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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-11-03
CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENT 2

The Nevada Constitution limits the
borrowing power OF the State to be
secured by bonds Of $4,000. We got
along nicely with that amount during
the seventies and eighties, which in
clude the boom days of the Conn.,
stock, Eureka, Austin, Phoebe, Candle
laria, and | add Bodie becauses 1t was
of great benefit to Nevada. We now
have Ely, Tonopah, Goldfield, as
dividend paying camps.
The proposed Constitution Amend
ment No. 2, proposes to allow the in
crease of our bonded indebtedness
from 100000 to / per cent of the
assessed valuation OF the State. A.
cording to the last assessed valuation
this would amount to about $780,
900. To increase the borrowing
power of the State to $3,O0O,OOO all
the Tax Commission would have to
do would be to double valuations, and
lower the rates by one-half.
The Federal Congress has appro-
priated $75,OO0,0 900 for good roads, to
be apportioned among the States. up
on condition that the States con-
tribute certain proportion, and under
this proposal is is claimed that Ne
vada would receive about $1,000, 900
from the Federal Government II it
will appropriate about $67 900, as It's
proportion. So, In order to raise
$67 900. 1t is urged that Nevada
should amend its Constitution, and
obtain borrowing power of $780,
900 additional. under present valu-
ations, which, by gerrymandering. can
be raised to three or more millions,
according to the Wins of any Coal
Oil Tommy Hoard or Legislature.
Nevada made an absolute gift to San
Francisco and San Diego Of $4,000
for their Expositions, and no one Is
brazen enough to attempt to argue
that Nevada received any benefit from
the gifts. So, Nevada can readily
SoHtiiOutc $otpVVV VI tiIiCc that SUN
towards good roads without increas-
ing its borrowing power The State
of Washington has kept pace with
California. or any other State, in good
roads work, without borrowing n cent
Reno had made and is continuing re-
pairs on its streets, costing over $780,
900 without borrowing cent Ne
vada, being SO able to raise whatever
sum may be required to obtain it's
share from the government for good
roads, without increasing its borrow
ing power, conclude that the real
object of the proposed amnedment to
the Constitution is not for good roads,
but for something else. The Devil acts
most the Devil when dressed in
sleeps clothing | am sorry that the
Nevada press, which is presumed to
stand like sentinels upon the ram
parts to guard the interests of the
people. have not deemed 1t proper to
discuss the Proposed Constitutional
The one per cent pro-
posal as q basis for the borrowing
power of the State is too elastic. II
me of the thermal belts of
California real estate agents. 1t can
be stretched too far.
QUELQUEFOIS.
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My Conception Of the
Presidency y Charles Evans #'.'..

n the eve Of election day the
OS American people are en-
titled to a summary of the
things have stood for In this cam
paign, as they are. the things shall
stand for as president
No man can tell in advance what
unexpected demands the next four
years may present, but one whose
conception of the presidents duty
restes upon fundamental principles
can describe with entire sincerity how
the problems OF administration would
be approached and In what spirit they
would be solved.
Proposes to Start Rlght
"A man charged with the duty of
reaching a desired goal knows that
the road to it is found In following
that path which sound judgment and
clear vision open up. step by step.
can show the road expect to travel.
Il propose first of all to start right
The president is primarily an execu-
tive. II is his supreme duty to at
tend to the business of the nation, to
safeguard its interests. to anticipate
It's needs, to enforce its laws
Must Gather Able Cabinet
THE first act of a president who
takes this view of his duties is 10
call about him the ablest cabinet the
country can furnish, me who can
deal with the tremendous interna-
tional and domestic problems which
will confront us. In the next four
years.
My conception of the presidency
differs absolutely from that of Mr.
Wilson. l look upon the president
as the administrative head of the
government He looks upon the pres
ident as primarily the political leader
and lawmaker OF the nation.
Ablest Cabinet In Country
In the two departments of gov
ernment most closely touching our
foreign relationship department of
state and the department of the navy
he chose men whom he knew to be
wholly unequal to their duties. Ad-
ministrative obligations was subord-
mated to political exigency. can
assure the country that any admin
istration upon my direction will
stand upon the ablest cabinet the
country can supply.
Safeguard Interest of Country
Across ther Dad we are to travel
this next four years. even though we
start right and move with preudenee
and courage, serious hazards are
thrown like breaks in a roadway
made by torrential rain These all
rise out of the war torrent which has
overwhelmed Europe The first has
to do with our foreign relations. 1t
Is the presidents duty to safeguard
the interests of our own nation and to
preserve the friendship of every other
nation.
mo man Is more determined than
! to maintain the peace which the
United States. Spain, Norway and all
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the American republics now enjoy.
But should seek to maintain that
peace by firm and courteous in
sistence Oh the rights of our citizens
at home and abroad.
Awsficans Entitled to Prstection
An American In Mexico is subject
to Mexican law, but he is an Amer
lean still, and is entitled to the pro-
lection Of his own government In his
lawful business. For one | shall
never consent to a policy which leaves
Americans helpless against the law
lessness Of any country In which they
have right to do business.
There confronts labor in the next
four years a condition more serious
than any that American laboring men
have been called upon to face. When
this war began over million Am
erican workingmen were seeking
vainly for employment. When the
war ends and the developed energies
of new Europe are thrown into
commercial production. our nation
will face competition such as it
never knew.
Plan Tariff Protection
"One of two things must happen
either millions of men will be seek
ing work in vain, or else ther. must
be thought out in advance the prob
lem of commercial organization as
France, England Germany are seek.
ing to think out the problem today.
Every one Of these nations is prepar-
ing II defend it's own market by a
protective tariff. The end of the war
will end also the opportunities for
labor created by the war The millions
in the trenches today will be our in
dustrial competitors tomorrow. II we
are to save our laboring men from a
catastrophe We must plan tariff pro-
lection along sound, just and econo-
mic lines. To this endeavor. pledge
myself and the men who are to be
my colleagues.
Protection for Laboring Men
In this matter again | differ abso-
lutely from the policy of the present
administration. Democratic plat
forms have declared that the govern
ment has no right to levy tariff duties
except for income. This is the fund
amental faith of the democratic party.
II pledge myself and those who
stand with me to deal with the needs
OF laboring men the country over,
whatever their trade organizations on
the principle of giving the largest
protection possible to every American
working man and the largest partici-
patton possible in the prosperity of
our industries with special favors to
none
Supervision Of Business
Finally, is is to be remembered
that even European government is
putting itself behind it's industries,
organizing them, encouraging them
and suggesting economics. When the
commercial struggle begins anew the
industries of even European country
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CIRCUS COMING TO TOWN

Cooper Bros. Combined Shows
have so many great, high-class feat
Tres that no other show can now
compare with them giving such gen
aral satisfaction. The great success
attained by the Cooper Bros. Show
Is due to the fact that they are al
ways first to secure novelties of merit.
rhe trained wild animals with this
show have been selected with great
care and are the best In the world
showing such wonderful intelligence
In their different acts that they seem
almost human. Cooper Bros show is
spoken OF by the press and public as
being clean, moral and OF the high
est class. Remember you make NJ
mistake by going. Two performances
daily, afternoon and night at Gard
nerville, Monday, November 18th
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has been made In part for IT, In order
to expediate matters, it was spliced
onto the Trnckee- Carson project, as II
would be almost impossible to get it
under the head of project itself,
from the fact that there is not much
public domain that can come under ii
1T Is In the hands of committee
who are waiting for those who have
land to sell which will come under the
water. Get those people to sell at a
reasonable price and perhaps your
dam will go up as II by magic.
You say that the best way would be
for this land to remain in the hands
OF the government. Pehaps in one re-
spect 1t would. In the first place the
land could be bought for $1.25 per
acre where as under state control II
will bring higher price, besides the
money will go to education and that
is something to be considered. For
instance. our university which is one
of the best of It's size In the country.
needs right now q quarter Of million
dollars and that without wasting a
cent.
As far as developing water for this
land the govednment will do so, and
so should the state remember. the
government wants the land settled mp
on and 1t does not care whether 1t be-
longs to the state or nation--it Is
still public land.
An Admirer Of sGermap. A uercan. :,
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Vaccination Against ~Red Waters

DR.. +. IL. Baker, of the State
Veterinary Control Service
has vaccinated over 1900 head of cat
tie against red water (hemorrhagic
septicemia) in Carson Valley during
the past month or SO.
This work is being done by the
state and costs nothing for vaccina-
tion or its administration.
As most farmers in this Valley have
lost cattle by this disease, they should
all avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity of vaceinating their stock a
gainst red water.
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Literary Club
PROGRAM

There are doubtless but few peo-
pie in our community who know that
there is an organization In our midst
viii i bears the above name. This
club was organized last winter and
ras held its regular meetings every
two weeks. Such club is an asset
to the community and list Of Of
ficers and the program for the year
may be of interest.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
DAVID d. REED IN AUTO WRECK

Last Saturday evening David H g..
Reed Of E., while returning to his
home in, Glendale after an afternoon
passed in Milford, sustained what may
yet prove fatal injuries. He was ac-
companied by Charles Lindale in a
Ford automobile. which Reed was
driving, and was running at a high
rate Of speed, when he attempted to
pass a large auto on the fine gravel
road within 100 yards Of "Fleatown," 3"
which is about six miles from Milford.
He had passed other teams and mach
ines on the same road, but his speed,
of possibly thirty miles an hour, caus-
ed the car to skid, and for lack Of
skillful steering, turned completely
over, and when stopped was standing
on its four wheels with only tile top
mashed, wind shield broken and an
axle bent. Both men were thrown
out, but Lindale escaped any injury
whatever, and ran into the woods and
walked to his home in Glendale, or
near it. Mr. Reed was not so for
tunate, as he struck on his head and
side. Three ribs were broken and
the skull was fractured at the base.
He was bleeding at the ears when
he was picked up and loaded into a
dearborn to be taken to his home in
Glendale. He was unconscious when
help reached him and remained so for
several hours. DR.. SansOm attended
him, and he reports, that barring any
unforeseen complications. Mr.. Reed
should recover. At the present time
Mr.. Reeds condition is but little i'm
proved from what it was on Monday.
Mr.. Reed is a brother to the late
Senator Edward Reed, and is the Re
publican Committeeman from his cleo !
ion district. He owns and conducts |
he sawmills and basket factories at |
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
SUSSEX LEVY COURT

The Levy Court of Sussex County
met Monday in adjourned session,
with all members present excepting
Mr.. Moore.
George B. Ruos of North West Fork
Hundred was allowed the sum of $500
as rebate of county taxes.
William T. Oliphant was appointed
the bridge tender at Laurel with a
salary of 81 per day, with the under
standing that he be on duty at all
times, day or night, whenever neces-
sary.
The Clerk of the Peace was in
structed to have a radiator moved
from the Office of the Clerk of the
Orphans Court and the same placed
in the ProthOnotary's office.
Curtis Steen was elected a constable
of Seaford hundred.
Messrs. Lynch, Ward and c. E.
Johnson were appointed a committee
to view the bridge at South Street in
the town of Lewes, with a view of
laying a cement pavement from said
bridge a necessary distance toward
the Lewes Beach.
A resolution was adopted authOriz-
ing the Clerk of the Peace to pay for
the steel furniture recently installed
in several of the offices of the court
house.
The sum of $3.50 was allowed the
Clerk of Orphans Court, Charles R.
Jones, Jr., in payment Of a typewriter
recently purchased for his office.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
jurors NAMED FOR The
KENT COUNTY courts

Jury Commissioners Hopkins and
and Herring have drawn the following
jury panel for the Kent county courts:
First district-William Lurty, Ray
mond Pusey and John G. Mannering.
Second District-Alonzo Jones, How
ard McGOnigal, George P. Knight and
George NJ. Paris.
Third District-Harry Stevens, Chas
R. Numbers and Samuel Boyd.
Fourth District-John W. Thomp-
son, John W. Smith and Charles G.
Rodway.
Fifth district-Michael NJ. Scanlon,
H. Clay Forkum, Webster L. Fox and
Joseph Rash.
Sixth District-Herman Peck, Jas.
W. Melvin and Wilbert Minner.
Seventh district-John C. Griffith,
Henry d. Downham, Arthur L. Hair
grove and Hyland G. Burchenal.
Eighth district-Willis Johnson viii
liam Coverdale, Samuel Conwell and
James 7. Frazier.
Ninth district-Elwood Minner, Jno.
W. Knapp, Joshua Sharp and Harry
F. Murphey.
Tenth district-Joshua Bennett,
Gibson H. Walls, Frederick F. Har-
rington, Jr., and Clarence E. Jester.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
SUSSEX COUNTY NOTES

Miss Martha Chipman of Laurel
has been selected teacher of the pri-
mary school at Laurel
Dr.. John Bowers, president Of the
Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, is max
ing tour of the churches of that de-
nomination in Sussex. Next Sunday
he will preach in Dagsboro church.
Charles r. Jones Sr. of Georgetown
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for county
commissioner for the four-year term.
Fleming Hart of Georgetown has
secured a position in the railroad Of
fee at Clayton.
On Thursday. September 2S, the an
nual convention of the Sunday
Schools of GumboTo and Dagsboro
will be held in Millsboro M.
E. Church.
Engineer Edgar Morris Of d. NJ. &
V. division will. the first Of the year,
move to Franklin City. the terminus
Of his run.
Midland Grange has resumed its re-
gular monthly meetings for the fall
and winter months.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
CONTRACT LET FOR TEN
MILES OF CONCRETE ROAD

Contracts have been given by the
Coleman DUPONT road for the immed-
late construction of ten miles of con-
crete roadway from Georgetown to a
point one mile north of Glendale The
successful bidder was E. C. Humph-
rey, Of Hackensack, N. j., who was
bonded this week, and according to
the terms of the contract, work will
commence not later than next week.
The terms of the agreement are such
that the bridges, filling and grading
for the ten miles must be completed
before January LIST Of next year. This
will necessitate the employment of a
large force Of workmen, for much of
the road will run through swamp land,
the northern section crossing Ellen
dale Swamp. Work on the concrete
laying will start with the opening Of
spring.
The contracted portion, work on
which will be started at once, will
carry the road up to the farm through
which the right of way is being con-
tested in the United States Supreme
Court. This tract and the Whitehead
farms at Lincoln are all that remain
to clear the right of way to Milford.
and the Kent County line. Those per
sons who have been over this piece Of
roadway are pleased that the road will
stretch north ten miles further, and
are in hopes that the near future will
see opposition to the road dwindle
away. The Boulevard has been pro-
by road building authorities
throughout the country as THE best
piece Of road without exception in the
United States"
The authorities Of Maryland rec
Ognizing the benefits to be derived
from a connecting link with the du-
Pont boulevard, will open bids on
September 26 for the construction OF
a seven mile length of roadway to
connect with it. When this is COM
Dleted, a person leaving Glendale,
DEL, may travel all over Maryland,
and we'll into Virginia without leav-
ng fine concrete or macadam roads.
The connecting piece of roadway from
Pocomoke City to the end of the Vir-
sinia state line is now being complet-
N
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
REAL ESTATE SALES

The 40 acre farm located in Cedar
Neck, three miles east from Milford.
which was sold with other lands Of
the late John H. Roberts, deceased,
and bought by I d. Short of Milford,
for $4,000. was sold by him last Fri
day to William Argo, of Slaughter
Neck, for S4,5OO. This was formerly
the John Wesley Potter Farm, and is
in fine condition. This makes two OF
the farms of the Roberts estate which
were bought by Mr.. Short, which
have been sold by him for advances
of fifteen per cent on their purchase
price; on the last two sales he clear
ed up about S1,250, and he has two
more farms to dispose of which are
desirable. Not a bad afternoons
work for Mr.. Short.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
GATHERS FREAK EGG

From time to time this Office has
been the recipient Of curiosities and
freaks of various kinds and descrip-
tions, and the latest of these was pre-
sented this week by Mrs. Henry
Minner, of near Laws Church This
specimen is of an unusually large
hens egg, it being three inches in
length and measuring almost seven
inches in circumference. When Mrs
Minner gathered the egg she was as
tonished at its size but supposed it was
merely of a double-yolk variety, but
she broke the egg in a pan, she dis
covered that it contained another egg,
perfectly formed. even as to shell, the
inner egg being about the size Of a
pigeon egg.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
PUBLIC SALES

Charles H. Walls will sell some
real estate on Saturday. September
23rd. See ad for particulars.
Henry Bould will sell some person
al property on September 2Sth, at his
farm on the Milford-FeltOn Road. See
ad for particulars.
Thomas Poynter Of Lewes, Del, will
sell some personal property at his
place Of business on Saturday, Sep
tember 23rd. See ad for particulars.
George E. Scott will sell his per-
sonal property at public sale on We'd
nesday, September 9th, 1916. For
particulars see ad in Chronicle and
posters.
James Lord will sell lot Of stock
and farming implements at his farm
in st. Jones Neck on Thursday, Sep
tember 2Sth For particulars see ad-
vertisement in this paper.
Harry B. Windsor will sell a valu-
able lot of stock and personal prop
erty at his farm near Milford, on Oc-
tober 4th. For particulars, read ad-
vertisement in this paper and posters.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
The FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL
WAS A PLEASING AFFAIR

Milford's Firemen Fair and Carnival
closed on Saturday night after week
OF pleasure for the citizens of Milford
and surrounding country. The affair
was larger than that of last year and
the tiremen deserve great credit for
putting up the brand of carnival that
they did. Each evening large crowds
attended with the exception of Friday
when rain kept the crowd from con-
gregating on the carnival grounds.
Saturday, the closing night, the most
enthusiastic crowd OF the week was
in attendance, and by the time that
the carnival had closed practically ev-
erything had been sold by the pro-
moters of the fair.
On Friday evening. notwithstanding
the small crowd. live crowd gather
ed at the voting booth where they pur-
chased furiously for several minutes
in order to boost the chances Of their
favorite candidates for King and
Queen of the carnival. The final re-
suit OF this vote showed that Miss Es-
ther Walls Of North Milford, had won
over her closest opponent, Miss Sarah
Trice, of Harrington, by about 1000
votes for Queen. She was awarded
the diamond ring offered by the fire
men. DR.. Samuel NJ. D. Marshall
defeated Davis R. Grier for King by
about 500 votes. He received the
gold watch.
The prizes to the winners in the au-
tomobile parade were awarded as fol-
lows: For the best professionally de-
corated car, a loving cup. to William
A. Webb; the best amateur decorated
auto. loving cup, to Miss Ruth Heis-
Ter; the best decorated Overland car,
a spot light, Car No. "a (the judges |
did not know the owner of the auto
MOBILIZE; best decorated Studebaker |
ear. an automobile pump, Mrs. Will
lam Draper; best decorated Ford, an
electric tail light, William Pierce; the 1
pest decorated Buick, can Of motor oil |
o Mrs. William V. Sipple, Jr.
Owing to the fact that several out
standing bills have not been present
ID, the firemen do not know just how
much they realized from the carnival.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
REOPEKIKG OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The public schools of Sussex county
reopened last Monday, and the rural
schools of Kent opened the same date.
Milford, Frederick and Harrington
will reopen next Monday, but the 9TH
er high schools opened last Monday
The reason for any of the schools re-
naming closed was an order from the
local boards of health. which were is
sued to be safe in the suspected cases
of infantile paralysis, which were re-
ported in those communities.
As the suspected cases have either
died or recovered, without any paral-
ysis occurring in any of the cases,
there can be no positive diagnosis Of
the disease; but it is always best to
be safe, and take no chances. Unless
something comes to cause different
procedure. all schools in Kent and
Sussex Counties will reopen for the
school year on Monday next.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
REGISTRATION WAS BEAVY

In the First District of the First
Representative District of Sussex
County, the registration place of
which is at Armory Hall, Milford, 115
persons qualified on Saturday, max
ing a total of 747 persons registered
to date. The normal vote is about
500.
In the First and Second election dis
tricts of the Tenth Representative
district in Kent County, both voting
places of which are in North Milford,
the registration was heavy and prac-
tically all of the voters have qualified
to vote at the coming primaries
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
QUARANTINE LIFTED SUNDAY

The local Board Of Health announc-
es that the ruling prohibiting the as
sembling of children under sixteen
years of age in the public schools,
Sunday Schools theatres and other
public places is limited to Saturday,
September 2Sd, and will not apply af-
ter that date; unless conditions should
arise which would make it necessary.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-22
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS POSTPONED

At a conference Of the County Sup
erintendents and the Commissioner of
Education at Dover. it was decided to
postpone the series Of general public
meetings which had been planned for
the week Of September 25-30, because
of additional cases Of infantile paral-
ysis that caused further delay in op-
ening schools in some parts OF the
county. Large general gatherings Of
the public seemed inadvisable and in
violation of the spirit Of quarantine.