difficulties. They all spoke
of these points before the race, and |
know what kind of fuel they chose.
because they filled with u Red
Crown gasoline.
THE winner, c. L. Cord, driving a
Paige, was frank enough to give most
of the credit for his victory to the uni
form power he obtained from our gas
olins."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-09
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Catholic Church
There will be services in st. Paul's
church tomorrow morning at 1890.
Baptist Church
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning service at IL o'clock.
Y. P. S. c. E. at 7 p. m.
Rev. Mr.. Stretch will preach in the
evening.
l.. NJ GATES, Pastor.
Christian Science Society
Sunday, IL a. m, at All Melarkey
street
The reading of the lesson-sermon
is the same in every Christian Sci
ence church in the world. Subject
for Sunday, December 10, God the
Preserver of Man"
Wednesday evening, testimony meet
ing at 7:45.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
At st. Mary's Episcopal
Holy communion at 1880 a. m.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning service and sermon at II
a. m.
Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning sermon at IL o'clock.
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Evening sermon at 1880 D. IN.
Prayermeeting Wednesday, s D. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
p. Fl. WILLIS, Pastor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-09
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

At a regular meeting on Thursday
evening, December Z, 1916, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year by the Woodmen OF the
World: Past counsel commander,
Trig Lewis; counsel commander. DR..
G. F. Pope; adviser. II. NJ. Couzin;
clerk, Ds NJ. E. Morrison; banker,
George Van Volkenburg; escort, J.
Main; Waterman. H. Clark; sentry,
Ed Zeiph; managers, c. r. Giller. Ed
Jump and z. A. Woodland.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-09

LOST-Black coin purse. containing
key and small sum of money.
Finder please return to this Office
and receive reward. If
FOR SALE-At a bargain, seven
acres of ground, with three-room
modern house, close in. Suitable for
ranching c. gardening. Inquire this
Office. -advt.tf.
FOR RENT-Five-room brick house,
comfortable and warm. Apply at
No. 244 East Second st. Centrally To-
Gated
FOR SALE-Two fine stations. AID
dress p. o. Box 8, Paradise Valley, Ne
yada. -advttf
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NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE

IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT COURT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, in and for the County
Of Humboldt.
In the matter of the Estate of Thomas
c. O'Donnell, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Ellen
O'Donnell, the Administrative of the
estate of Thomas c. O'Donnell, de-
ceased, has rendered and presented
for settlement, and filed in said
Court, her final account of her ad-
ministration of said estate, together
with a petition praying for the con-
firmation, allowance and approval Of
said final account. and has included
in said petition a prayer for the dis
tribution of the residue of said es-
tate; and that Saturday, the thirtieth
day of December, AID. 1916, at 3
o'clock pm. of said day, at the court
room of said Court, at the court house
in Winnemucca, Humboldt County,
Nevada, has been duly appointed for
the settlement OF said final account,
and the hearing of said petition, at
which time and place all persons in
terested in said estate are hereby
notified to then and there appear and
show cause why said final account
should not be approved. allowed and
confirmed. and why said petition
should not be granted. and said dis
tribution made.
Dated December 9th, 1916.
]. w. DAVEY, Clerk.
BY c. c. WRIGHT, Deputy.
Court Seal)
First publication December 9. 1916.
Last publication December 80. 1916.
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LADIES' AID SOCIETY
HOLDING SUCCESSFUL SALE

This afternoon the Ladies' Aid So
ciety is holding a sale of cooked food
and fancy articles suitable for Christ
mas gifts, in the rooms in the Edo
RADIO hotel building formerly occupied
by the Humboldt Star. A large crowd
of patrons was in attendance during
the early afternoon and the sale will
be continued until everything is
closed out.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-09
WILL ASSIGN CHRISTMAS
ENTERTAINMENT PARTS

The children who are intending to
take part in the Methodist Sunday
schools Christmas program this year
should come to the church tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 without fail. Def
mite assignments of parts will at that
time be made.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-09
FROM
ASSESSMENT ROLL

Some interesting statistics of Hum
boldt county are found in the annual
report of Assessor Organ to the State
Surveyor-General From this report
the following items are CLEANED:
~riouIfuroI ro1uofS
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John Cleghorn is in town from the
south end of the county, registered
at the Hotel Lafayette.
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MOTHERS ARE INTERESTED ~
LOCAL SCHOOLS
Business Of Building Home Communi-
ties Not Always as Profitable as
Generally Is Believed

marked UP during the las: few years.
From the time Of the beginning Of the
land boom. about 1904. when rapid
transit TO inaccessible suburban sections
was assured. up to now. not less han
several hundred rome developments hav
been started In one or another Of the
vast suburban areas. but Of the great
number comparatively few have sur
vived. Some were poorly located. either
as regards railroad service or surround
ings others were started with too lit
tie capital behind them. and to-day they
are weed grown stretches some were
based on promises that never have been
fulfilled. and some fell into the hands
of men who thought their work consisted
only OF exchanging land deeds for money.
Wherever Il real success has been re-
corded II has resulted from persistent
effort well directed. sticktoitiyeness de-
spite the most disheartcning experiences.
ability to weather such distressing bust
ness times as the last ten years have
seen. and imagination that has permitted
The growth of the property along popular
lines. Any developer who has attained
success deserves IL and any financial
gain that goes with 1t.
Successful developing requires more
than the mere purchasing OF n tract
OF vacant land. dividing IL into plots.
cutting through a few streets and then
selling tl,e plots. Those who have done
that and nothing more have failed. on
the Other hand. those developers who
have started with the determination TO
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To develop suburban property success
'u.ly Is not the rosy gam. Of profit TAX
'ng il is sometimes represented.
one Of the most prominent OF the local
suburban real estate developers said Il
.ew days ago speaking privately. OF
curse: IF I had my business life TO
start over again. developing suburban
property is about the last thing / would
Undertake. 1t is the meanest. most dan
gerous. most unsatisfactory business l
snow OF. and why any man Is foolish
enough to go into II ! n understand.
!, demands the hardest kind Of work all
he time II HI investment OF money
cut OF proportion to the return.
IL have been In this business for more
than twenty years. and l have developed
many people would say successfully
several OF the largest II prettiest home
"ompunities near New York. II to-day
am not far ahead. financially. from
where I started. ] have the satisfaction
4 knowing that l have made homes for
a great many people where they are
happier and more comfortable than they
would be in flats in crowded city dis
'%,ricts. and that is the largest part OF
my compensation"
That one who would be a successful
developer must have an almost unlimited
Nurse. Il stout heart and a wide imaglna-
ION is the testimony of those who do
lain TO have made a success OF such
'entures. That many, alas! have none
~ the essentials Is evidenced by the
great number OF failures that have been
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FINE CHURCHES HELP a
COMMUNITY THIS = THE CATHEDRAL
At ARD CITY.

out a great nursery that; had thousands
Of small trees and fine shrubs. These
were transported TO Long Island and
set out along every road. and large
numbers OF them were planted in groves.
Many OF the thousands Of acres literally
were covered with them. Despite pre-
uictions 20 the contrary. the trees and
shrubs thr.yed In the sandy soil OF
Long Island. anu to-day they form one
If the the displays Of It's part OF thc
country.
How Mr.. Stewart bull; a railroad from
Long Island city so that his develop
mert might be accessible to homeseckers
Is an old story. but the railroad was
only the beginning Of his development
scheme. for after i: took homeseeker-
there ne had nothing but wind swept
plains 20 c.fcr. SO he set about provid-
ing the essentials for comfort There
was no electricity OF curse in those
days. 60 he built a gas plant which
served Garden city for Lighting until
about fifteen years ago. when a power
plant was erected which now gives cleo
trlc current for lighting streets and
houses. Water was another Of the es-
scntial things. so Mr.. Stewart put his
men 10 work to find water. They uncov-
cred far dow some fine spring water.
which not only has been Garden c!ty's
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ALL CITY SALARIES
GOING UP, is CLAIM
Institute for Public Service
Says Standardization Is
Lacking in Benefits.

Unless something Is one between now
yesterday by the Institute for Public
Service, real estate owners will find that
me long heralded Standardization has
roet them vast sums Of money without
increasing h contentment Of city EN-
ployees. When the study Of salaries was
nrat proposed everybody promised that
mere would be a vast decrease in the
'o'sl payroll. THIS decrease was esti-
mated to run into millions OF dollars an
"ually. As the plan Is actually working
.."t no decreases are being put into ef-
cct except for new appointments. In
.%reases. however. arc being put into ef-
rect, but only 10 the extent that depart
,hents save money for salary increases
oy hrst cutting out positions In other
word, the subcommittee on budget Ia
hot recommending any salary increases
Unless this can be done without i~ncreas-
,hg tho present total payroll for each
department..
Next year II will be diflcult TO secure
any calm. Intelligent consideration Of this
matter. the institute goes on. because the
ny VIII be in the midst Of "a municipal
H'nnaisn when promises rather than
'erfn'insnces will occupy the stags. Tn
'Fs 'onlcthing Is done in the next six
weeks New York city is certainly headed
'oward salary rates that will run vastly
.uH''r than any one imagined when SAL
'fN standardization was started.
Nna' little prospect there Is for RELIEF
Unless taxpayers express interest In bud
Ht details is shown by the Bureau OF
standards recommendations for the ex-
''unv" secretary group. Here with few
'Nceh'ions reductions are recommended,
,"'h" different department heads when
Ia Ia ma. So. -.
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bu.ld great. beautiful communities and
have subordlnaied financial return TO
other considerations generally have en-
joyed the pleasant experience of having
their efforts rewarded by large monetary
return. As an Illustration OF this, Gar
den Hty. Long Islands cathedral town,
Will serve as we'll as any other place.
though It must be said thai Garden
City does not come in the category OF
recent Developments. f0r II was started
nearly fifty years ago BY the late \. +.
Stewart. But here perhaps as well as
anywhere else is to be seen the theory
OF suburban land developments woI ked
out 20 IA successful conclusion. To-day
Garden City is a complete city, SO far
as improvements and cpnVen!eEces are
concerned. still retaining the country at
mosphe-e which suburban residents de-
mand.
When Mr.. Stewart bought its land. a
matter Of about 5000 acres. IL was just
a barren plain. lacking even SO mucl,
as n single tree. 4 was just land and
nothing more, land which even the most
daring developer wou!d pass over to-day
as unavailable. But Mr.. Stewart had
a long purse. a stout heart and UNI
limited faith in a wonderful plan for
development. The very first thing he did
was TO 20 TO Rochester. where he bought
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Manhattan $500 Commissioner Of Public
Works of Richmond $ll,4O0 In salaries
of the six Tax Commissioners $500
Tenement House Commissioner; $4,000
City Chamberlain.
Sooner or later" says the institute.
taxpayers must thresh out the Qucs-
ton Does salary Standardization re-
quire that We. the taxpayers. add $50 a
year to the wages OF an office boy. h
IL tickled TO death to nave his job or
5000 and $4,000 to the salaries OF com
missioners. who also seem to be glad to
serve the city for sums considerably
larger than they were earning before
appointment as commissioner"
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- DI6NiFIEO OFFICE BUILDING
IS ESSENTIAL

supply evere since. but Il has been bot
tied and sent to distant places. Mr..
stewart did not live 70 see his great
plan completed. His body now lies In
the Cathedral OF the Incarnation at the
centre OF the town. a monument erected
to him by his wife. bu: his successors
have continued where he left Of. and
though for many long years they put
many more dollars into the development
OF the property than they took ont and
though they met many revcrses and ha!
heavy storms to weather. they Wen.
through with their plan step by step.
with the result Of making Garden city
so attractive that In recent years many
peonl. have zone there To settle and to
build their splendid homes.
one of the bic problems 81 every de-
yeloper IL sewage disposal. Few of
them can drain into trunk sewers. for
there N. no such things in the suburbs.
Al Garden city they solved the problem
10y building "a complete disposal plant FAR
from the property. which takes the entire
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drainage o: The community, Niles OF
streets and sidewalks had to be made,
and In all suburban communities that
aim at any standing the little matter OF
keeping these in good condition is one
OF no little cost. \ feature Of every high
class suburban development is a hotel
on inn. At Garden city IL is one OF the
show places. a great Colonial building
which Is one OF the prominent centres OF
social life on Long Island. just as the
cathedral Is the centre OF religious ac-
,!Ni,ies OF the Ep!scopal!aus.
Every successful community must
have good schools, stores where all the
household needs may be supplied. q
commodious station and a central office
where the residents may meet those IN
authority. Bu the suburban section tina,
bids for the modern homeseek-r must Of
fer much more than that. The suburb
ante demands recreation 10 ake the
place of theatres and restaurants. Al
Garden city they supply such demands
through tive golf clubs and a community
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WHERE GARDEN crrS p OF
COMES FROM THE

club, while relying on the nearby Meadow
Brook club for riding and polo. And, of
curse. the modern suburban section must
have a nursery to supply It's people with
all the trees, shruhs and flowers they
may need for planting and decorating.
Neatly ;s;y acres are given 20 nurseries
at Garden city.
Finally the matter Of style and cost OF
dwellings, has to be considered. and here
more easily than one would think, a de-
veloper MAJ lose "A considerable amount
through inability to get In touch with
popular demand. The writer has Ia mind
a development N Long Island where
eight splendid dwellings were erected
about six years ago M a cost Of not less
than 500 900 each. Not one OF them has
found "a buyer. Again, In "A New Jersey
settlement "A builder invested about sl2j,-
O0D In eight beautiful homes. That was
two years ago, and he has six Of the
houses yet. dcpreciating every year
through Lack Of occupants. Many more
instances could br told OF fortunes lost
through faulty Judgment.
Indeed, the matter Of types Of houses
IL one of the developers greatest prob
lens. Many of them solve II by merely
making a star; to Indicate the grade az
buildings With which the property is -
be built. Three or four houses answer
the purpose and /: they are not highly
successful change IS made TO another
type. Garden city and some other ~
tho best type az communities have
adopted another plan. They have built
about every grad" ~ country home
from the snail dwelling costing $4,000
or 81 900, up 10 the great country estate
priced as high As $4,000. AT Garden
city mora than AZ any newer community
the various steps leading M 20 the mod
ern suburban home may he seen, dwell
ings Of various periods during the last
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operation by then. The Greensboro sub
way is now in opcration from Forty
second street AS far as Hunters Point
avenue station. and should he In opera
tion as far AS he bridge plaza by No
ycmber.
The Second avenue elevated line will
be in operation across the greensboro
Bridge by that time. The opening OF
the big station was definitely decided on
recently at a meeting AT which were
the Mayor. members Of the Public Ser
vice Commission and the traffic commit
tee Of the Chamber OF Commerce OF the
Borough of Queens.
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GardenCity aCooI
Example of Wha,
Is Required BY
Modern Homo
Seekers and of Et-
forts Necessary to
Attain Success

iifty years. including about cvnrr
OF architecture that has been att' ,
in country home building.
Some Of the suburban Lov.'pn.
about New York represent mh'i"r
dollars of Invested money. " CO.,
tempt were made to-day - rcplpG
spot like Garden city IL is lu1i'tiL
even so great "A fortune "a. ms a. !
stewart would cover the cost. -. .t.
ing on the character of tho r.c,,
and the extent % the improvement. e.
vetopers spend NJ to several ilyis
OF dollars an acr" in addition TO %
cost. Generally II IL several v,4r. 'r
fore they begin 10 obtain any "oiu. a."
their investments ard sometime
have TO carry them so long tina; tit,
taxes ard other charges cat NJ, MOI
such an extent thar there new. d.
real profit.
But in any event the big moi.
suburban real estate is not mId' g..
the high class home ~communitio,. Il {
the fellow who deals in cheap lot "
ins,alment plan who gets IN. real Wu.It.
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ments Even among commissioners q
number of important recommendations
are made by the Bureau of Standards.
which. after study. should be insisted
upon before the next budget Is made.
The following reductions are declared to
be needed In fairness to taxpayers and
their work $4,000 by cutting out two
ASSESSORS; $500 by cutting out one
Commissioner Of Elections and reducing
salaries of the others $500 each s2.40O
Commissioner OF Licenses: $1,000 in
Municipal Civil Service Commission. by
doing away with one commissioner and
making the secretary a commissioner :
$1,000 Commissioner Of Public Works Of
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ries: $500. education $500. Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment 5000.
finance 5000. Are $4,000, health s120.
Board of Inebriety $500. licenses; $40
Civil Service Commission Sl.420. Park
Board S42O. Board Of Parole; $120.
police: $500. Borough Of Manhattan;
$500. Borough OF The Bronx $500. Bor-
ough Of Queens; $500. Charities $40.
taxes n assessments.
II Standardization In not applied to
those officers next to men who head de-
partments. the statement continues. there
Is little hope that In the long run there
will he any kind Of levelling except
dwelling upward throughout the depart
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town line. which will run southwark
from the Bridge Plaza. connecting with
all the elevated lines in brooklyn, and
giving II direct north and south route
to Concy Island.
To the west a line will cross under East
River into Manhattan. connecting with
the Fifty-ninth street. Seventh avenue
and Broadway subways and the extern
sion Of the Second avenue" elevated line.
Progress made toward the compile
ton OF Queens transit routes would In
dictate that the station VII, be u pretty
busy point by next spring. Prospects
are that "A number Of routes Will be in
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Jackson avenue to Second avenue to Dit
mars avenue. to Astoria, To the east a
line will cross Diagonal street and over
the S%unnys!dc yards to Thomson avenue,
Grecnpoint avenue. Woodside. Elmhurs,.
Corona, Flushing and Bayside.
To the south will be the extension Of
the Greensboro subway from its mouth
at Van Alst and Fourth street. to be
operated by the marlborough In conncc-
ton with the present II proposed sub
ways in Manhattan also the proposed
extension OF tho elevated lines OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
known as the Greensboro B~-idge-Cross-
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North and South Jane streets. at Cres-
cent and Prospect streets. The entrances
will lead to a mezzanine floor and above
will be the two levels of tho station. all
trains on the Same deck going In the
same direction.
The express running time from this
station through the Greensboro subway
to Grand Central station on the present
subway will be approximately six min.
utes. or less than It now takes to &C
from Borough Hall. Brooklyn. to City
Hall.
From the station to the north a three
track elevated line will! run through
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Great Double Decked Station in Greensboro Bridge Plaza, Where All
Lines of Ciys New Transit System Meet, Soon % Be in Operation

Tho big station In tho Greensboro
Bridge plaza, tho transfer point for
many Of tho lines which are to Link
Queens with Manhattan. will soon be
ono OF the busiest spots in the city. II
has been under construction for some
d%ertaking. which was a considerable one
when Its proportions and tho traffic It
will handle are considered. II 10 one
OF the largest railroad depots around
New York.
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Four hundred and twenty feet long.
II has two decks Of four tracks
each. or eight tracks in all. The
lower level Of tho station will be
for trains to Manhattan. while the
upper level will be for trains to Astoria,
Corona and to Brooklyn. The north
platforms on both decks will be for the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit trans. while
the south platforms OIL both sides will
be for the Greensboro subway and Sec
ond avenue rains of tho PETERBOROUGH.
The station will have entrances on